In 2019, Sandra Oh simultaneously received her seventh and eighth acting Emmy nominations for “Killing Eve” (drama lead) and “Saturday Night Live” (comedy guest). Five years later, her performance bid total is set to reach an even dozen thanks to her respective lead and supporting performances in the telefilm “Quiz Lady” and the limited series “The Sympathizer.” Earning TV academy recognition for these two roles would make her the eighth woman to compete for both possible limited program acting awards at once.
In “Quiz Lady,” which premiered on Hulu last November, Oh plays Jenny Yum, a vivacious yet reckless woman who reunites with her estranged younger sister (Awkwafina) to resolve their mother’s gambling debts. “The Sympathizer,” which began airing on HBO in April, features her in the role of Sofia Mori, a 1970s Japanese American secretary who becomes entangled with a communist spy (Hoa Xuande).
Prior to amassing her four...
In “Quiz Lady,” which premiered on Hulu last November, Oh plays Jenny Yum, a vivacious yet reckless woman who reunites with her estranged younger sister (Awkwafina) to resolve their mother’s gambling debts. “The Sympathizer,” which began airing on HBO in April, features her in the role of Sofia Mori, a 1970s Japanese American secretary who becomes entangled with a communist spy (Hoa Xuande).
Prior to amassing her four...
- 5/10/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
While the first Primetime Emmys battle involving two male drama series costars occurred in 1957, it took until 1980 for there to be such a showdown in the corresponding female category. In the time since on-screen mother and daughter Sada Thompson and Kristy McNichol (“Family”) faced off, 10 more pairs of dramatic lead actresses have been pitted against each other at the Emmys between one and six times each. Scroll through our chronological photo gallery to learn more about the 22 separate cases of dual Best Drama Actress nominations.
The largest portion of this category’s costar face-offs is credited to Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless of “Cagney & Lacey.” After Gless replaced Daly’s first season costar, Meg Foster, the pair never failed to jointly earn TV academy recognition, leading to a record four wins for Daly and two for Gless (1986-1987). The other series that account for multiple entries on this list are “L.A. Law,...
The largest portion of this category’s costar face-offs is credited to Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless of “Cagney & Lacey.” After Gless replaced Daly’s first season costar, Meg Foster, the pair never failed to jointly earn TV academy recognition, leading to a record four wins for Daly and two for Gless (1986-1987). The other series that account for multiple entries on this list are “L.A. Law,...
- 9/26/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Nicolas Coster, the soap opera stalwart who starred on Another World, Santa Barbara and All My Children and appeared in such films as All the President’s Men, Reds and Stir Crazy, has died. He was 89.
Coster died Monday in a hospital in Florida, his daughter Dinneen Coster announced on Facebook.
“Please remember him as a great artist,” she wrote. “He was an actor’s actor! I will always be inspired by him and know how lucky I am to have such a great father!!
A familiar character actor who often portrayed officious types, Coster played chief of detectives J.E. Carson on The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo and later recurred as the millionaire father of Lisa Whelchel’s Blair Warner on another 1980’s NBC sitcom, The Facts of Life.
He appeared often on Broadway, and in his 1961 debut, he understudied for Lawrence Olivier as Henry II in Becket. Two decades later,...
Coster died Monday in a hospital in Florida, his daughter Dinneen Coster announced on Facebook.
“Please remember him as a great artist,” she wrote. “He was an actor’s actor! I will always be inspired by him and know how lucky I am to have such a great father!!
A familiar character actor who often portrayed officious types, Coster played chief of detectives J.E. Carson on The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo and later recurred as the millionaire father of Lisa Whelchel’s Blair Warner on another 1980’s NBC sitcom, The Facts of Life.
He appeared often on Broadway, and in his 1961 debut, he understudied for Lawrence Olivier as Henry II in Becket. Two decades later,...
- 6/27/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When the 2022 Primetime Emmy nominations were revealed, Rhea Seehorn and Sydney Sweeney both had the honor of seeing their names come up twice. In addition to landing slots in the Best Drama Supporting Actress lineup for “Better Call Saul” and “Euphoria,” respectively, Seehorn (“Cooper’s Bar”) also competed for Best Short Form Actress while Sweeney (“The White Lotus”) was included among the Best Limited Series/TV Movie Supporting Actress contenders. Since neither of them had been recognized by the TV academy before, they became part of a group of 24 doubly-nominated Emmy first-timers.
