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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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01:31:56

Geraldine Chaplin with Zita Short | Episode 30

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2022/05/12

Welcome back for another episode of Don’t Know Her? And this time Michael and Scott turn their attention to cinematic royalty... Geraldine Chaplin! We are thrilled to be joined by Zita Short, who you may (or should) know from The 300 Passions podcast, to talk about Geraldine's dynamic film legacy. The daughter of Charlie Chaplin, Geraldine has made an indelible mark in a career that spans British, American, Spanish and French cinema. With so much to talk about with Geraldine, we decided to focus on

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01:28:16

Brendan Fraser | Episode 29

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2022/04/28

Welcome back for more Don’t Know Her? and this time around we are focussing on the favourite movie star of the Millennials, Brendan Fraser. The prospect of a Saturday night in with a bucket of popcorn and The Mummy films meant this was an easy choice for us to make. This episode also lines up neatly with some exciting incoming film work, as Brendan makes a splashy return to our screens in ventures with Martin Scorsese and Darren Aronofsky expected over the next year. We are fully sold on the

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01:23:34

Kate Dickie | Episode 28

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2022/04/14

Welcome back for another dose of Don’t Know Her? and this week, we are focussing our first full episode on a Scottish performer! And is the wildly talented Kate Dickie. Kate may be familiar to many for popping up in some TV favourites like Game Of Thrones, but we want her to be celebrated much more for her terrific film work. This episode allows us to explore some types of film we haven’t so far as we dive into a handful of her works and chat about Red Road, The Green Knight, The Witch, For Those In

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01:19:16

Victor Garber | Episode 27

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2022/03/31

In this episode of the Don’t Know Her? podcast, we are celebrating 25 years of the almighty Titanic by talking about the wonderful Victor Garber. Beyond his turn as Mr. Andrews, the architect of the doomed ship, Victor has delighted us in a variety of other films - almost too many to count! We have chosen to talk about a handful of our favourites in this episode: the sleazy professor in Legally Blonde, Goldie Hawn’s grotty ex in First Wives Club, the charming King in the 1997 Roger and Hammerstein’s

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01:27:49

Ruth Negga | Episode 26

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2022/03/17

In this episode of the Don’t Know Her? podcast we are back to chat about another performer that we adore that also ought to have a lot more adoration and opportunities sent their way. This time we commemorate two special dates in the calendar with one extra-special actor to talk about; the luminous Ruth Negga. This Irish goddess lets us both celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (on which date this episode drops) and mark the upcoming 94th Academy Awards ceremony. Why Ruth Negga to mark this year’s Oscars we

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01:31:50

Patricia Clarkson with James Kunovski | Episode 25

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2022/03/03

In this episode of the Don’t Know Her? podcast we are back to chat about another performer we feel deserving of a lot more recognition than they have received so far. This time we are delighted to be joined by a guest from all the way Down Under, it’s James Kunovski - host of the Out of Oscar podcast - who has brought the delightful Patricia Clarkson to round off our miniseries focussing in on one-time Oscar Nominees Patricia will be a familiar face to many for her eclectic work in American indie

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01:32:40

Toni Collette | Episode 24

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2022/02/17

Loving her isn’t just Hereditary, it is quite simply impossible not to. So we put ourselves In Her Shoes to talk about one of the most versatile film performers of all time. For the latest in our one-time Oscar nominees miniseries, we decided to put this one out to you all to pick who was up next and you voted for the incomparable Toni Collette. We start by journeying back to discuss the memorable roles of Toni, from her breakthrough turn in Australian comedy classic Muriel’s Wedding; through to her

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01:24:55

Stockard Channing | Episode 23

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2022/02/03

There are worse things we could do than a whole episode on the magnetic Stockard Channing, so you know what, you’re getting one. It's episode 23 and we were only too delighted to visit the career of the legendary Ms. Channing, for another installment in our one-time Oscar nominees miniseries. And Stockard is an ideal candidate given she should have sack loads of them if she were given the right opportunities. Stockard is an irresistible screen presence, so it was with great pleasure that we

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01:24:59

Angela Bassett | Episode 22

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2022/01/20

It’s 2022 and we are back. And back with a bang no less with the always incredible Angela Bassett. From early conversations, it was clear that we had to do an episode to this deservedly beloved legend of the screen. Angela will be known to many for her sublime portrait of Tina Turner in 1993’s What’s Love Got To Do With It where she cemented herself in the minds of cinema-goers as a formidable talent to be paid attention to. Before this, she had grabbed attention for her work in iconic films such

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01:28:53

Imelda Staunton | Episode 21

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2021/12/16

Welcome to the best birthday bash in town. It’s our host Michael’s birthday episode and therefore he was so kindly given free rein to choose any performer of his choosing and (thank heavens) he chose a great one. It’s Imelda Staunton. Imelda was inevitably going to crop up as a favourite of both of ours and it was a real treat to revisit some of her wonderful film work for the pod this time round. Known to many as the giggly yet terrifying Professor Umbridge in Harry Potter And The Order Of The

