Gina Wilhelm Actress - Time Traveler s Wife
Rachel McAdams plays the title character in the 2009 movie "The Time Traveler's Wife," based on the novel of the same title by Audrey Niffenegger.
In the movie, Clare, played by McAdams, is in love with Henry DeTamble, who is played by Eric Bana. Henry has a genetic disorder that causes him to randomly travel through time.
His time traveling causes difficulties for them in building their relationship. The movie also features Haley McCann playing Clare and Henry's (eventual) daughter at ages 9 and 10.
There are several talented young actors in the movie, including Brooklynn Proulx as Clare at ages 6 and 8 and Alex Ferris as Henry at 6, who were both nominated for awards for their performances.
"The Time Traveler's Wife" can be seen on HBO this week and is available on DVD and Blu-Ray.
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
New York Actress Leo Reflects on her Career
Gina Wilhelm Actress - New York Actress Leo Reflects on her Career
Melissa Leo grew up in New York's East Village and went to theater school in London. After quitting college, she nannied, waitressed--and went to an audition between shifts.
The audition was for the movie "The Razor's Edge" and was opposite Bill Murray.
At the audition, he gave her some advice: "'You're much too young for this part, but if you really want to do this, you should just do it."
Leo said, "He seemed, in the moment, to be saying I had something...I felt he was giving me a gift. Whether he was or not, I have no idea. But I quit work that afternoon and said, 'I will now only take work as an actor.'"
It paid off, eventually. She worked on TV for a while, starring on "Homicide: Life on the Streets" for a while.
Now she is about to star on the HBO series "Treme" as well as a remake of "Mildred Pierce" and will lead in "The Dry Land."
She also starred in "Frozen River," for which she received an Oscar nomination nearly 25 years after her fateful audition with Bill Murray.
Of her career, she says, "There was nothing that was going to deter me from it. Now I get this gratitude coming from very fine actors I know who cannot get hired. They thank me for staying in there and proving to them that if they just stick with it, that's all it might take."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Melissa Leo grew up in New York's East Village and went to theater school in London. After quitting college, she nannied, waitressed--and went to an audition between shifts.
The audition was for the movie "The Razor's Edge" and was opposite Bill Murray.
At the audition, he gave her some advice: "'You're much too young for this part, but if you really want to do this, you should just do it."
Leo said, "He seemed, in the moment, to be saying I had something...I felt he was giving me a gift. Whether he was or not, I have no idea. But I quit work that afternoon and said, 'I will now only take work as an actor.'"
It paid off, eventually. She worked on TV for a while, starring on "Homicide: Life on the Streets" for a while.
Now she is about to star on the HBO series "Treme" as well as a remake of "Mildred Pierce" and will lead in "The Dry Land."
She also starred in "Frozen River," for which she received an Oscar nomination nearly 25 years after her fateful audition with Bill Murray.
Of her career, she says, "There was nothing that was going to deter me from it. Now I get this gratitude coming from very fine actors I know who cannot get hired. They thank me for staying in there and proving to them that if they just stick with it, that's all it might take."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Good Actress Danes Shines in Latest Role
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Good Actress Danes Shines in Latest Role
Claire Danes made a big splash in 1995 in the beloved brilliant-but-cancelled "My So-Called Life."
Since then, she's played a number of lead roles in less brilliant movies, or small supporting roles in high-quality projects, but nothing on-screen that really demonstrated the talent of "Life."
That is, until now. Danes stars in "Temple Grandin," where she plays the title role, an autistic pioneer of the animal-welfare movement. "Temple Grandin" premiered on HBO on February 6.
Director Mick Jackson said it took him "about three nanoseconds" to realize that Danes was the perfect actress for the role.
"Claire is an actress who, in many ways, has some of Temple's own characteristics -- a directness, a determination...to see something through in the right possible way and get it right," explained Jackson.
"Temple Grandin" starring Claire Danes will continue to air on HBO throughout the month of February.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Claire Danes made a big splash in 1995 in the beloved brilliant-but-cancelled "My So-Called Life."
Since then, she's played a number of lead roles in less brilliant movies, or small supporting roles in high-quality projects, but nothing on-screen that really demonstrated the talent of "Life."
That is, until now. Danes stars in "Temple Grandin," where she plays the title role, an autistic pioneer of the animal-welfare movement. "Temple Grandin" premiered on HBO on February 6.
Director Mick Jackson said it took him "about three nanoseconds" to realize that Danes was the perfect actress for the role.
"Claire is an actress who, in many ways, has some of Temple's own characteristics -- a directness, a determination...to see something through in the right possible way and get it right," explained Jackson.
"Temple Grandin" starring Claire Danes will continue to air on HBO throughout the month of February.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Rutina Wesley, More Than Just a Best Friend
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Rutina Wesley, More Than Just a Best Friend
Rutina Wesley plays bartender Tara Thornton on the HBO series "True Blood." She feels the multifaceted role makes her a bit of a cultural pioneer.
With the part, she has moved beyond the "Black Best Friend" with which so many African American actresses find themselves stuck.
In fact, the character of Tara is white in the "Sookie Stackhouse" books on which the show is based.
