"Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts. In April 2016, she was awarded the Bodley Medal by the University of Oxford's Bodleian Libraries in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the performing arts. Maggie Smith Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (born 28 December 1934) is an English actress. She has had an extensive, varied career on stage, film, and television, spanning over 66 years. Smith has appeared in over 50 films, and is one of Britain's most recognizable actresses. A prominent figure in British culture for six decades, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990"
"""an analogous kind of geographical suspension"", which have ""entered a strange world removed from their former reality, cut off from their past, where they have to invent a new life for themselves"". Dench and fellow cast members Maggie Smith, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Bill Nighy, Ronald Pickup, Tom Wilkinson, and director John Madden jumped at the opportunity to all work together for the first time in one film. Producer Broadbent considers Dench's character to be central to the story, and that Evelyn is much like Dench herself, being ""the most wonderfully sympathetic person"". John Madden considers Maggie Smith's character Muriel"
"2009. She is an 8-time Emmy (2), 6-time Oscar (1), and 1-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of 15 TC nominations. Burstyn has won four awards. Canadian actor Christopher Plummer (born 1929) completed the triple crown in 2012. He is a 7-time Emmy (2), 7-time Tony (2), and 3-time Oscar (1) nominee, for a total of 17 TC nominations. Plummer has won five awards. British actress Helen Mirren (born 1945) completed the triple crown in 2015. She is an 11-time Emmy (4), 4-time Oscar (1), and 3-time Tony (1) nominee, for a total of 18 TC nominations. Mirren has"
"named Joan Stanley. The film stars Judi Dench and Sophie Cookson and is directed by Trevor Nunn. David Parfitt is the producer, and the screenplay is by Lindsay Shapero.. The film was shot in the UK. It will premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Melita Norwood Melita Stedman Norwood (née Sirnis) (25 March 1912 – 2 June 2005) was a British civil servant and KGB intelligence source who, for a period of about 40 years following her recruitment in 1937, supplied the KGB (and its predecessor agencies) with state secrets from her job at the British Non-Ferrous Metals"
"historian Selig Perlman. Martin was portrayed by Broadway star Jessie Mueller in ""The Post"", Steven Spielberg's 2017 movie about the Pentagon Papers. Judith Martin Judith Martin (née Perlman; born September 13, 1938), better known by the pen name Miss Manners, is an American journalist, author, and etiquette authority. Martin is the daughter of Helen and Jacob Perlman. Her father was born in 1898 in Białystok, then part of the Russian Empire, now in Poland. He immigrated to the United States in 1912. In 1925, he received his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin, in economics. Jacob married Helen Aronson in"
"Sybil Temtchine Sybil Temchen (born Sybil Josie Temtchine on June 7, 1979) is an American actress. Born in New York City, Temchen is best known for her roles in ""The Passion of Ayn Rand"" opposite Oscar winner Helen Mirren, as Lt. Patterson in USA's remake of ""Kojak"" opposite Ving Rhames, Joanne Deturro in ""Ten Benny"" opposite Oscar winner Adrien Brody, as Lenore in ""Restaurant"" opposite Simon Baker and Adrien Brody, in ""Miracles"" as Kate Armstrong opposite Skeet Ulrich, as Julie in Floating opposite Norman Reedus and Emma in ""Body Shots"" opposite Emily Proctor and Jerry O'Connell. Temchen has appeared in"
"British Empire (OBE) for her services to drama. In 2018, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Gillian Anderson Gillian Leigh Anderson, (born August 9, 1968) is an American-British film, television and theatre actress, activist and writer. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the long-running series ""The X-Files"", ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies' film ""The House of Mirth"" (2000), and DSU Stella Gibson on the BBC crime drama television series ""The Fall"". Among other honours, Anderson has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen"
"Julia McKenzie Julia Kathleen Nancy McKenzie, (born 17 February 1941) is an English actress, singer, presenter, and theatre director. On television, she is known for her BAFTA Award nominated role as Hester Fields in the sitcom ""Fresh Fields"" (1984–86) and its sequel ""French Fields"" (1989–91), and as Miss Marple in ""Agatha Christie's Marple"" (2008–13). McKenzie has also starred in numerous musicals, receiving a 1977 Tony Award nomination for her work in the Broadway revue, ""Side by Side by Sondheim"". A six-time Olivier Award nominee, she has twice won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical; for the 1982"
"Allison Smith (actress) Allison Smith (born December 9, 1969) is an American actress, singer, writer and director, best known for her work on television as Mallory O'Brien in Aaron Sorkin's Emmy Award-winning NBC drama ""The West Wing"" and for starring on Broadway in the title role ""Annie"". She also played the role of Jennie Lowell on the 1980s Emmy Award winning sitcom ""Kate & Allie"". In addition to starring in ""Annie"", Smith has also appeared on stage in a host of other roles, including a part in the original Broadway production of ""Evita"" (alongside Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin), a"
