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Actresses who played a "Bond girl" in a James Bond Movie
YouTube Video of Ursula Andress as Honey Rider in "Dr. No"
Pictured: Halle Berry as "Jinx" & Ursula Andress as "Honey Rider"
A Bond girl is a character (or the actress portraying a character) who is a love interest of James Bond in a novel film or video game.
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Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role
YouTube Video of Meryl Streep's 10 Greatest Acting Scenes
Pictured: Sally Field as "Norma Rae" (1979) & Julia Roberts as "Erin Brockovich"
The Academy Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 73 actresses. Katharine Hepburn has won the most awards in this category, with four Oscars. Meryl Streep has been nominated on 15 occasions (resulting in two awards), more than any other actress. As of the 2015 ceremony, Julianne Moore is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Alice Howland in "Still Alice" (2014 Movie).
Since its inception, the award has been given to 73 actresses. Katharine Hepburn has won the most awards in this category, with four Oscars. Meryl Streep has been nominated on 15 occasions (resulting in two awards), more than any other actress. As of the 2015 ceremony, Julianne Moore is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Alice Howland in "Still Alice" (2014 Movie).
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
YouTube Video of Kim Basinger in LA Confidential
Pictured: Marisa Tomei for "My Cousin Vinny" & Anne Hathaway for "Les Miserables"
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the film industry. Since its inception, the award has been given to 77 actresses.
Dianne Wiest and Shelley Winters have received the most awards in this category with two awards each. Despite winning no awards, Thelma Ritter was nominated on six occasions, more than any other actress.
As of the 2016 ceremony, Alicia Vikander is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Gerda Wegener in The Danish Girl.
Dianne Wiest and Shelley Winters have received the most awards in this category with two awards each. Despite winning no awards, Thelma Ritter was nominated on six occasions, more than any other actress.
As of the 2016 ceremony, Alicia Vikander is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Gerda Wegener in The Danish Girl.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – a Drama Series.
YouTube Video of Edie Falco in the the Sopranos
Pictured: Tyne Daly in "Cagney & Lacy" & Mariska Hargitay in "Law & Order SVU"
This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – a Drama Series. Beginning with the 18th Emmys leading actresses in drama have competed alone. However, these dramatic performances included actresses from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
YouTube Video of Lucy Crushing Grapes with Her Feet!
Pictured: Lucille Ball in "I Love Lucy" and Jennifer Aniston in "Friends"
This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Beginning with the 18th Emmys, leading actresses in comedy have competed alone. However, these comedic performances included actresses from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. From the 1950s to Recent.
Daytime Emmy Award for Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Susan Lucci and Kelly Ripa Reprise "All My Children" Roles on "LIVE"
Pictured: Judith Light for "One Life to Live" & Susan Lucci for "All My Children"
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the daytime drama industry.
Susan Lucci has been nominated on 21 occasions, more than any other actress. As of the 2016 ceremony, Mary Beth Evans is the most recent winner in this category for her portrayal of Kayla Brady on Days of Our Lives.
Susan Lucci has been nominated on 21 occasions, more than any other actress. As of the 2016 ceremony, Mary Beth Evans is the most recent winner in this category for her portrayal of Kayla Brady on Days of Our Lives.
The Best Movie Actresses of All Time (According to Ranker.com)
YouTube Video of Sally Fields as Norma Rae:Union Sign Scene
Pictured: Meryl Streep in "Iron Lady" (2011) and Jodi Foster in "The Accused" (1988)
The best actresses ever are ranked here in this list of the best actresses in film history. These are the greatest actresses ever to appear on the silver screen - female only (to vote on both genders, check out this list of the greatest film actors and actresses).
These women were part of some of the greatest movies of all time (or were perhaps the reason they were the best movies ever), with countless Academy Awards between them.
These women were part of some of the greatest movies of all time (or were perhaps the reason they were the best movies ever), with countless Academy Awards between them.
Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
YouTube Video of Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine on the Seinfeld show
Pictured: Vivian Vance of "The Honeymooners" & Rhea Perlman from "Cheers".
This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
In early Emmy ceremonies, the supporting categories were not always genre, or even gender, specific.
Beginning with the 22nd Emmys, supporting actresses in comedy have competed alone. However, these comedic performances often included actresses from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors.
In early Emmy ceremonies, the supporting categories were not always genre, or even gender, specific.
Beginning with the 22nd Emmys, supporting actresses in comedy have competed alone. However, these comedic performances often included actresses from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors.
Nancy Sinatra
YouTube Video by Nancy Sinatra singing "These Boots are made for walking"
Pictured: Top 25 Quotes by Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy (Barbato) Sinatra, and is widely known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'".
Other defining recordings include "Sugar Town", the 1967 number one "Somethin' Stupid" (a duet with her father), the title song from the James Bond film You Only Live Twice, several collaborations with Lee Hazlewood such as "Jackson", and her cover of Cher's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)".
Nancy Sinatra began her career as a singer and actress in November 1957 with an appearance on her father's ABC-TV variety series, but initially achieved success only in Europe and Japan.
In early 1966 she had a transatlantic number-one hit with "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". She appeared on TV in high boots, and with colorfully dressed go-go dancers, creating a popular and enduring image of the Swinging Sixties.
