Wonder Woman was portrayed by iconic actor Linda Carter in the 1970s. But before Carter officially secured the role, David Bowie’s ex-wife claimed that she tried out for the part. According to her, the experience was so unpleasant that it was a reminder of everything she hated about Hollywood.
Which one of David Bowie’s ex-wives auditioned for ‘Wonder Woman’ ? Angie Bowie and David Bowie | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
David Bowie’s first wife, Angie, had the opportunity to portray the iconic superhero back in the 1970s. In Bowie’s version of events, even though she was asked to audition for the character, the project’s producers didn’t plan on hiring her. Bowie’s Wonder Woman rehearsal was just a means to an end.
“I tried out but it was already given to Lynda Carter; the agent was one of the producers and Lynda was his girlfriend.
Which one of David Bowie’s ex-wives auditioned for ‘Wonder Woman’ ? Angie Bowie and David Bowie | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
David Bowie’s first wife, Angie, had the opportunity to portray the iconic superhero back in the 1970s. In Bowie’s version of events, even though she was asked to audition for the character, the project’s producers didn’t plan on hiring her. Bowie’s Wonder Woman rehearsal was just a means to an end.
“I tried out but it was already given to Lynda Carter; the agent was one of the producers and Lynda was his girlfriend.
- 1/5/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
However painstakingly you prepare for every eventuality, it's almost a given that something will go wrong on your wedding day. So, with that in mind, spare a thought for the royal family, for whom the stakes are significantly higher. Of course, it must be something to do with the fact their ceremonies are broadcast to millions of people around the world, so any mistakes will inevitability make it into the history books — or at least become the subject of some particularly incisive memes in the aftermath of the big day. And the lead up to the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle certainly hasn't been without drama. Meghan has confirmed that her father, Thomas Markle, will not be attending her wedding and Prince Charles will walk her down the aisle instead — so we imagine that at this late stage, the happy couple are probably crossing their fingers to...
- 5/18/2018
- by Closer Staff
- Closer Weekly
Princess Diana not only looked like a fairytale princess on her wedding day, she smelled like one!
The royal reportedly walked down the aisle of St. Paul’s Cathedral wearing one of her favorite scents: Quelques Fleurs. But according to her makeup artist, it almost wore her.
Barbara Daly, who scored the job of a lifetime when she was chosen as Diana’s wedding day makeup artist, famously revealed that the young princess, then 20 years old, accidentally spilled some perfume on her dress as she tried to put some on her wrists after she put her dress on.
According to Daly,...
The royal reportedly walked down the aisle of St. Paul’s Cathedral wearing one of her favorite scents: Quelques Fleurs. But according to her makeup artist, it almost wore her.
Barbara Daly, who scored the job of a lifetime when she was chosen as Diana’s wedding day makeup artist, famously revealed that the young princess, then 20 years old, accidentally spilled some perfume on her dress as she tried to put some on her wrists after she put her dress on.
According to Daly,...
- 8/29/2017
- by Erin Hill
- PEOPLE.com
Watch this full episode of The Jess Cagle Interview, available now, on the new People/Entertainment Weekly Network (Pen). Go to People.com/Pen, or download the Pen app on Apple TV, Roku Players, Amazon Fire TV, Xumo, Chromecast, iOS and Android devices.
Nearly a decade before he was winning an Oscar or stepping into the world of Harry Potter, Eddie Redmayne was a struggling actor whose big film break included incest, murder, and Julianne Moore.
Ahead of the Nov. 18 release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Redmayne, 34, sat down with People and EW editorial director Jess Cagle,...
Nearly a decade before he was winning an Oscar or stepping into the world of Harry Potter, Eddie Redmayne was a struggling actor whose big film break included incest, murder, and Julianne Moore.
Ahead of the Nov. 18 release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Redmayne, 34, sat down with People and EW editorial director Jess Cagle,...
