Instead of viewing her individuality as a risk to her continued success, Natalie Morales channeled it into bringing groundbreaking queer characters to the small screen in shows like Dead to Me and Abby’s, telling the kinds of female LGBTQ+ stories that television has been slow to acknowledge. But that’s not where the breadth of her…
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Australian actor Michael Bishop has been checking dreams off his professional bucket list since the very beginning of his young career. Not unlike millions of other kids, Bishop grew up watching Disney Channel with his family, wondering all the while if a career in acting could possibly be in the cards. Sure enough, he soon…
Olivia Newton-John, the iconic singer and actress most notable for her role as Sandy in Grease, has passed away at the age of 73. According to a statement from her husband, John Easterling, Newton-John died peacefully at home after a decades-long battle against breast cancer. Newton-John's radiance, coupled with a penchant for performing, shone through…
This International Women's Day may be a little different with the COVID-19 pandemic still looming, but that doesn't mean there aren't safe ways to celebrate and support women's rights and achievements right from your home. With this year's theme being Choose to Challenge, an initiative encouraging women to speak out on, or challenge topics to…
A sociopathic hit-woman, a rebellious 19th century poet, a ferocious supervillain, a group of female wrestlers and a modern outlaw are just some of the characters we have been able to experience in the past year because of Hollywood’s rising number of women in front of and behind the camera. Women have made great strides in…
"Any character I play is me. To be an actor is to acknowledge that human beings are capable of an infinite scope of behavior, from evil to altruism." -Carrie Coon Having conquered theater, film, and television, Carrie Coon is the latest triple threat. In 2012 she earned herself a Tony Award nomination for her role as…
Australian model-turned-actress Alyssa Sutherland has clear artistic goals: “I want to make people laugh, I want to make people cry, I want to provoke people, I want to make them think about something in a different way...” The Vogue cover girl started modeling at the age of 15, and had a massively successful international career,…
"When child actors and young adults in the business don't have a strong support system and a strong foundation in their family, they lose their way most of the time." Sasha Pieterse, the recently-turned eighteen-year-old, has wisdom well beyond her years thanks in part to the fact that she has been in show business since…
“No one is ever out to repeat something that has been done before. You want to create anew and hope the audience is open to reception.” - Jessica Stroup Actress Jessica Stroup has been working in the industry since 2005 and has graced both television and film screens with her feisty presence. Many recognize the…
Television has become just as popular as film these days. With hit shows like Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Girls, Game of Thrones, and Orange Is the New Black taking over small screens, television enthusiasts have been gearing up to see which shows will see their spotlight come time for the Primetime Emmy Awards. The aforementioned shows made the cut,…
MADE IMMORTAL BY HER AUDACIOUS FILM ROLES in cult favorites including Showgirls and Bound, Gina Gershon, still stunning at 50, is a true renaissance woman. Her accomplishments include Broadway, film, television, music albums, audio books and novels. After moving to New York City to study at NYU, she founded the theater group Naked Angels (which…