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1. 48hills.org › 2024 › 06At 94, ‘Thelma’ star June Squibb is ‘breaking every rule ever ...

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   2 days ago · Then there’s June Squibb, 94, with two movies in theaters at the same time. In Pixar’s latest, Inside Out 2 , she is Nostalgia, the character drawn to resemble the actor who voices her. Then in Josh Margolin’s feature debut, the action comedy Thelma , which opened last Friday, Squibb plays the title character, a grandmother who seeks to ...

2. www.msn.com › en-us › movies‘Thelma' reviews: June Squibb is a ‘powerful force' and ...

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   4 days ago · On June 21, 2024, Magnolia Pictures released “Thelma” starring Oscar nominee June Squibb as a 93-year-old woman who gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson. Fueled with ...

3. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › movies'Thelma' review: June Squibb unleashes her inner Eastwood ...

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   5 days ago · Review: ‘Thelma’ births an unlikely action hero, half sweet, half Clint Eastwood. June Squibb and Fred Hechinger in the movie “Thelma.”. Back in January, Jason Statham starred in the ...

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5. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › moviesHow 94-year-old June Squibb became an action star in ‘Thelma ...

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   Jun 18, 2024 · With the new movie “Thelma,” June Squibb, at age 94, is finally stepping into the spotlight with her first starring role. “I am completely going against the rules,” the actor says.

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       ‘Thelma’ review: Grandma caper movie is June Squibb and Richard Roundtree’s big score

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       ‘Thelma’ Review: Granny Get Your Gun

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       Tom Cruise Gave June Squibb and Director Josh Margolin His Blessing for Their ‘M:I’ Homage in ‘Thelma’

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       One Of 2024's Best-Reviewed Films Is An Action Movie Starring A 94-Year-Old Hero

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7. www.usatoday.com › story › entertainmentJune Squibb, 94, talks 'Thelma' role, aging and nostalgia

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   5 days ago · “ Robert Downey Jr., I could kick your ass,” the 94-year-old actress threatens as she stares down the barrel of a smartphone camera, filming a lighthearted social-media campaign for her new action...

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8. www.vanityfair.com › hollywood › storyAt 94, June Squibb Is an Action Star—And Finally a Leading ...

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   6 days ago · It’s coming from Hollywood’s newest, oldest action star: 94-year-old June Squibb. The new comedy Thelma stars the Oscar-nominated actress as the titular grandma—the victim of a phone scam ...

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   Jun 17, 2024 · 94-year-old June Squibb plays this summer’s most unlikely action hero in ‘Thelma’ A slight yet unexpectedly meaningful comedy based partly on his own grandmother’s experiences, “Thelma” is funny...

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    Is Squibb a good movie?

    • Kevin Fallon of The Daily Beast notes, "Squibb's steely determination is perfect for a movie like this, mined for the type of comedy about ‘old people’ that you might expect. But she and the film subverts those laughs to drive home a touching truth: It's egregious the extent to which the elderly are discounted, coddled, or made to be invisible.

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    Who were Richard Roundtree and June Squibb in 'Thelma'?

    • Richard Roundtree and June Squibb in the movie “Thelma.” When she first read Margolin’s script, Squibb connected immediately with Thelma’s determination to confront those who wronged her. Her second husband, acting teacher Charles Kakatsakis, who died in 1999 after 40 years of marriage, always told her she could have made a good cop.

    Defying age and expectations, 94-year-old June Squibb is Hollywood’s l…

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    Did Squibb get a job at John Jay?

    • “At one point, my husband was going to get me classes at John Jay (College of Criminal Justice), but then I got a job so I couldn’t do it.” In addition to “Thelma,” Squibb also has a brief cameo in Disney/Pixar’s brainy animated hit “ Inside Out 2 ,” voicing the emotion Nostalgia.

    June Squibb, 94, waited a lifetime for her first lead role. Now, she's an a…

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    Did Squibb have to audition again after 'Nebraska'?

    • After “Nebraska,” “I didn’t have to audition again!” Born in 1929 in Vandalia, Illinois, Squibb moved to Cleveland in her early 20s and starred in local theater. She married an acting teacher, the late Charles Kakatsakis, with whom she has son Harry.

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    What does Squibb miss most about being a dancer?

    • “ (I miss) the ability to do physical things that I can’t do now,” Squibb says. “I danced for years and it was work, but to have that gone now, it’s hard.” Lately, she gets the most enjoyment out of spending time with other people – something she admittedly didn’t always value.

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    Is Squibb going to a Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles?

    • She turns 95 in November and is planning to go to Bamboo Cuisine, her favorite Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles. “Their food is very good – I’ve been going for 20 years,” Squibb raves. “I’m sure I’ll have 25 or 30 people with me and we’ll celebrate.”

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