Linda Cardellini - Biography

Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Lindsay Weir on Freaks and Geeks, Samantha Taggart on ER, Velma Dinkley in the live-action Scooby-Doo feature films, Sylvia Rosen, neighbor of Don Draper's, on the AMC drama series Mad Men, and Meg Rayburn on the Netflix Original series Bloodline.

Born: June 25, 1975 (age 39), Redwood City, California, United States

Height: 1.60 m

Partner: Steve Rodriguez

Children: Lilah-Rose Rodriguez

Parents: Lorraine Hernan, Wayne David Cardellini

Famous for Her role as Lindsay on NBC's Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000)

Occupation: Actress

Education: Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, CA.

Loyola Marymount University (graduating in 2001 with a degree in theatre)

Played Lindsay on NBC's show Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000); cast as Velma in the live-action version of Scooby-Doo (2001)

Partner(s): Jason Segel (actor ; born on January 18, 1980; March 2001)

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Freaks and Geeks

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“I think everyone feels lost at times during their high school years. But what I love about Lindsay is that she is basically a girl trying to find her way in the world. She keeps a lot of her feelings inside, which can be painful, but she tries so hard to help people. She is one of those kids who wants to be accepted for who they are, but isn’t sure how to do that - which is what I think makes her so endearing.” Linda Cardellini on her role in Freaks and Geeks

Attractive and talented TV and movie actress Linda Cardellini is perhaps most known for her portrayals as wild-child gifted student Lindsay Weir in the NBC acclaimed high school drama “Freaks and Geeks” (1999-2000) and as Nurse Samantha Taggart in “ER” (2003-?). On the silver screen, the fresh-faced actress, who got her first movie break with roles in Good Burger, Dead Man On Campus and Strangeland, gained substantial exposure and popularity with her role as the brainy Velma in the highly successful live-action version of Scooby-Doo (2002) and its continuation in 2004. Other movie credits include the cult hit Legally Blonde (2001), the thriller The Unsaid (2001), the comedy Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004, with Martin Short), LolliLove (2004), Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain (2005), American Gun (2005) and the comedy Grandma’s Boy (2006). One of the hottest new stars of “ER,” Cardellini is set to play a role for the forthcoming miniseries “Comanche Moon” (2006).

As for her romantic life, Freaks And Geeks star Cardellini has been linked to her costar, Jason Segel (born on January 18, 1980). The two began dating in March 2001.

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Childhood and Family:

In Redwood City, California, Linda Edna Cardellini was born on June 25, 1975, to Wayne David Cardellini and Lorraine Hernan. The youngest of four siblings was educated at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California, and graduated in 1993. She continued her study at Loyola Marymount University’ College of Communication & Fine Arts and earned a degree in theatre in 2001.

As for her personal life, the 5’ 3” inch tall actress, who has Italian/Irish roots, is an art lover, especially the work of Margaret Keane. In her free time, she also likes attending martial arts classes.

Scooby-Doo’s Nerdy Girl

Career:

Linda Cardellini had her first public appearance at age 10, when she sang in a school play. The acting bug quickly caught the young girl after the performance and she subsequently plunged herself in several school productions as well as started attending drama lessons. After high school, she headed for Los Angeles to professionally pursue an acting career. Cardellini’s first big break arrived when the 21-year-old girl hit the small screen for the first time with a regular role in the ABC Saturday morning live-action children’s series “Bone Chillers,” starring as Sarah, opposite Trey Alexander. She segued to guest roles in the following year, appearing in shows like “3rd Rock from the Sun,” “Pacific Palisades” (played a two-episodic turn as Sara), “Clueless” and “Step by Step,” and made wide screen debut with a bit part in Brian Robbins’ comedy Good Burger, that same year.

In 1998, Cardellini was additionally featured as Jason Segel’s girlfriend in Tom Everett Scott’s starring vehicle, the teen flick Dead Man on Campus and played the victim of masochistic internet predator Captain Howdy (played by writer/actor Dee Snider) in the writer’s horror/thriller Strangeland. It was her face (although with sewn together lips) that was featured on the theatrical poster and video cover in the latter, however, that made Cardellini a popular and striking figure to movie goers. She followed it up with another small turn in the 1999 romance/comedy film The Prince and the Surfer.

