Gina Wilhelm Actress - Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence made her film debut in 2008's "Garden Party." She received an Oscar nomination for "Winter's Bone" in 2011 and played the young Mystique in "X-Men: First Class."
Now she plays Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games," which has set box office records already, in only its second day of release.
In spite of this, the the 21-year-old actress "says it simply feels like she’s been handed a big promotion at work."
Congratulations on your success, Jennifer!
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Showing posts with label Oscar. Show all posts
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
The Golden Compass
Gina Wilhelm Actress - The Golden Compass
"The Golden Compass," the 2007 movie based on the popular children's book series, has made its regular television debut. Will there ever be a sequel to this picture?
Starring Nicole Kidman as the villainous Mrs. Coulter, the movie won an Oscar for Best Achievement in Visual Effects, a BAFTA award, an Art Directors Guild Award, and a Costumers Design Guild Award.
Nicole Kidman and Dakota Blue Richards, who played heroine Lyra, were both also nominated for Best Performance - Female in the National Movie Awards, UK.
The book "The Golden Compass" was the first in the "His Dark Materials" trilogy written by Philip Pullman. However, to date there has been no sequel to the movie.
Critical reception for the movie was mixed, and it didn't make a profit until its international screening.
While there is a possibility of a sequel, there are no concrete answers as to when - or whether - one will occur. There is no schedule for the release of one at this time.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
"The Golden Compass," the 2007 movie based on the popular children's book series, has made its regular television debut. Will there ever be a sequel to this picture?
Starring Nicole Kidman as the villainous Mrs. Coulter, the movie won an Oscar for Best Achievement in Visual Effects, a BAFTA award, an Art Directors Guild Award, and a Costumers Design Guild Award.
Nicole Kidman and Dakota Blue Richards, who played heroine Lyra, were both also nominated for Best Performance - Female in the National Movie Awards, UK.
The book "The Golden Compass" was the first in the "His Dark Materials" trilogy written by Philip Pullman. However, to date there has been no sequel to the movie.
Critical reception for the movie was mixed, and it didn't make a profit until its international screening.
While there is a possibility of a sequel, there are no concrete answers as to when - or whether - one will occur. There is no schedule for the release of one at this time.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Monday, August 9, 2010
Remembering Older Actress Patricia Neal
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Remembering Older Actress Patricia Neal
Oscar-, Tony- and Golden Globe-winning actress Patricia Neal passed away Sunday of lung cancer at the age of 84.
Neal won a Tony in 1946 for her work in Lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest," which drew the attention of Hollywood.
After appearing in "John Loves Mary" with Ronald Reagan, her second film was "The Fountainhead" opposite Gary Cooper.
Barbara Stanwyck had helped champion the movie to Warner Brothers, but the role eventually went to Neal.
Neal went back to Broadway in the '50s, originating the role of Helen's mother in "The Miracle Worker," and occasionally appeared on television, as in Elia Kazan's "A Face in the Crowd."
She came back to film in 1963 in "Hud," for which she won an Oscar for best actress in a leading role.
Neal suffered a series of debilitating strokes in 1965 requiring lengthy rehabilitation. Two years later she was offered the part of Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate," which she turned down, feeling it was too soon after her stroke.
A year later she starred in "The Subject was Roses," receiving an Oscar nomination for her comeback role.
"The Subject was Roses" was her last film role, but Neal appeared on television after that. Her last role was in "Flying By" in 2009.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Oscar-, Tony- and Golden Globe-winning actress Patricia Neal passed away Sunday of lung cancer at the age of 84.
Neal won a Tony in 1946 for her work in Lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest," which drew the attention of Hollywood.
After appearing in "John Loves Mary" with Ronald Reagan, her second film was "The Fountainhead" opposite Gary Cooper.
Barbara Stanwyck had helped champion the movie to Warner Brothers, but the role eventually went to Neal.
Neal went back to Broadway in the '50s, originating the role of Helen's mother in "The Miracle Worker," and occasionally appeared on television, as in Elia Kazan's "A Face in the Crowd."
She came back to film in 1963 in "Hud," for which she won an Oscar for best actress in a leading role.
Neal suffered a series of debilitating strokes in 1965 requiring lengthy rehabilitation. Two years later she was offered the part of Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate," which she turned down, feeling it was too soon after her stroke.
A year later she starred in "The Subject was Roses," receiving an Oscar nomination for her comeback role.
