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339 celebrities 5' 5½" tall have been found. Add to favourites (522 fans)Biography of Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962; baptized Norma Jeane Baker) was an American actress, singer, model and film producer. After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946. Her early roles were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950) were well received, and as her career progressed she became known as a sex symbol. She was praised for her comedic ability in such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire and The Seven Year Itch, and became one of Hollywood's most popular performers. The typecasting of Monroe's "dumb blonde" persona limited her career prospects, and she broadened her range. Her marriage to baseball... Add to favourites (135 fans)Biography of Ségolène Royal
Marie-Ségolène Royal (born 22 September 1953 in Dakar, Senegal, then a French colony), known as Ségolène Royal, is a French politician. She is the president of the Poitou-Charentes region, a member of the National Assembly and a prominent member of the Socialist Party. On 16 November 2006, Socialist Party members elected her as their candidate for the 2007 French presidential election. In the first round of voting in that election, on April 22, 2007, Royal received 25.87 percent of votes to qualify for the second round to face Nicolas Sarkozy who received 31.18 percent. Both debated on 2 May 2007. Preliminary vote counting on May 6, 2007 showed that Sarkozy was elected to be the next President. Sarkozy was elected on May 6, with 53.06 percent of the votes, and Royal lost the election wi... Add to favourites (27 fans)Biography of Valérie Trierweiler
Valérie Trierweiler (née Massonneau) is a French political journalist, born on 16 February 1965 in Angers (birth time source: birth certificate, n°590). She is the domestic partner of François Hollande, the President-elect of France. Biography She was born in Angers. She is the fifth child of six Her mother worked at the front desk of the Angers ice rink. Her father was a victim of World War II (he lost a leg on a landmine when he was 13) and died when she was 21. Valérie Massonneau studied history and political science and obtained a master of advanced studies DESS of political science from the Sorbonne. In 2005, when French TV channel Direct 8 launched, she hosted political talk-shows, mostly in the form of one-to-one interviews. Until 2007, she hosted the weekly political talk... Add to favourites (327 fans)Biography of 14th Dalai Lama
Tenzin Gyatso is the fourteenth and current Dalai Lama, and as such, is often referred to in Western media simply as the Dalai Lama, without any qualifiers. The fifth of sixteen children of a farming family in the Tibetan province of Amdo, he was proclaimed the tulku (rebirth) of the thirteenth Dalai Lama at the age of two. On 17 November 1950, at the age of fifteen, he was enthroned as Tibet's Head of State and most important political ruler, while Tibet faced occupation by the forces of the People's Republic of China. After the collapse of the Tibetan resistance movement in 1959, Tenzin Gyatso fled to India, where he was active in establishing the Central Tibetan Administration (the Tibetan government in exile) and seeking to preserve Tibetan culture and education among the thousands ... Add to favourites (166 fans)Biography of Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot (born September 28, 1934) is a French actress, former fashion model, nationalist, singer, animal rights activist, and considered the embodiment of the 1950s and 1960s sex kitten. In the 1970s after her retirement from the entertainment industry, Bardot established herself as an animal rights activist, which she continues today. During the 1990s she was outspoken about her political views on such issues as immigration, Islam in France, miscegenation, and homosexuality. Bardot born in Paris to Anne-Marie "Toty" Mucel and Charles "Pilou" Bardot, an industrialist. Both parents were fervently religious and conservative, instilling in Brigitte their Roman Catholic ideals. At an early age her mother encouraged her interest in music and dance; she had modeled for popular m... Add to favourites (25 fans)Biography of Evelyne Dheliat
French TV Host and weather presenter.... Add to favourites (61 fans)Biography of Joan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. She is a soprano with a three-octave vocal range and a distinctively rapid vibrato. Many of her songs are topical and deal with social issues. She is best known for her 1970s hits "Diamonds & Rust" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" -- and to a lesser extent,"We Shall Overcome" "Sweet Sir Galahad" and "Joe Hill" (songs she performed at the 1969 Woodstock festival). She is also well known due to her early and long-lasting relationship with Bob Dylan and her even longer-lasting passion for activism, notably in the areas of nonviolence, civil and human rights and, in more recent years, the environment. She has performed publicly for nearly 50 years, release... Add to favourites (49 fans)Biography of Florent Pagny
Florent Pagny (b. 6 November 1961 in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire (birth time source: Didier Geslain)) is a French musician. He has also acted in many French films. He records work in French, Italian, Spanish and English, and his greatest hits include "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer", "Ma Liberté de penser" (all three were #1 in France) and "Caruso" (#2 in France). As of 2008, he has sold more than 4 million copies of singles, 13 million copies of albums, becoming the 10th best selling artist in France from 1955 to 2008. Early years Pagny began his artistic career as an actor in popular films and television dramas. He appeared in La Balance, L'As des as, A Captain's Honor or Fort Saganne. In 1987, he wrote his first song : "N'importe quoi." Pagny's first album, Merci, was r... Add to favourites (155 fans)Biography of Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer (September 12, 1961), born Mylène Jeanne Gautier, is a Canadian-born French singer and songwriter. She has sold more than 20 million CDs. Mylène Farmer was born in Pierrefonds, Quebec Canada, a suburb (now borough) of Montreal, to parents from France. Her family returned to France when she was eight. She chose her stage name Farmer in homage to Frances Farmer. Mylène is considered the most successful and provocative female French recording artist of all time, and the only artist to have each of her studio albums sell over a million copies in France. She is also very popular in fellow French-speaking countries Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg, as well as Russia, Ukraine, Greece, and parts of Germany and Eastern Europe. Mylène's refusal to record in English leaves h... Add to favourites (66 fans)Biography of Clara Morgane
Clara Morgane (real name is Emmanuelle Aurélie Munos), now a singer, media personnality and TV host, is a former French porn star who was born on January 25, 1981 in Marseille. At age 12, Morgane was a photographic model through a modelling agency. However, at age 19, she discovered porn during an erotic exhibition show in Paris and decided to give it a try. She was unusual in that, at first, she appeared in a series of films with only one partner; Greg Centauro, who was then her boyfriend. She has been the anchorwoman of the Journal du hard, on the pay-TV channel Canal+, since September 2001. She also writes sex advice columns in a few French magazines for teenagers and adults. In France, she often appears on national TV and provides a kind of socially acceptable, family friendly re... Add to favourites (37 fans)Biography of Veronica Zemanova
Veronika Zemanová (born April 14, 1975 in České Budějovice) is a Czech model. Moving to Prague at age 18, she worked as a photographer from 1993 to 1997. When all of her equipment was stolen from her car in 1997, she switched to the other side of the camera. Her original stage name was Eva, but due to a production error her real name was accidentally published, so at that point she dropped the pseudonym. Zemanová has appeared in a number of U.S. and UK pictorial publications (notably Playboy Special Editions and Mayfair).... Add to favourites (78 fans)Biography of Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин, pronounced ( listen); born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia) was the second President of Russia and is the current Prime Minister of Russia as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when president Boris Yeltsin resigned in a surprising move, and then Putin won the 2000 presidential election. In 2004, he was re-elected for a second term lasting until 7 May 2008. Due to constitutionally mandated term limits... Add to favourites (73 fans)Biography of Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was a highly influential film director and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres. He directed more than fifty feature films in a career spanning six decades, from the silent film era, through the invention of talkies, to the colour era. Hitchcock was among the most consistently successful and publicly recognizable directors in the world during his lifetime, and remains one of the best known and most popular directors of all time, famous for his expert and largely unrivalled control of pace and suspense throughout his movies. Hitchcock was born and raised in Leytonstone, London, England. He began his directing career in the United Kingdom in 1922, but from 1939 he worked primarily in t... Add to favourites (24 fans)Biography of Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi (Italian pronunciation: ( listen); born 29 September 1936) is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. He is known by the nickname Il Cavaliere (literally, The Knight), due to the knighthood of the Order of Merit for Labour he received in 1977. He is also the controlling shareholder of Mediaset and owner of A.C. Milan. Berlusconi is the longest-serving post war Prime Minister of Italy, and third longest-serving since the creation of Italy, after Benito Mussolini and Giovanni Giolitti, holding three separate terms. Technically, he has been sworn in four times because after a cabinet reshuffle, as happened with Berlusconi in 2005, the new ministry is sworn in and subjected... Add to favourites (32 fans)Biography of Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS, née Roberts (13 October 1925 (birth time source: Charles Harvey, Astrodatabank) – 8 April 2013), was a British politician, the longest-serving (1979–1990) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of the 20th century, and the only woman ever to have held the post. A Soviet journalist called her the "Iron Lady", a nickname which became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented Conservative policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism. Originally a research chemist before becoming a barrister, Thatcher was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Finchley in 1959. Edward Heath appointed her Secretary of State for Education and Science in his 1970 government. In 1975 Thatch... Add to favourites (36 fans)Biography of Lorie (singer)
Laure Pester, professionally known as Lorie, is a French singer. Her fame can be attributed to producer, songwriter and composer Johnny Williams (grandson of 'musette' accordion star André Verchuren) and her father–manager André Pester (a former studio manager at French radio station RTL). She is sometimes also referred to as the French version of Britney Spears. Lorie is a multi-platinum singer who has sold over eight million albums and singles worldwide as of December 2007. Her first studio album Près de toi was certified triple platinum in France and she followed it with five other certified albums. It was expected that Lorie would start working on a new album, the follow-up to her 2007 record 2Lor en moi? Lorie is also a comedian. She lent her voice for many French versions of in... Add to favourites (33 fans)Biography of Marie Drucker
Marie Drucker (born in Paris on December 3, 1974) is a French journalist and television personality. She is the daughter of Jean Drucker and niece of Michel Drucker, both prominent French television stars. She got a degree in modern literature from Sorbonne. Her journalist career started in 1994, when she worked as a freelance journalist for Le Figaro and ELLE among others, befor settling down with the agency Capa in 1997, with whom she worked on the TV program Qu'en pensez-vous ? on Canal+. She was co-presenter of the France 2 show Rince ta baignoire in 1999. Next, in August 1999, she joined the newly-formed team of I-Télé (a 24-hour news channel which first went on air in November 1999), with whom she stayed until September 2005, when she got a job as the main news-reader on the Franc... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of Axelle Red
Axelle Red was born Fabienne Demal in Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium, on 15 February 1968. She is a singer-songwriter. Despite being Flemish, she chose to write and perform songs in the French language. She has achieved great critical success in both Belgium and France. Her musical style varies from jazz to piano ballads. Her musical idols as a youth were the pop group ABBA. She graduated as a lawyer (the same profession as her father) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), but she nevertheless felt more attracted to music, a passion of her mother (a pianist). Her first album, Sans plus attendre, sold 500 000 copies in Belgium alone (a record). The song "Sensualité" was her breakthrough hit in France. Other hits included "Elle danse seule", "Je t'attends", Manhattan-Kaboul, "Parce que c'e... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Hassan II of Morocco
King Hassan II (July 9, 1929–July 23, 1999) was King of Morocco from 1961 till he passed away in 1999. He was the eldest son of Mohammed V, Sultan, then King of Morocco and his wife Lalla Abla bint Tahar, whom he married in 1926. Biography Youth and education King Hassan was educated at the Imperial College at Rabat and earned a law degree from the University of Bordeaux. He was exiled to Corsica by French authorities on 20 August 1953, along with his father Sultan Mohammed V. They were transferred to Madagascar in January 1954. Prince Moulay Hassan acted as his father's political advisor during the exile. Mohammed V and his family returned from exile on 16 November 1955. Prince Moulay Hassan participated in the February 1956 negotiations for Morocco's independence with his f... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Jean-Louis Borloo
Jean-Louis Borloo (born 7 April 1951 in Paris) is a French politician, and currently the French Minister of Economy, Finance, and Employment since the May 18, 2007. Height: 1m68 Borloo began his career as a lawyer in the 1980s. He later became president of the Valenciennes Football Club. In 1989, he was elected mayor of Valenciennes, and then turned towards politics. On 21 July 2005 he married news anchorwoman Béatrice Schönberg at Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement and, as of 2005, co-president of the Radical Party, alongside André Rossinot. He recently introduced a five-year plan of "social cohesion", which is centered around three axes: "equal opportunity, housing and employment". He was the Minister of Employment, Social C... Add to favourites (56 fans)Biography of Thom Yorke
Thomas Edward Yorke, born October 7, 1968 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the English rock band Radiohead (listen Creep. He has also recorded as a solo artist; he released his debut album, The Eraser, in July 2006. Yorke mainly plays electric guitar, acoustic guitar and piano, but he has also played drums and bass guitar (notably during the Kid A and Amnesiac Radiohead sessions). Yorke is also an electronic musician, and The Eraser was heavily influenced by electronic music. In 2005, Yorke, along with his manager Nate Jackson, became spokesmen for Friends of the Earth and their campaign to reduce carbon emissions. He has... Add to favourites (45 fans)Biography of Calista Flockhart
Calista Kay Flockhart (born on November 11, 1964) is an Emmy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American actress, primarily on soap operas and television. She is best known for her role as the title character in the 1997-2002 television show, Ally McBeal. She now plays Sally Field's feuding daughter, Kitty Walker, on the hit ABC drama, Brothers & Sisters, as a political campaign advisor. Early life Flockhart was born in Freeport, Illinois, to Ronald Flockhart, an executive for Kraft Foods, and English teacher Kay Calista. She has one older brother, Gary. Her mother reversed her own first and middle names in naming her Calista Kay. (The name Calista means most beautiful in Greek.) Because her father's job required the family to move often, Flockhart was raised with her brother in ... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Jennifer Ayache
