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America Olivo Biography (1978-)
Published on 20 Dec, 2010 at 11:12 in Biography | Viewed 640 times | No Comments
Brunette beauty America Olivo has worked hard throughout her career to be the ultimate show business triple-threat, with skills in acting, singing, and modeling. A studied mezzo-soprano, Olivo has lent her vocal talents to various projects, like the pop group Soluna. She also earned her B.A. in acting from the Juilliard School in New York, and soon launched…
Taylor Momsen Biography (1993-)
Published on 17 Dec, 2010 at 14:06 in Biography | Viewed 1,348 times | No Comments
Taylor Momsen began playing Jenny Humphrey, the crafty and social-climbing young blonde on the prime-time soap opera Gossip Girl, in 2007. Momsen got her start in the movies at age 7, when she landed the plum role of Cindy Lou Who in the live-action feature How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, with Jim Carrey as the Grinch). That…
Alesha Dixon Biography (1978-)
Published on 17 Dec, 2010 at 12:58 in Biography | Viewed 694 times | No Comments
Like Matt Willis, Kenzie, and Kerry Katona before her, singer Alesha Dixon became a household name not through her dance-pop music, but thanks to an appearance on a reality show. One of seven children born to an English mother and Jamaican father, Dixon grew up in Welwyn Garden City and initially planned to become a P.E. teacher. After…
Carmen Ejogo Biography (1974-)
Published on 15 Dec, 2010 at 14:10 in Biography | Viewed 912 times | No Comments
The daughter of a Nigerian businessman and a Scotch tour guide, exotically beautiful British actress Carmen Ejogo grew up in London and won her first part at age 11, but only broke through to international acclaim in 1997, as Eddie Murphy’s onscreen paramour in the comic actioner Metro. Later, Ejogo disclosed the full extent of her dramatic range…
Sophie Okonedo Biography (1969-)
Published on 15 Dec, 2010 at 11:58 in Biography | Viewed 266 times | No Comments
For an actress whose late-blooming career began its slow but steady ascent around the age of 18, acclaimed stage and screen beauty Sophie Okonedo has more than made up for any lost time. As comfortable onscreen as she is on-stage, Okonedo first gained critical acclaim for her role as Cressida in Trevor Nunn’s production of Shakespeare’s Troilus and…
Adam Lambert Biography (1982-)
Published on 2 Dec, 2010 at 9:05 in Biography | Viewed 3,423 times | No Comments
Before becoming a front-runner in the eighth season of American Idol, Adam Lambert made his name in the theater world, where he performed alongside Val Kilmer in the debut production of Ten Commandments: The Musical and landed an understudy role in a touring production of Wicked. The California native then parlayed his theater background into a multi-month run…
Kate Voegele Biography (1986-)
Published on 26 Nov, 2010 at 9:26 in Biography | Viewed 953 times | No Comments
Before launching her dual careers as pop-minded songwriter and television actress, Kate Voegele grew up outside Cleveland in the suburban locale of Bay Village, OH, where she began singing in her church choir at age ten. Though her father often playing guitar during his daughter’s childhood, it wasn’t until she entered high school that Voegele first picked up…
Sara Bareilles Biography (1979-)
Published on 26 Nov, 2010 at 7:39 in Biography | Viewed 1,647 times | No Comments
A gifted songwriter and a versatile pianist with no formal training, Sara Bareilles burst onto the pop scene with a naturally skilled voice that ranged from powerful and soulful to sweet and gentle, earning her instant comparisons to Fiona Apple and Norah Jones. At age 18, she left the Redwood forests of her hometown, Eureka, CA, in pursuit…
AnnaSophia Robb Biography (1993-)
Published on 25 Nov, 2010 at 13:34 in Biography | Viewed 17,631 times | No Comments
For some actors a career in film seems to be in the cards from the very beginning; such was the case with early bloomer AnnaSophia Robb. The only child of an architect and an interior designer, Robb knew from the age of five that she was destined for a career as an entertainer. A Denver, CO native who…
Eve Biography (1978-)
Published on 23 Nov, 2010 at 7:26 in Biography | Viewed 716 times | No Comments
Eve was one of a new breed of tough, talented, commercially viable female MCs to hit the rap scene during the late ’90s. Though she could be sexy when she chose, she wasn’t as over the top as Lil’ Kim or Foxy Brown, and as part of the Ruff Ryders posse, her production was harder than Da Brat’s…
Teairra Mari Biography (1987-)
Published on 20 Nov, 2010 at 7:57 in Biography | Viewed 5,868 times | No Comments
With a name that’s nearly an anagram for “Teena Marie,” Teairra Marí broke out nationally in 2005 with a single titled “Make Her Feel Good.” Upon hearing the song, you could’ve been forgiven for thinking that the Teena Marie connection runs a little deeper, considering Marí’s pouty delivery and assertive lyrics. Actually a Detroit native with no genetic…
