Ellen DeGeneres Biography

NAME: Ellen DeGeneres

OCCUPATION: Animal Rights Activist, Comedian, Talk Show Host

BIRTH DATE: January 26, 1958 (Age: 53)

EDUCATION: Atlanta High School, Grace King High School, University of New Orleans

PLACE OF BIRTH: Metairie, Louisiana

Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born January 26, 1958 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was the daughter of an insurance salesman and a working mother who were divorced when DeGeneres was a teenager. When she was growing up she dreamed of becoming a veterinarian, but she gave up the idea because she was "not book smart." Instead, she waited tables, sold vacuum cleaners, painted houses, worked as a legal secretary.

DeGeneres' older brother, Vance, was the creator of the Play-Doh character "Mr. Bill" on the long-running NBC comedy skit program Saturday Night Live, and was long considered the humorous member of the family. Then once, during a public speaking event, DeGeneres found herself frightened by the crowd and used humor to get through the experience. She was a hit, and received offers to do stand-up comedy. She began performing in 1981, bolstered by her mother's moral and financial support.

Comedian and actress Ellen DeGeneres was best known for her groundbreaking sitcom "Ellen" (ABC, 1994-98) and her lively daytime talk show "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (syndicated, 2003- ), which earned multiple Daytime Emmy Awards for Best Talk Show and Best Talk Show Host. DeGeneres started her career as a stand-up comedian, eventually parlaying her deadpan, observational style into a sitcom which made TV history for the coming out of its main character - a gay Ellen both on and off screen. The controversial, groundbreaking move effectively spelled the end of DeGeneres' sitcom career in 1998, but the down-to-earth - if not a little neurotic - talent rebounded a few years later as the move-busting host of a talk show bursting with A-list celebrities and a boisterous audience full of soccer moms. The sparkling blue-eyed blonde was also well-liked as the host of both Emmy and Academy Awards telecasts. It was, in fact, hard to find anyone who did not like DeGeneres, such was her good-hearted nature both on and off screen, as well as her pride in her sexual orientation, but her refusal to force it in people's faces. She was the harmless, funny best friend everyone wished they could have and no amount of scandals - including a WGA strike picket-line crossing and the dramatic break-up of her often-chronicled relationship with actress Anne Heche - could tarnish the love fans held for the classy comic.

Elle Macpherson Biography

NAME: Elle Macpherson

OCCUPATION: Model

BIRTH DATE: March 29, 1964 

EDUCATION: Sydney University

PLACE OF BIRTH: Sidney, Australia

Model, actress. Born Eleanor Nancy Gow on March 29, 1964 in Sydney, Australia. Nicknamed "The Body," the six-foot-tall Macpherson is one of a handful of figures credited with putting the "super" in the word "supermodel."

Even prior to her ascendancy to modeling fame, Macpherson was no stranger to the high life. After her parents divorced in her early teens, her mother remarried multimillionaire Neil Macpherson, the owner of a chain of stereo equipment stores.

Like so many of her contemporaries, Sports Illustrated??s swimsuit edition was her springboard to public fame. The powerful, athletic Macpherson graced four SI covers (1986-1988, 1994) . In addition to appearances in the mainstay publications of the modeling world, Macpherson parleyed her SI success into contracts with Victoria's Secret and Playboy. For her work in the latter, she netted a whopping $25,000 per page. The spread was ten pages long.

But by the mid-1990s, she turned her attention to acting. She appeared in several films, including ‘Sirens’ (1995), ‘Batman and Robin’ (1997) and most recently ‘A Girl Thing’ (2001), a miniseries for the Showtime Network. She also appeared in a series of episodes of the hit TV sitcom ‘Friends’. Critical response to her dramatic attempts was at best mixed, and at worst, unflattering.

Macpherson also experienced mixed success in the business arena. Her personal line of lingerie, Elle Macpherson Intimates, is the top selling brand in Australia. However, her partnership with fellow supermodels Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell in the creation of the Fashion Café was less fruitful. The troubled restaurant venture went into receivership in 2000.

Building on her business successes with Intimates, Elle also released her own range of beauty products ‘Elle Macpherson – The Body’ in 2005, which sparked an appearance on the BBC’s 'The Money Programme', following her in her day-to-day life running a business.

Elle Fanning Biography

Birth Name : Mary Elle Fanning 

Date of Birth : 9 April 1998, Conyers, Georgia, USA 

Height : 5' 7" (1.70 m) 

Occupation : Actress/Model

Born in Conyers, Georgia, Elle Fanning comes from an athletic family. Her mother, Joy Arrington, was a professional tennis player and her father, Steve Fanning, was a minor league baseball player for the St.Louis Cardinals.

Following in the steps of her older sister, actress Dakota Fanning, Elle made her debut in I am Sam, opposite Sean Penn as the younger version of Dakota's character. In 2002, Elle appeared in Daddy Day Care, her first film independent of her sister and the first performance for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination. In 2003, Elle starred in The Door in the Floor, with Kim Basinger and Jeff Bridges. The producers had apparently originally planned on using identical twins for the shooting of the film since it was set to be a long, intense project however, they were so impressed by Elle that they chose her instead for the film.

By the end of 2006, Fanning began to book lead roles. The first of these was the one of Emma Learner in Reservation Road—the grieving daughter of Grace and Ethan Learner. The film deals with the aftermath of a tragic car accident in that Emma's brother is killed. Late in 2008, Fanning had a small part in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as a younger version of Cate Blanchett's character. Mid-year 2007, Fanning filmed the title role Phoebe of Phoebe in Wonderland—the fantastical tale of a little girl who won't—or can't—follow the rules. Phoebe in Wonderland also starred Felicity Huffman and was released in March 2009.

