Born February 17th, 1954, former model Rene Russo's first dramatic role of note was on the 1987 TV series Sable, in which she played Eden Kendall, the literary agent to a children's author - turned - crimefighter. (rottentomatoes.com)
Yet it's still not quite Oscar - winning caliber (but still worthy of a nomination), and Stiller's playing against type doesn't come off as honest a performance as, say, Michael Keaton, in Clean and Sober (1988), that comic's first dramatic role. (nitrateonline.com)
Showbiz411 are reporting that Franco has casted up for his adaptation of William Faulkner «s classic «As I Lay Dying,» with his «Pineapple Express» and «Your Highness» co-star Danny McBride (in what would be his first dramatic role since «All The Real Girls ``?) (indiewire.com)