She was hired and was found to be entirely satisfactory when she played the role eight hours a day.

She played chess with him by postcard.

She played with style and a touch of the grand manner, and every piece she performed was especially effective in its closing measures.

She sat down and played two slots at once, looking grim, as if bested by mechanical devices, and Owen felt sorry for the lay-sisters depending on her support.

She understood sex anyway, and played at it well.

Angela Lansbury, who had played Miss Marple in the movie, The Mirror Crack'd, directed by Guy Hamilton, went on to star in the TV series Murder, She Wrote as Jessica Fletcher, a mystery novelist who also solves crimes.

She is one of a few characters who played a major part in the original cause of the Trojan War itself: not only did she offer Helen of Troy to Paris, but the abduction was accomplished when Paris, seeing Helen for the first time, was inflamed with desire to have her — which is Aphrodite's realm.

She played bit parts in three English-language films, the British comedy Doctor at Sea ( 1955 ) with Dirk Bogarde, Helen of Troy ( 1954 ), in which she was understudy for the title role but appears only as Helen's handmaid, and Act of Love ( 1954 ) with Kirk Douglas.

She dabbled in pop music and played the role of a glamour model.

She played the duet from orbit while Anderson played on the ground in Russia.

She appeared on the television series Taxi in the early 1980s, as the wife of the character played by Andy Kaufman, winning two Emmy Awards for her work.

She has played the character of Madame Morrible in the musical Wicked, both in regional productions and on Broadway from 2005 to 2009.

She again played the role for the Los Angeles production which began performances on February 7, 2007.

Dolores Agnes Fuller ( born Dolores Eble ; March 10, 1923 – May 9, 2011 ) was an American actress and songwriter best known as the one-time girlfriend of the low-budget film director Edward D. Wood, Jr. She played the protagonist's girlfriend in Glen or Glenda, co-starred in Wood's Jail Bait, and had a minor role in Bride of the Monster.

She played a wisecracking showgirl who becomes a rival to the film's star, singer Belle Baker.

She became familiar to a new generation of film-goers when she played Principal McGee in both 1978's Grease and 1982's Grease 2, as well as making appearances on such television shows as Alice, Maude and Falcon Crest.

She is addicted to sleeping pills, absorbed in the shallow dramas played on her " parlor walls " ( flat-panel televisions ), and indifferent to the oppressive society around her.

She played first board on the U. S. Women's team in the 38th Chess Olympiad, when the U. S. team scored a bronze medal.

She read books, wrote letters, and played the lute ( see Bartolomeo Tromboncino ).

She finished with only 4 points from 9 games, tied for 6 – 7 place with Jan Timman, who had also played below his rating.

She played a novelty in the opening which she devised over the board.

Kabir also played roles on Dynasty, Murder, She Wrote, Magnum, P. I., Hunter, Knight Rider and Highlander: The Series amongst others.

She also played the part of Camie in the film Star Wars ( 1977 ).

She also played the recurring character Jackie Robbins on ER.

She has also performed backing vocals for Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Don Henley, Belinda Carlisle, and for the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary celebrating Dylan's thirty years as a recording artist.

She also has another half-sister, Christiane Nina Minnelli ( nicknamed Tina Nina ), from her father's second marriage.

She also served as the opening act for Tina Turner's summer tour, which was one of the highest grossing tours that year.

She was born 12 years after the death of her uncle Alexander, 11 years after the death of grandmother Tina, almost exactly a decade after the death of grandfather Aristotle, and was just three years old when mother Christina died.

She had three children with Byrd, Gwendolyn Lee (" Gwen ") Byrd ( born 1961 ), Jacquelyn Faye (" Jackie ") Byrd ( born 1962 ) and Tina Denise Byrd ( born 1965, she is featured on one of Jones and Wynette's duet albums, George and Tammy and Tina ), She had a daughter with George Jones, Tamala Georgette Jones ( born 1970 ), who is also a country singer.

She is best known as Tina Caspari and the likeness between Tina Caspari's books ( most of them are about girls or horses ) and the added Malory-Towers-books is striking.

She then played a Madonna body double named Tina in the independent film The Real Blonde.

She was also on the Spartak Moscow Region team, with Tina Thompson, Sue Bird, and Diana Taurasi.

She played the supporting role of Tina Malhotra, a sophisticated girl in love with Khan's character.

She added songs by Janis Joplin and Tina Turner to the " allowable " set lists during shows.

She has become well known for her biographical film roles portraying real life women in African American culture, including Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It, as well as Betty Shabazz in Malcolm X and Panther, Rosa Parks in The Rosa Parks Story, Katherine Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream, and Voletta Wallace in Notorious.

She also hosted her own television special in 1977, with guest star Tina Turner.

She is best known for her roles as Tina Edison in Maniac Mansion ( 1990 – 1993 ), Clare Arnold in Beverly Hills, 90210 ( 1994 – 1997 ) and Kitty O ' Neill in Boss ( 2011 – present ).

Her first television guest appearances were in My Secret Identity and E. N. G .. She then appeared in Maniac Mansion from 1990 – 1993, playing Tina Edison, the eldest of three children of Dr. Fred Edison ( Joe Flaherty ).

She also listened to the music of English pop singer Dusty Springfield, and according to Knowles, her " greatest music influence " is her mother, Tina Knowles, who was a one-time member of the 1960s harmony group The Veltones.

She first received attention when she appeared in the music video for " GoldenEye " by Tina Turner, in 1995 and from there entered the world of fashion as one of its top models.

She met producer, DJ and songwriter Andy Van Dorsselaer ( Andy Van ) in a dance club, he was the founder of the Vicious Vinyl record label and had remix credits for Tina Arena and CDB.

She recorded a cover of Tina Turner's " We Don't Need Another Hero " for a Tina Turner tribute album released in 2004.

She cited Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight and Patti Labelle as her 70's influences.