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Saeed Aghakhani

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Saeed Aghakhani is an actor and director who was born in 1972 in Kordestan, Iran. He started his career in television and starred in “The Flight 57” series by Mehran Modiri in 1993. He has won the Crystal Simorgh of Best First Role Actor for “The Long Farewell” directed by Farzad Motamen from Fajr Film Festival. From his notable activities as an actor, “Bad Az Zohre Sagi Sagi” by Mostafa Kiaei, “I Am Diego Maradona” by Bahram Tavakoli and “Swear” by Mohsen Tanabande, and as a director, series such as “Standardized Patient”, “Dozdo Police” and “Zan Baba” can be named.
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Dušan Tarageľ

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Dušan Tarageľ is a graduate of the Academy of Performing Arts, which he completed in 1971 with a red diploma. Immediately after graduating from university, he became a member of the Slovak National Theater. During his rich acting career, he played a number of interesting characters, whether in theater or in films. The most famous films and productions in which he has performed include The Day That Won't Die, The Lost Valley, Sváko Ragan, Christmas Waffles and Ťapákovci. He has also appeared in several series produced by Slovak Television, but his performance has been focused on theater for many years. Thanks to his performances, he has also won several acting awards. He is married, lives in Bratislava and has two daughters. In addition to the theater, however, he also engaged in dubbing acting for many years. At present, he has been permanently involved in the SND drama in Bratislava since his graduation.
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Anna Vagena

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Anna Vagena (June 15, 1947, Larissa) is a Greek actress and politician. She is a graduate of the drama schools of the Karolos Koun Art Theater and the National Theater, while she has also studied at the Law School of Athens. He has participated in many theater performances, among them The Glass World, The Churchmen, Triseugeni, Prometheus Bound and Camino Real. Her most important film participation is the lead role in the film Anna's Consul by Pantelis Voulgaris, which won her the award for Best Actress at the Thessaloniki festival in 1979. Other films he has acted in are Visibility Zero, The Great Lover, Operation Kraipe-The Tomb of the Third Reich, Where Do They Go for the Havuza? and The King. In the 1980s he participated in the ERT2 comedy TV series The Vangelitsa Channel, in the ET1 drama series "The Trip That Kills" (1992), while he also acted in various video films. In the period 1996-1997 he participated in Mega's successful series, Because of Honor. In 1999 she founded the "Metaxourgeio" Theater together with her husband Loukianos Kilaidonis. In 2006 he published the book My Thessalian Theater, published by Kedros publications.
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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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Angell Conwell

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Angell Conwell (born August 2, 1983) is an American actress. Conwell was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina and moved to Columbia, South Carolina at the age of 2. She attended Seven Oaks Elementary School in Columbia where she was the first African-American student body president. In 1994, she moved to Los Angeles to film the TV pilot "On Our Own". She also starred in films such as Soul Plane and Baby Boy and appeared in TV productions and series like What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway, One on One and Cuts. She also appeared in one episode of That's So Raven. Conwell was also appearing in the music video of Nelly and the St. Lunatics "Batter Up" which was released in September 2001, and "Ride wit Me" which has been released on April 24, 2001. In December, 2010 Conwell began airing in the recurring role of attorney Leslie Michaelson on the number-one-rated CBS daytime drama, "The Young and the Restless". Description above from the Wikipedia article Angell Conwell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Marjean Holden

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An actress, stunt woman, dancer and martial artist and was raised in Vail, Colorado. She started acting from the age of 9, well being from the family of entertainers, she already knew her profession. As a youngster, she showed multiple skills in her school plays, and also in sports. Later she started martial arts training in boxing and Wun Hop Kuen Do, which she used in most of her action-fighting films. With her athletic abilities and martial arts, she entered in the world of motion pictures as an actress and stunt woman. Some of her stunt work was in Bulletproof (1996), Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) and Blade (1998).
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Larissa Manoela

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Larissa Manoela Taques Elias Santo (2000), known as Larissa Manoela, was born on December 28, 2000, in Guarapuava, Paraná. She is the daughter of real estate consultant Gilberto Elias Santos and educator Silvana Taques. At the age of 4, while shopping with her mother at a supermarket, she was discovered by a talent scout who recommended her to an agency. At 5, she participated in the "Projeto Passarela" contest, where she emerged as the first among 300 children. Her first TV appearance was in 2006, playing herself in the series "Mothern" on GNT channel. In the same year, she acted in the play "A Noviça Rebelde" as Greti. In 2010, she portrayed Dalva de Oliveira as a child in the series "Dalva e Hervelto: uma Canção de Amor." She also appeared as Lequinha in the series "Na Fama e na Lama" on Multishow. Additionally, in 2010, she played Baby June in the play "Gypsy." In 2011, Larissa Manoela made her debut in cinema in "Essa Maldita Vontade de Ser Pássaro" as Pedrita. That same year, she starred in the film "O Palhaço," directed and starring Selton Melo, in the role of Guilhermina. The movie was Brazil's submission for the 2013 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. In theater, also in 2011, she performed in "As Bruxas de Eastwich" as Maria Clara. Her success as an actress and a long-term contract with SBT led Larissa's parents to move from Paraná to São Paulo to support her career. In 2012, SBT aired the soap opera "Corações Feridos," where she played Viviane. That same year, SBT created a children's time slot in prime time with the school-based soap opera "Carrossel," where she portrayed Maria Joaquina, a role that became a major hit. In 2013, Larissa starred in SBT's series "Patrulha Salvadora" as Maria Joaquina, a character that brought her nationwide recognition. In 2014, she released her first album, "Com Você." In 2015, SBT launched the soap opera "Cúmplices de um Resgate," written by Iris Abravanel, wife of Silvio Santos, where Larissa played the twins Manoela and Isabela, the evil twin. In July 2015, "Carrossel: o Filme," a co-production of SBT, directed by Alexandre Boury and Maurício Eça, was released in cinemas and achieved box office success. In December 2015, SBT renewed Larissa Manoela's contract for another two years. On her 15th birthday, Larissa celebrated with a fairy tale-themed party attended by friends and family in São Paulo. She publicly announced her relationship with João Guilherme, son of the singer Leonardo, who portrayed Joaquim in the soap opera "Cúmplices de um Resgate." The actress received nominations such as "Revelation" at the Extra Television Award (2012) and "Best Child Actress" at the Contigo Award (2013). In 2013, she won the Troféu Imprensa for "Revelation Actress." In 2014, she received the Troféu Imprensa for "Revelation Actress" for her role as Maria Joaquina in the soap opera Carrossel.
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Catherine Jacob

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Catherine Jacob (born 16 December 1956) is a French film and theatrical actress who has won a César Award for her role in Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988), and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Tatie Danielle (1990), Merci la vie (1991) and Neuf mois (1994). She has been two-time president of the Lumières Award. She is known for her voice and her charisma. Born in Paris on 16 December 1956, Catherine Jacob spent part of her childhood and adolescence in Compiègne, where she was educated at primary school and then Pierre d'Ailly High School. Her father was a dental surgeon and her mother an orthodontist. She has a younger brother. After obtaining a diploma in architecture, Catherine Jacob moved to Paris. From 1978 to 1980, she studied acting at the Cours Florent, then located on Saint Louis Island. She started to act in the early 1980s as an extra in movies like Swann in Love by Volker Schlöndorff (1984), Les Nanas by Annick Lanoë (1985), State of Grace by Jacques Rouffio (1986) and Malady of Love by Jacques Deray (1987). She also appeared in TV movies and TV series like Dickie-roi by Guy Lefranc, Toutes griffes dehors by Michel Boisrond, Julien Fontanes, magistrat, Marie Pervenche, Sentiments and Qui c'est ce garçon? by Nadine Trintignant in minor roles. In 1985, she wrote and starred in her first one-woman show called Welcome to the Club, directed by Rémi Chenylle, drawing eleven portraits of characters. She appeared in several festivals with her show and toured with it the following year. In 1988 she played Marie-Thérèse in the cult film Life Is a Long Quiet River by Étienne Chatiliez. The movie was a huge success, and Jacob won the César Award for Most Promising Actress. She also played in the TV miniseries Le vent des moissons alongside Annie Girardot. That same year, she and Jacques Bonnaffé also had a huge success with the play Paris-Nord - Attractions pour noces et banquets. It was planned to be shown only for 10 nights, but due to the success, the play continued for three years. In 1989, she continued her tour with the play Paris-Nord - Attractions pour noces et banquets. She got a supporting role in Les Maris, les Femmes, les Amants by Pascal Thomas, with Jean-François Stévenin and Michel Robin. She starred in two TV movies: L'été de la révolution with Bruno Cremer and Brigitte Fossey and Le vagabond de la Bastille by Michel Andrieu. She also appeared in an episode of the TV series Imogène with Dominique Lavanant. In 1990, she ended her tour with the play Paris-Nord - Attractions pour noces et banquets after three years. She appeared in the second movie of the director Étienne Chatiliez, Tatie Danielle with Tsilla Chelton, Isabelle Nanty and Karin Viard. It was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. The movie was again a big success at the box office, well received by the critics and became a cult movie. Jacob was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress. ... Source: Article "Catherine Jacob (actress)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Fernando Poe Jr.

