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Vilgot Sjöman biography Vilgot Sjöman was born on December 2, 1924 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. Died April 9, 2006, Stockholm, Sweden. last updated October 2022

Marianne Nielsen biography Marianne Nielsen (Astrid Marianne Nielsen) was born on November 30, 1917, in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress known for " Fanny og Alexander " (1982), " Den store amatören " (1958), and " Anna Sophie Hedvig " (1963). She was married to Gunnar Nielsen and Peter Lindgren . She died on November 28, 2004. last updated September 2022

Peter Lindgren biography Peter Lindgren was born on December 13, 1915, in Lidingö, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Jeg hedder Maria (1979), Jeg er nysgerrig (1967) and Henrik IV (1964). He was married to Marianne Nielsen . He died on May 30, 1981, in Stockholm, Stockholms län. last updated September 2022

Lisa Aybike biography Lisa Aybike grew up in an apartment block in Nørresundby. The money in the family was small, and for Lisa, it was routine to keep an eye on account movements in the mother's bank account to ensure there was money for rent and dinner. She is a daydreamer who can feel the restlessness touching her early on, and already at a very young age, she knows that she will one day go out into the world. The seed for the career that became her ticket out of the block was laid when she was spotted by a photographer, and her modeling career began when she was just 14 years old. It was exciting but also insanely hard. I remember that I had made an advertisement for North Jutland, where I was wearing underwear, in an ad in the local newspaper. When I came to school the next day, these pages were pasted up everywhere in the class, and you can easily imagine what the atmosphere was like around that, says Lisa. That's why Lisa always knew she had to travel one day. She can ha...

Dyanne Thorne biography Dyanne Thorne was born October 14, 1936, in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. Dyanne Thorne was an American actress, performer, and vocalist. She was known for her stage work in Las Vegas and as the lead actress in the Ilsa film franchise, which began with Ilsa, She Wolf from SS. Died January 28, 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. last updated October 2022

Paige VanZant biography Paige VanZant was born March 26, 1994, in Dundee, Oregon, USA. Paige was previously signed to the UFC, where she competed in the flyweight division. Outside of martial arts, she has appeared in the television series Dancing with the Stars and Chopped. VanZant is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling as a wrestler and BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship) as a boxer.  last updated September 2022

Anna Nicole Smith biography Anna Nicole Smith was born on November 28, 1967, in Houston, Texas, USA. Things are just bigger in Texas. Take the previous year's pet and Guess? Jeans model Anna Nicole Smith made it sexy to be a full-figured woman again in the starved times of Kate Moss . It's especially nice to have that weight split between her breasts and planetoid posterior. Playboy took her from chicken-throwing obscurity to centerfolds and table dances. Anna married crippled 90-year-old billionaire J. Howard Marshall, whom she met at a topless club in 1994. Anna Nicole may have been more than Marshall could handle when he died a year later, and a court battle between the widow and her old husband's family followed. She ended up walking away with millions, but that didn't stop her from sharing the wealth. We're especially fond of Anna Nicole Smith Exposed: Her Fantasy Revealed (1998). She has appeared in more features, such as her debut in The Hudsucker Proxy (1994...

Anthony Quinn biography Anthony Quinn (Antonio Quiñones) was born on April 21, 1915, in Chihuahua, Mexico. An actor of Irish-Mexican descent. Anthony Quinn began his film career in 1936, specializing in roles as fiercely extroverted naturalists, with the title role in Zorba the Greek (1964) as the highlight. He won Oscars for supporting roles in Viva Zapata! (1952) and as Paul Gauguin in Lust for Life (1956). Among his other significant roles are the circus artist in Federico Fellini's La Strada (1954) and Quasimodo in Notre Dame de Paris (1956). Died June 3, 2001 last updated October 2022

Anthony Perkins biography Anthony Perkins, April 4, 1932, New York City, New York, USA. Perkins' first roles were as a sensitive, nervous youth in i.a., Friendly Persuasion (1956) and On the Beach (1959). The type was then turned into the psychopathic in Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), which later shaped his roles and was retained in the film's three sequels in 1983, 1986, and 1990. Among his other films are Orson Welles' The Trial (1962) after Kafka and Ken Russell's Crimes of Passion (1984). Died September 12, 1992, Los Angeles, Californien, USA. last updated October 2022