"The Subject was Roses" was her last film role, but Neal appeared on television after that. Her last role was in "Flying By" in 2009.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
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
Monday, May 10, 2010
Evangeline Lilly
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Evangeline Lilly
Evangeline Lilly, star of ABC's "Lost," is on "Late Night with David Letterman" tonight, May 10, on CBS at 11:35 p.m.
Lilly, who was born in Canada, plays Kate Austin on the popular ABC program. "Lost" is now running its final month worth of episodes before the series ends.
"Lost" was Lilly's big break. She has since been nominated for a Golden Globe and had a supporting role in last year's best picture Oscar winner "The Hurt Locker."
Also appearing on tonight's "Late Night" are Sam Rockwell and the cast of Tony-nominated musical "Million Dollar Quartet."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Evangeline Lilly, star of ABC's "Lost," is on "Late Night with David Letterman" tonight, May 10, on CBS at 11:35 p.m.
Lilly, who was born in Canada, plays Kate Austin on the popular ABC program. "Lost" is now running its final month worth of episodes before the series ends.
"Lost" was Lilly's big break. She has since been nominated for a Golden Globe and had a supporting role in last year's best picture Oscar winner "The Hurt Locker."
Also appearing on tonight's "Late Night" are Sam Rockwell and the cast of Tony-nominated musical "Million Dollar Quartet."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Drawing Inspiration from Good Actress Mo'Nique
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Drawing Inspiration from Good Actress Mo'Nique
When Mo'Nique won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar on Sunday, there were a lot of excited fans. But some of the most excited came from her native Baltimore.
Rachel Hilson, a singer, dancer, and actress at the Baltimore School of the Arts was particularly inspired by Mo'Nique's win for portraying an abusive mother in "Precious."
"I think that Mo'Nique is such an inspiration, regardless of where she is from. However, being from Baltimore, which is not the easiest city to live in, she is even more of an inspiration." Hilson said.
She also explained that watching Mo'Nique helped to "clarify my desire to become an actress." Next, Hilson will compete in the NAACP's ACT-SO competition. It sounds like she's pretty clear.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
When Mo'Nique won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar on Sunday, there were a lot of excited fans. But some of the most excited came from her native Baltimore.
Rachel Hilson, a singer, dancer, and actress at the Baltimore School of the Arts was particularly inspired by Mo'Nique's win for portraying an abusive mother in "Precious."
"I think that Mo'Nique is such an inspiration, regardless of where she is from. However, being from Baltimore, which is not the easiest city to live in, she is even more of an inspiration." Hilson said.
She also explained that watching Mo'Nique helped to "clarify my desire to become an actress." Next, Hilson will compete in the NAACP's ACT-SO competition. It sounds like she's pretty clear.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Last Chance to Debate Oscar's Good Actress
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Last Chance to Debate Oscar's Good Actress
With The Oscar ceremony mere hours away (5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on ABC), there are also mere hours to debate who will take home the best actress award.
Although the conventional wisdom is that it's between Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock, entertainmentandshowbiz.com advise not counting out Helen Mirren or Gabourey Sidibe.
Of particular import, they point to the fact that Gabourey Sidibe (as well as costar and supporting actress favorite Mo'Nique) were both honored at the NAACP Image Awards.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
With The Oscar ceremony mere hours away (5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on ABC), there are also mere hours to debate who will take home the best actress award.
Although the conventional wisdom is that it's between Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock, entertainmentandshowbiz.com advise not counting out Helen Mirren or Gabourey Sidibe.
Of particular import, they point to the fact that Gabourey Sidibe (as well as costar and supporting actress favorite Mo'Nique) were both honored at the NAACP Image Awards.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Trying to Pick Oscar's Good Actress
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Trying to Pick Oscar's Good Actress
Apparently the best actor race is all tied up already (I had no idea, did you?) and will go to Jeff Bridges.
That leaves the debate open for the best actress award. Bloggers Jack Matthews and Anne Thompson both think Meryl Streep should win, but suspect that Sandra Bullock may get the Oscar instead.
Both bloggers suspect that voters may think they'll never get another chance to vote for Bullock and therefore give it to her for her role in "The Blind Side."
Matthews, who writes for Moviefone, thinks that they might honor Streep for her portrayal of Julia Child in "Julie & Julia" since voters like to honor performances they don't think they could give themselves.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Apparently the best actor race is all tied up already (I had no idea, did you?) and will go to Jeff Bridges.
