AKA Ashley Youmans

Born: April 30, 1985
Location: Beachwood, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6
Weight 118 lb
Ashley Rae Maika DiPietro better known by the stage name Ashley Alexandra Dupré, or as Kristen, the name she used as a call girl, is best known as the woman at the center of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal.
Early life and background
Dupré spent her early childhood in Beachwood, New Jersey, a borough near the Jersey Shore. Her father, William Youmans, owned a landscaping business and also worked as a salesman of surfing accessories. When her parents divorced, Dupré moved to Wall, New Jersey with her mother, Carolyn Capalbo, and her mother's new husband, Mike DiPietro, an oral surgeon. There she attended Old Mill (elementary) School and Wall High School until her sophomore year, when she moved to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, to live with her father.
On her MySpace page, Dupré described leaving home at age 17 to escape a broken family and abuse, but her aunt, Barbara Youmans of Seaside Heights, denied that Dupré had a difficult childhood. "She never had a bad life when she was growing up. She had the best of everything: bicycles, clothing, O'Neill surf boards. ... She was always dressed to kill and got everything she wanted."
In 2004, at the age of 19, Dupré moved to New York City in pursuit of a music career, and worked as a waitress at a dance club called Viscaya in the Chelsea district of Manhattan. She also worked at the clubs Pink Elephant and Retox. Jason Itzler, who ran a New York escort service called NY Confidential from 2003 to 2005, met Dupré while she was working as a cocktail waitress at the Hotel Gansevoort in 2004. Dupré began working for him on the side, using the alias Victoria. NY Confidential was shut down and Itzler sent to prison by Spitzer's New York State Attorney General's office in 2005. Dupré subsequently worked for NY Confidential's former CFO, who had opened Velvet Traces in Brooklyn.
Acquaintances stated that Dupre had expensive tastes, including Cartier and Louis Vuitton consumer goods and trips to Saint-Tropez, France. The sources also stated that several of her tattoos, in Latin and Arabic, were mantras to help keep her clean—including "What does not destroy me makes me stronger," "Protect your own," and "Never give up." None admitted suspecting that she was a sex worker, believing her statements that the cash for her lifestyle came from her wealthy parents.
In 2006, Dupré changed her legal name from Youmans to her stepfather's name of DiPietro, stating that she regarded him as "the only father I have known." In the same year, she answered an ad by the escort agency Emperors Club VIP, and began working for the agency under the alias Kristen. By 2008, Dupré was living in a ninth-floor apartment in the Flatiron District of Manhattan. She maintains that she was concerned about her ability to pay her rent after the man she was living with left following her discovery that he had fathered two children.
Media attention
February 2008 assignation with Spitzer and aftermath
On February 13, 2008, Dupré travelled by Amtrak from New York's Pennsylvania Station to Washington, D.C., for an assignation at the Mayflower Hotel with New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. The arrangements had been made by phone between Spitzer and a booker at Emperors Club VIP, and were monitored by federal investigators who had initiated a wiretap after his bank had filed a suspicious activity report regarding money transfers by Spitzer to a front company operated by the escort service.
Caught on the FBI's wiretap was Dupré's response to the booker's mention of other escorts' difficulties with Spitzer. "I don't think he's difficult," said Dupré. "I mean it's just kind of like, whatever, I'm here for a purpose. I know what my purpose is. I am not a … moron, you know what I mean."
On March 6, federal authorities arrested four individuals involved with Emperors Club VIP, charging them under federal prostitution and money laundering laws. Initial news reports and court documents did not identify the agency's clients or call girls by name, referring to Spitzer as "Client 9" and to Dupré as "Kristen".
On March 10, The New York Times identified Spitzer as "Client 9." Two days later on March 12, the Times identified Dupré as "Kristen." Her mother, Carolyn Capalbo, told the newspaper that her daughter "was a young kid with typical teenage rebellion issues, but we are extremely close now.” Capalbo said she was "shell-shocked" when her daughter called to tell her she had been working as a paid companion.
Dupré's only public comment on the affair remained the brief interview with The New York Times which broke the story of "Kristen's" identity on March 12, in an article accompanied by photographs taken from Dupré's MySpace page. "I just don't want to be thought of as a monster," Dupré told the newspaper. "This has been a very difficult time. It's complicated." On the day the story broke, she posted a message to her MySpace page that said "Yeah, I did it"; it was later changed to read, "Thank you for your support, it means a lot to me." Dupré uploaded a second song to the Amie Street online music store around 2 a.m. on March 13. On March 14, New York City radio station Z100 played one Dupré song.
While Dupré remained in seclusion in the days after her role in the scandal became public, she became the subject of increasingly intense media coverage. The Village Voice called her "the most famous hooker in America", and the New York Post published an extensive photo shoot showing Dupré in provocative poses. By March 18, Dupré's profile on MySpace had received over 9 million page views. Dupré was reportedly offered US$1 million by Hustler magazine to pose nude, and received offers from Penthouse magazine and Vivid Entertainment.
It was not clear if Dupré would use her notoriety to gain modeling, interview, sit-com cameo, or reality television opportunities. According to Andy Greene, assistant editor at Rolling Stone magazine quoted in Advertising Age magazine, "If she was in the studio with a producer, her voice is not that much worse than Britney Spears'. ... It's not inconceivable that she could have a song as good as the stuff on the charts. ... It's a really tough road for her to have a music career because she's a prostitute. ... She had sex with Gov. Spitzer, and that's fascinating to a lot of people. But people ultimately want to read her book or see her interviewed by Oprah or Barbara Walters. They don't want to listen to her third or fourth song."
On March 19, the soft porn website Girls Gone Wild featured teasers of Dupré, shot in Miami Beach, Florida in 2003 before she had turned 18 Dupré presented the company the drivers license of a New Jersey woman named Amber Arpaio, claiming it was Dupré's own. Company founder Joe Francis—who served a year in jail for a conviction of child abuse and prostitution involving filming two underaged girls in Panama City, Florida, in 2003 who had represented themselves as adults—prepared to release a full DVD of Dupré footage from company archives. "All nude images of Ms. Dupre were taken in public places and contain no sexual contact," said Francis. "In Florida, where Ms. Dupre was filmed, the law allows even women under the age of 18 to be filmed nude with their consent."
Dupré's attorney, Don Buckwald, argued in an e-mail to Girls Gone Wild, "It was because she was underage that [Francis] sent her home on a Greyhound bus back to North Carolina. It would be outrageous at the very least to play the video of an underage female on the Internet."
On April 28, 2008, Dupré filed suit against Francis and two of his companies alleging their exploitation of Dupré's name and image, seeking US$10 million in punitive damages, but in July of that year she decided to drop the suit.
Legal proceedings
On March 15, Dupré was given immunity by the United States Attorney for The Southern District of New York for her role in the Spitzer scandal, in order to testify at court hearings related to the Emperors Club VIP prostitution ring.
In July 2008, a woman named Amber Arpaio filed a federal lawsuit against Dupré for defamation and invasion of privacy, claiming Dupré used her lost driver's license to appear on a "Girls Gone Wild" video. Arpaio also sued "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joseph Francis.
Music career
Dupré began singing professionally when Jerry Cooper, a musician she was living with, heard her singing the Aretha Franklin version of the song "Respect" in the shower. "She had this huge voice for such a little girl", Cooper told MTV, "and so I just kind of went in and said 'Hey, come upstairs when you're done with this, and let's work on some songs'". According to Dupré, she then toured and recorded with Cooper's band, networking with people in the music industry. In 2005, she formed a company named Pasche New York, an entertainment business intended to promote her music career.
In the summer of 2006, she made an appearance in a music video for the song "Pop Off", performed by rapper Mysterious.
Shortly after The New York Times published their profile of Dupré, her single "Move Ya Body" set a record for how fast it commanded the top price on the music-download site AmieStreet.com, reaching the site's maximum of US$0.98 per download in five hours. Another single, "What We Want", was played more than 3 million times on the Internet after the scandal erupted. While some speculated that she may have earned as much as US$300,000 - US$1.4 million from download sales of her singles on Amie Street, others estimated her earnings at as low as US$13,720. Dupré's music came to be featured in mash up YouTube videos, blending her tracks with those of established artists.
Dupré reportedly is now being represented by music manager Jerry Blair, who formerly worked for Mariah Carey, but record companies seem to be waiting to make a deal until they see if Dupré's fame will last longer than the current news cycle.
“Unspoken Words”
Single by Ashley Dupré
A-side “What We Want”
B-side “Move ya Body”
Released March 2008 (2008-03)
Format Digital distribution[36]
(Amie Street[37] and MySpace)[8]
Genre Pop, RnB
Length 3:07
3:27
Label Unsigned
Writer(s) Nina Venetta
a.k.a. Ashley Dupré
Producer Simon Ella for
Unbreakable Music Group

AKA Renee Alway

Born: April 29, 1986
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Height 5 ft 10.5 in
Hair color Blonde
Eye color Blue
Measurements 34-24-35
Weight 120 pounds
Dress size 6
Shoe size 9
Renee Alway is an American fashion model, the second runner-up of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8 and the runner-up on Modelville.
America's Next Top Model
Renee Alway was one of the final three contestants on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8. She heard about the audition the day before it took place in Chicago, and had been in town to get married. She went to the audition four days after she got married.
Modeling/Acting career
Renee started modeling when she was 10. Before Top Model, she modeled in New York, Europe and Japan and appeared in Seventeen and Italian Vogue. She also appeared in ads for Delia's. Renee appeared in US Weekly with Jaslene Gonzalez, Natasha Galkina and Dionne Walters.
She has appeared in CBS TV series Shark, The episode is called "In Absentia". She competed on the reality show Modelville that airs within the Tyra Banks Show and finished 2nd.
Personal life
Before Top Model, Renee was a stay-at-home mother, she and her husband Jason have a young son named Troy .
She has said that she has a lot of respect for German supermodel Heidi Klum. She has stated that it was hard for her to find jobs because she was just lost in a sea of blond-haired, blue-eyed models

AKA Penélope Cruz Sánchez

Born: 28-Apr-1974
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Gender: Female
Religion: Buddhist
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: Spain
Executive summary: Woman On Top
Father: Eduardo Cruz (auto mechanic)
Mother: Encarna Sánchez (hairdresser)
Brother: Eduardo Cruz Jr. (b. 1985)
Sister: Mónica Cruz (dancer/actress, b. 16-Mar-1977)
Boyfriend: Faiz Ahmad (not the poet)
Boyfriend: Nacho Cano (Spanish pop musician, Mecano, b. 26-Feb-1963, dated early 1990s)
Boyfriend: Tom Cruise (dated 2001-04, broke up Jan-2004)
Boyfriend: Matthew McConaughey (dated 2004)
Boyfriend: Josh Hartnett (actor, dated 2007)
Penélope Cruz Sánchez, better known as Penélope Cruz, is a Golden Globe- and Academy Award-nominated Spanish actress. Originally a dancer, she soon moved into Spanish television, and since then she has appeared in a string of films in Spanish, English, French, Italian and Portuguese.
Biography
Early life
Cruz was born in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain. Her parents are Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser. As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to focus her energies on dance. After studying classical ballet for nine years at Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of prominent dancers. At 15, however, she followed another calling after she bested more than 300 other girls at a talent agency audition. She received three years of Spanish Ballet training with Ángela Garrido. She also had jazz dance training with Raúl Caballero and she studied at Cristina Rota (mother of Juan Diego Botto) school in Madrid. She speaks Spanish, English, French, and Italian fluently.
Career
Cruz first achieved fame when she appeared in the video clip La fuerza del destino for the Spanish synthpop group Mecano. She later started a relationship with Nacho Cano, a member of the group.
She was a TV presenter for the teen-oriented program La Quinta Marcha. She also had early exposure in Série Rose, a French erotic TV serial in which she played the role of a blind prostitute. She also directed Nacho Cano's video of "El waltz de los locos", in 1994.
Cruz's first major films were Jamón, jamón and Belle Epoque, a film which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film.
In 1997, she starred as Sofía Pangia, alongside Eduardo Noriega in Abre los ojos, directed by Alejandro Amenábar, and in 2000 she appeared with Matt Damon in All the Pretty Horses. In 1999, she appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre, which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film.
In early 2001, she appeared in the film Vanilla Sky, the Hollywood remake of Abre los ojos. She played the same role in both films.
Cruz co-starred with her best friend, Salma Hayek in the 2006 film, Bandidas.
In 2006, Cruz received highly favourable reviews for her performance in Pedro Almodóvar's Volver. She won a Best Actress ensemble award at the Cannes Film Festival and has been nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and BAFTA Award. She is the first Spanish Actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.
In May, 2007, it was announced that Penelope and her sister Monica would be designing a 25-piece collection for the Barcelona-based fashion chain, Mango.
On 7 July 2007 Cruz presented at Live Earth.
Personal life
Cruz has a younger brother, Eduardo, a singer, and a younger sister Mónica, who closely resembles her: a similarity exploited for some Spanish TV ads. In the 2000s, Mónica left her dancing career and achieved note on her own in the youth-oriented TV series Un Paso Adelante.
Cruz claims to be a vegetarian since 2000, though this fact is disputed. She speaks four languages: Spanish, Italian, French and English. Cruz has also donated a considerable amount of money and time to charity. In 1997 she volunteered in Uganda for two months.
After appearing in 2001 in the film Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise, they had a three-year relationship. They split up in January 2004.
After filming Sahara in February 2005, she started dating actor Matthew McConaughey. In May 2006, they released a joint statement to People, saying that they "have decided to take time off as a couple. Later that year they announced that they were "no longer intimate and separating was the best thing to do at this time."
Cruz had a short-term relationship with actor Orlando Bloom in 2006.
Apart from being a close personal friend of the actress, Salma Hayek, Cruz is also a good friend of the Colombian singer Shakira.
In April 2007 Cruz, who is now single, stated that she would like to have children one day and she feels the need to adopt. "Of course I want to have kids," Cruz, 32, tells the Spanish edition of Marie Claire in its April issue. "I want to have my own kids, but also adopt. For a while I've had the feeling that my life won't be complete if I don't adopt."

AKA Kathryn Bridget Moynahan

Born: 28-Apr-1971
Birthplace: Binghamton, NY
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor, Model
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: I, Robot
Father: Brad Moynahan (UMass administrator)
Brother: Andy (older)
Brother: Sean (younger)
Boyfriend: Tom Brady (NFL player, New England Patriots, dated 2003-06, one son)
Son: John Edward Thomas Moynahan (b. 22-Aug-2007 with Brady)
Kathryn Bridget Moynahan (born April 28, 1971) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her supporting roles in films such as Coyote Ugly (2000), I, Robot (2004) and Lord of War (2005).
Biography
Early life
Moynahan was born in Binghamton, NY, the daughter of Mary Bridget (née Moriarty) and Edward Bradley Moynahan. She grew up in Longmeadow, MA, along with her two brothers, Andrew and Sean; she is the middle child. Moynahan attended Longmeadow High School and graduated in 1989. In high school, she was active in school athletics, participating in field hockey, basketball and lacrosse.
Personal life
She dated NFL quarterback Tom Brady from 2004 until 14 December 2006. On February 18, 2007, Moynahan confirmed to People magazine that she was more than three months pregnant and that Brady was the father. She gave birth to a baby boy, John Edward Thomas Moynahan at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica on August 22, 2007. Brady was present when the baby was born. The baby has Brady's first and middle names as his middle names, though in reverse order. However, Moynahan's father's first name is Edward. Some people say that the baby's name spelled with initials (J - E - T) was a dig at Tom Brady being the New England Patriots quarterback.
Moynahan introduced her son to the world in an OK! Magazine photo spread in November 2007. In a July 2008 interview in Harper's Bazaar, Moynahan discussed her willingness to raise her son (nicknamed "Jack") as a single mother. She has also stated that she "watches TV constantly and can't get my eyes off the screen at times" .
Career
As a model she was on many magazine covers, including Elle, Self, Fitness, New Woman and Glamour. However, she did not begin to pursue acting until after starting her modeling career. In May 2006, Maxim magazine named her #96 on their annual Hot 100 list. She ranked No. 67 on AskMen.com Top 99 women of 2007.
She studied acting at the Caymicheal Patten Studio in New York City. In 1999 she had her first big role (in a guest appearance) as "Natasha" in the TV series Sex and the City. Her breakthrough role in a feature film was as "Rachel" in Coyote Ugly a year later. Since then she has appeared on a number of blockbuster movies, such as The Sum of All Fears, The Recruit, I, Robot, and Lord of War.

Born: April 28, 1982
Location: Calabasas, California
Donna Feldman is an American model and actress, born in Calabasas, California
Career
Feldman has done print campaigns for Jaguar, Fila,Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Christian Audigier Swimwear, Revlon, Pontiac in Sports Illustrated magazine,Rampage clothing,Quelle lingerie, Faber Knitwear(Germany), Wella, Zanetti for Italy, Diesel and Tornado in Israel, Panasonic in Japan, and Platini Jeans in North and South America. On the runway, the 5' 10" Feldman has walked for shows in Los Angeles' Mercedes-Benz fashion week in and the Macy's Passport fashion show. She was featured in the February 2007 issue of Stuff magazine and on the April 2007 cover of Women's Fitness RX magazine.
Feldman has been featured in television commercials for Panasonic, Halifax in Great Britain, and a Movietickets.com spot, as well as music videos such as Justin Timberlake's "Senorita", Sugar Ray's "It's So Easy", and Enrique Iglesias' "Tired of Being Sorry". In 2005, Feldman became a model on the first season of NBC's game show, Deal or No Deal. She held case 22 for most of the season. Afterwards, Feldman made the choice to leave Deal or No Deal when she became a cast member of My Network TV's primetime soap Fashion House, playing temptress Gloria. The show began airing on September 5, 2006. Fashion House is currently airing in over 50 countries. 2005 also saw Feldman as the awards hostess for the Academy Awards.
In 2008, Feldman had a supporting role in the Adam Sandler film You Don't Mess with the Zohan.
2008-2009 Donna appears as a recurring panelist on Fox News show "Redeye" as well as co-hosting on Tv Guide show "The Fashion Team"
Feldman ranked at #84 in Maxim magazine's annual "Hot 100" list of 2005 and #17 in the FHM (South Africa) "100 Sexiest Women in the World" list.

AKA Ariel Geltman "Ari" Graynor

Born: April 27, 1983
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Ariel Geltman "Ari" Graynor (born April 27, 1983) is an American actress.
Graynor was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She attended Buckingham Browne & Nichols, a private school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. She first came to prominence as 'Caitlin Rucker' on HBO's The Sopranos. Her film credits include Mystic River (2003), Book Of Love (2004), Game 6 (2005), and For Your Consideration (2006). She also appeared in An American Crime (2007), which premiered in January 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival.
Graynor also appeared early in the second season of UPN's Veronica Mars as the daughter of a bus driver. She made her Broadway debut as 'Alison' in 2005's Brooklyn Boy after appearing in the world premiere at South Coast Repertory. She also appeared in The Little Dog Laughed.
On December 1. 2008, TV Guide reported that Graynor has been cast on the Fox series Fringe as Agent Olivia Dunham's younger sister, and will appear in at least three episodes.

Born: 26-Apr-1980
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Gender: Female
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Faculty
Father: Alden Brewster (investment banker, son of Kingman Brewster, Jr.)
Mother: Maria Joao Brewster (Sports Illustrated swimsuit model)
Sister: Isabella Brewster (b. 1982, model)
Boyfriend: Mark Wahlberg (dated 2000 until Jun-2001)
Boyfriend: Derek Jeter (dated in 2002)
Boyfriend: Mark McGrath (dated 2003-04)
Husband: Andrew Form (movie producer, dated 2002-07, m. 2007)
Jordana Brewster is an American actress, perhaps best known for her roles in The Fast and the Furious, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, The Faculty, D.E.B.S., Annapolis, Chuck, and most recently Fast & Furious in 2009.
Biography
Early life
Brewster was born in Panama City, Panama, the daughter of Maria João (née Leal de Sousa), a former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model from Brazil, and Alden Brewster, an American investment banker. Her paternal grandfather, Kingman Brewster, Jr., was an educator, diplomat, and president of Yale University. Brewster left Panama when she was 2 months old, relocating to London where she would spend 6 years before moving to her mother's native Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She left Brazil at the age of 10, settling in Manhattan, New York, where she would live for the next 15 years. Brewster studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in New York and graduated from the Professional Children's School in New York. She then enrolled at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, graduating in 2003.
Career
Brewster made her debut in daytime soap operas, with a one-time appearance on All My Children as Anita Santos, followed by a recurring role on As the World Turns as Nikki Munson from 1995 to 1998. Her first film role was in Robert Rodriguez's 1998 film, The Faculty.
One of Brewster's most notable film roles to date is Mia Toretto from The Fast and the Furious (2001), which she reprised in Fast and Furious (2009). Subsequent film work has included roles in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (scenes deleted), as criminal mastermind Lucy Diamond in D.E.B.S., and as Chrissie in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
Her television work includes the NBC miniseries The 60's, as Sarah Weinstock, a college student and radical activist, and a pilot for a followup to the film Mr & Mrs. Smith, playing the role depicted in the film by Angelina Jolie. She is also appearing on Chuck, as the title character's former girlfriend in a multi-episode stint during the second season.
In 2002, Stuff magazine named her the 96th hottest woman in their "102 Sexiest Women in the World". In 2005 Maxim magazine named her the 54th sexiest woman in the world in their annual Hot 100. In 2006 Maxim ranked her at #59 on their Hot 100. She placed 8th on afterellen.com's "100 Hottest Women" list in 2007 and 22nd in 2008.
Personal life
Brewster dated Mark Wahlberg from 2000 to June 2001 and dated Derek Jeter in 2001. She has also dated Mark McGrath from 2003 to 2004. She has a cat named after her movie character in The Faculty, as well as 2 Labradors. A "yellow" one named Ella and a "white" one named Hendry.
After dating for a year, Brewster became engaged to Andrew Form (who worked as a producer on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) on November 4, 2006. She married Form in a private ceremony in the Bahamas, on May 6, 2007.

AKA Marguerite C. Moreau

Born: 25-Apr-1977
Birthplace: Riverside, CA
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Easy
A young television actor, Marguerite made her start with a bit part on The Wonder Years which followed with a regular role on Blossom. Her film debut came at 14 years old in the Disney family hockey movie The Mighty Ducks. She has also appeared in the camping spoof Wet Hot American Summer and played Susan Atkins in a made-for-tv remake of Helter Skelter. Marguerite has regular role as an English teacher in the ABC show Life As We Know It.
Moreau's first break out role was playing the recurring part of Melanie on Blossom in 1994 and 1995. She guest starred in several TV series such as Boy Meets World and 3rd Rock from the Sun. As a child actress, she appeared in the Mighty Ducks films playing Connie Moreau. After graduating from Vassar College with her B.A. in Political Science in 1999, she landed some of her most prominent roles. After starring in the cult film Wet Hot American Summer, she played the role of Jesse in the 2002 film Queen of the Damned, based on the Anne Rice novels.
She played the lead role in the TV miniseries Firestarter 2: Rekindled, succeeding Drew Barrymore in the role of Charlie McGee. In 2003's Runaway Jury she played opposite Gene Hackman. Moreau also starred in the 2003 independent film Easy, which has also been broadcast on the Showtime cable television network. She stars as Jamie, a career oriented woman who can't seem to find a nice guy. Then she meets two nice guys, John (played by Naveen Andrews of Lost) and Mick (played by Brian F. O'Byrne) and is unable to decide between the two of them.
Returning to television, she starred as Susan Atkins in the television movie about Charles Manson, Helter Skelter and had a regular role on the ABC network series Life As We Know It in the 2004–2005 season. She played Monica Young, a high school teacher having an affair with one of her students.
Moreau appeared in a season two episode of Lost, playing Starla in "Everybody Hates Hugo", as well as several episodes of The O.C., playing Reed Carlson. Originally, she was to have a regular role in the Fox show Killer Instinct, but her character was written out of the series after the first episode and was replaced by Kristin Lehman. She has also appeared as recurring character on the ABC series What About Brian.

AKA Melinda Patrice Clarke

Born: April 24, 1969
Location: Dana Point, California, U.S.
Melinda Clarke is an American actress known primarily for her work in television.
Biography
Personal life
Clarke was born Melinda Patrice Clarke in Dana Point, California, the daughter of Patricia (née Lewis), a ballet dancer, and John Clarke, an actor. She has a brother, Joshua, and a sister, Heidi, who died in 1994 of a malignant heart tumor. She also has a daughter named Catherine Grace, with whom she resides in Beverly Hills, California. Clarke's height is 5' 7" (1.70 m), and she is a cigar aficionado.
Career
Clarke appeared on the daytime soap opera Days of our Lives as Faith Brown (where her father John Clarke was a senior cast member), and starred on Soldier of Fortune, Inc. for both of its seasons. She also guest starred on Xena: Warrior Princess, Firefly, Charmed, and has had five appearances on CSI where she played the dominatrix, Lady Heather. She also appeared in the Seinfeld episode "The Muffin Tops", playing Jerry's girlfriend who likes anything hairless. Coincidentally, one of her appearances on CSI was with Kelly Rowan, with whom she would later appear on The O.C..
She originally appeared on the FOX drama The O.C. as a guest star, and due to fan response was offered a contract for her role as Julie Cooper-Nichol, a cunning socialite who marries for money. Clarke accepted the role and became an integral part of the show's storylines. As well as starring on The O.C., she has appeared on HBO's hit series Entourage as a fictionalized version of herself, married to Malcolm McDowell's Terrance McQuewick. Clarke also appeared as the Devil's girlfriend in The CW Television Network's 2007 series Reaper. She also auditioned for the role of "Number Six" on SCI-FI's smash hit Battlestar Galactica but the role ultimately went to Tricia Helfer.
Clarke has volunteered as an actress with the Young Storytellers Foundation. Other projects included a TV movie, She Drives Me Crazy, produced by former co-star Rowan. She also appeared on Chuck as a guest star, another series created by The O.C.'s creator Josh Schwartz.

