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Callum was born in London and grew up on a Chelsea estate - he is a huge Chelsea football fan - where, he claimed in a 2014 interview, "I learned more from films than I did through life itself." Six foot two tall, he decided to go into acting at age eighteen taking some courses and working as a model for Burberry, fronting their 2011 campaign photographed by Mario Testino. Whilst continuing to take acting lessons he was cast by John Boorman to play the director's younger self in 'Queen and Country', the sequel to 'Hope and Glory', in 2012 though it was over a year before the project got off the ground. In the meantime he appeared opposite Helen McCrory in 'Leaving'. a television drama about a middle-aged woman's affair with a younger man. On the strength of this and the eventual release of 'Queen and Country' Screen International declared him one of its Stars of Tomorrow in 2014. In 2014 he also appeared in Channel 4's drama serial 'Glue', as one of a group of youngsters investigating the death of Callum's brother in a community of travelers and in early 2016 he could be seen as part of the huge ensemble cast in the BBC TV adaptation of 'War and Peace.'- Actress
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Jane Seymour was born as Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg in 1951 in Middlesex, England, to a nurse mother and gynaecologist/obstetrician father. She is of Polish Jewish (father) and Dutch (mother) descent. She adopted the acting name of "Jane Seymour" when she entered show business as it was easier for people to remember (and the name of one of King Henry VIII's wives). She attracted the attention of the James Bond film producers when they saw her on British television. She was cast as the main Bond girl, "Solitaire", in Live and Let Die (1973). The role gained her international recognition but she was in danger of losing it all like the previous Bond girls, so she came to the U.S.
A casting director advised her to lose her English accent and acquire an American accent to land roles on American television. She did and started getting roles, earning five Emmy nominations, resulting in one win for Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988) for playing Maria Callas. She won Golden Globe awards for both East of Eden (1981) and the American television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), where she played the title role for 5 years. She occasionally appeared in feature films, memorably in Somewhere in Time (1980) and in Wedding Crashers (2005).
Married and divorced four times, she gave birth to four children and is a stepmother to two. They have children of their own, making her a grandmother. As of 2018, she has been acting in television movies and making guest-appearances.- Actor
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Christopher McDonald was born and raised in New York City, New York, to Patricia, a real estate agent, and James R. McDonald, an educator. His breakout role was in Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise (1991), followed shortly by his role as Jack Barry in Robert Redford's Quiz Show (1994). Other notable performances include Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997) as Jon Krakauer and Requiem for a Dream (2000) as Tappy Tibbons (opposite Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn). He co-starred in Happy Gilmore (1996), American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006), American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007), Flubber (1997), and Leave It to Beaver (1997). His television credits include Harry's Law (2011), Boardwalk Empire (2010), and Family Law (1999).
Trained by legendary acting teacher Stella Adler and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, McDonald was singled out by the New York
Times as one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood. He has performed in over 100 films over more than four decades. His roughly 40 stage credits include Billy Flynn in the long-running Broadway reboot of Chicago and the 2013 hit Lucky Guy (opposite Oscar winner Tom Hanks).
Since the loss of two siblings and a parent to cancer, he has been an active supporter of the Make a Wish foundation along with charities
which help cancer research. He participates in celebrity fund-raising events throughout the world. A graduate of Hobart and William Smith
college in 1977, he is the principal donor for the building of the school's new Performing Arts Center.- Actress
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Gorgeous, brown-eyed, chestnut-maned Sherry Jackson began her promising career as a pig-tailed, pleasant-looking child actress. Born in Idaho on February 15, 1942, she was the only daughter of four children born to Maurita Kathleen Gilbert and Curtis Loys Jackson, Sr. Her father died when she was 6, and the family relocated to Los Angeles. Her mother married television writer/director/actor Montgomery Pittman, who died of cancer in 1962. Sherry's mother provided her daughter drama, singing and dancing lessons as a child. The story goes that the little girl was discovered by a talent agent while she and her mother were waiting for a bus. She began her career at age 7 with small, un-billed bit parts in You're My Everything (1949), For Heaven's Sake (1950), Lorna Doone (1951), The Great Caruso (1951), and two of the "Ma and Pa Kettle" films series, Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950) and Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951), as Susie Kettle, one of the couple's numerous children.
Sherry gained more attention as her parts increased in size, holding her own among the Hollywood's movie elite, including moppet star Bobby Driscoll in When I Grow Up (1951); John Garfield and Patricia Neal in The Breaking Point (1950); and rugged Steve Cochran in the "B" western The Lion and the Horse (1952). She earned good notices as John Wayne's daughter in Trouble Along the Way (1953), but her most impressive role during this time was as a Portuguese youngster who witnesses a vision in the religious offering The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952). At age 11, she made appearances on both "The Roy Rogers Show" and "The Gene Autry Show". She literally grew up on the small screen as Danny Thomas' daughter Terry Williams on the comedy series The Danny Thomas Show (1953) which co-starred Jean Hagen as her mother and Rusty Hamer as her pesky younger brother. A cast change occurred in 1956 when Hagen, who did not get along with Danny Thomas, opted to leave the show (Hagen's character was killed off between seasons) and a step-mother (played by Marjorie Lord) and step-sister (played by Angela Cartwright) helped increase the ratings. During the show's run, she was given a strong teen role in the film drama Come Next Spring (1956) as the daughter of Ann Sheridan and Steve Cochran.
Named a "Deb Star" in 1959, Sherry played a number of beguiling victims or bewitching vixens on such 60's programs as "77 Sunset Strip," "Mr. Novak," "The Twilight Zone," "Hawaiian Eye," "Gunsmoke," "Perry Mason," "Gomer Pyle," "The Virginian," "My Three Sons," "Batman" and "The Wild, Wild West." On film, the vivacious beauty was pretty much relegated to minor cult worship in low-budgets or exploitation films -- Wild on the Beach (1965), Gunn (1967), The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968) and The Monitors (1969). One could usually spot Sherry somewhere as a biker babe, party chick, capricious rich girl or scantily-clad fem-fatale with character names such as "Comfort", "Shasta", "Lola" and "Mona" pretty much putting a stamp on her typecast.
Her adult work remained a sexy standard throughout the 1970's as seen in the TV-movies Wild Women (1970), Hitchhike! (1974), The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974), Returning Home (1975), and Casino (1980). She also reprised her role as Terry Williams in the premiere episode (only) of the series Make Room for Granddaddy (1970) and appeared in the glamorous title role of Brenda Starr, Reporter (1979), an unsold TV pilot. As a guest star, she participated in such well-established series as "Love, American Style", "Get Christie Love", "The Rockford Files", "Matt Helm", "Barnaby Jones", "The Streets of San Francisco", "Starsky & Hutch", "The Incredible Hulk", "Fantasy Island", "Charlie's Angels", and "CHiPs".
