{"id":457808,"date":"2022-06-05T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T21:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/7-best-performances-from-first-time-actors-ranked\/"},"modified":"2022-06-05T00:00:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T21:00:14","slug":"7-best-performances-from-first-time-actors-ranked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-best-performances-from-first-time-actors-ranked\/","title":{"rendered":"#7 Best Performances From First-Time Actors, Ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a3d228353b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a3d228353b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-best-performances-from-first-time-actors-ranked\/#%E2%80%9C7_Best_Performances_From_First-Time_Actors_Ranked%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;7 Best Performances From First-Time Actors, Ranked&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-best-performances-from-first-time-actors-ranked\/#7_Darlene_Cates_%E2%80%94_Whats_Eating_Gilbert_Grape\" >7  Darlene Cates \u2014 What\u2019s Eating Gilbert Grape<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-best-performances-from-first-time-actors-ranked\/#6_Jennifer_Hudson_%E2%80%94_Dreamgirls\" >6  Jennifer Hudson \u2014 Dreamgirls<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-best-performances-from-first-time-actors-ranked\/#5_Barkhad_Abdi_%E2%80%94_Captain_Phillips\" >5  Barkhad Abdi \u2014 Captain Phillips<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-best-performances-from-first-time-actors-ranked\/#4_Gabourey_Sidibe_%E2%80%94_Precious\" >4  Gabourey Sidibe \u2014 Precious<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-best-performances-from-first-time-actors-ranked\/#3_Carlo_Battisti_%E2%80%94_Umberto_D\" >3  Carlo Battisti \u2014 Umberto D.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-best-performances-from-first-time-actors-ranked\/#2_Harold_Russell_%E2%80%94_The_Best_Years_of_Our_Lives\" >2  Harold Russell \u2014 The Best Years of Our Lives<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-best-performances-from-first-time-actors-ranked\/#1_Dr_Haing_S_Ngor_%E2%80%94_The_Killing_Fields\" >1  Dr. Haing S. Ngor \u2014 The Killing Fields<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C7_Best_Performances_From_First-Time_Actors_Ranked%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;7 Best Performances From First-Time Actors, Ranked&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>There have been countless performances in the history of cinema that have moved us. From Russell Crowe&#8217;s performance in <em>A Beautiful Mind<\/em> to Hailee Steinfeld&#8217;s performance in <em>True Grit<\/em>, there&#8217;s no shortage of actors of different backgrounds who have graced the screen and delivered something memorable. In some cases, the best actors working today went to college and studied their crafts before jumping into the industry. In others, they had completely different careers before making it big.<br \/>\n<!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #1! --><br \/>\n<!-- No winning ad found for zone: below first paragraph! --><br \/>\n<!-- No winning ad found for zone: mid intro! --><br \/>\nSomewhere in between are the select few who inexplicably come out of nowhere and absolutely blow us away with raw talent that nobody saw coming. It just goes to show that, while experience and training are necessary to become a movie star, luck also plays a big part. Here are the best performances from first-time actors, ranked.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: native in content. --><\/p>\n<div class=\"adsninja-ad-zone\" id=\"adsninja-ad-zone-MW-List-Org\">\n<div id=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone-MW-List-Org\" class=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone\">\n<div class=\"ad-current\">\n<div id=\"ad-zone-container-MW-List-Org\" class=\"ad-zone-container ad-zone-container-content-native-in-content\" data-no-fill-collapsable=\"false\"><strong class=\"ad-zone-advertising-tag\">MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"darlene-cates-mdash-what-rsquo-s-eating-gilbert-grape\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Darlene_Cates_%E2%80%94_Whats_Eating_Gilbert_Grape\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">7 <\/span> Darlene Cates \u2014 What\u2019s Eating Gilbert Grape<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/darlene-cates-whats-eating-gilbert-grape.jpeg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Paramount Pictures&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/darlene-cates-whats-eating-gilbert-grape.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/darlene-cates-whats-eating-gilbert-grape.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/darlene-cates-whats-eating-gilbert-grape.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/darlene-cates-whats-eating-gilbert-grape.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"darlene-cates-whats-eating-gilbert-grape\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/darlene-cates-whats-eating-gilbert-grape.jpeg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Paramount Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Peter Hedges cast <strong>Darlene Cates<\/strong> as the mother in <em><strong>What\u2019s Eating Gilbert Grape<\/strong> <\/em>after seeing a tape of her on an episode of the daily tabloid talk show <em>Sally<\/em>.<em> <\/em>Cates was featured on an episode called &#8220;Too Heavy To Leave The House,&#8221; in which she talked about her struggles with her weight and how she was bedridden for two years due to medical issues caused in part by her obesity. Upon being cast in <em>What\u2019s Eating Gilbert Grape,<\/em> Cates blew people away with her innate acting ability and the gravitas she brought to the role of Bonnie, the mother of Gilbert and Arnie. Being cast into a role while having never acted is one thing; holding your own against some of the finest actors of their generation in Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio is something else entirely.