Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis raised as Park Avenue débutantes but who withdrew from New York society, taking shelter at their Long Island summer home, "Grey Gardens." As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality.
Acting
Lange and Barrymore disappear completely into these women.
Costume
Little Edie's improvised headscarves: fashion as psychological armor.
Production
The mansion itself—rotting, magnificent, unforgettable.
Director
Michael Sucsy
Drew Barrymore
Little Edie
Jessica Lange
Big Edie
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Jacqueline Kennedy
Ken Howard
Phelan Beale
Kenneth Welsh
Max Gordon
Arye Gross
Albert Maysles
Louis Ferreira
David Maysles
Daniel Baldwin
Julius 'Cap' Krug
Malcolm Gets
George 'Gould' Strong
Joshua Peace
Adult Buddy
Ben Carlson
Adult Phelan Jr.
Neil Girvan
Concierge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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