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Katie Lowes
Katie Quinn Lowes (born September 22, 1982) is an American actress and theater director. She is best known for her role as Quinn Perkins in the ABC political drama series ''Scandal'' (2012–2018) and her portrayal of Rachel DeLoache Williams in the Netflix drama series ''Inventing Anna'' (2022). Early life Lowes grew up in Port Washington, New York, where she graduated in 2000 from Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School. She graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with BFA in acting. Her father is Irish Catholic, and her mother is Jewish. Career She was cast in the stage play ''Four Saints in Mexico''. In 2004, Lowes landed her first screen role in the FX series '' Rescue Me'' and later co-starred opposite Marcia Gay Harden in the Showtime pilot, ''Hate''. Lowes later guest starred in a number of television series, including ''The Sopranos'', ''Without a Trace'', ''NCIS'', ''Ghost Whisperer'', ''Castle'', '' Leverage'', and ''The Closer''. In 2008, she s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as SAG Awards) are accolades given by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The award was founded in 1995 to recognize outstanding performances in movie and prime time television. SAG Awards have been one of the major awards events in the Hollywood film industry since then, along with the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence i .... SAG awards focus both on individual performances and on the work of the entire ensemble of a drama series and comedy series, and the cast of a motion picture. Nominations for the awards come from two committees, one for film and one for television, each numbering 2,100 members of the union, randomly selected anew each yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Whisperer
''Ghost Whisperer'' is an American supernatural television series, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005, to May 21, 2010. The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon ( Jennifer Love Hewitt), who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts. While trying to live as normal a life as possible—she is married and owns an antique store—Melinda helps earthbound spirits resolve their problems and cross over into the light, or the spirit world. Her tasks are difficult and at times she struggles with people who push her away and do not believe in her gift. In addition, the ghosts are mysterious and sometimes menacing at first, and Melinda must use the clues available to her to understand the spirits' needs and help them. The show was created by John Gray and was produced by Sander/Moses Productions, executive producer, and Jennifer Love Hewitt in association with ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios. On May 18, 2010, CBS canceled the series after five seasons. Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Britton
Connie Britton (born Constance Elaine Womack; March 6, 1967) is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. She gained prominence for her roles in the television series ''Spin City'' (1996–2000), ''The West Wing'' (2001), and ''24 (TV series), 24'' (2006). Further recognition came for starring as Tami Taylor in ''Friday Night Lights (TV series), Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2011), Vivien Harmon in ''American Horror Story: Murder House'' (2011), and Rayna Jaymes in ''Nashville (2012 TV series), Nashville'' (2012–2018). Her other television projects include ''Dirty John (TV series), Dirty John'' (2018–2019), ''The White Lotus'' (2021), and ''Zero Day (American TV series), Zero Day'' (2025). In film, she has featured in ''The Brothers McMullen'' (1995), ''Beatriz at Dinner'' (2017), ''Promising Young Woman'' (2020), and ''Luckiest Girl Alive (film), Luckiest Girl Alive'' (2022). Beyond acting, she is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Practice (TV Series)
''Private Practice'' is an American medical drama television series that aired on the American Broadcasting Company for six seasons from September 26, 2007, to January 22, 2013. A spin-off of ''Grey's Anatomy,'' the series takes place at Seaside Health & Wellness Center (formerly Oceanside Wellness Group) and chronicles the life of Dr. Addison Montgomery, played by Kate Walsh, as she leaves Seattle Grace Hospital in order to join a private practice, located in Los Angeles. ''Private Practice'' also revolves around Addison's co-workers at Oceanside Wellness Center, and how they deal with patients and the practice while still finding time to live their everyday lives. The series was created by Shonda Rhimes, who also serves as executive producer, alongside Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, Mark Tinker, Craig Turk, and Steve Blackman, who served as showrunners due to Rhimes's duties on ''Grey's Anatomy''. On May 11, 2012, ''Private Practice'' was renewed for a sixth season. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey's Anatomy
''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical internship (medicine), interns, residency (medicine), residents, and attending physician, attendings at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, later named the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. The series premiered on March 27, 2005, on American Broadcasting Company, ABC as a mid-season replacement. The show's title is a reference to ''Gray's Anatomy'', a classic human anatomy textbook. Writer Shonda Rhimes developed the pilot and served as showrunner, head writer, and executive producer until stepping down in 2015. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series is filmed primarily in Los Angeles, California, and Vancouver, British Columbia. The original cast consisted of nine star-billed actors: Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, T. R. Knight, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Isaiah Washington, and Patrick Dempsey. For most of its run, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Lynn Rhimes (born January 13, 1970) is an American television producer and screenwriter, and founder of the production company Shondaland. Inducted into the Television Hall of Fame and NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame, Rhimes became known as the showrunner—creator, head writer, and executive producer—of the medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2005–present), its spin-off ''Private Practice'' (2007–2013) and the political thriller ''Scandal'' (2012–2018), becoming the first woman to create three television dramas that have achieved the 100 episode milestone. She has served as the executive producer of the ABC thriller series '' How to Get Away with Murder'' (2014–2020), the Netflix period series ''Bridgerton'' (2020–present) and '' Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'' (2023), and drama '' Inventing Anna'' (2022). She has been nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award, won a Golden Globe Award, and received special honors at the British Academy Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Café (2010 Film)
