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Halle Berry
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Halle Maria Berry (/ˈhæli/ HAL-ee; born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress. She began her career as a model and entered several beauty contests, becoming Miss Ohio in 1986, finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant of 1986, and placing sixth in Miss World 1986. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy Boomerang (1992), alongside Eddie Murphy, which led to roles in The Flintstones (1994) and Bulworth (1998), as well as the television film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Berry established herself as one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s. For her performance as a struggling widow in the romantic drama Monster's Ball (2001), Berry became the only African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the first woman of colour. Berry took on high-profile roles such as Storm in four instalments of the X-Men film series (2000–2014), the henchwoman of a robber in the thriller Swordfish (2001), Bond girl Jinx in Die Another Day (2002), a psychiatrist in Gothika (2003), and the title role in the much-derided Catwoman (2004).
A varying critical and commercial reception followed in subsequent years, with Perfect Stranger (2007), Cloud Atlas (2012) and The Call (2013) being among her notable film releases in that period. Berry launched a production company, 606 Films, in 2014 and has been involved in the production of several projects in which she has performed, including the CBS science fiction series Extant (2014–2015). She appeared in the action films Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) and made her directorial debut with the Netflix drama Bruised (2020).
Berry has been a Revlon spokesmodel since 1996. She was formerly married to baseball player David Justice, singer-songwriter Eric Benét, and actor Olivier Martinez. Berry has two children. She shares her first child with her former partner, model Gabriel Aubry, and her second child with Martinez.
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Jenny Beavan
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Jenny Beavan OBE, RDI (born 1950) is an English costume designer. In a career spanning over four decades, she is recognised for her prolific work across stage and screen. She has received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, two Emmy Awards, and an Olivier Award. Beavan was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2017.
Beavan came to prominence for her decade-long collaboration with John Bright on creating the costumes for Merchant Ivory Productions. She has received 12 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and has won three times for A Room with a View (1985), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), and Cruella (2021). She has also been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design ten times and had a record four wins for A Room With a View, Gosford Park (2001), Mad Max: Fury Road, and Cruella.
On television, Beavan has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special five times, winning twice for Emma (1996) and Return to Cranford (2010). She has also received three nominations for the British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Costume Design.
On stage, Beavan created costumes for numerous productions, including those of the Royal Shakespeare Company, the West End, and Broadway. She garnered the Tony Award for Best Costume Design nomination for the 2002 Broadway revival of Noël Coward's Private Lives. She has also received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Design for the 2001 London revival of Private Lives.
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Anna Paquin
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Anna Helene Paquin (/ˈpækwɪn/ PAK-win; born 24 July 1982) is a New Zealand actress. Born in Winnipeg, Canada, and raised in Wellington, she made her acting debut in the romantic drama film The Piano (1993), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 11, becoming the second-youngest winner in Oscar history. As a child actress, she had roles in Fly Away Home (1996), Jane Eyre (1996), Amistad (1997), The Member of the Wedding (1997), and A Walk on the Moon (1999), as well as in Cameron Crowe's comedy-drama film Almost Famous (2000).
Paquin continued to perform prominent roles into adulthood, portraying Rogue in the X-Men franchise (2000–2006; 2014). Her other film credits include 25th Hour (2002), Trick 'r Treat (2007), Margaret (2011), The Good Dinosaur (2015), and The Irishman (2019). She played the lead role of Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO vampire drama television series True Blood (2008–2014), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2009. Among other accolades, Paquin was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her work in the television film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007), in addition to a further Golden Globe nomination for her work in the television film The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009).
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Casper Andreas
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Casper Andreas is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer based in New York City.
As an actor, he has guest starred on "Hawaii Five-0" and the Hulu series "Deadbeat" and most recently co-starred on the new TV series "Lethal Weapon". Film roles include "I Dream Too Much", "Hitch", Little Children", and "Celebrity". He has also appeared in many of his own films -- a few times in starring roles and more often in supporting roles. On stage, Casper has played both Hamlet in "Hamlet", and Romeo in "Romeo & Juliet". Casper is also a filmmaker who got his start in 2003 when he wrote, directed, and produced the short drama "Mormor's Visit" as well as his first feature, the romantic comedy "Slutty Summer". In the years that followed, Casper produced and directed another five feature films (four of which he also wrote): "A Four Letter Word" (2007),"Between Love & Goodbye" (2008), "The Big Gay Musical" (2009), "Violet Tendencies" (2010), and "Going Down in LA-LA Land" (2011), "Kiss Me Kill Me" and the Brooklyn-based dramedy "Flatbush Luck" (2015). He directed his first Swedish film in the early 2013, a short drama titled "Ett Sista Farväl" ("A Last Farewell"), from his own script.
