born april american actress occasional singer began acting career starring film role receiving mainstream attention breakout performance greatest commercial successes include lies beneath nominated won bafta award best actress supporting role dangerous nominated won golden globe award best actress motion picture drama fabulous baker boys received oscar nomination love field notable film roles include married mob johnny age innocence wolf early life born california second children creator hit video game series née housewife elder brother born younger sisters television film actress born parents originally paternal grandfather german ancestry paternal grandmother english welsh french irish dutch descent maternal grandfather swiss german descent maternal grandmother swedish ancestry family moved spent childhood attended graduating worked check girl supermarket attended member alpha delta short stint training court decided acting career won miss beauty participated miss california year finishing sixth position following participation acquired acting agent began audition television films career television film appearances early acting appearances included television roles candidates audition replacement television series charlie angels went small roles theatrical films including falling love opposite curse dragon queen met critical box office success later said early screen work needed learn act meantime playing looks appeared television commercial soap took acting lessons appearing television movies son children wanted movie remake grass landed major film role sequel smash hit musical film critical commercial failure single release cool rider film soundtrack failed music charts received positive attention performance notably new_york_times said relative screen newcomer miss manages look comfortable cast despite escaping critical agent later admitted association film meant couldn jobs wanted hire mainstream attention director having seen refused audition relented insistence film producer cast cocaine addicted trophy wife film considered excessively violent critics commercial hit gained large cult following subsequent years received positive reviews supporting turn wrote large cast fine better article vanity_fair titled blonde ambition wrote verge stardom industry hot following played diana comedy night opposite fantasy film opposite opposite segment 1950s sci parody moon despite achieving modest commercial success helped establish actress finally scored major box office hit adaptation novel alongside film grossed domestically equivalent million dollars late 1980s cast type murdered gangster widow mafia comedy married mob opposite role donned wig brooklyn accent received nomination motion picture musical comedy beginning year streak consecutive nominations golden appeared sunrise opposite experienced creative personal differences director later described difficult actress worked personal recommendation joined cast dangerous alongside playing victim madame marie performance won widespread acclaim washington_post saw role obvious difficult harder play virtue smart try instead embodies skinned beauty regard great asset way makes aspect spirituality won bafta award best actress supporting role received nomination accepted role hard edged girl turned lounge singer fabulous baker boys starred eponymous baker boys underwent intensive voice training role months performed character vocals film modest success grossing equivalent million dollars portrayal drew critics new_york_times wrote performance proves right introducing hard boiled gorgeous world affects film way match affect fuse roger_ebert compared like hot described film movies use document years begin trace steps great star variety singled performance writing hits spot film certain remembered highlight crawling piano red dress dynamite awards season dominated category major awards ceremony winning awards golden academy_awards favored win best actress oscar award went driving miss considered surprise upset major acting award nominated home fabulous baker boys bafta award best actress leading role went 1990s 1990s accepted turned high profile roles beginning title role earned nomination took soviet book editor film adaptation opposite role required adopt russian accent efforts rewarded nomination best performance actress motion picture drama landed role damaged johnny film adaptation broadway play johnny reunited star casting seen controversial considered far beautiful play ordinary original broadway expressed disappointment producers choice stated took role wasn people expect nominated golden globe award best actress motion picture drama performance period turned role silence won role basic instinct ultimately played role went formed film production company called ran years company allow produce star films tailored strong women asked best friend producing partner company met set film quickly friends kate production coordinator film close course shoot picture deal film label film duo produced love field earned academy_award nomination actress leading role nomination best performance actress motion picture drama performance nostalgic independent drama love field film temporarily shelved financially troubled finally released late time oscar consideration new_york_times review wrote demonstrating subtle surprising beautiful portrayal eccentric dallas housewife won award berlin international film festival took role kyle opposite role trained martial arts received universal critical acclaim performance consistently referred greatest portrayal time critics fans constantly praised dimension authenticity brought character rolling_stone praised giving feminist tough core intelligence wit called classic premiere lauded performance arguably outstanding villain era deadly whip brought sex normally franchise black patent leather costume based sketch burton remains character iconic look heavy handed feminist dialogue deliver fierce performance movie met big box office success grossing million worldwide equivalent million following year played film adaptation age innocence opposite daniel day lewis role received venice film festival nomination best performance actress motion picture year awarded women film outstanding women endurance excellence work helped expand role women entertainment industry subsequent career choices met varying degrees success age innocence played role opposite wolf horror film garnered mixed critical reception new_york_times wrote role performance expert compelling movie grossed million equivalent million domestic box office million worldwide equivalent million role high school teacher marine surprise box office hit semi produced film production company appeared character music video soundtrack lead single paradise featuring producer television advertising second version aired music channels second cut aired rest networks song won grammy award best rap