Who played the Corpse in Corpse Bride?
Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride (also known as Tim Burton's Corpse Bride) is a 2005 British-American stop-motion animated musical dark comedy film directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton with a screenplay by John August, Caroline Thompson and Pamela Pettler based on characters created by Burton and Carlos Grangel. The plot is set in a fictional Victorian era village in Europe. Johnny Depp leads the cast as the voice of Victor, while Helena Bonham Carter voices Emily, the titular bride. "Corpse Bride" is the third stop-motion feature film produced by Burton and the first directed by him (the previous two films, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "James and the Giant Peach", were directed by Henry Selick). This is also the first stop-motion feature from Burton that was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was dedicated to executive producer Joe Ranft, who died in a car accident during production.
David Morse (actor)
Morse has stated that out of all of the films he has done, his favorites are "The Green Mile", "The Crossing Guard", and "The Indian Runner". In 2010, he guest starred in two episodes of the HBO drama series "Treme", as Lt. Terry Colson of the New Orleans Police Department. He was promoted to series regular starting with the show's second season, which began in April 2011. Later that year, Morse won the best actor award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for his role in "Collaborator". He played an ex-CIA agent in the film "World War Z" (2013). He played the late NFL player, Mike Webster, in "Concussion" the biopic of Dr. Bennet Omalu starring Will Smith.
Father of the Bride (1950 film)
Father of the Bride is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli, about a man trying to cope with preparations for his daughter's upcoming wedding. The film stars Spencer Tracy in the titular role, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor, Billie Burke, and Leo G. Carroll. It was adapted by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett from the novel by Edward Streeter. "Father of the Bride" was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay.
Vendela Kirsebom
Kirsebom has appeared on the magazine covers of "Bride's" (US), "Flare "(Canada), "Shape "(US), "FHM "(UK), and "Zest "(US) and has been featured multiple times in the pages of the "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue". She appeared in "Batman and Robin" in 1997 as Nora Fries; and (as Vendela K. Thomessen) in 1998 played the bridal gown model in "The Parent Trap", which starred Lindsay Lohan, Natasha Richardson, and Dennis Quaid. She was also featured in the Disney Channel's "Model Behavior" with Justin Timberlake and Maggie Lawson. She appeared as herself in 1995 episodes of "The Larry Sanders Show" and "Murphy Brown", as well as the 2005 TV-movie sequel "". Kirsebom made a cameo as a "space villainess" in a "Pigs in Space" skit on "Muppets Tonight". She also lent her voice to a fictionalized version of herself on "Johnny Bravo". In 1999, she hosted the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen 1999. From 2006 to 2008, she hosted the Norwegian version of "Top Model", and also hosted the fourth cycle of the Swedish version in 2007.
Corpse Bride
Justin Chang of "Variety" gave the film a positive review, saying "This macabre musical about a young bridegroom who mistakenly weds a girl from beyond the grave is an endearingly schizoid Frankenstein of a movie, by turns relentlessly high-spirited and darkly poignant." Kirk Honeycutt of "The Hollywood Reporter" gave the film a positive review, calling it "A wondrous flight of fancy, a stop-motion-animated treat brimming with imaginative characters, evocative sets, sly humor, inspired songs and a genuine whimsy that seldom finds its way into today's movies." Michael Atkinson of "The Village Voice" gave the film a positive review, saying "The variety of its cadaverous style is never less than inspired; never has the human skull's natural grin been redeployed so exhaustively for yuks." Owen Gleiberman of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the film a B, saying "As an achievement in macabre visual wizardry, Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" has to be reckoned some sort of marvel." Manohla Dargis of "The New York Times" gave the film four out of five stars, saying "Cinema's reinvigorated fixation with the living dead suggests that we are in the grip of an impossible longing, or perhaps it's just another movie cycle running its course. Whatever the case, there is something heartening about Mr. Burton's love for bones and rot here, if only because it suggests, despite some recent evidence, that he is not yet ready to abandon his own dark kingdom." Moira MacDonald of "The Seattle Times" gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying "What makes "Corpse Bride" sing, ultimately, is the breadth of imagination that it demonstrates; creating a cluttered, textured and mysteriously beautiful world that we're loathe to leave at the end."
Molly Parker
Molly Parker (born June 30, 1972) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles in independent films, and for her roles in television as House Majority Whip Jacqueline Sharp on the Netflix original series "House of Cards", for which she earned an Emmy nomination, and as Alma Garret on the HBO series "Deadwood". She won a Genie Award in 1997 as Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Kissed", was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as best female lead in 2001 for her role in "The Center of the World", and has twice been nominated for a Genie Award as best supporting actress (she won in 2002 for "Last Wedding").
Frances Bible
During Bible's career at the NYCO she sang in several world premieres including the roles of Frade in David Tamkin's "The Dybbuk" in 1951, Elizabeth Proctor in Robert Ward's "The Crucible" in 1961, and Mrs Tracy in Thea Musgrave's "The Voice of Ariadne" in 1977. She also sang the role of Augusta Tabor in the original production of Douglas Moore's "The Ballad of Baby Doe" at the Central City Opera in Colorado in 1956 (although Martha Lipton actually sang the role for the work's opening night). She later reprised the role of Augusta at the NYCO and recorded both the roles of Augusta and Elizabeth Proctor with the NYCO in 1961.
Courtney Henggeler
Henggeler started off her acting career with a main role in the horror B-movie "The Bog Creatures" in 2003. Several years later, she made a guest appearance in the medical drama "House". In 2008, Henggeler portrayed a guest role in the popular sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" as Missy Cooper, the twin sister of the show's main character Sheldon Cooper. After playing various guest roles in several movies and TV shows over the years and a recurring role on the CBS sitcom "Mom", Henggeler finally made her breakthrough in 2018 when she landed a starring role on "Cobra Kai" as Amanda LaRusso, the wife of the main protagonist of the show and the original "Karate Kid" Daniel LaRusso.
Corpse Bride
Andrew Sarris of "The New York Observer" gave the film a negative review, saying ""Corpse Bride" turns out to be a ponderous mixture of puppetry and animation that is far too technologically complex and laborious for this hopelessly Luddite reviewer." Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars, calling it "A sweet and visually lovely tale of love lost." Roger Moore of the "Orlando Sentinel" gave the film four out of five stars, saying "The sweetness, the visual flourishes and inspired pieces of casting carry the "Corpse Bride", if not all the way down the primrose path, then at least across the threshold." Robert K. Elder of the "Chicago Tribune" gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying "If "Nightmare Before Christmas" was a jazzy pop number, "Corpse Bride" is a waltz--an elegant, deadly funny bit of macabre matrimony." Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times" gave the film two out of five stars, saying "The film does have a fairy-tale aspect, but, like many of its characters, it is more dead and buried than fully alive." Claudia Puig of "USA Today" gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying ""Corpse Bride" is an unexpectedly touching celebration of love told in a quirky and inventive style." Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" gave the film three and a half stars out of five, saying "In the guise of a family film, Burton evokes a darkly erotic obsession that recalls Edgar Allan Poe and Hitchcock's Vertigo. It would be a test for any filmmaker, and Burton aces it."
