Showing posts with label actress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label actress. Show all posts

Tuesday, 2 July 2013

Polly Holliday (actress, 1937)

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Kathryn Erbe (actress, 1966)

Born in Newton, Massachusetts, Erbe is a veteran of both film and television and has been a working actress since she graduated from New York University in 1989. Most recently, she appeared in the feature film Speaking of Sex (2001) with Lara Flynn Boyle and Bill Murray.

Erbe also gained notice in the 1999 box office hit Stir of Echoes opposite Kevin Bacon, and Dream with the Fishes (1997) with David Arquette. Her additional film credits include Entropy, Kiss of Death, Mighty Ducks 2, Rich in Love and What About Bob?

Her television credits include playing the infamous death row inmate Shirley Bellenger on the acclaimed HBO series Oz. She also appeared on NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street, the miniseries George Wallace, Showtime's original production of Naked City: Justice with a Bullet, NBC's Another World, and the television movie Breathing Lessons.

Before appearing in feature films, Erbe began her career on the stage. She is a member of the Steppenwolf Theater Company and has starred in many of their productions. She earned a Tony Award nomination in 1991 for her portrayal of Mary in Speed of Darkness.

Erbe currently resides in New York with her two children.


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Kathryn Erbe (actress, 1966)

Born in Newton, Massachusetts, Erbe is a veteran of both film and television and has been a working actress since she graduated from New York University in 1989. Most recently, she appeared in the feature film Speaking of Sex (2001) with Lara Flynn Boyle and Bill Murray.

Erbe also gained notice in the 1999 box office hit Stir of Echoes opposite Kevin Bacon, and Dream with the Fishes (1997) with David Arquette. Her additional film credits include Entropy, Kiss of Death, Mighty Ducks 2, Rich in Love and What About Bob?

Her television credits include playing the infamous death row inmate Shirley Bellenger on the acclaimed HBO series Oz. She also appeared on NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street, the miniseries George Wallace, Showtime's original production of Naked City: Justice with a Bullet, NBC's Another World, and the television movie Breathing Lessons.

Before appearing in feature films, Erbe began her career on the stage. She is a member of the Steppenwolf Theater Company and has starred in many of their productions. She earned a Tony Award nomination in 1991 for her portrayal of Mary in Speed of Darkness.

Erbe currently resides in New York with her two children.


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Yancy Butler (actress, 1970)

It's not unusual that Yancy Butler chose to be an actor. Born in New York City, Butler is third generation showbiz. Her father, Joe Butler, is the lead singer and drummer for the reunited Lovin' Spoonful; her mother, Leslie, was a company manager for Broadway shows, and her grandparents were also involved in various aspects of the theater. At the age of 13, Butler began studying at the prestigious HB Studios in New York, and continued to do so until entering Sarah Lawrence College.

Upon graduation, and with a dozen stage credits on her resume, she subsequently landed a guest star role in the drama Law & Order, which directly lead to her auditioning for and landing the lead role in the series Mann & Machine. Following this, she appeared as a regular in the Miami Beach-based series South Beach.

Butler later segued into feature films as the female lead opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in Hard Target, and next took on the role, originally written for a man, opposite Wesley Snipes in the skydiving adventure Drop Zone. Other film credits include The Ex and, most recently, the independent feature film The Treat.

Butler currently resides in Los Angeles. Her birth date is July 2.


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Margot Robbie (actress, 1990)

Having captivated audiences in Australia with her gripping on-screen presence, Margot Robbie is setting out to emerge as a breakout star in the U.S. with her role as Laura on ABC's Pan Am. She will portray a runaway bride who recently fled a life of domestic boredom to take to the skies.

In Australia, Robbie is most recognized for her role as Donna Freedman on the television soap opera Neighbours, which chronicled the lives of the residents of Ramsay Street in the fictional Australian suburb of Erinsborough. Her role garnered her two Logie Award nominations for Most Popular New Female Talent and Most Popular Actress.

Born in Australia, Robbie grew up on the Gold Coast, splitting her time between the beach and her grandparents' farm, but moved to Melbourne when she began acting professionally at the age of 17. Robbie will reside in New York for production of Pan Am.


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Lindsay Lohan (actress, 1986)

Actress, musician, producer, designer, and entrepreneur Lindsay Lohan burst onto the scene playing identical twins in director Nancy Meyers's The Parent Trap, followed up by starring roles in Freaky Friday and Mean Girls.

More recently, Lohan starred in Robert Altman's Prairie Home Companion, Gary Marshall's Georgia Rule and Emilio Estevez's Bobby; for the latter, Lohan won the Breakthrough Actress Award at the Hollywood Film Festival. In 2009, Lohan was seen in the feature film Labor Pains, and as a special guest star on the series Ugly Betty.

In music, Lohan follows up her platinum album Speak and Gold album Raw: A Little More Personal, with a third album due to drop later this year. Known for her iconic fashion sense and countless fashion magazine covers, including Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Allure, InStyle, Nylon, W, as well as British publications Tatler, UK Elle and UK Glamour, Lohan has decided to venture into the licensing and branding world. She is co-founder and head designer of 6126, a lifestyle brand that features a full ready to wear collection and handbag collection. It is currently being sold in Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom and over 400 specialty stores around the world. She is also the founder of Sevin Nyne, a tanning spray that is distributed worldwide at Sephora stores.


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Margot Robbie (actress, 1990)

Having captivated audiences in Australia with her gripping on-screen presence, Margot Robbie is setting out to emerge as a breakout star in the U.S. with her role as Laura on ABC's Pan Am. She will portray a runaway bride who recently fled a life of domestic boredom to take to the skies.

In Australia, Robbie is most recognized for her role as Donna Freedman on the television soap opera Neighbours, which chronicled the lives of the residents of Ramsay Street in the fictional Australian suburb of Erinsborough. Her role garnered her two Logie Award nominations for Most Popular New Female Talent and Most Popular Actress.

Born in Australia, Robbie grew up on the Gold Coast, splitting her time between the beach and her grandparents' farm, but moved to Melbourne when she began acting professionally at the age of 17. Robbie will reside in New York for production of Pan Am.


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