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BIOGRAPHY
Stunning, smart and slightly insane, this Hollywood icon is known for romancing her costars, kissing her brother at the Oscars, exotic tattoos and commendable humanitarian efforts. The daughter of Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight, she first garnered attention as a high-school computer wiz in the film Hackers after which she married costar Jonny Lee Miller. Their marriage died in 1999 just when Jolie's career was heating up. She appeared in three films that year including the seriocomic Pushing Tin which introduced her to hubby No. 2, Billy Bob Thornton, and the mental-institution drama Girl, Interrupted, which earned her an Oscar. Subsequently, Jolie made a series of blockbusters (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) and bombs (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow), none of which made use of her considerable acting talents. After divorcing Thornton in 2003, Jolie devoted much of her time to working with refugees in impoverished countries and raising her adopted children. In 2005, around the time her action film Mr. & Mrs. Smith was released, rumors circulated that she and recently separated costar Brad Pitt were having an affair. Although they refused to confirm the relationship, they remained tabloid cover stars for months until Jolie finally admitted in early 2006 that she was pregnant with his child.
Natalie Portman
Celebrity biographies
About Natalie Portman - Natalie Portman was born in Jersalem, Israel, on June 9, 1981. She is 5'4", and the only child of a doctor (infertility specialist) father and an artist mother. After being born in Israel, she moved to Washington, then to Connecticut, and then finally to Long Island, New York, where she resides today with her parents and her dog, Noodles (half Schnauzer / half Poodle). She has always had an appreciation for drama, and appeared in several plays before her 'discovery' by a New York modelling agent, who found her in a pizza parlour, at age 11. Instead of a career in modeling, Natalie opted to focus on acting, and made her screen debut in The Professional. Natalie made the Honor Role at her school, and maintains a straight 'A' average. She intends to go to college (what a shocker), but doesn't intend to major in drama. She's leaning towards something in the sciences, either mathematics, veterinary sciences, or astronomical sciences. For all of you thinking about looking her up, don't. Portman's not her original family name. It is the maiden name of her grandmother. Natalie is a strict vegetarian, and became that way by observing first-hand laser surgery on a chicken at a medical conference attended to by her father. What infertility medicine has to do with chicken-frying is beyond me...Natalie enjoys all forms of dance, as well as reading and writing. She also loves ice skating, which she learned on the set of Beautiful Girls. She also enjoys listening to music, and her favorite groups include Bjork, Alanis Morissette, The Jackson 5, among others. Her favorite actor is Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, among others), and she enjoys the TV shows 'Friends' & 'Ellen.' Natalie is an only child. Her father is a doctor and her mother is an artist. Before the launch of her film career, Natalie appeared in many plays at Usdan Theater Arts Camp. She played the dumb blonde, Dora, in "Fiorello" and the feminist Annie in "Annie get your Gun". She is a vegetarian even since she saw doctors demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken at her father's medical conference. At the age of 11, she was discovered at a pizza parlor by a modeling agency. However she opted to pursue an acting career instead. Portman is not her real name, rather it's her grandmother's maiden name. Apparently, her strategy has paid off. Earlier this year she graduated from High School, while at the same time appearing in the biggest movie of the summer - Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. Her latest project, Where the Heart Is, was filmed on her summer vacation and is slated for release in 2000. Up next for her...College. I hear that Natalie is currently attending college somewhere in the US. She plans to attend full time, taking breaks only to film the next two Star Wars films. Whether or not she will continue her acting career after college and the filming of the new Star Wars Trilogy is a mystery, but whatever road she takes, I wish her luck. (Keep an eye out for Anywhere But Here, starring Natalie and Susan Sarandon.)
In the Professional (1994; originally released in director Luc Besson's native France under the title Léon), Mathilda, played by Natalie Portman, formed an unlikely symbiotic relationship with the professional hitman Jean Reno. As the storyline unfolds, Portman's stunning performance proves that she's an actress to be reckoned with. Her '94 debut was immediately followed by minor performances and appearances before Portman once again captured the audience' minds, next to Matt Dillon and Timothy Hutton, in Beautiful Girls (1996). Her career was a one-way ticket, as she continued to distinguish herself in various films, including Michael Mann's Heat (1995) and Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You (1996), and Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! (1996), in which she played the daughter of President Jack Nicholson.
Portman, who turned 18, June '99, has through many years been recognized for her "mature" performances, and has for that and many others reasons become one of cinema's most promising performers. Yet despite her image as a serious young thespian, Portman, who was born in Jerusalem but raised in New York City, is still somewhat a typical teenager who hangs out with her friends, watches Dawson's Creek, listens to Portishead while she does her homework, ponders college, and harbors a fervent passion for fashion (of which she quotes, "It is an art, but people mistake it for materialism").