Charles Grodin
Grodin had a small but pivotal part playing an obstetrician in the 1968 horror film, "Rosemary's Baby". In 1964, he played Matt Stevens on the ABC soap opera "the Young Marrieds". During the late 1960s, he also co-wrote and directed "Hooray! It's a Glorious Day...and All That", a Broadway play, and directed "Lovers and Other Strangers" and "Thieves", also on Broadway. He also directed Simon and Garfunkel's television special "Songs of America" in 1969. However, he turned down the part of Benjamin Braddock in "The Graduate" because of the low salary offered by producer Lawrence Turman, although Turman assured him that the part would make him a star, as it ultimately did for Dustin Hoffman.
Jasper Britton
Upon replacing Eddie Izzard in the title role in Brian Cox's 1995 "Richard III", he garnered excellent reviews. He next played the groom role in "Blood Wedding" at the Young Vic, the first in a series of romantic leads, followed by Rupert Goold's adaptation of "End of the Affair", Jonathan Church's "Romeo and Juliet" and Bill Bryden's "Three Sisters".
Richard Brake
Richard Colin Brake (born November 30, 1964) is a Welsh-American character actor, known for portraying Joe Chill in "Batman Begins" (2005), Doom-Head in "31" (2016), and the Night King in the fourth and fifth season of "Game of Thrones" .
Charles Grodin
Charles Grodin (born April 21, 1935) is an American actor, comedian, author, and former television talk show host. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in TV serials including "The Virginian". He had a small part as an obstetrician in Roman Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby" in 1968. In the 1970s he moved into film acting, including playing the lead in "The Heartbreak Kid" (1972) and supporting roles in "Catch-22" (1970) and "Heaven Can Wait" (1978). He became a familiar face as a supporting actor in many Hollywood comedies of the era, including "Real Life" (1979), "Seems Like Old Times" (1980), "The Incredible Shrinking Woman" (1981), "The Great Muppet Caper" (1981), "The Woman in Red" (1984), "The Lonely Guy" (1984), "Ishtar" (1987), "The Couch Trip" (1988), "Taking Care of Business" (1990), and "Dave" (1993).
House of 1000 Corpses
Erin Daniels portrayed Denise Willis. Chris Hardwick was cast as Jerry Goldsmith, a young man who was seen as "hyper" and "wise-cracking". The character Bill Hudley was portrayed by Rainn Wilson. "House of 1000 Corpses" served as one of Wilson's first films, though he would later go on to find mainstream success following the film's release. Mary Knowles, Bill's girlfriend, was played by Jennifer Jostyn. Mary was seen as the most confrontational of the group, often clashing with Baby due to her flirtatious relationship with Bill. Harrison Young was selected to play Don Willis, the father of Denise who later goes looking for her and her group of friends. Tom Towles and Walton Goggins portrayed Lieutenant George Wydell and Deputy Steve Naish, respectively; the pair work with Don to find the missing group.
Corpse Bride
In a 2005, interview with About.com, Burton spoke about the differences between directing "Corpse Bride" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas", saying: "The difference on that was that one I had designed completely. It was a very completed package in my mind. I felt like it was there. I felt more comfortable with it. With this, it was a bit more organic. It was based on an old folk tale. We kept kind of changing it but, you know, I had a great co-director with Mike Johnson. I feel like we complemented each other quite well. It was just a different movie, a different process." He also spoke about casting Johnny Depp as Victor, saying: "It was weird because we were doing both at the same time. He was Willy Wonka by day and Victor by night so it might have been a little schizophrenic for him. But he’s great. It's the first animated movie he's done and he's always into a challenge. We just treat it like fun and a creative process. Again, that’s the joy of working with him. He's kind of up for anything. He just always adds something to it. The amazing thing is all the actors never worked [together]. They were never in a room together, so they were all doing their voices, except for Albert [Finney] and Joanna [Lumley] did a few scenes together, everybody else was separate. They were all kind of working in a vacuum, which was interesting. That’s the thing that I felt ended up so beautifully, that their performances really meshed together. So he was very canny, as they all were, about trying to find the right tone and making it work while not being in the same room with each other."
Chris Patrick-Simpson
Chris Patrick-Simpson (born 18 January 1979) is a Northern Irish actor. Patrick-Simpson is best known for his role as Brendan in the film "The Magdalene Sisters". He has also appeared in the film "The Boxer", the TV Drama "The Clinic" and "Fifty Dead Men Walking". He is married and currently in Canada.
Lindsay Pulsipher
Lindsay Pulsipher (born May 6, 1982) is an American actress. She has had several roles in film and television, and is known for her series regular role as Rose Lawrence on A&E Network's "The Beast" (2009). She joined the third season of HBO's "True Blood" (2010), playing were-panther Crystal Norris and love interest to Jason Stackhouse.
Trailer Bride
Trailer Bride was a Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based alternative country rock band signed to Bloodshot Records. Formed in 1993, the band consisted of Melissa Swingle (vocalist, guitarist), Robert Mitchener (bass guitar), Brad Goolsby (drummer), Bryon Settle (guitarist) and Scott Goolsby (guitarist). In the summer of 1997, after the release of their first album, Daryl White replaced Mitchener as bassist.
Corpse Bride
Steven Rea of "The Philadelphia Inquirer" gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying "Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" is easily the best stop-motion animated necrophiliac musical romantic comedy of all time. It is also just simply, wonderful: a morbid, merry tale of true love that dazzles the eyes and delights the soul." Bill Muller of "The Arizona Republic" gave the film four out of five stars, saying ""Corpse Bride" is a delightful mix of strange goings-on and imaginatively crafted puppetry, a wild ride through Burton's chaotic, splendidly original world." Michael Booth of "The Denver Post" gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying ""Corpse Bride" will win your heart, if it doesn't rip it out of your chest first." Terry Lawson of the "Detroit Free Press" gave the film three out of four stars, saying "There's a happy Halloween in store even for children who aren't allowed to trick or treat, and it's courtesy of Tim Burton's animated "Corpse Bride"." Bruce Westbrook of "The Houston Chronicle" gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying "Amazingly fluid and drop-dead gorgeous, Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" is the best-looking, stop-motion animation film ever." Rene Rodriguez of the "Miami Herald" gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying ""Corpse Bride" suffers from the same problem that has plagued Burton's recent live-action films: for all its formidable razzle-dazzle, it doesn't engage the heart." Colin Covert of the "Star Tribune" gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying "This vibrantly imaginative mix of horror and humor puts the f-u-n in funeral."
John August
He collaborated for a third time with Burton on the stop-motion animated fantasy "Corpse Bride", also released in 2005. The two films were in production simultaneously, with actors including Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Christopher Lee appearing in both. The film marked the third of five produced collaborations to date between August and Burton.
Patricia Krueger
Krueger performed the piece "Victor's Piano Solo" in the 2005 film "Corpse Bride".
Burning Brides
Dimitri and Melanie Coats married in 2006. Dimitri played guitar on Chris Cornell's 2007 album "Carry On" and performed with Chris on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". Burning Brides' fourth album "Anhedonia" was released independently on June 10, 2008. It was produced by Dimitri Coats and mixed by Matt Hyde (Monster Magnet, Slayer). Two songs from the album, "If One Of Us Goes Further" and "Flesh And Bone" are featured in the 2009 film "Suck", a rock and roll vampire comedy starring Malcolm McDowell, Alice Cooper, and Iggy Pop. Dimitri Coats plays the role of Queeny, the lead villain vampire. Dimitri also acted in the independent film Passenger Side, which premiered at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival.
