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Parallel Lives (film)
''Parallel Lives'' is a 1994 American television film, made-for-television mystery film, mystery-drama (film and television), drama film written, directed and produced by Linda Yellen which returns some actors and similar patterns of Yellen's previous work, ''Chantilly Lace (film), Chantilly Lace''. The film features an Ensemble cast, all-star cast: James Belushi, James Brolin, LeVar Burton, Lindsay Crouse, Jill Eikenberry, Ben Gazzara, Jack Klugman, Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Gena Rowlands, Ally Sheedy, Helen Slater, Mira Sorvino, Paul Sorvino, Robert Wagner, Patricia Wettig, JoBeth Williams and Treat Williams. ''Parallel Lives'' was broadcast August 14, 1994, on Showtime (TV network), Showtime. Plot A college reunion turns into a tangled web of passion, romance and intrigue as old friends and enemies catch up with each other's lives. Cast *James Belushi as Nick Dimas *Liza Minnelli as Stevie Merrill *James Brolin as Professor Spencer Jones *Helen Slater as Elsa Freedman *LeV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Yellen
Linda Yellen is an American director, producer and writer of film and television, (born in New York City). As a producer some of her credits are '' Playing for Time'' (1980), ''The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana'' (1982) and ''Second Serve'' (1986). Some of her credits as a director include '' Northern Lights'' (1997), ''The Simian Line'' (2001), '' William & Catherine: A Royal Romance'' (2011) and '' The Last Film Festival'' (2011) which stars Dennis Hopper in his final acting role. "BLUSH" (2014) The untold story of a love triangle between Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich and Mercedes De Acosta She is the producer/writer of "Skinny and Cat" (2014) Linda's projects have received 2 Peabodys, 7 Emmys, including a Primetime Emmy Award as a producer for '' Playing for Time'' in 1981, 1 Silver Nymph and 2 Christophers. She is an alumna of Barnard College and Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chantilly Lace (film)
''Chantilly Lace'' is a 1993 American made-for-television drama film shot in Sundance, Utah, for the Showtime Network and eventually released on video via Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. The film was directed by Linda Yellen and features dialogue that was largely improvised by its ensemble cast. It had its television premiere on Showtime on July 18, 1993. Plot Several female friends gather at a Colorado Rockies vacation home over the course of a year. The women include Natalie, a film critic who is turning 40, as well as Hannah, an artist who is married to Natalie’s ex-husband. There is also Val, a woman in an unhappy marriage, and Val’s younger sister Elizabeth, who brings along her photojournalist friend Anne. Rounding out the group are Maggie, a nun who is having a crisis of faith, and Rheza, a recent divorcée. During the story, the group meets three times, with the first occasion being a celebration of Natalie's 40th birthday. The second occasion is to celebrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Sorvino
Paul Anthony Sorvino (, ; April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor. He often portrayed authority figures on both the criminal and the law enforcement sides of the law. Sorvino was particularly known for his roles as Lucchese crime family ''caporegime'' Paulie Cicero (based on real life gangster Paul Vario) in Martin Scorsese's 1990 gangster film ''Goodfellas'' and as NYPD Sergeant Phil Cerreta on the second season of the TV series ''Law & Order''. He also played a variety of father figures, including Juliet's father in Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film ''Romeo + Juliet'', as well as guest appearances as the father of Bruce Willis' character on the TV series '' Moonlighting'' and the father of Jeff Garlin's character on '' The Goldbergs''. He was in additional supporting roles in '' A Touch of Class'' (1973), '' Reds'' (1981), '' The Rocketeer'' (1991), '' Nixon'' (1995, as Henry Kissinger), and '' The Cooler'' (2003). Usually cast in dramatic supporting roles, he occas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mira Sorvino
Mira Katherine Sorvino (; born September 28, 1967) is an American actress. She won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Woody Allen's '' Mighty Aphrodite'' (1995). She also starred in the films '' Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'' (1997), '' Mimic'' (1997), ''Lulu on the Bridge'' (1998), '' The Replacement Killers'' (1998), ''Summer of Sam'' (1999), and '' Like Dandelion Dust'' (2009). For her work in television, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in '' Norma Jean & Marilyn'' (1996), and twice nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, again for her performance as Marilyn Monroe and her leading role in ''Human Trafficking'' (2005). Early life Sorvino was born on September 28, 1967 in Manhattan, New York City, to Lorraine Ruth Davis, a drama therapist for Alzheimer's disease pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Slater
Helen Rachel Slater (born December 15, 1963) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She played the title character in the 1984 film ''Supergirl'', and returned to the 2015 TV series of the same title, this time as Supergirl's adoptive mother, Eliza Danvers. In the intervening years, she starred in several films including '' The Legend of Billie Jean'' (1985), '' Ruthless People'' (1986), '' The Secret of My Success'' (1987), and ''City Slickers'' (1991). She additionally found work as an actress in television, and stage projects, including three guest appearances on the series ''Smallville'' (2007–2010). Early life Slater was born in Bethpage, New York. She is Jewish. Her parents, Alice Joan (née Citrin), a lawyer and nuclear disarmament peace activist based in New York City, and Gerald Slater, a television executive, divorced in 1974. She has a brother, David, who is a lawyer in New York City. Slater attended Great Neck South High School and then transferred to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ally Sheedy
Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy (born June 13, 1962) is an American actress. Following her film debut in 1983's '' Bad Boys'', she became known as one of the Brat Pack group of actors and starred in '' WarGames'' (1983), '' The Breakfast Club'' (1985) and ''Short Circuit'' (1986). For her performance in Lisa Cholodenko's '' High Art'' (1998), Sheedy won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. Early life Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy was born in New York City on June 13, 1962, and has two siblings, brother Patrick and sister Meghan. Her mother, Charlotte (''née'' Baum), is a writer and press agent who was involved in women's and civil rights movements, and her father, John J. Sheedy Jr., is a Manhattan advertising executive. Sheedy's mother is Eastern European Jewish, whereas her father is of Irish Catholic background. Her maternal grandmother was from Odessa, Ukraine. Her parents divorced in 1971. She attended the Bank Street School for Children, followed by Columbia Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudley Moore