In late 2010, Fanning began working on Francis Ford Coppola's new film Twixt, that Coppola wrote, based on a dream he had. She plays the role of a young ghost named V.

Elizabeth Taylor Biography

NAME: Elizabeth Taylor

OCCUPATION: Film Actress

BIRTH DATE: February 27, 1932

DEATH DATE: March 23, 2011

PLACE OF BIRTH: London, England

Actress. Born Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor on February 27, 1932, in London, England. One of film's most celebrated stars, Taylor has fashioned a career that's covered more than six decades, accepting roles that have not only showcased her beauty, but her ability to take on emotionally charged characters.

Her American parents, both art dealers, were residing in London when she was born. Soon after the outbreak of World War II, the Taylors returned to the United States and settled into their new life in Los Angeles.

Performance was in Taylor's blood. Her mother had worked as an actress until she married. At the age of 3, the young Taylor started dancing, and eventually gave a recital for Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. Not long after relocating to California a family friend suggested the Taylors' daughter take a screen test.

Liz was a leading child star by the age of 12 after her performance in MGM's National Velvet (1944). It wasn't long before she was knocking critics dead as a serious adult actress with films like Giant (1956), Raintree County (1957) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). She reigned the box office as the quintessential movie star taking the breath away from viewers with her glamorous looks and those velvet eyes. Her film career floundered in the 1960s and 1970s with a string of unusual and unsuccessful films. Her personal life has been a tempest of love affairs, unsuccessful marriages and multiple medical problems. Upon the death of her friend, Rock Hudson in 1985, she began her crusade on the behalf of AIDS sufferers. In the 1990s, she has also developed a successful series of scents. Her acting career has been relegated to the occasional tv-movie or TV guest appearance.

Elizabeth Reaser Biography

Birth Name : Elizabeth Ann Reaser 

Date of Birth : 15 June 1975, Bloomfield, Michigan, USA 

Height : 5' 2½" (1.59 m) 

Occupation : Actress

Actress Elizabeth Reaser was born in Bloomfield, Michigan and grew up in rural Milford. Her mother and father divorced, and her mother remarried the billionaire Detroit Pistons owner William Davidson. She attended Birmingham Seaholm High School and Avondale High School, and worked odd jobs including being a caddy at a country club. She knew at a young age she wanted to be an actor, having "subjected her family to really bad shows in the living room." She attended college at Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan for one year before deciding to apply at the Juilliard School of Drama. After being accepted, she relocated to New York City and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1999.

A string of assured dramatic turns in independent features helped to elevate actress Elizabeth Reaser's profile from acclaimed stage actress to buzzworthy lead in projects ranging from "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC, 2005- ) to the 'tween film sensation, "Twilight" (2008). A graduate of Julliard, she balanced television work with stage work in New York and Los Angeles before gaining attention for small but significant turns in movies like "The Believer" (2001) and "Thirteen Conversations about One Thing" (2001). A moving performance as a Norwegian immigrant in "Sweet Land" (2005) led to more high-profile projects, including the feature comedy "The Family Stone" (2005) and TV work on "Saved" (TNT, 2006). She gained even greater press for her recurring role as an amnesiac on "Grey's Anatomy," and eventually gained her own short-lived series, "The Ex-List" (CBS, 2008). Her appearance as the matriarch of a small town vampire clan in the rabidly anticipated "Twilight" (2008) solidified her status as a screen talent with limitless potential.

Elizabeth Olsen Biography

Birth Name : Elizabeth Chase Olsen 

Date of Birth : 16 February 1989, Sherman Oaks, California, USA 

Height : 5' 7" (1.70 m) 

Occupation : Actress/singer

This Actress Elizabeth Olsen is going to be seen in the new drama series made by Sean Durkin who is also the director of this series. Elizabeth has recently accomplished her drama series “Peace, Love and misunderstanding” and now she will be seen by her fans into this latest series which has casted her as a major role in “Martha Marcy May Marlene” drama series. This actress has reached her age of 21 year and she is now going to act in this indie Drama which is expected to be loved by the fans a lot. the cast of “Peace, Love and Misunderstanding” includes Jane Fonda, Catherine Keene Chase Crawford and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. The cast of this latest drama series “Martha Marcy May Marlene” is also very interesting which includes Hugh Dancy, Brady Corbet and Elizabeth Olsen.

Following in the footsteps of Mary-Kate and Ashley, Lizzie made her debut when she was 4. She has since starred in three movies, to be released in 2011 and 2012. She first acted in a movie titled Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding, in which she played the role of Zoe. Lizzie played the leading role in Martha Marcy May Marlene an independent film drama about a young woman who comes out of a cult and tries to live a normal life with her sister and brother-in-law. She has also acted in The Silent House, in which she played the role of Sarah, and appeared in the music video "The Queen" by Carlotta. As of mid-2011, she was filming the movie Red Lights, which is due to be released in 2012. She is set to star in Liberal Arts, scheduled for release in 2012. She is also set to star in the planned 2013 release Very Good Girls, alongside Dakota Fanning. Lizzie is also rumored to play Carrie in the Sex and the City prequel.