When Portman was nine, the family settled in Long Island (after having spent years in Israel, Maryland, and Connecticut while her father received advanced training as a doctor) where she has lived as a suburban kid ever since, attending the local high school (even during the major theatrical coming-of-age, her run as Anne Frank) and escaping to the city on weekends ("where I live is a classic suburb - a nice place to grow up but there's nothing to do, which causes a huge problem for young people"). She loves to dance , particularly at giddy, velvet-rope nightspots such as Life. With her interest in fashion, Portman is well-suited to play the exotic Queen Amidala in the beginning of a legend, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. In the year of 1995, she met George Lucas in his Marin County home. Approaching the eight year commitment was to Portman not an easy task, as she has yet to reveal her final choice whereas she'll continue as an actress or follow in her father's footsteps to eventually become a doctor. Aware of the potential loss of privacy by starring in a film series that has provoked such devotion among fans worldwide, she signed up for the role as the young queen and future mother of Luke and Leia. "I still can't prepare myself. I don't know what's to come. But what's happened so far has been wonderful, to see people so passionate"
Born:
June 9th 1981
Location:
Born in Jerusalem, Israel, she now lives in New York.
Early Works:
She played Anne in "Anne of Green Gables" in 1994 and "Tapestry" in 1995.
She was discovered in a local Pizza parlour
Her Family:
Her mother is an artist, and her father a doctor. She is an only child.
Her Likes:
Actor Ben Kingsley
Her Dislikes:
Meat, Natalie is a vegetarian.
Her Movies:
Léon (The Professional/The Cleaner) (1994).... Mathilda
Heat (1995) .... Lauren
Beautiful Girls (1996) .... Marty
Everyone Says I Love You (1996) .... Laura
Mars Attacks! (1996) .... Taffy Dale
Star Wars: Episode I (1999)
South Beach (1998)
Prince of Egypt (1998) (voice)
Little Black Book, The (1998)
Star Wars: Episode I (1999)
Salma Hayek
Celebrity biographies
About Salma Hayek - Imagine being a soap opera actress in the highest rated television program of any kind in the country. You are 21 and people all over the nation worship you. What would you do? Walk away from it all to start from scratch in a new country where you can't even speak the language? Well if you are Salma Hayek that is exactly what you would do.
"NYPD Blue" (1993) playing "Ramona Costello" in episode: "Don We Now Our Gay Apparel" (episode # 2.9) 1/3/1995
"Dream On" (1990) playing "Carmela" in episode: "Domestic Bliss" (episode # 3.20) 10/10/1992
"Jack's Place" (1992/I) playing "Gypsy Katrina 'Kata' Nicklos"
"Nurses" (1991) playing "Gina's sister, Yolanda Cuevas"
"Storytime" (????) playing "Herself"
Natalie Portman
Celebrity biographies
 Natalie Portman candid photo, photo location unknown |
 Natalie Portman poses for a photo shoot |
Portman, who turned 18, June '99, has through many years been recognized for her "mature" performances, and has for that and many others reasons become one of cinema's most promising performers. Yet despite her image as a serious young thespian, Portman, who was born in Jerusalem but raised in New York City, is still somewhat a typical teenager who hangs out with her friends, watches Dawson's Creek, listens to Portishead while she does her homework, ponders college, and harbors a fervent passion for fashion (of which she quotes, "It is an art, but people mistake it for materialism").
When Portman was nine, the family settled in Long Island (after having spent years in Israel, Maryland, and Connecticut while her father received advanced training as a doctor) where she has lived as a suburban kid ever since, attending the local high school (even during the major theatrical coming-of-age, her run as Anne Frank) and escaping to the city on weekends ("where I live is a classic suburb - a nice place to grow up but there's nothing to do, which causes a huge problem for young people"). She loves to dance , particularly at giddy, velvet-rope nightspots such as Life. With her interest in fashion, Portman is well-suited to play the exotic Queen Amidala in the beginning of a legend, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. In the year of 1995, she met George Lucas in his Marin County home. Approaching the eight year commitment was to Portman not an easy task, as she has yet to reveal her final choice whereas she'll continue as an actress or follow in her father's footsteps to eventually become a doctor. Aware of the potential loss of privacy by starring in a film series that has provoked such devotion among fans worldwide, she signed up for the role as the young queen and future mother of Luke and Leia. "I still can't prepare myself. I don't know what's to come. But what's happened so far has been wonderful, to see people so passionate"
Born:
June 9th 1981
Location:
Born in Jerusalem, Israel, she now lives in New York.
Early Works:
She played Anne in "Anne of Green Gables" in 1994 and "Tapestry" in 1995.
She was discovered in a local Pizza parlour
Her Family:
Her mother is an artist, and her father a doctor. She is an only child.
Her Likes:
Actor Ben Kingsley
Her Dislikes:
Meat, Natalie is a vegetarian.
Her Movies:
Léon (The Professional/The Cleaner) (1994).... Mathilda
Heat (1995) .... Lauren
Beautiful Girls (1996) .... Marty
Everyone Says I Love You (1996) .... Laura
Mars Attacks! (1996) .... Taffy Dale
Star Wars: Episode I (1999)
South Beach (1998)
Prince of Egypt (1998) (voice)
Little Black Book, The (1998)
Star Wars: Episode I (1999)
Salma Hayek
Celebrity biographies
 Salma Hayek at the Academy Awards |
Salma is the daughter of a Spanish-descended mother and a Lebanese-descended father. She was born and raised in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico in 1968. When she was twelve, her parents sent her to a catholic boarding school in Louisiana. Even though Salma proved that she was attentively studious and properly religious, she was suspended and sent home after just 2 years. The fact that she also had an aptitude for mischief, usually directed against the nuns who ran the school, played a key roll in her dismissal. Two years after her return Salma finished high school and was sent away again. She went to live with her aunt in Houston until she was seventeen.
