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Emma Jean Bell (born December 17, 1986) was born in Woodstown, New Jersey, grew up in Flemington and the Stanton section of Readington Township and attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School. She moved to New York City at the age of 16. She attended Talent Unlimited High School Performing Arts High School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Her mother, Theresa Horan, was a producer for 60 Minutes and her father, Robert M. Bell, owns Green Birdie Productions, a full-service video production company in Lambertville, New Jersey. He was also a reporter, videographer and writer-producer for WWOR-TV. Her brother, Chase Sterling Bell, is a musician.
Bell began her acting career in an Off-Broadway cabaret show in New York at the age of 12. She made her screen debut in 2004, in the episode of NBC drama series Third Watch (1999). She later appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), and in 2006 starred in the short-lived The WB television series The Bedford Diaries (2006).
In 2010, Bell starred as Parker O'Neill, one of the main characters in the film Frozen (2010). The film has received positive reviews from critics and in same year she named one of the "55 Faces of the Future" in Nylon's young Hollywood issue. She appeared in Hatchet II (2010), in which she reprised Parker O'Neill in an uncredited cameo. Also in 2010, Bell portrayed the role of Amy, the younger sister of Andrea in Season 1 of the AMC drama series The Walking Dead (2010). In 2011, Bell starred as Molly Harper, the female lead character, in the thriller-horror film Final Destination 5 (2011).Born On December 17- Actress
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Born in Toronto, Ontario, Elizabeth Ashleigh Hubbard began acting in theatre at the age of 10. She starred as Prissy Andrews in Anne of Green Gables and Gladys Herdman in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Ashleigh then went on to star as Cinderella in the theatrical version in Toronto, Ontario at the age of 12.
Ashleigh attended University in 2001 and earned her undergraduate degree in Anthropology in 2004.
In 2005, Ashleigh started performing full-time and landed many coveted roles. Her first guest starring role was on "Lovebites," a micro-series centering on the lives of a young witty couple and aired on TBS.
Shortly after, Ashleigh landed the lead on "Punched Up", a comedy-reality series produced by the Comedy Network. She then appeared on the hit Canadian drama, "Murdoch Mysteries" airing on CityTV.
In 2007, Ashleigh starred in the hit comedy, American Pie presents: Beta House as "Tiffany", a former sex addict whose good girl persona quickly faded after falling for Dwight Stifler. This Universal Picture Film, in which Hubbard appears front & center on the DVD moved her forward into other lead and supporting movies roles including the Canadian Indie hit, Puckhogs, directed by Warren P. Sonoda.
Ashleigh also appeared opposite Jude Law and Forrest Whitaker in the Film, Repossession Mambo, another Universal Pictures production based on the Novel by Eric Garcia.
Ms. Hubbard was also a Spokesmodel/Actress for four episodes of "Howie Do It", the NBC Series starring Howie Mandel. The series featured practical jokes in the vein of earlier shows like "Punk'd" - and once the farce was exposed, Howie Mandel appeared to deliver the show's punch line, "This is Howie Do It!"
Ashleigh was then cast in the role of "Blonde" in the hit superhero film, "Kick-Ass" which grossed over $96,000,000 and was directed by Matthew Vaughn ("Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," and co-produced by Brad Pitt. Working alongside Christopher Mintz-Plasse "Superbad" and Nicholas Cage, Hubbard filmed this role in London, England.
Hubbard then landed the supporting role of "Pepper" in the 2010 Lionsgate produced Martial Art Feature Film, "Unrivaled." The film was such a success that it was chosen for various international film festivals, including the Las Vegas International Film Festival and The Reel World Film Festival in Toronto.
Next, Hubbard landed the supporting dramatic role of "Kristy" in the Indie Feature, "Mr.Viral" slated to hit the festival circuit in 2012.- Actress
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Actress Emily Atack was born December 18, 1989, in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK. Best known for comedy, she has appeared in numerous projects for TV, stage, and screen. In 2016, Emily played Daphne in the movie reprise of Dad's Army (2016) alongside Bill Nighy and Toby Jones. In 2017 Emily starred in Lies We Tell (2017) starring Gabriel Byrne and Harvey Keitel. She was series regular Charlotte Hinchcliffe in all three series of the multiple award winning The Inbetweeners (2008); other TV credits include HBO/BBC's Tracey Ullman's Show (2016), Sky One's Little Crackers (2010), and BBC One's Father Brown (2013).- Actress
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Ana Maria Belo is one of Australia's most versatile performers. She is the first of her Portuguese family to be born in Australia. Ana Maria is deaf and began singing and acting at a very young age. She has continued to perform on most Australian stages and international screens - small, large, independent and mainstream.
She is also gifted writer, and has directed and produced her short films that have gone on to film festivals around the world. Her short film, Things to Do won her a TROPFEST award.
Ana Maria wears hearing aids and uses Auslan (Australian Sign Language).- Actor
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Antoine Ashley was born on 17 December 1984 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for 15 Films About Madonna (2006), Manila Luzon: Hot Couture (2012) and RuPaul's Drag Race (2009). He died on 1 October 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.- Actress
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Ashley Edner was born on 17 December 1990 in Downey, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Star Trek Beyond (2016), Britney Spears Live from Las Vegas (2001) and Listen Up (2004). She has been married to Kevin Tancharoen since 12 February 2022.- Writer
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Singer/songwriter Bree Sharp was born on December 17, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sharp attended J.S. Jenks Elementary School in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia and learned how to play guitar at age fifteen. Following graduation from Central High School in 1993, Bree went to New York City at age seventeen to study theater at NYU with David Mamet's theater company. Sharp started writing songs while in college. After securing a record deal with Trauma Records, Sharp released her debut album "A Cheap and Evil Girl" in 1999; this album received favorable reviews from music critics and beget the massive hit cult song "David Duchovny." She split with Trauma Records due to poor management in 2001 and released her second album "More B.S." on her own label Ahimsa Records in 2002. The live album "Live at Fez" followed in 2004. A vegetarian and staunch animal rights activist, Bree is now the lead singer of the electro-pop group Beautiful Small Machines.- Actress
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Gina DeVivo was born on 17 December 1990 in Castle Air Force Base, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Mad Men (2007), Scrubs (2001) and Shield of Tomorrow (2017).- Actress
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Award-winning actress, director, producer, Katheryn Winnick, is best known for starring and directing the critically acclaimed, Emmy award-winning television series "Vikings." Winnick made her directorial debut in sixth and final season which earned her "Best Director" at the 2020 WIN Awards. She produced and starred in Sean Penn's "Flag Day" that premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and recently starred in David E. Kelley's critically acclaimed series "Big Sky" that was ABC's most watched and highest-rated debut since 2017. She started her production company, Kat Scratch Inc., to champion strong female-lead stories.- Giulia Boschi was born on 17 December 1962 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress, known for Pianoforte (1984), Da grande (1987) and Notte italiana (1987).
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Hattie Hayridge was born on 17 December 1959 in Middlesex, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Guardians (2017), Red Dwarf (1988) and Jonathan Creek (1997).- Hilary Strang was born on 17 December 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Things We Lost in the Fire (2007), Stan Helsing (2009) and Run (1991).
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Jayne Eastwood was born on 17 December 1946 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Dawn of the Dead (2004), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016). She was previously married to David Flaherty.- Actress
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Juliet Aubrey is a BAFTA-award-winning actress of English and Welsh origin. She has starred in numerous critically acclaimed productions for film (The Infiltrator (2016), playing the female lead opposite Bryan Cranston), theatre ("Ivanov" at The National Theatre, London), and television (Middlemarch (1994), Primeval (2007), Five Daughters (2010), and The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003), to name but a few).- Actress
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Laurie Holden is best known to audiences as Andrea in the hit AMC drama series The Walking Dead. However, Laurie's big acting break came much earlier in her career, starring with Vanessa Redgrave in the critically acclaimed TNT mini-series Young Catherine. Since that auspicious beginning, she has appeared in several groundbreaking television series, including seminal roles on FOX's The X-Files, FX's The Shield, and currently FX's The Americans. Holden's big screen debut found her starring alongside Jim Carrey in Frank Darabont's The Majestic. The 1950's period piece earned Holden critical acclaim and a place on Entertainment Weekly's "100 Most Creative People in Entertainment" list and Variety's "Ten Actors To Watch" list. Laurie entered the comic book world when she co-starred opposite Michael Chiklis in Fox's Fantastic Four and then ventured into the gamer genre with her starring role as the iconic Cybil Bennett opposite Sean Bean in Christophe Gans' cult horror classic Silent Hill. She also starred with Thomas Jane and Marcia Gay Harden in Stephen King's sci-fi thriller The Mist and in the Farrelly Brothers' Dumb and Dumber To with Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. She will soon be seen in Adam MacDonald's Pyewacket with Nicole Munoz and will be voicing the role of "Dakota" in the animated feature Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad. In 2011, Holden received two Best Supporting Actress nominations for her work on The Walking Dead: one from Spike TV's Scream Awards and another from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films' Saturn Awards. She won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Walking Dead in 2013. Earlier in her career, she also received a Best Actress nomination from the Genie Awards (Canada's equivalent to the Emmys) for her guest- starring role on the Canadian comedy hit Due South. In 2014, Holden executive produced her first motion picture: Rebecca Johnson's critically acclaimed film Honeytrap, which garnered a nomination at the London Film Festival, received U.S distribution through Ava DuVernay's film collective ARRAY, and can currently be streamed on Netflix. Laurie is also an Executive Producer on The Time of Their Lives (Bright Pictures/Daryl Prince Productions) starring Dame Joan Collins, Pauline Collins, Franco Nero and Joely Richardson. The film will be distributed by Universal in most world markets, starting with its 2017 cinema release in the UK on March 10th. Holden is also a human rights activist, and dedicates much of her time and effort to enriching and protecting the lives of women and children victimized by the sex trade. Through her philanthropic work with Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating modern day slavery, she volunteered in the field in Cartagena, Colombia with O.U.R. on a mission that helped liberate 55 young sex slaves and brought down notorious sex trafficker Marcus Bronschidle. The successful sting operation was featured on ABC's Nightline and is the subject of an upcoming documentary entitled The Abolitionists. Holden serves on the Board of Alamasi Collaborative Arts, a Zimbabwean dramatic arts collaborative. She also actively supports HomeFromHome, a South African non-profit NGO that provides shelter and education for orphans infected and afflicted by HIV.- Leah Lail became interested in acting when her father took her to see "A Chorus Line" on Broadway. Raised on a horse farm just outside Lexington, Kentucky, the younger of two sisters, Lail grew up as an animal lover and an avid reader. Her father is in road construction, while her mother raised horses. At age 18, Lail started college as a political science major and received a scholarship to work and study for the Social Democratic Party in Bonn, the former West German capital. Lail transferred to the University of Southern California where she graduated summa cum laude with degrees in German and theater, with a minor in political science. As she took more acting classes, including a stint at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York, she began to win roles on stage and television. One of her breakthrough roles was as Hank Kingsley's wife on HBO's "The Larry Sanders Show".
