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- Crossing The Fires Of Darkness
- Doomed To Die
- Full Moon Baptism
- Highland Victory
- Kneel Before The Master's Throne
- March Of The Clans
- Overture
- Under The Sign Of The Celtic Cross
- A Cry Of Hope Forever Gone
- Aleidis
- Bloed In De Sneeuw
- Deisidaimonia
- Fire And Blood
- Into Battle
- Into Iniquity
- Ritual Of The Seven Priests
- Since Man Has Wielded Swords
- The Wolf Cries Evil
- Ad Maiorem Sathanae Gloriam
- Ad Maiorem Sathanae Gloriam (Reprise)
- Blood On My Lips (The Silent Rose Of Sin)
- Born Too Late
- Ere A Bitter End
- Sheltered Under The Claw
- The Priest Must Die
- The Wrath Of Satan's Whore
- Thus Spoke The Master
- A Warlord's Swansong
- All The Master's Children (A Pilgrim At The Gate Of Sin)
- Chapel Of Doom
- Creation
- De Gift Der Goden
- Forgotten
- Give Me Your Soul
- I Believe (A Prayer In The Dark)
- In Hate Of Christ
- Medieval Shadows
- On The Wings Of Azazel
- The Heretic's Torch
- Dokkum 754
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- Behold My Wrath
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- Praise of Immortality (The Exaltation of Fornication)
- (Hear the) Ballad of the Swords
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- Masturbo Ergo Sum - Act II
- My Pain Is My Glory
- Blood Wedding (St. Bartholomew's Day 1572)
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- The Legend of the Fall
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- Introitus (Return of the Wolves)
- A Battle in Darkness
- Hymn to the Gods of Yore
- Born Again in Sin
- Triumph of Metal
- Masturbo Ergo Sum - Act I
- On Earth as It Is in Hell
- Idolatry
- Radbod's Doop
- Filth Machine
- Black Duncan Rides Again (The Horned One's Revenge)
- Countess Bathory
- Children of the North Star
- Total War
- Hate From Hell
- Te vuur en te zwaard
- Totenkopf (Satan's Soldaten)
- When the Raven Flies
- The Return of Darkness and Evil
- I Believe
- On the Wings of Azazel
- Forgotten
- In Hate of Christ
- Give Me Your Soul
- Creation
- A Warlords Swansong
- Medieval Shadows
- Chapel of Doom
- All the Master's Children
- The Heretic's Torch
- De Gift der Goden
- Ad Maiorem Sathanae Gloriam
- The Priest Must Die
- The Wrath of Satan's Whore
- Thus Spoke the Master
- Blood on My Lips (The Silent Rose of Sin)
- Sheltered Under the Claw
- Ere a Bitter End
- Ad Maiorem Sathanae Gloriam (reprise)
- Born Too Late
- Into Iniquity
- Aleidis
- Fire and Blood
- A Cry of Hope Forever Gone
- Ritual of the 7 Priests
- Into Battle
- The Wolf Cries Evil
- Deisidaimonia
- Since Man Has Wielded Swords
- Bloed in de sneeuw
- Overture
- Highland Victory
- Doomed to Die
- Full Moon Baptism
- Crossing the Fires of Darkness
- Under the Sign of the Celtic Cross
- Kneel Before the Master's Throne
- March of the Clans
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Countess Luann - Chic, C'est La Vie (Official Video)
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- Duration: 3:01
- Published: 30 Jun 2011
- Updated: 23 Oct 2012
Buy the single here: goo.gl Countess Luann - Chic, C'est La Vie Ultra Music is one step ahead in the world of dance music and is a leading independent electronic label. Ultra's current roster includes North American artists deadmau5, Wolfgang Gartner, Kaskade, Roger Sanchez, Markus Schulz, Tommie Sunshine, David Morales, Sharam, Cedric Gervais, and international artists Tiësto, Above & Beyond, Benny Benassi, Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren, Alex Gaudino, Kraak & Smaak, Morcheeba, Congorock, Adrian Lux, GRUM, Unicorn Kid, Fedde le Grand, and others. Ultra has featured releases from the aforementioned artists and many others such as Paul van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, The Crystal Method, Timo Maas, Sasha & John Digweed, 4 Strings, Panjabi MC, Despina Vandi, Junkie XL and DJ Antoine. Ultra Music Online: www.ultramusic.com http www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.facebook.com
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The Countess 01
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- Duration: 9:20
- Published: 08 Aug 2010
- Updated: 12 Oct 2012
The Countess (2009) is based on romanticized serial killer Elizabeth Bathory (1560-1614), aka the Blood Countess, aaka The Bloody Lady of Čachtice.
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The Countess (2009) - Official Trailer
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- Duration: 2:19
- Published: 17 Sep 2011
- Updated: 22 Oct 2012
Lady BATHORY! An epic horror nymph... "The Countess" exquisitely unfolds the story of Erzebet (Elizabeth) Bathory, A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty. Released on 2009 Starring: Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl, William Hurt, Anamaria Marinca, Sebastian Blomberg
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Countess Luann - Money Can't Buy You Class
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- Duration: 3:19
- Published: 01 Jun 2010
- Updated: 22 Oct 2012
ultrarecords.com Countess Luann - Money Can't Buy You Class from Ultra Records Buy the single here: bit.ly See Countess Luann's channel here: www.youtube.com
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Countess - Hate From Hell
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- Duration: 3:23
- Published: 25 Oct 2009
- Updated: 18 Oct 2012
Black Metal from the Netherlands. From "The Shining Swords of Hate" Full-length, 2000 --------------------------------------------------------------- Countess is a Dutch black metal band from Leiden, South Holland. They started recording albums in 1992. Between 1993-1997 the band went through numerous line-up changes; however they managed to play live occasionally, mostly in Holland and Germany. Amongst the bands they joined on stage, one can mention Barathrum, Ancient Rites, Mortuary Drape and Sabbat from Japan. Since 1998 the band hasnt played live, because of the constant line-up change.
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The Countess [2009]
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- Duration: 99:16
- Published: 12 Sep 2012
- Updated: 20 Oct 2012
A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty.
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The Countess Trailer
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- Duration: 2:17
- Published: 11 Jun 2009
- Updated: 27 Sep 2012
The true story of Countess Bathory born in 1560. At the age of 14, she married a powerful warlord, 10 years her senior. Although their relationship became cold and distant she bore him four childre...