Elizabeth Jagger Biography

Birth Name : Elizabeth Scarlett Jagger 

Date of Birth : 2 March 1984, New York City, New York, USA 

Nickname : Lizzy 

Height : 5' 10" (1.78 m) 

Occupation : American model and actress

Elizabeth Jagger was born on Friday, March 02, 1984 in New York City, United States. She is a famous model.Her career started when she first worked for Thierry Mugler having her mother as colleague. After she signed with her first agency, Ford Models, she started appearing more and more in the world of fashion. Now she is signed to three great agencies, 1 Model Management and IMG Models in New York and Beatrice Model in Milan, Italy.

Elizabeth was on covers of English and Australian 'Vogue', Italian 'Amica' and English 'Nylon'. Siblings: Jim Jagger, Georgia Jagger and Gabriel Jagger, half-sisters: Jade Jagger and Karis Jagger, half-brother: Lucas Morad-Jagger. Signed a deal as the face of Lancome's LCM range. (Sept. 2002) The two-year contract is worth £500,000 (S$1.38 million). Has a younger half-brother named Lucas, who is 15 years younger than Elizabeth. Measurements: 34A-24-33 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) She and her ex-boyfriend Sean Lennon are both children of famous music legends: Elizbaeth's father is Mick Jagger and Sean is the son of late Beatle John Lennon. Niece of actress Cyndy Hall. She appeared in the 2002 comedy-drama movie "Igby Goes Down". Jagger's first appearance on the fashion runway was in 1998, when she modelled for Thierry Mugler alongside her mother. She appeared in a campaign for Tommy Hilfiger at the turn of the century, alongside Alexandra and Theodora Richards, daughters of the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards. In 2001 she appeared in the documentary Being Mick as herself. Jagger was signed as the face of Lancôme's LCM range of cosmetics in September 2002. In 2005, she was chosen to represent the Spanish fashion chain Mango. In 2011, she appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine. She appeared in the film Igby Goes Down. She starred alongside Twiggy, Noemie Lenoir, Erin O'Connor and Laura Bailey in the most recent Marks and Spencer advertisements.

Elizabeth Hurley Biography

Birth Name : Elizabeth Jane Hurley 

Date of Birth : 10 June 1965, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK 

Height : 5' 8" (1.73 m) 

Occupation : Actress, model

Being declared one of the sexiest women in film history by Empire magazine would be a title which many actresses would find difficult to live up to, but Elizabeth Hurley was unlike most of the models-turned-movie stars that preceded her. Not only blessed with high cheek bones and a curvy physique, she was also blessed with a sharp business sense, innate intelligence, as well as an almost supernatural ability to remain poised in the face of ugly controversies. These scandals would come fast in furious, including the infamous arrest of her then-boyfriend, actor Hugh Grant, for soliciting a prostitute, followed a few years later with an ugly paternity suit against millionaire Stephen Bing over the birth of their child in 2001. Despite these high profile setbacks, Hurley remained a popular model with her years-long contract with Estee Lauder, as well as maintained a modest career as an actress and producer, most notably starring as Vanessa Kensington, the knockout agent paired with Mike Meyers in "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" (1997). 

In 2002, she gave birth to a baby boy, Damian Charles, and hit the headlines once more when multi-millionaire Steve Bing initially denied being the father. However, a DNA test established the Hollywood producer, who is the grandson of New York real estate magnate Leo Bing, as the child's father.

In March 2007, Hurley married Indian businessman Arun Nayar in a secret service in Gloucestershire. The couple decided to keep the ceremony private so held it one day early but with only the guests being informed of this change in date. Hurley contracted an exclusive magazine deal with magazine Hello!, thought to be worth £2 to 5 million with the overall cost of the wedding being estimated at a total of £2 million.

Despite her demanding social and personal engagements, the model is also keen to give back to the community and is the president of the charity Hop Skip and Jump, which provides day care for children with special needs and support for their families. In November 2010, Hurley attended the Houses of Parliament where she spoke about the need for more relief day care.

Elizabeth Berkley Biography

Name : Elizabeth Berkley

Date of Birth : 28 July 1972, Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA 

Height : 5' 10" (1.78 m) 

Occupation : Actress

Born in Farmington Hills, Michigan on July 28th, 1972, baby Elizabeth Berkley showed an early aptitude for dance. At age five, her parents enrolled her at the Detroit Dance Company. As her love for dance grew with the years, she began performing at high-profile shows such as Swan Lake, which attracted large audiences. As talent scouts started to frequent her shows, her parents were able to land her parts on TV shows such as Gimme a Break! and Silver Spoons, when she was seven years old. 

Fans of the saccharine-sweet teen sitcom “Saved by the Bell” (NBC, 1989-1992) would have been hard pressed to pick out Elizabeth Berkley as the star who would make the biggest name for herself, albeit, somewhat notoriously. After four years of watching Berkley’s caricatured portrayal of a high school feminist, no one could guess that the buxom blonde would, with one role, be the one to immediately re-define herself as a garish stripper in one of the most-ridiculed – yet secretly adored – movies ever made. Since careers have ended over less, Berkley’s patient rehabilitation of her image thereafter was only slightly less surprising, but admirable, at the same time.

