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- Lykke Sand was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, as Lykke Sand Michelsen. She is an actress known for "Rita" (2012), "Better Times" (2004), "Midsommer" (2003) and "Unit One"(2000-2004), which was her breakthrough on screen and the first Danish TV-series to receive an Emmy Award for Best Drama Series (2002). Lykke Sand had her debut in "Strisser på Samsø" (1996).
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Lynne Burnett was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Diamond Real Estate (2006), Pledge of Innocence (2001) and Viper (1988).MY TOP 01-16/03/2012- Leslie Jean Mann was born in San Francisco, California. She was raised in Newport Beach, California by her mother, Janet Ann Ayres. At the age of seventeen, she launched her career, appearing in various TV commercials.
Her screen break came when she was cast as Nurse Mary in the short-lived Birdland (1994). Further TV and film roles followed, including The Cable Guy (1996), where she met her husband, Judd Apatow, who was a producer on the film. The story goes that after Mann left her audition for the role, Apatow turned to his colleagues and said "there goes the future Mrs. Apatow".
Further successes followed for Mann in such projects as George of the Jungle (1997) and The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005). She also appeared alongside her daughters - Maude Apatow and Iris Apatow - in Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009) and This Is 40 (2012).MY TOP 17-31/03/2012 - Actress
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Leticia Monaghan was born on 28 March 1990 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She is an actress and producer, known for Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger (2008), The Long Road Home and Footballer Wants a Wife (2015).- Actress
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Cuban-born television hostess Lili Estefan got her big break as one of the main hostesses of the long-running Spanish-language variety show Sábado gigante (1986). After 12 years of hosting that show, she left to co-host a celebrity-gossip show, El gordo y la flaca (1998) for the same network, Univisión, in 1998. She is a major presenter for special events such as beauty pageants and the annual Calle Ocho music festival held in Miami, Florida.- Actress
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Lily Jane Collins was born in Guildford, Surrey, England. Her father is English musician Phil Collins, while her mother, Jill Tavelman, who is from Los Angeles, California, was president of the Beverly Hills Women's Club for three terms. Lily moved with her mother to LA at the age of five, after her parents split up. She is of Russian Jewish (from her maternal grandfather), English, and German descent.
Her first screen role was at the age of two in the BBC series Growing Pains, in 1992. Collins performed at the Youth Academy for Dramatic Arts as a child, but her main interest was journalism. She graduated from the Harvard-Westlake School, and attended the USC, where she majored in broadcast journalism. She began writing a column ("NY Confidential") for the British magazine Elle Girl in her teens as well as contributing to Seventeen, Teen Vogue, and the Los Angeles Times magazines.
After some early television appearances as a presenter/reporter (for instance, covering the 2008 US Presidential campaign as a host on the Nickelodeon show, Kids Pick the President (2000)), she made a couple of appearances on 90210 (2008) in 2009. She co-starred as the daughter of Tim McGraw and Sandra Bullock's characters in the massive box office hit The Blind Side (2009). More dramatic roles followed, and she came to worldwide attention when she played the starring role in Mirror Mirror (2012), following it up by headlining The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) and Love, Rosie (2014).- Actress
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Linda Larkin is an American actress from Los Angeles, California who is known for voicing Princess Jasmine from Disney's Aladdin franchise since the hit 1992 film. She also acted in Grand Theft Auto V, Zapped Again, Two Ninas, The Next Best Thing and Runaway Bride. She is married to Yul Vasquez since 2002.- Director
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Linda Lee Cadwell was born on 21 March 1945 in Everett, Washington, USA. She is a director and actress, known for Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), A Night in Heaven (1983) and Saturday Night Live (1975). She has been married to Bruce Cadwell since 1991. She was previously married to Tom Bleecker and Bruce Lee.- Lindsay Andretta was born on 20 March 1992 in Rhinebeck, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Far from Heaven (2002), Persephone (2012) and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001).
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- Lindsay Frimodt was born on 28 March 1981 in Sacramento, California, USA.
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Lindsay Parker was born on 30 March 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Flowers in the Attic (1987), Shocker (1989) and Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990).- Actress
Lisa Lord was born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is an actress, known for Heist (2021), ER (1994) and Port Charles (1997). She has been married to Jak Wyld since 17 August 2019. She was previously married to Mark Teschner.- Actress
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Lisa Stokke was born in the Arctic town of Tromsø in Northern Norway to a chiropractor father Øivind and her American Mother Judy who's an artist and writer, and her older sister Monica. She pursued the arts at an early age, taking payment from neighbors for putting on shows, utilizing her entrepreneurial and performing arts skills at a young age. She attended ballet lessons, piano lessons and choir, and was forever the class clown at her local school, taking every opportunity to perform. At age 18, she came third in Norway's then biggest televised talent show "Talentiaden" despite having acute laryngitis, and became an instant people's favorite. In 1996 she moved to the city of Liverpool in the UK where she spent 3 years earning her BA honors degree in Acting at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts as the very first batch of students to ever attend. Lisa is probably best known though for originating the role of Sophie in the original production of the musical Mamma Mia, and for the original cast recording for which she is the proud owner of a US platinum disc for her work. She earned this role straight after her graduation, and gained world wide recognition and glowing reviews for her portrayal of Sophie.
Recently, her proudest moment came when she was invited to voice the Snow Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel) in the Norwegian language version of Disney's monster hit Frozen. This was especially exciting as the film is based on Norwegian nature and culture, and she has been a die hard Disney fan her whole life, and she saw it as a huge honor being a part of the film's epic journey.
Her stage work includes: Grace Farrell in Annie (Folketeateret (The people's theatre) in Oslo) Genevieve in The Baker's Wife (Michael Strassen, Union Theatre, Best Actress Nomination) Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls (Michael Grandage and Rob Ashford, later Jamie Lloyd, UK tour and Piccadilly theatre) Emma Goldman in Assassins (Michael Strassen, Union Theatre) Florence in Chess (Bømlo, Norway)
Her film and TV work includes: Merete in "Småbyliv" (Suburbia, 8 episodes, Norwegian Broadcasting) Herself in the docudrama "Lisa Goes to Hollywood" that she created (6 episodes for Norwegian Broadcasting) US Naval Officer O'Connor in the feature film "Long Flat Balls2" directed by Harald Zwart Jodee Tressky in "Jonathan Creek, Satan's Chimney", BBC
She has also performed at numerous concerts around the world: LA PressClub honoring Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, Los Angeles, 46664 Arctic concert for and with Nelson Mandela, Tromsø, Norway, Asian/European Political summit at Buckingham Palace for HRH, London
This summer Lisa will play the lead role of Florence in a philharmonic concert version of Chess the musical in her home town of Tromsø, Norway during the Chess Olympics.- Lise Simms was born on 17 March 1963 in Southern Colorado, USA. She is an actress, known for Dragonfly (2002), Phil of the Future (2004) and The Dentist (1996). She was previously married to Terry Rhoads.
- Liv Hutchings was born Olivia Claire Hutchings in Toronto, Canada, in March 1997. She has lived in San Francisco, Toronto, Chicago and Indianapolis. She moved to Los Angeles in 2005 to pursue her acting and dancing dream.
While living in Indianapolis, Liv heard an ad on the radio. The ad said that they were looking for kids to audition for Sesame Street. At that very moment, Liv decided that this is what she wanted to do. She began taking acting classes shortly after, and as they say, took to it like a fish takes to water. She attended the first ever IPOP event in New York City in the summer of 2005, where she received over 20 callbacks and won the Young Dancer Of The Year award.
Liv is also an accomplished dancer and has won overall awards all over the country. She recently competed in the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition and qualified for the International Finals in New York. That was quite an experience for her!
Upon moving to LA, Liv was immediately signed by a manager and agent and booked her very first audition. After working that day, Liv decided this was it...her dream. Since then, she has booked 19 jobs in 19 months! Her most memorable jobs to date are playing Izzie's daughter on Grey's Anatomy (2005) and booking a recurring role on the new show Saving Grace (2007). Working with such amazing actresses, Holly Hunter and 'Laura San Giacomo', has been an inspiration.
She is now living in her new house in Burbank with her parents and younger brother, Spencer. She is having the time of her life! - Actress
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Liza Snyder was born on 20 March 1968 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Yes, Dear (2000), Pay It Forward (2000) and Sirens (1993).- Actress
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Lizzie Brocheré was born on 22 March 1985 in Paris, France. She is an actress and director, known for Rings (2017), Full Contact (2015) and American Horror Story (2011).- Casting Director
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Lorelei L. Lanford was born on March 27 in Namur, Belgium. The daughter of filmmaker Guy Bodart and fashion designer Chantal di Bastini, Lorelei's grandparents were actors/singers at the Royal Theatre in Brussels. Lanford received her education in Belgium and Tahiti, French Polynesia. A professional dancer since the age of eleven, Lorelei has performed in Europe, the South Pacific, and the United States for both her own Royal Tahitian Dance Troupe and the Cook Islands Cultural dance group the Kau Ariki Dance Group. She won an award for best dancer in the early 1980's. Lanford made her film debut as an extra at age fourteen. In 1987 Lorelei moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in movies. Lanford enjoys swimming, weight lifting, and belly dancing as well as Tahitian and Hawaiian dancing. The CEO of the production company IFA Pictures, Lorelei resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.- Lori Rom was born on 16 August 1975 in Red Bank, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008), He Got Game (1998) and Charmed (1998). She is married to Ronnie Steadman.
- Louisa Dienst was born on 23 March 1984 in Enid, Oklahoma, USA. She is an actress, known for Dark Mister (2009), The Surfer (2011) and The Night Man (2012).
- Luciana Carro is a Toronto-born actress known for her dramatic and comedic roles on American television and feature films.
Carro began studying acting as a child and showcased her talent in a number of local productions. Her high school drama teacher Gerry Campbell, father of actress Neve Campbell, was impressed by the young woman's talent and convinced her to pursue classical training at Theatre Humber in Toronto. Carro's career began soon after she graduated from theater school.
Before landing her first major role on Ronald D. Moore's critically acclaimed, Emmy award-winning TV series, Battlestar Galactica (2004), Carro booked recurring roles on award-winning shows, such as The Chris Isaak Show (2001) and The L Word (2004). As "Louanne 'Kat' Katraine" on Battlestar Galactica, Carro worked with Academy Award nominees Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell. Carro's international following has grown as a result of her work on Battlestar Galactica and her subsequent roles in major feature films and TV shows.
Carro's film roles include work with Will Ferrell in Blades of Glory (2007), Christina Milian and Lorainne Bracco in Snowglobe (2007), Al Pacino and Rene Russo in Two for the Money (2005), and with director Keenan Ivory Wayans in White Chicks (2004). Carro's prowess as a screen actress has landed her recurring roles on TV shows, including, "Stephanie Meyer" in Greg Berlanti's Everwood (2006), "Priya Magnus" in Ronald D. Moore's Caprica (2010), "Crazy Lee" in Steven Spielberg's Falling Skies (2012-2013), and "Anana" in Ronald D. Moore's Helix (2014). Executive producer Charlize Theron cast Carro to play "Trina McCoy" in the ABC pilot, Hatfields & Mccoys (2013).
