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Innocent (2011 Film)
''Innocent'' is a 2011 television drama film directed by Mike Robe, starring Alfred Molina, Bill Pullman, and Marcia Gay Harden, based on Scott Turow's 2010 novel, a sequel to '' Presumed Innocent''. In the film, Judge Rusty Sabich (Pullman) is charged with the murder of his wife Barbara (Harden) twenty years after being cleared in the death of his mistress. Robe previously directed '' The Burden of Proof'', another sequel to ''Presumed Innocent'', but which focused on the character Sandy Stern. Alan J. Pakula directed the film based on Turow's first novel, '' Presumed Innocent,'' a 1990 box office hit that starred Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raul Julia and Greta Scacchi. Plot summary Bill Pullman plays Judge Rusty Sabich, who is romantically involved with a colleague and on trial for murder: This time he is accused of killing his wife, Barbara (Marcia Gay Harden). His accuser is his old nemesis Tommy Molto (Richard Schiff), while his longtime friend and lawyer, Sandy Stern (Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Molina
Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British-American actor known for his work on the stage and screen. He first rose to prominence in the West End, earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for his performance in the production of ''Oklahoma!'' in 1980. He made his film debut as Satipo in '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' and his Broadway debut as Yvan in a production of ''Art'' from 1998 to 1999. His other Broadway roles include Tevye in the musical '' Fiddler on the Roof'' from 2004 to 2005 and Mark Rothko in the play ''Red'' from 2009 to 2010. On screen, his best known roles include Kenneth Halliwell in ''Prick Up Your Ears'' (1987), Sayyed Bozorg Mahmoody in '' Not Without My Daughter'', (1991), Mellersh Wilkins in '' Enchanted April'' (1992), Rahad Jackson in '' Boogie Nights'' (1997), Comte de Reynaud in '' Chocolat'' (2000), Diego Rivera in ''Frida'' (2002), Johann Tetzel in ''Luther'' (2003), Bishop Aringarosa in ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raul Julia
Raúl Rafael Carlos Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he took an interest in acting while still in school and pursued the career upon completion of his studies. After performing locally for some time, he was convinced by actor and entertainment personality Orson Bean to move and work in New York City. Juliá, who had been bilingual since his childhood, soon gained interest in Broadway and Off-Broadway plays. He took over the role of Orson in the Off-Broadway hit ''Your Own Thing'', a rock musical update of ''Twelfth Night''. He performed in mobile projects, including the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater. Juliá was eventually noticed by producer Joseph Papp, who offered him work in the New York Shakespeare Festival. After gaining visibility, he received roles in two television series, ''Love of Life'' and ''Sesame Street''. In 1978, he famously starred alongside Meryl Streep in an electric revival of Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Stefancikova
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that refers to man as opposed to woman (whereas ''man'' in the sense of ''human being'' is ἄνθρωπος, ''ánthropos''). The original male Greek name, ''Andréas'', represents the hypocoristic, with endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the ''andr-'' prefix, like Androgeos (''man of the earth''), Androcles (''man of glory''), Andronikos (''man of victory''). In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns. It is one of the Italian male names ending in ''a'', with others being Elia ( Elias), Enea (Aeneas), Luca (Lucas), Mattia (Matthias), Nicola (Nicholas), Tobia (Tobias). In recent and past times it has also been used on occasion as a female name in Italy and in Spain, where it is co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Bradford
Jesse Bradford (born May 28, 1979) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor at the age of five and received two Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film nominations for his performances in ''King of the Hill'' in 1993 and '' Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog'' in 1995. Early life Bradford was born Jesse Bradford Watrouse in Norwalk, Connecticut, the only child of actors Terry Porter and Curtis Watrouse, who appeared in commercials, soap operas, and industrial films. His mother also played his character's mother in ''Hackers'' (1995). Bradford's cousins are Jonathan Svec (a member of the bands Splender and Edison) and Sarah Messer, a writer and poet. He began acting at the age of eight months, appearing in a Q-Tip commercial. At his parents' encouragement, Bradford began modeling and auditioning for acting roles; his first film appearance was as Robert De Niro's son in ''Falling in Love'' (1984). He graduated from Brien McMa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callard Harris
Callard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Agnes Callard (born 1976), American philosopher *Andrea Callard (born 1950), media artist long connected with the artists group Colab in New York City *Beverley Callard (born 1957), English actress, known for her roles as June Dewhurst and Liz McDonald in ITV's ''Coronation Street'' *Charles G. Callard (1923–2004), known in the financial community for innovative application of mathematics and statistics to stock analysis *Jon Callard (born 1966), coach at the Rugby Football Union's National Academy *Kay Callard (1923–2008), Canadian film and television actress who spent most of her career in Britain *Rebecca Callard (born 1975), English actress from Leeds *Tanya Callard, character in the British TV series ''Emmerdale'' in 2009 See also *Callard & Bowser, New York subsidiary of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, responsible for Altoids mints and other products *Alard (other) * Allard *Calla ''Calla'' (bog arum, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Oliver
Nicole Lyn Oliver (born February 22, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Princess Celestia and Cheerilee in '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' and Zoe Trent in ''Littlest Pet Shop''. Early life Oliver was born in Ottawa, Ontario. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University, a Master's degree in Communication from Royal Roads University, and additional training by Jeremy Irons from the British American Drama Academy. Career A prominent member of the Union of BC Performers, Oliver served on its executive board (2002–2005), chaired several committees, and continues to be part of the negotiation team during collective bargaining. In 2017, she was nominated for the Best Voice Award by UBCP ACTRA. Personal life Oliver is married to film composer Chris Ainscough. They live in Vancouver with their two sons. She has stated on her Twitter account that she has battled depression. Filmography Documentary *''A Brony Tale'' – Herself *'' Bronie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Lough Haggquist
