Actresses

Ellen Drew (November 23, 1915 – December 3, 2003) was an American film actress. Born Esther Loretta Ray in Kansas City, Missouri, Drew worked various jobs and won a number of beauty contests before becoming an actress. Moving to Hollywood in an attempt to become a star, she was discovered while working at an ice cream parlor where one of the customers William Demarest took notice of her and eventually helped her get into films. She became a fixture at Paramount Pictures from 1938 to 1943, where she appeared in as many as six films per year, including Sing You Sinners (1938) with Bing Crosby and The Lady's from Kentucky (1939) with George Raft. She moved to RKO in 1944. …

Celeste Yarnall (born Long Beach, California, U.S., 26 July 1944) is an American actress who started her career on television before moving to the big screen. On July 2, 2010, she was married to Nazim Artist in an small ceremony in Ventura, California. Selected filmography Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (2006) Born Yesterday (1993) Funny About Love (1990) Fatal Beauty (1987) Scorpio (1973) The Mechanic (1972) The Velvet Vampire (1971) Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) Live a Little, Love a Little (1968) Around the World Under the Sea (1966)

Christiane Schmidtmer (December 24, 1939 – March 13, 2003) was a German actress, mannequin and nude model of the 1960s and 1970s. Biography Early life Christiane Schmidtmer was born in Mannheim, Germany to Jakob Schmidtmer and his wife Gertrud on Christmas Eve 1939. Her father worked for the Western governments and disappeared in Russia during the war. The family later relocated from Mannheim to nearby Heidelberg after her mother remarried. At the age of seventeen her mother sent her to London where Christiane attended St.Giles school to learn English. During her stay in England she met a powerful man of British royalty who offered to send her to the Royal Academy of…

Shirley Eaton (born 12 January 1937) is an English actress. Eaton appeared regularly in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and achieved notability for her performance as Bond Girl Jill Masterson in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. Preferring to devote herself to raising a family, Eaton retired from acting in 1969. Life and career Early life Eaton was born on 12 January 1937 in Edgware, then in Middlesex although subsequently in London and brought up in the suburb of Harrow Weald. She attended Roe Green Junior School, on Prince's Avenue. Although close to Kingsbury Secondary Modern School, Eaton won a place at the Aida Foster School, a specialist drama …

Cathy Downs (March 3, 1924 – December 8, 1976) was an American film actress. Born in Port Jefferson, New York, Downs began her film career with a small role in The Dolly Sisters (1945) and the following year played the title role in My Darling Clementine. Following the success of the latter, Downs was cast in a prison drama For You I Die (1947), an Abbott & Costello comedy The Noose Hangs High, and several western films. By the beginning of the 1950s she was appearing in lower budget films, including some science fiction films, with one of these films Missile to the Moon marking her last screen appearance, in 1958. She worked sporadically in television during the 1…

November 3, 1928 – February 1, 1981 Born Dixie Wanda Hendrix in Jacksonville, Florida, Hendrix was performing in her local amateur theater when she was seen by a talent agent who signed her to a Hollywood contract. She made her first film, Confidential Agent, in 1945 and for the first few years of her career was consistently cast in "B" pictures. By the late 1940s, she was being included in more prestigious films, such as Ride the Pink Horse (1947) and Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948). She starred with Tyrone Power in Prince of Foxes. In 1949, Audie Murphy saw Hendrix on the cover of a magazine and asked to meet her. They were married on February 8, 1949, but the m…

Lisa Gaye (born 6 March 1935) is a former American actress, singer and dancer. She was born Lezlie Gae Griffin in Denver, Colorado. The family moved from Denver to Los Angeles in the 1930s to be close to the developing film industry. Her mother, actress Margaret Griffin, was determined that Gaye and her siblings would also make their careers in show business. This ambition was realized: Gaye's sisters Judith ("Teala Loring") and Debrale ("Debra Paget"), and her brother Frank ("Ruell Shayne") all entered the business as either cast or crew. She made her first professional appearance aged 7. She began acting career in 1954 and was a popular leading lady during the 1950s an…