Beyond her film and television success, Carro has continued pursuing her passion for the theater as a student of renowned director and coach, Larry Moss. Some of her major roles in theater productions include: 'Anne Frank' in a Goodrich & Hackett's "The Diary of Anne Frank," 'Puck' in Shakespeare's "Midsummer Nights Dream," 'Alice' in James Reaney's "Alice Through the Looking Glass," and 'Nora' in Sean O'Casey's "The Plough and the Stars." In 2014 Carro began workshopping the role of 'Veronica' in Stephen Adly Guirgis' contemporary Nuyorican comedy, "The Motherf**cker with the Hat". - Lucie Jones is a leading theatre actress, credits include: 'Lou' in Girlfriends (LMTO); 'Elle Woods' in Legally Blonde (National Tour); 'Emily' in A Christmas Carol (Lyceum Theatre); 'Maureen Johnson' in RENT The Musical (The Other Palace & National Tour); 'Holly' in The Wedding Singer (National Tour); 'Elle Woods' in Legally Blonde the Musical (Leicester Curve / South Korea; DIMF Best Actress in a Musical Award); 'Molly Jensen' in Ghost: The Musical (Asian Tour); 'Victoria' in American Psycho The Musical (Almeida); 'Meatloaf' in the We Will Rock You (World Arena Tour); 'Kelly' in The Prodigals (Edinburgh Fringe); 'Cosette' in Les Misérables (Queens Theatre);
Television includes: Midsomer Murders (ITV) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (BBC). Lucie was a finalist in the 2009 series of The X Factor. She toured the UK playing to sell out arena crowds on The X Factor tour in 2010. In January 2017, Lucie won the public vote on BBC2 show Eurovision- You Decide with her original song, 'Never Give Up On You'. She competed at the Eurovision World Final in Ukraine. - Lucie Laurier was born on 19 March 1975 in Greenfield Park, Québec, Canada. She is an actress, known for Don't Say a Word (2001), Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006) and Manigances: Notice Rouge (2013).
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New Zealand icon Lucy Lawless is most known for her role as "Xena the Warrior Princess." Lucy is married to producer Rob Tapert (Robert Gerard Tapert) and resides in New Zealand. They have two sons, Julius Robert Bay Tapert and Judah Miro Tapert, who were both born in New Zealand. Lucy also has a daughter, Daisy Lawless, from her first marriage to Garth Lawless.
Lucy was born Lucille Frances Ryan in Mount Albert, Auckland, to Julie, a teacher, and Frank Ryan, a banker and the city's mayor. She was awarded an Order of Merit in the New Zealand Queen's Birthday Honor List in June 2004. Lucy, whose role as Xena in "Xena: Warrior Princess" made her a cult television star, has been involved with the Starship Foundation and has held a role on its board of trustees. She was awarded the Order of Merit for services to entertainment and the community.
In 1995, Lucy landed the role of "Xena: Warrior Princess" in the show, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995), in a three-story arc, that led to her own spin-off show, Xena: Warrior Princess (1995), for six seasons.
Whilst she has been primarily known for her role on "Xena: Warrior Princess," Lucy has also appeared in the classic TV series, Battlestar Galactica (2004), in the semi-regular role of "D'anna Biers," among her other many and varied roles, including the hit Adam Sandler movie, Bedtime Stories (2008). Lucy was also in several made-for-TV movies including: Locusts (2005) and Vampire Bats (2005). She also lent her voice to the straight-to-video movies: Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) and Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008). During 2011, Lucy appeared in the "No Ordinary Family" as the mysterious "Mrs. X" and also appeared in the prequel to Spartacus (2010), Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011) and "Spartacus Vengeance" as "Lucretia."
She portrayed "Caroline Platt" in Jane Campion's Top of the Lake (2013), a BBC Mini-Series in New Zealand, with Holly Hunter and Elisabeth Moss, the recurring character of "Diane Lewis" on NBC's Parks and Recreation (2009), and "Velma Kelly" in the Auckland Theatre Company's adaptation of "Chicago: The Musical," the latter from November 1-24, 2013.
As of 2019 she can be seen starring as Alexa Crowe in the light, colorful, Auckland-set mystery, "My Life is Murder."- Actress
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Lucy Russell started acting in her late twenties, having tried too many other jobs to count and having got a degree in Italian and Business at UCL in London. Her first feature was also Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas's first film, Following. After a couple of years of drama school, she played the title role in Eric Rohmer's French language film The Lady and the Duke, (which had the most insanely beautiful hand-sewn costumes designed by Pierre-Jean Larroque).
She played Missy LeHand in CineNord's Atlantic Crossing, which won the 2021 International Emmy for TV Movie/Miniseries and Steph in Toni Erdmann, the German nominee for Best International Feature at the 89th Academy Awards, named best film of 2016 by Sight and Sound magazine, by Film Comment and by Cahiers du Cinema.
She's worked across genres with incredible directors in French and English: she's been head of the CIA and MI5; a trophy wife; a serial killer; a UN delegate; a toxic mother; leader of a galactic empire; a cult member; generally been like a pig in sh*t exploring as many facets of human expression as she can get her dirty paws on.
She's also a real person outside acting and has a life there, too, which, frankly, is not to be sniffed at.- Actress
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Most famous for her role in the 1972 low-budget shocker Frogs (1972) (a far cry from her role on Hazel (1961)), Lynn Borden rarely garnered large or leading roles. She was originally going to play the lead in 1964's Roustabout (1964) but this did not materialize. She had a memorable role in the action film Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974), although small, and starred sporadically in feature films and TV movies.MY TOP 17-31/03/2012- Actress
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Lesli Kay is an American actress best known for her character Molly Conlon McKinnon on As the World Turns, who she won an Emmy for in 2001. She relocated to Los Angeles in 2004 by using General Hospital as a means to get there. After a 1 year contract as Lois Cerullo on General Hospital, Lesli went back to CBS as Felicia Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful. She was nominated for her portrayal of Felicia in 2006. Lesli is working in television and film but at the same time she went back to school in 2010 and earned a degree as a surgical first assist. So she acts, operates, is the mom of two boys and needs a vacation!MY TOP 17-31/03/2012- Actress
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Lesley-Anne Down was born on March 17, 1954 and raised in London, England. With the help of her father, she began modeling at age 10, acting in commercials, and winning several beauty contests. By the time she was 15, Down had completed four films and was voted "Britain's Most Beautiful Teenager". Lesley-Anne first gained international popularity as Georgina Worsley in the British series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971), which became a hit on PBS in the United States. She has starred in films, including The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), A Little Night Music (1977), The Betsy (1978), The Great Train Robbery (1978), Hanover Street (1979), Rough Cut (1980) and Sphinx (1981). She starred in the television movies The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982), Arch of Triumph (1984), Indiscreet (1988), and in the miniseries The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) and North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985).
Lesley-Anne appeared for six episodes as Stephanie Rogers in the prime-time television series Dallas (1978), on the CBS Network. Her previous daytime experience included roles as Olivia Richards in Sunset Beach (1997) and Lady Sheraton in Days of Our Lives (1965). She also made guest appearances on the television series The Nanny (1993) and Diagnosis Murder (1993). On stage, she has appeared in "Hamlet" and a musical version of "Great Expectations". As for her career, Lesley-Anne has earned Golden Globe Award nominations, German Bravo Awards, the British Best Actress Award, the Rose D'or Best Soap Opera Actress Award and the covers of numerous publications throughout the world, including Life Magazine. She was awarded the 2006 TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award for the most Popular Supporting Female for her role as Jackie Marone Knight on The Bold and the Beautiful (1987).
Lesley-Anne Down met her husband, cinematographer Don E. FauntLeRoy, while filming North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985). They live in Malibu, California with their son, George-Edward FauntLeRoy. She also has a son, Jackson Friedkin, from her earlier marriage to director William Friedkin and two stepchildren, Season FauntLeRoy and Juliana FauntLeRoy, from Don's previous marriage. When she's not on the set, Down prefers to spend her free time with her children and animals. She has an extensive collection of Victorian children's books, which she has collected since age 15.- Actress
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Lesley Manville was born on March 12, 1956 in Brighton, East Sussex, England. She is a multi award-winning actress of theatre, film, and television, and has worked extensively with director Mike Leigh. She is known for Another Year (2010), All or Nothing (2002), Topsy-Turvy (1999) and Secrets & Lies (1996), and her performance in Phantom Thread (2017), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also had a supporting role in the Disney fantasy Maleficent (2014). Manville's extensive stage career includes roles in "As You Like It", "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" and "The Alchemist". Her film debut was in Dance with a Stranger (1985). She was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire at the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to drama. She was awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire at the 2021 Queen's New Years Honours for her services to drama and to charity.- Actress
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Andriel grew up on the east coast, where she studied at the Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. After her successful endeavor with the Ritz Theatre and upon taking Dangerfield's advice, she then moved to New York City to begin her studies in stagecraft with many award-winning teachers. Once completed, her theatre work was instantly successful with lead roles from OffBroadway to Lincoln Center.
It was Rodney Dangerfield, who first discovered Lenore Andriel while she was addressing an audience of 3,000 at the Ritz Theatre, in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Astonishingly, at the ripe age of 21, Andriel owned and ran the Ritz, where Dangerfield was performing that night. Having come up with the idea of owning a gorgeous showplace, replete with nightly star performers, Andriel set out to own it and found the funding to do it. She then successfully produced there, the likes of: The Oakridge Boys, Waylon Jennings, The Marshall Tucker Band, Spyro Gyra, Jeff Lorber, Mickey Gilley, George Carlin, 'Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Jr., Jerry Lee Lewis, Chic Corea, Ray Charles, and many others.
But it was Dangerfield who saw her at such a young age, be able to mesmerize and hold a huge audience captive. His words were more fortuitous, than either of them ever could have imagined Therefore it is no surprise to learn of Andriel's recent success for her eighteen award winnings (and still counting) for her feature film - Yellow Rock (2011), in which she starred, wrote, and produced.
Her first starring film role was opposite Bo Svenson in "Blood Brothers", which led to her continuing to being cast as the "strong female lead". She then played leads in award-winning independent films in both the u.s. and abroad, including "Childhood" opposite Tara Fitzgerald, which filmed throughout eastern Europe, Midnight Witness (1993) that gave her, her entrée to the Cannes Film Festival with Maxwell Caulfield, and the tear-jerker indie Desperate Measures (1998), that gave her one of her first award nominations for "Best Supporting Actress". She has additionally starred opposite Paul Rudd, Dennis Haysbert, Paul Johansson, and Miguel Ferrer, to name a few in both film and television.
Additionally, as a voice-over actress she portrays several lead characters in "World Of Warcraft". Her list of gaming characters for Blizzard includes: 'Ysera', 'Mothership', 'Archival System', and many more.
An avid world traveler, passionate about the environment, and a consummate horsewoman, Andriel is a 'cowgirl' for real, proving that whatever sets her mind to do, she gets it done.
