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Jamie Lee Curtis Biography

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This lanky, down-to-earth leading lady, the daughter of film stars Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, made her film debut starring as a bookish suburban teen stalked in John Carpenter’s landmark horror thriller, “Halloween” (1978), which–in the words of British film critic David Thomson–”drew on her iron-jawed air of integrity”. Curtis’ performance played an important role in making that film one of the most profitable ever made. Fittingly, she went on to star in a succession of films of that ilk (“The Fog”, “Prom Night” and “Terror Train”, all in 1980). Curtis reprised the role of Laurie Strode, a resourceful babysitter still having a very bad–and long–night in “Halloween II” (1981). Her early feature career suggested that she was a fighting modern-day successor to Fay Wray and Evelyn Ankers as Hollywood’s resident horror heroine. Curtis’ only previous acting experience had been a few bits on TV’s “Columbo” and “Fantasy Island” and a supporting role as one of five nurses aboard a Navy submarine on the 1977-78 ABC sitcom “Operation Petticoat”. (Coincidentally, her father co-starred with Cary Grant in the original 1959 Blake Edwards-directed film.)

Kaley Cuoco Biography

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Kaley Christine Cuoco (born November 30, 1985) is an actress best known for her role as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules.

Cuoco was born in Camarillo, California to Gary Carmine Cuoco and Layne Ann Wingate. Her acting career began in 1992 with the TV movie, Quicksand: No Escape. Her role as Marcia Brady on Growing Up Brady in 1999 brought her much attention, as well as a role on the CBS sitcom, Ladies Man. In 2004, in addition to her role on 8 Simple Rules she has had starring roles on the NBC miniseries 10.5, on the ABC Family original movie Crimes Of Fashion, and in the independent film Debating Robert Lee.

In 2004, Cuoco was named #74 on FHM-US’s 100 Sexiest Women 2004. She began voicing the character of Brandy Harrington on the Disney Channel’s cartoon, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, later on that same year. Cuoco is currently starring as Billie Jenkins, a new witch in the 8th season of Charmed. She parodied herself on one episode of 8 Simple Rules in a cold opening sequence.

Maria Grazia Cucinotta Biography

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Few Americans will recognize Italian beauty Maria Grazia Cucinotta. The actress has had little exposure stateside, save for small bit parts as one of Tony’s hallucinations on the HBO series The Sopranos and as a villain in the James Bond film The World is Not Enough. But in Italy, Maria is a much bigger star. She solidified her acting career with a lead role in the 1994 international hit Il Postino. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Maria was born in Messina, Sicily, on July 27, 1969. She began modeling when she was 16 years old, but that lasted only a couple of years before she quit. Having filled out as a voluptuous young woman, she became unhappy with modeling due to the focus on her body instead of her face. So her interests turned toward acting.

Kelly Clarkson Biography

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Ready to invade Australia with her remarkable voice by early November 2005, Kelly Clarkson has revealed her intention to continue her “Hazel Eyes Tour” around U.S. after she previously was forced to put some delays due to a lingering case of bronchitis. Starting on December 7 in Hidalgo, Texas, the tour has added a number of new stops in Texas and California, not to mention that of New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom. Unquestionably busy preparing the rescheduled shows, she amazingly managed to grab three American Music Awards nominations for Favorite Female Artist in the Pop/Rock and Adult Contemporary plus the Favorite Album in the Pop/Rock through â€œBreakaway.” All of these merely exhibit the star quality she possesses within, making her brilliantly shines through as a true American idol.

American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson was born Kelly Brianne Clarkson on April 24, 1982, in Fort Worth, Texas, and later moved to Burleson, Texas. This Greek descent’s family consists of mother named Jeanne; step father named Jimmy Taylor; one brother Jason (b. 1973); and one sister Alyssa (b. 1976).

Penelope Cruz Biography

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With her expressive brown eyes, lustrous dark hair and flawless olive skin, Penelope Cruz burst on the scene as a teenager lending an air of sultry innocence and a flair for drollery and nudity as the sexy ingenue in Bigas Lunas’ American art-house hit “Jamon Jamon” (1992). She solidified her status as a rising star playing the virginal Luz in Ferdinand Trueba’s 1994 Oscar-winning “Belle Epoch”. Born in Madrid, Cruz began studying dance as a teenager. At age 15, she auditioned for a talent agent who signed her immediately. Within two years, she had segued to the big screen in “El Laberinto Griego/The Greek Labyrinth” (1992) before her breakthrough in “Jamon Jamon”.

Sheryl Crow Biography

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Sheryl Crow (born February 11, 1962 in Kennett, Missouri, USA) is an American blues rock singer, guitarist and song writer.

Crow began her adult life as a school teacher and in the 1980s she moved to Los Angeles and quickly found work as backup vocalist for many major label acts. She was recruited to perform as a backup singer for Michael Jackson on his Bad tour, where she was forced to wear a 4 1/2 foot fright wig and change her name to “Shirley”. She has stated that she was not allowed to make eye contact with the singer except when on stage.

Crow signed a record deal with A&M Records in 1990 and was ready to release her debut album in 1991. However, she did not like the slick and well-produced pop sound of the record and implored the label to allow her to start anew; they agreed. She teamed up with record producer Bill Bottrell and other musicians to form what they called The Tuesday Night Music Club. They would get together and improvise songs until they had finished works.

Marcia Cross Biography

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Marcia Cross (born March 25, 1962 in Marlborough, Massachusetts) is an American actress. She graduated from Juilliard and earned a master’s degree in psychology at Antioch University in Los Angeles. In 2005 she was nominated for her first Emmy for her work on Desperate Housewives. In December of 2005, Cross garnered her second consecutive nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.

Prior to her role on Desperate Housewives, Cross starred as Dr. Linda Abbott on Warner Bros.’ critically-acclaimed series, Everwood. She is also well known for her portrayal of the mentally unbalanced Dr. Kimberly Shaw on Melrose Place, which she played from 1992 to 1997. Kimberly was, and remains, a firm fan favorite – providing many of the show’s most memorable moments, in her plans to kill many of the characters on the show. One Melrose website’s poll on most popular characters on the show listed Cross’ Kimberly Shaw second only to Heather Locklear’s Amanda Woodard but the series’ producers were curiously slow in promoting Cross to full-fledged cast member status in the opening credits, an honor she did not receive until her third season in the role despite having as much screen time as any series regular.