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Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

A series that dares to reveal what's most exciting about a woman's body... her mind.

19976.55 Seasons112 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an incredibly overactive imagination that's working overtime!

Created by David E. Kelley
Produced by Mike Listo, Steve Robin, Pamela J. Wisne
NetworksFOX

Top Cast

Calista Flockhart

Calista Flockhart

Ally McBeal

Greg Germann

Greg Germann

Richard Fish

Jane Krakowski

Jane Krakowski

Elaine Vassal

Regina Hall

Regina Hall

Corretta Lipp

Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol

John Cage

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Vonda Shepard

Vonda Shepard

Portia De Rossi

Portia De Rossi

Nelle Porter

Josh Hopkins

Josh Hopkins

Raymond Millbury

Themes & Keywords

roommatesboston, massachusettssurrealismlawyerlaw firmworkplace romancelegal drama

About Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal is a drama, comedy series that first aired in 1997 exploring themes of roommates, boston, massachusetts, surrealism, lawyer, law firm, workplace romance. Created by David E. Kelley, it stars Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Jane Krakowski. Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an incredibly overactive imagination that's working overtime!

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