- 11/10/2016
- by jodiguglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
Julianne Moore has played her fair share of troubled mothers over the course of her incredibly prolific and illustrious career, most memorably as the real-life incestuous socialite Barbara Daly Baekeland in "Savage Grace," who was murdered by her own son. Susanna, the rock star mother she plays in Scott McGehee and David Siegel's heartbreaking modern-day adaption of Henry James' novel "What Maisie Knew," doesn't go to such salacious extremes, but she's no less abusive in the way she subtly manipulates her young girl's burgeoning emotions after being denied sole custody following a bitter battle with her ex-husband (Steve Coogan). Indiewire sat down with Moore in New York to discuss the appeal in playing such a woman, how she developed her character's rock sound, the challenge of working opposite such a young co-star, and whether she ever revisits her own work. "What Maisie Knew" is currently playing in New...
- 5/6/2013
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to Dark Shadows, God Bless America and Hick.
Tim Burton brings the peculiar tale of the Collins clan to the big screen. Johnny Depp stars as Barnabas Collins, a long-imprisoned vampire unleashed on the 1970s, where he discovers a colorful batch of dysfunctional descendants. Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter co-star.
Prefer camp with your macabre?
Dark Shadows (1966) Check out the cult classic that started it all. Originally conceived as a moody melodrama, this groundbreaking gothic soap found success following the introduction of tormented vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid). From there the Collins family regularly crosses the paths of ghosts, werewolves, and witches. Oh my.
Edward Scissorhands (1990) Or revisit Burton and Depp’s first collaboration, the tale of a modern Frankenstein’s monster with scissors for hands.
Tim Burton brings the peculiar tale of the Collins clan to the big screen. Johnny Depp stars as Barnabas Collins, a long-imprisoned vampire unleashed on the 1970s, where he discovers a colorful batch of dysfunctional descendants. Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter co-star.
Prefer camp with your macabre?
Dark Shadows (1966) Check out the cult classic that started it all. Originally conceived as a moody melodrama, this groundbreaking gothic soap found success following the introduction of tormented vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid). From there the Collins family regularly crosses the paths of ghosts, werewolves, and witches. Oh my.
Edward Scissorhands (1990) Or revisit Burton and Depp’s first collaboration, the tale of a modern Frankenstein’s monster with scissors for hands.
- 5/10/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Blastr posted these images up yesterday featuring former wife of David Bowie and mother to Duncan Jones (Source Code, Moon) Angela Bowie as the Black Widow. This was intended for a television show in the 70's featuring The Black Widow and Benny Carruthers (The Dirty Dozen, His son was in Megadeth for a bit) as Daredevil! Bowie explains her intentions below.
"I received permission from Stan Lee to have the rights to Daredevil and Black Widow for a year. We were unable to place the series. Actor, writer, Benny Carruthers and I did the photo shoot with TerryO'Neill and Natasha Kornilkoff costume designer and Barbara Daly - make-up in London and that was all that ever happened. Unfortunately at that time it was considered too difficult and expensive to film, special effects etc."
A Daredevil TV show being too expensive? Courtrooms and red sunglasses must have been a hot commodity those days!
"I received permission from Stan Lee to have the rights to Daredevil and Black Widow for a year. We were unable to place the series. Actor, writer, Benny Carruthers and I did the photo shoot with TerryO'Neill and Natasha Kornilkoff costume designer and Barbara Daly - make-up in London and that was all that ever happened. Unfortunately at that time it was considered too difficult and expensive to film, special effects etc."
A Daredevil TV show being too expensive? Courtrooms and red sunglasses must have been a hot commodity those days!
- 1/24/2012
- by Robot Reagan
- GeekTyrant
Angela Bowie, former wife of singer David Bowie, has revealed via an email to manwithoutfear.com that she was given the television rights to Black Widow and Daredevil for a year, and attempted to create a TV series. However, due to cost and special effects reasons, the furthest they ever got was a brief photo shoot which you can see below. Thank you for your interest and e-mail. I am surprised that you ask me that question. I received permission from Stan Lee to have the rights to Daredevil and Black Widow for a year. We were unable to place the series. Actor, writer, Benny Carruthers and I did the photo shoot with Terry O'Neill and Natasha Kornilkoff costume designer and Barbara Daly - make-up in London and that was all that ever happened. Unfortunately at that time it was considered too difficult and expensive to film, special effects etc.
