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Kellye Nakahara was born on 16 January 1948 in Oahu, Hawaii, USA. She was an actress, known for Clue (1985), M*A*S*H (1972) and Doctor Dolittle (1998). She was married to David Wallett. She died on 16 February 2020 in Pasadena, California, USA.

Frances Cuka was born in 1936 in London, to Joseph and Letitia Cuka. The family eventually moved to Hove, where Frances was educated at Brighton and Hove High School. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, then made her stage debut in 1955 in 'Meet Mr. Callaghan' in Warrington. Following work with several repertory companies, she joined the Theatre Workshop and appeared with them at the Zurich Festival and the Moscow Art Theatre in 1957. She then played the part of Jo in 'A Taste of Honey' in 1958 at the Theatre Royal, Stratford, East London, transferring with it to the West End then Broadway, followed by an American tour. Her further West End appearances included 'Vanity Fair', 'Sweet Bird of Youth', 'Waters of the Moon', 'The Wild Duck' and a number with the R.S.C. in 'Days in Trees', 'Travesties,' and 'Nicholas Nickelby.' She made her television debut in 1964 in Twelve Good Men (1964) of The Hidden Truth (1964) series, which was followed by episodes of Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), The Informer (1966), The Champions (1968), Within These Walls (1974), Crown Court (1972), Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987), The Bill (1984), Doctors (2000), and Casualty (1986) amongst others. She made her film debut in the little-known comedy Over the Odds (1961) in 1961 and didn't appear on screen again until 1970, when she played Bob Cratchit's wife in the musical version of Scrooge (1970). The best known of her films is Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), in which she played Catherine of Aragon.

As a testament to her remarkable talent, Broadway honored esteemed Australian stage actress Zoe Caldwell four times with Tony Awards: for "Slapstick Tragedy" (1966), for her title role in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (1968), for her searing title performance as "Medea" (1982), and as opera diva Maria Callas in "Master Class" (1995). The classical stage legend's fervent dedication to the theatre, however, came at the expense of filmgoers everywhere as she made only three rather insignificant movies during her lifetime.

Zoe Ada Caldwell was born in Hawthorn, Australia, on September 14, 1933, and began her professional career at the tender age of 9 in a production of"Peter Pan." Finding radio work in her teens, her parents provided her with the necessary foundation with lessons in dance, elocution and music. She left school at age 15 and began an early career teaching speech and performing on a children's radio program.

Attending the Methodist Ladies College in Melbourne, she was one of the original members of Melbourne's Union Theatre Repertory Company (1953) and with the Elizabeth Theatre Trust (1954-1957). Years of repertory work followed in which she built up quite a formidable resume. Appearing for two seasons with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company in productions of "Pericles" and "Much Ado About Nothing." She also toured Russia with the latter company in "Hamlet," "Twelfth Night" and "Romeo and Juliet."

For the next few years she built up her classical resume as Biance in "Othello," "Helena in "All's Well That Ends Well," a Fairy in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Cordelia in "King Lear," Rosaline in "Love's Labour's Lost," Ismene in "Antigone," Pegeen in "Playboy of the Western World" and the title role in "Saint Joan."

In America, Zoe helped launch Minneapolis' Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in 1963, with roles in "The Miser" and "The Three Sisters." Elsewhere she appeared as the title role of "Mother Courage," as well as "The Mad Woman of Chaillot," "The Way of the World" and "The Caucasian Chalk Circle," ". Broadway finally opened its curtains for her in 1965 when she briefly replaced Anne Bancroft in "The Devils." She continued her round of Broadway standing ovations with extraordinary performances as Eve in "The Creation of the World and Other Business" (1972: produced by the renown Robert Whitehead, her husband from 1968 on), "Dance of Death" (1974) and as Lillian Hellman in "Lillian" (1986), in addition to her Tony-winning perfs.

As a now-prestigious stage director, she helmed or assisted in productions of "An Almost Perfect Person" (1977, her debut), "Othello" (1982) starring James Earl Jones, Christopher Plummer, "Macbeth" (1988) starring Plummer and Glenda Jackson and "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" (1991) starring Judith Ivey and Jason Robards. She also directed Eileen Atkins and Vanessa Redgrave in the 1994 off-Broadway romantic drama "Vita and Virginia."

To the dismay of film-winning audiences, Ms. Caldwell avoided the silver screen almost completely. She appeared briefly as the Countess in the Woody Allen romantic comedy The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), a featured role (Mrs. Hill) in the fantasy mystery Birth (2004) starring Nicole Kidman, and her final role as the Grandmother in the Tom Hanks/Sandra Bullock adventure drama Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011).

