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Kim Dickens is a Actor American born on 18 june 1965 at Huntsville (USA)

Kim Dickens

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Birth name Kimberly Jan Dickens
Nationality USA
Birth 18 june 1965 (58 years) at Huntsville (USA)

Kimberly Jan "Kim" Dickens (born June 18, 1965) is an American actress whose film debut was a supporting role in the 1995 film comedy Palookaville. She later had lead roles in the movies Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997), Zero Effect, and Mercury Rising (both 1998). Dickens has had several other supporting film roles, including in Hollow Man (2000), House of Sand and Fog (2003), The Blind Side (2009), and Gone Girl (2014).

On television, she had regular roles in the HBO dramas Deadwood (2004–06) and Treme (2010–13), and currently stars as Madison Clark in the AMC horror-drama series, Fear the Walking Dead (2015).

Biography

Kim Dickens est née à Huntsville, Alabama, fille de Pam (Clark) Howell et Justin Dickens, un chanteur de country. Elle est diplômée du Lee High School de Huntsville et rejoint l'université Vanderbilt à Nashville, Tennessee, où elle obtient un « Bachelor of Arts » en communication. Kim Dickens part bientôt à New York City, où elle travaille comme serveuse, pour continuer ses études au Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute et être diplômée de l'American Academy of Dramatic Arts. À la fin des années 1990 elle part à Los Angeles.


Débuts et progression discrète (années 1990)
Elle débute à la télévision par des petits rôles dans des séries et téléfilms, avant de se concentrer sur le cinéma : elle joue dans le thriller indépendant La Dernière Cavale (1997), avec Kiefer Sutherland, puis seconde Bill Pullman et Ben Stiller pour la comédie noire La Méthode zéro (1998), puis tient un petit rôle dans la romance De grandes espérances, porté par Gwyneth Paltrow et Ethan Hawke.

Elle parvient ensuite à jouer dans des grosses productions : le thriller d'action Code Mercury (1998) avec Bruce Willis, Hollow Man (2000), de Paul Verhoeven, Intuitions (2001), de Sam Raimi. La meme année, elle est pour la première fois tete d'affiche d'un film, le drame musical indépendant Things Behind the Sun.


Seconds rôles à la télévision (années 2000)
Finalement, c'est à la télévision qu'elle se fait connaitre durant les années 2000 : après avoir tenu le premier rôle féminin de l'éphémère série policière Big Apple, elle intègre le casting d'une mini-série dramatique, Out of Order, où elle a pour partenaires Felicity Huffman et Eric Stoltz. Puis le créateur de Big Apple lui confie le rôle de Joanie Stubb dans sa nouvelle série, un western appelé Deadwood. La série est cependant arrêtée soudainement par la chaîne HBO au bout de trois saisons, en 2004.

Parallèlement au tournage, l'actrice apparait dans plusieurs films : le thriller psychologique House of Sand and Fog (2003), le drame indépendant Goodnight, Joseph Parker (2004), la satire à succès Thank You for Smoking (2005) ou encore le drame anglais Wild Tigers I Have Known (2006). Mais par la suite, elle ne décroche que des roles mineurs, qui passent inaperçus.

Mais c'est à la télévision qu'elle conserve une visibilité médiatique grace à des petits roles récurrents : dans Lost : Les Disparus (2005), Numbers (2006), FlashForward (2009), Friday Night Lights (2008-2009).

Elle tente aussi de revenir comme actrice régulière d'une série. Mais le projet 12 Miles of Bad Road (2008) n'aboutit finalement pas, malgré six épisodes de tournés, puis l'épisode pilote de la série 1%, créé par Ryan Murphy, n'est pas commandé.


Percée médiatique (années 2010)


Finalement, elle rejoint en 2010 le casting d'une nouvelle série dramatique de HBO, Treme. La série, acclamée par la critique, va durer quatre saisons et 38 épisodes diffusés jusqu'en 2013. elle tourne aussitôt le pilote d'une nouvelle série policière, Second Sight, dont elle partagerait l'affiche avec Jason Lee, mais le projet n'est pas commandé. elle accepte donc un role récurrent dans la nouvelle saison de la série à succès Sons of Anarchy.

Elle garde un pied dans le cinéma en tournant sous la direction de David Fincher pour le thriller psychologique Gone Girl (2014) puis de Tim Burton pour le conte familial Miss Peregrine et les Enfants particuliers (2016). Fincher lui confie un role récurrent dans la troisième saison de sa série politique House of Cards.

Mais en 2015, elle décroche le premier rôle féminin, celui de Madison Clark, d'une nouvelle série fantastique très attendue, Fear the Walking Dead. elle se contente donc d'apparaitre dans deux épisodes de la quatrième saison (diffusée en 2016) de House of Cards, et ne reviendra que pour un ultime épisode en saison 5 (dévoilée en 2017).

