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9022 celebrities heights in our database on November 8, 2009. The celebrities 5' 3" tall are listed here, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the real time consultation statistics by our users for each celebrity on Astrotheme. You can either access the picture and detailed map of the heavens by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Heights Home · Home · 35,909 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 35,909 Celebrities
235 celebrities 5' 3" tall have been found. Biography of Mahatma GANDHI
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. In India, he is recognized as the Father of the Nation. October 2nd, his birthday, is commemorated each year as Gandhi Jayanti, and is a national holiday. He was the pioneer of Satyagraha — the resistance of tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non-violence — which led India to independence and inspired m... Biography of Monica CRUZ
Mónica Cruz Sánchez (born March 16, 1977) is a Spanish actress and dancer. She has danced in Joaquin Cortes's dance company, and is the sister of actress Penélope Cruz. She plays the role of Silvia Jáuregi in the Spanish TV series Un paso adelante.... Biography of Kendal SHEPPARD
Kendal Sheppard is an American actress, born April 9, 1980 in Seattle (WA). Filmography Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (2007) (V) .... Becky Chandler Hall (2005) .... Rachel One More Round (2005) .... Celebrity Audience 4 Glowsticks & Drumsticks (2004) .... Tyler Self: Montezuma's Revenge: The Inferno Reunion (2004) (TV) .... Herself/Real World "Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno" (2004) TV Series .... Herself/Road Rulers Reality TV Secrets: How to Get on the Show! (... Biography of Vanessa PARADIS
Vanessa Chantal Paradis (born December 22, 1972 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France) is a French singer and actress. Vanessa Paradis was discovered on the TV show L'École des fans in 1980. She recorded her first single La Magie des surprises-parties in 1985. Although it was not a hit, it paved the way for the song with which she would become internationally famous - Joe le taxi in 1987, while she was still only 14 years old. It was #1 in France for 14 weeks and, unusually for a son... Biography of Scarlett JOHANSSON
Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress. She rose to fame with her role in 1998's The Horse Whisperer and subsequently gained critical acclaim for her roles in Ghost World, Lost in Translation and Girl with a Pearl Earring, the latter two earning her Golden Globe Award nominations in 2003. She has been named the "sexiest" or "most beautiful" woman alive by several publications. Early life Johansson was born in New York City. Her father, Karsten Johansson, is a Dani... Biography of Natalie PORTMAN
Natalie Portman (Hebrew: נטלי פורטמן), born Natalie Hershlag (Hebrew: נטלי הרשלג) on June 9, 1981, is a Golden Globe-winning, Academy Award-nominated Israeli-American actress. As a child, Portman spent her school holidays attending theater camps. After some experience in an off-Broadway musical, she was cast in Léon (aka The Professional) at age 12. During the mid-1990s, Portman h... Biography of Audrey TAUTOU
Audrey Tautou, (born August 9, 1976) is a French film actress, known to worldwide audiences for playing the title character in the award-winning French film Amélie (2001, Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain) and as Sophie Neveu in The Da Vinci Code (2006). Early life Tautou was born in Beaumont in the Puy-de-Dôme département of Auvergne, and was raised in Montluçon in the nearby Allier, still in Auvergne. Her father is a dental surgeon and her mother is a teacher. She has a younger brother a... Biography of Laure SAINCLAIR
Laure Sainclair (born Laurence Fontaine on May 24, 1972 near Rennes, France) is a former adult film actress. After her appearance in a striptease contest at the 1995 Adult Exhibition in Rennes, she made some shootings, but was repelled by the conditions of work, and decided to stay away from the adult industry. However she was later approached by Marc Dorcel who persuaded her to change her mind, by offering an exclusive contract. She shot 16 movies, and in 1996 received the Hot d'Or prize for... Biography of Carmen ELECTRA
Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), professionally known as Carmen Electra, is an American glamour model, television personality, singer and actress. After moving to California, she met singer Prince (a Minneapolis native), who persuaded her to change her name to Carmen Electra. Soon after, she signed a recording contract with Paisley Park Records, Prince's company, marking the start of a short-lived rap career, which included one album. In 1995, Electra started appearing in various ... Biography of Avril LAVIGNE
Avril Ramona Lavigne-Whibley (born September 27, 1984) is a Grammy nominated Canadian rock singer and musician. She has sold over twenty-six million albums worldwide. In 2006, Canadian Business Magazine ranked her the seventh most powerful Canadian in Hollywood. Although her parents are of French origins, she doesn't speak French and her name is usually pronounced in an anglicized way. Avril is French for "April", while la vigne means "the vine" or "the vineyard". Lavigne's debut album, Le... Biography of Holly MARIE COMBS
Holly Marie Combs (born December 3, 1973 in San Diego, California, USA) is an American actress who has worked in movies and television series. She is best known for her roles as Tom Skerritt's and Kathy Baker's TV daughter and older child, Kimberly Brock in Picket Fences and as Piper Halliwell in Charmed. From 2002 until 2006, when the series ended, Combs was a producer for the show.... Biography of Amy WINEHOUSE
Amy Jade Winehouse (born 14 September 1983) is an English soul, jazz, and R&B singer and songwriter. Winehouse's debut album, Frank (released in 2003) was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2006 album Back to Black led to six Grammy Award nominations including the "Big Four": Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. On 14 February 2007, she won a BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist; she had also been nominated for Best British Album. She has won the... Biography of Shannen DOHERTY
Shannen Maria Doherty (born April 12, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American film actress, best known for her work as Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 and as Prue Halliwell in Charmed. Height: 1m60 Early career She came to notice when she was cast as Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie. She was then cast as the oldest Witherspoon sibling, Kris, on the family drama Our House, which ran from 1986 to 1988. She then went on to appear in an episode of Magnum, P.I. Later c... Biography of Sarah Michelle GELLAR
Sarah Michelle Gellar (born April 14, 1977) is a Golden Globe-nominated, Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actress. She is probably best known as Buffy Summers in the acclaimed television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She has since become known as a film actress, having starred in the family film Scooby-Doo (2002), the independent film Harvard Man (2001), the teen drama Cruel Intentions (1999) and the horror films The Return (2006), The Grudge 2 (2006), The Grudge (2004), I Know What You... Biography of VOLTAIRE
François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and the right to a fair trial. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform despite strict censorship laws in France and harsh penalties for those who broke them. A satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticiz... Biography of ANASTACIA
Anastacia (born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk on September 17, 1968 or 1973) is an American pop singer and songwriter. She has been highly successful in Europe, Oceania, Asia and South Africa but has not had as much success in her native United States. Despite the lack of American success, she has sold over 25 million albums worldwide. She is world renowned for her powerful, edgy voice, and she is a dramatic soprano, being famous for her ability to hit high notes in her chest voice. Her vocal sound a... Biography of Virginie LEDOYEN
Virginie Ledoyen (born Virginie Fernandez on November 15, 1976 in Aubervilliers) is a French actress. She was a print model from the age of 2 and later took on the stage name "Ledoyen" after the maiden name of her maternal grandmother, who had been a stage actress. Her breakthrough came with La Fille seule (1995) for which she was nominated for a César Award (France's version of the Oscar). Outside of France, her best-known role is alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach (2000). On 29 ... Biography of Isabelle HUPPERT
Isabelle Anne Huppert (French IPA: ) (born March 16, 1953, Paris) is a French actress. Huppert grew up in Ville d'Avray, a western suburb of Paris, and was encouraged by her mother to begin acting at a young age. Huppert later attended the Conservatory of Versailles where she won a prize for her acting. She is also an alumna of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art of Paris, CNSAD. After a successful stage career, she began making movies, debuting in 1972 with Faustine et le bel été, (... Biography of Josiane BALASKO
Josiane Balasko (born April 15, 1950) is a French actress, writer and director. She was born Josiane Balaskovic. She is married to George Aguilar, who is also an actor. One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is as a lesbian in 1995's Gazon maudit (French Twist). She won the 1996 César Award (shared with Telsche Boorman) for best writing for this film, for which she was also nominated as best director. The movie itself was nominated for best film. Balasko's other Césa... Biography of Ashley OLSEN
Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen (both born June 13, 1986) are American actresses, best known for playing the role of Michelle Tanner on the sitcom Full House. Though some people at first glance suppose they are identical twins, it is widely reported that they are fraternal. Both Olsen twins have appeared in television and films since infancy. Since then, they have continued their celebrity through numerous television programs, films, interviews, as well as commercial endorsements. As a r...
