Trending

Popular people

Maureen Mountcastle

Biography

Maureen Mountcastle is an actress and producer, who also coaches new actors. Maureen created Lumina Talent Development to provide a path for new actors to get started in their careers. She teaches auditioning for film and television. She graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 1987 with a BA in Dramatic Art. She transitioned from stage to Film/TV when the film business started picking up in NC in the early 2000's. She has produced 2 films: a feature length called TrainWreck written and directed by Valley Girl's Andy Lane and starring R Keith Harris opposite Maureen. The short film she produced "Suit Yourself" was presented at the Durango Film Festival ,the Cape Fear Film Festival and the Kent Film Festival. She appeared as Janet Reno's secretary opposite Jane Lynch in Manhunt: Unabomber and Mrs Hoover in The Gifted. She has also appeared in Under the Dome, Eastbound and Down, and One Tree Hill. You may also recognize her from those funny Mellow Mushroom commercials if you're an ACC football/basketball fan.
Read more

Walter Williamson

Biography

From earliest childhood, Walter Williamson wanted to be an actor. During his teen years in Richmond Virginia he acted, wrote, designed and directed for numerous community theaters before beginning formal studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. Mentoring by Robert John Versteeg at Louisburg College in North Carolina followed. Tapped by director Joe Layton to play Gov. White in the long running Paul Green outdoor drama, The Lost Colony, Williamson helped found the annual Elizabethan Festival there before going off to London as an international finalist for The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. On his return he began a series of jobs in dinner theaters, stock companies and repertory companies all over the east coast. The Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia was his first Equity assignment, followed by long associations with The Flat Rock Playhouse and The Virginia Museum Theater. New York called and Williamson worked constantly in OffBroadway and touring productions for several years. A long standing interest in writing surfaced and Williamson produced four books directed at young readers about theater and other subjects along with several plays. A move to Los Angeles in the early 1990s brought about several assignments for Adam Sandler as well as numerous other roles. Currently he divides his time between acting and writing and has recently sold his first screenplay. Single now, Williamson has one daughter by a previous marriage who just graduated from college.
Read more

Svetlana Khodchenkova

Biography

Svetlana Khodchenkova is a Russian actress, known for her roles in Blagoslovite zhenshchinu (2003) and in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). She was born Svetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova on January 21, 1983, in Moscow and spent her childhood in Zheleznodorozhny, a small city about 6 miles east of Moscow, Russia. She was raised by a single mother, attended a public school, and once dreamed of becoming a medical doctor. In 1998, at the age of 15, she started a career as a fashion model in Moscow, and also made a few international gigs. In 2000 she began her studies at the Moscow Institute of World Economics, but quit in favor of acting. From 2001 to 2005 she studied acting at the Shchukin Theatrical School of the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There she attended the class of Nina Doroshina and Alekandr Lyubimtsev, graduating in 2005 as actress. While a student, she starred in films of directors Stanislav Govorukhin, and Viktor Merezhko, and also appeared in popular Russian TV series. In 2008, she earned the best actress award at Gdynya Polish Film Festival, for the leading role in Mala Moskwa (2008). In 2012, she won COFCA Award for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). On December 13, 2005, she married her classmate, actor Vladimir Yaglych, and also took her husband's name, changing her name from Svetlana Khodchenkova to Svetlana Yaglych.The couple married on the 13th on purpose; because all their filming contracts were signed on the 13th, they believed that 13 would keep working as a good number for them. However, their marriage did not last, ending in divorce. Svetlana has been involved in several stage productions of Independent stage project in Moscow. She made stellar appearances in such plays, as "Moulin Rouge Hospital" and "Theatre with and without rules" earning herself much critical acclaim. Outside of her acting profession, Svetlana is skilled in horse-back riding. She is also fond of winter sports, such as alpine skiing: she practiced her downhill at the ski resort of Courchevel, France. Source IMDB, original author Steve Shelokhonov
Read more

