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Birth name Mary Edith Willard Small
Nationality USA
Birth 20 march 1942 (82 years)

Mews Small (born March 20, 1942 in Pasadena, California) is an American actress and singer. Born Mary Edith Willard Small, she was known professionally as Marya Small during the 1970s and has also been credited as Merrya Small, Mary Small Rusk and Mary Small.

Small performed in a 1966 theatre production of The Sound of Music in Stowe, Vermont.

Small has since acted in several feature films and television shows. She has worked with such names as Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Henry Fonda, Susan Sarandon and Elizabeth Taylor.

Small originated the role of Frenchy in the original Broadway production of the musical Grease. Small later performed in Grease alongside John Travolta.

She is known for her roles as Candy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Dr. Nero in Sleeper. She also portrayed the Janis Joplin inspired role of Frankie in the animated rotoscope film American Pop.

On January 12, 2014 at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California, there was a special screening of American Pop with Small and lead actor Ron Thompson in attendance, it was the first time Ron Thompson had ever introduced the film before a live audience.

At the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, California on March 27, 2015, there was a screening of American Pop with director Ralph Bakshi, Mews Small and Ron Thompson attending.

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Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder
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Woody Allen
Woody Allen
(1 films)
Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito
(3 films)
Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi
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Filmography of Mews Small (16 films)

