Actresses

Alexandra Kamp-Groeneveld is a German model and actress. She was born on 29 December 1966 in Baden-Baden to Peter Kamp aka Peter Griffin and his wife. She visited drama schools in New York, Los Angeles and Paris befor she started her career as an actress in 1994. In the meanwhile she worked as a waitress and model to finance her studies. She had a lot of star roles and underparts in German movies and TV series and some in Hollywood B-movies. In 1998, she played together with Claudia Cardinale in "Riches, Belles et Cruelles", in 2001 with Leslie Nielsen in "A Space Travestie" and in 2003 she played the star role in "Sumuru" together with Michael Shanks in an English-South…

Veronica Maria Cäcilia Ferres Birthday: 10 June 1965 Occupation: actress Nationality: German Notes: Gained fame as Pierre Richard's co-star in the French TV-movie Sans famille and as the horrible Mme. Thénardier in the 2000 French TV miniseries Les Misérables. She also starred in the Oscar-nominated German movie Schtonk (1992). In 2007 she played with Willem Dafoe and Jeff Goldblum in the international cinema production Adam Resurrected directed by Paul Schrader. Awards 2007 "Hans-Rosenthal-Ehrenpreis" for her encouragement for her charity project "Power-Child" 2006 "Bavarian Merit Award" for her extraordinary achievements and dedication for Bavaria …

Lupita Nyong'o (born 1983) is a Kenyan actress and filmmaker. She made her American film debut in Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave (2013), as Patsey. Personal life Nyong'o was born in Mexico City, Mexico, in 1983, to a Kenyan family, and was raised primarily in Kenya. Her parents are Dorothy and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, a politician. Peter was the former Kenyan Minister for Medical Services and was elected in 2013 to represent Kisumu County in the Kenyan Senate. Her cousin Isis Nyong'o was named one of Africa's most powerful women by Forbes magazine in 2012. Education and career Nyong'o attended university in the United States. After graduating from Hampshire College wi…

Charlize Theron Born: August 7, 1975 Birthplace: Benoni, South Africa Measurements: 36B-24-36 Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, a little farming community outside Johannesburg, South Africa on August 7th, 1975. Her mother, Gerda, is German, while her late father, Charles, was French (she was named after her him). Charlize began her modeling career in 1991, at 16, when she won a local modeling contest. She started modeling in Europe, and came to New York a year later. She didn't like being a model though, and decided to try her luck with ballet, which had been her biggest passion as a child. Unfortunately, a knee injury prevented her from dancing. Her mother bough…

Naomi Watts was born in Shoreham, England on September 28, 1968 to Peter and Miv Watts. Peter Watts, the sound engineer to Pink Floyd died when Naomi was seven and she began to follow her mother and her brother around England until they settled in Australia when she was fourteen. She coaxed her mother into letting her take acting class when they arrived. After bit parts in commericals, she landed her first role in _For Love Only (1986)_ . Naomi met her best friend Nicole Kidman when they both auditioned for a bikini commerical and they shared a taxi ride home. In 1991, Naomi starred along Kidman in the sleeper-hit _Fliriting (1991)_ directed by John Duigan. Naomi continue…

Olivia Mary de Havilland was born July 1, 1916, in Tokyo, Japan, to British parents Lilian Augusta (Ruse), a former actress, and Walter Augustus de Havilland, an English professor and patent attorney. Her sister, Joan, later to become famous as Joan Fontaine, was born the following year. Her surname comes from her paternal grandfather, whose family was from Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Her parents divorced when Olivia was just three years old, and she moved with her mother and sister to Saratoga, California. After graduating from high school, where she fell prey to the acting bug, Olivia enrolled in Mills College in Oakland. It was while she was at Mills that she part…

Bo She won a beauty contest at age fourteen. In 1920 her mother, Edith Shearer, took Norma and her sister Athole Shearer (Mrs. Howard Hawks) to New York. Ziegfeld rejected her for his "Follies," but she got work as an extra in several movies. She spent much money on eye doctor's services trying to correct her cross-eyed stare caused by a muscle weakness. Irving Thalberg had seen her early acting efforts and, when he joined Louis B. Mayer in 1923, gave her a five year contract. He thought she should retire after their marriage, but she wanted bigger parts. In 1927, she insisted on firing the director Viktor Tourjansky because he was unsure of her cross-eyed stare. Her firs…