<br \/>\n<!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #2! --><br \/>\n<span class=\"related-single\">Related: Best Leonardo DiCaprio <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movies<\/a>, Ranked<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jennifer-hudson-mdash-dreamgirls\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Jennifer_Hudson_%E2%80%94_Dreamgirls\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">6 <\/span> Jennifer Hudson \u2014 Dreamgirls<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jennifer-hudson-dreamgirls.jpeg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;DreamWorks Pictures&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jennifer-hudson-dreamgirls.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jennifer-hudson-dreamgirls.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jennifer-hudson-dreamgirls.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jennifer-hudson-dreamgirls.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"jennifer-hudson-dreamgirls\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jennifer-hudson-dreamgirls.jpeg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">DreamWorks Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Few <em>American Idol <\/em>winners have achieved the level of sustained success that <strong>Jennifer Hudson<\/strong> has \u2014 and she didn\u2019t even win the contest. Hudson was a shocking early exit that nobody saw coming, but after her performance in <em><strong>Dreamgirls<\/strong>,<\/em> she went on to prove that she didn\u2019t need to win to show America and the world that she was the most talented person in the show\u2019s history. Hudson beat out hundreds of actors and singers for the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/2017\/10\/09\/jennifer-hudson-dreamgirls-audition\/\">role of Effie White<\/a>, including <em>American Idol <\/em>Season 3<em> <\/em>winner Fantasia Barrino. She earned 29 awards for her part, including the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"barkhad-abdi-mdash-captain-phillips\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Barkhad_Abdi_%E2%80%94_Captain_Phillips\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">5 <\/span> Barkhad Abdi \u2014 Captain Phillips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barkhad-abdi-captain-phillips.jpeg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Columbia Pictures&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barkhad-abdi-captain-phillips.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barkhad-abdi-captain-phillips.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barkhad-abdi-captain-phillips.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barkhad-abdi-captain-phillips.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"barkhad-abdi-captain-phillips\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barkhad-abdi-captain-phillips.jpeg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Columbia Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before <strong>Barkhad Abdi<\/strong> was cast as the chilling hijacker and pirate leader in 2013\u2019s <strong><em>Captain Phillips<\/em><\/strong>, he was a refugee who escaped Somalia during the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Somalia\/Civil-war\">Somali Civil War<\/a> to Yemen when he was just six years old. From there, he and his family later immigrated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he attended school and worked at a mall selling cell phones. Abdi was chosen from more than 700 actors who auditioned for the role, and casting couldn\u2019t have picked a better person to play the chilling role. What&#8217;s more, Abdi would go on to score an nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.<br \/>\n<!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #3! --><br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"gabourey-sidibe-mdash-precious\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Gabourey_Sidibe_%E2%80%94_Precious\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">4 <\/span> Gabourey Sidibe \u2014 Precious<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gabourey-sidibe-precious.jpeg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Lee Daniels Entertainment&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gabourey-sidibe-precious.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gabourey-sidibe-precious.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gabourey-sidibe-precious.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gabourey-sidibe-precious.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"gabourey-sidibe-precious\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gabourey-sidibe-precious.jpeg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Lee Daniels Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Precious<\/em><\/strong> is a tough film to watch and an even more difficult film to watch more than once. The pain and torment that<strong> Gabourey Sidibe<\/strong> invokes in this performance makes it hard to believe that this is her first time acting in front of a camera. Alas, she was discovered in an open audition at Lehman College in New York, for which she decided to skip class in order to attend. This film \u2014 and her performance, in particular \u2014 is a must-watch even if it makes you uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"related-single\">Related: 8 Movies Where an Actor Went Method for a Role (&amp; It Worked)<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- Zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"carlo-battisti-mdash-umberto-d\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Carlo_Battisti_%E2%80%94_Umberto_D\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">3 <\/span> Carlo Battisti \u2014 Umberto D.