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Todd Brown

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Todd Eastman Brown is an American actor born in Watertown, New York. In 1981 his family relocated to Concord, North Carolina where he quickly became involved in auto racing. Todd's racing career spanned over 10 years capturing numerous wins and championships before he turned his sights to entertainment. In 1998 he began to study acting through private studies with an acting professor from North Carolina School of the Arts and signed with his first agency. During this time, Todd also pursued a career in music as a lead vocalist. From 2002 through 2012 Todd toured and recorded 3 albums while also pursuing his acting career. In early 2012, Todd made the decision to step away from music and solely focus on film and television. Since doing so, Todd has appeared in over 60 productions between film, television, commercials and print accumulating over 75 career credits. In addition, Todd has been successful as a screenwriter and producer of award winning short films.
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Darya Sagalova

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Darya Dmitrievna Sagalova is a Russian film and stage actress, choreographer and tv presenter. She is best known for her role as Sveta Bukina in the russian sitcom Happy Together. In 2007 she made a guest appearance in the third season of Battle of the Psychics (Russian: Битва экстрасенсов) together with Alexander Yakin. She competed on Dancing with the Stars Russia in 2008, finishing in first place. She appeared as Sveta Bukina in the spin-off series to Happy Together, Bukiny, in 2023.
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Mamie Till Mobley

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Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley (born Mamie Elizabeth Carthan; November 23, 1921 – January 6, 2003) was an American educator and activist. She was the mother of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy murdered in Mississippi on August 28, 1955, after accusations that he had whistled at a white woman, a grocery store cashier named Carolyn Bryant. For Emmett's funeral, in Chicago, Mamie Till insisted that the casket containing his body be left open, because, in her words, "I wanted the world to see what they did to my baby." Born in Mississippi, she had moved, as a child, with her parents to the Chicago area during the "Great Migration". After her son's murder, she became an educator and activist in the Civil Rights Movement. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Mamie Till, licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Masami Nagasawa

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Nagasawa Masami is a Japanese actress under Toho Entertainment. She has performed in many famous movies and television dramas including Crying out Love in the Center of the World, Nada Sousou, Dragon Zakura and Proposal Daisakusen. She graduated from Horikoshi High School in 2006. She is also known as "Ma-chan" or as Yamashita Tomohisa calls her "Maa-tan". On her radio show, she introduces herself as "Gasawa", a nickname chosen by fans. She is the daughter of Kazuaki Nagasawa, the former manager of the J. League team Júbilo Iwata.
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Liane Curtis

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Daughter of Jack Curtis and Paulette Rubinstein was born in NYC on July 11, 1965. She made her debut on the pilot of "Sesame Street" (1969) at the ripe age of 4. Liane went to the Lycee Francais de New York and then to the Rudolf Steiner School. She studied acting with Anthony Mannino and Bill Alderson. Liane worked behind the scenes throughout her childhood dubbing several foreign films into English. Liane was a member of the Metropolitain and City Opera children's choruses. Liane's feature film debut was in John Sayles's Baby It's You (1983) in 1983. She was given special permission by SAG to work as an adult even though she was still a minor. Liane currently lives happily in Los Angeles with her husband and three children. She has written several songs which she has been known to play at coffee houses on the Westside of LA from time to time and works in TV and Film as often as she can. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Liane Curtis
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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 who 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 31 October 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Connery, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Yasmin Lander

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Yasmin Lander is an English professional wrestler best known under the ring name, Charlie Morgan. She is known for her appearances in Progress Wrestling, Bellatrix Female Warriors, World Association of Wrestling, Southside Wrestling Entertainment, as well as Pro-Wrestling: EVE where she is current Pro-Wrestling: EVE Champion. Morgan is currently appearing for WWE in their NXT UK division. Lander made her professional wrestling debut in 2011 after being trained by the Knight wrestling family and Danny Collins. She debuted under the ring name, Penelope. In her debut match she teamed with Amy-Lee Kramer, Liberty and Stacey and were defeated by Britani Knight, Amazon, Destiny and Melodi. In November 2011, she made her Bellatrix debut, losing to Rhia O'Reilly. In December 2012, Penelope lost to Alpha Female in her Southside Wrestling Entertainment debut. In 2013, she was defeated by Christina Von Eerie. In 2014, Penelope made her All Star Wrestling debut defeating Sammi Baynz. In 2016, Penelope was involved in a Queen Of Southside Title four way also involving Nixon Newell, Toni Storm and Jade in which Jade won. Lander made her Copenhagen Championship Wrestling debut in March 2017 as Charlie Morgan defeating Regina. In November 2017, she made her Revolution Pro Wrestling debut losing to Jinny. In July 2018, she defeated Morgan Webster. Pro Wrestling:EVE (2017–present) Lander made her Pro-Wrestling: EVE debut in May 2017, losing to Kay Lee Ray. The next night Morgan was defeated by Kris Wolf. At Dangerous Women she defeated Kasey Owens in a SHE-1 qualifier. She defeated Meiko Satomura and Sammii Jayne in the finals to win the SHE-1 tournament. At a XWA and EVE joint show she was defeated by Doug Williams. At Wrestle Queendom, Morgan defeated Jayne to become Pro-Wrestling:EVE champion in her first reign. Progress Wrestling (2017–2018) Charlie Morgan made her Progress Wrestling debut losing to Charli Evans in October 2017, in a PROGRESS Women's Title number one contendership tournament. At Chapter 63, Morgan and Toni Storm defeated Nina Samuels and Chakara. At Chapter 64 she defeated Millie McKenzie. In July 2018, she defeated Candyfloss. WWE NXT UK (2018-2019) Morgan made her WWE debut on night two of the 2018 United Kingdom Championship Tournament, defeating Killer Kelly. She will take part in the upcoming NXT UK program as part of the United Kingdom division. Personal life
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Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

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Andrew Lau Wai-keung (Chinese: 劉偉強, born 4 April 1960) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and cinematographer. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and Wong Kar-wai. In the 1990s, Lau decided to have more creative freedom as a cinematographer by becoming a film director and producer. Apart from making films in his native Hong Kong, Lau has also made films in China, Korea and the United States. A highly prolific filmmaker, Lau has made films in a variety of genres, and is most notable in the West for his action and crime films which include the Young and Dangerous film series, the Infernal Affairs trilogy (the latter co-directed together with Alan Mak), and Revenge of the Green Dragons (executive produced by Martin Scorsese). Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew Lau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Silvia Monfort

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Silvia Monfort (born Silvia Favre-Bertin; 6 June 1923, Paris–30 March 1991, Paris) was a French actress and theatre director. Daughter of the sculptor Charles Favre-Bertin and wife of Pierre Gruneberg. She was named Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1973, Officer of Arts and Letters in 1979 and then Commander of Arts and Letters in 1983. She is buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Silvia Monfort, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Rania Mahmoud Yasseen

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Rania Mahmoud Yassin is an Egyptian actress who was born in Cairo on 1972. She graduated from the Department of English in the Faculty of Arts at Cairo University and then started acting in 1995 with the film “Qashr El Bondaq” (Hazelnut Shells) directed by Khairy Beshara. Afterwards, she started working more intensely in TV drama in series including “We Yebka El Amal” (And Hope Remains), “Reyah El Sharq” (Eastern Wind), “El Aseyan” (Disobedience), and “Hikayet Binayeesha” (Stories We Live).
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