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Angelina Jolie Birthday June 4

Jun 042010

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Jolie promotes humanitarian causes, and is noted for her work with refugees as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). She has been cited as one of the world’s most attractive people, as well as the world’s “most beautiful” woman, titles for which she has received substantial media attention.

Angelina Jolie

Though she made her screen debut as a child alongside her father Jon Voight in the 1982 film Lookin’ to Get Out, Jolie’s acting career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2 (1993). Her first leading role in a major film was in Hackers (1995). She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl, Interrupted (1999). Jolie achieved wider fame after her portrayal of video game heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and since then has established herself as one of the best-known and highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. She has had her biggest commercial successes with the action-comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) and the animated film Kung Fu Panda (2008).

Divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton, Jolie currently lives with actor Brad Pitt, in a relationship that has attracted worldwide media attention. Jolie and Pitt have three adopted children, Maddox, Pax, and Zahara, as well as three biological children, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne.

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Trivia

Niece of Chip Taylor.

One of People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People.” [2000]

She is extremely close to and protective of her older brother, James Haven. He often accompanies her to awards shows, and she used his name, or at least his memory, as inspiration in the “Where’s Jamie?!” scene in Girl, Interrupted (1999).

Has the letter “H” tattooed on the inside of her left wrist, which is a reference to two people she is close to who have this letter in their names: her brother, James Haven, and Timothy Hutton. She got the tattoo when she was dating Timothy but since their break-up she now says it’s only for James.

Has a tattoo of the Tennessee Williams quote, “A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages.” on her left forearm.

Was married to Jonny Lee Miller in a black leather pants and a white shirt. On the white shirt she painted her husband’s name in her own blood (across the back).

Tattoos include the Japanese sign for death, two pointy black American Indian symbols, a dragon, and a large black cross.

Daughter of Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand.

Majored in film at New York University.

Collects knives and has an interest in mortuary science.

Angelina and her brother, to whom she is very close, publicly spoke out to deny false rumors that the two were having an incestuous love affair. [2000]

Had a childhood dream of becoming a funeral director.

Named the world’s sexiest woman in Swedish magazine Café.

“Jolie” means “pretty” in French.

Goddaughter of actress Jacqueline Bisset.

Has the Latin phrase “Quod me nutrit me destruit” (“What nourishes me also destroys me”) tattooed across her stomach.

Appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva, Switzerland after her visits to Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Pakistan. [27 August 2001]

Born at 9:09 AM PDT

“Introducing Angelina Jolie” in opening credits of Love Is All There Is (1996) suggests delayed release as Jolie already had at least two major screen roles by 1996.

She is of Czech and American descent on her father’s side and French-Canadian and Haudenosaunee (Iroquian Indian) heritage on her mother’s side.

She and Billy Bob Thornton adopted a Cambodian baby boy, named Maddox. Jolie took custody of the baby in Africa, where she was shooting Beyond Borders (2003). [10 March 2002]

Ranked #87 in Premiere’s 2002 annual “Power 100″ list.

In role as goodwill ambassador, visited Tham Hin refugee camp in Thailand, May 2002, to check on conditions of 9,000 refugees from bordering Myanmar.

July 2002 – confirms break-up with actor Billy Bob Thornton.

Measurements (before pregnancy): 36C-27-36.

Announced in late 2002 that she is “in talks” to portray the late porn star Linda Lovelace. Eventually, she lost the role to Courtney Love.

Voted the 3rd Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine September 2002.

Her adopted son, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, was born on August 5th, 2001 in Cambodia. His original name was Rath Vibol.

Her favorite Disney character is Dumbo the flying elephant, she has said that she cried when he was able to fly.

She is the woman most American males would like to date on New Year’s Eve, according to a survey by movie rental chain Blockbuster Inc. Results of the survey showed her in the top spot with 35 percent of respondents saying she would be their number one pick for a hypothetical New Year’s Eve candle-lit dinner. Rival star Catherine Zeta-Jones gained second spot in the online survey conducted by Blockbuster November 11-24, 2003. The survey had 31,969 responses.

Started modelling at the age of 14.

Was named “The sexiest woman alive” by the Swedish evening newspaper “Aftonbladet.” [2003]

She was voted the ninth sexiest woman in FHM UK’s top 100 sexiest in 2004.

Is planning to give up her acting career to settle in England with her son Maddox and become a full-time mum. She says she wants to “Quit movies, be a great mum to Maddox and join the Parents and Teachers Association”.

Favorite music: Madonna, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, The Clash, Matchbox Twenty.

One of her favorite TV shows is “King of the Hill” (1997). She also enjoys the Game Show Network and Animal Planet.

She was voted #2 on VH1′s “100 Hottest Hotties.”

Graduated from Beverly Hills High School at age 16, the same school as Lenny Kravitz. She also went to school with Michael Klesic and Bahar Soomekh.

Ranked #6 in Stuff magazine’s “102 Sexiest Women in the World.” [2002]

Has said that she speaks “very little French”.

Voted #1 star most men would like to kiss under the mistletoe in a poll for Sky Movies.

Used to own several pet reptiles, including two snakes. Therefore she had no problem shooting the snake scene in Alexander (2004).

