Jacqueline Roque

Jacqueline Picasso or Jacqueline Roque (24 February 1927 – 15 October 1986) was best known as the muse and second wife of Pablo Picasso. Their marriage lasted 11 years until his death, during which time he created over 400 portraits of her, more than any of Picasso's other loves.
Early life.
Born in 1927 in Paris, France, she was only two when her father abandoned her mother and her five
-year-old brother. Jacqueline never forgave him. Her mother raised her in cramped concierge's quarters near the Champs Elysées, while also working long hours as a seamstress. Jacqueline was 18 when her mother died of a stroke. In 1946, Jacqueline married André Hutin, an engineer, with whom she had a daughter, Catherine Hutin-Blay. The young family moved to Africa, where Hutin worked, but four years later Jacqueline returned to France and divorced Hutin. She settled down on the French Riviera and took a job at her cousin's shop, the Madoura Pottery in Vallauris.
Picasso.
Pablo Picasso met Jacqueline in 1953 at the Madoura Pottery when she was 26 years old and he was 72. He romanced her by drawing a dove on her house in chalk and bringing her one rose a day until she agreed to date him six months later. They married in Vallauris on 2 March 1961.
Roque's image began to appear in Picasso's paintings in May 1954. These portraits are characterized by an exaggerated neck and feline face, distortions of Roque's features. Eventually her dark eyes and eyebrows, high cheekbones, and classical profile would become familiar symbols in his late paintings. It is likely that Picasso's series of paintings derived from Eugène Delacroix's "The Women of Algiers" was inspired by Roque's beauty; the artist commented that "Delacroix had already met Jacqueline." In 1955 he drew "Jacqueline as "Lola de Valence"", a reference to Édouard Manet's painting of the Spanish dancer. In 1963 he painted her portrait 160 times, and continued to paint her, in increasingly abstracted forms, until 1972.
Later life.
After Pablo's death in 1973, Jacqueline prevented Picasso's children Claude and Paloma Picasso from attending his funeral. Jacqueline also barred Picasso's grandson Pablito Picasso (son of Paolo, Picasso's son from his marriage to the Russian dancer Olga Koklova) from attending the service. Pablito was so distraught he drank a bottle of bleach, dying three months later.
Françoise Gilot, Picasso's companion between 1943 and 1953, and mother of two of his children, Claude and Paloma, fought with Jacqueline over the distribution of the artist's estate. Gilot and her children had unsuccessfully contested the will on the grounds that Picasso was mentally ill.
After the legal battles and death of Picasso's son Paolo, a French court ruled that the inheritors to the Picasso estate were Jacqueline, his children and grandchildren: Claude, Paloma, Maya, Bernard and Marina Picasso.
Eventually Claude, Paloma and Jacqueline agreed to establish the Musée Picasso in Paris.
Jacqueline Picasso shot herself in 1986 in her Mougins home; she was 59 years old. Shortly before her death she had confirmed that she would be present at an upcoming exhibit of her private collection of Picasso's work in Spain.


Gilles Kohler

Gilles Kohler is a French actor, born November 18, 1948
Former Model, Gilles Kohler started out in 1974 as the blonde angel Jean in Marcel Carné's "La Merveilleuse visite". Two years later he plays Jean-Pierre, a lover between two women (Claude Jade in a dual role), in "The Choice" (1976). In the same year he is leading man alongside to Paola Tedesco in "Amore grande, amore libero". David Hamilton commits the beautiful and handsome actor for the part of Pierre in "Bilitis" (1977) and he plays in other erotic films like in Just Jaeckin's "Le Dernier Amant romantique". He is Jean-Paul Belmondos driver in "Animal" and Bernard Toublanc-Michel hired him for "The Mutant". Since the 1980s, Gilles Kohler plays in American soap operas ("General Hospital" , "Hart to Hart", "Dallas", "All My Children") and small parts in some American movies ("Lethal Weapon" with Mel Gibson).


Nicosia Lawson

Nicosia Lawson is a beauty queen who represented the Cayman Islands in both Miss World 2008 and Miss Universe 2009. She previously placed 2nd runner-up in the 2000 Miss Teen Cayman Islands competition.
Early life.
Nicosia was born in St. Vincent & the Grenadines on 4 April 1983 but grew up in the Cayman Islands.
She has represented the Cayman Islands as an athlete in netball and track and field as well as a youth ambassador (CARICOM Youth Ambassador (2006 to 2008)and at the 6th Commonwealth Youth Forum in Uganda in 2007).
Modelling.
Nicosia was signed with B&M Models in Toronto and Models International Management in Ottawa. She was featured in a fashion spread in Glow magazine in 2004.
In 2006 Nicosia started her own local women's magazine called Inspire.
Charity work and social groups.
Nicosia has continually expressed her passion for the fight against HIV/AIDS and has supported organizations that advocate education and prevention, research and legislation, capacity building and advocacy. She supports the Cayman Aids Foundation (CAF) and was trained as a National Trainer for the Cayman Islands' Red Cross 'Together We Can' Peer-to-Peer program. She is currently working on a short documentary to education young people in the Cayman Islands about HIV/AIDS and has already launched Public Service Announcements encouraging young people to know their status.
She is also a member of the Rotaract Blue Club of the Cayman Islands and was the Director of International Service for 2007 to 2008.
Miss World 2008.
At the 2008 Miss World competition Nicosia was one of the top 16 finalists in the fast track talent event where she sang India.Arie's 'Ready for Love'.


