born june american actress cited media best actress generation particularly known versatility roles transformation characters plays accent adaptation professional stage debut playboy went receive nomination best featured actress play memory wagons cotton screen debut television film deadliest season film debut later year julia won emmy award role miniseries holocaust received academy_award nomination deer hunter nominated academy_awards total nominations actor actress history won choice iron lady actors won competitive academy_awards acting nominated roles africa evil angels edge bridges madison county true thing adaptation devil wears doubt august woods returned stage time years revival won second emmy award hbo miniseries starred production mother courage children received nominations winning nominations competitive non honorary wins actor male female history award work earned cannes film festival award circle awards bafta awards awards grammy award nominations nominations awarded contribution american culture performing arts president barack_obama awarded national medal arts presidential medal freedom government france commander early life born june summit new_jersey commercial artist art editor executive eldest child younger brothers father german swiss ancestry father lineage traces germany second great grandfather emigrated united_states ancestors served mayor surname later changed line father family switzerland mother english german irish ancestry maternal ancestors lived pennsylvania rhode_island descended 17th century immigrants england eighth great grandfather europeans settle rhode_island distant relative founder pennsylvania records family land state maternal great great grandparents namesake second daughter natives district ireland mother compared appearance manner dame strongly encouraged daughter confidence young age said mentor said capable great saying mind lazy going mind believed naturally mother times later needed injection confidence adulthood consult mother asking advice raised presbyterian new_jersey attended author described kid glasses hair noted liked camera family home videos young age age selected sing school led having opera lessons despite talent remarked singing didn feel understand important lesson find thing feel quit years catholic school friends regularly attended mass high school appeared numerous school plays theatre acting play miss gained attention campus drama professor noted don think taught acting taught demonstrated early ability mimic accents quickly lines received cum college applying yale supplemented course fees appeared dozen stage productions year point developing contemplated acting switching study law played variety roles onstage night dream year old woman wheelchair comedy written unknown teachers founders disapproved acting exercises asked remarking professors personal lives way find received yale enrolled visiting student fall received honorary doctor arts degree college career 1970s theater film debut moved new_york_city cast production opposite went appear roles year new_york including shakespeare festival productions measure measure opposite entered relationship time resided death years later starred musical happy end broadway won performance broadway play alice palace set film career performance profound impact young said kind actor want grow began auditioning film roles underwent unsuccessful audition lead role stated italian son ugly bring unknown understood italian remarked sorry beautiful know continued work broadway appearing double bill wagons cotton memory received best featured actress play nomination broadway credits include cherry orchard musical happy end originally appeared broadway received nominations productions feature film role came opposite film julia small role flashback sequence scenes edited brief time screen horrified actress bad wig took words scene shot jane mouth different scene thought terrible mistake movies hate business cites having lasting influence actress credited open ing probably doors probably know breakthrough spotted stage production cherry orchard suggested play role girlfriend war film deer hunter diagnosed lung cancer cast film took role vague stock girlfriend remain duration filming notes case female empowerment playing woman empowerment foreign concept normal lady average american small town thing knew later strong critic remarked real beauty brought film performance film success exposed wider audience earned nomination miniseries holocaust played leading role german woman married jewish artist nazi era germany found material noble professed taken role financial gain travelled germany austria filming remained new_york return found illness progressed death march estimated audience million holocaust brought wider degree public recognition found verge national visibility won primetime emmy award outstanding lead actress miniseries movie performance despite awards success enthusiastic film career preferred acting stage hoping divert grief death accepted role love interest later commenting played automatic pilot performed role shakespeare park played supporting role manhattan later said allen provide complete script giving pages scenes permit word dialogue drama cast opposite married woman husband child thought script portrayed female character evil insisted representative real women faced marriage breakdown child custody battles makers agreed script revised preparing spoke mother life wife career frequented neighborhood film set watching interactions parents children director allowed write dialogue key scenes despite objection hated later spoke commenting extent obsessive think thinks film controversial role film critic believed displayed emotional intensity writing rare performers routine moments hint mystery won academy_award golden globe award best supporting actress awarded collective work film releases deer hunter major commercial successes consecutive winners 1980s rise stardom began alice concert musical version wonderland writer composer director new_york december new_york_times referred wonder production questioned devoted energy progressed leading roles films featured cover newsweek magazine headline star 80s commenting sense mystery acting doesn simply imitate great mimic private sense danger lying surface normal behavior denounced media coverage time excessive hype story story drama leading role film paired contemporary actors telling modern story victorian era drama performing perfected english accent considered role couldn help wishing beautiful article commented female