solo performance video won best rap video turned golden globe award winning role biopic went madonna portrayed romantic drama opposite film screenplay written husband wife team intended biographical account career news anchor final version life leading write year battle hollywood producers took role 37th birthday adapted husband play producing partner winning streak producing films included fine day thousand acres deep end ocean served executive producer starred divorced single mother architect romantic comedy fine day opposite subsequent performances included film adaptation pulitzer prize winning novel thousand acres deep end ocean married couple found son kidnapped years ago night dream comedy drama story opposite 1990s attracted comment media beauty appeared cover people magazine beautiful people world issue featured cover annual issue having beautiful list record times decade celebrity appeared cover annual issue twice person featured cover twice 1990s chose begin process film production company semi retirement order spend quality time children family continue star films sporadically 2000s handed producing partner final film produce film called original sin originally intended star later changed mind looking work film produced company instead starred thriller lies beneath commercial success opening number box office july accepted role highly lawyer sam opposite movie received unfavorable reviews wrote apparently bland clichés prop role delivers performance journalist blamed performance poor material given work gate wrote scene breaks tears miserable life hard watching emotionally ready actress false material performance artist alongside film début garnered substantial critical praise new_york_times wrote giving complex screen performance career makes irresistible los_angeles_times described bringing power role mother master performance earned screen actors guild award nomination voice work animated films period voicing introduced academy_award winning song believe legend seven seas return film year hiatus remained largely public eye devote time husband children turned role white witch fantasy film chronicles lion witch wardrobe went returned screen villainous roles major summer film adaptation broadway musical ancient witch fantasy adventure opposite accepted roles woman personal effects starred opposite premiered film adaptation reunited director screenwriter film nominees case recipient academy_award played role opposite title role mother premiered berlin international film festival february received nomination golden bear award reviewed film favorably describing screenplay steady flow dry liners performance magnetic subtle mask vulnerability roger_ebert chicago_sun-times wrote fascinating observe controls face voice times painful hurt los_angeles_times praised scenes catch camera seeing despair regret hides world kind refined delicate acting reminder missed away short break film appeared romantic comedy new year eve marshall directed johnny appeared opposite chris pine people like starred adaptation television series directed previously worked batman returns alongside grace film plays family played tough mother wife character mob comedy family interviews promoting family stated desire action movie want like character want like want kick butt better soon stated lack acting 2000s children children away college intends work lot commented feels best performance thinks keeps going forthcoming films projects november hollywood reporter announced star alongside director grace dark comedy man movie described vein american beauty royal dysfunctional new_york family lives changed photo ends new_york_city turning celebrities red carpet new_york_city premiere family revealed shooting film february entitled makes happy starring september revealed star directed written december author book marcus novel marriage announced optioned film rights book april variety revealed today anchor shopping comedy series set scenes morning news attached star pitched hbo showtime amazon august reported tapped guest star august confirmed cast role hbo films wizard lies based book film reunites actor cast film directed october announced star beat character described sensitive fragile loses mother faces crisis find means survival hiding struggles new lover actor cast character love interest april announced negotiations join paramount_pictures drama day alongside actors filming began june expected hit theaters december time oscar season theatre stage debut role olivia twelfth night new_york shakespeare festival production staged film actors appearing play included viola review new_york_times extremely critical production stating offers object lesson gifted stars young careers interested exploiting celebrity status artistic development rich praised performance recent film comedy married mob stating unfortunate actress asked stage comic debut role melancholy mourning personal life taking acting classes los_angeles taken seemingly friendly couple ran vegetarian cult helped longer drink smoke drugs couple took control entire life money went group gave enormous money insecure felt longer live acting class taught los_angeles met fellow actor began dating eventually married honeymoon discovered won lead role directed special played high school girlfriend alcoholic student real life couple played screen couple hospital segment comedy compilation moon decided separate divorced years later later blamed split devotion work marriage marriage year relationship actor producer met starring new_york shakespeare festival production twelfth night stevens played role sir involved affair star time married january set blind date best friend producing partner television writer producer took movies following week began dating seriously married november brief uncredited cameo appearance episode television series played title character 37th birthday wrote screenplay entered private adoption proceedings met march adopted newborn daughter christened wedding day august gave birth son having years having niece suffered years decided support charity work includes support awards nominations career won numerous awards including bafta award best actress supporting role awards awards received academy_award nominations date fabulous baker boys love field popular culture culture commentators noted promoting movies time pop music muse mentioned lyrics separate songs moving charts time funk mentioned song swear destined screen closest thing seen joy told reporters film moment led include song portrayal said comes apartment thrown window goes mental apartment pink beautiful kind creepy spray stuff transforms kind sexual scene amazing mentioned song funk hit ice cold white gold interview answered reporter saying favorite movie fabulous baker boys liked australian speak getting wickets innings means taken filmography
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