Actresses

Zhou Dongyu (Chinese: 周冬雨; born 31 January 1992) is a Chinese actress, who gained recognition after appearing in Zhang Yimou's film Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010). She was also chosen by Southern Metropolis Daily as one of the "Four Dan actresses of the post-90s Generation", along with Zheng Shuang, Guan Xiaotong and Yang Zi.[3] In 2016, she won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress with her performance in Soul Mate (2016).[4] In 2020, she won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress and Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress with her performance in Better Days (2019).[5] Zhou ranked 71st on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2017, 7th in 2019, and 3rd in 2…

Sydney Sweeney is an American actress best known for her roles as Haley Caren on In The Vault, Emaline Addario on the Netflix series Everything Sucks! and as Eden in the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale. Sweeney also appeared in the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects starring Amy Adams. Born: September 12, 1997 Women in Film Max Mara Face of The Future, Los Angeles, Jun 11 '19

Born May 23, 1933 in Paddington, London, England, UK Joan Collins is an English actress from Paddington, London. She is most famous for playing the role of vengeful schemer Alexis Carrington Colby in the soap opera "Dynasty" (1981-1989). In 1997, Collins was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama. In 2015, Collins was promoted to the rank of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to charity. Collins was the daughter of talent agent Joseph William Collins (1902-1988) and his wife, dance teacher Elsa Bessant, (1906-1962). Joseph was born in South Africa, and had Jewish descen…

Claudette Colbert (September 13, 1903 — July 30, 1996) was a French-born American stage and film actress. Born in Saint-Mandé, France and raised in New York City, Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the 1920s, progressing to film with the advent of talking pictures. She established a successful film career with Paramount Pictures and later, as a freelance performer, became one of the highest paid entertainers in American cinema. Colbert was recognized as one of the leading female exponents of screwball comedy; she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her comedic performance in It Happened One Night (1934), and also received Academy Award nominat…

One of my faves. She was stunning in The Leopard. Bio>>> Claudia Cardinale was born Claude Jos

Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom in the silent film era of the 1920s. Her acting artistry and high spirits made her the premier flapper and the film It (1927) made her world famous. Bow came to personify the "roaring twenties" and is described as its leading sex symbol. Early life Bow was born in a tenement in Brooklyn, New York. She was the third child; the first two, also daughters, born in 1903 and 1904, died in infancy. Her mother Sarah Bow (1880-1923) was told by a doctor not to become pregnant again, because this time she might die as well. Despite this, Bow was conceived in fall of 1904. According…

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theatre. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas. After appearing in Broadway plays, Davis moved to Hollywood in 1930, but her early films for Universal Studios were unsuccessful. She joined Warner Bros. in 1932 and established her career with several critically acclaimed performances. In 1937, she attempted to free her…

Born on August 29, 1915 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was a lead actress in many European countries before she came to America. Her first American film was the movie "Intermezzo", made in 1939. She is ranked #4 on the Greatest Female Star list of American Cinema by the American Film Institute. Her awards include: 1945-won the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in "Gaslight" 1946-won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in The Bells of St. Mary 1947-won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for "Joan of Lorraine" 1957-won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Actress in "Anastasia" 1975…

Brigitte Bardot (born September 28, 1934) is a French actress, model and singer, considered the embodiment of the 1950s "sex kitten." In the 1970s after her retirement from the entertainment industry - Bardot established herself as an animal rights activist, which she continues today. During the 1990s she was outspoken about her political views on such issues as immigration, Islam in France, race mixing, and homosexuality. Bardot was born in Paris to Anne-Marie Mucel and Charles "Pilou" Bardot, an industrialist. At an early age her mother encouraged her interest in music and dance, she had modelled for popular magazine Elle by the time she was 15 years old. [1] In 1952, s…

Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 â January 20, 1990) was an American actress, a star of film and television, known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong screen presence, and a favorite of directors such as Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang and Frank Capra. After a short stint as a stage actress, she made more than 80 films in 38 years in Hollywood, before turning to television. Stanwyck was nominated for the Academy Award four times, and won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. She was the recipient of honorary lifetime awards from the Motion Picture Academy, the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the Golden Globes, the Los Angeles Fi…

Date of Birth 16 September 1924, New York, New York, USA Birth Name Betty Joan Perske Nickname The Look Betty Height 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Spouse Jason Robards (4 July 1961 - 10 September 1969) (divorced) 1 child Humphrey Bogart (21 May 1945 - 14 January 1957) (his death) 2 children Trade Mark Her deep, sexy voice Trivia Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#6). [1995] Ranked #20 in the AFI's top 25 Actress Legends. Ranked #11 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997] Mother of actor Sam Robards. Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [1997] Bacall w…

Bio taken from wikipedia.org - I've shorten it, just go to wikipedia to find the whole one ... Ava Gardner Born: 24 December 1922 Brogden, North Carolina, USA Died: 25 January 1990 Westminster, London, England Ava Lavinia Gardner was an American actress. Gardner was born in the small farming community of Brogden, Johnston County, North Carolina, the youngest of seven children of poor tobacco farmers; her mother was a Baptist of Scots-Irish descent, while her father, Jonas Bailey Gardner, was an Irish American Catholic. In 1941, a Loews Theatres legal clerk, Barnard "Barney" Duhan, spotted Gardner's photo in the Tarr Photography Studio on 5th Avenue in New York. Th…

Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. She really was blue-blood from the beginning with her father, a wealthy English banker, and her mother, a Dutch baroness. After her parents divorced, Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girls school. Later, when her mother moved back to the Netherlands, she attended private schools as well. While vacationing with her mother in Arnhem, Holland, Hitler's army took over the town. It was here that she fell on hard times during the Nazi occupation. Audrey suffered from depression and malnutrition. After the liberation, Audrey went to a ballet school in London on a scholarship and later b…

Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941), known professionally simply as Ann-Margret, is a Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer. As an actress, Ann-Margret is best known for her roles in Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Carnal Knowledge (1971), Tommy (1975), Grumpy Old Men (1993), and Grumpier Old Men (1995). She has won five Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and six Emmy Awards. In 2010, Ann-Margret won her first Emmy Award for her guest appearance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Her singing and acting careers span five decades,…

I can't believe there was no topic about this lovely lady! Julie Andrews Born Julia Elizabeth Wells 1 October 1935 (1935-10-01) (age 74) Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England Occupation Actress, singer, author Years active 1949

Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (born September 29, 1931 in Malmö, Skåne) is a Swedish model, actress and cult sex symbol. Ekberg was born in 1931, the oldest girl and the sixth of eight children. In her teens, she worked as a fashion model. In 1950, Ekberg entered the Miss Malmö competition at her mother's urging, leading to the Miss Sweden contest, which she won. She consequently went to the United States to compete for the Miss Universe title, despite not speaking English. Although she did not win Miss Universe, as one of six finalists she did earn a starlet's contract with Universal Studios, as was the rule at the time.In America, Ekberg met Howard Hughes, who at the …

Jenna Ortega was born September 27, 2002 in Coachell a Valley , California .

Kirsten's career started out in television commercials at the age of three, with a baby doll commercial. This sexy, blue eyed blond has managed to survive the child to adult star transition, and is now part of the new generation of vixen actresses, like Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jessica Biel or Neve Campbell. Although Kirsten is a young actress, she is an accomplished professional, and is living proof that age is not a measure of one's talent or success. Kirsten made her feature film debut in a segment of Woody Allen's film "New York Stories". Kirsten made her breakthrough performance in "Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles" along side stars Brad Pitt and Tom …

Samara Weaving is an Australian actress and model. Weaving began her career in her home country, landing her first role on the series Out of the Blue . Born: February 23, 1992, Adelaide Louis Vuitton S/S 2022 show, Paris, Oct 5 '21

Grace Van Patten (born November 21, 1996)[1] is an American actress. She has appeared in two films distributed by Netflix: Tramps (2016) and The Meyerowitz Stories (2017), and in Hulu's miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers (2021) and Tell Me Lies (2022). She is the daughter of director Timothy Van Patten and niece of actors Joyce Van Patten and Dick Van Patten. https://www.instagram.com/gracevanpatten/?hl=fr

Margot Robbie (born 2 July 1990) is an Australian actress. She is known for her role as Donna Freedman on the soap opera Neighbours, which earned her two Logie Award nominations. In 2011, Robbie began appearing as Laura Cameron in the ABC drama series Pan Am. Early life Robbie was born on 2 July 1990 and grew up on the Gold Coast in Australia. Robbie split her time between the beach and her grandparents' farm, before moving to Melbourne when she was seventeen to begin acting professionally. She graduated from Somerset College on the Gold Coast in 2007. Career Robbie has been acting professionally since 2007, when she starred in two feature films, I.C.U. and Vigilant…

Emily Jordan Osment (born March 10, 1992) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. After working in several television films in her childhood, Osment gained fame for co-starring as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over which earned her several nominations and awards. Osment went on to appear in the Emmy Award-nominated[3] Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana as Lilly Truscott as well as the series movie, titled Hannah Montana: The Movie which was released on April 10, 2009,[4] in which she portrayed the same character. Throughout her career she has also starred as Cassie in R. L. Stine's: The Haunting Hour Volume One: Don't Th…

Date of birth 10 March 1958 Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA Sharon Stone was born and raised in Meadville, a small town in Pennsylvania. Her strict father was a factory worker, and her mother was a homemaker. She was the second of four children. At the age of 15, she studied in Saegertown High School, PA, and at that same age, entered Edinboro State University of Pennsylvania, and graduated with a degree in creative writing and fine arts. From IMDB. Click for more info Actress - filmography (In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s) Cougars (2006) (announced) .... Mrs. Robinson Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction (2006) (filming) .... Catherine Tramell Alpha Dog (2005…

Welcome to the Natalie Portman thread-enjoy Natalie Portman was born on June 9, 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel as the only child of a Doctor (father) and an artist (mother, who also acts as Natalie's agent). Natalie's family left Israel for Washington when she was three years old and eventualy settled in New York. Natalie graduated from high school with honors, and her academic achievements allowed her to attend Harvard. She was discovered by a Revlon agent in a Long Island pizza parlor at the age of 11, has been a strict vegetarian since she was 8 Received a Psychology degree from Harvard in June of 2003.