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Alexandra Shipp
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Alexandra Ruth Shipp (born July 16, 1991) is an American actress and singer. She starred in the third season of Nickelodeon's mystery teen drama series House of Anubis (2011-2013) playing the role of KT Rush, but rose to prominence for portraying singer Aaliyah in the Lifetime television film Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014) and Kimberly Woodruff in the Oscar-nominated film Straight Outta Compton (2015).
Shipp is best known for playing Storm in the X-Men franchise, starting with X-Men: Apocalypse, Abby Suso in the 2018 romantic comedy Love, Simon, and Susan Wilson in Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical drama Tick, Tick... Boom!.
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Hossam Eid
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A Syrian actor, born on January 4, 1962, in Damascus. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, Department of Acting, and joined the Artists' Syndicate in 1983. He began his artistic career in the 1980s and participated in the series Al-Ikhwa (The Brothers), which aired in 1992. Among his most notable works is the series Ahlan Hamati (Hello, Mother-in-Law), which aired in 1996. One of his most prominent roles was portraying Yusuf bin Batat in the historical drama series Searching for Salah al-Din.
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Necdet Yakın
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Born in 1932, Bulgaria. Yakın, who is an artist of Istanbul City Theaters, started theater in 1958 at Istanbul Technical University. The artist, who attended the Cep Tiyatrosu courses directed by Haldun Dormen, entered the City Theater in 1960 with the help of Zihni Küçümen and Nüvit Özdogru and continued to act after his retirement in 1997. He started filmmaking in 1962. Most recently, she acted in the movie Balalaika.
“In Turkish Cinema, there is more to the humor of the person than the sitcom. I don't find this true. The situation should be funny and the actor should be helping it.”
He died on September 20, 2016 in Istanbul.
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Razan Maghrabi
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Razan Moughrabi is a Lebanese TV presenter, actor and singer. With the support of her mother, Razan started her TV career presenting her famous 3 and half hour-program “Al-leil al-maftouh i.e. Open night” on Future TV, to be the youngest Lebanese TV presenter ever.
By mid 1990s, she joined the MBC network in London where she presented the “Top of the pops”Arabic version. She also covered numerous International artistic events. For her overwhelming success, Moughrabi was given another program “Shahrazan” where she showed her talents in dancing and singing. She is known for her ability to manage interviews perfectly in Arabic and English. She also presented the program “Album” and “Deal or no deal” on al-Hayat TV.
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Kevin Rahardjo
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Kevin Rahardjo (b. 1999) is an Indonesian filmmaker. His feature directorial debut, SMOTHERED, produced by Joko Anwar and Tia Hasibuan under Come and See Pictures and Rapi Films banner with Barunson E&A (Parasite) handling the worldwide sales. The film is set to be released in 2025.
His short films have been screened at prestigious film festivals around the world such as Palm Springs International ShortFest, Red Sea International Film Festival, Fantasia International Film Festival, Osaka Asian Film Festival, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, QCinema Film Festival & Alternativa Film Award.
Kevin is also producing feature film project, PARASOMNIA, from director Rafki Hidayat which won the main prize NAFF Award at BIFAN It Project Market 2023.
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Sybil Lines
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Sybil Lines (aka Marion Lines) trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for two years with Dame Judi Dench and the director, John Barton. Broadway credits include Bedroom Farce with John Lithgow, Waiting in the Wings with Lauren Bacall and Lettice & Lovage with Dame Maggie Smith. Off-Broadway credits include Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout, Pearl and La Mama. Dozens of theatre credits throughout USA include major roles at Pasadena Playhouse, Princeton, Goodman in Chicago, South Coast Rep., Seattle's ART and Michael Kahn's Shakespeare Theatre in Washington D.C. Screen credits include roles for the BBC, Madge in Murder She Wrote, Caroline Cromwell in Mickey Blue Eyes and the recurring role of villainous Libby Webster in the soap-opera Edge of Night. Sybil teaches at Circle in the Square Theatre School during summer months.
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Aisha Morris
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Aisha Morris is a singer and daughter of Stevie Wonder. Aisha was the inspiration for her father Stevie Wonder's hit single "Isn't She Lovely." She is mentioned by name in the 3rd verse) - "Isn't she lovely? Life and love are the same. Life is Aisha, the meaning of her name...".
