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Lauren Bacall biography

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Lauren Bacall biography Lauren Bacall, 1924-2014, American actress. Lauren Bacall made her debut in Howard Hawks' To Have and Have Not (1944). In the first film, she established her star image of sensual ambiguity and sharp rapping in her interaction with Humphrey Bogart . They married in 1945 and since then recorded several films together, including the film noir films The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage (1947), and Key Largo (1948). Lauren Bacall then played theater and television roles but also appeared in films such as Douglas Sirk's melodrama Written on the Wind (1956), Sidney Lumet's crime film Murder on the Orient Express (1974), and Stephen King's film adaptation Misery (1990 ). She published 1979 the autobiography Lauren Bacall, By Myself. In her older years, Lauren Bacall can be seen in several significant supporting roles, for example, in Lars von Trier's Dogville (2003) and Manderlay (2005). last updated October 2022

Laurence Fishburne biography

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Laurence Fishburne biography Laurence Fishburne (Laurence J. Fishburne III) was born on July 30, 1961, in Augusta, Georgia, USA. He moved with his mother to New York after his parents divorced. With a background in the theater, he already got to play in a soap opera in 1973. It led to a role as a very young soldier in Francis Ford Coppola's great Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now (1979), several appearances in television series, and further participation in Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish (1983) and Cotton Club (1984) as well as Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple (1985) based on Alice Walker's novel. In the following years, Laurence Fishburne played a host of roles, both major and minor, on television and in film, while continuing to appear in the theatre before making a significant breakthrough in John Singleton's (1968-2019) ghetto portrayal of Boyz n the Hood (1991). It was set aside for substantial roles in, among other things, The Tina Turner portrait What...

Liv Ullmann biography 2022

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Liv Ullmann biography Liv Ullmann is a Norwegian actor and director. After a theater career in Norway, Liv Ulmann had her international film breakthrough in Persona (1966) by Ingmar Bergman. In the following years, he used her in his analysis of the female mind, e.g., Vargtimmen (1968), Skammen (1968), Viskningar och rop (1972), and Höstsonaten (1978). Liv Ullmann was the down-to-earth heroine in Jan Troell's Moberg film adaptations Utvandrarna (1971) and Nybyggarna (1972). After a brief interlude in Hollywood, she returned to Bergman in the TV series Scener ur ett äktenskap (1973). At Det Norske Teatret, she played i.a. in 1974 Nora in Et dukkehjem, a role she repeated in a guest play in New York in 1975. In 1992 Liv Ullmann debuted as a film director with the Danish Sofie, based on a novel by Henri Nathansen. This was followed by the Norwegian Kristin Lavransdatter (1995) and the Swedish Enskilda Samtal (1996, Personal conversations, TV game), and Trolösa (2000), both with script...

Leslie Nielsen biography 2022

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Leslie Nielsen biography Leslie Nielsen was born on February 11, 1926, in Regina, Canada. He was a Canadian-American actress.  The surname originates from his Danish father. Since his debut in 1950, he has appeared in over 100 films. Early in his career, he was the spaceship captain in the cult science fiction classic Battle of the Dead. Died: November 28, 2010, Holy Cross Health, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. last updated October 2022

Lindsay Lohan biography 2022

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Lindsay Lohan biography Lindsay Lohan (Lindsay Morgan Lohan) was born July 2, 1986, in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She is an American actress and pop singer. She originates from Ireland and Italy. She started as a model, was the first red-haired child to be accepted into the Ford Modeling Agency, and became an actress at 3.  last updated October 2022

Lee Marvin biography 2022

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Lee Marvin biography Lee Marvin, 1924-1987, American actor. Marvin, with his mocking smiles and dry comments, was a safe type in gangster, war, and western films such as The Killers (1964), The Professionals (1966), and The Dirty Dozen (1967). After many supporting roles, he got his breakthrough in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). Marvin won an Oscar for his role in the western comedy Cat Ballou (1965). last updated October 2022

