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Lynne Alana Delaney, a Southern California native whose looks are a definite throwback to her 100% Irish heritage, is the fifth child in a long line of Delaney overachievers who came out west from Chicago. She attributes her strong goal oriented yet creative characteristics to both her father, who was a Time/Motivation Manager in the garment industry, and her mother, who started out in fashion design before becoming a homemaker. When her dream to attend Pasadena Playhouse after high school was thwarted by the closure of their theatrical school, she went the more traditional route for her B.A. by first attending Santa Monica College and then UCLA. After being diverted by a law degree which led to an Immigration practice as well as a wonderful career circling the globe as a Flight Attendant, she decided to take a more direct route and follow her heart back to her first passion of acting. She speaks fluent Spanish, courtesy of her Argentine-born husband, Ruben Roberto Gomez, also an actor, and can proudly say "please", "thank-you" and "Can I get you something to drink?" in 27 different languages thanks to her travels. Her idea of relaxing is creating something, whether it be painting a new abstract in her studio, writing a new script or adding her own gourmet flair to a new recipe. Although her personal 'backstory' includes stints in background acting and continuing study at the Conservatory and with coaches the likes of Brian Reise and Mark Teschner, she feels she is truly arriving at her final destination with her work on both stage and screen.- Actress
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Andrea Anderson is an Actress known for Fresh off the Boat(2015), Arrested Development(2005)and award winning Film Southern dysComfort(2012). Was born in Louisville, Kentucky and raised in Hammond, Indiana with three brothers.
Her first experience of performing was at a young age was during years of dance recitals, followed by Modeling. Later came various talent shows and calendar girl contest, along the Miss Fitness USA competition featured on ESPN. Later taking the stage again, she toured the East Coast with dance troupe The Slippendolls. While residing years in Cincinnati, Ohio she took her Ice Skating talent and formed promotion skating group, The ICE BABIES, for hockey team, The Cincinnati Cyclones.
Her background many commercials including Snapple, Boston Market and Toyota. Along with Hosting including lifestyle shows American Hot, Best of Boca and Main Street Del Rey Beach. Singing would not really be part of this list, however while visiting Las Vegas she was chosen onstage by award winning singer Toni Braxton and sang together, "Another Sad Love Song". People were so entertained, asking "are you here every Saturday night"?
Staying determined and focused to be a Actress in TV & Film, once landing in LA she worked many odd jobs including, audience work and a year as a CBS Page learning from behind the scenes.
She keeps busy by donating time to Make A Wish Foundation & The Stuart House. Her passion and talent for Organization & Interior Decorating turned into a business many years ago. Conducting makeovers, space management & treasure hunting.
Back in the day, for many years, she could be found in the neighborhoods and highways of Cincinnati wearing a hard hat, work boots and tool belt. Not as an Actress, but as a Construction worker and member of the Labor Union.- Actress
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Lynne Newton is a Worldwide Multi-Award Winning Creative Visionary, Actress, Writer, Producer and Author. Lynne started her performance career at the young age of seven in the "Show Me State" of Missouri. In the 1990's Lynne moved to Hollywood to continue her craft and has blazed quite an impressive trail since her move west, and has multiple films in various stages of production. With over sixty acting, producing and writing credits (including best actress nominations and awards) Lynne is making a solid name for herself in the filmmaking industry. Lynne's work captures issues relating to the power we as individuals have to influence humankind. Social messages are embedded throughout her projects highlighting the importance and richness of individuality, womanhood, equality, culture, heritage, relationships, and other topics that honor high character values. Lynne is the CEO of Eye in the Sky Pictures and has 58 wins and 10 nominations for her projects which have been screened all over the world.- Actress
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Naomi Ellen Watts was born on September 28, 1968 in Shoreham, England to Myfanwy Edwards "Miv" (Roberts), an antiques dealer and costume/set designer, and Peter Watts (Peter Anthony Watts), Pink Floyd's road manager. Her maternal grandfather was Welsh. Her father died when she was seven and she followed her mother and brother around England until she was 14 and they finally settled in Australia, homeland of her maternal grandmother. When they arrived, she coaxed her mother to let her take acting classes. After bit parts in commercials, she landed her first role in For Love Alone (1986). Naomi met her best friend Nicole Kidman when they both auditioned for a bikini commercial and shared a taxi ride home. In 1991, Naomi starred with Kidman in the sleeper hit Flirting (1991), directed by John Duigan. Naomi continued her career by starring in the Australian Brides of Christ (1991) co-starring Oscar-winners Russell Crowe and Brenda Fricker.
In 1993, she worked with John Duigan again in Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) and director George Miller in Gross Misconduct (1993). Tank Girl (1995), in 1995, an adaptation of the comic book was a cult hit, starred Naomi as "Jet Girl", but it didn't do at the box-office or do much for her career. Watts continued to take insignificant parts in movies including the much forgotten film Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996). It wasn't until David Lynch cast her in the critically acclaimed film Mulholland Drive (2001) that she began to become noticed. Her part as an aspiring actress showed her strong acting ability and wide range and earned her much respect, as much as to say by some that she was overlooked for a Oscar nomination that year. Stardom finally came to Naomi in the surprise hit The Ring (2002), which grossed over $100,000,000 at the box-office and starred Watts as an investigative reporter hunting down the truth behind several mysterious deaths seemingly caused by a video tape. While the movie did not fare well with the critics, it launched her into the spotlight. In 2003, she starred in Alejandro González Iñárritu's 21 Grams (2003) which earned her - what some say is a much overdue Oscar nomination and brought others to call her one of the best in her generation of actors. The same year, she was nominated for 21 Grams (2003), Naomi was chosen to play "Ann Darrow" in director Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005) which took her to New Zealand for a five month shoot. Watts completed her first comedy in I Heart Huckabees (2004) for director David O. Russell, playing a superficial spokes model - a break from her usual intense and dramatic roles she is known for.
In 2005, she reprized her role as the protective-mother-reporter "Rachel Keller" in The Ring Two (2005). The movie, released in March, opened to $35,000,000 at the box office in the first weekend and established her as a box-office draw. Also in 2005, it was decided that her independent movie Ellie Parker (2001) would be re-released in late 2005 after its success at resurfacing at the Sundance Film Festival. The movie, which Naomi also produced, features her in the title role and is a bit biographical, but yet exaggerated take of the life of a struggling actress as she comes to Hollywood and encounters nightmares of the profession (it also features Watts' own beat-up Honda which she travels around in). In 2006, she starred with Edward Norton in The Painted Veil (2006). In July of 2007, Naomi gave birth to a boy, Alexander Pete (Sasha Schreiber) in Los Angeles with Liev Schreiber. Since then her career choices have gathered even more critical acclaim with starring roles roles in German director Michael Haneke's American remake of his thriller Funny Games (2007), David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises (2007), and the action-thriller, The International (2009), released in February 2009. In mid-2008, Watts announced she was expecting her second child with Schreiber and gave birth to second son Samuel Kai Schreiber, in New York on December 13.- Producer
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Robyn Von Arx is an award-winning actor, director, and producer. She started acting in regional South Florida theater at the age of nine. She attended Vassar College for her BA in Latin American Studies, where she won the Margaret Peabody Award for International Relations. She took every film and theater course she could at Vassar.
She was awarded the Lew Wasserman Fellowship for her directing while in the MFA Film Production Program at NYU/Tisch. Her shorts have screened in many festivals worldwide and have won numerous awards. Including a best short animation of the year, best use of music, and an audience award. From her documentary portrait of a stripper's emotional pain to her semi-autobiographical dark comedic animation, her films voice stories of unique and less-familiar perspectives.
As an actor, she appears regularly in film, television, and commercials. She won a best actress award for her portrayal of Avery in the film The Mommies.
Robyn also has an MA in Latin American Studies from UCLA, where she was a fellow. English is her first language; she also speaks fluent Spanish, French, and Brazilian Portuguese. When she's not working, Robyn is a devoted yogi.- Actress
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DH Lewis is a versatile, mature actress. She is also a multi-media fine artist. DH thrives on creativity, and is passionate about creating. After a nearly 20 year hiatus from acting to raise her daughter, she is back and is enjoying being cast in a variety of roles in films, TV, commercials and print. DH is proudly an all-natural, silver haired, real woman, a grandmother a nature lover and an animal lover. She feels that it is never to late to fulfill your dreams.- Actress
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India Adams was a 'ghost singer', a voice double for Cyd Charisse in The Band Wagon (1953) (her most famous number being "That's Entertainment") and for Joan Crawford in Torch Song (1953). This was kept under wraps for a long time, the actress having had to sign a gag order as part of her contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She later said "you had to swear on a Bible you weren't going to tell anybody." A year later, India dubbed Crawford's singing again for the Republic western Johnny Guitar (1954).