A few forgettable films came her way with Cotter (1973), Bare Knuckles (1977) and Stingray (1978), but she grew hard-pressed to find more challenging parts. By the early 1990s, a frustrated Sherry let her career slide away. She was last seen onscreen of an episode of the soap opera "Guiding Light" in 1992. Never married, she was involved in a fairly long-term relationship with business executive and horse breeder Fletcher R. Jones. That ended in 1972 when he died in a small plane crash.- Actress
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Natalie Morales was born in Miami, Florida, and is of Cuban descent. She studied Theatre at Miami Dade College and Florida International University.
In 2006, Natalie landed a guest star role on an episode of the CBS drama, CSI: Miami (2002): Darkroom (2006). In 2008, Natalie starred on the ABC Family series, The Middleman (2008). While the series, itself, lasted only one season, it has developed a cult following.
Natalie has since gone on to act, write and direct various projects. She was a series regular on the first season of White Collar (2009) and was then cast in films, such as Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) and Going the Distance (2010) in 2010. She has recurred on Parks and Recreation (2009), Girls (2012), & Santa Clarita Diet (2017). She has directed and acted in separate episodes of Room 104 (2017), and stars on the NBC sitcom, Abby's (2019).- Actress
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Alex Borstein is a Chicago-born American actress, known for her work on the animated sitcom Family Guy (1999), Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005), Bad Santa (2003), and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017). Borstein became a MADtv cast member in 1997, during the sketch comedy show's third season. The following year, Seth MacFarlane cast her as the voice of Lois Griffin in Family Guy, which debuted on Fox in 1999. In 2013, due to her work on Family Guy, Borstein was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance and, in 2018, Borstein won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of Susie Myerson on the period dramedy The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.- Currie Graham was born on 15 February 1965 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), Pompeii (2014) and NYPD Blue (1993).
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Jessica De Gouw is an Australian actress. She is known for her role as Helena Bertinelli/The Huntress in the television series Arrow, as Mina Murray in the NBC TV series Dracula, and as Elizabeth Hawkes in the WGN series Underground.
Jessica grew up in Lesmurdie, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, where she attended Lesmurdie Senior High School. She appeared in an episode of The Sleepover Club, as well as a short film. In 2010, she graduated from Curtin University at the age of 22, majoring in performance studies. She also appeared in another short film the same year.
De Gouw moved to Sydney in order to have a greater opportunity for acting roles. She appeared in a number of TV series, mostly in guest starring roles. In 2012, she debuted in the film Kath & Kimderella as Isabella, Kath and Kim's maid. She moved to Los Angeles later that year and landed the recurring role of the Helena Bertinelli/The Huntress in the action-adventure series, Arrow. In 2013, De Gouw was cast in the NBC series Dracula as Mina Murray alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. The series lasted only 10 episodes, and NBC announced on 9 May 2014 that the show would not be renewed for another season. In 2016, De Gouw was cast as fictional abolitionist Elizabeth Hawkes in the WGN series, Underground. She played the lead role Ren Amari in the 2017 feature film OtherLife based on the novel Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge.- Actor
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Christopher Crosby Farley was born on February 15, 1964, in Madison,
Wisconsin, to Mary Anne (Crosby) and Thomas Farley, who owned an oil
company. Among his siblings are actors
Kevin P. Farley and
John Farley. He was of Irish
heritage. Farley studied theatre and communications on Marquette
University. After finishing university he was in the cast of the
Second City Theatre, where he was discovered by the producer of the
great comedy show
Saturday Night Live (1975),
Lorne Michaels. Farley worked on
Saturday Night Live (1975)
for five years during which he appeared in movies like
Wayne's World (1992),
Coneheads (1993),
Billy Madison (1995) and finally
Tommy Boy (1995), with his comic
partner and SNL cast member David Spade. The
duo later made one more movie called
Black Sheep (1996). From that time
on, Farley was one of the big comedy stars, and his fame was growing and
growing.
After some more time, he made another "lone" movie,
Beverly Hills Ninja (1997),
which featured former SNL member
Chris Rock. Farley was made even more
famous, but with his growing fame, his problems grew bigger as well; he
didn't want to be the "fat guy who falls down" any longer. Farley had
several other problems, too, with alcohol and drug dependency. On
December 18th, 1997, he died from a heroin (opiate) and cocaine
overdose in his apartment in Chicago, where his body was found by his
brother John the next day. Farley's weight of 296 pounds was a
contributing factor in his death, but according to his autopsy the
alcohol, marijuana and Prozac that was also found in his body, were
not. Less than two months prior to his death, he had appeared
alongside Chevy Chase on what would be
Farley's only SNL show as host. Not unlike his idol John Belushi, he
was credited for one more appearance after having left SNL and died at
age 33. His death cause was also the same. In the year after Farley's
departing, the movie
Almost Heroes (1998), where he
plays the leading role alongside
Matthew Perry was released. He
also makes cameo appearances in
Dirty Work (1998)- Actress
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Megan Dodds graduated from the famous Juilliard School, where she
tackled a wide range of classic plays including "The Seagull,"
"Misalliance," "Macbeth" and "All's Well That Ends Well." She made her
Broadway debut in "School for Scandal" at the Lyceum Theatre, directed
by Gerald Freedman. A small role
in the movie
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
and a couple of television roles preceded her West End debut in
Ben Elton's successful, outrageous show
"Popcorn."- Actor
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Zachary Adam Gordon is an American actor. He began his professional acting career at the age of eight and as a child came to prominence playing Greg Heffley in the first three films of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series. He then went on to play Tate Wilson in Good Trouble and Jason Cohen in Dead of Summer.- Actress
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Renée O'Connor was born in Houston, Texas, to Walter and Sandra
O'Connor (now Wilson), and raised in Katy, a Houston suburb. She
attended Taylor High School and the Houston High School of Visual and
Performing Arts. Renée has one older brother, Chris.
Renée appeared in commercials, including one for McDonalds, a feature
film called Night Game (1989), and
some work for The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989) (aka "The Mickey
Mouse Club) in 1989. She also made guest appearances on TV shows such
as NYPD Blue (1993), before
starring as "Deineira" in the Hercules TV movie
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (1994).
She caught the eyes of executive producers
Sam Raimi and
Rob Tapert, who cast Renée in the
1994 film
Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995).
Soon after, Hercules' sister show,
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
was launched, and Renée was cast as "Gabrielle", Xena's trusty
sidekick.- Age has not taken the flower off this Bloom. The well-known and
highly respected stage, screen and television actress Claire Bloom continues to be in demand as an
octogenarian actress and looks as beautiful as ever.
She was born Patricia Claire Blume on February 15, 1931, in Finchley, North London, to Elizabeth (Grew) and Edward Max Blume, who worked in sales. Her parents were from Jewish families from Belarus. Educated at Badminton School in Bristol and Fern Hill Manor in New Milton, Claire expressed early interest in the arts and was stage trained as an adolescent at the Guildhall School, under the guidance of Eileen Thorndike, and then at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Marking her professional debut on BBC radio, she subsequently took
her first curtain call with the Oxford Repertory Theatre in 1946 in the
production of "It Depends What You Mean". She then received early
critical accolades for her Shakespearean ingénues in "King John", "The
Winter's Tale" and, notably, her Ophelia in "Hamlet" at age 17 at
Stratford-on-Avon opposite alternating Hamlets
Paul Scofield and
Robert Helpmann. By 1949 Claire was
making her West End debut with "The Lady's Not For Burning" with the
up-and-coming stage actor
Richard Burton.
