who plays moira on the l word?
Rose Byrne
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 The black comedy @-@ drama Birdman , from director Alejandro González Iñárritu , was Stone 's final film release in 2014 . Co @-@ starring Michael Keaton and Edward Norton , the film features her in the role of Sam Thomson , the recovering @-@ addict daughter of actor Riggan Thomson ( Keaton ) , who becomes his assistant . In an interview with Interview magazine , Iñárritu said that he wrote Stone 's character based on his experience with his daughter . Birdman was critically acclaimed , and was the most the successful film at the 87th Academy Awards ; it was nominated for nine awards , winning four , including Best Picture . The Movie Network considered it one of Stone 's best performances to date and Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph was impressed with a monologue she delivers , which he thought was " like a knitting needle to the gut " . She received numerous accolades for her portrayal , including nominations for an Academy , a BAFTA , a Golden Globe , a Screen Actors Guild , and a Critics ' Choice Movie award for Best Supporting Actress . 

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 Reindl and Maher based their script on their research into the role of women in the Bible , and compared the pairing of Lara Means and Catherine Black to that of the lead roles in The X @-@ Files , Millennium 's sister show . " Anamnesis " earned an audience of approximately 5 @.@ 2 million households in its initial broadcast , and received mixed responses from television critics . 

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 The story centres on Bond investigating an attack on MI6 ; the attack is part of a plot by former MI6 agent Raoul Silva to humiliate , discredit and kill M as revenge against her for betraying him . The film sees the return of two recurring characters to the series after an absence of two films : Q , played by Ben Whishaw , and Moneypenny , played by Naomie Harris . Skyfall is the last film of the series for Judi Dench , who played M , a role that she had played in the previous six films . The position is subsequently filled by Ralph Fiennes ' character , Gareth Mallory , though Dench would make a brief appearance in the next Bond film , Spectre . 

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 Preliminary casting began in March 1987 , with Justman and Berman in charge of the process . In May , the actors who were to receive star billing were announced . In the initial press release , only three actors were discussed ; primarily LeVar Burton as La Forge , due to the actor 's appearances in the mini @-@ series Roots . Also included in that release were the announcements of Patrick Stewart , a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company as Captain Picard , and Jonathan Frakes formerly of the North and South miniseries . Marina Sirtis and Denise Crosby were cast as Masha Hernandez and Deanna Troi respectively , but Roddenberry decided to switch the roles , at which point Hernandez became Yar . 

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 While she has worked mainly in independent films , including Paris ( 2008 ) and Enemy ( 2013 ) , Laurent has also appeared in commercially successful Hollywood films including , the comedy drama Beginners ( 2011 ) , and the caper film Now You See Me ( 2013 ) , the former earning her a nomination at the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress . Laurent 's other notable works include the art @-@ house drama The Round Up ( 2010 ) , the comedy drama Et soudain , tout le monde me manque ( 2011 ) , and Night Train to Lisbon ( 2013 ) . She is also known for voicing Mary Katherine and Disgust in the French dubs of Epic ( 2013 ) and Inside Out ( 2015 ) respectively . 
