"Primary Colors (film) Primary Colors is a 1998 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Elaine May was adapted from the novel ""Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics"", a ""roman à clef"" about Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign in 1992, which was originally published anonymously, but in 1996 was revealed to have been written by journalist Joe Klein, who had been covering Clinton's campaign for ""Newsweek"". The film starred John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Maura Tierney, Larry Hagman and Adrian Lester. It was critically acclaimed but was a box office bomb, earning $52"
"won an Emmy Award in 1983 for an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and two Golden Globe Awards in respectively 1983 and 1985 for a Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Television Series. Diane Chambers premiered in ""Cheers"" in 1982 as a college graduate who works as a cocktail waitress. Her mother is Helen (Glynis Johns), who appears in only an episode ""Someone Single, Someone Blue"" (1983), and her father Spencer died before the start of the series' narrative. She attended the private Bennington College and studied for her graduate degree at Boston University. Diane suffers occasional"
"the feature film ""Different Flowers""..Shelley also appeared in the film Holiday Engagement in 2011. Long's first marriage ended in divorce. In 1979, Long met her second husband, securities broker Bruce Tyson. They married in 1981 and had a daughter, Juliana, on March 27, 1985. Long and Tyson separated in 2003 and divorced in 2004. Shelley Long Shelley Lee Long (born August 23, 1949) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her role as Diane Chambers on the hit sitcom ""Cheers"", for which she received five Emmy nominations, winning in 1983 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a"
"Long's replacement Kirstie Alley debuted as businesswoman Rebecca Howe in the sixth season and becomes a main cast member since. Before her appearance in the series finale, Shelley Long appeared as herself in the special 200th episode in 1990, which was hosted by John McLaughlin and other cast members. Long's return was rumored in 1989, but a spokesperson for Paramount Television dismissed these rumors. Shelley Long received one Emmy in 1983 and two Golden Globes in 1983 and 1985 for her leading performance as Diane Chambers in the series ""Cheers"". Long was nominated as Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy"
"Shelley Long Shelley Lee Long (born August 23, 1949) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her role as Diane Chambers on the hit sitcom ""Cheers"", for which she received five Emmy nominations, winning in 1983 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She won two Golden Globe Awards for the role. Long reprised her role as Diane Chambers in four episodes of the spinoff ""Frasier"", for which she received an additional guest star Emmy nomination. In 2009, she began playing a recurring role as DeDe Pritchett on the ABC comedy series ""Modern Family"". Long"
"titled ""White Cargo"". When asked (by ""The Guardian"" in 2010) whom she would invite to her ""dream dinner party"", Kendal replied ""Emmeline Pankhurst, Gandhi, Byron, Eddie Izzard, George Bernard Shaw, Golda Meir, and Marlene Dietrich"". Kendal was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1995 New Year Honours for services to drama. Felicity Kendal is an ambassador for the charity Royal Voluntary Service, previously known as WRVS. As herself: Kendal's film roles are: Citations Sources Felicity Kendal Felicity Ann Kendal (born 25 September 1946) is an English actress, working in television and theatre. She has appeared"
"director at Star Acting Studios. Shadia Simmons Shadia Simmons (born June 28, 1986) is a Canadian actress, teacher, and director. She is best known for her role as Corrine Baxter in the television series ""Strange Days at Blake Holsey High"", her recurring role as Emily on ""Life with Derek"" and for her starring role as Piper Dellums in the 2000 movie ""The Color of Friendship"". Her first film was ""Moonlight and Valentino"", where she played the part of Jenny Morrow, the daughter of a character played by Whoopi Goldberg. She appeared in the Disney production ""A Saintly Switch"" and was"
"to September's referendum on that issue. Collins is involved in charitable causes. She is an ambassador for Oxfam and has visited Brazil, South Africa and Armenia, promoting the need for the basic right to education. She is also an ambassador for Ambitious about Autism, the national charity for children and young people with autism. and patron for the Alexandra Wylie Tower Foundation Michelle Collins Michelle Danielle Collins (born 28 May 1961) is an English actress and TV presenter, best known for her roles in the British soap operas ""EastEnders"" and ""Coronation Street"". Collins played Cindy Beale in the BBC soap"
"Shadia Simmons Shadia Simmons (born June 28, 1986) is a Canadian actress, teacher, and director. She is best known for her role as Corrine Baxter in the television series ""Strange Days at Blake Holsey High"", her recurring role as Emily on ""Life with Derek"" and for her starring role as Piper Dellums in the 2000 movie ""The Color of Friendship"". Her first film was ""Moonlight and Valentino"", where she played the part of Jenny Morrow, the daughter of a character played by Whoopi Goldberg. She appeared in the Disney production ""A Saintly Switch"" and was cast in a number of"
