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Jayne Atkinson is a Actor British born on 18 february 1959 at Bournemouth (United-kingdom)
Jayne Atkinson (born 18 February 1959) is an English-born American actress who has worked in film, theatre, and television. She is perhaps best known for the role of Karen Hayes on 24 as well as her Tony Award-nominated roles in The Rainmaker and Enchanted April. She was also known for appearing in the CBS drama Criminal Minds as BAU Section Chief Erin Strauss and in the Netflix political drama House of Cards as US Secretary of State Catherine Durant.
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Atkinson is married to actor Michel Gill, with whom she has one son, and with whom she has appeared on House of Cards, although they did not appear as a couple, as Gill played President Garrett Walker and Atkinson played Secretary of State Catherine Durant. They met when they appeared together in a 1989 production of The Heiress at the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, Connecticut.Best films
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Revenge for Jolly! (2012)
, 1h25Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Oscar Isaac, Elijah Wood, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Adam Brody, Gillian Jacobs
Roles Receptionist
Rating46%
The film reverts 36 hours earlier after a man pulls up at a house and confronts another man at his front door. The tale centers on Harry (Brian Petsos), a freelancer who spends a great deal of time with his beloved female pup, Jolly. Owing a group of people a large amount of money for refusing to do them a favor, he plans to leave town to avoid the debt. One day when he returns home, Jolly is found dead. Stricken with grief and anger, Harry enlists the help of his close cousin Cecil (Oscar Isaac) to find Jolly's murderer, dragging him through a path of destruction.
Handsome Harry (2009)
, 1h34Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Jamey Sheridan, Campbell Scott, Steve Buscemi, Aidan Quinn, John Savage, Titus Welliver
Roles Kelley's Wife
Rating60%
Handsome Harry is the story of Harry Sweeney’s journey to find forgiveness from an old Navy friend. One day Harry (Jamey Sheridan) gets a call from an old Navy buddy, Kelly (Steve Buscemi), who is on his deathbed. At first, Harry wants nothing to do with Kelly, but soon memories and guilt overcome him and he goes on a journey to confront his old friends. First he goes to meet Kelly in a Philadelphia hospital. Kelly asks Harry to seek forgiveness from David on his behalf. Kelly dies in the hospital the next day. Harry then goes on to meet the rest of his Navy buddies to find the truth about what actually happened the night they assaulted David together. Somebody dropped a generator on David's hand that night, but Harry could not recollect who it was. In time it was revealed that Harry and David were having an affair back in the Navy. Kelly found Harry and David in a sexually compromising position in the shower. In fear of repercussion, Harry turned on David. Kelly and rest of the gang including Harry got drunk and assaulted David. It was in the end revealed that Harry was the one who dropped the generator on David, maiming him for life.
Recount (2008)
, 1h56Directed by Jay Roach
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Kevin Spacey, Denis Leary, Laura Dern, Tom Wilkinson, John Hurt, Ed Begley Jr.
Roles Theresa LePore
Rating72%
Recount chronicles the 2000 U.S. presidential election Bush v. Gore case between Governor of Texas George W. Bush and U.S. Vice President Al Gore. It begins with the election on November 7 and ends with the Supreme Court ruling, which stopped the Florida election recount on December 12.
12 and Holding (2006)
, 1h35Directed by Michael Cuesta
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Conor Donovan, Zoë Weizenbaum, Jeremy Lee Renner, Jesse Camacho, Annabella Sciorra, Linus Roache
Roles Ashley Carges
Rating73%
The film explores adolescent issues through the minds of three friends and their reactions after a boy named Rudy Carges (Conor Donovan) is killed in a tree house set on fire by local bullies Jeff and Kenny, who carelessly didn't find out he was inside until too late.
Syriana (2005)
, 2h2Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Amr Waked, Chris Cooper, Amanda Peet
Roles CIA Division Chief.
Rating68%
U.S. energy giant Connex is losing control of key Middle East oil fields in a kingdom ruled by the al-Subaai family. The emirate's foreign minister, Prince Nasir (Alexander Siddig), has granted natural gas drilling rights to a Chinese company, greatly upsetting the U.S. oil industry and government. To compensate for its decreased production capacity, Connex initiates a shady merger with Killen, a smaller oil company that recently won the drilling rights to key petroleum fields in Kazakhstan. Connex-Killen ranks as the world's twenty-third largest economy, and antitrust regulators at the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) have misgivings. A Washington, D.C.-based law firm headed by Dean Whiting (Christopher Plummer) is hired to smooth the way for the merger. Bennett Holiday (Jeffrey Wright) is assigned to promote the impression of due diligence to the DOJ, deflecting any allegations of corruption.
