Tag: Welsh

Sarah Siddons

(1755–1831) née Sarah Kemble Sarah Siddons in Art: Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Mrs Siddons 1785 National Gallery, London     Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Infant Hercules Strangling Serpents 1786 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg   Born July 5 1755 Brecon (Wales) Died June 8 1831 London (England) Occupation…

Jonathan Pryce

(1947) Jonathan Pryce, CBE Filmography as Actor: The Age of Innocence 1993 Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer   Born June 1 1947 Holywell (Wales) Occupation Actor Awards Cannes Film Festival Award Drama Desk Award Awards Laurence Olivier Award Tony Title…

Michael Sheen

(1969) Michael Christopher Sheen, OBE Filmography as Actor: Wilde 1997 Director: Brian Gilbert Starring: Stephen Fry, Jude Law     The Queen 2006 Director: Stephen Frears Starring: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen   Born February 5 1969 Newport (Wales) Occupation Actor Title Officer of the…

Peter Greenaway

(1942) Peter Greenaway, CBE Filmography as Director: The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 1989 Director: Peter Greenaway Starring: Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren   Born April 5 1942 Newport (Wales) Occupation Film director Painter Occupation Screenwriter Writer Award Golden Calf Title Commander…

Anthony Hopkins

(1937) Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE Filmography as Actor: The Lion in Winter 1968 Director: Anthony Harvey Starring: Peter O’Toole, Katharine Hepburn     The Silence of the Lambs 1991 Director: Jonathan Demme Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins     The Remains of…

Catherine Zeta-Jones

(1969) Catherine Zeta-Jones, CBE Filmography as Actress: The Mask of Zorro 1998 Director: Martin Campbell Starring: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins     The Legend of Zorro 2005 Director: Martin Campbell Starring: Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones     No Reservations 2007…

Desmond Llewelyn

(1914–1999) Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn Filmography as Actor: From Russia with Love 1963 Director: Terence Young Starring: Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi     Goldfinger 1964 Director: Guy Hamilton Starring: Sean Connery, Honor Blackman     Thunderball 1965 Director: Terence Young Starring: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger…

Ray Milland

(1907–1986) Reginald Alfred John Truscott-Jones Filmography as Actor: Dial M for Murder 1954 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly   Born January 3 1907 Neath (Wales) Died March 10 1986 Torrance, CA (USA) Cause of death Cancer Occupation…

Siân Phillips

(1933) Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips, DBE Filmography as Actress: Clash of the Titans 1981 Director: Desmond Davis Starring: Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom     The Age of Innocence 1993 Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer   Born May 14 1933…

John Rhys-Davies

(1944) Filmography as Actor: Victor/Victoria 1982 Director: Blake Edwards Starring: Julie Andrews, James Garner   Born May 5 1944 Salisbury (England) Occupation Actor