"Barbara Wilshere Barbara Edith Eileen Wilshere (born 7 December 1959 in South Africa) is a British actress who has appeared in theatre, films and television. She attended Wilmslow County Grammar School for Girls. She was the guest lead in the fourth episode of ""Sherlock Holmes"" (""The Solitary Cyclist""), and was a regular cast member in ""Albion Market"" (Carol Broadbent), ""The Paradise Club"" (Carol Kane), ""Between the Lines"" (Kate Roberts) and ""The Lakes"" (Dr. Sarah Kilbride). Her television work also includes ""EastEnders,"" ""Wallander,"" ""Doctors,"" ""Heartbeat,"" ""Pie in the Sky,"" ""Inspector Lynley,"" ""The Bill,"" ""Holby City,"" ""Judge John Deed,"" ""Casualty"" and ""Peak"
"early career included parts in soap operas such as ""One Life to Live"", ""The Doctors"", and ""Love of Life"". Duffy also appeared in movies such as ""Night Warning"" (1981) and ""Cutter's Way"" (1981). She made an appearance on the television sitcom ""Cheers"" during the show's first season in 1982. Initially, she had been considered for the role of Diane Chambers, the sitcom's female lead. In 1983, she played Princess Ariel Baaldorf in the medieval spoof ""Wizards and Warriors"", which had a short run on the CBS television network. After being an unfamiliar actress in prime-time, Duffy joined the main cast"
"Diane Chambers Diane Chambers is a fictional character in the American television situation comedy show ""Cheers"", portrayed by Shelley Long and created by Glen and Les Charles. After her fiancé Sumner Sloan abandons her in the Cheers bar in the pilot episode, Diane works as a bar waitress. She has an on-off relationship with the womanizing bartender Sam Malone (Ted Danson) and a one-year relationship with Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), who later becomes a main character of the series and ""Frasier"". When Long left the series during the fifth season, the producers wrote her character out. Since then, they added"
"""Fear of Flying"", an episode of ""The Simpsons"", and the pilot episode of the short-lived spinoff ""The Tortellis"". Along with Sam Malone and Norm Peterson, she is one of only three characters to appear in every episode of ""Cheers"". According to an interview Ted Danson, Perlman was the first person of all actors to be hired as part of a cast ensemble and then was cast as Carla Tortelli, ""a wisecracking, cynical waitress"". Before she starred as Carla, she worked once as a waitress in a New York City restaurant, serving meals like spaghetti and fish. Also, she was trained"
"of regular character Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) and recurring character Abby (Britney Spears) features a homage to Sam and Diane's office scene from this episode, which includes lines, like ""Are you as turned-on right now as I am?"" and ""More!"" Showdown (Cheers) ""Showdown"" is the two-part first-season finale of the American television sitcom ""Cheers"", written by Glen and Les Charles and directed by James Burrows. It originally aired on NBC (as separate Parts One and Two, respectively) on March 24 and 31, 1983. In the ""Cheers"" pilot, college-educated Diane Chambers was neglected by her previous lover and then hired"
"Rebecca Howe Rebecca Howe is a fictional character of the American television sitcom ""Cheers"", portrayed by Kirstie Alley and created by Glen and Les Charles. Rebecca appeared in 147 episodes of ""Cheers"" between 1987 and 1993 and in one episode of ""Wings"". She debuts in the season six episode ""Home Is the Sailor"" after Shelley Long—who played waitress Diane Chambers—left the show to pursue a movie career. Much of the show's humor in previous seasons had been based around the interaction and sexual tension between the womanizing, working-class main character, bartender Sam Malone, and the high-class, snobbish Diane. Rebecca was"
"our hands, I feel kind of badly about it. It can be very frustrating."" ""Cheers"" began with a limited five-character ensemble consisting of Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Rhea Perlman, Nicholas Colasanto and George Wendt. By the time season 10 began, the show had eight front characters in its roster. ""Cheers"" was also able to gradually phase in characters such as Cliff, Frasier, Lilith, Rebecca, and Woody. During season 1, only one set, the bar, housed all of the episodes. Later seasons introduced other sets, but the show's ability to center the action in the bar and avoid straying was notable."
"Comedy Series. Rebecca Howe Rebecca Howe is a fictional character of the American television sitcom ""Cheers"", portrayed by Kirstie Alley and created by Glen and Les Charles. Rebecca appeared in 147 episodes of ""Cheers"" between 1987 and 1993 and in one episode of ""Wings"". She debuts in the season six episode ""Home Is the Sailor"" after Shelley Long—who played waitress Diane Chambers—left the show to pursue a movie career. Much of the show's humor in previous seasons had been based around the interaction and sexual tension between the womanizing, working-class main character, bartender Sam Malone, and the high-class, snobbish Diane."
