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Sônia Braga was born June 8, 1950, in Maringá, Paraná State, Brazil, to a seamstress mother and a realtor father. She starred in the film adaptation of Jorge Amado's Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976), in the central role of Dona Flor. She earned American recognition and a Golden Globe nomination for performance in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), and was nominated for a second Golden Globe for her performance in Moon Over Parador (1988), where she played the part of Madonna Mendez.- Canadian actress Athena Karkanis began her professional career in acting in 1996 with several episodes of Stickin' Around (1996). Since that time, Athena has an extensive career in film, television and voice acting. Her credits include the Canadian teen drama The Best Years (2007), The Border (2008), and Wild Kratts (2010). Athena also had a recurring role in the "Saw" movie saga, particularly Saw IV (2007) and Saw VI (2009). During the course of 2011-2012, Athena found work on the supernatural series Lost Girl (2010) and contributed voice-work for video games such as Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011) and Diablo III (2012).
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Sara Melson is an actress, singer, dancer, songwriter, and former professional ballerina. A Harvard graduate, she performed at the prestigious Williamstown Theater Festival with Philip Seymour Hoffman, directed by Austin Pendleton. Sara studied acting under mentor Robert Brustein at the American Repertory Theatre, appearing in numerous Harvard productions, including a leading role opposite Matt Damon.
Soon after moving to Los Angeles, she landed prominent guest stars and recurring roles, playing teens on Frasier, The Wonder Years, Beverly Hills 90210, Murder She Wrote, Melrose Place, and many others, as well as in Harold Becker's "Malice", George Hickenlooper's "The Low Life" and "The Big Brass Ring", teen cult horror flick "Dr. Giggles" for Universal, and various pilots, commercials, and voiceovers.
Sara was then signed to Nettwerk Records as a singer/songwriter/recording artist and has released four albums, three EPs, and numerous singles. Her songs have been appeared in Grey's Anatomy and a national multi-spot Chevy campaign, on the homepage of iTunes, and on iHeartRadio, KCRW, and KCSN. She has been critically acclaimed by Yahoo, Huffington Post, Variety, Popmatters, Magnet Magazine, BlackBook, LAWeekly, American Songwriter, Wide Open Country, Glide Magazine, Popdose, and USAToday, and has shared the stage with Ben Folds, Moby, Juliana Hatfield, and others.- Actress
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Serinda Swan can be seen as the female lead in the second season of Amazon's hit show Reacher.
While her considerable appeal and presence have landed her roles in tent-poles like Disney's Tron and Fox's Percy Jackson franchise, it's Serinda's intelligence, good humor and athleticism that garnered her back-to-back starring roles in the crime dramas Breakout Kings and Graceland as well as a memorable arc on the NBC drama Chicago Fire as Taylor Kinney's star-crossed soulmate, Brittany Baker.
Serinda also plays a young Elizabeth Taylor in Black Label Media's war movie Devotion, directed by J.D. Dillard, that debuted at TIFF last year to great reviews. Serinda has also played the role of Ann Bancroft in Ryan Murphy's series Feud! and recurred in the HBO series' Ballers, playing Dwayne Johnson's love interest. Serinda was the lead in Marvel's Inhumans for ABC where she portrayed Medusa, the queen of the Inhumans opposite Anson Mount and Iwan Rheon.
Serinda headed the cast of CBC's show, Coroner, and received stellar reviews for both her work and the show itself. Serinda wrapped season 4 and the CW acquired the show for the US market. She was nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Drama at the Canadian Screen Award 2020 for her work on the series, and the show has been nominated for Best Dramatic Series as well.- Actress
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Anne Parillaud was born in Paris, France on May 6, 1960 and even though all her travels took her to many lands, is still a Paris resident. Anne studied ballet in school, and her first appearance was in the film Un amour de sable (1977) where she played "La jeune fille avec un petit chat" ("The girl with a kitten"). However, her first real role was as "Estelle" in L'hôtel de la plage (1978) and, even though she had only appeared in this film during summer vacation, by then she had caught the show business bug. Anne was in eight other films, and then she gave her breakout performance in her signature role as "Nikita" in the wildly popular La Femme Nikita (1990), which spun off the American remake Point of No Return (1993) starring Bridget Fonda, and the USA Network television series La Femme Nikita (1997) starring Peta Wilson. Anne had taken judo lessons for three months to prepare for this part. Anne said that when acting, she can abandon herself; indeed the character Nikita is nothing like her. Anne hates guns and even said of Nikita: "For a while, she was in me like a demon".
When it comes to which films and directors to work with, Anne has her one rule: it must touch her heart. Obviously director Luc Besson touched her heart, they had a daughter together, but the couple separated shortly after La Femme Nikita (1990); (in 1997, Besson was briefly married to Milla Jovovich, but they divorced). Anne traveled to America to do several films, including Innocent Blood (1992), in which she plays a French vampire. She said of her character "Marie", that she wasn't born a vampire, didn't decide to be one; in that sense, the movie is a parable about dealing with the problem of being different in society. And difference equates to loneliness. Anne is still busy appearing in movies. Offscreen, Anne enjoys simple pleasures such as dancing, and talking with friends. And she is always led by her heart, Anne says she is someone who lives by impulse first. Her many fans would say it seems she has made a lot of right choices.- Actress
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Seidy Lopez was born in beautiful Merida Yucatan Mexico. At the age of four, she and her family moved to the United States for the first time in search of a more rewarding life. When she turned ten her parents found it necessary to return to Yucatan with their three children where they would learn how to properly read, write and speak the Spanish language. The Lopez family returned to the states two years later with their children completely bilingual.
Seidy's experience as a performer began at age twelve when she formed a singing group called "Sensation". The group won several talent competitions in Los Angeles. At the age of 14 she decided to hone in on her vocal skills, and with the help of her Jr. High teacher, Mr. Gleason, she auditioned for the Los Angeles County High School for the Performing Arts at Cal State University. As a member of their vocal ensemble, Seidy was given the opportunity to perform in such prestigious venues as the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The following year at Hollywood High School of the Performing Arts, Seidy discovered theater and focused her attention on acting.
At the age of seventeen Seidy also became a member of an educational theater troupe called "Project Able ". The theater troupe toured venues throughout California, including jails and juvenile halls, teaching AIDS education.
Seidy's big break came in 1993 when Alison Anders cast her as Mousie in her critically acclaimed movie "Mi Vida Loca", Seidy captured the essence of life in the hood for Los Angeles female gang members. Starring in this film helped Seidy gain recognition in the Latino community and gave her the opportunity to work with other wonderful directors such as; Quentin Tarantino, Joel Schumacher and Antoine Fuqua. However the director that has been most influential to her career has been Gregory Nava, casting her in films such as Mi Familia , Selena and later reuniting her with Esai Morales in his wonderful series American Family. Seidy's career has continued with unforgettable roles such as Cindy in the Film Luminarias, Elian's mother in The Elian Gonzales Story, Gabriela in the self titled film, and the coy sexy bakery girl Cynthia Limon in the television series Resurrection Blvd.
Seidy lives with her husband and two children in Los Angeles California. She is an amazing actress and is living a true American Dream. "Si Se Puede".- Sara was born and raised in Edinburgh Scotland. After spending some time in England, she trained at The Central School of Speech and Drama in London, and made London her home. Her work has been diverse, ranging from classical tragic heroines like "Natalya Petrovna" in Turgenyev's "Month in the Country" for the RSC; Gwyneth Paltrow's overbearing sister in "Proof" for its London premiere; to comic characters like the louche "Stella" in the TV series Sugar Rush (2005).
Now based in Twickenham, she is separated from actor Aden Gillett, with whom she has 2 children. - Actress
Adriana Paz was born on 13 January 1980 in Ciudad de México, México. She is an actress, known for Spectre (2015), The Empty Hours (2013) and Hilda (2014).- Actress
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Marcela Mar was born on 16 March 1979 in Colombia. She is an actress and producer, known for Between You and Milagros (2020), Satanás (2007) and El Chapo (2017).- Actress
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Lindsay Burdge was born on 27 July 1984 in Pasadena, California, USA. She is an actress and casting director, known for Thirst Street (2017), The Midnight Swim (2014) and The Invitation (2015).- Actress
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Gina Lollobrigida was born on July 4, 1927 in Subiaco, Italy. Destined to be called "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World", Gina possibly had St. Brigid as part of her surname. She was the daughter of a furniture manufacturer, and grew up in the pictorial mountain village. The young Gina did some modeling and, from there, went on to participate successfully in several beauty contests. In 1947, she entered a beauty competition for Miss Italy, but came in third. The winner was Lucia Bosè (born 1931), who would go on to appear in over 50 movies, and the first runner-up was Gianna Maria Canale (born 1927), who would appear in almost 50 films. After appearing in a half-dozen films in Italy, it was rumored that, in 1947, film tycoon Howard Hughes had her flown to Hollywood; however, this did not result in her staying in America, and she returned to Italy (her Hollywood breakout movie would not come until six years later in the John Huston film Beat the Devil (1953)).
Back in Italy, in 1949, Gina married Milko Skofic, a Slovenian (at the time, "Yugoslavian") doctor, by whom she had a son, Milko Skofic Jr. They would be married for 22 years, until their divorce in 1971. As her film roles and national popularity increased, Gina was tagged "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World", after her signature movie Beautiful But Dangerous (1955). Gina was nicknamed "La Lollo", as she embodied the prototype of Italian beauty. Her earthy looks and short "tossed salad" hairdo were especially influential and, in fact, there's a type of curly lettuce named "Lollo" in honor of her cute hairdo. Her film Come September (1961), co-starring Rock Hudson, won the Golden Globe Award as the World's Film Favorite. In the 1970s, Gina was seen in only a few films, as she took a break from acting and concentrated on another career: photography. Among her subjects were Paul Newman, Salvador Dalí and the German national soccer team.
