Reese Witherspoon

biography:
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2015, and Forbes listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2019 and 2021. In 2021, Forbes named her the world's highest earning actress, and in 2023, she was named one of the richest women in America with an estimated net worth of $440 million.

Witherspoon began her career as a teenager, making her screen debut in The Man in the Moon (1991). Her breakthrough came in 1999 with a supporting role in Cruel Intentions, and for her portrayal of Tracy Flick in the black comedy Election. She gained wider recognition for playing Elle Woods in the comedy Legally Blonde (2001) and its 2003 sequel, and for starring in the romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama (2002). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying June Carter Cash in the musical biopic Walk the Line (2005). Following a career downturn, during which her sole box-office success was the romantic drama Water for Elephants (2011), Witherspoon made a comeback by producing and starring as Cheryl Strayed in the drama Wild (2014), which earned her a second nomination for Best Actress at the Academy Awards.

She has since worked primarily in television, producing and starring in several female-led literary adaptations under her company Hello Sunshine. These include the HBO drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–present), and the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020). For the first of these, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series. She has also produced the film adaptations Gone Girl (2014) and Where the Crawdads Sing (2022), and the miniseries adaptation Daisy Jones & the Six (2023).

Witherspoon also owns Reese's Book Club and a clothing company, Draper James. She is involved in children's and women's advocacy organizations. She serves on the board of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) and was named Global Ambassador of Avon Products in 2007, serving as honorary chair of the charitable Avon Foundation dedicated to women's causes.

The Simpsons

overview: Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

character: Greta (voice)

original_name: The Simpsons

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

overview: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.

original_name: The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Friends

overview: Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.

character: Jill Green

original_name: Friends

King of the Hill

overview: Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne. Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.

character: Debbie (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

overview: A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.

original_name: LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Today

overview:
Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and is the fifth-longest running American television series. Originally a two-hour program on weekdays, it expanded to Sundays in 1987 and Saturdays in 1992. The weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007.

Today's dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until the late 1980s, when it was overtaken by ABC's Good Morning America. Today retook the Nielsen ratings lead the week of December 11, 1995, and held onto that position for 852 consecutive weeks until the week of April 9, 2012, when it was beaten by Good Morning America yet again. In 2002, Today was ranked #17 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest Television  Shows of All Time.

original_name: Today

The View

overview: ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.

original_name: The View

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

overview: Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

original_name: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

American Idol

overview: Each year, hopeful singers from all over the country audition to be part of one of the biggest shows in American television history. Who will become the new American Idol?

original_name: American Idol

Return to Lonesome Dove

overview: After returning the body of Gus McCrae to Lonesome Dove, Woodrow Call takes on the challenge of driving a herd of wild mustangs 2500 miles north to the Hat Creek Ranch in Montana. But tragedy, triumph, despair and deceit will greet him before he ever gets there.

character: Ferris Dunnigan

original_name: Return to Lonesome Dove

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

overview: Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.

character: Self - Guest

original_name: Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Revealed with Jules Asner

overview:
Revealed...with Jules Asner is a biography-style television show that first aired on E! Entertainment Television from 2001-2003. The host, Jules Asner, was a rising star among the network's stable of on-air personalities, and programmers at the cable channel decided she was the right person to begin hosting the existing series Celebrity Profile which had premiered in 1997.

The name change also meant a slight change in format; while Celebrity Profile had been strictly a biographical show voiced by an unseen narrator -- and without a fresh interview of the star featured -- each episode of Revealed featured a new, one-on-one interview of the profile conducted by Asner herself.

The first three shows in the series profiled Julia Roberts, George Clooney, and Matt Damon. Each had agreed to participate because of a quid pro quo: Oceans Eleven, their film being released at the time, was directed by Asner's then-boyfriend, Steven Soderbergh.

While Asner conducted the "main" interview for each episode, staff producers and associate producers interviewed everyone else whose sound bites turned up in episodes -- co-stars, family, friends, industry insiders, etc.

Asner and E! parted company under some unhappy circumstances -- she moved to New York and wed the director, even as network executives were unhappy with the series' declining ratings and Asner's increasing petulance -- especially regarding her unwillingness to ask anything more than softball questions during interviews for her show.

original_name: Revealed with Jules Asner

Freedom: A History of Us

character: Susan Magoffin

original_name: Freedom: A History of Us

character: Sarah Raymond

character: Factory Girl

The Mindy Project

overview: Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical practice in New York City.

character: Reese Witherspoon

original_name: The Mindy Project

Tiny Trailblazers

character: Fern

original_name: Tiny Trailblazers

The Oscars

overview: An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

original_name: The Oscars

TRL

overview:
Total Request Live was a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continued to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests. The show was a popular promotion tool used by musicians, actors, and other celebrities to promote their newest works to the show's target teen demographic.

TRL played the top ten most requested videos of the day, as requested by viewers who voted online for their favorite video. The countdown started with the tenth most requested video and ended with the most requested. As of October 22, 2007, TRL's countdown was based on votes, charts, ringtones, download, radio airplay, and streams, meaning that the most user requested video might not have been the number 1 video. The show generally aired Monday through Thursday for one hour, though the scheduling and length of the show fluctuated over the years. Despite the word "Live" in the title of the show, many episodes were actually pre-recorded.

It was announced on September 15, 2008 that TRL would be shut down and replaced with FNMTV. The special three-hour finale aired on November 16, 2008, at 8 p.m.

original_name: TRL

The Drew Barrymore Show

overview: Drew Barrymore presents human-interest stories, celebrity guests, lifestyle segments and field pieces, all driven by her infectious brand of humor and optimism.

original_name: The Drew Barrymore Show

The Muppets

overview: The Muppets return to primetime with a contemporary, documentary-style show. For the first time ever, a series will explore the Muppets’ personal lives and relationships, both at home and at work, as well as romances, breakups, achievements, disappointments, wants and desires. This is a more adult Muppet show, for “kids” of all ages.

original_name: The Muppets

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

overview: Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.

original_name: Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Big Little Lies

overview: The tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.

character: Madeline Mackenzie

original_name: Big Little Lies

Rove

overview: Rove, formerly Rove Live, was an Australian television variety show which premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999, before moving to Network Ten which aired the program from 2000 until November, 2009. The show was hosted by comedian Rove McManus, and featured an ensemble cast, who presented various segments throughout the course of the show. The show won the Logie Award for "Most Popular Light Entertainment Program" five times.

original_name: Rove

The Graham Norton Show

overview: Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.

Chelsea

overview: It's not her first talk show, but it is a first of its kind. Ideas, people and places that fascinate her, all in her unique style.

original_name: Chelsea

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

overview: After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.

original_name: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

overview: Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC's "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".

original_name: Late Night with Seth Meyers

My Kind of Country

overview: Reese Witherspoon and Kacey Musgraves join Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton, and Orville Peck on a global search for country music's next big star in a new kind of competition series.

original_name: My Kind of Country

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

overview: PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.

original_name: Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Shine On with Reese

overview: Join Reese Witherspoon for some real talk and laughs with female trailblazers.

character: Self - Host

original_name: Shine On with Reese

Teen Choice Awards

overview: The Teen Choice Awards is a teen awards show presented annually by Fox. The first awards were held in 1999. The program honors the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, as voted on by teens aged 13–19. The program features a number of celebrities and also musical performers. The winners are awarded with authentic mini size (182 cm) surfboards designed with a summertime theme. The ceremony has created spin-off teen awards on YouTube.

original_name: Teen Choice Awards

Saturday Night Live

overview: A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

original_name: Saturday Night Live

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

overview: Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.

People's Choice Awards

overview: An American awards show recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans.

Little Fires Everywhere

overview: The intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. Explore the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.

The Morning Show

overview: A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.

Entertainment Tonight

overview: Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access to Hollywood's biggest stars, exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at upcoming film and television projects, as well as the real story behind Hollywood's latest news.

Nature Is Speaking

overview: Nature is given a voice to raise awareness that people need nature in order to survive.

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

overview: Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.

Fierce Queens

overview: Explore phenomenal female animals: the rebel matriarchs, powerful leaders and dangerous lovers of the natural world.

Get Organized with The Home Edit

overview: Expert home organizers Clea and Joanna help celebrities and everyday clients edit, categorize and contain their clutter to create stunning spaces.

Conan

overview: A late night television talk show hosted by  Conan O'Brien.

name: The American Film Institute Salute to ...

overview: In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent has fundamentally advanced the film art; whose accomplishments have been acknowledged by scholars, critics, professional peers and the general public; and whose work has stood the test of time.

original_name: The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The Kelly Clarkson Show

overview: Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.

Family Recipe Showdown

overview: Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer returns to her Southern roots this summer in the new home cooking competition Family Recipe Showdown. Set in New Orleans, the series features Octavia as the host, alongside Southern cooking royalty Edgar “Dook” Chase as the resident expert.

DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection

overview: Get into the spirit with DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection, a creepy assortment of animated tales starring some of your favorite characters including Shrek, Donkey, B.O.B. and many more. Featuring Scared Shrekless, The Ghost of Lord Farquaad, Thriller Night, The Pig Who Cried Werewolf, Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space and The Night of the Living Carrots, it is the perfect mix of frights and fun. Lock your doors, turn down the lights and prepare to be scared silly!