Jennifer Ayache, singer with Superbus, was born on November 9, 1983 in Cannes. She is the daugter of Chantal Lauby. Like her mother, Jennifer could have become a comedian, but became impassioned with music from childhood, beginning with the drums at age 7, moving to the guitar at 13, and finally the piano a little later. She lived in the United States of America between 14 and 15 years old to study and learn English. She was inspired by Gwen Stefani and No Doubt, and and discovered 1950s swing music, and the sounds of the 1960s, such as the Beach Boys. After returning to France, with many musical compositions, she sought to assemble a group, and after her mother arranged a meeting with Michel Giovannetti they formed Superbus (named after searching a Latin dictionary). They have ha... Add to favourites (50 fans)Biography of Florence Foresti
Florence Foresti is a famous French humorist, impersonator and actress, born November 8, 1973 in Vénissieux, near Lyon.... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Michèle Alliot-Marie
Michèle Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie (born 10 September 1946) is the French Minister of the Interior and Overseas territories, and the first woman to lead a major French political party. She was minister of defence in Jacques Chirac's cabinet. Born in Villeneuve-le-Roi in the Val-de-Marne, her father was Bernard Marie, the Mayor of Biarritz. Before her career in politics, she was a senior lecturer at the University of Paris I, and also spent some time practicing law. She holds a doctorate of law, a doctorate in political science and Master's degree in ethnology. Before her entry into national politics, she was a municipal councillor in the town of Ciboure from 1983 to 1988, and for the town of Biarritz 1989 to 1992. She was elected to the National Assembly to represent Pyrénées-Atlan... Add to favourites (49 fans)Biography of Claire Danes
Claire Catherine Danes (born on April 12, 1979) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated American film, television, and theater actress. Early life Danes was born in Manhattan to Chris Danes (a computer consultant and former architectural photographer) and Carla (a day care provider, painter, and textile designer who would later serve as Claire's manager). She attended the Dalton School. She has a brother, Asa, who graduated from Oberlin College and works as a litigation attorney for the law firm of Paul Hastings. Danes attended the exclusive private high school Lycée Français de Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, and later attended Yale University (her father's alma mater) for two years as a psychology major, starting in 1998. She dropped out of Yale to focus on... Biography of Marie-Claire Restoux
Marie-Claire Restoux, born April 9, 1968 in La Rochefoucauld, is a French Olympic Judo champion.... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Sarah Ferguson
Sarah, Duchess of York (Sarah Margaret Ferguson; born 15 October 1959, London, England), is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, fourth in line to the British throne. . She is a former member of the British Royal Family and the mother of Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, who are respectively fifth and sixth in line to the British throne. She is popularly referred to as 'Fergie'. She is Anglican/Episcopalian. Sarah Margaret Ferguson is the second daughter of Major Ronald Ferguson ("the Galloping Major") and his first wife, Susan Mary Wright. Sarah's older sister is Lady Jane Ferguson. After Fergie's parents divorced (1972), her mother remarried polo player Hector Barrantes and moved to Trenque Lauquen in the Argentine pampas. Jane ("Fergie Downunder") married Alex Makim,... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of Flavie Flament
French TV host.... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Joseph Goebbels
Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation: IPA: ) (29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German politician and Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda during the National Socialist regime from 1933 to 1945. He was one of Adolf Hitler's closest associates and most devout followers. Goebbels was known for his zealous, energetic oratory and virulent anti-Semitism. Goebbels earned a Ph.d from Heidelberg University in 1921, on the basis of a doctoral thesis on 18th century romantic drama; he then went on to work as a journalist and later a bank clerk and caller on the stock exchange. He also wrote novels and plays, but they were refused by publishers. Goebbels came into contact with the Nazi Party in 1923 during the French occupation of the Ruhr and became a member in 1924. He was ap... Biography of Daphné Roulier
French journalist and TV host. Wife of Antoine de Caunes, journalist, producer, screenwriter and film director.... Add to favourites (27 fans)Biography of Sofia Coppola
Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American director, actress, producer, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. She was the first American woman and is only the third woman in history to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing. Early life Sofia is the daughter of director Francis Ford Coppola, sister of Mary Coppola, Roman Coppola and the late Gian-Carlo Coppola, niece of Talia Shire and a cousin of Nicolas Cage, Jason Schwartzman and Robert Carmine. She attended Mills College and the California Institute of the Arts. After graduating, Sofia started a clothing line called Milkfed that is sold exclusively in Japan. Career Coppola began her career as an infant making several background appearances in her father's films. The most well-known of these early r... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Justine Henin
Justine Henin (born June 1, 1982 in Liège (birth time source: birth certificate n° 1128, André Dekoster)) is a Belgian professional tennis player and the current World No. 1. Henin is from the Walloon (French-speaking) region of Belgium. Her mental toughness and her one-handed backhand, a stroke which John McEnroe has called among the best backhands of any male or female player, are reasons she is one of the world's best players. As of May 2007, she has won five Grand Slam singles titles, including three French Open singles titles, one WTA Tour Championships title, as well as a gold medal in singles at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Family life Henin's trainer, Carlos Rodriguez, has been her main father figure since her mother died of intestinal cancer when Henin was 12 years old. For ma... Add to favourites (43 fans)Biography of Bettie Page
Bettie Page (April 22, 1923 – December 11, 2008) was a former American model who became famous in the 1950s for her fetish modeling and pin-up photos. She was also one of the earliest Playmates of the Month for Playboy magazine. "I think that she was a remarkable lady, an iconic figure in pop culture who influenced sexuality, taste in fashion, someone who had a tremendous impact on our society," Playboy founder Hugh Hefner told the Associated Press. Her later life was marked by depression, violent mood swings and several years in a state mental institution. While she faded into obscurity in the 1960s after converting to Christianity and serving as a Baptist missionary in Angola, she experienced a resurgence of popularity in the 1980s and had a significant cult following. Her look, inclu... Biography of Queen Rania of Jordan
Rania Al Abdullah (Arabic: الملكة رانيا العبد الله Rānyā al-‘abdu l-Lāh) (born Rania al Yassin on 31 August 1970) is the current Queen consort of Jordan as the wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan. As a global figure, and considered by some to be one of the world’s most powerful women, Queen Rania has focused her energy, at home and abroad, on a variety of causes, notably education. In Jordan, her work focuses on the calibre and quality of education for Jordanian children, while abroad she advocates for global education and for world leaders to fulfill their commitments towards the second Millennium Development Goals, Universal Primary Education.... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Bernard Kouchner
Bernard Kouchner (born November 1, 1939 in Avignon) is a French politician, diplomat, and doctor. He is co-founder of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and Doctors of the World. He is currently the French minister of Foreign and European Affairs in the Fillon government. Career Born to a Jewish father and a Protestant mother, he began his political career as a member of the French Communist Party (PCF), from which he was expelled in 1966. He worked as a physician for the Red Cross in Biafra in 1968 (during the Nigerian Civil War). He founded MSF in 1971, and then, due to a conflict of opinion with MSF chairman Claude Malhuret, the Médecins du Monde (1980). From 1988, he began his government career in Socialist governments, though he was never a member of the French Socialist Party. L... Biography of Eve Ruggieri
Ève Ruggiéri, born March 13, 1939 in Limoges, is a French producer, radio and TV host.... Biography of John Galliano
Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano, CBE, RDI (born 28 November 1960), professionally known as John Galliano, is a British fashion designer and the head designer of Christian Dior. Early life and career Born in Gibraltar to a Gibraltarian father and a Spanish mother, Galliano moved to Streatham in southwest London at six and later to Brockley, and attended St. Anthony's RC School and Wilson's Grammar School in London. He attended St Martin's College of Art and Design, where he graduated in 1984 with a first class honours degree. He was awarded British Designer of the Year in 1987, 1994 and 1995. In 1997, he shared the award with Alexander McQueen, Galliano's successor at Givenchy. Media fashion celebrity Susannah Constantine has worked for Galliano in the past. and he has also aided the fut... Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Diam's
Diam's (real name : Mélanie Georgiades, born July 25, 1980 in Cyprus) is a French-language rap artist of French and Greek Cypriots origin. Her family moved to Essonne (near Paris) in 1984. In 1998, when she was just 18, Diam's signed a development deal with BMG Music Publishing France. With the publisher's help, Diam's worked on her craft and signed with Universal Records in 1999. She appeared in a song on DJ Mehdi's 2002 album "(The Story Of) Espion". 2003's Brut de Femme was her breakthrough, reaching gold and spawning the top 10 single "DJ." In concert at the 2004 Dour Festival in Belgium, people threw objects at Diam's when she began singing. In 2005, she cemented her importance as a songwriter with her French adaptation of the English-language smash "Ma Philosophie" -- a huge nu... Biography of June Carter Cash
Valerie June Carter Cash (June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003) was a singer, songwriter, actress and comedian and was a member of the Carter Family, and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. She played the guitar, banjo, and autoharp. Height: 5' 5½" (1.66 m) Early life Cash was born Valerie June Carter in Maces Springs, Virginia. She was born into country music and performed with the Carter Family from the young age of ten, beginning in 1939. In March 1943, when the Carter Family trio stopped recording together after the WBT contract, Maybelle Carter, with encouragement from her husband Ezra, formed "Mother Maybelle & the Carter Sisters" with her daughters Helen, Anita, and June. The new group first aired on radio station WRNL in Richmond, Virginia, on June 1. Doc and Carl rejoined them i... Biography of Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet
Nathalie Geneviève Marie Kosciusko-Morizet (born 14 May 1973), often referred to by her initials NKM, is a French politician, current deputy of the 4th electoral constituency of Essonne. She is mayor of Longjumeau and a candidate for mayor of Paris in the local elections in 2014. Education and political career She graduated from the École Polytechnique and the Collège des Ingénieurs. As a 29-year-old, she was elected a deputy member of the French National Assembly in 2002, representing the department of Essonne, to the south of Paris, serving out the term for Pierre-André Wiltzer who was appointed deputy minister. She was reelected in 2007 and 2012. She was elected mayor of Longjumeau (Essonne) in March 2008. In 2007, she became secretary of state in the French government wi... Add to favourites (32 fans)Biography of Emmy Rossum
Emmanuelle Grey "Emmy" Rossum (born September 12, 1986) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress and singer. She is probably most well known for her leading roles in the films The Day After Tomorrow and the 2004 version of The Phantom of the Opera. Early life Rossum was born in New York City, as the only child to a Jewish-American family — her mother a corporate photographer and her father a banker. When she was three, Rossum's parents divorced and she has not remained close to her father. At the age of seven, the choir director at Emmy’s school discovered that she had perfect intonation, which led to an audition at the prestigious Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center. Upon singing Happy Birthday in 12 different keys, Emmy was welcomed by the director, Elena Doria as a member of... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (Russian: Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев; born September 14, 1965 in Leningrad), is a Russian politician and businessman. He was appointed first deputy prime minister of the Russian government on November 14, 2005. Formerly Vladimir Putin's chief of staff, he is also the chairman of Gazprom's board of directors, a post he has held for the second time since 2000. Medvedev graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University in 1987 (together with Ilya Yeliseyev, Anton Ivanov, Nikolay Vinnichenko and Konstantin Chuychenko) and in 1990 got his PhD in private law from the same university. In 1990 he ... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman (born August 14, 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano, actress and dancer. Height: 5' 5½" (1.66 m) Brightman debuted as a dancer in troupes such as Hot Gossip and later released a string of disco singles. She achieved greater fame as a musical theatre performer and partner of theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom she originated several roles including Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera. Her 1984 marriage to Lloyd Webber attracted active tabloid coverage. The couple divorced in 1990, effectively ending her musical theatre career. After her divorce, Brightman established a position as a crossover artist with former Enigma producer Frank Peterson. Her style, a blend of classical vocals and pop-inspired instrumentation and arrangement, earn... Biography of Maria Pacôme
Maria Pacôme is a French actress.... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Henri Salvador
Henri Salvador (born July 18, 1917, died February 13, 2008) was a French singer. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of a native Indian from the Caribbean, were both from Guadeloupe, France. Born in Cayenne, French Guiana, his musical career began as a guitarist accompanying other singers. He had learned the guitar by imitating Django Reinhardt's recordings, and was to work alongside him in the 1940s. Salvador recorded several songs written by Boris Vian with Quincy Jones as arranger. He is known to have recorded the first French rock and roll song in 1956 written by Boris Vian and Michel Legrand. In the sixties Salvador was the host of several popular television variety shows on French TV. In 1964 he scored a hit with "Zorro est arrivé", which was in... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Natasha Marley
Natasha Marley, born June 20, 1984 in Aldershot near London, is an English model and actress. Height: 5' 6" (1m67 1/2) Eyes : blue... Biography of Valérie Pécresse
Valérie Pécresse (French pronunciation: ; born 14 July 1967 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine (birth time source: acte n° 2296)) is a French politician. She has been deputy of the Yvelines since May 16, 2002, Minister for Higher Education and Research from May 18, 2007 to June 2011 and Minister of the Budget from then until May 2012. She was also the Government's spokeswoman. Biography Pécresse is the daughter of Dominique Roux (CEO of Bolloré telecom since January 2007). Pécresse has degrees from HEC School of Management and ÉNA. She was an auditor of the Conseil d'État until 1998, when she was designated counselor of the presidence of the French Republic. She speaks French, English, Russian and Japanese. In June 2002, she was elected deputy of the Yvelines' second ... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Sandrine Bonnaire
