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Biography of Geena Davis Geena Davis (Virginia Elizabeth Davis) was born on January 1, 1956. Geena Divis made her debut in Tootsie (1982) and in films such as David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986) and Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988), showing delicate tact with a sense of both melancholy, sweetness, and absurd humor. She then shone opposite William Hurt in The Accidental Tourist (1988) in a psychological character role for which she won an Oscar. Geena Davis has become primarily known for her female initiative characters in Ridley Scott's women's film Thelma & Louise (1991) as well as the pirate film Cutthroat Island (1995) and the action film The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), both directed by her former husband, Renny Harlin. On TV, Geena Davis has, among other things, had his own TV show, The Geena Davis Show (2000-01), and played the President of the USA in the series Commander in Chief (2005-06). last updated October 2022

Gillian Anderson biography Gillian Anderson was born on August 9, 1968, in Chicago, IL, and is one of 3 children. She lived in Puerto Rico and then in London so her father could attend a film school there. At 11, she moved to Michigan, where she attended elementary and high school. She then moved to Chicago, where she went to college, and after obtaining her BFA, Gillian then moved to New York, N.Y., where she did several theater shows, and then to Los Angeles in about '91/'92. After landing the role of Dana Scully, Gillian moved to North Vancouver, Canada, where she now lives with her husband and daughter. Gillian attended Fountain Elementary and then City High in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After graduating in 1986, she moved to Chicago and attended the Goodman Theater School at DePaul University in Chicago, IL, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. While attending DePaul Uni, she also studied in the National Theater of Great Britain summer program at Cornell Univers

Garcelle Beauvais biography Garcelle Beauvais was born on 26 November 1966 in St. Marc, Haiti. The youngest of 7 children -- with 5 sisters and 2 brothers -- Garcelle moved with her mother and siblings to Massachusetts after her parents divorced. While her mother attended nursing school to support the family, Garcelle attended boarding school before moving to Miami, Florida, with her family at age 16. At the persuasion of family and friends, 17-year-old Garcelle Beauvais headed to New York to pursue a modeling career. Signed with Ford Models, the beauty didn't take long to land modeling jobs. From print ads for Avon, Mary Kay Cosmetics, and Clairol and catalogs for department stores such as Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom to layouts in Essence and Ebony magazines and the catwalks of Calvin Klein and Isaac Mizrahi fashion shows, Garcelle was seen by fans in every medium. After taking classes in New York, Garcelle caught the acting bug and headed to Los Angeles to perform in front of a m

Gisele Bundchen biography Hailed by Rolling Stone as "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" and named "Model of the Year" by VH1 and Vogue, it would be hard to find other ways to describe this Brazilian beauty. Gisele Bundchen was born on July 20, 1980, in Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Gisele is not the only beauty in her family; her five other sisters - Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Patricia, and Rafaela - are aspiring models. Gisele stands tall at 5'11", with dark blue eyes, a freckled face, and wavy brown hair. The road to becoming today's most sought-after model came by chance for Gisele Bundchen after being discovered by an Elite Model Bureau agent while eating a Big Mac at a Sao Paulo McDonald's with her friends of 14. Despite her father's disagreement with her career choice, Gisele moved to the city. In 1995, she participated in the "Elite Look Modeling Competition," and her career has been taking off. Gisele Bundchen ha

Greg Fester biography Greg Fester was a drug-addicted, suicidal car thief. Fester was into a world of drugs, crime, and eventually a double murder in Murdock, Nebraska. During a 3 State Crime spree in a stolen truck, Jessica Reid and Greg pulled off the road onto a farm, looking for a house to break into. Craig suggested they both be armed, so they had procured two shotguns during their crime spree. last updated October 2022

Gary Ridgway biography Gary Ridgway was born February 18, 1949, AKA the Green River Killer, He was convicted of 48 separate murders. As part of his plea bargain, another conviction was added, bringing the total number of convictions to 49, making him the second most prolific serial killer in American history. last updated October 2022

Gary Busey biography Gary Busey (William Gary Busey) was born June 29, 1944, in Goose Creek, Texas, USA. While in fourth grade, Busey moved from Goose Creek to Tulsa, where he later attended Bell Junior High School, then graduated from Nathan Hale High School  in Tulsa. Busey attended Coffeyville Community College before attending Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas, on a football scholarship, where he became interested in acting. last updated October 2022

Gwyneth Paltrow biography Gwyneth Paltrow was born September 28, 1972, in Los Angeles, California. Raised in Los Angeles as the daughter of actress Blythe Danner and television producer and director Bruce Paltrow, it was no surprise that the blonde would pursue an acting career.  The Paltrows moved to Manhattan, New York, USA, when Gwyneth was 11 years old, where she would watch her Tony award-winning mother perform at theatre festivals. While mother Blythe was performing in summer stock theatre in Berkshires, Massachusetts, she came along and became more than an audience member; she began to participate and co-starred with her mother in several productions. After making her debut starring role in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, she knew that acting was what she was meant to do. She returned to Los Angeles to attend the University of California in Santa Barbara as an art history major. The aspiring actress traded in her classroom lectures for the dream of becoming a full-time actre

George Clooney biography George Clooney was born May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, to parents Nick, a TV newscaster and talk-show host, and Nina, a former Miss Kentucky pageant runner-up. George Clooney hails from a family that knows all about being in the spotlight, from his father, Nick, and his aunt, renowned singer and actress Rosemary Clooney, to cousin Miguel Ferrer, an actor. He also has an older sister, Ada, who lives a less high-profile life. George got his start on TV at 5, when he appeared on his father's talk show, The Nick Clooney Show. Although he went off to major in Broadcast Journalism at Northern Kentucky University, he always wanted to be a professional baseball player. George only turned to act after being rejected from a Cincinnati Reds tryout. He got his start in commercials and in a horseracing film his cousin Ferrer was making. He got a break when he was cast in a medical comedy in 1984, incidentally named ER. He became known as an actor whose face was re