“I felt ashamed of myself for watching. No one should have a chance to see so much desire, so much need for a prize. And so much pain when [it] was not given … I felt disgusted with myself. As though I were attending a public hanging.”
Those were the words of the late Glenda Jackson, as she described to The New York Times her recent experience watching the Academy Awards on television in 1979.
Ironically, it was well after she had already been gifted with two Best Actress Oscars herself. She was not present to accept those honors — for 1970’s “Women in Love” and 1973’s “A Touch of Class.” She was also absent when she was Best Actress-nominated for 1971’s “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and 1975’s “Hedda.”
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I have to wonder if Miss Jackson ever watched the now-infamous clip of her winning her...
Those were the words of the late Glenda Jackson, as she described to The New York Times her recent experience watching the Academy Awards on television in 1979.
Ironically, it was well after she had already been gifted with two Best Actress Oscars herself. She was not present to accept those honors — for 1970’s “Women in Love” and 1973’s “A Touch of Class.” She was also absent when she was Best Actress-nominated for 1971’s “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and 1975’s “Hedda.”
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- 5/6/2024
- by Tariq Khan
- Gold Derby
Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation" is his masterpiece in between masterpieces. The legendary filmmaker wrapped principal photography in late February 1973, just one month before he would win the Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay Oscars for "The Godfather" (Albert Ruddy took home the Best Picture Oscar as the mafia classic's producer). Had Paramount released the film that year, it almost certainly would've received nominations for Best Picture and Director (over the wholly forgotten "A Touch of Class"), giving Coppola three consecutive nods in the latter category, a feat only accomplished once in Academy Awards history (by William Wyler). Instead, he wound up competing against himself a year later, when he added three more Oscars to his trophy case with "The Godfather Part II."
While "The Godfather" movies placed him atop Hollywood's director A-list for the rest of the decade, some cinephiles believe "The Conversation" is the superior film. The...
While "The Godfather" movies placed him atop Hollywood's director A-list for the rest of the decade, some cinephiles believe "The Conversation" is the superior film. The...
- 3/24/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Throughout 2023, we have been updating our “In Memoriam” photo gallery (view above). Scroll through to remember 36 entertainers from film, television, theater and music. Many were winners at the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and/or Tonys. Here is a closer look at just a few of those we celebrate in our gallery:
Veteran actor Alan Arkin died on June 29 at age 89. He was an Oscar winner for “Little Miss Sunshine” and was also nominated for “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming,” “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” and “Argo.” He was a six-time Emmy nominee and won a Tony Award for “Enter Laughing.”
Composer Burt Bacharach died on February 8 at age 94. He was a six-time Grammy winner and also won at the Oscars and Emmys. Some of hit songs included “Walk on By,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” “Alfie,” “What the World...
Veteran actor Alan Arkin died on June 29 at age 89. He was an Oscar winner for “Little Miss Sunshine” and was also nominated for “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming,” “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” and “Argo.” He was a six-time Emmy nominee and won a Tony Award for “Enter Laughing.”
Composer Burt Bacharach died on February 8 at age 94. He was a six-time Grammy winner and also won at the Oscars and Emmys. Some of hit songs included “Walk on By,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” “Alfie,” “What the World...
- 12/26/2023
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Emma Stone won the Best Actress Oscar in 2017 for her role as an actress trying to make it big in Damien Chazelle‘s “La La Land.” Stone has also earned two Best Supporting Actress bids, the first in 2015 for “Birdman” and the second for “The Favourite” in 2019. She reteams with the latter’s director, Yorgos Lanthimos, for Searchlight Pictures’ “Poor Things.” The film, which is out in US theaters on Dec. 8, follows Stone as Bella Baxter — a woman brought back to life by a scientist (Willem Dafoe) and subsequently goes on a journey of self-discovery, meeting a variety of people along the way including a lawyer (Mark Ruffalo) and a potential suitor (Ramy Youssef).
Stone’s performance is remarkable here, as many critics have noted.
Nick Schager (The Daily Beast) declared that Stone will “blow your mind” in the movie, writing: “Nothing overshadows Stone’s odd, amusing and affecting performance as Bella,...
Stone’s performance is remarkable here, as many critics have noted.
Nick Schager (The Daily Beast) declared that Stone will “blow your mind” in the movie, writing: “Nothing overshadows Stone’s odd, amusing and affecting performance as Bella,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
National Amusements fires up ‘BlackBerry’; MetFilm has ‘Golda’ starring Helen Mirren and ‘The Burial’.
Universal’s franchise horror The Exorcist: Believer and Warner Bros’ UK drama The Great Escaper will be targeting different audiences at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, with both films opening wide.
Starting in 616 cinemas, The Great Escaper stars Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson, in her final film role before her death in June aged 87. Shot along the south coast of the UK including at Dover, Camber Sands and Hastings, the film follows a pensioner who escapes from his care home to attend the 70th anniversary...
Universal’s franchise horror The Exorcist: Believer and Warner Bros’ UK drama The Great Escaper will be targeting different audiences at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, with both films opening wide.
Starting in 616 cinemas, The Great Escaper stars Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson, in her final film role before her death in June aged 87. Shot along the south coast of the UK including at Dover, Camber Sands and Hastings, the film follows a pensioner who escapes from his care home to attend the 70th anniversary...
- 10/6/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Throughout 2023, our In Memoriam photo gallery above has been honoring entertainment legends who have died. Click through the gallery at the halfway mark of this year to see more about Oscar winners, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members, television favorites and more.
Some of the 17 celebrities included:
Veteran actor Alan Arkin died on June 29 at age 89. He was an Oscar winner for “Little Miss Sunshine” and was also nominated for “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming,” “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” and “Argo.” He was a six-time Emmy nominee and won a Tony Award for “Enter Laughing.”
Composer Burt Bacharach died on February 8 at age 94. He was a six-time Grammy winner and also won at the Oscars and Emmys. Some of hit songs included “Walk on By,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” “Alfie,” “What the World Needs Now” and “The Look of Love.
Some of the 17 celebrities included:
Veteran actor Alan Arkin died on June 29 at age 89. He was an Oscar winner for “Little Miss Sunshine” and was also nominated for “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming,” “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” and “Argo.” He was a six-time Emmy nominee and won a Tony Award for “Enter Laughing.”
Composer Burt Bacharach died on February 8 at age 94. He was a six-time Grammy winner and also won at the Oscars and Emmys. Some of hit songs included “Walk on By,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” “Alfie,” “What the World Needs Now” and “The Look of Love.
- 6/30/2023
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Actress Glenda Jackson has died due to an illness at 87.
Her agent, Lionel Larner, announced her death, “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, 87, died peacefully at her home in London this morning after a short illness with her family by her side.”
He added, “Today we lost one of the world’s greatest actresses and I have lost a best friend of over 50 years.”
Jackson was an actress who won two Oscars for her performances. She later became a politician.
She was born in 1936 in Birkenhead, England. She started acting when she was a teen and was involved in theater groups for amateurs. Shortly after, she won a scholarship to attend the acting school the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Once she graduated from college, she immediately began booking jobs. She acted in many shows and got her first Broadway gig in 1965 where she was a part of the cast Marat/Sade.
Her agent, Lionel Larner, announced her death, “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, 87, died peacefully at her home in London this morning after a short illness with her family by her side.”
He added, “Today we lost one of the world’s greatest actresses and I have lost a best friend of over 50 years.”
