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Kimberly Quinn (actress)
Kimberly Pita Quinn is an American actress, writer and film producer. She made her film debut playing a leading role and co-writing in the 1999 independent drama film '' Winding Roads''. Quinn later produced and played supporting roles in a number of films, include ''St. Vincent'' (2014), ''Hidden Figures'' (2016), and '' The Starling'' (2020). She is married to director Theodore Melfi, together they own production company Goldenlight Films. Career Quinn began her career appearing in an episodes of television shows include ''Ned and Stacey'', ''Suddenly Susan'', ''Nash Bridges'', '' Diagnosis: Murder'', ''NYPD Blue'', ''Without a Trace'' and ''House''. In 1999, she co-wrote and played a leading role in the independent drama film '' Winding Roads'' directed by her future husband Theodore Melfi. After decade of small parts, in 2010, she took series regular role in the FX drama series ''Terriers''. The series was canceled after one season. From 2013 to 2014, she starred as Tess Mast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Melfi
Theodore Melfi is an American filmmaker. His second film, ''St. Vincent'' starring Bill Murray, was released in 2014. In 2016, Melfi co-wrote, directed, and produced ''Hidden Figures'' with Allison Schroeder, for which he received Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. He is of Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ... descent. Filmography References External links *Interviewfrom 9 October 2014 People from Brooklyn Film producers from New York (state) American male screenwriters Film directors from New York City American film directors of Italian descent Screenwriters from New York (state) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{US-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa McCarthy
Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, producer, writer, and fashion designer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. McCarthy was named by ''Time'' as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016, and she has been featured multiple times in annual rankings of the highest-paid actresses in the world. In 2020, ''The New York Times'' ranked her #22 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century. McCarthy began appearing in television and film in the late 1990s and first gained recognition for her role as Sookie St. James on the television series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2000–2007). She played Dena on the ABC sitcom '' Samantha Who?'' (2007–2009) before starring as Molly Flynn on the CBS sitcom '' Mike & Molly'' (2010–2016), for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned & Stacey
''Ned & Stacey'' (or ''Ned and Stacey'') is an American sitcom created by Michael J. Weithorn, and starring Thomas Haden Church and Debra Messing as the titular couple. The series lasted two seasons, airing on Fox from September 11, 1995, to January 27, 1997. Premise Stacey Colbert (Messing) is desperate to move out of her parents' house and find a place to live in New York City. However, as a freelance journalist, she can hardly make enough money to save for an apartment. One night, Stacey's sister Amanda (Nadia Dajani) and brother-in-law Eric (Greg Germann) set Stacey up with Eric's friend and co-worker Ned Dorsey (Church). Though Stacey is initially repulsed by the idea of dating Ned, she decides to agree to a scheme he has cooked up. For him to get a promotion at the ad agency where he is employed, he needs a wife. Stacey reluctantly agrees, as she is desperate to move out of her parents' house, and Ned has a very good apartment. The first season revolved around Ned and Stac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partners (1995 TV Series)
''Partners'' is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from 1995 to 1996. Synopsis The series centered on a pair of young architects in San Francisco, Bob ( Jon Cryer) and Owen ( Tate Donovan), and Owen's fiancée Alicia (Maria Pitillo). Much of the show's humor derived from Bob's lack of success with women and his competition with Alicia for Owen's attention. The series was canceled after 22 episodes. Cast Main cast * Jon Cryer as Bob (22 episodes) * Tate Donovan as Owen (22 episodes) * Maria Pitillo as Alicia Sondergard (22 episodes) * Catherine Lloyd Burns as Heather Pond (22 episodes) Recurring cast * Corinne Bohrer as Lolie (7 episodes) * James Cromwell as Mr. Saxonhouse (2 episodes) * Lawrence Pressman as Gordon (2 episodes) Guest stars * Xander Berkeley as Christophe Nnngaarzh * Ilana Levine as Loretta * Joel Murray as Ron Wolfe * Alex Rocco as Warren * Eric Stoltz as Cameron * Jennifer Aniston as CPA Suzanne, Bob's love interest * Jason Bernard as Leavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Dreamer (2022 Film)
''American Dreamer'' is a 2022 American black comedy film directed by Paul Dektor (in his feature debut) and written by Theodore Melfi. Based on a segment from the radio show ''This American Life'', it stars Peter Dinklage as a professor who tries to buy the estate of a lonely widow played by Shirley MacLaine. Matt Dillon, Danny Glover, Kimberly Quinn, and Danny Pudi also star. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 11, 2022. Premise Dr. Phil Loder, a low-level, adjunct professor of economics at Harvard, has always dreamed of owning a home. His wish becomes a possibility when a lonely widow offers Phil her sprawling estate for pennies. The deal, however, is too good to be true. Cast * Peter Dinklage as Dr. Phil Loder * Shirley MacLaine as Astrid Fanelli, the widow * Matt Dillon as Dell, a real estate agent * Danny Glover as a private investigator * Kimberly Quinn as Maggie * Danny Pudi as Craig, the Dean of Economics at Brockton University * Michelle Myl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Escape (2020 Film)