Neither Seehorn nor Sweeney succeeded on either of her bids, but that isn’t surprising given the fact that only six of this group’s two dozen members have actually pulled off wins. The first such victor was Robert Cummings, who also originally established the club back in 1955. He received what would now be considered the Best Limited/Movie...
Neither Seehorn nor Sweeney succeeded on either of her bids, but that isn’t surprising given the fact that only six of this group’s two dozen members have actually pulled off wins. The first such victor was Robert Cummings, who also originally established the club back in 1955. He received what would now be considered the Best Limited/Movie...
- 6/12/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
That noise you hear is the Best Drama Actress Emmy category emptying out this year. Of last year’s six nominees, only one, “Yellowjackets” star Melanie Lynskey, is back in the running. Reigning champ Zendaya (“Euphoria”) and Reese Witherspoon (“The Morning Show”) are missing this cycle, while Laura Linney (“Ozark”) and “Killing Eve” duo Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh competed for the final time for their concluded shows. Assuming Lynskey is safely in — she’s in first in the odds — there are five spots up for grabs. Could she have some company this year from her co-stars Juliette Lewis and Tawny Cypress? If they join Lynskey in the lineup, it’ll mark the first time one show has yielded three nominees in the category in a single year.
Eleven shows have produced two nominees, including “Killing Eve” (Comer and Oh), “Six Feet Under” (Frances Conroy and Rachel Griffiths), “The Sopranos...
Eleven shows have produced two nominees, including “Killing Eve” (Comer and Oh), “Six Feet Under” (Frances Conroy and Rachel Griffiths), “The Sopranos...
- 3/21/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Included among the 2022 Primetime Emmy contenders are five actors nominated for multiple performances. Julia Garner (“Inventing Anna” and “Ozark”), Bill Hader (“Barry” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm”), and Harriet Walter (“Succession” and “Ted Lasso”) have been recognized by the TV academy before, while the remaining two – Rhea Seehorn and Sydney Sweeney – are now part of a group of 24 doubly-nominated first-timers. The respective “Better Call Saul” and “Euphoria” cast members are both up for the Best Drama Supporting Actress award, while Seehorn is also competing for Best Short Form Actress (“Cooper’s Bar”) and Sweeney for Best Limited Series/TV Movie Supporting Actress (“The White Lotus”).
The exclusive club to which Seehorn and Sweeney now belong was established back in 1955. So far, only six of its two dozen members have had what it takes to pull off wins. The first such victor was Robert Cummings, who took what would now be considered the...
The exclusive club to which Seehorn and Sweeney now belong was established back in 1955. So far, only six of its two dozen members have had what it takes to pull off wins. The first such victor was Robert Cummings, who took what would now be considered the...
- 7/15/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
An actress receiving two Primetime Emmy nominations in a single year may seem like a rare occurrence, but it is actually fairly common. In fact, there have been 65 instances since 1967, including two last year involving Aidy Bryant and Jean Smart. What is uncommon is a woman earning double recognition within the same genre, with Bryant being one of only a dozen to ever be so honored (discounting guest categories). Now, Toni Collette has a shot at becoming the lucky 13th.
For her work on the two limited series “The Staircase” and “Pieces of Her,” Collette could be nominated this year as both a featured player and a lead. On the former show, she plays Kathleen Peterson, the subject of a real early 2000s murder case that ended in the conviction of her husband, Michael. Her potential supporting notice for playing Peterson would be her third in the category following bids...
For her work on the two limited series “The Staircase” and “Pieces of Her,” Collette could be nominated this year as both a featured player and a lead. On the former show, she plays Kathleen Peterson, the subject of a real early 2000s murder case that ended in the conviction of her husband, Michael. Her potential supporting notice for playing Peterson would be her third in the category following bids...
- 5/20/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
For the first time, “The Crown” is fielding two drama actress contenders, in Emma Corrin and Olivia Colman, and both have gotten in everywhere so far. If they do it at the Emmys as expected, they’ll be one of the few duos from the same show to accomplish it in the category this century.
