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Werner Dissel

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Werner Friedrich Dissel (26 August 1912 – 22 January 2003) was a German actor, director, and resistance fighter against the Nazi regime. Dissel's began working as a newspaper photographer in the late 1920s. After the Nazis' rise to power, he became a member of an antifascist group headed by Harro Schulze-Boysen, and was involved in the resistance newspaper Wille zum Reich. Dissel was caught and imprisoned from 1937 to 1939. During his time in prison, the Gestapo arranged for Boysen to visit him, in the hope that something incriminating would be said while the two would be left alone in a tapped room; Boysen passed a cigarette pack to Dissel, on which he wrote that the police had no concrete evidence against him. After his release, Boysen convinced him to volunteer into the Wehrmacht, so he could "destroy Hitler's army from within". Dissel joined the armed forces shortly before the German Invasion of Poland, and served in a military meteorology unit. At 1942, he barely avoided an arrest during the Gestapo's crackdown on the Red Orchestra. After the war, he openly joined the KPD and decided to pursue his old dream to become an actor. Dissel joined a cabaret in Wiesbaden, and in 1950 emigrated to East Germany. There he appeared in numerous plays, TV shows and movies. He worked with the Berliner Ensemble, DEFA and DFF. He continued his acting career after the reunification. In total, he appeared in more than a hundred film and television productions. He received the Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic at a collective awarding in October 1986. Source: Article "Werner Dissel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Ana de Armas

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Ana Celia de Armas Caso (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈana ˈselja ðe ˈaɾmas ˈkaso]; born 30 April 1988) is a Cuban, American and Spanish actress. She began her career in Cuba with a leading role in the romantic drama Una rosa de Francia (2006). At 18, she moved to Madrid, Spain, and starred in the popular drama El Internado (2007–2010). After moving to Los Angeles, de Armas had English-speaking roles in the psychological thriller Knock Knock (2015) and the comedy-crime film War Dogs (2016). De Armas rose to prominence for her roles as the holographic AI Joi in the science fiction film Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and nurse Marta Cabrera in the mystery film Knives Out (2019), receiving a  Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. She then played Bond girl Paloma in the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021) and actress Marilyn Monroe in the biographical drama Blonde (2022), for which she became the first Cuban nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She then led the action thriller Ballerina (2025), a spin-off instalment in the John Wick franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ana de Armas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Ashleigh Hubbard

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Born in Toronto, Ontario, Elizabeth Ashleigh Hubbard began acting in theatre at the age of 10. She starred as Prissy Andrews in Anne of Green Gables and Gladys Herdman in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Ashleigh then went on to star as Cinderella in the theatrical version in Toronto, Ontario at the age of 12. Ashleigh attended University in 2001 and earned her undergraduate degree in Anthropology in 2004. Ashleigh also appeared opposite Jude Law and Forrest Whitaker in the Film, Repossession Mambo, another Universal Pictures production based on the Novel by Eric Garcia. Ms. Hubbard was also a Spokesmodel/Actress for four episodes of "Howie Do It", the NBC Series starring Howie Mandel. The series featured practical jokes in the vein of earlier shows like "Punk'd" - and once the farce was exposed, Howie Mandel appeared to deliver the show's punch line, "This is Howie Do It!" Ashleigh was then cast in the role of "Blonde" in the hit superhero film, "Kick-Ass" which grossed over $96,000,000 and was directed by Matthew Vaughn ("Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," and co-produced by Brad Pitt. Working alongside Christopher Mintz-Plasse "Superbad" and Nicholas Cage, Hubbard filmed this role in London, England. Hubbard then landed the supporting role of "Pepper" in the 2010 Lionsgate produced Martial Art Feature Film, "Unrivaled." The film was such a success that it was chosen for various international film festivals, including the Las Vegas International Film Festival and The Reel World Film Festival in Toronto.
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Kaniha

