She won the award for her performance as Linda Loman in a 1999 Broadway revival of “Death of a Salesman” and played the matriarch Kate Jerome in two Neil Simon comedies.
Category: Actors and Actresses
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Sally Kirkland, Scene-Stealing Actress, Dies at 84
She received an Oscar nomination for the 1987 film “Anna” but spent much of her prolific career as a go-to supporting actress in movies like “The Sting” and “JFK.”
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Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Star Known for ‘Ran’ and Other Classics, Dies at 92
He was a fixture of postwar Japanese cinema and starred in films by Akira Kurosawa and other directors of that era.
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Pauline Collins, 85, Dies; Stage and Screen Star of ‘Shirley Valentine’
She often played a particularly British character: a bubbly yet resilient woman facing down the corrosive effects of everyday modern life.
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Was Timothée Chalamet’s Vogue Cover Really So Out of This World?
The actor, who wore Celine against a celestial backdrop, seemed to be referencing something — or someone — quite specific.
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Yung Lean’s Early Viral Fame Nearly Killed Him. Now, He’s Thriving.
A decade ago, the Swedish rapper was an internet sensation finding global fame. After struggling with drugs, he’s back with new music, a new film and welcome clarity.
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In ‘Wicked: For Good,’ Ariana Grande Solidifies Herself as a Dramatic Actress
The pop superstar reinvented herself in the first “Wicked,” but the sequel shows just how much further she can go as an actress.
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How All Those Star-Studded ‘Knives Out’ Casts Were Assembled
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.
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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.