At the turn of the century, we got four straight years of co-star nominees in Best Drama Actress. “The Sopranos'” Edie Falco and Lorraine Bracco were nominated from 1999-2001, with Falco prevailing in 1999 and 2001 (Sela Ward won for “Once and Again” in 2000). In 2002, “Six Feet Under” landed bids for Frances Conroy and Rachel Griffith, but they lost to Allison Janney, who upgraded to lead for “The West Wing” after two consecutive victories in supporting.
After that, it was crickets for drama actress pairs — until “Killing Eve.” Sandra Oh got in by herself in 2018, becoming the...
At the turn of the century, we got four straight years of co-star nominees in Best Drama Actress. “The Sopranos'” Edie Falco and Lorraine Bracco were nominated from 1999-2001, with Falco prevailing in 1999 and 2001 (Sela Ward won for “Once and Again” in 2000). In 2002, “Six Feet Under” landed bids for Frances Conroy and Rachel Griffith, but they lost to Allison Janney, who upgraded to lead for “The West Wing” after two consecutive victories in supporting.
After that, it was crickets for drama actress pairs — until “Killing Eve.” Sandra Oh got in by herself in 2018, becoming the...
- 6/17/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Last year, Christina Applegate earned a surprise Best Comedy Actress Emmy nomination for her then-new show “Dead to Me,” while her leading lady co-star Linda Cardellini was left out in a cold. But the pair may have double to celebrate this year as Cardellini has just entered the top six in sixth place in our odds, setting the stage for them to be just the 13th pair of co-stars to be nominated in the category and just the third in 31 years.
Since the Emmys established genre-specific categories in 1966, these are the only times co-stars have been nominated for Best Comedy Actress in the same year:
1. Elizabeth Montgomery and Agnes Moorehead, “Bewitched” (1967)
2. Cathryn Damon and Katherine Helmond, “Soap” (1978)
3. Cathryn Damon and Katherine Helmond, “Soap” (1980) (Damon won)
4. Cathryn Damon and Katherine Helmond, “Soap” (1981)
5. Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James, “Kate & Allie” (1984) (Curtin won)
6. Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James, “Kate & Allie” (1985) (Curtin won)
7. Bea Arthur,...
Since the Emmys established genre-specific categories in 1966, these are the only times co-stars have been nominated for Best Comedy Actress in the same year:
1. Elizabeth Montgomery and Agnes Moorehead, “Bewitched” (1967)
2. Cathryn Damon and Katherine Helmond, “Soap” (1978)
3. Cathryn Damon and Katherine Helmond, “Soap” (1980) (Damon won)
4. Cathryn Damon and Katherine Helmond, “Soap” (1981)
5. Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James, “Kate & Allie” (1984) (Curtin won)
6. Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James, “Kate & Allie” (1985) (Curtin won)
7. Bea Arthur,...
- 4/28/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
It was a good morning for “The Morning Show” on Monday as both Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon received Golden Globe nominations for their performances in the Apple TV+ drama. As the co-leads of the series, they were both nominated in Best Drama Actress, becoming the first duo this decade to take up two slots in one year in this category. The last co-stars to do so were Lorraine Bracco and Edie Falco for “The Sopranos,” who were nominated together three years in a row from 1999-2001. “The Morning Show” becomes the ninth series in history to accomplish this at the Golden Globes. The question now becomes whether Aniston and Witherspoon will cancel each other out, leading to one of their competitors winning.
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Before “The Sopranos” ladies dominated at the turn of the 21st century, seven series earned double noms in Best Drama Actress...
See 2020 Golden Globes nominations: Full list
Before “The Sopranos” ladies dominated at the turn of the 21st century, seven series earned double noms in Best Drama Actress...
- 12/10/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
“Killing Eve” made a killing with Tuesday’s Primetime Emmy Awards nominations with nine total. Two of those are for Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer in Best Drama Actress, marking the first time since 2002 that a show produced double nominations in the category.
Oh, who last year became the first nominee of Asian descent in the category, and Comer are up against Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”), Viola Davis (“How to Get Away with Murder”), Laura Linney (“Ozark”) and Mandy Moore (“This Is Us”).
