"""Traffic"" Julie Walters – ""Billy Elliot"" The Perfect Storm 54th British Academy Film Awards The 54th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 25 February 2001 and honoured the best films of 2000. Ridley Scott's Gladiator won Best Film, while Ang Lee won Best Director for ""Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)"". ""Billy Elliot"" was voted Best British Film of 2000, and the film's lead actor, Jamie Bell, won Best Actor in a Leading Role. In addition, Julia Roberts won Best Actress in a Leading Role for her"
"Billy Elliot Billy Elliot is a 2000 British dance drama film about a boy becoming a professional ballet dancer. It is set in North East England during the 1984–85 coal miners' strike. It was produced by Greg Brenman and Jon Finn, music composed by Stephen Warbeck, co-produced by BBC Films, Tiger Aspect Pictures and Working Title Films, distributed by Universal Pictures and Focus Features, written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. The film stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, an aspiring dancer dealing with the negative stereotype of the male ballet dancer, Gary Lewis as his coal miner"
"and Stephen Mangan were also in final talks to join the film, and Patrick Malahide and Barbara Leigh-Hunt were added to the cast, playing the Royal Ballet School principals. On 17 June 1999, Neil North and Lee Williams joined the cast of the film, playing the Royal Ballet School tutors. ""Billy Elliot"" was originally released at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival under the title ""Dancer"". It was later decided to re-title the film ""Billy Elliot"" to avoid confusion with ""Dancer In The Dark"", another film at Cannes that year. ""Billy Elliot"" was theatrically released on 29 September 2000 by Universal"
"of Mae McSwiney in the film The Dressmaker opposite Kate Winslet. Lemon has worked extensively for a number of major state theatre companies in Australia. She played in the stage production ""Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – the Musical"" as Shirley, the barmaid and owner of the Broken Hill Hotel. Genevieve Lemon is currently on stage at London's Victoria Palace Theatre, portraying Mrs Wilkinson in ""Billy Elliot the Musical"", a role she performed firstly in Sydney then Melbourne. On 21 January 2008 she won Best Actress in a Musical award at the 2007 Sydney Theatre Awards. Lemon won a 2008"
"at the Victoria Palace Theatre on the West End. Many of the film's crew took part in the stage production, including director Stephen Daldry and choreographer Peter Darling. The musical received positive notices and ran for over 4,000 performances before closing in April 2016. Billy Elliot Billy Elliot is a 2000 British dance drama film about a boy becoming a professional ballet dancer. It is set in North East England during the 1984–85 coal miners' strike. It was produced by Greg Brenman and Jon Finn, music composed by Stephen Warbeck, co-produced by BBC Films, Tiger Aspect Pictures and Working Title"
"Julia Wilson-Dickson Julia Wilson-Dickson (2 August 1949 – 16 October 2015) was a British voice and dialect coach whose students included some of the best known actors in film and theater during her career. Dialect coaches help an actor learn an accent by breaking the accent down into separate components, which can be taught individually. In film, Wilson-Dickson was the dialect coach for Robert de Niro in the 1994 film, ""Mary Shelley's Frankenstein""; Helena Bonham Carter for the 1995 romantic comedy, ""Mighty Aphrodite""; Julianne Moore for ""The End of the Affair"" in 1999; and Glenn Close in the 2011 film,"
"Choreography, Best Female Actor (Genevieve Lemon as Mrs. Wilkinson) and Best Male Actor, awarded jointly to the four boys who played Billy Elliot. The production concluded in Sydney on 9 November 2008 with all eight Sydney Billys in the finale. The Sydney production transferred to Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre, opening on 13 December 2008. The Melbourne production closed on 14 June 2009 after a successful run. On 10 April 2017 it was announced that ""Billy Elliot"" would open at Sydney's Lyric Theatre in October 2019. The production will then transfer to Melbourne in February 2020, followed by Perth, Brisbane and"
