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Michelle Kova was born on 1 August 1976 in Aurora, Colorado, USA. She is an actress and costume designer, known for Colour Blind (2002), Miles from Home (2006) and Undressed (1999).Born On August 01- Ana Celentano was born on 1 August 1969 in La Plata, Provincia Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an actress, known for Felicitas (2009), Las vidas posibles (2007) and The Widows of Thursdays (2009).
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Caroline White was born on 1 August 1985 in the USA. She is an actress and director, known for Don't Look Up (2021), Inschmeption (2010) and Gigi (2005).- Actress
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Born in New York City and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic until the age of 14. Worked as a child actor in D.R. on a show called "Los Ninos Pueden". Once living in NY again, pursued a career in modeling for Elite Model Management. Later on, traveled the world with Britney Spears as a wardrobe stylist. Works with Univison Network as a segment co-host on various shows, such as Control (2000). She is now living in Los Angeles, California, auditioning, studying and working as an actress.- Actress
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Kate Norby was born on 1 August 1976 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Devil's Rejects (2005), Big Love (2006) and Mad Men (2007). She has been married to Thomas Nelson Martin III since 7 June 2009.- Actress
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American actress, voice-over artist and host, Dana Sparks has an extensive television and film career. In her early teens, she booked her first commercial audition in her home city of San Francisco and used that momentum move to Los Angeles. Dana went on her first network audition, for the CBS series Cover Up (1984), and was given a contract role. Soon after, her neighbor, producer/director Blake Edwards, "discovered" her on the beach in Malibu and cast her as "Fanny" in her first feature film That's Life! (1986).
A regular on Falcon Crest (1981) she spent three seasons as the "sexy vixen" "Vicki Gioberti." Other credits Dana is best know for include Melrose Place (1992), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Thirtysomething (1987) and L.A. Law (1986). She was "Lt. Cmdr. Carolyn Imes" on the hit series JAG (1995).
A magazine cover-girl and favorite of ad agency's, Dana was the face of many international campaigns.
By far the youngest of 3 siblings, Dana grew up riding her pony across the hills of Orinda, California to visit her friends. This freedom created an adventurous, sporty, animal lover. A swimmer, boogie-boarder, horseback rider and golfer, Dana would always prefer be outside enjoying Venice Beach, California where she lives.- Actress
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Devanny Pinn is an award winning actress and producer hailing from Los Angeles, California who is best known for her work in independent horror cinema. A performer since the age of 3, Devanny grew up in New Jersey appearing in ballets and musicals. Starring as Clara in South Jersey Ballet Theaters production of "The Nutcracker", she continued on to appear in the Moscow Ballet's production during their US Tour. At 17 she moved to Arizona where she landed the role of Eva Peron in Scottsdale Theaters "Evita". She entered college with an Opera scholarship and appeared as Christine Daae in their televised review of "Phantom of the Opera."
During college, reality show producers recruited Devanny for a variety of shows in Los Angeles including Rock of Love, Shot at Love, Paris Hiltons New Bff and Vh1's Scream Queens. Fascinated by production, she decided to seek out acting opportunities in movies. It was then that she landed her first lead role in feature film, a horror movie that would introduce her to genre fans and press that soon after dubbed her their 'scream queen'.
She has since appeared in over 80 horror movies and has shared the screen with genre icons including Linda Blair, Danny Trejo, Vivica A. Fox, Sid Haig and Tara Reid. She has received critical acclaim for her portrayal of infamous true-to-live individuals including Susan Atkins in the Charles Manson biopic "House of Manson" and murder suspect Casey Anthony in ID mini series "Casey Anthony: An American Murder Mystery", which received the highest rating debut in the networks history. Psychological thriller "The Dawn", in which she stars opposite Stacey Dash (Clueless) and Jonathan Bennett (Mean Girls) debuted in American theaters January 2020 and is playing around the world.
Having found a love for film behind the camera as well, Devanny began producing feature films in 2012. She became VP for an international sales agency and worked in acquisitions for a United States-based distribution company. Devanny has since produced 10 feature films which are available on Television, Blu-Ray, DVD, and Video on Demand platforms worldwide and have been featured in major industry trades such as Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, The Wrap, and Rolling Stone. She has aspirations to be a studio executive and is a proud member of the Producers Guild of America. .- Actress
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Honeysuckle Weeks was born on 1 August 1979 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She is an actress, known for Foyle's War (2002), The Wicker Tree (2011) and The Five (2016). She has been married to Lorne Stormonth-Darling since July 2007. They have one child.- Jennifer is best known for her roles on The Bold & the Beautiful as Donna Logan & The Young & the Restless as Grace Turner. She has also worked with stars such as James Caan, Arnold Schwarzenegger & Sandra Bullock starring in many movies. Jennifer has won many titles including Miss New York USA, earned All-American status in swimming, graced magazine covers as a model & earned her MBA from Pepperdine University.
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Landry Allbright is an American actor, writer, and editor known for her childhood work in hits like How The Grinch Stole Christmas (as Martha May Who-Vier), Con Air (as Casey Poe). She also had recurring roles on hit shows Will & Grace (as Nancy), and Malcolm in the Middle (as Julie Houlerman).- Laura Johnson was born on 1 August 1957 in Burbank, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Four Christmases (2008), Falcon Crest (1981) and Red Eye (2005). She was previously married to Harry Hamlin.
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Liliya May grew up in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia, where she attended school, then University, followed by Screenwise Film and Television School.
While studying at the University of Sydney, Liliya modelled with some of the most prestigious modelling agencies in Australia, New Zealand and Germany, and soon starred in campaigns for brands, such as "Country Road" and numerous television commercials in Australia and abroad.
Within months of enrolling in acting school, Liliya was cast in award-winning short films, and later, an independent Australian feature film, followed by a role in 2012 alongside Josh Lawson and Rachel Taylor in "Any Questions for Ben?" directed by Rob Sitch.
Determination, talent and beauty have proved to be a recipe for success. Today Liliya is truly an international actress, having representation and credits in Australia, America and Russia.- Rachael Watkins was born in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Dancing Queen.
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Miracle Laurie was born in Huntington Beach, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Dollhouse (2009), Any Day Now (2012) and Insane Jane: Taco Tuesday (2018). She has been married to Christopher May since November 2010.- Actress
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Michèle Nicolet was born in Basel, Switzerland. She is an actress and producer, known for The Myth of the Devil (2007), Someone Like Me (2012) and Here's the Thing (2008).- Actress
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Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi is best known for her work as a Victoria's Secret lingerie model and a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model. She appeared in six Victoria's Secret Fashion shows in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007. She appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue four times from 2005 to 2008.
Onweagba has modeled on the runway for Christian Dior, Chanel, Giorgio Armani, John Galliano among others. She has been in campaigns for Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Express, Gap, Gianfranco Ferré, Victoria's Secret and others. Onweagba appeared on the cover or been featured in many international fashion magazines including Elle, Arise, Pop Vogue, Vanity Fair, V and W Marie Claire, Allure among others. She has the distinction of being one of the first faces of Africa in the modeling industry and being one of the tallest at 6'0". She started her own modeling agency in South Africa in 2008 and is the host/head judge of Africa's Next Top Model.
She was born on August 1, 1980 in Lagos, Nigeria. She was discovered when she won the inaugural Face of Africa competition in 1998, entering at the urging of a family friend. She was married in August 2005 to fashion designer Luca Orlandi, with whom she has a son, Ugochukwu.- Actress
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Sally Pressman was born on 1 August 1981 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for My Best Friend's Girl (2008), Army Wives (2007) and Person of Interest (2011). She has been married to David Clayton Rogers since 17 September 2011. They have two children.- Actress
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British actress Sasha Jackson is primarily based in London (whilst also having Los Angeles and Atlanta bases) and travels worldwide for work commitments. Sasha has an EB1 Green Card in recognition of her talent and body of work and is a member of British Equity. Sasha has trained with some of LA's most respected and renowned acting coaches, among them: Ivana Chubbuck (as a Masterclass member), Andrew Magarian, Taylor Sheridan and Warner Loughlin and has had intensive one-to-one dialect coaching with the master of voices, Bob Corff, which has given her a US accent that is widely regarded among the casting community as "flawless". She has also perfected numerous other accents and is a skilled mimic, which further increases her suitability to fill a wide range of characters of various nationalities. Through her professional training in weapons and martial arts as the lead female in both Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016), The Perfect Weapon (2016) and "Snapshot", Sasha is fast gaining a strong reputation as an action heroine whilst being equally comfortable using her comedic timing in roles for Fuller House (2016) and The Royals (2015). Sasha, who has proven herself to be a versatile and talented actor in a wide variety of roles and genres, relishes learning new physical skills for projects and, indeed, embraces the challenges that such roles bring, including surfing the huge winter waves in South Africa for Blue Crush 2 (2011) and learning multiple dance disciplines and styles for the lead in a dance movie. Sasha, who competitively represented the South of England in High Board Diving and who is also a former District Trampolining champion, has already had a diverse career encompassing projects which saw her take the lead in several successful independent feature films, UK television series as an actress, presenter and herself as well as commercials, modelling assignments, as a Government-backed singer and also as the "face" and Worldwide Ambassador of two companies in the UK and Dubai.- Talent Agent
Scarlett Bruns is a talent agent and the founder of Vancouver based talent agency Leo Management. She has over 30 years experience in the film industry having worked as a producer, writer, casting director, actor and talent agent.