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Lena Rehnberg was born on 17 December 1959 in Leksand, Dalarnas län, Sweden. She is a producer and actress, known for Let the Right One In (2008), Monica Z (2013) and Slim Susie (2003).- Actress
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Macha Limonchik was born on 17 December 1970. She is an actress and writer, known for Féminin/Féminin (2014), Eldorado (1995) and Les amoureuses (1993).- Never met Marianela? Duck!
Born of two professional tango dancers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Marianela moved to the United States at the age of 5, and took her new country by storm! Soon after her arrival in Washington D.C., at the age of 13, she fell in love with Ballet, and was performing solos in a local dance company and spending most of her time on her toes. Her part time passion unearthed a real gift-she was quick on her feet. Literally.
Marianela graduated from the University of Maryland (Dean's Scholar, member of the dance team, PR director for the International House-speaking 4 languages helped) then got hired to help produce a live, bilingual health show for MHZ Networks in Falls Church, VA. Relentlessly trying to maintain a 4.0 average while keeping up with her demanding dance schedule proved to be a challenging time for her, so naturally she took on another task, as the host and producer of her own music video show, "MHZ Hot." She has not stopped talking since-and for good reason. The show was picked up nationally in 2002 by Dish Network, then nominated by Billboard as one of the best Latin-Pop video shows in the nation.
Despite being robbed of the statuette, Marianela did what you're supposed to do when you're gorgeous, talented and completely broke: she headed for Hollywood. Though prepared to spend years paying her dues, it took just 3 months for Marianela to make waves. By the fall, she booked a radio show on KLSX; a principal role on the sitcom "Half & Half"; and the VJ slot on FUSE TV.
Back on the east coast at Fuse Marianela hosted Daily Download and interviewed the biggest names in the entertainment business: 50 Cent, Metallica, Eminem, The Cure, Usher, Beyonce, Jeremy Piven, Kanye West, Gwen Stefani, to name a few. Her spontaneous, quick wit and her broad knowledge of pop culture made the set a fun, crazy, and unpredictable place to be. Getting slobbered by Rob Schneider, accosted by Eminem and belly bumped by Bone Crusher, really put her "Bucket List" in perspective. So after a 4 year run of a live music video show, she decided to tap into her inner tomboy.
Marianela found herself parlaying her love and knowledge of sports into multiple gigs on ESPN, FOX Sports, CBS Sports, and most recently into the so-called "princess of poker" on NBC's "Poker After Dark." All those college poker nights had really paid off!
So it came as no surprise when NBC rolled the dice on having Marianela cover the Grammy's for Access Hollywood on NBC, CNN made her a featured panelist on Showbiz Tonight, and MTV gave her a co-host gig on MTV's Top Pop Group opposite Mario Lopez. She also recently appeared as a principal on the long-running prime-time drama, ER, much to the delight of her doctor-filled family, who she has finally made proud!
This Argentine beauty is the host of VH1's new show "Dance Cam Slam," a weekly dance off for those not scared to "shake what their mama gave them" in the comfort of their own home via their web cams for a chance to win $5,000 big ones! Marianela is also flossing her sporty side as the face of ESPN's "Road Trip" show, where she heads to best college football games in the land to bring you a behind the scenes look at some of the biggest rivalries in all of college sports.
Marianela is taking an even more assertive posture in her career, positioning herself not just as the beautiful on-air talent but also as producer and creator of the shows she appears in. Worst of all in this non-stop horror show, and what makes her virtually unemployable, is that she's known as a really nice person. Seriously: good girl warmth, mixed with fiery Latin charm, what could be better? Truth is, everybody loves her. - Actress
Marija Pikic was born on 17 December 1989 in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Flesh (2018), Balada (2022) and Djeca (2012).- Actress
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Santina Marissa Ribisi is an American actress who performed in the films Dazed and Confused, True Crime, The Brady Bunch Movie, Pleasantville, and Don's Plum and television shows such as Felicity, Friends, Grace Under Fire, Watching Ellie, and Tales of the City. She is the twin sister of actor Giovanni Ribisi.- Writer
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Michele Tafoya was born on 17 December 1964 in Manhattan Beach, California, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for NBC Sunday Night Football (2006), NFL Monday Night Football (1970) and The NFL on CBS (1956). She has been married to Mark Vandersall since 13 May 2000. They have one child.- Actress
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Milla Jovovich is a Ukrainian-American actress, supermodel, fashion designer, singer and public figure, who was on the cover of more than a hundred magazines, and starred in such films as The Fifth Element (1997), Ultraviolet (2006), and the Resident Evil (2002) franchise.
Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich was born on December 17, 1975 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now in Ukraine). Her Serbian father, Bogdan Jovovich, was a medical doctor in Kyiv. There, he met her mother, Galina Jovovich (née Loginova), a Russian actress. At the age of 5, in 1981, Milla emigrated with her parents from the Soviet Union, moving first to London, UK, then to Sacramento, California, and eventually settled in Los Angeles. There her parents worked as house cleaners for the household of director Brian De Palma. Her parents separated, and eventually divorced, because her father was arrested and spent several years in prison.
Young Milla Jovovich was brought up by her single mother in Los Angeles. In addition to her native Ukrainian, she also speaks Russian and English. However, in spite of her cosmopolitan background, Milla was ostracized by some of her classmates, as a kid who emigrated from the Soviet Union amidst the paranoia of the Cold War. Many emotional scars had affected her behavior, but she eventually emerged as a resilient, multi-talented, albeit rebellious and risk-taking girl. She was coached by her actress mother since her childhood, first at home, then studied music, ballet, and acting in Los Angeles.
She shot to international fame after she was spotted by the photographer Richard Avedon at the age of 11, and was featured in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements, and on the cover of the Italian fashion magazine 'Lei' which was her first cover shoot. She made her first professional model contract at the age of 12, and soon made it to the cover of 'The Face', 'Vogue', 'Cosmopolitan' and many other magazines. In 1994, she appeared on the cover of 'High Times' in the UK, at the age of 18. The total number of her magazine covers worldwide was over one hundred by 2004, and keeps counting. In 2004, she made $10.4 million, becoming the highest paid supermodel in the world.
Milla appeared in ad campaigns for Chanel, Versace, Emporio Armani, Donna Karen, DKNY, Celine, P&K, H&H, and continues her role as the worldwide spokesperson and model for L'Oreal. Thanks to their continued success with Milla, Giorgio Armani chose her to be the face of his fragrance, Night. In addition to Armani's fragrance, Milla was the face for Calvin Klein's Obsession and Christian Dior's Poison for over 10 years and has most recently become the new face for Donna Karan's Cashmere Mist fragrance, which debuts in August 2009. Milla continues to shoot with the fashion industry's most sought after photographers, including Peter Lindbergh, Mario Sorrenti, Craig McDean and Inez & Vinoodh.
Milla made her acting debut in the Disney Channel movie The Night Train to Kathmandu (1988) and she made guest appearances on television series including Married... with Children (1987) (in 1989 as a French exchange student), Paradise (1988) and Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990). In 1988, at age 12, she made her film debut credited as Milla in a supporting role in Two Moon Junction (1988) by writer/director Zalman King. During the 1980s and early 1990s, she played several supporting roles as a teenage actress in film and on television, then starred in Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991). In 1997, she co-starred opposite Bruce Willis in the sci-fi blockbuster The Fifth Element (1997), then she starred as the title character of The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999).
In the early 2000s, Milla had a few years of uncertainty in her acting career due to the uneven quality of her films, as well as some hectic events in her private life. She appeared with Mel Gibson in Wim Wenders' The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. She went on to co-star with Wes Bentley and Sarah Polley in The Claim (2000) and in Ben Stiller's spoof of the world of models and high-fashion, Zoolander (2001).
Milla achieved box office success in the U.S. and around the world with the action-packed thriller, Resident Evil (2002), based on the wildly popular video game, Resident Evil. It was written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Milla reprised her role as the zombie slaying heroine, Alice, in Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), Resident Evil: Extinction (2007), Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010), Resident Evil: Retribution (2012), and again in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) A seventh resident Evil movie is in pre-production.
She received glowing reviews opposite Oscar-winner Adrien Brody and Illeana Douglas in Dummy (2002) which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. In the spring of 2006, Milla returned to the big screen as action heroine, Violet, in the futuristic film Ultraviolet (2006) directed by Kurt Wimmer.
Focusing on her personal sense of style, her love of fashion led Milla and her friend and business partner, Carmen Hawk, to launch their Jovovich-Hawk clothing line, which achieved instant acclaim in the domestic and international fashion world. The fresh, unique line garnered the attention of red carpet watchers and fashion magazines, including American Vogue, who featured Jovovich-Hawk on their coveted list of "10 Things to Watch Out for in 2005." A student of voice and guitar since she was very young, Milla began writing songs for her first record at the age of 15.
Her first album, "The Divine Comedy", was released by EMI Records in 1994. Informed by her experiences as a child growing up as a Russian emigrant in the Red-bashing Reagan era, the introspective European-folkish debut drew favorable reviews for Milla's songwriting and performing. She continues to write music, and has had songs featured on several film soundtracks. She has been writing music and lyrics to her song-demos, playing her guitar and sampling other sounds from her computer, and allowing free download and remix of her songs from her website.
Charitable work also plays a major part in Milla's life. She has served as Master of Ceremonies and co-chaired with Elizabeth Taylor for the amfAR and Cinema Against AIDS event at the Venice Film Festival, and has been heavily involved with The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, as well as The Wildlands Project.
