Great Character: Dorothy Michaels (“Tootsie”)

Tootsie (1982) has to be considered one of the best comedies in the last 30 years (screenplay by Murray Schisgal and Larry Gelbart, story by Don McGuire and Larry Gelbart). And at the heart of the movie is Dorothy Michaels:

Who is, of course, actually actor Michael Dorsey:

Both roles played by Dustin Hoffman. Here’s the IMDB plot summary:

An unemployed actor with a reputation for being difficult disguises himself as a woman to get a role in a soap opera.