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- Riley Emilia Voelkel was born in Elk Grove, California, Riley Voelkel's family moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada when she was a child and she grew up in Sacramento, California. As a youth she was heavily involved in athletics, her family and schoolwork.
Riley was discovered during a modeling audition and she lost no time in taking advantage of that opportunity. She moved to Los Angeles and threw herself into the acting world. With her natural talent for the arts it did not take long before she was booking commercials and acting full time.
Her first acting role was as a club girl in the Oscar nominated film The Social Network, directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin. From there Riley's career took off and she quickly booked roles in such hit series as The Mentalist, Glee, and American Horror Story.
She worked once again with Aaron Sorkin when she was cast as student turned assistant Jenna Johnson in HBO's award-winning The Newsroom opposite Jeff Daniels. More roles followed culminating in perhaps her best-known role to date, Freya Mikaelson in CW's The Vampire Diaries spin-off, The Originals. Voelkel played Freya for four seasons (2014 to 2018) and reclaimed her role when she guest-starred on the second season of Legacies.
Voelkel was then cast in the recurring role of Jenna Cameron in CW's science fiction drama series, Roswell, New Mexico. From there she has taken on her most challenging role yet in the Jerry Bruckheimer produced Starz series Hightown, that of Renee Segna, former exotic dancer and fiancé to a drug kingpin. - Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Kelli O'Hara was born on 16 April 1976 in Elk City, Oklahoma, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Gilded Age (2022), The Accidental Wolf (2018) and All the Bright Places (2020). She has been married to Greg Naughton since 28 July 2007. They have two children.- Music Department
- Producer
- Actor
Billy Corgan was born on 17 March 1967 in Elk Grove, Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Batman & Robin (1997), Stigmata (1999) and Ransom (1996). He has been married to Chloe Mendel since 16 September 2023. They have two children. He was previously married to Christine Fabian.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Ulysses Morazan was born on 15 October 1989 in Elk Grove, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Hacks (2021), This Is Us (2016) and Not Dead Yet (2023).- Mary Cox was born on 25 August 1941 in Elk Horn, Iowa, USA. She was a writer, known for Courage (1984) and Tattletales (1974). She was married to Ronny Cox. She died on 18 December 2006 in Encino, California, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
Bill Kelly was born in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA. He is known for Enchanted (2007), Blast from the Past (1999) and Premonition (2007).- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Acclaimed singer, songwriter and composer Jimmy Webb was born on August 15, 1946 in Elk City, Oklahoma. His father was a Baptist minister. An avid lover of music since he was a little boy, Webb made his first public appearance as a performer playing the organ at his father's church. He also improvised, rearranged and re-harmonized hymns. Jimmy began his composing career with religious songs and fronted his own rock'n'roll band. The Webb family moved to Colton, CA in 1964. Jimmy attended San Bernardino Valley College and studied music. Webb's first job in the music industry was transcribing other people's songs. The first song Webb wrote that was recorded was "My Christmas Tree" for the 1965 album, "Merry Christmas, the Supremes". In 1967, Jimmy really hit his stride as a songwriter; he penned the hit songs, "Up, Up and Away" for The 5th Dimension, and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" for Glen Campbell (this particular song had previously been recorded by Johnny Rivers on his 1966 album, "Changes"). Webb went on to write several more hit songs for Campbell: "Galveston", "Wichita Lineman" and "Where's the Playground, Susie". Other songs Jimmy has written are "MacArthur Park" for Richard Harris (Webb collaborated with Harris on the albums, "A Tramp Shining" and "The Yard Went on Forever"), "The Worst Thing That Could Happen" by Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge, "All I Know" for Art Garfunkel, "Adios" and "Easy for You to Say" for Linda Ronstadt, and "The Moon's A Harsh Mistress" for Joe Cocker. In addition, the ballad "The Highwayman" was a big smash country success when it was covered by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson in the late 80s. In 1969, Webb wrote and arranged Thelma Houston's album, "Sunshower". Jimmy's songs have been either recorded or performed by such diverse artists as Frank Sinatra, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Rosemary Clooney, Reba McEntire, R.E.M., Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Tanya Tucker, Arlo Guthrie and Tony Bennett. Webb's solo albums, "Words and Music", "And So: On", "Letters", "Land's End", "El Mirage", "Angel Heart", "Suspending Disbelief", "Twilight of the Renegades" and "Live and At Large", were all praised by critics. In 1983, Jimmy wrote the cantata, "The Animals' Christmas". He composed the scores for the films, 'Doc' (1971), The Naked Ape (1973), Voices (1985), The Last Unicorn (1982), The Hanoi Hilton (1987) and Clean and Narrow (2000). Moreover, Webb has scored episodes of the TV shows, Amazing Stories (1985), Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) and Tales from the Crypt (1989). Jimmy's songs are featured on the soundtracks for a bunch of movies that include How Sweet It Is! (1968), American Pop (1981), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992), The Santa Clause (1994), Get Shorty (1995), Heat (1995), The Kid (2000), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), View from the Top (2003) and Chicken Little (2005). He is a member of both the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriter's Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame. Jimmy Webb was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1999 and subsequently inducted onto the Board of Directors for the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in early 2000.- Art Department
- Writer
- Actor
Kyler Spears was born on 5 July 1992 in Elk Grove, California, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023), Amphibia (2019) and The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021).- Joel Taylor was born on 6 January 1980 in Elk City, Oklahoma, USA. He died on 23 January 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Producer
- Actor
Mark A. Stansberry co-founded GrayMark Productions, LLC in 2001 with Academy Award-winning Producer Gray Frederickson. Mark is Chairman of The GTD Group. He has testified before the U.S. Senate along with other regulatory bodies. He serves on several boards. Mark is a producer of the film documentary "The GET" (The Grand Energy Transition) which is to be released in 2011. He is also a songwriter and recording artist.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Korey Simeone has appeared in over 30 television and film projects including Apple Tv's For All Mankind, Netflix's I Think You Should Leave, ABC's The Goldbergs, NBC's Superstore, as well as Robert Rodriguez's Sin City among others. Korey is also a busy commercial actor, having done ads for Best Buy, Joe's Crab Shack, AMD, Dell, USAA, and is the lead in a campaign for Royal Bank of Canada. As well as on-camera, Korey is a sought after voice-over artist with credits in commercials and video games including Red Dead Redemption II and Seven Knights II.
Korey is also a professional musician specializing in strings such as fiddle/violin, guitar, mandolin, and banjo. He got into acting by chance when a friend asked him to audition for an in-house Dell industrial video in the German language. He has been cast in many projects owing to his other musical and linguistic skills. Korey graduated Summa cum Laude from the University of Texas at Austin and moved to Los Angeles in 2010. He has studied improv at The Groundlings, UCB, and with Gary Austin, the founder of the Groundlings. He has been privileged to study with the some of the best L.A. teachers and coaches including Risa Bramon Garcia, Judy Kain, and Alan Feinstein to name just a sample.
Korey is excited to be living and working in Los Angeles and hopes to take in part in projects by his favorite filmmakers Curtis Hansen, Frank Darabont, John Milius and Martin Scorsese.- Napoleon Simpson was born on 12 May 1902 in Elk Township, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Mummy's Curse (1944), Ben Casey (1961) and Drums of the Congo (1942). He died on 27 June 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Rotund stage and screen actor who played Santa Claus on screen at many times during his career.
Frazier started out as a stage actor, appearing on Broadway in the 1960s, and he continued to appear in the theatre after he found work on television and in movies. His signature role was Falstaff, which he played often over the years.
Frazier appeared in minor roles in various movies, and he guest-starred on many popular TV series. His career found new life in the 1990s as Santa Claus, a role that he played in three movies and one TV series over four consecutive years. Frazier appeared often thereafter as Santa at parties.
Frazier appeared as King Neptune on three "Power Rangers" episodes in 2000. - Susan Powell was born in Elk City, Oklahoma, USA.
- Sound Department
- Actor
- Art Department
Eric Anthony was born on 4 October 1986 in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Divergent (2014), Kimi (2022) and LOL (2012).- Writer
- Actor
Siegfried Lenz was born on 17 March 1926 in Lyck, East Prussia, Germany [now Elk, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland]. He was a writer and actor, known for The Lightship (1985), Das Feuerschiff (1963) and Die Zeit der Schuldlosen (1964). He was married to Liselotte. He died on 7 October 2014 in Hamburg, Germany.- John Peters was born on 12 April 1922 in Elk City, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1975), Chief Crazy Horse (1955) and Castle of Blood (1964). He died on 13 September 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
- Writer
Kambra Lee Potter was born and raised in Elk City, Oklahoma. She is an actress, entertainment show host, emcee, motivational speaker, and former Miss Oklahoma, who now resides in Los Angeles. She's also a self-proclaimed "Oklafornian."
Kambra's love for the entertainment industry began when she was 13-years-old, and she first participated in the National American Miss pageant. She placed 2nd runner-up to Miss Oklahoma Pre-teen and 4th runner-up in the pageant's optional acting competition.