On the strength of her work in Hollywood, she was signed to a recording deal by RCA Victor which led to the release of her first album. In New York during the 50s, India appeared off-Broadway in musicals like Can- Can and Brigadoon and had a successful career as a featured singer in Manhattan nightclubs and at Radio City Music Hall. Working in England between 1965 and 1981, she was on the airwaves with BBC Radio and made frequent television appearances, including in a Royal Command Performance. In 1990, she assembled a vocal quartet, "Hollywood's Secret Singing Stars", teaming up with Annette Warren (who had provided the dubbing voice for Ava Gardner's singing in Show Boat (1951) and for Lucille Ball in Fancy Pants (1950)), former big band vocalist Jo Ann Greer (who had dubbed for Rita Hayworth 's singing in Pal Joey (1957), June Allyson in The Opposite Sex (1956) and Esther Williams in Jupiter's Darling (1955)) and Betty Wand (vocal stand-in for Esther Williams in Pagan Love Song (1950) and Leslie Caron in Gigi (1958)). The act went on to perform at various West Coast venues and the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in New York.
By 2011 and now in her mid-80s, India still regularly headlined at the Catalina Bar & Grill jazz club on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, accompanied by her musical director, the pianist Paul Horner. She also made a few forays to screen acting in non-singing character roles, including a small part in the horror film Followed (2018), starring John Savage.- Actress
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Born in Austin, Texas to an African American father and Belizean mother, Tamara Goodwin has developed a rich heritage evolving around education, culture and the arts. After graduating Who's Who among High school students at James Bowie High school in Austin Texas, she received a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington, and then later received her Master's degree in Business Administration from Texas Woman's University. Although she had been involved in theater at a young age, it was in college where Tamara developed a strong passion for the arts. She is a multi-talented individual with notable experience in acting, modeling, writing, directing and producing.- Actress
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Monika Casey is known for Shameless (2011), Sex Ed (2014) and Miles (2016). She was previously married to George Eads.- Actress
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Jacqueline Murphy is an award-winning actress, director, and filmmaker. Her series The Admired (2017), which she starred in, created, produced, directed, and co-wrote has won over 50 film festival awards. This includes 12 Awards for Best Short Film, 7 Awards for Best Lead Actress (Jacqueline Murphy), 4 Awards for Best Original Screenplay, 2 Awards for Best Directing and 2 Awards for Best New TV series and Web Series. "The Admired" is also a multi award-winning Web Series.
The Admired was also on the Television Academy's For Your Consideration (FYC) Ballot for Emmy Nomination in the Short Form Drama Category, where Jacqueline was considered for Outstanding Actress, Producer, Director and Writer. Jacqueline was also on the TV Academy's For Your Consideration (FYC) Ballot for Emmy nomination in Pepito's Mamadas (2022) as Outstanding Actress and Executive Producer in the Short Form Comedy,Drama category, she plays the role of Councilwoman Miriam Price.
Appearing in Warner Brothers Run All Night (2015) she had scenes with Liam Neeson and Ed Harris. She was also cast in Gradation (2019) as a Music Company Mogul, You Have a Nice Flight (2017) as "Blondie" a model who sells jewelry on QVC, & Fake (2015) where she plays Jackie: a Southern Belle Socialite/Ex Beauty Queen. Jacqueline's other film appearances include: "Cop Out" as Reporter Susi Stevens & the remake of "Arthur" as Dr. Julia Fields, Golden Key (2013) with the lead role of Vera and Southern dysComfort (2012) as a Southern Socialite.
She began her career as an actress in NYC and had the good fortune to work in films with directors such as: Martin Scorsese in "Goodfellas", Woody Allen in "Radio Days" & "Hannah and Her Sister's", Mike Nichols in "Regarding Henry" and "Wolf", Ron Howard "The Paper", Nora Ephron in "Mixed Nuts", Barbet Schroeder in "Kiss of Death" and "Reversal of Fortune", Leonard Nimoy "3 Men & A Baby" and Kevin Smith in "Cop Out". She was inspired by these great directors and decided to expand her career into directing, producing and writing. "The Admired" marked her debut as a film director, writer and producer.
Jacqueline has her Registered Nurse license and after completing acting school at AADA & Stella Adler, she was discovered by ABC's "All My Children" where she had a recurring role as "Nurse Thomas" and on "Guiding Light" she recurred as Darlene. She continued on to play many nurses & doctors in television and film and also medically consulted on set. She guest starred in several of the "Law & Order" franchises and is known for playing Lawyer Emily Trudeau in Semi-Professional (2002) and Law & Order (1990) as Nurse Lloyd.
Cast in TV pilots "N.Y.J.D" as a tough lawyer Meryl and "Upper East Side" as Socialite-Christina Larraby. One of her comedic roles includes"The Cheerleader Coach" in a National Geico spot airing with the Caveman & NFL Star Brian Orakpo.
In past Oscar seasons at "Night of 100 Stars" she had the pleasure to interview many stars on the Red Carpet: Jon Voight, Harry Hamlin, Sheryl Lee Ralph and many others and served as the talk show host of the Fred Astaire Awards, interviewing award winners Tommy Tune and Harold Prince.
Among her favorite theatre roles, she played the lead role of Kate Keller (Helen Keller's mom) in The Miracle Worker at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, directed by Murphy Davis. Other Theatre credits include: lead roles of Lynn Roberts in "Take it To the Bank" and Fremda the James Bond Girl at the Neighborhood Playhouse. She originated the role of Linda in "Merry Christmas Baby" at Playwrights Horizon and performed in Guild Hall Theatre East Hamptons-75th Anniversary as Edith in "The Women".
Born in New York, she grew up on Long Island, and is the oldest of six children. Her mother was an artist and could play any song on the piano and accordion just by hearing it. Jacqueline also plays piano. An avid painter, she studied Art and Art History at Hunter College. In addition to her love for painting, playing piano, and her other interests, she also taught Yoga. A passion for traveling lead her to make short travel videos of her adventures to China, India, Egypt, Jordan, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Morocco, Japan, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand and throughout Europe. She resides in New York and Los Angeles.
She is a published writer on events such as The American FIlm Market, Entertainment and Sports Today and Digital Hollywood. Her charity work led her to be the host of various charity events such as "The Women's Project Gala" where Eve Ensler, Vivian Tam and Kathy Hilton were honored and the "Asia Society's 50th Anniversary" where Ang Lee, Mia Lynn and Vivian Tam were honored.
Jacqueline has a BSN and RN degree. She has worked with disabled children and is on the committee for "The Pony Awards" which helps children at Marymount Center. She is a Voting Member of the Television Academy since 2012, a member of New York Women in Film & Television and the Creative Coalition since 2013. New York Women in Film & Television screened her film "The Admired" for their membership. She is writing a feature called "Opiod Daze", additional episodes for The Admired TV Series and a feature film based on it called "Sorceress of Hollywood".- Actress
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Angie Gray is an American actress known for her work in European films among them "Matador" and The Law of Desire" with director Pedro Almodovar. She studied Art and Theatre at the University of California Irvine and Stella Adler Studio. Previously a model, other European indie films include "StarKnight" with Klaus Kinsky, "the Milky Life" with Feodor Atkin and legend Mickey Rooney and "Duck Dance" which brought her rave reviews.
Ms Gray is developing a few indie projects, some of which she's slated to direct.- Actor
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Renee Ridgeway is known for Southern dysComfort (2012).- Actor
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Lindsey Houser is known for The Circuit (2008) and Southern dysComfort (2012).- Kristine was raised on a small self-sufficient farm in upstate New York. As a young girl, she took ballet and studied voice. At 14, she began modeling for Macy's. During her freshman year of high school, Kristine auditioned for and won the part of Marta in the musical The Sound Of Music. The following summer, the now-famous Mac-Haydn Theatre opened in DeBell's hometown, featuring The Sound Of Music as its last show of its season. Kristine auditioned for the part of Marta again, however producers felt her voice was too mature and cast her as the naughty postulant. This was the beginning of a fruitful four performance seasons with The Mac-Haydn Theatre. After graduation from high school and a year at Berkeley College studying Fashion Merchandising, Kristine began modeling for Ford Models in NYC. She later moved into acting and is known for starring in an X-rated film version of Alice in Wonderland . She was on the April 1976 cover of Playboy, photographed by Suze Randall, and appeared in the Helmut Newton pictorial, "200 Motels, or How I Spent My Summer Vacation"( August, 1976), from which 11 original prints were sold at auctions of Playboy archives by Butterfields in 2002 for $21,075 and three by Christies in December 2003 for $26,290. Kristine starred in a number of motion pictures including Meatballs (Bill Murray's first film and Ivan Reitman's directorial debut), Blood Brothers (Richard Gere's first film, directed by Robert Mulligan), and The Big Brawl (Jackie Chan's first American film). Kristine also starred in a number of television pilots throughout the early 1980's, and enjoyed many guest-star appearances in episodic television and movies of the week, including Night Court, and the award-winning soap opera The Young & The Restless. DeBell left the film and television industry in the mid-1980's to raise her children on a thoroughbred farm in upstate New York. Her passion for theater brought her back to the stage, and she began starring in many regional theater productions. One of her most memorable performances was as Blanche Dubois in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire. Since moving back to Los Angeles in 2008, she has enjoyed steady work as a film and television actress.