When she returned to Mexico, Salma relocated to Mexico City to attend college, where she studied international relations. She had harbored her desire to become an actress for years because she knew her parents would never approve of such a chancy vocation. Finally she confronted her parents and told them of her aspiration. Despite their disapproval, Salma quite college and pursued her acting career. She found work in plays at neighborhood theaters, which led to jobs in television commercials, which in turn yielded a casting in Nuevo Amanecer, a popular daytime TV serial. She was then cast as the title character in an extraordinarily popular soap opera, Theresa. Salma's popularity grew quickly and soon she was the most fervently adored actress in Mexico.
Not content to settle for the comparatively meager rewards of mega-stardom in Mexico. Salma set her confident sights on Hollywood, and moved there in 1991. She initially took an 18 month hiatus from acting to climatize herself to Hollywood. She took English lessons, taught herself how to drive a car and got aquatinted with L.A.'s maze of freeways. She also studied acting under famed drama coach Stella Adler.
 Salma Hayek in 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico' |
Initially Salma's acting credits were little more than bit parts, mostly on television. But it was an appearance on a Spanish-language cable-access talk show, which led to her big break. Mexican-American director Robert Rodriguez tuned into Hayek's talk show appearance while flipping through channels. He was so impressed with the sparkling charisma and dazzling appearance of Salma that he immediately tracking her down and cast her in the female lead in "Desperado". She received rave reviews for her exceptional performance and sizzling sexy style. She landed small rolls in "Fair Game" and "Fled", which didn't do too well at the box office. However, Salma's performances provided much-needed zip for both movies. 1997 found her perfectly romantically matched in both "Fools Rush In" and TNT's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".
Even though she is only five-foot-two, her spirit is ten-feet tall. Her appearances in films such as "54" and "From Dusk till Dawn" prove that. She can effortlessly bounce between drama and comedy, bringing sex appeal a sloth could notice to her roles.
Actress - filmography
Actress - filmography
Ground Beneath Her Feet, The (2002)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2002) .... Carolina
... aka Desperado II: Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2002) (USA)
Frida (2002) .... Frida Kahlo
In the Time of the Butterflies (2001) .... Minerva Mirabal
... aka En el tiempo de las mariposas (2001)
Concert for New York City (2001) (TV) .... Herself
America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) (TV) .... Herself
Hotel (2001) .... Charlee Boux
Traffic (2000) (uncredited) .... Rosario, Madrigal's Mistress
... aka Traffic - Die Macht des Kartells (2001) (Germany)
My VH1 Music Awards (2000) (TV)
Gran vida, La (2000) .... Lola
... aka Living It Up (2000) (International: English title)
Chain of Fools (2000) .... Kolko
Timecode (2000) .... Rose
Film-Fest DVD: Issue 2 - Cannes (1999) (V) .... Herself (Interviewee)
Forever Hollywood (1999) .... Herself
Wild Wild West (1999) .... Rita Escobar
Coronel no tiene quien le escriba, El (1999) .... Julia
... aka No One Writes to the Colonel (1999) (International: English title)
... aka Pas de lettre pour le colonel (1999) (France)
... aka Personne n'écrit au colonel (1999) (France)
Dogma (1999) .... Serendipity
Velocity of Gary, The (1998) .... Mary Carmen
Welcome to Hollywood (1998) .... Herself
Faculty, The (1998) .... Nurse Rosa Harper
54 (1998) .... Anita Randazzo
... aka Fifty-Four (1998)
Sistole Diastole (1997) .... Carmelita
Breaking Up (1997) .... Monica
¿Quién diablos es Juliette? (1997) .... Herself
... aka Who the Hell Is Juliette? (1997)
Hunchback, The (1997) (TV) .... Esmeralda
Follow Me Home (1997)
Fools Rush In (1997) .... Isabel Fuentes
"Vuelo del águila, El" (1996) TV Series .... Juana Cata
Fled (1996) .... Cora
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) .... Santanico Pandemonium
Desperado (1995) .... Carolina
Fair Game (1995) .... Rita
Four Rooms (1995) .... TV dancer (segment "The Misbehavers")
Callejón de los milagros, El (1995) .... Alma
... aka Midaq Alley (1995)
... aka Miracle Alley (1995) (Australia)
Roadracers (1994) (TV) .... Donna
... aka Rebel Highway (1994) (TV)
Mi vida loca (1993) .... Gata
... aka My Crazy Life (1993)
"Sinbad Show, The" (1993) TV Series .... Gloria (1993)
... aka "Sinbad" (1993) (UK)
"Teresa" (1989) TV Series .... Teresa
"Nuevo amanecer, Un" (1988) TV Series
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2002) .... Carolina
... aka Desperado II: Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2002) (USA)
Frida (2002) .... Frida Kahlo
In the Time of the Butterflies (2001) .... Minerva Mirabal
... aka En el tiempo de las mariposas (2001)
