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167 celebrities 5' 4½" tall have been found. Add to favourites (448 fans)Biography of Madonna
Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone; August 16, 1958 (source for her time of birth astrodatabank, but PM and not AM, since she says herself that she is Aquarius rising)) is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983. She followed it with a series of albums in which she found immense popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery in her music videos, which became a fixture on MTV. Throughout her career, many of her songs have hit number one on the record charts, including "Like a Virgin", "Papa Don't Preach", "Like a Prayer", "Vogue",... Add to favourites (299 fans)Biography of Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Muñiz (née Lopez; born July 24, 1969 (birth time source: http://www.voiceofastrology.net/pages/astrology-celebrity-horoscopes-jennifer-lopez.html)) is an American actress, businesswoman, dancer and recording artist. She started her career as a Fly Girl on the television program In Living Color and as a back-up dancer for Janet Jackson. Lopez gained recognition in the action-thriller Money Train (1995). Her first leading role was in the biographical film Selena (1997), which was her breakthrough role, earning her an ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress and Golden Globe nomination. She also starred in the box office hit Anaconda (1997) and earned her second ALMA Award for her performance in Out of Sight (1998), which made her the highest-paid Latin actress. Lopez ventured into... Add to favourites (153 fans)Biography of Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born April 28, 1974, in Alcobendas, Spain (birth time source: Patrick de Jabrun)), better known as Penélope Cruz, is a Golden Globe- and Academy Award-nominated Spanish actress. Originally a dancer, she soon moved into Spanish television, and since then she has appeared in a string of films, in Spanish, English, French and Italian. Early life Cruz was born in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain. Her parents are Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser. As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to focus her energies on dance. After studying classical ballet for nine years at Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of promin... Add to favourites (58 fans)Biography of Louis de Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (fyˈnɛs) (July 31, 1914 – January 27, 1983) was a French actor who is considered by many to be one of the giants of French comedy. His acting style is remembered for its high energy performance, a wide range of facial expressions and an engaging, snappy impatience. He was enormously successful in several countries for many years — France, but also Spain, Germany, Belgium, former Yugoslavia, The Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Poland, Romania, Lebanon, Israel, Turkey, and the Soviet Union — but remained almost unknown in the English-speaking world. He was only noted in the United States in 1974 with the release of The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob. In a 1968 poll, he was voted France's favorite actor. Many of his most successful films such a... Add to favourites (68 fans)Biography of Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter (born May 26, 1966) is an Academy Award-nominated English actress, known for her roles in the films A Room with a View, Howards End, and Fight Club. Early life Bonham Carter was born in Golders Green, London. Her father, Raymond Bonham Carter, was a merchant banker and the alternate UK director representing the Bank of England at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. during the 1960s. Her mother, Elena (née Propper de Callejón), was a psychotherapist (Bonham Carter has described her as "very colourful", "very foreign, very Jewish"). Bonham Carter's father came from a famous British political family, being the son of politicians Violet Bonham Carter, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury and Maurice Bonham Carter, the grandson of the former Prime Minister of th... Add to favourites (44 fans)Biography of Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox (Michael Andrew Fox) (b. June 9, 1961) is an award-winning, Canadian-born film and television actor. His best known roles include Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy (1985-1990); Alex P. Keaton from Family Ties (1982-1989), for which he won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award; and Mike Flaherty from Spin City (1996-2000), for which he won an Emmy, three Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991, and disclosed his condition to the public in 1998. As the symptoms of his disease worsened, he retired from full-time acting in 2000. Early life Michael was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The son of William and Phyllis Fox, his family lived in various cities and towns across Canada because of his ... Add to favourites (28 fans)Biography of Diana Ross
Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross on March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress, whose musical repertoire spans R&B, soul, disco, and pop. Ross first gained prominence as lead of the successful girl group The Supremes, before establishing a successful solo career in 1970. During the 1970s and 1980s, Ross became one of the most successful female artists of the rock era, also crossing over into film, television and Broadway. Over the course of her career, Ross has been awarded a Tony Award for the music special An Evening with Diana Ross (1977), seven American Music Awards, and a special Golden Globe for her leading role in the Billie Holliday biographical film Lady Sings the Blues. In addition, Ross has been nominated for twelve Grammy Awards and an Academy Award. In 197... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Christine Bravo
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Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993 in Los Angeles, California) is an American child actress and singer. Her career began in 1996 when she was spotted by an agent who was so impressed by her singing and dancing in a restaurant called "Taste of LA" that he signed her up for a number of small roles such as commercials. Since then she has appeared in School of Rock and other films, and has a starring role in a teen comedy, Drake & Josh. Cosgrove now stars as Carly Shay in the new Nickelodeon series iCarly, which is written and produced by Dan Schneider. iCarly now shows on Nickelodeon in TeenNick. Height: 5' 4½" (1.64 m) Early life Miranda was born in Los Angeles, California on May 14, 1993. When she was about five years old she started singing and dancing in "Taste of LA", a r... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Audrey Pulvar
Audrey Pulvar is a French journalist. She was born in Martinique, in February 20, 1972. Her father is Marc Pulvar, a syndicalist and political Caribbean independantist. She is currently dating French chef Alain Passard and has a 10-year-old daughter from a previous union. Education Graduate from the ESJ Paris, France (She ended the promotion 1994 at the first place) Associate's degree in Economics from the university of Rouen, France French Baccalauréat Her career from 1994 to 2002 : she worked for a Caribbean Television Network ATV April 2002 : she began to work LCI November 2003 : she began a new job for France 3, for a regional news part, in a first time, than for a national news presentation "19/20", in September 2005.... Add to favourites (41 fans)Biography of Tina Fey
Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (play /ˈfeɪ/; born May 18, 1970 (birth time source: autobiography "Bossy Pants")) is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (SNL), the NBC comedy series 30 Rock, and films such as Mean Girls (2004) and Baby Mama (2008). Fey first broke into comedy as a featured player in the Chicago-based improvisational comedy group The Second City. She then joined SNL as a writer, later becoming head writer and a performer, known for her position as co-anchor in the Weekend Update segment. In 2004 she adapted the screenplay Mean Girls in which she also co-starred. After leaving SNL in 2006, she created the television series 30 Rock, a situation comedy loosely based on her experi... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Jamie Lynn Spears
Jamie Lynn Marie Spears (born April 4, 1991 (birth time source: Seventeen Magazine 2005)) is an American Actor, and the younger sister of pop star Britney Spears. She is best known for starring in the Nickelodeon television series Zoey 101, as Zoey Brooks, the main character of the show. She is currently in a relationship with Casey Aldridge, the father of her child and the man to whom she is engaged. Career Jamie Lynn Spears appeared in 2001's Total Britney Live and in a Clorox and Pepsi commercial in 2002. In the same year, she appeared briefly in the movie Crossroads, as the younger version of the main character, Lucy, who was played by her older sister. For two seasons, Spears was a cast member on the Nickelodeon comedy-variety show: All That. She played a number of different chara... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Ashlee Simpson
Ashlee Nicole Simpson (born October 3, 1984) is an American pop rock singer, songwriter, and actress, and younger sister of pop singer Jessica Simpson. Simpson rose to prominence in mid-2004 through the success of her older sister and barely her number-one debut album Autobiography and the accompanying reality series The Ashlee Simpson Show. Simpson received widespread criticism when she used a pre-recorded vocal track for a performance on Saturday Night Live in October 2004. Following a North American concert tour and a film appearance, Simpson released a second number-one album, I Am Me, in late 2005. Early life Simpson was born in Waco, Texas, and raised in Dallas. She is the daughter of Joe Truett Simpson (a former Baptist youth minister who is now her manager) and Tina Ann Drew (a... Biography of Henri-Désiré Landru
Henri Désiré Landru (born April 12, 1869; died February 25, 1922) was a notorious French serial killer and real-life Bluebeard. Born in Paris, he seems to have had a fairly uneventful early life. After leaving school he spent four years in the army, after which he seduced his cousin. She bore him a daughter, although Landru did not marry her but instead married another woman two years later and had four children. He was shortly swindled out of money by a fraudulent employer, which apparently both infuriated and inspired him at the same time. He turned to fraud himself, operating scams that usually involved swindling elderly widows. He was sentenced to two years imprisonment in 1900 after being arrested and found guilty of fraud, the first of several such convictions. By 1914, Landru ... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Marlène Jobert
Marlène Jobert (born November 4, 1940 (source: birth certificate) is a French actress and author. She was born in Algiers, Algeria. Besides acting, she has been the author and/or narrator of (mainly children's) audio books. She also has written a series of books which cautiously lead on to the appreciation of classical music, e.g. of Mozart, Chopin, and Tchaikovsky. Her daughter, Eva Green, by Swedish dentist Walter Green, is also an actress. Her other daughter Joy Green is in business school. Selected filmography Masculin, féminin (1966), with Jean-Pierre Léaud, Chantal Goya. Director: Jean-Luc Godard Alexandre le Bienheureux (Very Happy Alexander) (1967), with Philippe Noiret, Françoise Brion. Director: Yves Robert Dernier Domicile Connu (1969), with Lino Ventura. Direct... Biography of La Toya Jackson
La Toya Jackson (born May 29, 1956 (birth time source: "Starting Over" by La Toya Jackson)) is an American singer, musician, New York Times Bestselling author, songwriter, actress, and the fifth child of the Jackson family. She had an unsuccessful career as a singer throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and returned to the music spotlight in 2004 with her Billboard charting songs "Just Wanna Dance" and "Free The World". A forthcoming album entitled Startin' Over has yet to be released. Early life La Toya Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, the fifth of nine children born to Joseph and Katherine Jackson. After her mother became a devout Jehovah's Witness in 1966, Jackson, along with her siblings, was raised into the religion. Jackson would spend most of her time (alongside her mother) evangel... Add to favourites (34 fans)Biography of Tarja Turunen
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli (born August 17, 1977, in Kitee, Finland), is a Finnish singer. She is best known as the former lead singer of symphonic metal band Nightwish, which she grew to fame with after joining in 1996. She now devotes her time to her solo career, after being expelled from the band in October 2005. She married an Argentine businessman, Marcelo Cabuli, in early 2003. Turunen began to study music at age six, and moved to the city of Kuopio at 18 to study at the Sibelius Academy. She became a founding member of Nightwish in 1996 when her classmate Tuomas Holopainen invited her to join his new musical project. That year Turunen also performed with the Savonlinna Opera Festival. However, she did not become internationally famous until the release of Nightwish's succ... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Olivia Hussey
Olivia Hussey (born Olivia Osuna on April 17, 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Anglo-Argentine actress perhaps best known for her role as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet. Career Olivia was born to Andreas Osuna (aka Isvaldo Ribo), an Argentine opera and tango singer and his English wife Joy Hussey. When she was seven years old, Olivia and her younger brother went with their mother to live in England, where she attended the Italia Conti Academy drama school for five years. She appeared on the London stage as Jenny in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" opposite Vanessa Redgrave, where Franco Zeffirelli first saw her. Chosen out of 500 other actresses, she appeared in her first starring role as Juliet in Zeffirelli's 1968 film version of Romeo ... Biography of Dylan Sprouse
Dylan Thomas Sprouse and Cole Mitchell Sprouse (born August 4, 1992) are American identical twin brother actors. They are sometimes collectively referred to as Cole & Dylan, the Sprouse Bros., or the Sprouse Twins, and are known for their roles in the film Big Daddy, as Patrick Kelly in Grace Under Fire, Ross's son Ben on Friends (played by Cole), and for portraying the title characters on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. As a result of the series' success, they have become "heartthrobs" and "overwhelming draws" among preteen and teen audiences. Height: 5' 4½" (1.64 m) Early lives The Sprouses were born in Arezzo, Italy to American parents Matthew Sprouse and Melanie Wright who at the time were teaching at an English language school in Italy. Dylan, named aft... Biography of Christine Ockrent
Christine Ockrent (born April 24, 1944) is a Belgian journalist. She was born in Brussels, Belgium, and graduated from Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) in 1965. She was the first anchor of the 8pm news on the "Antenne 2" French TV channel in 1981. She is married to Bernard Kouchner.... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Laura Bush
Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of U.S. President George W. Bush and is thereby the First Lady of the United States. Early life Laura Lane Welch was born in Midland, Texas, the only child of Harold Bruce Welch (1912–1995) and Jenna Louise Hawkins Welch (born 1919). In 1963 Laura was involved in a car accident when she ran a stop sign and crashed into another car, killing a friend and classmate, Michael Dutton Douglas, who was driving the other car. According to the two-page accident report released by the city of Midland, neither driver was drinking, and no charges were filed. Welch earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education in 1968 from Southern Methodist University in Dallas where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. After graduating, she becam... Biography of Miou-Miou
Miou-Miou (born Sylvette Héry, February 22, 1950 in Paris, France) is a French actress. In her career she has worked with a number of international directors, including Bertrand Blier, Yves Boisset, Claude Berri, Jacques Deray, Michel Deville, Diane Kurys, Patrice Leconte, Joseph Losey and Louis Malle. Her stage name, Miou-Miou (a reference to the sound of a cat), was given to her by a lover when she was 18. She was raised in Paris by her mother, a greengrocer. After studying acting she worked in improvisational theater with Coluche and Patrick Dewaere before making her film debut in La vie sentimentale de Georges Le Tueur and La Cavale (both 1971) . She showed a mixture of innocence and strength in her roles. She appearing nude in some films. In 1973 she appeared in three films, Ell... Biography of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Cristina Elisabeth Fernández de Kirchner (born February 19, 1953), also known in the English world as Cristina Kirchner, is the incoming President of Argentina. She is the wife of outgoing-president President of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner and a former senator for Buenos Aires Province. In the October, 2007 general election, she ran for president of Argentina, representing the ruling Front for Victory party. According to partial official results, she has met the two requirements needed to win the election outright; that is, a 40%-plus plurality of the votes and a 10% advantage over her nearest rival. That would be the widest margin a candidate has obtained since democracy returned to Argentina in 1983. If final results confirm the current trend, she will be Argentina's second female preside... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle, born Belinda Jo Carlisle (also known as Belinda Kurczeski); on August 17, 1958 in Hollywood, California, is the lead vocalist and a founding member of the all-female rock & roll band The Go-Go's and also a successful solo artist. Early career and The Go-Go's Carlisle's first venture into music was a brief stint as drummer for the punk band The Germs under the name Dottie Danger, although illness prevented her from ever performing with them live. Soon after leaving this band she founded the Go-Go's (originally named The Misfits) with friend and fellow music novice Jane Wiedlin. With bassist-turned-guitarist Charlotte Caffey, guitarist-turned-bassist Kathy Valentine, and drummer Gina Schock, the Go-Go's became one of the most successful American bands of the early 80's,... Biography of Jeannie Longo
Jeannie Longo (born October 31, 1958) is a female French cyclist, multiple (51 times) French and World Champion. Longo is still active in cycling as of 2006 and is widely considered the greatest female cyclist of all-time. She is famous for her highly-competitive nature and her longevity in a sport where some of her competitors were not yet born during her first Olympic competition in 1984. Career Longo was born in Annecy, in the Haute-Savoie region of the French Alps where she began her athletic career as a downhill skier. After winning the French schools' ski championship and 3 university skiing championships, she switched her main athletic endeavors to cycling at the urging of her then coach (and later husband) Patrice Ciprelli. Within a few months of taking up cycling as her main s... Biography of Virginie Dedieu
Virginie Dedieu is a French synchronized swimming champion. She won three times the World Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2007.... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Ray Charles' wife, Della Bea Robinson, in the film Ray (2004), as Kay Amin in The Last King of Scotland, and Alicia Masters in the 2005 live-action Fantastic Four film and its 2007 sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. She has also starred in the critically acclaimed independent films Our Song and The Dead Girl. Early life Washington, an actress of African American and Native American descent. She was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, the daughter of a successful real estate broker father and a professor and educational consultant mother. As a child, she performed in children's musical theater with TADA! Youth Theater. She attended The Spence School in Manhattan, gradua... Biography of Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress and singer. In a film career spanning fifty years she made a total of seventy-three films, and is now principally celebrated for her role as Fred Astaire's romantic interest and dancing partner in a series of ten Hollywood musical films that revolutionized the genre. Height: 5' 4½" (1.64 m) Early life She was born in Independence, Missouri, the daughter of Eddins McMath, of Scottish ancestry and Lela Owens McMath, of Welsh ancestry. Her mother separated from Rogers' father soon after her birth, and mother and daughter went to live with the Walter Owens family in nearby Kansas City. Her parents divorced and fought for custody, with her father even kidnapping her twice. Afte... Biography of Christine Boutin
Christine Boutin (French pronunciation: ), born 6 February 1944) (birth time source: Didier Geslain) is a French politician leading the french Christian democratic party. She served as a member of the French National Assembly representing Yvelines, from 1986 until 2007, when she was appointed Minister of Housing and Urban Development by President Nicolas Sarkozy. She was a candidate in the 2002 French presidential election, in which she scored 1.19% on the first round of balloting. Boutin is the leader of the Christian Democratic Party (Parti Chrétien-démocrate), a social conservative Christian-democratic party, which is associated with the greater UMP union party. She is best known for her very vocal opposition to civil unions in 1998 and same sex marriage later on. Biography... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cathy Freeman
Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman also known as just Cathy Freeman OAM (born 16 February 1973) is an Australian sprinter who is particularly associated with the 400 m race. She became the Olympic champion for 400 m in 2000. She was born in Slade Point, Mackay, Queensland. The local athletics track, the "Cathy Freeman Oval", is named after her. The Personal life of Cathy Freeman Freeman was born in Mackay, Queensland. She and her two brothers (Garth, Norman) were raised there and in other parts of Queensland. She also had a sister named Anne-Marie who suffered from cerebral palsy and spent her life in a disabled home. She was educated at the Fairholme College, in Toowoomba. Her parents separated at a young age and her mother re-married when she was eleven. Freeman has mentioned, in her bo... Biography of Billie Jean King
Billie Jean Moffitt King (born November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. During her career, she won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She is generally considered to be one of the greatest female tennis players and female athletes in history. King has been an outspoken advocate against sexism in sports and society. The tennis match for which the public best remembers her is the "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973, in which she defeated Bobby Riggs, a former Wimbledon men's champion who had been ranked the "World's Number 1" tennis player for the years 1941, 1946, and 1947. King was born Billie Jean Moffitt. She was born into a conservative Methodist family, the daught... Biography of Sarah Carter
Sarah Carter (October 30, 1980) is a Canadian actress. She is currently playing Madeline Poe in Shark alongside James Woods. Early life Sarah Carter was born in Toronto, Ontario, and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. At school, she was a dancer and also took part in various school plays including portraying Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. She was only a teenager when she began her acting career in the theater in A Chorus Line, The Sound of Music, and The Wizard of Oz. She was also a member of the debate team, which allowed her to travel all over the world. After graduation, she went to Neuchatel Junior College in Neuchatel, Switzerland, then joined Ryerson Theater School in Toronto, where she was discovered while performing a monologue. Career Carter quickly landed her first guest appe... Biography of Tisha Campbell
Tisha Campbell-Martin (born Tisha Michelle Campbell on October 13, 1968), is an American actress, best known for her starring role in such programs as Rags to Riches, Martin, and My Wife and Kids. Apart from her achievements in television, she also has notable accomplishments in film, theater, and music . Campbell was raised in Newark, New Jersey, by parents who encouraged her love for music. Her first TV appearance was at the age of 6, in a 1974 episode of the PBS show The Big Blue Marble As a child, she competed in, and won, many talent shows, going on to appear in such children's programs as Kids Are People Too, Unicorn Tales, and Captain Kangaroo. At age 15, she traveled to London to star as Chiffon, one of the Supremes-like "Greek Chorus", in the film version of Little Shop of Hor... Biography of Bianca Lawson
Bianca Jasmine Lawson (born March 20, 1979) is an American actress. Lawson was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Denise (née Gordy) and Richard Lawson, a soap opera actor. Lawson started acting at the age of nine. She has appeared in television commercials for Barbie and Revlon and in several television shows. Most prominent of these being Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where she portrays Kendra Young, another Vampire Slayer who is awakened as a result of Buffy's (temporary) death in the first season finale. She has also appeared in Saved by the Bell: The New Class and films such as Save the Last Dance and Breakin' All the Rules. Filmography Supergator (2007) National Lampoon's Pledge This! (2005)... Monique Breakin' All the Rules (2004)... Helen Sharp Dead & Brea... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hafida Gadi
Hafida Gadi-Richard is a French marathon runner, born July 14, 1974 in Saint-Etienne.... Biography of Lesley-Anne Down
Lesley-Anne Down (born 17 March 1954) is an English actress who is best known for her roles as Georgina Worsley in the ITV period drama Upstairs, Downstairs, Olivia Blake-Richards in the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach, Madeline Fabray LaMotte in North and South and as Jacqueline Payne Marone in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Height 5' 4½" (1.64 m) Lesley-Anne Down was born in London. At the age of ten, she began modeling and acting in her native UK. She won several beauty pageants and, at the age of 15, she was voted Britain's Most Beautiful Teenager. At about this time she began a ten-year relationship with British actor/director Bruce Robinson. From 1973 to 1975, Down portrayed Georgina Worsley on the popular British series Upstairs, Downstairs. She went on to star... Biography of Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert (September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996) was an Academy Award-winning French-American actress for It Happened One Night. Height: 5' 4½" (1.64 m) She was popular leading lady in Hollywood films, particularly during the 1930s and 1940s. Almost all her titles were American movies. In 1999, she was ranked 12th by the American Film Institute in their list Greatest Female Stars of All Time. Early life She was born Lily Claudette Chauchoin in Saint-Mandé near Paris to former Jeanne Loew (d. 1970) and Georges Claude Chauchoin (1867-1925), a banker and diplomat. Her family emigrated to the United States when she was three years old and settled in New York City three years later, when her father encountered financial setbacks. Colbert was made a naturalized citizen of the ... Biography of Amina (Star Academy)
Amina El-Bennouni or Amina Benounni, born May 30, 1981 in Tarbes, is a French singer. She has participated in Star Academy third season in 2003.... Biography of Gloria Velez
Gloria Velez (born December 18, 1978) is an American bikini model, former Hip Hop model, dancer, Hip Hop and R&B artist and actress who is a native of Long Island, New York. She is of Puerto Rican descent. She has a son with singer Aaron Hall, (Aaron Jr. b. Oct. 16, 1996) a member in the 80s and 90s trio, Guy. Life Velez knew what she wanted to be since she was a young girl, and, during her teenage years, she attended the John Casablancas modeling school, which led her to being signed by the Elite Modeling Agency. Casablancas' school had a contract of exclusivity with Elite Models at the time, and Velez joined other models, such as Cindy Crawford, as a member of Elite although she was not found in their database. Employment Velez started out in a series of videos entitled Luk... Biography of Mary Wilson
Mary Wilson (born March 6, 1944 in Greenville, Mississippi) is an American singer best known for her work as a member of the Motown soul and pop group The Supremes. Wilson was the only Supreme who remained in the group from the very beginning in 1959, when the group was known as The Primettes, until the very end, when the group was dissolved in 1977. As a member of the Supremes, Wilson (along with Florence Ballard, Diana Ross, and later, Cindy Birdsong) enjoyed twelve US number-one hit records. The Supremes Main article: The Supremes Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard were good friends in junior high school with a mutual interest in singing. When Milton Jenkins, manager of male vocal group The Primes, decided to form a female spin-off called The Primettes, he recruited Ballard, who recr... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Jessica Lowndes
Jessica Lowndes (born November 8, 1988) is a Canadian actress and aspiring singer. Career Lowndes currently plays the role of Adrianna Tate-Duncan on 90210. Jessica plays the role of a pregnant actress and reformed junkie, whose mother had often pushed her to achieve even at the expense of her own wellbeing. The character later finds love and friendship from unexpected people. Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 2005 Saving Milly Andrea Kondracke TV movie 2006 To Have and to Hold Lisa TV movie 2008 Pretty/Handsome Cassie Booth TV movie Autopsy Emily The Haunting of Molly Hartley Laurel Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Masters of Horror Peggy Episode: "Dance of the Dead" 2006 Alice, I Think Becky Episodes: "What Would Jesus Do?" and "Miss Smithers" K... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎 駿 ,Miyazaki Hayao?, born January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan) is a prominent filmmaker of many popular animated feature films. He is also a co-founder of Studio Ghibli, an animation studio and production company. He remained largely unknown to the West, outside of animation communities, until Miramax released his 1997 Princess Mononoke. By that time, his films had already enjoyed both commercial and critical success in Japan and Central Asia. For instance, Princess Mononoke was the highest-grossing film in Japan until Titanic (1997) came out a few months later, and the first animated film to win Picture of the Year at the Japanese Academy Awards. His later film, Spirited Away, had that distinction as well, and was the first anime film to win an Academ... Biography of Kevin Hart (actor)
