Michelle Botes obit

Michelle Botes dies at the age of 62 after a battle with cancer

Botes' ability to depict complicated characters—especially villains—was highly regarded, and it had a big impact on South African television.

 

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JOHANNESBURG - Michelle Botes, a well-known actress who played Cherel De Villiers in the SABC soap opera "Isidingo," lost her fight with cancer at the age of 62.

Botes' ability to depict complicated characters—especially villains—was highly regarded, and it had a big impact on South African television.

Fans, coworkers, and political leaders throughout have expressed their sorrow and paid respect to her since her passing.

She contributed to shows like "Binnelanders" and "The Legacy" in addition to "Isidingo."

Botes was born on 12 October 1962 in Cape Town, South Africa. She completed high school in Cape Town, then graduated with a Bachelor's degree in speech and drama (bilingual) from the University of Stellenbosch. After graduation, she completed a diploma in education at the University of Cape Town.

Botes died from cancer on 21 December 2024, at the age of 62.

In 1998, she joined the cast of SABC3 soap opera Isidingo and played the role "Cherel de Villiers Haines" for nine consecutive years until 2007, but rejoined in 2009. In 2002, she was included for the Top 10 Celebrities in Television by the magazine Star. In 2006, she won two awards: Best Actress and Best Onscreen Villain at the nineteenth annual Avanti Awards. Meanwhile, she also received the award for the Best TV Couple in Isidingo along with Barker Haines and Robert Whitehead at the Crystal Awards. She was nominated for Best Actress in TV Soap category at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) for three years: 2006, 2007 and 2012.

In 2019, she rejoined with Binnelanders In 2020, she joined the telenovela Legacy and played the role of Angelique Price. For her role, she won the SAFTA Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in the Telenovela category.

Filmography

Year     Film            Role            Genre            Ref.

1976    Snake Dancer             Film     

1985            Seeduiker                   TV series   

1986    Die Swart Kat            Rienie Veldt    TV series   

1986    Liewe Hemel, Genis!            Santie            Film     

1987    Guillam Woudberg            Suzette Davel   Film     

1987            American Ninja 2: The Confrontation            Alicia Sanborn            Film     

1987            Wolwedans in die Skemer            Ronel Greyvenstein            TV series   

1988    Beelde              Film     

1989    Arende (TV series) (aka. Cape Rebel)            Princess Gobbler            TV series   

1992    Arende II: MoordenaarsKaroo            Princess Gobbler            TV series   

1992            Konings           Santie Naudé  TV series   

1992    No Hero    Tracy Lee      Film     

1994    Triptiek            Bibi Brinkman            TV series   

1994    Arende (film)            Princess Gobbler            Film     

1996            Vierspel           Magdel van Wijk            TV series   

1997    Triptiek II          Bibi Brinkman            TV series   

1997    Tarzan: The Epic Adventures            Duare            TV series   

1997    Onder Draai die Duiwel Rond            Kietie Bosman            TV series   

1998    Isidingo            Cherel de Villiers Haines  TV series   

2001    Onder Draai die Duiwel Rond 2            Kietie Bosman            TV series   

2009            Binnelanders                TV series   

2010    Bakgat! II          Tannie Alet      Film     

2020    Legacy            Angelique Price            TV series   

2021    Jewel            Tyra            Film

Thierry Jacob obit

Former Boxing World Title Holder Thierry Jacob Dies Aged 59

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French former boxing world title holder Thierry Jacob has died at the age of 59, the mayor of his home city Calais announced on Friday.

Jacob took the WBC super bantamweight title in 1992, defeating Mexico's Daniel Zaragoza in front of his local fans in Calais.

"We begin this day with sad news. Thierry Jacob died overnight, so young," Natacha Bouchart, mayor of the northern port city, announced on Facebook.

Jacob turned professional in 1984, retiring a decade later with a 39-6 record, losing his WBC title at his first defence against American Tracy Harris Patterson in New York.

One of his sons, Romain Jacob, followed him into the ring, claiming the European super featherweight belt in 2014.

Martha Keys obit

Former Kansas Congresswoman Martha Keys dies at 94

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TOPEKA (KSNT) – Former Kansas Congresswoman Martha Keys has passed away. She was 94 years old.

Grayson Moore, Special Projects Manager for the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC), told 27 News that Keys passed away Thursday. Moore said she was an active association member before her health declined recently.

Keys served as a Democratic representative for Kansas’ second Congressional district from 1975 to 1979. She then served as a special adviser to the secretary of the former Department of Health, Education, and Welfare from February 1979 to May 1980 and as an assistant secretary of education from June 1980 to January 1981. She was the consultant and director for the Center for a New Democracy from 1985 to 1986.

Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, Keys graduated from Paseo High School in Kansas City, Missouri in 1945. She attended Olivet College from 1946 to 1947 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Missouri–Kansas City in 1951.

Keys was a Democratic campaigner in 1964 and 1968. She ran the McGovern presidential campaign in Kansas in 1972. When Bill Roy retired from the U.S. Congress, her brother-in-law Senator Gary Hart, a Colorado Democrat, persuaded her to run for the seat.

