actress

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In 2020, the actress and CEO of the lifestyle brand Goop started to plan an all-day brasserie in Brentwood, Calif., the wealthy Los Angeles enclave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Despite being better known in recent years for Abba musicals and TV dramas, Baranski noted she started out as "predominantly a theatre actress" and initially had "no desire to be a television actor".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Hay Fever is one of Coward's most enduring comedies, and follows the self-centred Bliss family - retired actress Judith, her novelist husband David, and their children Sorel and Simon.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Other brands riding the nostalgia wave are Gap and Levi Strauss, whose boot-cut jeans are worn in the show by actress Sarah Pidgeon, who plays Bessette.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

She is the most dramatic member of the family, and the worst actress, which in our family is a crucial skill.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver