Birthday:
11-06-1946
(78 years)
Birthplace:
Pasadena, California, USA
Biography
Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress. She has received many awards and nominations, including two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and nominations for a Tony Award and for two British Academy Film Awards.
Field began her career on television, starring in the comedies Gidget (1965–1966), The Flying Nun (1967–1970), and The Girl with Something Extra (1973–1974). In 1967, she was also in the western The Way West. In 1976, she attracted critical acclaim for her performance in the television film Sybil, for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. Her film debut was as an extra in Moon Pilot (1962). Her film career escalated during the 1970s with starring roles in films including Stay Hungry (1976), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Heroes (1977), The End (1978), and Hooper (1978). During the 1980s she won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice for Norma Rae (1979) and Places in the Heart (1984), and she appeared in Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), Absence of Malice (1981), Kiss Me Goodbye (1982), Murphy's Romance (1985), Steel Magnolias (1989), Soapdish (1991), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), and Forrest Gump (1994).
In the 2000s, Field returned to television with a recurring role on the NBC medical drama ER, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2001 and the following year made her stage debut with Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?. For her portrayal of Nora Walker in the ABC television family drama series Brothers & Sisters (2006-2011), Field won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She starred as Mary Todd Lincoln in Lincoln (2012), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and she portrayed Aunt May in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its 2014 sequel, with the first being her highest-grossing release. In 2015, she portrayed the title character in Hello, My Name Is Doris, for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. In 2017, she returned to the stage after an absence of 15 years with the revival of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie, for which was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. In 2014, she was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2019, she received the Kennedy Center Honor.
Field began her career on television, starring in the comedies Gidget (1965–1966), The Flying Nun (1967–1970), and The Girl with Something Extra (1973–1974). In 1967, she was also in the western The Way West. In 1976, she attracted critical acclaim for her performance in the television film Sybil, for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. Her film debut was as an extra in Moon Pilot (1962). Her film career escalated during the 1970s with starring roles in films including Stay Hungry (1976), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Heroes (1977), The End (1978), and Hooper (1978). During the 1980s she won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice for Norma Rae (1979) and Places in the Heart (1984), and she appeared in Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), Absence of Malice (1981), Kiss Me Goodbye (1982), Murphy's Romance (1985), Steel Magnolias (1989), Soapdish (1991), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), and Forrest Gump (1994).
In the 2000s, Field returned to television with a recurring role on the NBC medical drama ER, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2001 and the following year made her stage debut with Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?. For her portrayal of Nora Walker in the ABC television family drama series Brothers & Sisters (2006-2011), Field won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She starred as Mary Todd Lincoln in Lincoln (2012), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and she portrayed Aunt May in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its 2014 sequel, with the first being her highest-grossing release. In 2015, she portrayed the title character in Hello, My Name Is Doris, for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. In 2017, she returned to the stage after an absence of 15 years with the revival of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie, for which was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. In 2014, she was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2019, she received the Kennedy Center Honor.
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Forrest Gump
Act like Mrs. Gump
event1994 star_border 8.5
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A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
Spoiler Alert
Act like Marilyn
event2022 star_border 7
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Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
80 for Brady
Act like Betty
event2023 star_border 6.3
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Four lifelong friends set out on an unforgettable journey to see their hero Tom Brady play in Super Bowl LI and witness one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, discovering that it's never too late to live life to the fullest. Inspired by a true story.
Mrs. Doubtfire
Act like Miranda Hillard
event1993 star_border 7.2
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Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Act like Rep. Victoria Rudd
event2003 star_border 5.7
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Now a rising young lawyer, Elle Woods is about to make partner at her firm, but when she finds out her dog's relatives are being used as cosmetic test subjects, she heads to Washington D.C. to fight for animal rights.
Steel Magnolias
Act like M'Lynn Eatenton
event1989 star_border 7.2
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A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.
Stay Hungry
Act like Mary Tate Farnsworth
event1976 star_border 5.7
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A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after spending time with weightlifter Joe Santo and gym worker Mary Tate Farnsworth, Craig wants out of the deal. The property negotiations turn ugly, causing a brawl at the gym and a spectacle at a big bodybuilding meet, as Craig learns that it's not easy to turn your back on fair-weather friends.
