"worldwide. Rachel Marron (Whitney Houston) is an Academy Award-nominated music superstar who is being stalked and sent death threats. When a bomb disguised as a doll explodes in her dressing room, Rachel's manager Bill Devaney (Bill Cobbs) seeks out a professional bodyguard, Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner), to protect her. Frank is a highly successful private bodyguard, mostly protecting corporate VIPs; he was formerly a Secret Service agent who was part of the protection detail during the Carter and Reagan presidencies. Frank is reluctant to accept Bill's offer to guard Rachel, as he sees her as a spoiled diva who is"
"Mari Morrow Mari Kashana Morrow (born February 18, 1974) is an American film and television actress, model and realtor. Morrow is best known for her roles as Rachel Gannon on the ABC daytime soap opera ""One Life to Live"" (1994–96); Oneisha Savoy on the ABC/CBS sitcom ""Family Matters"" (1992–97). Morrow also starred in featured films such as ""Def Jam's How to Be a Player"" (1997), ""Uninvited Guest"" (2000) and ""Traci Townsend"" (2006). Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Morrow began acting as a child in theater productions to help raise funds for poor college students. She attended New York University's"
"has film roles in: ""Dead Man on Campus"", ""Uninvited Guest"", """", ""Book of Love"", ""Restraining Order"", ""Def Jam's How to Be a Player"", ""Traci Townsend"", ""National Security"", and ""Today You Die"". Morrow was married to businessman Carl Johnson 1994, but divorced in 1997. She has two sons. Aside from acting, Morrow is also a real estate agent in Los Angeles, California. Mari Morrow Mari Kashana Morrow (born February 18, 1974) is an American film and television actress, model and realtor. Morrow is best known for her roles as Rachel Gannon on the ABC daytime soap opera ""One Life to Live"""
"Houston played Rachel Marron, a star who is stalked by a crazed fan and hires a bodyguard to protect her. ""USA Today"" listed it as one of the 25 most memorable movie moments of the last 25 years in 2007. Houston's mainstream appeal allowed people to look past the interracial nature of the relationship between her character and Costner's. However, controversy arose as some felt the film's advertising intentionally hid Houston's face to hide the film's interracial relationship. In an interview with ""Rolling Stone"" in 1993, Houston commented that ""people know who Whitney Houston is – I'm black. You can't"
"years before the main protagonists' time. (She replaced Amrita Tarr in this role.) Marler was later cast in series three of ""HO"" as Sophie Benjamin, a recurring character who is very involved in her brother Will's success as a free diver. She also causes much grief to the mermaids and is viewed primarily as a negative character. Taryn Marler Taryn Marler (born 1 September 1988) is an Australian actress. Marler is best known for her role on Blue Water High as Rachel Samuels. She was also in the short film ""Car Pool"" as Chrissy Clapton. Marler met up with her"
"Aileen Wuornos Aileen Carol Wuornos Pralle (; born Aileen Carol Pittman; February 29, 1956 – October 9, 2002) was an American serial killer who murdered seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990 by shooting them at point-blank range. Wuornos claimed that her victims had either raped or attempted to rape her while she was working as a prostitute, and that all of the homicides were committed in self-defense. She was convicted and sentenced to death for six of the murders and was executed by lethal injection on October 9, 2002. The 2003 film ""Monster"" starred Charlize Theron as Wuornos."
"Whitney Houston filmography American entertainer Whitney Houston worked in four feature films, one television film, seven television episodes, and appeared in six commercials. She made her screen acting debut as Rachel Marron in the romantic thriller film ""The Bodyguard"" (1992). It was the second-highest-grossing film worldwide in 1992, making $411 million worldwide. ""The Bodyguard"" received mixed to negative reviews from film critics, and received seven Golden Raspberry Award nominations, including Worst Picture. The soundtrack became the best-selling soundtrack of all time, selling more than 45 million copies worldwide. In 1995, Houston starred alongside Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon"
"Charlize Theron Charlize Theron ( ; ; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and film producer. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Theron came to international prominence in the 1990s by playing the leading lady in the Hollywood films ""The Devil's Advocate"" (1997), ""Mighty Joe Young"" (1998), and ""The Cider House Rules"" (1999). In 2003, she received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in ""Monster"", for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress,"
"Before and After (film) Before and After is a 1996 American crime drama-mystery film based on the 1992 novel of the same title by American writer Rosellen Brown. The movie was directed by Barbet Schroeder and starred Meryl Streep as Dr. Carolyn Ryan, Liam Neeson as Ben Ryan, Edward Furlong as Jacob Ryan, and Julia Weldon as Judith Ryan (who also narrated the movie). In a small Western Massachusetts town, Dr. Carolyn Ryan and her sculptor husband Ben live with their two children Jacob and Judith. Their world is shattered when Sheriff Fran Conklin tells them that Martha Taverner has"
"tried marijuana-laced edibles to see if it would help. Newspaper headlines subsequently identified her mother as her ""weed supplier."" However, Theron has since stopped using marijuana. Charlize Theron Charlize Theron ( ; ; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and film producer. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Theron came to international prominence in the 1990s by playing the leading lady in the Hollywood films ""The Devil's Advocate"" (1997), ""Mighty Joe Young"" (1998), and ""The Cider House Rules"" (1999)."
