Gina Wilhelm Actress - Congratulations to Catherine Tate
Actress Catherine Tate has won this year's Airlock Alpha Portal Award for Best Actress on Television for her role as Donna Noble on "Doctor Who."
Tate played The Doctor's companion, and her win gives that series its only major acting category win.
The Portal Awards are chosen by voters online.
Billie Piper was the runner up in the Best Guest Star on Television for her portrayal of Rose Tyler in the "Doctor Who" episode "Stolen Earth."
Congratulations to Catherine Tate and Billie Piper!
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Sunday, August 30, 2009
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
Friday, August 28, 2009
Laura Linney's Chances for an Emmy Next Year
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Laura Linney's Chances for an Emmy Next Year
The Los Angeles Times' Awards Insider column is already handicapping Laura Linney's chances of winning an Emmy for lead actress in a comedy series next year.
Tom O'Neil, the writer of the column, has already decided that Tina Fey will win again this year for "30 Rock," and so has moved on to next year's contest.
Linney is set to star in "The C Word" on Showtime, her series debut. In the hour-long comedy, Linney plays a suburban housewife facing cancer.
Showtime president Robert Greenblatt voiced his confidence in Linney, saying, "She will no doubt make this character both heartbreaking and disarmingly funny."
He added that he was thrilled she had chosen this show for her series debut.
Laura Linney has already won an Emmy every time she's been nominated. Her most recent win was for lead actress in a movie or miniseries for her portrayal of Abigail Adams in "John Adams."
She also won in the same category in 2002 for "Wild Iris." She also won for guest actress in a comedy series for her work in "Frasier" in 2004.
Linney has also received three Oscar nominations, two for lead actress in "You Can Count on Me" and "The Savages" and one for supporting actress in "Kinsey."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
The Los Angeles Times' Awards Insider column is already handicapping Laura Linney's chances of winning an Emmy for lead actress in a comedy series next year.
Tom O'Neil, the writer of the column, has already decided that Tina Fey will win again this year for "30 Rock," and so has moved on to next year's contest.
Linney is set to star in "The C Word" on Showtime, her series debut. In the hour-long comedy, Linney plays a suburban housewife facing cancer.
Showtime president Robert Greenblatt voiced his confidence in Linney, saying, "She will no doubt make this character both heartbreaking and disarmingly funny."
He added that he was thrilled she had chosen this show for her series debut.
Laura Linney has already won an Emmy every time she's been nominated. Her most recent win was for lead actress in a movie or miniseries for her portrayal of Abigail Adams in "John Adams."
She also won in the same category in 2002 for "Wild Iris." She also won for guest actress in a comedy series for her work in "Frasier" in 2004.
Linney has also received three Oscar nominations, two for lead actress in "You Can Count on Me" and "The Savages" and one for supporting actress in "Kinsey."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Rachel York Wants Those Puppies
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Rachel York Wants Those Puppies
Broadway in Chicago has announced that Rachel York will be playing Cruella de Vil in the new Broadway production of "101 Dalmations."
The musical is an adaptation of the 1956 story by Dodie Smith.
York is a Drama Desk winner who has appeared on the Great White Way in "City of Angels" and "Les Misérables." She also was in "Victor/Victoria" with Dame Julie Andrews.
She has also starred in "The Scarlet Pimpernel," "Sly Fox," and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."
The production team includes Tony Award winning director Jerry Zaks, bookwriter and co-lyricist BT McNicholl, and composer and co-lyricist Dennis DeYoung, who also founded the rock band STYX.
York said that the story was one of her favorites as a child, and Cruella de Vil is one of her all-time favorite characters.
The play also stars 15 real Dalmations, many of which were rescued from animal shelters.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Broadway in Chicago has announced that Rachel York will be playing Cruella de Vil in the new Broadway production of "101 Dalmations."
The musical is an adaptation of the 1956 story by Dodie Smith.
York is a Drama Desk winner who has appeared on the Great White Way in "City of Angels" and "Les Misérables." She also was in "Victor/Victoria" with Dame Julie Andrews.
She has also starred in "The Scarlet Pimpernel," "Sly Fox," and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."
The production team includes Tony Award winning director Jerry Zaks, bookwriter and co-lyricist BT McNicholl, and composer and co-lyricist Dennis DeYoung, who also founded the rock band STYX.
York said that the story was one of her favorites as a child, and Cruella de Vil is one of her all-time favorite characters.
The play also stars 15 real Dalmations, many of which were rescued from animal shelters.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Is Dakota Going to Oz?
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Is Dakota Going to Oz?
Dakota Fanning may be playing the lead in a planned sequel to "The Wizard of Oz."
The planned movie will be distributed by Warner Bros. and co-produced by Todd McFarlane, who produced "Spawn."
A Warner Bros. executive promises the sequel will be "darker and more action-packed" than the original MGM musical starring Judy Garland. McFarlane likewise has promised this version will be edgy.
He says she'll be "much closer to the Ripley character from 'Alien' than a helpless singing girl." Ripley, of course, was placed by Sigourney Weaver.
If she were to get the role, Fanning would play Dorothy Gale's granddaughter.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Dakota Fanning may be playing the lead in a planned sequel to "The Wizard of Oz."
The planned movie will be distributed by Warner Bros. and co-produced by Todd McFarlane, who produced "Spawn."
A Warner Bros. executive promises the sequel will be "darker and more action-packed" than the original MGM musical starring Judy Garland. McFarlane likewise has promised this version will be edgy.
He says she'll be "much closer to the Ripley character from 'Alien' than a helpless singing girl." Ripley, of course, was placed by Sigourney Weaver.
If she were to get the role, Fanning would play Dorothy Gale's granddaughter.
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.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
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
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Mena Suvari's Weddings
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Mena Suvari's Weddings
Mena Suvari is in the midst of making plans for her June 2010 wedding. The planning keeps her busy, but not too busy to act.
She just finished a movie called "You May Not Kiss the Bride," a romantic comedy with Rob Schneider and Vinnie Jones.
Suvari describes her character was "smart but with a few things loose." She falls in love with her boss, played by Dave Annable, and winds up stalking him, crashing his wedding and honeymoon.
She says she is nothing like her character, who wears "tons" of leopard print and lip gloss. “It was so much fun to play her, (she’s) such a mess," Suvari said.
The movie will release at roughly the same time as her actual wedding.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Mena Suvari is in the midst of making plans for her June 2010 wedding. The planning keeps her busy, but not too busy to act.
She just finished a movie called "You May Not Kiss the Bride," a romantic comedy with Rob Schneider and Vinnie Jones.
Suvari describes her character was "smart but with a few things loose." She falls in love with her boss, played by Dave Annable, and winds up stalking him, crashing his wedding and honeymoon.
She says she is nothing like her character, who wears "tons" of leopard print and lip gloss. “It was so much fun to play her, (she’s) such a mess," Suvari said.
The movie will release at roughly the same time as her actual wedding.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
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