A skilled photographer, Gina had a collection of her work "Italia Mia", published in 1973. Immersed in her other passions (sculpting and photography), it would be 1984 before Gina would grace American television on Falcon Crest (1981). Although Gina was always active, she only appeared in a few films in the 1990s. She retired from acting in 1997 after 50 years in the motion picture industry. In June 1999, she turned to politics and ran, unsuccessfully, for one of Italy's 87 European Parliament seats, from her hometown of Subiaco. Gina was also a corporate executive for fashion and cosmetics companies. As she told Parade magazine in April 2000: "I studied painting and sculpting at school and became an actress by mistake". (We're glad she made that mistake). Gina went on to say: "I've had many lovers and still have romances. I am very spoiled. All my life, I've had too many admirers."- Actress
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Rose McGowan is an American actress and director, known for her contribution to independent film. Since the age of nineteen, she has appeared in acclaimed films by Gregg Araki, Wes Craven, Brian De Palma, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. In 2014, her directorial debut Dawn (2014) was nominated for the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Rose Arianna McGowan was born on September 5, 1973 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, to American parents Terri and Daniel Patrick McGowan. She is the second eldest of six siblings, and has Irish, French, and English ancestry. As a young child, she was raised within the Italian chapter of the Children of God. During the early 1980s, her family severed ties with the community and migrated to Eugene, Oregon, USA. Following the divorce of her parents, Rose relocated to Gig Harbor, Washington, to live with her grandmother. At age 14, McGowan was accused of drug use by a family friend and committed to rehabilitation. She has consistently maintained the decision was unjustified. Upon release, she spent a year without a home and was emancipated from her parents by the age of 15. McGowan's career as an actor began with The Doom Generation (1995). Originally intended for Jordan Ladd, the character of Amy Blue was, coincidentally, awarded to McGowan by an associate of director Gregg Araki. For her performance, she was nominated at the 1995 Independent Spirit Awards for Best Debut Performance. Subsequently cast in Wes Craven's Scream (1996), she experienced further success when the project defied expectations to become one of the highest grossing films of the year. The innovative career of McGowan was overshadowed throughout much of the 1990s by her high-profile relationship with musician Brian Warner (aka Marilyn Manson). Strong performances in Going All the Way (1997), Lewis & Clark & George (1997), Southie (1998) and Jawbreaker (1999) were largely unseen by the general public. When the relationship ended between Rose and Manson in 2001, she remarked: "There is great love, but our lifestyle difference is, unfortunately, even greater". Rose continued to work solidly, appearing in a string of soft-sounding studio and independent films. Performances from this period included: a political activist in Showtime's The Killing Yard (2001), a grifter in Roads to Riches (2002) and a factory worker in "Stealing Bess" (aka Vacuums (2003)). She was re-introduced to the mainstream as Paige Matthews in Aaron Spelling's Charmed (1998), a popular television series for which she devoted five consecutive years. When "Charmed" finished its run in 2006, McGowan emerged in top form. Critics praised her efforts in Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror (2007), and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof (2007). In several interviews, McGowan has expressed a general apathy and disdain for Hollywood. Despite this, her work ethic remains strong. Following her recent marriage to LA-based artist Davey Detail, the actress has resolved to purse further projects as a director.- Actress
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Kathryn Marie Hahn is an American actress and comedian. She became a worldwide phenomenon when she starred as Agatha Harkness in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries WandaVision (2021) for which she received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
She was born in Westchester, Illinois, but her family then moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where she spent most of her time growing up. She is of German, Irish, and English descent. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater from Northwestern University. She later attended Yale, where she enrolled in the school of drama and starred as "Sally Bowles" in "Cabaret" and as "the heartless Célimène" in Molière's play, "The Misanthrope". Kathryn has extensive stage experience, and appeared with the Huntington Theater Company's production of Jon Robin Baitz's "Ten Unknowns", with Ron Rifkin of Alias (2001) (Arvin Sloane).
Kathryn got her role as "Lily" when she was "discovered" by an NBC casting director at the Williamstown Theater Festival, and the Crossing Jordan (2001) role of "Lily" was created for her by creator/producer Tim Kring.
As a lead actress in film, Hahn starred in Joey Soloway's comedy-drama Afternoon Delight (2013), the comedy film Bad Moms (2016), and its 2017 sequel, and the Tamara Jenkins drama Private Life (2018). For the latter, she received critical acclaim and a Gotham Award nomination for Best Actress. She has appeared in various dramatic films, including Revolutionary Road (2008), This Is Where I Leave You (2014), Tomorrowland (2015), The Visit (2015), and Captain Fantastic (2016), for which she received her first Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. She voiced Ericka Van Helsing in the Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) and Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania (2022) and Doctor Octopus in the Academy Award winning animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).
In television, Hahn was featured in a recurring guest role on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009), for which she received a Critics' Choice nomination for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series, she starred in the Amazon Prime Video comedy-drama series Transparent (2014), for which she received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Hahn also starred in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series I Love Dick (2016), the HBO comedy miniseries Mrs. Fletcher (2019), and the HBO drama miniseries I Know This Much Is True (2020). Since 2020, Hahn has voiced Paige Hunter in the Apple TV+ animated musical comedy series Central Park (2020).
She lives in Los Angeles, where she paints and practices yoga when she's not busy acting. She is married to Ethan Sandler, with whom she has two children.- Actress
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Joan Severance was born and raised in Houston, Texas. At the age of 18 and at the sole urging of John Casablancas of Elite models, she went to Paris, France to begin a modeling career that would turn out to be well worth the price of the ticket Casablancas sent her. Within months she graced the covers of all the international magazines and was doing shows for all the top designers. She landed campaigns for Chanel and Versace. After eight months she moved to NYC to pursue the US market and was quick to land several national commercials for Windsong perfume, Breck shampoo, Clairol, English Leather, L'oreal, Revlon and Maybeline.
After several dozen commercials and a very high profile editorial career, she quit the modeling industry to head to Hollywood. Within weeks, she had a manager, an agent and was studying with several different acting coaches. It was six months later that she landed her first role on a major television series for CBS called Wiseguy (1987), starring Ken Wahl and Kevin Spacey. It was only a matter of time that director Arthur Hiller cast her in See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor and her costar from Wiseguy, Kevin Spacey. That same year, she did Bird on a Wire (1990) with Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn, and No Holds Barred (1989) with Hulk Hogan. Later starring in several films, including Zalman King's Lake Consequence (1993) with Billy Zane.
She has appeared in over fifteen films. She has worked with Robert Urich on Aaron Spelling's Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998) and with Ann-Margret on Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story (1998) for Lifetime. Ms. Severance has been in many popular TV shows, like Masters of Sex (2013), One Tree Hill (2003), and CSI: Miami (2002).
Her hobbies include interior, landscape and fashion design, cooking, reading, entertaining, writing and anything to do with horses. Severance has finished her first book, "Manifest Your Mate: a Journal for Attraction". Science, health and the unknown spark her interests. She has a gourmet cooking degree from Roger Verge from The Moulin du Mougin in the South of France, owned and was the chef of a restaurant in upstate New York, owned a catering company in New York, and has taught commercial acting classes.
Ms. Severance has a Bachelors Degree in Natural Health. She desires to develop a television talk show aimed at a younger audience about alternative and holistic lifestyles choices. Ms. Severance created, txTylz®, a communication game, and is developing it for a mobile app.- Actress
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Laura Morante was born on 21 August 1956 in Santa Fiora, Tuscany, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Cherry on the Cake (2012), The Son's Room (2001) and Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981). She has been married to Francesco Giammatteo since 3 October 2004. She was previously married to Georges Claisse and Daniele Costantini.- Actress
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Diana Zubiri was born on 15 April 1985 in Bulacan, Luzon, Philippines. She is an actress and producer, known for Etheria (2005), Baby Factory (2011) and Encantadia: Pag-ibig hanggang wakas (2006). She has been married to Andy Smith since 10 May 2015.- Actress
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- Kenisha Awasthi was born on 31 March 1993 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She is an actress, known for The Incomplete Man (2021), Hasmukh (2020) and Raktanchal (2020).
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Tracy Dawn Scoggins was born and raised in Dickinson, Texas. At age 16, she enrolled in Southwest Texas State, where she studied speech communications and physical education. After leaving college, she was hired by the Elite Modeling Agency and sent to New York City. After one year, she continued her modeling career with assignments in Italy, France and Germany. Later, she decided to return to the United States to study acting. She attended the Wynn Handman Studio and the Herbert Berghof Studio -- both well-known acting schools. After completing her training, she moved to Hollywood where she has become internationally known as a television and movie star. Today, she resides in Los Angeles, California and spends her free time developing workout videos, cycle riding, swimming and jogging.- Aaditi Sudhir Pohankar is an Indian actress and stage performer who works mainly in Bollywood, Marathi, and Tamil films. Both her parents were athletes. During her school days, she represented her state in athletics and even won medals.
She started out as a theatre artist and worked with veteran theatre actor Makrand Deshpande. She was mentored by Pandit Satyadev Dubey and participated in many stage plays in Mumbai.
Pohankar entered the Hindi film industry with the movie LSD: Love, Sex Aur Dhokha (2010).
She got her first break playing longer roles with the Marathi film Lai Bhaari (2014) opposite Riteish Deshmukh, where she played a negative role. She won the IMFAA Award for Best Debutant Female for her performance in this film.
Pohankar made her debut in Tamil films with the movie Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum (2017).
She was part of a Hindi Netflix series titled She (2020), in which she played the lead role of Bhumika Pardeshi. The story was written by Imtiaz Ali and Divya Johry.
Later, in the same year, Pohankar was a part of the popular web series Aashram (2020) in all seasons. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 2021 at the Bollywood Life OTT Awards for her performance in the series.
Besides these, she has been a part of movies like Truckbhar Swapna (2018) and Typecaste (2017).
Pohankar was ranked 47th in The Times Most Desirable Women (2020). - Amruta, an acclaimed Indian actress who works in films, television, and theater, most recently starred in Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy. She is a graduate from the National School of Drama, New Delhi. She made a splashing debut with the National Award winning film and India's Oscar entry for the year, Shwaas. She has won a National Award and a Filmfare Award for role in Astu, as a supporting actress. She has starred in numerous critically acclaimed films that have won different awards across the world, such as Crystal Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and Fedeora Award at the Venice Film Festival. She is also a trained classical singer who has lent her voice to various Marathi films. For her playback singing, she's won awards like Maharashtra Government State Award for the film Nital. Recently, she starred in Selection Day, a Netflix Original and Chausar opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Amruta was a part of the recently released Sacred Games S2 where her role as raw agent was praised particularly.
- Meghna Malik was born in Sonipat, a satellite city to Delhi in Haryana. Did master's degree in English from Kurukshetra university and graduated from national school of drama (NSD), Delhi in 1997. Performed in various plays under repertory company of NSD between 1997-2000. At present working as professional actress in Mumbai film and television industry.
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Known for her portrayal of series regular Jennifer Rappaport on ABC's "One Life to Live," Jessica has cultivated her career as the leading lady in various television shows and independent films. Jessica starred in Lifetime TV's hit movie "Secret Lives Of Housewives" and has also had strong guest starring roles on popular primetime shows, including Fox's "Rosewood" and TNT's "Perception." Jessica recently recurred in Freeform's "Party of Five" remake and "The Upshaws" on Netflix. Jessica has also discovered her passion for screenwriting.- Kiki Harris is known for Pain & Gain (2013), Army Wives (2007) and Careful What You Wish For (2015).
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Sophia Loren was born as Sofia Scicolone at the Clinica Regina Margherita in Rome on September 20, 1934. Her father Riccardo was married to another woman and refused to marry her mother Romilda Villani, despite the fact that she was the mother of his two children (Sophia and her younger sister Maria Scicolone). Growing up in the slums of Pozzuoli during the second World War without any support from her father, she experienced great sadness in her childhood. Her life took an unexpected turn for the best when, at age 14, she entered into a beauty contest and placed as one of the finalists. It was here that Sophia caught the attention of film producer Carlo Ponti, some 22 years her senior, whom she later married. Perhaps he was the father figure she never experienced as a child. Under his guidance, Sophia was put under contract and appeared as an extra in ten films beginning with Le sei mogli di Barbablù (1950), before working her way up to supporting roles. In these early films, she was credited as "Sofia Lazzaro" because people joked her beauty could raise Lazzarus from the dead.