The Village (2004)
, 1h43Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, La cécité
Actors Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Brendan Gleeson
Roles Tabitha Walker
Rating65%
In the small, isolated Pennsylvania village of Covington in the 19th century, the residents live in fear of nameless creatures in the surrounding woods. They have constructed a large barrier of oil lanterns and watch towers that are constantly manned to keep watch for "those we don't speak of". It is explained that the villagers have a long-standing truce with the monsters; the villagers do not go into their woods, and the creatures do not enter their village.
Our Town (2003)
, 2hDirected by James Naughton
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Paul Newman, Jayne Atkinson, John Braden, Reathel Bean, Stephen Pinella, Frank Converse
Roles Mrs. Gibbs
Rating76%
, 1h35Directed by Dwight H. Little
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Seafaring films, Transport films, Cétacé, Mise en scène d'un cétacé
Actors Jason James Richter, August Schellenberg, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg, Jon Tenney, Elizabeth Peña
Roles Annie Greenwood
Rating51%
It's been two years since Jesse saved and freed his orca friend, Willy. Jesse, now a teenager, has since been adopted by his foster parents, Glen and Annie Greenwood. Jesse and his adoptive parents are preparing to go on a family camping trip to the Pacific Northwest. Before they leave town, however, Dwight, Jesse's former social worker, shows up to inform them that Jesse's biological mother, who abandoned him 8 years ago when Jesse was 6, was found in New York City, but has died and left behind her other son, Jesse's 8 year-old half-brother named Elvis (Francis Capra). Elvis is morose, overly talkative, and mischievous, and he is also prone to telling lies and easily gets on Jesse's nerves. He is invited on their trip to San Juan Island so that he and Jesse might get to know one another.
Blank Check (1994)
, 1h34Directed by Rupert Wainwright
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about children, Children's films
Actors Brian Bonsall, Karen Duffy, Miguel Ferrer, James Rebhorn, Tone Loc, Jayne Atkinson
Roles Sandra Waters
Rating53%
The story begins when convicted bank robber Carl Quigley (Miguel Ferrer) escapes from prison. Soon after his prison break, Quigley enters a warehouse and recovers $1,000,000 he had hidden there sometime before his arrest (although it is unclear exactly how he illegally obtained the money). The film then cuts to 12-year-old Preston Waters (Brian Bonsall), whose father (James Rebhorn) works as an investor for a living and is very frugal with money—so much so that when he is given a blank check from his grandmother for his birthday, his dad fills it out for only $11.00. Plus, when invited to a friend's birthday party at an amusement park, he only has enough tokens to go on the kiddie rides.
Free Willy (1993)
, 1h52Directed by Simon Wincer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Environmental films, Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Cétacé, Political films, Mise en scène d'un cétacé
Actors Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg, Michael Madsen, August Schellenberg
Roles Annie Greenwood
Rating60%
The film begins with a pod of orcas swimming near the coastline of the Pacific Northwest. The pod is tracked down by a large group of whalers, and one of them, Willy (Keiko the orca), is snared in their nets and taken away to a local amusement park.
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Sarah Jessica Parker, Sally Struthers, Lexi Randall, Gary Graham, Jayne Atkinson, John Dennis Johnston
Roles Wanda Birney
Rating69%
The film opens with Callie Cain (Parker) leading her kids in singing along to John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" as she moves back to her hometown of Estherville, Iowa with her 4 young daughters (plus another baby on the way) and boyfriend Ray (Hodges). Although Callie's brother John (Graham) and sister-in-law Wanda (Atkinson) attempt to help them, the abusive Ray (the father of youngest child Jason) has no interest in working, and Callie rebuffs Wanda's suggestion that she continue treatment for the manic depression she suffers from. As a result, the family soon finds themselves living in poverty, with oldest child Jessi (Randall) forced to play mother to her younger sisters (Julie, Susan, and Cindy) and brother. A short time later, Ray leaves them, and Callie continues on a downward spiral.
Absolute Strangers (1991)
Directed by Gilbert Cates
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Henry Winkler, Patty Duke, Richard Kiley, Audra Lindley, Karl Malden, Jennifer Hetrick
Roles Eleonor Barcroft
Rating58%
The Revenge of Al Capone (1989)
, 1h36Directed by Michael Pressman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Keith Carradine, Ray Sharkey, Debrah Farentino, Charles Haid, Jayne Atkinson, Neil Giuntoli
Roles Elizabeth
Rating50%
Following his imprisonment, Al Capone still continues to run his crime empire and plots to assassinate the mayor of Chicago Anton Cermak.
Between Two Women (1986)
, 2hDirected by Jon Avnet
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Farrah Fawcett, Colleen Dewhurst, Michael Nouri, Bridgette Andersen, Danny Corkill, Steven Hill
Rating67%