Gina Wilhelm - Aisha Tyler Breaks Records
Aisha Tyler is proud of the records she's broken in her career, though admittedly some are more profound than others.
On the profound side, she was the first black female host of "Talk Soup" and the first recurring black female character on "Friends."
Less importantly, she was also the first female and the first African-American to serve on the Halo Council, a board of videogame fans.
She also claims that for years she was the only black female snowboarder in the sport.
Tyler is currently focusing on her stand-up act rather than her acting, gaming, or boarding.
This weekend she appears at the DC Improv Comedy Club in the Nation's Capital to promote her concert DVD "Aisha Tyler is Lit: Live at the Fillmore."
She says that stand-up is a grueling way to make a living. A fan of science fiction, Tyler will be seen acting later this year.
She'll be in "Black Water Transit" with Laurence Fishburne and Brittany Snow. She took the project because she found the script "compelling."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Sonal Shah's Mental Health
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Sonal Shah's Mental Health
Sonal Shah, who plays Dr. Sunny Dey on the ABC series "Scrubs" will be interviewed on "Your Mental Health Talk Radio" on April 17, 2009 at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.
Shah grew up in Wheaton, IL, and started as a competitive dancer. However, in college at Loyola University. She graduated with a degree in Theatre and pre-medicine.
She got to be a staple of Chicago theatre, performing with the Goodman Theatre and founding the Rasaka Theatre Company.
She also trained at Improv Olympic Chicago, The Moscow Art Theatre School at Harvard, and The Second City Conservatory.
In addition to the radio show, she does a lot of speaking on the subject of Asian Americans in entertainment.
On the radio show, Shah is scheduled to talk about juggling her acting career with working for a public relations firm.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Sonal Shah, who plays Dr. Sunny Dey on the ABC series "Scrubs" will be interviewed on "Your Mental Health Talk Radio" on April 17, 2009 at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.
Shah grew up in Wheaton, IL, and started as a competitive dancer. However, in college at Loyola University. She graduated with a degree in Theatre and pre-medicine.
She got to be a staple of Chicago theatre, performing with the Goodman Theatre and founding the Rasaka Theatre Company.
She also trained at Improv Olympic Chicago, The Moscow Art Theatre School at Harvard, and The Second City Conservatory.
In addition to the radio show, she does a lot of speaking on the subject of Asian Americans in entertainment.
On the radio show, Shah is scheduled to talk about juggling her acting career with working for a public relations firm.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Acting and Lying
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Acting and Lying
Kelli Williams says that acting is lying. She's lying to play a character. In addition, her character is trying to discover when other characters on her show, "Lie to Me," are fibbing.
On the program, she and Tim Roth try to find liars by detecting body language, facial expressions, and voice changes.
The series is based on the work of Paul Ekman, who wrote a book on the subject after years of studying lie detection.
The show starts by establishing who is telling the truth and who is lying. After that, the characters determine what lie is being told.
Williams admits that she takes her work home with her: She's been using the lie detection techniques from the show on her kids.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Kelli Williams says that acting is lying. She's lying to play a character. In addition, her character is trying to discover when other characters on her show, "Lie to Me," are fibbing.
On the program, she and Tim Roth try to find liars by detecting body language, facial expressions, and voice changes.
The series is based on the work of Paul Ekman, who wrote a book on the subject after years of studying lie detection.
The show starts by establishing who is telling the truth and who is lying. After that, the characters determine what lie is being told.
Williams admits that she takes her work home with her: She's been using the lie detection techniques from the show on her kids.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Monday, April 6, 2009
The Show Goes on for Lynn Redgrave
Gina Wilhelm Actress - The Show Goes on for Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Redgrave plans to open her new show, "Rachel and Juliet" this Friday at Folger Theatre in Washington DC.
The Redgraves have been involved in theater since 1824. Lynn's new show explores the fascination that her mother, Rachel Kempson, had with the role of Juliet.
This is the latest in a series of one-woman plays about her family. She started with "Shakespeare for my Father."
"Shakespeare for my Father" was a sort of therapy for the actress, who had a troubled relationship with Sir Michael, her father.
"Rachel and Juliet" is, instead, a tribute to her mother.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Lynn Redgrave plans to open her new show, "Rachel and Juliet" this Friday at Folger Theatre in Washington DC.
The Redgraves have been involved in theater since 1824. Lynn's new show explores the fascination that her mother, Rachel Kempson, had with the role of Juliet.
This is the latest in a series of one-woman plays about her family. She started with "Shakespeare for my Father."
"Shakespeare for my Father" was a sort of therapy for the actress, who had a troubled relationship with Sir Michael, her father.
"Rachel and Juliet" is, instead, a tribute to her mother.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Kristin Davis Designs Clothes for the Rest of Us
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Kristin Davis Designs Clothes for the Rest of Us
Kristin Davis' character on "Sex and the City" did not have the most daring wardrobe on the show, but she was always very stylish.