She was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Manhattan, Kansas in 1974 and served two terms before being defeated for reelection in 1978. While serving in the House of Representatives, Keys and her husband divorced, and she was remarried to fellow Congressman Andrew Jacobs Jr. They separated in 1981 and eventually divorced.

She then served as a special adviser to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from February 1979 to May 1980 and as an assistant secretary of education from June 1980 to January 1981. In 1982, Keys was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board. Afterwards, she worked as a consultant and as director of the Center for a New Democracy from 1985 to 1986.

She married Sam Keys, a university professor and, later, dean of the College of Education at Kansas State University. Keys's sister, Lee, was married to former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Gary Hart until her death in 2021.

Steve Lewinson obit

Simply Red member dies at 60

 

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Eurythmics bass guitarist and band member Steve Lewinson has passed away at the age of 60. Steve played on the Peace album and was musical director for the Peacetour. Read our tribute to Steve.

The world of music mourns the loss of Steve Lewinson, a gifted bassist and musical visionary whose artistry touched countless lives. Steve passed away at the age of 60, leaving behind a legacy rich in rhythm, harmony, and soul.

Born in 1963, Steve’s journey into music was destined from the start. With a natural ear for melody and an instinctive understanding of rhythm, he began to develop his craft from a young age. Over the years, Steve would go on to become celebrated not just for his technical prowess, but for the warmth and creativity he brought to every note he played.

Although most widely known for his time as a band member of Simply Red, Steve’s also collaborated with Eurythmics on the band’s “Peace” album and captured the essence of their sound, providing a soulful backbone to a collection of songs that spoke to the heart. As part of the Peacetour band, Steve shone not only as a bassist but also as the tour’s musical director, guiding performances that resonated with audiences around the globe.

Steve’s talent extended beyond the bass guitar. His collaboration with  Annie Lennox on her poignant track “Hush, Hush, Hush,” alongside the iconic Herbie Hancock, further cemented his status as a musician of rare depth and sensitivity. This track showcased Steve’s ability to blend seamlessly with artists of varying styles, always enhancing the music and elevating the message.

Before these remarkable achievements, Steve was a key figure in the early days of the Spice Girls band. His intuitive playing and grounding presence contributed to the group’s initial sonic identity, helping to shape a phenomenon that would take the world by storm.

Throughout his illustrious career, Steve Lewinson was more than just a bassist; he was a storyteller, a creator of moods, and an architect of soundscapes and often shared the stage with his brother Pete Lewinson a renowned drummer and got to work with the cream de la creme of the music industry including Massive Attack, Amy Winehouse, Ricky Martin, George Michael, Sade, Kylie Minogue and Anita Baker. He also contributed to many award winning records, as well as to film soundtracks and theatre and opera productions. Lewinson was part of the ‘golden generation’ of British Jazz musicians that emerged in the 80s and included Courtney Pine, Julian Joseph and Steve Williamson, going on to carve out a successful career in pop music, but never losing his appreciation for Jazz.

We send our condolences to Pete and to Steve’s family. We leave with you with a vide of Eurythmics performing Peace Is Just A Word at The Church, with both Steve and his brother Pete behind Annie and Dave. on drums and bass guitar, just see his infectious smile as he plays.

Fred Lorenzen obit

Fred Lorenzen, NASCAR Hall of Famer and Daytona 500 winner, passes away

The 1965 Daytona 500 winner and 'Golden Boy' of the sport was 89 years old.

 

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'Fast Freddie' Lorenzen was just a couple weeks shy of his 90th birthday when he passed away on Wednesday. The Elmhurst, Illinois native was an early star of the sport of NASCAR, competing from 1956 to 1972. He had many nicknames including 'Golden Boy,' 'Fearless Freddie,' the 'Elmhurst Express' and was beloved by fans. Lorenzen was a two-time recipient of the sport's Most Popular Driver award. His family broke the news of his passing on Facebook, praising him for his humility and authenticity.

“Fred Lorenzen was one of NASCAR’s first true superstars," said NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France in a statement from the sanctioning body. "A fan favorite, he helped NASCAR expand from its original roots. Fred was the picture-perfect NASCAR star, helping to bring the sport to the silver screen – which further grew NASCAR’s popularity during its early years. For many years, NASCAR’s “Golden Boy” was also its gold standard, a fact that eventually led him to the sport’s pinnacle, a rightful place in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. On behalf of the France family and all of NASCAR, I want to offer our condolences to the friends and family of Fred Lorenzen."

In his racing career, Lorenzen was quick to find success behind the wheel, winning back-to-back USAC stock car championships in 1958 and 1959. He went on to win 26 NASCAR Cup races, which ties him with Dale Earnhardt Jr. for 33rd on the all-time wins list. Among those victories were some crown jewel events, winning the 1965 Daytona 500 in a Holman-Moody Ford and the World 600 (now Coke 600) in 1963 and 1965. The year he won the 500, Lorenzen also won every single superspeedway race on the schedule.

He never ran the full schedule, focusing more on big money events than points totals, but he still placed as high as third in the championship standings in 1963. But 1964 was perhaps his most impressive season, winning half of the races he entered (8 of 16) including five straight starts without a loss.

Lorenzen's stunning career earned him a place as one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers in 1998, and he was later inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in the Class of 2015.