Dudley Stuart John Moore CBE (19 April 193527 March 2002) was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. Moore first came to prominence in the UK as a leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He was one of the four writer-performers in the comedy revue '' Beyond the Fringe'' from 1960 that created a boom in satiric comedy, and with a member of that team, Peter Cook, collaborated on the BBC television series '' Not Only... But Also''. As a popular double act, Moore’s buffoonery contrasted with Cook’s deadpan monologues. They jointly received the 1966 British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance. They worked together on other projects until the mid 1970s, by which time Moore had settled in Los Angeles to concentrate on his film acting. His career as a comedy film actor was marked by hit films, particularly '' Bedazzled'' (1967), set in Swinging Sixties London (in which he co-starred with Cook) and Hollywood productions '' Foul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Klugman
Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor of stage, film, and television. He began his career in 1950 and started television and film work with roles in '' 12 Angry Men'' (1957) and '' Cry Terror!'' (1958). During the 1960s, he guest-starred on numerous television series. Klugman won his first Primetime Emmy Award for his guest-starring role on '' The Defenders'' in 1964. He also made a total of four appearances on ''The Twilight Zone'' from 1960 to 1963. In 1965, Klugman replaced Walter Matthau as Oscar Madison in the Broadway play '' The Odd Couple''. Five years later, he reprised that role in the television adaptation of '' The Odd Couple'' opposite Tony Randall. The series aired from 1970 to 1975. Klugman won his second and third Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for his work on the series. From 1976 to 1983, he starred in the title role in '' Quincy, M.E.'', for which he earned four Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Gazzara
Biagio Anthony Gazzara (August 28, 1930 – February 3, 2012) was an American actor and director of film, stage, and television. He received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Drama Desk Award, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and three Tony Awards. Born to Italian immigrants in New York City, Gazzara studied at The New School and began his professional career with the Actors Studio, of which he was a lifelong member. His breakthrough role was in the Broadway play ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (1955–56), which earned him widespread acclaim. A memorable performance as a soldier on trial for murder in Otto Preminger's '' Anatomy of a Murder'' (1959) transitioned him to an equally successful screen career. As the star of the television series '' Run for Your Life'' (1965–1968), Gazzara was nominated for three Golden Globes and two Emmy Awards. He won his only Emmy Award for the television film ''Hysterical Blindness'' (2002). He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Eikenberry
Jill Susan Eikenberry (born January 21, 1947) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She is known for her role as lawyer Ann Kelsey on the NBC drama ''L.A. Law'' (1986–94), for which she is a five-time Emmy Award and four-time Golden Globe Award nominee, winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 1989. She received an Obie Award in 1986 for the Off-Broadway plays ''Lemon Sky'' and ''Life Under Water'', and was nominated for a 2011 Drama Desk Award for the Off-Broadway musical ''The Kid''. Her film appearances include ''Hide in Plain Sight'' (1980), ''Arthur'' (1981) and ''The Manhattan Project'' (1986). Life and career Eikenberry was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and was raised in Madison, Wisconsin and St. Joseph and Kansas City, Missouri. She began studies in anthropology at Barnard College of Columbia University but in her second year she auditioned for and was accepted into the Yale School of Drama. She met Michael Tucker at the Arena S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Crouse
Lindsay Ann Crouse is a retired American actress. She made her Broadway debut in the 1972 revival of ''Much Ado About Nothing'' and appeared in her first film in 1976 in '' All the President's Men''. For her role in the 1984 film '' Places in the Heart'', she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include ''Slap Shot'' (1977), '' Between the Lines'' (1977), '' The Verdict'' (1982), '' Prefontaine'' (1997), and '' The Insider'' (1999). She also had a leading role in the 1987 film '' House of Games'', which was directed by her then-husband David Mamet. In 1996, she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for "Between Mother and Daughter", an episode of '' CBS Schoolbreak Special''. She is also a Grammy Award nominee. Early life Crouse was born in New York City, the daughter of Anna (née Erskine) and Russel Crouse, a playwright. Her maternal grandparents were author and educator John Erskine and his wife Pauline Ives. Lindsay Ann Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LeVar Burton
Levar Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957) is an American actor, director, and television host, best known for playing Geordi La Forge in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1994). He also played Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries '' Roots'' (1977), and was host of the PBS Kids educational television series ''Reading Rainbow'' for more than 23 years (1983–2006). He received 12 Daytime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award as host and executive producer of ''Reading Rainbow''. His other roles include Cap Jackson in ''Looking for Mr. Goodbar'' (1977), Donald Lang in ''Dummy'' (1979), Tommy Price in ''The Hunter'' (1980), which earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, and Martin Luther King Jr. in ''Ali'' (2001). Burton received the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards for his narration of the book ''The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.'' In 1990, he was honored for his achievements in televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