Born: April 24, 1980
Location: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Katherine Bailess was born and grew up in Vicksburg, Mississippi and started entertaining as soon as she could step out on the stage. Like many artists, “Kat” didn’t limit her focus to one of her talents, but instead chose to cultivate many of her talents by studying and seeking a career in acting, dance and music. Kat truly epitomizes the meaning of a “triple threat.”
Kat began studying classical dance at age 4 and was dancing professionally by the time she was 11. Dance however, was not enough so Kat began voice lessons at age 14. During high school, Kat began acting as well. Naturally, Broadway beckoned, and what better place for an actor/dancer/singer? After attending many Broadway workshops in NYC and dancing with Ballet Mississippi throughout high school, Kat moved to NYC to attend Marymount Manhattan College on a Dance and Musical Theatre scholarship. While in school Kat continued to pursue her dream and went to study at the William Esper Studio for Acting. In New York, Kat danced in numerous theatrical productions, and began to act in film and television.
After graduation, Kat moved to Los Angeles and immediately began adding screen credits in both television and film to her bio such as Bring it on Again in 2002. Then, in 2002, Kat landed the role of the villainess in the 20th Century Fox Production of From Justin to Kelly, a motion picture-musical. This was the first time Kat acted, danced, and recorded a song for the soundtrack of a movie all at once. This experience made her realize she really loves to do all three, and if you don’t have to choose one, why do it? Since From Justin to Kelly, Kat had recurring roles on the popular WB series One Tree Hill and Gilmore Girls. Kat also stars in the 2006 motion picture, Sea of Fear. In 2007 Kat appeared in the Fox television show The Loop, as well as a guest star in the CBS show NCIS. She got used to her dancing and acting skills again in the Caress Body Wash Webisode, which aired along side the Pussy Cat Dolls reality series on the CW. Currently Kat is on the TV screen playing Nurse Waring in the hilarious sitcom 'Sordid Lives' starring Olivia Newton John, Rue McClanahan, Leslie Jordan, Caroline Rhea and Kat's best friend Jason Dotley.
Never one to neglect her passion for music, Kat is getting back to her Mississippi roots by writing and performing original songs for her upcoming Country/Crossover CD. She has spent the last 7 months back and forth from LA to Nashville writing and recording her new songs. She credits her southern upbringing for her love of county music and counts Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Faith Hill, Randy Travis and George Straight as just a few of her inspirations. Her smoky voice is perfect for the sultry sounds of her modern country lyrics sprinkled with just a hint of nostalgia.

AKA Alexandra Barrese

Born: April 24, 1981
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Sasha Barrese is an American actress known for her role in the WB sitcom Run of the House.
Biography
Early life
She was born Alexandra "Sasha" Barrese to actress and model Katherine Barrese in Maui, Hawaii. Barrese was raised in Paris, France until the age of seven when she moved to the United States. Because Sasha's mother worked as a model while they were living in France, Sasha was able to gain a lot of modeling experience at a young age by traveling to photo shoots with her mother.
Career
Barrese and her mother had their acting debut in the 1989 movie Homer and Eddie. The following year the pair stared as the younger and older versions of a character named Jezebel in 1990's Jezebel's Kiss. In all subsequent roles Sasha is credited as Sasha Barrese in lieu of her birth name, Alexandra Barrese. Over the course of her education career Sasha attended 15 different schools. As a young girl she attended Ojai Private School in Ojai Valley, California. She later went to Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts and graduated high school in 1999. During high school she modeled for NEXT Agency, Elite, and Guess Jeans. After graduation she did work both on television and the silver screen.
Personal life
Sasha currently lives with her mother in Beverly Hills, California. She is an avid reader, an art enthusiast, and loves the games of chess and poker. She is of Irish, Dutch, American Indian, and Russian descent, and speaks fluent French. She is currently working at Ubik Productions where she holds the position of CEO.

AKA Kelly Brianne Clarkson

Born: 24-Apr-1982
Birthplace: Fort Worth, TX
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer, Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: First winner of American Idol
Father: Jimmy Taylor (stepfather)
Mother: Jeanne
Brother: Jason (b. 1973)
Sister: Alyssa (b. 1976)
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly-publicized first season of the television series American Idol in 2002.
She was originally marketed as a pop musician with her debut album Thankful (2003). With the release of her multi-platinum second album, Breakaway (2004), Clarkson moved to a more rock-oriented style of music. Clarkson's third album, entitled My December, was released on June 26, 2007. According to Sony Music, Clarkson has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Clarkson has had eight of her singles become Top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Her first three albums sold over 9.5 million copies in the United States. In 2008, she joined VH1's list of 10 sexiest women of the new millennium at #8. She also hit #28 on Vh1's Top 30 Hottest Rock Front Women. As of 2008 she is one of the 10 most played artists on adult contemporary radio. Clarkson's fourth album titled All I Ever Wanted was released on March 10, 2009, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. Her latest single, "My Life Would Suck Without You", advanced from No. 97 to No. 1 on the Hot 100 in its first week of release, breaking the record for the largest leap to the position in chart history. She is currently the only American Idol contestant to have reached number one in the UK. She claimed number one on March 1, 2009 when "My Life Would Suck Without You" debuted number one on downloads alone.
Clarkson is the only Americon Idol contestant to have 8 Top 10 hits in Billboards' Hot 100 Charts.
Clarkson has sold over 10,071,000 albums in the United States, becoming the highest-selling Idol winner. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Clarkson is also ranked on the top 200 album sellers of the Nielsen SoundScan era at number 187.
Clarkson has sold 20,300,000 albums worldwide.
Biography
Early life
Kelly Brianne Clarkson was born in Fort Worth, Texas and grew up in the small town of Burleson, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth. She is the third and youngest child of Jeanne Rose, a first grade teacher, and Stephen Michael Clarkson, a former engineer. She is of part Greek ancestry. Clarkson's siblings include her brother Jason, and her sister Alyssa. When Clarkson was six years old, her parents split up after seventeen years of marriage. As a result, her brother went to live with her father, her sister went to live with an aunt, and Clarkson remained with her mother. Clarkson frequently moved around Texas while her mother managed several professions in order to support the family. The family settled in Burleson, where Clarkson's mother married her second husband, Jimmy Taylor.
Clarkson's family struggled financially, and music became her refuge after the first divorce. Clarkson attended Pauline G Hughes Middle School and Burleson High School, originally aiming to become a marine biologist. In seventh grade, a teacher (Mrs. Cynthia Glenn) overheard her singing in a hallway and asked her to audition for the school choir. Clarkson told the teacher that she had never received professional vocal training. In high school, Clarkson performed in musicals such as Annie Get Your Gun, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Brigadoon. Around this time, Clarkson decided to pursue singing. She sang at her high school talent show, after which a gentleman shared some inspiring words with her: "God has given you this gift. You've got to sing. You're destined to sing." Clarkson did continue to sing and soon started classical training, hoping that music would be her ticket to a college scholarship.
Clarkson worked numerous odd jobs during and after high school, such as mowing lawns, helping her contractor stepfather build porches, and working in a movie theater starting at age 16 and until she moved to Los Angeles. She also worked for Papa John's, Subway, Six Flags Over Texas, Starbucks, and sold vacuums door to door (her latter experience which she described with a well-intended pun: "It sucked."). She attended Crestmont Baptist Church in Burleson during her high school years.
Upon high school graduation, Clarkson was offered full scholarships to The University of Texas at Austin, University of North Texas, and Berklee, but decided against college because she had "already written so much music and wanted to try it on her own. And she figured you're never too old to go to college.
American Idol 2002
Main article: American Idol (season 1)
Clarkson won the first season of American Idol on September 4, 2002, earning 58% of the vote to 42% for Justin Guarini. Choking back tears, Clarkson performed the ballad "A Moment Like This", the song written for the winner of American Idol, which would subsequently appear on her debut album, Thankful. The song's music video was filmed at Pantages Theater in Hollywood, and incorporated short scenes of Clarkson performing on Idol. When released as a single in October 2002, it set a record on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart when it rose from number 52 to number one. This achievement was largely due to the impact from Idol as the CD single managed to sell 236,000 copies in its first week of sales in the U.S.; it spent five weeks at number one in Canada.
After Idol
Shortly following the completion of the first season of American Idol, Clarkson was accused of working with a record company. American Idol's rules stated that a contestant was not allowed to compete on the program if they had been linked to a record company. However, she was cleared of all allegations, as she had only had a contract in order to conduct demonstration work.
Soon after winning American Idol, Clarkson starred with Idol runner-up Justin Guarini in the movie From Justin to Kelly. The film was poorly received by critics and grossed only $5 million at the North American box office, less than half its reported budget. Clarkson has mentioned in interviews that she is shocked when people send her scripts after From Justin to Kelly, often citing contractual obligation as her sole reason for involvement in the film.
World Idol
In December 2003, a competition titled World Idol was held in London, UK, gathering the winners of the first seasons of Idol from across the globe. Clarkson was contractually obligated to participate, and placed second behind Norwegian Idol Kurt Nilsen. She performed Aretha Franklin's "(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman". Because she left immediately after the competition, she was chided by some in the media for what they saw as poor sportsmanship. Clarkson later explained to fans that she was suffering from an illness.
Post-Idol: career
2003–2004: Thankful
Following the successful release of "A Moment Like This", Clarkson's full-length debut album Thankful was released in North America by RCA Records on April 15, 2003. It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. Eventually, the album was certified double platinum by the RIAA for sales of two million copies on December 8, 2003 and platinum by the CRIA for sales of 100,000 copies on February 10, 2004. Reviews for the album were generally favorable. However, several critics noted that her early achievement was established due to her performances on American Idol. Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the album for its vocal ability: "throughout this record, [Clarkson] makes it seem effortless and charming. She can croon, she can belt out a song, she can be sexy and sassy while still being graceful and as wholesome as the girl next door". Rachel Kipp of JS Online criticized Clarkson for not having the same personality on Thankful that she had on American Idol, and wrote: "on American Idol, Clarkson showcased a great voice and an endearing, 'aw-shucks' personality. That personality is missing on Thankful, and there lies the album's greatest fault". Kipp blamed the producers behind the album for not allowing Clarkson to be herself.
"Miss Independent" became a success when released as the second single from Thankful. It reached the top ten of the U.S. and Canadian singles charts, and earned Clarkson a 2004 Grammy Award nomination for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance". When the single was released in the United Kingdom and Australia, it reached the top ten of the charts; however, Thankful received less attention. It peaked at number forty-one on the UK albums chart and at number 33 on the Australian albums chart. Further singles released outside North America would appear even less successful.
"Low", the third single from Thankful, reached number two in Canada, but it was unable to make the Top 40 of the U.S. chart. The final single, "The Trouble with Love Is", was not released in Canada, and it peaked at #101 on the U.S. Charts. Clarkson attributed the under performance of both releases to poor management and relieved her manager Simon Fuller, who she felt was not completely focused on her career. Clarkson also covered Danielle Brisebois' "Just Missed the Train" on the album.
As of 2009, Thankful has sold over 4 million copies worldwide.
2004–2006: Breakaway
Distancing herself from her American Idol image, Clarkson took more creative control with her second studio album Breakaway, and developed a more rock-oriented image. Breakaway was released by RCA Records on November 30, 2004. The album debuted within the U.S. top five and Canadian top ten, but sales were initially low in comparison to Thankful. However, the single releases from Breakaway proved very successful, and allowed it to become only the fourth album in history to stay in the Billboard 200 Top 20 for a consecutive year, as well as, being certified 6x platinum in the U.S. in late 2007 and 5x platinum in Canada in May, 2006. In Australia, the album reached number two and spent 52 weeks in the top 10 and was certified 6x Platinum; however, it experienced a delayed release in the UK. Clarkson co-wrote six of the songs with several songwriters, such as former Evanescence band members Ben Moody, David Hodges and producer Max Martin; the title track was co-written by punk-pop singer Avril Lavigne. Breakaway received different responses from critics; Rolling Stone commented that "on Kelly Clarkson's second album, [...] she embraces her rock side rather than the pop pageantry that put her on top of the American Idol heap". TeenInk noted the strength of her vocals on Breakaway, and praised the change from pop music to contemporary rock: "[Clarkson] retains the incredible power and beauty of her voice while switching to rock" Stylus magazine also enjoyed Clarkson's foray into rock music, however, she was called out because of her American Idol image, which reviewer Charles Merwin believed she had yet to lose. He praised the non-singles and wrote that they "maintain a quality high". Allmusic called the album "a nice, low-key relief".
Clarkson appeared on numerous television programs during the promotional tour for Breakaway, some of which included Saturday Night Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show and The View; she performed the first two singles "Breakaway" and "Since U Been Gone" on Saturday Night Live, which became her first major telecast appearance in order to support the album. "Breakaway", co-written by Avril Lavigne, served as the original song for The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) and achieved considerable success across the world; it became Clarkson's third top-ten single in the U.S. and fourth top-ten single in Canada. It reached number ten in Australia, and number 22 in the UK. The song's contemporary pop-rock ambiance was one of the several tracks including a stronger rock-influenced sound that had not been heard on Thankful. The second single "Since U Been Gone", which was 'produced' by Max Martin, became the most successful release from the album. Its music video presented Clarkson singing to an underground audience with a full band; cut scenes of Clarkson destroying a former boyfriend's apartment were incorporated. The song's strong rock ambiance allowed it to reach number two in the U.S. and the top five across the world. It also earned Clarkson her first Grammy Award for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance"; she won a second award for "Best Pop Vocal Album".
The third and fourth single releases, "Behind These Hazel Eyes" and "Because of You", also followed with chart success. The video for "Behind These Hazel Eyes" broke the record for days at #1 for a female artist with 33 out of 50 days #1 on TRL. "Because Of You" became Clarkson's biggest worldwide hit, her first to reach the number one position on the world chart show, where it held for two consecutive weeks in 2006. The video for "Because of You" won the 2006 MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video, her second consecutive win in that category (The first being from "Since U Been Gone"). The fifth single from Breakaway, "Walk Away", was a top 15 hit in the U.S. and a top five hit in Canada. Breakaway spent 103 weeks on the Billboard 200. It fell out of the Billboard 200 in late November and was moved to Billboard's Pop Catalog. Breakaway was the tenth best selling album of 2006 in the US, adding nearly 2 million additional sales to the 2005 and 2004 sales. As a testament to Clarkson's continuing popularity, she was the most-played artist of 2006 on American radio, despite releasing only one single in the entire year, "Walk Away". On December 23, 2006, American Top 40 radio show host Ryan Seacrest announced during a countdown of 2006's most popular songs that Clarkson had had a song in the American Top 40 for 111 weeks, making her "the most successful female artist in AT40 history". She was also the most radio broadcasted artist of 2006 in Australia and "Because Of You" was the third most broadcast song of the same year, despite being released in 2005.
In the summer of 2006, Clarkson lent Ford Motor Co. a song titled "Go", written by Clarkson and Rhett Lawrence ("Miss Independent"). The song is being used in the company's new advertising campaign, "Bold Moves".
As of 2009, Breakaway has sold over 13 million copies worldwide.
2007–2008: My December
While on tour in Europe in 2006, Clarkson began writing and composing songs for her third album, My December. During the Addicted Tour, Clarkson debuted two of her songs: "Maybe" and "Yeah". Recording commenced on the album in the summer of 2006. The first single from My December was "Never Again", which made its radio debut on April 13, 2007. The song was released on iTunes on April 20, 2007, but was taken down and replaced with a notice that said that the song was not available until April 23, 2007. The single peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at #8 and on the Pop 100 at #5. Following "Never Again", Clarkson released "Sober" as her next single from My December on June 6, 2007. The singles were promoted with appearances on Good Morning America and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Clarkson also returned to American Idol on the May 23, 2007 season 6 finale for the first time since its third season, performing "Never Again" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" with Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry during a Beatles medley. The song "Chivas" is a hidden track which can be found after the song "Irvine." Clarkson wrote the song on bar napkins before going to a concert by Los Angeles based cover band Metal Skool where she was famously seen sharing a bottle of Chivas Regal with Ryan Key of Yellowcard in a popular YouTube video when she was brought on stage to sing with the band.
Clarkson parted with her management, The Firm, on June 11, 2007, after the controversy surrounding My December.Clarkson would then sign with Starstruck Entertainment, run by Narvel Blackstock - the husband of Reba McEntire - on July 2, 2007. On June 14, 2007, Live Nation announced that Clarkson's summer tour—her first nationwide arena tour—had been canceled due to underwhelming ticket sales, to be rescheduled after the release of the My December album at smaller, more intimate concert environments. Clarkson reinstated plans to tour the US during 2007, with a much smaller tour than the one she canceled in June. Clarkson began her My December Tour on October 10 in Verona, New York in venues significantly smaller than those previously booked.
My December was officially released in the U.S. on June 26, 2007. On the date of the album's release, Clarkson appeared on Good Morning America to promote her new album. Clarkson performed songs from this new album, including the single "Never Again". Despite the controversy surrounding My December, the album debuted at #2 in the U.S. with 291,000 albums sold. This is a slightly higher debut than Clarkson's previous album, Breakaway, which debuted at #3.
On July 7, 2007, Clarkson performed on the American leg of Live Earth. Her five-set performance list included: "Walk Away", "How I Feel", "Never Again", "Sober", and "Since U Been Gone".
Clarkson was the celebrity coach for Canadian Idol during its Top 5 week of the fifth season, aired on the CTV network on August 20, and she performed on the results show the next night. She was also awarded a Platinum Certification for shipments of more than 100,000 copies of My December in Canada. Clarkson also performed at the 2007 NFL opening kickoff where she sang the national anthem and performed songs from My December including "Never Again", "Maybe" and "Don't Waste Your Time". Clarkson also performed in the halftime show for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets game on Thanksgiving Day.
My December was certified both gold (500,000 copies shipped) and platinum (1,000,000 copies shipped) on December 12, 2007, by the RIAA. It has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide.
On April 19, 2008, Clarkson participated in a Papal Youth Rally at the campus of St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie in Yonkers, New York performing a mini-concert for those in attendance. This was the Papal Visit of Pope Benedict XVI. She performed Schubert's "Ave Maria" for the Pope later in the day following the Pope's speech. Clarkson, raised Baptist, was said to be honored by the invitation and appreciative of the rosary given to her and her band by the Pope, who were invited over by the Pope immediately following the performance for the rosary honor.
2009–present: All I Ever Wanted
Clarkson's fourth album, All I Ever Wanted, was released March 10, 2009. During recording of the album, Clarkson worked closely with producer-songwriters Ryan Tedder, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Howard Benson, among others. The album’s recording was completed on October 23, 2008. The first single off the album, "My Life Would Suck Without You", was sent to radio on January 13, 2009, and was available to download thereafter. The single first entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #97. The following week, the single shot to #1, breaking the record of largest leap to the top spot, formerly held by Britney Spears' "Womanizer" This marks the second time Clarkson has broken the record, her first being the American Idol victory ballad "A Moment Like This", which shot from #52 to #1 in 2002. In March 2009, Kelly reached #1 in the UK singles chart with 'My Life Would Suck Without You'. This is Kelly's first UK #1 single. In its first week of sales, it moved 255,000 copies in the USA, and debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, the album sold 90,000 copies in its second week and remained at #1. The album's second single is "I Do Not Hook Up". It was sent to the Australia and US Radio on March 30, 2009 and April 13, 2009 respectively. The music video was scheduled to release on April 20, 2009 but was leaked out to the internet on April 18, 2009. RCA Records has seized videos of I Do Not Hook Up due to copyright infringement on April 21, 2009. It debuted in the 'Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100' at #20. It slowly climbed up to #9. Slowly, it entered the Billboard Hot 100 charts at #88.
Country music
Clarkson performed "What Hurts the Most", with Rascal Flatts, at ACM Awards in 2006 and returned again to sing a duet with Reba McEntire in 2007. This was her second performance on a country music award show, even though she is in the pop/rock genre. Along with her performance with Rascal Flatts, Clarkson also performed "Cigarettes", with the country duo The Wreckers during one of their shows in Texas.
Building on her country music status, Clarkson and Reba McEntire recorded an hour-long CMT Crossroads special at Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium on February 22, 2007. It aired on CMT and Palladia (then known as MHD) on June 24, 2007. Previously, Clarkson was a performer on CMT's Giants: Reba McEntire. where she sang McEntire's hit song "Why Haven't I Heard From You", introduced Dolly Parton, and later also sang Reba's hit "Does He Love You" with Martina McBride. Clarkson also appeared on an episode of McEntire's sitcom Reba, that aired on January 14, 2007.
At the Academy of Country Music Awards on May 16, 2007, Clarkson and McEntire sang a duet of Clarkson's own 2005 single, "Because of You", which also became the lead single from McEntire's album of all-star duets. The music video for this version of the song later debuted on June 20, 2007. This collaboration with McEntire earned Clarkson a CMA Award nomination for "Musical Event of the Year" in 2007 and a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Country Collaboration With Vocal" in 2008. Additionally, the song was featured on Now That's What I Call Country, which was released in August 2008.
Clarkson was a surprise guest at the 2007 CMA Music Festival in Nashville on June 7, 2007, where she performed "Does He Love You" and "Because of You" with Reba McEntire during the internationally-renowned annual event. The performance of "Because of You" was taped and aired as part of the "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night To Rock" television special that aired on ABC on July 23, 2007.
On January 17, 2008, Clarkson embarked on the 2 Worlds, 2 Voices Tour 2008, a co-headlining tour with Reba McEntire.
On May 18, 2008, Clarkson performed on stage at the Academy of Country Music Awards All-Star Jam with Reba McEntire and Ronnie Dunn of Brooks and Dunn. The All-Star jam is the final event of the week taking place immediately after the awards show. Clarkson was not announced ahead of time for an appearance. Images of the performance can be found on various news outlets and fan sites.
Clarkson appeared on numerous television programs during the promotional tour for Breakaway, some of which included Saturday Night Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show and The View; she performed the first two singles "Breakaway" and "Since U Been Gone" on Saturday Night Live, which became her first major telecast appearance in order to support the album. "Breakaway", co-written by Avril Lavigne, served as the original song for The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) and achieved considerable success across the world; it became Clarkson's third top-ten single in the U.S. and fourth top-ten single in Canada. It reached number ten in Australia, and number 22 in the UK. The song's contemporary pop-rock ambiance was one of the several tracks including a stronger rock-influenced sound that had not been heard on Thankful. The second single "Since U Been Gone", which was 'produced' by Max Martin, became the most successful release from the album. Its music video presented Clarkson singing to an underground audience with a full band; cut scenes of Clarkson destroying a former boyfriend's apartment were incorporated. The song's strong rock ambiance allowed it to reach number two in the U.S. and the top five across the world. It also earned Clarkson her first Grammy Award for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance"; she won a second award for "Best Pop Vocal Album".
The third and fourth single releases, "Behind These Hazel Eyes" and "Because of You", also followed with chart success. The video for "Behind These Hazel Eyes" broke the record for days at #1 for a female artist with 33 out of 50 days #1 on TRL. "Because Of You" became Clarkson's biggest worldwide hit, her first to reach the number one position on the world chart show, where it held for two consecutive weeks in 2006. The video for "Because of You" won the 2006 MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video, her second consecutive win in that category (The first being from "Since U Been Gone"). The fifth single from Breakaway, "Walk Away", was a top 15 hit in the U.S. and a top five hit in Canada. Breakaway spent 103 weeks on the Billboard 200. It fell out of the Billboard 200 in late November and was moved to Billboard's Pop Catalog. Breakaway was the tenth best selling album of 2006 in the US, adding nearly 2 million additional sales to the 2005 and 2004 sales. As a testament to Clarkson's continuing popularity, she was the most-played artist of 2006 on American radio, despite releasing only one single in the entire year, "Walk Away". On December 23, 2006, American Top 40 radio show host Ryan Seacrest announced during a countdown of 2006's most popular songs that Clarkson had had a song in the American Top 40 for 111 weeks, making her "the most successful female artist in AT40 history". She was also the most radio broadcasted artist of 2006 in Australia and "Because Of You" was the third most broadcast song of the same year, despite being released in 2005.
In the summer of 2006, Clarkson lent Ford Motor Co. a song titled "Go", written by Clarkson and Rhett Lawrence ("Miss Independent"). The song is being used in the company's new advertising campaign, "Bold Moves".
As of 2009, Breakaway has sold over 13 million copies worldwide.
Country music
Clarkson performed "What Hurts the Most", with Rascal Flatts, at ACM Awards in 2006 and returned again to sing a duet with Reba McEntire in 2007. This was her second performance on a country music award show, even though she is in the pop/rock genre. Along with her performance with Rascal Flatts, Clarkson also performed "Cigarettes", with the country duo The Wreckers during one of their shows in Texas.
Building on her country music status, Clarkson and Reba McEntire recorded an hour-long CMT Crossroads special at Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium on February 22, 2007. It aired on CMT and Palladia (then known as MHD) on June 24, 2007. Previously, Clarkson was a performer on CMT's Giants: Reba McEntire. where she sang McEntire's hit song "Why Haven't I Heard From You", introduced Dolly Parton, and later also sang Reba's hit "Does He Love You" with Martina McBride. Clarkson also appeared on an episode of McEntire's sitcom Reba, that aired on January 14, 2007.
At the Academy of Country Music Awards on May 16, 2007, Clarkson and McEntire sang a duet of Clarkson's own 2005 single, "Because of You", which also became the lead single from McEntire's album of all-star duets. The music video for this version of the song later debuted on June 20, 2007. This collaboration with McEntire earned Clarkson a CMA Award nomination for "Musical Event of the Year" in 2007 and a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Country Collaboration With Vocal" in 2008. Additionally, the song was featured on Now That's What I Call Country, which was released in August 2008.
Clarkson was a surprise guest at the 2007 CMA Music Festival in Nashville on June 7, 2007, where she performed "Does He Love You" and "Because of You" with Reba McEntire during the internationally-renowned annual event. The performance of "Because of You" was taped and aired as part of the "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night To Rock" television special that aired on ABC on July 23, 2007.
On January 17, 2008, Clarkson embarked on the 2 Worlds, 2 Voices Tour 2008, a co-headlining tour with Reba McEntire.
On May 18, 2008, Clarkson performed on stage at the Academy of Country Music Awards All-Star Jam with Reba McEntire and Ronnie Dunn of Brooks and Dunn. The All-Star jam is the final event of the week taking place immediately after the awards show. Clarkson was not announced ahead of time for an appearance. Images of the performance can be found on various news outlets and fan sites.