Concert for New York City (2001) (TV) .... Herself
America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) (TV) .... Herself
Hotel (2001) .... Charlee Boux
Traffic (2000) (uncredited) .... Rosario, Madrigal's Mistress
... aka Traffic - Die Macht des Kartells (2001) (Germany)
My VH1 Music Awards (2000) (TV)
Gran vida, La (2000) .... Lola
... aka Living It Up (2000) (International: English title)
Chain of Fools (2000) .... Kolko
Timecode (2000) .... Rose
Film-Fest DVD: Issue 2 - Cannes (1999) (V) .... Herself (Interviewee)
Forever Hollywood (1999) .... Herself
Wild Wild West (1999) .... Rita Escobar
Coronel no tiene quien le escriba, El (1999) .... Julia
... aka No One Writes to the Colonel (1999) (International: English title)
... aka Pas de lettre pour le colonel (1999) (France)
... aka Personne n'écrit au colonel (1999) (France)
Dogma (1999) .... Serendipity
Velocity of Gary, The (1998) .... Mary Carmen
Welcome to Hollywood (1998) .... Herself
Faculty, The (1998) .... Nurse Rosa Harper
54 (1998) .... Anita Randazzo
... aka Fifty-Four (1998)
Sistole Diastole (1997) .... Carmelita
Breaking Up (1997) .... Monica
¿Quién diablos es Juliette? (1997) .... Herself
... aka Who the Hell Is Juliette? (1997)
Hunchback, The (1997) (TV) .... Esmeralda
Follow Me Home (1997)
Fools Rush In (1997) .... Isabel Fuentes
"Vuelo del águila, El" (1996) TV Series .... Juana Cata
Fled (1996) .... Cora
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) .... Santanico Pandemonium
Desperado (1995) .... Carolina
Fair Game (1995) .... Rita
Four Rooms (1995) .... TV dancer (segment "The Misbehavers")
Callejón de los milagros, El (1995) .... Alma
... aka Midaq Alley (1995)
... aka Miracle Alley (1995) (Australia)
Roadracers (1994) (TV) .... Donna
... aka Rebel Highway (1994) (TV)
Mi vida loca (1993) .... Gata
... aka My Crazy Life (1993)
"Sinbad Show, The" (1993) TV Series .... Gloria (1993)
... aka "Sinbad" (1993) (UK)
"Teresa" (1989) TV Series .... Teresa
"Nuevo amanecer, Un" (1988) TV Series
Notable TV guest appearances
"Action" (1999) playing "Herself" in episode: "Re-Enter The Dragon" (episode # 1.2) 9/16/1999 "NYPD Blue" (1993) playing "Ramona Costello" in episode: "Don We Now Our Gay Apparel" (episode # 2.9) 1/3/1995
"Dream On" (1990) playing "Carmela" in episode: "Domestic Bliss" (episode # 3.20) 10/10/1992
"Jack's Place" (1992/I) playing "Gypsy Katrina 'Kata' Nicklos"
"Nurses" (1991) playing "Gina's sister, Yolanda Cuevas"
"Storytime" (????) playing "Herself"
Elisha Cuthbert
Celebrity biographies
 Elisha Cuthbert photo for Maxim magazine |
Eventually, the Cuthbert family moved to the East Coast and settled in the Montreal suburb of Greenfield Park, in the province (state) of Quebec. Elisha was quite mischievous as a little girl, even making her mother believe that she was lactose intolerant because she didn't like the taste of milk. She was such a good actress that this ploy worked for years.
elisha cuthbert child model
Cuthbert's career in the entertainment industry began in 1990, when she was 7 years old. That year, she started modeling children's clothing in a variety of catalogs and magazines, and was even a foot model. It wasn't the most glamorous job but it gave her access to free cookies, as she recalls.
But 1997 was the decisive year of her young career. After an appearance in the family film Dancing on the Moon, Cuthbert was chosen to become a global correspondent for the award-winning show, Popular Mechanics for Kids.
elisha hosts popular mechanics for kids
For three years, she traveled the world for the series and did things other kids only dream about, such as eating seal meat in the North Pole, snorkeling with sharks, and steering an aircraft carrier. One day, First Lady Hillary Clinton noticed the young TV star and invited her to the White House.
Still, even though she was busy with Popular Mechanics for Kids, Elisha took on other projects. She had a starring role alongside Joe Mantegna in the air disaster adventure Airspeed (1998) and followed it up with the family fantasy, Nico the Unicorn (1998).
 Elisha Cuthbert photo for 'The Girl Next Door' movie poster |
After sharing the screen with Randy Quaid in the made-for-TV movie Mail to the Chief and appearing in the ghost story Believe, both in 2000, Elisha Cuthbert graduated from high school. With all the success she had known, she was ready for an international career.
elisha cuthbert is one lucky girl
Nevertheless, Elisha shot one last Canadian film, a TV movie called Lucky Girl (2001). Her portrayal of Katlin Palmerston, a teenager who happens to be a compulsive gambler, was so riveting that it garnered her a Gemini Award (Canada's version of the Emmy) for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries.
Armed with this award and an impressive resume, Elisha left Montreal for Los Angeles, where she gave herself six months to make it. On her second day, she found herself auditioning for the lead female part in Spider-Man (2002), a role that ultimately went to Kirsten Dunst.
