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A Barbecue For Betty
"A Barbecue for Betty" is the ninth episode of the American drama television series ''Big Love''. The episode was written by producer Jill Sprecher and series creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer from a story by Sprecher and Karen Sprecher, and directed by Julian Farino. It originally aired on HBO on May 7, 2006. The series is set in Salt Lake City and follows Bill Henrickson, a fundamentalist Mormon. He practices polygamy, having Barbara, Nicki and Margie as his wives. The series charts the family's life in and out of the public sphere in their suburb, as well as their associations with a fundamentalist compound in the area. In the episode, Bill throws a barbecue to celebrate Don's new marriage, but his plans are jeopardized when he learns about Nicki's debts. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 4.04 million household viewers. The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised the conflicts and character development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Love
''Big Love'' is an American drama television series that aired on HBO from March 12, 2006 to March 20, 2011. It stars Bill Paxton as the patriarch of a fundamentalist Mormon family in contemporary Utah that practices polygamy, with Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin portraying his wives. The series charts the family's life in and out of the public sphere in their Salt Lake City suburb, as well as their associations with a fundamentalist compound in the area. It features key supporting performances from Amanda Seyfried, Grace Zabriskie, Daveigh Chase, Matt Ross, Mary Kay Place, Bruce Dern, Melora Walters, and Harry Dean Stanton. The series premiered in the United States on March 12, 2006, following the sixth-season premiere of the HBO series ''The Sopranos''. ''Big Love'' was a success for HBO, running for five seasons before concluding its run on March 20, 2011. ''Big Love'' received widespread critical acclaim, and earned several major awards and nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margene Heffman
Margene "Margie" Heffman is a character on ''Big Love ''Big Love'' is an American drama television series that aired on HBO from March 12, 2006 to March 20, 2011. It stars Bill Paxton as the patriarch of a fundamentalist Mormon family in contemporary Utah that practices polygamy, with Jeanne Tri ...'', the fictional HBO television series set among contemporary polygamists in Utah. The role is played by Ginnifer Goodwin. The show focuses on the family of Bill Henrickson; Margene is the third of Henrickson's three wives, and the mother of three of Henrickson's children: Aaron, Lester, and Nell. Biography Margene is Bill Henrickson's third wife, and his youngest. She was raised by her single mother Ginger in a small town in Colorado, after her father left when she was 3. Later, she and her mother moved to Salt Lake City where she attended high school, She was enroll in a Catholic school. Margene mentions an aunt who everything to a gambling addiction. Her mother had an u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Guide
TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008. Corporate history Prototype The prototype of what would become '' TV Guide Magazine'' was developed by Lee Wagner (1910–1993), who was the circulation director of MacFadden Publications in New York City in the 1930s – and later, by the time of the predecessor publication's creation, for Cowles Media Company – distributing magazines focusing on movie celebrities. In 1948, Wagner printed New York City area listings magazine ''The TeleVision Guide'', which was first released on local newsstands on June 14 of that year. Silent film star Gloria Swanson, who then starred of the short-lived variety series ''The Gloria Swanson Hour'', appeared on the cover of the first issue. Wagner later began publishing regional editions of ''The TeleVision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Guild Of America West
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) is a labor union representing film, television, radio, and new media writers. It was formed in 1954 from five organizations representing writers, including the Screen Writers Guild. It has around 20,000 members. History The Screen Writers Guild (SWG) was formed in 1921 by a group of ten screenwriters in Hollywood angered over wage reductions announced by the major film studios. The group affiliated with the Authors Guild in 1933 and began representing TV writers in 1948. In 1954, the SWG was one of five groups who merged to represent professional writers on both coasts and became the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAe) and West (WGAw). Howard J. Green and John Howard Lawson were the first two presidents during the SWG era. Daniel Taradash was president of the WGAw from 1977 to 1979. In 1952, the Guild authorized movie studios to delete onscreen credits for any writers who had not been cleared by Congress, as part of the industry's bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Michelle Seyfried ( ; born December 3, 1985) is an American actress. Born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, she began modeling at age 11 and ventured into acting at 15, with recurring roles as Lucy Montgomery on the CBS soap opera '' As the World Turns'' (1999–2001) and Joni Stafford on the ABC soap opera ''All My Children'' (2003). She came to prominence for her feature film debut in the teen comedy ''Mean Girls'' (2004), and her recurring roles as Lilly Kane on the CW/Hulu television series ''Veronica Mars'' (2004–2006) and Sarah Henrickson on the HBO drama series '' Big Love'' (2006–2011). Seyfried has appeared in a number of films, including ''Mamma Mia!'' (2008) and its sequel '' Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'' (2018), '' Jennifer's Body'' (2009), '' Dear John'' (2010), '' Letters to Juliet'' (2010), '' Red Riding Hood'' (2011), ''In Time'' (2011), ''Les Misérables'' (2012), ''A Million Ways to Die in the West'' (2014), '' Ted 2'' (2015), and ''First R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Henrickson
Sarah Elizabeth Henrickson is a character on the HBO series ''Big Love''. She is portrayed by Amanda Seyfried. Sarah is the eldest child of Bill Henrickson with his first and legal wife Barbara Henrickson Barbara "Barb" Dutton Henrickson is a character on HBO's ''Big Love'' portrayed by Jeanne Tripplehorn. Barb is the first wife of Bill Henrickson. Barb was raised in a traditional Mormon family, outside polygamy. Bill and Barb met while in colle .... Though only a supporting character in the first two seasons, Sarah became popular in the show in its third season until actress Amanda Seyfried decided to depart the show to focus on her movie career at the end of season four. She returned in the series finale in the last scene. Biography Season 1 Sarah, age 16 in season 1, struggles with the choices her parents made when she was a child to follow the fundamentalist principle of polygamy. She works in a fast food restaurant and meets Heather, who becomes her best friend who k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Smith (actor)