"the lead role of Rachel Marron – originally portrayed by Whitney Houston in the 1992 film of the same name. Pauline Curuenavuli was born in Suva, Fiji on 15 October 1982 to parents Isireli, a former choir conductor, and Miliana, a nurse. Her mother Miliana lived and worked alone in Sydney, Australia for two years. Paulini, her five siblings and their father Isireli moved from Fiji to Sydney in 1986, when she was four years old, to join Miliana. Their first home in Australia was a two-bedroom apartment in Randwick, New South Wales, where Paulini attended Coogee Public School. The"
"Jessy Schram Jessica ""Jessy"" Schram (born January 15, 1986) is an American actress and model. Her most notable roles include Hannah Griffith in ""Veronica Mars"", Rachel Seybolt in ""Life"", Karen Nadler in ""Falling Skies"" and Cinderella/Ashley Boyd in ""Once Upon a Time"". Born in Skokie, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Schram modeled and appeared in television commercials as a child, and began performing in musical theatre at age 12. She resided in Buffalo Grove, Illinois and graduated from Buffalo Grove High School in 2004. Schram moved to Los Angeles after graduating at age 18 and began working in TV. In"
"Taryn Marler Taryn Marler (born 1 September 1988) is an Australian actress. Marler is best known for her role on Blue Water High as Rachel Samuels. She was also in the short film ""Car Pool"" as Chrissy Clapton. Marler met up with her Blue Water High co-stars Sophie Luck, Lesley Anne Mitchell and Gabrielle Scollay in early 2006. Taryn has also taken part in Rove McManus's stand up comedy show in a 'Benny Hill' style skit, as a nurse in his 2008 tour. She also had a brief cameo in series two of """" as Julia, a mermaid from 50"
"me and that can still be commercial. I told them I can only make movies for myself. I just know that if I really love it there's going to be a market for it. The movie gained mixed reviews. It currently holds a 37% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 27 reviews. The character Ivy was ranked at #6 on the list of the top 26 ""bad girls"" of all time by ""Entertainment Weekly"". Poison Ivy (1992 film) Poison Ivy is a 1992 American thriller drama film directed by Katt Shea. It stars Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert, Tom Skerritt, and"
"Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress, film producer, and businessperson. The daughter of actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow, she began her acting career at an early age making her acting debut with an uncredited role in the 1987 film ""Mac and Me"". Aniston rose to fame portraying Rachel Green on the television sitcom ""Friends"" (1994–2004), for which she earned a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award (SAG). The character was widely popular during the airing of the series and was later recognized as one of"
"Poison Ivy (1992 film) Poison Ivy is a 1992 American thriller drama film directed by Katt Shea. It stars Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert, Tom Skerritt, and Cheryl Ladd. The original music score is composed by David Michael Frank. The film was shot in Los Angeles. It was nominated for the 1992 Grand Jury prize of Best Film at the Sundance Festival. Sara Gilbert was nominated for Best Supporting Female at the 1993 Independent Spirit Awards. Although it did not fare very well at the box office, grossing $1,829,804 with its limited theatrical release to 20 movie theaters, the film received"
"star Heather Headley considered withdrawing from the role of Rachel Marron originated by Houston in the film. She later said ""You don't want people to compare you to Whitney. I didn't want it before and especially not now after her passing. I want people to come in and say this is Heather's version - this is Heather playing Rachel Marron and singing Whitney songs. I am always trying to find a way to make them my own but still acknowledge and keep the integrity of her music."" Rachel Marron is one of the most famous singers around but is unaware"
"Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comic ""blonde bombshell"" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and was emblematic of the era's attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962 (equivalent to $ billion in ). More than half a century later, she continues to be a major popular culture icon. Born and raised in Los"
