kate winslet Biography

NAME: Kate Winslet

Birth Name: Kate Elizabeth Winslet

Nickname:English Rose, Corset Kate

Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)

OCCUPATION: Film Actress

BIRTH DATE: October 05, 1975 (Age: 36)

PLACE OF BIRTH: Reading, United Kingdom

ZODIAC SIGN: Libra

Actress. Born October 5, 1975, in Reading, England. The grandaughter of two theater managers (her maternal grandparents founded Reading Repertory Theatre) and the daughter of two actors, Winslet began acting as a child, making her first appearance on British television at age seven in a cereal commercial. In 1988, she appeared in the TV series Shrinks; three years later, she left school to pursue her fledgling acting career.

Kate also played on stage in Adrian Mole, Peter Pan, A Game of Soldier, and What the Butler Saw. In 1991, Kate secured her first role in a British television show. She played in Shrinks, Casualty, Dark Season, Get Back, and Anglo-Saxon Attitudes. It was while she was acting on Dark Season that she met screenwriter/actor Stephen Tredre. Besides the men of her own family, Kate said, "He was the most important thing in my life after my family." At age 15, she and Stephen began a serious romantic relationship that lasted five years.

From the time Kate made her Sugar Puffs commercial she prided herself on being economically independent from her family. But don't misinterpret Kate's moving out of her parents' home at an early age as a sign of rebellion. Kate Winslet is very close to her parents and siblings, but says for some time she has felt much more mature than her age. Needing money, she secured a job working in a north London deli where she tried her hand at slicing meats and cheeses for sandwiches.

One day while working at the deli, Kate received a phone call. The message? Kate had been selected out of a group of 175 aspiring actresses for a co-starring role as Juliet Hulme, one of a pair of obsessive, matricidal schoolgirls in the 1950s in director Peter Jackson's movie, Heavenly Creatures along with Melanie Lynskey. When Kate found out she had the role, "I just couldn't believe it. I was so happy, I cried...I was in the middle of making a sandwich when they phoned and said I'd got the job. I burst into tears and had to leave work because I couldn't control myself. It was absolutely brilliant."

In 1995, English actress/screenwriter Emma Thompson and producer Lindsay Doran worked together to make a film version of Jane Austen's novel, Sense and Sensibility. Kate was originally to be considered for a minor role such as Lucy Steele, but Kate recalls, "I wanted to be Marianne, so she was the only character I would even talk to Lindsay about." Thompson and Doran both said that Kate's selection to act as Marianne Dashwood was "cast at first sight." Taiwanese film director Ang Lee apparently realized he faced a real challenge making this movie. For Kate he prescribed tai-chi and a readling list of Jane Austen-era materials to help her acting. Even with that sort of director's close work, Kate brought her own unique vivacity and intensity to her performance.

British actor and director Kenneth Branagh had seen Kate audition for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and he determined that he wanted her for the role of Ophelia in his film based on Shakespeare's Hamlet. Kate was initially reluctant to perform in a Shakespearian role but Branagh prevailed on her to do it and won the argument. Kate had done some Shakespeare at the Redroofs school and Branagh recognized her tremendous potential. A source on the set of Hamlet later said, "Kate is one of the hardest working actors you'll ever meet. She spends a long time working herself up to a scene, and she's very prepared. She's sincere, eager to please, openly delighted when she does a scene well. She'll have an extraordinary future."

There is no question that one of the watershed experiences of Kate's acting career has been her role as Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic. Both Kate and Emma Thompson were moved to copious tears as they read the Titanic script on a flight back to England. Kate said of the script, "It's terribly moving. I was in floods of tears even when I read the treatment and accepted the role there and then."

In 2001, Winslet lent her voice to the animated British feature, A Christmas Carol. A song from the movie, "What If," featured Winslet as the lead vocalist and became a top ten single in Britain. Her most notable film that year was Iris, a screenplay based on John Bailey's book, Elegy for Iris. Winslet played the young Iris Murdoch, an unconventional student. Judi Dench played the older Iris, whose husband (Jim Broadbent) tries to help her as she struggles with the growing effects of her Alzheimer's disease. All three Iris stars earned Academy Award nominations, making it the second time Winslet and a co-star both earned nominations for playing different versions of the same character.

That same year, Winslet co-starred as a code-breaker in the World War II-era spy drama Enigma (2002). She also appeared as a reporter interviewing a death-row inmate in The Life of David Gale, costarring Kevin Spacey and Laura Linney. In 2004, Winslet starred opposite Jim Carrey in Charlie Kaufman's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which earned her an Academy Award nomination for her performance. She also starred across from Johnny Depp in Finding Neverland (2004), which explored J.M. Barrie's inspiration for his best-known work, Peter Pan. In the film, Winslet played the widowed mother of four boys whom Barrie befriended.

Kristin Davis Biography

NAME: Kristin Landen Davis

OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Television Actress

BIRTH DATE: c. February 24, 1965

EDUCATION: A.C.Flora High School, Rutgers University

PLACE OF BIRTH: Boulder, Colorado

Actress. Kristin Landen Davis was born on February 23 or 24 (depending on the source), 1965, in Boulder, Colorado, Her parents divorced when she was a baby.

Kristin Lee Davis is an only child, and as her parents divorced when she was a baby, she was subsequently adopted by her stepfather in 1968 when he married her mother. She and her parents moved to Columbia, South Carolina when she was a child and her stepfather served as a psychology professor and the provost at the University of South Carolina. Davis lived in South Carolina and graduated from A.C. Flora High School there in 1983. She then moved to New Jersey where she went to Rutgers University.

Kristin had wanted to be an actress since she was 10 years old, and was cast in a community theatre production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, but only really broke into professional acting after her 1987 graduation from university, when she moved to New York. She then spent eight years as a waitress and running a yoga studio with a friend in New York City before landing a 1995 role on Melrose Place as Brooke Armstrong Campbell. She was only on the show for one year, however, as the producers discovered that the viewers were not warming to her character. She also had small roles in television shows such as Friends and Seinfeld.

In 1998 Davis was cast as Charlotte York in Sex and the City, which has been her most famous role to date and propelled her to bona fide stardom. She remained in the cast until 2004, when the show ended, and stars in the 2008 Sex and the City Movie. Kristin was shot to fame not only by the overall success of the show, but by the niche that she both created and filled in the character of Charlotte: a preppy, elegant Upper East Side art dealer with a classic, conservative and chic fashion sense. Davis would become one of the four faces that epitomised the simultaneous glamour and realism of all thirty-something women.

Kristin’s film career was never as prolific as her television success, until the Sex and the City Movie in 2008. Before that, she starred in a string of mediocre family movies, including Deck The Halls in 2006, a Christmas movie also starring Danny DeVito and the husband of her co-star Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick. Other films include The Shaggy Dog (2006) and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D (2005), both of which only enjoyed lukewarm success.

Kristin Davis was prim and proper (and some have said prissy) Charlotte York on HBO's Sex and the City and the subsequent movie (2008). But before this career-making role, some of you may have seen her portrayal of uber-bitch Brooke Armstrong Campbell on Melrose Place (come on, don't deny that you were a fan...).

None of this, however, could top the excitement generated by the announcement that Davis and her "Sex and the City" co-stars would reunite (after numerous delays) for the film version of the hit show in 2008. That same year, Davis' image - or rather, her image as Charlotte - took an unsavory hit after photos alleging to show her in sexually explicit acts were released on the Internet. Davis's swiftly denied her participation. Ironically, Davis, who played the commitment-obsessed Charlotte, was the only one of her three "Sex" co-stars to remain steadfastly single during and after the show's run. In prior years, however, she was linked to such high-profile suitors as Alec Baldwin, Jeff Goldblum and Steve Martin. In a rare move, Davis branched out from her post-"Sex" role selection of softer fare to play Jon Favreau's disillusioned wife in the raunchy Vince Vaughn comedy "Couples Retreat" (2009), which was successful at the box office but not so much with critics. Davis returned to surer ground in the global smash "Sex and the City 2" (2010), where she plumbed the continued growth of Charlotte, arguably the character who had traveled the greatest emotional distance throughout the years.

Jackson Rathbone biography

Name: Monroe Jackson Rathbone V

Nicknames: Jay, J. Action

Date Of Birth: December 21, 1984

Place Of Birth: Singapore

Parents: Jack and Randee Rathbone

Siblings: 3 sisters – Ryann Rathbone, Kelly Garrett Rathbone, Brittney Rathbone

Jackson Rathbone’s birth name is actually Monroe Jackson Rathbone. He was born December 21, 1984 in Singapore. His parents are Randee Lynn and Monroe Jackson Rathbone. Monroe Jackson Rathbone is his great grandfather was the chairman of Exxon Oil in New Jersey.

Rathbone moved to northwest Michigan to attend the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy as a high school theater major. He grew to appreciate classical theater and flourished in Shakespearean plays. The summer between his junior and senior year, he performed in the Southwest Shakespeare Festival as Ferdinand in “The Tempest.”

Upon graduation from Interlochen, with plans to attend the Royal Scottish Academy as a theater major in the fall, he decided to give Los Angeles and the film industry a try for the summer and signed with manager Patch Mackenzie at Cutler Management, who sent him to study film acting with Jeremiah Comey. In short order, he landed a recurring role on “Disney 411,” interviewing Disney Channel stars, and signed with the Paradigm talent agency.

