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Kathy Baker
} Katherine Whitton Baker (born June 8, 1950) is an American actress. Baker began her career in theater and made her screen debut in the 1983 drama film '' The Right Stuff''. She received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance in '' Street Smart'' (1987). Baker also has appeared in over 50 films, including '' Jacknife'' (1989), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''The Cider House Rules'' (1999), '' Cold Mountain'' (2003), '' Nine Lives'' (2005), ''The Jane Austen Book Club'' (2007), ''Last Chance Harvey'' (2008), ''Take Shelter'' (2011), ''Saving Mr. Banks'' (2013), and ''The Age of Adaline'' (2015). On television, Baker starred as Dr. Jill Brock in the CBS drama series ''Picket Fences'' (1992–1996), for which she received three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. She later received three additional nominatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
45th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 45th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 19, 1993. The ceremony was broadcast on ABC and was hosted by Angela Lansbury. MTV received its first major nomination at this ceremony. For its fourth season, ''Seinfeld'' won its first, and only, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. ''Cheers'' was once again nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series. It was nominated for all eleven years that it ran and won four times. This tied the record set by ''M*A*S*H'' which also went 11/11, but only won once. On the drama side, ''Northern Exposure'' was the defending champion and was seen heavily as the favorite coming into the ceremony being the most nominated show with 11 major nominations—but in a major upset, ''Picket Fences'' took home Outstanding Drama Series. ''Northern Exposure'' set the dubious record for the largest shutout of all time, as it lost all 11 major nominations; including its Creative Arts Emmy Awards nominations, the record increases to 0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Chance Harvey
''Last Chance Harvey'' is a 2008 American romantic drama film written and directed by Joel Hopkins. The screenplay focuses on two lonely people who tentatively forge a relationship during two days. Dustin Hoffman plays the title character, Harvey Shine, an American television commercial jingles composer who travels to England for his estranged daughter's wedding and promptly loses his job. Emma Thompson plays an airport hospitality worker with a jaundiced view of relationships. Plot Divorced American Harvey Shine writes television commercial jingles, despite being a jazz pianist and composer. As he departs for his daughter Susan's wedding in London his job is tenuous. Upon arrival at Heathrow, he encounters single Londoner Kate Walker who collects statistics from passengers as they pass through the terminals. Harvey brusquely dismisses her, as he is anxious to get to his hotel. At the hotel, Harvey finds he is the only wedding guest booked there, as the house his ex-wife Jean re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
