Who is Angie Dickinson?

Retired American actress Angeline ‘Angie’ Dickinson was born in Kulm, North Dakota USA on 30 September 1931, making Libra her zodiac sign. She appeared in 151 TV series and movies prior to retiring from acting in 2009, and is perhaps still remembered best for playing Feathers in the 1959 western movie “Rio Bravo”, directed by Howard Hawks, and which starred John Wayne, Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson. It follows the sheriff of a small town who’s arrested the brother of a local criminal, and the film won four of its 10 award nominations.

Education and early life

Angie was raised alongside her three sisters in Kulm, by their father Leo Henry Brown who was a newspaper publisher, and mother Fredericka (nee Hehr) who was a housewife; the family were descendants of Germans from Russia, and Angie was raised Catholic.

When she was 10, the family moved to Burbank, California and she enrolled at Bellarmine-Jefferson High School not long after that; she was only 15 when she matriculated, but waited until she was 18 to enroll at Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles. Angie eventually transferred to Glendale Community College, from which she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in business in 1954.

Her initial plan was to become an author, but changed her mind after launching her acting career.

Roles in TV series

Angie’s debut TV series role was playing Commercial Model in a 1954 episode of the romantic drama “The Colgate Comedy Hour”, and the remainder of the decade saw her appear in many series, such as the comedy “The Mickey Rooney Show”, the western “Death Valley Days” and the drama “I Led 3 Lives”.

In 1965, Angie portrayed Carol Tredman in the popular drama “Dr. Kildare”, which starred Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey and Lee Kurty, and follows the relationship between a surgeon and his young medical intern; the series aired from 1961 through 1966 and won two of its 16 award nominations. Some of Angie’s other roles in the ‘60s were in an episode or two of the comedy “The Jack Benny Program”, the crime adventure comedy “Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre”, and the western “The Virginian”.

From 1974 through 1978, she starred as Sergeant Suzanne ‘Pepper’ Anderson in all the 90 episodes of the crime action “Police Woman”, created by Robert L. Collins, and which also starred Earl Holliman and Charles Dierkop. It follows the life of best Los Angeles Police Department officer Pepper Anderson, and the series won two of its 24 award nominations.

In 1982, Angie portrayed the main character Cassie Holland in all the 13 episodes of the drama “Cassie & Co.”; her only other TV series role in the ’80s was playing Sadie LaSalle in three episodes of the 1985 romantic mini-series “Hollywood Wives”.

The year 1993 saw Angie play Josie Ito in all the five episodes of the mystery thriller mini-series “Wild Palms”, which Bruce Wagner created, and which starred Robert Loggia, Dana Delany and Jim Belushi. It follows the people employed at a multi-national technology company, and the mini-series was nominated for five awards.

Angie’s final three TV series roles were playing Sheila Smith in the 1997 episode “The Witness” of the comedy “George & Leo”, voicing Detective in the 2000 episode “Aesop’s Fables: A Whodunit Musical” of the animated adventure comedy “Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child”, and playing Evelyn Worth in the 2004 episode “Catching It Early” of the drama “Judging Amy”.

Roles in movies

Angie’s debut film role was playing Party Guest in the 1954 romantic musical comedy “Lucky Me”, while some of her other roles in the ‘50s were in the 1955 western “Man with the Gun”, the 1956 western “Hidden Guns”, and the 1958 crime thriller “Cry Terror!”

The year 1964 saw her play the main character Sheila Farr in the popular crime mystery “The Killers”, directed by Don Siegel, and which also starred Lee Marvin and John Cassavetes. It follows two professional hitmen who’re trying to learn more about their latest employer, and the movie won two of its three award nominations. Some of Angie’s following roles were in the 1965 thriller “The Man Who Brought Paradise”, the 1967 western “The Last Challenge”, and the 1969 romantic western action “Young Billy Young”.