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01:24:26

Christine Baranski | Episode 20

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2021/12/02

Ho Ho Ho, Merry Chris(tine Baranski)mas. It’s December and in case you missed it from that terrifically festive pun, we are talking about the marvelous Christine Baranski for our 20th episode. Christine has been on our list since the beginning and felt like the only choice for some party season frivolity, as the star of How The Grinch Stole Christmas, A Bad Moms Christmas, AND Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square, how could we not!? We also took tremendous joy talking about Christine’s other

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01:27:01

Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Episode 19

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2021/11/18

We are back to talk about the fantastic Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Marianne is perhaps still most fondly remembered for her Oscar-nominated turn in Mike Leigh’s Secrets & Lies which we were only too delighted to revisit for the podcast. Alongside this we discuss a variety of her other most memorable performances in the likes of The Cell, Peter Rabbit, In Fabric and Fatman - where she plays the wife of Mel Gibson's Santa Claus! As always we then have our staple quiz before taking flight into the

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01:13:38

John Leguizamo | Episode 18

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2021/11/04

We are back again with another episode of Don’t Know Her and this time round we're moving away from our usual celebration of female actors and focusing on something new...a straight man. But don’t fret, it’s going to be worth your while as we are talking about a unique and brilliant talent, John Leguizamo. John will be known to many for his work with the likes of Baz Luhrmann in Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge after launching his film career in the wild 1993 combo of Carlito’s Way and Super Mario

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01:17:33

Sarah Michelle Gellar with Daniel Massie | Episode 17

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2021/10/21

Welcome back for another episode of Don’t Know Her and to our second of two Spooky Month themed episodes. We are especially delighted to welcome our very special guest Daniel Massie along to this episode. Tasked with bringing a fitting choice for a Halloween episode Daniel (a lifelong Buffy fan) brought the Vampire Slayer herself, Sarah Michelle Gellar. We were thrilled to revisit 90’s slasher-movie favourites Scream 2 and I Know What You Did Last Summer, alongside the iconic Cruel Intentions. We,

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01:11:10

Kathy Najimy | Episode 16

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2021/10/07

Welcome back for another episode of Don’t Know Her. In this spooky month of October, we felt it appropriate to turn our sights to Halloween favourites and were immediately drawn to 1993’s Hocus Pocus and landed on the delightful Kathy Najimy for this episode. Beyond Hocus Pocus, we relish the opportunity to talk about the Sister Act films alongside the far less joyful Rat Race. And, as always, we have quiz time before taking on our usual duty of suggesting some future film fantasies we feel would

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01:17:50

Harriet Walter | Episode 15

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2021/09/23

Welcome back for another episode of Don’t Know Her. This week we are chatting about our first Dame! It’s Dame Harriet Walter. We dive on into a shared favourite of ours, Ang Lee’s 1995 Sense and Sensibility and relish in getting to talk about the wonderful Harriet in this lovely film. We then jump on in to a few of her other key film moments such as Atonement, The Sense of an Ending and the lovely Herself. We also could not skip the chance to gently veer into the world of television to talk about

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01:20:34

Joan Allen with Declan Cashin | Episode 14

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2021/09/09

This is an extra special episode as we are joined by our first ever guest, journalist (and self-proclaimed film nerd) Declan Cashin. We asked him to come armed with someone special to discuss and he delivered in spades with the marvellous Joan Allen. We wade on into the headlining entries in her film career such as her Oscar nominated performances in The Crucible, Nixon and The Contender alongside other unmissable favourites such as The Ice Storm and the undoubtable action classic Face/Off. Then it

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01:11:57

Kylie Minogue | Episode 13

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2021/08/26

We are Spinning Around with excitement for this episode! We’re discussing an unquestionable icon, Kylie Minogue. Although a familiar name to many, do you know much of her film career? We decided to take a Step Back In Time with the Princess of Pop and take a closer look ourselves. We discuss her film beginnings in The Delinquents and Street Fighter before dancing through the years whilst not missing the opportunity to gush about beloved favourites Holy Motors and of course Moulin Rouge! where she

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00:58:48

Helen McCrory | Episode 12

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2021/08/12

This is a very special episode as we're discussing the film career of Helen McCrory. We recorded this back in March 2020 as our 3rd episode but shelved it after the sad news of Helen's passing in April. As her birthday soon approaches, we felt we should share the episode now to celebrate a wonderful career and person. Join us as we talk about our favourite Helen roles in films like Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, the Harry Potter series and A Little Chaos. We hope you enjoy the episode. Follow @dontknow_her

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01:15:03

Regina Hall | Episode 11

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2021/07/29

Welcome back for another dose of Don’t Know Her and in this episode we had the absolute joy of talking about the effervescent Regina Hall. Regina has made her movie mark as a comedic tornado, tearing up the screen with hysterical turns in The Scary Movie franchise. From here she stuck closely to her comedic beginnings, becoming a key player in numerous ensemble comedies such as Think Like A Man, Death At A Funeral and About Last Night. Recent years have seen her shine as bright as ever in new

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