Slim Dunlap obit

Minnesota native Slim Dunlap of The Replacements dies at age 73

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The Replacements guitarist Bob “Slim” Dunlap has died at age 73.

Dunlap joined the band in 1987, replacing its original lead guitarist Bob Stinson and earning him the moniker "the replacement Replacement." Dunlap would go on to record two critically acclaimed albums with the band.

He played on The Replacements’ 1989 album “Don't Tell A Soul” and their 1990 album “All Shook Down.”

Bob Mehr, the author of Trouble Boys: The True Story of The Replacements, said Dunlap joined the band at a fragile moment.

“Slim came in and sustained the group for the next four or five years in way no one else could have,” he said. “He was almost a decade older than the other guys in the band. He played a more rootsy style. [He] was not quite the hellion wild man the other guys were and yet he was the perfect guy for their situation.”

Chris Osgood of the punk band The Suicide Commandos played with Dunlap over the years.

“I never think of Bob as a Replacement, even though he added some really great critical parts to those songs and was a great Replacement,” Osgood said. “I think of him more as being a great Telecaster player. I love the way that he played with the thumb pick. And he had a particular style.”

After The Replacements’ breakup in 1991, Dunlap went on to pursue a solo career. He recorded two solo albums in the ‘90s: “The Old New Me” (1993) and “Times Like This” (1996).

In a 2014 interview with NPR, Bruce Springsteen praised Dunlap: “Check out the two Slim Dunlap records because they’re just so beautiful, they’re just beautiful rock ‘n’ roll records. I found them to be deeply touching and emotional.”

In 2012, Dunlap suffered a serious stroke.

“He hung on though his own sheer will and his desire to live,” Mehr said. “He was such a beloved, truly beloved human being. These last 12 years we had with him is a testament to what a survivor, what a fighter he was.”

Family referenced the stroke when confirming his death. They say he died at home Wednesday.

Dunlap was from Plainview.

David Mallett obit

Legendary Maine singer-songwriter 

David Mallett has died

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David Mallett, a Maine singer-songwriter whose thoughtful, melodic songs were recorded by countless folk and Americana artists, has died at age 73.

His son, Luke Mallett, who with his brother Will formed the Mallett Brothers Band in 2009, confirmed his father’s passing on Dec. 17.

Though Mallett has released 17 albums spanning the decades from his 1978 self-titled debut to 2016’s “Celebration,” he is best known for his classic “The Garden Song,” with its unforgettable refrain “Inch by inch / row by row / gonna make this garden grow.” It was recorded by Peter, Paul & Mary, John Denver, Pete Seeger and The Muppets.

Mallett is a native of Piscataquis County, and other than a time spent living in Nashville, he has lived most of his life in the town of Sebec, Maine.

Alfa Anderson obit

Notable singer, R&B group Chic member Alfa Anderson has died

 

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(December 18, 2024) She was an unsung musical icon whose voice helped define a decade of popular music. Today we say a sad goodbye to singer Alfa Anderson, who has died at age 77. Best known for her role as a founding member of the iconic disco group Chic, Anderson’s powerhouse voice not only propelled that supergroup’s work but also much of the music of that era that followed. Nile Rodgers broke the news to fans on Instagram.

Born in the Bronx, New York, Anderson’s early exposure to music set the stage for a career rooted in the vibrant sounds of soul, jazz, and R&B. Her big break came when she was invited by Luther Vandross to a vocal session for the new group Chic. She performed backing vocals on the hits “Dance, Dance, Dance” and “Everybody Dance,” before being promoted to co-lead vocalist in 1978. Anderson’s standout performance on songs like “Le Freak” and “Good Times” cemented her as a key member of the ensemble. Her vocal prowess can also be heard on the band’s acclaimed albums C’est Chic (1978) and Risqué (1979), both of which became milestones in the disco era.

After Chic split in the early 80s, Anderson continued to work as a session vocalist and spent a half decade in Vandross’s touring group. She also established a successful solo career. In 1986, she released Alpha’s Beta which featured the dance hit “Love and Understanding.” She also formed the spiritual group Voices of Shalom with her husband, Tinkr Barfield. While her solo career didn’t reach the same commercial heights as her work with Chic, Alfa Anderson remained a respected and beloved figure in the music world, known for her versatility and powerful stage presence.

Anderson reunited with Chic vocalists Luci Martin and Norma Jean Wright in 2010 on “My Lover’s Arms.” The trio was also joined by Lisa Fischer, who’d previously sung with Alfa in Vandross’ band and Voices of Shalom. Produced by Tinkr Barfield, “My Lover’s Arms” appeared on Tinkr B. & Lu-Fuki’s It Is What It Is (2011). The album included Alfa’s lead vocals and songwriting contributions on “Money, Power” and “The Song That Captures Your Heart,” laying the groundwork for her first solo single, “Former Lady of Chic” (2013), written and produced by Eluriel (Tinkr) Barfield, Eluriah Barfield, and Taurie Barfield.

