The 100 Best/Most Beautiful Actresses

Shannon Ashley 'Shay' Mitchell (born April 10, 1987 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian actress and model. She is best known for her role as 'Emily Fields' in the ABC Family series "Pretty Little Liars".

Olivia Wilde (born Olivia Jane Cockburn; March 11, 1984) is an American actress, producer, and model. She has appeared in a number of television and film productions including "The O.C.", "The Black Donnellys and House", and in films such as Tron: "Legacy, Cowboys & Aliens", "In Time", "Her", and "Drinking Buddies".

Naya Rivera Dorsey (born Naya Marie Rivera; January 12, 1987) is an American actress and singer, known for playing 'Santana Lopez' on Fox Broadcasting's musical comedy-drama television series 'Glee'. Her first solo single "Sorry", featuring American rapper Big Sean, was released on September 17, 2013.

Heather Elizabeth Morris (born February 1, 1987) is an American actress, dancer, singer and model, known for her role as the cheerleader Brittany S. Pierce in the musical comedy series "Glee".

Angela Michelle 'Angie' Harmon (born August 10, 1972) is an American television and film actress and fashion model. She became a well-known model before gaining international fame for her roles in "Baywatch Nights" and "Law & Order".

Since July 2010, she has starred as 'Detective Jane Rizzoli' on the TNT series "Rizzoli & Isles".

Anna Silk (born January 31, 1974) is a Canadian actress recognized throughout Canada for playing 'Deb', an overstressed flight attendant attempting to quit smoking in the Nicoderm nicotine patch TV commercials. Silk became popularly known for her role as 'Bo', the protagonist of the Showcase supernatural drama television series, "Lost Girl".

Lena Headey (born 3 October 1973) is an English actress, best known for playing 'Cersei Lannister' in HBO's series "Game of Thrones".

After being scouted at age 17, she worked steadily as an actress in small and supporting roles in films throughout the 1990s, before finding fame for her lead performances in big-budget films such as the fantasy film "The Brothers Grimm" (2005), in which she acted opposite Matt Damon and Heath Ledger, the action film "300" (2007), portraying the role of Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, and the adventure and biographical feature "The Red Baron" (2008).

Headey is also known for playing the title role 'Sarah Connor' on Fox's television spin-off of James Cameron's Terminator film series "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" and villainous drug lord 'Ma-Ma' in "Dredd". She has portrayed 'Cersei Lannister' in the HBO TV series "Game of Thrones" since 2011. Her performance on the show has earned her an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Katherine Litwack (born June 13, 1986), known professionally as 'Kat Dennings', is an American actress. Starting with a role in an episode of the HBO dramedy series "Sex and the City", Dennings has since appeared in the films "The 40-Year-Old Virgin", "Big Momma's House 2", "Charlie Bartlett", "Raise Your Voice", "The House Bunny", "Defendor", "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist", "Thor", and "Thor: The Dark World". She stars alongside Beth Behrs in the CBS sitcom "2 Broke Girls".

Beth Behrs (born December 26, 1985) is an American actress. She plays 'Caroline Channing' in the CBS sitcom "2 Broke Girls".

Emily Jean 'Emma' Stone (born November 6, 1988)[1] is an American actress. She made her feature film debut in "Superbad" (2007). She has co-starred in "The House Bunny" (2008), "Zombieland" (2009), and "Paper Man" (2009). In 2010, Stone made her leading debut in "Easy A", for which she received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Other notable roles have included 'Hannah Weaver' in "Crazy, Stupid, Love" (2011), 'Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan' in "The Help" (2011), 'Gwen Stacy' in the "Amazing Spider-Man" film series (2012, 2014), and the voice of 'Eep' in the animated film "The Croods" (2013).

In 2014, Stone reprised her role as 'Gwen Stacy' in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" and co-starred in "Magic in the Moonlight" and "Birdman", the latter earning her a Golden Globe nomination. On November 11, 2014 she made her Broadway debut as a replacement in the role of 'Sally Bowles' in "Cabaret", in which she will lead until February 2015.

Laura Prepon (born March 7, 1980) is an American actress, known for her role as 'Donna Pinciotti' in all eight seasons of the Fox sitcom "That '70s Show". She is also known for the role of 'Hannah Daniels' on the ABC drama "October Road" and her role as 'Alex Vause' in the Netflix original series "Orange Is the New Black". She has voiced characters in animated TV series such as "American Dad!" and "King of the Hill", as well as a character in the video game "Halo 2".

Following "That '70s Show", Prepon worked mainly in television, guest-starring in episodes of "How I Met Your Mother", "Medium", and "Castle". In 2011, Prepon was cast in the lead role of 'Chelsea' in the short-lived sitcom "Are You There, Chelsea?", based on Chelsea Handler's 2008 book "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea".

Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the protagonist 'Bella Swan' in the popular "The Twilight Saga" romance fantasy film series. She starred in films from a range of genres in the 2000s, such as the thriller "Panic Room" (2002); the indie drama "Speak" (2004); the science fiction fantasy adventure "Zathura" (2005); the biographical drama survival film "Into The Wild" (2007); and the comedy-drama "Adventureland" (2009). In the 2010s, she starred in the music-themed drama "The Runaways" (2010); the dark fantasy action film "Snow White and the Huntsman" (2012); the adventure drama "On the Road" (2012); the dramas "Camp X-Ray" (2014); "Clouds of Sils Maria" (2014); and "Still Alice" (2015); and the science fiction romantic drama "Equals" (2015). She is also the face of Chanel and Balenciaga fashion brands.

Amber Laura Heard (born April 22, 1986) is an American actress and model. Heard made her film debut in an acclaimed sports drama "Friday Night Lights", starring Billy Bob Thornton. After small roles in "North Country" and "Alpha Dog", Heard played her first leading role in "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane" and appeared in The CW television show "Hidden Palms".

Her breakthrough came in 2008 with roles in "Never Back Down" and "Pineapple Express". She was awarded with Breakthrough Award at Young Hollywood Awards. She got widespread attention after her appearance in films such as "The Informers", "The Stepfather", "Zombieland" and "The Joneses". She next starred in John Carpenter's "The Ward", alongside Nicolas Cage in "Drive Angry", and alongside Johnny Depp in "The Rum Diary", for which she won a Spotlight Award at Hollywood Film Festival. Her recent films include "Paranoia", "Machete Kills" and "3 Days to Kill".

Camilla Anne Luddington (born 15 December 1983) is an English actress, notable for being cast as 'Catherine Middleton' in the film "William & Kate", as well as for her role as 'Jo Wilson' in the television series "Grey's Anatomy". She provides the voice and motion capture of 'Lara Croft' in the 2013 video game "Tomb Raider".

Miley Ray Cyrus (born 'Destiny Hope Cyrus'; November 23, 1992) is an American singer, actress, and songwriter. Her father is country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. She held minor roles in the television series "Doc" and the film "Big Fish" in her childhood. In 2006, Cyrus rose to prominence as a teen idol after being cast in the Disney Channel television series "Hannah Montana", in which she portrayed the starring character 'Miley Stewart'. After signing a recording contract with Hollywood Records in 2007, Cyrus released her debut studio album "Meet Miley Cyrus". It was certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for exceeding four million shipments, and produced the hit single "See You Again".

Demetria Devonne 'Demi' Lovato (born August 20, 1992) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter who made her debut as a child actress in "Barney & Friends". In 2008, Lovato rose to prominence in the Disney Channel television film "Camp Rock" and signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records. She released her debut album "Don't Forget" that September. It has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 530,000 copies. In 2009, Lovato received her own television series, "Sonny with a Chance". Her second album "Here We Go Again" was released that July and debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200; its title track became her first single to break the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 15, and being certified platinum.

Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American actress and singer. Born and raised in Grand Prairie, Texas, she was first featured on the children's series "Barney & Friends" in the early 2000s. In 2007, Gomez came to prominence after being cast in the Disney Channel television series "Wizards of Waverly Place". She portrayed the starring character 'Alex Russo' until its conclusion in 2012. She formed her band 'Selena Gomez & the Scene' after signing a recording contract with Hollywood Records in 2008; they released the studio albums "Kiss & Tell" (2009), "A Year Without Rain" (2010), and "When the Sun Goes Down" (2011) before beginning a hiatus in 2012.

Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah (born December 2, 1983) is a Portuguese American Jewish actress best known for playing 'NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye' in the CBS police procedural series "NCIS: Los Angeles".

Elizabeth Egan 'Liz' Gillies (born July 26, 1993) is an American actress, voice artist, and singer. She is best known for playing the role of 'Jade West' on "Victorious". She made her Broadway debut at age 15 in the musical "13", playing the character of 'Lucy'. She also voices the character 'Daphne' on the animated series "Winx Club".

Emily Jordan Osment (born March 10, 1992) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter born in Los Angeles, California. After working in several television films in her childhood, she gained fame for co-starring as the character 'Gerti Giggles' in "Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams" and "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over". She went on to co-star in the Emmy Award-nominated Disney Channel sitcom "Hannah Montana" as 'Lilly Truscott' as well as the series movie "Hannah Montana: The Movie". She also starred as 'Cassie' in R. L. Stine's "The Haunting Hour Volume One: Don't Think About It" and the Disney Channel Original Movie "Dadnapped" as 'Melissa Morris'. She most recently starred in the 2011 ABC Family Original Movie "Cyberbully", the 2013 TV series "Cleaners", produced for the online service Crackle and the 2014 Lifetime movie "A Daughter's Nightmare". She currently stars in the ABC Family television series "Young & Hungry" (2014) as 'Gabi Diamond'.