On the small screen, more work knocked on Cardellini’s door during the 1998-1999 periods. After doing an episodic-turn in CBS’ drama “Promised Land” and “Kenan & Kel” (both 1998), the actress landed recurring roles in two series: the UPN “Guys Like Us,” as one of the co-workers named Jude, and the ABC “Boy Meets World,” in which she portrayed Lauren, the girl who could unintentionally separate the show’s star couple Cory (Ben Savage) and Topanga (Danielle Fishel). She then essayed the supporting part of the late girl Leslie Chambers in the made-for-TV film Dying to Live (1999) and was garnered with glowing reviews for her small but important part as the young starlet June in 1930s Hollywood in the AMC miniseries “The Lot” (1999).
Cardellini, however, didn’t achieve a huge break until she was hired to star in the NBC drama “Freaks and Geeks” (1999-2000). As Lindsay Weir, an honor student in the midst of an identity crisis befriends with forceful drummer Bill (Jason Segel) and nihilistic radical Daniel (James Franco), the actress earned positive response that subsequently catapulted her fame. As for the series, despite critical acclaimed, the Emmy-nominating show was axed in the mid season airings.

Returning to the big screen, Cardellini emerged as the upper-class Chutney Windham in a 2000 hit comedy starred Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde (2001) and found herself acting with Andy Garcia and Vincent Kartheiser in the thriller The Unsaid, that same year. She scored a massive hit in the following year with the mega-hit Scooby-Doo, where she successfully brought to life the cartoon character of the intelligent girl in the perpetual orange sweater Velma. As the film became a cult hit, Cardellini, along with teen heavyweights Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Matthew Lillard, gained extensive exposure and fame.
Her growing status was further established in 2003 when Cardellini was invited to star as the free-spirited single mom, Nurse Samantha Taggart in the well-liked medical series “ER,” a role she retains until now. Meanwhile, she continued pursuing film career. In 2004, Cardellini reprised the Velma role for the sequel Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, teamed up with writer-actor Martin Short for the oddball comedy Jiminy Glick in Lalawood and had a supporting role opposite James Gunn and Jenna Fischer in Fischer’s comedy film LolliLove. The next year, she was featured as Cassie, a small town cocktail waitress who has a heartbreaking romance with the closeted gay ranch hand Ennis (Heath Ledger) in a high-profile film by Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain (2005). The same year, she also costarred with Donald Sutherland, Forest Whitaker and Marcia Gay Harden in the Aric Avelino-helmed drama American Gun.

Recently starring as Samantha, opposite Allen Covert and Peter Dante, in the comedy Grandma’s Boy (2006), the 31-year-old actress will play Clara Forsythe in the miniseries “Comanche Moon” (2006). The drama will star Charles Baker as Monkey John, Troy Baker as Pea Eye Parker and Brett Brock as Joe Stewart.

Aly Michalka - Biography

Alyson Renae "Aly" Michalka is an American actress and recording artist. Michalka gained fame for playing the role of Keely Teslow in the Disney Channel original series Phil of the Future.

Born: March 25, 1989 (age 26), Torrance, California, United States

Height: 1.73 m

Siblings: AJ Michalka

Music group: 78violet (2002 – 2009)

Parents: Mark Michalka, Carrie Michalka

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Phil of the Future

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First gaining attention as Keely Teslow, the best friend and girlfriend of Ricky Ullman's Phil, on the Disney Channel's original series “Phil of the Future” (2004-2006), Alyson Michalka later found new recognition as a singer when she launched a music album titled “In The Rush” (2005), alongside her sister Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka.

As “Aly & AJ,” the two sisters subsequently released their follow-up albums, "Acoustic Hearts of Winter" (2006) and "Insomniatic" (2007), the latter of which spawned the chart-topping song "Potential Break-Up Song."

“We don't ever want to preach or shove anything down people's throats, but AJ and I want our music to be inspiring.” Alyson Michalka

Alyson also continued her acting career and starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Now You See It..." (2005). With her sister Amanda, she starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Cow Belles" (2006) and in the movie version of the MTV reality series “Super Sweet 16” (2007).

“People can get lost in a crowd. AJ and I are all about being no one but ourselves. You only have one life to live, so take advantage of it. Don't waste it by trying to be too perfect. We just want to remind people because they sometimes forget. Kids don't want to hear this stuff from their parents, but they'll accept it from someone they consider a contemporary.” Alyson Michalka

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Childhood and Family:

On March 25, 1989, Alyson Renae Michalka (last name pronounced “Mish-AL-ka”) was born in Torrance, California, to parents Mark Michalka and Carrie Begley (was a cheerleader for the NFL's Oakland Raiders). Her younger sister, Amanda Joy Michalka, who was born on April 10, 1991, is also an actress and singer. They wrote and recorded their first album titled "Into the Rush" for Hollywood/Universal Records as “Aly & AJ,” which was released in early 2005.