24 hours of elisha cuthbert
But things were hard for Cuthbert and she wasn't landing any roles. As she was getting ready to return home, she was offered a part in fellow Canuck Kiefer Sutherland's new television series, 24. With all 24 episodes taking place in one day, this high-intensity drama was groundbreaking and became a huge hit.
Exposure on the FOX series garnered Cuthbert legions of fans. Like many Hollywood stars, she found herself dating celebrities. After spending more than a year with actor Andrew Keegan (former fiancé of country singer LeAnn Rimes), she moved on to Justin Timberlake's best friend and personal assistant, Trace Ayala. They've been together since May 2003.
elisha is the girl next door
While 24 has become a commercial and critical hit (it won the Best Television Series -- Drama -- Golden Globe in 2004), Elisha also made time to appear as a mysterious one-night stand in Old School (2003) and as an American sex kitten in Love Actually (2003). Her next project, The Girl Next Door (2004), in which she plays a former porn star, is her first American leading role. In 2004, she also adds House of Wax to her resume
Katherine Heigl
Celebrity biographies  Katherine Heigl poses for a magazine photo shoot |
Katherine Heigl was born in Connecticut on November 24, 1978. She grew up there, with her two older brothers and older sister. The natural blonde got her start as a child model is Sears catelogs. She then moved to commercial work, which eventually opened doors for film roles. Small roles in That Night and King of the Hill. In 1994, Katherine had a main role in My Father the Hero, playing Gerard Depardieu's resentful daughter. This lead up to playing Steven Segal's niece in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. After this role, Katherine flourished with fame, appearing on David Letterman and Jay Leno, and on the cover of Seventeen Magazine. Follwing the graduation of high school, Katherine moved to California to concentrate on acting, full-time. She starred in the independent feautures Prince Valiant and Stand-In's. In 1998, Katherine became part of the Chucky sequels, when she joined the cast, including Jennifer Tilly, in the cult-hit, The Bride of Chucky. Despite the horror of Chucky, the 5'8" actres went on to co-star with Peter Fonda in the TV-movie, The Tempest. And now, she plays Isabel Evens on the WB hit, Roswell. Look for Katherine in upcoming movies, she is on the fast track to fame.
 Katherine Heigl photo during Maxim magazine shoot |
1994 film My Father, The Hero. Katherine then went on to have a part in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. After graduating from New Canaan High School, where she balanced acting and modeling with the hectic life of a student, she pursued a full-time acting career. She went on to star in independent films such as Prince Valiant and Wish Upon a Star. Katherine then starred opposite Peter Fonda in the TV film, The Tempest. She now has a regular part on Roswell, the hit alien series on the WB network, where she is Isabel, an alien with 2 brothers Max and Michael. While working on Roswell, Katherine made time to take on two film projects, with roles in 100 Girls and Valentine. She also has upcoming roles in two new feature films.
Films and TV Shows:
That Night (1992)
King of the Hill
My Father, The Hero (1994)
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Prince Valiant
Wish upon a Star
Bride of Chucky (1998)
Bug Buster
The Tempest
Roswell High
100 Girls and Valentine.
Kirsten Dunst
Celebrity biographies
 Kirsten Dunst poses during a photo shoot |
Dunst made her acting debut before she was able to walk. She was signed to the Ford Modeling Agency as a child and by age 12, she had made over 100 commercials.
In 1989, Dunst made her film debut with a small role in Woody Allens New York Stories. This was soon followed by a role as Tom Hanks daughter in the film adaptation of Tom Wolfes bestselling novel, The Bonfire of the Vanities.
Dunst got her big break at the tender age of 11, when she played the pre-pubescent bloodsucker Claudia in the screen adaptation of Anne Rices Interview with the Vampire. Although critical response to the film was mixed, Dunst received high marks from reviewers for her controlled portrayal of an adult perpetually trapped in a childs body. Rices literary following flocked to the film and made Dunst a ghoulish cult favorite. For her performance, Dunst received the MTV Movie Award for best breakthrough performance and a Golden Globe nomination for best supporting actress.
Dunst went on to appear in a string of major Hollywood productions including Little Women (1994), Jumanji (1995) and Wag the Dog (1997), but also received critical attention for her performances in the less-publicized mock-documentary Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) and the political spoof Dick (1999).
Dunst engineered a successful transition to adult roles with her 2000 appearance in Sophia Coppolas The Virgin Suicides. Dunst received positive critical attention for her facility with the movies weighty themes of teen suicide and burgeoning sexuality.
 Kirsten Dunst poses for a photo shoot |
Dunst was chosen to play opposite fellow child-phenom Tobey Maguire in the 2002 adaptation of Spiderman. The film netted $114 million in its opening weekend, a box-office record, and proved Dunst and Maguire's ability to play bankable leading roles. The two then went on to film the sequal, released in 2004, which was equally sucessful. Dunst then continued with more serious films, such as Columbia Pictures' The Crimson Petal and the White, a period piece about a well-read prostitute taken in by a wealthy family in Victorian London, and Mike Newell's Mona Lisa Smile with Julia Roberts. Dunst will also star in Wimbledom as an up-and-coming American tennis ace.
