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Julie K. Smith

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Julie K. Smith (born August 18, 1967) is a German actress. She was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for February 1993. Smith appeared in a number of mainstream Hollywood films and B-movies before settling into the world of softcore pornography. She had an early starring role in the 1987 sex comedy Pretty Smart, alongside Patricia Arquette, as a rich sexpot at a private school in Greece, but her other roles in mainstream films of the late 1980s and early 1990s (such as The Last Boy Scout and Disorderlies) were minor. She had an uncredited role in the 1976 Alan Parker film Bugsy Malone. With her entry into softcore films came more leading roles. She became a staple of the softcore scene in the late 1990s, appearing in three episodes of Erotic Confessions in 1996-97, The Bare Wench Project series, and several Andy Sidaris films, such as L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach. Smith had a long-running professional relationship with director Jim Wynorski, having appeared in numerous films of his during the 1990s and 2000s. According to the documentary Popatopolis, Smith announced her retirement from acting in 2005, after the completion of The Witches of Breastwick. However, in 2007, she came out of retirement and resumed making films with Wynorski.
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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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Mag Ruffman

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Margaret "Mag" Ruffman (born February 28, 1957) is a Canadian comedian, actress and television host. She has played roles in films such as Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea and TV series Road to Avonlea. She was a long-time guest star on Frantic Times. In addition to her acting, Ruffman works on home improvement, hosting shows for W Network, Canada's women's network. She hosted A Repair to Remember in 1999 and 2000. In 2000, she launched a second series, Anything I Can Do, a workshop show. Ruffman writes a weekly home improvement column, ToolGirl, for the Toronto Star. She published a collection of her ToolGirl columns as a book, How Hard Can It Be?, in 2003. She has a spot in a Canadian infomercial "Smartsilk" pillows. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://www.simonandschuster.ca/authors/Mag-Ruffman/41127267
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Tracy Spiridakos

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Tracy Spiridakos is a Canadian actress, best known for starring as Detective Hailey Upton in the hit Dick Wolf series "Chicago P.D." for more than 7 seasons. Spiridakos was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Greek-born parents. The family moved to the Greek town Skala, near Sparta, when she was four, and returned to Canada when she was nine. She strongly identifies with her Greek heritage and speaks fluent Greek. She graduated from Oak Park High School in Winnipeg in the year 2000. Spiridakos moved to Vancouver in 2007 to pursue acting, and within weeks landed her first television role, a small part on "Supernatural". She continued working in television, and in 2009, won her first starring role in "Majority Rules!". She made her feature film debut in 2011 with "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", and filmed the low-budget thriller, "Kill For Me", with Donal Logue and Katie Cassidy. From 2012-2014, Spiridakos starred as Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson on the NBC post-apocalyptic science fiction series "Revolution". She then guest starred on the critically acclaimed hit series "Bates Motel" before joining the cast of "Chicago P.D" at the end of its fourth season.
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Marcos Zurinaga

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Marcos Zurinaga is a Puerto Rican film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. He studied at the UPR Elementary School, University High School (UHS) and obtained his B.A. at UPR in 1972. He joined Puerto Rican filmmaker Roberto Gándara upon graduation, setting aside plans to study a master's degree, founding the film company Zaga Films. Among the several movies that he has directed is La Gran Fiesta, a movie about the last grand party at the old "Casino de Puerto Rico" building in Old San Juan, before it was turned over to military use as the United States was drawn into World War Two, and A Step Away, a 1980 critically acclaimed movie narrated by Orson Welles. In 1997 came an unusual movie in Zurinaga's filmography, the thriller-mystery film The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca.
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Mark Roberts

