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Sadie Frost Biography

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One-half of the Britpack’s “It-couple” (with husband Jude Law), the lovely, lively blue-eyed Sadie Frost has eschewed Hollywood for the more authentic experience of acting in independent films. The product of a free-wheeling, bohemian childhood, she began her career at the age of three in a Jelly Tots commercial and won a scholarship at the age of 11 to London’s Italia Conti Academy, a private theatrical conservatory. Although she made her film debut starring in “A Horse Called Jester” (1980) while still a pre-teen, she dropped out of acting briefly during her rebellious “punk” years, returning to work primarily onstage and in British TV before playing a small role in the feature thriller “Empire State” (1987). She attracted some attention as Gabriel Byrne’s sexually active little sister in “Diamond Skulls” (1989), a stylish melodrama about sex and violence among the British aristocracy, and also appeared in Peter Medak’s popular crime film “The Krays” (1990), co-starring her then-husband, Gary Kemp.

Frost’s work in “Diamond Skulls” helped her land the role of Lucy Westenra, the flirtatious, upper-crust adventuress turned blood-sucking vampire in Francis Ford Coppola’s operatic “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” (1992). Sinking her teeth into the vivacious, quirky portrayal of the spooky, tragic vampire victim, Frost won some of the film’s best notices, but her compelling performance also helped typecast her as a gothic presence, making it hard for her to find a good follow-up project. Her next three films went largely unnoticed by the movie-going public: the zany Brit comedy “Splitting Heirs” (1993, with Rick Moranis), the gritty crime drama “Shopping” (1994, opposite Law), and the multi-national fairy tale “Magic Hunter” (also 1994). Frost finally hit the jackpot again as the tough American waitress and love object in the dark comedy “A Pyromanic’s Love Story” (1995). Disgusted with the type of roles offered, she formed Natural Nylon with fellow actors Law, Jonny Lee Miller, Sean Pertwee and Ewan McGregor, and the production company received its first producing credit on David Cronenberg’s “eXistenZ” (1999), starring Law.

Vivica A. Fox Biography

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This bright-eyed and beautiful young African-American performer was discovered in the manner of Hollywood legends of old. Fox was working as a waitress in a Sunset Boulevard eatery when she caught the eye of producer Trevor Walton who liked her looks and had a deal at Paramount. He auditioned her for one of his films and introduced her to the woman who became her agent. Fox made her screen debut with a bit part as a hooker in Oliver Stone’s “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989). TV work soon followed on daytime soaps, the short-lived black-oriented “Generations” on NBC and “The Young and the Restless” on CBS, and primetime guest spots beginning with a turn on the popular Will Smith vehicle “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. On the latter, Fox played a beautiful but venomous “date from Hell” whom Will tries to fix up with his cousin. This led to a brief stint as a regular on the sitcom “Out All Night” (NBC, 1992-93) on which she played the fashion stylist daughter of nightclub owner Patti LaBelle.

After bit parts in several comedy features, Fox gained notice in the unlikely but winning role of a fiercely devoted single mother who supports her child and herself by working as a stripper in the sci-fi blockbuster “Independence Day” (1996). She was well paired with the dashing Will Smith as her flyboy beau. This high-profile exposure opened the floodgates and work poured in. Feature leads followed in the black feminist-inflected actioner “Set It Off” (1996), as part of a quartet of femme bank robbers; the safe sex comedy “Booty Call” (1997) and a supporting role as Ms. B Haven, a moll of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Mr. Freeze, in the highly touted sequel “Batman & Robin” (1997). Fox also landed the female lead in Arsenio Hall’s sitcom comeback, “Arsenio” (ABC, 1997), which failed to attract viewers and was cancelled after a few airings. She faced a similar fate with her follow-up TV vehicle the Fox sitcom “Getting Personal” (1998). Although it debuted as a midseason replacement and managed to earn a fall renewal, the sitcom’s poor showing in the ratings forced its cancellation in October after only a handful of episodes had aired.

Sara Foster Biography

By the time Sara Foster was requesting that her nanny interview her at the age of five, odds are that the future model-turned-actress knew she had a bright future in Hollywood. Possessing the kind of fair-haired beauty that simply seems to glow when captured on film and always comfortable to be the center of attention, Foster seems poised to take over and makes no secret that her ambition reaches well beyond film into virtually every aspect of the entertainment industry. A native of Malibu, CA, who experienced celebrity life early on thanks to father David Foster’s career as a Grammy-winning composer/producer, Sara was modeling by age 16 and soon appearing in high-profile campaigns for everyone from Guess to Tommy Hilfiger. Television viewers were first introduced to Foster as the host of the short-lived Entertainment Tonight spin-off ET on MTV, and though that particular endeavor may not have proven successful, the determined actress would soon make a name for herself with a minor but impressive role opposite Owen Wilson in the 2004 Elmore Leonard adaptation The Big Bounce. Cast as the knockout blonde who serves as the catalyst for a daring heist, Foster was quickly noticed by audiences, and a guest appearance on television’s popular CSI was quick to follow. In 2005, Foster led a trio of secret-agent schoolgirls on a dangerous mission to ensure national security in the high-octane action comedy D.E.B.S.