A most becoming and beguiling dark-haired actress whose photogenic,
slightly pinched beauty was accented by an effortless elegance and
poise, Claire's inauspicious film debut came with a prime role in the
British courtroom film drama
The Blind Goddess (1948). It
was her second film, when
Charles Chaplin himself selected her
specifically to be his young leading lady in the classic sentimental
drama Limelight (1952), that propelled
her to stardom. Her bravura turn as a young suicide-bent ballerina
saved from despair by an aging music hall clown (Chaplin) was
exquisitely touching and sparked an enviable but surprisingly sporadic
career in films.
Despite the sudden film attention, Claire continued her formidable
presence on the Shakespearean stage. Joining the Old Vic Company for
the 1952-53 and 1953-54 seasons, she appeared as Helena, Viola,
Juliet, Jessica, Miranda, Virgilia, Cordelia and (again) Ophelia in a
highly successful tenure. Touring Canada and the United States as
Juliet, she made her Broadway bow in the star-crossed-lover role in
1956, also playing the Queen in "Richard II". A strong presence on both
the London and New York stages over the years, she gave other powerful
performances with "The Trojan Women", "Vivat! Vivat! Regina!",
"Hedda Gabler", "A Doll's House" and "A Streetcar Named Desire". Much
later in life she performed in a superb one-woman show entitled "These
Are Women: A Portrait of Shakespeare's Heroines" that included
monologues from several of her acclaimed stage performances.
Claire's stylish and regal presence was simply ideal for mature period
films, and she appeared opposite a roster of Hollywood's most talented
leading men, including
Laurence Olivier in the title role of
Richard III (1955),
Richard Burton and
Fredric March in
Alexander the Great (1956),
Yul Brynner in
The Brothers Karamazov (1958),
and Brynner and Charlton Heston in the
DeMille epic The Buccaneer (1958),
in which she had a rare dressed-down role as a spirited pirate girl. On
the more contemporary scene, she appeared with Burton in two classic
film dramas: the stark "kitchen sink" British stage piece
Look Back in Anger (1959) and
the Cold War espionage thriller
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965).
In addition she courted tinges of controversy, playing a housewife gone
bonkers in the offbeat sudser
The Chapman Report (1962)
and a lesbian in the supernatural chiller
The Haunting (1963).
Claire met first husband Rod Steiger while
performing with him on stage in 1959's "Rashomon". They married that
year and in 1960 had a daughter, Anna, who grew up to become a
well-regarded opera singer. Claire and Rod appeared in two lesser films
together,
The Illustrated Man (1969)
and
Three Into Two Won't Go (1969), in 1969. That same year, they divorced after 10 tumultuous years.
As with other maturing actresses during the 1970s, Claire looked toward
classy film roles in TV movies for sustenance, appearing in Backstairs at the White House (1979)
as First Lady Edith Wilson and
in Brideshead Revisited (1981),
for which she was nominated for an Emmy. Also lauded were the epic
miniseries Ellis Island (1984);
a remake of Terence Rattigan's
Separate Tables (1983);
The Ghost Writer (1984), an acclaimed adaption of Philip Roth's novel ;
and Shadowlands (1986), the
latter earning her a British Television Award.
Claire married Roth the writer (her third marriage) in 1990 after a brief second marriage to
producer Hillard Elkins (1969-1972). The
union with Roth lasted five years.
Claire appeared in several
Shakespearean teleplays over the decades while also portraying a choice
selection of historical royals, including Czarina Alexandra and
Katherine of Aragon.
On daytime drama, she delightfully played matriarch and murderess
Orlena Grimaldi on the daytime drama
As the World Turns (1956)
starting in 1993. She left the role in 1995 and was replaced.
Continuing sporadically in films from the 1970s on, Claire graced such films as the stylish British social comedy A Severed Head (1971), the tender coming-of-age drama Red Sky at Morning (1971) as Richard Thomas's mother, and one of that year's versions of Ibsen's A Doll's House (1973) (Jane Fonda starred as Nora in the other). She also movingly played George C. Scott's estranged wife in Islands in the Stream (1977) and had a very brief cameo as Hera in Clash of the Titans (1981), a small part as a manipulative mother in Déjà Vu (1985), and mature parts in the romantic dramedy Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) and classic Woody Allen drama Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989).
In the new millennium, Claire has been seen in such quality films as and The Book of Eve (2002), Imagining Argentina (2003), The King's Speech (2010) (as Queen Mary), And While We Were Here (2012), Max Rose (2013) starring a dramatic Jerry Lewis, and Miss Dalí (2018). She has also made appearances on such TV miniseries as The Ten Commandments (2005) and Summer of Rockets (2019).
Claire wrote two memoirs. The first was the more career-oriented
"Limelight and After: The Education of an Actress," released in 1982.
Her more controversial second book, "Leaving a Doll's House: A Memoir," published in 1996, focused on her personal life. - Actress
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Sarah Wynter is an Australian actress, known for her roles on American television - such as Kate Warner on the television drama 24, as Beth on Windfall, and as Keitha on Flight of the Conchords. Wynter was born in Newcastle.- Actress
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With roots leading back to Louisiana southern aristocracy, lovely
leading lady Lynn Whitfield was born in 1953, the eldest of four
children and a third-generation BFA graduate from Howard University.
Her dentist father was instrumental in developing Lynn's initial
interest in acting as he was a prime figure in forming community
theater in her native Baton Rouge. She is of African American and
Native American descent, specifically Cherokee.
First garnering attention on the stage by studying and performing with
the Black Repertory Company in Washington, D.C, she married one of the
company's co-founders and pioneers of black theatre,
playwright/director/actor
Vantile Whitfield in 1974. She
eventually moved to New York and appeared off-Broadway in such shows as
"The Great Macdaddy" and "Showdown" before earning acclaim in the 1977
Los Angeles production of the landmark black play "For Colored Girls
Who Have Considered Suicide...When the Rainbow Is Enuf" co-starring
Alfre Woodard. Lynn eventually became a
force to be reckoned with intelligent and principled roles on quality
film and TV as well
Lynn's Hollywood career unfolded under a talent development program at
Columbia Pictures in 1979. Appearing on such established TV shows as
"Hill Street Blues" and in a 1982 PBS version of her "For Colored
Girls..." stage hit, she made her film debut with
Doctor Detroit (1983) and doled
out a number of support roles in other popular films as well such as
Silverado (1985),
The Slugger's Wife (1985),
Jaws: The Revenge (1987), and
Dead Aim (1987). It was TV, however,
that garnered her the most attention, working her way into top lead and
co-star roles. The topical social dramas
The George McKenna Story (1986)
co-starring Denzel Washington,
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI (1986)
opposite Howard E. Rollins Jr. and
Oprah Winfrey's historical miniseries
The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
were her early highlights. In addition, she found some steadier work on
series TV playing classy professionals, including two for ABC (a doctor
in Heartbeat (1988) and a news
anchorwoman in
Equal Justice (1990).)