Biography of Kate BUSH
Kate Bush (Born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958, Bexleyheath, Greater London) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic lyrics have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful and original solo female performers of the past 30 years. BRIT Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated Bush was signed up by EMI at the age of 16 after being recommended by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. In 1978 at age 19, she debuted with the surp... Biography of Lisa Marie PRESLEY
Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee) is the only daughter of Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley and former wife of both pop icon Michael Jackson and actor Nicolas Cage. Lisa Marie is a close friend of her father's ex-girlfriend Linda Thompson. In 2003, after advice from Thompson's record producer and then-husband David Foster, she launched a career as a singer. Her debut album, To Whom It May Concern, reached #5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and was ce...
Biography of Rani MUKHERJEE
Rani Mukerji (Bengali: রাণী মুখার্জী), born on March 21, 1978, is a six-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian film actress. After appearing on celluloid for the first time in Biyar Phool (1992), Mukerji's career started four years later with Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1996) and first received commercial success with Ghulam (1998). Since then, she has been a part of several commercially successful films and delivered a myriad of cri... Biography of Jennifer Jason LEIGH
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress who has appeared in numerous films. Leigh's work has drawn high critical praise. Salon magazine praised her as “one of America’s best actors”, Paul Verhoeven, who directed her in Flesh & Blood, similarly claimed “There is no greater actress working in America”, and in 1994 Vogue magazine claimed “Leigh sets a standard that all future film actresses must attempt to match… (She has) an extraordinary range and power. The proof is i... Biography of Bethany Joy GALEOTTI LENZ
Bethany Joy Galeotti Lenz is an American singer and actress. As a singer, she has released two independent albums, titled Preincarnate (2002) and Come On Home (2005). As an actress, she is best known for her role as Michelle Bauer Santos on Guiding Light (from 1998 to 2000) and for her role as Haley James Scott on One Tree Hill (since 2003). Bethany Joy Lenz was born on April 2, 1981 in Hollywood, Florida. Her father is a history teacher and therapeut, her mother is a manager and she has a yo... Biography of Joan FONTAINE
Joan Fontaine (born October 22, 1917) is an Academy Award-winning Japanese-born British actress, who became an American citizen in April 1943. Early life She was born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland in Tokyo, Japan, the younger daughter of Walter de Havilland, and the former Lilian Augusta Ruse, a British actress known by her stage name of Lilian Fontaine, who married in 1914. Fontaine's father, Walter, was a British patent attorney with a practice in Japan. She is the younger sister of act... Biography of Gillian ANDERSON
Gillian Leigh Anderson (born August 9, 1968) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress, best known for her roles as FBI Agent Dana Scully in the American TV series The X-Files and Lady Dedlock in the BBC TV series Bleak House. Early life Anderson was born in Chicago to Edward and Rosemary Anderson. Soon after her birth, her family moved to Puerto Rico for fifteen months and then to Crouch End in London so her father could attend the London Film School. When Anderson was elev... Biography of Bo DEREK
Bo Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins on November 20, 1956, Long Beach, California, USA) is a Golden Globe-nominated American film actress and model. Background Bo Derek is of Irish, German, Dutch and Welsh descent. She met actor and director John Derek, 30 years her senior, in 1974. John filed for divorce from his wife, actress Linda Evans, and John and Bo married in 1976. They remained married until his death in 1998. Bo currently lives with actor John Corbett on a ranch in the Santa ... Biography of Ludivine SAGNIER
Ludivine Sagnier (born on July 3, 1979) is a French actress and model. She was born in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, in the Yvelines département. She started taking acting classes at a very young age and had her film debut at age 10 in Je veux rentrer a la maison and Les maris, les femmes, les amants. In 2001 she was named one of the Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion. Sagnier performed in two films in competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, La Petite Lili and Swimming Pool, both rele... Biography of Rosanna ARQUETTE
Rosanna Lauren Arquette (born August 10, 1959) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress, film director, and film producer. Early life Arquette was born in New York City. Her father was actor Lewis Arquette, and her grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette, best remembered for his "Charley Weaver" character, a fixture on the original Hollywood Squares. Arquette's mother, Mardi Olivia Nowak, was Jewish, the daughter of a Holocaust refugee from Poland. Arquette's father was a convert to Isla... Biography of Véronique GENEST
Véronique Genest (born Véronique Combouilhaud, June 26, 1956 in Meaux, France) is a French actress. She is principally known for her lead role in the French television series Julie Lescaut. Selected filmography * 1980 : La Banquière * 1982 : Guy de Maupassant * 1982 : Légitime violence * 1983 : Adam et Ève * 1983 : J'ai épousé une ombre * 1983 : Debout les crabes, la mer monte ! * 1984 : Tango * 1985 : Ça n'arrive qu'à moi * 1985 : La Baston ... Biography of Lucy LIU
Lucy Alexis Liu (Chinese: 劉玉玲 Liú Yùlíng, born December 2, 1968) is an Emmy Award-nominated Chinese-American actress. She became known after starring in the television series Ally McBeal (1998-2002) and has also appeared in several notable film roles, including Kill Bill and Charlie's Angels. Early life Liu was born in New York City, and was raised with her older brother, Alex Liu (Liú Yá Lì), and older sister, Jenny Liu (Liu Jin Li), in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York... Biography of Bette DAVIS
Bette Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989), born Ruth Elizabeth Davis, was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress of film, television and theatre. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were romantic dramas. After appearing in Broadway plays, Davis moved to Hollywood i... Biography of Kelly OSBOURNE (OSBORNE)
Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne, (October 27, 1984 in London - ) is an international television personality, singer, actress and fashion designer. Osbourne first rose to fame in The Osbournes, the Emmy-winning reality TV series about her famous father and his family. The daughter of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, she has two full siblings: Aimee Osbourne and Jack Osbourne, and two half-siblings: Jessica Hobbs and Louis Osbourne, Ozzy's children from his first marriage and Ro... Biography of Deborah HARRY (BLONDIE)
Deborah Ann Harry (born July 1, 1945, in Miami, Florida) is a Grammy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated musician most famous for being the lead singer for the punk rock/new wave band Blondie. Following her success, she went on to moderate success as a solo artist. Harry has also enjoyed a modest acting career, with over 30 film roles and several television appearances to her credit. Life and early career Harry was adopted when she was three months old by a family from Hawthorne, New Jers... Biography of Emily PROCTER
Emily Mallory Procter (born October 8, 1968 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American actress best known for her roles of Ainsley Hayes in The West Wing (1999–2006) and Calleigh Duquesne in CSI: Miami (2002–present). Early life Emily Procter was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was two years old when her parents William (a general practitioner) and Barbara divorced. Emily is a graduate of Ravenscroft School in Raleigh. After she received her degrees in journalism and dance at East Car... Biography of Vida GUERRA
Vida Guerra (born March 19, 1974 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-born American model and occasional actress and singer. Her first notable appearance was in a photo shoot for the U.S. edition of FHM magazine, and since then, she has modeled for many other men's magazines, including Playboy. She has gained a large fan base due to the size of her derrière. Born in Havana, Cuba, Guerra moved with her family to the United States soon after, ending up in the town of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. In interv... Biography of Kim KARDASHIAN
Kimberly Noel Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an American stylist, apparel retailer and television personality. She is best known for her adventurous social life, sex tape, and her appearances on reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Of Armenian, German and Irish descent, Kardashian was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of attorney Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (née Houghton). Robert Kardashian, best known for being O. J. Simpson’s lawyer during his murder trial,...