"Sarah Lancaster Sarah Lancaster (born February 12, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for her long-running roles as Rachel Meyers in the NBC series """" and Ellie Bartowski in the NBC comedy-spy series ""Chuck"", as well as playing Chloe Grefe in ""Lovers Lane"", Madison Kellner on The WB's ""Everwood"", and Marjorie in ABC's TV series ""What About Brian"". Lancaster has appeared on ""Sabrina, the Teenage Witch"", ""Dawson's Creek"", ""That '70s Show"", ""Scrubs"", and """". She also landed two recurring roles: on The WB series, ""Everwood"", as Ephram's love interest Madison Kellner; and on David E. Kelley's FOX series,"
"Monster (2003 film) Monster is a 2003 biographical crime drama film written and directed by Patty Jenkins. The film is about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a former prostitute who was executed in Florida in 2002 for killing six men (she was not tried for a seventh murder) in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Wuornos was played by Charlize Theron; her semi-fictionalized lover, Selby Wall (based on Wuornos's real-life girlfriend Tyria Moore), was played by Christina Ricci. Theron received critical acclaim and won numerous awards for her portrayal, including the Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best"
"Jean Rogers Jean Rogers (born Eleanor Dorothy Lovegren, March 25, 1916 – February 24, 1991) was an American actress who starred in serial films in the 1930s and low–budget feature films in the 1940s as a leading lady. She is best remembered for playing Dale Arden in the science fiction serials ""Flash Gordon"" (1936) and ""Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars"" (1938). Rogers was born in Belmont, Massachusetts. Her father was an immigrant from Malmö, Sweden. She had hoped to study art, but in 1933 she won a beauty contest sponsored by Paramount Pictures that led to her career in Hollywood."
"Rachel, Rachel Rachel, Rachel is a 1968 American Technicolor drama film produced and directed by Paul Newman and starring Joanne Woodward in the title role. The screenplay by Stewart Stern is based on the 1966 novel ""A Jest of God"" by Canadian author Margaret Laurence. The plot concerns a schoolteacher in smalltown Connecticut, whose sexual awakening and gaining of independence takes place in her mid thirties. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, and won two Golden Globes for Best Director and Best Actress. Rachel Cameron (Joanne Woodward) is a shy, 35-year-old spinster schoolteacher living with her widowed mother"
"Mistress (1992 film) Mistress is a 1992 comedy-drama film starring Robert De Niro, Danny Aiello, Eli Wallach, Robert Wuhl and Martin Landau. The picture was written by Barry Primus and J.F. Lawton and directed by Primus. A down-and-out Hollywood screenwriter and director named Marvin Landisman (Robert Wuhl) is working on cheaply made instructional videos when his years-old script is read by Jack Roth (Martin Landau), a desperate has-been producer who offers to help Marvin find investors for his movie. Men willing to put up the money are found, including the ruthless businessman Evan (Robert De Niro), the disturbed war veteran"
"Marion Byron Marion Byron (born Miriam Bilenkin; March 16, 1911, Dayton, Ohio – July 5, 1985, Santa Monica, California) was an American movie comedian. After following her sister into a short stage career as a singer/dancer, she was given her first movie role as Buster Keaton's leading lady in the film ""Steamboat Bill, Jr."" in 1928. From there she was hired by Hal Roach to co-star in short subjects with Max Davidson, Edgar Kennedy, and Charley Chase, but most significantly with Anita Garvin, where tiny (4'11"" in high heels) Marion was teamed with the 6' Anita for a brief three-film"
"but had to drop out of the film when she became pregnant. She and her husband, Mark Gottwald, have two daughters named Grace and Rose. She is also co-founder of Mindfire Entertainment. She and her husband also own Ship's Inn, a restaurant in Massachusetts. Ellie Cornell Ellie Cornell (born December 15, 1963) is an American actress and producer. She made her film debut in the 1988 film ""Married to the Mob"" before becoming known for her role as Rachel Carruthers in """" (1988) and """" (1989). Cornell graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida in 1986. Cornell made small"
"Ellie Cornell Ellie Cornell (born December 15, 1963) is an American actress and producer. She made her film debut in the 1988 film ""Married to the Mob"" before becoming known for her role as Rachel Carruthers in """" (1988) and """" (1989). Cornell graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida in 1986. Cornell made small guest appearances on two television series: ""Gabriel's Fire"" and ""Thirtysomething"", as well as several made-for-TV movies. She appeared in the 1988 comedy film ""Married to the Mob"", but her most famous and first starring role came shortly afterwards in the horror film hits """""