For many years Milla Jovovich has been maintaining a healthier lifestyle, practicing yoga and meditation, trying to avoid junk food, and cooking for herself. Since she was a little girl, Milla has been writing a private diary, a habit she learned from her mother. She has been keeping a record of many good and bad facts of her life, her travels, her relationships, and all important ideas and events in her career, planning eventually to publish an autobiography. After dissolution of her two previous marriages, Milla Jovovich became engaged to film director Paul W.S. Anderson; their daughter, Ever Anderson, was born on November 3, 2007. They got married on August 22, 2009. Their second daughter, Dashiel Edan, was born on April 1, 2015.- Actress
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Molly Beck Ferguson was born on 17 December 1972 in Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for Creative Differences (2010), Cubicle the Musicle (2007) and Happy Holidays (2008). She has been married to James Ferguson since 31 December 2001.- Molly Griffith was born in San Rafael, California. She grew up in Seattle where she began taking ballet lessons at age 5 and started acting and singing in high school plays. After graduating, she moved to New York City to study acting with Donna McKechnie and Uta Hagen. She went back to Seattle to attend Cornish College of the Arts Actor Training Conservatory. She moved to New York permanently and started singing in bands and acting in plays and student and independent films. In 2002, she was cast as the "Blonde" in "Monday Night Mayhem" directed by Ernest Dickerson. She continues to work in theater and film and performs regularly at various NYC venues. She is based in New York City.
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Napiera Groves was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and director, known for American Auto (2021), Us (2019) and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019).- Natalie O'Hara was born on 17 December 1976 in Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress, known for Der Bergdoktor (2008), Beyond the Sea (2004) and Rosamunde Pilcher (1993).
- Rachael was born in London to the actor Paul Gale and his wife, Edwina. Her sister Abigail is a make up artist and conceptual designer for film and television. Rachael attended The Oxford School of Drama and graduated in 2003 after which she has worked extensively in theatre. Other work has included independent short films, corporate work and television work for the BBC.
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Rebecca Lynne was born on 17 December 1986 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Aftermath (2005), Monday Morning (2005) and The Troubled Interviewee (2002).- Rin Takanashi was born on 17 December 1988 in Funabashi, Japan. She is an actress, known for Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (2009), Like Someone in Love (2012) and Kamen Rider Decade (2009). She has been married to Tomoaki Makino since 20 January 2018.
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Sally Menke was born on 17 December 1953 in Mineola, New York, USA. She was an editor and producer, known for Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) and Inglourious Basterds (2009). She was married to Dean Parisot. She died on 27 September 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
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Sarah Paulson was born on December 17, 1974 in Tampa, Florida, to Catharine Gordon (Dolcater) and Douglas Lyle Paulson II. She spent most of her early years in New York and Maine, before settling in Manhattan to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the High School for Performing Arts. Although she made her Broadway debut in "The Sisters Rosensweig" and performed in the off-Broadway "Talking Pictures", she debuted on the small screen in late 1994 in a guest shot on NBC's Law & Order (1990), then, in the following spring, landed her first TV-movie role in CBS' Friends at Last (1995) and finally became a TV series regular by fall 1995.
Best known for her amazing performance in CBS' supernatural drama American Gothic (1995) as the benevolent spiritual guide to her young brother, she was also a regular on the WB series Jack & Jill (1999) as "Elisa Cronkite", the former girlfriend of David "Jill" Jillefsky (Ivan Sergei) as well as the main character in the TV series Leap of Faith (2002), "Faith Wardwell", and as "Audrey" in the TV movie Metropolis (2000). She was also part of the cast of Shaughnessy (1996), The Long Way Home (1998) (as "Leanne Bossert") and Path to War (2002) as Luci Baines Johnson, as well as making notable appearances in Touched by an Angel (1994) playing "Zoe" in Manhunt (2001), 20 October 2001, and Cracker: Mind Over Murder (1997) playing "Nina" in True Romance: Part 1 (1997), 18 September 1997.
Sarah has now played in movies with such stars as Mel Gibson in the romantic comedy What Women Want (2000) (as "Annie", Gibson's secretary), Diane Keaton in the romantic drama The Other Sister (1999) (as "Heather Tate", Keaton's lesbian eldest daughter), Jamie Foxx in Held Up (1999) (as "Mary", a developmentally disabled young woman with an unfaithful boyfriend) and David Hyde Pierce in the romantic comedy Down with Love (2003) (as "Vicky Hiller", Pierce's crush). She also had two major roles in the comedy Bug (2002) and the drama, Levitation (1997), where she starred as a pregnant teenager who searches for her biological mother, with the help of a guardian angel.- Shana Hiatt was born on 17 December 1975 in Tabernacle, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Grandma's Boy (2006), Must Love Dogs (2005) and The 4th Tenor (2002). She has been married to Todd Garner since October 2005. They have one child. She was previously married to James Van Patten and Tommy Gunn.
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Shannon Woodward is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Sabrina Collins on the FOX sitcom Raising Hope (2010-2014), Elsie Hughes on the HBO science-fiction thriller series Westworld (2016-2018), and the voice and motion capture of Dina in the video game The Last of Us Part II, for which she received a BAFTA Award for Performer in a Supporting Role nomination at the 17th British Academy Games Awards.- Vanessa Zima was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, to parents Dennis and Marie, and is the sister of actresses Madeline Zima and Yvonne Zima. "Zima", a Polish surname, is her mother's maiden name; Vanessa's maternal grandfather was of Polish descent, while her other ancestry is Italian, German, and Irish.
Zima moved to LA and began her film career at the age of eight in The Baby-Sitters Club (1995), with Larisa Oleynik and Rachael Leigh Cook. She later appeared in a recurrent role as Daniel Benzali's daughter on Murder One (1995), and shortly afterwards took on the role of "Penny Jackson" in Ulee's Gold (1997), from her older sister, Madeline, who had other commitments.
This led to her role in Wicked (1998), playing Julia Stiles' younger sister, and guest-starring roles on The Visitor (1997), Crisis Center (1997) and Family Law (1999). Vanessa then landed her first starring role in the independent film Zoe (2001).
When not working, Vanessa enjoys choreography and dance. - Veronica Lauren was born on 17 December 1980. She is an actress, known for Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993), Forever Young (1992) and American Pie (1999).Born On December 17
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Alex Sgambati was raised between New York, North Carolina, and California. She is of Greek and Italian descent; her mother is a Greek immigrant who came to the United States through Belgium. Sgambati is an actress and producer whose work spans theater, television, and film, with a particular focus on female-driven storytelling.Born On December 18- This stunning Italian-American actress Angelina Concetta Riposta (Angela Riposta) was born in Newark, New Jersey on December 18, 1979. Angelina was raised in Melbourne, Florida on Florida's Space Coast after her father relocated the family business to the Southeast. Angelina Riposta attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida where she studied psychology, acting, and the Italian language. Angelina has appeared in many feature films shot on location throughout Florida which ultimately gave her the initial opportunity to make her dreams come true and land a role on the big screen. In pursuit of her dreams, Angelina relocated to Chicago, Ilinois after completing her undergraduate degree to pursue graduate studies in clinical psychology and further her acting career in feature films. As a newcomer, Angelina Riposta has been seen quite regularly circulating both the Florida and Chicago film industries. Ultimately, Angelina plans to relocate to Los Angeles to further her acting career. Angelina received her formal acting training at The Second City Actors Studio in Chicago where most "Saturday Night Live" cast members are also alumni. Angelina has also trained at The Audition Studio, and The Chicago Actors Studio while attending graduate school for clinical psychology. Angelina has been said to resemble a young Jennifer Aniston. Angelina's acting style and persona has been compared to Demi Moore, Marisa Tomei, and Mira Sorvino. Currently, Angelina Riposta is living in Chicago and working on the FOX hit television series "Prison Break". Angelina greatly admires the work of Italian actress Sophia Loren.
- Ania Sowinski was born on 18 December 1979 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Men in Black: International (2019), Eddie the Eagle (2015) and Holby Blue (2007).
- Anna Walton was born on 18 December 1980 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Mutant Chronicles (2008) and Vampire Diary (2006).
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Ashley Victoria Benson was born on December 18, 1989 in Anaheim Hills, California, to Shannon (Harte) and Jeff Benson. She has Irish, English, and German ancestry. She has been dancing competitively since she was 2 with hip hop, jazz, ballet, tap and lyrical. She has been singing since she was about 5 and she hopes to pursue that, along with her acting. Ashley started modeling at the age of 5 for dance catalogs. Ashley was then pursued by The Ford Modeling Agency at the age of 8. She worked steadily in print and is still with the Agency. At the age of 10, she wanted to pursue acting. Ashley went on to do 35 commercials, and then on to theatrical roles. Acting was now Ashley's passion. Ashley put all her focus into acting, which left little time for modeling and dancing, anymore. Ashley's most recent role is "Hanna Marin" on ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars (2010). Ashley also had a cameo in Romeo Miller (aka Lil Romeo) and Solange's music video for the song "True Love". She did a photo shoot with Britney Spears for Vogue Magazine. She is in NLT's music video, "That Girl".- Actress
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Ashley Jensen (born on 11 August 1969) is a Scottish actress and narrator. She was nominated for an Emmy for her role on the television series Extras (2005), on which she appeared from 2005-2007. She was also a cast member on the ABC show Ugly Betty (2006) and the brief-lived CBS sitcom Accidentally on Purpose (2009).- Actress
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Bridgit Claire Mendler was born in Washington DC, and lived there until she was eight years old. Her family moved to the west coast, just outside of San Francisco, California. This is when she first expressed an interest in acting and began booking local jobs. In 2004, she landed her first role in the animated film, The Legend of Buddha (2004), as "Lucy". When she was 13, she landed her first acting role, as a guest star on General Hospital (1963). In 2008, she landed a role, as "Kristen Gregory", in the film, The Clique (2008). In 2009, Mendler became a recurring character on the Disney channel sitcom, Wizards of Waverly Place (2007), as "Juliet Van Heusen", until the series finale in 2012. Also in 2009, Mendler auditioned for the role of "Sonny Monroe" in Sonny with a Chance (2009). But the part was won by Demi Lovato. In 2010, Mendler won the role of "Teddy Duncan" on Good Luck Charlie (2010). In 2011, she starred as "Olivia White", the lead role in the Disney Channel original movie, Lemonade Mouth (2011). Also in 2011, Mendler had the role of "Appoline" in the film, Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011). Mendler later co-wrote and sang the Disney's "Friends for Change Games" anthem, called "We Can Change the World". In 2012, she guest-starred on the television series, House (2004), as "Callie Rogers". She later voiced the lead role of "Arrietty" in The Secret World of Arrietty (2010). Mendler's debut album, "Hello, My Name Is...", was released on October 22, 2012, by Hollywood Records. On February 12, 2013, her second single, "Hurricane", was released for radio airplay. The song peaked at number 1 Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100, in United States, and sold over 300,000 digital copies.- Actress
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Bridie Carter was born on December 18th in Melbourne, Australia and is the oldest of three children - she has two younger brothers.
Bridie has been nominated for the TV Week Logie Awards three times. In 2003 she was nominated for a Silver Logie For Most Popular Actress, this award is voted for by the public. In 2004 she was nominated for the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress which is awarded from within the industry as well as scoring another nomination for Most Popular Actress.
