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Leslie Hope
Leslie Ann Hope is a Canadian actress and director, best known for her role as Teri Bauer on the Fox television series '' 24'' and prosecutor Anita Gibbs on ''Suits''. Personal life Hope was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Ann and Frank Hope. She has one brother named Stephen. She graduated from St. Michael's University School at Victoria, British Columbia in 1982. Hope was married to writer and actor Jamie Angell from 1994 to 1996, with whom she has a son named MacKenzie, and to cinematographer, producer, and director Adam Kane from 2005 to 2015. Career Hope has appeared in many Canadian and American films and television series. Her first film role was in the Canadian film '' Ups and Downs'', which was filmed in Victoria, in 1981. In 1982, she worked as a crew member for, and had a bit part in, ''Love Streams''. On television, in 1985, Hope portrayed Cammie Springer in ''Berrenger's''. In 1987, she played the role of Madeleine Henry in the TV miniseries ''War and Remembran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Comic-Con International
San Diego Comic-Con International is a comic book convention and nonprofit multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California since 1970. The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is commonly known simply as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con or SDCC. The convention was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in 1970 by a group of San Diegans that included Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger, Ron Graf, and Mike Towry; later, it was called the "San Diego Comic Book Convention", Dorf said during an interview that he hoped the first Con would bring in 500 attendees. It is a four-day event (Thursday–Sunday) held during the summer (in July since 2003) at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. On the Wednesday evening prior to the official opening, professionals, exhibitors, and pre-registered guests for all four days can attend a pre-event "Preview Night" to give attendees the opportunity to walk the exhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Nerys
Kira Nerys is a fictional character in the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1993–1999). She was played by actress Nana Visitor. The character is from the fictional planet Bajor, a world which has recently emerged from a brutal foreign occupation. She was a member of the resistance, and the decades-long conflict has left her tough and uncompromising, but she is sustained by her strong faith in traditional Bajoran religion. She has been assigned to Deep Space Nine, a space station jointly operated by the United Federation of Planets and the new Bajoran government, where she serves as second in command as the ranking representative of her people. Backstory Per Bajoran custom, her family name, Kira, precedes her given name, Nerys. She has two brothers (Kira Reon and Kira Pohl), and her parents' names are Kira Taban (played by Thomas Kopache throughout the series) and Kira Meru (played by Leslie Hope in " Wrongs Darker than Death or Night" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Takes Two (1988 Film)
''It Takes Two'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by David Beaird and starring George Newbern, Leslie Hope, and Kimberly Foster. Screenwriters Richard Christian Matheson and Thomas E. Szollosi had previously teamed up to write the 1987 teen comedy ''Three O'Clock High''. Premise Travis Rogers, on the verge of marriage to Stephi, takes off for Dallas, where an encounter with a car saleswoman named Jonni Tigersmith precipitates a series of comic misadventures. Cast * George Newbern as Travis Rogers * Leslie Hope as Stephanie Lawrence * Kimberly Foster as Jonni Tigersmith * Barry Corbin as George Lawrence * Anthony Geary as Wheel * Frances Lee McCain as Joyce Rogers * Patrika Darbo as Dee Dee * Marco Perella as Dave * Bill Bolender as Judd Rogers * Mickey Jones as Bucholtz Reception Writing in the ''Los Angeles Times'', Michael Wilmington described ''It Takes Two'' as "a modestly budgeted comedy with...a frowzy plot" that nevertheless "has relentless pace and snap, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas (film)
''Kansas'' is a 1988 American crime drama film starring Matt Dillon and Andrew McCarthy. Plot Wade Corey (Andrew McCarthy) is on his way to a friend's wedding in New York City when his car burns up in Utah, leaving him stranded. Without options, he hops a freight train where he's pulled onto a moving boxcar by Doyle Kennedy (Matt Dillon). Doyle tells Wade about himself and convinces him to accompany him to a small town in Kansas where Wade can get help and they can attend a local festival. What Wade doesn't know he soon finds out: Doyle is planning to use the festival as a chance to rob the local bank. The two walk into the bank, and before Wade knows what's happening, there's a gun in his face. Doyle demands Wade help him. Doyle holds up the bank, knocking out the police watchman and tying up the bank attendant. Wade piles the money into a bag, and no one witnesses his part in the robbery. In their effort to get away the pair get split up. Wade successfully hides from sight wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Streams (film)
''Love Streams'' is a 1984 American film directed by John Cassavetes, in what would be his final independent feature and penultimate directorial project. The film tells the story of a middle-aged brother (Cassavetes) and sister (Gena Rowlands) who find themselves relying on one another after being abandoned by their loved ones. The film was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear. Plot Undergoing a messy divorce from a husband and daughter tired of her continuously overwrought emotional states,Sarah Lawson visits her brother Robert Harmon, an alcoholic playboy and writer who is in a relationship with Susan, a professional singer, although he carefully avoids any real emotional commitment to anyone. Robert is visited by his ex-wife, who forces him to take care of their eight-year-old son, whom he has never met, for 24 hours. Robert's son is terrified by the hedonistic, decadent, womanizing world of his father and begs to be taken ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mentalist