After working as a talent agent for 6 years, Scarlett founded Leo Management in 2012.- Actress
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Susan Lanier, also known as Suze Lanier-Bramlett, was born in Dallas, Texas. This multi-talented and sassy actress, producer, director, writer, vocalist and musician is most known for starring in The Hills Have Eyes (1977), Welcome Back, Kotter (1975) and Cut! (2014). She has performed everywhere from Broadway with Tennessee Williams to the big screen with Wes Craven to the small screen opposite John Travolta. She was married to musical icon Delaney Bramlett.- Actress
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Sybil Azur is a writer, producer, director, actress and dancer, known for Pushing Motherhood (2015), La La Land (2016), 500 Days of Summer (2009), the Game (2006), and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). She holds a Screenwriting MFA from Cal State Northridge, is a Comedy Writing Summer 2021 Fellow with the Television Academy Foundation, and was a finalist for CSUN's Here's the Pitch competition. Sybil was also a creative intern at Limelight (2021), and is proud to be on the Board of Directors of Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives.- Sydney lives in North Carolina with her parents Jerry and Julie and her sister Alex who is also an actress. The rest of Sydney's family reside in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Sydney's Dutch last name comes from her grandparents who immigrated to the USA in 1950 from The Netherlands. Sydney's father Jerry is first generation born in the USA. The family still uses the lower case "ter" at the beginning of their last name.
Sydney's Uncle Mike (Michael M. Dunn) passed away after having AIDS for 8 years in 2001. - Actress
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Tempestt Bledsoe was born on 1 August 1973 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Cosby Show (1984), ParaNorman (2012) and N-Secure (2010).- Actress
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Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Ortiz grew up in Orlando, Florida. An early love of dancing led to roles in local theater productions. As her interest in theatre and acting grew, Valery eased out of dancing and began focusing on acting. Eventually, she enrolled in the University of Central Florida to obtain a Bachelor's in Fine Arts Degree.
After a hosting gig for Nickelodeon's Splat! ended, Valery took a road trip to Los Angeles for a two-week vacation and ended up relocating permanently when she quickly started working on a local television show called LATV Live as a VJ. She was next cast in one of her most memorable roles to date in the cult comedy hit 'Date Movie' as Jell-O, a Jennifer Lopez impersonator.
Over the years, Ortiz has worked on several popular television series. She starred as Raquel on VH1's one-hour scripted series 'Hit the Floor', Madison Duarte, on the groundbreaking teen drama 'South of Nowhere', and more recently, Dina Duran on the live action-comedy series 'Gabby Duran and The Unsittables' on Disney Channel.
Valery recently completed production on the feature film 'Skeletons In The Closet' starring opposite Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding, Jr. & Clifton Powell along with a starring role in the Lifetime movie 'Cloudy With A Chance Of Christmas' directed by Jake Helgren. Off screen, Valery is working on her bilingual children's book series and an exciting new partnership.
In her free time, Valery enjoys reading, decorating, writing and pushing herself to new heights in fitness. She also enjoys lending her time to different charities and organizations. Ortiz currently resides in Los Angeles.Born On August 01- Actress
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Alexandra Harris was born on 2 August 1986 in Toronto, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for The Rebound, Fedz (2013) and Fresh Off the Plane (2012).Born On August 02- Actress
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Alice Jane Evans was born in 1968 to David Evans, a professor of Applied Mathematics at Bristol University and Janet Evans, a teacher of English literature. Alice gained a degree in French and Italian from University College, London, and then moved to Paris where she studied acting at the Cours Florent. She quickly began to work, mainly in French television but also in the very successful Italian miniseries Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna (1998) as "Nathalie", a French student who is forced to come to grips with the realities of life when she finds out she is pregnant by a man she is not supposed to be with. This was particularly challenging as Alice played the role in Italian, but had to loop the entire film later on because her own accent in Italian sounded too British and not French enough! Her first big break came when her first feature, Monsieur Naphtali (1999) was brought to the attention of Oscar-winning director Claude Lelouch, who invited her to audition for a film he was writing, Une pour toutes (1999) and, after three callbacks, cast her in one of the three lead roles. Alice played "Macha", one of three actresses who, after a failed production of Anton Chekhov's "Three Sisters", invent a scheme to swindle wealthy men out of money and eventually end up making the film of the story of their lives. The film was a critical, if not commercial success. Anne Parillaud and Marianne Denicourt co-starred.
Aside from an episode of TV show "Highlander", Alice did not act in her mother tongue, English, until 1999 when Disney cast her as the lead in 102 Dalmatians (2000) alongside Glenn Close, Gérard Depardieu and Ioan Gruffudd. This was a huge break for Alice but it was marred by tragedy. Her beloved mother, Janet, suffered a fatal heart attack whilst out walking her dog, less than 24 hours before Alice's final screen test for the role. The story goes that she never told her mother about the test and was hoping to surprise her if she won the role. Janet was only 59. In a strange twist, the actor she first met only hours after losing her mother was to become her closest friend. Alice became very close to Ioan Gruffudd during the shoot and they became a couple in late 2000. They got engaged in 2005.
In 2000, Alice shot Best of Both Worlds (2001) for the BBC, in which she played "Diane", an air stewardess who is a wife and mother, who begins a relationship with a man in Italy, where she flies three times a week and eventually marries him and embarks on a double life. The series was written by acclaimed writer Paul Abbott and Alice received glowing reviews for her performance. In 2002, she was cast by Mel Smith as the lead in Blackball (2003) alongside James Cromwell and Vince Vaughn. The film was a commercial and critical flop and other commercially unsuccessful British and European films followed. Perhaps because of this, Alice moved to Los Angeles, California in 2003. In the United States, she has worked in both film (Four Corners of Suburbia (2005)) and television (CSI: Miami (2002), The Chris Isaak Show (2001)), although she still continues to work in the United Kingdom, most recently alongside Alistair McGowan in a new series for BBC One and with Billy Boyd and Eva Birthistle in the Independent feature Save Angel Hope (2007).
She lives in West Hollywood with her husband, actor Ioan Gruffudd. She gave birth to their first child, Ella Betsi Janet Gruffudd, on September 6, 2009.- Angel, an exotic combination of Spanish, Irish, English and Italian, knew she wanted to perform from the age of five. At that young age, her lofty goals included modeling, singing and acting. She appeared in a few local television commercials in her hometown of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and also did the beauty pageant circuit, accruing more than 500 trophies from age eight to sixteen. She went on to study drama, dance and vocal at the performing arts high school in Florida, where she starred in Picnic and My Fair Lady. After high school, Angel signed with her first agent and did a few independent films, including Suicide Blonde (1999). During that time she landed her first national commercial for Allstate, where she also earned her SAG card. In July of 1997, Angel moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of acting. Within two months of being in Los Angeles, Angel booked a guest-starring role on the syndicated series Viper (1994) and then a recurring role on the popular television series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). Her film credits include starring roles in Peak Experience (2003), Warlock III: The End of Innocence (1999), and March (2001), an independent film starring former General Hospital (1963) stars Rena Sofer and Sean Kanan. Angel lives in Los Angeles and in her free time enjoys practicing yoga, reading, cooking and taking long drives.
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Moving from Orangeburg, South Carolina to the states capital, Columbia at the age of 2, Angell Conwell began her journey in entertainment at a very young age. After winning numerous awards locally and in the surrounding states of Georgia and North Carolina, she signed with Wilhelmina's Kids Division in New York. Always one to challenge herself, Angell begged for her parents permission to audition for August Wilson's highly acclaimed, "Fences". After landing the role she realized, commitment to pursuing a career in entertainment was exactly what she would set out to do.
At age 11, Angell and her mother, with only enough funds to stretch a couple months, relocated to Los Angeles for pilot season. It was quite an eye opener for her. After a very trying season, on the exact day she was scheduled to move back to Columbia, she booked the CBS pilot "On Our Own". Although, the pilot wasn't picked up to series, the network noticed this vibrant young actress and soon flew her back to California to audition for the role of Meshach Taylor's daughter on the CBS show "Dave's World". She landed the role.
At 17, John Singleton cast Angell in her first silver screen role as Kim in "Baby Boy" sharing the screen with Tyrese, Taraji P. Hensen & Omar Gooding. Immediately after, Conwell began filming the Lions Gate comedic remake "The Wash", and MGM's wildly popular "Soul Plane" alongside Kevin Hart and Sofia Vergara. She's guest starred and recurred on dozens of hit shows.
Angell was presented with Columbia, South Carolina's Key To The City on February 5, 2019. This day was also deemed Angell Conwell Day by Mayor Steven Benjamin.- Actress
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Angie Cepeda was born on August 2, 1974 in Cartagena, Colombia. She grew up in Barranquilla. Her parents are José Cepeda & Yadhira Jiménez who were both lawyers. After their divorce, he went to live w/ her mom & 2 sisters, Lorna & Ivette.
She once thought of studying publishing. However, she discovered her passion was in drama & moved to Bogotá where she stayed w/ her aunt. She started taking drama courses. Afterwards, she was contracted by a beer company, doing some ads for it. Next, she played some bit parts in several soap operas & movies. Her big break was when he got a role in the soap opera Las Juanas (1997). She garnered the attention of some TV producers who offered her roles in prime time shows w/ most memorable of them being her lead role in Luz María (1998).
In the film world, Peruvian director Francisco Lombardi convinced her to portray a whore named La Colombiana in Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (1999). It was a smash hit in Colombia, Spain, Peru & Argentina. It also got her good reviews for her performance.- Actress
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Patricia Apollonia Kotero was born on August 2, 1959 in Santa Monica, California, to Mexican parents, Maria Socorro Torres, a caregiver, and Victor Manuel Kotero, a restaurant manager. She initially pursued fame and fortune via work as an actress, singer and model. After winning the Miss San Pedro beauty competition and a stint cheerleader for the Los Angeles Rams in the 1980s, Kotero began acting in roles both in films and television series such as CHiPs (1977), Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982), Fantasy Island (1977), Matt Houston (1982) and Knight Rider (1982).
