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  2. History of film - Wikipedia

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    The film went on to become the most successful martial arts film in cinematic history, popularized the martial arts film genre across the world, and cemented Bruce Lee's status as a cultural icon. Hong Kong action cinema, however, was in decline due to a wave of "Bruceploitation" films.

  3. Acting - Wikipedia

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    French stage and early film actress Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet Actors in samurai and rōnin costume at the Kyoto Eigamura film set. Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode.

  4. List of centenarians (actors, filmmakers and entertainers)

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    American silent film child actress (known as "Baby Peggy"), author and cinema historian [47] Christian Casadesus: 1912–2014: 101: French actor; brother of fellow actress and centenarian Gisèle Casadesus [48] Gisèle Casadesus: 1914–2017: 103: French actress; sister of fellow actor and centenarian Christian Casadesus [49] Wally Cassell ...

  5. AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars - Wikipedia

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    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 of 40 minutes or more) 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."

  6. List of highest-grossing actors - Wikipedia

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    Because of the effects of inflation on cinema ticket prices, a list unadjusted for inflation gives much more weight to later actors. [1] Therefore, gross revenue lists are largely meaningless for comparing acting careers widely separated in time, as many actors from earlier eras will not appear on a modern, unadjusted list, despite their films achieving higher commercial success when adjusted ...

  7. List of highest-paid film actors - Wikipedia

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    Dwayne Johnson was the highest-paid actor in 2016, 2019, 2020, and 2021. Julia Roberts was the highest-paid actress in 1998, 1999, and 2000. Forbes publishes yearly lists of the highest-paid actors and actresses based on total earnings from 1 June the previous year to 1 June the current year.

  8. Lists of actors - Wikipedia

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    List of actor-politicians; Lists of actresses; List of actors in gay pornographic films; List of Lollywood actors; List of pornographic actors who appeared in mainstream films; List of mainstream actors who have appeared in pornographic films; List of pornographic performers by decade; List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

  9. List of cinematic firsts - Wikipedia

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    Emil Jannings and Janet Gaynor won the awards for best actor and actress, which were awarded for work in a number of different films throughout the year. Acting categories were later narrowed to honor work on a single film. [49] Blackmail, directed by Alfred Hitchcock was the first British sound film. [citation needed]