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Dark Shadows (2004)
''Dark Shadows'' is a one-hour television pilot that was a remake of the 1966–1971 gothic soap opera television series ''Dark Shadows''. The pilot was commissioned by The WB and produced in 2004, but not picked up for a series. Plot Victoria Winters arrives by train to Collinsport, where she has been hired by the Collins family to tutor their youngest member, David. She is welcomed by matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, but experiences strange and disturbing dreams during her first night in the mansion. Victoria meets David, the son of Elizabeth's brother Roger Collins, who is constantly plagued by memories of his mother. Meanwhile, Willie Loomis and his girlfriend Kelly Vance go to the Collinwood crypt in search of treasure, and open the locked coffin of Barnabas Collins. In the process, Kelly cuts her hand and some blood falls upon the desiccated corpse, reviving him. A vampire, Barnabas drains Kelly of her blood and attacks Willie. He later attacks Elizabeth's daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Shadows
''Dark Shadows'' is an American Gothic fiction, Gothic soap opera that aired weekdays on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show depicted the lives, loves, trials, and tribulations of the wealthy Collins family of Collinsport, Maine, where a number of supernatural occurrences take place. The series became popular when vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) was introduced ten months into its run. It would also feature ghosts, werewolf, werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a Parallel universe (fiction), parallel universe. A small company of actors each played many roles; as actors came and went, some characters were played by more than one actor. The show was distinguished by its melodramatic performances, atmospheric interiors, numerous dramatic plot twists, broad cosmos of characters, and heroic adventures. Unusual among the soap operas of its time, which were aimed primari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Stoddard
The following is a list of characters from the ''Dark Shadows'' franchise. The list distinguishes characters from the original ABC daytime soap opera series, the 1970s films, the 1991 NBC remake series, the 2004 WB pilot, and the 2012 film. The series centers on vampire Barnabas Collins, portrayed by Jonathan Frid, and his descendants, the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine. Residents of Collinwood Mansion include brother and sister Roger Collins ( Louis Edmonds) and Elizabeth Collins Stoddard ( Joan Bennett), their children, and the governess Victoria Winters ( Alexandra Moltke). 1966–1971: ''Dark Shadows'' 1970: ''House of Dark Shadows'' 1971: ''Night of Dark Shadows'' 1991: ''Dark Shadows'' 2004: ''Dark Shadows'' 2012: ''Dark Shadows'' Notes # Don Briscoe would portray Chris Jennings and Alex Stevens would portray the werewolf. Stevens was also the stunt coordinator. References External links * * * * * * {{Dark Shadows Dark Shadows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael D
Michael D may refer to: * Mike D (born 1965), founding member of the Beastie Boys Arts * Michael D. Cohen (actor) (born 1975), Canadian actor * Michael D. Ellison, African American recording artist * Michael D. Fay, American war artist * Michael D. Ford (1928–2018), English set decorator * Michael D. Roberts, American actor Business * Michael D. Dingman (1931–2017), American businessman * Michael D. Ercolino (1906–1982), American businessman * Michael D. Fascitelli, (born c. 1957), American businessman * Michael D. Penner (born 1969), Canadian lawyer and businessman Education * Michael D. Cohen (academic) (1945–2013), professor of complex systems, information and public policy at the University of Michigan * Michael D. Hanes, American music educator * Michael D. Hurley (born 1976), British Professor of Literature and Theology * Michael D. Johnson, a former President of John Carroll University * Michael D. Knox (born 1946), American antiwar activist and educator * Michael D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Thorpe
Alexis Ann Thorpe (born April 19, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Rianna Miner on the soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', from 2000 to 2002, and Cassie Brady on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' from 2002 to 2005. Career Thorpe's first professional role was at the Canyon Lake Theatre as Wendy in ''Peter Pan''. Thorpe performed at the Pacific Light Opera and local community theaters in Orange County. Thorpe was first discovered in a workshop production of ''Assassins'', leading to a role in the 2000 film '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle''. That same year, Thorpe joined the cast of the daily soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', playing Rianna Miner. Thorpe moved from there to the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'', in July 2002. She left that series in November 2003, when her character was believed to have been murdered by the Salem Stalker. She returned, her character having avoided death, in guest appearances on the show in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blair Brown
Bonnie Blair Brown (born April 23, 1946) is an American theater, film and television actress. She has had a number of high-profile roles, including in the play ''Copenhagen'' on Broadway (for which she won a Tony Award in 2000), the leading actress in the films ''Altered States'' (1980), ''Continental Divide'' (1981) and '' Strapless'' (1989), as well as a run as the title character in the comedy-drama television series '' The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', which ran from 1987 to 1991. Her later roles include Nina Sharp on the Fox television series ''Fringe'' and Judy King on the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black''. Early life Brown was born in Washington, D.C. Her mother was a teacher and her father worked for the Central Intelligence Agency. She graduated from The Madeira School in McLean, Virginia, and then pursued acting at the National Theatre School of Canada, graduating in 1969. She gained notice as a participating actor at the Stratford Shakespeare Festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenna Dewan