The last duo to make the cut were Frances Conroy and Rachel Griffiths from “Six Feet Under.” They lost to Allison Janney, who upgraded to lead that year after back-to-back wins in supporting for “The West Wing.” For the three years before that, “The Sopranos” co-stars Edie Falco and Lorraine Bracco competed against each other in lead, with the former winning twice in 1999 and 2001.
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Oh, who last year became the first nominee of Asian descent in the category, and Comer are up against Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”), Viola Davis (“How to Get Away with Murder”), Laura Linney (“Ozark”) and Mandy Moore (“This Is Us”).
The last duo to make the cut were Frances Conroy and Rachel Griffiths from “Six Feet Under.” They lost to Allison Janney, who upgraded to lead that year after back-to-back wins in supporting for “The West Wing.” For the three years before that, “The Sopranos” co-stars Edie Falco and Lorraine Bracco competed against each other in lead, with the former winning twice in 1999 and 2001.
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- 7/16/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Can “Killing Eve” make a killing in the Best Drama Actress Emmy race? Our early odds have Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer making the cut, which would be the first time in 17 years one show has produced two nominees in the category.
“Six Feet Under” was the last show to do so, with Frances Conroy and Rachel Griffiths, who lost to Allison Janney (“The West Wing”). For the three years before that, “The Sopranos” stars Edie Falco and Lorraine Bracco competed against each other, with the former winning twice.
The ‘90s yielded co-star nominees in 1997 (“ER’s” Julianna Margulies and Sherry Stringfield) and 1994. But it was ’80s where co-star nominees ruled since there were far fewer shows back then compared to the 500 now. “Cagney & Lacey” (Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless) and “L.A. Law” (Susan Dey and Jill Eikenberry) dominated, but others included “Dallas” (Barbara Bel Geddes and Linda Gray...
“Six Feet Under” was the last show to do so, with Frances Conroy and Rachel Griffiths, who lost to Allison Janney (“The West Wing”). For the three years before that, “The Sopranos” stars Edie Falco and Lorraine Bracco competed against each other, with the former winning twice.
The ‘90s yielded co-star nominees in 1997 (“ER’s” Julianna Margulies and Sherry Stringfield) and 1994. But it was ’80s where co-star nominees ruled since there were far fewer shows back then compared to the 500 now. “Cagney & Lacey” (Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless) and “L.A. Law” (Susan Dey and Jill Eikenberry) dominated, but others included “Dallas” (Barbara Bel Geddes and Linda Gray...
- 3/6/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Best Drama Actress is one of the most competitive Emmy categories this year, and it could be especially rare depending on who makes the cut. It’s possible that all of the nominees will come from shows up for Best Drama Series. This has happened only three times before: 1980, 1986 and 1987. As of this writing our racetrack odds for Drama Actress and Drama Series don’t line up that way. But it would only take one or two surprises to bring the two categories into alignment.
The projected Drama Series nominees based on our odds are “The Americans,” “The Crown,” “Game of Thrones,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Stranger Things,” “This Is Us” and “Westworld.” Those seven have been the consensus picks since our predictions center opened this past spring, and six of those series had lead actresses in our predicted Drama Actress lineup up until late June.
Elisabeth Moss is the...
The projected Drama Series nominees based on our odds are “The Americans,” “The Crown,” “Game of Thrones,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Stranger Things,” “This Is Us” and “Westworld.” Those seven have been the consensus picks since our predictions center opened this past spring, and six of those series had lead actresses in our predicted Drama Actress lineup up until late June.
Elisabeth Moss is the...
- 7/11/2018
- by Ronnie Boadu
- Gold Derby
Is “Killing Eve” going to end a 16-year long drought in Best Drama Actress? No show since 2002 has fielded two nominees in the category, but two of our Emmy Experts believe the BBC America drama can break that duck.
Robert Rorke (New York Post) and Glenn Whipp (Los Angeles Times) are predicting nominations for Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer in the tough-as-nails category. A five-time nominee for her supporting role on “Grey’s Anatomy,” Oh has risen to sixth place in our odds within the past month on the heels of “Killing Eve’s” escalating buzz and the show’s leading five Television Critics Association Awards nominations. Newcomer Comer trails in ninth place.