''Café'' is a 2010 independent drama film directed by Marc Erlbaum. It stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Daniel Eric Gold, Alexa Vega and Jamie Kennedy, who was Hewitt's boyfriend at the time of filming. Plot A good-hearted musician struggles to find a way to tell his beautiful barista coworker that he loves her, despite the fact that she is in a relationship with an abusive boyfriend. Meanwhile, regulars and customers at the café where they work have their own problems and encounters. A police officer keeps his eye on his wayward cousin, who owes money to a charismatic dealer, and a married man contemplates his relationship with a good-looking new acquaintance. However, one customer learns he is in fact the main character in the microcosm of the café, all designed by a young girl, who is actually God. Cast *Jennifer Love Hewitt as Claire *Alexa Vega as Sally * Jamie Kennedy as Glenn * Michaela McManus as the Movie Woman * Madeline Carroll as Elly *Daniel Eric Gold as Todd *Cec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bear (2010 Film)
''Bear'' is a 2010 American natural horror film directed by Roel Reiné (under the pseudonym of John Rebel) and starring Patrick Scott Lewis and Katie Lowes. The film centers on four people who become the target of an extremely aggressive and wrathful grizzly bear. Plot Businessman Sam, his wife Liz and his musician brother Nick with his girlfriend Christine are driving through a remote countryside to their father's birthday dinner. Several miles into a back road shortcut, they get a flat tire and are unable to get a cell phone signal to call for help. While repairing the tire, Sam berates Nick for wasting his life being a musician, his latest fling with Christine being another mistake on his judgement list. As they are arguing, they are approached by a grizzly bear. Despite Nick's efforts to convince the group to calmly leave, Sam takes matters into his own hands and shoots the bear down with a handgun. After the bear dies, they are approached by a larger male bear who charges t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Job (2009 Film)
''The Job'' is an independent darkly comic drama written and directed by Shem Bitterman based on his 1998 play. The film world premiered on September 26, 2009, at the San Diego Film Festival where writer Shem Bitterman won a Best Screenplay award. Plot A hapless man named Bubba, who is desperate to find a job and marry the woman he loves, is hooked up with a slick employment agent by a drifter. Only after agreeing to the job (a contract kill, no less), Bubba finds himself in over his head. Cast * Patrick Flueger as Bubba *Taryn Manning as Joy *Ron Perlman as Jim *Joe Pantoliano as Perriman * Katie Lowes as Connie Production Filming began on 6 May 2008 in Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ..., and ended in July 2008. Release After a very brief limited releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easy Money (TV Series)
''Easy Money'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on The CW from October 5, 2008 to August 16, 2009. The series was created by Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider. The show—along with '' Valentine'', '' Surviving Suburbia'', and '' In Harm's Way''—are shows programmed by Media Rights Capital (MRC), an independent producer of television programming. The Sunday night block (5pm–10pm) was sold to the producers on a leased-time basis from The CW after the network had no ratings success with the night. Production of the series was put on hold in mid-October and was expected to resume within four to six weeks. Two weeks later, MRC decided to cancel both ''Easy Money'' and ''Valentine''. On November 20, 2008, The CW announced that it was ending its Sunday Night agreement with MRC, removing the current shows and programming the night itself. On July 6, 2009, The CW announced that beginning July 26, the series would begin burning off the remaining episodes Sunday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The CW
The CW Network, LLC (commonly referred to as The CW or simply CW) is an American commercial broadcast television network which is controlled by Nexstar Media Group through a 75% ownership interest. The network's name is derived from the first letters of the names of its two founding co-owners CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Nexstar acquired a 75% controlling stake in the network on October 3, 2022, with Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery ( CBS Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. Television's respective parent companies) each retaining a 12.5% ownership stake. The CW debuted on September 18, 2006 as the successor to UPN and the WB, which had respectively shut down on September 15 and 17 of that year. The CW's first two nights of programming – on September 18, 2006 and September 19, 2006 – consisted of reruns and launch-related specials. The CW marked its formal launch date on September 20, 2006, with the two-hour premiere of the seventh cycle of '' Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Metcalf
Laura Elizabeth "Laurie" Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is an American actress and comedian. Known for her complex and versatile roles across the stage and screen, she has received various accolades throughout a career spanning more than four decades, including 4 Primetime Emmy Awards and 2 Tony Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. Metcalf began her career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and frequently works in Chicago theatre. She made her Broadway debut in the 1985 play ''My Thing of Love''. She went on to receive two Tony Awards, her first for Best Actress in a Play for her role in '' A Doll's House, Part 2'' (2017) followed by her win for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the revival of Edward Albee's '' Three Tall Women'' (2018). Her other Tony-nominated roles were for ''November'' (2008), '' The Other Place'' (2010), '' Misery'' (2016), and '' Hillary and Clinton'' (2019). On television, she playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
