28-504: Softley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Iain Softley (born 1956), English film director, producer, and screenwriter Mick Softley (1939–2017), British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mortimer Softley (born 1975), Guyanese reggae singer better known as Natural Black Timothy Softley , British academic [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
56-551: A Nazi survivor whose whole family was killed. The family owned a painting that the Nazis confiscated. Later on the painting reappeared. The new owner lent the painting to an art gallery in Los Angeles but while on display it was stolen. FBI agent Don Eppes, played by Rob Morrow , tries to figure out what really happened. Rowlands received positive reviews for this role. She has been a spokesperson for people who were persecuted by
84-602: A middle-aged professor who is prompted to a journey of self-discovery when she overhears the therapy sessions of another woman ( Mia Farrow ). The review in Time Out described the character's trajectory: "Marion gets to thinking, and is appalled to realise that so many assumptions about her own life and marriage are largely unfounded: in her desire for a controlled existence, she has evaded the emotional truth about relationships with her best friend ( Sandy Dennis ), brother ( Harris Yulin ) and husband ( Ian Holm )." Time Out praised
112-626: A national production of the play. In 1956, she starred in the Broadway play Middle of the Night opposite Edward G. Robinson . Rowlands costarred with Paul Stewart in the 26-episode syndicated TV series Top Secret (1954–55). She guest-starred on such anthology television series as Robert Montgomery Presents , Armstrong Circle Theatre , Studio One , Appointment with Adventure , The United States Steel Hour , and Goodyear Television Playhouse , all in 1955. In 1959, Rowlands appeared in
140-723: A number of highly-praised theatrical productions. He worked for Granada TV and the BBC in the 1980s before moving on to music videos and film. Softley's first film, the Stuart Sutcliffe biopic, Backbeat , which he wrote and directed, was released in 1994. It opened the Sundance Film Festival and went on to receive a BAFTA Award nomination for Best British Film. For his work on the film, Softley received Best Newcomer Awards from The London Film Critics Circle and Empire Magazine. Following Backbeat, Softley directed
168-478: A plot along". Softley also directed the upcoming Disney+ short film The Shepherd , which stars John Travolta and is an adaptation of Frederick Forsyth 's novel The Shepherd . Together with his wife, film producer Sarah Curtis, Softley runs Forthcoming Films, which produces and develops their respective projects. Past productions include: Backbeat , On a Clear Day , Hysteria , Trap for Cinderella and Ophelia . Future productions include:
196-712: A stage adaptation of Backbeat , which was co-written with Stephen Jeffreys . It premiered at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow , before transferring to the Duke of York's Theatre , in London and then subsequently Toronto, Los Angeles and Berlin. In 2016, it was announced that Softley will direct Icarus , based on the life of British/American astronaut , Michael Foale , which Softley has developed with writers Hilary Thompson and Laurence Coriat . He will co-produce
224-667: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Iain Softley Iain Declan Softley (born 30 November 1956) is an English film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films include Backbeat, Hackers , The Wings of the Dove , K-PAX , The Skeleton Key , Inkheart and the BBC adaptation of Sadie Jones 's novel The Outcast . Softley was educated at St Benedict's School , Ealing, London, and Queens' College, Cambridge , where he directed
252-671: Is embroiled in a murder investigation. In 2014, she starred in the film adaptation of Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks . In 2015, she described herself as generally retired from acting. Rowlands was married to John Cassavetes from March 9, 1954, until his death on February 3, 1989. They met at the American Academy at Carnegie Hall , where they were both students. They had three children, all actor-directors: Nick , Alexandra , and Zoe . Rowlands married retired businessman Robert Forrest in 2012. Rowlands stated that she
280-550: Is the only one that has been made available for rental. In 1985, Rowlands played the mother in the critically acclaimed made-for-TV movie An Early Frost . She won an Emmy for her portrayal of former First Lady of the United States Betty Ford in the 1987 made-for-TV movie The Betty Ford Story . In 1988, Rowlands starred in Woody Allen 's dramatic film Another Woman . She played Marion Post,
308-461: The BBC broadcast a two-part adaptation of author Sadie Jones ' novel The Outcast which Softley also directed. The film was warmly received by The Guardian , with Julia Raeside writing: "The tone set by Iain Softley's beautifully restrained direction and the careful use of music creates a real feeling of loss from the start, just as in the book, but he somehow avoids all hammy visual foreshadowing and narrative signposting, so often used to gee
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#1732780795910336-466: The Michael Foale biopic Icarus. Softley and Curtis live in London. Together, they have three children. Gena Rowlands Virginia Cathryn " Gena " Rowlands ( / ˈ dʒ ɛ n ə / ; June 19, 1930 – August 14, 2024) was an American actress, whose career in film, stage, and television spanned nearly seven decades. She was a four-time Emmy Award and two-time Golden Globe winner,
364-629: The University of Wisconsin , where she was a popular student already renowned for her beauty. While in college, she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma . She left for New York City to study drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts . In the early 1950s, Rowlands performed with repertory theatre companies and at the Provincetown Playhouse . She made her Broadway debut in The Seven Year Itch and toured in
392-410: The surname Softley . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Softley&oldid=914019983 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
420-406: The "marvellous" performances in the film, adding, "Rowlands' perfectly pitched approach to a demanding role is particularly stunning." Film4 called her performance "sublime", while Roger Ebert noted that it marked a considerable change in tone from her work with Cassavetes, thus showing "how good an actress Rowlands has been all along." In 1995, Rowlands appeared as Julia Roberts 's mother in
