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Rossano Brazzi

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Rossano Brazzi (18 September 1916 – 24 December 1994) was an Italian actor. Brazzi was born in Bologna to Adelmo and Maria (née Ghedini) Brazzi. He attended San Marco University in Florence, Italy, where he was raised from the age of four. He made his film debut in 1939. He was propelled to international fame with his role in the English-language film Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), followed by the leading male role in David Lean's Summertime (1955), opposite Katharine Hepburn. His other notable English-language films include The Barefoot Contessa (1954), The Story of Esther Costello (1957), South Pacific (1958), Count Your Blessings (1959),The Light in the Piazza (1962), and The Italian Job (1969). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rossano Brazzi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jean Anderson

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jean Anderson (12 December 1907 – 1 April 2001) was an English actress born in Eastbourne, Sussex. She is best remembered for her television roles as hard-faced matriarch Mary Hammond in the 1970s BBC drama The Brothers and as rebellious aristocrat Lady Jocelyn "Joss" Holbrook in the 1980s Second World War series Tenko . She is also notable for playing the role of the Mother in The Railway Children in two separate BBC adaptations in 1951 and 1957. Other TV credits include: Police Surgeon, Maigret, The Odd Man, The Man in Room 17, The Borderers, Paul Temple, Codename, Oil Strike North, Miss Marple, Inspector Morse, Keeping Up Appearances and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jim Metzler

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Jim Metzler (born June 23, 1951) is an American television and film actor, best known for guest-appearances on popular TV series. In 1983, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his supporting role in the 1982 film Tex. Former jobs of his include a minor league baseball player, a sports reporter, and a job that required him to repair cracks on airline runways. After graduating from Dartmouth College, Metzler was drafted by the Boston Red Sox but decided to pursue an acting career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Metzler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Najwa Nimri

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​Najwa Nimri is a Spanish film and television actress, singer and music composer of Jordanian descent. Begins to be recognized in the film world by the hand of director Daniel Calparsoro in films such as Leap into the void, Passages, Blind or Asphalt. After the success of Abre los ojos by Alejandro Amenábar, comes her first Goya nomination for best leading actress with Los Amantes del circulo Polar by Julio Medem, with whom she repeats in Lucía y el Sexo for which she is also nominated for a Goya in the best supporting actress category.
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Nick Stringer

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Nick Stringer is an English actor. In a thirty year career, Stringer has appeared in numerous well-known British television shows, including The Bill, Open All Hours, Only Fools and Horses, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Coronation Street, Family Affairs, Minder, Johnny Jarvis, Butterflies and My Family. He also had a small part in the film, The Long Good Friday. Stringer appeared in the first two series of The New Statesman as the fictional Member of Parliament Bob Crippen, a Labour opponent of the Conservative Alan B'Stard. Other roles have included a cameo role in Goodnight Sweetheart in the episode "You're Driving Me Crazy" as an undercover detective, and as a deputy headmaster Mr Sullivan in Press Gang (mainly appearing in the first two seasons). He appeared in the BBC drama Holby City, in an episode entitled "Doctor's Dilemma", on 18 June 2008. Stringer lives in Swansea, Wales, and is married with two children. Stringer has also made two guest appearances in the BBC Sictom Only Fools and Horses, in the episodes Go West Young Man, as an australian man, and in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, he plays Del's old business partner, Jumbo Mills.
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Emerson Fittipaldi

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Emerson Fittipaldi is a racing legend renowned for his achievements in Formula One and IndyCar racing. Fittipaldi burst onto the international racing scene in the late 1960s, showcasing his exceptional talent and speed. In Formula One, he clinched two World Drivers' Championships in 1972 and 1974, driving for Lotus and McLaren, becoming the youngest champion at that time. Fittipaldi's smooth driving style and strategic prowess made him a formidable competitor on the track. Transitioning to American open-wheel racing, Fittipaldi found success in the Indianapolis 500, winning the prestigious race twice in 1989 and 1993. His versatility and adaptability across different racing disciplines solidified his status as one of the most versatile and accomplished drivers of his era. Beyond his racing career, Fittipaldi has been involved in various business ventures and continues to be a respected figure in the motorsport world, inspiring generations of racers with his passion and dedication to the sport.
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Ya Hui