“Former Lady of Chic” sparked a surge of interest in Alfa’s career. Author James Arena devoted an entire chapter to Alfa in his best-selling book First Legends of Disco (2014), which led to Alfa’s acclaimed appearance with Norma Jean Wright and Luci Martin at the “First Ladies of Disco” concert in Palm Springs. That same year, Alfa performed at Central Park SummerStage (NYC), the Grand Opera House (Wilmington, DE), The Cutting Room (NYC), Joe’s Pub (NYC), and the opening of the Hard Rock Hotel in Ibiza, where she was a surprise guest during the venue’s inaugural concert by Nile Rodgers.

In addition to her work with Chic, Alfa collaborated with artists like Diana Ross, Cyndi Lauper, and David Bowie, contributing her unmistakable voice to numerous projects. Her legacy in disco, soul, and pop music is undeniable, and her influence continues to resonate with both fans and artists alike. May she rest in peace.

Michael Brewer obit

Michael Brewer of Brewer and Shipley Dead at 80

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Michael Brewer of Brewer & Shipley passed away on Tuesday at the age of 80.

The news was confirmed in a press release, noting that Brewer had been battling multiple illnesses for the last three years.

Brewer & Shipley were best known for their Top 10 hit, "One Toke Over the Line," released as their debut single in 1971.

"Who would have guessed they [the duo's record label] would release it as a single, it would go shooting up the charts, and the Nixon administration would try to ban it?" Brewer said to UCR in 2016. "We made Nixon's 'hate list,' which we held as a badge of honor and still do to this day, and the Vice President, Spiro Agnew, named us personally on national TV one night as 'subversives to America's youth.' I mean, you can't buy that kind of publicity."

They also enjoyed chart success with "Tarkio Road" and "Shake Off the Demon." Over the years, their songs were covered by the likes of the Byrds, John Denver, Stephen Stills, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, David Lee Roth and more. "One Toke Over the Line" was also mentioned in the first chapter of Hunter S. Thompson's famous gonzo journalism novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The duo, which first formed in 1968, continued performing live up until 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Brewer also contributed harmony vocals to Dan Fogelberg's 1981 release The Innocent Age. Two years later, Fogelberg produced Brewer’s solo album Beauty Lies and released it on his own record label.

Tom Shipley's Reaction

"Michael Brewer, my friend of 65 years and music partner for over 60, had to go," Tom Shipley said in a statement. "I saw him on Saturday and he told me he wanted to go home. I will raise a glass to Michael and drink to all those years, all those miles, all those songs, and all the heavenly audiences we played for. Go with God my friend. I'll see you on the other side.”

Brewer formed a duo in Los Angeles during early 1966 named Mastin & Brewer with singer/songwriter Tom Mastin. The group recruited drummer Billy Mundi and bass guitar player Jim Fielder for live performances, opening for The Byrds and Buffalo Springfield during spring 1966. When Mastin ended his employment abruptly during sessions for an album, Brewer enlisted his brother Keith and the pair recorded a lone single 45 for Columbia Records company, "Need You", backed by "Rainbow" (written by Tom Mastin and Brewer before the former's departure). Mundi became employed with The Lamp of Childhood and then The Mothers of Invention while Fielder had also joined The Mothers of Invention (and later Buffalo Springfield and Blood, Sweat & Tears). After recording the single, Brewer met his old friend Tom Shipley and they initiated a duo together.

Their third album, 1970's Tarkio, included the song "One Toke Over the Line," which became an unlikely pop hit in 1971, reaching #10 on the Hot 100.

"One Toke Over The Line" was performed on The Lawrence Welk Show, a television program known for its conservative, family-oriented format, by Gail Farrell and Dick Dale. At the conclusion of the performance of the song, Welk remarked, without any hint of irony, "There you've heard a modern spiritual by Gail and Dale." This caused Brewer to comment:

The Vice President of the United States, Spiro Agnew, named us personally as a subversive to American youth, but at exactly the same time Lawrence Welk performed the crazy thing and introduced it as a gospel song. That shows how absurd it really is. Of course, we got more publicity than we could have paid for.

Francis Conway obit

Francis J. Conway Dies; Longtime Unit Production Manager On Shows Like ‘Baywatch’ & ‘Criminal Minds’ Was 70

 

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Francis J. Conway of West Los Angeles, a longtime production manager who worked on shows like Baywatch and Criminal Minds, died December 17 of natural causes at UCLA Medical Center. He was 70.

His death was confirmed by his brother, John.

Born in Westwood, Conway graduated from UC Santa Cruz where he studied film. His passion, his brother recalls, was working in the industry; he remembers Conway driving his Volkswagen bus to “get things for anybody who wanted help. He loved it and felt like it was a blessing to be working in that field.”

His big break was working for the original Baywatch as the unit production manager. He was on the drama from 1996 to 2001 and returned in 2003 to work on the Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding TV movie.

Conway went on to serve as a unit production manager on The Agency, My Wife and Kids, ER, Las Vegas, Hawaii, Prison Break, Special Delivery, Criminal Minds, Stalker, Code Black, SEAL Team, Big Shot and The Consultant.

“I remember going to the premiere of Baywatch. One of them was in Hawaii,” recalled his brother John. “He loved the beach.”

He is survived by his siblings John, Mary, Anne and Joe. His brother Chris, along with his parents, preceded him in death. Funeral services are pending.

