Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

Born: March 8, 1943
Died: May 2, 2010
in London, England, UK
Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE (8 March 1943 – 2 May 2010) was an English actress. A member of the well-known British family of actors, Redgrave trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962. By the mid-1960s she had appeared in several films, including Tom Jones (1963), and Georgy Girl (1966) which won her a New York Film Critics Award and nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 1967, she made her Broadway debut, and performed in several stage productions in New York while making frequent returns to London's West End. She performed with her sister Vanessa in Three Sisters in London, and in the title role in a television production of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? in 1991. She made a return to films in the late 1990s in films such as Shine (1996) and Gods and Monsters (1998), for which she received another Academy Award nomination.

Movies for Lynn Redgrave...

My Dog Tulip
Title: My Dog Tulip
Character: Nancy / Greengrocer's Wife (voice)
Released: January 5, 2010
Type: Movie
The story of a man who rescues a German Shepherd and how the two become fast friends. Based on the 1956 memoir of the same name by BBC editor, novelist and memoirist J. R. Ackerley.
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My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
Title: My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
Character: Self
Released: October 17, 2009
Type: Movie
Famous New Yorkers and the pooches they love are the focus of this refreshingly honest and endearing series of interviews that celebrates the meaningful connections people share with their pups. Gossip columnist Cindy Adams, playwright Edward Albee, designer Isaac Mizrahi, and actors Glenn Close, Edie Falco and Richard Gere are among the many celebs who pay tribute to their beloved canine companions.
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Confessions of a Shopaholic
Title: Confessions of a Shopaholic
Character: Drunken Lady at Ball
Released: February 5, 2009
Type: Movie
In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping - a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in the door - until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company.
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The Jane Austen Book Club
Title: The Jane Austen Book Club
Character: Sky
Released: September 9, 2007
Type: Movie
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel the themes of the books they are reading.
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Eloise Goes to School
Title: Eloise Goes to School
Released: July 24, 2007
Type: Movie
After Eloise s tutor Philip quits, nanny enrolls her in the prestigious Hawthorne academy. Eloise can t wait to being real school, but soon finds out it isn t exactly what she was expecting. There are mean girls on the playground, very strict teachers and so many rules rules rules! Eloise decides it s time to make school fun again, she s teaching her new friends to stand up to bullies, helping her teacher understand there are a lot of different ways to learn and having tons of adventures. Can Eloise fit in at her new school? Will she be able to follow all the rules while remaining true to herself? Imagination runs wild and being bored is neer allowed in this fun filled animated adventure featuring the talented voices of Lynn Redgrave, Tim Curry, Neil Patrick Harris and Doris Roberts!
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Little Miss Christmas
Title: Little Miss Christmas
Character: Nanny
Released: December 5, 2006
Type: Movie
It s almost Christmas Even for Eloise, the Plaza s most famous six-year old. She and her friends have decided to put on a holiday show like no other! With different traditions from many cultures, it is sure to be the best show the Plaza has ever seen. Chaos abounds, at the last minute as Mr. Salamone must cancel the show. Will Eloise be able to find a way to keep the arrive for the party? The kids scramble to find a way to save their show and in the end learn the true spirit of the season is having the people you love all happy and together. There s holiday fund for everyone in this hilarious adventure starring the talented voice of Lynn Redgrave as nanny and Tim Curry as Mr. Salamone!
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Title: Me, Eloise
Character: Nanny (voice)
Released: October 10, 2006
Type: TV
The story of a fun-loving little girl who lives with her nanny at the posh Plaza Hotel in New York City. Based on the beloved children’s book series.
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Title: Ugly Betty
Character: Olivia Guillemette
Released: September 28, 2006
Type: TV
Betty Suarez is smart, tough and tenacious, but also sensitive and loving. She hopes these skills will help her to get a job within the Meade Publishing Corporation. The fact that she isn’t traditionally attractive initially keeps her from getting hired by fashion bible, Mode. The magazine, however, is in flux, with power-hungry executives vying for dominance. Hoping to control the situation, the publisher gives his inexperienced son, Daniel, the position of Editor-in-Chief. He hires Betty as Daniel’s assistant after catching him in a compromising position with his secretary on his first day on the job. After a tough start, in which Daniel tries to force Betty into quitting by treating her terribly, he realizes her worth and the two pair up to be an effective team.