Corpse Bride
"Corpse Bride" received positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 84% approval rating with an average rating of 7.2/10 based on 189 reviews. The site's consensus reads: "As can be expected from a Tim Burton movie, "Corpse Bride" is whimsically macabre, visually imaginative, and emotionally bittersweet." Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 based on top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 83 based on 35 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". The film was nominated for the 78th Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but lost to "". In 2008, the American Film Institute nominated this film for its Top 10 Animation Films list.
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (born October 10, 1978) is an American actress, model and fashion designer. She came to prominence for her portrayal of Cassidy on the television series "Nash Bridges" (1996–2001). She is also known for playing Gretchen Morgan on "Prison Break" (2007–09), and for her roles as Jo Laughlin on "The Vampire Diaries" (2014–17) and Lionel Davenport on "Hit the Floor" (2014–18). Her film credits include "Halloween H20" (1998) and "She's All That" (1999).
Chris Sarandon
He is best known in the film industry for his role as Prince Humperdinck in Rob Reiner's 1987 movie "The Princess Bride", though he also has had supporting parts in other successful movies such as the original "Child's Play" (1988). In 1992, he played Joseph Curwen/Charles Dexter Ward in "The Resurrected". He also provided the voice of Jack Skellington, the main character of Tim Burton's animated Disney movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993), and has since reprised the role in other productions, including the Disney/Square video games "Kingdom Hearts" and "Kingdom Hearts II" and the Capcom sequel to the original movie, "". Sarandon also reprised his role as Jack Skellington for several Disneyland Halloween events and attractions including; "Halloween Screams", the "Frightfully Fun Parade," and the Haunted Mansion Holiday, a three-month overlay of the Haunted Mansion, where Jack and his friends take control of a mansion in an attempt to introduce Christmas, much as his character did in the movie.
Corpse Bride
The film was a critical and commercial success and was nominated for the 78th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, but lost to "", which also starred Bonham Carter. It was shot with Canon EOS-1D Mark II digital SLRs, rather than the 35mm film cameras used for Burton's previous stop-motion film "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993).
Justin Chatwin
Chatwin made his film debut in the musical comedy "Josie and the Pussycats". After that, he had guest appearances in television series such as "Smallville", "Just Cause", "Glory Days", and "Mysterious Ways". He had supporting roles in the films "Taking Lives" and "". Chatwin gained recognition in 2004 for his role as Tyler McKay in the miniseries "Traffic". Chatwin next portrayed Tom Cruise's son in the blockbuster "War of the Worlds", directed by Steven Spielberg. Also in 2005, he appeared in the independent black comedy "The Chumscrubber", alongside Jamie Bell and Carrie-Anne Moss. In the same year, he played the son of Kevin Nealon's character in the Showtime comedy series "Weeds", appearing only in the pilot episode and the series finale. In 2006, he made a guest appearance in the ABC drama series "Lost", and starred in the play "Dark Matters" in New York.
Broken Bride
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Gia Carides
Carides was married to actor Anthony LaPaglia, whom she met in Sydney in 1992. A year later they starred in the film "Paperback Romance" (a.k.a. "Lucky Break"). She and LaPaglia are the parents of daughter Bridget (born in January 2003). Gia Carides is sister to Zoe Carides, also an actress, and Danielle Carides, singer songwriter. Her former brother in-law is doctor-turned-actor Jonathan LaPaglia.
In April 2015, newspapers reported that LaPaglia and Carides had split after 17 years.
Mónica Cabrera
Mónica Cabrera (born 26 April 1958) is an Argentine director, playwright, and actress of film, television, and theater. Among other films, she has appeared in "Son of the Bride" (2001), "Lost Embrace" (2004), and "El infinito sin estrellas" (2007). On television she acted in "Tratame bien" (2009), "Malparida" (2010), and "La dueña" (2012).
Caroline Hill
Hill married actor Herbert Kelcey. Invited to New York with her husband by Lester Wallack, in 1883, Hill was a success in the role of Lady Dolly Vanderdecken in "Moths," at Wallack's Theatre. The following year, she played Fanny Gainsborough in "The Pulse of New York", then appeared in "Confusion" and "Old Love Letters", together with her husband, at the Park Theatre in Brooklyn, New York. She portrayed Lady Hilda in "Broken Hearts", by W. S. Gilbert, at the Madison Square Theatre in 1885. The next year, she starred as the wife of the title character in "Jim, the Penman" in a summer tour.
Charlie Brooks
Charlene Emma "Charlie" Brooks (born 3 May 1981) is a British actress and model, known for playing Janine Butcher in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders". Brooks portrayal of Janine has awarded Brooks with numerous awards, since her first appearance in 1999, with storylines involving cocaine addiction, prostitution and murder.Brooks has appeared in British television shows; "The Bill", "Wired" and "Bleak House". Brooks released a fitness DVD, ""Before And After Workout"", before winning the 2011 version of the "Strictly Come Dancing" Christmas Special and the twelfth series of "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!".
Kristen Cloke
In 1995, Cloke's breakout role came as Captain Shane Autumn Vansen on "Space: Above and Beyond". As a result of her work as Vansen, a guest role in "The X-Files" episode "The Field Where I Died" was written for her. Cloke played Melissa Ephesian, a wife of a cult leader and soulmate of FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder; Melissa is thought to have Dissociative Identity Disorder, though it is later revealed that her different personalities correspond to her past lives. She later described the episode as a love letter between herself and producer Glen Morgan, her then fiancé (now husband).
Landscape of the Body
The play was produced Off-Broadway from March 28, 2006 to May 28, 2006 by the Signature Theatre Company. Directed by Michael Greif the cast starred Jonathan Fried as Durwood Peach, Paul Iacono as Donny, Colby Minifie as Margie, Stephen Scott Scarpulla as Bert, Sherie Rene Scott as Rosalie, Brian Sgambati as Masked Man/Dope King of Providence/and others, Jill Shackner as Joanne, Paul Sparks as Captain Marvin Holahan, Lili Taylor as Betty, and Bernard White as Raulito. This production was nominated for a 2007 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Revival. Sherie Rene Scott won the 2006 Obie Award for Outstanding Performance and 2007 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Featured Actress.
Lindsay Crouse
Crouse's film career began in 1976, with small roles in television and theatrical movies. In 1977, she appeared as Lily Braden, the discontented wife of hockey player Ned Braden in "Slap Shot". Crouse was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1984 movie "Places in the Heart". Among her films was a starring role in "House of Games", the 1987 film directed and written by her then-husband David Mamet, in which she plays Margaret Ford, a psychiatrist who is intrigued by the art of the con. "It's always hard to be directed by someone who's close to you," Crouse says. "Because everybody needs to go home and complain about the director. Everybody."
Alison Brie
Brie is best known for her starring role as Annie Edison in the comedy series "Community" (2009–2015) and Trudy Campbell in the period drama series "Mad Men" (2007–2015). She also voices Diane Nguyen on the animated comedy series "BoJack Horseman" (2014–present) and plays Ruth Wilder in the comedy series "GLOW" (2017–present), for which she received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series.
