Her family, part of the Swedish-speaking ( Swedish: finlandssvensk ) minority of Finland, was an artistic one: her father Viktor Jansson was a sculptor and her mother Signe Hammarsten-Jansson was a graphic designer and illustrator.

Her novels, in particular the Tony Hill series, are known for their graphic depictions of violence and torture.

Her empathy for the less fortunate, expressed most famously through the graphic means of drawing, etching, lithography, and woodcut, embraced the victims of poverty, hunger, and war.

Her circle Crocodile Ave. created Remix Gravitation AKA Rimigra and Megamix Gravitation, which were extremely sexually graphic.

) and writer, and " graphic designer for Subversions and other publications ," Her painting The Night Time is the Right Time " was selected by the Chicago Jazz Institute for the 2000 Chicago Jazz Festival t-shirt ".

Her works include comics, illustrations, and a graphic novel.

Her father, Frank Handrich, was a German graphic and industrial fair designer, architect, artist and interior designer from Munich and her mother, Deepa is a Bengali Hindu who is an interior designer, landscaper and currently does social work as a volunteer to help alcoholics and addicts.

Her creative activities include painting, printmaking, graphic design, stage set, costume and fashion design.

The result of this liaison was the book Diana: Her True Story, revealed in graphic detail the previously hidden disaster that the Waleses ' marriage had become.

Her first appearance in comic format was the graphic novel The Batman Adventures # 12, which took place in the continuity of Batman: The Animated Series.

After these two intensely graphic autobiographies, she and her husband / co-writer collaborated on one more book -- a children's book called " The Little Ballerina and Her Dancing Horse " in 1993.

Her memoirs are, as the title declares, erotic reminiscences where she discusses in the most graphic detail the sexual prowess and tastes of her lovers, both famous and humble.

Her life was the subject in 2004 of a West End play, Calico, written by Michael Hastings, and in the 2012 graphic novel, Dotter of Her Father's Eyes.

Her one-woman-show in New York's Weyhe Gallery in 1926 led to her recognition as " one of America's most promising young graphic artists ".

Her textile and graphic works from the 1920s are among the most sophisticated geometric abstractions of the early Modernist period, reflecting a subtle understanding of the interplay between color and form.

Her film Une vraie jeune fille ( 1975 ) contains close-ups of actress Charlotte Alexandra's vulva and actor Bruno Balp's penis, some of which are particularly graphic in nature ( including a sequence where an earthworm is inserted into Alexandra's vagina ).

* Her second child, Sophie Jewry, runs a graphic design and printing business and lives in Norfolk.

Her sister, Inari Krohn, is a graphic artist.

Her Stage Door portrayal of a fast-talking, witty supporting character, gained Arden considerable notice and was to be a template for many of Arden's future roles.

Her portrayal of the police officer Ganga earned her critical acclaim.

Her portrayal of a young woman faced with a moral dilemma fetched her a fourth Filmfare Best Actress Award.

Her portrayal of a troubled theatre-goer in Secret Friends ( BBC 2, 1990 ) was described as " a miniature tour de force ... Miranda Richardson's finest hour, all in ten minutes " ( The Sunday Times ).

Her character stood out as a positive portrayal of a Jewish woman and at the height of her popularity, she fell in love with another woman, a witch named Tara Maclay.

Her performance was called " memorable ... funny and poignant in turns ", and she earned a Tony Award. Richard Watts, Jr. of the New York Post wrote: " nothing I have ever seen her do prepared me for the loveliness, humor, gift for joyous characterization, and sheer lovableness of her portrayal of Nellie Forbush ....

Her other notable film roles include Sara in Runaway Train in 1985, Helen McCaffrey in the thriller Backdraft in 1991, her portrayal of the chillingly twisted nanny Peyton Flanders in the popular 1992 thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and as Wendy Torrance in Stephen King's 1997 television adaptation of The Shining.

Her portrayal of main antagonist Cathy Ames won her a Golden Globe.

Her experiences of Germany formed the foundation of her first published collection, In a German Pension, in 1911, a work that was lauded by a number of critics ( and enjoyed for its unfavourable portrayal of Germans ) but which she later described as " immature ".

Her portrayal of Brenda in Karel Reisz's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning ( 1960 ) won her a British Academy Film Award.

Her first film role was in 1971, in Nicholas and Alexandra, and she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA and the Golden Globe for her portrayal of the Empress Alexandra.

Her portrayal of libidinous Meyerburg, " Mr Mybug ", may have been aimed at Hampstead intellectuals ( particularly Freudians and admirers of D. H. Lawrence ), but has also been seen as anti-semitic in its description of his physiognomy and nameplay ( Humble, 2001: 30 ).

Her portrayal of Malvika, a young widow, met with mixed reviews from critics with Sarita Tanwar from Mid Day commenting, " Rani Mukerji breathes life into a somewhat confused character ".

Her portrayal of a rape victim in the film who quests for justice was appreciated, but the film, which was a much-delayed project, was a major commercial failure.

Her sympathetic portrayal of the plight of working animals led to a vast outpouring of concern for animal welfare and is said to have been instrumental in abolishing the cruel practice of using the checkrein ( or " bearing rein ", a strap used to keep horses ' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to a horse's neck ).

Her work has provoked a negative reaction from some feminists due to the portrayal of women in her graffiti.

Her portrayal of Piaf earned her nomination for a fourth Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical ; she subsequently released an album, entitled Piaf, containing Édith Piaf songs.

Her portrayal of Priya Bakshi, a teenage single mother who fights social prejudice, earned her several award nominations, including her first nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare Awards.

Her portrayal of a sex worker in Chameli ( 2004 ) proved to be the turning point in her career, and she was later noted for her performances in the critically acclaimed films Dev ( 2004 ) and Omkara ( 2006 ).

Her portrayal as the initially flippant ex-girlfriend, Makoto Saeki, won her " Best Supporting Actress " yet again at the 38th Television Drama Academy Awards.

Her most recent roles include her portrayal of the title character in true crime drama Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy and Kirby Reed in the slasher film Scream 4.

Her portrayal however brought mixed reviews by Trek fans.

Her refulgent smile eased her portrayal of a wide range of characters ranging from the fiery Narasimha to a graceful Rama in Tulasidas's Ramcharitmanas.

Her 1944 book, The Unconquerables carries such an accurate portrayal of the Polish resistance that some thought she was using classified information given to her by her husband.

Her portrayal of the dipso-nymphomaniac daughter of a Texas oil baron won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.