Kevin Hart is an American actor and stand-up comedia, born on July 6, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Early life He is a graduate of George Washington High School in Philadelphia, and attended Temple University for two years. Career Hart worked as a shoe salesman before becoming a comedian and actor in films including The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Soul Plane, Paper Soldiers, Scary Movie 3, Along Came Polly, Scary Movie 4, Death at a Funeral, Little Fockers, Not Easily Broken, and One Day in Jersey. In 2008, Hart was featured in Three 6 Mafia's music video for "Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)" and in 2009, Hart appeared in a series of eBay commercials Also in 2009, Hart played a sorcerer, "Zezelryck," in a comedy television series for Comedy Central, Kröd Mändoon and the Flamin... Biography of Sandy Duncan
Sandra Kay "Sandy" Duncan (born February 20, 1946) is an American singer and actress of stage and television. Her most notable trademarks are her pixie blonde hairdo and her perky demeanor. She was born in Henderson, Texas. Among her most prominent roles is playing Sandy Hogan on the sitcom The Hogan Family. Height: 5' 4½" (1.64 m) A brilliant dancer, she also captivated Broadway audiences with her engaging personality. In 1970, she was named one of the "most promising faces of tomorrow" by TIME magazine. In 1971, she starred in the television series Funny Face (later renamed The Sandy Duncan Show). Her performance as Missy Anne Reynolds in the miniseries Roots earned her an Emmy Award nomination. In 1976, she was a guest star in an episode of the first season of The Muppet Show. It ... Biography of Valentina Acosta
Valentina Acosta, born July 23, 1982 in Bogota, is a Colombian television actress. Height: 5' 4½" (1.64 m)... Biography of Zuria Vega
Zuria Vega is a Mexican actress. Daughter of actor Gonzalo Vega and Leonora Sisto, she is the third of three siblings: Marimar Vega, also actress and Gonzalo Vega. She currently works for Grupo Televisa. Personal life She was born in Ciudad de México, the 10th of January 1989. She started her career as a girl as an axtra in the play "La Señora Presidente" protagonized and directed by her father. At age 17 she was selected to participate in the series S.O.S.: Sexo y otros Secretos as "Roberta", daughter of Luz María Zetina. In January 2008, Roberto Gómez Fernández and Giselle González gave her the role of "Renata Higareda" in the telenovela Alma de Hierro alongside Alejandro Camacho y Blanca Guerra among others. In January 2009, the producer Nathalie Lartilleux gave her the starring r... Biography of Sophie Edelstein
Sophie Jeannine Maxime Edelstein, born April 4, 1971 in Lyon, is a French art director, the art director of Pinder Circus. She is the sister of Frederic Edelstein, the director of Pinder Circus. The Pinder circus was founded in 1854 in England by the brothers William and George Pinder. To the origin it bears the name of Britania Circus, of the name of the ship whose veils are used from now on as capital.... Biography of Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Jonathan Taylor Thomas (born September 8, 1981) is an American actor and former child actor and teen idol. He is well known for his role of middle child Randy Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement and voice of the young Simba in Disney's The Lion King. Early life Thomas was born Jonathan Taylor Weiss in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the son of Claudine Weiss (née Gonsalves), a personal manager and social worker, and Stephen Weiss, an industrial sales manager; the two divorced in 1989. Thomas has part Portuguese ancestry. He has a brother named Joel Thomas Weiss, whose middle name he adopted as his pseudonym, in order to avoid confusion with an existing actor named Jonathan Weiss. He was famously known by his initials "JTT". In 1986, Thomas moved with his family to Sacramento, California, an... Biography of Constance Marie
Constance Marie (born Constance Marie Lopez on September 9, 1965 (source: Imdb) in East Los Angeles, California) is an American actress of Mexican descent. She is best known for her role as Angie Lopez on the sitcom The George Lopez Show. Early life Marie grew up in Los Angeles, California. She is part of a third-generation Mexican American family that moved from apartment to apartment and she was raised by her mother and grandmother. While in her teens, she had a passion for dancing that she carried out for years. By age 19, she tap danced in a musical called "Cosmopolis" by famed composer Ryuichi Sakamoto in Japan. When she returned to Los Angeles, career took a huge step when she was spotted in a club by a dance choreographer for pop icon David Bowie. Career Marie started h... Biography of Rina Akiyama
Rina Akiyama (秋山 莉奈, Akiyama Rina?, 26 September 1985–) is a Japanese actress, gravure idol, and tarento from Tokyo. Her most notable appearances are in the Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider Agito and Kamen Rider Den-O. She also has a cameo appearance in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater in which she is featured in a poster on one of the levels. Measurements: 83cm-57cm-88cm Height: 1m64 Filmography Kamen Rider Agito - Mana Kazaya (風谷真魚, Kazaya Mana?, 2001-2002) Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4 - Mana Kazaya (2001) Otasuke Girl - Ayumi Moroi (2002) Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final - Amusement Park Staff (遊園地スタッフ, Yūenchi Sutaffu?) Chocolat - Riruko Mitarai (御手... Biography of Ludovic Giuly
Ludovic Giuly (born July 10, 1976 in Lyon) is a French footballer who plays as a winger for A.S. Roma. Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) After starting his career with Olympique Lyonnais in 1994, Giuly was signed by AS Monaco FC in January 1998. Then, FC Barcelona paid €7 million to Monaco in order to signed him on June 28, 2004 a contract until June 2008. Giuly has been capped for France, but was removed from his country's Euro 2004 squad due to a heart-breaking leg injury he sustained in the 2004 Champions League Final. Honours earned by Giuly include helping France to victory in the 2003 Confederations Cup and winning the French Ligue 1 with AS Monaco FC in the 1999-00 season. He also captained AS Monaco FC on an amazing run to the Champions League final where they lost to F... Biography of Jessica Sutta
Jessica Lilian Sutta (born May 15, 1982) is an American dancer, singer, and actress. She is best known as a member of the successful pop/R&B group the Pussycat Dolls. Early life Sutta was born in Miami, Florida. She has Irish, and Jewish heritage. She grew up with two older brothers, Bill and Kevin. She started dance classes at the age of three. She went to the New World School of the Arts at age fourteen to study dance. She tore the ACL on both knees and switched to theater studies, before finally returning to dance. She joined the Miami Heat dance team in 1999 and became captain in 2001. - Media appearances - Sutta plays the woman who was abused by her husband in Ana Johnsson's music video for "Don't Cry for Pain". She also acted in the Swedish TV soap opera Ocean Ave., whi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tanja Szewczenko
Tanja Szewczenko (born July 26, 1977, Düsseldorf, Germany) is a German former figure skater and actress. She is the 1994 World bronze medalist and 1998 European bronze medalist. Her prominent success occurred in the mid-nineties where she won a bronze medal in the 1994 World Figure Skating Championships. After finishing 6th place at the 1996 World Figure Skating Championships, Szewczenko contracted a near-deadly combination of viral infections that took her out of competition for nearly two years. She made a successful comeback in the fall of 1997, winning on home ice at Sparkassen Cup on Ice in Gelsenkirken, Germany over eventual World Champion, Irina Slutskaya. She went on to defeat former World Champion Chen Lu and eventual World Champion Maria Butyrskaya at the NHK Trophy in Naga... Biography of Philippe Gildas
Philippe Leprêtre, best known as Philippe Gildas, born November 12, 1935 in Auray (Morbihan), is a French journalist, TV host, radio host and sometimes actor. He is the husband of Maryse Gildas, French radio host. Filmography Tanguy (2001) Bécassine - Le trésor viking (2001) Élie annonce Semoun (2000) L'amour en prime (1996) (TV) Ma femme me quitte (1996) Le moustique (1980) (TV) Nous irons tous au paradis (1977)... Biography of Mili Avital
Mili Avital (Hebrew: מילי אביטל; born 30 March 1972) is an Israeli actress. Avital built a successful stage and film career in Israel, winning the Israeli Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1992 and nominated for Best Actress in 1994. Personal life Avital was born in Jerusalem, the daughter of graphic designers Noni and Iko Avital. She was raised in Tel Aviv and Ra'anana. She attended the Thelma Yellin High School of Arts in Giv'atayim. She moved to New York in 1994, and later dated David Schwimmer in the early 2000s. Avital continues to reside in New York City with her husband, screenwriter Charles Randolph (The Life of David Gale), and their son. American career As one of the most highly regarded actresses ... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Cher Lloyd
Cher Lloyd (born 28 July 1993) is an English rapper and recording artist. Lloyd rose to fame when she finished fourth in the seventh series of The X Factor. Shortly afterwards, Lloyd was signed by Simon Cowell to Sony Music subsidiary Syco Music. Cher Lloyd's debut single "Swagger Jagger" was released in June 2011. Despite receiving negative reviews, the single entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the Irish Singles Chart. Her second single "With Ur Love" was released on 31 October, featuring Mike Posner, and peaked at number four in the UK, and number five in Ireland, preceding her debut album Sticks + Stones, which peaked at number four in the UK Albums Chart and number seven on the Irish Albums Chart.Her song "Want U Back" was released in 2012. Life and c... Biography of Marie Myriam
Marie Myriam (born Myriam Lopes, May 8, 1957, Luluabourg/Kananga, Belgian Congo, now Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a French singer of Portuguese origins. She has a daughter Laureen born in 1982 and a son Rick born in 1990. Representing France, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with " L'oiseau et l'enfant" ("The bird and the child") with music by Jean Paul Cara and words by Joe Gracy. The single reached #42 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1977.In 1981, Myriam also represented France in the Yamaha Music Festival with the song "Sentimentale"; she came in ninth place. In recent years, she has read out the votes of the French Jury at the Eurovision Song Contest. She made an appearance at the 50th anniversary concert in Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2005 as a guest presente... Biography of Mie Hama
Mie Hama (浜 美枝, Hama Mie, born November 20, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress best known for her role as Kissy Suzuki in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice. Her first name is pronounced "Mee-eh". Career Hama was working as a bus fare collector when she was spotted by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka. Hama went on to become one of the most in-demand actresses in Japan. Notable appearances included Toho Studio's monster movies such as King Kong Escapes. By the time she starred in You Only Live Twice, she had made more than 60 movies. Hama was originally cast to play the character Aki (who was originally named Suki), and her co-star Akiko Wakabayashi was cast to play Kissy Suzuki. The two actresses were sent to London for 3 months, to be tutored in Engl... Biography of Eddie Fisher
Eddie Fisher (born Edwin John Fisher, August 10, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American singer and entertainer. Life and career Eddie Fisher is the fourth of seven children born to Joseph Fisher and Kate Winokur, who were Russian-Jewish immigrants. His father's surname was originally Fisch, but was anglicised to Fisher upon entry into the United States. To his family, Fisher was always called "Sonny Boy" or "Sonny". It was known at an early age that he had talent as a vocalist and he started singing in numerous amateur contests, which he usually won. He sang on the radio in high school (he attended Simon Gratz High School in north Philadelphia) and was later on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, a popular radio show which moved to television. By 1946, Fisher was crooning wi... Biography of Marina Sirtis
Marina Sirtis (born March 29, 1955) is an English actress who is most noted for playing the half-human/half-Betazoid Counselor/Commander Deanna Troi on the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Background Sirtis was born in London, England, and is a naturalized U.S. citizen of Greek descent. She has been married to Michael Lamper since June 21, 1992. Her younger brother, Steve, plays football in Greece and played for Columbia University in the early 1980s. She auditioned for drama school against her parents' wishes, ultimately being accepted to the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Career Sirtis started her career as a member of the repertory company at the Connaught Theatre, Worthing, West Sussex in 1976. Directed by Nic Young, she appeared in Joe Orton's ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Janin Reinhardt
Janin Reinhardt (born 14 November 1981 in Erfurt, Germany) is a German television presenter and actress. Janin Reinhardt participated in a casting by the German music channel VIVA. She was chosen from 3000 participants and became the host of Interaktiv. Since then she hosted several television shows as Inside, Film ab, Star Search — das magazin, Top of the Pops, Bravo Super Show, Bundesvision Song Contest (with Stefan Raab) and several TV total specials. Reinhardt acted in Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht, short film Mittsommer (2005) at international filmschool cologne, comedy show PAARE on Sat.1 and twice in ProSieben Märchenstunde as Rapunzel and with Axel Stein as Hänsel und Gretel. Janin Reinhardts is famous for her performance as Lotta and Alex in the ProSieben-Telenove... Biography of John Woo
John Woo Yu-Sen (born September 23, 1946 (source: Imdb)) is an internationally and critically acclaimed Chinese film director and producer. Woo is widely known for his stylised movies which are renowned for their balletic action sequences, Mexican stand-offs, and use of slow-motion. He directed the notable Hong Kong action films, A Better Tomorrow, Hard Boiled, and The Killer. His English-language movies include Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face/Off, and Mission: Impossible 2. As a young boy, Woo wanted to be a Christian minister; he later found a passion for movies influenced by European film, the French New Wave and Jean-Pierre Melville. Woo has said he was shy and had difficulty speaking, but found making movies a way to explore his feelings and thinking and would "use movie as a language... Biography of Isabelle Caro