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The White Countess
Title: The White Countess
Character: Olga Belinskya
Released: October 30, 2005
Type: Movie
In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia—a fallen member of the Russian aristocracy—and a nightclub created by a blind American diplomat, who asks Sofia to be the centerpiece of the world he wants to create.
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Title: Desperate Housewives
Character: Dahlia Hainsworth
Released: October 3, 2004
Type: TV
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.
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Kinsey
Title: Kinsey
Character: Final Interview Subject
Released: September 4, 2004
Type: Movie
Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ultimately becoming an unexpected journey into the mystery of human behavior.
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Peter Pan
Title: Peter Pan
Character: Aunt Millicent
Released: December 18, 2003
Type: Movie
In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.
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Charlie's War
Title: Charlie's War
Character: Grandma Lewis
Released: May 2, 2003
Type: Movie
Charlie's War is the story of Charlotte Lewis, a woman who is experiencing serious emotional and mental turmoil brought about by nightmares of increasing intensity. In the dreams, she is a young girl, and she runs from unknown terrors. Trying to understand her troubling dreams, Charlotte revisits part of her childhood, which comes back to her in a series of impressionistic memories. Charlie, her sister, Jobie, and her mother move in with her grandmother. It is 1944, and World War II rages in Europe and the Far East. Though Grandma's farm seems to be a peaceful refuge, there is an undercurrent of fear and brooding menace in their surroundings.
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The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Title: The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Character: Cordelia Thornberry (voice)
Released: December 20, 2002
Type: Movie
Eliza and Debbie are two sisters who don't always get along. But their relationship is put to the test when Debbie's life is in danger, and Eliza might have to give up her power to talk to animals....
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Anita and Me
Title: Anita and Me
Character: Mrs. Omerod
Released: November 22, 2002
Type: Movie
Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family.
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Spider
Title: Spider
Character: Mrs. Wilkinson
Released: November 6, 2002
Type: Movie
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.
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Hansel & Gretel
Title: Hansel & Gretel
Character: Woman / Witch
Released: October 16, 2002
Type: Movie
Hansel and Gretel is a 2002 film adaptation of the Brothers Grimm children's story. It stars Jacob Smith and Taylor Momsen as the eponymous characters. It includes the Sandman, played by Howie Mandel and Sinbad as a raven.
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Unconditional Love
Title: Unconditional Love
Character: Nola Fox
Released: August 23, 2002
Type: Movie
After her husband leaves her, a woman travels to London for the funeral of the pop star, Victor Fox, she's adored all her life. There, she meets the lover of the dead pop star, and convinces him to come back to Chicago with her to figure out who killed the singer.
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How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
Title: How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
Character: Edna
Released: February 22, 2002
Type: Movie
The story of Peter McGowan, a chain-smoking, impotent, insomniac playwright who lives in Los Angeles. Once very successful, he is now in the tenth year of a decade-long string of production failures. He finds himself bonding with a new neighbor's lonely young daughter who has mild cerebral palsy; and during one of his middle-of-the-night strolls, he encounters his oddball doppelgänger.
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My Sister's Keeper
Title: My Sister's Keeper
Character: Helen Margaret Chapman
Released: January 27, 2002
Type: Movie
Two sisters take a journey of discovery and reconciliation based on the memoirs of Margaret Moorman. Christine has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and must rely on others for support even though she longs for and independent and ordinary life. When her mother dies, her sister Judy becomes responsible for her care. The two are left to face the struggles of finding common ground.
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The Simian Line
Title: The Simian Line
Character: Katharine
Released: November 16, 2001
Type: Movie
The Simian Line is an American improvisational film, released in 2001. When Katharine throws a party on Halloween, a psychic called Arnita predicts that one of the three couples present at the party will break up by the end of the year. The guests don't take her seriously. Arnita doesn't tell them that she can see a fourth couple at the party, the long dead Mae and Edward. As days go by, Katharine grows increasingly jealous of her lover Rick, and his flirting with her neighbor Sandra. Sandra is married to Paul (Jamey Sheridan). Marta and Billy are rock musicians who live in the same building as Katharine.
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Title: Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character: Emily Huntford
Released: September 30, 2001
Type: TV
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
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My Kingdom
Title: My Kingdom
Character: Mandy
Released: September 10, 2001
Type: Movie
A powerful dynasty, headed by a charismatic, manipulative father, falls when he decides to hand over his criminal empire to his three corrupt and power-hungry daughters. Kath runs a brothel down by the docks, Tracy owns a soccer team and Jo, a former junkie -- and prostitute -- rejects her inheritance, pitting sisters Kath and Tracy against each other.
