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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 ).
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Her sympathetic renderings of American ruling class made her one of the most successful portrait painters of her era.
Her film choices were often unconventional ; she sought roles as manipulators and killers in an era when actresses usually preferred to play sympathetic characters, and she excelled in them.
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 tutor, Prof. Perot ( Albert Bassermann ) is sympathetic and, finding that she has no friends or family in Paris, invites her to a soirée his wife is throwing for a " few friends " ( primarily professors and their wives ).
Her other major film roles include David Niven's character's love interest in the film A Matter of Life and Death ( 1946 ), and Zira, the sympathetic chimpanzee scientist in the 1968 film Planet of the Apes and two sequels.
Her sympathetic agent at the welfare bureau finds her and reunites her with her ne ' er-do-well husband who deserted her decades ago.
Her style was sympathetic and poignant, as she portrayed domestic native scenes that would have been fast disappearing in that time.
Her work which was being displayed at a municipal library in the Montreal borough of Côte Saint-Luc was referred to as being " too sympathetic " to the Palestinian uprising.
Her reporting is generally sympathetic to the Palestinian point of view and critical of Israeli government policy towards the Palestinians.
Her portrait of her subject is largely sympathetic.
Her style was unaffected, simple, and sympathetic.
Her biographies of Edward Irving ( 1862 ) and her cousin Laurence Oliphant ( 1892 ), together with her life of Sheridan in the English Men of Letters series ( 1883 ), show vivacity and a sympathetic touch.
Her novels and plays are committed to developing deep, sympathetic characters, to understanding ' life ' in its complexity.
Her writings in latter decades became decidedly more sympathetic to socialist and labour politics, and many of her later articles discussed the desirability of a new social order based on socialist and Christian principles.
Her late novel Zulu Heart ( 1974 ) included sympathetic portrayals of whites in South Africa during a time of conflict with Africans.
Her father is described in Paradoxes d ' un docteur allemand ( published 1860 ), which shows him to have been sympathetic to feminism.
The Colonial Secretary, Lord Glenelg, sympathetic to the Canadian Native people's plight, recommended to Her Majesty the Queen, that the Credit River Mississaugas should be granted title deeds.
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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 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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