F1: The Academy

overview: Fifteen young women break barriers in one of the world's most demanding sports as they race to get a female driver back on the Formula 1 grid.

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

overview: The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien is an American television talk show broadcast by NBC. The show is the fifth installment of The Tonight Show, hosted by Conan O'Brien. It aired from June 1, 2009, to January 22, 2010, succeeding The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and ended when Leno returned to the role of Tonight Show host.

Late Show with David Letterman

overview: David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

overview: Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.

The Daily Show

overview: The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

Truth Be Told

overview: Descend into the world of true-crime podcasts with Poppy Parnell, who risks everything—including her life—to pursue truth and justice.

Daisy Jones & the Six

overview: In 1977, Daisy Jones & The Six were on top of the world. Fronted by two charismatic lead singers — Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne — the band had risen from obscurity to fame. And then, after a sold-out show at Chicago's Soldier Field, they called it quits. Now, decades later, the band members finally agree to reveal the truth.

Surface

overview: A traumatic head injury leaves Sophie with extreme memory loss. In her quest to put the pieces of her life back together—with help from her husband and friends—Sophie begins to question the truth behind her picture-perfect life.

Tiny Beautiful Things

overview: A floundering writer becomes a revered advice columnist while her own life is falling apart.

The Last Thing He Told Me

overview: A woman must forge a relationship with her teenage stepdaughter in order to find her husband, who has mysteriously disappeared.

All Stars

overview: It centers on a former cheerleader who goes to teatch cheerleading at a school in coastal England and has to show a group of students how to be All Stars.

Master the Mess

overview: Decluttering experts Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin (aka The Home Edit) transform lives with their unique eye for stylish organization.

From Scratch

overview: An artist finds romance with a chef in Italy and embarks on a life-changing journey of love, loss, resilience and hope across cultures and continents.

Love in Fairhope

overview: Romantic drama following 5 real women, spanning four generations, as they navigate life and love in an enchanting town on the Eastern Shore of Alabama called Fairhope.

Surf Girls

overview: The next generation of Native Hawaiian female surfers compete at elite levels to earn a coveted spot on the World Tour of professional Surfing. This 4 part series offers behind the scenes access as they train, navigate family responsibilities and battle against the highest ranking surfers to get to the top of the podium.

Side Hustlers

overview: With guidance and mentorship from powerhouse investors Emma Grede and Ashley Graham, ambitious female entrepreneurs develop their side hustles in the hopes of quitting their day jobs to pursue their dream careers full time. These founders vie for the chance to build multi-million dollar companies while juggling the demands of their personal lives and day jobs.

Elle

overview: Before Elle Woods was a fish-out-of-water at Harvard, we meet her in 1995 in the tumultuous waters of high school where she encounters tricky friendships, forbidden romance, and questionable fashion choices. In this unexpected chapter of her adolescence, we learn about the experiences that shaped Elle into the iconic young woman we've come to know and love.

Influenced

overview: Top content creators Achieng Agutu, Eyal Booker, Tefi Pessoa, Taryn Delanie Smith, and Cyrus Veyssi dive into some of the buzziest topics on social media. They’ll try out some of the hottest trends, share their best life hacks, and talk to some of your favorite celebrities.

The Pasta Queen

overview: Travel through Italy with Nadia Caterina Munno and spend time in her chef's kitchen as she shares essential ingredients from the Italian regions she visited, and makes authentic Italian dishes with love.

Lucky

overview: When a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways, con artist Lucky is forced to go on the run. Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss, Lucky must fight for her life—and a way out.

All We Ever Wanted

overview: A soapy and scandalous drama that uncovers the secrets and class struggles of a wealthy suburb; where a torrid love affair between a ‘have’ Mom and ‘have-not’ single Dad threatens to expose the sins and lies of all of those around them.

Untitled Ilona Maher Documentary

overview: Rugby Olympian Ilona Maher chases her World Cup dreams while training in England and building her brand. The series follows her athletic journey, family bonds, and rise to social media stardom.

The Rise

overview: A five-part documentary series exploring the rapid growth and commercial surge of women’s professional sports.

Pусский

Риз Уизерспун

biography:
💥Лора Джин Риз Уизерспун. Родилась в 1976-ом году в Новом Орлеане, Луизиана, США. Росла в семье со старшим братом. Отец работал военным врачом, а мать была актрисой. Училась в Стэнфордском университете. Работает актрисой, продюсером и предпринимательницей. Дважды замужем: за актёром Райаном Филлиппом (родилась дочь Ава и сын Дикон) и за агентом Джимом Тотом (родился сын Теннесси). Свою текущую личную жизнь предпочитает держать в тайне

🏆Главные награды🏆: Оскар (2006) [Переступить черту], BAFTA (2006) [Переступить черту], Золотой глобус (2006) [Переступить черту]

🎬Главные проекты🎬: «Блондинка в законе» (2001), «Переступить черту» (2005), «Дикая» (2014), «Утреннее шоу» (2019)

⭐Интересный факт⭐: Риз основала медиа-компанию Hello Sunshine и книжный клуб Reese’s Book Club

Português

biography: Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (Nova Orleans, 22 de março de 1976) no Southern Baptist Hospital (hoje Memorial Medical Center) em Nova Orleans, Louisiana. Ela é a segunda filha de Mary Elizabeth "Betty"  e do Dr. John Draper Witherspoon, pai. Seu pai era um cirurgião militar especializado em ouvido, nariz e garganta. Sua mãe era uma enfermeira que mais tarde se tornou Ph.D em enfermagem pediátrica. Reese passou os primeiros quatro anos de sua vida em Wiesbaden, Alemanha, onde seu pai serviu como tenente-coronel nas reservas do Exército dos EUA. Logo depois, John mudou a família para os Estados Unidos, estabelecendo-se em Nashville, Tennessee. Em 2014, Witherspoon produziu o suspense Gone Girl e foi aclamada pela crítica por retratar Cheryl Strayed.

Magyar

biography:
Reese Witherspoon 1976. március 22-én született az egyesült államokbeli New Orleansban. Édesanyja, Mary Elizabeth nővér volt, később Ph.D fokozatot szerzett gyermekgyógyászati ápolóként, édesapja Dr. John Draper Witherspoon katonai sebész. Apja munkája miatt Reese életének első négy évét a németországi Wiesbadenben töltötte, majd visszaköltöztek az Államokba, és Nashville-ben telepedtek le.

A színésznő már nagyon fiatalon bekerült a szórakoztatóiparba, első televíziós szerepét hat évesen egy virágreklámban kapta, majd modellként dolgozott. Tizenegy éves volt, amikor megnyerte a Ten-State Talent Fair című tehetségkutató műsort.

Miután egy évig angol irodalmat hallgatott a Stanford Universityn, Witherspoon a színészet mellett döntött. A kritikailag is sikeres Holdember (1991) című filmben debütált a mozivásznon, alakítását a színész Roger Ebert is méltatta. Szintén ez évben  Diane Keaton tévéfilmjében, a Vadvirágokben is láthattuk.

1996-ban a Rettegés című thrillerben Mark Wahlberg partnereként tűnt fel, azonban karrierjében az áttörést a kultikus Kegyetlen játékok (1999) hozta meg, melyben Ryan Phillippe oldalán kapott szerpet.

Az Alexander Payne rendezésében készült Gimibosziban (1999) nyújtott alakításáért 23 évesen megkapta első Golden Globe-jelölését. A következő évben a nagysikerű Amerikai pszichóban (2000) mellékszerepben tűnt fel. Az utálatos szőke nő szerepét formálta meg hatásosan a Doktor Szösziben (2001), mely egyik legnépszerűbb filmje lett, és immár második alkalommal jelölték Golden Globe-díjra. A film folytatása 2003-ban Doktor szöszi 2. címmel került a mozikba.

Következő sikereit a Johnny Cash életéről készült filmben, A nyughatatlanban (2005) aratta, melyhez hat hónapig tanult énekelni. Alakítását elsöprő kritikai siker övezte, a legjobb színésznő kategóriában elnyerte a BAFTA-, az Oscar- és a Golden Globe-díjat is.

Ezt követően játszott a Vizet az elefántnak (2011) című romantikus drámában, majd egy komédiában, a Kémes hármasban (2012) is feltűnt. 2013-ban két függetlenfilmben is szerepet kapott, köztük Atom Egoyan Ördöglakat című alkotásában, és a Mudban Matthew McConaughey oldalán.

1999-től 2007-ig volt Ryan Phillippe felesége, akivel 21. születésnapján találkozott, 1999-ben pedig együtt dolgoztak a Kegyetlen játékok forgatásán. Két gyermekük született, Ava Elizabeth és Deacon. Házasságuk 2007-ben válással végződött, a színésznő 2011 márciusában ment újra férjhez Jim Toth tehetségkutató ügynökhöz.