Jackson was an actress who won two Oscars for her performances. She later became a politician.
She was born in 1936 in Birkenhead, England. She started acting when she was a teen and was involved in theater groups for amateurs. Shortly after, she won a scholarship to attend the acting school the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Once she graduated from college, she immediately began booking jobs. She acted in many shows and got her first Broadway gig in 1965 where she was a part of the cast Marat/Sade.
- 6/15/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a second career in politics as a British lawmaker before an acclaimed late-life return to stage and screen, has died at age 87.
Jackson’s agent Lionel Larner said she died Thursday at her home in London after a short illness. He said she had recently completed filming “’The Great Escaper”, in which she co-starred with 90-year-old Michael Caine.
Caine said Jackson was “one of our greatest movie actresses. I shall miss her.”
Born into a working-class family in Birkhenhead, northwest England, in 1936 Jackson trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company — where she starred in the cutting-edge drama “Marat/Sade” directed by Peter Brook — and became one of the biggest British stars of the 1960s and 70s, winning two Academy Awards, for the brooding D.H. Lawrence adaptation “Women in Love” in 1971 and the...
Jackson’s agent Lionel Larner said she died Thursday at her home in London after a short illness. He said she had recently completed filming “’The Great Escaper”, in which she co-starred with 90-year-old Michael Caine.
Caine said Jackson was “one of our greatest movie actresses. I shall miss her.”
Born into a working-class family in Birkhenhead, northwest England, in 1936 Jackson trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company — where she starred in the cutting-edge drama “Marat/Sade” directed by Peter Brook — and became one of the biggest British stars of the 1960s and 70s, winning two Academy Awards, for the brooding D.H. Lawrence adaptation “Women in Love” in 1971 and the...
- 6/15/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Glenda Jackson, the Academy Award-winning actor who also served as an MP, has died. She was 87.
Glenda May Jackson was born on 9 May, 1936 in Birkenhead, in Wirral. She attended the local grammar school, leaving at 16 to work at Boots.
But, dissatisfied with the retails world, she joined a Ymca drama group. "I had no real ambition about acting," she later recalled. "But I knew there had to be something better than the bloody chemist's shop." Two years later, she won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Her career began in repertory theatre, and she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1964.
Her film career includes memorable roles in the likes of Women In Love (for which she won her first Oscar), The Rainbow, Hedda, A Touch Of Class (earning her a second Academy Award) and Marat/Sade.
On television, she famously appeared on the Morecambe And Wise show, an...
Glenda May Jackson was born on 9 May, 1936 in Birkenhead, in Wirral. She attended the local grammar school, leaving at 16 to work at Boots.
But, dissatisfied with the retails world, she joined a Ymca drama group. "I had no real ambition about acting," she later recalled. "But I knew there had to be something better than the bloody chemist's shop." Two years later, she won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Her career began in repertory theatre, and she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1964.
Her film career includes memorable roles in the likes of Women In Love (for which she won her first Oscar), The Rainbow, Hedda, A Touch Of Class (earning her a second Academy Award) and Marat/Sade.
On television, she famously appeared on the Morecambe And Wise show, an...
- 6/15/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Glenda Jackson, whose illustrious career spanned from classic feature films like Sunday Bloody Sunday, Women in Love and A Touch of Class to a political career at the British Parliament, passed peacefully this morning at her home in London. She was 87 years old. Jackson has been said to have been battling an illness recently. Although she had transitioned from movies to civil service, the actress will appear in one last film project as she just wrapped her scenes opposite Sir Michael Caine in a movie titled The Great Escaper.
Jackson’s agent Lionel Larner released an official statement according to Variety. In the statement, Larner declares, ”Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side. She recently completed filming The Great Escaper in which she co-starred with Michael Caine.”
In addition to films,...
Jackson’s agent Lionel Larner released an official statement according to Variety. In the statement, Larner declares, ”Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side. She recently completed filming The Great Escaper in which she co-starred with Michael Caine.”
In addition to films,...
- 6/15/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Glenda Jackson, the British actress who hit the snooze bar on her acting career for a 23-year career in politics, died on Thursday, as per her representatives. During her peak years in the 1970s and 80s, she won two Oscars (and was nominated for two more) and two Emmy Awards. She was nominated for four Tony Awards, finally winning one in 2018 after a late-in-life career resurgence. She was 87 years old.
Jackson, whose father was a bricklayer and whose mother was a barmaid and domestic, studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She was told by the academy’s principal that, due to her looks, she would likely only find work as a character actress, and she shouldn’t depend on getting jobs after 40.
This proved to be the opposite of true. Her big break came when experimental theater director Peter Brook cast her in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s groundbreaking adaptation of “Marat/Sade.
Jackson, whose father was a bricklayer and whose mother was a barmaid and domestic, studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She was told by the academy’s principal that, due to her looks, she would likely only find work as a character actress, and she shouldn’t depend on getting jobs after 40.
This proved to be the opposite of true. Her big break came when experimental theater director Peter Brook cast her in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s groundbreaking adaptation of “Marat/Sade.
- 6/15/2023
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
The British actor was the epitome of countercultural chic in key 1970s films. It is just a shame she couldn’t be persuaded to do more of them when her political career ended
Glenda Jackson, fearless actor and politician, dies aged 87
For a brief, intense period in the 70s, Glenda Jackson was the very epitome of bohemian Brit chic in the movies: gamine in a worldly English way, intellectual, liberated and frank but with a capacity for demure naivety. This was a period that gloriously co-existed with her recurring appearances on The Morecambe and Wise Show. Jackson revered Eric and Ernie to the end of her life, because apart from their own value, her guest-spots on their programme led to her being cast in the 1973 Hollywood comedy A Touch of Class, which in turn gave Jackson her second Oscar, the title tacitly describing what this Rada-trained English actor was giving the movie.
Glenda Jackson, fearless actor and politician, dies aged 87
For a brief, intense period in the 70s, Glenda Jackson was the very epitome of bohemian Brit chic in the movies: gamine in a worldly English way, intellectual, liberated and frank but with a capacity for demure naivety. This was a period that gloriously co-existed with her recurring appearances on The Morecambe and Wise Show. Jackson revered Eric and Ernie to the end of her life, because apart from their own value, her guest-spots on their programme led to her being cast in the 1973 Hollywood comedy A Touch of Class, which in turn gave Jackson her second Oscar, the title tacitly describing what this Rada-trained English actor was giving the movie.
- 6/15/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Glenda Jackson, a two-time Oscar and Emmy winner who left the craft for many years to pursue British politics – only to return to the stage and win a Tony in 2018 – has died, her agent confirmed. She was 87.
Jackson died peacefully at her London home after a brief illness, with her family at hand, according to Lionel Larner.
“She recently completed filming ‘The Great Escaper’ in which she co-starred with Michael Caine,” Larner wrote. “Today we lost one of the world’s greatest actresses, and I have lost a best friend of over 50 years.”
Jackson won Best Actress for “Women in Love” in 1969, and followed with another win for “A Touch of Class” in 1973. She also won two Emmys for playing Elizabeth I in a BBC miniseries, and after a long career in Parliament, returned to the stage for a Tony-winning turn in the 2018 revival “Three Tall Women.”
Jackson was born...
Jackson died peacefully at her London home after a brief illness, with her family at hand, according to Lionel Larner.
