If we're ever going to move away from a place of rampant size discrimination, we need to challenge the one-note portrayals we see on reality weight loss television shows -- or better yet, get them off the air altogether.
The tour de force is Vivian Reed's note-perfect portrayal of Gloria, the grande dame, complete with affectations, insecurities, dramatic monologues and even a respectably sung phrase from "Tosca," thank you very much.
It helps to have a strong cast, arrayed around a note-perfect portrayal of Claudius (Laurence Weeks and Gertrudee (a superb Elizabeth McGuire): he, long-haired and sleazy, but in a way that could convincingly appeal to a certain kind of woman; she as a strong, forceful woman utterly (and perhaps willingly) duped by him.
The Godfather, Part II (1974) -- The actor cements his standing with a vivid, note-perfect portrayal of the young Don Corleone.
August 20 , 1974Aviano, Italy Amy Adams, in full Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974, Aviano, Italy) American actress, especially noted for her portrayals of naive and charming characters.
Its French Quarter has attracted such artists as John J. Audubon, the great wildlife painter, and George Catlin, noted for his portrayals of the American West, and has been the haunt of writers such as Walt Whitman, Sherwood Anderson, and William Faulkner.
November 11 , 1974Los Angeles, California Leonardo DiCaprio, in full Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 , 1974 Los Angeles, California, U.S ., American actor and producer, who emerged in the 1990s as one of Hollywood's leading performers, noted for his portrayals of unconventional and complex characters.
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., Manhattan Theater Source, 177 Macdougal Street, Greenwich Village, (866) 811-4111, theatresource.org; $25.20110609 Walking Tours 'Hamlet in Gramercy: The Last Years of Edwin Booth' (Saturday) Edwin Booth, the brother of John Wilkes Booth, was a well-known Shakespearean actor noted for his portrayals of Hamlet.
December 7, 1873 Winchester, Virginia April 24, 1947 New York City, New York Willa Cather, in full Wilella Sibert Cather (born December 7, 1873, near Winchester, Virginia, U.S. died April 24 , 1947 New York City, New York) American novelist noted for her portrayals of the settlers and frontier life on the American plains.
February 8 , 1925Boston, Massachusetts June 27 , 2001Los Angeles, California Jack Lemmon, in full John Uhler Lemmon III (born February 8 , 1925 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. died June 27 , 2001 Los Angeles, California), American screen and stage actor adept at both comedy and drama and noted for his portrayals of high-strung or neurotic characters in American films from the 1950s onward.
Falun Gong sources disputed the accuracy of these portrayals, noting that their teachings explicitly forbid violence or suicide.
