Lucille Ball: Last News

Nicole Kidman's absence at the annual Oscar nominees luncheon has a perfectly good explanation — she's recovering from an injury.ET can confirm the star is at home in Nashville, Tennessee, recovering from a torn hamstring. The 54-year-old actress had been filming her Amazon series,  in L.A., when the pre-existing injury flared up.According to , which first reported the news, producers are temporarily halting production of the Amazon series this week to figure out when they can resume and if they'll need to shoot around Kidman until she can return to the production. Kidman, nominated for her fifth Oscar following her portrayal of Lucille Ball, attended the Screen Actors Guild Awards last month in Santa Monica, California.

She may be a Hollywood icon, but to Lucille Ball’s parents, she was just their daughter. Lucille—whose full name is Lucille Désirée Ball—was born on August 6, 1911, in Jamestown, New York, to Henry Durrell Ball and Desiree Evelyn Hunt. (Her middle name was inspired by her mother’s first name.)

Since I Love Lucy ended, there have been a lot of questions about why Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz divorced and where they stood before their deaths three years apart from each other.

Nicole Kidman has spoken candidly about motherhood and revealed the reassuring message she gives her daughters, Sunday, 13, and Faith, 11, when she has to jet off to start another incredible project.MORE: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban twin in striking velvet outfits for SAG Awards – fans reactThe Oscar-nominee chatted to Jack Smart, awards editor of the Backstage podcast last month, and Nicole opened up about the sense of privilege she feels for her illustrious career, as well as the sacrifices she and her family must make for her success.WATCH: The Big Little Lies star looks unrecognisable in her new role playing Lucille Ball in the upcoming feature film Being the RicardosThe Hollywood actress lives with her youngest children, whom she shares with her husband Keith Urban, in Australia.RELATED: Nicole Kidman and daughter Bella celebrate incredible personal newsREAD: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban bring the heat for romantic beachside snapshot"[You have to] understand the sacrifice in regard to the people you love, and what you're asking them to go through," she told Jack, before adding: "There's big questions, decisions, commitments, and understanding required for everyone on that part." Nicole Kidman with husband Keith Urban and daughters, Sunday and FaithNicole then went on to reveal what she tells her daughters ahead of her travelling for filming. "Mum is gonna go now, and mum is going to go through this, and I need to you know it doesn't diminish any of my love for you.

One with Russell Harty where he comments that her eating disorder must save on restaurant bills and another when Terry Wogan tells her to eat up so she can get back to “your chunky self”. The little girl with the big voice was 10 when she appeared on Opportunity Knocks – television’s predecessor to Britain’s Got Talent and Pop Idol – singing Ma! He’s Making Eyes at Me, 11 when it was a hit and 13 when she was diagnosed with anorexia, a barely known illness then called the “slimmer’s disease”. Before she died in 1999 the girl from Rothesay on the Scottish island of Bute had hosted her own TV shows, performed at the White House and shared a stage with Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball.

center of renewed fervor in recent months, and Amy Poehler's new documentary on the pair aims to shine a different kind of light on their legacy.Poehler, who directed the forthcoming doc, spoke with ET's Matt Cohen at the film's Los Angeles premiere on Tuesday, and opened up about the difficulties she faced when helming the monumental project.«The challenge of this film, because Lucy and Desi are so known, is to figure out almost how to bring them back to life. Make them people again, rather than icons,» Poehler shared.

Amy Poehler got plenty of support at the premiere of her first documentary, Lucy and Desi, with her Parks and Recreation co-stars Rashida Jones, Kathryn Hahn and Aubrey Plaza hitting the red carpet.Poehler, 50, directs the documentary that explores the rise of comedy legend Lucille Ball, her relationship with Desi Arnaz and how their show I Love Lucy changed Hollywood forever.The director hit the red carpet with Jones, Hahn, Plaza and another Parks and Rec co-star, Retta, along with one of the documentary's stars, Charo, plus Natasha Lyonne. Reuinted:Amy Poehler got plenty of support at the premiere of her first documentary, Lucy and Desi, with her Parks and Recreation co-stars Rashida Jones, Kathryn Hahn, Retta and Aubrey Plaza hitting the red carpet Parks: The cast of Parks and Recreation in its final seasonPoehler stepped out on the red carpet at the Directors Guild of America in a black full-length flower-print maxidress.The blonde comedian/actress/filmmaker was also carrying a bright red clutch during her red carpet outing.

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. With many projects about the couple's successful, yet tumultuous, marriage making their debut, their daughter, Lucie Arnaz, tells ET how she'd like her late parents to be remembered.«Exactly the way we're doing it right now. How can it get better than this?» Lucie tells ET's Matt Cohen at the Los Angeles premiere of on Tuesday.

Nicole Kidman earned her fifth Academy Award nomination for her work in “Being the Ricardos.” While she was surprised and overjoyed to be recognized by the Academy, not everyone in her household had the same reaction.Javier Bardem explains his mixed feelings over this year’s Best Actress raceKristen Stewart opens up about her unexpected friendship with Nicole KidmanA post shared by Nicole Kidman (@nicolekidman)In an appearance on The View, Nicole Kidman talked about her Oscar nomination and how happy it made her. “I’m like, what? I mean it’s like there was so much emotion attached to it that I didn’t realize I was carrying, and I just looked around, tears are coming down,” she said.