Casper runs the production and distribution company Embrem Entertainment and has several new projects in development both as a producer and as a director.
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Laura San Giacomo
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Laura San Giacomo (born November 14, 1962) is an American actress. She played Cynthia in the film Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, Kit De Luca in the film Pretty Woman (1990), Crazy Cora in the film Quigley Down Under (1990), Nadine Cross in The Stand (1994), and Maya Gallo on the sitcom Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003). A BAFTA and two-time Golden Globe Award nominee, she played the regular role of Rhetta Rodriguez on the drama Saving Grace (2007–2010), and the recurring role of Dr. Grace Confalone on the drama NCIS (2016–2022).
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Robert McKim
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Robert McKim (August 26, 1886 – June 4, 1927) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in 99 films between 1915 and 1927. He is best remembered for playing the arch villain opposite Douglas Fairbanks's Zorro in The Mark of Zorro in 1920.
McKim starred with Lon Chaney in the 1923 silent version of All The Brothers Were Valiant. One of his last roles was again as a villain in the unfinished silent The Mysterious Island, starring Lionel Barrymore based on the Jules Verne novel. Though McKim shot its silent sequences in 1927, the film was not released until 1929 and McKim was uncredited. He died in Hollywood, California from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1927 at age 40.
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Jay Dee Walters
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ay Dee Walters is an American actor, writer, director, and producer known for his work in independent film. Based in East Texas, he has built a career both in front of and behind the camera, contributing to a range of projects as a performer, filmmaker, and producer.
He made his directorial debut with Grumpy Old Santa (2023), which he also co-wrote with Justin Chaffee and executive produced. His other work includes Porch Pirates, Blind Turn, Cecil, Chasing Ghosts, and Pickleball: The Movie.
As an actor, Walters has appeared in Porch Pirates (2024), Grumpy Old Santa (2023), Cecil (2019), Chasing Ghosts (2014), Blind Turn (2012), and The Crime Scene (2010). In addition to acting, he has served as an executive producer on multiple independent films through his production banner, Ichthys Films, also known as Pine Line Studios.
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Arisa Nakajima
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Arisa Nakajima is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. She was trained by the Major Girl's Fighting AtoZ promotion, and later made her name in various promotions across Japan, including JWP Joshi Puroresu (where she became a four-time JWP Openweight Champion), SEAdLINNNG (winning the Beyond the Sea Single Championship three times), and Ice Ribbon, and for her associations with Tsukasa Fujimoto, Nanae Takahashi, and Sareee. She was also the inaugural top champion for American promotion Sukeban, under the name Commander Nakajima.
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Preeti Barameeanant
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Bank was the lead vocalist of the band Clash which started since high school and disbanded in 2011. They have successfully released 13 albums with GMM Grammy.
Bank is a very talented singer who has been through hardship, he say's that the worst day of his life is when his mother passed away. She was diagnosed with Leukemia. His mother was his best friend, his teacher, and his doctor. When Bank was a young boy his family was really wealthy because his father ran a successful hair salon. At that time Bank and his family lived a great life, and were confident with their success. In a flash, his father was in crazy debt and had to run away or else the creditors will kill him. Because of all the debt: Bank, his younger brother, his mom, and his grandmother lived a hard life. His mom and grandmother had to borrow money from friends and family so they could buy food and make life for Bank and his brother easier. His mom had 3 jobs, trying to raise the family on her own she did anything she could for them until his 2nd album came out. For months, they lived without water or electricity. Bank tried to help by washing dishes for money etc. so that he could pay for his own stuff, rather than asking his mother. It was around 2008 when his family cleared all debts. After facing all the debts, Bank had to face his mother's death. They had to choose whether to let her stay on the machine or let her go, Bank decided it would be best to let her go. He ordained for his mother, and to this day he will never forget her. Bank has made 2 songs dedicated to his mother: "Tur Ja Yoo Gup Chun Ta Laud Pai" and "Grahb Din"
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Josie Rourke
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Josie Rourke is an English theatre and film director. She is a Vice-President of the London Library and was the artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse theatre from 2012 to 2019. In 2018, she made her feature film debut with the Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated historical drama Mary Queen of Scots, starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie. During the 2020 lockdown, she directed the episode "Her Big Chance" of the BBC reboot of Alan Bennett's classic 1980s monologues, Talking Heads, starring Jodie Comer.
In summer 2021, she directed and co-wrote the star-studded short film Rhythm of Life, encouraging people to get COVID-19 vaccines. It featured the song "The Rhythm of Life" from the 1966 classic musical, Sweet Charity, and starred Jim Broadbent, Derek Jacobi, David Walliams, Asa Butterfield, Colin Salmon, Don Warrington, Nicola Roberts, Russel Tovey and West End dancers.
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