Phyllis Somerville, Actor in 'The Big C' and 'Little Children,' Dies at 76

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJustin Bieber’s Justice World Tour – launching February 18 in San Diego and spanning more than 90 dates in more than 20 countries — aims to bring “Justice In Action” to every corner of the globe.Bieber has teamed up with Propeller to reward his fans for taking action. Every night on the tour, Propeller will enable fans to enter to win a VIP ticket upgrade to watch the show from one of the best spots in the house; fans also will be able to enter to win a trip to meet Bieber in Paris at his Accor Arena show in 2023.More to the point, Bieber will be using his platform to raise awareness and inspire his fans to sign petitions, follow impactful organizations on social media, register to vote, volunteer their time, donate, and more in support of efforts to raise money for the Generosity Foundation, help transform the criminal justice system with REFORM Alliance, and fight climate change with NRDC.

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Instagram today to share some clothing purchase updates with her 556,000 followers.The Emmerdale star admitted that, while her addiction to fashion stemmed from an “everlasting love”, her husband Matthew Wolfenden, 41, did not feel the same way. This morning, Charley began by posting a snap of some comfy looking ankle boots with a warm, fluffy interior. Linking to the UGG product, she wrote: “They’re finally back in stock.They sold out last time in literally a day. “I ordered the wrong size and had to send back, it was a disaster.” In a follow-up post, she gave her followers a poll question: “Do you actually want to see purchases…”“I’m sorry that I keep showing you shoes but I’ve got an actual obsession. I need to stop.”With at least 97 per cent of her followers voting for her to continue, she chose to share a casual jumper and leggings combo on the next slide. Over her black leggings, she wore a navy blue pullover with white striped arms and a white collar. She captioned the post: “How cute is this jumper? I’ve put leggings on for comfort around the house but it’d be better with jeans.” She then went on to admit that not everyone in her household was a fan of her shopping “addiction”. “My shoes and clothes addiction will 100% be an everlasting love,” she wrote.“Not for Matthew though.

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Snooker star Shaun Murphy believes he is the only person to complete three of sport’s most difficult tasks - hit a one 147 on the snooker table, throw a nine-darter on a dart board, and land a hole in one on the golf course. Murphy has announced himself as one of the best on the World Snooker Tour throughout his career, and proudly has a world title to his name after being crowned back in 2005.Away from the pool table though the 39-year-old is said to be a keen golfer, revealing he currently plays off ‘scratch’ (a handicap of zero), and is also a handy darts player too.All three of those sports have an overriding top achievement, in a 147, a hole in one and a nine-dart finish, however Murphy is proud to see he has completed them all.

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family home just three weeks after their mum passed away.Brogan Webb, 23, claimed a housing association named Sanctuary were making her and sister Taylor homeless.Brogan, from Glasgow, took to Twitter to call out the housing association and told them she will fight them with everything she has.She tweeted: "After losing our mum to cancer less than 3 weeks ago, my sister and I have been told by @HelloSanctuary that we are to vacate our family home in the next 2 weeks, forcing us into homelessness."She continued: "I'm not one to share my business online but this is too important not to.“We have been advised that as my sister & I have both lived in student accommodation within the last 12 months, we gave up any rights to the house after my mum died.“They have not provided an alternative to homelessness despite us advising them we can afford the rent.”Sanctuary are still moving forward with the eviction despite local Labour MP Paul Sweeney helping the sisters with their appeal, with the pair set to lose the house just a few weeks after their mother passed away.Brogan continued: "My sister and I are not yet destitute, we have a roof over our heads and can afford to stay where we are."We currently live in a 3 bedroom flat & are not naive in thinking that we would be able to keep this with there only being two of us now living here."Sanctuary Housing have dragged their heels in responding to my emails, not answering calls and being overall extremely difficult to deal with. Their lack of compassion during the worst time in our lives should be shared for all to see." A spokesperson for Sanctuary told The Sun: "We are very sorry for the loss the family has suffered and understand this is an extremely sad time.

Phyllis Somerville, an actress whose character work spanned decades as well as television (“The Big C,” “NYPD Blue”), film (“Little Children,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) and the stage (Broadway’s “To Kill A Mockingbird”), died of natural causes at her home in New York City on July 16. She was 76.Her death was announced by her manager Paul Hilepo.Born in Iowa City, Iowa, and soon developing a longstanding desire to move to New York City to become a Radio City Rockette, Somerville was cast in her first Equity job after college when she scored a role at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.

https://t.co/hgGNmLlqaPRadiant Phyllis Somerville…She was a powerful standout in everything. On screen, on stage, and in life-she had a wicked independence fueled by intelligence, humor, and a spirit that somehow felt both earthly and ethereal.

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Actress Phyllis Somerville has died aged 76, it has been confirmed.The US star, whose death was announced by her manager, was best known for her roles in The Big C and in the Broadway production of To Kill A Mockingbird.Born in Iowa, Somerville discovered a love for acting in her teens, taking up drama classes in high school.

James Jordan inundated with support after heartbreaking newsMost recently, Phyllis appeared on Broadway in the original cast of Aaron Sorkin’s 2018 adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird.Phyllis previously opened up about her role as Marlene in The Big C and the show’s approach to cancer.Opening up in 2010 to AARP, she said: “I like humour that’s dark.“Having had people in my family die, there was never a moment at any of the funerals where we didn’t get into some kind of giggle fit.“When your emotions are that close to the edge, there has to be laughter.

Beloved actress Phyllis Somerville has passed away at the age of 76.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticPhyllis Somerville, an actress whose character work spanned decades as well as television (The Big C, NYPD Blue), film (Little Children, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and the stage (Broadway’s To Kill A Mockingbird), died of natural causes at her home in New York City on July 16. She was 76.Her death was announced by her manager Paul Hilepo.Born in Iowa City, Iowa, and soon developing a longstanding desire to move to New York City to become a Radio City Rockette, Somerville was cast in her first Equity job after college when she scored a role at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.