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Esther Jane Williams (born August 8, 1921),is a retired American competitive swimmer and MGM movie star. Williams set multiple national and regional swimming records before she turned 20. Unable to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak of World War II, Williams joined Billy Rose's Aquacade, where she caught the attention of MGM scouts. Through the 1940s and early 1950s, Williams made a series of films known as "aquamusicals", which featured elaborate performances with synchronized swimming and diving. These films often paired Williams with popular MGM male stars, such as Van Johnson, Ricardo Montalbán and Howard Keel. Williams left MGM in 1956 and ap…
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Greta Celeste Gerwig (born August 4, 1983) is an American actress and filmmaker. Gerwig first came to prominence through her association with the mumblecore film movement. She has collaborated with directors Joe Swanberg and Noah Baumbach on several projects, including the film Nights and Weekends, which the two co-wrote, co-directed and in which they co-starred. Gerwig made her mainstream debut in 2011, in No Strings Attached. She also co-starred alongside Russell Brand in Arthur. Life and career A native of Sacramento, California, Gerwig is the daughter of Christine (née Sauer), a nurse, and Gordon Gerwig, a financial consultant and computer programmer. She is of part…
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Born on Feb. 20, 1948 in Rio de Janeiro. She is an actress, author and model.
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Date of Birth 9 June 1978, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA Height 5' 8" (1.73 m) Trivia Mother is Chinese and father is Irish. Graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, with a BFA in Theatre. Appears with Billy F Gibbons [ZZ Top] as his daughter in season 1 of "Bones", episode 9, "The Man In The Fallout Shelter".
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Anouk Aimée (born 27 April 1932) is a French film actress. Aimée has appeared in 70 films since 1947. Aimée was born Françoise Sorya Dreyfus in Paris, France, the daughter of actors Geneviève Sorya (born Durand) and Henri Murray (born Dreyfus). Aimée began her film career in 1947 at age 14. In 1958 she portrayed the tragic artist Jeanne Hébuterne in the film Les Amants de Montparnasse. She later appeared in La dolce vita, 8½ and Jacques Demy's Lola. She won the 1967 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film that brought her international fame, A Man and a Woman. In 1980, sh…
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Sanaa McCoy Lathan (born September 19, 1971) is a Tony Award-nominated American actress. She has starred in box office hits such as: Love & Basketball, Alien Vs. Predator, and Something New. untitled.bmp untitled.bmp untitled.bmp untitled.bmp
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Charlene Choi (born 22 November 1982) is a Hong Kong based actress and singer. She is a member of Cantopop group Twins, along with Gillian Chung. Biography Choi was born in Vancouver, Canada. She moved with her family to Hong Kong a few years later. She is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin. Choi was educated at a number of institutions. After graduating from Rosaryhill School, where many other pop stars had attended, she started working full-time as a model in Hong Kong. She was scouted by Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG), and was then linked with Gillian Chung to form the Cantopop group Twins. Solo acting career Early years Aside from her musical career, Choi has be…
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Roxanne "Roxy" McKee (born 1980 in London, England) is a British actress. She currently plays Louise Summers in the popular Channel 4 series Hollyoaks. Roxanne attended Royal Holloway, University of London, where she obtained a degree in Politics. After leaving university she moved through many jobs including a recruitment consultant and a waitress whilst considering a career in acting. It was then that she decided to attend the open auditions for Hollyoaks: On the Pull where she impressed judges and was subsequently cast in the show. In 2006, McKee took part in the Reality TV show Hollyoaks Extreme Challenge. On May 27, 2008, Roxanne appeared on The Paul O'Grady Show on …
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Zsa Zsa Gabor ( /ˈʒɑːʒɑː gəˈbɔər/; born February 6, 1917) is a Hungarian-born American stage, film and television actress. She acted on stage in Vienna, Austria, in 1932, and was crowned Miss Hungary in 1936. She emigrated to the United States in 1941 and became a sought-after actress with "European flair and style", with a personality that "exuded charm and grace". Her first movie role was as supporting actress in Lovely to Look At. She later acted in We're Not Married! and played one of her few leading roles in Moulin Rouge (1952), directed by John Huston, who described her as a "creditable" actress. Besides her film and television appearances, she is best-known for ha…
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Madeline Carroll Madeline Carroll (born March 18, 1996) is an American actress who was first noticed for her role as Molly Johnson in 2008's Swing Vote. Carroll had many supporting roles in various films Comedy and Drama. Carroll hit the big screen in her first lead role sharing lead credit with her co-star Callan McAuliffe in her first starring role as Juli Baker in the feature film Flipped. Carroll was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her mother is a homemaker and her father is a contractor.[1] She has three brothers. She has appeared in a variety of television shows, including N.C.I.S., Cold Case, Grey's Anatomy, Lie to Me, Night Stalker, Wanted and Lost. …
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Suranne Jones (born Sarah Anne Jones; 27 August 1978) is an English actress. She first rose to prominence playing the role of Karen McDonald in ITV1's soap opera Coronation Street over a period of four years. In 2004, she left Coronation Street, later remarking: "I just thought, while [Karen]'s brilliant and I'm enjoying her, I've got to get out". Upon leaving, Jones took on roles in many drama series broadcast on ITV1 and BBC1, such as Vincent, Strictly Confidential, Unforgiven, Five Days and Single Father, whilst also appearing in various theatre productions, earning her critical acclaim, described by Andrew Billen of The Times as being in a category of "those brave, t…
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Jayne Wisener (born 19 May 1987) is a Northern Irish actress and singer. She plays Johanna in the film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Wisener was born and grew up in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, where she attended the Coleraine High School for girls. After graduating from this fine establishment, she went on to train at the Royal Scottish College of Music and Drama. In 2005, she represented Antrim in the highly acclaimed Rose of Tralee competition.[1] Wisener also was part of Musical Theatre 4 Youth, and appeared in a workshop production of Falling. [2] In earlier days of her youth, Jayne worked in a local Pizzeria called Pizza Pomadoro's, where lads wo…
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Julia Dietze: German actress born 9-1-1981 in Marzeille, France. Her father is a german artist and het mother is French. She grew up in Munich. She played several roles in Herman movies and TV shows. First leading role in Madchen Nr 1 (2003) and in 2009 she played one of the leading roles in (strange but funny) sci-fi comedy Iron Sky.
