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| All's fair in love Anwar |
Source: NZHerald.co.nz - October 27th 2007
Author: Russell Baillie
Article submitted by: Christopher
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She may have died in this week's penultimate episode of The Tudors, in which she played
King Henry's sister Princess Margaret, but Gabrielle Anwar will soon be back on our screens
in new espionage-comedy series, Burn Notice.
In the hit show, Anwar plays a former IRA operative turned freelance saboteur
who finds herself back in the life of ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Donovan when he's
fired and blacklisted by his US Government spymasters. Probably still best
known for being Al Pacino's tango partner in 1992's Scent of A Woman, the Los
Angeles-based, English-born actress' career is on a roll again due to television -
even if she doesn't own one.
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| Flirting with Danger |
Source: New York Post - August 19th 2007
Author: Paige Albiniak
Article submitted by: Christopher
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In "Burn Notice," fighting is Gabrielle Anwar's favorite form of foreplay. Stealing cars,
blackmailing government agents and conning con men are all just part of the fun for Fiona,
the former IRA operative she plays with feline grace.
"Fiona is terribly impulsive, not to mention dangerous and extremist," says the petite
Anwar, who is perhaps best known for the steamy tango she did with Al Pacino 15 years
ago in "Scent of a Woman." More recently, she played the doomed Princess Margaret Tudor
in "The Tudors" on Showtime.
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| 6 Part Video Interview |
Source: USANetwork.com - June 30th 2007
Author: Unknown
Article submitted by: Christopher
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Gabrielle talks about Burn Notice, children and Scent of a Woman.
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| Burn Notice |
Source: Variety - June 20th 2007
Author: Brian Lowry
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In "Burn Notice," USA delivers a pleasant surprise, if only because so little
about the concept indicates how much fun the 90-minute premiere is. Recognizing
the star quality in Jeffrey Donovan (last showcased in the channel's short-lived
2004 drama "Touching Evil"), he returns as a spy who, for unexplained reasons,
suddenly can't come in from the cold and must survive on his wits. Graced with a
sly voiceover and strong supporting characters, it's the kind of breezy romp that
dovetails nicely with the cabler's most popular fare and which manages to look more
effortless than it surely is.
Donovan is Michael Westen, a resourceful spy inexplicably given a "burn notice"
by his handlers that essentially severs any ties to him. As a consequence, he's
stranded in Miami without a clue as to why he's been cut loose. In desperation,
he occupies a vacant loft, turning for help to an old girlfriend (Gabrielle Anwar)
who has former ties to the Irish Republican Army, and a semi-retired intelligence
officer pal (Bruce Campbell) whose favorite pastimes are drinking and ogling women.
Westen is even forced to interact with his nagging mom (Sharon Gless), and
take a private eye-type gigwhile seeking to unravel his fall from grace.
What really sparks "Burn Notice" is Donovan's Rockford-like mix of comedy, action
and roguish charm, augmented by a dry narration through which he delivers a kind of
"how-to" guide to spying -- explaining his preference for fighting in bathrooms,
for example, because they have "lots of hard surfaces" into which one can slam an
opponent; it's easier on the knuckles.
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| Burning up the Screen |
Source: OCRegister.com - June 19th 2007
Author: Luaine Lee
Article submitted by: Christopher
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Actress Gabrielle Anwar has always been a rebel. It plunged her into trouble when she was a teenager and
again as an adult.
She's the first to admit that with a laugh. "I've been hounded by a reputation of
being difficult when really what I'm being is truthful and honest," says Anwar, alighting on a
mahogany chair in a dining room at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Pasadena.
"And I think that's been a thorn in my side. I auditioned for a lot of work and got
some good feedback, and then was told I wasn't the choice."
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| Madness to her Method |
Source: Creators.com - June 5th 2007
Author: Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
Article submitted by: Christopher
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Gabrielle Anwar tells us she got herself into trouble experimenting with method acting recently,
but clams up fast when asked for details. The beautiful English actress, who's also in Showtime's
"The Tudors" series, plays Fiona, a former IRA terrorist, in USA Network's June 28-debuting drama,
"Burn Notice." She recounts, "I took it upon myself to see what would happen if I really did believe
I was a fearless IRA terrorist and started staying in character at the end of the day."
The show shoots in Florida, where Anwar says, "I started staying at the
notorious Shore Club Hotel in South Beach, which is inevitably troublesome,
and some days I wasn't exactly sure whether I woke up as Fiona or Gabrielle.
I think there were a couple of instances where I was making choices that would not
have come from a single mother of three living in a mountain community in California."
Like what, for instance? "Things that I will never, ever tell you," she says with a wicked laugh,
then adds, "Now I'm quite happy leaving my character with my costume and my shoes when I go home
at the end of the day. It's called acting."
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| Showtime's The Tudors A Hit |
Source: Broadcasting & Cable - April 3rd 2007
Author: Anne Becker
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Showtime scored big with its April 1 premiere of The Tudors. The show, the pay
cable network's most expensive to date, drew 1.28 million viewers to its 10 p.m.
premiere and 11 p.m. repeat combined. The premiere night was Showtime's best in three
years, the network says.
Tudors, which stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII, pulled in 869,000
for its 10 p.m. premiere - 44% better than that of the network's Dexter
and 78% better than its Weeds. The 11 p.m. episode averaged 404,000 viewers.
Showtime, which has about 14.5 million subscribers, pumped more money
into making The Tudors than it has for any previous original. The
co-production with Reveille and Working Title cost about $2 million
an episode to make.
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