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Laura Prepon Biography ~ Hollywood Celebrities

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Laura Prepon Biography ~ Hollywood Celebrities

Jennifer Jason Liegh Biography

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Name:Jennifer Jason Liegh
Date of Birth: February 5, 1962

Jennifer Jason Leigh was literally born into the film industry: the daughter of the late actor Vic Morrow and screenwriter Barbara Turner, she made her film debut in the extremely obscure Death of a Stranger when she was only fourteen. A few years later, Leigh dropped out of high school to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute.

Her first important TV role was as the anorexic heroine of The Best Little Girl in the World (1981), for which she voluntarily went down to 86 pounds before the cameras turned. This "method" approach was typical of Leigh, who, even after obtaining stardom, indulged in intense subtextual preparation, such as writing a diary in the style of whichever character she happened to be playing. A lighter excursion followed with Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), which cast her as Phoebe Cates' sexually curious best friend. But just as Leigh's career was building and she was becoming a star, tragedy struck when her father, who was shooting a role in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), was killed during an accident on the set.

It wasn't until 1990 that Leigh began to win true critical respect —as well as a reputation for taking on dark, difficult roles—as that was the year she starred in both Miami Blues (1990) and Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989). Playing ex-con Alec Baldwin's prostitute lover in the former and yet another lady of the night in the latter, Leigh was rewarded with a New York Film Critics Circle Award for her powerful performances.

More acclaim followed, first for her work as a drug-addicted narcotics agent in Rush (1991) and then for her portrayal of a phone sex worker in Robert Altman's 1993 Short Cuts (1993). As part of the film's ensemble cast, she won a Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival for her performance. In later efforts, Leigh demonstrated a fondness for flamboyant, curiously accented characterizations, notably her maniacal "roommate from hell" in Single White Female (1991), her Katharine Hepburn-style comic turn in The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) and her deliberately artifice-laden portrayal of writer Dorothy Parker in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994).

Jennifer Jason Liegh Biography

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Name:Jennifer Jason Liegh
Date of Birth: February 5, 1962

Laura Prepon Biography

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Name: Laura Prepon

Date of Birth: March 7, 1980

Place of Birth:Watchung, New Jersey, U.S

Laura Prepon is an American actress, best known for her role as Donna Pinciotti in the long-running Fox situation comedy That '70s Show, for all eight seasons. Laura Prepon is also known for the role of Hannah Daniels on the ABC drama October Road. Laura Prepon has voiced characters in animated TV series such as American Dad! and King of the Hill, as well as a character in the video game Halo 2.

Following her work on That '70s Show, Prepon worked mainly in television, guest-starring in episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Medium, and Castle. In 2011, Prepon began filming the comedy series Are You There, Chelsea?, based on Chelsea Handler's 2008 book Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea. Prepon plays Chelsea in the series, which is scheduled to debut January 11, 2012.

Early Life

Prepon was born in Watchung, New Jersey, the daughter of Marjorie, a high school teacher, and Michael, an orthopedic surgeon. Prepon's father died during heart surgery in 1993 at age 49; Prepon was 13 years old at the time. Prepon is the youngest of five children. Laura Prepon attended Watchung Hills Regional High School. Laura Prepon studied at Caroline Thomas' Total Theater Lab in New York City. Laura Prepon father was of Russian Jewish descent and her mother is of Irish Catholic background.

Career

1995–2004. Prepon appeared in such plays as A Woman of Property and Ascension Day while in New York. In 1996, she studied drama with acting teacher Caroline Thomas at Thomas' Total Theatre Lab. Also in 1996, she appeared in the Sneaker Pimps music video for the song "6 Underground". Later, in September 1997, she premiered on a Levi Strauss-developed show called They Go On, an Internet-based soap opera.Prepon has also worked as a model and has done photo shoots in Paris, Milan, and Brazil.

During her hiatus from That '70s Show, Prepon worked on the independent film The Pornographer: A Love Story. The film tells the story of an obsessive relationship between a director and an actress. Laura Prepon was also in the film Slackers, which is about two best friends trying to scam their way through college that eventually get caught. Laura Prepon was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2002 for her role in That '70s Show. In 2001 she got her first chance to get in front of a movie camera in the independent film Southlander, a comedy/music film by Steve Hanft starring Beck, Beth Orton and Hank Williams, in which she played a young TV telepathic named Seven=Five.

Laura Prepon was a presenter at many different award shows including, Second Annual TV Guide Awards, in 2000, the 2000 Teen Choice Awards, and the 28th Annual American Music Awards in 2001. Laura Prepon has graced the cover of Maxim twice — once with red hair and once with her hair dyed blonde — and has done a TV advertisement for Gap clothing, although it was never aired. Prepon was named one of Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" in 2002 and one of Maxim magazine's "Hot 100" in 2005.Prepon also had a cameo voice appearance as a United Nations Space Command marine in Halo 2, which was released in 2004. Laura Prepon first notable role came in 2004, with the dark drama Lightning Bug which also starred Bret Harrison, Kevin Gage, and Ashley Laurence. Branching into other arenas than acting, Prepon also served as executive producer of the film.

Laura Prepon has been a guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2003 and 2004, and Last Call with Carson Daly in 2003 and 2005. Laura Prepon also appeared on a episode of MTV's Cribs in 2003.

That '70s Show.Prepon is best known for her starring role as Donna Pinciotti on the Fox television series That '70s Show, from 1998 to 2006. That 70's Show is essentially about six friends, Eric Forman (Topher Grace), Michael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher), Steven Hyde (Danny Masterson), Fez (Wilmer Valderrama), Jackie Burkhart (Mila Kunis), and Donna Pinciotti, who are constantly getting into precarious situations and are always hanging out in Eric Forman's basement. Laura Prepon character, Donna Pinciotti, was the girlfriend of the central character Eric Forman as well as his next door neighbor.

2005–2010.Prepon was an executive producer of E! Hollywood Hold'em

In 2005, Prepon starred in the movie Karla, the true story of Paul Bernardo and his wife Karla Homolka – a couple who kidnapped, sexually abused and murdered three young girls – this was in contrast to her usual lighthearted roles.Prepon was a cast member of the ABC show October Road, which debuted March 15, 2007. The show was canceled by ABC on May 12, 2008, despite strong ratings and a grassroots campaign from the show's fanbase to keep the show alive. In April 2007, she starred in a short film, Once Upon a Time. Laura Prepon has also appeared in the Oxygen movie, Romancing the Bride. Laura Prepon also was the original voice for Hayley Smith on American Dad! and voiced her in an unaired pilot. Laura Prepon appeared as Lauren, Mary's long lost sister, on USA network's In Plain Sight in the episode "A Frond in Need." On February 5, 2010, it was announced that Prepon signed on for Awkward Situations For Men, a pilot on ABC. In 2009 Prepon appeared in How I Met Your Mother as Karen, one of Ted's girlfriends, in the episode "Sorry, Bro." Laura Prepon was also in episodes "The Front Porch" in 2009, and "Say Cheese" in 2010.

2011–present. In early 2011, Prepon was on an episode of Castle, playing an actress studying for the role of Nikki Heat, a character created by Castle. Prepon has been cast as main character Chelsea Newman on Are You There, Chelsea?, based on Chelsea Handler's 2008 book Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea.

Personal Life

Laura Prepon nicknames are Pre, which is short for Prepon, and Snaps.

While on the That '70s Show set, Prepon met Christopher Masterson, who played Francis on the show Malcolm in the Middle and is the brother of Danny Masterson, who played Hyde in That '70s Show. The two started a relationship and eventually moved in together, later separating in 2007. Laura Prepon is now dating Scott Michael Foster who played Cappie on Greek.In a December 2007 interview in Women's Health, Prepon stated that she was a Scientologist.

Filmography

Film and televisionYear Title Role Notes

1995 MCI Commercial N/A Commercial

1997 They Go On Chloe Internet-based soap opera

1998–2006 That '70s Show Donna Pinciotti Television series

2001 Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician Seven Equals Five

2002 Slackers Reanna

2002 Driven Herself Television series

2004 Lightning Bug Angevin Duvet

2004 Pornographer: A Love Story, TheThe Pornographer: A Love Story

2004 King of the Hill April episode "Talking Shop"

2005 Romancing the Bride Melissa Television series

2005 American Dad Hayley Smith (Voice) Unaired pilot

2005 E! Hollywood Hold'em (Executive Producer) TV Series

2006 Come Early Morning Kim

2006 Karla Karla Homolka

2007 Once Upon a Time The Witch Short film

2007–2008 October Road Hannah Daniels Television series

2008 The Chosen One Rachel Cruz

2009 How I Met Your Mother Karen Television series, three episodes - "Sorry, Bro", "The Front Porch" and "Say Cheese"

2009 In Plain Sight Lauren Television series - "A Frond in Need," strong possibility for future episodes

2010 Medium Kate Guest star as self-defense instructor (season 6)

2010 House Frankie Episode: "Private Lives"

2010 Celebrity Ghost Stories Herself Episode 9 - Laura Prepon, Vince Neil, Connie Stevens, Haylie Duff

2011 Castle Natalie Rhodes/Nikki Heat Season 3, episode 11 "Nikki Heat"

2011 Iris Johansen's The Killing Game Eve Duncan Lifetime Network movie

2012 Are You There, Chelsea? Chelsea Newman Television series

Laura Prepon Biography

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Name: Laura Prepon

Date of Birth: March 7, 1980

Place of Birth:Watchung, New Jersey, U.S

Early Life

Career

2005–2010.Prepon was an executive producer of E! Hollywood Hold'em

Personal Life

Laura Prepon nicknames are Pre, which is short for Prepon, and Snaps.

Filmography

Film and televisionYear Title Role Notes

1995 MCI Commercial N/A Commercial

1997 They Go On Chloe Internet-based soap opera

1998–2006 That '70s Show Donna Pinciotti Television series

2001 Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician Seven Equals Five

2002 Slackers Reanna

2002 Driven Herself Television series

2004 Lightning Bug Angevin Duvet

2004 Pornographer: A Love Story, TheThe Pornographer: A Love Story

2004 King of the Hill April episode "Talking Shop"

2005 Romancing the Bride Melissa Television series

2005 American Dad Hayley Smith (Voice) Unaired pilot

2005 E! Hollywood Hold'em (Executive Producer) TV Series

2006 Come Early Morning Kim

2006 Karla Karla Homolka

2007 Once Upon a Time The Witch Short film

2007–2008 October Road Hannah Daniels Television series

2008 The Chosen One Rachel Cruz

2009 How I Met Your Mother Karen Television series, three episodes - "Sorry, Bro", "The Front Porch" and "Say Cheese"

2009 In Plain Sight Lauren Television series - "A Frond in Need," strong possibility for future episodes

2010 Medium Kate Guest star as self-defense instructor (season 6)

2010 House Frankie Episode: "Private Lives"

2010 Celebrity Ghost Stories Herself Episode 9 - Laura Prepon, Vince Neil, Connie Stevens, Haylie Duff

2011 Castle Natalie Rhodes/Nikki Heat Season 3, episode 11 "Nikki Heat"

2011 Iris Johansen's The Killing Game Eve Duncan Lifetime Network movie

2012 Are You There, Chelsea? Chelsea Newman Television series

Reese Witherspoon Biography

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Name: Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon

Date of Birth: March 22, 1976

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana,United States.

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon , better known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and film producer. Witherspoon landed her first feature role as the female lead in the film The Man in the Moon in 1991; later that year she made her television acting debut, in the cable movie Wildflower. In 1996, Witherspoon appeared in Freeway and followed that appearance with roles in three major 1998 films: Overnight Delivery, Pleasantville and Twilight. The following year, Witherspoon appeared in the critically acclaimed Election, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination.

2001 marked her career's turning point with the breakout role as Elle Woods in the box office hit Legally Blonde, and in 2002 she starred in Sweet Home Alabama, which became her biggest commercial film success to date. 2003 saw her return as lead actress and executive producer of Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde. In 2005, Witherspoon received worldwide attention and praise for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk the Line, which earned her an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Witherspoon married actor and Cruel Intentions co-star Ryan Phillippe in 1999; they have two children, Ava and Deacon. The couple separated at the end of 2006 and divorced in October 2007. Witherspoon married her second husband, talent agent Jim Toth, in 2011. Witherspoon owns a production company, Type A Films, and she is actively involved in children's and women's advocacy organizations. Reese Witherspoon serves on the board of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) and was named Global Ambassador of Avon Products in 2007, serving as honorary chair of the charitable Avon Foundation. On December 1, 2010, Witherspoon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Early Life and Education

Witherspoon was born at the former Southern Baptist Hospital (now the Ochsner Baptist Medical Center) in New Orleans, Louisiana, where her parents were living while her father was a student at Tulane University medical school.Reese Witherspoon father, John Draper Witherspoon, Sr., is a Georgia-born otolaryngologist who previously served as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army reserves. Reese Witherspoon mother, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" (Reese), is from Harriman, Tennessee, has a Ph.D. in pediatric nursing and works as a professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University.Witherspoon's Scottish-born distant relative, John Witherspoon, signed the United States Declaration of Independence.Because Witherspoon's father worked for the U.S. military in Wiesbaden, Germany, she lived there for four years as a child.After returning to the U.S., she spent her childhood in Nashville, Tennessee.Although she was born to Catholic parents, she was raised as an Episcopalian.

Witherspoon was selected as a fashion model for a florist's television advertisements at age seven, which motivated her to take acting lessons. At age eleven she took first place in the Ten-State Talent Fair.Witherspoon received good grades in school; she loved reading and considered herself "a big dork who read loads of books."On mentioning her love for books, she said, "I get crazy in a bookstore. It makes my heart beat hard because I want to buy everything."Witherspoon attended middle school at Harding Academy and graduated from the all-girls' Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, Tennessee, during which time she was a cheerleader. Reese Witherspoon attended Stanford University as an English literature major.After completing one year of studies, she left Stanford to pursue an acting career.

Witherspoon is proud of the "definitive Southern upbringing" she received, which, as she said, gave her "a sense of family and tradition" and taught her about "being conscientious about people's feelings, being polite, being responsible and never taking for granted what you have in your life."Witherspoon is described as a "multi-achiever" and was given the nickname "Little Type A" by her parents.On discussing her early achievements, she told Interview magazine, "I just don't see any of it as that remarkable. Maybe that's the attitude I choose to have to keep me sane and keep my feet on the ground. I grew up in an environment where women accomplished a lot. And if they weren't able to, it was because they were limited by society."

Acting Career

Early work (1990–1998)In 1990, Witherspoon attended an open casting call for The Man in the Moon with some friends, intending to audition as a bit player. Reese Witherspoon was instead cast in the lead role of Dani Trant, a 14-year-old country girl who falls in love for the first time with her 17-year-old neighbor. Reese Witherspoon performance was regarded as "memorably touching" by Variety magazine,and critic Roger Ebert commented, "Her first kiss is one of the most perfect little scenes I've ever seen in a movie."For this role, Witherspoon was nominated for the Young Artist Award Best Young Actress. Later that year, she made her TV acting debut in the cable movie Wildflower, directed by Diane Keaton and starring Patricia Arquette.In 1992, Witherspoon appeared in the TV movie Desperate Choices: To Save My Child, portraying a critically ill young girl.In 1993, she played a young wife in the CBS miniseries Return to Lonesome Dove and got a starring role as the leading character Nonnie Parker, a South African girl who must cross 1,250 miles (2,000 km) of the Kalahari, in the teen-aimed Disney film A Far Off Place. In the same year, Witherspoon had a minor role in Jack the Bear, which garnered her the Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actress Co-star. The following year, Witherspoon acted in another leading role as Wendy Pfister in the 1994 film S.F.W., directed by Jefery Levy.