That leaves the debate open for the best actress award. Bloggers Jack Matthews and Anne Thompson both think Meryl Streep should win, but suspect that Sandra Bullock may get the Oscar instead.
Both bloggers suspect that voters may think they'll never get another chance to vote for Bullock and therefore give it to her for her role in "The Blind Side."
Matthews, who writes for Moviefone, thinks that they might honor Streep for her portrayal of Julia Child in "Julie & Julia" since voters like to honor performances they don't think they could give themselves.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Newcomers and Vets Battle for Oscar's Good Actress
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Newcomers and Vets Battle for Oscar's Good Actress
Although there is nearly a month until the Academy Award nominations are announced, the Los Angeles Times is trying to figure out who the nominees and winners of the actress awards will be.
Newcomers Carey Mulligan of "An Education" and Gabourey Sidibe of "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" are both top contenders.
Both young women have already gotten nominations for National Board of Review, Screen Actors Guild, and Critics Choice Movie Awards.
Other less sure bets are Abbie Cornish of "Bright Star," Emily Blunt from "The Young Victoria," and Mo'Nique, also from "Precious."
Oddly enough, 15-year-old Saoirse Ronan of "The Lovely Bones" is among the vets, having been nominated two years ago for "Atonement."
Other veterans who have a good shot at hearing their names on February 2 include Meryl Streep for her role as Julia Child in "Julie & Julia" or for her turn in "It's Complicated."
Also likely candidates are Helen Mirren in "The Last Station," Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side," and Penélope Cruz and Marion Cotillard from "Nine."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Although there is nearly a month until the Academy Award nominations are announced, the Los Angeles Times is trying to figure out who the nominees and winners of the actress awards will be.
Newcomers Carey Mulligan of "An Education" and Gabourey Sidibe of "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" are both top contenders.
Both young women have already gotten nominations for National Board of Review, Screen Actors Guild, and Critics Choice Movie Awards.
Other less sure bets are Abbie Cornish of "Bright Star," Emily Blunt from "The Young Victoria," and Mo'Nique, also from "Precious."
Oddly enough, 15-year-old Saoirse Ronan of "The Lovely Bones" is among the vets, having been nominated two years ago for "Atonement."
Other veterans who have a good shot at hearing their names on February 2 include Meryl Streep for her role as Julia Child in "Julie & Julia" or for her turn in "It's Complicated."
Also likely candidates are Helen Mirren in "The Last Station," Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side," and Penélope Cruz and Marion Cotillard from "Nine."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Predicting Oscar's Good Actress
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Predicting Oscar's Good Actress
Oscar Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2. Gossipvita.com has joined in on predicting whose name will be called that morning.
The predictions include Meryl Streep for "Julie & Julia," Carey Mulligan for "An Education," and Hilary Swank in "Amelia."
Also predicted are Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious" and Marion Cotillard for her performance in the musical "Nine."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Oscar Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2. Gossipvita.com has joined in on predicting whose name will be called that morning.
The predictions include Meryl Streep for "Julie & Julia," Carey Mulligan for "An Education," and Hilary Swank in "Amelia."
Also predicted are Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious" and Marion Cotillard for her performance in the musical "Nine."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Spanish Actress Cruz Doesn't Remember Oscars
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Spanish Actress Cruz Doesn't Remember Oscars
Penélope Cruz says that she nearly fainted with shock when she received her award at this year's Oscar ceremony and doesn't remember what happened.
Cruz won for her performance in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," but says she nearly passed out from the tension of the event.
"I feel frustrated that I can't remember....I felt I was on the border of passing out from tension. That I can remember very well," she explains.
She does, however, remember eating roughly 300 canapes, crying for a half-hour, and being confused about what was going on.
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Penélope Cruz says that she nearly fainted with shock when she received her award at this year's Oscar ceremony and doesn't remember what happened.
Cruz won for her performance in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," but says she nearly passed out from the tension of the event.
"I feel frustrated that I can't remember....I felt I was on the border of passing out from tension. That I can remember very well," she explains.
She does, however, remember eating roughly 300 canapes, crying for a half-hour, and being confused about what was going on.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Sunday, November 22, 2009
DVD Celebrates Gone with the Wind, Actress Search
Gina Wilhelm Actress - DVD Celebrates Gone with the Wind, Actress Search
Gone With The Wind was first released 70 years ago. A new Ultimate Collector's Edition has been released on DVD and Blu-Ray, and it's a celebration and penance at the same time.
Even when the movie was released, there was some criticism of the movie's stereotyping of black characters, such as Prissy, played by Butterfly McQueen, and the way the movie seemed to glorify slavery.