By her late teens, Sophia was playing lead roles in many Italian features such as La favorita (1952) and Aida (1953). In 1957, she embarked on a successful acting career in the United States, starring in Boy on a Dolphin (1957), Legend of the Lost (1957), and The Pride and the Passion (1957) that year. She had a short-lived but much-publicized fling with co-star Cary Grant, who was nearly 31 years her senior. She was only 22 while he was 53, and she rejected a marriage proposal from him. They were paired together a second time in the family-friendly romantic comedy Houseboat (1958). While under contract to Paramount, Sophia starred in Desire Under the Elms (1958), The Key (1958), The Black Orchid (1958), It Started in Naples (1960), Heller in Pink Tights (1960), A Breath of Scandal (1960), and The Millionairess (1960) before returning to Italy to star in Two Women (1960). The film was a period piece about a woman living in war-torn Italy who is raped while trying to protect her young daughter. Originally cast as the more glamorous child, Sophia fought against type and was re-cast as the mother, displaying a lack of vanity and proving herself as a genuine actress. This performance received international acclaim and was honored with an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Sophia remained a bona fide international movie star throughout the sixties and seventies, making films on both sides of the Atlantic, and starring opposite such leading men as Paul Newman, Marlon Brando, Gregory Peck, and Charlton Heston. Her English-language films included El Cid (1961), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), Arabesque (1966), Man of La Mancha (1972), and The Cassandra Crossing (1976). She gained wider respect with her Italian films, especially Marriage Italian Style (1964) and A Special Day (1977), both of which co-starred Marcello Mastroianni. During these years she received a second Oscar nomination and won five Golden Globe Awards.
From the eighties onward, Sophia's appearances on the big screen came few and far between. She preferred to spend the majority of her time raising sons Carlo Ponti Jr. (b. 1968) and Edoardo Ponti (b. 1973). Her only acting credits during the decade were five television films, beginning with Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980), a biopic in which she portrayed herself and her mother. She ventured into other areas of business and became the first actress to launch her own fragrance and design of eyewear. In 1982 she voluntarily spent nineteen days in jail for tax evasion.
In 1991 Sophia received an Honorary Academy Award for her body of work, and was declared "one of world cinema's greatest treasures." That same year, she experienced a terrible loss when her mother died of cancer. Her return to mainstream films in Ready to Wear (1994) was well-received, although the film as a whole was not. She followed this up with her biggest U.S. hit in years, the comedy Grumpier Old Men (1995), in which she played a sexy divorcée who seduces Walter Matthau. Over the next decade Sophia had plum roles in a few independent films like Soleil (1997), Between Strangers (2002) (directed by Edoardo), and Lives of the Saints (2004). Still beautiful at 72, she posed scantily-clad for the 2007 Pirelli Calendar. Sadly, that same year she mourned the death of her 94-year-old spouse, Carlo Ponti. In 2009, after far too much time away from film, she appeared in the musical Nine (2009) opposite Daniel Day-Lewis. These days Sophia is based in Switzerland but frequently travels to the states to spend time with her sons and their families (Eduardo is married to actress Sasha Alexander). Sophia Loren remains one of the most beloved and recognizable figures in the international film world.- Actress
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Isabel Sarli was discovered by filmmaker Armando Bo and became the star of his films, starting with El trueno entre las hojas (1957) in 1956. Her nude scenes in this drama --a first in Argentinian cinema-- and their subsequent soft-porn movies were highly criticized and condemned in Argentina. In spite of censorship and persecution, she became an international star, filming in Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela, and films like Fuego (1969) and Fiebre (1971) reached the American and European markets. Although she was very funny in sex comedies like La mujer del zapatero (1965), Bo insisted in casting her in naturalistic melodramas. After his death in 1981, Isabel Sarli retired and only appeared sporadically in other directors' films.- Actress
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Brigitte Bako was born on 15 May 1967 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for Strange Days (1995), G-Spot (2005) and A Man in Uniform (1993).- Actress
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Ashlynn Yennie was born in the small town of Riverton, Wyoming. She studied acting at the New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. Her first feature film credit was when she was cast as Jenny in the cult horror film The Human Centipede. She has starred in numerous feature films and television shows.- Actress
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Marta Belaustegui was born on 6 May 1966 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for La decisión de Julia (2015), Las razones de mis amigos (2000) and Gitano (2000).- Actress
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A native of Rome from a father in Vignanello, Viterbo province, following her parents' separation she moved to Cagliari, her mother's hometown, with whom she then lived with her younger sister Claudia. She also has a brother named Fabio. After attending the G. Maria Dettori classical high school in Cagliari, she graduated from the Liceo San Gabriele in Rome. She then moved to Rome and began to enter show business working as a model, under the pseudonym Lolly.
In 1990 she participated in the national competition Una Ragazza Per Il Cinema (A Girl For Cinema), where she took third place, later obtaining small parts in a number of films (Un Orso Chiamato Arturo -A Bear Named Arturo- and Crack). In 1991 she made her theater debut acting in Neil Simon's play The Irresistible Boys with Mario Scaccia, playing the role of a naive and somewhat ditzy waitress. This character represented the stereotype by which she became known to the general television audience, remaining the stylistic signature of her character, procuring her enormous success.
Landing on television in the program Luna Di Miele in 1992, a program hosted by Gabriella Carlucci, she was noticed by Pier Francesco Pingitore, who in the same year made her act in the film he directed Gole Ruggenti and in 1993 made her the new prima donna of the Bagaglino troupe replacing Pamela Prati, making her debut in the variety Saluti E Baci aired on Saturday evenings in prime time on Rai 1, where she achieved great success. Also in 1993, she hosted with Gerry Scotti on Channel 5 the variety show La Grande Sfida and starred in the films Abbronzatissimi 2 - Un Anno Dopo, directed by Bruno Gaburro. In 1994 she was primadonna in the Bagaglino show Bucce Di Banana, aired on Rai Uno, and during the summer she co-hosted with Alba Parietti, Serata Mondiale, a program about the World Cup that year. In 1995, as well as primadonna of the Bagaglino variety show Champagne, aired on Channel 5, she was among the performers in the TV miniseries Sorellina E Il Principe Del Sogno, directed by Lamberto Bava, in the role of the "Spirit of the Dream Source," and voiced a character in the fifth season of the animated series The Simpsons. In 1996 she was still successfully the leading show-girl of Bagaglino in the Channel 5 variety show Red Roses, and was chosen by Spanish director Juan José Bigas Luna to star in the erotic film Bambola, which also made her known to Spanish audiences. In the same year she returned to the theater, starring in Garson Kanin's play Nata Ieri, directed by director Giuseppe Patroni Griffi.
From 1994 until 1996 she became IP's spokesperson in a series of commercials and posed for two calendars, in 1995 and 1996, (in the latter she was photographed by Helmut Newton and achieved a record circulation of 3 million copies). She then posed for two more calendars in 2000, when she was photographed by David LaChapelle, and in 2005 for Maxim monthly.
In 1997 she hosted, with Mike Bongiorno and Piero Chiambretti, the 47th edition of the Sanremo Festival (an edition that reached an average of almost 14 million viewers per episode with an average 58% share); she also took part in the Dopofestival episodes hosted by Bruno Vespa as a regular guest and correspondent. In the same year she returned to be the prima donna of Bagaglino in a special episode of Viva La Italiane, which paid tribute to her, and hosted with Fabrizio Frizzi, live from Cannes on Rai 2, the show Tutti In Una Notte.
The following year she returned to acting: she starred together with Alberto Sordi in Incontri Proibiti, the last film directed by Sordi himself, which was presented out of competition at the 55th Venice International Film Festival. At the director's behest, the film will be re-released in theaters, with a new cut and with the title Sposami Papà, in 2002. Also in 1998, she was in the cast of the Rai 2 serial Pepe Carvalho, which aired in Italy, France and Spain, and the Channel 5 TV miniseries The Seventh Papyrus, in which she starred alongside Roy Scheider. In the fall of that year she was supposed to co-host with Sabina Guzzanti the program La posta Del cuore, aired on Rai 2, but following disagreements with network director Carlo Freccero she abandoned the project and took part only in the first episode of the program.
In 1999 she hosted with Pippo Baudo the variety show La Canzone Del Secolo, aired on Canale 5, and joined Daniele Piombi in hosting the Barocco Award, broadcast by Rai 1. On New Year's Eve of the same year she co-hosted with Gigi Proietti C'era una Volta IL '900, a prime-time section of the Millennium - La Notte Del 2000 television marathon.
In 2000 and 2001 she made two films in Spain, where she gained popularity: Corazón De Bombón directed by Álvaro Saenz de Heredia and Buñuel y La Mesa Del Rey Salomón directed by Carlos Saura. In the same years she returned to the theater as the main character in the play All'Angelo azzurro, directed and performed by Giorgio Albertazzi. In the 2001/2002 television season she was special correspondent and regular guest for Quelli Che Il Calcio on Rai 2 and co-host of Donna Domenica with Paola Cortellesi on Radio Due. She later returned to work for Pier Francesco Pingitore as the lead in the TV film Da Lui Diretto La Palestra, broadcast on Channel 5 on January 16, 2003. In the same month, he presents on Rai 2 together with Max Pisu the BravoGrazie comedy festival. From February of the same year, he returned to the Bagaglino company as prima donna of the variety show Miconsenta, broadcast on Channel 5.
In 2004 she was again the prima donna of the Bagaglino for the Channel 5 variety show Barbecue. In October of the same year she was among the leads in the film In Questo Mondo Di Ladri alongside, among others, Ricky Tognazzi and Leo Gullotta, directed by Carlo Vanzina. The year 2005 marked the showgirl's return to RAI: in the spring she took part as a pundit in the second edition of Music Farm, hosted by Simona Ventura on Rai 2, and on June 22 she hosted live on Rai 1, together with Michele Cucuzza, the gala La Kore - Oscar Della moda. She stayed on to host the show the following year as well, when she was joined by Luisa Corna. The same year also marked her debut in the world of fashion; she created her own lingerie line, Seduzioni, and a ready-to-wear line, Seduzioni Diamonds, which she presented annually on the haute couture catwalks of Milan, and then also arrived in Los Angeles; the two lines were very successful. The favorable sales success also led her to open some mono-brand boutiques in Porto Cervo and Rome. In 2005 she was testimonial of the telephone company 3 Italia in several commercials with Claudio Amendola of which the phrase uttered by her has become famous: "video call me."
In 2006 she participated as a show-girl in the first episode of the variety show Suonare Stella hosted by Tosca D'Aquino on Rai 2 and hosted on Rai Uno, with journalist Massimo Caputi, the music and solidarity show Con Tutto Il Cuore. In the same year she paraded, in a mermaid-style aqua-colored dress, at the grand opening parade for the Winter Olympics in Turin as a Fellini-esque figure. Also in 2006 she was one of the contestants on Reality Circus, presented by Barbara D'Urso. In 2007 she hosted with Claudio Amendola and Cristina Chiabotto the variety show Scherzi A Parte. In 2008, in addition to also continuing as a stylist, she participated as a juror in the Rai 1 show Uomo e Gentiluomo, hosted by Milly Carlucci. In the same year she starred in the Lambretta Pato commercial for which she became testimonial and appeared in the video for It's Ok, a song by the San Marino music group Miodio.