Marisa Paredes obit

Marisa Paredes, Actress in Pedro Almodóvar Films, Dies at 78

She starred for her Spanish countryman in ‘High Heels,’ ‘The Flower of My Secret,’ ‘The Skin I Live In’ and more.

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Marisa Paredes, the admired Spanish actress who collaborated with Pedro Almodóvar in such films as The Flower of My Secret, All About My Mother and The Skin I Live In, has died. She was 78.

Her death was announced Tuesday by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain, which called her one of the country’s “most iconic actors … her body of work was defined by women who were strong, ambivalent, broken, passionate, enigmatic, but who were, above all, very human.”

Almodóvar told Spanish public broadcaster RTVE that “it is as if I woke up from a bad dream … I am struggling to come to terms with Marisa’s death.” In their country, she was known as “an Almodóvar girl.”

Paredes also portrayed Roberto Benigni’s socialite mother-in-law in Life Is Beautiful (1997) and the head of the orphanage in Guillermo del Toro’s horror film The Devil’s Backbone (2001), set during the Spanish Civil War.

She and Almodóvar first worked together in Dark Habits (1983), where she played the murdering LSD-using Sister Manure, and they reunited for High Heels (1991), in which she starred as the torch singer Becky.

Paredes earned a Goya Award nomination for her turn as a woman resistant to writing romance novels in The Flower of My Secret (1995). Also for Almodóvar, she played an actress in All About My Mother (1999), a party guest in Talk to Her (2002) and the servant and mother of Antonio Banderas’ mad scientist in The Skin I Live In (2011).

“Heartbroken by the passing of Marisa Paredes, a great lady of acting,” Banderas wrote on social media. “Dear friend, you have left us too soon.”

Born in Madrid on April 3, 1946, Paredes was raised near the renowned Teatro Español in the city and appeared in her first films when she was 14. After years on the stage and on television, she had a breakthrough thanks to her turn in Fernando Trueba’s directorial debut, the comedy Ópera Prima (1980).

She was nominated for her first Goya for Cara de acelga (1987).

Paredes served as president of Spain’s film academy from 2000-03 and received an honorary Goya in 2018.

 

Actress

Emergency Exit

Post-production

2025

 

Avetimología (2024)

Avetimología

Short

(voice)

2024

 

Vestidas de azul (2023)

Vestidas de azul

7.4

TV Mini Series

República

2024

2 episodes

 

Las cartas perdidas (2021)

Las cartas perdidas

7.0

2021

 

Rodolfo Sancho and Carolina Crescentini in De sable et de feu (2019)

De sable et de feu

5.6

Lady Williams

2019

 

Blanca Suárez, Amaia Salamanca, Belén Cuesta, and Macarena García in Despite Everything (2019)

Despite Everything

5.4

Carmen

2019

 

Marisa Paredes, Alex Brendemühl, Bárbara Lennie, and Joan Botey in Petra (2018)

Petra

6.7

Marisa

2018

 

Latin Lover (2015)

Latin Lover

6.1

Ramona

2015

 

Silencios (2014)

Silencios

3.8

Short

Anciana

2014

 

Luna Lozic in Dreamland (2013)

Dreamland

6.7

Maria

2013

 

Photo (2012)

Photo

5.2

Pilar

2012

 

Lines of Wellington (2012)

Lines of Wellington

7.1

TV Mini Series

D. Filipa Sanches

2012

3 episodes

 

John Malkovich in Lines of Wellington (2012)

Lines of Wellington

6.0

D. Filipa Sanches

2012

 

Antonio Banderas and Elena Anaya in The Skin I Live In (2011)

The Skin I Live In

7.6

Marilia

2011

 

Catherine Deneuve, Marisa Paredes, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Marina Foïs, Géraldine Pailhas, and Jean-Baptiste Lafarge in His Mother's Eyes (2011)

His Mother's Eyes

6.0

Judit Canalès

2011

 

Fernando Gil and Amaia Salamanca in Felipe y Letizia (2010)

Felipe y Letizia

4.5

TV Mini Series

Sofía de Grecia

2010

2 episodes

 

Gigola (2010)

Gigola

5.1

Odette

2010

 

The God of Wood (2010)

The God of Wood

5.7

María Luisa

2010

 

Amores locos (2009)

Amores locos

5.8

Ana

2009

 

1ª Vez 16 mm (2008)

1ª Vez 16 mm

5.2

Valeria Kapa

2008

 

Monica Bellucci, Pierfrancesco Favino, and Kseniya Rappoport in The Man Who Loves (2008)

The Man Who Loves

5.6

Dottoressa Campo

2008

 

After the Rain (2007)

After the Rain

6.8

TV Movie

Directora executiva

2007

 

El camino de Ana (2007)

El camino de Ana

6.6

Short

Ana

2007

 

Four Last Songs (2007)

Four Last Songs

5.9

Veronica

2007

 

Magic Mirror (2005)

Magic Mirror

6.7

Monja

2005

 

Queens (2005)

Queens

6.5

Reyes

2005

 

Cold Winter Sun (2004)

Cold Winter Sun

6.4

Raquel

2004

 

Dans le rouge du couchant (2003)

Dans le rouge du couchant

5.4

Clara

2003

 

Una preciosa puesta de sol (2003)