Isabelle Caro (12 September 1982 – 17 November 2010) was a French model from Marseille, France, who became well-known after appearing in a controversial ad campaign by photographer Oliviero Toscani. She suffered from severe anorexia nervosa since she was 13 years old. Her anorexia was caused by what she calls a "troubled childhood." When she appeared on CBS's The Insider, it was revealed that at the worst of her eating disorder, her weight had gone as low as 25 kilograms (55 lb) at a height of 1.64 metres; her most recent weight being 33 kilograms (73 lb). She appeared on C4's Supersize vs Superskinny which aired on 11 March 2008, in which she spoke to journalist Anna Richardson about her anorexia. Caro was hospitalized for the first time when she was 20. At her worst, in 2006, sh... Biography of Kate Levering
Kate Levering (born January 3, 1979) is an American actress and dancer. She was born in Sacramento, California. Levering attended El Camino Fundamental High School, where she took part in school musicals and dance classes before graduating in 1997 and leaving for New York City to pursue a career on Broadway. In 2001 she was cast as musical theatre genius Peggy Sawyer in the revival of 42nd Street. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical category and won the Fred Astaire Award for Best Female Dancer for her tap dancing in the show. Levering also appeared in Thou Shalt Not, composed by Harry Connick Jr. and choreographed by Susan Stroman. Television career As a television actress, Levering has made guest appearances on shows such as Home Impro... Biography of Anne Marivin
Anne Marivin, born January 23, 1974 in Senlis, is a French actress, best known for her role as Annabelle Deconninck in 2008 in Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (Dany Boon). Filmography 1999 : Madeleine 2002 : Ah ! si j'étais riche de Michel Munz, Gérard Bitton : la serveuse 2002 : Mon idole de Guillaume Canet : l'assistante 2002 : Chouchou de Merzak Allouache : la vendeuse de supermarché 2003 : Narco de Tristan Aurouet et Gilles Lellouche : la femme aux objets 2004 : Podium de Yann Moix : Anne 2005 : Un ticket pour l'espace d'Éric Lartigau : la spationaute femme 2006 : Prête-moi ta main d'Éric Lartigau : la vendeuse Carabosse 2006 : Ne le dis à personne de Guillaume Canet 2006 : Santa Closed de Douglas Attal 2007 : Truands de Frédéric Schoendoerffer 2007 : Pur Week-end d... Biography of Piper Laurie
Piper Laurie (born January 22, 1932) is an American Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning actress. Early life Laurie was born Rosetta Jacobs in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Jewish parents Charlotte Sadie (née Alperin) and Alfred Jacobs, a furniture dealer. She moved to Los Angeles when she was young. She signed a contract with Universal Studios when she was 17, co-starring with Ronald Reagan (whom she dated a couple of times before his marriage to Nancy Davis) in Louisa. Career Dissatisfied with the work she was being offered in Hollywood, Laurie went to New York City in 1955 to work on the live television programs of the 1950s. She starred in such productions as Twelfth Night and Days of Wine and Roses. In 1961 she returned to Hollywood to star opposite Paul Newma... Biography of Claudia Abreu
Cláudia Abreu Fonseca (born October 12, 1970 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress. She is married to the Brazilian movie maker José Henrique Fonseca, with whom she has two daughters, Maria (born 6 February 2001) and Felipa (b. 21 Feb February, 2007). Filmography 1996 - Tieta do Agreste - (Cacá Diegues) 1997 - Four Days in September (O que É Isso, Companheiro?) - (Bruno Barreto) 1997 - Guerra de Canudos - (Sérgio Rezende) 1997 - Ed Mort - (Alain Fresnot) 2001 - O Xangô de Baker Street - (Miguel Faria Jr.) 2003 - O Homem do Ano (José Henrique Fonseca) 2003 - O Caminho das Nuvens - (Vicente Amorim) 2008 - Os Desafinados - (Walter Lima Jr.) on TV Belíssíma - Vitória Celebridade - Laura O quinto dos infernos - Dona Amélia Brava gente - "O diabo ri por... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Catherine Plewinski
Catherine Plewinski (born July 12, 1968 in Courrières) is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France, who won two bronze medals at the Summer Olympics. She first did so in Seoul at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100m Freestyle. Four years later she captured the bronze in the 100m Butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Height: 1,64m... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Lacroix
Pierre Lacroix, sometimes called Pottiolo, born January 23, 1935 in Houeillès, is a French former rugby player. Height: 1m64 Weight: 74kg Palmarès 27 sélections en équipe de France A, de 1958 à 1963 (capitaine les 2 dernières années) Tournoi des cinq nations en 1960 (ex- aequo avec l'Angleterre), 1961 et 1962 Tournées en Afrique du Sud en 1958, en Argentine en 1960, Nouvelle-Zélande et Australie en 1961 Champion de France en 1962, 1965 et 1966 avec Agen (capitaine les 2 dernières années aussi) Challenge Yves du Manoir en 1963 Vice-champion de France en 1959 avec Mont-de-Marsan Finaliste du challenge Yves du Manoir en 1958... Biography of Katie Leung
Katie Liu Leung (simplified Chinese: 梁佩诗; traditional Chinese: 梁佩詩, PY: Liáng Pèishī) (born August 8, 1987) is a Scottish actress, best known for playing Cho Chang, Harry Potter's love interest in the film versions of the J. K. Rowling novels Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. She is set to reprise the role in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince due out in 2008. Height: 5' 4½" (1.64 m) Personal life Leung was born in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire to Peter and Kar Wai Li Leung. Her parents are now divorced, and she currently resides with her father (a native of Hong Kong), two brothers, and a sister. Her father runs a restaurant in Glasgow, as well as a wholesale business in Chinese c... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Phyllida Law
Phyllida Ann Law (born 8 May 1932) is a Scottish actress. Personal life Law was born in Glasgow, the daughter of William and Megsie Law, who divorced after World War II. She was married to Eric Thompson until his death in 1982. Their two children Emma and Sophie Thompson are both actresses. She has appeared in many documentries and interviews concerning her late husband's work on The Magic Roundabout. Career Law has worked extensively in television, including appearances in Dixon of Dock Green, Rumpole of the Bailey and the 1972 adaptation of the Lord Peter Wimsey tale The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club. She has appeared in films such as Peter's Friends (1992), Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and The Winter Guest (1997). In 2007 she guest-starred in two Doctor Who spin-off... Biography of Donald Pleasence
Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE (October 5, 1919 – February 2, 1995) was an English stage and film actor. His high work rate in international cinema earned him the distinction of being the most prolific film actor at the time of his death with over 500 screen credits. Although a large number of his characters were villains and psychos, he is perhaps best known for his roles in two enduring film franchises, the James Bond series and the Halloween saga. In the former, he portrayed Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice, thus becoming the first of several actors to give a face to Bond's persistent nemesis. In the latter, he hunted serial killer Michael Myers as Dr. Sam Loomis throughout five Halloween films (I, II, IV, V, VI). Early life Pleasence was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, E... Biography of Darine Hamze
Darine Hamze (Arabic: دارين حمزة); is a Lebanese actress, director and poet. She is one of the well known actresses in the Arab world credited for taking on diverse roles and in different languages and countries. She has been working in film, television and theatre since 1998. Biography Darine Hamze, was born as a second child to a flight engineer father and a housewife interior decorator mother, in the mountains of Souk El Gharb, Lebanon. She faced a childhood of constant traveling, changing of schools, between Souk El Gharb, Beirut and France during the civil war. She was finally sent to the United Kingdom (England), between the age of 8 and 13, to a British boarding school (ISC) in Bath, along with her two brothers. Du... Biography of Mathieu Valbuena
Mathieu Valbuena (born 28 September 1984 in Bruges (Gironde, France)) is a footballer from France who currently plays as midfielder for Marseille in Ligue 1, having signed from Libourne St-Seurin in 2006. On 3 October, Valbuena scored an incredible goal for Marseille as they stunned Liverpool 0-1 at Anfield in 2007.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Valentina Vezzali
Maria Valentina Vezzali (born February 14, 1974 in Jesi) is an Italian fencer who has won five Olympic gold medals in foil competitions. Biography In 2006 she published her autobiography, A volto scoperto ("With uncovered face"), written with Caterina Luchetti. She married Italian soccer player Domenico Giugliano and has a son, Pietro. At the 2010 European Fencing Championships she won the gold medal at the individual foil event. Career Vezzali is the first fencer in Olympic history to win three Individual Foil gold medals at three consecutive Olympics – Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. She also won eleven gold medals at the World Fencing Championships, five in individual competitions (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) and another six in team competitions (1995, 1997, 1998... Biography of Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike (born August 24, 1960) is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions. Biography Early life Miike was born in Yao, Osaka, Japan. Although he claimed to have attended classes only rarely, he graduated from Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film (Yokohama Hoso Eiga Senmon Gakko) under the guidance of renowned filmmaker Shohei Imamura, the founder and Dean of that institution. Career Miike's first films were television productions, but he also began directing several direct-to-video V-Cinema releases. (These were purportedly financed as money-laundering op... Biography of Julie Chen
Julie Suzanne Chen (born January 6, 1970) is an American television personality, news anchor, and producer for CBS. She has 15 years of newscasting experience. She is best known for co-anchoring CBS's The Early Show, alongside Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez. She has been the host of the U.S. version of Big Brother since its debut in July 2000. She is currently the starring co-host of the CBS daytime series, The Talk, which features a panel of five hosts, discussing controversial maternal topics and contemporary issues. The Talk premiered on October 18, 2010. Personal life Chen was born in Queens, New York. Chen's mother Wan Ling Chen grew up in Rangoon, Burma, where Chen's grandfather was a leading industrialist. Her father was born in China and was one of the top leaders in the Ku... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Miguel Martinez
Miguel Martinez (born on January 17, 1976 in Fourchambault) is a French cyclist specializing in competitive mountain biking. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia after having finished in fourth place in the inaugural event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.... Biography of Imogen Poots
Imogen Gay Poots (born 5 June 1989) is an English actress, best known for playing "Tammy" in the 2007 film 28 Weeks Later. Early life Poots was born in London, England to Trevor (a TV producer) and Fiona Poots. She attended Bute House School for Girls, Queen's Gate School for Girls and London's Latymer Upper School, where she attained 3 A grades at A-Level. She is a member of the YoungBlood Theatre Company. Career She works also as model for Select Model Management. Her first movie credit was as Young Valerie in the 2006 film V for Vendetta. She has also appeared in a 2004 episode of Casualty, in Matt Day's short film Wish and in the 2007 TV movie Miss Austen Regrets. She has appeared in such films as Cracks (directed by Jordan Scott from the novel by Sheila Kohler), and t... Biography of Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (born October 28, 1902 - December 26, 1986) was an Oscar-nominated English character actress who became a naturalized American citizen in 1950 along with her husband, actor Charles Laughton. She is perhaps best remembered for her role as the title character in Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Early life Lanchester was born in Lewisham, London, England. Her parents, James Sullivan and Edith Lanchester, were considered Bohemian, and refused to legalize their union in any conventional way to satisfy the era's conservative society. Edith's parents even successfully sent her to an asylum for a while, as she refused to wed James even if she wanted to live with him. An older brother, Waldo (b. 1898), completed the family. As a child, Elsa studied dance in Paris under ... Biography of Natalia Rybicka
Natalia Rybicka, born October 1, 1987 in Warsaw, is a Polish actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1455729/ ) "Londynczycy" (2008) TV series Pora mroku (2008) .... Karolina Expecting Love (2008) .... Girl with flowers ... aka Mala wielka milosc (Poland) Wszystko bedzie dobrze (2007) .... Jolka "Odwróceni" .... Lidka Sikora (10 episodes, 2007) - Episode #1.13 (2007) TV episode .... Lidka Sikora - Episode #1.12 (2007) TV episode .... Lidka Sikora - Episode #1.9 (2007) TV episode .... Lidka Sikora - Episode #1.8 (2007) TV episode .... Lidka Sikora - Episode #1.6 (2007) TV episode .... Lidka Sikora (5 more) Dublerzy (2006) Kto nigdy nie zyl (2006) .... Kasia ... aka Who Never Lived (International: English title) "Plebania"... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sally Blane
Sally Blane (July 11, 1910 – August 27, 1997) was an American actress. Blane was the sister of actresses Polly Ann Young and Loretta Young, and half-sister to actress Georgiana Young, the wife of actor Ricardo Montalban. She appeared in over 70 movies. Early life and career Born Elizabeth Jane Young in Salida, Colorado, she had her film debut at the age of seven when she appeared in Sirens of the Sea in 1917. She returned to the film business as an adult in the 20's where she played small parts in a number of silent films. Her career continued into the 1930s when Blane appeared in a number of low-budget films, among them Once a Sinner (1930), A Dangerous Affair (1930), Arabian Knights (1931), City Limits (1934), Against the Law (1934) and This Is the Life (1935). She married a... Biography of Charlie Kaufman
Charles Stuart "Charlie" Kaufman (born November 19, 1958) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. His works include Being John Malkovich; Human Nature; Adaptation.; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; and Synecdoche, New York. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Eternal Sunshine. Early career Between 1983 and 1984, Kaufman wrote comedic articles and spoofs on spec for National Lampoon magazine, along with colleague and friend Paul Proch. His work included parodies of Kurt Vonnegut and the X-Men. After moving to Los Angeles, Kaufman got his start in television by writing two episodes for Chris Elliott's Get a Life during the 1991-92 season. During the 1993-94 season, Kaufman worked on Fox's sketch comedy show The Edge. He later worked as a writer ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sabine Pfeifer
