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

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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 -

Aaliyah Dana Haughton - Biography

Aaliyah Dana Haughton was an American singer, dancer, actress, and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Detroit, Michigan.

 

Full name: Aaliyah Dana Haughton

Born
January 16, 1979
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Aaliyah

Height
5' 7

Nationality
American

Famous for
Her single Age Ain't Nothing but a Number (1994)

Occupation
musician, actress

Education
Detroit High School of the Performing Arts (graduated with a 4.0 GPA)
Album: Age Ain't Nothing But A Number (1994)

Spouse(s)
R. Kelly (musician; married in 1994; that marriage was annulled due to Aaliyah's status as a minor, 15 years old and Kelly was mid 20s)

Partner(s)
Damon Dash (record executive; born on May 3, 1971)

Father
Michael Haughton

Mother
Diane Haughton

Brother
Rashad Haughton (filmmaker; born August 6, 1977)

Uncle
Barry Hankerson (manager, record executive; divorced)
Gladys Knight

Robin Wright - Biography

Robin Gayle Wright is an American actress and television director. She was previously credited as Robin Wright Penn.

Born: April 8, 1966 (age 48), Dallas, Texas, United States

Height: 1.68 m

Spouse: Sean Penn (m. 1996–2010), Dane Witherspoon (m. 1986–1988)

Children: Dylan Frances Penn, Hopper Jack Penn

Awards: Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series


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Robin Gayle Wright (born April 8, 1966) is an American actress and television director. She was previously credited as Robin Wright Penn. Wright first gained attention when starring in the NBC soap opera Santa Barbara as Kelly Capwell from 1984 to 1988, for which she received three Daytime Emmy nominations. She made the transition to film, starring in the romantic comedy fantasy adventure film The Princess Bride (1987), the fantasy-comedy Toys (1992), the epic romantic-comedy-drama Forrest Gump (1994) (earning her a Golden Globe Award nomination), the romantic drama Message in a Bottle (1999), the superhero drama-thriller Unbreakable (2000), the historical drama The Conspirator (2010), the biographical sports drama Moneyball (2011), and the mystery thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011).

She also stars as Claire Underwood in the Netflix series House of Cards, for which she has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice, and for which she won the Golden Globe in 2014 for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, making her the first actress to win a Golden Globe for an online-only web television series. From 1996 to 2010, Wright was married to actor Sean Penn, with whom she has two children.

Early life

Wright was born in Dallas, Texas, to Gayle Gaston, a cosmetics saleswoman, and Freddie Wright, a pharmaceutical-company employee. She was raised in San Diego, California. She attended La Jolla High School and Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.

Career

She was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 38. [1986]. Wright first became famous on television, playing Kelly Capwell on the soap opera Santa Barbara, which earned her three Daytime Emmy Award nominations.

It wasn't until early to mid-1990s that she rose to fame after her roles as Buttercup in The Princess Bride and Jenny Curran in Forrest Gump, the latter role garnering her Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild nominations for Best Supporting Actress. Wright was offered the role of Maid Marian in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, but turned it down because she was pregnant. She backed out of the role of Abby McDeere in The Firm (1993), with Tom Cruise, upon discovering that she was pregnant with her second child, son Hopper Penn.

In 1996, she married actor Sean Penn and changed her name to Robin Wright Penn. The same year, she starred in the film adaptation of Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders for which she received a Satellite Nomination for Best Actress in a Drama. She went on to co-star with her husband in the 1997 film She's So Lovely, for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress. One of her most recent successes was a supporting role in the television film Empire Falls as Grace Roby, mother of Ed Harris's character Miles Roby. Wright received her third Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for this role.

In 2013, Wright starred in Netflix's series House of Cards, as Claire Underwood, the spouse of Kevin Spacey's character, Congressman Francis Underwood. On July 18, 2013, Netflix earned the first Primetime Emmy Award nominations for original online only web television for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. Among those nominations was Wright's portrayal of Claire Underwood for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series as well as Kevin Spacey's portrayal of Frank Underwood for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Jason Bateman's portrayal of Michael Bluth in Arrested Development for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, making these three roles the first three leading roles to be Primetime Emmy Award-nominated from a web television series. On January 12, 2014, she became the first actress to win a Golden Globe Award for an online-only web television series

Personal life

From 1986 to 1988, Wright was married to actor Dane Witherspoon, whom she met in 1984 on the set of the soap-opera Santa Barbara.

In 1989, Wright became involved with actor Sean Penn following his divorce from Madonna. Their daughter Dylan Frances was born in April 1991. Their son Hopper Jack Penn was born in August 1993. Wright and Penn married in 1996. Their on-and-off relationship seemingly ended in divorce plans, announced in December 2007, but the divorce petition was withdrawn upon the couple's request four months later. In February 2009, Wright and Penn attended the 81st Academy Awards together, at which Penn won Best Actor. Penn subsequently filed for legal separation in April 2009, but withdrew the petition in May. On August 12, 2009, Wright filed for divorce once more, declaring she had no plans to reconcile. She also dropped "Penn" from her professional name. The divorce was finalized on July 22, 2010.

In February 2012, it was reported that Wright had begun dating actor Ben Foster. Their engagement was announced in January 2014. The couple have split and they called off their engagement on November 12, 2014.

She is the Honorary Spokesperson for the Dallas, Texas-based non-profit The Gordie Foundation. Robin has also been an advocate for the Enough Project. In 2014, she co-partnered with two California based companies called Pour Les Femmes and The SunnyLion The SunnyLion gives a portion of its profit back to the Raise Hope For Congo Movement.

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Alexandra Breckenridge - Biography

Alexandra Hetherington "Alex" Breckenridge is an American actress, photographer and voice artist. Noted for her role as Willa McPherson on the television series Dirt, she also had a supporting role on the short lived series The Ex List.

Born: May 15, 1982 (age 32), Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States

Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)

 

 

 

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Alexandra Hetherington "Alex" Breckenridge (born May 15, 1982) is an American actress, photographer and voice artist. Noted for her role as Willa McPherson on the television series Dirt, she also had a supporting role on the short lived series The Ex List. She also is the voice of various characters on the animated television series Family Guy. She starred as Moira O'Hara's younger self in the 2011 FX television season American Horror Story: Murder House and portrayed Kaylee in the 2013–14 season, American Horror Story: Coven.

Life

Breckenridge was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on May 15, 1982. She lived in Darien until the age of ten, when she and her mother moved to Los Angeles. A year later, they moved to Mill Valley, California. At age 13, Breckenridge became interested in acting, photography and singing. At age 15, she and her mother moved back to Los Angeles to pursue Breckenridge's acting career. Her uncle is actor Michael Weatherly, who is best known for his role as Special Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo in the TV series NCIS.

Career

Breckenridge guest starred on Freaks and Geeks in 2000 as a character named Shelly Weaver. When she was 15, she met James Franco at an audition. She was surprised that Franco recognized her on set on Freaks and Geeks. She also guest starred on Dawson's Creek, CSI, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Undeclared, Medium and JAG. She guest starred as Francise in three episodes of Opposite Sex. In 2002, she appeared in the film Big Fat Liar, starring Frankie Muniz, as Jason Shepherd's older sister Janie.

Breckenridge has had numerous voice roles on the animated television series Family Guy. During an interview with FHM, she stated quoting: "When I first went for Family Guy I auditioned for a guest voice. I don't know why but [creator] Seth MacFarlane really likes the sound of my voice. I'll never understand that. He just liked me and they call me back all the time to do different things." Breckenridge often does celebrity impressions on the show, such as Sarah Jessica Parker and Renée Zellweger. She also had roles on MacFarlane's web series Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. She guest starred in the episode "With Friends Like Steve's" of American Dad!, also created by MacFarlane.

Personal life

Breckenridge has several tattoos on her body. They get covered by make-up for her on-screen projects but not during photoshoots. She has said about them, "We cover them up. Some make-up artists are better than others, but there's airbrushing, and there's a sort of latex waterproof paint, body paint obviously." 

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Jamie Dornan - Biography

James "Jamie" Dornan  is a Northern Irish actor, model, and musician. He played Axel von Fersen in Sofia Coppola's film Marie Antoinette, Sheriff Graham Humbert in the ABC series Once Upon a Time and serial killer Paul Spector in the BBC Two crime drama series The Fall. He played the titular character, Christian Grey, in the film Fifty Shades of Grey (2015).They have one child.

Born: May 1, 1982 (age 32), Holywood, United Kingdom

Height: 6' 0" (1.83 m)

Nationality: Northern Irish

Spouse: Amelia Warner (m. 2013)

Children: Dulcie Dornan

About Life

Dornan was born in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. He grew up in the suburbs of Belfast, and has two older sisters. His father, Professor Jim Dornan, is an obstetrician who had also considered becoming an actor. Jamie Dornan is a first cousin, twice removed, of actress Greer Garson. His grandparents on both sides of his family were Methodist lay preachers. Dornan was 16 when his mother, Lorna, died.

He attended and boarded at Methodist College in Belfast, where he played rugby and participated in the drama department. He attended Teesside University, but dropped out and moved to London to train as an actor.

Career

Dornan performed in the folk band Sons of Jim, until it disbanded in 2008. Sons of Jim supported Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall on tour.

Dornan first worked as a model, for example for Abercrombie & Fitch in 2003 when he was 21. He then modelled for a number of fashion houses and retailers, including Aquascutum, Hugo Boss, and Armani. Notable works include major ad campaigns with Dior Homme and Calvin Klein (with both Kate Moss and Eva Mendes), and he was labelled "The Golden Torso" by The New York Times.

In 2006, Dornan had his first acting role in a film as Count Axel Fersen in the Sofia Coppola film Marie Antoinette. Dornan also appeared in the drama film Shadows in the Sun in 2009, which starred three-time Academy Award nominee Jean Simmons. In 2008, he played the lead role of Ed in the Hammer Horror production Beyond the Rave.

In 2011, Dornan appeared in eight episodes of the ABC television series Once Upon a Time, playing the role of Sheriff Graham. While Graham from Storybrooke was killed by the town's mayor Regina (The Evil Queen) in the episode "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter", Dornan stated that he would return as the Huntsman from the Enchanted Forest at some point and he remained a regular on the series. He returned as The Huntsman for the season finale episode, "A Land Without Magic".

Dornan stars alongside Gillian Anderson in the Northern Irish drama series The Fall, playing Paul Spector, a serial killer terrorising Belfast. In May 2013, the show was renewed for a second series halfway through the broadcast of series one.

On 23 October 2013, Dornan was cast as Christian Grey in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, replacing Charlie Hunnam. Initially announced to be released on 1 August 2014, the film was later rescheduled to, and released on, 13 February 2015. On 27 August 2014, it was announced that Jamie Dornan would play Dr. Allan Pascal in an upcoming Miramax film titled The 9th Life of Louis Drax, a supernatural thriller based on a book of the same name.

In February 2015 it was confirmed that Dornan has signed up for the second instalment of the Fifty Shades film franchise – Fifty Shades Darker.

Personal life

Dornan had a relationship with actress Keira Knightley from 2003 to 2005. He married English actress and singer-songwriter Amelia Warner in a country house in Somerset on 27 April 2013. In June 2013, the couple confirmed they were expecting their first child, and Warner gave birth to a girl, Dulcie, in late November 2013

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Shailene Woodley - Biography

Shailene Diann Woodley is an American actress. Her first roles included Felicity Merriman in the 2005 television film Felicity: An American Girl Adventure and Amy Juergens in The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Born: November 15, 1991 (age 23), Simi Valley, California, United States

Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)

TV shows: The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Parents: Lori Woodley, Loni Woodley

Shailene Diann Woodley (born November 15, 1991) is an American actress. Her first roles included Felicity Merriman in the 2005 television film Felicity: An American Girl Adventure and Amy Juergens in The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–13).

Woodley found breakthrough success in The Descendants (2011). Her performance as Alexandra King received praise from critics and award recognition, including the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture. In 2013, she played Aimee Finecky in the independent film The Spectacular Now, her performance gained recognition from critics, and won the Special Jury Award for Acting at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.

Woodley gained prominence when cast as the main protagonist, Beatrice "Tris" Prior, in The Divergent Series, based on the best-selling series of novels by author Veronica Roth, and Hazel Grace Lancaster in The Fault in Our Stars, based on the novel of the same name by John Green.

Early life

Woodley was born in Simi Valley, California. Her mother, Lori (née Victor), is a middle school counselor, and her father, Lonnie Woodley, is a school principal. She has a younger brother. She modeled at the age of four. When she was 15 she was diagnosed with scoliosis. She was put in a chest-to-hips plastic brace to stop her spine from curving further.

Woodley attended Simi Valley High School. Before landing a role in The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Woodley considered studying interior design at New York University.

  

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Dakota Johnson - Biography

Dakota Mayi Johnson is an American actress and model, who played the lead role in the short-lived Fox sitcom Ben and Kate and appeared in The Social Network, Beastly, 21 Jump Street, and Need for Speed.

Born: October 4, 1989 (age 25), Austin, Texas, United States

Parents: Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson

Siblings: Stella Banderas, Jesse Johnson, Alexander Bauer, Jasper Johnson, Deacon Johnson, Grace Johnson

Awards: Miss Golden Globe



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Dakota Mayi Johnson (born October 4, 1989) is an American actress and model, who played the lead role in the short-lived Fox sitcom Ben and Kate (2012–2013) and appeared in The Social Network (2010), Beastly (2011), 21 Jump Street (2012), and Need for Speed (2014). Most recently, Johnson was cast in the lead role of Anastasia Steele in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey (2015).

Life
Johnson was born in Austin, Texas, to actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. On her mother's side, she is a granddaughter of advertising executive and former child actor Peter Griffith and Golden Globe–winning actress Tippi Hedren, and half-niece of actress Tracy Griffith and production designer Clay A. Griffith. Her former stepfather is Antonio Banderas. She has six half-siblings; four on her father's side and two on her mother's side.

A third-generation Hollywood actress, Johnson attended Aspen Community School in Aspen, Colorado. She later attended Santa Catalina School in Monterey, California, for her freshman year of high school before transferring to the New Roads School in Santa Monica, California. She was an avid dancer as a child. She became interested in modeling at age 12 after a photo shoot with children of other celebrities for Teen Vogue.

Career

Acting
In 1999, Johnson made her film debut in Crazy in Alabama where she and her half-sister, Stella Banderas, played daughters to their real-life mother, Melanie Griffith. The film was directed by her then-stepfather, Antonio Banderas.

She was chosen as Miss Golden Globe 2006, where she served as the first second-generation Miss Golden Globe in the Globes' history.

Once Johnson graduated from high school, she signed with the William Morris Agency and started her acting career. She appeared in the critically acclaimed box office hit The Social Network which was directed by David Fincher. She has also appeared in Beastly, Ezna Sands' film Theo, and So Yong Kim's film For Ellen. In 2012, she had roles in Christopher Neil's film Goats, with David Duchovny; Nicholas Stoller's film The Five-Year Engagement for producer Judd Apatow, and the film 21 Jump Street. She also played the female lead in Chris Nelson's film Date and Switch written by Alan Yang.

In March 2012, Johnson was cast as Kate in the Fox comedy series Ben and Kate, marking her television debut.[ The show was cancelled on January 25, 2013 after one season. Johnson quickly resumed her film career, and appeared in Need for Speed (2014). She also has been cast in the modern-day film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Cymbeline titled Anarchy.

In 2013, she had a role as one of the new hires on the "Finale" episode of The Office.

In 2014, she reunited with her 21 Jump Street cast member Johnny Depp playing the mother of his child in the feature film Black Mass. Johnson also appeared in A Bigger Splash, an English-language remake of the 1969 French film La Piscine, set for release in 2015.

Johnson played Anastasia "Ana" Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey, which was released in February 2015.

On February 15, 2015, Johnson appeared on Saturday Night Live's 40th anniversary special and hosted SNL on February 28, 2015, making her the second daughter of a former SNL host (after Gwyneth Paltrow) to host herself.

Johnson will star in and executive produce the film Forever, Interrupted, playing a young widow.

Modeling
In 2006, Johnson signed with IMG Models. Though acting is her primary work, she has since modeled for MANGO brand's jeans line in 2009 and shot the "Rising Star" campaign for Australian fashion label Wish in 2011

Gender rights and gender empowerment

In answer to questions regarding her stance on gender rights with respect to her role in Fifty Shades, Johnson stated: "I'm proud of [the movie]. I completely disagree with people who think Ana's weak. I think she's actually stronger than he is. Everything she does is her choice. And if I can be an advocate for women to do what they want to do with their bodies and not be ashamed of what they want, then I'm all for that."

Personal life

Johnson was previously in relationships with musician Noah Gersh, actor Jordan Masterson and Matthew Hitt, a member of Drowners.

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Lily James - Biography

Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson, better known by her stage name Lily James, is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Lady Rose MacClare in the period drama Downton Abbey.
Born: April 5, 1989 (age 25), Esher, United Kingdom
Height: 1.70 m
Education: Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Awards: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series,

 

 

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Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born 5 April 1989), better known by her stage name Lily James, is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Lady Rose MacClare in the period drama Downton Abbey.

James began her professional acting career as Ethel Brown in the 2010 BBC production Just William. In 2011 and 2012, she earned warm reviews in several London theatre productions. She began to appear in Hollywood films in 2012, with roles in Wrath of the Titans and Fast Girls, and was seen in further television roles. She starred in the title role of the 2015 Disney film Cinderella.

Early life

James was born in Esher, Surrey. Her father is actor and musician Jamie Thomson, and her grandmother, Helen Horton, was an American actress. She began her education at Arts Educational School in Tring and subsequently went on to study acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, graduating in 2010.

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Studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London graduating in 2010.
Was on the Musical Theatre Course at The Arts Educational School, Tring Park.
Although she played Hayley Atwell's daughter in Cinderella (2015), she is only seven years her junior in real life (this is somewhat of a moot point, as James had only played her character at an older age, several years after Atwell's character had died).
Lily's paternal grandmother was American actress Helen Horton, who lived in England with Lily's British grandfather, Hamish Thomson.

Career

In 2011, James played Taylor at the Young Vic Theatre in Tanya Ronder's stage adaptation of the novel Vernon God Little directed by Rufus Norris, Nina in a modern adaptation of The Seagull at Southwark Playhouse, and Desdemona in Daniel Evans's production of Othello at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, alongside Dominic West and Clarke Peters. Quentin Letts wrote in The Daily Mail: "We may have a new star actress on our hands. ... [S]he left drama school only last year, yet she practically sweeps all before her as Desdemona in this Othello. Poise, diction, allure – she has them all. ... Her character’s love affair with a much older husband is completely believable". In 2012, James played the role of Katrina in Play House and Marijka in Definitely the Bahamas in a double-bill written and directed by Martin Crimp at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, London as part of the theatre's fortieth anniversary. Charles Spencer of The Telegraph wrote that "it is performed with a persuasive mixture of mischief and deeper feeling by Obi Abili and Lily James, the latter combining a mixture of neuroticism and glowing sexual allure that proves extraordinarily potent."

Also in 2012, James played the role of Korrina in the Warner Brothers film Wrath of the Titans and starred in Fast Girls, written by Noel Clarke, centered around a group of young female athletes competing in the World Championships. Her television credits include Ethel Brown in the 2010 BBC production of Richmal Crompton's Just William, Poppy in the fourth series of ITV's Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2011), and the rebellious Lady Rose in the last episode of series three of Downton Abbey. Lady Rose later become a main character in the fourth and fifth series of the programme.

James played the title character in the 2015 live-action Disney film Cinderella. The film was released on 13 March 2015. James, as Cinderella, was photographed by Annie Leibovitz, in the blue gown that she wears to the ball, for the December 2014 issue of Vogue.

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Margot Elise Robbie - Biography

Margot Elise Robbie is an Australian actress. She first came to prominence for her role as Donna Freedman on the soap opera Neighbours, which earned her two Logie Award nominations.
Born: July 2, 1990 (age 24), Gold Coast, Australia
Height: 1.68 m
Nationality: Australian
Upcoming movies: Tarzan, Suicide Squad, Fun House
Siblings: Cameron Robbie


Mini Bio:- Australian actress Margot Robbie was born in Dalby, Queensland, and was raised on the Gold Coast, spending much of her time at the farm belonging to her grandparents. Her mother, Sarie Kessler, is a physiotherapist. Robbie attended and graduated from Somerset College. In her late teens, she moved to Melbourne to pursue an acting career. Her first break came when she appeared in two films directed by Aash Aaron - Vigilante (2008) and I.C.U. (2009). In 2008, she began appearing as "Donna Freeman" in the soap opera, Neighbours (1985). The role and performance was popular and Robbie was nominated for several Logie Awards. She left the show in 2010 and set off to pursue Hollywood opportunities, quickly landing the role of "Laura Cameron" in the ABC drama, Pan Am (2011).

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Featured in Inside Film Magazine's 2012 Rising Talent issue. The special feature profiled 25 rising young Australian actors including Jai Courtney, Alex Russell, Adelaide Clemens, and David Ludlow.
Appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair's 20th Anniversary Hollywood Edition, alongside George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jared Leto, Léa Seydoux, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong'o, Idris Elba and Naomie Harris.

 Older sister of Cameron Robbie.
Ranked #22 on Maxim's "Hot 100" of 2014 list.
Auditioned for Susan Storm/The Invisble Woman in Fantastic Four (2015) which went to Kate Mara.

Personal Quotes

When you look at movies, the lead girl is always gorgeous and thin. There is a stereotype that you need to look a certain way and when you get in the business you really feel the pressure.
I was always very dramatic - my family would probably use the word 'dramatic' - as a child; always putting on performances, making everyone come watch, and pay to watch. I was very business-savvy as a child.
I love flying so much. I even like airplane food. No one bothers you and your phone never goes off and you can't have emails go through. It's undisturbed.
Certainly there's a huge appeal to the '60s, because it was such a big turning point to everyone. It was the era of change, the boiling point. People rebelled against things - the hippies, the feminists, the protesters. All these things just built up and boiled over. I think people can relate to that today.
The '60s are my favorite decade - with the Cold War, the women's movement. And then there's the music, the fashion, the clothes, the hair.
New York is the coolest city. The place just never sleeps. It's amazing.
It's fascinating to see how versatile New York City is. It lends itself to being so many different places!
I kind of left everyone behind in Australia - all my friends and my family and I had to break up with my boyfriend.
I just try to keep healthy more so than trying to be thin.
Every time I see a piano, I have this urge to play it.