"Passion of Judith Hearne"" (1988), a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for ""Tea With Mussolini"" (1999), and three Golden Globe Awards. A six-time Oscar nominee, her other nominations were for ""Othello"" (1965), ""Travels with My Aunt"" (1972), ""A Room with a View"" (1986), and ""Gosford Park"" (2001). Smith played Professor Minerva McGonagall in the ""Harry Potter"" film series (2001–2011). Other notable films include ""Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing"" (1973), ""Death on the Nile"" (1978), ""Clash of the Titans"" (1981), ""Evil Under the Sun"" (1982), ""Hook"" (1991), ""Sister Act"" (1992), ""The Secret Garden"" (1993), ""The Best Exotic Marigold"
"D.C. Hunt has been recognized extensively in her career. In 1998 she won a Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award and an Emmy Award. Hunt was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series seven years in a row, from 1993 through 1999, winning in the last four years. Helen Hunt Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She is best known for starring as Jamie Buchman in the sitcom ""Mad About You"" (1992–1999), for which she won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in"
"ever done."" The following year, Mirren replaced Bette Midler in David Mamet's biographical television film ""Phil Spector"" about the American musician. The HBO film focuses on the relationship between Spector and his defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden, played by Mirren, during the first of his two murder trials for the 2003 death of Lana Clarkson in his California mansion. ""Spector"" received largely mixed to positive reviews from critics, particularly for Mirren and co-star Al Pacino's performances, and was nominated for eleven Primetime Emmy Awards, also winning Mirren a Screen Actors Guild Award at the 20th awards ceremony. The film drew"
"Gillian Anderson Gillian Leigh Anderson, (born August 9, 1968) is an American-British film, television and theatre actress, activist and writer. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the long-running series ""The X-Files"", ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies' film ""The House of Mirth"" (2000), and DSU Stella Gibson on the BBC crime drama television series ""The Fall"". Among other honours, Anderson has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. She has resided in London since 2002, after earlier years divided between the United Kingdom and the"
"(TV) and the other for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) by a Supporting Young Actress for ""Even Stevens"" (2001). In 2009, Harshman won the ShoWest ""Female Stars of Tomorrow"" award at the ShoWest Convention along with fellow ""Sorority Row"" cast members Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung and Audrina Patridge. Margo Harshman Margo Cathleen Harshman (born March 4, 1986) is an American actress known for her roles on ""The Big Bang Theory"" as Sheldon Cooper's assistant, Alex Jensen, and as Delilah McGee, Timothy McGee's paraplegic wife on ""NCIS"". Margo Harshman was born in San"
"Lynne Thigpen Cherlynne Theresa ""Lynne"" Thigpen (December 22, 1948 – March 12, 2003) was an American actress, best known for her role as ""The Chief"" of ACME in the various ""Carmen Sandiego"" television series and computer games from 1991 to 1997. For her varied television work, Thigpen was nominated for six Daytime Emmy Awards; she won a Tony Award in 1997 for portraying Dr. Judith Kaufman in ""An American Daughter"". Born in Joliet, Illinois, Thigpen obtained a degree in teaching. She taught high school English briefly while studying theatre and dance at the University of Illinois. Thigpen moved to New"
"over 15 TV shows and pilots including, ""Revenge"", ""Without a Trace"", ""Close to Home"", and Steven Bochco's ""Marriage"". She also starred in the movie Footprints (2011), which was written and directed by Steven Peros. Sybil Temtchine Sybil Temchen (born Sybil Josie Temtchine on June 7, 1979) is an American actress. Born in New York City, Temchen is best known for her roles in ""The Passion of Ayn Rand"" opposite Oscar winner Helen Mirren, as Lt. Patterson in USA's remake of ""Kojak"" opposite Ving Rhames, Joanne Deturro in ""Ten Benny"" opposite Oscar winner Adrien Brody, as Lenore in ""Restaurant"" opposite Simon"
"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a 2011 British comedy-drama film directed by John Madden. The screenplay, written by Ol Parker, is based on the 2004 novel ""These Foolish Things"", by Deborah Moggach, and features an ensemble cast consisting of Judi Dench, Celia Imrie, Bill Nighy, Ronald Pickup, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson and Penelope Wilton, as a group of British pensioners moving to a retirement hotel in India, run by the young and eager Sonny, played by Dev Patel. The movie was produced by Participant Media and Blueprint Pictures on a budget of $10 million."