In 1996, Witherspoon was offered parts in two major movies. Reese Witherspoon appeared in the thriller Fear alongside Mark Wahlberg (whom she dated[citation needed]) and Alyssa Milano, playing the role of Nicole Walker, a teenage girl with a handsome boyfriend who turns out to be a violent psychopath. Reese Witherspoon was also the leading actress in the thriller and black comedy Freeway, starring alongside Kiefer Sutherland and Brooke Shields. Reese Witherspoon character, Vanessa Lutz, is a poor girl living in Los Angeles, who, on the way to her grandmother's home in Stockton, encounters a freeway serial killer.The film received positive reviews from the press. Among them was the San Francisco Chronicle, with Mick LaSalle commenting, "Witherspoon, who does a shrill Texas accent, is dazzling, utterly believable in one extreme situation after the other." Witherspoon's performance won her the Best Actress Award at the Cognac Police Film Festival and firmly established her as a rising star.The making of the movie also gave Witherspoon significant acting experience; as she said, "Once I overcame the hurdle of that movie – which scared me to death – I felt like I could try anything." Following completion of Freeway in 1997, Witherspoon took a break from acting in major movies for a year and began dating actor Ryan Phillippe. Reese Witherspoon returned to the screen in 1998 with major roles in three movies, Overnight Delivery, Pleasantville and Twilight.In Pleasantville, Witherspoon starred alongside Tobey Maguire in a tale about a pair of 1990s teenage siblings who are magically transported into the setting of a 1950s television series. Reese Witherspoon portrayed the sister Jennifer, who is mainly concerned about appearances, relationships and popularity. Witherspoon's performance received good reviews and garnered her the Young Hollywood Award for Best Female Breakthrough Performance.Director Gary Ross said he firmly believed Witherspoon was going to be an outstanding movie star.

Early Critical Success (1999–2000)

In 1999, Witherspoon starred alongside Alessandro Nivola in the drama thriller Best Laid Plans; she played Lissa, a woman who schemes with her lover Nick to escape a small, dead-end town. In this same year, she co-starred with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe in the drama film Cruel Intentions, a modern take on the 18th-century French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Reese Witherspoon performance as Annette Hargrove was praised by the San Francisco Chronicle: "Witherspoon is especially good in the least flashy role, and even when called upon to make a series of cute devilish faces, she pulls it off."Coincidentally, she appeared in a music video by Marcy Playground for the film's soundtrack. In the same year, Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick starred in the film adaptation of the 1998 novel Election by Tom Perrotta. Reese Witherspoon portrayed Tracy Flick, a competitive and ambitious over-achiever who runs for student body president. Reese Witherspoon received vast critical acclaim for her performance and won the Best Actress Award from the National Society of Film Critics and the Online Film Critics Society, a first Golden Globe nomination and an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Witherspoon also received a rank on the list of 100 Greatest Film Performances of All Time by Premiere.Academy Award – winning director Alexander Payne praised her: "Reese Witherspoon 's got that quality that men find attractive, while women would like to be her friend. But that's just the foundation. Nobody else is as funny or brings such charm to things. Reese Witherspoon can do anything." In spite of her successful performance, Witherspoon noted in an interview that she struggled to find work after completing the film, due to typecasting. When analyzing the reasons behind her difficulty to find work, Witherspoon commented "I think because the character I played was so extreme and sort of shrewish – people thought that was who I was, rather than me going in and creating a part. I would audition for things and I'd always be the second choice – studios never wanted to hire me and I wasn't losing the parts to big box office actresses but to ones who I guess people felt differently about."

In 2000, Witherspoon received a supporting role in American Psycho and made a cameo appearance in Little Nicky.Reese Witherspoon also appeared as a guest star in season six of Friends, playing the role of Jill Green, Rachel Green's sister. The next year, Witherspoon provided the voice of Serena in the animated film The Trumpet of the Swan, produced by Crest Animation Productions.

Worldwide Recognition (2001–2004)

2001 marked a significant turning point in Witherspoon's career, when she starred in the feature film Legally Blonde. Reese Witherspoon portrayed Elle Woods, a fashion merchandising major who decides to become a law student in order to follow her ex-boyfriend to Harvard University. Speaking about Woods' character, Witherspoon said "When I read Legally Blonde, I was like, 'Reese Witherspoon's from Beverly Hills, she's rich, she's in a sorority. Reese Witherspoon has a great boyfriend. Oh yeah, she gets dumped. Who cares? I still hate her.' So we had to make sure she was the kind of person you just can't hate." Legally Blonde was a box office hit, grossing US$96 million domestically. Witherspoon's performance earned her praise from critics, as the press began referring to her as "the new Meg Ryan". Roger Ebert commented, "Witherspoon effortlessly animated this material with sunshine and quick wit", and Salon.com noted that "she [Witherspoon] delineates Elle's character beautifully". Meanwhile, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer concluded, "Witherspoon is a talented comedian who can perk up a scene just by marching in full of pep and drive and she powers this modest little comedy almost single-handedly."For her work, Witherspoon garnered her second Golden Globe Best Actress nomination and an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance.

Following the success of Legally Blonde, Witherspoon starred in several roles. In 2002, Witherspoon provided the voice of the animated character Greta Wolfcastle in The Simpsons episode The Bart Wants What It Wants.In the same year, she portrayed Cecily in the comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, a movie adaptation of the play by Oscar Wilde; she received a Teen Choice Award nomination for her performance. Reese Witherspoon next feature film in 2002 was Sweet Home Alabama, a movie directed by Andy Tennant. Witherspoon, alongside Josh Lucas and Patrick Dempsey, played Melanie Carmichael, a young fashion designer who intends to marry a New York politician but must return to Alabama to divorce her childhood sweetheart, from whom she has been separated for seven years. Witherspoon regarded this as a "personal role" in that the role reminded her of experiences she had when she moved from her hometown Nashville to Los Angeles.The movie became Witherspoon's biggest box office hit to date, earning over $35 million in the opening weekend and grossing over $127 million domestically in the US.Despite the commercial success, Sweet Home Alabama was given negative reviews by critics. It was called "a romantic comedy so rote, dull and predictable" by The Miami Herald, and the press widely agreed that Witherspoon was the only factor that helped the movie attract a large audience. When describing Witherspoon's role in the movie, The Christian Science Monitor concluded, "Reese Witherspoon is not the movie's main attraction, she is its only attraction."

In 2003, Witherspoon followed up the success of Legally Blonde by starring in the sequel Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde. Reese Witherspoon character, Elle Woods, has become a Harvard-educated lawyer who is determined to protect animals from cosmetics-industry science tests. The sequel was not as financially successful as the first movie and it generated mostly critical reviews. USA Today considered the movie "plodding, unfunny and almost cringe-worthy", but also noted that "Reese Witherspoon still does a fine job portraying the fair-haired lovable brainiac, but her top-notch comic timing is wasted on the humorless dialogue." Meanwhile, Salon.com concluded that the sequel "calcifies everything that was enjoyable about the first movie". Despite being panned by critics, the sequel took over $39 million in its first five days in the U.S. box office charts and went on to gross $90 million in the US. Witherspoon received a $15 million paycheck for the role – a starting point to make her consistently one of Hollywood's highest paid actresses from 2002 onwards.

In 2004, Witherspoon starred in Vanity Fair, adapted from the 19th-century classic novel Vanity Fair and directed by Mira Nair. Witherspoon's character – Becky Sharp – is a woman whose impoverished childhood turns her into an ambitious person with a ruthless determination to find fortune and establish herself a position in society. Witherspoon was pregnant during the filmmaking of this movie and was therefore carefully costumed to conceal her pregnancy.This pregnancy was not a hindrance to her work, as Witherspoon believed the gestation had in fact helped her portrayal of Sharp's character: "I love the luminosity that pregnancy brings, I love the fleshiness, I love the ample bosom—it gave me much more to play with", she said. The film and Witherspoon's portrayal of Sharp received good reviews, as The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Nair's cast is splendid. Witherspoon does justice to the juicy role by giving the part more buoyancy than naughtiness." At the same time, The Charlotte Observer called her work "an excellent performance that's soft around the edges" and the Los Angeles Times concluded that Becky is "a part Reese Witherspoon was born to play".

Walk the Line and beyond (2005–present)In late 2004, Witherspoon began working alongside Mark Ruffalo on the romantic comedy Just Like Heaven. Reese Witherspoon character, Elizabeth Masterson, is an ambitious young doctor left in a coma by a serious car accident; her spirit returns to her old apartment where she later finds true love.

Witherspoon at a promotional event for Walk the Line in 2005Earlier that year Witherspoon was chosen to portray June Carter Cash, the second wife of country music singer and songwriter Johnny Cash, in Walk the Line. Reese Witherspoon never had the chance to meet Carter Cash, as Witherspoon was filming Vanity Fair at the time Carter Cash died. Witherspoon performed her own vocals in the movie, and her songs had to be performed in front of a live audience. When she learned that she had to perform live, Witherspoon was so worried that she asked her lawyer to terminate the film contract. "That was the most challenging part of the role," she later recalled in an interview, "I'd never sung professionally." Subsequently, she had to spend six months learning how to sing for the role. Witherspoon's portrayal of Carter Cash was well received by critics, and Roger Ebert wrote that her performance added "boundless energy" to the movie. Reese Witherspoon won several awards for her performance, including the Golden Globe Award, the Screen Actors Guild, the BAFTA and the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role.

Besides critical success in the movie industry, Witherspoon and her co-star in Walk the Line, Joaquin Phoenix, received a nomination for "collaborative video of the year" from the CMT Music Awards. Witherspoon expressed her passion for the movie: "I really like in this film that it is realistic and portrays sort of a real marriage, a real relationship where there are forbidden thoughts and fallibility. And it is about compassion in the long haul, not just the short easy solutions to problems."Reese Witherspoon also spoke about June Carter Cash, stating that she believed Carter Cash was a woman ahead of her time: "I think the really remarkable thing about her character is that she did all of these things that we sort of see as normal things in the 1950s when it wasn't really acceptable for a woman to be married and divorced twice and have two different children by two different husbands and travel around in a car full of very famous musicians all by herself. Reese Witherspoon didn't try to comply to social convention, so I think that makes her a very modern woman."

Witherspoon's first post-Oscar role came in the modern-day fairy tale Penelope, co-starring Christina Ricci. Witherspoon played the supporting role of Annie, the best friend of Penelope, a girl who has a curse in her family. The film was produced by Witherspoon's company Type A Films and premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival.

Witherspoon was back in front of the camera again in November 2006, as shooting began for the political thriller Rendition. Reese Witherspoon starred alongside Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin, Peter Sarsgaard and Jake Gyllenhaal, playing Isabella El-Ibrahim, the pregnant wife of a bombing suspect. Rendition was released in October 2007 and marked Witherspoon's first appearance in theaters in two years, since the 2005 release of Walk the Line.The movie received mostly negative reviews and was generally considered a disappointment at the Toronto Film Festival. Witherspoon's performance was also criticized: "Reese Witherspoon is surprisingly lifeless", USA Today wrote, "Reese Witherspoon customarily injects energy and spirit into her parts, but here, her performance feels tamped down." In December 2007, Witherspoon began filming the holiday comedy Four Christmases, a story about a couple who have to spend their Christmas Day trying to visit all four of their divorced parents, and in which she stars alongside Vince Vaughn. The film was released in November 2008. Despite only receiving average reviews by critics, the movie became a box office success, earning more than 120 million US dollars domestically and US$157m worldwide.Witherspoon next provided the voice for Susan Murphy, the main character of the computer-animated 3-D feature film Monsters vs. Aliens, which had a March 27, 2009 release from DreamWorks Animation. In 2009, she also produced a spin-off film of Legally Blonde called Legally Blondes, featuring Camilla "Milly" Rosso and Rebecca "Becky" Rosso.

Witherspoon at the White House in 2009With the exception of this animated role, Witherspoon did not appear in a live action film for two years following the release of Four Christmases. Witherspoon told Entertainment Weekly that the "break" was unplanned, stating that, "I just didn’t read anything I liked...There are a lot of really, really, really big movies about robots and things- and there’s not a part for a 34-year-old woman in a robot movie." Witherspoon returned with three films in late 2010 and 2011, all centered around Witherspoon as a woman caught in a love triangle between two men.

The first was James L. Brooks's romantic comedy How Do You Know,which starred Witherspoon as a thirty-something former national softball player who struggles to choose between a philandering baseball star boyfriend (Owen Wilson) and a business executive being investigated for white collar crime (Paul Rudd). The movie was filmed over the summer and fall of 2009 in Philadelphia and Washington, DC,and released on December 17, 2010. The movie was both a critical and box office failure. Despite an over $100 million budget, the film earned only $7.6 million in its opening weekend, leading the Los Angeles Times to call it "one of the year's biggest flops". The movie earned mainly negative reviews from critics, scoring 35% on Rotten Tomatoes with 111 reviews as of late December 2010.

Next up for Witherspoon was a second movie based on a love triangle, the film adaptation of the 1930s circus drama Water for Elephants. Witherspoon began circus training in March 2010 for her role as Marlena, a glamorous performer stuck in a marriage to a volatile husband (Christoph Waltz) but intrigued by the circus's new veterinarian (Robert Pattinson). Filming for the movie took place between late May and early August 2010in various locations in Tennessee, Georgia and California. It was released on April 22, 2011, and received mixed critical reviews, with many citing a lack of chemistry between Witherspoon and Pattinson.

In September 2010, Witherspoon began principal photography in Vancouver for the third film, This Means War, a 20th Century Fox spy comedy directed by McG, in which Witherspoon stars as a woman at the center of a battle between two best friends (played by Chris Pine and Tom Hardy) who are both in love with her. The film is scheduled to be released on February 17, 2012.

Nearly a year after completing work on This Means War, Witherspoon began filming Jeff Nichols's coming-of-age drama Mud in Arkansas in September 2011. Witherspoon will star as the former girlfriend of a fugitive, played by Matthew McConaughey, who enlists two teenage boys to help him escape capture and rekindle his romance with Witherspoon's character. It is slated for a 2013 release.

It has been announced that Witherspoon will produce (under the Type A banner) and star in both Pharm Girl, a film about a woman who takes on the pharmaceutical industry, and a Peggy Lee biopic to be directed by Nora Ephron.Witherspoon's name has also been attached to a number of other possible future films, including a Universal Pictures remake of the 1939 comedy Midnight, scripted by Michael Arndt, and the horror film Our Family Troubles, which she would produce through Type A with Jennifer Simpson, co-producer of Legally Blonde 2. Witherspoon is also rumoured to be taking on a role alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman in Paul Thomas Anderson's upcoming film based on the history of Scientology, tentatively titled The Master. Witherspoon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 1, 2010 at 6262 Hollywood Blvd.

Witherspoon is set to star alongside Jason Segel in the upcoming Sony Pictures film "Sex Tape". The film was written by writer and producer Kate Angelo.

Other projects Witherspoon owns a production company called Type A Films. The company was at first believed by the media to have been named after her childhood nickname "Little Miss Type A."However, when asked about the company by Interview magazine, she clarified the name's origin: "... people think I named it after myself ... It was actually an in-joke with my family because at [age] 7 I understood complicated medical terms, such as the difference between type A and type B personalities. But I just wished I'd named the company Dogfood Films or Fork or something. You carry that baggage all your life."

haritable work Witherspoon is actively involved in children's and women's advocacy organizations. Reese Witherspoon is a long-time supporter of Save the Children, an organization that helps children around the world through education, health care and emergency aid. Reese Witherspoon also serves on the board of the Children's Defense Fund, a child advocacy and research group. In 2006, Witherspoon was among a group of actresses who went to New Orleans, Louisiana in a CDF project to bring to light the needs of Hurricane Katrina victims. In this trip, she helped open the city's first Freedom School, as she met and talked with the children. Witherspoon later called this an experience that she would never forget.