Carol Peletier
On Carol's reasons for having to kill Lizzie and Carol's mindset in the episode "The Grove," Melissa McBride explained:
No, I don't think there was really any other option. There's a lot of nature versus nurture going on in this episode to look at. As much as it broke Carol's heart to have to do this and to realize this had to be done. They were walking toward the flowers in that scene and Lizzie says, "You're mad at me and I'm sorry." You'd think she'd be sorry for stabbing her sister to death, but instead she's sorry for pointing gun at her, so she just doesn't get it. It's not a world that's safe for anyone. The ability to fight isn't a one-size fits all; everybody is different. Thematically, there's a lot said about change. Something I got out of this episode for Carol, too, is that you have to change. The world will change you -- you have to adapt or die. It's about hanging on to that part of yourself: You can change but don't lose yourself. That's what was happening to Carol -- her mindset -- she was so hell-bent on protecting these children that she lost a bit of something, and that was her nurturing aspect. She was missing a lot of stuff because her eyes were so set on survival.
Carol is portrayed by Melissa McBride, who was announced as part of the ensemble cast of the show in late 2010. McBride did not audition for the role of Carol and was simply given the part, believing it was a short-term gig. On an interview with Conan O'Brien, she said that she believed she would be dead "within a few episodes, if not, by the end of the week." McBride has stated that, after receiving the part, she read the comic book up until the point where Carol dies, but was unsure if the producers would go in the direction of her comic series counterpart. She then asserted that she was glad they did not. Carol had a minimal role in the first season, as McBride was hired on the show as a co-star. She was then upgraded to a series regular position starting with the second season and became a part of the main cast in season 4, taking on a more prominent role in later seasons. Andrew Lincoln, who plays Rick Grimes, said of Carol's development: "Melissa McBride (Carol) said maybe five sentences in the first season and now look at what she's done. It's wonderful when you see talent, pure talent, being recognized in this way, and even more thrilling when critically it's recognized as well. The fans knew it quite some time ago, I think, but it's wonderful that she had the opportunity and had that incredible episode to show what she is more than capable of doing. She's a rare talent."
Shirley Mills
Shirley Olivia Mills (April 8, 1926 – March 31, 2010) was an American actress. She played the roles of the youngest daughter in "The Grapes of Wrath" and the title character in "Child Bride". In the latter, she is shown nude in a nude swimming scene, filmed when she was about 12 years old, which became the basis for "Child Bride" being classified for many years as an exploitation film.
Claudette Colbert
In 1957, she was cast as Lucy Bradford, the wife of schoolteacher Jim Bradford (Jeff Morrow), in the episode, "Blood in the Dust", on CBS's "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre". In the story line, Jim will not back down when a gunman orders him to leave town, and Lucy is particularly distressed because Jim has not fired a weapon since he was in the Civil War. In a 1960 episode of "Zane Grey Theatre", "So Young the Savage Land", Colbert played Beth Brayden, who becomes disillusioned with her rancher-husband, Jim Brayden (John Dehner), because he has turned to violence to protect their property.
The War Bride
The film stars Anna Friel as Lily and Julie Cox as Sophie, two young women from London, England who marry Canadian soldiers (Aden Young and Benjamin Boyd) during World War II, and move to Canada as war brides. The film's cast also includes Brenda Fricker, Caroline Cave and Molly Parker.
Adam Brody
Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979) is an American actor, writer, musician and producer. He is best known for his role as Seth Cohen on "The O.C.". Brody has appeared in the films "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (2005), "Thank You for Smoking" (2006), "In the Land of Women" (2007), "Jennifer's Body" (2009), "Cop Out" (2010), "Scream 4" (2011), "Lovelace" (2013), "Life Partners" (2014), "Sleeping with Other People" (2015), and "StartUp" (2016).
Windell Middlebrooks
Windell Dwain Middlebrooks, Jr. (January 8, 1979 – March 9, 2015) was an American actor and singer. He was most well known for his role in "The Suite Life on Deck" as Kirby Morris, a security guard on the cruise ship. He also starred in "Body of Proof" and "Ace in the Hole".
Brides of Blood
Brides of Blood (aka "Brides of the Beast" and "Grave Desires") is a 1968 Filipino horror film, co-directed by Eddie Romero and Gerardo de Leon, and starring John Ashley, Kent Taylor, Beverly Hills, Eva Darren and Mario Montenegro. It was the first movie that Ashley made in the Philippines, beginning a long association between Ashley and that country. "Brides of Blood" was the second in a series of four horror films produced by Romero and Kane W. Lynn known as the "Blood Island" series, which also included "Terror Is a Man", "The Mad Doctor of Blood Island" and "Beast of Blood". "Brides of Blood" was later released to television syndication in some areas as "Island of Living Horror".
Nick Stabile
Stabile played Gabe Capshaw on the show, "Saints and Sinners". He is well known for playing the role of Jesse (Katherine Heigl's on-screen boyfriend) in the slasher film "Bride of Chucky". He also played Mark Wolper on the now-defunct NBC soap "Sunset Beach" from the show's premiere in January 1997 until January 1998 when his character was killed off. In 2000, Stabile took on the role of Dennis Wilson in "". He played the lead role in "Santa, Jr.", a film released in 2002. Stabile also portrayed the role of Nicholas Foxworth "Fox" Crane on another NBC soap, "Passions" on a temporary basis from August to September 2004. During this time, Justin Hartley (the original Fox) was on paternity leave with wife Lindsay Hartley.
Régine Crespin
She appeared as Tosca in Geneva in 1962. In 1966 she sang Ariadne at the Aix-en-Provence Festival and that same year made her first appearance at the San Francisco Opera singing both Cassandre and Didon in Berlioz's "Les Troyens". She returned to the San Francisco Opera numerous times, singing such roles as Elisabeth in "Tannhäuser" (1966), the Marschallin (1967), Sieglinde (1968), Tosca (1970), Santuzza (1976), Mme de Croissy (1982), the title role in Offenbach's "La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein" (1983), Madame Flora (1986), and the Countess in Tchaikovsky's "The Queen of Spades" (1987). In 1963 she made her debut with the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company portraying Sieglinde, a role which she repeated there in 1965. She later sang with the Opera Company of Philadelphia as Carmen (1978), the Countess (1983), and Madame Flora (1986). Under Karajan, in 1967 Crespin portrayed Brünnhilde in Wagner's "Die Walküre" for her first appearance at the Salzburg Festival. She also returned to the Opéra National de Paris a handful of times during her career, notably singing the title role in Fauré's "Pénélope". Her last opera performance was at the Paris Opéra in 1989 singing the Countess in "The Queen of Spades".
In 1970, after almost twenty years of faultless reviews, Crespin began experiencing some vocal challenges which caused her to re-evaluate her career. This coincided with the end of her marriage to Lou Bruder to whom she had been married for eleven years; the couple had no children. She also had illnesses and personal issues, all of which brought her to contemplate suicide.
List of Kill Bill characters
Buck (portrayed by Michael Bowen) is a male nurse at the hospital where The Bride laid comatose for four years. During this period, he regularly took sexual advantage of The Bride, raping her unconscious body and later also prostituting her to other male clients. After she first awakens, The Bride attacks Buck and interrogates him on the whereabouts of Bill. Suddenly, she begins recalling Buck's prior assaults on her (including his infamous line, "My name's Buck and I'm here to fuck!"; the last part changed to "... and I like to party!" for the censored network broadcast) and, in a fit of rage, slams his head with a door, killing him with an intracranial hemorrhage. The Bride then steals Buck's clothes and escapes from the hospital in his truck, the "Pussy Wagon" (censored to "Party Wagon" for network broadcast). She uses the truck during her scenes in the United States during Volume 1, but in Volume 2 says that it has broken down and she has thus acquired another vehicle.