- Rhonda Griffin was born in Richmond, Virginia, USA. She is known for Lost in Reality (2012), The Creeps (1997) and Hideous! (1997).
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Cameron Diaz, an American actress, was born in 1972 in San Diego, the daughter of a Cuban-American father and a German mother. Self described as "adventurous, independent and a tough kid," Cameron left home at 16 and for the next 5 years lived in such varied locales as Japan, Australia, Mexico, Morocco, and Paris. Returning to California at the age of 21, she was working as a model when she auditioned for a big part in The Mask (1994). To her amazement and despite having no previous acting experience, she was cast as the female lead in the film opposite Jim Carrey. Over the next 3 years, she honed her acting skills in such low budget independent films as The Last Supper (1995); Feeling Minnesota (1996); and Head Above Water (1996). She returned to main stream films in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), in which she held her own against veteran actress Julia Roberts. She earned full fledged star status in 1998 for her performance in the box office smash There's Something About Mary (1998). Cameron Diaz appears to possess everything necessary to become one of the super stars of the new century.- Producer
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Ava Sydney is known for Tears of a Clown (2005), The Pugilist (2012) and Feel Better with Ava Sydney (2015).- Actress
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Catherine Zeta-Jones was born September 25, 1969 in Swansea, Wales (and raised in the nearby town of Mumbles), the only daughter of Patricia (nee Fair) and David James "Dai" Jones, who formerly owned a sweet factory. She attended Dumbarton House School (Swansea). Her father (the son of Bertram (1912-1970) and Zeta Davies Jones (1917-2008)) is of Welsh descent and her mother (the daughter of William (1921-2000) and Catherine O'Callaghan Fair (1920-2001) ) is of English, Irish, and Welsh ancestry. Her brothers are David Jones (born 1967), a development executive, and Lyndon Jones (born 1972), who works at her production company. Her birth name was simply Catherine Jones, but she added her paternal grandmother's name ("Zeta") so as to stand out from the many other young women with the exact same name.
She showed an interest early on in entertainment. She starred on stage in "Annie", "Bugsy Malone" and "The Pajama Game". At age 15, she had the lead in the British revival of "42nd Street". She was originally cast as the second understudy for the lead role in the musical but when the star and first understudy became sick the night the play's producer was in the audience, she was given the lead for the rest of the musical's production. She first made a name for herself in the early 1990s when she starred in the Yorkshire Television comedy/drama series The Darling Buds of May (1991). The series was a success and made her one of the United Kingdom's most popular television actresses.
She subsequently played supporting roles in several films including Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992), the miniseries Catherine the Great (1995) and a larger role as the seductive Sala in The Phantom (1996) before landing her breakthrough role playing the fiery Elena opposite Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas in The Mask of Zorro (1998). She starred in many big-budget blockbusters like Entrapment (1999), The Haunting (1999) and Traffic (2000), for which many believed she was robbed of an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as murderous vaudevillian Velma Kelly in the musical comedy Chicago (2002). She then appeared opposite George Clooney in Intolerable Cruelty (2003), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and reprised her starring role in the sequel The Legend of Zorro (2005).
In November 2000, she married actor Michael Douglas. She gave birth to their son Dylan Michael in August 2000 followed by daughter, Carys, in April 2003. She was awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.- Traci Bingham was born on 13 January 1968 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995), East of Hollywood (2015) and Baywatch (1989).
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Jennifer Connelly was born in the Catskill Mountains, New York, to Ilene (Schuman), a dealer of antiques, and Gerard Connelly, a clothing manufacturer. Her father had Irish and Norwegian ancestry, and her mother was from a Jewish immigrant family. Jennifer grew up in Brooklyn Heights, just across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, except for the four years her parents spent in Woodstock, New York. Back in Brooklyn Heights, she attended St. Ann's school. A close friend of the family was an advertising executive. When Jennifer was ten, he suggested that her parents take her to a modeling audition. She began appearing in newspaper and magazine ads (among them "Seventeen" magazine), and soon moved on to television commercials. A casting director saw her and introduced her to Sergio Leone, who was seeking a young girl to dance in his gangster epic Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Although having little screen time, the few minutes she was on-screen were enough to reveal her talent. Her next role after that was an episode of the British horror anthology TV series Tales of the Unexpected (1979) in 1984.
After Leone's movie, horror master Dario Argento signed her to play her first starring role in his thriller Phenomena (1985). The film made a lot of money in Europe but, unfortunately, was heavily cut for American distribution. Around the same time, she appeared in the rock video "I Drove All Night," a Roy Orbison song, co-starring Jason Priestley. She released a single called "Monologue of Love" in Japan in the mid-1980s, in which she sings in Japanese a charming little song with semi-classical instruments arrangement. On the B-side is "Message Of Love," which is an interview with music in background. She also appeared in television commercials in Japan.
She enrolled at Yale, and then transferred two years later to Stanford. She trained in classical theater and improvisation, studying with the late drama coach Roy London, Howard Fine, and Harold Guskin.
The late 1980s saw her starring in a hit and three lesser seen films. Amongst the latter was her roles in Ballet (1989), as a ballerina and in Some Girls (1988), where she played a self-absorbed college freshman. The hit was Labyrinth (1986), released in 1986. Jennifer got the job after a nationwide talent search for the lead in this fantasy directed by Jim Henson and produced by George Lucas. Her career entered in a calm phase after those films, until Dennis Hopper, who was impressed after having seen her in "Some Girls", cast Jennifer as an ingénue small-town girl in The Hot Spot (1990), based upon the 1950s crime novel "Hell Hath No Fury". It received mixed critical reviews, but it was not a box office success.
The Rocketeer (1991), an ambitious Touchstone super-production, came to the rescue. The film was an old-fashioned adventure flick about a man capable of flying with rockets on his back. Critics saw in "Rocketeer" a top-quality movie, a homage to those old films of the 1930s in which the likes of Errol Flynn starred. After "Rocketeer," Jennifer made Career Opportunities (1991), The Heart of Justice (1992), Mulholland Falls (1996), her first collaboration with Nick Nolte and Inventing the Abbotts (1997). In 1998, she was invited by director Alex Proyas to make Dark City (1998), a strange, visually stunning science-fiction extravaganza. In this movie, Jennifer played the main character's wife, and she delivered an acclaimed performance. The film itself didn't break any box-office record but received positive reviews. This led Jennifer to a contract with Fox for the television series The $treet (2000), a main part in the memorable and dramatic love-story Waking the Dead (2000) and, more important, a breakthrough part in the polemic and applauded independent Requiem for a Dream (2000), a tale about the haunting lives of drug addicts and the subsequent process of decadence and destruction. In "Requiem for a Dream," Jennifer had her career's most courageous, difficult part, a performance that earned her a Spirit Award Nomination. She followed this role with Pollock (2000), in which she played Pollock's mistress, Ruth Klingman. In 2001, Ron Howard chose her to co-star with Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind (2001), the film that tells the true story of John Nash, a man who suffered from mental illness but eventually beats this and wins the Nobel Prize in 1994. Jennifer played Nash's wife and won a Golden Globe, BAFTA, AFI and Oscar as Best Supporting Actress. Connelly continued her career with films including Hulk (2003), her second collaboration with Nick Nolte, Dark Water (2005), Blood Diamond (2006), The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), He's Just Not That Into You (2009) and Noah (2014), where she did her second collaboration with both Darren Aronofsky and Russell Crowe and made her third collaboration with Nick Nolte in that same film.
