Showing posts with label Actress. Show all posts
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10.05.2007
9.27.2007
Danay Garcia
Danay Garcia appears as one of the members of the cast in the Fox network's Emmy Award-nominated series Prison Break. She is a native of Havana, Cuba, and says that she enjoyed performing at a young age. She also practiced and danced ballet for more than 10 years. Garcia has stated that while she enjoys the attention of the public and the art of entertaining people, she realized for herself that ballet was a limited career, and she wished to expand into other forms of entertainment. She then began trying out for theater and looking for job opportunities as an actress. Among the productions she has had roles in are Danika, CSI: Miami, and From Mexico with Love.
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Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Jodi Lyn O’Keefe is a model and actress who was born on October 10, 1978 in Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey. O’Keefe was raised in a family of mixed Austrian, Czech, Polish, Irish, and Swedish descent. She is the youngest of three sisters, and describes herself as being a dork when she was younger, especially with her bowl haircut back then. O’Keefe appears as one of the members of the cast in the Fox network’s Emmy Award-nominated series Prison Break. Prior to her role on Prison Break, she was most well-known for playing the role of Cassidy Bridges, the teenage daughter of the titular protagonist in Nash Bridges played by Don Johnson.Back To Susan B. Anthony
9.13.2007
Patricia Wettig
Patricia Wettig (born December 4, 1951) is an Emmy-award winning American actress and playwright.
Biography
Personal life
Wettig, one of three sisters, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Florence Morlock and Clifford Neal Wettig, a college basketball coach.[1] She attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated from Temple University in 1975. She recently returned to her studies, receiving an M.F.A. in playwriting from Smith College in 2001; a field which she is now concentrating on. Wettig is married to actor and producer Ken Olin; they have two children, Clifford (b. 1983) and Roxanne (b. 1986).
Career
Although Wettig has acted in a number of feature films (including City Slickers, Guilty by Suspicion, and The Langoliers), she is best known for her work on television. In particular, she received critical acclaim (and a number of awards) for her role as Nancy Weston on ABC's thirtysomething. She also portrayed Joanne McFadden on the television program St. Elsewhere. In addition, Wettig appeared in a number of popular television programs during the 1980s and 1990s including L.A. Law, Frasier, Hill Street Blues, and Remington Steele.
Wettig is a featured cast member in the series Brothers & Sisters, which debuted in September 2006, where she portrays the Walker family's patriarch's mistress, Holly Harper. Wettig also had the recurring role of CIA psychotherapist Dr. Judy Barnett on Alias, which was produced and directed by her husband and former thirtysomething co-star Ken Olin. Before joining Brothers & Sisters, she played Caroline Reynolds on the Fox television drama, Prison Break.
Awards
* 1991: Golden Globe Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series
* 1991: Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
* 1990: Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
* 1988: Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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Biography
Personal life
Wettig, one of three sisters, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Florence Morlock and Clifford Neal Wettig, a college basketball coach.[1] She attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated from Temple University in 1975. She recently returned to her studies, receiving an M.F.A. in playwriting from Smith College in 2001; a field which she is now concentrating on. Wettig is married to actor and producer Ken Olin; they have two children, Clifford (b. 1983) and Roxanne (b. 1986).
Career
Although Wettig has acted in a number of feature films (including City Slickers, Guilty by Suspicion, and The Langoliers), she is best known for her work on television. In particular, she received critical acclaim (and a number of awards) for her role as Nancy Weston on ABC's thirtysomething. She also portrayed Joanne McFadden on the television program St. Elsewhere. In addition, Wettig appeared in a number of popular television programs during the 1980s and 1990s including L.A. Law, Frasier, Hill Street Blues, and Remington Steele.
Wettig is a featured cast member in the series Brothers & Sisters, which debuted in September 2006, where she portrays the Walker family's patriarch's mistress, Holly Harper. Wettig also had the recurring role of CIA psychotherapist Dr. Judy Barnett on Alias, which was produced and directed by her husband and former thirtysomething co-star Ken Olin. Before joining Brothers & Sisters, she played Caroline Reynolds on the Fox television drama, Prison Break.
Awards
* 1991: Golden Globe Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series
* 1991: Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
* 1990: Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
* 1988: Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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Robin Tunney
Robin Tunney (born on June 19, 1972) is an American actress of stage, television and film.
Biography
Early life
Robin Tunney was born in Chicago, Illinois to a car salesman father and a bartender mother. Tunney is Irish American; her father immigrated from Ireland and her mother is a first generation Irish-American. Tunney is Roman Catholic, and grew up on the South Side of Chicago. She then went on to study acting at the Chicago Academy for the Performing Arts.
Career
At the age of eighteen, Tunney moved to Los Angeles, California and obtained several recurring TV roles on Class of '96, Law & Order, Dream On, and Life Goes On. Her breakthrough role was as a suicidal teenager in Empire Records before receiving the leading role as a gothic witch in The Craft, alongside Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell and Rachel True. Robin shaved her head for her role in Empire Records, and had to wear a wig in The Craft.
