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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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Kea Ho
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Kea is an actress and model renowned for her multi-ethnic exotic look and scorching screen presence. A rising star in the film world, Kea is paving the way for an impressive film career, appearing as "Xiomara," the iconic femme fatale of "URGE."
Kea hails from Hawaii where she started her entertainment career at the age of 4 on stage with her father, legendary Hawaiian Superstar Don Ho. Kea's experience growing up in such a prestigious showbiz family gave her an opportunity to hone her skills on-stage as well as work behind-the-scenes producing and refining the world-renowned show.
Kea has studied method acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute and resides in NYC.
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Laura Ziskin
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Laura Ellen Ziskin (March 3, 1950–June 12, 2011) was an American film producer. She was the executive producer of Pretty Woman (1990) and producer of Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007), and The Amazing Spider-Man (2012; posthumous credit).
She was the first woman to produce the Academy Awards telecast alone, producing the 74th Academy Awards (2002) and the 79th Academy Awards (2007).
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Elaine Stewart
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Elaine Stewart was an American actress and model.
Stewart was born in Montclair, New Jersey as Elsy Steinberg. She was one of five children born into a German Jewish family. In 1961, nearing the end of her television career, she married actor Bill Carter. After her divorce from Carter, she married television producer Merrill Heatter on December 31, 1964. They had a son, Stewart, and a daughter, Gabrielle.
Stewart made her debut by winning Miss See in See Magazine in 1952, with measurements 34–25–36. She was in many magazines such as Playboy and Photoplay. She had a supporting role in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), as Lila, a starlet who has a romantic fling with a producer played by Kirk Douglas. She was featured as the love interest of Sgt Ryan, played by Richard Widmark, in Take the High Ground! (1953) as Julie.
She appeared in other films, such as Brigadoon, Night Passage, Code Two, The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond, and The Adventures of Hajji Baba. Stewart had a small but key role, as Anne Boleyn, in 1953's Young Bess. She co-starred with Jeff Chandler in the film noir The Tattered Dress (1957), with Victor Mature in the western Escort West (1958) and shared top billing with John Derek in a 1958 adventure film, High Hell before turning to television.
Stewart guest-starred in TV series such as Bat Masterson and Burke's Law, both starring Gene Barry. In her last acting appearance on TV, she played Irene Grey in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Capering Camera" in 1964. Stewart was a co-hostess on two 1970s game shows, Gambit with Wink Martindale and the nighttime edition of High Rollers with Alex Trebek, both produced by her husband, Merrill Heatter.
Stewart died on June 27, 2011, at the age of 81.
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Casey Biggs
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Casey Patrick Biggs (born April 4, 1955) is an American actor best known for his role as the Cardassian Damar in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Originally from Toledo, Ohio, Biggs was a foster child in his early life and pursued acting while attending Central Catholic High School, graduating in 1973. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Juilliard in 1977 and studied acting at the Toledo Repertory Theatre. Biggs’ career includes over eighty film, television, and stage roles. Besides Deep Space Nine, where his character evolved from a minor player to a major figure leading the Cardassian Union, he appeared in other TV shows like Ryan’s Hope, General Hospital, The X-Files, and Person of Interest, as well as films like The Pelican Brief, Broken Arrow, and Dragonfly. In addition to acting, he has taught directing and acting at The New School for Drama. He was previously married to Roxann Dawson, who later also starred in Star Trek as B’Elanna Torres. Casey Biggs remains active in both acting and teaching.
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Tim Kalpakis
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Tim Kalpakis is an American comedy writer. His writing credits include The Birthday Boys, Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis, Comedy Bang! Bang!, the 2009 MTV Movie Awards with Andy Samberg, the 2010 MTV Movie Awards with Aziz Ansari, and Ham Hat. He is a founding member of the Los Angeles sketch group The Birthday Boys. Tim is a graduate of Ithaca College. He has been performing at UCBTLA since 2006 and has taught writing at the UCB Training Center since 2010. He has appeared on Conan and at the Montreal “Just for Laughs” Festival, The LA Comedy Festival, UCB’s Ultimate Comedy Bash, and Sketchfests in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle.
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Emily Dean
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Emily Dean is a creator, filmmaker, and artist from Australia living in LA. She is an Asian-Australian American. Emily started drawing at age 3, making films at age 12, and working professionally as a storyboard artist for TV commercials at age 15. She was awarded BA (Honours I), History and English Major, from the University of Sydney, where I was mentored in Cultural Studies by Professor Richard Waterhouse, Bicentennial Historian of Australia, and Emeritus Professor John Y. Wong in 20th Century Chinese History. Following her academic studies, she pursued animation at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and trained at Pixar in the Story Department. Emily has worked in animated and live action feature films as a Story Artist and Visual Consultant.
Her animated short film FORGET ME NOT was nominated for an Australian Academy Award (AACTA) in 2012, and her live action sci fi short film ANDROMEDA was on the festival circuit in 2018 and 2019.
Her feature directorial debut, TAO, is described as a female-driven sci-fi adventure story that is set in China.
Emily writes, directs and executive produces content for film and television under the new production banner, Grade 8 Productions.
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Charlotte Hatherley
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Charlotte Franklin Hatherley (born 20 June 1979) is an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and soundtrack composer. She initially came to prominence as guitarist and backing vocalist for alternative rock band Ash. Since leaving Ash in 2006, she has pursued a solo career and acted as a touring instrumentalist for Bryan Ferry, KT Tunstall, Bat for Lashes, Cold Specks, Rosie Lowe and Birdy. Hatherley has also been a touring member of NZCA Lines and is currently musical director for South African artist Nakhane.
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Anette Støvelbæk
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Anette Støvelbæk grew up on Amager as the daughter of social worker and a speech therapist. After a year at the Jester's School and other acting courses, she went on to be educated at the Actors' School at Odense Theatre in 1997 .
As the clumsy baker Olympia in Lone Scherfig's Dogme comedy Italian for Beginners (2000), Anette Støvelbæk has her own face to an eminent degree. However, her talent is not limited to comedy. She first showed her unconventional beauty as a grieving mother in several episodes of the TV series Strisser på Samsø (1997-98). She is Martine Naur in TV2's Morten Korch (1999-2000), a frustrated bride at Stillebækgård.
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Kelsey Bunner
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Kelsey Bunner is an actor based in Los Angeles and Chicago. Her most recent credits include Bulls (2024) with Michael Shannon, The Last Fry (2024) starring Mel Rodriguez, Sarah Burns, and Charles Baker, My Deadly Affair (2024) with Eric Roberts, The Rider: Burning Chrome (2025), Vanished (2025), and Chicago Fire (S7.Ep2.) She holds a BA in theatre from Illinois State University and has continued training at Berg Studios (LA), Second City (Chicago), The Last Acting Studio (LA), & The Green Room (Chicago). She is also a producer and has produced numerous features, shorts, microdocs, live streams, and commercials. She also served as the senior creative producer on the video game, 'The Bazaar,' released in 2025 and is currently producing ‘Origins’ with Koin Games. Kelsey is a two time Emmy nominated producer through her work with What Matters Productions, a 501(c)3 nonprofit production company she runs.
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