Born: April 23, 1986
Location: Kincardine, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in
Hair color Blonde
Eye color Blue-Grey
Measurements 34-24-34.5
Dress size 2
Jessica Stam, also known simply as Stam, is a Canadian model.
Early life and discovery
Stam was born in Kincardine, Ontario and grew up on a farm alongside her six brothers. She came from a religious family and attended Sacred Heart High School in Walkerton, Ontario. Her original intention was to become a dentist.
Stam was discovered in a local Tim Hortons coffee shop by Michèle Miller (an agent at the International Model Management agency in Barrie, Ontario) who found Stam on the way back from Canada's Wonderland (a theme park just outside Toronto).
Career
Stam won the Los Angeles Model Look Search in 2002. Photographer Steven Meisel jump started her career and soon after cast her in every advertisement campaign of his. "I guess I'm his muse", she has said. She has appeared on the cover of UK & German Vogue and in advertisements for Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui, Giorgio Armani, Vera Wang, Valentino, Miu Miu, Gucci, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace and Holt Renfrew, Dior, BCBG Max Azria, Lanvin, Roberto Cavalli, Bulgari, H&M and DKNY. In 2004, Stam appeared in the short film Agent Orange.
Fashion designer Marc Jacobs created The Marc Jacobs Stam, a bag inspired by and named after her. For the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2006 she opened the fourth runway theme "Pink". The appearance also included a featurette showing a Victoria's Secret commercial shoot and what a model sees when walking the runway. In the January 2006, she appeared in the Rochas ad campaign, shot and directed by Bruno Aveillan.
For Spring 2006 Ready-to-Wear, Stam walked a total of 64 shows combined during the New York, Milan, and Paris Fashion Weeks. During Paris's Spring/Summer 2007 Haute Couture fashion week she walked for Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Christian Dior, Givenchy, and Jean Paul Gaultier. She currently stands at number four on the "Top 50 Models" rating at models.com. In the May 2007 issue of American Vogue she was featured on the cover with fellow models: Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Coco Rocha, Hilary Rhoda, Chanel Iman, and Lily Donaldson as the new crop of supermodels.
In July 2007, earning at an estimated total of $1.5 million in the past 12 months, Forbes named her fifteenth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels. Currently she stars in campaigns for Bulgari, Dior, Lanvin and Escada. She also appears in the F/W 2007 Christian Dior, DKNY, Miss Sixty, Loewe and Roberto Cavalli ad campaign. Last year in 2007 she had modelled for The Victoria's Secret runway show. For F/W 08 Stam can be seen in ads for Giorgio Armani "Onde" fragrance, Dolce & Gabbana and Bulgari.
In 2009 She returns as the face of Bulgari and in March she appears on the cover of Tokyo Numéro.
Trademarks
Stam is known for her trademark eyes, which are ice blue/gray. She is known for her casual cool type of walk.[citation needed] She has been in the group of models considered the "doll faces", alongside fellow models Gemma Ward, Vlada Roslyakova, Lily Cole, Caroline Trentini, Lisa Cant, Devon Aoki, and Heather Marks. She has a tattoo on her foot with Chinese writing, and also is known for her personality and for being a private person backstage.
Personal life
Stam has had some public relationships with Harrison Ford's son Malcolm, Anthony Kiedis (of the Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Adam Goldstein. In January 2006 she was photographed topless while frolicking with Kiedis on the Caribbean island of St. Barts. On January 12, 2006 she was photographed with him during a Los Angeles Lakers/Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They soon after broke up and shortly after she was seen dating Adam Goldstein for a short while in 2007.
She recently moved up in NYC and her new apartment has been said to be worth several million.
She has said the Paris runways are her favorite to walk: "It's the most beautiful city and I have friends who live here. Plus, by this point all the models have been together for a month so we're all pretty close. And of course, there's a glimpse of the end!"
She is currently working on getting her Pilot's license.

Born: Apr 23, 1988
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Her natural entertainment ability and uniquely beautiful looks helped her stand out from 350 children who all went to an agency open call in New York City. Her first job at age 6 landed her a recurring role as Kayla Jones on the ABC Daytime soap opera The City. Erica appeared in several national commercials, including: Disney World, Red Lobster, Glad and JC Penney.
Many science fiction fans remember her as Lyssa in the Emmy Nominated TV movie: Babylon 5: In the Beginning, and in Star Trek: Voyager as the human girl seen lost inside the mind of the Borg. On Charmed, she played a witch named Freckles who could blow deadly kisses onto her foes. More notably, Erica played a teen prankster in the opening sequence of the highly watched HBO series Six Feet Under and Erica's performance as Charlotte in the NBC drama Medical Investigation gained her a Young Artist Award nomination for a Best Performance by a Guest Star in 2005. Her extensive voice-over work includes Disney's Recess and Nickelodeon's What Ever Happened to Robot Jones?
Erica successfully completed her high school studies from the innovative web-based Laurel Springs School. She maintained with a straight A average. She also trained for many years with Billy Blanks who encouraged her to get a first-degree black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do. Now, as a young adult, Erica has been a production assistant on several commercial and television productions.
Erica's natural ability to entertain, along with her uniquely beautiful looks, helped her stand out at an agency open call in New York City where over 350 children attended. Ten months later, she landed her first job as Kayla Jones on the ABC Daytime soap opera The City. Erica appeared in several national commercials, including: Disney World, Red Lobster, Glad and JC Penney.
Many science fiction fans remember her as Lyssa in the Emmy Nominated TV movie: Babylon 5: In the Beginning, and in Star Trek: Voyager as the human girl seen lost inside the mind of the Borg. On Charmed, she played a witch named Freckles who could blow deadly kisses onto her foes. More notably, Erica played a teen prankster in the opening sequence of the highly watched HBO series Six Feet Under and Erica's performance as Charlotte in the NBC drama Medical Investigation gained her a Young Artist Award nomination for a Best Performance by a Guest Star in 2005. Her extensive voice-over work includes Disney's Recess and Nickelodeon's What Ever Happened to Robot Jones?
Erica successfully completed her high school studies from the innovative web-based Laurel Springs School. Currently, she is attending Pasadena City College, majoring in Theater Arts. Erica also trained for many years with Billy Blanks who encouraged her to get a first-degree black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do.
Now, as a young adult, Erica has been a production assistant on several commercial and television productions, but continues acting. She just got back into the game early 2008 and has already booked three jobs, including a Coca Cola commercial, an Anti Drug PSA, and a short film. We look forward to her continued success.

Born: 22-Apr-1968
Birthplace: New York City
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: National Lampoon's Vacation
Father: Robert Barron (commercial director, b. 1923, d. 2002)
Mother: Joyce McCord (actress)
Sister: Allison Barron
Dana Barron (born April 22, 1966 in New York City, New York, U.S.) is an American actress who has starred in film and on television. She is well known for her role as Audrey Griswold in the 1983 comedy National Lampoon's Vacation (and its eventual sequel National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure) and in the 1987 action film Death Wish 4: The Crackdown.
Dana appeared on the soap opera One Life to Live from 1984–1985 as Michelle Boudin. She starred in the 1998 TV series The Magnificent Seven as Casey, and she had a recurring role as Nikki Witt on the Fox Broadcasting Company series Beverly Hills, 90210.
Dana has made guest appearances on TV shows including The Equalizer, In the Heat of the Night, Murder, She Wrote, and Babylon 5 as a telepath named Lauren Ashley in the Season 5 episode "The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father".
Dana Barron's father is the award-winning 'commercial' director who started the first commercial and soap opera acting for television school in the world: Weist-Barron School of Television. Her mother is stage actress Joyce McCord and her sister is Allison Barron, who is also an actress.

AKA Nicole Julianne Sullivan

Born: 21-Apr-1970
Birthplace: New York City
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Vancome Lady on MADtv
Father: Ed
Mother: Madonna
Boyfriend: Jason Packham (actor, engaged to be married)
Nicole Julianne Sullivan is an American actress, voice actress, and comedian.
Nicole Sullivan is best known for her six seasons (1995-2001) on the sketch comedy series MADtv and five seasons (2001-2005, 2007) on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens. She also played a recurring character on Scrubs. She voices the villainous Shego in Disney's Kim Possible television series, Drew from Cartoon Network's The Secret Saturdays, and Louise on the ABC Family series Slacker Cats. She also had recurring voice roles on Family Guy. She also has played a part in Disney's Meet the Robinsons as "Franny Robinson." In October 2008, Sullivan starred in the Lifetime TV show Rita Rocks. She also has played a part in Disney's Chelsea Daniels of the Diamond as "Lenda Baxter."
Early life
Sullivan was born in Manhattan, the daughter of Madonna, an antiques dealer, and Edward C. Sullivan, a New York State assemblyman. She is of Irish, Swedish, Norwegian and German ancestry. She took dance classes at age 7 and performed in Off Broadway and Broadway productions with the First All-Children’s Theatre. Sullivan's mother, a business woman, and her father, who represented Manhattan's 69th Assembly District in the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 2002, moved the family upstate to Middleburgh, New York in 1982. While at middle school, she did well enough academically to skip a grade, and later at high school was treasurer during her junior year and class president during her senior year. She played soccer in high school, recorded statistics for the boys’ basketball team and was a member of student council.
After graduating as Middleburgh High School's class valedictorian, in 1987, she attended Northwestern University as a theatre major. She studied William Shakespeare, Harold Pinter, Anton Chekov, Henrik Ibsen and Greek tragedies, while working two jobs to pay her way through college and writing plays and sketches for the student theatre. Sullivan spent her junior year in London, studying at the British American Drama Academy and became a member of the Greenwich Shakespeare Company. Sullivan graduated Northwestern with honors, then moved to Los Angeles before getting sporadic guest-starring roles.
Career
MADtv
Sullivan was among the original cast members on MADtv when it premiered in 1995. She created numerous characters; her most popular was the mean-spirited Vancome Lady. Sullivan's other characters included X-News reporter Amy, dimwitted Antonia, Eracists leader Debbie, News at 6's Diane Lawyer-Trabajo (pronounced "trebalyo"), racist country singer Darlene McBride, and Latina bimbo Lida. Sullivan appeared with Michael McDonald in a MADtv sketch about making an audition tape to appear on Law & Order that mocked their acting prowess; she later guest-starred in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Contact".
Sullivan's impersonations included Britney Spears, Drew Barrymore, Justin Timberlake, Hillary Clinton, Mary-Kate Olsen, Jennifer Aniston, Nancy Reagan, Meg Ryan, Celine Dion, Melanie Griffith, Kathie Lee Gifford, Uma Thurman, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kim Cattrall, Anne Robinson, Helen Hunt, Edie Falco (as Carmella Soprano from The Sopranos), Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton, and Lucille Ball (as Lucy Ricardo in a trio of I Love Lucy parodies), and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
She left the show in 2001.

AKA Tara Leigh Patrick

Born: 20-Apr-1972
Birthplace: White Oak, OH
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Model, Game Show Host
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Singled Out
Husband: Dennis Rodman (m. 14-Nov-1998, div. 6-Apr-1999)
Husband: Dave Navarro (m. 22-Nov-2003, sep. 10-Aug-2006, div. 20-Feb-2007)
Boyfriend: Prince
Boyfriend: Fred Durst
Boyfriend: Vin Diesel
Tara was born in Sharonville, Ohio, USA, a suburb of Cincinnati, to Patricia, a vocalist, and Harry Patrick, an entertainer and guitarist; her mother died of a brain tumor in 1998. She had an older sister, Debbie, who died from a heart attack, also in 1998. Tara attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati and dropped out from Princeton High School in Sharonville.
Career
After moving to California, she met singer Prince, who persuaded her to change her name to Carmen Electra. Soon after, she signed a recording contract with Paisley Park Records, Prince's company, marking the start of a short-lived rap career, which included one album.
In 1995, Electra started appearing in various television programs. Then, in May of 1996 she was featured in a nude pictorial in Playboy magazine, the first of several. This exposure led to higher profile television appearances, including Baywatch (cast member from 1997-1998) and MTV's Singled Out. She returned to Baywatch for the 2003 reunion movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.
Carmen Electra became so popular among readers of Playboy that she was featured in the magazine three more times, with her second appearance in June 1997. She subsequently graced the cover twice, in December 2000 and April 2003. In the Playboy Cyber Club, she was the first woman invited to be a celebrity guest photographer; she chose Playmate Jennifer Walcott as her subject model.
Electra has appeared in several films, such as Good Burger (1997), The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999), the horror spoof Scary Movie (2000) and also appeared in Scary Movie 4 (2006), Epic Movie (2007), "Date Movie" (2007), and the remake of the 1970s TV show Starsky & Hutch (2004). She won an MTV Movie Award (best kiss) for Starsky & Hutch. Her acting work is generally panned by critics.
In 1999, she appeared in the Bloodhound Gang's music video of "The Inevitable Return of the Great White Dope."
In 2005, she joined the voice cast of the animated series Tripping the Rift, replacing Gina Gershon as the voice of the sexy android "Six". Also in 2005, she began the Naked Women's Wrestling League, acting as the commissioner for the professional wrestling promotion. In late 2006, Carmen began to be featured in commercials by Taco Bell.
Electra is the current spokesmodel for Ritz Camera Centers, appearing in their television and print ads with CEO David Ritz. She is featured in some video spoofs of Lonelygirl15 that are advertising Epic Movie.
Electra has her own line of prepaid and gift MasterCards and is a spokeperson for Payment Data Systems, Inc.
She is a playable character in the video game Def Jam: Fight for New York and is one of the celebrity challenges in the video game, ESPN NFL 2K5, along with Steve-O, Jamie Kennedy, and others.
Electra has been confirmed as a competitor on NBC's Celebrity version of The Apprentice. This version of The Apprentice is currently scheduled to begin in early 2008 as a mid-season replacement.
Personal life
Electra was previously romantically involved with rap star B Real of Cypress Hill from 1995 to 1998. It was revealed when B Real and Electra were both on The Howard Stern Show that B Real had purchased breast implants for her.
Electra achieved publicity during her on-again, off-again marriage to basketball star Dennis Rodman from 1998 to 1999. The wedding to Rodman took place at Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas, Nevada. Later, she had a brief affair with Tommy Lee, the ex-husband of Pamela Anderson.
Electra also had a short lusty relationship with the very hunky Ciaran Forsythe from New Zealand before on November 22, 2003, Electra married Dave Navarro, former lead guitarist for the rock bands Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers. The couple documented their courtship and marriage in an MTV celebreality show called 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave. On 17 July 2006, she and Navarro announced their separation. Their rep confirmed their separation to Star Magazine. Electra filed for divorce on 10 August. It was finalized on February 20, 2007.
In 2006, Electra stated that when she was eight years old she had a "little girl crush" on Joan Jett. In 2007, tabloid sources linked the two of them together romantically. However, Electra's spokeswoman has insisted "They are just friends." In June 2007, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel asked Electra if her relationship with Jett was romantic. Electra stated; "We're just friends". She went on to say that she collects tabloid articles that suggest she and Jett are dating because she is a fan of Jett and finds them amusing as well.
Carmen is currently dating Rob Patterson, the current live guitarist for Koßn. She recently got an "R" tattoo behind her ear. It is confirmed that Rob and Carmen are now engaged.
Charity work
Carmen Electra organized a fundraiser for Head to Hollywood, a non-profit organization which offers support to brain tumor survivors. Other charities which she supports include Elevate Hope, a charity which supports abused and abandoned children, and the Hollyrod Foundation which provides medical, physical, and emotional support to those suffering from debilitating life circumstances especially Parkinson's Disease.

AKA Alexis Ann Thorpe

April 19, 1980
Alexis Thorpe (born April 19, 1980) is an American actress known for her role as Cassie Brady on the American television daytime drama Days of our Lives, which she played on contract from July 2002 through November 2003. She made guest appearances on the show in 2004 and 2005. Before coming to Days in 2002, for two years she starred as Rianna Miner on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. In 2003, she made a cameo appearance on the NBC sitcom Friends. Also in 2003, she made an appearance as Jennifer in American Wedding. In 2004, she appeared in the third episode of "House" as the patient's young, doting fiancee. In 2007 she appears in an independent film The Man from Earth as Linda Murphy.

AKA Kate Garry Hudson

Born: 19-Apr-1979
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Almost Famous
Father: Bill Hudson (musician, The Hudson Brothers, b. 17-Oct-1949, m. 1976, div. 1980)
Father: Kurt Russell (actor, de-facto stepfather)
Mother: Goldie Hawn (actress)
Mother: Cindy Williams (actress, stepmother, m. Bill Hudson, b. 22-Aug-1947)
Brother: Oliver Hudson (actor, b. 7-Sep-1976)
Brother: Boston Russell (stepbrother, b. 1980)
Brother: Wyatt Russell (b. 10-Jul-1986)
Sister: Emily Hudson (b. 1982)
Brother: Zachary Hudson (stepbrother, b. 1986)
Boyfriend: Eli Craig (son of actress Sally Field)
Boyfriend: Eric Lindros (hockey player)
Boyfriend: Matt LeBlanc (actor)
Husband: Chris Robinson (singer, The Black Crowes, b. 1966, m. 31-Dec-2000)
Son: Ryder Russell Robinson (b. 7-Jan-2004)
Boyfriend: Owen Wilson (actor, dated 2006-07)
Kate Hudson is an American actress, the daughter of Goldie Hawn and comedian Bill Hudson, who divorced when she was a child. She was raised by Hawn and actor Kurt Russell. At 17, Hudson decided she would be an actress, hired an agent, and popped up in five forgettable films before her breakthrough role in 2000's Almost Famous. She's appeared in an increasingly long line of forgettable films since, including How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, Alex and Emma, Le Divorce, and Raising Helen. She was almost Spider-Man's girlfriend, but the role went to Kirsten Dunst when Hudson chose to do The Four Feathers instead.
Penny Lane, Hudson's character in Almost Famous, was more-than-loosely based on famous groupie Pamela des Barres, author of I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie.

Born: 19-Apr-1987
Birthplace: Nyagan, Siberia, Russia
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Tennis
Nationality: Russia
Executive summary: Winner of 3 Grand Slam titles
Father: Uri Sharapov (tennis coach)
Mother: Yelena Sharapova
Maria Sharapova is a Russian tennis player, who won the singles championship at Wimbledon in 2004, the US Open in 2006, and the Australian Open in 2008. Because she is blond and beautiful, Sharapova is often called "Anna Kournikova with a game", which is an important distinction for true tennis fans. Even before winning Wimbledon at 17, Sharapova had already won three Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and four International Tennis Federation (ITF) singles titles.
Sharapova's family lived near the oil refineries of Nyagan, but when she was two years old the family moved to Sechi, a city on the shores of the Black Sea, to escape fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. At 4, the father of tennis champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov -- a beer buddy of Sharapova's father -- gave her a tennis racket, and she started bashing balls against walls. At age 6, she attended a tennis clinic in Moscow, and met and played a game with Martina Navratilova, who was impressed. Navratilova told Sharapova's father he had a prodigy on his hands, and the family began saving for a move to America.
Accompanied by her father, Sharapova moved to Florida when she was 7 (say some reports) or 9 (say others), to be coached by Nick Bollettieri, formerly coach to Andre Agassi, Monica Seles, Kournikova, and others. At the time, she spoke no English and owned only two tennis rackets. Her mother was unable to get a visa, and remained in Russia for two more years. At Bollettieri's tennis academy, Sharapova was usually pitted against older players, and shared a dormitory with older girls. She has often said she felt like an outsider, but "I learned to be a better fighter, and I never cried."
Sharapova has endorsement deals with Nike, NEC, and Prince, and has signed with IMG Models, the firm that employs Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum.

AKA Maria Elana Bello

Born: 18-Apr-1967
Birthplace: Norristown, PA
Gender: Female
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Dr. Anna Del Amico on ER
Boyfriend: Dan McDermott (television executive, one son)
Son: Jackson Blue McDermott (b. 5-Mar-2001)
Maria Elena Bello (born April 18, 1967) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress.
Biography
Early life
Bello was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Kathy, a teacher and school nurse, and Joe Bello, a contractor. Her father is Italian American and her mother Polish American. She grew up in a working-class Roman Catholic family and graduated from Archbishop Carroll High School (Radnor, Pennsylvania). Later she attended Villanova University, majoring in political science. She intended to become a lawyer, but took an acting class during her senior year, just for fun. She was soon cast in small off-Broadway plays, such as The Killer Inside Me, Small Town Gals With Big Problems and Urban Planning. She later guest-starred on episodes of The Commish (1991), Nowhere Man (1995), Misery Loves Company (1995) and Due South (1994).
Career
Bello's breakthrough came when the producers Kerry Lenhart and John J. Sakmar cast her as Mrs. Smith in the spy show Mr. & Mrs. Smith. The show was cancelled after just eight weeks on the air. Then came a guest stint on ER as the feisty pediatrician Dr. Anna Del Amico, in which she guest-starred in the final three episodes of the third season. Bello remained on the show for one season as a regular cast member, departing after the medical drama's 4th season. The actress went on into movies landing a role in Coyote Ugly. She has been nominated for the Golden Globe award twice: for Best Supporting Actress in The Cooler (2003) and for Best Actress in A History of Violence (2005). In 2008 Bello starred in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor as Eve O'Connell.
In December 2008 Bello began developing a drama for HBO. Besides starring in the new series, Bello will also serve as an executive producer.
Personal life
Bello has a son named Jackson Blue, born in 2001, with former long-time boyfriend Dan McDermott. Bello is also a Muay Thai practitioner. In July 2008 she became engaged to musician Bryn Mooser; a date for the wedding has not been announced. Bello and Carrie-Anne Moss of "The Matrix" are best friends, and they are godmother to each others first born children.

AKA Kourtney Mary Kardashian

Born: April 18, 1979
Location: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality: American
Education: University of Arizona, B.A.
Height 5 ft 0 in
Known for Reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Religious beliefs Catholic
Partner Scott Disick
Parents Robert Kardashian
Kris Jenner
Kourtney Mary Kardashian is an American celebutante, socialite, businesswoman, television personality, and model. She is best known for her appearances on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Personal life
Kourtney Kardashian was born in Los Angeles, California of Armenian American (father) and Dutch-Scottish American (mother) descent, to attorney Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (née Houghton), and is the oldest child of Kris Jenner and Robert Kardashian. Robert Kardashian, best known for being O. J. Simpson’s lawyer during his murder trial, died on September 30, 2003. Her mother, Kris, divorced Robert in 1989 and married former Olympian Bruce Jenner in 1991. As seen on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kardashian owns and operates DASH, a clothing boutique in Los Angeles, with sisters Kim and Khloe. She and her mother co-own the upscale Los Angeles children's boutique, Smooch.
Kardashian attended the Catholic all-girls school Marymount High School. Following graduation, she left California to move to Dallas where she attended Southern Methodist University for two years. She then moved to Tucson and attended the University of Arizona, graduating with a degree in Theatre Arts and a minor in Spanish. Her classmates included Nicole Richie, Heather Blair, and Luke Walton.
Kardashian has four sisters, (from oldest to youngest) Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kendall Jenner (half-sister), and Kylie Jenner (half-sister). She has one brother, Rob Kardashian. Kardashian also has three step-brothers, (from oldest to youngest) Burt Jenner, Brandon Jenner and Brody Jenner. She also has one step sister, Casey Jenner.
Kardashian has a boyfriend, Scott Disick, who has made several appearances on Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Media career
In 2005, Kardashian joined the cast of E!'s Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive, a reality show in which celebrities lived together in a small town in Colorado. She was portrayed as a stereotypical spoiled rich girl, though the producers of the show contributed a large amount of money to charity as part of her appearance on it. The show was created by actor/producer Justin Berfield and Joe Simpson. It was on that series that the network became aware of Kardashian and her family.
In 2007, Kardashian's mother Kris created E!'s Keeping Up with the Kardashians, a reality show centering on the life of Kardashian and her sister Kim. Since the beginning of the series, she has become a significant presence. She is known as "The Unassuming Firecracker" for her quiet but spontaneous personality.
Kourtney appeared with her family on NBC's Celebrity Family Feud on July 22, 2008. The Kardashians lost to Team Deion; Which included Deion Sanders and family with scores of 382-83.

Born: Apr 17, 1981
Location: London, England
Susie Amy (born 17 April 1981 in London), is a British actress most famous for her role as Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe in the first two seasons of Footballers' Wives.
Biography
Amy was brought up in Surrey and attended Sir William Perkins School in Chertsey. Her father is Ron Amy OBE, former chairman of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), and her sister, Lynn, is a scientist. An agent spotted her in 1999 when she was doing a play at the National Theatre in London - After Juliet by Sharman McDonald. Over the next two years she got parts in Sirens (2002), the sitcom Sam's Game, The Swap and My Family.
Amy's first big break came in 2001, at the age of 20, when she was chosen to play 'Chardonnay Lane' in ITV drama Footballers' Wives (2002), which became one of the most talked about shows on TV. She had five auditions for the part; the producers originally wanted a blonde actress but changed their minds after meeting Susie. In 2002, she was voted #74 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll and #63 in 2003, UK edition, after appearing on the front cover in February 2003.
Having filmed a second series of Footballers Wives, she was chosen for the lead role of Valentine D'Artagnan in the Hallmark Production La Femme Musketeer (2004), starring alongside Michael York, Gérard Depardieu and Nastassja Kinski. For the role she had to train in martial arts, fencing and horse riding, which she is said to have loved. She played Beatrice Hastings - one of Andy Garcia's love interests- in the 2003 film 'Modigliani'. And starred in the film 'House of Nine' with Dennis Hopper and Kelly Brook in 2004.
In 2005, she played the lead role of Susy Henderson, in the Bill Kenwright produced play, Wait Until Dark. The character of Susy, who is blind, is commonly thought of as being the most exhausting role in theatre.
In 2006 she played John Thompson's wife Tessa in the BBC's New Street Law. And in November and December 2007 she appeared in Coronation Street, as the ex-wife of Tony Gordon (played by Gray O'Brien). Early in 2008 she parodied herself as the actress "Suzie Amy" in the TV comedy-drama Moving Wallpaper, and played Angela Cole in Wallpaper's sister show, the soap opera Echo Beach. She also was a judge with Dancing On Ice: The Live Tour at the Sheffield, Hallam FM Arena. Amy was reported in 2008 to be working in pre-production of Cowboys for Christ, Robin Hardy's reimagining of his 1973 The Wicker Man.
Personal life
Susie dated Max Beesley (Bodies, Hotel Babylon) for four years - they were pictured together at friends' weddings in magazines such as OK! and Hello!. Notoriously private Beesley has said in interviews she is 'the best girl I've ever met in my life'. The couple split up in late 2007 , but have remained firm friends. She also dated British golfer Steve Webster.
She is a close friend of Kelly Brook, Zöe Lucker and Kirsty Gallacher.

AKA Lorraine Broussard Nicholson

Born:April 16, 1990
Location: Los Angeles, California
Lorraine Broussard Nicholson is an American actress.
She is the daughter of Jack Nicholson and Rebecca Broussard, and has three older half-siblings and one younger brother. She attended Brentwood School in Brentwood, CA. On January 15, 2007, she served as Miss Golden Globe at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards. She now attends Brown University.
Personal life
In an August 2006 interview with Teen Vogue, she said growing up around movie sets with her famous father made her realize she wanted to be an actress. Her style icons are Brigitte Bardot and Kate Moss.