The peak of her acclaimed career arguably came in the form of highly
popular but deeply troubled Follies Bergere headliner-turned civil
rights activist Josephine Baker. In the HBO biopic
The Josephine Baker Story (1991),
Lynn played the legendary entertainer with Emmy-winning gusto, a role
that stretched her to the limits as she played the role from age 18 to
68. Earning an NAACP Image Award in 1992 for her role in the miniseries
Stompin' at the Savoy (1992),
she later appeared in Pauly Shore's comedy
In the Army Now (1994) and went
back to series TV alongside Bill Cosby in the
short-lived
The Cosby Mysteries (1994).
Lynn had an upsurge in the late 90s with roles in the films
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)
with Martin Lawrence and
Gone Fishin' (1997) with "Silverado"
co-star Danny Glover. She also earned
excellent reviews for her supporting work in
Eve's Bayou (1997), a role that drew
on her Louisiana heritage. More quality TV came her way when she
starred as Sophie in
Sophie & the Moonhanger (1996),
a mini-movie that focused on the relationship of the wife of a Klansman
and her longtime black housekeeper. She kept up the momentum with an
unsympathetic role in the Oprah Winfrey
miniseries
The Wedding (1998), where
she again had to cover a long life span, this time from 19 to 47.
Into the millennium, Lynn has continued to find prolific work both on film and TV. Big screen credits include a co-starring role as a party advisor in the Chris Rock/Bernie Mac political comedy Head of State (2003), written and directed by Rock; star/writer/director Tyler Perry's romantic comedy Madea's Family Reunion (2006); the urban film Redemption (2004) starring Jamie Foxx that chronicles the turbulent life of (now) imprisoned L.A. Crips gang founder Stan "Tookie" Williams; a featured part in an updated version of Clare Boothe Luce's The Women (2008) headed by Meg Ryan and Annette Bening; a co-starring role opposite singer/songwriter Ciara in the family musical drama Mama I Want to Sing (2011); another co-star role opposite another musical artist, rapper/songwriter 50 Cent, in the sports drama All Things Fall Apart (2011); a starring role as a woman who loses her police officer son and takes in a young parolee Crawford Wilson in the social drama King's Faith (2013); and the Sean Astin action comedy Espionage Tonight (2017).
On the TV front, Lynne has made guest appearances in such regular programs as "Boston Public," "Strong Medicine," a recurring role in "Without a Trace," "Shark," "Flash Forward," How to Get Away with Murder," "Hit the Floor," "Mistresses" and, more recently, as Lady Belle Greenleaf, the matriarch of a rich, unscrupulous Southern Baptist, mega-church family in the dramatic series Greenleaf (2016).
Divorced from Vantile Whitfield in the late 70s, Lynn later married British director Brian Gibson in 1990, by whom she has a daughter, Grace. They parted ways in 1992.- Music Artist
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Megan Thee Stallion was born Megan Jovon Ruth Pete on February 15, 1995 in San Antonio, Texas and raised in Houston, Texas to Holly Aleece Thomas & Joseph Pete. The seductive femcee is a full-time college student, as well as a choreographed dancer and model. Under her mother's management company, Pretty Time Entertainment Management, the Texas native first began to gain notoriety after meeting super producer TA and releasing her first single "Like a Stallion" in April 2016. After dropping a number of hot verses on a few Texas Cyphers, her verse on 'The Houston Cypher' over Drake's 4PM in Calabasas caught on like wildfire and placed her as a top trending topic in Houston on Twitter. From there her online following took off. Soon after, she released her mixtape 'Rich Ratchet' on Soundcloud and MyMixtapez and then her first EP "Make It Hot" soon followed.
In February 2018, Megan linked with a Houston legend, T. Farris, which led to her signing to 1501 Certified, a record label owned by retired baseball player Carl Crawford. Her highly anticipated project 'Tina Snow' was released June 10 2018, and debuted at #11 on iTunes Hip.-Hop charts. The rap siren is certainly a new force to be recognized and reckoned with. The H-Town Hottie is from the dirty south but she has a vendetta for the top.- Actress
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Greer Grammer was born on 15 February 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Awkward. (2011), Deadly Illusions (2021) and The Middle (2009).- Josh Byrne was born on 15 February 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Step by Step (1991), Who's the Boss? (1984) and The Family Man (1990).
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John Barrymore was born John Sidney Blyth on February 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An American stage and screen actor whose rise to superstardom and subsequent decline is one of the legendary tragedies of Hollywood. A member of the most famous generation of the most famous theatrical family in America, he was also its most acclaimed star. His father was Maurice Blyth (or Blythe; family spellings vary), a stage success under the name Maurice Barrymore. His mother, Georgie Drew, was the daughter of actor John Drew. Although well known in the theatre, Maurice and Georgie were eclipsed by their three children, John, Lionel Barrymore, and Ethel Barrymore, each of whom became legendary stars. John was handsome and roguish. He made his stage debut at age 18 in one of his father's productions, but was much more interested in becoming an artist.
Briefly educated at King's College, Wimbledon, and at New York's Art Students League, Barrymore worked as a freelance artist and for a while sketched for the New York Evening Journal. Gradually, though, the draw of his family's profession ensnared him, and by 1905, he had given up professional drawing and was touring the country in plays. He survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and in 1909, became a major Broadway star in "The Fortune Hunter". In 1922, Barrymore became his generation's most acclaimed "Hamlet", in New York and London. But by this time, he had become a frequent player in motion pictures. His screen debut supposedly came in An American Citizen (1914), though records of several lost films indicate he may have made appearances as far back as 1912. He became every bit the star of films that he was on stage, eclipsing his siblings in both arenas.
Though his striking matinee-idol looks had garnered him the nickname "The Great Profile", he often buried them under makeup or distortion in order to create memorable characters of degradation or horror. He was a romantic leading man into the early days of sound films, but his heavy drinking (since boyhood) began to take a toll, and he degenerated quickly into a man old before his time. He made a number of memorable appearances in character roles, but these became over time more memorable for the humiliation of a once-great star than for his gifts. His last few films were broad and distasteful caricatures of himself, though in even the worst, such as Playmates (1941), he could rouse himself to a moving soliloquy from "Hamlet". He died on May 29, 1942, mourned as much for the loss of his life as for the loss of grace, wit, and brilliance which had characterized his career at its height.- Actor
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Tall, suave and sophisticated Cesar Romero actually had two claims to
fame in Hollywood. To one generation, he was the distinguished Latin
lover of numerous musicals and romantic comedies, and the rogue bandit
The Cisco Kid in a string of low-budget westerns. However, to a younger
generation weaned on television, Romero was better known as the
white-faced, green-haired, cackling villain The Joker of the camp 1960s
TV series Batman (1966), and as a bumbling corporate villain in a spate of
Walt Disney comedies, such as chasing a young Kurt Russell in the fun-packed
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969). Fans and critics alike agreed that Romero was a major talent
who proved himself an enduring and versatile star in an overwhelming
variety of roles in a career as an actor, dancer and comedian that
lasted nearly 60 years.