Went to elementary school at William O. Schaefer School in Tappan, New York. She graduated from El Rodeo elementary school in 1989.

Her father starred with her godmother Jacqueline Bisset in Der Richter und sein Henker (1975), which was directed by her godfather Maximilian Schell.

Voted Hollywood’s Sexiest Single Mother, in a poll for website Date.com.

Consulted with real-life FBI profiler Robert K. Ressler for her role in Taking Lives (2004).

In 2003 was first recipient of the Citizen of the World Award from the UN’s Correspondents’ Association for her work as a goodwill ambassador with the UNHCR.

July 6th 2005: adopted a baby girl (born on January 8th, 2005) from Ethiopia who was orphaned by AIDS.

She ranked #2 in 2000 on Mr. Blackwell (aka Richard Selzer)’s Worst Dressed List.

Named Esquire Magazine’s Sexiest Woman Alive in 2004.

Named Most Beautiful Woman in People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People 2005 issue. More than 500,000 readers were polled.

In August, 2005 was made an official citizen of Cambodia by the King for her ongoing efforts to help the environment there.

Was nominated for Worst Actress at the Razzie Awards for four straight years from 2002 to 2005, but each time was beaten by another of her fellow nominees. She has still yet to “win” an award.

Performed her own stunts in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and received cuts from the chandelier scene as a result. She also set fire to her silk pajamas on the chandelier while she was doing her “bungee jumps” in the house. She was taken to a hospital with minor burns but resumed filming the next day.

Named #7 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.

Ranked #1 in E! Television’s 2006 101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies.

Gave her Oscar Statuette, Golden Globes, SAG Awards, and Critic Choice Award to her mother. She felt she didn’t need to hang on to awards.

Her godfather Maximilian Schell always gave her a doll as a birthday present, from her first to sixteenth. Sometimes it was a modern doll, made of plastic, sometimes it was an old and precious one, made of wood or porcelain.

Gave her mother the nickname “Great Lady”.

One of the first actresses to win 3 consecutive Golden Globes in 3 different categories: “Best Supporting Actress in a Mini Series”: George Wallace (1997) (TV), “Best Actress in a TV Movie or Mini Series”: Gia (1998) (TV), “Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture”: Girl, Interrupted (1999). Coincidentally, all her roles were based on real people.

Ranked and Voted #3 by AskMen.com’s Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2006

Topped People magazine`s “100 most beautiful people” list in 2006 (28 April 2006).

Named #1 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005″ special supplement. (2005)

She and Brad Pitt welcomed daughter Shiloh Jolie-Pitt on May 27, 2006 in Namibia, Africa. The government in Namibia is offering citizenship to her new daughter.

Has tattoos of the coordinates representing the birth countries of each of her kids (she even has the coordinates of France tattooed on her arm twice, one each for Knox and Viv), which cover up the Billy Bob Thornton tattoo (June 2006).

Holds a Private Pilot Certificate with the Airplane, Single Engine, Land rating. This means that she is qualified to fly any single-engined aircraft based on land (i.e., no seaplanes) under visual flight rules only (i.e., no instrument qualifications yet so she cannot fly in conditions requiring instruments).

Has a fondness for Liverpool Football Club because her son Maddox “only wants to play for Liverpool”.

She donated many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.

Was the cover girl for the much anticipated issue of Forbes Magazine, in which appeared the infamous Celebrity 100 list. [June 2006]

Named #4 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2006 list.

Became the third actress to join the coveted $20 Million Club (after Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz), when she signed to do Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) for that amount.

Fan of author Ayn Rand.

Named #2 in FHM magazine’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006″ supplement. (2006).

Is left-handed and therefore had to have guns specially made so that she could reload them easily for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001).

Her mother Marcheline Bertrand died from ovarian cancer in Los Angeles after a 7 1/2 year battle (27 January 2007).

She and Brad Pitt adopted a three-year-old Vietnamese boy, Pax Thien Jolie (born November 29, 2003), who was initially named Pham Quang Sang (15 March 2007). Pax had lived in the Tam Binh orphanage because he was found abandoned outside a Ho Chi Minh City hospital shortly after his birth. Since the orphanage does not allow unmarried couples to adopt, Jolie adopted Pax as a single parent, with Pitt later adopting his son domestically.

Chosen the greatest sex symbol of all time in the British television show “The 100 Greatest Sex Symbols” (February 2007).

Was on the “Time 100″, a list of the world’s 100 most influential people in the world by “Time” magazine, in 2006.

Ranked #12 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.

Is an alumna of the Lee Strasberg Institute as are Frank Miranda, Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Sally Field.

2007 – Ranked #33 on EW’s The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $20 million.

In 2007, moved to New Orleans with Brad Pitt and their four children.

In 2006, after the birth of her daughter Shiloh, she sold the first pictures of her newborn for $4,100,000. She later donated the profits to charity.

Ranked #3 in the 2008 Forbes The Celebrity 100 list.

The first-ever male to hold Jolie in his arms was Charley Boorman. He’d earlier served as a pageboy at the wedding of Jolie’s parents Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand during the Deliverance (1972) shoot, and later happened to be present during the delivery of Jolie. Boorman was just 8-years-old and Jolie was but an infant. Today (2008) Boorman quips that his epitaph should read: “I was the first man to get his hands on Angelina Jolie”.

Gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl on July 12, 2008 in Nice, France around 8 PM via c-section. Knox Léon Jolie-Pitt weighed 5lbs 3 oz. and Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt weighed 5 lbs.

Was considered for the role of Kelly Kapowski on “Saved by the Bell” (1989).

Since becoming a Goodwill Ambassador in 2001, she has visited over 20 countries.

In an interview about her movie Changeling (2008), Angie revealed that although her mom’s name was Marcheline, everyone called her “Marshmallow”, because she was such a softie.

Went to Beverly Hills High School with writer/actor Quincy Rose, son of Mickey Rose, and Antonia Bennett, daughter of Tony Bennett.

Did not return to work until eight months after giving birth to twins Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon in order to begin filming Salt (2010).

In July 2009, she was voted in first place in a poll to find the 100 Greatest Sex Symbols for Britain’s Channel 4. Elvis Presley was runner-up.

Returned to work four months after giving birth to her daughter Shiloh in order to begin filming A Mighty Heart (2007).

When Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton first married, the couple moved into the Beverly Hills home formerly owned by Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash. [2000]

Her natural hair color is dark blonde.

Was considered to replace Emily Blunt in Iron Man 2, but the role went to Scarlett Johansson.

Ashley Judd Birthday April 19

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Apr 192010

Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968) is an American actress, well known for playing a number of strong women characters in films such as Ruby in Paradise, Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy, Where the Heart Is and High Crimes.

Trivia:

Turned down a larger role in Kuffs (1992) because she was asked to do nude scenes. She responded, “My mother worked too hard for me to take my clothes off in my first movie.”

Hobbies: running, rock climbing, mountain hiking, yoga, gardening, cooking

She attended 12 schools in 13 years before college. She was a sister of the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Kentucky, where she majored in French and minored in cultural anthropology, art history, theater, and women’s studies. She left a few credits shy of graduating in 1990, when she decided to drive cross-country to pursue an acting career in Hollywood.

Mother and sister are country singers Naomi Judd & Wynonna Judd. She once worked cleaning her mom’s and sister’s tour bus for $10 a day.

Her father, Michael Ciminella, a marketing specialist in the horseracing industry, divorced Naomi Judd in 1972.

Was named one of “The 50 Most Beautful People In The World” by People Magazine. (1996, 2000 & 2002)

Known to be a avid fan of the University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball team, once not showering because she felt it would jinx them. For a cheerleading scene in her movie Someone Like You… (2001), she uses the Wildcats’ cheerleaders’ cheer routine, and thanks them in the credits.

Dated Robert De Niro

Dated Matthew McConaughey

Her mother, Naomi Judd, has publicly objected to many of Ashley’s movies because they contain either profanity, nudity, sex, or violence.

Was named after Ashland, Kentucky, and is an eighth-generation Kentuckian

Replaced Jodie Foster for the lead in Double Jeopardy (1999).

Is fluent in French.

Could have had Pamela Anderson’s role on “Home Improvement” (1991), but wanted to concentrate on making it in the movies instead. She later starred in Where the Heart Is (2000), which was directed by Matt Williams, the producer who wanted her on the sitcom.

She had a role in Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers (1994), but it was left on the cutting room floor.

Dated Michael Bolton.

Fractured her right ankle when she was thrown from a horse’s saddle in Franklin, Tennessee. She was hospitalized for two days. [23 November 1993]

Named one of the “25 Most Intriguing People” by People magazine. [1999]

A self-proclaimed feminist

She is an etymologist

Ranked #20 in FHM Magazine’s 100 “Sexiest Women in the World.” (2002)

Worked as a waitress at the trendy ‘Ivy’ restaurant while studying the Sanford Meisner technique of acting at Playhouse West in Los Angeles.

Measurements: 34B-24-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

She was Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Kentucky

Modeled her “This is What a Feminist Looks Like” t-shirt for the Ms. Foundation and Ms. Online (ms.magazine.com), as have Whoopi Goldberg, Camryn Manheim and Margaret Cho.

Bakes chocolate chip cookies as a means to relieve stress.

Turned down the role of Catwoman in Catwoman (2004) so she could star as Maggie in ‘Tennesse Williams” “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” on Broadway.

Models a Hello Kitty t-shirt with the words “Handle with Care” printed on the front. Proceeds go to the Youth AIDS Foundation. (2003).

Her first screen kiss was with Wil Wheaton on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (1987).

Introduced Gloria Steinem at the March for Women’s Lives in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2004.

Drove from Memphis to L.A. at the age of 22 to begin her rise to fame.

Ashley was able to play both a teenager and a thirty year old in the role of Vivian ‘Vivi’ Walker. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002))

Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. (Her name was misspelled on the ballot as “Ashey Judd” by the way.) She was suggested in the Worst Actress category for her performance in the film Twisted (2004/I), she did not receive a nomination however.

[1997] Becomes a vegetarian because a friend told her that “you eat the animal’s fear”.

Is an enthusiast of the ‘cockapoo’ breed of dog (cross-bred cocker spaniels and poodles). Has a dog named ‘Buttermilk’ and a tabby named ‘Buttercup’.