Of German descendant Alyson, nicknamed "Aly," is home-schooled. Her favorite foods are sushi, tacos, candy (especially Ring Pops and Pop Rocks) and pasta. She likes to watch the movies “Willow” (1988), “Uptown Girls” (2003), “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” (2003) and “The School of Rock” (2003).

“I'm actually all finished with school. AJ and I have tutors on the road with us. We've been home schooled for quite some time and love the one-on-one with a teacher. It's interesting to see how we can study and maintain friendships, but somehow it all works out for us.” Alyson Michalka

In her free time, Alyson enjoys dancing, art, horseback riding, reading and hanging out with her two pet dogs, Saint and Bandit. She also enjoys drawing and her artistic talent was recognized by Hallmark Cards. At age 10, she won a contest for a Christmas card in 1999.

Alyson is also interested in fashion and sewing and wants to design clothing. She currently lives with her parents and sister in Los Angeles.

“Our parents keep us in line and down-to-earth. We have our own convictions and morals, which AJ and I are very committed to. There's no reason to stray from those beliefs. We get our strength from having each other to lean on.” Alyson Michalka

Cow Belles

Career:

At the age 5, Alyson Michalka was seen in stage productions in churches her family attended outside Seattle, Washington, and in Thousand Oaks California. As a young girl, she was featured in several musicals, including "Jailhouse Rock" and "A Time to Remember." She began playing the piano at age six and began studying acting at age eleven while working as a professional print model. At age thirteen, she began playing the guitar.

At age 13, Alyson, who had been auditioning for roles since the age of 11, was cast as Keely Teslow, the best friend and girlfriend of Ricky Ullman's Phil, on the Disney Channel's original series “Phil of the Future.” Her performance received a nomination at the Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress.

About her character in “Phil of the Future,” Alyson described, “Keely has such a love for life. She's such a nice person and she loves people. She loves helping Phil with all of his problems and she's always had his back whenever he needs her. She's a very fun person and she's the best friend that you could ever wish for. I do share a lot of characteristics with her. She doesn't really worry about life and neither do I. She just kind of lets things happen. Her fashion sense is similar to mine, but I don't wear quite as bright colors like she does.”

During her “Phil of the Future” stint, Alyson, alongside her sister Amanda, was featured on two albums released by Disney in February 2005 and June 2005 respectively titled “Disneymania, Vol. 3” and “Disney Girlz Rock.” She also recorded the track "Do You Believe in Magic" for the Disney Channel Original Movie “Now You See It...”

Alyson and her sister Amanda also performed the song "Walking On Sunshine" for Walt Disney Pictures' 2005 film "Herbie Fully Loaded," starring Lindsay Lohan, and the song "No One" for the 2005 Disney live action film "Ice Princess," which was directed by Tim Fywell and stars Michelle Trachtenberg, Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall and Hayden Panettiere.

After signing a recording deal with Hollywood Records, Alyson and her sister Amanda, as “Aly & AJ,” made a pop-rock album together titled “Into the Rush,” which was released on August 16, 2005 (a deluxe edition was released on August 8, 2006). In order to promote the album's release, Alyson and Amanda made a movie, “Aly & AJ in Concert,” in which 16-year-old Alyson made her directorial debut. Featuring 14 tracks including the singles "Rush", "No One", "On the Ride", "Do You Believe in Magic" and "Walking on Sunshine," the album "Into the Rush" was eventually certified Platinum for sales of 1 million copies.

“AJ and I want to be a voice and accountable for the message in our music, what we're supporting and writing about. We stand for what we say. We won't back down from that. We're always gong to write from a genuine place in our hearts. If you don't do that, you can get lost.” Alyson Michalka

In 2006, Alyson co-starred with her sister Amanda in Disney Channel's failed comedy series "Haversham Hall" and "Cow Belles" (2006), in which the two real-life siblings played two spoiled rotten sisters. On living in Toronto while filming “Cow Belles,” Alyson recalled, “We visited all the cool, funky restaurants. We went to Little Italy, Little India. We went to Niagara Falls, even though I know that's not in Toronto.”

Meanwhile, Alyson also made guest appearances in such shows as ABC's weekday morning news show "Good Morning America," NBC’s reality television series "America's Got Talent," the syndicated television talk show "The Megan Mullally Show," and the reality television program "MTV Cribs."

On September 26, 2006, Aly & AJ released a Christmas album titled "Acoustic Hearts of Winter." The first single from the album was "Greatest Time Of Year" and it was used as a promotion for the 2006 film starring Tim Allen and Martin Short, "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.”

