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- Barbara Leigh was born on 16 November 1946 in Ringgold, Georgia, USA. She is an actress, known for Terminal Island (1973), Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971) and The Incredible Hulk (1978). She was previously married to Joe Lewis.Born On November 16
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Adi Ezroni was born on 16 November 1978 in Herzliya, Israel. She is an actress and producer, known for A Late Quartet (2012), Prisoners of War (2009) and Dean (2016).- Music Artist
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Diana Jean Krall was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, to Adella A. (Wende), an elementary school teacher, and Stephen James Krall, an accountant. She has Czech, German, English, and Scottish ancestry. Krall was raised in Nanaimo, a small community on Vancouver Island, where she began performing professionally at age 15 as a jazz pianist. In 1981, Diana won a Vancouver Jazz Festival scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston and, after a year and a half of serious study, she returned to British Columbia. Renowned bassist Ray Brown heard her playing one night in Nanaimo and convinced Diana to move to Los Angeles where she obtained a Canadian Arts Council grant to study with Jimmy Rowles. Jimmy encouraged Diana to explore her vocals to supplement her already blossoming piano skills. With several successful CDs to her credit, Diana has won numerous awards including Canada's Juno Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album (2000) and a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance (2000). She received the Order of British Columbia in 2000 for being a good-will ambassador for British Columbia and epitomizing Canadian culture. The greatest talent in the jazz field to come along in a generation, she frequently acknowledges her roots in Nanaimo where she began. She epitomizes Canadian culture and is an outstanding citizen and good-will ambassador for British Columbia.- Actress
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Brooke Elliott was the star of Lifetime's hit television series Drop Dead Diva for six seasons. For her work on Drop Dead Diva (2009) , she received the 2012 Women's Image Network Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series" as well as the 2010 Gracie Award for "Female Rising Star in a Comedy Series". She was also nominated for a 2014 and a 2011 PRISM Award for "Best Performance in a Comedy Series" as well as a 2009 Satellite Award for "Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical". Brooke began her career in theatre, making her Broadway debut in the Boy George composed/Rosie O'Donnell produced musical, Taboo, where she moved from the ensemble to the leading role of Sue. She later appeared in Schonberg and Boublil's original Broadway musical, The Pirate Queen. She was in the original cast of the First National Tour of Wicked as well as the Broadway tour of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Brooke also directed Season 1 of the web-series, Say Hello.- Actress
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Maggie Gyllenhaal was born on November 16, 1977 in New York City, New York as Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal, the daughter of producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. She is of Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) and Swedish, English, and German (father) descent.
She made her film debut in Waterland (1992). She had sporadic roles throughout her teenage years though she took a break to attend Columbia University where she graduated w/ a degree in literature in 1999. In addition, she briefly studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, which helped w/ her post-graduation transition back into acting.
Soon after graduating, she had supporting roles in Cecil B. Demented (2000) & Donnie Darko (2001). Her breakout role came later when she starred in Secretary (2002), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination. She followed that up w/ supporting roles in 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Adaptation. (2002), & Mona Lisa Smile (2003) among other movies. She received her 2nd Golden Globe nomination for playing a recent prison parolee in Sherrybaby (2006). She followed that up w/ roles in World Trade Center (2006), Stranger Than Fiction (2006) & The Dark Knight (2008).
In 2009, she received great acclaim for her role in Crazy Heart (2009), which earned her 1st Oscar nomination. Since then, she has been seen in Nanny McPhee Returns (2010), Hysteria (2011) & Won't Back Down (2012).- Chantille Boudousque was born on 16 November 1978 in Metairie, Louisiana, USA. She is an actress, known for Cellular (2004), Diary of a Tired Black Man (2008) and The Help (2004).
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Born in the Czech Republic, raised in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 1989, after the communist wall had fallen, Dagmar successfully entered The University of Dramatic Art and Music in Bratislava, Slovakia, studying acting, Jose Limon's dancing technique and singing lessons. Dagmar graduated in 1996 with a Master Degree in Dramatic Art and Theatre Science. Throughout the 1990s Dagmar played live theater in a range of styles from Shakespearean, Russian drama and comedy to musicals and modern American drama. She joined the Bratislava National Theater Company production of ''A Little Night Music'' where she payed Charlotte. From there, Dagmar moved to the role of Nerissa in Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice' for Theater Astorka. Followed production at the New Scene Theater of 'Richard III' playing Lady Ann. Other theater credits include roles in county theaters productions: Maria in Goethe's 'Clavijo', role Fiokla in Gogol's 'Wedding', Magdalena in Hesse's 'Augustine', Venda in Vedekind's 'Spring Walking Time', #1 KitKat Girl in Masteroff's 'Cabaret'. Theater work was followed by an established career in film and television. She made an early name for herself in the 1989 French short film "From East to West". This led to other lead roles for Slovakian National Television: "Mario Whistle" (1990), "Zenske oddelenie" (1990 "Women's Department" ), "Lamp of a Poor Man" (1993), Dostoyevsky's "Bad Joke" (1994), TV film "Albert, Albert" (1994), TV series "Big Heart" (1997), and much more. An impressive resume was building as her career grew into the international film. Working with such talents as European director Peter Patzak she made her feature film debut in "Es lebe die Liebe, der papst und das Puff" (1993), and, in 1994, co-starred in Czech film "Diky za kazde nove rano" ("Thanks for a Good Morning") by Milan Steindler. the Film won in 1995 the Czech Critics Awards Kristian - Best Feature Film (Nejlepsi Hrany Film Roku). From there Edwards, moved to co-star in German film Der Ausbruch directed by Mark Schlichter (1996, UFA-Fernsehproduktion GmbH), in 1997 won RTL Golden Lion Awards for Best TV Film or Miniseries; in 1997 "Balko" (directed by Manfred Stelzer, RTL TV series). In 1998 appearing with Mario Van Peebles in "Crazy six" by Albert Pyun. Worked on The Peacemaker (1997) as an assistant to George Clooney, Slovakia. Recent film credits include the independent feature A Year and a Day (2005) directed by Robert Lane and starring role in Rapture (2014) by Richard Lowry. In 2009 worked on Primetime TV Show "Sentenced" with DNA Production directed by Peter Bebjak.- Alexa Havins was born on 16 November 1980 in Artesia, New Mexico, USA. She is an actress, known for The Astronaut Wives Club (2015), Torchwood (2006) and Proxy (2013). She has been married to Justin Bruening since 5 June 2005. They have three children.
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Donatella Finocchiaro was born on 16 November 1970 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for Angela (2002), The Wedding Director (2006) and Galantuomini (2008).Born On November 16- Chenoa Maxwell was born on 16 November 1969 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Hav Plenty (1998), Cold Feet (1999) and G (2002).
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Kristi Culbert was born on 16 November 1967 in Frederick, Oklahoma, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Pandemic (2009), Zombie Hamlet (2012) and A Thousand Little Cuts (2022).- Actress
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Edgley was born in Perth. She is the daughter of concert and circus promoter Michael Edgley, known for bringing the Moscow State Circus to Australia during the 1980s. Her mother, Jeni Edgley, is involved in managing a 250-acre health retreat. As a child, Gigi Edgley performed both in and out of school. She also took several years of ballet, jazz, and character dance. She became mainly interested in acting and had her first professional theatrical engagement at the Twelfth Night Theater. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Queensland University of Technology in 1998. In 1999 she began acting steadily in Australia on T.V. As a believer in the school of method acting, Gigi has developed a broad set of skills and experiences for her roles. She is proficient in ballet, jazz, character dance, singing, and martial arts. Her early TV and film work included several independent productions (with later Farscape (1999) co-star Anthony Simcoe), as well a guest star spot on the popular Australian series Water Rats (1996) and a role in Australian TV Mini-Series titled The Day of the Roses (1998).
She is undoubtedly best known for her role as Chiana on the science fiction TV series Farscape (1999). She originally was hired for only one episode, and her character was supposed to die at the end of the hour. The creators however decided to keep her around for a few more episodes. At the beginning of Season 2, she was promoted to be a regular on the show. She appeared in total of 68 episodes of the series. Her character's nickname (Pip) was actually coined by her co-star Ben Browder.
Between seasons, she has appeared in other guest starring roles on TV, including the popular internationally aired series The Lost World (1999) and BeastMaster (1999). After the cancellation of Farscape she pursued other projects including a role in the Australian TV drama BlackJack (2003). She has also appeared in many popular Australian TV shows such as The Secret Life of Us (2001) and Stingers (1998).
In 2004 She reprised Her role as Chiana in the SciFi Channel miniseries Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004).
In 2006 She starred as the female lead in critically acclaimed Australian Drama/Thriller Last Train to Freo (2006). Her role was nominated for a Best Actress in a Lead Role by the Film Critics Circle of Australia. She also had a minor supporting role in the 2007 USA Network TV miniseries The Starter Wife (2007). Also in 2007 and 2008 she garnered two feature length movie roles. In 07 it was the Sci-Fi movie, Showdown at Area 51 (2007), and in 08 she was back at work down under in the movie Newcastle (2008). In 2009 She began work on the Aussie T.V. series Rescue Special Ops (2009) as Lara Knight.- Actress
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Christine Harnos was born November 16, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 1986 she signed with Elite Models and worked in both New York and Japan. Soon thereafter she was cast as the female lead in Disney's, The Rescue. She went on to star in numerous films including, Denial, with Robin Wright and Jason Patric; The Cool and the Crazy, opposite Jared Leto; and Universal's, Dazed and Confused. From 1994-2003 Christine appeared as 'Jennifer Greene' on the award winning TV series, ER. She would later star in the critically acclaimed film, Getting Off (Remembering Sex), with Amy Ryan and Garret Dillahunt. In 2003 Christine took a hiatus from acting to pursue a degree in child development at Mills College. In 2006 she co-created the circus outreach organization, Circus Remedy , and continues to serve as its Executive Director. From 2008-2009, Christine also served as Executive Director of the Emma Center, providing female abuse survivors with holistic healing services. Christine returned to the entertainment industry as a producer of the documentary, Here is Something Beautiful (etc., on the American writer Richard Brautigan. She also co-produced the feature film, Halo of Stars, starring Pal Sverre Hagen, Holliday Grainger, Keti Mchedlishvili, Lukas Haas, Harry Treadaway, Janos Derzsi and Lilly Collins, set for release in 2019.- Actress
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India Ennenga was born on 16 November 1994 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Treme (2010), The Irishman (2019) and The Returned (2015).- Director
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Jamie Babbit was born on 16 November 1970 in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA. She is a director and producer, known for But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), Only Murders in the Building (2021) and My Lady Jane (2024). She was previously married to Karey Dornetto.- Actress
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Jan Skene was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is an actress, known for Devil's Gate (2017), Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011) and The Return (2020). She has been married to Rick Skene since 1981. They have two children.- Janette Manrara was born on 16 November 1983 in Miami, Florida, USA. She is known for The People's Strictly for Comic Relief (2015), Children in Need (2020) and A Question of Sport (1970). She has been married to Aljaz Skorjanec since 15 July 2017.
- This beautiful, stylish, London-born blonde started out quite promisingly on the stage and in late 1960s films before phasing out her career in the 1990s. Joanna Pettet was born Joanna Jane Salmon and raised in Canada. Her father, a British Royal Air Force pilot, was killed in WWII. Her trek to New York to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse paid off with subsequent Broadway roles in "Take Her, She's Mine" (debut: understudy to Elizabeth Ashley), "The Chinese Prime Minister" and "Poor Richard" with Alan Bates, which earned her the Theatre World Award in 1965.
A steady role on The Doctors (1963) daytime soap occurred around this time. Escorted to Hollywood, Pettet stood her ground among the other talented hopefuls such as Candice Bergen, Shirley Knight, Jessica Walter and the late Joan Hackett and Elizabeth Hartman in the glossy Ivy League film soap The Group (1966). Continuing, she proved a diverting love interest in the British thriller Robbery (1967) and in the French/English co-production The Night of the Generals (1967), and was one of the more interesting figures to come out of the elephantine James Bond spoof Casino Royale (1967), in which she played the fetching, exotic-dancing Mata Bond.