Corpse Bride
The film's images were stored on a 1GB image card that was capable of holding approximately 100 frames of animation. Eight roving camera teams—each team including a lighting cameraman, an assistant, a lighting electrician and a set dresser to deal with any art department issues—worked with the animators to set up shots. Each camera team had a "lighting station" workstation—comprising an Apple G4 computer and a monitor to assist in checking lighting and framing—to view TIFF file versions of the camera's images. Once a shot was approved, the computer was removed and the animators were left to shoot the scene using their still camera and "grabber" computer/camera system to check their work. The film's story department head Jeffrey Lynch explained that the scenes were developed initially from storyboards created by a team, saying: "We shot as close to a 1:1 film ratio [one take per shot] as we could because there was no time for reshoots. We did most of our experimentation in the storyboard process—as many ways as needed—to get the scene how we wanted it. There was no coverage, as there would be for a live-action film."
Carly Schroeder
Carly Brook Schroeder (born October 18, 1990) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for playing Serena Baldwin, the daughter of Scotty Baldwin and Lucy Coe in the "General Hospital" spin-off "Port Charles". She also had a recurring role on the Disney Channel's "Lizzie McGuire". In 2007, she played the lead in "Gracie", a film inspired by a real-life tragedy during the childhood of actors Elisabeth Shue and Andrew Shue.
Corpse Bride
The film is based on a 19th-century Russian folktale, which Joe Ranft introduced to Burton while they were finishing "The Nightmare Before Christmas". The film began production in November 2003, while Burton was completing "Big Fish". He continued with production on his next live-action feature, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", which was produced simultaneously with the film. Co-director Mike Johnson spoke about how they took a more organic approach to directing the film, saying: "In a co-directing situation, one director usually handles one sequence while the other handles another. Our approach was more organic. Tim knew where he wanted the film to go as far as the emotional tone and story points to hit. My job was to work with the crew on a daily basis and get the footage as close as possible to how I thought he wanted it."
Caroline Cave
Caroline Cave is a Canadian film, television and stage actor, known for her roles in the films "This Beautiful City", "One Week", "The War Bride", "Six Figures" and "Saw VI", and the television series "Cra$h & Burn". She has also had guest roles in "The L Word", "Haven", "Stargate Atlantis", "Kevin Hill", "The Associates", "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency", and "Die neue Prophezeiung der Maya (End of the World) 2013. She recently co-starred in the 2015 Lifetime TV movie Accidental Obsession.
Matt Schulze
Schulze made his big screen debut in 1998's action film "Blade", as the character Crease. He was also in an episode of "Charmed", titled "Dream Sorcerer", in which he went into the dreams of women and killed them. In 1999, Schulze was cast in a leading role in Woody Keith's film "Dementia (1999 film)". His next film was the teen comedy "Boys and Girls", where he had a small role as Paul. In 2001, he starred in "Downward Angel". The same year he also appeared in "The Fast and the Furious". Schulze returned in "Blade II" playing Bloodpack vampire assassin Chupa, and in the same year Schulze was cast as another villain in "The Transporter". In 2004, he appeared in "Torque".
Mackenzie Smith
Mackenzie Brooke Smith (born February 6, 2001) is an American adolescent actress, most notable for her recurring role on "" as , the daughter of Catherine Weaver. She also appeared in the holiday motion picture "Four Christmases," alongside Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn. Smith can also be seen guest starring in television series like "'Til Death", "Pushing Daisies", "Desperate Housewives" and "The Middle".
Corpse for the Lady
Corpse for the Lady () is a 1964 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Sylva Koscina.
The Bride (1985 film)
The Bride is a 1985 British-American horror film directed by Franc Roddam and written by Lloyd Fonvielle, based on Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein". The film stars Sting as Baron Charles Frankenstein and Jennifer Beals as Eva, a woman he creates in the same fashion as his infamous monster.
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face is a 1994 American drama film directed by Joyce Chopra and written by Derek Marlowe and Dennis Turner. The film stars Elizabeth Montgomery, Dennis Farina, Yaphet Kotto, Audra Lindley, Branscombe Richmond, LuAnne Ponce, David Spielberg and Lee Horsley. The film premiered on CBS on March 27, 1994.
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In a village in Victorian England, Victor Van Dort, the son of nouveau riche fish merchants, and Victoria Everglot, the neglected daughter of snobbish yet impoverished aristocrats, are preparing for their arranged marriage, which will simultaneously raise the social class of Victor's parents and restore the wealth of Victoria's penniless family. Both have concerns about marrying someone they do not know, but upon meeting for the first time, they fall for each other. After the shy Victor ruins the wedding rehearsal by forgetting his vows, he flees and practices his wedding vows in the nearby forest, placing the wedding ring on a nearby upturned tree root. The root turns out to be the finger of a murdered woman in a tattered bridal gown named Emily, who rises from the grave claiming that she is now Victor's wife. After fainting, Victor wakes up and finds himself spirited away to the Land of the Dead. The bewildered Victor learns the story of how Emily was murdered years ago by an unknown perpetrator on the night of her secret elopement.
Robert Brown (American actor)
Brown is most remembered for his starring role as the charismatic, fast-talking Jason Bolt in the 1968–70 ABC series "Here Come the Brides", with costars Joan Blondell, David Soul, Bobby Sherman, Bridget Hanley and Mark Lenard. He also starred as Carter Primus in the 1971–72 syndicated sea adventure series "Primus."
Denise Burse
Denise Burse-Mickelbury (born January 13, 1952) is an American actress, best known for her role as Claretha Jenkins in the television series "Tyler Perry's House of Payne".
The Corpse Vanishes
The Corpse Vanishes is a 1942 American mystery and horror film starring Bela Lugosi, directed by Wallace Fox, and written by Harvey Gates. Lugosi portrays a mad scientist who injects his aging wife (played by Elizabeth Russell) with fluids from virginal young brides in order to preserve her beauty. Luana Walters as a journalist and Tristram Coffin as a small town doctor investigate and solve the disappearances of the brides.
List of Kill Bill characters
Bill (portrayed by David Carradine) is the main antagonist of the film, and last on the list. He is the founder and leader of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, to which The Bride formerly belonged, and also her former lover. Because the code names of the members all refer to venomous snakes, Bill's code name is "Snake Charmer". He and the four remaining Deadly Vipers attempt to kill The Bride after she learns she is carrying Bill's child and leaves him without warning. Some time after the massacre, the squad has disbanded. When Bill finds out The Bride isn't dead but instead is getting married, he and other Deadly Viper members descend on her at her rehearsal wedding. He then sends former Squad member and mistress Elle Driver to the hospital to kill her, but Bill changes his mind and tells Elle to abort the mission, saying that killing a helpless person would demean the name of the Assassination Squad. When Sofie Fatale is in care within a Tokyo hospital, Bill visits her, telling her that The Bride's daughter is alive, and under his care.
Alice Krige
Krige made her professional debut on British television in 1979, and appeared as Lucie Manette in the television movie "A Tale of Two Cities". She went on to play Sybil Gordon in "Chariots of Fire" and Eva Galli/Alma Mobley in "Ghost Story", both in 1981. She earned a Plays and Players Award, as well as a Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer, after appearing in a 1981 West End theatre production of George Bernard Shaw's "Arms and the Man". She then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing Cordelia in "King Lear", Cordelia in Edward Bond's "Lear", Miranda in "The Tempest", Bianca in "The Taming of the Shrew", and Roxanne in "Cyrano de Bergerac".
