A blouse is a loose-fitting upper garment that was formerly worn by workmen, peasants, artists, women and children. It is typically gathered at the waist (by a waistband or belt) so that it hangs loosely ("blouses") over the wearer's body. Today, the word most commonly refers to a woman's shirt but can also refer to a man's shirt if it is a loose-fitting style (e.g. poet shirts and Cossack shirts). Traditionally, the term has been used to refer to a shirt which blouses out or has an unmistakably feminine appearance.

The term is also used for some men's military uniform jackets.

Word meaning

Blouse is a loanword to English from French: ''blouse'' means "hydraulically carrier coat". It should be a small present French Crusaders. They moved on their armor a so-called "p(e)lusisches style", a blue-colored gowns to the dust, which had its name from the Egyptian town of Pelusium. The derivation may also be from "wool", blouso "short wool" and blos, blouse "deprived, naked" taken off. It's first officially noted in 1828, from French blouse ("a workman's or peasant's smock"), of obscure Occitan route.

Description and history

Blouses (pronounced ''blause'' or ''blooze'') are historically a cask style, mostly mail-like garment, that were rarely part of the fashionable woman's wardrobe until the 1890s. Before that time, they were occasionally popular for informal wear in styles that echoed peasant or traditional clothing, such as the Garibaldi shirt of the 1860s.

During the later Victorian period, blouses became common for informal, practical wear. A simple blouse with a plain skirt was the standard dress for the newly expanded female (non-domestic) workforce of the 1890s, especially for those employed in office work. In the 1900s and 1910s, elaborate blouses, such as the "lingerie blouse" (so-called because they were heavily decorated with lace and embroidery in a style formerly restricted to underwear) and the "Gibson Girl blouse" with tucks and pleating, became immensely popular for daywear and even some informal evening wear. Since then, blouses have remained a wardrobe staple and since then, so by now blouses have not ceased to be fixed in the "popular cloakroom" style.

Blouses are often made of cotton or silk cloth and may or may not include a collar and sleeves. They are generally more tailored than simple knit tops, and may contain feminine details such as ruffles, a tie or a soft bow at the neck, or embroidered decorations.

Tailoring provides a closer fit to the wearer's shape. This is achieved with sewing of features such as princess seams or darting in the waist and/or bust.

Blouses (and many women's shirts with buttons) usually have buttons reversed from that of men's shirts (except in the case of male military fatigues). That is, the buttons are normally on the wearer's left-hand and the buttonholes are on the right. The reasons for this are unclear, and while several theories exist none have conclusive evidence. Some suggest this custom was introduced by launderers so they could distinguish between women's and men's shirts. One theory purports that the tradition arose in the Middle Ages when one manner of manifesting wealth was by the number of buttons one wore. Another that the original design was based on armour which was designed so that a right-handed opponent would not catch their weapon in the seam and tear through, and also that a person could draw a weapon with their right-hand without catching it in a loose seam of their own clothes. Female servants were in charge of buttoning their mistress's gowns (since the buttons were usually in the back). They tired of attempting to deal with buttons that were, from their point of view, backwards and as such they started reversing the placement when making or repairing them. Another possible reason is so men can easily undo blouses as, from the front, buttons are on the same side as a man's shirt. One other theory is that women were normally dressed by their maids, while men dressed themselves. As such, women's blouses were designed so it could be easily buttoned by the maid but that of men were designed so it could be easily buttoned by the person wearing it.

Although in all the cases proposed the reasons for the distinction no longer exist, it continues out of custom or tradition.

While most women prefer to have the top button open for better comfort, some blouses made for women have looser necklines so the top button can be fastened without compromising comfort, but giving the same stylish appearance.

Some women attach various pins and ornaments to their blouses over a fastened top button for style. Some of these attach directly to the button itself, others to the collars.

Some blouses do not have a top button at all, and collars are styled to be open. They also form part of some nations' traditional folk costume.

The "good blouse" concept is part of the nightlife's clothes and a status symbol of the so-called "elegant woman" who was wearing it at least on Sundays in the Church formerly. Today is the blouse, important other than its use as a formal office wardrobe, and is often used as a colorful garment among many that also is likely to put openly is worn over a T-shirt or a knitted top.