Now Davis is designing clothing for Belk department stores that the average consumer can afford.
She's not the first actress from "Sex and the City" to design clothes. Costar Sarah Jessica Parker designed clothes that sold for less than $20.
Her idea is to have clothing that, while reasonably priced, is still attractive. Her clothing is modeled after the "sexy secretary" look that defined her "Sex in the City" character.
She also made sure her line could be worn by anyone, not just "skinny actresses." To that end, she made clothes that would look good on any body type.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Kristin Davis' character on "Sex and the City" did not have the most daring wardrobe on the show, but she was always very stylish.
Now Davis is designing clothing for Belk department stores that the average consumer can afford.
She's not the first actress from "Sex and the City" to design clothes. Costar Sarah Jessica Parker designed clothes that sold for less than $20.
Her idea is to have clothing that, while reasonably priced, is still attractive. Her clothing is modeled after the "sexy secretary" look that defined her "Sex in the City" character.
She also made sure her line could be worn by anyone, not just "skinny actresses." To that end, she made clothes that would look good on any body type.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Marlee Matlin Gives Keynote Speech
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Marlee Matlin Gives Keynote Speech
Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin gave the keynote address at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo in Seattle Wednesday night.
The deaf actress told the audience of educators that she got where she was because "people like you listened to me."
She said that growing up, her parents taught her to do what she loved, and be accepted doing it.
She told about her start in acting, playing Dorothy in a community theater production of "The Wizard of Oz" at age 13.
Henry Winkler, near the height of his popularity, came to see the show. Matlin insisted on meeting him so she could tell him she wanted to act as well.
Her mother took Winkler aside. She wanted him to speak carefully. She didn't want Marlee to go to Hollywood and be disappointed.
Instead, he told her "Marlee, sweetheart, you can be whatever you want to be." Winkler himself had struggled with undiagnosed dyslexia as a child.
Years later, she has found success, appearing on "Dancing with the Stars," "The West Wing," and of course, winning the Oscar for "Children of a Lesser God."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin gave the keynote address at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo in Seattle Wednesday night.
The deaf actress told the audience of educators that she got where she was because "people like you listened to me."
She said that growing up, her parents taught her to do what she loved, and be accepted doing it.
She told about her start in acting, playing Dorothy in a community theater production of "The Wizard of Oz" at age 13.
Henry Winkler, near the height of his popularity, came to see the show. Matlin insisted on meeting him so she could tell him she wanted to act as well.
Her mother took Winkler aside. She wanted him to speak carefully. She didn't want Marlee to go to Hollywood and be disappointed.
Instead, he told her "Marlee, sweetheart, you can be whatever you want to be." Winkler himself had struggled with undiagnosed dyslexia as a child.
Years later, she has found success, appearing on "Dancing with the Stars," "The West Wing," and of course, winning the Oscar for "Children of a Lesser God."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Callie Thorne Doesn't Need Rescuing
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Callie Thorne Doesn't Need Rescuing
When FX's series "Rescue Me" wrapped filming for the season recently, Callie Thorne knew she woiuld be sad.
The actress, who plays Sheila Keefe on the show, considers the rest of the cast to be family. She has a little separation anxiety when they go away for the off-season.
She enjoys the show, in which she says the writers have created a world where anything can happen-particularly for Thorne's character.
She had no idea what her character would be doing until she received the first episode.
Sometimes when she reads a script with powerful material for her character, she says her "upper lip breaks into a sweat. I think, 'Oh my God, they think I'm better than I am.'"
Thorne says the storylines this season are "mind-blowing." The new season got a delayed start because of the writers' strike.
She expects that the stories will more than make up for the wait.
For now, though, while they aren't filming, she expects to be sad until she gets used to it.
"When you're lucky enough to have a job, a stable job, the hiatuses are a little daunting."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
When FX's series "Rescue Me" wrapped filming for the season recently, Callie Thorne knew she woiuld be sad.
The actress, who plays Sheila Keefe on the show, considers the rest of the cast to be family. She has a little separation anxiety when they go away for the off-season.
She enjoys the show, in which she says the writers have created a world where anything can happen-particularly for Thorne's character.
She had no idea what her character would be doing until she received the first episode.
Sometimes when she reads a script with powerful material for her character, she says her "upper lip breaks into a sweat. I think, 'Oh my God, they think I'm better than I am.'"
Thorne says the storylines this season are "mind-blowing." The new season got a delayed start because of the writers' strike.
She expects that the stories will more than make up for the wait.
For now, though, while they aren't filming, she expects to be sad until she gets used to it.
"When you're lucky enough to have a job, a stable job, the hiatuses are a little daunting."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
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