For T’s annual celebration of the people changing the culture, we profile three artists united in their dedication to taking risks.
Category: Actors and Actresses
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Tessa Thompson on Playing ‘Hedda’— and Finding What You Really Want
In Thompson’s latest film, she plays an unhappy housewife who blows up her life. In reality, the actor and producer has left relationships with much less fallout.
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Jane Fonda Revives Her Father’s McCarthy-Era Free Speech Group
The actress joined Spike Lee, Billie Eilish, Pedro Pascal and others in reviving the Committee for the First Amendment, a group that her father, Henry Fonda, was a member of in the 1940s.
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Daniel Day-Lewis Gets Candid About His Return From Retirement
Yes, he did announce (against the advice of family and friends) he was quitting. But it was never about acting, and working with his son has meant everything.
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In ‘Roofman,’ Channing Tatum Finally Feels He Can Hold His Own
For years, he battled impostor syndrome: “I felt like I was just barely hanging on.” Finally, with “Roofman,” he says he can hold his own against any actor.
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Marilyn Knowlden, Child Actress of 1930s Hollywood, Dies at 99
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.
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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.