Faye Dolan — That Thing You Do! Character Profile

About Faye Dolan

Jimmy's girlfriend who suggests the band's name and manages their tour wardrobes. After a public fallout with Jimmy, she returns home, eventually marries Guy, and co-founds a music conservatory in Washington.

Character Facts

Played by

Liv Tyler

Appears in

That Thing You Do! (1996)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Faye Dolan — Romantic Boyfriend/Girlfriend — Jimmy Mattingly (Johnathon Schaech)

  Jimmy and Faye begin as a couple during the band's local rise.

• Faye Dolan — Social Bandmate/Friend — Lenny Haise (Steve Zahn)

  Faye and Lenny maintain a friendly bandmate dynamic during touring.

• Faye Dolan — Romantic Lovers — Guy Patterson (Tom Everett Scott)

  Guy and Faye transition from friends to romantic partners.

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• Guy Patterson (Tom Everett Scott)
• Jimmy Mattingly (Johnathon Schaech)
• Sol Siler (Alex Rocco)
• Lenny Haise (Steve Zahn)
• Mr. Patterson (Holmes Osborne)
• Uncle Bob (Chris Isaak)
• Tina (Charlize Theron)
• Boss Vic Koss (Kevin Pollak)
• Troy Chesterfield (Peter Scolari)
• Del Paxton (Bill Cobbs)
• Margueritte (Rita Wilson)