448-1063: The Brave , with Kirk Douglas and Walter Matthau . She played the former lover of the Kirk Douglas character, now the wife of the Douglas character's best friend. Rowlands and Cassavetes made ten films together: A Child Is Waiting (1963), Faces (1968), Machine Gun McCain (1969), Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), A Woman Under the Influence (1974; nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress ), Two-Minute Warning (1976), Opening Night (1977), Gloria (1980; nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress ), Tempest (1982), and Love Streams (1984). According to Boston University film scholar Ray Carney , Rowlands sought to suppress an early version of Cassavetes's first film, Shadows , that Carney says he rediscovered after decades of searching. Rowlands also became involved in
476-593: The Nazis. In 2007, she played a supporting role opposite Parker Posey and Melvil Poupaud in Broken English , an independent American feature written and directed by her daughter Zoe Cassavetes . In 2009, she appeared on an episode of Monk ("Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door"). On March 2, 2010, she appeared on an episode of NCIS as lead character Leroy Jethro Gibbs 's former mother-in-law, who
504-758: The US box office: the sci-fi mystery film K-PAX , starring Kevin Spacey , and Jeff Bridges , and the suspense thriller, The Skeleton Key with Kate Hudson , Gena Rowlands and John Hurt . Other film credits include: Inkheart , from Cornelia Funke 's best-selling book, with Helen Mirren , Paul Bettany and Jim Broadbent ; Trap for Cinderella , starring Tuppence Middleton and Alexandra Roach , which Softley adapted and directed from Sebastien Japrisot 's French crime novel; and Curve starring Julianne Hough , produced by Blumhouse Productions and released by Universal Pictures in 2016. In 2010, Softley directed
532-778: The Western series Laramie , alongside her husband John Cassavetes in the detective series Johnny Staccato , and in the Western series Riverboat , starring Darren McGavin . In 1961, she appeared in the adventure series The Islanders , set in the South Pacific, and in Target: The Corruptors! , starring Stephen McNally . She guest-starred in The Lloyd Bridges Show , the detective series 77 Sunset Strip , Kraft Suspense Theatre ,
560-706: The Westerns Bonanza and The Virginian , and Breaking Point , all in 1963. In 1964, she guest-starred in the medical drama Dr. Kildare and in two episodes of Burke's Law . She appeared in four episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents , three of which were after the series had been renamed The Alfred Hitchcock Hour . In 1967, she was cast as socialite Adrienne Van Leyden in the prime-time ABC soap opera Peyton Place . Rowlands made her film debut in The High Cost of Loving in 1958. In 1962, she starred in director David Miller 's Lonely Are
588-481: The comedy-drama film Something to Talk About , and in 1998, she played Sandra Bullock 's mother in the dramatic film Hope Floats . In 2002, Rowlands appeared in Mira Nair 's HBO movie Hysterical Blindness , for which she won her third Emmy. In 2004, she starred as the older version of Rachel McAdams 's character in the romantic drama film The Notebook alongside James Garner as her husband, which
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#1732780795910616-536: The cyber thriller Hackers , starring Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee-Miller . This was followed in 1997 by an adaptation of Henry James ' novel, The Wings of the Dove , starring Helena Bonham-Carter . The film premiered at the Toronto and Venice Film Festivals , earned four Academy Award nominations, and won a number of awards including two BAFTAs and multiple acting honors for Bonham Carter. Softley's next two films (released by Universal Pictures ) topped
644-544: The past half century-plus is Gena Rowlands." In November 2015, Rowlands received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of her unique screen performances. Rowlands was born on June 19, 1930, in Madison, Wisconsin . Her mother, Mary Allen ( née Neal), was a housewife who later worked as an actress under the stage name Lady Rowlands . Her father, Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands , was a banker and state legislator. He
672-457: The project through his company, Forthcoming Films. Softley attended Queens' College, Cambridge at the same time as Foale. Aside from his work in film, Softley has also worked in television. In 2012, he directed the short film, The Man , as part of Sky Arts ' Playhouse Presents strand. The film was a satirical take on the clandestine Bilderberg Group and starred Stellan Skarsgard , Zoe Wannamaker , Hayley Atwell and Stephen Fry . In 2015,
700-545: The screenings of Husbands and Love Streams , according to Carney. The UCLA Film and Television Archive mounted a restoration of Husbands , as it was pruned down (without Cassavetes's consent, and in violation of his contract) by Columbia Pictures several months after its release, in an attempt to restore as much of the removed content as possible. At Rowlands's request, UCLA created an alternative print with almost ten minutes of content edited out, as Rowlands felt that these scenes were in poor taste. The alternative print
728-666: Was a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party , and was of Welsh descent. She had an elder brother, David Rowlands. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., in 1939, when Edwin was appointed to a position in the United States Department of Agriculture ; moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin , in 1942, when he was appointed branch manager of the Office of Price Administration ; and later moved to Minneapolis , Minnesota. From 1947 to 1950, she attended
756-426: Was directed by her son Nick Cassavetes . The same year, she won her first Daytime Emmy for her role as Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie in the made-for-TV movie The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie . In 2005, she appeared opposite Kate Hudson , Peter Sarsgaard , and John Hurt in the gothic thriller The Skeleton Key . The next year she appeared as Mrs. Hellman in an episode from the third season of Numb3rs . She played
784-859: Was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress . She rose to prominence for her collaborations with her actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, including A Woman Under the Influence (1974) and Gloria (1980), both of which earned her Oscar nominations. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for Opening Night (1977). Her other notable roles included William Friedkin 's The Brink's Job (1978), Woody Allen 's Another Woman (1988), Jim Jarmusch 's Night on Earth (1991), Mira Nair 's Hysterical Blindness (2002), her son Nick Cassavetes 's The Notebook (2004). In 2021, Richard Brody of The New Yorker said, "The most important and original movie actor of
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