Cesar Romero was born of Cuban parents in New York City in February
1907. He attended the Collegiate School and Riverdale Country School before working
as a ballroom dancer. He first appeared on Broadway in the 1927
production of Lady Do, and then in the stage production of Strictly
Dishonorable. His first film role was in The Shadow Laughs (1933), after which he gave
strong performances in The Devil Is a Woman (1935) and in the Shirley Temple favorite, Wee Willie Winkie (1937).
Critics and fans generally agree that Romero's best performance was as
the Spanish explorer Cortez in Captain from Castile (1947). However, he also shone in the
delightful Julia Misbehaves (1948) and several other breezy and lighthearted
escapades. In 1953 he starred in the 39-part espionage TV serial
Passport to Danger (1954), which earned him a considerable income due to a canny
profit-sharing arrangement. Although Romero became quite wealthy and
had no need to work, he could not stay away from being in front of the
cameras. He continued to appear in a broad variety of film roles, but
surprised everyone in Hollywood by taking on the role of "The Joker" in
the hugely successful TV series Batman (1966). He refused to shave his
trademark mustache for the role, and close observation shows how the
white clown makeup went straight on over his much loved mustache! The
appearances in Batman were actually only a small part of the enormous
amount of work that Romero contributed to television. He guest-starred
in dozens of shows, including Rawhide (1959), 77 Sunset Strip (1958), Zorro (1957), Fantasy Island (1977) and
Murder, She Wrote (1984). However, it was The Joker for which his TV work was best
remembered, and Romero often remarked that for many, many years after
Batman ended, fans would stop him and ask him to chuckle and giggle
away just like he did as The Joker. Romero always obliged, and both he
and the fans just loved it!
With a new appeal to a younger fan base, Romero turned up in three
highly popular Disney comedies: The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972) and The Strongest Man in the World (1975) as corrupt
but inept villain A.J. Arno. Throughout the remainder of the 1980s
Romero remained busy, and even at 78 years of age the ladies still
loved his charm, and he was cast as Jane Wyman's love interest in the
top-rated prime-time soap opera Falcon Crest (1981), playing Peter Stavros from
1985 to 1987.
Although Romero stopped acting in 1990, he remained busy, regularly
hosting classic movie programs on cable television. A talented and much
loved Hollywood icon, he passed away on New Year's Day 1994, at the age
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Born in Oklahoma and raised in Arizona. Attended both Northern Arizona
University and New York University, and studied with Stella Adler and Harold
Guskin. She has a daughter, Charlee, from her first marriage. She has
two granddaughters, Calypso and Helen. She was the original character
of "Erica" in Eric Bogosian's play,
SubUrbia (1996).- Actress
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Marisa Berenson was born on 15 February 1947 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Cabaret (1972), Barry Lyndon (1975) and Cinéman (2009). She was previously married to Aaron Richard Golub and Jim Randall.- Actor
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Handsome, chisel-jawed character actor Kevin McCarthy appeared in
nearly 100 movies in a career that spanned seven decades. He also had
some starring roles, most notably the horror cult classic
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956).
He played the disillusioned son Biff Loman in the 1951 screen
adaptation of Arthur Miller's
classic
Death of a Salesman (1951),
for which he was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar and won
the Golden Globe Award for most promising newcomer (male).
He is the younger brother of the late author
Mary McCarthy and distant cousin
of former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate
Eugene McCarthy.
McCarthy was orphaned at the age of four when both his parents died in
the great flu epidemic of 1918. He was raised by his father's parents
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and later by an uncle and aunt. He graduated
from Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, in
1932. He attended the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown
University, Washington, DC, in 1933, intending to enter into the
diplomatic field. He also attended the University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, in 1936 and the Actors Studio New York, New York. He had
roles in two short-lived TV series:
The Survivors (1969), with
Lana Turner, and
Flamingo Road (1980) as Claude
Weldon, the father of the character played by
Morgan Fairchild.
The stage-trained McCarthy frequently appeared on Broadway. He starred
as Jerry in "Two for the Seesaw" (1959) and as Van Ackerman in "Advise
and Consent" (1960). He also played President
Harry S. Truman in the one-man show
"Give 'Em Hell, Harry!"
McCarthy showed no signs of retiring as late as June 2007. McCarthy
acted in the film
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (2012),
playing the role of the Grand Inquisitor, at age 93, which was finally
released in 2011. He died of pneumonia on September 11, 2010.- Actor
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Harvey Korman was a lanky, popular TV comedy veteran with a flair for broad comic characterizations, who shone for a decade as leading man and second banana par excellence on The Carol Burnett Show (1967).
Harvey Herschel Korman was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Ellen (Blecher) and Cyril Raymond Korman, a salesman. His parents, both immigrants, were from Russian Jewish families. A persistent television presence since the early 1960s, Korman's first break was a stint as a featured performer on The Danny Kaye Show (1963), a lively musical variety series in which Korman began working in the format which he would soon master--providing sturdy support to a multi-talented star in a wide variety of comedy sketches. Boasting large, expressive features and a wonderfully mutable voice, Korman could play a wide assortment of characters. Perhaps his first classic characterization was provided for The Flintstones (1960) wherein he was the distinctively snooty voice of The Great Gazoo, a little helmeted space man from the future consigned to the Earth's past in punishment for his crimes.
Korman garnered four Emmys for his work with Carol Burnett over the years. Ironically Korman would never again find such a successful showcase for his talents though he certainly tried, appearing in several busted pilots and short-lived sitcoms. Almost exclusively a comic actor, he stretched a bit to play straight man Bud Abbott opposite Buddy Hackett's Lou Costello in the disappointing TV biopic Bud and Lou (1978). He directed and/or produced sitcom episodes and TV comedy specials. An occasional actor in films, Korman made his feature debut with a supporting role in The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966). Several film roles followed until he gained his widest exposure with a major supporting role in Mel Brooks' classic Western spoof Blazing Saddles (1974). He fared well in Brooks' High Anxiety (1977) and History of the World: Part I (1981). He acted in two 1994 features: the blockbuster live-action version of The Flintstones (1994) (providing the voice of the Dictabird) and the poorly received but lavishly produced Radioland Murders (1994).- Actor
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Shaun Toub was born in Tehran, Iran. He was raised in Manchester, England. At 14 he moved to Switzerland and then to New Hampshire. After two years of college in Massachusetts, Shaun transferred to USC where he graduated.
Toub has received accolades for several of his appearances in over 100 television episodes including his newer work playing Terence in Snowpiercer for 2 seasons. He also played Majid Javadi in two seasons of Homeland. His work includes Little America on AppleTv, Scandal, Grimm, Seinfeld, The Sopranos, Castle, NCIS, Chuck, Lost, Charmed, ER, Just Shoot Me!, JAG, Married... with Children and various movies made for television.
His latest series Tehran just won an International Emmy playing Faraz Kamali, the intelligent officer. The second season will be streaming on May 6 on AppleTVPlus.
