Thursday, March 31, 2011

MENA SUVARI BIOGRAPHY

MENA SUVARI PROFILE

Birth Name:
Mena Alexandra Suvari


Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)

Date of Birth:
February 13, 1979 (1979-02-13)
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.

Occupation: Actress, fashion designer, model



Biography


Mena Alexandra Suvari was born in Newport, Rhode Island. Her first name comes from her British Aunt named after the Mena House Oberoi (at the base of the pyramids in Egypt); her last name is Estonian. Mena started modeling for Wilhelmina at the age of 12 and her acting career began when she did a Rice-A-Roni commercial at the age of 13. Mena is perhaps best known for her breakout role in the Academy-Award winning film 'American Beauty' for which she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress by The British Academy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble Cast. Suvari also won a Movieline Award for Breakthrough Performance for her genuine and confident portrayal of Angela Hayes, the object of Kevin Spacey's desire in the iconic film directed by Sam Mendes. Mena followed that with a turn in the celebrated comedy 'American Pie' (for which she won another Movieline Award for Best Ensemble Cast) with additional film credits that include Nicolas Cage's directorial debut 'Sonny' opposite James Franco, Jonas Ackerlund's 'Spun', Amy Heckerling's 'Loser', 'Suger & Spice', 'American Pie 2', 'The Musketeer', Gregg Araki's 'Nowhere', 'Factory Girl', 'Rumor Has It', 'Domino', 'Beauty Shop' and the feature 'Trauma', opposite Colin Firth. Mena re-teamed with 'American Beauty' writer Alan Ball for a recurring role on the acclaimed 'HBO' series 'Six Feet Under'. Having modeled in her teens, she was tapped to be the face of the global campaign for Lancôme and was shot by the late Richard Avedon for Harry Winston's 2005 winter advertising campaign. Most recently Mena garnered some of the best reviews of her career in the independent films 'Stuck', based on a true story, and 'The Mysteries of Pittsburgh', opposite Sienna Miller and Peter Sarsgaard. Suvari is a long-time supporter and activist for the esteemed African relief organization Amref, the African Medical Research Foundation.








SHAILENE WOODLEY BIOGRAPHY

Name: Shailene Woodley
Birthdate:
November 15, 1991
Birthplace: Simi Valley, California


Early life

Woodley was born in Simi Valley, California to Lori, a middle school counselor, and Loni, a school principal. Also She has a younger brother, Tanner. Although her Parents are divorced, she still claims They Spend the holidays together. Woodley Had her first audition at the age of five, Pls her cousin model Brought her to a talent -call audition. "My mom was like, 'Hey, You Want to act today?" and I was like, 'Sure! " And it just kind of Happened. I was never forced to do it, and I never Forced Them to take me to auditions, "explained Woodley.She Attended Simi Valley High School. When she was 15 and a freshman, her Parents divorced and she was diagnosed with scoliosis Also. "We were the resource persons getting ready to go swimming and I was in a bikini," her best friend then said, "Shai, your spine is weird." She Went to the doctors and was toll of 2% of the population has it, but not all cases require surgery. She was instead put in a chest-to-hips plastic brace to Straighten her spine.


Acting career
In 2002, she appeared in small television roles on Without a Trace and The District. In 2005, she was nominated for a Young Artist Award (YAA) in the Category: Best Performance in a TV movie, miniseries or Special-Leading Young Actress for her role in A Place Called Home as the California Ford. She appeared as Felicity Merriman, in Felicity: An American Girl Adventure for the which she received a Young Artists Award Nomination in the Category: Best Performance in a TV movie, miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama). This is one of two TV Specials That Woodley appeared in with John Schneider. She appeared on Crossing Jordan as a young Jordan, as well as other "Including television series, Everybody Loves Raymond, My Name is Earl, CSI: NY, and Close to Home. In 2007, Woodley appeared in Cold Case as Sarah Gunden, the murder victim's younger Amish sister, WHO Originally Brought the case to the investigators' attention. Woodley currently stars in the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Amy Juergens, a 15 year old WHO discovers she is Pregnant. The show explores the effects of her pregnancy on her family and friends as well as life at Ulysses S. Grant High School in California. The series debuted on July 1, 2008.


