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Angharad Rees
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Angharad Rees was a London-born Welsh actress and, later, jewellery designer, best known for her British television roles during the 1970s and in particular her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s BBC TV costume drama "Poldark".
Her father was a prominent Welsh psychiatrist Linford Rees (William Linford Llewellyn Rees) and mother Catherine Thomas.
When she was two, in 1946, her family returned to Wales to live into Cardiff. Rees studied at the Sorbonne in Paris for two terms and the Rose Bruford Drama College in Kent, England. She also studied at the University of Madrid and taught English in Spain before acting in repertory theatre in England.
On 18 September 1973, Rees married the actor Christopher Cazenove. They had two sons: Linford James and Rhys William. Linford was killed in a car accident on the M11 motorway in Essex while driving to pick up books from Cambridge University, where he had been awarded the degree of Master of Philosophy. Cazenove and Rees divorced in 1994 but remained close. Cazenove died from the effects of septicaemia in 2010. Rees later married David McAlpine, a member of the McAlpine construction company, at The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London. She remained married to McAlpine until her death.
Rees founded a jewellery design company, Angharad, based in Knightsbridge, London, England.
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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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Chiều Xuân
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Chiều Xuân (full name Nguyễn Thị Chiều Xuân, b. 13 February 1967, Hanoi) is a Vietnamese actress. The daughter of famous Vietnamese stage director Đức Đọc, she began acting at a young age and became known for her role as Thuận in "My Mother-in-law" (Mẹ chồng tôi, d. Khải Hưng, 1994). She won the Golden Lotus Award for Best Actress at the 11th Vietnam Film Festival in 1996, for her role as Na in "Sweetheart off to Get Married" (Người yêu đi lấy chồng, d. Vũ Châu, 1996).
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Dia Maté
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Deanna Marie "Dia" Remulla Maté (born September 18, 2001) is a Filipino singer, songwriter, record producer, model, and beauty pageant titleholder. Maté was first launched as an alt-pop artist by Island Records in 2021. She released her first single, "Heart Hates Me", in March, and an extended play titled Don't Quote Me later in the year. In 2024, Maté took on a more pop sound with her single "Ganda Gandahan" (transl. Acting Pretty).
In July 2024, Maté competed in Miss World Philippines 2024 and finished in the Top 10 of the pageant. She was chosen as the Philippines' representative for the 2025 edition of Reina Hispanoamericana and won in February 2025, making her the second Filipino contestant to ever win the pageant.
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Gale Hansen
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Memorable as the beatnik wannabe Charlie "Nuwanda" Dalton in 1989's Dead Poet's Society; Minneapolis born, Seattle raised Gale is a combo of German, Jewish, Russian, American Indian. Currently working as a Creative Exec at a Film Finance Co in Beverly Hills, Gale's [only] wife Eva Quiroz appeared [as "Brunette at the bar"] with him in the 1990 film "Shaking the Tree" as well as another "Brunette" in 1991 flick with Rob Lowe, "Finest Hour".
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Jasmin Hamid
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Jasmin Hamid atau nama penuhnya Jasmiah Abdul Hamid merupakan aktres komedi popular Malaysia yang mencipta nama pada era 1990an dan kini bergelar antara aktres hebat yang masih aktif berlakon dalam banyak drama-drama komedi di negara ini. Selain popular dengan watak-watak komedi, beliau juga diakui hebat membawa watak-watak dramatik hingga beberapa kali dicalonkan untuk anugerah Aktres TV Terbaik. Kemuncak karier Jasmin adalah pada tahun 1997 apabila beliau memenangi Pelakon Wanita Terbaik Anugerah Skrin 1997.
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Jonna Lundell
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Jonna Lundell (born April 11, 1994) is a Swedish YouTube personality, influencer, and author. Together with her husband, Joakim Lundell, she has consistently ranked among the most influential figures in Swedish social media, as recognized by Medieakademin's Maktbarometer.
Born and raised in Mjölby, she later moved to Norrköping. After attending two different high schools without completing her studies, she later enrolled in a folk high school. She met Joakim Lundell in 2011, and despite a rocky start—including a public feud and a police report for defamation—they eventually connected via social media and became a couple. In 2013, they moved in together, and Jonna became an integral part of Joakim’s YouTube content, initially participating in prank videos.
In March 2015, she launched her own YouTube channel, which later merged into the couple’s shared channel, first known as "Jocke & Jonna" and now "Familjen Lundell." The channel has become one of Sweden’s most popular YouTube platforms, documenting their lives and various projects.
Jonna and Joakim married in 2016. They have two children: a daughter born in October 2018 and a son born in August 2020.
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Feliks Zemdegs
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Feliks Zemdegs is of Latvian descent and his maternal grandmother is Lithuanian.
Zemdegs attended St Kevin's College, Toorak and graduated in 2013 with a perfect study score in VCE English and an ATAR of 99.90. Zemdegs has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne, majoring in economics, with a breadth study track in mechanical engineering.
He is an Australian Rubik's Cube speedsolver and one of the only two speedcubers ever to win the World Cube Association World Championship twice (the other being Max Park), winning in 2013 and 2015, and is widely considered the most successful and greatest speedcuber of all time.
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JayJay Boske
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Boske moved to Newcastle at the age of 18 to work as a professional rugby player at the Newcastle Falcons. Earlier in the Netherlands he played at the Rugby Club Hilversum, where he played with Scottish international Tim Visser, among others. After three years he got injured during the County Cup Final and stopped playing rugby temporarily. Back in the Netherlands, he resumed his career at the Rugby Club Hilversum two years later, winning the Dutch title five times.
In the same period, Boske became active for BNN University, where he learned to make radio and conduct short interviews. After four years he switched to Veronica, where he presented several programs, such as the Brouwersch and De Fukkers programs. He participated in the Roadtrippers travel program in 2014 and 2015, with which he and two others competed against the StukTV team who could hitchhike the most kilometers in a given time.
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Miyabi Natsuyaki
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Natsuyaki Miyabi (夏焼雅) is a Japanese pop singer, actress, model, and clothing designer. She is a former member of Hello! Project, having joined as a member of Hello! Project Kids in 2002 and later debuted as a member (and later sub-captain) of Berryz Koubou in 2004. During her time in Hello! Project, she was also a member of Aa!, Sexy Otonajan, Buono!, BeriKyuu, DIY♡, and Mellowquad. She graduated from Hello! Project on March 3, 2015 in a joint graduation concert with the other members of Berryz Koubou. In April 2016, Natsuyaki formed and became the leader of the three-member vocal group PINK CRES. In June 2021, PINK CRES. disbanded and Natsuyaki started activities as a solo talent.
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