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Angelina Jolie

Born in Los Angeles, California, Angelina Jolie is the daughter of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. Jolie is the niece of Chip Taylor, sister of James Haven and the god-daughter of Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilian Schell. On her father’s side, she is of Slovak and German descent,[5][6] and on her mother’s side she is French Canadian and is said to be part Iroquois,[7][8] although Voight once claimed Bertrand is “not seriously Iroquois,” and they merely said it to enhance his ex-wife’s exotic background.[9]

It is still unclear if Angelina Jolie will support Barack Obama for president and over the weekend the Obama campaign announced the ticket for the November elections as Washington insider Joe Biden was added to the Read the rest of this entry »

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Famke Janssen

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Famke Beumer Janssen was born in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, as the only brunette in a family of blondes. Besides her native Dutch, Janssen learned to speak English, German and French. She has two sisters, director Antoinette Beumer and actress Marjolein Beumer.[3] Janssen moved to the United States in 1984 and began her professional career as a fashion model. She was signed with Elite Model Management and worked for Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel and Victoria’s Secret.

Janssen also studied writing and literature at Columbia University before moving to Los Angeles to establish her acting career.

Qui Gonn-Jinn swaps a lightsaber for a spy-kit in the latest foreign financed/filmed actioner from Frenchman Luc Besson’s crowd.

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Olivia Wilde

Wilde has appeared in the films The Girl Next Door, Alpha Dog, Conversations with Other Women and Turistas. She became known for her recurring role on The O.C. as Alex Kelly, she has also appeared in the Dashboard Confessional music video for “Stolen”, and the French Kicks music video for “So Far We Are”. She was strongly considered to play Bond girl Vesper Lynd in the 21st Bond film Casino Royale; Eva Green eventually won the role.

In 2005, Wilde was ranked #61 on Maxim magazine’s Hot 100. She was also ranked #95 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2006. She was one of the Read the rest of this entry »

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Emmy Rossum

Rossum was born in New York City, New York[1], an only child[2][3] of Cheryl, a corporate photographer and a banker. Her family is Jewish[4]. She is the niece of Vera Wang, whom she related to by marriage. Her parents divorced when her mother was pregnant and she was raised by her mother, having only met her father twice. Her song “Anymore” from her album Inside Out, is based on this experience.[5]

Upon singing “Happy Birthday” in 12 different keys,[6] Rossum was welcomed by the director, Elena Doria as a member of the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus.[7] Over the course of five years, Rossum sang Read the rest of this entry »

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Michelle Williams

When Michelle Williams was nine, her family moved to San Diego, California, and, at an early age, she became interested in acting. At age fifteen, faced with her parents’ disapproval, she emancipated herself from them. After completing the ninth grade at the Upper School of Santa Fe Christian Schools, in Solana Beach, California, she left school in order to pursue her acting career in Dawson’s Creek.[2]

In 1997, at age sixteen, she won the Robbins World Cup Trading Championship, as her father had done ten years earlier.[3] She turned $10,000 into $110,000 over the course of a year and Read the rest of this entry »

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Natalie Appleton

Natalie Appleton’s father met Melanie Blatt, with whom Nicole had attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School, and heard that Blatt was considering starting a girl group and was looking for new members. Nicole asked whether her sister could join the group as well.[4] In 1996 both sisters joined Blatt and Shaznay Lewis in forming the band All Saints. In 2000, both Natalie and Nicole appeared in the universally panned film Honest.