Pamela Green (March 28, 1929, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England – May 7, 2010) was an English glamour model and actress, best known at the end of the 1950s and early 1960s. She modeled for Zoltán Glass, Horace Roye, and John Everard. Career Born as Phyllis Pamela Green, she started figure modelling to pay for her art school studies and moved on to photographic modelling because it paid more. Early in her career Pamela Green was photographed by Bill Brandt (while still at art college), Zoltán Glass and Angus McBean. In 1954 Pamela started to supply the bookshops and newsagents of London's Soho with her own postcard sets of glamour photographs, to supplement her work…

Date of Birth 24 July 1932, Hooker, Oklahoma, USA Birth Name Lelia Bernice Giles Nickname Sandy Spouse Paul Robertson (? - ?) (his death) 1 daughter, Sandra Trivia Mother-in-law of Michael Piller. Grandmother of Shawn Piller. Ex-grandmother-in-law of Lindsay Price. Mother of Sandra Pillar. Where Are They Now (1997) Owns restaraunt / dance club called Pasion at 12215 Ventura Blvd. Studio City, CA 91604 (314)276-2630

Jean Hale (born December 27, 1938 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American actress. In films, Hale played Cheryl Barker in The Oscar (1966), Myrtle in The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) and Lisa in In Like Flint (1967). She also appeared in several television shows in the 1960s, including: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Batman, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Bonanza, The Fugitive, Hawaii Five-O, McHale's Navy, Perry Mason, My Favorite Martian ("The Atom Misers", air date 12/15/63), The Virginian, Hogan's Heroes, and The Wild Wild West. Personal life Jean Hale married Dabney Coleman in 1961. They have three children: Quincy (born 1972), Randy, and Kelly Johns. …

Constance Dowling (July 24, 1920 – October 28, 1969) was an American model turned actress of the 1940s and 1950s. Early life and career Born in New York City, Dowling was a model and chorus girl before moving to California in 1943. She was the elder sister of actress Doris Dowling. Prior to her move to Hollywood, Dowling appeared in several Broadway productions, including Panama Hattie (with sister Doris), Hold On To Your Hats, and The Strings, My Lord, Are False.[ Dowling began her screen career appearing in Up in Arms (1944) for Samuel Goldwyn. She appeared in a few films after that, including the film noir Black Angel (1946) but her film career did not advance. Dowl…

Marilyn Hanold (born June 9, 1938 in Jamaica, New York) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its June 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Bruno Bernard. Marilyn was the second of six children and is of German ancestry. Her father was a lieutenant with the New York City police. Marilyn appeared in a number of films and television programs in the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s. She was married to Rulon Keaton Neilson, president of Skyline Oil Company (1967–1993) (his death at age 83). They had 3 children, Elisabeth R (b. 1969), Sabrina C (b. 1971) and another daughter. Filmography Run, Jack, Run (1970) …

Kipp Hamilton (August 16, 1935 – January 29, 1981) was an American actress. She was the sister of producer Joe Hamilton and the sister-in-law of Carol Burnett. Career Born Rita Marie Hamilton in Los Angeles, California, Hamilton was a beauty pageant contestant winning the title of "Miss Optometry" in New York in March 1953. In October 1955, she was named "Deb Star of 1955" along with Cathy Crosby, Anita Ekberg, Lilian Montevecchi, Jody Lawrence, Mara Corday, Lori Nelson, Tracey Morgan, Marisa Pavan, and Gloria Thomas. With little acting experience, she managed to make her debut in the 1955 movie, Good Morning Miss Dove, playing Jincey Baker. Throughout the late 1950s …

