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Ines Pellegrini
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Though born in Milan, Pelligrini grew to adolescence in Eritrea, attending Italian schools, before returning to Italy with her adoptive father in the 1970s.[1] She made her film debut in 1973 in Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia but her career was launched by Pier Paolo Pasolini, who chose her for the role of Zumurrud in Arabian Nights (1974); she also appeared in Pasolini's last film, Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975).[1]
About her Pasolini wrote: "When I noticed a half-caste Eritrean-Italian, I almost cried looking at her small, somewhat irregular features, perfect as those of a metal statue, hearing her chirpy, interrogatory Italian, and seeing those eyes, lost in a pleading uncertainty."[2]
Later Pellegrini became a minor starlet in Italian genre films including Eyeball (1975), La madama (1976), Blue Belle (1976), Una bella governante di colore (1978) and War of the Robots (1978), appearing in 16 films between 1974 and 1981. In the mid-1980s she left showbusiness and moved to Los Angeles, where she opened a downtown antiques shop and promoted volunteering.
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William Castrogiovanni
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Known for playing level-headed, whimsical, and spirited problem-solvers, William Castrogiovanni is the go-to geek for cult sci-fi and indie comedy productions. He's hacked into alien warships as the dogged Major Fry in "Independents' Day," plotted savage revenge as a pretentious author in "True Nightmares," and achieved perfect continuity as a meek script supervisor in "The Hollywouldn'ts." Next up, he will appear as a passionate economics professor in the comedy short "Demand Curve."
William holds a BFA in Film and Television Production from NYU, has studied acting at UCLA and Playhouse West, and is a UCB and Second City LA Conservatory graduate.
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Udaya Bhanu
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**Udaya Bhanu** is an Indian television presenter and actress who works primarily in Telugu television and cinema.
She made her feature film acting debut in R. Narayana Murthy's revolutionary drama *Erra Sainyam* (1994). Following early appearances in films such as the Kannada feature *Aliya Alla Magala Ganda* (1997) and the Telugu action drama *Kondaveeti Simhasanam* (2002), she established an extensive television hosting career. She hosted prominent Telugu television programs including *Horlicks Hrudayanjali*, *Once More Please*, *Sahasam Cheyara Dimbaka*, *Dhee*, and *Pillalu Pidugulu*.
In addition to television hosting, Bhanu made special song appearances in Telugu feature films such as *Aapada Mokkula Vaadu* (2008), *Leader* (2010), and *Julayi* (2012), and played the lead role in the drama *Madhumati* (2013). Her subsequent screen credits include the political drama *Prathinidhi 2* (2024), *Tribanadhari Barbarik* (2025), and the streaming series *D/O Prasad Rao: Kanabadutaledu* (2026).
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Nargis Fakhri
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Nargis Fakhri is an American model and actress who mainly appears in Bollywood movies. Fakhri began her career as a model and appeared as a contestant in The CW series America's Next Top Model. She made her acting debut in the 2011 romantic drama Rockstar, for which she received a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination. She received praise for starring as a war correspondent in the political thriller Madras Cafe (2013). She later appeared in the successful comedies Main Tera Hero (2014), Spy (2015) and Housefull 3 (2016), the second of which was a Hollywood production.
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Aharon Keshales
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Aharon Keshales is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his work in the horror and thriller genres. He began his career as a film critic and lecturer before transitioning to filmmaking. Keshales co-directed Rabies (2010), Israel's first horror film, and Big Bad Wolves (2013), which received critical acclaim and was praised by director Quentin Tarantino as the best film of the year. His work is characterized by dark humor, suspenseful storytelling, and a unique approach to genre filmmaking.
