Tag: acting
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Acting Secret Service director responds to critical new report about security failures
The acting director of the U.S. Secret Service said Thursday he was concerned about the morale of his overworked agents, as he addressed an independent review that called for “fundamental reform” within the agency to prevent assassination attempts like the one in July that injured former President Donald Trump. In an exclusive interview with NBC…
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Daniel Day-Lewis officially ends retirement from acting for son’s film ‘Anemone’
Daniel Day-Lewis, widely considered one of the greatest actors of his generation, is emerging from retirement after seven years away from the big screen. He’s starring in Focus Features and Plan B’s upcoming film “Anemone,” which marks the directorial debut of his son, Ronan Day-Lewis. Daniel Day-Lewis and Ronan Day-Lewis co-wrote the film, described as…
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Maggie Smith, acting legend of ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Downton Abbey’ fame, dies at 89
Maggie Smith, the two-time Oscar-winning actor best known for playing the stern Professor McGonagall in the “Harry Potter” movie franchise and the tart-tongued Dowager Countess on “Downton Abbey,” has died, her publicist told The Associated Press. She was 89. Smith, who started her professional acting career in the 1950s, won Academy Awards for her performances…