The song was written by Lee Hazlewood, who wrote and produced most of her hits and sang with her on several duets, including the critical and cult favorite "Some Velvet Morning". In 1966 and 1967, Sinatra charted with 13 titles, all of which featured Billy Strange as arranger and conductor.
Sinatra also had a brief acting career in the mid-1960s including a co-starring role with Elvis Presley in the movie Speedway, and with Peter Fonda in The Wild Angels. In Marriage on the Rocks, Frank and Nancy Sinatra played a fictional father and daughter.
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Other defining recordings include "Sugar Town", the 1967 number one "Somethin' Stupid" (a duet with her father), the title song from the James Bond film You Only Live Twice, several collaborations with Lee Hazlewood such as "Jackson", and her cover of Cher's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)".
Nancy Sinatra began her career as a singer and actress in November 1957 with an appearance on her father's ABC-TV variety series, but initially achieved success only in Europe and Japan.
In early 1966 she had a transatlantic number-one hit with "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". She appeared on TV in high boots, and with colorfully dressed go-go dancers, creating a popular and enduring image of the Swinging Sixties.
The song was written by Lee Hazlewood, who wrote and produced most of her hits and sang with her on several duets, including the critical and cult favorite "Some Velvet Morning". In 1966 and 1967, Sinatra charted with 13 titles, all of which featured Billy Strange as arranger and conductor.
Sinatra also had a brief acting career in the mid-1960s including a co-starring role with Elvis Presley in the movie Speedway, and with Peter Fonda in The Wild Angels. In Marriage on the Rocks, Frank and Nancy Sinatra played a fictional father and daughter.
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Ann-Margret
YouTube Video of Ann-Margret - Tommy (Smash the mirror)
Pictured: Ann-Margret appearing in the movies LEFT: “Grumpy Old Men” (1993) (with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau); and RIGHT: “The Cincinnati Kid” (1965) with Steve McQueen
Ann-Margret (born Ann-Margret Olsson; April 28, 1941) is a Swedish-American actress, singer and dancer. As an actress, she is best known for her roles in:
She has won five Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and six Emmy Awards. In 2010, she won her first Emmy Award for her guest appearance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Her singing and acting careers span five decades, starting in 1961; initially she was billed as a female version of Elvis Presley. She had a minor hit in 1961 and a charting album in 1964, and scored a disco hit in 1979. In 2001 she recorded a critically acclaimed gospel album, and an album of Christmas songs from 2004 continues to be available.
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- Bye Bye Birdie (1963),
- Viva Las Vegas (1964),
- The Cincinnati Kid (1965),
- Carnal Knowledge (1971),
- and Tommy (1975).
She has won five Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and six Emmy Awards. In 2010, she won her first Emmy Award for her guest appearance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Her singing and acting careers span five decades, starting in 1961; initially she was billed as a female version of Elvis Presley. She had a minor hit in 1961 and a charting album in 1964, and scored a disco hit in 1979. In 2001 she recorded a critically acclaimed gospel album, and an album of Christmas songs from 2004 continues to be available.
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Angie Dickinson
YouTube Video of Angie Dickinson in "Dressed to Kill" (1980 Movie)
Pictured: Angie Dickinson in LEFT: “Police Woman” (NBC: 1974-1978); RIGHT: With John Wayne in the Western Movie “Rio Bravo” (1959).
Angie Dickinson (born September 30, 1931) is an American actress. She began her career on television, appearing in many anthology series during 1950s, before landing her breakthrough role in the 1959 western film Rio Bravo, for which she received Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year.
Dickinson has appeared in more than 50 films, including Ocean's 11 (1960), The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961), Jessica (1962), Captain Newman, M.D. (1963), The Killers (1964), The Art of Love (1965), The Chase (1966) and the neo-noir classic Point Blank (1967).
From 1974 to 1978, Dickinson starred as Sergeant Leann "Pepper" Anderson in the NBC crime series Police Woman, for which she received Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nominations.
During her later career, Dickinson starred in a number of television movies and miniseries, also playing supporting roles in films such as Sabrina (1995), Pay It Forward (2000) and Big Bad Love (2001). As lead actress, she starred in the 1980 erotic crime thriller Dressed to Kill, for which she received a Saturn Award for Best Actress.
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Dickinson has appeared in more than 50 films, including Ocean's 11 (1960), The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961), Jessica (1962), Captain Newman, M.D. (1963), The Killers (1964), The Art of Love (1965), The Chase (1966) and the neo-noir classic Point Blank (1967).
From 1974 to 1978, Dickinson starred as Sergeant Leann "Pepper" Anderson in the NBC crime series Police Woman, for which she received Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nominations.
During her later career, Dickinson starred in a number of television movies and miniseries, also playing supporting roles in films such as Sabrina (1995), Pay It Forward (2000) and Big Bad Love (2001). As lead actress, she starred in the 1980 erotic crime thriller Dressed to Kill, for which she received a Saturn Award for Best Actress.
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- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
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- Filmography
- See also:
- Angie Dickinson on IMDb
- Angie Dickinson at the TCM Movie Database
Jennifer Beals
YouTube Video: Flashdance - Final Dance / What A Feeling (1983)
Pictured: Scenes of Jennifer Beals in the movie "Flashdance"
Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American actress and a former teen model.