Anne Hathaway biography Anne Hathaway, Anne Jacqueline Hathaway, born November 12, 1982, in Brooklyn, New York, USA. In 1999, based on a theatrical background, she got a role in the TV family series Get Real (Honestly!). With her education at the renowned Vassar College and later New York University, the gifted singing actor with her type evoked memories of predecessors such as Audrey Hepburn and Julia Roberts . Continued her career with the role of a princess in Garry Marshall's (1934-2016) comedy Princess Diaries (2001, Princess for a Day, continued 2004) and Nicholas Nickleby (2002) based on Charles Dickens' novel. Anne Hathaway sought to shake off her image as a sweet girl with more angular characters in the ghetto drama Havoc (2005) and Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain (2005). In 2006, she was successful in The Devil Wears Prada, a portrayal of New York's fashion world, opposite Meryl Streep. She has since starred in both streamlined entertainment films such as Get Sm...

Anne Bancroft biography Anne Bancroft was born on September 17, 1931. Anne Bancroft had minor roles on television, individual film roles, and increasing roles in the theater before, in 1960, she received the theater award Tony (her second) for the position of teacher Annie Sullivan in William Gibson's The Miracle Worker. The exact role in Arthur Penn's film (1962, Helen Keller's triumph) gave her an Oscar and an international breakthrough. Among the following major film assignments was the role of the seductive Mrs. Robinson in Mike Nichols' The Graduate (1967). Since then, Bancroft's repertoire has varied from sober character roles in i.a. Norman Jewison's Agnes of God (1985) to the comedic role in To Be or Not to Be (1983), produced by husband and co-star Mel Brooks. Died June 6, 2005 last updated September 2022

Anjelica Huston biography Anjelica Huston was born July 8, 1951, in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is the daughter of John Huston and got her real breakthrough in his last two films, Prizzi's Honor (1985), where she won an Oscar for her supporting role, and The Dead (1987). Anjelica Huston has also shown her versatile talent in Woody Allen's Crime and Misdemeanors (1989) and had significant roles in Enemies: A Love Story (1989), The Grifters (1990), The Crossing Guard (1995), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and When in Rome (2010) last updated October 2022

Andie MacDowell biography Andie MacDowell, Rosalie Anderson MacDowell, born April 21, 1958, is an American actress. Andie MacDowell was a model in the early 1980s when she debuted in Hugh Hudson's Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984). In 1989, she made a breakthrough in Steven Soderbergh's sex, lies & videotape (1989) but later switched to roles in more romantic comedies such as Green Card (1990), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), and Unstrung Heroes (1995). Andie MacDowell has also had character roles in, i.a., Robert Altman's Short Cuts (1993) and Daydream Nation (2010). In parallel with her film career, she has continued to model, among other things, for the perfume giant L'Oréal. last updated October 2022

Biography of Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin (Alexander Rae Baldwin III) was born April 3, 1958, and married  Kim Basinger  from 1993-2002. Alec Baldwin is from a family in New York with several actors, including three of his brothers. He first got roles in various TV series before he switched to film parts, among others. And Tim Burton's Beetle Juice (1988). In 1990, Alec Baldwin achieved star status with the submarine drama The Hunt for Red October (1990). He has since played leading roles in, i.a., Malice (1993), The Getaway (1994), The Juror (1996), Pearl Harbor (2001), and The Cooler (2003), often with a touch of brutality. Outside of the genre films, Alec Baldwin has delivered powerful performances in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1995), which were filmed for television directly from the Broadway production. Alec Baldwin has occasionally returned to the TV series, most notably in 30 Rock (2006-11), and has been successful in comedy. It's Complicated ...

Alan Ladd biography Alan Ladd, 1913-1964, American actor. Ladd gained star status as a taciturn, harsh-romantic loner in 1940s crime films with breakthroughs in This Gun For Hire (1942) and The Glass Key (1942). He made a brief comeback in the prestigious western Shane (1953). Ladd ended his career with an almost autobiographical role in The Carpetbaggers (1964). last updated September 2022

Alan Alda biography Alan Alda, the film director Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo, was born on January 28, 1936. Alan Alda gained international fame in the role of Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series M * A * S * H ​​(1972-83), for which he also wrote and directed several episodes. He debuted in 1981 as a feature film director with the charming marriage comedy The Four Seasons, followed by the contemporary comedies Sweet Liberty (1986), A New Life (1988), and more. Alan Alda, i.a., has been used in several of Woody Allen 's films, such as Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and Everybody Says I Love You (1993). He was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004). He has substantially supported the television series The West Wing 2004-06. Both as an actor and director, Alan Alda is the sympathetic middle-class American who, with a twinkle in his eye, creates qualified entertainment with a faint melancholy undertone. last updated October 2022