Apollonia landed the role of a lifetime while auditioning for Prince for his first ever feature film. Winning the starring role opposite Prince in the blockbuster musical Purple Rain (1984), which received an Academy Award. Apollonia 6, also featured supporting singers Brenda Bennett and Susan Moonsie. Apollonia 6 went on a worldwide tour to promote the blockbuster single "Sex Shooter". Apollonia had originally recorded a version of the song "Manic Monday" for the album "Apollonia 6" (1984). Written by Prince, the song would later become a worldwide hit single for the girl group, The Bangles. "Take Me with U" is Apollonia's highest charting single, reaching #25 on the Top 40 chart in the United States. Kotero left Prince's camp in 1985 to appear on the CBS primetime soap opera Falcon Crest (1981). She was allowed to appear under her own stage name, "Apollonia", and also performed several solo songs, none of which would be released (one of the songs, which was often played and referred to on the series was a title called "Red Light Romeo", which was written by U.S. songwriter Jon Lind who had penned the U.S. #1 hit, "Crazy for You", for Madonna). Kotero stayed on the series for 10 consecutive weeks, playing the girlfriend of teenage heartthrob Lorenzo Lamas. In 1988, Warner Bros. Records released her first solo album, simply titled "Apollonia". Containing high energy dance music, three singles were released from the album: "Since I Fell For You", "The Same Dream" and "Mismatch".
Kotero then released the 1997 bilingual ballad "Stay with Me". Apollonia went on to appear in such films as Ministry of Vengeance (1989), Back to Back (1989), Black Magic Woman (1991) and a couple of Italian productions, A Woman's Secret (1992), Bad Girls (1992). She returned to television on such series as Sliders (1995) and Air America (1998), and also hosted The Jazz Channel's "Latin Beat" program. During this period, an exercise video entitled "Go For It" was also released. Apollonia can be seen on E Channel's "Celebrity Homes" and MTV's "Cribs", with friend Carmen Electra, "The Test" and "Rendezview". In 2005, Apollonia formed a multimedia entertainment company, Kotero Entertainment, which formed partnerships with a number of producers to produce a children animated television series, as well as featured films. Kotero Entertainment also manages young talent such as television and film star Sascha Andres and young pop singer Nikki Barreras, also known as Nikki B. More recently, Kanye West's 2007 song "Stronger", used her name in the lyrics, and on December 1, 2007, she appeared at a Project Angel Food charity event in Beverly Hills, California.- Actress
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Ashley is local to Colorado, and over the past 14 years has worked on several Theatre, Film/tv, and Voice Over productions. Not only in Colorado but across the US, wherever and whenever possible.
She has appeared in; Star Trek: The Romulan Wars (2010-2011) , Spike TV's "Don't Be A Victim" & "What if?" (2010), Disney's The Lone Ranger (2013), Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018), and A Tale of Two Sillies (2018 ). She has also lent her voice to Audio dramas and Video Games such as; Wing Commander Saga [vg], Star Trek: Red Squad, Star Wars: The Trials of Darth Herrco [vg], Star Rabbit Tracks, Star Trek: Ranger, and the upcoming animated series Earth-Link Origins.
In addition to her work as an actress she is a member of both The Dark Empire and Sith Dynasty, two Star Wars costuming/charity groups that she has been doing work with since 2011. She also has her own small business making custom toys inspired by anime, sci-fi, fantasy, video games, and original designs.- In her long career, Beatrice Straight did quite a bit of work in the movies, despite plying her trade mostly onstage. When she did grace the silver screen, she did it with great skill. Her first love was theater, having debuted on Broadway in the 1935 "Bitter Oleander". Her work garnered her much acclaim, including laurels in her Tony-winning performance for which she won the award for best supporting actress as Elizabeth Proctor in the 1953 production of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible". In addition to theater and movies, she gave us notable work on television. In 1978, she won an Emmy nomination for her part as the matriarch Alice Dain Leggett in the miniseries The Dain Curse (1978). No less stately, she played the part of Lynda Carter's Queen Mother in the 1970s Wonder Woman (1975) series. Her life was touched by that same kind of elegance and stateliness that she often portrayed onstage and on-screen. She was born Beatrice Whitney Straight in Old Westbury on Long Island. Her father, banker and diplomat Willard Dickerman Straight, associated with the likes of J.P. Morgan. Her mother, Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight, was an heiress of the Whitneys, a dynastic (in the sense of TV's own "Dynasty"), moneyed family on the eastern seaboard. Beatrice went to the best schools and caught the acting bug while a student in Devonshire, England, rendering a critically acclaimed performance in a school production of Ibsen's "A Doll's House." Her studies subsequently turned to acting, and she studied under the tutelage of Michael Chekhov, nephew of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov and a member of the Moscow Art Theatre. Their relationship was somewhat symbiotic in that she persuaded him to start an acting school, later teaching there herself. It was through her work in the theater that she met her husband Peter Cookson, appearing opposite him as leading lady in "The Heiress" in 1948. She is perhaps best known for her achievement in the 1976 movie Network (1976); after only three days of work in that movie in just a few scenes that actually made it into the final cut, Beatrice Straight contributed such a stellar performance that she earned the Academy Award for the best performance by a supporting actress.
- Chiara Mastalli was born on 2 August 1984 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress, known for Rome (2005), Il maresciallo Rocca (1996) and Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002).
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ChrisAnn Brunsmann was born on 2 August 1971 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for One Hit from Home (2012), Walther (2011) and Sticks (2001).- Actress
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One of TV's finest comedic actresses, Cynthia Stevenson was born in Oakland, California, to Al Stevenson, an upholstery warehouse owner and Gayle Stevenson née Boniface, an editor. She moved north with her mother and brother, Gregory, to Bellevue, Washington and then to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she spent most of her childhood.
Cynthia took her first step toward an acting career in the University of Victoria's Phoenix Theatre Program. Cynthia returned to California to complete her training, attending the renowned American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco, and the Drama Studio London at Berkeley.
After arriving in Los Angeles, Cynthia found roles with an improv group and in two local theatre productions, one of which was a long-running hit, "The Ladies Room," written and directed by Robin Schiff and produced by Heartaches (1915), which brought Cynthia critical acclaim for her comedic skills. Because of this work, she landed an immediate job on a TV sketch comedy, Off the Wall (1986), where she was featured in 26 episodes.
Cynthia quickly built her resume with guest parts on popular sitcoms, including "Max Headroom," "Empty Nest," "The Famous Teddy Z.," "Newhart," Major Dad" and many others. In between came her first starring role as talk show host Jennifer Bass in My Talk Show (1990), an original, offbeat nightly series, described as the "first cult hit" of the 1990s. It proved to be Cynthia's big break, as director Above the Limit (1900) noticed and cast her as Bonnie Sherow opposite star Photographing a Ghost (1898) in the Oscar nominated film The Player (1992).
Legendary TV producers Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner chose Cynthia for a recurring guest spot on their iconic hit series Cheers (2011). The producers then tapped her for a co-starring role in their next sitcom Bob (1992) playing the daughter of cartoonist Bob Newhart. That performance, in turn, inspired the same production team to create a new show Hope & Gloria (1995) especially for Cynthia. Co-starring as Hope opposite Jessica Lundy (as Gloria), the talented cast included Tiffani Thiessen and Enrico Colantoni. Whenever talking about her career path, Cynthia has always been quick to point out that it was Cherie and Bill Steinkellner who gave it movement and direction.
With a versatility that has moved easily between TV and film, Cynthia had top roles in several 1990's character-driven ensemble features, such as Watch It (1993), produced by David Brown and written and directed by [link-nm0002368]; Forget Paris (1995), written, produced, directed and starring Billy Crystal; Home for the Holidays (1995) produced and directed by Jodie Foster; Live Nude Girls (1995) written and directed by Julianna Lavin and Happiness (1998), written and directed by Love or Riches (1911). In addition she has been a recurring guest on network and cable shows, including "Ally McBeal," "Monk," "Six Feet Under," "According to Jim" and "The L. Word."
When Lifetime decided to enter into the half hour comedy business, they tapped Cynthia for the lead role in Susan Beavers' Oh Baby (1998), an innovative, first-person take on single motherhood created by Children of Mata Hari (1970). It ran for two years. She then relocated to Vancouver (known as "Hollywood North") where she starred as the troubled Joy Lass in the long-running Showtime favorite Dead Like Me (2003). While working in Vancouver, Cynthia was featured in several family films, including Agent Cody Banks (2003) and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004), plus her repeating role as Jackie Framm in Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) and its five subsequent comedies for Disney, and the TV movie A Little Thing Called Murder (2006) opposite Judy Davis and directed by In Little Italy (1909).
Before leaving Canada and returning to Southern California in 2008, Cynthia had a regular role as a feisty female sheriff on ABC's Men in Trees (2006) and also starred in Lifetime TV's Christmas comedy Will You Merry Me? (2008), as well as the films Neverwas (2005), Case 39 (2009), I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009), Jennifer's Body (2009), and the long-awaited Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009).
Cynthia's busy roster continues to expand back home with roles in such films as Reunion (2009), Tiger Eyes (2012) and Baja (2018). TV guest appearances have included such popular programs as "Life Unexpected," "Grey's Anatomy," "Off the Map," "Chaos," "Private Practice," "Sleepy Hollow" and "Supergirl," with recurring roles on Your Family or Mine (2015) and How to Get Away with Murder (2014).
Cynthia lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband and son.- Actress
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Dancia is a 2001 graduate of Southridge High School in Kennewick, WA. She is the daughter of Donna and John Stewart. While in high school she was a cheerleader and studied acting once a month in Seattle, WA.- Donna Air was born on 2 August 1979 in Newcastle, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Split (2018), Age of Kill (2015) and Hotel Babylon (2006).
