Amy Irving

She has two sons, one by Spielberg (Max Samuel) and one with Barreto. The image of her limpid eyes and tremulous voice remains to epitomize the tragic heroine of the Hindi film. She had been living with Brazilian filmmaker Bruno Barreto since 1990 and they wed in 1996. Pakeezah (1971), jointly conceived with her husband, was completed shortly before her tragic death on March 31, 1972 and was her last great performance. Due to her prenuptual agreement with Spielberg, their divorce netted her an estimated US$100 million. Her screen image of a tormented, self-mortifying woman became an extension of her own personality. Irving is the ex-wife of Steven Spielberg (27 November 1985 - 1989). Like the heroine of the film, she increasingly took to drink and embarked on the road to gradual ruin.

She won an Obie Award for The Road to Mecca. Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (Master, Mistress and Servant 1962) became in more than a symbolic way the crossroads of her life. She has also appeared in several theatrical productions. A collection of her poems in Urdu under the pen name Naaz was published after her death. She supplied the singing voice of Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. She was also a poet in her own right, and was able to lend to the characters she played a certain poetic tenderness and intensity. Irving has appeared in films such as Carrie, by Brian De Palma and Deconstructing Harry, directed by Woody Allen. However, her strong independent spirit would not be subordinated by her husband's genius and they eventually separated in 1964.

Her parents are director Jules Irving and actress Priscilla Pointer. She married Kamal Amrohi who directed some of her best films. Amy Irving (born 10 September 1953 in Palo Alto, California) is an American actress. One reason for this popularity was her private life, which at times rivaled the plot of any movie. Carrie (1976). However, her studied reserve, chaste diction and -- most of all -- extraordinary voice, that struck the right balance between the erotic and the pathetic, ensured her place in the hearts of the Indian movie-going public. I'm a Fool (1976). The following years saw her appear in a number of films, where she played many, largely indistinguishable, self-mortifying women.

The Fury (1978). She was never really able to shake off this image of a tragidienne, and at times this severely impeded her in the exercise of the full range of her histrionic talents. Voices (1979). Her evocative portrayal of the perennially suffering Indian woman struck a responsive chord in millions of women. Honeysuckle Rose (1980). By 1953, Meena Kumari had starred in three other commercially successful films: Daera, Do Bigha Zameen and Parineeta. Parineeta became a turning point in her career. The Competition (1980). She therefore heralded a new era of actresses that included Nargis, Nimmi, Suchitra Sen and Nutan.

Yentl (1983). Meena Kumari entered the limelight at a time when histrionics were taking over from glamour (as epitomized by such beauties as Naseem, Veena, Sofia and Jayshree). Micki & Maude (1984). Her early films were rather unremarkable and mythological. Rumpelstiltskin (1987). She took on the name Meena Kumari for Vijay Bhatt's immensely popular musical Baiju Bawra. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) (voice). Mahajabeen acted in her first film at the age of six.

Crossing Delancey (1988). Her mother Prabhawati (later Iqbal Begam), a stage dancer and actress, was a descendant of the Tagore family. A Show of Force (1990). Her father Ali Bakhsh was an actor in films and Parsi theatre, apart from composing music for a few films. An American Tail 2: Fievel Goes West (1991) (voice). She was born Mahjabeen Bano in Bombay. Benefit of the Doubt (1993). She shot into stardom in 1952 with the release of Baiju Bawra.

Kleptomania (1995). Meena Kumari (August 1, 1933 - March 31, 1972) was an Indian actress, whose name has become synonymous with the tragic heroine. Carried Away (1996). NewDelhi: East West Press, 1974. I'm Not Rappaport (1996). The Kaleidoscope of Indian Cinema. Deconstructing Harry (1997). Mahmood, Hameeduddin.

One Tough Cop (1998). London: British Film Institute; New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1994. The Confession (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999). Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul. Bossa Nova (1999).

Blue Ridge Fall (1999). Traffic (2000). Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2002). Tuck Everlasting (2002).