The movie has been revered as one of the better sports dramas of the 2000s because of Smith's accurate and detailed portrayal of a famous figure. In one of her most recent television roles on his highly praised miniseries that was HBO's most-watched program in 2020, Kidman is Grace Fraser, a prominent New York City psychologist caught up in a murder case of the women her husband (Hugh Grant) has been having an affair with. Alice Harford, 'Eyes Wide Shut' (1999). Memorable Performances of Non Malayalam Actors. In it, Hoskins plays one of the mates to Caine's gregarious London butcher, who dies and leaves wishes for his ashes to be scattered at sea. But he's one of the few actors that even though he has movie releases multiple times a year we don't get tired of him. Next we'll see her in "Mary, Queen of Scots, " and we cannot wait.
Since winning her Oscar for her work in "12 Years a Slave, " Nyong'o has gone on to be in one blockbuster after another: "The Jungle Book, " two "Star Wars" movies, and "Black Panther. " But Kidman is still solid in this Jane Campion-directed, British-American movie as a young woman who comes into means but is manipulated by friends (Hershey and John Malkovich) before realizing the confident person she can be to live a fulfilling life. Non lead actor with a memorable performance team. Cross continues to act regularly in projects like Big Little Lies and Mank. An actor who was sucked into the Hollywood-franchise-making machine ("Prince of Persia") when he was younger and lived to tell the tale, Gyllenhaal has gone on to take risky role after risky role, and it has paid off big time.
After a successful 2002, Kidman starred in five movies released in 2003. But her raw talent can be seen in the movies that aren't box-office sensations, like the insane "Lucy" and the failed comedy "Rough Night" (which she is great in). The actor plays a former CIA officer on a team of security specialists. Non lead actor with a memorable performance crossword. With a countless number of powerful credits, Winslet always brings her A game. The two-time Oscar winner is due for a big hit, and that may come with the upcoming Beau Willimon Hulu series "The First, " which marks his first major TV role.
Miss Martha Farnsworth, 'The Beguiled' (2017). In this British drama directed by James Clavell — one of three major films starring Poitier released in 1967 — the actor plays a recent graduate with a degree in engineering who can't find work in his field, so he takes a job as a teacher at a London school for troubled children. It was much better than her turn in the forgettable Batman Forever, also released in 1995. And next he will play Fred Rogers of "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood" fame, so get ready to up that likability on him a tad more. Sports reporting in "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues". Kidman's effortless performance is a reason to watch this movie, especially for those fans who might have missed its release in the early 2000s. One of those memorable TV roles was that of Martha Gellhorn, the journalist wife of Ernest Hemingway, in this HBO hit. Memorable quote: "These men are not machines. With others like Dwayne Johnson trying to take the crown from him in the action space, with new "Mission: Impossible" and "Top Gun" movies on tap, if the box office keeps rolling in Cruise isn't going to go anywhere. And then a large stranger appears, introduces himself as Leonard (Dave Bautista) and gently engages her in conversation. Though the 5-foot-6 actor was short, he was impossible to miss in even brief supporting roles. Awards aside, the sexy, spirited, and refreshingly vulnerable Charlotte might not get enough high-level praise compared to other, more dramatic roles. Non lead actor with a memorable performance tuning. There he finds a way to connect with the students like no teacher ever had before.
The Golden Globe nominations kept coming for Kidman with The Others, the supernatural, psychological thriller set in post-World War II Europe and known for its surprising plot twist. She's also undertaken several successful television roles during her stellar entertainment career. Here are 12 of Poitier's most memorable performances. Sidney Poitier: His 12 Best Roles –. Virginia Woolf, 'The Hours' (2002). The movie received mixed reviews, and the storyline had an element of controversy with Kidman's character sharing a bath on screen with her 10-year-old son (Cameron Bright). Editor's note: This story was originally published in November. It's shocking to think that she doesn't have an Oscar win yet (been nominated five times), but that's certainly on its way. This film tells the story of an interracial relationship between a Black office worker (Poitier) and a blind white woman (Elizabeth Hartman), whose mother (Shelley Winters) plots to break the couple up. Of course America's Dad would make the list!