- 1/21/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Julianne Moore’s eye fills the screen. She peers intently into the looking glass, her features sharply lit by naked bulbs, the kind surrounding a backstage dressing room mirror. Half her face is devoid of make-up, a blank, untouched canvas. She leans forward and continues carefully drawing a coal-black line around the rim of her eyelid, leaning back to admire the results. Her character, Charley, is getting dressed up to meet her friend George (Colin Firth) for an intimate dinner at her Los Angeles home.
"You see who this woman is by what she cares about," Moore tells us of her new film, A Single Man, "which is make-up. And then you (recognize) how beautifully she has achieved it, and you realize here is this woman who has got all of this artistry. But it’s artificial. It’s artifice. So you see these two sides to Charley right away in this one little shot.
"You see who this woman is by what she cares about," Moore tells us of her new film, A Single Man, "which is make-up. And then you (recognize) how beautifully she has achieved it, and you realize here is this woman who has got all of this artistry. But it’s artificial. It’s artifice. So you see these two sides to Charley right away in this one little shot.
- 12/22/2009
- CinemaSpy
I am not too familiar with the films of Atom Egoyan, but having seen his last - Adoration - I believed I'd be quite interested in exploring more of his work. When I heard about Chloe, I wanted to get the details, especially the cast. With Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson and Amanda Seyfried acting together, what more can I ask for?
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- - - About the Movie: Catherine (Julliane Moore) and David (Liam Neeson), she a doctor, he a professor, are at first glance the perfect couple. Happily married with a talented teenage son (Max Thieriot), they appear to have an idyllic life. But when David misses a flight and his surprise birthday party, Catherine's long simmering suspicions rise to the surface. Suspecting infidelity, she decides to hire an escort (Amada Seyfried) to seduce her husband and test his loyalty. Catherine finds herself 'directing' Chloe's encounters with David,...
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- - - About the Movie: Catherine (Julliane Moore) and David (Liam Neeson), she a doctor, he a professor, are at first glance the perfect couple. Happily married with a talented teenage son (Max Thieriot), they appear to have an idyllic life. But when David misses a flight and his surprise birthday party, Catherine's long simmering suspicions rise to the surface. Suspecting infidelity, she decides to hire an escort (Amada Seyfried) to seduce her husband and test his loyalty. Catherine finds herself 'directing' Chloe's encounters with David,...
- 9/15/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
I am not too familiar with the films of Atom Egoyan, but having seen his last - Adoration - I believed I'd be quite interested in exploring more of his work. When I heard about Chloe, I wanted to get the details, especially the cast. With Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson and Amanda Seyfried acting together, what more can I ask for?
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- - - About the Movie: Catherine (Julliane Moore) and David (Liam Neeson), she a doctor, he a professor, are at first glance the perfect couple. Happily married with a talented teenage son (Max Thieriot), they appear to have an idyllic life. But when David misses a flight and his surprise birthday party, Catherine's long simmering suspicions rise to the surface. Suspecting infidelity, she decides to hire an escort (Amada Seyfried) to seduce her husband and test his loyalty. Catherine finds herself 'directing' Chloe's encounters with David,...
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- - - About the Movie: Catherine (Julliane Moore) and David (Liam Neeson), she a doctor, he a professor, are at first glance the perfect couple. Happily married with a talented teenage son (Max Thieriot), they appear to have an idyllic life. But when David misses a flight and his surprise birthday party, Catherine's long simmering suspicions rise to the surface. Suspecting infidelity, she decides to hire an escort (Amada Seyfried) to seduce her husband and test his loyalty. Catherine finds herself 'directing' Chloe's encounters with David,...
- 9/15/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
I am not too familiar with the films of Atom Egoyan, but having seen his last - Adoration - I believed I'd be quite interested in exploring more of his work. When I heard about Chloe, I wanted to get the details, especially the cast. With Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson and Amanda Seyfried acting together, what more can I ask for?
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- - - About the Movie: Catherine (Julliane Moore) and David (Liam Neeson), she a doctor, he a professor, are at first glance the perfect couple. Happily married with a talented teenage son (Max Thieriot), they appear to have an idyllic life. But when David misses a flight and his surprise birthday party, Catherine's long simmering suspicions rise to the surface. Suspecting infidelity, she decides to hire an escort (Amada Seyfried) to seduce her husband and test his loyalty. Catherine finds herself 'directing' Chloe's encounters with David,...
