Ann Sothern

She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - for Motion Pictures, at 1612 Vine St, and for Television, at 1634 Vine St. A Russian rock band, Ne Nashego Mira, renamed itself UmaThurman (Уматурман), hoping to capitalize on her popularity. She retired from acting, and died at her home in Ketchum, Idaho from heart failure. She now resides in Hyde Park, New York. Her role as the neighbour of elderly sisters, played by Lillian Gish and Bette Davis, with romantic interest provided by Vincent Price, brought Sothern an Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination. In 2003, Thurman and Hawke split, and in 2004, the couple filed for divorce. Her final film role was in The Whales of August in 1987. Oprah...Uma." became a heavily repeated catch phrase over the next year, inciting various spinoffs.

She resumed working sporadically on television until the mid 1980s, including a television remake of her earlier success A Letter To Three Wives. As a result, "Uma...Oprah. In 1965 she was heard as the voice of the car in the series My Mother The Car. Thurman became a pop culture legend when, at an Oscar Awards ceremony, comedian David Letterman lampooned her name by pretending to introduce her to talk show host Oprah Winfrey (both were in the audience). Both programs were very successful and earned Sothern four Emmy Award nominations, but a bout of hepatitis had left her with a bloated and overweight appearance, and she preferred not to be seen. On May 1, 1998, she married actor Ethan Hawke, whom she had met at the set of Gattaca, and gave birth to a daughter Maya Ray and later on, son Roan. She was the lead in the series Private Secretary from 1953 until 1957, and The Ann Sothern Show from 1958 until 1959. Uma Thurman left her high school, Northfield Mount Hermon, at the age of 15 to pursue an acting career in New York City. In 1990 she married actor Gary Oldman but divorced him two years later.

By the fifties she was rarely seen in films and was appearing regularly in television. She shares her birthday with actress Michelle Pfeiffer, Daniel Day-Lewis and tennis player Andre Agassi. She appeared in A Letter to Three Wives in (1949) and the film earned her excellent reviews, but did not stimulate her career. Ethan Hawke's book For Karuna was dedicated to her. After years of trying, Sothern had her first real success, and a string of "Maisie" film sequels and radio plays took her through to the late forties. In Portuguese, her name means "one" and in Polynesian, it means "kiss". In a role originally intended for Jean Harlow, Sothern was cast as "Maisie", a bold, brassy but somewhat scatter-brained showgirl who was also an amateur detective. She wears size 11 in shoes.

After a string of films that failed to attract an audience, Sothern left RKO and was signed to MGM, making her first film for them in 1939. She is a spokesmodel for cosmetics company Lancome which has shades of lipstick named after her. Born Harriette Arlene Lake in Valley City, North Dakota, Sothern began her film career as an extra in silent films in 1927. In 1934 she signed a contract with Columbia Pictures but after two years the studio released her from this contract, and she was signed by RKO Pictures in 1936. Her height is 1.83m. Ann Sothern (January 22, 1909 - March 15, 2001) was a American film actress. She has 3 brothers, named Ganden, Dechen and Mipam. "Uma" is the name of a Hindu goddess of light and beauty.

Her Swedish mother, Nena, was briefly married to Timothy Leary (to whom she was introduced by Salvador Dalí) before marrying Uma's father, Robert Thurman, a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist studies at Columbia University. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was given a Buddhist upbringing. Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970), is an American film actress. Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1987).

Johnny Be Good (1988). Dangerous Liaisons (1988). The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988). Where the Heart Is (1990).

Henry & June (1990). Robin Hood (TV) (1991). Jennifer Eight (1992). Final Analysis (1992).

Mad Dog and Glory (1993). Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993). Pulp Fiction (1994). A Month by the Lake (1995).

Duke of Groove (1995). The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996). Beautiful Girls (1996). You're Still Not Fooling Anybody (1997).

Gattaca (1997). Batman & Robin (1997). Les Misérables (1998). The Avengers (1998).

Sweet and Lowdown (1999). Vatel (2000). The Golden Bowl (2000). Tape (2001).

Chelsea Walls (2001). Hysterical Blindness (2002). 2 2004). 1 2003, Vol.

Kill Bill (Vol. Paycheck (2003). Be Cool (2005).