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Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy
''Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy'' (known as ''Lipstick'' in some countries) is a 2006 American biographical comedy-drama television film directed by Peter Werner and written by Nancey Silvers. Based on the 2004 memoir by Geralyn Lucas, it stars Sarah Chalke as Lucas, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 27. Jay Harrington and Patti LaBelle also star. It aired on Lifetime on October 23, 2006. Plot Shortly after graduating from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Geralyn Lucas lands her dream job working for ''20/20''. Lucas is then diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 27 and has a dilemma — whether to have a lumpectomy or the potentially safer mastectomy. After consulting several doctors (including her husband) and researching the operations she decides to undergo a mastectomy. Her subsequent chemotherapy treatment leads to tensions within her marriage but the couple stays together. She also has breast reconstruction. The final shot is of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biographical Film
A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or group of people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from Docudrama, docudrama films and Historical drama, historical drama films in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a single person's life story or at least the most historically important years of their lives. Context Biopic scholars include George F. Custen of the College of Staten Island and Dennis P. Bingham of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. Custen, in ''Bio/Pics: How Hollywood Constructed Public History'' (1992), regards the genre as having died with the Studio system, Hollywood studio era, and in particular, Darryl F. Zanuck. On the other hand, Bingham's 2010 study ''Whose Lives Are They Anyway? The Biopic as Contemporary Film Genre'' shows how it perpetuates as a codified genre using many of the same tropes used in the studio era that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy (often abbreviated chemo, sometimes CTX and CTx) is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (list of chemotherapeutic agents, chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) in a standard chemotherapy regimen, regimen. Chemotherapy may be given with a cure, curative intent (which almost always involves combinations of drugs), or it may aim only to prolong life or to Palliative care, reduce symptoms (Palliative care, palliative chemotherapy). Chemotherapy is one of the major categories of the medical discipline specifically devoted to pharmacotherapy for cancer, which is called ''oncology#Specialties, medical oncology''. The term ''chemotherapy'' now means the non-specific use of intracellular poisons to inhibit mitosis (cell division) or to induce DNA damage (naturally occurring), DNA damage (so that DNA repair can augment chemotherapy). This meaning excludes the more-selective agents that block extracellular signals (signal transduction) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2006, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Pixar celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2006 with the release of its 7th film, ''Cars''. Evaluation of the year Philip French of ''The Guardian'' described 2006 as "an outstanding year for British cinema". He went on to emphasize, "Six of our well-established directors have made highly individual films of real distinction: Michael Winterbottom's '' A Cock and Bull Story'', Ken Loach's Palme d'Or winner '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'', Christopher Nolan's '' The Prestige'', Stephen Frears's '' The Queen'', Paul Greengrass's '' United 93'' and Nicholas Hytner's '' The History Boys''. Two young directors made confident debuts, both offering a jaundiced view of contemporary Britain: Andrea Arnold's Red Road and Paul Andrew Williams's London to Brighton. In addition the gifted Mexican Alfonso Cuaron came here to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Television Films
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three regular polygons capable of tiling the plane. A hexagon also has 6 edges as well as 6 internal and external angles. 6 is the second smallest composite number. It is also the first number that is the sum of its proper divisors, making it the smallest perfect number. It is also the only perfect number that doesn't have a digital root of 1. 6 is the first unitary perfect number, since it is the sum of its positive proper unitary divisors, without including itself. Only five such numbers are known to exist. 6 is the largest of the four all-Harshad numbers. 6 is the 2nd superior highly composite number, the 2nd colossally abundant number, the 3rd triangular number, the 4th highly composite number, a pronic number, a congruent number, a harmonic divisor number, and a semiprime. 6 is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Roberts (actress)
Kim Roberts is a Canadian actress, best known for her roles as Mayor Goodway in ''Paw Patrol'', Greta on '' The Sinner'', Christine in '' The Handmaids Tale'', Marnie in ''Schitt's Creek'', Neeva in ''The Strain'', Gloria in '' Lucky Seven'', Camilla in ''Being Erica'', Mazz in ''The Doodlebops'', Mrs. Arvin in ''I'm Not There'', Deborah in ''Saw III'' and ''Saw IV'' and Mrs. Bosco in '' The Cheetah Girls''. Early life Roberts' parents are from the Caribbean. Her mother, Josephine is from the Creole island of Dominica and her late father, Oswald, was born in Jamaica. They met and married in Toronto, Canada, where Roberts and her brother Mark were born. Roberts still has close ties to both islands. As a child, Roberts performed as a member of The Friendship Circle, a group of young singers and dancers directed by Lois Lilienstein of Sharon, Lois and Bram and her partner Louise. The ensemble toured locally, singing folk songs at schools and festivals like Mariposa, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Merchant
Lisa Merchant is a Canadian comic improviser and actress. She played Brenda Murphy on ''Train 48'', and appeared on '' Improv Heaven and Hell''. She has won three Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Female Improviser (in 2001, 2003 & 2005). Alongside Paul O'Sullivan, Debra McGrath, Rebecca Northan and Peter Oldring, she received a Gemini Award nomination for Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series at the 19th Gemini Awards in 2004 for '' The Joe Blow Show''."2004 Gemini Awards top-category nominees". ''Montreal Gazette ''The Gazette'', also known as the ''Montreal Gazette'', is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper which is owned by Postmedia Network. It is published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the only English-language daily newspape ...'', December 11, 2004. References External links * Canadian television actresses Canadian women comedians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian Comedy Award winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicky Guadagni
