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Corey Stoll

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Corey Daniel Stoll (born March 14, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Congressman Peter Russo on the Netflix political thriller series House of Cards (2013–2016), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination in 2013, and Dr. Ephraim Goodweather on the FX horror drama series The Strain (2014–2017). From 2020 to 2023, he portrayed Michael Prince, a business rival to protagonist Bobby Axelrod, in the Showtime series Billions. He was also a regular cast member on the NBC drama series Law & Order: LA (2010–2011). Stoll played Darren Cross/Yellowjacket/M.O.D.O.K. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man (2015) and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). For his portrayal of Ernest Hemingway in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (2011), he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. His other notable films include Black Mass (2015), First Man (2018), The Seagull (2018), The Many Saints of Newark (2021), and West Side Story (2021). He acted off-Broadway in Intimate Apparel (2004) and on Broadway in Appropriate (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Corey Stoll, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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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 who 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, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90.
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Germaine Dulac

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Germaine Dulac; born Charlotte Elisabeth Germaine Saisset-Schneider; was a French filmmaker, film theorist, journalist and critic. She was born in Amiens and moved to Paris in early childhood. A few years after her marriage she embarked on a journalistic career in a feminist magazine, and later became interested in film. Germaine Dulac was born into an upper-middle-class family of a career military officer. Since her father's job required the family to frequently move between small garrison towns, Germaine was sent to live with her grandmother in Paris. She soon became interested in art and studied music, painting, and theater. Following the death of her parents, Dulac moved to Paris and combined her growing interests in socialism and feminism with a career in journalism. In 1905 she married Louis-Albert Dulac, an agricultural engineer who also came from an upper-class family. Four years later she began writing for La Française, a feminist magazine edited by Jane Misme where she eventually became the drama critic. Dulac also found time to work on the editorial staff of La Fronde, a radical feminist journal of the time. She also began to pursue her interest in still photography, which preceded her initial entry into filmmaking. With the help of her husband and friend she founded a film company and directed a few commercial works before slowly moving into Impressionist and Surrealist territory. She is best known today for her Impressionist film, La Souriante Madame Beudet ("The Smiling Madam Beudet", 1922/23), and her Surrealist experiment, La Coquille et le Clergyman ("The Seashell and the Clergyman", 1928). Her career as filmmaker suffered after the introduction of sound film and she spent the last decade of her life working on newsreels for Pathé and Gaumont. Dulac and her husband divorced in 1920. Following her long and influential cinema career, Dulac became the president of the Fédération des ciné-clubs, a group which promoted and presented the work of new young filmmakers, such as Joris Ivens and Jean Vigo. Dulac also taught film courses at the École Technique de Photographie et de Cinématographie on the rue de Vaugirard. Following her death in 1942, Charles Ford called attention to the difficulty the French Press had with printing her obituary: "Bothered by Dulac’s non-conformist ideas, disturbed by her impure origins, the censors had refused the article which, only after vigorous protest by the editor-in-chief of the magazine, appeared three weeks late. Even dead, Germaine Dulac still seemed dangerous..."
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Alejandro Víctor Ibañez

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Alejandro Víctor Ibañez, a retired Marine and Malvinas war veteran, was born in Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, on 13 March 1964. From an early age, his life was linked to the sea, as his family settled in Mar del Plata when he was just a baby. His older brother, Carlos Walter Ibañez, also an infant and a veteran of the Malvinas War, played a crucial role on Isla Borbón during that historic conflict. On a personal level, Victor has been married to María Andrea for forty years. As a result of their love, they have four children: three daughters, aged 38, 37 and 14 respectively, and a son aged 34, as well as five adorable grandchildren. Since 2010 he has been working as a doorman at the high school "Polivalente de Arte", a job he greatly enjoys. His presence at the institution is not only limited to the assigned tasks, but he also stands out for his connection with the students. The adolescents appreciate him, and he reciprocates with palpable care and affection, earning their trust and acting as a conciliatory mediator in their relationships. In addition to his work at the Polivalente de Arte, Victor devotes part of his time to giving talks in schools about the Malvinas cause, sharing his experience and knowledge with the younger generations. His commitment to the memory and defence of veterans led him to become President of the Association of Veterans Defenders of the Malvinas (Avedema), where he works tirelessly for the rights and recognition of those who fought for the sovereignty of the islands. For his bravery and outstanding service, Victor was decorated with multiple awards, including the Wounded in Combat Medal, the Navy Combat Operations Medal, the Congressional Medal and the Medal of Combat Valour. These decorations are a testament to the courage and dedication he has shown throughout his life in service to his country and community.
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Bruno Carvalho Alcantara