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Varian's War
Title: Varian's War
Character: Alma Werfel-Mahler
Released: June 14, 2001
Type: Movie
Varian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II.
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Venus and Mars
Title: Venus and Mars
Character: Emily Vogel
Released: March 15, 2001
Type: Movie
After years of absence 26-year old Kay returns to her home town. Her soccer coach died and the girls from the team all gather for the funeral. The stories of Celeste, Lisa and Marie seem to prove what Kay has long suspected: love makes you unhappy. But Kay's mother predicts that when Venus lines up with Mars, Kay will meet the man of her dreams. Then suddenly a mysterious American appears and an unpredictable adventure begins that changes Kay's idea of a happy life.
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Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Title: Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 20, 2001
Type: Movie
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy offers audiences a penetrating look inside the world of Ron Jeremy, America's most unlikely sex star and hero to millions. With nearly 25 years in the adult film industry and over 1,600 films to his credit, Ron Jeremy is huge. In his world, Ron reigns supreme-he's made millions of dollars and slept with thousands of beautiful women, and is indisputably the industry's biggest star. And everyone who's anyone knows Ron-a pop icon to millions, he is a beacon of hope for many American male, since he stands as living proof that pretty much anyone can get some. So how did such a classically unhandsome, big and hairy guy ever get to be suchia super stud? In one of the most fascinating and entertaining comedies of the last year, audiences finally get a chance to get inside the life and times of Ron Jeremy, and find out what's really behind the hardest working man in show business.
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Lion of Oz
Title: Lion of Oz
Character: Wicked Witch of the East (voice)
Released: September 26, 2000
Type: Movie
Before Dorothy landed on the Wicked Witch of the East with her little farm house, the witch had to contend with another resident of middle America. The Lion, who was once part of the Omaha Circus, comes to Oz with the Wizard and starts on an adventure to stop the witch from obtaining the Flower of Oz. As new friends and strange characters look to him for his courage, Lion could loose exactly what it is that makes him so brave. Based upon the book by Roger S. Baum (Great-Grandson of Oz L. Frank Baum, the original author of the Oz books). Written by Max Vaughn
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Deeply
Title: Deeply
Character: Celia
Released: September 11, 2000
Type: Movie
On Ironbound Island, native Fiona McKay arrives from Europe with her teenage daughter Clair, hoping that the peace of the island will help the girl get over the death of her boyfriend. The girl finds comfort in the company of a visiting American girl and more so in the stories of Celia, a crazy old local who weaves enchanting tales which cleverly combine her own experiences on the island with mystifying legends.
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The Next Best Thing
Title: The Next Best Thing
Character: Helen Whittaker
Released: March 3, 2000
Type: Movie
A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.
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A Season for Miracles
Title: A Season for Miracles
Character: Hon. Judge Nancy Jakes
Released: December 12, 1999
Type: Movie
A miracle occurs for a homeless family consisting of two wayward children and their protective aunt with the help of an angel. When a young woman's niece and nephew are threatened with foster care after her sister is hospitalized following yet another overdose, she flees with them until they land in the sleepy town of Bethlehem just before Christmas and a series of kindnesses and coincidences gives the trio a chance at happiness.
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The Annihilation of Fish
Title: The Annihilation of Fish
Character: Poinsettia
Released: September 12, 1999
Type: Movie
A woman who believes a dead composer is in love with her falls in love with a man who constantly fights an imaginary man named Hank.
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Touched
Title: Touched
Character: Carrie
Released: September 10, 1999
Type: Movie
A young man runs from the voices in his head into the arms of an elderly cowgirl.
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The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
Title: The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
Character: Self
Released: June 8, 1999
Type: Movie
Written, co-produced and co-directed by David J. Skal, THE WORLD OF GODS AND MONSTERS is a behind-the scenes chronicle of the making of the 1998 Academy Award-winning film GODS AND MONSTERS starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser and Lynn Redgrave. Narrated by author/ filmmaker Clive Barker, the documentary interweaves the life and career of James Whale, director of the original FRANKENSTEIN, with the making of the acclaimed biopic. Interviewees include writer/director Bill Condon (Oscar winner for best adapted screenplay), Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, and Christopher Bram, author of the novel FATHER OF FRANKENSTEIN, on which the film was based.