Al Jolson biography Al Jolson was an American singer and actor born in Lithuania. Al Jolson was the gramophone star of the 1910s and 1920s and, at the same time, had a career as a black-inked minstrel singer in varieties and with touring groups. As the son of a Jewish rabbi and cantor who was critical of show business, Al Jolson used the black mask to create an expressive identity on stage and in film. Al Jolson also became famous outside the USA with the lead role in the first official speech film, The Jazz Singer (1927), where in addition to singing, he uttered the prophetic line "You ain't heard nothing 'yet." In the 1930s, Al Jolson was mainly heard on the radio, but his career gained a new impetus when he voiced his own songs in two biographical films, The Jolson Story (1946) and Jolson sings again (1949). Al Jolson belonged to the era before the intimate microphone singers but has influenced Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and many other singers. Among his countle...

Adolphe Menjou biography Adolphe Menjou, 1890-1963, American actor. Menjou made his breakthrough in Charlie Chaplin 's A Woman of Paris (1923), which founded his type as a sleek, elegant, and unreliable charmer. Some of his best roles were in The Front Page (1931), Morning Glory (1933), A Star is Born (1937), and Paths of Glory (1957). last updated October 2022

Biography of Adam Sandler Adam Sandler was born on September 9, 1966. Adam Sandler became known in 1991-95 as part of the comedy team in the television program Saturday Night Live and had his first film success with The Wedding Singer (1998). Since then, he has played frustrated, immature men in, e.g., Big Daddy (1999), Anger Management (2003), and Click (2006). However, he has also shown a talent for more complex roles in Paul Thomas Anderson's (b. June 26, 1970) Punch-Drunk Love (2002) and Spanglish (2004). Adam Sandler has co-written for films he has appeared in, including The Waterboy (1998) and You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008), and has also written several songs. last updated October 2022

Jeremy Renner biography Jeremy Renner (Jeremy Lee Renner) was born on January 7, 1971, in Modesto, California, USA. He had a happy but changeable childhood with four siblings and studied computer science, criminology and psychology before finding his metier-acting education. Renner moved to Los Angeles, where he got a small role in the movie 'Senior Trip' (1995). His first blockbuster was S.W.A.T. opposite, Colin Farrell. The American critics noticed his talent in the independent film 'Take' (2007) and in the western drama The Murder of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford. The breakthrough came in the Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker, where he plays an American soldier in the Iraq war. He was nominated for an Oscar for the role, and with roles in Ben Affleck 's The Town and in the superhero film Thor, Jeremy Renner is on his way to the top in Hollywood. He also stars in The Avengers franchise as superhero Hawkeye. last updated September 2022

Famke Janssen biography Famke Janssen born November 5, 1965 Amsterdam, Netherlands. She was an economics student at the University of Amsterdam and a model before hitting the big leagues as a Hollywood actress. She lived in Amsterdam with her parents and two sisters until 1984, when she decided to move to New York City and pursue a modeling career. Although she signed with the Elite modeling agency, she continued her studies at Columbia University, where she majored in writing and literature. While a student, she decided to try acting and took acting lessons with Harold Guskin. She wanted to pursue an acting career, so she moved to Los Angeles, the hub of aspiring actors. There she continued to take acting lessons and finally landed her first on-screen film role in the 1992 film "Fathers and Sons." More film roles did not flow, probably due to the film's poor performance, but Famke was offered a position in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The Dutch b...

Maggie Grace biography Maggie Grace was born on September 21, 2015, in Worthington, Ohio, USA. Margaret Grace Denig (Maggie Grace) is an American actress best known as Liam Neeson's daughter in the Taken movies. Grace dropped out of high school and moved with her mother to Los Angeles to pursue her acting dream, and in 2004 she landed a supporting role in the first two seasons of the popular TV series 'Lost.' After winning a Screen Actors Guild Award, for her role as Shannon Rutherford in 'Lost,' Maggie Grace switched TV roles with film roles, where she got supporting roles in films such as Knight and Day and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1. last update, September 2022

Liam Neeson biography Liam Neeson was born June 7, 1952, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, UK. After various small jobs, Liam Neeson wanted to become a schoolteacher but dropped it when he became part of the theater scene in Belfast. John Boorman got to know him and cast him for a role in Excalibur. It turned into many more supporting roles, and in Suspect, he understood to draw attention to himself in a position as dumb. The down-to-earth actor has had many historical roles - for example, in Schindler's List, Rob Roy, and Michael Collins. Liam Neeson exudes reliability that made his performance successful (among few) in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, where he played Obi-Wan Kenobi's teacher. The Northern Irishman is productive, and the action series Taken has been one of the actor's biggest hits. last updated September 2022

