Sentences with phrase «acclaimed film actresses»

With spouse Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward comprised one of the most successful husband - and - wife tandems in Hollywood history; not only among the most acclaimed film actresses of her era, she was also highly visible as a television and theatrical performer, as well as a prominent social activist.

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She appeared in a string of independent films throughout the 1990s, in addition to all the aforementioned Di Cillo titles; she had the lead, opposite Anne Heche, in the acclaimed Walking and Talking (1996), written and directed by Nicole Holofcener, a role which earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actress.

A lovely and gifted actress, Michael Michele has won acclaim for her portrayals of strong and capable women on television as well as in feature films.

One of the most talented — and often underappreciated — character actresses of the late 1990s, Allison Janney first began courting critical attention with roles in such acclaimed films as Big Night (1996) and American Beauty (1998).

Both Soderbergh and Shyamalan would continue to feature her such films as Ocean's Twelve and The Village, as Jones continued to rack up acclaim for her stage work, including a Best Actress Tony in 2005 for John Patrick Shanley's Doubt.

DICK DINMAN SALUTES GARY COOPER»S BLU «THE HANGING TREE»: Producer / host Dick Dinman and Warner Home Video's Senior Vice President of Classic and Theatrical Marketing George Feltenstein celebrate the Warner Archive's lustrously restored Blu - ray release of THE HANGING TREE one of legendary superstar Gary Cooper's most unjustly forgotten masterworks and actress Joan Leslie (who at the tender age of 16 costarred with Cooper in SERGEANT YORK) and acclaimed director Michael Anderson (who directed Cooper's final two films) regale Dick with their praise of Cooper's uniquely invisible acting technique.

Ruth «s critically - acclaimed film Loving took home the award for Best Movie For Grownups, while Isabelle «s Elle scored Best Foreign Film, Annette was honored with Best Actress for 20th Century Women, and Jeff hit the stage to accept Best Support Actor for his work in Hell or High Water.

The Academy Award nominated actress wore the elegant ensemble to a screening of her acclaimed film, I, Tonya, in Culver City, California.

The Hollywood Reporter says Scarlett Johansson has now boarded the film; she'll play Janet Leigh — the acclaimed actress who'll forever be known for her brief and bloody shower scene in «Psycho».

Even with their individual impressive resumes before their first collaboration, «Clouds of Sils Maria,» it became one of Assayas» most acclaimed films to date and Stewart's performance received raves around the world, earning her the honor of being the first American actress to win the Cesar, France's equivalent of the Oscar.

The film is set to be released on 20 December 2013 in the USA, and has already been generating critical acclaim during the upcoming awards season, being nominated for no less than 7 Golden Globes including, Best Motion Picture, Best Actor — Christian Bale, Best Actress — Amy Adams, Best Supporting Actress — Jennifer Lawrence, Best Supporting Actor — Bradley Cooper and two nominations for director David O'Russell with Best Screenplay and Best Director.

Within a year, she was the title role in Jonathan Demme «s «Rachel Getting Married,» and while co-star Anne Hathaway won most of the acclaim for the film, DeWitt was again terrific, and along with that year's «Afterschool,» it put the actress properly on the map.

Acclaimed actress Margot Robbie has revealed that the Harley Quinn spin - off movie could be «an R - rated girl gang film».

«Selected as the opening night film for Sundance 2012, HELLO I MUST BE GOING features acclaimed actress Melanie Lynskey (WIN WIN, UP IN THE AIR, TWO AND A HALF MEN) in her breakout role as Amy, a recent divorcée who seeks refuge in the suburban Connecticut home of her parents (Blythe Danner and John Rubinstein).

An enduring genre favorite, «Rosemary's Baby» is one of the rare genre films to receive major award - worthy acclaim during its release, earning nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress, the latter of which was won by Ruth Gordon.

It garnered the Best Actress Award for first - time actress Machiko Ono, who went on to star in acclaimed films such as Like Father, Like Son (Hirokazu KoActress Award for first - time actress Machiko Ono, who went on to star in acclaimed films such as Like Father, Like Son (Hirokazu Koactress Machiko Ono, who went on to star in acclaimed films such as Like Father, Like Son (Hirokazu Koreeda).

Natalie Portman received her second Academy Award ® nomination and first Best Actress win for her performance in Darren Aronofsky's critically acclaimed film, BLACK SWAN.

In her new film, My Life Without Me, acclaimed Canadian actress Sarah Polley (The Sweet Hereafter) plays Ann, a young mother secretly dying of cancer who decides to make the most of her remaining days.

