Sentences with phrase «leading lady roles»

While Hollywood isn't casting Jolie in the same sexpot leading lady roles she enjoyed in her 20s, the 42 - year - old Jolie is actually at just about the average age for a Bond.

When the action kicks off in Feud though we're in 1961 and both were now «has been» at least in terms of A list leading lady roles at 55 (Crawford) and 53 (Davis).

It's Moretz» first adult leading lady role, but Brian reckons it's a mis - step in an otherwise impressive CV.

Not exact matches

This time, Arrested Development favorite Alia Shawkat stars in her first series lead role as Dory, a New York City transplant reconciling her adult life aspirations with the banality of being a personal assistant to an entitled rich lady.

«I'm honored to be a part of the Loving Moments by Leading Lady team again,» Danah said about her role as brand ambassador for Leading Lady, a premier manufacturer of nursing bras.

New York City's First Lady Chirlane McCray opened up about what has led her to consider higher office in 2021 and the challenges that come with her job during her first - ever gaggle with the media amid heightened scrutiny of her role in appointing top City Hall staffers.

Other enjoyable performances back Sandler's up: Emmanuelle Chriqui is a charming leading lady; Lainie Kazan's crack comic timing put me in mind of her uproarious portrayal of the ultimate Jewish mom in 1982's My Favorite Year (and she doesn't look like she's aged a day since); as two of the Zohan's old foes, John Turturro is amusing (even if he's in danger of becoming this decade's answer to Vito Scotti if he takes on too many more ethnic roles), while Sandler's longtime buddy and perpetual hanger - on Rob Schneider for once DOES N'T make you want to tear out either his hair or your own.

Her next major film assignment was Lady Anne in Olivier's Richard III (1955), which led to a steady stream of costume roles in films like Alexander the Great (1956), The Brothers Karamazov (1959), The Buccaneer (1959), and The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962).

As her film career faded, Perreau flourished briefly as a TV leading lady, with supporting roles on the 1959 sitcom The Betty Hutton Show and the 1961 adventure weekly Follow the Sun.

Justin Kurzel (The Snowtown Murders) directed a new cinematic take on Shakespeare's Macbeth, with Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard in the lead roles of Lord and Lady Macbeth.

Nonetheless, the actress» career as leading lady has somewhat slowed, with more ensemble comedies and supporting roles coming since.

Since her breakout role as Patrick Fugit's older sister in 2000's Almost Famous, Zooey Deschanel has carved out a career as an indie leading lady.

Ronan was up for Best Lead actress for her role in Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird but lost out to Frances McDormand.

When a new director casts himself as the lead in his own film, everyone kind of assumes that a fair piece of arrogance and selfishness is at play, especially when that lead role happens to have him making out with attractive ladies for most of the running time.

He was nearly 20 years younger than his leading lady, and the same age then as Michael Cera is today, but in a film where few of the actors were playing their actual age, he was clearly the man for the role.

Oscar - nominated movies Lady Bird and Brooklyn, both starring the talented Saoirse Ronan in lead roles, are love letters to nostalgia and a cultural, personal past.

After Mad Men star Christina Hendricks left Cameron Crowe's Roadies, a comedy pilot set for Showtime, the producers have been on the look out for a new actress for the role and now The Hollywood Reporter has said that a leading lady has been found.

With his win for his role in Lincoln, Day - Lewis became the first actor to win three Oscars in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category, prompting him to make a joke at presenter Meryl Streep's expense about how he had actually been picked to play Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady firole in Lincoln, Day - Lewis became the first actor to win three Oscars in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category, prompting him to make a joke at presenter Meryl Streep's expense about how he had actually been picked to play Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady fiRole category, prompting him to make a joke at presenter Meryl Streep's expense about how he had actually been picked to play Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady first.

Gerwig said her Lady Bird star, Irish actress Saoirse Ronan, related strongly to the lead character, a Sacramento teen based on Gerwig whose ambitions seem too big for her town, and rallied for the role.