She is best known for her role as Alexandra "Alex" Owens in the 1983 romantic drama film Flashdance, and starred as Bette Porter on the Showtime drama series The L Word.
Beals earned an NAACP Image Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination for the former. She has appeared in more than 50 films.
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She is best known for her role as Alexandra "Alex" Owens in the 1983 romantic drama film Flashdance, and starred as Bette Porter on the Showtime drama series The L Word.
Beals earned an NAACP Image Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination for the former. She has appeared in more than 50 films.
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Marilu Henner
YouTube Video: Marilu Henner discusses talking about her memory on "60 Minutes"
Mary Lucy Denise Henner (born April 6, 1952) is an American actress, producer, radio host, and author. She began her career appearing in the original production of the musical Grease in 1971, before making her screen debut in the 1977 comedy-drama film Between the Lines.
In 1977, Henner was cast in her breakthrough role as Elaine O'Connor Nardo in the ABC/NBC sitcom Taxi, a role she played until 1983 and received five Golden Globe Award nominations.
Henner later has had co-starring roles in films such as Hammett (1982), The Man Who Loved Women (1983), Cannonball Run II (1984), Johnny Dangerously (1984), Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985), L.A. Story (1991), and Noises Off (1992). She returned to television with a starring role in the CBS sitcom Evening Shade (1990–94), and later had leading roles in many made-for-television movies.
Henner has hyperthymesia or total recall memory; she can remember specific details of virtually every day of her life since she was a small child. On December 19, 2010, the CBS News program 60 Minutes aired a segment which featured six individuals thought to have this condition (see above YouTube Video).
As a longtime friend of 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl, Henner was included on the show. Henner also discussed her superior memorization abilities on other programs, such as CBS's The Early Show, NBC's The Today Show, ABC's The View, and Howard Stern's Sirius XM show.
Henner's ninth book, Total Memory Makeover: Uncover Your Past, Take Charge of Your Future, was released on April 24, 2012. To promote Total Memory Makeover, she appeared on Anderson Live (then known as simply Anderson), The View, Piers Morgan Tonight, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, The Talk, The Dr. Oz Show, and numerous other radio and TV media outlets. She was also on episode 414 of the podcast My Brother, My Brother, and Me on July 10, 2018.
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In 1977, Henner was cast in her breakthrough role as Elaine O'Connor Nardo in the ABC/NBC sitcom Taxi, a role she played until 1983 and received five Golden Globe Award nominations.
Henner later has had co-starring roles in films such as Hammett (1982), The Man Who Loved Women (1983), Cannonball Run II (1984), Johnny Dangerously (1984), Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985), L.A. Story (1991), and Noises Off (1992). She returned to television with a starring role in the CBS sitcom Evening Shade (1990–94), and later had leading roles in many made-for-television movies.
Henner has hyperthymesia or total recall memory; she can remember specific details of virtually every day of her life since she was a small child. On December 19, 2010, the CBS News program 60 Minutes aired a segment which featured six individuals thought to have this condition (see above YouTube Video).
As a longtime friend of 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl, Henner was included on the show. Henner also discussed her superior memorization abilities on other programs, such as CBS's The Early Show, NBC's The Today Show, ABC's The View, and Howard Stern's Sirius XM show.
Henner's ninth book, Total Memory Makeover: Uncover Your Past, Take Charge of Your Future, was released on April 24, 2012. To promote Total Memory Makeover, she appeared on Anderson Live (then known as simply Anderson), The View, Piers Morgan Tonight, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, The Talk, The Dr. Oz Show, and numerous other radio and TV media outlets. She was also on episode 414 of the podcast My Brother, My Brother, and Me on July 10, 2018.
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Kathrin Romary Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress. After some minor television roles, she made her film debut in Much Ado About Nothing (1993) while still a student at the University of Oxford.
Beckinsale appeared in British costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland (1994), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), Emma (1996), and The Golden Bowl (2000), in addition to various stage and radio productions.
Beckinsale began to seek film work in the United States in the late 1990s and, after appearing in small-scale dramas The Last Days of Disco (1998) and Brokedown Palace (1999), she had starring roles in the war drama Pearl Harbor (2001), the romantic comedy Serendipity and Tiptoes (2003). She followed those with appearances in The Aviator (2004) and Click (2006).
Since being cast as Selene in the Underworld film series (2003–2016), Beckinsale has become known primarily for her work in action films, including Van Helsing (2004), Whiteout (2009), Contraband (2012), and Total Recall (2012).
Beckinsale also continues to make appearances in smaller dramatic projects such as Snow Angels (2007), Nothing but the Truth (2008), and Everybody's Fine (2009). In 2016, she received critical acclaim for her performance in the period comedy film Love & Friendship.
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Beckinsale appeared in British costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland (1994), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), Emma (1996), and The Golden Bowl (2000), in addition to various stage and radio productions.
Beckinsale began to seek film work in the United States in the late 1990s and, after appearing in small-scale dramas The Last Days of Disco (1998) and Brokedown Palace (1999), she had starring roles in the war drama Pearl Harbor (2001), the romantic comedy Serendipity and Tiptoes (2003). She followed those with appearances in The Aviator (2004) and Click (2006).
Since being cast as Selene in the Underworld film series (2003–2016), Beckinsale has become known primarily for her work in action films, including Van Helsing (2004), Whiteout (2009), Contraband (2012), and Total Recall (2012).
