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Yellow (2012 Film)
''Yellow'' is a 2012 American drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and written by Cassavetes and Heather Wahlquist. The film stars Wahlquist, Riley Keough, Sienna Miller, David Morse (actor), David Morse, Ray Liotta, Melanie Griffith and Lucy Punch. ''Yellow'' premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, and had a limited theatrical release, limited release in the United States on August 29, 2014. Plot Mary Holmes is an elementary school teacher living in a hallucinatory world and consuming twenty Vicodin a day. One day she is fired from her job after being caught having sex with one of the parents on Parent Teacher Day. She leaves Los Angeles and returns to her native Oklahoma, and tries to cope with numerous family traumas, including a past incestuous relationship with her half-brother. Cast *Heather Wahlquist as Mary Holmes *Riley Keough as Young Amanda *Sienna Miller as Xanne *David Morse (actor), David Morse as Psychologist *Ray Liotta as Afai *Melanie Griffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Cassavetes
Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes (born May 21, 1959) is an American actor, director, and writer. He has directed such films as ''She's So Lovely'' (1997), ''John Q.'' (2002), ''The Notebook'' (2004), '' Alpha Dog'' (2006), and '' My Sister's Keeper'' (2009). His acting credits include an uncredited role in ''Husbands'' (1970)—which was directed by his father, John Cassavetes—as well as roles in the films ''The Wraith'' (1986), ''Face/Off'' (1997), and ''Blow'' (2001). Early life and career Cassavetes was born in New York City, the son of Greek-American actor and film director John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands. As a child, he appeared in his father's film ''Husbands'' (1970). After spending so much of his youth surrounded by the film industry, Cassavetes initially decided he did not want to go into the field. He instead attended Syracuse University on a basketball scholarship, but after an injury effectively ended his athletic career, he decided to rethink his aspira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City University (OCU) is a private university historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church and located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The university offers undergraduate bachelor's degrees, graduate master's degrees and doctoral degrees, organized into eight colleges and schools and one Methodist seminary. Students can major in more than 70 undergraduate majors, 20 graduate degrees, including a JD, MBA, MFA, and PhD in Nursing, and an Adult Studies Program for working adults to earn a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree. The university has approximately 3,000 students, including 1,200 graduate students. The official school and athletic colors are blue and white. History Early history Oklahoma City University began as Epworth University by local developer Anton Classen in the early 1900s. Classen was looking to begin a Methodist university in conjunction with other development projects he worked on. Construction of the school began in 1902 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonya Cornelisse
Tonya Cornelisse is an American actress. Education Cornelisse earned her BFA in theatre from the New York University Tisch School of Performing Arts along with a degree in psychology. Career Cornelisse starred in films like ''Liminal'', ''Yellow'', ''Lost Time'', ''A Leading Man'', '' Pelé: Birth of a Legend'' and ''The Wolves of Savin Hill''. Cornelisse's theater work includes ''Buried Child'', ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' is a play by Edward Albee first staged in October 1962. It examines the complexities of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. Late one evening, after a university faculty party, they receive ...'' and ''STOP IT!''. Cornelisse provided the audio for the ''Hidden Series''’ audio books. Filmography Film Television References External links * * 21st-century American actresses Tisch School of the Arts alumni Living people 1981 births {{US-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onata Aprile
Onata Aprile is an American actress, best known for playing the title role in the 2012 film ''What Maisie Knew'', and a supporting role in the 2015 film ''About Scout''. Early life and education Aprile was born on April 24, 2005, in Mohnton, Pennsylvania, and at the age of two she moved to New York City. Career Aprile started her career in 2010 by appearing in the TV series '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and then starred in the films like ''Yellow'' and '' The History of Future Folk''. In 2012, she played the titular role in the drama film ''What Maisie Knew'', along with Julianne Moore and Alexander Skarsgård. Her performance was praised by critics. Personal life Aprile's father David Statler has a Dragonfly Studio and Gallery in West Reading, Pennsylvania, while she lives in New York with her mother, artist and actress Valentine Aprile. Her paternal grandmother is Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Stretch
Gary Stretch (born 4 November 1965) is a British actor, model, and former boxing champion. During his boxing career, Stretch won 29 of his 31 fights, 20 of those by KO. He became the WBC International Super Welterweight Champion. In his modelling career, Stretch modelled for high-end brands including Calvin Klein and Versace. During his acting career, he starred in such films as '' The Heavy'' (directed by Marcus Warren) and ''Alexander'' (directed by Oliver Stone). He was also cast in the Shane Meadows’ film '' Dead Man’s Shoes'' as the psychopathic gangster Sonny for which role he was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Early life Stretch was born in 1965 and brought up in the Haresfinch area of St Helens, Lancashire. His father was a plumber. He attended the town's Cowley High School. Career Boxing A southpaw fighter, Stretch boxed most of his career as a light-middleweight, rising to become British champion in that division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Sexton III