Smokey and the Bandit
Act like Carrie 'Frog'
event1977 star_border 6.9
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A race car driver tries to transport an illegal beer shipment from Texas to Atlanta in under 28 hours, picking up a reluctant bride-to-be on the way.
Say It Isn't So
Act like Valdine Wingfield
event2001 star_border 4.7
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Boy meets girl; boy falls in love (and had wild, non-stop sex) with girl; boy loses girl... when they discover they are brother and sister! But when he learns that he's the victim of the ultimate case of mistaken identity, the lovesick young man -- whom everyone still thinks is after some taboo thrills -- must race across the country to stop her from marrying another man.
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Act like Sassy (voice)
event1993 star_border 7
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Before the Seavers leave for a family vacation to San Francisco, they drop off their pets -- Chance, an adventurous American bulldog; Shadow, a wise golden retriever; and Sassy, a cautious cat -- at a friend's ranch. But when the animals start to worry that they've been left for good, the three embark together on a treacherous and thrilling journey to find their way back home through the California wilderness.
Home for the Holidays
Act like Christine Morgan
event1974 star_border 5.4
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An ailing man summons his four daughters home for Christmas and asks them to kill his new wife, who he suspects is poisoning him.
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Act like Celeste Whitman
event1979 star_border 5
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After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search for money, gold and a small amount of plutonium.
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Act like Sassy (voice)
event1996 star_border 6.6
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When the pets accidentally get separated from their vacationing owners, Chance, Shadow, and Sassy navigate the mean streets of San Francisco, trying to find their home across the Golden Gate Bridge. But the road is blocked by a series of hazards, both man and beast.
Soapdish
Act like Celeste Talbert
event1991 star_border 6.3
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Celeste Talbert is the star of the long-running soap opera "The Sun Also Sets." With the show's ratings down, Celeste's ruthlessly ambitious co-star, Montana Moorehead, and the show's arrogant producer, David Seton Barnes, plot to aggravate her into leaving the show by bringing back her old flame, Jeffrey Anderson, and hiring her beautiful young niece, Lori Craven.
Not Without My Daughter
Act like Betty Mahmoody
event1991 star_border 6.6
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An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well.
Smokey and the Bandit II
Act like Carrie
event1980 star_border 5.5
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The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
Murphy's Romance
Act like Emma Moriarty
event1985 star_border 6.1
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Emma, a divorced single mother seeking to start her life over, moves to a small town in Arizona. She befriends Murphy, the older local pharmacist, but things turn complicated when her ex-husband shows up.
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
Act like Marina Del Ray (voice)
event2008 star_border 6.7
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Follow Ariel's adventures before she gave up her fins for true love. When Ariel wasn't singing with her sisters, she spent time with her mother, Queen Athena. Ariel is devastated when Athena is killed by pirates, and after King Triton outlaws all singing. Along with pals Flounder and Sebastian, Ariel sets off in hopes of changing her father's decision to ban music from the kingdom.
Places in the Heart
Act like Edna Spalding
event1984 star_border 7.2
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In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.
Norma Rae
Act like Norma Rae
event1979 star_border 7.2
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Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.
Punchline
Act like Lilah Krytsick
event1988 star_border 5.4
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Lilah Krytsick is a mother and housewife who's always believed she could be a stand-up comedian. Steven Gold is an experienced stand-up seemingly on the cusp of success. When the two meet, they form an unlikely friendship, and Steven tries to help the untried Lilah develop her stage act. Despite the objections of her family and some very wobbly beginnings, Lilah improves, and soon she finds herself competing with Steven for a coveted television spot.
The End
Act like Mary Ellen
event1978 star_border 5.5
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Wendell Lawson has only six months to live. Not wanting to endure his last few months of life waiting for the end, he decides to take matters into his own hands and enlists the help of a delusional mental patient to help him commit suicide.
The Way West
Act like Mercy McBee
event1967 star_border 6
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In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.
Back Roads
Act like Amy Post
event1981 star_border 5.6
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A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive.
Hooper
Act like Gwen Doyle
event1978 star_border 6.3
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Legendary stunt man Sonny Hooper remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop painkillers several times a day, he knows he should get out of the industry before he ends up permanently disabled.
