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Elsa Lanchester

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Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (October 28, 1902 – December 26, 1986) was a British actress with a long career in theatre, film and television and former dancer. Lanchester studied dance as a child and after the First World War began performing in theatre and cabaret, where she established her career over the following decade. She met the actor Charles Laughton in 1927, and they were married two years later. She began playing small roles in British films, including the role of Anne of Cleves with Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). Laughton's success in American films resulted in the couple moving to Hollywood, where Lanchester played small film roles. Her role as the bride in Bride of Frankenstein (1935), brought her recognition, and came to be one of the roles most closely associated with her throughout her life. Lanchester played supporting roles through the 1940s and 1950s. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Come to the Stable (1949) and Witness for the Prosecution (1957), the last of twelve films in which she appeared with Laughton. Following Laughton's death in 1962, Lanchester resumed her career with appearances in such Disney films as Mary Poppins (1964), That Darn Cat! (1965) and Blackbeard's Ghost (1968). The horror film, Willard, (1971) was highly successful and one of her last roles was in Murder By Death (1976). Description above from the Wikipedia article Elsa Lanchester, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Leigh Harline

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Academy Award-winning composer (score, Pinocchio (1940), conductor, songwriter ("When You Wish Upon a Star" [Academy award, Best Song, 1940) and arranger Leigh Harline was educated at the University of Utah. He was a music student of J. Spencer Cornwall. He arranged the first transcontinental broadcast from Los Angeles in 1932, and that year joined the Walt Disney Studios. From 1941 he freelanced among various Hollywood studios. He joined ASCAP in 1940. His other popular song compositions include "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee", "Give a Little Whistle" and "Jiminy Cricket".
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Hristo Shopov

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Hristo Naumov Shopov (Bulgarian: Христо Наумов Шопов) (born January 4, 1964 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian actor. Shopov's father, Naum Shopov, is a famous Bulgarian actor as well. He is most noted for his portrayal of Pontius Pilate in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. He has become one of Bulgaria's most successful actors, making his debut in 1981 with Dishay, choveche (Breathe, Little Man!). His body of work includes many Bulgarian films such as Vchera (Yesterday) and Sledvay me (Follow Me). He has also appeared in several low-budget US film productions including Phantom Force, Target of Opportunity and Alien Hunter. In his homeland, he is best known for his role in the movie Vchera, which became a symbol of several generations. The movie tells the story of young Bulgarian people studying in an English college during Communist rule. Mary Soan, an assistant director of the film I Am David, suggested that he would be suited for the role of Pilate to Shaila Rubin, who was casting the film. After Hristo and Gibson had a brief conversation, Hristo was given the part. Shopov also played the role of Pontius Pilate in the 2006 film The Inquiry, which also cast Max von Sydow as Emperor Tiberius. He recently played the Russian premier in the upcoming Command Performance starring and directed by Dolph Lundgren. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hristo Naumov Shopov, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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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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Hikaru Morita

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Morita Hikaru is the first center for Sakurazaka46 since its renaming from Keyakizaka46. Hikaru, who is known for being the shortest member in Sakurazaka46, is also very talented in drawing. She has accepted drawing requests from fans before through mobame (mobile mail app) and has displayed her skills in drawing Pokemon and other anime characters. She likes anime in general, citing "Fairy Tail" to be her top favorite series. Hikaru is a big animal lover-- she likes all type of animals and will often visit the zoo and aquarium by herself. She will often purchase stuffed animals whenever she visits those aforementioned places and has since collected a large collection of them, showing them off on TV. Hikaru is also quite giggly, and on one occasion she laughed at herself for saying the wrong word and took a good while to settle down.
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Nicolas Cantu

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Nicolas Cantu (born September 8, 2003), known by his internet pseudonyms junky janker and TheCAN2Network, is an American actor, internet personality, video producer, and former animator. Cantu is best known for being the third voice of Gumball Watterson in the Cartoon Network animated television series The Amazing World of Gumball (2017–2019) and the voice of Leonardo in the animated film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) and its Nickelodeon television adaptation Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024). Cantu is also well known for starring as Elton Ortiz in the AMC television series The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020–2021) and as Hark in the film The Fabelmans (2022). His YouTube channel has over 425,000 subscribers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicolas Cantu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Nix Vergara

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Nix Vergara is a QC based multidisciplinary artist. She is a filmmaker, an actress, a visual artist, and a writer. She is currently establishing her own production house (Sineninix.) with several films she directed, To Immaculate Whore (2025), Sa Lambong ng Lumot Nagtago si Kaka (2025), and Where The Cave Ends (2026). Her short experimental film Manila Behind the City Lights (2024) was selected to screen for Pugnant Film Series in Greece in 2025. Her film Where The Cave Ends (2026) was a finalist for Sinepiyu XVIII: DIWA "Mula sa Lente ng Katauhan". She won the Best Actress award for 20th Mise-En-Scene Film Festival University of the Assumption for her performance in When the Credits Finally Roll (2025) She is a feminist who explores gender themes often bending the images and confronting the norm in the patriarchal society, and uplifting the matriarchy. She is also an advocate for alternative cinema and she believes that the filmmaking and film schools in the Philippines should explore communal practices with a necessity to get deeply rooted with the community.
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Clayton Rohner

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Clayton Rohner (born August 5, 1957) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Rick Morehouse in the 1985 comedy movie Just One of the Guys. He also starred in the 1986 film Modern Girls as Clifford and Bruno X. He is a main character in the 1994 film Caroline at Midnight. Other credits include the films April Fool's Day, Destroyer and The Relic. Clayton starred in the short-lived science fiction series E.A.R.T.H. Force and G vs E. He starred in the 2005 film role in Formosa. Clayton's most recent film role is in the 2006 film Trespassers. His most recent TV role was Jared Pryor in the short-lived ABC midseason replacement Day Break. Rohner starred on the TV series Murder One as Detective Vince Biggio from 1996 to 1997. His television guest appearances include Star Trek: The Next Generation as Admiral Jameson in the season 1 episode "Too Short a Season", Beverly Hills, 90210, Charmed, Crossing Jordan, Angel, and Weeds. He also appeared in the award-winning miniseries Into the West. Rohner was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Whitman college.
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Rina Matsuda

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Known for being a great speaker and having an amazing singing voice. Matsuda Rina who goes by the nickname "Matsuri" or "Marina" is the current vice-captain for Sakurazaka46. Matsuda acts as a bridge for the 2nd Generation and 1st Generation members through her social skills. As a former bank worker, Matsuda has a special skill in quickly counting bills. Matsuda quickly gained popularity during her first year in the group when she made a hilarious mishap while guessing an idiom on a popular variety show (turning the normal idiom into a sexual phrase). This viral moment managed to gain millions of views on social media, and she is now known as a member who can make many people laugh.
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Robb Guinto

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Robb Guinto is a Filipino actress and model recognized for her captivating screen presence and emotionally grounded performances in Vivamax titles such as Foursome (2023), Afam (2023), and Sugar Baby (2023). Transitioning from modeling to acting, she quickly distinguished herself with a mix of sensuality and sincerity, often portraying complex women caught between vulnerability and strength. Beyond her daring roles, Robb is known for her work ethic and commitment to her craft, seeing each project as both artistic expression and personal growth. Emerging as one of the most promising actresses of her generation, she continues to expand her range while remaining rooted in the stories that launched her career.
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