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Sh!t the Dowager Countess Says
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- Duration: 4:49
- Published: 14 Jan 2012
- Updated: 22 Oct 2012
The best moments from Downton Abbey's Maggie Smith... it's "Sh!t The Dowager Countess Says"! Tune in to Downton Abbey Sunday nights on PBS. ** I'm actually not an editor, I'm a composer (itunes.com/kerrymuzzey & itunes.com/thecandleparkstars) but thanks for the friendly emails about the montage! I'm a big Maggie fan & absolutely love this series, and I had some time to kill last weekend, so I thought I'd do this little homage to Downton. I had no idea so many people would see it. Anyhow, hope you get a kick out of it. Enjoy! Kerry
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Countess Dracula (1971)
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- Duration: 93:18
- Published: 18 Jul 2012
- Updated: 22 Oct 2012
WIKI: en.wikipedia.org Countess Dracula is a 1971 Hammer horror film based on the legends surrounding the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory. It is in many ways atypical of Hammer's canon, attempting to broaden Hammer's output from Dracula and Frankenstein sequels. The film was produced by Alexander Paal and directed by Peter Sasdy, Hungarian émigrés working in England. The original music score was composed by Harry Robertson. Allmovie called the film "one of the more underrated films from the latter days of the Hammer Films dynasty."
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The White Countess - Movie Trailer
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- Duration: 1:58
- Published: 16 Apr 2010
- Updated: 21 Oct 2012
zuguide.com In Shanghai in the late 1930s, Todd Jackson (Ralph Fiennes), a former US diplomat, has gone blind and spends his days thinking of his long-dead wife and children. After an unexpected windfall, he pursues the dream of creating the perfect bar. Eventually, he forms a relationship with a refugee White Russian countess (Natasha Richardson) who has been reduced to working as a taxi driver and prostitute to support members of her late husband's family. Directed by James Ivory. With Lynn Redgrave and Vanessa Redgrave. Categories: Drama, History, Romance. Year: 2005. For more trailers with Natasha Richardson, please see zuguide.com Also, for movie previews starring Ralph Fiennes, see zuguide.com Trailers with Lynn Redgrave, can be seen at zuguide.com
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Julie Delpy, William Hurt - The Countess (2009)
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- Duration: 2:15
- Published: 10 Jan 2011
- Updated: 20 Sep 2012
Sh*t Dowager Countesses Say (Downton Abbey)
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- Duration: 3:56
- Published: 15 Jan 2012
- Updated: 23 Oct 2012
Also now available, Sh*t Hampton Matriarchs Say, starring Victoria Grayson from Revenge: www.youtube.com Sh*t Her Ladyship, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, Says - as played by Maggie Smith on Downton Abbey. Dowager Countesses, or countesses who've been widowed, clearly have better one liners than most other groups getting the S___ People Say treatment, so figured this was a worthy addition.
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Venom - Countess Bathory
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- Duration: 3:48
- Published: 28 Nov 2007
- Updated: 22 Oct 2012
Song: Countess Bathory Band: Venom Album: Black Metal And a special thank goes to UMG for not removing the video. Like the retarded idiots from wmg.
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The Countess - For Kathleen
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- Duration: 18:03
- Published: 03 Jan 2012
- Updated: 19 Oct 2012
So, I watched a movie last night and saw this hairstyle and thought, "Hmm. Maybe Kat will take a shine to this one." So, we're trying it. If you don't like it, Kat, lemme know, I'll find something else. For the rest of you, this is a period-esque hairstyle and for those of you that like braids, I think you'll really like this one. *Update* It totally didn't work for Kat. No worries, because my mistakes lead to more hairstyles for everyone while I try to get it right! She did like it, though. So that's good.
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Downton Abbey: Top 10 Maggie Moments
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- Duration: 3:01
- Published: 27 Dec 2011
- Updated: 23 Oct 2012
Our favorite scenes with Dame Maggie Smith playing the Dowager Countess Violet Grantham in Downton Abbey Series 1. Desperate for Downton? Check out our blog here: www.gpb.org
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"Riverdance, the Show" 1995, "Countess Cathleen"
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- Duration: 5:44
- Published: 25 Nov 2007
- Updated: 22 Oct 2012
Jean Butler and the Riverdance dancers in the 2nd dance of the show. (As far as I know, this 1995 show has never been released on DVD. These clips are captured from my very tired VHS tape. I think they are worth sharing though, because, in my opinion, this Riverdance show with Michael Flately and Jean Butler is still the best of all the versions I've seen on tape, DVD and a live one in Chicago.)
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Countess Luann De Lesseps Performs on the KTLA Morning News
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- Duration: 1:30
- Published: 09 Jun 2010
- Updated: 22 Oct 2012
Countess Luann De Lesseps Performs "Money Can't Buy You Class" on the KTLA morning news.
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OPERA DIABOLICUS (OFFICIAL VIDEO)- Blood Countess Bathory
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- Duration: 10:36
- Published: 13 Jan 2012
- Updated: 21 Oct 2012
Music video for the song "Blood Countess Bathory" taken from the album †1614 by Opera Diabolicus. The album features among others; Snowy Shaw (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, Notre Dame, Therion, Dimmu Borgir), Mats Levén (Kryx, Therion), Niklas Isfeldt (Dream Evil), Jake E (Amaranthe, Dreamland) and Camilla Alisander-Ason on vocals, daemonic voices and ghoulish sounds. Snowy Shaw has also contributed with his well-known drums of doom. The album is produced and mixed by Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) at his Sonic Train Studio. www.operadiabolicus.com www.facebook.com/operadiabolicus www.myspace.com/operadiabolicus Filmed and directed by 11Frames Productions www.11frames.net Buy the album: www.amazon.com (International) www.amazon.ca (Canada) www.amazon.fr (France) www.amazon.de (Germany) www.amazon.it (Italy) www.amazon.co.jp (Japan) www.amazon.es (Spain) www.amazon.co.uk (UK) www.emp-online.com (International) www.emp.de (Germany) www.emp-online.fr (France, Belgium) www.emp.at (Austria) www.emp-online.ch (Switzerland) www.emp.fi (Finland) www.emp-online.it (Italy) www.emp-online.co.uk (UK) www.emp-online.es (Spain) www.emp.com.pt (Portugal) www.emp-shop.dk (Denmark) www.swedenrock-online.se (Sweden) www.large.nl, Netherlands www.large.be (Belgium) www.nuclearblast.de/en/shop/index.html www.cdon.com www.itunes.com
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Lee Pace in The White Countess
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- Duration: 6:39
- Published: 03 Nov 2007
- Updated: 21 Jul 2012
The star of Pushing Daisies (Wednesdays at 8/7C on ABC) in the movie The White Countess.