Melissa Marie Benoist (born October 4, 1988) is an American actress and singer known for her portrayal of 'Marley Rose' on season four and the start of season five on the Fox musical comedy-drama television series "Glee". Aside from her role on "Glee", she has appeared in a number of television series including "Homeland", "The Good Wife" and "Law & Order". Benoist's first film was in singer Mariah Carey's "Tennessee". She appears in a new film by director Damien Chazelle "Whiplash" which won top prizes (Grand Jury and Audience awards) at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, January 2014. She has completed filming "Danny Collins"set for a 2015 release, starring Jennifer Garner, Al Pacino, and Annette Bening.

Ashley Victoria Benson (born December 18, 1989) is an American actress and model, known for her role as 'Hanna Marin' on the mystery-thriller television series "Pretty Little Liars". She has also portrayed 'Abigail Deveraux' on the NBC soap opera "Days of our Lives", 'Mia Torcoletti' on the supernatural television series "Eastwick", and 'Brit' in the 2012 crime thriller film "Spring Breakers".

Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American actress. Her first major role was as a lead cast member on the TBS sitcom "The Bill Engvall Show" (2007–09). She subsequently appeared in the independent drama films "The Burning Plain" (2008) and "Winter's Bone" (2010), for which she received her first Academy Award for Best Actress nomination; at the time, she was the second youngest person to receive a nomination in the category.

At age 22, Lawrence's performance as 'Tiffany Maxwell' in the David O. Russell-directed romantic comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" (2012) earned her critical acclaim and several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) and the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the second-youngest Best Actress winner at the Oscars. For her supporting role in Russell's comedy-drama "American Hustle" (2013), she was awarded the Golden Globe Award, the BAFTA Award and received a third Academy Award nomination.

Lawrence is also known for playing 'Raven Darkhölme' (Mystique) in the superhero film "X-Men: First Class" (2011) and its sequel "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014). Beginning in 2012, she gained international fame and acclaim for playing the heroine 'Katniss Everdeen' in the commercially successful "The Hunger Games" film series, which established her as the highest-grossing action heroine of all time.

Troian Avery Bellisario (born October 28, 1985) is an American actress and singer. She currently stars as 'Spencer Hastings' in the ABC Family series "Pretty Little Liars".

Lucy Kate Hale (born Karen Lucille Hale; June 14, 1989) is an American actress and singer. Hale was one of five winners of the reality show American Juniors. She is best known for her role as 'Aria Montgomery' on the ABC Family series "Pretty Little Liars". Hale recorded and released her debut studio album "Road Between" in 2014.

Ksenia Solo (* 8. Oktober 1987) ist eine kanadische Schauspielerin.

Sie tanzte Ballett, bis sie im Alter von 14 Jahren aufgrund einer Rückenverletzung aufhörte. Ihre Schauspielkarriere begann zu Beginn der 2000er Jahre mit Auftritten in verschiedenen Fernsehserien und -filmen. In den Jahren 2004 bis 2008 übernahm sie eine wiederkehrende Rolle in der Serie "Renegadepress.com". 2010/2011 spielte sie in "Life Unexpected" mit.

Seit dem Jahr 2010 spielt sie die Rolle der 'Kenzi' in der Serie "Lost Girl". Gelegentlich ist Solo auch in Kinoproduktionen zu sehen. 2010 spielte sie in "Black Swan", 2011 war sie in "The Factory" zu sehen.

Mariska Hargitay (born Mariska Magdolna Hargitay; January 23, 1964) is an American actress, best known for her role as New York City sex crimes 'Detective Olivia Benson' on the NBC television drama "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", a role that has earned her multiple awards and nominations, including an Emmy and Golden Globe.

Hargitay is a former beauty queen who made her film debut in the 1985 horror-comedy film "Ghoulies", and her major television debut in the 1986 adventure drama series "Downtown". She appeared in numerous roles in film and television shows throughout the late 1980s and 1990s before being cast as 'Olivia Benson', a role that led to her founding the Joyful Heart Foundation, which provides support to women who have been sexually abused.

Kelli Giddish (born April 13, 1980) is an American television, stage, and film actress. She is best known for her role as 'Detective Amanda Rollins' in the NBC television legal crime drama series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2011–present). Giddish has also starred on such television shows as the ABC soap opera "All My Children" (2005–2007); the short-lived Fox crime drama series "Past Life" (2010) and the NBC crime drama series "Chase" (2010–2011).

María José de Pablo Fernández, better known as Cote de Pablo (born November 12, 1979) is a Chilean-American actress and recording artist. Born in Santiago, Chile, she moved to the United States at the age of ten, where she studied acting.

De Pablo co-hosted episodes of the Latin American talk show "Control" with former "Entertainment Tonight" host Carlos Ponce at the age of 15 before attending Carnegie Mellon University to study music and theatre. After appearing in a number of small television roles, she was cast to portray main character 'Ziva David' in the CBS television series "NCIS" in 2005. De Pablo won an ALMA Award for the role in 2011 and "NCIS" became the most watched television program in America during Season 10 (2012–13).

Lindsey Marie Shaw (born May 10, 1989) is an American actress, known for playing 'Jennifer "Moze" Mosely' on the Nickelodeon series "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" and 'Paige McCullers' on the ABC Family teen drama series "Pretty Little Liars". She also co-starred in the sitcoms "Aliens in America" and "10 Things I Hate About You".

Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein (born April 4, 1979) better known as Natasha Lyonne, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as 'Jessica' in the "American Pie" series and her appearances in the films "Everyone Says I Love You", "Slums of Beverly Hills", "But I'm a Cheerleader" and "Blade: Trinity". She currently portrays 'Nicky Nichols' in the Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black", for which she received a nomination for the 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

Taylor Schilling (born July 27, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying 'Piper Chapman' on the Netflix original series "Orange Is the New Black", for which she won the 2013 Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014. She made her film debut in the 2007 drama "Dark Matter", alongside Meryl Streep. Schilling also starred as 'Veronica Flanagan Callahan' in the short-lived NBC medical drama "Mercy" (2009–10), 'Christine Mendez' in "Argo" (2012) and 'Beth Green' in "The Lucky One" (2012).

Milena Markivna "Mila" Kunis (born August 14, 1983) is an American actress. In 1991, at the age of seven, she moved from the USSR to Los Angeles with her family. After being enrolled in acting classes as an after-school activity, she was soon discovered by an agent. She appeared in several television series and commercials, before acquiring her first significant role prior to her 15th birthday, playing 'Jackie Burkhart' on the television series "That '70s Show". In September 1999, she began voicing 'Meg Griffin' on the animated series "Family Guy".

Her breakout film role came in 2008 playing 'Rachel Jansen' in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall". Subsequent film roles included 'Mona Sax' in "Max Payne", 'Solara' in "The Book of Eli", 'Jamie' in "Friends with Benefits", 'Lori' in the comedy "Ted", and 'Theodora' in "Oz the Great and Powerful". Her performance as 'Lily' in "Black Swan" gained her worldwide accolades, including receiving the Premio Marcello Mastroianni for Best Young Actor or Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival and nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.

Nicole Houston "Nikki" Reed (born May 17, 1988) is an American film and television actress, screenwriter, singer-songwriter, and model. She became known in 2003, after the release of the film "Thirteen", directed by Catherine Hardwicke, for which she was credited with Hardwicke as a co-writer of the screenplay and in which she played a lead role. Reed has since appeared in several films including "Lords of Dogtown" and "Mini's First Time". She also portrayed vampire 'Rosalie Hale' in "The Twilight Saga" (2008–2012).

Anna Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress and singer. She rose to international fame after her performance as 'Natalie Keener' in "Up in the Air" (2009), for which she received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. She played 'Dinah Lord' in the Broadway musical "High Society" (1998), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. Her other notable roles include 'Fritzi Wagner' in "Camp" (2003), 'Jessica Stanley' in "The Twilight Saga" (2008–11), 'Stacey Pilgrim' in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" (2010), 'Beca Mitchell' in "Pitch Perfect" (2012) and 'Janet' in "End of Watch" (2012). She also played 'Cinderella' in the film adaptation of the musical "Into the Woods" (2014).

Ashley Michele Greene (born February 21, 1987) is an American actress and model, best known for playing 'Alice Cullen' in the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" novels.

Early in her career, she appeared as a guest on such television programs, as "Punk'd" and Crossing "Jordan". Greene's big break came in 2008 when she was cast as 'Alice Cullen' in "Twilight", a film based on the novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer. She reprised her role as 'Alice' in the 2009 sequel to "Twilight", "The Twilight Saga: New Moon", 2010's "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse", 2011's "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1", 2012's "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2".

Greene portrayed 'Michelle Burkham' in the drama film "Skateland", which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

She reunited with her "Twilight" co-star Kellan Lutz in the movie "A Warrior's Heart" and also stars in thriller film "Summer's Blood", as well as the Dark Castle Entertainment production "The Apparition", which began filming on February 1, 2010.

Greene appeared alongside Miley Cyrus and Demi Moore in 2012 drama film "LOL".

Lina Esco (born May 14, 1985) is an American actress, producer, director and activist. She gained recognition in 2007 for portraying 'Jimmy Smits' daughter in the CBS drama show "Cane". Esco has also enjoyed a successful film career, having appeared in several Hollywood productions "London" (2005), "Kingshighway" (2010) and most recent in "LOL" (2012).

