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Marion Cecelia Douras was born in the borough of Brooklyn, New York on January 3, 1897. She had been bitten by the show biz bug early as she watched her sisters perform in local stage productions. She wanted to do the same. As Marion got older, she tried out for various school plays and did fairly well. Once her formal education had ended, Marion began her career as a chorus girl in New York City and eventually found herself in the famed Ziegfeld Follies. But she wanted more than to dance. Acting, to Marion, was the epitome of show business and aimed her sights in that direction. Her first film was Runaway Romany (1917) when she was 20. Written by Marion and directed by h…
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Marion Davies (January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American film actress. Davies is best remembered for her relationship with newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, as her high-profile social life often obscured her professional career. Early life Davies was born Marion Cecilia Douras on January 3, 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest of five children born to Bernard J. Douras (1857–1935), a lawyer and judge in New York City; and Rose Reilly (1867–?). Her father performed the civil marriage of Gloria Gould Bishop. Her elder siblings included Rose, Reine, and Ethel. A brother, Charles, drowned at the age of 15 in 1906. His name was subsequently given to M…
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Marisa Gabrielle Abela (born 7 December 1996) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC Two and HBO series Industry (2020–) and the Sky One series COBRA (2020). She portrayed Amy Winehouse in the 2024 biopic Back to Black. Abela was named a 2023 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.] Early life and education Abela was born in Brighton to actress Caroline Gruber and director Angelo Abela and grew up in Rottingdean with her older brother Jack.[2] Her father is of Maltese-Libyan and English descent, and her mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.[3][4] She attended Roedean School and took drama classes with the Theatre Worksho…
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Marisa Allasio (born Maria Luisa Lucia Allasio in Turin on 14 July 1936), is a retired Italian actress of the 1950s. She appeared in nearly twenty pictures between 1952 and 1959. She left her acting career in 1958, year of her marriage with Count Pier Francesco Calvi di Bergolo (b. 2 dec 1933, Turin), son of Princess Iolanda di Savoia, first-born of Vittorio Emanuele III and Elena del Montenegro. They had two children: - Carlo Giorgio Dmitri Drago Maria Laetitia, dei Conti Calvi di Bergolo (b. 1959, Rome) - Anda Federica Angelica Maria, dei Conti Calvi di Bergolo (b. 1962, Rome)
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Marisa Cruz is a Portuguese actress, model, and TV host.
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http://lowridermagazine.com/features/0408lrm_cover_07_z.jpg Name: Marisa Ramirez Birthday: 9/15/77 Family: Her parents divorced when she was 4. When she was 19 they remarried giving her a baby brother. Ethnicity: Mexican, Irish & American Indian Education: She attended St. Anthony Jr. HS and then went to an all-girls Catholic High School called Ramona Convent in Alhambra, CA where she was crowned The Homecoming Queen of Don Bosco Tech (their brother school). She participated in yearbook & drill team before graduating in 1995. She briefly attended a Jr. college before deciding to model full time. Location: "I was born, raised & still live in California"…
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MARISA TOMEI Date of birth (location) 4 December 1964 Brooklyn, New York, USA Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mini biography Marisa Tomei was born on December 4, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York to mother Patricia "Addie" Tomei, an English teacher and father Gary Tomei, a lawyer. Marisa also has a brother, actor Adam Tomei. As a child, Marisa's mother frequently corrected her speech as to eliminate her heavy Brooklyn accent. As a teen, Marisa attended Edward R. Murrow High School and graduated in the class of 1982. She was one year into her college education at Boston University when she dropped out for a co-starring role on the CBS daytime drama "As the World Turns" (1956). He…
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Mariska Magdolina Hargitay (born January 23, 1964), ("mah-RISH-kah") is an Emmy Award-winning American actress best known for her role as Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She began her acting career by appearing on the television series Falcon Crest in 1987. She played a police officer in the short-lived 1992 series Tequila & Bonetti. She appeared during the fourth season of Seinfeld as one of the actors auditioning for Jerry. She displayed her considerable comedic chops as sexy next-door neighbor Didi Edelstein in the short-lived 1995 sitcom Can't Hurry Love, a vehicle for Nancy McKeon. Hargitay had a recurring role during the fourth …
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Graduated from Lake Oswego High School before completing her undergrad at the University of Oregon, where she was also in the Honors College and was a double major in Math and Theater Arts. Known for San Andreas (2015), The Last Ship (2014) and Leverage (2008). "San Andreas" premiere, Hollywood, May 26 '15
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Name: Maritza Rodriguez Gomez Date of birth: 1.9.1975. Place of Birth: Barranquilla, Columbia Filmography: "Perro amor" (2010.) "El rostro de Analia" (2008.-2009.) "Doña Bárbara" (2008.) "Acorralada" (2007.) "Vuelo 1503" (2005.) "Angel rebelde" (2003.-2004.) "Milagros de amor" (2002.) "Amantes del desierto" (2001.) "La Revancha" (2000.) "Marido y mujer" (1999.) "La mujer en el espejo" (1997.) "Perfume de agonia" (1997.) "Dios se lo pague" (1997.) "Mascarada" (1995.)