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The White Countess
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- Duration: 135:37
- Published: 22 Dec 2011
- Updated: 15 Oct 2012
Shanghai, 1936 was a crossroads for political intrigue, refugees escaping turmoil, gathering military forces, international business, and underworld culture. Two people caught in this maelstrom forge a bond on the brink of the Japanese invasion: a beautiful Russian countess (Natasha Richardson), reduced by circumstances to supporting her family as a bar girl and taxi dancer; and a blind former diplomat (Ralph Fiennes), devastated by the loss of his family in political violence and disillusioned by the world's inability to make peace. The story revolves around "The White Countess," the elegant nightclub he creates to shut out the chaos and tragedy that surround him. Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day) wrote the screenplay for this final production from the team of James Ivory and the late Ismail Merchant. 2005 White Countess Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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Legendary Heroes: Shade Countess
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- Duration: 0:56
- Published: 22 Mar 2012
- Updated: 30 Sep 2012
Shade Countess hero abilities. Legendary Heroes is a Free to Play Action Real-Time Strategy(Action RTS) game for iOS and Android. Available on iTunes: bit.ly Available on Google Play: bit.ly
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Countess Vaughn Out Sings Usher
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- Duration: 3:29
- Published: 30 Nov 2009
- Updated: 23 Oct 2012
This is a video of Countess Vaughn during her Moesha days. I had uploaded a version and it was scratchy so here's a better version and more in depth interview. I have a little more that I may add another time. She also briefly discusses Brandy.
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Riverdance - The Countess Cathleen (Joanne Doyle)
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- Duration: 5:55
- Published: 26 Feb 2008
- Updated: 22 Oct 2012
Joanne Doyle in The Countess Cathleen from Riverdance. From Geneva 2000/2001 First Part: Irish softshoe Second Part: Moscow Folk Ballet Male Dancers Third Part: Irish Hardshoe "Sensual, nurturing, independent and fierce, the power of women as they celebrate themselves, as they challenge men in a dance of empowerment." See www.riverdance.com for more information No Copyright Infringement Intended
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A count (male) or countess (female) is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is "comital". The British and Irish equivalent is an earl (whose wife is a "countess", for lack of an English term). Alternative names for the "Count" rank in the nobility structure are used in other countries, such as Graf in Germany, Graaf in the Netherlands and Hakushaku during the Japanese Imperial era.
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Definition[link]
Main article: Comes
In the late Roman Empire, the Latin title comes meaning (imperial) "companion" denoted the high rank of various courtiers and provincial officials, either military or administrative: before Anthemius was made emperor in the West in 467, he was military comes charged with strengthening defenses on the Danube frontier.[1]
In the Western Roman Empire Count came to generically indicate a military commander, but was not a specific rank. In the Eastern Roman Empire, from about the seventh century, a count was a specific rank indicating the commander of two centuries (i.e. 200 men).
Military counts in the Late Empire and the Germanic successor kingdoms were often appointed by a dux and later by a king. From the start the count was in charge, not of a roving warband, but settled in a locality, a countship, his main rival for power being the bishop, whose diocese was often coterminous.
In many Germanic and Frankish kingdoms in the early Middle Ages, the count might also be a count palatine, whose authority derived directly from the royal household, the "palace" in its original sense of the seat of power and administration. This other kind of count had vague antecedents in Late Antiquity too: the father of Cassiodorus held positions of trust with Theodoric, as comes rerum privatarum, in charge of the imperial lands, then of comes sacrarum largitionum (concerned with the strictly monetary fiscal matters of the realm).[2]
The position of comes was originally not hereditary. By holding large estates, many counts were able to make it a hereditary title—though not always. For instance, in Piast Poland, the position of komes was not hereditary, resembling the early Merovingian institution. The title had disappeared by the era of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the office replaced with other institutions. Only after the Partitions of Poland did the title of "count" re-surface in the German-derived title hrabia.
The title of Count was also often conferred by the monarch as an honorific title for special services rendered, without an actual feudal estate (countship, county), just a title, with or without a domain name attached to it. In the UK, the equivalent Earl is often a courtesy title for the eldest son of a duke. In the United Kingdom stringent rules apply, often a future heir has a lower ranking courtesy title; in Italy, by contrast, all the sons of certain counts are counts (contini). In Sweden there is a distinction between counts (Swedish: greve) introduced before 1809 and after. All children in countship families introduced before 1809 are called count/countess. In families introduced after 1809 only the head of the family is called count, the rest had a status similar to barons and were called Mr. and Ms./Mrs. (before the use of titles was abolished).
Comitial titles in different European languages[link]
The following lists are originally based on a Glossary on Heraldica.org by Alexander Krischnig. The male form is followed by the female, and when available, by the territorial circumscription.
[edit] Etymological derivations from the Latin comes
| Language | Male title | Female title / Spouse | Territory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | Kont | Konteshë | |
| Armenian | Կոմս (Koms) | Կոմսուհի (Komsuhi) | |
| Bulgarian | Кмет (Kmet), present meaning: mayor; medieval (9th-century) Комит (Komit): hereditary provincial ruler | Кметица (Kmetitsa), woman mayor / Кметша (Kmetsha), mayor's wife | Кметство (Kmetstvo); medieval Комитат (Komitat) |
| Cantonese | Pak Tsoek 伯爵 | Neoi Pak Tsoek 女伯爵, female count / Pak Tsoek Fu Yan 伯爵夫人, count's wife | |
| Catalan | Comte | Comtessa | Comtat |
| Danish | Komtesse (Unmarried daughter of a count.) | ||
| English | Count (applies to title granted by monarchies other than the British where Earl applies) | Countess (even where Earl applies) | Earldom for an Earl; Countship or county for a count, but the last is also, and indeed rather, in English-Speaking countries an administrative district |
| French | Comte | Comtesse | Comté |
| Hungarian | Vikomt | Vikomtessz | These forms are now archaic and/or literary; Gróf is used instead. |
| Irish | Cunta; Iarla | Cuntaois, Baniarla | Honorary title only; iarla does not derive from Latin comes but rather from English "earl". |
| Italian | Conte | Contessa | Contea, Contado, Comitato |
| Greek | Κόμης (Kómēs) | Κόμησσα (Kómēssa) | Κομητεία (Komēteía); in the Ionian Islands the respective Italianate terms Kóntes, Kontéssa were used instead |
| Japanese | Hakushaku 伯爵 | Hakushaku fujin 伯爵婦人 | |
| Latin (feudal jargon, not classical) | Comes | Comitissa | Comitatus |
| Maltese | Konti | Kontessa | |
| Monegasque | Conte | Contessa | |
| Norwegian | Komtesse (Unmarried daughter of a count.) | ||
| Portuguese | Conde | Condessa | Condado |
| Romanian | Conte | Contesă | Comitat |
| Romansh | Cont | Contessa | |
| Spanish | Conde | Condesa | Condado |
| Swedish | Greve | Grevinna | Grevskap |
| Turkish | Kont | Kontes | Kontluk |
[edit] Etymological parallels of the German Graf (some unclear)
| Language | Male title | Female title / Spouse | Territory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Graaf | Gravin | Graafskap |
| Belarusian | Граф (Hraf) | Графiня (Hrafinia) | Графствa (Hrafstva) |
| Bulgarian | Граф (Graf) | Графиня (Grafinya) | Графство (Grafstvo) |
| Croatian | Grof | Grofica | Grofovija |
| Czech | Hrabě | Hraběnka | Hrabství |
| Danish | Greve | Grevinde | Grevskab |
| Dutch | Graaf | Gravin | Graafschap |
| English | Grave | Gravine | Graviate |
| Estonian | Krahv | Krahvinna | Krahvkond |
| Finnish | Kreivi | Kreivitär | Kreivikunta |
| German | Graf | Gräfin | Grafschaft |
| Greek | Γράβος | ||
| Hungarian | Gróf | Grófnő, Grófné | Grófság |
| Icelandic | Greifi | Greifynja | |
| Latvian | Grāfs | Grāfiene | Grāfiste |
| Lithuanian | Grafas | Grafienė | Grafystė |
| Luxembourgish | Graf | Gräfin | |
| Macedonian | Гроф (Grof) | Грофица (Grofica) | |
| Norwegian | Greve | Grevinne | Grevskap |
| Polish | Hrabia | Hrabina | Hrabstwo |
| Romanian | Grof (also Conte, see above) | ||
| Russian | Граф (Graf) | Графиня (Grafinya) | Графство (Grafstvo) |
| Serbian | Гроф | Грофица | Грофовија |
| Slovak | Gróf | Grófka | Grófstvo |
| Slovene | Grof | Grofica | Grofija |
| Swedish | Greve | Grevinna | Grevskap |
| Ukrainian | Граф (Hraf) | Графиня (Hrafynya) | Графство (Hrafstvo) |
Compound and related titles[link]
Apart from all these, a few unusual titles have been of comital rank, not necessarily to remain there.