Judy Greer

Biography

Judith Therese Evans (born July 20, 1975), known professionally as Judy Greer, is an American actress. She is primarily known as a character actress, who has appeared in a wide variety of films. She first rose to prominence in the late 1990s to early 2000s, appearing in the films Jawbreaker (1999), What Women Want (2000), 13 Going on 30 (2004), 27 Dresses (2008), and Love & Other Drugs (2010). Greer also expanded into other genres, with roles in such films as Adaptation (2002), The Village (2004), The Descendants (2011), Carrie (2013), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Jurassic World (2015), Ant-Man (2015), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Halloween (2018), and Halloween Kills (2021). She made her directorial debut with the comedy-drama film A Happening of Monumental Proportions (2017). On television, Greer is best known for her starring voice role as Cheryl Tunt in the FXX animated comedy series Archer (2009–present). She also had roles in the comedy series The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019), Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013-2019), Two and a Half Men (2003–2015), Married (2014–2015), and Kidding (2018–2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Judy Greer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Read more

Stacey Dash

Biography

Stacey Dash was born in the Bronx, New York. Stacy knew that she wanted to act, and from an early age began to act professionally. She made regular appearances on The Cosby Show (1984), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), and also St. Elsewhere (1982). At 21 she made her feature film debut in Enemy Territory (1987), which was quickly followed by Moving (1988), in which she played Richard Pryor's teenage daughter. Four years later she was in Mo' Money (1992), with Damon Wayans. In 1994 she starred with Mark Wahlberg in Renaissance Man (1994). In 1995 she did the provocative erotic thriller Illegal in Blue (1995) and later that year got her big break when was cast as Dionne in the hit comedy Clueless (1995). She went on to star in the UPN sitcom Clueless (1996) that was based on the movie, and which lasted for two years. During that time she completed Oliver Stone's Cold Around the Heart (1997) and also the independent film Personals (1999). After leaving "Clueless" in 1999, Stacey seems to be moving along nicely. She has recently appeared in The Painting (2001) and Paper Soldiers (2002).
Read more

Sean Connery

Biography

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
Read more

Brian Davies

Biography

Brian created VideasFilms in 1983 when he wrote, produced and directed "Cursed Woods", the 18 minute short horror/slasher movie. He went on to produce another eight movies between 1984 and 1992 before taking a break from film-making to concentrate on learning more about his other passion, theatre. He spent many years learning about stage craft, he became a part of a number of theatrical groups including R.A.D.S (The Rhosneigr Amateur Dramatic Society), The Holyhead Theatre Club and The Ucheldre Repertory Company. He was also a founder member of Holyhead's Loose Cannons. Since 1992, Brian has appeared in many theatre productions all over the UK and in Ireland.
Read more

Dempsey Pappion

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dempsey Pappion (born August 27, 1979) is an American film actor, known for doing TV series and roles in movies. Pappion was born in Lake Charles, LA. He started his acting career in 1999 starting in his first TV series star in Undressed only in 2 episodes, and then starred in his first film leading role in The Red Sneakers in 2002 which came on television (TV). Dempsey has also been in several TV commercials, for Taco Bell, Mc Donalds, Papa Johns Pizza, Honda Civic, T-Mobile, and Coca-Cola. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dempsey Pappion, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Read more

Shane Taylor

Biography

Shane Taylor is an American Professional wrestler. One of the largest, most intimidating stars in Ring of Honor history, Shane Taylor made a splash in Ring of Honor interfering in a No Disqualification ROH World Tag Team Title bout. Having an axe to grind with challenger Ray Rowe, Taylor helped cost Rowe and his partner Hanson the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Since then, Taylor has been a dominant tag team competitor with an eye on singles competition. In tag team bouts, the monstrous Cleveland native was not afraid to mix it up with and hold his own against brawlers like War Machine and the Briscoes. Now, Taylor uses splashes, slams, and unrelenting violence to take it to ROH stars. With his eyes set on ROH World singles gold, Taylor called out Jay Briscoe, one of only three men to hold the ROH World Championship more than once. Looking to make a statement, Taylor is has made his statement calling out of the all-time Ring of Honor greats. With an unmatched combination of size and strength, Taylor has the tools to quickly rise up the ROH singles ranks and assert his dominance.
Read more

Jale Arıkan

Biography

Jale Arikan was born in Istanbul. At the age of 6 she moved with her parents to Berlin. After her matriculation she studied at a Drama school in Berlin with Hanny Herter. At the age of 17 she worked as a TV announcer for the ‘First German Television’ (ARD). In 1996 she moved to New York where she played numerous roles in both TV and feature films. From 1997 to 2003 she lived and worked in Los Angeles. Since 2004 she has been living in Berlin and working in Istanbul as well as in Munich. She has also featured in many locations such as Morocco and Portugal.
Read more