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Sandra Bullock biography Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Washington, D.C., on July 26, 1964. This part of German and Alabamian was raised in Arlington. As the eldest of two children, Sandra, her younger sister, and their mother used to travel to Europe often because her mother was a famous opera singer. Although Sandra constantly traveled, she made a habit of fitting in with every crowd she encountered. During her years at "Arlington Washington-Lee High School," she was voted "most likely to brighten your day." After graduating high school, Sandra attended East Carolina University, majoring in drama. Knowing that fame wasn't just given to one person, Sandra decided to jumpstart her career and, with her parents' approval, dropped out of college before earning her degree, packed up, and moved to New York. Arriving in the Big Apple, Sandra took no time enrolling in intensive acting classes while holding a bartending job. She bartended for three years while w

Summer Altice biography Despite its name, Summer Altice was not born in the summer but in the winter of 1979, two days before Christmas. Raised in California, she was an active participant in athletics growing up. Her passion for volleyball led her to San Diego State, where she starred for the team as one of their best hitters. Her devotion to academics and her play on the field earned her an Academic All-WAC mention in 1998. Although Summer has been offered the opportunity to play in the professional volleyball ranks, a credit to her is her skill and appearance; of course, the latter has brought Summer the most recognition. Her beauty and physique were highlighted in the August 2000 issue of Playboy, where she was named Playmate of the month. She has also appeared in YM and Gear and topless in the French version of Max. While Summer could bask in the glory of being a cover girl sensation, she has taken her career to the next level by showcasing her acting skills. She had a role in the

Sean Connery biography Sean Connery was born on august 25, 1930, in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, UK. He was a Scottish actor. He was known for his film roles as James Bond and William of Baskerville in The Name of the Rose and as an ardent campaigner for Scottish independence. Connery was knighted in July 2000. Sean Connery, movie star After minor theater and film roles, Sean Connery became an international movie star in the part of Ian Fleming's novel character, the cynically elegant, womanizing, and humorous killer agent James Bond, in Dr. No (1962). He played a role in a further six Bond films, the last time in 1983, but also showed talent as a character actor in, among others, A Fine Madness (1966), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), and A Bridge Too Far (1977). In his older days, Sean Connery played both self-deprecating and disillusioned professionals with solid personal radiance and witty lines, for example, in The Name of the Rose (1986) and The Untouchables (1987). He shon

Stine Bramsen biography Stine Bramsen was born: 13 December 1986, Ry, Denmark. Stine Winther Bramsen Simonsen is a singer and songwriter known as the lead singer of Alphabeat from 2004 to 2013 and again from 2019. As a solo artist, Stine Bramsen has featured on singles from Morten Hampenberg & Alexander Brown and from the rock band Carpark North. last updated September 2022

Selma Blair biography Selma Blair was born June 23, 1972, in Southfield, Michigan, USA. Selma Blair Beitner is an actress. She played many roles in film and television before gaining recognition for her lead role in Brown's Requiem. last updated September 2022

Sofie Dossi biography Sofie Dossi was born June 21, 2001, in Cypress, California, USA. Born and raised in Southern California, Sofie Dossi is an international live-performing artist. Sofie is no stranger to success. From 12, when she discovered her Talent as a contortionist, Sofie has worked continuously to pursue her passion for artistry. She got her start on Season 11 of America's Got Talent as a finalist and Golden Buzzer recipient. Her breathtaking performances and contortion skills have been showcased on Nightline, The Ellen Show, ESPN, Fox Sports, People Magazine, Refinery 29, Allure, and more. Shortly after her television success, Sofie launched her YouTube channel, where she showcases her contortionist talent and shares quirky content with her friends and family. Her channel has amassed over 1.6 billion views and 7 million subscribers. Alongside her TikTok following, which has grown to over 11 million, she's generated over 500 videos clearing millions of views. Sofie ha

Sebastian Burns biography Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay were convicted in 2004 of a triple murder that occurred 10 years earlier in Bellevue, Washington, the USA, after this tactic extracted a confession from Burns. last updated October 2022