stars past cultivated singular identity films willing play type role awarded bafta award best actress leading role work following year reunited psychological thriller night starring writing new_york_times noted film homage works main weaknesses lack chemistry concluding stunning screen near long greater success came later starred drama choice portraying polish holocaust survivor caught love triangle young naive writer jewish intellectual emotional dramatic performance apparent mastery polish accent drew praise wrote novel mind role determined role obtained copy script threw ground begging director role filmed choice scene refused finding extremely painful emotionally exhausting guardian believes scene ordered guard choose children proceed labor camp famous scene remarking classic kind scene makes way handling smaller harder grasp emotions notable acting awards won performance characterization voted greatest movie performance time premiere magazine roger_ebert said delivery plays brooklyn scenes polish american accent accent wanted plays flashbacks subtitled german polish hardly emotion doesn touch movie aware astonishing unaffected natural performances imagine contrary called film bad movie thought believed explained movie don characters incidental watching year saw play non fictional character nuclear labor union activist died suspicious car accident investigating alleged wrongdoing plant biographical film felt personal connection preparation met people close woman realized person saw different aspect personality said didn try turn karen tried look piece information find finally look events life try understand inside newsweek considered characterization brilliant boyfriend expressed approval played karen human myth despite karen father bill thinking film daughter believed played opposite romance falling love poorly received portrayed fighter world war british drama plenty roger_ebert wrote conveyed great subtlety hard play self destructive woman charm creates character woman simply catalogue symptoms praised performance plenty believing difficult ambiguous films feminist role africa backlash considers release africa established hollywood superstar film starred danish writer opposite director initially dubious role think sexy considered recalls impressed different way direct honest clashed day shoot kenya particularly voice spent time listening tapes began speaking old fashioned aristocratic fashion thought excessive significant commercial critical success film earned academy award nomination winning critic wrote form means performance africa highest level acting film today notes dramatic success africa led backlash critical opinion years followed especially demanding million picture unlike stars time play certain critics felt technical led people literally acting films appeal wide audience starred dramas sang onscreen time television movie secret service evil angels played australian woman convicted murder infant daughter despite claiming baby taken filmed australia won leading role best actress cannes film festival circle award best actress said australian accent film study little bit australian american like coming italian spanish little mixed new_york_times referred performance stunning performance played kind possibilities screen acting lobbied play lead role adaption play months filming commence dropped citing exhaustion initially later revealed dispute salary end decade actively looked star comedy found role devil satire parodied hollywood obsession beauty surgery played glamorous writer success time wrote reason film observed marked departure dramatic roles known play reacting string poorly received films said audiences marketing strategy defines narrowly want reach males chicken egg syndrome came release summer movies demographic survey going 1990s unsuccessful comedies bridges madison county biographer described early 1990s popularity films partly critical perception comedies attempt convey lighter image following commercially unsuccessful dramas significantly lack options available actress commented limited options preference work los_angeles close family situation anticipated interview commented time actress hits mid interested anymore want fit couple babies schedule got pick parts great care screen actor national event emphasizing decline women work opportunities pay role models film industry criticized film industry importance women screen roles comedy drama edge comedy fantasy starred black comedy death star persuaded writer rewrite scenes particularly character affair younger man believed male conception seven month shoot longest career got character thinking slightly time numerous special designed age years look believed look nearer considers death physical performance committed screen broad eye rolling commercial success earning million days contribution comedy generally taken critics time wrote wicked witch routine dismissed film devil hates women appeared set military dictatorship chile film received critics new_yorker wrote achievement brings exception worst performances following year featured mother children trip encounter violent criminals wilderness critical reaction generally mixed rolling_stone found strong sassy onscreen successful film decade came romance bridges madison county director adapted film novel relates story photographer working love affair middle aged italian farm wife iowa named disliked novel based found script special opportunity actress age gained weight dressed differently character book emulate italian film stars influence portrayal viewed prior filming film box office hit grossed million united_states film unlike novel warmly received critics new_york_times wrote managed create moving love story heart self wall_street_journal described films recent memory believes performance crucial transforming weak soap opera vibrant work historical fiction postwar america culture considers role arguably middle aged actress taken seriously hollywood romantic heroine late 1990s played estranged sister woman battling room adaptation play recommended role film starred young character rebellious son roger_ebert stated different styles find ways lee expression problems film critically acclaimed earned nomination performance played opposite pat connor dancing entered venice film festival new_york_times remarked grand acting gesture career way simply peers window dancing ranks best viewer need know woman plays written lonely face gaze later year played cancer caught difficult family situation playing mother wife true thing film received critics