WEEK IN WOMEN: Emma Thompson to star as celeb-turned-pol in YEARS & YEARS – Brandy McDonnell reports

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments emma thompson, the week in women, twiw, years & Years

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Two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson will play a charismatic celebrity-turned-politician in Years & Years, an upcoming limited series to be broadcast on the BBC in the U.K., HBO in the U.S., and Canal Plus in France, with the three coproducing. The story starts in 2019 and follows one British family — the Lyons — over 15 years, through political instability, technological advances and a changing economy. Thompson plays Vivienne Rook, an outspoken celebrity-turned-politician, whose controversial opinions divide the nation. Continue reading on THE WEEK IN WOMEN

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Brandy McDonnell

Brandy McDonnell writes features and reviews movies, music, events and the arts for The Oklahoman, Oklahoma's statewide newspaper, and NewsOK.com, the state's largest news Web site. Raised on a farm near Lindsay, Okla., she started her journalism career in seventh grade, when she was elected reporter for her school's 4-H Club. Taking her duties seriously, she began submitting stories to The Lindsay News, and worked for the local weekly through high school. She attended Oklahoma State University, where she worked for The Daily O'Collegian and earned her journalism degree with honors. She worked for three years at small Oklahoma dailies The Edmond Sun and Shawnee News-Star. In 2002, she joined The Oklahoman as a features reporter, writing about movies, the arts, events, families and nonprofits. She moved to The Oklahoman's entertainment desk in 2007. In 2004, she won a prestigious Journalism Fellowship in Child & Family Policy from the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Along with her membership in AWFJ, she also is a founding member of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle. Brandy writes The Week In Women blog for AWFJ.org.