Deutsch

biography:
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (* 22. März 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin, Filmproduzentin und Oscar-Preisträgerin. Bekannt wurde sie vor allem durch ihre Rollen in Pleasantville – Zu schön, um wahr zu sein (1998), Election (1999), Eiskalte Engel (1999), Natürlich blond (2001), Walk the Line (2005) und Der große Trip – Wild (2014).

Quelle: Wikipedia

Français

biography:
Biographie

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (née le 22 mars 1976), mieux connue sous le nom de Reese Witherspoon, est une actrice et productrice de films américaine. Witherspoon décroche son premier rôle dans le rôle principal féminin dans le film The Man in the Moon en 1991; plus tard cette année-là, elle a fait ses débuts d'actrice à la télévision, dans le film câblé Wildflower. En 1996, Witherspoon est apparu dans Freeway et a suivi cette apparition avec des rôles dans trois grands films de 1998: Overnight Delivery, Pleasantville et Twilight. L'année suivante, Witherspoon est apparue dans l'élection acclamée par la critique, qui lui a valu une nomination aux Golden Globes. Home Alabama, qui est devenu son plus grand succès de film commercial à ce jour. 2003 a vu son retour en tant qu'actrice principale et productrice exécutive de Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde. En 2005, Witherspoon a reçu une attention et des éloges du monde entier pour son interprétation de June Carter Cash dans Walk the Line, qui lui a valu un Oscar, un Golden Globe, un BAFTA et un Screen Actors Guild Award de la meilleure actrice dans un rôle principal.

Witherspoon a épousé l'acteur et co-star de Cruel Intentions Ryan Phillippe en 1999; ils ont deux enfants, Ava et Deacon. Le couple s'est séparé fin 2006 et a divorcé en octobre 2007. Witherspoon possède une société de production, Type A Films, et elle est activement impliquée dans des organisations de défense des enfants et des femmes. Elle siège au conseil d'administration du Children's Defence Fund (CDF) et a été nommée ambassadrice mondiale d'Avon Products en 2007, en tant que présidente d'honneur de la fondation caritative Avon.

Polski

biography: Wychowała się w Nashville w rodzinie chirurga i pielęgniarki. W wieku 7 lat zaczęła pracować jako modelka. Przed kamerą stanęła po raz pierwszy w 1991 roku. Najpierw wcieliła się w dziewczynę, która zaprzyjaźnia się z nastolatką chorą na epilepsję w telewizyjnym filmie rozgrywającym się w latach 40. - "Dziki kwiat" w reżyserii Diane Keaton, z udziałem Patricii Arquette oraz Beau Bridgesa. Wkrótce powierzono jej rolę na dużym ekranie w osadzonej w latach 50. produkcji "Człowiek z księżyca". Zagrała Dani - dziewczynę, która zakochuje się w chłopcu z naprzeciwka (Sam Waterston). Rola ta przyniosła jej pierwszą z szeregu nominacji do nagrody Young Artist Award. Kolejną uzyskała za występ w telewizyjnej produkcji sieci NBC - "Desperate Choices: To Save My Child". Czas dzieliła pomiędzy pracę aktorską oraz naukę w szkole Harpeth Hall w rodzinnym Nashville, a następnie studia na wydziale literatury angielskiej na Uniwersytecie Stanforda w Palo Alto w Kalifornii.W 1993 roku, po udziale w następnej produkcji telewizyjnej - "Return to Lonesome Dove" (CBS) u boku Jona Voighta oraz Barbary Hershey, stanęła przed kamerą w głównej roli w przygodowym filmie Wytwórni Disneya - "A Far Off Place", który realizowany był m.in. na pustyni Kalahari. W tym samym roku uzyskała kolejną nominację do statuetki Young Artist Award za niewielką rolę 12-letniej hipiski obok Danny'ego DeVito oraz Gary'ego Sinise w dramacie mówiącym o relacjach pomiędzy ojcem i synem - "Jack the Bear". Bez echa przeszedł jej występ w kontrowersyjnej satyrze o Pokoleniu X - "Cholerny świat". Inaczej stało się w "Spojrzenie mordercy", gdzie zagrała obok Kiefera Sutherlanda. Występ przyniósł jej nagrodę dla najlepszej aktorki na Katalońskim Festiwalu Filmowym w Sitges w Hiszpanii oraz statuetkę podczas Cognac Festival du Film Policier. Przełomem okazała się dopiero rola Nicole Walker w cieszącym się dużym powodzeniem obrazie "Strach" z 1996 roku. Od tej pory aktorka zaczęła pojawiać się w wysokobudżetowych produkcjach, takich jak "Miasteczko Pleasantville", "Szkoła uwodzenia", "Spisek doskonały". W 1999 roku wcieliła się w Tracey Enid Flick w filmie "Wybory", za co wyróżniona została szeregiem nagród, w tym od Narodowego Stowarzyszenia Krytyków Filmowych, a także nominacjami do statuetki American Comedy Award, Złotego Globu oraz Golden Satellite Award. Rok później zagrała Evelyn Williams - dziewczynę yuppie (Christian Bale), który z nudów zaczyna mordować ludzi, w thrillerze "American Psycho" Mary Harron według żywo dyskutowanej powieści Breta Eastona Ellisa pod takim samym tytułem. Wśród jej innych projektów była również komedia "Mały Nicki" oraz "Sweet Home Alabama", za który otrzymała honorarium wynoszące 5 milionów dolarów. Gościnnie pojawia się w popularnych serialach, takich jak "Przyjaciele", za co została uhonorowana kolejną w swojej karierze nominacją do American Comedy Award. W 1996 r. odrzuciła propozycję zagrania w horrorze "Krzyk", a rok później w "Koszmarze minionego lata". Rozważano jej kandydaturę do roli Julii w głośnej ekranizacji "Romeo i Julia" Baza Luhrmana. 5 czerwca 1999 r. Reese poślubiła aktora Ryana Phillippe'a (razem zagrali m.in. w "Szkole uwodzenia"), którego poznała podczas przyjęcia z okazji swoich 21 urodzin. W 2008 roku rozwiodła się. W 2011 roku poślubiła Jima Totha.

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biography:
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (nacida el 22 de marzo de 1976), más conocida como Reese Witherspoon, es una actriz y productora de cine estadounidense. Witherspoon consiguió su primer papel principal como protagonista femenina en la película El hombre en la luna en 1991; más tarde ese año hizo su debut como actriz en televisión, en la película por cable Wildflower. En 1996, Witherspoon apareció en Freeway y siguió esa aparición con papeles en tres películas importantes de 1998: Overnight Delivery, Pleasantville y Twilight. Al año siguiente, Witherspoon apareció en la elección aclamada por la crítica, que le valió una nominación al Globo de Oro. 2001 marcó el punto de inflexión de su carrera con el papel revelación de "Elle Woods" en el éxito de taquilla Legally Blonde, y en 2002 protagonizó Sweet Home Alabama, que se convirtió en su mayor éxito cinematográfico comercial hasta la fecha. 2003 vio su regreso como actriz principal y productora ejecutiva de Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde. En 2005, Witherspoon recibió atención y elogios en todo el mundo por su interpretación de June Carter Cash en Walk the Line, que le valió un premio de la Academia, un Globo de Oro, un BAFTA y un premio del Sindicato de Actores de la pantalla a la mejor actriz en un papel principal.

Witherspoon se casó con el actor y coprotagonista de Cruel Intentions Ryan Phillippe en 1999; tienen dos hijos, Ava y Deacon. La pareja se separó a finales de 2006 y se divorció en octubre de 2007. Witherspoon es propietaria de una productora, Type A Films, y participa activamente en organizaciones de defensa de niños y mujeres. Es miembro de la junta del Children's Defense Fund (CDF) y fue nombrada Embajadora Global de Avon Products en 2007, donde se desempeña como presidenta honoraria de la fundación benéfica Avon Foundation.

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瑞茜·威瑟斯彭

biography:
　　瑞茜·威瑟斯彭（Reese Witherspoon），美国女演员。作为好莱坞一代新秀中才华最出众的演员之一，瑞茜正在用自己的实际行动向公众证明——除了拥有美貌外，她同样是一个演技功底深厚的实力派高手。

　　1991年15岁的她在一个电视剧中获得了她第一个角色。同年她去试一个不重要的角色，结果却获得了一个重要角色，立刻获得评论家的注意。从此她在影坛的成就引人瞩目，1994年，瑞茜·威瑟斯彭进入斯坦福大学读书。尽管她抽出时间主演了1994年的《S.F.W.》，威瑟斯彭还是把演艺事业放在读书的次要地位。直到1996年，她才再次拍片。并且在盖瑞罗斯的《欢乐谷》中走展示了过人的喜剧天赋。1999年出演亚历山大·佩恩导演的《校园风云》让她首次提名金球奖影后。2001年她演出了《律政俏佳人》，塑造一个不甘只做芭比娃娃的魅力女性，这部影片让她拥有好莱坞一线女星的地位，成为新一代“美国甜心”。之后的《情归阿拉巴马 》等影片也大获成功。

