Dustin Hoffman his seventh Academy Award nomination for his performance in "Wag The Dog" (1997), in a role that allowed Hoffman the chance to work with both Robert De Niro and Denis Leary. The movie is a black comedy film produced and directed by Barry Levinson, who also directed Hoffman in "Rain Man" in 1988. The story takes place a few days before a presidential election, where a Washington, D.C. spin doctor (De Niro) distracts the electorate from a sex scandal by hiring a Hollywood film producer (Hoffman) to construct a fake war with Albania. Hoffman, as a caricature of real life
Elena Kampouris which she played Ivy Murray. That same year, Kampouris made her film debut in the drama "Labor Day", playing a young Rachel McCann, with Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin. In December 2013, she signed with the William Morris Endeavor talent agency. In 2014, Kampouris played Allison Doss in the comedy-drama film "Men, Women & Children". Later, she portrayed Alexia in the comedy-drama film "The Cobbler", alongside Adam Sandler and Dustin Hoffman. In 2015, she starred in the NBC thriller series "American Odyssey" as Maya Decker, the daughter of Peter Facinelli's character. The series was cancelled after one season. Kampouris had