Janet Carroll

A versatile performer whose career spans stage, screen, and television roles, in addition to commercial work and musical recording activity, Janet Carroll first drew the attention of audiences with he...
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  • Nora Ephron, Neil Armstrong, and Whitney Houston: In Memoriam for 2012
    By: Alicia Lutes December 31, 2012 10:02am EST
    2012 saw the loss of some serious legends.
  • The things they say
    By: WENN.com Source May 24, 2012 1:15pm EST
    "I am sorry to hear of her of her passing. She was a lovely person." Tom Cruise on the death of actress Janet Carroll, who played his mother in Risky Business. Carroll died in New York Wednesday (23May12).
  • Tom Cruise's movie mum dead at 71
    By: WENN.com Source May 24, 2012 5:00am EST
    The actress who played Tom Cruise's mother in Risky Business has died, aged 71.
  • 'Risky Business' Star Janet Carroll Dead at 71
    By: Michael Arbeiter May 23, 2012 1:47pm EST
    After a long, varied career on stage and screen.
  • Casino Royale Review
    By: Kit Bowen November 17, 2006 11:59am EST
    If there must be a grittier, more human --and, dare we say, even more vulnerable--James Bond, then Daniel Craig is all THAT and a bag of chips. Kudos to the new Bond regime.
  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Review
    By: Kit Bowen May 19, 2005 9:57am EST
    If you can use Jedi mind tricks to gloss over the trite dialogue and stiff acting, Revenge of the Sith is going to give you the big Star Wars payoff you've been waiting for. And we do mean big.
  • 2004 Year in Review: A Look Back at the Headlines of 2004
    By: WENN.com Source December 30, 2004 10:57am EST
    A Look Back at the Headlines of 2004
  • Iris Review
    By: Guylaine Cadorette February 13, 2002 10:10am EST
    While the talented cast creates a stirring and heartbreaking biopic of the late Iris Murdoch, the story is weighed down with too much gloom and despair.
  • Sundance Y2K
    By: Joal Ryan July 06, 2001 10:39am EST
    PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 23, 2000 -- So, what's it like when you sell your movie at Sundance? Like this: You drive through the streets whooping, yelling, cranking up the stereo and tossing black Adidas ski hats to the unwashed (and un-picked-up) masses. The groovesters of "Groove" are, yes, grooving. A day after Sony Pictures Classic snapped up the low-budget slice-of-rave-life flick, the film's players were partying in the streets here this afternoon. And to hear one of its stars tell it -- this w