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An actor (sometimes actress for female; see terminology) is a person who acts in a dramatic or comic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity. The ancient Greek word for an "actor," ὑποκριτής (hypokrites), means literally "one who interprets"; in this sense, an actor is one who interprets a dramatic character.
After 1660, when women first appeared on stage, actor and actress were initially used interchangeably for female performers, but later, influenced by the French actrice, actress became the usual term. The etymology is a simple derivation from actor with ess added. The word actor refers to a person who acts regardless of gender, and this term "is increasingly preferred", while actress refers specifically to a female person who acts. Actress "remains in general use", although in a survey of a "wide cross-section of current British English", compiled in 2010, actor was almost twice as commonly found as actress. Within the profession, however, the re-adoption of the neutral term dates to the 1950s–60s, the post-war period when women's contribution to cultural life in general was being re-evaluated.Actress remains the common term used in major acting awards given to female recipients.
Kanye Omari West ( /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American musician, film director and fashion designer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, and classical music.
West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008, and his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010. West released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne with Jay-Z in 2011, which is the duo's first collaborative album. His five solo albums, all of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. As of 2012, West has won a total of eighteen Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time. All albums have been very commercially successful, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy becoming his fourth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release. West has had 5 songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of July 2011, with "Gold Digger" selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,402,000, "Heartless" selling 3,742,000, "E.T." selling over 4,000,000 and "Love Lockdown" selling over 3,000,000 placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade. He has sold over 30 million digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital artists of all-time.
Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress. She was the youngest person to accrue six Academy Award nominations, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Reader (2008). She has won awards from the Screen Actors Guild, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association among others, and has been nominated twice for an Emmy Award for television acting, winning once for her role as Mildred Pierce in the 2011 mini-series of the same name.
Brought up in Berkshire, Winslet studied drama from childhood, and began her career in British television in 1991. She made her film debut in Heavenly Creatures (1994), for which she received her first notable critical praise. She achieved recognition for her subsequent work in a supporting role in Sense and Sensibility (1995) and for her leading role in Titanic (1997), the highest grossing film at the time, and the highest grossing film of Winslet's career.
Since 2000, Winslet's performances have continued to draw positive comments from film critics, and she has been nominated for various awards for her work in such films as Quills (2000), Iris (2001), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Finding Neverland (2004), Little Children (2006), The Reader (2008) and Revolutionary Road (2008). Her performance in the last of these prompted New York magazine critic David Edelstein to describe her as "the best English-speaking film actress of her generation". The romantic comedy The Holiday and the animated film Flushed Away (both 2006) are among the biggest commercial successes of her career.
Actors: Karl Markovics (actor), Jan Peszek (actor), Florence Thomassin (actress), Bruce Glover (actor), Crispin Glover (actor), Dorota Roqueplo (costume designer), Sonia Bohosiewicz (actress), Piotr Glowacki (actor), Lukasz Barczyk (writer), Lukasz Barczyk (director), Lukasz Barczyk (producer), Agnieszka Podsiadlik (actress), Krzysztof Szczygiel (actor), Patrycia Ziolkowska (actress), Magdalena Poplawska (actress),
Genres: Action, Crime, History,Actors: Paul Winston (producer), Paul Winston (writer), Paul Winston (director), Paul Winston (writer), Grisha Alasadi (editor), Paul Winston (actor), Marques Pardue (actor), Antonia Wise (actor), Marques Pardue (producer), J.L. Faverio (producer), J.L. Faverio (actor), J.L. Faverio (miscellaneous crew), J.L. Faverio (miscellaneous crew), Jared Leedy (actor), Justin Link (actor),
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Rick Jansen (producer), Rick Jansen (actor), Justin Wolf (editor), Justin Wolf (writer), Justin Wolf (director), Justin Wolf (producer), Christopher Phillippi (producer), Christopher Phillippi (actor), Kaitlynn Kopp (producer), Jim McClellan (actor), Alexis Pujol (actor), Alessandro Marquez (actor), Alessandro Marquez (actor), Amber van Schaaijk (actor), Phoebe Ferguson (actor),
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller,Actors: Sunnyi Melles (writer), István Szabó (actor), Sunnyi Melles (actress), Gregor Bloéb (actor), Luc Bondy (actor), Heidelinde Haschek (director), Florian Teichtmeister (actor), Johanna Wokalek (actress), Barbara Rett (actress), Elfriede Jelinek (actress), Till Firit (actor), Till Firit (actor), Joachim Meyerhoff (actor), Christiane von Poelnitz (actress), Mathias Rüegg (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Craig Michaelson (producer), Craig Michaelson (director), Craig Michaelson (writer), Jeff Ellingson (writer), Jeff Ellingson (director), Jeff Ellingson (editor), Jeff Ellingson (actor), Jeff Ellingson (actor), Jeff Ellingson (producer), Nolan Welles (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Timothy Carr (writer), Timothy Carr (director), Timothy Carr (editor), Bruha Eve (actor),
Plot: Bruha Eve is a talented artist from the Philippines living in Kuwait. She is also a model, actress and animal lover. She was the first Filipina artist to have an exhibition in Kuwait where her paintings were showcased. She donates half of all proceeds from the sale of her paintings to the Al-Danah Foundation which is dedicated to building day care centers for children and livelihood centers for women in the Philippines.
Genres: Documentary, Short,Actors: Marc I. Daniels (actor), Jason Stefaniak (producer), Jason Stefaniak (writer), Joyce Wu (miscellaneous crew), Toshimichi Saito (producer), Toshimichi Saito (writer), Toshimichi Saito (writer), Toshimichi Saito (director), Toshimichi Saito (editor), Alexis Fedor (actor), Nick Abeel (actor), Sajeev Pillai (actor), Kerri Dillon (actress), Yoav Shemesh (composer), Aerielle Di Piazza (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: Justin Burquist (writer), Justin Burquist (director), Jack Vecchio (actor), George Jac (actor), Jack Vecchio (actor), John Menvielle (editor), Robert Partridge (actor), Jasmine Hoshino (miscellaneous crew), Dimitri Zaunders (producer), Everett Davis (actor), Sherri Evans (actress), Dimitri Zaunders (writer), Brenda Durazo (miscellaneous crew), Robert Moore (actor), Monica Beran (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Chris Corey (director), Chris Corey (producer), Chris Corey (editor), Chris Corey (writer), Charles Misner (actor), Kenny Hembree (actor), Basia Bossinas (actor), Antonio K. Aramburu (actor), Antonio K. Aramburu (producer), Rachel C. Mobley (actress), Lincoln Dyre (actor), Mary Beth Aramburu (actress), Jessica Corey (actress), Basia Bossinas (miscellaneous crew), Mary Beth Aramburu (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Adolph Zukor (miscellaneous crew), Pola Negri (actress), Louis D. Lighton (writer), Hope Loring (writer), Ernest Vajda (writer), Dimitri Buchowetzki (director), Jesse L. Lasky (miscellaneous crew), Noah Beery (actor), Edward Cecil (actor), Arthur Hoyt (actor), Cissy Fitzgerald (actress), Charles A. Post (actor), Robert Ames (actor), Michael Vavitch (actor), Erwin Connelly (actor),
Genres: Drama, Romance,