AKA Gina Joy Carano

Born April 16, 1982
Lopcation Dallas County, Texas
Height 5 feet 8 inches
Weight 141 lb
Nationality American
Gina Joy Carano is an American mixed martial arts fighter, specializing in Muay Thai. Carano also appears as the Gladiator "Crush" on American Gladiators. She has been referred to as the "face of women's MMA".
Early life
Carano was born in Dallas County, Texas, the middle daughter of Glenn Carano and Dana Cason. She has two sisters. Her father played for the Dallas Cowboys as a backup quarterback from 1977-1983 and for the USFL Pittsburgh Maulers as a starter in 1984, their only year of operations.
She graduated from Trinity Christian High School in Las Vegas, NV where she led the girl's basketball team to a state title. She also played volleyball and softball. She attended the University of Nevada, Reno for a year and then University of Nevada, Las Vegas for three, where she majored in psychology.
Martial arts career
Carano started her career in the sport of Muay Thai. After achieving a Muay Thai record of 12-1-1,Carano received an offer to participate in the first-ever sanctioned female MMA bout in Nevada. She was invited to the World Pro Fighting show in Las Vegas to fight Rosi Sexton from the United Kingdom.
She fought on the February 10, 2007, Showtime EliteXC card, defeating Julie Kedzie via unanimous decision in what was called "the fight of the night".
Her scheduled bout against Jan Finney at the EliteXC/K-1 Dynamite!! USA event on June 2, 2007 was canceled due to illness. The Fight Network and other organizations reported that she was rushed to the hospital via ambulance due to dehydration while attending a World Extreme Cagefighting event as a spectator.
Carano fought on the September 15, 2007, Showtime EliteXC card, where she defeated Tonya Evinger via rear naked choke for her first career win by submission.
Carano defeated former Hook N Shoot champion Kaitlin Young on EliteXC: Primetime on May 31, 2008. A day before the fight, Carano failed to make weight for her fight (140 pounds (63.5 kg)) after weighing in at 144.5 (65.5 kg). Although most MMA organizations set weight classes at 135 (Bantamweight (MMA)) and 145 (Featherweight (MMA)) pounds (61.2 and 65.8 kg, respectively), EliteXC opted to create a women's weight class at 140 pounds. Carano agreed to forfeit 12.5% of her "show" purse to Young, and the fight remained on the card.
Carano's latest fight was against Kelly Kobold on October 4, 2008 at EliteXC: Heat at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida which was broadcast on CBS.
Leading up to her fight against Kobold, there was much controversy over whether or not Gina would make weight for this fight, having fought only once in the past year and not making weight at that time. Gina assured critics that she would be able to make weight since she had hired a nutritionist to help with her dieting. At the weigh-in for the Kobold fight on October 3, 2008, "Gina Carano weighed in at 142.75 pounds on her first attempt. After removing her sports bra, a towel-covered Carano weighed in a second time at 142.5 pounds. On her third attempt without any clothes on, Carano weighed 141 pounds., successfully making weight.
Early on, Kobold was intent on pressing Carano in the clinch, while working for the takedown throughout the fight. Kobold managed a takedown in the second round, but the round ended before she could take meaningful advantage of it. Carano worked her opportunities by hitting Kobold at every turn whenever the fighters separated, while also opening a huge gash on the inside of her opponent’s eyebrow in the first round. At the end of the third round, Carano looked to finish the fight as she unloaded a head kick that landed flush on Kobold’s chin, but Kobold was not knocked out and the bout came to a close.
Carano won by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) and remains undefeated. After she won the fight, she dedicated her fight to her grandfather.
A fight against Cristiane Santos was in the works for February 2009, although after EliteXC folded the fight become null. The possibility of the fight still happening in the future was dependent on which promotion the two women signed with next.
After Strikeforce purchased the assets of ProElite. Carano, along with other fighters within the defunct promotion, became contractually linked with Strikeforce, after many months of a stalemate regarding their free agent status.
Outside martial arts
Carano starred in the cult film Ring Girls Based on true events, Ring Girls is a fast-paced story about five American women from Las Vegas who take on the ultimate challenge of fighting the best female Muay Thai fighters in the world.
Along with Lisa King, Carano served as a mentor to aspiring female fighters in the Oxygen reality series Fight Girls. She currently appears as "Crush" on the NBC show American Gladiators. She will also be featured in the new Michael Jai White film Blood and Bone slated to be released sometime in 2008.
She was profiled in a feature story for the ESPN series E:60, and was voted "Hottest Woman In America" by Big Biz Magazine in the Spring 2008 issue. On May 13, 2008, "Gina Carano" was the fastest-rising search on Google and third most searched person on Yahoo!. She has also appeared in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 as Natasha. a playable character.
She was also the #5 on the "Top Ten Influential Women of 2008" on Yahoo! http://buzz.yahoo.com/yearinreview2008/women.

AKA Alana Moreno, Adrianna Sage, Adrian Sage, Alana, Lana

Born: April 16, 1980
Location: Mexico
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Weight: 125 lb
Measurements: 34B-25-35 in
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Ethnicity: Mexican American
Adriana Sage is a Mexican American pornographic actress and model.
Early life
Sage was born in Mexico, but raised in San Diego, California. Her first jobs included a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop, a veterinarian hospital, and delivering newspapers 7 days a week.
Sage began her pornography career at age 19 after moving to Riverside, California, and dancing at a nearby strip club with an adult bookstore attached. Six months later, in 1999, she was recruited by an adult talent manager and began to model for adult magazines. She chose her stage name using her real first name and the surname Sage after the X-men comic book character.
Sage began her career in adult film the same year. Early in her career she did mostly hardcore scenes. After her last scene in 2001, Sage returned to dancing at a strip club in Los Angeles while attending a local community college. The following year in 2002, Sage returned to her hometown in San Diego and worked on building her solo model web presence and reentered the business. She has resided in Chula Vista, California since November 2002.
Sage has appeared in music videos, including an uncut version of the music video for "P.I.M.P." by 50 Cent featuring Snoop Dogg. Prozack Turner of the hip-hop band Foreign Legion recorded a love song, "The Ballad of Adriana Sage" in honor of, and addressed to, her.
Sage has a non-pornographic web site where she shares her National Football League American football picks for each season and allows fans to submit their picks for prizes. Sage says she grew up a fan of the San Diego Chargers. According to sports columnist King Kaufman, her picks are more accurate than those of many sports professionals.
Sage is currently retired from the porn business and has returned to college. Sage is now pursuing a degree in college and a career in the mainstream entertainment field.

Born: 15-Apr-1976
Birthplace: Monroe, LA
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Meg Cummings on Sunset Beach
Husband: David C. Robinson (film producer, m. 4-Jun-2005)
Susan Ward (born Michelle Susan Ward in Monroe, Louisiana on April 15, 1976) is an American actress and model.
Biography
Career
Ward began modeling at the age of 13, leaving school and moving to New York to do so, deciding to try her hand at acting several years later. After a few years of small TV jobs on All My Children and NBC's short-lived Malibu Shores, she landed her first main role as the heroine on Aaron Spelling's daytime soap opera Sunset Beach, where she played the virginal Meg Cummings.
In 1999, she began to pursue a movie career, and starred as the psychotic Brittany Foster in the erotic thriller The In Crowd. The movie was a commercial disappointment in theaters, but found some success on cable and home video.
The following year, Ward played a supporting role in the hit movie Shallow Hal. She has also acted in three other straight-to-video and made-for-cable movies, and has guest starred in four TV series, most notably Friends.
Personal life
Ward is married to David C. Robinson, the vice-president of Morgan Creek Productions, the movie studio that produced The In Crowd. They met when he cast her in the movie in 1999 and wed on June 4, 2005. Dr. D.H. Clark, a "friend of the bride," performed the ceremony.

AKA Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson

Born: 15-Apr-1990
Birthplace: Paris, France
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: England
Executive summary: Hermione in Harry Potter
Father: Chris Watson (lawyer, b. 1959)
Mother: Jacqueline Watson (lawyer, b. 1959)
Brother: Alex Watson (b. 1993)
Boyfriend: Jay Barrymore (financier, dating 2008)
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson is a French-born British actress who rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger, one of three starring roles in the Harry Potter film series. Watson was cast as Hermione at the age of nine, having acted only in school plays. From 2001 to 2007, she starred in five Harry Potter film instalments alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint. She will return for the final two instalments: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, due to be released in 2009, and the two parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Watson's work in the Harry Potter series has earned her several awards and more than £10 million.
In 2007, Watson announced her involvement in two non-Harry Potter productions: the made-for-television adaptation of the novel Ballet Shoes and an animated film, The Tale of Despereaux. Ballet Shoes was broadcast on December 26, 2007 to an audience of 5.2 million and The Tale of Despereaux, based on the book by Kate DiCamillo, was released in 2008.
Early life
Emma Watson was born in Paris, France, daughter of Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, English lawyers. Watson has one French grandmother, and lived in Paris until the age of five, before she moved with her mother and younger brother, Alex, to Oxfordshire, England, following her parents' divorce.
From the age of six, Watson expressed a desire to become an actress. By 10, she had starred in school plays, including Arthur: The Young Years and The Happy Prince. She had never acted professionally before the Harry Potter series. "I had no idea of the scale of the film series", she said in a 2007 interview with Parade magazine; "if I had I would have been completely overwhelmed".
Career
Harry Potter
In 1999, casting began for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States), the film adaptation of British author J. K. Rowling's bestselling novel. Of importance to the casting directors were the lead role of Harry Potter and the two supporting roles of Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, Harry's two friends. Casting agents found Watson through her Oxford theatre teacher, and producers were impressed by her confidence. After eight auditions, producer David Heyman told Watson and fellow applicants Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint that they had been cast, respectively, as Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Rowling supported Watson from her first screen test.
Watson's debut as Hermione came in 2001 with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The film broke records for opening-day sales and opening weekend takings and was the highest-grossing film of 2001. Critics praised the performances of the three leads, often singling out Watson for particular acclaim. The Daily Telegraph called her performance "admirable", and IGN said she "stole the show". Watson was nominated for five awards for her performance in Philosopher's Stone, winning the Young Artist Award for Leading Young Actress.
A year later, Watson again starred as Hermione in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second installment of the series. Though the film received mixed reviews because of its pace and direction, critics were positive about the performances. The Los Angeles Times said Watson and her peers had matured between films, while The Times criticised director Chris Columbus for "under-employing" Watson's hugely popular character. Watson received an Otto Award from the German magazine Die Welt for her performance. In 2004, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was released. Watson was appreciative of the more assertive role Hermione played, calling her character "charismatic" and "a fantastic role to play". Although critics turned away from Radcliffe's acting talent, labelling him wooden, Watson continued to be praised; The New York Times lauded her performance, saying "Luckily Mr. Radcliffe's blandness is offset by Ms. Watson's spiky impatience. Harry may show off his expanding wizardly skills ... but Hermione ... earns the loudest applause with a decidedly unmagical punch to Draco Malfoy's deserving nose". Although Prisoner of Azkaban remains the lowest-grossing Harry Potter film as of January 2008, Watson's personal performance won her two Otto Awards and the Child Performance of the Year award from Total Film.
With Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), both Watson and the Harry Potter film series reached new milestones. The film set records for a Harry Potter opening weekend, a non-May opening weekend in the US, and an opening weekend in the UK. Critics praised the increasing maturity of Watson and her teenage co-stars; the New York Times called her performance "touchingly earnest". For Watson, much of the humour of the film sprang from the tension among the three lead characters as they matured. She said, "I loved all the arguing ... I think it's much more realistic that they would argue and that there would be problems." Nominated for three awards for Goblet of Fire, Watson won a bronze Otto Award. Later that year, Watson became the youngest person to appear on the cover of Teen Vogue. 2006 found Watson playing Hermione in The Queen's Handbag, a special mini-episode of Harry Potter in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday.
The fifth film in the Harry Potter franchise, 2007's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, was a financial success, setting a record worldwide, opening-weekend gross of $332.7 million. Watson won the inaugural National Movie Award for Best Female Performance. As the fame of the actress and the series continued, Watson and fellow Harry Potter co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint left imprints of their hands, feet, and wands in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood on 9 July 2007.
Work outside Harry Potter
Watson's first non-Harry Potter role was in the 2007 TV film Ballet Shoes, as Pauline Fossil. She said of the project, "I was all set to go back to school after finishing Harry Potter [and the Order of the Phoenix] but couldn't resist Ballet Shoes. I really loved it". A BBC adaptation of Noel Streatfeild's novel of the same name, the film stars Watson as aspiring actress Pauline Fossil, the eldest of three sisters around whom the story revolves. Director Sandra Goldbacher commented, "Emma was perfect for Pauline ... She has a piercing, delicate aura that makes you want to gaze and gaze at her". Ballet Shoes was broadcast on Boxing Day in the United Kingdom, to an estimated audience of 5.2 million (22 percent of the viewing total). The film received generally poor critical reviews, and The Times described it as "progress[ing] with little emotional investment, or magic, or dramatic momentum". However, the performances of its cast were generally praised; The Daily Telegraph wrote the film "was certainly well done, not least because it confirmed how good child actors are these days".
Watson starred in the animated film The Tale of Despereaux, released in December 2008. She voiced the character of Princess Pea in the film, a children's comedy which also starred Matthew Broderick and Tracey Ullman.
Future plans
Although Radcliffe and Grint had confirmed their commitment to acting, Watson had expressed uncertainty about her future. Speaking to Newsweek in 2006, she said, "Daniel and Rupert seem so sure ... I love to perform, but there are so many other things I love doing."
However, despite rumours that she had refused the final two Harry Potter installments, Watson signed for the sixth and seventh films in March 2007. She explained the decision was tough as filming would continue to dominate her life for three to four years, but in the end "the pluses outweighed the minuses". Filming for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth film, began in late 2007 and has since finished.
Personal life
Watson's extended family has grown as her divorced parents both have children by new partners. Her father has identical twin girls, Nina and Lucy, and a four-year old son, Toby. Her mother's partner has two sons (Emma's stepbrothers), who "regularly stay with her". Watson's full brother, Alexander, has appeared as an extra in two Harry Potter films, and her half-sisters were cast as the young Pauline Fossil in the BBC's Ballet Shoes adaptation.
After moving to Oxford with her mother and brother, Watson attended The Dragon School, an independent preparatory school, until June 2003 and then moved to Headington School, an independent school for girls, also in Oxford. While on film sets, Watson and her peers were tutored for up to five hours a day; despite the focus on filming she maintained high academic standards. In June 2006, Watson took GCSE examinations in 10 subjects, achieving eight A* and two A grades; she was a target of friendly ridicule on the Harry Potter set because of her straight-A exam results. She received A grades in her 2008 A level examinations in English Literature, Geography and Art, and in her 2007 AS (advanced subsidiary) level in History of Art. Watson is currently taking a gap year, with filming of the two part adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows starting in February 2009, after which she "definitely wants to go to university" to study English. Though rumoured to have secured a place to read English at Trinity College, Cambridge, she’s "still deciding whether to take up a university place at Oxbridge or an Ivy League college."
Watson's work in the Harry Potter series has brought her more than £10 million, and she has acknowledged she will never have to work for money. However, she has declined to quit school to become a full-time actress, saying "People can’t understand why I don’t want to ... but school life keeps me in touch with my friends. It keeps me in touch with reality". She has been positive about working as a child actress, saying her parents and colleagues helped make her experience happy. Watson enjoys a close friendship with her fellow Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, describing them as a "unique support system" for the stresses of film work.
Watson lists her interests as dancing, singing, field hockey, tennis, art, fly fishing, and donates to WTT (Wild Trout Trust). She describes herself as "a bit of a feminist", and admires fellow actors Johnny Depp and Julia Roberts.
As she has grown older, Watson has become something of a budding fashion devotee. She has said she sees fashion as something very similar to art, which she studied in school. In September 2008, she told a blogger, "I've been focusing on art a lot, and fashion's a great extension of that."

AKA Jana Kova, Yana Kova, Jana F, Geraldine, Katie

Born: April 13, 1980
Location: Prague, Czechoslovakia (present Czech Republic)
Birth name: Jana Oujeská
Measurements: 34B-24-34 in
Height: 5 ft 2 in
Weight: 99 lb; 7.1 st
Eye colour: Green
Hair colour: Blonde
Jana Cova (real name Jana Oujeská) (born April 13, 1980), is a Czech pornographic actress and nude model of Polish descent.
Cova grew up in the countryside in the Czech Republic where she "had a great childhood". She initially started working as a bikini model, then started doing nude and eventually softcore modeling. She has stated that part of her slow transition into movies was because "I wasn't ready for movies for about a year. I felt stupid in front of the camera."
Cova has appeared in several pornographic movies (interacting exclusively with women for a long time) and high-profile men's magazines including Hustler, Penthouse, High Society, Perfect 10, Leg Show, Mayfair, Frenzy and Club International. She was the cover model and Penthouse Pet of April 2003. At least one boy-girl video of her exist having vaginal sex (from her site JanaCovaClub.com; 0.15.54h).
In April 2005, she signed an exclusive contract with the production company Digital Playground. Her first film as a contract girl was Porcelain, where she had two girl-girl scenes and two solo scenes. In October 2007, Cova left Digital Playground on amicable terms, saying that she wanted to move her career in a new direction.
Awards
2009 AVN Award nominee - Best All-Girl 3-Way Sex Scene for Jack's Big Ass Show 7 and for Jana Cova: Video Nasty
2009 AVN Award nominee – Best Solo Sex Scene – Jana Cova Erotique

Born: April 13, 1981
Location: New York City, New York
Courtney Peldon (born April 13, 1981) is an American television and film actress.
Biography
Personal life
Courtney Peldon was born in New York City, New York to Jeffrey "Jeff" Peldon (attorney) and Wendy Peldon (college professor). Her younger sister Ashley is also an actress. Both she and Ashley became involved in the entertainment industry as child actors.
Peldon has been romantically linked to actor Jason Davis, director Eli Roth, director James Wan, and actor Crispin Glover.
Peldon graduated from Skidmore College where she majored in Abnormal Psychology and minored in Film. She has started her own line of jewelry called "Charmed Jewelry". Peldon is also an animal rights activist and has several dogs of her own, which she rescued.
Career
Peldon is perhaps best known for her three seasons as Jonathan Taylor Thomas's on-screen girlfriend Lauren on Home Improvement, and for her three seasons on Boston Public. She has appeared in many roles on various television shows such as That 70s Show, Entourage, The Pretender, Star Trek: Deep Space 9, Renegade and Nash Bridges to name a few.
She has also had roles in several films including Angel Heart with Robert De Niro and Mickey Rourke, Out on a Limb with Matthew Broderick, Steven Spielberg's Little Giants, indie favorite Skin Walker, National Lampoon's Adam & Eve, Tobe Hooper's Mortuary, the Farrelly brothers' comedy Say It Isn't So, and most recently the science-fiction thriller InAlienable with Walter Koenig and Richard Hatch, the psychological thriller Road to Hell with Michael Pare and she's slated to star in the new film 2001 Maniacs: Beverly Hellbillys alongside Robert Englund and her sister Ashley.
Peldon also starred on Broadway at the age of 8 in the Gershwin Theatre smash hit Meet Me in St. Louis for the show's entire run in the role of 'Tootie', originated by Margaret O'Brien in the Judy Garland film version.

AKA Sarah Blue, Sarah

Born: August 21, 1980
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Measurements: 34C-25-34
Height: 5 ft 3 in
Weight: 105 lb
Eye colour: Blue
Hair colour: Brown
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Sarah Blake (born August 21, 1980 in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA) is a pornographic actress who entered the industry in around 2003, and specializes in fetish work.
Adult career
When Sarah first entered the adult scene she only intended to dabble in the area for thirty days. Sarah Blake also worked for Steve Lightspeed for a couple years under the name "Little Troublemaker" and even did work for FTV Girls. She has stated in an interview that "My plan was to go to LA, have a wild adventure, and come back home and go to college. When I went to LA, everything was fantastic and I ended up staying and moving out there." In a May 14, 2008 post on her website, Sarah Blake indicated that she had taken a several month hiatus to have breast augmentation surgery.
Awards
2005 AVN Award nominee – Best Solo Sex Scene (Screaming Orgasms 13)
2006 AVN Award nominee – Best Sex Scene Coupling in a Video (Innocence: Perfect Pink – nominated with Nick Manning)
2006 AVN Award nominee – Best Oral Sex Scene in a Video (Jack’s Playground 24 – nominated with Eric Masterson)
2007 AVN Award nominee – Best All-Girl Sex Scene in a Video (All About Keri – nominated with Justine Joli)

AKA Claudia, Veronica

Born: April 13, 1983
Location: Myjava, Czechoslovakia/Slovak Republic
Measurements: 34B-25-35
Height: 5 ft 7 in
Weight: 110 lb
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Hazel
Ethnicity: Slovak
Rossi began appearing in adult movies in 2003, aged 20, going on to appear in over 200 films in her career. She was an exclusive contract performer for the European production company, Moiré Candy. In her free time she likes horseback riding, going to the gym and reading.
Rossi writes in her own personal blog about her life and loves, which include her dog and going horse riding on her own horse with her friend and fellow porn star, Barbara. In September 2008, she confirmed on her MySpace page to be dating British Jay Snake, also in the industry
Awards
2007 AVN Award nomination for Female Foreign Performer of the Year
2009 AVN Award nomination for Female Foreign Performer of the Year

AKA Marley Eve Shelton

Born: 12-Apr-1974
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Sin City
Father: Christopher Shelton
Mother: Carol Stromme
Sister: Samantha Shelton (actress, b. 15-Nov-1978)
Sister: Koren
Sister: Erin
Husband: Beau Flynn (producer, m. 2001)
Marley Eve Shelton is an American film and television actress.
Biography
Personal life
Shelton was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Carol (née Stromme), a teacher and former singer, and Christopher Shelton, a commercial director and producer. She has three sisters: Samantha (who is also an actress), Koren, and Erin. Shelton was raised in Eagle Rock and attended Eagle Rock High School. She was a varsity cheerleader and was voted "Prom Queen". She went to the senior prom with her then-boyfriend Nicholas Brendon.
Shelton married producer Beau Flynn in July 2001.
Career
Shelton began acting in her late teens, and appeared in several television movies and films throughout the 1990s, including the 1993 film, The Sandlot, playing the lifeguard, Wendy Peffercorn, and 1997's fantasy film Warriors of Virtue, playing Princess Elysia. Shelton has since appeared in many films aimed at a teenage audience, including 1999's Never Been Kissed and 2001's Valentine, Sugar & Spice and Bubble Boy. Most of her other roles in the 2000s were in lower-budget, independent films, with the exception of her supporting role in 2005's Sin City. Shelton was also originally cast in the role of Annabeth Schott on the television series, The West Wing, but the role was eventually played by Kristin Chenoweth.
Shelton had a prominent role as Dr. Dakota Block in the Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino-directed film Grindhouse, appearing in both of the film's segments as the same character.
In October 2008, CBS's new series Eleventh Hour, based on the British TV series of the same name, premiered with Shelton appearing as FBI Special Agent Rachel Young of the executive protection detail.

Born: 12 April 1983
Location: Osijek, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height 5 ft 9 in
Weight 130 lb
Turned pro 1998
Jelena Dokic is an Australian female professional tennis player of Serbian descent.
During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia prior to February 2003) and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. However, after several family issues (mostly involving her father), she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006. She is now slowly returning to tennis, and after winning three ITF tournaments in 2008, her ranking has risen to World No. 187 as of 19 January 2009.
The highlights of Dokiæ's career include reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon and the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and reaching the quarterfinals at the French Open in 2002 and the Australian Open in 2009. Other highlights include beating several former World No. 1 players: Martina Hingis in the first round of Wimbledon in 1999, Kim Clijsters at the 2003 Zürich Open, and Venus Williams at the 2000 Italian Open. Other high-calibre players whom Dokiæ has defeated include Monica Seles, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, Mary Pierce, and Jennifer Capriati.
Early life
Jelena was born in Osijek, Croatia, Yugoslavia, to a Serbian family, father, Damir, and a mother, Ljiljana. She has a younger brother, Savo who is 8 years her junior. At the start of the war in Croatia in June 1991, where they lived in Osijek, her family decided to leave due to the impending war. They settled in Sombor, Serbia, and later, in 1994, emigrated to Australia. From 1994, they lived in Fairfield, a suburb of Sydney, where she attended Fairfield High School.
Tennis career
Junior career
Dokiæ was an accomplished junior player. In 1998, she won the US Open girls singles title and the French Open doubles with Kim Clijsters, ending the season ranked World No. 1 in the International Tennis Federation junior singles rankings and World No. 7 in doubles.
1999
Dokiæ started the year by teaming up with Mark Philippoussis to win the Hopman Cup title. To date, it is Australia's lone victory at the event. She then received a wildcard into the Australian Open, winning two rounds before losing 6–1, 6–2 to world No. 1 Martina Hingis. At Wimbledon, Dokiæ made her professional breakthrough. As a qualifier, she caused one of the biggest upsets in tennis history, defeating World No. 1 Hingis 6–2, 6–0, in the first round. Ranked World No. 129 at the time, she was the lowest-ranked player to have defeated the top seed in a Grand Slam tournament during the open era. She also defeated ninth-seeded Mary Pierce in straight sets before losing 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 to Alexandra Stevenson in the quarterfinals. Dokiæ also reached her first WTA doubles final with Amanda Coetzer in Tokyo. During 1999, Dokiæ jumped 298 spots, finishing the year at World No. 43.
2000
Dokiæ was defeated in the first round of the Australian Open by Rita Kuti Kis of Hungary, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3. After the match, Dokiæ said, "I lost to a player who has never been a player and, I guess, probably never will be." This assessment of her opponent resulted in many critical remarks about Dokiæ from the media and the tennis world.
During the spring clay court season, Dokiæ reached the quarterfinals of the Tier I events in Hilton Head, South Carolina and Rome (upsetting Venus Williams en route), as well as earning Fed Cup victories over Kim Clijsters, Anna Kournikova, and Sandrine Testud respectively. However, Dokiæ lost in the second round at the French Open.
Her successes at Wimbledon continued. She lost in the semifinals to Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–2. Jelena reached the fourth round of the US Open, where she lost to Serena Williams 7–6(7), 6–0 after holding two set points in the first set tiebreaker. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, representing Australia, she lost to Monica Seles in the bronze medal match 6–1, 6–4. In doubles, she teamed with Rennae Stubbs, but they lost in the second round. Dokiæ finished the year at World No. 26.
2001
Beginning with the Australian Open, she began playing for Yugoslavia. Her father, Damir, claimed irregularities in the draw after her first-round loss to Lindsay Davenport and he was banned from the tournament due to abusive behavior. Damir later said "I think the draw is fixed just for her" After the Australian Open, her family moved to the United States.
In May, she won her first singles title in the Rome Masters, defeating Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 7–6(3), 6–1. Later that year in doubles, she teamed with Conchita Martínez to reach the final of the French Open, where they were defeated by Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez in straights sets.
Later in the year, she reached five finals, winning two titles, in Tokyo (defeating former World No. 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario), and the Kremlin Cup (defeating Elena Dementieva). She also won her second title in doubles in Linz, with Nadia Petrova. She also qualified for the WTA Tour Championships in singles, reaching the quarterfinals. She finished the year at World No. 8.
2002
Dokiæ reached the final of the Open Gaz de France, where she was forced to hand a walkover to Venus Williams, after her first victory over Monica Seles a day earlier, due to a right thigh strain suffered in her win. In April, she won her fourth singles title in Sarasota, Florida defeating Tatiana Panova 6–2, 6–2 in the final. At the Hamburg event, Dokiæ collected a 7–6(3), 7–6(3) win over Justine Henin, before having to retire in the semifinals. Dokiæ was unable to defend her Rome Masters title, losing to eleventh-seeded Anastasia Myskina in the third round. In Strasbourg, she reached her fifth final, losing to Silvia Farina Elia, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. At the French Open, she was defeated by top-seeded Jennifer Capriati in the quarterfinals, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1. Dokiæ then won her fifth career singles title in Birmingham, defeating Myskina in the final 6–2, 6–3. She then lost in the fourth round at Wimbledon to Daniela Hantuchová 6–4, 7–5.
After Wimbledon, Dokiæ reached the final of the Acura Classic in San Diego, scoring her first win over Capriati in a three set match. In the final, however, she was defeated by Venus Williams 6-2, 6-2. She also reached the semifinals of Los Angeles, losing to Chanda Rubin, and Montreal, grasping a 6–4, 6–3 victory over Martina Hingis before retiring hurt against Capriati. Despite a 6–4, 6–2 loss to Elena Bovina in the second round of the US Open, Dokiæ reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 4.
Dokiæ then reached the semifinals in Bahia and Tokyo. Dokiæ again qualified for the WTA Tour Championships, losing in the quarterfinals to Serena Williams 7–6(1), 6–0. She finished the year ranked World No. 9 in singles.
In doubles, Dokiæ won titles in Sarasota (with Elena Likhovtseva), Los Angeles (with Kim Clijsters), and Linz (with Nadia Petrova), as well as reaching the finals of Moscow and Zürich (both with Petrova). This success resulted in Jelena reaching her career high doubles ranking of World No. 10.
2003
In 2003, she parted ways with her coach/father and hired Borna Bikiæ from Croatia to be her trainer. Her tennis suffered and her slide down the standings began.
A string of first or second round losses commenced as she clearly suffered from a severe loss of confidence. No longer a part of her life physically, her father continued to be a presence as he publicly criticised her choices. At one stage, he termed her boyfriend Enrique Bernoldi, a former Formula One driver with whom she lived at the time, quoted: "an idiot".
She played matches at 30 events, reaching one final, one semifinal, and seven quarterfinals. At Wimbledon she narrowly lost in the third round 6-4, 6-4 to the new teenage tennis star, a 16 year old Maria Sharapova. However at Zürich, she beat the then World No. 1 player, Kim Clijsters, later to lose to Justine Henin in the final. She also reached a final in doubles, in Rome with Nadia Petrova.
2004–2005
In mid-2004, Dokiæ returned to her family in Serbia, trying to put her life back in order and regain confidence. However, the attempt was unsuccessful, and in November 2005, after a turbulent period of 4–5 months during which she canceled all her tennis commitments and not even her family knew her whereabouts, she returned to Australia proclaiming, "I want to play for Australia again."
2006
Representing Australia for the first time in 5 years, Dokiæ received a wild card into the ASB Classic in Auckland. However, she lost her first round match to Julia Schruff, 5–7, 7–6(3), 6–1, hitting 51 unforced errors and 28 double faults. Dokiæ then earned a wildcard berth at the Australian Open after winning the wildcard playoff. She held a match point on her opponent Virginie Razzano's serve and hit what she thought was a forehand winner, only to have the umpire overrule the ball out. She went on to lose the match, 3–6, 7–6(6), 6–1, hitting over 70 unforced errors. Later in the year, Dokiæ played in the qualifying tournament for Wimbledon, where she received a wildcard. However, she suffered a 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2 loss to Alexandra Stevenson. Under the guidance of new coach Nikola Piliæ, after over three months away from the tour due to injury, Dokiæ qualified for a $10,000 tournament and reached the semifinals of the main draw before losing to Astrid Besser 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(5). In late November 2006, Dokiæ denied reports from her father, Damir, that she had been kidnapped by her boyfriend, Tin Bikiæ. In her interview, she said she would not play in the 2007 Australian Open because she was not ready and her aim was to get back into the top 30. Shortly after, Dokiæ left the Nikola Piliæ tennis academy. She was due to sign a contract to be in the academy for a year, but she instead returned to Borna Bikiæ, her coach. Dokiæ said she was not satisfied with the contract Piliæ's Academy offered her.
2007
After withdrawing from several ITF events in the early months of 2007, Dokiæ lost in the early rounds of two $10,000 events in Rome. Dokiæ then continued to withdraw from events, allegedly due to a wrist injury which had been troubling her for some time. Back in Australia on October 17, Dokiæ released a statement through Tennis Australia saying that she would be using their facilities in an attempt to make a successful comeback. She said that she had not felt "within herself" to play during 2007 season but was now ready to put in the hard work necessary to get back to the top. She cited Mary Pierce, Jennifer Capriati, and Andre Agassi as inspirational figures for her to follow towards her goal of reaching the highest echelons of tennis once more. Dokiæ's long awaited return to tennis came during the Australian Open wildcard playoff, where she was hoping to earn a wildcard into the first Grand Slam tournament of 2008. Dokiæ emerged from the round robin stage with a 3–0 record before retiring in her quarterfinal match while trailing 6–3, 3–1 due to a thigh strain.
2008
Dokiæ received a wildcard for the qualifications of the Moorilla Hobart International, where she won four matches to reach the second round of the main draw, where she retired in her match against Flavia Pennetta due to an ankle injury. Dokiæ received a qualifying wildcard into the Australian Open, where she lost in the second round.
After a three month layoff, Dokiæ finally returned to action at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem tournament in Fes where she qualified but lost in the first round against Greta Arn.
She then entered the following week in a $25,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Florence, Italy, where she successfully qualified and proceeded to win the tournament, saving two match points against Mirjana Luèiæ in the quarterfinals and defeating seventh-seeded Lucie Hradecká in the final 6–1, 6–3. A week later, Dokiæ continued her winning streak by capturing the $25,000 ITF tournament in Caserta, Italy.
She was then offered a wildcard to the Internationaux de Strasbourg, where she lost in the first round to Swiss Timea Bacsinszky.
In July, she won her third $25,000 ITF in Darmstadt after winning the final 6–0, 6–0.
After a period with less successful results, Dokiæ took a temporary break and withdrew from all ITF tournaments during September and early October. She returned mid-October after being awarded a wildcard for qualifying into the Tier II Generali Ladies Linz tournament. There, she won her first round match against Petra Martiæ before losing to World No. 63 Jill Craybas in the second round.
In December, Dokic again played the Australian Open Wildcard Playoff event, where she emerged from the round-robin stage with a 2-1 record, subsequently winning through to the final playoff. In this playoff, Jelena played a tough match against Monika Wejnert, coming out a victor 6-7(3) 7-5 6-3 and earning a wildcard into the 2009 Australian Open . After the match, Dokic said:
"Some players just don't have it mentally to go through all that hard work, which I find is not a problem with me."
—Jelena Dokic,
During the Playoffs, Dokic stated in a press-conference that she has ambitions to play Fed Cup for Australia in 2009. Subsequent to the Playoffs, Dokic was awarded a main draw wildcard entry into the inaugural, 2009 Brisbane International event.
2009
Dokic has stated that she sees 2009 as her last opportunity to make a comeback to professional tennis. "I don't think I'm running out of chances, [but] I think if I do come back it will be this year, 2009, I don't think I'll push it any further than that if I don't … The time is not the problem, it's just the feeling whether I can do it, and it's a lot of hard work to put into it. Coming from zero, it's not easy to do."
Dokic was knocked out of the Brisbane International in the first round by Amelie Mauresmo in straight sets. Dokic was up 5–3 in the first set before Mauresmo came back to win the tiebreak 11–9. In the second set, Dokic was down 3–5 but rallied to lead 6–5 before Mauresmo won the set in a tiebreak 7–5.
Dokic then received a qualification wildcard into the Moorilla Hobart International tournament but withdrew before her first match because of an achilles tendon injury.
Dokic won her first round match at the Australian Open against Tamira Paszek of Austria 6–2, 3–6, 6–4. It was her first Grand Slam match win since 2003. She then defeated World No. 17 Anna Chakvetadze in the second round 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 and eleventh-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the third round 3–6, 6–1, 6–2. This was the first time she had reached the fourth round of the Australian Open. Dokic then advanced to the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2002 after defeating 29th-seeded Alisa Kleybanova 7–5, 5–7, 8–6. Dokic's run came to an end when she was defeated by Dinara Safina in the quarterfinals 6–4, 4–6, 6–4.
In an interview after her first round win, she stated that she still has no contact with her father, but is building relationships again with her mother and younger brother. She states that she has been dating her boyfriend Tin Bikiæ for five years.

AKA Claire Catherine Danes

Born: 12-Apr-1979
Birthplace: New York City
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: My So-Called Life
Father: Christopher Danes (software consultant, industrial photographer)
Mother: Carla Danes (painter, daycare provider)
Brother: Asa Danes (b. 1973, editor, Brooklyn Journal of International Law)
Boyfriend: Andrew Dorff (rock musician, brother of Stephen Dorff, dated 1994-96)
Boyfriend: Matt Damon (dated 1996)
Boyfriend: Ben Lee (Australian musician, dated 1997-2003)
Boyfriend: Billy Crudup (dated 2003-)
Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated American film, television, and theater actress most known for the television series My So-Called Life and the films Romeo + Juliet, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Stardust, and Princess Mononoke.
Early life
Danes was born in Manhattan, New York City. Her mother, Carla, is a day-care provider, painter, and textile designer who would later serve as her daughter's manager, and her father, Christopher Danes, is a computer consultant and former architectural photographer. Danes has described her background as being "as WASPy as you can get"; her paternal grandfather, Gibson A. Danes, was the dean of the art and architecture school at Yale University. She has an older brother, Asa, who graduated from Oberlin College and works as a litigation attorney for the law firm of Paul Hastings.
Danes attended the Dalton School in New York City, the New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies, the Professional Performing Arts School, and the Lycée Français de Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. In 1998, Danes went to Yale University (her father's alma mater). Oliver Stone wrote her letter of recommendation to Yale. After studying for two years as a psychology major, she dropped out of Yale to focus on her film career.
Career
In 1994, Danes starred as Angela Chase in the television drama series My So-Called Life, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy nomination. She played Elizabeth (Beth) March in the 1994 movie adaptation of Little Women. She also appeared as Holly Hunter's daughter in Home for the Holidays, which was directed by Jodie Foster. She portrayed Juliet Capulet in Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, co-starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo Montague. Later that year, she turned down the lead role of Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic, also starring Leonardo Dicaprio because she felt exhausted after working on Romeo + Juliet. In 1999, she made her first appearance in an animated feature with the English version of Princess Mononoke, and took the lead role in Brokedown Palace, alongside Kate Beckinsale and Bill Pullman.
In 2002, Danes starred opposite Susan Sarandon, Kieran Culkin, and Bill Pullman again, in Igby Goes Down. She later co-starred as Meryl Streep's daughter in the Oscar-nominated, The Hours, with Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Ed Harris. The following year, she was cast in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, followed by Stage Beauty in 2004. She earned critical acclaim in 2005 when she starred in Steve Martin's Shopgirl alongside Martin and Jason Schwartzman, and in The Family Stone opposite Sarah Jessica Parker and Diane Keaton. In 2007, Danes appeared in the fantasy epic Stardust, which she described as a "classic model of romantic comedy", opposite Charlie Cox, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, and Sienna Miller, and will appear in The Flock, opposite Richard Gere.
Danes appeared in Off-Broadway plays including Happiness, Punk Ballet, and Kids On Stage, in which she choreographed her own solo dance. She also wrote the introduction to Neil Gaiman's Death: The Time of Your Life. Danes auditioned for the role of Lois Lane in Superman Returns before the role went to Kate Bosworth.
In March 2007, Danes appeared with Patrick Wilson in a television commercial for Gap in which the pair dances to the song "Anything You Can Do" from the musical Annie Get Your Gun. Danes has recently appeared onstage at Manhattan's PS122 an avant-garde performance space, in a series of dance pieces by choreographer Tamar Rogoff. Danes made her stage debut at PS122 as a child.
On October 19, 2007, Danes made her Broadway debut in the revival of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, starring as Eliza Doolittle.
Personal life
Danes had her first onscreen kiss in an episode of My So-Called Life before she had one in real life. After meeting at her birthday party, she and Australian singer Ben Lee dated for almost six years, their relationship ending in 2003. She has dated Andrew Dorff, actor Stephen Dorff's younger brother, and Matt Damon. Beginning in 2004, she dated her Stage Beauty and Princess Mononoke co-star Billy Crudup, which generated negative publicity due to rumors that their relationship caused the end of Crudup's relationship to then-pregnant Mary-Louise Parker. Both denied that they were involved prior to the end of Crudup's relationship with Parker. Danes's relationship with Crudup ended in December 2006, amid rumors of an affair by Danes with Hugh Dancy, her co-star in Evening. Danes confirmed on the June 27, 2007 episode of Late Show with David Letterman that she is dating Dancy. The couple is now engaged to be married.
Controversy
In 1998, just after the filming of Brokedown Palace in Manila, she was quoted in Vogue as saying that Manila was a "ghastly and weird city." She further remarked in Premiere that the city "smelled of cockroaches, with rats all over and that there is no sewage system and the people do not have anything — no arms, no legs, no eyes." Kim Atienza, son of then-Mayor of Manila, Lito Atienza, responded to the comments by saying that, "those are irresponsible, bigoted and sweeping statements that we cannot accept." Her films were subsequently banned from being screened in the Philippines. Joseph Estrada, then-President of the Philippines, condemned her publicly, and she was declared persona non grata. Shortly after the incident, Danes issued an apology in Entertainment Weekly to the City of Manila.

AKA Joscelyn Eve Stoker

Born: 11-Apr-1987
Birthplace: Dover, Kent, England
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer
Nationality: England
Executive summary: Mind, Body & Soul
Known for performing barefoot.
Brother: Daniel Skillin (half brother, convicted armed robber)
Boyfriend: Beau Dozier (son of Lamont Dozier, broken engagement in 2005)
Joss Stone (born Jocelyn Eve Stoker on April 11th 1987) is an English soul and R&B singer-songwriter and actress. Stone emerged to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions, which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist. Her second album, the equally multi-platinum Mind, Body & Soul, topped the UK Albums Chart for one week and spawned the top ten hit "You Had Me", Stone's most successful single on the UK Singles Chart to date. Both album and single each received one nomination at the 2005 Grammy Awards, while Stone herself was nominated for Best New Artist. Stone's latest album, Introducing Joss Stone, released in March 2007, has achieved gold status by the RIAA.
Throughout her career, Stone has sold over ten million albums worldwide, and has won two BRIT Awards and one Grammy Award. She also made her acting debut in late 2006 with the fantasy adventure film Eragon, as the witch Angela, and she will make her television debut portraying Anne of Cleves in the Showtime series The Tudors in 2009.
Early life
Stone was born at Buckland Hospital in Dover, Kent, and spent her teenage years in Ashill, a small village in Devon. She is the third of four children born to Richard and Wendy Stoker. Her father owns a fruit and nut import/export business; her mother, who used to manage holiday cottages, worked as Stone's manager until October 2004. Stone made her first public appearance at the Uffculme Comprehensive School—which she attended—in Uffculme, Devon, with a cover of Jackie Wilson's 1957 song "Reet Petite". Because of her dyslexia, Stone left school at age sixteen with only three GCSE qualifications. "It wasn't that I was stupid. I'm just a little bit dyslexic and I wasn't very academic. I'm more artistic", she says.
Stone grew up listening to a wide variety of music including 1960s and 1970s American R&B and soul music performed by such artists as Dusty Springfield and Aretha Franklin; as a result, she developed a soulful style of singing like her idols. "My first CD that I owned was Aretha Franklin: Greatest Hits. And I saw the advert on TV and it was just like little clips of her songs. I had no idea who she was—I was only like 10 so. I said, 'Oh yeah, that looks really good', so I wrote it down and I said to my mum, 'Can I have that for Christmas?' So she told my friend Dennis, who always gets me good music anyway, and he got that for me. So that was one of my first albums that I loved." She would later tell MTV News: "I kind of clicked into soul music more than anything else because of the vocals. You've got to have good vocals to sing soul music and I always liked it ever since I was little."
Music career
In 2001, at the age of fourteen, Stone auditioned for the BBC Television talent show Star for a Night in London singing Franklin's 1968 Goffin-King hit "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and Whitney Houston's 1998 "It's Not Right but It's Okay".[5] After passing her audition, she sang Donna Summer's 1979 "On the Radio" for the broadcast, and eventually won the contest. Stone then performed on a charity show, where she drew the attention of the Boilerhouse Boys, composed of London-based producers Andy Dean and Ben Wolfe, who contacted S-Curve Records founder and chief executive officer Steve Greenberg in December 2001 telling him that "they had just heard the greatest singer they'd ever heard from their country." In early 2002, Greenberg flew Stone to New York City for an audition, in which she sang to backing tracks of classic soul songs: Otis Redding's 1968 "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay", Gladys Knight & the Pips' 1973 "Midnight Train to Georgia", and Franklin's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"; Greenberg instantly signed her to his label. Since then, she has appeared onstage with artists such as James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Donna Summer, Gladys Knight, Tom Jones, Robbie Williams, Melissa Etheridge, Rob Thomas, Rod Stewart, and Blondie. Stone is well-known for her trademark barefoot performances.
The Soul Sessions (2003)
Main article: The Soul Sessions
After being signed by S-Curve Records, Stone flew to Miami and Philadelphia to start work on her debut album, The Soul Sessions, released on 16 September 2003. She collaborated with people with solid credentials in the Miami soul scene such as Betty Wright, Benny Latimore, Timmy Thomas, and Little Beaver as well as contemporary acts Angie Stone and The Roots.
The album consists of little-known soul tracks by Wright, Franklin, Laura Lee, Bettye Swann, and others. Released in late 2003, it reached the top five on the UK Albums Chart as well as the top forty of the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. The lead single, "Fell in Love with a Boy", a reworking of The White Stripes' 2001 "Fell in Love with a Girl", reached the top twenty of the UK Singles Chart, as did the second single, a cover version of Sugar Billy's 1974 song "Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' on Me)". The album eventually went triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry in mid-April 2005 and gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in late March 2004.
Mind, Body & Soul (2004)
Main article: Mind, Body & Soul
After achieving critical acclaim with The Soul Sessions, Stone recorded her second album—this time with new material—Mind, Body & Soul, released on 28 September 2004. She was quoted to say this was her real debut. "I think my singing is so much better on this album", she says. It proved to be an even bigger success than her previous album, as it debuted at number one in the UK (breaking the record for the youngest female ever to top the UK Albums Chart, a record previously held by Avril Lavigne) and just missed the top ten of the U.S. Billboard 200, after peaking at number eleven. The lead single, "You Had Me", became her biggest hit to date when it rose to number nine in the UK. Follow-up singles "Right to Be Wrong" and "Spoiled" both made the top forty, and "Don't Cha Wanna Ride", the top twenty. "Spoiled" landed just outside the top fifty of U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at number fifty-four. In early September 2005, Mind, Body & Soul was certified triple platinum by the BPI and platinum by the RIAA.
At the 2005 BRIT Awards, Stone won for British Female Solo Artist and British Urban Act—entering the Guinness World Records as the youngest BRIT Award solo winner at age seventeen—, and was nominated for British Breakthrough Act. She performed "Angels" with Robbie Williams during the ceremony, which took place on 9 February 2005. She also received a nomination for Best UK Act of the Year at the 2005 MOBO Awards, as well as three nominations for the 2005 Grammy Awards—Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "You Had Me", and Best Pop Vocal Album for Mind, Body & Soul —, where she sang with rock performer Melissa Etheridge, in tribute to blues-rock singer Janis Joplin. Their performance of "Cry Baby/Piece of My Heart" was released as a single, and through the aid of strong digital download sales, became Stone's first single to enter the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, when it debuted and peaked at number thirty-two the week of 2 April 2005.
Introducing Joss Stone (2007)
Main article: Introducing Joss Stone
Stone began work on her third studio album, Introducing Joss Stone, at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, in May 2006. Released on 12 March 2007, it involves production by Raphael Saadiq and collaborations with Lauryn Hill, Common, and Joi. Virgin Records describes the album as "an electrifying mix of warm vintage soul, '70s-style R&B, Motown girl-group harmonies, and hip-hop grooves". Stone herself describes it as "truly me. That's why I'm calling it Introducing Joss Stone. These are my words, and this is who I am as an artist." She also revealed on The Tavis Smiley Show that her break-up with Beau Dozier was a source of inspiration while writing Introducing Joss Stone.
The album debuted and peaked at number twelve on the UK Albums Chart, not managing to match the success of Stone's two previous albums. It nevertheless debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 selling 118,000 copies in its first week, becoming the highest debut for a British solo female artist on the U.S. chart, surpassing the record previously held by Amy Winehouse with Back to Black (which in turn would later be outdone by Leona Lewis, whose album Spirit debuted at number one the week of 26 April 2008). Stone was nominated for the MOBO Award for Best UK Female in September 2007, but lost out to Winehouse.
"Tell Me 'bout It", the album's lead single, debuted and peaked at number twenty-eight on the UK Singles Chart—where it stayed for three weeks only—, and peaked at number eighty-three on the U.S Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now", a collaboration with rapper Common, failed to chart inside the UK top seventy-five, but made the top sixty-five of the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. "Baby Baby Baby" was released digitally in December 2007 and physically in January 2008 as the third single.
In support of the album, Stone embarked on a North American tour which began on 27 April at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut, and ended on 13 June at the Filene Center in Vienna, Virginia, visiting sixteen cities in total including Philadelphia, San Francisco, Vancouver, Chicago, Toronto, New York City, and Boston. Two months later, she went on a North American late-summer tour which kicked off on 27 August at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California, and ended on 29 September at the Crossroads in Kansas City, Missouri, covering twelve cities—this time including Mexico City.
At the 2007 Grammy Awards, Stone shared the award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for her collaboration with John Legend and Van Hunt on their 2005 cover of Sly & the Family Stone's 1971 chart-topper "Family Affair".
On 21 April 2008, Starpulse reported that Stone is going to launch a legal battle in a bid to leave EMI and free her of her current three-album deal with the record label. She says, "I'm not happy at all with EMI. I've spoken to my lawyers and am seeing what my options are. The industry is in a state and EMI are in a state, so I would rather work on other things."
Colour Me Free (2009)
Main article: Colour Me Free
Stone revealed to Billboard magazine that her fourth studio album was written and recorded in about a week in Devon in early 2008. "I kind of woke up one morning and wanted to make an album", she says. "It's very, very raw. It's a bunch of musicians, writers and myself, and we're just jamming, basically." Originally scheduled for release in April 2009, EMI delayed the album's release until July. In promotion of the album, entitled Colour Me Free, Stone will be playing concerts throughout the United Kingdom in the months to come, starting in Wellington, Somerset, on 19 February.
Other works
In July 2005, Stone lent her voice to the Fantastic Four soundtrack, singing the title song "What Ever Happened to the Heroes", written by Pink, Billy Mann, and Christopher Rojas and produced by Beau Dozier shortly before their break-up in November 2005.
Stone performed a medley of "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" and "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" with funk legend James Brown on BBC One's chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on 1 July 2005, and sang a duet with Rob Thomas on a cover of Stevie Nicks's 1981 song "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" at Fashion Rocks 2005 on 8 September 2005. On 5 February 2006, Stone joined Stevie Wonder, India.Arie, and John Legend during the Super Bowl XL pre-game ceremonies to perform a medley of Wonder's hits. Three days later, on 8 February, on the night of the 2006 Grammy Awards, she helped perform a medley of Sly & the Family Stone's hits alongside Legend, Ciara, Maroon 5, will.i.am, Robert Randolph, Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry.
Stone collaborated with jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and blues singer-guitarist Jonny Lang on a cover of U2's 1988 song "When Love Comes to Town" for Hancock's 2005 album Possibilities. That same year, Stone was featured along with Sean Paul on Santana's "Cry Baby Cry", and worked with Patti LaBelle on a remake of the latter's 1985 song "Stir It Up" for the soundtrack to the Disney animated film Chicken Little. "I first heard her before I had seen her, and I said, 'Where is that black girl from?' She sounded like a black girl! No, no, not a girl—a black woman", LaBelle said of Stone. She also collaborated with Lemar in 2006 on his third studio album, The Truth About Love, on the track "Anniversary".
On 28 June 2007, Stone asked Queen guitarist Brian May to perform "Under Pressure" with her at the Concert for Diana, held at Wembley Stadium, London, on 1 July 2007. Although May had initially accepted, he eventually declined as he realised how different the arrangement was from the original, stating that "he was not going to be able to do it justice". Stone went on to perform the song solo as well as her hit "You Had Me" and a cover of Homer Banks's 1966 "Ain't That a Lot of Love" with Tom Jones.
Stone covered Nat King Cole's 1965 classic "L-O-V-E" for the latest advertising campaign for Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle fragrance. The Joe Wright-directed short film, entitled Coco Mademoiselle, stars Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley as fashion legend Coco Chanel. Also, for the Christmas season, Stone recorded the song "All I Want for Christmas", written and produced by Emmy Award-nominated songwriter Dan Mackenzie, during her European tour in November 2007. Both songs were made available on iTunes, the former on 18 September 2007 and the latter on 18 December 2007.
In 2007, Stone collaborated with Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo on a cover of The Rolling Stones' 1969 song "Gimme Shelter" for Kidjo's album Djin Djin, and made a cameo appearance in Mexican singer Aleks Syntek's music video "Historias de Danzón y de Arrabal". The following year, Stone appeared on Randy Jackson's compilation album Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1 with the song "Just Walk on By", which contains a sample from Dionne Warwick's 1964 song "Walk on By". The song was originally supposed to feature Three 6 Mafia in addition to Stone, but the rap group did not make the cut for unknown reasons.
In November 2007, Stone was a guest of Jeff Beck at his truimphant shows at Ronnie Scott's, recorded on the DVD Jeff Beck Performing this week Live at Ronnie Scotts. Stone sang Curtis Mayfield's "People get Ready".
On 7 December 2007, Stone performed live with LeAnn Rimes on the television show CMT Crossroads, which pairs country artists with artists from other music genres. The repertoire included Stone's "Super Duper Love", "Fell in Love with a Boy", and "Tell Me 'bout It", and Rimes's "Nothin' Better to Do", "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine", and "How Do I Live", as well as the jazz standard "Summertime". Their performance of "Tell Me 'bout It" was announced on 5 February 2008 as one of the first-round nominees for Performance of the Year at the 2008 CMT Music Awards.
Stone contributed to the soundtrack to the 2008 film adaptation of Sex and the City with overdubbed vocals on Al Green's 1972 classic "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", reinvented as a duet.
Stone recorded a new version of the song "Unchained Melody" (first recorded by Todd Duncan in 1955) with French singer Johnny Hallyday on his 2008 album Ça ne finira jamais, on which Stone sings the original English lyrics while Hallyday sings the lyrics to Les Chaussettes Noires' 1962 French-language version "Les enchaînés".
On 26 October 2008, Stone sang the British national anthem, God Save the Queen, before the NFL match between the San Diego Chargers and the New Orleans Saints, held at Wembley Stadium, London.
On 7 December 2008, Stone performed The Who's 1965 song "My Generation" on CBS's Kennedy Center Honors TV special at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., honouring Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey.
On 27 December 2008, Stone released the song "The Anti-Christmas Carol" and its video on her website as the 2008 Christmas gift. In contrast to most Christmas songs, which state that Christmas is the most delightful time of the year, in "The Anti-Christmas Carol" Stone states that she is happy that Christmas only occurs once a year, because of all the stress she experienced during her family dinner.
Stone performed a duet with Yolanda Adams on Adams's 1991 song "Just a Prayer Away" in honour of film director Tyler Perry at the 2009 BET Honors, held at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. on 17 January.
Stone appeared on American Idol on 26 March 2009 singing a duet entitled "You're the One for Me", with legendary Motown singer/producer/songwriter Smokey Robinson, from his upcoming album Time Flies When You're Having Fun.
In 2009, Stone, along with Buick Audra, recorded a version of the 1920s gospel children's song "This Little Light of Mine" for the EMI Gospel/Vector Recordings compilation album Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration.
Screen career
Stone made her film debut in the fantasy adventure film Eragon (based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Christopher Paolini), directed by Stefen Fangmeier and released on 15 December 2006, playing the witch Angela. Of the experience, Stone said, "I was like, 'Why do you want me? I'm a singer, for Christ's sake.' I don't know why [Fangmeier] wanted me, but he did. I'm always getting approached for films—maybe they see me onstage and see the way I get all emotional. But I was like, 'Hey, let's do it.' I never really take anything seriously until I have to, and acting is fun. I never thought I'd do it, but hey, why not, man?"
In March 2008, Stone signed up for the role of a lesbian named Stephanie in the upcoming British romantic comedy Snappers. "I just wanted to challenge myself. There are things in the film that are going to really push the boundaries, and that excites me! I can also confirm there will be a long lingering French kiss, but it won't be with a male!", Stone said. In addition to acting, she will produce the film's soundtrack. The film, which will also star Chloe Howman, Caroline Quentin, and Bruce Jones, will premiere at the English Riviera Comedy Film Festival in September 2008. Stone will make her television debut portraying Henry VIII's fourth wife Anne of Cleves in the forthcoming third season of Showtime's series The Tudors.
Media attention and endorsements
In March 2005, Stone was named the spokesperson for Gap, replacing actress Sarah Jessica Parker. She appeared in a television advert for the megastore singing a cover of Ray Charles's 1958 song "Night Time Is the Right Time" (retitled "The Right Time"). "All those bum shots? They're not mine", The Sun quoted her as saying. "They're other girls. That's not my bum, I promise." Stone also appeared in one of Gap's Fall 2005 "Favorites" commercials, singing The Beach Boys' 1966 song "God Only Knows". By that time, rumours circulated about her being dropped from the campaign because she was living with then-twenty-five-year-old songwriter and producer Beau Dozier (son of Motown producer and composer Lamont Dozier) in Los Angeles while she was only seventeen. However, Gap later denied the rumours, stating that they were very happy with Stone and telling BBC Radio 1 that the claims were "absolute tosh" and "a complete fabrication".
Stone caused minor controversy at the 2007 BRIT Awards ceremony on 14 February 2007 while presenting the award for British Male Solo Artist (won by James Morrison). Speaking with what press reports described as an American accent, she gave a speech about Robbie Williams, who had been the target of earlier jokes made by host Russell Brand. Williams had been reported as going into rehabilitation that same week. As her speech continued, she made remarks about Brand, implying that he was heading for rehabilitation himself (while singing a passage of Amy Winehouse's hit "Rehab"). In response to the British media's reaction, Stone said, "At the end of the day, I don't give a fuck if people have a problem with my accent. That's all I can say about it. The words I say do not change. If the way that it sounds is skewwhiff and you don't like it, don't listen. I'm not being a cruel person by sounding a different way. And I can't help it. I've been [in America working] since I was, like, 14. All I'm doing is working. I do my job, and I go home." Producer Raphael Saadiq commented on the backlash: "I didn't understand that. Everybody in her band is damn near American—what did they expect? Look at Mark Ronson: he's from New York, yet he's speaking like he's British. I made jokes about it 'they ought to get a plane over to hear, cause she don't sound like no American to me.'"
In March 2007, Stone joined the Campaign for Little Britain, which is petitioning New York City—known for its ethnic enclaves such as Little Italy, Spanish Harlem, and Chinatown—to formally recognise Little Britain as a new neighbourhood in Manhattan. "Britain is a wicked place full of culture and great people", she said, adding: "We can all blend and become one, then the world will be a happier place in the great scheme of things."
In mid-December 2007, Stone was named the new Flake girl to star in a series of television adverts for the Cadbury Schweppes product in the spring of 2008. According to the company, she is the first non-model to take the role.
Stone was asked personally by Barack Obama to write and record a song for his presidential campaign, reportedly due to the fact that she appeals across racial boundaries. The song, entitled "Governmentalist", was performed at HeadCount's "Get Out the Vote Party" at the Highline Ballroom in New York City on 3 November 2008. It will appear on Stone's forthcoming fourth studio album.
Philanthropy
Stone joined Band Aid 20 on 14 November 2004 in benefit of Sudan's troubled Darfur region. The group, consisting of such luminaries as Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin and U2 lead singer Bono, re-recorded the 1984 song "Do They Know It's Christmas?", written by Band Aid organisers Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. Stone, born two years after the release of the original single, was not initially aware of who Bob Geldof was.[70] The media gleefully reported that she repeatedly referred to him as Bob Gandalf. Despite some criticism, the single became the UK's biggest-selling single of 2004 as well as the 2004 Christmas number-one single.
On 11 April 2005, Stone performed "Spoiled", Rufus' 1974 song "Tell Me Something Good" with John Legend, Otis Redding's 1966 song "Try a Little Tenderness" with Donna Summer, and 1977's "Hot Legs" with Rod Stewart at "Save the Music: A Concert to Benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation", in benefit of VH1's Save the Music Foundation. Three months later, on 2 July 2005, Stone performed "Super Duper Love", "I Had a Dream", and "Some Kind of Wonderful" at the Live 8 concert at Hyde Park, London.
Stone was named the World's Best Celebrity Dog Owner of 2005 in an online poll conducted by readers of The New York Dog Magazine and The Hollywood Dog Magazine] She owns two female dogs: Missy (named for rapper Missy Elliott), a Rottweiler, and Dusty (named for Dusty Springfield, one of her major influences), a Poodle. That same year, she was voted the World's Sexiest Vegetarian by peta2, alongside Chris Martin. Stone, a vegetarian since birth—having been brought up as one by her parents—, was photographed by Justin Borucki posing with a chicken in an advert for PETA in March 2007, whose tagline states, "I am Joss Stone and I am a vegetarian". She was also one of the entertainers appearing in PETA's 2007 documentary film Your Mommy Kills Animals.
Among other musicians such as Rod Stewart, Amy Winehouse, Lindsay Lohan, Dionne Warwick, and Plácido Domingo, Stone was photographed by Canadian singer-guitarist and photographer Bryan Adams for Phonak's Hear the World initiative, whose main goal is to raise global awareness for the topic of hearing and hearing loss. "Being able to hear means that you can enjoy all the sounds of the world", she said.
Following the release of "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" in mid-2007, Stone and Common turned the single's music video into a Product Red, reverting 100% of the gains from copies of the video purchased from iTunes to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Stone is the first Product Red artist to do so.
On 7 July 2007, Stone performed at the South African leg of the Live Earth concerts at the Coca Cola Dome in Johannesburg, to promote awareness of global warming. She sang the Introducing Joss Stone tracks "Girl They Won't Believe It", "Headturner", "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now", "Music", and "Tell Me 'bout It", as well as Mind, Body & Soul's "Right to Be Wrong" and "Gimme Shelter", the latter with Angélique Kidjo.
In order to raise the awareness of AIDS, Annie Lennox joined forces with twenty-three female acts (including Stone) and recorded the song "Sing", which was released on World AIDS Day on 1 December 2007, when Lennox performed at one of Nelson Mandella's 46664 concerts at Johannesburg's Ellis Park Stadium. The song appears on Lennox's fourth studio album, Songs of Mass Destruction.
In support of the LGBT community, Stone performed at the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on 26 April 2008. She also performed "Right to Be Wrong" at the LA PRIDE 2008—produced by Christopher Street West, a non-profit organisation—in West Hollywood, California, on 7 June 2008.
Personal life
Stone began dating Beau Dozier—with whom she co-wrote the song "Spoiled"—, son of Motown producer Lamont Dozier (from the Holland-Dozier-Holland fame), in 2004. She moved from her native England into Dozier's villa in the Los Angeles neighbourhood of Encino the following year. The two split up in November 2005.
Stone was the youngest woman on the 2006 Sunday Times Rich List—an annual list of the UK's wealthiest people—with £6 million, and was also ranked number seventy-eight on Maxim's 2007 Hot 100.

