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Frances McDormand as an Edith Piaf–singing animal murderess!
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Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
The Oscar and two-time Emmy winner has remained a consistent bright light up on the screen for three decades now, ever since her film debut as a murderess teenager in Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures (1994).
—Jeff Conway, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
In 1975, Rivera originated the role of Velma Kelly, a 1920s Chicago murderess, in the musical Chicago alongside Gwen Verdon as Roxie Hart.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
Renée Zellweger also played Hart in the 2002 Chicago film adaptation opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones as rival and fellow murderess Velma Kelly.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2023
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Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
The Oscar and two-time Emmy winner has remained a consistent bright light up on the screen for three decades now, ever since her film debut as a murderess teenager in Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures (1994).
—Jeff Conway, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
In 1975, Rivera originated the role of Velma Kelly, a 1920s Chicago murderess, in the musical Chicago alongside Gwen Verdon as Roxie Hart.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
Renée Zellweger also played Hart in the 2002 Chicago film adaptation opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones as rival and fellow murderess Velma Kelly.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2023
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“Murderess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderess. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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