You might recognise Honeymoon's leading lady Rose Leslie from her role as Jon Snow's paramour in Game of Thrones.

Still remembering the nasty rumors that she had stolen the part of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady from Julie Andrews a couple of years prior, Hepburn urged Warner Bros. to announce the project early and make it clear to the public that Remick was never a potential choice for the lead role.

Such is the price for Disney choosing to adapt a British children's book into an ambitious period musical fantasy with precocious children, a central sequence set in an animated world, songs by Richard and Robert Sherman, a screenplay by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, direction by Robert Stevenson, a theatrically accomplished leading lady, a leading role played by David Tomlinson, music supervision by Irwin Kostal, Peter Ellenshaw visuals, Cotton Warburton editing, Bill Thomas costuming, Gausman & Kuri set decoration, and La Rue Matheron hair styling.

She played David Tennant «s sister on BBC drama «Spies Of Warsaw,» just led the remake of «The Lady Vanishes» (she's perhaps a little too modern for the role, but proved admirably unsympathetic in the part), and got her badass on in an episode of Charlie Brooker «s «Black Mirror.»

Although Danner has worked steadily in the cinematic space since 1972, thanks to a role in George Bloomfield's «To Kill a Clown,» and has made her mark in mainstream hits like the «Meet the Parents» series, Danner has — literally — never been a leading lady.

Praised for her leading role in Lady Bird, the Irish actress sweetened the sartorial stakes in this candy - coloured gown by Calvin Klein.

Other Awards Gala honorees were Allison Janney, who won the Spotlight Award, Actress for her role in «I, Tonya,»; «Wonder Woman» star Gal Gadot (Rising Star Award, Actress), who told her husband that she loved him in Hebrew during her thank you speech (Ani ohevet otcha); «Darkest Hour» star Gary Oldman (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor); «The Big Sick» lead Holly Hunter (Career Achievement Award); Mary J. Blige, feted with the Breakthrough Performance Award for her supporting role in «Mudbound»; Sam Rockwell, honored with the Spotlight Award, Actor for his performance in «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri»; «Lady Bird» lead Saoirse Ronan (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress); «The Florida Project's» Willem Dafoe (Icon Award); and «Call Me By Your Name» star Timothée Chalamet, who took home the Rising Star Award, Actor.

Just like Stallone on Rocky, the leading lady apparently made herself a package deal with the screenplay, thus landing her first leading role to date.

Saoirse Ronan may be the toast of Hollywood right now, having secured her third Golden Globe nomination for her leading role in Lady Bird, but she's keen to return to her roots with a part in an Irish play for her next project in 2018.

Saoirse Ronan Winning Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: What initially felt like it would be a tight race between McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) and Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water) has become, essentially, a coin toss between McDormand and Lady Bird's Ronan.

Lady Macbeth «s Florence Pugh will star in the lead role as aspiring actress Charlie, whilst Alexander Skarsgård is also set to make an appearance.

The role would be demanding enough in the hands of any filmmaker but the fact that it's helmed by Von Trier (who is known for being tough on his leading ladies) only amplifies how impressive her performance is.

Stunning: She has been the talk of the showbiz circuit after receiving critical acclaim for her leading role in her latest movie Lady Bird

Actress in a Leading Role Glenn Close in «Albert Nobbs» Viola Davis in «The Help» Rooney Mara in «The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo» (2011) Meryl Streep in «The Iron Lady» Michelle Williams in «My Week with Marilyn»

Two of Mad Men's brassiest ladies have just landed new projects: Christina Hendricks will play the lead role in Campbell Scott's (Company Retreat) adaptation of the Joan Didion novel A Book of Common Prayer.

Chalamet, a 21 - year - old Hollywood newcomer, is slowly becoming a leading man on the rise; not only is he the heart of this film, but he also turns in a darkly funny supporting role in Lady Bird, another surefire awards - season knockout (fingers crossed).

Saorise Ronan is tremendous in the lead role but it's Laurie Metcalf (as Lady Bird's mother) who truly stands out in an Oscar - worthy supporting performance.