"Insomniatic" is Aly & AJ's third studio album. It was released on July 10, 2007, in the United States and will be released in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2007, with new cover art. However, the album was leaked onto the Internet just days before its release. All 12 songs on the standard edition of the album were posted on MTV.com's “The Leak” section on July 3, 2007.

"Insomniatic" has become Aly & AJ's highest debut to date. To promote their album, Aly & AJ sang an edit of the album's lead single, "Potential Breakup Song," on “Live with Regis & Kelly” on July 4, 2007, and gave a short interview on CBS’ morning news talk show "The Early Show" on July 9, 2007. They also took viewers backstage at one of their concert stops on MTV's "Total Request Live" on August 1, 2007, as well as did a short interview on ABC's “The View.”

Meanwhile, the song "Potential Breakup Song" and "Like Whoa" from the album "Insomniatic" are also featured in the movie version of the MTV reality series, “Super Sweet 16,” which stars Alyson and her sister Amanda. The DVD of the movie was released on the same day that Aly & AJ's album "Insomniatic" was released.

“We all have a special talent and passion. We just need the support of parents and friends to help us find it. And if you have a dream, always go for it and trust yourself.” Alyson Michalka

Tom Hardy - Biography

Name:Tom Hardy

Birth Date:September 15, 1977

Birth Place:Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Height:5' 10''

Nationality:British

Profession:actor

Education:Drama Centre London

Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor.

Hardy's notable film roles include the science fiction film Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), the Guy Ritchie crime film, RocknRolla (2008), the biographical psychological drama Bronson (2008), the science fiction thriller Inception (2010), the sports drama Warrior (2011), the Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), the villain Bane in the superhero film The Dark Knight Rises (2012), the crime drama Lawless (2012), and the drama Locke (2013).

Hardy's television roles include the BBC historical drama miniseries The Virgin Queen, ITV's Wuthering Heights (in which he played Heathcliff), the biographical drama Stuart: A Life Backwards, and Martina Cole's The Take (in which he played criminal sociopath Freddie Jackson). He will star as Max Rockatansky in the post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max: Fury Road, the fourth installment of the Mad Max franchise, scheduled for release in 2015.

Personal life

Hardy married Sarah Ward in 1999, but the marriage ended in divorce in 2004. He has a son, Louis Thomas (born 2008), with ex-girlfriend Rachael Speed.[26] In 2008, he began a relationship with actress Charlotte Riley, whom he met on the set of The Take and Wuthering Heights. The couple became engaged in 2010 and married in July 2014.

In 2008, when asked by Attitude magazine if he had had sexual relations with men, Hardy stated, "As a boy? Of course I have. I'm an actor for fuck's sake. I'm an artist. I've played with everything and everyone. But I'm not into men sexually. I love the form and the physicality but the gay sex bit does nothing for me. To me it just doesn't compute now I'm into my 30s and it doesn't do it for me and I'm done experimenting."

Hardy battled addictions to alcohol and crack cocaine in his early-to-mid-20s. He entered rehab and has been sober since 2003.

Hardy was named one of GQ's 50 best dressed British men in 2015.

Rebecca Ferguson - Biography

Rebecca Caroline Ferguson is a British singer-songwriter. She came to prominence in 2010 when she became the runner-up of the seventh series of The X Factor, losing to the winner that year Matt Cardle.

Born: July 21, 1986  Liverpool, United Kingdom

Children: Lillie May Dures, Karl Dures, Jr.

Parents: Anne Jameson, Dan Ferguson

Albums: Heaven, Freedom, iTunes Festival: London 2012, Lady Sings the Blues

Record labels: Syco Music, RCA Records, Columbia, Epic Records

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Jennifer Lawrence - Biography

Jennifer Shrader Lawrence is an American actress. Her first major role was as a lead cast member on the TBS sitcom The Bill Engvall Show.

Born: August 15, 1990 , Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Height: 1.75 m

Awards: Academy Award for Best Actress, more

Parents: Gary Lawrence, Karen Lawrence

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Silver Linings Playbook

Background:

“I'd like to direct at some point. But I don't know because 10 years ago I would have never imagined that I'd be here. So in 10 years from now, I might be running a rodeo.” Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence is an Academy Award winning American actress. First attracted attention in the television series “The Bill Engvall Show” (TBS, 2007–2009), the Louisville, Kentucky native beauty amazed critics in the indie dramas “The Burning Plain” (2008) and “Winter's Bone” (2010), the latter of which also brought her nominations at the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Satellite Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress. At age 22, Lawrence eventually took home the Best Actress Oscar, plus Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Satellite Award and the Independent Spirit Award, amongst other honors, thanks to her bright turn as widowed Tiffany Maxwell on the romantic comedy “Silver Linings Playbook” (2012). The talented actress is also known for her roles on the hit films “X-Men: First Class” (2011) and “The Hunger Games” (2012).    

