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Vasia Trifylli

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Vasia Trifilli (Athens, 31 May 1943[2]) is a Greek comedic actress. Her real name is Vasiliki Eleftheriou, She is originally from Athens (Plaka) on her father's side and from Kythnos on her mother's side.[2] She studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre (1969). Her first appearance was with the troupe of Kostas Voutsas - Maros Kontos - Nikos Rizos (1969 - 1970). She made her film debut in 1970 with the film The Teacher Was a Fool. She had participations in films alongside Thanasis Vengou, such as: The Foolish World of Thanasis, The Bald Student, etc. She lent her voice to the dubbing of the animated series Maya the Bee. She is also the Greek voice of Glenn Close as Cruella De Vil in the films 101 Dalmatians (1996) and 102 Dalmatians (2000). Her participation in The Arbitrary (1989) will remain unforgettable. She has presented various game shows with considerable success, most notably Blind Date. She has been honored with the Panathenaia Award for her contribution to the review during the period 2000-2002.
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Andrew Okpeaha MacLean

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Andrew Okpeaha MacLean is a film director and screenwriter creating works in international filmmaking arenas. His films are set in his homeland, shot on location in Barrow, Alaska, starring Iñupiat people. They are among the first feature films produced in the Iñupiaq language. Andrew MacLean’s heritage is woven into how the characters make decisions, relate to each other and in how the plots develop. His work often explores paałaqtautaiññiq, a core value among his people which roughly translates as “non-violence” or “avoidance of conflict.” MacLean’s work examines how an individual and a community reacts to violence, identifying unique cultural responses to extreme situations. The Sundance Institute Native Film Program, a NACF capacity-building awardee, selected his first work, the short film Sikumi to be developed in the Producers Lab. MacLean’s first feature-length film, On the Ice, screened at the Sundance Film Festival and at select theaters throughout the country. With the support of an NACF Artist Fellowship in Film, MacLean began work on adapting the Iñuit story The Children of the Northern Lights (2013) for film. In the well-known story, a hunter sacrifices his own life to ensure the survival of the spirits of the Aurora Borealis. MacLean set the original legend in outer space, on a moon circling a distant planet. The story becomes an allegory for the choices we must make to ensure the survival of our own fragile world. (Native Arts & Cultures Foundation)
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Sean Connery

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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 – October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer. He won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000). Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama. On October 31, 2020, Connery died at the age of 90.
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Xu Zhengguo

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Xu Zhenguo, a Han nationality, was born on October 19, 1992 in Zibo City, Shandong Province. He graduated from the Shanghai Institute of Physical Education as a martial arts performer and an actor in mainland China. He has been practicing martial arts since the age of 7 and is proficient in all kinds of martial arts and equipment: knives , guns , swords , sticks , double whips , double knives, etc., and was rated as "Ten Best Teenagers in Zibo City". Then he entered Zibo Sports School in 2001. He entered Shandong Sports School in 2003 and participated in the competition many times and got the first result. In 2013, he was admitted to the Shanghai Institute of Physical Education as a martial arts performance major in the country's first place, and then participated in the shooting of dramas, advertisements, movies, etc
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Yuko Nakazawa

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Nakazawa Yuko (中澤裕子) is a Japanese singer, actress, radio host and TV-personality under UP-FRONT CREATE. She is a former idol under Hello! Project as a founding member of Morning Musume., which she also became the first-ever leader of. She was also a solo act during her time in the group and after her graduation. Later, she was also a part of the reunion groups Dream Morning Musume. and Morning Musume. 20th. As a soloist her CD sales exceed 350,000 copies in Japan alone. Nakazawa's highest selling single is "Karasu no Nyoubou".
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Brie Garcia

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Brianna Monique Danielson (née Garcia-Colace; born November 21, 1983), known professionally as Brie Garcia, is an American television personality and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE from 2007-2023 in which she performed under the ring name Brie Bella alongside her twin sister, Nikki, as The Bella Twins. In 2007, Garcia signed with WWE and was assigned to the developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling alongside her twin sister Nikki, forming the duo The Bella Twins. She made her debut for the SmackDown brand in 2008. She is a one-time WWE Divas Champion, and she and Nikki were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021 as The Bella Twins. Also during her time in WWE, she starred in the reality TV series, Total Divas, and she and Nikki got their own spin-off, Total Bellas. In her last few years in WWE, she only made sporadic appearances, but acted as an ambassador for the company. After her contract with WWE expired in 2023, she and Nikki announced that they would be retiring the "Bella" surname and would be returning to their legal maiden name of "Garcia" professionally, and reintroduced themselves as The Garcia Twins. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brie Bella, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Tim Rossovich