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A member of The Pit Crew in season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Bruno Alcantara is a life coach, massage therapist, event producer, and reality television star from Brazil. Alcantara attended Sao Salvador University in Salvador, Brazil and moved to Los Angeles several years later. Alcantara’s main focus in his career is now his position as a motivational life coach. He is dedicated to helping gay men increase their self-love and make as many positive changes in life as possible. A proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, his sessions are often held with individuals throughout the world via phone or video chats. He has also worked as a massage therapist and event producer.
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Stephen Dorff

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Stephen Hartley Dorff Jr. is an American actor. Starting his film career as a child, appearing in the cult horror film The Gate (1987), Dorff first rose to prominence playing Stuart Sutcliffe in Backbeat (1994) and then gained further mainstream attention for portraying Deacon Frost in Blade (1998). Other notable lead roles include Bob Rafelson's Blood and Wine (1997), the titular character in John Waters' Cecil B. DeMented (2000), and Johnny Marco in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere (2010), as well as Britney Spears’ boyfriend in her 2004 music video for "Everytime". Supporting roles include Candy Darling in I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), Detective Scott Strauss in World Trade Centre (2006), Homer Van Meter in Public Enemies (2009), Stavros in Immortals (2011), Joseph Kuklinski in The Iceman (2012), and Ketchum in Old Henry (2021). He is also known for portraying Roland West in the third season of HBO's crime drama anthology seriesTrue Detective (2019).
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Yvon Marciano

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Yvon Marciano (born February 13, 1953 in Marnia, then French Algeria; died November 23, 2011 in Rueil‑Malmaison, France) was a versatile French filmmaker, screenwriter, cinematographer, theatre director, educator, and writer. After earning a Licence in modern literature and studying cinematography at the École Louis‑Lumière (plus a BTS in image and directing), he began his career as a camera operator before moving into direction. He directed celebrated short films such as Autopsie (1982), La Face cachée de la Lune (1987), and Émilie Muller (1993)—the latter earning multiple festival awards and a César nomination. His first feature, Le Cri de la soie (1996), explored early‑20th‑century fétichisme inspired by the work of psychiatrist Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault and garnered critical recognition, including a César nomination for Marie Trintignant’s performance. After a long period focused on shorts and theatre (notably Cinq Filles couleur pêche at the Théâtre de l’Atelier), he returned with the low‑budget ensemble film Vivre ! in 2009, shot with young talent from the École Florent and ESEC, where he also taught directing and camera‑acting techniques
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Karolyn Grimes

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Karolyn Grimes (born July 4, 1940) is an American actress. At age 6, Karolyn Grimes played the role of Zuzu Bailey in the holiday film It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Her childhood film career spanned 16 movies, but she is best remembered for playing the daughter of George and Mary Bailey (James Stewart and Donna Reed). The petals from her rose symbolize the values of family, friends and life itself in the 1946 classic, and it is Zuzu who speaks the movie's most memorable line, "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings." In recent years, Karolyn has carried on the spirit of It's a Wonderful Life (1946), serving as the film's most active and appealing ambassador.
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Sutara Gayle

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Lorna N Gayle (born 14 April 1963), known professionally as Sutara Gayle, is a British actress and singer, known for appearing in the films Run Fatboy Run (2007), The Dark Knight (2008) and One Day (2011). In 2015, she played Shontal in the BBC Three sitcom Fried. As Lorna Gee, she won awards as a lovers rock reggae singer. Between 2021 and 2022, she played the role of Gloria Mason-Walker in Silent Witness. Since beginning her career in 2007, Gayle has appeared in films, on television and on stage. Gayle's first audition was for the tap-dancing play Stepping Out. She has also appeared in the West End musical Tina. She portrayed the role of Gloria Mason-Walker in Silent Witness on a recurring basis between 2021 and 2022. In 2022, she appeared in four episodes of Magpie Murders as Gemma Whiteley and as Kim Sullivan in the BBC drama Strike. Whilst on a trip to India with her brother in 2011, Gayle made some "personal discoveries" and was given a naming ceremony, in which she was given the name "Sutara" which has used professionally since 2020.
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Kangana Ranaut

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Kangana Ranaut is an Indian film actress. She has established a career in Bollywood and is one of the highest-paid actresses in India. Ranaut is particularly known in the media for expressing her honest opinions in public and is frequently credited as one of the most fashionable Indian celebrities. She is the recipient of several awards, including three National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards in four categories. Ranaut made her feature film debut in the 2006 thriller Gangster, for which she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She received praise for portraying emotionally intense characters in the dramas Woh Lamhe (2006), Life in a... Metro (2007) and Fashion (2008). For the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Filmfare Award in the same category. In 2015, Ranaut portrayed a dual role in Tanu Weds Manu Returns, the most successful Bollywood film featuring a female protagonist, for which she won a Filmfare Critics Award and a second consecutive National Film Award for Best Actress.
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