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Man on the Moon, 1h58
Directed by Miloš Forman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about films
Actors Jim Carrey, Patton Oswalt, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, Bob Zmuda, Paul Giamatti
Roles TM Administrator
Rating73% 3.6991053.6991053.6991053.6991053.699105
Andy Kaufman's (Jim Carrey) "foreign man" character appears in black and white, declaring that (due to massive editing), this is actually the end of the film, not the beginning. He plays a phonograph record alongside the credits before walking somberly off. Kaufman then comes back, and, in his normal voice, claiming he "had to get rid of the people who don't understand me, and don't want to try," he proceeds to show the story of his life on a film projector, starting with his childhood home in Great Neck, New York, circa 1957.
Puppet Master, 1h30
Directed by David Schmoeller
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Jeu, Films about toys
Actors Paul Le Mat, William Hickey, Irene Miracle, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Matt Roe, Mews Small
Roles Theresa
Rating56% 2.8034852.8034852.8034852.8034852.803485
In 1939 Bodega Bay, California, an old puppeteer named Andre Toulon is putting the finishing touches on a living puppet named Jester. A living oriental puppet, named Shredder Khan, stares out of the window for Blade. Meanwhile, Blade scouts the grounds of the Bodega Bay Inn that Andre is staying. Two Nazi spies get out of a car and head for Toulon's room but Blade beats them there and Andre puts Blade, Jester and Shredder Khan into a chest with the Indian puppet, named Gengie, before hiding the chest in a wall panel. As the Nazis break down the door, Toulon shoots himself in the mouth with a pistol.
Five Corners, 1h30
Directed by Tony Bill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Actors Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, John Turturro, Todd Graff, Rodney Harvey, Elizabeth Berridge
Roles Woman in Deli
Rating60% 3.0475953.0475953.0475953.0475953.047595
The film is set in The Bronx in 1964. We are introduced to Heinz (John Turturro), the neighborhood bully who has just been released from prison, who wastes no time in letting everyone know he hasn't changed by stirring up trouble again. Heinz has just been released from prison after serving a term for attempted rape, and has returned to his old neighborhood to resume his relationship with his demented mother and to "rekindle" his own demented version of a relationship with Linda (Jodie Foster), the near-rape victim.
Poker Alice
Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman
Genres Romance, Western
Actors Elizabeth Taylor, Tom Skerritt, George Hamilton, Richard Mulligan, David Wayne, Susan Tyrrell
Roles Baby Doe
Rating58% 2.9108852.9108852.9108852.9108852.910885
Alice Moffit , alias " Poker Alice", a été déshéritée par sa famille de Boston à cause de son inconditionnelle passion pour les jeux. Partie en voyage vers l'est des États-Unis avec son cousin, elle gagne alors une maison lors d'un tournoi de poker dans un train. La "maison" se révèle alors être un bordel qu'elle décide de tenir jusqu'à ce qu'elle puisse le revendre. Elle tombe ensuite amoureuse de Jeremy Collins qui est sur le point de partir s'installer en Californie. Mais se marier voudrait dire mettre un terme à sa relation fusionnelle avec son cousin ...
Second Serve, 2h
Directed by Anthony Page
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Tennis films
Actors Vanessa Redgrave, Martin Balsam, Whit Hertford, Louise Fletcher, William Russ, Alice Krige
Roles Navy Wife
Rating72% 3.6268053.6268053.6268053.6268053.626805
In 1976, Renée Richards is on the tennis court as a professional tennis player. The film flashes back to 1964, when Renée Richards is an eye surgeon named Richard Radley (both roles played by Redgrave). Radley has a successful career and a fiancée, but secretly cross-dresses at night. Unable to speak with his mother Sadie (Louise Fletcher), who is a psychiatrist, Radley consults his own psychiatrist, Dr. Beck (Martin Balsam), who advises him to grow a beard. This strategy works temporarily until Radley is drafted into the Navy, which does not allow beards. Following his discharge and a failed marriage, Radley undergoes gender reassignment surgery and becomes Renée.
Zapped!
Zapped! (1982)
, 1h38
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Comic science fiction
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Comedy science fiction films, Teen movie
Actors Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Felice Schachter, Robert Mandan, Scatman Crothers, Heather Thomas
Roles Mrs. Springboro
Rating49% 2.4540552.4540552.4540552.4540552.454055
Barney Springboro (Scott Baio) is a high school science nerd at Emerson High who obtains telekinetic powers after a lab accident. Along with his best friend Peyton Nichols (Willie Aames), a wealthy playboy with a dirty mind, Barney uses his new powers to take revenge upon bullies, cheat at baseball, and expose attractive female flesh, particularly the beautiful but snobby Jane Mitchell (Heather Thomas). Barney comes to realize that the best girl for him is actually Bernadette (Felice Schachter), the school's nerdy feminist class president who also becomes privy to his secret powers. After typical hijinks, the film's climax is set at the school's senior prom which Barney uses his powers to disrobe several people when he loses his self control, which is strangely similar to the climax of Stephen King's Carrie. After he gets hit on the head with a fire hose, he wakes up later and discovers that he no longer has his powers, to the dismay and relief of both Peyton and Bernadette. However, in the final scene it is revealed that this is a lie as Barney escorts Bernadette from the building and uses his powers to levitate himself and her away.
Class Reunion, 1h24
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films, Comedy horror films, Children's films
