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Jessica Lange biography Jessica Lange (Jessica Phyllis Lange) was born as an American actress on April 20, 1949. Jessica Lange debuted in King Kong (1976) and then had her breakthrough in Bob Rafelson's The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981). She became one of the most versatile American character stars of the 1980s and 1990s. Jessica Lange's films include Frances (1982), in which she portrayed movie star Frances Farmer , who fell victim to McCarthyism; Tootsie (1982), Country (1984); sweet Dreams (1985), about country & western star Patsy Cline, Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear (1991) Blue Sky (1994, recorded 1990) and A 1000 Acres (1997). After the turn of the millennium, she has, among other things, starred in Tim Burton's Big Fish (2003), Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers (2005), and Wim Wenders' Don't Come Knocking (2005), playing opposite her longtime partner Sam Shepard. last updated October 2022

Frances Farmer biography Frances Farmer was born September 19, 1913, in Seattle, Washington, USA. She was an American actress. Frances was in opposition to the Hollywood system and characterized by mental imbalance and therefore only got a few roles, e.g., in Come and Get It (1936) and Ride a Crooked Mile (1938). She had a revealing autobiography published posthumously, Will There Really Be a Morning? (1972), which was dramatized on television, was made into a film with Jessica Lange in the title role of Frances (1982). This film depicts a scene depicting the performance of the white cut on Frances Farmer. However, it is documented that this never took place in reality. Died august 1, 1970, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. last updated October 2022

Robbie Coltrane biography Robbie was born on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, UK. Died October 14, 2022 Robbie Coltrane's career was set in stone after the role of half-giant in the Harry Potter films. He lived to be 72 years old. Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid, the critical bearer at Hogwarts, has died. He lived to be 72 years old. This is stated by his agent, according to the Reuters news agency. Robbie Coltrane is mainly known for the role of Rubeus Hagrid, a loyal and amiable key-bearer who has a great fondness for magical creatures. And who helps the main characters, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, through all eight Harry Potter films. However, Robbie Coltrane's breakthrough came when, after twenty years of roles in many different films and TV series, he starred in the two James Bond films "GoldenEye" and "The World Is Not Enough." Here he played a former KGB agent. The roles in the two films became the springboard for the Harry Potter fi

Forest Whitaker biography Forest Whitaker, born July 15, 1961, was an American actor. Forest Whitaker established his name as a low-key supporting star with great gravitas and charisma, e.g., in Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986), and has since also landed leading roles in, e.g., Clint Eastwood 's film about Charlie Parker, Bird (1988), and the Oscar-winning role as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland (2006). Furthermore, he is remembered for, among other things, Neil Jordan's The Crying Game (1992), Robert Altman's Prêt-à-porter (1994), Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog (1999), and David Fincher's Panic Room (2002). On TV, he has, among other things, starred in the series North and South 1985-86, ER 2006-07, The Shield 2006-07, and Criminal Minds 2010-11. last updated October 2022

Faye Dunaway biography Faye Dunaway (Dorothy Faye Dunaway) was born on January 14, 1941, and is an American actress. The role of the anarchist gangster girl in Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde (1967) instantly made Faye Dunaway a movie star. She later made a name for herself in roles as neurotic or hard-boiled career types, for example, in Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974), Network (1976), and Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest (1981). Faye Dunaway's other roles include Mylady in The Three Musketeers (1973, sequel 1974) and Sydney Pollack's Three Days of the Condor (1975). In 1987, Faye Dunaway had an artistic comeback in the Charles Bukowski film Barfly, and she has since had acceptable supporting roles in, for example, Don Juan DeMarco (1994) opposite Marlon Brando and in The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) as well as in various TV series and movies. last updated October 2022

Fatty Arbuckle biography Fatty Arbuckle (Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle) was born on March 24, 1887 He was an American film comedian who began as a member of Mack Sennett's farce group, the Keystone Kops, and from 1913 worked as a director of his own films. His corpulent figure, round baby face, and ability to throw layer cakes equally well with both hands became very popular. At the height of his career in 1921, Arbuckle was embroiled in a sex scandal and charged with manslaughter. The charges were dropped, but the press and the public condemned him, and he was blacklisted in Hollywood. The case led to the creation of the Hays' Office, which zealously guarded the film city's image and morals as a censorship body. Arbuckle's films were boycotted in cinemas, but under the pseudonym William B. Goodrich, he did direct some farces for his old colleagues. Died June 29, 1933 last updated October 2022

Eva Marie Saint biography Eva Marie Saint was born July 4, 1924, and was an American actor. Eva Marie Saint was born in New Jersey and graduated in acting from Bowling Green State University in Ohio in 1946. She began her career with various roles in television shows and on Broadway. In 1954, she debuted relatively late in Hollywood with an Oscar-winning role as a vulnerable woman opposite Marlon Brando 's tormented main character in Elia Kazan 's drama On the Waterfront. She became, among other things, seen in Fred Zinnemann's A Hatful of Rain (1957). In a later outstanding performance that allowed her to demonstrate double-tied blonde elegance and coolness, Eva Marie Saint was chosen by Alfred Hitchcock to star opposite Cary Grant in the thriller North by Northwest (1959). The following year, Eva Marie Saint starred in the historical drama Exodus, directed by Otto Preminger, based on Leon Uris's novel, and then got several leading roles, including in the relationship