Actors and Actresses

• Critics Choice Awards 2026: The Complete Winners List - “Frankenstein” took several early trophies, including best supporting actor for Jacob Elordi. In TV, “Adolescence” and “The Studio” were big winners.
• He’s Chevy Chase, and He’s Still Like That - The famously prickly comedian found a sympathetic adversary in the director of a CNN documentary about him. Their conversation with a reporter was … spirited.
• Brigitte Bardot, French Movie Icon Who Renounced Stardom, Dies at 91 - “And God Created Woman” made her a world-famous sex symbol in the 1950s. She later gave up acting to devote her life to animal welfare.
• May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage - She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, worrying John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign.
• James Ransone, Actor Known for ‘The Wire,’ Dies at 46 - The character actor had grown up in Maryland, where “The Wire” was set, and went on to star in horror films like “It Chapter Two.”
• Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts Want to Get Under Your Skin - The couple are gearing up for the Broadway opening of “Bug,” about a descent into paranoia and psychosis in a squalid motel room.
• Rob and Nick Reiner: A Father-Son Relationship in Several Acts - Some who worked on the semi-autobiographical “Being Charlie” saw challenges play out on the set.
• Rob Reiner, Actor Who Went on to Direct Classic Films, Dies at 78 - Mr. Reiner, who was in “All in the Family,” directed films including “This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “The Princess Bride” and “A Few Good Men.”
• Two Bodies Found at Home Owned by Director Rob Reiner - The Los Angeles Police Department said it is investigating the deaths as “an apparent homicide.”
• My Favorite Performances of the Year - Actors took big swings in 2025. Here are some of the best.