That is probably the reason why the next phase of her career, was to write, produce and star in her own feature, Yellow Rock (2011), a western with a message. She portrayed the strong female lead as 'Doctor Sarah Taylor', who embraces and supports the failing "Black Paw Tribe" in the dangerous days of 1880 California. Andriel's first venture as a filmmaker paid off, winning her a coveted "Best Actress" Award, "Best Screenplay" - Shared with Co-Writer Steve Doucette, "Best Picture" multiple times, And "Best Producer" before the film had even been released.
"Yellow rock" starring Michael Biehn (Tombstone (1993)), James Russo (Django Unchained (2012)), Lenore Andriel (Midnight Witness (1993)), Michael Spears (Into The West (2005)_), & Eddie Spears (Hell On Wheels (2011)_), has world-wide distribution.
Yellow Rock (2011) won the coveted Bronze Wrangler Award from The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for "Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture", "Best Director", "Best Screenplay", and "Best Actors" - Michael Biehn, James Russo, Lenore Andriel, Michael Spears, and Eddie Spears. Andriel personally won in three categories: Writer, Producer,and Actress.
The 'Wrangler' is not awarded every year, but only presented to those deserving films and individuals. Previous winning films include Unforgiven (1992); True Grit (2010); Dances with Wolves (1990) and 3:10 to Yuma (2007). Individuals include John Wayne., Clint Eastwood., Kevin Costner., and Annette Bening., which indicates the high level of successful films and stars that have been awarded for the past 50 years.
With the success of Yellow Rock (2011), and due to Andriel receiving the 'best actress' wrangler for her role as 'Dr. Sarah Taylor', she has truly been launched into the stratosphere. She additionally plans to create other film projects with her producing partner' Steve Doucette', under their banner of Enlightenment Films, Inc. , in which she will continue to star, write, and produce. This is one "cowgirl" who dared to shoot for the stars and now has become one of them.- Swedish-born Lena Olin already had a successful career as an actress before she came to Hollywood. She acted at the Royal Theatre in Stockholm and was directed by Ingmar Bergman. She was born in Stockholm, to actors Britta Holmberg and Stig Olin, who appeared in six of Bergman's films. Lena also belongs to the Bergman "family". As a young actress, she played in the great classics of William Shakespeare, Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg. She made her international debut as a movie actress in After the Rehearsal (1984) (aka "After the Rehearsal"), directed by Bergman. In western Europe, she became well-known in the political movie The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) as "Sabina", in a story about the Prague spring (1968). After coming to the US, she played mostly distinguished, exotic temptresses, intelligent women and crude vamps. Bergman had developed Lena's artistic gift to play different human emotions and express them in a subtle way. Sydney Pollack, director of Out of Africa (1985), rewrote the screenplay for Havana (1990) especially for her. This explains why this film recalls associations with the classic Casablanca (1942), starring Ingrid Bergman, also from Sweden. Olin received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Enemies, A Love Story (1989). She went on to have a choice role in Chocolat (2000), which received a Best Picture Oscar nomination, and received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. She made a move to the smaller screen and played the role for one season as the deliciously evil "Irina Derevko", the mother to Jennifer Garner's "Sydney Bristow" in the series Alias (2001). Olin received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
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Leigh Zimmerman was born on 28 March 1969 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. She is an actress, known for Proof (2005), United 93 (2006) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). She is married to Domenick Allen. They have one child.- Producer
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Leeza Gibbons was born on 26 March 1957 in Hartsville, South Carolina, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for The Apprentice (2004), Leeza (1994) and Entertainment Tonight (1981). She has been married to Steve Fenton since 20 April 2011. She was previously married to Stephen Meadows, Chris Quinten and John Hicks.- Actress
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Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski was born June 10, 1983 in New York City, New York. She is the daughter of Elizabeth Sobieski (née Salomon), a writer, and Jean Sobieski, a painter who has also acted. She has a younger brother, Robert. Her father, born in France, is of Polish and Swiss descent, while her mother is of three quarters Ashkenazi Jewish and one quarter Dutch, ancestry.
Sobieski caught the attention of a casting agent who noticed her while he was scouting the cafeteria of a New York City private school. Leelee's first major audition was for a role in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). She ended up losing the role to Kirsten Dunst, but that didn't stop her. At age 11 she co-starred in the TV movie Reunion (1994) with Marlo Thomas and a year later starred in A Horse for Danny (1995). In 1998 Leelee starring opposite Elijah Wood in Deep Impact (1998). The film, which was one of the summer's biggest hits, garnered Leelee great reviews and brought her to the attention of many casting directors. Next up was Joan of Arc (1999), which she shot in the Czech Republic and for which she received an Emmy nomination. While working on Joan of Arc (1999), she was also shooting a film with Tom Cruise, Eyes Wide Shut (1999). The film, shot under strict secrecy by the notoriously reclusive Stanley Kubrick, had Leelee cast as a teenage nymphet who tempts Cruise's character. While shooting the film she developed a friendship with Stanley Kubrick and was heartbroken when he died soon after its completion.
Leelee went on to star with other big names: Drew Barrymore in Never Been Kissed (1999); Diane Lane in The Glass House (2001) and Josh Hartnett & Chris Klein in Here on Earth (2000).
Leelee married fashion designer Adam Kimmel in 2010. The couple has two children.- Additional Crew
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Laurie Lennard was born on 22 March 1958 in the USA. She is a producer and actress, known for An Inconvenient Truth (2006), Sour Grapes (1998) and Get a Life (1990). She was previously married to Larry David.- Slim and busty blonde bombshell Laurie Jo Fetter was born on January 9, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois. Laurie began acting in grade school plays at age eight and took voice lessons for six years. She graced the cover of the national sewing magazine "The Sew News" at age eleven. Moreover, Fetter not only played varsity soccer in high school, but also was a gymnast and accomplished kickboxer in her teen years. Laurie was the Playmate of the Month in the May, 2003 issue of "Playboy." Fetter has a small part in the indie thriller "Hiters" and made a guest appearance on an episode of the hit TV series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." She won an Award for Excellence - Best Actress at the 2005 Japanese Adult Broadcasting Awards for "Playmate Profile," which was televised on the Japanese satellite TV broadcaster Sky PerfecTV! on their Playboy channel. Laurie lives in both California and New York City.
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Lauri Morrison was born on 22 March 1969 in Minnesota, USA. She is an actress and production designer, known for Swamper (2005), Be Somebody (2002) and Downsizing (2002).- Tall, leggy and extremely well-built statuesque blonde actress Laurene Landon has enlivened a bunch of hugely enjoyable movies with her spunky energy, physical dexterity, bubbly, upbeat personality and considerable sex appeal. She often portrays tough, two-fisted, no-nonsense action heroines with a winning blend of fiery aplomb and cheerful good humor.
Born as Laurene Landon Coughlin in Toronto, Canada, Landon's family moved to the United States when she was four. The 5'9" Landon starred as "Molly", one of two female wrestlers, who are managed by 'Peter Falk', in Robert Aldrich's uproariously raucous comedy, ...All the Marbles (1981). The fiercely athletic and aggressive Landon also performed a lion's share of her own stunts in the film. Landon was very funny as a daffy stewardess in Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) and was excellent as Mike Hammer's loyal secretary "Velda" in I, the Jury (1982). Laurene was especially strong and impressive in two delightful action/adventure features for director Matt Cimber: she's the titular rugged warrior woman in Hundra (1983) and a gutsy half-Native American spitfire in Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (1984). Landon was once again, on the money, effective and engaging as courageous policewoman "Teresa Mallory" in the terrific Maniac Cop (1988) and its superior 1990 sequel, Maniac Cop 2 (1990). After a regrettably lengthy absence from acting, Laurene made a return to screen with a sizable co-starring part in the Masters of Horror (2005) episode, Pick Me Up (2006).
Outside of acting, Laurene Landon writes scripts in her spare time and is an award-winning gold medal lyricist, who authored rap music for an L.A. Metro Transit Authority video. - Director
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Lauren Wolkstein is an American film director, writer, and editor. She is known for directing the 2017 drama-thriller The Strange Ones with Christopher Radcliff and serving on the directorial team for the third season of Ava DuVernay's Queen Sugar, which she followed with a Producing Director role in the fifth season. A 2017-2018 Women at Sundance fellow, Wolkstein has been named a "New Face of Independent Film" by Filmmaker Magazine. Her films have screened at several festivals, including Cannes, Outfest, Sundance, and SXSW.- Lauren Shiohama was born on 27 March 1982 in Newport Beach, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Little Miss Sunshine (2006), How I Met Your Mother (2005) and NCIS (2003). She has been married to Christopher Anthony Killens since 24 May 2011.
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Lauren Courtney Mayhew was born on 27 November 1985 in Tampa, Florida to David Mayhew, an orthopaedic surgeon and Sharon Mayhew, a nurse. She has a sister named Briana, who was born in 1988. Lauren started in acting at the age of 9 when she was a finalist in the national Wilhemnia contest. A judge, Marilyn Zitner, who was a manager in New York, signed her. She booked the role of Marah Lewis on Guiding Light and went on to guest star on numerous TV shows. Lauren took a break and signed with Sony records to be part of the group PYT, which went on to release an album and tour with Destiny's Child, NYSC, and Brittany Spears. Lauren performed at the preshow for the Super Bowl in 2001, and has been featured in numerous magazines with PYT. Last year she started back in acting and recently booked a reoccurring role on American Dreams. She is continuing with her song writing and producing.- Actress
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Lauren Bowles was born on 24 March 1970 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Ghost World (2001), George of the Jungle (1997) and The Heartbreak Kid (2007). She has been married to Patrick Fischler since 27 May 2005. They have one child.- Additional Crew
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Laura was born in Manhattan and raised in Flushing, New York. A third generation entertainer on her mother's side. She began her acting training at HB Studios, TVI Actor Studio and Weist-Baron in New York.
She began working as background on many movies, and TV shows, but realized she needed to move to LA to obtain union status and on set experience. So she packed up and headed to L.A.
In a year Laura happily joined SAG and began working as an Actor.
She has had continuous work on many shows after returning to the Big Apple.- Producer
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Laura Lau was born on 31 March 1963 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Open Water (2003), Silent House (2011) and Grind (1997). She has been married to Chris Kentis since 1997. They have one child.- Actress
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Laura Hunter Drago is an award-winning film producer, screenwriter, and occasional actress/model living in Los Angeles, California. Co-owner of New Girl Pictures LLC, Laura focuses on content created for and by women. Her production company's award-winning feature film To the New Girl (2020) streams on Tubi among other platforms. Their short film, The Echo (2020) won runner up at the Coven Film Festival, and their scripted audio drama St. Mary's School (for children with the stigmata) (2021) which Laura edits, produces, and performs in, has become a popular podcast on Spotify.
Laura trained as an actress at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with the Atlantic Theatre Company conservatory program, and holds a certificate from NYU's Film & Television program. Laura is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, Women in Media, and Women in Film Los Angeles.- Actress
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Laura Gardner was born on 17 March 1955 in Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and casting director, known for The Romanoffs (2018), Outcast (2016) and My Name Is Earl (2005). She has been married to Frank Collison since 9 October 2005.- Actress
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Laura Bailey is an award-winning Los Angeles-based voice actor known for her roles in animation and video games, as well as the massively popular hit show and media brand, Critical Role.
