Actors

1
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
by Cary Elwes
3,067 members
218 reviews
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, al.vick
2
An Actor Prepares
by Constantin Stanislavski
1,177 members
10 reviews
3.9
2 Members
hipdeep, bluepiano
3
Me: Stories of My Life
by Katharine Hepburn
2,192 members
27 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
al.vick
4
Lucky Man: A Memoir
by Michael J. Fox
1,993 members
42 reviews
3.9
Member
dara85
5
Not My Father's Son: A Memoir
by Alan Cumming
1,477 members
101 reviews
4.1
Member
al.vick
6
In Pieces
by Sally Field
1,090 members
40 reviews
3.8
Member
dara85
7
Respect for Acting
by Uta Hagen
700 members
8 reviews
4
Member
hipdeep
8
Blessings in Disguise
by Alec Guinness
494 members
6 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
hipdeep
9
This Much is True
by Miriam Margolyes
479 members
12 reviews
3.9
Member
al.vick
10
High on Arrival
by Mackenzie Phillips
451 members
19 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
dara85
11
Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland
by Gerald Clarke
445 members
8 reviews
3.8
Member
dara85
12
The Ragman's Son
by Kirk Douglas
377 members
5 reviews
3.8
Member
al.vick
13
I'm Just a Person
by Tig Notaro
374 members
12 reviews
4
Member
al.vick
14
Rock Hudson: His Story
by Rock Hudson
277 members
2 reviews
3.1
Member
dara85
15
Jeannie Out of the Bottle
by Barbara Eden
209 members
11 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
dara85
16
Doris Day: Her Own Story
by A. E. Hotchner
165 members
4 reviews
4.1
Member
dara85
17
Long Live the King - a Biography of Clark Gable
by Lyn Tornabene
133 members
1 review
½ 3.7
Member
dara85
18
Joan Crawford
by Bob Thomas
118 members
4.1
Member
dara85
19
Debbie: My Life
by Debbie Reynolds
111 members
2 reviews
4.1
Member
dara85
20
Bethel Merriday
by Sinclair Lewis
96 members
1 review
½ 3.3
Member
bluepiano
Explanations
bluepiano: Becoming an actor. Not great writing but fun to read.
21
Size Matters Not: The Extraordinary Life and Career of Warwick Davis
by Warwick Davis
81 members
3 reviews
3.8
Member
al.vick
23
Peter O'Toole: The Definitive Biography
by Robert Sellers
47 members
2 reviews
3.9
Member
al.vick
24
The Woman Watching
by Paola Capriolo
24 members
1 review
½ 3.3
Member
bluepiano
Explanations
bluepiano: Excellent book with a stage the chief setting, an actor the main character, and an underlying theme about the nature of acting and the theatre.
25
The Position of Peggy Harper
by Leonard Merrick
12 members
3
Member
bluepiano
Explanations
bluepiano: Becoming an actor. Gritty, neglected, good.
26
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
17,646 members
525 reviews
4.2
27
Bossypants
by Tina Fey
10,606 members
557 reviews
3.8
28
Yes Please
by Amy Poehler
5,419 members
283 reviews
½ 3.7
29
The Interestings
by Meg Wolitzer
3,419 members
214 reviews
½ 3.6
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Wishful Drinking
by Carrie Fisher
2,833 members
191 reviews
½ 3.6
31
Why Not Me?
by Mindy Kaling
2,317 members
122 reviews
½ 3.7
32
Wise Children
by Angela Carter
2,093 members
46 reviews
4
33
The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
by Sidney Poitier
1,987 members
46 reviews
½ 3.6
34
Postcards from the Edge
by Carrie Fisher
1,743 members
34 reviews
½ 3.6
35
Funny Girl
by Nick Hornby
1,495 members
73 reviews
½ 3.5
36
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
by Leah Remini
1,141 members
84 reviews
3.9
37
The Queen of the Night
by Alexander Chee
1,122 members
51 reviews
½ 3.6
38
Everything Leads to You
by Nina LaCour
846 members
36 reviews
3.9
39
Robin
by Dave Itzkoff
834 members
20 reviews
4.2
40
You Can't Touch My Hair and Other Things I Still Have to Explain
by Phoebe Robinson
822 members
37 reviews
3.8
42
I Can't Make This Up
by Kevin Hart
647 members
20 reviews
3.9
43
We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True
by Gabrielle Union
539 members
29 reviews
4
44
A Life in Parts
by Bryan Cranston
533 members
26 reviews
4.1
45
Sanford Meisner on Acting
by Sanford Meisner
452 members
5 reviews
3.8
46
This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare
by Gabourey Sidibe
369 members
15 reviews
3.9
47
In the Country We Love: My Family Divided
by Diane Guerrero
351 members
30 reviews
3.9
48
Drama: An Actor's Education
by John Lithgow
260 members
22 reviews
3.9
49
So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know
by Retta
242 members
20 reviews
½ 3.7
50
Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making
by Michael Caine
225 members
2 reviews
4.2
51
The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide
by Jenna Fischer
191 members
4 reviews
4.1
53
Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning
by Leslie Odom Jr.
187 members
6 reviews
3.9
54
Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway
by Michael Riedel
175 members
4 reviews
3.9
55
Hollywood Homicide
by Kellye Garrett
171 members
8 reviews
½ 3.5
56
The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir
by Jenifer Lewis
165 members
6 reviews
4.2
57
Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual
by Matt Walsh
128 members
4
58
The Art of Acting
by Stella Adler
123 members
2 reviews
½ 3.6
59
Rita Moreno: A Memoir
by Rita Moreno
113 members
8 reviews
½ 3.7
60
Making It on Broadway: Actors' Tales of Climbing to the Top
by David Wienir
67 members
1 review
4.2
61
Life Is Like a Musical: How to Live, Love, and Lead Like a Star
by Tim Federle
57 members
2 reviews
½ 3.3
62
Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism
by Nancy Wang Yuen
47 members
5
65
Like Nobody's Watching
by Tara Frejas
3 members
1 review
5