The Acting Class

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The Acting Class
Directed by Jill Hennessy
Elizabeth Holder
Written byJill Hennessy
StarringJody Booth
Jill Hennessy
Elizabeth Holder
Ken Murton
Jacqueline Hennessy
Will Arnett
Austin Pendleton
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Acting Class is a 2000 American independent film directed by and starring Jill Hennessy and Elizabeth Holder. The film's supporting cast includes many of Hennessy's former Law & Order castmates, including Chris Noth, Jerry Orbach, and Benjamin Bratt, and Alec Baldwin as himself.


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