His filmography includes his memorable performance in Bad Boys, Broken Arrow, The Kite Runner, Charlie Wilson's War, Iron Man, The Last Airbender, and the Oscar-winning film Crash. Including Papa Hemingway in Cuba, the life story of Ernest Hemingway, in the role of Evan Shipman the poet.
Shaun resides in Los Angeles. Loves the outdoors, sports, and music.- Actor
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Joseph R. Gannascoli (born February 15, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Vito Spatafore on the HBO series The Sopranos. Prior to acting, Gannascoli was a professional chef. Gannascoli was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. In the 1980s, he attended St. John's University for two years, majoring in communications. He began his cooking career at Manhattan Market in 1981, before leaving to work at Commander's Palace in New Orleans, and then at various restaurants around the country.- Sofia Shallai was born on 15 February 1998 in Budapest. She is an actress, known for Damsel (2024), Saving Jane (2017) and Monique.
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Though not as well known as his nearly decade-older brother
Barry Fitzgerald, Shields was a
talented actor with well over twice the film roles in his career.
Fitzgerald was already a well established player at the renowned Dublin
Abbey Theater when Shields, also bitten by the acting bug, joined in
1914. He performed but was also out front directing plays. Already he
had dabbled in the new medium of Irish film (1910) with two notable
examples (1918). There was more to the seemingly mild-mannered Shields
than met the eye. His family was Protestant Nationalist and he himself
fought in the Easter Uprising of 1916. And he was in fact captured and
imprisoned in a camp in North Wales. Late in 1918 he came to the United States
and first helped bring Irish comedy and drama to Broadway. He would
continue to appear on Broadway for some 24 plays until 1941, especially
reviving two Abbey Theater favorites from the hand of Sean O'Casey,
"The Plough and the Stars" and "Juno and the Paycock", the latter being
produced and staged by him in 1940. Still not settled, Shields was back
in Dublin through most of the 1920s but returned to Broadway almost
full time in 1932 moving through the repertory of Irish plays. When
John Ford finally convinced his
brother - and some other Abbey players - to come to Hollywood to do
the 1936 film version of "The Plough and the Stars", Broadway veteran Shields
was asked to take the pivotal part of Padraic (Patrick) Pearse, perhaps
the most important leader of the Easter Rising.
By early 1939 he was finished with his concentration on Broadway and
found Ford eager to offer him a part in his Revolutionary period
adventure
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
as the matter-of-fact pioneer minister with a good shooting
eye Rev. Rosenkrantz. Ministers, reverends, priests, and other
assorted clerics would be a Shields staple throughout his career - and
he always managed to breath an individual humanity into each and every
one. From then on through the 1940s he was in demand as character actor - and not just Irish roles as Fitzgerald with his gravelly, prominent brogue, found himself. Along with the aforementioned men of the cloth, Shields was provided a steady offering of the gamut of Hollywood's
character storehouse-Irish and otherwise. And among them were parts for
some of Ford's most memorable films:
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
and especially
The Quiet Man (1952). Here again,
he was a cleric but a uniquely sympathetic one - the lone Protestant
Reverend Dr. Playfair - whom John Wayne
affectionately calls "Padre" in the vastly Catholic village of the
film. He alone knows the former identity of Wayne and convinces the
latter of his final struggle to go on with his new life in Ireland.
Enough said - with a wonderful cast of Ford stalwarts and native Irish
(including Fizgerald), this was Ford's long awaited crowning
achievement.
Though Shields was taking on the occasional film through the 1950s,
most of his time was going to television. Along with TV playhouse roles
he became a most familiar face of episodic TV with a variety of roles
(even the old Mickey Mouse Club Hardy Boy Adventures), especially in
the ever-popular TV Western genera. Aside from his numerous appearances
in plays throughout his career, all told Arthur Shields screen
appearances approached nearly 100 memorable acting endeavors.- Kim Myers was born on 15 February 1966, in Los Angeles, California,
USA. She is also credited as Kim Meyers. She got her first major role
in film in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) as Lisa Webber. Kim made Letters from a Killer (1998) with
actor Patrick Swayze.
In 1989, Kim had her first TV role in a series called Studio 5-B (1989) as Samantha
Hurley. Then, in 1993, she was in Key West (1993) as Dr. Reilly Clarke. Later she got a recurring role on The Pretender (1996) as Jarod's mother, Margaret. Also, she had notable TV guest appearances in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) and Six Feet Under (2001). - Actress
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Kim (Kimberly) Quinn, actress, writer, producer and director, stars in the upcoming film American Dreamer opposite Peter Dinklage and Shirley MacLaine. She plays 'Maggie,' the complicated and concerned daughter of 'Astrid,' played by MacLaine. When a stranger, played by Dinklage, moves into her mother's spare room, suspicions arise. American Dreamer comes out in theaters Spring 2024, nationwide.
While Quinn is currently working behind the camera producing The Goat for Netflix, starring Melissa McCarthy and Kevin Hart, written and directed by Ted Melfi, she can be seen in the Humanitas Award Winning film, The Starling on Netflix, which she also produced.
You can find her in the Oscar Nominated film, Hidden Figures, opposite Kevin Costner on Disney Plus, the Golden Globe and Critics Choice nominated film, Saint Vincent, opposite Bill Murray on Netflix and the cult classic holiday film, El Camino Christmas, also on Netflix.
Quinn produces all her films through her production company Goldenlight Films along side her husband, writer/director Ted Melfi.
In television, you can catch her starring in another cult classic, Terriers, opposite Donal Louge which was included in the top 25 comedy series and Gypsy, starring opposite Naomi Watts, both on Netflix.- Actress
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Maddie Baillio was born on 15 February 1996 in League City, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Dumplin' (2018), Hairspray Live! (2016) and Cinderella (2021).- Actor
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Allan Arbus was born on 15 February 1918 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for M*A*S*H (1972), Coffy (1973) and Damien: Omen II (1978). He was married to Mariclare Costello and Diane Arbus. He died on 19 April 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
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Cynthia LaMontagne was born on 15 February 1966 in the USA. She is an actress, known for The Cable Guy (1996), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997).- Actress
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Bonnie was born in New York City and attended the UN International
School and NYU. In addition to guest appearances on NBC's "Law &
Order", "Law & Order: SVU", CBS's "The Education of Max Bickford" with
Richard Dreyfuss, Sidney Lumet's "100 Centre Street"on A&E and ABC's
"Ugly Betty", Bonnie was a member of the cast of NBC's "Third Watch" as
well as CBS's "Guiding Light". Her film work has included "Black Irish"
with Michael Angarano and "Stake Land" with Connor Paolo, due out in
2010. Off Broadway, Bonnie starred in David Rabe's Hurlyburly and
recently made her Broadway debut as Scarlett Johansson's understudy in
Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge. Bonnie's sister is
photographer Sally Dennison, also a New York native.- Actor
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Kurt McKinney originally hails from Louisville, Kentucky. At the age of
21 he was already a black belt in taekwondo and an amateur kickboxing
champion. He decided to become an actor and moved to Hollywood. He
would go on to star in the 1985 film No Retreat, No Surrender as the
lead. The film, one of the 1st Hong Kong-U.S. crossovers (written and
directed by Corey Yuen), also starred the man who would become known as
Van Dammage, Jean-Claude Van Damme as the main villain. The film was a
sizable hit in the U.S. but Kurt didn't want to be typecast. Kurt went
on to star on the soap General Hospital as Ned. This was after he was
turned down for American Ninja because he was too young. He was offered
to appear in American Ninja III-VI but he didn't like the idea of
working on all the films in South Africa (he also turned down "No
Retreat No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder" in 1987 possibly due to the
film's location). Kurt went on to TV films like Sworn to Vengeance to
big-screen films like Blonde Justice with Cynthia Rothrock. He
currently appears on Guiding Light as Matt Reardon, but martial arts
fans will always remember him from his film debut in 1985 as Jason
Stillwell!- Actress
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Amber Riley was born on 15 February 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Glee (2009), The Wiz Live! (2015) and Glee: Director's Cut Pilot Episode (2009).- Actress
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Brea Bee is best known for her role as the elusive Nikki in the Academy Award winning film Silver Linings Playbook. She began her theatrical pursuits at the age of ten in Philadelphia, PA, and eventually landed at The Boston Conservatory of Music to study Musical Theatre. Upon graduating, Brea worked on stage with The Philadelphia Theatre Company, The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, and The Wilma Theatre. She made her feature film debut in Dare, directed by Adam Salky, which premiered at The Sundance Film Festival.