Jennifer lives in New York. She is 5'7", and speaks fluent Italian and French. She enjoys physical activities such as swimming, gymnastics, and bike riding. She is also an outdoors person -- camping, hiking and walking, and is interested in quantum physics and philosophy. She likes horses, Pearl Jam, SoundGarden, Jesus Jones, and occasionally wears a small picture of the The Dalai Lama on a necklace. Her favorite colors are cobalt blue, forest green, and "very pale green/gray -- sort of like the color of the sea". She likes to draw.- Actress
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Sabrina Culver is not just an actress, but also a producer with a strong focus on sustainability in the film industry. With over 100 film, television, and commercial roles under her belt, Sabrina has made a significant impact in the entertainment world.
One of Sabrina's notable achievements is her involvement in the first sustainable film project in Morocco called "Last Chance." This groundbreaking project brings together a stellar cast and crew and is spearheaded by the sustainable film fund. The dedication to sustainability is evident in every aspect of the film, from production practices to the script itself.
In "Last Chance," the script introduces sustainability through one of the main characters, showcasing the importance of environmental consciousness in storytelling. The commitment to incorporating sustainable practices in her work sets a positive example for the industry and highlights the potential for creating impactful films while minimizing environmental impact.
Through her multifaceted career as an actress and producer, Sabrina Culver continues to push boundaries and advocate for sustainability in film. Her passion for both the art of storytelling and the preservation of our planet makes her a true trailblazer in the industry. Award-winning actress Sabrina Culver holds both United States and Netherlands passports and was born in Cleveland , Ohio to a Scottish mother and Dutch American father .She moved with her family at a young age to Westfield , New Jersey where she became active in local theatre and landed her first modeling and TV commercial spots while still in middle school . She graduated from St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Ct where she studied classical piano and majored in Musical Theatre at Emerson College in Boston, MA . Culver also studied at the famed HB Studios in NYC and alongside Fred Kareman .Work as a model during college led to becoming one of five finalists in a Wella Balsam nationwide "We're Looking for Faces " contest. Dozens of TV Commercials including a Maryland Lottery spot with a young Josh Charles , music videos and day player roles on soaps such as All My Children and Guiding Light were followed by a coveted role as the young Marilyn Monroe in the film "Broken Dreams" She also has been able to combine her passion for travel with her acting working on projects throughout the USA, Europe and China.
Culver has been nominated for and has received several awards from film festivals around the globe for writing, producing and acting in independent films including the viral hit Removed by Nathanael Matanick and its sequel Remember My story . Her role as the birth mother has landed her two awards for best supporting actress as well as a nomination in the same category at the 168 Film Festival in Los Angeles . She owns and runs her own small production company Twin Flames Productions and has produced her own award-winning short films.
She divides her time between Los Angeles and The Netherlands and holds both American and Dutch Nationalities. Recent credits include Erik Peter Carlson's two feature films The Toy Soldiers and Wolf Mother with Tom Sizemore , Najarra Townsend and Traci Lords as well as The Feature films Ted Bundy Had a Son and Hello Au Revoir , the role of Helen in multi -award winning Italian director John Reals' new TV series Feel The Dead also starring Estella Warren, William Mcnamara and Gianni Capaldi shot in Sicily . She can also be seen as the female lead in Guido De Craene (Calpin in the film Kursk ) film Don't Get Mad also starring John Vlanders .- Actress
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Monica Anna Maria Bellucci was born on September 30, 1964 in the Italian village of Città di Castello, Umbria, the only child of Brunella Briganti and Pasquale Bellucci. She originally pursued a career in the legal profession. While attending the University of Perugia, she modeled on the side to earn money for school, and this led to her modeling career. In 1988, she moved to one of Europe's fashion centers, Milan, and joined Elite Model Management. Although enjoying great success as a model, she made her acting debut on television in 1990, and her American film debut in Bram Stoker's Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). Her role in the French thriller The Apartment (1996), shot her to stardom as she won the French equivalent of an Oscar nomination. Other credits include Malena (2000), Under Suspicion (2000) and Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001).- Kate Jennings Grant was born on 23 March 1970 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Notorious (2016), Billions (2016) and Love & Other Drugs (2010). She is married to Doug Hughes.
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Julie Bowen was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is the middle daughter of Suzanne and John Luetkemeyer Jr., a real estate developer. Her early education was at Calvert School in Baltimore, and Garrison Forest School, Maryland. She moved on to St. George's School, Rhode Island and then attended Brown University, graduating with a BA in Renaissance Studies.
During college, Bowen acted in stage productions such as "Guys and Dolls" and "Stage Door". After graduation, she relocated to New York and studied at the legendary Actors Studio. Success followed with a series of TV roles, and in 1996 she appeared as the love interest in Happy Gilmore (1996). Other supporting film roles followed. However, it was on television that she was destined to make the biggest impact, with strong turns in ER (1994), Ed (2000) and Boston Legal (2004), among others. From 2009 she has starred as Claire Dunphy in the hit series Modern Family (2009), for which she has won Emmy and Screen Actors Guild awards.
Julie was previously married to Scott Phillips, a real-estate investor, and they have three sons: Oliver, and twins Gus and John.- Susan is from Westfield, NJ and attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She originated the role of Sandy in the 1994 Broadway revival of "Grease" at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. She played Evelyn Nesbitt in the American premiere of "Ragtime" at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, along side Brian Stokes Mitchell and LaChanze. Other Broadway/National Tour credits include David Henry Hwang's "Face Value", "Grand Hotel", "Eating Raoul" and "Chess". After achieving her Broadway dreams, Susan headed out to Los Angeles, where she met her husband, actor Christopher B. Duncan while appearing on "The Jamie Foxx Show" as a series regular. She played Braxton's girlfriend Cameron Caldwell. The two immediately fell in love and now have 3 beautiful children, actress Charlie Ann Duncan, actor Miles Duncan and actor Brock Duncan.
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Chelsea was born in Vancouver, Canada and entered the world of film and television at just 8 years old. As a child, Chelsea filmed over 80 commercials. Her first big break came when she starred alongside Bridget Fonda in Hallmark's timeless mini-series Snow Queen, earning her a best actress Leo award nomination. It wasn't long after that she booked her own pilot, starring in FOX's Save the Last Dance. Chelsea then graduated high school early through home schooling and moved to Los Angeles alone at the tender age of 17.
Over the next several years she made a name for herself in Hollywood starring in various TV films and guest starring on hit shows such as CSI, The L Word, CSI: Miami, Cold Case and HBO's Transporter. Chelsea was also fortunate to work alongside the late Heath Ledger in Sony picture's feature film Lords of Dogtown, which has since become a cult classic.
It was her lead role as underdog Emily Kmetko in Freeforms hit gymnastics drama, Make It Or Break It that solidified Chelsea's presence on the small screen. Following this success Chelsea had her second child, and moved back to Vancouver to raise her two children as a single mother.
Most recently Chelsea has heavily recurred on season 3 of the Emmy nominated Lifetime/Hulu series UnReal, guest starred on Girlfriends Guide to Divorce, Rogue, Lucifer, Motive, Supernatural, and Take Two, as well as several upcoming films including Tosca Musk's adaptation of Ruth Clampett's best selling novel Mr. 365. Chelsea is continuing to have a solid career excelling as an actress, and is excited to bring her own material to big and small screens with Jovanna in 2019.- Sound Department
Ariel Fox is known for Entity: Nine (2006), All the Days Before Tomorrow (2007) and Big Top (2006). He has been married to R. Brandon Johnson since 4 May 2013.- Producer
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Ellina was born in Ukraine, near Dnepropetrovsk. At the age of 9 she got the dream to become an actress. After graduating High School, Ellina moved with her mom to Moscow to study acting. Unfortunately, because of her Ukrainian accent, she didn't pass the entrance audition.
Unphased, Ellina decided to work on her accent, and meanwhile took a position at "Mosfilm" cinema studio. While there, she worked with famous directors Vladimir Menshov and Alexander Mitta, among others, in their respective filming and production crews. Simultaneously, she successfully auditioned for several acting roles, including: A. Surin's film "My vesely, schastlivy, talantlivy!" (We are Cheerful, Happy, Talented!), G. Bezhanov's film "Gde nakhoditsya novelette?" (Where is Enohp located?), and as "Girlfriend" in E. Tsiplakova's movie short "Grazhdanin Ubegayuschiy."
Soon thereafter, Ellina was invited by V. Mazhurin to work as a play actor in Moscow 's "Musical Theater for Kids," organized by "Moscontsert." Ellina's work at the theater continued for two years. From 1990 to 1994 Ellina studied at the Russian Academy of Theater Arts (formerly GITIS). While studying there, she also played a role in E. Ginzburg's movie "Prostodushniy" and a main role in R. Liblik's film "A Silhouette in the Window across the Street".
