Word: actresses
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...girl who sports overalls and an American Girl smile. Opal is distinguished from the other townsfolk of sleepy Naomi, Florida with her odd name and piercing blue eyes, framed by dark mascara and perfectly plucked eyebrows. This artistic choice on the part of the makeup artist gives the young actress a surreal appearance to stand out in a movie lacking any standout plot or character development...
...outside despite the cold and the rain. Police officers blockade the street. A door opens and a group of young men file out, dressed in drag from head to toe, covered in glitter, lace, bustiers, bustles, high heels, wigs, and make-up. Catherine Zeta-Jones—Oscar-winning actress and Hollywood luminary, whose per-film paycheck can reach eight figures—smiles...
...Woman of the Year award—notably not the Actress of the Year award—was originally designed as a ruse to bring an eligible debutante to the blue-blooded club. While that failed, press attention began before anyone accepted the Pudding’s offer. In 1949, The New York Times reported on the club’s failed attempt to recruit Margaret Truman. The next year, the paper printed the Pudding’s 1950 letter begging the pleasure of Sharman Douglas’ company, advising the young socialite that the “well-bred?...
This is perhaps because the purpose of the award —whether to honor a brilliant actress sincerely, to allow the Pudding members to interact with a celebrity, or to create publicity for the Hasty Pudding—has never been entirely clear. While the award is certainly a work of levity, it attracts the most serious of thespians. In 1967, Bob Hope was made the first honorary member of the Hasty Pudding (the following year, Paul Newman was officially named Man of the Year). But the award was treated as a joke; The Crimson reported...
...actress Alison E. Cohen ’07 adds, “The fact is that most of the participants wouldn’t have met if they hadn’t participated in the Vagina Monologues…All are interested in improving the lives of women everywhere and we’re also really interested in being a part of an all-woman cast...