Una preciosa puesta de sol

6.0

Rosario

2003

 

Talk to Her (2002)

Talk to Her

7.9

Invitada Fiesta (uncredited)

2002

 

Imanol Arias and Marisa Paredes in Savages (2001)

Savages

6.4

Berta

2001

 

Fernando Tielve in The Devil's Backbone (2001)

The Devil's Backbone

7.4

Carmen

2001

 

Leo (2000)

Leo

5.9

Mujer en el metro (uncredited)

2000

 

Jonah and Lila, Till Tomorrow (1999)

Jonah and Lila, Till Tomorrow

6.1

María

1999

 

Salma Hayek, Marisa Paredes, and Fernando Luján in No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)

No One Writes to the Colonel

6.6

Lola

1999

 

All About My Mother (1999)

All About My Mother

7.8

Huma Rojo

1999

 

Señores de Gardenia (1998)

Señores de Gardenia

5.1

Short

Susana

1998

 

Talk of Angels (1998)

Talk of Angels

5.8

Doña Consuelo

1998

 

Le serpent a mangé la grenouille (1998)

Le serpent a mangé la grenouille

5.5

Madame Moreau

1998

 

Préférence (1998)

Préférence

5.9

La mère

1998

 

Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini in Life Is Beautiful (1997)

Life Is Beautiful

8.6

Madre di Dora

1997

 

Doctor Chance (1997)

Doctor Chance

5.5

Elise von Sekt

1997

 

Deep Crimson (1996)

Deep Crimson

7.2

Irene Gallardo

1996

 

Marcello Mastroianni in Three Lives and Only One Death (1996)

Three Lives and Only One Death

6.8

María

1996

 

The Flower of My Secret (1995)

The Flower of My Secret

7.0

Leo

1995

 

La nave de los locos (1995)

La nave de los locos

6.7

Julia Márquez

1995

 

Cronaca di un amore violato (1995)

Cronaca di un amore violato

5.4

Madre de Luca

1995

 

Tombés du ciel (1993)

Tombés du ciel

6.2

Suzana, la femme d'Arturo

1993

 

Imanol Arias, Marisa Paredes, and Gabino Diego in Tierno verano de lujurias y azoteas (1993)

Tierno verano de lujurias y azoteas

5.6

Olga

1993

 

La reina anónima (1992)

La reina anónima

5.1

Desconocida

1992

 

Arielle Dombasle and Andréa Ferréol in Off Season (1992)

Off Season

6.4

Sarah Bernhardt

1992

 

La última respuesta

6.6

Short

Ella

1992

 

Las chicas de hoy en día (1991)

Las chicas de hoy en día

6.5

TV Series

Manuela Quiñones

1991–1992

5 episodes

 

Golem, l'esprit de l'exil (1992)

Golem, l'esprit de l'exil

5.6

Le Maîtresse de Cérémonie

1992

 

High Heels (1991)

High Heels

7.0

Becky del Páramo

1991

 

Continental (1989)

Continental

6.0

Xulia

1989

 

Delirios de amor (1989)

Delirios de amor

6.4

TV Series

Carmen

1989

1 episode

 

El olivar de Atocha (1989)

El olivar de Atocha

7.8

TV Series

Vicenta

1989

26 episodes

 

La última cena... del 88 (1988)

La última cena... del 88

6.3

TV Movie

María Luisa

1988

 

Gatos en el tejado (1988)

Gatos en el tejado

7.3

TV Series

Julia Torres

1988

1 episode

 

Tu novia está loca (1988)

Tu novia está loca

4.7

Adela

1988

 

Mientras haya luz (1987)

Mientras haya luz

5.9

Marisa

1987

 

Marisa Paredes, Amparo Baró, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Miguel Rellán, and Amparo Soler Leal in Cara de acelga (1987)

Cara de acelga

6.0

Olga

1987

 

Tata mía (1986)

Tata mía

6.2

Paloma

1986

 

Delirios de amor (1986)

Delirios de amor

5.5

Invitada Fiesta (segment "Delirio 3") (uncredited)

1986

 

In a Glass Cage (1986)

In a Glass Cage

6.7

Griselda

1986

 

El baile

TV Series

Adela

1985

6 episodes

 

Enric Majó in Goya (1985)

Goya

7.3

TV Mini Series

Duquesa de Osuna

1985

6 episodes

 

Escrito para TV

TV Mini Series

Carmen

1984

1 episode

 

Bicycles Are for the Summer (1984)

Bicycles Are for the Summer

7.3

Doña María Luisa

1984

 

Dark Habits (1983)

Dark Habits

6.5

Sor Estiercol

1983

 

Estudio 1 (1965)

Estudio 1

7.9

TV Series

Mrs. Cheveley

Peregrina

Ángela ...

1967–1982

25 episodes

 

La máscara negra (1982)

La máscara negra

7.3

TV Series

1982

1 episode

 

Cervantes (1981)

Cervantes

7.8

TV Series

Ana Franca

1981

9 episodes

 

Patricia Adriani in Sus años dorados (1980)

Sus años dorados

6.0

Carmen

1980

 

Opera Prima (1980)

Opera Prima

6.3

Zoila Gómez

1980

 

Novela (1963)

Novela

5.5

TV Series

Anna

Doña Xima

Noemi ...