"as a permanent one for season ten (1991–92). Before production of season 3 was finished, Nicholas Colasanto died. Therefore, his character Coach was written out as deceased in season 4. In season 11, Bebe Neuwirth is given ""starring"" credit only when she appears. Although ""Cheers"" operated largely around that main ensemble cast, guest stars and recurring characters did occasionally supplement them. Notable repeat guests included Dan Hedaya as Nick Tortelli and Jean Kasem as Loretta Tortelli, who were the main characters in the first spin-off ""The Tortellis"", Fred Dryer as Dave Richards, Annie Golden as Margaret O'Keefe, Derek McGrath as"
"Jessica Plummer Jessica ""Jess"" Kate Plummer (born 16 September 1992) is a British singer and actress. She is best known as a former member of a British four-piece girl group Neon Jungle. She made her acting debut in 2013 in the series ""Wizards vs Aliens"", and will next be seen in the film ""How to Talk to Girls at Parties"". Plummer was born in London to a Jamaican father and English mother. She went to Burntwood School and the Hayes School for early education. On 30 July 2016 Plummer gave birth to a girl. In February 2013, it was announced"
"can still be seen as a background performer in a few scenes. Some sources credit this actress as Elaine Strich, although the unidentified actress who is still seen on camera looks nothing like Stritch. In answer to a question about the actress, ""Cheers"" writer/producer Ken Levine has stated on his blog ""that was not Elaine Stritch"" The producers ultimately decided to eliminate Mrs. Littlefield completely from the show from that point forward, necessitating changes to some yet-to-be-filmed scripts for the first few episodes. Three other bar patrons have speaking roles in the completed episode: John P. Navin, Jr. portrays a"
"three characters to appear in all episodes of ""Cheers"". Sam has an on-again, off-again relationship with the bar waitress Diane Chambers (Shelley Long) for the series' first five seasons until her departure from the series. Then he tries to seduce Diane's replacement, Rebecca Howe (Kirstie Alley), who frequently rejects his advances. Sam also appears in ""The Show Where Sam Shows Up"", a crossover episode of the spin-off ""Frasier"". Other actors auditioned for the role. Producers decided to give Danson the role for primarily his scenes with Shelley Long as Diane. Critical reception for the character has been mostly positive. Some"
"decided to find a female lead replacement whose hair is not blonde and who does not resemble Shelley Long. Brunette-haired Kirstie Alley debuts as Rebecca Howe in the next episode, ""Home Is the Sailor"" (1987). This episode was written by Glen and Les Charles and directed by James Burrows. On December 15, 1986, Shelley Long decided to leave ""Cheers"" as the regular character Diane Chambers, even though she and Ted ""[had] done some really terrific work at ""Cheers"""", for her movie career and family, while Ted Danson signed a contract for the next season (1987–1988), which led producers, the Charles"
"[a]nd her constant insensitive and unfunny remarks[.]"" From primary sources: From non-primary sources: Carla Tortelli Carla Maria Victoria Angelina Teresa Apollonia Lozupone Tortelli LeBec, commonly known as Carla Tortelli, is a waitress on the American television show ""Cheers"", portrayed by Rhea Perlman. Outwardly, at least, Carla is a mean-spirited woman who expresses disdain for many (perhaps even most) people. She had four children with her then-husband Nick when the series started and eight children with three different men when it ended. Carla appeared in all 271 episodes of ""Cheers"" in 1982–1993 and guest-starred in ""Cheerful Goodbyes"", an episode of the"
"Carla Tortelli Carla Maria Victoria Angelina Teresa Apollonia Lozupone Tortelli LeBec, commonly known as Carla Tortelli, is a waitress on the American television show ""Cheers"", portrayed by Rhea Perlman. Outwardly, at least, Carla is a mean-spirited woman who expresses disdain for many (perhaps even most) people. She had four children with her then-husband Nick when the series started and eight children with three different men when it ended. Carla appeared in all 271 episodes of ""Cheers"" in 1982–1993 and guest-starred in ""Cheerful Goodbyes"", an episode of the spin-off ""Frasier"". She has also appeared in ""Cheers"", an episode of ""St. Elsewhere"";"
"Cynthia Erivo Cynthia Chinasaokwu O. Erivo (born 8 January 1987) is a British actress, singer, and songwriter. Erivo is known for her performance as Celie in the 2015 Broadway revival of ""The Color Purple"", for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical as well as the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. She performed the role in the 2013 Menier Chocolate Factory production as well. Erivo is also known for her performance as Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence in the UK tour of ""Sister Act"". Erivo was born to Nigerian parents in"