from: Wikipedia





CAMILLA BELLE PROFILE

CAMILLA BELLE

Date of Birth: October 2, 1986

Birth name: Camilla Belle Routh

Born in California to a Brazilian mother and American father, Camilla Belle speaks several languages fluently, including Spanish and Portuguese. She made her professional debut in a print ad at the age of nine months. Commercials soon followed and by the time she was five, she'd landed her first TV movie role in Troubleshooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth, starring Kris Kristofferson. More telefilms followed, including playing Molly, the littlest orphan in Annie: A Royal Adventure (1995), before making her feature film debut as Jane in Alfonso Cuaron's adaptation of the classic novel, A Little Princess (1995).

Following a turn as Steven Seagal's daughter in The Patriot (1998), Camilla earned a 1999 Youth in Film Young Artist Award nomination for her portrayal of Sandra Bullock's character as a girl in practical magic (1998), as well as another nomination the same year for her guest appearance on the TV series Walker, Texas Ranger. She received her third and fourth YAA nominations respectively for the telefilm Replacing Dad (1999), and for her role in the Disney Channel's TV movie Rip Girls (2000).

In Showtime Network's Back to the Secret Garden (2001), the sequel to the classic family film, Camilla had the opportunity to work with Joan Plowright. After a break from working to concentrate on school, Camilla returned to film with a lead role as Daniel Day-Lewis' daughter in The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005). For her work in the film, she was nominated for a Breakthrough Award at the Gotham Awards.

In between film projects, Camilla is an aspiring classical pianist. She is also an international spokesperson for Kids With A Cause, created to provide a helping hand to children suffering from poverty, hunger, lack of education, neglect, or abuse.

Filmography:
Push (2009)
10,000 B.C. (2007)
The Quiet (2006)
When a Stranger Calls (2006)
The Chumscrubber (2005)
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
The Invisible Circus (2001)
Secret of the Andes (1999)
practical magic (1998)
The Patriot (1998)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Poison Ivy II (1996)
A Little Princess (1995)











EVAN RACHEL WOOD PROFILE

Birth Name : Evan Rachael Wood


Nickname : Evie


Height :5' 7" (1.70 m) Mini Biography

Evan Rachel Wood was born on September 7, 1987, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her father is Ira David Wood III, and her mother is Sara Lynn Moore. She has two older brothers: Dana, a musician, and Ira David Wood IV. Evan and her brothers sometimes performed at Theatre In The Park in Raleigh, North Carolina, where her father is the executive director and founder of the theatre.

At age 7, Evan lost out to Kirsten Dunst for the child lead in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). She moved to Los Angeles with her mom and brother, Ira, in 1996 and has had success ever since, appearing in a TV series, TV-movies, and the big screen film Practical Magic (1998). She starred in the comedy S1m0ne (2002) as Al Pacino's daughter, followed by Thirteen (2003), with Holly Hunter.










Tuesday, March 29, 2011

CINTHIA MOURA

CINTHIA MOURA PROFILE
Date of Birth
5 March 1982, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)

Trivia
Measurements: 34-24-35.5 inches (87-61-90 cm)
Ranked #68 on the 2006 edition of Maxim's Hot 100.








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GISELE BUNDCHEN

BIOGRAPHY

GISELE BUNDCHEN Born July 20th, 1980, in Horizontina, Rio Grande de Sul, Brazil. Gisele is a supermodel beauty. Gisele, raised in Horizontina, a small town of less then 20,000 people located in the southern part of Brazil. With six daughters in the family, her five other sisters are all natural phenomenons. Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Patricia, and Rafaela are all aspiring models.

