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Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, a city in the greater Johannesburg area, in South Africa, the only child of Gerda Theron (née Maritz) and Charles Theron. She was raised on a farm outside the city. Theron is of Afrikaner (Dutch, with some French Huguenot and German) descent, and Afrikaner military figure Danie Theron was her great-great-uncle.
Theron received an education as a ballet dancer and has danced both the "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker". There was not much work for a young actress or dancer in South Africa, so she soon traveled to Europe and the United States, where she got a job at the Joffrey Ballet in New York. She was also able to work as a photo model. However, an injured knee put a halt to her dancing career.
In 1994, her mother bought her a one-way ticket to Los Angeles, and Charlize started visiting all of the agents on Hollywood Boulevard, but without any luck. She went to a bank to cash a check for $500 she received from her mother, and became furious when she learned that the bank would not cash it because it was an out-of-state check. She made a scene and an agent gave her his card, in exchange for learning American English, which she did by watching soap operas on television.
Her first role was in the B-film Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995), a non-speaking part with three seconds of screen time. Her next role was as Helga Svelgen in 2 Days in the Valley (1996), which landed her the role of Tina Powers in That Thing You Do! (1996). Since then, she has starred in movies like The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999), The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) and The Italian Job (2003). On February 29, 2004, she won her first Academy Award, a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Monster (2003).- Actor
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Michael Corbett Shannon was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, the son of Geraldine Hine, a lawyer, and Donald Sutherlin Shannon, an accounting professor at DePaul University. His grandfather was entomologist Raymond Corbett Shannon.
Shannon began his professional stage career in Chicago. His first acting role was in "Winterset" at the Illinois Theatre Center. Over the next several years, he continued working on the stage with such companies as Steppenwolf, The Next Lab and the Red Orchid Theatre. He subsequently relocated to London for a year, and performed on stage in London's West End in such productions as "Woyzeck", "Killer Joe" and "Bug".
While in Chicago, Shannon also kept busy in front of movie and television cameras, most notably in the big screen project Chicago Cab (1997), based on the long-running stage play "Hellcab". Kangaroo Jack (2003) marked the third Jerry Bruckheimer production in which Shannon has appeared. He also appeared in Bad Boys II (2003), directed by Michael Bay and starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, and in Grand Theft Parsons (2003), with Johnny Knoxville and Christina Applegate.
In addition, Shannon appeared in Pearl Harbor (2001), also directed by Bay. His other film credits also include Curtis Hanson's 8 Mile (2002); Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky (2001) with Tom Cruise; Carl Franklin's High Crimes (2002) with Morgan Freeman; John Waters' Cecil B. Demented (2000), and Joel Schumacher's war drama Tigerland (2000).- Actress
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Abbie Cornish, also known by her rap name Dusk, is an Australian actress and rapper. Following her lead performance in 2004's Somersault, Cornish is best-known for her film roles as the titular heroin addict in the drama Candy (2006), courtier Bess Throckmorton in the historical drama Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Fanny Brawne in the John Keats biopic Bright Star (2009), "Sweet Pea" in the action film Sucker Punch (2011), Lindy in the science fiction thriller Limitless (2011) and for her work with writer/director Martin McDonagh in Seven Psychopaths (2012) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).
Cornish was born in Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia, as the second of five children of Shelley and Barry Cornish. Her sister, Isabelle Cornish, is also an actress. She grew up on a 70-hectare (170-acre) farm before moving to Newcastle, New South Wales. As a teenager, Cornish was fascinated by independent and foreign films. In 2006 she became an ambassador for Australian animal rights group Voiceless, the animal-protection institute, and was part of a national advertising campaign in 2012. Cornish began model-ling at age 13 after reaching the finals of a Dolly Magazine competition. In 1999, Cornish was awarded the Australian Film Institute Young Actor's Award for her role in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television show Wildside and was offered her first role in a feature film, The Monkey's Mask.
