BioGraph
Connecting Hugo Weaving and Phylicia Rashad
Nicole Kidman
American and Australian actress and producer
In 2015, Kidman starred in the drama '' Strangerland'', which opened at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, and the Jason Bateman-directed '' The Family Fang'', produced by Kidman's production company, Blossom Films, which premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
Frank Harts
He played George Murchison in the 2004 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of ''A Raisin in the Sun'' opposite Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, and Sanaa Lathan.
Hugo Weaving
British actor
2012 also found Weaving re-focusing on his theatrical career, with a return to the Sydney Theatre Company to star in a new adaptation of Christopher Hampton's play '' Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' in March.
Christopher Hampton
Hampton won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his screen adaptation of his play '' Dangerous Liaisons'' (1988), directed by Stephen Frears and starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and Michelle Pfeiffer. He worked on '' Carrington'' (1995) for 18 years, writing multiple drafts.
Stephen Frears
British film director and producer
In 2000, Frears directed ''High Fidelity'' starring John Cusack, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, and Joan Cusack.
Lisa Bonet
American actress (born 1967)|bot=PearBOT 5
After being in beauty competitions and appearing in guest spots on television series as a child, Bonet landed the role of Denise Huxtable on '' The Cosby Show'', the second-oldest child of the parents played by Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad.
Hugo Weaving
British actor
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Fight (with Chris Evans)Nominated — Scream Award for Best Villain
Chris Evans (actor)
American actor
In 2008, Evans appeared as Detective Paul Diskant in the thriller '' Street Kings'', with co-stars Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, and Hugh Laurie. He was then cast in '' The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond'', co-starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Ellen Burstyn.
Viola Davis
American actress (born 1965)
She was the second African-American to win the Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, after Phylicia Rashad.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
Hugo Weaving
British actor
The project, co-starring Tom Hanks, Ben Whishaw, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, and Susan Sarandon, began filming in September 2011 and was released in October 2012.
Jim Broadbent
British actor
Later that year, he also appeared in a role in Alan Bennett's comedy film '' The Lady in the Van'' (2015) alongside Maggie Smith, and Alex Jennings.
Maggie Smith
British actress (born 1934)
In 1992, Smith starred as Mother Superior in the Whoopi Goldberg comedy film '' Sister Act'' and its sequel, ''Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit'' (1993).
Whoopi Goldberg
American actor, comedian, and television personality (born 1955)
In 2010, she starred in the Tyler Perry movie ''For Colored Girls'', alongside Janet Jackson, Phylicia Rashad, Thandie Newton, Loretta Devine, Anika Noni Rose, Kimberly Elise, Kerry Washington, and Macy Gray.