"Melissa McCarthy Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, writer, producer, comedian, and fashion designer. She is a two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner, from eight nominations. She also received nominations for two Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a BAFTA Award, and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, among other accolades. She began appearing in television and films in the late 1990s, and first gained nationwide recognition for her role as Sookie St. James on the television series ""Gilmore Girls"" (2000–2007). She played Dena on the ABC sitcom ""Samantha Who?"" (2007–2009), before starring"
"Film Awards. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a 2011 British comedy-drama film directed by John Madden. The screenplay, written by Ol Parker, is based on the 2004 novel ""These Foolish Things"", by Deborah Moggach, and features an ensemble cast consisting of Judi Dench, Celia Imrie, Bill Nighy, Ronald Pickup, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson and Penelope Wilton, as a group of British pensioners moving to a retirement hotel in India, run by the young and eager Sonny, played by Dev Patel. The movie was produced by Participant Media and Blueprint Pictures on a budget of"
"Esther Smith Esther Smith is an English actress best known for her work in the television series ""Uncle"" and ""Cuckoo"", and for her role as Delphi in the play ""Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"". Smith was raised in Stourbridge, West Midlands. Her parents are teachers, and she has a sister, Rachel. Smith began dancing when she was three and was active in her local pantomime company. She studied ballet and contemporary dance at King Edward VI College in Stourbridge, where she began acting, before moving to the Guildford School of Acting at the urging of a teacher. Shortly after"
"dedicated to her memory. Also, Lynne Thigpen Elementary School in her hometown (Joliet, IL) was named in her honor. Lynne Thigpen Cherlynne Theresa ""Lynne"" Thigpen (December 22, 1948 – March 12, 2003) was an American actress, best known for her role as ""The Chief"" of ACME in the various ""Carmen Sandiego"" television series and computer games from 1991 to 1997. For her varied television work, Thigpen was nominated for six Daytime Emmy Awards; she won a Tony Award in 1997 for portraying Dr. Judith Kaufman in ""An American Daughter"". Born in Joliet, Illinois, Thigpen obtained a degree in teaching. She"
"actress to receive the honour, after Sybil Thorndike (1970) and Judi Dench (2005). In 1971, Smith was conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) by University of St Andrews. In 1986, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) from the University of Bath. In 1995, Smith received an honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) from the University of Cambridge. In October 2017, Smith was conferred with an Honorary Fellowship of Mansfield College, Oxford. She was awarded the Shakespeare Prize by the Hamburg Alfred Toepfer Foundation in 1991. Smith was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition"
"States , but a version with English subtitles has screened at U.S. film festivals and has been shown on the Sundance cable-television channel. A U.S. remake titled ""The Debt"" starring Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Ciarán Hinds and Tom Wilkinson was directed by John Madden from a screenplay by Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan. It premiered at the Deauville American Film Festival on September 4, 2010, and was originally scheduled for wide release in December 2010 until this date was pushed back to August 31, 2011. The Debt (2007 film) Ha-Hov, aka HaChov, or in English, The Debt, is"
"Julia Campbell Julia Campbell (born March 12, 1962) is an American film and television actress. Her most noted role to date was ""mean girl"" Christie Masters in ""Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"". Campbell had a starring role in the feature film, ""Tillamook Treasure"" (2006), in which she plays Kathryn Kimbell, the mother of the story's lead character. She has appeared on such television shows as ""Still Standing"", ""Martial Law"", and ""Herman's Head"", ""Ally McBeal"", ""Seinfeld (""The Frogger"" episode)"", ""Friends"", ""House"", ""The Mentalist"", ""The Practice"", ""The Pretender"", and ""Dexter"". Some of her earliest notable roles were on the daytime soap"
"House That Ghosts Built"", a horror film about the Winchester Mystery House, starring Helen Mirren as heiress Sarah Winchester, and released on 2 February 2018. The Spierig Brothers Identical twin brothers Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig (; born 29 April 1976), known together professionally as The Spierig Brothers, are German-Australian film directors, producers, and screenwriters. Peter and Michael made their directing debut in 2003 with ""Undead"" and won a prize for Best Visual Effects at the Australian Film Institute Awards for their second film ""Daybreakers"" (2010) starring Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe. They write, direct, and produce their films together,"
