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Kick ass women: Birgitte Nyborg
I am so enjoying Borgen (pronounced, by Danish friends tell me “Born” with a bit of a swallow in the middle where the ‘g’ is). And a huge reason for my pleasure is the performance of the luminously beautiful Sidse … Continue reading
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Kick Ass Women: Sarah Lund
I’m officially nominating Sarah Lund (Sofie Grabol) from The Killing as a Kick Ass Woman. Not that I’d ever call any woman ‘kick ass’ in reality, you understand, but that’s the category I’m working with, and Lund definitely qualifies. I … Continue reading
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Kick ass women: Shirley Henderson
I’ve been enjoying Death in Paradise. It’s easy, light viewing and a bit Agatha Christie in approach, but Ben Miller is rather good in it, and the setting is so delightful, it feels like being bathed in glorious sunshine. You … Continue reading
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Kick ass woman: Anna Chancellor
Fans of the BBC drama, The Hour, are spoilt for choice in terms of top-notch acting. It marks the moment Dominic West has finally broken free of The Wire (it was the same with Idris Elba in The Big C … Continue reading
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Kick ass women: Fiona Glenanne
I can’t believe that we haven’t worshipped the kick-assness of Burn Notice’s Fi before now. If she knew we’d probably be locked in the trunk of her car right now… So let’s put things right before she notices. You want … Continue reading
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Kick ass women: Elizabeth Taylor
“I’ve had enough to fill four lifetimes. I feel damn lucky, I’ve had a ball.”
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Kick ass women: President Laura Roslin
I confess to having found myself surprised to be watching Battlestar Galactica (the 2003 NBC mini-series) and even more surprised to be enjoying it. It came about after I’d been watching Jake Yapp’s highly amusing clips about The Apprentice on The Poke and started following … Continue reading
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Kick ass women: Hedy Lamarr
I knew Austrian born Hedy Lamarr (Hedwig Kiesler) was a very beautiful and talented actress, but I didn’t know the woman was also a whip smart, genius inventor. And how did I discover this? A pub quiz (unlikely, I don’t go out after … Continue reading
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Kick ass women: Abby, Ziva and Kate too
There is much to love about NCIS (note to self, why isn’t Mark Harmon in a Lustbox yet?) but we come together today to celebrate its kick ass trio of women: Kate Todd, Abby Scuito and Ziva David. Even though … Continue reading
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Kick ass women: Sharon Gless
I love it when someone I admired from the deep recesses of my youth re-emerges, oh so many years later, in a fabulous role. My recent conversion (thank you Jo the Hat) to Burn Notice has brought the marvellous performance … Continue reading
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