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Ola Ghanem

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Ola Ghanem was born in Cairo. Her father worked as an architect while her mother was an interior designer. Ola graduated from the Photography division at the Faculty of Fine Arts in 1994 but elected not to continue her studies at the Institute of Theatrical Arts. She came to the public’s attention through her involvement in Mohamed Fouad’s song “Hansaak” (“I will Forget You”). Ola has also appeared on TV commercials. The television productions in which Ola has assumed roles include “Al Qalb Yakhtea Ahyanan” (“The Heart is Sometimes Wrong”), “Zizinia”, “Ahlam Wardieh” (“Rosy Dreams”), “Jissr al Khatar” (“A Bridge to Danger”), “E’qal ya Majnoun” (“Wise Up”). Ola realized fame after taking part in an exceptional television production that was titled “Amakin fee Al Qalb” (“Places in the Heart”). Aside from her television appearances Ola has also acted in a play titled “Al Tayyib wa Al Shereer” (“Good and Evil”). She recently starred in "El Brinseesa" (The Princess).
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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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Tanya Ruivo

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Born in Canada in 1982. Graduated in 2005 from Balleteatro. Had academic training with João Paulo Seara Cardoso, Victor Hugo Pontes, Lígia Roque, Isabel Barros, Roberto Merino, among others. The year she graduated, she joined the Theatre Company of Montemuro. She worked at Beja with Lendias d’Encantar, at Coimbra with Teatro Marionet, at Viana do Castelo with Teatro Noroeste and at Porto with Panmixia. Throughout her career she came across the likes of José Carretas, Peter Cann, Graeme Pulleyn, Leonor Keil, Margarida Mestre, Pascal Luneau and Fernando Gomes. Tanya took a 3-year hiatus from her acting career to pursue the dream of travelling the world by bicycle.
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Eurico Miranda

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Eurico Ângelo de Oliveira Miranda, better known as Eurico Miranda, was a Brazilian politician, jurist and sporting top hat. He was the best known president in the history of Vasco da Gama, serving four times, from 2001 to 2003, 2004 to 2006, 2007 to 2008, and from 2015 to 2018. He was also vice president of football at the club between 1990 and 2000, having participated in the period of greatest achievements of the club, such as the 1997 Brazilian Championship, 1998 Copa Libertadores, 2000 João Havelange Cup and 2000 Mercosur Cup.
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Enzo G. Castellari

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Enzo G. Castellari (born July 29, 1938) is an Italian film director. He became famous during the 1960s by directing several spaghetti westerns with such titles as Go Kill and Come Back (Vado... l'ammazzo e torno, 1967) , One Dollar Too Many (1968), Seven Winchesters for a Massacre (Sette winchester per un massacro, 1967) and Go Kill Everybody and Come Back Alone (Ammazzali tutti e torna solo, 1968). His films exhibited a flair for violent action and gunfights, often using slow-motion to spectacular effect. His film Keoma (1976) is considered the last great film of the genre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Enzo G. Castellari, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Kaiku Rajkumar

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Kaiku Rajkumar (born 3 January 1974 ) is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Manipuri films.Rajkumar made his film debut with the 2003 romantic film Kalpana. He has appeared in more than 400 Manipuri films. Some of his films are Ta-Tomba the Great, Nungshit Mapi, and Mami.[5][6] In addition to films, he has also worked in Shumang Leela including Border. He contested the 2019 Parliamentary election in the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha Constituency as an independent candidate. Unfortunately, he did not win the election.
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Utkarsh Ambudkar

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Utkarsh Ambudkar (born December 8, 1983), also known by his stage name UTK the INC, is an American actor, rapper, and singer. His television roles include The Mindy Project, White Famous, Never Have I Ever, and Ghosts (US). He also appeared in the Hulu limited series The Dropout (2022). Some of his film roles include Pitch Perfect, Blindspotting, Brittany Runs a Marathon, The Broken Hearts Gallery, Free Guy, and Tick, Tick... Boom!. He made his Broadway debut in Lin-Manuel Miranda's improvisational hip-hop show Freestyle Love Supreme in 2019.
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Jeon So-nee

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Jeon So-nee (Korean: 전소니; born March 20, 1991) is a South Korean actress under Management SOOP. In 2020, she starred in the Korean television series When My Love Blooms alongside Park Jinyoung. Jeon made her acting debut through the independent film Photo in 2014 while attending the Department of Broadcasting Entertainment at Seoul Institute of the Arts. She decided to become an actress when she worked on short films with film majors during college. In January 2018, she was selected as one of the most notable new actresses of 2018 in the 1140th issue of Cine 21. Jeon received attention through her supporting role in Encounter as Park Bo-gum’s friend. She gained her first lead television role through the tvN drama When My Love Blooms in April 2020 alongside Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Bo-young and Park Jinyoung. In July 2020, Jeon was confirmed to star in the Korean remake of Chinese film Soul Mate alongside Kim Da-mi and Byeon Woo-seok. Jeon has also posed for the August 2020 issue of fashion magazine Marie Claire. On December 31, she was confirmed as the female lead of KakaoTV drama Writing Your Fate alongside Ki Do-hoon.
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Marty Feldman

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Martin Alan Feldman (8 July 1934 – 2 December 1982) was a British actor, comedian and comedy writer, known for his prominent eyes; he suffered from thyroid disease and developed Graves' ophthalmopathy, causing his eyes to protrude and become misaligned. He recognized his appearance as a factor in his career success. Feldman starred in several British television comedy series, including At Last the 1948 Show and Marty, the latter of which won two BAFTA awards. He also co-created the BBC Radio comedy programme Round the Horne. Feldman starred in Every Home Should Have One, one of the most popular comedies at the British box office in 1970. He was the first Saturn Award winner for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Igor in Mel Brooks' 1974 comedy horror film Young Frankenstein.
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Ezzatollah Entezami

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Ezzatolah Entezami (also spell Ezatollah Entezami, born 1924 in Tehran, Iran) is an award-winning Iranian actor. Graduated from theater and cinema school in Hanover, Germany in 1958, Entezami started his career on stage in 1941. He has been acting in movies since 1969. His debut performance in Darius Mehrjui's admired classic film, The Cow(Gaav), received the Golden Hugo in Chicago International Film Festival in 1971. He shined in the role of a naive villager who cannot endure the death of his beloved cow and starts to believe that he is the cow himself. He is known as one of the most prominent actors in Iranian cinema and has been labeled as the greatest actor in history of the cinema of Iran. He has worked with most of the prominent Iranian film directors, including Darius Mehrjui (eight films), Ali Hatami (four films), Nasser Taqvaee, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Behrouz Afkhami and Rakhshan Bani-Etemad. He has been awarded the Crystal Simorgh for the Best Actor twice from the International Fajr Film Festival, for Grand Cinema and The Day of Angel. His work and accomplishments were recognized in October 2006 at the Iran cultural center in Paris.
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