Sabine Pfeifer or Sabine Pfeiffer, born July 23, 1980 in Nijmegen, is a Dutch actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0679443/ ) "Lindenstraße" .... Kathy Müller / ... (20 episodes, 2007-2008) - Alles im Griff (2008) TV episode .... Kathy Müller - Großes Kino (2008) TV episode .... Kathy Müller - Liebesmaßnahmen (2008) TV episode .... Kathy Müller - Ehrlich reisen (2008) TV episode .... Kathy Müller - Die Muräne (2008) TV episode .... Kathy Müller (15 more) Geheimnisvolle Schwiegersohn, Der (2007) (TV) .... Tanja "Hausmeister Krause - Ordnung muss sein" .... Krankenschwester (1 episode, 2007) - Frau wider Willen (2007) TV episode .... Krankenschwester "Axel! wills wissen" .... Yvonne Pfeiffer (26 episodes, 2005-2006) - Die ... Biography of Sheree North
Sheree North (January 17, 1932 – November 4, 2005) was a two-time Emmy Award-nominated American actress, singer, and dancer. Early life North was born as Dawn Shirley Crang in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of June, a pearl appraiser and real estate agent. She began dancing in USO shows during World War II at age ten. At 15, she married Fred Bessire and had a child at 16. She continued dancing in clubs under the moniker Shirley Mae Bessire. Career After being spotted by a choreographer performing at the Macayo Club in Santa Monica, North was cast as a chorus girl in the 1953 film Here Come the Girls starring Bob Hope. Around that time, she adopted the stage name Sheree North and made her Broadway debut in the musical Hazel Flagg, for which she won a Theatre World Award. She... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Johnny Dundee
Johnny Dundee (November 22, 1893 – April 22, 1965) was a featherweight and junior lightweight boxer who fought from 1910 until 1932. Dundee was born Giuseppe Curreri in Sciacca, Sicily, but was raised in the United States. Known as the Scotch Wop, Dundee faced all of the great fighters in the featherweight, lightweight and junior-lightweight divisions of his era. He fought the great Benny Leonard nine times, and Lew Tendler three times. He also boxed lightweight champions Freddy Welsh and Willie Ritchie. Dundee was regarded as a skillful boxer with great footwork. He fought 330 bouts, third in ring history, and won the featherweight and junior lightweight world titles. Dundee was knocked out only twice in his career. His final record was 194 wins (22 KOs), 60 losses and 41 draws. The... Biography of Frances Dee
Frances Marion Dee (November 26, 1909 – March 6, 2004) was an American actress. She starred opposite Maurice Chevalier in the early talkie musical, The Playboy of Paris (1930). She starred in the film An American Tragedy (1931) in the role played by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1951 remake A Place in the Sun. Dee was born Frances (some sources indicate Jean) Marion Dee in Los Angeles, California, where her Army officer father was stationed, and grew up in Chicago, Illinois, where she attended Shakespeare Grammar School and Hyde Park High School, where she went by the nickname of Frankie Dee. After graduating from Hyde Park High in 1927, of which she was Vice President of her senior class, as well as voted Belle of the Year, she spent two years at University of Chicago before returning to ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lauren Vélez
Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent and the twin sister of actress Loraine Vélez. Early years The twins' parents moved from Puerto Rico in the early 1950s and lived in the Brooklyn section of New York City where the twins were born. Their father was a New York City police officer who eventually bought a house in the middle class neighborhood of Rockaway Queens and moved there with his wife and eight children. The sisters enjoyed setting up improvised plays and acting for the family ever since childhood. Lauren once played the part of a groundhog in a second grade school play, after which she decided to be an actor. After graduating from high school, the twins both received scholarships to attend The Alvin Ailey Dancing School. They als... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lou Ambers
Luigi Giuseppe d'Ambrosio (November 8, 1913 – April 24, 1995), aka Lou Ambers, was a lightweight boxer who fought from 1932 to 1941. Managed by Al Weill and trained by Charley Goldman, the "Herkimer Hurricane", as he was known, began his career losing only once in more than three years when he faced future hall of fame lightweight champion Tony Canzoneri on May 10, 1935. Canzoneri defeated him over 15 rounds on a decision. Ambers did not let the defeat discourage him. He won his next 15 fights and gained revenge when he captured the lightweight championship by decisioning Canzoneri in 15 rounds on September 3, 1936. On August 17, 1938 Ambers met Henry Armstrong in a historic title fight. Armstrong was attempting to become the first fighter in history to win and hold three world title... Biography of Sarah Meier
Sarah Meier (born May 4, 1984 in Bülach, Switzerland) is a Swiss figure skater. She is the 2007 & 2008 European Silver medalist, the 2006-2007 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and an eight-time (2000–2001, 2003, 2005–2008, 2010) Swiss national champion. As of April 2010, she was ranked 29th in the world by the International Skating Union (ISU). As Meier's whole family was already involved in skating, she first stepped on the ice at the age of 2 years. She liked it so much that her mother sent her on children's courses at the age of four. When Sarah was five years old she started with her first private lessons and soon started to compete. She landed her first double axel at the age of ten and performed her first triple lutz when she was twelve. By the age of thirteen, she could land a... Biography of Nagico Tono
Nagiko Tono, born November 22, 1979 in Tokyo, is a Japonese actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0867392/ ) Fumiko no umi (2007) .... Shimeka "Uruwashiki oni" (2007) TV series (unknown episodes) Sasurai shochô Kazama Shô'hei 5: Shinano Chikumagawa satsujin jiken (2006) (TV) Geisha Koharu Nê san funtôki (2005) (TV) "Atakku no. 1" (2005) TV series .... Michiru Sanjou (unknown episodes) Shibuya monogatari (2005) Kaseifu ha mita! 23 (2004) (TV) .... Michi Matsukawa Izumi kyôju fusai shirîzu 3: Natsudomari satsujin misaki (2003) (TV) Kagari keibuho no jikenbo: Fujirokuko satsujin suimyaku (2003) (TV) Umi wa miteita (2002) .... Oshin ... aka The Sea Is Watching (USA) ... aka The Sea Watches Tenshi no kizuato (2001) (TV) Nippon no kuroi natsu - Enza... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Céline Lecompére
Céline Lecompére, born June 8, 1983 in Troyes, is a French athlete (short track speed skating).... Biography of Emmanuelle Gaume
Emmanuelle Gaume, born September 28, 1968 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, is a French journalist, TV host and radio host.... Biography of Mia Maestro
Mía Maestro (born June 19, 1978) is an Argentine actress. She's probably best known for her role as Nadia Santos in the the television drama Alias. Biography Mía Maestro was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1978. Her mother was an economist and her father a businessman. At the age of 18 she moved to Berlin to be trained as a classical music vocalist. There she also learned the Brechtian acting technique as well as dance. At age 20 Maestro returned to Buenos Aires. Maestro made her screen debut in Carlos Saura's Academy Award nominated film, Tango. Maestro originally met with TV producer J. J. Abrams in relation to the show Lost. She ended up getting the part of Nadia Santos in Season 4 on his other television show, the drama Alias. She then had a recurring role in the program'... Biography of Brooke Nevin
Brooke Candice Nevin (born December 22, 1982) is a Canadian actress known for her roles as Rachel in the television series Animorphs and as Nikki Hudson in The 4400. She has also worked on several other shows such as Smallville and Charmed. Most recently, Nevin starred opposite James Le Gros, Enrico Colantoni and Michael Shulman as free-spirited artist Addy in the indie comedy Sherman's Way. Nevin was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Nicky and Bob Nevin, who is a retired professional hockey player. Filmography My Suicide (2008)...Sierra Sherman's Way (2008)... Addy Eli Stone (2008)...Molly Foster Greys Anatomy (2007)...Cheerleader The Comebacks (2007)...Michelle Fields Comeback season (2006)... Christine Pearce My Boys (2006)... Traci I'll Always Kn... Biography of Andrea Dovizioso
Andrea Dovizioso (born March 23, 1986 in Forlimpopoli, Italy) is a professional motorcycle road racer. He won the 125cc World Championship in 2004. Career 125cc In 2001 Dovizioso won the 125cc European Championship and also competed in his first World Championship race at Mugello, in which he retired. In 2002 he competed in the 125cc World Championship with Team Scot Honda, finishing 16th in the final standings. His best results were two 9th places in Le Mans and Donington. He continued with the team in 2003, finishing 5th in the final standings and achieving four podium finishes. The 2004 season saw him pick up five victories and six other podium finishes on his way to winning the championship with 293 points. 250cc In 2005 Dovizioso moved to the 250cc class, continuing with... Biography of Sarah Foret
Sarah Foret (born on December 3, 1984 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American actress perhaps best known for her role in American television series Beautiful People along with Torrey DeVitto. Filmography Lost Dream (2008) (post-production) .... Molly The Dead Sleep (2008) (post-production) .... Melanie Wells "Moonlight" .... Audrey (1 episode, 2007) American Crude (2007) .... Tammy Pope Dreams (2006) - Hannah Beautiful People - Sophie Kerr (16 episodes, 2005-2006) Karla (2006) - Kaitlyn Ross American Crude (2005) - Tammy Gilmore Girls - Anna Fairchild (one episode, 2004 season) CSI: NY - Tina Paulson (one episode, 2004 season) Clubhouse - Lucy (one episode)... Biography of Takuma Sato
Takuma Sato (佐藤 琢磨, Satō Takuma?, born January 28, 1977 in Tokyo) is a Japanese Formula One automobile racing driver. He is currently without a drive due to the withdrawal of the Super Aguri team after four races of the 2008 Formula One season. Junior Years Sato is unusual among Japanese drivers in having relatively little motor racing experience in his native country. He initially competed in bicycle racing, where he won several national junior-championships. He began his karting career in Japan in 1996, at the late age of 19, and later entered the Suzuka circuit Racing School (SRS), a racing school managed by Honda. In 1998, Sato stepped up into the All-Japan Formula Three Championship and drove for the Mugen-Dome project, but he broke his contract... Biography of Dullio Loi
Duilio Loi (April 19, 1929 – January 20, 2008) was an Italian boxer who held the Italian and European lightweight and welterweight titles, as well as the world junior welterweight championship. Loi fought from 1948 to 1962, and retired with a record of 115 wins (26 KOs), 3 losses and 8 draws. He was born in Trieste from a Sardinian family. Loi fought many outstanding fighters in his career, including lightweight great Carlos Ortiz and Eddie Perkins. Although all their fights were close, Loi won two out of three bouts from Ortiz. Loi was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005. His daughter accepted the award on his behalf, because Loi was suffering from Alzheimer's. Loi died in January 2008 at the age of 78 at Padre Pio Hospital in Treviso, Italy.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nick Heidfeld
Nick Lars Heidfeld (born May 10, 1977 in Mönchengladbach, West Germany) is a German Formula One racing driver, who is currently driving for the BMW Sauber team. Despite his recent success, Heidfeld is yet to win a race during his nine seasons in Formula One. This means that amongst the current drivers, he has had the most GP starts without standing at the top spot on the podium. Heidfeld has now started over 150 races, so if he were to eventually win a race he would break the record for most starts before a maiden victory. This is currently held by Rubens Barrichello, who claimed his first victory on his 123rd attempt. Heidfeld also currently holds three other dubious records; he is the driver who has scored the highest number of world championship points without a Grand Prix win, share... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maria Elena Camerin
Maria Elena Camerin (born 21 March 1982 in Motta di Livenza, Italy) is a professional female tennis player from Italy. On 11 October 2004, Camerin reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 41. Height 5' 4 1/2 (1.64 m) Weight 123 ½ lbs. (56 kg) Career Camerin, currently living in Venezia, Italy, is a professional tennis player for Italy. She has a very high ranking in doubles and is also a singles player. As of 2007, Camerin has reached one singles final in Portoroz, Slovenia, where she lost to Tamira Paszek by the score of 7–5,6–1. At the 2007 US Open she gave Serena Williams a tough match but eventually lost 7–5,6–2. She lost to Kim Clijsters 6-0 6-0 in the first round of the 2003 Australian Open.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sellapan Ramanathan
Sellapan Ramanathan (Tamil: செல்லப்பன் ராமநாதன்; born 3 July 1924) is the sixth and current President of the Republic of Singapore. Often referred to as S. R. Nathan, he was first sworn in on September 1, 1999. In 1999 and 2005 he was proclaimed president after an uncontested election. Early life Nathan is a Singaporean of Tamil descent; his childhood was spent with his three older sisters and parents, V. Sellapan and Apiram, in Muar, Johor, in a house overlooking the sea. His father had been posted to the Malayan town as a lawyer's clerk for a firm that serviced rubber plantations, but the rubber slump of the 1930s sent the family's fortunes crashing. Nathan's father accrued ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Valeria Solarino
Valeria Solarino, born November 4, 1979 in El Morro de Barcelona, Venezuela, is an Italian actress. Filmography Actress 2003 - La felicità non costa niente, regia di Mimmo Calopresti 2003 - Fame chimica, regia di Antonio Bacola e Paolo Vari 2003 - Che ne sarà di noi, regia di Giovanni Veronesi 2004 - A/R Andata + Ritorno, regia di Marco Ponti 2005 - La febbre, regia di Alessandro D'Alatri 2006 - Viaggio segreto, regia di Roberto Andò 2007 - Manuale d'amore 2 - Capitoli successivi, regia di Giovanni Veronesi 2007 - Valzer, regia di Salvatore Maira 2007 - Signorina Effe, regia di Wilma Labate 2008 - Holey Money, regia di Maxime Alexandre Short movies 2003 - Garage Madama, regia di Nicola Rondolino 2006 - La moglie, regia di Andrea Zaccariello Vid... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Franck Lagorce
Franck Lagorce (born September 1, 1968 in L'Haÿ-les-Roses) is a racing driver driver from France. He participated in 2 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on November 6, 1994. He scored no championship points. Lagorce competed in French Formula Ford between 1987 and 1989, and was runner up in the French Formula Renault Championship in 1990. He stepped up to the French Formula Three Championship in 1991 and won the title the following year. He competed in Formula 3000 for the next two years, winning four races and finishing the 1994 season in second place. He was Ligier's test driver in 1994 and 1995 and drove in the last two races of the 1994 Formula One season when Johnny Herbert moved to Benetton to replace JJ Lehto who had been loaned to Sauber. He then become test driver for Forti Cor... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mahyar Monshipour