“She recently completed filming ‘The Great Escaper’ in which she co-starred with Michael Caine,” Larner wrote. “Today we lost one of the world’s greatest actresses, and I have lost a best friend of over 50 years.”
Jackson won Best Actress for “Women in Love” in 1969, and followed with another win for “A Touch of Class” in 1973. She also won two Emmys for playing Elizabeth I in a BBC miniseries, and after a long career in Parliament, returned to the stage for a Tony-winning turn in the 2018 revival “Three Tall Women.”
Jackson was born...
- 6/15/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Glenda Jackson, the two-time Oscar- and Emmy Award-winning actress who later made the transition to politics, has died. She was 87 years old.
In a statement, Jackson’s agent Lionel Lerner told our sister site Deadline that she “died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London… after a brief illness with her family at her side.” A specific cause of death was not disclosed.
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Jackson’s career spanned seven decades, during which she...
In a statement, Jackson’s agent Lionel Lerner told our sister site Deadline that she “died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London… after a brief illness with her family at her side.” A specific cause of death was not disclosed.
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Jackson’s career spanned seven decades, during which she...
- 6/15/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Glenda Jackson in Ken Russell's Women In Love
Glenda Jackson, who made her name in films like Women In Love, Sunday Bloody Sunday and A Touch Of Class before going on to spend 23 years as Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate (later Hampstead and Kilburn), has died at the age of 87, it was announced today. The Birkenhead-born star, who won two Oscars, three Emmys and a Tony over the course of her career, made a late life return to acting and her final film, The Great Escaper, is expected to be released early next year.
A forthright woman who always put politics front and centre in her life and once described herself as an antisocial socialist, Jackson chose films which gave her the chance to address issues she felt passionate about, such as Ken Russell's The Music Lovers, which broke onscreen taboos about homosexuality and female sexual expression. Offscreen,...
Glenda Jackson, who made her name in films like Women In Love, Sunday Bloody Sunday and A Touch Of Class before going on to spend 23 years as Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate (later Hampstead and Kilburn), has died at the age of 87, it was announced today. The Birkenhead-born star, who won two Oscars, three Emmys and a Tony over the course of her career, made a late life return to acting and her final film, The Great Escaper, is expected to be released early next year.
A forthright woman who always put politics front and centre in her life and once described herself as an antisocial socialist, Jackson chose films which gave her the chance to address issues she felt passionate about, such as Ken Russell's The Music Lovers, which broke onscreen taboos about homosexuality and female sexual expression. Offscreen,...
- 6/15/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Glenda Jackson, the double Oscar-winning British actress and former Labour MP, has died. She was 87.
In a statement, her agent Lionel Larner said she died at her home in Blackheath, south-east London, following a “brief illness.”
Larner’s statement read: “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress, and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side.”
Statement continued: “She recently completed filming The Great Escaper in which she co-starred with Michael Caine.”
Jackson was perhaps best known for her two Oscar-winning performances in Ken Russell’s 1970’s pic Women in Love, a D. H. Lawrence adaptation, where she starred alongside Alan Bates and Oliver Reed and 1973’s A Touch of Class. Jackson also won a BAFTA Best Actress gong for Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971).
Jackson was born in 1936 in North West England. She studied at London’s prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art...
In a statement, her agent Lionel Larner said she died at her home in Blackheath, south-east London, following a “brief illness.”
Larner’s statement read: “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress, and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side.”
Statement continued: “She recently completed filming The Great Escaper in which she co-starred with Michael Caine.”
Jackson was perhaps best known for her two Oscar-winning performances in Ken Russell’s 1970’s pic Women in Love, a D. H. Lawrence adaptation, where she starred alongside Alan Bates and Oliver Reed and 1973’s A Touch of Class. Jackson also won a BAFTA Best Actress gong for Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971).
Jackson was born in 1936 in North West England. She studied at London’s prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art...
- 6/15/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Jackson won Academy Awards for ’Women In Love’ and ’A Touch Of Class’.
UK actress Glenda Jackson, known for her Oscar-winning performances in Women In Love and A Touch Of Class, has died aged 87.
Jackson, who was also a former Labour MP, ”died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side,” according to her agent Lionel Larner.
Born in Birkenhead, UK, Jackson’s acting career began in theatre in the late 1950’s before she made her big screen debut with an uncredited role in Lindsay Anderson’s This Sporting Life...
UK actress Glenda Jackson, known for her Oscar-winning performances in Women In Love and A Touch Of Class, has died aged 87.
Jackson, who was also a former Labour MP, ”died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side,” according to her agent Lionel Larner.
Born in Birkenhead, UK, Jackson’s acting career began in theatre in the late 1950’s before she made her big screen debut with an uncredited role in Lindsay Anderson’s This Sporting Life...
- 6/15/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Glenda Jackson, who segued from a successful actress — Oscars for “Women in Love” and “A Touch of Class” and two Emmys for “Elizabeth R” — into a 23-year career as member of the U.K.’s House of Commons, has died. She was 87.
Jackson died after a brief illness at her home in London, her agent Lionel Larner said. “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side. She recently completed filming ‘The Great Escaper’ in which she co-starred with Michael Caine,” Larner said in a statement.
Aside from her prize-winning roles, Jackson gave terrific performances in such films as 1967’s “Marat/Sade” (as Charlotte Corday), “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and on TV in “The Patricia Neal Story,” a 1981 work about that actress’s stroke and recovery with husband Roald Dahl. A defining role in...
Jackson died after a brief illness at her home in London, her agent Lionel Larner said. “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side. She recently completed filming ‘The Great Escaper’ in which she co-starred with Michael Caine,” Larner said in a statement.
Aside from her prize-winning roles, Jackson gave terrific performances in such films as 1967’s “Marat/Sade” (as Charlotte Corday), “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and on TV in “The Patricia Neal Story,” a 1981 work about that actress’s stroke and recovery with husband Roald Dahl. A defining role in...
- 6/15/2023
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago – In one of my trips to New York City, I saw him in the distance on the street (this actually happens often in NYC. Pay attention!). Actor Paul Sorvino, Paulie Cicero of ‘Goodfellas’ legend, as well as many other films/stage/TV/opera work, was unmistakably walking right towards me. “Hey Paulie,” I instinctively said. “Hey,” he said back. Fast forward several years later, Mr. Sorvino was honored by the Chicago Film Critics Awards in 2013, I was a newly minted Chicago Film Critic, and I met him again (see below). Paul Sorvino died on July 25th, 2022, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was 83.
Paul Anthony Sorvino was born in Brooklyn, and studied at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. After a stint in advertising, he made his Broadway debut in 1964 in the musical “Bajour.” Six years later, his was in his first film, Carl Reiner’s “Where’s Poppa” (1970), and one...
Paul Anthony Sorvino was born in Brooklyn, and studied at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. After a stint in advertising, he made his Broadway debut in 1964 in the musical “Bajour.” Six years later, his was in his first film, Carl Reiner’s “Where’s Poppa” (1970), and one...
- 7/28/2022
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
From winning an Oscar for Women in Love to taking Tony Blair to task as a Labour MP, the veteran actor has many stories to tell. Which would you like to hear?
Famously fiery, Glenda Jackson has split her remarkable career between acting and politics. Now 86, Jackson found fame in 1969’s Women in Love and 1973’s A Touch of Class, winning Oscars for both roles. In 1992, she quit acting for politics when she was elected MP for Hampstead and Highgate in London. She served as junior transport minister from 1997 to 1999 and famously threatened to challenge Tony Blair if he didn’t resign over the 2003 Hutton inquiry into Iraq. She finally stood down down in the 2015 general election, two days before her 79th birthday.