In 2007, Witherspoon made her first move into the world of endorsements, as she signed a multi-year agreement to serve as the first Global Ambassador of cosmetic company Avon Products. Reese Witherspoon acts as a spokeswoman for Avon's cosmetic products and serves as the honorary chair of the Avon Foundation, a charitable organization that supports women and focuses on breast cancer research and the prevention of domestic violence.Witherspoon is also committed to participating in cosmetics product development and appearing in commercial advertisements. Explaining her motives for joining the foundation, she said, "As a woman and a mother I care deeply about the well being of other women and children throughout the world and through the years, I have always looked for opportunities to make a difference."

In the mediaFollowing the successful release of Legally Blonde, Witherspoon hosted Saturday Night Live on September 29, 2001, which was the first episode to air after New York City was devastated by the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11. In 2005, she was ranked No. 5 in Teen People magazine's list of most powerful young Hollywood actors. In 2006, Witherspoon was listed among the Time 100, a compilation of the 100 most influential people in the world, as selected annually by TIME magazine. Reese Witherspoon featured article was written by friend and fellow co-star in the two Legally Blonde films, Luke Wilson. In the same year, she was also selected as one of the "100 Sexiest Women In The World" by the readers of FHM.Witherspoon has appeared on the annual Celebrity 100 list by Forbes magazine in 2006 and 2007, at No. 75 and No. 80, respectively. Forbes also put her on the top ten Trustworthy Celebrities list, according to the characters she had played on the screen. Reese Witherspoon was listed among CEOWORLD magazine's Top Accomplished Women Entertainers.

In 2006, Star fabricated a story saying Witherspoon was pregnant with her third child, which led to Witherspoon suing the magazine's parent company American Media Inc in Los Angeles Superior Court for privacy violation.Reese Witherspoon sought unspecified general and punitive damages in the lawsuit, asserting that the claim harmed her reputation because it suggested she was hiding the news from producers of her upcoming films.

Witherspoon has been featured four times in the annual "100 Most Beautiful" issues of People magazine.In 2007, she was selected by People and the entertainment news program Access Hollywood as one of the best dressed female stars of the year. A study conducted by E-Poll Market Research showed that Witherspoon was the most likable female celebrity of 2007. That same year, Witherspoon established herself as the highest-paid actress in the American film industry, earning $15 to $20 million per film. In April 2008, Witherspoon appeared as a guest star at the 2008 charitable campaign Idol Gives Back.

At the 2011 MTV Music Awards while receiving the MTV Generation Award, Witherspoon criticized stars who have produced sex tapes and explicit photos. Witherspoon was quoted to have said "I get it, girls, that it’s cool to be a bad girl but it is possible to make it in Hollywood without doing a reality show. When I came up in this business, if you made a sex tape, you were embarrassed and you hid it under your bed.”

In April 2011, she once again appeared in People's annual Most Beautiful issue and ranked 3rd.

Personal Life

Witherspoon met American actor Ryan Phillippe at her 21st birthday party in March 1997. The couple became engaged in December 1998,and married in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 5, 1999, at Wide Awake Plantation.They have two children: a daughter named Ava Elizabeth, born September 9, 1999,and a son Deacon Reese, born October 23, 2003.In October 2006, Witherspoon and Phillippe announced that they had decided to separate formally after seven years of marriage. The following month, Witherspoon filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. In her petition she sought joint legal custody of their two children and sole physical custody, with full visitation rights for Phillippe. The couple had no prenuptial agreement and the couple would be entitled to half of all assets gained during the marriage under California law, with Witherspoon's being the more significant. Witherspoon requested that the court grant no spousal support for Phillippe, which he did not contest. On May 15, 2007, Phillippe filed for joint physical custody of the couple's children and made no motion to block Witherspoon from seeking support from him. Witherspoon and Phillippe's final divorce documents were granted by the Los Angeles Superior Court on October 5, 2007.

Throughout 2007, there was persistent speculation in the mass media about a romantic relationship between Witherspoon and her Rendition co-star Jake Gyllenhaal. After the finalization of Witherspoon's divorce in October 2007, Gyllenhaal and Witherspoon became more open with their relationship, particularly due to the release of paparazzi pictures that showed the couple vacationing together in Rome. In March 2008, Phillippe was the first to confirm the relationship in interviews conducted during the promotion of his latest film.The couple was reported to have split in December 2009.

In early February 2010, it was reported that Witherspoon had begun dating Jim Toth. Witherspoon and Toth announced their engagement on December 28, 2010, and married on March 26, 2011 in Ojai, California at Witherspoon's country estate.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes

Actress 1991 Man in the Moon, TheThe Man in the Moon Dani Trant Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress

Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture

1991 Wildflower Ellie Perkins

1992 Desperate Choices: To Save My Child Cassie

1993 Far Off Place, AA Far Off Place Nonnie Parker

1993 Jack the Bear Karen Morris Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actress Co-Star

1993 Return to Lonesome Dove Ferris Dunnigan TV miniseries

1994 S.F.W. Wendy Pfister

1996 Freeway Vanessa Lutz Cognac Festival du Film Policier Award for Best Actress

1996 Fear Nicole Walker

1998 Twilight Mel Ames

1998 Overnight Delivery Ivy Miller

1998 Pleasantville Jennifer/Mary Sue Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Funniest Scene

1999 Cruel Intentions Annette Hargrove Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress

Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Sexiest Love Scene

Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress

1999 Election Tracy Flick Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress

Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress

Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture

Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress

Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female

Nominated – Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress

Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy Fit

1999 Best Laid Plans Lissa

2000 Little Nicky Holly Cameo appearance

2000 American Psycho Evelyn Williams

2001 Trumpet of the Swan, TheThe Trumpet of the Swan Serena Voice

2001 Legally Blonde Elle Woods MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance

MTV Movie Award for Best Dressed

MTV Movie Award for Best Line

Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Performance – Female

Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

2002 Importance of Being Earnest, TheThe Importance of Being Earnest Cecily Cardew Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress

2002 Sweet Home Alabama Melanie Carmichael Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock

Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Performance – Female

Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress

2003 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Elle Woods Executive Producer

2004 Vanity Fair Becky Sharp

2005 Walk the Line June Carter Cash Academy Award for Best Actress

Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress

Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress

San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress

Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Nominated – Empire Award for Best Actress

Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Performance

2005 Just Like Heaven Elizabeth Masterson

2006 Penelope Annie Also producer

2007 Rendition Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress

2008 Four Christmases Kate

2009 Monsters vs. Aliens Susan Murphy / Ginormica Voice

2010 How Do You Know Lisa

2011 Water for Elephants Marlena Rosenbluth Nominated - People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress

Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress - Drama

2012 This Means War Lauren Scott

Year Title Notes

Producer 2003 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Executive Producer

2006 Penelope

2008 Four Christmases

Year Title Role Notes

Television 2000 King of the Hill Debbie 2 episodes

voice

2000 Friends Jill Green 2 episodes 'The One With Rachel's Sister' 'The One Where Chandler Can't Cry'

Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Female Guest Appearance in a TV Series

2002 Simpsons, TheThe Simpsons Greta Wolfcastle 1 episode

voice

2003 Freedom: A History of Us Various roles 3 episodes

2009 Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space Susan Murphy / Ginormica Halloween TV Special

voice

2011 After Lately Herself 1 Episode

Reese Witherspoon Biography

2012-01-20T09:59:00.000-08:00

Name: Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon

Date of Birth: March 22, 1976

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana,United States.

Early Life and Education

Acting Career

Early Critical Success (1999–2000)

Worldwide Recognition (2001–2004)

Witherspoon is set to star alongside Jason Segel in the upcoming Sony Pictures film "Sex Tape". The film was written by writer and producer Kate Angelo.

In April 2011, she once again appeared in People's annual Most Beautiful issue and ranked 3rd.

Personal Life

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes

Actress 1991 Man in the Moon, TheThe Man in the Moon Dani Trant Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress

Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture

1991 Wildflower Ellie Perkins

1992 Desperate Choices: To Save My Child Cassie

1993 Far Off Place, AA Far Off Place Nonnie Parker

1993 Jack the Bear Karen Morris Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actress Co-Star

1993 Return to Lonesome Dove Ferris Dunnigan TV miniseries

1994 S.F.W. Wendy Pfister

1996 Freeway Vanessa Lutz Cognac Festival du Film Policier Award for Best Actress

1996 Fear Nicole Walker

1998 Twilight Mel Ames

1998 Overnight Delivery Ivy Miller

1998 Pleasantville Jennifer/Mary Sue Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Funniest Scene

1999 Cruel Intentions Annette Hargrove Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress

Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Sexiest Love Scene

Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress

1999 Election Tracy Flick Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress

Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress

Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture

Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress

Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female

Nominated – Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress

Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy Fit

1999 Best Laid Plans Lissa

2000 Little Nicky Holly Cameo appearance

2000 American Psycho Evelyn Williams

2001 Trumpet of the Swan, TheThe Trumpet of the Swan Serena Voice

2001 Legally Blonde Elle Woods MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance

MTV Movie Award for Best Dressed

MTV Movie Award for Best Line

Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Performance – Female

Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

2002 Importance of Being Earnest, TheThe Importance of Being Earnest Cecily Cardew Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress

2002 Sweet Home Alabama Melanie Carmichael Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock

Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Performance – Female

Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress

2003 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Elle Woods Executive Producer

2004 Vanity Fair Becky Sharp

2005 Walk the Line June Carter Cash Academy Award for Best Actress

Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress

Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress

San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress

Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Nominated – Empire Award for Best Actress

Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Performance

2005 Just Like Heaven Elizabeth Masterson

2006 Penelope Annie Also producer

2007 Rendition Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress

2008 Four Christmases Kate

2009 Monsters vs. Aliens Susan Murphy / Ginormica Voice

2010 How Do You Know Lisa

2011 Water for Elephants Marlena Rosenbluth Nominated - People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress

Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress - Drama

2012 This Means War Lauren Scott

Year Title Notes

Producer 2003 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Executive Producer

2006 Penelope

2008 Four Christmases

Year Title Role Notes

Television 2000 King of the Hill Debbie 2 episodes

voice

2000 Friends Jill Green 2 episodes 'The One With Rachel's Sister' 'The One Where Chandler Can't Cry'

Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Female Guest Appearance in a TV Series

2002 Simpsons, TheThe Simpsons Greta Wolfcastle 1 episode

voice

2003 Freedom: A History of Us Various roles 3 episodes

2009 Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space Susan Murphy / Ginormica Halloween TV Special

voice

2011 After Lately Herself 1 Episode

Lacey Chabert Biography

2012-01-20T09:39:00.001-08:00

Name: Lacey Nicole Chabert

Date of Birth: September 30, 1982

Place of Birth: Purvis, Mississippi, U.S

Lacey Nicole Chabert is an American actress and voice actress, known for her roles as Claudia Salinger in the television drama Party of Five and as Gretchen Wieners in the movie Mean Girls.Lacey Chabert has also provided the voice of Eliza Thornberry in The Wild Thornberrys TV show and two feature films, and Meg Griffin during the first production season of the animated sitcom Family Guy.

Early Life

Chabert was born in Purvis, Mississippi, the daughter of Julie and Tony Chabert. Lacey Chabert father is a French-speaking Cajun from Louisiana who worked as a maintenance operations representative for an oil company.Lacey Chabert has a younger brother, T.J., and two older sisters, Wendy and Crissy, one of whom owns a restaurant in Purvis.

Career

Chabert made her debut to the big screen in the late 1990s starring as Penny Robinson in the fantasy-space thriller Lost in space (1998). Since then, she has been the voice of Eliza Thornberry in the animated series The Wild Thornberrys, and has voiced Eliza in two movies, The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) and Rugrats Go Wild (2003). Lacey Chabert provided the voice of Meg Griffin for the first production season of the animated sitcom Family Guy (1999), after which Mila Kunis took over the role.
Chabert played the title role in The Brooke Ellison Story, a made-for-TV movie produced by Christopher Reeve, based upon a real-life quadriplegic woman who overcame many obstacles to graduate from Harvard. Lacey Chabert starred in Mean Girls (2004) and the made for TV movie Hello Sister, Goodbye Life (2006) on ABC Family. Lacey Chabert appeared in a 2006 remake of Black Christmas. Lacey Chabert appeared in an episode of Ghost Whisperer opposite former Party of Five costar Jennifer Love Hewitt. Lacey Chabert performed the voice of Princess Elise from the game Sonic the Hedgehog for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Lacey Chabert also voiced Gwen Stacy in the animated series The Spectacular Spider-Man.

Chabert won the 2005 MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team for Mean Girls, shared with Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, and Amanda Seyfried. Lacey Chabert won both the 1997 and 1998 Hollywood Reporter Annual YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama TV Series for Party of Five, and had been nominated three other times for work 1999–2000.The YoungStar awards honor the best film, TV and music performances made exclusively by six to eighteen-year-olds.

In 2007, Chabert starred in the pilot episode of the Fox comedy The Hot Years, which revolved around the lives of four female friends who live together. The pilot was not ordered to series by Fox. Chabert was featured as cover girl of the January 2007 issue of Maxim.

Personal Life

Chabert lives in Southern California, where she moved with her family in 1994 when she began work on Party of Five. Lacey Chabert was "World's Baby Petite" in the "World's Our Little Miss Scholarship Competition" of 1985.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes

Film 1991 Little Piece of Heaven, AA Little Piece of Heaven Princess, or 'Hazal'

1997 Redux Riding Hood Little Red Voice role

Babes in Toyland Jill

Journey Beneath the Sea Merla

Anastasia Young Anastasia Singing Voice Only (Animation)

1998 Lion King II: Simba's Pride, TheThe Lion King II: Simba's Pride Young Vitani Voice role

Lost in Space Penny Robinson

1999 We Wish You a Merry Christmas Cindy Voice role

2000 An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island Tanya Mousekewitz

An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

2001 Not Another Teen Movie Amanda Becker

Tart Eloise Logan

2002 Hometown Legend Rachel Sawyer

Balto II: Wolf Quest Aleu Voice role

Scoundrel's Wife, TheThe Scoundrel's Wife Florida Picou

Wild Thornberrys Movie, TheThe Wild Thornberrys Movie Eliza Thornberry Voice role

2003 Rugrats Go Wild

Daddy Day Care Jenny

2004 Mean Girls Gretchen Wieners

Shadow of Fear Allison Henderson

The Brooke Ellison Story Brooke Ellison Main role

2005 The Pleasure Drivers Faruza

Nice Guys Cindy aka High Hopes

Dirty Deeds Meg

2006 Be My Baby Tiffany

Fatwa Noa Goldman

Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman Crista North Voice role

Black Christmas Dana Mathis

Hello Sister, Goodbye Life Olivia Martin

2007 New Wave, AA New Wave Julie

Being Michael Madsen Vanessa Rapaport

2008 Thirst Noelle

Sherman's Way Marcy

Reach for Me Sarah

2009 Lost, TheThe Lost Jane

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Sandra

In My Sleep Becky

2010 Flights of Fancy Sandy Pre-production

Slightly Single in L.A. Dale Squire

Elevator Girl Liberty (Libby) Taylor

Year Title Role Notes

Television 1991 Star Search with Ed McMahon Jr Vocal Finalist

1993 All My Children Bianca Montgomery #3

Gypsy Baby June Television movie

1994–2000 Party of Five Claudia Salinger

1996–1997 Hey Arnold! Ruth P. McDougal 2 episodes

1997 When Secrets Kill Jennie Newhall Television movie

1998–2004 Wild Thornberrys, TheThe Wild Thornberrys Eliza Thornberry Voice role

1999, 2011 Family Guy Meg Griffin Voice role, (Season 1 Production) (Uncredited)

