Actresses

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 was born in Valley City, North Dakota on Jan. 22, 1909. She is a film and television actress whose career lasted for over 6 decades. She made her debut in 1927's "Broadway Nights" when she was 18. She made many films and as she got older she received less offers. She went into television and had her own show "The Ann Sothern Show" which lasted from 1958-1961. Later, she suffered from hepatitis which made her bloated so she preferred that no one saw her. Also she suffered from a back injury after a fall during a stage production which left her disabled. Her ifnal film was in 1987, "The Whales of August". Her role led to an Academy Award nomination for best Supportin…

Accola grew up in Edgewood.[1] Her father, Kevin, is a cardiothoracic surgeon[2] and her mother, Carolyn, was formerly an environmental engineer before becoming a homemaker. Both her parents are active members of the local Republican political party.[3][4] She has one younger brother.[1] Then, in the middle of her junior year at Lake Highland Preparatory School, she moved to Los Angeles.[1] Six months later, she had a deal for a CD titled It’s Always the Innocent Ones. She finished high school through correspondence and graduated with her class in 2005.[1] Accola appeared in her first movie, Pirate Camp, in 2007. Accola has guest-starred on popular TV series How I Met Yo…

Early life and education Zegler was born on May 3, 2001,[4] in Hackensack, New Jersey, at the Hackensack University Medical Center. Her mother is Gina Zegler, and she has an older sister, Jacqueline.[5] Her mother is of Colombian descent,[6] and her father is of Polish descent.[7][8][9] Zegler was raised in Clifton, New Jersey, where she attended St. Philip the Apostle Preparatory School. She then attended the Catholic all-girls college-preparatory Immaculate Conception High School, where she starred in the school's musicals all four years: as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (2016), Ariel in The Little Mermaid (2017),[10] Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street (2018), and P…

Mini biography As a child, Geena dreamed of being an actress. While in high school, she felt left out and had low self esteem because, at 6 feet, she was the tallest girl in school. After high school, Geena entered New England College in New Hampshire and then transferred the next year to Boston University where she majored in drama. In 1979, she graduated and moved to New York to start her career. Her career consisted of sales clerk and waitress. She worked at Ann Taylor, where she eventually rose to Saturday window mannequin while trying to get a job with a modeling agency. Eventually signed by the Zoli Agency at the advanced age of 23, she wound up as a model in the …

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Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish actress. Nielsen's feature film debut was the Jerry Lewis French film, Par Où T'es Rentré? On T'a Pas Vu Sortir in 1984, followed by a role in the Italian mini-series Colletti Bianchi in 1988. She appeared in the 1991 Italian Vacanze di Natale '91 and the French film Le Paradis Absolument in 1993. She moved to the United States in 1996 and made her first appearance in a major English-language film in 1997 as Christabella Andreoli in The Devil's Advocate, starring opposite Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves in a somewhat "revealing" role. This led to roles in films as Permanent Midnight (1998), Rushmore (1998) and Soldier …

Joan Chong Chen (Chinese name: simplified Chinese: 陈冲; traditional Chinese: 陳冲; pinyin: Chén Chōng; born April 26, 1961) is a Chinese American actress, film director, screenwriter and film producer. She became famous in China for her performance in the 1979 film Little Flower and came to international attention for her performance in the 1987 Academy Award-winning film The Last Emperor. She is also known for her roles in Twin Peaks, Red Rose White Rose, Saving Face and The Home Song Stories, and for directing the feature film Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl. Biography Early life and career Chen Chong was born in Shanghai, China to a family of pharmacologists. (Her grandpar…

Mischa Barton was born on January 22, 1986 in London, England. She is the middle sister in her family of five. She has an older sister Zoe and a younger sister Hania. Because of her father's job as a Stock Broker, they moved often. She lived in France, Germany, Switzerland and England before she even turned the age of four. When she was five her father decided to take a job in New York and they've been there ever since. When Mischa was eight she attended a summer camp where she took a writing course. She wrote a monologue and performed it at the end of the camp for all of the parents. That was the best thing to happen to Mischa, while she was performing an agent c…

The Prettiest girl on The OC Stats: Birthdate: March 10, 1984 Birth Name: Olivia Cockburn Birth Place: New York City Husband: Tao Ruspoli Father: Andrew Cockburn Grandfather: James Helvick Education: Attended Andover Acadamy Big Break: Playing Jewel on "Skin" Current Role: Playing Alex on "The O.C." Did you know... Has a dog named Paco. One of her favorite things is an autograph and quote (above) from Steven Spielberg. Actor Patrick Fugit is one of her best friends. Likes to hang out in Venice Beach on her days off. Loves going to bookstores (they make her feel inspired). Married Tao Ruspoli on the LAFCO bus. Owns a clas…

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.