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Different
Title: Different
Character: Amanda Talmadge
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
A young woman was left mentally disabled after a car crash twenty years previously, a condition which her mother has never come to accept. Thus she favors her other "normal" daughter and basically tolerates the other daughter's existence. It also doesn't help that her husband also has some mental disabilities. As the family slowly divides, the older daughter's unconditional love rises.
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Title: The Wild Thornberrys
Character: Cordelia (voice)
Released: September 1, 1998
Type: TV
The Wild Thornberrys is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon.
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Strike!
Title: Strike!
Character: Miss McVane
Released: August 21, 1998
Type: Movie
In the 1960s, a group of friends at an all girls school learn that their school is going to be combined with a nearby all boys school. They concoct a plan to save their school while dealing with everyday problems along the way.
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Title: Rude Awakening
Character: Trudy Frank
Released: August 1, 1998
Type: TV
An alcoholic former soap opera actress joins AA and tries to stay sober while dealing with an overbearing family and romantic entanglements.
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White Lies
Title: White Lies
Character: Mrs. K.
Released: March 29, 1998
Type: Movie
How can a smart middle class girl suddenly turn into a devoted right wing debater? That's what happens with Catherine when she meets the charismatic leaders of the neo-nazi organization NIM. Catherine, a first-year university student who feels alienated from the liberal campus, joins a hate group through the Internet and becomes their voice, only to gradually question their beliefs even as she becomes more deeply involved.
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Gods and Monsters
Title: Gods and Monsters
Character: Hanna
Released: January 21, 1998
Type: Movie
It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.
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Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Title: Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Character: Monica Brannigan
Released: November 25, 1997
Type: Movie
A lawyer is accused of rape by one of his female associates. He denies it, but his friends, neighbors and associates are split on whether they trust him or not.
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Toothless
Title: Toothless
Character: Rogers
Released: October 5, 1997
Type: Movie
A female dentist is cast into limbo after her death in an accident and is given the assignment to act as the Tooth Fairy as her action to be admitted into heaven.
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Title: The Wonderful World of Disney
Character: Rogers
Released: September 28, 1997
Type: TV
Walt Disney Productions (later The Walt Disney Company) has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC in 1954. The show was broadcast weekly on one of the Big Three television networks until 1990, a 36-year span with only a two-year hiatus in 1984-85. The series was broadcast on Sunday for 25 of those years. From 1991 until 1997, the series aired infrequently. The program resumed a regular schedule in 1997 on the ABC fall schedule, coinciding with Disney's recent purchase of the network. From 1997 until 2008, the program aired regularly on ABC. Subsequently, ABC continued the series as an occasional special presentation.
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Michael Redgrave: My Father
Title: Michael Redgrave: My Father
Character: Self
Released: July 13, 1997
Type: Movie
Corin Redgrave presents a portrait of his father, Michael Redgrave, exploring his personality, nature and what he was like as a father. He uses family photographs and letters and his father's diaries and autobiography, and produces a picture of a complicated and troubled man who was bisexual, a heavy drinker and emotionally distant and cold as a father. Includes contributions from Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, as well as Harold Pinter and Diana Menuhin. Also contains clips from several of Michael Redgrave's films.
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Shine
Title: Shine
Character: Gillian
Released: August 15, 1996
Type: Movie
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
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Title: Calling the Shots
Character: Maggie Donnelly
Released: February 15, 1994
Type: TV
The work of television reporter Maggie Donnelly sets off a terrifying sequence of events in her private life.
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Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas
Title: Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas
Character: Narrator / Feline the Cat / Barkley (voice)
Released: December 19, 1993
Type: Movie
An angel named Timmy with help of a dog and mouse tries to give a less fortunate Boy and Girl A Teddy bear and doll for Christmas.
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Title: The Nanny
Character: Lynn Redgrave
Released: November 3, 1993
Type: TV
Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend’s shop, first appears on the doorstep of Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield peddling cosmetics, and quickly stumbled upon the opportunity to become The Nanny for his three children. But soon Fran, with her offbeat nurturing and no-nonsense honesty, touches Maxwell as well as the kids.
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Title: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Character: Jane Hudson
Released: February 17, 1991
Type: Movie
An elderly, bedridden former movie star is "cared for" by her sister, who hates her and keeps her a virtual prisoner in the family mansion.