Third Murderer
In Roman Polanski's 1971 film version of "Macbeth", the Third Murderer is Ross, played by John Stride. The added importance the film gives to Ross did not appear in the first draft of the screenplay, which instead invented a new character called the Bodyguard, who also serves as the Third Murderer. The Bodyguard was merged into Shakespeare's Ross.
Melissa Howard (actress)
Melissa Howard (born February/March 1989) is an Australian actress, best known for playing Rebecca Ainsworth in "Dead Gorgeous".
Liz May Brice
Elizabeth May Brice (born 8 September 1975) is an English actress. She is known for roles such as the convicted murderer Pat Kerrigan on ITV1's "Bad Girls".
Eric Close
Close is best known for his role as FBI agent Martin Fitzgerald on the CBS mystery drama "Without a Trace". The show ran for seven seasons from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. From 2011 to 2015, Close had recurring role as Travis Tanner in the USA legal drama "Suits", and starred as Michael Dorset in the short-lived CBS comedy-drama "Chaos". In 2012, Close began co-starring with Connie Britton in the ABC musical drama "Nashville" as Teddy Conrad, initially the husband of country singer Rayna Jaymes (Britton) and later the mayor of Nashville.
Body of Proof (season 3)
In October 2012, it was announced that "Desperate Housewives" actor Richard Burgi had been cast in a recurring role as Dan Russell, a Philadelphia DA who tries to convince Kate to run for political office. It was also reported that "Charmed" actor Ivan Sergei had been tapped to play Sergei, a potential love interest for Kate. It was also announced that Henry Ian Cusick is set to play Trent Marsh as a guest star. Tony Von Halle and Jenny Lin are both reported to have booked guest roles as Mark McDaniels and an Intern respectively. In November 2012, it was announced that Lorraine Toussaint had been cast as Angela Martin. In December 2012, it was reported that "Brothers & Sisters" star, Sarah Jane Morris, had been cast as a flight attendant named Pamela Jacks.
Corpse Bride
Liam Lacey of "The Globe and Mail" gave the film three out of four stars, saying "Ghoulishness and innocence walk hand-in-hand in Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride", a movie that digs into Hollywood's past to resurrect the antique art of stop-motion animation and create a fabulous bauble of a movie." Jack Mathews of the "New York Daily News" gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying "Stop-motion animation may be the hardest and most tedious job in Hollywood, but the makers of Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" deserve a couple of years in Tahiti celebrating their effort." Lou Lumenick of the "New York Post" gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying "Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" is an instant classic." Lisa Rose of the "Newark Star-Ledger" gave the film three out of five stars, saying ""Corpse Bride" offers unclassifiable enchantment." James Berardinelli of "ReelViews" gave the film three out of four stars, saying "As animated films go, this is easily the best of a weak year." Peter Howell of the "Toronto Star" gave the film four out of four stars, saying "If his "The Nightmare Before Christmas" from a dozen years back was a treat for the eyes and mind, Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" goes double or nothing by being a delight for the ears and also the heart." Joe Williams of the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" gave the film a B+, saying "Beneath the bone pile of allusions, "Corpse Bride" is a darkly enchanting fable in its own right."
David Clayton Rogers
David Clayton Rogers (born October 21, 1977) is an American actor, writer, and film producer. He has co-starred in films such as "Sublime" and "Dark Ride". Rogers began his acting career in the made-for-television film "Bloody Sunday", followed by an appearance on The WB's "Gilmore Girls". In early 2004, he joined the cast of the drama series "NY-LON". In 2009, he appeared in the comedy series "Cougar Town". In 2010, he co-starred in the ABC Family Original Movie "Revenge of the Bridesmaids" with Joanna Garcia.
Alexandra Burke
Burke made her West End debut as a leading cast member in the £5 million production of "The Bodyguard" on 2 June 2014, at London's Adelphi Theatre, taking over the lead role from Beverley Knight. Based on the 1992 movie of the same name and made famous by Whitney Houston, Burke played Rachel Marron – a superstar receiving threats from a love stricken obsessed fan, who falls in love with the new bodyguard hired to protect her. Burke was approached to play the role two years prior to her 2014 debut, but due to scheduling commitments was forced to turn down the opportunity. Two years later Alexandra was again invited to audition for the role and was subsequently offered the part.
Rory Fleck Byrne
Fleck Bryne first acting job was in Liverpool in the play "Antony and Cleopatra" opposite Kim Cattrall. In 2014 Bryne could be seen as Harry Abrams, an assistent of the psychological researcher Joseph Coupland, in the horror movie "The Quiet Ones". In 2016 he played Ruby in the movie "Tiger Raid". In 2017 he starred as Daniel Marney in eight episodes of "Harlots", a drama series about Georgian-era brothels, and the women working there. Fleck Byrne's character Daniel falls in love with the madam of a low-class brothel. Later in 2017 he starred opposite Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan in "The Foreigner". Fleck Bryne played Brosnan's nephew Sean Morrison, a former British royal navy officer. He later stated that up to then this was one of the best and most challenging experiences he had ever had. He had to train with a stunt team to fight martial arts and get into the mind of a hit-man. As he enjoyed martial arts so much he continued to train it after the film was finished with a personal trainer in London. Fleck Bryne also worked as an actor, writer and producer in the short films "Inbox" and "Bodies". Bodies was set in his hometown Kilkenny. It is about the relationship of two funeral directors who struggle to stay connected to life. Inbox was released with help of the crowdfunding website "Kickstarter".
Bodies (TV series)
Bodies is a British television medical drama produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. Created by Jed Mercurio, the series first broadcast on 23 June 2004, and is based on Mercurio's book of the same name. The series is centred on specialist registrar Rob Lake (Max Beesley), who starts in a new post in the Obstetrics and gynaecology department at the fictional South Central Infirmary, under the guidance of consultant obstetrician Roger Hurley (Patrick Baladi). Nicholas Palliser reprises his part as Hospital Manager Paul Tennant from "Cardiac Arrest".
Coral Browne
Browne married actor Philip Pearman in 1950, and remained married to him until his death in 1964. While making the film "Theatre of Blood" (1973), she met actor Vincent Price; they married on 24 October 1974. They appeared together in a short-lived 1979 CBS TV series, "Time Express", as well as an earlier international stage adaptation of "Ardèle" which played in the US as well as in London at the Queen's Theatre. During this run, Browne & Price starred together in a BBC Radio play "Night of the Wolf" first airing in 1975.
Corpse Bride
"Corpse Bride" was released on DVD and HD DVD on January 16, 2006. It was released on Blu-ray on September 26, 2006. , the film has sold 2,777,736 DVDs and 40,411 Blu-ray Discs totaling a gross of $53,359,111 and $61,411,543 respectively for a total gross of $114,770,654 in North America.
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Animation took place at 3 Mills Studios in East London. A dozen animators/puppeteers were put to work when production began, but that number had tripled by the end of production. The initial group spent time developing each puppet's unique characteristics. The puppets themselves, built by Mackinnon and Saunders, were typically about 17 inches tall and animated on sets built three to four feet off the ground with trap doors that allowed animators access to the sets' surfaces to manipulate the puppets. The three primary characters—Victor, Victoria and Corpse Bride—were fitted with heads the size of golf balls that contained special gearing to allow the animators to manipulate individual parts of the puppets' faces. The animators' work was spread over 25 to 35 individual setups/stages, each having its own Canon digital camera. A total of 32 cameras were used on the film. Each camera was outfitted with a "grabber" system that enabled the animators to capture frames and download them into a computer to assemble a short "reel" of the shot being produced to check their work.
