Bruce Beresford from the play by Beth Henley, did a segment of the film "Aria" (1987), and did the comedy thriller "Her Alibi" (1989) with Tom Selleck. Beresford directed "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989) with Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy, from a play by Alfred Uhry. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture, although Beresford was not nominated as director. The film was a commercial and critical success. Asked if he minded not even being nominated for the Best Director Oscar for "Driving Miss Daisy", Beresford said: "No, not at all. I didn't think it was that well directed. It was very
Jessica Robinson (performer) version of "Stars in Their Eyes" where she performed as the Australian actress/singer Natalie Imbruglia. Jessica took part in heat two which also featured the eventual series winner, 9 year old Christopher Napier, performing as George Formby, and the 2008 Miss Dance of Great Britain competition. Robinson took part in "Over the Rainbow", a BBC talent-search looking for an actress/singer to play Dorothy Gale in Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of "The Wizard of Oz". She advanced to the sixth week, whereupon she was voted off following a sing-off against Danielle Hope, the show's eventual winner. Following her being voted off