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Jury Duty: The Comedy
Title: Jury Duty: The Comedy
Character: Abby Greyhouwsky
Released: January 14, 1990
Type: Movie
Mild and meek accountant Sanford Lagelfost has been charged with embezzling $3 million dollars from Trout Industries. A decidedly mixed bag of jurors are chosen to serve on the case, including Eddie, a waiter; Rita, a high-priced call girl; Phil, a high-powered businessman; and Abby, a rabble rousing ex-hippie. When the star witness, the voluptuous Hope Hathaway, takes the stand, she startles everyone with her stories of Sanford's Lothario-esque conquests. Suddenly, the unassuming Sanford is a celebrity heartthrob and he finds himself in headlines and gossip columns across the country. Due to the case's growing notoriety, the judge sequesters the jury. And things start to get wild...
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Title: Chicken Soup
Character: Maddie Peerce
Released: September 12, 1989
Type: TV
Chicken Soup is an American sitcom that aired on ABC, starring Jackie Mason and Lynn Redgrave.
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Midnight
Title: Midnight
Character: Midnight
Released: July 1, 1989
Type: Movie
The sultry Midnight, late-night horror movie hostess, has the highest rated show on TV. Mr. B is scheming to steal the rights to the show. The tug of war begins and soon escalates into a deadly conflict. will Midnight have to get a day job and change her name to High Noon?
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Getting It Right
Title: Getting It Right
Character: Joan
Released: May 5, 1989
Type: Movie
Gavin is 31 years old and still lives with his parents. He is awfully shy but before he knows it there are three women interested in him. Lady Minerva Munday has a casual way of life and lives in a basement, Joan is an over-sexed millionairess, married to a Greek architect. But Gavin prefers the ugly assistant in the barbershop.
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Death of a Son
Title: Death of a Son
Character: Pauline Williams
Released: January 8, 1989
Type: Movie
The true story of Pauline Williams, who struggled to bring the people who supplied her son with the illegal drugs that caused his death to justice.
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Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Title: Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Released: August 16, 1988
Type: Movie
Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes.
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A Woman Alone
Title: A Woman Alone
Character: The Woman
Released: July 20, 1988
Type: Movie
A housewife confides to her neighbour about the troubles she has been having with her possessive husband, her romantic lover and her lecherous invalid brother-in-law. In spite of the impressive battery of mod cons in her home, she feels that love and marriage are not all they are cracked up to be.
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Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
Title: Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
Character: Nancy Stewart
Released: February 20, 1987
Type: Movie
Eccentric 17-year-old Morgan Stewart (Cryer) can't seem to get his conservative parents to notice him - even though Morgan's been thrown out of 10 prep schools in 7 years! But when a sleazy campaign manager threatens Morgan's father's senatorial bid, Morgan comes home to clean up the mess... and creates hilarious havoc! by the time Morgan is finished, Washington politics will never be the same.
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Walking on Air
Title: Walking on Air
Character: Mrs. Hepp
Released: January 17, 1987
Type: Movie
A young paraplegic wants to escape the bonds of gravity by going into outer space.
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My Two Loves
Title: My Two Loves
Character: Marjorie Lloyd
Released: April 7, 1986
Type: Movie
A widow emerges from her mourning after a year. She moves into a new apartment, gets a new job, and a gains a 'gentleman caller,' her late husband's partner and former best friend. Her daughter opposes the relationship and causes considerable confusion. As she tries to work out her problems, she confides in a fellow worker. The friend offers her a shoulder to cry on and ultimately suggests that they have a relationship. Surprised and more confused than ever, she does find herself drawn to her friend.
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The Bad Seed
Title: The Bad Seed
Character: Monica Breedlove
Released: February 7, 1985
Type: Movie
Rachel is a 9-year-old girl who is perfection itself - unless she's crossed or challenged. Several disturbing recent incidents have led Rachel's mother Christine to suspect that her child is a latent murderess. Upon discovering that she herself is the daughter of a convicted killer, Christine becomes convinced that sweet little Rachel is a "bad seed" - an inherent killer who feels no remorse because she doesn't know any better.
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Title: Murder, She Wrote
Character: Abby Benton Freestone
Released: September 30, 1984
Type: TV
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
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Title: Jeopardy!
Released: September 10, 1984
Type: TV
America's favorite quiz show where contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in question form.
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Battle of the Video Games
Title: Battle of the Video Games
Character: Self
Released: April 21, 1983
Type: Movie
Anson Williams and Jayne Kennedy play host to celebrities who compete against one another at video games to win money for charity.
