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Girls

Duration:

30 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.4

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 13 wins & 53 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Filming Locations: New York Bay, New York, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Richard E. Grant

Girls

Ian Lithgow

Jemima Kirke

Girls

Lena Dunham

Hannah Horvath

Allison Williams

Marnie Michaels

Zosia Mamet

Shoshanna Shapiro

Adam Driver

Adam Sackler

Alex Karpovsky

Ray Ploshansky

Andrew Rannells

Elijah Krantz

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Trivia

The celebrity connections of actors and members of the creative team of Girls (2012) continue to expand: the cast includes the daughters of David Mamet, Brian Williams and Simon Kirke, the composer is Sean Penn's brother and three episodes have been directed by the son of publisher Martin Peretz. In addition, actress Audrey Gelman, who's been featured in two episodes, is a former press aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton who now serves as the press officer for Manhattan's Borough President.

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The template for the series can be found in Lena Dunham's self-financed, 2010 indy film Tiny Furniture (2010), which also featured "Girls" cast members Alex Karpovsky and Jemima Kirke.

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The character of Shoshanna wasn't supposed to be recurring, but creator Lena Dunham liked Zosia Mamet's performance so much that kept her on the show as a regular, because they saw potential for exploring the character thanks to Mamet's talent.

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Faq

Is this based on Lena Dunham's real life?

Not directly, but Lena stated that the characters are drawn from life: "They're definitely based on me, my circle of friends, and combined with the lives of my staff writers.".

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