A spontaneous screen test led to a career that lasted into her teens. She appeared alongside stars like Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn, played piano with Chico Marx and danced with Charles Laughton.
Category: Actors and Actresses
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The Protection True Whitaker Wears Around Her Neck
A collection of rosaries and cross necklaces keeps Ms. Whitaker, a star of the upcoming HBO series “I Love LA,” connected to her late mother.
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Scarlett Johansson and the Stars of Her Directing Debut on ‘Eleanor the Great’
The director, Scarlett Johansson, and stars, June Squibb and Erin Kellyman, discuss the story of an elderly woman who claims to be a Holocaust survivor.
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Henry Jaglom, Indie Director Who Mined the Personal, Dies at 87
His discursive films, often centered on women and their emotions and relationships, confounded and delighted critics in equal measure.
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Claudia Cardinale, Actress Who Was ‘Italy’s Girlfriend,’ Is Dead at 87
A sex symbol with girl-next-door appeal, she rose to fame in the 1960s and starred in more than 150 films, including the Oscar-winning ‘8½’ and ‘The Leopard.’
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What Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Knows About Pain
In “The Smashing Machine,” Johnson gives a new kind of performance, one that required him to face his fears.
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How Robert Redford Helped Shape Celebrity Style at Sundance
How the Sundance Film Festival set in the mountains of Utah shaped what stars (and those who emulate them) wear.
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‘The Twilight Zone’ Gave a Glimpse of Robert Redford’s Gifts
In a memorable 1962 episode of “The Twilight Zone,” the actor, still in his early 20s, played the most charming emissary of the afterlife imaginable.
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Robert Redford Didn’t Love Hollywood, Yet Hollywood Loved Him
Mr. Redford’s outspoken opinions and his championing of young filmmakers overshadowed his many criticisms of the industry.
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When Redford-Newman Defined an Era
Though the two leading men starred in only two films together, their collaborations led to a lifelong friendship that had its prickly moments.