A versatile player, she was unfortunately cast in roles that emphasized her beauty rather than her talent. Playboy magazine took an interest, and she graced a nude pictorial in 1968, the same year she married actor Alex Cord. A host of bad films, however, such as Blue (1968) and The Best House in London (1969), put the kibosh on her film career. In the 1970s she was prominently featured in run-of-the-mill TV movies such as The Weekend Nun (1972), Pioneer Woman (1973), A Cry in the Wilderness (1974), A Midsummer Nightmare (1975) (aka "Appointment with a Killer"), Captains and the Kings (1976), Sex and the Married Woman (1977) and The Return of Frank Cannon (1980). Series work included Night Gallery (1969) and Harry O (1973), but none of this stretched her abilities. By the late 1970s she was appearing in "has-been" shows like Fantasy Island (1977) and The Love Boat (1977). She was little seen after that; her career ended in low-budget work such as Double Exposure (1982), Sweet Country (1987) and Terror in Paradise (1991). Since then, Pettet has been out of the scene.
She was divorced from Cord in 1989. Her only child, Damien Zachary Cord, fell into a fatal coma after an acute heroin overdose in 1995, aged 26. She later became the caregiver and companion of her friend, actor Alan Bates, until his death from cancer in 2003. - Location Management
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Julianne Eggold directed, wrote, produced, wrote music and edited several parody commercials for the 8 time Emmy nominated, one time Emmy Award Winning TV show, The Aquabats Super Show! (creators of Yo Gabba Gabba).
Julianne Eggold won Best No Budget Film for her short film Casualties, that she directed and wrote (won @ the Broad Humor Film Festival in Venice Beach, CA).
Julianne Eggold directed and wrote a promo music video for the band, Gogol Bordello for the release of their album "Underdog World Strike", and contributed footage to the final show DVD for Rocket From The Crypt entitles, "Rocket From The Crypt, R.I.P DVD".
She wrote, directed and wrote music for the rock opera Garden Girl, which opened June 25th, 2016 at Rosewood Five Studios in downtown San Diego. Music collaborators include Angelo Moore (Fishbone) and Warren Fitzgerald (Oingo Boingo, Tenacious D).- Kelly McClory was born on 16 November 1968 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Times Square (1980).
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Kimberly Brown began acting in commercials for the Ford Agency at the age of five. She appeared in her first Broadway show at age seven and made history by being in three Broadway shows by the age of nine: "Four Baboons Adoring the Sun", "Les Miserables" and "Showboat". She earned a Daytime Emmy nomination at 11 for her portrayal of "Marah Lewis" on Guiding Light (1952).- Actress
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Kristen Harris was born on 16 November 1976 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She is an actress, known for Nobody (2021), Night Hunter (2018) and Before Anything You Say (2016).- Director
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Anders weathered a rough childhood and young adult life which not only encouraged an escapist penchant for making up characters but also an insider's sympathy for the strong but put-upon women who people her films. Growing up in rural Kentucky, Anders would always remember hanging onto her father's leg at age five as he abandoned her family. Traveling frequently with her mother and sisters, Anders would later be raped at age 12, endure abuse from a stepfather who once threatened her with a gun, and suffer a mental breakdown at age 15. Venturing back to Kentucky from Los Angeles at 17, she would soon move to London to live with the man who would father her first child. Upon her return to the US, Anders finally began to pick up the pieces of her life. She enrolled in junior college and later the UCLA film school and managed when a second daughter came along. Enchanted with _Wim Wenders_' films, she so deluged the filmmaker with correspondence that he gave her a job as a production assistant on his film Paris, Texas (1984). After graduating from UCLA, Anders made her feature writing and directing debut, Border Radio (1987), a study of the LA punk scene, in collaboration with two former classmates. Her first solo effort, Gas Food Lodging (1992), telling of a single mother and her two teenage daughters, and her followup, My Crazy Life (1993), looking at girl gangs in the Echo Park neighborhood of LA where Anders settled, have shown her to be a deeply personal filmmaker who has used her own experience to make grittily realistic, well-observed, gently ambling studies of women coming of age amid tough, sterile social conditions.- Actress
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Born in Naples in 1954, Licia Maglietta graduated in Architecture in 1981. Her first role on stage came the following year in 'Tango glaciale' by Mario Martone, the director who would also cast her in her film debut over a decade later: Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992). The two worked together in several projects both on stage and in films but Maglietta's popularity among the Italian audience is mostly due to her collaborations with director Silvio Soldini: Le acrobate (1997), Bread and Tulips (2000) and Agata and the Storm (2004). She also worked in several TV mini-series such as In Treatment (2013).- Actress
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Lisa Bonet was born in San Francisco, California, to Arlene Joyce (Litman), a teacher, and Allen Bonet, an opera singer. She has lived most of her life in New York and Los Angeles; in L.A., she attended Reseda High School and Celluloid Actor's Studio. Her father was African-American and her mother was Ashkenazi Jewish (from a family from Poland and Russia). Her parents divorced when she was young. She began acting in commercials at the age of 11. At age 16, she landed the role of Denise Huxtable in the hit comedy series The Cosby Show (1984). The show made her a popular actress. In the mid '80s, she met Lenny Kravitz at a New Edition concert in Los Angeles. At the time, Lenny was a struggling, unknown musician who went by the name Romeo Blue. It wasn't long after they started dating that Lisa and Lenny's relationship was all over the tabloids. The two lovers were said to be soulmates, as they shared a neo-hippie persona and biracial background (Lenny is also half-black, half-Jewish). In 1987, Lisa and Lenny got married (they went to Las Vegas and eloped), and they had a daughter named Zoë in 1988. By 1989, Lenny had landed a record deal and recorded his first album, "Let Love Rule." Lisa co-wrote a couple of songs on the album and was said to have been the inspiration for most of the album. Lisa even directed Lenny's first video for "Let Love Rule." But Lisa and Lenny's relationship was full of problems from the start, including intense scrutiny from the media and Lenny's reported infidelities. It was around this time that Lisa made a deliberate attempt to shed her "goody-two-shoes" Cosby daughter image by making the controversial movie Angel Heart (1987), in which she had racy nude and sex scenes. The backlash from making Angel Heart (1987) is rumored to have prompted Lisa's exit from The Cosby Show (1984). But with Bill Cosby's help, Lisa landed in another comedy series, A Different World (1987), in which she starred as a student at a historically black university. But perhaps because of her personal problems, Lisa began showing up late for work (or sometimes not at all), and she was fired from the series. She and Lenny separated in a bitter breakup and eventually divorced in 1993. Lenny's second album, "Mama Said," filled with songs about heartache, is said to be mostly about Lisa. After her divorce from Lenny, Lisa faded from the high-profile stardom she had experienced when she was in a relationship with him, while Lenny became more famous than his ex-wife. No longer an in-demand actress, Lisa occasionally made B movies, many of which went straight to video. In 1992, Lisa started dating yoga instructor Bryan Kest. They began living together and it was around that time that Lisa legally changed her name to Lilakoi Moon, although she still uses the name Lisa Bonet for her entertainment career. Lisa has said that she has deliberately cut back on acting so that she could spend more time with her family. However, she did make a brief return to the spotlight in 1998 by co-starring with Will Smith in the big-budget hit movie Enemy of the State (1998), and had an important role in High Fidelity (2000). Lisa has since become friends with her ex-husband Lenny again. And, in an "aren't we all just one big happy family" situation, her best friend is Cree Summer, a former co-star on A Different World (1987) who released an album produced by her long-time friend Lenny Kravitz. It was Lisa who suggested that Lenny produce the album, and Lisa directed a promotional video for the album. As of 2007, Lisa lives in the Los Angeles area with her children.- Actress
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Born in Chicago from Irish parent, blonde, tall and very beautiful, Maeve Quinlan entered in the professional tennis circuit at age 16, appearing in several major tournaments and eventually reaching seed position #95 in world rankings, before turning to acting; she has starred in many films in supporting roles such as The Florentine (1999) with Tom Sizemore, co-star in Totally Blonde (2001) with Krista Allen and also in controversial film Ken Park (2002) in Rhonda's role followed by a role in another film thriller Net Games (2003) with C. Thomas Howell; in 2004, is lead actress in film The Drone Virus (2004) and plays supporting role in film comedy Criminal (2004) with John C. Reilly, while in 2005 she plays another supporting role in The Nickel Children (2005), but Maeve Quinlan is best known for her role as secretary Megan Conley/Brenda in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) series Tv; she then went on to work on many other TV series and films as South of Nowhere (2005) plays Paula Carlin, star and product series Tv 3Way (2008), co-star in Not Easily Broken (2009) with Taraji P. Henson, and is the lead actress star in film Tv Teenage Bank Heist (2012); recently co-star in films as Double Daddy (2015), the thriller The Stalker Club (2017) and in The Sinister Surrogate (2018); Maeve Quinlan continues to act and to be appreciated by directors for her versatility and acting skills.- Marg Helgenberger is an established dramatic actress whose prominence has been steadily increasing. Her work has been noted on stage, film and TV. Most of her career has been spent in dramatic roles on television, but she has also had a noteworthy presence in feature films.
Helgenberger earned a degree in drama at Northwestern University. A talent scout recruited her from there to work on the soap opera Ryan's Hope (1975) where she appeared over the course of the next four years.
Throughout the 1990s Helgenberger took on numerous roles in made-for-TV movies and as a guest star on many TV series. In particular she appeared in many movies made specifically for the Lifetime cable network and also for Showtime. She won critical acclaim for In Sickness and in Health (1992), Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998) and Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2000).
In TV series she won an Emmy for her portrayal of a hard-bitten prostitute who catered to Vietnam War soldiers, in the series China Beach (1988). She also was George Clooney's love interest in a multi-episode arc of the monumentally successful TV series ER (1994).
In feature films, Helgenberger has appeared in Tootsie (1982), Steven Spielberg's Always (1989), Species (1995) and In Good Company (2004).
Her greatest claim to fame on the silver screen may be when she played opposite Julia Roberts as a chemical exposure victim in the popular movie Erin Brockovich (2000).
Helgenberger is most known for her TV role as a crime scene investigator in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000). She shared in CSI's 2005 Screen Actors Guild award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series.
In her personal life, Helgenberger is the daughter of a cancer survivor and is very active in supporting research for breast cancer. - Actress
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She has show biz in her blood. Martha Plimpton was born November 16, 1970, in New York City to two actors: Keith Carradine and Shelley Plimpton. Martha began her career at age 8, when her mom had a friend of hers, composer Elizabeth Swados, enroll her in an actors' workshop. At age 10, she got a small part in Rollover (1981), and also made a series of Calvin Klein commercials.
Her first substantial film role was as a tomboy in The River Rat (1984); the following year, Steven Spielberg cast her in The Goonies (1985). Martha met River Phoenix while they were both filming The Mosquito Coast (1986), but since she was only 15 at the time, she did not go out with him. Even though she had a small part in the movie, it established her as a serious actress. Martha appeared in movies such as the screwball comedy Stars and Bars (1988) and, that same year, she was paired again with Phoenix in Running on Empty (1988). They dated for a while and then broke up. For a while, she was engaged to actor Jon Patrick Walker.
As if making movies didn't keep her busy enough, Martha frequently worked at theaters and made her Chicago debut with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company Ensemble in "The Libertine" in 1996. As a member of that ensemble, she received a National Medal of Arts award in the autumn of 1998. As for movies, Colin Fitz Lives! (1997) and Eye of God (1997) in which she plays the starring role, have been run at the Sundance Film Festival. Although some recent movies have had low box office (Pecker (1998) $2.1 million, and 200 Cigarettes (1999) $6.8 million), Martha's performances shine and she often rises above her material.