Briana Barbara-Jane Evigan (born October 23, 1986) is an American actress and dancer. She is perhaps best known for her roles as 'Andie West' in the "Step Up" series and 'Cassidy Tappan' in "Sorority Row". She started dancing at the age of 9 and is still dancing as part of her career today. Evigan has been noted as a Scream Queen for starring in many horror and thriller films, such as "Sorority Row", "Burning Bright", "Mother's Day", "The Devil's Carnival", "Stash House" and "Mine Games".

Victoria Dawn Justice (born February 19, 1993) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She debuted as an actress at the age of 10 and has since appeared in several films and television series including the Nickelodeon series "Zoey 101" and "Victorious". She has made appearances in several theatrical releases, including Unknown as well as the 2006 thriller "The Garden". She has appeared in several Nickelodeon series, including "True Jackson", "VP", "The Troop", "The Penguins of Madagascar" and "iCarly", as well as on the Nickelodeon game shows "BrainSurge" and "Figure It Out" as a contestant. In 2010, she starred in the Nickelodeon film "The Boy Who Cried Werewolf".

Jamie Lynn Marie Spears Watson (born April 4, 1991) is an American actress, singer, and the younger sister of recording artist Britney Spears. In 2005 she came to prominence after being cast in the Nickelodeon television series "Zoey 101", where she portrayed the title character "Zoey Brooks".

In February 2002, Spears made her acting debut in the Paramount Pictures drama film "Crossroads" which starred her sister, who portrayed the central character 'Lucy Wagner'. Spears made a cameo playing the younger version of Britney's character.

Following "Crossroads", Nickelodeon cast Spears as a regular performer in the eighth season of the sketch comedy series "All That". The season followed a two-year hiatus of the series. Spears portrayed various roles through the two seasons she appeared in as well as herself. Spear's performance received positive reviews from critics with many complimenting her comedic timing and being a highlight of the show.

Kristin Lisa Herrera (born February 21, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as 'Dana Cruz' on the first season of the Nickelodeon series "Zoey 101" and as 'Lourdes Del Torro' on "General Hospital".

Herrera has been acting in commercials since she was six. Her first TV role was in a phone service commercial. Other roles include 'Eleena' on "NYPD Blue", 'Aimee Varga' on "The Division", 'Sophie' on "The Bernie Mac Show", 'Katie' on "7th Heaven" and 'Frederika' in "ER".

In 2005, she played 'Dana Cruz' in "Zoey 101", 'Zoey' (Jamie Lynn Spears) and 'Nicole's' (Alexa Nikolas) roommate. After the first season, she departed from the show because the producers thought she looked too old and was replaced by Victoria Justice. She also co-starred in feature film "Freedom Writers" opposite Hilary Swank. Herrera has taken a hiatus from acting, stating that she would like to pursue it again in the future. Her last acting role was on the soap opera "General Hospital" in 2008.

Jessica Claire Timberlake (born Biel; born March 3, 1982) is an American actress. Biel began her career as a vocalist appearing in musical productions until she was cast as 'Mary Camden' in the family-drama series "7th Heaven", for which she achieved recognition.

In 1997, she won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress for her role in "Ulee's Gold". Biel has since starred in many films, including "The Rules of Attraction" (2002), "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003), "Blade: Trinity" (2004), "Stealth" (2005), "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" (2007), "The A-Team" (2010) and "Total Recall" (2012).

Jessica Brooke Capshaw (born August 9, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her role as 'Jamie Stringer' in "The Practice" and 'Dr. Arizona Robbins' on the ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy". She was introduced in the latter show's fifth season as an attending surgeon and the new head of pediatric surgery.

In the 2001 slasher film "Valentine", Capshaw played 'Dorothy Wheeler'. In 2009, she became a regular on the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy". It was first reported in December 2008 that Capshaw would be joining the cast of "Grey's Anatomy" as pediatric surgeon 'Arizona Robbins', for a multi-episode arc. Initially scheduled to appear in three episodes of the show's fifth season, series creator Shonda Rhimes later extended Capshaw's contract to appear in all of the season's remaining episodes, becoming a series regular in the sixth season.

Sara Elena Ramirez (born August 31, 1975) is a Mexican-American singer/songwriter and actress. She is known for her role as 'Dr. Callie Torres' in the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" (2006–present), and as the original 'Lady of the Lake' in the 2005 Broadway musical "Spamalot", for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

Erin Daniels (born October 9, 1973) is an American actress. She is known for her role as 'Dana Fairbanks' on "The L Word" (2004–2007).

Her feature film work includes "A Single Man", "One Hour Photo", and "Joshua Tree", "1951: A Portrait of James Dean". She appeared in "Wheelmen", and "House of 1000 Corpses" before becoming a cast member of Showtime's "The L Word". Her depiction of 'Dana Fairbanks' on that show prompted an anonymous donation of a million dollars to the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, an organization that promotes and funds breast cancer intraductal research.

Ellen Philpotts-Page (born February 21, 1987), known professionally as Ellen Page, is a Canadian actress. She started her career in Canada with roles in the television shows "Pit Pony", "Trailer Park Boys", and "ReGenesis". Page ventured into films, winning attention after starring in the 2005 drama "Hard Candy", before her breakthrough role as "Juno" (2007). Her other notable film roles have been in "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006), "Smart People" (2008), "Whip It" (2009), "Super" (2010), "Inception" (2010) and "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014), as well as providing the voice acting, motion capture and likeness for 'Jodie Holmes' in the video game "Beyond: Two Souls" (2013).

Sharni Vinson (born 22 July 1983) is an Australian Model, Actress and Dancer best known for her roles in "Home and Away", "Bait 3D", "Step Up 3D" and "You're Next".

Kathryn Renée McCormick (born July 7, 1990) is an American contemporary dancer and actress, noted for placing third in the sixth season of the American televised dance competition "So You Think You Can Dance", in which she had the highest placement for a woman on the season. She has returned in seasons 7-10 as one of the show's "all-stars". She has played a leading role in the fourth "Step Up" movie, "Step Up Revolution" (2012) and the upcoming, "Dance-Off" (2014), alongside Shane Harper.

Bridgit Claire Mendler (born December 18, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and producer. In 2004, she began her career in the animated Indian film "The Legend of Buddha". As a teenage star Mendler starred in the films "Alice Upside Down", "The Clique" and "Labor Pains". In 2009, she signed with Disney Channel and played 'Juliet' on "Wizards of Waverly Place". Following the positive reception to her character on "Wizards of Waverly Place", she landed the role 'Teddy Duncan' on the new Disney series "Good Luck Charlie", which premiered in April 2010 and ended in February 2014. In 2011, she appeared in the film based on the series "Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas".

She starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Lemonade Mouth", in which her character 'Olivia' performs numerous songs. Two singles were released from the soundtrack featuring her vocals, with both charting on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2012, Mendler released her debut album "Hello My Name Is...", which featured a pop sound.

Margarita Volkovinskaya (born September 3, 1990) known professionally as Rita Volk is an Uzbek American of Russian descent actress and model who is best known for her role as 'Amy Raudenfeld' in the MTV hit romantic comedy series "Faking It".

Katherine Mari "Katie" Stevens (born December 8, 1992) is an American actress and singer best known for finishing in eighth place on the ninth season of "American Idol". As of 2014, she stars in the MTV series "Faking It".

Yvette Monreal is an American actress (born in 1992) known for her work in "Matador" (2014) as 'Senna Galan' and as 'Reagan' in MTV's "Faking It" (2014).

Sarah Chalke (born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian actress known for portraying 'Dr. Elliot Reid' on the NBC/ABC comedy series "Scrubs", the second 'Rebecca "Becky" Conner' on the ABC sitcom "Roseanne", and 'Stella Zinman' in the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother". She has also had a recurring role in the third season of ABC sitcom "Cougar Town".

Jane Colburn Levy (born December 29, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as 'Tessa Altman' on the ABC comedy series "Suburgatory". She made her TV debut on Showtime's "Shameless". Levy appeared in the films "Fun Size" and "Nobody Walks" in 2012, and "Evil Dead" in 2013. She was named by critics as one of the breakout stars of 2011 and Forbes named her on their list of 30 under 30 who are "reinventing the world" (a list of the brightest stars of the future).

Julianne Alexandra Hough (born July 20, 1988) is an American dancer, singer-songwriter, and actress. She is a two-time professional champion of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars". She was nominated for a Creative Arts Primetime Emmy in 2007 for Outstanding Choreography in season five of the show. Her first leading acting role was in the 2011 film remake of "Footloose". In September 2014, Hough joined "Dancing with the Stars" as a permanent fourth judge.

Hough's first acting role was in 2001's "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (released as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in the U.S.), the film adaptation of British author J. K. Rowling's bestselling novel. She appeared in an uncredited role as a "Hogwarts schoolgirl". Hough appears in the 2010 musical "Burlesque", starring Cher and Christina Aguilera. In the film Hough plays a dancer named 'Georgia'.

Hough's first leading role was as 'Ariel Moore' in the 2011 remake of the Paramount film "Footloose", opposite Kenny Wormald as 'Ren McCormack'. Hough played the role of 'Sherrie Christian' in the 2012 film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Rock of Ages", alongside Tom Cruise and Mary J. Blige. In 2012, she filmed her starring role opposite Josh Duhamel in the romantic drama "Safe Haven", based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks, which was released on February 14, 2013. Hough also starred in the comedy-drama "Paradise" as 'Lamb Mannerhelm', was released on October 18, 2013.

Jacoba Francisca Maria "Cobie" Smulders-Killam (born Smulders; born April 3, 1982) is a Canadian-American actress. She is best known for her roles as 'Robin Scherbatsky' on the television series "How I Met Your Mother" (2005–14) and 'Maria Hill' in the "Marvel Cinematic Universe".