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Divya Venkatasubramaniam (born 3 July 1982), best known by her stage name Kanika (known in Malayalam film industry as Kaniha),is an Indian film actress, occasional dubbing artist, playback singer, and TV anchor. Making her debut in the 2002 Tamil film "Five Star", she went on to work in other South Indian film industries, including Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada, as well. She is perhaps best known for her performances as Eashwari in her debut film "Five Star", Gayathri in "Varalaru - History of Godfather" and Thenmozhi in "Autograph". She made waves in the Malayalam film industry with back to back successful films Bhagyadevatha and Pazhassi Raja.
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Dustin Vaught

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Dustin Vaught was born April 13, 1989 in Brunswick, Georgia. Dustin was raised in the swamps of south Georgia. His first pet was an alligator named Ralph who he rode to school every morning. Raised on a strict diet of Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, and Charles Grodin Dustin quickly developed the deadest of pan deliveries that helped him rescue Ralph from the clutches of an evil pirate. Realizing his abilities Dustin left the swamp to pursue his dream of always keeping a straight face no matter the circumstance.
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Andrew Bee

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Andrew Bee was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He arrived on a beautiful summer day, June 28, 1962. The middle of three siblings, he grew up in a very negative household. His estranged father was an alcoholic and died when Andrew was eight. His mother raised the three children primarily by herself with the help of her own mother who lived with them. When Andrew was thirteen, right around the time his mother was diagnosed with cancer, his grandmother died. After multiple operations, his mother finally succumbed to the disease six years later. Andrew was nineteen. As a small child Andrew always knew he wanted to act. Unfortunately, his dream was sidetracked as dreams often are and it took almost forty years to find it again. Along the way he worked on the oil rigs in northern Alberta, became a journeyman communications electrician, sold menswear in several different stores, had a short stint as a model in Calgary and Toronto and finally discovered ballroom and Latin dancing, for which he realized he had an affinity. After more than twenty years of teaching and winning multiple awards, in 2009, he found his way back to the dream.
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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 who 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, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90.
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Paresh Pahuja

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Paresh Pahuja an Indian actor and musician known for Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) Paresh Pahuja started his acting journey via TV commercials. The actor has shot over 30 commercials and been the face of brands like Samsung, Bajaj, 7Up, McDowell's No.1, Fogg, Snapdeal, Oman Tourism, Renault Duster, Aviva, IPL, Pepperfry and more. He moved to Mumbai in July 2012 for his post graduation in Adverting and Marketing Communication from Xavier Institute of Communications. Before acting, he worked in various ad agencies and production houses.
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Yumiko Nogawa

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Yumiko Nogawa, born August 30, 1944, is a Japanese actress born in Kyoto, Japan. She has starred in several movies, notably Gate of Flesh (1964), a Japanese erotic film, part of a trilogy of films she made with director Seijun Suzuki. Including Story of a Prostitute (1965) and Carmen from Kawachi (1966), these films are known as Nogawa's "Flesh Trilogy". Nogawa has appeared in numerous films in Japan, including director Nagisa Oshima's The Pleasures of the Flesh (1965) and Zatoichi & the Fugitives (1968), the eighteenth film in the Zatoichi series. She has also appeared in television series on Nippon Television, TV Tokyo, Fuji TV, and NHK. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yumiko Nogawa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jacques Charrier

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Jacques Charrier (November 6, 1936 – September 3, 2025) was a French actor in both film and the theater, a film producer, and an artist in painting and ceramics. He was married to film actress Brigitte Bardot from 1959 to 1963. In 1980 he returned to the School of Fine Arts, and went back to painting that was full of references to his two passions, travel and antiquity. His art work has been regularly exhibited in Paris, Geneva and San Francisco. With the publication of the memoirs of Brigitte Bardot, he found himself in the media spotlight. He sued for "violation of privacy", and was successful. In 1959, he married Brigitte Bardot; they had one son, Nicolas-Jacques Charrier, before divorcing in 1963. In 1964, he married France Louis-Dreyfus, of the Louis-Dreyfus family, with whom he had two daughters, Sophie and Marie, before divorcing in 1967. In 1982, he met his third wife Linda with whom he had one daughter, Rosalie. Since 2009, he has been married to Japanese artist Makiko Kumano. Since 1997 he has lived in Paris. Source: Article "Jacques Charrier" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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