In July 2008 her autobiographical book Lezioni Intime, written together with Gianluca Lo Vetro, was published by Cairo Editore, in which she describes spicy and other details of her life, both private and artistic. On September 29, 2008, she agreed to participate as a non-competing castaway for one week in the sixth edition of The Island of the Famous, with the reality show already started; she agreed to take part in the game only because of a bet made with host Simona Ventura (in 2011 her mother Gianna Orrù participated in the reality show).
Nell'aprile Del 2009 è tornata a calcare IL palcoscenico Del Bagaglino come primadonna, assieme ad altre sette showgirl, per due puntate Del varietà Bellissima - Cabaret anticrisi, in onda su Canale 5, ultimo spettacolo Della compagnia a essere trasmesso in televisione. Per la stessa rete, è tra i protagonisti Della serie televisiva in sei puntate Piper, diretta da Francesco Vicario. Nello stesso anno è stata protagonista di un docu-reality in quattro puntate, intitolato Essere Valeria, andato onda sul canale satellitare Fox Life di Sky Italia che mostra IL dietro le quinte Della sua vita, privata e artistica[. È la prima diva italiana alla quale viene dedicata una docu-story. Sempre nel 2009, ha recitato nel ruolo di se stessa e coprodotto IL cortometraggio Dolls, diretto da Salvatore Arimatea, distribuito nell'anno successivo. Nella stagione televisiva 2009/2010 affianca su Rai 1 Pippo Baudo nella conduzione di Domenica In, in cui si occupy di uno spazio di interviewed a Donne Del mondo Della spettacolo.
From January to March 2010 she was among the hosts, along with Pupo, Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia and Georgia Luzi, of the ninth edition of the Rai 1 program I Raccomandati. In the same period, in collaboration with Roberto Onofri, she recorded her first single, a cover of Domenico Modugno's Volare; the proceeds from the song were entirely donated to earthquake victims in Abruzzo, victims of the strong earthquake of April 6, 2009. In the same year, U.S. director Sofia Coppola chose her to play herself in the film Somewhere, winner of the Golden Lion for best film at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, and she made her debut as a film producer at the Rome International Film Festival with the Spanish film I Want to Be a Soldier, directed by Christian Molina, in which she played the role of a teacher. The film, presented in competition in the Alice nella city section, was awarded the Marc'Aurelio d'Argento - Alice Nella Città: under 12. Also in 2010, she collaborates with Gigi D'Alessio performing as a singer on some stages of her tour and participating in the compilation 3 x Te, in which she is featured with two songs written for her by the singer-songwriter: Amare Amare Amare and Seduzione Di Donna (for which she also produces two video clips). All proceeds from sales of the compilation are donated to charity.
In 2011, she is confirmed along with Pupo, Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia and Debora Salvalaggio in hosting the tenth and final edition of I Raccomandati. In the same year she participated in the film La Mia Mamma Suona Il Rock, directed by Massimo Ceccherini. Since January 25, 2012, she has been a contestant in the ninth edition of the reality show L'Isola Dei Famosi, hosted by Nicola Savino and Vladimir Luxuria on Rai 2. In the same year she stars in the cinema in the comedies Operazione Vacanze, directed by Claudio Fragasso, and E Io NonPpago - l'Italia Dei Furbetti, directed by Alessandro Capone, in which she acts in Sardinian. On May 13, 2013, an episode of the fifth season of The Witness focused on her aired on MTV, in which host Pif followed and filmed her private and working life for two days. In 2014 she played a small part in the film Un Ragazzo D'oro, directed by Pupi Avati.
From February 21 to March 14, 2015, she participated as a contestant in the third edition of the talent show Notti Sul Ghiaccio, broadcast on Rai 1 and hosted by Milly Carlucci. From Sept. 19 to Nov. 7, 2016, she participated as a contestant in the first Italian edition of the reality show Grande Fratello VIP, aired on Canale 5 and hosted by Ilary Blasi, reaching the final and finishing in third place. From the following November 25, she returned after several years to join the Bagaglino company in the show Magnàmose Tutto! - Donne Che Avete Intelletto D'Amore written and directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore, on stage at the Salone Margherita in Rome until Feb. 5, 2017. The show is also broadcast on television by Canale 5 on February 26, 2017 in late evening, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Bagaglino's TV shows.
On March 18, 2017 she takes part in the role of juror in Le Olimpiadi Della TV, a special episode of Uomini e Donne in prime time on Channel 5.
In February 2018, she stars together with Costantino Della Gherardesca, Elisabetta Canalis, Paola Ferrari and Eleonora Giorgi in the Rai 2 docu-reality Le Spose Di Costantino. In March, ten years after her first participation, she takes part in the reality show L'isola Dei Famosi for the third time, participating as a guest star in the 13th edition of the program. Also in March, he takes part in the VIP episode Di Alta Infedeltà on Real Time with Daniele Marcheggiani. In the same year, he is among the voice actors in the film Show Dogs - Let's Enter, in theaters from May 10. In the fall of 2018 she is among the protagonists, paired with her then boyfriend Patrick Baldassari, of the first edition of the reality show Temptation Island VIP, hosted by Simona Ventura on Channel 5. She later joins the cast of Uomini E Donne as a "Party Planner," that is, organizer of the engagement parties of the program's trunists at the Castello Di Torcrescenza, broadcast in special prime-time episodes between February and March 2019. On July 27, 2019, she released a reggaeton genre single entitled Me Gusta. From November 27 until February of the following year she stars in the theater, as herself, in Pier Francesco Pingitore's show La Presidente - Valeria Marini elected to the Quirinale. In the same period she is in the cast of the second edition of the program CR4 - La Repubblica Delle Donne, hosted by Piero Chiambretti on Rete 4.
From February 24, 2020, she participated as a contestant in the fourth edition of Big Brother VIP, hosted by Alfonso Signorini on Channel 5, entering the game after a month and a half from the start of the edition. On April 15, 2020, La Presidente - Valeria Marini AL Quirinale, a television transposition of her last theatrical show with the Bagaglino company, was broadcast in late evening on Rete 4. In the same year she is in the cast of two documentaries: Siamo Tutti Alberto Sordi?, broadcast by Sky Arte on April 12, 2020, and Cecchi Gori - Una Famiglia Italiana, presented the previous year at the Rome Film Festival and released on July 7, 2020. In the music field, on June 26, 2020 she released a Latin pop genre single titled Boom, and on December 24, 2020 the Christmas song My Christmas is a Bomb, performed together with Kelly Joyce; both songs were accompanied by music videos.
In 2021 she takes part in two reality shows: Supervivientes, the Spanish version of L'isola Dei Famosi and the sixth edition of Big Brother VIP, this time paired with Giacomo Urtis.
In the fall of 2022 she takes part in Tale e quale show and later in NaTale e quale show.
She had a long relationship with Vittorio Cecchi Gori, a film producer, supporting him even during his financial failure. The two broke up and got back together several times, even straddling the Florentine producer's imprisonment. During the relationship, Valeria had a miscarriage, caused by some health problems.
On May 5, 2013, she married businessman Giovanni Cottone in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in Rome, from whom, however, she separated after less than a year. The Sacra Rota later declared the marriage null and void, as it came to light that Cottone had previously been married in the church to another woman.
She later had an affair with entrepreneur Patrick Baldassari in 2018, with whom she participated in the first edition of Temptation Island VIP, from which they exited separately.
In 2021, she was in danger of losing her left eye due to a muscular hole, which required emergency surgery.- Bitty Schram is a Golden Globe nominated actress. Born in New York City, Schram attended the University of Maryland on a tennis scholarship. She is best known for her role as Adrian Monk's original personal assistant, Sharona Fleming, on the TV series Monk. She is also known for her film role as Evelyn Gardner, the sobbing right-fielder who was reminded by Tom Hanks that "There's no crying in baseball!" in Penny Marshall's box-office hit A League of Their Own. Schram followed that success with numerous critically acclaimed films, including Kissing a Fool, with David Schwimmer; One Fine Day, with Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney; Marvin's Room, with Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton; The Pallbearer, with Gwyneth Paltrow and Toni Collette; Caught, with Edward James Olmos; Dennis Hopper's Chasers; The Night We Never Met, with Matthew Broderick; Fathers & Sons, with Jeff Goldblum; and Cleopatra's Second Husband. Schram was recently seen in The Sure Hand of God and in Unconditional Love, with Kathy Bates.
Schram is also an accomplished stage actor, having appeared as one of the original cast members of the hit Broadway production of Neil Simon's "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" with Nathan Lane, in the off-Broadway productions of "Blackout" and "One Acts" by Warren Leight; and in regional productions, including "Slow Dance on the Killing Ground." - Actress
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Sabrina Garciarena was born on 19 July 1983 in Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an actress, known for Felicitas (2009), Se dice amor (2005) and Pagafantas (2009).- Actress
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Catherine Fabienne Deneuve was born October 22, 1943 in Paris, France, to actor parents Renée Simonot and Maurice Dorléac. She made her movie debut in 1957, when she was barely a teenager and continued with small parts in minor films, until Roger Vadim gave her a meatier role in Vice and Virtue (1963). Her breakthrough came with the excellent musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), in which she gave an unforgettable performance as a romantic middle-class girl who falls in love with a young soldier but gets imprisoned in a loveless marriage with another man; the director was the gifted Jacques Demy, who also cast Deneuve in the less successful The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967). She then played a schizophrenic killer in Roman Polanski's Repulsion (1965) and a married woman who works as a part-time prostitute every afternoon in Luis Buñuel's masterpiece Belle de Jour (1967). She also worked with Buñuel in Tristana (1970) and gave a great performance for François Truffaut in Mississippi Mermaid (1969), a kind of apotheosis of her "frigid femme fatale" persona. In the seventies she didn't find parts of that caliber, but her magnificent work in Truffaut's The Last Metro (1980) as a stage actress in Nazi-occupied Paris revived her career. She was also very good in the epic drama Indochine (1992), for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination (Best Actress). Although the elegant and always radiant Deneuve has never appeared on stage, she is universally hailed as one of the "grandes dames" of French cinema, joining a list that includes such illustrious talents as Simone Signoret, Jeanne Moreau, Isabelle Huppert, Isabelle Adjani and the younger Juliette Binoche.- Shannon Whirry is not just a talented actress with girl-next-door looks, she captured a generation of men's (and teenage boys'!) imaginations by wishing that she actually was the girl-next-door.
Born in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, Whirry graduated from high school and packed her bags for New York. She trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts during the 1980s and began her career in Off-Broadway productions as well as appearances on 'Saturday Night Live' and the popular daytime soap 'One Life to Live'. When Steven Seagal came to town during the casting for his 1991 movie Out for Justice (1991), Whirry won the role of Terry Malloy, a cocktail waitress. She left for LA.
Following this small role, she auditioned for and won the part of Joanna Coles in the erotic thriller Animal Instincts (1992). Directed by Gregory Dark, the movie capitalized on the direct-to-video market and the popularity of steamy movies in the early 1990s. Animal Instincts (1992) revolved around a couple's bid to spice up their marriage through voyeuristic sexual adventures. The film was a hit.
Over the following years, Whirry worked with Gregory Dark on more films in the same vein. Animal Instincts II (1994) and Body of Influence (1993) are well known. She also appeared in Exit (1996), Ringer (1996), Mirror Images II (1993), and Private Obsession (1995) among others. She was, and still is, regarded as an icon of the erotic thriller genre. Debate continues as to whether one prefers Shannon Whirry or Shannon Tweed.