1966–1978

41 episodes

 

Ramón Corroto, Alberto Fernández, Joan Llaneras, and Emiliano Redondo in Teatro estudio (1976)

Teatro estudio

TV Series

Lavinia

1977–1978

3 episodes

 

A Dog Called... Vengeance (1977)

A Dog Called... Vengeance

5.9

Guerrillera

1977

 

Cuentos y leyendas (1968)

Cuentos y leyendas

7.5

TV Series

Eulalia

Clara

1975

2 episodes

 

Larga noche de julio (1974)

Larga noche de julio

5.9

Carmen

1974

 

Noche de teatro (1974)

Noche de teatro

TV Series

Luisa

1974

1 episode

 

Im Auftrag von Madame (1972)

Im Auftrag von Madame

4.8

TV Series

Anne

1974

1 episode

 

Los pintores del Prado (1974)

Los pintores del Prado

TV Series

Irene

1974

1 episode

 

Ficciones

TV Series

Carmilla

1971–1974

7 episodes

 

Los camioneros (1973)

Los camioneros

6.7

TV Series

Teresa

1974

1 episode

 

Abismo

Short

1972

 

Historias de Juan Español (1972)

Historias de Juan Español

TV Series

1972

1 episode

 

Pequeño estudio (1968)

Pequeño estudio

TV Series

Viveca

1968–1972

2 episodes

 

Tarde para todos

TV Series

1972

1 episode

 

Hora once (1968)

Hora once

TV Series

1970–1972

5 episodes

 

El espíritu del animal

3.3

Short

1971

 

Marisa Paredes, Charo López, and Eusebio Poncela in Pastel de sangre (1971)

Pastel de sangre

4.8

Elizabeth (segment "Victor Frankenstein")

1971

 

Las doce caras de Eva (1971)

Las doce caras de Eva

TV Series

Amparo

1971

1 episode

 

Teatro breve

TV Series

Criada

1966–1971

2 episodes

 

Teatro de siempre (1966)

Teatro de siempre

TV Series

1967–1971

6 episodes

 

Goya, historia de una soledad (1971)

Goya, historia de una soledad

6.6

La Maja

1971

 

Fray Dólar (1970)

Fray Dólar

4.8

1970

 

Teatro lírico español

TV Series

Luisa Fernanda

Soledad

1970

2 episodes

 

Teatro de misterio

TV Series

Brenda

1970

1 episode

 

Fábulas (1968)

Fábulas

TV Series

Irene

Fernanda

Elisa

1968–1970

3 episodes

 

El señorito y las seductoras (1969)

El señorito y las seductoras

4.0

Elvira Rey García

1969

 

Marisol in Carola de día, Carola de noche (1969)

Carola de día, Carola de noche

5.3

Secretaria del Conde Anatolio

1969

 

No disponible (1969)

No disponible

3.7

1969

 

Con acento

TV Series

Dulcinea

1968

1 episode

 

La amante estelar

4.9

Short

1968

 

Tinto con amor (1968)

Tinto con amor

1968

 

Requiem for a Gringo (1968)

Requiem for a Gringo

6.2

Nina

1968

 

Las 12 caras de Juan

TV Series

Cuqui

1967

2 episodes

 

Historias para no dormir (1966)

Historias para no dormir

7.9

TV Series

Sheila

1967

1 episode

 

Mike Kennedy, Pablo Sanllehi, Miguel Vicens, Tony Martínez, Los Bravos, and Manolo Fernández in Los chicos con las chicas (1967)

Los chicos con las chicas

4.9

Madre de Mike (uncredited)

1967

 

La tía de Carlos en minifalda (1967)

La tía de Carlos en minifalda

3.4

Carmen

1967

 

Un mundo sin luz

TV Movie

Azafata

1967

 

Tiempo y hora

TV Series

1966–1967

3 episodes

 

Las salvajes en Puente San Gil (1966)

Las salvajes en Puente San Gil

6.0

Filomena

1966

 

El mundo sigue (1965)

El mundo sigue

7.7

Floren

1965

 

Llegar a más (1963)

Llegar a más

6.9

Criada

1963

 

The Awful Dr. Orlof (1962)

The Awful Dr. Orlof

6.1

1962

 

Canción de cuna (1961)

Canción de cuna

6.4

1961

 

Los económicamente débiles (1960)

Los económicamente débiles

5.6

1960

 

091 Policía al habla (1960)

091 Policía al habla

6.0

(uncredited)

1960

 

Additional Crew

Dolores (1981)

Dolores

7.5

funding

1981

Rodessa Barrett Porter obit

Rodessa Barrett Porter of the legendary Barrett Sisters gospel trio dies at 94

Mrs. Porter was one of a handful of people with direct ties to Thomas A. Dorsey, the father of gospel music. She and her sisters used to listen to him at Chicago’s Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church.

She was not on the list.

Rodessa Barrett Porter’s crystalline soprano spun filigrees in the music of the Barrett Sisters, who gave goosebumps to audiences while giving glory to God.

Mrs. Porter, the last living member of the gospel trio, died Monday at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey days after suffering a massive stroke. It was the day after her 94th birthday.