Brea relocated to Los Angeles where she has consistently worked in film, theatre and television. Her credits include guest star roles on Grey's Anatomy, General Hospital, Criminal Minds, For The People, and the recurring role of Sylvia Gallagher on the Hulu series Light As A Feather.
Brea continues her studies with Deb Aquila and Marjorie Ballentine in Hollywood.- Sly, manipulative, dangerously cunning and sinister were the key words
that best described the roles that Gale Sondergaard played in motion
pictures, making her one of the most talented character actresses ever
seen on the screen. She was educated at the University of Minnesota and
later married director
Herbert J. Biberman. Her husband
went to find work in Hollywood and she reluctantly followed him there.
Although she had extensive experience in stage work, she had no
intention of becoming an actress in film. Her mind was changed after
she was discovered by director
Mervyn LeRoy, who offered her a key role in
his film Anthony Adverse (1936);
she accepted the part and was awarded the very first Academy Award as
Best Supporting Actress. LeRoy originally cast her as the Wicked Witch
in The Wizard of Oz (1939),
but she felt she was not right for that role. Instead, she co-starred
opposite Paul Muni in
The Life of Emile Zola (1937),
a film that won Best Picture in 1937. Sondergaard's most-remembered
role was that of the sinister and cunning wife of a husband murdered by
Bette Davis' character in
The Letter (1940). Sondergaard
continued her career rise in films such as
Juarez (1939),
The Mark of Zorro (1940),
The Black Cat (1941), and
Anna and the King of Siam (1946).
Unfortunately, she was blacklisted when she refused to testify during
the McCarthy-inspired "Red Scare" hysteria in the 1950s. She eventually
returned to films in the 1960s and made her final appearance in the
1983 film Echoes (1982). Gale Sondergaard
passed away of an undisclosed illness at the Motion Picture and
Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 86. - Writer
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Matt Duffer of The Duffer Brothers, born in Durham, February 15, 1984, is a writer, producer, and director for film and television. He is most known as the creator and showrunner of the hit Netflix Sci-Fi TV series Stranger Things. Other works include the thriller film Hidden and he has written episodes for the TV series Wayward Pines.- Actress
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Meg Wyllie was born on 15 February 1917 in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, USA [now Hawaii, USA]. She was an actress, known for The Last Starfighter (1984), Marnie (1964) and Dragnet (1987). She died on 1 January 2002 in Glendale, California, USA.- Clemens Schick was born on 15 February 1972 in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is an actor, known for DogMan (2023), Andor (2022) and Futuro Beach (2014).
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Go Min-si was born on 15 February 1995 in Daejeon, South Korea. She is an actress and director, known for The Witch: Part 1 - The Subversion (2018), Smugglers (2023) and Youth of May (2021).- Actress
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Niki Koss is an award winning actress and filmmaker with a history for telling stories that contribute to changing the world in a positive way. When not directing, she can most notably be seen in her series regular role in the acclaimed Freeform series, "Famous In Love" from showrunner, I. Marlene King (Pretty Little Liars). Niki co-starred in the Paramount Pictures film, "Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse", the Terrence Malick produced, "Red Wing" opposite Glen Powell and many more. Her most recent short film, "Innocent Goodbye", in which she produced and acted in, has been going through the festival circuit and accumulating numerous awards; Niki has so far won three best actress awards for her role in the film. Koss was also winner of the FEMALE FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR at the 2019 Burbank International Film Festival. She is a member of Women in Media, Women in Film, Glass Elevator and the Alliance of Women Directors as well as a SUNDANCE CO//AB DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP and WOMEN IN FILM PRODUCING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM alumna. She has directed and produced three feature films, all of which include "Night Night", which received worldwide distribution, "Burying Yasmeen", which premiered through Slamdance at The Landmark Theaters, Crushed, a Tubi Original Film and "Homeschooled", which is set for a 2024 release. Niki most recently directed THREE COMMERCIALS FOR SEPHORA. Koss was included in the entertainment list of FORBES 30 UNDER 30, 2021 and listed in LA WEEKLY as one of their TOP 10 Game Changing Innovators in Entertainment.- Writer
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Filmmaker Magazine rated her #1 in their "25 New Faces of Indie Film"
in 2004!
She is a performance artist and published short story writer. Since
becoming a filmmaker, her debut feature, Me and You and Everyone We
Know (2005) has won several film awards.
Daughter of Lindy Hough and Richard Grossinger, writers and publishers
who founded North Atlantic Books.- Actress
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Haley Tju's an actress born & raised in California. She was born to Chinese/Indonesian parents. She has 4 siblings. She started acting when she was 4. She has appeared in shows such as Bella and the Bulldogs (2015), Go On (2012), Bones (2005) & The Thundermans (2013). In addition to acting, she enjoys drawing, singing, hanging out w/ friends/family & visiting arboretums.- Actor
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Born in Inglewood, California, Michael was raised and educated in both the US and Ireland - the homeland of his parents - and double majored in English and History at UCLA. He traveled through Europe, parts of Africa and India, supporting himself as a bartender and in various construction jobs. All the while he photographed, wrote, and chronicled his experiences. It was probably the best education anyone could have had - and almost certainly influenced his work later as an actor and award-winning writer-director.
His first major series role was on "Days of Our Lives"; he got the part of Tanner Scofield when he was 25, and this began a long relationship with Daytime. Michael was also named one of People's "50 Most Beautiful", appeared in several primetime television movies, and things began to click for his career as an actor. But he put everything on hold when his mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer two years later in 1993, and returned to Los Angeles to care for her until her death in 1994.
