Anne Elizabeth Ramsay (born September 11, 1960) is an American actress best known for her role as Lisa Stemple on Mad About You, for which she shared a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Ensemble in a Comedy series.

Early life[link]

Ramsay was born in Los Angeles County, California^[1] and raised in La Habra, California.^[2] She studied theater at UCLA and graduated with a bachelor's degree. She worked with an acting group called The Continum, which featured UCLA alumni, through which she got her big break and an agent.

Film credits[link]

She has many notable feature credits including A League of Their Own and Planet of the Apes.

Television credits[link]

Anne Ramsay is known for her role as Lisa Stemple on the series Mad About You, the lovable, spacey, perpetually single sister of Jamie Buchman (Helen Hunt). Ramsay has made numerous guest appearances on such television series as Six Feet Under, Chicago Hope, CSI, Dharma & Greg, Mysterious Ways, The L Word and The WB series, Related. She was a guest actress on the Fox series House M.D. on April 3, 2007. Other appearances include two on Star Trek: The Next Generation ("Elementary, Dear Data" and "The Emissary").

She can also be seen in the music video by rock band Mr. Big entitled, "Goin' Where the Wind Blows" from Atlantic Records, 1996.

In 2004 and 2005, Ramsay appeared on some episodes of The L Word as Robin, a lesbian who dates Jenny Shecter.

In 2007, she appeared as a pregnant fashion photographer, Emma Sloan in House M.D. season 3 episode 17, "Fetal Position". Also in 2007, she appeared as ghost Daniel's mother in the Ghost Whisperer episode "All Ghosts Lead to Grandciew".

In 2008, Ramsay appeared on five episodes of Dexter as attorney Ellen Wolf.

In 2009, Ramsay appeared on TNT's Hawthorne. She also appeared as a vampire on Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place. Also in 2009, Ramsay appeared on crime drama "Castle" as "Bree Busch".

In 2010, Ramsay appeared in two episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Ricky's biological mother. She still playing this role in episodes to this day.

Anne Ramsay also appeared in Wizards of Waverly Place's Wizards vs. Vampires as Juliet Van Heusen's vampire mother.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Anne Ramsay at the Internet Movie Database
• Anne Ramsay at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
• Anne Ramsay at Yahoo! Movies

This article about an American television actor or actress born in the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e

Tate Donovan
Donovan at the Nancy Drew premiere, July 2007
Born	Tate Buckley Donovan (1963-09-25) September 25, 1963 (age 48) New York City, New York, United States
Occupation	Actor/Director
Years active	1984-present
Spouse	Corinne Kingsbury (2005-2008)

Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for his role in the FX drama Damages, as Tom Shayes,^[1] and for his role as Jimmy Cooper in the American teen drama television series The O.C.. He voiced the title character Hercules in Disney's thirty-fifth animated feature film, in the animated television series and in the video game Kingdom Hearts II.

Early life[link]

Tate Buckley Donovan, the youngest of seven children, was born in New York,^[2] the son of Eileen (née McAllister) and J. Timothy Donovan, who was a surgeon.^[2][3] He attended Dwight-Englewood School, in Englewood, New Jersey (graduates of which include Brooke Shields, Anthony Bourdain and Mira Sorvino), before transferring to a public high school in Tenafly, New Jersey, and has been appearing on television since his teens. He attended the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, where he met his now long-time friends Grant Heslov and George Clooney. Donovan is of Irish heritage.

Career[link]

Film career[link]

His earliest film roles included teenager Kevin Donaldson, in SpaceCamp (1986), co-starring Lea Thompson and Kate Capshaw; in the 1988 film Clean and Sober, he played a recovering drug addict, costarring with Michael Keaton and Kathy Baker.

Television career[link]

Donovan played the role of Joshua, the boyfriend of Jennifer Aniston's character, Rachel Green, in a few episodes of Season 4 of the sitcom Friends. He played the priest-son of a large Irish Catholic family in the short-lived NBC drama Trinity (1998). He has appeared as a guest star in several series such as The Guardian (2001), Mister Sterling (2003), Exposed (2003) and The O.C. (2003), where he appeared as Jimmy Cooper. From 2007 to 2010 he played lawyer Tom Shayes on the series Damages.

