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Illeana Douglas (born July 25, 1965) is an Emmy award
Emmy Award

The Emmy Award, also known as the 'Emmy', is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards....
-nominated American actress.

las was born in Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy, Massachusetts

Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "The City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream"....
  She is known for her part in Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese

Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese is an Academy Award-winning American filmmaker, screenwriter, film producer, and film historian. Also affectionately known as "Marty", he is the founder of the World Cinema Foundation and a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema and has won awards from the Gol...
's Cape Fear
Cape Fear (1991 film)

Cape Fear is a 1991 in film thriller film, directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a remake of the Cape Fear and tells the story of a family man, a former public defender, whose family is threatened by a convicted rapist who wants vengeance for having been imprisoned for 14 years because of the lawyer's purposefully faulty legal defense tact...
 (1991), her role as singer/songwriter Denise Waverly in Allison Anders
Allison Anders

Allison Anders is an American film director and television director. Anders has directed many independent films, on which she frequently collaborates with fellow UCLA School of Theater Film and Television graduate Kurt Voss....
' Grace of My Heart
Grace of My Heart

Grace of My Heart is a 1996 film written and directed by Allison Anders, set in the pop music world of the 1960s. The plot, which follows the personal life and career trajectory of its protagonist, Denise Waverly , may strongly parallel those of singer-songwriter Carole King....
 (1996), and her roles in To Die For
To Die For

To Die For is a black comedy written by Buck Henry, based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Maynard, and directed by Gus Van Sant. It stars Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon and Joaquin Phoenix....
 (1995) and Ghost World
Ghost World (film)

Ghost World is a 2001 in film film directed by Terry Zwigoff, based on a graphic novel and screenplay by Daniel Clowes. It stars Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson and Steve Buscemi....
 (2001).

On TV, Douglas appeared briefly as Garry Shandling's love interest on The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television sitcom that originally aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the Home Box Office cable television network in the United States....
, starred in the series Action
Action (TV series)

Action is a short-lived comedy series about a Hollywood producer named Peter Dragon, who is trying to recover from his last box-office failure....
 (1999) with Jay Mohr
Jay Mohr

Jay Cox Mohr is an American actor and stand-up comedian....
, guest starred on both Seinfeld
Seinfeld

Seinfeld is an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning Television in the United States Situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in Broadcast syndication....
 and Frasier
Frasier

Frasier is an American situation comedy broadcast on National Broadcasting Company for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993 to May 13, 2004....
 and has played a public defender on several episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American drama television program about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department....
 in 2002 and 2003.






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Illeana Douglas (born July 25, 1965) is an Emmy award
Emmy Award

The Emmy Award, also known as the 'Emmy', is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards....
-nominated American actress.

Biography

Douglas was born in Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy, Massachusetts

Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "The City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream"....
  She is known for her part in Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese

Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese is an Academy Award-winning American filmmaker, screenwriter, film producer, and film historian. Also affectionately known as "Marty", he is the founder of the World Cinema Foundation and a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema and has won awards from the Gol...
's Cape Fear
Cape Fear (1991 film)

Cape Fear is a 1991 in film thriller film, directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a remake of the Cape Fear and tells the story of a family man, a former public defender, whose family is threatened by a convicted rapist who wants vengeance for having been imprisoned for 14 years because of the lawyer's purposefully faulty legal defense tact...
 (1991), her role as singer/songwriter Denise Waverly in Allison Anders
Allison Anders

Allison Anders is an American film director and television director. Anders has directed many independent films, on which she frequently collaborates with fellow UCLA School of Theater Film and Television graduate Kurt Voss....
' Grace of My Heart
Grace of My Heart

Grace of My Heart is a 1996 film written and directed by Allison Anders, set in the pop music world of the 1960s. The plot, which follows the personal life and career trajectory of its protagonist, Denise Waverly , may strongly parallel those of singer-songwriter Carole King....
 (1996), and her roles in To Die For
To Die For

To Die For is a black comedy written by Buck Henry, based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Maynard, and directed by Gus Van Sant. It stars Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon and Joaquin Phoenix....
 (1995) and Ghost World
Ghost World (film)

Ghost World is a 2001 in film film directed by Terry Zwigoff, based on a graphic novel and screenplay by Daniel Clowes. It stars Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson and Steve Buscemi....
 (2001).