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- - - About the Movie: Catherine (Julliane Moore) and David (Liam Neeson), she a doctor, he a professor, are at first glance the perfect couple. Happily married with a talented teenage son (Max Thieriot), they appear to have an idyllic life. But when David misses a flight and his surprise birthday party, Catherine's long simmering suspicions rise to the surface. Suspecting infidelity, she decides to hire an escort (Amada Seyfried) to seduce her husband and test his loyalty. Catherine finds herself 'directing' Chloe's encounters with David,...
- 9/15/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
I am not too familiar with the films of Atom Egoyan, but having seen his last - Adoration - I believed I'd be quite interested in exploring more of his work. When I heard about Chloe, I wanted to get the details, especially the cast. With Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson and Amanda Seyfried acting together, what more can I ask for?
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- - - About the Movie: Catherine (Julliane Moore) and David (Liam Neeson), she a doctor, he a professor, are at first glance the perfect couple. Happily married with a talented teenage son (Max Thieriot), they appear to have an idyllic life. But when David misses a flight and his surprise birthday party, Catherine's long simmering suspicions rise to the surface. Suspecting infidelity, she decides to hire an escort (Amada Seyfried) to seduce her husband and test his loyalty. Catherine finds herself 'directing' Chloe's encounters with David,...
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- - - About the Movie: Catherine (Julliane Moore) and David (Liam Neeson), she a doctor, he a professor, are at first glance the perfect couple. Happily married with a talented teenage son (Max Thieriot), they appear to have an idyllic life. But when David misses a flight and his surprise birthday party, Catherine's long simmering suspicions rise to the surface. Suspecting infidelity, she decides to hire an escort (Amada Seyfried) to seduce her husband and test his loyalty. Catherine finds herself 'directing' Chloe's encounters with David,...
- 9/15/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
Britain's Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, wants a makeover. The 61-year-old wife of Prince Charles is reportedly concerned her former smoking habit has wreaked havoc on her skin, and wants Barbara Daly - who has a make-up range in UK food store Tesco - to help her get a more youthful appearance. A palace insider said: "The duchess wants a new look. She has been worried for a while that the ageing process is really getting to her and the years of smoking have taken their toll. She complains that the skin around her neck and mouth has lost all its plumpness. "She is looking at having some treatments and has been reading all about oxygen facials, which one of...
- 4/20/2009
- Monsters and Critics
There are a couple of things you should know about Like Minds (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425196/), The Good Shepherd (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/) and Savage Grace (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379976/). tMF spotlight review: Savage Grace I've watched Savage Grace (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379976/) a couple of times already, and still I can't help but be impressed with Redmayne. Aside from Julianne Moore's mesmerizing performance, it was Eddie who really took over the movie and made it his own. If you've read a couple of film reviews that trashed this movie, then rest assured it’s a better movie than what you've heard so far. The problem with those reviews is that they failed to consider the logic behind the ‘slowness’ of the film and that goes with the characters as well - - being unsympathetic or ‘inhumane’ and all that! But before I go any further,...
- 10/4/2008
- The Movie Fanatic
- Opening today at the IFC Center is Tom Kalin's long awaited second feature film after Swoon. Savage Grace tells the incredible true story of Barbara Daly, who married above her class into the Brooks Baekeland clan. Spanning from the late 40's to the early 70's, the film describes a mother and son's heady rise and tragic fall against the backdrop of world locations including New York, Paris, Cadaques, Mallorca and London. While a period tragedy, the story is embued with contemporary significance, as well as humor, light and life. Below you'll find some shaky and choppy video I captured during the Director's Fortnight press conference at the Cannes Film Festival back in 2007. Clip 1: Here Tom Kalin discusses the on screen treatment and representation of mental illness and how, here viewers will discover the gravity of it once the story unfolds and places the characters well beyond normality.
- 5/30/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
By Neil Pedley
There's something for everyone this week at the multiplex, what with Carrie and company offering something for the ladies with "Sex and the City," the Tae Kwon Do comedy "The Foot Fist Way" being an alternative for the guys, and "Savage Grace"... well, again, let's just say there's something for everyone.