Critical Role has become one of the most popular storytelling and world building independent media companies in the world, and Laura plays a pivotal role within the company as a co-founder, primary cast member for the flagship show and executive producer of The Legend of Vox Machina animated series which will air exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
Laura got her start in video games nearly 20 years ago and has since gone on to become one of the most prolific voice actors in the industry today, having worked on hundreds of titles. Some of Laura's notable roles include Abby in The Last of Us: Part II, Kait Diaz in the Gears of War franchise, Spartan Vale in the Halo franchise, Jaina Proudmoore in World of Warcraft, Fetch in the Infamous series, Supergirl in Injustice 2, Eltariel in Middle Earth: Shadow of War, The Boss in Saints Row 3 and 4, Catwoman in Batman: The Telltale Series, and Fiona in Telltale's Tales from the Borderlands, among others.
Laura also lends her talents to several animated series, including Marvel's Avenger Assemble as Black Widow, Marvel's Spider-Man as Gwen Stacy, Constantine: City of Demons as The Night Nurse, as well as roles in Rick and Morty, Pickle and Peanut, Guardians of the Galaxy, RWBY, The PowerPuff Girls, and others. Laura is also known for her work with popular anime studio Funimation, where she had roles in major titles including the Dragon Ball Z franchise as Trunks, Fruits Basket as Tohru Honda, Kureyon Shin-chan as Shin-Chan, Fullmetal Alchemist as Lust, Soul Eater as Maka Albarn and Yu Yu Hakusho as Keiko Yukimura.
Laura won her first BAFTA in 2021, being named Best Performer in a Leading Role at the BAFTA Games Awards. She is also the Best Performance recipient of the 2020 The Game Awards for her role as Abby in The Last of Us: Part II. Other accolades include winning five BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Awards (including two Voice Actress of the Year wins and Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Video Game), two BTVA Anime Dub Television/OVA Voice Acting Awards, two BTVA Video Game Voice Acting Awards, two BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Awards and a NAVGTR Award.- Actress
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Laura Allen is an actress/writer who grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
Major roles on television include Sundance's Hap and Leonard (2016), NBC's Awake opposite Jason Isaacs, FX's Terriers (2010) and Dirt (2007), as well as USA Network's The 4400 (2004) where she portrayed Lily Tyler opposite Mahershala Ali.
She has had recurring roles on Fox's 9-1-1 (2018), Suits (2011), American Horror Story (2011), Grey's Anatomy (2005), and Apple+TV's Truth Be Told (2019) with Octavia Spencer. Features include HBO's Emmy-nominated The Tale (2018) starring Laura Dern and Ellen Burstyn directed by Jennifer Fox.
Allen played the lead in the horror film Clown (2014) directed by Jon Watts. Other features include Old Dogs (2009) opposite Robin Williams and John Travolta, and Mona Lisa Smile (2003) directed by Mike Newell.
Laura lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.- Actress
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Lark Voorhies was born on 25 March 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee. She first began acting at the age of two but postponed her acting career until the age of 11, when she appeared on Small Wonder (1985). Lark later starred as Lisa Turtle in Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1987), the predecessor to NBC's popular teen series Saved by the Bell (1989). She later had roles in Days of Our Lives (1965) and In the House (1995), and starred as Jasmine Malone in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987).
Lark also appeared in several music videos, such as Kenny Lattimore's "Never Too Busy," Dru Hill's "These are The Times," and Boyz II Men's "On Bended Knee." She also appeared in commercials for Head and Shoulders shampoo (1998) and Oxy 10. Lark married her husband Miguel Coleman on 9 March 1996 (now divorced) and continues to act and manage her production company.- Actress
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Laraine Newman is a founding member of The Groundlings. After seeing her in The Groundlings, Lorne Michaels cast her in a Lily Tomlin Special and later as an original cast member of Saturday Night Live (1975). She has worked from directors ranging from Woody Allen to Guillermo del Toro. She has a thriving animation career and has written for the food magazine One For The Table, McSweeney's, The Believer, The Jewish Journal, Huffington Post and Esquire. She in on the board of San Francisco's long running alternative comedy festival Sketchiest and has appeared there since 2012. She appears regularly in the Drama Desk Award winning show Celebrity Autobiography. She has two daughters and lives in her home town of Los Angeles.- Producer
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Lara Logan was born on 29 March 1971 in Durban, South Africa. She is a producer and writer, known for 60 Minutes (1968), Selection Code (2022) and Nerah Documaentary Film (2024). She has been married to Joseph Burkett IV since 30 October 2008. They have two children. She was previously married to Jason Siemon.- Actress
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Lara Flynn Boyle was born in Davenport, Iowa on March 24, 1970 to 21-year old Sally Boyle. For Sally and young Lara, money was not plentiful so Sally was required to work three jobs in addition to raising baby Lara by herself. Since Lara was mostly around Sally, they developed a bond that still binds Lara and Sally today. Until recently, Sally lived with Lara. Now they only live 10 minutes away from each other. Growing up, Lara had many struggles including dyslexia and a learning disability. Still, she could not let that get to her and she knew she had to be strong. She finally graduated, and, the day after doing so, she and her mother, Sally, moved. They drove on what would be "the road to fame". She soon landed roles in movies like Poltergeist III (1988) and Wayne's World (1992). Since then, she has become a prolific actress on both the small screen and the big screen.- Actress
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Lana Whittington was born on 24 March 1992 in Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Stratford, Alabama (2013), Cycle (2014) and Indefinitely (2002).- Additional Crew
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Lana Taylor is an Eastern European born bi-coastal actress. She is known for her work on The Other Woman (2014), The Other Guys (2010) and her directorial debut Catfish (2006). She also has worked in other aspects of the film industry including casting, writing and producing. Her favorite actors are Leonardo DiCaprio and Robin Wright.- Actress
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Lake Siegel Bell is an American actress, screenwriter and director. She has starred in various television series, including Boston Legal (2004-2006), Surface (2005-2006), How to Make It in America (2010-2011), Childrens Hospital (2008-2016), and Bless This Mess (2019-2020) and in films including Over Her Dead Body (2008), What Happens in Vegas (2008), It's Complicated (2009), No Strings Attached (2011), Million Dollar Arm (2014), No Escape (2015), Man Up (2015), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), Shot Caller (2017) and Home Again (2017).
She wrote and directed the short film Worst Enemy, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012, followed by her 2013 feature film directing debut In a World..., in which she also starred. In 2017, she directed, wrote, co-produced and starred in I Do... Until I Don't. As of 2021, Bell starred as the voice of Poison Ivy in the HBO Max series Harley Quinn (2019-present), and Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow in the Disney+ series What If...? (2021).- Music Artist
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Lady Gaga, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, is an American songwriter, singer, actress, philanthropist, dancer and fashion designer.
Gaga was born on March 28, 1986 in Manhattan, New York City, to Cynthia Louise (Bissett), a philanthropist and business executive, and Joseph Anthony Germanotta, Jr., an internet entrepreneur. Her father is of Italian descent; and her mother, who is from West Virginia, is of half Italian and half French, English, German, and Scottish ancestry. Gaga was able to sing and play the piano from a young age. She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart from age 11 where was bullied for her appearance (she was small and plumper than other girls with large front teeth) and eccentric habits.
By the age of 14, Gaga was performing at open mike nights in clubs and bars. By age 17, she had gained early admission to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. In addition to sharpening her songwriting skills, she composed essays and analytical papers on art, religion, social issues and politics. At the age of 19 Gaga withdrew from her studies and moved out of her parents' home in order to pursue a musical career. During this time she started a band which began to gain local attention.
After a brief partnership with talent scout Rob Fusari, which resulted in the creation of her stage name, Gaga was signed to Def Jam Records in 2006; however she was dropped from the label after just three months. Devastated, Gaga returned home, and became increasingly experimental: fascinating herself with emerging neo-burlesque shows, go-go dancing at bars dressed in little more than a bikini in addition to experimenting with drugs.
Gaga met performance artist Lady Starlight during this time; after a performance at Lollapalooza Festival in 2007 Gaga was signed by Vince Herbert to Streamline Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. Having served as an apprentice songwriter under an internship at Famous Music Publishing, which was later acquired by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Gaga subsequently struck a music publishing deal with Sony/ATV. As a result, she was hired to write songs for Britney Spears and labelmates New Kids on the Block, Fergie, and the Pussycat Dolls. At Interscope, singer-songwriter Akon recognized her vocal abilities when she sang a reference vocal for one of his tracks in studio; Akon then convinced Interscope-Geffen-A&M Chairman and CEO Jimmy Iovine to form a joint deal by having her also sign with his own label Kon Live, making her his "franchise player."
In 2008 Gaga released her first album 'The Fame' to lukewarm radio play; Gaga toured around Europe and in gay clubs in the US to promote the album - however it was not until her first hit 'Just Dance' came to mainstream attention in 2009 that Gaga exploded onto the music scene.
Since then Gaga has gained numerous awards and nominations for a string of hits; her first album spawned several more smash hits 'Paparazzi', 'Loveame' and 'Poker Face'); while touring the album Gaga wrote 'The Fame Monster', an EP examining the darker side to her new-found fame. The Fame Monster was released in 2009 and won multiple awards, spawning her most iconic single 'Bad Romance' as well as 'Telephone' and 'Alejandro'. During this time Gaga came under increased public and critical scrutiny for her eccentric and often bizarre style choices. Gaga embarked on her second tour, The Monster Ball; upon finishing in May 2011, the critically acclaimed and commercially accomplished tour ran for over one and a half years and grossed $227.4 million, making it one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time and the highest-grossing for a debut headlining artist. Concerts performed at Madison Square Garden in New York City were filmed for an HBO television special. The special accrued one of its five Emmy Award nominations and has since been released on DVD and Blu-ray.
In 2011 Gaga released her second full-length album 'Born this Way'; the album was received vastly more critically than her previous two for touching on themes of politics, sexuality, and religion. Despite this, the album's songs were praised critically, and Born This Way sold 1.108 million copies in its first week in the US, debuting atop the Billboard 200, and topping the charts in more than 20 other countries. In addition to exceeding 8 million copies in worldwide sales, Born This Way received 3 Grammy Award nominations, including her third consecutive for Album of the Year. In March 2012, Gaga was ranked fourth on Billboard's list of top moneymakers of 2011, grossing $25,353,039 dollars, which included sales from Born This Way and her Monster Ball Tour.