After spending the first few years of her career in New York City, Lawrence decided to move to California and now lives in Santa Monica. She met British actor boyfriend Nicholas Hoult on the set of “X-Men: First Class.” They began dating in 2011 but split in early 2013. The two has since rekindled their romance. 
       

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Childhood and Family:

Jennifer Lawrence was born Jennifer Shrader Lawrence on August 15, 1990, in Louisville, Kentucky. Her father, Gary Lawrence, owned concrete construction firm Lawrence & Associates, while her mother, Karen Lawrence, ran a children's camp. She has two older brothers, Blaine and Ben, and a sister in-law named Meredith. She studied at Kammerer Middle School in Kentucky and graduated from high school two years early with a 3.9 average in order to launch an acting career.

Jennifer, known to her friends and family as Jen, acted in several local theater productions before being spotted in New York City when she was 14 years old. She later moved to Los Angeles to further pursue her acting career. Prior to becoming an actor, Jen took part in cheer-leading, softball, field hockey and modeling.

Winter's Bone

Career:

Jennifer Lawrence made her television movie debut in CBS' “Company Town” (2006), opposite   Sherry Stringfield. She went on to land guest spots in television series like “Monk” (2006), “Cold Case” (2007) and “Medium” (2007) and also shot a TV pilot called “Not Another High School Show” (2007), opposite John Keefe, Jocelin Donahue and Rachel Specter. Lawrence took her first series regular role as Bill Engvall's disobedient teen daughter on the TBS sitcom “ The Bill Engvall Show,” which starred comedian Bill Engvall and was written and created by Engvall and Michael Leeson. The series ran from July 17, 2007 to September 25, 2009. For her work on the series, she won the Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series, which she shared with co-stars Skyler Gisondo and Graham Patrick Martin, and was nominated for the Young Artist Award in the category of Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress.

Lawrence moved on to the big screen when she appeared as Tiff in “Garden Party” (2008), a drama film directed by Jason Freeland and starring Vinessa Shaw and Willa Holland. Her first major film role arrived when she was cast as Agnes in the feature film directorial debut of Lori Petty, “The Poker House” (2008), a drama focuses on the dysfunctional life of three sisters. The role brought her a Los Angeles Film Festival for Outstanding Performance. The same year, Lawrence received critical reviews for her scene stealing role as Kim Basinger's tormented teenage daughter on the Guillermo Arriaga drama “The Burning Plain.” She took home the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the 2008 Venice Film Festival for her performance.

Two years later, Lawrence delivered a breakthrough performance as Ree Dolly, a hard-bitten country girl who goes in search of her missing drug-dealing, deadbeat father, in the critically acclaimed independent drama “Winter's Bone,” which is an adaptation of Daniel Woodrell's 2006 novel of the same title. Under the direction of Debra Granik, she received a 2011 Academy Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. She also won many awards such as Palm Springs International Film Festival's Rising Star Award, a Toronto Film Critics Association for Best Actress, a Vancouver Film Critics Circle for Best Actress, a Chicago Film Critics Association for Most Promising Performer, Florida Film Critics Circle's Pauline Kael Breakout Award, a Gotham for Best Ensemble Cast, a National Board of Review for Best Breakthrough Performer, a San Diego Film Critics Society for Best Actress, Seattle International Film Festival's Golden Space Needle Award for  Best Actress, a Stockholm Film Festival for Best Actress and a Washington DC Area Film Critics Association for Best Actress.            

Lawrence co-starred with Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones in the romantic drama “Like Crazy” (2011), which won the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, and portrayed Norah,the  love interest with a secret of Porter Black (played by Anton Yelchin) in the dark comedy “The Beaver” (shot in 2009, released in 2011), starring Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson. She also played the role of  shape-shifting villain Mystique on the prequel to the “X-Men” film series “X-Men: First Class” (2011), opposite James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Rose Byrne. The film earned positive reviews and was a commercial success. 