In her early teens, Dunsts family moved to Los Angeles to further her career. When her parents separated, she and her brother remained with her mother, Inez. Film commitments required Dunst to abandon high school and finish her degree with private tutors. Plans for college have also been abandoned in favor of acting. Dunst continues to live Los Angeles.
Kirsten Dunst Filmography
Marie-Antoinette (2006)--Marie Antoinette
Elizabethtown (2005)--Claire Colburn
Wimbledon (2004)--Lizzie Bradbury
Spider-Man 2 (2004)--Mary Jane Watson
Spider-Man 2: The Game (2004) (VG) (voice)--Mary Jane Watson
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)--Mary
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)--Betty Warren
Kaena: The Prophecy (2003) (voice)--Kaena
Levity (2003)--Sofia Mellinger
Spider-Man (2002)--Mary Jane Watson
The Mummy Parody (2001) (TV)
The Cat's Meow (2001)--Marion Davies
Crazy/Beautiful (2001)--Nicole Oakley
Get Over It (2001)--Kelly 'Kel' Woods
All Forgotten (2000)--Zinaida
Savage Garden: 'I Knew I Loved You' video (2000)--Girl on Subway
Deeply (2000)--Silly
Bring It On (2000)--Torrance 'Torr' Shipman
Luckytown Blues (2000)--Lidda Doyles
The Crow: Salvation (2000)--Erin Randall
Dick (1999)--Betsy Jobs
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)--Amber Atkins
The Virgin Suicides (1999)--Lux Lisbon
The Devil's Arithmetic (1999) (TV)--Hannah Stern
Stories from My Childhood (1998) TV Series (voice)--Alice/Gerda
Strike! (1998)--Verena Von Stefan
Kiki's Delivery Service (1998) (voice)--Kiki
The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1998) (voice)--Becky Thatcher
Small Soldiers (1998)--Christy Fimple
Fifteen and Pregnant (1998) (TV)--Tina Spangler
True Heart (1997)--Bonnie
Wag the Dog (1997)--Tracy Lime
Anastasia (1997) (voice)--Young Anastasia
Tower of Terror (1997) (TV)--Anna
Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy (1996) (TV)--Sara Weaver
Mother Night (1996)--Young Resi Noth
Children Remember the Holocaust (1995) (TV) (voice)
Jumanji (1995)--Judy Shepherd
Greedy (1994)--Jolene
Little Women (1994)--Younger Amy March
Interview with the Vampire (1994)--Claudia
Darkness Before Dawn (1993) (TV)--Sandra Guard (age 8)
High Strung (1991)--Young Girl
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)--Campbell McCoy
Loving (1990-1991) TV Series--Young Child
New York Stories (1989)--Lisa's Daughter
Jessica Biel
Celebrity biographies
 Jessica Biel is in the drivers' seat for this photo session |
Jessicas nickname is Jesse. She has green eyes and lightbrown hair. She wears unwillingly feminine clothes and dislikes proprietary collections. She compilates her garments herself and altogether she got an unconventional fashion style. Jesse about her clothes: I have some really crazy things, like skirts with feathers. I'm actually not much of a skirt person, but I've kinda gotten into that a little more in these past years. My dad tells me, 'You know, you can be everything. You don't always have to be jock and tough girl and a strong chick. You can do that, but then you can also be glamorous.' And I was thinking about that going, 'Yeah, that's kind of cool, Dad. It's a good idea.' So I'll wear sweats one day, and the next day I'll have on six-inch shoes, tight shorts, and a baggy men's t-shirt with nothing underneath. I'm just all over the place. Jessicas best friend is Jesse Peterson, they grew up together. Jessica got a pitchblack cat named Kit Kat and a cockerspaniel named Freckles. Jessica about her buying behavior: I'm really good at shopping when I need to, when I know what I need and I know where to get it. I'll go to one store, be in there for twenty minutes, and then I'm done and I'm out. I'm pretty good, but I can't handle malls. They just make me sick - I can't stand them! Her hobbis are singing, dancing, any kind of sport and hang out with her friends. Her fave sports are soccer, rollerblading, mountainbiking, snowboarding, gymnastik, football, hockey and also, but not above all, basketball. Jessica collects (and wears sometimes) special spectacle frames without lenses, in strange styles and colors, especially those of the fifties.
 Jessica Biel poses topless for this magazine photo |
Filmography:
Summer Catch (2001)--Tenley Parrish
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)--Allie
Ulee's Gold (1997)--Casey Jackson
7th Heaven (1996) TV Series--Mary Camden
Date of Birth: March 3, 1982
Place of Birth: Ely, Minnesota
Raised In: Connecticut, Colorado
Home: Boulder, CO
Career Start: 7th Heaven
Height: 5'8
Middle Name: Claire
Nickname: Jesse
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Brown
Waist: 23 1/2 Hips: 34
Shoe Size: 8 1/2 - 9
Dress Size: 5-6
Sign: Pisces
Cameron Diaz
Celebrity biographies
 Cameron Diaz poses for a photo session |
There she hooked up with a photographer who, within a week, helped her land a modeling contract with the Elite Modeling Agency. She talked her father (a Cuban-American foreman) and her mother (a German, Native American, and English broker) into letting her expand her career in Japan, accompanied only by another fifteen-year-old fellow model. Her parents were rather easy-going, taking their head-banging party-going kid everywhere. "I was a tough kid with the jeans, the concert shirt with the flannel over it, the comb in the back pocket and the feathered hair." Her mother even accompanied her to first Van Halen concert. So in the end, Cameron was off to Japan. Diaz advises, "Believe me, you can get into a lot of trouble being sixteen years old in a foreign country with no adult telling you when to come home." So the next five years were spent traveling from continent to continent, country to country. "Australia, Morocco, Paris, Mexico, here, there, everywhere," before settling in her Hollywood apartment with Carlos de La Torre, a video producer and her companion for five years. Posing for Mademoiselle and Seventeen and appearing in ads for Calvin Klein, Levi's, and Coca Cola is no small accomplishment for a 21-year-old woman.