Television appearances would also be comparatively few but she did display from time to time her classical brilliance in such roles ask the Fairy in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959); Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (1961) opposite Sean Connery; legendary actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell in Dear Liar (1964); another early legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt in Great Performances (1971) and Catherine the Great in Witness to Yesterday (1973). More notably, she recreated her Tony-winning role of Medea (1983)

She and producer/husband Whitehead maintained a long and successful private and professional partnership. The couple had two children: William "Sam" and Charles, the latter taking the role of producer of "The Play What I Wrote" which briefly featured his mother in New York in 2003. Suffering from Parkinson's disease, the 80-year-old actress died of complications on February 16, 2020.

Jason Davis was born on 14 October 1984 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Rush Hour (1998), Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) and Recess (1997). He died on 16 February 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Corinne Lahaye was born on 28 March 1947 in Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She was an actress, known for Mais où est donc passée la 7ème compagnie (1973), Le comédien (1996) and Du blé en liasses (1969). She was married to Jean-Pierre Darras. She died on 16 February 2020 in Paris, France.

Larry Tesler was born on 24 April 1945 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Pencil Test (1988), Triumph of the Nerds (1996) and The Genius of Design (2010). He was married to Colleen Barton. He died on 16 February 2020 in Portola Valley, California, USA.

Jerzy Gruza was born on 4 April 1932 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was a director and writer, known for Motylem jestem, czyli romans czterdziestolatka (1976), Dariusz (2019) and Pierscien i róza (1987). He was married to Natalia, Jadwiga and Grazyna Lisiewska. He died on 16 February 2020 in Pruszków, Mazowieckie, Poland.

Pearl Carr was born on 2 November 1921 in Exmouth, Devon, England, UK. She was an actress, known for And So to Bentley (1954), The Arthur Haynes Show (1956) and Ontdek de ster (1955). She was married to Teddy Johnson. She died on 16 February 2020 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK.

Maureen Mlynarczyk was born on 24 August 1972 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is known for Steven Universe (2013), The Simpsons Movie (2007) and Adventure Time (2010). She died on 16 February 2020 in New Jersey, USA.

Dawn Mello was born on 5 October 1931 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. Dawn died on 16 February 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

Jeremiah was born and raised in Gadsden, Alabama. Growing up, movies were a huge part of his life, and his fascination with acting and filmmaking only grew over time. Faced with life in a small town where acting wasn't taken very seriously, Jeremiah did what most small town kids with stars in their eyes do: he turned to sports. He found that the pursuit of excellence in football and baseball became a short-term substitute for his real passion. After graduating high school, he inherited a sum of money, and chose not to pursue sports in a post-secondary school. Instead, he attended a nearby junior college, majored in English and took an acting class. He studied for two years and got up the nerve to move to California. To do this, he needed to sell his four month old house and all of his belongings. He arrived in Los Angeles in February of 2004.

Once in Los Angeles, he dove into the most accessible programs he could find. He studied acting at the New York Film Academy at Universal Studios, where the directing bug bit him hard. He became consumed with the directing process and closely observed the directing students when they went to the Universal Lot to shoot short films. He also trained at the Century Playhouse in the Meisner Technique. Later he trained privately in the Stanislavski Method Technique. Throughout all of his acting training, he continued to teach himself about directing. Studying and analyzing the films of directors Stanley Kubrick, Ridley Scott, David Fincher, David Lynch among others.

Tough lessons were learned, while trying to get his acting career started, after many auditions and initial ventures led nowhere fast. Jeremiah then decided to showcase his own stories and visionary tales. Screenwriting became the next stage in his journey. He read many professional screenplays and started putting his own ideas into script form. Self-taught and disciplined, Jeremiah has utilized books, videos, online courses to hone his craft and as a member of Film Independent, has attended many events, seminars and lectures. He has many projects in development and has stepped behind the camera to focus more on writing, directing and producing.

Carlos de la Fuente was born in 1937 in Bogotá, Colombia. He was an actor, known for Canaguaro (1981), Yo soy Bea (2006) and Mi sangre aunque plebeya (1988). He died on 16 February 2020 in Bogotá, Colombia.

To-Zé Martinho was born on 5 December 1947 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was an actor and writer, known for Caixa Alta (1989), Sentimentos (2009) and Ricardina e Marta (1989). He was married to Ana Rita Martinho. He died on 16 February 2020 in Cascais, Portugal.

Harry Gregg was born on 25 October 1932 in Tobermore, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK. He was married to Carolyn Maunders and Mavis Markham. He died on 16 February 2020 in Northern Ireland, UK.

Tony Fernandez was born on 30 June 1962 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. He was an actor, known for Return of the Family Man (1989), 1997 American League Championship Series (1997) and Sunday Night Baseball (1990). He died on 16 February 2020 in Weston, Florida, USA.

Graeme Allwright was born on 7 November 1926 in Wellington, New Zealand. He was a composer and actor, known for The Walk (2015), A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998) and Le petit Marcel (1976). He was married to Catherine Dasté. He died on 16 February 2020 in Seine-et-Marne, France.

Loek Hollander was born on 20 May 1938 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Naked Over the Fence (1973). He died on 16 February 2020 in Netherlands.