Biography of Mila KUNIS
Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis (Ukrainian: Милена Маркoвна Кунис) (born August 14, 1983), is a Ukrainian-American actress. She is best known for playing Jacqueline "Jackie" Burkhart on That '70s Show, and also reprises Lacey Chabert's role as Meg Griffin on the popular animated series Family Guy. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Early life Kunis was born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (no... Biography of Lana TURNER
Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995) was an Academy award-nominated American film actress. On-screen, she was well-known for the glamor and sensuality she brought to almost all her movie roles. Off-screen, she led a stormy and colorful private life which included seven husbands, numerous lovers, and a famous murder scandal. Early life Lana Turner was born Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner in Wallace, Idaho, the daughter of John Virgil Turner, a miner from Hohenwald, Tennessee, and ... Biography of Jennifer WALCOTT
Jennifer Walcott (born May 8, 1977 in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American glamour model and actress best known as a centerfold in Playboy magazine. Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) Early life Walcott was born to a family of four children. She was a cheerleader and a dancer growing up. In 1995, she graduated from Lowellville High School. Walcott wanted to be a veterinarian, mostly because she had many pets at her house. In October 1996, at the age of nineteen, Walcott visited Los Angeles and deci... Biography of Sarah BERNHARDT
Sarah Bernhardt (October 23, 1844 – March 26, 1923) was a stage actress born in Paris. Often referred to as "the most famous actress in the history of the world," she made her fame on the stages of Europe in the 1870s, and was soon in demand in Europe and the United States. She developed a reputation as a serious dramatic actress, earning the nickname "The Divine Sarah." She was born in Paris as Rosine Bernardt, the daughter of Dutch Julie Bernardt and a father of unknown nationality. She was... Biography of Cyndi LAUPER
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an iconic American Grammy Award-winning singer and Emmy Award-winning film, television and theatre actress. Her melodic voice and wild costumes have come to epitomize the 1980s and New Wave — the decade and genre in which she first came to fame. Early life and pre-fame A high-profile star of the early MTV Era, Lauper was born in Ozone Park, New York, to Fred Lauper and Catrine Dominique, a waitress. Her father was of German and Swi... Biography of Malcolm YOUNG (AC/DC)
Malcolm Mitchell Young, born January 6, 1953 in Glasgow, Scotland, is a founding member of, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC. Though his younger brother Angus is the more visible of the brothers, Malcolm has been described as the business and brains behind AC/DC. As the rhythm guitarist, he is responsible for the broad sweep of AC/DC's sound, and co-writer of the material. But behind the scenes, his word is said to be 'law' on matte... Biography of Melissa ETHERIDGE
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an Academy Award-winning and two-time Grammy Award-winning American rock musician and singer. Etheridge has released nine albums since signing her first major recording contract in 1987. Three of them have gone multi-platinum: Melissa Etheridge (1988), Yes I Am (1993) and Your Little Secret (1995). Two others went platinum and two more gold. Etheridge is a Bruce Springsteen fan, and she has covered his songs "Thunder Road... Biography of Jenna DEWAN
Jenna Lee Dewan (born December 3, 1980) is an American actress. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Personal life Dewan was born in Hartford, Connecticut, daughter of Nancy Lee (née Bursch) and Darryll Dewan, who was starting running back for the 1972 Notre Dame Football Team. Dewan is of half Lebanese ancestry. Her parents divorced when Dewan was young and her mother remarried to Claude Brooks Smith. Dewan attended Colleyville Middle School in Colleyville, Texas and was a cheerleader and part of the ... Biography of Melissa Sue ANDERSON
Melissa Sue Anderson (born September 26, 1962) is an American actress best known as playing Mary Ingalls in the NBC television series Little House on the Prairie, which aired from 1974 until 1982. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Anderson was born in Berkeley, California and her show business career got under way when a dance teacher urged her parents to find an agent for her. She began doing TV commercials, and soon the blond, blue-eyed girl was in great demand for many roles. One of those included... Biography of Nancy SINATRA
Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of popular singer Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy Barbato, and remains best known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". For her fourth birthday, Phil Silvers and Jimmy Van Heusen wrote the song "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)", which her father recorded. Nancy Sinatra began her career as a singer and actress in the early 1960s, but ach... Biography of Brittany MURPHY
Brittany Murphy (born November 10, 1977) is an American singer and actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in Clueless , Girl, Interrupted , 8 Mile , Sin City, The Dead Girl, and Happy Feet, which have all been box office and critical successes. Early life Murphy was born Brittany Anne Bertolotti in Atlanta, Georgia to Angelo Bertolotti, an Italian American racketeering criminal, and Sharon (Murphy), who is of Irish and Eastern European descent. Murphy's parents divorced shortly aft... Biography of Kelly MONACO
Kelly Marie Monaco (born May 23, 1976 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American model, actress, and reality television contestant. Early life Monaco was the third of five daughters. She has a fraternal twin sister. Monaco grew up with a love of sports such as soccer, swimming, and track, and worked as a lifeguard for several years while attending a community college until she broke into modeling. As a young adult, Kelly moved to Los Angeles with dreams to become an actress. Success was l... Biography of Suzanne SOMERS
Suzanne Somers (born October 16, 1946) is an American actress, author, and businesswoman. Best known for her role as the ditzy blonde Chrissy Snow on the ABC sitcom Three's Company. She also had a starring role on the sitcom Step by Step as Carol Foster Lambert. She later capitalized on her acting career by also establishing herself as an author of a series of self-help books. She currently brings her own items, that she designed, to HSN. Background Somers was born Suzanne Marie Mahoney, the... Biography of Juhi CHAWLA
Juhi Chawla (Hindi: जूही चावला ; Urdu: جُوہی چاولا,, born 13 November 1967 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India) is an award-winning Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. Initially starting with mainstream films, Chawla is now appearing in parallel cinema. Early life Juhi Chawla was the first child born to Punjabi father Dr. S. Chawla and Gujarati mother, Mona. She has one brother... Biography of Lisa SCOTT-LEE (STEPS)
Lisa Michelle Scott-Lee (born 5 November 1975 in St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales) is a Welsh singer and a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy stage school, who is best known for her five years with one of the most successful UK pop groups of all time, Steps. Career story Steps (1997-2001) Scott-Lee is best known for her five years with one of the most successful UK pop groups of all time, Steps. The group, which came together in 1997 and had 14 top 10 singles in the UK, split up Boxing Da... Biography of Jennifer GREY
Jennifer Grey (born March 26, 1960) is an American actress, best known for playing Frances "Baby" Houseman in the 1987 hit film, Dirty Dancing. Height 5' 3" (1.60 m) Born in New York City, Jennifer Grey is the daughter of stage and screen actor Joel Grey and the granddaughter of comedian and musician Mickey Katz. She is an alumna of The Dalton School, an elite private school in Manhattan, and studied both dance and acting. Her commercial debut was at the age of 19, in an ad for the Dr Pe... Biography of Ana de la REGUERA
Anabell Gardoqui de la Reguera (born April 8, 1977 (Source Imdb) in Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican Telenovela and Hollywood actress. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Reguera began her performance arts studies in the Instituto Veracruzano de Cultura and was the host of Pasarela on Televisa Veracruz. She left the Televisa's CEA, and then studied with Rosa María Bianchi, Patricia Reyes Spíndola and Rafael Miranau. She also studied with Raúl Quintanilla in the Centro de Formación Actoral de TV Azteca (... Biography of Nikita KHROUCHTCHEV
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (Russian: Ники́та Серге́евич Хрущёв (help·info), Nikita Sergeevič Khruščjov; IPA: , in English, , or , occasionally ); surname more accurately romanized as Khrushchyov; April 17 1894 – September 11, 1971) was the chief director of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin. He was First Secretary of the Communist ... Biography of Philippe BOUVARD
Philippe Bouvard is a French journalist, humorist and TV host, born December 6, 1929 in Coulommiers.... Biography of Maria SCHNEIDER
Maria Schneider (born March 27, 1952 in Paris) is a French actress who is most famous for playing "Jeanne" opposite Marlon Brando in the 1972 motion picture Last Tango in Paris. She is the daughter of French actor Daniel Gélin and German model Marie Christine Schneider. Following her success and critical acclaim in Last Tango in Paris she disappeared from film for some time, reportedly becoming addicted to heroin. In 1975 she abandoned a film set and checked herself into a mental hospital ... Biography of Mélanie THIERRY