Voices That Care
Act like Self - Choir Member
event1991 star_border 8
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Behind the scenes making of the charity single "Voices That Care".
Two Weeks
Act like Anita Bergman
event2006 star_border 6
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In this bittersweet comedy, four adult siblings gather at their dying mother's house in North Carolina for what they expect to be a quick, last goodbye. Instead, they find themselves trapped — together — for two weeks.
Eye for an Eye
Act like Karen McCann
event1996 star_border 6.2
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It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Robert Doob, the monster who raped and murdered her 17-year-old daughter.
Lee Strasberg: The Method Man
Act like Self
event1997
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Documentary about the life of Lee Strasberg and the creation of Actor's Studio and the introduction of The Method in the USA.
Absence of Malice
Act like Megan Carter
event1981 star_border 6.6
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Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.
Kiss Me Goodbye
Act like Kay
event1982 star_border 5.8
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Not until three years after the death of her husband Jolly, Kay dares to move back into their former home, persuaded by her new fiancée Rupert. But soon her worst expectations come true, when not only her old memories haunt her, but also Jolly's ghost, who doesn't approve of her new mate. Invisible to anyone but Kay, he tries to prevent the wedding.
Lincoln
Act like Mary Todd Lincoln
event2012 star_border 6.9
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The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
Heroes
Act like Carol Bell
event1977 star_border 6.3
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A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to find out what became of the other men in his unit.
Lily for President?
Act like Beth Barber
event1982
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Comedian Lily Tomlin stars in this comical farce which deals with her experiences running for the office of President of the United States.
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Act like Self (archive footage)
event1996 star_border 6.2
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Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in musical comedy. Inevitably, Hollywood called and by 1955 Shirley was cast in Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry." It wasn't too long before the fine dramatic roles also came to her opposite the most popular leading men of the time, like Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum.
The Desert of Forbidden Art
Act like Voice
event2011 star_border 4.7
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How does art survive in a time of oppression? During the Soviet rule artists who stay true to their vision are executed, sent to mental hospitals or Gulags. Their plight inspires young Igor Savitsky. He pretends to buy state-approved art but instead daringly rescues 40,000 forbidden fellow artist's works and creates a museum in the desert of Uzbekistan, far from the watchful eyes of the KGB. Though a penniless artist himself, he cajoles the cash to pay for the art from the same authorities who are banning it. Savitsky amasses an eclectic mix of Russian Avant-Garde art. But his greatest discovery is an unknown school of artists who settle in Uzbekistan after the Russian revolution of 1917, encountering a unique Islamic culture, as exotic to them as Tahiti was for Gauguin. They develop a startlingly original style, fusing European modernism with centuries-old Eastern traditions.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Act like Aunt May
event2014 star_border 6.5
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For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school graduation cannot come quickly enough. Peter has not forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away, but that is a promise he cannot keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro, emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn, returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.
David Copperfield
Act like Aunt Betsey Trotwood
event2001 star_border 6.3
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After the death of his father and a second wedding of his mother, David Copperfield suffers from his tyrannical stepfather, Mr. Murdstone. The mother dies shortly after the death of another child, whereupon Mr. Murdstone sends David to London, where he has to work for a starvation wage.Here he makes some new friends, but soon flees from the capital of England to his aunt Traddles in Canterbury, where he is adopted by her.
Surrender
Act like Daisy Morgan
event1987 star_border 4.9
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A wealthy writer who has had terrible experiences with money-hungry girlfriends & ex-wives pretends to be a broke, washed-up novelist to see if the woman he loves wants him for himself or just for his money.
A Cooler Climate
Act like Iris
event1999 star_border 4.7
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Iris is broke after her divorce and takes a job working as a housekeeper for a wealthy woman named Paula. When Paula and her husband separate, an unlikely friendship blossoms between the women.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies
Act like Self / Host
event1998
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The American Film Institute commemorates the first century of American films with this awesome made-for-TV special highlighting the greatest 100 American movies as determined by leaders in the moviemaking business right here in the good old U.S.A.
Mongo's Back in Town
Act like Vikki
event1971 star_border 4.8
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Professional killer is hired by his brother, a gang boss, to wipe out a rival gangster.