Nicky Guadagni (born August 1, 1952) is a Canadian actress who has worked on stage, radio, film and television. Life and career Originally from Montreal, Nicky Guadagni majored in drama at Dawson College and went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Her first role after graduation was playing Miranda, with Paul Scofield as Prospero, in a production of ''The Tempest'' in the West End of London. Her theatre work in Canada includes ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at Stratford Third Stage; ''Zastrozzi'' and ''Criminal Genius'' at the Factory Theatre; ''Hamlet'' and ''Mother Courage'' for the National Arts Centre; ''The Seagull'' and ''The Member of the Wedding'' at Tarragon Theatre; and ''OD on Paradise'' at Theatre Passe Muraille. Guadagni has been nominated for five Gemini Awards for her work on television, and received the award in 1998 (Best Supporting Actress, ''Major Crime'') and 2004 (Best Actress in a Guest Role, '' Blue Murder'', "Eyewitness"). She wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Elliott
Laurie Elliott (born January 18, 1971) is a Canadian actress, voice actress, television writer, and stand-up comedian. She is best known as the voice of Jo from ''Total Drama''. She also worked as a writer of Nickelodeon's '' Corn & Peg'' for its 2 seasons (2019–2020). Career She has appeared in ''The Red Green Show'', and won the 2006 Canadian Comedy Award as Best Female Stand-up. She is also a member of the sketch comedy duo Kevlor-2000 with Kevin MacDonald. In 2003, Elliott participated in an April Fool's prank staged by Canada's Comedy Network, which announced that she was slated to star in a new remake of the 1970s Canadian sitcom '' The Trouble with Tracy''. Elliott participated in the Canadian live comedy show '' Video on Trial'' which also starred fellow Canadian comedians such as Debra DiGiovanni, Ron Sparks and Nikki Payne. Elliot starred in '' Atomic Betty'' as Noah Parker, Rodney Patella in ''Moville Mysteries'', and voiced Jo on '' Skatoony'', '' Total Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Lea
Ron Lea is a Canadian actor, who has had roles in '' Wind at My Back'' (1997–2000), '' Doc'', '' Street Legal'', '' This is Wonderland'', '' Victor'' (2008), ''Flashpoint'' (2009), ''Good Witch'' (2015), and ''The Strain'' (2015). Early life Lea was born in Montreal, and attended Concordia University Concordia University () is a Public university, public English-language research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College (Montreal), Loyola College and Sir George Williams Universit .... He studied acting at the National Theatre School of Canada. Career Between 1990–1994, Lea played Brian Malony in ''Street Legal'', for which he won the Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1995. In 2008, he was nominated for a Gemini award again, for his role as Cliff Barry in the television movie '' Victor'' (2008). He starred in a single episode of ''Flashpoint'' (2009), for which he was nominated for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Saunders
Elizabeth Saunders (née Brown) is a Canadian actress who has acted on stages throughout Canada over her career, including performing in several seasons at the Shaw Festival where she appeared in ''This Happy Breed'', ''Counsellor-At-Law'', '' Too True To Be Good'', among other productions. She is best known for playing Donna in the American television series ''From'' (2022). as for her role as the voice of Mrs Turtle in the Canadian animated series ''Franklin'' (1997-2004). She is credited for over 80 on screen and voice acting roles including in ''The Shrouds'' 2024, ''The Boondock Saints'' (1999), '' Slings & Arrows'' (2005), '' It'' (2017), ''Alias Grace'' (2017), ''When Hope Calls ''(2019) and ''Clarice'' (2021). She is also the voice of Mailperson Mary on ''Henry's World''. She received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting actress nomination for her role as Donna in ''From'' at the 52nd annual Saturn award a Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Pla
Conrad Pla (born October 24, 1966) is a Spanish-Canadian actor and former professional kickboxer. He is best known for founding Tristar Gym and starring in the Canadian television series ''ReGenesis''. Early life Pla was born in Madrid and moved to Canada with his parents at the age of three. Career Pla was a professional kickboxer between the ages of 18 and 32. He competed in the light heavyweight and super middleweight division. With 26 pro fights, he was ranked 3rd in the world, was the International Sport Karate Association, ISKA North American Champion as well as the World Kickboxing Association, WKA Intercontinental Champion. He fought Javier Mendez (mixed martial arts trainer), Javier Mendez for the ISKA World title in Santa Cruz, California, in 1995 but lost a close split decision. An injury forced him to retire from the sport. He started the Tristar Gym in 1991 together with Michel Lavallée and Ron Di Cecco. In 2001, the gym was sold to Alexandre Choko. He teaches kic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayko Nguyen
Mayko Nguyen is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in ''ReGenesis'', ''Rookie Blue'', '' Killjoys'', ''Titans'' and '' Hudson & Rex''. Early life Nguyen grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and currently lives in Toronto. Nguyen has had lead and recurring roles on a variety of television series, including ''Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures'', '' Cracked'' and '' Slasher''. Nguyen's most notable television roles are Mayko Tran on ''ReGenesis'', Sue Tran on ''Rookie Blue'' and Delle Seyah Kendry on '' Killjoys''. Currently she stars in the Citytv show '' Hudson & Rex'', a serial police drama where she plays a police forensicist. Nguyen's film work includes '' Going the Distance'', ''The Last New Year'' and '' Below Her Mouth''. Nguyen is also a stage actress, and performed in ''The Unending'' during the 2016 Toronto Fringe Festival and David French's two hander play, ''Salt-Water Moon'' in the spring of 2016. ''Salt-Water Moon'' went on to be named "Best Toronto The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
