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In biology, sexual reproduction is a process of combining and mixing genetic traits, often resulting in the specialization of organisms into a male or female variety, each known as a sex. Sexual reproduction involves combining specialized cells (gametes) to form offspring that inherit traits from both parents. Gametes can be identical in form and function (known as isogametes), but in many cases an asymmetry has evolved such that two sex-specific types of gametes (heterogametes) exist: male gametes are small, motile, and optimized to transport their genetic information over a distance, while female gametes are large, non-motile and contain the nutrients necessary for the early development of the young organism.
An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces: males produce male gametes (spermatozoa, or sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova, or egg cells); individual organisms which produce both male and female gametes are termed hermaphroditic. Frequently, physical differences are associated with the different sexes of an organism; these sexual dimorphisms can reflect the different reproductive pressures the sexes experience.
Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress.
Beginning her career on the stage, Davis won a Tony and a Drama Desk Award for her role in King Hedley II (2001). She won a second Drama Desk Award for Intimate Apparel (2004). She won a second Tony and a third Drama Desk Award for her role in Fences (2010).
Some of her notable films include Traffic (2000), Antwone Fisher (2002), Solaris (2002) and The Help (2011). Her eleven-minute-long performance in the film adaptation of John Patrick Shanley's Doubt (2008) earned several honors, including an Academy Award nomination. Her role in the film The Help has garnered two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a BAFTA Award nomination, another Academy Award nomination, and a Golden Globe nomination. In addition to her success, she was listed in Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World.
Davis was born on her grandmother's farm, at the former Singleton Plantation, in St. Matthews, South Carolina. She is the second youngest of six children. Her mother, Mary Alice, was a maid, factory worker, and homemaker, and her father, Dan Davis, was a horse trainer. Her family moved to Central Falls, Rhode Island a few months after she was born. Davis has described herself as having "lived in abject poverty and dysfunction" during her childhood.
Actors: Todd Henderson (actor), Todd Henderson (writer), Todd Henderson (director), Todd Henderson (producer), Todd Henderson (editor), Robert Boileau (actor), Austin Kage (actor), Austin Kage (producer), Neal Tyler (editor), Neal Tyler (producer), Rich Mercer (producer), Rich Mercer (actor), Neal Tyler (actor), Tim Lamendola (miscellaneous crew), Tim Lamendola (actor),
Genres: Thriller, War,Actors: John Diehl (actor), Dennis Miller (actor), Thomas Johnston (miscellaneous crew), David Newman (composer), Kirstie Alley (actress), John Larroquette (actor), Paul Eiding (actor), Jack N. Young (miscellaneous crew), Robert Ginty (actor), Jon Proudstar (actor), Michael Jablow (editor), Anne Wilson (miscellaneous crew), Bradley Gregg (actor), Wayne Tippit (actor), Rich Hopkins (actor),
Plot: Mark and Jessie Bannister have a problem. Actually, SEVERAL problems. Namely his cousins, her sister and nephew, and the neighbours next door. All this, problems at work and a cat that keeps coming back from the dead.
Keywords: chaos, craziness, dream-house, drug-dealer, dysfunctional, family-gathering, fire, guest, independent-film, one-word-title