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Antony and Cleopatra
Title: Antony and Cleopatra
Character: Cleopatra
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
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Title: Hotel
Released: August 21, 1982
Type: TV
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1965 novel of the same name, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling and set in the elegant and fictitious St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco. Establishing shots of the hotel were filmed in front of The Fairmont San Francisco atop the Nob Hill neighborhood. Episodes followed the activities of passing guests, as well as the personal and professional lives of the hotel staff.
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Rehearsal for Murder
Title: Rehearsal for Murder
Character: Monica Welles
Released: May 26, 1982
Type: Movie
A year after his fiancée's death, a playwright schedules a rehearsal for his new play, which proves to be a trap for her killer.
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Title: Wogan
Character: Self
Released: May 4, 1982
Type: TV
Wogan is a British television chat show
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Title: Teachers Only
Character: Diana Swanson
Released: April 14, 1982
Type: TV
Teachers Only is an NBC television sitcom centered around the faculty of a high school; in the first season the school was Millard Fillmore High in Los Angeles, but in the second it is Woodrow Wilson High in New York with a changed cast. In both seasons Norman Fell played Principal Ben Cooper, but Lynn Redgrave's character, Diana Swanson, who had been an English teacher in the first season, became a guidance counselor in the second season. Redgrave and Fell were already established names when this show aired, but two of the supporting stars in the second season, Jean Smart would go on, three years later, to play her best known role, that of interior design studio receptionist Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the long running show, Designing Women. Also, Jean's co-star Teresa Ganzel became well known for her many game show appearances in the 1980s as well as her appearance in the comedic miniseries, Fresno. This show ran for only two seasons, in 1982 and 1983.
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Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Title: Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Released: November 25, 1981
Type: Movie
Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H, produced by Lorne Michaels and featured some original cast members of the show.
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Musical Comedy Tonight II
Title: Musical Comedy Tonight II
Character: Self
Released: February 11, 1981
Type: Movie
A tribute to American musical theater, featuring scenes from "Show Boat", "South Pacific," "Sweet Charity," "Finian's Rainbow," and "Lady in the Dark", among others. There is also discussion of the various creative aspects of the plays.
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Linda in Wonderland
Title: Linda in Wonderland
Character: Herself
Released: November 27, 1980
Type: Movie
“Linda In Wonderland” is Linda Lavin’s variety television special that aired on Thanksgiving Day, 1980. Special guests include; Lynn Redgrave, Anthony Newley and Ron Leibman. Her characters of “Alice Hyatt” and “Sam Butler” from her television show “Alice” also make appearances as Ms. Lavin plays dual roles for both. Ms. Lavin and her guests perform Broadway and other musical numbers in various settings and medleys, mixed in with solo performances and Linda giving us a little background about herself growing up, along with some humor and pizzazz.
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Sunday Lovers
Title: Sunday Lovers
Character: Lady Davina (sketch 'Maître en la demeure')
Released: October 31, 1980
Type: Movie
A sex comedy anthology containing four stories, each from a different country (England, France, USA and Italy). "An Englishman's Home" "The French Method" "Armando's Notebook" "Skippy"
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The Seduction of Miss Leona
Title: The Seduction of Miss Leona
Character: Leona DeVos
Released: August 26, 1980
Type: Movie
An unmarried, reclusive college teacher is torn between a married maintenance man who has been repairing her house and her former professor and lover.
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Gauguin the Savage
Title: Gauguin the Savage
Character: Mette Gad
Released: April 29, 1980
Type: Movie
Based on the turbulent life of the temperamental French painter, Paul Gauguin, and his compulsive search for creative freedom which caused him to abandon his wife and five children in Paris for a life of contentment in Tahiti.
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Title: Fridays
Released: April 11, 1980
Type: TV
Fridays is the name of ABC's weekly late-night live comedy show, which aired on Friday nights from April 11, 1980 to April 23, 1982.
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Title: House Calls
Character: Ann Anderson
Released: December 17, 1979
Type: TV
Dating someone you work with can create problems, as Charley Michaels and Ann Anderson learned. He was a surgeon at Kensington General Hospital in San Francisco, a good doctor but less than enthusiastic about conforming to hospital rules and regulations. She was the hospital's new administrative assistant, an English lady with a commitment to keeping the hospital running efficiently. They were romantically involved but often at odds. Based upon the 1978 feature film of the same name.