Keira Christina Knightley (born 26 March 1985) is an English actress and singer. She began acting as a child on television and made her film debut in 1995. She had a supporting role as 'Sabé' in "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" (1999) and her first significant role came in "The Hole" (2001). She gained widespread recognition in 2002 after co-starring in the film "Bend It Like Beckham" and achieved international fame in 2003 after appearing as 'Elizabeth Swann' in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series (2003–present).

Since the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, Knightley has become known for starring in period drama films such as "Pride & Prejudice" (2005), "Atonement" (2007), "Silk" (2007), "The Duchess" (2008), "A Dangerous Method" (2011), and "Anna Karenina" (2012). She has also appeared in a variety of genres of Hollywood films, including the romantic comedy "Love Actually" (2003), the historical action "King Arthur" (2004), the psychological thriller "The Jacket" (2005), biographical action "Domino" (2005), the historical drama "The Edge of Love" (2008), the film noir "London Boulevard" (2010), the dystopian science fiction "Never Let Me Go" (2010), the romantic drama "Last Night" (2010), and the dark comedy "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" (2012).

Kaya Rose Scodelario (born Kaya Rose Humphrey; 13 March 1992) is an English actress, best known for her breakthrough performance as 'Effy Stonem' in the E4 teen drama "Skins" and as 'Teresa' in "The Maze Runner". Scodelario made her film debut in the science fiction-thriller film "Moon", which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, receiving positive reviews. In her second film "Shank", she plays a teenager called 'Tasha'. The film was released on 26 March 2010. In addition, she appeared in the 2010 remake of the "Clash of the Titans" as 'Peshet'.

Lily May Loveless (born 16 April 1990) is an English actress, best known for her role as 'Naomi Campbell' in the BAFTA award winning drama "Skins".

In 2010 she played the character of 'Chloe' in the adaptation of Mark Billingham's "Sleepyhead". Following this, Loveless secured many roles, including 'Anna' in "The Fades" penned by former "Skins" writer, Jack Thorne (playing the role in both the pilot and the following series); 'Sadie' in Sky Living's supernatural drama, "Bedlam" alongside Theo James, Charlotte Salt and former "Skins" co-stars Will Young and Hugo Speer; 'Bex' in BBC children's drama "Combat Kids"; and an appearance as homeless teenage runaway, 'Ellie', in the final series of "The Sarah Jane Adventures". She ended 2011 making her film debut in Nirpal Bhogal's "Sket" playing the part of 'Hannah'. After its premiere at the London Film Festival, the film was released nationwide on 28 October 2011. She followed this with a guest appearance in the BBC drama "Good Cop", written by Stephen Butchard and a role in Nihat Seven's independent film drama "Candle to Water".

On 16 October 2012, it was confirmed that Loveless would reprise the role of 'Naomi Campbell' in the seventh and final series of "Skins".

In 2013, Loveless was awarded 'Best Newcomer' at the Monaco International Film Festival for her portrayal as 'Alexia' in Kate Lane's "Fear of Water".

Margaret Grace Denig (born September 21, 1983), known professionally as Maggie Grace, is an American actress. Originally from Worthington, Ohio, she dropped out of high school to move to Los Angeles with her mother after her parents' divorce. While struggling financially, she landed her first role as the title character in the web-based video series "Rachel's Room" in 2001. She went on to earn a Young Artist Award nomination in 2002 with her portrayal of 15-year-old murder victim 'Martha Moxley' in the television movie "Murder in Greenwich".

In 2004, Grace was cast as 'Shannon Rutherford' in the television series "Lost", on which she was a main cast member for the first two seasons, winning a Screen Actors Guild Award shared with the ensemble cast. Leaving the series, Grace was keen to work more prominently in film, having starred opposite Tom Welling in "The Fog" in 2005. She appeared in "Suburban Girl", "The Jane Austen Book Club" (both 2007), and opposite Liam Neeson as 'Kim Mills' in "Taken" in 2008. She reprised the role, four years later, in "Taken 2" (2012). She played the lead role 'Alice in "Malice in Wonderland", a modern take on Lewis Carroll's novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Grace reprised the role of 'Shannon' in two more episodes of "Lost", including the series finale. In 2013, she appears in the sixth season of "Californication". She portrays 'Faith', a groupie and a muse to the stars, who captures the eye of 'Hank Moody' played by David Duchovny.

Kaley Christine Cuoco-Sweeting (born Cuoco; born November 30, 1985) is an American actress, known for her roles as 'Bridget Hennessy' on the ABC sitcom "8 Simple Rules" (2002–2005), 'Billie Jenkins' on the final season of the supernatural drama series "Charmed" (2005–2006) and 'Penny' on the CBS comedy series "The Big Bang Theory" (2007–present) for which she won a Critics' Choice Television Award in 2013 and a People's Choice Award in 2014. Cuoco has also appeared in films such as "To Be Fat like Me" (2007), "Hop" (2011) and "Authors Anonymous" (2014). In October 2014, Cuoco was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (born September 27, 1972) is an American actress, singer, and food writer.

Paltrow gained early notice for her work in films such as "Seven" (1995) and "Emma" (1996). Following starring roles in the films "Sliding Doors" (1998) and "A Perfect Murder" (1998), Paltrow garnered worldwide recognition through her performance in "Shakespeare in Love" (1998), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, for Outstanding Lead Actress and as a member of the Outstanding Cast. Paltrow has portrayed supporting, as well as lead roles, in films such as "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999), "The Royal Tenenbaums" (2001), "Shallow Hal" (2001), and "Proof" (2005), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress in Motion Picture Drama.

Since 2008 she has portrayed 'Pepper Potts', the love interest of 'Iron Man' in the "Marvel Cinematic Universe", in "Iron Man" (2008), "Iron Man 2" (2010), "The Avengers" (2012), and "Iron Man 3" (2013). She also won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011 for her role as 'Holly Holliday' on the Fox hit TV show "Glee" in the episode "The Substitute".

Emma Rose Roberts (born February 10, 1991) is an American actress, model and singer. After small roles in films such as "Blow" (2001), she rose to prominence with her role as 'Addie Singer' in the Nickelodeon television series "Unfabulous" (2004–07), for which she was nominated for a Teen Choice Award and six Young Artist Awards. She released her debut album, which also served as the show's soundtrack, "Unfabulous and More" in 2005.

After "Unfabulous" ended, Roberts starred in films including "Aquamarine" (2006), as the title character in "Nancy Drew" (2007) and "Wild Child" (2008). Looking for more mature roles, she appeared in the drama "Lymelife" (2009) and appeared in films in a variety of genres. She was part of the acting ensemble with her aunt Julia Roberts in "Valentine's Day" (2010) and played leading roles in the crime thriller "4.3.2.1" (2010), the horror "Scream 4" (2011), the comedy "We're the Millers" (2013), and the drama "Palo Alto" (2013). Also in 2013, she returned to television, playing the witch 'Madison Montgomery' in "American Horror Story: Coven", the third season of the "American Horror Story" series. She stars in the show's fourth season "American Horror Story: Freak Show", as 'Maggie Esmerelda', a con artist posing as a fortune teller.

Nina Dobrev (born Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva; January 9, 1989) is a Bulgarian Canadian actress and model. She played the role of 'Mia Jones', the single teenage mother, on "Degrassi: The Next Generation", from the show's sixth to ninth season (2006–2009). She currently stars as 'Elena Gilbert' on The CW's supernatural drama, "The Vampire Diaries".

Dobrev has appeared in a number of feature films, including "Fugitive Pieces", "Away from Her", "Never Cry Werewolf", and the teen television series "Degrassi: The Next Generation". She also starred in a number of Lifetime original movies. In 2007 she appeared in the music video of "You Got That Light" performed by Wade Allain-Marcus and David Baum. She also was in the MTV movie The "American Mal"l. She is currently starring in The CW's supernatural drama "The Vampire Diaries", playing the role of 'Elena Gilbert', a girl loved by two vampire brothers, 'Damon and Stefan Salvatore'.[6]

She also had a role in the erotic thriller "Chloe", theatrically released by Sony Pictures Classics on March 26, 2010. The film had enjoyed commercial success and became director Atom Egoyan's biggest moneymaker ever.

In April 2011, Dobrev was cast as 'Candace' in the film adaptation of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower", alongside Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Paul Rudd and Ezra Miller. Shooting began in May of that year in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and she completed her scenes on June 27, 2011. The film was released on September 21, 2012.

In August 2014, she starred alongside Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. in the 20th Century Fox comedy "Let's Be Cops."

Adèle Exarchopoulos (born 22 November 1993) is a French actress, and the youngest artist ever to be awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for her leading performance as 'Adèle' in "Blue Is the Warmest Colour", a role which gave her worldwide attention and critical acclaim. She also won the Trophée Chopard Award for Female Revelation of the Year at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and received a total of 37 other nominations for her performance as a bisexual teenager who plunges into a relationship with a 22-year-old woman.

When she was nine, her parents sent her to acting classes to cure her of her shyness. She continued to take lessons until 2005 where she made her debut in the film "Martha". In 2006, Exarchopoulos was spotted by an agent and made her first television appearance in an episode of the French police series "R.I.S, police scientifique". At thirteen, she had a role in the 2007 film "Boxes".

She also appeared in the films "Les Enfants de Timpelbach" (2008), "The Round Up" (2010), "Turk's Head" (2010), "Chez Gino" (2011), "Carré blanc" (2011), "Pieces of Me" (2012) and "I Used to Be Darker" (2013) before making her international breakthrough in "Blue Is the Warmest Colour", a 2013 film based on the 2010 French graphic novel of the same name. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Both Exarchopoulos and co-star Léa Seydoux were also awarded the Palme d'Or alongside director Abdellatif Kechiche, becoming the only females apart from director Jane Campion who have won the award; Exarchopoulos is the youngest person to ever receive the award. She received extensive critical praise and her performance was cited as one of the year's best.