Neil Roberts (actor)
Neil Roberts (born 17 September 1964) is an English actor, known for portraying Rex Buckland in "Charmed", Gavin Arnold in "Family Affairs", Richard in "Life Bites", DS Jason Wise in "Emmerdale" and Glenn Donovan in "Hollyoaks".
Michelle Burke
Michelle Burke (born Michelle Gray; November 30, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jodi Kramer in the 1993 Richard Linklater film "Dazed and Confused" and as Connie Conehead in the 1993 movie "Coneheads". She also appeared in the 1994 sequel to "Major League", "Major League II".
Talisa Soto
Talisa Soto (born Miriam Talisa Soto; March 27, 1967) is an American actress and former model. Soto is perhaps best known for portraying Princess Kitana in the 1995 fantasy action film "Mortal Kombat" and its 1997 sequel "". Soto also starred as Lupe Lamora in the 1989 James Bond film "Licence to Kill". Prior to her acting career, Soto began her career as a model; appearing in magazine issues such as "Mademoiselle", "Glamour" and "Elle".
Amy Pietz
Pietz began her career playing small roles on television series such as "", and well as films "Rudy" (1993) and "Jingle All the Way" (1996). In 1995 she was regular cast member on the short-lived The WB sitcom "Muscle", before her breakthrough role as Annie Spadaro in the NBC sitcom "Caroline in the City" starring Lea Thompson. The series aired from 1995 to 1999. She was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for the role in 1999. The following year, Pietz went to star alongside Steven Weber on the NBC sitcom "Cursed". The series was canceled after single season in 2001. She later played Martha Boswell in the stage musical "The Boswell Sisters".
Heinz Kruse
Born in Schleswig, Kruse first sang in a children's choir and completed an apprenticeship with a health insurance company. His only singing lesson was with Traute Albers-Gisevius in Schleswig. He began his singing career as a choirist at the theater in Hof, then at Stadttheater Bern and from 1966 to 1968 at Staatstheater Stuttgart. In 1968 he was engaged as at the Theater Basel. His next station was the Staatsoper Hannover in 1970, where he celebrated his first great successes in buffo and character roles. He sang Pedrillo in "Die Entführung aus dem Serail", Wenzel in "Die verkaufte Braut", Die Hexe in "Hänsel und Gretel", David in "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" and numerous other roles. Guest appearances led him to the Paris Opera as Pedrillo in 1978, to the opera of Toulouse as David in 1979 and to the Bayreuth Festival in 1977, where he played small roles in "Tristan" and "Parsifal". In 1986 he took part in the premiere of Hans-Jürgen von Bose's "Die Leiden des jungen Werthers" at the Schwetzinger Festspiele.
Partners in Crime (Doctor Who)
"Partners in Crime" features the return of three recurring characters: Jacqueline King reprises her role as Sylvia Noble from "The Runaway Bride"; Bernard Cribbins reprises his role as Wilfred Mott from "Voyage of the Damned", to replace the character of Geoff Noble after actor Howard Attfield died; and Billie Piper briefly reprises her role as Rose Tyler for the first time since the second series' finale "Doomsday" (2006), in a scene that was not included in preview showings.
The Bride (Kill Bill)
Beatrix Kiddo (primarily known as The Bride), codename Black Mamba, is a fictional character, the protagonist of the two-part movie "Kill Bill" directed by Quentin Tarantino. She is portrayed by Uma Thurman. Kiddo was selected by "Empire" magazine as one of "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters" of all time, and "Entertainment Weekly" named her as one of "The 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years".
Simon Brett
This was followed by "Murder in the Title" (2010) which aired weekly from 22 November to 13 December 2010. Nighy returned to the role in "A Reconstructed Corpse" (2012). Other recurring cast members include Jon Glover as Charles's agent Maurice, and Suzanne Burden as his estranged wife Frances. On 5 December 2012 a 4-part adaptation of "An Amateur Corpse" began on Radio 4; Nighy and Burden again played Charles and Frances. A tenth story starring Bill Nighy as Charles began broadcast on 25 June 2014; this 4-part adaptation of "Corporate Bodies" also stars Suzanne Burden as Frances.
Jayne Bentzen
Jayne Bentzen (born August 8, 1955 in Evansville, Indiana) is an American actress and former model, best known for her role as "Nicole Travis Drake Cavanaugh" on the soap opera "The Edge of Night", a role she assumed in 1978 after the departure of actress Maeve McGuire. Bentzen continued in the role until the summer of 1981. She was also cast in the role of Julie in a film called "Blood Rage" in 1987.
Katrina Bowden
In April 2011, Bowden was voted as "Esquire Magazine"s Sexiest Woman Alive. She was also the face of the Jordache television campaign that made its premiere in September 2011. In April 2011, Universal Pictures announced that Bowden was cast as the role of Mia, an "L.A. party girl type", and girlfriend to Chris Klein's character, in the fourth installment of the "American Pie" film trilogy, "American Reunion". The film was released on April 5, 2012 to mixed reviews but financial success. Also in 2012, Bowden appeared in the horror films "Piranha 3DD", which was panned by critics, and "Hold Your Breath", which received a limited theatrical release before being released to DVD. Bowden co-starred in "Nurse 3D" (2013). She guest-starred in American rock band Panic! at the Disco's music video for "Miss Jackson". In 2018, the actress played the lead role in the Hallmark Channel movie "Love on the Slopes", a part of the channel's Winterfest event.
Alice Eve
During 2011, Eve had a recurring guest role in season 8 of the HBO series "Entourage", as Sophia, a journalist and love interest to Vincent Chase. 2011 Eve also portrayed Hollywood actress Lara Tyler in the romantic comedy "The Decoy Bride". Eve is also known for her role of Dr. Carol Marcus in "Star Trek Into Darkness".
Corpse Bride
"Corpse Bride" premiered on September 7, 2005 at the Venice International Film Festival. The film was released on September 23, 2005 in United States and on October 13, 2005 in the United Kingdom.
Liz May Brice
Brice was born in Redhill, Surrey. She studied English at Cambridge University. Her early acting roles included a schoolgirl witch in the 1986 adaptation of Jill Murphy's novel, "The Worst Witch" and a part in children's sitcom "News at Twelve" (1988) (for both these roles she was credited as "Lisa" Brice). She joined the cast of prison drama "Bad Girls" in Series 7, in 2005 as Pat Kerrigan, who is serving life in prison for the murder of her ex-boyfriend. Her character would become the final 'Top Dog' of the show.
Corpse Bride
Visual effects were delivered by London's Moving Picture Company (MPC), and were applied to the 1,000 or so shots in the film, though most of the effects simply painted out puppet supports and similar set equipment. Some visual effects elements—groups of birds and butterflies, were created completely in CG, though others were composited as visual effects from real-life elements. Pete Kozachik explained that the trick for shooting the characters by themselves was obtaining visually interesting shots that would dependably support the director's storytelling, saying: "The challenge is keeping the action clear and simple with lighting and composition. There's a discipline to clear storytelling with these puppets. You want to be abstract, but one can easily go overboard with these critters because they aren't as familiar to the audience as real humans. The characters don't necessarily translate the same as if you're shooting a real person. You have to consciously balance arty atmosphere and graphic clarity so as to not confuse the audience about what it is they're looking at."