In the mid-90s, Whirry broke away from the confines of the genre, and appeared in movies with more focus on action and adventure, as well as appearing in numerous TV shows in guest spots. TV roles have included Murder One (1995), Nash Bridges (1996), V.I.P. (1998), and ER (1994). Whirry was also a regular on the TV show Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1997).
Despite some Hollywood attention and a variety of roles (including a cameo in the Jim Carrey vehicle Me, Myself & Irene (2000)) Whirry felt that roles were drying up in LA, where the focus was, and remains, on youth. She left LA in 2004.
These days, Shannon Whirry lives in the Phoenix area of Arizona. She can be seen in challenging roles on the stage with iTheatre Collaborative or Nearly Naked Theatre. Her stage roles have garnered her much acclaim. Small roles continue in front of the camera, mostly filmed locally. She also has appeared in TV commercials.
In May 2009, Whirry appeared in "Bug" at the Herberger Theatre Center in Phoenix. More recently she has appeared in 'Raising Buchanan' in a supporting role. Whilst fans are sure to be pleased that her career is continuing and flourishing, some surely wouldn't mind another Animal Instincts (1992) sequel. - Actress
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Spanish actress Elena Anaya impressed the critics with her performance in Sex and Lucía (2001).
Elena was born in Palencia, Spain, on July 17th, 1975. An active child, she excelled in karate and mountain climbing. By the time she was 17 Elena knew that she wanted to channel her energy into being an actress and enrolled in a drama course being given in her local town by actor Manuel Moron. More determined than ever, she then opted out of school, choosing instead to audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in Madrid.
Moron mentioned Elena's exceptional talent to his agent, Katrina Bayonas, who was looking for a young girl to star in the film, "Africa". Elena auditioned and the role was hers.
Elena was obliged to leave the Royal Academy when Fernando Leon de Aranoa called her to work in his comedy, "Familia". But, aware of the importance of studying, Elena her formation at the Juan Carlos Corazza school of acting.
Following her feature debut in the 1996 drama "África"(Alfonso Ungría) Anaya continued to impress with supporting roles in such features as "Lagrimas negras" (Fernando Bauluz y Ricardo Franco, 1998) "Finisterre" (Xavier Villaverde, 1998), "Las Huellas borradas" (Enrique Gabriel, 1999) and the romantic drama "El Invierno de las Anjanas"(Pedro Telechea). In 2000, director Julio Medem cast her as the seductive baby sitter, Belen, in the erotic drama "Lucia y el sexo" (2001). The explosive mixture of innocence and provocation earned her a Goya (Spanish Academy Award) nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also received the Spanish Actors Union Award for Best Supporting Actress. That same year she was featured in the comedy "Sin noticias de Dios" (Agustín Díaz Yanes 2001) with Penelope Cruz and Victoria Abril.
As her star continued to rise thanks to roles in "Dos Tipos duros" (Juan Martínez Moreno 2003) and Pedro Almodóvar's "Talk to Her", it was only a matter of time before she caught the attention of international directors and she was offered the role of Dracula's most possessive bride in 2004's "Van Helsing" (Stephen Sommers). Then, in 2004, came the action comedy "Dead Fish" (Charley Stadler) with Gary Oldman, in 2005 the thriller "Fragile" (Jaume Balagueró), and the period adventure "Capitán Alatriste "(Agustín Díaz Yanes). In 2007 she starred in "Miguel & William" (Inés París) and "Savage Grace" (Tom Kalin) with Julianne Moore.
In 2008 she was introduced to French audiences in "L'instinct de Mort" (Jean-François Richet) with Vincent Cassel and Gerard Depardieu. She then travelled to Cairo to work in the romantic drama "Cairo Time" (Ruba Nadda). Agustín Díaz Yanes called her again for his film "I only want to walk" and she then starred in Gaby Ibanez's thriller "Hierro".
2009 brought Elena and Julio Medem together again to make "Room in Rome". The role of Alba earned her Best Actress nominations for both the Spanish Actors Guild and the Goya Awards. She then returned to France to shoot Fred Cavaye's "A Bout Portant".
In 2010 Pedro Almodovar offered her the leading role of Vera in his new film "The Skin I live in" with Antonio Banderas. This role won her the 2011 Best Actress Goya (Spanish Academy Award).
In 2012 she received the honorary Málaga Sur Award at the yearly Film festival in Málaga.
This same year took Elena to Argentina to make "Pensé que iba haber fiesta". In 2013 she starred as Lupe in "Todos están muertos", directed by Beatriz Sanchis. This role won her six Best Actress nominations, the only actress to be nominated for all the awards in the 2015 Spanish Award season. She received the Spanish SAG Best Actress Award.
In 2013 Elena also starred in the Scottish film "Swung". In 2014 she shot Chilean director Matias Bize's "La memoria del Agua" and has recently finished filming Imanol Uribe's "Lejos del mar".
2015 started for Elena with a cameo role in Brad Furman's "The Infiltrator" working alongside Bryan Cranston and John Leguizamo.- Actress
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Julieta Díaz was born on 9 September 1977 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. She is an actress and producer, known for Refugiado (2014), Juan y Eva (2011) and 099 Central (2002). She was previously married to Brent Federighi.- Joanna Pacula was born on 30 December 1957 in Tomaszów Lubelski, Lubelskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Tombstone (1993), Gorky Park (1983) and The Kiss (1988).
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India Allen was born on 1 June 1965 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Silk Degrees (1994), The Rowdy Girls (2000) and Tales from the Crapper (2004).- Actress
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Mel Harris is an American actress, writer and director, best known for her portrayal of Hope Steadman on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning series Thirtysomething (1987), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination as best Actress in a Drama Series. She starred in the NBC comedy Something So Right (1996) and the My Network drama series Saints and Sinners (2014). Her most recent role has been as Nadine Davies on Hulu's new series Shut Eye (2016)
Mary Ellen Harris was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and raised in New Jersey. Her mother was a high school science teacher and her father a football coach at Princeton University. She spent 12 years in the modeling world living in New York and Europe before stumbling into the acting business. She starred in numerous miniseries and telefilms including Cross Fire (1989), The Burden of Proof (1992) and Grass Roots (1992), as well as appearances on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), and as Senator Rafferty on The West Wing (1999). Among her feature film credits are Brian De Palma's Raising Cain (1992) , K-9 (1989) (opposite Jim Belushi), Suture (1993), The Pagemaster (1994), and Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986).
She made her New York stage debut at the Circle Repertory Company in the world premiere of John Bishop's Empty Hearts, for which she received a 1992 Theater World Award. In addition to her acting, in the last few years, she has focused on writing with her partner and husband, Emmy Award winning writer/producer, Bob Brush, under their shingle Topanga Moon Productions.- Delia Sheppard was born on 29 July 1960 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is an actress, known for The Big Short (2015), Rocky V (1990) and Now You See Me (2013).
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Jodhi was born in 1975. She was born and brought up in London, England, UK. She went to Wadham College, Oxford University 1994-1997. She studied and received a Masters in English. During her time at Wadham she read a lot of literature. She has been acting since she was twelve.- Actress
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Amy Lindsay was born on 3 September 1966 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Star Trek: Voyager (1995), Stranger Adventures (2006) and Forbidden Sins (1999). She was previously married to Hoyt Richards.- Actress
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Jamie Bernadette was born Jamie Bernadette Watkins, the ninth child in her family. She has established herself in the film and television industry with over 100 credits to her name. Some of her most recent credits include a recurring role on Lifetime's TV show "Keeping Up with the Joneses" starring Vivica A. Fox, a Guest Star role on the hit CBS TV show "NCIS: New Orleans", another Guest Star on NBC'S "Midnight Texas", and a series regular role in the TV Pilot "Ember", starring Lindsley Register (Walking Dead Seasons 7-10) and John Savage (The Last Full Measure, The Deer Hunter). She worked alongside such greats as Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) and John Bradley (Game of Thrones) in the recently released drama by Miramax "American Satan". Jamie leads the cast of "The Furnace" by Oscar-Nominated Director Darrell Roodt. The film released in 90 countries and Jamie received 2 Best Lead Actress Nominations from the Nice International Film Festival and the Madrid International Film Festival. In addition, the film has received 11 other nominations and won Best Feature Film at the Milan International Film Festival. Jamie has also produced 4 feature films, written 2, and she directed her first feature film called, "The Desecrated Ones". Jamie Bernadette has become an icon in the horror genre after leading numerous horror films that garnered her much recognition and a large fan base. Among them is "I Spit on Your Grave: Déjà Vu", the fifth film in the popular franchise. Film critics praised Jamie for her heart-wrenching, brave leading performance in this much-anticipated sequel to the 1978 original film with Meir Zarchi returning to direct and star Camille Keaton returning to play her mother. "4/20 Massacre", another film with Jamie as the leading final girl, played on Showtime Channel and TMC for 2 years. "The 6th Friend" released in Cinemark Theaters in 2019, with Jamie again in the leading role. Jamie received two Best Actress awards for her performance from the Freakshow Horror Film Festival and RIP Film Festival. Jamie is preparing to release a book of poetry.- Actress
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Diana Terranova is known for Knives Out (2019), Camel Spiders (2011) and Get Him to the Greek (2010).- Actress
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Italian adult-film star Moana Pozzi was born on April 27, 1961, in Genova, Italy. In 1981 she began her film career, appearing in small uncredited parts in films and on television. Five years later she appeared in the Federico Fellini film Ginger & Fred (1986). It was on the set of this film that she met Ilona Staller, known better by her porn name of "Cicciolina". It was soon afterwards that Pozzi began appearing in hardcore sex films, under her real name. It wasn't long before she became a national sensation in Italy, eventually exceeding even Cicciolina's popularity.
In her 1991 autobiography, "La Filosofia di Moana", she hints at affairs and sexual liaisons with a variety of prominent and important men in Italian society (including, rumor had it, former Prime Minister Bettino Craxi. That same year she and Staller started the Partito dellAmore (Party of Love), a short-lived political organization whose platform called for the legalization of brothels, improved sexual health and "love parks", but the party did poorly in the 1992 elections, and did no better in the next round of elections in 1993.
Unfortunately, she contracted liver cancer and died of the disease in Lyon, France, in 1994, at age 33. It wasn't long, though, before dark rumors began circulating about her death; one was that she actually died of AIDS instead of liver cancer, another being that she had faked her death because she wanted to leave both porn and politics, and yet another claiming that prominent members of the new government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had been among those who had had affairs with Pozzi, and in order to avoid embarrassment they had her quietly "silenced". The fact that no one except her family had actually seen her body added fuel to the rumors.
