Oscar Actors: Pavan, Marisa–Background, Career, Awards
Although her screen debut was in 1952 in What Price Glory, Pavan’s breakthrough role came three years later, when she was cast as Anna Magnani’s daughter in The Rose Tattoo. That part was initially assigned to her twin sister, but by the time production began, Angeli was unavailable for the role.
1 Oscar Actors: Best Actors Nominated (or Winning) for Playing the Same Role in Different Movies
Actors Nominated (or Winning) for Playing the Same Role in Different Movies
Oscar Actors: Plummer, Christopher–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage)
Updated June 18, 2022 Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: No Birth: Toronto, Canada Social Class: Upper-middle; father sold stocks; mother worked McGil University Race/Ethnicity/Religion Family: only child; parents separated shortly after birth Education: love for theatre at an early age Training: apprentice with the Montreal Repertory Theatre Teacher/Inspirational Figure: Olivier, Henry IV (1933) Radio Debut: TV […]
Oscar Directors: Anderson, Lindsay–Background, Career, Awards (LGBTQ, Gay Director)
Lindsay Gordon Anderson (April 17, 1923–August 30, 1994) was British film, theatre and documentary director, film critic, and leading figure of the Free Cinema movement and the British New Wave. He is most widely remembered for his 1968 film If…., which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Fest in 1969 and marked Malcolm McDowell’s […]
Oscar Actors: Lewis, Juliette–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage; Emmy Nom)
Updated April 23, 2022 Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: Yes; father, actor Geoffrey Lewis, mother graphic designer. Social Class: Middle Race/Ethnicity/Religion Family: Education: Training: Teacher/Inspirational Figure: Radio Debut: TV Debut: child actor Stage Debut: Broadway Debut: Film Debut: My Stepmother Is an Alien, 1988, aged 15 Breakthrough Role: Cape Fear, 1991; aged 18 Oscar Role: Other […]
Oscar Actors: Grahame, Gloria–Best Supporting Actress–Filmography
Oscar Actors: Grahame, Gloria–Best Supporting Actress–Filmography, 1944-1981; 39 features; 1950s best decade of her career.
1 )scar Actors: Best Actor–Multiple Nominations (4 or More)
April 21, 2022 Multiple Awards and Nominations The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards: Wins Actor Nominations 3 Daniel Day-Lewis 6 2 Spencer Tracy 9 Jack Nicholson 8 Marlon Brando 7 Dustin Hoffman Gary Cooper 5 Tom Hanks Fredric March Sean Penn Anthony Hopkins 4 The following individuals received four or more […]
Oscar Scandals 2022: Slapgate–Ricky Gervaise Defended Rock’s Oscars Joke by Mocking Alopecia: My Hair’s ‘Going Thin, So I’m Disabled’
Gervais’ mocking of alopecia and questioning if it’s a disability or not ignited outrage on social media.
Movie Stars: Gassman, Vittorio–Italian Actor and International Heartthrob (Latin Lover Type) (Jewish Mother)
With his natural charisma and his fluency in English he scored a number of roles in Hollywood, including Rhapsody with Elizabeth Taylor and The Glass Wall before returning to Italy and the theatre.
1 Oscar Actors: Perkins, Anthony–Background, Career, Awards
Updated May 16, 2022 Anthony Perkins Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: Yes; father actor Social Class: Middle (or upper-middle) Race/Ethnicity/Religion Family: Education: Training: Teacher/Inspirational Figure: Radio Debut: TV Debut: Stage Debut: Broadway Debut: Film Debut: The Actress, 1953; aged 21 Breakthrough Role: Oscar Role: Friendly Persuasion, 1956; aged 24 Other Noms: Tony Nom, 1959 Other Awards: […]