Steven Avery biography Steven Avery was born July 9, 1962, in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA. Steven is a convicted murderer from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, who had previously been wrongfully convicted in 1985 of sexual assault and attempted murder. After serving eighteen years of a thirty-two-year sentence (six years concurrent with a kidnapping sentence), Avery was exonerated by DNA testing and released in 2003, only to be charged with the murder of Teresa Halbach two years later. last updated October 2022

Sibel Kekilli biography Sibel Kekilli was born on June 16,1980, in Heilbronn, Germany. Two-time Lola Award-winning actress Sibel Kekilli is best known to international audiences as Shae from the iconic HBO series Game of Thrones. The Turkish-origin actress took up many odd jobs, working as an adult actor and a waitress, before stepping into mainstream movies and tasting success with Head-On. last updated October 2022 last updated September 2022

Salman Rushdie biography Salman Rushdie was born June 19,1947, in Mumbai, India. Sir Ahmad Salman Rushdie is a fiction writer whose books are mainly set in the Indian subcontinent. He grew up in Bombay but completed his graduation at King's College in Cambridge, England. last updated October 2022

Stockard Channing biography Stockard Channing was born February 13, 1944, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Her full name is Susan Antonia Williams Stockard. She plays Betty Rizzo in the film Grease (1978). last updated October 2022

Salma Hayek biography Salma Hayek-Jimenez was born on September 2, 1966, and raised in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Her religious parents - father of Lebanese descent, mother of Spanish - wanted to ensure their daughter would be well-educated and sent her to a boarding school in Louisiana when she was 12. Sent home to be a jock, she graduated from high school and was sent to Houston to live with his aunt until she was 17. Once a college student in Mexico City, majoring in international relations studies, Hayek finally decided to drop out to pursue her childhood dream of becoming an actress. She started doing local theater, including as the female lead in Aladdin and His Marvelous Lamp. Theater work eventually led to commercials, which ultimately led to part of a series called Un nuevo Amanecer. She was considered a star in Mexico for her role as Teresa in the popular soap opera of the same name. However, this was not enough for the ambitious beauty who had set her sights on Hollywood. She mo

Shakira biography Born Shakira Mebarak Ripoll in the coastal city of Barranquilla, Colombia. Shakira, who only goes by her first name, is a blend of raw talent, brains, and charisma that rarely comes along in any field.  Her name, which in Arabic means "woman full of grace," belies her ancestry. She is the daughter of a Colombian mother, a Lebanese father, a jeweler, and a writer whose Arabic background influenced his daughter. Her fondness for music was apparent early on, and she started winning local and national talent contests at age 10.  By age 13, Shakira had signed a record deal with Sony, resulting in her first album, "Magia," a compilation of songs. She wrote between the ages of 8 and 13. It was an effort that put Shakira on Colombia's musical map and led to her being chosen to represent her country at the Festival OTI in Spain. Because Shakira was under the minimum age of 16, she was not allowed to participate. So instead, Shakira recorded a second alb

Shania Twain biography Shania Twain was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on the 28th of August 1965. Then she was known as Eilleen Regina Edwards. A few years later, her parents Clarence and Sharon, divorced. She took the children up the north to Timmins, Ontario, where she would marry a Native Canadian named Jerry Twain; he adopted Eilleen and her two sisters, Jill and Carrie Ann. After they married, they had two more children, first Mark, then Darryl. The family grew up in relative poverty and her mother, Sharon, was often depressed. Sometimes they would join the local native reservation to hunt for food, usually in the winter months when no work and no money was coming in. They often ate things that her friends and schoolmates didn't dream of eating. But they would have starved if they didn't eat stuff like deer and partridge. And in Redbook magazine in 1999, She Twain talked about what it was like back then, "Most kids feel inferior if they don't have the right je

Sille Lundquist biography Sille Lundquist was born August 25, 1970, Denmark. She is 5'11.5 high and uses a size 10. She has a bust size of 36.5 and a waist size of 27.5. Her hips are 38, and Sille uses a shoe size of 9. Sille Lundquist has blond hair and blue eyes. Sille died on 21st January 2018 in Copenhagen, only 47 years old - too early (cancer). last updated October 2022