Opting for a career in film, Jackson decided to stay in L.A. rather than attend the Royal Scottish Academy. He quickly booked several television commercials, along with substantial roles in TV, the Hallmark telefilm “Close to Home” and the series “The O.C.” and “The War at Home” among them. Feature film work followed, in the independent films “Molding Clay” and “Pray for Morning.” He next landed a series regular role in the ABC Family series “Beautiful People”—he was able to keep up his musical pursuits via the internet while filming in Toronto.

Rathbone was chosen by Girls’ Life magazine as “The Hottie” of the month, and was featured in Popstar and ELLEgirl. Usually cast as a leading man, Jackson also enjoys the challenge of character parts, which he had in the features “Big Stan” and “Senior Skip Day.”

After having completed the role of Jasper Hale in the runaway hit features “Twilight” and “New Moon,” along with the lead in the horror film “Dread,” he appeared in guest-starring roles in the series “The Cleaner” and “Criminal Minds.” He most recently appeared in the third “Twilight” installment, “Eclipse,” again reprising the role of Jasper. He will next appear in the drama “Truckstop.”

After being in Los Angeles for a short time, Rathbone was cast in Disney 411, where he interviewed up-and-coming personalities like Hilary Duff and the sister duo Aly & AJ. He has also had guest roles on The O.C. and Close to Home. His film roles include work in Molding Clay, Pray for Morning, and Travis and Henry. In 2005, he scored the role of Nicholas Fiske in ABC Family's original series Beautiful People. In a 2008 interview, he stated it was his first leading man role and was his most difficult role to fit into.

In 2008, he played Jasper Hale in the film Twilight, based on the best-selling novel by Stephenie Meyer. He reprised his role in the sequels to Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. In 2009, Rathbone played Jeremy in S. Darko. In addition to that role, he won kudos for his performance as a serial killer on Criminal Minds. Rathbone played the role of Sokka in The Last Airbender, a 2010 film based on the animated series. The Last Airbender has caused controversy because of the casting of white actors like Rathbone to play characters that some fans felt were depictions of Asians or Inuit. Rathbone stated, "I think it's one of those things where I pull my hair up, shave the sides, and I definitely need a tan. It's one of those things where, hopefully, the audience will suspend disbelief a little bit."

Variety reported Rathbone would soon star in an upcoming indie film drama, Truckstop, which will begin filming in September. Rathbone will be playing the role of Charles, "a man with cerebral palsy who takes care of his dying father while working at truckstop, where he befriends a troubled young prostitute." Rathbone appeared in an episode of No Ordinary Family on November 9, 2010. Rathbone was recently cast as the lead in a new upcoming teen action series, Aim High. He will portray the role of Nick Green, a high school junior who's just starting a new school year as one of the country's 64 highly trained teenage operatives. Filming took place in November 2010 and the series is slated to premiere in 2011. In May 2011 Rathbone began shooting Live at The Foxes Den, a film in which he plays the lead role of lawyer Bobby Kelly.

Rathbone has a production company, PatchMo Entertainment, and a record company, Happy Jack Records.

Alexa Chung biography

Name : Alexa Chung

Born : 5 November 1983 (age 28),Privett, Hampshire, England

Height : 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Hair colour : Brown

Eye colour : Blue

Measurements : 32-24-36 (US);81-61-91 (EU)

Dress size : 2 (US); 34 (EU)

Agency : Next Models - New York

Best known as : Host of the short-lived MTV program It's On

Alexa Chung, born November 5, 1983 in Hampshire, England, attended Perins Community College, Peter Symonds College of Art and Design as well as the King’s College in London. Although Elite modeling scouts discovered Alexa at age 14, she only entered the world of fashion two years later when the London-based Storm model management approached her at the Reading Festival. Since then, Alexa Chung has appeared on various teen-oriented magazines such as CosmoGirl and Elle Girl, walked the runways, appeared in music videos and has been the face of big companies like Tampax, Sony Ericsson and Sunsilk.

By 2005, Alexa Chung has switched to a career in TV. She landed her first small screen debut in “Shoot Me,” followed by dozens of hosting gigs, mostly for Channel 4 shows such as “Popworld,” “Freshly Squeezed,” “8 Out of 10 Cats,” “Gok’s Fashion Fix,” and several T4 specials. She also appeared on BBC Three’s “The Wall,” T4’s “Vanity Lair,” and T4 Music’s “Frock Me.” In early 2009, Alexa Chung joined the US MTV family in preparation for her own talk show “The Alexa Chung Show.”

Instead, in 2006, Chung began her presenting career at Channel 4, appearing in shows including Popworld, Vanity Lair, Big Brother's Big Mouth, 8 out of 10 Cats, Gok's Fashion Fix and Frock Me - as well as co-hosting numerous T4 film and music specials.

In July 2007, Chung began dating Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner. In August 2008, she starred in the video for My Mistakes Were Made For You, a song by Turner's other band The Last Shadow Puppets.

In 2008, now a recognisable face, Chung returned to modelling, fronting campaigns for Antipodium and Oxfam Revamped. In 2009 she became the face of New Look and DKNY Jeans - and in 2010 fronted the Pepe Jeans London campaign.

In April 2009, Chung moved to the US to present It's On with Alexa Chung for MTV. The live show featured celebrity interviews and live music, but was cancelled in December 2009.

In January 2009, British brand Mulberry released its Alexa bag, frequently sported by stars including Olivia Palermo and Chung herself, and it became an instant sell-out. The satchel-style bag was reordered in a range of fabrications and colours and Mulberry credited it with a positive year's trading.

Having written for the Independent from November 2008 to June 2009, Chung was made a contributing editor of British Vogue in June 2009.

In February 2010, she appeared on the magazine's cover for the first time and during the same month, whilst the March issue was on sale, documented her daily fashion and style choices in the VOGUE.COM feature Today I'm Wearing.

Reese Witherspoon Biography

NAME: Reese Witherspoon

OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Television Actress, Producer, Philanthropist

BIRTH DATE: March 22, 1976 (Age: 35)

EDUCATION: Stanford University

PLACE OF BIRTH: New Orleans, Louisiana

Actress. Born Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon on March 22, 1976, in Nashville, Tennessee. The daughter of a physician and a nurse, Witherspoon grew up in Nashville, where she was a debutante and attended Harpeth Hall, a private all-girls high school.

On a whim in 1991, Witherspoon answered a call for extras in her hometown newspaper. She wound up with the lead in her first feature film, The Man in the Moon. She was 14 years old. Her first year out of high school, Witherspoon considered abandoning acting altogether to follow her parents into medicine. But in 1996, her performance in Freeway earned her the Catalonian International Film Festival award for best actress. She deferred college for a year to focus on acting, then studied English literature at Stanford University briefly before deciding to return to work. She quickly established herself as a talented actress in films such as Pleasantville (1998), Election (1999) and Cruel Intentions (1999). While filming Cruel Intentions, Witherspoon began exploring an off-set romance with co-star Ryan Phillippe, whom she had met previously at her 21st birthday party. The couple married in 1999, and welcomed two children soon after: daughter Ava Elizabeth (born 1999) and son Deacon (born 2003).

Ready for a greater acting challenge, Witherspoon signed on to play country singer June Carter Cash opposite Joaquin Phoenix's Johnny in director James Mangold's biopic "Walk the Line" (2005). Witherspoon hit yet another career high point and was at her best in the role, which was set within the singer's tortured road to romance with the troubled "Man in Black." Beyond just mastering bringing a real person to life, the role also demanded she convincingly sing Carter's music, play the autoharp and deliver the wisecracks that were signature to Cash's concert appearances. The task proved to be well within the focus of the "type A" talent. Witherspoon's tough, touching, and mesmerizing performance earned both a Golden Globe and an Oscar award for Best Actress. Onscreen, the actress had weathered the ups and downs of a show business marriage but off-screen, her own pairing with Ryan Phillippe showed signs of strain. In a rare moment of candor, the couple revealed that they were in marriage counseling. Her personal life was further fodder for entertainment when she found herself at the center of issues involving paparazzi after several incidents led her to file charges against aggressive shutterbugs - particularly an altercation with the photographers while she and her children were at Disneyland.

Amidst rumors of his alleged cheating with "Stop Loss" (2008) co-star and Witherspoon doppelganger, Abbie Cornish, the couple announced their split at the end of 2006 and went through amicable divorce proceedings around the time she began filming the political thriller "Rendition" (2007). The film hit the big screen in 2007 and found Witherspoon co-starring alongside dramatic heavy-hitters Meryl Streep and Alan Arkin, starring as the pregnant wife of an Egyptian-born man who is detained in Morocco after being suspected of having terrorist ties. The film, like so many Eastern set films that year, failed to find an audience and many critics were disappointed that Witherspoon's performance lacked the spark of her finer works. However a romance with co-star Jake Gyllenhaal was sparked, which the pair kept very low profile. In 2008, Witherspoon's producing effort "Penelope," a modern-day fairy tale starring Christina Ricci as a young woman cursed with a pig's nose, finally hit theaters after several years of unexplained delays. The fantasy failed to capture much of an audience, despite marketing efforts that suggested Witherspoon was the film's co-star when her's was actually a very small role. The actress was slated to return to full-fledged comedy for the 2008 holiday season release "Four Christmases" (2008), in which starred opposite Vince Vaughn as a couple obligated to spend their holiday with a total of four sets of parents.

After voicing Susan Murphy, the 49-foot monster in the 3-D animated feature, "Monsters vs. Aliens" (2009), Witherspoon was in the tabloid news again when People magazine reported that she and Gyllenhaal had split at the end of November 2009. Though vehemently denied by both camps, Witherspoon was soon spotted with CAA talent agent, Jim Toth, in early 2010. Toward the end of the year, Witherspoon and Toth were a confirmed couple, complete with numerous photos ops with her children, while Gyllenhaal had reportedly moved on to actress Rachel Bilson. Back on the big screen, Witherspoon starred as a female professional softball player torn between a corporate executive (Paul Rudd) and a Major League Baseball pitcher (Owen Wilson) in James L. Brooks' love triangle comedy, "How Do You Know" (2010).

