Gwen Welles
Biography: Gwen Welles (née Goldberg; March 4, 1951 – October 13, 1993) was an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of singer Sueleen Gay in Robert Altman's 1975 film Nashville, which earned her nomination for a BAFTA Award. Welles also appeared in Altman's California Split (1974), as well as several films directed by Henry Jaglom, including New Year's Day (1989) and Eating (1990). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gwen Welles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 04, 1951
Deathday: October 13, 1993
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Nashville
1975-06-11
Nashville
Overview: The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.
Genres: Drama Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-06-11
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California Split
1974-08-07
California Split
Overview: Carefree single guy Charlie Waters rooms with two lovely prostitutes, Barbara Miller and Susan Peters, and lives to gamble. Along with his glum betting buddy, Bill Denny, Charlie sets out on a gambling streak in search of the ever-elusive big payday. While Charlie and Bill have some lucky moments, they also have to contend with serious setbacks that threaten to derail their hedonistic betting binge.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-08-07
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A Safe Place
1971-10-01
A Safe Place
Overview: Noah, a young woman who lives alone in New York, is dating two very different men, Fred and Mitch, at the same time. However, she realises that neither man can totally fulfil her needs.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-01
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Hit!
1973-09-18
Hit!
Overview: A federal agent whose daughter dies of a heroin overdose is determined to destroy the drug ring that supplied her. He recruits various people whose lives have been torn apart by the drug trade and trains them. Then they all leave for France to track down and destroy the ring.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-09-18
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Between the Lines
1977-04-27
Between the Lines
Overview: The staff of the Back Bay Mainline, a Boston underground newspaper that rose to prominence in the 1960s, struggles with the shifting social climate of the '70s amid rumors that the paper is about to be sold to a media giant.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-04-27
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New Year's Day
1990-02-09
New Year's Day
Overview: A man returns to his sublet apartment to find the previous tenants, three offbeat young women, still in residence, under the mistaken belief that they have the apartment until the end of New Year's Day.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-09
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Hellé
1972-05-02
Hellé
Overview: Hellé is a young deaf-mute living among the mountains. She’s ignored by everyone except, now and then, the local woodsmen, who use her for their pleasure. She has no education, no knowledge of right or wrong. One summer, a young man comes to spend the holidays in her village.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-05-02
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Desert Hearts
1985-10-01
Desert Hearts
Overview: While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named Cay.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-01
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Nobody's Fool
1986-11-07
Nobody's Fool
Overview: Cassie, who seeks love and escape from her mundane ordinary life, meets a traveling Shakespeare troupe offering a community acting workshop.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-07
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The Disco Years
1994-01-01
The Disco Years
Overview: Tom Peters looks back to 1978, the year in high school that he came out of the closet. Tom's mom is both sweet and intrusive, urging him to take out girls. She also drags him to her disco-dancing lessons. His friendship with Matt becomes his first love, and then Matt turns on Tom with homophobic venom. Later, Matt and Matt's new girlfriend trash the classroom of an effeminate teacher with more vicious homophobia. At first, Tom joins in heaping scorn on the teacher, then he has to decide if it isn't time to open the closet door. A crisis of sorts ensues with his mom, and disco proves to be a balm.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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The Christian Licorice Store
1971-11-01
The Christian Licorice Store
Overview: A tennis champ falls in with the Hollywood crowd, finds himself being corrupted by the life in the fast lane.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-11-01
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Eating
1990-11-30
Eating
Overview: A group of women gather for the birthday party of a friend and discuss their lives and associations with food.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-30
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Star 80
1983-11-10
Star 80
Overview: Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-10
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The Men's Club
1986-09-19
The Men's Club
Overview: Seven men have a group session and share their feelings on women, love, life and work.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-19
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Angel on My Shoulder
1998-02-15
Angel on My Shoulder
Overview: Donna Deitch directed this documentary about the illness and death of her friend, actress Gwen Welles (Nashville). Diagnosed with an cancerous tumor in 1992, Welles chose not to go for conventional treatments, and the film shows her deterioration. Shot on video with a later transfer to 16mm, this film was shown at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-15
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Sticky Fingers
1988-05-06
Sticky Fingers
Overview: Two dippy roommates, struggling musicians Lolly and Hattie, are asked by a drug-dealing friend-of-a-friend, Diane, to baby-sit a bag containing nearly a million dollars while she scoots out of town in order to avoid trouble. Once the money is in their possession, however, temptation proves too much for them.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-06
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