In early May of 2004 Bridie married Michael Wilson. Their wedding was covered by Australian magazine Woman's Day and appeared in the May 17th issue. The couple reside in Byron Bay, Sydney.- Carolina Vengoechea was born on 18 December 1973 in Barranquilla, Colombia. She is an actress, known for Threshold (2005), La ley del silencio (2005) and Silver or Lead (2010).
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Christina Maria Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York City, New York to musician Shelly Loraine Fidler Kearns and U.S. Army sergeant Fausto Wagner Xavier Aguilera Monge. Her father is Ecuadorian and her mother, who is American-born, has Welsh, Dutch and German ancestry. Her parents divorced when she was young and she lived with her mother, although they moved around a lot. Her goal almost since birth was to be a singer, and at age 12 she was invited to audition for The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989). She won the part and stayed until the show ended. In 1999 she had her breakthrough hit, "Genie in a Bottle." Since then she's made millions of fans, sold millions of records, and won many awards, including a Grammy for Best New Female Artist. She has even made a Latin album and released a Christmas album.
Aguilera is a bilingual singer. She has received many honors including Grammy Nominations and a win for Best New Artist. 2 MTV Video Music Awards, a Radio Music Awards, 2 VH1 Awards, and a Teen Choice Award with 'Lil' Kim', Mya and Pink and the smash hit "Lady Maramalade". She was on The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989) with *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez, Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling, and Keri Russell. Her musical influences include Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and Janet Jackson.- Actress
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Claudia Gerini was born in Rome, where she did classical studies and dance training. Her acting career began when an advertising agency cast her in several commercials.
Claudia Gerini has had a long movie career in Italy and abroad, working with actors and directors like Sergio Castellito, Giuseppe Tornatore, Mel Gibson, acting both in comedic and dramatic roles. Her first star-making role was in "Viaggi di nozze" with comedian Carlo Verdone, with whom she will still works from time to time.
In theater, Claudia Gerini appeared in the show "Angelo e Beatrice" by Francesco Apolloni. She recently returned to the stage with the one-woman show "Storie di Claudia," written and directed by Giampiero Solari, a musical which highlights all her skills: dance, singing and acting.
She has acted in some of the most interesting projects of contemporary Italian cinema, such as "La Sconosciuta" by Giuseppe Tornatore, "Non ti muovere" by Sergio Castellitto, "Una famiglia perfetta" by Paolo Genovese, "Diverso da chi" by Umberto Carteni and many others.
Claudia Gerini has two daughters (Rosa and Linda ) and never stops studying and training. In addition to Italian, she fluently speaks English, French and Spanish.- Donna Pretlow was born on 18 December 1970 in Yokosuka, Japan.
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Erin Simms was born and raised in Montreal. She went to St. George's High School that specializes in the arts. After learning acting for a couple of years she landed a small part in her first movie and then landed the part of Morgan on Student Bodies. She left the show to be on the Power Rangers. She now lives in Los Angeles.- Actress
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Everlayn "Ever" Borges is a Cuban-born actress, dancer, and singer. She began her career as a principal dancer and soloist touring internationally with Julio Iglesias. Her motion picture debut was in the Michael Mann big-screen adaptation of the hit series "Miami Vice," where she played Miss Cuba. She has also appeared in various films and TV series, including "Matrimonio alle Bahamas," "Dostana," "Get Out," and "Going to California." Borges is known for her versatility as an actress, with a range that includes comedic sketches, thrillers, and dramas. She has also been featured in numerous music videos and TV commercials for well-known brands.
Everlayn's journey started in Matanzas, Cuba, near Varadero Beach. Her father, a popular musician, disappeared at sea while attempting to find freedom in the United States. Despite this loss, she inherited his talent and courage.
At the age of 9, Everlayn was chosen to attend the prestigious National School of the Arts in Havana, where she excelled in classical ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. At 17, she made her escape from Castro's Cuba while touring with an international dance troupe. Her journey took her from Juarez to Texas, across the Rio Grande, and finally to Miami. Everlayn recently completed her first book, "Siempre en el Límite" chronicling her harrowing flight to freedom. It is available on Amazon.
Everlayn is not only a triple threat in the entertainment industry but also an extreme sports athlete. Despite her humble beginnings, she has always aspired to reach for the stars.
In Miami, Everlayn has made a name for herself on stage, playing Maria and Virgen Caridad in the hit musical "Miami Libre" at the Adrienne Arsht Center. She has also starred in the improv comedy "Tony and Tina's Wedding" and received a FREC award for her performance as the manicurist Martika in the comedy "Combing Through Life's Tangles."
An entrepreneur as well as a performer, she is developing several projects as producer and CEO of her own production company, Buddha Belly Productions, LLC. She is currently working on her own reality TV series, "Ever On The Edge" and is focusing her talents to more significant topics like human trafficking, and racism with her recent appearance in the award-winning films "Sisters of Vengeance" and the "The Poison Garden."
She attended the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts and continues to study under Jay Goldenberg. Everlayn splits her time between Miami, New York, and Los Angeles.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Finise Avery was born in New York, Attended High School in Switzerland. Upon returning to the States for Holiday Vacation she was asked to work on a film in Boston "21" which launched her into the world of films. She returned to school in Europe and divides her time between Europe and New York. She is presently attending college studies in NY whilst working in the Film Industry.- Hana Soukupova was born on 18 December 1985 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She has been married to Drew Aaron since November 2006.
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Jamie Fox was born on 18 December 1977 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Employee of the Month (2004), Trick or Treat! (2003) and Stevie TV (2012).- Jeri Sandoval was born on 18 December 1986 in Barranquilla, Colombia. She is an actress, known for Código postal (2006), Los Reyes (2005) and Popland! (2011).
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Kari Byron was born on 18 December 1974 in Santa Clara County, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for MythBusters (2003), Creature Features (2016) and White Rabbit Project (2016). She was previously married to Paul Urich.- Actress
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Born two months premature at four pounds, Kate Noelle Holmes made her first appearance on December 18, 1978, in Toledo, Ohio. She is the daughter of Kathleen Ann (Craft), a philanthropist, and Martin Joseph Holmes, Sr., a lawyer. She is of German, Irish, and English ancestry. Her parents have said that her strong-willed personality is probably due to her early birth. Being the youngest in the Holmes clan, completing the family of three other sisters and one brother, Katie was always the baby.
As a teenager, she began attending modeling school. When she was sixteen, her teacher invited her to go to a modeling competition with other girls from her class. She competed in the International Modeling and Talent Association by singing, dancing, and reciting a monologue from To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). By the end of that time in New York, Katie won many awards. But she said she didn't want to model because it wasn't challenging enough. So when she was seventeen, Katie went to Los Angeles to audition for movies. Luckily, on her second audition, she was cast in the movie, The Ice Storm (1997), directed by Ang Lee. Katie's character was Libbets Casey, a rich New Yorker, who is pursued by two of the main characters. It was a small part, but it marked the beginning of her professional acting career.
After the excitement of her first movie, Katie began sending in audition tapes for pilot shows. During that time, she was also starring in her all-girls Catholic high school musical, Damn Yankees, as Lola. After Kevin Williamson received her audition tape for his new show, Dawson's Creek (1998), the producers wanted her to come to Hollywood right away and read live for them. But because they wanted her to come on the opening night for Damn Yankees, Katie had to tell them she couldn't make it. Fortunately, the show's producers wanted her so much for that role, they rescheduled her callback and the result was she got the part as Joey Potter. During her first year with Dawson's Creek (1998), Katie was able to do two movies, Disturbing Behavior (1998) and Go (1999), and, for the former, she won Best Breakthrough Female Performance at the 1999 MTV Movie Awards.
The following year, she starred next to Michael Douglas in Wonder Boys (2000), playing Hannah Green, a published author and a boarder at her teacher's (Douglas) house, who has a crush on him, and tries to seduce him. Her first leading role came in 2002, with Abandon (2002). She played a college student named Katie Burke, who is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of her boyfriend who vanished two years prior. With Dawson's Creek (1998) coming to a close after six years in May of 2003, it was a bittersweet moment for all the cast. Accustomed to being in North Carolina filming ten months out of a year, the cast members now had the opportunity to make more movies.
Katie demonstrated this in October, when she had two new movies, Pieces of April (2003) and The Singing Detective (2003), coming out in that month alone. Pieces of April (2003) is a charming Thanksgiving movie about April (Holmes), the black sheep of her family, who wants to give her family the perfect dinner before her mother passes on. The Singing Detective (2003) is a dark musical where the main character (Robert Downey Jr.) was a writer in a hospital for skin conditions who writes a dark world of seduction and murder in his mind. Katie Holmes played the kind Nurse Mills who tends to his every need. She also gets to lip sync and dance in this movie. In 2004, she starred in the romantic movie First Daughter (2004), in which she played the President's (Michael Keaton) daughter, Samantha, who wants to go to college without any Secret Service tagging along. In 2005, Holmes co-starred in Batman Begins (2005), where she played Rachel Dawes, a childhood sweetheart and love interest to Batman/Bruce Wayne.
Katie has a daughter with her ex-husband, Tom Cruise.- Actress
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Kendra McCulty was born on 18 December 1995 in Kern County, California, USA. She is an actress and casting director, known for Norbit (2007), Crossing (2006) and Conflation (2007).- Actress
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Kirsty Jean Mary Strain was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She trained at Langside College in Glasgow before going on to study at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York under the tutelage of Paul Calderon and George Loros. She lived in New York for 3 years before returning home to work in the UK.- Actress
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She rose to fame in the drama Kimi wa petto (2003) with Jun Matsumoto and gained huge popularity.
Her first international film was The Last Samurai (2003) where she played Taka, wife of a Samurai slain by the character Nathan Algren, portrayed by Tom Cruise, Koyuki was well-known in Japan for years before that. She first caught the attention of the public in 1997 by winning an exclusive modelling contract with the magazine Non-no, but quickly grew beyond modelling and has earned acclaim as an actress through her many roles on Japanese television and in several Japanese films.
She has been appeared in many commercials, including Coca-Cola Japan's Sokenbicha, P&G Max Factor SK-II, and Suntory Kakubin.- Actress
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Krizia is a first generation Cuban American from Miami, Florida.
Her works spans across many mediums including television with a recurring role on Barry, FBI: International, and 911: Lonestar, voicing video games like Sims 4, League of Legends, and Fortnite, plus animated series such as Boss Baby, The Loud House, and Harley Quinn.