Olivia Wilde Biography

Birth Name: Olivia Jane Cockburn

Birth Place: New York, NY

Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/10/1984, Pisces

Profession: Actor

Olivia Wilde Relationships:

Andrew Cockburn - Father

Leslie Cockburn - Mother

Chloe Cockburn - Sister

Tao Ruspoli - Ex-husband

Charles Philip Cockburn - Brother

Alexander Cockburn - Uncle

Patrick Cockburn - Uncle

Claud Cockburn - Grandfather

Olivia Wilde (born Olivia Jane Cockburn; March 10, 1984) is an American actress and model. She began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of film and television parts, including roles in the serial-drama The O.C. and The Black Donnellys. She portrays Dr. Remy “Thirteen” Hadley in the TV drama House, and in 2010 starred as Quorra in Tron: Legacy.

Wilde returned to the states and took up residence in Los Angeles, where she landed the lead in her first television series, "Skin" (Fox, 2003), a modern day take on "Romeo and Juliette" in which she played the sultry daughter of an adult film producer (Ron Silver) who falls for the son (D.J. Cotrona) of an anti-porn district attorney (Kevin Anderson). "Skin" came and went after only three episodes, leaving Wilde to find work elsewhere. Keeping with the adult film theme, she made her movie debut with a supporting role in "The Girl Next Door" (2004), a coming-of-age comedy about a straight-arrow overachiever (Emile Hirsch) who falls for his neighbor (Elisha Cuthbert), only to find out that she used to be a porn star. Meanwhile, after "Skin" was canceled, Wilde eloped with Los Angeles Filmmaker's Cooperative (LAFCO) founder and documentary filmmaker, Tao Ruspoli. Upon returning to Los Angeles, she was one of the key models in Abercrombie & Fitch's "Rising Stars" campaign in the summer of 2004. But it was her next television role that put Wilde on the map for good.

Returning to the small screen, Wilde began starring on "The O.C." and delivered a lusty portrayal of the stunningly sexy and bisexual Alex Kelly, the bad girl owner of the Bait Shop, where the other kids start hanging out. Though only on the show for its second season, Wilde was dynamic and provocative as the temptress Kelly, stealing the show from the rest of the cast and attracting many male fans, especially after her character became romantically involved with Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton). As she continued her work on "The O.C.," Wilde landed roles in feature films, including Nicholas Kazan's hotly anticipated Sundance Film Festival favorite, "Alpha Dog" (2006), co-starring Justin Timberlake, Sharon Stone and Emile Hirsch. After a small part in the critically acclaimed adaptation of "Running with Scissors" (2006), she played a college sorority girl who steals the prized notebook of a reclusive freshman (Patrick Fugit) in "Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas" (2006), a straight-to-DVD comedy that barely registered with audiences.

Despite making strides on the big screen, Wilde continued to find greater success, as well as meatier roles, on television. She next had a prominent starring role in the short-lived drama, "The Black Donnellys" (NBC, 2006), playing the childhood friend of the Donnelly brothers (Tom Guiry, Jonathan Tucker, Billy Lush and Michael Stahl-David) who runs a local Hells Kitchen diner with her father and has a complicated relationship with one of the brothers. After the show was canceled in the middle of its first season due to declining ratings, she rebounded quickly by landing a supporting part on the highly successful medical drama, "House" (Fox, 2004- ). Wilde played Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, a new member of the infectious diseases diagnostic team formed by the irascible Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) who remains mysterious about her personal life, though overtime audiences learn that she carries the gene for Huntington's disease. Her nickname, Thirteen, derived from the number she received in the competition House conducted to find his new team. Back on the big screen, she played Princess Inanna in the biblical comedy flop, "Year One" (2009), starring Jack Black and Michael Cera. She next co-starred opposite Jeff Bridges and Garrett Hedlund in "Tron: Legacy" (2010), a long in-the-works remake of the cult favorite from 1982 that fared well at the box office, but failed to win over a substantial amount of critics. Following a supporting turn in the mildly received Paul Haggis thriller "The Next Three Days" (2010), Wilde played a denizen of an Old West town beset by a surprising alien invasion in the sci-fi/Western hybrid "Cowboys & Aliens" (2011).

Chloe Moretz Biography

Full Name: Chloë Grace Moretz

Birthday: February 10, 1997

Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia USA

First Movie: Heart of the Beholder

Active Years of Acting: 2005-2011

Worked With: Miley Cyrus,Nicolas Cage,Kodi Smit-McPhee,Christopher Mintz-Plasse,Joseph Gordon-Levitt,Zooey Deschanel,John Travolta,Nick Swardson,Selma Blair,Jessica Alba,Teri Hatcher,Eva Longoria Parker,Jerry O'Connell,Ben Stein,Martin,Lawrence,Jason Lee,Jaime Pressly,and much more...

