Celebrity Extra
I recently spoke with Melora Hardin, who plays Levinson, about all of her upcoming projects, including Hannah Montana: The Movie and 17 Again. Asked about “The Office,” she assured me that “while I won’t be filming any more scenes this season, next season I will be there.” During her break from “The Office” this past winter, Melora was treading the boards on Broadway as Roxie Hart in “Chicago.” Melora describes that experience as “absolutely a dream come true. To be able to use all those things I’ve been honing my whole life was so wonderful. I’ve been dancing since I was 5, acting professionally since I was 6 and singing my whole life, so it was pretty neat for all those things to culminate. To get to do it all at once with such an amazing character as Roxie, and in such a great production with such lovely people, was really quite a wonderful experience.”
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I was thinking about an older sitcom the other day, which starred Kelly Ripa and Faith Ford. What was the name of it, and can I find it on DVD? — Jennie J., Port Charlotte, Fla.
The show you are thinking about is “Hope & Faith.” It ran for three seasons (from 2003 to 2006) on ABC, and it centered on the life of two sisters: Hope (Faith Ford), a down-to-earth wife and mother living in Glen Falls, Ohio, and Faith (Kelly Ripa), a former soap-opera actress who moves in with her sister when her character is killed off on her show, called “The Sacred and the Sinful.” The sitcom was created by real-life soap-opera actress, Joanna Johnson, who loosely based the story on her own experiences working on “The Bold and the Beautiful.” “Hope & Faith, Season 1” was just released on DVD, and can be found online and at local retail stores.
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I have been hearing the rumors for months and want to know if it’s true: Will there be a sequel to the Sex and the City movie? — A Reader, via email It has finally been confirmed that Carrie and the girls will be back for another movie based on the popular hit HBO series. Expect the Sex and the City sequel to hit theaters on May 28, 2010.
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I recently saw the movie The Notebook on TV and thought that James Garner and Gena Rowlands were wonderful. I also really liked the performances of the actors who played their characters when they were younger. Can you tell me anything about them? — Virginia O., Fort Myers, Fla.
Ryan Gosling, 29, and Rachel McAdams, 31, portrayed the younger versions of Noah and Allie. Ryan and Rachel have been an on-again/off-again couple since filming The Notebook back in 2004. (Currently, they appear to be “off.”) Have a question for Cindy? E-mail her at letters@cindyelavsky.com, or write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, PO Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
Copyright 2009 King Features Syndicate
by Cindy Elavsky
I recently spoke with Melora Hardin, who plays Levinson, about all of her upcoming projects, including Hannah Montana: The Movie and 17 Again. Asked about “The Office,” she assured me that “while I won’t be filming any more scenes this season, next season I will be there.” During her break from “The Office” this past winter, Melora was treading the boards on Broadway as Roxie Hart in “Chicago.” Melora describes that experience as “absolutely a dream come true. To be able to use all those things I’ve been honing my whole life was so wonderful. I’ve been dancing since I was 5, acting professionally since I was 6 and singing my whole life, so it was pretty neat for all those things to culminate. To get to do it all at once with such an amazing character as Roxie, and in such a great production with such lovely people, was really quite a wonderful experience.”
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I was thinking about an older sitcom the other day, which starred Kelly Ripa and Faith Ford. What was the name of it, and can I find it on DVD? — Jennie J., Port Charlotte, Fla.
The show you are thinking about is “Hope & Faith.” It ran for three seasons (from 2003 to 2006) on ABC, and it centered on the life of two sisters: Hope (Faith Ford), a down-to-earth wife and mother living in Glen Falls, Ohio, and Faith (Kelly Ripa), a former soap-opera actress who moves in with her sister when her character is killed off on her show, called “The Sacred and the Sinful.” The sitcom was created by real-life soap-opera actress, Joanna Johnson, who loosely based the story on her own experiences working on “The Bold and the Beautiful.” “Hope & Faith, Season 1” was just released on DVD, and can be found online and at local retail stores.
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I have been hearing the rumors for months and want to know if it’s true: Will there be a sequel to the Sex and the City movie? — A Reader, via email It has finally been confirmed that Carrie and the girls will be back for another movie based on the popular hit HBO series. Expect the Sex and the City sequel to hit theaters on May 28, 2010.
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I recently saw the movie The Notebook on TV and thought that James Garner and Gena Rowlands were wonderful. I also really liked the performances of the actors who played their characters when they were younger. Can you tell me anything about them? — Virginia O., Fort Myers, Fla.
Ryan Gosling, 29, and Rachel McAdams, 31, portrayed the younger versions of Noah and Allie. Ryan and Rachel have been an on-again/off-again couple since filming The Notebook back in 2004. (Currently, they appear to be “off.”) Have a question for Cindy? E-mail her at letters@cindyelavsky.com, or write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, PO Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
Copyright 2009 King Features Syndicate