Later that year, Kambra traveled to California and competed in the National pageant, where she placed in the top 10. She says she immediately felt like California was where she belonged, and at that moment decided she would one day make Southern California her home.
As a teenager, Kambra attended acting and modeling classes at John Casablancas in Oklahoma City and later attended an international model and talent convention expo in Dallas, Texas, where she was awarded the Best Overall Junior Female Actor Award.
In 2008, Kambra was named Miss Oklahoma Teen, and in 2010, she became Miss Oklahoma, placing 3rd runner-up at the National pageant. She also placed in the top 5 for the Actress competition every year, and won Best Actress multiple times.
Kambra used the title of Miss Oklahoma to raise over $9,500 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation by orchestrating a putt-putt golf tournament in her hometown.
She attended San Diego State University, where she majored in broadcast journalism and minored in sociology. After taking an acting-on-camera class at SDSU, her passion for acting was reignited.
After college she relocated to Los Angeles, where she landed lead roles in numerous indie films, and student films for USC, UCLA, NYFA, among others. She can also be spotted in local and regional commercials. Kambra first gained experience on network TV as a background actress in Go On, 90210 and Mistresses. She was also featured in a scene with Dennis Quaid on CBS's Vegas.
Kambra previously co-hosted an entertainment radio show for KCR Radio, served as the official Emcee for over 35 state-wide pageants, hosted 100+ events as a motivational speaker for young girls, and continues to host red carpet events and press interviews for That's My Entertainment, including at San Diego Comic-Con.
Kambra's passion for acting is grounded in her desire to live life to the fullest while positively impacting the lives of others. She enjoys the collaborative nature of the industry and the ability to bring others' visions to life through storytelling.- Brandon Olivares is an Actor and Filmmaker in the Chicago/Midwest Region. He is an aspiring Director/Writer undergoing development from his peers in the film Industry. As of January of 2023, he is signed by Dream Team Talent Agency. Before Acting, he worked as a Barista and studied Pre-Hospital care. He also worked Background on various feature films.
- Actress
- Writer
Clibourn began began her career in the performing arts by acting and singing at the age of seven in musical theater in the Chicagoland at theaters like The American Girl Place Theater and The Aurora University Theater Company. After acquiring a supporting role in the feature film Children on Their Birthdays directed by Mark Medoff, she began on camera work and moved to Los Angeles where she studied under Sal Romeo at the Sidewalk Theater. She has since written short films, music videos and pilots and directed projects like Shortcuts, released in 2023.- Nadia Geller was born on 27 July 1976 in Elk Grove, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Art Director
- Art Department
Feild M. Gray was born on 3 March 1907 in Elk, Oklahoma, USA. Feild M. was an art director, known for There Goes My Girl (1937), Jet Pilot (1957) and Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1942). Feild M. was married to Altha Loreta Cox. Feild M. died on 26 April 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Wojciech Sanejko was born on 21 January 1958 in Elk, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Bawaal (2023), Historia niemoralna (1990) and Gry i zabawy (1982).
- Additional Crew
- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kate Wallace was born on 25 July 1984 in Elk Grove, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Fred Claus (2007), Sun Goddess (2010) and #1 Single (2006).- Joel Otto was born on 29 October 1961 in Elk River, Minnesota, USA.
- Nickolaus Pacione was born on 3 August 1976 in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA.
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Jerzy Janicki was born on 19 September 1955 in Elk, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland. He is a production manager, known for Porwanie (1985), Epizod Berlin West (1986) and Panny i wdowy (1992).- Visual Effects
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Adrianna is a Visual Artist from Poland currently based in London. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Computing for Graphics and Animation in Aberdeen, Scotland in 2015 and I have graduated with MA Digital Effects degree at NCCA Bournemouth University in 2016. She has recently graduated from Raindance Film School in London (under De Montfort University Leicester) with a masters degree in Film focusing on screenwriting and directing. Currently, she particularly specialises in Mixed Reality and Volumetric Video content creation (working as a Volumetric Capture Tech Art Lead and Post-Production supervisor at Dimension Studio). She works with volumetric capture technology in close collaboration with Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Studios.
She has also knowledge about building and rigging the volumetric capture stages, camera operation, software troubleshooting and maintenance, 360-degree video, architectural visualisation as well as modelling, lighting and compositing. She is an experienced user of SideFX Houdini, Nuke, Cara VR, Autodesk 3dsMax, Adobe After Effects and 2D software including Adobe Creative Cloud packages. In terms of film-related experience, as part of her recent MA degree, she has written a screenplay for her first short film Lungs (www.lungsfilm.com) which she will be directing next year. Adrianna has extended knowledge about the film pre-production process (close collaboration with the producer, budgeting, scheduling, crewing and casting) as well as I know the basics of cinematography.- R. Karson J. Snyder was born on 6 May 1963 in Banner Elk, North Carolina, USA.
