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Make It Work!
''Make It Work!'' is an American television special premiered on The CW on August 26, 2020. It focuses on group of women trying to help and support in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Appearances * Mara Brock Akil * Lake Bell * Alison Brie * Connie Britton * Nkechi Okoro Carroll * Rosario Dawson * Beanie Feldstein * Jane Fonda * Jennifer Garner * Elizabeth Gillies * Kathryn Hahn * Rachael Harris * Cheryl Hines * Sarah Jeffery * Marta Kauffman * Javicia Leslie * Melanie Liburd * Catt Sadler * Andrea Savage * Sherri Shepherd * Alexandra Shipp * Rain Valdez * Michaela Watkins * Kym Whitley * Alfre Woodard Alfre Woodard (; born November 8, 1952) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including four Primetime Emmy Awards (tying the record for the most acting Emmys won by an African-American performer, along with Regina King) ... References External links * 2020 television specials August 2020 events in the United States Television s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Jeffery
Sarah Marie Jeffery is a Canadian actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her work on the NBC series ''Shades of Blue'' and Disney Channel's ''Descendants'' franchise. From 2018 to 2022, she has portrayed the lead role of Maggie Vera on the CW reboot series '' Charmed''. Early life Jeffery was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and is of mixed African, Indigenous Canadian, and English descent. Jeffery has been singing, dancing and acting in musicals and theatrical productions since she was three years old. Career Jeffery's first major acting role was in the Cartoon Network television film ''Aliens in the House''. Shortly after, she landed a lead role in the DirecTV original series ''Rogue'', working opposite Thandie Newton, playing the role of her daughter, Evie Travis. She subsequently joined the cast of Fox's sci-fi drama series '' Wayward Pines'' playing the recurring role of Amy, opposite Matt Dillon and Carla Gugino. In 2015, Jeffery played the role of Princess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August 2020 Events In The United States
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Its zodiac sign is Leo and was originally named ''Sextilis'' in Latin because it was the 6th month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, with March being the first month of the year. About 700 BC, it became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days. Julius Caesar added two days when he created the Julian calendar in 46 BC (708 AUC), giving it its modern length of 31 days. In 8 BC, it was renamed in honor of Emperor Augustus. According to a Senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius, he chose this month because it was the time of several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt. Commonly repeated lore has it that August has 31 days because Augustus wanted his month to match the length of Julius Caesar's July, but t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard (; born November 8, 1952) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including four Primetime Emmy Awards (tying the record for the most acting Emmys won by an African-American performer, along with Regina King), a Golden Globe Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and two Grammy Awards. In 2020, ''The New York Times'' ranked Woodard seventeenth on its list of "The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century". She is also known for her work as a political activist and producer. Woodard is a founder of Artists for a New South Africa, an organization devoted to advancing democracy and equality in that country. She is a board member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Woodard began her acting career in theater. After her breakthrough role in the Off-Broadway play '' For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf'' (1977), she made her film debut in '' Remember My ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kym Whitley
Kym Elizabeth Whitley is an American comedian and actress. She is best known for her roles on television sitcoms, such as '' My Brother and Me'', ''Sparks'', '' Animal Practice'', '' The Boondocks'', '' Young & Hungry'', '' The Parkers'', '' The Cleveland Show'', and '' Black Dynamite''. Whitley was nominated for a 2004 BET Comedy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Box Office Movie for her role as Ormandy in the 2003 comedy film '' Deliver Us From Eva''. Early life and education Whitley was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio to Kaysonia and William Whitley. Her father was a founding partner of the black architectural firm of Whitley and Whitley. Whitley and Whitley was involved with work on Tower City Center, the Cleveland State University Convocation Center, Lincoln Junior High School, the Lee-Harvard Branch of Cleveland Public Library, the Central Area Multi-Service Center, and the Cleveland Clinic Guesthouse development. They were also involved in a joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaela Watkins
Michaela Suzanne Watkins (born December 14, 1971) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for starring on the Hulu series ''Casual'' and on the short-lived sitcoms '' The Unicorn'' and ''Trophy Wife'', as well as being a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2008 to 2009. She has also recurred on television series such as ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'', '' ''Catastrophe'''', ''Enlightened'' and '' Search Party'' and appeared in films such as '' The Back-up Plan'' (2010), ''Wanderlust'' (2012), '' Enough Said'' (2013) and '' Sword of Trust'' (2019). Early life Watkins was born in Syracuse, New York, the daughter of former Latin teacher mother Myrna Watkins and Syracuse University mathematician father Mark Watkins. She has two sisters, Rebecca Kent and Sarah Fitts. Watkins was raised in DeWitt, New York, a suburb of Syracuse, in a Jewish family. After her parents' divorce, Watkins' mother obtained a marketing degree and relocated the family to Boston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain Valdez
