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Makenzie Lee-Foster
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Actress and now child author, Makenzie Lee-Foster, can't be boxed-in. Born in San Jose, California, Makenzie started her acting career at two years old. She starred as Young Deja Andrews, the rebellious Pearson foster child, in the Emmy-award winning drama, This Is Us. In Dee Rees' short film, "The Box," for the 90th Academy Awards, Makenzie starred as a young girl imagining her space adventure and refusing to go to bed. She also starred as Young Toni Harris, one of the first females to play college football, in the Toyota Super Bowl LIII commercial. Now at only eight years old, Makenzie is breaking molds. She penned her first children's book, Kickin' it with Kenzie, that teaches children to follow their dreams and that nothing will come easy, it all takes work. When she's not acting or helping her community through empathy and messages of anti-bullying, Makenzie enjoys science, art, sports, exploring, and making friends.
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Yōko Minamida
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Yōko Minamida (南田 洋子, Minamida Yōko, March 1, 1933 – October 21, 2009) was a Japanese actress. Born in Tokyo, Minamida made her screen debut in 1953 for the Daiei studio and quickly rose to stardom, working with Kenji Mizoguchi on two films: “A Story from Chikamatsu” and “Princess Yang Kwei-fei.” In 1955, she moved to the Nikkatsu studio, where she starred in Takumi Furukawa’s “Season of the Sun” (1956), a smash hit that launched the so-called “Sun Tribe” boom for films about rebellious youth looking for sex and kicks on Shonan Beach — Japan’s nearest equivalent to Malibu. Minamida acted in dozens of movies for Nikkatsu, working with Shohei Imamura, Seijun Suzuki, and other directors. In 1961 she married her co-star on “Season of the Sun,” Hiroyuki Nagato. As she acted in fewer movies after the mid-1960s, Minamida made a smooth and successful transition to TV as both an actress and MC. She also continued to appear occasionally in movies, with the last being Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “Song of Goodbye” in 2006.
She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in November 2008, and a TV documentary was made about her condition and the efforts of her husband to care for her. She died in Tokyo.
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Liza Soberano
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Hope Elizabeth Soberano (born January 4, 1998) is an American and Filipino actress. Known for playing supporting characters in dramas and comedies as a teenager, she has since expanded her repertoire to leading roles in television and film. She has received several accolades, including a FAMAS Award, a PMPC Star Award, and six Box Office Entertainment Awards. Tatler magazine named her one of the most influential people in Asia in 2022 and 2023.
Soberano found commercial success in several romantic films, including My Ex and Whys (2017), for which she earned the Box Office Entertainment Award for Box Office Queen. Attempting to shed her image as an on-screen couple with Gil, she sought roles in other genres and debuted as a voice actress in the animated series Trese (2021). In 2022, she returned to California to pursue an acting career in Hollywood and has since starred in the horror comedy film Lisa Frankenstein (2024). Soberano has been described by media publications as one of the most beautiful Filipino actresses of her generation. She is vocal about gender equality, women's rights, and mental health.
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Robbie Turner
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Robbie Turner is an American drag performer from Seattle, Washington. She is one of 12 contestants to compete on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Noted for her razor-sharp wit, Robbie's style is described by RuPaul as "classic sass," and by fellow contestants as "smart." She was affectionately referred to as "Robbie Turnter" by Ru and the judges and became a sort of 'big sister' character to other queens during the season. Robbie has developed a devoted following.
Robbie was notable as one of the most frequent "talking heads" during the season — featuring in regular, witty commentaries.
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Eleni Dimopoulou
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Eleni Dimopoulos is an actress, director, creator and artistic director and president of the Board of Directors of the group “En dynamei”.
She was born in 1958 in Istanbul. She has been working in the field of Arts since 1977. She has studied at the “Dramatic Art Inspectorate” of Roula Pateraki. A key member of the Experimental Stage of “Art” since 1987. After 42 consistent and loyal years in the field of theater, she has served theatrical art from all positions (actress, assistant director, acting teacher, artistic director, production organization, founder of new dynamic artistic groups, curator of important theatrical actions, organization of seminars, coordinator of theatrical festivals, etc.). She gained the appropriate experience and knowledge alongside great teachers such as Nikiforos Papandreou, Nikos Hourmouziadis, Apostolos Vettas, Roula Pateraki, etc. At the same time, she followed the contemporary theatrical concerns and trends of young directors as she was a contributor to performances that left a “clear” mark on the formation of the modernity of theatrical art. She worked with young playwrights and directors who stand out for the quality of their proposals, such as Eleni Efthymiou, Sofia Eftychiadou, Christina Hatzivassiliou, Yannis Moschos, Yannis Kalavrianos, Maria Maganari, Yannis Paraskevopoulos, Dimitra Choumeti, etc.
