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1 day ago · Early life Sidney Poitier was born on February 20, 1927, in Miami, Florida. He was the youngest of seven children born to Evelyn (née Outten) and Reginald James Poitier, Afro-Bahamian farmers who owned a farm on Cat Island. The family would travel to Miami to sell tomatoes and other produce to wholesalers. His father also worked as a cab driver in Nassau. Poitier was born unexpectedly in ...
- Sydney Tamiia Poitier
Early life and family. Born in Los Angeles on November 15,...
- Joanna Shimkus
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- The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones is a 1958 American drama film which tells...
- Stuyvesant, New York
Stuyvesant (/ ˈ s t aɪ v ə s ən t /) is a town in Columbia...
- Afro-Bahamian
Afro-Bahamians are an ethnicity originating in The Bahamas...
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a 1967 American romantic...
- Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 American social drama film about...
- A Raisin in The Sun
A Raisin in the Sun, from left, Louis Gossett Jr, Ruby Dee,...
- Fast Forward
Plot "The Adventurous Eight," a group of singing and dancing...
- Sydney Tamiia Poitier
1 day ago · Early life and education John Joseph Nicholson was born on April 22, 1937, in Neptune City, New Jersey, the son of a showgirl, June Frances Nicholson (stage name June Nilson; 1918–1963). Nicholson's mother was of Irish, English, German, and Welsh descent. Nicholson has identified as Irish, comparing himself to the playwright Eugene O'Neill, whom he played in the film Reds: "I'm not saying I ...
1 day ago · Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor. He is known for his leading man roles in film and television. In a career spanning over seven decades he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award in addition to nominations for three BAFTA Awards and two Emmy Awards.
1 day ago · Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress.Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making her one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting".
1 day ago · Dame Julie Andrews DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is a British actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for three Tony Awards.
4 hours ago · Julianne Moore (CFA '83) – Academy Award-winning actress, Best Actress for Still Alice (2014), Best Actressnominee for The End of the Affair (2000) and Far from Heaven (2003), Best Supporting Actress for Boogie Nights(1998) and The Hours (2003), ranked eleventh on The New York Times list of the greatest actors of the 21st century,named to ...
1 day ago · In June 2010, Lohan was the subject of a fashion shoot in the photographer docu-series Double Exposure on Bravo. Robert Rodriguez's action exploitation film Machete opened in September 2010. In the film, Lohan's character takes drugs, is naked in much of her appearance, and later dons a nun's habit while toting a machine gun.
