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Don"t Know Her?

Michael Peers & Scott Thomson

Don"t Know Her? Don"t worry! Michael and Scott have it covered in this show about under-appreciated actors and their (un)forgettable roles.

tv & film film interviews

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01:34:16

Samantha Morton | E50 | Minority Report, Morvern...

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2023/03/29

It is time to celebrate the hugely talented Samantha Morton! Samantha’s career spans from gigantic blockbusters to intimate indies, working with many acclaimed filmmakers and earning two Oscar nominations. Yet Samantha still feels underappreciated compared to many of her contemporaries... In this episode, we dive into her filmography and talk about Sweet And Lowdown (Woody Allen, 1999), Minority Report (Steven Spielberg, 2002), Morvern Callar (Lynne Ramsay, 2002), In America (Jim Sheridan, 2002),

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01:40:20

Michelle Yeoh | RE-RELEASE

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2023/03/13

We love a Don’t Know Her? actor success story. So, to celebrate Michelle Yeoh's historic Best Leading Actress Oscar win for Everything Everywhere All At Once we are re-releasing our episode on this newly Academy Award-winning legend. We hope you enjoy! … This week we talk about the cinematic icon Michelle Yeoh and celebrate another career peak in 2022 with her transcendent performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once (Daniels). Yeoh's work has constantly traversed genres and stereotypes, making

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01:30:14

Eleanor Parker | E48 | The Sound of Music, Caged,...

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2023/03/02

We are going back in time to celebrate a three-time Oscar nominee of the 1950s and The Baroness(!) Eleanor Parker. Eleanor was a big star of Hollywood's Golden Age with co-stars such as Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Frank Sinatra and John Wayne yet largely is remembered for her role in The Sound of Music (Robert Wise, 1965). Join us as we dive into Eleanor's career and ponder why she is not as famous as her contemporaries. We discuss her thrilling rise to fame; her Oscar-nominated roles (Caged (John

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01:24:42

F. Murray Abraham | Episode 47

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2023/02/16

It is time to talk about F. Murray Abraham! After winning the Academy Award for Amadeus (Milos Forman, 1984) we look into his career before and after to see if he indeed was a victim of the Oscar curse... Alongside his golden moment, we cover The Ritz (Richard Lester, 1976), Scarface (Brian De Palma, 1983), The Name Of The Rose (Jean-Jacques Annaud, 1986), Thir13en Ghosts (Steve Beck, 2001), Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2013) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014). This

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01:33:36

Marcia Gay Harden | Episode 46

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2023/02/02

We are talking about all things Marcia Gay Harden for episode 46! Marcia Gay is a perfect subject for this Oscar miniseries as she surprised many by scooping the Best Supporting Actress award at the 73rd Academy Awards for Pollock (Ed Harris, 2000). She coupled this with a second Oscar nomination in the same category for Mystic River (Clint Eastwood, 2003). What a thrill indeed. We dive into Marcia Gay's filmography and discuss Miller’s Crossing (Joel Coen, 1990), The First Wives Club (Hugh Wilson,

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01:36:14

Dianne Wiest | Episode 45

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2023/01/18

Happy New Year! Wipe away your January Blues with this celebration of the legendary Dianne Wiest. Having twice triumphed at the Academy Awards, Dianne will be the first entry in our miniseries looking at some Oscar winners who didn’t quite get the career traction we’d have expected following their golden moments. We leap into our conversation with her Oscar-winning roles in Hannah And Her Sisters and Bullets Over Broadway (Woody Allen, 1986 & 1994) before navigating through other key touch

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01:26:24

Lesley Manville | Episode 44

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2022/12/08

Join us as we honour the top-tier talent of Lesley Manville and celebrate Michael’s birthday! Lesley has thrilled film and tv lovers alike with her reliably riveting performances. In this episode, we dive into her filmography and focus on Mike Leigh's All Or Nothing (2002) and Another Year (2010), Phantom Thread (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017) and Mrs Harris Goes To Paris (Anthony Fabian, 2022). We then cast our eyes to some of her costars for a quiz; can Michael identify the Oscar nominees she has

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01:35:32

Michelle Yeoh | Episode 43

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2022/11/24

This week we talk about the cinematic icon Michelle Yeoh and celebrate another career peak in 2022 with her transcendent performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once (Daniels). Yeoh's work has constantly traversed genres and stereotypes, making her a mould-breaking star. We cover her fascinating filmography from her debut Yes, Madam! (Corey Yeun, 1985) through to Everything Everywhere All At Once, and so much in between including Tomorrow Never Dies (Roger Spottiswoode, 1997), Crouching Tiger

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01:16:46

Joanna Scanlan | Episode 42

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2022/11/10

Welcome to Don't Know Her? and the first episode in a series focused on actors who are having significant career moments in 2022! We are kicking this off with this year’s winner of Best Actress in a Leading Role at the BAFTAs, Joanna Scanlan. Joanna won for her tremendous work in After Love (Aleem Khan, 2020) which made us all the more excited to talk about her. As well as that gem, we dipped back into Joanna’s filmography to discuss other significant entries in her film career including The

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01:25:41

Fionnula Flanagan | Episode 41

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2022/10/27

Thank you for joining us for this episode on an Irish legend, Fionnula Flanagan. As a star of Alejandro Amenábar’s The Others (2001), she felt perfect for our second Halloween ‘22 instalment... We also go beyond that spooky favourite and dive into some of her other most noteworthy film work, including James Joyce’s Women (Michael Pearce, 1985), Waking Ned (Kirk Jones, 1998), Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Callie Khouri, 2002) and The Guard (John Michael McDonagh, 2011). In keeping with the

