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Aino Talvi

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Aino Talvi (February 6, 1909 – March 12, 1992) was an Estonian stage, film, and radio actress and singer whose career spanned over sixty years. Aino Talvi was born Aino Müller in Tartu to police constable August Müller and Miili Müller (née Lauson). She attended school at the Society of Education of Estonian Youth, Tartu Girls' Grammar School (now the Miina Härma Gymnasium) before the family moved to Mustvee in 1921. In 1922, Talvi's mother Miili died of pneumonia and the remaining family members moved back to Tartu, where she completed secondary school in 1927. Her father August would later remarry and change his surname to the more Estonian sounding Müür. Aino Talvi made her screen debut in the role of Eeva Miilas in the 1947 Herbert Rappaport directed Soviet-Estonian language drama film Elu tsitadellis (English: Life in a Citadel) for Lenfilm. Elu tsitadellis was the first post-World War II Estonian feature film following the annexation of Estonia into the Soviet Union. Based on the 1946 play of the same name by Estonian author and communist politician August Jakobson, the plot largely revolves around the arrival of the Soviet Army following the German occupation of Estonia in 1944 and justice being meted out to Estonians who had collaborated with German occupying forces. The film ends with jubilant Estonians celebrating their "liberation" and inclusion into the Soviet Union and accepting communist ideology. In 1956, Talvi appeared as Säinas in the Viktor Nevežin directed comedy-drama film Tagahoovis for Tallinna Kinostuudio. The film was an adaptation of the 1933 Oskar Luts' 1933 story of the same name. In 1959, Talvi had a small role as Hilda's mother in the Igor Yeltsov directed crime-drama Kutsumata külalised, also for Tallinna Kinostuudio. In 1969, she dubbed the voice for Latvian actress Elza Radziņa's character in the Grigori Kromanov directed Estonian language historical drama film Viimne reliikvia. In 1983, she appeared in another small role in the Valentin Kuik directed Tallinnfilm biopic Georg, chronicling the life of Estonian strongman and wrestler Georg Lurich. Aino Talvi also performed in a number of radio plays. Arguably the most memorable include Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard in 1948, and Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck in 1959.
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Weston Cage

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Weston Cage Coppola boasts a multifaceted career as an actor, recording artist, music producer, and mixed martial artist. His acting credits include starring and co-starring roles in films like "D-Day," "211," "Get Gone," and the recent "Mojave Diamonds." Notably, he's contributed to the scores of major films like "Drive Angry" (2011) and "Ghost Rider." His upcoming album single, "The Wolf," anticipates a strong debut in the music industry. As a father, he cherishes his four children: Cyress, Venice, Lucian, and Sorin. Weston Cage Coppola's lineage ties back to his father, Nicolas Cage, and his great uncle, the renowned filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.
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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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Bart Hollanders

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Bart (1984) studeerde in 2009 af aan de toneelafdeling van het Herman Teirlinck Instituut. Tijdens deze opleiding kreeg hij les van onder meer Dora Van Der Groen, Frank Focketyn, Steven Van Watermeulen, Robby Cleiren, Peter Gorissen, Jan Bijvoet en Stany Crets. Hij volgde stage bij Bad van Marie (AC Ransart), Laïka (Tot in de woestijn) en Olympique Dramatique (Adams appels), toneelgezelschappen met wie hij nog steeds nauw samenwerkt. Samen met enkele ex-studenten richt hij het theatergezelschap FC Bergman op. Hun voorstellingen De Thuiskomst, Wandelen op de Champs Elysées…, 300 el x 50 el x 30elworden bekroond met respectievelijk de Jong Theater Prijs van TAZ 2010 en met de selectie voor het Nederlandse Theaterfestival 2010. Naast verschillende gastrollen in TV-reeksen als Code 37, Aspe, LouisLouise, Super Acht en Salamander, speelde Bart in de langspeelfilm Adem (Hans van Nuffel – 2010) en vertolkte hij een hoofdrol in Frank van Mechelens langspeelfilm Groenten uit Balen (2011).
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Mark Taylor

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Mark Taylor (born March 7, 1977; Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian actor. Taylor is predominately known for his roles as Romeo in Student Bodies, and Kwest in Instant Star. He played the role of Lewis 'Lew' Young in the Canadian police drama television series Flashpoint until his character was killed in the 23rd episode of the series. In addition, Taylor has studied computer engineering technology at Seneca College and graduated from Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Taylor (actor),licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Ulrike Hübschmann

