She has won two Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Female Improviser in 2006 and 2007, as well as Best Performance by a Female in Television for Almost Heroes in 2012, Best Comedic Play in 2008, Best Sketch Troupe in 2006, and Best Female Performance in a Feature Film for her role as Carol in the film Dirty Singles in 2015.
Ash also received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series for her work on This Is Wonderland. She lost to Susan Sarandon for her role on The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
In addition, Ash was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for her work on this is wonderto...
She has won two Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Female Improviser in 2006 and 2007, as well as Best Performance by a Female in Television for Almost Heroes in 2012, Best Comedic Play in 2008, and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006.
Kristen proved herself to be a superb actor after her breakthrough role, earning multiple honors, including being the first American to get the prestigious Cesar Award, the French counterpart to the Oscars, for her exceptional performance in the film Cloud of Sils Maria.
She also won several other awards, including being named one of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses.
Stewart was born on January 21st, 1990, in Burbank, California, the only child of Peter Thomas Stewart, a television director, and Joanna Lee Robertson, a former model and actress. Her mother is of Scottish and Ukrainian descent, while her father is of Irish and German descent.
Kristen started acting at a very young age, appearing in various commercials when she was only five years old. She later went on to appear in such films as The Runaway Bride (2005), Serendipity (2001), Moulin Rouge! (2002), and Twilight (2008).
Her career took off after she appeared in the critically acclaimed film, which launched her into fame at the age of 19. She played Bella Swan, a teenage girl who falls in love with a werewolf, in both the original movie and its sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009).
Bella's character became so popular that there have been many rumors about her future career plans.
She has won three Tony Awards and three Olivier Awards. She won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Mrs. Lintott in the play The History Boys, which she played in London and on Broadway. In the 2006 film, she repeated her role. For this work, she has also been awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
The other two Tony Awards she has won are for Best Actress in a Play for her performances in Mrs. Warren's Profession (1995) and A Doll's House (2003).
Frances de la Tour was born on January 11th, 1963, in New York City. She is an American actress who has appeared in many films and television shows over the course of her career. Her big break came at age 21 when she was cast as Nora Helmer in the 1995 movie version of Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House. The following year, she played Mrs. Warren's daughter in William Inge's comedy-drama Mrs. Warren's Profession. This led to more prominent roles in films such as The Ice Storm, Bullets Over Broadway, and The Hours. In 2001, de la Tour starred as Elizabeth I in Peter Webber's play about the queen's reign, which received positive reviews from critics.
In 2006, de la Tour played Mrs. Lintott in the Broadway production of The History Boys.
She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy five times while on "GL" (for Outstanding Younger Actress, in 1992 and 1993; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, in 1999 and 2002; and, in 2006, for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series). She was the only daytime actor ever to be nominated for all three awards.
Beth first caught our attention in 1992, when she became the second actress to play Georgiana Darley on "General Hospital". Her role as Beth Ehlers began airing in January 1993 and lasted until May 2004. During this time, Beth was also featured on the cover of TV Guide six times. She is one of only four actresses to have been featured on the cover during her career (the others being Lucy Lawless, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Keri Russell).
Beth has gone on to other successes including a 2005 Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama. She has also won several award from various critics' groups and fans' polls.
In 2007, Beth returned to her daytime soap opera roots when she joined the cast of "The Young and the Restless" as Cane Ashby. She left that role in 2008 but continues to make guest appearances throughout the year. In addition to her work on television, Beth has appeared in such films as The Lost City, Someone Like You, Small Town Girls, and Alpha Dog.
Bancroft was recognized for her acting abilities and flexibility in cinema, theater, and television. She received one Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, and several other honors and nominations. In 1998, she became the first actress to receive the Hollywood Walk of Fame's Starlite Marker award.
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for 1975's The Turning Point, which also earned her a Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress. This made her only the second person (after Marlon Brando) to win Oscars for playing both leading men and women roles, the other being Rod Steiger.
Bancroft was also the first actress to receive the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award. She has been cited as an influence by such actors and actresses as Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Shirley MacLaine, Meryl Streep, and Natalie Portman.
Bancroft passed away on February 18, 2010, at the age of 70 after suffering from brain cancer.
She had four children: actor Marcus Bancroft, musicians Stephen and Andy Bancroft, and Naomi Bancroft-Hill.
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