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01:32:02

Christina Ricci with Kate Conboy-Fischer | Episode 40

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2022/10/13

Welcome back and thank you for joining us for another episode of Don’t Know Her?. As we enter spooky season, we simply had to turn our attention to a Halloween favourite and Christina Ricci was one of the first that sprang to mind. We were delighted to also be accompanied by our special guest, Kate Conboy-Fischer to chat all things Christina. Forever seared into our heads as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1991 and 1993), she has become a Halloween

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01:22:40

Jennifer Coolidge | Episode 39

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2022/09/29

Welcome back! This episode sees us wrapping up our miniseries on actors celebrated for their work on TV, yet we wish for more from them on the big screen. And we are ending on a ‘Bend and Snap’ with Jennifer Coolidge. Fresh off her Emmy win for her terrific performance in The White Lotus, we could not resist diving into Jennifer’s filmography and the iconic roles that pepper it. With many delights to choose from, we work our way through films including Legally Blonde (Robert Luketic, 2001), Best In

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01:09:18

Lisa Kudrow | Episode 38

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2022/09/08

We are continuing with our 'Stars of TV' miniseries and have arrived at one of television’s most recognisable faces of the 90s/00s; Lisa Kudrow. Lisa will be known to most for the 10 years she spent playing Phoebe Buffay in Friends (1994-2004). Her other most celebrated TV performances come along in Web Therapy (2011-2015) and The Comeback (2005 & 2014). But we are here to shine a light on some of Lisa’s film work. For this episode celebrating our favourite Friend we have focussed on

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01:17:06

Jean Smart with Daniel Massie | Episode 37

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2022/08/25

Thank you for joining us for episode 37 of Don’t Know Her?. As we continue our miniseries of beloved stars of the small screen, we couldn’t skip the powerhouse that is Jean Smart. As we explore another TV icon we would have been remiss to not welcome back the wonderful Daniel Massie, who previously joined us for our Sarah Michelle Gellar episode. Jean can be enjoyed in many, many TV shows, from Frasier to Hacks most recently. With a lot of Emmys on her mantle, we cast our attention to her work on

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01:14:12

Jeffrey Wright | Episode 36

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2022/08/11

Thank you for joining us for Don’t Know Her?. To mark the upcoming Emmy awards, we’re doing a miniseries on performers who have garnered a lot of attention for their TV roles yet somehow feel underappreciated when it comes to their big screen work. And we are kicking this off with the marvellous Jeffrey Wright. In the world of TV, Jeffrey is perhaps best known for his Emmy Winning turn in Mike Nichols’ Angels In America (2003), an adaptation of Tony Kushner’s celebrated stage play. He will also be

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01:31:22

Annette Bening | Episode 35

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2022/07/21

Thank you for joining us for this birthday bonanza episode of Don’t Know Her? as we celebrate Scott’s big 3-0. As a special birthday treat, Scott got free rein to pick whoever he liked to discuss in this episode. Who did he choose? Only Annette Bening! Annette is a deservedly celebrated star of the silver screen and somebody we continue to want to see more dazzling performances from. With a back catalogue of roles as fabulous as her’s is, it was hard to know where to start, but we decided to focus

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01:16:31

Carry On film series | Episode 34

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2022/07/05

Welcome back for another episode. This time around we fancied a little camp diversion and decided to change things up with a discussion of a film franchise. So here we bring you a foray into the Carry On films. The joy of this episode for us was in being able to talk about some iconic screen presences who truly deserve continued recognition for their iconic contributions to British cinema. The Carry On series is the largest franchise in British film history, spanning 31 films released between the

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01:13:14

Margo Martindale | Episode 33

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2022/06/23

We are here again to bring you episode 33 of Don’t Know Her? and this time we have an American treasure for you, with screen legend Margo Martindale. Margo will be a familiar face to many as she has carved out a career performing in many supporting roles throughout film and television - even garnering her the knowingly fun cameo role as ‘Character Actress Margo Martindale’ in BoJack Horseman. On the big screen, she has seared herself into the minds of film fans having worked in many big hitters and

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01:21:34

Diane Lane | Episode 32

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2022/06/09

We are back again to bring you episode 32 of Don’t Know Her? and for this edition of the podcast, we are buzzing to talk about the star, legend and icon - Diane Lane! Diane was a thrill to talk about as it meant an array of films for us to choose from, although there were some absolute musts in the mix. We could not pass up the opportunity to talk about her Oscar-nominated turn in Adrian Lyne’s Unfaithful (2004) and Michael was dying to introduce Scott to his beloved Under The Tuscan Sun (Audrey

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01:27:06

Nicole Beharie with Murtada Elfadl | Episode 31

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2022/05/26

Welcome back for another episode of Don’t Know Her? and this time around, we are delighted to be joined by Murtada Elfadl - the host of the marvellousSundays With Catepodcast! Murtada brings us the luminescent Nicole Beharie and we are thrilled to talk about this very talented performer with a filmography including American Violet (Tim Disney, 2008), Shame (Steve McQueen, 2011), 42 (Brian Helgeland, 2013) and Miss Juneteenth (Channing Godfrey Peoples, 2020). There is no doubt that Nicole deserves

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