Mélanie Thierry, born July 17, 1981 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, is a French actress and a former model. Filmography 2005 : Sans limite, de Cheyenne Caron : Léa Fête de famille, de Lorenzo Gabriele (Série TV) : Betty 2004 : L'Enfant de l'aube (TV), de Marc Angelo : Camille 2003 : Passages, de Colas et Mathias Rifkiss : Hannah Charles II: The Power and The Passion, (télévision BBC), produit par Kate Harwood (aux États-Unis "The Last King") : Louise de Kéroualle 2002 : Jojo la f... Biography of Melissa GILBERT
Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964) is an American actress, writer and producer, primarily in movies and television. The naturally red-headed Gilbert is best known as a child actor who co-starred as Charles Ingalls' (played by Michael Landon) middle daughter, Laura Ingalls, on the 1970s dramatic television series Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983). Not long after that she played Gerda in the Faerie Tale Theatre adaptation of The Snow Queen. She also provided the voicework for the ro... Biography of Selma BLAIR
Selma Blair (born June 23, 1972) is an American actress. She became known in the late 1990s and has appeared in several supporting and lead roles in Hollywood films. Early life Blair was born Selma Blair Beitner in Southfield, Michigan, to Molly Ann and Elliot Beitner, who divorced when Blair was 23; she subsequently legally changed her surname to reflect that she has "nothing to do" with her father and he is "out of" her life. She has three older sisters, Katherine (a book publicist), Eliza... Biography of Sue LYON
Sue Lyon (born July 10, 1946 in Davenport, Iowa) is a former Golden Globe winning American actress. Lolita Sue Lyon was fourteen years old when she filmed to the role of Dolores Haze, the sexually charged adolescent and the object of an older man's obsessions in Stanley Kubrick's 1962 film, Lolita. She was chosen for the role partly because her curvy figure suggested an appearance of an adult. Based on the Vladimir Nabokov novel of the same name, Kubrick's Lolita, although a toned-down versi... Biography of Sara GILBERT
Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles on January 29, 1975 in Santa Monica, California) is an Emmy-nominated American actress best known for her longtime role as Darlene Conner-Healy from 1988-1997 in the U.S. sitcom Roseanne and as Paula Schaeffer in 24. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Early life Gilbert was born in Santa Monica, California, to a Jewish family. Her parents are Barbara Crane and Harold Abeles. She has two older siblings, Melissa Gilbert (of Little House on the Prairie fame) and Jo... Biography of Kathy BATES
Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an Academy Award-winning American theatrical, film, and television actress, and a stage and television director. Early life Bates was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Bertye Kathleen (Talbot), a homemaker, and Langdon Doyle Bates, a mechanical engineer. Her great-great-grandfather was an immigrant from Ireland to New Orleans and served as President Andrew Jackson's doctor. She has two older sisters, Mary and Patricia. Bates graduated from White Stat... Biography of Bebe DANIELS
Bebe Daniels (January 14, 1901 - March 16, 1971) was an American actress. She began in Hollywood in the silent movie era and later gained fame on radio and television in England. Early life and career Daniels was born Phyllis Daniels in Dallas, Texas. Her father was a theater manager and her mother a stage actress. The family moved to Los Angeles, California in her childhood and she began her acting career at the age of four in the first version of The Squaw Man. That same year she also went... Biography of Mickey ROONEY
Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. on September 23, 1920), is an American film actor and musician whose career began in 1922 at seventeen months and has continued through 2007. Height : 5' 3" (1.60 m) Early life Rooney was born in Brooklyn, New York to a vaudeville family. His father, Joseph Yule, was from Scotland, and his mother, Nellie W. Carter, was from Kansas City, Missouri. Rooney began performing at the age of seventeen months in 1922. Career Entering the movie business in ... Biography of Ana TORROJA
Ana Torroja (born December 28, 1959) is a Latin Grammy Award-nominated Spanish vocalist and lead singer of the trio Mecano, which has sold millions of albums. She was born in Madrid and is the daughter of a noted engineer. Ana Torroja met José María Cano while studying economics at university. The two became good friends, and José María soon introduced her to his younger brother, Nacho. After hearing Ana sing José María's guitar compositions, Nacho suggested that the three form a band. In 198... Biography of Kerry KATONA (ATOMIC KITTEN)
Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona (born September 6, 1980 in Warrington, Cheshire, England) is an English television presenter, writer, magazine columnist and former pop singer with girl band Atomic Kitten. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Kerry Katona was brought up by her mother and her first memory was of her mother's attempted suicide. When she was very young she was placed in care and raised by four sets of foster parents. During that time, she went to eight different schools. She left school at ... Biography of Audrey LANDERS
Audrey Landers, (born July 18, 1956, in Philadelphia), is an American actress and singer, who is probably best known for her role in the television drama series Dallas as Afton Cooper. Landers debuted with a country and western song that she wrote and performed at the age of twelve, which led to a Nashville recording contract for Epic Records, a performance on the Merv Griffin show, and a yearlong role on the daytime drama, The Secret Storm. During her teen years, she acted on the daytime dra... Biography of Natalie MAINES (DIXIE CHICKS)
Natalie Louise Maines (born October 14, 1974) is an American singer and songwriter who achieved success as the lead vocalist for the female country music band Dixie Chicks. Born in Lubbock, Texas, Maines considers herself a rebel who "loved not thinking in the way I knew the majority of people thought." In 1995, after leaving the Berklee College of Music, Maines was recruited by the Dixie Chicks to replace their lead singer, Laura Lynch. With Maines as lead vocalist, the band earned ten Count... Biography of ASHANTI
Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13, 1980), better known as Ashanti, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, model and fashion designer who rose to fame in the early 2000s. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) She is most famous for her eponymous grammy award winning debut album Ashanti which featured the hit song "Foolish", and sold a record-breaking 503,000 copies (gold) in its first week of release in the USA in April 2002. In the same week, she became the first f... Biography of Anna MAGNANI
Anna Magnani (March 7, 1908 - September 26, 1973) was one of the best Italian's and world actress, with stage experience and an Academy Award win, for her lusty portrayal of a Sicilian widow in The Rose Tattoo. Born in Rome, she was brought up in poverty by her maternal grandmother in a slum district of the city. After some education at a convent school, she enrolled at Rome's Academy of Dramatic Art and sang in nightclubs and cabarets to support herself. Due to her work in nightclubs, Magnan... Biography of Patty HEARST
Patricia Campbell Hearst (born February 20, 1954), now known as Patricia Hearst Shaw, is an American newspaper heiress and occasional actress. The granddaughter of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, she gained notoriety in 1974 when, following her kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army, she ultimately joined her captors in furthering their cause. Apprehended after having taken part in a bank robbery with other SLA members, Hearst was imprisoned for almost two years before her s... Biography of Fairuza BALK
Fairuza Alejandra Balk (born May 21, 1974) is an American film actress. She is known for her role in the 1996 movie The Craft, the 1998 movie The Waterboy and, more than ten years earlier, in Disney's 1985 Return to Oz. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Early life Balk was born as Fairuza Alejandra Feldthouse in Point Reyes, California. Her mother, Cathryn Balk, is a belly dancer and dance teacher of Dutch descent. Her father, Solomon Feldthouse, who is Iranian, is a traveling musician who was born ... Biography of Samantha MORTON
Samantha Morton (born May 13, 1977) is an Oscar-nominated English actress. Height : 5' 3" (1.60 m) Morton began her career as a child actor. At 13 she joined the Central Junior Television Workshop. At 16 she moved to London and appeared in plays at the Royal Court Theatre, also securing an early break as a guest star in an episode of Cracker. Although she applied to institutions such as RADA, she received no further formal training. She eventually starred in television productions like... Biography of Laure DeLATTRE
Laure Delattre is a French TV host born March 29, 1976 in Paris. She was finalist in the Reality TV Show Loft Story in 2001.... Biography of Shirley BASSEY
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE (born January 8, 1937 in Cardiff, Wales), is a Welsh singer, perhaps best-known for performing the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). She is the only singer to have recorded more than one James Bond theme song. Life and career Birth to 1960 Bassey was born on 8 January 1937 at 182 Bute Street, Tiger Bay, Cardiff to a Nigerian fireman, while her mother came from Yorkshire. She grew up ... Biography of Kelly RIPA
