Actresses

Born in Plattsburgh, New York on Oct. 17, 1900. She was a major film star of the 30's and 40's. Jean remains the epitome of the female screwball comedy actress. And many have called her the quintessential comic leading lady. Jean was discovered by Fox Film Studios while she was doing commercial modeling in New York City in the early 20's. She made her film debut in 1923's "Cameo Kirby". Audiences loved her in screwball comedies. Charlie Chaplin stated she will always be the number one actress in comedies. Jean was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1944 for her role in "The More, the Merrier". Her last film was in 1953 in the movie "Shane". After retir…

Pooja Kumar (Hindi:पूजा कुमार Pūjā Kumār) is an American actress, producer, model and television hostess. She was crowned Miss India USA and has been a veejay for Channel V, a newsreader on the show Namaste America and has starred in such feature films as Kaadhal Rojave, Night of Henna, Flavors, Hiding Divya, Park Sharks, Bollywood Beats, and Anything For You. Kumar was born into a Mathur family in St. Louis, Missouri. Her parents are immigrants from India; her father is from Dehradun and her mother is from Lucknow. She also has a younger brother. She attended Washington University where she graduated with degrees in political science and finance. Kumar is also trained i…

Born on Feb. 8, 1921 in Wu-Ch'ang, China, she is best known for playing Alice on "The Honeymooners". In the 20's she became a singer on Broadway in the show "Top Banana". She was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1995 and refused treatment. She passed away on Feb. 3, 1996 after falling into a coma.

Alexandra was born on March 9, 1946 in Hove, East Sussex. She is best known for her role as secret agent Sharron Macready in 1968's "The Champions". In addition to English she also speaks Spanish, German, Italian and French. She assisted with translations and co-produced the Miss World Competitions in the 80's. This breast cancer survivor is currently running an animal sanctuary at her home in West Chittington.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee on Oct. 28, 1952. She made her acting debut in 1978's "Corvette Summer" but she is best known for playing Janine in "Ghostbusters" and Mary Jo in "Designing Women". She is currently a drama professor at Stephens College.

Born in Philadelphia on Aug. 15, 1879. She is regarded as one of the greatest Broadway stars of all time. Ethel was the second child of actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Dew. She was the sister of John and Lionel Barrymore, aunt of John Drew Barrymore, great aunt of Drew Barrymore and niece of John Drew Jr. and Sidney Drew. Her first Broadway performance was "The Imprudent Couple" in 1895. Then she moved into films and made her film debut in "The Nightingale" in 1914. All of her silent films have been lost except for 1917's "The Call of Her People". She won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1944 for her role in "None But the Lonely Heart". She wasn't a big f…

Born on Nov. 9, 1868 in Cobourg, Ontario. She was a Canadian actress and a depression-era film star. Dressler was comedian early on in her childhood and started acting when she was 14. In 1892, she made her Broadway debut. She became a huge vaudeville star in the early 1900's. During the Actor's Equity strike in New York City in 1919, the Chorus Equity Association was formed and Dressler became the groups first president. She was later blacklisted by theater production companies for her strong stance in labor disputes. A MGM screenwriter helped put her back in films and audiences loved her wit and snappy comebacks. She became a popular comic among her peers. She won…

French actress from the movie Clara, une passion française and 2 days in Paris. Very talented and a beautiful woman...

Indira Varma (born 1973 in Bath, Somerset, England) is an English actress. Before her rise to fame she was a member of Musical Youth Theatre Company. She has had many television and film roles, including 1996's Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love and 2004's Bride and Prejudice, and the young Roman wife Niobe during the first season of BBC/HBO's historical drama series Rome. Her character appeared briefly in the second season of the award-winning series when it aired on Sunday, 14 January, 2007.[1] In 2006 she played Suzie Costello in the first and eighth episodes, "Everything Changes" and "They Keep Killing Suzie", of BBC Three's science-fiction drama series Torchwood.[2] She app…