In 2004, Cornish appeared in the award-winning short film Everything Goes with Hugo Weaving. She received the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress at the FCCA and IF Awards and Best Breakthrough Performance at the 2005 Miami International Film Festival for her role in Somersault. Cornish received critical acclaim for her role in Candy, opposite Heath Ledger. She has also starred in A Good Year, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Kimberly Peirce's Stop-Loss. In April 2010, Cornish was cast in Limitless, the film adaptation of the novel The Dark Fields, directed by Neil Burger and also starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro.
Cornish narrated Zack Snyder's film Sucker Punch, in which she played one of the protagonists, at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International. Cornish played the role of Wally in Madonna's film W.E., about Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. She replaced Emily Blunt in the independent film The Girl. It premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2012. She starred alongside Woody Harrelson and Colin Farrell in Seven Psychopaths, released in 2012. Cornish co-starred in the 2014 RoboCop reboot. She played Clara Murphy, the wife of protagonist Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman). In 2015, she played Agent Katherine Cowles in Solace, a mystery thriller film directed by Afonso Poyart with central performances by Anthony Hopkins, Colin Farrell, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. In 2016, she filmed The Girl Who Invented Kissing with Luke Wilson.
Cornish is a rapper, singer and songwriter. She has been rapping under the name Dusk since 2000 and was part of an Australian hip hop group from the age of 18 to 22. In 2015, Cornish supported American rapper Nas on his Australian tour. The same year she released two new tracks on SoundCloud: "Evolve" featuring Jane Tyrrell and "Way Back Home" which was produced by Suffa from Hilltop Hoods.- Actor
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Harold Perrineau is an American actor best known for his roles as Michael Dawson on the television series Lost (2004-2008; 2010), Augustus Hill in the television series Oz (1997-2003), Link in The Matrix franchise (2003), and Mercutio in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (1996). He has also starred in the films Woman on Top (2000), Smoke (1995), The Edge (1997), The Best Man (1999), 28 Weeks Later (2007), and Zero Dark Thirty (2012). His other television credits include Sons of Anarchy (2012), Constantine (2014-2015), Claws (2017-2022), and The Rookie (2019-2021). He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the hit indie film Smoke.- Actor
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David William Duchovny was born on August 7, 1960, in New York City, New York, USA. His father, Amram Ducovny, was a writer and publicist who was from a family of Jewish immigrants (from Ukraine and Poland), and worked for the American Jewish Committee. His mother, Margaret (Miller), was a Scottish-born school teacher. David has a sister, Laurie, and an older brother, Daniel Ducovny, an award-winning director of commercials, as well as a director of photography.
David earned an undergraduate degree from Princeton University, and also attended Yale University, where he undertook a Master's Degree in English Literature. A keen poet and writer, David's work was well recognized by his peers and teachers while he was in attendance at Yale. He was even nominated for a college prize by the Academy of American Poets for his outstanding work within the literary field. While at Yale, he began commuting to New York to study acting and was soon appearing in off-Broadway plays. In 1987, he abandoned his doctoral studies at Yale to pursue acting full time.
Like any actor or celebrity, David began his career on the bottom, by acting in numerous commercials in the late-eighties. He crossed over into films with bit parts in low key films such as New Year's Day (1989) and Bad Influence (1990). Although these parts were small and somewhat insignificant, it was a start and David was able to get his foot in the door.
In 1991, David got offered the role of DEA Dennis Bryson on the acclaimed TV series, Twin Peaks (1990). He only appeared in three episodes, but at that early stage, it was his biggest claim to fame yet, as Twin Peaks (1990) was watched by millions of people worldwide. Needless to say, David's talents as an actor would finally be recognized and he would get the acknowledgment that he so richly deserved.
In the early 1990s, he got more bit parts in films, this time, however, the films weren't "low key", but hits, such as Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) and the family favorite comedy, Beethoven (1992). David's role in Beethoven (1992) was small, but it was hard to forget the poor guy who was dragged across the lawn by the giant St. Bernard!
