Actress

Baltimore native Julie Bowen, of ABC's  "Modern Family," grabbed the first headline of the night at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday  - winning the trophy for best supporting actress in a comedy, It was the first Emmy announced on the Fox telecast. "Oh my god. Oh my god. Are you kidding me? I don't know what I'm going to talk about in therapy next week. I actually won something," Bowen said as she accepted the award onstage. She offered special thanks to her "two husbands -- Ty Burrell, my TV husband, and my real husband, Scott Phillips.

"TV is a vast wonderland. There's no place like TV. Except for HBO, it's not TV. " That was the opening lyric sung by Jane Lynch, and it left me ice cold. It didn't work as a show tune, and it failed worse in its attempt to cut it as both salute and irony. Lynch is pumped on an adrenaline, and cannot find the right voice for music or comedy. This Fox telecast could make for a long night, and might be really tired of her by the start of the late news. Baltimore native Julie Bowen, of "Modern Family," won the first Emmy of the night -- for best supporting actress in a comedy.

Baltimore native Julie Bowen, of ABC's "Modern Family," grabbed the first headline of the night at the 63rd Emmy Awards — winning for best supporting actress in a comedy. "Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Are you kidding me? I don't know what I'm going to talk about in therapy next week. I actually won something," Bowen said as she accepted the award onstage. She offered special thanks to her "two husbands — Ty Burrell, my TV husband, and my real husband, Scott Phillips. Happy anniversary, honey.

After selling more than 100 million albums, starring in one of America's most beloved films and finding time to be a wife, mother and author, Olivia Newton-John has earned a break. But don't tell her that - she's as dedicated as ever, focusing on philanthropy and raising cancer awareness. Newton-John, who's 62 but looks 40 and has been breast cancer -free since 1992, continues her fight against the disease Saturday as she co-hosts the "Pink and Blue for Two" cancer awareness event with former NFL star Terrell Owens at Rams Head Live . Calling from her kitchen, Newton-John spoke about her focus on philanthropy, her "Glee" cameo and what she's most proud of in her career.

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and her predecessor Sheila Dixon have shared a lifetime of politics together. Dixon became the first African-American woman elected City Council president and then mayor. Rawlings-Blake followed in her footsteps. For them, the political has always been personal. And on Monday it got really personal. The former friends and political allies took turns expressing disappointment in each other during separate interviews. The comments shed new light on the relationship between two of Baltimore's most prominent political figures - and could provide a preview to a possible grudge match between the two women in a 2015 mayoral election.

To rebuild her life, Felicia "Snoop" Pearson had to destroy her reputation. The actress who portrayed a cold-blooded killer so memorably on three seasons of the HBO cable series "The Wire" pleaded guilty this month to a crime she says she didn't commit. In exchange for her conviction on a misdemeanor count of conspiracy to sell heroin, the 31-year-old Pearson received her freedom. And she swears that when her face appears in public in the future, it will be because of her acting accomplishments, not her legal troubles.

Grace Arnold Nalls, a retired commercial artist and stage performer, died of congestive heart failure July 30 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Homeland resident was 82. Born Grace Lucille Arnold in Baltimore and raised in Forest Park, she was a 1947 Eastern High School graduate and performed in school plays. She received a diploma from the Maryland Institute College of Art and earned a bachelor's degree from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. As a young woman, she worked as a commercial artist at the old Reliable Stores on West Baltimore Street.

She's played in indie horror films, in plenty of tough girl roles, and with multiple theater groups, and she recently “signed a contract in blood” (her words!) with the Baltimore Rock Opera Society. Julia Pickens, 27, has been acting since she was 14 and earned her degree in theater at Towson University. Now, she's taking on the role of Mandi in the play “Asking Questions,” a Baltimore Playwrights Festival production at Fells Point Corner Theater, premiering Friday. Check out this local actress's tastes.

Felicia "Snoop" Pearson, who overcame a troubled childhood and a murder conviction to launch an acting career as a drug-gang assassin on HBO's "The Wire," pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to sell heroin. She was sentenced to seven years in prison, with all of the time suspended except for the five months she has already served while awaiting trial, most of it spent at home, under electronic monitoring. She could be sent back to finish the term if she violates probation over the next three years.