In 1999 the film Guardami (1999) was released, which was largely based on Pozzi's life. In September of 2005, Italian federal prosecutors announced that they would re-open the investigation of her death, due to the discovery of many errors and inconsistencies in the original official report. The next month a report on Italian television aired that gave the official register of deaths of the cemetery in Lyon where she was buried, revealing that she had indeed died of liver cancer and that her body had been cremated.- Actress
Gorgeous and voluptuous brunette stunner Syren was born Corina Millado on May 21, 1971 in the Philippines. She was raised by her father in Asia. Syren did some magazine work in Asia, traveled the world, and studied acting and theater at the University of Hawaii. She made her hardcore video debut in her mid 20s in November, 1997. She has worked for such major companies as Vivid, Wicked, VCA, Spice, Playboy, Penthouse, and Hustler. Syren won both an AVA Award and a XRCO Award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene in 2001. She took a break from hardcore work in 2002, but has since returned to performing in explicit adult fare. Moreover, Syren has not also worked as an exotic dancer, but also has acted in soft-core movies and cable TV shows.- Belinda Stewart-Wilson is an English actress, born in London, England, U.K. She is best known for her role in the popular TV sitcom The Inbetweeners as Polly McKenzie. Her father is a British Army officer Sir Blair Stewart-Wilson.During childhood she grew up on various military postings in the UK, Germany, and Austria before her family finally settled in London. She was educated at Hurst Lodge School in Ascot, Berkshire, before training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, in London.Stewart-Wilson worked on a number of television shows, making mostly one-time appearances. Her most notable credits during this time period were the roles of Victoria Reynholm, the presumed dead wife of Douglas Reynholm in The IT Crowd, and Nikki in the TV series Jekyll alongside James Nesbitt and Gina Bellman. She also made an appearance in the commercially successful mockumentary feature film Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance. Belinda also played a cameo role in Stephen Poliakoff's Joe's Palace in a scene with Michael Gambon.
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Virginie Efira was born on 5 May 1977 in Brussels, Belgium. She is an actress and writer, known for Elle (2016), Benedetta (2021) and Victoria (2016). She was previously married to Patrick Ridremont.- Actress
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Antonella Costa was born on 19 March 1980 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Garage Olimpo (1999) and El viento (2005).- Actress
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Paulina Gaitan was born on 19 February 1992 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She is an actress and producer, known for Sin Nombre (2009), The River (2012) and Trade (2007).- Actress
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Charisma Carpenter first made her television debut with a guest spot on Baywatch (1989), before receiving a call from legendary producer Aaron Spelling and subsequently being cast on the prime time soap opera, Malibu Shores (1996). But her big break - and the one that would forever change the trajectory of her life - came shortly thereafter when she was cast as Cordelia Chase on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), a role she would portray for three seasons before migrating to its spin-off series, Angel (1999), and continuing on for four more seasons. In total, Carpenter portrayed Cordelia in 140 episodes across both franchises. The former series has been ranked by Time, The Hollywood Reporter, TV Guide, Rolling Stone, and Entertainment Weekly among their lists of greatest television series' of all time.
Carpenter went on to recur on Charmed (1998) as the demon Kyra and on Veronica Mars (2004) as gold digging stepmother Kendall Casablanacas as well as Greek (2007) and, most recently, CW's Pandora (2019). While working as a series regular on ABC Family's The Lying Game (2011), Carpenter subsequently served as host and producer of Investigation Discovery's Surviving Evil (2013), a series featuring survivors who fought back against their attackers. Additional guest starring roles include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Burn Notice (2007), Supernatural (2005), Blue Bloods (2010), Sons of Anarchy (2008), Scream Queens (2015), Chicago P.D. (2014), Lucifer (2016), and 9-1-1 (2018).
Carpenter has also segued into movies, with a supporting role as Lacey in The Expendables (2010) and its sequel, The Expendables 2 (2012), as well as roles in over 12 made for television movies for Lifetime, Syfy and more.
Offscreen, Carpenter is the proud founder of MyCon, a platform intended to lift the spirits of socially isolated fans throughout the pandemic by connecting them with their favorite actors. Additionally, she works closely with the Thirst Project, an international water charity bringing safe, clean drinking water to the most vulnerable people around the world, as well as The Ronan Thompson Foundation, which is dedicated to researching pediatric cancer. In addition to her first love, that of a devoted mother, Carpenter spends much of her time working as a philanthropist, political activist, and social justice advocate. So passionate about these causes, she recently completed a course on administrative justice.- Actress
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Rebecca Ferguson was born Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström in Stockholm, Sweden, and grew up in its Vasastaden district. Her father is Swedish. Her mother, Rosemary Ferguson, is British, of Scottish and Northern Irish descent, and moved to Sweden at the age of 25. Rebecca attended an English-speaking school in Sweden and was raised bilingual, speaking Swedish and English. As a student, she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm and graduated in 1999.
She came into prominence with her breakout role of upper-class girl Anna Gripenhielm in the soap-opera Nya tider (1999), when she was 16 years old.
She lives in the seaside town of Simrishamn, on the Swedish south coast. Ferguson has said she wanted to get away from city life and the public spotlight following her soap opera success. Swedish director Richard Hobert, spotted her at the town market in 2011, which led to her starring in his film A One-Way Trip to Antibes (2011).
Ferguson taught Argentinian Tango at a dance company in Sweden for a few years.
In 2013, Rebecca played Queen Elizabeth Woodville in the BBC historical drama The White Queen (2013), for which she got a Golden Globe nomination.
In 2015, Ferguson played Ilsa Faust, the female lead in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015). Her co-star, Tom Cruise, chose her for the film after having seen her in the mini-series The White Queen (2013). Her performance in the movie was highly praised and Rebecca will reprise her role in the sixth Mission: Impossible film.
In 2016, she starred in Despite the Falling Snow (2016), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) and The Girl on the Train (2016).
Her other projects are Dune, Life (2017), The Snowman (2017), The Greatest Showman (2017), The Lady and the Panda and Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018).- Actress
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Camilla Luddington was born in Ascot, Berkshire, England. She has traveled to the U.S. as a teenager and has lived in Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, and California.
She was educated at an all-girls school in Ascot, Berkshire, later attending the American School in England at Thorpe in Surrey. She also lived in suburban Austin, Texas for a year when she was fourteen, and attended Westwood High School.
When she was eighteen, she enrolled in Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania, before moving to New York City, and studying at New York Film Academy. She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.
She has since appeared at several high profile TV shows, before rising to prominence as Catherine Princess of Wales in the Lifetime TV movie, William & Kate (2011). She went on to appear in Californication (2007) and True Blood (2008). Luddington was a guest star during the ninth season of ABC's Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Dr. Jo Wilson. She was upgraded to series regular for the tenth season. In June 2012, Crystal Dynamics confirmed Luddington would voice Lara Croft in the new Tomb Raider (2013) video game reboot. She did both the voice and the motion capture in the course of three years. She is set to appear in The Pact II (2014) in 2014. She is also returning to the role of Lara Croft for the latest Tomb Raider Game, Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015).- Actress
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British actress Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer was born in Hammersmith, London, England, to writer and barrister Sir John Mortimer and his second wife, Penelope (née Gollop). She was educated at St Paul's Girls' School in West London, and it was whilst there she began acting. Mortimer moved on from school to Lincoln College, Oxford University, where she studied English Literature and Russian, and spent two terms at the Moscow Arts Theater Drama School, studying acting.
While appearing in an Oxford University student production, Mortimer was spotted by a TV producer who cast her in an adaptation of Catherine Cookson' s The Glass Virgin (1995). She made her feature film debut in 1996 alongside Val Kilmer in The Ghost and the Darkness (1996). Roles in various projects have followed, including Elizabeth (1998), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), Match Point (2005), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Shutter Island (2010) and Hugo (2011).
During the making of Love's Labour's Lost (2000), Mortimer met her husband Alessandro Nivola. The couple have two children, Sam Nivola and May Nivola.- Actress
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Angelica Blandon was born on 12 March 1980 in Barranquilla, Colombia. She is an actress and writer, known for 5 Viudas Sueltas (2013), Fragments of Love (2016) and Paraiso Travel (2008).- Actress
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Shreya Dhanwantary, is an Indian actress, model and author who works predominantly in the Hindi and Tamil film industries. After her birth, Dhanwanthary's family moved to Dubai, where she spent most of her childhood. She was raised in both the Middle East and Delhi before graduating with a degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from NIT Warangal.
When she first moved to Mumbai, Dhanwantary appeared in many commercials for popular brands like Fastrack, Samsung, Safi, Vogue Eyewear, and D'damas to support herself financially.
Before entering the film industry, Dhanwantary participated in the Pantaloons Femina Miss India South in 2008, where she was the first runner-up. The same year, she also participated in the Miss India contest, where she was one of the finalists.
Dhanwantary's acting career began when she got her first break in the Telugu movie Sneha Geetham (2010) in 2010. However, she made her Bollywood debut in Why Cheat India (2019), starring alongside Emraan Hashmi.
She was later recognized for her appearance in the web series [link=tt8555892, where she played the role of Devanshi Taylor. Dhanwantary also garnered attention for her role as Zoya in the Amazon Prime web series The Family Man (2019). She even won the Fan Favourite Supporting Actress Award at the Indian Telly Streaming Awards for her role in Mumbai Diaries (2021).
Her role as journalist Sucheta Dalal in Sony LIV's web series Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020) earned her several nominations and critical acclaim. She was nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for her films Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020) and Looop Lapeta (2022), respectively, for the Filmfare OTT Awards. She won the Hit List OTT Awards and The Indian Film and Television Awards in the Best Actor-Female category for her role in Scam 1992.
Alongside her acting career, Dhanwantary is also a writer and author of the novel 'Fade to White', published in 2016. Dhanwantary also wrote, directed, produced, and even acted in the first-of-its-kind zoom show called the Viral Wedding.- An actor and a social media sensation - Anjali Barot has made her presence felt across digital, print, television and OTT. Some of her noteworthy projects include SonyLiv's acclaimed web series, Scam 1992 directed by Hansal Mehta and 'Wrong Number' on RVCJ.
Armed with a media degree and brought up on a lavish spread of Hindi films, it wasn't by accident that she started out as an Associate Producer in an ad production house. She soon took the leap of faith and quit her job to pursue her dream and calling in life - acting. Anjali then went on to feature across commercials for leading brands like Amazon Fire TV Stick, Ford, Yamaha and Gits along with viral short films like 'Methi Ke Laddoo' and 'About Last Night.'
She rose to prominence with her quirky and relatable roles as a part of digital sketches across leading entertainment platforms like ScoopWhoop, FilterCopy, BuzzFeed among others. An avid traveler on the side, Anjali enjoys a strong cup of chai and holidays to the hills when she's not facing the camera. - Ahu Türkpençe was born in Samsun on the Black Sea coast. She was interested in theatre and with the help of a close friend, she joined the cast of the Müjdat Gezen Arts Center. Doing do, she put her studies in Physics at Yildiz Teknik University on hold. She had parts in the series Yedi Numara and Azad and gained fame for starring in Bir Istanbul Masali. Most popular in Kaybedenler Kulubu
- Rafaela Mandelli was born on 11 May 1979 in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Kings & Rats (2012), Malhação (1995) and The Mutants: Ways of the Heart (2008).
- Anastasiya Akatova was born on 16 February 1992 in Rybinsk, Russia. She is an actress, known for Rikoshet (2020), The Bride (2017) and Reshala: Brat (2022).
