Actors

1
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
by Cary Elwes
2,593 members
194 reviews
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, al.vick
2
An Actor Prepares
by Constantin Stanislavski
1,079 members
8 reviews
3.9
2 Members
hipdeep, bluepiano
3
Me: Stories of My Life
by Katharine Hepburn
2,006 members
23 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
al.vick
4
Lucky Man: A Memoir
by Michael J. Fox
1,839 members
38 reviews
3.9
Member
dara85
5
Not My Father's Son: A Memoir
by Alan Cumming
1,323 members
94 reviews
4.1
Member
al.vick
6
In Pieces
by Sally Field
890 members
35 reviews
3.8
Member
dara85
7
Respect for Acting
by Uta Hagen
619 members
8 reviews
4
Member
hipdeep
8
Blessings in Disguise
by Alec Guinness
461 members
5 reviews
3.8
Member
hipdeep
9
Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland
by Gerald Clarke
411 members
7 reviews
3.8
Member
dara85
10
High on Arrival
by Mackenzie Phillips
411 members
18 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
dara85
11
The Ragman's Son
by Kirk Douglas
341 members
4 reviews
3.8
Member
al.vick
12
This Much is True
by Miriam Margolyes
340 members
10 reviews
3.8
Member
al.vick
13
I'm Just a Person
by Tig Notaro
323 members
10 reviews
4
Member
al.vick
14
Rock Hudson: His Story
by Rock Hudson
255 members
2 reviews
3.1
Member
dara85
15
Jeannie Out of the Bottle
by Barbara Eden
193 members
9 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
dara85
16
Doris Day: Her Own Story
by A. E. Hotchner
153 members
4 reviews
4.1
Member
dara85
17
Long Live the King - a Biography of Clark Gable
by Lyn Tornabene
128 members
1 review
½ 3.7
Member
dara85
18
Joan Crawford
by Bob Thomas
116 members
4
Member
dara85
19
Debbie: My Life
by Debbie Reynolds
104 members
2 reviews
4.2
Member
dara85
20
Bethel Merriday
by Sinclair Lewis
91 members
1 review
½ 3.4
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
66 members
2 reviews
3.8
Member
al.vick
23
Peter O'Toole: The Definitive Biography
by Robert Sellers
40 members
2 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
al.vick
24
The Woman Watching
by Paola Capriolo
23 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
13 members
3
Member
bluepiano
Explanations
bluepiano: Becoming an actor. Gritty, neglected, good.
26
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
11,044 members
402 reviews
4.2
27
Bossypants
by Tina Fey
9,643 members
521 reviews
3.8
28
Yes Please
by Amy Poehler
4,729 members
249 reviews
½ 3.7
29
The Interestings
by Meg Wolitzer
3,116 members
207 reviews
½ 3.6
30
Wishful Drinking
by Carrie Fisher
2,485 members
180 reviews
½ 3.6
31
Why Not Me?
by Mindy Kaling
2,045 members
112 reviews
½ 3.7
32
Wise Children
by Angela Carter
1,947 members
41 reviews
4
33
The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
by Sidney Poitier
1,844 members
44 reviews
½ 3.6
34
Postcards from the Edge
by Carrie Fisher
1,577 members
32 reviews
½ 3.6
35
Funny Girl
by Nick Hornby
1,357 members
68 reviews
½ 3.5
36
The Queen of the Night
by Alexander Chee
1,005 members
48 reviews
½ 3.6
37
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
by Leah Remini
979 members
75 reviews
4
38
You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain
by Phoebe Robinson
732 members
33 reviews
3.8
39
Everything Leads to You
by Nina LaCour
727 members
31 reviews
3.9
41
Robin
by Dave Itzkoff
676 members
17 reviews
4.2
42
I Can't Make This Up
by Kevin Hart
481 members
15 reviews
3.9
43
We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True
by Gabrielle Union
457 members
25 reviews
4
44
A Life in Parts
by Bryan Cranston
437 members
26 reviews
4.1
45
Sanford Meisner on Acting
by Sanford Meisner
395 members
4 reviews
3.8
46
This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare
by Gabourey Sidibe
336 members
11 reviews
3.9
47
In the Country We Love: My Family Divided
by Diane Guerrero
325 members
28 reviews
3.8
48
Drama: An Actor's Education
by John Lithgow
238 members
21 reviews
3.9
49
So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know
by Retta
212 members
20 reviews
½ 3.7
50
Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making
by Michael Caine
189 members
2 reviews
½ 4.3
52
Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning
by Leslie Odom Jr.
156 members
6 reviews
4
53
The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide
by Jenna Fischer
148 members
2 reviews
4.2
54
Hollywood Homicide
by Kellye Garrett
148 members
7 reviews
½ 3.5
55
Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway
by Michael Riedel
141 members
3 reviews
3.9
56
The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir
by Jenifer Lewis
119 members
5 reviews
4.2
57
Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual
by Matt Walsh
111 members
4.2
58
The Art of Acting
by Stella Adler
109 members
1 review
½ 3.7
59
Rita Moreno: A Memoir
by Rita Moreno
98 members
8 reviews
3.8
60
Making It on Broadway: Actors' Tales of Climbing to the Top
by David Wienir
64 members
1 review
4.2
61
Life Is Like a Musical: How to Live, Love, and Lead Like a Star
by Tim Federle
52 members
2 reviews
½ 3.4
62
Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism
by Nancy Wang Yuen
47 members
5
65
Like Nobody's Watching
by Tara Frejas
2 members
1 review
5