Mahyar Monshipour (born March 21, 1975 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-born French boxer who was the World Boxing Association's super bantamweight champion for nearly three years between 2003 and 2006. He lost his belt to Thai Somsak Sithchatchawal on May 18, 2006, in a match that won the The Ring Fight of the Year and Harry Markson Awards, the latter the prize for "fight of the year" awarded by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Nickname: Little Tyson... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marleen Renders
Marleen Renders (born 24 December 1968 in Diest) is a long-distance runner from Belgium, who represented her native country thrice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988, 1996 and 2000. In 1998 she won the Berlin Marathon, clocking 2:25:22, while she twice triumped in Paris: 2000 and 2002. She won the Berlin Half Marathon in 1997 and 1998 and the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague in 2003. Renders also competed in cross country running and won Belgium's 1996–97 Lotto Cross Cup series.... Biography of Agnès Carlsson
Agnes Emilia Carlsson (born March 6, 1988 in Vänersborg, Sweden), best known mononymously as Agnes, is a Swedish pop singer who rose to fame as the winner of the second season of Idol. She has since gone on to be one of Sweden's most popular and best-selling female singers, selling over 180,000 albums in her home country alone. In mid-2009 she became the first Idol contestant to receieve an international launch, with the singles from her third album Dance Love Pop being released in 35 countries worldwide. Early Life Agnes was born in Vänersborg, Sweden on March 6, 1988 and began singing at a very young age. At the age of eight she began to take professional singing classes and sang solo in front of a live audience for the first time whilst still at school. She also sang in the Vänersbo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patricia Wettig
Patricia Wettig (born December 4, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for her roles in the television series' Thirtysomething, Prison Break and Brothers & Sisters. In film, she is known for her role in City Slickers Personal life Wettig, one of four sisters (Pam, Patricia, Phylis and Peggy), was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Florence (née Morlock) and Clifford Neal Wettig, a college basketball coach. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated from Temple University in 1975. She recently returned to her studies, receiving an M.F.A. in playwriting from Smith College in 2001. Wettig is married to actor and producer Ken Olin; they have two children, Clifford (b. 1983) and Roxanne (b. 1986). Career Although Wettig has... Biography of Peggy Ashcroft
Dame Peggy Ashcroft, DBE (22 December 1907 – 14 June 1991) was an English actress. Early years Born Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft in Croydon, Ashcroft attended the Woodford School, Croydon and the Central School of Speech and Drama. A prolific stage actress from a young age, she first gained notoriety playing Naemi in Jew Suss in 1929, and Desdemona opposite Paul Robeson's Othello two years later. Career True stardom came to Ashcroft in 1934 when she played Juliet in a legendary production of Romeo and Juliet, at the New Theatre, in which Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud alternated in the roles of Romeo and Mercutio. She stayed at the top of the British theatrical profession for the remainder of her career, with some of the highlights Three Sisters (1937), The Heiress (1949), An... Biography of Aya Okamoto
Aya Okamoto (岡本綾, Okamoto Aya?) is an actress and seiyū born on December 9, 1982 in Tokyo. Filmography * Metro ni notte (2006) Karube Michiko * Metasequoia no ki no shita de (2005) Okamoto Sachiko * Munraito jierifisshu (2004) Minamida Keiko * Azumi (2003) Yae * Ogyā (2002) Hana TV Drama * Engine (2005) Suenaga Tamaki * Ringu: Saishūshō (1999) Ooishi Tomoko * Gakkō no kaidan: Haru no tatari special (1999) * Hontoni atta kowai hanashi (2004) Voice Roles * Tokyo Godfathers (2003) Miyuki... Biography of Patrick Stump
Patrick Stump (born Patrick Martin Stumph, April 27, 1984, then later changed to Patrick Vaughn Stump) is a singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, and music critic. He was the composer, lead singer, and multi-instrumentalist for Fall Out Boy, an American alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Career Before Fall Out Boy, Patrick Stump was the drummer of a few suburban Chicago punk and hardcore bands (most notably Xgrinding processX and Patterson). Despite originally auditioning as the drummer for Fall Out Boy, and having no previous experience singing in a band, he became the somewhat reluctant lead singer after his vocal range was discovered. Several lineup changes were to follow, after which he began playing rhythm guitar for the band. At this point, current drummer An... Biography of Kate Voegele
Kate Elizabeth Voegele (pronounced /ˈvoʊɡəl/; born December 8, 1986 in Bay Village, Ohio) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She is currently signed to Interscope Records. Voegele began gaining interest from record labels and management companies after recording a series of demos. Her first demo, "The Other Side" (released in 2003), was produced by award winning producer Michael Seifert. Her second demo, "Louder Than Words" (released in 2004), was produced by Marshall Altman. Kate signed a record deal with MySpace Records in 2006 and released her debut album, Don't Look Away (produced by Marshall Altman), in May 2007. Voegele released her second studio-album, A Fine Mess, in May 2009. It was produced by Mike Elizondo. Since 2008, Voegele has ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Haile Gebrselassie
Haile Gebrselassie (haylē gebre silassē; born April 18, 1973) is an Ethiopian long distance track and road running athlete. Gebrselassie has achieved major competition wins at distances between 1500 metres and the marathon, moving from outdoor, indoor and cross country running to road running in the latter part of his career. He has broken 25 world records and won numerous Olympic and World Championship titles, and is widely considered as one of the greatest distance runners in history. Early career Gebrselassie was born as one of ten children in Asella, Arsi Province, Ethiopia. As a child growing up on a farm he used to run ten kilometres to school every morning, and the same back every evening. This led to a distinctive running posture, with his left arm crooked as if still... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Moira Lister
Moira Lister de Gachassin-Lafite, Vicomtesse d’Orthez (6 August 1923 – 27 October 2007) was an Anglo-South African film, stage and television actress, and writer. Born in Cape Town to Major James Lister and Margaret (née Hogan), she was educated at the Parktown Convent of the Holy Family, Johannesburg. Career She began her acting career on stage in South Africa and then went on to act in the London theatre at the age of 18. Lister began working in films in 1944, and appeared in such movies as The Limping Man, The Cruel Sea and The Deep Blue Sea. She had a regular role in the first series of the BBC radio comedy Hancock's Half Hour in 1954-55. She starred in the BBC television series The Whitehall Worrier and The Very Merry Widow from 1967 to 1968. (Later series of this programm... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Veronica Campbell-Brown
Veronica Campbell-Brown (born May 15, 1982) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. A five-time Olympic medalist, she is the current Olympic 200 m and World 100 m champion. She ran the 200 meter in 21.74 seconds. Early life Campbell was born to Cecil Campbell and Pamella Bailey in Trelawny, Jamaica on May 15th, 1982. She has 9 brothers and sisters and attended Vere Technical High School in Clarendon before pursuing higher education in the U.S. Junior career In 1999, she won 2 gold medals the 100m and 4x100m at the inaugural IAAF World Youth Championships. The following year, she became the first female to win the sprint double at the IAAF World Junior Championships. She took the 100m in 11.12, the current championship record and the 200m in 22... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Greta Nissen
Greta Nissen (30 January 1905 (source: Imdb) – 15 May 1988) was a Norwegian-born American film and stage actress. Stage and Screen Actress Born Grethe Rüzt-Nissen in Oslo, Norway, Nissen was originally a dancer. She debuted as a solo ballerina on the National Theatre in 1922. She toured in Norway and participated in several Danish films. Nissen made her Broadway debut as a ballerina in 1924. She had studied ballet with Mikhail Fokine. In early 1924, she came as a member of a Danish ballet troupe to New York, where she was soon hired to do a larger dance numbers for George S. Kaufman in the musical Beggar on Horseback. Greta was discovered by film producer Jesse L. Lasky of Paramount Pictures, and would appear in more than twenty films. She appeared in The Wanderer (1925, direct... Biography of Pasha Grishuk
Oksana (Pasha) Vladimirovna Grishuk or Grishchuk (Russian: Оксана (Паша) Владимировна Грищук; born March 17, 1972 in Odessa, USSR) is a Russian figure skater. She began training in skating at the age of four. Grishuk moved to Moscow in 1986, and studied at the Sport University of Moscow from 1988 to 1992. She won two Olympic gold medals, four World Championships and three European championships in ice dancing with Evgeny Platov. The pair won 20 consecutive competitions during this time. Grishuk and her partner were entered in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1998 for becoming the only team in the history of ice danci... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre, born on March 3, 1886 in Belfort, died on March 5, 1973 in Paris, was a French actor and comedian. Filmographie (French) Période 1931/1939 1931 : Une brune piquante -court métrage- de Serge de Poligny 1931 : Octave -court métrage- de Louis Mercanton 1931 : La Girouette sur le toit -court métrage- de Louis Mercanton 1932 : Ah! quelle gare ou "Pétoche" ou "Ca roule" de René Guissart - Torchu 1932 : La Perle de René Guissart 1932 : Cognasse de Louis Mercanton 1932 : Le Baptême du petit Oscar -court métrage- de Jean Dréville 1932 : Un client sérieux -court métrage- de Claude Autant-Lara 1932 : Heure d'été -court métrage- de Robert Bossis 1932 : Histoire de rire -court métrage- de Jean Boyer 1932 : Le Théâtre chez soi -cour... Biography of Vivien Bauernschmidt
Vivien Eileen Bauernschmidt, born on November 10, 1992 in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, often called Vivi, is a German singer, a former member of Aloha from Hell, a German rock band. They won a competition in the German magazine Bravo. After the win they released "Don't Gimme That." Their first album, No More Days to Waste, sold more than 200,000 copies. History Aloha from Hell was founded in 2006. The band won German magazine Bravo's Newcomer Band Contest in August 2007, and as a result secured a record deal with Sony BMG soon after. Although the band members were German, all their songs were sung in English. The band split up in mid-2010. Members Vivi Real name: Vivien Eileen Bauernschmidt Birthday: November 10, 1992 (age 18) Position: Leader, main vocalist ... Biography of Benoit Caranobe
Benoît Caranobe (born in Vitry-sur-Seine on June 12, 1980) is a French gymnast who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Caranobe was the first Frenchman to medal in the Individual All-Around competition since Marco Torrès won silver and Jean Gounot won bronze in said event at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.... Biography of Katharina Wackernagel
Katharina Wackernagel, born October 15, 1978 in Freiburg im Breisfau, is a German actress. She is the daughter of Sabine Wackernagel, the sister of Jonas Grosch, the granddaughter of Erika Wackernagel. Her uncle is Christof Wackernagel. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905228/ ) Der Fürsorger (2009) (post-production) .... Orsina Rocchi Résiste - Aufstand der Praktikanten (2009) (post-production) .... Sydelia Der Vulkan (2009) (TV) (post-production) .... Andrea Matting "Tatort" .... Nadine Nowak (1 episode, 2009) - Borowski und die heile Welt (2009) TV episode .... Nadine Nowak "Bloch" .... Leonie Bloch / ... (12 episodes, 2002-2009) - Schattenkind (2009) TV episode .... Leonie Bloch - Die blaue Stunde (2008) TV episode .... Leonie Bloch - Der ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Zina Garrison
Zina Lynna Garrison (born November 16, 1963 in Houston, Texas) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During her career, she was a women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1990, a three-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, and a women's doubles gold medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games. Career An African-American and the youngest of seven children, Garrison started playing tennis at the age of 10 and entered her first tournament at the age of 12. Her success as a junior player quickly made the tennis world take notice. At the age of 14 she won the national girls' 18s title. And then in 1981, she won both the Wimbledon and US Open junior titles and was ranked the World No. 1 junior player. Garrison graduated from Sterling High School in Houston in 1982. Ga... Biography of Suze Orman
Susan Lynn "Suze" Orman (born June 5, 1951) is an American financial advisor, author, motivational speaker, and television host. Orman was born in Chicago and received her B.A. in social work. She worked as a waitress in Berkeley, California before becoming a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. In 1983 she became the vice-president of investments at Prudential Bache Securities and in 1987 founded the Suze Orman Financial Group. Her program The Suze Orman Show has aired for ten years and is one of the highest rated shows on CNBC. She has written nine consecutive New York Times Best Sellers and has written, co-produced and hosted seven PBS specials based on her books. Her PBS shows are the most successful fundraisers for PBS and have won two Emmy awards. She has also won the most Grac... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Madge Evans
Madge Evans (July 1, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American stage and film actress. She began her career as a child performer and model. Biography Child model and stage actress Born as Margherita Evans, Madge Evans was featured in print ads as the 'Fairy Soap girl' as an infant. She made her professional debut at the age of six months, posing for artist's models. As a youth, her playmates included Robert Warwick, Holbrook Blinn, and Henry Hull. When she was four years old, Evans was featured in a series of child plays produced by William A. Brady. She worked at the old Long Island, New York movie studio. Her success was immediate, so much so that her mother loaned her daughter's name to a hat company. Evans posed in a mother and child tableau with Anita Stewart, then 16, for an Anheu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rita Tushingham
Rita Tushingham (born 14 March 1942 in Garston, Liverpool) is an English actress. Career Born in Liverpool, Tushingham began her career as a stage actress at the Liverpool Playhouse. Her screen debut was in A Taste of Honey (1961). Other performances included The Leather Boys (1962), Girl with Green Eyes (1963), The Knack …and How to Get It (1965), Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Trap (1966), Smashing Time (1967), The Bed Sitting Room (1969) and The 'Human' Factor (1975). She has won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award. She was a member of the jury at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival in 1972 and at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival in 1990. Her last roles to date were in the film Being Julia (2004), starring Annette Bening, and on television in "The Sittaford Myste... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charly Mottet
