Individual Actors & Performers

In her early 20s, Edna Loftus had the world at her feet. As a showgirl in England and France during the Edwardian Era, she appeared in a number ...

He became a movie star playing The Man With No Name, and today his name is known around the world. Measured by longevity, productivity, and profits...

Born in London, the young Peter moved to Northamptonshire where his father was a chauffeur and butler at the local manor house. Always a show-off, ...

A sweeping look at the career of a truly singular Hollywood star In the oceans of ink devoted to the monumental movie star/businesswoman/political...

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When Patrice Chaplin left Kentish Town for Hollywood she did not envisage the extent of the excitement of the lives of its biggest stars, but she q...

Not only is Johnny Depp a huge star, but his unconventional choice of movie roles has made him a fascinating and mysterious character. With appeara...

He is Tinseltown's most indestructable sex symbol and hellraiser. In 1997 Jack Nicholson received an Oscar for his starring role in As Good As It G...

Jamie Foreman is one of Britain's most iconic actors. He is also the son of Britain's most notorious gangster, Freddie Foreman. Jamie's life has be...

Printed on high-quality card material, and packaged in a handy un-bendable box, this tarot deck celebrates the legacy of Meryl Streep. With more cr...

Having turned her hand to a huge variety of roles, she could never be accused of being typecast. From Caligula to The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and...

Not only is Johnny Depp a huge star, but his unconventional choice of movie roles has made him a fascinating and mysterious character. He has also ...

David Jason is one of Britain's best-loved stars. From his wonderful characterization of Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses to more recent portrayals...

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*** The Sunday Times Bestseller ***Heartfelt and honest, A Life Reimagined is a touching memoir of love, loss and life after tragedy from beloved a...

For young people, the space of the drama classroom can be a space for deep learning as they struggle across difference to create something together...

As John Waynes character said in The Alamo: Theres right and theres wrong. You got to do one or the other. The ultimate measure of a man is how he ...

He became a star overnight as surly, sexy, usually shirtless Kovac in Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944). Handsome and personable, John Hodiak (1914-19...

The early years of the twenty-first century have witnessed a proliferation of non-fiction, reality-based performance genres, including documentary ...

Miguel de Cervantess experimentation with theatricality is frequently tied to the notion of revelation and disclosure of hidden truths. Drawing the...

I Was Never Alone or Oporniki presents an original ethnographic stage play, based on fieldwork conducted in Russia with adults with disabilities. T...

Combining a diverse range of case studies with discussion between leading scholars in star studies and transnational cinema, this book analyzes sta...

This volume should be understood in the context of the postdramatic and postspectacular paradigms that have questioned traditional concepts regardi...

Sarah Siddons grew up as a member of a family troupe of travelling actors, always poor and often hungry, resorting to foraging for turnips to eat. ...

This book details Eva Green's film and acting career. Extensively researched, it is concerned with her film roles, and the many movies in which she...

The instant Sunday Times bestseller and Financial Times Best Audio of 2023From brutal schooldays to 80s anarchy, through The Young Ones, Bottom and...

Brecht on Theatre is a seminal work that has remained the classic text for readers and students wanting a rich appreciation of the development of B...

Thundering across the screen, Judah Ben-Hurs iconic chariot race against his former friend turned bitter foe remains an indelible part of cinematic...

In his early thirties, Stephen Fry - writer, comedian, star of stage and screen - had, as they say, 'made it'.What could possibly go wrong?As the 8...

There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern California to 50 million viewers for ...

There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern California to 50 million viewers for ...