AKA Amanda Joy Michalka

Born: 10-Apr-1991
Birthplace: Torrance, CA
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Aly & AJ
Father: Mark Michalka
Mother: Carrie Begley
Sister: Alyson Michalka (actress/singer, b. 25-Mar-1989)
Boyfriend: Joe Jonas (musician, The Jonas Brothers, ex-)
Amanda Joy Michalka, often credited as AJ, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She used to be a model prior to becoming an actress, and is known as one-half of the duo Aly & AJ with her sister, Alyson Michalka.
Career
AJ was in a number of musical productions at her school in Milwaukee as a young adult. AJ plays a variety of instruments such as acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, and bongos. She was a model for catalogs. In March 2006, she made her Disney Channel debut in the Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles, as "Courtney Callum", along with sister Aly, as "Taylor Callum". She has also made appearances on shows such as Oliver Beene, Six Feet Under, The Guardian, and General Hospital. She has also appeared with her sister, Aly, in the MTV movie, Super Sweet 16: The Movie.
In 2008, she is featured in the upcoming Peter Jackson film The Lovely Bones, which is set to be released December 11, 2009,, while her sister has a lead role in the movie Bandslam, due July 31, 2009. Aside from this, she and her sister, as Aly & AJ, are working on a new album, to be released in the summer of 2009.

AKA Amanda Leigh Moore

Born: 10-Apr-1984
Birthplace: Nashua, NH
Gender: Female
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Musician, Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Candy
Father: Don Moore (airline pilot)
Mother: Stacy Moore (former reporter)
Brother: Scott Moore (b. 1981)
Brother: Kyle Moore (b. 1986)
Boyfriend: Wilmer Valderrama (actor, That 70s Show, dated 2001-2002)
Boyfriend: Andy Roddick (tennis player, ex-, dated 2002-04)
Boyfriend: Zach Braff (actor, dated 2004-06)
Husband: Ryan Adams (singer-songwriter, together since 2008, m. 10-Mar-2009)
Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. She was raised in Florida. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen-oriented pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore.
Moore has since branched out into a film career, starring in 2002's A Walk to Remember and later appearing in the lead roles of other movies also aimed at teenage audiences. Two of Moore's later films, American Dreamz and Saved!, were satires. Her private life, including her relationships with tennis player Andy Roddick as well as with actors Wilmer Valderrama and Zach Braff has been much discussed in the media. Her new album Amanda Leigh, will be released May 26, 2009.
Early life
Moore was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, the daughter of Stacy, a former news reporter who once worked for the Orlando Sentinel, and Don Moore, a pilot for American Airlines. Moore's father is of Irish and Cherokee descent and her mother is of English and Jewish ancestry. Moore has two brothers, Scott and Kyle; she grew up in Longwood, Florida, outside of Orlando, moving there shortly after her birth because of her father's job as an airline pilot. She was raised in the Catholic religion (although she is no longer a practicing Catholic) and attended Bishop Moore High School, a Catholic school in Orlando, as well as Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs.
Moore's interest in singing grew after seeing the musical Oklahoma!; she was also encouraged to perform by her maternal grandmother, who was her inspiration. Some of Moore's first public exposure occurred when she sang the national anthem at several Florida sporting events. She subsequently came to the attention of the head of A&R at Epic Records after his friend, a FedEx employee, overheard her as she sang at a recording studio.
Music career
1999–2002: Early pop albums
Moore toured with the Backstreet Boys throughout 1999. Her debut album, So Real, was released in December 1999 and reached #31 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart. At the time of the album's release, reviewers considered Moore the latest in a series of heavily-marketed female teen singers described as "pop princesses", akin to Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, and Christina Aguilera. Entertainment Weekly's review noted that Moore's songs, revolving around "not-yet-experienced love", were performed with "suffocating professionalism", and that the album's ballads were "nauseating". Moore reached mainstream radio later and at a younger age than Simpson, Aguilera and Spears had, and was initially not as successful as they were, although So Real was certified platinum in the U.S. in early 2000 and sold nearly one million copies. Moore's debut teen-oriented pop hit single "Candy", which Yahoo! Movies described as "strangely provocative" peaked just outside the top forty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold. The single was more successful in Europe especially in the UK where it reached number 6. Allmusic noted the single was "mediocre" and "typical", containing lyrics that described love "in terms of sugar treats".
Moore released I Wanna Be with You in May 2000. The album, which was mostly completed with synthesizers, bass, guitar, and drums comprised new songs alongside tracks and remixes from So Real. Several reviewers criticized it on the basis that it was a remix album and not a true follow-up, with Allmusic writing that its style was "trashier, flashier, gaudier, and altogether more disposable" than its predecessor. It peaked at #21 on the Billboard 200, was certified gold in the U.S. sold nearly 1,000,000 copies. The title track "I Wanna Be with You" was the album's only single and reached #24 on the Hot 100, Moore's highest peak to date. It was also featured on the soundtrack of the film Center Stage (2000).
In June 2001 Moore released her second full length (third overall) cd, the self-titled album Mandy Moore. She promoted the album with her first headlining concert, "Mandy Moore Live@ShoutBack". The album contained uptempo tracks and influences from Eastern music and was described as a "lush, layered production" by Allmusic. It received mixed reviews from critics The album debuted at number thirty-five on the Billboard 200, was later certified gold in the U.S. sold 443,000 copies. Lead single "In My Pocket", which Entertainment Weekly said contained "pumping, Indian influenced Euro disco", The album's follow-up single, "Crush". The early 2002 release of the final single, "Cry", tied in with the film A Walk to Remember, Moore's debut as a lead actress.
In 2006, Moore commented on her early albums with ill feelings, noting that although she believed that her first album was appropriate for her age she felt it "sucked" and that her first albums were "just awful". Moore also said that she "would give a refund to everyone who bought my first two albums" if she could; during a radio interview in April 2006, the show's co-host (who had seen her comments) asked her for a refund on the first album, a request that Moore fulfilled.
2003–2006: Coverage, compilations
In October 2003, Moore released her fourth album Coverage, which Allmusic characterized as a "leap to musical maturity" and which Entertainment Weekly called an "effort to shed her bubblegum-blond image". The album peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard 200 (her highest ranking to date); but "Have a Little Faith in Me" and "Senses Working Overtime", its only two singles, did not perform well on the charts. Moore's cover of "I Feel the Earth Move" appeared on Love Rocks, a compilation CD of songs from gay rights supporters.
Due to low sales for Coverage, Sony's Epic Records dropped Moore. The company released the hits compilation album The Best of Mandy Moore, which reached number 148 on the Billboard 200 in November 2004 as a final obligation to Moore's contract. Another compilation, Candy, followed in 2005. During this time period, the only music Moore had recorded was a song demo, "Hey!", written by James Renald, and a cover version of Lori McKenna's "Beautiful Man".
2007–present: Wild Hope and Amanda Leigh
In early 2006, Moore stated that she missed her music career and that singing is what she was the "most passionate about". Moore had signed to Sire Records after her contract with Epic Records ended, but left the company in May 2006. She signed with a new EMI Music-owned record company, The Firm, in July that year, describing her new contract as "especially exciting", and adding that she left Sire Records because she did not want to "follow the mainstream", but rather have "complete control and freedom" over her work. Moore's new album, Wild Hope, was released on June 19, 2007, and includes collaborations with artists Chantal Kreviazuk, Rachael Yamagata, Lori McKenna and The Weepies. Moore stayed alone in a house in Woodstock in Upstate New York while recording the album in late 2006. She performed new material from Wild Hope at the Sundance Film Festival; her first single, "Extraordinary", premiered on her MySpace profile on January 29, 2007. Moore performed the song at the Brick Awards on April 12, 2007 and launched a tour in the summer of 2007.
The album was released in the USA in June 2007 to generally positive reviews. It fared moderately well on the charts, debuting at number thirty on the Billboard 200 (Moore's third highest charting album in the U.S.), and at number 84 in Canada. In August 2007, Moore toured with Paula Cole, and Rachael Yamagata, playing at mid-size venues in the United States and Canada. Wild Hope was placed at number 10 on Entertainment Weekly's "The Must List" and also named Reader's Choice for that August 10 issue, two months after its release. Moore surprised many with a free concert in Boston on July 18, 2007.
On February 23, 2008, Moore released Wild Hope in Australia, and subsequently toured with Ben Lee and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra in Western Australia, supporting Kelly Clarkson on her tour. In October 2008, Moore posted on her website blog live videos of three new songs she's been working on, along with singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist Mike Viola. It was at first expected to a be a duo album between the two, but then in January 2009, it was revealed it would be a solo album with a collaboration with him, slated for release in April 2009.
It was announced in February 2009 that the new album was to be released in May 2009, and named Amanda Leigh on a new label called Storefront Recordings. This new label was founded by Moore's long time manager John Leshay.
Acting career
2000–2002
During the summer of 2000, Moore hosted a half-hour MTV talk show, The Mandy Moore Show, which was renamed Mandy a year later. Moore was also a Neutrogena spokesperson, appearing in commercials and print ads for the product. She has modelled for Penshoppe in the Philippines, Coach handbags in Japan, and was a spokesperson for the School and Youth Programs of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
In 2001, Moore appeared in a small part as the mean and popular cheerleader Lana Thomas opposite actresses Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews in the film The Princess Diaries. During the film, Moore's character performs "Stupid Cupid," a song from the film's soundtrack. In 2002, Moore had her first starring role in a major feature film in A Walk to Remember, which co-starred Shane West. Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, the film revolved around the developing romance between a Protestant minister's daughter (Moore) and an unruly teenager (West). The film was moderately successful, bringing in $41 million in the United States, and establishing Moore's status as a lead actress. Although the film received mainly negative reviews, Moore received several positive notices for her performance, with critic Roger Ebert calling her "quietly convincing". At that summer's MTV Movie Awards, Moore won an award for "Breakthrough Female Performance" for the role. The same year, she voiced the Final Fantasy VII character Aeris Gainsborough in the Square-Disney crossover video game Kingdom Hearts, was featured in the music video for Elton John's "Original Sin." and was ranked number sixty-seven in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World".
2003–2005
In 2003, Moore starred in the romantic comedy film How to Deal, which failed to draw in teenage crowds in the U.S. and grossed a total of $14–million domestically. Her next film was 2004's Chasing Liberty, a romantic comedy that grossed approximately $12 million. Both films received negative reviews;[ Ebert once again singled Moore's performances out, noting in his review of How to Deal that Moore has "an unaffected natural charm" and "almost makes the movie worth seeing", and adding in his Chasing Liberty review that she has "undeniable screen presence and inspires instant affection". Other critics described her as an "actress of limited range", though one review of Chasing Liberty noted that she is the "most painless of former pop princesses". Later in 2004, Moore appeared in a lead role in the religion satire Saved!, in which she played Hilary Faye, a proper and popular girl at a Christian school. The film was positively reviewed, though it did not receive a wide release. Moore received praise for her performance, with one critic calling her a "demented delight" and another naming it her best performance to date.
In 2005, Moore lent her voice to the film Racing Stripes and appeared on the television series Entourage; she was also originally scheduled to star in the films Cursed, Havoc, and The Upside of Anger, all of which were eventually released in 2005 without Moore's involvement.
2006–2007
In 2006, Moore guest-starred in two episodes of Scrubs. The same year, she lent her voice to The Simpsons, playing Tabitha Vixx in the episode Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play which aired in May. Moore also appeared in the parody American Dreamz, which was released in April 2006. In the film, she played a deranged contestant on a television series modeled after American Idol. Director Paul Weitz stated that he had Moore in mind for the role before she was cast, explaining that "there's something inherently sweet about Mandy; it makes it all the more interesting to see her in a villainess role". Moore has said that she enjoys playing mean-spirited characters but fears being typecast as a villain. American Dreamz opened at number nine at the U.S. box office, eventually totaling barely $7 million, and received mixed reviews; critic Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly, however, wrote that Moore and co-star Hugh Grant have a "wicked barbed chemistry" in their roles, while Variety's Robert Koehler said Moore's role was a "pitch-perfect study of a woman for whom a reality show is reality". Later that year, in what ComingSoon.net's review described as a "surprisingly good performance", Moore voiced Nita, the heroine of the Disney animated sequel Brother Bear 2, which was released directly-to-DVD on August 29. She was also originally cast to appear in that year's ensemble film Bobby, but was replaced by Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
Moore, citing her conservative upbringing, has expressed dissatisfaction with her appearance on a May 2006 cover of Cosmopolitan; the magazine's headline is "orgasms unlimited", which refers to an article unrelated to her. Ironically in her next movie, Because I Said So, co-starring Gabriel Macht, Lauren Graham and Diane Keaton, Moore's character describes in detail the feeling of an orgasm to her mother, Keaton's character. It was released on February 2, 2007 and received mixed reviews. In License to Wed, Moore portrays a young bride-to-be who has to complete a three-week prenup course before her wedding. Co-starring John Krasinski as her fiance and Robin Williams as a minister, the film was released on July 3, 2007 to mostly negative reviews.
Moore's movies have grossed a total of $220,701,061 domestically.
Fashion career
Moore branched into the fashion world in 2005 with her own fashion line named Mblem., a brand of contemporary knitwear and cashmere. The line was sold in over 500 specialty boutiques including Ron Herman and Lisa Kline and in some department stores such as Macy's West, Bloomingdales and Nordstrom. One of her aims was to provide clothing for taller girls (Moore herself is 5'10). In February 2009, Moore announced that the line would be shutting down, but that she hoped to reenter the fashion world again under different circumstances in the future. She was appeared to the cover of Marie Claire on April 2009.
Personal life
Moore dated Philippines-born singer/actor Billy Crawford for a "few months" when she was younger.
Moore dated actor Wilmer Valderrama for eighteen months between 2000 and 2002. In 2006, Valderrama appeared on The Howard Stern Show and detailed that he and Moore were each other's "first loves" although he did not claim that their relationship was sexual, as was alleged by several media sources who misquoted his remarks. Moore later referred to Valderrama as a "good guy" and a "gentleman" although she has stated that his comments about their relationship were "utterly tacky".
Moore began dating tennis star Andy Roddick in 2002; Roddick ended the relationship in March 2004.
In November 2004, Moore began dating Scrubs actor Zach Braff. Referring to Braff, Moore said that she likes "good Jewish boy(s)... with a sense of humor". In 2006, the two were incorrectly reported to be engaged and broke up later in 2006.
In early 2007, media reports linked Moore to Adam Goldstein, known professionally as "DJ AM" though the two were reported to have ended their relationship in March 2007.
Also in 2007, she briefly dated actor/singer Greg Laswell.
Moore got engaged to singer-songwriter and New York resident Ryan Adams, formerly of the alt-country band Whiskeytown; they announced their engagement on February 11, 2009 and married on 10 March, 2009, in Savannah, Georgia.
Moore's favorite musicians include Elton John, Switchfoot, Weezer, and Bette Midler; Midler is also Moore's favorite actress, and her film Beaches was Moore's favorite film when she was a teenager. Moore also enjoys Annie Hall and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and has described herself as a "glass-half-full kind of person"; She says she does not know how to cook, but has set a goal for herself to take cooking classes.
Moore has also become a fan of mixed martial arts, often attending UFC events and being noted as one of the mainstream celebrities on hand. When shown at UFC 83, from Montreal, Quebec, color commentator Joe Rogan jokingly referred to her as a "UFC groupie". She was next seen at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 24, 2008 for UFC 84, with play-by-play announcer Mike Goldberg observing that "She's becoming a UFC regular." She was seen at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 6, 2008 for UFC 86, cheering for light heavyweight contender Forrest Griffin and most recently at UFC: Silva vs. Irvin on July 19, 2008.
As to her religious beliefs, Moore considers herself spiritual, and has said that she does not think of herself as either Catholic or Christian. In early 2007, Moore stated that during the previous year, she had undergone a "really crazy time" in her life, asking herself "life-altering questions".

AKA Leighton Marissa Meester

Born: 9-Apr-1986
Birthplace: Marco Island, FL
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Gossip Girl
Brother: Douglas Meester
Leighton Marissa Claire Meester is an American actress and aspiring singer-songwriter, best known for her role as Blair Waldorf in the TV show Gossip Girl. Her first acting role on a television program was on NBC's legal drama Law & Order in 1999. Other series in which Meester has appeared include Surface, Entourage, CSI: Miami, 8 Simple Rules, 24, 7th Heaven, and House.
Early life
Meester's parents, Connie and Doug, were involved in a drug ring that smuggled marijuana from Jamaica to the United States. Both were arrested for their involvement in the ring, and Connie was released on bail. While out, Connie became pregnant, and once she was convicted, she spent her pregnancy in a Texas state prison. Leighton was delivered in a Texas hospital, and Connie was allowed to live with Leighton in a half-way house for three months. Connie was sentenced to ten years in prison, and once her three months with Leighton were up, her newborn was sent to live with a relative. After sixteen months of her sentence, Connie was released and resumed her role in her newborn's life. Leighton has always been adamant in maintaining that she has no hard feelings towards her parents for what they did in the past, and she has repeatedly said that her mother Connie is one of her best friends. She also has a younger brother named Lex. Her older brother, Douglas, was accused of rape in a high-profile sex scandal at the United States Air Force Academy. The charges were later dropped.
Career
Meester became interested in acting when she appeared in a local production of The Wizard of Oz. When she was eleven, she moved with her family to New York City and soon after began working as a model with Wilhelmina, booking a Ralph Lauren campaign shot by Bruce Webber and working with then-photographer Sofia Coppola.
Other roles include a role as Savannah Barnett on Surface. She has guest starred as Debbie Pandletin on Season 4 of the FOX drama 24, as Ali, an underage teenager who has a crush on Dr. House in episode 3 and 4 of Season 3 of the FOX drama, House, as Carrie Bishop on Season 1 of the UPN drama Veronica Mars and Chandler's new girlfriend Kendall in Season 8 of the WB drama 7th Heaven, as well as the role of Justine Chapin in Season 1 of the HBO comedy Entourage. Meester made her film debut in the feature Hangman's Curse, based on the best-selling novel by Frank Peretti. She was also in Numb3rs as Karen Camden. She also starred in the independent comic-thriller Flourish with House co-stars Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer.
In 2006, she wrapped the female lead role in the comedy/horror film Drive-Thru. She has also recorded a song for the soundtrack of Drive-Thru. In the spring of 2006, she played a part in the ensemble comedy/drama entitled Remember the Daze.
Currently, Meester stars as Blair Waldorf in The CW series Gossip Girl, from Josh Schwartz, creator of The O.C.. The show is based on the book series about the lives of New York's privileged Upper East Side high school students. Meester has stated in interviews that she identifies with Blair "on every level, in one way or another," and her performance has been met with critical acclaim. She has also recently guest starred on CSI: Miami[3] and has a recurring role on James Woods' court drama Shark. When on the set, Meester, who attended Beverly Hills High School, pursues her talent for music and creative writing. She currently resides in the West Village, New York.
She has worked with actress Kristen Bell on two TV series. In Gossip Girl, Bell provides the voice of Gossip Girl and Leighton plays Blair Waldorf, and in Veronica Mars, which starred Bell, Leighton appeared briefly as gossip queen Carrie Bishop. Additionally, she has worked with fellow Gossip Girl co-star Penn Badgley in her previous lead role film Drive-Thru, where Penn played Val Espinoza.
Meester is going to be the new face of Reebok, making her the second member of the Gossip Girl cast to endorse sneakers (Ed Westwick is endorsing K-Swiss).
Personal life
In Teen Vogue, Meester talked about being born in jail and stated: "It is a little bit hard to have people come up to me and say, 'So, you were born in jail.' And I know that they might think that someone with that sort of history would be crazy. But I'm not. That has nothing to do with me."
Meester is currently dating actor Sebastian Stan, who guest starred on Gossip Girl as Carter Baizen. She has stated that she has the most chemistry with Ed Westwick on the set of Gossip Girl.

