Keep reading to remember some of the actors and actresses we sadly lost in 2020.
“Sometimes I think she was mischievous to see what she could get away with.”
“Of all the jobs I’ve been offered, television was the best quality,” he shared.
“I haven’t liked most of the films I’ve been offered.
Film has the greatest international audience, so you have to be very choosy about what you do.”
Zachary Quinto, who played Spock in the film, paid tribute onInstagram.
Cross, he wrote, “was always so incredibly thoughtful and generous and engaging…
He was a real gentleman and a true talent.”
In 2017, in her 100th year, de Havilland was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth.
“I cannot think of a single instance wherein I initiated hostile behavior.”
Rivera was beloved by her former cast mates, who offered tributes on social media.
“Being close to her was both a badge of honor and a suit of armor.
Fans were shocked, given that Preston had kept her breast cancer fight under wraps.
“She was a bright, beautiful and loving soul who cared deeply about others.”
“It’s good to be married to a pilot!”
According toVariety, Holm had been battling Parkinson’s disease for several years.
His final film appearance, in fact, was inThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
“Watching Ian Holm perform taught me so much,” Jackson wrote in aFacebook post.
“It was a privilege to work with him, and a blessing to know him.”
“How lucky that we all got to enjoy Fred Willard’s gifts,” shetweeted.
“He was a sweet, wonderful man.”
However,Seinfeldcalled again, Stiller told theTelevision Academy, and this time he said yes.
Ferrell continued to work in television, appearing in series ranging fromThe Love BoattoL.A.
Law, with her recurring role in the latter delivering her first Emmy nomination.
In a 2014 interview withThe A.V.
Series creator Chuck Lorre felt the same way; by the second season, she became a series regular.
“We called her Chatty.
And we all loved her,” said Lorre in a statement toVariety.
“Twelve years of highs and lows, and lots and lots of laughter…
I was privileged to call her a friend.”
Club, Dennehy recalled how his first TV role jumpstarted his career.
“I was really just starting out, and I was doing other jobs…
But I was trying to be an actor,” he shared.
He also played a villainous brewmeister who’s foiled by hoser heroes Bob and Doug McKenzie inStrange Brew.
“I always look for something different from what I’ve done before,” he said.
In addition, Jones was also the author of several scholarly history tomes.
In a 2013 interview withWales Online, Jones admitted the ongoing popularity of Python continued to surprise him.
“It was only with the benefit of hindsight.”
In an interview withPeople, Douglas admitted that he regretted changing his birth name.
“The pattern of my life is that there is no pattern,” Finney revealed.
“In work I like doing things that are different, contrasting.”
He had starred in dozens of films throughout an acting career spanning from the 1950s to the 2000s.
In anunearthed 2002 interview, Connery revealed the secret to being the best Bond.
“You have to work very hard to make something look easy,” he explained.
“The movement, the fights, and whatever else are certain absurd situations.”
From that time on, Trebek became synonymous with game shows.
They find me comforting and reassuring as opposed to being impressed by me.”
“They can put the clothes on you,” he said.
“But then you’ve gotta wear ‘em.”
Palmer and Dench played former lovers who reconnected 38 years later, with the series chronicling their late-in-life romance.
AsFortunepointed out, the show generated a staggering $1 billion in revenue during its first two years.
Gleason notably had a regular recurring role on CBS sitcomMomas Mary.Momstar Allison Janney honored Gleason in anInstagramtribute.
“We said goodbye to Mary Pat Gleason yesterday,” wrote Janney.
“She was part of our @mom_cbs family and we loved her so much.
She was one of our favorite guest stars.
Her kind heart and warm smile will be missed.”
And they moved the date for me."