Sophie Ellis Bextor biography Sophie Ellis Bextor was born on April 10, 1979, in Hounslow, UK. She thinks of her music as a bit like a courtship. Sophie considers her debut solo album, 2001's Read My Lips, the first few dates. We have permission to move in with its successor, Shoot From The Hip. Have we even been up for coffee yet?  On signing to Polydor later in 2000, Sophie set to work on what would become Read My Lips. 'Take Me Home" was an instant hit in 2001's summer months, while the second single,' Murder On The Dancefloor,' hit number two in December 2001, stayed at the Top40 for ages and became 2002's most played song in European radio. 'Get Over You was another Top5 hit 6 months later, and by the end of the year, ' Music Gets The Best Of Me' became her fourth hit single. last updated October 2022

Stephanie Seymour biography Stephanie Seymour was born in San Diego, California, on July 23, 1969. Her fame as a model began when she was only 14 years old. Modeling for local department stores in San Diego, Stephanie entered the Elite Look of the Year contest and won first place. At this point, the model decided to move to New York. After completing odd jobs as a model, Stephanie tries to get herself a spread in the infamous Bunny magazine. It worked, considering she got the job effortlessly. In March of 1991, Stephanie earned her first major break into modeling while in Florida shooting a photo spread for Playboy magazine. Only four months after her first child was born, Stephanie, who was 22 at the time, graced the cover of Vogue UK. Stephanie soon became a regular catwalk woman, having modeled haute couture and prêt-a-porter clothing everywhere from Europe to the United States.  In 1993, she appeared in Playboy's Valentine's issue. By this time, Stephanie was already involv

Sophia Loren biography Sophia Loren was born Sofia Villani Scicolone on September 20, 1934, in a low-poverty part of Rome, Italy. Her father, Riccardo Scicolone, refused to marry her mother, Romilda Villani but allowed Sofia and her younger sister Maria to take his surname. When she was four, her mother moved north with her daughters to a poor suburb of Naples called Pozzuoli. This was shortly before the outbreak of World War II. Between the ages of five and ten, Sofia suffered the dread and hardships of the war as Naples became one of the most frequent Italian targets of the bombing campaigns. Romilda tried to provide for her family by playing piano in local rundown cafes, but they often went without food due to a lack of money and war. As a schoolgirl, Sofia was teased about being born illegitimately and her skinniness, for which she earned the nicknames "Stuzzicadente" (toothpick) and "Stechetto" (stick). She escaped into the world of cinema, spending much of her

Sarah Michelle Gellar biography Sarah Michelle Gellar was born on April 14, 1977, in New York City, USA. After the 1984 divorce of her parents, Sarah was raised by her mother, Rosellen. Incidentally, her biological father, Arthur Gellar, died in his apartment in October 2001. Fate stepped in when Sarah was 4 years old after an agent discovered her eating at a local restaurant. She made her film debut with the made-for-TV movie Invasion of Privacy, and a slew of television appearances soon followed in shows like The Guiding Light, Crossbow, and Spenser: For Hire. After small parts in films such as Over the Brooklyn Bridge and High Stakes, Sarah was cast as the teenage version of Jacqueline Bouvier in the made-for-TV movie on the former First Lady, 1991's A Woman Named Jackie. She also appeared in the short-lived 1992 television drama Swans Crossing along with Mira Sorvino . Sarah gained even more recognition thanks to her role in " All My Children ." Sarah was awarded an E

Sofie Gråbøl biography BAFTA winner Sofie Gråbøl was born on 30 July 1968. She has been in films like Jorden er giftig, The Silent Touch, Fede Tider, Sinan's bryllup, Mifune's sidste sang and TV shows like Forbrydelsen, Taxa, Nikolaj og Julie if you are unable to spell or pronounce her last name?  In 1986, she shed her clothes in the Paul Gauguin biography "Oviri" starring Donald Sutherland . If that's not enough, Sofie conquered us again with her portrayal in the drama "Pelle Erobreren" (1987), starring Max von Sydow .  At the risk of being typecast, she revealed herself in the thrillers "Nattevagten" (1994) and "The Island of Darkness" (1997). Don't miss "Sekten" (1997) as the film shows her as our lord made her. last updated October 2022