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Beggarman, Thief
Title: Beggarman, Thief
Character: Kate Jordache
Released: November 26, 1979
Type: Movie
In this sequel to "Rich Man, Poor Man," moviemaker Gretchen Jordache, the until-now unseen sister, strives to pull the family together after the murder of brother Tom and the disappearance of brother Rudy by first reestablishing contact with her soldier son, and then patching things up with her sister-in-law, Kate, Tom's widow.
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Sooner or Later
Title: Sooner or Later
Character: Teacher
Released: March 25, 1979
Type: Movie
Thirteen-year-old Jessie is in love with Michael, a 17-year-old guitar instructor and aspiring musician. When she finally captures his interest, she lies and tells him she's 16. But what will Michael do when he discovers the truth?
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Disco Beaver from Outer Space
Title: Disco Beaver from Outer Space
Character: Dr. Van Helsing
Released: February 23, 1979
Type: Movie
National Lampoons mockery of everything that is wrong with cable TV.
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Title: Centennial
Character: Charlotte Buckland Seccombe
Released: October 1, 1978
Type: TV
The economic and cultural growth of town of Centennial, Colorado, through the intertwining lives of the brave men and women inhabiting it. Spanning two centuries from the settling of the area in the 1700s, to the late 1970s.
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Title: The Muppet Show
Character: Self - Special Guest Star
Released: September 5, 1976
Type: TV
Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.
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The Big Bus
Title: The Big Bus
Character: Camille Levy
Released: June 23, 1976
Type: Movie
The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear-powered bus is making its maiden non-stop trip from New York to Denver. The journey is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby. Will the down-on-his-luck driver, with a reputation for eating his passengers, be able to complete the journey?
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The Happy Hooker
Title: The Happy Hooker
Character: Xaviera Hollander
Released: May 8, 1975
Type: Movie
Having emigrated to New York and immediately got the kiss-off from her mother-besotted fiance, a Dutch lass takes a well-paid office job and starts liberally sampling the local male talent. After a while she decides to make her pleasure her business too, and as her reputation grows she graduates to a high-class bordello. Soon she realises she has the right talents to make a real success of a place of her own.
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The Turn of the Screw
Title: The Turn of the Screw
Character: Senhorita Jane Cubberly
Released: April 15, 1974
Type: Movie
An English governess is hired to take care of two adorable orphans, who turn out to be not exactly what they seem to be.
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Pygmalion
Title: Pygmalion
Character: Eliza Doolittle
Released: December 16, 1973
Type: Movie
The most famous and beloved of Shaw's plays, Pygmalion is a witty exploration of class and gender, Professor Henry Higgins bets his friend that they can take a poor flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, and pass her off as a duchess. They teach her perfect English, mannes, and how to dress like a lady, but proves to more than a match for her tutors.
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Title: Vienna 1900
Released: December 8, 1973
Type: TV
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Title: Kojak
Character: Claire
Released: October 24, 1973
Type: TV
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
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The National Health
Title: The National Health
Character: Nurse Sweet / Nurse Betty Martin
Released: March 6, 1973
Type: Movie
Peter Nichols adapted his own hit play to the screen, based on his experiences in hospitals. A riotous black comedy that's as timely today as ever, it contrasts the appalling conditions in a overcrowded London hospital with a soap opera playing on the televisions there. In an ingenious touch, the same actors appear in the "real" story as well as the "TV" one, thus blurring the distinctions even further. Jack Gould directs such outstanding British actors as Lynn Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Eleanor Bron, Jim Dale, Donald Sinden, Mervyn Johns, and, in only his second film, Bob Hoskins. The renowned Carl Davis composed the score.
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William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
Title: William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
Character: Various
Released: January 3, 1973
Type: Movie
Special introducing William Shakespeare to young people through sketches, readings and music.
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Title: ABC Afterschool Special
Character: Various Roles
Released: October 4, 1972
Type: TV
Dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy.
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Title: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Character: Queen
Released: August 6, 1972
Type: Movie
A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester, a doctor, a queen and a journalist adventure through lab experiments and game shows, all seeking answers to common questions that many would never ask.
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Every Little Crook and Nanny
Title: Every Little Crook and Nanny
Character: Miss Poole - Nanny
Released: June 14, 1972
Type: Movie
An Englishwoman turns nanny and kidnaps the son of an Italian gangster who took over her dancing school.