Rayman: The Animated Series Betina Voice role, 1 episode

2002 Punk'd Herself

2003 Drew Carey Show, TheThe Drew Carey Show Grace 1 episode

2004 The Brooke Ellison Story Brooke Ellison Television movie

2005 American Dragon: Jake Long Jasmine Voice role, 1 episode

2005–2006 Bratz Kaycee Voice role

2006 Hello Sister, Goodbye Life Olivia Martin Television movie

Ghost Whisperer Donna Ellis 1 episode, Love Still Won't Die

2007 What If God Were the Sun? Jamie Spagnoletti Television movie

2008–2009 Spectacular Spider-Man, TheThe Spectacular Spider-Man Gwen Stacy Voice role (main cast)

2011–present Young Justice Zatanna Zatara Voice role (recurring)

2011 Allen Gregory Beth Voice role

Lacey Chabert Biography

2012-01-20T09:39:00.000-08:00

Name: Lacey Nicole Chabert

Date of Birth: September 30, 1982

Place of Birth: Purvis, Mississippi, U.S

Early Life

Career

Personal Life

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes

Film 1991 Little Piece of Heaven, AA Little Piece of Heaven Princess, or 'Hazal'

1997 Redux Riding Hood Little Red Voice role

Babes in Toyland Jill

Journey Beneath the Sea Merla

Anastasia Young Anastasia Singing Voice Only (Animation)

1998 Lion King II: Simba's Pride, TheThe Lion King II: Simba's Pride Young Vitani Voice role

Lost in Space Penny Robinson

1999 We Wish You a Merry Christmas Cindy Voice role

2000 An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island Tanya Mousekewitz

An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

2001 Not Another Teen Movie Amanda Becker

Tart Eloise Logan

2002 Hometown Legend Rachel Sawyer

Balto II: Wolf Quest Aleu Voice role

Scoundrel's Wife, TheThe Scoundrel's Wife Florida Picou

Wild Thornberrys Movie, TheThe Wild Thornberrys Movie Eliza Thornberry Voice role

2003 Rugrats Go Wild

Daddy Day Care Jenny

2004 Mean Girls Gretchen Wieners

Shadow of Fear Allison Henderson

The Brooke Ellison Story Brooke Ellison Main role

2005 The Pleasure Drivers Faruza

Nice Guys Cindy aka High Hopes

Dirty Deeds Meg

2006 Be My Baby Tiffany

Fatwa Noa Goldman

Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman Crista North Voice role

Black Christmas Dana Mathis

Hello Sister, Goodbye Life Olivia Martin

2007 New Wave, AA New Wave Julie

Being Michael Madsen Vanessa Rapaport

2008 Thirst Noelle

Sherman's Way Marcy

Reach for Me Sarah

2009 Lost, TheThe Lost Jane

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Sandra

In My Sleep Becky

2010 Flights of Fancy Sandy Pre-production

Slightly Single in L.A. Dale Squire

Elevator Girl Liberty (Libby) Taylor

Year Title Role Notes

Television 1991 Star Search with Ed McMahon Jr Vocal Finalist

1993 All My Children Bianca Montgomery #3

Gypsy Baby June Television movie

1994–2000 Party of Five Claudia Salinger

1996–1997 Hey Arnold! Ruth P. McDougal 2 episodes

1997 When Secrets Kill Jennie Newhall Television movie

1998–2004 Wild Thornberrys, TheThe Wild Thornberrys Eliza Thornberry Voice role

1999, 2011 Family Guy Meg Griffin Voice role, (Season 1 Production) (Uncredited)

Rayman: The Animated Series Betina Voice role, 1 episode

2002 Punk'd Herself

2003 Drew Carey Show, TheThe Drew Carey Show Grace 1 episode

2004 The Brooke Ellison Story Brooke Ellison Television movie

2005 American Dragon: Jake Long Jasmine Voice role, 1 episode

2005–2006 Bratz Kaycee Voice role

2006 Hello Sister, Goodbye Life Olivia Martin Television movie

Ghost Whisperer Donna Ellis 1 episode, Love Still Won't Die

2007 What If God Were the Sun? Jamie Spagnoletti Television movie

2008–2009 Spectacular Spider-Man, TheThe Spectacular Spider-Man Gwen Stacy Voice role (main cast)

2011–present Young Justice Zatanna Zatara Voice role (recurring)

2011 Allen Gregory Beth Voice role

Kristoffer Tabori Biography

2012-01-20T09:22:00.001-08:00

Name: Kristoffer Tabori

Date of Birth: 4 August 1952

Place of Birth: Malibu, California, U.S

Kristoffer Tabori (born Christopher Donald Siegel) is an American actor and television director.

Early Life

Kristoffer Tabori was born in Malibu, California, the son of director Don Siegel and Swedish-American actress Viveca Lindfors. Kristoffer Tabori appeared in one of his mother's films, Weddings and Babies, as a young boy. Kristoffer Tabori parents divorced in 1953 and Lindfors married Hungarian writer and director George Tabori. Kristoffer Tabori adopted his stepfather's surname and changed the English spelling of his forename.

Career

Kristoffer Tabori started his career as a stage actor in his teens in the late 1960s, and during the 1970s and 1980s he appeared in many films, including Arthur Miller's A Memory of Two Mondays. The majority of his work, however, was in television drama, and during the latter two decades Tabori appeared in dozens of guest roles in many of the medium's most popular network shows, including Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, Cannon, Marcus Welby, M.D., The Streets of San Francisco, The Rockford Files, and many more. 1988 he also played the part of Sir Henry Baskerville in a television production of The Hound of the Baskervilles next to Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes and Edward Hardwicke as Dr. Watson. During the 1990s, Tabori began directing in television and has over forty shows, mostly episode dramas, to his credit. In 2007, Tabori directed the TV film Anna's Storm and episodes of Falcon Beach, and in 2008 directed episodes of The Guard and jPod. Kristoffer Tabori directed the SyFy Channel aliens-Western film High Plains Invaders.

Tabori also has established a career in voice-only work. In 1989, he played Prof. Peter Plum in the first television series of Cluedo, where he was known for his loud protestations of innocence during the studio-based portions of the program. Kristoffer Tabori also voiced HK-47, the assassin droid and comic relief character in the videogames Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, as well as providing the voices for some characters in other Star Wars related products and in the Battlestar Galactica area. Tabori was also featured on the radio program CBS Radio Mystery Theatre. On television, Tabori supplied the voice of War Minister and Emissary in Avatar: The Last Airbender and voiced several characters in The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda as well as the home video series The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible.

Kristoffer Tabori is an Audie Award-winning audiobook narrator and has performed in audio plays for Yuri Rasovsky. Tabori is also the voice of the narrator, Miles, in the 1976 audiobook "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" by Jack Finney. Kristoffer Tabori father, Donald Siegel, had directed the 1957 film version of the novel. In 2008, he voiced a major villain, The Vulture, in Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.

Kristoffer Tabori Biography

2012-01-20T09:22:00.000-08:00

Name: Kristoffer Tabori

Date of Birth: 4 August 1952

Place of Birth: Malibu, California, U.S

Kristoffer Tabori (born Christopher Donald Siegel) is an American actor and television director.

Early Life

Career

Kristin Kreuk Biography

2012-01-20T09:16:00.001-08:00

Name: Kristin Laura Kreuk

Date of Birth: December 30, 1982

Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Kristin Laura Kreuk is a Canadian actress and producer, known for her portrayal of Lana Lang in the American television series Smallville. Kristin Kreuk was also a regular cast member on the Canadian teen drama Edgemont, and has starred in movies such as Eurotrip and Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.

Early Life

Kreuk was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Kristin Kreuk father, Peter Kreuk, is of Dutch descent; her mother, Deanna Che, is of Chinese descent, but was born in Indonesia; her maternal grandmother was born in Jamaica of Chinese descent. Both parents are landscape architects. Kristin Kreuk has a sister named Justine, who is about five years younger.Kreuk trained in karate and gymnastics at the national level until high school but quit in Grade 11 due to scoliosis.Kristin Kreuk attended Edith Cavell Elementary School (vide Edith Cavell) and Eric Hamber Secondary School in Vancouver.

Kreuk planned to study psychology, environmental science, or forensic science at Simon Fraser University, when a casting director for the CBC TV series Edgemont contacted her secondary school, looking for an Asian girl to play the part of a Chinese Canadian, Laurel Yeung, on show, which was shot in Vancouver. Kreuk's drama teacher convinced Kreuk, who had no previous acting experience other than in musicals at her high school, to audition for the role, which she won.

Career

Television After shooting the first season of Edgemont (a teenage soap opera set at a Vancouver-area high school) and getting herself an agent, Kreuk landed the lead role of Snow White in a TV movie titled Snow White: The Fairest of Them All. The film, shot in Vancouver, also starred Miranda Richardson and was directed by Caroline Thompson. It aired on ABC, and later released on DVD, in 2002.In 2003, Kreuk ended her role on Edgemont. In the summer of 2004, Kreuk took the role of Tenar for the Sci Fi Channel two-part miniseries Legend of Earthsea. The miniseries was filmed in Vancouver, directed by Rob Lieberman and broadcast on December 13, 2004.

After Snow White, Kreuk's agent sent an audition tape to screenwriters Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who at the time were putting together the cast of a show they had created for the WB Network entitled Smallville. The series, which was slated to be shot in Vancouver, revolves around the life of teenager Clark Kent before he becomes Superman. Gough and Millar called Kreuk to WB's studios in Burbank, California to audition for the role of Clark Kent's first love, Lana Lang. After seven seasons, Kreuk left Smallville in the beginning of 2008, when her character leaves town. Kristin Kreuk returned as a guest star in the show's eighth season for five episodes to conclude her storyline.

In 2009, Kristin Kreuk signed on for a multi-episode arc in Season 3 of Chuck. Kristin Kreuk played Hannah, a computer troubleshooter who joins the Buy More Nerd Herd after being laid off from her previous job.

In 2010, she portrayed Ben Hur's sister Tirzah in the TV movie Ben Hur, which aired in Canada.

Advertising work Neutrogena made her the spokesmodel for their new worldwide advertising campaign; in this role Kreuk followed in the footsteps of fellow teen stars such as Jennifer Love Hewitt and Mandy Moore. In 2005, she renewed her contract with Neutrogena for another two years, making her the company's longest-serving model spokesperson.

Films

In 2003, Kreuk appeared in her first feature film, with a minor role in Eurotrip, starring Scott Mechlowicz and Michelle Trachtenberg. The film, shot in Prague, Czech Republic, also featured cameos by Matt Damon and Lucy Lawless. It debuted in theatres on February 20, 2004.

In early 2005, Kreuk signed on to the independent feature film Partition. Kristin Kreuk plays Naseem, a vulnerable seventeen-year-old whose world is shattered by the trauma of the Partition of India in 1947; she falls in love with ex-British Indian Army officer Gian Singh (played by Jimi Mistry). Neve Campbell also stars. The film is directed by Vic Sarin and is a co-production between Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom. The film was released to Canadian theaters on February 2, 2007, with a subsequent Region 1 (US and Canada) DVD release on June 26, 2007.

In the summer of 2006, Kreuk starred in the short film, Dream Princess by comic book writer/artist Kaare Andrews. The film is a modern sci-punk retelling of the tale of Sleeping Beauty, with a twist.

Kreuk starred in the 2009 film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, in which she played the title character, Chun Li.The film received generally negative reviews.

In early 2010, Kreuk signed onto the Japanese horror film Vampire. In 2010, Kreuk also starred in the music video "I Heard" by musician "Hill".

Kreuk with Rosena Bhura, of who Kreuk met on the set of Partition, started a production company called Parvati Creative Inc, which focuses on “human-centric films as seen through a female lens”.Parvati's first production is a short film starring Mark Hildreth and directed by Rick Rosenthal called Blink, of which Kreuk is listed as an executive producer.

Kreuk stars as Heather in the 2011 film, Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy, based on Irvine Welsh's novel.

Charity work Along with her friend Kendra Voth, Kreuk established "Girls By Design," a project to empower teenage girls through creative and educational endeavors.

Kreuk is an active member of Team Power Smart, an organization dedicated to promoting energy conservation, and a member of the American Red Cross.

Personal Life

Kreuk resides in her hometown Vancouver with her French bulldog Dublin. As of late 2011, she bought a home in Los Angeles with her actor boyfriend Mark Hildreth. On her blog on the Girls By Design website, she stated that she doesn't eat meat.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes

Film and Television 2001 Snow White Snow White Television movie

2001–

2005 Edgemont Laurel Yeung

2001–

2009 Smallville Lana Lang

2004 Eurotrip Fiona Cameo appearance

2004 Legend of Earthsea Tenar Miniseries

2006 Dream Princess Princess Short film

2007 Partition Naseem Khan

2009 Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li Chun-Li

2010 Ben Hur Tirzah Miniseries

2010 Chuck Hannah 4 episodes

2011 Vampire Maria Lucas

2011 Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy Heather

2012 Space Milkshake Tilda Filming

Kristin Kreuk Biography

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Name: Kristin Laura Kreuk

Date of Birth: December 30, 1982

Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Early Life

Career

In 2010, she portrayed Ben Hur's sister Tirzah in the TV movie Ben Hur, which aired in Canada.

Films

Kreuk starred in the 2009 film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, in which she played the title character, Chun Li.The film received generally negative reviews.

In early 2010, Kreuk signed onto the Japanese horror film Vampire. In 2010, Kreuk also starred in the music video "I Heard" by musician "Hill".

Kreuk stars as Heather in the 2011 film, Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy, based on Irvine Welsh's novel.

Charity work Along with her friend Kendra Voth, Kreuk established "Girls By Design," a project to empower teenage girls through creative and educational endeavors.

Kreuk is an active member of Team Power Smart, an organization dedicated to promoting energy conservation, and a member of the American Red Cross.

Personal Life

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes

Film and Television 2001 Snow White Snow White Television movie

2001–

2005 Edgemont Laurel Yeung

2001–

2009 Smallville Lana Lang

2004 Eurotrip Fiona Cameo appearance

2004 Legend of Earthsea Tenar Miniseries

2006 Dream Princess Princess Short film

2007 Partition Naseem Khan

2009 Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li Chun-Li

2010 Ben Hur Tirzah Miniseries

2010 Chuck Hannah 4 episodes

2011 Vampire Maria Lucas

2011 Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy Heather

2012 Space Milkshake Tilda Filming

Kristanna Loken Biography

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Name: Kristanna Sommer Loken

Date of Birth: October 8, 1979

Place of Birth: Ghent, New York,United States.

Kristanna Sommer Loken is an American actress known for her work in both film and television, and as a fashion model.

Early Life

Loken was born in Ghent, New York, the daughter of Rande (née Porath), a model, and Merlin "Chris" Loken, a writer and apple farmer. All four of her grandparents were born in Norway and emigrated from there to Wisconsin's Norwegian American community. Kristanna Loken grew up on her parents' fruit farm in Upstate New York. Kristanna Loken has a sister named Tanya.

Career

Loken started her acting career in 1994, playing "Danielle 'Dani' Andropoulos #3" on an episode of As The World Turns, and she appeared in several television shows and films, including regular appearances on the television shows Philly, Unhappily Ever After, and Boy Meets World. In 1998 she starred in Mortal Kombat: Conquest as "Taja". Kristanna Loken is probably best known for her performance as the cyborg T-X (Terminatrix) in the 2003 movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. In 2004, she appeared in a German television movie, Die Nibelungen (also known as "Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King" or "Sword of Xanten"), which aired as a 2-part mini-series and set a ratings record. Subsequently, she starred as the leading character in the 2006 film version of the video game BloodRayne, and appeared in director Uwe Boll's film version of the video game Dungeon Siege, called In the Name of the King.

Kristanna Loken appeared in 10 episodes of the fourth season of The L Word, which debuted in January 2007. Additionally, she starred as the title character in the Sci-Fi Channel's series Painkiller Jane which aired from April to September 2007.