Publicly announced her engagement to racer Dario Franchitti; they had been engaged since December 1999. (December 2001) Married at Skibo Castle near Dornoch, in Sutherland, Scotland, the same castle that hosted Madonna’s wedding to Guy Ritchie a year earlier. [April 2000]

Good friends with Salma Hayek and Joey Lauren Adams.

Presented to the National Press Club on June 22nd, 2005 as a spokesperson for Youth AIDS International.

Worldwide Spokesperson for Youth AIDS International.

Gave testimony to U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, “Stopping Cross Generational Sex and Sexual Violence To Protect Young Women from AIDS in Developing Contries: A Call to Action,” June 23, 2005, as Global Ambassador for YouthAIDS and member of the Board of Directors of Population Services Inernational (PSI).

Though she only did two episodes of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (1987), her character was loved by fans. Her image even appears on the Star Trek book ‘End Game’ (Star Trek New Frontier, No 4) by Peter David.

Was once considered for the female lead in Million Dollar Baby (2004).

Presented all the clues on the ‘The World AIDS Crisis’ category on the 12/2/2005 episode of the “Jeopardy!” (1984) TV show.

Visited Guatemala from 2 May 2006 to 5 May 2006, along with Salma Hayek and Colombian singer Juanes, as part of a Youth/AIDS campaign.

Named #77 in FHM magazine’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006″ supplement. (2006).

In February 2006, she started a 47-day stay for the treatment of long-term depression in a Texas rehab center. (source: Entertainment Weekly, issue #934, May 18, 2007).

Her husband, Indy car racer Dario Franchitti, won the 2007 Indianapolis 500, the 66th winner of the race, in the #27 Canadian Club car for Andretti Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. Franchitti is a native of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Was among 4,000 students who graduated on May 6, 2007 from the University of Kentucky. Attended U of K from 1986 to 1990 but left one course shy of graduation. Finished the work 17 years later and received a Bachelor’s in French.

She was the “Not My Job” contestant for October 9, 2009 on the National Public Radio program “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!”.

Olivia Burnette Birthday March 24

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Mar 242010

Olivia Burnette

Olivia Burnette (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress.

Olivia Burnette began her acting career at the tender age of 6. The most notable of her first acting jobs was in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) opposite comic superstar Steve Martin.

After several television appearances, Olivia was cast as the lead in the down-home series “The Torkelsons” (1991), playing Dorothy Jane.

Olivia continued her television career with a few television movies, before being cast in The Quick and the Dead (1995), which allowed her to work with such actors as Gene Hackman, Sharon Stone and Russell Crowe.

Olivia continued her work on the big screen in Eye for an Eye (1996) with director John Schlesinger, and got the opportunity to play Sally Field’s daughter as well as be brutalized in a controversial scene by Kiefer Sutherland.

Determined to obtain a college degree, Olivia left Los Angeles to attend the prestigious NYU, Tisch School of the Arts. She graduated with not one but two majors: Film and English. After school, she was inspired to buy the rights to a novel and adapted it into a screenplay, which is currently being shopped.

Most recently, Olivia has been seen in the hit television show “CSI: NY” (2004) along with Oscar nominated Gary Sinise and Emmy nominated Melina Kanakaredes, and in the naval drama “Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service” (2003) with Mark Harmon.

Her most recent feature film entitled Flourish (2006), which also stars Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer from the hit Fox drama “House M.D.” (2004), premiered at the world renowned Cinequest Film Festival 2006, as well being screened at the Cannes Film Market in 2006.

She currently resides in Southern California with her husband, singer/songwriter/producer Julian Sakata, and her five year old stepson, Rain.

-Source IMDB.com

Kerri Russell Birthday March 23

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Mar 232010

Keri Russell

Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976) is an American actress and dancer. After appearing in a number of made-for-television films and series during the mid-1990s, she came to fame for portraying the title role of Felicity Porter on the series Felicity, which ran from 1998 to 2002, and for which she won a Golden Globe Award. Russell has since appeared in several films, including We Were Soldiers, The Upside of Anger, Mad About Mambo, Wonder Woman, Mission: Impossible III, Waitress, and August Rush.

Trivia:

On People magazine’s ’50 Most Beautiful’ list. [1999]

Cut her signature long, curly locks. [August 1999]

Parents are David and Stephanie.

Siblings are Todd and Julie.

Raised in Mesa, Arizona and Denver, Colorado.

Is an accomplished Dancer.

After Keri had her hair clipped in August 1999, this affected the overall performance of “Felicity” (1998), where it affected fan consensus and the Nielsen ratings. A letter-writing campaign saved the show for another season, and the WB network came up with a resolution, where young stars will not alter their current hairstyles as a strategy to avoid a TV series airing on the WB network, to cause it to be cancelled, or for worse, having an actor/actress fired or subsequently terminated out of his/her contract.

She attended Highlands Ranch High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Read for the part of Lois Lane for Superman Returns (2006), but lost to Kate Bosworth.

Did not return for the final season of “MMC” (1989) in order to film the short-lived sitcom “Daddy’s Girls” (1994).

Is still friends with fellow “MMC” (1989) cast member Ilana Miller. She brought Ilana with her to the 1999 MTV Movie Awards.