In 1972, she portrayed Jackie Kovacs in the crime action “The Outside Man”, written and directed by Jacques Deray, and which starred Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret and Roy Scheider; it follows the life of a French hitman who’s now become a target himself. The year 1977 saw Angie play Marjorie ‘Margie’ Delaney in the drama “A Sensitive, Passionate Man”, and the following year saw her portray Lindy Garrison in the drama “Overboard”.

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What marked the ‘80s for her was perhaps playing the lead character Wilma McClatchie in the 1987 crime action comedy “Big Bad Mama II”, written and directed by Jim Wynorski, and which also starred Robert Culp and Danielle Brisebois. It follows the lives of a mother and her two daughters who’ve robbed a bank.

Angie had a couple of movie roles in the ‘90s, with the most popular among these being the 1992 mystery “Treacherous Crossing”, the 1997 comedy “The Don’s Analyst”, and the 1999 romantic comedy “Sealed with a Kiss”.

Her final three movie roles were in the 2001 romantic comedy “Big Bad Love”, the 2004 comedy “Elvis Has Left the Building”, and the 2009 drama “Mending Fences”.

Other credits

Angie wrote the song “For Your Children” for the 2000 historical documentary comedy movie “Uncle Saddam”.

She received special thanks for the 1992 documentary film “25 B.C: The Best of 25 Years of Billy Connolly”, and for the 2005 documentary movie “Madman Muntz: American Maverick”.

Some of Angie’s most recent talk-show appearances have been in “Vintage Los Angeles TV”, “Sinatra: All or Nothing at All” and “Studio 10”.

Awards and nominations

Angie won seven of her 27 award nominations.

Some of her wins include a 1975 Golden Globe for Best TV Actress – Drama, for “Police Woman”, a 1981 Saturn Award for Best Actress, for her performance in “Dressed to Kill”, and a 1989 Golden Boot.

Angie received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 10 September 1987, and was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in 2012.

Love life and marriages

Angie’s been married twice. Her first husband was former professional American Footballer Gene Dickinson; the two exchanged vows in a large ceremony in 1952, but divorced in 1960.

Angie was in an on-and-off relationship with the late American singer and actor Francis Albert ‘Frank’ Sinatra, and it’s believed that she then had an affair with the assassinated US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, but she’s denied the rumors that she had been with Kennedy.

Angie and her second husband, the late American composer and songwriter Burt Freeman Bacharach married in 1965, and she gave birth to their daughter Nikki Bacharach in the following year; Nikki was autistic and committed suicide on 4 January 2007. Angie and Burt divorced in 1981, and he died in 2023.

He called me for a divorce over the phone…He said, 'This will only take a minute…'

Angie Dickinson on ex-husband Burt Bacharach pic.twitter.com/IRiT02u3pX

— DrPopCulture (@DrPopCultureUSA) May 11, 2022

Angie was in a relationship with the late Canadian-American actor Glenn Ford in the ‘80s, and with American radio and TV host Larry King in the ‘90s.

She seems to be single as of April 2023, has been married twice, and has a daughter with her second husband Burt Freeman Bacharach.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Angie’s a lifelong Democrat.

She had her legs ensured for $1 million during the ‘70s and ‘80s.

Angie was invited to play Krystle Carrington in the soap opera “Dynasty”, but rejected the role, which eventually went to Linda Evans, the series aired from 1981 through 1989 and was quite popular, winning 25 of its 92 award nominations.

The magazine “Playboy” ranked Angie #42 on their list of ‘100 Sexiest Stars of the Century’.

Angie’s daughter Nikki spent nine years at the psychiatric residential treatment facility Wilson Center.

Her favorite actor is Clint Eastwood, and her favorite movie “The Bridges of Madison County”.

American singer-songwriter Tori Amos mentioned Angie in her song “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Angie’s age is 91. Her hair’s blonde and eyes are blue, she’s 5ft 5ins (1.65m) tall and weighs around 125lbs (56kgs).

Angie’s net worth’s been estimated at over $25 million, as of April 2023.

Who is Claudia Jessie?