Personal Life

Loken stated in an interview with Curve magazine "I have dated and have had sex with men and women, and have to say that the relationships I have had with certain women have been much more fulfilling, sexually and emotionally, than of those with certain men... I connect with an aura, with energy. And if the person with whom I connect happens to be a female, that's just the way it is. That's what makes my wheels turn."

In November 2006, Loken's comments to The Advocate were widely interpreted and reported by the media as an admission that she was in a relationship with her Bloodrayne co-star Michelle Rodriguez, though the relationship was never officially confirmed by either actress.

On January 17, 2008, Loken announced on her Web site that she had become engaged to actor Noah Danby (her co-star in Painkiller Jane). The couple were married at her family's farm on May 10, 2008.

In an interview published on November 16, 2009, she announced that she had separated from Danby and was now in a relationship with a woman.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes

1997 Academy Boyz Linda Baker

2000 Gangland Angie

2001 Air Panic Josie

2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines T-X

2004 "Worn Like a Tattoo" Mary's Mother Dramatic short

Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King Queen Brunhild

2006 BloodRayne Rayne

Lime Salted Love Zepher Genesee

2007 In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Elora

2009 Darfur Malin Lausberg

2010 The Legend Of Awesomest Maximus Hottessa

2011 S.W.A.T.: Firefight Rose Walker

Love Orchard Karen filming

Naked Before the World Diane in production

TelevisionYear Title Role Notes

1994 As the World Turns Danielle Andropoulos #3

1995 New York Undercover Rena Episode: "Young, Beautiful and Dead"

1996 Law & Order Sonya Dubrow Episode: "Savior"

Aliens in the Family Tiffany Kindall

1996–1997 Unhappily Ever After Sable O'Brien 8 Episodes

1997 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Penny Barnes Episode: "AKA Superman"

Star Trek: Voyager Malia Episode: "Favorite Son"

Just Shoot Me! Kristanna Episode: "In Your Dreams"

1996–1998 Boy Meets World Jennifer Bassett 2 Episodes: "An Affair to Forget" & "First Girlfriends' Club"

1997–1998 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Janine Kelly 11 Episodes

1998–1999 Mortal Kombat: Conquest Taja 22 Episodes

1999 Sliders Catherine Clark Episode: "Revelations"

Pacific Blue Officer Claire Keene 2 Episodes: "Blue Hawaii: Part 1" & "Blue Hawaii: Part 2"

2000 D.C. Sarah Logan 7 Episodes

2001–2002 Philly A.D.A. Lisa Walensky 8 Episodes

2007 Painkiller Jane Jane Vasco 22 Episodes

2007–2008 The L Word Paige Sobel 10 Episodes

2010 Ties That Bind Hope Webster TV movie

2011 Burn Notice Rebecca Anderson 1 episode

Kristanna Loken Biography

2012-01-20T08:57:00.000-08:00

Name: Kristanna Sommer Loken

Date of Birth: October 8, 1979

Place of Birth: Ghent, New York,United States.

Kristanna Sommer Loken is an American actress known for her work in both film and television, and as a fashion model.

Early Life

Career

Personal Life

In an interview published on November 16, 2009, she announced that she had separated from Danby and was now in a relationship with a woman.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes

1997 Academy Boyz Linda Baker

2000 Gangland Angie

2001 Air Panic Josie

2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines T-X

2004 "Worn Like a Tattoo" Mary's Mother Dramatic short

Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King Queen Brunhild

2006 BloodRayne Rayne

Lime Salted Love Zepher Genesee

2007 In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Elora

2009 Darfur Malin Lausberg

2010 The Legend Of Awesomest Maximus Hottessa

2011 S.W.A.T.: Firefight Rose Walker

Love Orchard Karen filming

Naked Before the World Diane in production

TelevisionYear Title Role Notes

1994 As the World Turns Danielle Andropoulos #3

1995 New York Undercover Rena Episode: "Young, Beautiful and Dead"

1996 Law & Order Sonya Dubrow Episode: "Savior"

Aliens in the Family Tiffany Kindall

1996–1997 Unhappily Ever After Sable O'Brien 8 Episodes

1997 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Penny Barnes Episode: "AKA Superman"

Star Trek: Voyager Malia Episode: "Favorite Son"

Just Shoot Me! Kristanna Episode: "In Your Dreams"

1996–1998 Boy Meets World Jennifer Bassett 2 Episodes: "An Affair to Forget" & "First Girlfriends' Club"

1997–1998 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Janine Kelly 11 Episodes

1998–1999 Mortal Kombat: Conquest Taja 22 Episodes

1999 Sliders Catherine Clark Episode: "Revelations"

Pacific Blue Officer Claire Keene 2 Episodes: "Blue Hawaii: Part 1" & "Blue Hawaii: Part 2"

2000 D.C. Sarah Logan 7 Episodes

2001–2002 Philly A.D.A. Lisa Walensky 8 Episodes

2007 Painkiller Jane Jane Vasco 22 Episodes

2007–2008 The L Word Paige Sobel 10 Episodes

2010 Ties That Bind Hope Webster TV movie

2011 Burn Notice Rebecca Anderson 1 episode

Kirsten Dunst Biography

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Name: Kirsten Caroline Dunst

Date of Birth: April 30, 1982

Place of Birth: Point Pleasant, New Jersey,United States

Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, singer and model. Kirsten Dunst made her film debut in Oedipus Wrecks, a short film directed by Woody Allen for the anthology New York Stories (1989). At the age of 12, Dunst gained widespread recognition playing the role of vampire Claudia in Interview with the Vampire (1994), a performance for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. The same year she appeared in Little Women, to further acclaim.

Dunst achieved international fame as a result of her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–07). Since then her films have included the romantic comedy Wimbledon (2004), the romantic science fiction Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and Cameron Crowe's tragicomedy Elizabethtown (2005). Kirsten Dunst played the title role in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006) and starred in the comedy How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008). Kirsten Dunst won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011 for her performance in Lars von Trier's Melancholia.

In 2001, Dunst made her singing debut in the film Get Over It, in which she performed two songs. Kirsten Dunst also sang the jazz song "After You've Gone" for the end credits of the film The Cat's Meow (2001).

Early Life

Dunst was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to Inez (née Rupprecht) and Klaus Dunst. Kirsten Dunst has one younger brother. Kirsten Dunst father worked as a medical services executive, and her mother was an artist and one-time gallery owner. Dunst is of German descent on her father's side (she obtained German citizenship in 2011 and now holds dual citizenship with the United States and Germany) and of Swedish descent on her mother's side.

Until the age of six, Dunst lived in Brick Township, New Jersey, where she attended Ranney School. In 1991, she moved with her mother and younger brother to Los Angeles, California, where she attended Laurel Hall Day School. In 1995, her mother filed for divorce. The following year Dunst began attending Notre Dame, a private Catholic high school in Los Angeles.

After graduating from Notre Dame, Dunst continued the acting career that she had begun at the age of eight.As a teenager, she found it difficult to deal with her rising fame, and for a period she blamed her mother for pushing her into acting as a child. However, she later expressed that her mother "always had the best intentions". When asked if she had any regrets about the way she spent her childhood, Dunst said: "Well, it's not a natural way to grow up, but it's the way I grew up and I wouldn't change it. I have my stuff to work out ... I don't think anybody can sit around and say: 'My life is more screwed up than yours.' Everybody has their issues."

Career

Early work

Dunst began her career when she was three years old as a child fashion model in television commercials.Kirsten Dunst was signed with Ford Models and Elite Model Management. At the age of eight years old she made her film debut in a minor role in Woody Allen's Oedipus Wrecks, a short film that was released as one-third of the anthology New York Stories (1989). Soon after, she landed a small part in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), as Tom Hanks's daughter. In 1993, Dunst played Hedril in "Dark Page," the seventh episode of the seventh season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Critical successThe breakthrough role in Dunst's career came in Interview with the Vampire, a 1994 film based on Anne Rice's novel, in which she played the child vampire Claudia, a surrogate daughter to Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt's characters in the film. The film received ambivalent reviews, but many film critics complimented Dunst's performance. Roger Ebert commented that Dunst's creation of the child vampire Claudia was one of the "creepier" aspects of the film, and mentioned her ability to convey the impression of great age inside apparent youth.Todd McCarthy in Variety noted that Dunst was "just right" for the family.The film featured a scene in which Dunst received her first kiss from Brad Pitt, who was 18 years her senior. In an interview with Interview magazine, she revealed, while questioned about her kissing scene with Pitt, that kissing him had made her feel uncomfortable: "I thought it was gross, that Brad had cooties. I mean, I was 10." Kirsten Dunst performance earned her the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, the Saturn Award for Best Young Actress, and her first Golden Globe Award nomination.

Later in 1994, Dunst appeared in the adaptation of the drama Little Women opposite Winona Ryder and Claire Danes. The film received favorable reviews.Critic Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that the film was the greatest adaptation of the novel and remarked on Dunst's performance, "The perfect contrast to take-charge Jo comes from Kirsten Dunst's scene-stealing Amy, whose vanity and twinkling mischief make so much more sense coming from an 11-year-old vixen than they did from grown-up Joan Bennett in 1933. Ms. Dunst, also scarily effective as the baby bloodsucker of Interview With the Vampire, is a little vamp with a big future."

In 1995, she appeared in the fantasy movie Jumanji, loosely based on Chris Van Allsburg's 1981 book of the same name. The story is about a supernatural and ominous board game which makes animals and other jungle hazards appear upon each roll of the dice. Kirsten Dunst was part of an ensemble cast that included Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, and David Alan Grier. The movie grossed $262 million worldwide. That year, and again in 2002, she was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. In 1996, Dunst had a recurring role in the third season of NBC's medical drama ER. Kirsten Dunst portrayed a child prostitute, Charlie Chiemingo, taken under the guidance of Dr. Doug Ross, played by George Clooney. In 1997, she was the voice of Young Anastasia in the animated musical film Anastasia. Also in 1997, Dunst appeared in the political satire Wag the Dog, opposite Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman.The following year she was the voice of the title character, Kiki, a 13-year-old apprentice witch who leaves her home village to spend a year on her own, in the anime movie Kiki's Delivery Service (1998).

Dunst was offered the role of Angela in the 1999 drama film American Beauty, but turned it down because she did not want to appear in the film's suggestive sexual scenes or kiss co-star Kevin Spacey. Kirsten Dunst later explained: "When I read it, I was 15 and I don't think I was mature enough to understand the script's material." That same year, she appeared in the comedy Dick, alongside Michelle Williams. The film is a parody retelling the events of the Watergate scandal which lead to the resignation of U.S. president Richard Nixon.

In Sofia Coppola's independent film The Virgin Suicides (1999), Dunst played the role of troubled adolescent Lux Lisbon. The film was screened as a special presentation at the 43rd San Francisco International Film Festival in 2000. The movie received generally favorable reviews, and San Francisco Chronicle critic Peter Stack noted in his review that Dunst "beautifully balances innocence and wantonness."

In 2000, she played Torrance Shipman, the captain of a cheerleading squad in Bring It On.The film generated mostly critical reviews, with Charles Taylor of Salon.com writing that the film had failed to provide Dunst with as good a role as she had either in Dick or in The Virgin Suicides. However, Jessica Winter of The Village Voice complimented Dunst, stating that her performance was "as sprightly and knowingly daft as her turn in Dick. Kirsten Dunst provides the only major element of Bring It On that plays as tweaking parody rather than slick, strident, body-slam churlishness." The movie grossed $90 million worldwide.

The following year, Dunst had the lead in the teen comedy Get Over It (2001). Kirsten Dunst later explained that one of the reasons for accepting the role was that it gave her the opportunity to sing. Also in 2001, she depicted the late American actress Marion Davies in The Cat's Meow, directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Derek Elley of Variety described the film as "playful and sporty," saying that this was Dunst's best performance to date: "Believable as both a spoiled ingenue and a lover to two very different men, Dunst endows a potentially lightweight character with considerable depth and sympathy."In the Esquire review, Tom Carson called her performance "terrific."For her work, she won the Best Actress Silver Ombú category award at the 2002 Mar del Plata Film Festival.

Spider-Man and After

Dunst at the Cannes film festival premiere of Marie Antoinette.In the 2002 superhero film Spider-Man, the most successful film of her career to date, Dunst played Mary Jane Watson, the best friend and love interest of the title character, played by Tobey Maguire. The film was directed by Sam Raimi. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly remarked on Dunst's ability to "lend even the smallest line a tickle of flirtatious music." In the Los Angeles Times review, critic Kenneth Turan noted that Dunst and Maguire made a real connection on screen, concluding that their relationship involved audiences to an extent rarely seen in films. Spider-Man was a commercial and critical success. The movie grossed $114 million during its opening weekend in North America and went on to earn $822 million worldwide.

Following the success of Spider-Man, Dunst appeared in the independent drama Levity (2003), where she had a supporting role. That same year she starred in Mona Lisa Smile (2003). Kirsten Dunst was part of an ensemble cast that included Julia Roberts, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Julia Stiles. The film generated mostly negative reviews, with Manohla Dargis of the Los Angeles Times describing it as "smug and reductive." Kirsten Dunst next appeared in the supporting role of Mary Svevo in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), alongside Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, and Tom Wilkinson. The latter film received very positive reviews,with Entertainment Weekly describing Dunst's subplot as "nifty and clever."The movie grossed $72 million worldwide

The success of the first Spider-Man film led Dunst to reprise the role in the 2004 sequel, Spider-Man 2.The movie was well received by critics and a financial success, setting a new opening weekend box office record for North America.With revenue of $783 million worldwide, it was the second highest grossing film in 2004. Also in 2004, she portrayed a rising tennis player in the Wimbledon Championships opposite Paul Bettany, who played a fading former tennis star in the romantic comedy Wimbledon. Reception for the movie was mixed, but many critics enjoyed Dunst's performance.Claudia Puig of USA Today reported that the chemistry between Dunst and Bettany was potent, with Dunst doing a fine job as a sassy and self-assured player.

In 2005, she appeared as flight attendant Claire Colburn alongside Orlando Bloom, in Elizabethtown, a movie written and directed by Cameron Crowe. The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival. Dunst revealed that working with Crowe was enjoyable, but more demanding than she had expected. The movie garnered mixed reviews,with the Chicago Tribune rating it one out of four stars and describing Dunst's portrayal of a flight attendant as "cloying." It was a box office disappointment.

Dunst's next film role was the title character in the 2006 biographical film Marie Antoinette. Adapted from Antonia Fraser's book Marie Antoinette: The Journey, the film was Dunst's second with director Sofia Coppola. The movie was screened at a special presentation at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival,and was reviewed favourably. International revenues were $45 million out of $60 million overall.

Dunst with Brian Geraghty at the 2010 premiere of Bastard.In 2007 she again played Mary Jane Watson, in Spider-Man 3.In contrast to the previous two films' positive reviews, Spider-Man 3 was met with a mixed reception by critics. Nonetheless, with a total worldwide gross of $891 million, it stands as the most commercially successful film in the series and Dunst's highest grossing film to the end of 2008. Having initially signed on for three Spider-Man films, she revealed that she would do a fourth, but only if Raimi and Maguire also returned. In January 2010 it was announced that the Spider-Man franchise would be restarted, thus dropping Dunst, Maguire, and Raimi from the film series.

In 2008, Dunst starred alongside Simon Pegg in How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, an adaptation of the memoir of the same name by former Vanity Fair contributing editor Toby Young. After she signed on to the film, she revealed that she had joined the project because Pegg was scheduled to appear in it.