In March 2010, Donovan joined the cast of the ABC pilot No Ordinary Family.^[4] The series ran through 2010-11 season; however it was canceled after only one season.^[5]

Donovan began directing episodic television in 2005, when he directed an episode of The O.C.. Then, in 2009, he directed an episode of the sixth season of Medium. He also directed two episodes of Damages in its second season and an episode of Nip/Tuck in its sixth season. In 2010, he directed the third episode in the sixth season of Showtime's hit show Weeds, "A Yippity Sippity"; the tenth episode of Gossip Girl's fourth season; as well as the fourth episode of fifth season; and one episode of Damages (Season 3). In 2011, he directed the Valentine's Day-themed episode of Glee and the episode I Kissed a Girl in the third season.

Stage career[link]

He starred on stage with Amy Ryan in the Los Angeles production of Rabbit Hole. On Broadway, Donovan appeared as Alan Seymour in the revivial of Picnic in 1994; he also appeared opposite Dame Judi Dench in Amy's View (1999). Off Broadway, Donovan appeared with Glenn Fitzgerald in the 2001 production of Lobby Hero by Kenneth Lonergan, playing the role of the crooked cop Bill. Donovan has appeared in numerous productions^[6][7] at the Williamstown Theater Festival, including Once in a Lifetime, Under the Blue Sky and The Glass Menagerie. Donovan has also appeared at the Irish Repertory Theater in New York City.

Music career[link]

He had a regular gig with an traditional-Irish band called The Descendants, with whom he released an album titled Wake Amusements. Donovan plays the bodhrán and fiddle.

Other professional work[link]

As of May 2011, Donovan voices radio and video advertising for PNC Financial Services. Donovan has also volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program.

Personal life[link]

Donovan was formerly engaged to Sandra Bullock (1994) and to Jennifer Aniston. He married Corinne Kingsbury in a Catholic ceremony on a Malibu, California beach, in 2005. Kingsbury and Donovan divorced in 2008.^[8]

Political activism[link]

In 2008, Donovan announced his support and campaigned for Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential election of 2008.^[9]

Filmography[link]

• No Small Affair (1984)
• North Beach and Rawhide (1985) (TV)
• Into Thin Air (1985) (TV)
• Not My Kid (1985) (TV)
• SpaceCamp (1986)
• Magnum, P.I. - Episode: "Summer School" (1986) (TV)
• A Case of Deadly Force (1986) (TV)
• Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (1987) (mini) TV Series
• Dangerous Curves (1988)
• Vietnam War Story II (1988)
• Clean and Sober (1988)
• Dead Bang (1989)
• Rising Son (1990/I) (TV)
• Memphis Belle (1990)
• Little Noises (1991)
• Love Potion No. 9 (1992)
• Equinox (1992)
• Inside Monkey Zetterland (1992)
• Ethan Frome (1993)
• Holy Matrimony (1994)
• Partners (1995) TV Series
• America's Dream (1996) (TV)
• Homicide: Life on the Street
• The Only Thrill (1997)
• Ally McBeal (1997)
• Hercules (1997) (voice of Hercules)
• Murder at 1600 (1997)
• Thin Pink Line, The (1998)
• Godzilla: The Series (1998)
• Waiting for Woody (1998)
• October 22 (1998)
• Trinity (1998) TV Series
• Hercules: The Animated Series (1998) TV Series
• Friends (1998)
• Tempting Fate (1998) (TV)
• 4 a.m.: Open All Night (1999)
• Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999)
• Jesus & Hutch (2000)
• Office Party, The (2000)
• G-Men from Hell (2000)
• Outer Limits- Episode: Glitch (2000)
• Drop Back Ten (2000)
• Get Well Soon (2001)
• Swordfish (2001)
• House of Mouse (2001) TV Series
• West of Here (2002)
• Exposed (2003/I)
• Mister Sterling (2003) TV Series
• Scrubs (2003) TV Series
• The O.C. (2003–2007) TV Series
• Silver Bells (2005)
• Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
• The Pacifier (2005)
• Kingdom Hearts II (2006) (video game)
• Neal Cassady (2007)
• Nancy Drew (2007) as Carson Drew
• Shooter (2007)
• Damages (2007–2010) TV Series
• Gossip Girl (2010)
• Below the Beltway (2010)
• No Ordinary Family (2010)
• Glee (2011)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Tate Donovan Discusses "Damages"
• Tate Donovan at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.theocshow.com/bios/jimmybio.htm
• Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN)

Lynne Ramsay (born 5 December 1969) is a Scottish film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer best known for the feature films Ratcatcher, Morvern Callar and We Need to Talk about Kevin. She is married to Rory Kinnear (March 2002 - present). Lynne Ramsay's work bears a powerful personal imprint. Her films are marked by a fascination with children and young people and the recurring, unresolvable themes of grief, guilt and death and its aftermath. They are low on dialogue and explicit story exposition, and instead use images, vivid details, music and sound design to create their unsettling worlds.