Additionally, she performed as an entertainer in A. Mironov's "Festival of Actor's Song", and performed as a singer in popular television programs "Before 16 and Older" and "Morning Star." After graduating from the academy, Ellina accepted an invitation from Melbourne Entertainment ( Australia ) and worked there for several months. Returning to Moscow in 1995, she acted in V. Vinokur's "Moscow Theater of Parody" and acted as the "Red Hat" character in the TV mini series "V Gostyah u Scazki." In 1995, Ellina had the privilege of working with one of her favorite directors, T. Keosayan, as an actress in a music video for singing artist I. Allegrova.
The mid 1990s were difficult, empty years for Russian cinematography; big movies were dead and TV soap operas hadn't shown up yet. Despite the downturn, Ellina was fortunate to earn a role in the 1996 television season of the program "Hidden Camera" (Skritaya Kamera). The following year, American impresario G. Belenky offered her a role in a US tour called "New Show." The show took Ellina to the US in January of 1998.
As prospects of Russian Cinema were slim, Ellina remained in America after the tour and continued working in the entertainment industry. Two years later, she again became a student and studied Cinema Arts at LAVC (Los Angeles Valley College). Four years of the study led to her A. A. Diploma in Cinema Arts. Since then Ellina has acted in many commercials and industrial/educational films. Her movie/television roles include "Born into Mafia" by V. Versace, "The Secret of the Ruby Scorpion" by M. Wike, "A Playhouse of Blood" by S. Oakley, "Russian Redneck" (TV Series) by Peter Zhmutski. Since 2007 Ellina Adel works as an actress and producer in joint projects between the US and Europe. These projects bring short live events, plays, films and entertainment to different countries around the World. Ellina is married and has one child.- Actress
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Best known for her role as Yvetta on the hit HBO series, "True Blood," iconic role of Anica a transgender character on "Entourage" series, and Tatyana on "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" series, Natasha has found success on both the big and small screen since arriving in Hollywood all the way from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. After moving to Moscow, Natasha began a globe-trotting career as a print and runway model for Gucci, Versace, John Galliano, Christian Dior and many other top designers. Natasha then transitioned into acting, moving to London to train at "The Method Center" and learn the "Lee Strasberg Acting Technique. After moving to LA and studying under well known teachers Ivana Chubbuck, Howard Fine, Lesly Kahn and Bob Corff, Natasha booked her first acting job on the Fox Television show "Fastlane" (2002). She has since appeared on a wide variety of television shows, including "NYPD Blue," "CSI," "NCIS LA," "Just Shoot Me," "The Bold and the Beautiful," "Nip/Tuck," and "Body of Pain" among others. Natasha has also appeared in over a dozen films, including "The Women" (2008), opposite Meg Ryan, Eva Mendes, and Bette Midler.
Natasha has shared the screen with dozens of icons, including Annette Benning, Debra Messing, Cloris Leachman, Candace Bergen, Danny DeVito, Jada Pinkett Smith, Charlie Day and many more.
Despite having a busy work schedule, Natasha loves spending time with her daughter Valentina.- Actress
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Sabina Akhmedova joined Moscow's Institute of Modern Arts when she was 16. During the four year program, she studied with members of the well-known Moscow Art Theatre, founded by acting legend Constantin Stanislavsky. She made her stage debut in Tennessee Williams's "Summer and Smoke" as Rosa Gonzalez. Other performances soon followed, such as Alexander Pushkin's "Small tragedies" and Federico García Lorca's "The house of Bernarda Alba". After graduation, she was promptly recruited by Stas Namin's "Music and Drama Theatre" as a lead actress, where she not only performed in dramatic plays, but also in lively musicals, such as "Hair" and "Jesus Christ Superstar". Her movie debut was as Irina,a romantic girl-next-door in "Christmas Gift" (2001). Other films and TV projects followed, including "Bachelors" and "Ivlampia Romanova". She rose to fame in MTV's comedy "The Club", where she played series regular Tamara for five seasons. This led to her most acclaimed role to date, Lana, in "Diversant 2". The year 2006 found Sabina continuing her studies at the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles. A versatile actor, Sabina has recently played Goneril in William Shakespeare's "King Lear" at the Strasberg's Marilyn Monroe Theatre, and can be next seen as Amy in the independent feature "Taxi Man".- Actress
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Holly Anderson studied acting in Manhattan while performing in Off-Broadway theatre, commercials and independent films. After relocating to L.A. she was cast in a VH1 commercial playing "Mia", Uma Thurman's character in "Pulp Fiction". Holly was filmed by Oscar winning cinematographer Russell Carpenter when she was cast in a commercial boxing while educating the public on the dangers of GMO food. In 2015 she was cast in a vitamin commercial which required taking a DNA test. Her results showed primarily a Southern European mix of Balkan, Italian, and Ashkenazi. She produces, writes, acts, and performed in Equity theatre on both coast, from Euripides to Shakespeare. In 2010 she produced, created and starred in the short film "A Way Back In" that won several awards. She played FBI special forces leader Lisa Monroe in Cineplex Studio's "Destiny" which aired on cable channels. She has represented several skin care lines commercially and been cast in two European music videos, Armenian and Russian. Holly took up boxing in 2010 and in 2013, took an amateur fight in Venice Beach "Rumble in the Jungle" which was canceled. She has rescued numerous dogs off death row and co-founded a ministry helping the people society has turned it's back on. She resides in Los Angeles with her rescue dog Bandit and continues to help save dogs from death row, work in ministry and act and create.- Greta Cavazzoni was born in Modena, a small town in northern Italy. She was discovered at age 16 at a modeling competition and from there her career took off. Since then she has been featured on the covers of numerous international fashion magazines and has graced the runways in such high-fashion meccas as Milan, London and Paris. While modeling she discovered her love for acting. As a result of her acting commitments she divides her time between Rome and New York.
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Born in the Czech Republic, raised in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 1989, after the communist wall had fallen, Dagmar successfully entered The University of Dramatic Art and Music in Bratislava, Slovakia, studying acting, Jose Limon's dancing technique and singing lessons. Dagmar graduated in 1996 with a Master Degree in Dramatic Art and Theatre Science. Throughout the 1990s Dagmar played live theater in a range of styles from Shakespearean, Russian drama and comedy to musicals and modern American drama. She joined the Bratislava National Theater Company production of ''A Little Night Music'' where she payed Charlotte. From there, Dagmar moved to the role of Nerissa in Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice' for Theater Astorka. Followed production at the New Scene Theater of 'Richard III' playing Lady Ann. Other theater credits include roles in county theaters productions: Maria in Goethe's 'Clavijo', role Fiokla in Gogol's 'Wedding', Magdalena in Hesse's 'Augustine', Venda in Vedekind's 'Spring Walking Time', #1 KitKat Girl in Masteroff's 'Cabaret'. Theater work was followed by an established career in film and television. She made an early name for herself in the 1989 French short film "From East to West". This led to other lead roles for Slovakian National Television: "Mario Whistle" (1990), "Zenske oddelenie" (1990 "Women's Department" ), "Lamp of a Poor Man" (1993), Dostoyevsky's "Bad Joke" (1994), TV film "Albert, Albert" (1994), TV series "Big Heart" (1997), and much more. An impressive resume was building as her career grew into the international film. Working with such talents as European director Peter Patzak she made her feature film debut in "Es lebe die Liebe, der papst und das Puff" (1993), and, in 1994, co-starred in Czech film "Diky za kazde nove rano" ("Thanks for a Good Morning") by Milan Steindler. the Film won in 1995 the Czech Critics Awards Kristian - Best Feature Film (Nejlepsi Hrany Film Roku). From there Edwards, moved to co-star in German film Der Ausbruch directed by Mark Schlichter (1996, UFA-Fernsehproduktion GmbH), in 1997 won RTL Golden Lion Awards for Best TV Film or Miniseries; in 1997 "Balko" (directed by Manfred Stelzer, RTL TV series). In 1998 appearing with Mario Van Peebles in "Crazy six" by Albert Pyun. Worked on The Peacemaker (1997) as an assistant to George Clooney, Slovakia. Recent film credits include the independent feature A Year and a Day (2005) directed by Robert Lane and starring role in Rapture (2014) by Richard Lowry. In 2009 worked on Primetime TV Show "Sentenced" with DNA Production directed by Peter Bebjak.- Actress
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Elise Muller grew up in Northbrook, a suburb of Chicago. Elise graduated from The University of Arizona with a B.F.A. in Acting/Directing. Shortly thereafter, she started modeling and acting in Chicago. After receiving the opportunity to model in Japan, she instead set out for Los Angeles to pursue acting.