“She was one of the world’s greatest gospel singers and I had to learn early in life that I had to share my mother with a lot of people, but to me she was just momma, just momma, full of love,” her daughter Cynthia Porter said Tuesday.

“My heart is sad and our family chain is broken again,” cousin Ron Barrett posted on Facebook on Monday.

The sisters sang together for 70 years and became global stars after their radiant, rousing performance in the documentary “Say Amen, Somebody.”

Mrs. Porter was one of a handful of people left with direct ties to Thomas A. Dorsey, the father of gospel music. She and her sisters — Delois Barrett Campbell and Billie Barrett Greenbey — used to listen to him at Chicago’s Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church.

They learned from him and gospel queen Mahalia Jackson, who lived near the Barretts on the South Side. “They were both in walking distance,” Mrs. Porter told the Sun-Times.

“They were one of the last generation connected to the first,” said famed gospel singer and composer Richard Smallwood of Washington, D.C.

When Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert reviewed “Say Amen, Somebody” in 1983, he called it “the most joyful movie I’ve seen in a very long time.”

The music of Mrs. Porter and her sisters was the soundtrack in many churchgoing homes. People played their records on home stereos, enjoyed them on the radio and watched them Sunday mornings on WLS-TV’s “Jubilee Showcase.” Jennifer Hudson listened to the Barrett Sisters when she was growing up.

In 1964, the Barrett Sisters performed at Sam Cooke’s Chicago memorial. In 1983, they appeared with Curtis Mayfield to promote Harold Washington’s campaign for mayor. They sang at Cook County Jail and before the president of Zaire and Swedish royalty, Mrs. Porter said.

Their sound was joyful; their stage presence, electric. The Barrett Sisters shifted with ease from smooth, swooping harmony to a raw, rollicking sound that made people stamp their feet and throw up their hands. When the “Sweet Sisters of Zion” sang softly, they sounded as if harp strings had been incarnated in human form.

“You feel uplift when you listen to their music,” said Pam Morris-Walton, host of a Sunday gospel music show on WVON 1690-AM.

They wore gleaming ensembles designed by Campbell’s husband, the Rev. Frank Campbell. At concerts, “when the curtain would open, you just saw class, first class,” said Pastor John F. Hannah of Chicago’s New Life Covenant Church. “The long gowns, the eyelashes, the nails. Before they opened their mouths, they commanded the attention of the room. ... We were able to see glamour on the gospel stage.”

Mrs. Porter, who spent 20 years as choir director at Liberty Baptist Church, was an entertaining raconteur. She used to talk of how she and her sisters loved popular music, especially the harmonizing of the Andrews Sisters.

At one point, she informed her deacon father, Lonnie Barrett, “I want to be an Etta James,” she told the Sun-Times. “He said, ‘Oh, no, you’re not going to be an Etta James. You’re going to be a gospel singer.’”

She said she started singing in the 1940s with her sisters at Morning Star Baptist Church. “They sang together for so long, they just became like as one,” Smallwood said. “Their voices were angelic.”

With Campbell as the musical anchor, “Billie would do the alto ‘scoop’ and Rodessa would do the high hoot: ‘hoo-hoo-hoo,’ ” said Bob Marovich, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Gospel Music and host of “Gospel Memories” on WLUW-FM (88.7).

She was the seventh of 10 children born to Lonnie Barrett and his wife, Susie. But one baby died within a month. Three other siblings died from tuberculosis in the 1930s and 1940s. The losses strengthened the family’s reliance on prayer and church, Mrs. Porter said. She went to McCosh grade school and graduated in 1949 from Englewood High School.

Her older sisters had been singing with Johnnie Mae Hudson in a group known as the Barrett and Hudson Singers, Marovich said. After Hudson died, Mrs. Porter joined her sisters. They began recording together in the early 1960s. Two crowd favorites were “I’ll Fly Away” and “Jesus Loves Me.”

They experienced many hardships on the road, Mrs. Porter told the Sun-Times. In the South, “there were places we couldn’t stay and there were restaurants [where] we couldn’t eat,” she said. “There were times we would do concerts and didn’t get paid at all.”

But as their fame grew, they toured the world, including Australia, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland. In 1983, they performed on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show.” In 1991, the sisters were featured on Patti LaBelle’s special “Going Home to Gospel.”

Once, in Europe, her husband, Lee, and a brother-in-law surprised the sisters with a hometown treat, Mrs. Porter said in an interview with the Rev. Harold E. Bailey of the Harold Bailey Singers.

”My husband brought us some Lem’s barbecue,” she said. “He brought it all the way to Europe and they warmed it up for us. And we had a good time talking and laughing and eating with Lem’s barbecue.”

Her husband preceded her in death. She had five children, 15 grandchildren and many great- and great-great grandchildren.

Mrs. Porter always remembered their rocky entry to South Africa during the apartheid era. She told the Sun-Times how a stern airport official grilled the Barrett Sisters on the purpose of their visit.

Mrs. Porter said, “We came to sing to you, tell you about our God.’”

But the man snapped, ‘Your God? What color’s your God?’ ”

“I said, ‘the same color as yours ’ ” she said. “ ‘OK, go on,’” he said.

“We went on through. We went on through.”