Beckinsale also continues to make appearances in smaller dramatic projects such as Snow Angels (2007), Nothing but the Truth (2008), and Everybody's Fine (2009). In 2016, she received critical acclaim for her performance in the period comedy film Love & Friendship.
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Lupita Nyong'o
YouTube Video: Queen of Katwe Official Trailer #1 (2016) - Lupita Nyong'o, David Oyelowo Movie HD
YouTube Video: Queen of Katwe Official Trailer #1 (2016) - Lupita Nyong'o, David Oyelowo Movie HD
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (Kenyan English; born March 1, 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. The daughter of Kenyan politician Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, she was born in Mexico City, where her father was teaching, and was raised in Kenya from the age of one.
She attended college in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College.
Nyong'o began her career in Hollywood as a production assistant. In 2008, she made her acting debut with the short film East River and subsequently returned to Kenya to star in the television series Shuga (2009–2012). Also in 2009, she wrote, produced and directed the documentary In My Genes.
She then pursued a master's degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama. Soon after her graduation, she had her first feature film role as Patsey in Steve McQueen's historical drama 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which she received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She became the first Kenyan and Mexican actress to win an Academy Award.
Nyong'o made her Broadway debut as a teenage orphan in the critically acclaimed play Eclipsed (2015), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She went on to perform a motion capture role as Maz Kanata in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019) and a voice role as Raksha in The Jungle Book (2016). Nyong'o's career progressed with her role as Nakia in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Black Panther (2018) and her starring role in Jordan Peele's critically acclaimed horror film Us (2019).
In addition to acting, Nyong'o supports historic preservation. She is vocal about preventing sexual harassment and working for women and animal rights. In 2014, she was named the most beautiful woman by People.
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She attended college in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College.
Nyong'o began her career in Hollywood as a production assistant. In 2008, she made her acting debut with the short film East River and subsequently returned to Kenya to star in the television series Shuga (2009–2012). Also in 2009, she wrote, produced and directed the documentary In My Genes.
She then pursued a master's degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama. Soon after her graduation, she had her first feature film role as Patsey in Steve McQueen's historical drama 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which she received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She became the first Kenyan and Mexican actress to win an Academy Award.
Nyong'o made her Broadway debut as a teenage orphan in the critically acclaimed play Eclipsed (2015), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She went on to perform a motion capture role as Maz Kanata in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019) and a voice role as Raksha in The Jungle Book (2016). Nyong'o's career progressed with her role as Nakia in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Black Panther (2018) and her starring role in Jordan Peele's critically acclaimed horror film Us (2019).
In addition to acting, Nyong'o supports historic preservation. She is vocal about preventing sexual harassment and working for women and animal rights. In 2014, she was named the most beautiful woman by People.
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Emilia Clarke
- YouTube Video: Top 10 Emilia Clarke Moments by WatchMojo
- YouTube Video Top 10 TV & Movie Performances by Emilia Clarke
- YouTube Video of Emilia Clarke appearing on Late Night with Stephen Colbert: Emilia Clarke and Stephen Have An Eyebrow-Off
Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke (born 23 October 1986) is an English actress. She studied at the Drama Centre London, appearing in a number of stage productions, including one by the Company of Angels. After making her screen debut in a short film, her television debut came with a guest appearance in an episode of the British soap opera Doctors in 2009. The following year, she was named as one of the UK Stars of Tomorrow by Screen International magazine for her role in the Syfy film Triassic Attack (2010).
Clarke rose to international prominence for her breakthrough role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011– 2019). The role has garnered her critical acclaim and several accolades, including three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Clarke made her Broadway debut as Holly Golightly in a production of Breakfast at Tiffany's in 2013. Her film roles include Sarah Connor in the science fiction film Terminator Genisys (2015), Louisa Clark in the romance film Me Before You (2016), and Qi'ra in the Star Wars anthology film Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).
Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.
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Clarke rose to international prominence for her breakthrough role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011– 2019). The role has garnered her critical acclaim and several accolades, including three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Clarke made her Broadway debut as Holly Golightly in a production of Breakfast at Tiffany's in 2013. Her film roles include Sarah Connor in the science fiction film Terminator Genisys (2015), Louisa Clark in the romance film Me Before You (2016), and Qi'ra in the Star Wars anthology film Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).
Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.
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Emily VanCamp
- YouTube Video: Emily VanCamp On Her New Show 'The Resident' And Engagement To ‘Revenge’ Co-Star Josh Bowman | TODAY
- YouTube Video: Emily VanCamp Gets Scared!
- YouTube Video: Emily VanCamp Is Very, Very, Very Canadian
Emily Irene VanCamp (born May 12, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She first rose to prominence for her work with producer Greg Berlanti, who cast her as a series regular on The WB drama Everwood (2002–2006) and the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters (2007–2010).
VanCamp gained further recognition by portraying the lead role of Emily Thorne on the ABC series Revenge from 2011 to 2015. In 2018, VanCamp began starring on the Fox medical drama series The Resident.
VanCamp has also played Sharon Carter / Agent 13 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), appearing in the films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Captain America: Civil War (2016), as well as the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021).