　　2006年，瑞茜·威瑟斯彭凭借电影《与歌同行》中的表演获得第78届奥斯卡最佳女主角。

日本語

リース・ウィザースプーン

biography: 幼少より子役としてTVを中心に活躍し、1992年に「マン・イン・ザ・ムーン　あこがれの人」（日本劇場未公開）で映画デビュー。その後は「カラー・オブ・ハート」（98）や「ハイスクール白書　優等生ギャルに気をつけろ」（99）などに出演し、01年の「キューティー・ブロンド」と02年の「メラニーは行く！」が連続して大ヒットを記録しスター女優となる。見事な歌声を披露した「ウォーク・ザ・ライン　君につづく道」（05）で、アカデミー主演女優賞、ゴールデングローブ賞最優秀主演女優賞（コメディ／ミュージカル）などを受賞。14年、製作と主演を兼ねた「ワイルド（原題）」で2度目のアカデミー主演女優賞ノミネートを果たした。私生活では、「クルーエル・インテンションズ」（99）で共演したライアン・フィリップと結婚し長女と長男をもうけたが、06年に離婚。11年にハリウッドの大手エージェンシーに勤めるジム・トスと再婚し、翌12年には第3子となる男児を出産した。

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biography:
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (nacida el 22 de marzo de 1976) es una actriz estadounidense. Recibió varios elogios, incluido un Premio de la Academia, un Premio de Cine de la Academia Británica, un Premio Primetime Emmy y dos Premios Globo de Oro, y se ha clasificado constantemente entre las actrices mejor pagadas del mundo. La revista Time la nombró una de las 100 personas más influyentes del mundo en 2006 y 2015, y Forbes la incluyó entre las 100 mujeres más poderosas del mundo en 2019 y 2021. En 2021, Forbes la nombró la actriz más rica del mundo con un patrimonio neto estimado. de $400 millones.

Witherspoon comenzó su carrera cuando era adolescente, haciendo su debut en la pantalla en El hombre de la luna (1991). Su avance llegó en 1999 con un papel secundario en Cruel Intentions y por su interpretación de Tracy Flick en la comedia negra Elección. Obtuvo un mayor reconocimiento por interpretar a Elle Woods en la comedia Legally Blonde (2001) y su secuela de 2003, y por protagonizar la comedia romántica Sweet Home Alabama (2002). En 2005, obtuvo elogios de la crítica y ganó el Premio de la Academia a la Mejor Actriz por interpretar a June Carter Cash en la película biográfica musical Walk the Line.

Luego de una recesión en su carrera, durante la cual su único éxito de taquilla fue el drama romántico Water for Elephants (2011), Witherspoon regresó al producir y protagonizar a Cheryl Strayed en el drama Wild (2014), que le valió una segunda nominación por Mejor actriz en los Premios de la Academia. Desde entonces ha trabajado principalmente en televisión, produciendo y protagonizando varias adaptaciones literarias dirigidas por mujeres bajo su compañía Hello Sunshine. Estos incluyen la serie dramática de HBO Big Little Lies (2017–2019), la serie dramática de Apple TV+ The Morning Show (2019–presente) y la miniserie de Hulu Little Fires Everywhere (2020). Por la primera de ellas, ganó el Premio Primetime Emmy a la Mejor Serie Limitada.

Witherspoon también es propietaria de una empresa de ropa, Draper James, y participa en organizaciones de defensa de los niños y las mujeres. Es miembro de la junta de Children's Defense Fund (CDF) y fue nombrada Embajadora Global de Productos Avon en 2007, y se desempeñó como presidenta honoraria de la fundación benéfica Avon dedicada a las causas de las mujeres.

Català

biography: Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (Nova Orleans, 22 de març de 1976) és una actriu de cinema i productora estatunidenca. El 1990, als 14 anys, obté el seu primer gran paper a The Man in the Moon. El 2001 interpretaria un dels seus personatges més coneguts en la cinta Legally Blonde i la seva seqüela de 2003 que també produiria. El 2005 guanyà una gran notorietat en aconseguir l'Oscar a la millor actriu, el Globus d'Or a la millor actriu musical o còmica i el BAFTA a la millor actriu per la seva interpretació de June Carter Cash a la pel·lícula A la corda fluixa.

普通话

麗絲·韋花絲潘

biography:
麗絲·韋花絲潘（Reese Witherspoon），美國女演員。作為荷裏活一代新秀中才華最出眾的演員之一，麗絲正在用自己的實際行動向公眾證明——除了擁有美貌外，她同樣是一個演技功底深厚的實力派高手。

1991 年 15 歲的她在一個電視劇中獲得了她第一個角色。同年她去試一個不重要的角色，結果卻獲得了一個重要角色，立刻獲得評論家的注意。從此她在影壇的成就引人矚目，1994 年，麗絲·韋花絲潘進入斯坦福大學讀書。儘管她抽出時間主演了 1994 年的《S.F. W. 》，韋花絲潘還是把演藝事業放在讀書的次要地位。直到 1996 年，她才再次拍片。並且在蓋瑞羅斯的《一人有一點顏色》中走展示了過人的喜劇天賦。1999 年出演亞歷山大·佩恩導演的《呢個校園選乜鬼》讓她首次提名金球獎影後。2001 年她演出了《律政可人兒》，塑造一個不甘只做芭比娃娃的魅力女性，這部影片讓她擁有荷裏活一線女星的地位，成為新一代“美國甜心”。之後的《情歸阿拉巴馬 》等影片也大獲成功。

2006 年，麗絲·韋花絲潘憑藉電影《弦途有你》中的表演獲得第 78 屆奧斯卡最佳女主角。

Italiano

biography:
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (New York, 22 marzo 1976) è un'attrice e produttrice statunitense. Ha ricevuto vari riconoscimenti, tra cui un Academy Award, un Primetime Emmy Award e due Golden Globe Awards. La rivista Time l'ha nominata una delle 100 persone più influenti al mondo nel 2006 e nel 2015 e Forbes l'ha inserita tra le 100 donne più potenti del mondo nel 2019 e nel 2021. Nel 2021, Forbes l'ha nominata l'attrice con i guadagni più alti al mondo e nel 2023 è stata nominata una delle donne più ricche d'America con un patrimonio netto stimato di 440 milioni di dollari.

La Witherspoon ha iniziato la sua carriera da adolescente, debuttando sullo schermo in The Man in the Moon (1991). La sua svolta è arrivata nel 1999 con un ruolo secondario in Cruel Intentions e per la sua interpretazione di Tracy Flick nella commedia nera Election. Ha ottenuto un riconoscimento più ampio per aver interpretato Elle Woods nella commedia Legally Blonde (2001) e nel suo sequel del 2003, e per aver recitato nella commedia romantica Sweet Home Alabama (2002). Ha vinto l'Oscar come migliore attrice per aver interpretato June Carter Cash nel film biografico musicale Walk the Line (2005). Dopo una crisi di carriera, durante la quale il suo unico successo al botteghino è stato il dramma romantico Water for Elephants (2011), la Witherspoon è tornata in auge producendo e interpretando il ruolo di Cheryl Strayed nel dramma Wild (2014), che le è valso una seconda nomination come migliore attrice agli Academy Awards.

Da allora ha lavorato principalmente in televisione, producendo e recitando in diversi adattamenti letterari guidati da donne con la sua compagnia Hello Sunshine. Questi includono la serie drammatica della HBO Big Little Lies (2017-2019), la serie drammatica di Apple TV+ The Morning Show (2019-presente) e la miniserie di Hulu Little Fires Everywhere (2020). Per il primo di questi, ha vinto il Primetime Emmy Award per la migliore serie limitata. Ha anche prodotto gli adattamenti cinematografici Gone Girl (2014) e Where the Crawdads Sing (2022), e l'adattamento della miniserie Daisy Jones & the Six (2023).

Witherspoon possiede anche il Reese's Book Club e un'azienda di abbigliamento, Draper James. È coinvolta in organizzazioni di difesa dei bambini e delle donne. Fa parte del consiglio di amministrazione del Children's Defense Fund (CDF) ed è stata nominata Global Ambassador di Avon Products nel 2007, ricoprendo il ruolo di presidente onorario della Avon Foundation dedicata alle cause delle donne.

Türkçe

Reese Witherspoon

biography:
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon, 22 Mart 1976 tarihinde New Orleans, Louisiana'da dünyaya geldi ancak Tennessee eyaletinin Nashville şehrinde, akademik kariyerlere sahip bir ailenin çocuğu olarak büyüdü. Eğlence dünyasına olan ilgisi erken yaşlarda kendini gösterdi; henüz yedi yaşındayken modellik yapmaya başladı ve kısa bir süre sonra televizyon reklamlarında yer aldı. Oyunculuğa olan doğal yeteneği, onu 14 yaşındayken seçmelere katılmaya teşvik etti ve Ay'daki Adam (The Man in the Moon, 1991) filmindeki başrolüyle sinemaya güçlü bir giriş yaptı. Bu ilk performansıyla eleştirmenlerin beğenisini kazanan Witherspoon, Stanford Üniversitesi'nde İngiliz Edebiyatı eğitimine başlasa da, tutkusu olan oyunculuk kariyerine ağırlık vermek için eğitimini yarıda bıraktı.