Perhaps recalling how important acting lessons were to her as a child, she donates her time and efforts to the "52nd Street Project" which is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to matching the inner-city children with professional theater artists to create original theater, by writing, directing and performing their own plays. Perhaps one of the inner-city kids she is coaching will be the next famous actress in Hollywood.- Ever since this beauty was five years old she knew she wanted to act. It's the story of this adventurous pioneer girl who in a Frontier Pageant, at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City jumped off the stage, and into her Daddy's arms in front of a crowd of 10,000 people. When she was young her grandfather was a lawyer for MGM, and her mother had been offered a screen test. Her grandfather did not allow it. But when Mary Linda was bitten by the acting bug her family was quite supportive. Through prep school she won trophies for Drama, was in the glee club, and was elected president of the theatrical society. After getting a BA in theatre arts at the University of Kansas she moved on to do a theatrical tour all through Europe. She came back, and her picture was in a local talent agency's book in Kansas City her home town... Which was also where In Cold Blood (1967) was being shot. Richard Brooks saw her picture and said that this is the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. She was cast in the role of Susan Kidwell. Richard Brooks, the director for this movie, did 40 takes for each scene he did, so originally Mary Linda was in more scenes than you can count. After this she was on a roll. She was a series regular in the ER of its day, "Medical Center", played Gregory Peck's daughter, in the Sci Fi film, Marooned (1969), had a guest-starring role on "Ironside", and played the infamous role of Irina, Pavel Chekhov's beautiful, tricky, space hippie girlfriend in the Star Trek episode, "The Way to Eden".
After a 7 year absence from film and TV, Mary Linda was back in the 1979 mini series, Blind Ambition (1979) playing Sen. Baker's wife. She was in CA filming that, when she met up with some ABC talent scouts. After meeting up with them, they wanted to give her the screen test for the role of Faith Kipling on the soap One Life to Live (1968). She nailed it, and was given the role. She left to go to As the World Turns (1956) and played the beautiful Maggie Crawford for 5 years. Unlike most stars, after those 5 years the spotlight didn't leave her, she left the spotlight. Now she is back, with that same determination to make it, just like that little girl all those years ago. - Actress
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Michelle Pascarella was born in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for NCIS (2003), Meet the Betas! (2011) and The Truth About Angels (2011).- Actress
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Mickie Banyas was born on 16 November 1959 in the USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Bridal Veils (2015), Finding Farmer Jones (2014) and The Case of the Mistaken Murderer (2013).- Actress
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Missi Pyle was born Andrea Kay Pyle on November 16, 1972 in Houston, Texas, and was raised in Memphis, Tennessee. The daughter of Linda and Frank Pyle, she has four older siblings, sisters Debbie and Julie, and brothers Sam and Paul. Pyle attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and graduated in 1995. Since then, Pyle has had a significant career in many films and television series. She has also established in parallel a singing career as a member of the country-rock band Smith & Pyle with actress Shawnee Smith.
Pyle has started an acting career playing a minor role in the comedy film As Good as It Gets (1997) starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt. Her following notable roles were in the sci-fi parody Galaxy Quest (1999), Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House (2002) where she played her first role as a villain, Tim Burton films Big Fish (2003) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) starring Johnny Depp and Christopher Lee, Just My Luck (2006) starring Lindsay Lohan, and Soccer Mom (2008) where she had a double role. Pyle has also played guest roles on many television series such as Mad About You (1992) also starring Helen Hunt, Frasier (1993), The One with Ross' Teeth (1999), Ally McBeal (1997), three episodes of Two and a Half Men (2003), three episodes of Boston Legal (2004), Grey's Anatomy (2005), two episodes of Heroes (2006), and two episodes of The Mentalist (2008). Pyle is also an occasional voice actress, and has voiced characters in one episode of series Family Guy (1999) and two episodes of American Dad! (2005).
Pyle began a career as a singer when she met Shawnee Smith in 2007 while filming an ABC comedy pilot. Pyle stated that her dream was to be in a rock band, and Smith gave her the opportunity by creating the country-rock band Smith & Pyle in Los Angeles, California. Their debut album "It's OK to Be Happy" (2008) was recorded in Joshua Tree, California and was released under their own record label when they became business partners. Their first live performance was in Texas on January 18, 2008 and since then, the band performed in many other states, especially in West Virginia, until May 29, 2010 in California. In 2011, the actresses officially disbanded before their second album was completed.- Actress
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Molly Murphy was born on 16 November 1973 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Just Shoot Me! (1997), Bette (2000) and The Vampire Hunters Club (2001).- Writer
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Mylo Carbia is an American screenwriter and novelist known for her work in the horror-thriller genre and trademark of surprise twist endings. Born and raised in Jackson, New Jersey, Carbia spent her childhood years writing to escape the horrors of growing up in a haunted house. As the daughter of the "Prince of Mambo" Eddie Carbia and goddaughter of actor Raul Julia, she was surrounded by the entertainment industry at an early age. By the age of 17, Carbia was already well-established in the local theater circuit as a prolific young playwright, winning the Troubadour Theatrical Society's Best Play Award at the age of 21. Her very first screenplay was optioned only 28 days after completion, earning Carbia a "three picture deal" with Global Screen Partners and the cover of Hollywood Scriptwriter in October 2003. Soon after, Carbia worked quietly on several television and film projects under her production company Zohar Films. In 2015, Carbia left ghostwriting to produce, write and direct feature films under her own name. She also wrote the first of two best-selling novels and earned the prestigious Silver Falchion Award for Outstanding Achievement in Fiction. Today, Carbia splits her time between New York City and Palm Beach, Florida. She lives with her husband and son, and has recently announced several major feature film projects due for release over the next two years.- Producer
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Nicole Boxer was born on 16 November 1967 in Greenbrae, California, USA. She is a producer and director, known for Basic Instinct (1992), How I Got Over (2014) and The Invisible War (2012). She is married to Kevin E Keegan Jr. They have one child. She was previously married to Tony Rodham.- 1994 Olympic GOLD Medalist & 1993 World Champion, Ladies Figure Skating.
When Oksana Baiul was three years old, she received her first pair of ice skates from her Grandfather. By just seven years old, she already won her first competition. The Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation immediately took notice of her unique, natural balletic artistry on the ice.
In 1994, at barely 16 years old, the world watched literally (Oksana Baiul holds the record for most watched Olympic performance in history) as Oksana captivated our hearts & won the Olympic Gold Medal, proving that she is the Best in the World! Contrary to the false tales spun by a former coach and others to the media claiming to have financially supported Oksana prior to 1994, in fact Oksana was by 1993 already unknowingly a very wealthy teenager with her own apartment, having won GOLD at the 1993 World Championship, headlined the ISU European Tour and being contracted by Tom Collins to co-headline his 1993 Tour of World Figure Skating Champions sold out 43 US cities tour. In 1994, Oksana was brought to the United States, was signed to William Morris Talent Agency, turned professional, toured and performed nonstop for 8 years and Barbara Walter's named her "One of the 10 Most Fascinating Personalities of 1994".
Born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, she was an only child of parents Sergei and Marina Baiul who divorced when she was two. Her mother and her grandparents raised Oksana. When Oksana was 10, her grandparents died. Tragically, three years later at 13, her mother died of ovarian cancer.
Prior to and since her victory in Lillehammer, Oksana headlined figure skating tours non-stop from 1993 to 2003 in figure skating tours and competitions in the United States, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, North Korea, South Korea, China, Ukraine, Russia and many more including AEG's Champions on Ice and Smucker's Stars On Ice.
Oksana's life story was depicted in the Hallmark & CBS produced movie, "A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story". Oksana has published two NYT Best Selling books, Secrets of Skating/Oksana Baiul; Oksana, My Own Story. Oksana has been profiled in several televised bio specials including Lifetime and A&E's Networks. In 1996, Oksana also launched "OKSANA: Jewels On Ice" and "Oksana: Ice Crystals" her jewelry collections, which sold-out on QVC and in turn was made available with major US luxury department stores. Oksana Baiul has headlined more than 900 live performances touring the globe, a part of over 150 headlining television and movie performances (Nutcracker on Ice, Wizard of Oz on Ice, CBS Sports Olympic Winterfest, Goodwill Games) and more than 300 television appearances.
In 2002, Oksana also launched her clothing line, the Oksana Baiul Collection, the most successful independently owned Figure Skating Apparel line, created and designed by Oksana herself which is re-launching and expanding in 2013. In 2003, Oksana returned to her hometown of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine and her heartfelt story was featured on ABC's 20/20 and featured in People Magazine. During 2005 to 2009 Oksana also headlined a Moscow Red Square TV special, starred in an off Broadway theatrical show "Cold As Ice" earning her performance critical acclaim, while dedicating the majority of her time to philanthropic endeavors benefiting children. Oksana, the only figure skater to become a globally known household name and cross over to be considered a true entertainer, has graced the covers of over 50 media publications globally and endorsed products such as ICON Fitness' HealthRider and Lifeway's KEFIR. During the last seven years Oksana has also taken on a few acting roles making appearances on television series' (Arli$$, Strong Medicine), supporting roles in movies (Cutting Edge II), and stared as lead judge on ABC's prime-time reality show "Master of Champions".
Oksana Baiul, nicknamed the "Queen of the Ice" and the "Swan of Odessa", who partnered with Entertainment Producer, Investor and Philanthropist Carlo J. Farina, can be found on the ice training in Philadelphia preparing for her upcoming return to performing in 2013, writing her highly-anticipated autobiography, developing her first headlining global tour commencing in 2014 and expanding her career as a co-Producer of the tour in addition to two Television specials, while also designing and re-launching the OKSANA BAIUL Collection encompassing figure skating apparel, ready to wear, accessories and her jewelry line. - Patricia received her first break into acting very soon after she graduated from Stephens College in the mid 1940s. Almost immediately after graduating, she received a contract from Columbia Pictures. They recognized that she had the rare combination of beauty, grace and intelligence that would serve her well throughout her long and well-respected career. When she first signed with Columbia Pictures, she was known as Patricia White. A few years later, in the late 1940s, she met Philip Barry Jr., who was to become her husband. Philip was a television producer-director and the son and namesake of the well-known playwright Philip Barry. By 1950, Patricia began using her married name, Barry. Patricia and Philip shared a long and happy marriage that only ended upon his death on May 16, 1998. During their marriage, they collaborated on several projects. Her husband Philip wrote and she acted in episodes of Matinee Theatre (1955) in the late 1950s. Her husband also produced several television programs that she acted in. They include: The Alcoa Hour (1955), a major dramatic TV series than ran from 1955 to 1957, a well-known TV horror film called Crowhaven Farm (1970), and two made-for-TV biographies, First, You Cry (1978), and Bogie (1980). Patricia Barry may well have been one of the hardest working actresses of her time, having performed over 130 movie and television roles. She died of age-related causes on October 12, 2016, at age 93.
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Ry Russo-Young is a bold and innovative writer/director working across genres in both dark and lighter tones. Her work is consistently visually arresting and emotionally potent. Ry's early independent films were associated with the mumblecore genre in part due to her performance alongside Greta Gerwig in the mumblecore classic Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007). As a filmmaker, she directed Nobody Walks (2012), co-written with Lena Dunham and starring Olivia Thirlby, Rosemary DeWitt and John Krasinski, which won a special Jury Prize at Sundance and was released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures. She then went on to direct the wide-release features Before I Fall (2017) and The Sun Is Also a Star (2019) as well as television and commercial projects, including Apple's Shrinking (2023), HBO's And Just Like That (2023), Amazon's Panic (2021) and Marvel's Cloak & Dagger (2018).
Her HBO documentary series, Nuclear Family (2021), is based on the true story of her sperm donor suing her lesbian mothers for visitation and paternity rights when Ry was nine years old. The series received much critical acclaim with nominations for a Peabody Award, Independent Spirit Award, GLAAD Award and is currently being developed as a fiction series.