Rain Valdez (born 1981) is an American actress, writer, and producer who rose to prominence with her award-winning short film, ''Ryans''. She stars in the web series ''Razor Tongue'', which she created and which has earned her a Primetime Emmy nomination in Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. Valdez got her start playing Coco in season 2 of TV Land's '' Lopez''. She consulted on ''Transparent'' and starred in the show's fourth season. She has written for ''Vice'' and '' Popsugar''. Early life Valdez was born in Manila, Philippines and was raised by her mother and stepfather in Dededo, Guam. She began writing poems and short stories as a junior high school student. She attended Simon Sanchez High School in Yigo before moving to Los Angeles in 2000, waiting tables and modeling to support herself while studying acting. Career Valdez began her career as a producer's assistant in 2006. In 2010, she wrote and starred in her first short, ''Silly Games''. In 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Shipp
Alexandra Ruth Shipp is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence for portraying singer Aaliyah in the Lifetime television film '' Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B'' (2014) and Kimberly Woodruff in the Oscar-nominated film ''Straight Outta Compton'' (2015). Shipp is best known for playing Storm in the ''X-Men'' franchise, starting with '' X-Men: Apocalypse'', Abby Suso in the 2018 romantic comedy ''Love, Simon'', and Susan Wilson in musical drama '' tick, tick... BOOM!''. Early life Shipp was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Her mother is a Kundalini yoga teacher, and her father is a musician. Her father is black and her mother is white. She has two brothers, James and Jordan, and a stepsister, Kasia. Shipp was educated at Squaw Peak Elementary School, Arizona School for the Arts, and St. Mary's Catholic High School in Phoenix. She moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17 to pursue an acting career. Career In 2009, Shipp made her acting debut with a minor role in '' Alvin and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherri Shepherd
Sherri Shepherd (born April 22, 1967) is an American actress, comedian, author, broadcaster, and television personality. She currently hosts the daily syndicated daytime talk show, '' Sherri''. From 2007 to 2014, Shepherd was a co-host of the daytime talk show '' The View'', for which she received multiple Daytime Emmy Award nominations, winning one in 2009. She also starred in the sitcoms '' The Jamie Foxx Show'' (1999-2001), '' Less than Perfect'' (2002–2006), '' Sherri'' (2009), '' Trial & Error'' (2017–2018), and ''Mr. Iglesias'' (2019–2020). In 2009, she published the book ''Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Herself a Break''. In 2012, she appeared as a contestant on the 14th season of the reality competition series '' Dancing with the Stars''. Shepherd had a recurring role as Angie Jordan on '' 30 Rock'' and hosted the game show '' Best Ever Trivia Show''. Early life Shepherd was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of LaVerne (d. 1991) and Lawren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Savage
Andrea Kristen Savage (born February 20, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, and writer known for her roles in projects such as the Comedy Central mockumentary series ''Dog Bites Man'' (2006), the comedy film '' Step Brothers'' (2008), Hulu's reality TV parody series '' The Hotwives'' (2014–2015), the HBO comedy ''Veep'' (2016–2017), and TruTV's comedy series '' I'm Sorry'' (2017–2019), which she also created. Early life and education Savage was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Sharon Lee () and Richard Savage. She is three quarters Ashkenazi Jewish and one quarter Greek descent (her maternal grandfather was of Greek origin). In her senior year of high school, she played Mame in ''Mame''. She graduated from Cornell University with a degree in government and a minor in law studies. She has performed stand-up comedy at The Improv, The Comedy Store, The Ice House and other venues around Los Angeles. Career Savage began her acting career playing Renata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catt Sadler
Catt Sadler (born August 24, 1974) is an entertainment reporter who is best known for her work in ''E! News, E! News Weekend'' and ''Daily Pop''. She previously co-hosted the network's '' The Daily 10'' before its cancellation. Early life Sadler was born in Martinsville, Indiana. Career Before finishing college, Sadler was hired by WXIN, the Fox affiliate in Indianapolis to host the weekly segment "Youth Matters". She then hosted a short lived house music dance show called "The Groove" on WXIN. After working in local news for about a year, she moved to California to advance her career. After appearing as an extra in a few VH1 spoofs in Hollywood, Sadler got her first broadcasting job as an entertainment reporter in San Francisco in 1997 at KBWB/KNTV in San Jose, California, for their entertainment news segments. For four years she hosted a nightly lifestyle segment called "The Bay Beat" and traveled frequently to Los Angeles and New York to conduct celebrity interviews. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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