For the original, Daniel Craig was hired weeks, not months, in advance, and Ana De Armas joined days ahead. The latest, “Wake Up Dead Man,” followed that template.
Category: Actors and Actresses
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Diane Ladd, Oscar-Nominated Actress and Mother of Laura Dern, Dies at 89
She was a three-time Oscar contender playing strikingly different characters, in once case starring alongside her daughter and fellow nominee, Laura Dern.
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Maria Riva, Dietrich Daughter Who Demystified the Legend, Dies at 100
She was her mother’s handmaiden and aide-de-camp. In 1993, her blockbuster biography told of the awful price she paid.
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Stephen Prina Taught a Class on Keanu Reeves in 1994. What Does He Think of ‘Godot’?
Stephen Prina may have been one of the first to see a deeper pattern in Mr. Reeves’s work.
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Bjorn Andresen, Reluctant ‘Most Beautiful Boy,’ Dies at 70
At 15, he played the muse to an ailing composer in Luchino Visconti’s film “Death in Venice.” He later said he’d felt sexualized by the director.
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William Fichtner Really Is That Guy
The prolific character actor has spent decades playing memorable supporting roles. He makes it look easy. It wasn’t always so.
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‘Practical Magic,’ Eternally Enchanting and Confounding
The bewitching duo of Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock turned this 1998 supernatural dramedy with a baffling story line into a Halloween classic.
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Jeremy Allen White and the Anxiety of Playing Springsteen
The star never imagined he’d be performing as the Boss in front of the Boss. But the head-spinning nature of the role has paid off.
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‘The Interview’: Anthony Hopkins on Quitting Drinking and Finding God
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With ‘Bugonia,’ Jesse Plemons Takes the Lead
His performance as a conspiracy theorist who kidnaps an executive has put him in the awards season mix. But letting go of the character wasn’t easy.
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Samantha Eggar, Oscar-Nominated Star of ‘The Collector,’ Dies at 86
She also had leading roles in “Doctor Dolittle” with Rex Harrison, “Walk, Don’t Run” with Cary Grant and “The Molly Maguires” with Sean Connery.
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For Devon Sawa, the ’90s Never Went Away
Devon Sawa made millennial girls swoon in “Casper” and “Now and Then.” Thirty years later, he says he’s made peace with his heartthrob era.