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VanCamp gained further recognition by portraying the lead role of Emily Thorne on the ABC series Revenge from 2011 to 2015. In 2018, VanCamp began starring on the Fox medical drama series The Resident.
VanCamp has also played Sharon Carter / Agent 13 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), appearing in the films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Captain America: Civil War (2016), as well as the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021).
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Amy Morton
- YouTube Video: Amy Morton from 'Chicago P.D.'
- YouTube Video: Amy Morton on HIR
- YouTube Video: Leading Actress (Play): Amy Morton
Amy Morton (born April 3, 1959) is an American actress and director, best known for her work in theatre. Morton was nominated two times for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performances in August: Osage County and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
On screen, Morton is known for her performances in films Rookie of the Year (1993), Up in the Air (2009), The Dilemma (2011) and Bluebird (2013). In 2014, Morton began starring as Sergeant Trudy Platt in the NBC drama series Chicago P.D.
Life and career:
Morton was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and attended Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park. She attended both Triton College and Clarke University but did not graduate.
A member of Steppenwolf Theater's core group of actors since 1997, Morton has spent most of her career working in the Chicago theater scene. Morton has appeared in many stage productions, including:
Morton made her Broadway debut starring opposite Gary Sinise as Nurse Ratched in the Tony Award winning 2001 revival of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Morton originated the role of Barbara in both the original Chicago production and the original Broadway production of Tracy Letts' August: Osage County. For her portrayal she was nominated for both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award.
Morton reprised the role in the Fall 2008 London production at the National Theatre.
Morton received her second Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nomination for her leading performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2012–13). In 2015, she made her Off-Broadway directing debut with play Guards at the Taj.
Morton has appeared in a number of films:
On television, Morton guest starred on:
From 2011 to 2012 she had the recurring role of Catherine Walsh, the Republican candidate for governor, in the Starz political drama, Boss. From 2013 to 2014 she had another recurring role as Erin Reagan's new boss, Amanda Harris, on the CBS drama, Blue Bloods.
In 2014, Morton was cast in the recurring role as Sergeant Trudy Platt in the NBC dramas Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. Morton was promoted from recurring guest star to series regular from the second season on Chicago P.D.
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On screen, Morton is known for her performances in films Rookie of the Year (1993), Up in the Air (2009), The Dilemma (2011) and Bluebird (2013). In 2014, Morton began starring as Sergeant Trudy Platt in the NBC drama series Chicago P.D.
Life and career:
Morton was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and attended Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park. She attended both Triton College and Clarke University but did not graduate.
A member of Steppenwolf Theater's core group of actors since 1997, Morton has spent most of her career working in the Chicago theater scene. Morton has appeared in many stage productions, including:
- Clybourne Park,
- American Buffalo,
- Dublin Carol,
- The Pillowman,
- Love-Lies-Bleeding
- and Awake and Sing.
Morton made her Broadway debut starring opposite Gary Sinise as Nurse Ratched in the Tony Award winning 2001 revival of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Morton originated the role of Barbara in both the original Chicago production and the original Broadway production of Tracy Letts' August: Osage County. For her portrayal she was nominated for both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award.
Morton reprised the role in the Fall 2008 London production at the National Theatre.
Morton received her second Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nomination for her leading performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2012–13). In 2015, she made her Off-Broadway directing debut with play Guards at the Taj.
Morton has appeared in a number of films:
- She made her feature film debut in a supporting role in 1992 comedy, Straight Talk starring Dolly Parton.
- In 1993 she had main role as mother of the lead character in Rookie of the Year. The film had a box office success, grossing more than $56 million worldwide.
- Her next screen role was in the 1999 crime thriller 8mm directed by Joel Schumacher.
- Ten years later, Morton landed her breakthrough role as George Clooney's character's sister in the critically acclaimed drama film Up in the Air directed by Jason Reitman.
- In 2011 she appeared in the comedy-drama film The Dilemma,
- and in 2013 had the leading role in the critically acclaimed independent film, Bluebird.
On television, Morton guest starred on:
From 2011 to 2012 she had the recurring role of Catherine Walsh, the Republican candidate for governor, in the Starz political drama, Boss. From 2013 to 2014 she had another recurring role as Erin Reagan's new boss, Amanda Harris, on the CBS drama, Blue Bloods.
In 2014, Morton was cast in the recurring role as Sergeant Trudy Platt in the NBC dramas Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. Morton was promoted from recurring guest star to series regular from the second season on Chicago P.D.
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Jean Smart
- YouTube Video: The Scene-Stealing, Emmy-Nominated Jean Smart on ‘Watchmen’
- YouTube Video of Jean Smart as Floyd from the Movie "Fargo"
- YouTube Video: Jean Smart & Bowen Yang on the 'Iceberg' Sketch, 'Hacks' and 'Watchmen' | Actors on Actors
* -- Los Angeles Times Article BY MEREDITH BLAKE (9/15/2016)
For viewers who fondly recall Jean Smart as sweet-but-ditzy Charlene Frazier in the ’80s sitcom “Designing Women,” it must have been startling to see her portray Floyd Gerhardt, the cold-blooded matriarch of a 1970s-era Midwestern crime family in the acclaimed second season of the FX anthology series “Fargo.”
But the actress has been shape-shifting for decades in roles as wide-ranging as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the TV movie “Overkill” and a whistle-blowing first lady on “24.”
