Paul Henreid 10 January 1908 – 29 March 1992 was an Austrian-British-American actor, director, producer, and writer. He is best remembered for two film roles: Victor Laszlo in Casablanca and Jerry Durrance in Now, Voyager, both released between 1942 and 1943. Contents 1Early life 2Stage and film careers 2.1England 2.2RKO, Warner Bros., and MGM 2.3Blacklisting and brief return to European
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins, DBE born 23 May 1933 is an English actress, author, and columnist. She made her stage debut at the age of nine, trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, entered British films in 1951 and went to Hollywood under contract to 20th Century Fox in 1955. In 1981,
Oscar Homolka 12 August 1898 – 27 January 1978 was an Austrian film and theatre actor, who went on to work in Germany, Britain and America. Both his voice and his appearance fitted him for roles as communist spies or Soviet officials, for which he was in regular demand. By the age of 30, he
Kim Victoria Cattrall born 21 August 1956 is a British-born Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Samantha Jones on HBO’s Sex and the City (1998–2004), for which she received five Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning the 2002 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. She reprised the role in the films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010). Cattrall
Helena Bonham Carter CBE born 26 May 1966 is an English actress. Known for her roles in independent films and large-scale blockbusters, she is the recipient of such accolades as a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards, nine Golden Globes, four Primetime Emmy Awards and three British Academy Television Awards. Bonham Carter began her film career playing Lucy Honeychurch
Fanny Carby 2 February 1925 – 20 September 2002 was a British character actress. She had two different roles on Coronation Street: she played Mary Hornigold in 1965, then in 1987 she took the role of Vera Duckworth’s domineering mother, Amy Burton, a role she played into the following year. Fanny’s other credits include Street spin-off Pardon the Expression, On The Buses, Sykes, The Bill, In Sickness and in
Brian Cant 12 July 1933 – 19 June 2017 was an English actor of stage, television and film, television presenter, voice artist and writer. He was best known for his work in BBC television programmes for children from 1964 onward, most notably Play School and in later years Dappledown Farm. Contents 1Early life and education 2Television and film 3Theatre 4Personal life 5References
Sir Michael Caine CBE born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr., 14 March 1933 is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 130 films during a career spanning over 60 years, and is considered a British film icon. As of February 2017, the films in which he has appeared have grossed over
Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot 6 July 1918 – 23 August 1977 was a British actor. He is best remembered as the gentleman’s gentleman, Giles French, opposite Brian Keith’s character, William “Uncle Bill” Davis, in the CBS-TV sitcom Family Affair (1966–1971). He was also known for playing the Wazir in the film Kismet (1955) and Dr. Carl Hyatt in the CBS-TV series Checkmate (1960–1962). Cabot was also a voice performer in many Disney animated
Saffron Domini Burrows born 22 October 1972 is a British actress and model. Burrows has appeared in films such as Circle of Friends, Wing Commander, Deep Blue Sea, Gangster No. 1, Enigma, Troy, Reign Over Me and The Bank Job. On the small screen, she has starred as Lorraine Weller on Boston Legal, Dr. Norah Skinner on My Own Worst Enemy, Detective Serena Stevens on Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Victoria Hand on Marvel’s Agents