Clare Kramer is an accomplished actor, producer and aspiring director. Clare earned her BFA in theater from New York University’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts. Honing her skills through off-Broadway and national tours, Clare first rose to Hollywood’s attention appearing alongside Kirsten Dunst and Eliza Dushku in the comedy Bring It On, playing the hard-nosed cheerleader Courtney…
Soap opera sensation Ashley Jones, whose claim to fame was her portrayal of the pretty pre-med student Bridget Forrester on the CBS daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful, started acting at a very young age. After spending her first five years in her birthplace of Memphis, Tennessee, Ashley and her family moved to Texas where her father served…
The Greek-American beauty Maria Menounos has been a natural fit for entertainment since she started pursuing pageantry as a teen. Born on June 8, 1978, in Medford, Massachusetts, Maria debuted in beauty pageants at 17 and a year later, she won the Miss Massachusetts Teen USA crown, sending her to Miss Teen USA. Although she didn’t win, she…
Kristen was born September 2 in Van Nuys, California. She attended California State University, Northridge as an English major. She became very active in Theater and stared in such productions as “Crime of the Heart.” During her junior year, she was introduced to an agent through a friend and landed a role on her very first audition, which was…
Connecticut native Linda Purl grew up in Japan, where her father, a Union Carbide executive, had been transferred. Under the watchful eye of her mother, a former ballerina, Purl began acting professionally in Japanese stage and TV productions at the age of seven. Ten years later, she made her American film debut in Jory (1972). Never a conventional…
Actress Allison Miller made her professional debut in the 2006 short film Lucy’s Piano. She soon followed this with appearances on shows like Desperate Housewives and Boston Legal. Then in 2009 she was cast in a major role, playing Michelle Benjamin on the NBC series Kings.
A native of ritzy Orange County, CA, actress Camille Mana did early screen work that prompted East West magazine to list her as one of the ten most promising Asian Americans to watch in 2008. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley who graduated in only six semesters, Mana commenced formal dramatic training under the leadership…
Adrienne Wilkinson is best known for her role of Livia/Eve, the sometimes warrior, sometimes saint, daughter of Xena on the popular TV series “Xena: Warrior Princess.” She started on television in an episode of “Sweet Valley High,” and moved on to “Saved By The Bell: The New Class,” “Chicken Soup for the Soul,” and had several guest appearances on…
Comedienne, actress, and writer. Born on September 1, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan. Over the years, Lily Tomlin made people laugh with her humorous characters from the child Edith Ann to the snarky operator Ernestine. Some of these wacky characters were showcased on the hit comedy series Laugh-In, which ran from 1969 to 1973. Her work on the series…
A lovely and gifted actress, Michael Michele has won acclaim for her portrayals of strong and capable women on television as well as in feature films. Born in Evansville, IN, on August 30, 1966, she, like practically everyone in the Hoosier State, grew up a big basketball fan. Michele played roundball in high school (with her team making…
Despite over four decades in the industry, actress Peggy Lipton is best known for a role she played in 1968, that of undercover cop Julie Barnes in The Mod Squad (1968-1973). However, prior to life as Julie Barnes, Lipton had participated in The John Forsythe Show (1965-1966) and starred alongside Kurt Russell in Mosby’s Marauders, a critically praised…