Until the creepy landlord caught on, played by Charlie Sheens' dad Martin in a role that made you hope Colonel Kurtz got him first in "Apocalypse Now".
They went over John Hinkley trying to assassinate President Reagan for her favor briefly which devastated her at the time but she marched on to graduate top of her class regardless.
She gracefully lauded Martin Scorcese for her role in "Taxi Driver", saying her regard for acting was re-ignited. I think she learned what real acting was dealing with a dirt-bag like DeNiro but whatever - she picked up a good check and a great career advancement.
An Oscar for "The Accused" where her spot-on depiction of a rape victim is so right on you don't want to see it again. But I do still love pinball tables.
"Silence of the Lambs".
And then she went very quiet with art house and low budget projects for the most part with the occasional big budget gig in a winner. Received a LOT of flack for sticking by good friend Mel Gibson during and after his castigation when he went on a drunken rant railing against the Jewish influence in Hollywood.
She financed and finagled enough to get him back in good graces with that crowd over time and good thing, as he made "Apocalypto", "The Passion of the Christ" and "Hacksaw Ridge" after that, solidifying how much his talent and vision outweighs any ten of their upstarts.
And now, after getting over her lesbian thing (we're told) and re-interested in acting she's a kick-ass police chief in the latest "True Detective" season. At 61 years old.
Like wrestler Steve Austin used to say, I hope she "stomps a mudhole in it and walks it dry"
I'd still hit it but Laz, as always, has the ultimate opinion.
Interesting bio on her. She doesn’t sound like a super-woke tool.
New respect for her. And sure, I’d hit it... but then again, I might not. She’s lesbian, she might not like it.
I’ve liked a lot of her work but thought her accent on Silence of the Lambs missed the mark.