1990'lı yıllarda Korku (Fear, 1996), Yaşamın Renkleri (Pleasantville, 1998) ve dönemin kült filmlerinden Seks Oyunları (Cruel Intentions, 1999) gibi yapımlarda rol alarak istikrarlı bir şekilde kariyer basamaklarını tırmandı. Özellikle Alexander Payne'in yönettiği kara komedi Election (1999) filminde canlandırdığı hırslı öğrenci Tracy Flick karakteriyle büyük beğeni topladı ve En İyi Kadın Oyuncu dalında ilk Altın Küre adaylığını elde etti. Bu dönemdeki rolleri, onun farklı türlerdeki yeteneğini kanıtlamasına yardımcı oldu.

Witherspoon için küresel şöhretin kapılarını açan film, 2001 yapımı Bu Nasıl Sarışın! (Legally Blonde) oldu. Pembe tutkunu, zeki hukuk öğrencisi Elle Woods karakteri, hem ticari başarı getirdi hem de Witherspoon'u Hollywood'un en sevilen ve bankable yıldızlarından biri yaptı. Bu filmdeki ikonik performansıyla ikinci kez Altın Küre'ye aday gösterildi. Ancak kariyerinin zirvesi, 2005 tarihli biyografik film Sınırları Aşmak (Walk the Line) ile geldi. Efsanevi müzisyen June Carter Cash'i canlandırdığı bu roldeki etkileyici performansıyla En İyi Kadın Oyuncu dalında Akademi Ödülü (Oscar), Altın Küre, BAFTA ve SAG Ödülü dahil olmak üzere birçok prestijli ödülün sahibi oldu.

Oyunculuğun yanı sıra yapımcılığa da yönelen Witherspoon, 2016'da kurduğu Hello Sunshine adlı medya şirketiyle sektörde önemli bir güce dönüştü. Şirket, özellikle kadınların yazdığı, yönettiği veya merkezinde olduğu hikayelere odaklanarak büyük başarılar elde etti. Yapımcılığını üstlendiği ve başrolünde yer aldığı Yaban (Wild, 2014) ile bir Oscar adaylığı daha kazanırken, Big Little Lies, The Morning Show ve Little Fires Everywhere gibi çok izlenen ve ödüllü dizilerle televizyon dünyasında da adından söz ettirdi. Hello Sunshine, kadın anlatılarını güçlendiren bir platform olarak öne çıktı.

Reese Witherspoon, hem romantik komedilerdeki sempatik rolleriyle hem de dramatik performanslarındaki derinlikle izleyicilerin takdirini kazanmış çok yönlü bir sanatçıdır. Başarılı oyunculuk kariyerini, vizyoner bir yapımcı kimliğiyle birleştirerek Hollywood'un en etkili figürlerinden biri haline gelmiştir. Bugün hala aktif olarak yeni projeler üretmeye ve kadın hikayelerini ekrana taşımaya devam etmektedir.

Český

biography:
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (narozena 22. března 1976) je americká herečka a producentka. Získala řadu ocenění, včetně Oscara, ceny Primetime Emmy a dvou Zlatých glóbů. Časopis Time ji v letech 2006 a 2015 zařadil mezi 100 nejvlivnějších lidí světa a Forbes ji v letech 2019 a 2021 uvedl mezi 100 nejmocnějších žen světa. V roce 2021 ji Forbes označil za nejlépe vydělávající herečku na světě a v roce 2023 byla jmenována jednou z nejbohatších celebrit v USA s odhadovaným jměním 440 milionů dolarů.

Hereckou kariéru začala jako teenagerka, kdy debutovala ve filmu The Man in the Moon (1991). Po rolích ve filmech Freeway a Fear (1996) přišel průlom v roce 1999 díky vedlejší roli ve Velmi nebezpečných známostech a postavě Tracy Flick v černé komedii Voľby naruby. Širší uznání si získala jako Elle Woods v komedii Pravá blondýnka (2001) a jejím pokračování z roku 2003, a také hlavní rolí v romantické komedii Sweet Home Alabama (2002). Oscara za nejlepší herečku získala za ztvárnění June Carter Cash v hudebním životopisném filmu Walk the Line (2005). Po období útlumu, kdy jejím jediným výraznějším kasovním úspěchem bylo romantické drama Voda pro slony (2011), se vrátila na výsluní jako producentka a představitelka hlavní role Cheryl Strayed v dramatu Divočina (2014), které jí vyneslo druhou nominaci na Oscara.

Od té doby se zaměřuje hlavně na televizi, kde pod svou společností Hello Sunshine produkuje a hraje v adaptacích knih s výraznými ženskými postavami. Patří sem seriály Sedmilhářky (2017–2019, HBO), The Morning Show (2019–dosud, Apple TV+) a minisérie Malé velké lži (2020, Hulu). Za Sedmilhářky získala cenu Primetime Emmy za nejlepší minisérii. Produkovala také filmové adaptace Zmizelá (2014) a Kde zpívají raci (2022) a minisérii Daisy Jones & the Six (2023).

Witherspoon rovněž vlastní Reese's Book Club a oděvní značku Draper James. Aktivně se zapojuje do organizací podporujících ženy a děti. Je členkou představenstva organizace Children's Defense Fund (CDF) a v roce 2007 byla jmenována globální ambasadorkou společnosti Avon, kde působila jako čestná předsedkyně charitativní nadace Avon Foundation zaměřené na ženská témata.

title: Walk the Line

overview: A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

title: American Psycho

overview: A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.

title: Cruel Intentions

overview: Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his most prized possession.

title: Fear

overview: Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who charms and seduces her, body and soul. But her perfect boyfriend is not all he seems to be. His sweet facade masks a savage, dark side that will soon transform Nicole's dream into a nightmare.

title: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

overview: Now a rising young lawyer, Elle Woods is about to make partner at her firm, but when she finds out her dog's relatives are being used as cosmetic test subjects, she heads to Washington D.C. to fight for animal rights.

title: Pleasantville

overview: Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.

title: Rendition

overview: When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside the US.

title: Freeway

overview: Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

title: Sweet Home Alabama

overview: New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past.

title: Wildflower

overview: One day Sammy and his younger sister Ellie happen upon a cabin where Alice, a young, partially deaf girl with epilepsy is being kept by her abusive stepfather. The three soon become friends and hope to get Alice an education and help her escape from the torture she undergoes daily. However, Alice's stepfather soon finds out about the friendship Alice has struck up and punishes her brutally. This story of friendship and youth shows that everyone is human and deserves to be treated so, no matter their disability or weakness.

title: Penelope

overview: Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company? This untraditional fairy tale is about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.

title: Vanity Fair

overview: In early 19th century England, orphaned Becky Sharp defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend.

title: A Far Off Place

overview: Thrown together under incredible circumstances, two strangers must discover courage and strength when they begin a journey across the treacherous African desert! Equipped only with their wits and the expertise of a native bushman who befriends them, they are determined to triumph over impossible odds and reach their destination. But along the way, the trio face a primitive desert wilderness.

title: Legally Blonde

overview: Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all, but, she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading to Harvard Law School. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back. While there, she figures out that there is more to herself than just good looks.

title: Four Christmases

overview: Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bust -- big time. Stuck at the city airport after all departing flights are canceled, the couple is embarrassed to see their ruse exposed to the world by an overzealous television reporter. Now, Brad and Kate are left with precious little choice other than to swallow their pride and suffer the rounds.

title: Just Like Heaven

overview: Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive.

title: Twilight

overview: A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.

title: The Importance of Being Earnest

overview: Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.

title: Election

overview: A high school teacher meets his match in an over-arching student politician.

title: Overnight Delivery

overview: A man suspects his girlfriend of being unfaithful, so he sends her a letter, but then finds out that he was wrong. He has 24 hours to stop the package, prevent a disaster, and fall in love. The only problem is the delivery man will not stop until the package has been delivered.

title: Little Nicky

overview: After the lord of darkness decides he will not cede his throne to any of his three sons, the two most powerful of them escape to Earth to create a kingdom for themselves. This action closes the portal filtering sinful souls to Hell and causes Satan to wither away. He must send his most weak but beloved son, Little Nicky, to Earth to return his brothers to Hell.

title: S.F.W.

overview: An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.

title: How Do You Know

overview: After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.

title: Monsters vs Aliens

overview: When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters...

title: Jack the Bear

overview: Story of the relationships between two sons and their father, who moves the family to California and becomes a tv horror show host after the death of his wife.

title: The Man in the Moon

overview: Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets Maureen, he falls hard and they begin a passionate affair. The new couple try to keep their love hidden from Dani, but she soon learns the truth, disavowing her sister. But a heartbreaking accident later reunites the girls.

title: Best Laid Plans

overview: Rich, successful Bryce meets beautiful Lissa at a bar one night and invites her back to his house, not suspecting for a moment that Lissa isn't really who she seems. What unfolds next is a dangerous, tangled web of double-crosses and seduction.

title: Come Home

overview: During the holiday season, Angie, a pack's mother, gets stranded by a blizzard and winds up backstage at the variety show studio. She then gets a chance to connect with her family even if she can't physically make it back to the house.