Despite the Hollywood backlash she received post-“Showgirls,” she continued to find work on stage, on television and in films, albeit in smaller roles and/or productions. With new representation, she landed a role as Victor Garber's actress-girlfriend in "The First Wives Club" (1996) and the lead in Tom DeCillo's "The Real Blonde" (1998). She earned praise for her stage performances in a 1999 London production of “Lenny” as the stripper Honey opposite Eddie Izzard in a stage play about comic Lenny Bruce and in the 2005 off-Broadway production of “Hurlyburly,” as well as in several independent films including Woody Allen's “The Curse of the Jade Scorpion” (2001) and the critical darling, “Roger Dodger” (2002). Berkley also appeared on Broadway in “Sly Fox,” but reviews of her performance were unfavorable. Despite these setbacks, it was a test of her character and determination that, even with the unshakable “Showgirls” stigma surrounding her at all times, she managed to press on and find work.

Elizabeth Banks Bipgraphy

Birth Name : Elizabeth Maresal Mitchell 

Date of Birth : 10 February 1974, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA 

Height : 5' 5" (1.65 m) 

Occupation : Actress

Originally from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Banks received her Bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania, then went on to earn a graduate degree at the American Conservatory Theater. Her first film role was in the indie film, Surrender Dorothy (1998). She next landed a small role in the Hollywood blockbuster Shaft (1999), starring Samuel L. Jackson. On television, she made guest appearances on hit shows such as Third Watch (1999), Sex and The City (2000), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2001), before landing several more roles in big budget motion pictures such as Spider-Man (2002) starring Tobey Maguire, Swept Away (2002) starring Madonna, and Catch Me If You Can (2002) starring Leonard DiCaprio.

Before she was a recognizable name, Elizabeth Banks was a familiar face in scene-stealing comic cameos and memorable dramatic roles opposite high-profile actors like Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeff Bridges and Mark Wahlberg. Her fresh-scrubbed New England looks and girl-next-door appeal were refreshingly countered with her adventurous tomboy spirit and fearless embrace of over-the-top goofiness. A stage-trained actress with a fun-loving attitude towards a big screen career, Banks' energy and versatile talent were finally featured front and center in the popular but very different comedies "Slither" (2006) and "Definitely, Maybe" (2008). Prior to those two roles, she gained widespread recognition for playing Betty Brant in "Spider-Man" (2002), which she reprised for the second (2004) and third (2007) installments. After returning to comedy opposite Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti in "Fred Claus" (2007), Banks was surprisingly convincing as former First Lady Laura Bush in Oliver Stone's "W" (2008). Whether comedy or drama, Banks always delivered a quality performance while continually broadening her appeal.

Eliza Dushku Bipgraphy

Birth Name : Eliza Patricia Dushku 

Date of Birth : 30 December 1980, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 

Nickname : Duck Shoot (bestowed on her by Kevin Smith)

Height : 5' 5" (1.65 m) 

Occupation : Actress

Born of Albanian-Danish descent in Boston, MA, on December 30, 1980, Dushku grew up the youngest sibling of three older brothers. Following her debut in That Night, which cast her as a young girl who becomes infatuated with the rebellious teen who lives across the street, the young actress did supporting work in This Boy's Life (1993) and played the daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies (1994). In 1998 Dushku got one of her biggest breaks to date when she was cast as troubled slayer Faith on Buffy. Although Faith was only meant to appear in a handful of episodes, the show's creators liked Dushku enough to make Faith a recurring character, and also featured her on Angel, Buffy's spin-off. 

Her turn as the feisty Dana Tasker in "Lies" seemed to set a career path for her subsequent roles. Dushku was soon cast in a string of headstrong roles in minor features like "Bye Bye Love" (1995) and "Race the Sun" (1996). Rather than continue in this vein, Dushku took time off from her career to complete high school, after which she gained acceptance at both George Washington University and Suffolk University, where her mother served as a professor.

Duskhu continued to explore the indie film world for her next few efforts; she received solid reviews for her turn as a poet with a crush on a kidnapped college student in "Nobel Son" (2008), and reunited with several of that film's stars, including Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman, for the equally praised comedy "Bottle Shock" (2008). She also gained notice for both her performance and an unexpected nude scene in "The Alphabet Killer" (2008), a gritty thriller about a rash of real-life unsolved murders in New York during the 1970s, which also served as her debut as producer. But most of these efforts were overshadowed by the news that the actress had signed a development deal with Fox in 2007. Her first effort towards a new series was "Nurses" (2007), a pilot for director P.J. Hogan about the personal lives of hospital nurses, but it failed to progress beyond that phase.

Eliza Doolittle Bipgraphy

Birth name : Eliza Sophie Caird

Born : 15 April 1988 (age 23)

Occupations : Singer-songwriter

Eliza Sophie Caird (born 15 April 1988), better known by her stage name Eliza Doolittle, is an English singer songwriter from London. She signed to the Parlophone record label in October 2008. Her debut, self-titled album, Eliza Doolittle was released on 12 July 2010. On debut it was number 3 in the UK charts. Since the album’s release, Doolittle has had another two of her records hit the top 25 charts, including her single Skinny Genes. Doolittle’s second single, Pack Up, has debuted in the Top 20 for the Single Top 100 and Irish Singles Charts, and in the Top 5 in the UK Singles Chart.

Her precocious songwriting talent soon got her noticed, with Eliza signing a publishing deal at 16. As she matured, her songs began to flower into the magical blooms they are today – gorgeous pop songs which mine sounds from the 60’s and 70’s while managing to sound indisputably fresh. Little wonder: although a diehard fan of classic pop in all its guises – the likes of the Beach Boys, The Kinks, and Stevie Wonder slip in constantly while she gushes about music – she doesn’t see herself belonging to the current cut and dried pop mould. “I’d like to be a pop musician in the proper old school vein of pop when there weren’t any different genres like there are now, it was all just pop music,” she says. Of current influences, she demurs that she can’t really think of any. “There’s lots of things I do like, like Vampire Weekend, Kid Harpoon, or Arctic Monkeys, but I don’t sound like them at all”, she insists. 

