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From Oscar to TV: a shrinking gap

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LORETTA YOUNG Oscar: The Farmer’s Daughter (1947) TV: Loretta Young Show (1953) 6 YEARS

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JANE WYMAN Oscar: Johnny Belinda (1948) TV: Falcon Crest (1981) 33 YEARS

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ERNEST BORGNINE Oscar: Marty (1955) TV: McHale’s Navy (1962) 7 YEARS

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SHIRLEY JONES Oscar: Elmer Gantry (1960) TV: Partridge Family (1970) 10 YEARS

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GEENA DAVIS Oscar: The Accidental Tourist (1988) TV: The Geena Davis Show (2000) 12 YEARS AP

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SALLY FIELD Oscars: Norma Rae (1979) Places in the Heart (1984) TV: Brothers & Sisters (2006) 22 YEARS ABC

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TIMOTHY HUTTON Oscar: Ordinary People (1980) TV: Leverage (2008) 28 YEARS

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ANNA PAQUIN Oscar: The Piano (1993) TV: True Blood (2008) 15 YEARS Munawar Hosain/startraksphoto.co

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KATHY BATES Oscar: Misery (1990) TV: Harry’s Law (2011) 21 YEARS Jordin Althaus/NBC

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FOREST WHITAKER Oscar: Last King of Scotland (2006) TV: Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011) 5 YEARS WireImage

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