Since 2010, Dunst's work has included directing the short film Bastard which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2010, and was later featured at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.Kirsten Dunst next role was in a leading role opposite Ryan Gosling in the romantic drama All Good Things (2010) in which she portrays a woman from a run-down neighborhood who goes missing.The feature received reasonable reviews, and earned $640 thousand worldwide. Dunst stars in Lars von Trier's science-fiction film Melancholia as a depressed woman at the end of the world. The film, which also stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland and Charlotte Rampling premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Dunst won the Best Actress Award award for her performance.

Dunst has signed to appear in Sweet Relief as peace activist Marla Ruzicka, a U.S. relief worker killed by a suicide bomb in Baghdad.Kirsten Dunst has expressed interest in playing the role of Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry in Michel Gondry's upcoming biographical film about the band. Dunst is due to appear in Juan Diego Solanas' science fiction-romance film Upside Down co-starring Jim Sturgess. Dunst has also recently filmed the short film The Second Bakery Attack with Brian Geraghty.

Reports have also stated that she will join Kristen Stewart, Sam Riley, and Garrett Hedlund in the upcoming feature, On the Road.Kirsten Dunst will make a cameo appearance in the upcoming short feature Fight for Your Right Revisited. It premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. As of September 2011, Dunst finished filming the independent comedy, Bachelorette, produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.Reports have stated that she will join Clive Owen and Orlando Bloom in the international thriller titled 'Cities'. Filming will begin in Spring of 2012. In January 2012, Dunst will also star alongside Mark Ruffalo and Billy Crudup in the drama film, 'Red Light Winter'.

Music

Dunst made her singing debut in the 2001 film Get Over It, performing two songs written by Marc Shaiman. Kirsten Dunst also lent her voice to the end credits of The Cat's Meow, singing Henry Creamer and Turner Layton's jazz standard "After You've Gone." In Spider-Man 3, she sings two songs as part of her role as Mary Jane Watson, one during a Broadway performance, and one as a singing waitress in a jazz club. Dunst revealed that she recorded the songs earlier and later lip-synced to it when filming began.Kirsten Dunst also appeared in the music videos for Savage Garden's "I Knew I Loved You,"and R.E.M.'s "We All Go Back to Where We Belong"and she sang two tracks—"This Old Machine" and "Summer Day"—on Jason Schwartzman's 2007 solo album Nighttiming.In an interview with The Advertiser, Dunst explained that she has no plans to follow the steps of other actors who release albums, saying: "Definitely not. No way. It worked when Barbra Streisand was doing it, but now it's a little cheesy, I think. It works better when singers are in movies."

Dunst starred as the magical princess Majokko in the Takashi Murakami and McG directed short Akihabara Majokko Princess singing a cover of "Turning Japanese". This was shown at the "Pop Life" exhibition in London's Tate Modern museum. It shows Dunst prancing around Akihabara, a crowded shopping district in Tokyo.The exhibition was held from October 1, 2009 to January 17, 2010 in London.

Personal Life

Dunst has reportedly been involved in short-term relationships with actor Jake Gyllenhaal, and musician Johnny Borrell of Razorlight.

Dunst was treated for depression in early 2008 at the Cirque Lodge treatment center in Utah. Kirsten Dunst explained that she had been feeling low in the six months before her admission. In late March she checked out of the treatment center and began filming All Good Things. In May she went public with this information in order to highlight the struggle faced by so many other successful women and to dispel false rumors that had been very painful for her friends and family.Kirsten Dunst has also gone public detailing her "sedate lifestyle" and the fact that she has a single apartment in New York with one bedroom.

Citizenship

Kirsten Dunst gained German citizenship in 2011 and now holds dual citizenship with Germany and the U.S.

Politics

Dunst supported Democratic candidate John Kerry in the 2004 U.S. presidential election.Four years later, she supported Democrat Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.Dunst revealed that she supported Obama "from the beginning" of the presidential campaign. In support of this, she directed and narrated a documentary entitled Why Tuesday, explaining the United States tradition of voting on Tuesdays. Dunst explained that Tuesday is "not a holiday, and [the United States is] one of the lowest democratic countries in voter turnout." Kirsten Dunst felt it important to "influence people in a positive way" to vote on November 4.

Charity Work

Kirsten Dunst charity work includes participation with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, in which she helped design and promote a necklace, for which all proceeds from sales went to the Glaser foundation. Kirsten Dunst also has helped with breast cancer awareness; in September 2008 she participated in the Stand Up to Cancer telethon, to help raise funds to accelerate cancer research.On December 5, 2009, she participated in the Teletón in Mexico, to help raise funds to treat cancer and children rehabilitation.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes

Film and television 1989 New York Stories Lisa's daughter Uncredited

1990 Bonfire of the Vanities, TheThe Bonfire of the Vanities Campbell McCoy

1991 High Strung Young Girl

1993 Darkness Before Dawn Sandra Guard

1993 Sisters Kitten Margolis Episode: "Dear Georgie"

Episode: "The Land of the Lost Children"

1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation Hedril Episode: "Dark Page"

1994 Greedy Jolene

1994 Interview with the Vampire Claudia Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress

Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress

MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance

Nominated–Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress

Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Nominated–Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress

1994 Little Women Younger Amy March Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress

Nominated–Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress

1995 Jumanji Judy Shepherd Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor

1996 Siege at Ruby Ridge, TheThe Siege at Ruby Ridge (aka

Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy) Sara Weaver YoungStar Awards 1997: Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Made For TV Movie

1996 Mother Night Young Resi Noth

1996 Touched by an Angel Amy Ann McCoy Episode: "Into the Light"

1996 ER Charlie Chiemingo Episode: "Ghosts"

Episode: "Union Station"

Episode: "Homeless for the Holidays"

Episode: "Night Shift"

Episode: "Post Mortem"

Episode: "One More for the Road"

1997 Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits Joyce Taylor Episode: "Music of the Spheres"

1997 Tower of Terror Anna Petterson

1997 Anastasia Young Anastasia Voice

1997 Gun Sondra Episode: "The Hole"

1997 Wag the Dog Tracy Limes

1997 True Heart Bonnie

1998 Stories from My Childhood Alice/Ivett Episode: "The Snow Queen"

Episode: "Alice and the Mystery of the Third"

1998 Fifteen and Pregnant Tina Spangler Television movie

1998 Kiki's Delivery Service Kiki Voice in English language dubbed version

1998 Small Soldiers Christy Fimple

1998 Hairy Bird, TheThe Hairy Bird Verena von Stefan

1998 Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer, TheThe Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer Becky Thatcher Voice

1999 Devil's Arithmetic, TheThe Devil's Arithmetic Hannah Stern Television movie

1999 Virgin Suicides, TheThe Virgin Suicides Lux Lisbon Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Actress

1999 Drop Dead Gorgeous Amber Atkins

1999 Dick Betsy Jobs

2000 Lover's Prayer Zinaida

2000 Crow: Salvation, TheThe Crow: Salvation Erin Randall

2000 Luckytown Lidda Doyles

2000 Bring It On Torrance Shipman

2000 Deeply Silly

2001 Get Over It Kelly Woods/Helena Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Film—Choice Chemistry

2001 Crazy/Beautiful Nicole Oakley

2001 Cat's Meow, TheThe Cat's Meow Marion Davies Mar del Plata Film Festival for Best Actress

2002 Spider-Man Mary Jane Watson Empire Movie Award for Best Actress

MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance

MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss

Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Lip Lock

Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Film—Choice Chemistry

Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Film—Choice Actress, Drama/Action Adventure

2002 Saturday Night Live Host Season 27 Episode 524

2003 Death and Life of Nancy Eaton, TheThe Death and Life of Nancy Eaton TV

2003 Levity Sofia Mellinger

2003 Kaena: The Prophecy Kaena Voice

2003 Mona Lisa Smile Betty Warren Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Sleazebag

2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Mary Svevo Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble

2004 Spider-Man 2 Mary Jane Watson Empire Movie Award for Best Actress

Nominated–People's Choice Award for Favorite On-Screen Chemistry

2004 Wimbledon Lizzie Bradbury

2005 Elizabethtown Claire Colburn

2006 Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette ShoWest Award for Female Star of the Year

2007 Spider-Man 3 Mary Jane Watson Nominated–People's Choice Award for Favorite On Screen Match-up

Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Liplock

Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure

Nominated–National Movie Award for Best Performance by a Female

2008 How to Lose Friends and Alienate People Alison Olsen

2010 Second Bakery Attack, TheThe Second Bakery Attack Nat Short film

2010 All Good Things Katie Marks

2011 Fight for Your Right Revisited Metal Chick Short film

2011 Melancholia Justine Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress (Prix d'interprétation féminine)

Nominated — European Film Award for Best Actress

Nominated — New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress

Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Nominated — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Nominated — Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

2012 Upside Down Eve post-production

2012 On the Road Camille post-production

2012 Bachelorette Regan post-production

Kirsten Dunst Biography

2012-01-20T08:46:00.000-08:00

Name: Kirsten Caroline Dunst

Date of Birth: April 30, 1982

Place of Birth: Point Pleasant, New Jersey,United States

Early Life

Career

Early work

Spider-Man and After

Music

Personal Life

Dunst has reportedly been involved in short-term relationships with actor Jake Gyllenhaal, and musician Johnny Borrell of Razorlight.

Citizenship

Kirsten Dunst gained German citizenship in 2011 and now holds dual citizenship with Germany and the U.S.

Politics

Charity Work

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes

Film and television 1989 New York Stories Lisa's daughter Uncredited

1990 Bonfire of the Vanities, TheThe Bonfire of the Vanities Campbell McCoy

1991 High Strung Young Girl

1993 Darkness Before Dawn Sandra Guard

1993 Sisters Kitten Margolis Episode: "Dear Georgie"

Episode: "The Land of the Lost Children"

1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation Hedril Episode: "Dark Page"

1994 Greedy Jolene

1994 Interview with the Vampire Claudia Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress

Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress

MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance

Nominated–Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress

Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Nominated–Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress

1994 Little Women Younger Amy March Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress

Nominated–Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress

1995 Jumanji Judy Shepherd Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor

1996 Siege at Ruby Ridge, TheThe Siege at Ruby Ridge (aka

Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy) Sara Weaver YoungStar Awards 1997: Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Made For TV Movie

1996 Mother Night Young Resi Noth

1996 Touched by an Angel Amy Ann McCoy Episode: "Into the Light"

1996 ER Charlie Chiemingo Episode: "Ghosts"

Episode: "Union Station"

Episode: "Homeless for the Holidays"

Episode: "Night Shift"

Episode: "Post Mortem"

Episode: "One More for the Road"

1997 Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits Joyce Taylor Episode: "Music of the Spheres"

1997 Tower of Terror Anna Petterson

1997 Anastasia Young Anastasia Voice

1997 Gun Sondra Episode: "The Hole"

1997 Wag the Dog Tracy Limes

1997 True Heart Bonnie

1998 Stories from My Childhood Alice/Ivett Episode: "The Snow Queen"

Episode: "Alice and the Mystery of the Third"

1998 Fifteen and Pregnant Tina Spangler Television movie

1998 Kiki's Delivery Service Kiki Voice in English language dubbed version

1998 Small Soldiers Christy Fimple

1998 Hairy Bird, TheThe Hairy Bird Verena von Stefan

1998 Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer, TheThe Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer Becky Thatcher Voice

1999 Devil's Arithmetic, TheThe Devil's Arithmetic Hannah Stern Television movie

1999 Virgin Suicides, TheThe Virgin Suicides Lux Lisbon Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Actress

1999 Drop Dead Gorgeous Amber Atkins

1999 Dick Betsy Jobs

2000 Lover's Prayer Zinaida

2000 Crow: Salvation, TheThe Crow: Salvation Erin Randall

2000 Luckytown Lidda Doyles

2000 Bring It On Torrance Shipman

2000 Deeply Silly

2001 Get Over It Kelly Woods/Helena Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Film—Choice Chemistry

2001 Crazy/Beautiful Nicole Oakley

2001 Cat's Meow, TheThe Cat's Meow Marion Davies Mar del Plata Film Festival for Best Actress

2002 Spider-Man Mary Jane Watson Empire Movie Award for Best Actress

MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance

MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss

Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Lip Lock

Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Film—Choice Chemistry

Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Film—Choice Actress, Drama/Action Adventure

2002 Saturday Night Live Host Season 27 Episode 524

2003 Death and Life of Nancy Eaton, TheThe Death and Life of Nancy Eaton TV

2003 Levity Sofia Mellinger

2003 Kaena: The Prophecy Kaena Voice

2003 Mona Lisa Smile Betty Warren Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Sleazebag

2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Mary Svevo Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble

2004 Spider-Man 2 Mary Jane Watson Empire Movie Award for Best Actress

Nominated–People's Choice Award for Favorite On-Screen Chemistry

2004 Wimbledon Lizzie Bradbury

2005 Elizabethtown Claire Colburn

2006 Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette ShoWest Award for Female Star of the Year

2007 Spider-Man 3 Mary Jane Watson Nominated–People's Choice Award for Favorite On Screen Match-up

Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Liplock

Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure

Nominated–National Movie Award for Best Performance by a Female

2008 How to Lose Friends and Alienate People Alison Olsen

2010 Second Bakery Attack, TheThe Second Bakery Attack Nat Short film

2010 All Good Things Katie Marks

2011 Fight for Your Right Revisited Metal Chick Short film

2011 Melancholia Justine Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress (Prix d'interprétation féminine)

Nominated — European Film Award for Best Actress

Nominated — New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress

Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Nominated — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Nominated — Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

2012 Upside Down Eve post-production

2012 On the Road Camille post-production

2012 Bachelorette Regan post-production

Kim Basinger Biography

2012-01-11T07:22:00.001-08:00

Name:Kimila Ann "Kim Basinger"

Date of Birth: December 8, 1953

Place of Birth: Athens, Georgia

Kimila Ann "Kim Basinger"is an American actress, singer, and former fashion model.

Kim Basinger is known for her portrayals of Domino Petachi, the Bond girl in Never Say Never Again (1983), and Vicki Vale, the female lead in Batman (1989). Basinger received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture nomination for her work in The Natural (1984). Kim Basinger won an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in L.A. Confidential (1997). Basinger also acted in the movies 9½ Weeks (1986) and 8 Mile (2002).

Early Life

Basinger was born in Athens, Georgia. Kim Basinger father, Donald Wade Basinger, was a big band musician and loan manager who as a U.S. Army soldier landed in Normandy on D-Day (June 6, 1944). Kim Basinger mother, Ann (née Cordell), was a model, an actress, and a swimmer who appeared in several Esther Williams films. The third of five children, she has two brothers, Mick and Skip, and two sisters, Ashley and Barbara. Basinger's ancestry includes German, Swedish, Irish and Native American, and she was raised a Methodist.

Kim Basinger spent most of her childhood studying ballet from about the time she was three to her mid-teens. When Basinger was 16, she started modeling by winning the Athens Junior Miss contest. Kim Basinger then won the title “Junior Miss Georgia”. Kim Basinger competed in the national Junior Miss pageant and was offered a modeling contract with Ford Modeling Agency. Kim Basinger turned it down in favor of singing and acting, but reconsidered and went to New York to become a Ford model.

Career

Basinger at the 1990 Academy AwardsNot long after the Ford deal, Basinger was on the cover of magazines. Kim Basinger appeared in hundreds of ads throughout the early 1970s, most notably as the Breck Shampoo girl. Kim Basinger alternated between modeling and attending acting classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as performing in Greenwich Village clubs.

In 1976, after five years as a cover girl, Basinger moved to Los Angeles to act. After guest roles on TV shows such as Starsky and Hutch and Charlie's Angels in 1976, and a starring role on the short-lived series Dog and Cat (1977), her first feature-length role was in a made-for-TV movie, Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (1978) in which she played a smalltown young woman who goes to Hollywood to become an actress and winds up a famous centerfold for a men's magazine. Kim Basinger was then cast as a prostitute in From Here to Eternity (1979), in which she starred alongside Natalie Wood. Basinger played the same character in a 13-episode TV spinoff in 1980. Kim Basinger made her theatrical film debut in Hard Country (1981) with Jan Michael Vincent, followed by Mother Lode (1982) with Charlton Heston.