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Act like Denise "Dennie" Miller
event1971 star_border 5.4
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Dennie has returned from a year among the hippies to her superficial, image-conscious suburban family. She must face their disapproval of her actions. They refuse to even try to understand. She must also deal with an ex-lover, and a beloved young sister who is following in her footsteps, wanting the idealistic hippie life but making some rash decisions in the process.
Hitched
Act like Roselle Bridgeman
event1971 star_border 6
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The adventures of a newly married teenage couple in the Old West.
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Act like Self (archive footage)
event2022 star_border 6.7
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JB Smoove and Martin Starr host a celebration of 20 years of "Spider-Man" movies, from the Sam Raimi trilogy to Marc Webb's movies and the trio from Jon Watts.
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
Act like Self
event1994 star_border 7.6
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A look behind the scenes of Robert Zemeckis' 1994 Oscar-winning film, 'Forrest Gump'.
The Amazing Spider-Man
Act like Aunt May
event2012 star_border 6.7
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Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.
Where the Heart Is
Act like Mama Lil
event2000 star_border 7.1
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Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
Act like Mrs. Bailey / Narrator
event1997
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Performance of the 1947 Lux Radio version of "It's a Wonderful Life", taped live in the historic Pasadena Playhouse as a benefit for the Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Act like Doris Miller
event2015 star_border 6.4
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A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Act like Self - Audience Member (Uncredited)
event1986 star_border 7.6
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Originally broadcast as an exclusive special on HBO, Barbra Streisand launched her September 6, 1986 concert One Voice, in part, as a protest against Reagan-era nuclear arms proliferation in the late Cold War; the event marked the diva's first official live performance since 1972.
All the Way Home
Act like Mary Follet
event1981 star_border 7
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A wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone.
Marriage: Year One
Act like Jane Duden
event1971 star_border 6
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A medical student marries a millionaire's daughter but insists they live on the money he earns.
Remarkably Bright Creatures
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An upcoming adaptation of the wildly popular novel by Shelby Van Pelt.
Sybil
Act like Sybil
event1976 star_border 8
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A young woman whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed sixteen different personalities is treated by a doctor.
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Act like Self - Hostess
event1991 star_border 5.7
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Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and successful career of the superb actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907-90), a Hollywood legend.
Little Evil
Act like Miss Shaylock
event2017 star_border 5.6
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Gary, who has just married Samantha, the woman of his dreams, discovers that her six-year-old son may be the Antichrist.
Spielberg
Act like Self
event2017 star_border 7.6
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A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Act like Self
event1996 star_border 10
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A documentary reflecting on women in film and the entertainment industry through the ages led and hosted by some of its most beloved female icons.
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
Act like Kate Keller
event2019 star_border 8.5
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America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story. They have built a home, raised two sons and established a thriving business. But nothing lasts forever and their contented lives, already shadowed by the loss of their eldest boy to war, are about to shatter. With the return of a figure from the past, long buried truths are forced to the surface and the price of their American dream is laid bare.
The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"
Act like Self
event2001 star_border 6
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A wonderfully entertaining series of interviews with Pollack, Newman, Field and Luedtke about the film, its development, its themes and the experience of making it.
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Act like Self
event1988 star_border 6
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Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
Mickey's 50
Act like Self
event1978
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"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 1978. The special was made to commemorate the 50th birthday of Mickey Mouse and highlights many moments in his career.
A Century of Cinema
Act like Self
event1994 star_border 8
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A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.
Bridger
Act like Jennifer Melford
event1976
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The story of famous frontiersman Jim Bridger, who is given 40 days to cut a trail through the Rocky Mountains to the California coast and told that if he can't do it, the territory will be lost to England.
Love Letters
Act like Melissa Gardner
event2020
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Andrew Makepeace Ladd III wrote his first letter to Melissa Gardner to tell her she looked like a lost princess. They were both seven years old. For the next fifty years, through personal triumphs and despair, through wars and marriages and children and careers, they poured out the secrets of their hearts to each other. They defied a fate that schemed to keep them apart and lived—through letters—or the one most meaningful thing, their undying love for each other.
