Dustin Hoffman filmography acting with a 1984 performance as Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman" – Hoffman reprised the role a year later in a television film. 1987 saw the release of originally ill-received comedy "Ishtar", in which he starred with Warren Beatty; its critical support has since grown. He won his second Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the autistic Ray Babbitt in the 1988 film "Rain Man", co-starring Tom Cruise. In 1989, he was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for playing Shylock in a stage performance of "The Merchant of Venice". In
Hannah Gross the Rain and Let Me Listen" in 2012. Gross was cast in "I Used to Be Darker" (2013) after meeting its director, Matthew Porterfield, at the after show party for the New York City screening of his previous film, "Putty Hill" (2010). Also in 2013, she played the title character in Dustin Guy Defa's short film "Lydia Hoffman Lydia Hoffman". Gross played the lead female character in Charles Poekel's film "Christmas, Again", which had its premiere at the 2014 Locarno International Film Festival. She also performed in Nathan Silver's 2014 film "Uncertain Terms," and reunited with him in his 2015