Nicole Kidman has shared her very emotional response to receiving an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos. The 54-year-old actress told The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday she broke down in tears after receiving the news. 'I literally cried.

Nicole Kidman was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar this week for her role as the late Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos.  The 54-year-old on Wednesday said she feels both 'overwhelmed' and 'deeply appreciative' of the recognition from the Academy. Nicole shared a series of pictures of herself on Instagram in character as Lucille alongside a lengthy post.

Times. (See of 2022 Oscar nominations, as well as our guide to where to watch all .)This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Bardem is being honored for his role as, well, the actor husband of an A-lister, playing Desi Arnaz opposite Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball in . We'd like to think Bardem is a better partner to Cruz than Desi was to Lucy.

Javier Bardem and his wife Penelope Cruz were both nominated for Academy Awards on Tuesday, the former for Best Lead Actor in Amazon’s Being the Ricardos, and the latter for Best Lead Actress for her role in Parallel Mothers. Also nominated for Best Lead Actress is Bardem’s costar Nicole Kidman, for her portrayal of Lucille Ball, leaving Bardem in a pickle fas to who to cheer for on Oscar night.

2022 Oscar nominees were announced in the wee hours of Tuesday morning and A-listers are waking up to either good news — or a slap in the face.It wasn’t the first Oscar nod for Nicole Kidman, who divided critics over her portrayal of Lucille Ball in “Being the Ricardos,” but the 54-year-old said her nomination for Best Actress was “more intense” and “more appreciated.”“I think because of what it entailed and playing both roles and trying to play Lucy Ricardo and Lucille Ball, and just the magnitude of it,” Kidman told The Hollywood Reporter. “It felt like a massive undertaking, but it’s also just joy as well.

Nicole Kidman’s fifth ever Oscar nomination came in Tuesday morning, this time for Aaron Sorkin’s Being the Ricardos, from Amazon Studios. As I Love Lucy star Lucille Ball, Kidman depicts the life of a creative comedic icon who led an unprecedented charge for women in the industry, essentially writing for, producing and as good as directing herself as she performed.

Nicole Kidman has been supported online by her fans and famous friends ahead of a momentous moment in her career.READ: Nicole Kidman reveals sad news about her mother's healthThe Hollywood star is currently anticipating the Oscars' nominations, which will be announced on Tuesday morning.No stranger to awards season, Nicole has a vast collection of trophies from her expansive acting career, and is expected to be in the running for this year's Oscars' for her performance in Being the Ricardos.VIDEO: Watch Nicole Kidman transform into Lucille Ball in Being the RicardosThe actress' good friend Carole B. Sager took to Instagram ahead of the nominations and shared a photo of Nicole and her husband Keith Urban, alongside a heartfelt message.MORE: Nicole Kidman left heartbroken after devastating personal lossMORE: Nicole Kidman 'so sad' as daughter Sunday receives frustrating newsShe wrote: "Sending love to @nicolekidman and keeping faith that tomorrow she will be nominated for best actress by the Academy of Motion Pictures for Best Actress, "Being the Ricardos" lots of love in this pic with the wonderful @keithurban xxc."Fans were quick to join Carole in sending their support, with one writing: "She was absolutely amazing! She should definitely be nominated, such a talent," while another wrote: "Amen to that." A third added: "Go Nicole!"A post shared by carole b sager (@carolebayersager)Nicole Kidman has been inundated with support ahead of the Oscars' nominationsIt has long been reported that Nicole is likely to be in the running for her role as Lucille Ball.

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Kristen Stewart, 31, missed out on Nicole Kidman, 54, playing her mom in her breakout film, Panic Room, but did get a nice parting gift from the Australian-American star: a pair of walkie-talkies.During a one-on-one chat for Variety's Actors on Actors series, the pair reminisced about the time they nearly got to work together but an injury had forced Kidman to drop the project.Nicole also opened up in the video about the lengths she went to for her new film, Being the Ricardos, to accurately portray comedy icon Lucille Ball. Almost co-stars:Kristen Stewart, 31, missed out on Nicole Kidman, 54, playing her mom in Panic Room, but did get a nice parting gift from the Australian-American star: a pair of walkie-talkies, she revealed to Variety'We were meant to work together how many years ago [on 'Panic Room']?' Kidman asked.The pair had been set to play mother and daughter Meg and Sarah Altman in the 2002 David Fincher thriller.

Nicole Kidman almost played Kristen Stewart's mom. The actresses had a conversation as part of 's «Actors on Actors» series, and reflected on almost working together on the 2002 movie .«We were meant to work together,» Kidman reminded Stewart.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentJ.K. Simmons was reluctant to appear in “Being the Ricardos.” But reading Aaron Sorkin’s script, “I was able to see the gift that Aaron was giving to each of the actors.”It’s a gift exchange: Simmons is so versatile and talented that he brings gifts to any filmmaker he works with.Oscar voting runs Jan. 27-Feb.

Nicole Kidman (“Being the Ricardos”) and Kristen Stewart (“Spencer”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here.Nicole Kidman and Kristen Stewart both delve into iconography — and play with their own images — on screen. In “Being the Ricardos,” Kidman takes on Lucille Ball, portraying her both in character as TV’s Lucy Ricardo and as a creative force on the set of “I Love Lucy.” It’s a role whose resilience and grit calls to mind Kidman herself, at the top of her game decades into her career.