 Cameron Diaz at the movie premier for 'The Holiday' |
She got ulcer. Cameron then realized the heavy weight on her shoulders, the responsibility for the success of the film. The studios weren't too confident or keen in hiring Cameron after the ulcer during Mask production and her injury during Kombat pre-production. So Diaz trotted down the road of independent films, scoring several roles. She played a character named Jude in The Last Supper (1995), directed by Stacy Title. "I did the Last Supper simply to get the opportunity to work with other actors. I never had any other experience acting other than The Mask." It was during this year (1995) that Cameron ended her longstanding, 5-year relationship with Carlos de La Torre. In Feeling Minnesota (1996), she runs off with her brother-in-law (Keanu Reeves). In She's the One (1996), Cameron sleeps with bros. Ed Burns and Mike McGlone. Strangely, many of Cameron's acting roles involved playing vulnerable females, often tied-up; Cameron also displays her well-shaped body in these movies with swimsuits and several swimming scenes. As the wife of a prominent judge (Harvey Keitel) more than twice her age, she finds herself in a terrible mess after discovering a dead body in Head Above Water (1996).
That same year, Cameron was named the N.A.T.O./ShowWest Female Star of Tomorrow by the National Association of Theater Owners. She now had several films under her belt, award recognition, and a small following of fans. Returning to the big-studio films, Cameron's task was to star side-by-side with Hollywood cutie Julia Roberts who was also making somewhat of a return in My Best Friend's Wedding. The summer romantic comedy scored well among critics, not to mention Cameron's performance aside Julia. Cameron then went on to A Live Less Ordinary by Danny Boyle with kidnapper Ewan McGregor. Cameron recently starred in the Faralley brothers' There's Something About Mary with her ex-beau and costar Matt Dillon. This box-office smash earned Cameron her biggest Hollywood boost yet. She followed her comedy shasher with an independent film Very Bad Things (1998) as Laura Garrety. Cameron Diaz's upcoming films include Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) as a blonde TV reporter, and On Any given Sunday (1999).
Keira Knightley
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 Keira Knightley stars in Disney's 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies |
This was no small feat for young Keira, who is dyslexic, but she persevered. Although her parents had envisioned a more secure career for their daughter, Keira started to get various acting jobs. Schooling at a nearby comprehensive establishment remained her focal point, but acting as a career choice gradually became a reality.
Pursuing artistic integrity and the satisfaction derived from playing different characters, Knightley's hard work paid off at an early age. European made-for-TV movies and shows started to dot her resume by the age of 11, but it was a stroke of luck that helped her along the way.
Thanks to hard work, and a close resemblance to star Natalie Portman, Knightley was cast as Portman's handmaiden in Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace. Her small but memorable performance garnered her attention in Britain and the U.S. After the release of the film in 1999, Knightley landed a role in an Oliver Twist TV miniseries, portraying Rose Fleming.
After Star Wars and Oliver Twist, things got even better. In 2001, Knightley starred in the successful British film The Hole, and spent three months in Slovakia and Prague filming a 2002 TV version of Doctor Zhivago, in which she played Lara, the same character Julie Christie played in the famous 1965 version. And this was all before her 18th birthday.
 Keira Knightley poses for a magazine photo shoot |
No longer an underground hit, the film made it big at the North American box office. Thanks to Knightley's portrayal of a determined soccer player, she can add the British Newcomer of the Year trophy courtesy of the London Critics Circle Film Awards, and a Best Actress award by the Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema, to her mantle.
The summer of 2003 ushered in the release of the Hollywood blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, with Knightley as the romantic lead. The British comedy Love Actually, with a star-studded cast including Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson, was released in November 2003, while King Arthur has a summer 2004 release.
In 2005, she can add The Jacket, co-starring Adrien Brody, and the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean to her resume -- which means Knightley will be stealing the spotlight for some time to come.
Barely into adulthood, this hot UK export has already won over fans across the Atlantic. The many diverse projects she has lined up prove that she is ready to take the world by storm, and we're waiting with open arms. For now, she keeps a level head and lives with her parents in Richmond, England.
Jessica Alba
Celebrity biographies
 Jessica Alba posing for Maxim magazine photo shoot |
The Alba family moved to Biloxi, Mississippi, then back to California, followed by Del Rio, Texas, and finally back to the West Coast.
Despite constantly moving across the U.S., Alba knew she wanted to be an actress since the age of 5. Her career was ready to take off when an agent signed her, a mere 9 months after a 12-year-old Jessica took an acting class.
