- Born
- Birth nameAngela Grant de Longueuil
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- 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.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Full Monty
- SpouseJustin Tooth(? - present)
- Through her Spanish-Filipina mother Isabel Padua, who has Ilocano roots, is distantly related to the late Alicia Vergel, to the singer Joanne Lorenzana, to Alma Moreno, to Martin Nievera, and to Rica Peralejo.
- Auditioned for the James Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). Her sister Rachel was more successful, landing a bit part in another Bond film some five years later, Die Another Day (2002).
- Is certified by the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, as being competent to teach ballet and Spanish dancing. She conducted classes in children's ballet and flamenco in the Philippines briefly.
- Owns a giant poster of the James Bond film Goldfinger, starring two of her favorite actresses, Honor Blackman and Shirley Eaton. The poster is of Miss Eaton lying face down on a bed, her whole body painted in gold. The face of Sean Connery appears in a small corner of the poster.
- Studied ballet with the Elmhurst Ballet School in London. Studied Spanish dancing and flamenco with the Imperial Society for Spanish Dancing in London. In 1999, in her visit to the Philippines, Angela conducted lessons in children's ballet and flamenco for beginners.
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