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Marie-Christine Barrault

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Marie-Christine Barrault (born 21 March 1944) is a French actress. She is best known for her performance in Cousin Cousine (1975) for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2010, she released her autobiography, titled This Long Way To Get To You. Marie-Christine Barrault was born in Paris, France, the daughter of Martha (née Valmier) and Max-Henri Barrault. Her parents later divorced. Barrault's father, who worked in the theatre, died while she was a teenager. With no support, her mother was unable to care for her and her brother, Alain. Barrault was raised by her grandmother, Felicite. She was mentored in acting by her aunt and uncle, French performers Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud. They initially did not support her dreams of becoming an actress. She performed in plays in secondary school and then enrolled in an acting conservatory. Barrault got her start on television in L'oeuvre (1967). She made her feature film debut in Éric Rohmer's My Night at Maud's (1969). In 1970 Barrault was featured along with Pierre Richard in the comedy film Le Distrait. In 1975 Barrault starred in Cousin Cousine, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She worked with Rohmer once again in 1978, in the role of Guinevere in Perceval le Gallois and she also has a cameo in his Chloe in the Afternoon. Barrault is not fluent in English and therefore has generally turned down offers to appear in English-language films. However, in 1980 she accepted an offer from Woody Allen to appear in his film Stardust Memories. In 1988 she was nominated for a Genie Award for her performance in No Blame. In 1991 she portrayed Marie Curie in a television mini-series. In her later career, she has preferred acting on the stage in France. In 2015, she came to Los Angeles on tour to perform in the play Les Yeux Ouverts, in which she portrays French author Marguerite Yourcenar. Barrault's first husband was producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier, whom she married in 1965. With him, she had two children, David and Ariane. Barrault was married to director Roger Vadim from 1990 until his death from cancer in 2000. She herself is a breast cancer survivor. Source: Article "Marie-Christine Barrault" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Nadol Lamprasert

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Nadol Lamprasert, nicknamed Bonz, is a Thai artist managed by Rookie Thailand. He majored in English Literation in the Art Faculty of Thammasat University. He also can speak English, Spanish, and Bahasa Indonesia. He continues his entertainment path as a musician and has 4 songs that he produced himself and collaboration with his friends in Rookie Thailand. He is also a singer under Neon Music Thailand and his first single "Promise" duet with Oil Kunjira. At birth, he was given the nickname "Ball" (pronounced as "Bon") but later changed it to "Bonz". He also changed his first name in 2019 from Phongsakorn to Nadol.
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas (pronounced [pɾɪˈjəŋka ˈtʃoːpɽa]; née Chopra) is an Indian actress and producer. Chopra, the Miss World 2000 pageant winner, is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards. In 2016, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri, and Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In the next two years, Forbes listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women, and in 2022, she was named in the BBC 100 Women list. Chopra accepted offers to join the Indian film industry following her pageant wins. Her acting debut came in the Tamil film Thamizhan (2002), followed by her first Bollywood feature in The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003). She played the leading lady in the box-office hits Andaaz (2003) and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and had her breakout role in the 2004 romantic thriller Aitraaz. Chopra established herself with starring roles in the top-grossing productions Krrish and Don (2006) and later reprised her role in their sequels. For playing a troubled model in Fashion (2008) drama, Chopra won a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Chopra gained further praise for portraying a range of characters in the films Kaminey (2009), 7 Khoon Maaf (2011), Barfi! (2012), Mary Kom (2014), Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), and Bajirao Mastani (2015). From 2015 to 2018, Chopra starred as Alex Parrish in the ABC thriller Quantico, becoming the first South Asian to headline an American network drama series. Founding the production company Purple Pebble Pictures in 2015, she produced several films under it, including the Marathi films Ventilator (2016) and Paani (2019) and the self-starring Hindi biopic The Sky Is Pink (2019). Chopra has also appeared in Hollywood films, such as Baywatch (2017), Isn't It Romantic (2019), The White Tiger (2021), and The Matrix Resurrections (2021), and starred in the action thriller series Citadel (2023–present). Chopra ventured into music by releasing three singles and into writing with her memoir Unfinished (2021), which reached The New York Times Best Seller list. Her other ventures include tech investments, a haircare brand, a restaurant, and a homeware line. She promotes social causes such as environment and women's rights. She is vocal about gender equality, the gender pay gap, and feminism. She has worked with UNICEF since 2006 and was appointed the national and global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for child rights in 2010 and 2016, respectively. Her namesake foundation for health and education works to support underprivileged Indian children. Despite maintaining privacy, Chopra's off-screen life, including her marriage to American singer and actor Nick Jonas, is the subject of substantial media coverage. The couple has one daughter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Priyanka Chopra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Lombardo Boyar