Keri was not a strong singer when she was on “MMC” (1989) in the early nineties. She very rarely sang solo. She was hired for her acting and dancing abilities.

Currently (2006) serving as a model and spokesperson for Cover Girl cosmetics.

She and her fiancé, Shane Deary, were married on Valentine’s Day, 2007, at a restaurant in New York City. Deary is a contractor.

Wed Shane Deary at the Harrison restaurant in NYC’s West Village on Valentine’s Day, 2007, before ten immediate family members.

Gave birth to a boy, River Russell Deary, on June 9, 2007 in New York City.

Keri and her husband are remodeling a brownstone in Brooklyn [November, 2007].

Had a child in real life almost exactly a year after playing a pregnant woman in Waitress (2007).

Michelle Lynn Monaghan Birthday March 23

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Mar 232010

Michelle Monaghan

Michelle Lynn Monaghan (born March 23, 1976) is an American actress, known for her roles in Mission: Impossible III, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Gone Baby Gone, Made of Honor and Eagle Eye.

Trivia:

Grew up in the small town of Winthrop, near Cedar Rapids in northeast Iowa.

Studied journalism at Chicago’s Columbia College.

She had scenes deleted from Constantine (2005) and Syriana (2005).

Moved to New York in 1999.

Is married to Australian graphic designer Peter White.

Has two older brothers.

In Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), she plays an actress who did a commercial for a beer called Genaro’s. In Gone Baby Gone (2007) she plays a character named Angie Gennaro.

Michelle and her husband, Peter White, are expecting their first child, due in Fall, 2008 [June 2, 2008].

Gave birth to her first child, a girl named Willow Katherine, on November 5, 2008.

Member of the same Los Angeles gym as Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Jodie Foster, Jason Sarayba, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Ashley Tisdale.

Eva Longoria Parker Birthday March 15

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Mar 152010

Eva Longoria Parker

Eva Jacqueline Longoria Parker (born Eva Jacqueline Longoria; March 15, 1975) is an American actress and fashion model. She currently plays Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. She became a nationally recognized model in the 2000′s after appearing in several high-profile advertising campaigns and numerous men’s magazines, reaching #14 in the FHM “Sexiest Women 2008″ poll, and having appeared on the cover of various international women’s magazines including Vogue, Marie Claire and Harper’s Bazaar.[2] Longoria married NBA guard Tony Parker in 2007.

Trivia:

Attended Texas A&M University-Kingsville, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology (the study of anatomy, physiology, and body movement).

Was Miss Corpus Christi USA 1998

Favorite basketball team: The San Antonio Spurs. Favorite player: Tony Parker.

Is of Mexican descent.

Signed up to be the new L’Oreal image for 1 million pounds. [2005]

Is the only one among her parents’ children to have dark skin, dark eyes, and dark hair. Her three sisters all have fair hair, blue eyes, and Caucasian skin color. Eva thought for a long time that she was adopted because of her features.

Named #1 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.

Was named one of the “50 mas bellos” (50 most beautiful people) by People en Español (2005).

Was a dancer with The Pussycat Dolls.

#3 on E!’s “50 Steamiest Southern Stars”

Her father was a hunter and she has been practicing shooting her entire life.

Spokesmodel for Hanes (2005)

Accidentally hit on the head by a falling pole on the set of her series “Desperate Housewives” (2004) and was unconscious for four minutes. Taken to a hospital, treated for a bump on the head and released. [August 18, 2005]

Lives in L.A.

Was on the cover of the 100th edition of Maxim magazine [April 2006]

Named #38 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005″ special supplement. (2005)

She is considered a fluent Spanish speaker, though when interviewed in English by Spanish TV, she wasn’t able to answer fluently in Spanish.

Daughter of Enrique Longoria Jr. (born in Rachal, Brooks County, Texas) and Ella Eva Mireles, married in Falfurrias, Brooks County, Texas.

She has three older sisters: Elizabeth Judina, Emily Jeannette (formerly Mrs. David Brown, now Mrs. Dennis Blevins), and Esmeralda Josephina; and two nieces, Briella Megan Blevins and Bethany Mikaela Blevins.

One of her cousins works at a post office in New Jersey.

Was among the guests at Marcia Cross’ wedding to Tom Mahoney

Plans to open her own restaurant called Por Fin, meaning At Last, sometime between October and November of 2006.

Was the cover girl of the 100th edition of Maxim magazine. [April 2006]

Among the guests at her Silvester party 2004/2005 was her then-boyfriend J.C. Chasez

She fell down some stairs on the set of “Desperate Housewives” (2004). Her ribs were very bruised. [October 2006]

Named #13 in FHM magazine’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006″ supplement. (2006).

Was engaged to Tony Parker in November 2006. The wedding was set for the summer of 2007 in Paris, France.

Her surname, Longoria, comes from the old Asturian (Spanish) noble surname; de Longoria, from a branch settled on Nueva España, now Mexico, in the XVIIth century, becoming rich farmers.

Of the four leading actresses of “Desperate Housewives” (2004), she is the only one not to receive an Emmy nomination for her performance on the show.

Was chosen by Australian men’s magazine Zoo weekly as one of the “Top 50 Hottest Babes Ever” in March 2006.