Basinger's breakout role was as Bond girl Domino Petachi in Never Say Never Again (1983), starring opposite Sean Connery. Kim Basinger posed nude for Playboy to promote the film. Basinger said Playboy led to opportunities such as Barry Levinson's The Natural (1984), co-starring Robert Redford, for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination as Best Supporting Actress. Kim Basinger starred opposite Mickey Rourke in the sexually provocative 9½ Weeks (1986). Oscar-winning writer-director Robert Benton cast her in the title role for the film Nadine (1987) with Jeff Bridges. Basinger played Vicki Vale in the 1989 blockbuster Batman, directed by Tim Burton.

Directors repeated her in their films, such as Blake Edwards for The Man Who Loved Women (1983) and Blind Date (1987), as well as Robert Altman for Fool for Love (1985) and Prêt-à-Porter (1994). In 1992, Basinger was guest vocalist on a re-recorded version of Was (Not Was)'s "Shake Your Head", which also featured Ozzy Osbourne on vocals, and reached the UK Top 5. In the video for Tom Petty's 1993 song "Mary Jane's Last Dance", Basinger played the unconscious woman whom Petty brings home from the morgue for dinner, dressing her in a wedding gown. Later, Petty is shown throwing her into the sea. In a macabre ending, she floats with her eyes open.

Basinger acted less in the 1990s to take care of her family. Kim Basinger made a comeback in 1997 as the femme fatale in the neo-noir L.A. Confidential, co-starring Russell Crowe. This earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as the Golden Globe and Screen Actor's Guild Award. The film's director, Curtis Hanson, cast her once more as Eminem's mother in 8 Mile (2002). Kim Basinger appeared mostly in television and independent films such as While Kim Basinger Was Out, The Burning Plain, and Lifetime's The Mermaid Chair. Kim Basinger was also seen in the mainstream thrillers Cellular (2004) and The Sentinel (2006), and The Informers (2009).

Basinger played Zac Efron's mother in the 2010 film Charlie St. Cloud.

Personal Life

Relationships and Family

Basinger with Alec Baldwin at the 1994 César Awards ceremony in Paris.Basinger lived with model, Dale Robinette, in the 1970's.

On October 12, 1980, Basinger married makeup artist, Ron Snyder-Britton (born 1938), who worked on the crew of her film, Hard Country. The marriage ended in divorce in 1988. He later wrote a memoir in 1998, Longer than Forever: The Story of Our Strange Marriage, about their time together, and her rumored affair with actor, Richard Gere, with whom she starred in No Mercy (1986) and Final Analysis (1992).

After the divorce Basinger dated casting director, Jon Peters, and singer, Prince.

Kim Basinger met her second husband, Alec Baldwin, in 1990 when they played lovers in The Marrying Man. They married on August 19, 1993, and appeared in the remake of The Getaway (1994). They played themselves in a 1998 episode of The Simpsons (which includes Ron Howard), in which Basinger corrects Homer Simpson on the pronunciation of her last name and polishes her Oscar statuette. Basinger and Baldwin have a daughter, Ireland Eliesse Baldwin (born October 23, 1995).

They filed for divorce in January 2001, and it was finalized in February 2002. Since then the couple have been in a contentious custody battle over the daughter. Alec Baldwin's book A Promise To Ourselves chronicles the lengths to which Basinger has gone to deny Baldwin access to their daughter since separation.

Financial problems Some family members recommended Basinger buy the small town of Braselton, Georgia in 1989 for US$20 million, to establish as a tourist attraction with movie studios and film festival, but she met financial difficulties and started to sell parts off in 1995.The town is now owned by developer Wayne Mason. In a 1998 interview with Barbara Walters Basinger admitted that "nothing good came out of it" because a rift resulted within her family. Kim Basinger financial difficulties were exacerbated when she pulled out of the controversial film Boxing Helena, resulting in the studio's winning an US$8.1 million judgment against her. Basinger filed for bankruptcy and appealed the jury's decision to a higher court, which sided with her. Kim Basinger and the studio settled for $3.8 million instead.

Activism

Basinger is a vegan animal rights supporter. Kim Basinger has posed for anti-fur advertisements by PETA.Kim Basinger has written to fashion designers such as Yohji Yamamoto to ask that they stop using fur.

Filmography/Television

1981 Hard Country Jodie

1982 Mother Lode Andrea Spalding

1983 Never Say Never Again Domino Petachi

The Man Who Loved Women Louise Carr

1984 The Natural Memo Paris Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

1985 Fool for Love May

1986 9½ Weeks Elizabeth

No Mercy Michele Duval

1987 Blind Date

1988 My Stepmother Is an Alien Celeste Martin Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress

1989 Batman Vicki Vale Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress

1991 The Marrying Man Vicki Anderson

1992 Final Analysis Heather Evans

Cool World Holli Would

The Real McCoy Karen McCoy

1993 Wayne's World 2 Honey Horné

Mary Jane's Last Dance The Unconscious Woman Music video for Tom Petty

1994 A Century of Cinema Herself documentary

The Getaway Carol McCoy

Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) Kitty Potter National Board of Review Award for Best Cast

1997 L.A. Confidential Lynn Bracken Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture

Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress

Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

2000 I Dreamed of Africa Kuki Gallmann

Bless the Child Maggie O'Connor

2002 8 Mile Stephanie Smith

People I Know Victoria Gray

2004 The Door in the Floor Marion Cole

Elvis Has Left the Building Harmony Jones

Cellular Jessica Martin Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress

2006 The Sentinel 1st Lady Sarah Ballentine

The Mermaid Chair Jessie Sullivan

2007 Even Money Carol Carver

2008 While She Was Out Della Myers

2009 The Informers Laura Sloan

The Burning Plain Gina

2010 Charlie St. Cloud Claire St. Cloud

DiscographyYear Album Producer(s) Label

1989 Hollywood Affair Prince Sabotage Records

Television workCharlie's Angels (1976) (episode: Angels in Chains)

Dog and Cat (1977) (TV) (canceled after six episodes)

The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978) (TV)

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (1978) (TV)

From Here to Eternity (1979) (miniseries)

From Here to Eternity (1980) (canceled after thirteen episodes)

Killjoy (1981) (TV)

Sean Connery, an Intimate Portrait (1997) (documentary)

The Simpsons (1998: 13.17) – Herself

The Mermaid Chair (2006) (TV)

Kim Basinger Biography

2012-01-11T07:22:00.000-08:00

Name:Kimila Ann "Kim Basinger"

Date of Birth: December 8, 1953

Place of Birth: Athens, Georgia

Kimila Ann "Kim Basinger"is an American actress, singer, and former fashion model.

Early Life

Career

Basinger played Zac Efron's mother in the 2010 film Charlie St. Cloud.

Personal Life

Relationships and Family

Basinger with Alec Baldwin at the 1994 César Awards ceremony in Paris.Basinger lived with model, Dale Robinette, in the 1970's.

After the divorce Basinger dated casting director, Jon Peters, and singer, Prince.

Activism

Filmography/Television

1981 Hard Country Jodie

1982 Mother Lode Andrea Spalding

1983 Never Say Never Again Domino Petachi

The Man Who Loved Women Louise Carr

1984 The Natural Memo Paris Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

1985 Fool for Love May

1986 9½ Weeks Elizabeth

No Mercy Michele Duval

1987 Blind Date

1988 My Stepmother Is an Alien Celeste Martin Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress

1989 Batman Vicki Vale Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress

1991 The Marrying Man Vicki Anderson

1992 Final Analysis Heather Evans

Cool World Holli Would

The Real McCoy Karen McCoy

1993 Wayne's World 2 Honey Horné

Mary Jane's Last Dance The Unconscious Woman Music video for Tom Petty

1994 A Century of Cinema Herself documentary

The Getaway Carol McCoy

Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) Kitty Potter National Board of Review Award for Best Cast

1997 L.A. Confidential Lynn Bracken Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture

Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress

Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

2000 I Dreamed of Africa Kuki Gallmann

Bless the Child Maggie O'Connor

2002 8 Mile Stephanie Smith

People I Know Victoria Gray

2004 The Door in the Floor Marion Cole

Elvis Has Left the Building Harmony Jones

Cellular Jessica Martin Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress

2006 The Sentinel 1st Lady Sarah Ballentine

The Mermaid Chair Jessie Sullivan

2007 Even Money Carol Carver

2008 While She Was Out Della Myers

2009 The Informers Laura Sloan

The Burning Plain Gina

2010 Charlie St. Cloud Claire St. Cloud

DiscographyYear Album Producer(s) Label

1989 Hollywood Affair Prince Sabotage Records

Television workCharlie's Angels (1976) (episode: Angels in Chains)

Dog and Cat (1977) (TV) (canceled after six episodes)

The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978) (TV)

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (1978) (TV)

From Here to Eternity (1979) (miniseries)

From Here to Eternity (1980) (canceled after thirteen episodes)

Killjoy (1981) (TV)

Sean Connery, an Intimate Portrait (1997) (documentary)

The Simpsons (1998: 13.17) – Herself

The Mermaid Chair (2006) (TV)

Kimberly Stewart Biography

2012-01-11T07:11:00.001-08:00

Name:Kimberly Alana Stewart

Date of Birth:August 21, 1979

Place of Birth:Holmby Hills, Los Angeles
California, U.S

Kimberly Alana Stewart is an actress, model, and fashion designer. She is the daughter of Rod Stewart and Alana Stewart.

Early Life

Kimberly Stewart was born on August 21, 1979, in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California. She was the second of Rod Stewart′s eight children (the most recent was born in February 2011) and second of Alana Stewart′s three children. After graduating from Buckley school in Sherman Oaks, California,she spent several years studying acting with coaches Janet Alhanti and Ivana Chubbuck. Stewart studied in London with theatre coaches Barbara Houseman (Central School of Speech and Drama/Royal Shakespeare Company coach) and Penny Dyer (Rada and Central School of Speech & Drama coach) and with singing coach Mark Meylan, who works with The Royal National Theatre. It's been reported that Rod Stewart pays Kimberly £12,000 a month in living expenses.

Career

Stewart has worked as an actress and brand ambassador. Stewart's American television work includes a leading role in Going to California, written by Scott Rosenberg and directed by Ted Demme,and appearing in one episode of Judd Apatow's series, "Undeclared." Stewart′s first film was James Toback′s, Black and White, which also starred Robert Downey, Jr., and Jared Leto. As of 2011, Stewart is filming the movie Homecoming http://www.homecoming-film.com/, written and directed by Sean Hackett.

Fashion

Stewart has appeared on the covers for Tatler and German Vanity Fair, which Bryan Adams shot;and she has worked with fashion companies including Tommy Hilfiger,American Vogue, L’uomo Vogue, Elle, Italian Vogue, Vanity Fair, MaxMara, Richard Tyler, Catherine Malandrino, underwear line Ultimo (in a £100,000 deal), Tatler, InStyle,House of Field, and Chrome Hearts.

She realized an early ambition, at age 19, when she launched her own fashion collection - “Pinky Starfish.” Known for its dresses made from French vintage fabrics, the range was sold in Tracey Ross, Lisa Kline and Barney’s. She started her own clothing label, but it foundered because she couldn’t get the supply chain to work.

Stewart posed nude in 2008 in the British society magazine Tatler, along with Peaches Geldof, daughter of the Boomtown Rats′ Bob Geldof, and Leah Wood, daughter of the Rolling Stones′ Ronnie Wood. The photographer was Canadian rocker and photographer Bryan Adams. Stewart had previously posed nude with a crucifix in Italian Vogue, dismaying the Vatican.

Music

Stewart, who plays violin and the piano, was approached by a producer,[who?] in 2005; and, after doing some studio test-runs, Stewart has since begun taking singing lessons.[citation needed] To date nothing has happened with her potential music career.

Reality Show

Stewart has had her own reality show called Living with Kimberly Stewart. The show is based on Stewart looking for 2 flatmates with 13 contestants fighting through challengers to win the key of the Stewart house in London.

On September 9, 2008 the Atlanta-based band, "Elevation", released the music video for its single, “Razoreyes", starring Stewart, marking a first in her career.

Stewart had expressed in 2009 wanting to break into an acting career, but to no avail.

Personal Life

Stewart had breast augmentation surgery when she turned 18. She had her size-D implants removed in 2005. When friend and former beau Jack Osbourne, son of English heavy-metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne, joked that he would like the silicone implants as a memento, Stewart signed the pair and had them framed for Osborne; he put them on display in his bathroom.

In 2005, Stewart became engaged to one of the stars of the MTV reality show Laguna Beach, Talan Torriero, after knowing him just a few weeks. At the time, he was 19 and she was 26. The couple called off their engagement less than two weeks after announcing it.

On April 11, 2011, Benicio del Toro's publicist announced that Stewart was pregnant with his child, although the two were not a couple.Stewart gave birth to a daughter, Delilah Genoveva Stewart Del Toro, on August 21, 2011. The baby is Rod Stewart's first grandchild.

Humanitarian Work

Stewart participates in the charity ‘“Dirty Hands Caravan”, founded by actor Sean Penn, which encourages young people to stand up for the causes they feel most strongly about and to take action. Her work with them included the filming of a documentary which followed the charity in New Orleans. Featuring Stewart, the documentary was screened at film festivals around the world. Another of Stewart′s causes is the water charity Fresh 2o, which aims to raise awareness and much needed money for struggling communities in Third World countries that do not have access to clean drinking water. British actresses Keira Knightley and Lily Cole have been previously featured; Stewart′s campaign was shot by photographer Candice, with Stewart under water.

Kimberly Stewart Biography

2012-01-11T07:11:00.000-08:00

Name:Kimberly Alana Stewart

Date of Birth:August 21, 1979

Place of Birth:Holmby Hills, Los Angeles
California, U.S

Kimberly Alana Stewart is an actress, model, and fashion designer. She is the daughter of Rod Stewart and Alana Stewart.

Early Life

Career

Fashion

Music

Reality Show

On September 9, 2008 the Atlanta-based band, "Elevation", released the music video for its single, “Razoreyes", starring Stewart, marking a first in her career.

Stewart had expressed in 2009 wanting to break into an acting career, but to no avail.

Personal Life

Humanitarian Work

Keira Knightley Biography

2012-01-11T07:02:00.001-08:00

Name:Keira Christina Knightley

Date of Birth:26 March 1985

Place of Birth:Teddington, London
England

Keira Christina Knightley is an English actress and model. Keira Knightley began acting as a child and came to international notice in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham. From 2003 her appearances in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series took her to much greater prominence.

Knightley has appeared in several Hollywood films and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. Two years later she again was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, as well as the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Atonement.

In 2008, Forbes claimed Knightley to be the second highest paid actress in Hollywood, having reportedly earned $32 million in 2007, making her the only non-American on the list of highest paid actresses.

Early Life

Knightley was born in Teddington, London, England, the daughter of Sharman MacDonald, an award-winning playwright, and Will Knightley, a theatre and television actor. Keira Knightley father is English and her Scottish mother is of half Welsh ancestry. Keira Knightley has an elder brother, Caleb. Knightley, born Kiera, switched her name to Keira to make it easier for international audiences to pronounce.

Knightley lived in Richmond, attending Stanley Junior School, Teddington School and Esher College. Keira Knightley was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of six, but nevertheless was successful in school and was thus permitted to acquire a talent agent and pursue an acting career. Keira Knightley requested an agent as early as the age of three and got one when she turned six, from her mother as a reward for studying hard. Knightley has noted that she was "single-minded about acting" during her childhood. Keira Knightley performed in a number of local amateur productions, including After Juliet (written by her mother) and United States (written by her then drama teacher, Ian McShane, no relation to the actor of the same name). Keira Knightley focused on art, history, and English literature while at Esher, but left after a year to focus on her acting and she also turned down her spot at the London Academy of Music and Drama.