On TV, Douglas appeared briefly as Garry Shandling's love interest on The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television sitcom that originally aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the Home Box Office cable television network in the United States....
, starred in the series Action
Action (TV series)

Action is a short-lived comedy series about a Hollywood producer named Peter Dragon, who is trying to recover from his last box-office failure....
 (1999) with Jay Mohr
Jay Mohr

Jay Cox Mohr is an American actor and stand-up comedian....
, guest starred on both Seinfeld
Seinfeld

Seinfeld is an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning Television in the United States Situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in Broadcast syndication....
 and Frasier
Frasier

Frasier is an American situation comedy broadcast on National Broadcasting Company for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993 to May 13, 2004....
 and has played a public defender on several episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American drama television program about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department....
 in 2002 and 2003. She appeared in two episodes of the critically acclaimed HBO TV-series Six Feet Under, both of which earned Emmy nominations for Guest Actress in a Drama. In 2006 she starred in the Lifetime TV movie Not Like Everyone Else. In 2007 Douglas was added to the cast of Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty is an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG and Peabody Award winning American television program comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera in the title role, along with Eric Mabius, Vanessa L....
, where she plays Sheila, an editor for MODE magazine.

At the Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort

Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world, containing four theme parks; two water parks; twenty-three themed hotels; and numerous shopping, dining, entertainment and recreation venues....
 in the Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park, Douglas plays Aerosmith
Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an United States hard rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston, Massachusetts" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band"....
's manager in the preshow video for the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith is an enclosed roller coaster steel roller coaster roller coaster ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort and at the Walt Disney Studios Park in France....
 attraction. She later appeared in an Aerosmith music video as Liv Tyler
Liv Tyler

Liv Rundgren Tyler is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of Aerosmith's lead singer, Steven Tyler and Bebe Buell, model and singer....
's mother.

Douglas has tried her hand at writing and directing, with a comedy short The Perfect Woman (1993), the documentary Everybody Just Stay Calm--Stories in Independent Filmmaking (1994), and the satire Boy Crazy, Girl Crazier (1995); and she has been the producer for several projects including Illeanarama, a collection of her short films for the Sundance Channel
Sundance Channel

Sundance Channel is a cable television Television network devoted to airing independent film, world cinema, documentary film, short films, and original programs, such as news about the latest developments from each year's Sundance Film Festival....
.

Filmography

  • Goodfellas
    Goodfellas

    Goodfellas is a crime film drama film film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is based on the non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Scorsese....
     (1990
    1990 in film

    The year 1990 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Cape Fear
    Cape Fear (1991 film)

    Cape Fear is a 1991 in film thriller film, directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a remake of the Cape Fear and tells the story of a family man, a former public defender, whose family is threatened by a convicted rapist who wants vengeance for having been imprisoned for 14 years because of the lawyer's purposefully faulty legal defense tact...
     (1991
    1991 in film

    The year 1991 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Grief (1993
    1993 in film

    The year 1993 in film involved many significant films. ...
    )
  • Alive: The Miracle of the Andes
    Alive (1993 film)

    Alive is a 1993 in film by the husband and wife team, director Frank Marshall and producer Kathleen Kennedy . It is based upon Piers Paul Read's acclaimed 1974 in literature book, Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors ....
     (1993)
  • Quiz Show
    Quiz Show

    Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical drama film which tells the true story of the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s. It stars John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, Hank Azaria, and Christopher McDonald....
     (1994
    1994 in film

    The year 1994 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • To Die For
    To Die For

    To Die For is a black comedy written by Buck Henry, based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Maynard, and directed by Gus Van Sant. It stars Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon and Joaquin Phoenix....
     (1995
    1995 in film

    The year 1995 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Wedding Bell Blues
    Wedding Bell Blues (film)

    Wedding Bell Blues is a 1996 film, directed by Dana Lustig and starring Illeana Douglas, supermodel Paulina Porizkova, and Julie Warner. The movie concerns the plight of single women off to Las Vegas, Nevada....
     (1996
    1996 in film

    The year '1996 in film' involved some significant events. Major releases this year included Fargo , Trainspotting , The English Patient , Independence Day , Twister , Scream, Jerry Maguire and Madonna 's Evita ....
    )
  • Grace of My Heart
    Grace of My Heart

    Grace of My Heart is a 1996 film written and directed by Allison Anders, set in the pop music world of the 1960s. The plot, which follows the personal life and career trajectory of its protagonist, Denise Waverly , may strongly parallel those of singer-songwriter Carole King....
     (1996)
  • Rough Riders
    Rough Riders (film)

    Rough Riders is a 1997 three hour television miniseries about Theodore Roosevelt and the regiment . The series chronicles the major land battles of the Spanish-American War of 1898....
     (1997)
  • Picture Perfect
    Picture Perfect

    Picture Perfect is a 1997 in film, starring Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon, Illeana Douglas, Olympia Dukakis, and Anne Twomey....
     (1997
    1997 in film

    The year 1997 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Stir of Echoes
    Stir of Echoes

    Stir of Echoes is a supernatural Thriller film released in the United States in 1999, starring Kevin Bacon and directed by David Koepp. The film is loosely based on the A Stir of Echoes by Richard Matheson....
     (1999
    1999 in film

    The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s. Several new feature films, including Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, The Sixth Sense, new sequel Toy Story 2, first of The Matrix, Disney's animated Tarzan , The Mummy , and the hig...
    )
  • Happy, Texas
    Happy, Texas (film)

    Happy, Texas is a comedy film released in 1999 directed by Mark Illsley, and starring Steve Zahn, Jeremy Northam and William H. Macy....
     (1999)
  • Rock 'n' Rollercoaster Preshow
    Rock 'n' Roller Coaster

    Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith is an enclosed roller coaster steel roller coaster roller coaster ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort and at the Walt Disney Studios Park in France....
     (1999)
  • The Next Best Thing
    The Next Best Thing

    The Next Best Thing is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by John Schlesinger starring Rupert Everett, Madonna , and Benjamin Bratt....
     (2000)
  • Ghost World
    Ghost World (film)

    Ghost World is a 2001 in film film directed by Terry Zwigoff, based on a graphic novel and screenplay by Daniel Clowes. It stars Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson and Steve Buscemi....
     (2001
    2001 in film

    The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ...
    )
  • Dummy
    Dummy (film)

    Dummy is a 2002 in film drama film/comedy film written and directed by Greg Pritikin. It starred Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich, Illeana Douglas, Vera Farmiga and Jared Harris....
     (2002
    2002 in film

    The year '2002 in film' involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, Stuart Litt...
    )
  • The New Guy
    The New Guy

    The New Guy is a 2002 in film United States teen comedy directed by Ed Decter. The film tells the story of a high school loser Dizzy Gillespie Harrison....
     (2002)
  • Stories of Lost Souls
    Stories of Lost Souls

    Stories of Lost Souls is compilation of cinematic stories starring many of cinema's biggest names including Hugh Jackman, Keira Knightley, Cate Blanchett, James Gandolfini, Paul Bettany, Illeana Douglas and directed by seven different directors including Deborra-Lee Furness and Illeana Douglas....
     (2005
    2005 in film

    The year 2005 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,The Devil's Rejects, Saw II, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, ''The Ring Two, ''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, ''xXx: State of the Union, ''Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous...
    )
  • Not Like Everyone Else
    Not Like Everyone Else

    Not Like Everyone Else is a 2006 television movie that aired on Lifetime Television and starred Alia Shawkat. It is based on a true story of events that happened to Brandi Blackbear in 1999-2000....
     (2006
    2006 in film

    The year '2006 in film' involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with Saw III, Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Casino Royale , Clerks II, X-Men: The Last Stand, Mission: Impossible III, Final Destination 3 and Scary Movie 4....
    )
  • Factory Girl
    Factory Girl

    Factory Girl is an United States Biographical film based on the life of socialite and 1960s underground film star Edie Sedgwick. The film premiered in Los Angeles on December 29, 2006....
     (2006)
  • Pittsburgh (2006)
  • The Bondage
    Bondage (film)

    The Bondage is a 2006 film directed and directed by Eric Allen Bell. The film has not yet been released....
     (2006)
  • Fired! (2007)
  • Expired
    Expired

    Expired is a 2008 in film comedy-drama film and is the first writer-director credit for Cecilia Miniucchi, whose previous credits include the documentary on the work of artist Hermann Nitsch entitled "Nitsch 1998"....
     (2007
    2007 in film

    The year '2007 in film' saw major releases such as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ,The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Transformers , TMNT , Saw IV, and Live Free or Die Hard as well as releases of third installment films, such as: The Bourne Ultimatum , Pirates of the Caribbean:...
    )
  • The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008
    2008 in film

    The year '2008 in film' saw many new films released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels such as Rambo , The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, The Dark Knight , The X-Files: I...
    )
  • Otis
    Otis (film)

    Otis is a 2008 in film direct-to-DVD Horror film-comedy directed by Tony Krantz. It is the fourth Raw Feed horror film from Warner Home Video....
     (2008)
  • Easy To Assemble (2008)
  • Life Is Hot in Cracktown
    Life Is Hot in Cracktown

    Life Is Hot in Cracktown is an upcoming crime drama film based on Buddy Giovinazzo's eponymous 1993 collection of short stories. Giovinazzo directed and wrote the film....
     (2009)
  • April Showers (2009)


Television

  • Action
    Action (TV series)

    Action is a short-lived comedy series about a Hollywood producer named Peter Dragon, who is trying to recover from his last box-office failure....
     (1999)
  • Six Feet Under (2001, 2005)
  • Illeanarama (TV) (2005)
  • Shark
    Shark (TV series)

    Shark is an United States legal drama that originally ran on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. Created by Ian Biederman, the series starred James Woods as Sebastian Stark, a notorious Los Angeles defense attorney who becomes a prosecutor....
     (2006)
  • Ugly Betty
    Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty is an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG and Peabody Award winning American television program comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera in the title role, along with Eric Mabius, Vanessa L....
     (2007)


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