- Dauphin (English: Dolphin; Spanish: Delfín; Italian: Delfino Latin: Delphinus) was a multiple (though rare) comital title in southern France, used by the Dauphins of Vienne and Auvergne, before 1349 when it became the title of the heir to the French throne. The Dauphin was the lord of the province still known as the région Dauphiné
- Conde-Duque "Count-Duke" is a rare title used in Spain, notably by Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares who had inherited the title of count of Olivares, but being created Duke of Sanlucar la Mayor by King Philip IV of Spain begged permission to preserve his inherited title in combination with the new honour—according to a practice almost unique in Spanish history; logically the incumbent ranks as Duke (higher than Count) just as he would when simply juxtapositioning both titles.
- Conde-Barão 'Count-Baron' is a rare title used in Portugal, notably by D. Luís Lobo da Silveira, 7th Baron of Alvito, who received the title of Count of Oriola in 1653 from King John IV of Portugal. His palace in Lisbon still exists, located in a square named after him (Largo do Conde-Barão).
- Archcount is a very rare title, etymologically analogous to archduke, apparently never recognized officially, used by or for:
- the count of Flanders (an original pairie of the French realm in present Belgium, very rich, once expected to be raised to the rank of kingdom); the informal, rather descriptive use on account of the countship's de facto importance is rather analogous to the unofficial epithet Grand Duc de l'Occident (before Grand duke became a formal title) for the even wealthier Duke of Burgundy
- at least one Count of Burgundy (i.e. Freigraf of Franche-Comté)
- In German kingdoms, the title Graf was combined with the word for the jurisdiction or domain the nobleman was holding as a fief and/or as a conferred or inherited jurisdiction, such as "Markgraf" (Margrave—see also Marquess), "Landgraf" ("landgrave"), "Freigraf" ("free count"), "Burggraf" ("Burgrave", where burg signifies castle; see also Viscount), Pfalzgraf (see (Count) Palatine), "Raugraf" (Raugrave, see "graf". Originally a unique title) and "Waldgraf" (waldgrave (comes nemoris), where wald signifies a large forest).
- The German Graf and Dutch graaf (Latin: Grafio) stems from the Byzantine-Greek grapheus meaning "he who calls a meeting [i.e. the court] together").[citation needed]
- These titles are not to be confused with various minor administrative titles containing the word -graf in various offices which are not linked to nobility of feudality, such as the Dutch titles Pluimgraaf (a court sinecure, so usually held by noble courtiers, may even be rendered hereditary) and Dijkgraaf (to the present, in the Low Countries, a managing official in the local or regional administration of water household trough dykes, ditches, controls etcetera; also in German Deichgraf, synonymous with Deichhauptmann, "dike captain").
Lists of countships[link]
Territory of today's France[link]
West-Francia proper[link]
Since Louis VII (1137–80), the highest precedence amongst the vassals (Prince-bishops and secular nobility) of the French crown was enjoyed by those whose benefice or temporal fief was a pairie, i.e. carried the exclusive rank of pair; within the first (i.e. clerical) and second (noble) estates, the first three of the original twelve anciennes pairies were ducal, the next three comital comté-pairies:
- Bishop-counts of Beauvais (in Picardy)
- Bishop-counts of Châlons (in Champagne)
- Bishop-counts of Noyon (in Picardy)
- Count of Toulouse, until united to the crown in 1271 by marriage
- Count of Flanders (Flandres in French), which is in the Low countries and was confiscated in 1299, though returned in 1303
- Count of Champagne, until united to the crown (in 1316 by marriage, conclusively in 1361)
Later other countships (and duchies, even baronies) have been raised to this French peerage, but mostly as apanages (for members of the royal house) or for foreigners; after the 16th century all new peerages were always duchies and the medieval countship-peerages had died out, or were held by royal princes
Other French countships of note included those of:
- Count of Angoulême, later Dukes
- Count of Anjou, later Dukes
- Count of Auvergne
- Count of Bar, later Dukes
- Count of Blois
- Count of Boulogne
- Count of Foix
- Count of Montpensier
- Count of Poitiers
- Count of Saint Germain
Parts of today's France long within other kingdoms of the Holy Roman Empire[link]
- Freigraf ("free count") of Burgundy (i.e. present Franche-Comté)
- The Dauphiné
The Holy Roman Empire[link]
See also above for parts of present France
In Germany[link]
Main article: Graf
A Graf ruled over a territory known as a Grafschaft, literally 'countship' (also rendered as 'county'). See also various comital and related titles; especially those actually reigning over a principality that can be rendered as countship: Gefürsteter Graf, Landgraf, Reichsgraf; compare Markgraf, Pfalzgraf
In Italy[link]
The title of Conte is very prolific on the peninsula, and modern counts occupy the position in rural society comparable to an English squire, members of rural gentry. In the eleventh century however, conti like the Count of Savoia or the Norman Count of Apulia, were virtually sovereign lords of broad territories. Even apparently "lower"-sounding titles, like Viscount, could describe powerful dynasts, such as the Visconti family who ruled a major city such as Milan. The essential title of a feudatory, introduced by the Normans, was signore, modelled on the French seigneur, used with the name of the fief. By the fourteenth century, conte and the Imperial title barone were virtually synonymous, but some titles of count, according to the particulars of the patent, might be inherited by the eldest son of a Count. Other younger brothers might be distinguished as "X dei conti di Y" ("X of the counts of Y"). However if there is no male to inherit the title and the count has a daughter, she can inherit the title: for example the Countess Luisa Gazelli di Rossana e di Sebastiano, mother of Queen Paola of Belgium. The Papacy and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies might appoint counts palatine with no particular territorial fief. Until 1812 in some regions, the purchaser of land designated "feudal" was ennobled by the noble seat that he held and became a conte. This practice ceased with the formal abolition of feudalism in the various principalities of early-19th century Italy, last of all in the Papal States.