"Juliet Cowan Juliet Cowan (born 21 May 1974 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a British television, film and stage actress. Cowan has had various TV guest star roles in long-running shows such as ""EastEnders"", ""Silent Witness"" and ""Casualty"". Cowan has also had a recurring role in CBBC show ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" and ""This Life"". Cowan's first aired acting role was in the 1993 live performance video Raising Hell, by Iron Maiden, which was broadcast live on pay-per-view television in the United Kingdom and on MTV in North America. She was not credited for this performance, however. Cowan guest-starred in"
"pronounce, Frasier constantly refers to him as ""Guy"" (pronounced () – clearly assuming him to be French), thus causing Niles to correct him. Nadia is referred to as Maris' ""hatchet maid"" but is never seen or heard. These are Frasier's old friends from Boston that guest star in certain episodes, influencing the episode's outcome (in addition to frequent guests Lilith and Frederick). The only surviving series regular from ""Cheers"" that never appeared on the show was Kirstie Alley, who played Rebecca Howe from 1987–1993 (seasons 6–11). Sam Malone ran the bar (Cheers) that Frasier frequented back in Boston. He appeared"
"According to a telephone survey of 1,011 people conducted by the Times Mirror Center for the People and the Press (now Pew Research Center) on April 1–4, 1993, Sam Malone was the favorite ""Cheers"" character of 26%, Diane Chambers was favored by 4%, Rebecca Howe was favored by 6%, and Frasier Crane was favored by 1%. The survey also asked whom Sam should marry; 21% voted Diane Chambers, 19% voted Rebecca Howe, 48% voted Sam to stay single, and 12% had no opinion on this matter. In 1987, Monica Collins from ""USA Today"" called Diane a ""snitty, selfish snob"" and"
"Rhea Perlman Rhea Jo Perlman (born March 31, 1948) is an American actress and author, best known for her role as head-waitress Carla Tortelli on the sitcom ""Cheers"" from 1982 to 1993. Over the course of 11 seasons, she was nominated for 10 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress – winning four times – and was nominated for a record six Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series. Rhea Perlman was born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, the daughter of Philip Perlman (1919–2015), a Polish immigrant who was a manager at a doll parts factory and Adele"
"Shirley Cheriton Shirley Cheriton (born 28 June 1955) is a British actress and performer, best known for her roles as Debbie Wilkins in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" and her portrayal of Miss Prescott in the ""Are You Being Served?"" follow up, ""Grace & Favour"". Cheriton was born in London. Her ""EastEnders"" role ran from her arrival in the Square in March 1985 until her departure with Detective Terry Rich (Gary Whelan) in May 1987. Her character was Walford's original middle-class yuppie, as well as for her stormy relationship with the Scottish nurse, Andy O'Brien (Ross Davidson). Cheriton left her"
"Senegal to help highlight one of the organisation's aid projects — designed to bring running water to drought hit areas. Letitia Dean Letitia Jane Dean (born 14 November 1967) is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her portrayal of Sharon Watts in the BBC soap opera, ""EastEnders"". An original cast member from 1985 to 1995, she reprised the role from 2001 to 2006, and again from 2012 onwards. Her other television roles include ""Grange Hill"" (1983–84), ""Brookside"" (1984), ""The Hello Girls"" (1996–98), and ""Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married"" (1999–2000). In 2007, she participated in the fifth"
"Constance Collier Constance Collier (22 January 1878 – 25 April 1955) was an English stage and film actress and acting coach. Born Laura Constance Hardie in Windsor, Berkshire to Cheetham Agaste Hardie and Eliza Collier, Constance made her stage debut at the age of 3, when she played Fairy Peasblossom in ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"". In 1893, at the age of 15, she joined the Gaiety Girls, the famous dance troupe based at the Gaiety Theatre in London. She was a very beautiful woman and soon became so tall that she towered over all the other dancers. In addition, she"
"Carolyn Jones (British actress) Carolyn Phyllis Jones (18 April 1941 – 25 July 2018) was a British actress, best known for playing the ""amorous motel garage secretary"" Sharon Metcalfe in the ITV soap ""Crossroads"". Jones was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Reg Jones, a journalist, and Jean Jones (nee Staniforth), a secretary, and educated at Vancouver High School. In 2012, she appeared in two episodes of ""EastEnders"" as Joy. From 2016 to 2018, Jones played Ursula Titchener on BBC Radio 4's long-running soap ""The Archers"". In 1969, she married Jeremy Mason, son of scriptwriter Edward J. Mason, and"