British actress Claudia Jessie was born in Moseley, Birmingham, England, on 30 October 1989, making Scorpio her zodiac sign. She’s had roles in 26 movies and TV series, and is perhaps known best for playing Eloise Bridgerton in the critically acclaimed historical romantic series “Bridgerton”, created by Chris Van Dusen, and which stars Nicola Coughlan, Luke Thompson and Jonathan Bailey. It follows members of the wealthy British Bridgerton family, the series has been airing since 2020, and has won 15 of its 88 award nominations.

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Education and early life

Claudia and her brother were raised on a canal boat in Moseley, by their parents about whom Claudia rarely speaks in public; it’s only known that they struggled financially, and that her father eventually left the family.

She attended a local elementary school and was interested in dancing and singing during her four years there, while she was 13 when she appeared in her first school play. Claudia was 14 when her mother began homeschooling her, and 17 when she moved into Birmingham and enrolled at high school there; she matriculated in 2009 and then enrolled at Susi Earnshaw Theatre School, while she also honed her acting skills at the Birmingham Library Theatre Company.

During her teenage years, Claudia’s mother was occasionally able to pay for her ballet lessons at the Challis School of Dance.

Roles in movies

Claudia’s debut film role was playing Rosie in the eponymous 2012 short historical drama, and her following role came two years later, when cast to star as Beth in the short comedy “Copy That”.

Her only other film role has been playing both Doris Cleavely and Lily in the popular 2016 romantic comedy “Their Finest”, directed by Lone Scherfig, and which starred Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy. It follows the life of a woman who’s transitioned from being a secretary to a scriptwriter, and the movie won one of its eight award nominations.

Roles in TV series

Claudia’s debut TV series role was playing Sophia Danae in two episodes of the popular 2013 family adventure “House of Anubis”, created by Hans Bourlon and Gert Verhulst, and which starred Brad Kavanagh, Jade Ramsey and Tasie Lawrence. It follows a group of boarding school students as they’re investigating the disappearance of their friend.

The year 2013 saw Claudia appear in an episode of the dramas “Casualty” and “The Paradise”, and in 2013 and 2014, she played both Poppy Conroy and Kate Marshall in 13 episodes of the drama “Doctors”, which stars Adrian Lewis Morgan, Jan Pearson and Matthew Chambers, and follows the lives of people working at a medical practice in Birmingham; the series has been airing since 2000, and has won 17 of its 111 award nominations.

In 2015, Claudia appeared in several episodes of the romantic crime drama “WPC 56”, the war fantasy “Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell”, and the comedy “Bull”. From 2014 through 2016, she played the lead character Shari in the family comedy “Dixi”, created by Dan Berlinka, and which also starred April Hughes and Jordan Loughran. It follows The League of Ordinary Heroes as they’re using the social media network Dixi to find out who’s causing trouble at their high school; the series won two awards, including a BAFTA Children’s Award for Best Interactive – Original.

Some of Claudia’s TV series appearances in 2017 were in an episode of the comedy “Carters Get Rich”, the crime mystery “Father Brown”, and the comedy “Detectorists”.

From 2017 through 2019, she played Lucy in the comedy “Porters”, starring alongside Susan Wokoma and Edward Easton; the series follows the lives of hospital porter Simon Porter and his porter mentors Tillman and Frankie.

Claudia’s since appeared in only two TV series (besides “Bridgerton”): she played Nessa in five episodes of the 2019 comedy “Defending the Guilty” and Polly Miller in all four episodes of the 2022 historical thriller mini-series “Bali 2002”.

Porters Series 2 starts tonight with Claudia Jessie starring as Nurse Lucy! Tune in every Thursday at 10pm on @dave_tvchannel. @MsClaudiaJessie pic.twitter.com/wV165jutIO

— hatch (@hatch_talent) March 14, 2019

Other credits

Claudia sang the song “They Can’t Black Out the Moon” of the 2016 romantic comedy film “Their Finest”.