Luke Perry biography 2022

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Luke Perry biography Luke Perry was born on October 11, 1966, in Mansfield, Ohio, USA. He was known for his role in the youth series "Beverly Hills 90210", which premiered in Denmark in 1992. Here he played the part of the rebellious Dylan McKay. The role made Luke Perry famous; at times, he received around 4,000 letters a week. At one point, when he appeared in public at a mall in Seattle, so many fans turned up that he had to be smuggled out of the mall in a laundry basket. Since then, Luke has appeared in many films and TV series, including the role of Fred Andrews in the Netflix series "Riverdale." Luke Perry died on March 4, 2019, after suffering a stroke at his home in Los Angeles (aged 52). last updated October 2022

Laetitia Casta biography 2022

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Laetitia Casta biography Laetitia Casta was born on 11 May 1978; she is the middle child of father Dominique and mother Line. Raised on the island of Corsica, Dominique moved to Normandy, where he met her mother.  Laetitia enjoyed drawing and writing stories early and admits to being a daydreamer in elementary school. Although she surprisingly didn't attract many men while in school and remembers feeling awkward and self-conscious, her luck began to change at 15. Laetitia was discovered by a photographer and an agent from a primary modeling agency in Paris, Madison Models, while on a beach near Corsica. After her father agreed with the agency to take some test photos of Laetitia, it took the founder of Madison Models no time to see her unmistakable potential; when she came to the photo shoot in jeans and a T-shirt. Her career took off when the extremely busy director of the French edition of Elle was also impressed by her looks. Modeling contracts and magazine appearances soon foll...

Lisa Snowdon biography 2022

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Lisa Snowdon biography Lisa Snowdon was born in 1974 in Welwyn Garden City, England. The Hertfordshire beauty was a waitress before emerging from oblivion. Lisa Snowdon moved to London and was spotted by a Premier Model Management agent while shaking her booty in a nightclub. Lisa has appeared in major fashion magazines such as Vogue, Marie Claire, and Cosmopolitan, as well as the occasional men's magazine, including GQ, Esquire, and FHM. The latter is a big fan of Lisa as it featured her in calendars and chose Lisa to grace the cover of the 1999 issue of "The Girls of FHM." But even with Lisa's magazine spreads and her work with foremost photographers such as David Bailey, Nick Knight, Kim Knott, and Andre Rau, Lisa is best known for her commercial work. In the UK, Lisa Snowdon is known as the model in Kellogg's Special K commercial, while her biggest claim to fame was an ad for Faberge's "Addiction," a steamy perfume commercial. Her other commercia...

Leeann Tweeden biography 2022

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Leeann Tweeden biography Leeann Tweeden was born on June 13, 1973, in Manassas, Virginia, USA. The Osbourn Park Senior High graduate headed to Colorado Springs to try a modeling career. Fresh out of school, Leeann got a job at Hooters and postponed her acceptance to Harvard to study modeling full-time. 2 years after moving to Colorado, she won the Venus International Model Search competition in 1992. The aspiring model headed west to Los Angeles and made her television debut for Tony Little, the Venus Model Search fitness trainer. While modeling for Frederick's of Hollywood in 1993, Leeann paid tribute to her modeling roots as the video and TV host of the Venus Model Search 1993. She later returned to host the event in 1994 and hosted the finals in 1995, 1996, and 1997. Her work with Venus Model Search helped her land her first magazine cover when she graced the cover of Swimwear USA Magazine. Although Leeann is not said to have worked with Hooters for a long time, her relationship...

