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New York Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Sandra Oh Knows What's Great About Middle Age
During the Los Angeles fires in January, the actor Sandra Oh, like many of her neighbors, had to make a decision: What would she pack in her car if she had to evacuate? Her first thoughts were about her journals. 'There's a lot of them,' she told me when we spoke last month onstage at the Tribeca Festival, 'and I thought: I can't take them all! Do I take the first ones? Do I take the past 10 years? It just makes you think, What are the things that are very, very important to you?' Oh has kept diaries since she was a young girl growing up as the daughter of Korean immigrants in Canada. She wrote about her big feelings as a little kid, the discrimination she faced when she landed in Hollywood in her early 20s, the ups and downs of her 10 years playing Dr. Cristina Yang on 'Grey's Anatomy' and her thoughts around her more recent roles, like the intelligence agent Eve Polastri in 'Killing Eve.' The diaries, she once wrote, are a place where she is 'putting together all the clues of my life.' That life has been a trailblazing one. None of the characters Oh is most famous for were originally written for an Asian actor, including her upcoming stint as Olivia in Shakespeare in the Park's 'Twelfth Night, ' which opens in August in New York City. Now in her 50s, she is reflecting on what it took to get where she is and how she's still growing in this ' rich middle' of her life. It is rare to be able to see a person processing the events in her life even as they are still happening. So it was wonderful when, onstage at Tribeca, Oh read from her diaries for the first time publicly. Then we spoke again, this time not in front of an audience. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon | iHeart | NYT Audio App We're going to be reading from some of your journals. I want to start with an excerpt from a momentous day in your career: your last day on 'Grey's Anatomy,' which you were on for 10 seasons. Ten seasons. It was amazing. April 25th, 2014. Yesterday was my very last day of work on Grey's Anatomy. It was joyous. I waited for my call time. I felt excited and jumpy to get to work. I had my hug from Laura and my first-last makeup from Norm. Desiree and I danced to Michael Jackson in the trailer. It was fun. I passed everything out and wrote some more cards. Grabbed a lousy lunch at the screening. Took lots of pictures. Lots of hugs. Then after lunch they surprised me with the ceremony-thingy for me. Tony and Joan — cake sheet and cider. Very lousy and cheap and wonderful. I'm interested in you saying that it was joyous. This was the end of the biggest thing in your career. Why were you so happy? I'm still figuring out what that decade of my life was. Not everyone gets to know that they're leaving a show. I was in a very, very fortuitous position, and I took advantage of it fully, meaning that I wanted to leave well. And I think that for me, one of the proudest things that I have in my life is how I left the show. I was as conscious as possible with all the crew members and actually even with the public. It was basically to help people say goodbye as I was saying goodbye. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ageless ‘Fame' Star, 75, Dances Like It's 1982 on Recent Talk Show Appearance
Ageless 'Fame' Star, 75, Dances Like It's 1982 on Recent Talk Show Appearance originally appeared on Parade. Debbie Allen has never looked better. The 75-year-old star of the 1982 high school drama Fame stopped by The Jennifer Hudson Show this week and put her infamous dance skills on display in Hudson's iconic pre-show Spirit Tunnel. The legendary actress and director appeared on Hudson's show to talk about her career and how dance has impacted her life. Now an acclaimed director—her notable credits include Grey's Anatomy and Scandal—Allen began her career as a dancer, even performing on showed no signs of slowing down at 75. In a video shared to The Jennifer Hudson Show's social media, Allen can be seen taking on the Spirit Tunnel with the grace and ease of her Fame character, Lydia Grant. Wearing a grey sweater that had fans rushing to the comments section to weigh in, Allen shimmied her shoulders and grooved down the human tunnel while Hudson's cast of enthusiastic producers sang a bespoke 'Debbie. Debbie Allen' chant as the Hollywood legend passed by. 'Ms. Debbie Allen looks FABULOUS,' shared one starstruck commenter, while another added, 'OKAY THIS IS THE ENERGY.'One fan wrote, 'Debbie Allen was my role model growing up,' and another said, 'I was moving my shoulders right with her.' Glad we weren't the only ones. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Ageless 'Fame' Star, 75, Dances Like It's 1982 on Recent Talk Show Appearance first appeared on Parade on Jun 28, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 28, 2025, where it first appeared.