AKA Kristen Jaymes Stewart

Born: 9-Apr-1990
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Twilight
Father: John Stewart (TV producer)
Brother: Cameron
Kristen Jaymes Stewart is an American film and television actress. She is known for roles in the films Panic Room, Catch That Kid, Zathura, In the Land of Women, Into the Wild, Jumper, and Twilight.
Biography
Personal life
Stewart was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where she currently lives with her family. Her father, John Stewart, is a stage manager and television producer who has worked for Fox. Her mother, Jules Mann-Stewart, is a scriptwriter originally from Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. She attended school until the seventh grade, and then continued her education by correspondence. She has an older brother, Cameron Stewart, and is a guitar player. A fan of rock music, her favorite bands include U2, Radiohead, The Beatles, The Specials, Laura Marling, Green Day, Nirvana and Beck. In a 2008 interview with Vanity Fair, Kristen confirmed she is dating actor Michael Angarano. She is also very close friends with her Twilight co-star, Nikki Reed. Stewart has expressed a desire to live and work in Australia, saying, "I want to go to Sydney University in Australia. My mom's from there." Apart from acting, she is also interested in attending college in the near future, saying, "I want to go to college for literature. I want to be a writer. I mean, I love what I do, but it's not all I want to do—be a professional liar for the rest of my life."
Career
Stewart's acting career began at the age of eight, after an agent saw her perform in her elementary school's Christmas show. Stewart's first role was a short, nonspeaking part in the Disney Channel TV production The Thirteenth Year. She subsequently appeared in the independent film The Safety of Objects, in which she played the tomboy daughter of a troubled single mother (Patricia Clarkson). Stewart had a major role in the Hollywood film Panic Room, playing the sullen, diabetic daughter of a divorced mother (Jodie Foster). The film received generally positive reviews, and Stewart garnered positive notices for her performance.
After Panic Room's success, Stewart was cast in another thriller, Cold Creek Manor, playing the daughter of Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone's characters; the film generally failed at the box office. Her first starring role followed, in the children's action-comedy Catch That Kid, opposite Max Thieriot and Corbin Bleu. Stewart also played the role of Lila in the thriller Undertow. To date, Stewart's most critically acclaimed role may be in the television film Speak (2004), based on the novel by Laurie Halse Anderson. Stewart, thirteen at the time of filming, played high school freshman Melinda Sordino, who stops almost all verbal contact after being raped and who deals with enormous amounts of emotional turmoil. Stewart received great praise for playing the character, who had only a few speaking lines, but kept up a dark-witted commentary inside her head throughout the film.
In 2005, Stewart appeared in the fantasy-adventure film Zathura, playing the role of Lisa – an irresponsible older sister of two little boys, who turn their house into a spacecraft hurtling uncontrollably in outer space by playing a board game. The movie received praise by critics, but Stewart's performance didn't garner much media attention as it was noted that her character is immobilized during most of the movie. The following year, she played the character Maya in Fierce People, directed by Griffin Dunne. After that film, she received the lead role of Jess Solomon in the supernatural thriller movie The Messengers.
In 2007, Stewart appeared as teenager Lucy Hardwicke in In the Land of Women, a romantic drama starring Meg Ryan and The O.C. star Adam Brody. The movie, as well as Stewart's performance, received mixed reviews. That same year, Stewart starred in Sean Penn's critically acclaimed adaptation film Into the Wild. For her portrayal of Tracy – a teenage singer who has a crush on young adventurer Christopher McCandless – Stewart received generally positive reviews. Salon.com considered her work a "sturdy, sensitive performance", and the Chicago Tribune noted that she did "vividly well with a sketch of a role." Meanwhile, Variety magazine's critic Dennis Harvey commented skeptically, "It's unclear whether Stewart means to be playing hippie-chick Tracy as vapid, or whether it just comes off that way." After Into the Wild, Stewart had a cameo appearance in Jumper and also appeared in What Just Happened, which was released in October 2008. She also co-stars in The Cake Eaters and The Yellow Handkerchief, both independent films that have only been screened at film festivals.
On November 16, 2007, Summit Entertainment announced that Stewart would play Isabella "Bella" Swan in the movie Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling vampire/human romance novel of the same name. Stewart was on the set of Adventureland when director Catherine Hardwicke visited her for an informal screen test which "captivated" the director. She stars alongside Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward Cullen, her character's vampire boyfriend. The film began production in February 2008 and finished filming in May 2008. Twilight was released domestically on November 21, 2008. Stewart will be reprising her role as Bella in the sequel, New Moon, in 2009.
During a radio interview with Big O and Dukes of WJFK 1067, Jason Mewes stated that he is doing a movie called K-11 with Stewart and Nikki Reed, also of Twilight. The film, which is being directed by Stewart's mother, takes place in a dorm of the Los Angeles County Jail, and will feature both Stewart and Reed as male characters. Stewart was also cast to portray Joan Jett in The Runaways, a rock 'n' roll biopic of the titular band from writer-director Floria Sigismondi.

AKA Kathryn Ann Sackhoff

Born: 8-Apr-1980
Birthplace: Portland, OR
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica
Father: Dennis Sackhoff
Mother: Mary
Kathryn Ann "Katee" Sackhoff (born April 8, 1980) is an American actress known for playing Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on the Sci Fi Channel's Peabody Award-winning television program Battlestar Galactica. In 2004 she was nominated for a Saturn Award in the "Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series" category for her work in the Battlestar Galactica miniseries. In May 2006, she won the Saturn Award for the same role.
Personal life
Sackhoff was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up in St. Helens, Oregon. Her mother Mary is an ESL program coordinator and her father Dennis is a land developer. She graduated from Sunset High School in Beaverton in 1998. She participated in swimming and ballet until her right knee was injured, which led her to begin practicing yoga, which she continues today. Sackhoff has three tattoos: One, on the back of her neck, is a Chinese symbol ('choice'). The second is on her left shoulder, as evidenced in the shower scene of "Someone to Watch Over Me," and is of a cross, but because there is no Christianity in the Battlestar Galactica universe, whenever her left shoulder blade was exposed on screen in the first two seasons it would be covered with a bandage; in later seasons temporary additions were added to the cross to make it look like a terraced pyramid. The third is on her right forearm and reads "bona fiscalia," meaning "public property" in legal Latin. This tattoo is visible in numerous episodes. Other elements from Sackhoff's life have been incorporated into the show: a ring she wears on her thumb has been described as Starbuck's engagement ring from Zak Adama, and the actress's decision to quit smoking between seasons two and three was mirrored by her character.
Towards the end of Battlestar's run, Sackhoff began feeling sick and moody, but thought nothing of it. Shortly after she finished filming Battlestar, two months after her 28th birthday, Sackhoff was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. She had her thyroid removed and is currently healthy.
Career
First appearing in a series of commercials, TV movies and shows, Sackhoff got her first recurring role as 'Annie' in MTV's Undressed, next gaining a supporting role as Nell Bickford in The Education of Max Bickford. Katee made her motion picture debut in My First Mister, next appearing in film as Jenna "Jen" Danzig in Halloween: Resurrection.
Sackhoff appeared in her most notable role as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace in the mini-series and followup TV series of Battlestar Galactica, for which the actress won a Saturn Award in 2005 for Best Actress on Television. The actress's persona led the writers to develop the character of Starbuck as a more volatile and complex character. What executive produce Ron Moore described as magnetism, David Eick, producer, expanded stating, "We saw this whole other side that was all because of Katee—vulnerability, insecurity, desperation. We started freeing ourselves up to explore the weakness of the character, because we knew Katee could express those things without compromising the character's strength."
Sackhoff was next cast as the evil cyborg Sarah Corvus in the short-lived NBC series, Bionic Woman. David Eick executive producer for the show, stated, "She's a very special find. Those actors who can combine the qualities of strength and vulnerability—they usually call those people movie stars."
Sackhoff plays the female lead in the action/scifi movie The Last Sentinel and the supernatural thriller White Noise 2: The Light.
The actress appears as the main character in the Lifetime Original Movie How I Married My High School Crush, as well as guest appearances in Cold Case, ER, Law and Order, and Robot Chicken.
Sackhoff provided the voice of a female marine in the video game Halo 3 and is also featured in the viral marketing campaign for Resistance 2.
She appears in four episodes of the fifth season of the hit FX series Nip/Tuck, playing a new doctor, Dr. Theodora Lowe.
Sackhoff will headline NBC's Dick Wolf-produced cop drama Lost and Found, which centers on Tessa (Sackhoff), "an offbeat female LAPD detective who, after butting heads with the higher-ups, is sent as a punishment to the basement to work on John Doe and Jane Doe cases." The pilot was filmed in January 2009. No announcement has been made on whether Lost and Found has been picked up to series as yet.

AKA Karina Ray

Born: April 8, 1987
Location: California, United States
Measurements: 36B-28-38
Height: 5 ft 7 in
Ethnicity: Caucasian

Born: April 7, 1987
Location: Sacramento, California, U.S.A.
Measurements: 32B-24-34
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 94 lb
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Skin color: Tan
Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mexican
Alexis Love (born April 7, 1987 in Sacramento, California, U.S.A.) is an American pornographic actress and nude model. Alexis Love has been in the industry since August 2006. She made her first, shaky appearance with Ed Powers in Dirty Debutantes 360.
Love has been named Penthouse Pet of the Month for May 2008.
In 2008, she appeared on The Howard Stern Show and The Maury Show.

Born: April 7, 1982
Location: Lima, Peru
Silvana Arias (born April 7, 1982 in Lima) is a Peruvian actress. She also holds a degree in fashion design.
Arias got her start on telenovela series in Peru and Miami for the Hispanic market before earning her first role on American television. From May 17, 2004 through August 15, 2007 she played Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC television soap opera Passions. When Passions moved from NBC to DirecTV, Arias decided to leave the part. It has since been played by Hannia Guillen. She acted in the novel Gata Salvaje as jimena Arismendi.

AKA Hilary Hollis Rhoda

Date of birth April 6, 1987
Place of birth Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in
Hair color Dark Brown
Eye color Blue
Measurements 34-26-36.5
Hilary Rhoda is an American model. Rhoda was originally discovered at a ProScout event in Washington, D.C. After getting numerous call backs, she decided to be represented by Women Model Management under the name Hilary St. Claire.[citation needed] She soon appeared in ads for Hollister and Abercrombie, before switching to Click Model Management and ultimately IMG Models, globally.
Prior to her career as a model, Rhoda graduated from the Academy of the Holy Cross, a Catholic all-girls' school in her native Maryland. While a student, Rhoda played on her school's field hockey and lacrosse teams.
She has appeared in advertisements for Balenciaga, Valentino, Belstaff, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, Donna Karan, Gucci, Gap, Dsquared, Blumarine, and Ralph Lauren, and in Victoria's Secret catalogs. She has also appeared on the covers of American Vogue, Vogue Italia, Vogue Paris, British Harper's Bazaar, Time, Numéro, and W. In particular, for the May 2007 issue of American Vogue, Rhoda was featured on the cover with fellow models Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Coco Rocha, Jessica Stam, Chanel Iman, and Lily Donaldson as the new crop of "supermodels."
In January 2007, Rhoda signed an exclusive contract with Estée Lauder as their newest face. In July of that same year, earning at an estimated total of $2 million in the past 12 months, Forbes named her twelfth in their list of The World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels. She is the current face of St. John Knits (replacing Angelina Jolie), ERES Beachwear, and the Neiman Marcus spring/summer 2009 campaigns. 2009 also marks Rhoda's debut in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
Rhoda is often compared to a young Brooke Shields because of her heavy eyebrows, height, pale blue eyes and slightly large chin.

AKA Jenny Hendricks, Jenni Hendrix, Hannah Hendrix, Jordan, Hot Haley, Hannah

Born April 5, 1986
Location: New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Measurements: 34B-24-34
Height: 5'8"
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brunette
Ethnicity: Italian, Filipino
Jenny Hendrix is the stage name of an American pornographic actress and model. Hendrix began her career in 2004 at the age of 18. Since her first appearance in the South Florida-based Captain Stabbin series (under the alias of Hannah) she has been featured in over forty other titles, including Elegant Angel's 2006 and 2007 AVN award-winning "Big Wet Asses" series. She is a former Hawaiian Tropic and Rockstar Energy Drink model, and also a former exotic dancer. Additionally, she has recently crossed into the mainstream with a featured role in Jay Woelfel's 2007 independent horror film Live Evil and an appearance in the music video for "I'm in Miami Trick" by LMFAO.

Born: 4-Apr-1991
Birthplace: McComb, MS
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Sister of Britney Spears
Father: Jamie Parnel Spears
Mother: Lynne Irene Bridges
Brother: Bryan Spears (b. 19-Apr-1977)
Sister: Britney Spears (singer, b. 2-Dec-1981)
Boyfriend: Casey Aldridge (b. 29-Apr-1989, engaged, one daughter)
Daughter: Maddie Briann (b. 19-Jun-2008)
Jamie Lynn Marie Spears (born April 4, 1991) is an American actress and singer, and the younger sister of pop star Britney Spears. She is best known for starring in the Nickelodeon television series Zoey 101.
Career
Jamie Lynn Spears appeared in 2001's Total Britney Live and in a Clorox and Pepsi commercial in 2002. She also starred in a number of commercials for Nickelodeon. In the same year, she appeared briefly in the movie Crossroads, as the younger version of the main character, Lucy, who was played by her older sister. For two seasons, Spears was a cast member on the Nickelodeon comedy-variety show All That. She played a number of different characters, including 84-year-old bodyguard Thelma Stump, who was the character that Spears portrayed in her audition for the program. She also did many On-Air Dares (a Nickelodeon version of Fear Factor) where she and other All That cast members had to do many "disgusting acts." She eventually left All That to star in Zoey 101, another Nickelodeon show aimed at the teen audience.
On Zoey 101, Spears portrayed Zoey Brooks, one of the first girls to pass admissions for a formerly all-boy boarding school called Pacific Coast Academy. Spears also sings the theme song for the show, entitled Follow Me, which was co-written by Emily Bob and Spears's sister, Britney. When the show debuted in January 2005, it drew a larger number of viewers aged 9-14 than any premiere on the network in the preceding eight years. Zoey 101 was nominated for a 2005 Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program. In 2006, Spears won a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards blimp for Favorite TV actress.
DreamWorks Animation announced Jamie Lynn Spears portrayed Eva, Jim’s girlfriend in the live-action/animated version of Tom and Jerry.
In March 2009, it was confirmed via Spears' official newsletter that she was recording a Country album due for a late 2009 release. She is currently unsigned at this time, but is meeting with labels.It was soon confirmed that she will be recording a country album due late 2009.
Jamie Lynn is currently set to be starring as a lead in the upcoming sequel to the 2004 film Mean Girls titled Mean Girls 2. Although unconfirmed, this would be Jamie's first cinematic leading performance.
Personal life
Spears was born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, LA. She attended school at Parklane Academy in McComb, where she was a cheerleader and was involved in other sports. She finished her education there by online correspondence. She also has an older brother and older sister (Britney Spears) and in February 2008, Spears received her GED. Jamie Lynn also has a daughter, Maddie Briann who was born June 19, 2008. Spears is engaged to Casey Aldridge. He has been confirmed as the baby's father. Jamie and Maddie currently reside in Liberty, Mississippi.
Pregnancy
On December 18, 2007, in an interview with OK Magazine, Jamie Lynn Spears announced that she was pregnant. Nickelodeon, the network that carries Spears's series Zoey 101, issued a statement shortly after the announcement:
We respect Jamie Lynn's decision to take responsibility in this sensitive and personal situation. We know this is a very difficult time for her and her family, and our primary concern right now is for Jamie Lynn's well being.
The announcement of Spears's pregnancy shocked most of her fans and generated controversy, as the media was accused of using the story to "glamorize" teenage pregnancy. While there have been reports that Zoey 101 has been cancelled, because of Jamie's pregnancy, a spokesperson for Nickelodeon told MTV News that there was no truth to those rumors and the show remained on their schedule.
Jamie has stated that the father of her daughter was Casey Aldridge, then 18, her longtime boyfriend. Because Spears was two years below the California's age of consent, questions came up regarding their age difference, and whether Aldridge could or would be charged with statutory rape (although Spears was neither from California nor living there). The Department of Motor Vehicles of Mississippi subsequently confirmed Aldridge's age of just less than two years older than Spears, which meant that at most he could only be charged with a misdemeanor under California law, which has an exception for adults less than three years older than the minor. There has also been legal discussion on the legality of the breast-feeding photos released picturing Jamie Lynn Spears.
Reports surfaced in mid-April that Spears and Aldridge were house-hunting within her home state of Louisiana.
In June 2008 a paparazzo accused of stalking Jamie Lynn and her fiancé, Casey Aldridge, was arrested in Mississippi after the Spears family filed a complaint, saying he wouldn't leave the couple alone. Edwin Merrino, who was released later in the day after posting a $1,096 bond, denied harassing the couple.
On June 19, 2008, Spears gave birth to her first child with fiancé Casey Aldridge, a daughter, Maddie Briann Aldridge, who weighed 7 lbs 11 ounces, at 9:33 A.M. CST, at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center. OK! magazine reportedly paid $2 million for the first baby pictures for their July 10, 2008 issue. The couple resides in Liberty, Mississippi.

Born: April 4, 1984
Location: Santa Clara, California
Measurements: 34-27-39
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight: 129 lb (59 kg)
Eye colour: Blue
Hair colour: Brown
Bobbi Starr is an American pornographic actress.
Biography
Starr comes from a family that is half Italian and half Hungarian. She graduated from San Jose State University with a music degree and plays the piano and oboe.
She started her pornography career at the age of 23. She met someone who introduced her to the adult industry in San Francisco, California, but it took a year before she decided to enter the industry. Her initial works were bondage and submission scenes for internet based companies. She then transitioned to shooting various types of scenes for production companies in Los Angeles, California. She has appeared as the box-cover model for many movies by companies such as Red Light District Video and Combat Zone.
Starr considers herself a pro-sex feminist. Even though she acknowledges that some feminists consider pornography to be degrading to women, Starr asserts, "I don't feel degraded because it is my decision. I know that if I did ever feel degraded or feel uncomfortable, all I need to do is say no and it would stop. I don't think something where women have so much control in the situation can be considered degrading towards women."
Starr was a finalist for the reality show, America's Next Hot Porn Star. The show is set up similar to America's Next Top Model.
As of 2008, Starr is a student studying pre-med, with the aim of becoming a gynecologist. Her intent is to work within the adult entertainment industry, where she has identified a lack of female gynecologists.

Born: April 4, 1983
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Height: 5' 7"
Measurements: 34D-24-36
Natalie Pike is a British model, raised in Berwick-on-Tweed and Stockport in England, she won the Miss British Isles Competition and the FHM High Street Honeys competition in 2004 and has appeared on the front cover of FHM in 2005 and 2007.
She attended Ladybrook Primary School until the age of 11 and then went to Bramhall High School until the age of 16.
She did her A levels at Aquinas 6th form college. The A levels she took were Maths, communication studies and Performing arts.
She completed her degree in Film and Media Studies at Manchester Met University during her year as FHM High St Honeys winner. She got a 2-1 and is believed to have an IQ of 150.
She is now one of the most popular glamour models in the UK, having also appeared on the cover of Zoo and Nuts magazine several times. She was voted in FHM's list of the 100 Sexiest Women in 2005 and 2006.
Natalie is an avid Manchester City supporter. She has a tattoo of the Manchester City badge on her lower back and she is a season ticket holder and is regularly spotted supporting her beloved team all over the country. Natalie also modelled the new kit in 2006.
Natalie appeared on the UK version of Beauty and the Geek which aired on Channel 4 and E4
She was also a game show hostess on The Price Is Right, presented by Joe Pasquale, weekdays at 2.00pm and 5:00pm on ITV1.
Natalie released a single in 2006 with the other FHM High Street Honeys called "I Touch Myself" which reached no.1 in the box charts.
In the April 2007 FHM (UK edition) it is stated that readers of the magazine voted Natalie the favourite Honey ever and to go the Xbox 360 Global Challenge. As part of the challenge she will be flying to and from Japan, Australia, LA, and Mexico within a time span of 360 hours. In each country she and 4 other European Honeys will compete in missions based on popular Xbox 360 games.
In 2007 she did her first ever topless shoot for the men's weekly magazine ZOO.
In October 2008 she was turned down by Countdown Bosses for apparently being "too sexy" as a replacement for the departing Carol Vorderman.
She currently divides her time between London and Manchester.

Born April 4, 1983
Location: St. George, Utah, U.S.
Amanda Righetti (born April 4, 1983) is an American actress.
Early life
She was born in St. George, Utah and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, subsequently moving to Los Angeles to seek further acting opportunities. She married film director Jordan Alan on April 29 2006.
Career
Working as a film producer, Righetti oversaw production on numerous TV commericals and short films. After securing a role in the pilot No Place Like Home, Righetti caught the eye of Fox executives. She played a regular guest character Hailey Nichol in the American teen drama The O.C. In the season finale of Season 2 of The O.C., her ex-boyfriend Jimmy Cooper jokes about life on the North Shore, the show she formerly starred in after the series was canceled after one season, playing the role of Tessa Lewis.
In late 2005, Righetti starred in FOX's Reunion as Jenna Moretti.
Righetti appears on the cover of the November 2005 issue of FHM magazine. She was ranked #59 and #84 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2005 and 2006, respectively.
In 2006, Righetti signed on to star as the main female lead in Return to House on Haunted Hill as Ariel Wolfe. The film is the sequel to the successful 1999 Horror Remake film House on Haunted Hill. The film was released Straight To DVD worldwide throughout October 2007 and received mixed reviews.
In April 2008, she was cast as the lead female role Whitney in the long awaited remake of Friday the 13th. Production ended in June 2008 and the film was released in theaters on Friday, February 13, 2009.
Since September 23, 2008, Righetti is a regular on the CBS series The Mentalist where she appears as Grace Van Pelt together with Simon Baker as Patrick Jane.
The Mentalist is CBS's #1 Hit Show for 2009. Amanda recently appeared on the covers of LAX, Maxim, and Vegas Magazine.
Friday the 13th became the biggest grossing opening weekend in horror film history when the film made $19 Million on the first day alone. It went on to gross a record breaking $45.5 Million for the 4 day weekend (including Monday's President Day).

AKA Natasha Lyonne Braunstein

Born: 4-Apr-1979
Birthplace: New York City
Gender: Female
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Slums of Beverly Hills
Father: Aaron Braunstein (boxing promoter)
Brother: Adam Lyonne (b. 1972)
Boyfriend: Edward Furlong (actor, ex-, dated and cohabited 1998-2000)
Boyfriend: Adam Goldberg (actor, dating 2001)
Natasha Lyonne (born April 4, 1979) is an American film and television actress.
Early life
Lyonne was born Natasha Braunstein in New York City, the daughter of Yvette Lyonne, a product licensing consultant, and Aaron Braunstein, a native of Brooklyn who worked as a boxing promoter. Lyonne grew up in an Orthodox Jewish household and lived in Israel with her family during her childhood; her maternal grandparents were Holocaust survivors. When her parents divorced, Lyonne moved back to New York and lived with her mother and older brother Adam in a one-bedroom apartment. In New York, Lyonne attended Ramaz, a private Jewish school. Her mother then moved to Miami, where Lyonne attended and graduated from Miami Country Day School.
Career
Lyonne began acting at an early age with her first role as "Opal" on Pee-wee's Playhouse. She appeared in the 1990 film A Man Called Sarge during the time her family lived in Israel.
Lyonne is perhaps best known for her roles in the first two American Pie films as the wise-cracking Jessica. She has also appeared in more than 30 other movies, including starring roles in the independent films Slums of Beverly Hills and But I'm a Cheerleader. Lyonne also appeared in Party Monster in 2003, a dramatization of the Michael Alig story. As the character Brooke, Lyonne donned a fat suit and dreadlocks.
After an extended hiatus, Lyonne filmed Goyband in New York City with Adam Pascal, Amy Davidson, Cris Judd, Dean Edwards, Tibor Feldman, and Tovah Feldshuh.
Personal life
Lyonne dated actor Edward Furlong, whom she met on the set of Detroit Rock City, from 1998 to 2000. She became friends with actor Michael Rapaport in 1997 and later rented an apartment in a building he owned on East 18th Street. In 2005, Rapaport evicted her and wrote an account of the matter in that May's issue of Jane. He said problems began in 2003 when Lyonne's heavy partying and harassment of tenants triggered complaints. After her eviction, he went to inspect her apartment and found it trashed.
Singer and former neighbor Rufus Wainwright wrote a song about her called "Natasha" included on his 2003 album Want One.
Legal troubles
On August 28, 2001, Lyonne was arrested by Miami Beach police after hitting a road sign with her rented car and trying to flee the scene. An officer who witnessed the incident said Lyonne refused to take a breathalyzer test and told him, "I'm a movie star. Can I talk to my entertainment lawyer?" Actor Adam Goldberg was riding in the car at the time. Lyonne later pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and received six months of probation and 50 hours of community service.
In December 2004, Lyonne was arrested after verbally threatening her neighbor, breaking a mirror in the neighbor's apartment, and threatening to molest the neighbor's dog[6]. She spent a night in jail before being arraigned on charges of criminal mischief, harassment, and trespassing. The details of this incident did not become publicly known until two years later. In April 2005, an arrest warrant was issued for Lyonne for failure to appear in court on the charges. Prosecutors say she showed up, but arrived an hour late and only stayed 30 minutes. Police were unable to locate Lyonne until reports of her hospitalization in August.
In January 2006, another arrest warrant was issued for her after she missed another hearing. Lyonne's lawyer said an emergency came up, but he didn't specify.
Hospitalization
In August 2005, the New York Post reported that Lyonne was in Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan under a pseudonym, and had been there for over a month after being transferred from Bellevue Hospital. She reportedly suffered from hepatitis C, a heart infection, and a collapsed lung. She was also allegedly undergoing methadone treatment for a heroin addiction and had track marks on her body. The Post also reported that Lyonne had been homeless and on the streets after her eviction by Rapaport. In an interview with Access Hollywood, Lyonne's father denied she was homeless and said he might take legal action against the hospital for breaking the confidentiality of Lyonne's status.
Recovery and return to acting
In December 2006, Lyonne appeared in court to face the 2005 charges. A judge sentenced her to conditional discharge. Since then, she has completed four films. In January 2008, she appeared in a Broadway play, Two Thousand Years.
Lyonne worked on the thriller 13, with a release date of 2010. Other cast members include Mickey Rourke, Ray Liotta, and Jason Statham.
Lyonne is currently working on dark-comedy/ horrror flick "All About Evil" in San Francisco, which was written by and directed by San Francisco late-night movie host and short film producer, Joshua Grannel (AKA Peaches Christ). Other cast members in this film are Thomas Dekker, Cassandra Peterson, Mink Stole ans Noah Segan.