A year later, in 1993, David got the lead role in the independent film Kalifornia (1993). The film also starred another up-and-coming young actor, Brad Pitt. In Kalifornia (1993), David played a journalist who goes on a cross-country tour of famous murder sites with his girlfriend as research for a book he is writing about serial killers. He takes Pitt's character along to help pay the bills, unaware that Pitt's character is in fact a serial killer himself. Although it did not do much business at the box office, it is still a great film and has become somewhat of a cult favorite among fans.
That same year, David was offered the role of FBI Agent Fox "Spooky" Mulder on the long-running TV series The X-Files (1993). The show was a tremendous international success and propelled David (and his co-star Gillian Anderson) into super-stardom. His character of Mulder has become somewhat of a pop culture legend and is renowned the world over for his satirical wit and dry sense of humor. Fans loved the fact that he could keep a straight face and still crack and joke in the face of extreme danger. David improvised a lot of his own lines of dialogue while on the show and even penned and directed a few episodes. The series ended in 2002 and still has a strong, dedicated following. To date, David has reprised his role of Fox Mulder in two "X Files" feature films: The X Files (1998) and The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008).
During the initial run of The X-Files (1993), David kept busy and made several films, such as: Return to Me (2000), alongside actress Minnie Driver and the comedy favorite Evolution (2001), with Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott and Orlando Jones. He even had a hysterical cameo as a self-obsessed, simple-minded hand model in the comedy-smash Zoolander (2001).
In 2007, after a few years out of the limelight, David struck gold again after landing the plum role of Hank Moody in Californication (2007). The raunchy series follows the life of womanizing writer Hank Moody (Duchovny) as he tries to juggle his career and his relationship with his daughter and his ex-girlfriend. The show has become a hit for its off-the-wall humor and Duchovny's ability to always turn in a brilliant performance.
It may have taken a while, but David has worked his way to the top and notched up an impressive resume along the way. We can expect to see a lot more of him in the future.- Francesca Eastwood is an accomplished film actress whose career continues to reach new heights. She can be seen starring in the mystery summer thriller, "Clawfoot" (July 19, 2024) as the leading role of 'Jane' alongside Olivia Culpo (Paradise City), Nestor Carbonell (Shogun), and Milo Gibson (The Outpost). She continues to cement her silver screen presence in "Running on Empty" with Lucy Hale and Jim Gaffigan, (August 9, 2024). Continuing her momentum, Francesca can also be seen in the films "Queen of the Ring" with Walton Goggins and Josh Lucas, and "Juror #2" for Warner Bros., directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Nicholas Hoult, Zoey Deutch and Toni Collette (Fall 2024).
Most recently, Francesca was seen in M. Night Shyamalan's "Old" for Universal Pictures, and "A Violent Separation" opposite Brenton Thwaites from the Goetz Brothers. Her performance as the lead role of 'Noelle' in the SXSW indie film "M.F.A" was called "absolutely riveting" by the Los Angeles Times.
Francesca also played a starring role in "Outlaws and Angels" opposite Chad Michael Murray and Luke Wilson which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Her television credits include flashy guest starring roles on Showtime's "Twin Peaks," FX Network's "Fargo," and a recurring role in the NBC mini series "Heroes Reborn."
Apart from acting, Francesca's stunning face has graced campaigns for L'Oreal and Too Faced cosmetics. She was Miss Golden Globe for the 70th Golden Globe Awards in 2013.
Francesca currently resides in Los Angeles and is a proud parent to her son and a furry baby dog named Balto. - Writer
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Brit Heyworth Marling was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Heidi (Johnson) and John Marling, both of whom work in real estate. She graduated from Georgetown University, with a bachelor's in economics, and was offered a job with Goldman Sachs, which she turned down in favour of a career as an artist.
