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Bea Benaderet
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Beatrice "Bea" Benaderet was an American actress born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, California. She appeared in a wide variety of television work, which included a starring role in the 1960s television series Petticoat Junction and Green Acres as Shady Rest Hotel owner Kate Bradley, supporting roles as Blanche Morton in The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and as the voice of Betty Rubble during the first four seasons of The Flintstones, and in The Beverly Hillbillies as Pearl Bodine. She did a great deal of voice work in Warner Bros. animated cartoons of the 1940s/50s.
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William Lustig
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William "Bill" Lustig (born February 1, 1955, in The Bronx, New York) is an American film director and producer who has worked primarily in the horror film genre. He is the nephew of former middleweight champion Jake LaMotta. As a film director, Lustig is best known for his low-budget horror films Maniac, Vigilante, Uncle Sam, and the Maniac Cop series. Lustig has also worked as an actor playing small roles in his own films as well as in films by Sam Raimi, most notably as a fake shemp in Army of Darkness and a dockworker in Darkman. As of 2009, Lustig is the CEO of Blue Underground; an entertainment company specializing in the release of obscure films and exploitation films on DVD. He also produced a remake of his film Maniac (2012) and is rumoured to be producing a new upcoming Maniac Cop with Nicolas Winding Refn. In an interview with Vulture in January 2023, Refn, when asked whether the creation of the series was still under discussion, said: "All I can say is, unfortunately, it’s not going to happen."
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Mark Cornwell
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Mark J. Cornwell (MJ) is an award winning designer and film producer. He studied film & design & graduated with a BA (Hons) degree before working for PCI (London) in charge of publicity, film, exhibitions and design. He joined the BBC two years later and worked on some of their flagship programs before moving to TCS.
Although primarily known for producing and directing, he can also be seen in a number of films and television productions. He is also the voice of the Todlyworld trailer and has narated a number of documentaries and corporate films.
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Lana Antonova
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With the looks of Cameron Diaz and the sex appeal of a James Bond girl, Lana Antonova sauntered into the movie business. Also known as Lana Novac, she was born and raised in Kuybyshev, Russia, Soviet Union, which is a town along the mighty Volga River near present-day Saratov. She completed school and soon left home with a traveling urge. She found herself in such far-flung places as China, Austrailia, Italy, France, England, the United States and many others. For the good part of the 1990's and onward, she has enjoyed the traveling life. She gained an incredibly strong work ethic from the influence of her father and others during her youth. She sets a high standard for herself and is always striving to realize the best of her abilities. She acquired diverse training for her acting craft from: The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in London, body movement, Alex Varden in Los Angeles, cold reading, Jered Barclay in Los Angeles. Her training in dance includes: Tatyana Tarasova, private coach, ballet in Russia and University of Brighton, London. Lana has also danced Latin style professionally. In music, her training is from the musical conservatory, Saratov, Russia for Classical Piano. As a singer, Lana is versatile with a vocal range from low 'G' to high 'E'. She received additional speech training in Los Angeles. She is able to do many accents from Russian to British to German to Italian. Her athletic interests include: figure skating and horseback riding, she enjoys many sports activities. The roles Lana has obtained to date, cover a wide range: from Go-Go dancer in Austin Powers (1997) to a naive immigrant mistaken for a drug courier in The Face of the Serpent (2003). Life hasn't always been a bed of roses. When Lana was only 20, her mother passed away and the loss affected her deeply. Lana was also divorced once in 2000. At the writing, she has been quietly involved with actor/author, Christopher Lawford. The two worked on Burt Munro(2005), as well as Slipstream (2007) with Anthony Hopkins. Lana is a person who thrives on excitement, but still likes to keep things under control. Her personality and integrity is outstanding in a vast and challenging field, she's a kind, gentle, soft-spoken, classy and compassionate individual. She is a woman who truly believes in living life to the fullest.
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Janusz Gajos
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Janusz Gajos (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjanuʂ ˈɡajɔs]; born 23 September 1939) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor as well as pedagogue and photographer. Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film School in Łódź, he is considered one of the greatest Polish actors.
He is the recipient of numerous awards and honours including the Gold Cross of Merit (1974),[3] Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture (2007), five Polish Film Awards (2001, 2007, 2016, 2016, 2019), Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2011), and Diamond Lions Award at the Gdynia Film Festival (2015).
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Nabil Al Helfawi
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Nabil Mohamed El Halafawi was born in Giza and raised in Sayeda Zeinab. He achieved his B.Sc. in theatrical arts in 1970. He was known for his poetry and his serious roles in front of the camera. Some of the plays he was involved in were : “Afreet li kol mowaten”, “Daeret al tabasheer al kookazeya” and some of his series were “Domoo Sahebat Al Galaalaa”, “Hekayet Madina”, “Al Hob wa Ashyaa Okhra” , “Rafaat Al Hagaan” and “Al Afyal”. As for his movies there was: “Al Tareek ila Ilaat”, “Ghawayesh”, “Al Zeiny Barakaat” and “Hekaya bila bedaya we nehaya” and many more.