In March 2014, she was in consideration to play 'Tiger Lily' in "Pan" but lost to Rooney Mara. She will appear in "The Last Face" alongside Javier Bardem and Charlize Theron.

Kate Lauren French (born September 23, 1984) is an American actress and model. She is perhaps best known for her role as 'Niki Stevens' on "The L Word".

She first appeared on the big screen in 2006 with a small cameo role in the film "Accepted". French's first appearance on the small screen was in 2006, when French starred alongside Tatum O'Neal in the prime-time telenova soap opera "Wicked Wicked Games". In 2007 she landed her breakout role when she joined the cast of "The L Word" playing closeted lesbian actress and girlfriend of 'Jenny Schecter', 'Niki Stevens', appearing in seasons 5 and 6. French also had a role in the teen drama series "South of Nowhere" as 'Sasha Miller', a love interest of 'Aiden Dennison'. French then appeared in two episodes of the teen drama "Gossip Girl" as 'Elle', a mysterious nanny. In 2010 French had a recurring role as 'Renee' on "One Tree Hill" and later had a recurring guest role as 'Riley Westlake' in the Hawaii-set teen drama "Beyond The Break". In 2009 French played a supporting role in the independent horror film "Sutures" and then had a leading role in the independent romantic comedy "Language of a Broken Heart", which was selected for the Hollywood Film Festival in 2011. French featured in the rock musical film "Girltrash: All Night Long", which is due to be released in 2012. In 2011, French starred alongside Jason Ritter in the short film "Atlantis" and had a leading role in the independent thriller "The Red House". French also had a guest role on the television series "Up All Night". In 2012, it was announced that French had a supporting role in the independent thriller "Channeling". French had a minor role in the indie feminist film "Farah Goes Bang" directed by Meera Menon. French is attached to the psychological thriller "Liquorice".

Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. Hudgens rose to prominence playing 'Gabriella Montez' in the "High School Musical" series. Hudgens has also appeared in various films and television series for the Disney Channel. She had her feature film debut in the 2003 film "Thirteen", a teenage drama in which Hudgens had a supporting role. She had mainstream success following the release of the "High School Musical" trilogy. Her appearance in the series helped make her a household name. Songs from the films also charted worldwide, with the song "Breaking Free" peaking inside the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. This led to Hudgens releasing her debut album "V" on September 26, 2006 which entered the Billboard 200 at number 24, and was later certified Gold. Her second album "Identified" was released on July 1, 2008 in the United States.

Since the release of her albums and the "High School Musical" franchise, Hudgens has focused on her acting career. In 2009, she earned critical acclaim for her role in the film "Bandslam". She has also appeared in the film "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" alongside Dwayne Johnson and Josh Hutcherson. She later appeared in the film "Spring Breakers" (2013), alongside Selena Gomez. Hudgens also appeared in the film "Machete Kills", directed by Robert Rodriguez.

Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American actress. She rose to prominence in 2001 after winning a Golden Globe and receiving several nominations, including one for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in "Almost Famous". She then starred in the hit film "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" in 2003. She has since appeared in films such as "Raising Helen" (2004), "The Skeleton Key" (2005), "You, Me and Dupree" (2006), "Fool's Gold" (2008), "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" (2012) and "Bride Wars" (2009). She has played a recurring role on the musical comedy-drama television series "Glee" as 'Cassandra July'.

Lauren Christine German (born November 29, 1978) is an American actress, known for her roles as 'Agent Lori Weston' in the television series "Hawaii Five-0", 'Beth' in the 2007 film "Hostel: Part II" and 'Eva' in 2011 film "The Divide". She starred in the NBC drama "Chicago Fire" as 'Leslie Shay' from 2012 to 2014.

Megan Denise Fox (born May 16, 1986) is an American actress and model. She began her acting career in 2001, with several minor television and film roles, and played a regular role on the "Hope & Faith" television sitcom. In 2004, she made her film debut with a role in the teen comedy "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen". In 2007, she co-starred as 'Mikaela Banes', the love interest of Shia LaBeouf's character, in the blockbuster action film "Transformers", which became her breakout role. Fox reprised her role in the 2009 sequel "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". Later in 2009, she starred as the eponymous lead in the black comedy horror film "Jennifer's Body". Fox is also considered one of the modern female sex symbols and has appeared in magazines such as Maxim, Rolling Stone and FHM.

Leighton Marissa Meester (born April 9, 1986) is an American actress and singer. Meester starred as 'Blair Waldorf' on The CW's teen drama series "Gossip Girl". She has also appeared in the 2010 country drama film "Country Strong", the 2011 thriller "The Roommate", the 2011 romantic-comedy "Monte Carlo", and the comedies "The Oranges" (2011) and "That's My Boy" (2012).

In addition to her acting career, Meester has also ventured into music. She released two singles, recorded songs for various soundtracks and collaborated with several artists, being notably featured on Cobra Starship's "Good Girls Go Bad" (2009).

Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American actress and a former teen model. She played the role of 'Alexandra "Alex" Owens' in the 1983 film "Flashdance", and appeared as 'Bette Porter' on the Showtime drama series "The L Word". She earned an NAACP Image Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination for the former. She has appeared in more than 50 films.

Beals had a minor role in the 1980 film "My Bodyguard", then came to fame with her starring part in "Flashdance". Beals was cast for this key role while still a student at Yale. She was nominated for a Golden Globe and the film received an Academy Award for Best Song. Many of Beals' elaborate dance moves were actually performed by stunt double Marine Jahan.

After she filmed "Flashdance", Beals resumed her studies, making only one film during that time: playing the titular character "The Bride" with singer-actor Sting, a gothic horror film loosely based on the 1935 classic "Bride of Frankenstein". She also appeared in the "Cinderella" episode of "Faerie Tale Theatre". Beals was asked by Joel Schumacher to do "St. Elmo's Fire" but turned it down, preferring to stay at Yale.

Starring opposite Nicolas Cage, the actress portrays a lusty and thirsty vampire in 1989's "Vampire's Kiss".

In 1995 Beals and Denzel Washington co-starred in "Devil in a Blue Dress", a period film based on a Walter Mosley novel featuring L.A. private detective, Easy Rawlins. Beals plays a biracial woman passing for white. That same year she appeared with Tim Roth in two segments of the four-story anthology "Four Rooms", one of which was directed by her then-husband Alexandre Rockwell.

Rockwell had previously directed her in the 1992 independent film "In the Soup", which was a Grand Prize winner at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2003, she played one of the sequestered jury members in the film adaptation of "Runaway Jury".

She had a leading role in 2006's "The Grudge 2", sequel to the hit horror film of two years earlier. In 2010 Beals reunited with Denzel Washington in the post-Apocalyptic action drama "The Book of Eli", where she played a blind woman who is the mother of Mila Kunis' character and a servant of Gary Oldman's.

Monica Raymund (born July 26, 1986) is an American actress best known for her roles as 'Maria "Ria" Torres' in the Fox police drama "Lie to Me" (2009-2011), 'Dana Lodge' in the CBS legal drama "The Good Wife" (2011-2012) and 'Gabriela Dawson' in the NBC drama "Chicago Fire" (2012-present).

Reportedly Raymund performed in "Cymbeline" directed by Richard Feldman, "The Diviners" (directed by Jonathan Bernstein), and "Animal Farm" (directed by Trizana Beverley) all at the Juilliard School, where she is a member of the class of 2008.

Raymund also appeared in her native St. Petersburg, Florida in the LiveArts Peninsula Foundation's original production of "Manhattan Casino" (directed by Bob Devin Jones) where she originated the leading role of 'Althea Dunbar' and "Webb's City: The Musical" (music & lyrics by Lee Ahlin, written & directed by William Leavengood). Raymund is a three-year alumna of Ann Reinking's Broadway Theater Project, where she has been a featured performer.

Raymund has also worked with playwright José Rivera on Boleros for the Disenchanted at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston" in 2008. In April 2008, she appeared the NBC legal drama "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", in season 9 episode 17 titled "Authority" in the opening scene as a strip search prank call victim. From 2009 to 2011 she starred in the Fox police drama "Lie to Me", where she played ' 'Maria "Ria" Torres', a human lie detector who is a natural, meaning she has no formal training in detecting lies or the emotions of others.

From 2011 until 2012, Raymund had a recurring role on the CBS legal drama "The Good Wife" in the third season, where she played 'Dana Lodge', an assistant states attorney.

In 2012, Raymund began starring in the NBC drama "Chicago Fire" as 'Gabriela Dawson'.

Brittany Anne Snow (born March 9, 1986) is an American actress and singer. She began her career as 'Susan "Daisy" Lemay' on the CBS series "Guiding Light" (1998–2002) for which she won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress and was nominated for two other Young Artist Awards and a Soap Opera Digest Award. She then played the protagonist 'Meg Pryor' on the NBC series "American Dreams" (2002–05) for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award and three Teen Choice Awards.

Snow's notable film roles include 'Kate Spencer' in "John Tucker Must Die" (2006), 'Amber Von Tussle' in "Hairspray" (2007), 'Donna Keppel' in "Prom Night" (2008), 'Emma Gainsborough' in The "Vicious Kind" (2009) and 'Chloe Beale' in "Pitch Perfect" (2012).

Jamie Jilynn Chung (born April 10, 1983) is an American actress and former reality television personality.

She first gained fame in 2004 as a cast member on the MTV reality series "The Real World: San Diego" and subsequently through her appearances on its spin-off show, "Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II". She is regarded by many as the "Real World" alumna with the most successful media career.

She later transitioned into acting and has since become known for films, such as "Grown Ups", "Premium Rush", "Sorority Row", "The Hangover Part II", "Princess Protection Program" and "Sucker Punch" and having been the series lead of the ABC Family television miniseries "Samurai Girl".

Chung received critical acclaim for her performance as the lead of the independent drama film about domestic human trafficking, "Eden".

Since 2012, Chung has appeared in the recurring role of 'Mulan' in the ABC fantasy television series "Once Upon a Time".

Mayte Michelle Rodriguez (born July 12, 1978), better known as Michelle Rodriguez, is an American actress, screenwriter, and DJ. She got her breakout role as a troubled boxer in the independent film "Girlfight" (2000), which was met with critical acclaim and earned her several awards, including the Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award for Best Debut Performance. The following year, she starred as 'Letty Ortiz' in the blockbuster film "The Fast and the Furious" (2001), reprising her role in its sequels "Fast & Furious" (2009) and "Fast & Furious 6" (2013).

During her career, Rodriguez has played tough, independent women in a number of successful action films, such as "Blue Crush", "S.W.A.T.", "Battle: Los Angeles" and "Avata"r. She is also known for her roles as 'Shé' in the action comedy films "Machete and Machete Kills" and "Rain Ocampo" in the science fiction films "Resident Evil" and "Resident Evil: Retribution".

Rodriguez also branched into television, playing 'Ana Lucia Cortez' in the second season of the television series "Lost" as part of the main cast before making numerous guest appearances before the series ended. She has also done numerous voice work in video games such as "Call of Duty" and "Halo" and lent her voice for the 3D animated film "Turbo" and the television series "IGPX".

Rachel Skarsten (born 23 April 1985) is a Canadian actress best known for her role as 'Dinah Lance' on the television series "Birds of Prey" and 'Tamsin' in "Lost Girl".

Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993), known professionally as Ariana Grande is an American singer and actress.

She began her career in the Broadway musical "13", before landing the role of 'Cat Valentine' on the Nickelodeon television series "Victorious" in 2009. After the show ended, Grande rose to prominence as a teen idol on her own spinoff, "Sam & Cat", which ended in 2014.

Grande's music career began with the soundtrack Music from "Victorious2 (2011). She signed a recording contract with Republic Records, which released her debut studio album "Yours Truly" (2013), which debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album's lead single "The Way, became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with critics comparing her wide vocal range to Mariah Carey.

Grande's second studio album "My Everything (2014), also reached number one in the United States and contained the hit singles "Problem" and "Break Free". Some of her achievements include New Artist of the Year at the 2013 American Music Awards, Favorite Breakout Artist at the 40th People's Choice Awards, Breakthrough Artist of the Year by the Music Business Association, "Best Pop Video" at the 2014 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, "Best Song" and "Best Female" at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards. With songs "Break Free", "Problem", "Bang Bang" and "Love Me Harder", she has spent 34 straight weeks in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100.

Deborah Ann "Debby" Ryan (born May 13, 1993) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Ryan has starred in the Disney Channel Original Series "Jessie" since 2011. Ryan is also known for starring as 'Bailey Pickett' in Disney Channel's "The Suite Life on Deck". Ryan started acting in professional theatres at the age of seven; in 2007 she appeared in the "Barney & Friends" straight-to-DVD film "Barney: Let's Go to the Firehouse" and then was discovered in a nationwide search by Disney. She is also known for appearing in the 2008 feature film "The Longshots" as 'Edith'.

In 2009 she guest starred in an episode of "Wizards of Waverly Place" in "Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana" as 'Bailey Pickett' along with her other cast mates from "The Suite Life on Deck". Then, in 2010, she starred in the film "16 Wishes", which was the most watched cable program on the day of its premiere on the Disney Channel. "16 Wishes" introduced Ryan to new audiences; the movie received high viewership in the adults demographic (18-34).Soon after that, Ryan starred in the independent theatrical film "What If...", which premiered on August 20, 2010. Ryan also starred in the 2012 Disney Channel Original Movie " Radio Rebel", where she portrays the role of 'Tara Adams', a shy 17-year-old girl who adopts the radio personality "Radio Rebel". In 2013, she formed the band The Never Ending.

Charlotte Sullivan (born October 21, 1983) is a Canadian actress, known for her role as 'Officer Gail Peck' in the Global police drama series "Rookie Blue".

She has had starring roles in the film "Harriet the Spy" (1996) and the CBS series "The New Ghostwriter Mysteries" (1997), as well as smaller parts in the films "How to Deal" (2003) and "Fever Pitch" (2005). She played 'Katie' in the drama television series "Across the River to Motor City" (2007).

Sullivan portrayed 'Maxima' in the fourth episode of the eighth season of "Smallville" in October 2008. In 2010 she began portraying 'Officer Gail Peck' in the police drama series "Rookie Blue", which airs on Global in Canada and on ABC in the United States. In 2011, Sullivan appeared as 'Marilyn Monroe' in the Canadian-American miniseries "The Kennedys". She was nominated an Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in the 2011 film "Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster".

Melissa "Missy" Peregrym (born June 16, 1982) is a Canadian actress and former fashion model. She made her feature film debut in the 2006 gymnastics comedy drama "Stick It" and played recurring role as 'Candice Wilmer' on the NBC television series "Heroes, and starred in The CW television series "Reaper". She stars as 'Officer Andy McNally' on the ABC and Global Television Network series "Rookie Blue".

Aged 18, Peregrym began her professional career with the Lizbell Agency. It was during her early modelling career that she was encouraged by her agency to move over to commercials. Due to this shift from print to screen she did commercials for Mercedes-Benz, Sprint Canada and the Olympics. In 2000, Peregrym made her acting debut in Canadian based television series "Dark Angel". Building upon her debut role, she performed in guest star roles on "The Chris Isaak Show", "Black Sash", "Jake 2.0", 2Smallville", "Tru Calling", "Life as We Know It", "Andromeda", "Heroes", and in the made-for-television film "Call Me: the Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss".

After an uncredited cameo in 2004's superhero film "Catwoman", Peregrym made her film debut in 2006 playing the lead role in "Stick It", a film revolving around a rebellious teenager who is forced to return to her former life in gymnastics.

Peregrym then played the role of an illusion-generating 'Candice Wilmer' on the television series "Heroes". Billed by production staff, in promotional materials as a female temptress. She was due to appear in the episode titled "Parasite", but she made her debut appearance in a non-speaking role in episode "Company Man" the week before.

It would be on The CW's television series "Reaper" that Peregrym was handed her first lead role on a television show in 2007 to 2009. Nikki Reed initially played the role in the unaired pilot. "Reaper" was about a young man named 'Sam' who became a bounty hunter for the devil. Missy played the role of 'Sam's' love interest, 'Andi'.

Peregrym in 2010 then played a lead role in Canadian television series "Rookie Blue" in the role of #Officer Andy McNally'. The series airs simultaneously in North America on the Global Television Network in Canada and on ABC in the United States.

In 2012 Peregrym was cast in the leading role of 'Chloe Jocelyn' in Yahoo.com's web-based series "Cybergeddon". Nine chapters were filmed and are available for viewing as of September 27, 2012. The project was supported and funded in part by Norton.

Andrea Joy "A. J." Cook (born July 22, 1978) is a Canadian actress known for her role as 'Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau' in the CBS crime drama "Criminal Minds". She has also appeared in films such as "The Virgin Suicides", "Out Cold", and "Final Destination 2".

Cook's first job was in a McDonald's commercial in 1997. She graduated to series work with a guest role on the television series "Goosebumps" and parts in two television movies "In His Father's Shoes" and "Elvis Meets Nixon". Cook launched her feature film career as one of five captivating suicidal sisters in 1999's "The Virgin Suicides". Also that year, she took a starring role in the TV series "Higher Ground", in which Cook played 'Shelby Merrick', a rough-around-the-edges teenage girl dealing with abuse and heartache at a wilderness school for struggling kids. "Higher Ground" lasted one season, ending with a romance between 'Shelby' and Hayden Christensen's character, 'Scott'.

After "Higher Ground", Cook appeared in the 2000 TV movie "The Spiral Staircase" (alongside "Higher Ground" alum Kandyse McClure), and then captured leading roles in several films, including "Out Cold" (as Jason London's love interest), "Ripper", "I'm Reed Fish" and "Final Destination 2". In 2003, Cook guest starred in "Dead Like Me". She was also in season one of "Tru Calling" as 'Lindsay Walker'.

Since September 2005 she has starred as 'Jennifer "J.J." Jareau' in the CBS drama "Criminal Minds". On June 14, 2010 it was announced that her contract option would not be picked up for season six as a series regular reportedly due to budget cuts on the show, but she did return for two episodes to wrap up her character's storyline due to thousands of letters and petitions written to the show's producers. She also returned for one episode for the departure of Paget Brewster from the series. On April 16, 2011 it was reported that she had signed to reappear for two more seasons of the show. In 2013, it was announced she was hired as a spokeswoman for Proactiv. She appeared in the January/February 2014 issue of Maxim magazine. She was ranked # 88 on the Maxim Hot 100 2014 list.

Sofia Black D'Elia (born December 24, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as 'Bailey Wells' in "All My Children", 'Tea Marvelli' in "Skins" and 'Sage Spence' in "Gossip Girl".

She started acting at the age of 5 and signed up for dancing classes at Broadway Bound. When she was seventeen, she was cast in her first major gig on the soap opera "All My Children" as the recurring character 'Bailey'. In 2010, she booked the role of 'Tea' on the MTV adaptation of the hit British teen drama "Skins", where she plays an openly lesbian teenager. She is featured in Hoodie Allen's music video for "The Chase is On" and plays Allen's love interest in the video. As of fall 2011, D'Elia had begun classes at The William Esper Studio as well as landing the role of 'Mina' in Vicky Jewson's "Born of War". This is her first film role. Starting in the fall of 2012, D'Elia played 'Sage Spence' in the sixth and final season of "Gossip Girl".

Rachel Emily Nichols (born January 8, 1980) is an American actress and model. Nichols began modeling while attending Columbia University in New York City in the late 1990s. She transitioned into television and film acting in the early 2000s; she had a part in the romantic drama film "Autumn in New York" (2000) and a one-episode role in Season 4 of the show "Sex and the City" (2002).

Her first major role was in the comedy film "Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd" (2003). She had the main role in the crime drama television series "The Inside" (2005), though it was cancelled after one season. Nichols gained recognition playing 'Rachel Gibson' in the final season of the serial action television series "Alias" (2005–2006) and for her role in the horror film "The Amityville Horror" (2005).

Nichols' first starring film role was in the horror–thriller "P2" (2007). She had a supporting role in the coming-of-age film "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" (2008) and appeared in "Star Trek" (2009). She starred in the action film "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" (2009) and the sword and sorcery film "Conan the Barbarian" (2011). She currently plays the lead role of 'Kiera Cameron' in the science fiction television series "Continuum".

ha Alexander (born May 17, 1973) is an American actress. She played the role of 'Gretchen Witter' on "Dawson's Creek". She also acted in feature films such as "Yes Man" (2008) and "He's Just Not That Into You" (2009). Alexander also acted as former 'Secret Service/NCIS Special Agent Kate Todd' for the first two seasons of "NCIS".

Since July 2010, she has starred as 'Maura Isles' on the TNT series "Rizzoli & Isles".

Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. In 1999 Deschanel made her film debut in "Mumford", followed by her breakout role as 'Anita Miller' in Cameron Crowe's 2000 semi-autobiographical film "Almost Famous". Deschanel soon became known for her deadpan comedy and roles in films such as "The Good Girl" (2002), "The New Guy" (2002), "Elf" (2003), "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (2005), "Failure to Launch" (2006), "Bridge to Terabithia2 (2007), "Yes Man" (2008), and "(500) Days of Summer" (2009). She has portrayed the role of 'Jessica Day' on the Fox comedy series "New Girl" since 2011, for which she has received an Emmy Award nomination and three Golden Globe Award nominations.

For a few years starting in 2001, Deschanel performed in the jazz cabaret act "If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies" with fellow actress Samantha Shelton. Besides singing, she plays keyboards, percussion, banjo and ukulele.In 2006 Deschanel teamed up with M. Ward to release their debut album "Volume One", under the name She & Him which was released in March 2008. Their follow-up album "Volume Two" was released in the U.S. in March 2010, with their Christmas album "A Very She & Him Christmas" being released in 2011, "Volume 3" in 2013, and "Classics" in 2014. She also often sings in her films.

Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, model, filmmaker and author who is a descendant of the Barrymore family of well-known American stage and cinema actors and is a granddaughter of film legend John Barrymore. Barrymore first appeared in an advertisement when she was eleven months old, a 1978 episodic television debut "The Waltons" as 'Melissa' in season 7 episode 4 and her film debut in "Altered States" in 1980. In 1982 she starred in her breakout role as 'Gertie' in Steven Spielberg's "E.T". the Extra-Terrestrial and quickly became one of Hollywood's most recognized child actresses, going on to establish herself in mainly comic roles.

Following a turbulent childhood which was marked by recurring drug and alcohol abuse and two stints in rehab, Barrymore wrote the 1990 autobiography "Little Girl Lost". She successfully made the transition from child star to adult actress with a number of films including "Poison Ivy", "Bad Girls", "Boys on the Side" and "Everyone Says I Love You". Subsequently, she established herself in romantic comedies such as "The Wedding Singer" and later "50 First Dates".

In 1997 she and her business partner Nancy Juvonen formed the production company 'Flower Films', with its first production the 1999 Barrymore film "Never Been Kissed". 'Flower Films' went on to produce the Barrymore vehicle films "Charlie's Angels", "50 First Dates" and "Music and Lyrics", as well as the cult film "Donnie Darko". Barrymore's more recent projects include "He's Just Not That Into You", "Beverly Hills Chihuahua", "Everybody's Fine2 and "Going the Distance". A recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Barrymore appeared on the cover of the 2007 People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful issue.

Barrymore was named an Ambassador Against Hunger for the UN World Food Programme (WFP). Since then, she has donated over US$1 million to the program. In 2007, she became both CoverGirl's newest model and spokeswoman for the cosmetic and the face for Gucci's newest jewelry line. In 2010, she was awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film for her portrayal of Little Edie in Grey Gardens.

Amber Rose Tamblyn (born May 14, 1983) is an American actress and poet. She first came to national attention in her role on the soap opera "General Hospital" as 'Emily Quartermaine', followed by a starring role on the prime-time series "Joan of Arcadia", portraying the title character. Her feature film work includes roles in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants", "The Grudge 2", "The Ring" and 127 Hours; she had an extended arc as 'Martha M. Masters' on the main cast of the medical drama "House, M.D". She currently stars in "Two and a Half Men" as 'Jenny'.

Katharine Isobel Murray (born November 2, 1981), better known by her screen name Katharine Isabelle is a Canadian actress, best known for her portrayal of 'Ginger Fitzgerald' in the "Ginger Snaps" trilogy, as 'Mary Mason' in "American Mary" and as 'Margot Verger' in "Hannibal".

In 1989 Isabelle broke into acting at an early age with parts in the films "Cousins", "Cold Front" and an episode of "MacGyver". In 1992 she played the role of 'Erica Sanderson' in "Knight Moves". American audiences took notice of her performance as 'Lindsay Clark' in the teen thriller "Disturbing Behavior" (1998).

In 2000 Isabelle had the lead role in "Ginger Snaps". Its popular indie sequels in 2004 gave her cult status among fans of the genre. She followed up playing the role of 'Tia' in "Bones" (2001), 'Paige Fleming' in "Turning Paige" (2001) and 'Tanya Francke' in the popular "Insomnia" (2002), playing opposite Al Pacino.

Throughout the 2000s Isabelle continued to appear in horror and slasher films, including "Freddy vs. Jason" (2003), "Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed" (2004), "Spooky House" (2004), "Ginger Snaps Back" (2004), "Rampage" (2009) and "Hard Ride to Hell" (2010). She also appeared in several independent films, including "Falling Angels" (2003), "On the Corner" (2003), "The Last Casino" (2004), "Everything's Gone Green" (2006), the short film "Favourite People List" (2009) and "Frankie and Alice" (2010).

In 2012 Isabelle starred in the popular horror film "American Mary", which earned her special mention at the Austin Fantastic Fest, Festival Trophy Award for Best Actress, Special Award for Best Actress, Fright Meter Award for Best Actress and Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Leading Actress. More recently she has appeared in "13 Eerie" (2013), "Torment" (2013) and "Laurence & Holloman" (2013) which earned her a Leo Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture. In 2014 she starred in "See No Evil 2".

Isabelle has appeared in numerous television series throughout her career, including "The X-Files" (1998), "Da Vinci's Inquest" (1998), "Smallville" (2003) and "Supernatural" (2007). In 2008 Isabelle received the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for her role in the critically acclaimed "The Englishman's Boy".

Jessica Leigh Stroup (born October 23, 1986) is an American actress and comedian, best known for her role as 'Erin Silver' on "90210". She is regarded as a scream queen for starring in the horror films "Prom Night", "Vampire Bats", "Left in Darkness" and "The Hills Have Eyes 2". She currently stars in "The Following" as 'Max Hardy'.

Stroup's first acting role was a guest appearance on "Unfabulous". Stroup has since appeared in a number of TV shows, such as "Grey's Anatomy", "October Road" and "True Blood". In 2007 Stroup appeared in 4 episodes of "Reaper", in which she played the protagonist's ex-girlfriend. She appeared in a number of small independent movie productions, such as "Left in Darkness", "Pray for Morning", "Vampire Bats" and "Southern Comfort".

In March 2007 Stroup starred as the female lead in "The Hills Have Eyes 2". Stroup played the role of a national guard named 'Amber' who fights for survival with her peers against a group of mutant people. The film was a fast-forward sequel to "The Hills Have Eyes" a remake of the 1977 movie of the same name. Despite negative reviews from critics the film went on to gross over $67 million worldwide. That same year Jessica had a supporting role in "This Christmas".

In April 2008 Stroup was cast as a series regular on "90210", a reboot of the Golden Globe Award-nominated series "Beverly Hills, 90210". Stroup played the role of high school student 'Erin Silver', the younger sister of 'David Silver' and 'Kelly Taylor' from "Beverly Hills, 90210". The pilot premiered on September 2, 2008 to a high 4.65 million viewers despite mixed reviews from critics. In 2010 Stroup was awarded the "Sparkling Performance" award at the Young Hollywood Awards.

Also in April 2008 Stroup played the role of 'Claire' in Screen Gems remake "Prom Night". In December 2007, MTV.com announced that Stroup was cast in another horror film titled "Homecoming", which follows a young woman being kidnapped by her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend. Despite the film completing production in February 2008, it was not released until July 2009 for a limited release in selected cinemas. In 2008 Stroup played 'Rachel' in the ensemble film "The Informers".

In 2011 Stroup guest-appeared on "Family Guy", in which she voiced a number of characters over the course of two episodes. Stroup reunited with Seth MacFarlane in his directional debut "Ted", in which she played 'Tracy', 'Lori's' (played by Mila Kunis) friend at work.

On August 20, 2013 it was announced that Stroup would join "The Following" in season 2 as a series regular. Her character 'Max' is the niece of 'Ryan Hardy' (Kevin Bacon). She’s an NYPD cop, currently working in the Intel Division. 'Max' reconnects with 'Ryan' and she becomes a valuable ally.

Jessica Suzanne Lowndes (born November 8, 1988) is a Canadian actress and pop singer-songwriter. She is best known for her role as 'Adrianna Tate-Duncan' on the CW teen drama series "90210".

Lowndes got her acting debut in the 2006 television film "Saving Milly" as 'Andrea Kondracke'. This was followed by a guest role in an episode of "Masters of Horror", she was later cast in a recurring role on the sitcom "Alice, I Think". She has since made guest appearances on "Kyle XY". Her next film role was a supporting role in the Lifetime movie "To Have and to Hold" released in 2005, this was followed in 2007 by a pilot called "Pretty/Handsome" which did not get picked up.

In 2008 Lowndes appeared in "Autopsy" and "The Haunting of Molly Hartley" along with a recurring role in the drama series "Greek" as 'Mandi'. Lowndes also landed a recurring role in the series 90210 a spin-off of the '90s teen drama series "Beverly Hills, 90210" as 'Adrianna Tate-Duncan'. In November 2008, her role was upgraded to series regular.

Lowndes starred in the Canadian horror film "Altitude" in 2010. BuddyTV ranked her #58 on its TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 list. She also stars in "The Devil's Carnival", a short film musical screened on tour which occurred in April 2012.

Lowndes starred in Lionsgate's 2014 action film "The Prince" alongside Bruce Willis and John Cusack.

Rachel Shelley (born 25 August 1969) is an English actress and model. She is best known for playing 'Helena Peabody' in the Showtime series "The L Word" and 'Elizabeth Russell' in the Oscar-nominated Bollywood epic "Lagaan".

Shelley is perhaps best known for playing 'Helena Peabody' in the Showtime hit series "The L Word". Other parts include 'Elizabeth Russell' in the Oscar-nominated Bollywood film "Lagaan" in 2001 and the beauty whose tragic loss drives Charles Castle mad in the 1997 film Photographing "Fairies". In 2012 and early 2013 she played the recurring role of 'Yvonne Rippon', a police superintendent who had a relationship with established character 'Nick Jordan', in popular BBC medical drama "Casualty". Shelley left the series on 19 January 2013.

Apart from acting, Shelley has written articles for "The Guardian" and "DIVA Magazine".

Ashley Nicole Rickards (born May 4, 1992) is an American actress, known for her role as 'Jenna Hamilton' in the MTV comedy-drama series "Awkward", and as 'Samantha "Sam" Walker', a troubled young girl in The CW's teen drama series "One Tree Hill". She also starred in the 2011 independent drama film "Fly Away" as 'Mandy', a severely autistic girl.

Rachel Thevenard is a Canadian actress born in Waterloo, Ontario, attended Waterloo Collegiate Institute and who first appeared in MTV's "Skins" in January 2011 as 'Michelle'. Rachel was raised in Vancouver, BC. She has appeared in several Shakespearean plays in addition to being a member of the Pep Squad for Drayton Entertainment's production of High School Musical.

In the hopes of pursuing a career in the entertainment industry Rachel took up acting classes at Armstrong Acting Studios in Toronto.

She is also a notable attendee at Waterloo Collegiate Institute.

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990) is an English actress and model. She rose to prominence portraying 'Hermione Granger' in the "Harry Potter" film series, appearing alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint in all eight Potter films beginning in 2001. Over ten years' time, the franchise earned Watson worldwide fame, critical accolades, and more than £10 million—enough money never to have to work again. She kept at it, however; Watson's first work outside Potter included lending her voice to "The Tale of Despereaux" and appearing in the television adaptation of the novel Ballet Shoes. Since then, she has taken on starring roles in The Perks of Being a Wallflower and "The Bling Ring", made a brief appearance as an "exaggerated" Emma Watson in "This Is the End" and portrayed the title character's adopted daughter in Noah. From 2011 to 2014 she split her time between working on film projects and continuing her education, studying at Brown University and Oxford University and graduating from Brown with a degree in English literature in May 2014.

Watson's modelling work has included campaigns for Burberry and Lancôme. As a fashion consultant, she helped create a line of clothing for People Tree.

She was honoured by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2014, winning for British Artist of the Year. That same year, Watson was appointed as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and helped launch the UN Women campaign HeForShe, which calls for men to advocate for gender equality.

Vanessa Ray Liptak (born November 2, 1980), known professionally as Vanessa Ray, is an American actress and singer. She is best known for portraying 'Teri Ciccone' on the soap opera "As the World Turns", 'Jenny' on the legal drama series "Suits", 'CeCe Drake' on "Pretty Little Liars" and 'Officer Eddie Janko' on "Blue Bloods".

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Katherine Sian Moennig (born December 29, 1977) is an American actress best known for her role as 'Shane McCutcheon' on "The L Word", as well as 'Jake Pratt' on "Young Americans". As of 2014, she plays 'Lena' in the Showtime series "Ray Donovan".

In 1999 she had the central role in the 'Our Lady Peace' video "Is Anybody Home?". She also took a role in a Fleet Bank commercial and appeared in a Red Cross Campaign benefitting victims of Hurricane Katrina. Moennig was a presenter at the 17th annual GLAAD awards and appeared at the 10th annual Ribbon of Hope Celebration.

Moennig's first major role was in the television series "Young Americans", playing 'Jake Pratt'. She has played multiple lesbian roles: 'Shane McCutcheon' in "The L Word", 'Rosie's' (Drew Barrymore) partner 'Jilly' in "Everybody's Fine", 'Candace', the lesbian lover of Sophia Myles' character in "Art School Confidential" and 'Lena', a press agent who works for Liev Schreiber's character in "Ray Donovan". She has also pursued transgender roles, auditioning for the part of 'Brandon Teena' in "Boys Don't Cry" and playing 'Cheryl Avery', a young transgender woman in the "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" episode "Fallacy".

In April 2006 Moennig made her Off Broadway debut as "American Girl", opposite Lee Pace in Guardians, by Peter Morris. The story is loosely based on that of Lynndie England.

In 2007 the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) produced the documentary "My Address: A Look At Gay Youth Homelessness" in cooperation with Moennig. Directed by Gigi Nicolas the documentary explored the experiences of homeless gay youth and the work of the HMI.

In 2009 Moennig joined the cast of the TV series "Three Rivers". On November 30, 2009 it was announced that CBS had pulled "Three Rivers" from the schedule with no plans to return it. Moennig appeared in an episode of "This Just Out" in 2010.

In 2013 tomboy clothing range 'Wildfang' launched in America. Moennig was an ambassador for the brand appearing in the launch video and designing a limited edition pair of boots.

Ashley Churchill Williams (born November 12, 1978) is an American television, movie and Broadway actress. She is known for her roles in "Snow", "Snow 2: Brain Freeze" and "Montana Sky" and for her appearances on "How I Met Your Mother" as "Ted's" love interest Victoria.

Williams made her big-screen acting debut in a non-speaking role in the 1993 ensemble comedy-drama "Indian Summer", which also featured her sister. She then spent from 1994 to 1996 playing teenage 'Danielle Andropoulos' on the soap opera "As the World Turns".

Williams had a role in the television series "Good Morning", "Miami" (2002–2004). Since then she has also appeared in episodes of "Psych", "How I Met Your Mother", "E-Ring", "Huff", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "Side Order of Life", "The Mentalist" and "Warehouse 13". In May 2003 she had a guest starring role on "American Dreams", playing singer 'Sandie Shaw' and performing Shaw's 1964 hit "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" on "American Bandstand".

In 2006 she starred in the Off Broadway play "Burleigh Grime$" and appeared as 'Victoria, a cupcake baker', on six episodes of the television series "How I Met Your Mother"; a role reprised in the concluding seasons of the show.

In 2010 she starred in the made-for-TV Lifetime movie Patricia Cornwell's "The Front", which premiered on the channel on April 17, 2010. She also won an on-line straw poll conducted by the "How I Met Your Mother" production staff as to which ex-girlfriend of 'Ted Mosby', the show's main character, is the fans' favorite. Her character 'Victoria' won 128 to 117 over 'Robin Scherbatsky', with a smattering of votes for other candidates.

In 2011 and 2012 she played the role of 'Claire' in a film adaptation of "Something Borrowed" and reprised her role as 'Victoria' on "How I Met Your Mother".

Williams is also a doula and is seen in "More Business of Being Born: Episode 3".

She made her Broadway debut in John Grisham's "A Time To Kill" playing law student 'Ellen Roark', on September 28, 2013 with opening night on October 20, 2013.

Casey LaBow (born Samantha Casey Labow on January 23, 1985 in New York City) is an American film producer and actress known for her role as 'Kate Denali' in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2".

Jana Rae Kramer (born December 2, 1983) is an American actress and country music singer. She is best known for her role as 'Alex Dupre' on the television series "One Tree Hill". Kramer began a country music career in 2012 with the single "Why Ya Wanna", from her self-titled debut album for Elektra Records.