The Star 1952 Middle aged Oscar winning actress Margaret Elliot Maggie to those that know her is a Hollywood has been Her life is in shambles She clings to the hope of resurrecting her past movie stardom as a leading ingenue No one will hire her, shes penniless with creditors selling off anything that she owns that is of monetary value, and she has no one to turn to that can see her through financially She has in the past supported her sister and brother in law, who still want to use her as their meal ticket Divorced from her actor husband, she shares joint custody of their teen aged daughter Gretchen, from who Maggie tries to hide her problems When it looks as if Maggie has hit rock bottom, Jim Johannsen re enters her life Jim, who once had the stage name Barry Lester, got his big break in Hollywood movies by Maggie He came to the quick realization that he was neither good as an actor or that he wanted to do it as a profession He now works as a boat parts supplier and mechanic Jim tries to help her come to the realization of the stage of life that she is in to help her reinvent herself But Maggie wants to regain her star status on her own terms, and does whatever she needs to for that great ingenue role that has eluded her for so many years