SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations

Conversations with Judy Greer on December 10, 2012.  Moderated by Richard Ridge, Broadway World. Judy Greer consistently captivates both critics and audiences with her engaging performances. She is one of the most prolific actresses of her time, appearing in 80 roles across film and television to date. She is currently making her Broadway debut alongside Katie Holmes and Norbert Leo Butz in t...

Career Conversations Q&A with Joshua Jackson (The Affair, Dawson’s Creek), star of Children of a Lesser God, moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge of "Backstage with Richard Ridge!" on April 26, 2018. Joshua Jackson makes his Broadway debut in Children of a Lesser God alongside Lauren Ridloff, telling the story of an unconventional teacher at a school for the deaf and remarkable woman he...

Career Q&A with Allison Janney on October 7, 2014.  Moderated by Debra Birnbaum, Variety.   In addition to starring in MOM, Emmy Award winner Allison Janney recently guest starred in the cable series "Masters of Sex." Her recent film credits include "Get on Up," "The Way, Way Back," "Touchy Feely," "Trust Me" and "Bad Words." She lent her voice to the animated film "Mr. Peabody &...

Career Q&A with Roger Rees on August 7, 2012.  Moderated by Rick Elice.  ROGER REES' project, Peter and the Starcatcher, written by Rick Elice and co-directed with Alex Timbers, won 5 TONY awards; this prequel to Peter Pan continues to delight audiences at the Brooks Atkinson Theater on 47th street in New York.  Mr. Rees won the Olivier Award in London, the Tony Award in New Yor...

Q&A with Billy Porter on May 24, 2013.  Moderated by Richard Ridge.  Billy Porter currently stars on Broadway as Lola in the hit new musical Kinky Boots (Tony Award-nominee for Best Actor in a Musical).  Other Broadway: Miss Saigon, Five Guys..., Grease, Smokey Joe's..., Dreamgirls. Off-Broadway/regional: Angels in America, The Merchant of Venice, Radiant Baby, Birdie Blue, Song...

Career Q&A with Holland Taylor on September 23, 2014.  Moderated by John Alan Simon. Emmy Award winner Holland Taylor is a veteran of film, television and theater. Her film credits include "Baby Mama," "Legally Blonde," "Wedding Date," "Keeping the Faith," "D.E.B.S., " "Spy Kids 2 and 3," "The Truman Show," "George of the Jungle," "One Fine Day," "To Die For," "How to Make an American Qui...

Career Conversations with Matt Bomer, currently starring in The Boys in the Band, moderated by Broadway World's Richard Ridge of "Backstage with Richard Ridge!" on July 12, 2018. Matt Bomer: Theatre: Williamstown Theatre Festival, New York Stage and Film, Sundance Theatre Lab, Alley Theatre. Television: The Normal Heart (Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice Award, Emmy nom.), White Collar (People’s Choic...

Career retrospective with current SAG Award Nominee Octavia Spencer on January 23, 2017.  Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety.  Octavia Spencer currently stars in Hidden Figures. Additional film credits include: Fruitvale Station, Paradise, Smashed, Seven Pounds, Coach Carter, Bad Santa, Spiderman, Big Mama's House, Being John Malkovich, Never Been Kissed, A Time to Kill and many more. S...

Career Q&A with Morgan Freeman on November 11, 2014, at Oxford Union. Moderated by Mayank Banerjee.

Career Q&A with Jane Curtin on March 29, 2018. Moderated by Bruce Fretts, Closer Weekly. Jane Curtin first gained national attention when she made her TV debut in 1975 as one of the original members of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players on the hit late-night series “Saturday Night Live”. During her five year run on that show, she received critical acclaim and two Emmy nominations for her cre...

A career retrospective with Mahershala Ali, SAG Award Nominee for Moonlight, from January 12, 2017. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. The summer after his graduation, Mr. Ali made his professional debut performing for a season with the California Shakespeare Festival in Orinda, California, where he also served as an apprentice. Soon after, he was accepted into graduate school at New York Univer...

A career Conversations with Cherry Jones on October 3, 2013, moderated by Broadway World's Richard Ridge of "Backstage with Richard Ridge!" Cherry Jones (Amanda). Broadway and Off- Broadway: Doubt (Tony, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle and Obie Awards), Lincoln Center Theater's production of The Heiress (Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards); Pride's Crossing (Drama D...

Career Q&A with Louis Gossett, Jr. on June 15, 2015.  Moderated by Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood. Award winning actor, Louis Gossett Jr. is recognized as one of the most respected and beloved actors on stage, screen and television. Off screen, he has spent his life as a social activist, educator, film producer and author trying to educate and enrich the lives of those around him. Among Go...

Career retrospective with Felicity Huffman on May 5, 2015.  Moderated by Jarett Wieselman, BuzzFeed.

Career Q&A with Kate Beckinsale from September 22, 2016.  Moderated by Dave Karger. Kate Beckinsale early established herself playing in classic and literary adaptations, some with an Austen pedigree. While still a student at Oxford she played opposite Robert Sean Leonard as “Hero” in Kenneth Branagh’s version of Much Ado About Nothing. She also won the title role in the widely admired Br...

Career Q&A with Kevin Costner on December 1, 2014. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety.

Career Retrospective with Hugh Grant from August 3, 2016. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety.

A career retrospective with  Jake Gyllenhaal on December 1, 2016. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety . Jake Gyllenhaal , an Academy Award nominee, has established himself as one of the finest actors of his generation. With his new production company Nine Stories, he is also on his way to becoming a filmmaker of note – sourcing material, developing it from the ground up, collaborating with bo...

A Career Retrospective Conversation with Amy Ryan, currently starring in Lost Girls, on March 5, 2020. Moderated by Mara Webster. Amy Ryan is an Academy Award nominated actress, well-known for her work on the big and small screen, as well as her Tony-nominated work on stage. Ryan will next be seen in the Netflix Independent film, LOST GIRLS, which premiered at Sundance in January 2020 to critical...

Career Retrospective with Anne Archer on March 5, 2020. Moderated by Michelle Danner. Anne Archer was nominated for an Academy Award®, a Golden Globe and the British (BAFTA) Academy Award for her role as Michael Douglas' sympathetic, tortured wife, Beth Gallagher, in Adrian Lyne's 1987 thriller, "Fatal Attraction."  Archer is also well-known for her poignant Golden Globe-winning performance i...

Career Retrospective with Charlize Theron on August 9, 2018. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. South African born and Oscar®-winning actress Charlize Theron is one of the most celebrated actresses of our time, captivating audiences with her ability to embody a range of characters. Over the years, Charlize has appeared in numerous films including The Devil’s Advocate, The Cider House Rules, the...

Conversations with Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart on January 28, 2014.  Moderated by Richard Ridge, Broadway World.  IAN McKELLEN (Spooner in No Man's Land and Estragon in Waiting for Godot) has over 40 international awards for his half-century on screen and stage.   He has worked regularly for Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre of Great Britain and on the...

A Career Retrospective with Lesley Manville, currently starring in Ordinary Love (Bleecker Street), on February 18, 2020. Moderated by Mara Webster. LESLEY MANVILLE is an award-winning stage and screen actress who most recently starred in Paul Thomas Anderson’s highly acclaimed drama Phantom Thread. For her role as Cyril Woodcock, she received both BAFTA and Academy Award® nominations for Best Sup...

Career Conversations with Leonardo DiCaprio on February 21, 2014.  Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety.

A career retrospective with Kirk Douglas on July 26, 2007. Moderated by Jenelle Riley.