Many Italian counts left their mark on Italian history as individuals, yet only a few contadi (countships; the word contadini for its inhabitants remains the Italian word for "peasant") were politically significant principalities, notably:
- Norman Count of Apulia
- Count of Savoy, later Duke (also partly in France and in Switzerland)
- Count of Asti
- Count of Montferrat (Monferrato)
- Count of Montefeltro
- Count of Tusculum
Holy See[link]
Count is one of the noble titles granted by the Pope as a temporal sovereign and the title's holder is sometimes informally known as a papal count or less so as a Roman count, often confused with the hereditary Roman nobility since the restoration of the Papal States in 1815. The comital title, which can be for life or hereditary, has been awarded in various forms by popes and Holy Roman Emperors since the Middle Ages, infrequently before the 14th century, and the pope continued to grant the comital and other noble title even after 1870, especially to prominent foreign Catholics. This comital title is no longer conferred, although titles already granted are recognised by the Holy See. By the Lateran Accord of 1929, the Italian government recognized and confirmed the pope's power to grant nobilary titles, and the titles granted by the Pope were considered equivalent to Italian titles. American Francis A. MacNutt, a papal chamberlain at the Vatican and a papal knight was also a papal marquis, having his noble title conferred by Pius X. American financier George MacDonald of New York was created a papal marquis in the 1930s and Long Island philanthropist Genevieve Brady was created a papal duchess by Pope Pius XI in the 1930s. However, noble titles have not been generously granted since Pope Pius XII. Count John McCormack and Countess Rose Kennedy were some of the last few to receive this honor. With Paul VI, who responded to the formal Christmas message of the patriciate by declaring that the papal nobility would no longer be a constituent body in the papal court, the custom essentially disappeared. Pope John Paul II did grant several noble titles to Polish compatriots at the beginning of his pontificate, but quietly and without their being published in the Acts of The Apostolic See. The popes continue to award knighthoods and medals of merit on a regular basis which do not confer noble status.[3]
In Austria[link]
The principalities tended to start out as margraviate and/or (promoted to) duchy, and became nominal archduchies within the Habsburg dynasty; noteworthy are:
- Count of Tyrol
- Count of Cilli
- Count of Schaumburg
In Poland[link]
Numerous small ones, particularly:
In Galicia (Central Europe)[link]
Particularly see:
In the Low Countries[link]
Apart from various small ones, significant were :
- in present Belgium :
- Count of Flanders (Vlaanderen in local Dutch), but only the small part east of the river Schelde remained within the empire; the far larger west, an original French comté-pairie became part of the French realm
- Count of Hainaut
- Count of Namur, later a margraviate
- Count of Leuven (Louvain) soon became the Duke of Brabant
- Count of Mechelen, though the Heerlijkheid Mechelen was given the title of "Graafschap" in 1490, the city was rarely referred to as a county and the title of Count has not been in practical use by or for anyone of the series of persons that became rightfully entitled to it; the flag and weapon of the municipality still has the corresponding heraldic crowned single-headed eagle of sabre on gold.[4][5]
- in the present Dutch kingdom of the Netherlands:
In Switzerland[link]
- Count of Neuenburg
- Count of Toggenburg
- Count of Kyburg
- Count de Salis-Soglio
- Count of Panzutti
In other continental European countries[link]
In Iberia[link]
As opposed to the plethora of hollow "gentry" counts, only a few countships ever were important in medieval Iberia; most territory was firmly within the Reconquista kingdoms before counts could become important. However, during the 19th century, the title, having lost its high rank (equivalent to that of Duke), proliferated.
Portugal[link]
Portugal itself started as a countship in 868, but became a kingdom in 1139 (see:County of Portugal). Throughout the History of Portugal, especially during the Constitutional Monarchy many other countships were created (see: List of Countships in Portugal).
Spain[link]
In Spain, no countships of wider importance exist, except in the former Spanish march.[citation needed]
- Count of Barcelona – it became integrated in the kingdom of Aragon, which became one of the two main components of the Spanish realm
- Count of Aragon
- Count of Castile
- Count of Galicia
- Count of Lara
- Count Cassius, progenitor of the Banu Qasi
- Count of Urgel
- Count of Pontevedra
- The other counts in Catalonia were much smaller and got absorbed into Barcelona/Aragon: Cerdanya, Ampurias, Conflans, Pallars, Roussillon (in present France).
In Bulgaria[link]
In the First Bulgarian Empire, a komit was a hereditary provincial ruler under the tsar documented since the reign of Presian (836-852)[6] The Cometopouli dynasty was named after its founder, the komit of Sredets.
Crusader states[link]
- Count of Edessa
- Count of Tripoli (1102–1288)
Equivalents[link]
Like other major Western noble titles, Count is sometimes used to render certain titles in non-western languages with their own traditions, even though they are as a rule historically unrelated and thus hard to compare, but which are considered "equivalent" in rank.
This is the case with:
- the Chinese Bó (伯), hereditary title of nobility ranking below Hóu (侯) and above Zĭ (子)
- the Japanese equivalent Hakushaku (伯爵), adapted during the Meiji restoration
- the Korean equivalent Baekjak or Poguk
- in Vietnam, it is rendered Bá, one of the lower titles reserved for male members of the Imperial clan, above Tử (Viscount), Nam (Baron) and Vinh phong (lowest noble title), but lower than—in ascending order—Hầu (Marquis), Công (Prince), Quan-Cong (Duke) and Quốc-Công (Grand Duke), all under Vương (King).
- the Indian Sardar, adopted by the Maratha Empire
See also[link]
References[link]
- ^ "An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors". University of South Carolina. http://www.roman-emperors.org/anthemiu.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/texts/cassbook/chap1.html
- ^ This section depends upon Philippe Levillain, ed. John W. O'Malley, tr. The Papacy: An Encyclopedia (2002) vol. ii s.v. "Nobility, Roman".