Along the way, she’s racked up Emmy nominations and three wins. On Sunday night, Smart will vie for a potential fourth Emmy Award just days after celebrating her 65th birthday.
The actress recently spoke to The Times by phone from Vancouver -- where she’s filming “Legion,” an upcoming FX series based on the Marvel comic book -- about playing a character in which she doesn’t have to worry about “holding my stomach in.”
What made you want to play Floyd?
You don’t see women in that light very often, a woman who was liberated without thinking she was liberated. She had a very powerful husband who she was a good partner with. She really respected him and when he became incapacitated, there was no question she would step in. And I just thought it was funny the first time you see her, she’s in the kitchen basting a turkey and her son’s in the barn torturing a guy. She probably has a pretty good idea what’s going on. Then she barks at him for making a dirty joke.
Were there any particular details that helped you unlock the character?
I was fortunate that in the scene [“Fargo” show runner] Noah [Hawley] gave me to audition, she talked a lot about her life and the things that she’d been through. I think anyone who’s lost a child — and she had lost more than one — I think they become a little bit vulnerable. Her conflict of course is that she is a mother. You can be as strong and as tough as you want to be but you’re always going to sacrifice things for your children. That’s always going to be your weak spot.
You devised your own theory about the origins of her name.
I decided that she was sort of daddy’s girl. For whatever reason they named her Floyd — maybe her father always wanted a son and thought he was going to have a Floyd by hook or by crook. I loved just hanging out with my dad and going to the lumberyard and going to the dump and the hardware store, so I figured that she was like that, only more so.
Floyd is not a fashion plate, let’s put it that way. Was that liberating for you?
Gosh, yes. It also made me kind of sad. I thought, “This is how men get to feel almost all the time.” Not that men don’t have their own concerns and vanities, but I don’t think they have any concept of the pressure on women. I thought, “Finally, I’m getting to just think about what I’m supposed to be thinking about, instead of thinking about holding my stomach in or the camera angle on my face.
You’re working with Hawley again on “Legion.”
I would have done anything that he asked me to. I started out in the theater and I’m used [to having] really great words to say. That’s more rare, once you start doing film and television. When you get something like the kind of speeches that Noah writes and the characters he creates, it’s like an oasis in the desert.
You’ve been working steadily for a long time, but you do seem particularly busy at the moment.
Busy is good for an actor. I never had to work a civilian job. I know I’m fortunate. Certainly as a woman and not a spring chicken, there really is not a lot out there, certainly not a lot that is very interesting and particularly not three-dimensional.
Did you make any decisions along the way that have contributed to your longevity?
I’ve never been typecast. That can also prevent you from working too because it’s much easier to hire people who you think of right away. You go, “Oh, I know who plays that part.” I think in the end it has served me well to be a little bit more versatile.
Was a fear of being typecast one of the reasons that you left “Designing Women” when it was still a hit?
I felt like I was making faces for a living. It had nothing to do with the role. You become an actor because you don’t want to do the same thing all the time. A cushy series that is long-running is very nice and comfortable, but it kind of goes against your instinct as a performer.
People still seem to have a lot of affection for “Designing Women.” Why do you think that is?
It was unusual for its time period. Unlike a lot of comedies that you see, the characters were not interchangeable at all. They were very specific and very funny. People fell in love with them. Linda Bloodworth is an amazing writer. I think for the first two seasons, she wrote every episode by herself longhand on a legal pad. Each episode was so long, we had to cut so much of it. A couple of times, they even sped us up a little bit. Everybody would say, “Your voice sounded a little high in that scene.”
TV has gone through a huge transformation over the last decade. What has that been like for you as an actor?
There’s so much more opportunity, but at the same time, there’s a lot of stiff competition because now everybody wants to do television. I’ve lost some roles that I might not have lost even five years ago.
You played Aileen Wuornos in a television movie in the early ’90s. How did you feel when “Monster” came out a decade later?
I was so jealous, are you kidding me? I thought [Charlize Theron] was great. I just so wished that I could have done it in a situation like that where there weren’t network censors and sponsors that we had to answer to. Park Overall played my girlfriend in the movie. We were not even allowed to allude to the fact that we were anything more than roommates.
I felt kind of bad a little bit that we were doing a story that might dredge up really painful things for some of the victims’ families. Then, I thought about even Aileen Wuornos sitting on death row in Florida, who didn’t even have a chance to say, “No, you can’t do a movie about me.” She was a very sad creature.
How did you feel about the way things ended up for Floyd?
I was hoping she’d go out and be able to take a lot of people with her, but no. I wanted to kill Kirsten’s [Dunst’s] character. She ran over my kid, I’ve got to pay her back! [laughs] I thought Kirsten was absolutely brilliant. My favorite thing that she’s ever, ever, ever done. Her character just became nuttier and nuttier. We didn’t share one moment of screen time. But we played poker a few times.
Did you win?
No, I did not.
[End of Article]
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Jean Smart (by Wikipedia)
Jean Elizabeth Smart (born September 13, 1951) is an American actress. After beginning her career in regional theater in the Pacific Northwest, she appeared on Broadway in 1981 as Marlene Dietrich in the biographical play Piaf.
Smart was later cast in a leading role as Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the CBS sitcom Designing Women, in which she starred from 1986 to 1991.