Is the only woman to be ranked #1 on Maxim magazine’s Hot 100 list twice. (2005 and 2006).

Ranked #1 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.

Ranked #1 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2006 list.

Ranked #9 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.

Close friend of Mario López since 1992. He escorted her mother down the aisle at Eva’s wedding to Tony Parker.

She was July on FHM magazine’s 2005 pinup calendar (2005).

Following French law, she first married Tony Parker in a civil ceremony, held by Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë, on 6 July 2007 before exchanging vows in a religious ceremony at the Eglise Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois in Paris one day later. The wedding reception was held at the Vaux-le-Vicomte castle, with about 200 guests including the San Antonio Spurs team, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Thierry Henry, and Victoria Beckham.

Her wedding dress for her civil ceremony was designed by Karl Lagerfeld.

In 2008 she became the new face for Magnum Icecream.

Co-owner of Beso, Latin-style steakhouses in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

Ranked #4 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.

Contrary to popular belief, is not related to Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria. However, after the Rays won the 2008 American League Championship Series, she sent Evan a bottle of champagne and a note thanking him for doing such a great job holding up the family name.

Favorite guilty pleasure is fried chicken.

Uses a wooden rolling pin to make fresh flour tortillas.

Favorite recipe she makes at home is chicken tortilla soup.

Favorite food from childhood is frijoles.

Guacamole reminds her of home.

Priscilla Garita Birthday March 14

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Mar 142010

: Priscilla Garita

Priscilla Garita (born March 14, 1968 in New York) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Gabi Martinez on the now-defunct NBC soap Sunset Beach for the show’s entire run from January 1997 to December 1999. Priscilla was credited during January 1997, but her first appearance on the soap was in February 1997. Garita has also portrayed the role of Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald on another NBC soap, Passions on a temporary basis from August to September 2004. During this time, Lindsay Hartley (the original Theresa) was on maternity leave with husband Justin Hartley. She also starred in the pilot episode of the short-lived TV Series Titans. She is also of Costa Rican descent.

Trivia:

Received a Bachelor of science in marketing from the University of Connecticut

Played the role of Samantha in the original pilot for the tv show “Titans” but the role was later re-cast.

Is of Costa Rican descent.

Speaks fluent Spanish.

Won the Miss Connecticut Petite Beauty Pageant in 1990.

Sharon Stone Birthday March 10

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Mar 102010

Sharon Stone

Sharon Yvonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She first achieved international recognition for her performance in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for her role in Casino.

Trivia:

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the “100 Sexiest Stars in Film History” (#49). [1995]

Sharon and husband Phil Bronstein, a newspaperman, adopted a child they named Roan Joseph Bronstein, born 22 May 2000 in Texas. He weighed 5 pounds, 6 ounces, and was adopted by Stone and Bronstein a week after birth. His first name is Celtic for “seal” and his middle name is a tribute to Stone’s father. [July 2000]

Playboy Magazine’s “100 Sexiest Stars of the Century,” Number 24. [1999]

Entered Pennsylvania’s Edinboro University at age 15.

Ranked #77 in Empire (UK) magazine’s “The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time” list. [October 1997]

Reported to be dating Columbia Pictures production boss, Barry Josephson. [November 1996]

Engaged to producer William J. MacDonald. [1993-1994]

Former model for the Eileen Ford Model Agency.

Owns her own production company, Chaos.

Lives in Beverly Hills.

Went to school at Saegertown High School, Saegertown, Pennsylvania.

Has a visible scar on her neck that is usually covered by clothing.

Has one older brother (Mike Stone), one younger brother (Patrick Stone), and a younger sister (Kelly Stone).

Auditioned for the Cathy Moriarty role in Raging Bull (1980).

As a teenager worked part-time as a McDonald’s countergirl.

One of People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People.” [1992]

Is allergic to caffeine.

One of People Magazine’s “25 Most Intriguing People” of 1992.

Auditioned for the Glenn Close role in Fatal Attraction (1987).

Auditioned for the Kim Basinger role in Batman (1989).

Auditioned for the Madonna role in Dick Tracy (1990).

Turned down the role in Exit to Eden (1994) that later went to Rosie O’Donnell.

Speaks Italian

Is asthmatic.

Ex-husband Phil Bronstein is one of the editors of the San Francisco Examiner.

Received a humanitarian award from the Human Rights Campaign, a well-funded organization specializing in gay and lesbian rights, for her role in If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) (TV), in which she plays the lover to Ellen DeGeneres, with whom she wants to raise a child. [2000]

Stone’s former housekeeper Socorro Del Carmen Membreno pleaded not guilty to grand theft of $300,000 worth of jewelry and other valuables from Stone’s L.A. home two months earlier. [2 March 2000]

As a child, Sharon once said she would become the next Marilyn Monroe.

Sharon was granted a restraining order against Agostino P’omata, who allegedly had made threats of violence against her. [27 March 2001]

Dated Dwight Yoakam in the early 1990s, and was rather famously quoted as saying, “Kissing Dwight is like eating a dirt sandwich.”

Suffered a brain aneurysm and was hospitalized for a while. [October 2001]

Irish-American

Has one adopted son, Roan Joseph Bronstein, born on 22 May 2000.