She is a professional musician and vocalist and has sung on stage with her father, Stevie Wonder, occasionally accompanying him on tours.
She was featured on Stevie Wonder's 2005 hit "How Will I Know" from the album A Time to Love.
Morris is known for Body Electric (1984), BBC Stevie Wonder 1981 Documentary and The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert (2009).
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Vasilis Kyriatsoulis
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Vasilis Kyriatsoulis is an independent filmmaker and stop-motion animator whose work transforms the absurd into the deeply poignant. Driven by the core belief that profound human tragedy can be expressed through the most unsuspecting subjects—even a humble gummy bear—Kyriatsoulis crafts cinematic worlds where dark whimsy meets existential weight.
Deeply influenced by the surreal landscapes of his own subconscious, Kyriatsoulis translates his vivid dreams directly onto the screen. His creative process is an exercise in pure discipline and perseverance; mastering the painstaking art of stop-motion animation entirely on his own, he wrestled through years of intense self-doubt to bring his vision to life frame by single frame.
Defined by a dark, dreamlike aesthetic, his storytelling blends melancholic visual artistry with underlying philosophical meaning, establishing him as a distinct, uncompromising auteur in the world of independent animation.
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Penelope Anastasopoulou
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Penelope Anastasopoulou (Athens, 18 July 1977) is a Greek actress, singer and presenter. She made her theatrical debut in 2001, when she was still a student at the Drama School, with the play "Big & Small" which was staged at the "Karolos Koun" Art Theater. In the 2002-03 season she played in the plays "O ymnos stos téous aş bet" and "Mia forra ki ena... leptok" also at the "Karolos Koun" Art Theater. Her last theatrical work (as a student) was the play "Misos ayios ayios Aristophanes" (2003-04, "Karolos Koun" Art Theater). In her graduation year, she also played in the play "Apoperis kata tis zoia tis" at the Ilisia-Denisi Theater. In the 2004-05 season, she participated in the show "The Snow Queen" while in the summer of 2005 she toured with "The Churchgoers". This was followed by the performances "The Five-Count Opera" (2005-06, Veakis Theater), "In the Midst of Athyr" (summer 2006), "Diamonds & Blues" (2006-07, Athinais Theater Stage-Zoi Laskari), "Attempts" (summer 2007), "Hairdressers for Murderers" (2008-10, Apothikia Theater), "Black Comedy" (2010-11, Mousouri Theater), "Men Ready for Everything" (2012-14, Lampeti Theater), "I Don't Listen, I Don't See, I Don't Speak" (2014-15, Athena Theater), "Fish Soup" (2015-16, Argo Theater), "Kokobloko" (2016), “Undress Mama” (2017-18, Hellenic World), “Just After I Broke Up” (2018, tour), “Mrs. Inspection” (2019, Vergina Theater), “The Bridal Bed” (2021, tour), “Choose Your Death, My Love” (summer 2024, tour) and “Matilda The Musical” (2024-25, Pallas Theater). In cinema, he has acted in the films "Tender Love" (2008), "If He Doesn't Want You" (2009, directed by Vassilis Nemeas), "180° Degrees" (2010, directed by Nikolas Dimitropoulos), "Once Upon a Time... a Baby" (2011, directed by Nikos Zapatinas), "Amore Mio" (2015, directed by Christos Dimas), "The Grooms of Happiness" (2015, directed by Stratos Markidis), "Magic Mirror" (2016, directed by Christos Dimas) and "Halvai 5-0" (2020, directed by Manos Kampitis).
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Claudio Fragasso
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Claudio Fragasso (born 2 October 1951) is a film director and screenwriter. Fragasso first attempted to make art films in the early 1970s, then became a screenwriter in the Italian film industry in the mid-1970s. Fragasso met director Bruno Mattei, which led to a ten-year partnership from 1980 to 1990 during which the two worked together closely on films, with Fragasso's contributions often going uncredited. He later went on to write and direct his own films in the 1980s, including Monster Dog with rock musician Alice Cooper and After Death, before directing Troll 2 in 1989, which was later the topic of Best Worst Movie, a documentary film that discussed Troll 2's fandom.
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