See Emmy predictions: Sandra Oh (‘Killing Eve’) hits top 6 after TCA Awards nomination
“Six Feet Under” was the last show to produce two leading lady nominees in Frances Conroy and Rachel Griffiths, who lost to Allison Janney...
Robert Rorke (New York Post) and Glenn Whipp (Los Angeles Times) are predicting nominations for Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer in the tough-as-nails category. A five-time nominee for her supporting role on “Grey’s Anatomy,” Oh has risen to sixth place in our odds within the past month on the heels of “Killing Eve’s” escalating buzz and the show’s leading five Television Critics Association Awards nominations. Newcomer Comer trails in ninth place.
See Emmy predictions: Sandra Oh (‘Killing Eve’) hits top 6 after TCA Awards nomination
“Six Feet Under” was the last show to produce two leading lady nominees in Frances Conroy and Rachel Griffiths, who lost to Allison Janney...
- 7/11/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
“Killing Eve” could make a killing at the Emmys — specifically in Best Drama Actress. The BBC America series has two leading ladies, Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer, and if they both get shortlisted, the category would feature two co-stars for the first time in 16 years.
The last time a show double-dipped in Best Drama Actress was “Six Feet Under” in 2002, when Frances Conroy and Rachel Griffiths lost to Allison Janney (“The West Wing”). For the three years before that, “The Sopranos” stars Edie Falco and Lorraine Bracco faced off, with the former winning twice. The ‘90s had two more co-star pairings in 1997 (“ER”’s Julianna Margulies and Sherry Stringfield) and 1994.
Drama actress co-star nominees occurred with regularity in the ‘80s, thanks to “Cagney & Lacey” (Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless) and “L.A. Law” (Susan Dey and Jill Eikenberry). “Dallas” (Barbara Bel Geddes and Linda Gray), “Hill Street Blues” (Barbara Babcock...
The last time a show double-dipped in Best Drama Actress was “Six Feet Under” in 2002, when Frances Conroy and Rachel Griffiths lost to Allison Janney (“The West Wing”). For the three years before that, “The Sopranos” stars Edie Falco and Lorraine Bracco faced off, with the former winning twice. The ‘90s had two more co-star pairings in 1997 (“ER”’s Julianna Margulies and Sherry Stringfield) and 1994.
Drama actress co-star nominees occurred with regularity in the ‘80s, thanks to “Cagney & Lacey” (Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless) and “L.A. Law” (Susan Dey and Jill Eikenberry). “Dallas” (Barbara Bel Geddes and Linda Gray), “Hill Street Blues” (Barbara Babcock...
- 4/12/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
We all have them. Families.
Whether they're abundant and generations are still in existence or if there are only a couple of you who make your world go around, odds are somewhere, someplace, there's someone you'd probably like to hide from on the holidays!
In the '70s and '80s it was difficult not to find a family's drama on television, but in the 2000s family drama got kicked aside for more violent pursuits. There may be families, but first there was a crime or a crime family. It became all about law and order.
This list isn't about mob families, or procedural dramas that feature families, but about shows where the family comes first.
One interesting note, though, is that six of these series feature the natural or accidental death of a loved one near the beginning to kick the drama into high gear. Nothing like death to bring a family together.
Whether they're abundant and generations are still in existence or if there are only a couple of you who make your world go around, odds are somewhere, someplace, there's someone you'd probably like to hide from on the holidays!
In the '70s and '80s it was difficult not to find a family's drama on television, but in the 2000s family drama got kicked aside for more violent pursuits. There may be families, but first there was a crime or a crime family. It became all about law and order.
This list isn't about mob families, or procedural dramas that feature families, but about shows where the family comes first.
One interesting note, though, is that six of these series feature the natural or accidental death of a loved one near the beginning to kick the drama into high gear. Nothing like death to bring a family together.
- 10/3/2016
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
The veteran publicist whose clients included Anthony Hopkins, Dick Van Dyke and Faye Dunaway, died September 15 at his Pacific Palisades home after a brief illness. Bob Palmer was 85. Through his Bob Palmer Public Relations, he also repped actors including Peter Strauss, David Soul, Sada Thompson and Michele Lee.
