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Cecily Strong

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Cecily Strong was born on February 8, 1984 in Springfield, Illinois, USA as Cecily Legler Strong. She is an actress and producer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Ghostbusters (2016) and The Boss (2016).Attended Oak Park River Forest High School and Chicago Academy of Arts, graduating in 2002.She was the role of a Latina in her debut show on "Saturday Night Live" however she isn't of Hispanic background. California Institute of Arts graduate with the degree of BFA Theater. Her father, Bill Strong, was the Associated Press bureau chief at the Illinois Statehouse. He was a performer in the Gridiron show that the state corps presented. He imitated the governor. He is a fervent patron of Cecily. [joking about intruders at White House] The President saw the bellhops and said, "Finally some decent security." (joking regarding Barney Frank] Memories Pizza was supposed to cater this event. But they learned that Barney Frank was there. Barney thank you so much. We c...

Rosamund Pike

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Born in 1979 in London, England, actress Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike is the sole child of a classically trained violinist mother, Caroline (Friend), and a opera singer father, Julian Pike. They worked hard for their families and she traveled extensively throughout Europe during her childhood. Pike went to Badminton School in Bristol, England and started acting at the National Youth Theatre. Pike was only 23 when she was cast in "Romeo and Juliet" at the National Youth Theatre. She was then spotted by an agent and was signed. Although her first film was a huge-budget action movie, her film involvement was mostly in smaller independent films , such as Promised Land (2004) and The Libertine (2004). The Libertine won her the Best Supporting Actress Award at The British Independent Film Awards for the film. Pride & Prejudice (2005) was her first feature film. Following a brief appearance in Hollywood, Doom (2005) and Fracture (2006), she returned to film with exceptional ...

Tracy Spiridakos

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Tracy Spiridakos is a Canadian actress from Canada. She starred as Becky Richards on the Teletoon children's comedy show Majority Rules! From 2009 to 2010, she played Becky Richards on the Teletoon Children's Comedy series Majority Rules! She starred from 2009 to in the year 2010. She played Annika Johnson on the A&E television drama Bates Motel. Spiridakos has starred in the NBC drama Chicago P.D. since 2017. As Detective Hailey Upton, Spiridakos is the main character. Spiridakos was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Greek-born parents, and restaurant owners George and Anastasia Spiridakos She has two brothers. The family relocated to her father's hometown, Skala, Greece south of Sparta within a couple of years after she was born in Canada. They returned to Canada in 1992. Spiridakos is deeply connected to her Greek roots and speaks fluent Greek. Spiridakos started acting in her junior high school. She later attended the Actors Training Centre of Manitoba. In 2000, sh...

Sarah Hyland

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Sarah Hyland was born to actresses Melissa D. Canaday, and Edward James Hyland in New York City. At the age of 4, she started in the industry by doing voice overs as well as commercial work. The first film she made was Private Parts (1997). After that, she starred in The Object of My Affection (1998) followed by time in Another World (1964) as "Rain Wolfe" as a child found in the park, and fostered by Josie and Gary. Sarah was able to continue working alongside Amy Carlson ("Josie") at least twice: Falcone (2000) and Law & Order (1990) in addition to Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005). Sarah was cast in Jennifer Love Hewitt's The Audrey Hepburn Story(2000) as one of the Audrey Hepburns. The next year, she was cast in ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney: Annie (1999), with Audra McDonald, Victor Garber, Kristin Chernoweth, Joe Gould’s Secret ((2000) and Falcone ((2000)). Aside from all of her work in television and film, Sarah studied voice, hi...

Rosie Perez

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Rosie Perez was the daughter of Lydia Perez, a merchant marine, and Ismael Serano. She was born in Bushwick Brooklyn, New York City. Rosie is Puerto Rican. Rosie was educated at Grover Cleveland High School, Ridgewood, Queens, New York. She later enrolled at Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, California. Rosie Perez, who was in her sophomore year of college she was planning to relocate back to New York. Her friends had brought her a going-away party. When Spike Lee proposed that she work in his film Do the Right Thing (1989), she accepted. This was her first big acting job. In Peter Weir's Fearless (1993), she played the part of Carla Rodrigo, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Artistess. (She lost to Anna Paquin for The Piano (1993). The most criticism I received early in my career came coming from the Latin community. I can remember being taken out for lunch and saying to me "Can you attend lessons to help you tone down the accent?"...

