Haley Joel Osment

Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense) charmed the press corps at an early conference promoting his latest film co-starring Willem Defoe. Armed with an easy and infectious laugh, the quick witted Osment spoke of his new film, Edges of the Lord, and his co-stars. "All actors are different," he said, "you can't compare."

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Irene Jacob

Star of Three Colors: Red and The Double Life of Veronique (Kieslowski), she is in Cannes for the Directors' Fortnight entry, L'Affaire Marcorelle, opposite Jean-Pierre Leaud (The 400 Blows).

• What interested you in the role? • Did Serge Le Peron give you special directions for the love scene? • Are you pleased to be back in Cannes once again?

Anna Thomson

Favorite actress of Amos Kollek, who incarnated the main character in both Sue and Fiona, Anna Thomson is in Cannes for Kollek's latest film in competition, Fast Food, Fast Women. She talked about her latest role.

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Kathy Baker

Daughter of Quakers, she started acting at 10. Although she stopped her theatre studies, she did receive a diploma from the University of California, Berkeley in French. Baker then took up cooking, but was still drawn to the stage. She gave an acclaimed performance in Sam Shepard's "Fool for Love" and had an increasing success in films, notably Best Supporting Actress by the National Society of Film Critics for her role in Street Smart (1987). She talked to our reporters about her role as Rose in the Certain Regard film Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her.

• Tell us about your character Rose? • Does the character resonate with Kathy Baker in real life? • Have you made the move to the Internet?

Maria De Medeiros

Born in Portugal, Maria has received international acclaim as an actress, noted for her roles in Tres Irmaos (Best Actress at Venice 94), Pulp Fiction opposite Bruce Willis and Henry and Jane. Captains of April, screening in Certain Regard, marks her directorial debut.

• First actress, now director, tell us about the working atmosphere on the set of Captains of April • Do you have a film website, • This is your fourth time in Cannes...

Valeria Golino

In Cannes with her new film ThingsYou Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, Italian actress ValeriaGolino is known for her role as the bombshell in Hot Shots. Fluent in four languages, she prefers to swear in Greek.

• What drew you to this film? • Could you explain the meaning of the title? • Do you have a preference for American or Europe?

Jean Claude Van Damme

Belgium-born power- house star of Hollywood action films was former European Karate Champion. In 1981 he moved to California and opened a gym. His first screen appearance was opposite Chuck Norris in Missing in Action. In Cannes promoting his new film the Replicant by Ringo Lam, our reporters met with both of themon the terrace of the Noga Hotel to get some inside comments on the movie.

• What should we expect from this psychological/action movie?