Sandrine Bonnaire is an internationally-famous French actress, born 31 May 1967 in the town of Gannat in the Auvergne region. Throughout her career, Sandrine Bonnaire has conducted herself in a rather serious manner, she herself admitting that her demeanour must appear to others as sombre. She was born into a working-class background, the seventh of eleven children. Her acting career began at the age of 16 in 1983, when she starred in the Maurice Pialat film À nos amours. She played, somewhat autobiographically, a girl from the suburbs beginning her sexual awakening. In 1984 she was awarded the César Award for Most Promising Actress. Her international breakthrough came in 1986 when she played the title role in Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond), directed by Agnès Varda, for which part she w... Biography of Gérard Holtz
Gérard Holtz, born December 8, 1946 in Paris is a French Sports journalist and TV host.... Biography of Jacques Villeret
Jacques Villeret (February 6, 1951 – January 28, 2005; born in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, France) was a French actor. He is most famous for his role in Le Dîner de cons.... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Rebecca de Mornay
Rebecca de Mornay, born Rebecca J. Pearch (born August 29, 1959) is an American film and television actress. Her breakout film role came in 1983, when she played Lana in Risky Business. Early life De Mornay was born in Santa Rosa, California. Her birth father was the conservative radio and television commentator Wally George (born George Walter Pearch). Her parents' relationship was stormy and they were estranged for the fifteen years before his death. De Mornay was raised by her mother, Julie Eagar, and stepfather, Richard De Mornay. She grew up in France and went to college in the United Kingdom. She studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York (which also at one time included veterans Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken). Career De Mornay's film ... Add to favourites (27 fans)Biography of JoJo (singer)
Joanna Noëlle Levesque (born December 20, 1990), known by her stage name JoJo, is an American platinum-selling R&B and pop singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and actress. She rose to fame in 2004 with her platinum-certified, self-titled debut album JoJo which reached number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. JoJo has also begun a film career, starring in two 2006 Hollywood films: Aquamarine and RV. Her second album, The High Road, was released on October 17, 2006. In the summer of 2007, JoJo will be embarking on a tour in the U.S., Europe and Mexico. Early life JoJo was born in Brattleboro, Vermont and was raised in Foxborough, Massachusetts. She has French, Polish, Irish and Albanian ancestry. She grew up in a one-bedroom apartment on the outskirts of Boston, in a low-inc... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Dana Delany
Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American film, stage, and television actress. Known especially for her two-time Emmy Award winning performance as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television show China Beach (1988–91), Delany has been active in film, television, and stage since the late 1970s. Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m) Delany was born in New York City. After growing up in Connecticut, she attended Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, then Wesleyan University. Her early career included a TV role on Love of Life (1979), performing on Broadway in A Life (1980), then back to TV on As the World Turns (1981). The west coast production of the controversial play Bloodmoon (1983–84) took Dana to Hollywood. The next few years consisted of small parts in various films and TV guest spots, i... Biography of T.E. Lawrence
Thomas Edward Lawrence (August 16, 1888 – May 19, 1935), known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a British soldier renowned especially for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt of 1916-18, but whose vivid personality and writings, along with the extraordinary breadth and variety of his activities and associations, have made him the object of fascination throughout the world as "Lawrence of Arabia". Lawrence's public image was due in part to U.S. traveller and journalist Lowell Thomas' sensationalised reportage of the Revolt, as well as to Lawrence's autobiographical account, Seven Pillars of Wisdom.... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini (March 5, 1922 – November 2, 1975) was an Italian poet, intellectual, film director, and writer. Pasolini distinguished himself as a philosopher, linguist, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, newspaper and magazine columnist, actor, painter and political figure. He demonstrated a unique and extraordinary cultural versatility, in the process becoming a highly controversial figure. Early years Pasolini was born in Bologna, traditionally one of the most leftist of Italian cities. He was the son of a lieutenant of the Italian army, Carlo Alberto, who had become famous for saving Mussolini's life, and an elementary school teacher, Susanna Colussi. His family moved to Conegliano in 1923 and, two years later, to Belluno, where another son, Guidalberto, was born. In 1926, h... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Jena Malone
Jena Malone (born November 21, 1984) is an American actress. She is widely known for starring in a large number of independent films. She made her film debut with a critically acclaimed performance in Bastard Out of Carolina (1996). Malone is perhaps best known for her roles in Donnie Darko (2001), Saved! (2004), and Stepmom (1997). Early life Malone was born in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, and lived in 27 different locations by the age of nine. Malone was raised by her mother and her mother's girlfriend, whom Jena calls "Godmom". Malone discussed this on a March 2004 appearance on Loveline. She began taking an interest in acting after watching her mother, who was involved in community theatre. She briefly moved to Las Vegas, hated it, and persuaded her mother to move on to Los Angeles. ... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Karen Bach
Karen Lancaume (born Karine Bach) (January 19, 1973 – January 29, 2005) was a French adult film star. Despite her short resumé of having appeared in only 29 films from her beginnings as an adult film star in 1997, she was quite a popular actress, with her natural beautiful looks and self-esteem, especially among the francophone public. Born near Lyon, she spent her childhood in the Lyon countryside and completed her studies in communications. She was married to a DJ named Franck, but debts prompted her to work in the porn industry. She and her husband started doing scenes as a couple. In the 1997 film L'Indécente aux enfer she also started to have scenes with other partners. Once they had divorced, her ex-husband quit but Karen remained in the industry and continued to appear in pornogr... Biography of Gina Gershon
Gina L. Gershon (born June 10, 1962) is an American film and television actress, known for her roles in the films Showgirls (1995) and Bound (1996). Height: 5' 5¾" (1.67 m) Personal life Gershon was born in Los Angeles, California to Stan Gershon, who worked in import/export business and sales, and Mickey Koppel, an interior decorator. Gershon is Jewish, and has a brother, Dann, and a sister, Tracy. She attended Beverly Hills High School with Lenny Kravitz. Gershon has dated hotel owner Sean McPherson, wealthy entrepreneur Jay Penske, and actors John Cusack and Owen Wilson. Career Gershon is regarded as a gay icon due to her roles in movies such as Bound (in which she played a butch lesbian) and Showgirls (which is regarded as a camp classic). She was ranked #51 on the Maxim ... Biography of Pierre Bergé
Pierre Bergé (born November 14, 1930) is a French industrialist and patron. He is perhaps best known as the co-founder of Yves Saint Laurent Couture House and lifelong partner of Fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent. Early life He was born at in Oléron (Charente-Maritime). His mother Christiane was an amateur soprano and a progressist teacher who used the Montessori method. His father worked for the tax office and was a great rugby enthusiast. Bergé attended the Lycée Eugène Fromentin in La Rochelle, and later went to Paris. On the day of his arrival, as he was walking on the Champs-Élysées, French poet Jacques Prévert fell on him while attempting suicide. Yves Saint Laurent Main article: Yves Saint Laurent (designer) Bergé met Yves Saint Laurent in 1958. They became romantically in... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of David Spade
David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy-Award and Golden Globe-nominated American actor, comedian, television personality who gained fame in the 1990s as a castmember on Saturday Night Live. He currently stars as single man Russell on CBS's sitcom, Rules of Engagement and is also hosting the third season of his entertainment parody show, The Showbiz Show with David Spade on Comedy Central. Early life Spade, the youngest of three sons, was born in Birmingham, Michigan to Judith M., a writer and magazine editor, and Wayne M. Spade, a sales representative. His father moved the family to Scottsdale, Arizona, but abandoned them not long afterwards. His brothers are Bryan Spade and Andy Spade; Andy Spade is the husband of famed designer Kate Spade and CEO of Kate Spade New York. ... Biography of Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt (born December 3, 1965) is a German figure skater, in Germany she was commonly affectionately called "Kati" in the past, but today her full name is used more often. She won two Olympic gold medals for East Germany, first in the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and the second in 1988 at the Calgary Olympics. She won the World Championships in 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1988, and six consecutive European Championships (1983-1988). Her competitive record makes her one of the most successful figure skaters of all time. Katarina Witt was born in Staaken in then-East Germany, just outside of West Berlin, which is today part of Berlin. She went to school in Karl-Marx-Stadt (which today has reverted to its pre-war name of Chemnitz). There she attended a special school for sports-talented chil... Biography of Julia Gillard
Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is the 27th Prime Minister of Australia. She is the first female prime minister in Australia's history. Gillard became the Leader of the Australian Labor Party at the 2010 Australian Labor Party leadership election on 24 June 2010 and was sworn in as prime minister later that day. She had previously served as Deputy Prime Minister of Australia under Kevin Rudd. On 11 December 2007, she became the first woman in Australia's history to assume the prime ministerial role when she was the acting prime minister while Rudd attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali. Gillard is also the first foreign-born prime minister since Billy Hughes, who served from 1915 to 1923. She is also the first Labor prime minister to come from the... Biography of Laura Antonelli
Laura Antonelli (born November 28, 1941) is an Italian film actress. Antonelli was born Laura Antonaz in the city of Pola in what was then the Italian district of Istria (the region is now part of Croatia and the city is renamed Pula). Originally a school teacher, Antonelli began acting on the Italian television series Carosello and made her first film in 1965. Her career peaked in the 1970's when she was a well-known sex symbol in Italian and international films, appearing in period soft-core porn comedies such as "Mogliamante" (1977, U.S. title: "Wifemistress") and "Mio Dio come sono caduta in basso!" (1974, U.S. title: "Till Marriage Do Us Part"). She won the Donatello Prize in 1973 and 1981 and the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Award in 1974. In 1991, cocai... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Lena Headey
Lena Headey (born on 3 October 1973, in Bermuda) is a British actress. Height: 5' 5½" (1.66 m) Her father, a British police officer, was sent to train police in Bermuda where Headey was born. The family returned to Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, when she was eight years old. Headey has appeared in Possession, Gossip, Onegin, The Remains of the Day, and numerous other films. She appeared in two films with Piper Perabo: The Cave, where they played the only female characters in the film, and Imagine Me & You, where they portrayed love interests. Most recently, Lena was chosen to play Sarah Connor in the upcoming TV series The Sarah Connor Chronicles. She also played Queen Gorgo in the 2007 film 300. Personal life She has several tattoos including one on her right upper arm s... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Nikki Reed
Nicole Houston "Nikki" Reed (born May 17, 1988) is an American film actress and screenwriter. She became known in 2003, after the release of the film Thirteen, and has since appeared in several films, including Lords of Dogtown and Mini's First Time. She will also portray Rosalie Hale in the upcoming film adaptation of the book Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Early life Reed was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Cheryl Houston, a hairdresser, and Seth Reed, a set designer. She has an older brother, Nathan. Reed's father is Jewish and her mother is of Cherokee and Italian descent; Reed was raised without religion though grew up around Judaism (her brother had a Bar Mitzvah). Reed has described her home life as "complicated". She attended Palms Middle School. Her parents d... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and a World Series of Poker bracelet winner. Height : 5' 5½" (1.66 m) Early life Tilly was born Jennifer E. Chan in Harbor City, Los Angeles, California. She is the second of four children of Harry Chan, a Chinese American used car salesman, and Patricia Tilly, a schoolteacher and former stage actress. Following her parents' divorce when she was young, she was raised by her mother and stepfather, John Ward, in rural British Columbia, Canada. Her sister is actress Meg Tilly. In high school, everyone called Jennifer, Meg and their younger sister Becky the Three Musketeers. Tilly began her acting career in her teenage years through a theatre program at Stephens College in Missouri. Career Til... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Sabine Azéma
Sabine Azéma (born September 20, 1949 in Paris (birth time source: Didier Geslain)) is a French actress.Born in Paris, she graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. Career Her film career began in 1975. Azéma appeared in A Sunday in the Country (1984), for which she won a César Award for Best Actress, and numerous films of Alain Resnais, including Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983), L'Amour à mort (1984), Mélo (which won her a second César Award for Best Actress), Smoking/No Smoking (1993), On connaît la chanson (1997), Pas sur la bouche (2003), and Cœurs (2006). She has been nominated a further five times. Filmography Actress 1976 On aura tout vu ("The Bottom Line") Claude Ferroni Georges Lautner Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's Geneviève Claude Vital 1977 La Dentelli... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Paz Vega
Paz Campos Trigo (born January 2, 1976), better known as Paz Vega, is a Spanish actress. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) Early life Vega was born in Seville, Andalucía and takes her stage name from her grandmother. After attending a performance of Federico García Lorca's La casa de Bernarda Alba at the age of 15 she was convinced that she wanted to become an actress. After completing compulsory education at 16, she was accepted at the prestigious Centro Andaluz de Teatro stage school. After two years at the stage school and two more years studying journalism, Vega moved to Madrid. TV career Vega made her television debut in the Spanish TV series Menudo es mi padre, which starred pint-sized rumba singer El Fary. After appearing in two other series in 1997 - Mas que amigos and teen dram... Biography of Jeanne Savary
Jeanne Savary, born February 2, 1966 in Amiens (source : birth certificate - Acte n°367 - Marc BRUN (FDAF)), is a French actress. Filmography * 1992 : Coup de cœur de la série Mille désirs * 1994 : Le Sourire de Claude Miller * 2002 : Livraison à domicile de Bruno Delahaye * 2003 : L'Électron libre de Marie Donnio * 2005 : Espace détente d'Yvan Le Bolloc'h et Bruno Solo * 2005 : Le Couperet de Costa-Gavras * 2008 : Asylum d'Olivier Château * 2008 : Marié(s) ou presque de Franck Llopis * 2009 : Le Séminaire de Charles Némès Television * 1991 : Bienvenue à Bellefontaine de Gérard Louvin : La call girl * 1995 à 2003 : Nestor Burma (série TV) : Hélène * 1996 : Mille désirs (film TV érotiq... Biography of Lorant Deutsch
Lorànt Deutsch, born October 27, 1975 in Alençon, is a French actor of Hungarian origin. Theater La Dispute de Marivaux Arlequin poli par l'amour de Marivaux La Reine de beauté de Leenane de Martin Mc. Donagh, mise en scène G. Bourdet 2005 : Amadeus de Peter Shaffer, adaptation de Paul Quentin, mise en scène Stéphane Hillel 2006 : L'importance d'être constant de Oscar Wilde, mise en scène par Pierre Laville Filmography 1994 : L' Eau froide de Olivier Assayas 1999 : Le Ciel, les oiseaux et... ta mère ! de Djamel Bensalah : Christophe 1999 : Peut-être de Cédric Klapisch : Prince Fur 2000 : Là-bas, mon pays d'Alexandre Arcady : Versanti 2000 : Jet Set de Fabien Onteniente : Fifi 2000 : L'Envol de Steve Suissa : Franky 2001 : Un aller simple de Laurent Heynemann : ... Add to favourites (32 fans)Biography of Joan Jett
Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin; September 22, 1958 (birth time source: http://joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi?archive=200906&story=20090606-01thepixzine.htm)) is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and actress. She is best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts including their hit cover "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which was #1 on the Billboard charts from March 20 to May 1, 1982, as well as for their other popular recordings including "Crimson and Clover," "I Hate Myself for Loving You," "Do You Want to Touch Me," "Light of Day," "Love Is All Around," "Bad Reputation," and "Little Liar." Her musical and songwriting approach is heavily influenced by the hard-edged, hard beat-driven rhythms common to many rock bands of her native Philadelphia, ... Biography of Pierre Bérégovoy
Pierre Eugène Bérégovoy (23 December 1925 – 1 May 1993) was a French Socialist politician of Ukrainian origin. He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1992 to 1993. Early career Pierre Bérégovoy was born in Déville-lès-Rouen, Haute-Normandie to a Ukrainian immigrant family (original family name Береговой) who had left the Russian Empire after the Russian Civil War. He started his professional life at the age of 16 as a qualified metal worker. He got involved in politics following his activities in the French Resistance - while working at SNCF during World War II. Member of the trade unions confederation Workers Force, he left the Socialist party SFIO in 1959 and participated to the foundation of the Unified Soc... Biography of Jean Jaurès
Jean Léon Jaurès—full name Auguste Marie Joseph Jean Léon Jaurès—(September 3, 1859 – July 31, 1914) was a French Socialist leader. He was one of the first social democrats: within the Section Française de l'Internationale Ouvrière (SFIO), he opposed Jules Guesde's refusal of socialist participation in bourgeois governments. . Early career The son of an unsuccessful businessman, he was born at Castres (Tarn), and educated at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and the École normale supérieure. Jaurès took his degree as associate in philosophy in 1881; after teaching philosophy for two years at the lycée of Albi, he lectured at the University of Toulouse. He was elected Republican deputy for the département of Tarn in 1885. In 1889, after unsuccessfully contesting Castres, he returned to his profe... Biography of Elke Winkens
Elke Winkens is a German actress, born March 25, 1970 in Heinberg. She has two brothers, Franz and Karsten. She is 1m66 tall (5'5"1/4). Filmography Pornorama (2007) (post-production) .... Frau Schröder Nous nous sommes tant haïs (2007) (TV) .... Elisabeth Kienzler ... aka Wir sind so verhasst (Austria) "SOKO Köln" .... Kim Wolf (1 episode, 2007) - Eine Frage des Vertrauens (2007) TV Episode .... Kim Wolf "Afrika, mon amour" (2007) (mini) TV Series .... Charlotte von Bartholdi "Im Namen des Gesetzes" .... Elena Borsig (1 episode, 2005) ... aka In the Name of the Law (literal English title) - Blondes Gift (2005) TV Episode .... Elena Borsig Unlösbaren Fälle des Herrn Sand, Die (2005) (TV) .... Leonie Pathologin, Die (2005) (TV) .... Johanna König "Meine schöns... Biography of Kim Gordon
Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is a musician, vocalist, and artist. She plays bass and guitar in the alternative rock band Sonic Youth. She also plays in the band Free Kitten with Julie Cafritz (of Pussy Galore), and she has collaborated with musicians such as Ikue Mori, DJ Olive, William Winant, Lydia Lunch, Alan Licht, and Chris Corsano. Early years The daughter of a seamstress, Gordon was born in Rochester, New York, and grew up in Los Angeles. She attended UCLA's art school. After graduating she moved to New York and joined the short-lived band CKM with Christine Hahn and Stanton Miranda. Through Stanton, Gordon met her future bandmates Lee Ranaldo, and Thurston Moore. The three, along with a stream of drummers, formed Sonic Youth, originally called Sonic Stewart, in 1981.... Biography of Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004), born Jeanette Helen Morrison, was an American actress. Early life Leigh was born in Merced, California, the only child of Frederick Robert Morrison and Helen Lita Westergard. She was discovered by actress Norma Shearer, whose late husband Irving Thalberg had been a senior executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Shearer showed talent agent Lew Wasserman the photograph she had seen of Leigh while vacationing at the ski resort where the girl's parents worked. She left the University of the Pacific, where she was studying music and psychology after Wasserman secured a contract with MGM. Career Throughout the 1950s, she starred in movies that well showed off her beautiful presence. Most notably taking the leading blonde role in the musical c... Biography of Caroline Cellier
Caroline Cellier, born August 7, 1945 in Montpellier, is a French actress. She was the wife of actor Jean Poiret, died in 1992. Filmography Actress 1965 : La Tête du client de Jacques Poitrenaud 1968 : La Vie, l'amour, la mort de Claude Lelouch 1969 : Que la bête meure de Claude Chabrol 1972 : Les Aveux les plus doux d'Édouard Molinaro 1973 : L'Emmerdeur de Edouard Molinaro 1974 : Mariage de Claude Lelouch 1977 : Les Fougères bleues de Françoise Sagan 1979 : Certaines nouvelles de Jacques Davila 1980 : Le Vol d'Icare de Daniel Ceccaldi 1981 : Mille milliards de dollars de Henri Verneuil 1983 : Surprise Party de Roger Vadim 1984 : L'Année des méduses de Christopher Frank, pour lequel elle obtient un César du meilleur second rôle. 1984 : P'tit con de Gérard La... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Despina Vandi
Despina Vandi (sometimes Despoina) (Greek; Δέσποινα Βανδή) (born Despina Malea, 22 July 1969, near Stuttgart-Tübingen, West Germany, now Southern Germany) is a Greek singer famous mainly in Greece and Cyprus with moderate international success too (mainly in Europe). Personal life Although born in Germany, Vandi's family was from Kavala, Greece, where she and her family moved when she was six years old. As a result, she did not learn German, unlike the rest of her family. She has one older brother and an older sister. Living in a lower middle-class family her dream was to become either an actress or a singer but she always knew that she should have something more solid as a background so she went on to study psychology, ... Biography of Valérie Karsenti
Valerie Karsenti, born on August 26, 1964 in Pantin (birth time source: birth certificate), is a French actress and comedian. Filmography Actress (2009) : Le Hérisson, de Mona Achache (2008) : LOL, de Lisa Azuelos (2008) : Tellement proches, d'Olivier Nakache et Eric Toledano (2008) : Modern Love, de Stéphane Kazandjian (2005) : Combien tu m'aimes ?, de Bertrand Blier (1986) : On a volé Charlie Spencer, de Francis Huster Television (2010) : Maison Close de Mabrouk El Mechri et Wahib Chehata (2009) : Scènes de ménages de Francis Duquet (2009) : Quand vient la peur, d'Élisabeth Rappeneau (2008) : Reporters, de Gilles Bannier et Jean-Marc Brondolo (2008) : P.J., de Claire de la Rochefoucauld (2007) : Voici venir l'orage..., ... Biography of Sonny Bono
Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono (February 16, 1935(1935-02-16) – January 5, 1998) was an American record producer, singer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades. Entertainment career Born in Detroit, Michigan to Italian immigrants Jean and Santo, Bono began his music career working for the legendary record producer Phil Spector in the early 1960s as a promotion man, percussionist and "gofer." One of his earliest songwriting efforts was "Needles and Pins." Later in the same decade, he achieved commercial success, along with his then-wife Cher, as part of the singing duo Sonny and Cher. Bono wrote, arranged, and produced a number of hit records with singles like "I Got You Babe" and "The Beat Goes On," although Cher received more attention. Sonny and Cher starred i... Biography of Vera Farmiga
Vera Ann Farmiga (born August 6, 1973) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the 2006 films Running Scared and The Departed. Early life Vera Farmiga (pronounced far-MEE-gah), the second oldest of seven children, was born in Essex County, New Jersey and grew up in Irvington, New Jersey, the daughter of Michael (a computer-systems analyst) and Luba Farmiga (a schoolteacher), Ukrainian immigrants. She was raised in an insular Ukrainian American community, not speaking English until the age of six. She attended a Ukrainian Catholic school in Newark and toured with a Ukrainian folk-dancing ensemble. In 1991, Farmiga graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School. Career Although she originally intended to become an optometrist, Farmiga attended Syr... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Jennifer Morrison
Jennifer Marie Morrison (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress, model and film producer. She is known for her role as Dr. Allison Cameron on the Fox drama, House. Early life and education Morrison was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Her father, David L. Morrison, is a music teacher who was named Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education in 2003. Morrison's mother, Judy Morrison, was also a teacher. Both have since retired. She graduated from Prospect High School in 1997 where her parents also worked. During her time there, she played clarinet in the school’s marching band, sang in the choir and did cheerleading with the school’s pep squad. Morrison also has two younger siblings, Julia Morrison and Daniel Morrison. After h... Biography of Felicitas Woll
Felicitas Woll (b. 20 January 1980 in Homberg/Efze, Hesse) is a German actress best known for the ARD-Series Berlin, Berlin and the TV-Film Dresden. Career/development Felicitas Woll grew up in Harbshausen (Hesse). She took an apprenticeship as a nurse, but became an actress after she met the theatrical agent Frank Oliver Schulz. After a casting session she was cast and appeared in the TV-Series Die Camper, subsequently remaining with the show for three years. In 1998 she began taking music lessons at the Düsseldorfer Tanzhaus (Dusseldorf Dance House) under Wladimir Matuchin. She plays piano, guitar and keyboards and gained theatrical experience as a singer. After her role as 'Tanja Ewermann' in Die Camper, she appeared in Für alle Fälle Stefanie and Hamann-Spezial. At the end of 19... Biography of Glynis Barber
Glynis Barber (born 25 October 1955) is a British actress, born and raised in South Africa. She was born Glynis van der Reit. Acting since 1978, her popular breakthrough came with her role as Soolin in the BBC science fiction television programme Blake's 7. In 1982 she took the title role in the television series Jane playing a World War II heroine who, through humorous circumstance, was always losing her clothes. This series was filmed against a blue screen allowing for the addition of a cartoon background, an experimental technique in its day. However, Barber is best known for her mid-1980s role of Sgt. Harriet Makepeace in the popular British police drama Dempsey & Makepeace, where she met her future husband, Michael Brandon, whom she married on the 18th November 1989. Since... Biography of Kelly Gallagher
Kelly Gallagher (also known as Kelly Wearstler, born November 21, 1967 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) is an American model and professional interior designer. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for September 1994. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag and Stephen Wayda. Her pictorial was noted because of her abundant pubic hair, uncommon for models of her era. Measurements 34C" - 24" - 35" Height 5 ft 6 in Weight 105 lbs Her centerfold appears very briefly in the 1995 film Welcome to the Dollhouse, affixed to the inside of a school locker. She is now a very successful high-end interior designer with her own studio, KWID (Kelly Wearstler Interior Design). According to KWID's website, she resides in Beverly Hills, California. She is currently a design judg... Biography of Wynonna Judd
Wynonna Ellen Judd (born May 30, 1964) is an American country music singer. Born Christina Claire Ciminella, she often goes by the single name Wynonna (IPA: /waɪ.'no.nʌ/). She is the daughter of singer Naomi Judd and the half-sister of actress Ashley Judd. Judd was born in Ashland, Kentucky at King's Daughter Medical Center as Christina Claire Ciminella. She was given the last name of Michael Ciminella, her sister Ashley's biological father. Her own biological father was Charles Jordan, who died in 2000. Her immediate family consists of her mother Naomi Judd, half-sister Ashley Judd, son Elijah Judd (born December 23, 1994), daughter Grace Pauline (born June 21, 1996), and her second husband and former bodyguard, D. R. Roach (married November 22, 2003). According to her off... Biography of Bérénice Bejo
Bérénice Bejo (born July 7, 1976 in Buenos Aires) is a French actress, known for her role of Christiana in the 2001 film, A Knight's Tale. Biography Early life Bejo was born in Argentina to Argentine filmmaker Miguel Bejo. At age 3, she moved to France where she started her acting career. Movie career In 2001, she entered America's big screen by performing in A Knight's Tale, and in 2002's 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman. She is set to star in the French psychological thriller Proie. Personal life Bejo has supported Lionel Jospin's 2002 presidential campaign. She is married to director Michel Hazanavicius. Selected filmography The Artist (2011) Modern Love (2008) OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) Calvacade (2005) Dissonances (2003) 24 ... Biography of Catherine Oxenberg
Catherine Oxenberg (born September 22, 1961) is a British actress, best known for her performance as Amanda Carrington on Dynasty. She was born in New York City, the eldest daughter of Howard Oxenberg (a dress manufacturer and close friend of the Kennedy family) and of his first wife H.R.H. Princess Jelisaveta of Yugoslavia. Her maternal grandmother was Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, a legendary beauty and the sister of Princess Marina, who married the Duke of Kent (uncle of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom), and also a first cousin of the Duke of Edinburgh (husband of Queen Elizabeth II). It has been claimed, on basis of portraiture evidence, that Catherine resembles very closely her grandfather's great-grandmother, the Finnish beauty and philanthropist lady Aurora Stjern... Biography of Jennifer Saunders
Jennifer Jane Saunders (born July 12 (source Imdb), 1958 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire) is a BAFTA- and Emmy Award-winning English comedian, writer and actress. Height: 5' 5½" (1.66 m) She first came into widespread prominence in the 1980s and the early 1990s when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Central School of Speech and Drama. Along with her comedy partner Dawn French, she proceeded to write and star in their eponymous sketch show, French & Saunders and later received international acclaim for writing and starring in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous where she played the lead role of Eddy Monsoon. In her other work, she has guest starred as Andrea Waltham in Friends and voiced the evil Fairy Godmother in Shrek 2. She has since starred in Jam & Jer... Biography of Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa (born April 25, 1981) is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver, currently employed by the Ferrari team. He is under contract to race for Ferrari until the end of the 2010 season. Early career Massa, a Brazilian whose grandfather came to Brazil from the city of Cerignola, Italy, was born in São Paulo. Massa began karting when he was 8 years old, finishing fourth in his first season. He continued in national and international championships for 7 years, and in 1998 he moved into Formula Chevrolet, finishing the Brazilian championship in fifth. In the next season, he won 3 of the 10 races and took the championship. In 2000, he moved to Europe to compete in the Italian Formula Renault series, winning both it and the European Formula Renault championship in the same year. Whilst... Biography of Stephy Tang
Stephy Tang (Traditional Chinese: 鄧麗欣; Jyutping: Dang6 Lai6 Yan1), born on October 15, 1983 in Hong Kong, is a Cantopop singer and actress. Height : 5' 5¼" (1.66 m) Tang graduated from the Buddhist Sum Heung Lam Memorial College and the Department of Fashion Design at IVE. In 2002, she joined Cookies, a music band in Hong Kong, and became the lead singer. She sang with Alex Fong in 「好心好報」, 「好好戀愛」and 「十分.愛 (合唱版)」 (which won a Jade Solid Gold Award for the best duet in 2006), with whom many rumors about their relationship have been reported by the media. She was featured on Beautiful Cooking (美女厨... Biography of Bebi Dol