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Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Title: Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Character: Mary O'Donnell
Released: December 22, 1971
Type: Movie
A spaghetti western in which three adventurers team up during the Mexican Revolution. Mary O'Donnell, a radical Irish journalist, wants to foment a peasant revolt in Mexico. She enlists the help of a seedy bandit, Lozoya, by saving him from a death sentence in Utah. They meet a man calling himself Prince Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky, who claims to be a Russian prince, not to mention a man of the cloth. Wallach pretends to be a Mexican folk hero. The trio crosses the border, the two men seeking a cache of gold while O'Donnell pursues her revolution.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Title: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Character: Helena
Released: September 26, 1971
Type: Movie
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
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Title: Great Performances
Character: Self
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Title: Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Character: Myrtle Kane
Released: January 14, 1970
Type: Movie
A new bride gets caught between her decadent husband and his black half-brother.
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The Virgin Soldiers
Title: The Virgin Soldiers
Character: Phillipa Raskin
Released: October 14, 1969
Type: Movie
The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg, a worldly professional soldier named Sergeant Driscoll, and Phillipa Raskin, the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major. The location is a British army base in Singapore during the Malayan Emergency.
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Title: This Is Tom Jones
Released: February 7, 1969
Type: TV
An ATV variety series starring Tom Jones, featuring many show business legends of the time, which ran from 1969 to 1971. It was exported to the United States by ITC Entertainment and was networked there by ABC, earning Jones a nomination at the Golden Globes. The show also featured comedy sketches by the Ace Trucking Company improvisational group, featuring Fred Willard and Patti Deutsch, among others.
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Title: The Dick Cavett Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 6, 1968
Type: TV
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
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Smashing Time
Title: Smashing Time
Character: Yvonne
Released: December 20, 1967
Type: Movie
Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.
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Title: The Carol Burnett Show
Character: Self
Released: September 11, 1967
Type: TV
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."
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What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?
Title: What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?
Character: Caroline
Released: February 11, 1967
Type: Movie
Pompous film director David lives a boring life with his children's books writer wife Hilary but also has a glamorous girlfriend, Caroline. When Hilary finds out about Caroline she decides to befriend her and then update him.
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The Deadly Affair
Title: The Deadly Affair
Character: Virgin Bumpus
Released: January 2, 1967
Type: Movie
Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to drop the case. So Dobbs hires a retiring inspector, Mendel, to quietly make inquiries. Dobbs isn't at all sure as there are a number of anomalies that simply can't be explained away. Dobbs is also having trouble at home with his errant wife, whom he very much loves, having frequent affairs. He's also pleased to see an old friend, Dieter Frey, who he recruited after the war. With the assistance of a colleague and a retired policeman, Dobbs tries to piece together just who is the spy and who in fact assassinated Fennan.
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Georgy Girl
Title: Georgy Girl
Character: Georgy
Released: August 4, 1966
Type: Movie
A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employer while attempting to please her glamorously stuck-up roommate Meredith.
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Title: BBC Play of the Month
Character: Eliza Doolittle
Released: October 19, 1965
Type: TV
Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983; the producer most associated with the Play of the Month was Cedric Messina. Some of the 121 episodes are missing from the archives, having been junked in the 1960s and 1970s. Unless stated otherwise, the indication that the play is "lost" is taken from the lostshows.com website page as of 25 May 2013.
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Girl with Green Eyes
Title: Girl with Green Eyes
Character: Baba Brennan
Released: May 14, 1964
Type: Movie
Catholic-Irish farm girl Kate, along with her gregarious best friend Baba, moves to Dublin to pursue a more exciting life.
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Tom Jones
Title: Tom Jones
Character: Susan, Uptown Inn
Released: August 24, 1963
Type: Movie
Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Title: The Merv Griffin Show
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.
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Shoot to Kill
Title: Shoot to Kill
Character: Bit Part (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 1960
Type: Movie
A showbiz reporter gets involved with political intrigue.
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Title: Armchair Theatre
Character: Caroline
Released: July 8, 1956
Type: TV
Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and later by Thames Television from mid-1968.
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Title: Tony Awards
Character: Self - Award Custodian
Released: April 1, 1956
Type: TV
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.
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Title: Tony Awards
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: April 1, 1956
Type: TV
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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Title: Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character: Judge Nancy Jakes
Released: December 24, 1951
Type: TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
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Title: Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character: Helen Margaret Chapman
Released: December 24, 1951
Type: TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.