Wesley hopes that the TV series is a stepping stone not only for herself, but for other struggling black actresses.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Rutina Wesley plays bartender Tara Thornton on the HBO series "True Blood." She feels the multifaceted role makes her a bit of a cultural pioneer.
With the part, she has moved beyond the "Black Best Friend" with which so many African American actresses find themselves stuck.
In fact, the character of Tara is white in the "Sookie Stackhouse" books on which the show is based.
Wesley hopes that the TV series is a stepping stone not only for herself, but for other struggling black actresses.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Edie Falco, No Longer a Soprano
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Edie Falco, No Longer a Soprano
Edie Falco rose to prominence on HBO's "The Sopranos," playing Carmela Soprano for eight years and winning three Emmys in the process.
Now she can be seen playing the title character on Showtime's "Nurse Jackie." Falco says the characters couldn't be more different.
Carmela was long-suffering. Jackie, on the other hand, is a self-styled vigilante with a pill habit.
She explains that Jackie is willing to go to any length to get what she wants, even if it means breaking the law, stepping on other people, or flushing a patient's ear down the toilet.
Falco was able to relate to Jackie's addiction. She's a recovering alcoholic who is 17 years sober.
The single mother of two had a lot of struggles before she suddenly hit it really big on "The Sopranos."
She was inspired to act by her mother's work in community theater. After studying acting at the State University of New York at Purchase, her early struggling years turned into more than a decade of work.
She kept waiting for her big break, but she never gave up on acting. She says until the '90s, she was always "one step above homelessness."
She says the constant money worries of that time were far more harrowing for her than getting sober or her bout with breast cancer.
The only "day job" she could take was waitressing. However, she gave up on waitressing when she gave up drinking.
After getting to play a number of recurring roles in a number of different shows as well as an extra role that grew into a speaking role in Woody Allen's "Bullets Over Broadway," she finally got her break.
It very nearly didn't happen, though. She had been cast in a television series based on the movie "Fargo" with her playing Police Chief Marge Gunderson, the part Frances McDormand played in the film.
She had thought that would be her big break. Marge Gunderson had earned McDormand an Oscar, and the series was directed by Kathy Bates.
When the pilot didn't get picked up, Falco was devastated. On the other hand, if she had done that series, she wouldn't have been available to do "The Sopranos."
The experience has caused her to be more philosophic. "That taught me to sit back and let things happen the way they're supposed to."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Edie Falco rose to prominence on HBO's "The Sopranos," playing Carmela Soprano for eight years and winning three Emmys in the process.
Now she can be seen playing the title character on Showtime's "Nurse Jackie." Falco says the characters couldn't be more different.
Carmela was long-suffering. Jackie, on the other hand, is a self-styled vigilante with a pill habit.
She explains that Jackie is willing to go to any length to get what she wants, even if it means breaking the law, stepping on other people, or flushing a patient's ear down the toilet.
Falco was able to relate to Jackie's addiction. She's a recovering alcoholic who is 17 years sober.
The single mother of two had a lot of struggles before she suddenly hit it really big on "The Sopranos."
She was inspired to act by her mother's work in community theater. After studying acting at the State University of New York at Purchase, her early struggling years turned into more than a decade of work.
She kept waiting for her big break, but she never gave up on acting. She says until the '90s, she was always "one step above homelessness."
She says the constant money worries of that time were far more harrowing for her than getting sober or her bout with breast cancer.
The only "day job" she could take was waitressing. However, she gave up on waitressing when she gave up drinking.
After getting to play a number of recurring roles in a number of different shows as well as an extra role that grew into a speaking role in Woody Allen's "Bullets Over Broadway," she finally got her break.
It very nearly didn't happen, though. She had been cast in a television series based on the movie "Fargo" with her playing Police Chief Marge Gunderson, the part Frances McDormand played in the film.
She had thought that would be her big break. Marge Gunderson had earned McDormand an Oscar, and the series was directed by Kathy Bates.
When the pilot didn't get picked up, Falco was devastated. On the other hand, if she had done that series, she wouldn't have been available to do "The Sopranos."
The experience has caused her to be more philosophic. "That taught me to sit back and let things happen the way they're supposed to."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Canadian Actress is Eastbound
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Canadian Actress is Eastbound
Jennifer Irwin will appear in HBO's "Eastbound & Down," which filmed in Wilmington, NC. The Canadian actress was interviewed by the Wilmington Star-News about the role.
In the interview, she discusses her character, an uptight prude, and the character's brother-in-law, the central figure of the show, a loud-mouthed redneck.
She also talks about the universality of the mullet as a hairstyle, filming in a new town in a foreign country, and working as an actor with two small children.
"Eastbound & Down" premieres 10:30 pm on Sunday on HBO.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Jennifer Irwin will appear in HBO's "Eastbound & Down," which filmed in Wilmington, NC. The Canadian actress was interviewed by the Wilmington Star-News about the role.
In the interview, she discusses her character, an uptight prude, and the character's brother-in-law, the central figure of the show, a loud-mouthed redneck.
She also talks about the universality of the mullet as a hairstyle, filming in a new town in a foreign country, and working as an actor with two small children.
"Eastbound & Down" premieres 10:30 pm on Sunday on HBO.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
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