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Kathryn Grant
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Kathryn Crosby (November 25, 1933 - September 20, 2024) was an American actress and singer who also performed under the stage-name Kathryn Grant.
Born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff in Houston, Texas, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1955. Two years later she became Bing Crosby's second wife. The couple had three children, Harry, Mary Frances, and Nathaniel. She appeared as a guest star on her husband's 1964–1965 ABC sitcom The Bing Crosby Show.
She largely retired after their marriage, but did have a featured role in the courtroom drama Anatomy of a Murder. She also played the part of "Mama Bear" alongside her husband and children in Goldilocks and starred with Jack Lemmon in Operation Mad Ball in 1957.
In the mid-1970s, she hosted The Kathryn Crosby Show, a 30-minute local talk-show on KPIX-TV in San Francisco. Husband Bing appeared as a guest occasionally.
After Bing Crosby's death in 1977, she took on a few smaller roles and the lead in the short-lived 1996 Broadway musical State Fair.
For 16 years ending in 2001, Crosby hosted the Crosby National Golf Tournament at Bermuda Run Country Club in Bermuda Run, North Carolina. A nearby bridge carrying U.S. Route 158 over the Yadkin River is named for Crosby.
On November 4, 2010, Crosby was seriously injured in an automobile accident in the Sierra Nevada that killed her 85-year-old husband, Maurice William Sullivan.
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Donna Rusch
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Donna Rusch Beisel is an American actress. A fun fact, before he became a star, she starred with Matthew McConaughey in a training film for Exxon Aviation. She graduated from the University of Houston with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio/TV/Film. She landed a job as a part-time Desk Assistant at the country's #1 All-News Radio Station, KTRH-740 AM, Houston. She quickly rose to become a Reporter, earning numerous local and statewide awards including "Best News Series in Texas" from UPI. After 3 years, she went to the smaller city of Beaumont, Texas to prime her TV reporting skills. Soon, she became the city's first female solo 10 o'clock weeknight News Anchor. But after nearly 4 years, her love of acting won out.
She moved back to Houston and signed with top Texas Talent Agent, Jenny Bosby of the Pastorini-Bosby Talent Agency. On her first national commercial audition, she booked the job for Texaco Express Lube. For 17 years, she worked primarily in commercials, voiceover and as a spokeswoman for Industrial Films and Web Content for clients such as ExxonMobil, Shell, Compaq Computers, Continental Airlines and Chevron.
In 1995, she became host of Texas Today, a live daily morning show featuring Hollywood stars visiting the city, top chefs, book authors, and a live band. In 2000, her first TV movie role was as a Reporter in Mortelle Invasion (2000), directed by Tim Matheson, made famous by his Otter role in American College (1978). She also became known as "Renee Rusch", a traffic reporter on several radio stations and served time as a TV Traffic Anchor on both the NBC and CBS television affiliates.
In 2011, she made the move to L.A. and quickly hooked into the Independent Film world with a lead role in the award-winning film Home from War (2012), accepted to Cannes 2013. She also stars in the thriller The Channel (2015). She has appeared on episodes of Criminal Minds(2013) and Revenge(2013).
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Cameron Dallas
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Cameron Alexander Dallas is an American film actor and social media sensation. He began his social media journey on September 10th, 2013. From there he has become one of the most talked about social media personalities. Cameron is just starting out his career by starring in some small films. Cameron is one of the top ten users on Vine with over 6.3 million followers. Cameron loves to create, produce, write and act in the videos he makes not only for Vine, but also his Youtube account. Since he started making content he has grown in popularity across all social media platforms, and has gained a fan base all over the world. In only 7 short months, he managed to gain over 9 million followers combined. Cameron incorporates his unique personality into everything he does. He loves to collaborate with his friends and family on the videos he creates. Cameron recently signed with AwesomenessTV in order to create more content for his fans.
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Denavaka Hamine
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Kalasuri Dona Meraya Denawaka was a Sri Lankan actress. "The grand old lady" was known for portraying elderly characters. Hamine was born 20 February 1906 in Imbulgoda, Gampaha. She was by profession a school teacher until a chance encounter with G. D. L. Perera when she accompanied a young actress to a theatrical audition, led to her winning the role of an elderly mother in Perera's play Kandulu. Due to her masterful performance in the role, Perera brought Hamine into his drama group Kala Pela; she would play in Kala Pela productions like Manamalayo, Sakkarawattang and Sama and was honored with a merit award at the 1964 Arts Council Drama Festival for her role in Totupola. Hamine's debut film role was in the film adaption of Sama by Perera reprising the role she had popularized in the play. In Sath Samudura she played the mother of two fishermen to much critical rave. She was presented a Best Character Actress Award for the role by a special government council. It was delivered on stage by the then Sri Lankan prime minister Dudley Senanayake. In the 1970s, Hamine had major roles in Tun Man Handiya, Desa Nisa Kolomba Sanniya and Matara Achchi.
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