She is also a voice director for games such as Wylde Flowers, Fortnite, and Call of Duty and she founded Voiceover Camp - an online school for developing Voiceover skills.- Actress
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Krystyna Janda was born on 18 December 1952 in Starachowice, Swietokrzyskie, Poland. She is an actress and director, known for Interrogation (1989), Pestka (1995) and A Few People, a Little Time (2005). She was previously married to Andrzej Seweryn and Edward Klosinski.- Leila Arcieri was born on 18 December 1973 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Son of the Beach (2000), Daddy Day Care (2003) and Untitled Kanye West HBO Project (2008).
- Lucy Helyn Deakins is an American attorney and former actress best known for starring as Milly in The Boy Who Could Fly and originating the role of Lily Walsh on As the World Turns. Deakins was born in New York City, the daughter of Alice, a professor at Columbia University, and Roger, a professor at New York University. She graduated from Stuyvesant High School and enrolled in Harvard University in 1988. She graduated in 1994 with a degree in comparative religion. She took time off from acting to backpack across Europe. In 2007, she graduated from University of Washington School of Law and is now a practicing attorney in Denver, Colorado, specializing in the energy industry. She is a partner in the Denver law firm, Dunsing, Deakins & Galera.
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Megan Penn is a New York born and bred actress. Method trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in a Conservatory program, at the Actors Studio, and with Larry Moss, Megan embodies the classic artist in femme fatale form for a modern era. Megan's likeness has been featured in the work of today's top avant-garde talent, including the portfolios of Nadia Lee Cohen, Mathieu Bitton, Aristotle Torres, and Emily Elizabeth Thomas. Her screen work has won several awards and accolades, including best acting awards at both the Seattle Film Festival and Nót Film Fest. In addition to her captivating presence on film, Megan has contributed heavily to her intellectual portfolio, including her own poetry book Memoirs of a Broken Heart, co-writing the film The Other Woman, and ghost writing poetry for Lana Del Rey in her album release campaign.- Actress
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Born in Chingford Essex United Kingdom, and not India as published, the actor is English of Parsi ancestry not an Indian citizen. She subsequently moved at age 9 . The family later returned to the UK where she completed her education.with her parents to Hong Kong while it was still under British control- Actress
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Her mother, Anna Griffiths, is an art consultant. Her uncle is a Jesuit priest. Has two older brothers. One brother, Ben, is a ski instructor. Lived on the Gold Coast, Queensland until age five, then moved to Melbourne. Attended Star of the Sea Catholic Girls' College, did well at school and learned ballet. When she was 11, her father left home with an 18 year old woman. She hasn't seen him for years. Her mother was an art teacher at the time and raised the children alone. Has an Education Degree in dance and drama. Worked for the theatre company The Woolly Jumpers, in Geelong. Made famous by Muriel's Wedding (1994).- Actress
Rachel, who has older sister Amanda Thorp, and brother Nathan, was born in San Diego, California. She has two dogs, Dexter (Boston Terrier), and (Heidi) mini-dachshund. She also has a 16 year old Siamese cat (Rajha). Rachel adores animals, and also has a 10 gallon fresh water fish tank in her bedroom. She loves yoga, swimming, playing basketball, and writing short stories.- Actress
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One of the most respected and premier mc's - regardless of gender - Rashia Fisher aka Rah Digga, has been legendary. She started off the only female member of New Jersey's acclaimed hip hop group, Da Outsidaz, where she also met future husband, Young Zee. Rah exploded on the music scene when she caught the eye of A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip, who introduced Rah to Busta Rhymes, who brought her onboard as the only female member of his Flipmode Squad. It wasn't long before Rah would be featured on some of hip-hop's most ground-breaking and influential projects, from Grammy winners and nominees to platinum juggernauts to gold gems, including: The Fugees' The Score ("Cowboys"); DJ Clue's The Professional, Pt. 2 ("Getting It"); several Busta projects - When Disaster Strikes("We Could Take It Outside"), Genesis ("Betta Stay Up in Your House"); and It Ain't Safe No More ("I Know What You Want"), just to name a few. Following Rah and the Flipmode Squad striking gold with The Imperial Album, and winning the Source Hip Hop Music Award for Best New Group, in 2000 she finally released her solo project, Dirty Harriet. A critically-acclaimed debut, it would produce several chart-topping singles - "Imperial" (featuring Busta), "Tight", "Break Fool" and "Tight The Remix." She also released the hit single, "Party and Bullsh*t" with the heavily spun remix that included Eve and Missy Elliot. Staying true to her roots, Rah has performed consistently on classic "underground" and cutting-edge artist and DJ compilation projects, such as: The Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1 ("Be Ok"); the anti-police brutality Hip Hop For Respect, in memory of Amadou Diallo; Talib Kweli's Reflection Eternal/Train of Thought ("Down for the Count"); DJ Whoo Kid & Lloyd Banks' Money in the Bank ("Party Over Here"), and many others. In addition, Rah has worked with some of hip hop's top producers, including: Rockweilder, Primo, Pete Rock, Scott Storch and Jus Blaze. Over the last ten years she has also revealed yet another great talent - acting. Starring alongside Beyonce and Wyclef Jean, Rah made her debut in MTV's Carmen: A Hip Hopera. She was also able to display her comedy skills as a guest star on FOX's "MAD TV." Though she was featured in two hip hop documentaries, Rah made her acting film debut in Thirteen Ghosts.
Now, Ten years after her solo gold solo debut, Dirty Harriet, Rah Digga is going back to her hip-hop roots with her new album "Classic". This album, produced by hip-hop super-producer Knotts, is Rah Digga at her purest, going back to her B-girl roots, with ten of her most hard hitting and lyrically challenging tracks to date. It is what her fans and fellow artists have been waiting ten years to hear. The return of Rah Digga has been long overdue, and it is finally upon us.- Actress
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Tara Conner was born on 18 December 1985 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Stalking Fields (2022), Oh Brother (2014) and Good Cop Bike Cop (2013). She has been married to Eli James since 11 November 2018. They have one child.- Scottish-born, Tiffany Mulheron's break in acting came by accident. While waiting to pick up her sister, Ashley Mulheron, from an audition, a casting director mistakenly presumed that Tiffany was waiting to audition for a television series. With reluctance, Tiffany agreed to audition and landed a lead role in BBC's Stacey Stone (2001) in 2001. Two years later, the producers of the popular teen drama, Hollyoaks (1995), wrote a role specifically with Tiffany in mind. After ten months on the show, Tiffany left to pursue film work with roles in such films as Namastey London (2007), Daylight Robbery (2008) and, most recently, Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla (2008). Tiffany can be seen on the CW's Life Is Wild (2007), playing "Emily Banks".
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Tiger was born in Dallas, Texas and moved to Austin, Texas with her parents when she was 2 years old. She is surrounded by a family of artists (actors, musicians, writers, designers, craftsmen) and began playing violin when she was 18 months old after watching her older sister, Kitty Stuart (then 5 years old), play violin. At age 4 Tiger began taking Irish Step Dancing, and within a year she was competing against other dancers. Competition and classes occupied much of her free time, and she stopped taking violin lessons in order to focus on her dancing. She quickly became an award-winning dancer, placing first in a number of competitions. When she was 4 or 5 she also began to accompany her mother, Peyton Hayslip, to the theater where her mother was performing in various plays. She learned to make a "cave" under the make-up table and spent hours drawing cartoons and absorbing the life of the theater. When she was 6 she earned her first voice-over gig as the voice of Daphne in Blithe Spirit.... not long after that she was cast in a State Theater Company main stage production of The Tempest as Ariel. Gradually, acting began to take more of her time than dancing, and at the age of 7 realized she'd really rather act than dance. At 8 she was cast as a lead in the indie feature film Yorick (2002) (directed by Johnny Stranger) as Young Hilda. Shortly after completion of that project she was cast in Robert Rodriguez' Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002), and has been involved in the film industry ever since. She has worked on 3 Rodriguez films now including _Spy Kids 3D : Game Over (2003)_ and The Adventures Of Sharkboy and Lavagirl In 3D (2005)_. Independent short films she has worked on include Matt Robertson's award-winning The Faith of Joey Rail (2005) (for which Tiger received a Special Juried Citation for Acting from Abilene's WESTfest), Iskra Valtcheva's Iris Moon (2007), Harrison Witt's Chickenfüt (2007), and Michelle Herrin's Details. Her voice can be heard in numerous ADV produced anime cartoons including Cosplay Complex, Happy Lesson (2002) and Magical Play.
In the summer of 2005 Tiger completed filming the indie-feature Pathogen (2006) directed by 'Emily Hagins' in which she plays Christine. She also wrapped filming the Burnt Orange Production feature, The Cassidy Kids (2006) in which she stars as Rebecca Vanderpool with Anne Ramsay (Mad About You (1992), Six Feet Under (2001), The L Word (2004)), Kadeem Hardison (A Different World (1987)), and Judah Friedlander (American Splendor (2003)). She is currently in pre-production for The Anatomy of a Frog (2007) written and directed by Sarah Dowling.
Tiger is a straight A honor-roll student attending public school in Austin, Texas. When she is not acting she enjoys writing screenplays, filming stop-motion animation films, cartooning, composing music (she plays classical, acoustic and electric guitar, cello, mandolin), training her dog, Widget, hanging out with friends, going to movies and traveling in the States and abroad.- Actress
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Patricia Anne Stratigeas, better known as Trish Stratus, is marketed as a former wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Before she became a mainstay in professional wrestling, she was a student at York University in Toronto, Canada. She majored in Biology and Kinesiology, but when the professors went on strike she took a job as receptionist at a local fitness club. There she was soon discovered by an agent who landed her a job as a fitness model.
Her success as a fitness model eventually caught the attention of a WWE talent official who sent her a letter offering her a contract. Other wrestling promotions had also offered her similar contracts, but she decided to sign with the WWE. She then made her WWE debut in March 19, 2000 on WWF Sunday Night Heat #86 (2000), where she formed the tag team of T & A with Test (Andrew Martin) and Albert (Matt Bloom). She also became the manager of then-WWE Intercontinental Champion Val Venis (Sean Morley).
Trish Stratus is highly regarded as a self-proclaimed WWE Diva. Among her accomplishments: she was voted Internet Babe of the Year for three consecutive years in 2001, 2002 and 2003, along with winning the "Diva of the Decade" award for the Raw Tenth Anniversary (2003); she graced the cover of the annual WWE Divas Magazine four times--in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2006; and she holds the record for being the only woman in WWE history to win the WWE Women's Championship seven times. On September 17, 2006, she officially retired from professional wrestling after an amazing 7-year career; she'll be remembered for the legacy she left during her time with the WWE.
