English Movie Review Hidden Figures - Cast & Crew

Donna Gigliotti is an American producer. She is best known for her movie like Shakespeare in Love, Raging Bull, Devil in a Blue Dress, Emma, Talk of Angels. She has been the head of many production houses. Currently, she is the head of a production house USA films. She had replaced Scott Rudin after he left the movie 'The Reader' in 2008. She started her career as an assistant in 1980 with the movie Raging Bull. She assisted Martin Scorsese, who was the director of the movie. The movie was a sports drama starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty, Theresa Saldana, Nicholas Colasanto in the lead roles. The movie was based on the story of an Italian-American named Jake LaMotta. It had the story line of how his career, self-destruction, attitude, affected his person life and family. In 1990, she worked as an executive producer for movies like Emma, in 1932 directed by Clarence Brown, Devil in a Blue Dress by Carl Franklin in 1995 and Talk of Angels. In 1998, she produced the romantic-comedy movie Shakespeare in Love by John Madden. The movie was written by Marc Norman. The story was based on a love affair between Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes. Most of the storyline, characters, representation of the scenes, dialogues were based on the plays by Shakespeare.

Taraji Penda Henson took birth in Washington, D.C., United States on 11th September 1970. Henson is an established actress and singer. She is popular for her role in Hustle and Flow. Like every other actor, Henson also holds a degree in Arts.

Octavia Lenora Spencer born in Montgomery, Alabama, the US on May 25, 1972, is an author and American actress. Spencer has six siblings which include her sisters named Areka and Rosa. Her mother’s name is Dellsena Spenser who died in the year 1988 and worked as a maid when she was alive. Jefferson Davis High School was the school from where Spencer has completed her graduation in the year 1988. She has also studied at Auburn University and has a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts. Spencer has worked on the set of “The Long Walk Home,” at the age of 19. The film has an actor named Whoopi Goldberg Her debut film name was- “A Time to Kill” in which she played the role of a nurse based on John Grisham’s book. In 2011, she acted in the period film named “The Help” as Minny Jackson for which she became popular.

Janelle Monáe Robinson professionally known as Janelle Monáe was born on December 1, 1985, is an American songwriter, singer, model, and actress. The Audition was her first unofficial studio album. After that, she made a debut with extending play (EP) titled Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase). She spent her early years in the city named Kansas where she was born. Her father was a truck driver whose name was Michael Robinson Summers. At a very young age, she was passionate about singing and always had a dream of becoming a singer. She studies drama at American Dramatic and Musical Academy in New York. She then met some like- minded young artists and founded the Wondaland Arts Society in 2001. She has received 51st Annual Grammy Award for her EP titled Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase).

She’s one the most glamorous actress and garnered numerous credits from her childhood. Made one of the most sparkling kiss in Hollywood cinema. Born as Kirsten Caroline Dunst on April 30th 1982 in New Jersey, United States. She’s a well-known model, screen writer, director and celebrated actress. She first established her career as a young child actress in the 1989 and 1990 movie “The Bonfire of the  Vanities.” She also made appearance in them movie “High Strung” and as Jolene in the movie “Greedy.” 

Theodore Melfi, born in 1971 in Brooklyn, New York, United States is an American producer, screenwriter and film director became popular for his debut film named St. Vincent, starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, and Melissa McCarthy in the lead roles. His height is 5' 11" (1.8 m), and his wife name is Kimberly Quinn. In the year 2016, Theodore Melfi, co-produced and directed a film named Hidden figures, which was nominated for Oscars for the title of Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture. Melfi started his career in Hollywood with the name of Ted Melfi and initially worked as a producer in his early days. His first films were Park day which was released in the year 1998. Many other films are written, produced, co-produced and directed by him.

He is one of the most seasoned stars in Hollywood history. One of the dashing debonair that every women desires in looking to a men with a formal suite. Born as Kevin Michael Costner on January 18, 1955 Lynwood, California. Aside from being a good actor, he is also a producer, a skilled director and talented singer. He made his way through stardom by his debut for the movie “Malibu Hot Summer”, played the role Ed in the movie “Chasing Dreams”, as Will Bonner for the movie “Stacy’s Knights.” He also starred in the story of friends and family brought together in a funeral in the movie “The Big Chill”, as Gardner in “Fandango”, as Jake in “Silverado”, as Ted in the movie “The Gunrunner”, starred also in the movie “Shadows Run Black” and Lt. Commander Farrell in the movie “No Way Out” and Eliot for the movie “Untouchables.”

Jim Parsons was born on March 24th, 1973 in Houston Texas.  He attended Klein Oak High School where he was first introduced to acting.  He states that he felt he could truly connect with his roles.  Parson’s states that his want to become an actor was driven by watching sitcoms such as Family Ties and The Bill Cosby Show.  Parsons received an undergraduate degree from the University of Houston.  This was an extremely busy time for Parsons as he appeared in about 20 plays in the course of just three years.  Jim Parsons entered graduate school at the University of San Diego.  Many critics of Parson’s work comment on his originality and unique personality that commands attention.  Jim Parsons made his screen debut in small roles for shows such as Ed and Judging Amy.  However, this would all change as he was considered for a role in an upcoming comedy known as The Big Bang Theory. The director of the show, Chuck Lorre, was stunned by Parson’s performance and cast him as Sheldon Cooper.  Sheldon is a socially apathetic genius.  In 2009, Parsons beat out the likes of Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey to win the Televisions Critics Association award for individual comedy.  Jim has appeared in several other movies such as The Big Year as well as The Muppets remake.

German-born musician Hans Zimmer is known as one of Hollywood's most creative musical talents. He highlighted in the music record for The Buggles single named Video Killed the Radio Star which grew a worldwide hit and served usher in a new age of global performance as the original music video to be displayed on MTV. Zimmer joined the world of movie music in London when a long collaboration with famed musician and instructor Stanley Myers, which involved the movie My Beautiful Laundrette. He quickly began work on numerous successful solo designs, covering the critically praised A World Apart, and through these ages, Zimmer explored the use of mixing old and new artistic technologies.