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Lombardo Boyar (born December 1, 1973) is an American character actor and has been active in television, animation, cinema, and video games since 1996. He is a veteran of the United States Army, having served as a forward observer in the highly decorated 82nd Airborne Division during the 1990s. Some of Boyar's notable performances include a brief part as convenience-store robber Ramon Garcia on Fox's 24 and a starring role as burglar Eddie Tesoro in the movie P.S. Your Cat Is Dead. Anglophone cable-tv audiences may also be familiar with Boyar's voice work as Lars Rodriguez in Klasky-Csupo's Rocket Power cartoons, and with his live-action performance as Sergio del Rio on Steven Bochco's Over There. He guested on a semi regular basis as Chuy on The Bernie Mac Show. Fluent in English and Spanish with a very adaptable voice, he has also provided voice-over work for commercials. He had a Voice-acting role in Turok (2008) as Gonzales. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elit Andaç Çam

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Elit Andac Çam was born in Malatya in 1988 and later moved with her family to Izmir, where she attended Bornova Anatolian High School. She then studied Sociology at Middle East Technical University and pursued a master's degree in Theatre at Kadir Has University. In recent years, she has appeared in several feature films, including About Dry Grasses directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Hilal Feza and the Other Planets directed by Kutlug Ataman, The Four Walls directed by Bahman Ghobadi, and Sofra Sirlari directed by Umit Unal. Elit has also made a name for herself in theatre productions over the past decade, and she is starring in "Butun Kadinlarin Kafasi Karisiktir," a play based on a novel by Ece Temelkuran. In addition to her work on stage and screen, she recently completed a comedy series called Ask Kumardir, which is available for streaming on Exxen, and a drama series titled Saygi, which can be streamed on BluTV.
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Isha Thapa

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Isha Thapa is a popular Nepali content creator, actor, and writer best known for her sharp, relatable comedy reels and satirical skits. She has gained a significant following for her witty Instagram content that blends humor with social commentary, often reflecting everyday situations that resonate strongly with a modern audience. Beyond her digital presence, she has showcased her range as a performer in various short films, establishing herself as a versatile talent in the evolving landscape of Nepali entertainment.
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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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Katherine Kelly

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Katherine Kelly is an English actress. She rose to prominence with her portrayal of Becky McDonald on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2006–2012), for which she received multiple awards, including the British Soap Award for Best Actress (2009) and the NTA for Best Serial Drama Performance (2012). Kelly's subsequent television roles include Lady Mae in Mr Selfridge (2013–2014, 2016), DI Jodie Shackleton in Happy Valley (2016), Miss Andrea Quill in Class (2016), Jane Lowry in Strike Back (2017–2018), DCI Natalie Hobbs in Criminal: UK (2019–2020), Elizabeth Sutherland in Gentleman Jack (2019–2022), DI Karen Renton in Liar (2020), Sally Wright in Innocent (2021), and Angela van Den Bogerd in Mr Bates vs The Post Office (2024). Katherine Kelly was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. She grew up in both South Yorkshire and the United States. She has strong links with The Lamproom Theatre in Barnsley, established in 1998 by her father John (who is originally from Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland), and has regularly supported fund-raising events held there. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with fellow students Meredith MacNeill, Leo Bill, Elliot Cowan, Laurence Fox, and actor and novelist Anna Hope, graduating in 2001.
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Lawrence Hill

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Lawrence Hill, born to American immigrants, was raised in Ontario during the civil rights movement, greatly influenced by his parents’ activism. His extensive literary repertoire spans fiction and non-fiction, marked by his celebrated novel "The Book of Negroes," winning multiple prestigious awards and adapted into a miniseries. His non-fiction work "Blood: The Stuff of Life" formed the basis of his acclaimed 2013 Massey Lectures. Hill, with degrees in economics and writing, worked as a reporter before gaining acclaim as an author. Fluent in French and Spanish, he supports humanitarian causes and is an honorary patron for Crossroads International, contributing to the Aminata Fund benefiting girls' and women's programs in Africa. Recognized for his contributions, he's received numerous honorary doctorates and was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2015. Hill also chaired the jury for the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
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Michael Giacchino

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Michael Giacchino (/dʒəˈkiːnoʊ/ jə-KEE-noh; Italian: [dʒakˈkiːno]; born October 10, 1967) is an American film, television, and video game score composer. He has received many accolades for his work, including an Academy Award for Up (2009), an Emmy for Lost (2004), and three Grammy Awards. Giacchino is known for his collaborations with directors J. J. Abrams, Brad Bird, Matt Reeves, Pete Docter, Colin Trevorrow, Jon Watts, Gareth Edwards, Drew Goddard, J. A. Bayona, The Wachowskis, Taika Waititi, and Thomas Bezucha. His film scores include several films from the Mission: Impossible, Jurassic World, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Trek reboot series, eight Pixar Animation Studios films, multiple Disney films, Rogue One, The Batman, and several other films. He also composed the score for the video game series Medal of Honour and Call of Duty and the television series Alias, Lost, and Fringe. In 2018, he ventured into directing and, in 2022, directed the Marvel Studios Disney+ special Werewolf by Night. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Giacchino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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