She was featured in the 2022 TV special “Tudum: A Netflix Global Event”.

Some of Claudia’s most recent talk-show appearances have been in “Sunday Brunch”, “Entertainment Tonight”, and “The One Show”.

Awards and nominations

Claudia was nominated for a 2015 British Soap Award for Best Storyline for “Doctors”, and a 2021 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, for “Bridgerton” (shared with colleagues).

Love life and relationships

Claudia’s amongst the most secretive of actresses, as she avoids speaking about her love life in public, however, back in 2015, she revealed that she had a boyfriend.

Some of Claudia’s fans believe that she and the man are still in a relationship today, while a website has reported that the man’s name is Joseph, and that he’s an engineer; this is yet to be confirmed by Claudia.

There are also those who believe that Claudia’s today in a relationship with a fellow actress, as some of her fans have started to believe that she’s lesbian, but this hasn’t been confirmed either.

Claudia might be in a long-term relationship as of April 2023, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Claudia struggled with depersonalization disorder, anxiety and panic attacks during her teenage years, and was 17 when she was introduced to Nichiren Buddhism by her aunt, as a way to cope with her mental issues; she’s today vegan, and meditates on a daily basis.

Claudia’s quite active on her Instagram account ‘Joy’, and has uploaded nearly 200 pictures and videos onto the social media network, while close to 250,000 people are following her today; most of her content shows her spending time with her friends and colleagues.

She loves to travel, and Los Angeles, California is her favorite city.

Claudia’s favorite actress is Kate Winslet, while some of her favorite films include “Little Children”, “Steve Jobs” and “The Reader”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Claudia’s age is 33. She has green eyes and brown hair, is 5ft 6ins (1.68m) tall and weighs around 130lbs (59kgs).

Claudia’s net worth’s been estimated at over $200,000, as of April 2023.

Who is Jake Lacy?

American actor Jameson Griffin ‘Jake’ Lacy was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts USA, on 14 February 1986, making Aquarius his zodiac sign. He’s had roles in 35 TV series and movies, and is probably known best for playing Richard Semco in the 2015 romantic film “Carol”, which Todd Haynes directed, and which starred Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara and Sarah Paulson. Set in New York City in the 1950s, the film follows a young female photographer who’s fallen in love with an elderly woman, and it won 76 of its 337 award nominations, including six Oscar nominations for Best Achievement in Costume Design, Best Achievement in Cinematography and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Cate Blanchett), amongst others.

Jake’s still active in the movie industry, and is currently shooting for the upcoming mini-series “Apples Never Fall” and the movie “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial”.

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Education and early life

Jake was raised in Pittsford, Vermont by his parents, about whom not many details have been disclosed because they prefer to stay away from media; Jake’s yet to mention whether or not he has siblings, and thus is believed to be an only child.

He was interested in playing sports while attending a local high school in Pittsford, and was on his school’s baseball team; Jake also appeared in a couple of school plays, but at that time had no plan to pursue a career in the film industry.

He matriculated in 2004, and then enrolled at the University of North Carolina’s School of the Arts, from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 2008; prior to making a name for himself in the film industry, Jake worked as a waiter, bartender and gym receptionist.

Roles in TV series

Jake’s debut TV series role was playing Chip in a 2008 episode of the soap opera “Guiding Light”, and in 2010 and 2011, he played Casey in 22 episodes of the comedy “Better with You”, created by Shana Goldberg-Meehan, and which starred JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Jennifer Finnigan and Josh Cooke. It follows two sisters who are in different stages of their relationships – the series was nominated for only a single award.

Jake attracted a lot of attention with his portrayal of Pete Miller in 21 episodes (2012-2013) of the critically acclaimed comedy “The Office”, which starred John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and Steve Carell, and was created by Ricky Gervais and Greg Daniels. It follows the lives of several work colleagues, the series aired from 2005 through 2013 and won 56 of its 251 award nominations. In 2013 and 2014, Jake appeared in an episode of the comedies “The Goodwin Games”, “The Michael J. Fox Show”, and “The McCarthys”.