Born: April 4, 1972
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Dessislava Kirova better known as Daisy "The Lady" Lang, is a professional female boxer. She was GBU world champion in Super Bantamweight in 2003, WIBF world champion in Super Flyweight from 1999 to 2003, and is residing GBU world champion in Bantamweight.
Before she started her boxing career, she was world champion in karate 1995, European champion in kickboxing 1994 and world champion in 1995. She is boxing professionally since February 1996.
Daisy Lang won the first three fights of her career in 1996, two of them by knockout. She began to study at the German Sport University, Cologne, where she was trained as a physiotherapist.
On November 29, 1997 she lost against Michele Aboro in six rounds, who remained unbeaten with 6 wins, but had won all previous fights by knockout. After winning another fight in February 1998 Daisy Lang won the vacant WIBF European Bantamweight title against Krisztina Horvai in ten rounds.
After winning another fight by knockout in round 2, she defended the WIBF European Bantamweight title on March 27, 1999 against Anastasia Toktaulova winning in ten rounds. On July 17, 1999 she became world champion against Gizella Papp in a fight for the vacant WIBF Super Flyweight title.
From 1999 to 2002, Daisy Lang successfully defended the title against Sonia Pereira, Kathy Williams, Oana Jurma, Brenda Burnside, Nadia Debras, Michelle Sutcliffe and Réka Krempf. On September 14, 2002 she won against Lisa Foster in a fight for the GBU world Bantamweight championship in ten rounds.
She drew against Silke Weickenmeier on January 18, 2003, in a fight for the GBU Super Bantamweight title, but won the rematch on May 10 with a majority decision in ten rounds. On November 15, 2003 she lost against Galina Ivanova in ten rounds, in a fight for the WIBF Super Flyweight title.
After another win in 8 rounds, on May 29, 2004 she lost against Regina Halmich in a fight for the vacant IWBF Super Flyweight title, in ten rounds by unanimous decision. In October 2004 she won another fight by knockout in early rounds.
Daisy Lang has a boxing record of 19 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 7 wins by knockout.
She is residing in Düsseldorf, Germany.

AKA Jennifer Eve Garth

Born: 3-Apr-1972
Birthplace: Urbana, IL
Gender: Female
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Kelly on Beverly Hills 90210
Father: John Garth
Mother: Carolyn Garth
Brother: Johnny
Brother: Chuck
Sister: Lisa
Sister: Cammie
Sister: Wendy
Sister: Lynn
Husband: Daniel B. Clark (m. 16-Apr-1994, div. Nov-1996)
Husband: Peter Facinelli (m. 20-Jan-2001, two daughters)
Daughter: Luca Bella (b. 22-Jun-1997)
Daughter: Lola Ray (b. 6-Dec-2002)
Jennifer Eve Garth (born April 3, 1972) is an American actress, best known for starring as Kelly Taylor, the most prominent character throughout the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise. She is also known for starring as Valerie Tyler in What I Like About You.
Early life
Jennifer Eve Garth was born in Urbana, Illinois to John and Carolyn Garth, who each already had three children from different marriages. She grew up on a 25-acre (100,000 m2) horse ranch in Arcola, Illinois, with her six older half-siblings: Johnny, Chuck, Lisa, Cammie, Wendy and Lynn. Jennie also lived in Tuscola, Illinois, during her younger years. When Garth was 13, she and her family moved to Phoenix, Arizona. She took dancing lessons and did a little modeling while living there which led to her participation in a talent competition where she was discovered by a talent scout. She later left Greenway High School during her junior year, and she and her mother moved to Los Angeles so she could become an actress, later obtaining her high school diploma in California. There, she started taking acting classes and went to auditions almost every day. After living in L.A. for about four months, she landed the role of Erica McCray on the NBC series A Brand New Life (1989).
Career
In 1990, Garth landed her most famous role to date, that of Kelly Taylor on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210. Garth displayed a wide range of acting talent, initially portraying a spoiled and self- centered teenager and eventually portraying Kelly as a well-adjusted and caring adult. Throughout the series, Garth's character faced trial and tribulation in dramatic situations such as becoming a diet pill abuser during her senior year in high school - a time in which she displayed several other signs of depression, being trapped in a fire, getting involved in a cult called The New Evolution, becoming addicted to cocaine and entering rehab - and subsequently going to summer school after junior year of college, becoming pregnant and then miscarrying and being diagnosed with endometriosis, being shot and suffering amnesia, and then being raped and later shooting the rapist. Garth's character Kelly often had to deal with difficult issues regarding family too, and the character became one of the most developed as well as relatable on the series. Kelly was forced to confront her drug addict and alcoholic mother during her junior year in high school, deal with her abstentee father who later went to prison, and help her step-brother, David, with his battle against crystal meth. Kelly was also involved in two poignant love trials - one in which she and her best friend, Brenda, competed for the affections of Dylan, and another in which best friends Brandon and Dylan competed for her attention. Throughout the series, Garth displayed an exceptional understanding of the character and her struggles and triumphs and portrayed Kelly in an extremely relatable way which made her one of the most popular characters on the show. It is often said that her monologue in episode 13, "Slumber Party," was her first of many truly shining moments on the series, and her other cast members recalled that moment specifically in the 10 year anniversary reunion special in 2003. Garth appeared on the show for the full 10 seasons until its end in 2000, along with Ian Ziering, Tori Spelling, and Brian Austin Green. She won a Young Artist Award and was nominated for the Teen Choice Awards, both for her role on 90210.
In 2002, Garth starred in the sitcom What I Like About You as Amanda Bynes' sister Valerie Tyler. Along with Bynes, she starred on the show for all four seasons. The Show is about the relationship of the Tyler Sisters, that they live together, their friendships and romances are incluided.
In other roles, she also played the lead in a 1993 television production of Danielle Steel's Star and her story, "I Am Home," was featured in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul.
Jennie also starred as a Lead Roles in TV Films like Star (1993), Without a Consent (1994), Falling for You (1995), and An Unfinished Affair (1996), and she had Minor and Supporting Roles in Theatrical Films like Telling You (1998), My Brother´s War (1997), and Power 98 (1996).
In 2003 she Starred in two Television Movies. She Starred the TV Film The Last Cowboy, She Also Starred as Rebecca in the Christmas Family-Drama Television Film Secret Santa, who plays as a Journalist. For Secret Santa she and the Cast won the 2004 CAMIE Award for their Performances.
In 2005 she voiced her 90210´s character Kelly Taylor, and play another additional roles in the DVD Film Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story with an Ensemble Cast like Seth McFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, Drew Barrymore and another's.
In 2007 she starred in the TV Teen Drama Film Girl, Positive. Who plays a Teacher with HIV positive. She Starred the Movie alongside Andrea Bowen (who becomes famous for the series Desperate Housewives), the two women won a Prism Award for their performances.
In September 2008, Garth returned to the role of Kelly Taylor on the series premiere of the CW Network's spin-off series, 90210 where she is reported making $40-50,000 per episode. In the new series, Garth's character Kelly Taylor is now a guidance counselor at West Beverly High, where her half-sister Erin Silver also attends. Kelly now has a four and a half year old son with long-time flame Dylan McKay. The writers were eager to have her share scenes with Shannen Doherty who is also reprising her 90210 role of Brenda Walsh. It was reported that Garth and Doherty's characters would both have a romantic interest in the character Ryan Matthews (Ryan Eggold), reminiscent of their old rivalry for former bad boy character Dylan McKay. Garth and Doherty later confirmed that the reports about the love triangle between their characters were false.
Garth appeared on the U.S. game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? on 21 November 2008. She won $100,000 for her charity, the American Heart Association.
Dancing with the Stars
In 2007, Garth appeared on Season 5 of Dancing with the Stars and was paired with Derek Hough. Garth had consistently high scores throughout the entire competition and was one of the few contestants to maintain 8s and above after week 2. She was eliminated on the ninth week of competition finishing at a respectable fourth out of 12, after scoring her first perfect score of the competition with her Cha-Cha-Cha while Marie Osmond (who came in last place for three weeks up to that point) remained in the competition. The audience gave her a standing ovation (something very uncommon in the show). Judge Len Goodman stated that it "was not her time to go." In her exiting montage video, Derek Hough stated how proud he was of her for going on an emotional journey and improving from three 7's to three 10's.

AKA Coleen Mary McLoughlin

Born: 3 April 1986
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Spouse(s) Wayne Rooney
Coleen Rooney (née McLoughlin; born 3 April 1986 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is the wife of Manchester United and England football star Wayne Rooney. She was one of the more prominent WAGs during the 2006 World Cup.
Early life
Coleen Mary McLoughlin was born to Tony McLoughlin, who was a bricklayer and ran a boxing club, and his wife Colette, who was a nursery nurse. She is one of four children. Coleen is the oldest, followed by her brothers Joe and Anthony and then her adopted sister Rosie, who has been diagnosed with Rett Syndrome. She met Wayne Rooney when she was 12 and when they lived in the same Liverpool suburb of Croxteth. They supposedly began a relationship at the age of 16, when they had finished secondary school.
Wayne's mother, Jeanette, worked as a part-time cleaner at St John Bosco, the Catholic school Coleen attended.
Rooney took Coleen to the cinema to see Austin Powers 2 on their first date.
Coleen left school with 11 GCSEs, including an A* for Performing Arts. She has long harboured dreams of becoming an actress, having starred in high school productions of Bugsy Malone and Grease.
Life with Wayne Rooney
Rooney proposed to Coleen on the forecourt of a BP garage in October 2003 when she was 17, presenting her with a £46,500 diamond engagement ring. Later that year, she left school before completing her A-levels because she landed a small part in Hollyoaks, the Merseyside television soap. “I was getting offered acting parts and I couldn’t take them because of my school work,” she said. The couple, dubbed Wayleen, moved into a new £1.3m mansion in nearby Formby. They now live in a £3.5 million mansion in Prestbury, Cheshire, complete with a cinema, gym and games room and American diner-themed kitchen. It also has seven plasma screen TVs and a £30,000 state-of-the-art security system.
Coleen has always been very supportive of Wayne, even when it was discovered that some years earlier he had visited a prostitute.
Their wedding took place in Portofino, Italy on 12 June 2008. The couple were paid a reported £2.5 million by Britain's OK! magazine for the exclusive wedding information and pictures.
Media work
Coleen had her own column in the celebrity magazine Closer entitled "Welcome to My World", for which she earned up to £10000. However she left "Closer" in 2008 and now writes a weekly column for OK! magazine, for which she is paid £41667 per month. Coleen writes about her style and news.
Coleen tried her hand at presenting when, in May 2006, she assisted Sir Trevor McDonald on his show Tonight with Trevor McDonald in a programme about the genetic disorder Rett syndrome, a cause she can identify with due to her younger sister having the condition.
She won the Ariel high street fashion award (as voted for by the public) for 'Best Dressed Female', turning up to the event in a Topshop dress. She presented awards at the ELLE Style awards, Television awards and also presented an award to Best Dressed Female at Aintree in which she handed out the prizes, which included a shopping bag from Coleen's favourite store, Liverpool boutique Cricket.
Coleen was paid £500,000 to be the face of the LG Electronics Chocolate mobile phone advertising campaign. She has a £1.5 million deal with Nike Women Sportswear, a £2 million arrangement with Harper Collins to write a style jokebook and a £1.5 million deal to be the face of Asda. She was also paid £150,000 to make a documentary about her upbringing called Coleen's Mimsy.
Coleen has an exercise DVD on sale in the UK, entitled Coleen McLoughlin's Brand New Body Workout, which became a bestseller. For the DVD she was paid £250,000.
She was paid £3 million to front the George at Asda campaign.
Coleen's autobiography, "Welcome to My World", was released in March. She now has a wealth of over £8 million.
Shopping habits
Coleen caused some controversy after being chosen to appear in British Vogue. Some people felt that she was unworthy of such a celebrity status. Editor Alexandra Shulman defended the magazine's decision, calling Coleen "beautiful" and praising her "brilliant sense of style".

AKA Amanda Laura Bynes

Born: 3-Apr-1986
Birthplace: Thousand Oaks, CA
Gender: Female
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Used to be All That
Father: Richard Bynes (dentist, stand-up comedian)
Mother: Lynn Bynes (dental assistant)
Brother: Tommy Bynes (chiropractor)
Sister: Jillian Bynes
Boyfriend: Taran Killam (actor, b. 1-Apr-1982, dated 2001-02)
Boyfriend: Nick Zano (actor, b. 8-Mar-1979, dated 2003-04)
Amanda Bynes starred in the WB sitcom What I Like About You, with Jennie Garth as her sister. Bynes is another mass-produced celebrity, a tweener star of the late 1990s -- not as buxom or wild as Lindsay Lohan, not as blond, bland and talentless as Hilary Duff.
Bynes' father is a dentist who occasionally moonlights as a stand-up comedian. He enrolled Amanda in "stand-up comedy classes" when she was 10, and her timing, delivery, and cuteness impressed Dan Schneider, a writer on Nickelodeon's All That. Almost immediately Bynes was a regular on that show. He created Bynes' The Amanda Show, a pre-adolescent sketch comedy show that ran three seasons. Among the running jokes, Bynes played both herself and her unlucky biggest fan, desperately trying (but always failing) to meet Bynes.
Schneider also wrote Bynes' big-screen debut Big Fat Liar co-starring Frankie Muñiz, and was co-creator and a regular writer of What I Like About You. She voiced cartoon characters in Charlotte's Web 2 and Robots, and starred in What A Girl Wants, a remake of Sandra Dee's 1958 The Reluctant Debutante, with a slumming Colin Firth.

Born: 2-Apr-1984
Birthplace: New York City
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Guiding Light
Father: Jeff Peldon
Mother: Wendy
Sister: Courtney Peldon (actress, b. 13-Apr-1981)
Ashley Peldon is a Daytime Emmy-nominated American television and film actress.
Biography
Early career
Peldon was born in New York City, New York to Jeffrey "Jeff" Peldon (attorney) and Wendy Peldon (college professor). Along with her sister Courtney, she worked as a child actor.
Although she was featured in a number of roles as a child and teenager, Peldon is perhaps best known for her role on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light. She was cast in 1988, at the age of 4, as Marah Lewis, the daughter of popular couple Josh and Reva. Because of the positive audience response, she became the youngest entertainer to be put under contract on the show.
Peldon was honored with an Emmy Award nomination at 6 years of age, for her three years as Marah Lewis on the soap opera Guiding Light. Ashley went on to appear in motion pictures such as The Lemon Sisters opposite Diane Keaton, Stella opposite Bette Midler, Deceived opposite Goldie Hawn, and the cult favorite, Drop Dead Fred opposite Phoebe Cates. More currently, she also appeared in Arthur Miller's The Crucible opposite Winona Ryder and Daniel Day-Lewis and in Ghost World with Scarlett Johansson, among many other films. She recently completed the horror film Dimples, Sony Pictures' sci-fi drama Night Skies, and the coming of age comedy Float. The native New Yorker also has numerous commercials, voice-overs, series, and television films on her resume.
For two years Ashley appeared on the NBC television series The Mommies and has had key recurring roles on such television series as That 70s Show and The Pretender. Ashley is currently starring as "spoiled actress Amy King" in MTV's new comedy series Connected, which can be viewed online at http://www.tmobileconnected.com/. She is also set to lead in the horror/comedy film 2001 Maniacs: Beverly Hellbillys also starring her sister, actress Courtney Peldon, and Robert Englund.
Current activities
In January 2007, Peldon graduated from college with a bachelor's degree in Child Psychology and Film from Skidmore College in New York. Her interest in child psychology originated from her dramatic role as the sexually abused youngster in CBS TV's Child of Rage when she was 7 years old. Ashley owns a perfume company called "Starring…! Fragrances" sold at a number of stores and spas across the country including select Whole Foods Markets as well as the Whole Foods - Life Style store in Los Angeles.
Peldon is starting two new films and was just announced as the star of 2002 Maniacs, the sequel to 2001 Maniacs, the cult horror comedy. She has also started her own line of custom perfumes called Starring...! Fragrances. The perfume line is sold at Whole Foods Markets and various boutiques nationwide.
January 2008, Ashley is directing a theatrical production entitled Publicityville. http://www.publicityvilletheshow.com/
February 2008, Ashley is directing an Allan Heinberg play for TV Takes the Stage. All profits go to the Motion Picture & Television Fund to aid non-writing members of the community who have been financially affected by the WGA strike. The play stars Bonnie Somerville and Melissa Sagemiller.
September 2008, Ashley stars in writer/director Ellen Sandler's (Everybody Loves Raymond) new web series, "Girls Gone College".
October 2008, Ashley stars in the music video for Steve Mackall's "Coming Home".

Born: April 1, 1987
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Measurements: 32B-22-32
Height: 5 ft 1 in
Weight: 92 lb
Eye colour: Green
Hair colour: Brown
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Jenna Presley, is an American pornographic actress from San Diego, California. She started acting in the porn industry 2005.
Biography
The oldest of three children, she graduated from Hilltop High School with honors in 2005. Her passion in life during high school was to become an anchor woman. However, her drive to become a woman in the newsroom ended when she began crossing the border into Mexico at the age of fifteen to party. This ended up leading to exotic dancing on the weekends in her teen years.
She began college at Santa Barbara City College in June 2005 and left in October 2005. Giving up on stripping for the time being, she began to work as a telemarketer to pay for food, rent, and school expenses. Eventually, she got sick of it and went back to stripping.
Before joining the porn industry, she began dancing at the Spearmint Rhino in Santa Barbara, California for 3 1/2 months before being hired by Derek Hay, owner of the LA Direct Models agency. To this day, LA Models still represents her interests in the adult entertainment industry.
In an interview written on January 20, 2005 for the website lukeisback.com, Jenna mentions her battle with her sexual past, especially her sexual assault and first sexual experience with a man at fourteen. She also mentions her battle with anorexia in her junior and senior years at high school, when she dropped to a nearly fatal 58 pounds. She also mentions her sexual promiscuity during college which led her to pursue ventures in the adult entertainment scene.
Since being in the business, Jenna has done about 125 porn scenes. She never does anal scenes, but does ejaculate in some scenes.
In 2006, Jenna tried out for the second season of Jenna's American Sex Star. She ended up making the finals where she placed second overall behind British/Asian porn actress Roxy Jezel.
In October 2007, Presley announced that she was shooting her final scenes with men. Jenna got her breasts enlarged to 32DD in 2008 and started doing scenes with men again, including for the website Twistys, which made her their Twistys Treat of the Month for March 2009
Personal attributes
Jenna has a number of tattoos, which include nautical stars on each hip, one fairy on her lower back and a hibiscus flower surrounded with tribal on the back of her neck.
She has a number of piercings, including her tongue, belly button, nose, and ears.

AKA Hannah Louise Spearritt

Born: 1 April 1981
Location: Great Yarmouth, England, UK
Occupation: Actress, Former Singer
Hannah Spearritt is an English actress and former singer. She was previously a member of the successful pop group S Club (7).
Personal life and early career
She was born in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, the youngest of three children and is the younger sister of former model and fashion designer Tanya Spearritt. Her uncle, Eddie Spearritt, from Lowestoft was a professional football player who played for Ipswich Town F.C. in the 1960s. At the age of 3, Spearritt modelled in a Mothercare catalogue. When she was 12, she landed a part in the Great Yarmouth Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society's production of Annie. Thereafter she successfully auditioned for the National Youth Music Theatre, and became part of the company. While with the NYMT she met future S Club member and boyfriend Paul Cattermole, as well her friend and future flatmate, actress Sheridan Smith. She appeared in the NYMT's productions Pendragon (1994–1995) — performing in New York and Hong Kong, Tin Pan Ali (1996), and the West End musical Bugsy Malone (1997) — she was a member of the original cast.
In 1998 she got a part in the television film The Cater Street Hangman, playing the part of a maid who gets murdered. She had also made appearances on the National Lottery Show and Blue Peter. While Hannah was studying mathematics, performing arts and media studies at college in Great Yarmouth, she auditioned for S Club 7 after seeing an advert in a magazine - it was a life changing decision.
She was a member of S Club from 1999 to 2003. She co-starred in the groups own TV series - Miami 7 (1999), L.A. 7 (2000), Hollywood 7 (2001) and Viva S Club (2002). She took part in three UK tours, won two prestigious BRIT Awards and numerous other awards. Along with Rachel Stevens, Spearritt was a regular pin-up in dozens of magazines and was a regular in the FHM Top 100 Sexiest Women polls between 2000 and 2004. Perhaps more importantly for her future career, she gained the chance to act in a movie, when S Club released their movie Seeing Double in early 2003.
Most famously, in October 2001, amid a blaze of publicity, Spearritt revealed that she had been in a secret relationship with fellow band member Paul Cattermole for the previous six months. In 2002, Cattermole was the first to quit the group and thereafter S Club 7 became simply S Club before ultimately splitting in May 2003. Spearritt and Cattermole's relationship, however, would continue until early 2006. She recently confirmed she was dating footballer Jermaine Pennant.
Acting career
In the last week of S Club's existence, Spearritt management claimed she was at home in bed with the flu. She was actually in Los Angeles to audition for a role in the film Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, a fact that Hannah revealed at the UK premiere of the film on 2004-03-24 in London. She got the role and three days after leaving S Club she began filming.
In March 2004, Spearritt successfully auditioned for a minor role in the horror Seed of Chucky, a movie which was seen by some as an attempt to distance herself from her squeaky clean S Club image. Shortly after completing filming, Spearritt decided to take a break from show-business to travel and spend time with her family.
In early November 2005, she made her acting comeback in the BBC's Blessed, an eight part sitcom. In Blessed, she played a minor role, appearing as a member of a fake girl band, in two episodes. December 2005 saw Spearritt appearing in the unsuccessful West End musical, Snow! The Musical, at London's Sound Theatre. The musical was cancelled just three weeks into its run because of poor ticket sales - one show managed to attract an audience of only two people.
In February 2006, it was revealed that Hannah had landed a lead role in a brand new ITV series called Primeval. Hannah plays the role of Abby Maitland, a reptile enthusiast who gets mixed up with time travelling Professor Nick Cutter (Douglas Henshall) after discovering a species of reptile she had never encountered. The series began on 10 February 2007.
In late 2006, Hannah began filming for ITV1, for a guest part in Agatha Christie's Marple television mystery series. The episode, entitled At Bertram’s Hotel, was broadcast on 23 September 2007.

AKA Bijou Lilly Phillips

Born: 1-Apr-1980
Birthplace: Greenwich, CT
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Musician, Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: I'd Rather Eat Glass
Father: John Phillips (musician)
Mother: Geneviève Waïte (b. 19-Apr-1948)
Boyfriend: Sean Lennon (ex-, dated 2000 until Feb-2004)
Bijou Lilly Phillips is an American actress, fashion model, and singer. Some of her larger film roles include Bully, Havoc, Hostel: Part II, and Tart.
Biography
Early life
Phillips was born in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and is the daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas and his then-wife Geneviève Waïte, a South African model, artist, and actress. Phillips was born two months premature. She was a year old when her father was arrested for selling pharmaceutical cocaine from a drug store he owned in NYC. He spent a year in rehab. Bijou and her mother Genevieve Waite were then homeless for a year in NYC, sleeping on couches. Her mother was still addicted to drugs The youngest of Phillips' children, she has one brother—Tamerlane—and three half-siblings—Mackenzie, Jeffrey, and Chynna. Her father got out of jail/rehab and took Bijou to Upstate NY Bolton Landing, through a custody battle her parents where found unfit and Bijou was placed in foster care with a family in Bolton Landing, NY. She lived there on and off doing extended visits with her parents who had both gotten houses upstate. Her father won custody when she was in third grade and she moved with him to Long Island, he had a liver transplant two years later.
At 13, she moved to NYC to be a model. She appeared on the cover of Interview Magazine, Italian Vogue twice, and did a number of ads for Calvin Klein. At 17, she got a record deal and began working on her album 'I'd Rather Eat Glass' produced by Talking Heads' Jerry Harrison. She was later cast in Black and White by director James Toback and garnered glowing praise from critics for her performance. Later, director Larry Clark cast her in Bully and won a role opposite Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger in The Door in the Floor, a film adaptation of John Irving's novel A Widow For One Year. She starred opposite Anne Hathaway in Oscar-winning writer Stephen Gaghan's Havoc, directed by Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Her portrayal of 'Lorna Doom' opposite Shane West in What We Do Is Secret, about late '70s seminal punk band "The Germs" also earned her glowing reviews. She can be seen in the film Choke, with Angelica Huston and Sam Rockwell. Other films include the comedy Made for Each Other with Chris Masterson. She was also cast as Nancy Spungeon in a biopic about the Chelsea Hotel directed By Abel Ferrara..
Personal relationships
In 2004, Phillips began dating That '70s Show actor Danny Masterson; the couple met at a poker tournament in Las Vegas.
Career
Modeling career
Besides Vogue, Phillips has also appeared on the cover of Stuff, Interview,People, Detour, Nylon, Paper, 944, and Missbehave magazines. She has been on the catwalk of Jill Stuart and Heatherette.
Music career
Her debut album, released in 1999, was titled I'd Rather Eat Glass, She toured with the Lilith Fair music festival in 1999. As of 2007[update], Phillips is working on a second album and has posted several demos on her MySpace page.
Film career
In 1999, Phillips had a brief cameo in the film Sugar Town, playing a girl wanting an autograph. That same year, Phillips appeared in Black and White as Charlie. In 2000, she played Estrella Starr in Almost Famous. Beginning in 2001, Phillips got bigger parts, including a supporting role in Bully and starring roles in Tart and Fast Sofa.
Later film appearances include Octane, What We Do Is Secret, and Hostel: Part II, for which she was nominated for Scream Queen in the 2007 Scream Awards. Her most recent starring roles are in Dark Streets and a remake of It's Alive. She also has an uncredited cameo in the as-yet-unreleased Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead.