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1. Eleanor Tomlinson Eleanor Tomlinson Actress, Jack the Giant Slayer
2. Peter Mayhew Peter Mayhew Actor, Star Wars Peter Mayhew was born on May 19, 1944 in Barnes, London, England. Now residing in Texas, this former resident of Yorkshire, England, was working as a hospital attendant at the King's College Hospital in London when film producer Charles H. Schneer saw his photo, literally standing above the crowd around him...
3. Bérénice Marlohe Bérénice Marlohe Actress, Skyfall French actress Bérénice Marlohe first came to international attention when she was cast as the glamorous and enigmatic Severin in the twenty-third Bond film Skyfall, alongside Daniel Craig. Prior to this she acted mainly on French television, including roles in Père et maire, R.I.S. Police scientifique and Medical Emergency.
4. Catherine Haena Kim Catherine Haena Kim Actress, Inherent Vice
5. Polly Walker Polly Walker Actress, John Carter Polly Alexandra Walker was born on May 19, 1966 in Warrington, Cheshire, England. She graduated from Ballet Rambert School in Twickenman, began her career as a dancer, but an injury at age 18 forced her to change direction. She started at London's Drama Centre to the Royal Shakespeare Company, where she portrayed small parts before graduating to small roles on television...
6. André the Giant André the Giant Actor, The Princess Bride André René Roussimoff was born in a small farming community in Grenoble, France to Boris and Marian Rouismoff. His parents and four siblings were all of normal size, but André suffered from acromegaly, a hormonal disorder that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone. As the Giant grew up (very quickly...
7. Lily Cole Lily Cole Actress, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
8. James Fox James Fox Actor, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory James Fox is the second of three sons, born to the theatrical agent Robin Fox and his actress wife Angela Worthington - aka Angela Fox. His brothers are the actor Edward Fox and the producer Robert Fox. He started acting as a child actor and used his real name, until he reached his early 20s...
9. Grace Jones Grace Jones Soundtrack, Lord of War Grammy-nominee and three-time Saturn Award-nominee, Grace Jones can claim a career in show business by birthright. Her grandfather (on her mother's side) was a musician who traveled with Nat 'King' Cole. She was born May 19, 1948 in Spanish Town, St Catherine - Jamaica, to Marjorie Jones (née Williams) and Reverend Robert W...
10. Drew Fuller Drew Fuller Actor, The Ultimate Gift
11. Thomas Vinterberg Thomas Vinterberg Self, The Hunt With Last Round (Last Round), his graduation short from The National Film School of Denmark, he got an early taste of critical success. He received the Jury's and Producers' Awards at the International Student Film Fest in Munich and won the 1st Prize at the Tel Aviv Film Fest. Popular success followed with his breakthrough short fiction film...
12. Erika Jordan Erika Jordan Actress, Baby Dolls Behind Bars Erika was born in Ansbach, Germany and family moved to Tucson, Arizona at an early age. She currently lives in Southern California, working as an actress, dating consultant, and certified physical fitness trainer. Erika Jordan is a prolific actress, glamour model, and sex columnist. She most recently appeared in "Chavez...
13. Jason Gray-Stanford Jason Gray-Stanford Actor, A Beautiful Mind
14. Georges St-Pierre Georges St-Pierre Self, UFC 79: Nemesis
15. Kyle Eastwood Kyle Eastwood Music Department, Million Dollar Baby
16. Yayaying Rhatha Phongam Yayaying Rhatha Phongam Actress, Only God Forgives Born Rhatha Phongam, Thai actress and pop star Yayaying (Ying for short) is the daughter of famed comedic actor Noi Phongam. Yayaying has recorded with some of Thailand's top talents, and released her debut album when she was only 16. She is also an excellent dancer, and has studied ballet since she was 6 years old...
17. Jayne Wisener Jayne Wisener Actress, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
18. Sean Whalen Sean Whalen Actor, Men in Black Sean was born in Washington D.C. The youngest of four, he was raised in Silver Spring/Olney Maryland and graduated from Sherwood High School. He moved west and graduated from UCLA four years later. Like most actors, he worked as a waiter while studying and performing at the famed Groundling Theater...
19. Geraldine Somerville Geraldine Somerville Actress, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Geraldine Somerville was born in Dublin. She lived in Co. Meath until she was six, when her parents moved to the Isle of Man. Geraldine went to dance classes from the age of 6 and, at the age of 8, she attended the Arts Educational School in Tring, Hertfordshire. There, she was taught ballet, music and drama...
20. Maile Flanagan Maile Flanagan Actress, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Maile Flanagan won an Emmy for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks in 2006. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She lived in Bangkok, Nurnberg and Munich, and then attended Boston College. After Boston College, she was in the improv comedy troupe Every Mother's Nightmare with Wayne Wilderson...
21. Nora Ephron Nora Ephron Writer, You've Got Mail Nora Ephron was educated at Wellesley College, Massachusetts. She was an acclaimed essayist (Crazy Salad 1975), novelist (Heartburn 1983), and had written screenplays for several popular films, all featuring strong female characters, such as anti-nuclear activist Karen Silkwood (Silkwood, co-written...
22. Kim Zolciak-Biermann Kim Zolciak-Biermann Self, New Attitude, Same ATL
23. Bruce Bennett Bruce Bennett Actor, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Herman Brix was a star shot-putter in the 1928 Olympics. After losing the lead in MGM's Tarzan the Ape Man due to a shoulder injury, he was contracted by Ashton Dearholt for his independent production of The New Adventures of Tarzan, a serial and the only Tarzan film between the silents and the 1960s to present the character accurately...