Charly Mottet (born 16 December 1962 in Valence, Drôme (birth time source: Paddy de Jabrun, Astrodatabank)) is a French former professional cyclist (1983 to 1994). He was one of the best French road cyclists of his era, Mottet won a total of 67 races, including the Tour de Romandie in 1990, and has 8 participations in the Tour de France. His best results in the Tour de France were the 4th positions in 1987 and 1991. He has 3 stage wins, 1 in 1990 (Stage 15 : Millau - Revel) and 2 in 1991 (Stage 11 : Quimper - Saint-Herblain and Stage 12 : Pau - Jaca). He also finished 2nd on the podium of the 1990 Giro d'Italia. During his professional cycling career, Mottet had a reputation within the peloton as being a totally clean rider who never used performance enhancing drugs.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Enid Markey
Enid Markey (born February 22, 1894, Dillon, Colorado – died November 15, 1981, Bay Shore, New York) was an American actress of stage, film and television. She originated the role of Jane in films, playing the character twice - in 1918 (Tarzan of The Apes; The Romance of Tarzan). Her first film role was in The Fortunes of War (1911). Her last appearance was in The Boston Strangler (1968). During the 1950s and 1960s she appeared in several television guest-starring roles, including, among others, The Andy Griffith Show as Barney Fife's landlady and an episode of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Grandma Pyle. In the 1960-61 season, Markey was cast as Aunt Violet Flower in CBS's Bringing Up Buddy, co-starring Frank Aletter and Doro Merande. Markey and Merando played spinster aunts who provide a ... Biography of Dora Bryan
Dora May Bryan OBE (born 7 February 1923) is an English actress of stage, film and television. Early life Bryan was born as Dora May Broadbent in Southport, Lancashire, England. Her father was a salesman and she attended Hathershaw County Primary School in Oldham, Lancashire. Her career began in pantomime before World War II, during which she joined the ENSA in Italy to entertain British troops. Career Bryan made her stage debut as a child in a pantomime in Manchester and, encouraged by her mother, joined the Oldham Repertory while still a teenager. After spending eight years honing her craft there, she headed for London to try her luck on stage, where she became a regular performer in the West End. Cast in a production of Noel Cowards's Private Lives, the actress was encouraged t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marion Burns
Marion Burns (9 August 1907 – 22 December 1993) was an American film actress of the 1930s. She is best known for having starred opposite John Wayne in the 1935 film The Dawn Rider and opposite him again that same year in Paradise Canyon. Burns was born in Los Angeles, California, making her way to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting. She received her first film role in 1931, starring opposite Bill Cody in Oklahoma Jim. That film started her on the path of starring in western films as a heroine. In 1932 she starred opposite George O'Brien in The Golden West, followed by Me and My Gal that same year. 1934 and 1935 would be her biggest years, with her appearing in six films, three each year, two of which were uncredited, and the most notable being the two John Wayne films. Her first fil... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ian Woosnam
Ian Harold Woosnam OBE (born 2 March 1958) is a Welsh professional golfer. Nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Woosers', or the 'Wee Welshman', Woosnam was one of the "Big Five" generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, all of whom have won majors, and made Europe competitive in the Ryder Cup. His peers in this group were Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, and Sandy Lyle.. Career outline Woosnam was born in the town of Oswestry, Shropshire in England, and his family lived in the nearby village of St Martin's in Shropshire. He started playing at the unique Llanymynech Golf Club, which straddles the Wales-England border. He is short for a male golfer at 5 ft 4 1⁄2 in (1.638 m), but he is a powerful hitter. He played as an amateur in regional compet... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Evgeniya Rodina
Evgeniya Rodina is a Russian professional tennis player who was born on February 4th, 1989. She achieved her career-high ranking of #102 on March 24, 2008. Career Summary Rodina has made strong progress up through the world rankings to reach a career high of World No. 120 by the end of 2007, and has won four career ITF singles titles to date, of which one has been at $50,000 level and the other three all at $25,000. 2004-5 Rodina began her career on the ITF circuit with the assistance of a wildcard into the first round of the main draw of a $25,000 tournament at Moscow in late August 2004, when she was just fifteen and a half years old, and justified the award by taking a set from upcoming fellow-Russian star Elena Vesnina though she lost the match in three. Further wildcards... Biography of Yu-Na Kim
Kim Yu-Na (Hangul: 김연아, Hanja: 金姸兒, IPA: ; born September 5, 1990) , also known as Kim Yuna, is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic champion in Ladies' Singles, the 2009 World champion, the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time (2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2009–2010) Grand Prix Final champion, the 2006 World Junior champion, the 2005–2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a four-time (2002–2005) South Korean national champion. Kim is the first South Korean figure skater to win a medal at an ISU Junior or Senior Grand Prix event, ISU Championship, and the Olympic Games. She is the first female skater to win the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the Four Continents Championships and the Grand Prix Final. She is one o... Biography of Ji Zheng
Zheng Jie (simplified Chinese: 郑洁; traditional Chinese: 鄭潔; pinyin: Zhèng Jié; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tēⁿ Chia̍t, Mandarin pronunciation: ; born 5 July 1983 in Chengdu, Sichuan) is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. As of May 17, 2010, Zheng is ranked World No. 24 in singles and World No. 16 in doubles. Zheng is one of the most successful tennis players in China's history. She has won three WTA singles titles at Hobart in 2005 and Estoril and Stockholm in 2006. She has also won twelve doubles titles, eleven of them with Yan Zi including Wimbledon and the Australian Open in 2006. Her career high doubles ranking is World No. 3. Zheng has reached the singles semi-... Biography of Adriana Fonseca
Adriana Fonseca Castellanos (born March 16, 1977 (source: Imdb) in Veracruz, Veracruz) is a Mexican actress. Biography Adriana started her acting career performing in a local television show. At the age of 16 she was accepted in C.E.A. (Centro de Education Artistica) in Mexico. Winning the award in the competition "El rostro de El Heraldo de México" in 1997, she participated in the soap opera La Usurpadora. Adriana had an important role in the soap opera Rosalinda next to Thalia where she played the little sister of Rosalinda, Lucy. She had her first protagonistic role in the soap opera Amigos Por Siempre next to Ernesto LaGuardia and other talented actors and actresses. She combined this soap opera with a theater performance Mama nos guita los novios with famous personalities ... Biography of Malese Jow
Malese Jow (born February 18, 1991) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for playing Geena Fabiano, a girl interested in fashion and designing her own clothes on the Nickelodeon television teen sitcom Unfabulous, and Anna, a teenage vampire on The CW television teen drama The Vampire Diaries. Personal life Born as Elizabeth Malese Jow in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jow moved to California with her mother and siblings when she was 9 years old. Jow is half Chinese American and part Cherokee. She has a younger sister and two younger brothers. Career When she was 6, Jow appeared on Barney and Dellaventura, but her acting career took off when she landed the role of Geena Fabiano in the Nickelodeon television series Unfabulous alongside Emma Roberts. Geena was Addie S... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joanna Dunham
Joanna Dunham (born 6 May 1936) is an English actress, best noted for her work on stage and television. She has also appeared in several major motion pictures. Career Dunham was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. As a teenaged actress she first gained notice for playing Juliet in the 1962 Old Vic production of Romeo and Juliet, under the direction of Franco Zeffirelli, which was performed in a five-month, 13-city U.S. tour. Her first television role had come four years earlier (1958), when she appeared as Louka in the Arms and the Man episode of BBC Sunday-Night Theatre. As of 1998 Dunham had appeared in at least 45 different television series or productions. Filmography Dunham has had credited roles in at least seven movies: The Breaking Point (1961) - Cherry Winlatter ... Biography of Dania Ramírez
Dania Ramirez (born November 8, 1979) is a Dominican TV and film actor. She is most recently known for playing Alex in Entourage, Maya Herrera in Heroes and Blanca during the last season of The Sopranos. She also played antagonist Callisto in X-Men: The Last Stand. Early life Ramirez was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. At an early age, she decided to become an actress. As a young child, she would reenact Spanish soap operas for her family. She was discovered by a modeling scout while working in a Los Angeles convenience store at the age of 15, and was cast in a small part in a soda commercial. Later, she decided to pursue acting seriously and studied at the Actor's Workshop in New York City under Flo Greenberg. She graduated from Montclair State University in 1999, where h... Biography of Brooke Mueller
Brooke Jaye Mueller (born August 19, 1977) is an American actress. Early life Mueller was born in Palm Beach, Florida. Her father was Lutheran and her mother Jewish. Career Mueller's best known role was as "Janet" in the 1999 film Witchouse. She also played Cassandra in the 2008 comedy Strictly Sexual (credited as Brooke Allen). In 2011 Mueller will co-star in the Paris Hilton reality show The World According to Paris. Personal life On May 30, 2008, Brooke Mueller married actor Charlie Sheen. Mueller gave birth to their twin sons, Bob and Max, on March 14, 2009. Sheen filed for divorce from Mueller in November 2010. The divorce has been approved by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge and became effective on May 2, 2011. Legal troubles Mueller was arrested in Septembe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stéphanie Cano
Stéphanie Cano (born on April 17, 1974 in Bordeaux) is a French handball player who has played for the French national team. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China, where the French team placed fifth.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexander Bocharov
Alexander Bocharov (Russian: Александр Бочаров; born February 26, 1975 in Irkutsk; name also spelled Alexandre Botcharov), is a Russian professional road bicycle racer most recently riding for UCI ProTeam Team Katusha. Palmares 1999 1st, Stage 9, Tour de l'Avenir 2001 17th, Tour de France 3rd, Stage 16 2002 14th, Midi Libre 15th, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 30th, Tour de France 2nd, Stage 14 2003 9th, Classique des Alpes 2004 8th, Classique des Alpes 2006 4th, Clasica San Sebastian 6th, Tour of Poland 4th, Stage 7 8th, World Championship 10th, Critérium International 2nd, Stage 2 ... Biography of Ann Dvorak
Ann Dvorak (August 2, 1911 – December 10, 1979) was an American film actress. Asked how to pronounce her adopted surname, she told The Literary Digest: "My name is properly pronounced vor'shack. The D remains silent. I have had quite a time with the name, having been called practically everything from Balzac to Bickelsrock." Life and career Born Anna McKim in New York City, the only child of two vaudevillians, she was raised in the business that would later make her a star. Her father, Edwin McKim worked as a director for the Lubin Studios, and her mother, Anna Lehr, found success as the star of many silent features. The couple split when Ann was four, and she and her mother moved to Hollywood. Ann would not see her father again until a national appeal to the press reunited the two ... Biography of Kim Hyun-a
Kim Hyun-a (Korean: 김현아, Hanja: 金泫雅, born June 6, 1992) is a South Korean idol, singer, dancer, rapper, designer, model and a member of the Korean girl group 4Minute, under Cube Entertainment. She is also a former member of the popular girl group Wonder Girls. Biography Hyun-a was born on June 6, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea. She attended Choongam Middle School and Korea High School of Music and Arts and currently attends Konkuk University, majoring in art culture, receiving special admissions to the school. She has a tattoo on her left shoulder that says "My mother is the heart, that keeps me alive." Before HyunA debuted with 4Minute, she was a member of the Wonder Girls in 2007 but left. She is the main rapper and the main dancer. Career 20... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maria Valverde
María Valverde Rodríguez (born March 24, 1987) is a Spanish actress. She was born María Valverde Rodriguez in Carabanchel, Madrid. She was 16 when she got a leading role with Luis Tosar in a Manuel Martín Cuenca movie, La flaqueza del bolchevique, she won the 2003 Goya Award for this role. She has also taken part in several films, such as Melissa P., a film based on the polemic book One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed by Melissa Panarello. Awards Goya Award to best new actress (2003) Rostro más bonito del cine español (Most Beautiful Face in Spanish Films) in San Sebastian International Film Festival (2005) Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1482999/) 2013 Libertador (post-production) Maria Theresa Bolivar 2012 La mula (completed) Conc... Biography of Bojana Novakovic
Bojana Novakovic (Serbian: Бојана Новаковић / Bojana Novaković; born 17 November 1981) is a Serbian Australian actress who works in Australia and the United States. Early and personal life Novakovic was born in 1981 in Serbia. She moved to Australia in 1988, at the age of seven. Novakovic was initially interested in becoming a social worker or doctor, but after a significant set of events, she changed her mind and decided to pursue performing arts. Novakovic studied at The McDonald College in Sydney, (where she was Dux of 1999) and graduated from NIDA with a BA in Dramatic Arts in 2002. She has a younger sister, Valentina, who is also an actress, currently performing in the Australian soap ... Biography of Els Dottermans
Els Dottermans (born 16 May 1964 in Leuven) is a Belgian actress. Trained at Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp, she has been the recipient of several film awards, including two Best Actress wins at the Joseph Plateau Awards, a Golden Calf award for Best Actress at the Nederlands Film Festival, and a Golden Goblet award for Best Actress at the Shanghai International Film Festival. She is currently married, and has two children.... Biography of Ayem
Ayem Nour, best known as Ayem, born on November 24, 1988 in Lyon, is a French TV host, and a former contestant of Secret Story 5 (France), the French version of the reality show Big Brother series.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wendy Turnbull