"would play Mrs Wilkinson in ""Billy Elliot The Musical"" from 12 May. After two years in the production, she became the final actress to take on the role before the show's closure. Henshall has been nominated five times for the UK's most prestigious theatre award, the Laurence Olivier Award, winning once. Ruthie Henshall Valentine Ruth Henshall (born 7 March 1967), known professionally as Ruthie Henshall, is an English actress, singer, and dancer known for her work in musical theatre. She began her professional stage career in 1986, before making her West End debut in ""Cats"" in 1987. A five-time Olivier"
"Mrs Wilkinson, Lars Väringer as dad, Rasmus Mononen as Tony, Paul James Rooney and Robert Thomsen playing the role of Older Billy. The production will move to Stockholm in 2017 and opens there on the 1 March. In May 2016, the Grandstreet Theatre in Helena, Mont., became the first American, non-professional theatre company to stage this musical. On 1 June 2016 ""Billy Elliot"" was premiered in Israel at City Hall theater in Cinema City Gelilot Complex. Billy is alternately played by Arnon Herring and Shon Granot-Zilbershtein. The main cast includes Daphna Dekel as Mrs. Wilkinson, Avi Kushnir as Billy's father,"
"Su Elliot Sue Elliott (born 18 December 1950) is a British actress. She was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England. Her film roles include Alice in ""The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1984), a nurse in ""The Girl in a Swing"" (1988), Marthe in ""Giorgino"" (1994), Mrs Brabin in ""Purely Belter"" (2000), a pub customer in ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"" (2005), a Ministry of Magic witch in ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"" (2005), and Hannah in ""Jane Eyre"" (2011). Elliott has appeared in numerous British television productions, including ""The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole"", Travelling"
"Dani (Demi Lovato) and Elliott ""Starchild"" Gilbert (Adam Lambert) disagree over the choice of venue, but are convinced by how Kurt envisions their first performance, in which they sing ""Into the Groove"". The school board visits McKinley ahead of the inspection to discuss with Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) the possibility of becoming full-time Principal, to which she agrees. She develops a crush on Superintendent Bob Harris (Christopher Cousins), and is disappointed to find out he thinks she is a man. Sue confides in Becky Jackson (Lauren Potter) that she changed her more feminine appearance and adopted her trademark tracksuits when"
"the Love-ins, the Screw Ups: The Sixties"". Other projects in the pipeline include a biopic of Elton John called ""Rocketman"", a stage musical adaptation of Pink Floyd's ""The Wall"" and a film adaptation of George Orwell's ""Down and Out In Paris and London"". Hall married film director Beeban Kidron (Baroness Kidron) in 2003, who was the initial director of ""Hippie Hippie Shake"". Lee Hall (playwright) Lee Hall (born 20 September 1966) is an English playwright and screenwriter. He is best known for the 2000 film ""Billy Elliot"". Hall was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, in 1966, the"
"recurring characters in this episode include special guest star Kate Hudson as NYADA dance instructor Cassandra July, McKinley's guidance counselor and Will's fiancée Emma Pillsbury (Mays), glee club members Joe Hart (Larsen), Wade ""Unique"" Adams (Newell) and Marley Rose (Benoist), new McKinley student Jake Puckerman (Artist), Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba), cheerleader Kitty (Tobin), NYADA upperclassman Brody Weston (Geyer), McKinley gossip blogger Jacob Ben Israel (Sussman), and Marley's mother (Stahl). ""Britney 2.0"" received a 2.9/8 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic and attracted 7.46 million American viewers during its initial broadcast. In Australia, the episode was broadcast October 31, 2012 on"
