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Holly Gibbs
Holly Gibbs (born 25 August 1997) is an English child actress known for having played in ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' as Milly and ''Nanny McPhee ''Nanny McPhee'' is a 2005 comedy drama fantasy film based on the Nurse Matilda character by Christianna Brand. It was directed by Kirk Jones, coproduced by StudioCanal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Working Title Films, Three Strange Angel ...'' as Christianna. She is the daughter of former actress Claire Toeman. She appeared in TEENSVILLE (BBC), about the Jewish Bar Mitzvah celebration. She went on to study Art in London. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * 1997 births English child actresses Living people {{UK-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England, UK
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of Tracy Beaker (TV Series)
''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' (informally known as '' Tracy Beaker'' or ''TSOTB'') is a British television programme series adapted from the book of the same name by Jacqueline Wilson. It ran on CBBC for five series, from January 2002 to December 2005 and also contained a feature-length episode, '' Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me'', broadcast in February 2004, as well as a week of interactive episodes for Children in Need. The theme song was written and produced by Brian Harris and Nigel Lowis and performed by Keisha White. It has become one of CBBC's most popular and repeated programmes, and still airs, however sporadically, on the channel as of 2022. Subsequently, it has spawned a number of spin-offs; ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' in 2010, which was followed up by ''The Dumping Ground'' in 2013, '' My Mum Tracy Beaker'' and '' The Beaker Girls'' in 2021. Production ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'', written by Jacqueline Wilson, was first published in 1991. Wilson's book ''Cliffhange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanny McPhee
''Nanny McPhee'' is a 2005 comedy drama fantasy film based on the Nurse Matilda character by Christianna Brand. It was directed by Kirk Jones, coproduced by StudioCanal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Working Title Films, Three Strange Angels, and Nanny McPhee Productions with music by Patrick Doyle, and produced by Lindsay Doran, Tim Bevan, and Eric Fellner. Set in Victorian England, the film stars Emma Thompson as Nanny McPhee, along with Colin Firth and Angela Lansbury. The film was theatrically released on 28 October 2005 in the UK by United International Pictures and on 27 January 2006 in the US by Universal Pictures. Thompson also scripted the film, which is adapted from Christianna Brand's ''Nurse Matilda'' books. The filming location was Penn House Estate, Buckinghamshire, UK. A sequel, ''Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang'', was released in 2010. Plot In Victorian Britain, widowed undertaker Cedric Brown is the father of seven unruly children—Simon, Tora, Eric, Lily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of Tracy Beaker
''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' is a British children's book first published in 1991, written by Jacqueline Wilson and illustrated by Nick Sharratt. Background The book is told from the point of view of Tracy Beaker, a troubled ten-year-old girl. Tracy is often unhappy and has problems with her behaviour because she is lonely, frustrated and feels unloved. Tracy lives in a children's residential care home (nicknamed "The Dumping Ground") where she has been placed as a result of neglect and domestic violence. Her mother often left Tracy to stay by herself when Tracy was very young and does not appear to have an interest in her daughter's life. Tracy is unhappy because she has not had any contact with her mother for a long time. She seems to miss her mum a lot and it results in her sitting by the same window hoping her mum would come and pick her up. She has difficulty getting along with the staff and the other children at the care home (especially a girl named Justine Littlewood). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnt By The Sun
''Burnt by the Sun'' (russian: Утомлённые солнцем, translit. ''Utomlyonnye solntsem'', literally "wearied by the sun") is a 1994 film by Russian director and screenwriter Nikita Mikhalkov and Azerbaijani screenwriter Rustam Ibragimbekov. The film depicts the story of a senior Red Army officer, played by Mikhalkov, and his family during the Great Purge of the late 1930s in the Stalinist Soviet Union. While on vacation with his wife, young daughter, and assorted friends and family, things change dramatically for Colonel Kotov when his wife's old lover, Dmitri, shows up after being away for many years. The film also stars Oleg Menshikov, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė and Mikhalkov's daughter Nadezhda Mikhalkova. ''Burnt by the Sun'' was popular in Russia and received positive reviews in the United States. It won the Grand Prix at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and other honours. Plot The entirety of the film takes p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love's Kitchen
''Love's Kitchen'' (originally titled ''No Ordinary Trifle'') is a 2011 British romantic comedy film directed by James Hacking and starring Dougray Scott, Claire Forlani, Michelle Ryan, and featured celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay in his first acting role. Hacking also wrote the script for the film, and it was the director's first feature-length film. It received a limited theatrical release in the UK, taking £121 on its opening weekend from five screens. It was released direct to DVD in the United States. Film critics gave it mostly negative reviews, and the film received a score of 19% on Rotten Tomatoes. Plot After his wife is killed in a car accident caused by her unsafe habit of using her mobile while driving, chef Rob Haley (Dougray Scott) is left grief-stricken. He loses his passion for his work. Once a coveted chef, a particularly bad review causes him to lose customers at his once successful restaurant. His friend Gordon Ramsay (himself) comes looking for him after seei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Sangster
Thomas Brodie-Sangster (born 16 May 1990), also credited as Thomas Sangster, is an English actor. He is known for playing Sam in ''Love Actually'' (2003), Simon in ''Nanny McPhee'' (2005), Ferb in ''Phineas and Ferb'' (2007–2015), Jojen Reed in ''Game of Thrones'' (2013–2014), Newt in the ''Maze Runner'' film series (2014–2018), and Benny Watts in the Netflix miniseries '' The Queen's Gambit'' (2020), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Brodie-Sangster also grew in popularity for starring in critically acclaimed cult films such as '' Death of a Superhero'' (2011), '' Bright Star'' (2009), and as Paul McCartney in ''Nowhere Boy'' (2009). He played Jake Murray in the series '' Accused'' (2010–2012). He also had a cameo as an officer of the First Order in '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015), a role as Whitey Winn in the Netflix miniseries '' Godless'' (2017) and voiced John Tracy in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliza Bennett
Eliza Bennett (born 17 March 1992) is an English actress and singer. Her most notable roles have been those of Meggie Folchart in the film '' Inkheart'', Tora in the film ''Nanny McPhee'', Susan in '' From Time to Time'' and Holly Manson in the West End musical ''Loserville''. Bennett starred on the MTV black comedy series ''Sweet/Vicious'' as Jules Thomas. In 2021, Bennett began playing Amanda Carrington in the CW series ''Dynasty''. Early and personal life Bennett was born and grew up in Reading, Berkshire with her older brother and sister and attended Leighton Park School. Career Film Bennett landed her first role as Jemima in ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' at the London Palladium in 2002 aged nine. She got her first film role playing Princess Arabella in 2004's '' The Prince & Me''. In 2005 Bennett landed one of her biggest film roles, playing Tora in ''Nanny McPhee''. In 2005, she played Hayley in the TV movie ''Supernova'', Young Anne in the 2006 film ''Victims'', Emily i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphaël Coleman
Raphaël Coleman (30 September 1994 – 6 February 2020) was an English climate change activist and former actor. Early life Raphäel Coleman was born in Wandsworth, England in September 1994. Career As a child, Coleman acted in several films and was best known for his role as Eric Brown in ''Nanny McPhee''. He subsequently gave up acting, took the name ''James "Iggy" Fox'', James 'Iggy' Fox, "This Is Why I Rebel", ''Extinction Rebellion'' Retrieved 11 February 2020 and became a climate change activist involved with the group Extinction Rebellion. He wrote that he became an environmental activist after seven years studying towards his M.Sc. degree in zoology. Death Coleman died on 6 February 2020 at th ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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