Eliza Doolittle's first release was a self-titled EP featuring four tracks, including 'Rollerblades', 'Moneybox', 'Police Car' and 'Go Home'. The EP was released in November 2009. Jamie from The XX remixed 'Money Box' and the tracks on the EP received airplay on a number of BBC Radio 1 shows, including Rob Da Bank's, Jo Whiley's and Nick Grimshaw's. Following the release of her album, Eliza Doolittle was also booked to support Paloma Faith on her November 2010 tour. Eliza Doolittle has been compared to Paloma Faith, as well as other female contemporaries such as Lily Allen. Prior to her mainstream success, Doolittle had undertaken a tour of the nation's secondary schools, dubbed the 'Playground Unplugged' tour.

Doolittle has supported her studio releases with live gigs supporting the likes of Jamie Cullum and Alphabeat. Her first single proper was 'Skinny Genes', which was released in April 2010. The song has been used on a TV advert for very.co.uk. The second single from Eliza Doolittle is entitled 'Pack Up' and was released in July 2010, reaching number 12 in the UK Singles chart.

Elisha Cuthbert Biography

Birth Name : Elisha Ann Cuthbert 

Date of Birth : November 30, 1982

Birth Place : Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Occupation : Actress

Elisha Ann Cuthbert was born on November 30, 1982, in Calgary, Alberta. As a child, Elisha’s cherubic looks made her a natural candidate for modeling, and it wasn’t long before she was posing in advertisements for various children’s clothing lines. Elisha, who grew up in Montreal, subsequently began to express an interest in acting; in 1996, she made her professional debut on the popular Canadian anthology series Are You Afraid of the Dark? Elisha Cuthbert’s bubbly demeanor and natural on-camera style made her an ideal fit for the role of host on the show Popular Mechanics for Kids, where she worked side-by-side with fellow up-and-coming performers like Jay Baruchel and Vanessa Lengies.

Blessed with undeniable all-American good looks, despite hailing from Canada, this blond-haired, blue-eyed actress initially gained fame playing Kiefer Sutherland’s rebellious daughter, Kimberly Bauer, on the mega-hit series “24” (Fox, 2002- ). As the scion of counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer (Sutherland), Cuthbert found herself the perpetual victim of kidnappers, terrorists, armed robbers, and, at one point, even a cougar. The constant perils that befell her character spawned a passionate fan following who watched every episode in anticipation of what might happen to her next, but also won the actress her fair share of detractors. Either way, the show successfully helped launch Cuthbert as one of the new millennium’s starlets on the rise – enough that she was able to launch a film career as well, starring in such hits as “Old School” (2002), “Love Actually” (2003) and “The Girl Next Door” (2004).

Cuthbert appeared in the music video for Weezer's "Perfect Situation" in early 2006, where she played the group's fictional original singer who threw a tantrum that led to Rivers Cuomo, the unlikely roadie, becoming the frontman of the band. Cuthbert also had a small role in Paris Hilton's music video for the song "Nothing In This World".

In 2007, Cuthbert appeared in the film, Captivity, a thriller centered around a fashion model taunted by a psychopath who has imprisoned her in a cellar, a role for which she was nominated for a Razzie award as "worst actress."

Elisabetta Canalis Biography

Name : Elisabetta Canalis

Date of Birth: September 12, 1978

Birth Place: Sassari, Italy

Height : 5' 7" (1.70 m) 

Occupation : Actress   

                    

Elisabetta Canalis was born on September 12, 1978, in Sassari, Italy. The daughter of a radiologist and a literature teacher, Elisabetta’s early years were generally spent engaged in the everyday pursuits one expects of a little girl. That she would one day become a renowned actress and model certainly never crossed her mind or the minds of those close to her. Instead, she focused on her various pastimes, including swimming, dancing and horseback riding (Elisabetta is actually an accomplished rider, having participated in several horse shows during her adolescence).

By the time she graduated high school, Elisabetta decided that the time was right for her to leave home. She enrolled at a prestigious university in Milan, where she began studying foreign languages. It was in Milan that Elisabetta began exploring the possibility of becoming an actress, and started the slow and arduous process of auditioning for as many projects as she could find.

She stars with striscia la notizia on Canale 5 from 1999 to 2002 and became sexy icon with max calendar 2003. Canalis had minor roles in the films Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo  and Virgin Territory. She was also a velina in the television show Striscia la notizia. In 2007, she hosted the annual music festival, Festivalbar. In 2009, she co-hosted the Italian version of Total Request Live. 

In 2010, she played a recurring character in season 3 of the TNT series Leverage. For DT Magazine she is in the World's Top 50 Sexiest Woman 2011 and number 7 according to Maxim. 

She appeared on June 2011 on Spanish version of Vogue and on September 2011 like cover girl for Arabian version of Harper's Bazaar. Canalis appeared on the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars. She was paired with Valentin Chmerkovskiy (brother of seasoned professional Maksim Chmerkovskiy) for his first season as a professional. She was the second to be eliminated on 27 September 2011, despite having a high score with her Quickstep dance.  

Elin Woods Biography

Birth Name : Eldrick Tont Woods 

Date of Birth : 30 December 1975, Cypress, California, USA 

Height : 6' 1" (1.85 m) 

Occupation : Model

Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren was born on January 1, 1980, in Stockholm, Sweden, and grew up in the coastal town of Waxholm. She began modeling as a teenager, and following high school she briefly studied psychology at university in Berlin, Germany. She and her twin sister, Josefin, were also employed as nannies back home, and were hired by a high-profile client. 

Formerly virtually unknown, swimsuit model/nanny Elin Nordegren's celebrity status went through the roof after news of her relationship with golfing superstar Tiger Woods was made public in 2002. The sexy Swede's hushed marriage to Woods made headlines in October 2004. Although Elin has kept the two children she has with Tiger relatively out of the spotlight and has kept a low profile herself, save for her appearances at golf tournaments, she made headlines again in late November 2009 after Tiger Woods had a suspicious car crash leaving the home the couple share in Florida. Now divorced after revelations of Tiger's cheating, Elin Nordegren is dating wealthy investor Jamie Dingman.

On November 27 of 2009, police were called to the Woods home near Orlando, Florida, after Tiger crashed a Cadillac Escalade near their driveway at 2:30 in the morning. It was soon revealed that the Woods and Nordegren had been arguing, after she discovered his relationship with club hostess Rachel Uchitel. Other women then came forward to claim they had slept with Woods before and during his marriage. Two weeks later, Woods released a statement admitting "infidelity" and said he would take an indefinite break from golf. On 23 August 2010, the couple announced that they had divorced.

Edyta Sliwinska Biography

Name : Edyta Sliwinska  

Date of Birth : 6 May 1982, Poland

Height : 5' 6" (1.68 m) 

Occupation : Ballroom dancer

Edyta Sliwinska was born in Warsaw, Poland on May 6, 1982, and grew up in a working-class neighborhood of the city. An early love for music inspired her to sign up for a local dance class when she was 11 years old, and she's been pursuing her passion ever since. She relocated to San Francisco in 2000 and became dance partners with Alec Mazo. The pair fared well on the amateur Latin ballroom circuit, winning such competitions as the Emerald Ball Latin Championships and the Holiday Ball. She also served as director and choreographer at Genesis DanceSport studios in San Francisco.

In 2004, the 5-time US Finalist Edyta Sliwinska easily beat other professional dancers for a part in the new reality dancing competition, “Dancing with the Stars.” In season 1 of the show, Edyta was paired with boxer Evander Holyfield and was able to reach 5th place. The following year, Sliwinska had a chance to dance with actor George Hamilton, but also came out in fifth place. Edyta had better luck in season 3 when she was partnered with actor Joey Lawrence and the pair finished third. From December 2006 to February 2007, Edyta and Joey danced for the show’s performance tour.

In the debut season of Dancing with the Stars in June 2005, Sliwinska partnered boxing champion Evander Holyfield, where they placed fifth in the competiton. For the second season, she was paired with actor George Hamilton, and again came in fifth place. With the third season, her partner was actor Joey Lawrence, and the couple achieved third place. Sliwinska and Lawrence were part of the first performance tour of the show from December 19, 2006 to February 11, 2007.  

Dwayne Johnson Biography

Name : Dwayne Johnson

Ring name : Flex Kavana, Rocky Maivia, The Rock

Billed height : 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Billed weight : 75 lb (125 kg)

Born : May 2, 1972 (age 39), Hayward, California

Billed from : Miami, Florida

Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born in Hayward, California on May 2nd 1972 to Rocky Johnson and Ata Johnson. While growing up, Dwayne traveled around a lot with his parents and watched his father perform in the ring. During his high school years, Dwayne began playing football and he soon received a full scholarship from the University of Miami where he had tremendous success as a football player. In 1995, Dwayne suffered a back injury which cost him a place in the NFL. He then signed a 3 year deal with the Canadian League but left after a year to pursue a career in wrestling. He made his wrestling debut in the USWA under the name Flex Kavanah where he won the tag team championship with Brett Sawyer. In 1996, Dwayne joined the WWE and became Rocky Maivia where he joined a group known as "The Nation of Domination" and turned heel. Rocky eventually took over leadership of the "Nation" and began taking the persona of The Rock. After the "Nation" split, The Rock joined another elite group of wrestlers known as the "Corporation" and began a memorable feud with Steve Austin. Soon the Rock was kicked out of the "Corporation". He turned face and became known as "The Peoples Champion". In 2000, the Rock took time off from WWE to film his appearance in The Mummy Returns (2001). He returned in 2001 during the WCW/ECW invasion where he joined a team of WWE wrestlers at The Scorpion King (2002), a prequel to The Mummy Returns (2001). He is divorced from his first wife Dany Garcia (Garcia). They have a daughter together named Simone Alexandra, born in 2001.

Actor Dwayne Johnson started his showbiz career as "The Rock," one of the most decorated champions in the Worldwide Wrestling Federation and one of the its most popular characters, before applying his commanding presence and personal charisma into a successful film acting career. A bona fide pop culture figure, Johnson attracted impressive box office numbers to action and sports-oriented films like "The Scorpion King" (2002) and "Gridiron Gang" (2006), but over time, also proved himself to be an adroit comedic player with a surprisingly light tough. In fact, he memorably hosted "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ), which included a hilarious parody of The Hulk called "The Rock Obama." But it was on the big screen that he made his biggest impression with turns in "The Rundown" (2003) and "Walk Tall" (2004). Johnson took a slight detour with the huge family comedy success "The Game Plan" (2007) and the summer comedy hit "Get Smart" (2008), though he endured some ridicule for starring in "Race to Witch Mountain" (2009) and "Tooth Fairy" (2010). Johnson was back on track with "Faster" (2010) and the huge hit "Fast Five" (2011), both of which confirmed his status as a top action star.