The Alaska-born, L.A.-raised Palmer became Director of Publicity and Advertising for United Paramount at age 22 and helped create campaigns for the Bay Area premieres of films such as Sunset Boulevard, Shane and The Greatest Show On Earth and promoted stage shows starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Patti Page, and many others. After serving in the Korean War, Palmer moved to ABC Television as a Senior Publicist, working on such TV shows as Maverick and 77 Sunset Strip. He left ABC in 1960 to produce a syndicated series and then joined Gene Autry’s Golden West Broadcasters...
The Alaska-born, L.A.-raised Palmer became Director of Publicity and Advertising for United Paramount at age 22 and helped create campaigns for the Bay Area premieres of films such as Sunset Boulevard, Shane and The Greatest Show On Earth and promoted stage shows starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Patti Page, and many others. After serving in the Korean War, Palmer moved to ABC Television as a Senior Publicist, working on such TV shows as Maverick and 77 Sunset Strip. He left ABC in 1960 to produce a syndicated series and then joined Gene Autry’s Golden West Broadcasters...
- 9/18/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
Bob Palmer, a Hollywood publicist for six decades who created the Oscar campaign for The Silence of the Lambs’ best actor winner Anthony Hopkins, has died. He was 85. Palmer, who worked for ABC, Screen Gems, MGM and Universal Studios and had his own firm during his long, fruitful career, died peacefully in his Pacific Palisades home on Monday after a brief illness, his family announced. Most recently, Palmer had been representing longtime friend and client Dick Van Dyke. Bob Palmer Public Relations also represented such actors as Faye Dunaway, Sada Thompson, David Soul, Peter Strauss and Michele Lee. Palmer
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- 9/18/2014
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bob Palmer, beteran publicist and founder of Bob Palmer Public Relations, died on Monday, Sept. 15, after a brief illness. He was 85 years old. Through his own firm, Bob Palmer Public Relations, he represented many celebrities including Faye Dunaway, Sada Thompson, David Soul, Peter Strauss and Michele Lee. Most recently he had been representing his long-time friend and client Dick Van Dyke. Just this past March, Palmer was talking about the 86-year-old Van Dyke's marriage to 40-year-old Arlene Silver. “”It's a really nice relationship, most people like her a lot,” Palmer told ABC News of Silver. “Despite their obvious age...
- 9/18/2014
- by Jason Hughes
- The Wrap
After her debut in 1990 on PBS's “American Playhouse,” the gorgon mother known as Katharine Gerard is not a character most people would care to revisit, least of all in a full-length Broadway play. But there she is on stage at the Golden Theatre, where Terrence McNally's “Mothers and Sons” opened Monday, now inhabited by Tyne Daly and acting every bit the human refrigerator that the late Sada Thompson presented in that 1990 episode titled “Andre's Mother.” Did McNally bring Katharine back just to beat her up again? Maybe. Whatever, this public trashing is a riveting show. Of course, by play's end Katharine.
- 3/25/2014
- by Robert Hofler
- The Wrap
Emmy-winning actress Sada Thompson has lost her fight against lung disease, aged 83.
The star died on Wednesday in Danbury, Connecticut.
Thompson launched her career on the stage in the 1950s, making her Broadway debut in 1959 musical Juno. She went on to portray multiple characters in the play Twigs, which landed her a Tony Award in 1972.
But she was perhaps best known for her role as TV matron Kate Lawrence on U.S. drama series Family, a role which earned her the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1978. Her performance on the show also garnered her three Golden Globe nominations.
Her other TV credits include appearances on legal drama Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law, Father Dowling Mysteries, hit sitcom Cheers and crime drama Law & Order.
Thompson's last screen role came in 2000 movie Pollack alongside Ed Harris.
She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Donald Stewart, and their daughter Liza Sgueglia, reports the New York Daily News.
The star died on Wednesday in Danbury, Connecticut.
Thompson launched her career on the stage in the 1950s, making her Broadway debut in 1959 musical Juno. She went on to portray multiple characters in the play Twigs, which landed her a Tony Award in 1972.
But she was perhaps best known for her role as TV matron Kate Lawrence on U.S. drama series Family, a role which earned her the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1978. Her performance on the show also garnered her three Golden Globe nominations.
Her other TV credits include appearances on legal drama Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law, Father Dowling Mysteries, hit sitcom Cheers and crime drama Law & Order.