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Jean-Claude Malgoire
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Jean-Claude Malgoire (25 November 1940 – 14 April 2018) was a French oboist and later conductor.
Malgoire was born on 25 November 1940 in Avignon, France. His mother was born in Italy.
Malgoire graduated from the Paris Conservatory.
Malgoire began his career as an oboist. He played the cor anglais for the Orchestre de Paris, under the direction of conductor Charles Munch. Over the course of his career, he played for conductors Herbert von Karajan, Georg Solti and Seiji Ozawa. In 1971, he played the cor anglais in Ravel's Piano Concerto alongside pianist Samson François, conducted by André Cluytens. He also played the cor anglais in Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde.
Malgoire founded La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy, a period-instrument Baroque music ensemble, in 1966. He played the works of Jean-Baptiste Lully, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, André Campra. and Jean-Philippe Rameau. He also founded the Florilegium Musicum de Paris, a medieval music group. In 1972, he joined Ensemble 2e2m founded by Paul Méfano. He was the artistic director of the Atelier lyrique in Tourcoing from 1981 to 2018.
Malgoire was awarded the Victoires de la Musique in 1992.
Malgoire died on 14 April 2018 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Source: Article "Jean-Claude Malgoire" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Meghan Trainor
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Meghan Elizabeth Trainor (born December 22, 1993) is an American singer-songwriter and talent show judge. She rose to prominence after signing with Epic Records in 2014 and releasing her debut single "All About That Bass", which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and sold 11 million copies worldwide, and drew criticism for its lyrical content. Trainor has released three studio albums with the label and has received various awards and nominations, including the 2016 Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
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Russell Floyd
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Russell Floyd (born 29 May 1962 in Croydon, London, England) is a British actor. After graduating from RADA, he played Rick in 3 episodes of London's Burning as firefighter Sally Reid's swimming instructor. He also played Bridge Street Market Inspector Michael Rose in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1996 to 1999, and DC Ken Drummond in the ITV police drama, The Bill, from 2002 to 2005. He also played a detective in the Sky One football drama, Dream Team in 2005, he appeared in the BBC medical drama Doctors in 2006 and 2010 (unrelated roles). He also starred in the BBC drama, Casualty in 2007, he has also done some voice acting of Wardrobe one of The Snow Queen's evil troll servants in The Snow Queen (1995 film) and The Snow Queen's Revenge.
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Briga Heelan
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Briga Heelan is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her work on the sitcoms Cougar Town, Ground Floor, and Undateable.
Heelan initially thought she was going to be in musical theatre. She first met her Ground Floor co-star, Skylar Astin, at a musical theatre convention.
Heelan's break-out TV role was on Cougar Town. She is credited as being a recurring character on Undateable and appears in three episodes plus the pilot. She was able to shoot both Bill Lawrence-helmed Ground Floor and Undateable simultaneously, as both comedies are multi-camera, which require fewer production days than single-camera days.
On Heelan's role in Ground Floor, TV critic Alan Sepinwall said Heelan is "simply terrific as Jenny: warm and quirky while always feeling like a strong and independent character". The Los Angeles Times said Heelan "makes Ground Floor watchable", describing her as "remarkably alive and in the moment; she makes real all that she touches. I could easily recommend tuning in just to watch her work – and hereby do."
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Mona
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An Egyptian actress of Lebanese origin, she is the daughter of actress and producer Assia Dagher, whose husband died in Lebanon before she came to Egypt. Her real name is Elaine. She played many supporting roles in films, but her roles were almost identical, with her performances never going beyond the aristocratic girl seeking a man loved by another woman. She retired from film after marrying lawyer Ali Mansour in the mid-1950s, after converting to Islam. She died in Cairo at the age of 77 in 2000.
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