At the end of April 2012, Gaga's Born This Way kicked off in Korea - the tour would last 2 years and take the singer to every continent of the globe. However in February 2012 the tour was abruptly canceled; Gaga had a labral tear in her right hip which she had been nursing secretly for several weeks in the hopes that she would be able to continue the tour. After a performance in Toronto left her unable to walk and in considerable pain, she was taken to hospital for surgery and the tour was canceled. Through to Jan. 17, the tour had grossed $168.2 million and moved 1.6 million tickets to 85 shows, according to Billboard Boxscore, with the Asian, European, and South American legs already completed in 2012. The North American leg, which was to wrap the tour and was almost completely sold out, would have likely put the tour at more than $200 million gross, easily in the top 20 tours of all time and probably in the top 15, according to Billboard. As it stands, Gaga finished sixth among all touring artists in 2012, with a gross of $125 million and attendance of more than 1.1 million, according to Boxscore.
Gaga wrote her third album, ARTPOP, released in 2013. Gaga made her acting debut in Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills (2013), the sequel to his 2010 film Machete, and also appeared in Rodriguez's sequel Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014). In 2018, she starred with Bradley Cooper, who also directed, in A Star Is Born (2018). Gaga received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for the role.MY TOP 17-31/03/2012- Actress
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Lydie Denier was raised in Martinique and attended school at the Lycee Shoelcher in Fort de France, Martinique. She became a model at 14 years old. Her big break through as an actress was when she played the role of Jane in the TV series Tarzán (1991) from 1991 till 1993. Her TV debut was on General Hospital (1963) back in 1989 playing the role of Yasmine Bernoudi. Lydie is also an accomplished artist. She paints acrylic on canvas and her work has been sold both in Europe and America. She is also a writer and a producer. Her film company is Pathway Pictures in Los Angeles.- Lucy May Barker was born on 4 April 1992 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Woman in Black (2012), Doctors (2000) and Charlotte Pollard (2014).
- Lucinda Jenney was born on 23 April 1954 in Long Island City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Rain Man (1988), Practical Magic (1998) and Leaving Las Vegas (1995). She has been married to Bill Moseley since 14 February 2017. They have one child. She was previously married to John Henry Swanger III.
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Born on April 11, 1939, New York City born and bred Louise (Marie) Lasser was the daughter of Jewish author tax specialist Sol J. Lasser. Living a childhood of privilege and having a prestigious education, the eccentric comedy actress lightened things up considerably in her own household despite her mother Paula's mental instability. Tragic circumstances occurred when her mother, whom Louise saved once, committed suicide following the breakup of her marriage. Her father would also take his own life years later.
A political science major at Brandeis University, Louise first won notice singing in Greenwich Village dives, improvisational revues and on Broadway in the early 1960s. In 1962, Louise understudied Barbra Streisand as Miss Marmelstein in "I Can Get It for You Wholesale. Lasser was also the first woman to win a Clio Award for Best Actress in a 1967 commercial for Florida Orange Juice.
Arguably best known as the second Mrs. Woody Allen, Louise, known for her lethargic comedy presence, made her TV debut in a failed comedy pilot entitled The Laughmakers (1962), one of Allen's forays into the medium. She also made a brief, uncredited appearance as a masseuse in film What's New Pussycat (1965) and had a voiceover in What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966). Marrying Woody on February 2, 1966, Louise went on to co-star with the comic master, earning a comedy name for herself in several of his other inaugural farcical romps -- particularly Take the Money and Run (1969), Bananas (1971) and Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972). On Broadway, she appeared in "Henry, Sweet Henry" (1967), "The Chinese and Dr. Fish" (1970) and as a replacement in the comedy "Thieves" (1974).
Following the end of her four-year marriage to Woody, Louise struck out on her own. On TV, she appeared to good advantage in guest episodes of "Love, American Style," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "The Bob Newhart Show," "McCloud" and "Medical Center." On film, she appeared in the dramedy Such Good Friends (1971) and the crime comedy thriller Slither (1973).
After appearing in the lightweight TV-movie Coffee, Tea or Me? (1973) with fresh-faced starring performances from Karen Valentine and John Davidson, and offering a kookier supporting perf as a police station receptionist opposite Alan Alda in the dark comedy murder mystery Isn't It Shocking? (1973), Louise hit major cult status as the enervated, beleaguered, pig-tailed, titular housewife/heroine of the bizarre Norman Lear nighttime soap satire Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976). It was here that Louise buffed up beautifully her deadpan neurotic comedy persona. The program's pilot was nominated for an Emmy and Louise herself for "Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement."
The syndicated show certainly had it's own soap opera-styled problems on the set. In July of 1976, she was asked to host a first season episode of "Saturday Night Live." It was said that Louise's erratic behavior was highly difficult to work with in sketches. That same year, she was also arrested after police discovered cocaine in her purse at a boutique store. She was ordered to six months of counseling. With the pressures of television mounting, the star decided to leave the show in 1977 (the series had her character suddenly leaving town and husband with no notice), and the series was re-titled "Forever Fernwood."
Following her "Mary Hartman" departure, Louise appeared on stage in productions of Marie and Bruce" (1980) followed by "A Couple of a White Chicks Sitting Around Talking." She also attempted another ensemble comedy series with the all-female show It's a Living (1980) as waitress Maggie but, once again, left the show after only one season. She also had a recurring neurotic role on the popular medical show St. Elsewhere (1982).
Elsewhere, Louise went on to co-star with the equally neurotic Charles Grodin in the offbeat romantic TV-movie comedy Just Me and You (1978). On film, she made a brief cameo in ex-husband Woody Allen's film dramedy Stardust Memories (1980), appeared as a hooker with a heart of gold in star/director/co-writer Marty Feldman's comedy In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion) (1980), and was a prime focus in the wacky Coen Brothers crime comedy Crimewave (1985). She headed the cast as the mother of good/evil twins in the slasher flick Blood Rage (1987), was featured in the Sally Field/Michael Caine romantic comedy Surrender (1987), and was fourth-billed in the teen drama Sing (1989). She finished off the decade in Cheech Marin's hippie comedy Rude Awakening (1989) as an aging drug customer(!)
The weird and wacky continued with an assortment of off-kiltered characters in independent films. She appeared in the bizarre sci-fi horror Frankenhooker (1990); played Robby Benson's mom in the comedy Modern Love (1990), also written and directed by Benson; and played Jeremy Piven's mom in another comedy Layin' Low (1996). She was also featured in the films Sudden Manhattan (1996), Happiness (1998) and Mystery Men (1999).
Into the millennium, she enjoyed a romantic subplot in the film Fast Food Fast Women (2000), portrayed a retired gangster lady in Queenie in Love (2001), played a landlady in the horror opus Wolves of Wall Street (2002). She and Renée Taylor played "wealthy" sisters married to losers in the poorly-reviewed comedy Gold Diggers (2003), and appeared with Ms. Taylor again in the romantic comedy Driving Me Crazy: Proof of Concept (2012)
More recently seen on TV episodes of "CSI" and "Girls," Louise was once an acting technique teacher with Herbert Berghof's HB Studio. She eventually set up her own acting establishment, the Louise Lasser Acting Studio, on New York City's Upper East Side. In 2014, she directed the Off-Off-Broadway production of "Chinese Coffee." She never remarried after divorcing the Wood Man.- Choreographer
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Louise Hradsky is known for Fargo (2014), To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021) and Deadpool 2 (2018).- Actress
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SAG Award and Critics Choice Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Lorraine Toussaint shocked audiences on the smash hit Netflix original series "Orange is the New Black" as the viciously seductive inmate Vee. Toussaint's thrilling performance has won her glowing reviews from the likes of TV Guide and Vanity Fair, stirring the Emmy buzz for her outstanding performance. Toussaint also received praise for her performance in the Academy Award-nominated feature film "Selma." Up next, Toussaint will star in the new Fox series "Rosewood", alongside Morris Chestnut, which premieres this fall.
Born in Trinidad, Toussaint and her mother moved to Brooklyn, NY, where she was raised, when she was ten years old. Growing up, she watched a lot of television while she waited for her mother to return from work, and this sparked her interest in acting. Toussaint begged her mother to enroll her in acting school, and her search led to her studying theater at New York's renowned High School of Performing Arts. After graduation, she enrolled in the Juilliard School's drama division, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. On her graduation day, she landed her first paying job as Lady Macbeth with "Shakespeare & Company."
Toussaint spent the first 12 years of her career acting on stage in New York City before moving to Los Angeles. Her first television appearance was in 1983 in "The Face of Rage." Toussaint's biggest career boost has come from her co-starring role opposite Annie Potts in the TV series "Any Day Now," which earned Toussaint an NAACP Image Award nomination for best actress in a drama series, a TV Guide Award nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Series, and the Wiley A. Branton Award from the National Bar Association.
Among Toussaint's TV credits were recurring roles on several popular television shows, such as NBC's drama series "Friday Night Lights," TNT's "Saving Grace," "Law & Order," and ABC's hit "Ugly Betty." She has also had several guest appearances on the hit television shows "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Grey's Anatomy," and the drama thriller "Scandal" opposite Kerry Washington.
No stranger to the silver screen, Touissant's first film role was opposite Burt Reynolds in the crime comedy "Breaking In." Touissant has also appeared in "Dangerous Minds," "The Soloist," and Ava DuVernay's "Middle of Nowhere," in which her performance was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. Up next, Toussaint stars as Salome Whitmore in the upcoming period drama "Sophie and the Rising Sun," written and directed by Maggie Greenwald. Toussaint will also play Anthony Mackie's mother in the upcoming Seth Rogen comedy "X-Mas," scheduled for theaters this November.
Toussaint and her daughter split their time between New York and Los Angeles.- The confidence and fresh energy of Lori Heuring shines through both on and off-screen. This Texan spit-fire studied rigorously in college, resulting in a Finance degree. She then changed her focus and made her way out to Los Angeles, setting her sights on an acting career. With an ever-growing resume, that career is no longer a dream. Lori was recently seen in 20th Century Fox's hit thriller, Runaway Jury (2003), alongside Gene Hackman and John Cusack. She has recently been released in three films: Columbia Pictures Soccer Dog: European Cup (2004), and the independent films False Prophets (2006) and The Scare Hole (2004), in which she co-stars with Brad Renfro.
Lori has recently shot 8MM 2 (2005) in Budapest, Hungary with Johnathon Schaech. The film is a Sony production, directed by J.S. Cardone.
Heuring recently finished working with Kathleen Quinlan in Lifetime's Perfect Romance (2004). She was also seen in the CBS telepic The Locket (2002) alongside Vanessa Redgrave. Heuring's other film credits include Taboo (2002), in which she co-stars with Nick Stahl and was seen at the Sundance Film Festival and True Blue (2001) in which she co-starred with Tom Berenger. In addition, Heuring appeared in the indy feature Nailed (2001) with Harvey Keitel, Just Sue Me (2000), The Operator (2000), Snake Tales (1998), and The Newton Boys (1998).
In addition to appearing in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive (2001) with Naomi Watts and Justin Theroux, Heuring is most noticeably recognized for her role in the Warner Bros. psychological thriller, The in Crowd (2000), directed by Mary Lambert (Morgan Creek/Warner Bros.). In this film, Heuring plays the lead role of Adrien Williams. The 19 year-old character was recently released from a mental hospital, where she was treated for her problem differentiating between fantasy and reality. The story takes on many twists as Williams takes on a summer job at her doctor's country club.