Ry's work has premiered and won awards at numerous international film festivals including Telluride, Sundance, SXSW, Stockholm, Torino, Thessaloniki and TriBeCa. She has received accolades from the New York State Council on the Arts, TriBeCa Film Institute, the LEF Foundation, the Sundance Institute and Creative Capital. She majored in film at Oberlin College and grew up in New York City. Her work has been praised by The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Variety, Vanity Fair and The New York Times, among others.- Actress
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Stephi Lineburg was born on 16 November 1982 in Dover, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Blown Away (1994), Richie Rich (1994) and City by the Sea (2002).- Gorgeous, buxom and voluptuous blonde knockout Suzi Simpson was born Susan Athena Simpson on November 16, 1968 in Athens, Greece. Her father was a Navy officer and her mother was a flight attendant. The eldest of four children, Simpson has two brothers and one sister. She has lived in such coastal areas as Maine, Florida, and California. A Roman Catholic, Suzi attended the all-girl St. Mary's Academy high school. In 1983 Simpson was voted the Homecoming Queen of Virginia Military Institute. In 1984 she won the Miss District of Columbia Teen USA Pageant. Suzi began modeling to raise money to go to dental school. She appeared in a TV commercial for Pepsi with Michael Jackson and was featured in the music video for "Love in an Elevator" by Aerosmith. Simpson was the Playmate of the Month in the January, 1992 issue of "Playboy." Suzi has appeared in several "Playboy" videos. Her most prominent film role was as federal agent Becky Midnite in the enjoyably lowbrow straight-to-video action picture "Enemy Gold." Suzi Simpson not only made a guest appearance on an episode of "Married with Children," but has also popped up in small parts in such movies as "St. Elmo's Fire," "Men at Work," "Red Surf," and "Rock Star."
- Tammy Lauren was born on 16 November 1968 in San Diego, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Wishmaster (1997), Mork & Mindy (1978) and Homefront (1991). She has been married to Guri Weinberg since 31 January 1997.
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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi was born on 16 November 1964 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Like Crazy (2016), Il est plus facile pour un chameau... (2003) and Human Capital (2013).- Zina Garrison was born on 16 November 1963 in Houston, Texas, USA. She was previously married to Willard Jackson.Born On November 16
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Novakovic was born on 17 November 1981 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She moved to Australia in 1988, at the age of seven. Novakovic was initially interested in becoming a social worker or doctor, but after a significant set of events, she changed her mind and decided to pursue the performing arts. Novakovic studied at The McDonald College in Sydney, (where she was Dux of 1999) and graduated from NIDA with a BA in Dramatic Arts in 2002. She has a younger sister, Valentina Novakovic, who is also an actress, famous for having performed in the Australian soap opera, Neighbours (1985).
In 2003, Novakovic played Randa in the ABC mini-series Marking Time (2003), a role which won her an AFI Award for "Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy". As an actor, Novakovic's film credits in Australia include Blackrock (1996), Strange Fits of Passion (1998), The Monkey's Mask (1999), Thunderstruck (2004), Solo (2005), and the Serbian movies Optimisti (2005) and Skinning (2010). From 2007 to 2009, she played Tippi in the TV series Satisfaction for Showtime Australia. Other breakout roles include: Drag Me to Hell (2009), Edge of Darkness (2009), Devil (2010), Burning Man (2011) and Generation Um(2012).
Theatre credits in Australia include These People, Away and Strange Fruit at the Sydney Theatre Company; The Female of the Species at the Melbourne Theatre Company; Woyzeck (Helpmann award nomination for best supporting actress in 2009), Criminology (Green Room award nomination for best actress 2007), Eldorado (Helpmann nomination for best supporting actress, 2006) and Necessary Targets at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne, Death Variations and Loveplay (Ride On) for B Sharp, Romeo and Juliet with Bell Shakespeare Company and Debris for Ride On Theatre (which received a Green Room nomination for best Independent production and best actress in 2006).
Novakovic also runs her own independent theatre company, Ride On Theatre Sydney and Melbourne) with co-director Tanya Goldberg. She was a producer and performer for the 2004 Ride On Theatre sell out season of "Loveplay" at the Downstairs Belvoir Street Theatre, and the 2006 Green Room nominated production of Debris (in which she was also nominated for best actress).
In 2008, she translated, adapted and directed Fake Porno in Melbourne, which was invited to be part of the Powerhouse season in Brisbane in 2009, and also received three Green Room nominations including best production. Outside of Ride On, she wrote and directed with Melbourne's Black Lung Theatre for the critically acclaimed production of Sugar at the 2007 Adelaide Fringe Festival. In 2010, Novakovic received an AFI nomination for International Award for Best Actress for her role in Edge of Darkness.
Novakovic landed the part of a beautiful prostitute-turned-law-student in Fox's series, Rake, starring Greg Kinnear. The show was canceled in May, 2014. She portrayed Clare Hitchens in The Hallow, a horror film set in Ireland and directed by Corin Hardy.
Earlier this year [2015], The Toronto Film Festival premiered her feature film The Little Death. Novakovic can be seen playing the lead in the ABC pilot Agatha, and has also booked a recurring role in Showtime dramedy Shameless.
She's repped by CAA, Management 360, Lisa Mann Creative Management in Australia and attorney Bob Wallerstein.Born On November 17- Daisy Fuentes was born on 17 November 1966 in Havana, Cuba. She is an actress, known for Baywatch (1989), Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) and Curdled (1996). She has been married to Richard Marx since 23 December 2015. She was previously married to Timothy Adams.
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Diane Neal was born in Alexandria, Virginia. She moved to Littleton, Colorado, when her father was promoted to the position of federal attorney in Denver. She is the youngest of three daughters. Diane was a pre-med major in University, before leaving to pursue modeling, thus allowing her to travel the world.- Elizabeth Louise Scott was born on November 17 1915 at St Marylebone, London, the eldest child of Dr. Sebastian Scott, a radiologist. After attending Upper Chine School on the Isle of Wight, Scott won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She embarked upon a brief but successful career on the stage and screen. A blonde sultry beauty, she resembled Veronica Lake (1922-1973), Lana Turner (1921-1995) and the similarly named Lizabeth Scott (born 1922). The British actress is sometimes confused with Elizabeth Jean Scott (1906-2001), the mother of director Ridley Scott, as well as Lizabeth Scott.
Scott joined the Denham Film Studios in 1937 and appeared in Alexander Korda's Rembrandt (1936) and the film noir The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940). At the Warner Brothers Teddington Studios in London, Scott was the second leading lady in her second film noir, Fingers (1941). Though Scott had a contract with Warner Brothers in Hollywood, she did not to come to California due to the war.
After her marriage to Graham Hoare, she continued to act as a member of the BBC Drama Repertory Company until the birth of her children. At the end of the war Scott and her husband took over Watts & Company, a textiles and wallpaper manufacturer. For years Betty Hoare had retrieved embroidery discarded by churches and convents. In 1992 her collection was accepted by Liverpool Cathedral, a church designed by her uncle, Giles Gilbert Scott. - Actress
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Karla Jensen was born on 17 November 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Chromiumblue.com (2003), Switchin' the Script (2012) and ChromiumBlue.com (2002). She has been married to Thom Mathews since 10 May 2014. She was previously married to Angel Diez Gamboa.- Actress
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Kathleen Emperatriz DeLuna (born November 26, 1987) is a Dominican-American singer, songwriter and dancer. DeLuna began pursuing a career as a singer when she was a teenager. After signing with Epic Records, she released her debut single "Whine Up" in 2007. The single went on to become a commercial success, entering the Top 40 in numerous countries and topping the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Her debut studio album, 9 Lives (2007), failed to see the success of its lead single. The album's third single, "Run the Show", became a hit in various territories, and reached number two on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Following the commercial performance of her first album, DeLuna was dropped from Epic Records. DeLuna continued to record both collaborations and soundtrack singles. DeLuna later began working on her second studio album, Inside Out (2010), which received a limited release through Universal Music Belgium. The album spawned a number of singles, notably "Unstoppable", "Push Push", and "Dancing Tonight" featuring Lil Wayne, Akon, and Fo Onassis respectively. Viva, the North American edition of the album, was slated to be released later that year; however, this never materialized. DeLuna released the compilation album "Loading" in 2016. Wanna See U Dance was released as the first single back in 2012.
In 2007, DeLuna won "Best New Artist" at the Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2007 awards. In 2008, she won "Best New Artist" and "Best Urban Artist" at the TMF Awards. DeLuna's single, "Whine Up", won the award for "Latin Dance Club Play Track Of The Year" at the 2008 Latin Billboard Music Awards. She also won a Casandra Award in 2008 for "Best International Artist".
DeLuna was born & raised in The Bronx to Dominican parents. At a young age, DeLuna and her family moved to the Dominican Republic. When she was 12, DeLuna performed onstage and was heard by Milly Quezada who commended her vocals. Friends and family recognized her talent at an early age, but it was not until she moved back to the United States at age 14, to Newark, New Jersey, that DeLuna realized her potential as a singer. She attended Benjamin Franklin Elementary in Newark, and was taught by Nicholas Straus. DeLuna then attended the Newark Arts High School, which was the only school she applied to. While there, DeLuna and her friends formed an R&B group called Coquette. DeLuna had a tough upbringing and was raised in poverty. She spent her time listening to Aretha Franklin and Billie Holiday records, which she imitated daily on her karaoke machine.
At age 15, DeLuna entered a Coca-Cola sponsored karaoke competition. Her version of "I Will Always Love You" took first place. It was through this competition that she met Cuban salsa singer Rey Ruiz. Ruiz gave DeLuna this advice: "Nobody knows you better than you do, and nobody can help you if you can't help yourself." DeLuna began writing her own music and has continued to do so. In 2004, while DeLuna was 17, Coquette opened for a Cassidy concert in New Jersey. In 2006, DeLuna chose to pursue a solo career and was signed by Epic Records.- Producer
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Following her success as a top fashion model for the Ford Modeling Agency and Revlon cosmetics, Hutton was selected to play the only major female character in Paper Lion (1968). After a semi-successful starring role in American Gigolo (1980), Hutton's modeling career took a slide in the 1980s, and she was relegated to B-movie roles. Her modeling career was resuscitated in 1989 with photos in catalogs for Barneys and J. Crew. In 1995, she started a new job as talk show host.- Actress
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Leslie Louise Bibb was born in Bismarck, North Dakota, on November 17, 1973, and raised in Nelson County, Virginia. Later she and her mother, along with her three older sisters, moved to Richmond, where Leslie attended an all-girls Catholic high school, St. Gertrude.
In 1990 The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986) and the Elite Agency held a nationwide modeling search; Leslie's mother took photos of her then 16-year-old daughter and sent them in. Although Leslie wasn't impressed with the photos, the judges--John Casablancas, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Iman--were, and they picked her as the winner.
After finishing her junior year, Leslie flew to New York City and signed a contract with Elite. She modeled over the summer, and went on a trip to Japan. She returned home for her senior year and graduated in 1992, then decided to forgo a full-time modeling career to attend the University of Virginia. After a single semester, however, she dropped out and moved to New York City. She attended the William Esper acting studio for three years and took nine months off in which she did more modeling in Europe. Her photographs have appeared in such magazine as Maxim and FHM.
Leslie had her first film role in the comedy Private Parts (1997), which was followed by her first television series (where she replaced the departed Susan Walters as the female lead) in the second season of The Big Easy (1996) on USA. Unfortunately, the show was canceled just months later.
In 1999 she appeared as the lead character on the WB Network television series Popular (1999). The show was a success among teenagers, and led Leslie to more recognizable film roles, such as The Skulls (2000) and See Spot Run (2001). Most recently she has appeared as intern Erin Harkins in ER (1994).- Actress
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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio was born in Lombard, Illinois, to Mary D. (Pagone) and Frank A. Mastrantonio, who ran a bronze foundry. Her parents were of Italian descent. She was raised in Oak Park, IL, and began her career in school plays as a teenager. Mary attended the University of Illinois and got bitten by the acting bug, starring in "Guys and Dolls".
Leaving for New York, she took part in "West Side Story" in 1981. She also made it into movies, starring alongside Al Pacino in Scarface (1983). In 1985, she starred in The Color of Money (1986), which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Around 1990, a string of movies came about that really gave her a lot of attention: important roles in The Abyss (1989), Class Action (1991), and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). At this time she married The January Man (1989) director Pat O'Connor. Mastrantonio is also a renowned cabaret-style singer, and her singing is showcased in John Sayles's Limbo (1999).
Careerwise, she took the decision to pick roles she liked instead of roles that would attract attention. Also, she took time off to be with her family. As of 2001, she lives with her husband and two children in London, England, UK.- Natalie Stone was born on 17 November 1976 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for 7 Days in Entebbe (2018), The Comedian's Guide to Survival (2016) and The Crypt (2014).
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Rachel Anne McAdams was born on November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada, to Sandra Kay (Gale), a nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, a truck driver and furniture mover. She is of English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish descent. Rachel became involved with acting as a teenager and by the age of 13 was performing in Shakespearean productions in summer theater camp; she went on to graduate with honors with a BFA degree in Theater from York University. After her debut in an episode of Disney's The Famous Jett Jackson (1998), she co-starred in the Canadian TV series Slings and Arrows (2003), a comedy-drama about the trials and travails of a Shakespearean theater group, and won a Gemini award for her performance in 2003.
Her breakout role as Regina George in the hit comedy Mean Girls (2004) instantly catapulted her onto the short list of Hollywood's hottest young actresses. She followed that film with a star turn opposite Ryan Gosling in the adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks bestseller The Notebook (2004), which was a surprise box office success and became the predominant romantic drama for a new, young generation of moviegoers. After filming, McAdams and Gosling became romantically involved and dated through mid-2007. McAdams next showcased her versatility onscreen with the manic comedy Wedding Crashers (2005), the thriller Red Eye (2005), and the holiday drama The Family Stone (2005).
McAdams then explored the independent film world with Married Life (2007), which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and also starred Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson. Starring roles in the military drama The Lucky Ones (2008), the newspaper thriller State of Play (2009), and the romance The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) followed before she starred opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law in Guy Ritchie's international blockbuster Sherlock Holmes (2009). McAdams played the plucky producer of a failing morning TV show in Morning Glory (2010), the materialistic fiancée of Owen Wilson in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (2011), and returned to romantic drama territory with the hit film The Vow (2012) opposite Channing Tatum. The actress also stars with Ben Affleck in Terrence Malick's To the Wonder (2012) and alongside Noomi Rapace in Brian De Palma's thriller Passion (2012).
In 2005, McAdams received ShoWest's "Supporting Actress of the Year" Award as well as the "Breakthrough Actress of the Year" at the Hollywood Film Awards. In 2009, she was awarded with ShoWest's "Female Star of the Year." As of 2011, she has been romantically linked with her Midnight in Paris (2011) co-star Michael Sheen.- Ramona Singer was born on 17 November 1956 in Southampton, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Friendly Distractions, Blair's Lair - The Delivery Guy (2019) and Ultimate Entertainer Razor Rizzotti (2018). She was previously married to Mario Singer.
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Raquel's path in the entertainment world was nurtured and encouraged from an early age. By age 4 she was regularly appearing on "Sesame Street" and "Nick Jr." Then at age 7 she became a breakout star when she played the lead role in the feature film "Jersey Girl" alongside megastars Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.
Raquel charmed the talk-show circuit appearing as a guest on "Ellen" and "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. She co-hosted with Ryan Seacrest on "On Air with Ryan Seacrest." At age 10, Raquel was appointed the youngest correspondent ever for Entertainment Tonight's Kid's Choice Awards, where she had the opportunity to interview high-profile celebrities including Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Queen Latifah, and Adam Sandler. Her acting career continued to flourish as she guest-starred in "Law & Order SVU" and appeared in the world premiere of Broadway's "White Christmas" as Susan Waverly. She also made her music-video debut as "Little Nicole" in Ludacris/Mary J. Blige's video "Runaway Love."
Her first grown-up role was the love interest in Rosie O'Donnell's Lifetime movie "America." She co-starred in the Canadian TV show "Winging It," in which she debuted one of her original songs.
After she competed on "The Voice," Raquel's YouTube channel "raquelcx3" garnered over a million views, and a contribution to that popularity is her cover of Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man" as well as Selena's "Amor Prohibido," which shows her versatility as a bilingual/Spanish singer.
Raquel had a recurring role on Fox's hit show "Empire" as Marisol, a member of Hakeem and Cookie's girl group Mirage' A Trois, a role that cemented her as an acting/singing/dancing triple threat. With three songs on Sony's "Empire" soundtrack and a collaboration with Becky G on the single "Do It," she is definitely making strides on her musical journey.
Having just landed the theme song for the new Netflix animated series "Carmen Sandiego," a hit song on BPM Radio, and another #1 on Billboard's dance chart with the Zack Martino/Disco Fries remix of "U Make Me", Raquel is headed in the right direction.
Whether it be acting, singing, dancing or songwriting, Raquel has had many moments of great success. Although her first professional platform into the music industry was at age 16 as a finalist on Christina Aguilera's team on Season 1 of "The Voice," she had a full-circle moment when she recently returned to NBC on Season 2 of "Songland" and had the incredible opportunity to pitch a song she wrote in front of Grammy-winning producers Ryan Tedder, Shane McAnally, and Ester Dean, as well as R&B artist "H.E.R." Raquel worked one-on-one with Ryan Tedder, and her song "Wrong Places" was chosen by "H.E.R.," which landed Raquel her first placement with a major artist. "Wrong Places" currently has 5.2 million streams and counting.
In 2020, Raquel signed with Jason Boyarski, a top entertainment music attorney at Boyarski Fritz.- Actress
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Rocsi Diaz was born on 17 November 1983 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. She is an actress and producer, known for 106 & Park (2000), Entertainment Tonight (1981) and Cannonball (2020).- Actress
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Roxanne Beckford was born on 17 November 1969 in Kingston, Jamaica. She is an actress and producer, known for A Different World (1987), Father of the Bride Part II (1995) and Something's Gotta Give (2003). She has been married to Bob Hoge since 6 July 1996. They have four children.- Producer
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RuPaul Andre Charles is an American actor, model, singer, songwriter, television personality, and author. As executive producer and host of the reality competition TV series RuPaul's Drag Race, RuPaul has received fourteen Primetime Emmy Awards - the most wins for outstanding host of a reality or competition program and for any Black artist in history.
In 2022, RuPaul received a Tony Award as a producer of Best Musical A Strange Loop.
RuPaul is the most commercially successful drag queen of all time, and in 2017 was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
RuPaul was born and raised in San Diego, CA and later moved to Atlanta, GA to study performing arts. After settling in New York City, RuPaul became a popular fixture on the nightclub scene before achieving international fame with the release of the 1993 song "Supermodel (You Better Work)."
In 1995, RuPaul became the first spokesperson for MAC Cosmetics, raising millions of dollars for the MAC AIDS Fund and becoming the first man to land a major cosmetics campaign.
In 1996, RuPaul landed a TV talk show on VH1, The RuPaul Show, taping more than 100 episodes with co-host Michelle Visage, while simultaneously co-hosting a morning drive radio show with Visage on WKTU.
As a recording artist, RuPaul has co-written and co-produced eighteen studio albums to date, including Foxy Lady (1996), Champion (2009), Glamazon (2011), Born Naked (2014), American (2017), and Black Butta (2023).
RuPaul's Drag Race has produced sixteen seasons to date and has inspired several international spin-off series, including RuPaul's Drag Race: UK and RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars. RuPaul was also featured as a host on the series Skin Wars: Fresh Paint, Good Work, Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul, Lingo, Celebrity Lingo, and was the guest host of NBC's Saturday Night Live on February 8th, 2020.
As an actor, RuPaul has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows, both in and out of drag, including Crooklyn (1994), The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), the Comedy Central series Broad City (2017), Netflix originals Girlboss (2017) and Grace and Frankie (2019), and as the voice of Queen Chante in The Simpsons (2018). In 2020, RuPaul teamed up with Michael Patrick King (Sex in the City, 2 Broke Girls) to produce the Netflix original comedy series AJ & The Queen, in which RuPaul also starred.
As an author, RuPaul has published four books: the #1 New York Times bestseller The House of Hidden Meanings (Harper Collins, 2024), GuRu (Harper Collins, 2018), Workin' It! RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style (Harper Collins, 2010), and Lettin' It All Hang Out (Hyperion Books, 1995).
On March 16, 2018, Jane Fonda presented RuPaul with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6652 Hollywood Blvd.
RuPaul lives in New York, California, and Wyomin.- Actress
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Sarah was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, just 90 miles east of Minneapolis/Saint Paul. She is the daughter of Linda Kurath Bassak and William Bassak and the little sister Adam Bassak. She started out as a very shy girl who found her voice on the stage. At the age of 7, she performed in her first play and has been acting ever since. In high school, she continued in her creative endeavors through participation in marching band, winterguard, choir, and drama. It was then she also performed in her first touring show. After graduation she continued on to the University of Wisconsin where she received a double major in Zoology and Biological Aspects of Conservation. During college, she took a break to tour with the group "Up With People" before returning to finish her degrees. Upon graduation from university, Sarah returned home briefly before packing up her car one day and leaving the next to move to Los Angeles and focus on her acting career.- Actress
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Sarah Harding was born on 17 November 1981 in Ascot, Berkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009), Wild Child (2008) and Bad Day (2008). She died on 5 September 2021 in Manchester, England, UK.- Actress
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Shanica Channell Knowles was born on November 17, 1990 in Miami Florida. Her native home is Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Shanica is an Actress, Singer/Songwriter. Her first Acting job was on Unfabulous (2005) most known for Hannah Montana (2006-2011) Jump In (2007) MegaChurch Murder (2015) Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge, and Michel'le (2016) Time Capsule (2018) Young and the Restless (2018). Shanica's first big break in music is when she won 1rst place on "It's Showtime At the Apollo" at the age of 11 in 2002.- Actress
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Webster's Dictionary defines a polymath as a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas. It would probably be easier to change that definition to simply read "Sheila Lussier". Sheila was born in La Mesa, CA but spent a great deal of her childhood in Los Angeles, CA where her mother was a go go dancer on the TV show Hullabaloo. Because they lived upstairs above the club, Sheila was immersed in the vibrant world of music and show business at the early age of three and it changed her life. After moving back to San Diego a few years later, Sheila discovered her love for horses and quickly added a new skill to her growing list of talents. She devoted her time and energy to riding and her discipline soon paid off: she began appearing in parades and winning horse shows, including 1st place in the San Diego Columbus Day parade along with a childhood friend when they were only 12 years old. The following year found both girls invited back to act as Grand Marshalls. Not too long after that, she started modeling and found herself in demand for national campaigns, fashion shows, print work, and TV commercials. While she was still 12, she moved back to Los Angeles during summer vacations making it easier to book additional jobs. Because of her busy life and developing career, Sheila split her time living with two of her mother's best friends, one of whom lived in the Valley while the other lived in Bel Air. Since both of these women were also in the entertainment business, she continued to learn more about The Biz. And through it all her star kept rising. Sheila continued her modeling throughout high school and after graduating at 17, she attended The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. But simply modeling for the camera wasn't enough; Sheila wanted to act as well. After studying with some of Hollywood's finest acting coaches, Sheila was lucky enough to be privately coached by Helena Sorrell, the famous coach to such Hollywood icons as John Wayne and Marilyn Monroe. After excelling as a horsewoman, model and actress, most people would be happy to just sit back and coast for a while...but then again, Sheila's not most people. When the opportunity arose to model for Playboy, Sheila grabbed it. Though her beauty and grace as a 20 year-old model did well for her, she declined to be a centerfold because it would have limited her bookings on commercials and other TV projects. In the years that followed, Sheila stayed busy working, continuing to develop, refine and perfect her skills at acting, show hosting, modeling, dancing, stunt work, writing, producing, and directing. It was only natural that given how much time she had spent in front of the camera, she would eventually step behind it, where she found her abilities in the production side of the entertainment business were just as strong as her performing skills. She began writing, covering various areas in the international music and entertainment scenes. Even an unfortunate car accident couldn't keep her down; while recovering from her injuries she wrote a booklet titled How To Get Your Children Into Show Biz. From writing, she naturally moved into directing and producing commercials and other projects. Her first documentary was on R&B legend James Brown and his wife. The project, Life On the Road with Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, would soon be known as the last footage taken of James before he died. At present, Sheila is working in all areas of her talents. She has even managed to raise three beautiful children throughout this very full career while remaining very active in their lives and the community where she resides.- Actress
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Silvia "Punkin" Mathis was born Silvia Delores Mathis to Sylvester Mathis, Jr., a Builder and Business Owner, and Maye Catherine Mathis, a Title One Reading Teacher and Educational Activist, in Rockford, Illinois, USA.
