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SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations

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Conversations are inspiring Career Retrospectives with preeminent actors who explore the process and profession with an audience of fellow artists. Conversations focus on personal experiences and artistic influences that inform and shape careers; discuss current and past projects; share valuable insights into the craft and industry; and preserve creative legacies. Presented in Los Angeles, New York and cities nationwide.

Episodes

Conversations with Michelle Yeoh (2019)

Career retrospective with Michelle Yeoh. Moderated by Jenelle Riley. Michelle Yeoh is recognized as one of the greatest and most successful actresses from the East, who has shattered stereotypes on screens both big and small for more than 30 years. She can most recently be seen starring in Jon M. Chu's romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians and in CBS’s Star Trek: Discovery. In this program, she will discuss her illustrious career from her beginnings as one of Hong Kong cinema’s most impressive femal...

Apr 12, 20221 hr 19 min

Conversations with Laurie Metcalf (2017)

Career Retrospective with Laurie Metcalf. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Laurie Metcalf became an original ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in the 1970s. After generating buzz as a stage actress, she earned widespread attention through her Emmy-winning role of Jackie on the popular 1990s sitcom Roseanne. Metcalf joined the all-star cast for the animated hit Toy Story (1995) and its sequels, and drew praise for her work in TV programs like The Big Bang Theory and Getting O...

Apr 05, 20221 hr

Conversations at Home with Julianne Nicholson (2021)

A conversation with Julianne Nicholson. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art resource...

Mar 29, 20221 hr 1 min

Conversations at Home with Kristen Stewart (2022)

A career retrospective with Kristen Stewart. Moderated by Illeana Douglas. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFou... Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUN... Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art resources to SAG-AFTRA m...

Mar 22, 20221 hr 19 min

Conversations at Home with Frankie Faison (2021)

A career retrospective with Frankie Faison. Moderated by Jazz Tangcay, Variety. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art resou...

Mar 15, 20221 hr 10 min

Conversations at Home with Penélope Cruz (2022)

A career retrospective with actor Penélope Cruz. Moderated by Jazz Tangcay, Variety. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art ...

Mar 08, 20221 hr 10 min

Conversations with Sally Kellerman (2012)

A career retrospective with Sally Kellerman. Moderated by Clay Westervelt. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art resources ...

Mar 01, 20221 hr 30 min

Conversations at Home with Jessica Chastain (2022)

A career retrospective with actor Jessica Chastain. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-...

Feb 22, 20221 hr 16 min

Conversations with Matt Damon (2012)

Q&A with Matt Damon. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Back Stage. Matt Damon has been honored for his work on both sides of the camera. Early in his career, Mr. Damon won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, for his breakthrough feature Good Will Hunting, which he wrote and starred in with his lifelong friend Ben Affleck and which was directed by Gus Van Sant. He has since reteamed with Mr. Van Sant for Finding Forrester; Gerry, and now Pr...

Feb 15, 20221 hr 15 min

Conversations with Salma Hayek (2017)

Career retrospective with Salma Hayek. Moderated by Stacey Wilson Hunt, New York Magazine. Salma Hayek is an Academy Award® nominee who has proven herself as a prolific actress, producer and director, in both film and television. She was nominated for an Oscar®, a Golden Globe®, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a BAFTA for her leading role in Julie Taymor’s Frida, about the fascinating life of artist Frida Kahlo. Hayek appeared in Some Kind of Beautiful, How to Be a Latin Lover, The Hitman’s Body...

Feb 08, 20221 hr 36 min

Conversation at Home with Udo Kier (2021)

A career retrospective with actor Udo Kier. Moderated by Jazz Tangcay, Variety. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art resou...

Feb 01, 20221 hr 13 min

Conversations at Home with Eugenio Derbez (2021)

A career retrospective with actor Eugenio Derbez. Moderated by Ben Lopez, NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers). Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the mo...

Jan 25, 20221 hr 18 min

Conversations with Michael Keaton (2015)

Career Q&A with Michael Keaton. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art resources to...

Jan 18, 20221 hr 23 min

Conversations with Reese Witherspoon (2015)

Career retrospective Q&A with Reese Witherspoon. Moderated by Dave Karger. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art resour...

Jan 11, 202258 min

Conversations at Home with Tim Blake Nelson (2021)

A career retrospective with actor/writer/director Tim Blake Nelson. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational a...

Jan 04, 20221 hr 20 min

Conversations with Gary Oldman (2011)

Career Q&A with Gary Oldman. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Back Stage. ABOUT GARY OLDMAN: Earlier this year, at the 2011 Empire Awards, Gary Oldman was honored with the Icon Award for Achievement. An acclaimed presence in motion pictures for 25 years, he is regarded as one of the foremost actors of his generation. Mr. Oldman is known to millions the world over for playing Sirius Black (Harry Potter's godfather), Commissioner Jim Gordon (Batman/Bruce Wayne's crime-fighting partner), Dracula, Be...

Dec 28, 20211 hr 41 min

Conversations at Home with Halle Berry (2021)

A career retrospective with actor Halle Berry. Moderated by Angelique Jackson, Variety. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-a...

Dec 21, 20211 hr 19 min

Conversations at Home with Jason Isaacs (2021)

A career retrospective with actor Jason Isaacs. Moderated by Audrey Cleo Yap. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art resourc...

