Movie Stars: Pike, Rosamund–from Bond Girl to Gone Girl to Madame Curie

What better way to kick off a career than with 007? “From the very first car ride I took to the audition, in a Jaguar, I thought, ‘This is like a magic carpet into a new life. And so it turned out to be.”

Oscar Actors: Pike, Rosamund–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage, Emmy Award)

July 21, 2020 Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike began her acting career by appearing in the British stage productions of Romeo and Juliet and Skylight. After her screen debut in the TV film A Rather English Marriage (1998) and television roles in Wives and Daughters (1999) and Love in a Cold Climate (2001), she received international […]

Directors: Prolific Directors with Large, Undistinguished Output–Edward L. Cahn

Prolific Directors with Large, Undistinguished Output–Edward L. Cahn

Oscar Actors: Von Sydow, Max–Background, Career, Awards

During his career, von Sydow received two Oscar nominations for his performances in Pelle the Conqueror (1987) and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011).

Oscar Actors: Branagh, Kenneth–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage; Emmy)

Branagh has both directed and starred in film adaptations of William Shakespeare’s plays, including Henry V (1989), for which he was nominated for the Best Actor and Best Director Oscars, Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Othello (1995), Hamlet (1996), for which he was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar.