"I think of myself as being a bit of a wimp deep down -- a bourgeois wimp -- and I'm fighting that. I think all Brits are maybe."
- Helen Mirren
Gisele Bundchen (birth name Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bundchen) was born on July 20, 1980 in Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She is one of the best paid supermodels. watch now
Rarely do beauty and talent combine in a form so complimentary to each other than in the case of actress Zoe Saldana. Whether gracefully gliding across the stage in dance, pounding the boards in a play, or lighting up the screen in such popular films watch now
Christina Applegate is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, known for playing Kelly Bundy on the long-running FOX Broadcasting Company sitcom Married with Children. She has since established a film and television career, with major roles in severa watch now
Carolyn Murphy (born on August 11, 1973) is an American model.Murphy was born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and grew up throughout Northwest Florida, spending most of her childhood in a trailer park there. watch now
Having started out as a child model, Katherine appeared in her first feature film, That Night (1992), at the age of 13. She's since been seen in King of the Hill (1993), My Father the Hero (1994), Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995), Bride of Chucky watch now
Taylor Swift became one of country-pop's brightest (and youngest) faces in 2006, when the 16-year-old vocalist released her first album. Although new to the American public, Swift had been performing since early childhood, taking inspiration and enco watch now
Though most North American filmgoers know her best for her role as Persephone in the two Matrix sequels, Monica Bellucci has been acting steadily since her movie debut in 1990. With her exotic beauty and seemingly ageless looks, it's not surprising t watch now
Being blessed with good looks is one thing, but bearing a resemblance to Natalie Portman helped Knightley get cast in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) as Queen Padm?'s royal decoy. She really got her breakthrough, however, with a supp watch now
Junot Díaz (born 31 December 1968) is a Dominican-American writer and professor at MIT. Central to Díaz's work is the duality of the immigrant experience. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao watch now
Already something of an established actor in his native Australia, Heath Ledger first came to the attention of American audiences in 1999 with his winning turn in the teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You, playing the rebellious Patrick Verona in th watch now
Simon Beaufoy (born 1966) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA award-winning British screenwriter. Born in Keighley, he was educated at Ermysted's Grammar School and Sedbergh School, he read English at St Peter's College, Oxford and graduated watch now
Nasir Jones, better known by his stage name Nas, formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was born and raised in the Queensbridge housing projects in New York City. Although he dropped out of middle s watch now
Songwriter, arranger, and vocalist Ne-Yo was born Shaffer Smith in Arkansas and raised in Las Vegas, NV. His start in the music industry came as a songwriter. Prior to exiting his teenage years, he penned material for Youngstown and broke through in watch now
Robert Thomas-Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor, model and musician. He is best known for playing Edward Cullen in the film adaptation of Twilight, based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer, and for the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Pott watch now
Liu Peng (November 4,), formally Duke Gong of Pengcheng, was a general of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, who served as military governor (Jiedushi) of Lulong Circuit (headquartered in modern Beijing) briefly in 785 following the death of his cousi watch now
Allah Rakha Rahman was born A.S. Dileep Kumar on January 6, 1966, in Madras (now Chennai), India, to a musically affluent family. Dileep started learning the piano at the age of 4, and at the age of 9, his father passed away. Since the pressure of su watch now
To be certain, Streep's filmography claims its share of near misses and outright disasters (She-Devil, Falling in Love, Death Becomes Her) -- like Dustin Hoffman, she thrived in the '70s and early '80s, but seemed somewhat crippled in the late '80s a watch now
Rebecca Hall won the Charleson award for her debut stage performance in a production of Mrs Warren's Profession. In 2006 she made her film debut, appearing in two high-profile films, Starter for 10 and The Prestige. watch now
Evangeline Lilly got her start in showbiz with help from the acting division of Ford Models. Best recognized as the complicated character Kate on ABC's hit drama Lost, some people may remember Evangeline from small-screen appearances on Smallville, T watch now
Glenn Close acclaim is not limited to the film world, as she has also found great success in various television and stage productions, most notably Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway musical version. watch now
Stacy Keibler (born October 14, 1979)[3] is an American actress and former professional wrestler and valet for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). watch now
Early in her career, it looked as though actress Kristin Scott Thomas was going to be relegated to playing the kind of elegantly bloodless British women she portrayed in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), but with her role as the aristocratic but pa watch now
The daughter of longtime screen actor Ernie Lively and the junior member of a showbiz-savvy sibling collective that also includes brothers Jason and Eric and sisters Lori and Robyn, Tarzana, CA native Blake Lively possesses just the kind of wholesome watch now
Catherine Keener ranks with Parker Posey as one of the queens of 1990s American independent cinema. A muse for director Tom Di Cillo (Johnny Suede, Living in Oblivion, Box of Moonlight, The Real Blonde), she is married to one of her peers, the also-u watch now
Anne Vyalitsyna started her professional modeling career at the age of 15, after IMG scouts discovered her in Saint Petersburg, while looking for new faces for MTV's Fashionably Loud Europe. She entered and ended up winning their modeling contest, al watch now
Ana Hickmann is now the guiding light of her career, Ana explored a new direction in late 2002. She has launched a collection of makeup, shoes, swimsuits, and eyewear simply called Ana Hickmann. watch now
Right from the get-go, some girls know what they've been put on earth to do. That's why Brazilian bombshell Raquel Zimmermann, born May 6, 1983, joined a modeling school at the tender age of 14. And since real talent rarely stays hidden for long, the watch now
Spawned from a supermodel mother, this Brazilian bombshell has pouting for the camera in her genes. Daniella is a self-described fitness nut who admits that she loves to sweat. watch now
Miranda triumphed over thousands of models for her the gig opposite Kanye West and Pharrell Williams in the video for the hit song "Number One." The stunning Miranda Kerr is part of Victoria's Secret's next generation, which means that she's on her w watch now
Gisele Caroline Bündchen is a Brazilian model and occasional actress. According to Forbes, she is the highest-paid model in the world and also the sixteenth richest woman in the entertainment world, having earned $33 million in 2007 and $35 million i watch now
Tanya Dziahileva (born 4 January 1991), is a Belarusian top model known for "elfish" and "alien" looks. watch now
Abigail Rose Clancy (born 10 January 1986), also known as Abi Clancy or Abbey Clancy, is an English lingerie and catwalk model who made headlines during the 2006 FIFA World Cup as the girlfriend of England football star Peter Crouch. watch now
Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, singer and rapper. Timbaland has produced albums and singles for a number of artists from the mid-1990s to the present day. watch now
Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Her music blends rock, country, pop, folk and blues, into one mainstream sound, and she has won nine Grammy Awards. Crow is also a political activist. watch now
James Vernon Taylor is a Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Carrboro, North Carolina. He currently owns a home in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. watch now
Cassie (born Cassandra Ventura on August 26, 1986) is an American hip hop, R&B and pop singer, model, and occasional actress. She is best known for her 2005 single "Me & U", which became a hit in 2006. watch now
Flo Rida, unsurprisingly a native Floridian, is an MC who toured as a teenager with 2 Live Crew's Fresh Kid Ice and began popping up on high-profile mixtapes by 2006, most notably DJ Khaled's We the Best -- on "Bitch I'm from Dade County," he appeare watch now
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born 17 July 1977), better known by her stage name M.I.A., is a British songwriter, record producer, vocalist and artist. watch now
Keyshia Michelle Cole is an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer known for her soulful voice. She released her platinum selling debut album The Way It Is in 2005, and her second album Just Like You in 2007. watch now
Cheryl Ann Cole (née Tweedy, born 30 June 1983) is a British singer and member of the band Girls Aloud. As part of Girls Aloud and as a featuring artist, Cole has had 21 UK Top Ten singles. watch now
Alyona Osmanova is a Ukranian model. She has appeared in editorials for Harper\'s Bazaar, Vogue, and many other important fashion magazines. watch now
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Caryle Nabers is an American Model. Her hair color is brown and eye color is brown. Her place of birth is Norfolk, Virginia. watch now
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Model Simone Villas Boas is from Brazil. She is ICM Models and Mega Models. According to FMD, she is 5'10" and her measurements are 33-23-34. watch now
Kiley Wirtz is an American Model. Find her full profile here. Kiley Wirtz appeared in the TV show Prison Break. Her hair color is blonde and eye color is blue. watch now
Jessica Jane Clement (b. 24 February 1985 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) is an English glamour model, actress, and TV presenter. She attended High Storrs School in Sheffield. watch now
Crystal-eyed Megan Fox was first seen in Holiday in the Sun (2001) as the on-screen rival of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Although that was considered to be her big break, she is most well-known for her parts in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2 watch now
Portman was born Natalie Hershlag in Jerusalem, Israel. Her father, Avner Hershlag, is an Israeli doctor specializing in fertility and reproduction (reproductive endocrinology). Her mother, Shelley Stevens, is an American homemaker who now works as h watch now
Jennifer Aniston went from playing Rachel Green on Friends to being one of the big screen's leading actresses, having starred in hits like Office Space (1999), Bruce Almighty (2003) with Jim Carrey and Along Came Polly (2004) with Ben Stiller. Jennif watch now
Naomi Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is an English model, singer, and actress. She famously starred in George Michael's music video Freedom! '90, where she lip-synched to his song along with fellow supermodels Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Cind watch now
Susan Boyle shocked the world with her singing ability on ITV\'s \"Britain\'s Got Talent.\" When she began to sing \"I Dreamed a Dream\" from \"Les Miserables,\" Susan Boyle instantly won over the hearts of the judges and audience alike. The emotion watch now
For some actors, success just seems to come naturally. In the case of talented stage and screen beauty Kristen Bell. watch now
While landing a guest spot on a hit television series would be a welcome event for most up-and-coming actresses, Jennifer Garner's brief run on Felicity proved especially fortunate for her -- thanks to her appearance on the show. watch now
Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American film actress. She came to prominence in 2001 after receiving an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe for her role in the drama Almost Famous, and has since established herself as a Hollywood lead watch now