Claire Sweeney
Claire Jane Sweeney (born 17 April 1971) is an English actress, singer and television personality, best known for playing the role of Lindsey Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap opera "Brookside" and her appearance on the first series of the reality TV show "Celebrity Big Brother".
Chloe Webb
Chloe Webb (born June 25, 1956) is an American actress, best known for her roles in films "Sid and Nancy" (1986), "The Belly of an Architect" (1987), "Twins" (1988), and "Heart Condition" (1990). She also was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her role as Laurette Barber in the ABC drama series "China Beach", and had a recurring role as Monica Gallagher on the Showtime comedy-drama "Shameless".
Chantelle Barry
Barry has recent acting credits as the character of "Tri" in "Miss 2059" and "Ava Thorne" in the Oculus Rift video game "Edge of Nowhere", in 2016. Barry also did voice work for "Agents of Mayhem" in 2017, and is credited in 2018 as the voice of the "Narrator" in an episode of the Netflix series "Disjointed", as well as portraying the character of "Patrice Jansen" on "NCIS (TV Series)", and the voice of the character "Chloe" in "Metal Gear Survive".
The Corpse
The script was originally known as "The Velvet House" and was based on the film "Les Diaboliques". In the US it was released as Crucible of Horror. The money was raised from distributors London-Cannon Films. Walter Eastwood's son and daughter were played by actor Michael Gough's real life son and daughter-in-law. So husband and wife played brother and sister on screen. The film was featured in Season 2 Episode 13 of the late night TV show "Elvira's Movie Macabre".After it's brief theatrical runs in the UK and US, the film has had sporadic official US VHS releases and several bootleg DVD releases. The 1st VHS release came from Goodtimes in 1987, utilizing a battered and cut down 16mm print with the US "Crucible of Horror" title. This release was unlicensed, as it was presumed the title had fallen into public domain by that time. As MGM had assumed The Cannon Group catalog after Crédit Lyonnais took full control from Pathé Communications, MGM/UA Home Video put out an officially licensed release in 1993 and reissued in 1998, utilizing a transfer made from an original film element with the US title. Despite being in a cropped 1.33:1 ratio, this release was considered the best available version to date and was the source for DVD releases put out by Trinty Home Entertainment and bootleg outfit Mr. Fat W Video.
Richard Briers
In 1961, Briers was cast in the leading role in "Marriage Lines" (1961–66) with Prunella Scales playing his wife. In between the pilot and the series itself, Briers appeared in "Brothers in Law" (from the book by Henry Cecil) as callow barrister Roger Thursby in 1962. He was cast in this role by adaptors Frank Muir and Denis Norden, who had seen him in the West End.
Jesse Spencer
Jesse Gordon Spencer (born 12 February 1979) is an Australian actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Billy Kennedy on the Australian soap opera "Neighbours" (1994–2000, 2005), Dr. Robert Chase on the American medical drama "House" (2004–2012) and Lieutenant/Captain Matthew Casey on the American drama "Chicago Fire" (2012–present).
Brooke D'Orsay
D'Orsay played Deb Dobkins, the dead model, in the Lifetime series "Drop Dead Diva" and was a cast member on the USA Network show "Royal Pains" as Paige Collins, wife of HankMed CFO Evan R. Lawson. She also starred in the Nickelodeon movie "The Boy Who Cried Werewolf" (2010) as Paulina Von Eckberg and played Kate, Walden Schmidt's girlfriend, a recurring role on "Two and a Half Men" in 2012–2014.
Cary Elwes
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as Westley in "The Princess Bride", Robin Hood in "", Fritz Arno Wagner in "Shadow of the Vampire", Arnold in "Georgia Rule" and as Dr. Lawrence Gordon in "Saw". His other noted roles include "Glory", "Kiss the Girls", "Days of Thunder", "Bram Stoker's Dracula", "Hot Shots!", "Twister", "The Jungle Book", "Ella Enchanted", and "Liar, Liar". He has also had recurring roles in television series such as "The X-Files" and "Psych" and Crackle's "The Art of More". He also appeared in several episodes of "Granite Flats".
Kelly Hu
Kelly Ann Hu (born February 13, 1968 ) is an American actress, voice artist, former fashion model and beauty queen who was Miss Teen USA 1985 and Miss Hawaii USA 1993. Hu starred as Dr. Rae Chang on the American television soap opera "Sunset Beach" and as Michelle Chan on the American television police drama series "Nash Bridges". She has also starred in numerous films including "The Scorpion King" (2002) as Cassandra, "Cradle 2 the Grave" (2003) as Sona, "X2" as Yuriko Oyama/Lady Deathstrike (2003), "The Tournament" (2009) as Lai Lai Zhen, and "White Frog" (2012).
Stephen Churchett
He voiced Wing Commander Belfridge in 'Allo 'Allo! in The Sausages in the Trousers. He appeared in various episodes of The Brittas Empire, as Councillor Jack Druggett. He has written episodes of "The Bill", "Kavanagh QC", "Inspector Morse", "Dalziel and Pascoe", "Monsignor Renard" and "Hornblower", as well as writing the screenplay for "Lewis", and appeared in four "Agatha Christie's Marple" television adaptations as the Coroner (The Murder at the Vicarage, The Moving Finger, Murder Is Easy, Endless Night). In 1984, he appeared in Miss Marple as Major Reeve in The Body in the Library.
Lindsay Crouse
Crouse has appeared in featured and guest roles in a number of television series. Notable roles include a recurring portrayal of Kate McBride, a lesbian police officer on "Hill Street Blues" during its sixth season in 1986, one of the earliest appearances of a lesbian character in a major American TV show. Crouse is also known for her role in the fourth season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", where she was a recurring supporting cast member playing Professor Maggie Walsh. Crouse has also guest-starred on "Alias", "", "Columbo", "Criminal Minds", "Law & Order", "ER", "Millennium", and "NYPD Blue".
Claude Jade
In 1970 she reprised her part as Christine from "Stolen Kisses" in Truffaut's "Bed and Board" as a married woman. The Truffaut films influenced her type as lovingly gentle modern young woman in contemporary cinema, which she contrasted in ambivalent figures: Critic Vincent Canby praised her in work in Gérard Brach's "The Boat on the Grass" ("Le bateau sur l'herbe", 1971), in which she starred as Eleonore, a young girl between two friends (Jean-Pierre Cassel, John McEnery). She starred in "Hearth Fires" ("Les feux de la chandeleur", 1972) as Laura, a daughter who wants to reconcile her parents (Annie Girardot, Jean Rochefort) and who falls in love with her mother's best friend (Bernard Fresson). Alongside Robert Hossein she played the priest's love Françoise in "Forbidden Priests" ("Prêtres interdits", 1973). In "Home Sweet Home" (1973), she played a hardened nurse who is changed by a love affair with a social worker (Jacques Perrin).
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (; born 22 August 1967) is an English actor and former fashion model best known for his roles as Simon Adebisi on "Oz", Nykwana Wombosi in "The Bourne Identity", Kurse in "", Killer Croc in "Suicide Squad", Mr. Eko on "Lost", Malko in the fifth season of the HBO series "Game of Thrones" and Dave Duerson in the NFL biopic drama "Concussion".