Wendy Turnbull, MBE, (born 26 November 1952 in Brisbane, Australia) is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 10 singles titles and 54 doubles titles. Career Turnbull turned professional in 1975. Her career high rankings were third in singles and fifth in doubles. She was ranked in the year-end world top 20 for ten consecutive years (1977 through 1986) and in the year-end world top 10 for eight consecutive years from 1977 to 1984. She was nicknamed "Rabbit" by her peers because of her foot speed around the court. Turnbull was a singles runner-up at the 1977 US Open, the 1979 French Open, and the 1980 Aust... Biography of MC Lyte
MC Lyte (born Lana Michele Moorer; October 11, 1971) is an American rapper who first gained fame in the late-1980s becoming the first solo female rapper to release a full album with 1988's critically acclaimed Lyte as a Rock, which featured the crossover hit, "Paper Thin". Lyte's other hits have included "Cha Cha Cha", "Poor Georgie", "Ruffneck" and "Cold Rock a Party". Early life Lyte was born Lana Michelle Moorer in 1971. Raised in Brooklyn, Lyte began rapping at the age of 12. Two of her brothers later formed the hip-hop duo, Audio Two, which later helped to collaborate on Lyte's records. Lyte recorded her first song, "I Cram to Understand U (Sam)", in 1986. Lyte had originally written the song in 1984. The song, about a relationship that fell apart due to the protagonist's lover'... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Zhanna Pintusevich-Block
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block (née Tarnopolskaya) (Ukrainian: Жанна Пінтусевич-Блок; born 6 July 1972 Nizhyn, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a sprinter who has competed in the Olympic Games. She was born in Nizhyn, Ukraine. Her 100 metres personal best time of 10.82 seconds was set in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on 6 August 2001. She is Jewish and since 1999 has been married to her American coach Mark Block. She was 1997 World 200m Champion and 2001 World 100m champion. She also won 2 World silvers and 4 European silvers in the sprints. Block was identified by Victor Conte as allegedly having taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs supplied by Conte in the BALCO scandal. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anne-Elisabeth Blateau
Anne-Elisabeth Blateau, born on July 28, 1976, is a French actress, comedian, and playwright. Filmography Cinema 2011 : Rendez-vous avec un ange de Yves Thomas et Sophie de Daruvar Television 2003 : Faut-il ?, Canal Plus 2007 : Made in Palmade, émission sur France 3 présentée par Pierre Palmade 2010 : Fais danser la poussière de Christian Faure 2010 : Le Grand Restaurant de Gérard Pullicino 2010 : Le Comique de et avec Pierre Palmade sur M6 2011 : Le Grand Restaurant II de Gérard Pullicino 2008- : Les Fées cloches sur TF1 (série télévisée) 2011- : Scènes de ménages sur M6 (série télévisée) 2012- : La Croisière sur TF1 (série télévisée), créée par Jeanne Le Guillou et réalisée par Pascal Lahmani, avec Christophe Malavoy et Lola Dew... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Meaghan Jette Martin
Meaghan Jette Martin (born February 17, 1992) is an American actress and singer, who is known for her role as Tess Tyler in the Disney Channel original movies Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. She starred in the now canceled ABC Family television series 10 Things I Hate About You as Bianca Stratford, and was the main character Jo in the movie Mean Girls 2. Personal life Martin was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and has two brothers and one sister, Rebecca. She started modeling at age five. Martin also appeared in several community theater productions in Las Vegas such as Peter Pan and performed for her Showteam and later made her professional theater debut in a Los Angeles production of 13. She appeared in several television commercials such as for Cabbage Patch Kids and Barbie. M... Biography of Anica Dobra
Anica Dobra (Serbian Cyrillic: Аница Добра) was born on June 3, 1963 in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia. She is a Serbian actress of Serbian and German film. Selected filmography Reflections (Već viđeno) (1987) My Uncle's Legacy (Život sa stricem) (1988) The Meeting Point (Sabirni centar) (1989) Kako je propao Rock 'n' Roll (1989) Tito and Me (Tito i ja) (1992) The Black Bomber (Crni bombarder) (1992) Beck Polismördaren Sjöwall and Wahlöö (1993) Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit (1998) Točkovi (1999) Nataša (2002) Ivkova slava (2005) The Trap (2007) Ljubav i drugi zločini (2008) Zena sa slomljenim nosem / Th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Camille Serme
Camille Serme, (born April 4, 1989 in Créteil) is a professional squash player who represents France. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 9 in August 2010.... Biography of Sebastian Giovinco
Sebastian Giovinco (Italian pronunciation: ; born January 26, 1987 in Turin) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Parma and the Italian national team. Giovinco is a second striker, winger or attacking midfielder with noted dribbling skills, playmaking skills and he is known for his freekicks. Due to his short stature and his technical skills, Giovinco acquired the nickname formica atomica (atom ant, after the eponymous Hanna-Barbera character). Early life Giovinco was born in Turin to a Sicilian father and a Calabrian mother who were immigrants from southern Italy. He grew up in Beinasco, a comune southwest of Turin, in a family of Milan fans and joined the Juventus youth system when he was nine. He then rose through the ranks of the club and impressed especially du... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Willie Keeler
William Henry Keeler (March 3, 1872 - January 1, 1923) in Brooklyn, New York, nicknamed "Wee Willie", was a right fielder in professional baseball who played from 1892 to 1910, primarily for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas in the National League, and the New York Highlanders in the American League.... Biography of Holly Sampson
Holly Joy Sampson, also known as Nicolette Foster, Andrea Michaels or Zoe (born September 4, 1973) is an American pornographic actress and model. She is noted for playing the title role in the Emmanuelle 2000 series of films. Early life Sampson was born in Prescott, Arizona. As a teenager, she had mainstream acting roles, appearing as Fred Savage's love interest in the Wonder Years episode "The Summer Song" (1989), and one episode each of My Two Dads, Beauty and the Beast and Matlock, as well as the film Pump Up The Volume. She starred in Other Men's Wives (1996) and had a minor part in the 1998 TV movie Gia. Sampson has continued to have infrequent mainstream roles, most notably playing a teacher in teen comedy Pretty Cool (2001). Adult career Sampson began her career in the po... Biography of Dolly Martin
Dolly Martin (born Dolly Reed on 13 September 1944 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) is an English pinup model and actress. She is best remembered for her appearance in Playboy magazine and as the lead character in Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. She is sometimes credited as Margaret Read, Dolly Read Martin or Dolly Martin. Biography Career Read's first onscreen appearance was in the 1963 film The Kiss of the Vampire, followed by a role in the British TV series Dixon of Dock Green later that year. In May 1966, she was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month. She posed for the magazine again in 1970. She also worked as a Playboy Bunny at the Playboy Clubs in Chicago, London and New York. After appearing in the low-budget erotic film That Tender Touch in 1969, she landed the lea... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tuva Novotny
Tuva Moa Matilda Karolina Novotny Hedström (born 21 December 1979), simply known as Tuva Novotny, is a Swedish actress and singer. She was born in Stockholm but grew up in Åmot outside Arvika. Tuva is the daughter of Czech movie director David Novotny and actress Barbro Hedström. She is currently living in Copenhagen in Denmark. She has the legendary Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman as a role model. Music 2003 - "Newfound Lover", from the album Smala Sussie Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0637259/) 2013 Mördaren ljuger inte ensam (post-production) Puck Ekstedt 2013 Rosor, kyssar och döden (TV movie) (post-production) Puck 2013 Kung liljekonvalje av dungen (TV movie) (post-production) Puck Ekstedt 2013 Inte flera mord (TV movie) (post-production) P... Biography of Rachel Korine
Rachel Korine (born April 4, 1986) is an American actress. Career Rachel Korine has starred in the films Septien, Mister Lonely and Trash Humpers. She also appeared in Spring Breakers, a film written and directed by her husband Harmony Korine. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Mister Lonely Little Red Riding Hood 2009 The Dirty Ones Short film 2009 Trash Humpers Momma 2010 Septien Savannah 2012 Lotus Community Workshop Rach Short film 2012 The Fourth Dimension Rach 2012 Druid Peak Zoe 2013 Spring Breakers Cotty... Biography of Susan Lynch
Susan Lynch (born 5 June 1971) is an actor from Northern Ireland. Early life Lynch was born in Corrinshego, Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland to an Italian mother and Irish father. Her brother is actor John Lynch, she has a sister, Pauline, who is a drama teacher at St. Paul's High School, Bessbrook and a brother named Seamus. She is married to the actor Craig Parkinson. Career She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and in August 2004, she starred in The Night Season at the Royal National Theatre in London. In 2008 was one of the leads in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Almeida Theatre. Her film roles include Beautiful Creatures, Waking Ned Devine, and the title role in Nora. Awards On 3 December 2000, she received three Irish Film and Televisi... Biography of Lauren Frost
Lauren Frost (born May 25, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress from Downers Grove, Illinois. She attended Downers Grove South High School for her freshman year before moving to California. She co-starred in the Disney Channel original series Even Stevens as Ren's best friend Ruby, from 2001 - 2003. She also co-starred in the follow-up film The Even Stevens Movie. She also is the star of a TV series called Web Girl as Casey Collins. Lauren Frost is an actress and singer/songwriter, who performed nationally and internationally with Barbra Streisand in Ms. Streisand’s Timeless concert tours. Lauren portrayed and sang as “Young Barbra” in the live Timeless concerts, and on the Emmy-winning Fox TV Special and Grammy-nominated CD Recordings. Currently, Lauren is continuing her acti... Biography of Makenzie Vega
Makenzie Jade Vega (born February 10, 1994) is an American teen actress. Personal life Vega was born in Los Angeles, California to a Colombian father and an American mother. She is the younger sister of actress Alexa Vega. Vega currently lives in New York with her mother Gina Rue (a model), and three siblings. Vega attended Dominican Academy, a private all-girls Catholic school, on the Upper East Side, until June 2012. Career At the age of five, Vega appeared regularly as the smallest child of Teddie Cochran (Geena Davis) in The Geena Davis Show. In 2000, she was cast as Annie, the Campbells’ precocious daughter in The Family Man. The following year, Vega was seen again playing Chloe in Made which starred Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau and Famke Janssen. In 2004, she played Diana Gordon... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurizio Costanzo
Maurizio Costanzo (born August 28, 1938) is an Italian television host, journalist, screenwriter, and academic. He is married to Maria De Filippi, an Italian television host. Biography Costanzo was born in Rome. He began his career as a journalist, and in the late 1970s appeared in several television shows, before creating his most famous show, The Maurizio Costanzo Show, currently the most important and longest-lasting talk show in Italy. Costanzo's TV style includes subtle, low-profile irony. He also wrote the screenplays for several films, as well as the lyrics of an appreciated song, "Se telefonando", made famous by Italian singer Mina, together with Ennio Morricone's music. Costanzo had worked for the main TV channel of the Italian premier, Silvio Berlusconi, Canale 5, of... Biography of Han Hye-jin
Han Hye-jin (Hangul: 한혜진; born October 27, 1981) is a South Korean actress. Han made her breakthrough in 2005 when she starred as a young widow in her 20s working as an outgoing hairdresser in the hit daily drama Be Strong, Geum-soon!. Among her notable leading roles include So Seo-no in historical epic Jumong, Korea's first female doctor of Western medicine in Jejungwon, and a sharpshooter in the manhwa film adaptation 26 Years. She is also one of the hosts of popular talk show Healing Camp. Personal life Han dated singer Naul (from R&B group Browneyed Soul) from 2003 to 2012. Her older sister Han Moo-young married actor Kim Kang-woo in 2010. Television dramas All About My Love (SBS, 2013) Syndrome (jTBC, 2012) The Thorn Birds (KBS2, 2011) ... Biography of Jocelyn Lane
Jocelyn "Jackie" Lane (born on May 16, 1937 in Vienna) was an actress and model of the 1960s. She was married to Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Early life Lane was born as Jocelyn Bolton in Vienna, Austria. in 1937. She is the daughter of a Russian mother, Olga Mironova, and an English father. She was educated in New Rochelle, New York, in the United States. At the age of 14, she moved to Britain where she received dance training. Her elder sister, Mara Lane, was a well-known British model in the 1950s. Career Lane established herself as a popular model in the United Kingdom by the time she was 18, using the pseudonym Jackie Lane. She appeared in several British films beginning in 1955 with a travelogue April in Portugal. As she was confused with another actress named Jack... Biography of Ayano Omoto
Ayano Ōmoto (大本 彩乃 Ōmoto Ayano?, born 20 September 1988), nicknamed Nocchi (のっち?), is a member of the Japanese electropop group Perfume. Biography Ōmoto was born and raised in Hiroshima Prefecture, and attended Hiroshima Actors School with friends and Perfume members Ayaka Nishiwaki and Yuka Kashino. She was placed in the advanced class for singing, as she was always interested in singing. In a letter she wrote to her "Future Me" she recalled her singing teacher telling her if she just wanted to sing and dance because she loved it she was not fit to be a singer. Nishiwaki and Kashino were still in the beginner class at this time, meeting Ōmoto secretly. She joined the group in 2001, replacing the original third mem... Biography of Luna (singer)
Park Sun-young (Hangul: 박선영), better known by her stage name Luna (Hangul: 루나), born on August 12, 1993, is a South Korean singer, dancer and model. She is best known for being a part of the quintet K-pop girl band f(x), under the label of S.M. Entertainment in South Korea and Avex Trax in Japan. Personal life Luna was born as Park Sun-Young in Seoul, South Korea on August 12, 1993. She has a twin sister. In October 2011, it was confirmed that she has been accepted at Chung-Ang University's Institute of the Arts as theater majors through a special rolling admissions screening process. Career f(x) Main article: f(x) (band) In 2006, S.M. Entertainment, an entertainment agency based in South Korea, recruited Luna after seeing her performing on... |
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