Post–WW2 styles

Various new and different forms of collar emerged in the 1920s. They diminished in sizes by the 1950s, but were huge in the 1930s. At the beginning of the 1970s was the rounded collar, sausage dog collar, then extra wide collar and double cuffs from shirts, that fell on them often from fashions relating to synthetic fabrics like usually polyester. The fashion of standing and federal collar, loops, rounded collars, haemoglobin collars and the smallest collar, sometimes with concealed button fly on a "smoking blouse", attached folds and stressed set-in-followed in the 1980s. Again, thin and often shining synthetic fibres were very popular. Towards the end of the 20th Century they were of an extra-long blouses of pants style and worn over trousers or skirt worn, optionally combined with a rather wide belt around the waist in the Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Poland, the UK, Ireland, South Africa and the USA.

The sleeves had been shortened during the early 1950s to the ½ and ¼ length in Europe. They were reduced again in the mid-1990s and are now regularly at the ⅞, ½, ⅓ and ¼ length around the world. Sleeveless tops were fashionable and a topical item in Western Europe and America during the mid-2000s.

Many fashionable styles of both the 1970s and 1980s were on the go again after the millennium in the blouse fashion: double cuffs, extra wide pointed collar, belt around the waist, synthetic fibre and the like. Often the blouses also embroidery or "crystal stocking", have especially on collar and string. The blouses with the so-called three-quarter arm were a striking phenomenon of the 1990s. Blouses can be combined well and easily with a blazer, tank top, bolero or sweater, with or without some colourful silks or bead chain necklaces.

Eco movement

There was also the women who felt the then growing Eco movement's part, far cut 'also folk blouses' from rough and natural materials such as flax, linen and cotton men also use these "Frisian blouses" on occasion.

The fishing blouse (clothing) is today the term "(purse) blouse" is still in the area of military clothing is worn for a part of the uniform with epaulets—of the trousers, also for working clothes (milker’s blouse, Mariniere, Frisian blouse). It is known but the term in the above classical clothing.

A body blouse (or blouse body) is a blouse, which, as a body, the front step range through associated with the back piece. So, can slip the blouse from the skirt or pants cut figure and is always perfect.

The blouse jacket or blouson

The blouse jacket or blouson is garment drawn tight at the waist with blousing hanging over the waist band. The new style of man's chetten lose blouse coat is made of stronger material or with inner lining, which can be worn alone or as a jacket or over a separate top is related to. It is related to the Eisenhower jacket.

Use in Aboyne dress

In one version, a tartan pattern skirt is worn with an over-the-shoulder plaid, a white blouse and petticoat, and a velvet bodice. The alternative is a white dress over a petticoat, together with a tartan pattern sash. A typical Aboyne dress consists of a dark bodice or elaborate waistcoat, decorative blouse, full tartan skirt and some times a petticoat and apron. Some have a tartan sash (usually draped over the shoulder and coming down towards the hem of the skirt in the back) rather than an apron.

Use with a dirndl

A woman wearing a dirndl with white blouse is usual in Bracaria in Bavaria and rural Austria. They are usually made of light fabric (textile), such as silk or cotton thin, until the early 1990s still often from soft covered by art faserstoffen (such as polyester and satin). They often have fanciful decorations (such as frills, embroidery, or grinding) and are a classic among the women's blouses—here the fashionable combination possibilities are especially varied. The open Spaten—or lapel collar—is another common type of a classic ladies blouse.

The choli

A choli (Hindi: चोली), (''ravike'' in South India Telugu: రవికె, Kannada: ರವಿಕೆ) is a midriff-baring blouse shell garment in the Indian sari costume worn in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and other countries where the sari is worn. The choli is cut to fit tightly to the body and has short sleeves and a low neck. The choli is usually cropped, allowing exposure of the navel; the cropped design is particularly well-suited for wear in the hot South Asian summers. Cut-out backs and front-opening buttons are some of the features of contemporary designs.

Saris are often woven with an extra length of material meant to be cut off and fashioned into a matching choli. The choli may be sewn so that the elaborately woven borders of the sari material form the bottom edges of the choli sleeves. However, cholis need not match the sari. There is a growing trend towards stretchy, comfortable cholis made from knit materials.

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birth name	Clare Julia Hawes
birth date	February 10, 1976
birth place	Marylebone, London, UK
spouse	Spencer McCallum (2001-02)Matthew Macfadyen (2004-present)
yearsactive	1989–present
occupation	Actress }}

Keeley Hawes (born Clare Julia Hawes; 10 February 1976) is an English actress and model, known for many television roles since 1989.

She is best known for her roles as Zoe Reynolds in ''Spooks'' (2002–04) and Alex Drake in ''Ashes to Ashes'' (2008–10) and Lady Agnes in the remake of ''Upstairs, Downstairs'' (2010–present). Hawes is also known for voicing various roles in video games, such as the iconic Lara Croft from the long-running Tomb Raider series. She is also well known for the charity work she does for CHASE hospice care for children in Surrey.