.@girlsHBO's Jake Lacy for @theimproper's Feb. 2016 Bachelor/ette issue. Full cover story: https://t.co/T2upwq8rz0 pic.twitter.com/EzorNUqX8G

— HBO PR (@HBOPR) February 1, 2016

In 2015 and 2016, he played Fran Parker in 12 episodes of the popular comedy “Girls”, which Lena Dunham created, and starred in alongside Allison Williams and Jemima Kirke. It follows the lives of several girls in their 20s, the series aired from 2012 through 2017, and won 21 of its 145 award nominations.

Jake’s three most recent TV series roles have been in two episodes of the 2020 biographical historical drama “Mrs America”, six episodes of the 2021 comedy “The White Lotus”, and all nine episodes of the 2022 biographical crime mini-series “A Friend of the Family”.

Roles in movies

Jake’s debut film role was playing Nathan in the 2010 short romantic comedy “C’est Moi”, and his following role came in 2014, when cast to play the main character Max in the hit romantic comedy “Obvious Child”, written and directed by Gillian Robespierre, and which also starred Gaby Hoffman and Jenny Slate. It follows a comedienne in her 20s who’s just learned that she’s pregnant – the film won 10 of its 39 award nominations.

A couple of Jake’s following roles were in the 2014 sports comedy “Balls Out”, the 2015 romantic fantasy comedy “Love the Coopers” and the 2016 romantic comedy “How to Be Single”. Also in 2016, he played Forde in the critically acclaimed drama “Miss Sloane”, which John Madden directed, and which starred Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mark Strong and Jessica Chastain,. It follows the life of the best lobbyist in Washington State, Elizabeth Sloane, and the film won one of its 11 award nominations.

Jake’s three most recent film roles have been in the 2021 biographical drama “Being the Ricardos”, the 2021 science fiction comedy “Space”, and the 2022 mystery science fiction drama “Significant Other”.

Other credits

Jake was featured in the 2022 TV special “The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards”.

Some of his most recent talk-show appearances have been in “Made in Hollywood”, “Entertainment Tonight” and “Live with Kelly and Ryan”.

Awards and nominations

Jake’s won one of his nine award nominations: a 2021 Pena de Prata Award for Best Ensemble in a Limited Series, for his and his colleagues’ performance in “The White Lotus”. He was also nominated for a 2022 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series, also for “The White Lotus”.

Love life and relationships

Although quite secretive when it comes to speaking about his love life in public, it’s been revealed that Jake’s a married man. He and non-celebrity American Lauren Deleo exchanged vows in a private ceremony in Dorset, Vermont on 22 August 2015; the wedding was attended by only their closest friends and family members – it was only revealed a couple of months later that the two had married. Jake and Lauren have two sons together, but their birthdates and names haven’t been disclosed, because their parents want them to be able to lead normal lives.

Jake’s yet to mention the women whom he had been with prior to meeting Lauren, he’s married to Lauren Deleo as of April 2023, and they have two sons together.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Jake loves to eat Italian food, and his favorites are spaghetti and pizza.

He’s quite active on Instagram, and numbers over 80,000 followers on the social media network, although he’s posted only 31 pictures and videos onto it, with most of these showing him during his everyday life.

Jake works out at the gym every day, thus his muscular body; he’s revealed that he doesn’t follow a diet, and that working out as often as he does allows him to eat whatever he wants, whenever he wants.

He’s been to many US states and various countries around the world, both for work and pleasure; Jake mostly likes to travel to London, England.

His favorite actor is Christian Bale, while some of his favorite movies include “American Psycho”, “The Machinist” and “The Dark Knight”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Jake’s age is 37. He has brown eyes and hair, is 5ft 9ins (1.77m) tall and weighs about 170lbs (78kgs).

Jake’s net worth’s been estimated at over $500,000, as of April 2023.