Pepper (American Horror Story)
'' American Horror Story: Asylum'' is the second season of the FX horror anthology series ''American Horror Story''. This season's theme is sanity and the relationship between science and religion, and follows the antics that occur at Briarcliff, a Catholic-based asylum for the criminally insane in 1964 northern Massachusetts. Wrongfully imprisoned inmates, including alleged serial killer Bloody Face, Kit Walker, alleged nymphomaniac Shelley, and lesbian journalist Lana Winters, all scheme to escape while trying to make sense of mysterious extraterrestrial life. While a sadistic staff schemes to dethrone head nun Sister Jude Martin. But things are not how they seem when an innocent nun and psychologist's dark secrets are uncovered. The main cast includes veteran actors of the series Sarah Paulson, Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Zachary Quinto, and Lily Rabe, with Lizzie Brocheré, James Cromwell, and Joseph Fiennes making their debut. Special guest stars include Ian MacShane and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Asylum
Asylum may refer to: Kinds of asylum * Asylum (antiquity), places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome * Benevolent Asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute * Cities of Refuge, places of refuge in ancient Judea * Church asylum or sanctuary, a right to be safe from arrest in the sanctuary of a church or temple * Lunatic asylum or mental asylum, an historical term for psychiatric hospital * Orphan asylum, orphanage * Right of asylum, political asylum Entertainment Fiction * ''Asylum'' (comics), a comic series * ''Asylum'' (Darvill-Evans novel), a 2001 ''Doctor Who'' novel * ''Asylum'' (McGrath novel), a 1996 novel by Patrick McGrath * ''Asylum'' (series), a young adult horror series * ''Asylums'' (book), a 1961 nonfiction book by Erving Goffman Film * ''Asylum'' (1972 horror film), a horror film starring Peter Cushing * ''Asylum'' (1972 documentary film), a film featuring the psychiatrist R. D. Laing * ''Asylum'' (1997 film), an Ameri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dylan McDermott
Dylan McDermott (born Mark Anthony McDermott; October 26, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series ''The Practice'', which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. McDermott is also known for his roles in four seasons (first, second, eighth and ninth) of the FX horror anthology series ''American Horror Story'', subtitled '' Murder House'', ''Asylum'', '' Apocalypse'', and ''1984'' portraying Ben Harmon, Johnny Morgan and Bruce, respectively. He also starred as narcotics crime lord Richard Wheatley on the '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' spinoff '' Law & Order: Organized Crime''; Lt. Carter Shaw on the TNT series '' Dark Blue''; in two short-lived CBS dramas, ''Hostages'' and '' Stalker''; and in the 1994 remake of the film ''Miracle on 34th St ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Before 1975, supporting actors featured in a miniseries or movie were included in categories such as comedy or drama. From 1975 to 1978, the award was called Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special. Despite the category's name, actors appearing in many episodes of a miniseries were included. In 1979, the award was named Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special. The award was renamed again in 1986, in Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special. By 1998, the award was renamed Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. Winners and nominations 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Programs with multiple nominations ;6 nominations * ''American Crime Story'' ;5 nominations * ''American Horror Story'' ;4 nominations * ''Angels in America'' * '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Critics' Choice Television Award For Best Supporting Actor In A Movie/Miniseries
The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards (BTJA) to recognize the work done by television actors. History It was introduced in 2013. The winners are selected by a group of television critics that are part of the Broadcast Television Critics Association. Winners and nominees 2010s 2020s Multiple nominations 2 nominations *Murray Bartlett * Jesse Plemons *Finn Wittrock See also *Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film *Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Before 1975, supporting actors featured in a miniseries or movie were included in categories such as c ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSO ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anne Frank
Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (, ; 12 June 1929 – )Research by The Anne Frank House in 2015 revealed that Frank may have died in February 1945 rather than in March, as Dutch authorities had long assumed"New research sheds new light on Anne Frank's last months". AnneFrank.org, 31 March 2015 was a Jewish girl who kept a diary in which she documented life in hiding under Nazi persecution. She is a celebrated diarist who described everyday life from her family hiding place in an Amsterdam attic. One of the most-discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust, she gained fame posthumously with the 1947 publication of ''The Diary of a Young Girl'' (originally in Dutch, ; English: ''The Secret Annex''), in which she documents her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944, during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. It is one of the world's best-known books and has been the basis for several plays and films. Anne was born in Frankfurt, Germany. In 1934, when she was four and a h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Franka Potente