Chloe Moretz mini-bio: Chloe Grace Moretz was born on the 10th February 1997 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Now at the age of eight years, she has an impressive resume, with nearly ten movies and a couple of guest appearances.

She loves gymnastics, ballet, and basketball. She also loves to swim and play with her dogs.

At the time of the The Amityville Horror (2005) premiere, Chloe was not allowed to see the movie.

Chloe had to walk on and dangle from the top of a 60-foot high house for The Amityville Horror (2005), and only had a couple of wires and a harness holding her. She was cautious at first, but according to director Andrew Douglas, she began to think it was fun within an hour.

She likes comedies and ballet.

Was considered for the role of Lucy in Case 39 (2009), which went to Jodelle Ferland.

Named her dog Fuller after The Amityville Horror (2005) producer Bradley Fuller, and her dog Missy after her character Chelsea "Missy" Lutz.

Her favorite song is "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt.

Loves the Legally Blonde (2001) movies.

Got to read lines with Renée Zellweger during her Case 39 (2009) screen test.

Prefers to be called Chloë Grace rather than just Chloë.

She would like to work with: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts, Denzel Washington and Johnny Depp.

Has a cat named Zoe.

Was a model before she became an actress.

Has four older brothers: Brandon, Trevor, Colin, and Ethan.

Younger sister of actor Trevor Duke-Moretz. Trevor is also her acting coach and often travels with her to film sets.

Voiced the entire character of Penny in Bolt (2008) before Disney hired Miley Cyrus to do the part.

She is a StarPower Ambassador for the Starlight Children's Foundation.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekley in 2010, she revealed a member of the press had stolen her iPad and hacked into her personal Twitter, email, and Facebook accounts. She then went on to say she now uses fake names for her email and Facebook.

On April 15, 2011, Chloe announced via YouTube and Twitter that she had signed on to the Tim Burton film Dark Shadows (2012). She will go back to London in May 2011 to begin filming where she will star as Carolyn Stoddard.

She spent the entire winter of 2010 living in London filming Hugo (2011/II).

In September 2010, she announced that she had signed on to play the leading role of Emily in a film adaptation of the long-running Dark Horse comic, Emily the Strange.

She and Sheryl Lee spent time in a rehabilitation center for drug addicts in preparation for their roles in Texas Killing Fields (2011).

While on a daring adventure to find his family, Hugo Cabret discovers a robot in the walls of a Paris train station which transports him to a world of wonder, mystery and magic. In this place, he and an eccentric girl piece together the mystery surrounding his missing family, using the robot, a heart shaped lock and the comical characters they meet along the way as clues and the road map back to where he belongs. Based on Brian Selznick's award winning and imaginative New York Times bestseller, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," this magical tale is Academy Award®-winner Martin Scorsese's first film shot in 3D. Release Date: November 23, 2011 Rating: PG Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Ray Winstone, Christopher Lee, Helen McCrory, Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Emily M.

Inspired by true events, this tense and haunting thriller follows Detective Souder (Sam Worthington), a homicide detective in a small Texan town, and his partner, transplanted New York City cop Detective Heigh (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as they track a sadistic serial killer dumping his victims' mutilated bodies in a nearby marsh locals call "The Killing Fields." Though the swampland crime scenes are outside their jurisdiction, Detective Heigh is unable to turn his back on solving the gruesome murders. Despite his partner's warnings, he sets out to investigate the crimes. Before long, the killer changes the game and begins hunting the detectives, teasing them with possible clues at the crime scenes while always remaining one step ahead. When familiar local girl Anne (Chloe Grace Moretz) goes missing, the detectives find themselves racing against time to catch the killer and save the young girl's life.

Kelly Rowland Biography

Birth name : Kelendria Trene Rowland

Born : February 11, 1981 (age 30) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Origin : Houston, Texas

Genres : R&B, pop, hip hop, dance

Occupations : Singer-songwriter, actress, model, entertainer, dancer, television host, The X Factor (UK)

Kelendria "Kelly" Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, model and television host. Born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Houston, Texas, Rowland rose to fame in the late 1990s as one of the founding members of the girl group Destiny's Child. She has sold more than 50 million records worldwide with the group. and over five million records in her total career.

Kelly Rowland is the daughter Doris Rowland Garrison and Christopher Lovett and was born and raised in Atlanta until she and her mother moved to Texas when Kelly was 7 due to her parents' break-up. After moving to Houston, Kelly met LaTavia Roberson in elementary school who eventually introduced her to Beyoncé Knowles. The girls met Letoya Luckett and formed a singing group that would perform in their backyards and in Tina Knowles' beauty shop. After performing at local events, they got their break when they entered Star Search. The group, then named Girls Tyme, lost the competition, however.

