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Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
American actress Betty White shares observations and humorous stories from her career in Hollywood, discussing such topics as her beauty regimen, the Facebook campaign that led her to host Saturday Night Live, and red carpet events.
22) Julia: her life
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Examines the life and career of Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts, providing information about her childhood and family, her romantic and professional relationships, and her movie roles.
23) Making a scene
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Through raw and relatable essays, Constance shares private memories of childhood, young love and heartbreak, sexual assault and harassment, and how she "made it" in Hollywood. Her stories offer a behind-the-scenes look at being Asian American in the entertainment industry and the continuing evolution of her identity and influence in the public eye"--
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Français
Description
Based on two works by the playwright Jean Anouilh,You ain't seen nothin' yet opens with a who's-who of French acting royalty (including Mathieu Amalric, Michel Piccoli and frequent Resnais muse Sabine Azema) being summoned to the reading of a late playwright's last will and testament. There, the playwright (Denis Podalydes) appears on a TV screen from beyond the grave and asks his erstwhile collaborators to evaluate a recording of an experimental...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The Academy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer tells her stunning story, looking back at her life and six-decade career.
Tyson has been blessed to grace the stage and screen for six decades. She has been the church girl who once rarely spoke a word; the teenager who sought solace in the verses of the old hymn for which this book is named. A daughter and mother, a sister, and a friend, she is also an observer of human nature and the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Steve C. McQueen's only screen credits are playing dead bodies on cop and doctor shows, and now he's paying the rent by understudying movie sex symbol Josh Harper, who's trying to gain dramatic credibility in a West End play. If only Josh would miss a performance, Stephen could get his big break, prove his talent, and redeem himself in the eyes of his disapproving ex-wife and their precocious seven-year-old daughter. Stephen gets his chance when he...
30) Elizabeth
Author
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life of legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor, exploring how she evolved from a child star to an American icon, describing her childhood, film roles, relationships with other stars, personal challenges, and other related topics.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In this hilarious and heartfelt memoir, award-winning, multi-talented entertainer Jamie Foxx shares the story of being raised by his no-nonsense grandmother, the glamour and pitfalls of life in Hollywood, and the lessons he took from both worlds to raise his two daughters"--
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"Jenny Mollen is an actress and writer living in Los Angeles. She is also a wife, married to a famous guy (which is annoying only because he gets free [stuff] and she doesn't). She doesn't want much from life. Just to be loved by everybody: her parents, her dogs, her ex-boyfriends, her ex-boyfriends, dogs, her husband, her husband's ex-girlfriends, her husband's ex-girlfriend's new boyfriends, etc. Some people might call that impulse crazy, but isn't...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Meet Aimee Sinclair: the actress everyone thinks they know but can't remember where from. Except one person. Someone knows Aimee very well. They know who she is and they know what she did. When Aimee comes home and discovers her husband is missing, she doesn't seem to know what to do or how to act. The police think she's hiding something and they're right, she is--but perhaps not what they thought. Aimee has a secret she's never shared, and yet, she...
37) Then again
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
The award-winning actress Diane Keaton documents her rise from an everyday girl to an acclaimed performer while exploring her defining relationship with her mother and how their shared and separate dreams influenced their experiences.
Author
Language
English
Description
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction is a personal documentary about the iconic actor in his intimate moments, with clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folksongs. Lensed in color and b/w by Seamus McGarvey, the film explores the actor's enigmatic outlook on his life, his unexploited talents as a musician, and includes scenes with David Lynch, Wim Wenders, SamShepard, Kris Kristofferson and Debbie Harry....
40) The Magic Life
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Magic Life" chronicles the journey of three magician hopefuls: a 17-year-old from Beijing who travels to the U.S. to attend magic school, a 25-year-old trying to make rent by performing on Hollywood Blvd for tips, and a 32-year-old New York University MBA graduate who moves to Los Angeles to perform at the world famous Magic Castle. The film depicts the challenges of following an unconventional career path. Forget about parents, family, or friends...
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