Former daughter-in-law of Cloris Leachman and George Englund.

Is a close friend of Jeanne Moreau. Presented a 1998 American Academy of Motion Pictures life tribute to her.

Measurements: 35B-24-35 (as Ford model-1980), 36B-25-35 (self-described in 1993 as wearing a 36B bra), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Spent many long workdays in agony while filming scenes for Casino (1995). She has back trouble due to an old injury, and the gold and white beaded gown she wore during a casino scene weighed 45 pounds.

She passionately kissed fan Joni Rimm for charity after she paid $50,000 for the pleasure. She auctioned the kiss in aid of Project Angel Food, a Los Angeles charity providing meals for homeless people. (August 12, 2003).

Made a teenage ballet star’s dreams come true by giving her $ 75,000 for tuition fees.

During Total Recall (1990) filming, she complained to director Paul Verhoeven that she wasn’t sure whether her character really was married to Doug.

June 11, 2001: her husband, Phil Bronstein, underwent foot surgery after being attacked by a Komodo dragon during a private tour of the Los Angeles Zoo. The tour was arranged by Stone as a Father’s Day gift for Bronstein, who had always wanted to see one of the Indonesian lizards up close. The attack occurred after Bronstein had removed his white shoes. Zookeepers later speculated the 5-foot-long lizard may have mistaken the shoes for white rats it ate regularly.

Met her close friend Mimi Craven on the set of Deadly Blessing (1981). They subsequently worked together on the film Last Dance (1996) in 1996.

A sex scene in The Quick and the Dead (1995) between Ellen (Stone) and Cort (Russell Crowe) was shot, but Stone and director Sam Raimi decided that it wasn’t a necessary part of the story. The scene was not included in the American release of the film, but international versions do include it.

Received the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government in 1995.

Is diabetic.

Her scar on her neck is from a childhood accident. She was riding a horse and she ran right into a clothes line and it ripped her neck open.

Is a big supporter of the AIDS research organization AMFAR.

Her famous “leg crossing” scene in Basic Instinct (1992) was voted “Sexiest Leg Moment on Screen” in a poll for Veet.

Entered the Miss Pennsylvania Pageant at age 17.

Moved to New York City (1977).

Appeared as spokesmodel contestant on the pilot for the syndicated series “Star Search” (1983); won the competition (1983).

Won the Miss Crawford County (Pennsylvania) beauty pageant and was also queen of her high school’s spring festival (1975).

As a child, put on theatrical productions in the family’s two-car garage before an audience of neighbors seated at a picnic table; as one garage door went down, the other would go up, revealing a new Stone-created set.

January 28, 2005, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland – At the end of the debate on “funding the war on poverty”, she stood up and pledged $10,000 and asked people to follow her. Within five minutes they raised nearly $100,000 – she wanted to raise at least one million. It’s money that will go directly to the Global Fund to Fight Aids Tuberculosis and Malaria – to buy bed nets to stop deaths from malaria in the developing world.

Graduated from the Edinboro State University of Pennsylvania with a degree in creative writing & fine arts

Member of the Jury at Cannes Festival in 2002 alongside David Lynch, Christine Hakim, Claude Miller, Michelle Yeoh, Raoul Ruiz, Régis Wargnier, Walter Salles and ‘Bill August’ (full-length films category).

Created Officer in France’s Order of Arts and Letters by Festival President Gilles Jacob, 20 May 2005, on the sidelines of the 58th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival.

A dedicated fundraiser and advocate for AIDS research for the past 10 years, she received the Harvard Foundation’s 2005 Humanitarian Award at the Memorial Church. [14 March 2005]

Good friends with singer Christina Aguilera and attended Aguilera’s November 19, 2005 wedding to music producer Jordan Bratman in Napa Valley, California.

She donated many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.

Owns a ranch in New Zealand.

Her publicist is Cindi Berger.

Daughter of Joseph Stone, a tool and die manufacturer, and Dorothy Stone, an accountant and homemaker.

Mother of Roan Joseph Bronstein, Laird Vonne Stone and Quinn Kelly Stone.

Her aunt, Vonne Stone, was a painter and writer.

Met her close friend Mimi Craven on the set of Deadly Blessing (1981). They subsequently worked together on the film Last Dance (1996) in 1996.

Member of the Jury at Cannes Festival in 2002 alongside David Lynch, Christine Hakim, Claude Miller, Michelle Yeoh, Raoul Ruiz, Régis Wargnier, Walter Salles and Bille August (full-length films category).

Chosen by Australian men magazine Zoo weekly as one of the “Top 50 Hottest Babes Ever”. [March 2006]

Her adopted son Quinn Kelly Stone was born in June 2006.

Son, Roan Joseph Bronstein, born May 22, 2000 (adopted).

Son, Laird Vonne Stone, born May 7, 2005 (adopted).

For her role on The Quick and the Dead (1995), she was trained by renowned Hollywood Gun Coach Thell Reed, who has also trained such actors as: Russell Crowe, Val Kilmer, Edward Norton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Foster and Girard Swan.

After Richard Gere introduced her to the The Dalai Lama, she converted to Buddhism.