- Matt Ricci was born on 30 December 1982 in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Actress
- Editorial Department
Barbara Pawlowska was born on 25 September 1955 in Elk, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Sexmission (1984), Television Theater (1953) and Yodok Stories (2008).- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Will Gilmore was born in Carmichael, CA, and was raised in Elk Grove, CA. Born into a long line of Thespians, Will enjoyed stage acting and directing from a young age. Will currently lives in Tacoma, WA. Will's accomplishments include "Live From the Blackbox Theatre" (theatre - 2008), and "Hinterhalt" (film - 2014)- Alexis Madison was born on 4 March 2003 in Elk Grove, California, USA.
- Akiem Hicks was born on 16 November 1989 in Elk Grove, California, USA.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Jarrah has been on Stage and in front of large audiences since she was 2 years old. At age 8, Jarrah landed the role of Fan and also Elizabeth Cratchit in "A Christmas Carol" (Equity) and was in 36 performances the first year. She than won the role again the following year, completing another 32 performances, and was chosen to sing a song from the show on the NBC Morning Show. Jarrah continued to be cast in Equity and Non-Equitystage productions every season since. She was reviewed favorably by "Stage Magazine" and "Chicago Parent" for her role as Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker". This past year, she was in "Meet Me in St. Louis" and traveled with the show to perform in NY. Her favorite role to date was playing Baby June in Gypsy, in which she was able to utilize her acting, singing, tap, and gymnastic talents, all in one show!
Jarrah began her film career at age 8 when she was chosen from the 400 girls who auditioned for the Lead role of 'Kara' in the Independent Feature Film, 'Perilous Ties'. In the film Jarrah portrayed a young girl in a hostage situation, with the intensely dramatic moment of having a gun held to her head. It was a great experience for Jarrah to be at the AMC Premiere of her first film and hear the wonderful comments from the audience.
Jarrah was then cast as Young 'Catherine Moore' in the History Channel's, Violent Earth: New England's Killer Hurricane (2006) documentary. Jarrah had some dialogue with her mother in a scene that was shot in the Hemingway House in Chicago.
In the Independent Short film, 3:16 (2006), Jarrah plays 'Young Katie', a little girl who watches her Mother die from an epidemic that's killing off the population. Jarrah worked in this film with her brother, actor, Nicky Korba, who played the lead role of 'Cade' in the film.
Jarrah worked on _Poker House,The (2008)_, as a stand in for actress, Chloë Grace Moretz and enjoyed the experience of working on the set with Director, Lori Petty.
Next, Jarrah was cast in reenactment scenes on the Weather Channel's _When Weather Changed History- Galveston Hurricane of 1900 (2008) (TV)_ as an 'Orphan', and was cast along with her brother, Nicky Korba, who also played an 'Orphan'.
Most recently, Jarrah appeared as 'Herself' in the Discovery Channel's, The Science of Sex Appeal (2009). She is seen as a young girl whose physical appearance morphs into a young woman.
With several Independent film roles, a few TV roles, TV news appearances, and theatrical Performances, Jarrah is ready for much more.......- Additional Crew
Kevin Southworth was born on 1 September 1987 in Elk Grove, Illinois, USA. Kevin is known for Finding Virginia (2010).- Jeremiah J. Cogburn was born on 22 May 1985 in Elk City, Oklahoma, USA. He died on 21 April 2002 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
- Grzegorz Sierzputowski was born on 26 February 1975 in Elk, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Panacea (2019), Hans Kloss: More Than Death at Stake (2012) and Television Theater (1953).
- Additional Crew
Chris Rucks was born on 1 November 1980 in Elk Grove, Illinois, USA. Chris is known for Greatest American Dog (2008) and America's Best Dance Crew (2008). Chris has been married to Nikki Falk since 28 March 2008.- Rip Engle was born on 26 March 1906 in Elk Lick, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Mary Weber Broughton. He died on 7 March 1983 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Jessica Calalang was born on 24 February 1995 in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA.
- Animation Department
Jasen Smith attended school in Elk City Oklahoma taking art classes and later studied art and design in College at Oklahoma Panhandle State University. He has worked in comics as a freelance colourist and letterer since 2005. He has designed characters for video games and is still active as a freelance designer and colourist.- Chase Korte was born on 6 September 1982 in Elk River, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Gigi 12x5 (2005), Enemy Closer. (2006) and Tiny Explosions (2006). He died on 10 February 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.