Taken from a passage in the Biblical Book of Isaiah, the group changed their name to Destiny's Child in 1993. Together, they performed in local events and, after four years on the road, the group was signed to Columbia Records in late 1997. That same year, Destiny's Child recorded their major label debut song, "Killing Time", for the soundtrack to the 1997 film, Men in Black. The following year, the group released their self-titled debut album, spawning hits such as "No, No, No". That album made it possible for Destiny?s Child to win three awards from the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards. The group rose to stardom after releasing their multi-platinum second album, The Writing's on the Wall, in 1999. The record features some of the group?s most widely known songs such as "Bills, Bills, Bills", Jumpin' Jumpin'", and "Say My Name". "Say My Name" was nominated for and won the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and the Best R&B Song at the 2001 Grammy Awards. The Writing's on the Wall sold more than eight million copies in the US and a massive 13 million worldwide, essentially becoming their breakthrough album.

Along with their commercial successes, the group became entangled in much-publicized turmoil involving the filing of a lawsuit by Luckett and Roberson for breach of contract. The issue was heightened after Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin appeared on the video of "Say My Name", implying that Luckett and Roberson had already been replaced. Eventually, Luckett and Roberson left the group. Franklin would eventually fade from the group after five months, as evidenced by her absences during promotional appearances and concerts. She attributed her departure to negative vibes in the group resulting from the strife. After settling on their final lineup, the trio recorded "Independent Women Part I", which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film, Charlie's Angels. It became their best-charting single, topping the official U.S. singles chart for eleven consecutive weeks. The success cemented the new lineup and skyrocketed them to fame. Later that year, Luckett and Roberson withdrew their case against their now-former band mates, while maintaining the suit against Mathew, which ended in both sides agreeing to stop public disparaging.

Destiny's Child's third album, Survivor, channels the turmoil they underwent, spawning its lead single of the same name, which was a response to the experience. The themes of "Survivor", however, caused Luckett and Roberson to refile their lawsuit; the proceedings were eventually settled in June 2002. Meanwhile, the album was released in May 2001, debuting at number one on U.S. Billboard 200 with 663,000 units sold. To date, Survivor has sold over ten million copies worldwide, over forty percent of which were sold in the U.S. alone. The album spawned other number-one hits?"Bootylicious" and the title track, "Survivor", the latter of which earned the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. After releasing their remix album, This Is the Remix, the group announced their temporary break-up to pursue solo projects.

Kelly's second album, which was retitled Ms. Kelly, was released in June 2007, led by the singles "Like This," featuring the rapper Eve and "Ghetto," featuring Snoop Dogg. It debuted at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at No. 6 on the Billboard top 200 albums chart. In March 2008, a remix EP of the album, titled Ms. Kelly: Diva Deluxe, was released, featuring seven new and remixed songs, led by the new track "Daylight," a collaboration between Kelly and Travis McCoy of the alternative hip-hop band Gym Class Heroes.

Jessica Simpson Biography

NAME: Jessica Ann Simpson

OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Songwriter, Singer, Reality Television Star

BIRTH DATE: July 10, 1980 (Age: 31)

PLACE OF BIRTH: Abilene, Texas

ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer

Jessica Simpson Relationships:

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz - Sister

Joe Simpson - Father

Nick Lachey - Ex-husband

Tina Simpson - Mother

John Mayer - Ex-significant Other

Tony Romo - Ex-significant Other

Eric Johnson - Fiancé

Pop singer. Born July 10, 1980 in Dallas, Texas. After developing her voice in the local Baptist church choir, Simpson made an unsuccessful bid for The Mickey Mouse Club at the age of 12. Disappointed but undaunted, Simpson continued to sing in the Christian music circuit after being discovered by a small music label while performing at church camp.

With her father as her manager and her mother as her stylist, Simpson eventually signed with Sony and toured with popular boy bands during the late 1990s. She released her first album, Sweet Kisses, in 1999 and her second, Irresistible, including the hit single "I Wanna Love You Forever," in 2001. Success for Simpson remained just out of reach, however. Her albums received a somewhat lukewarm response and were eclipsed by the enormous success of pop contemporaries Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.

It wasn't until after she married 98 crooner Nick Lachey and starred in MTV's reality show Newlyweds that Simpson's career took off. The show followed the couple around for their first year of marriage (and then their second), providing the insatiable audience with a peek at their glamorous and mundane world. Boosted by the success of the show, Simpson's third album, In This Skin, was re-released in 2004, becoming a huge hit among MTV viewers. That year, the couple also produced The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour on ABC and enjoyed a successful turn as hosts of Saturday Night Live.