L'année 2019 débute avec la sortie d'un téléfilm concluant la série Deadwood, quinze ans après la diffusion du dernier épisode.

Best films

Hollow Man (2000)
(Actress)
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
(Actress)

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Filmography of Kim Dickens (25 films)

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Actress

Land
Land (2021)

Directed by Robin Wright
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors Kim Dickens, Demián Bichir, Robin Wright, Warren Christie, Brad Leland
Roles Emma
Rating66% 3.34993.34993.34993.34993.3499
Suite à un événement tragique et traumatisant, Edee se retire dans les vastes plaines sauvages des Rocheuses. Dans ce désert d'humains, elle va y rencontrer un chasseur...
The Highwaymen, 2h12
Directed by John Lee Hancock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical, Crime
Actors Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy Bates, Kim Dickens, John Carroll Lynch, Thomas Mann
Roles Gladys Hamer
Rating68% 3.4485353.4485353.4485353.4485353.448535
Dans les années 1930, les Texas Rangers Frank Hamer et Maney Gault sortent de leur retraite pour traquer Bonnie et Clyde.
Lizzie
Lizzie (2018)

Directed by Craig William Macneill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Chloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Fiona Shaw, Jamey Sheridan, Kim Dickens, Denis O'Hare
Roles Emma Borden
Rating59% 2.954042.954042.954042.954042.95404
En 1892, Lizzie Borden est accusée, puis acquittée, du double meurtre de son père et de sa belle-mère.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, 2h7
Directed by Tim Burton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Time travel films, Temporal paradox, Children's films
Actors Asa Butterfield, Eva Green, Samuel L. Jackson, Ella Purnell, Allison Janney, Terence Stamp
Roles Jake's Mom
Rating67% 3.3532053.3532053.3532053.3532053.353205
A 16-year-old boy named Jacob Portman accidentally works himself onto a mysterious island where he helps a group of peculiar orphan children at Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, protecting them and leading them away from horrible creatures who are out to destroy them.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl (2014)