san_francisco_chronicle declared true thing critics persist fiction cold technical actress need heads examined natural thoroughly moment operating flights inspiration able woman wildly utterly believable los_angeles_times film critic noted role self consciously dramatic surface career adds level honesty reality makes performance moving portrayed real life new_yorker found passion enlightenment teaching violin inner city kids music drama music heart departure director previous work films like nightmare street scream series replaced singer madonna left project filming began creative differences required perform violin went months intense training hours day received nominations academy_award golden globe screen actors guild award performance roger_ebert gave film stars wrote known mastery accents versatile speaker movies think accent heard real speaking voice realize speaking style particular achievement accents voice certain flat quality later education came somewhat childhood 2000s entered 2000s uncredited voice cameo steven_spielberg science fiction film android played year hosted annual nobel peace prize concert concert held oslo norway december honour nobel peace prize united_nations returned stage time years playing revival directed starring year began work comedy drama adaptation portrayed real life journalist lauded critics viewers alike film won fourth best supporting actress category considered portrayal played noting contrast realized character love interest haired charisma arrested rare appeared alongside hours based novel focusing women different generations lives novel film generally received won leading actresses silver bear best actress cameo brothers comedy stuck reunited star hbo adaptation hour play angels america story couples relationships dissolve amidst backdrop reagan era politics cast roles mini series received second fifth performance awarded board directors american_film_institute appeared moderately successful remake starring playing role woman senator manipulative ruthless mother vice presidential candidate year played supporting role aunt series unfortunate events alongside based novels book series black comedy received generally favorable reviews critics won academy award best makeup inspired love france narration film cast comedy film prime directed film played jewish divorced business woman played enters relationship year old son modest mainstream success eventually grossed million internationally roger_ebert noted ability cut scene reveals human effort august september starred onstage production mother courage children production new translation playwright angels america songs style written composer caroline change veteran director helm starred alongside half hour play portrayed members popular family country music act final film prairie home companion comedic ensemble piece featuring film revolves scenes activities long running public radio film grossed million majority came domestic markets commercially fared better role devil wears loose screen adaptation novel portrayed powerful demanding fashion magazine editor boss recent college graduate played overall film received mixed reviews portrayal calls drew rave reviews critics earned award nominations including record setting 14th oscar bid commercial release film biggest commercial success grossing million worldwide cast films portrayed wealthy university patron delayed feature drama film chinese science graduate student violent dealing academic politics university inspired events shooting initially scheduled release producers investors decided respect massacre april drama received negative mixed reviews limited release played government official investigates egyptian foreign national suspected terrorism political thriller rendition directed keen involved thriller film welcomed opportunity star film genre usually offered scripts immediately signed project release rendition commercially successful received mixed reviews short role alongside eldest daughter drama film evening based novel switching present past tells story woman remembers tumultuous life mid-1950s film released lukewarm reaction critics called beautifully filmed decidedly dull waste talented cast film film connection platoon united_states soldiers afghanistan senator reporter california college professor like evening critics felt talent cast wasted suffered slow pacing critic announced positively stood natural quietly powerful comparison forced performance found major commercial success starred film adaptation musical based songs swedish pop group starring played single mother girl group singer daughter bride met father invites likely paternal candidates wedding greek island instant box office success highest grossing film date box office receipts million ranking highest grossing musical films nominated performance generally received critics boston_globe commenting greatest actor american movies finally movie star film doubt featuring drama revolving stern principal nun school brings charges popular priest film moderate box office success hailed critics best film received academy_awards nominations lead actors script awarded film stars highlighted caricature nun hates modern world east bay express remarked thrilling pro like step wildly exaggerated role ramp sheer hell grim red eyed pale nun time played chef starring worked earlier devil wears major motion picture based blog julia contrasts life child early years career life young new adams cook recipes child mastering art french cooking believes caricature possibly biggest performance career drawing experience bring lived truth story late year starred romantic comedy complicated alec_baldwin received nominations complicated won award later received 16th oscar nomination lent voice stop motion film fantastic fox 2010s film 2010s iron lady british biographical film takes look prime minister war years retirement sat session house_of_commons observe british mps action preparation role called casting exciting challenge film mixed reception performance got rave reviews earning best actress awards golden win academy awards advisers friends family criticized portrayal inaccurate biased following year death issued formal statement describing hard fiscal measures hands approach financial regulation praising personal strength reunited director set comedy drama film hope springs starring steve_carell jones play middle aged couple attend week intensive marriage counseling try bring intimacy missing relationship reviews film positive critics praising performances offer grown laughs thoughtful look mature