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Was born 24 December 1988, Russia Mariya Shumakova / Sladkaya zhizn (Sweet life) S01Ep01 / (RU 2014) duration 01:15 size 66.6 ts 1920 x 1080 http://dfiles.ru/files/xwghqd6uw or http://uploaded.net/file/fl059956/M.S.S.Z.1.1.rar
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Marjolein Keuning, Vlaardingen 4 October 1964, is a Dutch actress and singer. She studied at a conservatorium, music school and later followed acting classes in Los Angeles. Her first performances was in musicals like Cats and Chicago. She became well known by playing “Maxime Sanders” in longest running Dutch Soap GTST. Besides that show, she had major roles in Dutch series like Vrouwenvleugel en Onderweg Naar Morgen. As a talented singer, she did not focus on a career in singing but did her share in TV shows a singer.
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Marjorie Daw (January 19, 1902 – March 18, 1979) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 68 films between 1914 and 1927. Biography Born Margaret House in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Daw began acting as a teen to support her and her younger brother after the death of their parents. Daw made her film debut in 1914 and worked steadily during the 1920s. She retired from acting after the advent of sound film. Daw was married twice; her first marriage was to director A. Edward Sutherland and produced no children. After divorcing Sutherland in 1925, she married Myron Selznick in 1929. The marriage ended in 1942. Daw died on March 18, 1979 in Huntington…
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Marjorie De Sousa was born on April 23, 1980 in Caracas, Venezuela and she is a famous actress. Actress: * 2010s * 2000s 1. "Pecadora" (2010) TV series .... Samanta (2010) 2. "¿Vieja yo?" (2008) TV series .... Estefania Urrutia 3. "Amor comprado" .... Margot (1 episode, 2008) - Episode #1.1 (2008) TV episode .... Margot 4. "Y los declaro marido y mujer" .... Saoia Mujica (1 episode, 2006) - Episode #1.1 (2006) TV episode .... Saoia Mujica 5. Soltera y sin compromiso (2006) (TV) .... Julia Maldonado 6. "Ser bonita no basta" .... Coral Torres Olavarría (1 episode, 2005) - Episode #1.1 (2005) TV episode (as …
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Marjorie Main (February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975) was an American character actress, mainly at MGM, perhaps best known for her role as Ma Kettle in a series of ten Ma and Pa Kettle movies. Early life and career Born Mary Tomlinson in Boggstown, Indiana, Main attended Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana, and adopted a stage name to avoid embarrassing her father, Samuel J. Tomlinson (married to Jennie L. McGaughey), who was a minister. She worked in vaudeville on the Chautauqua and Orpheum circuits, and debuted on Broadway in 1916. Her first film was A House Divided in 1931. Main began playing upper class dowagers, but was ultimately typecast in abrasive, domineering,…
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Marla English (born January 4, 1934 in San Diego, California) is a motion picture actress from San Diego, California who made movies in the 1950s. English was originally signed to a contract by Paramount Pictures after winning a San Diego beauty pageant. She was paid $100 per picture to appear in such films as Red Garters (1954) and Rear Window (1954). She received a major break when she was cast opposite Spencer Tracy in The Mountain, a film which was to be made in France. Marla was given a smallpox vaccine before leaving to go on location. She quickly developed a raging fever and decided to pull out of making the movie. Paramount suspended English and signed actress, …
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Marlee Beth Matlin (born August 24, 1965) is an American actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Children of a Lesser God (1986), and is the only deaf performer to win the award. Her work in film and television has resulted in a Golden Globe award, with two additional nominations, and four Emmy nominations. Deaf since she was 18 months old, she is also a prominent member of the National Association of the Deaf. Her longtime interpreter is Jack Jason. Tony Awards, NYC, Jun 12 '16
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Born on December 27, 1901, in Berlin, Germany, Marlene Dietrich had the given name Maria Magdalene Dietrich. In her teens, she gave up music to explore acting. She appeared in her first film, Tragedy of Love, in 1923. She explored notions of feminism with her femme fatale roles in films, such as in the film Morocco. She died on May 6, 1992, in Paris, France. Actress and singer Marlene Dietrich was born Maria Magdalene Dietrich on December 27, 1901, in Berlin, Germany. One of the most glamorous leading ladies of the 1930s and 1940s, Marlene Dietrich is remembered for her smoldering sex appeal, distinctive voice, and unusual personal style. Her police officer father di…
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Film star Marlene Dietrich at the April in Paris Hall held at the Waldorf Astoria Grand Ballroom
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Marlene Dietrich Marlene Dietrich (27 December 1901 to 6 May 1992) was a German-born American actress and singer. Dietrich remained popular throughout her long career by continually re-inventing herself. In 1920s Berlin, she acted on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola-Lola in The Blue Angel, directed by Josef von Sternberg, brought her international fame and a contract with Paramount Pictures in the USA. Hollywood films such as Shanghai Express and Desire capitalised on her glamour and exotic looks, cementing her stardom and making her one of the highest paid actresses of the era. Dietrich became a US citizen in 1939; during World War II…
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