In Los Angeles, Elise was immediately booked for guest starring roles in shows such as "Baywatch Nights", Malibu, CA (1998) and Diagnosis Murder (1993). Her first starring role was for producer Roger Corman in the film Lola's Game (1998). Muller went on to star in other films around the world - from Canada to Bulgaria to the Czech Republic. These film credits include a number of science fiction films, comedies and thrillers. Elise appeared opposite Academy Award Winner Mo'Nique in the 20th Century Fox comedy Phat Girlz (2006).
Elise worked with directors Jay and Mark Duplass on the film Baghead (2008), as they cast Muller to star as 'Catherine'. The film went to the Sundance Film Festival and was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics. Later, Elise was chosen as a Series Regular in the popular Cable Comedy Series Canoga Park (2007) where she played the role of an Attorney named 'Katherine.'
Elise had a very unique childhood starting with infancy. A month before her birth, Elise's father, Lt. Stephen Peter Muller USMC, was tragically killed in action during the Vietnam War on July 2, 1967, and her mother, Jane Muller; raised her as a single parent. Jane Muller served as a Peace Corp volunteer and taught English in the Philippines. Having a tremendous love of film, Jane strongly influenced Elise as a child when Elise first began to dream of a career in acting.- Actress
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Oksana Grigorieva is a Russian-American pianist and composer known for her high profile relationships with celebrities, such as Timothy Dalton and Mel Gibson, among others.
She was born Oksana Petrovna Chernukha in the Soviet Union. Her grandparents were WWII veterans, decorated for their courage in the war against the Nazis. Her father, Petr Chernukha, and mother, Ludmila Grigorieva-Chernukha, were music professors, both are now retired and are living in a suburb of Moscow, Russia. Her sister, Natalie, twelve years younger, is living in Russia with her parents.
Young Oksana was fond of music and movies. She began piano lessons at the age of three under the tutelage of her mother. At the age of six, Oksana composed her first piano piece while watching movies on TV. As a teenager, she was obsessed with movies by Andrei Tarkovsky, and fashioned herself as a film composer. She was also fascinated by Western culture. Watching Timothy Dalton on Russian TV, both Oksana and her mother were charmed by the actor, as was the majority of the female population in Russia. At that time, Oksana was sharing a two-room flat with her parents in a public apartment building on Lenin Street in Saransk, and hard life in a small Soviet town became too dull for her. But her journey from Russian poverty to Hollywood royalty was a long and winding road.
During the 1980s, she studied piano at a local school of music, then continued her piano studies at the Kazan conservatory in Russia, albeit she did not graduate from the conservatory, abruptly ending her studies there after three years. Oksana was a straight-A student, keen to hone her English and prepare herself for better life in the affluent West. But it was her personal life in Russia that caused the most troubles to her and her parents, because, by the age of 18, she became so attractive and desired by many, so that men of all ages could not resist from stalking her and some young men were even caught while breaking into her bedroom window to get her. Seeking protection, she married a fellow student, who shared her desires to live in the West, but the marriage did not work and was dissolved soon. While the Soviet Union was falling apart and the situation became increasingly hard for all people, she began looking for a better place in the world. Her parents did not blame her for having a dream about a better life beyond the poverty and grim of their small town, so they scrambled all their savings and paid for her visa and a flight to London, thus unlocking the path to her dream.
At the age of 20, Oksana left the Soviet Union for England. For several months, she did a string of lowly jobs cleaning and care-giving for the elderly in Kent, and also gave free piano performances at various churches. In 1992, she married Nicholas Rowland, a British artist who was 19 years older, albeit the marriage was dissolved soon, it still allowed her to stay in the UK. During her first years in England, Oksana studied piano at the Royal College of Music in London. At that time, she supported herself working as a piano teacher for children, and also was a part-time waitress at a London restaurant near Buckingham Palace. There, she was spotted by the royal photographer, Patrick Lichfield. Soon her photos were in various fashion magazines. On her modeling gig for the 1993 royal calendar, Oksana was wearing, among other things, her Magesty's coat and one of the special dresses originally designed for Princess Diana.
In 1995, while interpreting for the Russian director, Nikita Mikhalkov, at the London Film festival, Oksana met Timothy Dalton. Soon Mr. Dalton, then in his 50s, and an attractive film star widely-known as "James Bond", invited Oksana to live together at his homes in Chiswick, London and in West Hollywood. The two also traveled together in the Caribbean. Oksana's first child, son Alexander, with Timothy Dalton, was born in London on August 7, 1997. At that time, the ex-James Bond who is also a good friend of President Bill Clinton, took Oksana to the White House and, soon, she sent her parents a photo showing her and Dalton together with the Clintons, standing on the White House lawn. That was the time when the Clintons were dealing with their own situation, so Mr. Dalton came to show the Clintons his support and brought Oksana along.
At first, the news about Oksana's relationship with the "James Bond" star caused much trouble for her parents in Russia, because they were surrounded by people living in dire poverty, so their flat was burglarized three times and their shop was burned down. Dalton's heart moved, and he sent Oksana's parents a check, so they left the troubled town and visited Oksana with Dalton and their son in Hollywood. The parents approved of their daughter's civil union with the British actor. A few years later, their union ended, and Oksana, with her son, settled in Los Angeles, California. There, she made a name for herself as a songwriter, when "Un Dia Liegara", a tune she wrote for Josh Groban, appeared on his 2006 album, "Awake", and became a hit.
Living in California, Oksana Grigorieva continued writing songs, she was also giving performances at an upscale Russian restaurant. There, in 2007, she met Mel Gibson, who was then already separated from his wife. Oksana was more a symptom than a cause of Mel Gibson's marriage disintegration. Gibson was apparently so smitten that he invited Oksana to move in to his Malibu home in the fall of 2007. Later, he gave Oksana a cameo role in some hospital scenes in Edge of Darkness (2010). In 2008, Mel Gibson's company, "Icon Records", employed Oksana Grigorieva as a musician.
Ms. Grigorieva and Mr. Gibson had a relationship that lasted about three years. In the Spring of 2009, Oksana was pregnant with Mel Gibson's child, and the couple made several high profile appearances at various red carpet events. At that time, Oksana with her son Alexander moved in to a home in Sherman Oaks, bought for her by Mel Gibson's company. She and Mel Gibson became the parents of a girl, Lucia, born on October 30, 2009 in Los Angeles. The baby was born prematurely and required special attention, so Oksana's mother, Ludmila, came from Russia to Los Angeles to help Oksana with the baby.
Continuing her career as a singer-songwriter, Oksana Grigorieva recorded a solo album produced by Mel Gibson, where Mr. Gibson is also a co-author in Oksana's two songs. She also signed a contract with Mr. Gibson's production company, "Icon Records", for making four of her songs into musical videos.
During the year 2009 and in the beginning of 2010, Oksana and Mel Gibson had several high profile appearances at various red carpet events in America and Europe, and their relationship looked beautiful. After their baby was born, they were seen happily traveling with the baby in Spain and France, visiting museums, such as the Louvre in Paris, and attending private receptions and opening parties promoting the latest movie starring Mel Gibson.
But something happened between Oksana and Mel in early 2010. The two suddenly became bitter and hard on each other, revealing their previously hidden irreconcilable differences. They finally split up in April of 2010, and soon the lovely images of their happiness were replaced by their troubled voices from secretly taped phone calls. Eventually, their love game transformed into something else and fell in the hands of their lawyers, doctors and advisers whose crafty professions depend on milking the troubled rich and famous. Now the Russian pianist was at the center of a media storm over her relationship with the Lethal Weapon (1987) star. Her life became complicated, with a custody battle over their child and a police investigation on the back of taped controversial heated conversations between her and "Mad Max".
Meanwhile, Oksana Grigorieva turned to another ex for support - "James Bond" star, Timothy Dalton, who is the father of her son, Alexander. During the year 2010, Mr. Dalton was seen stopping by her Sherman Oaks home, still owned by Gibson's company. In November 2010, when Oksana's baby daughter, Lucia, had her first birthday celebration, Timothy Dalton came to the party with gifts and flowers. But Mel Gibson did not come to his daughter's party at her mother's place, because he was under a temporary restraining order for domestic violence. Oksana also received professional help from Svetlana Belyaeva, a famous Moscow University therapist.