She is a producer, actress, screenwriter, director, and vocalist known for roles including Alfree Grimes on A Woman's Place (1997), Screen Door Jesus (2003), City Girls (2007), and Dr. Wendy in the hit web series Between Women (2011) She has been married to Mitch Manning since January 30, 2008. They are a blended family, and together they have six children.
Silvia, the founder and CEO of Punkin Studios, has been instrumental in developing, selling, and producing a diverse range of films, shorts, documentaries, and series for over 20 years. Collaborating with emerging filmmakers, she has mentored and coached.
With an impressive three decades in the business, Silvia is renowned for her unwavering commitment to quality, compassionate demeanor, adaptable creativity, practical methodology, and knack for bringing people together, ultimately enhancing production value. Her astute decision-making abilities have allowed her to implement changes that positively impact teams across all production phases. This has garnered her the respect of high-level and esteemed film, television, and theater colleagues.
Punkin Studios was established with one goal: to conceive, source, and develop innovative multimedia content that nurtures kindness and ignites the imagination. It is a place where creative dreams become a reality!
In 2020, Silvia signed a first-look deal with TAPAS MEDIA (recently acquired by Korean entertainment giant Kakao for $510 million). In May 2023, she entered into an overall representation and development agreement with Sandstone Artists.
Silvia consistently shines across various industry sectors. As a distinguished songwriter, she received a Gold Record for her Co-Writing Quiet Time by Regina Belle and Barry White (Passion: CAPITOL Records).
As a versatile singer-songwriter and producer, Silvia has collaborated with Grammy Award-winning artists Bobby Caldwell, Fred Hammond, Roberta Flack, Ann Nesby, Carvin Haggins, and American Idol's Randy Jackson. In addition, she was instrumental in the production of an anniversary event celebrating Diana Ross' legendary Central Park concert in collaboration with Fathom Entertainment at New York's Paley Center.- Actress
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Sophie Marceau was born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu in Paris, France, to Simone (Morisset), a shop assistant, and Benoît Maupu, a truck driver. She grew up far from the studio spotlights. When she was 14 she was living in the Paris suburb of Gentilly with her father. She learned from friends that director Claude Pinoteau was looking for new faces for a movie about teenagers called The Party (1980). She auditioned for the role, got it, and the film was a success. She played in The Party 2 (1982), then bought back her contract with Gaumont when she was 16 years old for one million French francs. She is a critically acclaimed actress, having received the Cesar for Best Feminine Hope for "La Boum 2" in 1983. She was elected Romantic actress for Chouans! (1988) at the Festival International du Film Romantique (International Festival of Romantic Movie) of Cabourg in 1988, and was awarded the Moliere of the Best Theatrical Revelation for "Eurydice et Pygmalion" in 1994.- Producer
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Stephanie Batailler was born on 17 November 1973 in French Alps, France. She is a producer and production manager, known for Trip to the Planetarium (2008), Blackbelt TV's Best of North America (2014) and Blackbelt TV's Best of Africa (2014).- Actress
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Viva Bianca, daughter of Polish composer Cezary Skubiszewski, was born in Australia on November 17, 1983. Now a writer and filmmaker, having graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Viva began her career as an actress.
Bianca is probably best known for her role as the wealthy and devious Ilithyia in the first two seasons of the Starz original series Spartacus (2010). Staying true to her roots, she has guest starred in multiple Australian TV series, including Eugenie Sandler P.I. (2000), Marshall Law (2002), All Saints (1998), and The Strip (2008), as well as movies such as Accidents Happen (2009), Bad Bush (2009), X (2011), and The Reckoning (2014).
A passionate feminist activist, Bianca has contributed as a writer to multiple publications, spoken at UN Women conferences, and worked with non profits. Her latest film, Milkshake Girls, looks at the sex trafficking epidemic in the United States and is scheduled to begin filming in December, 2017. In 2014, Bianca co-created the online pop culture feminist blog SheRa Mag with her childhood friend, Victoria Khroundina.- Stunts
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As an established and extremely talented stunt double and actress, Zoe Bell has made a name for herself through her unparalleled dedication, skills, and focus.
Zoe Bell was born on Waiheke Island, New Zealand, to Tish, a nurse, and Andrew Bell, a doctor. She has a background in gymnastics and martial arts. She began working as a stunt woman when she doubled Lucy Lawless on the cult favorite TV series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995). Bell also appeared as a double in the ABC thriller Alias (2001) and on an episode of Cleopatra 2525 in 2000 as a double for Vicki Pratti. In the action packed-documentary Double Dare (2004), Bell, along with legendary stunt-woman Jeannie Epper, give an insight into the career of women who take falls and punches for a living. Double Dare also gives a glimpse into the struggles of stunt-women to stay thin, employed, and sane in a male-dominated career.
After the cancellation of Xena, Bell's next gig was working with Quentin Tarantino in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), playing the stunt double for Uma Thurman's role, The Bride. Bell was nominated for her work in Kill Bill, Vol. 1 in the categories of Best Stunt by a Stunt Woman and Best Fight for the Taurus World Stunt Awards, both of which she would win the following year for Kill Bill: Vol. 2. Bell also showed off her stunt-woman skills as a double for Sharon Stone in Halle Barry's Catwoman (2004).
Bell was injured in the final days of filming, requiring surgery, but she has since recovered and returned to work. Bell appeared along with legendary stunt woman Jeannie Epper in Amanda Micheli's acclaimed documentary Double Dare (2004), which offers a glimpse at the lives and careers of both women, as well as the friendship they share.
Bell debuted her acting career, with her already famous stunt skills, in the double feature Grindhouse (2007) written by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. She was hand-picked, by Tarentino himself, to star in his segment of the double feature, Death Proof (2007), about four women working in the film industry that are stalked by a murderer in his Death Proof car.
Bell, a native of New Zealand, resides in Los Angeles but hopes to someday own a home in New Zealand.Born On November 17- Actress
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Adrian Lee Borden earned her BFA in Fine Arts and Theatre from Niagara University in Niagara Falls, New York, though she hails from Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Adrian can tap dance, sing and play the ukulele all at once. She co-founded Above the Curve Theatre Company, a non-profit organization, in 2005. Adrian is proud choreographer, dancer and singer, "Bettie Lu" for the Satin Dollz, Hollywood's own 1940's pinup group of high-stepping hunnies. Some of her favorite roles include: Arviragus in Cymbeline at Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum; Janet in The Rocky Horror Show at The Underground Theater; and "Michelle, The Battered Wife" in Tosh.0's segment, "Pay It Backwards."Born On November 18- Producer
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Amy Lumet was born on 18 November 1964 in London, England, UK. She is a producer, known for Making Mr. Right (1987), Cobalt 60 (2015) and Moving Stories (2018). She was previously married to P.J. O'Rourke.- Director
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This multi-award winner and international published author was born in Granada (Spain), but now living in Torrox (Malaga), she has attended several courses organized by the University of Granada and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, and, also got knowledge about production of Radio and TV working in Radio Dúrcal, Canal 21 TV and Cope Granada. She moved to England to carry on with her film studies now in Westminster University and the London Film School. Apart of films made during those courses, she has directed two shorts in Spain, one of them, Granada: Agua Sin Pausa (1998), was selected to be exhibited during the first Val Del Omar Festival. In the UK, she directed two films, the musical, Divine Inspiration (2002) and the comedy A Matter of Hair (2004), both have been in festivals in USA, Canada, India and the UK, including the London West End. A Matter of Hair has also been distributed on DVD and broadcast on TV in the UK and USA with great reviews. Back in Spain, her film Tengo algo que decirte (2009) has won several awards in Spain, Australia, Italy and USA and, at the moment, has been in more than 150 festivals. Another two films, ¡Quiero ir a la playa! (2011) and Brian & Lucifer... y Kev (2010) has also been selected in more than 50 festivals and won awards in Spain and USA. Her documentary about basketball in the UK, Swish (2012), also has won an award in Russia. She is now focused in feature films writing scripts of several genres. Her horror thriller script '3 Hours' was finalist at the script competition 'Tu Talento: Cine365' and another one, a romantic comedy was introduced at the Malaga Spanish Film Festival in 2010. Her script "3 Hours" has been published in the United States and her last two scripts have been filmed and exhibited at the Malaga Film Festival.- Angelina Armani was born on 18 November 1987 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012), Bedeviled (2016) and Bloodstruck (2010). She was previously married to Robert Hall.
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Annamarie Connors was born on 18 November 1981 in New Zealand. She is an art director, known for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Leave Me Cold and Swerve City: Moving Pictures (2021).- Actress
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Anne Weinknecht was born on 18 November 1977 in Heidelberg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Merz gegen Merz - Geheimnisse and Gisela (2005).- Actress
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Bria L. Murphy was born in Sacramento, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Daddy Day Care (2003), The Perfect Match (2016) and Who the F*ck Is Uncle Joe? (2013). She has been married to Michael Xavier since 9 July 2022.- Actress
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Christina Vidal was born on 18 November 1981 in Whitestone, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for See No Evil (2006), The Guilty (2021) and Life with Mikey (1993). She has been married to Marcus Mitchell since 25 September 2016. They have two children.- Stunts
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Cryss Adeff was born on 18 November 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Bad News Bears (2005), The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) and Collier & Co. (2006).- Actress
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Daphne Rubin-Vega was born on 18 November 1968 in Panama City, Panama. She is an actress and producer, known for Wild Things (1998), In the Heights (2021) and Sex and the City (2008). She has been married to Tommy Costanzo since September 2002. They have one child.- Elizabeth Anne Allen was born on 18 November 1970. She is an actress, known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), JAG (1995) and The Tower of Babble (2002).
