Detroit News, March 18, 2000, by Rob Owen
Twists, turns don't save 'Best Actress'
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Best Actress, E! Entertainment Television's first made-for-
TV movie, should be trashy fun. Instead, it's just trashy.

Based on the 1998 novel by John Kane, Best Actress, airing 
at 9 p.m. Sunday, is the story of five Academy Award 
nominees with various dysfunctions.

Aging diva Connie Travers (Loretta Devine) is desperate for 
a comeback; Lori Seefer (Elisa Donovan) hides her 
homosexuality; Karen Kroll (Jamie Pressly) struggles to go 
mainstream after getting her start as a porn star, and Amber 
Lyons (Jordan Ladd) is queen of the indies, but also a drug 
addict. Lastly, cold fish Fiona Covington (Rachel Hunter) 
gets dumped by her British actor-director hubby, Colin 
(Anthony Stewart Head), for another Best Actress nominee.

It's easy to play who's who with Best Actress, recognizing 
characters clearly based on real-life celebs, but that 
guessing game lasts all of 10 minutes. Then there's the rest 
of the film to sit through.

Tabloid journalist Ted Gavin (Thomas Calabro, who must be 
desperate for work after Melrose Place) narrates the story, 
which leads up to the inevitable Oscar ceremony. There are 
twists and turns, but Best Actress is so unengaging you'll 
be left shrugging, Who cares?, long before the anti-
climactic conclusion.

'Best Actress'

9 p.m. Sunday on E! cable

Photo: Loretta Devine stars as aging diva Connie, striving 
for a comeback in "Best Actress."



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