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Ya Hui was one of the hot favourites of Mediacorp’s talent scouting contest before winning the Miss Telegenic Award at Star Search 2007. She was offered a contract with Mediacorp and landed herself a prominent role in a long form drama “Love Blossoms” acting alongside Ivy Lee and Zheng Ge Ping, who were the winners for Best Actress and Best Actor at Mediacorp’s Star Awards. Her outstanding performance in the drama serial earned her nominations for the Newcomer Award of the Year in The New Paper Flame Awards 2008 and the Best Newcomer Award for Star Awards 2008. Ya Hui’s passion for the performing arts started since she was young. Her love for dance saw her being in the Dance Team from Primary school all the way to Junior College. She was also involved in many volunteer work organized by her schools. One of the major projects was the Overseas Community Involvement Programme in Yunnan, China, in which she displayed not only a heart for service, but also the fortitude to undergo physical discomfort and manual labor. Ya Hui did her first hosting in 2012 and was well liked by her young audience in a programme “Mat Yoyo”. In 2014, she was involved in a long form drama as a wanton mee seller, and was well received with viewers. This breakthrough landed herself with one of the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste Awards in Star Awards 2014. A strong believer in giving back to society, Ya Hui has been actively supporting local charity organizations and she is the Singapore Red Cross Ambassador since 2017.
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Steven M. Smith

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Steven began his career at 16 working on films such as Four Weddings and A Funeral, and Television like Lovejoy. He produced his first feature film Time of Her Life, which screened at Cannes in 2005 and went on to produce & direct features: Haunted (series), Essex Boys: Law Of Survival, Invasion Earth, I Am Hooligan, Borstal, The Doll Master, The Howling, and the very successful The Haunting Of Borley Rectory. He has worked with such talent as Julian Sands (A Room With A View, Warlock 1 & 2), Colin Baker (the 6th Doctor, Doctor Who), Bruce Payne (Passenger 57), Toyah (80s Pop Legend), Mark Wingett and Chris Ellison (Both from The Bill). His outlook on life is to think big and never give up on your ambitions. Life is series of fantastic challenges that should be embraced. Film making is a way to express life and living.
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María Nela Sinisterra

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She was born in the city of Buenaventura, Colombia, on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. After finishing her nursing studies at the IFA (Instituto Femenino La Anunciación) in Buenaventura, she moved to Bogotá (capital of the country), where she participated in the reality show Señorita Bogotá (in 2006). In 2008, at the age of 19, she decided to try her luck in Argentina. she participated in the reality show De frente al miedo, produced in Buenos Aires for the Caracol channel. In 2011, her original idea for a sitcom (situation comedy) was turned into the series ¡Todas a mí! in which she participated as an actress and as co-writer of all episodes. She worked in the Spanish-Argentine horror film Penumbra (2011). In 2013 she made her Spanish film debut in the comedy Solo para dos, by Roberto Santiago, alongside Santi Millán. In 2014 he worked in the Colombian version of the film Corazón de León, which starred alongside Colombian actors Marlon Moreno and Manolo Cardona. In Colombia she worked in the dramatic film Tiempo muerto, with a script that won several awards in Argentina. In 2015 he worked in Bogota with Colombian-American actor John Leguizamo in the dramatic film Perros, by Harold Trompetero. He worked in the Colombian horror-thriller film, Pacífico, which was shot in Bahía Solano. He later worked in Buscando el muerto arriba.
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Sergio Pablos

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Sergio Pablos is a Spanish animator who started out working in the Disney Studios in Paris. He later on moved to the studio in Burbank. Pablos’s first assignments included working under Kathy Zielinski on Frollo in Hunchback and under Nik Ranieri on Hades in Hercules. After that on Tarzan he was the character designer and supervising animator on Tantor the elephant. He followed this up by supervising Doctor Doppler in Treasure Planet, an assignment he wishes turned out differently because he didn’t quick like the human-dog thing. After this Pablos came out on his own running Amimagicfilms, which has produced spectacular animation in recent years. Most recently he has worked with BluSky on making the film for his creation Despicable Me as well as designing characters for Rio. -https://50mostinfluentialdisneyanimators.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/45-sergio-pablos/
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