Duffy Biography

Birth name : Aimée Ann Duffy

Born : 23 June 1984 (age 27)

Origin : Nefyn, Gwynedd, Wales

Occupations : Singer-songwriter, actress

Aimée Ann Duffy (born 23 June 1984), known as Duffy, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her 2008 debut album Rockferry entered the UK Album Chart at number one. It was the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 2008 with 1.68 million copies sold. The album was certified several times Platinum and sold over 6 million copies worldwide, spawning the hits "Mercy" and "Warwick Avenue". With "Mercy", Duffy became the first Welsh woman to achieve number-one on the UK Singles Chart since Bonnie Tyler topped the charts with "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983.

Duffy was elected president of the Students Union at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor, before transferring to study in Chester where she built up a following in a local jazz and blues club. She recorded a CD of three songs in Welsh in 2004 and also appeared on two tracks on the album See You in the Morning by Mint Royale while working as a waitress and in a fishery. Owen Powell of Catatonia and Richard Parfitt of Newport, Gwent band 60ft Dolls, introduced Duffy in August 2004 to former Public Image Ltd. member turned music manager and part-owner of Rough Trade Records Jeanette Lee. Lee moved Duffy to Crouch End in London, and orchestrated a meeting between Duffy and Suede's ex-guitar player Bernard Butler, who then co-wrote with her and helped create a sound that has been compared to Dusty Springfield. 

Contracted to A&M Records during 2007, on 23 November 2007, Duffy performed on the BBC2 television show Later with Jools Holland, which resulted in a second appearance on the related New Years Eve show Hootenanny, on which, among other things, she performed with soul legend Eddie Floyd. In January 2008 she was voted second in the annual BBC 6 Music poll of industry experts Sound of 2008, for acts to emerge in the coming year. In Wales she seemed set to become the "pop" equivalent of mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins. A number of commentators have remarked on her unaffected personality and natural charm.. 

Butler and his musical partner David McAlmont, and a number of other musicians have formed the backbone of Duffy's band for her debut album entitled Rockferry, which is due for release on Polydor on 3 March 2008. 

Drew Barrymore Biography

NAME: Drew Barrymore

OCCUPATION: Film Actress

BIRTH DATE: February 22, 1975 (Age: 36)

PLACE OF BIRTH: Los Angeles, California

ZODIAC SIGN: Pisces

Actress. Born Drew Blythe Barrymore, on February 22, 1975, in Los Angeles,California. The daughter of actor John Drew Barrymore Jr. and Ildiko Jaid, Barrymore's great-grandparents were actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew, and her grandparents were actors John Barrymore and Dolores Costello. The director Steven Spielberg is her godfather.

Barrymore, a talented young actress, has been as well known for her wild antics off-screen as for her acting ability. Ildiko Jaid, estranged from husband John Barrymore Jr., began taking her daughter to auditions as a baby. The youngest Barrymore appeared in her first television commercial for Puppy Choice dog food before she was a year old.

Actress, producer and director Drew Barrymore rode a career rollercoaster before hitting the age of 25, surviving childhood stardom and adolescent drug addiction - to say nothing of a tragic family legacy of great talent, but also great pain - only to work her way up to Hollywood A-lister. Steven Spielberg's science fiction blockbuster "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" (1982) first launched the dimpled and precocious seven-year-old, though her image was shattered by tabloid photos of her partying at New York night clubs and three stints in rehab for drug and alcohol addiction by the time she was just 13 years old. Following several years of teen angst typecasting in low-budget features like "Poison Ivy" (1992), Barrymore's big, open smile resurfaced and she was tapped by filmmakers for the free-spirited energy she brought to the screen. A naturally charming lead in romantic comedies, Barrymore won over male and female audiences by playing slightly offbeat but sincere sweethearts in hits like "The Wedding Singer" (1998), "50 First Dates" (2004) and "Music and Lyrics" (2007). Her down-to-earth appeal also led to popularity in empowerment-themed chick flicks, ranging from the melodramatic "Boys on the Side" (1995) to the sublimely fun "Charlie's Angels" film franchise, which she also produced as co-owner of her own Flower Films. Well after her dark years were behind her, Barrymore continued to make entertainment news for the occasional spontaneous nudity incident or whirlwind marriage, but nothing could mar her hard-won status as a perennially popular actress and successful producer-turned-director.