Lucy Liu biography 2022

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Lucy Liu biography Lucy Liu was born: on December 2, 1968, in Jackson Heights, New York City, New York, USA. She is an Emmy-nominated actress. She became known for her role as Ling Woo in the TV series Ally and has since appeared in several films, including The Kill Bill and Charlie's Angels movies. last updated October 2022

Loni Willison biography2022

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Loni Willison biography Loni Willison was born May 21, 1983, in Hemet, California, USA. Loni Willison was born Loni Christine Willison. She is an actress known for Expose (2005). She was previously married to Jeremy Jackson. last updated October 2022

Len Kachinsky biography 2022

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Len Kachinsky biography The corrupt lawyer who represented Brendan Dassey is facing his own legal troubles - KARMA IS A BITCH,,,, Len Kachinsky, a lawyer and former municipal judge, failed to persuade a Wisconsin appeals court to reverse his September 2019 conviction for violating a harassment order. The order had limited Kachinsky’s communications with his municipal court manager in Fox Crossing, Wisconsin, to those necessary for court functions. last updated October 2022

Laura Sanko biography 2022

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Laura Sanko biography Laura Sanko was born on December 7, 1982, in Illinois, USA. Laura graduated from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, in 2015. She is a former MMA amateur and professional fighter who is a UFC analyst, reporter, and commentator at Legacy Fight Alliance. last updated October 2022

Leon Edwards biography 2022

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Leon Edwards biography Leon Edwards was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on August 25, 1991. AKA: Rocky Leon Edwards became UFC Champion by beating Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 with a head kick in the 5th round on August 20, 2022. last updated October 2022

Lisa Aybike biography 2022

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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...

Liam Neeson biography 2022

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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

Linda Evangelista biography 2022

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Linda Evangelista biography Linda Evangelista was born on May 10, 1965, in St. Catharine's, Ontario, Canada. One of the five original supermodels is known as  Claudia Schiffer , Cindy Crawford , Christy Turlington , and Naomi Campbell . Linda was raised in a working-class Italian Catholic family and knew she wanted to pursue modeling by age 12. Her big break came when Linda participated in the 1988 Miss Teen Niagara Contest at age 15 when a modeling scout discovered her. Although she did not win, entering the contest led to her modeling career. Although a modeling scout discovered Linda's rise to the top of supermodel stardom was not easy. Her career began in New York, where she signed with the Elite Model Agency. Before getting a job booking with the fashion magazine Vogue, Linda moved to Paris to try to develop her career. Evangelista had to endure the three-year wait before getting the job at Vogue was worth it since the string of jobs that came later made up for the lost ti...

Liv Tyler biography 2022

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Liv Tyler biography Liv Tyler was born July 1, 1977, in Portland, Maine, USA. Her first name can be traced after her mother, model, and former rock groupie Bebe Buell saw Liv Ullmann on the cover of a TV Guide the week Liv was born. As for the roots of her last name, Liv always believed that her father was musician Todd Rundgren, with whom her mother had a long-term relationship and helped raise her. Although her birth certificate stated that Rundgren was indeed her father, a 10-year-old Liv became suspicious after meeting Aerosmith's Steven Tyler at a Rundgren concert and even more suspicious after seeing Tyler's daughter Mia. The latter could have passed for Liv's twin at an Aerosmith concert. Liv Tyler confronted her mother about the topic, and her mother told her the truth: Steven Tyler was her father (Liv was the product of an 8-month relationship between Tyler and Buell). Liv Tyler made her biological father's name her own at the age of 12, and 2 years later, mo...

Leonardo DiCaprio biography 2022

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Leonardo DiCaprio biography Leonardo DiCaprio was born November 11, 1974, in Los Angeles. Although his parents separated shortly after his birth, his mother, Irmelin, and his father, George, remain an essential part of his life and career. Irmelin handles his finances while George screens his son's scripts. His acting career began on the small screen early, with roles in several commercials and an appearance on Romper Room. He felt discouraged early on in his career when an agent rejected him for having a name that sounded too foreign. Leonardo DiCaprio could have become Lenny Williams, as the agent suggested changing his name, but he refused. Leonardo chose to stick to the origin of his name; while his mother was standing before a Leonardo DaVinci painting, she felt her unborn son kicking, and his mother named him after this moment. Not allowing rejections to prevent him from following his passion, DiCaprio found another agent, and he was on his way to becoming an actor. By the ti...