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Elizabeth Ann Perkins was born on November 18, 1960, in the borough of Queens, New York, and was raised in Vermont. Her mother, Jo Williams, was a concert pianist and drug treatment counselor, and her father, James Perkins, was a businessman, farmer, and writer. She is of Greek and English descent. Perkins studied acting at Chicago's Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University for three years, then launched her professional career with a co-starring gig in the touring company of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986). Seasoned, she returned to New York in the spring of 1984 to make her Broadway debut as a replacement in the Simon play. As a stage actress, she has trod the boards with Playwrights Horizon, the Ensemble Studio, The New York Shakespeare Festival, and, back in Chicago, with the Steppenwolf Theater. Elizabeth Perkins was listed as one of the 12 "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, and has since landed numerous film roles. Perkins made her film debut in 1986 in Edward Zwick's About Last Night... with Rob Lowe, Demi Moore and Jim Belushi, and had a career breakthrough co-starring with Tom Hanks in Big. She received critical acclaim for her performance in Barry Levinson's Avalon,[9] and was a standout opposite William Hurt in The Doctor (1991), receiving critical acclaim for her performance as a terminal cancer patient.[5] .[10] She subsequently starred in the Alan Rudolph film Love at Large and Sweethearts Dance with Susan Sarandon and Jeff Daniels. Since, she has appeared in Miracle on 34th Street with Sir Richard Attenborough, 28 Days opposite Sandra Bullock, the suspense thriller, The Ring Two, opposite Naomi Watts, Indian Summer with Diane Lane and Bill Paxton, Moonlight and Valentino with Gwyneth Paltrow, Whoopi Goldberg, Kathleen Turner and Jon Bon Jovi, the Antonio Banderas directed Crazy in Alabama opposite Melanie Griffith, Jiminy Glick in LaLaWood with Martin Short, Wilma Flintstone opposite John Goodman in the 1994 live-action comedy The Flintstones, The Thing About My Folks with Paul Reiser and Peter Falk, He Said, She Said with Kevin Bacon and Sharon Stone and Must Love Dogs with John Cusack, Diane Lane, Christopher Plummer, Dermot Mulroney and Stockard Channing. From 2005 to 2009, Perkins played Celia Hodes, an alcoholic and image-obsessed parent-teacher association (PTA) mother, alongside Mary-Louise Parker, Kevin Nealon and Justin Kirk on the Showtime series Weeds. Perkins received two Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Miniseries or Made for TV Motion Picture (in 2006 and 2007).[5] and was also nominated three times for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Weeds.[5] At a screening of Weeds at the Museum of TV and Radio on October 25, 2006, Perkins said that she considers Celia Hodes her favorite role in her career.[5] On May 6, 2010, she announced that the fifth season of Weeds was her last despite the cliffhanger her character had in the season finale.[11] Perkins appeared in the television projects My Sisters Keeper with Kathy Bates, If These Walls Could Talk with Vanessa Redgrave and Paul Giamatti and Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women directed by Peter Bogdonavich. Perkins starred in the ABC comedy series How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life).[12] with Brad Garrett, played Birdie in the Netflix original series GLOW with Alison Brie, starred as Marilyn Lovell in HBO's epic From The Earth to the Moon, played opposite Amy Adams and Patricia Clarkson in HBO's Sharp Objects directed by Jean-Marc Vallee, starred with Octavia Spencer, Aaron Paul and Lizzie Caplan in AppleTV's Truth Be Told, was featured on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and is currently starring in Season 2 of the Fox comedy The Moodys opposite Denis Leary and Jay Baruchel. She plays the role of Mandy Moores mother on the hit series This Is Us. (Perkins also had a role in the 2003 film Finding Nemo, voicing Coral, the wife of Marlin and mother of Nemo, and who was killed and eaten by the barracuda in the beginning of the film.)- Actress
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Georgia May King (born 18 November 1986) is an Scottish actress. King is the daughter of actor Jonathan Hyde and opera singer Isobel Buchanan.
Although King grew up dreaming of being a director, she got her break into acting when she was eighteen and still working at a cheese shop, making her professional debut as Rosamond Oliver in Jane Eyre. She was nearly unable to play the role, however. A source stated that "a week before the day she began filming, King felt stomach pains, then had her appendix rupture. Her agent told the producers that she was unlikely to recover from the operation to remove it for at least ten days." Another actress was cast, but King recovered in time and was able to get the required medical clearance to film.
She is best known as Goldie, a surrogate mother in the American sitcom, The New Normal. Formerly, she was well known for her acclaimed performance as the tyrannical head-girl Harriet Bentley in 2008's Wild Child, and as cruel, conniving Sophie in the 2009 slasher film Tormented. Also in 2009 King received positive acclaim for her performance as the manipulative Victoria in the film Tanner Hall. She also performed in One Night in November at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, from October to November 2010, as well as being featured in the 2011 film Chalet Girl. She appeared as Princess Elena in the episode "The Changeling" of the third series of the BBC's Merlin. She appeared in the comedy horror film Cockneys vs Zombies as a bank robbery hostage trying to escape from a zombie-infested London.
King also appeared as series regular Amanda Snodgrass across both seasons in the 2016/2017 HBO comedy Vice Principals.- Humaima Malick was born on the 18th of November, 1987, in Quetta. She was discovered at the tender age of fourteen by Saqib Malik, who cast her in a nationwide campaign for Fair&Lovely and Humaima has not looked back since. Humaima rose to fame at a very young age and the stars seemed to be in her favor for she went on to bagging ad campaigns of renowned brands like Pepsi, in which she was the youngest actress, and also Telenor where she played the lead role. Humaima started her career with ad campaigns of big brands and has been associated with skincare and beauty brands like Sunsilk and Lux. she was the Lux girl of Pakistan for quiet sometime and Lux is a brand which has been associated with beautiful women of Pakistani society . She was also the brand ambassador of Samsung Galaxy Series. Humaima Malick is so far the only Pakistani actress who has managed to be brand ambassador of two of renowned mobile companies 'Samsung and Huawei'. Humaima transitioned into the realm of serious acting when she was cast in TV serial Ishq Junoon Dewanagi and Akbari Asghari, both as a female lead. These TV serials established Humaima as a household name and contributed to her sound acting skills but it was not up until Shoaib Mansoor's Bol that Humaima gained international critical recognition and acclaim. This was Humaima's most loved and acknowledged role, she was enchanting as Zainab and gave a powerhouse performance proving that she was not just a pretty face but a very serious actor too. She won various national and international awards for her performance as Zainab in Bol. Her other projects have also fared well at the box office and has established Humaima as a force to be reckoned with in the industry. She is one of the few female actresses of Pakistan who have been bold enough to step into Bollywood and be acknowledged for her prowess as an actress across the border. She has appeared opposite Emraan Hashmi in Raja Natwarlal as Ziya and enchanted the Indian audiences. Her film Dekh Magar Pyar Se opposite Sikander Rizvi, fared very well on the box office and added to Humaima's Kitty of successes. With so many successful projects already in her bag Humaima is surely not done showing the world just how big of an actress she really is. She has Sher, and the very much awaited Arth 2 to look forward to. Arth 2 is a semi-autobiographical film on the life of actress Parveen Babi and Humaima plays the role Samita Patel played in the original Arth. She says it is her way of giving a small tribute to the legendary actress. Humaima's profile has not only been associated with glamour, TV & Film but she has been a favorite choice for promoting social issues as well. She has been selected as only female ambassador by WWF federation to speak about environment issues in Sindh Parliament. None of the other actresses have achieved this honor so far. She was also selected by the Government of Punjab to speak about Women rights in their recent much talked 'Women Protection Bill 2016'. In 2016 Humaima Malick's strong personality and massive fan following has made her the only female ambassador for team Peshawar Zalmi in Pakistan Super League.
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Ming-Na ("enlightenment") was born on the island of Macau, forty miles from Hong Kong. Her mother, Lin Chan Wen, divorced her father when Ming-Na was only a toddler. She has an older brother named Jonathan. After the divorce, they moved to Hong Kong where her mother became a nurse. There her mother met Soo Lim Yee, a U.S. businessman. They soon married, and at four years, Ming-Na moved with her family to Queens, New York. Five years later, they transferred to Yee's hometown of Pittsburgh where his family runs the Chinatown Inn restaurant. Jonathan and half-brother, Leong, now manage this restaurant. Struggling to fit in at school, she changed her name to Maggie & Doris. She found a love for acting while appearing in a third grade Easter play, where she played a klutzy bunny. Her mother was not excited about her desire to pursue acting, She preferred that she go into medicine. Nonetheless, Ming-Na graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in theatre. She got her first acting job in 1988 on the soap As the World Turns (1956). Her big break came when she was cast in The Joy Luck Club (1993). When she needed a ride to the premiere of the film, her acting instructor sent one of his students, Eric Michael Zee. The two started dating in 1994 after Ming-Na moved permanently to Los Angeles and married in 1995, dropping her last name, Wen, at that time. She says she is now like Ann-Margret. Zee is a screenwriter and, with Ming-Na, manages At Last, a boy band.- Actress
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Janet Dey was born on 8 November 1940 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Something's Gotta Give (2003), Eye for an Eye (1996) and Laserblast (1978).- Actress
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Jewel was born on November 18th 1991. Only two years later, she began performing for live television audiences. By the time Jewel was seven-years- old, she had recorded four CDs and eight music videos in local studios. Jewel's first video, entitled "Where Do I Go", was made when she was just three-years-old. At age four, she recorded a Christmas CD to raise money for Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where her little cousin, Anthony, was treated for cancer. "A Christmas Jewel" triggered national media attention and catapulted Jewel into the national spotlight with a story on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. At age five, Jewel completed a motivational CD titled "Show the World", and a music video of the same title featuring Kurt Angle.
Jewel enjoys helping other children who are ill and those who are less fortunate. Jewel's Christmas CD, "A Christmas Jewel II", released in 1998, is sold in music stores to help raise money for Pittsburgh Children's Hospital. The CD can be purchased at select Sam Goody, Camelot, National Record Mart, Wal-Mart, Record Rack, Jukes, Colony, Sounds Familiar, and at all of Jewel's live performances. In April, 2000, Jewel and her little sister, Blaire Restaneo, auditioned for the National Tour of "Annie", created and directed by Martin Charnin. Blaire played the youngest orphan, "Molly", for the first month then Jewel joined her and played the role of "Duffy", then eventually got to play "Annie" but, soon after, both Jewel and Blaire were hired on Broadway in "Annie Get Your Gun".
During an August break in the "Annie" tour, Jewel went to Nashville to record another Christmas CD with her sister, Blaire, entitled "Merry Christmas from LA". This time, the girls were joined by several of Nashville's more well- known country musicians. Recently, another of Jewel's recordings has chosen to be included on the motion picture soundtrack of the new "Casper" movie.
Jewel worked with her sister, Blaire, at the Marquis Theater on Broadway for about a year with Cheryl Ladd, Patrick Cassidy, Reba McEntire, Brent Barett', Crystal Bernard, Tom Wopat, Conrad John Schuck, Larry Storch and many great actors.
Jewel was cast as "Fan" Scrooge's sister and "Martha Cratchit" in the Broadway production of "A Christmas Carol", with Tim Curry at Madison Square Garden for the 2001 Holiday season and again in the 2002 production, with F. Murray Abraham. She portrayed "Martha Cratchet", Tiny Tim's sister on "The Christmas Carol" float in the 2002 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Jewel has been on Saturday Night Live (1975) with Val Kilmer and Calista Flockhart and several episodes of All My Children (1970).
Jewel and Blaire helped Erin Brockovich-Ellis on ABC's "Challenge America" with some of their Broadway friends. Other current projects include her own television show and "The Broadway Sisters" clothing line, in collaboration with her sister, Blaire.
In her spare time, Jewel writes music, gets "A's" in school and loves cool clothes. She is a member of AFTRA, ASCAP and SAG. Jewel also likes to have fun with Blaire and her friends and family in New York, Pennsylvania, and Los Angeles.- Actress
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Keaton Talmadge was born on 18 November 1977 in San Bernardino County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Warframe: Heart of Deimos (2020), Wasteland 3 (2020) and Cloudpunk (2020).- Kelcie Leigh Stranahan was born on November 18, 1992 in Walnut Creek, California, USA. She trained as a ballet, jazz and lyrical dancer from a young age. She is an actress known for Without A Trace (2008) Last Hours In Suburbia (2012) Dirty Teacher (2013) and Stalked By My Neighbor (2015).
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Actress Linda Evans has personified beauty and grace to American television viewers for over five decades, from her role as Audra Barkley, a daughter of the Old West on The Big Valley (1965) (1965-1969 on ABC) to the glamorous Krystle Carrington on Dynasty (1981) (1981-1989 on ABC) to Hell's Kitchen (2004), the British competitive cooking reality show she won in 2009.
Linda became one of the most celebrated female television stars of the 1980s. For her role as Krystle, wife of an oil multimillionaire played by John Forsythe and good girl counterpart to Joan Collins' evil Alexis, Linda was nominated five times for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a TV Drama series (every year from 1982 to 1986). She won in 1982, sharing the honor with Barbara Bel Geddes of rival primetime television soap opera Dallas (1978). Linda won five People's Choice Awards as Favorite Actress in a Drama Series in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead actress in a Drama Series in 1983. For her contribution to the television industry, Linda has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Blvd.
