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    Natalie Desselle, Comedic Heart of ‘BAPS’ and ‘Eve,’ Dies at 53

    #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best MoviesBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest TheaterBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyNatalie Desselle, Comedic Heart of ‘BAPS’ and ‘Eve,’ Dies at 53Her role as Halle Berry’s uproarious stardom-seeking sidekick helped define a decades-long career in film and TV.Natalie Desselle got her foot in the door as an actress by cold-calling one of the few Black managers in Hollywood. Credit…Mpi20/MediaPunch, via IPX, via Associated PressBy More

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    Pamela Tiffin, Movie Star Who Shone Brightly but Briefly, Dies at 78

    #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best MoviesBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest TheaterBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyPamela Tiffin, Movie Star Who Shone Brightly but Briefly, Dies at 78Billy Wilder called her “the greatest film discovery since Audrey Hepburn,” and she made an immediate splash in two 1961 movies, when she was only 19.Pamela Tiffin in 1965 in Madrid. A former model, she said she preferred acting. “A model sells herself,” she said, “but an actress sells the characters she plays.”Credit…Gianni Ferrari/Cover/Getty Images.By More

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    Warren Berlinger, Film and Television Character Actor, Dies at 83

    #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best MoviesBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest TheaterBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyWarren Berlinger, Film and Television Character Actor, Dies at 83Mr. Berlinger, who had dozens of roles in a career that spanned more than six decades, appeared in “Happy Days” and “The Cannonball Run.”Warren Berlinger from a 1978 episode of the television series “Operation Petticoat.”Credit…Walt Disney Television via Getty ImagesBy More

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    A Cinematic Love Letter to Denmark’s Drinking Culture

    #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best MoviesBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest TheaterBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyA Cinematic Love Letter to Denmark’s Drinking CultureThomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round” explores the highs and lows of the Danes’ love of alcohol, at a time when their hard-drinking habits are under new scrutiny.The actor Mads Mikkelsen, left, and the director Thomas Vinterberg on the set of “Another Round.”Credit…Henrik Ohsten/Samuel Goldwyn FilmsBy More

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    Best Performances of 2020

    One day, we’ll look back on this year and bawl. But we should also remember that there were professionals out there who dared to bring joy to our screens. More

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    Actors Sue SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Over Changes in Insurance

    #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best TV ShowsBest DanceBest TheatreBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyActors Sue SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Over Changes in InsuranceEd Asner, a seven-time Emmy winner, is the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Tuesday; it includes nine other participants.Ed Asner, who is 91, would  lose coverage when SAG-AFTRA Health Plan changes take effect in 2021 because he will not reach a new earnings threshold, the lawsuit says.Credit…Rachel Luna/Getty ImagesBy More

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    Elliot Page, Oscar-Nominated ‘Juno’ Star, Announces He Is Transgender

    #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }What to WatchBest Movies on NetflixBest of Disney PlusClassic Holiday MoviesHoliday TVBest Netflix DocumentariesAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyElliot Page, Oscar-Nominated ‘Juno’ Star, Announces He Is Transgender“Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot,” Page wrote in a statement that he posted on Tuesday.“My joy is real, but it is also fragile,” Elliot Page wrote in a statement announcing he is transgender.Credit…Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDbBy More