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Nato Vachnadze
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Natalia (Nato) Giorgi's daughter Vachnadze (maiden name Andronikashvili) (b. June 14, 1904, Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire — d. June 14, 1953, died in an air crash, buried in Tbilisi) — Georgian film actress of the Soviet period, a megastar of the Soviet screen in the 1920s-30s. People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1941). At the peak of her career, Soviet cinema brought her Hollywood-style brilliance and glory. Her legend, created by Soviet filmmakers, created sold-out theaters. Thanks to her appearance and artistry, she deservedly became a legend of Georgian cinema. Her popularity made the Georgian film studio "Sakhkinmretsvi" the largest in the Soviet Union.
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Sean Connery
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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 – October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer. He won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000).
Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama.
On October 31, 2020, Connery died at the age of 90.
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Jahanara Kajjan
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Jahanara Kajjan (1915–1945), often known simply as Kajjan or Miss Kajjan, was one of the earliest female stars of Indian cinema. Trained in classical music and theatre, she came from the tawaif (courtesan) tradition and rose to fame on the Parsi stage before transitioning to films in the early 1930s. Her refined Urdu diction, musical prowess, and elegant screen presence made her a standout performer in the talkie era, especially during her years with Madan Theatres and Sagar Movietone.
She became a household name with films like Puran Bhagat (1933), Talaq (1938), and Mera Punjab (1940), often paired with leading man Master Nissar. Kajjan’s roles typically explored themes of romance, longing, and social conflict, enhanced by her soulful singing. Her popularity marked a brief but important chapter in early Indian cinema, blending theatrical traditions with the demands of the new film medium.
Kajjan passed away in 1945, at just 30 years old, but her influence lingers in the history of Indian cinema as a rare example of a tawaif who successfully crossed into mainstream stardom during a conservative era.
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Mohammed Al Turki
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Film producer, Entrepreneur. Philanthropist.
Born in Saudi Arabia on 3rd July 1986, Mohammed Al Turki has successfully bridged the entertainment gap between "East and West" through his current and exciting endeavors in Hollywood.
His lifelong passion for film, coupled with academic achievements in media studies during his education in London, drove Mohammed's determination to break the US movie industry as a producer.
Mohammed is also extremely dedicated to supporting a number of international charities as well as those started and managed by his father Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Turki, in his home country of Saudi Arabia.
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Ryainna Lopez
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Ryainna Lopez is an emerging actress, writer, and filmmaker known for her emotionally compelling performances and hands-on approach to storytelling. Based in Arkansas, she made her debut as a lead actress and director in the 2025 short film Step 10, portraying Phoebe Riverdale—a teenage girl navigating friendship, family, and dark secrets in a suspenseful coming-of-age tale.
At just 13, Ryainna has already proven herself a dynamic force in the creative arts. In Step 10, she didn’t just act—she wrote, directed, edited, and helped shape the film’s unique tone, blending drama, humor, and suspense. Her performance as Phoebe showcased her ability to bring depth, vulnerability, and wit to complex characters.
Step 10 quickly climbed into TMDb’s top 20% for popularity, and Ryainna’s personal IMDb STARmeter landed in the top 5%—a strong start for someone who began landing roles in 2025 after years of passion and a renewed dedication to her craft. The film also peaked at #133,317 on IMDb’s MOVIEmeter, placing it in the top 20% of all films on the platform.
Outside of Step 10, Ryainna trains at Bret Loehr Studios, refining her craft through scene study and dramatic performance. She also participates in other creative projects spanning horror, comedy, and voiceover work—including the upcoming supernatural mystery Redwood Diaries, and the short film Office Hours.
With strong influences from Riverdale, The Hunger Games, and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Ryainna is passionate about telling bold, stylized stories that blend intensity with emotion. Whether in front of or behind the camera, she is committed to creating art that resonates with her generation and beyond.
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Mark Whitmore
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Mark Whitmore is Director of the New York State Hemlock Initiative and Senior Extension Associate, Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University. After graduate studies on biological control of native bark beetles at the University of Washington and U.C. Berkeley, Mark moved to Ithaca and settled into studying forest ecology. Appointed an extension associate in the DNR in 2006, Mark began outreach on what have become a rogue’s gallery of invasive insects currently changing our forested landscape. His research program has led back to adelgids where his lab researches the biology and ecology of predators released for classical biological control of the hemlock woolly adelgid.
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Rania Kourdy
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A Jordanian singer, broadcaster, and actress. She plays the guitar, writes poetry, and is good at dancing, acting, singing, composing, and drawing. She worked in Britain as a presenter and actress until 1998. She returned to Jordan after she got married and worked in the theater. After which she went to Jordan TV to produce and present her own programs such as Tune Into Kids and The Rania Show. Which presented the most important hot social issues in Jordan and released her album. The first was Rania in 2002 and it was a unique blend of eastern and western styles. Then she was asked to present the Superstar program in Lebanon, which is the Arabic version of the English program Pop Idol. With Superstar, she achieved great success and remained present for two consecutive seasons. She released her second album in 2005 and achieved great success, which remained in the competition circle of the best 20 songs for three consecutive months. The best role she played is of a mother after she gave birth to her first son in April 2005 and her daughter in May 2007. From her works: The Seventh Sense, The Rania Show, and Conman.
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Garret Sato
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Garret Sato was born in Oahu, Hawaii and attended Aiea High School and then Leeward Community College where he started his acting carreer. Sato has been part of numerous movies including: Pearl Harbor, The Mask, Street Kings, The Shadow, Wasteland, Violent Blue and the short film 'Blood Country' which premiered in 2008 at the Hawaii International Film Festival..
He has had a reoccurring role on the television show Hawaii Five-0 as Detective Ahuna. Sato has also has roles in the television shows: 24, ER, NCIS: Los Angeles and Alias.
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Marinus van der Lubbe
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Marinus van der Lubbe (* 13 janvier 1909 à Leyde (ou selon d'autres sources à Oegstgeest), Pays-Bas; † 10 janvier 1934 à Leipzig) est l'incendiaire présumé du Reichstag à Berlin dans la nuit du 27 au 28 février 1933, quelques semaines après la nomination d'Adolf Hitler à la chancellerie. Condamné à la peine de mort pour haute trahison, il a été exécuté le 10 janvier 1934. L'incendie du Reichstag servit de prétexte à Hitler pour établir sa dictature. Marinus van der Lubbe était anarchiste selon les uns, militant communiste conseilliste selon les autres. La condamnation à mort a été finalement déclarée illégale le 10 janvier 2008 par les services du procureur fédéral allemand.
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Aparajita Mohanty
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Aparajita Mohanty is the Dreamgirl of Oriya Film Industry. People called her Hemamalini of Ollywood. She is regarded as the most beautiful Odia actress till date in Odia movies. She was the number one Oriya actress for quite a long period in her illustrious career. The evergreen actress has already completed an extended thirty years within the industry and goes powerfully. Now she is also active in acting and doing some character roles in movies and tele-serials. She is the wife of Oriya actor Uttam Mohanty and mother of actor Babushaan Mohanty. Aparajita’s father belongs to Bhadrak, a Muslim by religion and her mother was a Hindu. She was terribly captivated with music, drama in her infancy days that conjures up her to create career in Ollywood. She shifted her base to Bhubaneswar and debuted in Seeta Labkush in 1980. Aparajita Mohanty started her silver screen journey through Seeta Labakush.
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