Theresa Russell: “By the time we start filming, I always know what my objectives are”

It was quite a surprise for me when I heard last June that American actress Theresa Russell (b. 1957) would come over to the Film Fest Gent in Belgium this month. Theresa Russell of all people. She…

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2025 Film Fest Gent: Actress Theresa Russell receives Joseph Plateau Honorary Award

At the 52nd edition of Film Fest Gent (in Belgium), American actress Theresa Russell was presented this evening with a Joseph Plateau Honorary Award. With this prize, the festival honors guests who…

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Emily Watson: “When I play a character, I guess I have to find a place where I feel authentic”

Emily Watson (b. 1967), pictured here at last October’s Film Fest Gent with Tim Mielants who directed her in “Small Things Like These” (2024), is a very accomplished British actre…

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Janet Leigh: “Norma Shearer was the quintessential star, a star like no other, and she was my fairy godmother”

In February 1946, Norma Shearer swept into the lobby of the Sugar Bowl Ski Lodge in Soda Springs, California. She saw a picture of a fresh-faced teenage girl with an undeniable charm on the clerk’s…

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Déborah François: “I always like to perform in different languages, in French, English, Spanish, Flemish…”

When you have a conversation with screen actress Déborah François, she’s always very uplifting, very approachable, in high spirits, and she’s lots of fun—to such an extent that you’d think she only…

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Émilie Dequenne 1981-2025: Award-winning leading lady of French-language cinema dies at 43

Belgian actress Émilie Dequenne passed away at age 43. A renowned leading lady of French cinema since her film debut and breakout role in “Rosetta” (1999), she revealed on her Instagram…

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Jean Simmons: “Spencer Tracy told me, ‘Know your lines, kid, and get on with it.’ And that’s what I did”

British-born actress Jean Simmons (1929-2010) was a celebrated star for several decades, and on both sides of the Atlantic, she always won much praise for her nuanced performances and versatility o…

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Jane Withers — Westwood Village home
b. April 12, 1926, Atlanta, Georgia
d. August 7, 2021, Burbank, California (undisclosed)

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2024 Film Fest Gent: Honorary Award for renowned British actress Emily Watson

This year’s 51st edition of Film Fest Gent in Belgium has honored British actress Emily Watson (b. 1967) with its Lifetime Achievement Award, a.k.a. the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award, referring to …

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