In 1997, Tunney starred in Bob Gosse's Niagara, Niagara with Henry Thomas in a performance which garnered her the Best Actress award Volpi Cup at the 1997 Venice International Film Festival. Tunney also starred opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1999 action film End of Days.
She was ranked #81 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001. She also starred in the House episode 'Pilot' as a kindergarten teacher who collapses before her class and descends into dysphasia.
Personal life
In 1997, Tunney married producer/director Bob Gosse. They were separated in 2002. She recently married Australian director Andrew Dominik.
On June 28, 2006, Tunney won the 5th table of Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown's 8th season, finishing ahead of Christopher Meloni, Macy Gray, Joy Behar, and Andy Dick, moving on to the final table. The finale aired on July 5, 2006, where she competed against Jason Alexander, Michael Ian Black, Ida Siconolfi, and Keegan-Michael Key. Tunney came in second, behind Alexander, and ahead of Black, Siconolfi, and Key. She played for The Children's Health Fund, which received $200,000 for her efforts. In August 2006, Tunney played in the WSOP after having her entrance fee covered by the online cardroom PokerRoom.com
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Biography
Early life
Robin Tunney was born in Chicago, Illinois to a car salesman father and a bartender mother. Tunney is Irish American; her father immigrated from Ireland and her mother is a first generation Irish-American. Tunney is Roman Catholic, and grew up on the South Side of Chicago. She then went on to study acting at the Chicago Academy for the Performing Arts.
Career
At the age of eighteen, Tunney moved to Los Angeles, California and obtained several recurring TV roles on Class of '96, Law & Order, Dream On, and Life Goes On. Her breakthrough role was as a suicidal teenager in Empire Records before receiving the leading role as a gothic witch in The Craft, alongside Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell and Rachel True. Robin shaved her head for her role in Empire Records, and had to wear a wig in The Craft.
In 1997, Tunney starred in Bob Gosse's Niagara, Niagara with Henry Thomas in a performance which garnered her the Best Actress award Volpi Cup at the 1997 Venice International Film Festival. Tunney also starred opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1999 action film End of Days.
She was ranked #81 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001. She also starred in the House episode 'Pilot' as a kindergarten teacher who collapses before her class and descends into dysphasia.
Personal life
In 1997, Tunney married producer/director Bob Gosse. They were separated in 2002. She recently married Australian director Andrew Dominik.
On June 28, 2006, Tunney won the 5th table of Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown's 8th season, finishing ahead of Christopher Meloni, Macy Gray, Joy Behar, and Andy Dick, moving on to the final table. The finale aired on July 5, 2006, where she competed against Jason Alexander, Michael Ian Black, Ida Siconolfi, and Keegan-Michael Key. Tunney came in second, behind Alexander, and ahead of Black, Siconolfi, and Key. She played for The Children's Health Fund, which received $200,000 for her efforts. In August 2006, Tunney played in the WSOP after having her entrance fee covered by the online cardroom PokerRoom.com
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Sarah Wayne Callies
Sarah Wayne Callies was the first actress the producers saw at the audition for the role of Sara Tancredi and was also the first to become a principal cast member.
Sarah Wayne Callies (born June 1, 1977) is an American actress who currently has a starring role as Dr. Sara Tancredi in the American television drama Prison Break.
Sarah Wayne Callies (born June 1, 1977) is an American actress who currently has a starring role as Dr. Sara Tancredi in the American television drama Prison Break.
Early life
Callies moved to Honolulu, Hawaii with her family when she was one. Throughout her youth, she expressed an interest in acting through participating in various school plays at Punahou School.
While her parents are professors at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Callies did not follow in their footsteps. Instead, she chose to pursue a career in acting. After graduating from high school, she entered Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. In conjunction with her studies, she continued her involvement in theatre. In 1999, she graduated with an undergraduate emphasis in Feminist Studies and a Senior Fellowship in Indigenous Studies. She continued her education at Denver's National Theater Conservatory where she obtained her Master of Fine Arts degree in 2002.
While her parents are professors at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Callies did not follow in their footsteps. Instead, she chose to pursue a career in acting. After graduating from high school, she entered Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. In conjunction with her studies, she continued her involvement in theatre. In 1999, she graduated with an undergraduate emphasis in Feminist Studies and a Senior Fellowship in Indigenous Studies. She continued her education at Denver's National Theater Conservatory where she obtained her Master of Fine Arts degree in 2002.
Career
Callies' first role on television was as Kate O'Malley, a recurring role on Queens Supreme. Her first starring role was as Detective Jane Porter on Tarzan, a short-lived Warner Bros. television series.
After making various guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Dragnet and NUMB3RS, Callies landed a starring role on Fox's Prison Break as Dr. Sara Tancredi. Alongside her television projects, Callie has also starred in two feature films - Universal Pictures' Whisper and an independent, The Celestine Prophecy.
She was on the Iain Lee Good Evening Show which is a radio show on LBC 97.3 which was presented by Iain Lee.
Personal life
On June 21, 2002, Callies married Josh Winterhalt, whom she met at Dartmouth College. Winterhalt is a martial arts teacher. On January 23, 2007, Callies' publicist announced that the couple are expecting their first child, reportedly a girl.
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