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Elana Nep was born on 2 August 1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress, known for Bang Bang You're Dead (2002), Edgemont (2000) and Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990). She has been married to Brian Jacobson since 2 September 2007. They have two children.- Actress
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Hallie Eisenberg was born August 2, 1992, in East Brunswick, New Jersey, to parents Amy and Barry Eisenberg, who are both professors in the health care field. Beginning her acting career at age 4, Hallie has appeared in many films including The Insider with Al Pacino and Russell Crowe, and Bicentennial Man with Robin Williams, as well as the Broadway production of The Women. She also starred in a series of commercials for Pepsi with guest stars such as Faith Hill, KISS, Aretha Franklin, and Jeff Gordon. Her older brother is Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg.- Jacinda Barrett was born in Australia. Her convincing accent has paved the way for numerous acting roles in the USA. Barrett was first introduced to American audiences via MTV's The Real World (1992), during its fourth season, which was set in London. Jacinda Barrett received her first break on the big screen in The Human Stain (2003), directed by Oscar winner Robert Benton, alongside Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman, for which she received critical praise.
Soon after, she starred in Ladder 49 (2004), a movie that honored her firefighter father, where she worked with Joaquin Phoenix and John Travolta. The movie spanned 10 years in the life of a Baltimore firefighting family. Soon after, she was in love with Renée Zellweger's Bridget in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004).
She also starred in the action disaster movie, Poseidon (2006), directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and the comedy, School for Scoundrels (2006), with Billy Bob Thornton. She again received critical praise for her challenging role in The Last Kiss (2006). A.O. Scott said of her performance, "Ms. Barrett is a glowing, lovely presence, giving full voice to the rage, humiliation and hurt". Shauna Lyon in the New Yorker writes, "Jacinda Barrett steals the show as Michael's beautiful, reasonable life partner, offering a volatile, realistic portrayal of a woman scorned".
Jacinda was directed by Mira Nair in the adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Namesake", and starred alongside her husband, Gabriel Macht, in Middle Men (2009), a tale of the founding of the Internet porn industry.
She has starred in multiple TV series, most recently alongside Anthony Edwards, in Zero Hour (2013), a show that is no longer on the air.
Even though Jacinda grew up in Brisbane, her first Australian role was headlining Matching Jack (2010), as she left home at 17 to work and travel the world. She is married to Gabriel Macht and they have one daughter and one son, together.
In 1997, she was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. - Jennifer Christa Palmer (aka JCP) is an award-winning actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and is known for her height and intimidating presence. She holds a BA in Theatre from Penn State University and received 2 Recommended Passes from the Society of American Fight Directors in Rapier & Dagger and Unarmed stage combat. Training: On Camera technique with Jason MacDonald and Alex Collins at Drama Inc., BGB Atlanta Ongoing Workout with Hayes Mercure, Meisner technique and Advanced Scene Study at ClassAct Studios with Lauren O'Quinn and Acting Technique for the Camera with Rus Blackwell. The fastest way to a man's heart is by tearing a hole through his ribcage.
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The very lovely, vivacious and smart-looking Joanna Cassidy was born in Camden, New Jersey, and raised in nearby Haddonfield, a borough located in Camden County. She grew up in a creative environment as the daughter and granddaughter of artists. At an early age she engaged in painting and sculpture and went on to major in art at Syracuse University in New York. During her time there she married Kennard C. Kobrin in 1964, a doctor in residency, and found work as a fashion model to help work his way to a degree. The couple eventually moved to San Francisco, where her husband set up a psychiatric practice; Joanna continued modeling and gave birth to a son and daughter. Following their divorce ten years later, she decided to move to Los Angeles in a bid for an acting career.
In between modeling chores and occasional commercial gigs, the reddish-haired beauty found minor, decorative work as an actress in such action fare as Steve McQueen's thriller Bullitt (1968), the Jason Robards drama Fools (1970), The Laughing Policeman (1973) starring Walter Matthau and The Outfit (1973) with Robert Duvall. Her first co-starring role came opposite George C. Scott in the offbeat comedy caper The Bank Shot (1974).
Television became an important medium for her in the late 1970s, with guest parts on all the popular shows of the time, both comedic and dramatic, including Dallas (1978). Trapper John, M.D. (1979), Taxi (1978), Starsky and Hutch (1975), Charlie's Angels (1976), Lou Grant (1977) and a recurring role on Falcon Crest (1981). A regular on the sketch/variety show Shields and Yarnell (1977), which showcased the popular mime couple, Joanna languished in three failed series attempts--The Roller Girls (1978), 240-Robert (1979) and The Family Tree (1983)--before hitting the jackpot with the sitcom Buffalo Bill (1983) opposite Dabney Coleman, in which she finally had the opportunity to demonstrate her flair for offbeat comedy. The show became that's season's critical darling, with Coleman playing a vain, sexist, obnoxious talk show host (a variation of his popular 9 to 5 (1980) film character) and Joanna received a Golden Globe for her resourceful portrayal of Jo Jo White, the director of his show and romantic foil for Coleman, who stood toe-to-toe with his antics.
The 1980s also brought about positive, critical reception for Joanna on film as well, especially in a number of showy portrayals, notably her snake-dancing replicant in the futuristic sci-fi thriller Blade Runner (1982), her radio journalist involved with Nick Nolte and Ed Harris in the political drama Under Fire (1983) and her co-starring role in a wacky triangle with Bob Hoskins and a hyperkinetic hare in the highly ambitious part toon/part fantasy film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Back on the TV front she was seen in recurring roles on L.A. Law (1986), Diagnosis Murder (1993), The District (2000) and Boston Legal (2004).
Since then Joanna has juggled a number of quality film and TV assignments, a definitive highlight being her Emmy-nominated recurring role as a quirky, capricious mother/psychiatrist in the cult cable series Six Feet Under (2001). More recently she has taken part in more controversial film work that contain stronger social themes such as Anthrax (2001), a Canadian political thriller whose storyline feeds on the fear of terrorism; The Virgin of Juarez (2006), which chronicled the murders of hundreds of Mexican women; and the gay-themed pictures Kiss the Bride (2007) and Anderson's Cross (2010).
Off-camera Joanna is devoted to her art (painting, sculpting) and is a dedicated animal activist as well as golfer and antique collector. She presently resides in the Los Angeles area with her dogs.- Actress
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Kansas Bowling directed her first feature film "B.C. Butcher" starring Kato Kaelin when she was 17-years-old. She shot it on 16mm in her dad's backyard with money she raised bussing tables. It was released by Troma Entertainment when she was 19-years-old. Since then, Kansas has directed over 30 music videos for artists such as Iggy Pop, and has acted in films directed by Quentin Tarantino and Glenn Danzig. Her second feature film "Cuddly Toys" is out 2023.- Kathryn Harrold was born on 2 August 1950 in Tazewell, Virginia, USA. She is an actress, known for Raw Deal (1986), Yes, Giorgio (1982) and Modern Romance (1981). She was previously married to Lawrence O'Donnell.
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Laura Bennett was born on 2 August 1963 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She is known for Breakfast on Pluto (2005), Project Runway (2004) and After the Runway (2011).- Actress
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Lauren Schacher was born in Seattle, Washington, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Hooking Up (2020), The Canyons (2013) and F*ck Yes (2016).- Actress
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Southern-bred Mary-Louise Parker was born on August 2, 1964 in Fort Jackson, South Carolina, the youngest of four children of Judge John Morgan Parker, and the former Caroline Louise Morell. She is of mostly Swedish, English, and Scottish descent. Her father's occupation took the family both around the country and abroad while growing up.
Parker showed potential in her teens and majored in acting in her college years, graduating from the North Carolina School of the Arts. Beginning her acting career with a part on the daytime soap Ryan's Hope (1975), Mary decided to test the waters in New York, and after work on the off-Broadway stage in the late 1980s, made her Broadway debut with "Prelude to a Kiss" in 1990, where she won the Theatre World Award, the Clarence Derwent Award and a Tony nomination.
Films and TV quickly followed and she quickly gained attention. She provided both poignant and amusing as the token femme friend to a group of gay men in the AIDS drama Longtime Companion (1989), but really caught fire with her feisty, standout performance in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), holding her own against such female powerhouses as Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates and Mary Stuart Masterson. Dubbed by some as the "long-suffering girl next door," she played such noble offbeat miserables and cast-asides in Grand Canyon (1991), Naked in New York (1993), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), The Client (1994) Boys on the Side (1995), in which she was the AIDS victim this time, The Portrait of a Lady (1996), The Maker (1997), Let the Devil Wear Black (1999), Red Dragon (2002) and Pipe Dream (2001).
Preferring quality over quantity, she perfected her craft with offbeat roles in independent features and did not abandon her theater roots. She copped a slew of acting prizes for her stage work in "How I Learned to Drive" (1996) and, most notably, "Proof" in 2000, wherein she won nearly every award there is to attain, including the prestigious Tony. Her marquee name still does not command what it should, but a picture or production with Mary-Louise Parker in it usually guarantees a strong critical reception. Unmarried, she did enter into a longtime companionship with actor Billy Crudup after the twosome appeared opposite each other in the 1996 play, "Bus Stop". They went their separate ways in 2003, amid major controversy (she was pregnant at the time).
Mary Louise continues to divide her time equally and skillfully on TV, film and the stage. The powerful TV miniseries adaptation of Tony Kushner heralded award-winning Broadway play Angels in America (2003), directed by Mike Nichols, earned the actress supporting performance Golden Globe and Emmy awards. She also earned a Tony nomination for the Broadway show, "Reckless", a year later but truly turned heads and wowed audiences the year after that in the highly acclaimed 7-season Showtime series Weeds (2005), earning another Golden Globe and several Emmy nominations for her amazing performance as Nancy Botwin, a relatively naïve suburban housewife and mother who courts serious trouble with the law and drug cartels when she turns into a neighborhood drug dealer for sustenance after her husband dies suddenly.
Into the millennium, Mary has continued with compelling work in such films as RED 2 (2013), R.I.P.D. (2013), Jamesy Boy (2014), Behaving Badly (2014), Chronically Metropolitan (2016), Golden Exits (2017) and Red Sparrow (2018). TV roles have included recurring roles on The Blacklist (2013) and the sci-fi thriller Mr. Mercedes (2017).
Her first child is eighteen-year-old William Atticus Parker -- a director, writer and actor. Adopting a second child from Ethiopia, Mary Louise was acknowledged in 2013 for her significant contributions to Hope North, an organization that works in the educating and healing of young victims caught in Uganda's civil war. Her memoir-in-letters, Dear Mr. You, came out in 2015.- Actress
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Michele Ammon was born on 2 August 1968 in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for eVil Sublet (2023), The Onion (2007) and The Onion News Network (2011).- Actress
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Michèle Bernier was born on 2 August 1956 in Paris, France. She is an actress and art director, known for San Antonio (2004), Les poissons marteaux (2008) and Le démon de midi (2005).- Actress
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Nadia Bjorlin was born the fifth out of six children. Her parents were Ulf Björlin (a Swedish conductor and composer, known to be the world's most active opera composer during the 20th century) and Fary Bjorlin. Her siblings are Katja, Kaj, Kamilla, Ulf Jr and Jean Paul. (Each sibling have a history of artistic or creative work in their background. A very stunning and talented family indeed). Nadia was born in Newport, Rhode Island (USA), but her family soon moved to Sweden. This was only for a few short years before moving back to the USA again.
Nadia worked the opera scene before becoming an actress. It was a fast lane change by a sudden contract with NBC who needed an opera singing girl for a permanent part in a television series. Nadia has since then appeared in both movies and TV series. She has played lead characters in big screen productions and she has been a guest star in shows like CSI, Two an a half men, Two Broke Girls, as well as other comedy shows. Her talent is strong in comedy as well as in drama. She is also quite the dancer, which can be seen in Ricky Martin's music video "Shake Your Bon Bon". She was second runner up placing in Miss Teen Florida. Her voice won a sought after first place in a world proclaimed a opera competition in Italy.
Nadia is fluent in Swedish, English and Farsi. Because of her education in opera, she is schooled in several more languages like Italian and French. Nadia was a child prodigy who excelled in her studies at school as well as voice, theater, dance, and music. She started her professional career at six years old and won several awards while attending the Interlochen Center for the Arts and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute.
She currently (2014) lives in California. Her school years were mostly in Palm Beach, Florida and New York. Her most beloved father died of leukemia in 1993. This has inspired Nadia to become a spokesperson and represent The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for many years now.- Actress
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Natashia Williams was born on 2 August 1978 in Pontiac, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for She Spies (2002), How to Be a Player (1997) and So Little Time (2001). She has been married to Brevin Blach since 2007. They have two children.- Actress
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Nicole Criss was born on 2 August 2000 in Arizona, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Accalia: Steward of Syriacus, Creepy Chronicles (2017) and Deadly Sanctuary (2015).- Born on Governors Island, New York County, New York, actress Norma Maldonado has had a love for acting since childhood. She is of Puerto Rican and Spanish heritage. Norma's father, Juan Arturo Maldonado, was in Air America for the US Air Force. Her family frequently relocated and required her to adapt to many new surroundings.
Life would change dramatically when she was 12, her father was killed in action. Her mother, Olga Ventura Maldonado, a professional flamenco dancer of Andalusian decent, then moved the family to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she was exposed to being on a television sound stage with weekly visits to WAPA Studios, watching her mother's friends tape weekly variety shows . Her acting career began at age 14 when she joined the union to perform in various stage performances throughout San Juan, Puerto.
She has starred in dozens of film and television projects including Showtime's Hombre, The Good Doctor,Recurring Guest Star on Jane The VIrgin and The Fosters. She had guest roles in The Librarians, Superior Donuts, Amazon's Mad Dogs, Mad Men,Breaking Bad, The Closer among many others. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology at the University of Puerto Rico and completed one year of clinical Psychology at Albizu University. Later, she went on to earn a Masters in Communications from the University of Georgia.
Over the years, she developed an ear for languages and accents. Her fluency in English, Spanish, and Serbian has helped open doors to many interesting roles, including that of a rape counselor in a short film for the United Nations. She helps St. Jude's Children Hospital, Susan G. Komen Foundation, and groups working to stop the sex trafficking of children and young people - Stunts
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Petra grew up in Switzerland. When she was seven years old, she started to train and perform with the local youth Circus.
At age thirteen, the troupe was invited to Istanbul, Turkey, to unveil its annual representation. The engagement was a success and after this experience, Petra's interest in traveling and meeting different cultures was set in stone.
She focused on studying languages; French, English and Italian, followed by a two-year professional Movement & Theatre education at "Com-Art", a private school located in Zürich, Switzerland, which is modeled after Jacques Lecoq; Europe's Best- loved and most influential theatre teacher. Petra learned how to "package" her skills with diverse forms of visual expression, which proved to be key, when she continued her formation in Montréal, Canada, at the internationally renowned "L'Écôle Nationale de Cirque" - A Pioneer School for Circus Artists!
She specialized in "Cloudswing." With the assistance of her Russian coach she created an astounding and fearless act and was chosen to compete at the "International Acrobatic Festival of Wuqiao", in China, where she won the Bronze Lion.
Soon thereafter she was approached by talent scouts of "Cirque du Soleil" and was then signed for the three-year North American tour of "Quidam." Petra performed over one thousand shows.
Looking for a new challenge, Petra decided to move to Los Angeles and become a stuntwoman. Her debut in stunts was in Steven Spielberg's Minority Report (2002) starring Tom Cruise, when she's received a call from Stunt Coordinator and Second Unit Director Brian Smrz and was hired to perform in all scenes involving the giant flying truss; a 400-feet-long hydraulic traveling rig, set up on the Warner Brothers back lot.
Her stunt gear not yet unloaded from the trunk of her car, she interviewed for The Time Machine (2002) and booked her first role as a stunt actor; succeeding with embodying further parts requiring special skills, featured on a variety of television series and on the big screen.
Petra is equally enthusiastic when she is assigned to a stunt doubling undertaking! On Æon Flux (2005), for instance, Petra's regular "Day at the Office" consisted of being thrown through ladders onto walls or jumping from balconies and the likes, representing the character "Freya", portrayed by actress Caroline Chikezie. Additionally, before filming in Berlin began, Petra was hand- picked as a trainings partner for Charlize Theron to work on flexibility and Cirque-style fight choreography.
In 2009, Petra was honored by the "Taurus World Stunt Awards" with two nominations; "Best High Work" and "Best Overall Stunt By a Woman", stunt doubling for Rosario Dawson on Eagle Eye (2008).
Subsequently, The Celebrity and Stuntwomen's Awards "Diamond in the Raw" also simply known as "Action Icon Awards", selected her as a finalist in the "Stuntwoman of the Year" category!
In between working for Film and Television, Petra's passion for the Circus is still alive! Shows on the Cloudswing include the Spiderman Movie Premiere, Detroit's Auto Show headlining for Chrysler/ Jeep/ Dodge and at the Microsoft Global Sales Meeting at the Super-Dome in New Orleans, Petra soars above the crowd at a height of approximately 200 feet.
In 2019, a whole new type of position arises where all past job and life experience are put together: Petra accepts to be an international expert judge representing her native country Switzerland on Mark Burnett and Mike Darnell's first-of-its-kind global talent competition reality TV series The World's Best (2019), which was hosted by James Corden. The American judges were Drew Barrymore, Faith Hill and RuPaul.
Petra is an independent stuntwoman, actor and freelance performance artist. Based in Los Angeles, she's on a quest to pursue new forms of visual and emotional expression.- Additional Crew
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Regina Banali is a producer and director and former actress. After two decades and over 50 film and television roles she stepped behind the camera in 2008. She is most known for directing Quiet Riot: Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back (2014), a documentary on the band Quiet Riot. An early pioneer of crowdfunding, she raised the seed money on Kickstarter in 2010. It was quickly acquired by the Showtime Network and was released worldwide.
One of her first acting roles was as a mermaid in Steven Spielberg's Hook (1991). She has also enjoyed a career as a host and fashion correspondent. She hosted style segments on Today (1952), Access Hollywood (1996), among many others, and appeared as a third chair host on The Fashion Team (2006), as a celebrity style expert. Regina is an active member of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Alliance of Women Directors, Glass Elevator & Women In Film. She is also an Intimacy Coordinator and President and CEO of Intimacy Coordinators in Film and Television Alliance.- Sandra Thigpen was born in Jamaica. She is an actress, known for The Ring (2002), Bull (2016) and NCIS (2003).
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She is a former fashion model who briefly hosted the short-lived Entertainment Tonight (1981) spin-off ET on MTV (2000). Based on that breakthrough she was cast as the lead femme fatale in The Big Bounce (2004), which was a remake of a previous movie adaptation of the same Elmore Leonard novel.- Actress
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Schatar Sapphira Collier is the host and creator of "Poultry Princess: Cooking With Schatar" the TV series. which airs on Amazon Prime and now on Roku on the My Documentary TV channel. She is the co-founder of New Vista Studios, a technology and digital entertainment company which produces films, documentaries, websites, video programs, interactive e-learning content, podcasts, e-books, audio-books, and television programming.
Schatar is an American Legion Distinguished Scholar, a recipient of the Peabody Voice Achievement Award, and a HOBY alum. She is a popular speaker and guest lecturer at colleges, universities, and media events including UCLA, UNLV, and Rio Hondo College. This celebrity actress is most loved for her portrayal of the comedic character "Hottie" on the #1 hit MTV Networks Series "Flavor Of Love" and "Charm School". In addition to producing and acting, she is also a professional Voice Over artist, and narrator of audio books, animation voice-overs and interactive content
Schatar is a published author, a graduate of University Of Pennsylvania and completed graduate studies at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Born in Boston, Mass, Schatar is a classically trained actress, musician, dancer, and singer.
Musical theatrical productions around the country include a Kennedy Center six month national musical theater tour, Debbie Allen's "Soul Possessed", a Children's Opera, and regional productions of "Ain't Misbehavin'" at the Cumberland County Playhouse and Theater Tuscaloosa, Nomathemba at Boston's Shubert Theatre starring Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and on many other famed stages including BB Kings, The Apollo, and Sweetwaters in NY, the Blue note in Las Vegas, and the Convention Center in Los Angeles.
Schatar hosted the BMA Music Awards, presented at the FOX Reality Awards and has both presented and judged the regional Emmies.- Actress
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Skyler Day was born and raised in Atlanta, GA . Her start in the Entertainment Industry began after a chance meeting with a talent agent in the DMV at the age of 6. She began her career with print work, commercials, voice over and eventually it led to her first film opportunity. Skyler was 10 years old when she made a deal with her parents that if she booked the lead in a film by her 11th birthday they would move out to California so she could pursue her acting career more seriously. She missed her goal by only two weeks but she ended up booking the lead in "The Adventures of Ociee Nash"! Skyler's dream of moving to the West Coast came true when she and her family relocated to California in 2004.
Music is also a driving force is Skyler's life. She discovered her love for music and storytelling at an early age, writing her first song at 10 years old and picking up the guitar at 14. With multiple releases under her belt, including her latest single "Sleepwalking", she is quickly carving out her place in the music industry. Day recently became a mentee of Kacey Musgraves after submitting her music to a contest held by BumbleBizz. On a mission to put more women on stage at major music festivals, the networking app teamed up with Musgraves in search of up-and-coming female talent. Day was personally selected by the Grammy winner for the mentorship and will have the opportunity to perform at one of the top music festivals in 2020.
Day has recurred on shows such as NBC's Parenthood and Law & Order: SVU, the Freeform drama Pretty Little Liars and MTV's Sweet/Vicious. Skyler's guest starring credits include Hawaii Five-O, iZombie, and Grey's Anatomy among others. She can now be seen recurring on the Fox drama series, The Resident.- Zuleyka Silver was born in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. She is an actress, known for 9-1-1 (2018) and Too Old to Die Young (2019).Born On August 02
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Alice L Walker was born in Evanston, IL. Her father, a pianist and painter introduced her to the ballet Swan Lake when she was four year old, and her path in the arts began. After years of study in both ballet and theater, Alice performed with several prominent ballet companies in Chicago and abroad before being cast as a dancer in Thomas Carter's film, Save The Last Dance. This experience, along with injuries preventing her from continuing with the rigors of company life, began her transition working in film and TV. She trained at Piven Theater Workshop in Chicago before studying under Robert Carnegie at Playhouse West, as well as acting coaches Larry Moss, Art Wolff and the late Peter Haskel. She won a Best Actress award for her portrayal of Annie in Riddance which also won Best Dramatic Short at PWFF, where the year before she was nominated for Best Actress for her role as Karen. Alice L Walker has authored several feature screenplays and children's stories. She also has been known to teach musical theater, having directed over 20 musicals. She is co-founder of Los Angeles based activist theater company, Thursday Night Theater Club which performs morality plays.Born On August 03- Producer
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Angelique Letizia is a multifaceted creative force, known for her talents as a writer, director, and producer in both film and theatre. She is best known for "Sarina's Song," "Confession," and "For Francis."
Angelique's passion for the arts ignited at an early age. She honed her skills in the realm of musical theater, and later, ballroom dance, sharing her expertise as an instructor at the prestigious Arthur Murray Dance Studios. Her love of competitive ballroom dance led her to compete in the American Rhythm category as part of the NDCA.
Transitioning into performance, she hit New York City's theatre scene, starring in several productions. Her love of the theater transcends performing alone, as she's directed several plays and shows.
In addition to performance, and directing, Angelique is a prolific writer, crafting intricate narratives that push the boundaries of imagination. Her original sci-fi fantasy series, "Blackout," is written both as a trilogy of novels and a scripted series.- Actress
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Anne Marie DeLuise was born on 3 August 1969 in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for Higher Ground (2000), Love Happens (2009) and Stargate SG-1 (1997). She has been married to Peter DeLuise since 7 June 2002. They have one child.- Brigid Brannagh was born on 3 August 1972 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Army Wives (2007), Runaways (2017) and Angel (1999). She is married to Justin Lyons.
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Cindy Dolenc was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Cindy is an actor and producer, known for Eyes Wide Shut (1999), La Femme Nikita (1997) and NCIS: Los Angeles (2009).- Actress
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Claudia Lopez is a Colombian American model, actress, and film producer. Claudia is also the mother of the young actors Brandon Gil and Dielmer Gil.
As a model, Claudia is considered a symbol of Latin beauty. She is looked for by companies interested in promoting products to the Latin and the Anglo markets as well as National and Inter-National Trade Shows, like the IBS NY, Premiere Orlando, IBS Las Vegas among others. She has appeared in several fashion catalogs, magazine covers, CD labels, billboards, posters, calendars and TV commercials in marketing campaigns for Giane'N Inc, Frito-Lay, Anheuser-Busch, Veev Spirits, Cheap Choice, Aguardiente Cristal, Inca Kola, Ron Caldas, Turbo Power, Rubies Customes, Salutti, Twix, Tequiza, Jarritos, and the Department for Export Production Thaitrade, just to name a few.
As an actress, Claudia has appeared in several films, including Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005), Trust the Man (2005), We Own the Night (2007), Golgonooza (2007) and Lavoe (2011). Her acting career has taken her beyond her Latin roots; in the movie Rupturian, in preparation for production (2014), she has the role of a Russian specialist in biological warfare.
As a film producer and Director, Claudia participated in Paradise Loss (Director 2016), Noon Day Sun (Producer 2016), Turbo Power Professional Hair Dryers( Director 2015), Salutti Alove Vera Drinks(Director 2015) Alovine Aloe Vera Drinks(Director 2014) Secret Guilt (Production Manager 2012) and Renascent as Executive Producer and Production manager(2012)
Claudia Lopez was born in Medellin, Colombia to Nuria Grijalva and Gustavo Grijalva. Her parents are both of Spanish descent, dedicated to their fashion family business Giane'N Inc. Located in Tampa, Florida. At the age of 8 Claudia was sent to a boarding school in La Ceja, Antioquia, for 3 years. It was there where Claudia participated for the first time in school plays. At the age of 14 her family moved to New York, where she attended her first fashion show; from that very moment, becoming a model became her goal.
In 1991, at age 17, she won the first runner up to La Chica Del Año , in a contest organized in Queens, NY, and in 1992, the title to La Modelo Latina New York. That same year she participated in the contest for Miss Hawaiian Tropics in New York, and was invited to represent her native country Colombia in the international competition in Las Vegas. In 1993 she had the opportunity of working on her first national fashion catalog Sentimental New York for the designer Sam Hourani, and in 1994-1995 she had her first CD covers for the national and international editions of Dancing Salsa mix USA, volumes 1 and 2. With these covers she became well known as a model.
In 1997, Claudia studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).
In 1998, she participated in a Sears' fashion show, and created her model and talent agency Karisma New York.
In 2000, she participated in the Univision TV program A que no te atreves (1999), along with Sofía Vergara, Adriana Lavat, Juan Alfonso Baptista and Harry Geithner, who inspired her to get into acting.
In 2001, she decided to create a second marketing agency. Putting together the names of her two sons Brandon and Dielmer, she created BranDiel Productions, through which through the years she has developed several marketing campaigns for Frito-Lay, Cheap Choice, Anheuser-Busch, Coors Light, Corona, Aguardiente Cristal, Inca Kola, Ron Caldas, Turbo Power, Rubies Customes, Goya, Salutti, Twix, Tequiza, Jarritos, IBS Int'l Beauty Show, and others.
In 2002, with the support of Anheuser-Busch, she published her first calendar Claudia Lopez 2002, and was hired as a model by Turbo Power to participate in many Trade Shows.
In 2003, Anheuser-Busch hired her to work on the marketing campaign Todos Toman Bud-Light, which appeared on TV and billboards. That same year she was in the cover of New York Latino magazine, and in Stuff Magazine (sister of Maxim Magazine).
In 2004, Bud-Light and Maxim magazine created their campaign Enfocate con Bud-Light, where Claudia appeared on TV commercials and billboards; she published her first poster, which was a total success, and decided to dedicate herself to acting.
In 2005, she published her second poster, and under Karisma NY / BranDiel she published posters for Ivon Hernandez and Carolina Aristizabal. Once again, she was hired by Turbo Power (professional hair dryers) as a model for catalogs, boxes, events and promotional conventions in USA and Puerto Rico. That year, she had a medical problem and was operated on emergency. Coming out of convalescence, she replied to an ad looking for extras to appear in the movie Carlito's Way: Rise to Power with Jay Hernandez. This movie recreated her desire to get into acting. A few days later she was called to appear in the movie Trust the Man, where she had the opportunity of working with Eva Mendes. That year she decided to become a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG),and continued her acting studies at the Thomas Waites Acting Studio in New York.
In 2006, she participated in the short film Golgonooza. At the end of the shooting, she was called for an interview with Joaquin Phoenix and James Gray (film director), who gave her a small role in the movie We Own the Night, where she had the opportunity of working with Robert Duval, Joaquin Phoenix), Mark Wahlberg, and Eva Mendes). That same year she published her third poster, and was hired by Rubies Customes.
2007 was the release of We Own the Night; a few days before Claudia was invited to the Jaime Bayly show of Megavision. By the end of this year, Claudia started to orient herself towards film and TV production.
In 2008, she studied Film Production at the Hollywood Film Institute, and started to work as a Producer with Michael Martinez (Director, Producer, Script Writer), partner of Geneal Productions and CEO of Shaiel Films, Victor Gomez (Producer), partner of Geneal Productions and Hernan Herrera (Director, Producer, Script Writer) CEO of Lucerna Studios. With this group, Claudia worked in the production of the film Noon Day Sun. That same year, she worked in the film The Singer (Hector Lavoe), directed by Anthony Felton, in the role of Raquel Pauzner de Torrijos, first lady of Panama in the 70's. In this movie Claudia worked with Luis Lopez, Patricia Manterola, 'Raul Carbonell', and La India.
In 2009, she published her fourth poster, appears in billboards for Turbo Power, and appeared in the film Vortex, directed by Bernardo Chilindron.
In 2011, she worked as a producer for the event Hollywood en Colombia carried out in Bogota, Colombia, by Dov Simens, under the organization of Michael Martinez, Claudia Lopez, Geneal Productions, Fernando Solorzano, Solorzano Producciones and Sol Azul Productions.
In 2012, Claudia appeared in a digital billboard at Times Square, New York, for the Department of Export Promotion (DEP) Thaitrade.com (Panda Productions) , worked as a Production Manager for the feature films Secret Guilt and Renascent. Worked as a print model for the jewelry line Bagata Jewels by Leonardo Jimenez and on November 5th, 2012 Claudia married Director/Producer/DoP Michael Martinez. . in 2013, 2014 and 2015 Claudia was the poster girl for Giane'N Inc.
In 2016, Claudia and her Husband Michael Martinez opened another branch of BranDiel Productions Inc. ( Trade show Model Agency and Film and TV Productions) in Tampa FL on January 1st 2016, ( info@brandiel.com ) ( www.brandiel.com ) , she started working as a producer and actress for the Sci-Fi film Rupturian, (2016 under pre-production activities) Claudia is currently working in the development stages of the film Paradise Loss among other fascinating projects.- Courtney Rose was born on 3 August 1999 in Smithtown, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Backroad (2012), Junie's Leverage (2009) and Up&Down (2012).
- Elizabeth Berrington is an English actress and graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, she is best known for her roles as Ruby Fry in Waterloo Road, Paula Kosh in Stella, Mel Debrou in Moving Wallpaper and Dawn Stevenson in The Syndicate. She has also featured in British television series such as The Bill, Doctor Who, The Office, Casualty, The Lakes, The Grimleys, Rose and Maloney and Stella.
- Hungarian beauty Erika Marozsán was born in Újfehértó, a small town in the Eastern part of the country, on 3 August 1972. She had her first appearance in the successful Hungarian movie "Béketárgyalás, avagy az évszázad csütörtökig tart" and has played primarily in Hungarian movies so far. She has also starred in several German TV productions and some international productions. Previously, Erika was trained at the Hungarian Ballet Academy for 10 years and later attended the Academy for Movies and Acting in Budapest, where she gradated in 1995. Only a little time later she became a member of the "Új Színház" ("New Theater") acting group of Hungary's capital. Later she changed to the Kaposvár Theater, where she still works.
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Evangeline Lilly, born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, in 1979, was discovered on the streets of Kelowna, British Columbia, by the famous Ford modeling agency. Although she initially decided to pass on a modeling career, she went ahead and signed with Ford anyway, to help pay for her University of British Columbia tuition and expenses.- Actress
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Ginger Pennington was born in Harlan, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Moms Anonymous (2017), Sandy Wexler (2017) and Weekly Meeting (2014). She has been married to Kai Chapman since March 2017.- Actress
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Heather Warren is an American actress. She is originally from Harford, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Dennis Warren and the late Donna Warren.
Always an artist, she realized her love for film in grammar school when her mother took a job at a local video store thus exposing her to a plethora of films old and new. Even then, she found it important to understand the origins of her craft. She wrote her first term paper on the differences between acting onstage and for the camera at the curious age of thirteen.
Heather went on to study acting at Temple University's School of Communications and Theatre in Philadelphia. Contributing to her degree, she spent a semester abroad studying in London with Boston University. After graduation, she moved to New York City and has since been building her career.- Actress
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Hope Riley was born on 3 August 1979 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Holiday (2006), 17 Again (2009) and How I Met Your Mother (2005). She was previously married to Tim Miner.- Actress
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Karen Elkin was born on 3 August 1974 in Verdun, Québec, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for Arrival II (1998), Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990) and Dead Awake (2001).- Kelci has always had the passion to entertain, making her stage debut singing in church at the age of two. Since then, she has performed in over 45 stage productions. Some of her favorite roles have been Mary Tilford in The Children's Hour, Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker, and Veruca Salt in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Kelci is also a dedicated dancer. She has been dancing at the same studio for the past 9 years. She is disciplined in ballet, tap, jazz, acro, pointe, lyrical and hip hop. Kelci is enrolled in public High School where she studies Drama and French. When Kelci is not filming or performing on stage you can find her at the Mall. She loves to shop.
- Linda Crispien was born on 3 August 1965 in San Diego, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Star Wars: The Toys Awaken (2018), AFI Life Achievement Award (1973) and Deal or No Deal (2005).
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Lisa Ann Walter was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Parent Trap (1998), Bruce Almighty (2003) and Shall We Dance? (2004). She was previously married to Sam Baum.- Actress
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Mamie Gummer was born on 3 August 1983 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for The Lifeguard (2013), Ricki and the Flash (2015) and The Ward (2010). She has been married to Mehar Sethi since February 2019. They have two children. She was previously married to Benjamin Walker.- Actress
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Maria Celeste Genitempo was born on 3 August 1974 in Galveston, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Flash! (2003), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Blade Sisters (1999). She was previously married to Joey Genitempo.- Producer
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Martha Stewart was born on 3 August 1941 in Nutley, New Jersey, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Bad Moms (2016), Men in Black II (2002) and Pixels (2015). She was previously married to Andrew Stewart.- Melissa Ponzio stars in the Paramount+ Teen Wolf: The Movie (2023) revival, reprising her beloved role as "Melissa McCall", the hard-working and devoted single mother to "Scott" (Tyler Posey). She previously starred in the hit MTV international series Teen Wolf (2011) for six seasons and 100 episodes.
Melissa recurred on the NBC series Chicago Fire (2012) as "Donna Robbins", the wife of "Chief Boden" (Eamonn Walker) wife, a teacher and friend to Firehouse 51 over the course of eight seasons.
Fans of the AMC drama The Walking Dead (2010) will recognize Melissa as original Woodbury resident "Karen", the lone survivor of the Governor's attack on their own army in the third season finale. During season four, "Karen", who had developed a loving bond with "Tyrese" (Chad L. Coleman), met her untimely, shocking, and pivotal demise.
In 2021, audiences saw Melissa in the Netflix original feature film Thunder Force (2021), from writer/director Ben Falcone, opposite Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy.
Melissa will be seen in writer/director Ali Scher's feature, "The Friendship Formula", with Cheryl Hines, where she plays "Mrs. Idle", the chemistry teacher of an 11-year-old girl genius who invents a popularity chemical for the state science fair and flips the high school hierarchy on its head.
She previously starred opposite Hilary Swank in the HBO original film Mary and Martha (2013), directed by Phillip Noyce. Additional film credits include HBO's historical drama Warm Springs (2005) opposite Kenneth Branagh and Cynthia Nixon, and the Warner Bros. comedy, Life as We Know It (2010), with Josh Duhamel and Katherine Heigl.
Melissa voices a role in the iHeart Media Podcast Bridgewater (2021) which premiered in the Summer of 2021 and debuted at #1 on the Apple Fiction Podcast Charts and won "Best Fiction Podcast" at the 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards. Melissa plays "Anne Becker", a worn-down retired detective who balances cynicism and a belief in the supernatural on a knife's edge.
Notable television appearances include recurring roles in the HULU dramatic series The Girl from Plainville (2022) with Elle Fanning, the BET+ comedy series First Wives Club (2019), Cinemax's Banshee (2013), and Lifetime's Army Wives (2007) as well as guest appearances on The Following (2013), Touch (2012), Melissa Ponzio, Necessary Roughness (2011), Franklin & Bash (2011), Drop Dead Diva (2009), the CSI franchise (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), and CSI: Miami (2002)), and the The Vampire Diaries (2009)". She appeared in the Snapchat original comedy Everything's Fine (2021), from Paul Feig's Powderkeg Productions, creator Hannah Klein and executive producer Pet Wentz. Additionally, she appeared in the television films Justice for Natalee Holloway (2011) opposite Tracy Pollan and Stephen Amell, and Marry Me (2010) with Lucy Liu, and more recently in Ben Meyerson's Lifetime Television Film Killer Reputation (2019) opposite Anna Hutchison.
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Molly Hagan was born the seventh child of Jack and Betty Hagan in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the age of 4 the entire family moved to Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She grew up among cornfields and limestone quarries. Molly always wanted to be an actor. She toiled with her sister, Lucy Hagan, to create the best living room theatre a family could watch. But had her first real break as Glinda the good witch in "The Wizard of Oz" at St. Therese's Elementary School. After crushing it, doing the best Billie Burke she could, Molly went on to be kicked out of High School drama. She then attended Northwestern University.- Rebecca Todd was born on 3 August 1980 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle (2023), National Theatre at Home: All of Us (2022) and Emmerdale Farm (1972).
