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Jolene Purdy
Jolene Purdy is an American actress. Purdy starred as Cherita Chen in the 2001 film ''Donnie Darko''. Among her television credits is the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Situation comedy, sitcom ''Do Not Disturb (TV series), Do Not Disturb'', which debuted in 2008, as well as the Freeform (TV channel), ABC Family comedy series ''10 Things I Hate About You (TV series), 10 Things I Hate About You'', playing Mandella in eight episodes. Purdy has also guest starred on ''Judging Amy'' and ''Boston Public''. Purdy is also known for her role as Piper Katins on the TeenNick drama series ''Gigantic (TV series), Gigantic''. She had a recurring role in the Netflix drama series ''Orange Is The New Black'' as well as Marvel Studios, Marvel's ''WandaVision''. Early life Her mother is Japanese American and her father is Jewish. She is Yonsei (Japanese diaspora), Yonsei, a great-grandchild of Japanese immigrants. She has sisters. She and her husband, Chuck Brandt, have a daughter. As of 2017, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnie Darko
''Donnie Darko'' is a 2001 American Science fiction film, science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly (filmmaker), Richard Kelly in his List of directorial debuts, directorial debut, and produced by Flower Films. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, and Noah Wyle, with Seth Rogen in his film debut in a minor role. Set in October 1988, the film follows Donnie Darko (Gyllenhaal), a troubled teenager who inadvertently escapes a bizarre accident by sleepwalking. He has visions of Frank, a mysterious figure in a rabbit costume who informs him that the world will end in 28 days. Development began in late 1997 when Kelly had graduated from film school and started writing scripts. He took an early idea of a jet engine falling onto a house with no one knowing its origin and built the story around it. Kelly insisted on directing the film himself and struggled to secure backing from prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glee (TV Series)
''Glee'' (stylized as ''glee'') is an American jukebox musical Comedy drama, comedy-drama television series created by Ryan Murphy (producer), Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan (writer), Ian Brennan for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Taking place at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, the series focuses on the New Directions, a glee club competing in the show choir circuit, as its disparate members deal with social issues regarding sexuality, gender, Race (human classification), race, family, relationships, and teamwork. The initial twelve-member cast included Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester, Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester, Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury, and Jessalyn Gilsig as Terri Schuester. The remaining cast portrayed students, with Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray, Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel, Kevin McHale (actor), Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams, Lea Michele as Rachel Berry, Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson, Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones, Mark Salling as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of The Japanese In Los Angeles
There is a Japanese American and a Japanese national population in Los Angeles and Greater Los Angeles. Japanese people began arriving in the United States in the late 1800s and have settled in places like Hawaii, Alaska, and California. Los Angeles has become a hub for people of Japanese descent for generations in areas like Little Tokyo and Boyle Heights. As of 2017, Los Angeles has a Japanese and Japanese American population of around 110,000 people. History Following the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Japanese immigration to the United States increased drastically to fill the resulting labor void. From 1869-1910 Los Angeles became a prime location for Japanese immigrants to settle down. By 1910, Los Angeles had the highest percentage of Japanese and Japanese descendants in the country. Japanese immigrants took on the low-wage jobs that were once held by Chinese Immigrants and settled in cities like San Francisco. Japanese immigrants were once recruited to co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bondsman
''The Bondsman'' is an American action horror television series created by Grainger David for Amazon Prime Video. The series premiered on April 3, 2025. In May 2025, the series was canceled after one season. Premise Hub is a backwoods bounty hunter who comes back from the dead with an unexpected second chance at life, love, and a nearly-forgotten musical career — only to find that his old job now has a demonic new twist. Cast and characters Main * Kevin Bacon as Hub Halloran * Jennifer Nettles as Maryanne Dice * Beth Grant as Kitty Halloran * Damon Herriman as Lucky Callahan * Maxwell Jenkins as Cade Halloran * Jolene Purdy as Midge Kusatsu Supporting * Kathrine Barnes as Cheryl Dawson * Mike Kaye as Tommy "Tater" Dean * Denitra Isler as Sheriff Ruby * Jay Ali as Ali "Cosmo" Khan Episodes Production In June 2023, it was reported that Prime Video commissioned eight half-hour episodes of the horror drama, created by Grainger David with Erik Oleson as showrunner and executive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unseen (2023 Film)
''Unseen'' is a 2023 American horror thriller film directed by Yoko Okumura in her feature directorial debut, and written by Salvatore Cardoni and Brian Rawlins. The film stars Midori Francis, Jolene Purdy and Missi Pyle. Jason Blum serves as an executive producer under his Blumhouse Television banner. The plot follows gas station clerk Sam who receives a call from Emily, a nearly blind woman who is running from her murderous ex in the woods. Emily must survive the ordeal with Sam being her eyes from afar using a video call. The film was digitally released in the United States on March 7, 2023, to positive reviews from critics. Plot In Florida, Sam is about to head into work when she picks up a card and types the number from it into her phone. In Michigan, a phone rings inside a cabin in the woods where Emily is trapped by her ex-boyfriend Charlie, who wants her back or he will kill her. Sam heads to work at a gas station, where she faces harassment from the manager and a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firefly Lane