Linda was born on November 18, 1942, as Linda Evenstad in Hartford, Connecticut, the second of three daughters to parents who were professional dancers. When Linda was six months old, her family moved to Hollywood.
At age 14, Linda was encouraged to take drama classes to overcome her shyness. At 15, she joined a friend who was auditioning for a television commercial. Linda got the part.
A short time later, Linda earned her first guest-starring role on a major television series, Bachelor Father (1957), starring John Forsythe, whose career would become eternally tied to Linda when they portrayed the powerful Carringtons on Dynasty. She went on to guest-star on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952), Wagon Train (1957), My Favorite Martian (1963) and other staples of the 1960s before landing the role of Audra, daughter of Big Valley matriarch Victoria Barkley, played by Barbara Stanwyck.
Between her Audra years and her portrayal of Krystle, Linda was rarely off the airwaves, guest starring on shows that ranged from McCloud (1970) to The Rockford Files (1974), from the miniseries North & South: Book 2, Love & War (1986) to the primetime drama Hunter (1976), co-starring Linda as secret agent Marty Shaw.
After Dynasty, Linda decided there was something more to life than Hollywood and moved to the Pacific Northwest, where she began an extraordinary journey of self-discovery.
But she returned to performing frequently, starring in the stage play, Legends, and winning the Hell's Kitchen competition while working under Michelin-starred chef Marco Pierre White.
Linda's often lavish and luxurious life has rivaled Krystle Carrington's. She has dined with queens and presidents, been romanced by the rich and famous, and today, what Linda treasures most is the wisdom she has gained along the way.- Actress
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Lucy Akhurst was born Lucy Akhurst-Webster in London, England. A few years later, her family moved to the northeast of England and she attended school (which she hated) there. She left her drama school (which she also loathed) early, having been discovered by the BBC and cast in a lead role in the convention-breaking drama All Quiet on the Preston Front (1994). Since then she has worked steadily in television and on such films as The Land Girls (1998) and Trinity (2003), a British/Canadian co-production, and the horror/comedy hit Shaun of the Dead (2004).- Actress
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Marie-Claire Witlox was born on 18 November 1977 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Clean Hands (2015), The Conductor (2018) and Smeris (2014). She has been married to Jeroen van Koningsbrugge since 18 August 2005.- Actress
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Miranda grew up in Burnham Thorpe on the North Norfolk coast and trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Her father, Nick, is a jazz pianist and her mother, Caroline, read the news for Anglia television. In 2011, she played the title role in 'Anne Boleyn' at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to great critical acclaim.- Actress
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Nadia Sawalha was born on 18 November 1964 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for 99-1 (1994), EastEnders (1985) and Privateer 2: The Darkening (1996). She has been married to Mark Adderley since 2 June 2002. They have two children. She was previously married to Justin Mildwater.- Actress
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Nasim Pedrad (born November 18, 1981) is an American actress and comedian best known for her five seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975) from 2009 to 2014. She has since gone on to co-star in sitcoms such as Mulaney (2014), Scream Queens (2015), People of Earth (2016), and New Girl (2011).
Pedrad was born in Tehran, Iran, to a Muslim family. Her parents are Arasteh Amani and Parviz Pedrad. Pedrad's family emigrated to the United States in 1984 when she was three years old. Her younger sister is comedy writer Nina Pedrad. Both sisters are fluent in Persian. The sisters were raised in Irvine, California, and graduated from University High School. Nasim graduated from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 2003. She was a member of the UCLA Spring Sing Company.
Pedrad was a performer with the Sunday Company at The Groundlings. She frequently performed her one-woman show Me, Myself & Iran at the Los Angeles divisions of ImprovOlympic and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. The show was selected for the 2007 HBO Comedy Festival in Las Vegas. She received an LA Weekly Best Comedic Performance of the Year Award as the lead in the comedic spoof After School Special.
Pedrad made her first television appearance on an episode of Gilmore Girls (2000). In 2007, she made a guest appearance on The Winner (2007). She had a recurring role on ER (1994) as Nurse Suri. In 2009, she had a guest appearance on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005).
Pedrad joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2009 as part of the 35th (2009-2010) season. Pedrad is one of a handful of cast members born outside North America (joining Italian-born Tony Rosato, New Zealand-born Pamela Stephenson, English-born Morwenna Banks, and Chilean-born Horatio Sanz). Pedrad became a repertory player in the 2011-12 season after two years of being a featured player. Pedrad left SNL in 2014 to work on Mulaney.
In 2011, she was a recurring voice on the Fox animated series Allen Gregory (2011). She appeared with a small role in the 2011 film No Strings Attached (2011). In 2012, she had a supporting voice role in the animated feature film The Lorax (2012) and a small appearance in The Dictator (2012). In 2013, Pedrad had another supporting voice role in Despicable Me 2 (2013). In the autumn of 2014, she left Saturday Night Live to star in a new Fox sitcom, Mulaney. On October 18, 2014, Fox shut down production of the series by reducing the 16-episode order by three episodes. Filming for the thirteenth episode had just been completed prior to the order reduction, and the fourteenth episode was about to enter production.
Beginning in 2015, Pedrad has a recurring guest role as LAPD officer Aly Nelson on the Fox sitcom New Girl. She portrayed Gigi Caldwell in season one of Fox horror-comedy Scream Queens.
In 2016, she appeared in a commercial for Old Navy alongside comedian Kumail Nanjiani and other SNL cast members Cecily Strong and Jay Pharoah.
In 2017, she joined the cast of season two of the TBS comedy series People of Earth. Later that same year, she also made guest appearances on Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) and Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013).- With her distinctive voice, ultra-intense eyes and statuesque frame, Peta Wilson probably could have carried her breakout television show, "La Femme Nikita," on looks alone. Such was television in 1997. But when viewers realized that this killer- with-a-killer body could actually act, the show became the highest-rated drama on cable. Indeed "La Femme Nikita" was yet more proof that an inexpensively produced series could bypass the traditional TV networks and still make lots of money if it had something special to offer. In this case, Peta Wilson was that "something special." Producer Joel Surnow, who later went on to produce "24," said watching Peta Wilson as "Nikita" was "like watching lightning in a jar." She beat out 200 actors for the role patterned after the female assassin "Nikita" in the dark French film by Luc Bresson. What set her apart from the pack were her ideas on what the Anglo version of the broody French killer should be like. In order to grab and hold an American television audience for the long term, "Nikita" had to become a very different person, Peta told the production team. Her version of "Nikita," the drop-dead-gorgeous killer with a heart of gold, not only clicked with viewers but transcended the show and has been copied in film and TV ever since. Wilson took herself out of the Hollywood loop when "Nikita" ended in 2001 and returned to her native Australia to decompress, build her dream house and give birth to the son conceived with Damian Harris, the director-producer son of the late acting legend Richard Harris. Marlowe Harris-Wilson was born Feb. , 2002. Motherhood tempered Wilson's instincts to jump back into the Hollywood game but the offer in 2003 to appear opposite Sean Connery in the big-budget film, "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," was something she couldn't pass up. "Superman Returns" (2006), "Gardens of the Night" (2008) and "Beautiful" (2009) kept her on track. Born to a military family in Sydney, Wilson moved frequently as a child and is perhaps the only Hollywood star to have ever lived 8 years in Papua New Guinea. But when the fire for acting hit, there was no putting it out and her path from the Antipodes eventually led to the Hollywood studio of legendary acting coach Arthur Mendoza, a protégé of Stella Adler. Though her beauty was unmistakable, it was Wilson's raw talent that immediately made Mendoza realize he had a serious Hollywood contender on his hands. During the six years between Wilson's arrival in Hollywood and her role as "Nikita," it was Mendoza who drew out and shaped the actor within.
- Rachel Stander was born in Bellevue, Washington, USA. Rachel is a producer, known for Such A Pretty Girl, Séance and Scrap (2022).
- Elizabeth Hobgood was born on 31 December 1970 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for The Emperor's Club (2002), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and The Adderall Diaries (2015). She was previously married to Aaron Andrew Casano.
- Rita Cosby was born on 18 November 1964 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
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Eva DeVirgilis was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She is an Actress, Writer, and Makeup Artist known for her female forward empowerment and activism that she expresses through her comedy and multi-character shows. She has been regarded by BroadwayWorld as an actress who "seamlessly morphs into dozens of distinct characters."
DeVirgilis' TEDx talk 'In My Chair: A Makeup Artist's Perspective on Beauty' was a call to arms for radical self-acceptance and a plea for all women to stop saying the word Sorry. The talk has been regarded by HER magazine as one of their "top inspirational TEDtalks that may help you change your life."
Based on her research on 21st century beauty standards and the journey she took around the world to interview women who sat in her makeup chair, DeVirgilis' critically acclaimed, award-winning, one-woman show "In My Chair" was awarded the RTCC Award for Best Original Work in 2019.
She is married to actor and Chief Petty Officer Scott Wichmann.
To learn more about Eva's current projects follow her at @Evadevirgilis on all social platforms.- Actress
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Robin Arcuri is an American fashion model and actor. Whether you're talking about her body of work as an actress, model, philanthropist, or, yes, her actual body, the best word to describe Robin Arcuri is "passion."
From the time she burst onto the Hollywood scene as a teen sensation from Huntington Beach, California, Robin Arcuri took on every turn in her career with steely-eyed zeal and passion. Passion has been what has driven the success of Robin Arcuri and passion is what shows in her work. Over her career, Robin has modeled for Maybelline, FUZZI, Joe Rocket, HJC, Marvel, Calvin Klein, Life Fitness, Flayva Fashions, Emanuel Ungaro, Teen, Vogue, Glamour, Orange Coast, Muscle & Fitness, Shape, Business Week, Cover Models, and Cosmopolitan just to name a few. Told by many that, at 5'6", she was too short to make it in the rough and tumble world of fashion modeling, rather than reining her back it only spurred her forward. Arcuri became a main stay in fashion print, runway, editorial, catalog, print, swim wear, and fitness apparel. Over the years, her interest in cultural diversity has motivated her to model overseas where she walked the runways in Germany, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, and Mexico. In Japan, while modeling for MAD (Models Against Drugs) she learned how to speak the Japanese language of Nihongo.
While in film school at CSUF she met Illusionist 'Shahrooz Mystere' and began assisting him in performing at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles and The Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California. A small, but fun stage for the young model. Later, Robin got the attention of television executives and, in 1992, made her small screen debut in Miracle Beach as Miss Germany. To date, her television resume includes a guest appearance with Rick Dees on Into the Night as well as a cameo appearance in season three of HBO's hit series Entourage (Adios, Amigos). Arcuri's diverse talent made her a natural for TV commercials and she has appeared in ads for Mountain Dew, L'Oreal, Evian, Body Glove, Associates National Bank, Badger, and Budweiser. Television led to movies. In 2007, she landed small roles in Ripple Effect and Frank & Ava in 2018.
As Arcuri matured in age, she did so as well in life. As an adult, she has decided to use her number one asset - her passion - to speak out on causes in which she believes. Arcuri has become a supporter for several animal rights organizations and at the age of seven began rescuing animals. She has since founded and operates her own self funded, private animal rescue group. She is a supporter of ASAP, Blind Start Of America, Compassionate Care ALS, the Gavin R. Stevens Foundation, Toys For Tots Foundation, Mea Ola's Place, Cowboy 911, Half The Sky, and Entertainment Industry Foundation for women with cancer. On April 26, 2011 Arcuri received an award from the city of Redondo Beach for her participation in cleaning up the King Harbor fish die-off. Having experienced real childhood hardships and indigence, Arcuri has on numerous occasions expressed that she feels she has a philanthropic duty to those less fortunate and that is exactly what drives her to a greater level of success.