During filming of Employee of the Month, Jessica was rumored to have dated Dane Cook and Luke Wilson during early filming of Blonde Ambition. Her current boyfriend is singer John Mayer. The couple appear to be very happy together. Jessica's one true love is her dog Daisy, who she is often seen carrying with her while out and about. Daisy is a Maltipoo, which is a mix between a Maltese and a Poodle. Jessica also loves the movie "Pretty Woman" starring Julia Roberts, hot pink roses, and Mexican food. She's a big fan of sour skittles, vanilla ice cream and chicken-fried steak. She drives a 2005 Mercedes Benz SL500.

Her fourth album, "A Public Affair," was released in August of 2006 on Epic Records. Jessica was credited with writing 10 of the 13 songs on the album. The video for "A Public Affair" was full of celebrities including Ryan Seacrest, Andy Dick, Christina Applegate and Eva Longoria. Jessica released a second single "I Belong to Me" on her website and later added to her CD. Jessica did a poll on her website to determine what her second single should be. "I Belong To Me" received over 14,000 votes, beating out the other five possibilities. In October, Jessica's second movie project, "Employee of the Month" was released. The film stars Dane Cook and Dax Shepard. Jessica started filming her third film "Blonde Ambition" with Luke Wilson in November of 2006. The film is expected to come out in theatres in 2007.

There have been some rumors that Jessica might be recording an album with friend Liv Tyler. Jessica is planning to start work on another film soon, which will be in theatres sometime in 2008. Filming for that movie will begin in June and is titled "Major Movie Star." Jessica was scheduled to begin filming "The Witness" in June but filming has been pushed back. As for her plans for the future, Jessica had indicated a desire to adopt a child.

Kelly Clarkson Biography

NAME: Kelly Clarkson

OCCUPATION: Singer

BIRTH DATE: April 24, 1982 (Age: 29)

EDUCATION: Burleson High School

PLACE OF BIRTH: Burleson, Texas

American pop singer Kelly Brianne Clarkson is the winner of the first season of American Idol. Since then, her recording career has only tasted success. She has to her credit 5 top-ten U S singles and 2 top-five albums. Clarkson was born on April 24, 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas to parents of Greek, German Irish, and descent. Her parents split up when she was just a child of 6 years. She went to live with her mother, while her brother went with their father, and her sister, with their aunt.

The winner of Fox TV's first American Idol: The Search for a Superstar competition during the summer of 2002, Kelly Clarkson went from an anonymous talent to a nationally known singer, performing for an audience of millions of viewers. One of the show's most naturally gifted singers, the 20-year-old Burleson, TX, native's vocal talents were discovered when she was in seventh grade, when her school's choir teacher heard her singing and urged Clarkson to join the choir. After high school, Clarkson cultivated her voice and went to Hollywood to make her name; she appeared as an extra on an episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch but no other opportunities materialized.

She had a brief stint with television and songwriter Gerry Goffin. Burning down of her Los Angeles apartment disillusioned her and she returned to Texas, but still firm on building her career in show business. Later she even went to do some odd jobs. She has worked in a pharmacy, as a cocktail waitress, as a promo girl for Red Bull, at a cinema, at Chili's, at the Fort Worth Zoo, as a door-to door sales girl, as a telemarketer etc.

In 2002, Clarkson auditioned for American Idol along with ten thousand others. Going through several rounds, she reached the final ten and received the # two spot in her group. Once entered into the list of top ten, Clarkson eventually moved into the position of competition favorite. On September 4, 2002, Clarkson won the finals against Justin Guarini, earning 58% of the audience vote.

Despite her newfound fame, Clarkson opted to remain in Texas rather than move to New York or Los Angeles. Her first single, "A Moment Like This," was released just two weeks after she won the contest and quickly earned platinum sales. Clarkson's debut full-length, Thankful, was released in spring of 2003, just in time to coincide with the second season of American Idol and right before the American Idol movie, From Justin to Kelly. Breakaway followed in late 2004 and was a huge success, selling over five million copies (making it the third best-selling album of 2005) and spawning the hit singles "Because of You," "Behind These Hazel Eyes," and "Since U Been Gone." That song and Breakaway earned Grammys for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album, respectively, at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in early 2006. Clarkson continued her busy touring schedule that spring and summer and announced plans for her third album.

In 2007, Clarkson released My December the studio follow-up to Breakaway. Notable as Clarkson's first foray into writing or co-writing most of the songs, My December had a darker, even more rock-oriented edge than its predecessor and even featured a guest appearance by punk icon bassist Mike Watt. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide.

In 2009 Clarkson released her fourth album, All I Ever Wanted. The first single off the album, "My Life Would Suck Without You," hit the airwaves in January 2009, shooting from No. 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 to No. 1. The jump broke the record of largest leap to the top spot. This marked the second time Clarkson broke this record; in 2002 her American Idol single "A Moment Like This" catpulted from No. 52 to No. 1. The album also made it to No. 1 in the U.S., selling 255,000 copies in its first week.