''The Mentalist'' is an American drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, the show follows former "psychic" Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), who is a consultant to the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and his boss, senior agent Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney), using the highly developed observational skills he previously employed to "read" people's minds. Synopsis The series follows Patrick Jane, an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) based in Sacramento, California. Although not an officer of the law, he uses his skills from his former career as a successful, yet admittedly fraudulent, psychic medium to help a team of CBI agents solve murders. The real reason for Jane's involvement with law enforcement is to track down the serial killer, known as Red John, who was responsible for the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suits (U
A suit is a set of garments with matching pieces, typically a jacket and trousers. Suit or suits may also refer to: * Suit (cards), one of four groups into which a deck of cards is divided * Lawsuit, an action brought before a court to recover a right or redress a grievance Arts and media * ''Suit'' (album), a 2004 album by Nelly * ''Suits'' (album), a 1994 album by Fish * ''Suits'' (film), a 1999 American comedy film * ''Suits'' (American TV series), a 2011 series on the USA Network ** ''Suits'' (South Korean TV series), a Korean remake of the U.S. series ** ''Suits'' (Japanese TV series), a Japanese remake of the U.S. series ** ''Suits'' (Arabic TV series), an Egyptian remake of the U.S. series * " Suit & Tie", a song by Justin Timberlake Clothing * Beekeeping suit, worn by an apiarist to prevent stings when handling honeybees * Boilersuit, or coverall, a loose-fitting one-piece clothing * Diving suit, for use under water ** Dry suit, for use in colder water, or where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCIS (TV Series)
''NCIS'' is an American police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service combining elements of the military drama and police procedural genres. The concept and characters were initially introduced in two episodes of the CBS series '' JAG'' ( season eight episodes 20 and 21: " Ice Queen" and "Meltdown"). A spin-off from ''JAG'', the series premiered on September 23, 2003, on CBS. To date it has entered into the twentieth full season and has gone into broadcast syndication on the USA Network. Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill are co-creators and executive producers of the premiere member of the ''NCIS'' franchise. , ''NCIS'' is the third-longest-running scripted, non-animated U.S. primetime TV series currently airing, surpassed only by '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (1999–present) and ''Law & Order'' (1990–2010; 2022–present); it is the 7th-longest-running scripted U.S. prime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strain (TV Series)
''The Strain'' is an American horror drama television series that aired on FX from July 13, 2014, to September 17, 2017. It was created by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, based on their novel trilogy of the same name. Carlton Cuse served as executive producer and showrunner. Del Toro and Hogan wrote the pilot episode, "Night Zero", which del Toro directed. A thirteen-episode first season was ordered on November 19, 2013. The pilot episode premiered at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas, in early June 2014. On August 6, 2014, FX renewed ''The Strain'' for a 13-episode second season which premiered on July 12, 2015. On August 7, 2015, FX renewed ''The Strain'' for a 10-episode third season which premiered on August 28, 2016. FX renewed the series for a fourth and final season on September 27, 2016, which premiered on July 16, 2017. The show centers around Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the CDC's New York-based Canary Project, who is called upon to investi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runaway (2006 TV Series)
''Runaway'' is an American drama television series that aired on The CW from September 25, 2006, to October 15, 2006. The series was created by Chad Hodge and was produced by Golly and Darren Star Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television. Along with '' The Game'', it was one of only two series on the new network not to be inherited as previously aired from either of its predecessor networks, The WB and UPN. The show was officially cancelled on October 18, 2006. Synopsis ''Runaway'' chronicles the life of the Hollands, an average middle-class American family who just moved to Bridgewater, Iowa, ostensibly from New Orleans, Louisiana, following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Despite appearing to be just a normal family looking for a change of scenery, the Hollands are actually the Raders, a family from Potomac, Maryland who are evading the law after Paul Rader, the family patriarch, was convicted for a murder that he did not commit and subsequently jumped ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander In Chief (TV Series)
''Commander in Chief'' is an American political drama television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of Mackenzie Allen (portrayed by Geena Davis), the first female president of the United States, who ascends to the post from the vice presidency after the death of the sitting president from a sudden cerebral aneurysm. The series began broadcasting on ABC on Tuesday, September 27, 2005, at 9 p.m. Eastern Time, although most countries outside North America began screening the series in mid-2006. The show was ranked No. 1 on Tuesday nights until Fox's ''American Idol'' started in January. The show was also the No. 1 new show of the season until CBS' ''Criminal Minds'' surpassed it. Its major competitor in the 9:00 p.m. timeslot was FOX's ''House'', which aired after ''American Idol''. The series was created by American director Rod Lurie, director of the films '' The Contender'' and ''Deterrence''. The network replaced Lurie with Steven Bochco as s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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