In 2012, Lawrence landed the starring role of franchise heroine Katniss Everdeen on “The Hunger Games,” an adaptation of the 2008 best-selling young adult novel by Suzanne Collins. Helmed by Gary Ross, the film was a big box office victory by grossing over $691 million worldwide against its budget of $78 million. It became the third highest grossing film in the United States and ninth highest grossing worldwide of the year. For her bright acting, Lawrence was awarded many awards like an Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Award for Best Actress, a Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Actress in an Action Movie, an Empire for Best Actress, People's Choices for Favorite Face of Heroism and Favorite On-Screen Chemistry, a MTV Movie for Best Fight and three Teen Choices for Choice Movie Actress-Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Choice Movie Liplock and Film - Choice Chemistry.

Lawrence gained even more recognition for her portrayal of a young widow opposite Bradley Cooper in the comedy /drama film “Silver Linings Playbook” (2012), which was directed and written by David O. Russell. The role earned the actress a 2013 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, a 2013 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, a Screen Actors Guild for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role,  and an Independent Spirit for Best Female Lead, not to mention many other awards such as Australian Film Institute's AACTA International Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Critics Choice Award, a Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award, a Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award, two MTV Movie Awards, a People's Choice Award, an Austin Film Critics Association Austin Film Critics Award, a Capri, Hollywood Ensemble Cast Award, a Las Vegas Film Critics Society Sierra Award, a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, a Satellite Award, and a Southeastern Film Critics Association Award.

2012 also saw Lawrence star opposite Max Thieriot, Gil Bellows and Elisabeth Shue in the horror/thriller movie “House at the End of the Street,” which was directed by Mark Tonderai.

In 2013, Lawrence starred as Young Zoe in the mystery/thriller film “The Devil You Know,” opposite Rosamund Pike and Lena Olin. 

Lawrence will have the title role in the upcoming drama film “Serena,” opposite “Silver Linings Playbook” co-star Bradley Cooper. The film is set to be released in Russia on October 31, 2013. She will reprise her role as Katniss Everdeen in the 2013 sequel “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and will play Rosalyn Rosenfeld in David O. Russell's “American Hustle” (2013), opposite Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner and Robert De Niro. In addition, Lawrence will reprise the role of Mystique on the 2014 sequel, “X-Men: Days of Future Past.”  

Awards:

Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2013
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: Saturn Award, Best Actress, “The Hunger Games,” 2013
Australian Film Institute: AACTA International Award, Best Actress, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2013
Broadcast Film Critics Association: Critics Choice Award, Best Actress in a Comedy, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2013
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA): Best Actress, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2013
Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2013
Independent Spirit: Best Female Lead, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2013
Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC): Best Actress, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2013
MTV Movie: Best Female Performance, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2013
MTV Movie: Best Kiss, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2013
People's Choice: Favorite Movie Actress, “The Hunger Games,” “Silver Linings Playbook” and “House at the End of the Street,” 2013
Broadcast Film Critics Association: Best Actress in an Action Movie, “The Hunger Games,” 2013
Empire: Best Actress, “The Hunger Games,” 2013
People's Choice: Favorite Face of Heroism, “The Hunger Games,” 2013
People's Choice: Favorite On-Screen Chemistry, “The Hunger Games,” 2013
Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Outstanding Performer of the Year Award, 2013
Screen Actors Guild: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2013
Austin Film Critics Association: Austin Film Critics Award, Best Actress, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2012
Capri, Hollywood: Capri Ensemble Cast Award, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2012
Las Vegas Film Critics Society: Sierra Award, Best Actress, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2012
Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA): Best Actress, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2012
Satellite: Best Actress in a Motion Picture, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2012
Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA): Best Actress, “Silver Linings Playbook,” 2012
MTV Movie: Best Female Performance, “The Hunger Games,” 2012
MTV Movie: Best Fight, “The Hunger Games,” 2012
Teen Choice: Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, “The Hunger Games,” 2012
Teen Choice: Choice Movie Liplock, “The Hunger Games,” 2012
Teen Choice: Film - Choice Chemistry, “The Hunger Games,” 2012
Palm Springs International Film Festival: Rising Star Award, “Winter's Bone,” 2011
Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA): Best Actress, “Winter's Bone,” 2011
Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC): Best Actress, “Winter's Bone,” 2011
Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA): Most Promising Performer, “Winter's Bone,” 2010
Florida Film Critics Circle: Pauline Kael Breakout Award, “Winter's Bone,” 2010
Gotham: Best Ensemble Cast, “Winter's Bone,” 2010
National Board of Review (NBR): Best Breakthrough Performer, “Winter's Bone,” 2010
San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS): Best Actress, “Winter's Bone,” 2010
Seattle International Film Festival: Golden Space Needle Award, Best Actress, “Winter's Bone,” 2010
Stockholm Film Festival: Best Actress, “Winter's Bone,” 2010
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA): Best Actress, “Winter's Bone,” 2010
Young Artist: Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series, “The Bill Engvall Show,”  2009
Venice Film Festival: Marcello Mastroianni Award, “The Burning Plain,” 2008
Los Angeles Film Festival: Outstanding Performance, “The Poker House,” 2008

Katheryn Winnick - Biography

Katheryn Winnick is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles in Amusement, Bones, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, Vikings, and The Art of the Steal.