Kathryn Crosby (born November 25, 1933) is an American actress and singer who performed her most memorable roles under the stage-name Kathryn Grant. Born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff in Houston, Texas, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1955. Two years later she became Bing Crosby's second wife after converting to Roman Catholicism for the marriage. She was 30 years younger than Crosby. The couple had three children, Harry, Mary Frances, and Nathaniel. She appeared as a guest star on her husband's 1964–1965 ABC sitcom The Bing Crosby Show. She largely retired after their marriage, but did have a featured role in one of the m…

Athena Chu (born 25 October 1971) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. Biography Chu attended The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts from 1990 to 1992, during which time she hosted children's shows on the television station TVB.[1] After graduating in 1992, she started working on films, and dated actor Stephen Chow for several years, co-starring with him in A Chinese Odyssey.Her roles with Chow kick-started her film career, and she is considered one of the Sing girls. Later, she moved on to work on television dramas produced by TVB. After leaving TVB, Chu worked as a model and continued acting in films during the 1990s. In 2000, she started working on Mainland Chines…

Huang Yi (born September 13, 1979) is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the TV Film Department of the Shanghai Institute of Oriental Culture. Filmography 1999 Be Crazy for You 为你疯狂 Reporter 2000 X Roads 新十字街头 Xie Lingling 2000 Crash Landing 紧急迫降 Air hostess 2003 Gewuji Ting'an Neiren 歌舞伎町案内人 Lili 2004 Six Strong Guys 六壮士 Baobei 2005 Everlasting Regret 长恨歌 Wang Weiwei 2006 Go Master, TheThe Go Master 吳清源 Wu Qingyuan's sister 2006 Valiant Ones New, TheThe Valiant Ones New 新忠烈圖 A'zhu 2007 Brothers 兄弟 Chong Ching 2008 Almost Perfect 十全九美 Tang Xiaodie 2008 Plastic City 荡寇 Ocho 2009 Radish Warrior 倔强萝卜 Zhao Yue 2010 Road Less Traveled, T…

Name: 马苏 (馬蘇) / Ma Su Profession: Actress Birthdate: 1981-Feb-17 Birthplace: Harbin, Heilongjiang, China Height: 166cm Weight: 45kg Star sign: Aquarius Chinese zodiac: Rooster Blood type: B TV Series Youth Melody (CCTV, in production) Shan Liang Bei Hou as Lan Xin (2009) Wu Cheng En Yu Xi You Ji 吴承恩与西游记 as Niu Yu Feng (2008) Qing Feng Ming Yue Jia Ren 清风明月佳人 as Li Shi Shi (2008) Sword Stained with Royal Blood as An Xiao Hui (CTV, 2007) My Kung Fu Girlfriend 我的功夫女友 as Yao Kai Xin (2005) Love in a Miracle as Sun Xiu Dong (ATV, 2004) Si Lu Hao Xia 丝路豪侠 as Tian Qin (2004) Da Tang Ge Fei as Xu He Zi (2003) Movies Tian Shang Diao Xian Bing …

Liu Tao (simplified Chinese: 刘涛; traditional Chinese: 劉濤; born 12 July 1978), is a Chinese actress. Her major works include Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, The Last Concubine, Princess Pearl and Dali Princess alongside popular Taiwanese actress Ruby Lin. Her performance as A'zhu in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils won her much acclaim from viewers and critics alike. Biography Born in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, Liu served in the entertainment division-part of a performance troop in the People's Liberation Army. TV commercials led Liu into professional acting. Because of her spunk, and her never-give up personality that resembles the typical Shanghainese girl-Xing Zi, Liu was awarded …

Gillian Chung Yan-tung (born 21 January 1981) is a Hong Kong-based actress and singer. She is best known as a member of the Cantopop group Twins, alongside Charlene Choi. Biography Chung was born in Hong Kong as Chung Dik-saan. It was later changed since the character Dik (狄) was believed to be too strong. So her family renamed her as Chung Ka-lai. At the age of 1, her father died. She initially grew up in a single parent family until her mother later remarried when Chung herself was in high school. Chung is a graduate of Kowloon True Light Middle School and briefly attended William Angliss in Melbourne, Australia.[6] She was given the English name Gillian while in high…