In 2016, Jackson returned to the stage for the first time in 25 years, cast sex-blind as King Lear at the Old Vic and later Broadway; the Guardian said...
Famously fiery, Glenda Jackson has split her remarkable career between acting and politics. Now 86, Jackson found fame in 1969’s Women in Love and 1973’s A Touch of Class, winning Oscars for both roles. In 1992, she quit acting for politics when she was elected MP for Hampstead and Highgate in London. She served as junior transport minister from 1997 to 1999 and famously threatened to challenge Tony Blair if he didn’t resign over the 2003 Hutton inquiry into Iraq. She finally stood down down in the 2015 general election, two days before her 79th birthday.
In 2016, Jackson returned to the stage for the first time in 25 years, cast sex-blind as King Lear at the Old Vic and later Broadway; the Guardian said...
- 6/1/2022
- by Rich Pelley
- The Guardian - Film News
Olivia Colman plays Leda in “The Lost Daughter” like a consummate pro, and her portrayal of a college professor on holiday in Greece, who reveals herself to be “an unnatural mother,” is among the most critically acclaimed performances of the year. With a deceivingly open and unpredictable best actress race ahead of us, the Oscar-winner who surprised awards watchers by defeating Glenn Close could add her second lead statuette to her mantle for her complex portrayal.
This year’s race for best actress has taken twists and turns. With nomination voting set to open on Thursday, Jan. 27, any number of the presumed frontrunners could drop out, leaving an opening for Colman to pick up her second Oscar in four years.
Twelve actresses have won two lead actress statuettes: Ingrid Bergman (“Gaslight” and “Anastasia”), Bette Davis (“Jezebel” and “Dangerous”), Sally Field (“Norma Rae” and “Places in the Heart”), Jane Fonda (“Klute...
This year’s race for best actress has taken twists and turns. With nomination voting set to open on Thursday, Jan. 27, any number of the presumed frontrunners could drop out, leaving an opening for Colman to pick up her second Oscar in four years.
Twelve actresses have won two lead actress statuettes: Ingrid Bergman (“Gaslight” and “Anastasia”), Bette Davis (“Jezebel” and “Dangerous”), Sally Field (“Norma Rae” and “Places in the Heart”), Jane Fonda (“Klute...
- 1/24/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Jackson returned to acting in 2016 following a 25-year hiatus.
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) has made UK actress Glenda Jackson the latest recipient of its honorary Richard Harris award.
She was presented the award in a private ceremony on May 11 by Josh O’Connor, her co-star in Eva Husson’s upcoming Mothering Sunday.
The award is given to an actor or actress who has contributed significantly to British films throughout their career. Previous recipients include Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daniel Day-Lewis and most recently Kristin Scott Thomas in 2019.
Jackson won the 1971 Oscar for best actress for her leading...
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) has made UK actress Glenda Jackson the latest recipient of its honorary Richard Harris award.
She was presented the award in a private ceremony on May 11 by Josh O’Connor, her co-star in Eva Husson’s upcoming Mothering Sunday.
The award is given to an actor or actress who has contributed significantly to British films throughout their career. Previous recipients include Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daniel Day-Lewis and most recently Kristin Scott Thomas in 2019.
Jackson won the 1971 Oscar for best actress for her leading...
- 5/26/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Veteran British thespian Glenda Jackson has been recognized as the latest recipient of the Richard Harris Award by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA).
The award is conferred for outstanding contribution by an actor to the British film industry. The award was presented to her by her co-star in the upcoming film “Mothering Sunday,” Josh O’Connor.
Previous winners include Kristin Scott Thomas, Judi Dench and Vanessa Redgrave, Daniel Day-Lewis, Helena Bonham Carter, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julie Walters, John Hurt, Emma Thompson and Jim Broadbent.
Jackson won leading actress at the BAFTA TV awards 2020 for her role in “Elizabeth is Missing” (pictured).
Jackson won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. After graduating she was soon discovered by the legendary Peter Brook for his “Theatre of Cruelty” revue, and went on to appear in plays across the West End and Broadway. In 1970, she starred as artist Gudrun Brangwen...
The award is conferred for outstanding contribution by an actor to the British film industry. The award was presented to her by her co-star in the upcoming film “Mothering Sunday,” Josh O’Connor.
Previous winners include Kristin Scott Thomas, Judi Dench and Vanessa Redgrave, Daniel Day-Lewis, Helena Bonham Carter, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julie Walters, John Hurt, Emma Thompson and Jim Broadbent.
Jackson won leading actress at the BAFTA TV awards 2020 for her role in “Elizabeth is Missing” (pictured).
Jackson won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. After graduating she was soon discovered by the legendary Peter Brook for his “Theatre of Cruelty” revue, and went on to appear in plays across the West End and Broadway. In 1970, she starred as artist Gudrun Brangwen...
- 5/26/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Her performance in Elizabeth Is Missing won the veteran actress a Bafta and an Emmy – and she hasn’t missed dressing up for the virtual ceremonies
Andra Day: ‘I didn’t want to be a stain on Billie Holiday’s legacy’
The British actor and former MP returned to the screen in 2019 after a 27-year break for the BBC One drama Elizabeth Is Missing. Her portrayal of Maud, a woman living with dementia, last year won her a Bafta TV award and an International Emmy for best actress.
Glenda Jackson is something of an awards ceremony veteran. Throughout her career, she has amassed an enviable range of statuettes: two best actress Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, several Emmys, Baftas and a Tony, among others. At one Oscars ceremony, she was introduced on to the stage by Frank Sinatra. But that, she says, was in the early days, “years before...
Andra Day: ‘I didn’t want to be a stain on Billie Holiday’s legacy’
The British actor and former MP returned to the screen in 2019 after a 27-year break for the BBC One drama Elizabeth Is Missing. Her portrayal of Maud, a woman living with dementia, last year won her a Bafta TV award and an International Emmy for best actress.
Glenda Jackson is something of an awards ceremony veteran. Throughout her career, she has amassed an enviable range of statuettes: two best actress Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, several Emmys, Baftas and a Tony, among others. At one Oscars ceremony, she was introduced on to the stage by Frank Sinatra. But that, she says, was in the early days, “years before...
- 4/11/2021
- by Kathryn Bromwich
- The Guardian - Film News
Above: US 30" x 40" poster for The Black Bird. Art by Drew Struzan.As you might be able to tell from the name-above-the-title tagline above, George Segal, who died last month at the age of 87, was a big deal in the 1970s. By the ’90s, when I started getting into the films of both Segal and his one-time co-star and fellow traveler Elliott Gould, both of these New York-born Jewish superstars of the ’70s had been reduced to playing sitcom fathers on TV: Gould in Friends and Segal in Just Shoot Me. (And by the 2010s Segal was best known as a sitcom grandfather on The Goldbergs.) But Segal’s films in particular have not survived well in the public memory, perhaps because he devoted his career mostly to comedy and a kind of dark, sophisticated relationship comedy at that. California Split, the film he made with Gould for Robert Altman...
- 4/2/2021
- MUBI
George Segal with Ben Gazzara and Robert Vaughn during the filming of "The Bridge at Remagen" in 1968.