Franka Potente (; born 22 July 1974) is a German actress. She first appeared in the comedy film ''After Five in the Forest Primeval'' (1995), for which she won a Bavarian Film Award for Best Young Actress. Her breakthrough came in 1998, when she portrayed the titular role in the acclaimed action thriller ''Run Lola Run'', for which she won a BAMBI Award for Best Actress. She received further critical acclaim and a Bavarian Television Award nomination for her performance in the television film '' Opernball'' (also 1998). After half a decade of well-received roles in German productions, Potente made the transition into Hollywood with her role in the biographical crime film ''Blow'' (2001), and achieved wider recognition for her appearances in '' The Bourne Identity'' (2002) and ''The Bourne Supremacy'' (2004). She portrayed communist revolutionary Tamara Bunke in '' Che'' (2008), and psychologist Anita Gregory in ''The Conjuring 2'' (2016). Her other notable films include ''Anato ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis (; born November 26, 1939) is an American actor. He is known for playing Alberto "The Shadow" in '' Scarface'', Antonio Nappa in '' Oz'', and Hector Salamanca in '' Breaking Bad'' and ''Better Call Saul''. His performance in ''Breaking Bad'' was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2012. He regularly performs in the films of Darren Aronofsky, appearing in all but two of his films, and starring in his first film '' Pi'' (1998). Early life Margolis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Fanya (née Fried) and Isidore Margolis. He is from a Jewish family. Margolis was briefly a student at Temple University before dropping out and moving to New York City. At age 19, he was a student under Stella Adler at the Actors Studio. He was also later trained by Lee Strasberg and Barbara Loden. Career Margolis is noted for his supporting roles in '' Scarface'' (1983) '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' (1994), and the films of Darren Aronofsky: '' π'' (1998), ''Requiem for a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mark Consuelos
Mark Andrew Consuelos (; born March 30, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Mateo Santos on the ABC soap opera ''All My Children'' (1995–2001; 2010) and as Hiram Lodge on The CW drama '' Riverdale'' (2017–2021). Early life Mark Consuelos was born in Zaragoza, Spain, to an Italian mother, Camilla, and a Mexican father, Saul Consuelos. He is the youngest of three children: he has one older brother, who is a doctor, and one older sister, who is a lawyer. Consuelos was raised in Italy and the United States since childhood, growing up in Lebanon, Illinois, and later in Brandon, Florida. He attended Bloomingdale Senior High School in Valrico, Florida, and then went to University of Notre Dame before transferring to and graduating from the University of South Florida with a degree in marketing in 1994. Career Consuelos had a starring role in the educational serial '' Connect With English'', which aired on public television stations as part of the Anne ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Adam Levine
Adam Noah Levine (; born March 18, 1979) is an American singer and songwriter. He serves as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the pop rock band Maroon 5. Levine began his musical career in 1994 with the band Kara's Flowers, of which he was the lead vocalist and lead guitarist. After the commercial failure of their only album, '' The Fourth World'', the group was reformed in 2001 as Maroon 5 – with James Valentine replacing him as lead guitarist. In 2002, they released their first album, ''Songs About Jane'', which went multi-platinum in the US; since then, they have released six more albums: ''It Won't Be Soon Before Long'' (2007), '' Hands All Over'' (2010), '' Overexposed'' (2012), '' V'' (pronounced: "five") (2014), ''Red Pill Blues'' (2017), and ''Jordi'' (2021). As part of Maroon 5, Levine has received multiple accolades, including three Grammy Awards. From 2011 to 2019, Levine was a coach on NBC's reality talent show ''The Voice''. The winners of the seasons ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Naomi Grossman
Naomi Grossman (born February 6, 1975) is an American actress, writer, and producer best known for her role as Pepper in the second and fourth season of the FX horror television series ''American Horror Story''. Early life Grossman was born in Denver, Colorado. In her early life, she performed in community theatre shows. She received a lot of attention at Ponderosa High School, in Parker, Colorado, at their theatre program. After attending high school. She was a Rotary Youth Exchange Student in Argentina, she attended and graduated from Northwestern University with a theater major, as the only university she applied to. She was a member of improvisational and sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings in Los Angeles, California, and wanted to ultimately perform on ''Saturday Night Live''. When the group cut ties with her, she began teaching the Spanish language and separating herself from her acting career. Grossman writes and produces and has cited Lily Tomlin, Tracey Ullman, Gilda R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Clea DuVall
Clea Helen D'Etienne DuVall (born September 25, 1977) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. She is known for her appearances in the films ''The Faculty'' (1998), ''She's All That''; '' But I'm a Cheerleader''; '' Girl, Interrupted'' (all 1999); ''Identity'', ''21 Grams'' (both 2003), ''The Grudge'' (2004), ''Zodiac'' (2007), ''Conviction'' (2010), and ''Argo'' (2012). On television, she played Sofie in ''Carnivàle'' (2003–2005), Audrey Hanson in ''Heroes'' (2006–2007), Wendy Peyser in '' American Horror Story: Asylum'' (2012–2013), Emma Borden in ''The Lizzie Borden Chronicles'' (2015), Lara Cruz in ''Better Call Saul'' (2015–2017), Marjorie in ''Veep'' (2016–2019), and Sylvia in ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (2018–2022). In 2016, DuVall made her feature directorial debut with '' The Intervention'', which she also wrote and co-produced. Her next project as director was ''Happiest Season'' in 2020. Early life DuVall was born in Los Angeles, California. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Britne Oldford
Britne Oldford (born July 23, 1992) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for portraying Cadie Campbell on '' Skins'', Alma Walker on '' American Horror Story: Asylum'', Remy Beaumont on '' Ravenswood'', Regan on ''Hunters'', and as Fei Hargreeves / Sparrow Number Three in ''The Umbrella Academy ''The Umbrella Academy'' is an American comic book series created and written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá. The first six-issue limited series, '' The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite,'' was released by Dark Horse Comics betwee ...'' (2022). Life and career Britne grew up in Toronto, Ontario, and attended Earl Haig Secondary School as a part of the Claude Watson Arts programs as a drama major. In 2008, she starred as Lady Macbeth in a production of ''Macbeth'' that advanced to the final showcase of the Sears Drama Festival. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oldford, Britne 1992 births Living people 21st-century Canadian actresses ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |