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Christine Ebersole was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Marian Esther (Goodley) and Robert Amos Ebersole, a steel company president. She won the 2007 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her work in "Grey Gardens". Previously, she was awarded the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama League awarded her both a citation and the Outstanding Performance of the Year, and she was named to its dais for 2007. She also received a special citation from the New York Drama Critics' Circle and the Obie for her off-Broadway turn in "Grey Gardens".- Actress
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Julia Elizabeth Wells was born on October 1, 1935, in England. Her mother, Barbara Ward (Morris), and stepfather, both vaudeville performers, discovered her freakish but undeniably lovely four-octave singing voice and immediately got her a singing career. She performed in music halls throughout her childhood and teens, and at age 20, she launched her stage career in a London Palladium production of "Cinderella".
Andrews came to Broadway in 1954 with "The Boy Friend", and became a bona fide star two years later in 1956, in the role of Eliza Doolittle in the unprecedented hit "My Fair Lady". Her star status continued in 1957, when she starred in the TV-production of Cinderella (1957) and through 1960, when she played "Guenevere" in "Camelot".
In 1963, Walt Disney asked Andrews if she would like to star in his upcoming production, a lavish musical fantasy that combined live-action and animation. She agreed on the condition if she didn't get the role of Doolittle in the pending film production of My Fair Lady (1964). After Audrey Hepburn was cast in My Fair Lady, Andrews made an auspicious film debut in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins (1964), which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Andrews continued to work on Broadway, until the release of The Sound of Music (1965), the highest-grossing movie of its day and one of the highest-grossing of all time. She soon found that audiences identified her only with singing, sugary-sweet nannies and governesses, and were reluctant to accept her in dramatic roles in The Americanization of Emily (1964) and Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Torn Curtain (1966). In addition, the box-office showings of the musicals Julie subsequently made increasingly reflected the negative effects of the musical-film boom that she helped to create. Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) was for a time the most successful film Universal had released, but it still couldn't compete with Mary Poppins or The Sound of Music for worldwide acclaim and recognition. Star! (1968) and Darling Lili (1970) also bombed at the box office.
Fortunately, Andrews did not let this keep her down. She worked in nightclubs and hosted a TV variety series in the 1970s. In 1979, Andrews returned to the big screen, appearing in films directed by her husband Blake Edwards, with roles that were entirely different from anything she had been seen in before. Andrews starred in 10 (1979), S.O.B. (1981) and Victor/Victoria (1982), which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
She continued acting throughout the 1980s and 1990s in movies and TV, hosting several specials and starring in a short-lived sitcom. In 2001, she starred in The Princess Diaries (2001), alongside then-newcomer Anne Hathaway. The family film was one of the most successful G-Rated films of that year, and Andrews reprised her role as Queen Clarisse Renaldi in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). In recent years, Andrews appeared in Tooth Fairy (2010), as well as a number of voice roles in Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007), Enchanted (2007), Shrek Forever After (2010), and Despicable Me (2010).- Director
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Theo Angelopoulos began to study law in Athens but broke up his studies to go to the Sorbonne in Paris in order to study literature. When he had finished his studies, he wanted to attend the School of Cinema at Paris but decided instead to go back to Greece. There he worked as a journalist and critic for the newspaper "Demokratiki Allaghi" until it was banned by the military after a coup d'état. Now unemployed, he decided to make his first movie, Anaparastasi (1970). Internationally successful was his trilogy about the history of Greece from 1930 to 1970 consisting of Days of '36 (1972), The Travelling Players (1975), and Oi kynigoi (1977). After the end of the dictatorship in Greece, Angelopoulos went to Italy, where he worked with RAI (and more money). His movies then became less political.- Actress
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She is originally from Samsun Bafra. She is of Circassian and Georgian origin. After graduating from Kadir Has Anatolian High School, she graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Political Sciences, International Relations Department, and then Istanbul University State Conservatory Theater Department.
She received the "Best Actress in Musical/Comedy" award at the 18th Sadri Alisik Theater and Cinema Actor Awards for her performance in the play Silence, staged by the Istanbul State Theater in the 2012-2013 season. She was also nominated for the "best actress" at the 17th Afife Theater Awards.
In 2019, she played the character of "Rosalind Franklin" in the play Photo 51, which was staged at the Craft Theatre. With her performance in the play, she won the "most successful actress of the year" award at the 23rd Afife Theater Awards.
She has been included in the Poyraz Karayel series since its third season in 2016. She acted as "Canan Kara" in the 1st season of the Son Yaz series, which started broadcasting on FOX on January 1, 2021.- Actor
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Okan Yalabik (born 13 December 1978) is a Turkish actor. He graduated theater at Istanbul University State Conservatory and master of Film and Drama in Kadir Has University. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 2001.
Yalabik was born in 1978 in Istanbul as the second child of his family who originate from Balikesir. He went to the Macka Primary School at a young age showed interest in acting. According to his interview, it was his brother, Ozan, who brought home a cassette of Ferhan Sensoy's movie Ferhangi Seyler and Yalabik memorized every line of it and became determined to become an actor. He later went to Sisli Terakki High School followed by Sakip Sabanci Anadolu High School, and in 1993 by inviting Cengiz Deveci to the school he helped in the establishment of Sakip Sabanci Anadolu High School Theater Department. Yalabik, who played in various roles in many amateur groups, eventually got enrolled in Istanbul University State Conservatory in 1997 to study theater.
He had his first role in 1998 by playing the character Marti in a play at Kenter Theater. Later he portrayed different characters in the plays Nukte, Sirca Kumes, Inishmorelu Yuzbasi at the same venue In 2006, he appeared in Orhan Hakalmaz's clip Su Kislanin Kapisina, and in 2007, together Sezin Akbasogullari, he played in Robert Bosch GmbH's commercial for Turkey. Later he started to act in the movies such as Gulum and Kolay Para and was cast in the TV series Yilan Hikayesi, Serseri, and Hatirla Sevgili In 2010, for he role as Hasan in Yavuz Turgul's movie Av Mevsimi he won the "Best Supporting Actor" award at the 4th Yesilcam Awards. At the same year he took part in Kadir Has University Film and Drama Graduate Program.
In 2011, portrayed Pargali Ibrahim Pasha on the historical TV series Muhtesem Yuzyil. His character was killed on the 82nd episode. In the later episodes, his voice was featured on a number of scenes.
In 2015, he was cast in ATV's Analar vie Anneler directed by Mehmet Ada Oztekin, and was part of the main cast alongside Sinem Kobal, Hazar Erguclu and Binnur Kaya. But, due to low ratings, the series ended after 9 episodes.
In 2016, he was cast in a movie about the effects left behind by the Balkan Wars, titled Annemin Yarasi, which was directed by Ozan Aciktan. At the same year he voiced the characters Adnan vie Cizer on the animation film Kotu Kedi Serafettin based on Bulent Ustun's novel
He also continued his theater career by appearing on the play The 39 Steps in Turkey.
Okan Yalabik played in the TV series "Hekimoglu" for 51 episodes from 2019 to 2020.
Yalabik, who took part in the movie 'Azizler' in 2021, is still active in theater and dubbing.- Actor
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Olgun Simsek (born 1971), Turkish actor
Olgun Simsek was born in the village of Yenice in Büyükorhan, Bursa. His father was a primary school teacher and his mother was a housewife. He graduated in theatre from the Istanbul University State Conservatory and began acting professionally in 1993.
Simsek acted in the play Otogargara (1995) with Demet Akbag and Yilmaz Erdogan. He had a small parts in the films Tersine Dünya (1994) in 1993 and Loves with Gravity (1995) in 1995 . In 1998, he acted in the film Karisik Pizza (1998) for which he won the Most Promising Actor award at the Ankara Film Festival.