By Lee Pfeiffer
Actor George Segal has passed away at age 87. Segal became a rising young star in the 1960s and went on to enjoy success in both feature films and television. He made his big screen debut in "The Young Doctors" in 1961 and within a few years had appeared in "Ship of Fools" and his first starring role in "King Rat". The 1965 adaptation of James Clavell's novel found Segal as an American prisoner in a Japanese P.O.W. camp in WWII. He uses his guile and survival skills to not only stay alive but to thrive, much to disgust of British P.O.W.s who think his actions border on collaboration with the enemy. Segal's biggest break came the following year when he was cast in Mike Nichols' screen...
By Lee Pfeiffer
Actor George Segal has passed away at age 87. Segal became a rising young star in the 1960s and went on to enjoy success in both feature films and television. He made his big screen debut in "The Young Doctors" in 1961 and within a few years had appeared in "Ship of Fools" and his first starring role in "King Rat". The 1965 adaptation of James Clavell's novel found Segal as an American prisoner in a Japanese P.O.W. camp in WWII. He uses his guile and survival skills to not only stay alive but to thrive, much to disgust of British P.O.W.s who think his actions border on collaboration with the enemy. Segal's biggest break came the following year when he was cast in Mike Nichols' screen...
- 3/24/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Beloved actor George Segal died today, his wife, Sonia Segal, revealed.
“The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery,” she said in a statement, according to Deadline.
Segal was a cast member on ABC's The Goldbergs in a role he's held since the series debuted in 2013. He played Albert "Pops" Solomon.
The actor filmed up to episode 16 of the eighth season before his passing, with the network set to air the episode on April 7.
It is also expected to pay tribute to the star on-air.
While Segal has been a firm fixture on the 1980s-set comedy series, he is also well known for playing Jack Gallo on NBC's hit series, Just Shoot Me.
Segal's popularity soared in the 1960s and 1970s.
Some of his most acclaimed roles are in films such as Ship of Fools (1965), King Rat (1965), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?...
“The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery,” she said in a statement, according to Deadline.
Segal was a cast member on ABC's The Goldbergs in a role he's held since the series debuted in 2013. He played Albert "Pops" Solomon.
The actor filmed up to episode 16 of the eighth season before his passing, with the network set to air the episode on April 7.
It is also expected to pay tribute to the star on-air.
While Segal has been a firm fixture on the 1980s-set comedy series, he is also well known for playing Jack Gallo on NBC's hit series, Just Shoot Me.
Segal's popularity soared in the 1960s and 1970s.
Some of his most acclaimed roles are in films such as Ship of Fools (1965), King Rat (1965), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?...
- 3/24/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
George Segal, whose long career included playing Albert “Pops” Solomon on “The Goldbergs,” and garnering an Oscar nom for supporting actor for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” died Tuesday. He was 87.
His wife Sonia announced his death, saying, “The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery.”
Segal’s longtime manager Abe Hoch said, “I am saddened by the fact that my close friend and client of many years has passed away. I will miss his warmth, humor, camaraderie and friendship. He was a wonderful human.”
Some of the top directors of the 1960s and ’70s, including Robert Altman, Mike Nichols, Paul Mazursky and Sidney Lumet cast Segal for his gently humorous everyman quality, and he often played an unlucky-in-love professional or a writer who gets in over his head.
In Nichols’ 1967 Edward Albee adaptation “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,...
His wife Sonia announced his death, saying, “The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery.”
Segal’s longtime manager Abe Hoch said, “I am saddened by the fact that my close friend and client of many years has passed away. I will miss his warmth, humor, camaraderie and friendship. He was a wonderful human.”
Some of the top directors of the 1960s and ’70s, including Robert Altman, Mike Nichols, Paul Mazursky and Sidney Lumet cast Segal for his gently humorous everyman quality, and he often played an unlucky-in-love professional or a writer who gets in over his head.
In Nichols’ 1967 Edward Albee adaptation “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,...
- 3/24/2021
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
George Segal, the engaging actor who during his 1970s prime generated great chemistry with his co-stars in such lighthearted classics as Where’s Poppa?, The Owl and the Pussycat, A Touch of Class, California Split and Fun With Dick and Jane, died Tuesday. He was 87.
Segal died of complications from bypass surgery, his wife, Sonia, announced. He died in Santa Rosa, California.
Although he was most associated with comedy and playing brainy, neurotic characters, Segal’s acting range was considerable.
His performance as a pusillanimous young professor in Mike Nichols’ best picture nominee Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) opposite Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton landed him a ...
Segal died of complications from bypass surgery, his wife, Sonia, announced. He died in Santa Rosa, California.
Although he was most associated with comedy and playing brainy, neurotic characters, Segal’s acting range was considerable.
His performance as a pusillanimous young professor in Mike Nichols’ best picture nominee Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) opposite Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton landed him a ...
- 3/23/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
George Segal, the engaging actor who during his 1970s prime generated great chemistry with his co-stars in such lighthearted classics as Where’s Poppa?, The Owl and the Pussycat, A Touch of Class, California Split and Fun With Dick and Jane, died Tuesday. He was 87.
Segal died of complications from bypass surgery, his wife, Sonia, announced. He died in Santa Rosa, California.
Although he was most associated with comedy and playing brainy, neurotic characters, Segal’s acting range was considerable.
His performance as a pusillanimous young professor in Mike Nichols’ best picture nominee Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) opposite Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton landed him a ...
Segal died of complications from bypass surgery, his wife, Sonia, announced. He died in Santa Rosa, California.
Although he was most associated with comedy and playing brainy, neurotic characters, Segal’s acting range was considerable.
His performance as a pusillanimous young professor in Mike Nichols’ best picture nominee Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) opposite Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton landed him a ...
- 3/23/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Oliver Parker to direct drama based on true events
Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson are to star in upcoming drama The Great Escaper, which Pathe will introduce at the virtual European Film Market (EFM) next month.
Oliver Parker, who most recently directed Swimming With Men and a reboot of classic comedy series Dad’s Army, will direct the feature from a script by William Ivory, whose credits include Made In Dagenham. Filming is set to begin in June.
Pathé will distribute the film in the UK, France and Switzerland, and will handle world sales.
Inspired by true events, Caine will play octogenarian Bernard Jordan,...
Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson are to star in upcoming drama The Great Escaper, which Pathe will introduce at the virtual European Film Market (EFM) next month.
Oliver Parker, who most recently directed Swimming With Men and a reboot of classic comedy series Dad’s Army, will direct the feature from a script by William Ivory, whose credits include Made In Dagenham. Filming is set to begin in June.
Pathé will distribute the film in the UK, France and Switzerland, and will handle world sales.
Inspired by true events, Caine will play octogenarian Bernard Jordan,...
- 2/19/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Some of the best award shows are from the 1970s, when the greats from Hollywood’s Golden Era and the (at the time) new generation of entertainers mingled and celebrated the medium they loved. And this was clearly evident 50 years ago, when the films from the beginning of a new decade were recognized. Held on April 15, 1971, this was the third consecutive year in which there was no host; instead, “34 friends of Oscar,” including Goldie Hawn, Harry Belafonte and Steve McQueen, presented the awards. There are quite a few legendary moments from that ceremony half a century ago: a groundbreaking documentary made Oscar history, there were some firsts in the acting categories and two legends were honored.
Although Marlon Brando‘s Oscar refusal in 1973 is better remembered, George C. Scott was actually the first actor to decline the award, following a Best Actor win for his performance in “Patton.” He believed that actors shouldn’t compete,...