Kelly Maria Ripa (born October 2, 1970, in Stratford, New Jersey) an American Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress and talk show host. Since February 2001, she has served as the co-host of Live with Regis and Kelly, alongside Regis Philbin, taking the show's rating to a new high when she replaced previous Live co-host Kathie Lee Gifford. She is also known for her acting on All My Children and Hope & Faith, both television series on ABC. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Kelly Ripa was born to a Italian... Biography of Erdogan ATALAY
Erdoğan Atalay (born on September 22, 1966 in Hanover, Germany) is a Turkish-German actor. After making his first appearance as a minor actor in "Aladdin and the miracle lamp" at the National Theatre of Hanover, he took part in several television series such as Music Groschenweise, Employment for Lohbeck, Double Employment and The Guard. He is currently playing the role of Semir Gerkhan in the German television series "Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei". Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m)... Biography of Bernadette PETERS
Bernadette Peters (born February 28, 1948) is an American Tony Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actress and singer. Beginning as a child actress, Peters has established herself as an important stage actress, particularly in musical theatre, as well as a recording star, and an actress in films and television. Peters first reached Broadway in the 1960s. In the 1970s, she took roles in film and television, but in the 1980s returned to theatre, where she has been, for over two decades, one of th... Biography of Leah REMINI
Leah Remini (born June 15, 1970 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York) is an Italian-American actress. She is best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on the sitcom The King of Queens. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Leah Remini was born in Bensonhurst (Brooklyn), New York to George Remini, owner of an asbestos company. Her father, originally from Sicily, is not to be confused with George Remini, the Caporegime of the Gambino Crime Family. Her mother Vicki Marshall, a former high school principal a... Biography of CYTHEREA
Cytherea (born September 27, 1981, in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American pornographic actress and model who is best known for her long-distance female ejaculation, or "squirting", attained during orgasm. Career Cytherea moved from her hometown to Las Vegas, Nevada and started her own Yahoo! Group, on which she posted nude photographs and video of herself. It was through this that she was spotted and contacted by an adult industry modeling agency about working in adult film. Cytherea won... Biography of Shawnee SMITH
Shawnee Smith (born July 3, 1970) is an American actress. As well as the many films and television shows in which she has appeared, Smith was a lead singer for a band called "Fydolla Ho", with which she toured the USA and the UK. Smith was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina to Jim Smith, a financial planner and Air Force pilot, and Patricia, an oncology nurse. Her first appearance in a feature film was in the 1982 film adaptation of the play Annie. Several years later, she starred in the hit ... Biography of Corazon AQUINO
Maria Corazon "Cory" Cojuangco Aquino (January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a President of the Philippines and a world-renowned advocate of democracy, peace, women's empowerment, and religious piety. She served as the 11th president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the first female president of the Philippines and was Asia's first female president. A self-proclaimed "plain housewife", Aquino was married to Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. (1932–1983), a leading figure in the politic... Biography of Rachel ROTTEN
Rachel Rotten (born on October 8, 1983) is an American pornographic actress. Rotten’s career began when she and boyfriend, Rob Rotten, sent their photos out to various adult film agencies. She worked exclusively with her boyfriend. She did her first lesbian scene with Jenna Jameson in The Devil in Miss Jones. In 2004 she was a nominee for the AVN Best New Starlet Award. Measurements: 34C-20-34 Height: 5 ft 3 in Weight: 100 lb At the AVN Awards 2006, the remake of Devil in Miss Jones do... Biography of Isla FISHER
Isla Lang Fisher (born February 3, 1976) is an Australian actress and author. She began acting on Australian television, and is since perhaps best known for her role in the 2005 comedy Wedding Crashers. Fisher is scheduled to appear in several more Hollywood films. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Early life Fisher was born in Muscat, Oman, to Scottish parents, a father who worked for the United Nations and a romance novelist mother. Fisher moved with her family to Perth, Western Australia, when sh... Biography of Rachel STEVENS
Rachel Lauren Stevens (born April 9, 1978) is an English singer and actress and an occasional model who lives in Hampstead, London. Formerly with the successful pop group S Club (7), she launched a solo recording career and has released seven singles and two albums to date in the UK. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) After a successful audition Stevens became a member of the British pop group "S Club 7", which were a BRIT Award-winning English pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Ful... Biography of Martha HIGAREDA
Martha Elba Higareda Cervantes is a Mexican actress born in August 24, 1983 in Villahermosa, Tabasco. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) The actress’s debut was participating in various plays like Bang, Don Juan Tenorio, La Fonda de las Siete Cabrillas, La Casa de Té en la Luna de Agosto, Mujercitas, Muerte Que Te Quiero Muerte, La Corbata, Flores Para Chava Flores and Niñas Mal. She also appeared in diverse advertising campaigns and video clips. It is not until 1999, when she receives her first profe... Biography of Parminder NAGRA
Parminder Kaur Nagra (Punjabi: ਪਰਮਿੰਦਰ ਕੌਰ ਨਾਗਰਾ) (born October 5, 1975 in Leicester, England) is an English actress of Indian descent. Height 5' 3" (1.60 m) Early life Nagra was born to Sikh parents who immigrated to the UK from the Punjab region of northern India in the late 1960s. She is affectionately known as "Mindi". Her middle name, meaning "Princess," is traditionally given to Sikh women (Sik... Biography of Sarah SHAHI
Aahoo Jahansouzshahi, also known as Sarah Shahi (born January 10, 1980, in Euless, Texas, U.S.), is an American actress, model and former NFL Cheerleader of Iranian and Spanish descent, a descendent of 19th century Iranian Shah Fat′h Ali Shah Qajar. Shahi was named #90 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005" list; she moved up to #66 in 2006. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Early career Shahi started her career as a beauty queen during her teen years. She won the Miss Fort Worth USA pageant ...
Biography of Leonor WATLING
Leonor Ceballos Watling (born July 28, 1975 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish actress and singer. Her mother is British. Height 5' 3" (1.60 m) She started in theatre and made her début in films when she was 15 with Jardines colgantes by Pablo Llorca. After that she participated in several TV series, such as Hermanos de leche, Farmacia de guardia or Querido maestro, but her most successful series was Raquel busca su sitio with Cayetana Guillén Cuervo. In 1998, she was nominated for the prem... Biography of Kathleen BATTLE
Kathleen Battle (b. August 13, 1948) is an African-American Lyric Soprano. She is particularly known for her pure timbre, exceptional technique and musicianship, and ability to connect with her audience. Life and career Early life Battle was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, the youngest of seven children. Her father was a steelworker, and her mother was an active participant in the gospel music of the family's African Methodist Episcopal church. It was through Battle's musical experiences with ... Biography of Q'Orianka KILCHER
Q'Orianka Waira Qoiana Kilcher (born February 11, 1990) is an American Hollywood actress and singer best known for her role as Pocahontas in the 2005 film The New World. Early life Kilcher was born in Schweigmatt, Germany; her first language was Spanish, although she also speaks English, a little German and limited Algonquian (which she learned for her part in The New World). Her father is a Peruvian artist of Quechua / Huachipaeri descent. Her mother, Saskia Kilcher, a human-rights activist... Biography of Cathy BARRY (1974)
Cathy Barry (born September 28, 1974 in Bristol) is an English pornographic actress. Measurements: 34-24-34 Height: 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Weight: 121 lb (55 kg) Eye colour: Hazel Hair colour: Brunette Alias(es): Cindy Q Barry has starred along with other West Country pornstars Taylor Morgan, Michelle Thorne and Melissa Walker. In the 1999 release Cathy's Diaries 4 she was shown having sex with openly homosexual pornographic actor Glyn Shier. Her most recent performance in the film... Biography of Bruna LOMBARDI
Bruna Patrizia Maria Teresa Romilda Lombardi (b. August 1, 1952, São Paulo) is a Brazilian poet, writer, model and film and TV actress of Italian descent. She is daughter of Italian film producer Ugo Lombardi. She is married to actor Carlos Alberto Riccelli and has a son, Kim Riccelli. They currently reside in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is considered one of the most beautiful women in Brazil. TV appearances O quinto dos infernos - Branca Camargo Andando nas nuvens - Frida O fi... Biography of Ellen MUTH