"Katerina Mikailenko Katerina Mikailenko is an American actress, model, and dancer best known for her numerous guest appearances on various network television shows and for her memorable role as Wilhelmina ""Billie"" Lewis in the 2013 psychological thriller ""The Employer"" starring Malcolm McDowell. She grew up in a small town near Portland, Oregon and has also lived in San Diego and Los Angeles. As a child and teenager, Katerina appeared in modeling campaigns for Adidas, Nike and several department stores. She also fervently studied ballet and modern dance in a semi-professional dance troupe. Despite her natural stage presence, Katerina didn’t discover"
"Katerina Mikailenko Katerina Mikailenko is an American actress, model, and dancer best known for her numerous guest appearances on various network television shows and for her memorable role as Wilhelmina ""Billie"" Lewis in the 2013 psychological thriller ""The Employer"" starring Malcolm McDowell. She grew up in a small town near Portland, Oregon and has also lived in San Diego and Los Angeles. As a child and teenager, Katerina appeared in modeling campaigns for Adidas, Nike and several department stores. She also fervently studied ballet and modern dance in a semi-professional dance troupe. Despite her natural stage presence, Katerina didn’t discover"
"Teaching Mrs. Tingle Teaching Mrs. Tingle is a 1999 American dark comedy-thriller film. The directing debut of the film's screenwriter Kevin Williamson, it follows a trio of seniors who must prove their innocence to their vindictive history teacher, who accuses them of cheating on their exams. Williamson originally shelved the script, before the success of his later projects, including ""Dawson's Creek"", ""Scream"", and its first sequel. Following this, the script was eventually picked up. The film stars Helen Mirren, Katie Holmes, Marisa Coughlan, Barry Watson, and Jeffrey Tambor, and was released on August 20, 1999. It was originally titled ""Killing"
"1. Frances McDormand – ""Almost Famous"" and ""Wonder Boys""<br> 2. Julie Walters – ""Billy Elliot""<br> 3. Madeline Kahn – ""Judy Berlin"" 1. Cameron Crowe – ""Almost Famous""<br> 2. Edward Yang – ""Yi Yi""<br> 3. Steven Soderbergh – ""Erin Brockovich"" and ""Traffic""<br> 3. Michael Winterbottom – ""The Claim"" and ""Wonderland"" 1. Cameron Crowe – ""Almost Famous""<br> 1. Steve Kloves – ""Wonder Boys""<br> 3. Mike White – ""Chuck & Buck"" 1. Peter Pau – ""Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long"")<br> 2. Agnès Godard – ""Beau Travail""<br> 3. Alwin H. Kuchler – ""The Claim""<br> 3. Matthew Libatique – ""Tigerland"" and ""Requiem"
"Hilde Lyrån as Mrs. Wilkinson, Nils Ole Oftebro as Billy's dad and Benjamin Helstad as Tony. On 30 November 2014 ""Billy Elliot"" premiered in the Netherlands at the AFAS Circustheater in The Hague (Scheveningen) after previews starting on 6 November. Billy will be alternately played by Tydo Korver, Stijn van der Plas, Svenno van Kleij, Carlos Puts, Jillis Roshanali and Roan Pronk. Among the cast are Dutch musical actress Pia Douwes as Mrs. Wilkinson, Bas Heerkens as Billy's father, and Reinier Demeijer as Tony. This production is produced by the original English producers (Universal Stage Productions, Working Title Films, Old"
"the show after having a chance to meet the producers in New York. Taylor has lived in Wayne, New Jersey, since she was two years old. She graduated Wayne Hills High School in 2016. She is a student at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. Holly Taylor Holly Taylor (born October 31, 1997) is a Canadian-born American actress and dancer. She began her career in the Broadway production of ""Billy Elliot"" at the age of 11 as Sharon Percy (Ballet Girl) and continued in the role for almost two years. She played the role of Paige Jennings in the FX"
"Corey Snide Corey Snide (born December 19, 1993) is an American actor and dancer best known for his performance as Billy in ""Billy Elliot the Musical"" based on the hit film ""Billy Elliot"". Snide is a graduate of Colonie Central High School (class of 2011), and of Juilliard (class of 2015). He began dancing at the age of three and was trained in ""Tap"", ""Jazz"", ""Ballet"", ""Street"" and ""Contemporary"" at ""Eleanor's School of the Dance"". Snide has competed in dance competitions across the United States and won many titles and awards in the category of 13 and under. He represented"