Thompson's last screen role came in 2000 movie Pollack alongside Ed Harris.
She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Donald Stewart, and their daughter Liza Sgueglia, reports the New York Daily News.
- 5/9/2011
- WENN
American actress Sada Thompson has died from lung cancer at the age of 83. Thompson was best known for starring on the popular '70s drama Family as no-nonsense mother and wife Kate Lawrence. She was nominated for an Emmy Award a total of four times, winning one in 1978 for her role in the ABC series. "It saddens me greatly that she's gone," the actress's former Family co-star Meredith Baxter said in (more)...
- 5/8/2011
- by By Tom Ayres
- Digital Spy
In case you missed them, here are the 15 most popular topics over the past week at We Love Soaps TV:
1. News: Genie Francis, Molly Burnett, Oprah, James Franco, CBS
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1. News: Genie Francis, Molly Burnett, Oprah, James Franco, CBS
2. News: Daytime Ratings, New Demo Low For Gh, B&S, Nc Murder
3. News: Who Killed Soaps, Nielsen Homes, Glee, BBC America
4. News: Depp's Dark Shadows, Zimmer/Newman, Alison Sweeney
5. News: Taylor Groothuis on AMC, Facebook Funerals, Disney Sues Dish, Nicollette Sheridan
6. News: Jeva Reunion, Fans Place Ad, Shenaz, Thomas McDonell
7. This is America: Why is our Television Trending Fascist?
8. News: Lorenzo Lamas Weds, Save Our Soaps, Eric Martsolf, John Cena
9. News: Martha Madison, Judy McGrath, Jackie Cooper, Twitter, Friend
10. Will General Hospital Be Axed To Make Room For Katie Couric?
11. News: Rick Springfield DUI, John Loprieno, Matt Smith, Dylan McDermott
12. News: Steve Burton, Gcb, Taissa Farmiga, Alison Sweeney, WGA
13. Marian Mercer Has Died At Age 75
14. Sada Thompson, Actress Known for Maternal Roles,...
- 5/8/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Stage and television actress Sada Thompson died in Danbury, Conn., on Wednesday, May 3. Thompson, best known for her portrayal of the matriarch in the 1970s television series Family, was 83. The cause of death was lung disease. [Right: Family cast members Meredith Baxter, Gary Frank, Thompson, James Broderick, Kristy McNichol.] In 1972, Thompson won a Tony for playing four roles — three daughters and their mother — in George Furth’s Twigs. Spending much of her stage career away from Broadway, Thompson became a star in the 1970 Off Broadway production of Paul Zindel’s The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, which two years later Paul Newman made into a movie starring his wife Joanne Woodward. On the big screen, Thompson could be seen only three times: Robert Mulligan's The Pursuit of Happiness (1971), a generation-gap drama toplining Michael Sarrazin (who died a couple of weeks ago) and Barbara Hershey; Desperate [...]...
- 5/6/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Sada Thompson, a Tony- and Emmy-winning actress known for her portrayals of archetypal mothers, from the loving family caretaker and the world-weary, had-it-with-the-kids older woman to the brutalizing harridan and mythical adulteress and murderess, died Wednesday in Danbury, Conn. She was 83.
The cause was lung disease, said her daughter, Liza Sguaglia.
From 1976 to 1980 she starred as Kate Lawrence, the matriarch of an upper-middle-class family in ABC drama Family. Family dealt straightforwardly with issues like the marital problems of the Lawrences’ eldest daughter (played at the time by Meredith Baxter Birney); the discovery by the teenage son (Gary Frank) that his long-time best friend was gay; and the distress of the youngest daughter (Kristy McNichol) on overhearing her mother saying that she sometimes wished she hadn’t had her.
Thompson was nominated for an Emmy four times in the show’s five seasons, winning in 1978.
The cause was lung disease, said her daughter, Liza Sguaglia.
From 1976 to 1980 she starred as Kate Lawrence, the matriarch of an upper-middle-class family in ABC drama Family. Family dealt straightforwardly with issues like the marital problems of the Lawrences’ eldest daughter (played at the time by Meredith Baxter Birney); the discovery by the teenage son (Gary Frank) that his long-time best friend was gay; and the distress of the youngest daughter (Kristy McNichol) on overhearing her mother saying that she sometimes wished she hadn’t had her.