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Ronald Allan Kelley Poe (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), better known as Fernando Poe, Jr. and colloquially known as FPJ and Da King, was a Filipino actor. During the latter part of his career, Poe was defeated by incumbent President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the 2004 Philippine Presidential elections, a result roundly believed to have been fraudulent. His long career as an action film star earned him the moniker "King of Philippine Movies" (often shortened to Da King). Poe was posthumously declared a National Artist of the Philippines for Film on 23 May 2006 by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The award was confirmed by President Benigno Aquino III on 20 July 2012, and was presented to his family on 16 August. Ronald Allan K. Poe was the son of Filipino actor Allan Fernando R. Poe (Fernando Poe, Sr.) and Elizabeth Kelley, an American. He was born in San Carlos City, Pangasinan. His parents were not yet legally married when he was born on August 20, 1939, although his parents were later married in 1940. His opponents tried to derail his bid for the presidency when they sought to disqualify him as an illegitimate son of a non-Filipino mother. He was the second among six siblings and it was his brother Andy who was really named Fernando Poe, Jr. which FPJ later adopted, to bank on the popularity of his father who was a top actor in his time. Conrad Poe, a Filipino actor is FPJ's half-brother, the illegitimate son of the late Fernando Poe Sr. and actress Patricia Mijares. Pou is the original spelling of the family's surname from his grandfather, playwright Lorenzo Pou, a Catalan migrant from Majorca, Spain, who ventured into mining and business in the Philippines.
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Debojyoti Mishra

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Debojyoti Mishra, is an Indian film composer. He became popular with his minimalist classical compositions for the Hindi film Raincoat, directed by Rituparno Ghosh. His work on films like Chokher Bali, Bariwali, Arekti premer golpo, Memories in March was acclaimed. He also worked on Bengali films, Chaturanga and Sesher Kobita, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. The songs he composed for the Bengali film Autograph starring Prasenjit Chatterjee, Nandana Sen and Indraneil Sengupta, gained immense popularity. All the songs of this film created a new vibration in Bengali film music. His composition for Titli was immensely praised as well which includes the famous song "Megh Pioner Bager Vitor" sung by Srikanto. He has also composed music for the Malayalam film Calcutta News, which was set in Kolkata. Mishra has expressed his talent through painting also. He is a self-taught artist and exhibited his first solo show in December 2012 in ICCR Kolkata by one of youngest art curator of India, Jyotirmoy Bhttacharya. The composer was inspired to become a painter by the Indian painter Jogen Chowdhury. The show was very successful and his mastery of color contrast, ideas of composition and musical touch to the canvas was highly appreciated by master artists of India as well as art critics and media. Debojyoti Mishra's first solo violin album “Tagore on Strings” was launched in 2015.
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