Remembering Mike Nichols: Alex as Tess from His Film "Working Girl"

Remembering Mike Nichols: Alex as Tess from His Film "Working Girl"

Mike Nichols, entertainment icon and husband of ABC News Anchor Diane Sawyer, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2014. The EGOT winner (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) directed such classic films as The Graduate, Catch-22, Silkwood and The Birdcage. In tribute to the director/producer/actor/writer, here's a scene from this year's Halloween episode of Modern Family, in which Alex (Ariel Winter) dresses up as Tess McGill from Mike Nichols's '80s comedy Working Girl.

From Season 6, Episode 6 of Modern Family, "Halloween 3: AwesomeLand"

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