Hawes first came into the public eye in the early 1990s, in ''Troublemakers'' and the 1997 BBC costume drama, ''The Moonstone''. She has since appeared in many other television dramas, including Dennis Potter's ''Karaoke'' (BBC One/Channel 4, 1995), ''Heartbeat'' (ITV1, 1995), ''The Beggar Bride'' (BBC, 1997), as the young Diana Dors in the biopic, ''The Blonde Bombshell'' (ITV, 1999), ''Othello'' (ITV, 2001), ''A Murder is Announced'' (ITV, 2005), ITV drama ''After Thomas'' (2006) and BBC drama ''Spooks''. She is the former face of Boots No 7 cosmetics and has appeared alongside David Mitchell and Robert Webb in the BAFTA award winning ''That Mitchell and Webb Look''. In 2010 she appeared in a 6-part drama for ITV called ''Identity'' as Detective Superintendent Martha Lawson; and as the leading role 'Lady Agnes Holland' in the re-launch of ''Upstairs, Downstairs'' for the BBC.

Early life

Hawes was born in Marylebone, London. The daughter of a London cab driver, she was trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, which included ten years of elocution lessons. Prior to leaving school, Hawes worked in a casino until she was spotted by a modelling scout on Oxford Street.

Acting career

Music videos

Early on in her career, she starred in at least four music videos, for the singles "Saturday Night" by Suede, "Marvellous" by the "Lightning Seeds", "Come Around" by "The Mutton Birds" and "She's a Star" by James.

Television

Hawes has appeared in several adaptations of classic and modern novels: ''Tipping the Velvet'' (BBC Two, 2002), ''Wives and Daughters'' (1999), ''Our Mutual Friend'' (1998), and ''Under the Greenwood Tree'' (2005), to mention a few.

From 2002-04 she appeared as Zoe Reynolds in the spy series ''Spooks''. Among her co-stars was future husband Matthew Macfadyen.

In 2003, she appeared in the BBC's re-telling of ''The Canterbury Tales'' alongside John Simm, Billie Piper and Julie Walters.

In 2006, she appeared in the long-running British comedy, ''Vicar of Dibley'', (2 episodes 2006-07). She played Rosie, the sister of Harry (Richard Armitage), Geraldine's (Dawn French) love interest who she eventually marries. She was also cast as Jane in the 2007 comedy ''Death at a Funeral'', where she plays the supportive wife of her off-screen husband Matthew Macfadyen, whose father's funeral turns into a disaster.

In 2007, she was cast as Alex Drake in the ''Ashes to Ashes'', the spin-off to hit BBC series ''Life on Mars''. It told the story of a female police officer in service with London's Metropolitan Police, who, after being shot in 2008, inexplicably regains consciousness in 1981, having assimilated Sam Tyler's fantasies after being imprisoned in a coma. The series, broadcast in February 2008, follows her fighting to wake up from the world of 1981 so she can get back to the present day and save her daughter, Molly. She starred along with Philip Glenister who played the TV's iconic Gene Hunt. Hawes was awarded the "Best UK Television Actress Award" in 2008 by the Glamour Awards for her role. In September 2008, she began filming the second series of ''Ashes to Ashes,'' later broadcast in early 2009. In September 2009, Hawes filmed the final series of ''Ashes to Ashes'' along with Philip Glenister. The last ever episode was aired in May and gained more than seven million viewers.

In April 2008, Hawes began filming the BBC TV drama, ''Mutual Friends'', which was then aired later in 2008.

She has also appeared in the BAFTA award winning ''That Mitchell and Webb Look'' and in 2010, was a guest on the comedy panel show ''Would I Lie to You?'' hosted by comedian Rob Brydon.

Hawes signed up to play DSI Martha Lawson in a new six-part ITV series, ''Identity''.

In December 2010, Keeley Hawes starred in the 3-episode re-launch of ''Upstairs, Downstairs'', in which she played the leading role of Lady Agnes Holland.

On 25 April 2011, Keeley Hawes narrated the documentary "Kate and William: A Royal Love Story." on BBC One, in honour of the April 29th 2011 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

On 20 June 2011, Hawes narrated the ITV1 documentary "Four Of A Kind" as part of ITV's Extraordinary Families season. 2012 Upstairs, Downstairs Lady Agnes Holland Lead Role

Video games

On 23 February 2006, it was revealed that Hawes had replaced Jonell Elliott as the voice of Lara Croft. She voiced the role of Eidos Interactive's globe-trotting adventurer in ''Tomb Raider: Legend'', now under the reins of Crystal Dynamics. She reprised her role in the 2007 remake of the original Tomb Raider game, ''Tomb Raider: Anniversary'', and again in 2008's ''Tomb Raider: Underworld''. She has also recorded her lines for the arcade-style Tomb Raider game, titled ''Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light'', released in August 2010.

