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Arnold Vosloo

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arnold Vosloo (born June 16, 1962) is a South African actor, best-known for playing the role of the villain Imhotep in the 1999 film The Mummy, and its 2001 sequel, The Mummy Returns, also known for playing the role of the superhero Darkman in the sequel Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1994) and its 1996 sequel, Darkman III: Die Darkman Die. and more recently, a South African Mercenary named Colonel Coetzee (loosely based on Eeben Barlow) in the film Blood Diamond, a Middle Eastern terrorist named Habib Marwan in the television series 24, and Zartan in the film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
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Stephy Tang Lai-Yan

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Stephy Tang Lai-Yan is a Hong Kong singer and actress. She was formerly the leader of the Cantopop group Cookies. She won the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress in 2017 for her performance in "The Empty Hands", and was nominated twice for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress. She also represented Hong Kong in volleyball since form 1 mainly as a left wing spiker or libero, but gave up to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. In March 2015, Tang, who became a fashion label founder/owner (Loey), got sponsorship from the shop to reassemble a women's volleyball team, with herself being a left wing spiker as well as the captain and founder of the team (she cannot become a captain as a libero), and participated in an open-grade C-class qualifications, where it got a record of a win and a loss. She then led Loey to play charity matches against Chinese National Volleyball team, and had trained in Taiwan against secondary school teams in late 2015.
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Tania Khalill

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Tania Khalill, stage name of Tânia Calil Padis Campos (born July 8, 1977) is a Brazilian actress[3] and television presenter. In 2002 premiered on television in the supporting cast of the soap opera, Sabor da Paixão. In 2004 he participated in the show Galera, TV Cultura, a history teacher making and interprets it the first character of their prominence, the samba Nalva Ferrari in the novel Senhora do Destino, of Aguinaldo Silva, a role that was rumored to Scheila Carvalho and Luma de Oliveira.[10] In 2006, Nikki Ortega lived, a heel in Cobras & Lagartos. In 2008, participated in serious Casos e Acasos and Guerra & Paz. In 2009, around the novels, playing the passionate Duda in Caminho das Índias. On stage, debuted in 1995 with a piece of Naum Alves. Since then he has staged works by Nelson Rodrigues, Short Comedy by Luís Fernando Veríssimo and directed by Wolf Maya, The Suitcase, by Larry Shue and directed by Isser Koriki, along with José Rubens Chachá. In 2002, he participated in SCYSD short film, a film course design at FAAP in 2005 joined the cast of another short, The Opposite Sex, under the direction of Hudson Glauber Finally in 2009, participates in the short Innocent directed by Thiago Luciano and Bob Shultz, who was at the 13th International Film Festival Latino in Los Angeles, United States. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Johnny Martin

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Johnny Michael Martin has began his career as a stuntman, and within a relatively short period of time, graduated to being a stunt coordinator and second-unit director. In those capacities, Johnny has worked on more than 200 films, TV shows, and commercials, and even won the award for Best Stunt Coordinator of the Year for the film “Gone in 60 Seconds." In 2003, Johnny launched his own production company, Martini Films. In 2012, Martini Films partnered with China Film Group (“CFG”) for the feature film “Urban Games”, which was entirely shot in China and Korea. During this production, CFG retained the services of Martini Films to produce a slate of films for CFG. Johnny Martin produced more than 18 films.
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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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Mathilde Seigner

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Mathilde Seigner (born January 17, 1968) is a French actress. Mathilde Seigner was born in Paris, France. She is the granddaughter of the respected French actor Louis Seigner (1903-1991). She is the sister of the actresses Emmanuelle Seigner (and sister-in-law of Roman Polanski) and Marie-Amelie Seigner, and the niece of Françoise Seigner. Since 2006 she has been the partner of Mathieu Petit, a cameraman, and their first child, a son Louis, was born 10 August 2007. Her acting performances have been confined to French language films, but she has appeared in a number of notable productions, including Time Regained. She won the prix Michel Simon in 1995 for her performance in Rosine and the Prix Romy Schneider in 1999, and has been nominated for a César Award three times. She jointly won Best Actress at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2001 for her role in Betty Fisher and Other Stories. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mathilde Seigner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Shabnam Moghadami

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Shabnam Moghadami (شبنم مقدمی) born in 1973 in Tehran, is an Iranian actress and radio narrator. She graduated from Amin Tarokh Actor's school in 2000. She is known for Today (2014), Acre (2013), Laboratory (2012), Kissing the Moon-Like Face (2012), Women Behind Bars (2008), There's Always a Woman in Between (2008), The Earth Child (2008), The Reward of Silence (2007), Zeestan (2002). Moghadami also starred in several Iranian TV shows such as Madineh (2014), Soghoote Yek Fereshteh (2011), Ashpaz Bashi (2009) and Zire Tigh (2006). More recently, Shabnam Moghadami appeared in Borzo Niknejad's second feature film 'Zapas'.
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Prem Nazir

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Abdul Khader, better known by his stage name Prem Nazir, was an Indian film actor best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He is considered one of the all time super stars in Malayalam cinema. He is referred to as the Nithya Haritha Nayakan (Ever Green Hero) of Malayalam cinema. Nazir holds two Guinness World Records: for playing the lead role in a record 725 films, and for playing opposite the same heroine in 130 films (with Sheela). He also holds two other acting records; for acting opposite eighty heroines and for acting in lead roles in thirty nine films which were released in a single year (1979). He is regarded as one of the most successful actors in Indian cinema, and is also known for his powerful performances in films like Iruttinte Athmavu, Kallichellamma, Dhwani, Murappennu,Anubhavangal Paalichakal, Padayottam, Vida Parayum Munpe, Azhakulla Saleena, and Nadhi. Nazir also tried his hand in politics but was unsuccessful. The Government of India has honoured him with the Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, the third and fourth highest civilian honours respectively, for his contribution towards Indiancinema. He died due to measles on 16 January 1989.
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Senta Berger

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Senta Berger (born May 13, 1941) is an Austrian film, stage and television actress, producer and author. Regarded by critics as one of the greatest actresses of the post-war period, and frequently named as one of the leading German-speaking actresses in polls, Berger has received many award nominations for her acting in theatre, film and television; her awards include three Bambi Awards, two Romys, an Adolf Grimme Award, both a Deutscher and a Bayerischer Fernsehpreis, and a Goldene Kamera. Berger married director and producer Michael Verhoeven in 1966. They are the parents of actors Simon and Luca Verhoeven. Description above from the Wikipedia article Senta Berger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Big Daddy Kane

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Antonio Monterio Hardy (born September 10, 1968) better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MCs in Hip Hop. Regarding the name Big Daddy Kane, he said: "The Big Daddy part and the Kane part came from two different things. The Kane part came from my fascination with the Martial Arts flicks when I was young. The Big Daddy came from something that happened on a ski trip one time involving a young lady". Description above from the Wikipedia article Big Daddy Kane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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