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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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Bea Palya

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Bea Palya (born Beáta Palya in Makó, 11 November 1976) is a Hungarian folk and world music singer and songwriter, sometimes appearing in films as an actress or singer. In her early years she was influenced by Hungarian folk songs, Bulgarian, Jewish and Gypsy music, following her multiple ethnic roots. Side by side with her musical career, she developed a career in the film industry. She sang the title song for the Hungarian film Portugal (2000). As an amateur actress, Palya appeared in a supporting role in Miklós Jancsó's A mohácsi vész (2004). She played a more important role in French film Transylvania (2006), and sang in Kolorado Kids (2010). In 2017, she made her feature film debut with a leading role in Etienne Comar's biographical film, Django (2017) as the gypsy wife of the title character, guitarist Django Reinhardt. She grew up in the Hungarian village Bag, where she danced and sang in the local dance-group. She continued her education in Budapest at Apáczai Csere János Gimnázium, than studied ethnography at Eötvös Loránd University. She graduated in 2002. Initially, she sang in the Hungarian folk music groups Zurgó and Laokoón and began her solo career in 2002. She performs Hungarian and Bulgarian folk music as well as jazz and world music. She also studied both Indian and Persian music. Source: Article "Bea Palya" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Ana Serradilla

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Ana Isabel Serradilla Garcia, known simply as Ana Serradilla in the art world, is an actress born in the city of M xico, on August 9, 1978. Because of its beautiful image and great presence gave start to his career in television, doing business and being part of the Mexican campaign "live drug-free". While he was studying graphic design at the Universidad Intercontinental, she was invited by the school of TV azteca in 1998, to hone his skills as an actress, therefore only it could be part of higher education for five months. Very diligent to his acting classes at the mentioned school of dramatic art, Ana nor could follow studies at all, because soon become student was discovered and was selected for the lead role in the production of "Chiquititas", a production of Azteca and Telefe in Argentina. Then do the telenovela in the Argentina capital, Ana returns to his country where again takes up his acting classes at the CEFAC, on this occasion their teachers would be H ctor Mendoza and Raul Quintanilla. Again selected to participate in the Mexican soap opera "Life in the mirror", he shared his time recording sets and classes. In this production, Ana gives life to Paulita, partner of actor Diego Luna. After time, would have a special series performance "Bewitch me", Mexican version of the remembered series Bewitched American, played by the late Elizabeth Montgomery. Would be the actress protagonist in the series "Lo que callamos las mujeres" and "Moment of decision" some time later. Ana Serradilla also had some shares on the big screen, and made his debut with the short film Tomas Farkas the Goblin of the clock in 1999, subsequently awarded and recognized as best short film at the Film Festival in Milan. He received a nomination for female revelation in the goddesses of silver, for his first leading role in the feature film a rare world. Between September 2003 and March 2004 becomes member of the cast of the telenovela "Mirada de mujer, the return", in the role of Carolina and sharing credits with Ang lica Aragon cr, Ari Telch, Evangelina Elizondo and Mauricio Ochman, among others. Several other projects led her to participate in 2006 on "Champions" in the role of Isabel Chaparro. That same year he appears in the film Cansada de besar sapos, where she plays a girl tired of men, became staying in "Hombreriega". This production was one of the best contemporary comedies made in M xico. A year after working in film directed and which also acts Gael Garcia Bernal "D deficit" and for 2008 it participates in the series "Desperate housewives" version in Spanish of "Desesperate Housewives" in the role of Gabriela Solis. His most recent work has been in the series of TV Azteca of 2010 titled "Drowning", playing the role of Lucia Santos.
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Dabbs Greer

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert William "Dabbs" Greer (April 2, 1917 – April 28, 2007) was an American actor who performed many diverse supporting roles in film and television for over 50 years. His distinctive voice and southern accent was a good fit for shows featuring rustic characters, especially westerns. He also was portrayed on other shows as a minister, and is probably best remembered as the Reverend Robert Alden in NBC's Little House on the Prairie. Earlier, Greer had a recurring role as Coach Ossie Weiss in the NBC sitcom Hank.
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Natalie Zea

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​Natalie Zea (born March 17, 1975 height 5' 5" (1,65 m)) is an American actress known for her roles as Gwen Hotchkiss on the NBC daytime soap Passions, socialite Karen Darling on Dirty Sexy Money on ABC and Winona Hawkins on Justified on FX crime drama Justified (2010-2013), and as Claire Matthews in Fox series The Following (2013). Zea was born in Harris County, Texas, and attended Monahans High School, graduating in 1993.She then graduated from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City in 1995. Zea had a few small film roles before joining the cast of NBC daytime soap opera Passions in 2000 as Gwen Hotchkiss, replacing exiting actress Liza Huber. Zea left the show in 2002, and was replaced by Huber. Zea later guest-starred in several primetime shows, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2001. In 2004, she had a recurring role on the FX police drama The Shield playing a love interest of Michael Chiklis' Vic Mackey. In 2005, Zea won her first regular role in primetime, on the short-lived ABC drama series Eyes. Her next major role was on the ABC primetime soap opera Dirty Sexy Money, playing spoiled socialite Karen Darling. The soap aired from 2007 to 2009, and was canceled after two seasons. In 2009, she had a recurring role during the first season of the HBO comedy series Hung. Zea also guest-starred on Two and a Half Men, Without a Trace, Medium, Franklin & Bash, Person of Interest, and Californication. In film, Zea had small role of 2010 comedy The Other Guys. In 2010, Zea began starring as series regular during the first three seasons of the FX drama Justified, changing to a recurring role from Season 4. In 2013 she starred in the major role of Dr. Claire Matthews, the estranged wife of a serial killer, in the Fox thriller drama The Following. The same year, she had a recurring role as Maxine Seagrave, a drug and gambling kingpin, on the CBS summer series Under the Dome. Later that year, Zea was cast in her first lead role of the Amazon comedy pilot The Outlaws. Description above from the Wikipedia article Natalie Zea, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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James Wan

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James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is a Malaysia-born Australian film director, screenwriter, producer, and comic book writer. He has primarily worked in the horror genre as the co-creator of the "Saw" and "Insidious" franchises and the creator of "The Conjuring" universe. Wan is also the founder of Atomic Monster, which has produced film and television projects. After directing the micro-budget film "Stygian" (2000), Wan made his professional feature directorial debut with "Saw" (2004). The film was a hit and launched a franchise that has grossed more than $1 billion globally. Following a period of setbacks with the underperforming titles "Dead Silence" and "Death Sentence" (both 2007), Wan returned to commercial success with the PG-13 supernatural horror-fantasy "Insidious" (2010), and went on to direct "Insidious: Part 2" (2013) and to produce further sequels in the series. In between his two "Insidious" projects, Wan directed the more traditional supernatural horror film "The Conjuring" (2013), which achieved enormous critical and commercial success and spawned a sprawling set of sequels and spin-offs collectively known as The Conjuring Universe. Wan served as the director of "The Conjuring 2" (2016) while producing subsequent films in the franchise such as "Annabelle" (2014) and "The Nun" (2018). The Conjuring Universe is the second highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2 billion. Outside of horror, Wan directed "Furious 7" (2015), the seventh installment in the "Fast & Furious" franchise, and the DC Extended Universe superhero film "Aquaman" (2018). Both grossed over $1 billion, making Wan the eighth director with two films to reach the milestone. He is the 20th highest-grossing director of all time as of 2021, with his films having grossed over $3.6 billion worldwide.
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Graham Greene

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Graham Greene (born June 22, 1952) is an Indigenous Canadian actor who has built a distinguished career in film, television, and theatre. Known for his versatility and impactful performances, Greene has appeared in numerous acclaimed productions, including The Green Mile (1999), Wind River (2017) and Dances with Wolves (1990). He earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance in Dances with Wolves. Throughout his career, Greene has been celebrated for his contributions to the entertainment industry and remains a respected figure in the acting world. He has been married to Hilary Blackmore since December 20, 1990.
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Kailash Kher

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Kailash Kher is an Indian folk and Indian classical music base playback singer and music composer, he sang songs with a music style influenced by Indian folk music and Sufi music. He was inspired by the classical musician Pandit Kumar Gandharva, Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, and the Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Kher received the Padma Shri award in 2017 from the Indian government. He has also received two Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singer: one for the Bollywood movie Fanaa (2006) and one for the Telugu film Mirchi (2013), along with several other nominations. With his powerful voice and his unique style of music, Kher has established himself as one of the most popular playback singers of India
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Nico Hiraga

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Nico Hiraga (born December 12, 1997) is an American skateboarder and actor. He is known for playing Seth in the 2021 film Moxie and Tanner in the 2019 film Booksmart. Hiraga's roles also include Summer of 17 (2017), Skate Kitchen (2018), Ballers (2015-2019), and North Hollywood (2021). Hiraga is set to be in the upcoming Amazon series The Power and the upcoming film Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nico Hiraga, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Arian Moayed

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Arian Moayed (born April 15, 1980) is an Iranian-American actor, screenwriter, and director. Moayed has received two Tony Award nominations for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performances in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (2011) and A Doll's House (2023). He earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2022 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Stewy Hosseini in HBO's Succession. Born in Tehran (Iran), Moayed has starred in the Broadway plays Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (2011), The Humans (2016) and A Doll's House (2023). He portrayed Todd Spodek in Netflix’s Inventing Anna, as well as his portrayal of Agent P. Cleary in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home and Disney+ series Ms. Marvel. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arian Moayed, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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