''Firefly Lane'' is an American drama television series created by Maggie Friedman for Netflix. The series is based on the novel of the same name by Kristin Hannah. The series premiered on February 3, 2021, and navigates the lives of two teenage girls in the 1970s, all the way through to their adulthood in the mid 2000s. In May 2021, the series was renewed for a second season. In October 2022, it was announced that the second season would be its final season and would consist of 16 episodes, split into two parts. The first part of the second season was released on December 2, 2022, and the second part was released on April 27, 2023. Premise ''Firefly Lane'' follows the friendship and bond between two women from the Seattle area, Kate Mularkey and Tallulah "Tully" Hart, from when they become neighbors at age 14 on a street named Firefly Lane, through the decades until their 40s, through the ups and downs of their lives. Cast and characters Main * Katherine Heigl as Tully Hart, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrivals (The White Lotus)
"Arrivals" is the series premiere of the American black comedy drama anthology television series ''The White Lotus''. The episode was written and directed by series creator Mike White. It originally aired on HBO on July 11, 2021. The series follows the guests and employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain. The season is set on Maui, and follows two couples, the Pattons and the Mossbachers, along with a woman named Tanya, as they each have different conflicts during their stay. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.420 million household viewers and gained a 0.1 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The series premiere received critical acclaim, with critics praising the cast's performances, characters and themes. Plot At Kahului Airport on Maui, Shane Patton (Jake Lacy) is waiting for his flight. An older couple (Mark Kamine and Tana Kamine) engage him in conversation, and he tells them he has just spent his honeymoon at the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Lotus
''The White Lotus'' is an American Black comedy, black comedy drama Anthology series, anthology television series created by Mike White (filmmaker), Mike White for HBO that premiered on July 11, 2021. The series follows the exploits of the guests and staff during a week spent at a fictional luxury global resort hotel chain called "The White Lotus". Each season features a different ensemble cast, with Jennifer Coolidge, Natasha Rothwell, and Jon Gries as the only actors to appear in more than one season. The The White Lotus season 1, first season was filmed and set in Hawaii, the The White Lotus season 2, second in Sicily, and the The White Lotus season 3, third in Thailand. ''The White Lotus'' was greenlit in October 2020 as a miniseries but was adapted to an anthology series by HBO in August 2021: its second season aired from October 30 to December 11, 2022, and its third season from February 16 until April 6, 2025, being List of productions impacted by the 2023 Writers Guild o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magicians (U
Magician or The Magician may refer to: Performers * A practitioner of magic (supernatural) * A practitioner of magic (illusion) * Magician (fantasy), a character in a fictional fantasy context Entertainment Books * ''The Magician'', an 18th-century novel by Leitch Ritchie * ''The Magician'' (Maugham novel), a 1908 novel by Somerset Maugham * ''The Magicians'' (Priestley novel), a 1954 novel by J. B. Priestley * ''The Magician'' (Stein novel), a 1971 young adult novel by Sol Stein * ''The Magicians'', a 1976 novel by James E. Gunn * '' The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel'', a 2008 novel by Michael Scott * ''The Magicians'' (Grossman novel), by Lev Grossman, published 2009 * ''Magician'' (Feist novel), a 1982 novel in the ''Riftwar'' series by Raymond E. Feist * ''The Magician'', a 2021 novel by Colm Tóibín Films * ''The Magician'' (1898 film), a French short directed by Georges Méliès * ''The Magician'' (1900 film), a silent film by Thomas Edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Resident (TV Series)
''The Resident'' is an American medical drama television series that aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from January 21, 2018, to January 17, 2023. The series premiered on Fox as a mid-season replacement during the 2017–18 United States network television schedule, 2017–18 television season. The series focuses on the lives and duties of staff members at fictional Chastain Park Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, with generally a critical eye into current issues of medical practice and tensions in the healthcare industry. Created by Amy Holden Jones, Hayley Schore, and Roshan Sethi, the series was purchased by Fox from Showtime (TV network), Showtime in 2017. In May 2017, Fox ordered the project to series, with a 14-episode season order. The series premiere was a lead-out to the Vikings-Eagles NFC Championship Game. In May 2021, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on September 21, 2021. In May 2022, the series was renewed for a sixth season, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superstore (TV Series)
''Superstore'' is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from November 30, 2015, to March 25, 2021. The series was created and produced by Justin Spitzer. Starring America Ferrera and Ben Feldman (who both also served as executive producers), ''Superstore'' follows a group of employees working at Cloud 9, a fictional big-box store, big-box chain store in St. Louis, Missouri. The ensemble cast includes Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos (actor), Nico Santos, Nichole Bloom, Nichole Sakura, Mark McKinney, and Kaliko Kauahi. A Spanish-language adaptation, titled ''Supertitlán'', debuted on the Mexican television network Azteca 7 on May 30, 2022. Cast and characters * America Ferrera as Amelia 'Amy' Sosa: A Cloud 9 employee who worked as an associate and floor supervisor before being promoted to store manager. Amy always wears a different name tag because she does not like strangers using her real name. Amy has a teen daughter with her high school sweetheart, Adam; thou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange Is The New Black
''Orange Is the New Black'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''OITNB'') is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jenji Kohan for Netflix. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison'' (2010), about her experiences at FCI Danbury, a minimum security federal prison. Produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television, ''Orange Is the New Black'' premiered on Netflix on July 11, 2013. Its seventh and final season was released on July 26, 2019. As of 2016, ''Orange Is the New Black'' was Netflix's most-watched as well as its longest-running original series. It was widely acclaimed throughout its run and received many accolades. For its first season, the series garnered 12 Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, winning three. A new Emmy rule in 2015 forced the series to change catego ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
