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Kiah Alexandria Clingman

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Driven. Focused. Relentless. Kiah Alexandria Clingman, a dynamic content creator, blends her corporate skills with creative talents. Notably, she produced "Black Santa" at Hillman Grad Productions for Tribeca Film Festival '22. "Black Butterflies" premiered on BET, July '22, while her series "Hard Drive," which she produced and starred in, debuted in September '22. Her web-series "Outlandish" boasts over half a million YouTube views and was considered by Issa Rae Productions for Season 2. Recognized as a 2020 Southern Producers Lab fellow, Kiah's SAG short film "Eavesdropping on the Elders" earned 17 selections, including winning "Best Film" at the Seattle Black Film Festival and Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival. "Eavesdropping" secured distribution on KweliTV in May '22. -August '22
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Berrit Kvorning

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Skuespiller. Født 14/9 1949. Udannet på Statens Teaterskole 1971-74. Har spillet en lang række roller ved skiftende teatre og medvirket i diverse tv-serier siden begyndelsen af 90'erne. Uddrag fra Morten Piils "Danske filmskuespillere" (Gyldendal, 2003): Hun er en udpræget teaterskuespiller, som trods et dukkekønt ydre kun har haft få filmroller. Efter at have debuteret i en birolle i den satiriske tegne-/realfilm "Prins Piwi" (1974) fik hun hovedrollen i "Piger i trøjen 2" (1976) som den kvindelige karrieresoldat, der i årevis har narret sin mand (Klaus Pagh) til at tro, at hun blot er hjemmegående husmor. En kompetent præstation. Hun er en lidt overklassepræget og derfor suspekt gravid kvinde i Dea Trier Mørch-filmatiseringen "Vinterbørn" (1978) og glider godt ind i ensemblespillet. Derefter går der 11 år, før hun igen dukker op på lærredet, denne gang som opslidset sygeplejerske i ledtog med skurken i "Jydekompagniet 3" (1989). Efter yderligere ti år har hun en lille rolle som Sidse Babett Knudsens chef i Susanne Biers "Den eneste ene" (1999). [Uddrag fra "Danske filmskuespillere" slut]
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Janna Levin

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Janna Levin is an American theoretical cosmologist and an associate professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College. She earned a PhD in theoretical physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993, and a Bachelor of Science in astronomy and physics with a concentration in philosophy at Barnard College in 1988, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Much of her work deals with looking for evidence to support the proposal that our universe might be finite in size due to its having a nontrivial topology. Other work includes black holes and chaos theory. She joined the faculty at Barnard College in January 2004 and is currently the recipient Tow Professor grant.
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Katie Holmes

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Kate Noelle "Katie" Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress and director. Born in Toledo, Ohio, teen modelling led to a supporting role in Ang Lee's The Ice Storm, before she found international fame as Joey Potter on the teen drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003. She transitioned to film in her hiatuses between seasons, appearing in movies including Doug Liman's Go, Curtis Hanson's Wonder Boys, and Joel Schumacher's Phone Booth. During promotion for her role in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, Holmes began a highly publicized relationship with actor Tom Cruise. The couple were engaged within two months of meeting, with Holmes converting from Roman Catholicism to the Church of Scientology, and Cruise flamboyantly professing his love for her during a controversial episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Months later, the couple produced a daughter, Suri, before marrying in November 2006. Holmes went on to make her Broadway debut in a revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons, portray Jacqueline Kennedy in the Reelz mini-series The Kennedys, and launched a short-lived fashion line. Holmes filed for divorce from Cruise in July 2012, gaining custody of her daughter and moving to New York, where she returned to the Roman Catholic Church. While tabloids have long speculated on the circumstances of the couple's divorce, Holmes has declined to speak publicly on the matter. Following her divorce, Holmes returned to film with roles in The Giver, Woman in Gold and Steven Soderbergh's Logan Lucky, and recurred on the Showtime series Ray Donovan. In 2016, she made her feature directorial debut with the mother-daughter drama All We Had.
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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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Philippe De Lacy