Although Marlon Brando‘s Oscar refusal in 1973 is better remembered, George C. Scott was actually the first actor to decline the award, following a Best Actor win for his performance in “Patton.” He believed that actors shouldn’t compete,...
- 1/13/2021
- by Susan Pennington
- Gold Derby
Ellen Burstyn racked up five Oscars nominations in less than a decade between 1972 and 1981. She took home the Best Actress Oscar in 1975 for playing the titular role in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.” But she was unable to accept the award in person as she was appearing on Broadway in “Same Time, Next Year,” for which she won a Tony. It would be 20 years after that hot streak before Burstyn was nominated again for “Requiem For a Dream” in 2001. Now, another 20 years later, she is back in the race for the Netflix flick “Pieces of a Woman,” with a whole lot of Oscar history on the line.
At 88 years old, Burstyn would be the oldest actor ever nominated for an Academy Award. She would also become the first actor to be nominated after a 20 year gap — twice! Christopher Plummer was 88 years old when he was nominated for “All the Money in the World,...
At 88 years old, Burstyn would be the oldest actor ever nominated for an Academy Award. She would also become the first actor to be nominated after a 20 year gap — twice! Christopher Plummer was 88 years old when he was nominated for “All the Money in the World,...
- 1/7/2021
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Oscar-winner Glenda Jackson, who picked up Academy Awards for 1971’s Women In Love and 1974’s A Touch Of Class, returns to the screen for the first time in 25 years in BBC drama Elizabeth Is Missing.
The actor, who swapped film and TV for politics in 1992 when she became a Labour MP, was persuaded back to screen by Aisling Walsh after the Maudie director signed up to helm the 90-minute drama adaptation of Emma Healey’s dementia mystery.
Walsh told Deadline, “I thought of Glenda immediately when I read the script and knew she was no longer an MP and had seen her in King Lear and wondered if this was something she might fancy doing. We got in touch, I went to New York to meet her and we had a chance to talk about it. If you’re lucky you get the actor you first thought of.”
Jackson plays...
The actor, who swapped film and TV for politics in 1992 when she became a Labour MP, was persuaded back to screen by Aisling Walsh after the Maudie director signed up to helm the 90-minute drama adaptation of Emma Healey’s dementia mystery.
Walsh told Deadline, “I thought of Glenda immediately when I read the script and knew she was no longer an MP and had seen her in King Lear and wondered if this was something she might fancy doing. We got in touch, I went to New York to meet her and we had a chance to talk about it. If you’re lucky you get the actor you first thought of.”
Jackson plays...
- 12/6/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Cate Blanchett has crushed all of the competition in our latest Oscar poll with 73% of all votes. We asked which of the 10 active two-time winning actresses would be next to win a third Academy Award. Blanchett was far ahead of Maggie Smith, who finished second place in our poll results featured below. Be watching for our similar male actor poll coming soon.
Only 20 women have ever won multiple Oscars in the acting categories. Katharine Hepburn is the all-time leader with four Academy Awards, all as Best Actress. Ingrid Bergman and Meryl Streep have each won three, with two in the lead category and one as supporting for both ladies. Tour our new photo gallery above of all 20 actresses.
SEEOscar Best Actress Gallery: Every Winner in Academy Award History
Of the 17 actresses who have won twice, Olivia de Havilland is long since retired. Bette Davis, Helen Hayes, Vivien Leigh, Luise Rainer,...
Only 20 women have ever won multiple Oscars in the acting categories. Katharine Hepburn is the all-time leader with four Academy Awards, all as Best Actress. Ingrid Bergman and Meryl Streep have each won three, with two in the lead category and one as supporting for both ladies. Tour our new photo gallery above of all 20 actresses.
SEEOscar Best Actress Gallery: Every Winner in Academy Award History
Of the 17 actresses who have won twice, Olivia de Havilland is long since retired. Bette Davis, Helen Hayes, Vivien Leigh, Luise Rainer,...
- 10/6/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Only 20 women have ever won multiple Oscars in the acting categories. Katharine Hepburn is the all-time leader with four Academy Awards, all as Best Actress. Ingrid Bergman and Meryl Streep have each won three, with two in the lead category and one as supporting for both ladies. Tour our new photo gallery above of all 20 actresses.
But which of the others is the most likely to take home a third and join Bergman and Streep at that level. Take our new poll below to let us know who you think will be next with this achievement.
SEEOscar Best Actress Gallery: Every Winner in Academy Award History
Of the 17 actresses who have won twice, Olivia de Havilland is long since retired. Bette Davis, Helen Hayes, Vivien Leigh, Luise Rainer, Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters have all passed away.
Here are the other 10 people in our poll below:
Cate Blanchett won Best...
But which of the others is the most likely to take home a third and join Bergman and Streep at that level. Take our new poll below to let us know who you think will be next with this achievement.
SEEOscar Best Actress Gallery: Every Winner in Academy Award History
Of the 17 actresses who have won twice, Olivia de Havilland is long since retired. Bette Davis, Helen Hayes, Vivien Leigh, Luise Rainer, Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters have all passed away.
Here are the other 10 people in our poll below:
Cate Blanchett won Best...
- 9/30/2019
- by Chris Beachum and Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Glenda Jackson in A Touch Of Class is currently available on Blu-ray from Warner Archives
They thought it would be a simple fling. Instead, they got flung. Being free and easy proves neither free nor easy for already-married Steve and divorced Vickie when they fall in love.
George Segal and Glenda Jackson bring the right touch to A Touch of Class, a glossy, grown-up romantic comedy directed and cowritten by Hollywood veteran Melvin Frank. At his harried best teetering between two households, Segal plays sometimes sly, sometimes fumbling Steve. As Vickie, Jackson slings verbal jabs and hotel furnishings with equal glee – and won the second of her two Best Actress Academy Awards®.* The honors for this classiest of romantic romps don’t stop there. The two leads each won Golden Globes®. And the film earned five Oscar® nominations in all, including Best Picture. All in all, it’s entertainment touched by magic.
They thought it would be a simple fling. Instead, they got flung. Being free and easy proves neither free nor easy for already-married Steve and divorced Vickie when they fall in love.
George Segal and Glenda Jackson bring the right touch to A Touch of Class, a glossy, grown-up romantic comedy directed and cowritten by Hollywood veteran Melvin Frank. At his harried best teetering between two households, Segal plays sometimes sly, sometimes fumbling Steve. As Vickie, Jackson slings verbal jabs and hotel furnishings with equal glee – and won the second of her two Best Actress Academy Awards®.* The honors for this classiest of romantic romps don’t stop there. The two leads each won Golden Globes®. And the film earned five Oscar® nominations in all, including Best Picture. All in all, it’s entertainment touched by magic.
- 9/26/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Glenda Jackson, who won two Oscars for her performances in 1970’s Women in Love and 1973’s A Touch of Class, is front BBC drama Elizabeth Is Missing.
Jackson will star in BBC One’s adaptation of Emma Healey’s novel, marking her return to the screen after 25 years, where she became a British politician as well as performing as King Lear at the The Old Vic. She will play Maud in the one-off feature length drama.
Swallows and Amazons’ Andrea Gibb is adapting the novel for the screen, which is directed by Maudie director Aisling Walsh and produced by The Victim producer Stv Productions.