Personal life

Hawes has three children. She had her first son, Myles, with cartoonist Spencer McCallum, whom she started dating in 1995 and married in December 2001 in Westminster when Myles was 20 months old. They separated eight weeks later, when Hawes started a relationship with ''Spooks'' co-star Matthew Macfadyen. She married Macfadyen on 8 October 2004 in the Richmond-upon-Thames Register Office, and their first child, Maggie, was born two months later. Their second child, Ralph, was born in September 2006.

In 2002, after working on the television adaptation of ''Tipping the Velvet'', Hawes was quoted in interviews with ''Diva'' magazine and ''Radio Times'' as saying she is bisexual. Later, in a ''Daily Mail'' article, she explained the comments, saying "[w]hat I actually said was that everybody is probably perfectly capable of finding somebody of the same sex attractive, but I certainly haven't had any lesbian relationships" and in the ''Radio Times'', "Maybe what I meant is that everyone is a little bit bisexual. I've been married twice, both times to men."

Hawes is a keen supporter of CHASE hospice care for children. She filmed a video introduction and recorded voiceovers for a Virtual Tour of Christopher's, the CHASE Children's Hospice in Surrey.

Filmography

Television

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Film

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Video games

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Awards

Hawes was awarded the "Best UK Television Actress Award" in 2008 by the Glamour Awards for her role in ''Ashes to Ashes''. She was also nominated for a TV Choice Award for the same role, and for the Best Actress award at the 2009 Crime Thriller Awards.

References

External links

Keeley Hawes page on the official BBC ''Spooks'' site, including an interview.

Ashes to Ashes Interview

Category:English film actors Category:English television actors Category:English video game actors Category:English voice actors Category:People from Marylebone Category:Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School Category:1976 births Category:Living people

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name	Cybill Shepherd
birth name	Cybill Lynne Shepherd
birth date	February 18, 1950
birth place	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
website	http://www.cybill.com/
occupation	Actress, singer
years active	1970–present
spouse
partner	Peter Bogdanovich (1971-1978)Robert Martin (1994-1998) }}

Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born February 18, 1950) is an American actress, singer and former model. Her best known roles include starring as Jacy in ''The Last Picture Show'', as Betsy in ''Taxi Driver'', as Madeleine Spencer in ''Psych'', as Maddie Hayes in ''Moonlighting'', as Cybill Sheridan in ''Cybill'', and as Phyllis Kroll in ''The L Word''.

Early life

Shepherd was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Patty (née Shobe), a homemaker, and William Jennings Shepherd, who managed a home appliance business. Named after her grandfather Cy and her father Bill, Shepherd won the 1966 "Miss Teenage Memphis" contest at age 16, and the 1968 "Model of the Year" contest at age 18, making her a fashion star of the 1960s, resulting in fashion modeling work through high school and after.

Career

According to Shepherd's autobiography, it was a 1970 ''Glamour'' magazine cover that caught the eye of film director Peter Bogdanovich. His then-wife Polly Platt, claimed that it was she who upon seeing the cover in a check-out line in a Ralphs grocery store in southern California, said "That's Jacy," referring to the role Bogdanovich was casting — and ultimately offered to Shepherd — in ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971).

First experience of fame

One of her first films, was The Last Picture Show (1971 film), also starring Jeff Bridges and Timothy Bottoms.

Shepherd was cast opposite Charles Grodin in ''The Heartbreak Kid'' (1972). She played Kelly, the beautiful, sunkissed young woman whom Grodin's character falls for while on his honeymoon in Miami. Directed by Elaine May, it was a critical and box office hit.

Also in 1972, Shepherd posed as a Kodak Girl for the camera manufacturer's then ubiquitous cardboard displays.

In 1974, Shepherd released her debut studio album ''Cybill Does It...To Cole Porter'' for MCA Records and again teamed with Peter Bogdanovich for the title role in ''Daisy Miller'', based on the Henry James novella. The film — a period piece set in Europe — proved to be a box office failure. Her next film, ''At Long Last Love'' (1975), a musical again directed by Bogdanovich, also flopped.