Thompson was nominated for an Emmy four times in the show’s five seasons, winning in 1978.
- 5/6/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Hollywood talent scout Shirley Rich, who cast Sean Penn, Tom Cruise and Judd Hirsch early in their careers, has died. She was 87.
Rich, who worked in casting for Rodgers and Hammerstein and MGM and famed Broadway producer/director Harold Prince, died of natural causes on 28 December.
She also ran her own agency for three decades, Shirley Rich Casting.
Rich placed Hirsch in 1973 film Serpico and cast Penn and Cruise as military cadets in 1981 film Taps. She also cast actors James Spader, Edward Norton, Rod Steiger and Sada Thompson early in their careers.
On Broadway, she cast shows including South Pacific, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, The Kind and I, The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window and Sly Fox, among others. On film, she scouted talent for Saturday Night Fever, Three Days of the Condor, Kramer vs. Kramer and The Ballad of the Sad Cafe.
Rich is survived by her husband, Lewis M. Krohn, a son, Steven, and a daughter, Lisa.
Rich, who worked in casting for Rodgers and Hammerstein and MGM and famed Broadway producer/director Harold Prince, died of natural causes on 28 December.
She also ran her own agency for three decades, Shirley Rich Casting.
Rich placed Hirsch in 1973 film Serpico and cast Penn and Cruise as military cadets in 1981 film Taps. She also cast actors James Spader, Edward Norton, Rod Steiger and Sada Thompson early in their careers.
On Broadway, she cast shows including South Pacific, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, The Kind and I, The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window and Sly Fox, among others. On film, she scouted talent for Saturday Night Fever, Three Days of the Condor, Kramer vs. Kramer and The Ballad of the Sad Cafe.
Rich is survived by her husband, Lewis M. Krohn, a son, Steven, and a daughter, Lisa.
- 1/13/2010
- WENN
Producer John Breglio and the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. will bring Broadway uptown for four weeks only with Dreamgirls at the Apollo Theater, prior to the national tour of the new production of the groundbreaking musical. The national tour of Dreamgirls will kick-off at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater (253 West 125 Street) beginning previews Saturday, November 7, 2009, and opening Sunday, November 22, 2009, for 4 weeks only, through Sunday December, 6, 2009.
Dreamgirls is directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom with co-choreography by Shane Sparks, scenic design by Robin Wagner, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Ken Billington, sound design by Acme Sound Partners, and media design by Howard Werner for Lightswitch. With music direction by Sam Davis, orchestrations by Harold Wheeler, and Vocal Arrangements by David Chase & Cleavant Derricks, Dreamgirls is produced by John Breglio for Vienna Waits Productions in association with Chunsoo Shin, Jake Productions & Broadway Across America/TBS.
This brand-new production will...
Dreamgirls is directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom with co-choreography by Shane Sparks, scenic design by Robin Wagner, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Ken Billington, sound design by Acme Sound Partners, and media design by Howard Werner for Lightswitch. With music direction by Sam Davis, orchestrations by Harold Wheeler, and Vocal Arrangements by David Chase & Cleavant Derricks, Dreamgirls is produced by John Breglio for Vienna Waits Productions in association with Chunsoo Shin, Jake Productions & Broadway Across America/TBS.
This brand-new production will...
- 11/4/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
• Both of last year's series champs -- comedy "30 Rock" and drama "Mad Men" -- lead the field in their respective categories again this year. "30 Rock" broke the record for nominations it set last year with 17 bids by landing 22 nods this year. "Mad Men" repeated with 16 nominations, far off the 27 nods for the first season of "NYPD Blue" in 1994. "30 Rock" won seven of its races last year and "Mad Men" prevailed in six. • After being benched last year because of the writers strike, former Emmy powerhouse "24" made a lackluster return to the race this year, failing to score bids for either series or TV movie ("24: Redemption"). Kiefer Sutherland, who was a fixture in the best actor in a drama series category, was snubbed for the first time in the show's seven years. He had to make do with a nod in the TV movie actor race for the one-off "24: Redemption.
- 7/16/2009
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
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