                                                                      

Drea de Matteo Biography

Birth Name: Andrea Donna de Matteo

Birth Place: Queens, NY

Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/19/1973, Capricorn

Profession: Actress  

Drea had only appeared in a couple of guest spots on unmentionable TV shows when she landed the part of the hostess in David Chase's experimental, cutting-edge, modern day mob pilot, "The Sopranos" (HBO 99-). Originally, Drea was going for the role of an "Italian bimbo. " But David didn't think Drea seemed Italian enough so he stuck her in the tiny role of the hostess at the Italian restaurant frequented by the mobsters and their families. As the hostess, she performed her two lines sans the now famous gritty Jersey/New York accent. To her surprise, Drea was called back to take the role of Adriana La Cerva, the uber-moll girlfriend of young mobster Christopher Molesanti. The role was meant to not last more than a few episodes but Drea played the part with such memorable flair that she was soon written in as a fixture on the show. In the following seasons, her influence as Christopher's fiancee continued to grow. Drea also continued to gain fans and secured a bit of a cult following as the quintessential straight-talking, long-nailed tough girl. Her 5'6" lithe tattoo-covered body is a favorite for upscale male magazines as well as local auto body shops. Drea's sharp featured face and leather attire offer an appealing alternative to the wholesome blonde ingenues currently filling the screens. With an attitude to match this razor sharp image, yet a palpable soft side to her demeanor, Drea has carved out the niche of the sexy bad girl with a heart of gold.

De Matteo decided to pursue a directing career at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, perhaps because of the brief moment when, as a girl, she was brought onstage out of the audience and dazzled by the stage lights when she was seeing the play "Cats," perhaps because of her mother's involvement in the entertainment business. Once she was in school, however, it was the acting classes which attracted her greatest interest, and she decided on an acting career. After a screen debut in an obscure independent and a small part in a small movie, Meet Prince Charming (2002), de Matteo auditioned for a one-episode part in the HBO series "The Sopranos" (1999). She impressed the producers enough that they expanded the role, as Adriana La Cerva, girlfriend to up-and-coming Soprano family soldier Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli), and she eventually became a regular on the show. De Matteo had the right sultry beauty to portray Adriana, but her acting skills greatly fleshed out the character, making her as rich and complex a character as a slightly ditzy gangster's girlfriend can be in the first place - humorous, even charming in a way and, ultimately, tragic. She won an Emmy award for her portrayal of Adriana in 2004.

Donna Karan Biography

Name : Donna Karan

Born : October 2, 1948 (age 63),Forest Hills, New York

Nationality : American

Occupation : Fashion designer

Born as Donna Faske in 1948 in Queens, New York, both of her parents were involved in the fashion business. Her father Gabby sold men's clothing in his store, while her mother Helen was a showroom model and sales representative. Donna began experimenting with fashion while still in high school by working for Liz Claiborne as an intern during the summer . She later attended the Parsons School of Design in New York, and worked with Anne Klein while she attended classes. After graduating from Parsons, Donna began working full time with Klein as an associate designer from 1971 until Anne's death in 1974.

In 1985, she left Anne Klein and founded her own company. At first she became known for her line of elastic bodies. Then word spread about her Essentials line, offering seven easy pieces every woman should have in her closet. The Essentials line became a success and the seven pieces were broadened to about 200 pieces today.

The introduction of her DKNY collection in 1988 marks the beginning of a period of amazing growth of the company. Thought of as a bridge collection, DKNY has developed to be the pillar of the Donna Karan business. DKNY is a modern, moderately-priced young collection, drawing from the spirit of big city life.

Using her company's visibility and resources for social causes is a heartfelt priority. A member of CFDA's board of directors, Karan conceived as well as spearheaded its Seventh on Sale benefits to raise funds for AIDS awareness and education. Karan co-chairs the annual New York "Kids for Kids" events for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, as she has since its 1993 inception, as well as the yearly "Super Saturday," a flea market/barbecue founded with the late Liz Tilberis in 1998 to benefit the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. She is an active supporter of New York City's Dia Center for the Arts, one of the most prestigious contemporary art institutes in the country and has chaired its last two Fall Galas. To facilitate her many on-going philanthropic involvements, in 1999, Karan and Weiss established the Karan Weiss Foundation to benefit children's causes, medical research and the arts.

Donna Air Biography

Birth Name : Donna Marie Theresa Air

Nickname : Lego Legs (childhood)

Date of Birth : 2 August 1979, Newcastle, England, UK

Height : 5' 10" (1.78 m)

Celebrity Status : English television presenter, singer and actress

Donna Air is an English singer and actress born on August 2, 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. As a child she already had the eye for performing, and she attended the drama school First Act, in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. She as well was a student of Gosgforth High School, and went along with pop duo Ant & Dec, Dale Meeks and Jill Halfpenny.

She became famous in the CBBC series Byker Grove, and because of that she became part of the Big Breakfast as well as an appearance in the BBV TV comedy Operation Good Guys. Not long after she became part of the girl duo Crush, which was developed from the Byker Grove band. Along with Jayni Hoy, Donna Air signed under Telstar Records and started to record and album. However Hoy quit the duo after their first album, and she was replaced by Luciana Caporaso. Crush then enjoyed success on their second album, with the single Jellyhead in 1996. They came up with a remix album in 1997, but due to low sales the duo eventually broke up.

As a presenter she’s been in constant demand, presenting for Tvs such as ‘The Big Breakfast’, MTV, ITV’s ‘ Pop Stars’, E4/C4. As a talented actress she’s been invovled in numerous high profile roles including the BBC;s adaptation of Lynda La Plantes ‘Supply and demand’, Paramount Films ‘Still Crazy’ and the BBC’s ‘Hotel Babylon’.

Recently Donna challenged her cookery skills and appeared on ‘Marco’s Kitchen Burnout’ on ITV and ‘Heston Blumenthal’s Gastronomic Adventure’ on Channel 4. Aside from film and television, Donna has become more and more passionate about all things Green. She works closely with the Soil Association and is continuously exploring areas of health, beauty and fashion.