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Ulrike Hübschmann is a German actress, radio play, audio book and dubbing actress. Height: 1.76 m After graduating from high school in her native city, Hübschmann studied at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rostock and Berlin from 1982 to 1986. This was followed by engagements at the Tribüne (theater) and the "Ernst Deutsch Theater", among others. She has also appeared in films (including Liebe, Lügen und Geheimnisse and Preußisch Gangstar) and series (including Polizeiruf 110, Tatort, SOKO Kitzbühel, SOKO Wismar). Hübschmann has also worked as a voice actress for radio, television, dubbing and audio books for many years. In the radio play series Foster by Oliver Döring, Hübschmann can be heard as Mary Jackson from episode 6 (2016). (Wikipedia_de)
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Cardi B

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Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar (born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper, songwriter, and actress. Her first studio album, Invasion of Privacy (2018) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, was certified triple platinum by the RIAA, and was the best-selling female rap album of the 2010s according to Billboard. Critically acclaimed, it made Cardi B the only woman to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album as a solo artist, and marked the first female rap album after fifteen years to be nominated for Album of the Year. It spawned two number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. With "Bodak Yellow", Cardi B became the first female rapper to achieve a Diamond-certified song by the RIAA, as well as the second female rapper to top the Hot 100 with a solo output—following Lauryn Hill in 1998. "I Like It" marked the first time a female rapper attained multiple number-one songs on the chart. With her feature on "Girls Like You" with band Maroon 5, she became the first female rapper to achieve multiple Diamond-certified songs by the RIAA. Her accolades include a Grammy Award, eight Billboard Music Awards, five Guinness World Records, six American Music Awards, fourteen BET Hip Hop Awards, and two ASCAP Songwriter of the Year awards. In 2018 Time magazine included her on their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2020, Billboard honored her as Woman of the Year. Cardi B made her film debut in Hustlers (2019) directed by Lorene Scafaria, opposite Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu.
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Jenna N. Wilson

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Jenna N. Wilson, a UK British born actress born and raised in Suffolk, whose passion became obvious from an early age. Embarking on her acting journey Jenna began formal training in both acting and voice. Although her focus began in theatre, she found her true passion in film and TV. Landing her first role in the action feature film 'Boudica'. Her experiences have also included roles in 'Island of the Dolls 2', 'Winnie the Pooh Blood & Honey 2', 'Death Web', along with various other feature films, documentaries, and voice overs. Passionate and dedicated, Jenna has established herself as a versatile actress with a wide range of skills, completing courses in British Sign Language, Ballroom, Piano, Swimming and Advanced Firearm training for Film & TV. She breaths life, depth and authenticity into each character she portrays, continuously expanding her craft with every role.
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Philip Lenkowsky

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Philip began his performing career as a silent clown and juggler on the streets of his native NYC. His focus changed to film when he was cast as Woody Allen's assassin in STARDUST MEMORIES. He played Salieri's Servant in Milos Forman's AMADEUS as well as a role in Forman's MAN ON THE MOON and Fritz in James Ivory's SLAVES OF NY. He has worked in Prague as The Guild Agent in the mini-series DUNE, in A KNIGHT'S TALE, and as Cipriani in the French production of NAPOLEON and recently in A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS and WHITE BIRD and in S. Africa as the psycho killer Cole in SUPERNOVA. TV credits include ER, NCIS, JUDGING AMY and CALIFORNICATION. He currently lives in Warsaw, Poland where he has continued his acting career having played the lead, Jack, in the feature film HEL, Wrona in DIVERSION END, Bronson in THE COLDEST GAME and a role in ZIARNO PRAWDY as well as roles in television serials PARADOKS, BARON 24, and M JAK MILOSC.
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Tom Beyer

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Tom Beyer won a prestigious Ovation Award in Los Angeles for his stage performance at the Mark Taper Forum in "The Cider House Rules," directed by Tom Hulce and adapted by Peter Parnell. He starred opposite Tony Award Winner Alice Ripley in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" at Reprise! in Los Angeles. Jillian Armenante directed him in the premiere of her farce "In Flagrante Gothicto," in which he portrayed a 12-year-old french girl. (Garland Award, Best Ensemble in a Comedy.) He is an award-winning theatre director, and has received critical acclaim for his stage adaptations of classical works such as "The Canterbury Tales." He acted on many stages in Seattle, where he also produced and acted in an award-winning production of "Holy Days" written by Sally Nemeth, and spent three years as a company member of Seattle's Book-It Repertory Theatre, adapting literature into theatre. After a brief stint in his New York homeland, he moved to Los Angeles for "The Cider House Rules" and shortly thereafter was directed by Roger Rees in Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. Tom is also a tap-dancer, a rusty classical organist, a dabbler on the piano, a marathon runner, and has a purple belt in Karate.
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