She moved to Los Angeles to act and, after spending a couple of years exploring the movie industry and being offered roles as "the cute blonde in horror movies", she taught herself to write, reasoning that the best way to get decent parts was to write them, herself. She worked on two movies, simultaneously - one in the mornings, one in the afternoons - and eventually both Another Earth (2011) and Sound of My Voice (2011) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011.- Actor
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Actor Wayne Knight achieved television immortality assaying the role of the frenetic mailman, "Newman", nemesis of the eponymous lead character in the classic TV series Seinfeld (1989). He also appeared in Jurassic Park (1993) as "Dennis Nedry" and in one of the most notorious scenes in American cinema as one of the detectives interrogating Sharon Stone during her leg crossing in Basic Instinct (1992).
Wayne Eliot Knight was born to Grace (Monti) and William Edward Knight. He is of Italian and English descent. Knight was raised and lived in Cartersville, Georgia, until attending the University of Georgia in 1972. Despite being an honor student, Knight left school to join the Barter Theatre company in Abingdon, Virginia, before graduating. (He finally secured a BFA degree in 2008.) Following an internship of two years, Wayne was hired for the professional company and earned his Equity card. Now a professional actor, Knight moved back to New York, where he made his Broadway debut, at the age of 23, in the long-running comedy "Gemini" in 1979. Through the years, he has established himself as a leading character actor in television as a regular or recurring character in seven series, in film (ranging from Dirty Dancing (1987) to JFK (1991)), on the stage, and as a voice artist in animation.
In TV Land's original sitcom The Exes (2011), Knight plays homebody "Haskell Lutz", who lives in an apartment with "Phil" (Donald Faison) and "Stuart" (David Alan Basche), right across the hall from his divorce attorney, "Holly" (Kristen Johnston).- Actress
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Sasha Calle was born on 7 August 1995 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for The Flash (2023), In the Summers (2024) and On Swift Horses (2024).- David Caves is an actor, known for playing Jack Hodgson in Silent Witness, BBC's prime-time hit show. David is also known for playing the role of Clint Hill in Jackie (2016) alongside actress Natalie Portman, and most recently starred in murder mystery drama 15 Days (2019), which aired on Channel 5.
David Caves was born on 7th August 1978 in Belfast and attended Campbell College, where both his parents were teachers. He subsequently went on to St Andrews University in Scotland where he read French and German, graduating with a BA (Hons). Having spent a year in France as an English teacher, David was then offered a place at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After graduating, his first professional stage role was the brooding anti-hero Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights (2005).
Prior to Silent Witness, David played numerous roles onstage. Notable works in theatre include The Duchess of Malfi, West Yorkshire Playhouse directed by Philip Franks (2006), Cymbeline, Cheek by Jowl directed by Declan Donnellan (2007), Troilus and Cressida, Cheek by Jowl directed by Declan Donnellan (2008), 'Charlie' in Stones in his Pockets, Mark Goucher Productions (2009), 'MacDuff' in Macbeth, Cheek by Jowl directed by Declan Donnellan (2010), 'Bosola' in The Duchess of Malfi, Northampton Royal and Derngate theatre, directed by Laurie Sansom (2010), 'Macheath' in The Beggars Opera, Regents Park Open Air Theatre directed by Lucy Bailey (2011), 'Deflores' in The Changeling, Southwark Playhouse (2011) and 'Petruchio' in The Taming of the Shrew, Royal Shakespeare Company directed by Lucy Bailey (2011).
David has played the role of cage-fighting forensic scientist Jack Hodgson in Silent Witness since 2012 and has been repeatedly nominated for Best Actor for the TV Choice Awards. David has also appeared in films Ironclad: Battle for Blood (2014) and Widow's Walk (2017). He has voiced broadcast commercials for World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and has also taken part in 'Pages of the Sea', a nationwide Armistice event commissioned by director Danny Boyle.
In 2013, he won the Spirit of Tomorrow award at the Belfast Top 40 Under 40 Awards. - Actor
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Eric Johnson was born on 7 August 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Fifty Shades Darker (2017), The Knick (2014) and Vikings (2013). He has been married to Adria Budd Johnson since 7 August 2004. They have one child.- Actor
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David Rasche was born on 7 August 1944 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor, known for In the Loop (2009), United 93 (2006) and Burn After Reading (2008). He has been married to Heather Rasche since 1979. They have three children.- Actor
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John Soursby Glover, Jr., is an American actor, known for a range of villainous roles in films and television, including Lionel Luthor on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville. In 1993 he co-starred in the dark comedy Ed and His Dead Mother with Steve Buscemi and Ned Beatty.Glover was born in Salisbury, Maryland, the son of Cade (née Mullins) and John Soursby Glover, Sr., a television salesman. Glover attended Wicomico High School and acted at Towson University. Glover began his career at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, and later studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under Milton Katselas. Aside from his theatrical endeavors, Glover is also actively involved with the Alzheimer's Association. His inspiration for joining this cause was his own father's experience with Alzheimer's disease.- Actor
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Tobin Bell is an American actor with a career in film, television and theater spanning five decades. He was born in Queens, New York and raised in Weymouth, Mass. His mother is the British actress Eileen Bell. He is perhaps best known for his role as the iconic "Jigsaw" in the Saw film series...for which he received MTV Award nominations in 2007 & 2009. He's a graduate of Boston University and has a Masters Degree in Environmental Science from Montclair State University. He studied acting with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse and Lee Strasberg and Ellen Burstyn at the Actors Studio in New York. He is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio and a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.- Actress
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Secondary to studying performing arts as American University in Washington, D.C., Aaron made her debut in motion pictures with a small part in Robert Altman's Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982). Since, she has built her acting career as a character actress, and continues to work with some of cinema's most significant directors; particularly, Woody Allen and Mike Nichols.- Actor
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Liam James is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Noah Curtis in the 2009 film 2012, young Shawn Spencer on the USA Network television series Psych, and the lead character, Duncan, in 2013's The Way, Way Back.He also starred as Jack Linden in AMC's The Killing and Adam Warren in ABC's The Family, playing the son of main characters. James is from Vancouver, British Columbia.- Julian Wadham was born on 7 August 1958 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The English Patient (1996), The Madness of King George (1994) and Goya's Ghosts (2006). He was previously married to Shirley Cassedy.
- Known for Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023), Halo (2023), Silo (2023), Dynasty (2020), The Rookie (2020), Will & Grace (2019), Lethal Weapon (2019), Bounty Hunters (2017), Pitch (2016), Her Story Show (2015). VoiceOver: Lethal Lit Podcast (2022), Vivo (2021), Far Cry 6 (2021), Mandalorian-Star Wars Pinball (2020)
American born of Cuban descent. Grew up in Miami, Florida. Received his Bachelors in Political Science and Masters in Business Administration from Florida International University. Studied drama in Miami before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a TV/Film career. - Actress
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Widely recognized for her performances in film sensations such as "Pale Rider" opposite Clint Eastwood and "Two Women" ("La Ciociara") opposite Sophia Loren, Sydney Penny has also achieved international fame for her leading performances in both English and French in the film "Bernadette". Ms. Penny garnered a Letter of Commendation from Pope John Paul II for her performance in "Bernadette" and has also been nominated for two Emmy awards in network television for her long running roles on "All My Children" and "Santa Barbara". In addition, she was on the popular hit series "Pretty Little Liars" and portrayed an ex-CIA officer in the worldwide sensation "Largo Winch".
In a successful career spanning more than 40 years, Ms. Penny has worked extensively on three different continents and has also co-produced local film projects in Wilmington NC, such as "Heart of the Country" and "The Dishwasher", a short film which she also wrote and directed.
As an active member of the Advisory Film Board for Cape Fear Community College, she has also been instrumental in introducing many aspiring filmmakers to film and television.- Actor
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William Stanford Davis is an award-winning, classically trained actor and veteran of both stage and screen with close to 100 credits. The St. Louis, Missouri native has received rave reviews for his performance as the cantankerous yet lovable janitor Mr. Johnson on the hit ABC series "Abbott Elementary", and also recurs as Coach Max on the sports series "Swagger", based on Kevin Durant's youth basketball playing experience with the AAU circuit for AppleTV+. Davis has appeared in some of the most popular and award-winning TV shows, from his role on Showtime's long running, Golden Globe-winning series "Ray Donovan", as the popular Potato Pie from Donovan's Gym, and on OWN's flagship successful series, "If Loving You Is Wrong", from Tyler Perry. Davis has also been cast in critical recurring roles on TNT's "Snowpiercer", "Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip", from Aaron Sorkin, and "Lincoln Heights", and has guest starred on such long running programs as "Perry Mason", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Chicago Med", "Criminal Minds", "The Big Bang Theory", "Ally Mc Beal", "Touched By An Angel", and many more. In a career filled with numerous outstanding highlights, Davis also earned an Emmy Award in 2002 as part of the cast of Rasheen Crawley's "The Movement". In film, Davis recently starred alongside Nafessa Williams and Sharon Neal in "A Holiday Chance", which premiered in November 2021 on AppleTV+ and Hulu, as well as "Please Stand By", starring Dakota Fanning and Toni Collette, and "So B It", starring Cloris Leachman and Alfre Woodard. On stage, Davis was honored with an Ovation Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in the 2006 Actors Studio Production of August Wilson's "Fences", and he performed in the musical production "North on South Central", which won five NAACP Theatre Awards in 2004. He also counts "Cages" written by Leonard Manzella and directed by Jon Rivera at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, "The Anteroom", also for the Actors Studio, The Circle West Production of "Legacies" at The Matrix Theatre, written and directed by the late John Bishop, and the world premiere of "Two Ships Passing", at the Pan Andreas Theater in Hollywood. In addition to acting, Davis has directed a number of productions including Lawrence Fishburne's play "Riff Raff", a production of "Shame", at the Elephant Asylum Theatre, and "The Old Settler", at the Pico Playhouse. Davis has spent more than 15 years mentoring the next generation of talent at both his own company, the William Stanford Davis Acting Class masterclass, and at the Actors Studio, where he is a lifetime member. He has coached several emerging stars, including Alisha Boe, Dylan Sprayberry, Laila Ali, Mc Lyte, and many more. Davis resides in Los Angeles.- Actress
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Billie Burke was born Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke on August 7, 1884 in Washington, D.C. Her father was the internationally famous clown, Billy Burke, and she would spend most of her early years touring Europe before the family settled in London. In 1903, she appeared on the stage as an actress and came to America in 1907 to star opposite John Drew in "My Wife". A red-haired beauty, she became the toast of Broadway and married promoter Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. in April 1914. Billie was signed in 1915 to make the film Peggy (1916). Of the next 15 films that she made, she would make 14 in New York. In between films, she would return to the stage which was her first love. Her last films were released in 1921 and she went into semi-retirement until their fortune was wiped out in 1929. Billie would return to films to support herself and her husband. Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. would die, a broken man, in 1932.
It was in the comedy drama Dinner at Eight (1933) that Billie would find the character that she would play the rest of her career. It is the hapless, feather-brained lady with the unmistakably high voice who would be more interested in little details than what was at hand. In some films, like Piccadilly Jim (1936), she was obviously too old for the part, but played it to the hilt. Beginning in 1937, she starred in the "Topper" series of films (Topper (1937), Topper Takes a Trip (1938) and Topper Returns (1941)) for producer Hal Roach in which she played Mrs. Topper with her usual fluffy performance. But for most of the people who were raised on television, she will always be remembered as Glinda, the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz (1939). She continued to make films though out the 1940s and started another series with Father of the Bride (1950) and the follow-up Father's Little Dividend (1951).