On November 17, Oksana and her lawyer, Martin Garbus, a well-known attorney, had an hour-long interview with CNN star Larry King. Grigorieva spoke candidly about claims she was beaten by the father of her child. She opened up about the allegedly abusive relationship, claiming she feared for her life when her ex reportedly struck her in the face, while she was holding their daughter in her arms, during a heated argument in January. Although Mel Gibson has admitted in court documents that he "slapped" Oksana in the face with his hand, his lawyers still want Los Angeles court Judge Scott Gordon to grant Gibson custody of Lucia and only allow Grigorieva monitored visits during the day.
As a loving mother of her children, Oksana Grigorieva says that she is looking forward to giving her daughter piano lessons, just like her own mother taught her years ago, when she was a child. She also gives music lessons to her teenage son, Alexander, who is an aspiring guitarist and songwriter.
Oksana Grigorieva supports the Chernobyl Foundation for Children. She donates to charities in Russia and Ukraine. In February of 2010, she co-sponsored a group of medical doctors from America and Europe that visited Ukraine and provided medical help to children with special needs. Her latest music album is dedicated to support children with genetic defects.
Oksana Grigorieva and her two children are residents of Los Angeles County, California.- Actress
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Sequoyah Tiger Moon was born a member of the Choctaw Tribe. Her upbringing as a Native American kept her fascinated with the world of creative storytelling. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Columbia and continued to study her craft at SIU and Institute of American Indian Arts. Sequoyah moved to Los Angeles in 2001, to aid in the push to allow more parts to be written for indigenous people.- Actress
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After starring in 13 motion pictures that were released in the European continent and while performing in Europe, she composed a Theme song for a motion picture "Night Train to Venice" starring Hugh Grant and Malkolm McDowell. In January of 2006 she released a Full length CD "Ghost" in Japan and Asia on "Tricycle Entertainment". Natalia won an award "Silver Rose of Montreau" in an International Music and Film Festival in Switzerland for starring in a European motion picture. Full Length CD "Lingerie" was released in US. Natalia has a Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology and practices Psychology in US along with her music/acting career. Natalia was born in a musical family in ST. Petersburg, Russia. She started writing songs since the age of 7. At 17 she attended the Academy of Music, Film and Television of St. Petersburg Natalia speaks four languages (English, German, Russian and French) She writes her own lyrics and melodies.- Actress
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Shelley Michelle was born on 3 April 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Rising Sun (1993), Double Impact (1991) and Galaxy Hunter (2004).- Actress
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Linda Bella was born on 6 July 1992 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is an actress and producer, known for Dracula: Reborn (2012), First Dog (2010) and The Paper Boat (2015).- Mexican-American actress, model and retired professional wrestler and valet who worked from 2000 to 2017. She started in the southern California scene as Desire, winning the EWF (Empire Wrestling Federation) Tag Team Championship with Threat in a tag team battle royal at the EWF's July 19, 2002 event, making her the first and only woman to hold the title. They lost the titles to PHAT (Devon Willis and Eric Matlock) 28 days later. She signed a deal with WWE in 2005 and was assigned to their developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling. In 2006, she was brought up to the main roster as part of the ECW revival as Ariel, the valet for vampire wrestler Kevin Thorn (Kevin Fertig). They were heels as part of the stable the New Breed, with Phil Brooks, Matt Striker (Matthew Kaye) and Marquis Cor Von (Monty Brown). Martinez was released from her contract on May 18, 2007, over an altercation with Dave Bautista. She had a run in TNA as Salinas of the Latin American Exchange, with Homicide (Nelson Erazo) and Hernandez (Shawn Hernandez). They feuded with Christy Hemme and her team the Rock N Rave Infection (Jimmy Rave (James Guffey) and Lance Rock (Lance Hoyt)). She left in 2008, after being attacked in the storyline by Jacqueline (Jacqueline Moore) as part of the feud between LAX and Beer Money Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode (Bobby Roode)), as she had quit TNA to star in an Italian thriller. She retired in 2017.
She has also wrestled under the names Halloween Barbie, Cle-Ho-Patra, Vampira and Siren.
She has been billed from both Chino, California and from "The Jewel of the Nile" as Cle-Ho-Patra in the defunct adult-oriented Women's Extreme Wrestling. - Angela Peters is known for Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me! (1968).
- Chelse Swain was born on 25 May 1983 in Malibu, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Virgin Suicides (1999), Georgia Rule (2007) and The Naked Ape (2006).
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Maxine was born in Manchester, England. Her father Bob English, played for the famous soccer team Manchester United. Her mom was a model. Her family immigrated to Victoria, Canada. For many years her mom owned and operated a Model/ Talent agency where Maxine got involved in front and behind the scenes of the business. Modeling, Print, fashion shows and doing her first TV commercial at the young age of 10.
After graduating, Maxine became a flight Attendant. It gave her the opportunity to see the world, yet be flexible enough to still do what she truly loves; Acting! In the 90s Maxine left the Airline Industry and moved to California. She now has 3 boys,Travis, Dylan and Cody. Maxine is busy with life and loves it. She applies all her passions and life experiences in her performances and the results are enjoyable and real. Maxine has over 30 years of industry experience.- Kyrie Maezumi was born on 24 September 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for DaZe: Vol. Too (sic) - NonSeNse (2016), Legacy (2010) and Lunar Effect (2020).
- Lisa Sherrill Gannon is known for Weekend at Bernie's (1989), Forget Paris (1995) and Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1997).
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Salma Hayek was born on September 2, 1966 in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Her father is of Lebanese descent and her mother is of Mexican/Spanish ancestry. After having seen Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) in a local movie theater, she decided she wanted to become an actress. At age 12, she was sent to the Academy of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans, Louisiana. After attending Mexico City's prestigious university Universidad Iberoamericana, she felt ready to pursue acting seriously.
She soon landed the title role in Teresa (1989), a hugely successful soap opera which earned her the star status in her native Mexico. However, anxious to make films and to explore her talent as well as passion, she left both Teresa (1989) and Mexico in 1991. Heartbroken fans spread rumors that she was having a secret affair with Mexico's president and left to escape his wife's wrath. She made her way to Los Angeles. She approached Hollywood with naive enthusiasm and quickly learned that Latina actresses were typecast as the mistress maid or local prostitute. By late 1992, she had landed only small roles. She appeared on Street Justice (1991), The Sinbad Show (1993), Nurses (1991), and as a sexy maid on Dream On (1990). She also had only one line in My Crazy Life (1993). Feeling under-appreciated by Anglo filmmakers, she vented her frustrations on Paul Rodriguez's late-night Spanish-language talk show.
Robert Rodriguez and his wife Elizabeth Avellan happened to be watching and were immediately smitten with her. He soon gave her big break -- to star opposite Antonio Banderas in the cult classic Desperado (1995), bringing her into Hollywood prominence. The moviegoers were as dazzled with her as he had been. Afterwards, she was cast again by Rodriguez to star in the cult classic From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). Her first star billing came later that year with Fools Rush In (1997) opposite Matthew Perry. It was a modest hit and her star continued to rise in both commercial and films such as Breaking Up (1997) with an unknown Russell Crowe, 54 (1998), Dogma (1999) and In the Time of the Butterflies (2001), the small artistic film which won her an ALMA award as best actress and the summer blockbuster Wild Wild West (1999). Her production company Ventanarosa produced the Mexican feature film El coronel no tiene quien le escriba (1999), which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival and selected as Mexico's official Oscar entry for best foreign film.
The new millennium started out quietly as she prepared to produce and star in her dream role of Frida Kahlo, the legendary Mexican painter whom she had been admiring her entire life and whose story she wanted to bring to the big screen ever since she arrived in Hollywood. Frida (2002) was full of passion and enthusiasm, with performances from her and Alfred Molina as Kahlo's cheating husband Diego Rivera. It also featured an entourage of stars such as Antonio Banderas, Ashley Judd, Geoffrey Rush, Edward Norton and Valeria Golino.
It was a box office hit and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including best actress for Hayek. It won awards for make-up and score by Elliot Goldenthal. Later that year, she expanded her horizons, directing The Maldonado Miracle (2003), which was shown at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2003, she starred in the finale of Rodriguez's Desperado trilogy Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), again opposite Banderas. She also starred in After the Sunset (2004) opposite Pierce Brosnan, and Ask the Dust (2006) opposite Colin Farrell. She then starred in Bandidas (2006), which also featured Penélope Cruz, and Lonely Hearts (2006) opposite Jared Leto.- A triple-threat performer and musician, Sabrina has played numerous lead roles in theatrical and musical productions, from Reno Sweeney to Blanche DuBois. Sabrina's also a veteran of more than 280 film, TV and commercial productions since 2002.