Bebi Dol (in the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet: Беби Дол - Serbian phonetic spelling for English Baby Doll, which she also uses, in some countries only, to credit her own records) is a Serbian female pop / rock / dance / disco solo singer and performer. She was born Dragana Šarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгана Шарић - her surname is pronounced as /sharich/, her typically Serbian first name /dràgana/ is stressed on the first "a") to a musical family - her father, Milenko, being a jazz musician - on October 2, 1962, in Belgrade, SR Serbia (then SFR Yugoslavia). The 1970's: early years with bands She started her musical activity during the late 1970s, in a band called Tarkus. By ... Biography of Ivonne Armant
Ivonne Iglesias de Aldecoa, best known as Ivonne Armant, born January 16, 1974 in Mexico city, is a Mexican actress. She is the granddaughter of the famous tenor Plácido Domingo. Her mother is Mexican child actress María Gracia and biological father is José Dominguez, Plácido Domingo's first son. Height: 5' 5¼" (1.66 m) Filmography (Source : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0996389/ ) Ellas y el sexo débil" .... Vanessa (3 episodes, 2006) - El rio que nos lleva (2006) TV Episode .... Vanessa - Y Dios creó el muro (2006) TV Episode .... Vanessa - Ha nacido una presidenta (2006) TV Episode .... Vanessa "Auténtico Rodrigo Leal, El" .... Isabel Campillo (2 episodes, 2005) - Episode dated 4 November 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Isabel Campillo - Episode #1.1 (2005) ... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Mýa
Mýa Marie Harrison (born October 10, 1979), professionally known as Mýa or Mýa Harrison, is an American R&B and pop singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, model, and philanthropist who rose to fame during the late 1990s. She is best known for hits such as "It's All About Me", "The Best of Me", "Case of the Ex", a 2001 chart-topping version of "Lady Marmalade" (for which she won a Grammy Award), and "My Love Is Like...Wo", as well as appearances in films such as Chicago (2002) and Cursed (2005). Early life Mýa was born in Washington, DC but raised in Glenn Dale, Maryland to Theresa, an accountant, and Sherman Harrison, a musician and singer. She attended Eleanor Roosevelt High school for four years. Her father is Jamaican and her mother is Italian. She also has two young... Biography of Valerie Niehaus
Valerie Niehaus, born October 11, 1974 in Emsdetten, is a German actress. Filmography 2008 Die Gustloff - ZDF-Zweiteiler 2006 Alles über Anna - Serie im ZDF /Hauptrolle als Anna 2006 Verlobt - Verheiratet 2005 Rohtenburg (Kinofilm) 2005 Beweise, dass es böse ist von Donna Leon, Episodenhauptrolle 2005 Vollgas 2004 SOKO 5113 - Amour fou, Episodenrolle als Tina Klein 2004 Rose unter Dornen, Rolle als Sofie Winter 2004 Wind über den Schären von Inga Lindström, Hauptrolle als Hanna Bellmann 2003 Das bisschen Haushalt, Hauptrolle als Irina Burger 2002 Königskinder, Rolle als Hanna 2002 Der Duft des Geldes, Rolle als Antonia Lenz 2001 Love Crash, Hauptrolle als Ina/Jula 2001 Die Frau, die Freundin und der Vergewaltiger, Rolle als Maike Lilienthal 2001 Das Glück is... Biography of Abi Titmuss
Abigail Evelyn Titmuss, best known as Abi Titmuss, (born 8 February 1976 in Ruskington, Lincolnshire) is a former English nurse turned glamour model, television personality and actress. Early life Abi Titmuss grew up in Heckington, Lincolnshire where her parents were teachers, and she took her A-levels at Kesteven and Sleaford High School where she played the clarinet. She briefly dated cartoonist BP Perry before moving to Ruskington. Her parents divorced when she was 17, and her father moved to Argyll, Scotland, where he re-married. Her mother is secretary of Sleaford Museum trust. Nursing career Titmuss graduated from City University in St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1998. She did a nursing diploma because her A levels were not good enough to be a doctor , and became a staff nurs... Biography of Samantha Ronson
Samantha Ronson (born 7 August 1977 in London (birth time source: http://astroqueer.tripod.com/charts/music/samantha-ronson.html)) is an English singer-songwriter and disc jockey, who currently lives in Los Angeles. Personal life Ronson was born into a wealthy family in London, the daughter of writer-socialite Ann Dexter-Jones and one-time band manager and real estate entrepreneur Laurence Ronson. Her parents are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, with ancestors from Russia, Lithuania and Austria, and she was raised in Conservative Judaism. Ronson is related to politicians Malcolm Rifkind and Leon Brittan, and is the younger sister of music producer Mark Ronson and the twin sister of fashion designer Charlotte Ronson. After her parents divorced, her mother married Foreigner guitarist Mick Jo... Biography of Arthur Rubinstein
Artur Rubinstein KBE (February 9, 1887 (Gregorian calendar, and January 28 with Julian calendar) – December 20, 1982) was a Polish-American pianist who is widely considered as one of the greatest piano virtuosi of the 20th century. He received international acclaim for his performances of Frédéric Chopin and Johannes Brahms and his championing of Spanish music. The source ofr his time of birth is Penfield. Artur Rubinstein was born on January 28, 1887 (Julian calendar), the eldest son of a businessman from the large Jewish community of Łódź, Congress Poland, today's Poland. He was not related to the earlier Russian pianist-composer Anton Rubinstein, nor his Polish near contemporary, the cosmetics giant Helena Rubinstein. Aside from his early and singular fascination with t... Biography of Gabriella Cilmi
Gabriella Lucia Cilmi or Gabriella Cilmmi, is a multi ARIA award-winning Australian singer and songwriter. She is best known for her debut single "Sweet About Me", released in March 2008. Early life Cilmi was born on October 10, 1991 in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong. Of Italian descent , she lives with her parents Paula and Joe (whose origins are in Calabria) and her brother Joseph. She attended Sacred Heart Girls' College, but now continues her education via correspondence. Her cousin, Stefano Mazzeo attends Wesley College, he is also Actor he has appeared in various television shows in Australia.. At an early age she developed an interest in a wide range of musical styles, including Nina Simone, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, The Sweet, T.Rex and Cat Stevens. Despite her natural ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Bartolone
Claude Bartolone (born July 29. 1951) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Seine-Saint-Denis department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche. Claude Bartolone (born July 29. 1951) is a member of the National Assembly of France and represents the Seine-Saint-Denis department. He is a member of the SRC parliamentary coalition. Political career Governmental functions Minister for City: 1998–2002. Electoral mandates National Assembly of France Deputy to the National Assembly for Seine-Saint-Denis (6th constituency): 1981–1998 (Became minister in 1998) / And since 2002. Elected in 1981, reelected in 1986, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002, and 2007. Regional Council Regional councillor of Ile-de-France: 1998–2002 (Resig... Biography of Sharon Corr
Sharon Helga Corr MBE (born March 24, 1970 in Dundalk, Ireland) is a musician and member of the Irish pop-rock band The Corrs. She plays the violin and sings backing vocals. At 5'5", Sharon is the tallest of the three sisters, and the second tallest of the four siblings, after her elder brother Jim Corr. Sharon Corr began learning to play the violin when she was 6 years old. Her sister, Caroline Corr, was meant to learn it but wasn't interested so Sharon went instead. She has played in an orchestra and is qualified to teach the violin. The Corr siblings were awarded honorary MBEs in 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II, in recognition of their musical talents and also their charitable work which has raised money for Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, victims of the Omagh Bombing and other charities.... Biography of Didier Barbelivien
Didier Barbelivien (born March 10, 1954 in Paris) is a French author, lyricist, song-writer and singer. Beginning in the 1970s, he wrote a number of successful songs for artists such as Johnny Hallyday, Michel Sardou, and Patricia Kaas, among others. In the 80s and 90s, he enjoyed popular success singing his own songs, many of which climbed quickly to the top of the French charts of the era. Although he was an anarchist and politically left-wing in his youth, he has drifted towards the right over the course of his life and is now a close friend of such conservative French politicians as Nicolas Sarkozy and Philippe de Villiers.... Biography of Laura Osswald
Laura Isabella Lolita Osswald (born March 8, 1982 in Munich, Bavaria) is a German stage, and television actress. Selected filmographpy TV 2000: Alphateam 2001: Schulmädchen 2003: St. Angela 2005–2007: Verliebt in Berlin... Biography of Julia Mancuso
Julia Mancuso (born March 9, 1984 in Reno, Nevada), is an American alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The daughter of Ciro Mancuso, she resides in Olympic Valley, California. Skiing career Mancuso made her debut in the alpine skiing World Cup at Copper Mountain, Colorado, on November 20, 1999, at the age of only 15. She scored her first World Cup points (top-30 finish in a race) during the 2000–2001 season. While she often struggled in World Cup races over the next few seasons, she enjoyed exceptional success at the Junior World Championships, winning a record eight medals including five golds in 2002, 2003, and 2004. Her World Cup results improved dramatically during the 2004–5 season, as she climbed to ninth place overall from ... Biography of Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone (born 23 June 1980 in Milan) is a professional tennis player from Italy. She turned professional in 1998. Her career high ranking is World No. 11, achieved on 30 January 2006. She has won only one singles title on the WTA tour but has reached eight finals, six of them since the autumn of 2005. Schiavone has also reached two Grand Slam singles quarterfinals, the first in her debut at the 2001 French Open and again at the 2003 US Open. She and her Italian teammates Mara Santangelo, Flavia Pennetta, and Roberta Vinci beat the Belgium team 3–2 in the 2006 Fed Cup final. Justine Henin had to retire in the fifth and final match due to an injury in her right knee, which let Italy win their first Fed Cup trophy. This match was a doubles match and Kirsten Flipkens partnered H... Biography of Harpo Marx
Arthur Marx (previously Adolph Marx), popularly known as Harpo Marx, (November 23, 1888 – September 28, 1964) was one of the Marx Brothers, a group of Vaudeville and Broadway theatre entertainers who later achieved fame as comedians in the Motion Picture industry. He was well known by his trademarks: he played the harp; he never talked during performances, although he often blew a horn or whistled to communicate with people; and he frequently used props. Height: 5' 5½" (1.66 m) Early life and career In January of 1910, Harpo joined two of his brothers, Julius (later "Groucho") and Milton, to form "The Three Nightingales". Harpo was inspired to develop his "silent" routine after reading a review of one of their performances which had been largely ad-libbed. The theater critic wrote, ... Biography of Duane Chapman
Duane Lee "Dog" Chapman (born February 1, 1953 in Denver, Colorado ) is an American bail enforcement agent, a former bail bondsman. He stars in Dog the Bounty Hunter, a weekly reality television program which is broadcast on the A&E Network (USA), Virgin 1 (both UK and Ireland), Bravo, and FOX8/Nine Network (Australia). Duane Chapman used to be an amateur boxer in his teens and early 20's, going by the name "Dog Lee", taken from his nickname and middle name. Chapman was sentenced in Pampa, Texas to a five year prison term in 1977 after being convicted of the first degree murder of Jerry Oliver. Chapman maintains his innocence of murder but suggests he was a legal accessory for not reporting the shooting to the police. He was released on parole after serving 18 months in Huntsville Priso... Biography of Breckin Meyer
Breckin Erin Meyer (born May 7, 1974) is an American actor and producer. Early life Meyer was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Dorothy Ann (née Vial), a travel agent and former microbiologist, and Christopher William Meyer, a management consultant. As a child of divorced parents, he lived in California, Texas, West Virginia and New Jersey. He has an older brother, Frank, and a younger brother, Adam. Meyer attended elementary school with Drew Barrymore (and was apparently her first kiss) and Beverly Hills High School. Through his elementary school, he came into contact with Barrymore's agent who signed Meyer. As a child, he was mostly seen in television advertisements. He also appeared as a definition giver on the game show Child's Play. Career In 1990, Meyer acted in... Biography of Luis Ocaña
Jesús Luis Ocaña Pernía (June 9, 1945 – May 19, 1994) was a Spanish road bicycle racer who won the Tour de France in 1973 and the Vuelta a España in 1970. Ocaña was born in Priego, Cuenca, Spain but his family eventually moved to Mont-de-Marsan (Landes, France) in 1957. In 1970 he finished 31st in the Tour. The following year, Ocaña rode himself in to history books with a daring and strong challenge to the dominance of Eddy Merckx. On the uphill finish of Stage 8 with 4 kilometres to go, Ocaña launched the decisive move and broke away from the elite group of favourites for that year's Tour which included Merckx. He succeeded in only a 15 second gain on Merckx at that stage but he built on that the following day and then on stage 11 Ocaña rode himself into the yellow jersey with over ... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Lillian Gish
Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 (birth time source: Steinbrecher, Astrodatabank, but we have taken the year of birth of Imdb, the oldest year is generally the correct one for the artists...) – February 27, 1993), was an Oscar-nominated American actress, performing from the early days of the silent movie era until the late 1980s. The American Film Institute (AFI) named Gish 17th among the greatest female stars of all time. She was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 1971, and in 1984 she received an AFI Life Achievement Award. Early life Lillian Gish was born in Springfield, Ohio, the elder sister of actress Dorothy Gish. The sisters' mother, Mary Robinson McConnell (an Episcopalian) began acting in order to support the family after her husband, James Leigh Gish (who was of Ger... Biography of Jérémy Michalak
Jérémy Michalak, born October 28, 1980 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Val-de-Marne), is a French comedian and TV host. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1046151/ ) 1. "Le groupe" .... Jérémy (9 episodes, 2001-2002) - À suivre (2002) TV episode .... Jérémy - Le Maharadjah (2002) TV episode .... Jérémy - Dans le doute (2002) TV episode .... Jérémy - Sorcellerie: Deuxième partie (2002) TV episode .... Jérémy - Sorcellerie: Première partie (2002) TV episode .... Jérémy (4 more) Self: 1. "Salut les Terriens" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008) - Episode dated 13 December 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself 2. "On n'a pas tout dit" .... Himself (19 episodes, 2007-2008) - Episode date... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Alice Eve
Alice Eve, born February 6, 1982 in London, is a British actress, the daugther of Trevor Eve and Sharon Maughan. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1404408/ ) She's Out of My League (2010) (completed) .... Molly Crossing Over (2009) .... Claire Shepard The Amazing Trousers (2007) .... Colette Losing Gemma (2006) (TV) .... Esther Big Nothing (2006) .... Josie McBroom Starter for 10 (2006) .... Alice Harbinson "Agatha Christie: Poirot" .... Lenox (1 episode, 2005) ... aka "Agatha Christie's Poirot" (UK: complete title) ... aka "Poirot" (Australia) - The Mystery of the Blue Train (2005) TV episode .... Lenox "Beethoven" .... Countess Giulietta Guicciardi (1 episode, 2005) - The Rebel (2005) TV episode .... Countess Giulietta Guicciardi The Rotters'... Biography of Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: محمود عباس) (born March 26, 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن), was elected Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on January 9, 2005, and took office on January 15, 2005. Abbas is a leading politician in Fatah. He served as the first Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority from March to October 2003 when he resigned citing lack of support from Israel and the United States as well as "internal incitement" against his government. Before being named Prime Minister, Abbas led the PLO's Negotiations Affairs Department. He has served as Chairman of the PLO Executive Committee since November 11, 2004, after Yasser Arafat's death. Abb... Biography of Cherie Currie