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Jennifer Beals is an internationally renowned actress who has over 90 credits to her name, including critically acclaimed feature films and some of the highest rated television series to date. Beals is currently executive producing and returning as a lead cast member in the revival of her hit original series THE L WORD: GENERATION Q. The highly anticipated series will launch in December 2019 on Showtime. The ground-breaking lesbian-focused drama THE L WORD originally aired for six seasons. For her performance as Bette Porter, Beals received the prestigious GLAAD Golden Gate Award, as well as two NAACP Image Award nominations and a Satellite Award nomination. In 2012, Beals was presented with the Human Rights Campaign's Ally for Equality Award for her support of the LGBT community. Additionally, Beals and The L Word's Ilene Chaiken are set to executive produce the Freeform series "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo," an adaption for Taylor Jenkins Reid's acclaimed novel.
Beals and filmmaker Tom Jacobson created the concept for the new novel, The Hive. The book is a gripping thriller set in the near future that focuses on escalating mob violence that ensues from online shaming and internet bullying. Released in September 2019, the novel was named one of People Magazine's 'Best Books of Fall 2019.'
Throughout her accomplished film career, Beals has worked with many of the industry's most acclaimed filmmakers and talent. She co-starred alongside Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman in the blockbuster THE BOOK OF ELI and starred opposite Garry Marshall, Faye Dunaway and Brendan Fraser in TWILIGHT OF THE GOLDS, for which she won a Golden Satellite Award. Beals was featured among an all-star cast including Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman and Rachel Weisz in the crime thriller RUNAWAY JURY. She also starred in THE MADONNA AND THE DRAGON from legendary film director Samuel Fuller. More recently, Beals co-starred in the feature film MANHATTAN NIGHT, opposite Adrien Brody and Campbell Scott, as well as AFTER, the film adaption of Anna Todd's series of bestselling young adult novels alongside Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin.
On the television side, Beals recurred in the Amazon series THE LAST TYCOON, receiving critical acclaim for her performance as Hollywood starlet Margo Taft. Los Angeles Magazine proclaimed "Beals stole every scene she's in as a ball-busting, piece-of-work Joan Crawford goddess with a very American secret" and Indiewire named her "the shows biggest stand out." Beals was also seen as the female lead in TAKEN, NBC's straight-to-series adaptation of the hit movie franchise, and co-starred in the Warner Bros TV/DC series SWAMP THING, released in May 2019. Beals starred in the TV movie A WIFE'S NIGHTMARE, for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination. Notable television credits include TNT's PROOF, NBC's medical drama THE NIGHT SHIFT and the FOX series THE CHICAGO CODE alongside Jason Clarke.
For her role in the iconic film FLASHDANCE, Beals earned a Golden Globe nomination and an NAACP Image Award for Best Actress. Beals starred in A HOUSE DIVIDED, for which she was nominated for a Satellite Award. Some of her acclaimed independent film projects include IN THE SOUP opposite Steve Buscemi, which won The Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic film at the Sundance Film Festival, and CINEMANOVELS which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Beals extensive credits include films such as RODGER DODGER, MRS. PARKER AND THE VICIOUS CIRCLE, FOUR ROOMS, BEFORE I FALL and DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS, which earned her another NAACP Image Award nomination. Beals received the Maverick Tribute Award at the Cinequest San Jose Film Festival in 1999.
In addition to her work on-camera, the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group recently named Beals a 'C40 Goodwill Ambassador.' Beals' partnership with C40 will help raise awareness about the bold climate action underway in leading cities driving forward solutions to the climate crisis worldwide. Through her ambassador role, she will support and amplify the voices of inspiring young climate activists in raising awareness of the current climate emergency. Additionally, Beals will also play a leading role in C40's Women4Climate Initiative, helping to celebrate the incredible leadership being delivered by women around the world in climate action.
Originally from Chicago, Beals attended Yale University, where she graduated with honors.- Actress
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Chuti Tiu was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Yellowstone (2018), How to Get Away with Murder (2014) and Expats (2023). She is married to Oscar Torre.- Actress
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Felicity Waterman was born in England, UK. She is known for Die Hard 2 (1990), Titanic (1996) and Thunder in Paradise (1993).- Actress
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Born and raised in Sparks, Nevada, Mädchen Amick was encouraged by her parents to follow her own creative instincts where she learned the skill of playing the piano, bass, violin and guitar as well as being able to do tap, ballet, jazz and modern dancing. In 1987 at the age of 16, she traveled to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.- Actress
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Madeleine Stowe was born in Los Angeles, California, to Mireya Maria (Mora Steinvorth) and Robert Alfred Stowe, a civil engineer. Her mother was a from a prominent political family in Costa Rica. Stowe grew up in Eagle Rock, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. At age ten she started practicing for a career as a concert pianist and trained every day for hours. However, when her instructor died in 1976 she more or less quit playing.
She went to University of Southern California and studied cinema and journalism before taking up acting at Beverly Hills' Solaris Theater. She made a few appearances in TV and on film but her breakthrough came in 1987 with Stakeout (1987). Other major credits include The Last of the Mohicans (1992) and Short Cuts (1993).
When not filming, she spends her time at her ranch in Texas, which she shares with her husband Brian Benben.- Shani Rotenberg is known for Beyond the Mountains and Hills (2016), Srugim (2008) and What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (2015).
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Miranda Frigon is a Canadian Actress and Singer-Songwriter. Born in Edmonton, Alberta she began her acting career at the age of eight, appearing in numerous television commercials. Her childhood and adolescence revolved around competitive gymnastics, ballet and classical piano so performing was a huge part of her life from an early age. She traveled and competed across Canada with her gymnastics team all the while training professionally as a dancer. She then went on to dance in a ballet company for several years before joining and touring with a more diverse company that included more various styles of dance. She then attended the University of Alberta where she studied Theater and Psychology in addition to competing on the varsity gymnastics team. Shortly after, Miranda received a scholarship to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City where she trained in musical theater before landing her first recurring television role on the Disney series "Honey, I Shrunk The Kids." This brought her back to Canada to where she began working and building her film, television and music career. After moving and settling into Vancouver, B.C. she immediately began booking numerous guest stars on hit network U.S. shows such as "The 4400", "Higher Ground", "The Chris Isaak Show", "John Doe" "True Calling" and "The Dead Zone" to name a few. In her spare time she was writing music and playing live with her band in venues in and around Vancouver. She then landed a 13 episode run on UPN's "Jake 2.0" and the producers also placed 2 of her original songs in the series. This kicked off Miranda's music career of placing her songs in film and television.
In addition to her numerous feature and indie film credits, her most notable pasts TV roles include guest stars on hit shows such as "Bones", ,"Ugly Betty", "Dexter", "The New Adventures of Old Christine", "V", "Motive" "Supernatural" and "The Magicians".
Miranda was nominated for a Canadian Leo Award in 2013 for her leading role on Syfy's "Primeval: New World", was recurring for 5 seasons on the hit drama "Heartland" and is now most recognized for her leading role on Hallmark's "Aurora Teagarden Mysteries" alongside Candace Cameron and Marilu Henner which films in Vancouver, B.C. She was nominated for a Canadian Leo award again in 2015, for her role in this series.
Miranda's original song "Hiding Place" was used in episode 5 of Syfy's "Primeval New World" and it unleashed a worldwide fan base for her music. Since, her original songs have been placed in television series, Indie and feature films by Fox, Paramount, The CW, NBC, UPN, CBC, Space, Syfy, Hallmark & Lifetime. Her placements have gotten her worldwide exposure and attracted new fans from all over the globe. Miranda just released her new Kickstarter fan-funded album "First" in 2017 which can be found on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and any additional online stores.
In addition to all of her creative and athletic talents, Miranda is also a skilled Mixed Martial Artist. She has been trained in Boxing and Thai Kickboxing for over 10 years.- Actress
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Alana de Freitas is an award-winning actress and filmmaker. Born in Australia, de Freitas relocated to Los Angeles in 2015. She is best known for the leading role in 'Before the Dawn' (Amazon Prime), which she also wrote and produced. The role saw her win the Best Actress Award at the European Independent Film Awards and the International Independent Film Awards. She will appear in the upcoming horror feature, 'Bashira', by Academy Award Winner Nickson Fong. Her next project is the comedy feature, 'Cash Collectors'.
In 2017, Alana founded her production company, ADF Productions. As a writer/producer, her films have won numerous awards on the festival circuit. 'Before the Dawn' was a recipient of the ReFrame Stamp, an initiative of Women in Film and the Sundance Institute, which recognizes gender parity both in front of and behind the camera. The film was also won Best Feature Film at the American Film Awards and the Focus International Film Festival. Alana's directorial debut, 'Nancy', won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival, Best Short Film at the Vegas Movie Awards and the Hollywood Gold Awards, as well as Best Screenplay at the International Independent Film Awards and Best First Time Director at the New York Film Awards.
Alana is in development on numerous projects, including the horror feature, 'Stay Awake', and the documentary feature '#WhyIDidntReport', which explores the reasons why survivors of sexual assault choose not to report their abuse. She is committed to championing women and underrepresented groups, both on and off screen, and she has proudly been accepted into the 2020 Women in Film Mentoring Program.- Actress
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Nicola Hanekom is known for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), Faan se trein (2014) and Snake Island (2002).- Actress
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One of the hottest stars of the mid-1980s, Virginia Madsen has since played a variety of roles that have cemented her reputation as a fantastic actress who can adapt to any part.
Virginia was born in Chicago, Illinois, and belongs to an acting family -- with her brother, Michael Madsen, also an actor, and her mother, Elaine Madsen (née Melson), an Emmy-winning writer, poet, and producer. Her paternal grandparents were Danish, and her father, Calvin Madsen, was a firefighter. Audiences first caught a glimpse of her as "Princess Irulan" in the 1984 science fiction epic Dune (1984). She followed that up with Electric Dreams (1984); however, it was in 1986 that Virginia captured the hearts of the audience with an intense portrayal of a Catholic school girl who fell in love with a boy from a prison camp in Duncan Gibbins' Fire with Fire (1986). Virginia played the role of "Lisa" and her co-star was Craig Sheffer, who played Lisa's love interest, "Joe Fisk". Kari Wuhrer also made an appearance as Virginia's best friend, "Gloria". Fire with Fire (1986) was a low-budget production, starring a bunch of fresh faces who were till then-unknown to Hollywood. However, the movie was a success and elevated its three young stars overnight. Virginia has never looked back since.
Not only did she receive amazing reviews for her Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated performance in Alexander Payne's hit film, Sideways (2004), but this Independent Spirit Award-winning actress has an illustrious resume of roles alongside the most notable and respected actors in the business.
Also on Virginia's slate is her production company, with partner Karly Meola, called "Title IX Productions". Their first project was the documentary I Know a Woman Like That (2009), which previewed at the Phoenix Film Festival in April 2009 and premiered at the Chicago Film Festival in October 2009. The doc was directed by Virginia's mother, Elaine Madsen, about the lives of extraordinary women ages 64-94. Next in the company's lineup is the documentary Fighting Gravity (2010), about women ski jumpers' ongoing battle for the right to compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Title IX will team up with "Empire 8 Productions" and Vancouver-based "Screen Siren" on the project. The duo also has several projects in development that they're shopping around for financing including screenwriters Sebastian Gutierrez's screen adaptation of Martha O'Connor's novel "The Bitch Posse" and a remake of the 1984 film Electric Dreams (1984), in which Virginia appeared.- Actress
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Anne Jacqueline Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Kate McCauley Hathaway, an actress, and Gerald T. Hathaway, a lawyer, both originally from Philadelphia. She is of mostly Irish descent, along with English, German, and French. Her first major role came in the short-lived television series Get Real (1999). She gained widespread recognition for her roles in The Princess Diaries (2001) and its 2004 sequel as a young girl who discovers she is a member of royalty, opposite Julie Andrews and Heather Matarazzo.