Satine, 'Moulin Rouge! ' Here are five of Hoskins' most memorable performances: — "The Long Good Friday" (1980): In one of the very best British crime films, Hoskins plays Harold Shand, a London gangster whose big plans to develop London's docklands unravel when a mysterious enemy begins shooting up his crew. With her recent performances in "Brooklyn" and "Lady Bird, " Ronan has shown off her range of talents. It's an emotional story but also one of self-discovery, which Becca eventually experiences strangely, with help from the teenage boys who killed her son. The series will focus on the first human mission to Mars. It's kind of hard to top Walter White, but when he needs to turn it on, he still delivers powerful performances. Breslin's performance is genuine, sweet and helps amp up the terror once the aliens surround their farm house. And we can't wait to see her in the lead of the Gloria Steinem biopic, directed by Julie Taymor, later this year.
In this mystery-drama directed by Norman Jewison, Poitier plays a Philadelphia-based police detective investigating a murder in a racially hostile town in the South. It's one of Kidman's darker roles, but it was rightfully up there with the best of her best. They eventually come across a drifting boat with a stranger (Bill Zane), who needs help but seems to be untruthful about his reasons for being there. An unhinged widow who falls in love with her brother-in-law (Matthew Goode) and seems disinterested in providing unconditional love to her jaded daughter (Mia Wasikowska). We mentioned that Kidman can be as good on the small screen as she's been on the big one. And it's only going to get better. He was the star of his high school team, dazzling spectators with bucket after bucket. The stout, explosive Bob Hoskins had a British belly-fire that roared through four decades of film, television and theater.
The London-raised Hoskins, who died at age 71 Monday night after a bout of pneumonia, embodied a Cockney toughness, but had the range to be much more. "My own mum wouldn't call me pretty, " he once said. While she tends to move on, her husband (Aaron Eckhart) is less inclined to do so, causing tension in their relationship. Celeste Wright, 'Big Little Lies' (2017-19). And here is another treasure. A loving mother, Celeste survived an abusive marriage and the subsequent death of her husband. Sure, Barbara Hershey overshadowed leading lady Kidman by earning a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination. Constantly faced with challenges, Celeste can be strong and vulnerable simultaneously, indecisive but forceful when needed.
Having first appeared the year before in a television movie, Wide Awake was one of his very first big screen roles. The film, adapted from Graham Swift's novel, follows the friends' memory-filled journey to carry out the orders. Supposed the myth that Muhammad was gonna fall! Bale has been doing incredible performances since he first came on the scene as a kid actor, and he's only done better and more challenging work as he's gotten older. Kidman and the film received mounds of pre-release hype, and neither disappointed. She's playing alone in the woods, collecting grasshoppers in a large jar, while on vacation with her dads, Eric (Jonathan Groff) and Andrew (Ben Aldridge). All anybody needs to reinforce that fact is to watch Kidman in HBO's Big Little Lies. Golden Globe (Best Supporting Actress — Motion Picture) and Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations were lobbed Kidman's way for this underappreciated crime drama. It seems like the six-time Oscar nominee will be in the conversation at next year's Oscars when Sony Picture Classics releases "The Wife, " which wowed audiences at last year's Toronto International Film Festival. Tackling sports science in "Concussion". Even ones set in the Civil War era. Although he didn't win either time, his acting, along with the show's popularity, is remembered by many as one of the more successful sitcoms of the '90s. The film, directed by Stanley Kramer, depicts interracial marriage in a positive light at a time when interracial marriage was banned in more than a dozen states. Though Oldman finally took home his first-ever Oscar this year for his work on "Darkest Hour, " he's one of those actors who had delivered so many memorable characters over the years that the Oscar doesn't really matter (though he's probably happy he has one now).
A Raisin in the Sun was adapted from the 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry and directed by Daniel Petrie. She's the highest-grossing female actress working today, and that's from incredible talent as well as jumping on some major moneymaking movies over the years.