Dale Dickey of Bearden has revenge on her mind when she shows up on HBO's "True Blood" in the summer.
Acclaimed Hollywood actress and all-around-local gal Dale Dickey will have blood on her hands this summer.
The Bearden native has been cast on HBO's "True Blood" for the upcoming fifth season, set to premiere in the summer of 2012. She'll play the role of Annie, the mother of the late werewolf Marcus.
And since her son is dead, she has a score to settle with a few folks.
If you're wondering about Annie, yes, she will be a werewolf, too.
Annie will also be very well respected among the other werewolves because of her late son. Her mission during the fifth season is to perform a particularly dangerous magic ritual.
Already there is speculation that Annie may want Alcide to pay for killing Marcus.
Dickey's casting in "True Blood" will not be limited to one episode. It will be a recurring role throughout the season.
This has been quite the year for Dickey, who grew up in Knoxville and attended the University of Tennessee. Earlier this year, she won the best supporting actress honor at the Independent Spirit Awards, the equivalent to the Academy Awards in the indie film world.
She earned the prize for her performance in "Winter's Bone."
Dickey also has a packed schedule coming up. She was on CBS's "2 Broke Girls" earlier this year. She'll be appearing on Fox's "Raising Hope" soon, reuniting her with the creator of "My Name Is Earl," Greg Garcia.
Visitor
Veteran movie actor Robert Carradine and his wife spent a low-key weekend in Knoxville recently with some close friends.
"(We've) been close friends since 2000," says Knoxville resident Bob Thomas, a morning show host on WNOX. The Carradines and the Thomases met when Bob's son, Jake Thomas, co-starred as Hilary Duff's brother in the sitcom "Lizzie McGuire," in which Robert was a cast member.
"We use to travel the country with (the Carradines) to events where the 'Lizzie' cast was invited," Bob explains.
The Carradines were passing through on their way to William and Mary College, where their daughter attends. This was their first visit to Knoxville.
"They were exhausted. We stayed in, ordered take out, watched football and movies," Bob says.
They watched "The Big Red One" anniversary edition (which co-stars Carradine) and "Hangover 2."
Carradine's own movie credits include "The Cowboys" with John Wayne, "Mean Streets" with Martin Scorsese, "Coming Home," which starred Jane Fonda and John Voight and "Escape from L.A."
After going back to Los Angeles, the Carradines stayed at the Studio City home of the Thomas family. Jake now lives in that home as he pursues his acting career.
Laughs
Knoxville native Henry Cho will perform his stand-up act Saturday at the Bijou. He'll be recording the show for an upcoming Warner Bros. CD. The show begins at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $26.50 plus tax.
Cho, who grew up in Knoxville, was a student at UT when he attended an open-mic night at a local night club and decided he wanted to try it out.
Since then he has had a successful career in TV, films and in live performances doing "clean, family comedy."
Terry Morrow may be reached at 865-342-6445 or morrowt@knoxville.com.
© 2011, Knoxville News Sentinel Co.
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