Early life[link]

Born in Glasgow on 5 December 1969, Ramsay graduated from the UK's National Film and Television School in 1995. She studied photography at Napier College, Edinburgh, then entered the National Film and Television School, where she specialised in cinematography and direction.

Career[link]

Ramsay took a break in-between "Black and White Town" and "We Need to Talk About Kevin" because of creative needs. As to her extended absence, the Scottish filmmaker explained that she thinks the film-making process is different for her, and other writer-directors, than it is for directors who don’t write their own material. The Harvard Film Archive welcomed Lynne Ramsay for a showcase of her films, including the three acclaimed shorts that inaugurated her career. ^[1]

Short Films[link]

Ramsay won the 1996 Cannes Prix de Jury for her graduation film, the short "Small Deaths". Her second short film, "Kill the Day", won the Clemont Ferrand Prix du Jury; her third, "Gasman", won her another Cannes Prix du Jury in addition to a Scottish BAFTA for Best Short Film.

Small Deaths (1996) is Ramsay's debut short film that she completed as her graduating film at the UK's National Film and Television School. Small Deaths is a series of three vignettes of children grappling with familial realities and the repercussions of their actions. (1996, video, 11 minutes). Ramsay is the Writer, Director and cinematographer for this film. ^[2]

Kill the Day (1996), written and directed by Ramsay, captures a day in the life of a heroin addict in jail, and in the process inventively probes the inner workings of memory (1996, 35mm, 17 minutes).

Gasman (1998), also written and directed by Ramsay, is about a brother and sister who attend a Christmas party with their dad, and encounter two other children who are strangely familiar with him. (1998, video, 15 minutes).

Feature Films[link]

Ratcatcher (1999), Ramsay's debut feature, won critical acclaim and numerous awards. It was screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival^[3] and opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival, winning her the Guardian New Directors prize. She also won the Carl Foreman Award for Newcomer in British Film at the 2000 BAFTA Awards, the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival and the Silver Hugo for Best Director at the Chicago International Film Festival.

Morvern Callar (2002) won Samantha Morton the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress, and Kathleen McDermott the Scottish BAFTA Award for Best Actress. It also won the 2002 C.I.C.A.E. Award and the Award of The Youth at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Motion picture soundtrack includes tracks from Aphex Twin, Velvet Underground, and Nancy Sinatra. Ramsay is credited as the writer and director. The film is based on Alan Warner's 1995 novel of the same name, Morvern Callar. It was featured in the Directors Fortnight for the Cannes Film Festival 2002 and then went on to open the Edinburgh International Film Festival in August of the same year. The film also featured at the Telluride, Toronto, San Sebastian, Dinard and Stockholm Film Festivals of 2002. It was nominated for seven British Independent Film Awards.

We Need to Talk about Kevin (2011) is Ramsay's most recent feature length film in which she was the writer, producer and director. The film is about the trials of motherhood and raising a troubled child. Based on Lionel Shriver's novel. Budgetary difficulties held this production up, but after several script drafts, the film, which employed a fragmented, elliptical narrative and starred Tilda Swinton as the tormented mother, premiered in 2011 to great acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival. ^[4]

Ramsay was slated to direct the adaptation of Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones, which she had read in manuscript form prior to its publication. She left the project in early 2004 after the novel had become a bestseller and the producers wanted a version more faithful to the original than she had been planning.^[5] Her next project was the BBC Films-produced adaptation, We Need to Talk about Kevin, Lionel Shriver's Orange Prize-winning novel.^[6] The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival^[7], and was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2011.

In 2007 Ramsay was rated number 12 in Guardian Unlimited's list of the world's 40 best directors working today.^[8]

Music promos[link]

Ramsay directed the promotional video for the Manchester-based indie-rock band Doves' single "Black and White Town", which was released on 7 February 2005. However, Ramsay's version was re-edited and the released version was significantly different to her original piece.^[9]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Lynne Ramsay at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile: Lynne Ramsay AcademyFilms.com

1. REDIRECT Tilda Swinton

Anne Curtis
Born	Anne Ojales Curtis-Smith (1985-02-17) February 17, 1985 (age 27) Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Actress, model, television host, singer,recording artist and VJ
Years active	1997–present
Website
www.annecurtis.ph

Anne Marie Ojales Curtis-Smith, also known as Anne Curtis-Smith (born on 17 February 1985 in Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia) is a Filipino/Spanish-Australian, of British descent^{[citation needed]} actress, model, television host, singer, fashion icon, recording artist and VJ, currently active in the Philippines.^[1]

Born Anne Curtis, she is the eldest daughter of Carmen Ojales, a Filipina and James Curtis-Smith, an Australian lawyer. She was discovered while on vacation in the Philippines at the age of 12^[2] which made her visit permanent.

