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1. Elizabeth Hurley Elizabeth Hurley Actress, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Elizabeth Jane Hurley was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, to Angela Mary (Titt), a teacher, and Roy Leonard Hurley, an army major. Wanting to be a dancer, Hurley went to ballet boarding school at 12, but soon returned home. When it came time to go to college, Hurley won a scholarship to the London Studio Centre which taught courses for dance and theater...
2. Leelee Sobieski Leelee Sobieski Actress, Eyes Wide Shut Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski was born June 10, 1983 in New York City, New York. She is the daughter of Elizabeth Sobieski (née Salomon), a writer, and Jean Sobieski, a painter who has also acted. She has a younger brother, Robert. Her father, born in France, is of Polish and Swiss descent, while her mother is of three quarters Ashkenazi Jewish and one quarter Dutch, ancestry...
3. Kate Upton Kate Upton Actress, The Other Woman Katherine Elizabeth Upton was born in St. Joseph, Michigan, to Shelley Fawn (Davis), a state tennis champion from Texas, and Jefferson Matthew Upton, a high school athletics director. Her uncle is Michigan congressman Fred Upton. Upton always knew she wanted to be a model. Since signing with IMG Models in 2010...
4. Gina Gershon Gina Gershon Actress, Face/Off Since making her uncredited debut as a dancer in Beatlemania, Gina Gershon has established herself as a character actress and one of the leading icons of American camp. For it was fourteen years after her movie debut that Gina made movie history as the predatory bisexual who was the leading light of a Las Vegas leg-line in director Paul Verhoeven's kitsch classic Showgirls...
5. Shane West Shane West Actor, A Walk to Remember Shane West was born in 1978 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Leah (Launey), a lawyer from a Cajun family, and Don Snaith, a drugstore owner who was born in Jamaica. Shane began to pursue an acting career at the age of fifteen, gaining bit parts on various television shows, but it was not until 1999 when West appeared in ABC's Once and Again that he got his major breakthrough...
6. DJ Qualls DJ Qualls Actor, Road Trip DJ Qualls grew up in the small city of Manchester in Tennessee, USA, one of five children. After studying in the UK at King's College, University of London, he returned to Tennessee where he began acting in a local theatre. During that time, he was discovered by photographers David La Chappelle and Steve Klein...
7. Tristin Mays Tristin Mays Actress, The Wedding Ringer Growing up in New York City, Tristin was with the Ford Modeling Agency where she quickly became one of the top child models in the country. She would later land several national commercials such as Kraft Cheese, Play Skool Kool- Aid, Sunkist, ROSS, McDonald's and Hershey's. Tristin was also in several Broadway productions to include Disney's...
8. Judy Garland Judy Garland Actress, The Wizard of Oz One of the brightest, most tragic movie stars of Hollywood's Golden Era, Judy Garland was a much-loved character whose warmth and spirit, along with her rich and exuberant voice, kept theatre-goers entertained with an array of delightful musicals. She was born Frances Ethel Gumm on 10 June 1922 in Minnesota...
9. Celina Jade Celina Jade Actress, Arrow Celina Jade is a quadruple threat: an actress, singer/songwriter, model and martial artist. Born in Hong Kong to American Kung Fu star, Roy Horan (who shared the big screen with the legendary Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan), action fighting has been in Celina's blood from an early age and her passion shows in her lead role in Legendary Assassin...
10. Maliabeth Johnson Maliabeth Johnson Actress, Drive Thru Maliabeth Johnson was born in Arizona and raised in Hawaii. In 1998, after relentless pleading, Maliabeth and her family moved to Los Angeles, CA so she could pursue a career in film and television. She is an actress best known as Miriam Gergich on the hit sitcom Parks & Recreation. She's also well known for her appearance on the comedy classic Arrested Development...
11. Jeanne Tripplehorn Jeanne Tripplehorn Actress, Basic Instinct Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 10, 1963, Jeanne Tripplehorn developed an interest in performing through her father, guitarist Tom Tripplehorn, who at one time recorded with the pop group Gary Lewis & The Playboys on such hits as "This Diamond Ring". (Note: many references list Jeanne's father's birth date as February 2...
