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Illeana Douglas

Illeana Douglas, 2007
Born July 25, 1966 (1966-07-25) (age 41)
Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

Illeana Douglas (born July 25, 1965) is an Emmy award-nominated American actress. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works

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Biography

Personal life

Douglas was born Illeana Hesselberg in Quincy, Massachusetts, the daughter of Joan (née Georgescu) and Gregory Hesselberg (aka Douglas). Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. [1] Her paternal grandparents were Rosalind Hightower and actor Melvyn Douglas, and her paternal step-grandmother was actress and politician Helen Gahagan. Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg ( April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) better known as Melvyn Douglas, was an American actor Helen Gahagan ( November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and (under the name Helen Gahagan [2] Her mother is Romanian American. See also List of Romanian Americans A Romanian American is a Citizen of the United States who has significant Romanian heritage [3][4] She has two brothers, Stefan and Erik.

After a long relationship with Martin Scorsese, Douglas married Jonathan Axelrod, son of Hollywood producer George Axelrod in 1998. George Axelrod ( June 9, 1922 - June 21, 2003) was an American Screenwriter, producer, Playwright They divorced three years later.

Career

Acting since she was a child in Connecticut from the age of 10, Douglas studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre is an Actor training school in New York City, generally associated with the Meisner technique of Sanford [5] She is known for her part in Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear (1991), her role as singer/songwriter Denise Waverly in Allison Anders' Grace of My Heart (1996), and her roles in To Die For (1995) and Ghost World (2001). Cape Fear is a 1991 thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese. Allison Anders (born November 16, 1954) is an American film and Television director. Grace of My Heart is a 1996 film written and directed by Allison Anders, set in the Pop music world of the 1960s To Die For is a 1995 film written by Buck Henry, based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Maynard (ISBN 0-595-26939-7 and directed Ghost World is a 2001 Film by Terry Zwigoff, based on a Graphic novel by Daniel Clowes.

On TV, Douglas appeared briefly as Garry Shandling's love interest on The Larry Sanders Show, starred in the series Action (1999) with Jay Mohr, guest starred on both Seinfeld and Frasier and has played a public defender on several episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2002 and 2003. The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television Sitcom that originally aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the HBO Cable television network Action is a short-lived comedy series about a Hollywood producer named Peter Dragon who is trying to recover from his last box-office failure Jay Mohr (born Jon Ferguson Mohr on August 23, 1970) is an American actor and Stand-up comedian. Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons Frasier is an American sitcom, a Spin-off of Cheers starring Kelsey Grammer as Law & Order Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order SVU or simply SVU) is an American Drama She appeared in two episodes of the critically acclaimed HBO TV-series Six Feet Under, both of which earned Emmy nominations for Guest Actress in a Drama. Six Feet Under is an American Television Drama created by Alan Ball that was originally broadcast from 2001 to 2005 In 2006 she starred in the Lifetime TV Movie Not Like Everyone Else. Lifetime Television is an American Television network devoted to movies, sitcoms and Dramas all of which are either geared toward In 2007 Douglas was added to the cast of Ugly Betty, where she'll play Sheila, a new editor for MODE magazine. Ugly Betty is an American television Comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera in the title role along with Eric Mabius [6]

At the Walt Disney World Resort in the Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park, Douglas plays Aerosmith's manager in the preshow video for the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster attraction. Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith (commonly referred to as simply Rock 'n' Roller Coaster) is an enclosed steel Roller coaster She later appeared in an Aerosmith music video as Liv Tyler's mother.

Douglas has tried her hand at writing and directing, with a comedy short The Perfect Woman (1993), the documentary Everybody Just Stay Calm--Stories in Independent Filmmaking (1994), and the satire Boy Crazy, Girl Crazier (1995); and she has been the producer for several projects including Illeanarama,[7] a collection of her short films for the Sundance Channel. Sundance Channel is a Cable television network devoted to airing independent feature films, World cinema, documentaries, Short

Filmography

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Television

References

  1. ^ Illeana Douglas Biography (1965-)
  2. ^ Illeana Douglas Biography - Yahoo! Movies
  3. ^ Psychology Today: Final Analysis: Illeana Douglas
  4. ^ SuicideGirls > Interviews > Illeana Douglas
  5. ^ Illeana Douglas’ Woolworth Touch / A stalwart of the "Sundance Generation," actor-writer-director Illeana Douglas talks about what keeps her constantly inspired. But all she really wants is to be the next Elaine May. | MovieMaker Magazine
  6. ^ From US Weekly (July 11, 2007)
  7. ^ YouTube - Illeanarama - Supermarket of the Stars - Episode 1

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