Career[link]

1997-2003: Career beginnings[link]

Anne Curtis was born in Yarrawongga, Australia. Annually, her family visits the Philippines to see their mother's relatives. However, in 1997, her visit became permanent as she was approached while eating in a fast-food restaurant and was asked if she is interested in modeling. Within a week or so, Curtis bagged her first commercial. Because of this, she and her dad decided to move in the Philippines. She did her 7th grade in Colegio de Sta. Rita, and because she was not able to speak Filipino fluently, she had special Filipino classes. ^[3] Her first movie was Magic Kingdom, where she played a princess. After this, she appeared in several supporting roles in GMA Network's shows. Some of the shows were T.G.I.S., Ikaw Na Sana and the long-running situational comedy series Beh Bote Nga ^[4]

2004-2007: Network transfer and various lead roles[link]

In 2004, Curtis moved to the rival network of GMA Network, ABS-CBN. The management of ABS-CBN gave her a more mature role, when she starred in Hiram. ^[5] Her co-stars in the series were Kris Aquino, Dina Bonnevie, John Estrada, Heart Evangelista and Geoff Eigenmann. ^[6] In 2005, she got her first title role, via the television version of Kampanerang Kuba. The film version of Kampanerang Kuba was starred by star-of-all-season, Vilma Santos. ^[7] Also in 2005, she hosted the reality show Qpids with her best friend, Luis Manzano. ^[8] In 2006, she got her first movie under Star Cinema, All About Love. It was a three-part movie and also starred some of the ABS-CBN's biggest stars, John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, Luis Manzano, Angelica Panganiban and Jason Abalos. Also in 2006, she played a nurse and a psycho killer in Star Cinema and Viva Films' Wag Kang Lilingon. Kristine Hermosa also starred in the film.^[9] In that same year, she starred in the critically acclaimed television drama series, Maging Sino Ka Man, wherein she was paired with her ex-boyfriend, Sam Milby. In this series she played the role of Celine, she got the chance to work with veteran actor Christopher De Leon. ^[10] Her role in the series gave her a best actress nomination in the 21st PMPC Star Awards for Television. ^[11] She later reprised her role in the second installation of the series, Maging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik. ^[12] In 2007, she starred in the blockbuster comedy-film, Ang Cute Ng Ina Mo, wherein she played the daughter of the comedy-queen, Ai Ai de las Alas.^[13]

2008-2010: Continous television and film projects[link]

In 2008, Curtis starred in the film, When Love Begins, wherein she was paired with award-winning actor, Aga Muhlach.^[14] Later in that same year, she starred in the award-winning period film, Baler. This was her first on-sceen team-up with Jericho Rosales.^[15] She won the Best Actress Award from the 34th Metro Manila Film Festival. This marked as Curtis' first acting award, and was very thankful for it.^[16] She was also nominated in the 25th PMPC Star Awards for Movies as Film Actress of the Year and in the 11th Gawad Pasado Awards as Pinakapasadong Aktres.^[17][18] Also in 2008, she got her second title role, Dyosa (Goddess). Curtis admitted that she was very nervous about her role and she picked that being a mermaid is the hardest. She had three leading men in the series, which are Sam Milby, Luis Manzano and Zanjoe Marudo. ^[19] After this, she was dubbed as the "Dyosa" of Philippine Showbiz. ^[20] In 2009, she was one of the main hosts of the highly popular morning variety show, Showtime alongside Vhong Navarro, Kim Atienza, Vice Ganda and many more.^[21] In 2009, she played the role of Candice in the television series, The Wedding. Her leading men were Zanjoe Marudo and Derek Ramsay.^[22] In 2010, she starred in the film Babe, I Love You. The movie marked her first big-screen team-up with ex boyfriend, Sam Milby. ^[23] Her second movie for 2010 was In Your Eyes. Her co-stars include Claudine Barretto and her ex-boyfriend, Richard Gutierrez. ^[24] Her role in this film earned her a Best Supporting Actress Award from the 29th Luna Awards and a Movie Actress of the Year Nominee from the 27th PMPC Star Awards for Movies. ^[25][26]