Shepherd returned with good reviews for her work in Martin Scorsese's ''Taxi Driver'' (1976). According to Shepherd, Scorsese had requested a "Cybill Shepherd type" for the role. She portrayed an ethereal beauty with whom Robert De Niro's character, Travis Bickle, becomes enthralled.

After a series of less successful roles, including ''The Lady Vanishes'', the remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1938 film of the same name, she dropped out of show business from 1978 to 1982.

Return to Hollywood

Back from Memphis, Shepherd won the role of Colleen Champion in the night-time drama ''The Yellow Rose'' (1983), opposite Sam Elliott. Although critically acclaimed, the series lasted only one season.

A year later, Shepherd was cast as Maddie Hayes in ABC's ''Moonlighting'' (1985–1989), which became the role that would define her career. The producers knew that her role depended on having chemistry with her co-star, and she was involved in the selection of Bruce Willis. A lighthearted combination of mystery and comedy, the series won Shepherd two Golden Globe awards.

She starred in ''Chances Are'' (1989) with Robert Downey Jr. and Ryan O'Neal, receiving excellent reviews. She then reprised her role as Jacy in ''Texasville'' (1990), the sequel to ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971), as the original cast (including director Peter Bogdanovich) reunited 20 years after filming the original. She also appeared in Woody Allen's ''Alice'' (1990), and Eugene Levy's ''Once Upon a Crime'' (1992), as well as several television films.

In 1997, she won her third Golden Globe award for CBS' ''Cybill'' (1995–1998), a television sitcom, in which the title character—Cybill Sheridan, an actress struggling with hammy parts in B movies and bad soaps—was loosely modeled on herself (including portrayals of her two ex-husbands).

In 2000, Shepherd's bestselling autobiography was published, titled ''Cybill Disobedience: How I Survived Beauty Pageants, Elvis, Sex, Bruce Willis, Lies, Marriage, Motherhood, Hollywood, and the Irrepressible Urge to Say What I Think'', written in collaboration with Aimee Lee Ball.

In 2003, she guest-starred on ''8 Simple Rules'' as Cate Hennessy's (portrayed by Katey Sagal) sister.

She has played Martha Stewart in two television films: ''Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart'' (2003) and ''Martha: Behind Bars'' (2005).

From 2007, Shepherd has been appearing on the Showtime drama, ''The L Word'' as the character Phyllis Kroll. In 2008, she joined the cast of the USA Network television series ''Psych'' as Shawn Spencer's mother, Madeleine Spencer.

On November 7, 2008, TV Guide reported that Shepherd will guest-star in a February episode of the CBS drama ''Criminal Minds''.

In the fall of 2010, Shepherd appeared in an episode of ABC's new show, ''No Ordinary Family''.

In November 2010, Shepherd guest-starred in an episode of CBS' ''$h*! My Dad Says''.

Political activism

Throughout her career, Shepherd has been an outspoken activist for issues such as gay rights and abortion rights. In 2009, Shepherd was honored by the Human Rights Campaign in Atlanta to accept one of two National Ally for Equality awards. She has been an advocate for same-sex marriage and parental rights.

She was present at the opening of the National Civil Rights Museum in her hometown of Memphis, for which she lent some financial support.

Personal life

In her autobiography she revealed that in 1978 she called her mother, crying, unhappy with the way her life and career were going, to which her mother replied "Cybill, come home." She went home to Memphis where she met and began dating local auto parts dealer and nightclub entertainer David M. Ford. She became pregnant and they married that year. Their daughter Clementine Ford was born in 1979 but the marriage ended in divorce in 1982.

In 1987 she became pregnant by chiropractor Bruce Oppenheim and married him, giving birth to twins Cyrus Zachariah and Molly Ariel Shepherd-Oppenheim during the fourth season of ''Moonlighting''. They were divorced in 1990. By 1996, she was engaged with Bobby Martin, a multi-instrumentalist who played with Frank Zappa.

Sexuality

Shepherd has revealed her sexual curiosity and desire in various interviews about having a physical relationship with a woman. In 2006, in an interview about ''The L Word'' she said more than once that she was "turned on" by the woman-woman sex scenes: "If you look at what we know about men, women and our sexuality, a great majority of people are bisexual. So what's wrong with that?"

She also said in an interview: "I have wondered about lesbianism ... At various times in my life I wanted to be open to the possibility of having a woman as a lover. I am not actively pursuing it but it is not over yet." She has confessed to having a longtime crush on Salma Hayek and admits to having fantasized about her.

Religious beliefs

Shepherd has described her religious beliefs as "a goddess-worshipping Christian Pagan Buddhist".