Moreau was born in Paris, the daughter of Katherine (née Buckley), a dancer who performed at the Folies Bergère (d. 1990), and Anatole-Désiré Moreau, a restaurateur (d. 1975).Moreau's father was French; her mother was English, a native of Oldham, Lancashire, Englandand of part Irish descent. Moreau's father was Catholic and her mother, originally a Protestant, converted to Catholicism upon marriage.When a young girl, "the family moved south to Vichy, spending vacations at the paternal ancestral village of Mazirat, a town of 30 houses in a valley in the Allier. "It was wonderful there", Moreau said. "Every tombstone in the cemetery was for a Moreau". During the World War I…

Biography: The most celebrated of all actresses, Marilyn Monroe, was born Norma Jean Mortenson, on June 1, 1926, in the Los Angeles General Hospital, in California. Prior to her birth, Marilyn's father bought a motorcycle and headed north to San Francisco, thus abandoning his family in LA. Afterward, Gladys gave Norma Jean (Marilyn) the name of Baker, a previous suitor before Mortenson. Gladys, who was extremely attractive, worked for RKO Studios as a film-cutter. She suffered from mental illness and therefore was in and out of mental institutions for the rest of her life. Subsequently, Marilyn spent time in foster homes. In 1942, at the age of sixteen, Marilyn married …

Maureen O'Hara (born Maureen FitzSimons; 17 August 1920 – 24 October 2015) was an Irish and American actress and singer. O'Hara was a famous redhead who was known for playing fiercely passionate but sensible heroines, often in westerns and adventure films. On numerous occasions, she worked with director John Ford and longtime friend John Wayne. O'Hara was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. O'Hara grew up in Dublin in a Catholic family and aspired to become an actress from a very young age. She trained with the Rathmines Theatre Company from the age of 10 and at the Abbey Theatre from the age of 14. She was given a screen test, which was…

Mary Pickford was born Gladys Louise Smith in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Elsie Charlotte (Hennessy) and John Charles Smith. She was of English and Irish descent. Pickford began in the theater at age seven. Then known as "Baby Gladys Smith", she toured with her family in a number of theater companies. In 1907, she adopted a family name Pickford and joined the David Belasco troupe, appearing in the long-running The Warrens of Virginia". She began in films in 1909 with the 'American Mutoscope & Biograph [us]', working with director D.W. Griffith. For a short time in 1911, to earn more money, she joined the IMP Film Co. under Carl Laemmle. She returned to Biograph in 19…

Jayne Mansfield (April 19, 1933 — June 29, 1967) was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood. One of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s,[1] Mansfield, like Marilyn Monroe, was a Playboy Playmate of the Month, and appeared in the magazine several more times over the years. She won the Theatre World Award, Golden Globe and Golden Laurel. Mansfield starred in several popular Hollywood films that emphasized her platinum-blonde hair, hourglass figure and cleavage-revealing costumes. Though Mansfield's career was short-lived, she had several box office successes. As the demand for blonde bombshells declined in the 1960s, Mansfield was relegated t…

Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American actress. Trained as a dancer, she devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. Originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, her career prospects improved following her portrayal of Nora Charles in The Thin Man (1934). Her successful pairing with William Powell resulted in fourteen films together, including several subsequent Thin Man films. Early life Loy was born Myrna Adele Williams to Adelle Mae and rancher David Franklin Williams in Radersburg, Montana, a small town near Helena.She was of Welsh and Scottish ancestry.Loy's firs…

Lily James Lily James (born 5 April 1989) is an English actress, best known for her role in the period TV drama, Downton Abbey James was born Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson in Esher, Surrey, England. She began her education at Arts Educational School in Tring and subsequently went on to study acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, graduating in 2010. Lily played the role of Katrina in Play House alongside Obi Abili and Marijka, and in Definitely the Bahamas alongside Ian Gelder and Kate Fahy. This is a double bill written and directed by Martin Crimp at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond as part of their fortieth anniversary. Her other theatre credi…

I discovered her on Red Pages "Hot 100 to watch in 2013" "19-year-old British model and actress who has been signed to Storm Model Management since she was 15. Mia makes her film debut in 2013, starring as P opposite Shia LaBeouf in Lars von Trier’s new feature film Nymphomaniac. She has also been touted as one to watch by i-D online" I like her; I hope she sticks with modeling. But who knows, maybe she'll be an amazing actress. Stats on Storm Models: Height: 5' 9.5" / 176.53cm Bust: 31" Waist: 24" / 60.96 cm Hips: 35" / 88.9 cm Shoes: UK / EUR Dress Size(uk): UK / EUR Hair: Brown Light Length: Eyes: Brown

Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström (born 19 October 1983) is a Swedish actress. She is best known for her lead role as Elizabeth Woodville in The White Queen, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination. ''Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation'' premiere, Vienna, Jul 23 '15

Birthday: 18 July 1982 Zodiac: Cancer Place of Birth: Jamshedpur, Bihar-India (Bareilly-town in Rohelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh) Petname: Sunshine and Mimi Height: 5'7 1/2" Weight: 53 Kgs Favourite song / MusicVideo: Careless Whispers, I will always love you.... Favourite Movie star(s) ShahRukh Khan, Mel Gibson, Kishore Kumar Favourite food: Dish Lasagna, Makki roti and sarson kasaag Favourite Dress: Saree Favourite Book: Shakespeare's Romeo Juliet and Sidney Sheldon's - Tell me your Dreams Favourite movie: Pretty Woman Walk in the Clouds Hobbies : Singing & Writing poetry Miss World 2000 Biography

Olivia Holt (born August 5, 1997) is an American teen actress and singer, best known for portraying Kim on the Disney XD series Kickin' It, and starring in the Disney original movie Girl vs. Monster. Holt began her acting career when she started performing in local theater productions. She has appeared in several television commercials, including Hasbro, Kidz Bop 14, Mattel and Bratz dolls. Holt auditioned for Disney XD's martial arts show Kickin' It, which premiered in 2011. Possessing skills in gymnastics, she received a call back from the producers and joined the cast in the same year. She has appeared in every season to date. Holt starred in the Disney Channel origina…

Jodie Marie Comer (born 11 March 1993) is an English actress, known for her roles as the assassin Villanelle in Killing Eve, for which she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress, as well as for playing Chloe Gemell in the comedy-drama series My Mad Fat Diary, Ivy Moxam in the BBC Three miniseries Thirteen, Kate Parks in Doctor Foster and as Elizabeth of York in the miniseries The White Princess. Born: March 11, 1993, Liverpool, England 2019 British Academy Television Awards, London, May 12 '19

Name : Aishwarya Rai Profession : Actress and Model Date of Birth : 1st November, 1973. Place of Birth : Mangalore, Karnataka. Sign : Scorpio.

Jamie King / James King Date of Birth : April 23, 1979 Place of Birth : Omaha, Nebraska, USA Height : 5 feet 9 inches Hair : Blond Eyes : Blue Occupation : Model / Actress Born Jamie King, this blue-eyed blonde's hometown is Omaha, Nebraska, where she was born on the 23rd of April, 1979. She was discovered at the age of fourteen while attending a modeling school in Nebraska. After being spotted at her graduation fashion show, James (Jamie's stage name) was invited to New York to start modeling and thus her career as a model began. It didn't take long for James to be photographed by the industry's top photographers and appear on the covers of fashion magazines. By …

Chase Infiniti Payne is an American actress. A native of Indianapolis, Infiniti attended and graduated from a Columbia College Chicago performance course in 2022. In February 2023, Infiniti was added to the cast of the Apple TV+ television series Presumed Innocent. In February 2024, she joined the cast of Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another, and will next star in The Testaments, a sequel series to Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale. source

Tia Carrere (born 2 January 1967 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American actress, model, and singer, most widely known for her role as Cassandra in the feature film Wayne's World. Born Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo, Carrere, of Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish heritage, longed to be a singer as a child. Although she was eliminated during the first round of her 1985 Star Search appearance at the age of 17, she was spotted by the parents of a local producer while shopping at a Waikiki grocery store and was cast in the role of Lani in Aloha Summer. Following this initial success, Carrere relocated to Los Angeles and, after several months working as a model, landed a role in the day…

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:…

Loretta Young (born Gretchen Young; January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film The Farmer's Daughter (1947), and received her second Academy Award nomination for her role in Come to the Stable (1949). Young moved to the relatively new medium of television, where she had a dramatic anthology series, The Loretta Young Show, from 1953 to 1961. The series earned three Emmy Awards, and was re-run successfully on daytime TV and later in syndication. In the 1980s, Young returned to the small screen and won a…