Actors and Actresses
Legendary actress of stage, film, and television, Dame Diana Rigg, passed away this week at home while surrounded by her family at the age of 82. Ms. Rigg’s only child. and a fine actress in her own right, Rachael Stirling revealed that her mother was diagnosed with cancer back
Actors and Actresses
For those who may not be familiar with actress Rosamund Pike’s career, you might be initially inclined to place her in that ornamental “English Rose” category – elegant, proper, and possibly aloof. She did play Jane Bennett in the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice after all. Upon closer inspection,
Actors and Actresses
Last week the world said farewell to the accomplished British actor Sir Ian Holm. A classically trained performer, his career spanned almost six decades. Mr. Holm’s talents were generously displayed through the mediums of stage, television, and film. He received his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 1998 for
Actors and Actresses
Most people have probably seen British actor Sean Bean in something. After all, even if we haven’t necessarily seen Game of Thrones or the Lord of the Rings movies, we’re aware that they exist. That’s how outsize this particular actor’s contributions to pop culture have been.
Actors and Actresses
British actress Jessica Raine is likely familiar to many PBS viewers from her roles on period drama Call the Midwife and mystery series Baptiste, but that's certainly not all she's done. As a matter of fact, she's appeared in everything from trendy contemporary dramas
Actors and Actresses
Lesley Manville is a British actress who’s been working for decades, ever since she got her start on the soap Emmerdale back in the 1970s. That she only got her first Academy Award nomination in 2018 feels almost criminal, but it’s wonderful that such a talented performer is
Actors and Actresses
British actress Jodie Comer is one of the buzziest stars in Hollywood right now. She picked up her first Emmy for her ferociously bold performance on Killing Eve, but for those Anglophiles in the know her turn as the female assassin Villanelle was hardly her first great small-screen role. Comer
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Renowned comedy sketch writer and performer Terry Jones passed away last week in his home in London. A member of the legendary Monty Python’s Flying Circus comedy troupe, Jones had suffered for the past few years from primary progressive aphasia, a form of frontotemporal dementia that impairs the ability
Actors and Actresses
Personally, I always find the task of profiling talented British actors and actresses an enjoyable assignment. However, when I encounter a young person of extraordinary potential, it’s a joy to bring that gifted performer to people’s attention, Florence Pugh is precisely one of those actresses. In fact, she&
Actors and Actresses
As 2019 comes to an end, we here at Telly Visions would like to pause to remember some of the celebrities we have lost over the past twelve months. These losses have touched the fields of television, film, literature, music and sports. You may not be familiar every one on
Actors and Actresses
We all have those actors whose work we’d watch, no matter what it was. Powerful prestige drama? Scary supernatural tale? Super dated period piece? Random episode of some show you’ve never heard of before, just because they have a bit part in it? Check, check and check. We’
Actors and Actresses
The 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony honored a wide variety of television shows, many with British connections including Game of Thrones, Chernobyl, A Very English Scandal and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. But the undeniable belle of the ball was Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The English actress/writer/producer won three statuettes in