Born: December 17, 1977 (age 37), Etobicoke, Toronto, Canada

Height: 1.68 m

Nationality: Canadian

Siblings: Markjan Winnick, Adam Winnick

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Vikings

Background:

Katheryn Winnick is a Canadian television and film actress. She is known for her roles on the television shows “Bones” (2010-2011) and “Vikings” (2013 -?) as well as on films like “50 First Dates” (2004), “Two Weeks Notice” (2002),“Amusement” (2008), “Love & Other Drugs” (2010), “Killers” (2010), “A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III” (2012) and “The Art of the Steal” (2013). She won a New York International Independent Film & Video Festival Award and a Beverly Hills Film Festival Award for performances in the short films “Daddy's Little Girl” (2002) and “Children of the Air” (2012), respectively, and received a Gotham nomination in the film “Cold Souls” (2009). 

Martial Artist

Childhood and Family:

Katheryn Winnick was born Katerena Anna Vinitska on December 17, 1977, in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. She spoke Ukrainian as her first language and did not start speaking English until she was 8. She studied acting at New York's William Esper Studio. 

An  accomplished martial artist, Katheryn initiated her training at 7 and got her first black belt at 13. She won silver medals at the Canadian National Tae Kwon Do finals. Currently, she holds a 3rd-Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, a 2nd-Degree Black Belt in Karate, and is a licensed bodyguard. Katheryn opened her first martial arts studio at the age of sixteen. Win Kai Martial Arts soon expanded to three eminent branches in Toronto and New York.

The Art of the Steal

Career:

Katheryn Winnick made her television debut as Holly Benson in the syndicated television comedy “Student Bodies,” a recurring role she began to play in January 1999. Later in October 1999, she made a guest appearance as Suzie in an episode of “PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal” called “Sacrifices.” Winnick continued to guest star in other television series such as “Relic Hunter” (2000), “Screech Owls” (2001), “Tracker” (2002), “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” (2002, 2009), “Oz” (2003), “ Wild Card” (2003), “10-8: Officers on Duty” (2003), “CSI: Miami” (2004), “1-800-Missing” (2008), “CSI: NY” (2005), “Criminal Minds” (2006), “House M.D.” (2007), “Law & Order” (2008) and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2009). She also appeared in TV films like “ Trump Unauthorized” (2005), “13 Graves” (2006), “Tipping Point” (2007) and “Law Dogs” (2007).     

Winnick made her feature film debut in as Jennifer in “Biohazardous” (2001), a B movie directed and written by Michael J. Hein. More roles ensued, including “Smoking Herb” (2002), “Fabled” (2002), “Two Weeks Notice” (2002), “What Alice Found” (2003), “50 First Dates” (2004), “Satan's Little Helper” (2004), “Going the Distance” (2004), “Our Time Is Up” (2004, Short), “Cloud 9” (2006), “Failure to Launch” (2006), “Kiss Me Again” (2006) and “When Nietzsche Wept” (2007). Winnick won the Short Film Award for Best Actress at the 2002 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival for her performance in the short film “Daddy's Little Girl” (2002). She starred as Tabitha Wright in “Amusement” (2008), a horror film directed by John Simpson. She jointly nabbed a Gotham nomination for Best Ensemble Cast for her performance in “Cold Souls” (2009), a comedy/drama film written and directed by Sophie Barthes.      

From 2010 to 2011, Winnick played the recurring role of Hannah Burley in the Fox hit comedy/drama series “Bones,” starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz. She also made a guest appearance as Kat Russo in an episode of “The Gates” called “Identity Crisis” (2010), as Valerie Dorman in the episode “Lost and Found” (2011) of “The Glades” and as Kelly in an episode of “Nikita” called “Partners (2011). On the big screen, Winnick could be seen in “Tranced,” “Killers,” “Radio Free Albemuth,” “Love & Other Drugs,” “Night and Day,” “Choose” (all 2010), and “Bat $#*! Crazy” (2011). 