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
Act like Self
event2007 star_border 6
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Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and '70s. Director Axel Schill's documentary explores Alonzo's work on key films of that era and beyond. Clips from Chinatown, Scarface, Internal Affairs and other movies accompany interviews with stars such as Richard Dreyfuss, Sally Field and contemporary cinematographer Haskell Wexler.
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Act like Self (archive footage)
event1994 star_border 7
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Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary. It was originally broadcast on May 18, 1994. The show featured Joe Pesci (as Ronald Grump), Corbin Bernsen (as real estate attorney, Arnie), Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman (as a Worm TV hosts), John Goodman (as Tough Guy Helpline operator), Charles Grodin (as Chaz), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (as reporter Kathie Lee Kathie), Rosie O'Donnell (as the Good Hope Fairy), Susan Sarandon (as Bitsy), Barbara Walters (reporting for 25/25), and Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford (as themselves).
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Act like Herself
event1989
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A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and Lee Strasberg, who were strongly influenced by the naturalistic acting of Konstantin Stanislavski’s Moscow Art Theatre.
Inside the Actors Studio
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1994 star_border 7.4
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James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2003 star_border 5.7
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.
The Tony Danza Show
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2004 star_border 6.1
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The Tony Danza Show was a daytime variety talk show that premiered on September 13, 2004 in syndication and was distributed by Buena Vista Television.
Brothers and Sisters
Act like Nora Walker (109 ep.)
event2006 star_border 7.1
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The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(1 ep.)
event2003 star_border 5.5
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.
Gidget
Act like Frances Elizabeth 'Gidget' Lawrence (32 ep.)
event1965 star_border 6.4
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Gidget is an American sitcom about a surfing, boy-crazy teenager called "Gidget" and her widowed father Russ Lawrence, a UCLA professor. Sally Field stars as Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell Lawrence. The series was first broadcast on ABC from September 15, 1965 to April 21, 1966.
Gidget was among the first regularly scheduled color programs on ABC, but did poorly in the Nielsen ratings and was cancelled at the end of its first season.
The Flying Nun
Act like Sister Bertrille (82 ep.)
event1967 star_border 6.4
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Young Sister Bertrille uses her ability to become airborne to help others, whether they want it or not. Although her aims are always benevolent, her means are often bemoaned by Mother Superior. The other Sisters must cope with their beloved Sister's aerodynamics and antics as she flies in and out of trouble.
King of the Hill
Act like Junie Harper (voice) (1 ep.)
event1997 star_border 7.3
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Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne. Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.
The View
Act like Self (3 ep.)
event1997 star_border 4.5
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ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
Alias Smith and Jones
(2 ep.)
event1971 star_border 6.9
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Alias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It stars Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, a pair of cousin outlaws trying to reform. The governor offers them a conditional amnesty, as he wants to keep the pact under wraps for political reasons. The condition is that they will still be wanted— until the governor can claim they have reformed and warrant clemency.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(3 ep.)
event1992 star_border 5.4
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Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.
Finding Your Roots
Act like Self (2 ep.)
event2012 star_border 6.2
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Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.
Night Gallery
Act like Irene Evans (1 ep.)
event1970 star_border 7.8
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Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
The Girl with Something Extra
Act like Sally Burton (22 ep.)
event1973 star_border 7.5
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A woman's ability to read minds disrupts her marriage.
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1967 star_border 6.5
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An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
Intimate Portrait
Act like Self (archive footage) (1 ep.)
event1993 star_border 4.5
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Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject.
Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.
Maniac
Act like Dr. Greta Mantleray (10 ep.)
event2018 star_border 7.4
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Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that will, they're assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all of their problems, permanently. Things do not go as planned.
The Court
Act like Justice Kate Nolan (6 ep.)
event2002 star_border 10
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The Court is an American legal drama television series that aired from March 26 until April 9, 2002.
The Oscars
Act like Self (2 ep.)
event1953 star_border 7
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An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
The Larry Sanders Show
Act like Sally Field (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 7.7
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Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.
From the Earth to the Moon
Act like Trudy Cooper (1 ep.)
event1998 star_border 8.2
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The story of the United States' space program, from its beginnings in 1961 to the final moon mission in 1972.
Sybil
Act like Sybil (2 ep.)
event1976 star_border 7.4
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A young woman whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed at least 13 different personalities.
