Joanne Pankow
Also Known As: Joann Pankow
Biography: Joanne Pankow (nee Field) was an American actress, born July 8 (professionally going by 1937 birth year). She was a nearly lifelong resident of North Carolina, living most of her years, and passing away, in Asheville.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Birthday: July 08, 1937
Deathday: November 10, 2009
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Forty Shades of Blue
Overview: A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-07
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Tad
Overview: The story of Abraham Lincoln's presidency told from the perspective of his son, Tad.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-02-12
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Loggerheads
Overview: A troubled woman seeks out the child she gave up for adoption; a gay motel owner takes in a handsome drifter; and the wife of a preacher frets that a gay couple has moved in across the street. All of their lives will intersect as Loggerheads subtly draws out their secret losses and desires.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-14
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The In Crowd
Overview: A mentally disturbed young woman takes a job at a posh country club and falls in with a clique of wealthy college kids where she's taken under the wing of the clique's twisted leader, who harbors some dark secrets too terrifying to tell.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-07-19
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Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Overview: A Louisiana governor becomes a controversial political kingpin during the Depression.
Genres: Drama TV Movie History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-18
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The Lottery
Overview: Returning to his small hometown of Icara, Maine, a man discovers its horrible secret -- a bizarre, clandestine ritual that led to his mother's early death and his father's insanity.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-29
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The Member of the Wedding
Overview: In the last days leading up to her older brother's marriage, a young girl is forced to face realities and grow up quickly. A tender adaptation of Carson McCullers' classic novel, which has seen previous adaptations for both stage and screen.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-29
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A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story
Overview: Margaret Mitchell, portrayed as rebellious and spirited as Scarlett O'Hara, grows up in a comfortably middle-class Atlanta home, absorbing her grandmother's stories of the Civil War and the burning of their city by the Yankees. Young Peggy, as she likes to be called, goes to Smith College in Massachusetts and hates it. Back in Atlanta, her mildly scandalous reputation is made more so by her first marriage, to Red Upshaw, a bootlegging rake. Later, her second husband encourages her to expand her writing talents beyond feature articles for The Atlanta Journal. Her first and only novel becomes one of the best-selling books of all time.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-28
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Forces of Nature
Overview: Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagull flies into the engine as the plane is taking off. All later flights are cancelled because of an approaching hurricane, so he is forced to hitch a ride in a Geo Metro with an attractive but eccentric woman named Sara.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-12
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Southern Belles
Overview: Bell and Belle want to break out of their trailer park lives and get up and out to the "Big City" of Atlanta. Just when they think they are on their way to getting a nest egg Bell falls for a handsome police officer named Rhett Butler.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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The Hudsucker Proxy
Overview: A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-11
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Big Fish
Overview: Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-25
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Love Liza
Overview: Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel turns to huffing gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-30
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Junebug
Overview: On the way to meet with an independent artist in the South, newlywed art dealer Madeleine is convinced by her husband, George, that they should stop to meet his family in North Carolina. Madeleine's affluent lifestyle clashes with the family, but she befriends George's wide-eyed and pregnant sister-in-law, Ashley, who is nearing her due date. Through the family, Madeleine gains greater insight into George's character.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-03
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Bruno
Overview: The story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-16
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28 Days
Overview: After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs they have to offer, refusing to admit that she has an alcohol addiction.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-06
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Getting In
Overview: Gabriel Higgs has failed to get into Johns Hopkins to study medicine. He's sixth on a list of backup candidates, and must persuade the five people ahead of him to drop out. Gabriel has a family tradition to live up to. Things don't go to plan.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-07
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Two Soldiers
Overview: Set during WWII, a young boy wants to join his brother in the "war at Pearl Harbour".
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-30
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The Road to Wellville
Overview: An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-28
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The Angel Doll
Overview: The story of two small town boys from different sides of the tracks: 1950's childhood and self-redemption. Young "Whitey" Black (so called because of a tuft of blanched hair on the left side of his head) lives in poverty with his single mother and ailing, four-year old sister, Sandy. Just across town, young Jerry Barlow lives the advantages of a middle class lifestyle with both parents and his younger brother. When mischief casts Whitey and Jerry into a shared paper route, Jerry quickly learns of Whitey's desire to buy his sister an angel doll for Christmas. Even though no such dolls exist in their hometown, Whitey, Jerry and a host of colorful characters set out in search of Sandy's gift. Along the way, reversals of fortune, theft, prejudice and, ultimately, the boy's friendship opens their eyes to the vastness of the small town around them.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-14
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The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Overview: James Earl Jones hosts this film based on two stories by the late Rod Serling, who wrote the stories of the original 'The Twilight Zone' (1959) series. In "The Theatre," a young woman attends a movie only to find that her life story is being revealed on the screen. In "Where the Dead Are," a Boston surgeon in 1868 searches for a scientist who may have the answer to a medical mystery.
Genres: Fantasy Thriller Mystery Horror Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-19
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To Love, Honor and Deceive
Overview: Sydney Carpenter is a devoted mother to her young son, and is now accustomed to the puzzling existence of her mysterious, non-communicative husband, Matthew. When her husband and son are suddenly lost at sea after a boating accident, Sydney's comfortable existence is shattered. Although overwhelmed by her grief, Sydney cannot ignore the strange pieces from her husband's past that continue to make their way into the present.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-15
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Digging to China
Overview: Precocious young Harriet and her older sister Gwen live at their mother's motel in small-town New Hampshire. Harriet dreams of a life beyond her inattentive family and the stultifying town. A mentally disabled man named Ricky comes to stay at the motel, and Harriet finds him kinder and more interesting than anyone she has ever met. After tragedy strikes, Harriet and Ricky cling to each other ever more tightly.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-07
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Best Friends for Life
Overview: Sarah and Harriet have been best friends since childhood. They married at the same time, had children within the same year and now find themselves facing uncertain futures after the sudden deaths of their husbands. Though they have much in common, Sarah is a relaxed nature lover, while Harriet is intense and set in her ways. Sarah has been able to move on with her life with the help of her mother, her maid Katie and Will, the new man in her life. Harriet is unable to cope with her loss and her relationship with her daughter Pammy is strained. When Harriet is diagnosed with a serious illness, she and Sarah learn a lesson about love and friendship.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-18
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Animals with the Tollkeeper
Overview: While looking for paradise, a cab driver suddenly falls in love.
Genres: Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-06
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