Simsek also had appearances in television series such as Sihirli Ceket (1996), 7 Numara (2000), Besik Kertmesi (2002), Eskiya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz (2015), and Alacakaranlik (2003). In 2004, he starred in the film Yazi Tura (2004) directed by Ugur Yücel where he played a disabled soldier. For this, he won several awards including the Golden Orange for Best Actor as well as Best Actor awards at the Ankara Film Festival, Istanbul Film Festival, Adana Golden Coccoon Festival and the Siyad awards. He is starring in a Turkish comedy show "Almost Famous (2012)".- Fatih Artman was born on 13 February 1988 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Askin Gören Gözlere Ihtiyaci yok (2017), Behzat Ç: An Ankara Detective Story (2010) and Between Family (2017).
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Ferhan Sensoy was born on 26 February 1951 in Çarsamba, Samsun, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for Kösedönücü (1985), Su an mutfaktayim: Tek kisilik güldürü (2001) and 40AMbar (1994). He was married to Elif Durdu and Derya Baykal. He died on 31 August 2021 in Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.- Actor
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Çaglar Çorumlu was born on 4 December 1977 in Amasya, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Coming Soon (2014), Arif V 216 (2018) and Güldür Güldür Show (2013). He has been married to Gaye Çorumlu since 2012.- Actor
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Keskin started his acting journey when he enrolled for theater classes in 1997, at the 'City of Izmit Theater Company', which was founded under Isil Kasapoglu's leadership. Alongside his studies as an actor, Keskin took on various roles in plays produced by the 'City of Izmit Theater Company', between 1998 and 2001. Upon deciding to further his studies in theater and acting, he moved to Istanbul and continued to study under Isil Kasapoglu, at 'Akademi Istanbul'. After completing his time as a student; alongside Isil Kasapoglu, Keskin became one of the founding members of 'Semaver Kumpanya', which was established in 2002. He was awarded with the '32nd Ismail Dumbullu Award' thanks to his contribution to and accomplishments in theater. Keskin continues his works with 'Semaver Kumpanya'. Keskin has also been active and very successful on the small screen. Appearing in a number of hit TV shows such as 'Hirsiz Polis', 'Bu Kalp Seni Unutur mu?', 'Deli Sarayli', 'Leyla ile Mecnun', 'Ben de Ozledim', 'Bes Kardes', and the recently shot internet series 'Masum' (first professional web-series in Turkey); Keskin has showed that his screen acting is up there with his stage performances. His performance as 'Ismail Abi', in the hit absurd comedy 'Leyla ile Mecnun', has allowed Keskin to reach out to a larger audience and gain widespread national fame. Keskin also formed a band with the director of the show, Onur Unlu, and fellow actors, Ali Atay and Osman Sonant, named 'Leyla the Band', bringing forward his passion and love for music. Appearing in more than thirty movies since the year 2004, Serkan Keskin has become a go to actor for a wide range of roles for some of the top directors in Turkey. His first movie appearance was in the Reha Erdem film, 'Korkuyorum Anne'. Within that same year, Keskin worked with director Yavuz Turgul, in the movie 'Gonul Yarasi'. He later got the chance to work with the legendary director, Zeki Okten, in his movie, 'Cinliler Geliyor'. Later, after portraying a character in the international multi award winning movie 'Sonbahar', which was directed by Ozcan Alper, he worked with director Aydin Bulut, in his movie, 'Baska Semtin Çocuklari'. Upon crossing paths with director Onur Unlu, and working together in his movie, 'Gunesin Oglu', the actor and director continued to work together in TV and cinema projects. These projects were: 'Leyla ile Mecnun', 'Bes Kardes', 'Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi', and 'Kirik Kalpler Bankasi'. With their next movie project together, 'Itirazim Var', Keskin won 'Best Actor' in the '51 Antalya Altin Portakal Festival', the '20 Sadri Alisik Cinema Awards', and the '33 Istanbul Film Festival', with his performance as 'Imam Selman Bulut'. Keskin also took home the 'Best Supporting Actor' award at the '21 Adana Altin Koza Festival' for his performance in the movie, 'Silsile'. Keskin won all these awards in the same year. Serkan Keskin has later portrayed a wide range of characters in movies such as; 'Pus', 'Vavien', 'Av Mevsimi', 'Takiye: Allah'in Yolunda', 'Unutma Beni', 'Eylul', 'Yeralti', 'Yabanci', 'F Tipi Film', 'Yok Artik', 'Limonata', 'Tereddut'. His most recent movies include 'Tatlim Tatlim', and the 2017 production, 'Ahlat Agaci', from master director, Nuri Bilge Ceylan.- Writer