Ellen Anna Muth (born March 6, 1981) is an American actress, best known for her role as Georgia "George" Lass in Showtime's short-lived series Dead Like Me. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Career After a brief stint as a model with Ford Models and Rascal's Agency, Muth chose to pursue a career in acting, studying at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City, and getting her first professional experience doing commercials in 1993. She was chosen as best supporting actress at ... Biography of Katia CORRIVEAU
Katia Corriveau (born August 19, 1979) is a Quebec model. Born in Montreal, Corriveau was featured in Playboy magazine's Girls Of Canada Special Edition. She was also a Playboy Cyber Girl of the Week and Cyber Girl of the Month. Katia attended Mayfield Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario. Height 5'3" Weight 105 lb... Biography of Stockard CHANNING
Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard on February 13, 1944) is Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-nominated, three time Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-winning American stage, film and television actress. She is best known for her portrayal of First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing; for playing teenager Betty Rizzo in the film Grease; and for her role in both the stage and screen versions of Six Degrees of Separation. Height: 5' 3" (1.... Biography of Barbi BENTON
Barbi Benton (born 28 January 1950) is an American model, actress and singer. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Early life Benton was born Barbara Klein to a Jewish American family in New York City, New York. In 1952, her family moved to Sacramento, California when her father, a military doctor, was assigned new duties there. Benton attended Rio Americano High School in Sacramento before heading for Los Angeles at age 16, where she began modeling to supplement her allowance. Career By the tim... Biography of Shiri APPLEBY
Shiri Freda Appleby (born December 7, 1978) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her leading role as Liz Parker in the Roswell television series. Height 5' 3" (1.60 m) Early life Appleby was born in Los Angeles, California. She and her younger brother, Evan, were raised in the San Fernando Valley (northwest of downtown Los Angeles, over the Hollywood Hills, in Los Angeles County). Her father, Jerry Appleby, is a telecommunications executive and her mother, Dina Bouader, i... Biography of Cynthia LENNON
Cynthia Lillian Lennon née Powell (born September 10, 1939 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England) was the first wife of John Lennon. She grew up in the middle-class area of Hoylake, on the Wirral, and gained a place at the Liverpool College of Art. There, she met Lennon in a lettering class. She started a relationship with Lennon, and married him after becoming pregnant. They had a son, Julian, who also became a musician; Julian is Cynthia's only child. Cynthia divorced Lennon in 1968 after he... Biography of Robin MEADE
Robin Michele Meade (born April 21, 1969) is the lead news anchor for CNN Headline News' morning show Morning Express with Robin Meade. Background The daughter of a minister, Meade grew up in New London, Ohio and graduated from New London High School. She attended Ashland University and Malone College in Ohio. In 1992, she became Miss Ohio and was a top ten finalist in the Miss America pageant. Career Meade began her career in broadcasting as a reporter at WMFD-TV in Mansfield, Ohio. ... Biography of Annette FUNICELLO
Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) is an American singer and actress. She was Walt Disney's most popular Mouseketeer, and went on to appear in a series of beach movies. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Biography and career Early life and early stardom Born in Utica, New York to an Italian-American family, she took dancing and music lessons as a child to try to overcome shyness. Her family had moved to southern California when she was four years old. In 1955, the 12-year-old was... Biography of Jessica BOWMAN
Jessica Robyn Bowman (born November 26, 1980) is an American actress perhaps best known for her role as Colleen Cooper on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Bowman was born in Walnut Creek, California. She attended North Hardin High School in Radcliff, Kentucky, and was the valedictorian of her graduating senior class. Bowman has two brothers named Jeremy and Johnny. Bowman began acting in community theater, and commercials, and appeared as Darcy on The Road Home. After g... Biography of Tallulah BANKHEAD
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American actress, talk-show host and bonne vivante. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Early life and family Bankhead was born in Huntsville, Alabama to William Brockman Bankhead and Adelaide Eugene Sledge, and was named after her maternal grandmother . She has been described as "an extremely homely child", overweight and with a deep, husky voice resulting from chronic bronchitis . Bankhead came from a powerful Democratic po... Biography of Raffaëla ANDERSON
Raffaëla Anderson (January 8, 1976 in Montfermeil, France - ), whose ethnic background is partly Arab, is a former adult films performer, she is now a non-fiction writer and occasionally acts in mainstream productions. Height 5' 3" (1.60 m) La Petite Morte, the 2003 documentary by Emmanuelle Schick Garcia about the French pornography business, includes interviews with Ms. Anderson, who relates being sexually molested as a child by an uncle. She joined the French pornography business in h... Biography of Linda CARDELLINI
Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975), is an American television and film actress. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Personal life Cardellini was born in Redwood City, California, to Wayne David Cardellini and Lorraine Hernan. She graduated from nearby Mountain View’s St. Francis High School in 1993, and attended Loyola Marymount University’s College of Communication and Fine Arts, graduating in 2001 with a degree in theatre. Cardellini enjoys art, especially that of Margaret Keane. She tak... Biography of Dorothy HAMILL
Dorothy Stuart Hamill (born July 26, 1956, Chicago, Illinois) is an American figure skater and 1976 Olympic champion. Hamill was born in Chicago, but her family moved to Greenwich, Connecticut shortly after where she spent the rest of her childhood. She has a brother and a sister. Hamill started ice skating when she was eight years old on her grandparent's backyard pond. Her skates were too big, so her grandmother would put stuffing in the toes to make them fit. She asked her mother if she... Biography of Camille PAGLIA
Camille Anna Paglia (born April 2, 1947 in Endicott, New York) is an American social critic, author and teacher. Her book, Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson , published in 1990, became a bestseller. She is a professor of humanities and media studies at the University of the Arts (Philadelphia). She has been variously called the "feminist that other feminists love to hate," a "post-feminist feminist," one of the world's top 100 intellectuals by the UK's Prosp... Biography of Gail O'GRADY
Gail O'Grady (b. 23 January 1963 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actress. She was raised in Wheaton, Illinois and graduated from Wheaton North High School in 1981. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) O'Grady was first seen by American television audiences in a 1987 Diet Pepsi commercial titled "Apartment 10G," starring Michael J. Fox. O'Grady played his sexy neighbor for whom Fox leaped down a fire escape and across a busy, rainy street to get a Diet Pepsi when he found none in his own fridge. TV ... Biography of Kelly OSBOURNE
Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne (born October 27, 1984) is an English television personality, singer, actress, radio presenter, and fashion designer. She is the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. Osbourne first rose to fame in The Osbournes, the Emmy-winning reality TV series about her famous father and his family. Early life Osbourne is the middle child of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, the others being her older sister Aimee and her younger brother Jack. She also has two half-siblings: Jessica H...
Biography of Cristina SCABBIA
Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia (born June 6, 1972 in Milan, Italy) is one of the two vocalists in the Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil. She also writes an advice column in the popular rock magazine Revolver, alongside musician Vinnie Paul. Scabbia has said that the biggest compliment that a fan could pay her would be to remark on her vocal abilities. Personal life Scabbia's family includes two brothers and a sister, who were all raised listening to music. Though her siblings' musical p... Biography of Florence HENDERSON
Florence Agnes Henderson (born February 14, 1934) is an American actress and singer best known for playing the role of Carol Brady in the television program The Brady Bunch, which ran from 1969 to 1974. Born in Dale, Indiana, as one of 10 children in a Roman Catholic tobacco farmer's household, Florence Henderson graduated from St. Francis Academy in Owensboro, Kentucky in 1951; shortly thereafter, she went to New York City, enrolling in the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts. H... Biography of Vanessa GUSMEROLI
Vanessa Gusmeroli (born on September 19, 1978) was a French figure skater. Away from the ice, she was also a competitive waterskier. She was a three-time (00, 01, 02)French National Figure Skating Champion and bronze medalist from The 1997 World Figure Skating Championships. She was known for her interesting programs, ranging from a circus theme to a Bank Robber. She was one of the only skaters to perform 'the splits' on the ice. Height: 160cm Vanessa burst onto the international stage in...
