True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet

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name = True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet


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writer = Elisa Bell (teleplay) Lola Douglas (novel)
starring = Joanna "JoJo" Levesque
Valerie Bertinelli
Shenae Grimes
Leah Cudmore
Ian Nelson
director = Tim Matheson
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distributor = Lifetime Television
released = August 9, 2008
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country = USA
language = English
website = http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/true-confessions-hollywood-starlet
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imdb_id = 1124401
offical_id = [http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/true-confessions-hollywood-starlet Lifetime]

"True Confessions of a Hollywood Scarlet" is a Lifetime Television comedy drama film, based on a young-adult book of the same name by author Lola Douglas. The film stars R&B singer Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, and was directed by Tim Matheson. It premiered on August 9, 2008 on Lifetime.

Plot

Teen actress Morgan Carter is a Hollywood princess, until the day that her hard-partying ways get the best of her. After she collapses outside a Hollywood nightclub, Morgan's mother sends her to live incognito in the wilds of Fort Wayne, Indiana, with her Aunt Trudy. With a new look and a seriously depleted budget, Morgan enters a suburban high school with a new identity and a bad attitude. But it's not long before a cute boy next door turns her head. And suddenly Morgan finds herself caught between the bright lights of Hollywood and a simple life with the boy she loves. A review of the film from the Hollywood Reporter can be found at [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/television/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=11492]

In Pop Culture

The film makes references to several teen films televison dramas and reality shows such as the movie Mean Girls when they are in the mall clothes shopping, she say's it's Mean Girls meets Die Hard. It also makes fun at Legally Blonde, Bring it On, Monster Garage, The Surreal Life and Grey's Anatomy. Also referenced in the movie are Oscar-winning directors, Steven Spielberg and Steven Soderbergh.

Cast

*Joanna "JoJo" Levesque - Morgan Carter/Claudia Miller
*Valerie Bertinelli - Aunt Trudy
*Shenae Grimes - Marissa Dahl
*Leah Cudmore - Debbie
*Ian Nelson - Eli Walsh
*Lynda Boyd - Bianca Carter
*Justin Louis - Sam

Characters

"Morgan Carter"

Morgan Carter is a teen actress who moves to Fort Wayne, Indiana to live incognito as 'Claudia Miller' as she hides from the press and paparazzi.

"Aunt Trudy"

Aunt Trudy is a small-town woman who takes in her famous niece after she gets into trouble.

"Marissa Dahl"

Marissa Dahl is a fellow teen actress who often gets her friend Morgan into trouble

External links

* [http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/true-confessions-hollywood-starlet/ Official site]
*imdb title|id=1124401|title=True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet
* [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/true-confessions-hollywood-starlet/294917/ TV Guide Page]