Indian Express
18-06-2025
- Health
- Indian Express
Grey Anatomy star Eric Dane battles ALS: Why we must not ignore numbness in hands and legs
Grey Anatomy star Eric Dane, who is much loved for embodying the character nicknamed 'Mc Dreamy,' has now revealed that he may have ignored first symptoms of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a progressive neuro-degenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, making it harder for people to move, talk, eat and eventually breathe. He mistook a weakness in his right hand as a numbness from frequent texting. 'I had a 60-year-old patient who dismissed a weakness in his right palm and wrist as a routine nerve problem. Then he gradually lost functionality of his right arm, couldn't even swim and had quick muscle wasting. Early diagnosis helps us administer drugs to slow down the progression of this neuro-degenerative disease,' says Dr P N Renjen, senior consultant, neurology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi. 'Sometimes symptoms overlap with other nerve conditions and could delay diagnosis. Therefore, one must consult a neurologist for any nerve complaint or whenever they feel a flickering in the muscles,' he advises. What is ALS? It's a type of progressive motor neuron disease that affects the nerves controlling muscle movement. Over time, the nerves that send signals from the brain to the muscles are damaged. This causes the muscles to become weak, and slowly, a person may lose the ability to move parts of their body. It often begins with small signs like weakness in a hand, leg, or arm, but it gradually worsens and can affect speaking, swallowing, and even breathing. What causes ALS? Who is most vulnerable? ALS usually affects people between the ages of 45 and 70, though it can happen earlier in cases of juvenile motor neuron disease. In most cases, there is no clear cause. Only a small percentage of people inherit it from a parent. The condition is rare and I see one, maybe two patients in a year. In India, it affects five in 100,000 people. ALS is mostly seen in men, very rarely in women. What about diagnosis? This is most important as we have to be very sure that the condition is not a side effect of other diseases. In those cases, a movement disorder is curable. ALS isn't. A nerve conduction test and electromyography (EMG) can help in diagnosis. Can ALS be treated? Unfortunately, there is no known cure yet. However, doctors can help manage the symptoms and slow down how quickly the disease progresses. Medicines like Riluzole and Edaravone can slow disease progression and extend survival. Physical therapy can help keep the muscles working for longer, and speech therapy becomes useful when talking or swallowing becomes difficult. As breathing muscles weaken, special equipment can help ease breathing. Wheelchairs, communication devices and feeding tubes can help maintain independence. Emotional and psychological support is also important, both for the person with ALS and their loved ones. The journey may be tough but many people facing ALS show incredible strength and courage as they manage this condition.
Daily Mail
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Hollywood A-lister reveals why she blames Kate Winslet for being cut from blockbuster
Ellen Pompeo has revealed she was 'completely cut' from the final edit of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind due to Kate Winslet 's sensational performance. The Grey's Anatomy actress, 55, was reflecting on the early days of career – before she became a household name thanks to her notable role of Dr Meredith Grey – when she shared that she didn't make the final cut in Michel Gondry's award-winning film. Speaking to Katie Couric at Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday, Pompeo recalled her acting work before taking up the offer of filming the Grey's Anatomy pilot. 'I did Catch Me If You Can with Stephen [Spielberg],' she recalled. 'I did Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which I got completely cut out of because Kate Winslet is in the move of course.' She then joked: 'If you have Kate Winslet, you definitely don't need me.' Written by Charlie Kaufman and released in 2004, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a surrealist science fiction romantic drama. With Winslet, 49, and Jim Carey, 63, at the helm, the film follows Clementine (Winslet) as she undergoes a procedure to erase memories of her former boyfriend Joel (Carrey) from her mind. When Joel discovers that Clementine is going to extremes to forget their relationship, he undergoes the same procedure and slowly begins to forget the woman that he loved. The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2005, while Kate was nominated for the Best Actress gong. It also picked up a BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, and Jim and Kate were both nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress. Besides Winslet and Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind also starred Kristen Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, and Tom Wilkinson. Elsewhere in her talk at Tribeca Film Festival, Ellen reflected on her appearance in the 2002 movie Moonlight Mile, directed by Brad Silberling. Pompeo starred alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon, and Holly Hunter in the film, but sadly it failed to attract appeal and flopped at the box office. Although it flopped, Pompeo believed that the film would be her big break. 'It was the best thing that never happened, is what I say,' Pompeo said as she discussed the film's lackluster performance and how her career stalled thereafter. 'And I love that phrase because it really is. 'I think the universe comes in and takes over for you at certain moments and not everything you think should be the next thing you should do. 'Had I gotten all that attention and had all the things that they told me were going to happen for me, had they happened in that moment, I may not have been ready for them. 'There's no guarantee that that necessarily was the best path for me.' Pompeo continued: 'I don't necessarily think fame and attention are the best path for any young person. I think it's a really slippery slope. 'So, in that moment for me to really have to learn that lesson, to see all of these really important people in the industry are building me up and building me up, I believed it for a hot second and then they pulled the rug from under me, which was like thank you universe, because that's life. That's what can happen.' Returning to Moonlight Mile's failure, Pompeo said: 'They didn't know how to market it. I think they felt it was too sad and so they sort of didn't really give it a chance.'
