Actresses

Rita is one of my all-time favorite actresses, she should have her thread!!! Bio - taken from wikipedia.org Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino on October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), was an American actress of Spanish and Irish descent who reached fame during the 1940s as the era's leading sex symbol. She was sometimes called "The Love Goddess" or "The Great American Love Goddess," and was celebrated as an expert dancer and great beauty. Early career Rita Hayworth was born Margarita Carmen Cansino, the daughter of Eduardo Cansino (Sr.) and Volga Haworth (sic) in Brooklyn, New York. She was trained as a dancer from childhood, and was on stage by the age of s…

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…

Michelle Morgan (born July 16, 1981) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is the fourth of six children. On June 30, 2012 she married Derek Tisdelle. They have two children: a daughter, Mara Carmen, who was born on 1 April 2011] and a son, Noah Santiago, who was born on 30 September 2013.

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 …

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…

Marion Cecelia Douras was born in the borough of Brooklyn, New York on January 3, 1897. She had been bitten by the show biz bug early as she watched her sisters perform in local stage productions. She wanted to do the same. As Marion got older, she tried out for various school plays and did fairly well. Once her formal education had ended, Marion began her career as a chorus girl in New York City and eventually found herself in the famed Ziegfeld Follies. But she wanted more than to dance. Acting, to Marion, was the epitome of show business and aimed her sights in that direction. Her first film was Runaway Romany (1917) when she was 20. Written by Marion and directed by h…

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…

Jessica Alba Jessica Marie Alba was born in Pomona, California, on April 28, 1981. Her father, who was in the Air Force, moved the family all across the country. Jessica had always wanted to be an actress from the age of five. She took her first acting class at the age of 12. In 1993, Jessica made her movie debut in Camp Nowhere when she got lucky when one of the main actresses dropped out. Jessica eagerly took over the part. After her first movie, Jessica took numerous smaller jobs: commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penny, a reoccurring role in "The Secret World of Alex Mac" in '94, and a pilot of "Flipper" (Jessica spent 1995 filming the f…

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…

In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Lombard 23rd on its list of the 50 greatest American female screen legends Nicknames: The Profane Angel, The Hoosier Tornado, The Screwball Girl, and Ma (by Clark Gable). Husbands: William Powell (June 26,1931- August 18,1933) divorced; Clark Gable (March 29, 1939- January 16, 1942) her death (Clark called her the Love of his life) First Film: A Perfect Crime (1921) Last Film: To Be or Not To Be (1942) Awards: Academy Award Nomination for Best Actress for her performance in My Man Godfrey; #23 of 50 Greatest American Female Screen Legends (American Film Institute, 1999); she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located…

Virna Lisi (born 8 November 1936 in Jesi, Province of Ancona) is a Cannes and César award-winning Italian film actress. She was born in Jesi, Marche, as Virna Lisa Pieralisi. Early career Virna Lisi began her film career in her teens. She was discovered by two Neapolitan producers (Antonio Ferrigno and Ettore Pesce) in Paris. Her debut was in La corda d'acciaio (The line of steel, 1953). Initially, she did musical films, like in E Napoli canta (Napoli sings, 1953) and the successful Questa è la vita (1954, with the popular Totò). Nonetheless, soon Virna Lisi became a figure whose beauty was more valued than her talent, like in Le diciottenni and Lo scapolo films of 195…

She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John Brendan Kelly Sr. (October 4, 1889

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 …

Jennifer Aniston was born on February 11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, California to Nancy and John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives).Aniston, who is Greek, spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family but later, moved to New York when her father landed a role on the daytime drama, Love of Life.Aniston's parents separated when she was 9 years old. After the divorce, she was raised in New York City by her mother.Aniston was inspired to act after seeing the play Children of A Lesser God on Broadway. At 11, Aniston joined the Rudolf Steiner School's drama club. Aniston was, and still is, a very talented artist and at the young age of 11, one her paint…

Keira Knightley Biography Keira Knightley is one of those actresses who comes once in a lifetime and manages to carry poise, wit, charm, and then some. She's the offspring of famed actor Will Knightley and actress-turned-author Sharman MacDonald. She was born on March 22, 1985 in Teddington, England (although she lived most of her life in Richmond, upon Thames, England, UK). By the ripe age of three, she asked her parents for an agent. But her parents wanted her to concentrate on her studies, since she struggled in school. She describes herself as a nerdy bookworm, but had trouble on spelling tests and spelling bees. Filmography Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (2006) Prid…

Early life and career Pompeo was born in Everett, Massachusetts, then lived on New York's Upper West Side. Her father was born in Gesualdo, a village in province of Avellino (Italy). Her mother died when she was only four years old. She eventually moved to Miami, where she worked as a cocktail waitress and met New York fashion photographer Andrew Rosenthal, with whom she eventually returned to New York. [citation needed] In 1996, she was bartending at the SoHo Bar & Grill when an agent approached her about appearing in commercials. She subsequently appeared in commercials for Citibank and L'Oreal. Minor roles on shows like Strangers with Candy and a handful of films f…

Elizabeth Hurley was a hit as the sexy spy Vanessa Kensington in the 1997 Mike Myers spoof Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. (Hurley played the daughter of the original Mrs. Kensington, Mimi Rogers.) Prior to that film, Hurley was best known for her 13-year relationship with actor Hugh Grant; the two split up in May 2000. Hurley's most famous public appearance may have been at the 1994 premiere of Grant's film Four Weddings and a Funeral, where she wore a Versace dress held together by safety pins. Other films include Passenger 57 (1992, with Wesley Snipes) and Bedazzled (2000, with Brendan Fraser). She served as the spokesmodel for Estée Lauder cosmetics …

Shriya Saran (Hindi: श्रिया / श्रेया सरन; born September 11, 1982)[1] is an Indian film actress. She began her career acting in music videos, while attending an acting studio. After her feature film debut in 2001 with Ishtam, she gained Telugu cinema's attention in 2002 by playing the role of Bhanu in Santhosham,[2] her first commercial success. Subsequently, she appeared in several Telugu films with prominent actors, whilst, also making in-roads in the Hindi film industry as well as the Tamil film industry. In 2007, Saran gained nationwide fame after her performance alongside Rajinikanth in Sivaji: The Boss,[3][4] after which she signed a Hollywood film and several Hindi…

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…

Isla Lang Fisher (born on February 3, 1976) is an Australian actress and author. Fisher was born in Muscat, Oman to Scottish Presbyterian parents, and now resides in Los Angeles with her fianc

Emma Corrin (born in 1995) is a British Actress, Model and Famous Personality from Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Recently, she cast in the Netflix hit series titled “The Crown“. Emma will be playing the role of Princess Diana in the fourth season of the show. ... Her real full birth name is Emma Louise Corrin. Miu Miu show, Paris, Mar 3 '20