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Mark Roberts (born January 19, 1961) is an American producer, screenwriter, playwrighter, actor and comedian, best known for creating the American sitcom Mike & Molly. Mark has began as a stand-up in Chicago, and was soon spotted by a casting director who helped him land work in commercials. Sitcom work soon followed, including a series regular gig on the Tea Leoni series "The Naked Truth", before Roberts chose to pursue writing, his true passion. His 2000 play "Couples Counseling Killed Katie", starring Roberts and Jessica Tuck, caught the eye of producer Chuck Lorre, who went on to hire him as a writer and producer on "Two and a Half Men". Roberts would then go on to create "Mike and Molly", which won an Emmy for star Melissa McCarthy.
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Michael Laren

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Michael Laren was catapulted to success early on in his dramatic journey with a career-defining portrayal of Jack Frost. His performance in the parochial chestnut "The Christmas Song Sketch" from Sister Bea DeMille's 1967 St. Mary's Grade School Yuletide Extravaganza brought down the Catholitorium. Young Master Laren received quite favorable reviews from the Vatican (Pope Paul VI). Alas, his intervening years have been spent trying to recapture that youthful pinnacle of success and the aforementioned papal adulation. Thus for many a year, and through many a succession of papal heirs to St. Peter's throne (with nary a congratulatory note or opening night bouquet from any one of them, mind you), Michael has journeyed forward with steadfast determination, ever onward in search of his next great theatrical conquest. Whether under the lights of the Broadway stage (a nice supporting part with limited dancing, modest housing and per diem) or beneath the tinsel of Hollywood (a series regular role whose character, though mute, appears in every episode of a weekly one-hour program and whose presence is integral to the story lines), Michael Laren will trod the boards, continuing to have a profound dramatic impact on monasteries and nunneries the world over. Plus a few synagogues, (from his great-great-grandmothers side)...also a couple of ashrams...oh, and a vegan commune in Topanga Canyon.
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Kirsty Lee Allan

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kirsty Lee Allan (born 15 December 1984, height 5' 6" (1,68 m)) is an Australian actress and former fashion model. Allan began her career as a model and dancer, after gaining a Diploma of Performing Arts from the Dance World Studios in South Melbourne. Her dance skills came into a career when she was a backup dancer for the Australian girl group Shakaya during their live concerts. Allan also starred in numerous theatre productions. Allan had a guest appearance on the SBS comedy Fat Pizza, playing the character Sharona. She also appeared in numerous T.V commercials. Allan joined the Australian TV drama Sea Patrol for its second season, which premiered on 31 March 2008 on Channel 9. She plays the character of Able Seaman Rebecca 'Bomber' Brown. In late 2010 it was reported that she would not be returning for the fifth season. Allan appeared as Leanne Murdoch in the SBS comedy Swift and Shift Couriers. She received a TV Week Logie nomination for Most Popular New Female Talent in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kirsty Lee Allan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Mark Collier

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Born in East London, Hackney in 1970, Continuing to live in the east end until the age of 25. Relocated in Essex and began working on films during 2006 with a range of productions as safety coordinator. Then a number of years later began focusing on acting. Over the last 5 years has been cast in a range of exciting feature/Short films. Recently wrapped on some wonderful projects such as Cinderellas Revenge, with Natasha Henstridge (pilot) Big Narstie show with Big Narstie, A1000 Blows with Stephen Graham and Malachi Kirby. Currently involved in some exciting projects to be announced.
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Sergio Martino

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Sergio Martino (born 19 July 1938 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian film director and producer, notable for his contributions to the giallo genre. Martino is the brother of producer Luciano Martino. They collaborated frequently in their respective professions. Their grandfather was director Gennaro Righelli. Martino worked for both the big screen as well as for Italian television (where he does most of his current work). He often worked with actress Edwige Fenech who in the 1970s was married to his brother Luciano. He also worked with a lot of genre actors such as George Hilton, Ivan Rassimov and Claudio Cassinelli, as well as famed Italian screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi. Martino's pseudonyms include: Julian Barry, Martin Dolman, Serge Martin, Christian Plummer, George Raminto. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sergio Martino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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