In 2012, Winnick was cast as Ivana  in “A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III,” opposite Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray and Patricia Arquette. A comedy film directed, written and produced by Roman Coppola., it premiered at the 2012 Rome Film Festival and had a limited theatrical release in the United States on February 8, 2013. She portrayed Oxana in the film “Stand Up Guys” (2012) and Samantha Thomas in the short “Children of the Air” (2012), from which she won the Best Female Performance for Best Actress at the 2012 Beverly Hills Film Festival for her role, as well as had a two episode role as Darcy Daniels in “Transporter: The Series” (2012).  

In 2013, Winnick landed the regular role of Lagertha Lothbrok on the Canadian-Irish historical drama television series “Vikings,” which premiered on March 3, 2013 in the United States and Canada on History Channel. The second season is set to premier in February 2014.

Winnick starred as Lola in the comedy film “The Art of the Steal,” which was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11. Her co-stars in the film included Kurt Russell, Jay Baruchel, Chris Diamantopoulos and Matt Dillon.       


Awards:

Beverly Hills Film Festival: Best Female Performance, Best Actress, “Children of the Air,” 2012
New York International Independent Film & Video Festival: Short Film Award, Best Actress, “Daddy's Little Girl,” 2004

Emilia Clarke - Biography

Emilia Clarke is an English actress, best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series Game of Thrones, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013.
Born: October 26, 1986 (age 28), London, United Kingdom
Height: 1.57 m
Nationality: British
Nominations: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Profession: Actress

Background:

British actress Emilia Clarke is most popular for portraying Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series “Game of Thrones” (2011-?), for which she has nabbed an Emmy nomination. She was ranked No.1 on the Independent Critics List of the “100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2012” “and was voted No. 1 on the Ask Men list of “Top 99 Most Desirable women of 2014.”

She is set to play Sarah Connor on the forthcoming Terminator movie, “Terminator: Genesis” (2015).

Clarke is highly trained at alto, ballads, blues, cabaret singing and jazz singing. Her sport skills includes ice skating, swimming, horse-riding, running, sailing, rowing, skiing, and tennis.

In Spring 2013, Clarke suffered a brain aneurysm and was treated at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.     

Milly

Childhood and Family:

Emilia Clarke was born on May 1, 1987, in London, England, UK, to a business woman and a theater sound engineer. She grew up with her brother in the Berkshire countryside. At 3,  Emilia attended the performance of “Snow Boat” and subsequently fell in love with drama. She was educated at St. Edward's School of Oxford from 2000 to 2005, where she appeared in two school plays, and then at the renowned Drama Centre London, where she participated in 10 plays. Her nickname is Milly.

Terminator: Genesis

Career:

Emilia Clarke began acting in school plays, and in 2009, she appeared in the Company Angels production of “Sense.” She also appeared in a 2009 commercial for Samaritans. Her first television role was as Saskia Mayer in an episode of “Doctors” called “Empty Nest.” It was followed by a notable supporting role as Savannah in the made for television film “Triassic Attack” (2010), starring Steven Brand, Kirsty Mitchell and Raoul Trujillo.

Clarke's big break arrived when she was cast as Daenerys Targaryen on the HBO medieval fantasy series “Game of Thrones,” which is based on the book series “A Song of Ice and Fire” by George R. R. Martin. The series premiered in the United Stated on April 17, 2011. For her bright performance, Clarke won  the 2012 Gracie Allen Award in the category of Outstanding Female Rising Star in a Drama Series or Special and the 2013 SFX Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for a 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She also received many other nominations such as a Satellite nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, two Screen Actors Guild nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and Monte-Carlo TV Festival's Golden Nymph nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. 

In 2012, Clarke made her feature film debut in the British drama “Spike Island,” opposite Elliott Tittensor, Nico Mirallegro and Jordan Murphy. The same year, she starred in the short film “Shackled,” directed by Nour Wazzi.

In 2013, Clarke was cast as Jude Law's long-lost daughter in “Dom Hemingway,” a British black comedy/crime drama film directed and written by Richard Shepard. The film was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2013 and was released in the UK on November 15, 2013. The same year, she provided the voice of Marianne in an episode of “Futurama” called “Stench and Stenchibility.”

Recently, in 2014, Clarke was nominated for a People's Choice Award for Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress.

Clarke will play Sarah Connor on the upcoming Terminator movie, “Terminator: Genesis,” which is scheduled to be released on July 1, 2015.    

Awards:

SFX: Best Actress, “Game of Thrones,” 2013
Gracie Allen: Gracie, Outstanding Female Rising Star in a Drama Series or Special, “Game of Thrones,” 2012 -