title: The Trumpet of the Swan

overview: The adventures of a young Trumpeter swan who cannot speak. With the help of a human boy and the love of his family and friends, Louie discovers his own unique talents which help him find his place in the world.

title: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

overview: Susan Murphy (a.k.a. Ginormica) and the Monsters are now working with the US government as special ops. So when an alien presence is detected in Susan's hometown of Modesto, California -- right before Halloween -- the team is dispatched to investigate. Everything appears normal, right down to the jack-o-lanterns peering out from every doorstep and windowsill. But when Halloween arrives, those innocent-looking carved pumpkins reveal themselves for what they really are mutant aliens. The altered pumpkins then start to implement their fiendish plan to take over Earth. The Monsters are there to combat the mutant gourds and try to smash their wicked scheme!

title: Being Mary Tyler Moore

overview: With unprecedented access to the Mary Tyler Moore Estate, friends, family, and colleagues, Being Mary Tyler Moore constructs an intimate mosaic of Mary's sixty-year career in show business.

title: Water for Elephants

overview: In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.

title: This Means War

overview: Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

title: Mud

overview: Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.

title: Devil's Knot

overview: The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.

title: Inherent Vice

overview: In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

title: The Good Lie

overview: A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.

title: Wild

overview: A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.

title: You're Cordially Invited

overview: When two weddings are accidentally booked on the same day at the same venue, each bridal party is challenged with preserving their family's special moment while making the most of the unanticipated tight quarters. In a hilarious battle of determination and grit, the father of the bride and sister of the other bride chaotically go head-to-head as they stop at nothing to uphold an unforgettable celebration for their loved ones.

title: Hot Pursuit

overview: Straight-arrow policewoman Cooper is excited and thrilled about her next assignment. Her task is to escort Daniella Riva, a wisecracking Colombian beauty, from San Antonio to Dallas so both she and her husband can testify against a drug lord. Plans go awry when Mr. Riva gets ambushed, leaving Daniella a widow. Cooper and her witness must now use their wits to escape from crooked cops and murderous gunmen, while not killing each other in the process.

title: Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line

overview: A documentary about the life of Johnny Cash and the making of Walk the Line (2005).

original_title: Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line

title: June

overview: Until Reese Witherspoon’s Oscar-winning portrayal of her in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, most contemporary audiences were unfamiliar with June Carter Cash. Kristen Vaurio’s comprehensive documentary June offers a much fuller understanding of the multitalented artist, singer, songwriter, comedian, and actress. Delightful, never-before-seen archival material reveals June’s firecracker wit and charisma as a performer

title: Minions & More 2

overview: This collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black (2018); Competition (2015); Cro Minion (2015); Binky Nelson Unpacified (2015); Panic in the Mailroom (2013). From the "Secret Life of Pets" franchise: Super Gidget (2019). From the "Sing" franchise: Eddie's Life Coach (2017); Gunter Babysits (2017). From the "Lorax" franchise: Serenade (2012); Wagon Ho! (2012).

title: Desperate Choices: To Save My Child

overview: Sixteen-year-old Cassie Robbins is a spirited teenage girl, who loves her father Richard and stepmother Mel and dotes on her six-year-old half-brother Willy. But her carefree, happy life is forever changed when she is diagnosed with leukeamia and her only hope of a cure lies in a bone-marrow transplant. However, when Willy proves to be a match, Mel is not-so-willing to allow her young son to undergo surgery as he nearly died the last time he was operated on after reacting badly to the anaesthetic. Mel and Richard now have to decide if it right to risk the life of one of their children to save the life of the other child. And of Willy's own rights in deciding if he should help the sister he hero-worships...?

title: Sing

overview: A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.

title: Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)

overview: The Banks Family reunites 25 years later for a very special event to benefit World Central Kitchen.

title: Everything Is Copy

overview: A candid portrait of writer/director Nora Ephron, directed by her son, journalist Jacob Bernstein.

title: A Wrinkle in Time

overview: After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.

title: Home Again

overview: Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.

title: Gunter Babysits

overview: Gunter offers to watch all of Rosita's 25 piglets for the night, trying to prove he's the best babysitter ever.

title: Monsters vs Aliens Stories

overview: Join B.O.B. and your favorite mega-monster squad — including Susan (aka Ginormica), Link and Dr. Cockroach — as they battle mutant pumpkins and zombie carrots in Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space and Night of the Living Carrots. Watch as B.O.B. hatches a no-brainer plan to escape in B.O.B.'s Big Break, and Megamind finds out there are just some buttons that should never be pushed in Megamind: The Button of Doom.

title: This Changes Everything

overview: An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.

title: Sing 2

overview: Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.

title: My Darling Vivian

overview: The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of Johnny Cash and Rosanne Cash, as well as footage featuring Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Tim Robbins, Whoopi Goldberg, John C. Reilly and many more.

title: Your Place or Mine

overview: When best friends and total opposites Debbie and Peter swap homes for a week, they get a peek into each other's lives that could open the door to love.

title: Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music

overview: A music driven tribute to the late indie filmmaker Lynn Shelton.

original_title: Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music

title: Becoming

overview: Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others.

title: Dreamworks Spooky Stories

overview: In these spooktacular stories, your favorite DreamWorks characters from the blockbuster hits Shrek and Monsters vs. Aliens return in these chilling tales for the whole family.

title: Election - Reese Witherspoon

overview: Extra from Election (1999) Criterion Release. Short interview with star Reese Witherspoon about production of the film.

title: Friends: The Reunion

overview: The cast of Friends reunites for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the hit series, an unforgettable evening filled with iconic memories, uncontrollable laughter, happy tears, and special guests.

title: Wish List

overview: Life changes for a thirtysomething career woman when a coin she threw in a magic fountain as a girl finally reaches the bottom.

title: I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash

overview: A Johnny Cash tribute special featuring covers of his songs. Also contains promotions for the biographical film Walk the Line.

original_title: I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash

title: 9 Kisses

overview: "9 Kisses" is a 2014 New York Times Magazine project featuring nine artistic short films where top actors of the year pair up for intimate, staged smooches. Directed by Elaine Constantine, these roughly minute-long clips range from romantic to awkward, showcasing diverse famous pairings in public night settings.

title: Adam Sandler Goes to Hell

overview: Documentary on the making of "Little Nicky."

title: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

title: Penelope

title: Run, Rose, Run

overview: A young woman comes to country music's capital city to pursue her music-making dreams. The source of her heart-wrenching songs is a brutal secret she has tried desperately to hide, but the past she has fled is reaching out to control her future—and it may destroy everything she has worked for.

title: Gone Girl

overview: With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

title: Fair Play

overview: Inspired by Eve Rodsky's NYT bestselling book, the documentary FAIR PLAY takes a deep look at domestic inequity. By making the invisible care work historically held by women visible, FAIR PLAY inspires a more equitable future for all.

title: Wild

title: Hot Pursuit

title: Lucy in the Sky

overview: Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space – and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.

title: Something from Tiffany's

overview: One woman's life is forever changed by an engagement ring meant for someone else.

title: Meet Me in Rome

overview: Ready to risk it all for love, three women travel to Rome to become leading ladies in their very own reality rom-com. Daily script deliveries guide them to handsome suitors and magical destinations, where swoon-worthy dates and steamy romance await. But when challenged to push their fears aside, will our leading ladies find the love they are looking for, or will they leave as single as they came?

title: Meet Me in Paris

overview: Three single friends travel to Paris for ten days for the journey of a lifetime and in search of true love. From 'meet cutes' at the Luxembourg Gardens, to strolls down the tree-lined Champs-Élysées, will first dates lead to happily ever after or heartbreak?

title: Mrs. Claus

title: You're Cordially Invited

title: Wynonna Judd: Between Hell and Hallelujah

overview: Follows Wynonna Judd's life as she continues with her next chapter after Naomi Judd's passing.

original_title: Wynonna Judd: Between Hell and Hallelujah

title: The Cactus

overview: An unexpected pregnancy at 45 causes a reserved woman to rethink the structured life she has created for herself and leads her on an unconventional journey toward love, family and learning to embrace the unexpected.

title: Legally Blondes

overview: Moving from England to California, the youngest cousins of Elle Woods must defend themselves when their schools reigning forces turn on the girls and try to frame them for a crime.

title: Where the Crawdads Sing

overview: Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.

title: Your Place or Mine

title: Twelfth Knight

overview: A film adaptation of the Alexene Farol Follmuth bestseller Twelfth Knight

title: The Nightingale

overview: The lives of two French sisters are torn apart by the onset of World War II.

title: Miss Nelson Is Missing

overview: Miss Nelson, the sweet teacher who “disappears” to teach her rowdy students a lesson in appreciation after she’s replaced by the ultra-strict substitute known as Miss Viola Swamp.

title: Smother In Law

overview: A young woman attempts to help her single (and overbearing) mother-in-law with her love life.

title: Truly Madly Guilty

overview: In Australia, three married couples attend a backyard barbecue that goes horribly wrong.

title: Broken

overview: A tough Dallas divorce attorney struggles to balance her personal and professional life.

title: The Rise: The Inaugural Season of the PWHL

overview: In this documentary, the historic inaugural season of the Professional Women's Hockey League is explored through interviews and footage of the adrenaline-pumping games.

original_title: The Rise: The Inaugural Season of the PWHL

title: Outcome

overview: Reef Hawk, Hollywood's poster child since age six, is not okay. When he learns about an extortion plot tied to a mysterious video, Reef preemptively sets out on a redemption tour to make amends, confront his demons, and avoid getting canceled.

title: Polly Pocket

overview: Mattel Studios’ Polly Pocket film. Plot TBA.

title: The Thing About Jellyfish

overview: After Suzy's former best friend is lost from a drowning accident, Suzy knows something isn't right. Franny was the best swimmer Suzy ever knew. She embarks on this incredible journey and learns about life, death, and love.

name: Reese Witherspoon, Fred Armisen, Rick Ross

overview: Actress Reese Witherspoon; actor Fred Armisen; Rick Ross performs with The Roots.

