Actors that were said to be the next big thing, but weren't
Aug 3, 2017 1:01:24 GMT
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Dyan Cannon was groomed for superstardom. She got off to a fast start with the Swingin’ Sixties comedy as Alice in “Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice” (1969). Then, through the early ‘70s, she was in a string of hit movies: The Anderson Tapes (1971), The Love Machine (1971), Shamus (1973), and The Last of Sheila (1973), then a dry spot until The Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), Honeysuckle Rose (1980), and Deathtrap (1978). She even married Cary Grant and had a child with him. And that was it. There were just a couple more in the ’80s, a small handful of undistinguished titles in the ‘90s (“Caddyshack II” “8 Heads In A Duffel Bag”). Some cameos in the 2000s. Her marriage to Grant has made her the answer to a trivia question.
Melinda Dillon has two Oscar noms for Best Supporting Actress (Close Encounters 1977 and Absence of Malice 1981). Since then, a steady worker through the end of the 20th century but roles in mostly forgotten movies.
Teri Garr was funny and sexy in “Young Frankenstein” (1974), was a stand out in “Close Encounters” (1977), was Oscar nominated for “Tootsie” (1982), had two or three other good roles in the early '80s and then…minor supporting roles through the 20th century. Worked a lot in television.
Melinda Dillon has two Oscar noms for Best Supporting Actress (Close Encounters 1977 and Absence of Malice 1981). Since then, a steady worker through the end of the 20th century but roles in mostly forgotten movies.
Teri Garr was funny and sexy in “Young Frankenstein” (1974), was a stand out in “Close Encounters” (1977), was Oscar nominated for “Tootsie” (1982), had two or three other good roles in the early '80s and then…minor supporting roles through the 20th century. Worked a lot in television.