relationships starred alongside black comedy drama august dysfunctional family reunites house patriarch suddenly disappears based pulitzer prize winning play received positive reviews portrayal family strong contentious suffering oral cancer addiction subsequently nominated academy_award labeled anti semitic gender actors employees animators knew disney lifetime rebuffed comments selective issued statement allegations indirectly citing disney contributions jewish charities published letters stating women right expect chances advancement men disney agreed statements stating anti racist filmmaker work people happy film motion picture adaptation young adult novel set social science fiction film tells story post apocalyptic community war pain suffering differences choice young boy chosen learn real world plays community leader aware book offered role star producer release met generally mixed negative reviews critics year small role period drama film set 1850s midwest film stars jones unusual pair helps women driven madness frontier east appears end film playing preacher wife takes women care premiered cannes film festival garnered largely positive reviews critics final film disney film adaptation broadway musical woods directed fantasy genre crossover inspired fairy tales centers childless couple sets end curse placed witch played film dismissed critics irritating performance earned academy_award critic choice award nominations july announced portray master class project pulled director death november year starred flash playing grocery store worker day rock musician night chance estranged family learned play guitar semi autobiographical film reunited eldest daughter reviews film generally mixed film year director period drama starring film played small pivotal role british political activist leader british movement helped women win right vote film received positive reviews particularly performances cast distributor earned criticism prominent position marketing misleading february served appearance president main competition jury berlin international film festival seen comedy biopic eponymous opera singer cast members include acting style legacy contemporary position world cinema vanity_fair commented hard imagine time greatest living actress guardian notes despite famous actresses world strangely hard pin image career establish actor roots lie ordinary life despite success modest acting achievements cinema stated particular method comes acting learning days early studies articulate said things learned different teachers open like count makes dangerous danger makes exciting stated ideal director gives complete artistic control allowing degree learn mistakes notes external performances characters early roles manhattan compared characters attributed tendency drawn playing women difficult like devoid mutual emotional understanding stated consider technical actor professed comes love reading initial script adding come ready don want screw waste takes adjusting lighting everybody getting comfortable directed edge praised ability transform characters remarking role totally new human person portraying performers begin react person said directing like falling love characteristics time remember magical mystery noted acting ability profound impact stars improve purely watching believes nearly film sly infused feminist point view portrayals film critic stated feminist strictly speaking experience years women background women movement known ability imitate wide range accents danish africa english received pronunciation plenty iron lady italian bridges madison county minnesota accent irish american heavy accent doubt stated grew listening artists beatles bob_dylan learned lot use voice instrument listening albums film evil angels portrays new_zealand australia perfected hybrid english performance received leading role best actress cannes film festival circle award best actress role film choice spoke english german polish accent polish iron lady reproduced vocal style time britain prime minister taken lessons change pitch pronunciation delivery commented accents acting technique views obvious requirement portrayal character questioned belfast different accents replied perfect belfast accent listen work appeared rendition song rose popularity portuguese music charts peaked october 35th version won award favorite song soundtrack nominated grammy award fifth nomination work soundtrack career narrated numerous audio books including children book author spokesperson donated significant money including fee iron lady million hosted numerous events october donated million honor late founder friend author supports change campaign aims spread female empowerment asked interview time magazine feminist answered nice easy balance established scholarships students english majors joan endowed scholarship named classmate math majors april announced funded lab female years old called writers lab run collective iris announcement writers lab initiative world female years old signed open letter campaign collecting signatures letter addressed urging focus women served head germany south_africa respectively set set priorities development funding main summit september establish new development goals generation sent member letter supporting equal rights amendment letters sent copy book equal means equal time era president march signed letter asking gender equality world organized campaign personal life author notes despite high level stardom decades managed maintain relatively normal personal life lived actor years death lung cancer march remarked hardly seen person devoted falling away like john act love man overwhelming said death didn don want matter pain mind affects happens think pain making obsession married sculptor months death children musician henry born actresses born grace born model born august family moved million private estate connecticut extensive art studio facilitate husband work lived bought million mansion los_angeles eventually moved connecticut asked religion plays life replied follow doctrine don belong church temple interview december alluded lack religious belief said deeply interested think understand available construct religion don believe power prayer things avoided happened awful horrible position intelligent emotional human sit outside available comfort asked draws face aging death responded sure belief guess power aggregate human attempt best love hope optimism know magic things way sense trying things better come credits awards nominations
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