"Lured by their dreams of fame and fortune, three ambitious young women enter the world of show business and discover how easy it is to sink into a celebrity nightmare of ego, alcohol and pills β the beloved "dolls.""
Barbara Parkins
as Anne Welles
Patty Duke
as Neely O'Hara
Sharon Tate
as Jennifer North
Paul Burke
as Lyon Burke
Lee Grant
as Miriam Polar
Susan Hayward
as Helen Lawson
Martin Milner
as Mel Anderson
Charles Drake
as Kevin Gillmore
Alexander Davion
as Ted Casablanca
Naomi Stevens
as Miss Steinberg
Robert H. Harris
as Henry Bellamy
Tony Scotti
as Tony Polar
Jacqueline Susann
as First Reporter
Robert Viharo
as Director
Joey Bishop
as MC at Telethon
George Jessel
as MC Grammy Awards
Richard Angarola
as Claude Chardot (uncredited)
Mikel Angel
as Man in Sleazy Hotel Room (uncredited)
David Arkin
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Philippe Auber
as Jennifer's Leading Man (uncredited)
Billy Beck
as Man Sleeping in Movie Theatre (uncredited)
Pat Becker
as Telethon Telephone Girl (uncredited)
Lovyss Bradley
as Nurse (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
as Technician (uncredited)
Richard Brander
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Marvin Brody
as Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Norman Burton
as Neely O'Hara's Director (uncredited)
Owen Bush
as Reporter at Suicide (uncredited)
Barry Cahill
as San Francisco Bar Patron (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
as Reporter (uncredited)
Gene Columbus
as Dancer (uncredited)
Darlene Conley
as Sanitarium Nurse (uncredited)
Mason Curry
as New Haven Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Richard Dreyfuss
as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Diana Eden
Daniel Elam
as Show Spectator (uncredited)
Ellaraino
Richard Elmore
Allen Emerson
Tom Falk
as Neely O'Hara's Stage Manager (uncredited)
Roy Fitzell
as Choreographer (uncredited)
Gertrude Flynn
as Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
Jennifer Gan
as Show Girl Actress (uncredited)
Jeanne Gerson
as Neely O'Hara's Maid (uncredited)
Robert Gibbons
as Desk Clerk at Lawrenceville Hotel (uncredited)
Joseph Glick
George Golden
Laurence Haddon
as Frank (Blue Angel Nightclub Owner) (uncredited)
Paul Hahn
as Captain of Waiters at Chasens (uncredited)
Marvin Hamlisch
as Pianist (uncredited)
Ernest Harada
as Lyon's Houseboy (uncredited)
Jonathan Hawke
as Sanitarium Doctor (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Richard Hoyt
Kathryn Janssen
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
as Patient (uncredited)
Jason Johnson
Maurice Kelly
as Dance Director in Montage (uncredited)
Johnny Kern
Charlotte Knight
Ted Kristian
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr
Louise Lane
Ethelreda Leopold
Gerry Lock
Judith Lowry
as Aunt Amy (uncredited)
Donna Mantoan
as Sanitarium Girl (uncredited)
Mardie March
John Marlin
as Waiter (uncredited)
Marian Mason
Bob McCord
as Edward (Playhouse Bartender) (uncredited)
Leslie McRay
as Ted's Girl (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Rex Moore
Dorothy Neumann
as Helen Lawson's Maid (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
as Bartender (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Barry O'Hara
Linda Peck
Thelma Pelish
as Rehearsal Hall Receptionist (uncredited)
Gil Peterson
as Neely's Leading Man (uncredited)
Don Pethley
Paul Power
Leona Powers
as Woman at Martha Washington Hotel (uncredited)
Peggy Rea
as Neely O'Hara's Vocal Coach (uncredited)
Jerry Rush
Margaret Shinn
June Smaney
as Clerk (uncredited)
Eddie Smith
Ted Stanhope
as Maitre D' at Chasens (uncredited)
Harry Stanton
as Jennifer's Date at the Blue Angel Nightclub (uncredited)
Joe Stefano
as San Francisco Bartender (uncredited)
Margot Stevenson
as Anne's Mother (uncredited)
Gail Stone
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Martin Strader
Robert Street
Tim Taylor
Raven Touchstone
Corinna Tsopei
John Ward
as Neely O'Hara's Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Darryl Wells
as Willie (Anne's Boyfriend) (uncredited)
Louis Whitehill
Patricia Winters
as Redhead (uncredited)
William Wintersole
as Tony's Doctor (uncredited)
Charles Woolf
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Dorothy Spencer
Editor
Philip M. Jefferies
Production Design
David Weisbart
Producer
Mark Robson
Director
Joe Scully
Casting
Helen Deutsch
Screenplay
Dorothy Kingsley
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
David Dockendorf
Sound
Don J. Bassman
Don MacDougall
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
L.B. Abbott
Visual Effects
Emil Kosa Jr.
Art Cruickshank
Kaye Pownall
Hairstylist
Mr. Kenneth
Hair Designer
Novel
Francisco Day
Unit Production Manager
Edith Lindon
Hair Supervisor
Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Travilla
Costume Design
Richard Day
Gerald Endler
Mechanical Designer