''No Escape'', also known as ''Follow Me'', is a 2020 American adventure horror mystery film written and directed by Will Wernick and starring Keegan Allen, Holland Roden, Denzel Whitaker, Ronen Rubinstein, Pasha D. Lychnikoff, George Janko and Siya. Plot Cole Turner is an image-obsessed internet celebrity with millions of followers on his channel, "Escape From Reality". He often does live video and posts photos and videos on his Youtube channel. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of his channel, Cole, his girlfriend Erin, and his friends Dash, Samantha, and Thomas, go to Moscow in order to partake in an escape room that Dash organised with the help of Alexei Koslov, a wealthy Russian fan of Cole's. In Moscow, they meet Alexei and spend the evening at a dodgy club. However, after getting harassed and threatened by a pair of Russian mobsters, they return to Alexei's mansion. On the day of the escape room, Alexei takes Cole's phone and connects it to the surveillance system so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bed & Breakfast (2010 Film)
''Bed & Breakfast'' is a 2010 romantic comedy directed by Márcio Garcia and written by Leland Douglas. Produced by B.B. Film Productions and F.J. Productions, the movie was shot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and in Los Angeles. The film stars Dean Cain, Juliana Paes, Eric Roberts, John Savage, Bill Engvall, Marcos Pasquim, Rodrigo Lombardi and more. The story is about Ana Vilanova (Juliana Paes), a saleswoman from a large department store in Rio who discovers she has inherited property in the wine county of California. She could never expect what she would find in Webster, a small country town. Synopsis Jake Sullivan (Dean Cain) is the almost-ex-husband of movie star Amanda Cox ( Kimberly Quinn). He owns a little bed and breakfast in the wine county. Ana Vilanova (Juliana Paes) is a Brazilian woman in love with a beach playboy (Marcos Pasquim) and whose brother (Daniel Ávila) is in trouble with the mob. Convinced that she owns the same piece of property on which Jake's B&B is lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Look (2007 Film)
''Look'' is a 2007 American found footage film directed by Adam Rifkin. The film is composed entirely of material shot from the perspective of surveillance cameras. Though shot using CineAlta movie cameras, all were placed in locations where actual surveillance cameras were mounted. The scenes are staged and scripted. The film's score was provided by electronic music producer BT. Plot The film follows several intertwining narratives as the security cameras watch over the characters in several different areas over the course of one week. Tony, a manager at a housewares store, sexually harasses, and occasionally has sex with, his female employees. Office worker Marty is a socially awkward geek who seems to be born of bad luck. Over the course of the film, Marty becomes upset by the wide range of pranks pulled on him at work and explodes his frustration onto the person who pranks him, but the co-worker remains unfazed. Ben and his wife Louise install cameras into their house to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
End Game (2006 Film)
''End Game'' is a 2006 American action film written and directed by Andy Cheng, and starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as Secret Service agent Alex Thomas, who is shot in the hand while unsuccessfully trying to protect the President (Jack Scalia) from an assassin's bullet. Later, with the help of a persistent newspaper reporter named Kate Crawford (Angie Harmon), he uncovers a vast conspiracy behind what initially appeared to be a lone gunman. The film co-stars James Woods, Burt Reynolds, and Anne Archer. This film was originally set to be shown in cinemas by MGM in 2005, but was delayed by the takeover from Sony and eventually sent direct-to-DVD. Plot While giving a speech, the president is shot by a man holding a camera. The president's main Secret Service agent, Alex Thomas (Cuba Gooding Jr.), is grazed by the bullet that hits the president. Thomas and other Secret Service agents kill the shooter, but the president dies at the hospital. Kate Crawford (Angie Harmon), an investigative j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katey Sagal
Catherine Louise "Katey" Sagal (; born January 19, 1954) is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing Peggy Bundy on '' Married... with Children'' (1987–1997), Leela on ''Futurama'' (1999–2003, 2008–2013, 2023), Cate Hennessy on ''8 Simple Rules'' (2002–2005), Gemma Teller Morrow on the FX series ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2014), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 2011, Dr. Jones on '' Shameless'' (2018–2019), and Louise Goldufski-Conner on '' The Conners'' (2018–present). Early life Sagal was born on January 19, 1954, in Los Angeles, California, to a show business family with five children. Her mother, Sara Zwilling, was a singer (stage name Sara Macon), producer, and television writer who died of heart disease in 1975, and Sagal's father, Boris Sagal, worked as a television director. Her father was a Ukrainian-Jewish immigrant. Her mother had Amish ancestors. In 1977, Sagal's father married dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gypsy (TV Series)
''Gypsy'' is an American drama streaming television series created by Lisa Rubin for Netflix. Naomi Watts stars as Jean Holloway, a psychologist who secretly infiltrates the private lives of her patients. Billy Crudup co-stars as her husband Michael. The first season comprises 10 episodes and was released on June 30, 2017. In February 2016, Sam Taylor-Johnson was announced as the director for the first two episodes of the series, in addition to an executive producer. Moreover, Lisa Rubin serves as executive producer and showrunner. Stevie Nicks re-recorded an acoustic version of her Fleetwood Mac song "Gypsy" to serve as the show's theme song. On August 11, 2017, the show was cancelled after one season. Cast and characters Main * Naomi Watts as Jean Holloway, PhD, a clinical psychologist based in New York City, who oversteps personal and professional boundaries as she begins to develop relationships with people close to her patients, under the alias Diane Hart * Billy C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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