Sandra Shine

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  Sandra Shine was conceived in Budapest, Hungary, on September 9, 1981. Her parents were Judit Barbara Dios and Sandra Shine. She is an actor as well as a director. She was born Judit Barbara Dios, but more commonly known as Sandra Shine, she is an adult actress and Hungarian model, most likely best known for her appearance as Penthouse's Pet of the Month in August 2003. She also is an Viv Thomas Babe of the Month March 2006. Some fans may recognize her from "Every Man's Fantasy 2" or "Golden High Heels 2," among other titles. The name she's often given is Judith Divine or simply Sandra. She is 36C-25-36. Sandra Shine always knew that she would love to be a model as a child. She was attracted by her aunt, an Hungarian fashion model. After working in the fashion industry for 2 years, as a teenager she decided to enter the world of cosmetics. "I realized that this was not sufficient for me. So I moved on to more sophisticated products and began to do...

liza Shlesinger

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liza Shlesinger was 38 years old at the time she was born on on February 22nd 1983. Her name is Iliza Vie Schlesinger. Her birthplace was in Manhattan (New York) in the United States of America and is an American national. She also comes from an ethnically diverse as well as Jewish background. Iliza is Aquarius the sign of her birth. Iliza hasn't shared any details about her parents. Later, she enrolled at Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts. After that, she earned an undergraduate degree. Iliza is a huge fan of Beyonce and considers her music as an additional aspect to her interests and most favorite things. She loves Japanese food and shopping. Her most favored colour is Yellow and London is her ideal vacation destination. Iliza Shlesinger was a visitor to Los Angeles to try stand-up comedy. She was a well-known part of the Whiteboy Comedy standup comedy group in Los Angeles. Iliza was the first and youngest winner of the NBC show Last Comic Standing 2008. The comedian also de...

Charisma Carpenter

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Charisma Carpenter was born on July 23 on the 23rd of July, 1970. She played Cordelia Chase in the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-1999) and its spin-off series Angel (1999-2004). She also starred as Kyra in Charmed (2004), Kendall Casablanca's character on Veronica Mars (2005-2006), Rebecca Sewell in The Lying Game (2012-2013), and Lacy in The Expendables film series (2010-2012). Carpenter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada,[disputed - discuss] and was the daughter of Christine the bird sanctuary worker, and Don Carpenter, a salesman. Carpenter is of Spanish, French, and German origin (from her maternal grandfather). Carpenter was a student at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. She was also a member of a music and dance group that performed in the Las Vegas Valley. Carpenter moved with her family to Rosario Beach in Baja California, Mexico, at age 15. She was a student at Bonita Vista High School and Chula Vista School of the Creative and Performing Arts. ...

Kaitlyn Anne Vincie

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Kaitlyn Anne Vincie (born on December 10, 1987) is an American journalist and sportscaster. As a reporter for Fox NASCAR, she presents on their weekly news and updates program NASCAR Race Hub. Vincie was first interested in stock car racing after she was granted a pit-lane pass. She later graduated from Christopher Newport University and worked as a reporter at Langley Speedway. Her self-made NASCAR videos were posted on SceneDaily, a stock car racing website. Vincie was born December 10, 1987 in Harrisonburg. She was raised in Bridgewater, Virginia before her family relocated from Warrenton to start her high school. Vincie is the granddaughter and daughter of John Vincie and Margaret Vincie. Vincie's mother, Eleanor N. Logan was a fifth-grade teacher and her grandfather was a member of the faculty of Bridgewater College. From a young age she was interested in journalism. Vincie was a graduate of Fauquier High School. She participated in track and field events and also worked as a ...

Alona Tal

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  Alona Tal is an Israeli-American actress and singer. She was born in Herzliya on the 20th of October 1983. Following her service as a member of the Israeli Defense Forces, she began her professional career. In 2003 she starred in an Israeli film. It was her biggest break. Apart from her roles in Israeli films, she also recorded numerous songs with Subliminal. Tal moved in with her sister in New York to take a vacation from her professional life. She collaborated with Wyclefjean, one of the Haitian artist in the hit song "Party to Damascus". American television was a place she found herself. Her first appearance was a recurring one in the television series Veronica Mars. Tal eventually got an established role in the CBS series. After moving to New York, he appeared in two TV shows from Israel. Recorded a song with the singer Wyclef Jean. Hebrew is her first language. Second choice for the role of Veronica in Veronica Mars (2004).Originally auditioned for Veronica Mars (2004)...

Sofia Margarita Vergara

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Sofia Margarita Vergara (Spanish:, born July 10, 1972) is a Colombian-American actress as well as a television producer, presenter and model. Vergara was the highest-paid actor on American television between 2013 between 2013 and 2020. Vergara rose in prominence when she hosted two shows on Univision's Spanish-language TV network in the mid-90s. Chasing Papi (2003) was her first major acting role in English. The following year, she was in Four Brothers (2005), Tyler Perry's comedies Meet the Browns (2008) and Madea Goes to Jail (2009 which earned an ALMA Award nomination). In 2009, she started as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on the ABC comedy series Modern Family for which she was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and eleven Screen Actors Guild Awards.Vergara was also featured in the films The Smurfs (2011), New Year's Eve (2011), The Three Stooges (2012), Machete Kills (2013), Fading Gigolo (2013) Chef (2014) and Hot Pursuit (2015). Also, she ...

Magda Apanowicz

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Magda Apanowicz (NOH-vitch; Polish: born November 8, 1985) is a Canadian actor from Canada. Her most famous work is her roles in ABC Family's Kyle XY as Andy Jensen and Syfy's Caprica science fiction drama series as Lacy Rand. Emily Hartwell, a science fiction actress was born Maya Hartwell. She was a part of the Netflix thriller series You as Sandy. Apanowicz is Polish and was a resident of Poland for a period of time in the ninth grade. She lived there with her uncle and went to a school in Jelenia Gora. She went on to study at Vancouver Film School. Her brother introduced her to Pulp Fiction at the age 10 and she was immediately fascinated by acting. The actress began her career in 2002 and made brief appearances in the TV series Jeremiah and John Doe.From 2007 to 2009 she was the character as Andy Jensen on Kyle XY. She was a part of Every Second Counts, a Hallmark Channel original film, in 2008. In 2009, Apanowicz was cast in the role of Lacy Rand (a series regular) in the...

Thora Birch

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Thora Birch (born March 11 1982) is an American actor and producer. In 1988, she made her debut in a film in the film Purple People Eater. For the role, she was awarded the Young Artist Award as "Best Young Actress under Nine Years of Age". Birch became a household name as when she was a child actor with films like All I Want for Christmas (1991), Patriot Games (92), Hocus Pocus (93), Monkey Trouble (1994), Now and Then (1995) and Alaska (1996). In 1999, she was nominated for an BAFTA nomination. In 2001, she was nominated for Best Actress for Ghost World. Birch was nominated Emmy Award for her performance in Homeless To Harvard: The Liz Murray Story in 2003. Other films she has appeared in include Dungeons & Dragons (2000), The Hole (2001), Silver City (2004), Dark Corners (2006), Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009), and Petunia (2012).After having an absence from acting, Birch was back in the spotlight in 2016 and has since appeared in a variety of independent films. Bir...

Noureen deWulf

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American actress Noureen DeWulf is an American actress (nee Ahmed), She is well-known for her film roles in West Bank Story (2005), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) as well as The Back-up Plan (2010). Also, she starred as Lacey in the sitcom Anger Management (2012-2014). DeWulf was born Noureen Ahmed in New York City to Gujarati Indian parents from Pune, Maharashtra, India and grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia. She was educated as a Nizari Ismaili Muslim. She has two older sisters. Aziza, Aziza's older sister is a law professor at Northeastern University, Boston. The younger sister, Sara, practices law in San Francisco. DeWulf attended Boston University's School for the Arts and studied international relations and theatre. She relocated to Los Angeles after graduating to pursue acting as a career. She is fluent in Hindi, Urdu, and Gujarati. DeWulf's acting career began in the Oscar-nominated film West Bank Story. There she was Fatima (a Palestinian cashier who sings and d...

Emily Swallow

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  Emily Swallow (born December 18, 1979) is an American actor from America. She is most well-known for her roles in the role of Kim Fischer on The Mentalist and as Amara The Darkness in the eleventh season of Supernatural. She was also the Armorer in Star Wars' live-action series The Mandalorian. Emily played a small role in The Last of Us Part II. Swallow was born on 18 December 1979, in Washington, D.C. Her family was raised in Sterling, Virginia, as well as Jacksonville, Florida. While at Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville She began her acting career in a variety of college, amateur professional and amateur stage productions. Swallow obtained a bachelor's degree in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Virginia in 2001. She pursued her studies for an MFA in Acting at the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in Acting. She was a part of the world premiere of Donald Margulies' play The Country House at Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse a...

Elizabeth Leigh Vassey

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American actress Elizabeth Leigh Vassey, born on the 9th of August 1972 is an American. She has played the roles of Emily Ann Sago on the television series All My Children, Captain Liberty on the 2001 television series The Tick as well as Wendy Simms on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Nikki Beaumont is the web series Nikki & Nora. Vassey was Emily Ann Sago, a teenager, in the All My Children's soap from 1988 to 1991. Vassey appeared as a regular actor on the TV show Tru Calling from 2004 to 2005 as the character Dr. Carrie Allen. Vassey was Wendy Simms, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation's regular character, from 2005 to 2010. Since the 10th season, Vassey was promoted to an actor on the regular roster and started appearing in the opening credits. Entertainment Weekly reported June 1 the 1st of June, 2010 that Vassey will not be returning for the 11th season of the show. Vassey appeared in one episode of the season. Vassey is married to David Emmerichs...

Yvonne Joyce Craig

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Yvonne Joyce Craig, May 16, 1937 - - August 17, 2015. She was an American actor and ballet dancer popular for her performances as Batgirl in the 1960s' TV show Batman and Marta who played Marta, the Orion slave girl Marta who appeared in the Star Trek episode "Whom Gods Deceive" (1969). The Huffington Post called her "a pioneer in female superheroes on television." Yvonne Craig was born and was raised in Taylorville, Illinois. In 1951, her family moved to the Oak Cliff neighborhood in Dallas, Texas, where she attended W. H. Adamson High School and then Sunset High School, from where she failed to complete her studies due to the absence of "a single PE credit". Craig was found by Alexandra Danilova (a ballerina and teacher) and joined the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1951, becoming the youngest corps de ballet member. It was a great training that enabled her to do stunts in the role of Batgirl. She left the ballet troupe in the year 1957 "over an...