Angela Grant(III)
- Actress
Angela Grant de Longueuil was born to Isabel Padua, a Filipina teacher,
and Baron Michael Grant de Longueuil (in the Canadian peerage), second
cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Angela grew up in Nottingham, England,
with her two sisters, Rachel and Rebecca, both now actresses. She lived
for several years in the Philippines where she was signed up by
CalCarries International, a modelling agency servicing Asia. Angela
landed many lucrative ad endorsements (Ivory, Lux, Axe Pulse) and
appeared in television shows in the Philippines. With extensive
training in ballet, flamenco and ballroom dancing, Angela also
conducted ballet and flamenco classes during her stay in the
Philippines. She appeared in the MTV video for Toni Braxton's 1997
single, "How Can An Angel Break My Heart". She also appeared in the
Bruce Willis film,
The Fifth Element (1997), as a
hostess. Angela returned to her native England in 2001 and soon married
an English businessman, Justin Tooth. She has recently qualified with
the Royal Academy of Dance and opened the Angela Grant School of Dance.