12. Jonathan Bennett Jonathan Bennett Actor, Mean Girls Jonathan David Bennett was born in Rossford, Ohio, to RuthAnne (Mason) and Dr. David Paul Bennett. He headed straight to New York to pursue acting after graduating from the theater program at Otterbein. He was actually discovered by an agent while sitting on a train. Six months later he signed on to the iconic soap opera "All My Children," playing J.R...
13. Marko Zaror Marko Zaror Actor, Undisputed 3: Redemption Marko Zaror Aguad (Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean martial arts action star and fight choreographer, currently residing in Los Angeles, California, and Santiago, Chile. His career began as a young boy with a passion for martial arts and fighting, inspired by Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jean Claude Van Damme...
14. Tina Ivlev Tina Ivlev Actress, Bound to Vengeance Tina Ivlev has mesmerized film and television audiences alike with characters who are real, compelling and strong. Recently on stage, Ivlev starred in the gripping teenage drama, "Dry Land," a Colt Coeur production written by Ruby Rae Spiegel and directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt. The play, which immediately became a New York Times Critics' Pick, played to sold out houses in New York...
15. Jürgen Prochnow Jürgen Prochnow Actor, Das Boot Born in Berlin, Germany, in 1941, Jürgen Prochnow is a leading actor of the German stage and screen. He was memorable as the submarine captain in the gritty WW II film Das Boot, which brought him to international prominence. He has since starred in many well-received European and Hollywood productions.
16. Kate Flannery Kate Flannery Actress, The Office KATE FLANNERY is best known for her 9 seasons as Meredith the drunk on NBC's THE OFFICE. She toured the country as Jane Lynch's sidekick in her anti cabaret act, SEE JANE SING in over 30 cities including Joe's Pub in NYC. Her original cult comedy lounge act, the Lampshades plays all over the country and Hollywood regularly...
17. Nicole Bilderback Nicole Bilderback Actress, Bring It On Nicole "Nikki" Bilderback hails from Dallas, Tx and got her start as a dancer at the young age of 3 years old. She is proficient in contemporary, modern, lyrical, ballet, jazz and hip/hop. She is an avid kickboxer and well experienced in mixed martial arts. When Nikki was barely 18 years old, she moved to Los Angeles to begin her professional acting career...
18. Frankie Faison Frankie Faison Actor, The Silence of the Lambs
19. Bill Burr Bill Burr Actor, Date Night
20. Luciana Paluzzi Luciana Paluzzi Actress, Thunderball
21. Veronica Ferres Veronica Ferres Actress, Hector and the Search for Happiness Veronica Ferres is a German actress and consistently ranks among the most popular and most successful leading ladies in polls. She has acted in over 20 theatrical feature films, including Oscar®-nominated Schtonk!, and starred in dozens of TV movies, winning many of Germany's most prestigious film and television prizes and numerous international awards...
22. Ben Daniels Ben Daniels Actor, Locke Ben Daniels is a multi-award winning performer who is equally at home whether working in Film, Television or Theatre. He was born in the Midlands and became interested in acting through drama lessons while at comprehensive school. He began his career after leaving London's prestigious LAMDA drama school...
23. Laura Silverman Laura Silverman Actress, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
24. Carolyn Hennesy Carolyn Hennesy Actress, General Hospital
25. Shanna Collins Shanna Collins Actress, War of the Worlds
26. Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel Actress, Gone with the Wind After working as early as the 1910s as a band vocalist, Hattie McDaniel debuted as a maid in The Golden West. Her maid-mammy characters became steadily more assertive, showing up first in Judge Priest and becoming pronounced in Alice Adams. In this one, directed by George Stevens and aided and abetted by star Katharine Hepburn...
27. Andrew Niccol Andrew Niccol Writer, The Truman Show New Zealand-born screenwriter-director Andrew Niccol began his career in London, successfully directing TV commercials before moving to Los Angeles in order to make films "longer than 60 seconds." He interested high-powered producer Scott Rudin in his The Truman Show script, but Rudin was not willing to gamble on a rookie director...
28. Jessica DiCicco Jessica DiCicco Actress, Over the Hedge Born in Los Angeles, and raised in New York City, Jessica DiCicco grew up on the Upper West side of Manhattan. She has been around show business virtually her whole life. Even her birth was announced in both Variety and Us Magazine, since her father, Bobby Di Cicco, was a popular actor in the late 1970s and early '80s with many films to his credit including The Big Red One and 1941...
29. Kevin Corcoran Kevin Corcoran Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Murder, She Wrote
30. Andrew Stevens Andrew Stevens Producer, The Boondock Saints Andrew Stevens, President/CEO of Andrew Stevens Entertainment and Stevens Entertainment Group, has produced and/or financed over one hundred and seventy films through his various production and distribution companies. Unique in the motion picture industry, Stevens has functioned in almost every capacity in the entertainment business...
31. Mickey Jones Mickey Jones Actor, Total Recall
32. Randee Heller Randee Heller Actress, The Karate Kid
33. Vincent Perez Vincent Perez Actor, Cyrano de Bergerac Soulful, exotic-looking leading man Vincent Perez is known for his grand and glossy French pictures, exuding a sexy stare and irresistible charm that has swept Gallic women off their feet for over two decades. He was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, to a German mother and a Spanish businessman father...
34. Sessue Hayakawa Sessue Hayakawa Actor, The Bridge on the River Kwai Sessue Hayakawa was born in Chiba, Japan. His father was the provincial governor and his mother a member of an aristocratic family of the "samurai" class. The young Hayakawa wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and become a career officer in the Japanese navy, but he was turned down due to problems with his hearing...
35. Andrew Lees Andrew Lees Actor, Rescue Special Ops
36. Mike Dopud Mike Dopud Actor, X-Men: Days of Future Past Mike Dopud is a man with presence. As an actor, his screen presence has a far different kind of impact than the kind he used to deliver as a professional athlete -- Both are hard-hitting and memorable. Dopud was born in Montreal, Canada, the second son of a Yugoslavian family. Mike speaks three languages fluently (English...
37. Robert Clohessy Robert Clohessy Actor, The Avengers
38. Madeleine Lebeau Madeleine Lebeau Actress, Casablanca
39. Dustin Lance Black Dustin Lance Black Writer, Milk
40. Lionel Jeffries Lionel Jeffries Actor, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang With his firm jawline and bristling mustache, Lionel Jeffries played a nice line of English eccentrics. This belied his RADA training. Following military service in WWII, he played his major roles - everything from Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to the Marquis of Queensberry in The Trials of Oscar Wilde - in the 1960s...
41. Susan Haskell Susan Haskell Actress, One Life to Live
42. Timothy Van Patten Timothy Van Patten Director, The Sopranos
43. Doug McKeon Doug McKeon Actor, On Golden Pond
44. Julian de la Celle Julian de la Celle Actor, The Secret of 40
45. Joey Zimmerman Joey Zimmerman Actor, Very Bad Things Joseph Paul Zimmerman was born on June 10th 1986 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and his family moved to San Diego when he was a toddler. From a young age, Joey has shown a keen interest in acting, something he inherited from his father, and he made his debut aged six in the film Jack Reed: Badge of Honor. His big...
46. Tara Lipinski Tara Lipinski Self, From This Moment Only child of Jack and Patricia Lipinski. Her father is an oil executive, and her mom is a homemaker. Tara began roller skating at age 3, and won several championships. She turned to ice skating when she was 6, and she and her mom moved to Detroit so Tara could seriously train for international competitions...
47. June Haver June Haver Actress, Look for the Silver Lining June Haver was born on June 10, 1926, in Rock Island, Illinois, with the birth name of June Stovenour. Her parents divorced at an early age and she was adopted by Bert Haver, her stepfather. Her mother and new father moved to Cincinnati, where she appeared on the stage for the first time at the age of six in a local theater production of "Midnight in a Toyshop"...
48. John White John White Actor, The Naked Mile
49. Gina Prince-Bythewood Gina Prince-Bythewood Writer, The Secret Life of Bees Gina Prince-Bythewood wrote and directed the widely acclaimed feature film Love & Basketball which premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. She won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and a Humanitas Prize for her work on the film. Her other directing credits include the HBO film Disappearing Acts...
50. Kelly Vitz Kelly Vitz Actress, Sky High
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