Cherie Currie (born November 30, 1959 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer, musician and actress. Currie was the lead vocalist of The Runaways, an all-female hard rock, proto-punk band from Los Angeles in the mid-to-late 1970s. Currie was raised in the San Fernando Valley town of Encino. She rocketed to international stardom as the teenage lead vocalist for the now legendary all-female rock band, The Runaways, alongside bandmates Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Sandy West, and Jackie Fox. Described as "the lost daughter of Iggy Pop and Brigitte Bardot" by Bomp! magazine, she seemed likely to achieve greater fame. Currie, not yet 16, joined The Runaways in 1975, where the classic teen rock anthem "Cherry Bomb" was written for her at the audition. After three albums with The Runa... Biography of Radha Mitchell
Radha Rani Amber Indigo Anunda Mitchell (born November 12, 1973) is an Australian actress. Personal life Mitchell was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and had a "hippie-ish" upbringing by her parents, who divorced during her childhood. Her mother is a model turned designer and her father is a filmmaker. She attended the St Michael's Grammar School. Her first name, "Radha", is of Indian Hindu origin, where the name is described to mean the paramour of Lord Krishna. The other parts of her name coming from an Indian origin are Rani meaning Queen and Anunda meaning joy. Mitchell is a vegetarian and practices Yoga. Career Mitchell began her career as an eleven year old when in 1988-1989 she starred in the ABC TV children's series Sugar and Spice. In 1994, she took the role of C... Biography of Candice Pascal
Candice Pascal, born on December 2, 1984 in Agen, is a French professional dancer. She has danced with André Manoukian (season 1) et Philippe Candeloro (season 2) in the French version of Strictly Come Dancing, Danse avec les stars (DALS) which was first broadcast on TF1 on February 12, 2011, the participants having been selected in November 2010.. The first series finale took place on March 19, 2011. A second series was broadcast between October 8 and November 19, 2011.... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of M.I.A. (artist)
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (Tamil: மாதங்கி 'மாயா' அருள்பிரகாசம்; born 18 July 1975), better known by her stage name M.I.A., is a British songwriter, record producer, singer, rapper, fashion designer, visual artist, political activist, and artist of Tamil Sri Lankan origin. An accomplished visual artist by 2002, M.I.A. came to prominence in early 2004 through file-sharing of her singles "Galang" and "Sunshowers" on the Internet. She released her Mercury Prize-nominated debut album Arular in 2005. Her second album, Kala, was released in 2007 and obtained Gold status in the United States according to the RIAA. "Paper Planes," a track from this a... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Teresa Palmer
Teresa Palmer (born 26 February 1986) is an Australian actress. She made her film debut in the suicide drama 2:37. Palmer was seen in The Grudge 2 in 2006, in December Boys, alongside Daniel Radcliffe, and in the 2008 children's fantasy Bedtime Stories, with Adam Sandler. She appears in the 2010 film The Sorcerer's Apprentice with Nicholas Cage and Jay Baruchel. Her upcoming films include Young Americans, playing Topher Grace's love interest, and a turn as an alien in the sci-fi film I Am Number Four. Early life Palmer was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. She is the only child of Kevin Palmer, an investor, and Paula Sanders, a former nurse. She has a stepmother, Kaaren Palmer, as well as two half-sisters and two stepbrothers, who lived with her father. Her parents divo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chieko Shiratori
Chieko Shiratori, born August 10, 1975 in Yokohama, is a former nude model turned actress.... Biography of Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly (born Ellen Tyne Daly on February 21, 1946 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an Emmy Award and Tony Award-winning American stage and screen actress. Height: 5' 5¼" (1.66 m) Personal life Daly was born into a creative family; she is the daughter of actor James Daly. Her younger brother is actor Timothy Daly. She is also related to former game show host and newsman John Charles Daly. Her sister-in-law, Amy Van Nostrand, is also an actress. She studied at Brandeis University and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Daly was married to actor/director Georg Stanford Brown from 1966 to 1990. They have three daughters, Alisabeth, a potter, Alyxandra, and Kathryne Dora, who is an actress. Career Film roles Daly's best known appearance in a feature film was as Inspec... Biography of Alfonso Ribeiro
Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro (born September 21, 1971 in New York City) is an American actor, singer and dancer. He is best known for his roles as Carlton Banks on the television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Alfonso Spears on the TV series Silver Spoons. He now hosts the game show Catch 21 on GSN and co-hosts GSN Live with Heidi Bohay. Career Ribeiro began his acting career in the drama Oye Willie at the age of eight. By the time he was ten, he had released such songs as: "Dance Baby", "Not Too Young", & "Sneak Away with Me." His first brush with true stardom came in 1983, when he originated the title role of the Broadway musical The Tap Dance Kid, receiving rave reviews for his performance. He also appeared in one of Michael Jackson's Pepsi television commercials as a dancer in 1... Biography of Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay (April 4, 1897 - January 9, 1975) was a French stage and film actor. Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach in Paris, France he was encouraged by his uncle, the actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film. Fresnay became one of the most important French stage and film actors of his era. Throughout the 1920s, Fresnay appeared in many popular stage productions, most notably in the title role of Marcel Pagnol’s Marius (1929), which ran for over 500 performances. His first great screen role was as Marius in the 1931 film adaptation of the play of the same name. He played the role again in the next two parts of Marcel Pagnol's Marseilles Trilogy, Fanny (1932) and César (1936). He appeared in more than sixty films, eight of which were with Yvonne Printemps, wit... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Jenna Fischer
Jenna Fischer (born March 7, 1974) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress, best known for her role as Pam Beesly in the U.S. adaptation of The Office. Fischer and the rest of the cast from The Office received Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2006 and in 2007 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Personal life Fischer was born Regina Marie Fischer in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Anne and Jim Fischer, and was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Pierremont Elementary School, and later attended Nerinx Hall High School in suburban Webster Groves. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Truman State University. On October 7, 2000, Fischer married Hollywood filmmaker James Gunn, the brother of Fischer's lifelong friend Sean Gunn. In ... Biography of Celia Imrie
Celia Diana Savile Imrie (born 15 July 1952) is an Olivier Award-winning English actress. In a career starting in the early 1970s, Imrie has played Marianne Bellshade in Bergerac, Philippa Moorcroft in dinnerladies, Diana Neal in After You've Gone and Gloria Millington in Kingdom. Career Imrie trained at the Guildford School of Acting. Her films include Nanny McPhee, Hilary and Jackie (playing Iris du Pré) and the 1997 film of The Borrowers where she played Homily Clock. Other films include Bridget Jones's Diary, Calendar Girls, Highlander and, as Fighter Pilot Bravo 5, in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. In 2004, Imrie played Doctor Imogen Reed in the schoolgirl thriller, Out of Bounds. Other series to feature Imrie include The Nightmare Man, Bergerac, Oranges Are Not the O... Biography of Kimberley Kates
Kimberley Kates (also credited as Kimberly Kates or Kimberley LaBelle) was born in Louisiana on August 15, 1969 (source for her time of birth: Paramount studios) and grew up in California and Montana. She has appeared in numerous films and television series, including one of the first Seinfeld episodes. Her first film was Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, in which she played Princess Elizabeth, her best-known role. She is credited on a certain incorrect database site as having a birth name of Kimberley Lebel. This is inaccurate as is other information on this site. Ms. Kates' real father was killed by a drunk driver when she was a child. Her step father later adopted her under the name Lebel. An American television and film actress and film producer. Ms. Kates is now a film produc... Biography of Jean Peters
Elizabeth Jean Peters (October 15, 1926 – October 13, 2000) was an American actress. Peters grew up in a farming family in Canton, Ohio. Whilst studying for a teaching degree at Ohio University, a friend of Peters entered her photo in the Ohio state beauty contest which Peters won, the prize being a screen test for 20th Century-Fox. Her first film, 1947's Captain from Castile with Tyrone Power was a hit, and Leonard Maltin writes that afterwards Peters spent the new decade playing "sexy spitfires, often in period dramas and Westerns." Director Samuel Fuller chose Peters over Marilyn Monroe for the part of Candy in 1953's Pickup on South Street. He thought Peters had the right blend of sex appeal and the tough-talking, streetwise characteristics he was seeking, and that Monroe was to... Biography of Tulisa Contostavlos
Tula Paulinea "Tulisa" Contostavlos, also known as Tulisa (born 13 July 1988) is an English singer-songwriter and actress of Greek and Irish descent. She is best known for being a member of the Camden-based hip hop group N-Dubz, with her cousin Dappy and their friend Fazer. Tulisa is currently a judge on the eighth series of The X Factor and is mentoring the "Groups" category. As a recording artist, she has recorded three studio albums with N-Dubz, Uncle B (2008), Against All Odds (2009) and Love.Live.Life (2010). In 2011, she started work on a solo album. Life and career 1988–2008: Early life and career beginnings Tulisa was born in Camden Town, North London, to Anne Byrne (who was formerly a member of 80s band Jeep, with her three sisters, before Tulisa was born) and Steve (Pla... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lucie Décosse
Lucie Décosse (born 6 August 1981 in Chaumont) is a female French judoka. She is ranked number one in the -70kg weight division. Her favourite throw is o uchi gari. Medals She won several gold medals: 2002: European Championships 2005: World Championships 2007: European Championships 2010: World Championships (Japan) She also won silver at the 2006 European Championships and bronze at the 2005 European Championships. she is a judo champion... Biography of Sheryl Lee
Sheryl Lee (born April 22, 1967) is an American actress, known for playing Laura Palmer and Madeleine Ferguson on the cult TV series Twin Peaks and its prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, for her roles in Vampires and Kingpin, and for portraying photographer Astrid Kirchherr in Backbeat. Early life Lee was born in Augsburg, Bavaria, West Germany, the daughter of an artist mother and architect father. She grew up in Boulder, Colorado, United States, where she was a graduate of Fairview High School (class of 1985). Acting career Lee is remembered by legions of David Lynch fans for her appearance as the dead Laura Palmer in the cult television series Twin Peaks. When the series was picked up, Lee was also given the part of Laura's cousin Maddy Ferguson later in the series ... Biography of Oksana Grigorieva
Oksana Grigorieva (born February 23, 1970 in Saransk) is a Russian pianist and singer-songwriter. She was born in Saransk, Russia, and raised in Ukraine. She studied music in Moscow and completed conservatoire studies in Kazan, before moving to London. After studying music at the Royal Academy of Music, she moved to the United States, with periods spent living in New York and Los Angeles, California. She taught music in the U.S., and patented a technique of instructing musical notation to children. Grigorieva gained attention as a songwriter in 2006, after the song that she wrote, "Un Dia Llegara", became popular on the Josh Groban album, Awake. In 2009, Grigorieva's music album Beautiful Heartache was released; Mel Gibson served as executive producer. The album featured a collaboratio... Biography of Dolores Hart
Dolores Hart (born Dolores Hicks on October 20, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Roman Catholic nun and former actress. Height 5' 5½" (1.66 m) Dolores Hicks was the only child of a Catholic actor Bert Hicks, and his wife, who, despite the religious implications, separated and ultimately divorced. Hart was also the niece of singer Mario Lanza. It was actually her grandfather, a movie theater projectionist to whom she turned for comfort in light of her parents' marital problems, whose enthusiasm for films influenced her decision to pursue an acting career. Using the stage name of 'Dolores Hart', in 1956 she was signed to play a supporting role as the love interest to Elvis Presley in the 1957 release Loving You. After this appearance, Hart found herself in frequent demand... Biography of Heather Thomas
Heather Thomas (born September 8, 1957 in Greenwich, Connecticut) is an American actress, screenwriter and a political activist. Best know for her co-starring role of Jody Banks on the Lee Majors TV series *The Fall Guy". Personal life Heather was born to Gladdy Lou Ryder, who was a special education teacher in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Heather graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1975 and went on to attend UCLA Film School, graduating in 1980. While at UCLA, she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority and was romantically linked with then unknown actor Corbin Bernsen. She overcame a cocaine addiction in the 1980s. Thomas married entertaiment attorney Skip Brittenham in October, 1992. Their daughter, India Rose, was born on June 19, 2000. Filmography M... Biography of Katharine Ross
Katharine Juliet Ross (born January 29, 1940 - some sources say 1942 or 1943 - in Los Angeles, California) is an Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actress. Trained at the San Francisco Workshop, she is perhaps best known for her role as Elaine Robinson in the 1967 film The Graduate, opposite Dustin Hoffman, and her role as Etta Place in 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, opposite Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Early life Ross was born in Hollywood, California, when her father was in the Navy. Her family later settled in Walnut Creek, California, east of San Francisco. She graduated from Las Lomas High School. She has lived in Malibu, California since the late 1960s. While attending Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, CA she starred in a student film by Jim... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vanessa Vidal
Vanessa Vidal, born December 21, 1974 in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, is a French Alpine skier. She has participated in 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Weight: 63 kg Height: 167 cm... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Olivier Dassault
Olivier Dassault (born 1 June 1951 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French politician, currently serving as a deputy in the French National Assembly. He is also the son of Serge Dassault and grandchild of Marcel Dassault. He was elected 16 June 2002 as deputy for the first circonscription of Oise, running on the UMP ticket. He was re-elected in 2007. A child of the founding family of the Dassault Group, he has taken and continues to work in a number of roles within the family firm. He is president of Dassault Communications, president of the board of directors of French publisher Valmonde, member of the board of the French financial newspaper Journal des Finances and an administrator of Dassault subsidiary Socpresse. He is a 1974 graduate of the l'École de l'Air Air Force academy and ha... Biography of Julie Taton
Julie Taton, (born 6 February 1984), in Namur, Belgium was crowned Miss Belgium in 2003. She representetd her country at both Miss Universe 2003 and Miss World 2003. Julie Taton is a model, TV host and radio host.... Biography of Jackie Mason
Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin) is an American stand-up comedian. Mason graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the City College of New York and,at the age of 25, was ordained, as his three brothers and father had been, a rabbi in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Three years later he resigned the post to become a comedian. In 1992 , Mason won an Emmy for his voice-over of Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in The Simpsons episode "Like Father, Like Clown" making him the first guest star to win an Emmy for his role. In a 2005 poll to find the Comedian's Comedian, Mason was voted among the top-50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders. He was also ranked #63 in Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time. John Byner impersonated Mason for the... Biography of Ann Sheridan
Ann Sheridan (February 21, 1915 – January 21, 1967) was an American film actress. Height: 5' 5½" (1.66 m) Born Clara Lou Sheridan in Denton, Texas, she was a college student when her sister sent a photograph of her to Paramount Studios. She subsequently entered and won a beauty contest, with part of her prize being a bit part in a Paramount film. She abandoned college to pursue a career in Hollywood. She made her film debut in 1934, aged 19, in the film Search For Beauty, and played uncredited bit parts in Paramount films for the next two years. Paramount made little effort to develop Ann Sheridan's talent, so she left, signing a contract with Warner Bros. in 1936, and changing her name to "Ann Sheridan". Sheridan's career prospects began to improve. The red-haired beauty would... Biography of Jean Richard
Jean Richard (April 18, 1921 – December 12, 2001) was a famous French actor. He was born in the town of Bessines, France and began his career as a caricaturist before acting in comedy films. Although he played a part in more than 80 movies, it was his TV role as Maigret that made him famous. He portrayed the famous inspector character from Georges Simenon's novels for over 20 years. He also created the well-known Jean Richard Circus. He died due to complications from cancer. Filmography 1947 : Six heures à perdre, directed by Alex Joffé Jean Lévitte 1949 : Le Roi Pandore, directed by André Berthomieu 1949 : Mission à Tanger, directed by André Hunebelle 1950 : Bertrand cœur de lion, directed by Robert Dhéry 1950 : Adémaï au poste frontière, directed by Paul Colline 1952 : L... Biography of Alix Henriol
Alix Henriol, born December 28, 1986 in Marseille, is a french famous gameophile and toonophile. She is best known for her status as owner and Admin of Sonic Passion also the wife of Sonic the Hedgehog with whom she forms the Sonalix couple. She is often cited as the world's most famous robophile. Biography on http://www.toonophilia.net/toonopedia/index.php?title=Alix_Henriol Early life Alix were born an only child in Marseille, France on December 28th, 1986. Her father a movie director and her mother worked in laboratories. Alix started developing an attraction to toons at the early age of 2 by watching Super Mario Bross on TV and started having a "crush" on Mario and Toad. In her schooling time Alix was instructed by private teachers visiting her at her residence. Alix got into t... Biography of Christina Perri
Christina Judith Perri (born August 19, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter from Philadelphia. Her song "Jar of Hearts" charted in the United States after it was featured on the Fox television show So You Think You Can Dance in 2010. Rolling Stone named her the "Band of the Week" on October 26, 2010. On May 10, 2011, Perri's "Jar of Hearts" was featured on Glee (Season 2, Episode 20 "Prom Queen"). Early life Perri grew up in Bensalem, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Philadelphia) with her older brother, Nick Perri, who formerly played guitar with Shinedown, Silvertide, Perry Farrell and Matt Sorum. She attended Nazareth Academy High school, and graduated from Archbishop Ryan High School in the class of 2004. She taught herself how to play guitar as a 16-year-old by watching a videot... Biography of Leslie Ash
Leslie Ash (born 19 February 1960 in Clapham, London) is an English actress, best known for her role in the sitcom Men Behaving Badly. Her book My Life Behaving Badly: The Autobiography was published in 2007. Leslie first appeared on TV in 1964 at the age of four asking "Mummy, why are your hands so soft?" in an advertisement for the washing-up product Fairy Liquid. She was educated at the independent Italia Conti Academy stage school, and then started a career as a fashion model appearing on the cover of a number of teen magazines including Jackie for which she was photographed by David Bailey. Having appeared in the 1978 British slapstick comedy Rosie Dixon, Night Nurse, her first major film role was playing the romantic lead in Quadrophenia in 1979. In 1983 she appeared opposit... Biography of Bibi Andersson
Berit Elisabeth, alias Bibi Andersson, est une actrice de théâtre et de cinéma suédoise née à Stockholm le 11 novembre 1935. Après des études à l'académie d'art dramatique de Stockholm puis au conservatoire national, elle est engagée par Ingmar Bergman au théâtre de Malmö. Elle débute au cinéma en 1953. En 1955, Bergman lui offre un petit rôle dans Sourires d'une nuit d'été puis en 1955 un rôle plus important, celui de la compagne de Jof, dans Le Septième Sceau. Elle est l'épouse du metteur en scène Kjell Grede. Filmographie 1953 : Dum-Bom de Niels Poppe 1954 : Herr Arnes penningar (Le Trésor d'Arnes) de Gustaf Molander 1954 : En natt pa Glimmingehus (Une nuit au château de Glimminge) de Torgny Wickman 1955 : Flickan i regnet (La Jeune Fille sous la pluie) de Alf Kjellin... Biography of Robert Hirsch
Robert Hirsch (26 July 1925, L'Isle Adam, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France) is a French actor. He has been a sociétaire of the Comédie-Française since 1952. In 1990 he won César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre. His other film appearances include The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and in 2006/07 he appeared in Le gardien (a French adaptation of Harold Pinter's The Caretaker) at Théâtre de l'Oeuvre then Théâtre de Paris... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Serge Dassault
Serge Dassault (born 4 April 1925) is a French entrepreneur ( Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dassault Group) and conservative politician. According to Forbes magazine, as of 2006 he was the 56th richest person in the world. Dassault is the son of Marcel Dassault, from whom he inherited the Dassault Group. Since the elder Dassault's death, he has continued developing the company, with the help of current CEO Charles Edelstenne. Serge Dassault studied at the École polytechnique and Supaéro. During the Second World War, he was jailed when his father was sent in Buchenwald for refusing to cooperate with the Germans in the airplane industry. Dassault's group also owns 82% of Socpresse which controls many important French newspapers and magazines, including Le Figaro, and L'Exp... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Aitana Sanchez-Gijon
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (born November 5, 1968 in Rome, Italy) is a Spanish-Italian film actress. Best known for playing comic roles in Spain, Sánchez-Gijón is known in the United States for her dramatic portrayal of Victoria Aragon, a pregnant and abandoned winegrower's daughter who is helped by travelling salesman Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves) in A Walk in the Clouds (1995). She has since built a reputation as an international star in films such as Manuel Gomez Pereira's Boca a Boca (1996), Bigas Luna's The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997), Jaime Chavarri's Sus Ojos Se Cerraron (1998), Gabriele Salvatores' adaptation of the Niccolò Ammaniti novel I'm not scared (2003) and Brad Anderson's The Machinist (2004).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anjanette Comer
Anjanette Comer is an American actress born in Dawson, Texas on August 7, 1939 (some sources give 1942). Her first major television credit was a guest appearance in a 1963 episode of Gunsmoke, followed by roles in several other dramatic series of the 1960s, such as Dr. Kildare and Bonanza. She made her feature film debut as the female lead in the 1964 comedy Quick Before It Melts followed by a memorable role in the 1965 satire The Loved One (film), playing a seductive mortician who offers Robert Morse a choice between being "embalmed, entombed or en-sarcophagused". 1966 gave her another leading role as a love interest to Marlon Brando and John Saxon in the Western adventure The Appaloosa (1966). The film, shot on location in Mexico, presented Anjanette as a Mexican peasant girl, a role she... Biography of Stéphanie Foretz
Stéphanie Foretz (born May 3, 1981 in Issy Les Moulineaux, France) is a professional female tennis player from France. On February 24, 2003, Foretz reached her career-high singles ranking: World Number 62. WTA Tour titles (0) Doubles finalist (1) 2006: Antwerp (with Michaëlla Krajicek)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cindy McCain
Cindy Lou Hensley McCain (born May 20, 1954) is an American businessperson and philanthropist, who is the wife of United States Senator and 2000 and 2008 presidential candidate John McCain of Arizona. She is chair of Hensley & Co., one of the largest Anheuser-Busch beer distributors in the United States. She founded and ran a non-profit organization, the American Voluntary Medical Team, from 1988 to 1995 that organized trips by medical personnel to disaster-struck or war-torn third-world areas. She continues to be an active philanthropist and serves on the boards of several charitable organizations. Early life and education Cindy Lou Hensley was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to James Hensley, who founded Hensley & Co. in 1955, and Marguerite "Smitty" Hensley (née Smith, formerly Johnson... Biography of Katie McGrath
Katherine Elizabeth McGrath (born 24 October 1983 is an Irish actress from Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland, best known for playing Morgana in the BBC One TV series Merlin. Background McGrath graduated in History at the Trinity College, Dublin. She wanted to work in fashion journalism and took a job at Image magazine, before becoming a wardrobe assistant on the set of The Tudors. Career While working on The Tudors, McGrath was advised to try acting, so she sent photographs around Irish agents. She then won a small role in the series (Season 2 episode 5). She said: “A couple of the producers said I should give acting a try. I just thought, ‘Why not?’ It’s like running away to join the circus, everyone wants to do it when they’re young but then you grow up and get a pro... Biography of Ana Serradilla
Ana Isabel Serradilla García (born August 9, 1978 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican actress. She studied acting at the Centro de Formación Actoral. Filmography Telenovelas Campeones de la vida (2006) - Isabel Las Juanas (2004) - Juana Valentina Mirada de mujer: El regreso (2003) - Carolina Cuando seas mía (2001-2002) - Daniela Sanchez-Serrano La Vida en el espejo (1999) - Paulita Giraldo de Roman Movies All Inclusive (2008) - Macarena Déficit (2007) - Maria Eros una vez Maria (2007) - Maria Corazón marchito (2007) - Ella El Brindis (2007) - Emilia Cansada de besar sapos (2006) - Martha Amor de madre (2006) - Sofia Sexo, amor y otras perversiones (2006) - Mirtha Un Mundo raro (2001) - Dianita El Duende del reloj (2000) - Ericka Prime... Biography of Belinda Peregrín Schüll
Belinda Peregrín Schüll (born August 15, 1989 in Madrid, Spain), is a Latin Grammy Award nominated Mexican singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known for her dual role playing identical twins Mariana Cantú and Silvana Del Valle in popular Mexican children's telenovela, Cómplices Al Rescate. Early life Belinda was born in Madrid, Spain on August 15, 1989 to a Spanish father, Ignacio Peregrín and French mother, Belinda Schüll. She has a younger brother named Ignacio. Peregrín and her family moved to Mexico City when she was four years old and have lived there since. Television career At a very early age Belinda showed an incredible talent for singing, acting and making home videos that she wrote and filmed herself. When she was 10, she starred in her first TV series enti... Biography of Angélique Boyer
Angelique Boyer (born July 4, 1988 in Saint-Claude, Jura, France) is a French-born Mexican actress, model, and singer. She started her career playing secondary roles in the telenovelas Rebelde, Muchachitas como tú, and Corazón Salvaje. In 2010, she was given her first protagonist role in Teresa, a remake of the 1959 telenovela of the same name starring Maricruz Olivier. In Teresa, Boyer portrays "Teresa Chávez Aguirre", a young woman who will use her beauty and ambition to escape from her impoverished life in a poor Mexico City neighborhood. Her acting and portrayal received widespread critical acclaim from critics and audiences alike, and in 2011 she won the Premios TVyNovelas "Award for Best Actress" for her work in Teresa. Boyer was included in Los 50 más bellos list of People en Españo... Biography of Burgess Meredith
Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 (source: Imdb) – September 9, 1997) was a versatile two-time Academy Award-nominated American actor. He was known for portraying Rocky Balboa's trainer Mickey Goldmill in the Rocky films and The Penguin in the television series Batman. Contemporary fans recall him as "Grandpa Gustavson" (Jack Lemmon's father) in the films Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men. Early life & career Meredith was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Ida Beth (née Burgess) and Canadian-born William George Meredith, M.D. He graduated from Hoosac School in 1926. He then attended Amherst College as a member of the Class of 1931. In 1933, he became a member of Eva Le Gallienne's theatre company in New York. He attracted favorable attention for playing George in a 1939 ada... Biography of Carole Landis
Carole Landis (January 1, 1919 - July 5, 1948) was an American film actress. Early life and family Landis was born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste in Fairchild, Wisconsin to a Norwegian father, Alfred Ridste, and Polish mother, Clara Stentek Ridste. Her father abandoned the family before Carole was born. It would later be revealed by author E. J. Fleming that Alfred Ridste may not have been Carole's biological father. Her real father was most likely Charles Fenner, Clara Ridste's second husband. Carole was the youngest of five children, though two of her brothers died in childhood (Jerome was burned by scalding water and Lewis was accidentally shot). She had an unhappy childhood filled with poverty and sexual abuse. She blossomed into a stunning teenager and began winning local beauty con... Biography of Samantha Jade
Samantha Gibbs, commonly known as Samantha Jade, born on April 18, 1987 in Perth, Western Australia, is an Australian R&B/pop singer-songwriter, former child model, and budding actress from Perth, Western Australia. She has written songs for artists such as Ashley Tisdale and JoJo. Jade released two singles under Jive Records but a scheduled album was not released. Early life Jade began modeling at age four. When she was nine, she won a talent show after singing "Amazing Grace". Jade retired from modelling. She attended Hampton Senior High School . and in 2003 moved to Los Angeles with her parents and two younger brothers(Thomas And Alex.TJ&AJ), in order to pursue a singing career. That year, a song she co-wrote, "Secret Love," was recorded by JoJo for the 2004 Shark Tale soundtrack.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Libby Trickett
Lisbeth "Libby" Constance Trickett (née Lenton) OAM (born 28 January 1985, in Townsville, Queensland, Australia) is a world record holding and Olympic gold medalist swimmer from Australia. She was a gold medallist at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is the world record holder in the short-course (25m) 100 metres freestyle. After retiring in December 2009, she announced her return to swimming in September 2010. Personal life Trickett was educated at Somerville House. She married swimmer Luke Trickett among scenes of tight security at Taronga Zoo on Sydney Harbour on the 7 April 2007. The couple entered via a "walking tent", due to the exclusive photo deal the couple had with women's magazine New Idea. The couple revealed later they split the photo profit... Biography of Alia Shawkat
Alia Martine Shawkat (pronounced /ˈæliə ˈʃoʊkɑːt/) (born on April 18, 1989) is an American actress. Shawkat was born in Riverside, California of Iraqi, Irish, and Norwegian heritage. Her maternal grandfather is actor Paul Burke, who appeared as Detective Adam Flint on the TV series Naked City (1959–1963). From 2001 to 2002, Shawkat starred as Hannah Rayburn in the television sitcom State of Grace, aired in the United States on the cable television channel Fox Family (renamed ABC Family in 2001), where she starred opposite Mae Whitman, who later appeared with Shawkat on Arrested Development. She was a regular cast member of the Fox Network series Arrested Development for the entire run of the show from 2003 to 2006. She played Maeby Fünke. On the Sea... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Spencer Redford
