Melissa Leo This article is more than 12 years oldAlice Ward, mother played by Melissa Leo in The Fighter, diesThis article is more than 12 years old'We lost the leader of our family,' says ex-boxer Dicky Eklund after Ward died of cardiac arrest in Boston hospitalAlice Ward, the woman Melissa Leo portrayed in her Oscar-winning performance in The Fighter, has died aged 79 in Boston after a cardiac arrest. Ward was the mother of boxers Micky Ward (played by Mark Wahlberg in the film) and Richard " Read More...
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at West Yorkshire PlayhouseTennessee WilliamsCat on a Hot Tin Roof: Tennessee Williams's southern discomfortThe American playwright's masterpiece, an explosive story of sexual repression, has suffered at the hands of directors and censorsGiven that it is Tennessee Williams's best play, it is surprising how rarely we see Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Since its British premiere in 1958, it has had only three major London revivals. Read More...
My family valuesFamilyInterviewSharon Gless: My family valuesNikki SpencerThe actor, best known for her role as Cagney in Cagney & Lacey, talks about her familyThe Gless family have been in Los Angeles for generations and no one ever left. We have five streets named after us. When my husband, Barney, retired, we moved to Miami, but I still have a house in Los Angeles. I would never give up my roots there. Read More...