Annie Yi (Chinese: 伊能静; pinyin: Yī Néngjìng; Japanese: Inō Shizuka) is a singer, a writer and an actress from Republic of China (Taiwan). Born on March 4, 1969 in Taipei with the birthname of Wu Jingyi (吳靜怡), she changed her name after her mother remarried, to a Japanese man and then simplified it to Yi Neng Jing upon returning to Taiwan in 1988 to launch her singing career. She speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese, Japanese, and a little English. In 2010, she was selected as a judge for the television series China's Got Talent. Filmography 1995: Good Men, Good Women, Haonan haonu 1996: Goodbye South, Goodbye, Nanguo zaijan, nanguo 1997: Wolves Cry Under the Moon, G…

Michèle Girardon (August 9, 1938 – March 25, 1975), sometimes credited as Michele Girardon, was a French actress. Born in Lyon, France, Girardon began acting as early as 1956, and had a small but noticeable role as a deaf-mute beauty in director Luis Buñuel's La mort en ce jardin (Death In The Garden) (1956). She soon became prominent in a host of films, including those of notable directors of the French New Wave. She is probably best known as an actress for her work in director Louis Malle's Les Amants (The Lovers) in 1958, and the 1961 Howard Hawks production of Hatari! starring John Wayne and Hardy Krüger. 1963 proved to be her most active year, with several avante ga…

(Stephene Griffin) 1934 is born in Valley City, Medina County, Ohio July 1953 posing for photographer Andre de Dienes, she is heralded a 19-year-old actress model of Cleveland, Ohio August 1954 competes in the "Miss Rheingold of 1955" contest, the "second largest election in the United States. Lined up with her are Grace Brown of New York, Susan Alexander of North Hollywood, Nancy Woodruff of New York, Jean Moorehead of Santa Monica, and Barbara Wilson of Pasadena. "In a few months one of these lovely models will be $50,000 richer after the polls close." 3 June 1955 marries theatrical agent David L. March in Santa Barbara, California April 1956 replaces Terry Moore …

Eunice Gayson is a British actress born in Croydon on 17 March 1928. She is best known for playing Sylvia Trench, James Bond's girlfriend in the first two Bond films (Dr. No and From Russia with Love). Originally, Gayson was going to be cast as Miss Moneypenny, but the part went to Lois Maxwell instead. Gayson was originally to have been a regular in the Bond film series, but her character was dropped. Like nearly all of the actresses who appeared in the first two Bond films, Gayson's voice in Dr. No and From Russia with Love was overdubbed by voice actress Nikki van der Zyl, though Gayson's real voice can still be heard in original trailers for Dr. No. As the first fem…

Kareena Kapoor Born September 21, 1980 (age 30) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Occupation Film actress Years active 2000–present Partner Saif Ali Khan (2007–present) Signature Website http://www.kareenakapoor.me/ Kareena Kapoor (Hindi: ????? ????, pronounced [k??rina k??po?r]; born on September 21, 1980),[1] often informally referred to as Bebo,[2][3] is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received five Filmfare Awards[4] and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary romantic dramas to comedies, period films to major Bollywood productions, as well as less…

Paget Brewster (born March 10, 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts) is an American actress. She currently is known for playing Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds. It was announced in June 2010 that her role will be reduced in the sixth season. Brewster first came to prominent attention in her recurring role as Kathy, Joey's girlfriend (and later Chandler's) in the fourth season of NBC's Friends. Brewster also had a short-lived Bay Area talk show. She appeared in Andy Richter Controls The Universe and as Beth Huffstodt in the Showtime series Huff, which aired from 2004 to 2006. In film, Brewster played Ms. Indestructible, the female lead in Jame…