Saturday Night Live
Act like Self - Host (1 ep.)
event1975 star_border 6.9
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A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
ER
Act like Maggie Wyczenski (11 ep.)
event1994 star_border 7.8
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ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Act like Self - Guest (1 ep.)
event2015 star_border 5.4
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Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a late night talk show that interviews celebrities and has its own bits. And of course, it's all hosted by James Corden.
Chelsea
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2016 star_border 5
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It's not her first talk show, but it is a first of its kind. Ideas, people and places that fascinate her, all in her unique style.
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Act like Jessie Buss (10 ep.)
event2022 star_border 7.7
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A fast-break series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined an era, both on and off the court.
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1973 star_border 6.3
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In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent has fundamentally advanced the film art; whose accomplishments have been acknowledged by scholars, critics, professional peers and the general public; and whose work has stood the test of time.
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 ep.)
event2019 star_border 6.2
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Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.
The Mike Douglas Show
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1961 star_border 5.1
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The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Act like Self - Guest (3 ep.)
event2009 star_border 4.8
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Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.
The Last Movie Stars
Act like Self (4 ep.)
event2022 star_border 6.7
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A celebration of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward’s iconic careers and decades-long partnership. Director Ethan Hawke brings life and color to this definitive history of their love, lives, and philanthropy.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1962 star_border 7.4
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The Emmy Awards
Act like Self - Presenter (1 ep.)
event1949 star_border 7.5
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An annual awards ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Dispatches from Elsewhere
Act like Janice (10 ep.)
event2020 star_border 6.7
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A group of ordinary people who stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life come to find that the mystery winds far deeper than they ever imagined.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(1 ep.)
event2015 star_border 6.5
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Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch
A Woman of Independent Means
Act like Bess Alcott Steed Garner (3 ep.)
event1995 star_border 10
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Bess Steed marries her childhood sweetheart in the early part of the 20th century and begins a life in the high society of Dallas, Texas. As time goes by, things do not work out as she expects. Her husband dies of influenza, and she finds that she must pick up and carry along with her life. She proves to be a strong, committed, and loving individual who attracts new loves into her life and finds that she can take good care of the old ones. Despite further tragedy in losing her oldest son, and a second marriage that is not all that she expects it to be she continues to survive as independently as she has discovered the courage to do so.
The Graham Norton Show
Act like Self (2 ep.)
event2007 star_border 7.2
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Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
The Dick Cavett Show
Act like Self - Guest (1 ep.)
event1968 star_border 6.6
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The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
The Wonderful World of Disney
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1954 star_border 7.6
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Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Act like Self - Host (4 ep.)
event1998 star_border 8.1
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To commemorate the first century of American filmmaking, the American Film Institute embarked on a celebration of America's greatest movies from the first 100 years of American cinema — 1896-1996.
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2008 star_border 7.5
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Host Zach Galifianakis conducts celebrity interviews sitting with his guests between two potted ferns.
Hollywood Squares
Act like Self (5 ep.)
event1966 star_border 7.9
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Hollywood Squares is an American panel game show, in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes. The "board" for the game is a 3 × 3 vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity seated at a desk and facing the contestants. The stars are asked questions by the host, or "Square-Master", and the contestants judge the veracity of their answers in order to win the game.
Although Hollywood Squares was a legitimate game show, the game largely acted as the background for the show's comedy in the form of joke answers, often given by the stars prior to their "real" answer. The show's writers usually supplied the jokes. In addition, the stars were given question subjects and plausible incorrect answers prior to the show. The show was scripted in this sense, but the gameplay was not. In any case, as host Peter Marshall, the best-known "Square-Master" and the man in whose honor the show's first announcer, Kenny Williams, actually "coined" the term, would explain at the beginning of the Secret Square game, the celebrities were briefed prior to show to help them with bluff answers, but they otherwise heard the actual questions for the first time as they were asked on air.
Great Performances
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1971 star_border 5.4
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The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
Tony Awards
Act like Self - Nominee (1 ep.)
event1956 star_border 4.6
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The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.
Golden Globe Awards
Act like Self - Nominee (3 ep.)
event1944 star_border 6.8
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An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2014 star_border 4.4
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PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.
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