The movie won the Oscar for best picture, and Vivien Leigh and Hattie McDaniel both won Oscars for their performances.
Hattie McDaniel's Oscar was the first to be awarded to an African American.
The new DVD/Blu-Ray set includes three featurettes. One is "Movieola: The Scarlett O'Hara War," featuring Tony Curtis playing producer David O. Selznick searching for an actress to play Scarlett.
Other featurettes are "Gone With the Wind: The Legend Lives On," which praises the movie, but does present some of the criticisms of the film.
Finally, there is a featurette called "1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year," highlighting the year that brought us "Gone with the Wind," "The Wizard of Oz," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," and many, many more.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Gone With The Wind was first released 70 years ago. A new Ultimate Collector's Edition has been released on DVD and Blu-Ray, and it's a celebration and penance at the same time.
Even when the movie was released, there was some criticism of the movie's stereotyping of black characters, such as Prissy, played by Butterfly McQueen, and the way the movie seemed to glorify slavery.
The movie won the Oscar for best picture, and Vivien Leigh and Hattie McDaniel both won Oscars for their performances.
Hattie McDaniel's Oscar was the first to be awarded to an African American.
The new DVD/Blu-Ray set includes three featurettes. One is "Movieola: The Scarlett O'Hara War," featuring Tony Curtis playing producer David O. Selznick searching for an actress to play Scarlett.
Other featurettes are "Gone With the Wind: The Legend Lives On," which praises the movie, but does present some of the criticisms of the film.
Finally, there is a featurette called "1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year," highlighting the year that brought us "Gone with the Wind," "The Wizard of Oz," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," and many, many more.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Lauren Bacall Honored for Being a Good Actress
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Lauren Bacall Honored for Being a Good Actress
Lauren Bacall finally received an Oscar this weekend. The actress debuted in 1944, but it wasn't until this weekend that she finally received a statuette.
"I can't believe it - a man at last," she said on receiving the honor. She was given the prize at this weekend's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards.
Anjelica Huston presented the Oscar to the legendary actress, saying that Bacall "defines what it means to be a great actress and also a huge movie star."
Portions of the ceremony will be shown during the Oscars telecast on March 7, 2010.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Lauren Bacall finally received an Oscar this weekend. The actress debuted in 1944, but it wasn't until this weekend that she finally received a statuette.
"I can't believe it - a man at last," she said on receiving the honor. She was given the prize at this weekend's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards.
Anjelica Huston presented the Oscar to the legendary actress, saying that Bacall "defines what it means to be a great actress and also a huge movie star."
Portions of the ceremony will be shown during the Oscars telecast on March 7, 2010.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Is Spanish Actress Cruz An Oscar Front-Runner?
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Is Spanish Actress Cruz An Oscar Front-Runner?
With two months left until awards season, Maryann Johnson of film.com is already handicapping Best Actress contenders.
One of her top picks is Spanish-born Penélope Cruz for "Broken Embraces," her latest film with Pedro Almodóvar.
In the movie, she plays an actress and gets to "morph between characters within characters," which Johnson says the motion picture academy loves.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
With two months left until awards season, Maryann Johnson of film.com is already handicapping Best Actress contenders.
One of her top picks is Spanish-born Penélope Cruz for "Broken Embraces," her latest film with Pedro Almodóvar.
In the movie, she plays an actress and gets to "morph between characters within characters," which Johnson says the motion picture academy loves.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Naomi Watts is the Best Value in Actresses
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Naomi Watts is the Best Value in Actresses
Forbes Magazine analyzed the salaries and box office returns of the top actresses in Hollywood and announced that British-born actress Naomi Watts
is the "best value" actress.
Watts's last three movies made $44 for every dollar she was paid.
Jennifer Connelly and Rachel McAdams were also highly rated for value, as was Meryl Streep, who, despite her high status and multiple Oscar nominations, earns $27 for each dollar she is paid.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Forbes Magazine analyzed the salaries and box office returns of the top actresses in Hollywood and announced that British-born actress Naomi Watts
is the "best value" actress.Watts's last three movies made $44 for every dollar she was paid.
Jennifer Connelly and Rachel McAdams were also highly rated for value, as was Meryl Streep, who, despite her high status and multiple Oscar nominations, earns $27 for each dollar she is paid.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Kirsten Dunst Crashes the Party
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Kirsten Dunst Crashes the Party
Kirsten Dunst crashed a party for Oscar-winning director Jane Campion
, apparently in an effort to get an audition.