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Philippe De Lacy a.k.a. Philippe deLacy (July 25, 1917 – July 29, 1995) was a former silent film era child actor. Born during World War I, the already fatherless Philippe lost his mother and five siblings when a German shell devastated the family home. Only two days old at the time of tragedy, the boy was kept alive, but barely, in the basement of his grandmother's house. He was adopted by Mrs. Edith De Lacy, who was associated with the U.S. Woman's Overseas Hospital. After the war ended, Mrs. De Lacy brought Philippe to America, where his stunning looks soon created opportunities for him as a model for magazine advertisements. His modeling assignments brought him to the attention of Hollywood, and he appeared in his first film in a bit part at the age of four. Phillipe's childhood story was used as the subject of a fictional children's book, Little Philippe of Belgium, written by Madeline Brandeis as part of her "Children of the World" series. De Lacy freelanced for several studios in the 1920s, but mostly for Paramount. In 1924 he played the role of Michael Darling in the classic silent version of Peter Pan, with Betty Bronson. He played the young Don Juan at ten years of age in John Barrymore's Don Juan (1926), and in 1927 he played the young prince Karl Heinrich in Ernst Lubitsch's memorable The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg, which also starred Ramon Novarro and Norma Shearer. Also in 1927 he starred with Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in Love, an updated version of the Tolstoy novel Anna Karenina in which he played the young son of Anna, Serezha Karenin. When the sound era arrived De Lacy's acting career was declining, and he never made the transition from child actor to adult. Apart from his films, De Lacy also did some work in the theatre. However he had lost his boyish charm by his early teens and retired from the screen in the early 1930s. De Lacy concentrated on the production end of films as a producer, director and cinematographer. He became an assistant to director Louis De Rochemont and worked with him in the 1940 film The Ramparts We Watch. Eventually he became an executive with the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency, a position he held for over 25 years. De Lacy’s first credit was in 1942 as an editorial associate for the US armed forces propaganda film We Are The Marines. Radio and television announcer Westbrook Van Voorhis provided the narration for the documentary, which was effectively a full-length fighting feature. In 1944 De Lacy was involved in another documentary, this time for the US Navy, filmed aboard the carrier Yorktown. The narrators in this documentary were actors Robert Taylor (who was actually a lieutenant in the navy at the time) and Charles Boyer who supplied the French narration. De Lacy was the cinematographer in The Fighting Lady and had three real life naval commanders to assist him. This film won the 1945 Oscar for Best Documentary. De Lacy then turned his hand to directing a television series in 1950, and in addition, he also became manager of a local Hollywood television station.
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Vannarah Riggs

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better known under her ring name Su Yung, is an American female professional wrestler, currently signed to Impact Wrestling. She is also known for her time in WWE's developmental territory, FCW, under the name Sonia. She also currently competes at Shine Wrestling. fter moving to Memphis, Tennessee in 2007 to become a professional wrestler. She has worked for several promotions including Lady Sports, MLL, GCW, and Jerry Lawler's Memphis Wrestling. In February 2010, Riggs made her debut for Main Event Championship Wreslting as a villainess under the name Su Yung and defeated Tracy Taylor. Florida Championship Wrestling (2010-2011) In May 2010, Riggs was signed to a developmental contract with WWE. On September 18, 2010, she made her debut at FCW house show under the name Vannah, sharing ring announcing with Matt Martlaro. The next month her name was changed to Sonia. She made her FCW in-ring debut as a heel on December 2, 2010 at a house show losing to AJ Lee. In mid-2011, Sonia teamed up with Audrey Marie in a losing effort against AJ and Aksana. On July 8, Sonia was defeated by Aksana in a triple-threat match for the FCW Divas Championship that also included Naomi. On August 8, 2011, she was released from her developmental contract. SHIMMER Women Athletes (2011-present) Su Yung debuted for SHIMMER Women Athletes on October 1, 2011 in a dark match at Volume 41; teaming with Kimberly Maddox and Veda Scott in a losing effort against Buggy Nova, Jessie Brooks, and She Nay Nay. In another dark match at Volume 43, Su was defeated by KC Spinelli. On October 27, 2012, Su was defeated by Sassy Stephie at Volume 50 and again by Miss Natural the following day at Volume 52.
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Petr Kostka