Smart was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the 2000 Broadway revival of The Man Who Came to Dinner, and she received two Primetime Emmy Awards for her role as Lana Gardner on the NBC sitcom Frasier (2000–01).
Smart won a third Emmy Award for her starring role as Regina Newley on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? (2007–09). She also portrayed Martha Logan on the action drama series 24 (2006–07). Smart is also known for her recurring voice role in Kim Possible (2002–2007).
In the past decade Smart has seen a resurgence acting in shows, such as FX's Fargo (2015) and Legion (2017–2019), both created by Noah Hawley, as well as in the HBO projects Watchmen (2019), Mare of Easttown, and Hacks (both 2021), the latter three earned her Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Smart's film credits include:
She received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Guinevere (1999).
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For viewers who fondly recall Jean Smart as sweet-but-ditzy Charlene Frazier in the ’80s sitcom “Designing Women,” it must have been startling to see her portray Floyd Gerhardt, the cold-blooded matriarch of a 1970s-era Midwestern crime family in the acclaimed second season of the FX anthology series “Fargo.”
But the actress has been shape-shifting for decades in roles as wide-ranging as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the TV movie “Overkill” and a whistle-blowing first lady on “24.”
Along the way, she’s racked up Emmy nominations and three wins. On Sunday night, Smart will vie for a potential fourth Emmy Award just days after celebrating her 65th birthday.
The actress recently spoke to The Times by phone from Vancouver -- where she’s filming “Legion,” an upcoming FX series based on the Marvel comic book -- about playing a character in which she doesn’t have to worry about “holding my stomach in.”
What made you want to play Floyd?
You don’t see women in that light very often, a woman who was liberated without thinking she was liberated. She had a very powerful husband who she was a good partner with. She really respected him and when he became incapacitated, there was no question she would step in. And I just thought it was funny the first time you see her, she’s in the kitchen basting a turkey and her son’s in the barn torturing a guy. She probably has a pretty good idea what’s going on. Then she barks at him for making a dirty joke.
Were there any particular details that helped you unlock the character?
I was fortunate that in the scene [“Fargo” show runner] Noah [Hawley] gave me to audition, she talked a lot about her life and the things that she’d been through. I think anyone who’s lost a child — and she had lost more than one — I think they become a little bit vulnerable. Her conflict of course is that she is a mother. You can be as strong and as tough as you want to be but you’re always going to sacrifice things for your children. That’s always going to be your weak spot.
You devised your own theory about the origins of her name.
I decided that she was sort of daddy’s girl. For whatever reason they named her Floyd — maybe her father always wanted a son and thought he was going to have a Floyd by hook or by crook. I loved just hanging out with my dad and going to the lumberyard and going to the dump and the hardware store, so I figured that she was like that, only more so.
Floyd is not a fashion plate, let’s put it that way. Was that liberating for you?
Gosh, yes. It also made me kind of sad. I thought, “This is how men get to feel almost all the time.” Not that men don’t have their own concerns and vanities, but I don’t think they have any concept of the pressure on women. I thought, “Finally, I’m getting to just think about what I’m supposed to be thinking about, instead of thinking about holding my stomach in or the camera angle on my face.
You’re working with Hawley again on “Legion.”
I would have done anything that he asked me to. I started out in the theater and I’m used [to having] really great words to say. That’s more rare, once you start doing film and television. When you get something like the kind of speeches that Noah writes and the characters he creates, it’s like an oasis in the desert.
You’ve been working steadily for a long time, but you do seem particularly busy at the moment.
Busy is good for an actor. I never had to work a civilian job. I know I’m fortunate. Certainly as a woman and not a spring chicken, there really is not a lot out there, certainly not a lot that is very interesting and particularly not three-dimensional.
Did you make any decisions along the way that have contributed to your longevity?
I’ve never been typecast. That can also prevent you from working too because it’s much easier to hire people who you think of right away. You go, “Oh, I know who plays that part.” I think in the end it has served me well to be a little bit more versatile.
Was a fear of being typecast one of the reasons that you left “Designing Women” when it was still a hit?
I felt like I was making faces for a living. It had nothing to do with the role. You become an actor because you don’t want to do the same thing all the time. A cushy series that is long-running is very nice and comfortable, but it kind of goes against your instinct as a performer.
People still seem to have a lot of affection for “Designing Women.” Why do you think that is?
It was unusual for its time period. Unlike a lot of comedies that you see, the characters were not interchangeable at all. They were very specific and very funny. People fell in love with them. Linda Bloodworth is an amazing writer. I think for the first two seasons, she wrote every episode by herself longhand on a legal pad. Each episode was so long, we had to cut so much of it. A couple of times, they even sped us up a little bit. Everybody would say, “Your voice sounded a little high in that scene.”
TV has gone through a huge transformation over the last decade. What has that been like for you as an actor?
There’s so much more opportunity, but at the same time, there’s a lot of stiff competition because now everybody wants to do television. I’ve lost some roles that I might not have lost even five years ago.
You played Aileen Wuornos in a television movie in the early ’90s. How did you feel when “Monster” came out a decade later?
I was so jealous, are you kidding me? I thought [Charlize Theron] was great. I just so wished that I could have done it in a situation like that where there weren’t network censors and sponsors that we had to answer to. Park Overall played my girlfriend in the movie. We were not even allowed to allude to the fact that we were anything more than roommates.