"director who had previously adapted ""An Ideal Husband"" by Wilde, made the 2002 film; it stars Colin Firth (Jack), Rupert Everett (Algy), Judi Dench (Lady Bracknell), Reese Witherspoon (Cecily), Frances O'Connor (Gwendolen), Anna Massey (Miss Prism), and Tom Wilkinson (Canon Chasuble). Parker's adaptation includes the dunning solicitor Mr. Gribsby who pursues ""Ernest"" to Hertfordshire (present in Wilde's original draft, but cut at the behest of the play's first producer). Algernon too is pursued by a group of creditors in the opening scene. In 1960, ""Ernest in Love"" was staged Off-Broadway. The Japanese all-female musical theatre troupe Takarazuka Revue staged this"
"close with dancers Julie Kent and Gelsey Kirkland, both of whom who thanked her and discussed working with her in their autobiographies. She died from complications of cancer. Georgina Parkinson Georgina Parkinson (20 August 1938 – 18 December 2009) was a British ballerina, ballet mistress and a coach at the American Ballet Theatre. Parkinson was born in Brighton, England. She was a ballet dancer for The Royal Ballet in the 1960s. Her breakthrough performance was in 1964 with ""Les Biches"", and she performed in narrative ballets like ""Swan Lake"" and ""Raymonda"". In 1978, she performed character roles at Ballet Theatre."
"cast includes Elliott Hanna in the title role with Ruthie Henshall as Mrs. Wilkinson, Deka Walmsley as Billy’s dad, Chris Grahamson as Tony and Ann Emery as Grandma. Further cast included Claudia Bradley as Dead Mam, Howard Crossley as George, David Muscatt as Mr Braithwaite, Alan Mehdizadeh as Big Davey, Liam Mower as Older Billy and David Stoller as Posh Dad. Billy Youth Theatre was a countrywide scheme as part of which participating schools and youth groups were given the opportunity to stage their own production of the musical. ""Billy Elliot"" writer Lee Hall, together with Martin Koch (Musical Supervision"
"Lee Hall (playwright) Lee Hall (born 20 September 1966) is an English playwright and screenwriter. He is best known for the 2000 film ""Billy Elliot"". Hall was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, in 1966, the son of a house painter and decorator and a housewife. He was educated at Benfield School in Walkergate. As a youth he went to Wallsend Young People's Theatre along with Deka Walmsley and Trevor Fox who later appeared in both ""Billy Elliot"" and ""The Pitmen Painters"". He went to Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, where he studied English literature and was taught by the"
"Kathryn. His father, John Bell, a toolmaker, left before Jamie was born. Bell began his involvement with dance after he accompanied his sister to her ballet lessons. In 1999, he was chosen from a field of over 2,000 boys for the role of Billy Elliot, an 11-year-old boy who dismays his working-class widowed father and elder brother by taking up ballet. He also appeared in ""Close and True"", an ITV legal drama shown in 2000, which starred Robson Green, James Bolam and Susan Jameson. Bell served as Honorary Jury President of the 2001 Giffoni Film Festival. In 2002, he appeared"
"at the time a columnist for ""The Guardian"", in the one-woman play ""Julie Burchill Is Away"" by Tim Fountain at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and in the West End (2003) which launched her to the global press. In 2006-7, she played the lead female role of Donna in the Abba songs-based musical ""Mamma Mia!"" international tour until 17 March 2007. On 4 June 2007, she went into musicals and took over the role of the dance teacher Mrs. Wilkinson in ""Billy Elliot the Musical"" in London. She gave her final performance on 22 November 2008 prior to rejoining the ""Mamma"