She also had a notable role in Nicholas Nickleby (2002) opposite Charlie Hunnam and Jamie Bell, and a starring role in Ella Enchanted (2004). A former top-ranking soprano in New York, Hathaway was reportedly a front-runner for the role of "Christine" in the 2004 The Phantom of the Opera (2004). However, due to scheduling conflicts with The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004), she couldn't take the role, which was later given to newcomer Emmy Rossum.
Hathaway soon started to move away from family-friendly films. Following The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004), she appeared topless in the films Havoc (2005) opposite Josh Peck and Brokeback Mountain (2005) opposite Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. Her desire to break out of her "Princess Diaries" image parallels that of her one-time co-star, Julie Andrews, who went topless in the film S.O.B. (1981) in order to break away from the image she created from her 1960s musicals. In interviews, Hathaway said that doing family-friendly films didn't mean she was similar to their characters or mean she objected to appearing nude in other films.- Actress
Lola Le Lann was born into an artistic family. Her father is the famous trumpeter, Eric Lelann , and her mother is the actress and filmmaker, Valérie Stroh.
She appeared in her first film at 19 years old, playing the main role in One Wild Moment (2015). In the film she plays Louna, a 17 year old who falls for her best friend's father, who is also her father's best friend, when the four of them are on holiday together in Corsica.- Actress
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Rebellious. Passionate. Gifted. Beautiful. Béatrice Dalle could be a mix of some artist from many centuries ago and a rock star. Discovered in Betty Blue (1986), Dalle has become a sex symbol and a respected performer. Known for her problems with justice, her relationships with rapper JoeyStarr and her explicit talking, Béatrice Dalle is anyway starring in many independent works of art such as La belle histoire (1992) ("The beautiful story") by Claude Lelouch, Six Days, Six Nights (1994) ("Six days, six nights") alongside Anne Parillaud, Seventeen Times Cécile Cassard (2002) ("17 times Cecile Cassard") with Romain Duris or Trouble Every Day (2001) with Vincent Gallo.- Actress
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Sabine Azéma was born on 20 September 1949 in Paris, France. She is an actress and director, known for Mélo (1986), A Sunday in the Country (1984) and Private Fears in Public Places (2006).- Amira Casar was born on 1 May 1971 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Call Me by Your Name (2017), The Contractor (2022) and The Last Summer of the Rich (2014).
- Ankita Chouhan was born in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. He is known for B.A. Pass 3 (2021), Online 24x7 and Deep in the Woods Death Warrant (2022).
- Johanna Lier was born on 9 December 1962. She is an actress, known for Männer auf Rädern (1992), Bellinvitu - Die schöne Einladung (1991) and Alpine Fire (1985).
- Kathy Shower was born on 8 March 1953 in Brookville, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck (1988), Commando Squad (1987) and Baja Run (1996).
- Tammy Hanson is known for Boyz n the Hood (1991), In the Cold of the Night (1990) and Another You (1991).
- Blanca Guerra was born on 10 January 1953 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Santa Sangre (1989), The Realm of Fortune (1986) and Pedro Páramo (1977).
- Born to a Puerto Rican family in Brooklyn, Talisa was raised there and in Massachusetts. She started modeling at age 15 and has appeared on the covers of "Vogue," "Mademoiselle," "Glamour," and "Self," as well as in a "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit issue. She has been making film appearances since 1988, beginning with Spike of Bensonhurst (1988).
- Strikingly beautiful and a multi-talented performer, Jennifer Collene Rubin is an American actress, model, screenwriter, and producer, with a career spanning nearly four decades. She was voted Ford International Model of the Year in 1984. She gained fame for her pictures in Harper Bazaar, Vogue, Glamour, and Interview magazine. Which lead her to acting in Super Bowl commercials for Chevrolet, Coke, Budweiser, and many more. Jennifer was also David Lynch's original Calvin Klein model for his "Obsession" campaign. In 1987, she decided to devote herself to acting and accepted the role of "Taryn White" in the Wes Craven sequel, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), directed by Chuck Russell.
Jennifer followed "Elm Street 3" with Bad Dreams (1988), Permanent Record (1988) with Keanu Reeves, and the Oliver Stone-directed The Doors (1991) starring Val Kilmer, a biopic based on the career of Jim Morrison and The Doors. By the mid-1990s, she was co-starring in films, such as The Crush (1993) with Cary Elwes and Screamers (1995) alongside Peter Weller, the latter based on the science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick.
Adaptable to various genres, working in front and behind the camera, it is apparent that Jennifer is an enduring talent, much more than just a pretty face, and one of the top script writers to watch. She has produced - and starred in - the film, Road Kill (1999), and further appeared in popular TV series, including The Twilight Zone (1985), Tales from the Crypt (1989) and The Outer Limits (1995).
Jennifer appeared in Chris Isaak's music video for "Somebody's Crying" (1995), with Chris Penn. Bruce Hornsby's music video for "Harbor Lights"
In 2010, Jennifer followed her true passion and started writing the screenplays Hot Hemp Pancakes, Oopsy-Daisy, and The Bookie-Lady - all high quality scripts in pre-production for 2019. It is apparent that Jennifer is an enduring talent - much more than just a pretty face - and is one of the most mercurial talents working in Hollywood. - Actress
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Gina was born in the small mountain town of Smithers, British Columbia, where her first performance took place at a figure skating exhibition at age five. She has been at home on center stage ever since. As a precocious and outgoing child Gina performed in all her school plays and talent shows.
Through most of these early years, as she moved around with her mom and older brother, her first love was dance. Whether ballet, tap, modern, or musical theatre, Gina was immersed in dance performance. As the classical ballet training developed her unrelenting work ethic, it wasn't long before Gina's love of performance began to shape itself into something resembling a career.
At the age of fifteen, Gina was scouted by a modeling agency and shipped to Japan. Embracing the move with both hands, Gina schooled herself on the culture and language and the country quickly became her second home.
Professionally, Japan was a major break. Gina was unbelievably successful in modeling and appeared on upwards of twenty magazine covers. But modeling was never Gina's passion. While her talent and drive gave her a taste of success, modeling was ultimately a stepping stone to bigger things, in another medium.
On returning to North America, Gina went back to school, where she continued to study Japanese and graduated from college at the top of her class. Then, while working two jobs, Gina took acting classes to develop her stage skills. It was during these years that she faced a lot of naysayers, a lot of people telling her, "No, you can't." In spite of - or perhaps because of - this type of pessimism, Gina was determined to become an actor. "Oh really? Just watch me!" was her response.
Continuously driven and fiercely independent, Gina has managed to achieve big things without buying into the trappings of show business. In a world that revolves around money, fame, and image, Gina has found success and happiness through sheer will and commitment to her craft. She also finds fulfillment volunteering with less fortunate people - Gina has worked with physically and mentally challenged and enjoys supporting bullied teen girls, helping them foster confidence and self esteem.
Despite a list of personal achievements that includes starring roles in prime time TV shows and in feature films (big budget and indie), Gina continues to work hard to achieve bigger and better things. She continues to study theatre and classical ballet, and, surrounded by loving friends and family, she is always looking ahead. And up!- Actress
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Lisa Vicari is a German actress. She is known for Luna (2017), Hell (2017) and the Netflix series Dark.
Her acting debut was in the short film Tunnelblicke (2009) and her first film on the big screen was Hanni & Nanni (2010).
Vicari also had other small roles in Einer wie Bruno (2011) and Exit Marrakech (2013).
Her first major role in a film was in Doktorspiele (2014).- Radha Bhatt was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is known for The Lost Salesman of Delhi (2014), Take Care (2016) and Shaadi Teri Bajayenge Hum Band (2018).
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Kelsey Asbille Chow is the oldest of three siblings, a younger brother and younger sister. At a young age she studied dance, and grew to love performing. School plays led to community theater, then she was member of the Hammond Select Ensemble, which she has performed with in Italy and other places. She has a recurring role in "One Tree Hill (2003)", also co-stars Matisse Burrows in the Disney movie "Den Brother (2010)". She is perhaps best known for her role as Mikayla in Disney XD's popular TV show "Pair of Kings (2010)".- Actress
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April Michelle Bowlby was born on 30 July 1980 in Vallejo, California, USA. She and her family moved to Manteca, California, when she was a small child. She studied ballet, French, and marine biology at Moorpark College, before deciding to pursue an acting career. She studied drama with Ivana Chubbuck before landing her first role in a major television series, "Kandi" in series Two and a Half Men (2003)), within weeks of her first Hollywood audition.- Ayanna Misola was born on 12 January 2002. She is an actress, known for Ang Babaeng Nawawala Sa Sarili (2022), Bula (2022) and Two Weeks, End (2022).
- Rama Montakhabi is an Iranian American SAG AFTRA actress, who grew up in Northern Virginia after her family came to America as refugees only 2 months before her being born. Since the age of 4, she knew she wanted to be an actress and finally pursued it briefly in 2007 before moving to New York in 2009 where worked on a few TV series & independent films. In 2018, Rama settled in Los Angeles fully motivated to pursue her acting career after losing both of her parents to health issues in 2017 & 2018. In only 3 years, with no agent or management, she got herself booked on several independent films, feature films, TUBI, HBO, Showtime, MTV, VH1, Lifetime & is playing a recurring role as Peaches in BMF Season 2 & 3 on Starz network.
Rama is big on staying healthy, due to her mother passing from cancer & her father passing from a stroke. She takes herbs, vitamins & things like sea-moss to maintain her health as well as working out regularly.
She wants to be able to use her platform to help be a voice for all of the women in Iran during their time of crisis, as well as be a mentor for troubled teens here locally. She is also a talented artist with a collection of several paintings in her home gallery. Her hobbies include hiking, roller skating, yoga/fitness, reading, painting and is also a licensed Realtor in CA. - Actress
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British-born Mexican actress, started her studies in the Centro de Formacion Actoral, she did a postgraduate course in classical Theater in the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and Physical Theater at the Desmond Jones School of Mime and Physical Theater. She has appeared in several plays such as "La Gaviota","Por amor al arte", "Collete" and "Touche".In TV Series: "Bienvenida Realidad" from Argos, Capadocia from HBO, Gritos de Muerte y Libertad and El Encanto del Aguila, both from Televisa. She has won two Ariel Awards for best actress in Quemar las Naves and Bajo la Sal. Her debut in films was with "El búfalo de la noche", by Jorge Hernandez. Has also appeared in "El Atentado", "Arrancame la vida" and "Miss Bala". She is filming "Tercera llamada".- Lara Belmont was born in 1980 in Oxford, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The War Zone (1999), Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) and Long Time Dead (2002).
- Franki Russell was born on 24 July 1994. She is an actress, known for Ang probinsyano (2015), Pabuya (2022) and Laruan (2022).