The films stars acclaimed English actress Imelda Staunton as a «middle class, judgmental snob» who discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend.

Robbie not only starred as notorious figure skater Tonya Harding in the off - kilter biopic «I, Tonya,» for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination for best actress, but she also produced the acclaimed film.

The actress, who's a BAFTA Rising Star nominee this year, will join Scott Thomas in the film based on Elizabeth Jane Howard's acclaimed novel of the same name.

Margot Robbie not only starred as notorious figure skater Tonya Harding in the off - kilter biopic «I, Tonya,» for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination for best actress, but she also produced the acclaimed film under her LuckyChap Entertainment banner.

The Oscar - nominated actress and her director, Ned Benson, tell TheWrap about final edits to the acclaimed film

And Laurie Metcalf and Allison Janney have even more in common; they're both veteran TV actresses who have only recently begun to get similar acclaim for their film roles.

Alcon, one of the longest - running independent film finance and production companies in the world, has financed and produced, and / or co - financed / produced 33 films to date, including the recent critically acclaimed film Blade Runner 2049 from Academy Award - nominated director Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford; the Academy Award - nominated Best Picture The Blind Side, which earned Sandra Bullock a Best Actress Oscar; The Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman; Insomnia, starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank and directed by Chris Nolan; The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants; P.S. I Love You, starring Hilary Swank; the critically acclaimed dramatic thriller Prisoners, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo, Terrance Howard and Paul Dano; and the family hit Dolphin Tale starring Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson.

American actress Reese Witherspoon has had a hugely successful career from massive film hits including Legally Blonde to a huge resurgence on the small screen with the critically acclaimed Big Little Lies.

Newcomer Lupita Nyong» o was honored with the Best Breakthrough Performance Award at the 7th annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon for her work in critically acclaimed film, 12 Years a Slave, presented by fellow actress, Alfre Woodard.

Wednesday: Jordan Peele, director of «Get Out,» one of the year's most acclaimed films; actress Alia Shawkat («Arrested Development»); stand - up comedy by Paul Mecurio.

Saoirse Ronan has flirted with Oscar before with acclaimed roles in films like Atonement and Brooklyn, but if the reviews for Lady Bird are any indication, the Irish actress might finally make her way to the stage at the next ceremony.

BEST ACTRESS Another impressive awards - season feat: How Jennifer Aniston came from nowhere in «Cake,» a tiny film that wasn't widely acclaimed, to make herself a real contender in what is admittedly a thin Best ActressACTRESS Another impressive awards - season feat: How Jennifer Aniston came from nowhere in «Cake,» a tiny film that wasn't widely acclaimed, to make herself a real contender in what is admittedly a thin Best ActressActress field.

Kate's films have gained critical acclaim for the young actress stormed Hollywood.

All of East of Eden's acclaim comes mostly from James Dean and Jo Van Fleet, (who won best supporting actress for the film), but it's really Julie Harris who is its emotional anchor.

Earlier this month, the actress made her feature - film debut in Get Out, Jordan Peele's horror film which has earned critical acclaim, made box - office history, and inspired moviegoers to return to theaters for second and third viewings.

Ecstatic critical notices at Toronto and Telluride (Kris's take here) are merely the newest feather in the film's cap: it already nabbed the Golden Bear (plus Best Actor and Actress) at February's Berlin fest, and was released to a shower of acclaim in the UK this summer.

In our season 8 premiere episode, Academy Award ® - nominated filmmaker and actress Greta Gerwig talks about her theatrical beginnings, what she learned working with filmmakers Noah Baumbach, Mike Mills, and others in such films as Frances Ha and 20th Century Women, and taking the leap to write and direct her own film, the critically acclaimed Lady Bird.

The Golden Globe - winner, now an A-list performer despite being only 23, is the open - faced, unpretentious Irish actress whose starring role in the acclaimed new film Lady Bird, along with forthcoming lead parts in the films Mary Queen of Scots, On Chesil Beach and The Seagull, is about to heavily underline her arrival in the first rank of talent.

When the movie adaptation premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in February, critics loved the caustic, complex performances of the film — the superb cast includes Richard Gere as Stan, a congressman running for governor; Rebecca Hall as his wife, Katelyn; Steve Coogan as his less successful brother, Paul; and acclaimed actress Laura Linney as Paul's wife, Claire.

Queen Latifah — Grammy award - winning musical artist, acclaimed television and film actress, label president, author and entrepreneur — has been named the godmother to Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship, Carnival Horizon.