Heuring's list of television credits is extensive, including a series regular role on ABC's The Player (1997) opposite Patrick Dempsey, Viggo Mortensen and 'Jennifer Garner (I)'. She also landed recurring roles in television pilots such as Charles Haid's "Sherman Oaks," for CBS, opposite Esai Morales, Jonathan Silverman and Kelly Rutherford and "LA Confidential," with Kiefer Sutherland. Episodic appearances include guest star roles on WB's "Seventh Heaven," CBS' "Early Edition," UPN's "Legacy," and ABC's "Ellen," and a recurring role on ABC's "Alias."
Heuring was born in Panama, but after a family move, relocated to Austin, Texas, where she was raised and will always think of as "home." With the support of her family, she began spending summers studying with an acting coach in Los Angeles and returning to school in the fall. After co-starring in her first movie, Animal Room, with Matthew Lillard and Amanda Peet, Heuring graduated from the University of Texas with an Honor's Business degree, and moved to Los Angeles to further her career as an actress.
Now residing on the west coast and still heavily influenced by "those who have lived," Heuring often turns to classic novels or "the magic of old movies" to stay grounded. Dividing her time between Austin and Los Angeles, Heuring finds her "smiles and laughter" in her friends, family, and her dog, Stan Musial. She couldn't live without her books, writing and "doing anything outside."
With her career steadily climbing, Lori Heuring maintains a credo from her In Crowd experience that she plans to keep with her throughout her life - "Always remember where you came from." - Music Artist
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Loretta Lynn was born on 14 April 1932 in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, USA. She was a music artist and actress, known for The New Mutants (2020), High Crimes (2002) and Logan Lucky (2017). She was married to Oliver Lynn. She died on 4 October 2022 in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, USA.- Actress
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Lola Pagnani was born on 3 April 1972 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress and producer, known for Polvere di Napoli (1998), The Nymph (1996) and Don Matteo (2000).- Actress
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Lois Chiles is a former supermodel-turned-actress who gave elegant performances in a variety of films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Her motion picture debut role was as Robert Redford's sexual endeavor in the old-fashioned Hollywood melodrama, The Way We Were (1973). Shortly after, she starred opposite Clifton Davis in the indie blaxploitation film, Together for Days (1972); they portrayed a mixed-race couple enduring societal disapproval and political pandemonium. She also appeared as the irreverent socialite Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby (1974), in which she starred alongside Mia Farrow and, again, Robert Redford.
Chiles delivered a series of pivotal characters particularly as a woman who mysteriously falls into a state of unconsciousness after entering the hospital for an early term abortion in Coma (1978), and as an impudent heiress and murder victim in the center of Death on the Nile (1978).
Chiles' most recognized role is the sophisticated NASA astronaut, scientist, and "Bond girl", Dr. Holly Goodhead opposite Roger Moore's James Bond in Moonraker (1979). It is worth noting that Goodhead was different than any previous "Bond girl", in that she was dignified and not so much sexualized. Sadly, that same year, just as Chiles' career was at its height, she lost her youngest brother to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma which resulted in her three-year hiatus from acting. Her career never fully recovered and she struggled to find roles that necessitated her individuality but she persevered and received positive reviews for her continued performances in film and television, particularly in Sweet Liberty (1986), Broadcast News (1987), Creepshow 2 (1987), Diary of a Hitman (1991) and Curdled (1996).
In recent years, she's appeared in a few television sitcoms, participated in interviews recalling her experience as a "Bond girl", and taught an acting class at the University of Houston.- Liz Renay's extraordinary life could almost be a movie script. Raised by fanatically religious parents, she ran away from home to win a Marilyn Monroe lookalike contest, and become a showgirl during World War II. She eventually became a "moll" to Los Angeles gangster Mickey Cohen, and when he was arrested she refused to co-operate with the authorities and was sentenced to three years in Terminal Island prison, where she wrote her autobiography. On release she became a stripper and self-publicist, performing the first mother-and-daughter strip and the first grandmother to streak down Hollywood Boulevard.
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Liz Callaway was born on 13 April 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Anastasia (1997), The Swan Princess (1994) and Beauty and the Beast (1991). She has been married to Dan Foster since 1985. They have one child.- Actress
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Lita Grey began working for Charles Chaplin at his Hollywood studio when she was 12, doing bit parts in a couple of his movies. Three years later, at 15, she met him again and became pregnant by him by the time she was 16; they married in 1924 when she was still 16 and he was 35. They had two sons before their three-year marriage ended in a bitter divorce. Ms. Grey played clubs in Europe and the US and spent eight years touring with the Radio Keith Orpheum theater circuit before retiring from show business in 1947.- Actress
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Lisa Zane was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Lisa is an actor and writer, known for Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), The Nurse (1997) and Monkeybone (2001).- Actress
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Lisa Varga moved from South Bend, Indiana, to LA to pursue an acting and modeling career. After modeling all over the country, Lisa landed acting roles in a number of TV series, from Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) to America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back (1988) and, most recently, Game Time: Tackling the Past (2011) and Homeland (2011). She also had roles in films such as Rudy (1993), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), Gold Diggers (2003) (aka "Lady Killers"), Marley & Me (2008), and the starring role in "Deadly Closure" - which changed it's title to Deadly Closure (2010). Lisa won the Best Actress award for her film at the Movieville International Film Festival. In addition to acting, Lisa also writes, produces and performs her own stunts.- Actress
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Lisa Tharps was born at New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. She earned her BFA from The University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Past productions include: "Wit" in New York, working with Kathleen Chalfant: then toured with Judith Light, playing opposite her. Lisa performed all over the US and at the Barbican Center in London with the play "Love's Fire: Seven New Plays Inspired by Seven Shakespearean Sonnets." She was beyond thankful for the opportunity to work with amazing writers: Tony Kushner, John Guare, Marsha Norman, Bill Finn, NTozake Shange, Wendy Wasserstein, and Eric Bogosian. To this day, the first day of rehearsal for that production, as each playwright 'popped-in' to hear their play be read, was the pivotal point in her life which reinforced her career decision to be an actor, in it for the long haul. To observe and listen to each writer, one by one, discussing his/her work (the story created by them) was one of the most riveting experiences of her stage career. Working on Love's Fire also earned her a play credit in its book publication, bringing the cast back to NYC to perform at the Public Theater. She's also toured with "The Vagina Monologues" acting opposite Geneva Carr - directed by Joe Mantello.
In Los Angeles, Lisa received various nominations -LA Drama Critics Circle, NAACP, LA Weekly, NAACP, and a Garland Honoree - for Best Actress in a leading role for her portrayal of Medea in Euripides, "Medea". In 2010 She received nominations for Best Supporting Actress in her role as Mavis and Mrs. Brown in "The Women of Brewster Place" at Los Angeles' renowned Celebration Theatre, directed by Michael Matthews. She also received high praise for her work with her role as Biddy Mason in Tom Jacobsen's play, "The Chinese Massacre".- Actress
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Lisa Stansfield was born on 11 April 1966 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Indecent Proposal (1993), The Bodyguard (1992) and Money Talks (1997). She has been married to Ian Devaney since 25 July 1998. She was previously married to Augusto Grassi.- Actress
Lisa Ray was finishing high school in Canada with aspirations of majoring in Journalism at University when a celebrated fashion magazine approached her to model for them, and she ended up on the cover. This catapulted her into a state of instant celebrity. Her high-profile career got her noticed by Indian filmmakers, but she refused many offers until the offbeat _Kasoor (2000)_, which received a considerable amount of attention. Indian-Canadian director Deepa Mehta then cast her as the lead in the lighthearted romantic comedy Bollywood/Hollywood (2002), which went on to be a huge success in Canada. She subsequently moved to London to study acting and concentrate on a serious career in the performing arts. After graduating from drama school she was reunited with Deepa Mehta in the critically lauded Water (2005). She has since carved out a challenging variety of characterizations- everything from a farm girl to a femme fatale- which is a testament to her adaptability and desire for challenge.- Additional Crew
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Lisa O'Dell was born on 1 April 1974 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. She is a producer and production manager, known for Girl with Gun (2006), El derecho de Jesús - The Right of Jesús (2008) and The Table (2005).- Director
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Lisa Hammer is a writer, director, producer, editor, actress and singer/composer. She is best recognized as the voice of Triana Orpheus on the Adult Swim cartoon The Venture Bros, as well as for her extensive music career as a singer-songwriter. She has directed the independent feature films Pox and Pus$bucket, and the CMJ Film Festival winner The Invisible Life of Thomas Lynch which she co-directed with James Merendino (SLC Punk). She has worked as an editor on Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2, Montauk (with Molly Ringwald), Out of Order (With Brooke Shields), Before Someone Gets Hurt, Great Kills, The History of Steampunk: a documentary, POX: the movie and TV show, The Sisters Plotz (with Eve Plumb) and dozens of shorts, music videos, commercials and editorial videos. Lisa has collaborated with Ben Edlund (The Tick, Firefly, Angel, Supernatural) and Doc Hammer (The Venture Bros) on multiple projects. She created The Pox Show starring H. Jon Benjamin (Archer, Jon Benjamin Has a Van), Jonathan Katz (Dr. Katz), and Arden Myrin (Orange Is the New Black, Inside Amy Schumer). Lisa directed and produced two award-winning weekly NY cable TV shows and has worked with such notables as, Clayne Crawford (Jericho, Swimfan), Lisa D'Amato (America's Next Top Model), Jimmy Duval (Donnie Darko, SLC Punk!), Courtney Love (Hole), and Russell Sams (The Rules of Attraction), to name a few. Lisa has also directed such names as: Eve Plumb (The Brady Bunch), Allen Lewis Rickman (Boardwalk Empire, A Serious Man), Yelena Shmulenson (Boardwalk Empire, A Serious Man, OITNB) and Aryn Cole (All My Children). The Sisters Plotz premiered at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood and Anthology Film Archives in NY. Lisa's films have won awards from the CMJ Film Festival, Telly Awards, Hugo Awards, It Came From Kuchar Film Festival, the Chicago Underground Film Festival, Canada International Screenplay Festival, Ontario Film Festival, Antimatter, Indieworks, two from New York Press, and many more. She has had one-woman shows at the Olympia Film Festival, Perth International Film Festival, and the Duolun Art Museum in Shanghai, China. Her original series Maybe Sunshine is available on Seeka TV (ROKU). Her latest endeavors include: Cinemtaographer/actor and co-writer of James Merendino's Great Kills, producer and editor for Levi Wilson's Luke and Emma and a Gas station on Franklin Avenue, her award-winning music video Hunted: Werewolves of the Astral Plane, executive producer of Montauk, starring Molly Ringwald, an award-winning screenplay Ghostapus and on-set and assistant editor for Out of Order starring Brendan Routh and Brooke Shields. Her film Empire of Ache was acquired for the Getty Museum's feminist film collection, curated by Miranda July.
