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Pierce Brosnan

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Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE (May 16, 1953) is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist who holds Irish and American citizenship. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but trained at the Drama Centre in London for three years. Following a stage acting career he rose to popularity in the television series Remington Steele (1982–87). After Remington Steele, Brosnan took the lead in many films such as Dante's Peak and The Thomas Crown Affair. In 1995, he became the fifth actor to portray secret agent James Bond in the official film series, starring in four films between 1995 and 2002. He also provided his voice and likeness to Bond in the 2004 video game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing. Since playing Bond, he has starred in such successes as The Matador (nominated for a Golden Globe, 2005), Mamma Mia! (National Movie Award, 2008), and The Ghost Writer (2010). In 1996, along with Beau St. Clair, Brosnan formed Irish DreamTime, a Los Angeles-based production company. In later years, he has become known for his charitable work and environmental activism. He was married to Australian actress Cassandra Harris from 1980 until her death in 1991. He married American journalist and author Keely Shaye Smith in 2001, becoming an American citizen in 2004.
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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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Yuen Biao

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Yuen Biao (Chinese: 元彪, born 26 July 1957) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. He specialises in acrobatics and Chinese martial arts and has worked on over 80 films as actor, stuntman and action choreographer. Along with Peking Opera School "brothers" at the China Drama Academy, Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan, he was a member of the"Seven Little Fortunes" performance troupe in Yu Jim-Yuen's China Drama Academy's Peking Opera School. Was a member of the Sammo Hung Stuntmen's Association.
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Alison Murray

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Alison Murray is a Canadian/British screenwriter and director based between Canada and Argentina. In 2020 shooting began on Murray's new feature film Ariel, developed with The Film Farm and produced by Cepa Cine. Production was halted by the global pandemic but completed in June 2021. Murray's documentary Caprichosos de San Telmo, shot on location in Buenos Aires, premiered in the Toronto International Film Festival and continued Murray's tradition of seeking to empower people living on the fringes. Murray's documentary Carny following the secret life of fairground workers, was broadcast on the Sundance Channel, Channel 4 UK and TVOntario. It premiered in the Hot Docs Festival and won best documentary in the Brooklyn International Film Festival. Mouth to Mouth, Murray's fictional feature debut (writer/director) starred Oscar Nominee Elliot Page. The film showcases Murray's signature choreographic style, woven into a powerful narrative about a search for belonging. It premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival and went on to win Best Feature Prizes at the Brooklyn International Film Festival, Berlin's Britspotting Festival, and Festival D' Annonay, France. Train on the Brain was Murray's documentary for Channel 4 UK and TVOntario, in which she rode the rails across North America armed with digital and Super 8 cameras, giving a platform to marginalized youth. Train on the Brain screened to a huge audience at Glastonbury Festival . Murray studied theatre writing, dance and choreography before moving into film. After completing an MA in Film at the Royal College of Art, Murray directed music videos and short films.
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Christoffer Bro

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Christian Christoffer Christoffersen Bro er søn af lærer Viggo Johannes Christoffersen Bro (død 1937) og hustru søndagsskolelærer Anna Christensen (død 1964). Han blev stud.mag. og havde læst hos Einar Juhl, da han kom på elevskole på Aarhus Teater 1958-60. Der fik han straks debut som Puk i "En skærsommernatsdrøm". Han viste også sit komiske talent som Jonatan i "Folk og røvere", som Elin Reimers partner i musicalen "Rose Marie" og som Herløv i "Eventyr på Fodrejsen" i 62. I 1959 var han med til at oprette Forsøgsscenen i Århus. Han spillede i revyer på ABC-teatret i 62/63, og på Dansk Skolescene var han Peter i "Anne Franks dagbog" i 62 og Leander i "Scapins gavtyvestreger" i 64. I 1963 var han også på Folketeatret som Pierrot i "Don Juan". I tv spillede han Les i "Jimmys tog" i 63 og Lexy i "Candida" i 64. I København fik han mange gode opgaver - bl. a. som Kirsebærkat i "Sommeren" på Boldhus Teatret, som "Kong Ubu" i Riddersalen og som Søren Brun i "Radiserne" på Allé Scenen med søsteren Vigga Bro som Trine. Christoffer Bro var pioner i det opsøgende teaterarbejde på landets arbejdspladser. Han var direktør på Gladsaxe Teater i årene 1972-1984, hvor der bl.a. blev vist følgende forestillinger: "Niels Klim", "Heksejagt", "Hvem er bange for Virginia Woolf?" og "Kristihimmelfartsfesten". Efter tiden som teaterchef fortsatte Christoffer Bro som skuespiller og har været instruktør på teatrene. Han iscenesatte bl.a. revyen "Spektakler i juli", "Lille Malcolm", "Arbejderen kan 300 ord", "Hvem er det der blir snydt", "Månebørn", "Henrik og Pernille" og "Med hatten lige på hovedet". Han havde roller i "The Boys in the Band", "Seks på Weekend", "Den gamle dame besøger byen", "Clockwork Orange", "Rygter, rygter", "Eventyr på fodrejsen", "Brok" og i mangfoldige andre opsætninger. Fra 1963 til 1978 var han gift med skuespillerinden Helle Hertz, med hvem han fik 3 børn. De er alle - Anders Peter, Nicolas og Laura - uddannede skuespillere. Han filmdebuterede som marinesoldat i filmen "Sorte Shara" og har gennem årene haft en del småroller. Han spillede Tom i "Paradis retur", Soldaten i "Sommerkrig" og han medvirkede i en række sengekantsfilmm ligesom han havde roller på TV. Bl.a. huskes han for sin rolle som Fiffig Jørgensen i julekalenderen "Nissebanden i Grønland" fra 1989 og han spillede den usympatiske Nicolaisen fra Taxanævnet i TV-serien "Taxa" i 1998-1999.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene

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Marjorie Taylor Greene (born May 27, 1974), also known by her initials MTG, is an American politician, businesswoman, and far-right conspiracy theorist serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party and a strong supporter of former president Donald Trump, Greene was elected to Congress in November 2020 and sworn into office on January 3, 2021. Greene has publicly criticized Trump during his second presidency for his foreign policy positions, questioning whether he was "still America First", and criticized his initial opposition to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which he later signed into law. Trump has attacked her on Truth Social and revoked his endorsement of her. As a result of her dispute with Trump, she announced her resignation from Congress effective January 5, 2026, stating that she did not want her district to endure a "hurtful and hateful primary".
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Nutan Prasad

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Tadinada Varaprasad popularly known as Nutan Prasad (12 December 1945 – 30 March 2011) was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was a native of Kaikaluru, Andhra Pradesh, India. He started his film acting career in the early 1970s, and has received four state Nandi Awards. He died due to prolonged illness at the age of 65. In a career spanning over three decades, he acted in about a hundred films in myriad roles ranging from a villain to comedian among others.
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Isabelle Fuhrman

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Isabelle Fuhrman (born February 25, 1997) is an American actress. She has one older sister, Madeline, and her parents are Elina and Nick Fuhrman. Her career began when a casting director from Cartoon Network spotted her waiting for her sister and cast her for one of the shows, Cartoon Fridays. Isabelle's first acting gig came in 2006 when she booked a commercial for Rooms to Go furniture, and within a month she was asked to fly to LA to audition for shows. During that time, she scored a bunch of commercial and film roles. Isabelle also appeared in several comedy skits on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), and shortly thereafter her family moved to Los Angeles so she could further pursue her dream. Isabelle's big break came when she played Esther in Orphan (2009), which landed her critical acclaim and was hailed as "one of the most momentous examples of acting from a child performer in years." She has won the role of Clove in The Hunger Games (2012), the big-screen adaptation of literary sensation The Hunger Games. That went on to become one of the highest-grossing movies ever with over $407 million at the domestic box office. Isabelle has been featured in spreads for magazines such as Vanity Fair, Nylon, Marie Claire, Teen Vogue, V, H, Bust and Last magazine.
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Jennifer O'Dell

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jennifer O'Dell (born November 27, 1974; Ridgecrest, California) is an American film and television actress. She performed on the TV series Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, where she played Veronica. Her initiation into the acting profession began at the early age of eight. She booked her very first audition right out of the gate for a national candy commercial. Jennifer took a hiatus through high school to enjoy her youth, but soon after graduation pursued her dream of a professional working actor. She immediately began booking guest roles on series television, and in 1999 booked her first series regular on the television series The Lost World. It was on The Lost World where Jennifer first achieved fame playing Veronica the jungle-clad female lead. This elevated Jennifer to a different level of her career and opened doors to auditions on today's most popular television shows. Her most recent film, "The Man Who Came Back", is a period piece shot in Texas with co-stars Armande Asante, George Kennedy, Billy Zane and Sean Young. Earlier this year, director Michael Landon Jr. cast Jennifer in his upcoming film, The Redemption of Sarah Cain. Jennifer stars as the evil and pretentious Madison. The film also starred Elliot Gould. Jennifer also appeared opposite Judd Nelson and Vincent Spano in the independent psychological thriller, "Nevermore". She has acted in numerous television shows such as Beverly Hills, 90210, Profiler, Charmed and CSI: Miami. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer O'Dell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Koe Yeet

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Koe Yeet is a Malaysian television and film actress. She began as a child actress and runway model at the age of five, starring in various TV commercials and appearing in children fashion shows. Koe is most notable for her role in the Jack Neo movie Ah Long Pte Ltd and known for her sweet and angelic demeanor. She also starred in Wind Chimes In A Bakery; a web-series presented by Samsung which has received a total of 4.7 million views. Koe is the brand ambassador of Nike and has been so since 2011. From time to time, she would post videos on her Youtube channel to share the experiences she had while pursuing her degree in the United Kingdom. Koe has recently received her Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Reading.
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