Sentences with phrase «small television roles»

Joanne Whalley was born in Manchester, England and became interested in acting at an early age, appearing in small television roles including the television adaptation of JOBY, a novel by Stan Barstow, and A QUIET LIFE, about writer Beryl Bainbridge.

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His acting career started with a small education film, which lead to starring roles in memorable movies and television shows, including the 1993 Disney classic, Cool Runnings, and the hit Fox television series New York Undercover.

The aspiring actor honed his craft at the University of Western Australia before making an impression on television audiences with a role in the popular small - screen drama Sons and Daughters in the mid -»80s.

Numerous television roles were quick to follow, and in addition to such small - screen efforts as The Odd Couple: Together Again (1993) and The Invaders (1995) Rupp's feature career continued to gain momentum with roles in Death Becomes Her (1992) and Sgt. Bilko (1996).

With success on the small screen soon prompting James to try his talent in feature films, a supporting role in 50 First Dates and a co-starring role opposite Will Smith in Hitch found the television favorite's amiable humor translating well to the big screen.

The actress also found a great deal of success on the small screen — Ivey starred in television productions of The Long, Hot Summer (1985), Dixie: Changing Habits (1985), We Are the Children (1987), and Decoration Day (1990) before landing several prominent sitcom roles.

WIth subsequent small screen roles in Kingpin and OZ that same year, the up and coming actor would become a familiar face to television viewers before once again returning to the silver screen for supporting roles in Shall We Dance?

Williams moved into television in the late»90s, with a guest spot on the series drama In the Heat of the Night and a small role in the Schwarzenegger thriller End of Days (1999).

Debuting onscreen with a small role in Dirty Little Billy (1972), Nolte was 34 when he finally got his break in the acclaimed television miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man (1976).

Along with Frequency, she appeared in a small role in Nurse Betty in 2000, as well as the aforementioned TV - film The Linda McCartney Story.In 2001, she kept busy both in film and on television.

He began earning better roles in the mid - to late»40s, mostly villainous, and went on to become one of the busiest supporting players on television in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in small - screen Western fare ranging from Gene Autry to Lancer.

This led to small roles on British television and an appearance in Brian Gilbert's Wilde (1997).

In 1993, Dane moved to Los Angeles, where he played small roles in the television series Saved by the Bell, The Wonder Years, Roseanne, and Married With Children, among others.

Actress Danielle Harris spent much of her childhood playing small supporting roles on television and in feature films.

Like his most acclaimed contemporary, Daniel Day - Lewis, Gary Oldman got his start in British theater before taking smaller roles in films and television.

From that point on, Hunter was at the apex of Australian film and television, with roles big and small calling.

After small roles on episodic television and the occasional film, she hit it big in 1973 by appearing in two of the year's biggest hits, «The Way We Were» and the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, «The Sting.»

Blair began her career with small roles and guest roles in various television series.

After working on the stand - up comedy circuit and scoring small roles in films and television shows, the actress broke out in a huge way with her performance in Girls Trip last year.

After starring in a number of United Kingdom and United States television films and small roles in films, she came to prominence with roles in Hollywood movies such as the 1998 action film The Mask of Zorro and the 1999 crime thriller film Entrapment.

Tony Sirico, aka Paulie «Walnuts» Gualtieri, has taken on a number on smaller roles in television and movies.

Ed Helms started with smaller film and television roles before landing the part of Andy Bernard on «The Office.»

While Murphy had acted in small roles on television and in film, this was the first time he had taken charge on the big screen — and been seen by American audiences.

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