Felt offended when Gwyneth Paltrow portrayed her on “Saturday Night Live” (1975) (1999).

Turned down the lead role in Exit to Eden (1994). The part later went to Rosie O’Donnell.

Was considered for the role of Lana in Risky Business (1983).

Appeared as one of the celebrity models in a charity fashion show staged by Thierry Mugler to benefit AIDS Project Los Angeles. [April 1992]

Auditioned for the role of Crystal Connors in Showgirls (1995).

Born at 4:52 PM (EST).

Lost custody of her son Roan to Phil Bronstein after their divorce.

Linda Fiorentino Birthday March 9

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Mar 092010

Linda Fiorentino

Linda Fiorentino (born March 9, 1958) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films such as Dogma, Vision Quest, Men in Black, After Hours and The Last Seduction.

Trivia:
Won her part in Men in Black (1997) in a poker game from Barry Sonnenfeld. Besides the part, she won around $1200.
1995: Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the “100 Sexiest Stars” in film history (#66).
Graduated from Washington Township High School, in Sewell, NJ. Is a graduate of Rosemont College, in Rosemont, PA (just west of Philadelphia).
Director Kevin Smith said in his DVD commentary for Dogma (1999) that Linda wouldn’t even speak to him some days and, in retrospect, he wishes he had given the part of Bethany to Janeane Garofalo instead.
2000: Donated $1,000 to the New York Senate Campaign for Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.
She is one of 8 children. Her mother’s name is Clorinda Fiorentino and her sisters include Rose Fiorentino, Catherine Fiorentino, and Terry Fiorentino Christie.
1980: Earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Rosemont College in Pennsylvania at 22 years old.
She has been an active photographer since 1987 and has studied it at the International Center of Photography in New York City.
She has optioned the film rights to Colin Patrick Lynch’s play, “One Eyed Jacks and Suicide Kings”.
She has optioned rights to the Jim Curtis’ screenplay about Russian poetess, Anna Akhmatova, in July 2007.

Jessica Biel Birthday March 3

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Mar 032010

Jessica Biel

Jessica Claire Biel (born March 3, 1982)is an American actress and former model, who has appeared in several Hollywood films, including Summer Catch, the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Illusionist, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and Valentine’s Day. She is also known for her television role as Mary Camden in the long-running family-drama series 7th Heaven.

Trivia:

Has a brother named Justin.

Discovered at the 1994 IMTA Los Angeles convention.

Has hazel eyes and brown hair.

Collects vintage glasses with no lenses.

Audtioned for a role in American Beauty (1999).

Amateur photographer.

Is of German, French, English and Native American (Choctaw) heritage.

Attended Tufts University for three semesters.

Was voted in at #30 in FHM’s Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll, American edition, up from #82 the previous year. [June 2002]

Is 14 months younger than Beverley Mitchell, but still plays her big sister on “7th Heaven” (1996).

Formerly a vegetarian.

Was the first choice to play Abbey Chase in the television adaptation of the comic book “Danger Girl”. Unfortunately, the project fell through.

Ranked #98 on VH1′s 100 Hottest Hotties.

Ranked #99 in Stuff magazine’s “102 Sexiest Women In The World” (2002).

Her last name rhymes with “Deal.”

Was voted “Sexiest Woman Alive” by Esquire magazine in 2005.

Named #18 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.

Has played the role of girlfriend/ex-girlfriend of real-life boyfriend Chris Evans twice by now (January 2006): once in Cellular (2004) and again in London (2005/I).

Named #21 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005″ special supplement. (2005)

Split up with Chris Evans, her boyfriend of 2 years. [June 2006]

Studied acting with Ivana Chubbuck.

Named #16 in FHM magazine’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006″ supplement. (2006).

Won an acting scholarship to the Young Actor’s Space at 11 years old.

Ranked #5 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.

The day after she was born, her parents took her to a dog-sled race where the temperature was thirty degrees below zero.

Her father ran an Outward Bound school and worked as an international business consultant.

Accompanied boyfriend Justin Timberlake on his European Tour in 2007.

Once wanted to become a musical star after winning a karaoke contest when she was aged eight.

Daughter of Kimberly (Kim) Biel (née Conroe) and Jonathan Edward Biel, an entrepreneur.

Was named Empire Magazine’s #16 in the list of 100 Sexiest Stars 2007.

Her first acting job was in a Pringles commercial when she was 11 years old.

Best friends with “7th Heaven” (1996) co-star Beverley Mitchell.

Was cast in A Woman of No Importance (2011) after Lindsay Lohan dropped out, but later had to drop out herself due to scheduling conflicts.

Agreed to return for the season 10 finale of “7th Heaven” (1996) (originally the series finale before the show got picked up by the CW) after Brenda Hampton begged her to. The episode had already been shot but Hampton was determined to have Biel back for one last time. Jessica filmed her brief scenes during a break from filming Next (2007).

Ranked #3 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.

Was in a relationship with actor Chris Evans. [2001-2006]

Named a Global Brand Ambassador for Revlon [May 4, 2009].

She was a bridesmaid at her friend, Beverley Mitchell,’s wedding to Michael Cameron in October, 2008. Their on-screen sister, Mackenzie Rosman, was also a bridesmaid.

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