Following her retirement from WWE, she made occasional appearances on WWE Raw (1993) in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012, either for a special anniversary episode (Raw 15th Anniversary (2007) and Raw 1000 (2012)- Raw 1000), to wrestle, to guest-host, or make a televised appearance in a gimmick style segment. She participated in WrestleMania XXVII (2011) in 2011 with Snooki (Nicole Polizzi) and John Morrison (John Hennigan) in an intergender tag team match against Laycool (Layla El and Michelle McCool) and Dolph Ziggler (Nic Nemeth) in which her team proved victorious. She was later inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame 2013 (2013) in 2013 by Stephanie McMahon and the following year she inducted her bestie Lita (Amy Dumas) in the WWE Hall of Fame (2014) in 2014.
During that time, she toured with Lita (Amy Dumas) on convention tours to meet and greet fans who enjoyed their 2000-2006 friendship/rivalry. In 2018, they made their return to WWE when they individually participated in the main event all women's WWE Royal Rumble (2018), then wrestled in a tag-team match against Alicia Fox (Victoria Crawford) and Mickie James at the all female pay-per-view WWE Evolution (2018). Trish Stratus continues to split her time between making appearances at conventions, doing autograph signings for special WWE events, and taking care of her children Maximus (born September 30, 2013) and Madison (born January 14, 2017). She also made her mark in the feature films Bounty Hunters (2011) as Jules and Gridlocked (2015) as Gina.- Actress
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She graduated summa cum laude from York University in Toronto and went on to work at the University in its Human Performance Lab, testing such elite professional athletes as the Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets and San Jose Sharks. She was also offered a scholarship to the master's program in physiotherapy at the University of Toronto but declined. She has writen a book on fitness and bodybuilding with one of her former university professors. Robert Kennedy (publisher of MuscleMag - whom she used to write for) convinced her to study acting and she began taking classes at the Actors Network in Toronto. Victoria is a blue belt in Shotokan karate and her favorite form of exercise is kickboxing. Victoria splits her time between Toronto, Los Angeles and New Zealand.Born On December 18- Actress
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Abra was born and raised on a 100-acre ranch in northern Idaho. Never one to be scared of getting down and dirty, she enjoyed all kinds of outdoor activities such as fishing, riding bikes, and building forts with her two younger brothers. To this day, along with acting, her great passions in life are rock climbing (she's a national champion who has competed in climbing events all across the U.S.) and the environment - she has rescued and found homes for everything from cats to iguanas, and is a strict vegetarian and avid recycler. More than a just a beauty, Abra's smarts got her accepted to graduate school in international politics. Although Abra is a tomboy at heart, enjoying fly fishing and snowboarding in her down time, she currently resides in cosmopolitan Southern California, enjoying the great shopping, fabulous food, never-ending nightlife and, of course, the sunshine.Born On December 19- Actress
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Alice was born and raised in New York City. After seeing "Man of La Mancha" at the age of 10, she wanted to become an actress herself. She participated in many plays in elementary and high-school and received a Bachelor of Arts in Theater from Hunter College.
She performed in several Off-Off Broadway productions before being cast in her first leading film role in " Mission Hill," re-released in 2011 as "No Expectations." Soon thereafter, she was cast in the TBS soap opera "The Catlins" in Atlanta and upon returning to New York began a successful commercial career. In 1989, she was cast as Frankie Frame in NBC's "Another World," a role she played for seven years.
She has since appeared in many prime time shows, including "Chicago Med," "Billions," and "Law & Order"SVU." Her multiple film roles include "Choke" with Sam Rockwell, " "13," "Twelve," and "Behind Some Dark Cloud," which stars her daughter, Julia Barrett-Mitchell. In 2020, she was cast as the matriarch of a wrestling family in the Lionsgate/Starz production, "Heels."
She is married to musician/songwriter, Stanley John Mitchell, and is the mother of Anna Barrett Mitchell, aka JoAnna, a painter, musician and songwriter, and actor/director Julia Barrett-Mitchell. They live in beautiful Brooklyn, NY.- Actress
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Alyssa Milano comes from an Italian-American family; her mother Lin Milano is a fashion designer and father Thomas Milano is a film music editor. Alyssa was born in a working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn and grew up in a modest house on Staten Island. One day her babysitter, who was an aspiring dancer, dragged Alyssa along to an open audition for the first national tour of "Annie". However, it was Alyssa and not the sitter who was chosen from 1500 other girls for the role. So at the tender age of seven, with her mother in tow, Alyssa joined the tour as July, one of the orphans. After 18 months on the road Alyssa, who had begun to garner a reputation as an energetic and charismatic young actress, left Annie to be featured in off-Broadway productions and television commercials. Then in 1983, at age 10, she landed her breakthrough role on the sitcom Who's the Boss? (1984) as Tony Danza's saccharine sweet daughter, "Samantha Micelli", a kid whose native Brooklyn accent rivaled her TV dad's. In order for Alyssa to accept the gig, the Milano family had to uproot and move 3,000 miles to Hollywood.- Actress
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Amy Locane has been a SAG member since 1983. A native of New Jersey, she started her career in New York, doing over 50 commercials. She also did print work for editorials in WWD, and was a fit model for Calvin Klein. Her first TV series, Spencer starred Chad Lowe, Mi Mi Kennedy, and Grant Heslov. At the age of 17, Amy was cast opposite Johnny Depp in the cult Classic hit, Cry Baby. The film was directed by John Waters and starred Ricki Lake, Traci Lords, Patricia Hearst, and Iggy Pop. Amy then starred in School Ties, Blue Sky, and Prefontaine, opposite Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Chris O' Donnell, Jared Leto, Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones.
Despite a promising start, when Amy was mis-cast in the series Melrose Place, with a decade older cast, her career struggled.
Amy currently lives in NJ, an hour from NYC, with her 2 daughters. Ms. Locane is currently finding fulfillment working in short films, with projects she finds interesting and characters she finds compelling.- Writer
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Bindu is an award-winning screenwriter, director and actress. She was born in India, grew up in the UK, the USA and Switzerland, before coming to London to train at the Drama Centre London, the London Film School and at Raindance. She wrote and directed her first short film "Things I Notice. Things You See" starring Michael Fassbender in 2000 and in 2012 she wrote and directed her first feature film "Jump" which won 5 BIFF awards at the 2012 festival, including Best Director and Best Feature Film. Her second feature "Finding Camille" premiered at the Rome Film Festival in the autumn of 2017 and her next feature, "40 & Climbing", will be screened at festivals across 2022. For television Bindu recently showran new Netflix Italy original series "An Astrological Guide for Broken Hearts" based on Silvia Zucca's hit book, which she co-wrote and co-directed, the first season premiered in 2021 on Netflix and season 2 was released in March 2022.- Actress
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Blake Lindsley, a bright, lovely, redhead practically grew up around acting for most of her life. Born on December 19, 1973 in Los Angeles, Blake attended school in Washington D.C. before finishing out her elementary schooling in Los Angeles. In 1986, while attending the Westlake School for girls, she acted in school plays. At this time, Blake was also a Varsity member of the Equestrian Team. Shortly following her graduating from high school in 1992, Blake enrolled at Yale University, as a theatre major. During her time in college she performed in numerous plays. She focused her studies on dramatic literature at Yale. Upon graduating from Yale, Blake received the Saybrook Master's Prize for the Arts. Her career in acting spans well over 10 years, appearing across both movie and television screens in a variety of films and television series. A recognizable auburn or redhead woman, filling out various roles; she can be seen during the first hour of the science fiction cult movie Starship Troopers (1997) as one of the recruit trainees, who tragically perishes during the first ill-fated battle with the hostile alien Bugs. Other movie appearances include Mulholland Drive (2001); and in later years she has chalked up parts on television such as episodes on JAG (1995), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), NYPD Blue (1993) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) and Leverage (2008). In addition to her work in film and television, Blake has provided voice work in video games such as Star Trek: Klingon Academy (2000).- Actress
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Rebellious. Passionate. Gifted. Beautiful. Béatrice Dalle could be a mix of some artist from many centuries ago and a rock star. Discovered in Betty Blue (1986), Dalle has become a sex symbol and a respected performer. Known for her problems with justice, her relationships with rapper JoeyStarr and her explicit talking, Béatrice Dalle is anyway starring in many independent works of art such as La belle histoire (1992) ("The beautiful story") by Claude Lelouch, Six Days, Six Nights (1994) ("Six days, six nights") alongside Anne Parillaud, Seventeen Times Cécile Cassard (2002) ("17 times Cecile Cassard") with Romain Duris or Trouble Every Day (2001) with Vincent Gallo.- Actress
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Cicely Tyson was born in Harlem, New York City, where she was raised by her devoutly religious parents, who had come from the Caribbean island of Nevis. Her mother Theodosia was a domestic worker and her her father William was a carpenter and painter. Tyson was discovered by a fashion editor at Ebony Magazine, and with her stunning looks she quickly rose to the top of the modeling industry. In 1957 she began acting in Off-Broadway productions. She had small roles in feature films before she was cast as Portia in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968). Four years later, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her sensational performance in the critically-acclaimed film Sounder (1972). In 1974, she went on to portray a 110-year-old former slave in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974), which earned her two Emmy Awards. She also appeared in the television miniseries Roots (1977), King (1978), and A Woman Called Moses (1978). While Cicely has not appeared steadily onscreen because of her loyalty to solely portraying strong, positive images of Black women, she is definitely one of the most talented, beautiful actresses who ever graced stage or screen.- Born in Edinburgh, Scotland. After graduating drama school in London, Denise performed in critically acclaimed theatre productions in London and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This led to TV roles in BAFTA award winning drama series for the BBC and ITV. Since moving to LA, Denise has continued to work on stage, film, web series and commercials. Working with, among others, Funny or Die and UCB Digital Comedy. She is also a BAFTA LA Alumni and Women In Film member.
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Emily Metzger was born on 19 December 1977 in Ohio, USA. She is known for Mirror Man (2003), Another Flush (2003) and HBO First Look (1992).- Actress
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Heidi Honeycutt is a film journalist, author, film festival programmer, and film distributor. She has written for Fangoria Magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland, and Bloody-Disgusting (among many others), is a published academic film author, and worked as a film journalist from 2003 to 2015. She is the founder of the Etheria Film Festival and programmed the Nightfall section of the Los Angeles Film Festival. She works in distribution at The Horror Collective, a genre film distribution company.- Imagine Vincent was born on 19 December 1991 in Orange County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Chicago Hope (1994), The Pretender (1996) and Malcolm & Eddie (1996).