Jessica Biel - One of the few girls who gets me to come into the "Babe Threads" Birth name Jessica Claire Biel Nickname Jessie Height 5' 8" (1.73 m) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mini biography Born in Ely, Minnesota, and raised in Boulder, Colorado, Jessica Biel has paid her dues in the Hollywood scene. A break-out star as Mary Camden on the WB's highest rated show, "7th Heaven" (1996), Jessica still manages to make a few appearances per season, even though she has left the show, in the midst of an exploding film career. Last fall she excited and terrified movie-goers with her portrayal of "Leatherface's" greatest…

Alessandra Martines (born 19 September 1963 in in Rome) is an Italian-French dancer and actress. Filmography * 1987 - Miss Arizona - Marta * 1988 - Saremo felici * 1988 - Cinema, che follia! - TV series * 1989 - Steps of Love - Elisa * 1989 - Sinbad of the Seven Seas - Alina * 1991 - Fantaghirò 1 - Fantaghirò * 1992 - Processo di famiglia - TV film * 1992 - Fantaghirò 2 - Fantaghirò * 1993 - Colpo di coda - Paola - TV film * 1993 - All That... for This?! - Allessandra Barrucq * 1993 - Fantaghirò 3 - Fantaghirò * 1994 - Fantaghirò 4 - Fantaghirò * 1995 - Les Misérables - Elise Ziman * 1996 - Men, Women:…

Born in Denton, Texas on Feb. 21, 1915. She was a college student when her sister sent her photos to Paramount Pictures. Paramount signed her when she was 19 and she made her film debut in 1934's "Search for Beauty". When Paramount didn't build her she left them and signed with Warner Bros. in 1936 where she became their top sex symbol. In the early 1940's, Ann became one of the most popular pin up girls in the world. She continued making films and the older she got, the less offers she had. She passed away of esophageal and liver cancer on Jan. 21, 1967 in Los Angeles.

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,…

Louise was born on January 9, 1915, in New York City, the daughter of Louis Fremault and Ann Fremault. She attended the Professional Children's School. She made her acting debut on Broadway at the age of seven, in Peter Ibbetson. Within a year, she was appearing regularly in Hollywood films. By her late teens, she was cast in leading and supporting roles in major productions and highly regarded for her delicate features and blonde hair. An actress from the age of 6, Anita appeared with Walter Hampden in the Broadway production of Peter Ibbetson. As a juvenile actor, Anita used the name Louise Fremault and made her film debut at 9 in the film The Sixth Commandmen…

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 …

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

URSULA ANDRESS Date of Birth: 19 March 1936, Ostermundigen, Bern, Switzerland BIO It's probably unsurprising that one of the most famous sequences in movie history features a woman who spent most of her time faking being an actress. When Swiss bombshell Ursula Andress emerges from the sea in Dr. No (1962) in the famed white bikini, she's living proof that what's truly unique about the movies is their unsurpassed visual power. The quintessential jet-set Euro starlet, Ursula Andress was born in the Swiss canton of Berne on March 19, 1936, one of seven children in a German Protestant family. Although often seeming icily aloof, a restless streak early demonstrated i…

Fay Wray (born Vina Fay Wray; September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian-American actress. Through an acting career that spanned 57 years, Wray attained international stardom as an actress in horror film roles, leading to many considering her as the first "scream queen". After appearing in minor film roles, Wray gained media attention being selected as one of the "WAMPAS Baby Stars". This led to Wray being signed to Paramount Pictures as a teenager. There she made more than a dozen films. After leaving Paramount, she signed deals with various film companies, being cast in her first horror film roles. For RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.., she starred in the film with whi…

July 20th, 1938-November 29th, 1981 Wood began acting in movies at the age of four and became a successful child actor in such films as Miracle on 34th Street (1947). A well received performance opposite James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and helped her to make the transition from a child performer. She then starred in the musicals West Side Story (1961) and Gypsy (1962). She also received Academy Award nominations for her performances in Splendor in the Grass (1961) and Love With the Proper Stranger (1963). Her career continued successfully with films such as Bob & Carol &amp…

Mary Jane West was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 17, 1892, to parents involved in prizefighting and vaudeville. Mae herself worked on the stage and in vaudeville from the time she was five years old. She never was academically inclined because she was too busy performing. She studied dance as a child, and by the time she was 14 she was billed as "The Baby Vamp" for her performances on stage. Later Mae began writing her own plays. One of those plays, "Sex", landed her in jail for ten days on obscenity charges in 1926. Two years later her play "Diamond Lil" became a huge Broadway success. Mae caught the attention of the Hollywood studios and was given her first movi…

Welch was born in Chicago, Illinois, the oldest of three children born to Armando Carlos Tejada and Josephine Sarah Hall. Her father, who immigrated from La Paz, Bolivia, was an aerospace engineer of Castilian Spanish descent; her mother was an Irish-American.[1] In 1942, Armando Tejada was transferred to San Diego, California. The family moved to the suburb of La Jolla, where Welch grew up. She took dancing lessons as a child, and was winning beauty pageants by the time she was a teenager. Among her titles were "Miss Photogenic," "Miss La Jolla," "Miss Contour," and "Miss San Diego." In 1957, she was named "Miss Fairest of the Fair" at the San Diego County Fair. After a…