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Tim’s life was lived in many phases. He was a consummate football player for much of his early years. An All-American at St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California, an All-American at USC playing from 1965-68, and co-captain on the 1967 National Championship Team. In 2015, he was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame. Tim was selected by the Eagles in the 1968 NFL draft, where he played four seasons with a Pro Bowl appearance in 1969. He later played with the Philadelphia Bell of World Football League for two years, then the San Diego Chargers, and finally with the Houston Oilers before ending his illustrious years playing football in 1976. While his was unquestionably a remarkable career, his hard-playing physical style may have caught up with him in the form of CTE, which may have been the cause of the many antics throughout his life. After football, still in his prime, Tim reinvented himself into an actor and stuntman. He appeared on MacGyver, The A-Team, Baywatch, Magnum, P.I., The Love Boat, and Charlie’s Angels to name a few. He made appearances on the big screen in the Barbara Streisand/Ryan O’Neal movie, the Main Event (1979), The Long Riders (1980), Looker (1981), Night Shift (1982), and The Sting II (1983). He returned to Grass Valley, California, in 1995, where he remained until his death.
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Andy Cheng

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Andy Cheng Kai-Chung, also known as 鄭繼宗, is a Hong Kong actor, stuntman, choreographer, martial artist, and director. He was a prominent member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team from the late 1990s to early 2000s until he broke out on his own and became a member of the Stunts Unlimited team. He has doubled for Chan on occasion when Chan suffered serious injuries, and Chan saved his life on the set of Rush Hour 2 when a boat stunt went awry. Cheng has been working steadily as both a director and stunt coordinator.
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Genevieve Buechner

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Born on November 10, at 2:30A.M., 1991 in Edmonton during a terrible snow storm, Genevieve Buechner was born to single parent mother Tea Buechner. She began to pester her mother about acting lessons when she was three. Her mother was very reluctant to encourage this interest. Still Genna persevered and finally her mother allowed her to take a small course in acting from the local theatre - Vancouver Youth Theatre. After completing the course Genna asked if she could please audition for the youth theatre's acting tour. Her mother refused, explaining that as Genna had no experience; the chances were not high that she would make the selection. Later that evening the director for the tour called their home demanding to know why Genevieve Buechner had not come to the audition. A special audition was set up for her the next day, and Genna was selected as the youngest member of the cast. During the tour performances, Genna was scouted by Robert Carrier and signed to Carrier Talent Management in Vancouver Canada. A week later Genevieve was sent to audition for the lead in a Toronto Independent Film called St. Monica. Both Mother and child were utterly unprepared for the audition, and Genna showed up in dirty clothes, with unbrushed hair. Casting Director Carol Tarlington took pity on the hapless two, explained some of the rules, tidied her up and prepared her for the camera. Genevieve Buechner got the lead role at the age of ten years - the first film audition that she had ever been to and was flown to Toronto within three days. The film went on to be a festival success playing across North America and being selected for the Berlin Film Festival, the Atlantic Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival and the Vancouver Film Festival. She was nominated for a Canadian Leo Award for Best Lead performance by a female in 2003 for that role. Since then she has been cast in Feature Films, lead roles in M.O.W. and has had recurring roles in Television series including the Battlestar spin- off "Caprica" as Tamara Adams. She has been a huge supporter of independent films. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Tea Buechner
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Noah Clarke

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Noah Graham Clarke (born October 14, 2001) is an American filmmaker and screenwriter, best known for his work with his twin brother, Luke Clarke. Their films span many genres and styles, which they frequently subvert or parody, creating distinctive stylistic trademarks, including genre hybridity. They developed a reputation for raw, urgent storytelling, establishing themselves as leading voices in contemporary independent cinema with acclaimed films such as Chet Larson (2021), The Small Victorian Boy (2024), and Convenience (2024)
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