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Iman Ali is a Pakistani actress and model. She is the daughter of television/film actor Abid Ali and his first wife Humaira Ali. She has two sisters, one younger and one older, both of whom are also actresses. Ali is known for portraying Anarkali in a seven-minute music video directed by Shoaib Mansoor. She co-hosted the Lux Style Awards in 2005 and has since starred television productions. In 2007, Ali made her film debut in Shoaib Mansoor's Khuda Kay Liye for which she received the Lux Style Award for 'Best Actress' in 2008. She appeared in a supporting role in Shoaib Mansoor's second film, Bol.- Actress
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Irina Voronina came to the US in 2001 to pursue modeling career. Besides appearing in numerous print ads and magazines, Irina's acting career has soon taken off. We have recently seen her on a big screen in Reno 911!: Miami (2007) and Epic Movie (2007). She is also a series regular in a first ever live action show on Adult Swim's Saul of the Mole Men (2007) (Cartoon Network). We'll be seeing her soon on a big screen in a new comedy Balls of Fury (2007) due in September 2007 and the new Alan Ball film Towelhead (2007). Look for Irina in 2008 Maxim calendar, Ameristar Hotels and Chevy print ads.- Actress
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Jennifer Beals is an internationally renowned actress who has over 90 credits to her name, including critically acclaimed feature films and some of the highest rated television series to date. Beals is currently executive producing and returning as a lead cast member in the revival of her hit original series THE L WORD: GENERATION Q. The highly anticipated series will launch in December 2019 on Showtime. The ground-breaking lesbian-focused drama THE L WORD originally aired for six seasons. For her performance as Bette Porter, Beals received the prestigious GLAAD Golden Gate Award, as well as two NAACP Image Award nominations and a Satellite Award nomination. In 2012, Beals was presented with the Human Rights Campaign's Ally for Equality Award for her support of the LGBT community. Additionally, Beals and The L Word's Ilene Chaiken are set to executive produce the Freeform series "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo," an adaption for Taylor Jenkins Reid's acclaimed novel.
Beals and filmmaker Tom Jacobson created the concept for the new novel, The Hive. The book is a gripping thriller set in the near future that focuses on escalating mob violence that ensues from online shaming and internet bullying. Released in September 2019, the novel was named one of People Magazine's 'Best Books of Fall 2019.'
Throughout her accomplished film career, Beals has worked with many of the industry's most acclaimed filmmakers and talent. She co-starred alongside Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman in the blockbuster THE BOOK OF ELI and starred opposite Garry Marshall, Faye Dunaway and Brendan Fraser in TWILIGHT OF THE GOLDS, for which she won a Golden Satellite Award. Beals was featured among an all-star cast including Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman and Rachel Weisz in the crime thriller RUNAWAY JURY. She also starred in THE MADONNA AND THE DRAGON from legendary film director Samuel Fuller. More recently, Beals co-starred in the feature film MANHATTAN NIGHT, opposite Adrien Brody and Campbell Scott, as well as AFTER, the film adaption of Anna Todd's series of bestselling young adult novels alongside Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin.
On the television side, Beals recurred in the Amazon series THE LAST TYCOON, receiving critical acclaim for her performance as Hollywood starlet Margo Taft. Los Angeles Magazine proclaimed "Beals stole every scene she's in as a ball-busting, piece-of-work Joan Crawford goddess with a very American secret" and Indiewire named her "the shows biggest stand out." Beals was also seen as the female lead in TAKEN, NBC's straight-to-series adaptation of the hit movie franchise, and co-starred in the Warner Bros TV/DC series SWAMP THING, released in May 2019. Beals starred in the TV movie A WIFE'S NIGHTMARE, for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination. Notable television credits include TNT's PROOF, NBC's medical drama THE NIGHT SHIFT and the FOX series THE CHICAGO CODE alongside Jason Clarke.
For her role in the iconic film FLASHDANCE, Beals earned a Golden Globe nomination and an NAACP Image Award for Best Actress. Beals starred in A HOUSE DIVIDED, for which she was nominated for a Satellite Award. Some of her acclaimed independent film projects include IN THE SOUP opposite Steve Buscemi, which won The Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic film at the Sundance Film Festival, and CINEMANOVELS which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Beals extensive credits include films such as RODGER DODGER, MRS. PARKER AND THE VICIOUS CIRCLE, FOUR ROOMS, BEFORE I FALL and DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS, which earned her another NAACP Image Award nomination. Beals received the Maverick Tribute Award at the Cinequest San Jose Film Festival in 1999.
In addition to her work on-camera, the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group recently named Beals a 'C40 Goodwill Ambassador.' Beals' partnership with C40 will help raise awareness about the bold climate action underway in leading cities driving forward solutions to the climate crisis worldwide. Through her ambassador role, she will support and amplify the voices of inspiring young climate activists in raising awareness of the current climate emergency. Additionally, Beals will also play a leading role in C40's Women4Climate Initiative, helping to celebrate the incredible leadership being delivered by women around the world in climate action.
Originally from Chicago, Beals attended Yale University, where she graduated with honors.- Actress
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Chicago-born Jill Talley has played hundreds of characters in both animation and live-action. As one of the main cast members of SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), she has been the voice of Karen (Plankton's sarcastic computer-wife) since the show's very first season. Jill's husband, Tom Kenny, plays SpongeBob himself.
Jill Talley started her career in acting at the famed Second City Main Stage in Chicago, where she worked alongside Chris Farley, Tim Meadows, Steve Carrell, Amy Sedaris, and others. She was a regular cast member of HBO's critically-acclaimed and cult classic sketch show, Mr. Show with Bob and David. Prior to that, she was a regular on FOX TV's The Edge opposite Jennifer Aniston. She has been seen as the anchor in Not Necessarily the Elections (HBO) and has guest-starred on The Sarah Silverman Program (Comedy Central), The Bernie Mac Show, Drew Carey, Seinfeld, Frasier, Ellen, 3rd Rock From the Sun and more.
On film, Jill starred as "Tammy" in New Line Cinema's Run Ronnie Run, as "Candy" in Paramount's The Ladies Man, along with various roles in Little Miss Sunshine, Sky High, Sour Grapes, Jack Frost, Dumb and Dumberer and the award-winning Comic Book the Movie. She was the lead along with her husband, Tom Kenny, in two music videos; Smashing Pumpkins, Tonight Tonight (MTV Best Video of 1995) and the Travis video for Sing.
As a voice-over actress, Jill has lent her voice to many characters, most notably Karen the Computer in SpongeBob SquarePants. She also voiced Ramona in American Dad, Gretchen, Nina and Miss Mucus on Camp Lazlo, Gisell in Pam Anderson's Striperella, Mrs. Sidvarsky in Clifford Puppy Years, Sarah in The Boondocks (Adult Swim) the Mother in The Animatrix.- Additional Crew
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Graduated from University of Washington with a BA in Acting/Theater, McInnis was Programmer/Publicist for the Seattle International Film Festival for six years while working as a film journalist for various publications including MovieMaker Magazine. She left the festival to pursue freelance writing and independent producing; returning to the festival in 2001 to produce both the Fly Filmmaking Challenge as well as the Fly Film Spare Me (2001) from Director Guinevere Turner.- Actress
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Kristy Swanson is an American actress from California. She has had an active acting career since the 1980s. Her most memorable role was playing the original version of Buffy Summers in the horror comedy "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992).
Swanson was born in Mission Viejo, California, a planned community in Orange County. It is located in a hilly region, 49 miles (79 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles. Swanson developed an interest in acting in early childhood. She started pursuing roles in television commercials at the age of 9, and first appeared in a commercial for doll houses. She continued to regularly appear in commercials for a few years.
Swanson received acting lessons from "The Actors Workshop", an acting school developed by Canadian actor R. J. Adams (1942 -2015). In 1984, Swanson started appearing in one-shot roles in television. She gained attention for playing Stephanie Brandon in the episode "On the Street" (1985) of the police procedural "Cagney & Lacey". Her character was a teenage prostitute who was considered a key witness in a murder trial. For this role Swanson was nominated for a Young performer award, the "Best Young Actress - Guest in a Television Series". The award was instead won by rival actress Jaclyn Bernstein.
In 1986, Swanson had the supporting role of Jennifer Davis in the television film "Mr. Boogedy", a ghost story about a haunted house in New England. She had a minor role in the teen comedy-drama film "Pretty in Pink" (1986). as the new love interest of the character Duckie Dale (played by Jon Cryer). She had her first speaking role in a film in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", as a girl who announces a convoluted excuse to explain the main character's absence. Swanson had her co-starring role in a film in "Deadly Friend" (1986), a science fiction horror film by famed director Wes Craven. It gained a cult following over the following decades.
Swanson's next starring role was in the psychological horror film "Flowers in the Attic" (1987), concerning children held captive by their abusive family. She played Cathy Dollanganger, the elder sister among the captives. The film earned about 15,2 million dollars at the domestic box office. There were plans for a sequel film, but it ended in development hell. In 1987, Swanson joined the cast of the soap opera Knots Landing (1979-1993), in the recurring role of Jody Campbell. She appeared in a total of 8 episodes, leaving the series in 1988.
Swanson had her first main role in a television series in the short-lived medical drama "Nightingales" (1989), where she played student nurse Rebecca "Becky" Granger. The series was controversial at the time for its overly sexualized depiction of nurses. It inspired a protest campaign by the American Nurses Association, causing several sponsors to withdraw their support from their series. The series was canceled after a single season and 13 episodes, plus a television film. There was later a revival of the series' concept under the title "University Hospital" (1995), but Swanson was not involved with the revival series.
Swanson had her first film role in years in the romantic comedy "Dream Trap" (1990). The film depicted the romantic fantasies two teenagers have about each other. Her co-star for this film was Sasha Jenson (1964-). Swanson's next notable film role was in the fantasy comedy "Mannequin Two: On the Move" (1991). She played Jessie, a 14th-century peasant girl who was turned into a statue by a sorcerer. She is revived in the late 20th century, and falls in love with a descendant of her original lover. The film only earned 4 million dollars at the box office, failing to recover its production costs. It was marketed as a sequel to the hit film "Mannequin" (1987), while featuring none of its main characters.
Swanson had a supporting role in the comedy film "Hot Shots!" (1991). She played Kowalski, a female pilot of the United States Navy who is regarded as male by her peers and superiors. The film earned 180 million dollars worldwide, the highest earning film in Swanson's career at that time. Swanson had the co-starring role of Rachel Clark in the horror comedy "Highway to Hell" (1991). In the film, Rachel is kidnapped by a demon and taken to hell. She is about to be married to Satan, but her boyfriend Charlie Sykes (played by Chad Lowe) attempts to rescue her. The film only had a limited theatrical release, but was relatively popular in the home video market.