Elizabeth Is Missing combines a mystery with the exploration of one woman’s struggle with dementia. When her best friend Elizabeth goes missing, Maud is convinced that something terrible has happened, and sets out to solve the mystery. But with her dementia worsening, unfinished business unearthed...
Jackson will star in BBC One’s adaptation of Emma Healey’s novel, marking her return to the screen after 25 years, where she became a British politician as well as performing as King Lear at the The Old Vic. She will play Maud in the one-off feature length drama.
Swallows and Amazons’ Andrea Gibb is adapting the novel for the screen, which is directed by Maudie director Aisling Walsh and produced by The Victim producer Stv Productions.
Elizabeth Is Missing combines a mystery with the exploration of one woman’s struggle with dementia. When her best friend Elizabeth goes missing, Maud is convinced that something terrible has happened, and sets out to solve the mystery. But with her dementia worsening, unfinished business unearthed...
- 6/15/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Olivia Colman pulled off a surprise victory in Best Actress for playing a frail Queen Anne in “The Favourite.” She became the 92nd person in history to clinch that prize, beating out Yalitza Aparicio (“Roma”), Glenn Close (“The Wife”), Lady Gaga (“A Star is Born”), and Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”). Tour our photo gallery above of every Academy Award winner for Best Actress, from the most recent winner to the very first one. And find out when there was a tie in the 91-year history of this Oscar.
SEE2019 Oscars: Full list of winners (and losers) at the 91st Academy Awards
Since 1927, only 14 actresses have won this prize more than once. Katharine Hepburn holds the record for most victories amongst all performers with four: “Morning Glory” (1933), “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” (1967), “The Lion in Winter” (1968), and “On Golden Pond” (1981). 13 other actresses have received two Best Actress...
SEE2019 Oscars: Full list of winners (and losers) at the 91st Academy Awards
Since 1927, only 14 actresses have won this prize more than once. Katharine Hepburn holds the record for most victories amongst all performers with four: “Morning Glory” (1933), “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” (1967), “The Lion in Winter” (1968), and “On Golden Pond” (1981). 13 other actresses have received two Best Actress...
- 2/25/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
This article marks Part 12 of the Gold Derby series analyzing 84 years of Best Original Song at the Oscars. Join us as we look back at the timeless tunes recognized in this category, the results of each race and the overall rankings of the winners.
The 1973 Oscar nominees in Best Original Song were:
“(You’re So) Nice to Be Around” from “Cinderella Liberty”
“Live and Let Die” from “Live and Let Die”
“Love,” from “Robin Hood”
“All That Love Went to Waste” from “A Touch of Class”
“The Way We Were” from “The Way We Were”
Won and should’ve won: “The Way We Were” from “The Way We Were”
The title song from “The Way We Were,” composed by the brilliant, Egot-winning Marvin Hamlisch, alongside Alan and Marilyn Bergman, is a dreamy, haunting, immensely moving piece, performed splendidly by the incomparable Barbra Streisand. The film’s leading lady strikes just the right notes here,...
The 1973 Oscar nominees in Best Original Song were:
“(You’re So) Nice to Be Around” from “Cinderella Liberty”
“Live and Let Die” from “Live and Let Die”
“Love,” from “Robin Hood”
“All That Love Went to Waste” from “A Touch of Class”
“The Way We Were” from “The Way We Were”
Won and should’ve won: “The Way We Were” from “The Way We Were”
The title song from “The Way We Were,” composed by the brilliant, Egot-winning Marvin Hamlisch, alongside Alan and Marilyn Bergman, is a dreamy, haunting, immensely moving piece, performed splendidly by the incomparable Barbra Streisand. The film’s leading lady strikes just the right notes here,...
- 12/4/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
This article marks Part 2 of the Gold Derby series reflecting on Horror Films at the Oscars. Join us as we look back at the spine-tingling movies that earned Academy Awards nominations, including the following films from the 1960s and 1970s.
Alfred Hitchcock‘s “Psycho” (1960) was met with enormous critical and commercial success upon release emerging the second-highest grossing film of the year, just behind Stanley Kubrick‘s “Spartacus.” Alas, the film was also greeted to a somewhat cool reception at the Oscars. “Psycho” did muster four nominations, in Best Director (Hitchcock’s fifth and final career bid), Best Supporting Actress (Janet Leigh), Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography. Notably absent was Anthony Perkins, unforgettable as Norman Bates. Leigh, who won the Golden Globe for her performance, was ultimately defeated by Shirley Jones (“Elmer Gantry”). The film also failed to win on any of its other three nominations.
The following year,...
Alfred Hitchcock‘s “Psycho” (1960) was met with enormous critical and commercial success upon release emerging the second-highest grossing film of the year, just behind Stanley Kubrick‘s “Spartacus.” Alas, the film was also greeted to a somewhat cool reception at the Oscars. “Psycho” did muster four nominations, in Best Director (Hitchcock’s fifth and final career bid), Best Supporting Actress (Janet Leigh), Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography. Notably absent was Anthony Perkins, unforgettable as Norman Bates. Leigh, who won the Golden Globe for her performance, was ultimately defeated by Shirley Jones (“Elmer Gantry”). The film also failed to win on any of its other three nominations.
The following year,...
- 10/22/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
The 1970s was a decade of heavyweight actresses taking home Oscar glory. The decade’s Best Actress winners included multiple performers who would go on to win many awards, including more Oscars. So which Best Actress winner for the 1970s do you consider your favorite? Let’s recap all 10 winners and be sure to vote in our poll below.
Glenda Jackson, “Women in Love” (1970) — Jackson won her first Oscar for playing a demanding sculptress named Gudrun in the film “Women in Love.” This was Jackson’s first nomination and win, though as would become customary over the years, she did not attend the ceremony. She earned a nomination the following year for “Sunday Bloody Sunday.”
SEEMeryl Streep (‘Sophie’s Choice’) is clear choice for top Best Actress Oscar winner of 1980s [Poll Results]
Jane Fonda, “Klute” (1971) — Fonda took home the first of two Oscars for “Klute,” in which she plays Bree Daniels,...
Glenda Jackson, “Women in Love” (1970) — Jackson won her first Oscar for playing a demanding sculptress named Gudrun in the film “Women in Love.” This was Jackson’s first nomination and win, though as would become customary over the years, she did not attend the ceremony. She earned a nomination the following year for “Sunday Bloody Sunday.”
SEEMeryl Streep (‘Sophie’s Choice’) is clear choice for top Best Actress Oscar winner of 1980s [Poll Results]
Jane Fonda, “Klute” (1971) — Fonda took home the first of two Oscars for “Klute,” in which she plays Bree Daniels,...
- 7/4/2018
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
At 82 years old, Glenda Jackson shows no signs of slowing down. Fresh off her Tony Award winning triumph in “Three Tall Women,” the acting legend has already lined up her Broadway return. And it’s a doozy.
Next spring, Jackson will play the title role in William Shakespeare’s “King Lear.” It’s a part that’s widely considered to be one of the most demanding and challenging ever written, requiring a formidable stamina and the ability to move from scenes of tenderness to ones of full-throttle rage.
The show is being backed by superstar producer Scott Rudin, the man behind Oscar-winning hits such as “No Country for Old Men” and stage blockbusters such as the current revival of “Hello, Dolly!”
Jackson already has a full trophy case, having picked up two Oscars and two Emmys, but the role of Lear could bring her another Tony. She was nominated for...