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Marley Eve Shelton (born April 12, 1974) is an American film and television actress. Early life Shelton was born in Los Angeles, California to Christopher Shelton, a commercial director and producer, and Carol Stromme, a teacher and former singer. She has three sisters: Samantha (who is also an actress), Koren, and Erin. Shelton was raised in Eagle Rock and attended Eagle Rock High School. She was a varsity cheerleader and was voted "Prom Queen". Career Shelton began acting in her late teens, and appeared in several television movies and films throughout the 1990s, including the 1993 film, The Sandlot, and 1997's fantasy film Warriors of Virtue, playing a princess. Sh…
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Jeanette Anna MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour With You) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing oper…
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Joanna C. Going (born 22 July 1963) is an American actress. Biography Early life and education Born in Washington, D.C., she is the eldest of six children of Lorraine M., a police dispatcher, and John Burke Going, a state assemblyman and lawyer. Raised in Newport, Rhode Island she graduated from Rogers High School in 1981, then attended Emerson College for two years before studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Career Going appeared in soap opera roles in the late 1980s, most notably as Lisa Grady on Another World from 1987 to 1989. Throughout the majority of the 1990s and 2000s, she starred in made-for-television movies, feature films and television seri…
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DAPHNE ZUNIGA Date of Birth: 28 October 1962, Berkeley, California, USA Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) FILMOGRAPHY "One Tree Hill" .... Victoria Davis / ... (10 episodes, 2008) "Spaceballs: The Animated Series" .... Princess Vespa (13 episodes, 2007-2008) "Nip/Tuck" .... Carly Summers (1 episode, 2007) - Carly Summers (2007) TV episode .... Carly Summers Christmas Do-Over (2006) (TV) .... Jill The Obsession (2006) (TV) .... Deborah Matthews A-List (2006) .... Tina "Beautiful People" .... Lynn Kerr (16 episodes, 2005-2006) Secret Lives (2005) (TV) .... Jill Thompson "American Dreams" .... Shelly Pierce (14 episodes, 2004-2005) "Eve" .... Mrs. King (1 …
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Marie Mouté is a French actress . She is known for playing in Julie in the movie Housewarming with Hugh Grant (aka Travaux, on sait quand ça commence) and for playing Alizé Guillaume in the series La Vie Devant Nous. ''La Vie Est A Nous'' .... Judith ( 9 episodes, 2009) "Chez Maupassant" .... Mlle Juliette (1 episode, 2008) - La chambre 11 (2008) TV episode (as Marie Mouté) .... Mlle Juliette ''And then it breaks''....Film (2006) "Joséphine, ange gardien" .... Juliette (1 episode, 2005) ... aka Joséphine, profession ange gardien (France: first season title) - Noble cause (2005) TV episode (as Marie Mouté) .... Juliette Temps meurtrier, Le (2005) (TV)…
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Pauley Perrette Date of Birth: March 27,1969 Place of Birth: New Orleans,Louisiana,USA Height: 1.78 cm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauley_Perrette Pauley Perrette is an American actress.After years of working in television and film,and a chance meeting while tending bar in NYC, Perrette embarked on her current role.Perhaps somewhat related to her studies,is the profession of her character Abby Sciuto on the TV series NCIS a TV series based on the Naval Criminal Investigative Service,as Abby is an eccentric forensic scientist.She appeared as a waitress at Cafe Nervosa in Frasier during season 4,and later guest in Season One of '24'.
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Actress: Kim Delaney. Nationality: American. Ethnicity: Irish American. Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Date of Birth. November 29, 1961. Astrological Sunsign: Sagittarius. Hair Colour: Dark Brunette. Eye Colour: Brown. You know Kim Delaney from All of My Children, NYPD Blue, Philly and Army Wives. Actress Kim Delaney on Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
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Idina Menzel (born Idina Kim Mentzel on May 30, 1971 in New York City) is an American actress, singer and songwriter who is best known for her Tony Award-winning performance in Wicked and her Tony-nominated performance in Rent. Biography She changed her name from "Mentzel" to "Menzel" because people would always mispronounce it. Menzel was childhood friends with fellow costar of Rent, Adam Pascal. In fact, after Menzel was cast in the show, her boyfriend at the time suggested that Pascal, who had just broken up with his long-time band, audition as well. He did and immediately secured the role of Roger. Beginning in high school and throughout college, Menzel often play…
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