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role GLENN CLOSE / Albert Nobbs — «ALBERT NOBBS» (Roadside Attractions) VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark — «THE HELP» (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures) MERYL STREEP / Margaret Thatcher — «THE IRON LADY» (The Weinstein Company) TILDA SWINTON / Eva — «WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN» (Oscilloscope Laboratories) MICHELLE WILLIAMS / Marilyn Monroe — «MY WEEK WITH MARILYN» (The Weinstein Company)

Actress in a Leading Role Judi Dench, «Victoria & Abdul» Sally Hawkins, «The Shape of Water» Frances McDormand, «Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri» - winner Margot Robbie, «I, Tonya» Saoirse Ronan, «Lady Bird.»

The two - time Oscar nominee has picked up another accolade after winning the prestigious Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for her leading role in new movie Lady Bird.

If her role in Phantom Thread catapults her into the spotlight, how would she feel about finally being seen as a leading lady at 61?

Guinness's leading lady is none other than Maureen O'Hara, and Burl Ives plays the role of an ex-German doctor who fought in WWI — and went to Havana before Hitler's rise to power.

Best Picture: The Artist (Thomas Langmann, Producer) Actor in a Leading Role: Jean Dujardin (The Artist) Actress in a Leading Role: Viola Davis (The Help) Actor in a Supporting Role: Christopher Plummer (Beginners) Actress in a Supporting Role: Berenice Bejo (The Artist) Animated Feature Film: Rango (Gore Verbinski) Cinematography: The Tree of Life (Emmanuel Lubezki) Art Direction: War Horse (Rick Carter, Lee Sandales) Costume Design: Hugo (Sandy Powell) Directing: Michael Hazanavicious (The Artist) Documentary Feature: Hell and Back Again (Dafung Dennis & Mike Lerner) Documentary Short: Saving Face (Daniel Junge & Sharmeen Obaid - Chinoy) Film Editing: The Descendants (Kevin Tent) Foreign Language Film: A Separation (Iran)(Asghar Farhadi) Makeup: The Iron Lady (Mark Coulier & J. Roy Helland) Music (Original Score): The Artist (Ludovic Bource) Music (Original Song): «Man or Muppet» From The Muppets (Bret McKenzie) Short Film (Animated): La Luna (Enrico Casarosa) Short Film (Live): Raju (Max Zahle & Stefan Gieren) Sound Editing: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Ren Klyce) Sound Mixing: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce & Bo Persson) Visual Effects: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White & Daniel Barrett) Writing (Adapted Screenplay): The Descendants (Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash) Writing (Original Screenplay): Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen)

She attended Methodist Ladies» College and appeared in lead roles in school productions.

So, in a nutshell, here's where we're at with Captain America: Chris Evans is our hero, Sebastian Stan is his sidekick, Buck Barnes, Atwell is his leading lady and Hugo Weaving is still working out the details to take the role of the film's villain, Red Skull.

Evangeline Lilly in Talks for «Ant - Man» Female Lead: With Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas and Michael Pena all officially on - board for «Ant - Man,» it's time for Marvel to lock in a leading lady and according to Variety, Evangeline Lilly is the top choice for the role.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Lauren Ambrose, «My Fair Lady» Hailey Kilgore, «Once On This Island» LaChanze, «Summer: The Donna Summer Musical» Katrina Lenk, «The Band's Visit» Taylor Louderman, «Mean Girls» Jessie Mueller, «Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel»

Saoirse (23) has star earned a nod in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role category for Lady Bird and is up against Victoria & Abdul's Judi Dench, Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) and Margot Robbie (I, Tonya).

The pixie - sized leading lady has been slowly and masterfully cultivating a career through quick - witted, quick - talking roles in films like

After running away with most of the Lady Bird scenes she appeared in, Beanie Feldstein has scored a solid lead role of her own, preapring to star in How To Build A Girl.

(That's considerably different than my take, one of the two supporting ladies offering a reflection of the lead character's choices and thereby offering more insight into Clooney's role.)