"Marvin's Room (film) Marvin's Room is a 1996 American drama film directed by Jerry Zaks. The script was written by John Guare and based on the play of the same name by Scott McPherson, who died in 1992. McPherson had completed a screenplay for a film version before he died; however Guare was hired to update it when the film eventually started production years later. It stars Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Hume Cronyn, Gwen Verdon, Hal Scardino and Dan Hedaya. Original music for the film was composed by Rachel Portman. Carly Simon wrote and performed"
"Emmy Awards. A Streetcar Named Desire (1995 film) A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1995 made-for-television drama film directed by Glenn Jordan and starring Alec Baldwin, Jessica Lange, John Goodman and Diane Lane that first aired on CBS Television. Based on the 1947 play by Tennessee Williams, it follows a 1951 adaptation starring Marlon Brando and a 1984 television adaptation. The film was adapted from a 1992 Broadway revival of the play, also starring Baldwin and Lange. In 1996, Jessica Lange won a Best Actress Golden Globe for her performance in this film. It was nominated for several other awards"
"Night and the City (1992 film) Night and the City is a 1992 American crime drama film and a remake of the 1950 film noir of the same name, itself an adaptation of Gerald Kersh's 1938 novel. The film stars Robert De Niro and Jessica Lange and is directed by Irwin Winkler from a script by Richard Price. Harry Fabian (De Niro) is a fast-talking, two-bit New York lawyer who hangs out at a bar called Boxers, owned by Phil (Gorman) and his wife Helen (Lange). Harry has been having an affair with Helen, who dreams of setting up her"
"For Richer, for Poorer (film) For Richer, for Poorer is a 1992 made-for-TV comedy film directed by Jay Sandrich. The HBO original film, starring Jack Lemmon, Talia Shire, and Jonathan Silverman, was released on VHS with the title Father, Son and the Mistress. Aram Katourian (Lemmon) is atop a bridge considering whether to jump to his death when a homeless woman (Madeline Kahn) -- fascinated by seeing a person die—interrupts him. He finally does not have the courage to commit suicide, and instead tells the woman his story: Aram is a self-made millionaire who owns twelve successful stores and makes"
"Marsha Mason Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is an American actress and director. She was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Actress; for her performances in ""Cinderella Liberty"" (1973), ""The Goodbye Girl"" (1977), ""Chapter Two"" (1979), and ""Only When I Laugh"" (1981). The first two films also won her Golden Globe Awards. She was married for ten years (1973–83) to the playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, who was the writer of three of her four Oscar-nominated roles. Mason's film debut was in the 1966 film ""Hot Rod Hullabaloo"". Her other films include ""Blume in Love"" (1973),"
"Peggy Maley Margaret June ""Peggy"" Maley (June 8, 1923 – October 1, 2007) was an American actress who appeared in film and television. In 1942, aged 18 or 19, she was crowned Miss Atlantic City. Maley delivered the feeder line to Marlon Brando in the film ""The Wild One"": ""Hey, Johnny, what are you rebelling against?"" Maley was in the Broadway productions of ""I Gotta Get Out"" (1947) and ""Joy to the World"" (1948). Maley had a brief seven-year acting career on television from 1953-60. Her first appearance was as Diane Chandler in ""Ramar of the Jungle"". She made three"
"Daryl Hannah Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is an American actress and environmental activist. She made her screen debut in Brian De Palma's supernatural horror film ""The Fury"" (1978). She is known for her roles as Pris Stratton in Ridley Scott's science fiction thriller ""Blade Runner"" (1982) and as Cathy Featherstone in Randal Kleiser's romantic comedy ""Summer Lovers"" (1982), as the mermaid Madison in Ron Howard's fantasy-romantic comedy ""Splash"" (1984), Roxanne Kowalski in the romantic comedy ""Roxanne"" (1987), Darien Taylor in Oliver Stone's drama ""Wall Street"" (1987) and Annelle Dupuy Desoto in the comedy-drama ""Steel Magnolias"" (1989). In"