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Sadik Sendil was born in 1913 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was a writer, known for Kalbimin Efendisi (1970), Oh Olsun (1974) and Sev Kardesim (1972). He died on 26 July 1986 in Istanbul, Turkey(undisclosed).- Director
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Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1956) is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker, internationally renowned as an auteur for his visually unique, highly stylised, emotionally resonant work, including Ah fei zing zyun (1990), Dung che sai duk (1994), Chung Hing sam lam (1994), Do lok tin si (1995), Chun gwong cha sit (1997), 2046 (2004) and My Blueberry Nights (2007), Yi dai zong shi (2013). His film Fa yeung nin wa (2000), starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung, garnered widespread critical acclaim. Wong's films frequently feature protagonists who yearn for romance in the midst of a knowingly brief life and scenes that can often be described as sketchy, digressive, exhilarating, and containing vivid imagery. Wong was the first Chinese director to win the Best Director Award of Cannes Film Festival (for his work Chun gwong cha sit in 1997). Wong was the President of the Jury at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, which makes him the only Chinese person to preside over the jury at the Cannes Film Festival. He was also the President of the Jury at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2013. In 2006, Wong accepted the National Order of the Legion of Honour: Knight (Highest Degree) from the French Government. In 2013, Wong accepted Order of Arts and Letters: Commander (Highest Degree) by the French Minister of Culture.- Director
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Born in Kuching, Malaysia, he graduated from the Drama and Cinema Department of the Chinese Cultural University of Taiwan and worked as a theatrical producer and TV director. His second feature film, Vive L'Amour (1994), won the Golden Lion (best picture) at the 1994 Venice Film Festival. His idiosyncratic oeuvre continues to enthrall audiences worldwide.- Director
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Yimou Zhang was born on 14 November 1951 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is a director and writer, known for Hero (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004) and Curse of the Golden Flower (2006). He has been married to Ting Chen since December 2011. They have three children. He was previously married to Hua Xiao and Hua Xie.- Actor
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Ali Atay is a Turkish actor, musician, filmmaker and writer who graduated from Mimar Sinan Theatre Conservatory in 1999. He is well known with his role as Mecnun on television series "Leyla ile Mecnun". In 2013 he has acted in the movie "Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi" which written and directed by Onur Ünlü. In 2014, he wrote and directed his very first movie called "Limonata". In 2018, he wrote and directed his second movie "Ölümlü Dünya". He also starred in 2017 blockbuster "Ayla: The Daughter of War". In 2018 he acted in movie "Türk Isi Dondurma". In 2019 he won the Best Actor Award for his role at "Noah Land" at Tribeca Festival.- Director
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Onur Ünlü is a Turkish film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He was born in Izmit, Turkey in 1973. He studied Communication Arts in Anadolu University. He gained a Master's degree on Communication Studies from Marmara University. He is a poet and a musician at the same time. All of his poems are published as a book called "Gidiyorum Bu" (Going That). The first movie he has directed, produced and written is called "Polis" (Police)(2006). He was the director of famous Turkish TV show, "Leyla ile Mecnun", which turned out to be the most successful comedy show of the recent years in Turkey. The show has turned out to be a phenomenon in Turkey through the years it was on. He also starred in the TV show "Ben de Ozledim", which is the continuing story of "Leyla ile Mecnun". His movies, "Bes Sehir" (Five Cities) (2009), "Celal Tan ve Ailesinin Asiri Acikli Hikayesi" (The Extremely Tearful Story of Celal Tan and His Family) (2011), "Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi" (Thou Gild'st the Even) (2013) and Itirazim Var"(Objection)(2014) are awarded by the international movie festivals.