A real trouper, she next went to television with the television series Doc Corkle (1952). The series was canceled after three weeks due to poor writing. By 1953, her career was slowing down and she would only make three more movies in 1959 and 1960. The best remembered one would be John Ford's Western Sergeant Rutledge (1960). Billie Burke retired for good and lived in Los Angeles, California, where she died at age 85 of natural causes on May 14, 1970.- Kim Rowoon was born in Seoul, Korea on August 7, 1996. He began his career as a member of the K Pop band SF9 as a lead vocalist, under FNC Entertainment. At 6'3" he has stood out among his peers as an artist, model, brand spokesperson, and actor. He studied at the Kyung Hee Cyber University. He was once ranked third at the National Soccer Competition at Chuncheon. With his members of SF9, Rowoon has had success with many popular K-pop songs and successful albums. His acting career began in 2018 in the TV series Where Stars Land and he was nominated as Best New Actor at the SBS awards. His big break came in 2019 when he starred in the series Extraordinary You. He won 32nd Grimae Award in 2019 and the 2019 MBC drama award for Best New Actor. In 2020 he won the Male Actor Idol of year award and nominated for Entertainer of the Year -Male award, and 2021 he won three awards at the KBS drama awards: Best New Actor, Popularity award Male,, and Best Couple Award for The King's Affection drama series.
- Charlotte Lewis was born on 7 August 1967 in Kensington, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Golden Child (1986), Men of War (1994) and Broken Badges (1990).
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Hans Matheson was born in a caravan on August 7, 1975 at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, located in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Shortly after, his family moved to Canterbury, Kent in England but Hans often spent his summer holidays on Stornoway with his grandparents. As a child, his parents Iain (Ado) and Sheena often took him and his younger brother to folk festivals and Bob Dylan concerts. His father Ado is a musician and his grandfather was a Gaelic singer and songwriter before him performing at concerts and ceilidhs throughout Scotland. His great-grandfather was crowned the Celtic Bard in recognition of his writing in the '50s.
Hans claims to have been a shy and introverted child who was not happy at school. He left school and, at the suggestion of his mother, auditioned for drama school: Avondale Hall in Clapham. At the suggestion of his teacher and mentor, he auditioned for a Jez Butterworth TV show called Christmas and this led to a role in Mojo on stage at the Royal Court Theatre and later in the film version of the same name. Roles in TV shows Bramwell (1995), Wycliffe (1993), and Family Money (1996) followed and films Stella Does Tricks (1996), Still Crazy (1998), and Bodywork (2001).
His first break on the international arena came with his casting as Marius in Bille August's production of the Victor Hugo classic Les Misérables (1998). He then starred in the European films Canone Inverso (2000) and I Am Dina (2002), and the television mini-series The Mists of Avalon (2001).
His major role to date has undoubtedly been the lead role as Yury Zhivago in the 2002 Granada Television adaptation of Doctor Zhivago (2002) the famous Russian novel by Boris Pasternak, where he co-starred with Keira Knightley and Sam Neill.
Hans is not only a talented actor but plays guitar, violin and harmonica and writes his own songs. He prefers the simple things in life to pursuing fame and fortune. He takes his guitar with him everywhere and prefers to travel by train rather than by air, even if the trip takes days.- Actress
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Doon Mackichan is an actress and writer known for the double Emmy Award-winning Smack the Pony (1999), Two Doors Down (2016), Plebs (2013), Toast of London (2012) and The Day Today (1994), among others. She has frequently collaborated with Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci and Christopher Morris. She most recently featured on stage alongside John Malkovich in David Mamet's Bitter Wheat, and was praised by UK theatre critic Michael Billington as giving the show's best performance.