Douglas Alexander Smith is a Canadian actor known for his work on the HBO series '' Big Love'' as Ben Henrickson. His other work includes '' Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'', ''Terminator Genisys'', '' Vinyl'', '' Miss Sloane'', '' When We Rise'', ''The Alienist'' and the second season of HBO's '' Big Little Lies''. Early life Smith was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Terrea (née Oster), an American-born teacher, and Maurice Smith, a producer of low-budget films who is originally from the United Kingdom. Smith's mother appeared in several of the films that his father produced during the 1980s. He is the younger brother of actor Gregory Smith. Career Smith has been acting since he was cast as Malvolio in his fourth grade production of Shakespeare's comedy ''Twelfth Night''. Audiences first saw him on the big screen as a young version of Brendan Fraser's character in '' Blast from the Past'' (1999). As a teenager, he went to Australia to play the lead role as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginnifer Goodwin
Jennifer Michelle "Ginnifer" Goodwin (born May 22, 1978) is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Margene Heffman in the HBO drama series ''Big Love'' (2006–2011) and Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard in the ABC fantasy series '' Once Upon a Time'' (2011–2018). Goodwin has appeared in various films, including the drama ''Mona Lisa Smile'' (2003), the musical biopic ''Walk the Line'' (2005), the romantic comedy '' He's Just Not That Into You'' (2009), the family comedy ''Ramona and Beezus'' (2010), the romantic comedy '' Something Borrowed'' (2011), and the biopic ''Killing Kennedy'' (2013). She also voiced the lead role of Fawn in the Disney animated fantasy film '' Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast'' (2014) and Judy Hopps in the Disney animated comedy film '' Zootopia'' (2016). Early life and education Goodwin was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Her mother, Linda Kantor Goodwin, is a former teacher who also worked for FedEx. Her father, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn (born June 10, 1963) is an American actress. She began her career on stage, acting in several plays throughout the early 1990s, including Anton Chekhov's '' Three Sisters'' on Broadway. Her film career began with the role of a police psychologist in the erotic thriller ''Basic Instinct'' (1992). Her other film roles include '' The Firm'' (1993), ''Waterworld'' (1995) and ''Sliding Doors'' (1998). On television, she starred as Barbara Henrickson on the HBO drama series ''Big Love'' (2006–2011) and as Dr. Alex Blake on the CBS police drama ''Criminal Minds'' (2012–2014), and she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the 2009 HBO movie ''Grey Gardens''. Early life Tripplehorn was born on June 10, 1963, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Suzanne Ferguson and Tom Tripplehorn, who was once a guitarist with Gary Lewis & the Playboys. Her parents divorced when she was two years old. She gradua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloë Sevigny
Chloë Stevens Sevigny (, born November 18, 1974) is an American actress, model, filmmaker and fashion designer. Known for her work in independent films, often appearing in controversial or experimental features, Sevigny is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Satellite Award, an Independent Spirit Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also has a career in fashion design concurrent with her acting work. Over the years, her alternative fashion sense has earned her a reputation as a "style icon". After graduating from high school, Sevigny found work as a model, and appeared in music videos for Sonic Youth and The Lemonheads, which helped acquire her "it girl" status. In 1995, she made her film debut in ''Kids'', which earned her critical acclaim. A string of roles in small-scale features throughout the late 1990s, like 1996's ''Trees Lounge'', further established her as a prominent performer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel McKinnon Miller
Joel McKinnon Miller (born February 21, 1960) is an American actor who is best known for portraying Don Embry on ''Big Love'' and Detective Norm Scully on ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''. Life and career Joel McKinnon Miller was born in Rockford, Minnesota, on February 21, 1960. He took opera singing lessons as a child, and later attended the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he studied theatre and opera. He dropped out in 1983 to attend The Acting Company but returned to his alma mater to finish his degree in theatre with an acting emphasis in 2007. Prior to ''Big Love'', McKinnon Miller's main television role was that of Lyle Nubbin in three episodes of ''Las Vegas''. Since 1991 he has also appeared as a guest star on several American television series, including ''Cold Case'', ''Murphy Brown'', '' The Commish'', ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', '' Pacific Blue'', ''Dharma & Greg'', ''The X Files'', '' ER'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', '' Roswell'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton (July 14, 1926 – September 15, 2017) was an American actor, musician, and singer. In a career that spanned more than six decades, Stanton played supporting roles in films including ''Cool Hand Luke'' (1967), ''Kelly's Heroes'' (1970), '' Dillinger'' (1973), ''The Godfather Part II'' (1974), '' Alien'' (1979), ''Escape from New York'' (1981), '' Christine'' (1983), '' Repo Man'' (1984), ''One Magic Christmas'' (1985), ''Pretty in Pink'' (1986), '' The Last Temptation of Christ'' (1988), '' Wild at Heart'' (1990), ''The Straight Story'' (1999), '' The Green Mile'' (1999), ''Alpha Dog'' (2006) and ''Inland Empire'' (2006). He had rare lead roles in Wim Wenders' ''Paris, Texas'' (1984) and in ''Lucky'' (2017), his last film. Early life Stanton was born in West Irvine, Kentucky, to Sheridan Harry Stanton, a tobacco farmer and barber, and Ersel (née Moberly), a cook. His parents divorced when Stanton was in high school; both later remarried. Stanton had two young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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