"Hilary Duff Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and author. Duff began her acting career at a young age and quickly became labeled a teen idol as the title character of the Disney Channel television series ""Lizzie McGuire"" (2001–2004) and in the theatrical film based off the series, ""The Lizzie McGuire Movie"" (2003). Thereafter, Duff appeared in numerous films, with leading roles in ""Agent Cody Banks"" (2003), ""Cheaper by the Dozen"" (2003), ""A Cinderella Story"" (2004), and ""Cheaper by the Dozen 2"" (2005). After experiencing commercial and critical failure in ""Material Girls"""
"of Mirth""<br> 3. Ellen Burstyn – ""Requiem for a Dream"" 1. Benicio del Toro – ""Traffic""<br> 2. Fred Willard – ""Best in Show""<br> 3. Willem Dafoe – ""Shadow of the Vampire"" 1. Elaine May – ""Small Time Crooks""<br> 2. Frances McDormand – ""Almost Famous"" and ""Wonder Boys""<br> 3. Marcia Gay Harden – ""Pollock"" 1. Kenneth Lonergan – ""You Can Count On Me""<br> 2. Steve Kloves – ""Wonder Boys""<br> 3. Stephen Gaghan – ""Traffic"" 1. Agnès Godard – ""Beau Travail""<br> 2. Peter Pau – ""Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"" (""Wo hu cang long"")<br> 2. Steven Soderbergh – ""Traffic"" 1. The Life and"
"Circus School. She was part of the original cast of ""Harry Potter"" play ""Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"", portraying Delphi Diggory. In October 2017 she appeared in ""Parliament Square"" as Kat at the Royal Exchange, Manchester Esther Smith Esther Smith is an English actress best known for her work in the television series ""Uncle"" and ""Cuckoo"", and for her role as Delphi in the play ""Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"". Smith was raised in Stourbridge, West Midlands. Her parents are teachers, and she has a sister, Rachel. Smith began dancing when she was three and was active in"
"of co-star Julie Walters. The film garnered generally positive reactions by film critics, and grossed $96,000,000 worldwide. In addition, the picture earned Satellite, Golden Globe, and European Film Award nominations for Mirren. Her other film that year was the Showtime television film ""The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone"" opposite Olivier Martinez, and Anne Bancroft, based on the 1950 novel of the same title by Tennessee Williams. In 2010, Mirren appeared in five films. In ""Love Ranch"", directed by her husband Taylor Hackford, she portrayed Sally Conforte, one half of a married couple who opened the first legal brothel in the"
"Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, James D'Arcy, Jessica Biel, Toni Collette, Danny Huston, Michael Stuhlbarg, Ralph Macchio, Michael Wincott, Richard Portnow and Richard Chassler. Principal photography began on location on April 13, 2012 and the film was released in selected U.S. cities on November 23, 2012, with a nationwide and worldwide theatrical expansion thereafter. ""Hitchcock"" was chosen as the opening night film of the 2012 American Film Institute's annual film festival, with the Steven Spielberg'-directed ""Lincoln"" as the closing night attraction. In 2017, Stephen Rebello optioned a '40s-era British thriller novel and has reimagined in the present day; the film version"
"Helen Hunt Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She is best known for starring as Jamie Buchman in the sitcom ""Mad About You"" (1992–1999), for which she won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, and for starring as Carol Connelly in the romantic comedy film ""As Good as It Gets"" (1997), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Hunt's other notable films include ""Twister"" (1996), ""Cast Away"" (2000), ""What Women Want"" (2000), ""Pay It Forward"" (2000), and ""The Sessions"" (2012). Hunt's performance in"
"Peter Finch (""Network""), Victor Fleming (""The Wizard of Oz""), Janet Gaynor (""A Star Is Born""), Curtis Harrington (""Night Tide""), Zoltan Korda (""The Thief of Bagdad""), Darren McGavin (""The Man with the Golden Arm""), Adolphe Menjou (""Paths of Glory""), Paul Muni (""Scarface""), Dudley Nichols (""Stagecoach""), Maila Nurmi (""Plan 9 from Outer Space""), Nelson Riddle (""Lolita""), Vito Scotti (""The Godfather""), Ann Sheridan (""They Drive by Night""), Constance and Norma Talmadge (""Intolerance"", ""Camille""), Eddie Little (""Another Day in Paradise""), Eddie Bunker (""Straight Time""), Gregg Toland (""Citizen Kane""), Edgar G. Ulmer (""Detour""), Peter Lorre (""Casablanca""), Clifton Webb (""Laura""), William Hurlbut (""Bride of Frankenstein"") and"
"did not return in any capacity this season was Christina Schmidt as Terri McGreggor. Shenae Grimes, Dalmar Abuzeid, and Christopher Jacot are introduced in recurring roles as Darcy Edwards, Danny Van Zandt, and Matt Oleander, respectively. Returning in their recurring roles are Ephraim Ellis as Rick Murray, John Bregar as Dylan Michalchuk, Deanna Casaluce as Alex Nuñez, Mike Lobel as Jay Hogart, Daniel Morrison as Chris Sharpe, Alex Steele as Angela Jeremiah, Melissa DiMarco as Daphne Hatzilakos, Linlyn Lue as Ms. Kwan, and Jennifer Podemski as Ms. Sauve. Film director Kevin Smith and actor Jason Mewes guest star as exaggerated"