Walk the Swine

overview: Miss Piggy and Reese Witherspoon have a heated rivalry but when the two volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, their feud escalates to a whole new level. Meanwhile, Fozzie and his girlfriend hit a rough patch.

title: Freeway

title: How Do You Know

title: Election

title: Legally Blonde

title: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

title: Fear

title: Legally Blonde

title: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

title: Walk the Line

title: American Psycho

title: Cruel Intentions

title: Fear

title: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

title: Pleasantville

title: Rendition

title: Freeway

title: Sweet Home Alabama

title: Wildflower

title: Penelope

title: Vanity Fair

title: A Far Off Place

title: Legally Blonde

title: Four Christmases

title: Just Like Heaven

title: Twilight

title: The Importance of Being Earnest

title: Election

title: Overnight Delivery

title: Little Nicky

title: S.F.W.

title: How Do You Know

title: Monsters vs Aliens

title: Jack the Bear

title: The Man in the Moon

title: Best Laid Plans

title: Come Home

title: The Trumpet of the Swan

title: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

title: Being Mary Tyler Moore

title: Water for Elephants

title: This Means War

title: Mud

title: Devil's Knot

title: Inherent Vice

title: The Good Lie

title: Wild

title: You're Cordially Invited

title: Hot Pursuit

title: June

title: Minions & More 2

title: Desperate Choices: To Save My Child

title: Sing

title: Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)

title: Everything Is Copy

title: A Wrinkle in Time

title: Home Again

title: Gunter Babysits

title: Monsters vs Aliens Stories

title: This Changes Everything

title: Sing 2

title: My Darling Vivian

title: Your Place or Mine

title: Becoming

title: Dreamworks Spooky Stories

title: Election - Reese Witherspoon

title: Friends: The Reunion

title: Wish List

title: 9 Kisses

title: Adam Sandler Goes to Hell

title: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

title: Penelope

title: Run, Rose, Run

title: Gone Girl

title: Fair Play

title: Wild

title: Hot Pursuit

title: Lucy in the Sky

title: Something from Tiffany's

title: Meet Me in Rome

title: Meet Me in Paris

title: Mrs. Claus

title: You're Cordially Invited

title: The Cactus

title: Legally Blondes

title: Where the Crawdads Sing

title: Your Place or Mine

title: Twelfth Knight

title: The Nightingale

title: Miss Nelson Is Missing

title: Smother In Law

title: Truly Madly Guilty

title: Broken

title: Outcome

title: Polly Pocket

title: The Thing About Jellyfish


Tom Stoppard

biography:
Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE FRSL Hon FBA (born Tomáš Sträussler, 3 July 1937 — 29 November 2025) was a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covered the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom, often delving into the deeper philosophical thematics of society. Stoppard had been a playwright of the National Theatre and is one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation.

Stoppard died at his home in Dorset, England on 29 November 2025 at the age of 88.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Stoppard, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Omnibus

overview: Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'.  It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards.  Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott.  For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman.  The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.

character: Self

original_name: Omnibus

original_language: en

One Pair of Eyes

overview: A monthly series of highly personal documentary films in which individuals are given a platform to discuss issues close to their heart.

original_name: One Pair of Eyes

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

overview:
Friday Night, Saturday Morning was a television chat show with a revolving guest host. It ran on BBC2 from 28 September 1979 to 2 April 1982, broadcast live from the Greenwood Theatre, a part of Guy's Hospital. It was most notable for being the only television show to be hosted by a former British Prime Minister and for an argument about the blasphemy claims surrounding the movie Monty Python's Life of Brian.

The programme was the idea of Iain Johnstone and Will Wyatt, who insisted on a changing presenter every fortnight. Another innovation was that the presenters chose the guests they were to interview.

original_name: Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Tony Awards

overview: The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.

character: Self - Nominee

original_name: Tony Awards

Parade's End

job: Writer

overview: The story of a love triangle between a conservative English aristocrat, his mean socialite wife and a young suffragette in the midst of World War I and a Europe on the brink of profound change.

department: Writing

original_name: Parade's End

Playhouse

job: Theatre Play

overview: A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.

original_name: Playhouse

BBC2 Play of the Week

overview: An anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April 1979.

original_name: BBC2 Play of the Week

ITV Playhouse

overview: ITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour and was produced by various companies for the ITV network, a format that would inspire Dramarama. Actors appearing in the series included Leslie Anderson, Gwen Nelson, Ricky Alleyne, Pat Heywood, Michael Elphick, Ian Hendry, Edward Woodward, Margaret Lockwood, Jessie Matthews and Lloyd Peters.

original_name: ITV Playhouse

Thirty-Minute Theatre

overview: An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.

original_name: Thirty-Minute Theatre

English

iso_639_1: en

iso_3166_1: US

english_name: English

普通话

汤姆·斯托帕德

biography: 汤姆·斯托帕德爵士（1937年7月3日出生于托马斯·施特劳斯勒）是捷克出生的英国剧作家和编剧。他曾为电影、广播、舞台和电视撰稿，并在戏剧中崭露头角。他的作品涵盖了人权、审查制度和政治自由等主题，经常深入探讨社会更深层次的哲学主题。斯托帕德曾是国家剧院的剧作家，也是他那一代最国际化的剧作家之一。

iso_639_1: zh

iso_3166_1: CN

english_name: Mandarin

普通话

湯姆·史塔佩

biography: 湯姆·史塔佩爵士（1937 年 7 月 3 日出生於託馬斯·施特勞斯勒）是捷克出生的英國劇作家和編劇。他曾為電影、廣播、舞台和電視撰稿，並在戲劇中嶄露頭角。他的作品涵蓋了人權、審查制度和政治自由等主題，經常深入探討社會更深層次的哲學主題。斯託帕德曾是國家劇院的劇作家，也是他那一代最國際化的劇作家之一。

iso_3166_1: HK

Latviešu

iso_639_1: lv

iso_3166_1: LV

english_name: Latvian

title: Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life

overview: Tom Stoppard is perhaps the world’s leading, funniest and cleverest playwright. Ever since he hit the ground running in the 1960s with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, there has always been a streak of melancholy beneath the sparkling surface of his work. Now with his latest play, Leopoldstadt, he comes full circle and faces up to the pain and loss in his past. In this programme, he tells Alan Yentob his extraordinary story.

character: Himself

original_title: Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life

title: Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd

overview: Follow the moment Barrett was kicked out of Pink Floyd, from the narrative of him going from groundbreaking musician to iconic rocker and manic, unstable star.

title: André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds

overview: Sir André Previn, born in Berlin in 1929, figures among the most prominent musicians of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He won four Academy Awards for his film scores, he composes concertos, musicals and operas. He conducts, arranges music, and is a renowned pianist, as well as a jazz musician. Previn’s first opera, ‚A Streetcar Named Desire’, based on Tennessee Williams’ play, successfully premiered in San Francisco, in 1998.  Our film mirrors Sir Previn’s affinities to Europe as well as to the United States. He is at home in both worlds, with their rather different cultural realities.

original_title: André Previn - Eine Brücke zwischen den Welten

original_language: de

title: Oscar

overview: Writer Michael Bracewell presents an unusual and provocative look at the life and legacy of Oscar Wilde, the controversial Irish-born writer. Michael sets out to rescue him from the dangers of respectability by portraying him as an inspiration to generations of rockers and artists.

original_title: Oscar

title: The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited

overview: This absolutely top-notch documentary by Robert Fischer is a fascinating look back at not just the film in question, but Fassbinder's meteoric career which ended all too soon with his untimely death. Archival footage of Fassbinder is utilized (including several fascinating snippets culled from interviews he did at the disastrous Cannes premiere of Despair), as well as many others involved in the film and its release. Even if you're not a particular fan of Despair, or even in fact of Fassbinder, this is stellar documentary film making and is an intriguing look at one of the most enigmatic masters of the New German Cinema.

title: Bukovsky

overview: Soviet writer and dissident Vladimir Bukovsky leaves the Soviet Union in 1976 after years spent in their prisons and psychiatric wards.

original_title: Bukovsky

title: Spielberg

overview: A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

original_title: Spielberg

title: What Is Brazil?