Jessica Alba's first film role, in the 1994 film Camp Nowhere, came her way by chance. She was cast with a bit part in the film after one of the characters dropped out of the production. Dark-haired Jessica was cast as the replacement, thanks to the fact that her hair matched that of the original actress.
She then ventured into smaller projects on the small screen, with commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penney, and a recurring role in Nickelodeon's The Secret World of Alex Mack in 1994.
Following her Nickelodeon stint, Jessica, also a PADI-certified scuba diver, was cast as Maya in the 1995 series Flipper. During production of Flipper, Jessica was actually kidnapped after having received telephone threats. Thankfully, she was found unharmed in the trunk of a car.
While working with dolphins on the television series, Jessica was cast in the disastrous film Venus Rising, as well as the 1996 made-for-TV movie Too Soon for Jeff and an episode of Chicago Hope.
 Jessica Alba photo for 'Sin City' movie poster |
As for film, audiences could catch Jessica in P.U.N.K.S. (aka Rebels), Never Been Kissed, co-starring Drew Barrymore, and Idle Hands, co-starring Vivica A. Fox.
With Jessica's growing popularity on the Internet after her role in Flipper and her exotic looks (Jessica's ethnic background consists of Danish, French and Mexican), it's no wonder that James Cameron cast her as the lead role in his television series, Dark Angel. These traits of course, are bonuses next to the fact that she can act...
Nicknamed "Sky Angel," Jessica has been featured in Teen Magazine and Vanity Fair, and was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2001, for Best Actress in a Dramatic Television Series.
After a long engagement to her older co-star Michael Weatherly (Logan on Dark Angel) from 2001 to 2003, Alba has been spotted with Mark Wahlberg.
The L'Oreal model (Alba is a Feria hair color spokesperson) returned to the scene with the title role in 2003's Honey. In 2004, she'll add Into the Blue to her filmography.
Born in Pomona, CA on April 28, 1981, Jessica and her family moved to Biloxi, Mississippi when she was an infant. Three years later, her Air Force father brought the family back to CA, then to Del Rio, Texas, before finally settling in Southern California when Jessica was nine. In love with the idea of becoming an actress from the age of five, Jessica was 12 before she took her first acting class. Nine months later, she was signed by an agent. A gifted young actress, Jessica has already played a variety of roles ranging from light comedy to gritty drama since beginning her career. She made her feature film debut in 1993 in Hollywood Pictures comedy Camp Nowhere (1994). Originally hired for two weeks, she got her break when an actress in a principal role suddenly dropped out. Jessica cheerfully admits it wasn't her prodigious talent or charm that inspired the director to tap her to take over the part. It was her hair, which matched the original performer's. The two week job stretched to two months, and Jessica ended the film with an impressive first credit. Two national TV commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penny quickly followed before Jessica was featured in several independent films. She branched out into TV in 1994 with recurring role in Nickelodeon's popular comedy series The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994).
 Jessica Alba poses for a magazine photo shoot |
Sister of Joshua Alba
Was #1 on Maxim's Hot 100 Babe List. [2001]
Her mother has a French-Danish heritage, while her father descends from Mexican- Indian and Spanish lineage
Was voted the fifth Sexiest Female Star for 2002 in a Hollywood.com poll. She reported plans to wed fiance Michael Weatherly this summer. [February 2002]
Her show Dark Angel (2000) was canceled after two seasons on Fox.
Vote #4 in the Top 10 Sci-Fi Babes in 2002 for her role as Max in Dark Angel
Loves to play golf.
Has started training in dance and Tae Bo two months prior to the start of scheduled filming on her new film, Honey (2003). [July 2002]
Voted in at #6 in FHM's Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll, American edition. [June 2002]
Graduated high school at age 16.
Has a tatoo of a daisy with a ladybug on it on the back of her neck.
Her second cousin is skateboarding legend Steve Salba Alba.
Broke off her long engagement to co-star Michael Weatherly (Dark Angel (2000)) in 2003 but has reconciled recently.
She co-starred in one epidode of Dark Angel (2000) with her brother, Joshua Alba, entitled ...And Jesus Brought a Casserole. He played, Krit, one of her X-5 brothers who wanted to help destroy Manticore in the Season 1 finale.
Engaged to Dark Angel (2000) costar Michael Weatherly. [May 2001]
Mentioned in the D12 song My Band.
Was Punk'd on the Ashton Kutcher-hosted MTV show in 2003. Dax Shepard showed up fully nude at a clothing store Jessica was patronizing, following Miss Alba around the store and exposing his business to the blushing actress as she tried to shop for clothes. The soon-to-be Mrs. Michael Weatherly was a good sport after being informed it was all a practical joke, taped for the short-lived MTV show.
Though it is common for actresses and female pop stars to strip down to various states of undress for magazine layouts and movie/TV scenes, she has stated that she is a very modest girl and would never do a nude scene or pose topless in a magazine. The future Jessica Marie Weatherly has posed for men's magazines fully dressed, however.
Her father is a Mexican-American man of Spanish and Native American descent, and her mother is a French-Canadian woman of Danish and French descent.
Ranked #12 in Stuff magazine's 102 Sexiest Women in the World (2002).