Adamari López Toro (born in Humacao, Puerto Rico, May 18, 1971) is a Puerto Rican actress famous for participating in several Puerto Rican and Mexican soap operas. Early career The daughter of Humacao's very much respected undertaker Luis López, Adamari started her career at the age of six, alongside legendary Puerto Rican actress Johanna Rosaly and Venezuelan singer José Luis Rodríguez, El Puma, in the Telemundo Canal 2 production of the Cristina Bazan soap opera. Her talent indicated a future superstar. WAPA-TV next chose her to play Iris Chacon and Daniel Guerrero's daughter in Yo sé que mentía. She was then nine years old, and was given one of the most important ro…

Miriam Edez Adelaida Leventon was born on May 22, 1879 in Yalta, Crimea (which is now Ukraine). She was a Russian/American stage and film actress. By 1903 she was a big star in Moscow and in St. Petersburg. In 1905 she moved to New York City and opened up a Russian language theater in the Lower East Side. Alla made her Broadway debut in 1906 and became a popular stage actress. "War Brides" was her first movie in 1915. Later on in her life she developed breast cancer and survived. She passed away in Los Angeles of coronary thrombosis on July 13, 1945.

Born Dixie Virginia Carter on May 25, 1939 in McLemoresville, Tennessee. Ms. Carter is best known for her role as Julia Sugarbaker in "Designing Women". She was nominated for an emmy for her role as Gloria Hodge in "Desperate Housewives". I was saddened to hear she passed away last night. April 10, 2010. She was a true Southern Lady and never forgot her roots. Her last film was made in the summer of 2008, "That Evening Sun". Filmed in her native Tennessee with her husband Hal Holbrook. She has 2 daughters from her first marriage.

Born Nonna or Anita Dooley in NYC in March or April of 1895-1897. Her exact birthdate and her birthname have been disputed over the years. She was a stage and screen actress. She made her debut in 1920 and retired from films in 1929. She then traveled to Europe and came back to NYC where she filed bankruptcy. She then went back to the stage. She made a few appearances on television and coached Carol Channing on how to vamp for her musical "Vamp". Nita died of a heart attack on Feb. 17, 1961 in her native NYC.

Born Sept. 4, 1888 in Baltimore, Maryland. She was a stage and silent screen actress. Louise made her debut in 1907 and retired in 1921 after making over 100 films. She made her final screen appearance in 1925 opposite Lionel Barrymore in the movie "Fifty Fifty". After that she spent over 3 years starring on the vaudeville circuit. Later she opened up her own theater in Los Angeles. She passed away in L.A. of pneumonia on Nov. 25, 1970.

Valeska Suratt was born on June 28, 1882 in Owensville, Indiana. She was an American stage and silent film actress. She was one of four women in show business during the first 20 years of the 20th century who had complete control of her visual presentation and representation. She was known as a fashion empress and as "The Vampire Woman". Unfortunately none of her films are left for us to watch now. She passed away on July 2, 1962 in a nursing home in Washington, D.C.

Mary Jane West was born on Aug. 17, 1893 in Bushwick, NY. She was an actress, playwright, screen writer and the ultimate sex symbol! Passed away on Nov. 22, 1980.

Russian actress Date of birth 09.03.1983

Comedy Contest auf NDR 18.07.09

no biography, there is an italian entry in Wikipedia, Russian Actress born 1980 who works in Italy

Katrin Huß "Cafe Trend-Extra" 01.08.2009

Sherri Evonne Shepherd (born April 22, 1967) is an American comedienne, actress, and co-host on the ABC daytime talkshow, The View. As an actress, she is perhaps best known for her role on the sitcom Less Than Perfect as Ramona Platt. Early life Shepherd was born in Chicago, Illinois to Lawrence A. Shepherd (1943-) and Laverene Shepherd (1941-2000), as the eldest of three sisters, and was raised as a Jehovah's Witness. At age 11, her family moved to Hoffman Estates, a Chicago suburb. She attended Winston Churchill Elementary School and Eisenhower Junior High School of Community Consolidated School District 54 and Hoffman Estates High School of District 211. Career She…