In 1992, Swanson had the leading role of Buffy in the horror comedy film "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992). In the film, Buffy is a high school cheerleader with an ordinary life, who discovers that she is the latest in a long line of female vampire slayers. She has to stop a vampire army from taking over Los Angeles, at the cost of alienating her friends and losing her boyfriend. The film was modestly successful at the box office, earning about 17 million dollars. It was more successful in the home video market, and inspired the spin-off television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003). Swanson had no involvement with this series, replaced in the title role by Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977-).
Swanson had a supporting role in the sports drama film "The Program" (1993), as tennis player Camille Shafer. The character was the love interest of one of the main characters, American football player Joe Kane (played Craig Sheffer). Swanson shared the female lead status in this film with Halle Berry (1966-). The film highlighted the use of steroids in college football. The film earned about 23 million dollars at the box office, a modest hit for its time.
Swanson played the role of heiress Natalie Voss in the action comedy "The Chase" (1994). In the film, Natalie is kidnapped by escaped convict Jack Hammond (played by Charlie Sheen), because he wanted a hostage. It was commended for its satirical look at tabloid journalism, and at the obsession of television news shows with car chases. Swanson had a supporting role in the black comedy "Getting In" (1994). In the film, there are serial murders of students who are on the top of the list for admission to medical school. A student is trying to eliminate his competitors to get ahead on the list. It is remembered as the directorial debut for Doug Liman.
In 1995, Swanson had a co-starring role in the university-themed drama film "Higher Learning". She played Kristen Connor, an initially shy student who proceeds to explore her bisexual tendencies by pursuing two different romantic relationships at the same time. The film earned about 38 million dollars at the domestic box office, becoming the 44th highest-grossing film of its year. It was also successful at the home video market. From Swanson's perspective, it was the highest-grossing film of her career since 1991.
In 1996, Swanson appeared in the superhero adaptation "The Phantom". It was based on the character Phantom/Kit Walker, created by Lee Falk (1911 - 1999) in 1936. Swanson played Diana Palmer, the Phantom's love interest. The film earned about 23.5 million dollars at the domestic box office, but was a major hit in the home video market.
In 1997, Swanson had a co-starring role in the Mafia-themed black comedy "8 Heads in a Duffel Bag". In the film, mobster Tommy Spinelli (played by Joe Pesci) has to deliver a cargo of severed heads to a crime boss, as proof for recent deaths. His duffel bag is mixed up with the luggage of an American tourist, causing much trouble for everyone involved in the case. The film under-performed at the box office, only earning 4 million dollars.
In 1998, Swanson was part of the cast in the disaster film "Ground Control". The film concerned the efforts of air traffic controller to perform their duties during a severe storm and a power outage. Swanson was reduced to a supporting role in the comedy film "Big Daddy" (1999), playing an ex-girlfriend of the film's main character, slacker Sonny Koufax (played by Adam Sandler). In 2000, Swanson had a supporting role in the stoner comedy "Dude, Where's My Car?". She played one of several eccentric characters which the film's protagonists encounter in their search for a missing automobile. The film was a surprise box office hit, earning 73.2 million dollars at the worldwide box office. It was Swanson's highest grossing film in nearly a decade.
In 2001, Swanson played Interpol agent Tessa Jansen in the thriller film "Soul Assassin". The film depicted assassinations connected to a multinational banking firm. It was one of Swanson'ts last appearances in a feature film during the 2000s. Her career declined considerably during this decade. She was reduced to playing infrequent guest-star roles in then-popular television series, such as "Just Shoot Me!", "CSI: Miami", and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent".
In 2009, Swanson married her boyfriend Lloyd Eisler (1963-), a Canadian pairs skater who had won two Olympic medals. They have a son. In 2010, Swanson appeared in the Christian film "What If...", making her first appearance in a theatrical film in several years. She played Wendy Walker, the original girlfriend of businessman Ben Walker (played by Kevin Sorbo).
During the 2010s, Swanson appeared frequently in television films and direct-to-video films. She was part of the main cast in "Beethoven's Treasure Tail" (2014), the 8th and (so far) last film in the long-running film series "Beethoven" (1992-2014). In the early 2020s, Swanson continues to regularly appear in films. By 2021, Swanson was 52-years-old. She he has no intention to retire yet. Several of her older films remain popular, and she still has a fan following.- Actress
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Lauren Sanchez was born on 19 December 1969 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. She is an actress, known for Hollywood Homicide (2003), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and We Bought a Zoo (2011). She was previously married to Patrick Whitesell.- Producer
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Laurie MacDonald began her career as a documentary and news producer at KRON, the NBC affiliate in San Francisco. She later joined Columbia Pictures, where she served as a Vice President of Production. After four years, MacDonald started her own production company with her husband, screenwriter, and producer Walter Parkes. Together they have produced the Men In Black series, Gladiator, Flight, Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can, The Ring, The Mask of Zorro, Twister and Amistad, as well as the screen adaptations of The Kite Runner and Steven Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, and many others. In total, films produced or executive produced by MacDonald and Parkes have grossed over $6B globally.
MacDonald and Parkes became the co-heads of Amblin Entertainment in 1994 and just two years later were named co-presidents for the feature division of newly formed DreamWorks Studios. During their tenure, the fledgling studio won, for only the second time in Academy history, three consecutive Best Picture Oscars: American Beauty, Gladiator, and A Beautiful Mind, the latter two in partnership with Universal Studios.
In 2008, they left their executive positions at DreamWorks Studios for an overall producing deal under their namesake company Parkes + MacDonald where they produced The Trial of Chicago 7, written by Aaron Sorkin. Two years later MacDonald and Parkes formed a partnership with ImageNation Abu Dhabi for the development and production of films in the international market. Under this alliance, they produced films along with two feature length documentaries, He Named Me Malala and Free Solo, the latter of which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.- Actress
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Maria Ines was born on 19 December 1983 in Colombia. She is an actress and producer, known for My Earl Grey, Los de Arriba y los de Abajo (1994) and La vida detras de la puerta (2009).- Actress
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Born and raised in San Francisco, Marla Sokoloff moved to Los Angeles in 1994 and enrolled in the Los Angeles County High School of the Arts, where she studied theater and music. She won numerous awards and accolades for her singing, performing the national anthem at such high profile events as the Oakland A's baseball games and for the USO. Soon after moving to Los Angeles, Marla began landing roles on several popular television series including Home Improvement (1991), Party of Five (1994), 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), and 7th Heaven (1996). On the big screen, she has appeared in the films The Baby-Sitters Club (1995), True Crime (1995), and Whatever It Takes (2000).- Editor
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A graduate of University of Dayton with a music degree, Mary Ann taught music and piano at a Catholic Elementary school (K-8) in Louisville, Kentucky.
In 1983 she moved to Los Angeles where she became an editor on "Eye on LA", KABC-TV's daily and very popular show, where she won and was nominated for numerous Los Angeles Emmy Awards. She then moved to ABC Network, where she excelled in gaining technical experience in graphic compositing for network programming.
In 1992 she left ABC to return to show editing, working with Henry Winkler on the very popular paranormal weekly series called "Sightings" for Fox. Other shows followed, including Primetime Specials and Independent films.
In 1997 Mary Ann returned to ABC to work on the soap operas "General Hospital" and its spin off show, "Port Charles". When NBC started the soap opera," Passions", she moved over and remained there until its cancellation later in 2008. During her 9 years there, she excelled as their lead offline editor/associate director and then online editor. During her time at all three soaps, she was nominated for multiple Daytime Emmys.
She believes that from her musical training, she continues to excel both in her technical and creative skills in which she is passionate and thrives on excellence.- Actress
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Mary Catherine Garrison was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her acting training began in high school at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). She then received her BFA in acting at University of Evansville. She then received her MFA in acting at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in 1999.
Her Broadway debut was in 'The Man Who Came to Dinner' with Nathan Lane. She is also known for her sprightly and bubbly personality. She resides in New York City.- This Colombian actress, born December 19th, 1979, never expected her life would change since an audition in 1996. With a bit of self-confidence, Paola went to RTI, a colombian TV Production Company, for that audition. 2 days later Paola was required to join the cast of a new soap opera: _"Fuego Verde" (1998)_. She was amazed and so were her family because of her lack of experience and references in drama. Since then Paola started to take drama courses, looking forward to improve her performance. She left her industrial engineering career at La Sabana University and spent time on her acting career. In the end of the year Paola was rewarded with a TV & Novelas Award (a Latin American showbiz publication) as best female breakthrough performance. In 1998 Paola cast in another soap opera: 'Castillo de Naipes'. The same year she got a role in 'Corazon Prohibido'. The following year signed a contract with Cenpor TV Colombia for another role in _"¿Por qué Diablos?" (1999)_. That was the time when Paola also auditioned for a new role for Caracol TV Colombia, and got the leading rol as Fabiola in La baby Sister (2000). She spent her talent and made her character emotionally balanced. The soap opera became a success, after 'Yo soy Betty La Fea', in Colombia and abroad. One of Paola's hobbies is racing cars (she is dating a racing driver) and her expectation is to work on Broadway.
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Paulina Gretzky was born on 19 December 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Grown Ups 2 (2013), Fame (2009) and Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012).- A native of Chicago, Rosa comes from a strong theater background, having performed in more than 40 professional productions beginning at age eight; ranging from comedy at the esteemed Piven Performance Company, to the Second City Chicago Conservatory, and touring as a singer with Kenny Rogers. Blasi has appeared on over 275 episodes of television and in the Sony blockbuster horror film The Grudge. Audiences may know Rosa from her 6 years as the lead 'Dr. Lu Delgado' on Lifetime Televisions medical drama Strong Medicine, as 'Ronnie Cruz' for 3 years on ABC Family's Make It or Break it, 5 years as 'Barb Thunderman' on Nickelodeon's The Thundermans and the Netflix series Team Kaylie. She has done numerous voiceovers from Nike to American Dad. Blasi has written articles for The Huffington Post and wrote a comedic memoir titled Jock Itch: Misadventures of a Retired Jersey Chaser published by Harper Collins in 2011. Rosa has performed stand up comedy at The Comedy Store and Laugh Factory in Los Angeles, she co-hosted the 2017-2018 podcast "The Chick Show" with Lisa Ann Walter, Her sharp tongue and quick wit have earned her a reputation as a favorite and often repeat guest on talk shows such as Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, Anderson Cooper, Jimmy Kimmel, Wendy Williams, Dr. Drew & The View.