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Yvonne Joyce Craig

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Yvonne Joyce Craig (May 16, 1937 - August 17 15th, 2015) was an American dancer and actress popular for her character in the role of Batgirl in the 1960s' tv series Batman and as the green-skinned Orion slave girl Marta in the Star Trek episode "Whom Gods Destroy" (1969). The Huffington Post called her "a pioneer of female superheroes" on television. Yvonne Craig was born in Taylorville, Illinois, and was raised in Columbus, Ohio. In 1951 her family moved from Illinois to Dallas. There she attended W. H. Adamson High School in Dallas and Sunset High School. However she didn't finish her education because she had only "one PE credit". Craig was a part of Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in the role of young ballerina from the youngest corps after being recognized by Alexandra Danilova who is a dancer and teacher. While she was performing as Batgirl the training proved very beneficial. In 1957, she quit the company's ballet program due to an issue abo...

Mary-Louise Parker

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Mary-Louise Parker was born August 2 in 1964. She is an American actress. Following her Broadway debut as Rita in Craig Lucas's Prelude to a Kiss in 1990 (for which she was awarded an Tony Award nomination), Parker came to prominence for film roles in Grand Canyon (1991), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), The Client (1994), Bullets over Broadway (1994), A Place for Annie (1994), Boys on the Side (1995), The Portrait of a Lady (1996) as well as The Maker (1997). Parker was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in the same Play in 2001, for her portrayal as Catherine Llewellyn, in David Auburn's Proof. Between 2001 and 2006, she was a regular in the role of Amy Gardner in the NBC television series The West Wing, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in the Drama Series in 2002. She won both an Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance of Harper Pitt in the acclaimed HBO television miniseries Angels in Amer...

Jillian Noel Hennessy

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Jillian Noel Hennessy (19 November 1975) is a Canadian actor and singer. She is most known for her roles in the American television show Law & Order, on which she played prosecutor Claire Kincaid for three seasons as well as Crossing Jordan, on which she was the main character, Jordan Cavanaugh, for six seasons. She was also in films like RoboCop 3 & Most Wanted and in independent films Chutney Popcorn & The Acting Class. The latter was also written and directed by her. Hennessy was born in Edmonton, Alberta. John Hennessy, her father was a meat-salesman, as well as a marketing/sales executive. His job involved a lot of travel, which resulted in numerous moves for the family. Maxine, her mother, was secretary. Her daughter was taken away by Eleanor her paternal grandmother who lived in Kitchener, Ontario. John Paul Hennessy Jr. Her younger brother is Jacqueline Hennessy who is an identical twin who is a journalist in a magazine and TV host in Canada. Her ancestr...

Gillian MacLaren Jacobs

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Gillian MacLaren Jacobs, born on 19 October 1982 was an American actress. Her most famous work is her roles as Britta Perry in the NBC comedy series Community (2009-2015), Mickey Dobbs on the Netflix romantic comedy series Love (2016-2018), and Atom Eve on the Amazon animated series Invincible (2021). Mimi Rose Howard played a regular part in the fourth season of the HBO comedy series Girls (2012 to 2017). Gillian MacLaren Jacobs was born on October 19 1982 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Martina Magenau Jacobs her mother is an alumni relations manager at Carnegie Mellon University. William F. Jacobs Jr. was an investment banker. The death of her father occurred in 2013. Her mother raised her in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Her family owned the Erie Brewing Company (not to be confused with the subsequent brewery with the same name), where her father, John Martin Magenau Jr., served as president and CEO until it ended in 1978.Jacobs started studying acting at the age of four, and was a stude...

Bonnie Wright

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Bonnie Francesca Wright, born 17 February 1991 is an English actress. She is also a model, director, activist and actress. She is best known for her role as Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter film series.Born in London, Wright made her professional acting debut in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) as she played the character for ten years, until the last film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011). After the Harry Potter series, Wright appeared in a series of independent films including Before I Sleep (2013), The Sea (2013) and After the Dark (2014) and After the Dark (2014). The films were met with mixed reviews. Wright made her stage debut as the main character in Peter Ustinov's The Moment of Truth at the Southwark Playhouse in 2013.Wright graduated from University of the Arts London in 2012 with a bachelor's diploma in filmmaking. In 2012, she founded BonBonLumiere and began making short films. Her first project she directed was the coming-of...

Alyson Lee Hannigan

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Alyson Lee Hanigan was born 24 March 1974. American actress and television host She is a native of the United States. Her credits include Willow Rosenberg (1997-1903) in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lily Aldrin (2006), for which she received the People's Choice Award (2009) as well as Michelle Flaherty (99-2012). Hannigan hosts Penn Teller: Fool Us since 2016. Teller the Fool Us is a show that has been on the air since the year 2016. Hannigan is also Claire Clancy, an animated character from Fancy Nick (2018-2018). Hannigan was the only child of Emilie (Posner) Haas, an agent in real estate, and Alan Hannigan, a Teamsters worker. Hannigan's mother was Jewish and her father was Irish. At age four, Hannigan began appearing in commercials. Hannigan relocated to Hollywood when she was in her twelfth year along with her mom. Her father, a casting agent, was with her in Santa Barbara. She auditioned. After having completed high school, she went to California State University Northridge....

Katy Kellner Bio

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Have you ever heard this line: Money and fame are not important and extremely problematic?Well, the statement holds for Shannon Sharpe, who apparently could not protect the relationship he shared with Katy Kellner.No amount of money or fame can buy you true love. What is important about love is that it occurs quickly regardless of whether you decide to accept the love or not. We're not going into Shannon's previous relationships or her past, but Katy was his once-in-a lifetime fiancee. The couple was initially together, but they came to see their lives in a different way and decided to separate. It is evident that she's American even though she doesn't admit it. It is possible to confirm her nationality by examining the details of her education. It's quite astonishing how much we know about her family background. The American studied at Elmhurst College to obtain a degree in Arts.Further, she enrolled at Troy University, where the famous Caucasian was awarded a Mast...