Career
1993–2004

Knightley at the 2008 BAFTAs.After getting an agent at 6, she did work mostly on commercials and small TV roles. Keira Knightley first role was "Little Girl" in Royal Celebration, a 1993 TV movie. A year later, she had a small role in the movie A Village Affair. Keira Knightley later starred in 1995's Innocent Lies and 1998's Coming Home. Keira Knightley was a princess in the 1996 movie The Treasure Seekers.Later in 1999, she appeared as Rose in Oliver Twist.

Keira Knightley appeared in several television films in the mid to late 1990s—as well as ITV1's The Bill—before being cast as Sabé, Padmé Amidala's decoy, in the 1999 science fiction blockbuster Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Sabé's dialogue was dubbed over with Natalie Portman's voice. This was to hide the fact that the handmaiden Padmé (played by Natalie Portman) was actually disclosed as the real Queen Amidala at the end of the film. Knightley was cast in the role due to her close resemblance to Portman; even the two actresses' mothers had difficulty telling their daughters apart when the girls were in full makeup.

Knightley's first starring role followed in 2001, when she played the daughter of Robin Hood in the made-for-television Walt Disney Productions feature, Princess of Thieves. Keira Knightley trained for several weeks in archery, sword fighting, and horse riding.During this time, Knightley also appeared in The Hole, a thriller that received a direct-to-video release in the United States. Keira Knightley appeared in a miniseries adaptation of Doctor Zhivago which first aired in 2002 to mixed reviews but high ratings. In the same year, she also was in the movie Pure, in which she portrays a pregnant teenager who is a heroin addict and had a child taken by social services.

Knightley's breakthrough role was in the football-themed film, Bend It Like Beckham, which was a success in its August 2002 UK release, grossing $18 million, and in its March 2003 U.S. release, grossing $32 million. After Bend It Like Beckham's UK release raised her profile, she was cast in the big budget action film, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (along with Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp) which was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and opened in July 2003 to positive reviews and high box office grosses, becoming one of the biggest hits of summer 2003 and cementing Knightley as the new "It" girl.

Knightley had a role in the British romantic comedy Love Actually, which opened in November 2003, which co-starred her childhood idol Emma Thompson. Keira Knightley next film, King Arthur, opened in July 2004 to negative reviews, however in preparation for the role she took boxing, fighting, archery, and horseback-riding lessons for four days a week for three months. In the same month, Knightley was voted by readers of Hello! magazine as the film industry's most promising teen star.Additionally, TIME magazine noted in a 2004 feature that Knightley seemed dedicated to developing herself as a serious actress rather than a film star.

2005–2008

Knightley at a London Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest premiere in July 2006.Keira Knightley appeared in three films in 2005, the first of which was The Jacket, alongside Adrien Brody. Keira Knightley next appeared in Tony Scott's Domino, an action film based on the life of bounty hunter Domino Harvey. The film has been Knightley's greatest critical flop to date. Knightley's critics often suggested she was nothing more than a pretty face, which led the young starlet to comment to Elle magazine, "I always feel like I’m the one with everything to prove."

Pride & Prejudice rounded out 2005. Knightley loved the book since she was seven, and she with her first acting paycheck she bought a dollhouse of the hero's mansion. Keira Knightley said of her character, "The beauty of Elizabeth is that every woman who ever reads the book seems to recognize herself, with all her faults and imperfections. If you give an actress who is even remotely good the chance to play a fantastic character like that, they are going to revel in it." Variety wrote about her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet: "Looking every bit a star, Knightley, who's shown more spirit than acting smarts so far in her career, really steps up to the plate here, holding her own against the more classically trained Matthew Macfadyen, as well as vets like Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Penelope Wilton, and Judi Dench with a luminous strength that recalls a young Audrey Hepburn. More than the older Jennifer Ehle in the TV series, she catches Elizabeth's essential skittishness and youthful braggadocio, making her final conversion all the more moving."The film grossed more than $100 million worldwide, and Knightley earned a Golden Globe nomination and an Oscar nomination (the Oscar ultimately went to Reese Witherspoon). The Academy Award nomination made her the third-youngest performer ever nominated. BAFTA's decision not to nominate her drew criticism from Pride & Prejudice producer Tim Bevan.

In 2006, Knightley was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Keira Knightley biggest financial hit thus far, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, was released in July 2006.

Knightley starred in three major films in 2007: Silk, an adaptation of the novel by Alessandro Baricco, Atonement, a feature film adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel of the same name (co-starring James McAvoy, Vanessa Redgrave, and Brenda Blethyn), and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which was released in May 2007. For her performance in Atonement, Knightley was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the Best Dramatic Actress category for the role, as well as a BAFTA Award. Critic Richard Roeper was puzzled by both Knightley's and McAvoy's Academy Award snubs, stating "I thought McAvoy and Knightley were superb."

In the late spring of 2007, Knightley shot The Edge of Love with Cillian Murphy as her husband, Matthew Rhys as her childhood sweetheart Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, and Sienna Miller as Thomas' wife Caitlin Macnamara. Keira Knightley received positive reviews for her role. The 2008 release was penned by Knightley's mother, Sharman Macdonald, and directed by John Maybury. Keira Knightley then filmed The Duchess, based on the best-selling biography, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman, in which she played Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire; the film was released in cinemas on 5 September 2008 in the U.K.

2009–present

In 2009, Knightley made her West End debut in Martin Crimp's version of Molière's comedy, The Misanthrope, at the Comedy Theatre in London alongside Damian Lewis, Tara FitzGerald, and Dominic Rowan.in December 2009. Reviews for her portrayal of Jennifer in the play were generally positive. The Daily Telegraph described her performance as revealing "both power and poignancy" and The Independent called her performance "not only strikingly convincing but, at times, rather thrilling in its satiric aplomb" The Guardian, however, noted that due to the nature of the role "one could say that she is not unduly stretched" and The Daily Mail described her as "little better than adequate" and "dull" and the Daily Express stated that "Keira Knightley lack of stage experience is sometimes painfully evident." Knightley has been nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award as Best Supporting Actress as Jennifer in The Misanthrope, recognising her theatre debut. Knightley also received an Evening Standard Award nomination for the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress.

In 2010, Knightley appeared in the drama Last Night, in which she co-starred with Eva Mendes, Sam Worthington, and Guillaume Canet; it was directed by Massy Tadjedin. The same year, Knightley completed work on an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's dystopian novel, Never Let Me Go with Andrew Garfield and Carey Mulligan. Filming took place in Norfolk and Clevedon in Somerset. Also in 2010, she starred in London Boulevard with Colin Farrell, written by William Monahan.

Knightley's only film of 2011 was David Cronenberg's historical drama A Dangerous Method, co-starring Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, and Vincent Cassel. Based on writer Christopher Hampton's 2002 stage play The Talking Cure and set on the eve of World War I, the film depicts the turbulent relationships between fledgling psychiatrist Carl Jung, his mentor Sigmund Freud, and Sabina Spielrein, played by Knightley, the troubled but beautiful young psychoanalyst who comes between them. The costume film premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival to a positive reception, while Knightley, who had almost backed out of the movie due to its explicit scenes, earned generally favorable reviews by critics, with Andrew O'Hehir of Salon.com noting her "the real star of this film."

Knightley is slated to appear in The Emperor's Children with Eric Bana and Richard Gere. The film, a dark comedy, will be directed by Noah Baumbach. In addition, she has reunited with director Joe Wright for the production of Anna Karenina (2012), in which she will star as the title character.

Media Attention

Knightley attends the premiere of Atonement in Leicester Square, London, 2007As a result of her rapid rise to fame, Knightley has been the focus of significant media attention. Keira Knightley has been described by press reports as "famously open with media,"although Knightley herself has stated "I don't talk about my private life."

Knightley's look has often been described in publications as gamine.

Knightley has appeared many times in FHMs 100 Sexiest Women in the World list. Ranked No.79 in 2004 she climbed to No.18 in 2005, and was named "the sexiest woman in the world in 2006."In 2007 she was 12th, 10th in 2008 and came 36th in 2009. The US edition ranked her No.54 in 2004, No.11 in 2005, and No.5 in 2006. In May 2006, she was No.9 on Maxim's 2006 Hot 100. Keira Knightley was also named "the number one beauty icon of 2007" by a poll of 2500 people conducted by British high street chain Superdrug.Knightley appeared nude, along with Scarlett Johansson, on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine's March 2006 "Hollywood" issue.

Knightley was the celebrity face for the luxury goods brand Asprey, Shiatzy Chen as well as Lux haircare products in Japanese television commercials. In April 2006, she was confirmed as the new celebrity face of Chanel's perfume Coco Mademoiselle, though the first photo from the campaign was not released until May 2007.

Knightley's Valentino gown at the 2006 Golden Globe Awards won her much acclaim and even landed her the top spot on Steven Cojocaru's "Best Dressed List" on Entertainment Tonight, while the dress she wore to the 2006 Academy Awards was donated to the charity Oxfam, where it raised £4,300.

Knightley has warned children who dream of the celebrity life that it's not all what it seems to be. "It frightens me when kids go, 'I want to be famous.'" In a 2007 interview with the BBC Knightley said that she feels "de-humanised." Keira Knightley also said that when a person becomes a celebrity, the public doesn't care that the person's life is constantly watched.

While she has no current plans to leave the world of film, Knightley has said that she could not imagine subjecting a child to the media. Keira Knightley is quoted as saying, "I'm not planning to have children at the moment... everyone changes, and I'm sure there will be a time I will want to do something different. I could completely see myself moving away [from acting]."

Keira Knightley has expressed concern in the past about unsolicited attention from stalkers, and a 41-year-old man was charged with harassment in February 2010 after trying to contact the actress on several occasions outside the Comedy Theatre in London, where she appeared in the play The Misanthrope.The subsequent trial folded after the actress was unavailable to testify in court.

Charity work Knightley is the face of an Amnesty International campaign to support human rights, marking the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As part of the campaign, the star also made a short film. Knightley stated she wanted to help raise awareness of the UDHR and human rights abuses. Keira Knightley said "The UDHR is something that everyone should be aware of and be proud of as a statement of our common humanity."

Keira Knightley posed for photos for WaterAid in 2005 and also for the American Library Association's "Read" campaign (A promotional poster of Pride and Prejudice).

Knightley contributed her voice to a 2007 Robbie the Reindeer animation, all profits of which will be donated to Comic Relief. In 2004, she travelled to Ethiopia with a group that included Richard Curtis, who had directed her in Love, Actually, on behalf of that charity.

In April 2009, Knightley appeared in a video to raise awareness of domestic abuse entitled Cut. The video was directed by Joe Wright, who directed Knightley in Pride and Prejudice and Atonement, and shot for "Women's Aid," a British women and children aid group.The video has created controversy, with some sources calling it too graphic, while other groups support the video for showing a realistic depiction of domestic violence.

In November 2010, Knightley became patron of The SMA Trust, a British charity that funds medical research into the children's disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

In March 2011, she appeared briefly in the Smithy sketch for Red Nose Day 2011, alongside Sir Paul McCartney, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Davina McCall, Justin Bieber and JLS, amongst others.

Personal Life

Knightley, who lives in London, had a relationship with actor Jamie Dornan. They were first seen together in 2003, and split up in 2005. Keira Knightley dated her Pride & Prejudice co-star Rupert Friend from 2005 until the couple split in December 2010. Keira Knightley has reportedly been dating James Righton since late February 2011.

Knightley has denied rumours she is anorexic, although she did say—after her appearance at the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest premiere led to media speculation that her extremely slender figure was due to an eating disorder—that her family has a history of anorexia. Knightley sued the Daily Mail after they claimed she lied about having anorexia; the article said that a teenage girl died from anorexia, indicating that Knightley's physical appearance may have influenced her in some way. Keira Knightley was awarded a settlement.

In July 2006, Knightley said she has become a workaholic, detailing that "the last five years have blended into one. I can't tell you what was last year and what was the year before" and specifying that she was "working too much" and was "quite frightened that if I continue at this rate I will start to hate what I love,"suggesting that she would take a one-year break from acting to travel and focus on her personal life.

Filmography/Television

1995 Innocent Lies Young Celia

1999 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Sabé (Decoy Queen)

2001 Deflation Jogger

2001 Princess of Thieves Gwyn

2001 Hole, TheThe Hole Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith Nominated – Empire Award for Best Debut

2002 Thunderpants Music school student Uncredited

2002 Pure Louise

2002 Bend It Like Beckham Juliette "Jules" Paxton Golden Wave Award for Best Actress

London Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Newcomer

Nominated – Empire Award for Best British Actress

Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance

2002 New Year's Eve Leah

2002 Seasons Alter, TheThe Seasons Alter Helena

2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Elizabeth Swann Audience Award for Best International Actress

Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry (shared with Orlando Bloom)

Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Orlando Bloom)

Nominated – Empire Award for Best British Actress

Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress

Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Breakout Performance on Screen

Nominated – Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects Film

Nominated – Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award

Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Female Performance

Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Movie Star - Female

2003 Love Actually Juliet Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble

Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Breakout Performance on Screen

Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting

2004 King Arthur Guinevere Audience Award for Best International Actress

Nominated – Empire Award for Best British Actress

Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress Action Adventure/Thriller

Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Movie Star - Female

2005 Jacket, TheThe Jacket Jackie

2005 Domino Domino Harvey

2005 Pride & Prejudice Elizabeth Bennet Character and Morality in Entertainment Award

Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress

Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Nominated – Empire Award for Best Actress

Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Nominated – London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year

Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress

Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress Drama/Action Adventure

2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Elizabeth Swann People's Choice Award for Favorite On-Screen Match-Up (shared with Johnny Depp)

Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Orlando Bloom)

Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Scream

Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Hissy Fit

Nominated – Empire Awards for Best Actress

Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Performance

Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress Drama/Action Adventure

2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Elizabeth Swann People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Action Star

Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress Action Adventure

Nominated–National Movie Award for Best Performance by a Female

Nominated–MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance

2007 Silk Hélène Joncour

2007 Atonement Cecilia Tallis Empire Award for Best Actress

Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress Drama

Rembrandt Award for Best International Actress

Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

Nominated – Audience Award for Best International Actress

Nominated – London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year

2008 Edge of Love, TheThe Edge of Love Vera Phillips

2008 Duchess, TheThe Duchess Georgiana Cavendish Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Actress

Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Movie Star

2009 The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers Fairy, TheThe Fairy Short film

2010 London Boulevard Charlotte

2010 Steve Woman Short film

2010 Never Let Me Go Ruth Nominated – Sarturn Award for Best Supporting Actress

Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress

2010 Last Night Joanna Reed

2011 Dangerous Method, AA Dangerous Method Sabina Spielrein

2012 Seeking A Friend for the End of the World Penny filming

2012 Anna Karenina Anna Karenina pre-production

Television Appearances

Year Title Role

1993 Screen One Royal Celebration Little Girl

1995 Village Affair, AA Village Affair Natasha Jordan

1995 Bill, TheThe Bill Sheena Rose

1996 Treasure Seekers, TheThe Treasure Seekers The Princess

1998 Coming Home Young Judith Dunbar

1999 Oliver Twist Rose Fleming

2001 Princess of Thieves Gwyn (daughter of Robin Hood)

2002 Doctor Zhivago Lara Antipova

2003 Gaijin Kate

2007 Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind Em

2011 Neverland Tinker Bell

Theatre appearancesYear Production Theatre Role Awards

2009/2010 The Misanthrope Comedy Theatre, London Jennifer (Celimene) Nominated – Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role

Nominated – Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress (The Natasha Richardson Award)

2011 The Children's Hour Comedy Theatre, London Karen Wright

Keira Knightley Biography

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