overview: Rob Hedden's witty on-set documentary captures the revolutionary air that had begun to swirl around Brazil even before the controversy surrounding its U.S. release. It features footage of director Terry Gilliam; actors Michael Palin, Jonathan Pryce, and Kim Geist; screenwriters Tom Stoppard and Charles McKeown; and other key members of Brazil's cast and crew.

original_title: What Is Brazil?

title: In-Side-Out

overview: “In-Side-Out” is the debut film by US beat poet George Moorse, a wildly colorful pop poem. The film critic Enno Patalas described “In-Side-Out” as a “fantastic abracadabra and erotic delirium” and considered it the best West German film at the 1965 Oberhausen festival. “In-Side-Out” was also the LCB's first film production: the cheerful and colorful kaleidoscope of romantic love, told as an associatively swirling sequence of images.

original_title: In-Side-Out

title: Wilde Salomé

overview: In documentary style, Al Pacino tells the story of how he came to stage a production of Oscar Wilde's Salomé. He travels to the Mojave Desert ("dessert?"), to Ireland and the United Kingdom to show who Wilde was as a private person and as a writer.

original_title: Wilde Salomé

job: Screenplay

title: Brazil

overview: Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

original_title: Brazil

title: Poodle Springs

overview: Private eye Philip Marlowe and his bride move to a desert town, where he uncovers a land scheme.

original_title: Poodle Springs

title: Empire of the Sun

overview: Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.

original_title: Empire of the Sun

title: Enigma

overview: The story of the WWII project to crack the code behind the Enigma machine, used by the Germans to encrypt messages sent to their submarines.

original_title: Enigma

title: The Russia House

overview: Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.

original_title: The Russia House

title: Billy Bathgate

overview: In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz.

original_title: Billy Bathgate

title: Despair

overview: Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his temper more and more every day when dealing with his workers and other businessmen; until he meets Felix, a vagrant, who seems to be physically identical to him; a disconcerting fact that leads Hermann Hermann to plot a particular way out of a fake world he actually hates.

original_title: Despair

title: The Romantic Englishwoman

overview: A marriage crisis between a writer and his wife leads her to flee to Germany and eventually return with another man, through whom the writer is going to overcome his writer's block.

original_title: The Romantic Englishwoman

title: The Human Factor

overview: When a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, a security man is brought in to investigate.

title: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

overview: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, minor characters from the play 'Hamlet', find themselves on the road to Elsinore Castle at the behest of the King of Denmark. The duo encounter a band of players before arriving to find that they are needed to try to discern what troubles the prince Hamlet. Meanwhile, they ponder the meaning of their existence.

title: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

title: Anna Karenina

overview: In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

title: Three Men in a Boat

overview: One hot June day, three friends decide there is nothing they would like to do more than to get away from London. A boating holiday with lots of fresh air and exercise would be just the very thing, or so their doctors tell them. So, after debating the merits of hotel or camp beds and what to pack, they set off on their voyage - a trip up the Thames from Henley to Oxford - but very quickly find themselves ill-equipped for the trials of riverbank life.

title: National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem

overview: Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead) returns to the National Theatre with his highly-anticipated new play The Hard Problem, directed by Nicholas Hytner (Othello, Hamlet, One Man, Two Guvnors).  Hilary, a young psychology researcher at a brainscience institute, is nursing a private sorrow and a troubling question at work, where psychology and biology meet. If there is nothing but matter, what is consciousness? This is ‘the hard problem’ which puts Hilary at odds with her colleagues who include her first mentor Spike, her boss Leo and the billionaire founder of the institute, Jerry. Is the day coming when the computer and the fMRI scanner will answer all the questions psychology can ask? Meanwhile Hilary needs a miracle, and she is prepared to pray for one.

title: Largo Desolato

overview: A fictionalized autobiographical play written by Czechoslovakian playwright-turned-president Vaclav Havel in 1984 upon his release from a four-and-one-half-year prison term for political subversion. The play focuses on two days in the life of a dissident writer who is awaiting the knock at the door that may send him to prison.

title: The Dog It Was That Died

overview: Rupert Purvis jumps off a bridge onto a dog, causing problems for Blair, his superior at MI5. Blair must convince Hogbin, the agent who's been tailing Purvis, of which side Purvis is really on--once he finds out what it is.

title: Another Moon Called Earth

overview: An early version of Jumpers - nothing happens at random  - Doollee

title: Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

overview: Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is a stage play by Tom Stoppard with music by André Previn. It was first performed in 1977. The play criticizes the Soviet practice of treating political dissidence as a form of mental illness. Its title derives from the popular mnemonic used by music students to remember the notes on the lines of the treble clef.  The filming was undertaken at a live performance at Wembley Conference Centre in April 1978, conducted by Previn.

title: Professional Foul

overview: Three philosophy professors travel to Prague for a conference. One of them, Anderson, is forced to rethink his ideas on ethics when a former student is arrested by the Czech authorities for writing about individualist approaches to morality.

title: Travesties

overview: The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing Ulysses, Tristan Tzara during the rise of Dada, and Lenin leading up to the Russian Revolution, all of whom were living in Zürich at that time.

title: The Boundary

overview: A lexicographer's room gets trashed and notes scattered just as he was in the process of compiling a dictionary.

title: Neutral Ground

overview: An allied agent is sent out into an obscure country to find a Russian Agent who has been thrown out of Russia for defection. He finds a broken man who drowns his days in drink, and feels sympathy for him.

title: On the Razzle

overview: When their boss goes off to Vienna to dine with his fiancé, his clerks decide this may be their last chance for an adventure (razzle) and head for the Big City. Zangler must cancel his plans, as his niece has run off with her boyfriend. Naturally, soon everyone is running into everyone else!

title: National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

overview: Against the backdrop of Hamlet, two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, take centre stage.  As the young double act stumble their way in and out of the action of Shakespeare’s iconic drama, they become increasingly out of their depth as their version of the story unfolds.

title: Squaring the Circle

overview: An account of how Lech Walesa and the "Solidarity" trade union confronted the might of Communist dictatorship in Poland.

title: A Separate Peace

overview: Set in a private nursing home, The smooth running of the home and the peace of mind of its staff is disrupted by the arrival of a patient, John Brown. He is warm, charming and can easily pay for his room... the only problem is that he is perfectly healthy. All he wants is to get away from the outside world.

title: National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt

overview: At the beginning of the 20th century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna, Austria. But Hermann Merz, a factory owner and baptised Jew now married to Catholic Gretl, has moved up in the world.  We follow his family’s story across half a century, passing through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. A company of 40 actors represent each generation of the family in this epic, but intimate play.

title: Tulip Fever

overview: An artist falls for a married young woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait. The two invest in the risky tulip market in hopes to build a future together.

title: Arcadia

overview: On a country estate in Derbyshire, Arcadia moves fluidly between events in 1809 and the modern inhabitants who are eager to discover what really happened in the past. We begin in 1809 where we will meet Thomasina, a teenager and mathematical prodigy, who works with her tutor Septimus. Yet we learn there are many secrets within the family on the estate. Affairs of the heart, unrequited love, and debates about chaos theory and the ideal gardening landscape flow throughout these scenes in the past. When the story moves to 1992, a garden historian and a literature professor visit to unearth the past. Was Lord Byron actually a guest? Was there a duel? Why is there a hermitage on the estate? What do the the current inhabitants of Sibley Park know about the past? Scenes move fluidly between two centuries, with an increasing reminder to cherish our time together. Arcadia is a play about passion, longing, astrophysics, and both the strength and fragility of the human heart

title: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

title: A Christmas Carol

overview: Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

title: The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

overview: Shakespeare films Hamlet on a single reel then, after an initial screening, edits it down to the bare bones.

title: The Invention of Love

overview: An esoteric play portraying the life of poet A. E. Housman focusing specifically on his personal life and love for a college classmate.

title: Shakespeare in Love

overview: Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.

title: The Merchant of Venice

overview: A BBC schools programme broadcast about Tom Stoppard’s abridged version of the play which was performed by the National Youth Theatre at the Royal Opera House in London. The televised recording of the performance is preceded by comments on the work in progress from stage director Paul Roseby and writer Tom Stoppard. Jeremy Irons, who played Antonio in the film version of The Merchant of Venice (2004), comments on the merits of producing a play with young actors.

title: Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life

title: Oscar

title: Bukovsky

title: Spielberg

title: What Is Brazil?

title: In-Side-Out

title: Wilde Salomé

title: Brazil

title: Poodle Springs

title: Empire of the Sun

title: Enigma

title: The Russia House

title: Billy Bathgate

title: Despair

title: The Romantic Englishwoman

title: The Human Factor

title: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

title: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

title: Anna Karenina

title: Three Men in a Boat

title: National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem

title: Largo Desolato

title: Professional Foul

title: Neutral Ground

title: The Boundary

title: Travesties

title: Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

title: On the Razzle

title: The Dog It Was That Died

title: Another Moon Called Earth

title: Squaring the Circle

title: A Separate Peace

title: National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt

title: Tulip Fever

title: Arcadia

title: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

title: A Christmas Carol

title: The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

title: The Invention of Love

title: Shakespeare in Love

title: The Merchant of Venice