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Events on Sunday 31 December 1989 7
1987 – 1989Partnership with MishkutionokPaired with Natalia Mishkutionok under Moskvina's coaching. Together they quickly rose through the ranks of Soviet pair skating.
1987 – 1989The Dame Edna ExperienceHosted The Dame Edna Experience on ITV, a satirical talk show that brought Dame Edna to peak television fame in the UK.
19891989: Alain ProstMcLarenProst won his third title amid one of F1's most controversial moments — he and Senna collided at Suzuka, handing the championship to Prost. Their feud reached its peak.
1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadePlayed the ruthless Nazi Colonel Ernst Vogel in Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, memorably meeting his end in a confrontation with a tank.
1989Steel Magnolias and White LimozeenStarred as Truvy Jones in Steel Magnolias alongside Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine and Julia Roberts. Also released White Limozeen, which returned her to the top of the country charts.
1989The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her LoverPlayed the terrifying gangster Albert Spica in Peter Greenaway's The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover.
1989Touba and the Meaning of NightPublished Touba and the Meaning of Night, a sweeping novel written after her years in prison that explored a century of Iranian history through a woman's life. The book established her as a major voice in Persian literature.