Brendan Eugene Sexton III (born February 21, 1980) is an American actor. Life and career Born in Staten Island, New York, Sexton made his film debut in Todd Solondz's ''Welcome to the Dollhouse'' playing the troubled bully Brandon McCarthy, for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. He was the lead in ''Hurricane Streets'' and ''Desert Blue'' and also appeared in '' Boys Don't Cry'', '' Black Hawk Down'', and ''Just Like the Son'', as well as the cult films ''Empire Records'' and '' Pecker''. He also starred in '' The Marconi Bros.'' alongside Dan Fogler and in Jonathan Blitstein's '' Let Them Chirp Awhile'' alongside Justin Rice. Sexton owns and operates a New York City-based independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ... Big Bit of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassandra Jean
Cassandra Jean Whitehead (born October 5, 1985), also known as Cassandra Jean Amell, is an American actress, model, and beauty pageant queen from Houston, Texas. Jean attended Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. Beauty pageants Jean competed in the Miss Texas Teen USA pageant from 2002 to 2004. She was a semifinalist in both 2003 and 2004 and held the local title of Miss Houston Teen USA in 2003. In these pageants, she competed alongside future Miss Texas USA Lauren Lanning (2006) and Magen Ellis (2007). Jean (as Cassandra Whitehead) won Miss Corpus Christi 2004, a title held by Eva Longoria in 1998. She made the top 10 at Miss Texas USA 2005. Whitehead competed in the Miss California USA 2008 pageant but was disqualified due to her appearance on ''America's Next Top Model''. In June 2009, the Miss Universe Organization changed the rule barring former reality show contestants from competing in state pageants. This rule change would benefit Cycle 12 finalist Natalie Pack, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gena Rowlands
Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands (born June 19, 1930) is an American retired actress, whose career in film, stage, and television has spanned seven decades. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she is known for her collaborations with her late actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, including ''A Woman Under the Influence'' (1974) and '' Gloria'' (1980), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for '' Opening Night'' (1977). She is also known for her performances in Woody Allen's '' Another Woman'' (1988), and her son, Nick Cassavetes's film, ''The Notebook'' (2004). In 2021, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, “The most important and original movie actor of the past half century-plus is Gena Rowlands.” In November 2015, Rowlands received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of her unique screen performances. Early years Rowlands was born on June 19, 1930, in Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daveigh Chase
Daveigh Elizabeth Chase ( ; née Chase-Schwallier; born July 24, 1990) is an American actress, singer, and model. She began her career appearing in minor television roles before being cast as Samantha Darko in Richard Kelly's cult film ''Donnie Darko''. She would subsequently provide the voices of Chihiro Ogino in the English dub of the Studio Ghibli film ''Spirited Away'', and Lilo Pelekai in the Disney animated feature film ''Lilo & Stitch'' and its subsequent franchise, before appearing as Samara Morgan, the child antagonist in the 2002 horror film '' The Ring''. Between 2006 and 2011, she played a supporting part in the HBO series ''Big Love'', portraying Rhonda Volmer, a sociopathic teenager raised in a polygamist family. In 2009, she reprised her role as Samantha Darko in ''S. Darko'', a sequel to ''Donnie Darko''. She appeared in the 2016 horror film ''Jack Goes Home''. Early life Chase was born on July 24, 1990, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her name was changed to Daveigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Daily
Elizabeth Ann Guttman, (born September 11, 1961) better known as E. G. Daily and Elizabeth Daily, is an American actress and singer. Daily is best known for her animation voice roles as Tommy Pickles on ''Rugrats'' and its spin-off '' All Grown Up!'', Buttercup on ''The Powerpuff Girls'', Rudy Tabootie on '' ChalkZone'', and Julius on '' Julius Jr.'' She also voiced the title character in the live-action film '' Babe: Pig in the City'' and Bamm-Bamm Rubble in the live-action film ''The Flintstones''. Daily is also known for her roles in a variety of live-action films such as ''Valley Girl'', ''Dogfight'', ''No Small Affair'', ''Fandango'', '' Streets of Fire'', ''The Devil's Rejects'', '' My Sister's Keeper'', and Pee-wee Herman's potential girlfriend in '' Pee-wee's Big Adventure''. As a singer, Daily has released four studio albums: '' Wild Child'' (1985), ''Lace Around the Wound'' (1989), ''Tearing Down the Walls'' (1999), and ''Changing Faces'' (2008). Career Voice acting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Thieriot
Maximillion Drake Thieriot (; born October 14, 1988) is an American actor and director. He made his acting debut in the 2004 adventure comedy film ''Catch That Kid''. Thieriot has since appeared in the action comedy ''The Pacifier'' (2005), the mystery comedy ''Nancy Drew'' (2007), the sci-fi ''Jumper'' (2008), the erotic thriller ''Chloe'' (2009), the supernatural horror ''My Soul to Take'' (2010), the drama '' Disconnect'' (2012), the psychological horror-thriller ''House at the End of the Street'' (2012), and the action-thriller ''Point Break'' (2015). From 2013 to 2017, Thieriot starred as Dylan Massett in A&E's drama-thriller series '' Bates Motel''. He appeared as John Coffee "Jack" Hays in History Channel's miniseries '' Texas Rising'' (2015). In 2017, Thieriot began playing Navy SEAL Clay Spenser in the CBS drama series '' SEAL Team''. Early life Thieriot was born in Los Altos Hills, California, the son of Bridgit Ann (née Snyder) and George Cameron Thieriot. He has o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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