It received a total of eight nominations, including best actor for Sean Penn as gay rights leader Harvey Milk.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

An actor who worked with Katharine Hepburn once said that she brought with her an extra level of reality.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

An actor plays Spanish-American Admiral David Farrugut, a hero in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio talked about the medical charity Partners in Health, one of the groups supported by the telethon.

VOA: special.2010.02.01

The next day, John Wilkes Booth, an actor and supporter of the defeated Confederacy, shot President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington.

VOA: special.2010.05.10

The director of the ballet company, played by French actor Vincent Cassel, questions whether she can do this.

VOA: special.2010.12.13

The movie is a good example of how far the actor will go to perfect a role.

VOA: special.2009.11.30

But he was also a theater producer, a part owner of an acting company and an actor.

VOA: special.2010.01.06

Mercy in an individual is a wonderful thing, but mercy on the part of a government actor can be a very dangerous thing."

VOA: special.2011.06.06

The actor fell. Some of the soldiers ran to the burning barn and pulled him out.

VOA: special.2010.01.07

This was the first of nine movies she starred in with actor Spencer Tracy.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

British actor Daniel Craig is to play the role of Mikael Blomkvist.

VOA: special.2010.08.18

But they knew the names of every leading actor and actress.

VOA: special.2010.12.02

The actor is a member of the National Space Society.

VOA: special.2011.06.17

Over at competitor General Electric, actor Ronald Reagan -- later the fortieth president of the United States -- and often referred to as the Great Communicator, was for many years an effective commercial spokesman every week on the GE Theater.

VOA: special.2011.07.21

says the whirlwind of activities leading up to the Oscars leaves him uncertain how he feels about his nomination as best actor.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

Michael Emerson took home an "Outstanding Supporting Actor" Emmy for his portrayal of the character,Ben Linus.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

Other reports say the target appears to have been a film actor, perhaps Bollywood super star Shahrukh Khan, who plays characters named Rahul in most of his films.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

He was known around Washington as "Good Time Charlie" for his love of drinks and women, and his life story became a Hollywood movie starring famed actor Tom Hanks.

VOA: standard.2010.02.11