She's adept with improv, choreography, choral singing and complex language. Agile with technical dialogue and physical comedy. A versatile character actor/singer and great collaborator, with flair and ease with European and American accents. French/English bi-lingual. (Currently crushing it on Duolingo Russian)
She grew up in Jersey & survived to tell the tale: Alumna of Stagedoor Manor with a BFA in Acting from SMUT in Dallas. Travelled and lived throughout Europe before raising a family in Seattle. Now based in Vancouver, BC. - Writer
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Rosella Weigand is known for Curve Your Vampirism (2011).- Actress
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Kristen Johnston studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City.
She won two Emmys for her role on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996). She has appeared on many other television shows, including Ugly Betty (2006), ER (1994), Bored to Death (2009) and, perhaps most memorably, as the party girl whose famous final words were "I'm so bored I could die" on Sex and the City (1998). She's currently, on television, on TV Land's hit series, The Exes (2011), which is now in its fourth season. Just a few of Johnston's many stage credits are "So Help Me God!" (Drama desk nomination), "The Women", "Aunt Dan & Lemon", "Love Song" on the West End, as well as starring in three "Shakespeare in Central Park" productions, "Much Ado About Nothing", "12th Night", and "The Skin of our Teeth". She is a long-time member of The Atlantic Theater Company, and her roles over the years have included "The Lights" (Drama Desk Nomination) and "Scarcity". Kristen's film credits include Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), the 2nd Austin Powers film (as "Ivana Humpalot"), Finding Bliss (2009), Bad Parents (2012), Bride Wars (2009), Life Happens (2011), Vamps (2012), Strangers with Candy (2005), and the upcoming independent film, Lovesick (2014), with Matt LeBlanc. Johnston teaches acting at The Atlantic Theater Company's Acting School at NYU. She founded an organization called SLAM, whose goal is the creation of a desperately needed sober high school in New York City. Johnston's first book was a New York Times Bestselling memoir, entitled "GUTS: the endless follies and tiny triumphs of a giant disaster".- Producer
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Kelly Ripa had been performing in her senior high school play, The Ugly Duckling, when she was approached by her current manager, Cathy Parker, who encouraged her to pursue acting. After attending new Jersey's Camden County Community College, she performed in local theater productions before joining All My Children (1970) in November, 1990. Kelly has received nominations for a 1993 Daytime Emmy Award and a 1993 Soap Opera Award. Kelly, is the first in her family to enter the acting profession. She had studied ballet since age three, plays the piano and, in her words, is "no Barbra Streisand", but can carry a tune.- Producer
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Heidi Klum was born in Bergisch Gladbach, a small city near Cologne, Germany, in 1973. Her career as a top fashion model and swimsuit star began almost by accident when, on a lark, she submitted photos to a model competition hosted by Petra, a young woman's magazine. Klum won the competition, and signed with Metropolitan, the German modeling agency. After modeling in Europe for a few years to great success, she went to the United States to pursue modeling there, and met with more success, culminating in her relationship with Victoria's Secret. This brought her to the pinnacle of modeling and, in 1998, the coveted cover of Sports Illustrated's annual Swimsuit Issue, cementing her status as one of the world's top models. Along with that came lucrative marketing opportunities, including her own signature lines of sandals, jewelry, and perfume.
Like many other models, most notably Famke Janssen, Klum then sought to parlay her fame into a career in Hollywood. She has appeared frequently on TV in the US and in Germany, and has had several small parts in movies, including a cameo playing Swiss bombshell Ursula Andress in the Peter Sellers biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Klum is married to British singer Seal and, as of June 2005, was expecting a child with him -- she has a daughter, Leni, with a boyfriend from a previous relationship. While she is best known for her beauty and perfect figure (one of her nicknames being "The Body"), the tall and willowy Klum remains surprisingly down-to-earth for a supermodel - a middle-class Westphalian girl from a small city - and has an endearingly goofy, engaging sense of humor. She is famously close to her father, Gunther.- Actress
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Roselyn Milagros Sánchez Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, producer, and writer. On television, she is best known for her roles as Elena Delgado on the CBS police procedural Without a Trace (2005-09), as Carmen Luna on the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids (2013-16), and as Elena Roarke on the new Fantasy Island (2021-present). In film, Sánchez has appeared in Rush Hour 2 (2001), Boat Trip (2002), The Game Plan (2007), and Act of Valor (2012).- Costume Designer
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A Boston, Massachusetts native, Lindsay Zir is a Los Angeles based Costume Designer and Wardrobe Stylist. With a Bachelors degree in theater from New York University, Zir relocated to Los Angeles in 2000 where she worked as an actress for ten years.
Her passion for fashion and costumes went from a hobby to a full-time career in 2010 when she closed the acting chapter in her life and began styling actor Cory Monteith of "Glee" fame. A mere three months after their first red carpet event together, Monteith was awarded 'Future Style Icon: Male' at the Hollywood Style Awards.
Zir designed her first feature film in 2012 (BATTLE SCARS) and hasn't looked back since. In the past eight years, she has wrapped ten feature films as Costume Designer and styled over thirty commercials and music videos (including Imagine Dragons' "Next to Me" with acclaimed Director, Mark Pellington).
Zir resides in Los Angeles, but travels wherever the job takes her.- Actress
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Barbara Kerr Condon, a versatile award winning actress, writer, and producer, is known for her stage and screen work. She first began demonstrating her "eye" for selecting choice literary projects at age 12 where she was a beloved recurring panelist on highly rated CBS's Kid Critics. Trying her hand in each of the performing arts, she found her way on to the board of Women In Film and collaborated on several PSA campaigns for battered women's awareness. Barbara moved with her husband, Paul, to Worms, Germany, while he was in active service with the Army. Barbara was "discovered" on base one day as someone with "producer" quality and quickly ascended a level of positions to become the Director of The Performing Arts Theatre for the U.S. Army's facility there. This was the location for all USO stopovers and military entertainment in the area. Bearing in mind that the U.S. Military is the largest theatre system in the world, tripling London or Broadway, Barbara became quite confident in her skills as a producer. This experience contributed to her relocation to Los Angeles. Turning her attention from stage to screen, Barbara found herself both acting and producing in Los Angeles. Co-starring television roles on HBO's Big Love, NBC's ER, CBS's 7th Heaven, Lifetime's Unsolved Mysteries, NBC's The Others, and repeat appearances on The Tonight Show, have quickly given Barbara notice. Her film roles range from appearances in Universal's Red Dragon and The Coen brothers' Intolerable Cruelty, to supporting rolls in films like Cineville's The Affair and Brooklyn Reptile's Boppin At The Glue Factory. Her film project, Doria, which she executive produced and in which she starred, was a winner of the Flickering Image Festival in 2004. Another production of Barbara's is Family, which she co-produced and in which she starred. Just Desserts had its premiere screening in February 2008. In July 2008 Barbara returned to being in front of the camera with her role as Mrs. Cee in My Homework Ate My Dog. She has continued to perform in various film projects, and was most recently nominated for Best Actress at the 168 Film Festival in 2022. In 2023 Barbara is producing a proof of concept for a romantic comedy feature film, Three Times A Lady. She prefers roles in projects that have a positive impact on the world.- Actress
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- Rozana is known for Raya wa Sekina (2005) and Al-andaleeb hikayt shaab (2006).
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Jenifer Krater grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. She currently lives in LA. She is a proud owner of Krater Studios. She was the former owner of Sally Johnson Studios in NYC. She is married to her partner and actor/director Paolo Pagliacolo. They produce independent films together with their company Stranger Films. Jen Krater last appeared as the female star in the award winning comedy "The Dueling Accountant".- Tiffany Powles is known for Book of Dreams - Dream 3: Welcome to Crateland (1994).
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Tara Shannon was born in Texas, USA. She is known for My Life's in Turnaround (1993), Funny About Love (1990) and Huey Lewis and the News: Doing It All for My Baby (1987).- Michelle McCuin is known for Tales of the Frontier (2012), Color Me Dancer and Magic Sketchbook (2014).
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Emlee Vassilos was born on 21 August 1988 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for A Few Brains More (2012), Woke 2022 and Star Trek Phase II (2004).- Actress
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Elisabeth Granli is known for Something's Gotta Give (2003), L.A. Confidential (1997) and Dress Rehearsal (2017).- Actress
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Courtney Banks is known for Re-Casting Kyle (2014), Women of Heart Baptist Church (2013) and A Very Vegan Christmas (2013).- Fayelyn Bilodeau is known for The Mentalist (2008), The Nanny Murders (2020) and The Invisible Mother (2018).
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Patricia Gomez-Peralta is known for Drowning on Dry Land (1999), New Skin (2014) and Addiction: This Is Not a Love Story (2014).