Jenna Lee Dewan (; born December 3, 1980) is an American actress and dancer. She started her career as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson, and later worked with artists including Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Missy Elliott. She is known for her role as Nora Clark in the 2006 film '' Step Up''. She has also starred on the short-lived NBC series '' The Playboy Club'' and had a recurring role on the FX series '' American Horror Story: Asylum''. She portrayed Freya Beauchamp on the Lifetime series ''Witches of East End'', Lucy Lane in The CW series ''Supergirl'' and ''Superman & Lois'', and Joanna in ''Soundtrack'' on Netflix. Dewan has hosted the reality television shows '' World of Dance'' and '' Flirty Dancing'' and served as a judge on '' Come Dance with Me''. She currently stars as Bailey Nolan on ABC's '' The Rookie''. She also had a recurring role on the FOX medical drama '' The Resident''. Early life Dewan was born December 3, 1980 in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Czuchry
Matthew Charles Czuchry (; born May 20, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Logan Huntzberger on the WB television series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2005–2007), Cary Agos on the CBS television drama ''The Good Wife'' (2009–2016) and Conrad Hawkins on the Fox medical drama series '' The Resident'' (2018–2023). Early life Czuchry was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, and grew up in Johnson City, Tennessee. His father, Andrew Czuchry, is a professor at East Tennessee State University, and his mother, Sandra, is a homemaker. He is of Ukrainian descent on his father's side. The youngest of four siblings, he has two older brothers and an older sister. He graduated from Science Hill High School in 1995, where he was Tennessee state prep tennis singles champion that year. Czuchry attended College of Charleston on a tennis scholarship, captained the men's tennis team, and was an NCAA ranked player in the Southern Conference. He won the Mr. College of Charleston page ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivana Miličević
Ivana Miličević (; born April 26, 1974) is a Croatian-American actress and model based in the United States, best known for her starring roles in the Cinemax action-drama series ''Banshee (TV series), Banshee'' (2013–2016) and The CW science fiction drama series ''The 100 (TV series), The 100'' (2018–2020). Miličević had roles in films such as ''Vanilla Sky'' (2001), ''Down with Love'' (2003), ''Love Actually'' (2003), ''Just like Heaven (2005 film), Just like Heaven'' (2005), ''Casino Royale (2006 film), Casino Royale'' (2006), ''Running Scared (2006 film), Running Scared'' (2006), ''What's Your Number?'' (2011), and ''Catfight (film), Catfight'' (2016). She guest starred in numerous television series, including ''Seinfeld'' (1997), ''Felicity (TV series), Felicity'' (1998–1999), ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2002), ''Friends'' (2003), ''Charmed'' (2003), ''One on One (American TV series), One on One'' (2004), ''American Dad!'' (2006–2008), ''Ugly Betty'' (2007), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Hu
Kelly Ann Hu (born February 13, 1968) is an American actress. She starred as Dr. Rae Chang on the American television soap opera '' Sunset Beach'' and as Michelle Chan on the American television police drama series '' Nash Bridges''. She has starred in numerous films including '' The Scorpion King'' (2002) as Cassandra, '' Cradle 2 the Grave'' (2003) as Sona, '' X2'' (2003) as Yuriko Oyama / Lady Deathstrike, '' The Tournament'' (2009) as Lai Lai Zhen, and '' White Frog'' (2012). She appeared as China White/Chen Na Wei in The CW series ''Arrow.'' Hu has had recurring roles as Pearl on The CW series ''The Vampire Diaries'', Hamato Miwa / Karai on ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', Stacy Hirano on the Disney Channel animated series ''Phineas and Ferb'', and as Adira in '' Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure''. She also voices Cheshire and Paula Crock / Huntress in Young Justice. Early life Hu was born on February 13, 1968, in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Juanita and Herbert Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Donovan
Martin Donovan (born Martin Paul Smith; August 19, 1957) is an American actor. He has had a long collaboration with director Hal Hartley, appearing in many of his films, such as '' Trust'' (1990), '' Surviving Desire'' (1991), '' Simple Men'' (1992), ''Amateur'' (1994), '' Flirt'' (1995), and '' The Book of Life'' (1998), starring as Jesus Christ in the latter. Donovan also played Peter Scottson on Showtime's cable series ''Weeds''. He made his writing/directorial debut with the film '' Collaborator'' (2011). Donovan played Detective Hap Eckhart in Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller ''Insomnia'' (2002) and the Protagonist's CIA handler, Fay, in Nolan's science-fiction action thriller film '' Tenet'' (2020). Early life Donovan was born Martin Paul Smith in Reseda, California. He graduated from Crespi Carmelite High School and attended Pierce College for two years. He attended American Theater Arts, a combined conservatory and theater company in Los Angeles, where he a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gould
Alexander Jerome Gould (born May 4, 1994) is an American acting agent and retired actor. He is best known for voicing the title character of the Pixar animated film ''Finding Nemo'' and for his portrayal of Shane Botwin on the Showtime drama series ''Weeds'', the latter of which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Early and personal life Gould was born Alexander Jerome Gould on May 4, 1994 in Los Angeles, California. His younger sisters Emma and Kelly were actresses. Gould’s family is Jewish, and was active in the Conservative Jewish youth group United Synagogue Youth. Following filming of the final season of ''Weeds'' in Spring 2012, Gould participated in Nativ, a gap year program, and lived in Israel for almost a year, then went to college at Clark University in 2013. Gould later transferred to Brandeis University, and graduated from in 2017 with a dual major in philosophy and politics. Gould married Lieba Hall in June 2018. They live in Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Hoffman
Julia Hoffman is a fictional character played by Grayson Hall in the 1966 ABC soap opera ''Dark Shadows''. A self-serving and conniving doctor in the fields of psychology and rare blood disorders, she is also head of the Windcliff Sanitarium, who moved into Collinwood and discovered the vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid). Initially, Julia represented a threat to Barnabas' undead existence, but eventually, she became one of his most staunch allies. Together, Julia and Barnabas worked to assist the Collins family in the past, present, future, and in Parallel Time. First brought onto the show to be as a type of Van Helsing character focused on destroying the vampire. Instead, as the storyline developed, Dr. Hoffman fell in love with Barnabas, bringing a twist of tension to the narrative. In addition to her role as a character who investigated and later helped Barnabas, Dr. Julia Hoffman also functioned to slow down the storytelling and build in elaboration. “One of her sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
