Category Archives: Actress

Heather Locklear taken to Calif. hospital

By doris | Published: January 13, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Heather Locklear was taken to a Southern California hospital for precautionary reasons Thursday after an emergency call was made from her home, authorities said. Paramedics and sheriff’s deputies responded Thursday afternoon to Locklear’s home in Westlake Village, which is 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Locklear [...]

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Perry, ‘Potter’ win big at People’s Choice Awards

By doris | Published: January 12, 2012

Full Story atnews.Yahoo.com LOS ANGELES (AP) — Katy Perry is in the popular clique now. The singer-actress won the most People’s Choice Awards at Wednesday’s 38th annual fan-favorite extravaganza, but viewers wouldn’t have known it from watching the ceremony. An absentee Perry was honored in five categories, including favorite female artist, tour headliner, song of [...]

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‘SVU’ actress speaks as victim of real-life theft

By doris | Published: January 10, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NEW YORK (AP) — “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” actress Tamara Tunie spoke out Tuesday about being a real-life crime victim, saying her former business manager exploited her trust to steal more than $1 million she earned by working doggedly at a peak in her career. Blasting Joseph Cilibrasi as [...]

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Benson’s new love interest on ‘SVU’? Harry Connick Jr.!

By doris | Published: January 9, 2012

Full Story at TheClicker.today.msnbc.msn.com Love is in the air for “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’s” Det. Olivia Benson! NBC has announced that actor and musician Harry Connick Jr. will be guest starring over multiple episodes as Executive Assistant District Attorney David Haden beginning with the Jan. 18 episode. “I’m really excited because I get [...]

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Is “Work It’ worst TV show ever?

By doris | Published: January 6, 2012

Full Story at TheClicker.msnbc.msn.com It’s hard to remember a new TV show that earned such universally horrible reviews as ABC’s “Work It,” which premiered last night. The sitcom focuses on two unemployed men who dress up like women to find jobs. Stars Lee Standish and Amaury Nolasco may have to try that trick soon, because [...]

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Movies to look forward to in 2012

By doris | Published: January 2, 2012

Full Story at Entertainment.msnbc.msn.com The world’s supposed to end in 2012, if you believe certain folks. But before it does, there’s a boatload of big movies to eagerly anticipate. I tried to pick just one per month, but my resolve quickly fell apart there. JanuaryThere’s plenty of Oscar talk surrounding Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher [...]

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Singer, actress Kaye Stevens dies in Florida

By doris | Published: January 1, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — Singer and actress Kaye Stevens, who performed with the Rat Pack and was a frequent guest on Johnny Carson’s “The Tonight Show,” has died at a central Florida hospital. She was 79. Close friend Gerry Schweitzer confirmed that Stevens died Wednesday at the Villages Hospital north [...]

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7 new shows worth getting excited about in 2012

By doris | Published: December 30, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com ‘Smash’ (NBC, Feb. 6)Dear anyone who has heard this is “NBC’s version of ‘Glee,’ ” please grab a Brillo pad, some bleach, and scrub out your brain. (TODAY.com is powered by msnbc.com, which is a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC Universal.) “Smash” could not be further away in tone, style [...]

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Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees list

By doris | Published: December 20, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LOS ANGELES — The Screen Actors Guild on Wednesday picked nominees for best performances of 2011 in movies and television. While the group that represents actors honors TV performances, the SAG Awards are more closely watched for their impact in the race for Oscars.  Mary Tyler Moore will be given a [...]

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Lifetime is remaking ‘The Blue Lagoon’

By doris | Published: December 11, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LOS ANGELES — It sealed Brooke Shields’ status as a teen star (and, trivia, made her the first-ever recipient of the Worst Actress Razzie), and now Lifetime is going to remake the 1980 drama “The Blue Lagoon.” Lifetime confirmed to TheWrap the made-for-TV do-over will be produced by Neil Meron and [...]

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