As a school girl, she was taunted with the nickname Olive Oil, the waif thin girl friend of Popeye the Sailor in cartoons. Her career as a model started when Gisele was on a school trip to Sao Paulo in 1995 when she was only 15 years old. While grabbing a Big Mac in a shopping mall, she was seen by a modeling agent who approached her and asked if she had any interest in becoming a model. Despite her father's lack of approval of the career choice, he allowed her to move to Sao Paulo and she entered the Elite Look Modeling Competition, and her career took off.
Gisele has modeled for all the major fashion houses such as Ralph Lauren, Versace, Valentino and Chloe. She also has appeared on several magazine covers such as Vogue, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar and Rolling Stone.
Gisele has recently signed a multimillion-dollar contract with North American lingerie firm, Victoria's Secret. As a result, the Brazilian beauty will appear in several of their lingerie, beauty and hosiery campaigns for television and print, as well as in their point-of-sale materials. According to rumors that circulated amongst the fashion crowd during New York Fashion Week, Gisele will receive a cool 20 million US dollars for the job.
Gisele currently lives in Los Angeles, an apartment in New York and a house out in the country in up-state New York. She has had her belly-button pierced and has a tattoo of a star drawn on the inside of her left wrist. It is nice to see that Gisele, albeit a young, rich and famous model, still maintains her naturalness and a down-to-earth personality

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Alias's: Gisele Bundchen
Birthday: July 20, 1980
Hometown: Horizontina, Rio Grande de Sul, Brazil
Marital Status: Single
Weight: N/A
Height: 5 feet 11 inches
Hair color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Measurements: 34-24-24

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ISABELI FONTANA

BIOGRAPHY

Isabeli Bergossi Fontana was born in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil , July 4, 1983. In 1996 she made it to the finals of the Elite Model Look when she was just 13 and in the following year she moved from South of Brazil to Milan, Italy, to start her modelling career.

In 1999, at the age of 16, she appeared in the Victoria's Secret lingerie catalogue. The shoot caused controversy, as Victoria's Secret stated that they would not use girls younger than 18. Soon after the Victoria's Secret shoot, she was signed by Versace, Ralph Lauren and Valentino.

Since 1999 she has modeled for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Marie Claire, ELLE, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Numéro, i-D, Arena and many others.

Fontana has been the face of a variety of advertising campaigns including Armani Jeans, Chanel, Colcci, Disritmia, Dolce and Gabbana, Emporio Armani, Enrique Martinez, Escada, H&M, Helena Rubinstein, Hugo Boss, Hussein Chalayan, Massimo Dutti, M. Officer, Nicole Farhi, Oscar de la Renta, Peter Hahn, Philips, Ralph Lauren, Revlon, Roberto Cavalli, Rosa Chá, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tommy Hilfiger, Triton, Valentino, Versace, Victoria's Secret, Vivara and others.

Currently Isabeli can be seen in the S/S 2011 campaigns for Escada, Dolce and Gabbana, Uniqlo & Ann Taylor.

Isabeli is the current face of Viktor & Rolf's fragrance Flowerbomb.

In 2008, she made her debut on the Forbes The World's 15 Top-Earning Models list at place 11, having earned $3 million.

She has appeared in the Pirelli Calendar on a number of occasions, including in the 2011 calendar, which features models posing as Greek and Roman gods, photographed by Karl Lagerfeld.

As a youth Isabeli attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Portão district of Curitiba. She was married to model Álvaro Jacomossi but they divorced in 2004. Their son, Zion, was born in 2003.Fontana married actor and model Henri Castelli on December 10, 2005 and their son, Lucas, was born on October 23, 2006 in São Paulo. Fontana and Castelli are separated now and are in the process of divorcing.














MICHELLE YEOH

BIOGRAPHY

Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng (born 6 August 1962) is a Hong Kong based Malaysian actress and dancer, well known for performing her own stunts in the action films that brought her to fame in the early 1990s.
Born in Ipoh, Malaysia, she is based in Hong Kong and was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997. She is best known in the Western world for her roles in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, playing Wai Lin, and the multiple Academy Award-winning Chinese action film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which she was nominated the BAFTA for "Best Actress". In 2008, the film critic website Rotten Tomatoes ranked her the greatest action heroine of all time.

She is credited as Michelle Khan in some of her earlier films. This alias was chosen by the D&B studio who thought it might be more marketable to international and western audiences. Yeoh later preferred using her real name