The actress came to a luncheon at the Plaza Hotel's Oak Room. Reportedly she is trying to get cast in "Runaway," which is based on a series of short stories by Alice Munro.
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Kirsten Dunst crashed a party for Oscar-winning director Jane Campion
, apparently in an effort to get an audition.The actress came to a luncheon at the Plaza Hotel's Oak Room. Reportedly she is trying to get cast in "Runaway," which is based on a series of short stories by Alice Munro.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Renee Zellweger's One and Only
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Renee Zellweger's One and Only
Renee Zellweger is starring in "My One and Only," which opened in theaters on Friday.
The movie tells the fictionalized story of George Hamilton at age 15 traveling across country with his brother and his mother, who is played by Zellweger.
She tells Newsday that the modestly budgeted movie was able to get the Oscar winner because of the quality of the script and the time was right in her life.
She said she also thought it seemed like a movie she'd like to see herself.
"The character is so much fun, and it felt right for last summer. I thought, 'I wanna go and be this lady this summer and discover what her experiences might be like.'"
She also revealed that she didn't initially understand her iconic line from "Jerry Maguire," "You had me at 'hello.'" Cameron Crowe had her do several different takes of the line.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Renee Zellweger is starring in "My One and Only," which opened in theaters on Friday.
The movie tells the fictionalized story of George Hamilton at age 15 traveling across country with his brother and his mother, who is played by Zellweger.
She tells Newsday that the modestly budgeted movie was able to get the Oscar winner because of the quality of the script and the time was right in her life.
She said she also thought it seemed like a movie she'd like to see herself.
"The character is so much fun, and it felt right for last summer. I thought, 'I wanna go and be this lady this summer and discover what her experiences might be like.'"
She also revealed that she didn't initially understand her iconic line from "Jerry Maguire," "You had me at 'hello.'" Cameron Crowe had her do several different takes of the line.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Learning About Ingrid Bergman
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Learning About Ingrid Bergman
Today would have been Ingrid Bergman's birthday. Bergman's family tried to discourage her from acting, but she pursued it on her own, memorizing poetry in her bedroom.
She was in some high school plays and was an extra in a movie. On graduation, she used her inheritance to go to the Royal Dramatic Theater School in Stockholm.
She left the school a year later when she got a small role in a Swedish movie. She starred in "Intermezzo" in 1936, which sealed her position as a star in Sweden and launched her Hollywood career.
In Hollywood, she starred in the remake of "Intermezzo" with Leslie Howard. She also appeared in movies with Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, and Bing Crosby, and was directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
She considered her role in "Casablanca" not to be of great importance, though I think she's alone in that assessment.
On the other hand, she actually didn't know the end of the movie until it was filmed (the studio had considered a very different ending).
She won a number of awards, including Best Actress Oscars for "Gaslight" in 1944 and "Anastasia" in 1956.
She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Murder on the Orient Express" in 1974, making her the first actress to win that award after getting two leading actress statuettes.
Bergman acted until her death, appearing as Prime Minister Golda Meir in the miniseries "A Woman Called Golda" in 1982. That performance earned her an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Today would have been Ingrid Bergman's birthday. Bergman's family tried to discourage her from acting, but she pursued it on her own, memorizing poetry in her bedroom.
She was in some high school plays and was an extra in a movie. On graduation, she used her inheritance to go to the Royal Dramatic Theater School in Stockholm.
She left the school a year later when she got a small role in a Swedish movie. She starred in "Intermezzo" in 1936, which sealed her position as a star in Sweden and launched her Hollywood career.
In Hollywood, she starred in the remake of "Intermezzo" with Leslie Howard. She also appeared in movies with Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, and Bing Crosby, and was directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
She considered her role in "Casablanca" not to be of great importance, though I think she's alone in that assessment.
On the other hand, she actually didn't know the end of the movie until it was filmed (the studio had considered a very different ending).
She won a number of awards, including Best Actress Oscars for "Gaslight" in 1944 and "Anastasia" in 1956.
She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Murder on the Orient Express" in 1974, making her the first actress to win that award after getting two leading actress statuettes.
Bergman acted until her death, appearing as Prime Minister Golda Meir in the miniseries "A Woman Called Golda" in 1982. That performance earned her an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Monday, August 24, 2009
Glourious Mélanie Laurent
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Glourious Mélanie Laurent
Mélanie Laurent, star of "Inglourious Basterds," feels very close to her character, Shosanna, in the movie.
"I'm very close to her. You need to be strong to do that job, to have an actor's life. And you need to be fragile. I'm a little bit French and rebel sometimes, a little bit like Shosanna, and I'm Jewish."
Laurent plays a Jewish woman who sees her family massacred by Nazis and comes to Paris to run a movie theater and develop a revenge plan.
Laurent is new to Americans, but is well established in France. She's been acting since 1999, when she appeared in "Un pont entre deux rives" opposite Gérard Depardieu.
She also won the César award, which is France's equivalent of the Oscar, for most promising actress in 2006 for her movie "Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas."
She's a little bemused by the fuss surrounding her appearance in "Inglourious Basterds." She isn't going to go to Hollywood to be famous or make money.
"It's not that I do not care. I have amazing parts in France. The dream was just to make a movie with Tarantino."
Laurent revealed that writer/director Quentin Tarantino had been looking for an actress to play his Shosanna for eight years. He was just as nervous to meet her as she was to meet him.
In addition to promoting "Basterds," she's currently producing and recording a rock music CD.
She directed a movie that was an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, and she would like to direct some more.
She also plans to finish writing a screenplay in September. "perfect life would to be have an amazing part every year and to spend all my free time to just write," says Laurent.
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Mélanie Laurent, star of "Inglourious Basterds," feels very close to her character, Shosanna, in the movie.
"I'm very close to her. You need to be strong to do that job, to have an actor's life. And you need to be fragile. I'm a little bit French and rebel sometimes, a little bit like Shosanna, and I'm Jewish."
Laurent plays a Jewish woman who sees her family massacred by Nazis and comes to Paris to run a movie theater and develop a revenge plan.
Laurent is new to Americans, but is well established in France. She's been acting since 1999, when she appeared in "Un pont entre deux rives" opposite Gérard Depardieu.
She also won the César award, which is France's equivalent of the Oscar, for most promising actress in 2006 for her movie "Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas."
She's a little bemused by the fuss surrounding her appearance in "Inglourious Basterds." She isn't going to go to Hollywood to be famous or make money.
"It's not that I do not care. I have amazing parts in France. The dream was just to make a movie with Tarantino."
Laurent revealed that writer/director Quentin Tarantino had been looking for an actress to play his Shosanna for eight years. He was just as nervous to meet her as she was to meet him.
In addition to promoting "Basterds," she's currently producing and recording a rock music CD.
She directed a movie that was an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, and she would like to direct some more.
She also plans to finish writing a screenplay in September. "perfect life would to be have an amazing part every year and to spend all my free time to just write," says Laurent.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Anniversary Celebration of "Imitation of Life"
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Anniversary Celebration of "Imitation of Life"
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is having a special celebration for the 50th anniversary of the Douglas Sirk/Ross Hunter film "Imitation of Life" on Friday.
They will be showing the final Sirk/Hunter collaboration at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Hollywood.
The movie is based on a 1933 novel by Fannie Hurst and is a remake of a 1934 film by the same name.
The story revolves around an actress, played by Lana Turner, who has no time for her daughter and the actress' housekeeper whose own daughter, who is light-skinned, tries to pass for white.
The Sirk/Hunter deals particularly with a woman more focused on her career than on getting married, which was a radical idea for the time.
Juanita Moore, who played the housekeeper, and Susan Kohner, who portrayed her daughter, both received Oscar nominations for their work in the movie.
The event will feature a new print of the film. Actresses Moore and Kohner, who have remained close since the movie, will also discuss the film with Kohner's filmmaker sons.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is having a special celebration for the 50th anniversary of the Douglas Sirk/Ross Hunter film "Imitation of Life" on Friday.
They will be showing the final Sirk/Hunter collaboration at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Hollywood.
The movie is based on a 1933 novel by Fannie Hurst and is a remake of a 1934 film by the same name.
The story revolves around an actress, played by Lana Turner, who has no time for her daughter and the actress' housekeeper whose own daughter, who is light-skinned, tries to pass for white.
The Sirk/Hunter deals particularly with a woman more focused on her career than on getting married, which was a radical idea for the time.
Juanita Moore, who played the housekeeper, and Susan Kohner, who portrayed her daughter, both received Oscar nominations for their work in the movie.
The event will feature a new print of the film. Actresses Moore and Kohner, who have remained close since the movie, will also discuss the film with Kohner's filmmaker sons.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
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