"Bigger, Stronger, Faster*"
With everyone from Little League coaches to members of the U.S. Congress weighing in on the issue of performance enhancing drugs in sports, body builder (and former user) Christopher Bell injects his own story into this documentary that explores America's obsession with excellence and what it realistically takes to achieve it. Bell chronicles his own family's history of steroid use as a jumping off point to explore the wider love/hate relationship between professional athletes and performance enhancing drugs in a culture where winning is everything and there are no points for second place.
There's something for everyone this week at the multiplex, what with Carrie and company offering something for the ladies with "Sex and the City," the Tae Kwon Do comedy "The Foot Fist Way" being an alternative for the guys, and "Savage Grace"... well, again, let's just say there's something for everyone.
"Bigger, Stronger, Faster*"
With everyone from Little League coaches to members of the U.S. Congress weighing in on the issue of performance enhancing drugs in sports, body builder (and former user) Christopher Bell injects his own story into this documentary that explores America's obsession with excellence and what it realistically takes to achieve it. Bell chronicles his own family's history of steroid use as a jumping off point to explore the wider love/hate relationship between professional athletes and performance enhancing drugs in a culture where winning is everything and there are no points for second place.
- 5/26/2008
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
- #54. Savage Grace Director: Tom KalinWriters: Howard A. Rodman (Joe Gould's Secret) Producers: Pamela Koffler, Iker Monfort, Katie Roumel, Christine Vachon Distributor: IFC First Take The Gist: Based on the winning Mystery Writers of America in award for Best Fact Crimebook written by Natalie Robins and Steven M. L. Aronson, this tells the incredible true story of Barbara Daly, who married above her class to Brooks Baekeland (Moore), the dashing heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune. Beautiful, red-headed, charismatic, Barbara is still not a match for her well-born husband. The birth of the couple’s only child, Tony, rocks the uneasy balance in this marriage of extremes... Fact: Kalin had not directed a feature length film since 1992's Swoon. See It: Delicious euro-flavored drama will get under the skin of many thanks to disturbing themes and chilling acting performances. Read my review here. Release Date/Status?: After preeming at
- 1/30/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- Tom Kalin's long awaited sophomore feature (a Cannes Director's Fortnight feature) Savage Grace has finally landed a domestic distribution deal -apparently the folks over at IFC have been working on the some legal issues with the film that I described as "a poetic rendering of antithetical bourgeoisie distractions and self destruction. Daggers aimed from the eye level, brushes with nudity and plenty of polite social banter before heading into uncharted waters will guarantee that most viewers squirm".With the same sort of discomfort level as many of you might have felt with Happiness, this is based on the winning Mystery Writers of America in award for Best Fact Crimebook written by Natalie Robins and Steven M. L. Aronson, this tells the incredible true story of Barbara Daly, who married above her class to Brooks Baekeland (Moore), the dashing heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune. Beautiful, red-headed, charismatic, Barbara
- 9/20/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
- Savage Grace, the tale of one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th century, is set to premiere at Cannes during the Director's Fortnight, and has already created a buzz for itself. The dramatization covers the shocking murder of Barbara Daly Baekeland a London socialite brutally murdered in November 1972 in a posh London flat. The shockwaves of the crime rocked both sides of the Atlantic, garnering international attention. Julianne Moore stars as Barbara with Elena Anaya as Blanca. Preliminary marketing has begun with the deco styled poster featured here and set stills available here....
- 5/15/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
- I’m not sure if he is trying to replicate the Malick-way to go about a career, but his last (and only) feature was Swoon back in 91’. I wouldn’t be surprised if Christine Vachon’s Killer Films packs enough space for extra luggage. They’ll be bringing I’m not There, and perhaps Tom Kalin’s long-awaited sophomore film Savage Grace. If I were a programmer I’d be including it somewhere in the festival – especially in some of those sidebar menus. Plus it is always a plus to feature titles among your festival to create a market buzz: A-list actor + book adaptation = sought after title.Based on the Pulitzer-prize winning book, this tells the incredible true story of Barbara Daly, who married above her class to Brooks Baekeland (Julianne Moore), the dashing heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune. Beautiful, red-headed, charismatic, Barbara is still not a match for her well-born husband.
- 5/1/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
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