Catherine Lough Haggquist is a Canadian actress, producer and entrepreneur. She has over 125 acting credits on film and television, including three seasons as Inspector Nora Harris on the sci-fi television series ''Continuum'' and recurring roles in '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'', ''Supernatural'' and '' Motherland: Fort Salem''. Early life Lough Haggquist was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Lough Haggquist founded Biz Books bookstore in Gastown in 1996 (which now operates online as BizBooks.net), to provide a devoted source for film, television, and theatre industry products. Career Haggquist has over 125 acting credits on film and television (to 2018). She has made appearances in seven Christmas TV movies. Lough Haggquist's first TV movie was ''Aurora Teagarden''. In 2019, Lough Haggquist appeared in ''Endless'' and ''Love & Oatmeal''. Lough Haggquist was formerly a National Councillor of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists and Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benita Ha
Benita Ha (born January 19) is a Hong Kong Canadian actress. She is best known in Canada for her appearance in the television show '' Street Cents''. Life and career Ha was once known for hosting the television show Street Cents, but her rapidly expanding list of credits on both the small screen and the big screen has allowed her to expand beyond the early days of her career. She studied journalism at the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia and communications at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. Ha has also appeared in ''Smallville'', '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', ''Psych'', ''Paycheck'', ''Catwoman'', and '' Flight 93''. She recently voiced the character Rebecca Chang in the survival horror video game Dead Rising 2 and appeared in '' Underworld: Awakening'', ''R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour'', ''Innocent and '' Emily Owens M.D.'' and "Motive". Ha was a publicist and consultant at MJM Communications. She also was a host, producer, field and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Grifasi
Joseph G. Grifasi (born June 14, 1944) is an American character actor of film, stage and television. Grifasi was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Patricia (née Gaglione) and Joseph J. Grifasi, a skilled laborer. Grifasi graduated from Bishop Fallon High School, a now-defunct Roman Catholic high school in Buffalo, when he made the decision that he wanted to be, not just any old actor, but a character actor. Grifasi has played two New York Yankees elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame: Phil Rizzuto in '' 61*'', set in 1961; and Yogi Berra in '' The Bronx Is Burning'', set in 1977. Grifasi has played defense attorney, later Superior Court Judge, Hashi Horowitz on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' between 2005 and 2018. Filmography * '' On the Yard'' (1978) - Morris * ''The Deer Hunter'' (1978) - Bandleader * ''Something Short of Paradise'' (1979) - Barney Collins * ''Hide in Plain Sight'' (1980) - Matty Stanek * ''Honky Tonk Freeway'' (1981) - Osvaldo * '' Still of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariana Klaveno
Mariana Klaveno (born October 25, 1979) is an American actress best known for her television roles as Lorena Ball (Krasiki) in the HBO series ''True Blood'', as the psychopath Abby in the Lifetime movie ''While the Children Sleep'', and as movie actress Peri Westmore in the Lifetime comedy-drama ''Devious Maids''. In 2014, she starred as Detective Janice Lawrence in the CBS crime drama series ''Stalker''. Early life and education Klaveno grew up with three siblings on a family-owned-and-operated farm in Endicott, Washington. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington in Seattle with a B.A. in Theater, studying there with Jon Jory. Career Klaveno was cast in HBO's ''True Blood'' in the role of Lorena, the vampire "maker" of the main character Bill Compton. She first appeared in the fifth episode of season one and became a regular with starring credits in the second half of season two. Klaveno was nominated with the starring cast for the "Outstanding Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahmoh Penikett
Tahmoh Penikett (; ; born May 20, 1975) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Karl "Helo" Agathon on SyFy's 2004 television series ''Battlestar Galactica''. He has appeared in TV series ''Supernatural'', ''Dollhouse'', the Showcase time travel show ''Continuum'', and as the antagonist Darius in the 2006 racing video game '' Need for Speed: Carbon''. Early life Penikett was born in Whitehorse, Yukon. He is the son of former Yukon premier Tony Penikett, who moved to Victoria, British Columbia from England at age 12, and Lulla Sierra Johns, of the White River First Nation in the Yukon. He has two siblings, twin sisters Sarah and Stephanie. He graduated from the Victoria Motion Picture School and studied at the Lyric School of Acting in Vancouver. Career In 2002, he had a brief appearance as one of the first Human-Form Replicators in the season 6 episode of ''Stargate SG-1'', " Unnatural Selection". From 2004-2005, Penikett portrayed Ray Chase, who appeared in eleven episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnie Bedelia
Bonnie Bedelia Culkin (born ) is an American actress. After beginning her career in theatre in the 1960s, Bedelia starred in the CBS daytime soap opera ''Love of Life'' and made her film debut in ''The Gypsy Moths''. Bedelia subsequently appeared in the films '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'', ''Lovers and Other Strangers'', ''Heart Like a Wheel'', '' The Prince of Pennsylvania'', ''Die Hard'', ''Die Hard 2'', '' Presumed Innocent'', and ''Needful Things''. For her television work, Bedelia has earned two Emmy Awards nominations. From 2001 to 2004, Bedelia played the lead role in the Lifetime television drama series ''The Division''. She later starred as family matriarch Camille Braverman in the NBC drama series '' Parenthood'' (2010–2015). Early life and education Bedelia was born in the Manhattan borough of New York City, the daughter of Marian Ethel (née Wagner), a writer and editor, and Philip Harley Culkin, who was in public relations and 50 years old at the time. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