Acting credits include: The Venture Bros, Great Kills, 90 Days of Games, Bull, Sex and the City, The Networker, Monster Hunt, The Sisters Plotz, Beneath the Black Moon, Maybe Sunshine, The Invisible Life of Thomas Lynch, Washington Heights, Frankenstein and the Monster from Blood Cove, Venus ATTACKS!, Mary Knows Best, Distraction, Sex and the City, Terror Lab, GoDaddy commercial: Related, Pox, Pus$bucket, Rub, Period Piece and an extensive theatre repertoire.
She was also lead singer of the gothic rock bands Mors Syphilitica, The N.C.S. and Requiem In White. An avid singer and composer, she has CD releases on Projekt Records and an indie band, Radiana, with indie guitarist/composer Steven Deal (Chopper/Bleached Black) and The Terror Twins: Bloody Ballads with brother James Merendino. Her music has been used in films such as Alucard, Montauk, Until Someone Gets Hurt, Punk's Dead, Beneath the Black Moon, Idle Worship, and Pox. The music from her band Radiana is featured in the original series Maybe Sunshine, directed by husband Levi Wilson.- Actress
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Lisa Guerrero was born on 9 April 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Inside Edition (1988), Secrets of Playboy (2022) and Moneyball (2011). She has been married to Scott Erickson since 3 February 2004.- Actress
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Lindy Booth was born on April 2, 1979, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She played "Riley Grant" on the Disney Channel series, The Famous Jett Jackson (1998) (and "Agent Hawk" in the show-within-a-show, "Silverstone"). Other credits include guest-starring as different characters in two different episodes of the A&E Network series, A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001), and a recurring role in season two of the USA Network series, The 4400 (2004).- Actress
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- Lili Mirojnick was born in New York City, to Barry and costume designer, Ellen Mirojnick. Her parents divorced in 1987. She is of Eastern European and Mediterranean descent. Lili attended The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California, and after, attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) in New York, NY.
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Lili Fini Zanuck was born on 2 April 1954 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA. She is a producer and director, known for Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Cocoon (1985) and Reign of Fire (2002). She was previously married to Richard D. Zanuck.- Actress
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Lia Boysen was born on 6 April 1966 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Sök (2006), The Last King (2016) and Livet i Fagervik (2008).- Actress
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Leyla--AKA Lucky #13 can be seen on several hit network shows, several upcoming motion picture releases, as well as a new nationally televised Budweiser commercial.
As Brittany, "the girl on the go in the 310," Leyla Milani adds to her ever growing list of film credits, appearing in this highly acclaimed independent movie, The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down. The theatrical opening of the feature film will occur nationwide on March 16, 2007. You can also see Leyla "Bring it" on her WWE Raw "Fan-nation" promos airing all year on USA network. Another of Leyla's feature film projects to be released later in the year is an award-winning horror film, "Wrestle Maniac."
In addition to her work on the large screen, Ms. Milani co-stars in the television show, My Network TV's "Desire: Table for Three." She's also co-starred in an episode of the hit series on Showtime, "Sleeper Cell" and her guest co-starring role on FOX TV's "Stacked" saw her face-off against Pam Anderson. Her appearance on the series "Las Vegas," - a guest starring spot along side Josh Duhamel and James Caan as a sexy diamond thief -- had male viewers on the edge of their seats. She'll be a co-star on Will and Jada Pinket - Smith's television series, "All of Us," and when Howie Mandel says "Open the Case" on the hit TV show, NBC's "Deal or No Deal," it seems that "Lucky Number 13" -- aka Leyla -- is a heartbreaker in real life and television. She always seems to have hundreds of thousands of dollars in her possession... enough to break the heart of any contestant, guy or girl.
Some of her newly cultivated legions of fans recognize Leyla as the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Raw Diva Search 2005 finalist and runner-up. Selected from 8,000 applicants, for 8 consecutive weeks, Leyla made her way through the stiff competition and appeared live in front of millions to become the #2 Diva. As a result of her repeated appearances on WWE and the millions of viewers watching her worldwide, Leyla's website receives thousands of hits daily. In response, www.leylamilani.com, a new "members only" section will hopefully satisfy her hardcore fans. Leyla's status as "runner-up" began the constant stream of traffic on her website which continues to this day. She plans to begin "video-chatting" with her online fans later this year.
Local fame came early with Leyla hosting an after-school television show at the age of 12. With a flurry of local modeling gigs and runway appearances, she had already become an in-demand face at a very early age.
After high school, the family moved from Toronto to Los Angeles. For Leyla this was exactly where she wanted to be. With her options completely open, she enrolled in L.A's Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. Amazingly, by the age of 20, Leyla Jeans Couture, her high-end contemporary denim line was already the talk of the industry. Another Leyla inspired line was also a hit with consumers, with the collection eventually finding its way into the mega Forever 21 stores, nationwide.
Her go-getter attitude paid off as Hollywood stood-up and took notice and Leyla began appearing with greater frequency on the small and large screen. She's appeared on several hit television shows including CMT's reality show, Popularity Contest, the new TNT drama, Wanted and Larry David's HBO smash, Curb Your Enthusiasm. She recently returned from Sao Paulo, Brazil where she performed on Show Fight, Brazil's version of UFC, broadcast all over South America.
With her newfound popularity and her will to succeed reaching new heights, Leyla remains in constant motion. With feature film roles in the works, the girl with that sexy mane and the heart of a lioness continues to accomplish her career goals as a sought-after host, model, actor and noted fashion designer.- Editor
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Leticia Giffoni was born on 14 April 1976 in Brazil. She is an editor and director, known for Reflections of a Blender (2010), Última Parada 174 (2008) and Eduardo and Monica (2020).- Music Artist
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Leona Lewis was born on 3 April 1985 in Islington, London, England, UK. She is a music artist and actress, known for Avatar (2009), No Strings Attached (2011) and Sex and the City 2 (2010). She has been married to Dennis Jauch since 27 July 2019. They have one child.- Actress
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Leila Leigh was born on 9 April 1975 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress and producer, known for The Life Coach (2005), Spiral (2021) and The Hungover Games (2014). She has been married to Josh Stolberg since 15 September 2001. They have two children.- Actress
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Leighton Marissa Meester was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Constance Lynn (Haas) and Douglas Jay Meester. Although born in Texas, Meester spent her early years in Marco Island, Florida with her grandparents. There, she became involved with the local playhouse and made her stage debut in a production of "The Wizard of Oz".
She moved to New York with her mother at the age of 11 and was soon working as a model and appearing in TV commercials. A few years later, at age 14, she and her mother moved again, this time to Los Angeles, where she began to pick up TV work, making her debut in Disciple (1999).
A steady stream of TV work followed, and in 2007 she landed the role of Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl (2007), which made her famous. This led to more TV and movie roles. In 2009, she launched a recording career with the single, "Somebody to Love".- Actress
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Leigh-Allyn Baker is an American actress from Kentucky. Her better known roles include the supporting character Ellen in the sitcom "Will & Grace" (1998-2006, 2017-2020), the recurring antagonist Hannah Webster in the first season of the fantasy series "Charmed" (1998-1999), and co-protagonist Amy Duncan in the sitcom "Good Luck Charlie" (2010-2014).
Baker made her film debut in the comedy horror film "Shrunken Heads" (1994). The film's plot involved the murder of three adolescent boys by local hoodlums. A voodoo priest resurrected the trio, and allowed them to seek revenge. Baker's first significant voice role was that of recurring character Alisa Silver/Alisa Silvermane in "Spider-Man: The Animated Series". She voiced the character from 1995 to 1997. Alisa was both a love interest and a foe for Spider-Man. She was depicted as the college-aged daughter of the aged crime lord Silvermane. Alisa took over her father's criminal empire after he was incapacitated. Silvermane was one of Spider-Man's recurring foes in Marvel's comic books, but Alisa was an original character created for this series.
In 1996, Baker was cast in the regular role of bar co-owner Joy Garfield in the short-lived sitcom "The Last Frontier". The series only lasted for 6 episodes. In 1998, Baker gained a more important role as Ellen in "Will & Grace". Her character was a close friend of protagonist Grace Adler (played by Debra Messing) since their college years, and they regularly played party games together in their adult years. Grace and Ellen had a history of arguments. Grace always managed to reconcile with her friend, through cooking for Ellen and convincing her to discuss their differences. Ellen had provided Grace with emotional support during some difficult times. Baker appeared in 20 episodes of the series, appearing in nearly every season of the long-running sitcom.
Also in 1998, Baker was cast in the role of antagonist Hannah Webster in "Charmed". Hannah was initially introduced as a new co-worker for the young witch Prue Halliwell (played by Shannen Doherty). They both worked at an auction house, but Hannah was always hostile to Prue. Hannah was soon revealed to be a magic user in her own right. Her main powers were thermokinesis (the ability to create heat) and shape-shifting into a black panther. Hannah was working for the Underworld, and aimed to kill Prue and her sisters. She was eventually defeated by the sisters, manipulated into killing her own lover, and then killed by an unseen foe. Hannah was the first female enemy introduced in the series, and among the earliest recurring villains which the protagonists faced.
In the video game "Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force" (2000), Baker voiced the Betazoid field medic Juliet Jurot. The character was a member of Voyager's hazard team, an elite force used for high-risk missions. Juliet was also depicted as a love interest to the human hybrid Austin Chang. Juliet proved able to suppress mental attacks by the Vohrsoth, a powerful telepath. Baker returned to the role of Juliet in the sequel "Star Trek: Elite Force II" (2003). In this game, Juliet served in the USS Enterprise-E under Jean-Luc Picard. Juliet was depicted as having reactivated her Starfleet commission, after completing further studies at the Vulcan Science Academy.
In the video game "Command & Conquer: Renegade" (2002), Baker voiced Dr. Sydney Mobius. She was one of three skilled scientists captured by the terrorist organization Brotherhood of Nod, and forced to work on a human augmentation project. When rescued by the protagonist Nick "Havoc" Parker, Sydney started accompanying him in missions. She wore a combat armor exoskeleton, which she had co-designed with her father.
In 2003, Baker guest-starred in an episode of the sitcom "That '70s Show" as Officer Debbie. Debbie was depicted as a police officer who looked young and attractive when in uniform, while looking old and plain in her civilian clothing. Regular character Michael Kelso (played by Ashton Kutcher) figured than a police uniform would enhance his own fading looks, and started aspiring to a career as a police officer. This became a major subplot for the character throughout the series.
Baker voiced the vengeful ghost of Miyako Sudo in the English dub of the video game "Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly" (2003). Miyako was depicted as a young woman who bravely searched for her missing boyfriend, only to be strangulated by his ghost. In death, she became a hostile ghost in her own right. But she had not fully figured out what happened to her, and questioned the reasons for her fate. Miyako's notebooks represented another subplot in the game, offering clues about the past.
Baker voiced the mutant superheroine Jean Grey in the video game "X-Men Legends" (2004). Jean had to rescue fellow mutant Magik/Illyana Rasputina from the psychic influence of the Shadow King. Baker also voiced Jean in the sequel game "X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse" (2005). In the game, the rival teams X-Men and Brotherhood of Mutants have to join forces against a common foe, Apocalypse.
