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Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

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Cosmetics queen Mary Kay relates her rise to the top of the home-beauty industry to an inquiring reporter, never allowing an opportunity pass to emphasize how many doors she has opened for the working women of America. Ultimately, however, Mary Kay's predominance is threatened by a much younger
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rival, Jinger Heath, whose BeautiControl company takes an enormous bite out of Mary Kay's share of the market. Caught in the middle is a slightly off-center beauty named Lexy Wilcox.
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executive Ed Gernon made his directorial debut on the film, which was co-produced with Howard Meltzer's TurtleBack Productions and Alliance Atlantis'
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nominations for their performances, with MacLaine saying the role of Mary Kay was one of her favorite characters.
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Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
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A co-production between Canada and the United States, the film premiered on
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and an ambitious newcomer, Jinger Heath, who launches a rival company.
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Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
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directed by Ed Gernon (in his directorial debut) and written by
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AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best TV Movie/Limited Series
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on October 6, 2002. Both MacLaine and Posey received
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Patricia Resnick
Shirley MacLaine
Shannen Doherty
Parker Posey
Jonathan Goldsmith
Ian McDougall
Alliance Atlantis
CBS
biographical
comedy-drama
television film
Patricia Resnick
Shirley MacLaine
Shannen Doherty
Parker Posey
Mary Kay Ash
CBS
Golden Globe
Shirley MacLaine
Mary Kay
Shannen Doherty
Parker Posey
R. H. Thomson
Rachael Crawford
Marnie McPhail
Catherine Fitch
Patricia Resnick
Alliance Atlantis
Ian McDougall

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