Autobiography

Shepherd made the following claims in her autobiography:

She dated Elvis Presley in the early 1970s and cared for him but could not handle his dependence on drugs and ultimately chose her boyfriend, film director Peter Bogdanovich, over Presley.

She agreed to a date with actor Jack Nicholson to make Bogdanovich jealous. She later canceled the date and Nicholson would not speak to her again, except to say "hi" at a party many years later.

She did not like working with Charles Grodin on ''The Heartbreak Kid'' (1972), and that it took her several years to like him enough to have a one-night stand with him.

Robert De Niro asked her out during the filming of ''Taxi Driver'' (1976). She turned him down, and he did not speak to her, except in character, for the rest of the filming.

She had a sexual encounter with co-star Don Johnson during the making of the television miniseries ''The Long, Hot Summer'' (1985).

The jazz musician Stan Getz came on to her during a recording session for her album but she declined and he did not speak to her.

She and her ''Moonlighting'' costar Bruce Willis almost became lovers off-screen but they agreed that it would hurt the series so they chose not to consummate their relationship on a physical level.

Award nominations

Emmy Awards

Nominations:

1986 - Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series - ''Moonlighting''

1995 - Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series - ''Cybill''

1996 - Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series - Cybill

1997 - Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series - Cybill

In her autobiography, Shepherd addressed rumors that she was jealous of her co-stars Bruce Willis and Christine Baranski for winning Emmy awards while she has not: "The grain of truth is this: Who doesn't want to win an Emmy?"

Golden Globe Awards

Wins:

1985 - Best Actress in a TV series, Comedy/Musical - ''Moonlighting''

1986 - Best Actress in a TV series, Comedy/Musical - ''Moonlighting''

1995 - Best Actress in a TV series, Comedy/Musical - ''Cybill''

Nominations:

1971 - Most Promising Newcomer (Female) - ''The Last Picture Show''

1987 - Best Actress in a TV series, Comedy/Musical - ''Moonlighting''

1996 - Best Actress in a TV series, Comedy/Musical - ''Cybill''

Filmography

''The Last Picture Show'' (1971)

''The Heartbreak Kid'' (1972)

''Daisy Miller'' (1974)

''At Long Last Love'' (1975)

''Taxi Driver'' (1976)

''Special Delivery'' (1976)

''Aliens From Spaceship Earth'' (1977)

''Silver Bears'' (1978)

''The Lady Vanishes'' (1979)

''Americathon'' (1979)

''The Return'' (1980)

''Chances Are'' (1989)

''Texasville'' (1990)

''Alice'' (1990)

''Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas'' (1991) (documentary)

''Married to It'' (1991)

''Once Upon a Crime...'' (1992)

''The Last Word'' (1995)

''The Muse'' (1999)

''Marine Life'' (2000)

''Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood'' (2003) (documentary)

''Signs and Voices'' (2004) (short subject)

''Open Window'' (2006)

''Hard Luck'' (2006)

''Barry Munday'' (2009)

''Another Harvest Moon'' (2009)

''Listen to Your Heart'' (2009)

''4Chosen'' (2010)

''Expecting Mary'' (2010)

Television credits

''A Guide for the Married Woman'' (1978)

''Fantasy Island'' (1983)

''The Yellow Rose'' (1983–1984)

''Masquerade'' (1983) (pilot for a series which Shepherd did not appear in)

''Secrets of a Married Man'' (1984)

''Moonlighting'' (1985–1989)

''Seduced'' (1985)

''The Long Hot Summer'' (1985)

''Which Way Home'' (1991)

''Memphis'' (1992) (also executive producer and writer)

''Stormy Weathers'' (1992) (also executive producer)

''Telling Secrets'' (1993)

''There Was a Little Boy'' (1993)

''Baby Brokers'' (1994)

''While Justice Sleeps'' (1994)

''Cybill'' (1995–1998) (also executive producer)

''Journey of the Heart'' (1997) (also co-executive producer)

''Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus'' (2000–2001)

''Due East'' (2002)

''Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart'' (2003)

''8 Simple Rules'' (2003)

''I'm With Her'' (2004)

''Detective'' (2005)

''Martha: Behind Bars'' (2005)

''The L Word'' (2007) as Phyllis Kroll

''Psych'' (2008–2010) as Madeleine Spencer

* ''Ghosts'' (3.01)

* ''Murder? ... Anyone? ... Anyone? ... Bueller?'' (3.02)

* ''An Evening with Mr. Yang'' (3.16)

* ''Yang 3 in 2D'' (5.16)

''Samantha Who?'' (2008)

''Alligator Point''

''Criminal Minds'' (2009)