- ^ Geschiedenis van de provincie Antwerpen (Historisch Project Politiek Personeel Provincie Antwerpen) (Dutch), Province of Antwerp, Belgium
- ^ Mechelen de oude hoofdstad van de Nederlanden, F.O. Van Hammée (not verified, referenced on a blog)
- ^ Лъв Граматик, Гръцки извори за българската история, т. V, стр. 156; Жеков, Ж. България и Византия VII-IX в. - военна администрация, Университетско издателство "Св. Климент Охридски", София, 2007, ISBN 978-954-07-2465-0, стр. 254
Sources[link]
- Labarre de Raillicourt: Les Comtes Romains
- Westermann, Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte (in German)
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| Julie Delpy | |
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 Delpy in 1991. |
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| Born | Julie Delpy (1969-12-21) 21 December 1969 (age 42) Paris, France |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Partner | Marc Streitenfeld (2007–present) |
Julie Delpy (born 21 December 1969) is a French-American actress, director, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter. She studied filmmaking at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and has directed, written, and acted in more than 30 films, including Europa Europa (1990), The Voyager (1991), Three Colors: White (1993), Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and 2 Days in Paris (2007). She has been nominated for three César Awards, two Online Film Critics Society Awards, and an Academy Award. After moving to the United States in 1990, she became an American citizen in 2001.[1][2]
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Early life[link]
Julie Delpy was born 21 December 1969 in Paris, France to Albert Delpy, a theater director, and Marie Pillet, an actress in feature films and the avant-garde theater. She was an only child. On the stages of Paris, Delpy's parents were involved in underground theater. At an early age, Julie was exposed to the arts.
| “ | I couldn't hope for better parents. They really raised me with a love of art, bringing me to museums and seeing things that a child wouldn't see at that age. I would see Ingmar Bergman movies when I was 9 and totally go for it. And they would bring me to see Francis Bacon's paintings, which I loved: so dark and at the same time it's so wonderful.[3] | ” |
Delpy has said she has been plagued by health problems since childhood and had to wear callipers at age 8. She also experienced migraines and panic attacks.[4]
Film career[link]
In 1984, at the age of 14, Delpy was discovered by film director Jean-Luc Godard, who cast her in Détective (1985). Two years later, Delpy starred in the title role in Bertrand Tavernier's La Passion Béatrice (1987). For her performance, Delpy received a César Award Nomination for Most Promising Actress. She used the money she earned to pay for her first trip to New York City. Delpy became an international celebrity after starring in the 1990 film Europa Europa directed by Agnieszka Holland. In the film, she plays a young pro-Nazi who falls in love with the hero, Solomon Perel, not knowing that he is Jewish. She had to speak fluent German for the part.[5]
Following the success Europa Europa, Delpy appeared in several Hollywood and European films, including The Voyager (1991) and The Three Musketeers (1993). In 1993, she was cast by director Krzysztof Kieślowski to play the female lead in Three Colors: White, the second film of Kieślowski's The Three Colors Trilogy. Delpy also appeared briefly in the other two films in the same role.[6][7] In 1994, she starred opposite Eric Stoltz in Roger Avary's directorial debut Killing Zoe, a cult heist film capturing the Generation X zeitgeist.
Delpy may be best-known internationally for her co-starring role with Ethan Hawke in director Richard Linklater's 1995 film Before Sunrise, for which she has stated she wrote a lot of her own dialogue uncredited.[8] The film received glowing reviews[9] and was considered one of the most significant films of the 1990s' independent film movement. Its success led to the casting of Delpy in the 1997 American film An American Werewolf in Paris.[10]
In late 2001, she appeared alongside comedian Martin Short in the 30-minute film CinéMagique, a theatre-show attraction presented several times daily at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Resort Paris. Delpy attended the March 2002 opening of the park and the inauguration of the film-based attraction which sees her star as Marguerite—a female actress with whom Short's character, George, falls in love as he stumbles through countless classic movies. CinéMagique won the coveted 2002 Themed Entertainment Association award for "outstanding" themed attraction. Delpy reprised her Before Sunrise character, Céline, with a brief animated appearance in Waking Life (2001), and again in a 2004 sequel, Before Sunset. The later film was well received and earned Delpy, who co-wrote the script, her first Academy Award nomination for Writing Adapted Screenplay. In addition, she has been nominated for César Awards three times.
Writing and directing[link]
Delpy has had an interest in a career as a film director since her childhood, and enrolled in a summer directing course at New York University. She wrote and directed the short film "Blah Blah Blah" in 1995 which screened at the Sundance Film Festival. She made her feature length directorial debut in 2002, with a film entitled "Looking for Jimmy" which she also wrote and produced. In 2007, Delpy directed, wrote, edited, and co-produced the original score for 2 Days in Paris co-starring Adam Goldberg. The film also features Delpy's real-life parents, Marie Pillet and Albert Delpy, as her character's parents. In one scene, Pillet's character acknowledges having been one of the "343 bitches"; in real life, Pillet was one of the signers of the Manifesto of the 343 bitches.[11]
In 2009, Delpy starred in Countess, TheThe Countess, also her third film as a director in which she played the title role of Elizabeth Báthory. The film also starred Daniel Brühl, and William Hurt.
Music[link]
Delpy is also a musical artist. She released a self-titled album, Julie Delpy in 2003. Three tracks from the album–"A Waltz For A Night," "An Ocean Apart," and "Je t'aime tant"–were featured in Before Sunset. She also sings Marc Collin's "Lalala" over the closing credits of 2 Days in Paris, for which she also wrote all of the original score.[12]
Personal life[link]
Delpy moved to New York in 1990 and moved to Los Angeles, California a few years after that. She has been a naturalized citizen of the United States since 2001, although she also retains her French citizenship. She now divides her time between Paris and Los Angeles. [13][14] Since 2007, she has been dating the German film score composer Marc Streitenfeld.[15] The couple had a son named Leo in January 2009.[16]
Filmography[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1978 | Guerres civiles en France | Credited as Julie Pillet Segment "La semaine sanglante" |
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| 1982 | Niveau moins trois | Short film | |
| 1985 | Classique | Short film | |
| 1985 | Détective | Wise young girl | |
| 1985 | L'amour ou presque | Melie | |
| 1986 | Mauvais Sang | Lise | English: Bad Blood |
| 1987 | Beatrice | Beatrice de Cortemart | French: La Passion Béatrice |
| 1987 | King Lear | Virginia (uncredited) | |
| 1988 | L'autre nuit | Marie | |
| 1989 | La noche oscura | Virgin Mary | English: The Dark Night |
| 1989 | Trouble | Short film | |
| 1990 | Europa Europa | Leni | |
| 1991 | Les dents de ma mère | Julie | Short film |
| 1991 | Voyager | Sabeth | |
| 1992 | Warszawa: Année 5703 | Fryda | |
| 1993 | The Three Musketeers | Constance | |
| 1993 | Younger and Younger | Melodie | |
| 1993 | Killing Zoe | Zoe | |
| 1993 | Three Colors: Blue | Dominique (cameo appearance) | |
| 1994 | Three Colors: White | Dominique | |