"by Honey on Missy Elliott's recommendation. A number of popular hip hop and R&B musicians, groups and producers play themselves in prominent cameos, including Missy Elliott, Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, Shawn Desman, Ginuwine, Rodney Jerkins, 3rd Storee, Tweet, and Blaque. The film is inspired by the life of choreographer Laurieann Gibson, who was the film's choreographer and appeared on screen as Katrina, the main character's rival. Singer/actress Aaliyah was originally cast as Honey, though the role was later recast to Jessica Alba due to Aaliyah's death in August 2001. ""Honey"" was released to mostly negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives film a"
"Beverly Hills (actress) Beverly Hills (born 23 March 1966) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK) is a British actress, presenter and writer. Know for her many roles in BBC dramas and children's TV. Hills has played many roles across the BBC since the early 90s. She has played Kate Warren in Backup, Tina in Knights & Emeralds, Elaine Davies-Johnson in Brookside, Liz Walton in Accused, Monika Gaye in Peak Practice, Shirley Slipman in The Bill, Viv Kelly in Dalziel and Pascoe and she has also appeared in Casualty, Holby City, Silent Witness and Waking the Dead. and was briefly considered for the"
"look cute and twirl. But this is very different because you can't fake it. You can't just stay in there and like pretend you know what you're doing. Your whole body has to be structured differently."" Georgina Parkinson, a ballet mistress from the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), coached the actors in ballet. ABT soloists Sarah Lane and Maria Riccetto served as ""dance doubles"" for Portman and Kunis respectively. Dancer Kimberly Prosa also served as a double for Portman. She stated: ""Natalie took class, she studied for several months, from the waist up is her. Sarah Lane a soloist at ABT,"
"Guru""... is a grindingly conventional comedy that insists on tying up its subplots in pretty ribbons and bows."" The Guru (2002 film) The Guru is a 2002 British-French-American sex comedy film written by Tracey Jackson and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer. The film centers on a dance teacher who comes to America from India to pursue a normal career but incidentally stumbles into a brief but high-profile career as a sex guru, a career based on a philosophy he learns from a pornographic actress. The film stars Jimi Mistry as the eponymous character, Heather Graham as the actress he"
"28, 1997. It starred Gary Wilmot and Ann Crumb. The new lyrics in this production were not well received. The production, produced by Paul Elliott, directed by Rob Bettinson and choreographed by Tudor Davies, also featured Angela Avrili, Carol Ball, Cliff Brayshaw, Kyle Dadd, Steve Elias, Lucy Evans, Josefina Gabrielle, Adrian Goodfellow, Rachel Harris, Nicola Hughes, Michael Mears, Hayley Newton, Richard Pettyfer, Mary Savva, Wesley James Smith, Mason Taylor, Dina Tree, Jodie Lee Wilde and Shezwae Powell. Wilmot subsequently toured the UK in 1997 and 1998 opposite Marti Webb. Sophie McShera alternated with Hannah Chick in the role of Lucy,"
"version cost $5 million). The producers were Working Title Films, Old Vic Productions Plc and David Furnish. It was directed by Stephen Daldry and choreographed by Peter Darling, as was the original film. Liam Mower, James Lomas and George Maguire were the original actors who alternated in the title role, and the supporting cast included Haydn Gwynne as Mrs. Wilkinson and Tim Healy as Billy's father. The sets were designed by Ian MacNeil, the costumes by Nicky Gillibrand, lighting was by Rick Fisher, and sound by Paul Arditti. The musical received favourable reviews: the ""Daily Telegraph""s Charles Spencer called it"
"Gemma Atkinson Gemma Louise Atkinson (born 16 November 1984) is an English actress and former glamour model. She is best known for playing Lisa Hunter on ""Hollyoaks"" (2001–2005) and on three spin-off series, """" (2004), """" (2005) and """" (2006); and for playing Tamzin Bayle on ""Casualty"" (2011–12, 2014) and Carly Hope on ""Emmerdale"" (2015–17). Atkinson was born in Bury, Greater Manchester. She took her GCSEs at Castlebrook High School, Bury. Atkinson rose to fame playing Lisa Hunter on the Channel 4 soap opera ""Hollyoaks"". Atkinson and Marcus Patric (who played the character Ben Davies) subsequently appeared in a spin-off"