''High Noon'' (2009)

''Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith'' (2009)

''Eastwick'' (2009) as Eleanor Rougement

''The Client List'' (2010)

''Drop Dead Diva'' (2010)

''$h*! My Dad Says'' (2010)

''No Ordinary Family '' (2010)

''The Client List''

Album Discography

''Cybill Does It...To Cole Porter'' (1974)

''At Long Last Love: Film Soundtrack'' (1975) - Cybill sings various songs

''Mad About The Boy'' (1976)

''Vanilla'' (1979)

''Cybill Does It...To Cole Porter'' (1974)

''Moonlighting: TV Soundtrack'' (1987) - Cybill sings "Blue Moon" & "I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out"

''Somewhere Down The Road'' (1990)

''Talk Memphis To Me'' (1997)

''Songs From The Cybill Show'' (1999)

''Live At The Cinegrill'' (2001)

''At Home With Cybill'' (2004)

References

External links

For the official website, see the Infobox

Time Out New York: Interview with Cybill Shepherd, January 4-10, 2007

''Talk Memphis To Me'' - A British Cybill Shepherd fan website

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name	Emily Remler
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth date	September 18, 1957
Birth place	Manhattan, New York United States
death date	May 04, 1990
Death place	Sydney Australia
instrument	Guitar
genre	Jazz fusion
occupation	Musician
years active	1976–1990
notable instruments	Borys B120 Gibson ES-330 }}

Emily Remler (September 18, 1957 – May 4, 1990) was an American jazz guitarist who rose to prominence in the 1980s. She recorded seven albums of hard bop, jazz standards and fusion guitar.

Early Life and Influences

Born in New York City, Remler began to play the guitar at the age of ten. Initially inspired by rock artists such as Jimi Hendrix and Johnny Winter as well as other popular styles of music, she experienced a musical epiphany during her studies from 1974 to 1976 at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. She began to listen to such legendary jazz greats as Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Pat Martino, Charlie Christian, Miles Davis and John Coltrane and took up jazz with a ferocious intensity, practicing almost constantly and never looked back. After graduating Berklee at age 18 she started her professional career touring around the USA.

Career

Remler's first significant and formative step as a fledgling professional musician was to settle in New Orleans where she played in blues and jazz clubs working with bands such as FourPlay and Little Queenie and the Percolators before beginning her recording career in 1981. She was championed by guitar great Herb Ellis, who referred to her as "the new superstar of guitar". Ellis introduced her to the world at the Concord, CA Jazz Festival in 1978.

In an interview with People magazine, she once said of herself: "I may look like a nice Jewish girl from New Jersey, but inside I’m a 50-year-old, heavyset black man with a big thumb, like Wes Montgomery." ~People Mag. 1982~

Recorded for the famous Concord label, Remler's albums showcase the diverse influences of a fast-developing artist who quickly attained a distinctive jazz style on the guitar through her interpretations of jazz standards and her own compositions. Her first album as a band leader, ''Firefly'', won immediate acclaim and her bop guitar on the follow-up, ''Take Two'', was equally well-received. ''Transitions'' and ''Catwalk'' traced the emergence of a more individual voice, with many striking original tunes, while her love of Wes Montgomery shone through on the stylish ''East to Wes''.

When the rhythm section is floating, I'll float too, and I'll get a wonderful feeling in my stomach. If the rhythm section is really swinging, it's such a great feeling, you just want to laugh —Emily Remler

In addition to her recording career as a band leader and composer, Remler played with artists as diverse as Larry Coryell, with whom she recorded an album entitled ''Together'', and the singer Rosemary Clooney. She played on Broadway for the Los Angeles version of the show 'Sophisticated Ladies' from 1981 to 1982 and produced two popular guitar instruction videos. She also toured for several years in the early eighties as guitarist for Astrud Gilberto. In 1985, she won the ‘Guitarist Of The Year’ award in Down Beat magazine’s international poll. In 1988, she was 'Artist in Residence' at Duquesne University and, in 1989, received Berklee's Distinguished Alumni award.

She married Jamaican jazz pianist Monty Alexander in 1981, the marriage ending in 1984.

Her first guitar was her elder brother's Gibson ES-330, and she played a Borys B120 hollow body electric towards the end of the 1980s. Her acoustic guitars included a 1984 Collectors Series Ovation and a nylon string Korocusci classical guitar that she used for playing bossa nova.

When asked how she wanted to be remembered she remarked:

"Good compositions, memorable guitar playing and my contributions as a woman in music…. but the music is everything, and it has nothing to do with politics or the women’s liberation movement."

