Jane WymanJane Wyman (born January 4, 1914) is an American actress. Born Sarah Jane Mayfield in Saint Joseph, Missouri, she later took the name Sarah Jane Fulks in honor of the neighbor family who "unofficially adopted" her after her parents divorced. In 1928, she and her mother moved to Southern California, where her mother, Le Jerne Pichelle, tried to start her own acting career. When that was unsuccessful, she turned to her daughter as a surrogate, but neither was able to move Hollywood. The two moved back to Missouri, where Sarah Jane attended college, but in 1930 she began a radio singing career, calling herself Jane Durrell. In 1936, she was back in Hollywood, obtaining bit parts in My Man Godfrey and Cain and Mabel. In 1939 she received her first starring role, in Torchy Plays With Dynamite. In the previous year, she had co-starred with Ronald Reagan in Brother Rat. The two were married in 1940, but divorced in 1948. They had two children; Maureen Reagan (1941-2001), and Michael Reagan (born March 18, 1945). Michael was adopted during their marriage. Wyman finally gained critical notice in the film noir The Lost Weekend. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1946 for The Yearling, and finally won the Oscar in 1948 for her role as the deaf-mute rape victim in Johnny Belinda. The Oscar win gave her the ability to choose meatier roles, although she still showed a liking for musical comedy. She worked with such directors as Alfred Hitchcock on Stage Fright, with Frank Capra on Here Comes the Groom and with Michael Curtiz on The Story of Will Rogers. She starred in The Glass Menagerie, Just for You, Let's Do It Again, The Blue Veil (another Oscar nomination), So Big, Magnificent Obsession (Oscar nomination), Lucy Gallant, All That Heaven Allows and Miracle in the Rain. In the 1950s, she hosted a television anthology series, Jane Wyman Theater. She gained fans of a new generation in the 1980s when she starred as the diabolical vintner Angela Channing in the nighttime soap opera Falcon Crest. Academy Awards and Nominations
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and one for television at 1620 Vine Street. Zeta-Jones has determined that her children grow up aware of their Welsh heritage and has built a seaside dream home in her hometown of Swansea. Wyman has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; one for motion pictures at 6607 Hollywood Blvd. Her daughter, Carys Zeta Douglas was born April 20, 2003. She gained fans of a new generation in the 1980s when she starred as the diabolical vintner Angela Channing in the nighttime soap opera Falcon Crest. (Her American admirers like to think that he is named after Bob Dylan - a favourite of Douglas - while her British admirers like to think that Dylan Thomas, also born in Swansea, was the inspiration). In the 1950s, she hosted a television anthology series, Jane Wyman Theater. Her son, Dylan Michael Douglas was born August 8, 2000. She starred in The Glass Menagerie, Just for You, Let's Do It Again, The Blue Veil (another Oscar nomination), So Big, Magnificent Obsession (Oscar nomination), Lucy Gallant, All That Heaven Allows and Miracle in the Rain. Zeta-Jones is married to the actor Michael Douglas, with whom she has two children. She worked with such directors as Alfred Hitchcock on Stage Fright, with Frank Capra on Here Comes the Groom and with Michael Curtiz on The Story of Will Rogers. She has also starred on the Lifetime Television event of Titanic, also starring Tim Curry and Peter Gallagher. The Oscar win gave her the ability to choose meatier roles, although she still showed a liking for musical comedy. She is currently the global spokeswoman for cosmetics giant, Elizabeth Arden. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1946 for The Yearling, and finally won the Oscar in 1948 for her role as the deaf-mute rape victim in Johnny Belinda. Apart from her acting career, Zeta-Jones is also an advertising spokesperson for the mobile phone company T-Mobile. Wyman finally gained critical notice in the film noir The Lost Weekend. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Chicago in 2003 (when she quoted the Welsh chant "Oggy Oggy Oggy" in her acceptance speech). Michael was adopted during their marriage. E. Bates' The Darling Buds of May (1991), that she made her name. In the previous year, she had co-starred with Ronald Reagan in Brother Rat. The two were married in 1940, but divorced in 1948. They had two children; Maureen Reagan (1941-2001), and Michael Reagan (born March 18, 1945). Her exotic good looks, teamed with her singing and dancing ability, suggested a promising future, but it was in a straight acting role, as Mariette in the successful television adaptation of H. In 1939 she received her first starring role, in Torchy Plays With Dynamite. Sheherazade), her feature film debut. In 1936, she was back in Hollywood, obtaining bit parts in My Man Godfrey and Cain and Mabel. Once the show closed, Zeta-Jones travelled to France, where she received the lead role in French director Phillippe De Broca's 1001 Nights (a.k.a. The two moved back to Missouri, where Sarah Jane attended college, but in 1930 she began a radio singing career, calling herself Jane Durrell. She sang and danced her way to local stardom as a part of a Catholic congregation's performing troupe before she was ten years of age, and by 1987 she was appearing in Forty-Second Street in the West End. When that was unsuccessful, she turned to her daughter as a surrogate, but neither was able to move Hollywood. Zeta-Jones' stage career began in childhood. In 1928, she and her mother moved to Southern California, where her mother, Le Jerne Pichelle, tried to start her own acting career. As a child she had a tracheotomy leaving a scar. Born Sarah Jane Mayfield in Saint Joseph, Missouri, she later took the name Sarah Jane Fulks in honor of the neighbor family who "unofficially adopted" her after her parents divorced. She was born to a Welsh father and a mother of Irish Catholic extraction and has two other brothers, besides English she speaks Welsh fluently. Jane Wyman (born January 4, 1914) is an American actress. Born Catherine Jones in Mumbles, Wales, her last name stems from two different grandmothers; one grandmother is named Catherine, while the other is "Zeta," named after a ship that her great-grandfather sailed on. 1947 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Yearling. Catherine Zeta-Jones (born September 25, 1969) is an Academy Award-winning Welsh actress. 1949 - Won Best Actress in a Leading Role - Johnny Belinda. Ocean's Twelve (2004). 1952 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Blue Veil. The Terminal (2004). 1955 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - Magnificent Obsession. Intolerable Cruelty (2003). Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (voice). Chicago (2002). America's Sweethearts (2001). Traffic (2000). High Fidelity (2000). The Haunting (1999). Entrapment (1999). The Mask of Zorro (1998). Titanic (1996) (TV). The Phantom (1996). Katharina die Große (1995) (TV). Blue Juice (1995). The Cinder Path (1994) (TV). The Return of the Native (1994) (TV). Splitting Heirs (1993). The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1992) (voice). Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992). The Darling Buds of May (1991) (TV). Out of the Blue (1991). Les Mille et une nuits (1990). |