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Interview: Grace Gummer Leads With Humanity As Caroline Kennedy In FX’s ‘Love Story’
There’s something so undeniably striking about Grace Gummer’s performance as Caroline Kennedy in FX’s Love Story. It’s a performance that could’ve easily been an imitation, but instead, Gummer leads with humanity. “All I wanted was to do her justice, to honor her, and to play her with as much compassion and heart and warmth as […] More
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Interview: Constance Zimmer Discusses ‘Love Story,’ ‘UnREAL,’ and More
You might recognize actress Constance Zimmer for her jaw-dropping moments and quick one-liners as exec producer Quinn King in Lifetime’s UnREAL or studio exec Dana Gordon in HBO’s Entourage. Zimmer, who has worked in the industry as a character actress for decades, is often known for playing powerful businesswomen who command respect in a man’s […] More
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Interview: Alessandro Nivola On Becoming Calvin Klein For FX’s ‘Love Story’
In FX’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, creator Connor Hines assembled a talented cast of supporting players. Among them is Alessandro Nivola, a character-actor who’s been around for decades in films like Face/Off, American Hustle, and most recently, The Brutalist. In Love Story, Nivola plays Calvin Klein, cultural icon and designer, […] More
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Interview: Michelle Pfeiffer and Greg Kinnear Discuss Family Dynamics in ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’
Awards Radar’s Niki Cruz sat down with Margo’s Got Money Troubles co-stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Greg Kinnear to discuss family dynamics, Elvis impersonators, and more. More
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Interview: ‘The Beast in Me’ Actress Natalie Morales Talks Playing Claire Danes’ Ex-Wife, Grief, and ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
It’s easy to root for Natalie Morales and the characters she plays, whether that’s the lovable pediatric surgeon Dr. Monica Beltran on Grey’s Anatomy, Judy’s ex-girlfriend Michelle on Dead to Me, and now in Netflix’s The Beast In Me as Shelley, ex-wife to Aggie Wiggs and artist who’s just starting to get her footing after […] More
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Before Emmy Gold: Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
It’s that time again! When the team looks back at the Emmy nominees’ past projects and standout performances before they earned their 2025 Emmy nomination. This year, I’m looking at the multifaceted work of a talented crop of lead actresses vying for a statue for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. The nominees for […] More
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Interview: Questlove Talks Triple Emmy Triumph And ‘SNL50: The Homecoming Concert’
Musician Questlove is coming off of a huge year, resulting in a whopping 3 Emmy nominations for this year’s ceremony. Those three projects, which he jokingly referred to as his wife, his girlfriend, and his side chick, were tremendous feats because each demanded a different skillset of the musician. This trio of projects, Ladies & […] More
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Interview: ‘The White Lotus’ Actress Leslie Bibb Talks Kate’s Character Arc in Season 3
In the third season of The White Lotus, actress Leslie Bibb plays Kate, a well-off 40-something who visits Thailand for a 6-day stay at The White Lotus Resort & Spa with her two best friends from high school, Jaclyn (Michelle Monaghan) and Laurie (Carrie Coon). The most revealing parts of Kate’s character arc are on […] More
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Interview: Liza Colón-Zayas Discusses Playing Tina On ’The Bear’ And Her Emmy Win
Liza Colón-Zayas has been a working actress in the NYC theater scene and on screen for years, but her first big breakout role was in 2022 as Tina Marrero in the FX hit The Bear. Colón-Zayas, the first Latina to win Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy, embodies the no-nonsense cook at The Original Beef restaurant. When […] More
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Interview: Jason Ritter Talks About His Career in Television, His ‘Matlock’ TikTok Dance, And Working With Kathy Bates
Jason Ritter has been a fixture on television for years and aware of the Hollywood ecosystem for decades, being an actor and the son of acting greats the late John Ritter (Three’s Company) and Nancy Morgan (Grand Theft Auto). Some viewers might know Jason from his Emmy-nominated role on the hit NBC series Parenthood as […] More
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Interview: ‘Dying For Sex’ Music Supervisor Maggie Phillips Talks About Her Personal Connection To The Show And Balancing Tone
FX’s Dying For Sex is one of the best shows of the television season. The show focuses on Molly (Michelle Williams), a 40-something who finds out that her cancer is back and now it’s terminal. Instead of spending the last of her days with her husband (Jay Duplass), she chooses her last moments to be […] More
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Interview: Julianne Nicholson Discusses Embodying Television’s Most Interesting “Villain” in ‘Paradise’
Hulu’s Paradise is a captivating political thriller from the mind of Dan Fogelman (creator of This is Us). The series is about a Secret Service agent Xavier (Sterling K. Brown) who makes it his mission to figure out who killed the President of the United States (James Marsden). Xavier’s pursuit of unlocking this mystery makes […] More