| 1994 | Three Colors: Red | Dominique (cameo appearance) | |
| 1995 | Blah Blah Blah | Short film | Also as writer, director, and producer |
| 1995 | Before Sunrise | Celine | |
| 1996 | Tykho Moon | Lena | |
| 1997 | Les mille merveilles de l'univers | Eva Purpur | English: The Thousand Wonders of the Universe |
| 1997 | An American Werewolf in Paris | Serafine Pigot | |
| 1997 | Alleys and Motorways | Video | |
| 1998 | The Treat | Francesca | |
| 1998 | L.A. Without a Map | Julie | |
| 1998 | Crime and Punishment | Sonia | Television film |
| 1999 | True Love | Television film | |
| 1999 | The Passion of Ayn Rand | Barbara Branden | Television film |
| 1999 | But I'm a Cheerleader | Lipstick Lesbian | |
| 2000 | Sand | Lill | |
| 2001 | Investigating Sex | Chloe | Also known as Intimate Affairs |
| 2001 | MacArthur Park | Wendy | |
| 2001 | Waking Life | Celine | |
| 2001 | Beginner's Luck | Anya | |
| 2001 | ER | Nicole | Television program, 7 episodes |
| 2002 | Villa des roses | Louise Creteur | |
| 2002 | Looking for Jimmy | Al | Also as writer, director, and producer |
| 2002 | CinéMagique | Marguerite | |
| 2003 | Notting Hill Anxiety Festival | Charlotte | |
| 2004 | Before Sunset | Celine | Also as writer |
| 2004 | Frankenstein | Caroline Frankenstein | Miniseries |
| 2005 | Broken Flowers | Sherry | |
| 2006 | The Legend of Lucy Keyes | Jeanne Cooley | |
| 2006 | The Hoax | Nina Van Pallandt | |
| 2006 | Guilty Hearts | Charlotte | |
| 2007 | The Air I Breathe | Gina | |
| 2007 | 2 Days in Paris | Marion | Also as writer, director, and producer |
| 2009 | The Countess | Erzsébet Báthory | Also as writer, director, and producer |
| 2011 | Le Skylab | Anna | Also as writer |
| 2012 | Les passages | Anna | Post-production |
| 2012 | 2 Days in New York | Marion | Also as writer, director, and producer |
Awards and nominations[link]
- 1987 César Award Nomination, Most Promising Actress for Mauvais sang (1986)
- 1988 César Award Nomination, Most Promising Actress for La Passion Béatrice (1987)
- 1991 European Film Award Nomination, Best Actress for The Voyager (1991)
- 1995 MTV Movie Award Nomination, Best Kiss for Before Sunrise (1995)
- 2004 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award, Best Actress for Before Sunset (2004)
- 2005 Academy Award Nomination, Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay for Before Sunset (2004)
- 2005 Writers Guild of America Nomination, Best Adapted Screenplay for Before Sunset (2004)
- 2005 Empire Award, Best Actress for Before Sunset (2004)
- 2005 Independent Spirit Award Nomination, Best Screenplay for Before Sunset (2004)
- 2005 Online Film Critics Society Award Nomination, Best Actress for Before Sunset (2004)
- 2005 Online Film Critics Society Award Nomination, Best Screenplay, Adapted for Before Sunset (2004)
- 2007 Mons International Festival of Love Films Award, Coup de Coeur for 2 Days in Paris (2007)
- 2008 César Award Nomination, Best Writing – Original for 2 Days in Paris (2007)
References[link]
- ^ IMDB "Julie Delpy". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000365/ IMDB. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ The New York Times "Julie Delpy Biography". http://movies.nytimes.com/person/18491/Julie-Delpy/biography The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ Movie Times "Julie Delpy Movie and Career Information". http://madison.mrmovietimes.com/celebrity/Julie-Delpy.html Movie Times. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ Movie Times "Julie Delpy Movie and Career Information". http://madison.mrmovietimes.com/celebrity/Julie-Delpy.html Movie Times. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ The New York Times "Julie Delpy Biography". http://movies.nytimes.com/person/18491/Julie-Delpy/biography The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ Kieslowski, Krzysztof. Kieslowski on Kieslowski. Edited by Danusia Stok. London: Faber and Faber, 1998, p. 212.
- ^ Insdorf, Annette. Double Lives, Second Chances: the Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski. New York: Hyperion, 1999, pp. 153-165.
- ^ Goupil, Hélène. France Today "The Zen of Julie Delpy". http://www.francetoday.com/articles/2007/10/01/the-zen-of-julie-delpy.html France Today. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ "Before Sunrise Movie Reviews, Pictures – Rotten Tomatoes". Rottentomatoes.com. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/before_sunrise/. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ Puig, Claudia. USA Today "Julie Delpy's '2 Days' has its moments". http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2007-08-09-2-days-in-paris_N.htm USA Today. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ http://www.fullissue.com/index.php/julie-delpy-biography-1969.html
- ^ Hamilton, Fiona. The Times (London). http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article458036.ece.
- ^ Hamilton, Fiona. The Times (London). http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article458036.ece.
- ^ Guthmann, Edward (2004-11-04). "Julie Delpy is bursting with feeling, full of words — and all that is propelling her beyond the screen". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco: Hearst). ISSN 1932-8672. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/04/DDGJR9KHTB1.DTL. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "Interview: Julie Delpy". http://www.ioncinema.com/news/id/1063/interview_julie_delpy. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
- ^ "Julie Delpy: 'I Love Everything About Motherhood". http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/07/16/julie-delpy-i-love-everything-about-motherhood/. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
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| Lee Pace | |
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.jpg) Pace at the ET Post-Emmys Party, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Sept. 21, 2008 |
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| Born | Lee Grinner Pace (1979-03-25) March 25, 1979 (age 33) Chickasha, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Education | Juilliard School (BFA 2001) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Lee Grinner Pace (born March 25, 1979) is an American actor. Pace has been featured in film, stage and television. He is known best for his starring role as Ned in the ABC series Pushing Daisies[1] for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe award and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2008.
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Early life and education[link]
Pace was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, the son of Charlotte (née Kloeckler) and James Roy Pace.[2] As a child, Pace spent several years in Saudi Arabia, where his father was in the oil business; the family later moved to Houston, Texas. Pace attended Klein High School in the suburb of Spring in Houston, Texas, with fellow actor Matthew Bomer. Pace temporarily quit high school to act at Houston's Alley Theatre before returning to graduate. At the Alley, he appeared in productions of The Spider's Web and The Greeks.
In 1997, Pace was accepted by the Juilliard School's Drama Division as a member of Group 30 (1997–2001), which also included actors Anthony Mackie and Tracie Thoms.[3] While there, he acted in several plays, including Romeo and Juliet as Romeo, Richard III in the title role, and Julius Caesar as Cassius. He graduated from Juilliard with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.[1]
Career[link]
Theater[link]
After graduation, Pace starred in several off-Broadway plays, including The Credeaux Canvas and The Fourth Sister. He also starred in a production of Craig Lucas's Small Tragedy, for which he was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award as Outstanding Actor. In 2006, Pace starred in the two-character play Guardians by Peter Morris, which earned Pace his second nomination for a Lortel Award as Outstanding Actor.
