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In Wikipedia:
Balagangadhara for her negative portrayals of Hinduism; in particular, her article on Hinduism for Microsoft’s Encarta encyclopaedia was so criticised.
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In Wikipedia:
Her brilliant portrayals as a mother in many films were highly acclaimed.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Though female supporting actors are strictly restricted to mother roles, she was able to give an interesting contrast to her portrayals in “Ram’ ’, “Thavamaai thavamirundu’ ’, and “Emdan Magan’ ’.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She is also well known for her portrayals of the elf queen Galadriel in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator, a role…
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In Wikipedia:
Claudia Lee Black’ “(born 11 October 1972) is an Australian actress, known for her portrayals of Aeryn Sun in the SF television series” Farscape “and as Vala Mal Doran in the SF series” Stargate SG – 1”.
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In Wikipedia:
Mollo is the best known of her portrayals on hit television series of Cris Morena, “Chiquititas”, “Rebelde Way” and “Rinc n de Luz”.
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In Wikipedia:
Her convincing portrayals of hard, vindictive women (including Delilah, in the 1984 television film “Samson and Delilah”) led to constant typecasting, which may have contributed to the apparent petering out of her career in the mid – 1990s.
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In Wikipedia:
Although the Chinese Nationalist criticism of her portrayals of the “Dragon Lady” and “Butterfly” stereotypes lingered, Wong herself was forgotten in China.
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In Wikipedia:
With her petite size, she became a favorite for her portrayals of children.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Mia’s voice is funny and realistic, and her portrayals of high school life are (from what I remember) pretty true – to – life.
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In Wikipedia:
Other critics, though, find her work not feminist enough and regard her portrayals of women characters as stilted.
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In Wikipedia:
This has affected her fictional portrayals.
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In Wikipedia:
Both of these films were sizable hits, and her portrayals of both the mother and daughter in “Come and Get It” were praised by the public and critics, with several reviews greeting Farmer as a new – found star.
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In Wikipedia:
She is best known for her portrayals of Lucy Honeychurch in the film “A Room with a View”, Marla Singer in the film “Fight Club”, Bellatrix Lestrange in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”, her Oscar – nominated performance as Kate Croy in “The Wings of the Dove”, Dr. Serena Kogan in “Terminator Salvation”, her Golden Globe – nominated performance as Mrs. Lovett in ’, as well as her other collaborations with Tim Burton, her domestic partner since 2001.
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In Wikipedia:
She is best known for her performances of the Italian spinto repertoire and in particular her portrayals of Verdi and Puccini heroines.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Philippa Gregory is known for her Tudor portrayals in other books such as The Boleyn Inheritance, The Queen’s Fool and The Constant Princess, all of which are sequels to this book.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
So I was talking to llamabitchyo about JOSHLYNN and TrickyLynn and her fabulous Justin portrayals in her JuC Swap fics (recs later, I promise!), and I’ve decided that what I really want to see is a super serious Euro – era JOSHLYNN fic done in the bildungsroman vogue.
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In Wikipedia:
A romantic lead in her youth, she later gained critical acclaim for her portrayals in maternal or elderly roles.
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In Wikipedia:
Roman Catholics also have identified Mary Magdalene as the weeping woman who was a sinner, and who anoints Jesus’ feet in, and while the Church has dropped this interpretation to a degree, this remains one of her more famous portrayals.
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In Wikipedia:
Her convincing portrayals of hard, vindictive women (including Delilah, in the 1984 television film “Samson and Delilah”) led to constant typecasting, which may have contributed to the apparent petering out of her career in the mid – 1990s.
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