Biography of Meena KUMARI
Meena Kumari or Mahjabeen Bano (August 1, 1932 - March 31, 1972), was a prominent Indian movie actress. Childhood Mahjabeen Bano was the third daughter of Ali Baksh and Iqbal Begum; Khursheed and Madhu were her two elder sisters. At the time of her birth, her parents were unable to pay the fees of Dr. Gadre, who had delivered her, so her father left her at a Muslim orphanage, however, he picked her up after a few hours. Her father, a Sunni Muslim, was a veteran of Parsi theater, played ha... Biography of Teresa MAY
Teresa May (born as Teresa Betteridge, December 15, 1967, Epsom, Surrey) is an English glamour model and dominatrix. In addition to films, she has appeared in numerous tabloids and men's magazines including Hustler, Score, Gent. In 1997, she appeared in the music video for The Prodigy's single "Smack My Bitch Up". She moved into acting later in her career in B movies such as Exterminator City (2005) and One Man and his Dog (2004). Likewise Teresa has appeared as an extra in many popular TV sh... Biography of Heather MATARAZZO
Heather Matarazzo (born November 10, 1982) is an American actress. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Her breakthrough role was as a geeky girl in the film Welcome to the Dollhouse. Her other movies include Sorority Boys, Scream 3, Saved!, and Hostel: Part 2. Besides Dollhouse, she's best known for her role as Lilly in The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Matarazzo was raised in Long Island, New York by Camille, a homemaker, and Ray Matarazzo, a data processing manager... Biography of Nicole EGGERT
Nicole Elizabeth Eggert (born January 13, 1972) is an American actress who jumped to fame with her role as Summer Quinn in the hit TV Series Baywatch. She is also well known for playing the oldest daughter, Jamie Powell, in the television series Charles in Charge. Early life Born in Glendale, California to Rolf Eggert, a German immigrant, and Gina Duncan Todd, who is from England. Eggert's quest for stardom started when her mother entered her in beauty contests. At age 5, Eggert was Miss Uni... Biography of Sammy DAVIS Jr.
Samuel George Davis, Jr., better known as Sammy Davis, Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American entertainer. He was a dancer, singer, multi-instrumentalist (playing vibraphone, trumpet, and drums), impressionist, comedian, and actor. He was a member of the 1960s Rat Pack, which was led by his old friend Frank Sinatra, and included such fellow performers as Dean Martin, Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Early life Davis was born in the run down neighborhood... Biography of Jo Dee MESSINA
Jo Dee Marie Messina (born August 25, 1970 in Holliston, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American Country Music Singer-songwriter. To date, she has charted nine Number One singles on the Billboard country music charts, has been honored by The Country Music Association, The Academy of Country Music and The Grammy Awards and was the first female country artist to score three multiple-week #1 songs from the same album. Jo Dee Messina was one of the most successful female Country artists of the late 1... Biography of Linda Kay HENNING
Linda Kaye Henning (born September 16, 1944, in Los Angeles) is an American actress who starred on the 1960s sitcom Petticoat Junction. TV Producer Paul Henning, the creator-writer-producer of such CBS TV series as The Beverly Hillbillies and Petticoat Junction, is her father. Linda shares a September 16th birthday with her father. She is generally billed as Linda Kaye (as she was on Petticoat Junction). Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) In her youth, Linda Kay Henning was a student of the ballet. W... Biography of Gabrielle ANWAR
Gabrielle Anwar (born February 4, 1970) is an English actress, known for her roles in the 1990s films Scent of a Woman, The Three Musketeers, and Body Snatchers. She also appeared as fashion-conscious graphic designer Sam Black in the second series of the hugely popular Children's ITV series Press Gang. Starting in mid-2007, she stars as Fiona Glenanne opposite Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen on the USA Network television series Burn Notice. Anwar's Fiona Glenanne is a former IRA operative and... Biography of Dany VERISSIMO
Dany Verissimo (born Dany Malalatiana Terence Petit on June 27, 1982 in France, porn actress name Ally Mac Tyana) is an actress and an ex-pornographic actress and model. The child of a Malagasy mother and a French father, a financial director at Air France, Verissimo spent her childhood in France, the United States, and Nigeria. At 17, she eventually was kicked out of her mother's house because of a misunderstanding with her new stepfather and attempted to pursue a career as a film actress. A... Biography of HUSSEIN de JORDANIE
Hussein bin Talal, King of Jordan (Arabic: حسين بن طلال, Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl) (November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999) was the ruler of Jordan from the abdication of his father, King Talal, in 1952, until his death. Hussein guided his country in the context of the Cold War, and through four decades of Arab-Israeli conflict, balancing the pressures of Arab nationalism and the allure of Western-style development against... Biography of Ruth BUZZI
Ruth Buzzi (born July 24, 1936) is an American actress and comedian of theatre, film, and television. She is especially known for her performances on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Buzzi was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, although she would later claim to have been born in Wequetequock, Connecticut — perhaps because it sounded funnier. She is the daughter of an Italian sculptor who specialized in making tombstones. Ruth Buzzi wa... Biography of Catherine HICKS
Catherine Mary Hicks (born August 6, 1951) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress. Personal life Hicks was born in New York City, the daughter of Jackie and Walter Hicks, an electronics salesman. She has Irish and English ancestry. Her family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona during her childhood. After attending Saint Mary's College (Indiana), across the street from the University of Notre Dame, where she studied theology, Hicks won an acting fellowship to Cornell University. Hicks, whose p... Biography of Julie WALTERS
Julie Walters, CBE (born 22 February 1950) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe- and BAFTA-award winning English actress and novelist. Early life Born as Julia Mary Walters, the daughter of Mary Bridget O'Brien, a postal clerk of Irish Catholic extraction, and Thomas Walters, a builder and decorator, Walters originally trained as a nurse at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, before studying English and Drama at Manchester Metropolitan University and pursuing a performance care... Biography of THE LADY CHABLIS
The Lady Chablis (born Benjamin Edward Knox (March 11, 1957) is an African American transsexual entertainer. Career Chablis became notable in the early 1990s when she was featured as one of Savannah's colorful characters in John Berendt's book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, based on a true crime story. In the book, Chablis and her larger-than-life adventures provided a counterbalance to the darker narrative of murder that was central to the book. Chablis played herself in the 19... Biography of Frédérique JOSSINET
Frédérique Jossinet, born December 16, 1975 in Rosny-sous-Bois, is a French jūdōka. She won Gold medal (Team) at World Championship in 2006.... Biography of Kate GARRAWAY
Kathryn Mary Garraway (born 4 May 1967) is an English journalist and presenter. TV career Garraway went to Fitzharrys School in Abingdon, then graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in English and History. Her broadcasting career began with BBC Radio Oxford, and by 1994, she had become an Independent Television News trainee journalist. In 1995, Garraway moved to Central News as a production journalist, reporter, and news presenter. It was during her time there that she was noticed b... Biography of Renee OLSTEAD
Rebecca Renee Olstead (born June 18, 1989) is an American actress and singer. Early life Olstead was born in Kingwood, Texas, to Christopher Eric Olstead and Rebecca Lynn Jeffries. As a child actress, she made films and commercials from age eight onwards. From 2002 to 2006, she appeared in the TV sitcom Still Standing as middle sister Lauren Miller. She also had a small part in the 2004 film 13 Going on 30. Music career In 2004, Olstead released an eponymous album of jazz songs and po... Biography of Caroline CORR
Caroline Georgina Corr MBE (born 17 March 1973, in Dundalk, County Louth) is the drummer for the folk-rock band, The Corrs. Caroline is 5'4", the second shortest after Andrea Corr in the band & family. In addition to the drums, Caroline also plays the bodhrán, piano, and occasional backing vocals. The Corr siblings were awarded honorary MBEs in 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II, in recognition of their musical talents and also their charitable work which has raised money for Freeman Hospital in Newcast... Biography of Madeline KAHN
Madeline Kahn (September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was a two-time Academy Award-nominated, four-time Golden Globe-nominated, Tony Award-winning and Emmy Award-winning American actress, known primarily for her comedic roles. Director Mel Brooks — who directed her in four films — said of her: "She is one of the most talented people that ever lived. I mean, either in stand-up comedy, or acting, or whatever you want, you can't beat Madeline Kahn". Early life Madeline Kahn was born in Boston, ... Biography of Maura TIERNEY