Dec 14, 20211 hr 21 min

Conversations at Home with Harvey Keitel (2021)

A career retrospective with actor Harvey Keitel. Moderated by Scott Mantz. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art resources ...

Dec 07, 20211 hr 13 min

Conversations at Home with Oscar Isaac (2021)

A career retrospective with actor Oscar Isaac. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art r...

Nov 30, 20211 hr 19 min

Conversations with Andrew Garfield (2017)

Career Retrospective with Andrew Garfield. Moderated by Stacey Wilson Hunt, New York Magazine. Andrew Garfield is an AcademyAward®-nominated actor who captivates global audiences with his transformative performances spanning feature films and notable theatre productions. He continues to evolve his body of work in powerful roles and compelling narratives. In 2016, Garfield appeared on the big screen in Mel Gibson’s Academy Award®-nominated World War II epic, HACKSAW RIDGE. Based on a true story, ...

Nov 23, 20211 hr 20 min

Conversations with Rain Phoenix (2020)

A career retrospective with recording artist Rain Phoenix. Moderated by James Patrick Herman. Music chooses its vessels early on. At three-years-old, Rain Phoenix first uncovered her voice. Standing next to late big brother River, she belted along as he strummed “a guitar way too big for his five-year-old body.” Her story as an artist started there. “My first music memory was singing along to my brother at three,” she recalls. “The rest was history. From that day on, I sang with him. We maintain...

Nov 17, 202158 min

Conversations with June Squibb (2014)

Career Q&A with June Squibb. Moderated by Anthony Breznican, Entertainment Weekly. "Nebraska" might be a father-son story, but it is June Squibb who instigates some of the most remarkable moments -- she takes on Kate Grant's razor tongue, wicked sense of humor and impenetrable strength as a wife and mother devoted to her family through thick and thin. The Illinois native made her debut in "Alice" and played Jack Nicholson's wife in Payne's "About Schmidt."...

Nov 09, 20211 hr 18 min

Conversations with Richard Jenkins (2017)

Career Q&A with Richard Jenkins, currently starring in THE SHAPE OF WATER. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Academy Award nominated Richard Jenkins is one of the most in-demand character actors in Hollywood, having appeared in over 80 films. In 2016, Jenkins was seen in John Krasinski’s THE HOLLARS opposite Margo Martindale for which they won an AARP award for Best Grownup Love Story. He was recently nominated for an Independent Spirit award for his work in Craig Zahler’s BONE TOMAHAWK. ...

Nov 02, 20211 hr 18 min

Conversations at Home with Gabrielle Carteris (2021)

A career retrospective with Gabrielle Carteris. Moderated by Stacey Wilson Hunt. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art reso...

Oct 26, 20211 hr 23 min

Conversations with Seth Meyers (2019)

A Career Retrospective with Seth Meyers, writer and host of “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” Moderated by Mara Webster, SAG AFTRA Foundation Program Manager. Seth Meyers is an Emmy Award-winning writer and current host of “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” Meyers hosted the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2014 and was Emmy nominated in 2017 and 2018 for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. In 2018 he hosted the 75th Golden Globe Awards, which was Emmy nominated for Outstanding Variety Special. In a...

Oct 19, 20211 hr 10 min

Conversations with Audra McDonald (2017)

A career Q&A with Audra McDonald, SAG Award Nominee for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. Moderated by Richard Ridge of BroadwayWorld.com's "Backstage with Richard Ridge." Audra McDonald is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and an actress. Recipient of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Emmy Award, she was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2015. In addition to her Tony-winning performances in Ca...

Oct 05, 202156 min

Conversations with Bobby Cannavale (2018)

Career Q&A with Bobby Cannavale, currently starring in The Lifespan of a Fact moderated by Broadway World's Richard Ridge of "Backstage with Richard Ridge!" New York theatre credits include The Hairy Ape (Drama Desk nomination), The Big Knife, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Motherf**ker With the Hat (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award), Mauritius (Tony nomination), Hurlyburly, F**king A and The Gingerbread House. He is a member of Labyrinth Theater Company. Cannavale’s film credits include I, Tonya...

Sep 28, 20211 hr 4 min

Conversations with William H. Macy (2017)

Career retrospective with William H. Macy. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. William H. Macy is an Oscar and Golden Globe nominee, an Emmy and SAG Award winning actor, and a writer in theater, film and television. He currently stars in the SHOWTIME series SHAMELESS, for which he was nominated twice for an ‘Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series’ Emmy Award and received a SAG Award nomination. Macy’s film credits include SEABISCUIT, THE COOLER, MAGNOLIA, BOOGIE NIGHTS, JURASSIC PARK III, FA...

Sep 21, 20211 hr 33 min

Conversations with Betty Buckley (2014)

Career Q&A with Betty Buckley. Moderated by Richard Ridge, Broadway World. Betty Buckley, who has been called “The Voice of Broadway,” is one of theater’s most respected and legendary leading ladies. She is an actress/singer whose career spans theater, film, television and concert halls around the world. She most recently was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame for 2012. Betty Buckley won a Tony Award for her performance as Grizabella, the Glamour Cat, in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS. She r...

Sep 14, 20211 hr 29 min
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