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.

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Her record inspired various lyrical elaborations, such as " Rock That Thing " by Lil Johnson and " Rock Me Mama " by Ikey Robinson.

Her trademark phrase is " Ooooohh, I'm tellin ' Mama!

Her last words, in French, were: “ Oh Mama!

Her first book, Mama, was published in 1987.

Films of this type became more common in early 2000s, as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Amélie, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Y Tu Mama Tambien and Talk to Her enjoyed great successes in USA cinemas and home video sales.

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Her later films include Shining Victory ( 1941 ), I Remember Mama ( 1948 ), and Otto Preminger's Whirlpool ( 1949 ) and The Nun's Story ( 1959 ).

Her notable films included Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo ( 1958 ) and I Remember Mama ( 1948 ).

Her services to the School for many years were of a very high character, and I have often thought that one of the buildings should be named for her ''.

Her little speech was totally out of character with the sort of person I thought she was.

Her character as mother-goddess is identified in the second element of her name meter () derived from Proto-Indo-European * méh₂tēr ( mother ).

Her name is an anagram of Grundy ( from Mrs. Grundy, a character in Thomas Morton's play Speed the Plough ).

Her almost 60-year career crossed most media frontiers with both supporting and leading roles, but she may be best-remembered for playing the sardonic but engaging title character, a high school teacher, on Our Miss Brooks, and as the Rydell High School principal in the films Grease and Grease 2.

Her character is usually renamed in film adaptations because of difficulties with pronunciation.

** Adeline in The Romance of the Forest-“ Her wicked Marquis, having secretly immured Number One ( his first wife ), has now a new and beautiful wife, whose character, alas!

Anish Khanna of Planet Bollywood wrote " Her character has a gamut of emotions to run through-childish immaturity, obsession, evil, anger, anguish-and Madhuri really sinks her teeth into each one.

Her character design shows influences from shoujo and art nouveau.

Her voice reminded me of Tanya Tucker, it had strength and character, a lot of feeling.

One character, identifying him, says that it is " just like On Her Majesty's Secret Service ", which was Lazenby's only Bond film.

Her strength lay in good common sense and directness of character ; she expressed the qualities of the British nation which at that time made it preeminent in the world.

Her nickname, Murasaki, was most probably given at a court dinner in an incident she recorded in her diary: in c. 1008 the well-known court poet Fujiwara no Kintō inquired after the " Young Murasaki "— an allusion to the character named Murasaki in Genji — which would have been considered a compliment from a male court poet to a female author.

Her attacks are mainly related to the Phoenix Force itself, and is arguably the most powerful playable character in the game.

Her appeal to the general populace was based in her protective character, as exemplified by the magical healing spells.

She is the main character of Jan Westcott's Set Her on a Throne ( 1972 ).

Her game concept included animated color graphics, a pseudo 3D-perspective where the main character was visible on the screen, a more competent text parser that would understand advanced commands from the player, and music playing in the background through the PCjr sound hardware.

Her character was based on the protagonist of the ancient Chinese legend, " The Ballad of Hua Mulan.

For example, in Love ( 1927 ) a title card reads, " I like to be alone "; in The Single Standard ( 1929 ) her character says, " I am walking alone because I want to be alone "; in Susan Lenox ( Her Fall and Rise ) ( 1931 ) she says to a suitor, " This time I rise ... and fall ... alone "; in Inspiration ( 1931 ) she tells a fickle lover, " I just want to be alone for a little while "; in Mata Hari ( 1931 ) she says to her new amour, " I never look ahead.

Her image was considered with more care ; although she continued to play character roles, she was often filmed in close-ups that emphasized her distinctive eyes.

Her exact double is his visitor aboard the space station and becomes an important character.

Her exit from the picture was also the most sympathetic when, after helping to assist two children to escape the disaster, her character fell 110 stories to her death from a scenic elevator on the outside of the building which was derailed following an explosion.

Her real-life coming out was echoed in the sitcom Ellen in " The Puppy Episode " in which the eponymous character Ellen Morgan played by DeGeneres outs herself over the airport public address system.