since. She is the voice of many charities and foundations like, CHIME FOR CHANGE, Equality Now and so on. Meryl Streep, the 2018 Academy Award nominee for Best Actress, is one of the most talented, loved and respected Hollywood actresses of all time. The best thing about a Meryl Streep movie is a guaranteed top class performance. She has a record 21 Academy Award nominations of which she has already bagged 3. Versatility and accent adaptations are her strength and her initial
Divorcement in (1932), the first of a string of hits, including Morning Glory (1933), for which she won an Oscar for Best Actress, and Little Women (1933).” (Peterson 2013) Hepburn has received four Academy Awards for Best Actress (1982, 1969, 1968, 1934), Kennedy Center Honors (1990), Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award (1979), BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (1983) (Wikipedia). It took Hepburn 34 years to win another Academy
Penelope Cruz Most people know actress Penelope Cruz for her roles in outstanding films. These films include Vanilla Sky, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Penelope Cruz is the one of the most successful, well known Spanish actresses; however, her life is more than just acting. Penelope Cruz Sanchez aka Penelope Cruz was born on April 28, 1974 in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. Penelope’s parents Eduardo and Encarna named her after a song written by Spanish singer Joan Manuel
Ray Charles one of the greatest African-American artists of all time. He left a legacy of hits and Grammy awards, but the musicians he influenced were very diverse in genre as the music he wrote, arranged, performed, and recorded. Ray Charles died at the age of 73 on June 10, 2004 from acute liver disease. Months after his death on October 29, 2004 the movie Ray was released to the U.S on a budget of forty million dollars. The film went on to become a box-office hit, earning over $100 million dollars
taxi-driver at night; many of his customers represent the people from the lowest class of society: prostitutes, adulterous husbands and wenchers. Since Travis has promised the cab company that he will drive anywhere, at anytime, his likelihood of seeing the best of human nature is fairly slim. So, he tries to create an extra-occupational life for himself. He befriends Betsy, a beautiful girl working at a Senator's campaign office. Unluckily, with on possession of the slightest amount of social skills, Travis
alcoholic musician in the film Crazy Heart ultimately earned him the prestigious Academy Award for Best Actor in 2010. Since then, Jeff has experienced increased success in the film industry, and he also starred in the highly successful television series The Old Man. Jeff has been fortunate
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is a novel following the rebellious life of twenty-two year old Arthur Seaton. Arthur spends his weekdays working at a bicycle factory and relaxes on weekends with plenty of drinks while in the company of various lady friends. The novel was written by Alan Sillitoe who came to be known as one of the “angry young men.” This group of writers was a dominant literary force during the 1950s and was immensely popular due to their accurate portrayal of postwar Britain and