24. Eric Lloyd Eric Lloyd Actor, The Santa Clause Eric began his career at 18 months in a computer commercial. Between the ages of two and five, he was a regular on the TV series, The Wonder Years. Eric made his feature film debut in Heart and Souls, playing Robert Downey Jr.'s character as a child.
25. Katarzyna Wolejnio Katarzyna Wolejnio Actress, The Mechanic
26. Alison Elliott Alison Elliott Actress, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Alison was born in San Francisco, California, USA. She moved with her family to Tokyo, Japan when she was 4 years old, then moved back to San Francisco when she was 8, where she later attended an arts high school. At 14, she began her modeling career and, in 1989, moved to L.A. to star in the TV sitcom Living Dolls.
27. Sam Smith Sam Smith Soundtrack, Pitch Perfect 2
28. Amanda De Cadenet Amanda De Cadenet Actress, Four Rooms
29. Caroline de Souza Correa Caroline de Souza Correa Actress, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
30. Tania Mallet Tania Mallet Actress, Goldfinger Tania Mallet was born in the seaside resort of Blackpool, England. She took a course at Lucy Clayton's School Of Modelling, and started working as a model at just 16 years old. In 1963 she was considered for the role of the lead Bond girl in From Russia with Love , but she didn't get it. However, the following year she was cast in the next Bond film...
31. Claudia Karvan Claudia Karvan Actress, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Claudia Karvan is one of Australia's most recognized actresses, having achieved popular success and critical acclaim through her work in film and television. Having begun work at 14, Karvan has an extensive filmography. She first appeared in Gillian Armstrong's Hightide with Judy Davis, then in Phillip Noyce's Echoes of Paradise...
32. Trevor Peacock Trevor Peacock Actor, Fred Claus
33. Sanoe Lake Sanoe Lake Actress, Blue Crush
34. Shooter Jennings Shooter Jennings Soundtrack, Walk the Line
35. Linzey Cocker Linzey Cocker Actress, Wild Child
36. Nancy Kwan Nancy Kwan Actress, Flower Drum Song At just 18, Nancy Kwan was studying dance with England's Royal Ballet School, when she was spotted by producer Ray Stark, who tested her and gave her the starring role of a free-spirited Hong Kong prostitute who captivates artist William Holden in The World of Suzie Wong. She followed it the next year with the hit musical...
37. Jim Ward Jim Ward Actor, WALL·E
38. Pete Townshend Pete Townshend Soundtrack, American Beauty Born in Chiswick, London just ten days after the German surrender in 1945, Townshend grows up in a typical middle-class home. His parents, Cliff and Betty Townshend, are both musicians, and as a child he accompanies them on dance band tours. Townshend starts playing guitar at 12. He goes to art school and...
39. Pat Roach Pat Roach Actor, Raiders of the Lost Ark Proud and passionate Angle, Pat Roach, was born and raised in Birmingham, England and grew to be a mountain of a man standing at six feet, five inches tall, with doorway-wide shoulders and a barrel chest. Pat wrestled competitively under the name of "Bomber" Roach, and at one time held both the British and European Heavyweight Wrestling Championships...
40. James Gaisford James Gaisford Actor, Ephraim's Rescue James Gaisford is an American actor, and singer from Los Angeles, CA known for SAGA: Curse of the Shadow (2013), 12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue (2012), The Letter Writer (2011) and playing the male lead the very popular Mainstay Pro shorts "The Hunger Games: The Second Quarter Quell." and "The Finnick and Annie Series."
41. Kelly Sheridan Kelly Sheridan Actress, Ranma ½
42. Sarah Grey Sarah Grey Actress, If I Stay
43. Gaelan Connell Gaelan Connell Actor, Chocolat
44. Calico Cooper Calico Cooper Actress, Dakota Skye
45. Steven Ford Steven Ford Actor, When Harry Met Sally...
46. Ross Katz Ross Katz Producer, Taking Chance Nominated for Academy Awards for co-producing Todd Field's In the Bedroom, and Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation. Katz has had three films in competition at the Sundance Film Festival.
47. Jessica Fox Jessica Fox Actress, The Muppet Christmas Carol Jessica's career started at the age of eight when she starred in an epic Persil commercial filmed in "Indiana Jones" style, in Spain. She then went on to feature in West End roles in the Sound of Music, Les Miserables, and Oliver! Jessica then went on to voice the Ghost Of Christmas Past in the The Muppet Christmas Carol...
48. Renée Asherson Renée Asherson Actress, The Others A beautiful and durable actress of screen, stage and television. She played the bride of Laurence Olivier's title character in Henry V (1944) (Henry V). She later appeared in Maniacs on Wheels, a speedway drama with Dirk Bogarde. A frequent co-star of the actor Robert Donat, whom she married in 1953...
49. Dave Florek Dave Florek Actor, Priest
50. Chelsea Smith Chelsea Smith Actress, The 40-Year-Old Virgin Chelsea Smith and her brother, actor Wyatt Smith, were born in Lake Arrowhead, California. Chelsea made her first on-screen performance in 2004 with a guest spot on Fox sitcom Oliver Beene and with a voice work in the TV movie The Mystery of Natalie Wood. Chelsea's break out role on the silver screen was at age 8 in the romantic comedy The 40-Year-Old Virgin...
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