In the video game "Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express" (2006), Baker voiced two of the murder suspects. She voiced both the young aristocrat Countess Andrenyi and the experienced governess Mary Debenham. The game depicted Mary as a 32-year-old woman, while she was in her mid-20s in the source novel. The game was loosely based on the mystery novel "Murder on the Orient Express" (1934) by Agatha Christie. It featured a number of additional characters, and introduced a further plot twist concerning the fate of the supposedly long dead Daisy Armstrong.
In the video game "God of War II" (2007), Baker voiced Lakhesis, one of the three goddesses of Fate. Lakhesis and her sisters , Atropos (voiced by voiced by Debi Mae West) and Clotho (voiced by Susan Silo), attempted to prevent the protagonist Kratos from traveling back in time and altering events according to his wishes. They were killed for their efforts. The game was loosely based on Greek mythology, and all three sisters were based on the three goddesses of Fate in the Greek legends.
Baker was cast as the main character Abby in the animated series "Back at the Barnyard" (2007-2011). Abby was an anthropomorphic cow, with a tough and rebellious attitude. She and her friend Otis (voiced by Chris Hardwick) were attracted to each other, but were never able to act on their feelings. Abby was still jealous when other females expressed an interest in Otis. The series lasted for 2 seasons and 52 episodes.
In the video game "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" (2009), Baker voiced the heroine Scarlett/Shana M. O'Hara. Scarlett is one of the main members of the G.I. Joe team in most of its incarnations. She is typically depicted as a young redhead from Atlanta, Georgia. Her code-name is based on her perceived resemblance to Scarlett O'Hara from "Gone with the Wind".
Baker was cast in the main role of Amy Duncan in the popular sitcom "Good Luck Charlie" (2010-2014). Her character was depicted as a married mother of four, and a professional nurse. But Amy also had ambitions to start a career in show business, and took advantage of any opportunity to act or sing in front of an audience. Amy had a particularly close relationship with her eldest daughter Teddy Duncan (played by Bridgit Mendler)), in part because Teddy was a fellow overachiever with both an interest and actual skills in singing. The series lasted for 4 seasons and 97 episodes.
Baker voiced the recurring character of Queen Coralie in the animated series "Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates", a spin-off of Peter Pan. She voiced the character from 2013 to 2016. Coralie was depicted as the queen of the mermaids of Neverland. She was a snobbish and self-centered ruler, but not villainous. She was a recurring foe for Captain Hook, but also a close friend of his mother, the veteran pirate Mama Hook. The female pirate was depicted as Coralie's former teacher, but they became friends when Coralie became an adult.
Baker had two supporting roles in the animated series "The 7D" (2014-2016), which featured the adventures of the Seven Dwarfs. She voiced the regular character Queen Delightful, who typically assigned missions to the Dwarves. The Queen was depicted as a naive and goofy ruler, but had an aggressive side and above-average survival skills. The Queen was also a love interest for the dwarf Bashful, though he had problems in expressing his affection for her. Baker also voiced the recurring character of Snazzy Shazam, a young witch who served as a rival to Hildy Gloom (the main villain of the series). Snazzy and Hildy were both skilled witches, but Snazzy's main goal in life was to outperform Hildy at any opportunity. The series lasted for 2 seasons and 44 episodes.
Baker co-starred in the television film "Bad Hair Day" (2015). It featured a developing friendship between the suspended police officer Liz (played by Baker) and the adolescent tech whiz Monica Reeves (played by Laura Marano). They allied themselves in search of a stolen diamond, whose whereabouts were unknown even to the thief who had originally taken it from a museum. Baker was also the film's executive producer. The film delivered 4.0 million viewers for its television premiere.
Baker has not had any major voice roles in several years. She voiced relatively minor recurring characters in both "Star vs. the Forces of Evil" (2015-2019) and "Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures" (2017-2021). As of 2022, Baker was 50-years-old. She has gained a fan following for several of her past roles. She has no known plans to retire, but it is unclear whether she will return to the spotlight.- Lauren Toub was born on 7 April 1987 in Yorktown, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Another World (1964), The Sopranos (1999) and Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008).
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Lauren Daisy White was born Lauren Daisy Pacheco in Los Angeles, California to her Puerto Rican mother Daisy, and her Mexican father Fernando. They raised her with the ideology that you could be whomever you wanted to be with perseverance and hard work, but you must do everything with kindness. With this mind set, they gave Lauren the keys to the imaginative kingdom of creating the world she envisioned. Lauren has been playing pretend since she was a little girl and the moment she stepped on a stage, she knew entertaining was her personal legend. She IS what she IS passionate about. She is an actor, writer, stunt performer, producer, and overall... an entertainer.
Along with working relentlessly to expand her brand name, The Love Of Lauren, she is partner in the film & TV production company T-Minus Productions, which she runs alongside her husband TJ White. T-Minus develops and produces projects for TV and film. T-Minus also embodies a stunt department that designs action scenes for all forms of media including film, TV, commercials, music videos, live events, and print. As a creative producer Lauren collaborates with the writing and producing team to create dynamic stories that span over many genres.
Lauren has spent her career in sales, talent management, film financing, creative development, producing, as well as behind the camera and in front of the camera capacities. But where Lauren has always steered her North Star is in front of the camera entertaining others. Lauren has been steaming ahead collecting acting credits and can be seen in the upcoming Kevin Lewis directed horror feature "Oak."
In Other News, Lauren also owns a water company, Gluten Free Diet Water. And she is the co-founder of the tech platform Jockoh.- Laura Jordan was born on 10 April 1977 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (2008), The Night of the White Pants (2006) and Mutant X (2001).
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Laura Bell Bundy was born on 10 April 1981 in Euclid, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Jumanji (1995), Dreamgirls (2006) and Legally Blonde: The Musical (2007). She has been married to Thom Hinkle since 3 June 2017. They have one child.- Larissa Bond was born on 8 April 1973 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR [now Uzbekistan]. She is an actress, known for Lord of War (2005), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and How to Make It in America (2010).
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Lana Likic was born on 5 April 1981 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is an actress, known for Last Holiday (2006), Hannibal Rising (2007) and RED 2 (2013).- Actress
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Cassy Assink is known for Roadies (2011), You Are Super (2013) and Life with Fiona (2007). She has been married to Cory Assink since 6 March 2005.- Actress
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This beautiful, long-legged blonde actress was known to be a kind, intelligent and dependable actor with a comedic talent as well. She appeared in many American TV hits of the 1970s and 1980s, such as Three's Company (1976), The Jeffersons (1975), The New Mike Hammer (1984), Riptide (1984), Knight Rider (1982), Who's the Boss? (1984), The A-Team (1983), Night Court (1984), Wings (1990) and Silk Stalkings (1991), among others. Her big-screen debut came in the 1982 Amy Heckerling film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), as the character Mrs. Vargas. This film starred Sean Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Lana then landed a role in the Roger Corman fantasy epic Deathstalker (1983). This led to her being offered the title role in Corman's next film, the cult classic Barbarian Queen (1985). It was this association with the legendary Corman that really put Lana on the B-movie map. After starring in "Barbarian Queen" as the sword-wielding lead, a character Corman fondly refers to as "the original Xena," Lana then reprised the role in the sequel Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back (1990).
Lana's larger-than-life personality and striking beauty, along with several of the movie roles she chose, inspired a cult fan following. This warm fanfare was further cemented by her work in the John Landis spoof Amazon Women on the Moon (1987). She was always a favorite at the ever-growing comic book conventions, where she happily signed autographs and was known to be friendly and accessible to all of her loyal fans, both young and old alike.
Lana also did stunt work in Retroactive (1997). Her last film was March (2001), as Dr. Ellen Taylor. Even though she did not do many movies toward the end of her life, she found success working in television commercials, for such products as Mercedes-Benz, Nike, Anheiser Busch, Playtex bras, Kmart and Mattel. She had been spending her time creating comedic characters for many of these companies. While working for the KMART Corp., Lana made personal appearances as the character she created for the Route 66 clothing campaign, Katie Earline Wilson. She was an actress who had more to offer Hollywood in the future, had her life not been cut so tragically short.- Cheyenne Silver was born in San Clemente, California. The daughter of a forest ranger, she spent a great deal of time in the wilderness. At age 18 she had a child. After graduating high school she began her career as a dancer in Las Vegas using the name Wildcat (as a tribute to the many years she spent growing up in the wilderness). Wildcat was also the name she used when she first began making adult films. Cheyenne became a contract girl for Vivid Entertainment in 1999. She built a name for herself through her appearances on The Howard Stern Radio Show (1998), The Man Show (1999) and Wild On... (1997). In December 2001 she was Penthouse magazine's Pet Of The Month. The next year she worked on the mainstream film This Girl's Life (2003), which inspired her to make a career change. She stopped making adult movies and began to pursue a mainstream film career. On July 23, 2005, she was married. In December of that year, while she was working on "Villikon Chronicles: Genesis Of Evil (2005)", she and her new husband were involved in a serious automobile accident. Cheyenne suffered severe fractures to her skull and was airlifted to the Englewood, Colorado, trauma center due to bleeding in her brain. After spending a great deal of time recuperating, Cheyenne was able to continue working on "The Villikon Chronicles" and even became a producer of that project. She is now acting under her real name, Cara Fawn.
- Janine Lindemulder did not begin her film career in adult videos. With her gorgeous yet teenage girlish looks and incredible body, she had begun appearing in "mainstream" films in the 1980s, though in typical "blonde bimbo" roles. Among the few "mainstream" movies to her credit is Lauderdale (1989), but the films were received so poorly, however, and her performances were considered so bland that her mainstream career basically went nowhere. She began her "adult" career in a low-budget soft-porn (although it was made by a director of hardcore porn films and had several adult-film performers in the cast) women-in-prison extravaganza called Caged Fury (1990), which featured well-known non-adult actor Erik Estrada. Having made an impression, Janine's career in the adult industry had begun. She performed in a few lesser-known films in 1990, performing sexually with male co-stars exclusively. It was during this very short period in her adult film career that her son, Tyler, was conceived. Realizing that his conception was the result of unprotected sex with male co-stars, Janine officially refused to work with men any longer. She interrupted her career during her pregnancy, but after the birth of her son she returned to the adult industry with a bang and a new condition--she would perform only with women. Her career took off, and she appeared in many popular adult films, such as the "Where the Boys Aren't" series and she had one of her most highly regarded (by her fans) roles in Blondage (1994). She is a legendary figure in the adult film industry--with hundreds of scenes performed exclusively with other women, Janine is the literal poster-girl for girl/girl adult films. There are many fan clubs (male and female alike) that celebrate her choice to work with other women and her delightful, upbeat personality. Although she retired from the adult industry in 2000 in terms of performing (much to the regret of her legions of fans), she remains as a director/producer, and is one of the most famous and recognizable figures in the history of porn, right up there with Ron Jeremy, Peter North, and her "disciple", Jenna Jameson. The few scenes she filmed with male co-stars early in her adult career are widely sought after and extremely difficult to come by.
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Léa Fazer was born on 20 April 1965 in Genève, Switzerland. She is a writer and director, known for Maestro (2014), Welcome to Switzerland (2004) and Sacha (2021).