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​Petr Kostka se narodil v Říčanech u Prahy. Pochází ze starého divadelního rodu, jehož kořeny sahají až do 1. poloviny 19. století. Jeho otcem byl herec Jiří Kostka. Po maturitě na Vyšší hospodářské škole složil v roce 1957 úspěšně zkoušky na DAMU. Studium ale nedokončil a v roce 1960 nastoupil do Městských divadel pražských. První filmové role ztvárnil s úspěchem už v 2. ročníku DAMU, ale definitivně se u diváků i odborné kritiky prosadil v roce 1960 snímkem VYŠŠÍ PRINCIP, kde hrál jednoho ze studentů popravených za stanného práva. Následovala strmá herecká kariéra. V následujících desetiletích patřil k nejobsazovanějším a velice populárním českým hercům. S přehledem hrál hlavní i vedlejší postavy, z významných rolí lze uvést např. postavu sedláka Petra ze snímku Karla Zemana BLÁZNOVA KRONIKA, šlechtického mladíka v televizní středověké detektivce ZLOČIN NA ZLENICÍCH HRADĚ, šlechtice Millese z historického televizního filmu Ludvíka Ráži PRIC A CHUĎAS nebo dvojroli bratrů Burešových coby pilotů kosmické lodi ve sci-fi Jindřicha Poláka ZÍTRA VSTANU A OPAŘÍM SE ČAJEM. Měl mimořádně rozsáhlý herecký rejstřík, byl obsazován do nejrůznějších žánrů od psychologických dramat přes dobrodružné filmy až k ryzím komediím. Ty měl ostatně nejraději. Diváci si ho mohou pamatovat jako zákeřného Carlose ve Vorlíčkově filmu COŽ TAKHLE DÁT SI ŠPENÁT nebo jako věčně nervózního a uhoněného pana Nováka v komediích PÁTEK NENÍ SVÁTEK a V PODSTATĚ JSME NORMÁLNÍ. Objevil se jako jeden z hlavních hrdinů podprůměrného seriálu INŽENÝRSKÁ ODYSEA. V 80. letech zájem filmařů o jeho služby poněkud poklesl a více ho vytěžovala televize. Zahrál si v řadě seriálů, mezi ty, kde měl významný prostor, patří SANITKA, SYNOVÉ A DCERY JAKUBA SKLÁŘE nebo MY HOLKY Z MĚSTEČKA. V řadě dalších se objevil v epizodních rolích. V 90. letech se nejčastěji objevoval v televizních pohádkách a inscenacích. Ztvárnil jednoho z kriminalistů v oblíbeném seriálu HŘÍCHY PRO PÁTERA KNOXE a divácky vděčnou postavu penzionovaného vrchního strážmistra Šiktance v úspěšných ČETNICKÝCH HUMORESKÁCH. Pokud jde o divadelní angažmá, v roce 1974 přešel do Národního divadla, kde hrál v řadě prestižních představení, jako byl Hamlet nebo Vévodkyně valdštejnských vojsk. V roce 1994 přestoupil do souboru Divadla na Vinohradech, kde působí dodnes. Ve významných rolích se objevil např. ve hrách Smutek patří Elektře, Královna Kristina nebo Král se baví. V roce 2003 se stal nositelem divadelní ceny Thálie. Z rozsáhlé práce na poli dabingu vyčnívá např. postava Mikoláše (František Velecký) z historické fresky MARKÉTA LAZAROVÁ či esesáka Kukucka (Oleg Tabakov) ze snímku KUKAČKA V TEMNÉM LESE. Za nadabování detektiva Poirota ve stejnojmenném seriálu obdržel cenu Františka Filipovského. První manželství, ze kterého zůstaly Petru Kostkovi dvě dcery, skončilo tragickou autonehodou jeho ženy Ingrid Kostkové-Vavrouchové. Ovdovělý herec se oženil s kolegyní z Městských divadel pražských Carmen Mayerovou. Narodila se jim dcera Tereza Kostková, dnes úspěšná herečka a moderátorka. Petr Kostka je dnes již vícenásobným dědečkem.
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Emily Keefe

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Emily Keefe is an actor, singer, and producer. She has led 5 feature films, most recently movie musical Intermedium (2023). She has appeared in many other feature length and short films, and on TV shows like The Blacklist (2013), Crashing (2017), and Billions (2016). Her music video, Cenza: Unhinged (2022), which she created, performed in, and produced, premiered at Hollyshorts, New York Shorts International Film Festival, and 9 other film festivals, receiving 5 awards. She produces films and music videos with her partner, Jean-Luc McMurtry and his production company VLV Media & Records.
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Groucho Marx

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Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian and film star famed as a master of wit. His rapid-fire delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers.He made 13 feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show You Bet Your Life. His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture, glasses, cigars, and a thick greasepaint mustache and eyebrows. Description above from the Wikipedia article Groucho Marx, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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