Actors Gerrit Graham, Michael Lerner, Miriam Flynn, Stephen Furst, Anne Ramsey, Blackie Dammett
Roles Iris Augen
Rating46% 2.3084952.3084952.3084952.3084952.308495
Lizzie Borden High's class of 1972 are getting ready to go through the motions at their ten year reunion, when a deranged alum Walter Baylor, who was driven insane by a horrible sadistic senior-year prank, escapes from the mental institution and decides to crash the party at his high school reunion. Guests start to disappear and are found dead, the other alumni, including the high class snooty yacht salesman Bob Spinnaker, class tease Bunny Packard, and the class zero Gary Nash, spring into action as they try to uncover the culprit and put an end to the nightmare that has become their class reunion.
American Pop, 1h36
Directed by Ralph Bakshi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Musical, Animation
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about religion, Musical films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Ron Thompson, Lisa Jane Persky, Jeffrey Lippa, Richard Singer, Mews Small, Ben Frommer
Roles Frankie (as Marya Small)
Rating70% 3.545373.545373.545373.545373.54537
Dans la Russie impériale de la fin des années 1890, le rabbin d'un village est assassiné par un groupe de cosaques : sa femme s'exile aux États-Unis avec son jeune fils, Zalmie. Peu après leur arrivée à New York, Zalmie est recruté par Louie, artiste dans un cabaret burlesque. Zalmie devenant adolescent, il passe davantage de temps avec Louie en coulisses lors des spectacles burlesques. Lorsque la mère de Zalmie meurt dans l'incendie d'un atelier de misère, il commence à travailler à plein temps avec Louie dans un petit théâtre. Et bien qu'il aspire à devenir chanteur, Zalmie entre dans la puberté, et la mue qu'opère sa voix devient un obstacle important. La Première Guerre mondiale éclate alors : Zalmie parcourt le globe, jouant pour les troupes la moitié arrière d'un cheval de pantomime , et est blessé à la gorge.
Thank God It's Friday, 1h29
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jeff Goldblum, Debra Winger, Valerie Landsburg, Donna Summer, Terri Nunn, Chick Vennera
Roles Jackie
Rating54% 2.700042.700042.700042.700042.70004
Thank God It's Friday tells several intertwining stories of the patrons and staff of the fictional Los Angeles club The Zoo. These include:
The Great Smokey Roadblock, 1h44
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Henry Fonda, Eileen Brennan, John Byner, Lyman Ward, Austin Pendleton, Dub Taylor
Roles Alice (as Mayra Small)
Rating50% 2.517632.517632.517632.517632.51763
While in the hospital, 60-year-old truck driver Elegant John (Henry Fonda) gets his rig repossessed by the finance company. Deciding that it's time to make one last perfect cross-country run, he escapes from the hospital and steals back his truck. Doing a favor for an old friend, madam Penelope (Eileen Brennan), he picks up six prostitutes (Daina House, Susan Sarandon, Melanie Mayron, Leigh French, Mews Small and Valerie Curtin) to bring them across the border. He heads off into the night with the police on his tail, and becomes a folk hero.
The World's Greatest Lover, 1h26
Directed by Gene Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about films, Children's films
Actors Gene Wilder, Carol Kane, Dom DeLuise, Carol Arthur, Fritz Feld, Lupe Ontiveros
Roles Slave Girl #2
Rating57% 2.852062.852062.852062.852062.85206
Set in the silent film era, Rainbow Studios figures they are losing revenue to a rival studio because they don't have Rudolph Valentino. Led by studio head Adolph Zitz, they decide to hold a contest for the World's Greatest Lover in order to find a star to combat Valentino's popularity.
The Wild Party, 1h49
Directed by James Ivory
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about television
Actors James Coco, Raquel Welch, Perry King, Tiffany Bolling, Royal Dano, David Dukes
Roles Bertha
Rating53% 2.6589652.6589652.6589652.6589652.658965
Once a great star of silent film, Jolly Grimm has wealth, a mansion, a manservant, Tex, and a beautiful and faithful woman in his life, Queenie, but no longer has Hollywood's interest. He desperately tries to get studio executives interested in his latest project, which he has financed himself, so he decides to throw a huge party at his house and show the film footage to those who come.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 2h13
Directed by Miloš Forman
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Lobotomie
Actors Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito, Peter Brocco
Roles Candy
Rating84% 4.2221554.2221554.2221554.2221554.222155
In 1963 Oregon, Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), a recidivist anti-authoritarian criminal serving a short sentence on a prison farm for the statutory rape of a 15-year-old girl, is transferred to a mental institution for evaluation. Although he does not show any overt signs of mental illness, he hopes to avoid hard labor and serve the rest of his sentence in a more relaxed hospital environment.
Sleeper
Sleeper (1973)
, 1h29
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Romance, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about religion, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Dystopian films, Robot films
Actors Diane Keaton, Woody Allen, John Beck, Mews Small, Bartlett Robinson, Don Keefer
Roles Dr. Nero
Rating70% 3.5483553.5483553.5483553.5483553.548355
Miles Monroe (Woody Allen), a jazz musician and owner of the "Happy Carrot" health-food store in 1973, is subjected to cryopreservation without his consent, and not revived for 200 years. The scientists who revive him are members of a rebellion: 22nd-century America seems to be a police state, ruled by a dictator about to implement a secret plan known as the "Aries Project". The rebels hope to use Miles as a spy to infiltrate the Aries Project, because he is the only member of this society without a known biometric identity.