She appealed to all audiences with her wide understanding of all forms of jazz. She gained respect from fellow musicians and critics because of her dedication, enthusiasm and remarkable skill.

Remler, who was a heroin addict, died of heart failure at the age of 32 at the Connells Point home of musician Ed Gaston, while on tour in Australia.

Two tribute albums were recorded after her death, ''Just Friends'' volume one and two, featuring contributions from Herb Ellis, David Benoit, Bill O'Connell and David Bromberg among many others. In 2006 the Skip Heller Quartet recorded a song called "Emily Remler" in her memory.

Discography

Studio Albums

1981: ''Firefly''

1982: ''Take Two''

1983: ''Transitions''

1984: ''Catwalk''

1985: ''Together'' - with Larry Coryell

1988: ''East to Wes''

1990: ''This is Me''

Compilations

1991: ''Retrospective, Volume One: Standards''

1991: ''Retrospective, Volume Two: Compositions''

References

All about Emily Remler

External links

allthingsemily.com

Emily Remler (in Dutch)

Emily Remler Guitar Tabs

Emily Remler: a musical remembrance

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name	Neeru Bajwa
birth date	August 26, 1980
occupation	Actor
years active	1998 - present
website	}}

Neeru Bajwa (; born 26 August 1980) is an Indian actress who started her career with Dev Anand in the bollywood film Main Solah Baras Ki and then moved onto working in Indian Soap Opera's and Punjabi Films. Her real name is Arshvir Bajwa.

Biography

She was born and brought up in Vancouver, British Columbia. She admits to have been a high school drop out. In an interview, she mentions that since the beginning she had little interest in studies and was always stricken by the glamour of Bollywood. She was engaged to television actor Amit Sadh but broke off the relationship after being together for eight years.

Career

Indian Televsion

She started her career in Indian Soap Opera's in 2003 with ''Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi'' on DD1 before moving on to ''Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani'' on Zee TV followed by ''Jeet'' on Star Plus and then Guns and Roses on Star One where she met ex-fiance Amit Sadh.

Music Videos

She appeared in her first Punjabi video in 2003 for Punjabi singer Kamal Heer for the song ''Kainthey Wala.'' She went on to do several other Punjabi videos for many artists like ''Hey Soniye'' with Silinder Pardesi, Juggy D, Rishi Rich. and recently she was seen in Gippy Grewal`s music video ''Daang'' from his album ''Desi Rockstar''. She also featured in Atif Aslam's music video ''Hum Kis Galli'' from the album ''Doorie''.

Bollywood Films

She made her debut in Bollywood in 1998 with Dev Anand in the film Main Solah Baras Ki and then came back to the Bollywood screen in 2010 with ''Prince'' alongside Vivek Oberoi. She was also seen in ''Phoonk 2.''

Punjabi Films

She made her Punjabi Film debut with in 2004 opposite Harbhajan Mann in the movie Asa Nu Maan Watna Da and did two more films with him before going on to work with other Punjabi actors like Jimmy Shergill, Amrinder Gill, Gippy Grewal, Diljit Dosanjh and ''Tarun Khanna''. She has many blockbusters to her name in Punjabi Cinema.

Her next Punjab film is Jatt & Juliet co starring Diljit Dosanjh releasing in June 2012. Her next film Jatt Romantic also features her again with Diljit Dosanjh followed by Pinky Mogewali with Gavie Chahal.

Film Work

''Main Solah Baras Ki'' (1998)

''Bollywood Bound'' (2003)

''Asa Nu Maan Watna Da'' (2004)....

''Dil Apna Punjabi'' (2006) ... Laadi

''Munde U.K. De'' (2009) ... Reet Brar

''Heer Ranjha'' (2009) ... Heer

''Mel Karade Rabba'' (2010) ... Seerat Randhawa

''Prince'' (2010) ...Maya

''Phoonk 2'' (2010) ...Arushi

''Jihne Mera Dil Luteya'' (2011)... Noor Bajwa

''Miley Naa Miley Hum'' (2011) ...Manjeet Ahluwalia

''Pata Nahi Rabb Kehdeyan Rangan Ch Raazi'' (2012)

''Jatt & Juliet'' (2012)... Juliet

''Pinky Moge Wali'' (2012)

''Jatt Romantic'' (2012)

Televison Work

''Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi'' (2003)

''Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani'' (2003)

''Jeet (TV series)'' (2003)

''Guns & Roses'' (2004)

''Nach Baliye 2'' (2006)

References

External links

Neeru Bajwa at CinemaPunjabi.com

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