January Jones biography January Jones was born January 5, 1978, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.  January Kristen Jones is an American actress. The series-loving people will know her as Betty Draper Francis from the popular TV series 'Mad Men.' Movie fans will recognize her as Emma Frost from 'X-Men: First Class.' She has had several supporting roles in films such as 'Anger Management' and 'Love Actually.' You have also found her in i.a. 'American Wedding,' the third film in the American Pie series. In 2002, she was number 82 on the list of the 100 most delicious women. last updated October 2022

Benjamin Walker biography Benjamin Walker was born on June 21, 1982. USA Benjamin Walker graduated from the prestigious school Julliard In 2004 with a degree in acting. His great passion was theater, and he advanced into the theater world. The actor's most famous theatrical role was Andrew Jackson in the play 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson' (2007-2011). The part made him refuse to play Beast in X-Men: First Class (2011), a role that was filled by Nicholas Hoult. The breakthrough in film came with the role of the young Alfred Kinsey in the 2004 film 'Kinsey,' in which Liam Neeson plays the older version of the character. It also became a role in Clint Eastwood 's Flags of our Fathers (2006). Benjamin's first international lead role comes with the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, in which he plays the President of the USA, who goes hunting for vampires at night. He has filmed 'Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight opposite Christopher Plummer and Edward ...

Justin Long biography Justin Long was born June 2, 1978, in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. American actor specializing in romantic comedies opposite i.a. Britney Spears in 'Crossroads' (2002) and Drew Barrymore in 'Going the Distance (2010). He formed a pair with the latter for a period, and after many ups and downs, the relationship between the two famous stars remains entirely unresolved. His boyish looks and charm have earned him a solid fan base, and in addition to the big Hollywood movies (Die Hard 4.0, Dodgeball), he has also starred in smaller independent films such as 'Raising Genius' (2004) and 'Wating' (2005). last updated September 2022

Ulrich Thomsen biography Ulrich Thomsen born December 6, 1963, Odense, Denmark The Danish actor broke through in the 90s in Thomas Vinterberg's 'The Greatest Heroes' (1996), for which he was rewarded with a Robert. The awards did not go unnoticed in the future either because, with his starring roles in 'The Party (1998) and 'The Legacy' (2003), he scored twice the Bodil Prize and twice Robert. In Danish films, he often plays the role of a traumatized and tormented man. Among his most famous Danish films are 'Blinkende lygter' (2000), 'Brødre' (2004), 'Adams æbler' (2005) and 'Hævnen' (2010). When he was young, he worked as a pizza delivery man in Beverly Hills but was later trained as an actor at the Statens Teaterskole in Copenhagen. Ulrich Thomsen has been assigned somewhat different roles in international films, where he is. Played the villain opposite James Bond in 'The World is Not Enough (1999). Just as he played a Russi...

Mads Mikkelsen biography Mads Mikkelsen born November 22, 1965, Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark Mads Mikkelsen is one of Denmark's most contemporary actors. He was educated at Aarhus Theater School but spent eight years as a professional dancer before becoming a full-time actor. Mads Mikkelsen made his breakthrough in Nicholas Winding Refn's film 'Pusher' (1996), in which he plays the hard-boiled criminal Tonny. In 2004 came the sequel 'Pusher 2', with Mads Mikkelsen's character in the lead role. He continued his collaboration with Winding Refn in 'Bleeder' (1999) before playing the mighty Arne in the folk film 'Blinkende lygter' (2001). He then switched to slightly lighter roles, as the dream man in 'Mona's World' (2001) and the somewhat confused gay in 'A Short and a Long (2002). Mads Mikkelsen has also unfolded his comic talent in black comedy films such as The Green Butchers (2003) and Adam's Apples (2006). In addition, ...

Harrison Ford biography Harrison Ford was born July 13, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.  A well-established superstar with significant roles in some of the biggest movie successes ever - the Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies. Harrison Ford gave up his livelihood as an actor after a few roles and instead trained as a carpenter. He starred in George Lucas' American Graffiti in a minor supporting role, which led to one of two well-known and beloved characters - the role of Han Solo in Star Wars. The film series' success was of galactic dimensions, and Ford acquired the lead role in Raiders Of The Lost Ark and the subsequent Indiana Jones films.  In addition to the self-deprecating action heroes, Harrison Ford has played more serious roles in, for example, Peter Weir's Witness (1985) and Regarding Henry (1991), and he successfully combined these two types in the film the old TV series The Fugitive (1993). Harrison Ford also starred in Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Run...

Naomi Watts biography Naomi Watts was born September 28, 1968, in Sussex, England, UK. Naomi Watts had recorded many films before making herself clear in the David Lynch thriller Mulholland Drive. She followed up with another dark role in the American version of The Ring, which became a mighty hit, and after that, she was to be found as a screaming blonde, coveted by a giant gorilla, in Peter Jackson's version of King Kong. Since then, it has become several roles in very different films, such as Eastern Promises, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, and Birdman. Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman have been best friends since they were kids. last updated September 2022

Viggo Mortensen biography Viggo Mortensen was born October 20, 1958, in Manhattan, New York, USA. Danish-American Viggo Mortensen started his career by taking acting lessons in New York and quickly became a Hollywood actor who was often noticed but could not consistently be named. A relationship with the role of Aragorn changed utterly. With his impressive appearance and presence, he added the character of Lord of the Rings qualities that led to comparisons with Harrison Ford . After staying in Venezuela, Argentina, and Denmark, he suddenly gained a star status that seemed far from the shy actor and artist's demeanor and even further from his time as a truck driver in Esbjerg. Before the hero role in the fairy tale trilogy, he mainly played mean roles and gave, for example, Demi Moore a hard time in 'G. I. Jane '. With a Danish father and an American mother, Viggo Mortensen is still a Danish citizen and stays in Denmark for three weeks a year. last updated October 2022

Ed Harris biography Ed Harris was born on 28 November 1950 in Tenafly, New Jersey, USA. Ed Harris is an American film actor. Ed debuted in Coma (1978) and has since alternated between reliable everyday people, e.g., in Places in My Heart (1984) and Sweet Dreams (1985), and more hard-boiled types, e.g., in Philip Kaufman's The Right Stuff (1983), Apollo 13 (1995), The Rock (1996), A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Gone Baby Gone (2007). He has also made a name for himself as a psychopath in, for example, Just Cause (1995) and David Cronenberg's A History of Violence (2005). Ed Harris made his directorial debut with the drama Pollock (2000), about the American painter Jackson Pollock, in which he had one of his rare lead roles. He also directed the western drama Appaloosa (2008), in which he shares the lead role with Viggo Mortensen . last updated October 2022

Val Kilmer biograph y Val Kilmer was born on December 31, 1959, in Los Angeles, California, USA. Educated as a professional actor in Hollywood, Val Kilmer began his career in the theater and eventually had several roles on the New York stage. On the white screen, he debuted in the spoof comedy "Top Secret" (1984) to become known as Tom Cruise 's rival Iceman in "Top Gun" in 1986. With a frighteningly accurate portrait of Jim Morrison in "The Doors" (1991) ) the reviewers became convinced of his abilities, which he has since demonstrated. Kilmer is notorious for being extraordinarily troublesome and irritable on a film set, which, i.a., has led director Joel Schumacher to refuse future collaboration with the actor. Val Kilmer Filmography "Alexander" (2004) "Wonderland" (2003) "Pollock" (2000) "The Prince of Egypt" (1998) "Heat" (1995) "Batman Forever" (1995) "Tombstone" (1993) "T...

Tom Cruise biography Tom Cruise was born July 3, 1963, in New York, USA. He wanted to be a priest, but Tom Cruise became one of Hollywood's biggest stars. The idol possessed qualities besides good looks, which set him apart from other contemporary young stars. After the '80s phenomena 'Top Gun' (1986) and 'Cocktail' (1988), he also won the favor of critics with his serious roles. He was nominated for an Oscar for 'Born on the Fourth of July' (1989), 'Jerry Maguire' (1996), and 'Magnolia' (1999), but perhaps the academy still sees him as a poster boy. Tom Cruise constantly alternates between vastly different roles, from secret agent to more complicated characters, and he has now long been among the most lucrative names in the film industry. Furthermore, he has collaborated with several of the greatest directors, such as Steven Spielberg, Michael Mann, and Stanley Kubrick. Cruise is an avid Scientology advocate and divorced Nicole Kidman i...

Bridget Fonda biography Bridget Fonda Born: January 27, 1964, in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is known for her roles in The Godfather Part III, Single White Female, Singles, Point of No Return, It Could Happen to You, and Jackie Brown. She is the daughter of Peter Fonda, niece of Jane Fonda , and granddaughter of Henry Fonda. It's not easy being a rebel when your old man is Peter Fonda. But Bridget Fonda has tried to make her own mark in the same industry where her father, aunt Jane Fonda and grandfather Henry Fonda became stars. Bridget got her start in the industry via her father's most famous film, Easy Rider (1969), playing a child living in a commune aged just five. She took a long hiatus from Hollywood while studying at NYU, but as soon as Bridget graduated, she and her famous family genetics took Hollywood by storm. Bridget begins her epic erotic career in Aria (1987), a British anthology film in which she appears partly based on the Wagner opera "Liebestod....

Dana Kimmell biography Dana Kimmell was born in 1959, Texarkana, Arkansas, USA. Dana grew up in Kingsburg, California, attending primary school until her family moved to Center, Texas. In 1974, she was one of eight girls selected from 20,000 by Teen magazine to model in Hollywood for a week. Dana Kimmell looks as beautiful as when she played Chris Higgins in the 1982 "Friday the 13th part III". 40 years have gone unnoticed, for Dana still looking damn good. last updated September 2022

Britney Spears biography Britney Spears was born in Kentwood, Louisiana, on December 2, 1981. As a young girl growing up, Britney always knew she wanted to pursue a musical career and took her talents to her local church, where she performed "What Child Is This," and even on national television, with her appearance as a Star Search contestant. The last couple of years might have been tough for Britney Spears but for sure, not on her looks. She still looks as good as when we first started seeing her in the music video  ...Baby One More Time  from 1999. At 8, Britney Spears auditioned for the popular children's variety show Mickey Mouse Club but was refused because of her young age. Luckily for Britney Spears, one of the show's producers saw the young singer's talent and helped her find an agent in New York City. Britney Spears spent the next three summers in New York, where she studied at the famous Off-Broadway Dance Center and the Professional Performing Arts Sch...

Anna Kournikova biography Anna Kournikova was born on June 7, 1981, in Moscow, Russia, to Sergei and Alla. Her father, a lecturer at the Moscow Sports University and a part-time tennis coach, and mother encouraged Anna to play tennis not for fame but for the sport's health benefits. Her talent was first discovered when she played in a weekly children's sports program at the age of 5, thanks to the racket she received from her parents for Christmas. She began playing and practicing more often, in places like Moscow's Soklniki Park and the Spartak Tennis Club, despite her family being far from wealthy. Anna's first tennis coach was Larissa Preobraschenskaja from 1985 to 1989. The budding tennis player trained and practiced while studying at school. In 1992, 11-year-old Anna moved to Florida with her mother to attend Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy in Bradenton. The tennis facilities made it easier for Anna to commute from the gym to the tennis court to school while ...

Cameron Diaz biography Cameron Diaz was born on August 30, 1972, in San Diego, California, USA. She might have stepped out of the limelight but she is still adorable. They say first impressions last, and the first time I ever saw Cameron Diaz was her impressive entrance in The Mask. She made such an impression that she merits a few bits and bytes on my website. Cameron Diaz grew up in Long Beach, California, with her Cuban-American father, who was a foreman, and her broker mum. Cameron's mother resulted from German, Native American, and English heritage. Her parents took Cameron everywhere; she was a head-banging party-going kid as a child. "I was a tough kid with the jeans, the concert shirt with the flannel over it, the comb in the back pocket, and the feathered hair" Her Mother supported her love of heavy metal music and even accompanied her to her first Van Halen show. At a Hollywood party, she got her big break when she was approached by a modeling agency. Diaz took ...

Angelina Jolie biography Angelina Jolie is a beautiful woman and a beautiful soul - the perfect combination. She was born to actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand and began her acting career at age 5 alongside her Oscar-winning father,  Jon Voight , in Lookin' to Get Out (1980).  The talented youngster enrolled in the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute at age 11 and continued Angelina Jolie's career into her teens with professional modeling and music video shoots. Already trained for the stage and screen, Angelina followed up the Strasberg education with film studies at New York University and the Met Theatre Group in Los Angeles. She debuted on stage in Room Service during that time and was directed by her brother, James Haven, in five student movies. She spent the next few years getting good reviews in good films of various qualities. She shone in Cyborg II: Glass Shadows (1993), Hackers (1995), Foxfire (1996), Love Is All There Is (1996), Without Evidence (1995), Mojave Mo...