Next spring, Jackson will play the title role in William Shakespeare’s “King Lear.” It’s a part that’s widely considered to be one of the most demanding and challenging ever written, requiring a formidable stamina and the ability to move from scenes of tenderness to ones of full-throttle rage.
The show is being backed by superstar producer Scott Rudin, the man behind Oscar-winning hits such as “No Country for Old Men” and stage blockbusters such as the current revival of “Hello, Dolly!”
Jackson already has a full trophy case, having picked up two Oscars and two Emmys, but the role of Lear could bring her another Tony. She was nominated for...
- 6/28/2018
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Glenda Jackson is almost certain to win her first Tony Award on Sunday for her acclaimed performance in the first Broadway production of Edward Albee’s 1991 Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Three Tall Women.” She will become the 24th performer to win the Triple Crown of show business awards and cap off a comeback after an absence of almost a quarter of a century.
Jackson walked away from acting in 1992 to began a second career in politics, winning election to the British parliament. Yes, Ronald Reagan did the same thing but he had never reached the level of acclaim and success that Jackson had in Hollywood.
She is one of only 14 two-time Best Actress Oscar winners and she pulled off this double act in just four years. What makes that even more surprising is that she expressed a certain disdain for awards and didn’t attend any of the four Academy Awards...
Jackson walked away from acting in 1992 to began a second career in politics, winning election to the British parliament. Yes, Ronald Reagan did the same thing but he had never reached the level of acclaim and success that Jackson had in Hollywood.
She is one of only 14 two-time Best Actress Oscar winners and she pulled off this double act in just four years. What makes that even more surprising is that she expressed a certain disdain for awards and didn’t attend any of the four Academy Awards...
- 6/6/2018
- by Robert Pius
- Gold Derby
"I was never a star," declares Glenda Jackson of her storied film and theater career. But such dismissals are belied by the theatergoers flocking to see her Tony-nominated performance in the Broadway revival of Edward Albee's 1994 drama Three Tall Women, which has grossed nearly $8 million so far.
Jackson's return to the Great White Way at the age of 82 is a certified event for many reasons. The two-time Academy Award winner (1970's Women in Love and 1973's A Touch of Class) — whose other notable credits include the films Sunday, Bloody Sunday; Mary, Queen of ...
Jackson's return to the Great White Way at the age of 82 is a certified event for many reasons. The two-time Academy Award winner (1970's Women in Love and 1973's A Touch of Class) — whose other notable credits include the films Sunday, Bloody Sunday; Mary, Queen of ...
- 5/23/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"I was never a star," declares Glenda Jackson of her storied film and theater career. But such dismissals are belied by the theatergoers flocking to see her Tony-nominated performance in the Broadway revival of Edward Albee's 1994 drama Three Tall Women, which has grossed nearly $8 million so far.
Jackson's return to the Great White Way at the age of 82 is a certified event for many reasons. The two-time Academy Award winner (1970's Women in Love and 1973's A Touch of Class) — whose other notable credits include the films Sunday, Bloody Sunday; Mary, Queen of ...
Jackson's return to the Great White Way at the age of 82 is a certified event for many reasons. The two-time Academy Award winner (1970's Women in Love and 1973's A Touch of Class) — whose other notable credits include the films Sunday, Bloody Sunday; Mary, Queen of ...
- 5/23/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The 2018 Tony nominations are here, and some of Hollywood’s biggest names are competing for theater’s biggest honor.
Two Comedy Titans
Tied for the most nominations was Mean Girls, the musical adaptation of 2004’s hit high school comedy. Book writer Tina Fey earned her first-ever Tony nomination. The 47-year-old SNL vet’s husband, Jeff Richmond, also picked up a nod for scoring the musical.
“We are honestly too excited and too proud of our ensemble to make a joke about this,” Fey and Richmond said in a statement to People. “We are so grateful to be embraced by the...
Two Comedy Titans
Tied for the most nominations was Mean Girls, the musical adaptation of 2004’s hit high school comedy. Book writer Tina Fey earned her first-ever Tony nomination. The 47-year-old SNL vet’s husband, Jeff Richmond, also picked up a nod for scoring the musical.
“We are honestly too excited and too proud of our ensemble to make a joke about this,” Fey and Richmond said in a statement to People. “We are so grateful to be embraced by the...
- 5/1/2018
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
With a pair of Oscars and a pair of Emmys under her belt, Glenda Jackson is only a Tony Award away from completing the Triple Crown of acting. And that could change this June as Jackson makes her eagerly anticipated return to Broadway in a revival of Edward Albee‘s “Three Tall Women.”
Jackson lost all four of her previous Tony Awards bids: “The Persecution and Assassination of Marat, as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton, Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade” (1966); “Rose” (1981); “Strange Interlude” (1985); and “Macbeth” (1988). She retired from acting in 1992 and served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons until 2015. Since then, she has dipped her toe back into acting and was nominated for an Olivier Award in 2017 for her work in the title role of “King Lear.”
In “Three Tall Women,” which won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize in Drama, Jackson...
Jackson lost all four of her previous Tony Awards bids: “The Persecution and Assassination of Marat, as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton, Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade” (1966); “Rose” (1981); “Strange Interlude” (1985); and “Macbeth” (1988). She retired from acting in 1992 and served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons until 2015. Since then, she has dipped her toe back into acting and was nominated for an Olivier Award in 2017 for her work in the title role of “King Lear.”
In “Three Tall Women,” which won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize in Drama, Jackson...
- 3/20/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
After a second career as a Member of Britain's Parliament, Oscar-winner Glenda Jackson 'Women in Love,' 'A Touch of Class' has returned to acting, and is now appearing on Broadway in a revival of Edward Albee's 'Three Tall Women.' Mark Phillips of CBS' Sunday Morning talked with Jackson about her life on two very different stages, and with her Broadway co-stars Laurie Metcalf and Alison Pill about working with a legend.
- 3/4/2018
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Meryl Streep’s twin wins are twice as nice for you. With 36 percent of the vote, Streep beat out her 13 fellow multiple Best Actress Oscar winners in our poll asking for your favorite.
“Meryl Streep is the most versatile, amazing actress of my lifetime,” user John K. commented.
Streep is the most recent multiple Best Actress champ, winning for “The Iron Lady” (2011) 29 years after her first triumph for “Sophie’s Choice” (1982). But she’ll lose that title this weekend if Frances McDormand (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) wins as expected.
See 2018 Oscars: Frances McDormand (‘Three Billboards’) would set third longest gap between Best Actress wins
Way back in second place was Vivien Leigh, who earned 15 percent of the vote. “Vivien Leigh is the only one where both victories was my top choice in the years they won,” user Jay DeFelice wrote of her “Gone with the Wind” (1939) and “A Streetcar Named Desire” (1951) wins.
“Meryl Streep is the most versatile, amazing actress of my lifetime,” user John K. commented.
Streep is the most recent multiple Best Actress champ, winning for “The Iron Lady” (2011) 29 years after her first triumph for “Sophie’s Choice” (1982). But she’ll lose that title this weekend if Frances McDormand (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) wins as expected.
See 2018 Oscars: Frances McDormand (‘Three Billboards’) would set third longest gap between Best Actress wins
Way back in second place was Vivien Leigh, who earned 15 percent of the vote. “Vivien Leigh is the only one where both victories was my top choice in the years they won,” user Jay DeFelice wrote of her “Gone with the Wind” (1939) and “A Streetcar Named Desire” (1951) wins.
- 2/26/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
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