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The list was unveiled through a CBS special on June 15, 1999, hosted by Shirley Temple (who is herself honored on the female legends list), with 50 then-current actors making the presentations. [1] AFI defines an "American screen legend" as "an actor or a team of actors with a significant screen presence in American feature-length films (films ...
Lillian Gish was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1984, aged 90, becoming the oldest recipient of the prize; Mel Brooks was the oldest male recipient, awarded at age 86 in 2013. Tom Hanks was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2002, becoming the youngest recipient of the prize at age 46 and Meryl Streep was the youngest female ...
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains is a list of the one hundred greatest screen characters (fifty each in the hero and villain categories) as chosen by the American Film Institute in June 2003. It is part of the AFI 100 Years... series. The list was first presented in a CBS special hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Name Lifespan Age Notability George Abbott: 1887–1995: 107: American stage actor, director, playwright, screenwriter and producer [1] Rosa Albach-Retty: 1874–1980: 105: Austrian film and stage actress [2] Jenny Alpha: 1910–2010: 100: French Martinican actress and singer [3] Lukas Ammann: 1912–2017: 104: Swiss actor [4] Nina Andrycz ...
AFI defined an "American screen legend" as "an actor or a team of actors with a significant screen presence in American feature-length films whose screen debut occurred in or before 1950, or whose screen debut occurred after 1950 but whose death has marked a completed body of work." [2] 2000: AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs — funniest American films
The American Film Institute Awards (also known as the AFI Awards) are awards presented by the American Film Institute to recognize the top ten films and television programs of the year. Unlike other accolades about the art form, the AFI Awards acknowledge the film and television productions deemed culturally and artistically representative of ...
General Hospital is an American television soap opera, airing on ABC.Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, the serial premiered on April 1, 1963.The longest-running cast member is Leslie Charleson, who has portrayed Monica Quartermaine since August 17, 1977, also making her one of the longest-tenured actors in American soap operas.
The following American film actresses are listed alphabetically. It contains both actresses born American and those who acquired American nationality later. Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American television actresses. Meryl Streep Michelle Pfeiffer Jodie Foster Julia Roberts