Jodie Foster Biography

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Exceptionally mature, talented child actor of the 1970s who made the transition to adult stardom. Initially managed by her divorced mother Brandy, the young Foster was the family’s principal breadwinner. She gradually took control of her own career, meticulously shaping her development through a careful selection of projects and expert tailoring of her public image. Her rise from child star to Oscar-winning actor to feature film director appears unprecedented and her added status as a producer has made her one of Hollywood’s exceedingly few female talents to achieve on such a high level in so many areas.

Foster began in commercials, most notably baring her buns at age three in a classic ad for Coppertone sun tanning products. She appeared as a regular and in guest shots in series TV and made several features for Disney before leaving an indelible impression with her controversial performance in “Taxi Driver” (1976), as the teenage prostitute who inspires Robert De Niro’s deranged personal crusade. Foster followed that Oscar-nominated performance with appearances in several features including the uneven gangster musical spoof “Bugsy Malone” (1976) playing Miss Tallulah, a bawdy speakeasy queen; “The Little Girl Who Lived Down the Lane” (1977) in the title role of a young murderer; and “Carny” (1980) as a teen runaway who joins up with a couple of carnival hustlers.

Claire Forlani Biography

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With her sensuous lips, high forehead, and piercing eyes, Claire Forlani is a stunning beauty, and the London native, who moved with her family to Northern California just shy of her 21st birthday, has had a quick rise up the pecking order in Hollywood. Forlani made eight films in four years before being chosen for the plum female lead opposite Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins in “Meet Joe Black” (1998). Her first role of note in a Hollywood film came in 1994′s “Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow” in which she played an interpreter for the visiting cops. She went on to play Brandi, the girlfriend to Jeremy London who ditches plans to travel with him in order to appear on a TV dating show in Kevin Smith’s uneven “Mallrats” (1995) and had a small but memorable role as Sean Connery’s angry daughter in “The Rock” (1996). Julian Schnabel cast the rising star as the waitress-girlfriend of the titular artist in his biopic “Basquiat” (1996) and she subsequently offered a strong turn as the wrist-slashing girlfriend of beat poet Neal Cassady in “The Last Time I Committed Suicide” (1997). The busy actress also co-starred with Rob Morrow and Jake Weber in the romantic drama “Into My Heart/Elements” (1998).

Jane Fonda Biography

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Two-time Academy Award-winning actress Jane Fonda has undergone nearly as many transformations throughout her career as a cat has lives, and each new phase of her life, however scandalous or controversial, has kept the general public fascinated. The daughter of film legend Henry Fonda (and sister of Peter) parlayed the family name into a modeling career followed rapidly by a movie debut in “Tall Story” (1960). Her title role in “Cat Ballou” (1965) confirmed her as a full-fledged Hollywood princess just as she was metamorphosing to the 60s sex kitten embodied in decadent French director and then-husband Roger Vadim’s “Barbarella” (1968). Disturbed by this sexual exploitation, Fonda recreated herself as the cause-conscious champion of Black Panthers and Native Americans, and her visit to Hanoi in 1972 earned her the lasting enmity of the Right, who dubbed her with the moniker “Hanoi Jane.” Though she continued to advance a leftist agenda and second husband Tom Hayden’s political career, she simultaneously produced successful films like “Coming Home” (1978) and “9 to 5″ (1980) while segueing into her life as “Queen of the Exercise Video” when her workout tapes helped popularize aerobic exercise across America and raked in mega-millions. When her marriage to Hayden collapsed along with her box-office prospects, Fonda turned to the brash media mogul Ted Turner who was there to embrace her to his protective breast, seemingly making her feel as secure as she had in her childhood. However, the union was ultimately revealed to be far less than idyllic than it appeared, and Fonda soon flew solo again and came full circle, returning before the cameras.

Bridget Fonda Biography

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Lithe, graceful Bridget Fonda represents the third generation of the Fonda acting dynasty. Granddaughter of Henry and daughter of Peter, she succumbed to the acting bug after appearing in a high school production of “Harvey”. After studying theater at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts (where she played the lead in Andrew Fleming’s student short “P.P.T.”), Fonda made her professional screen debut in Franc Roddam’s “Tristan and Isolde” segment of “Aria” (1987), in a role requiring nudity and little else. A year later, she did a sexy dance with a Confederate flag in “Shag” which caught the eye of writer-director David Hare, who cast her as Blair Brown’s flighty younger sister in “Strapless” (1989). By then she had already gained widespread attention in “Scandal” (released two months earlier in 1989), playing Mandy Rice-Davies, one of the young women involved in the notorious English government-sex scandal of the 1960s.