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Jacqi Vene
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Jacqi was born in Reno Nevada on a small farm of horses, cows and chickens. Her family moved to Tucson when she was 10 years old. She then pursued theatre in school and landed her first role playing Pinocchio in Pinocchio. After that she fell in love with theatre and did over 15 shows in Highschool being able to experience writing and directing. She became interested in Commedia Del'Arte Theatre and wrote and performed in a few shows in Tucson. Then she moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18 and made her way into film. She is getting a degree in creative writing and looks forward to life unfolding in a beautiful way for her to continue doing what she loves. Sharing her heart.
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Andres Mähar
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Andres Mähar (born on February 2, 1978 in Tartu) is an Estonian actor.
Mähar studied at Türi Secondary School and sang in the Türi Boys' Choir. In 1996, he enrolled at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre's performing arts department in Tallinn, studying acting under course supervisor Ingo Normet, graduating in 2000.
From 2000 until 2006, and again since 2011, he been a contracted actor at the Vanemuine theatre in Tartu. From 2006 until 2011, he worked at the NO99 Theatre. Besides stage roles he has also acted on films and television series.
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Katharina Schüttler
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Katharina Schüttler (born 20 October 1979) is a German television and film actress. Her film debut was in the movie Die Lok in 1992. She is best known internationally for leading roles as Clara Rosenbaum in The Promise (2011) and as Greta Müller in the television drama Generation War (2013).
Schüttler grew up in Cologne. Her father is an actor, director and former theatre director and her mother is a playwright. After high school she studied acting at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media from 1999 to 2003.
In 2002, she played the title role in the German premiere of the play Lolita in a staging of Peter Kestmüller at the Schauspiel Hannover.
Katharina Schüttler preferably plays radical roles in which people are torn in existential situations.
In 2006, she was awarded by the critics survey of the magazine Theater Today 2006.
Source: Article "Katharina Schüttler" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor, director, and producer. Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles–typically lowlifes, eccentrics, bullies, and misfits—Hoffman acted in many films, including leading roles, from the early 1990s until his death in 2014.
Drawn to theater as a teenager, Hoffman studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He began his screen career in a 1991 episode of Law & Order and started to appear in films in 1992. He gained recognition for his supporting work, notably in Scent of a Woman (1992), Boogie Nights (1997), Happiness (1998), Patch Adams (1998), The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Almost Famous (2000), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), and Along Came Polly (2004). He began to occasionally play leading roles, and for his portrayal of the author Truman Capote in Capote (2005), won multiple accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Hoffman's profile continued to grow and he received three more Oscar nominations for his supporting work as a brutally frank CIA officer in Charlie Wilson's War (2007), a priest accused of pedophilia in Doubt (2008), and the charismatic leader of a Scientology-type movement in The Master (2012).
While he mainly worked in independent films, including The Savages (2007) and Synecdoche, New York (2008), Hoffman also appeared in Flawless (1999), and Hollywood blockbusters such as Twister (1996) and Mission: Impossible III (2006), and in one of his final roles, as Plutarch Heavensbee in the Hunger Games series (2013–15). The feature Jack Goes Boating (2010) marked his debut as a filmmaker. Hoffman was also an accomplished theater actor and director. He joined the off-Broadway LAByrinth Theater Company in 1995, where he directed, produced, and appeared in numerous stage productions. His performances in three Broadway plays—True West in 2000, Long Day's Journey into Night in 2003, and Death of a Salesman in 2012—all led to Tony Award nominations.
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Bahar Begum
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Born Kishwar Begum, Bahar Begum is an actress best known for many Pakistani movies since 1956. She was first introduced to the Pakistani film industry by the renowned film director Anwar Kamal Pasha in film Chann Mahi (1956). Anwar Kamal Pasha is the one that gave her the professional film world name Bahar Begum. She later acted both in Punjabi and Urdu language Pakistani films and had a very active career from 1956 through the 1980s. She has more than 500 films to her credit. Having grown up in Lahore, Pakistan, her career has centered on the Punjabi film industry, initially playing heroines and then "emotionally strong mothers", usually ending-up playing 'mother' to popular lead actor of Punjabi films Sultan Rahi in his films during the 1980s.
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