Maura Lynn Tierney (born February 3, 1965) is an Emmy-nominated American actress, known for her roles on television, particularly as a cast member of the 1990s situation comedy NewsRadio and, later, the long-running medical drama ER. Height: 1.60 m. Career After appearing in several plays, she moved to Los Angeles, California and in 1987 got her first break in a role in Walt Disney's made-for-TV film Student Exchange. Tierney's first starring role in a film was in a low-budget, independen... Biography of Rue McCLANAHAN
Rue McClanahan (born Eddi Rue McClanahan on February 21, 1934 in Healdton, Oklahoma) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, best known for her roles on the television sitcoms Maude and The Golden Girls. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Early life McClanahan is of Scots-Irish and Choctaw Indian ancestry, and grew up in Ardmore, Oklahoma; she graduated from Ardmore High School in 1952. She began acting on stage in New York City in 1957, but her breakout role was of maniacal nanny Caroline Johnson... Biography of Emmanuelle CHRIQUI
Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui (born December 10, 1977) is a Canadian actress with a moderate list of acting credits on both television and the big screen. Her appearances in 2005 on HBO's Entourage as Sloan and Unscripted as herself along with two appearances of The O.C. as Jodie, has increased her visibility and exposure in the entertainment world. In May of 2006, Maxim magazine named her no. 37 in its annual Hot 100 list. Early life Emmanuelle Chriqui (pronounced similar to shreeky) was b... Biography of Natalie RAITANO
Natalie Raitano (born October 3, 1966 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Charleroi, Pennsylvania) is an American actress and a 1984 graduate of Monongahela Valley Catholic High School, in Monongahela, PA. She is best known for portraying the role of Nikki Franco on the syndicated TV series V.I.P.. Prior to V.I.P., Raitano was an aerobics instructor and was a host of the ESPN2 show Hip Hop Body Shop. She was also a member of a musical group called Breeze. In (2006) she hosted a comedic podcast and... Biography of Marla SOKOLOFF
Marla Lynne Sokoloff (born December 19, 1980 in Alameda County (source: Imdb), California) is an American musician and actress, best known for playing the part of Lucy Hatcher on the show The Practice and Gia on the ABC sitcom Full House. Personal life Sokoloff was born in Danville, California, to Howard Sokoloff, a doctor, and Cindi Sussman, a former caterer. She is Jewish. Sokoloff is an alumna of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. Sokoloff has dated actors James Franco and ... Biography of Kathleen BELLER
Kathleen Beller (born February 19, 1956, in Westchester, New York, USA) is an actress nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Promises in the Dark (1979). She played Betsy in 1978's "The Betsy," starring Laurence Olivier, Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall. She is also well remembered for her role as Kirby Anders Colby in the television drama Dynasty from 1982 to 1984. She reprised the role for Dynasty: The Reunion in 1991. ... Biography of Kate MARA
Kate Mara (born February 27, 1983) is an American television and film actress. Beginning acting in her hometown of Bedford, New York, she moved from the stage to her first film, Random Hearts (1999). Notable roles include appearances in Academy Award-winning Brokeback Mountain and on Fox television series 24. Included on the New York Daily News list of "10 young actors who have a shot at making it big" at the start of 2006, she has since appeared in the feature films We Are Marshall (2006) and S... Biography of Kenenisa BEKELE
Kenenisa Bekele (born June 13, 1982, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian distance runner who holds the world records in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. He is the reigning two-time Olympic champion over 10,000 metres and the most accomplished runner in IAAF World Cross Country Championships history, with six long (12K) course and five short (4K) course titles. He is the older brother of Tariku Bekele, also an accomplished distance runner. History Bekele was born in 1982 at Bekoji, in the Oromia ... Biography of Cécile ALZINA
Cécile Alzina, born June 25, 1981 in Nice, is a French snowboard champion.... Biography of Corinne NIOGRET
Corinne Niogret (born November 20, 1972 in Nantua) is a former French biathlete. Career Olympic Winter Games' 1992: 1 gold (relay) 1994: 1 bronze (relay) World Championships 1993: 1 gold (Team), 1 silver (Relay) 1994: i bronze (Team) 1995: 1 gold (Individual), 1 silver (relay), 2 bronze (Sprint, team) 1996: 1 silver (Relay), 1 bronze (Team) 1998: 1 silver (Team) 1999: 1 silver (Individual), 1 bronze (Relay) 2000: 1 gold (Individual), 1 bronze (Mass-start) 2001: 1 sil...
Biography of Ling BAI
Bai Ling (born October 10, 1970) is a Chinese-born American actress. Biography Early life Bai was born in Chengdu, People's Republic of China; "Bai", her family name, literally means "white". Ling, a common Chinese given name, means clever. Her father, Bai Yuxiang, was a musician in the People's Liberation Army, and later a music teacher. Her mother, Chen Binbin, was a dancer, stage actress, and a literature teacher in Sichuan University; Bai's maternal grandfather was a military office... Biography of Gina PHILIPS
Gina Philips (born May 10, 1970) is an American actress. Philips was born Gina Consolo in Miami Beach, Florida. She is known for her recurring roles on David E. Kelley's Ally McBeal and Boston Public. Her film credits include Jeepers Creepers, Dead and Breakfast and The Sick House. In addition, Philips has made guest appearances on Star Trek: DS9, Sliders, ER, CSI, Medium and Monk. She has also starred in Rubi Zack's 2006 Ring Around the Rosie.... Biography of Erin MORAN
Erin Moran (born October 18, 1960) is an American actress, best known for the role of Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days and its spinoff Joanie Loves Chachi. Moran was born and raised in North Hollywood, California, the fifth of six children in a strict Catholic family. Her parents were so strict that on the Howard Stern Show she said that she had been beaten with a belt for going "trick or treating." At the age of six, Moran appeared in her first commercial. She attended St. Charles Borremeo El... Biography of Carole MERLE
Carole Merle (born January 24, 1964 in Le Sauze). Is a former French Alpine skier. Merle, which was a specialist in giant slalom and Super-G, won by the pass of her career 22 World cup races, hereby 9 in giant slalom and 13 in Super-G. From 1989 to 1992 she won four times in a row the discipline world cup in Super-G, in addition to the overall giant slalom world cup in 1992 and 1993. At the 1989 World Championships in Vail she won a silver medal in the giant slalom, two years later at the 1991 W... Biography of Laure MARSAC
Laure Marsac (born February 18, 1970, Paris) is a French actress, scriptwriter and movie director. Filmography as an actress 1984 La Pirate by Jacques Doillon with Jane Birkin, Maruschka Detmers, Philippe Léotard 1987 Les Fous de Bassan by Yves Simoneau 1991 Un bout de Challenger by Alexandre Sourine 1992 Un vampire au paradis by Abdelkrim Balhoul 1993 Taxi de nuit by Serge Leroy 1994 La Reine Margot by Patrice Chéreau with Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Angla... Biography of Bea SEGURA
Bea or Beatriz Segura, sometimes called Beatriu Segura, born March 22, 1975 in Barcelona, is a Spanish actress. Filmography (source: http://spanish.imdb.com/name/nm1123309/ ) "Serrallonga" (2008) (mini) TV mini-series (post-production) .... Flor "Hospital Central" .... Mónica de la Fuente / ... (44 episodes, 2006-2007) - Historias mínimas (2007) TV episode (as Beatriz Segura) .... Mónica de la Fuente - Mejor que nunca (2007) TV episode (as Beatriz Segura) .... Mónica de la Fuente ... Biography of David FAUSTINO
David Faustino (born March 3, 1974) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Budrick "Bud" Bundy on the sitcom Married... with Children. Biography Career In addition to acting, Faustino was an unsuccessful rap artist under the pseudonym D L'il. His sole commercial release was in a track on the 1992 album Balistyx, named after the night club which he owns. His rap career was spoofed on Married... with Children as Bud's failed attempt to score by being a rapper ca... Biography of Harmony ROSE
Harmony Rose (born 12 October 1983) is an American pornographic actress. Many of her roles are for adult websites. Rose entered the adult industry in 2004. She also invests in real estate with her mother. On a July 18, 2006 appearance on the Howard Stern Radio Show, Rose briefly performed anilingus on fellow porn actress Sandra Romain in the studio.... Biography of Kelly MacDONALD
Kelly Macdonald (born February 23, 1976) is a Scottish Emmy Award-winning, BAFTA-nominated actress. Personal life Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Her mother was a garment industry sales executive. Her parents divorced when she was young. She and her younger brother were raised by her mother on a council estate in the town of Newton Mearns. Macdonald attended Eastwood High School. Her family moved around frequently when she was a child, partially due to poverty. Macdonald moved a... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||