) She graduated from Waltrip High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Saint Thomas in Houston.

She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar in 1928 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics and earned her Master's degree at Yale University in 1930.

She earned her degree in history from the University of Guelph.

She earned her bachelor degree at Barnard College in New York City, and her M. A.

She earned $ 1. 6 million for her supporting role.

She went on to appear in twenty-two more films and at least that many television appearances through her seventies and eighties, including such successful sitcoms as Rhoda ( as Carlton the invisible doorman's mother, which earned her another Emmy nomination ) and Newhart.

She observed from a distance with her father and sister while her brother earned his Number One Dime.

She earned a reputation for being difficult to work with, and her career suffered periods of inactivity.

She received critical acclaim for her performance in Being John Malkovich ( 1999 ), which earned her Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Golden Globe Award, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, and the Screen Actors Guild Awards ( SAG Awards ).

She dropped out of high school, but later earned a General Educational Development ( GED ) with her aunt's help.

She then starred in the well received film Ghost World ( 2001 ), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination.

She got her start in supporting roles in The World According to Garp ( 1982 ), The Big Chill ( 1983 ), and The Natural ( 1984 ), which all earned her nominations for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

She has earned an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

She graduated from The Chapin School in 1967, attended the University of Paris and earned a degree in art history from Sarah Lawrence College.

She earned her degree in English from the University of Iowa in 1925, returned and earned her master's degree in journalism in 1927, the first student to do so there.

She earned further notoriety in Ballarat when, after reading a bad review in The Ballarat Times, she attacked the editor, Henry Seekamp with a whip.

She expanded her articles into two volumes of memoirs, beginning with The English Governess at the Siamese Court ( 1870 ), which earned her immediate fame but also brought charges of sensationalism.

She did work in America for Ship of Fools ( 1965 ), which earned her another Oscar nomination, and appeared in a few other Hollywood films before returning to France in 1969.

She came to international prominence for her roles as Holly Sargis in Terrence Malick's 1973 film Badlands, and as Carrie White in Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film Carrie ( based on the first novel by Stephen King ) for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination.

She was educated at King's College London, where she earned degrees in French and 18th century literature, and at the University of Grenoble in France.

She was exiled in France and later Switzerland, where in 1957 she broke her silence with the publication of her book Twenty-Two short stories, which earned her the Víctor Català Prize.

She became successful in Europe and the Americas ; during her singing career, she earned many platinum and gold discs.

She was reportedly one of several wives of Uzbeg Khan of the Golden Horde.

She is best known for playing the title character in the Fox comedy-drama series Ally McBeal for which she won a Golden Globe Award.

She received a Golden Globe nomination as Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture in 1984 for her role in Irreconcilable Differences, in which she starred as a young girl divorcing her parents.

She was selected to play " Pilar " in the 1943 film For Whom the Bell Tolls, winning an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress-Motion Picture.

She has been nominated for two Academy Awards, and has won two Golden Globes ( with seven nominations ) and a BAFTA ( with seven nominations ) during her career.

She also won acclaim for her performances in The Crying Game and Enchanted April, for which she won a Golden Globe.

She also adopted a Golden Retriever puppy from Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue in Hudson, Massachusetts.

She was also awarded three Golden Globe Awards:

She has received critical acclaim for her roles in Volver ( 2006 ) and Nine ( 2009 ) receiving Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for each.

" She shared a Best Actress award at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival with five of her co-stars, as well as receiving a Goya Award and European Film Award, and was nominated for the Golden Globe, the Screen Actors Guild Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Academy Award for Best Actress in a leading role.

She also received a Golden Globe and SAG nomination.

She then starred in films such as The Princess Bride and Forrest Gump ( earning her a Golden Globe nomination ).

She shot to stardom after her roles as Buttercup in The Princess Bride and Jenny Curran in Forrest Gump, the latter role garnering her Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild nominations for Best Supporting Actress.

She won the award for Best Actress at the Golden Globes, Academy Awards, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in The Blind Side.

She also received a Golden Lion Award for lifetime achievement from the Venice Biennale in 2009.

Some of the most popular TV series which premiered during the 1980s or carried over from the 1970s include: Alf, Airwolf, The A-Team, Dynasty, Dallas, Knight Rider, MacGyver, Magnum, P. I., Miami Vice, Diff ' rent Strokes, The Jeffersons, The Facts of Life, The Cosby Show, Murder, She Wrote, 21 Jump Street, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Night Court, Who's the Boss ?, Family Matters, Quantum Leap, Saved by the Bell, Roseanne, Full House, The Golden Girls, Cheers, Growing Pains, Family Ties, Seinfeld, The Simpsons and Married ... with Children.

She raced around Hazzard with her cousins, first in a yellow and black 1974 Plymouth Road Runner ( later on it was a Plymouth Satellite ) and then, from the mid-second season, in her trademark white 1980 Jeep CJ-7 christened " Dixie " with a Golden Eagle emblem on the hood ( and the name " Dixie " on the hood sides ).

She was nominated for the Academy Award four times, and won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe.

She was the recipient of honorary lifetime awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1981, the American Film Institute in 1987, the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the Golden Globes, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and the Screen Actors Guild.

She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance.

She has been more recently known for her roles in The Shield and her Emmy and Golden Globe winning role as Patty Hewes in the FX TV series Damages.