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Most recently starred in Broadway's First Date and off-Broadway in The Toxic Avenger and can be heard on their original cast albums. She also won the Best Supporting Actress award from the San Diego Theatre Critics for playing all three mistresses in First Wives Club the Musical in their pre-Broadway run.
On television, Chase appeared as a regular on Comedy Central's Michael and Michael Have Issues opposite Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black. Other appearances include "The Office" "Mercy" "Arrested Development" and in the films "The Other Guys" "Arthur" "Hello I Must Be Going" and "Little Black Book."
Chase is from Hartford, CT and is a graduate of Boston University's College of Fine Arts. After graduation she performed the two-woman sketch comedy show "Jen & Angie" at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and Los Angeles. Her comedy sketches have been seen in the Women in Comedy Festival, NY Comedy Festival, and UsWeekly.com.- Producer
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Shanelle Gray was born Shanelle Workman in Fairfax Virginia to mother Chrisoula and father Glenn. As a young girl Shanelle was in pageants and then landed a role in the Original Broadway production of Les Miserables as Young Cosette. After New York City, she moved to Los Angeles to lead the ABC Pilot Howie and Rose in the title character Rose with Howie Mandel. An actress first with recurring roles on Grey's Anatomy, Cory in the house on Disney Channel and series regular roles on Soap Operas One life to Live and The Bold & the Beautiful, at 25 the inner entrepreneur also opened an acting studio called Act 4 Reel. This became one of LA's leading Performing Arts Studios and later took the name Gray Studios after marrying her first husband. She didn't stop there. After producing over 180 short films, a couple of award winning ones, Shanelle moved on to features and television working with Shad "Bow Wow" Moss-heading his film and Tv Projects. With her Performing Arts Studio (now Shanelle Gray Studios after divorce and now managing top actors across the country with her successful management company MVP Sports & Entertainment Management, Shanelle is a busy woman. She has two daughters with ex husband that are successful actresses, Skylar Gray (Evil, CBS) and Parker Gray (Bunk'd).She comes from a family of actors including sister Ariel Winter (Modern Family), brother Jimmy Workman (Addams Family) and fiance was Demi Lovato's guitarist and current songwriter Micah Faulkner. Shanelle reps Kaileen Chang starring in a currently filming Netflix series, Kyriana Kratter starring in a top secret project, Shai Moss Bow Wow's daughter and Mila Harris's NO EXIT, to name just a few leading young actresses in Hollywood. Keep an eye out for her roster as shanelle has the eye as seasoned as her 35 plus years in the business.- Producer
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Shelly Hatton was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Shelly is a producer and writer, known for Another One Bites the Dust, Christmas at Kernal Creek and Dirt Cheap.- Tanya Fischer is an actress, known for Assassination of a High School President (2008), A Civilized Life (2018) and Life on Mars (2008).Born On August 03
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Actress, writer, and producer on both the big and small screen, Abigail Spencer is quickly making a name for herself in Hollywood.
Spencer was seen in Sam Raimi's Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), a prequel take on The Wizard of Oz (1939), alongside James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, and Michelle Williams.
She has starred in the Sundance Channel's first scripted series, Rectify (2013). The series follows "Daniel Holden" (played by Aden Young), who must put his life back together, after serving 19 years on Georgia's Death Row before DNA evidence calls his conviction into question.
Spencer also was on the indie, Kilimanjaro (2013), opposite Brian Geraghty, and reprising her role of "Annie" for the online series, "Burning Love" on YouTube, which got picked up for a second and third season. The series, produced by Red Hour, is a funny parody of a "Bachelor"-esque show. She also reprised her role on the USA hit show, Suits (2011), and was seen in the season of Childrens Hospital (2008) for Adult Swim.
Abigail was the lead in Daniela Amavia's cinematic piece A Beautiful Now (2015), produced by Keith Kjarval/Unified Pictures.
As a screenwriter and producer, Spencer is in development on Wrong Number, with James Franco producing through his "Rabbit Bandini Productions" banner. Spencer will also star in the indie romantic comedy directed by AnnaRose King. Spencer also co-wrote, with Lauren McBrayer Miller, the television series "Teach", which was purchased by ABC Family and deals with the lives of high-school teachers.
Spencer starred, alongside Gerard Butler in Curtis Hanson's, Chasing Mavericks (2012). The film follows surfer "Jay Moriarity", who sets out to ride the Northern California break, known as "Mavericks". She was also seen opposite Jon Hamm on AMC's award-winning and critically-acclaimed original series Mad Men (2007), in the series' third season, as Don Draper's latest love interest, who also happens to be his daughter's school teacher. Other film credits include McG's This Means War (2012) and Jon Favreau's Cowboys & Aliens (2011).Born On August 04- Producer
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Amanda Congdon was born on 4 August 1981 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006), SD Sketch: Compooting (2010) and Fools for Gold (2005). She has been married to Mario Librandi since 27 June 2009. They have three children.- April Adamson was born on 4 August 1976 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress, known for Descent (2004), Strange Events (2014) and Mindgame (2004).
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Bridie Latona is a multi-award winning actress and filmmaker. Bridie was born in the Nightcap Rainforest in the Byron Bay hinterland, Australia. She's lived half her life in London, England and Los Angeles, California. She is of Irish, English, Italian and Scandinavian descent. Bridie received a BA (Acting) at the prestigious acting school QUT and has studied at the Actors Studio under Elizabeth Kemp. Bridie was awarded Best Actress at London's Rob Knox Film Festival and Best Actress at the Warner Bros. New Filmmakers Awards.- Carly Foulkes was born on 4 August 1988 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Halfway Somewhere Else (2013), Ugh! (2017) and Momentary (2012).
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Crystal Bowersox was born on 4 August 1985 in Elliston, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for American Idol (2002), Crystal Bowersox: Farmer's Daughter (2010) and Body of Proof (2011). She has been married to Brian L. Walker since 10 October 2010.- Actress
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Crystal Chappell was born on 4 August 1965 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Venice the Series (2009), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Guiding Light (1952). She has been married to Michael Sabatino since 6 January 1997. They have two children. She was previously married to Scott Fanjoy.- Daniella Van Graas was born on 4 August 1975 in Tuitjenhorn, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Maid in Manhattan (2002), Perfect Stranger (2007) and Autumn in New York (2000).
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Greta Gerwig is an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and director. She has collaborated with Noah Baumbach on several films, including Greenberg (2010), Frances Ha (2012), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination, and Mistress America (2015). Gerwig made her solo directorial debut with the critically acclaimed comedy-drama film Lady Bird (2017), which she also wrote, and has also had starring roles in the films Damsels in Distress (2011), Jackie (2016), and 20th Century Women (2016).
Greta Celeste Gerwig was born in Sacramento, California, to Christine Gerwig (née Sauer), a nurse, and Gordon Gerwig, a financial consultant and computer programmer. She has German, Irish, and English ancestry. Gerwig was raised as a Unitarian Universalist, but also attended an all-girls Catholic school. She has described herself as "an intense child". With an early interest in dance, she intended to get a degree in musical theatre in New York. She graduated from Barnard College in NY, where she studied English and philosophy, instead. Originally intending to become a playwright, after meeting young film director Joe Swanberg, she became the star of a series of intellectual low budget movies made by first-time filmmakers, a trend dubbed "mumblecore".
Gerwig was cast in a minor role in Swanberg's LOL (2006) in 2006, while still studying at Barnard. She then appeared in many of Swanberg's films, and personally co-directed, co-wrote and co-produced one entitled Nights and Weekends (2008). She has worked with good quality directors such as Ti West (The House of the Devil (2009)), Whit Stillman (Damsels in Distress (2011)), or Woody Allen (To Rome with Love (2012)) but success and (international) recognition did not come until Frances Ha (2012), directed by Noah Baumbach, a film she also co-wrote. Both tall and immature, awkward and graceful, blundering and candid, annoying and engaging, Greta has won all hearts in the title role of Frances Ha(liday).
In 2017, she wrote and directed the highly acclaimed, semi-autobiographical teen movie Lady Bird (2017), set in 2002-2003, and starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, and Timothée Chalamet.
In 2011, Gerwig received an award for Acting from the Athena Film Festival for her artistry as one of Hollywood's definitive screen actresses of her generation.- Actress
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Julia Stephens was born in California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Really It's Rita (2018), 20 Weeks (2017) and The Great Depression (2013).- Actress
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A true "triple threat", Kathryn has had performance in her blood all her life. Growing up in Minnesota, she began dance classes like most girls her age and loved it! Once on stage, she was hooked. From then on, it was hard to keep her from the spotlight. With her incredible stage presence, she continued acting, dancing and singing her heart out! She found a home at Larkin Dance Studio in Maplewood for her high school dance career. They kept her very busy, dancing 16+ hours a week and competing in Minnesota and all over the country! She also took voice lessons, sang in the choir and was involved in as many shows as her schedule would allow. Upon graduation, Kathryn set off to Los Angeles, leaving her friends and family, to follow her dreams and pursue acting. She studied theatre, dance and voice at Loyola Marymount University. Keeping herself very busy, learning, performing and meeting many, many people, she graduated in 2003 with 2 degrees; one in dance and one in musical theatre. Kathryn has not stopped since then. She is currently bi-coastal and continues to meet people and create opportunities for herself. With the heart, passion and drive she has, there is no option but star blazing success!- Kerstin Linnartz was born on 4 August 1976 in Eschweiler, Germany. She is an actress, known for Half Past Ten (2008), Die Drachentöter (2003) and Angie (2006).
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Kristin Richardson was born on 4 August 1970 in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, USA. She is an actress, known for Jarhead (2005), Rock Star (2001) and Shut Up and Kiss Me! (2004). She has been married to Kevin Scott Richardson since 17 June 2000. They have two children.