Michael returned to acting with Fox's VR-5 as Duncan, and followed up with an intriguing turn as identical twin brothers in legendary showrunner Stephen J. Cannell's "Two", for which he wrote the episodes "AD" and the series finale, "The Reckoning". His appearance on the iconic series "Ally McBeal", as nude model Glen, was almost as memorable as the Dancing Baby. The episode went on to win an Emmy, and Michael continued to play the role on both "Ally McBeal" and sister show, "The Practice" - both brainchildren of series producer David Kelley.
In 1997 he landed a role on Damon Wayans' 413 Hope Street with Jesse L. Martin and Richard Roundtree. Easton played Nick Carrington, a former drug addict and counselor at an inner-city crisis center. The show tackled topics including the struggles of drug addiction and recovery, homelessness, racism, hate crimes, HIV and AIDS, social justice, income inequality, and disproportionate Black conviction and incarceration. Easton later described the experience as one of the most creatively and personally rewarding of his career.
After a Gemini-nominated turn as the detective David Hume in Showtime's "Total Recall 2070", Michael returned to Daytime with ABC's "Port Charles", a spinoff of "General Hospital" - with a decidedly more supernatural bent - and the start of an extraordinary run playing an unprecedented five characters within the overall "General Hospital" universe.
Michael helped shape and create the now-iconic Caleb Morley - a vampire, rockstar, and bad boy the viewers loved. The character was wildly popular with viewers and was arguably a forerunner to later vampire protagonists in "Angel", "True Blood", "The Vampire Diaries", and even "Twilight". When "Port Charles" ended, Michael began work as John McBain on "One Life to Live" in 2003 - a role he played for the next nine years - and later carried over to "General Hospital". Currently he plays Dr. Hamilton Finn, an infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist. His performance as the character battled addiction and subsequent struggle in withdrawal and recovery earned him a Daytime Emmy nomination in 2018.
His 2011 graphic novel trilogy "Soul Stealer" was a critical success and praised by Aint It Cool News as "Graphic Novel of the Year". Michael's story, combined with artist Christopher Shy's masterful visualizations, made for a stunning partnership of words and pictures. Michael had also struck a friendship with Peter Straub - who had been a dedicated "One Life to Live" viewer. The author visited the set in New York and left a gift in Michael's mailbox - a copy of his novel "Koko". It was a novel Michael's mother had loved, and in that way things have of coming full circle, Michael later collaborated with Straub, writing the terrifying novel "The Green Woman" for DC Comics.
A proud member of the Writers Guild of America, Michael also adapted and wrote the screenplay for "Daedelus is Dead", a short film based on an unfinished script by Doors legend Jim Morrison. The film has screened at more than a dozen major film festivals and was bought by The Sundance Channel. His feature detailing the life of actor Montgomery Clift is being produced by Relativity Media, while another screenplay about Ella Fitzgerald is in development with Norman Lear.
Michael penned the gritty novel "Credence", published by Blackwatch Comcs - a company he formed and co-owns with Christopher Shy and Emmalee Pearson. In 2015, he also wrote and directed short films "Dreamliner" and the award-winning "Ultraviolent" - both starring his friend and former OLTL castmate Trevor St. John. In 2020 he teamed up again with St. John, and former co-stars Sherri Saum and Rebecca Budig on the short film About a Girl, written by Budig and directed by Easton. The film won the Outstanding Achievement Award in the 2020 Best Shorts Film Festival, praising the "Deft direction, beautiful craft, and achingly authentic performance by Budig."- Producer
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Janice Dickinson was born on 15 February 1955 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Bob Thunder: Internet Assassin (2015), Wassup Rockers (2005) and Exposed (1983). She has been married to Dr. Robert Gerner since 10 December 2016. She was previously married to Albert Gerston, Simon Fields and Ron Levy.- Nicolas Bechtel is an American actor who has made a name for himself through his roles in television series and films. He first gained widespread recognition for his portrayal of Spencer Cassadine on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital," a character he played with charm and depth, earning him a dedicated fan base.
Beyond his work on "General Hospital," Bechtel has showcased his acting abilities in various other television shows. He notably appeared in the Disney Channel series "Stuck in the Middle," where he played the role of Lewie Diaz, a mischievous and fun-loving character who added comedic flair to the show.
Throughout his career, Bechtel has demonstrated versatility and skill as an actor, seamlessly transitioning between different genres and mediums. With his engaging performances and natural charisma, he continues to captivate audiences and solidify his place in the entertainment industry. - Actor
- Producer
- Writer
A veteran of New Mexico's steadily rising film industry, Steven studied Theatre at Eastern New Mexico University.
He portrayed DEA Agent Steven Gomez on the Emmy-winning
television series Breaking Bad on AMC. Steven has also appeared in
television series such as Wildfire, Crash, and In Plain Sight. Quezada
has just finished starring in the thriller Light From The Darkroom and
a featured role in the new George Lopez movie La Vida Robot. Steven
also appears in Love Ranch alongside Joe Pesci and Helen Mirren, the
hit comedy Beerfest alongside the comedy team from Broken Lizard, First
Snow with Guy Pierce, and the short film Milagros, which received major
acclaim at film festivals worldwide and earned Steven a nomination for
Best Actor at the Tenerife International Film Festival in Spain. In
2013 he also received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for his role
in Breaking Bad.
In 2010, Steven partnered with executive producer Mark Padilla and
Marco Nunez to host his own late-night talk show, The After After Party
with Steven Michael Quezada.
In addition to his successful career as an actor, Steven is one of the
most noted comedians out of the southwest, touring comedy clubs across
the United States since 1987. He is a five-time recipient of the New
Mexico Hispanic Entertainers Association Comedian of the Year Award,
and he has been appeared on HBO, Showtime, the Latino comedy feature
Que Locos, and was recently hand-selected to open for Saturday Night
Live alumnus and movie actor Rob Schneider, and Anjelah Johnson. Steven
also recently performed a hilarious bit of his stand-up routine on The
Arsenio Hall Show.
Steven Michael Quezada is a life-long resident of New Mexico. He
pursued his love for performing by studying Theatre Arts at Eastern New
Mexico University, and through the years, has earned the distinction as
one of the most charitable celebrities in New Mexico. Steven has raised
money for organizations such as Youth Development Incorporated (YDI),
the Boys and Girls Club of New Mexico and countless others. Steven has
devoted time to Actors Core, Mi Voz, Elev8 and gang intervention
programs sponsored by YDI. He has taught acting classes to local kids
and through The After After Party, has provided on-the-job training for
future filmmakers, including students from the Digital Arts and
Technology Academy (DATA) in Albuquerque. He is an elected member of
the Albuquerque Public Schools, which is one of the largest school
districts in the nation. He is the Secretary of the Board. Steven is
married to Cherise Quezada, has four children, and enjoys playing golf
in his spare time.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Keene Curtis was born on 15 February 1923 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Sliver (1993), I.Q. (1994) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). He died on 13 October 2002 in Bountiful, Utah, USA.