the newsroom

FINAL SEASON OF NEWSROOM, GRACE & FRANKIE, & HALLOWEEN

This Sunday on HBO at 9pm, the final season of The Newsroom begins. There are only 6 episodes this season and I hope you watch them because Aaron Sorkin has outdone himself with the finale he has crea...

GoldDerby.com: Jane Fonda is back in the Emmy derby — and this time she’s ‘stoned’ (and nice)

Jane Fonda is back in the Emmy derby competing for Best Guest Drama Actress for her role in “The Newsroom” as eccentric media tycoon Leona Lansing – and this time she’s got several s...

LAST DAY ON THE NEWSROOM

I feel very sad. Being on this show, being able to say Aaron Sorkin’s brilliant dialogue, working with amazing actors who also happen to be exceptional people– Jeff Daniels, Sam Waterston,...

BACK IN THE NEWSROOM

Yesterday I worked in the second episode of the third season of The Newsroom. Aaron Sorkin wrote another kick-ass scene for Leona Lansing as her media empire is threatened from a new and unexpected ch...

UPDATES POST CANNES

Seems strange that I’ve done so little blogging but filming has required exceptionally long hours, plus last week I flew to Los Angeles to film the final episode of The Newsroom, 2nd season. Fir...

NANCY REAGAN

Tomorrow I fly to New Orleans to film my role as Nancy Reagan in the Lee Daniels film, “The Butler.” Forest Whitaker plays the butler (true story) and Oprah plays his wife. I will have sce...

COMINGS AND GOINGS

Hope all of the Mothers had a wonderful Day yesterday. I appreciated all of the warm wishes I received on Facebook and Twitter it means a lot. After almost 4 months of staying put, things are shifting...

ME AND NANCY REAGAN

Word is out about the film, “The Butler”. It is a beautiful and true story about a black man who grew up in the Jim Crow South and went to work as a much beloved butler in the White House through many...