Anthony Minghella Anthony Minghella Anthony Minghella, (6 January 195418 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for "The English Patient" (1996). In addition, he received three more Academy Award nominations; he was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for both "The English Patient" (1996) and "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999), and was posthumously nominated for Best Picture for "The Reader" (2008), as a co-producer. Minghella was born in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, an
Gretchen Egolf Gretchen Egolf Gretchen Egolf (born 9 September 1973) is an American theater, film and television actress. Gretchen Egolf is most known for her various television roles, including "Journeyman " (NBC, 2007), "Roswell" (WB, 2000), and "" (NBC, 2009-2012), among others, and the TV movies "The Two Mr. Kissels" (Lifetime 2008) and "Gleason" (CBS, 2002). Her film roles include "The Talented Mr. Ripley", "The Namesake", and "Quiz Show". After winning the Michel St. Denis Award for an Exceptional Graduating Drama Student from the Juilliard School, Egolf went on to perform on Broadway in "Jackie, An American Life" by Gip Hoppe (also