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carlo-battisti-umberto-d.jpeg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Janus Films&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carlo-battisti-umberto-d.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carlo-battisti-umberto-d.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carlo-battisti-umberto-d.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carlo-battisti-umberto-d.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"carlo-battisti-umberto-d\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carlo-battisti-umberto-d.jpeg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Janus Films<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Umberto D.<\/strong> <\/em>is a neo-realist masterpiece and is universally recognized as a triumph of Italian cinema. It follows a retired government worker who is trying as hard as he can to prevent himself from falling into poverty. Director Vittorio De Sica said he didn\u2019t want a real actor to play the role of Umberto D. because he wanted a realistic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach to the story, and he struck gold by discovering <strong>Carlo Battisti<\/strong>, who worked at the University Of Florence as a professor of glottology. This was Battisti\u2019s first and only performance, and few professional actors are lucky enough to be able to access the raw emotion and fragility he was able to access in this part.<br \/>\n<!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #4! --><br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"harold-russell-mdash-the-best-years-of-our-lives\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Harold_Russell_%E2%80%94_The_Best_Years_of_Our_Lives\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">2 <\/span> Harold Russell \u2014 The Best Years of Our Lives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/harold-russell-the-best-years-of-our-lives.jpeg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Samuel Goldwyn Productions&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/harold-russell-the-best-years-of-our-lives.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/harold-russell-the-best-years-of-our-lives.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/harold-russell-the-best-years-of-our-lives.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/harold-russell-the-best-years-of-our-lives.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"harold-russell-the-best-years-of-our-lives\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/harold-russell-the-best-years-of-our-lives.jpeg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Samuel Goldwyn Productions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before <strong>Harold Russell<\/strong> became the first non-professional actor to win an Academy Award for his role in 1946\u2019s <em><strong>The Best Years Of Our Lives<\/strong>,<\/em> he was a WWII veteran who suffered a devastating injury that resulted in him losing his hands in an accidental explosion. While in rehabilitation, he was featured in a documentary about disabled war veterans. It was in this documentary that legendary filmmaker William Wyler saw him and decided to cast him to play opposite Fredrich March as a Navy sailor who lost both his hands at war. Wyler called it \u201cthe best performance I have ever seen on screen.\u201d<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dr-haing-s-ngor-mdash-the-killing-fields\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Dr_Haing_S_Ngor_%E2%80%94_The_Killing_Fields\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">1 <\/span> Dr. Haing S. Ngor \u2014 The Killing Fields<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-killing-fields.jpeg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Goldcrest Films&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-killing-fields.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-killing-fields.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-killing-fields.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-killing-fields.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"the-killing-fields\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-killing-fields.jpeg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Goldcrest Films<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There is no finer performance by a first-time actor than <strong>Haing Ngor<\/strong>\u2019s take on Cambodian journalist Dith Pran in 1983\u2019s <strong><em>The Killing Fields<\/em><\/strong>. You could write an entire book on the amazing story of Dr. Haing S. Ngor. He was a survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, where he served three terms in prison camps during which he had to conceal his knowledge and education due to the regime\u2019s hostility towards intellectuals. After the fall of the Khmer Rouge, he worked as a doctor in Thailand until he moved to Los Angeles in 1980. He was offered the part in <em>The Killing Fields,<\/em> which he initially refused but reconsidered after realizing that this was the way to tell the story of the horrific atrocities in Cambodia. Ngor won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film and continued to act and work as a human rights advocate until his life was tragically cut short in 1996 when he was gunned down outside his Los Angeles apartment in a robbery gone wrong. 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