I felt kind of bad a little bit that we were doing a story that might dredge up really painful things for some of the victims’ families. Then, I thought about even Aileen Wuornos sitting on death row in Florida, who didn’t even have a chance to say, “No, you can’t do a movie about me.” She was a very sad creature.
How did you feel about the way things ended up for Floyd?
I was hoping she’d go out and be able to take a lot of people with her, but no. I wanted to kill Kirsten’s [Dunst’s] character. She ran over my kid, I’ve got to pay her back! [laughs] I thought Kirsten was absolutely brilliant. My favorite thing that she’s ever, ever, ever done. Her character just became nuttier and nuttier. We didn’t share one moment of screen time. But we played poker a few times.
Did you win?
No, I did not.
[End of Article]
___________________________________________________________________________
Jean Smart (by Wikipedia)
Jean Elizabeth Smart (born September 13, 1951) is an American actress. After beginning her career in regional theater in the Pacific Northwest, she appeared on Broadway in 1981 as Marlene Dietrich in the biographical play Piaf.
Smart was later cast in a leading role as Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the CBS sitcom Designing Women, in which she starred from 1986 to 1991.
Smart was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the 2000 Broadway revival of The Man Who Came to Dinner, and she received two Primetime Emmy Awards for her role as Lana Gardner on the NBC sitcom Frasier (2000–01).
Smart won a third Emmy Award for her starring role as Regina Newley on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? (2007–09). She also portrayed Martha Logan on the action drama series 24 (2006–07). Smart is also known for her recurring voice role in Kim Possible (2002–2007).
In the past decade Smart has seen a resurgence acting in shows, such as FX's Fargo (2015) and Legion (2017–2019), both created by Noah Hawley, as well as in the HBO projects Watchmen (2019), Mare of Easttown, and Hacks (both 2021), the latter three earned her Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Smart's film credits include:
- The Brady Bunch Movie (1995),
- Sweet Home Alabama (2002),
- Garden State (2004),
- I Heart Huckabees (2004),
- Youth in Revolt (2009),
- The Accountant (2016),
- and A Simple Favor (2018).
She received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Guinevere (1999).
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Julie Bowen
- YouTube Video: Julie Bowen Doesn’t Want to Stick Around for the ‘Modern Family’ ‘Crying Fest’
- YouTube Video: Julie Bowen Kisses Harlem Globetrotter
- YouTube Video: Can Julie Bowen Identify Her Kids By Feeling Their Faces?
Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer (born March 3, 1970) is an American actress, best known for playing Claire Dunphy on the TV comedy series Modern Family (2009–2020).
Bowen also played:
Bowen's Modern Family role brought her six nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2010–2015), which she won in 2011 and 2012.
Bowen also appeared in films:
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Bowen also played:
- Roxanne Please on ER (1998–1999),
- Carol Vessey on Ed (2000–04),
- Denise Bauer on Boston Legal (2005–07)
- and Sarah Shephard on Lost (2005–07).
Bowen's Modern Family role brought her six nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2010–2015), which she won in 2011 and 2012.
Bowen also appeared in films:
- Happy Gilmore (1996),
- Multiplicity (1996),
- Venus and Mars (2001),
- Joe Somebody (2001),
- Kids in America (2005),
- Sex and Death 101 (2007),
- Crazy on the Outside (2010),
- Jumping the Broom (2011)
- and Horrible Bosses (2011).
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S. Epatha MerkersonSee Text below for the following image.*
* -- Above Image: Sharon Epatha Merkerson (born November 28, 1952), best known as S. Epatha Merkerson, is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has won a Golden Globe, an Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, an Obie Award and four NAACP Image Awards. She has also received two Tony Award nominations. She is best known for her role as NYPD Lieutenant Anita Van Buren from 1993 to 2010 on the long-running NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order. She appeared in 391 episodes of the series—more than any other cast member.
In 2012, Merkerson became the host of Find Our Missing, a reality-reenactment series on TV One which profiles missing people of color.
In 2015, she was cast as Sharon Goodwin, the Chief of the Hospital on the NBC medical drama Chicago Med.
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S. Epatha Merkerson (Wikipedia)
Sharon Epatha Merkerson (born November 28, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has received numerous high-profile accolades for her work, including an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, four NAACP Image Awards, two Obie Awards and two Tony Award nominations.
Merkerson is best known for her award-winning portrayal of Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order, a role she played from 1993 to 2010, appearing in 395 episodes of the series. She is also known for playing Sharon Goodwin in Chicago Med.
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In 2012, Merkerson became the host of Find Our Missing, a reality-reenactment series on TV One which profiles missing people of color.
In 2015, she was cast as Sharon Goodwin, the Chief of the Hospital on the NBC medical drama Chicago Med.
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S. Epatha Merkerson (Wikipedia)
Sharon Epatha Merkerson (born November 28, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has received numerous high-profile accolades for her work, including an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, four NAACP Image Awards, two Obie Awards and two Tony Award nominations.
Merkerson is best known for her award-winning portrayal of Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order, a role she played from 1993 to 2010, appearing in 395 episodes of the series. She is also known for playing Sharon Goodwin in Chicago Med.
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