Spencer Redford (born Jessica Leigh Spencer on August 10, 1983 in Rochester, Michigan) is an American actress best known for her role as Loretta Modern in the Disney Channel Original Movie Pixel Perfect. Redford was born in Rochester a small suburb on the northern outskirts of metro Detroit, Michigan. At a young age, she started dancing at Deborah's Stage Door. Spencer competed and won at Best New Talent in 2000. With the representation she received at the Showcase, she has booked many roles. Her other television credits include That's So Raven, Even Stevens, Joan of Arcadia, Arrested Development, Jake in Progress, Judging Amy and The Young and the Restless. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1167195/ ) # Look (2007) .... Sherri Van Haften # Shanghai Kiss (2007) ...... Biography of Arnaud Vincent
Arnaud Vincent (born on November 30, 1974 in Laxou, France) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the 2002 F.I.M. 125cc world champion. Vincent competed in the 2007 Supersport World Championship on a Yamaha R6.... Biography of Ji-won Ha
Ha Ji-won (born February 21, 1978 in Seoul (source: Imdb) as Jeon Hae-rim) is a South Korean actress. She is also the Grand Prize (Korean: 대상) winner of 2005 KBS Acting Awards for her performance in TV drama Hwang Jin-i. Biography Acting career Movie Ha started her career playing supporting roles in television productions. In 2002, Ha Ji-won had her breakthrough role as the lead in the horror film Phone, earning her a best actress nomination at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Since then she has gone on to make films like the Sex Is Zero, Reversal of Fortune, 100 Days with Mr. Arrogant and more recently Sector 7. She has also starred in the movie Haeundae. Television Ha has also starred in the TV series Something Happened in Bali in early 2004, co-starring Jo In-su... Biography of Brooke Valentine
Brooke Valentine (born October 4, 1985 (source: Imdb)), is an American R&B singer-songwriter. She started her musical career as a member of the female group Best Kept Secret. To pursue a solo career, she moved to Los Angeles, California and signed to Subliminal Entertainment/Virgin Records. She released her debut album Chain Letter in March 2005. It sold 340,000 copies in the United States. The album features her hit debut single, "Girlfight" released late 2004, in a collaboration with rappers Big Boi and Lil Jon, a song about tension between two girls which ends up in a catfight. The first single from her second album Physical Education was "D-Girl" ("Dope Girl"), which did not chart, along with a second single, "Pimped Out", in November 2006. The release of the album was canceled d... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gabrielle Drake
Gabrielle Drake (born 30 March 1944) is a British actress who was born in Lahore, Pakistan and lived in several Far East countries (including Burma where her brother, the late singer/songwriter Nick Drake, was born). Career Drake attended Edgbaston College for Girls, Wycombe Abbey School and RADA. She is a classically-trained actress with extensive experience in Shakespearean plays, but is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Lt. Gay Ellis in the 1970 science fiction television series UFO. In the series, the character of Lt. Ellis worked on Moonbase, which was Earth's first line of defence against invading flying saucers. The costumes worn by Drake and her female co-stars included grey catsuits and mauve or purple-coloured wigs (the practical reason for which was never explain... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barbara Hale
Barbara Hale (born April 18, 1922) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress known for her role as Della Street, the loyal secretary of Perry Mason. Personal life Hale was born in DeKalb, Illinois, the daughter of Willa (née Colvin) and Luther Ezra Hale, a landscape gardener. She has Scottish-Irish ancestry. Hale attended high school in Rockford, Illinois, then began appearing in motion pictures in 1943 after training at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. In 1946 she married actor Bill Williams, star of The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951-1955), a union that produced three children (including actor William Katt) and four grandchildren (two grandsons by her son William and one grandson and one granddaughter by youngest daughter Juanita). The marriage lasted for 46 years until his death... Biography of Ursula von der Leyen
Minister in the state government of Lower Saxony and Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in the cabinet of Angela Merkel in 2005.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Mignoni
Pierre Mignoni (born 28 February 1977 in Toulon, France) is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 club competition in France. Mignoni has played for France. Height 1.70 m Weight 75 kg Mignoni's first club was RC Toulon, playing with them from 1996-1997. He then moved to AS Béziers Hérault, where he played club rugby from 1997 to 1998. Mignoni made his international debut for France on October 22, 1997, in a test against Romania. He played one other test that year, against Argentina. Mignoni then moved back to Toulon for the 1999-2000 season. During 1999, in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup in Wales, he played three tests for France; against Samoa, the All Blacks and Wales. He was included in France's 1999 Rugby World Cup sq... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eileen McCallum
Eileen McCallum (born in Glasgow on 2 December 1936 (birth time source: British Entertainers, Frank C. Clifford, 2003)) is a Scottish actress. She is best known for playing Isabel Blair in Take the High Road from 1980 to 2003. Other notable roles include playing Dolly in the television version of Tony Roper's The Steamie and guest appearances in programmes such as Rebus, Still Game and New Tricks. She has also worked on radio. She is currently appearing in the BBC Scotland soap River City as Liz Buchanan.... Biography of Hannah Herzsprung
Hannah Herzsprung, born September 7, 1981 in Hamburg, is a German actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0381342/ ) Lila, Lila (2009) (post-production) .... Marie The Reader (2008) (post-production) .... Julia Baader Meinhof Komplex, Der (2008) (post-production) .... Susanne Albrecht Pink (2008) (post-production) .... Pink Werther (2008) (TV) .... Lotte Liesl Karlstadt und Karl Valentin (2008) (TV) .... Liesl Karlstadt, bis 40 Jahren "Donna Leon" (1 episode, 2008) - Die dunkle Stunde der Serenissima (2008) TV episode Berlin - 1. Mai (2008) .... Ratte ... aka 1. Mai (Germany: new title) ... aka 1. Mai - Helden bei der Arbeit (Germany: poster title) ... aka 1st of May: All Belongs to You (Europe: English title: festival title) ... aka Berlin -... Biography of Paul Hamm
Paul Elbert Hamm (born September 24, 1982 in Washburn, Wisconsin) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a World Champion gymnast and three-time Olympic medalist. He won the all-around competition at the 2004 Olympic Games. Career In 2003, he became the first American man to win the all-around title at the world championships. 2004 Summer Olympics Paul Hamm competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, with his twin brother Morgan. He won the silver medal in the team event and was awarded gold in the individual all-around competition, becoming the only American man in Olympic history to win the gold medal in that event. Hamm held a good position after three rounds, but a disastrous fall on the vault, in which he nearly fell into the judges' bench, dropped him to 12th place an... Biography of John Tower
John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was the first Republican United States senator from Texas since Reconstruction. He served from 1961 until his retirement in January 1985, after which time he was the chairman of the Reagan-appointed Tower Commission that investigated the Iran-Contra Affair. Early life, education, and military service Tower was born in Houston to Joe Z. Tower (1898-1970) and Beryl Tower (1898-1990). The senior Towers were living in Atlanta in Cass County in northeast Texas at the time of their deaths. Joe Tower was a Methodist minister. The young John Tower traveled whereever his father pastored. He attended public schools in east Texas and graduated in Beaumont, the seat of Jefferson County, in southeast Texas in the spring of 1942. Tower was a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nyree Dawn Porter
Nyree Dawn Porter, OBE, (born Ngaire Dawn Porter, 22 January 1936 - 10 April 2001) was an actress. Early life and career Born in Napier, New Zealand, she began her career as a stage actress before moving to Britain in the late 1950s. Her first professional work was touring with the New Zealand Players Trust. She was acclaimed for such roles as Jessica in The Merchant of Venice and Juliet in Romanoff and Juliet. She also performed in revues and musicals, including Love from Judy and The Solid Gold Cadillac. Porter moved to Britain in 1958 after winning a Miss Cinema talent competition for young actresses organised by Rank, with the prize of a round-the-world trip and a film test in London. Although the test was probably little more than a publicity stunt, she decided to stay and... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tommy Kono
Tamio "Tommy" Kono (born June 27, 1930) was a U.S. weightlifter in the 1950s and 1960s. Kono is the only lifter to have set world records in four different weightlifting classes: lightweight (148 pounds or 67 kilograms), middleweight (165 lb or 75 kg), light-heavyweight (181 lb or 82 kg), and middle-heavyweight (198 lb or 90 kg). He won a Gold Medal at both the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games, and a Silver Medal at the 1960 Olympics. He was world champion from 1953 - 1959 and set 27 world records. He was the Pan-Am Games champion in 1955, 1959, and 1963. In 1976, he coached the United States' Olympic weightlifting team in the Montreal Games. In 1993 he was elected to the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame. He was also a successful Bodybuilder, winning the Mr. Universe title in... Biography of Sandra Laoura
Sandra Laoura of France is a freestyle skier who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Laoura won bronze in the women's moguls event. On January 5, 2007, during a training session for a World Cup event at Mont Gabriel (Quebec, Canada), she landed on her head and fractured two thoracic vertebrae. Despite a long surgical intervention aiming to repair the fractured vertebrae, whether she will walk again currently remains uncertain.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Viveca Lindfors
Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (December 29, 1920 – October 25, 1995), better known under her professional name of Viveca Lindfors, was a Swedish/American stage and film actress. Lindfors was born in Uppsala, Sweden, the daughter of Karin Emilia Therese (née Dymling) and Axel Torsten Lindfors. She trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre School, Stockholm. Soon after, she became a theater and film star in Sweden. She moved to the United States in 1946 after being signed by Warner Bros. and began working in Hollywood. She appeared in over 100 films including Dark City, King of Kings, Creepshow and Stargate. She appeared with actors such as Ronald Reagan, Jeffrey Hunter, Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott and Errol Flynn. She also appeared on television including the series Life Goes On... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cara Black
Cara Black (born February 17, 1979 in Harare, Simbabwe) is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She is the current World No.1 in Doubles. Career As the daughter of Don and Velia Black, the tennis-playing Cara is the younger sister of Wayne Black and Byron Black, both professional male tennis players. All three compete mostly in doubles; Wayne was the 2001 US Open and 2005 Australian Open champion and Byron was the 1994 French Open winner. Cara also won five Grand Slam women's doubles titles in her career: Wimbledon 2004, 2005, and 2007, Australian Open 2007 and US Open 2008. She has won 3 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in her career, 2 of them partnering with her brother Wayne: the 2002 French Open & the 2004 Wimbledon Championships (they reached the final at the 20... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem Akil (born 2 July 1930), usually known simply as Carlos Menem, was President of Argentina from July 8, 1989 to December 10, 1999 for the Justicialist Party (Peronist). His parents were immigrants from Syria. Legacy Menem is noted for resolving territorial disputes with Chile, as well as for re-establishing diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom. Menem is also infamous and criticized on a number of issues: corruption his pardons to former dictators Videla, Massera, and other convicted criminals of the Dirty War the alleged failure of his economic policies, which (albeit effective in fighting inflation) led to unemployment rates of over 20 percent and one of the worst recessions in Argentinian history. his alleged dubious handling of the investigations... Biography of Dee-Dee Bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater (born May 27, 1950) is an American Jazz singer. She is a two-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award - winning stage actress. and Host of NPR's Syndicated Radio show "JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater". She is a United Nations Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Born Denise Eileen Garrett in Memphis, Tennessee, she grew up in Flint, Michigan. Her father, Matthew Garrett, was a jazz trumpeter and teacher at Manassas High School, and through his play, Denise was exposed to jazz early on. At the age of sixteen, she was a member of a rock and rhythm'n'blues trio, singing in clubs in Michigan. At 18, she studied at the Michigan State University before she went to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. With their... Biography of Melora Hardin
Melora Diane Hardin (born June 29, 1967) is an American actress. Early life Hardin was born in Houston, Texas, the daughter of acting manager/coach and retired actress Diane (née Hill) and actor Jerry Hardin. She is the sister of Flock CEO Shawn Hardin. Acting career Hardin started her acting career as the young star of the television series Thunder (1977-1978), and has appeared in over 70 movies and television programs since, including two 1981 Little House on the Prairie episodes (as Belinda Stevens in "The Reincarnation of Nellie," Parts 1 and 2) as well as playing Michele Pierson in the 1983 television movie Little House: Look Back to Yesterday. She starred as Baby in the short-lived 1988 television series Dirty Dancing (based on the 1987 film of the same name) and two 1992 ep... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Julia Lautowa
Julia Lautowa (born October 5, 1981 in Moscow) is a figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She was born in Russia but moved to Austria and competed for them internationally. She was briefly married to Roman Kostomarov.... Biography of Jodi Albert
Jodi Egan (née Abert; born 22 July 1983 in Chingford, Essex) is an English actress and singer. She is probably best known for playing Debbie Dean in the British soap opera Hollyoaks, on Channel 4 from 2002 to 2004. At the age of ten, Jodi played the part of Young Cosette in Les Misérables at London's Palace Theatre. She was also in the short-lived British girlband Girl Thing, who had a top ten hit in the United Kingdom in 2000 with the song Last One Standing during this time she attended the independent fee-paying Sylvia Young Theatre School, and shared lessons with Lee Ryan, Matt Willis, Billie Piper, Gem Allen (Stonefoxx) and Amy Winehouse and in Various magazine interviews Jodi stated that her best friend at secondary school was, in fact, ex-Busted member Matt Willis and they still h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Andretti
John Andretti (born March 12, 1963 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), is an American race car driver. He won in CART, NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters, endurance racing and NASCAR stock car racing. He is the last NASCAR driver to win for the famous Petty Enterprises team. Andretti family John's father, Aldo Andretti, had his racing career cut short due to a racing accident. John also has a younger brother named Adam Andretti who also has a talent for racing. Both Andretti brothers are as talented as their father and are nephews of IndyCar racing legend Mario Andretti (Aldo's twin), cousin of Mario's sons Michael and Jeff. John is the godson of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A. J. Foyt. John also has another older brother and older sister, Mark and Carolyn. The Andretti family became the first fami... Add to favourites (no fan yet) | |||||||