Directed by David Fincher
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Tyler Perry, Neil Patrick Harris, Missi Pyle, Patrick Fugit
Roles Detective Rhonda Boney
Rating79% 3.951283.951283.951283.951283.95128
Amy et Nick forment en apparence un couple modèle. Victimes de la crise, ils quittent Manhattan pour retourner s’installer dans la ville du Missouri où Nick a grandi. Mais le jour de leur 5ème anniversaire de mariage, Amy disparaît et Nick retrouve leur maison saccagée. Lors de l’enquête tout semble accuser Nick. Celui-ci décide, de son côté, de tout faire pour savoir ce qui est arrivé à Amy et découvre qu’elle lui dissimulait beaucoup de choses.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl (2014)
, 2h29
Directed by David Fincher
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about writers, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Tyler Perry, Neil Patrick Harris, Missi Pyle, Emily Ratajkowski
Roles Detective Rhonda Boney
Rating79% 3.951273.951273.951273.951273.95127
The day of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne returns home to find that his wife Amy is missing. Her disappearance receives heavy press coverage, as Amy was the inspiration for her parents' popular "Amazing Amy" children's books. Detective Rhonda Boney does a walkthrough of their house and finds poorly concealed evidence of a struggle. The police conduct a forensic analysis and uncover the remnants of cleaned blood stains, leading to the conclusion that Amy was murdered. Suspicions arise that Nick is responsible, and his awkward behavior is interpreted by the media as characteristic of a sociopath.
At Any Price, 1h45
Directed by Ramin Bahrani
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Zac Efron, Heather Graham, Dennis Quaid, Clancy Brown, Kim Dickens, Chelcie Ross
Roles Irene Whipple
Rating56% 2.846712.846712.846712.846712.84671
In the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple (Dennis Quaid) wants his rebellious son Dean (Zac Efron) to help expand his family's farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected crisis that threatens the family's entire livelihood.
Footloose
Footloose (2011)
, 1h53
Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell, Dennis Quaid, Miles Teller, Patrick J. Flueger
Roles Lulu Warnicker
Rating58% 2.91182.91182.91182.91182.9118
After a long night of partying, Bobby Moore and four of his friends drive over a bridge and crash into a truck. His father, Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid), the reverend of the church of the small Southern United States town of Bomont, Georgia, persuades the city council to pass several paternalistic laws, including a ban on all unsupervised dancing within the city limits.
Reviving Ophelia, 1h32
Directed by Bobby Roth
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Films about domestic violence
Actors Jane Kaczmarek, Rebecca Williams, Kim Dickens, Peter Outerbridge, Joe Dinicol, Jordan Hudyma
Roles Le Anne
Rating63% 3.1547353.1547353.1547353.1547353.154735
When LeAnne Dunley arrives home from work and catches her daughter Kelli in a sexual act with a classmate, she arranges for Kelli to stay at her sister Marie's home when she is working. Kelli notices that her cousin Elizabeth Jones--Marie's daughter--is in an unhealthy relationship with her boyfriend, Mark. He calls and texts her at an extremely frequent rate, tries to control where she goes and what she wears, and becomes angry when she tries to spend any time with her friends.
The Blind Side, 2h9
Directed by John Lee Hancock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Sports films, American football films
Actors Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Kathy Bates, Jae Head, Lily Collins
Roles Mrs. Boswell
Rating76% 3.8007053.8007053.8007053.8007053.800705
In 2003, Michael "Big Mike" Oher (Aaron) has been living in foster care with different families in Memphis, Tennessee. Every time he is placed in a new home, he runs away. His friend's father, on whose couch Michael has been sleeping, asks Burt Cotton, the coach of Wingate Christian School, to help enroll his son and Michael. Impressed by the boy's size and athleticism, Cotton gets him admitted despite a poor academic record. Michael is befriended by a young boy named Sean Jr. "S.J." Tuohy, who is unintimidated by his size. S.J.'s mother Leigh Anne Tuohy (Bullock), a strong-minded interior designer, begins to take notice of Michael as a troubled and lonely boy.
Red
Red (2009)
, 1h33
Directed by Lucky McKee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs
Actors Brian Cox, Tom Sizemore, Kyle Gallner, Noel Roeim Fisher, Shiloh Fernandez, Robert Englund
Roles Carrie
Rating68% 3.44293.44293.44293.44293.4429
Avery Ludlow (Brian Cox) has a dog named Red, a gift from his late wife, Mary, for his 50th birthday. One day, he is fishing at a lake with Red by his side when three boys come across his path; the brothers Danny (Noel Fisher) and Harold McCormack (Kyle Gallner), and their friend Pete Doust (Shiloh Fernandez). Danny intimidates Avery with a shotgun and tells him to give them all his money. When Avery tells them that he has only 30 dollars, Danny becomes furious and kills Red.
Wild Tigers I Have Known, 1h38
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, La sexualité des mineurs, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Fairuza Balk, Kim Dickens, Tom Gilroy, Hailey Anne Nelson
Roles The Counselor
Rating59% 2.999112.999112.999112.999112.99911
Wild Tiger I Have Known est une forme de journal intime du jeune Logan, un garçon de treize ans, entre séquences réalistes, auto-commentaires en voix-off et épisodes oniriques. Logan est amoureux de Rodeo, un garçon plus âgé que lui mais Rodeo ne répond pas à ses avances.
Thank You for Smoking, 1h32
Directed by Jason Reitman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Political films, Children's films
Actors Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Adam Brody, Cameron Bright, Sam Elliott, Katie Holmes
Roles Jill Naylor
Rating74% 3.748573.748573.748573.748573.74857
Nick Naylor is a handsome, smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist and the vice-president of a tobacco lobby called the "Academy of Tobacco Studies", which for 15 years has been "researching" the link between tobacco smoking and lung cancer. They claim that their research—funded primarily by tobacco companies—has found no definitive evidence of any linkage. Naylor's job consists mainly of reporting the questionable research of the "Academy" to the public and defending Big Tobacco on television programs by questioning opposing health claims and advocating personal choice. Naylor and his friends, firearm lobbyist Bobby Jay Bliss and alcohol lobbyist Polly Bailey, meet every week and jokingly call themselves the "Merchants of Death" or "The MOD Squad".
House of Sand and Fog, 2h6
Directed by Vadim Perelman
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about immigration, Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ron Eldard, Frances Fisher, Kim Dickens
Roles Carol Burdon
Rating74% 3.747863.747863.747863.747863.74786
Abandoned by her husband, recovering drug addict Kathy Nicolo, living alone in a small house near San Francisco Bay Area, ignores eviction notices erroneously sent to her for nonpayment of county taxes. Assuming the misunderstanding was cleared up months ago, she is surprised when Sheriff's Deputy Lester Burdon arrives to forcibly evict her. Telling Kathy that her home is to be auctioned off, Burdon feels sympathy for her, helps her move out and advises her to seek legal assistance to regain her house.
Things Behind the Sun, 2h
Directed by Allison Anders
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Kim Dickens, Gabriel Mann, Rosanna Arquette, J Mascis, Don Cheadle, Brittany Finamore
Roles Sherry
Rating69% 3.491813.491813.491813.491813.49181
Owen, a young reporter for a Los Angeles-based music magazine, goes back to his Florida hometown to interview Sherry, a local rock singer. Sherry and her band are becoming increasingly popular, largely because of a song she wrote about being sexually assaulted as a girl; this song has become a hit on college radio. Owen's reasons for returning to his hometown are more than professional, however: he and Sherry were close friends in childhood. Through flashbacks, the movie recalls Owen's memory of a critical moment in that past.