19th April 2011 marked Pace's Broadway debut, when The Normal Heart began its previews; it opened 27th April at the Golden Theatre. The show ran for a total of 96 performances, with its closing night on 10th July 2011. Pace played the character Bruce Niles in the show.
Film[link]
Pace first gained recognition for his role in the 2003 film Soldier's Girl, based on fact, in which he played the central role of Calpernia Addams, a transgender woman dating Army soldier Barry Winchell, played by Troy Garity. Winchell was murdered because of his sexuality and relationship with Addams.
Of the role, Pace said:
- "Not even my excellent training at Juilliard prepared me for my first movie role, where I played a transsexual who falls in love with a military guy in Soldier's Girl. Here I was, this 6'3" 190-pound lanky kid from Chickasha, Oklahoma, not knowing how to begin being a woman. So I saw documentaries about transsexuals, I lost twenty-five pounds, and I put on prosthetic boobs and hips to become that character. There were times I'd look in the mirror and wonder 'what am I doing to my life here? My dad is going to kill me!' But the reason I went into acting was to be able to play parts as complicated and important as this one. In playing a transsexual, I got the chance to help change people's perspective about other people and that is a powerful thing. I'm playing a swashbuckling bandit in my next film, but I'll always be proud of Soldier's Girl."[4]
Pace won a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Actor and was nominated for several other awards, including a Golden Globe, for his work in this film.
He starred in the film Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day and in Tarsem Singh's The Fall, both released in 2008. The Fall was very well received amongst critics and viewers alike and where Lee starred in one of his most artistic roles. His next film was the movie Possession with Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Pace also played supporting roles in The White Countess, Infamous, When in Rome and The Good Shepherd.
He has recently been cast as Garrett in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. On April 30th 2011, it was announced that Pace would play the role of the Elven king Thranduil in Peter Jackson's upcoming two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit", due for release in December 2012 and 2013 and currently in production in New Zealand.
Television[link]
Pace played Aaron Tyler in the acclaimed but short-lived 2004 television series Wonderfalls, which was co-created by Bryan Fuller. Later, Fuller cast Pace in the lead role of Ned in the series Pushing Daisies, which debuted on ABC in October 2007 and returned for its second, and final season, on October 1, 2008.
Pace has also appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in season 3, episode 18 'Guilt'.
Pace was recently cast in the new HBO pilot The Miraculous Year.[5]
Filmography[link]
References[link]
- ^ a b "Lee Pace". All Movie Guide. The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/person/352548/Lee-Pace/biography. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ http://www.kencrouse.com/crouse/fam01756.htm
- ^ "Alumni News". The Juilliard School. May 2008. http://www.juilliard.edu/alumni/news/news_decades/2007-2008/0805/index.php.
- ^ Staff report (August, 2004). Lee Pace. Interview
- ^ "Pushing Daisies and Law & Order Alums Join The Miraculous Year". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Pace-Roache-Miraculous-1020317.aspx.
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| Countess Vaughn | |
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| Born | Countess Danielle Vaughn (1978-08-08) August 8, 1978 (age 33) Idabel, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Other names | Countess Vaughn James |
| Occupation | Actress/Singer |
| Years active | 1988—present |
| Spouse | Joseph James (2003 - Filed for divorce) (2 children) |
Countess Danielle Vaughn (born August 8, 1978) an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Alexandra DeWitt on 227 and as Kim Parker on the UPN sitcom, Moesha and spin-off, The Parkers.
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Early life and career[link]
Vaughn was born in Idabel, Oklahoma. She began her performing career at the age of three in 1981 singing at church. At age nine in 1988, she sang "I'll Be There" to win the Star Search junior vocalist champion and overall junior champion. She was married to Joseph James, with whom she has a son Jaylin. During an appearance on the Mo'Nique Show, she shared that she also has a daughter.
Acting career[link]
Vaughn began her acting career in 1989 with the role of Alexandria DeWitt on 227, followed by roles in Thea, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, and Roc. She also performed in several television specials including the Lou Rawls Parade of Stars, The Magical World of Disney, the Orange Bowl Parade, the Easter Seals Telethon.
Outside of television, she performed in the off-Broadway musical Mama, I Want to Sing! Part 3. In 1998, Vaughn was honored with an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in Moesha. In 1992, Vaughn released her first album, Countess, featuring a variety of songs, including dance music and urban ballads. The album's lone single, a cover of James Brown's "It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World", charted in the top-100 of the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart; the album itself sold a mere 3,000 copies. She starred in (and also sang the theme song for) the UPN sitcom, The Parkers, until the show's ending in 2004. In 2011, Vaughn made her return to situational comedy on the BET sitcom Let's Stay Together. Vaughn portrayed the friend of the character Kita portrayed by Erica Hubbard.
Reality television[link]
[edit] Celebrity Fit Club
Vaughn appeared in the third season of Celebrity Fit Club which premiered in January 2006 on VH1. On episode four,she announced that her and husband, James, were ending their marriage. During the course of the show, she became the first cast member to ever gain weight, with a weight gain of 4 pounds. It was said on the season finale that she was simply trying to lose weight at the wrong time.
[edit] Celebrity Rap Superstar
Vaughn appears as a contestant on MTV's Celebrity Rap Superstar which premiered August 30, 2007. She studied under Warren G for the show. On September 27, 2007, an illness caused her to be eliminated from the competition.
Filmography[link]
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| 1999 | Trippin' | Anetta Joney | |
| 2001 | Max Keeble's Big Move | Office Admin. Assistant | |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | 227 | Alexandria | 13 episodes |
| 1992 | Fievel's American Tails | Monique (Voice) | 1 episode |
| Hangin' with Mr. Copper | Keisha | 2 episodes | |
| 1993 | Thea | Charlene | 1 episode |
| 1993–1994 | Roc | Carlita | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Minor Adjustments | Monique | 1 episode |
| 1996–1999 | Moesha | Kimberly Ann Parker | 83 episodes |
| 1997 | Goode Behavior | 1 episode | |
| 1999–2004 | The Parkers | Kimberly Ann Parker | 135 episodes |
| 2003 | MADtv | Herself | 11 episodes |
| 2006 | Cuts | Kelli | 1 episode |
| Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness | Dee Dee | Voice | |
| Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-Roc's Avenue | Dee Dee | Voice | |
| 2011 | Let's Stay Together | Chauntelle | 1 episode |
Awards and nominations[link]
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Young Artist Award | Nominated | Best Young Actress Featured, Co-starring, Supporting, Recurring Role in a Comedy or Drama Series or Special | 227 |
| 1998 | NAACP Image Awards | Won | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Moesha |
| 1999 | Nominated | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Moesha'c' | |
| 2000 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | The Parkers |
External links[link]
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| Name | Vaughn, Countess |
| Alternative names | Vaughn, Countess Danielle; Vaughn James, Countess |
| Short description | Actress, singer |
| Date of birth | August 8, 1978 |
| Place of birth | Idabel, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
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