Lydie Denier

Lydie Denier (born 15 April 1964) is a French-American model and actress. She has appeared in numerous TV series and films.
Biography.
Early life.
She was born in Saint-Nazaire, France. Denier was raised in Martinique, attending school at the Lycee Shoelcher in Fort-de-France.
Career.
When she was 14 she became a model, appearing in magazines including "Vogue" and "ELLE". She began traveling the world when she was 16 years old, spending time in Africa, the Caribbean, and (Germany), where she got her first record deal with Polygram, as a ballad singer.
She visited Los Angeles on vacation and decided to stay and pursue an acting career. She began appearing in videos and commercials while she refined her English skills and studied acting. In 1988 she had her first feature film appearance in the US in "Bulletproof", with Gary Busey. She appeared in several TV series, most notably "General Hospital", "The Flash", "Starman", among others. In 1991 she guest starred in Baywatch.
In 1991, she had another big break when she was cast as Jane Porter for the "Tarzán" series. She came to the attention of Zalman King, who cast her for a role in ' as well as an appearance in the "Red Shoe Diaries" series. In 1996, after appearances in "Silk Stalkings", ', "Conan the Adventurer", and "The New Adventures of Robin Hood", she was cast as a spy in the series "Acapulco H.E.A.T."
In 2000, she released her own calendar. She continues to appear in films and television shows such as "Spin City", "Gilmore Girls", and "".
She lives in Laguna Beach, California and is also an American citizen.


Diora Baird

Diora Lynn Baird (born April 6, 1983) is an American actress and former model for "Guess?" who has appeared in films such as "Wedding Crashers" (2005), "Accepted" (2006), "" (2006), "Young People Fucking" (2007), "My Best Friend's Girl" (2008), "Stan Helsing" (2009), and "Transit" (2012).
Early life.
Baird was born in Miami, Florida. Her mother was also a model. She got into acting when her mother enrolled her in an acting class to help her overcome introversion. Later, she became vice president of her school's Thespian Society.
At the age of 17, she moved to Los Angeles in hope of pursuing an acting career. To earn money while auditioning, she worked at The Gap as well as a clown at children's parties, caterer, waitress and pre-school teacher until breaking into the modeling industry, most notably with "Guess?". Her exposure increased considerably with an appearance on the cover of the August 2005 issue of "Playboy" magazine. She was signed to Elite Model Management in Miami.
Career.
In 2004, Baird also started earning acting roles, such as an appearance on the "Drew Carey Show" and in the low budget film "Brain Blockers". Her breakthrough appearance in a major film was in "Wedding Crashers" in 2005, which she followed up with roles in "Accepted" and "Hot Tamale". In 2006, she appeared in four films, most notably a major role in the horror film "". In 2009, Baird portrayed an Orion Starfleet officer in "Star Trek" directed by J. J. Abrams but was cut from the final version of the film. She can be seen in the deleted scenes of the home video release.
Baird had featured photo spreads in several magazines including "Playboy", "FHM", "Stuff", "Maxim" (in which she was ranked #76 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list, #64 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list, #76 on the Maxim Magazine Hot 100 of 2011 list, the #17 spot on FHM's top 100 2010, and the #40 spot in 2011), "Toro" and "Esquire (UK)". She lent her voice to the as one of Tony Montana's possible girlfriends.
Baird has also guest starred in episodes of "Big Day", "Shark", "The Loop", and "Two and a Half Men" (the 2009 episode "She'll Still Be Dead at Halftime"). She starred in the movie "", directed by Ben Ketai, which is produced by Columbia Pictures and Ghost House Pictures. Baird stars in the FEARnet webseries "Tea Party Macabre", which is part of the series "Women in Horror Month". She also starred in the 2009 comedy "Stan Helsing".
She starred in a couple of videos for the Funny or Die website, including one with Garfunkel and Oates called "Go Running with Chicken" and "Sexy Dark Ages" with Robert Englund. She starred in another web video with the comedic duo called "This Party Took a Turn for the Douche". In 2010, she appeared in "Night of the Demons". In February 2011, she starred in a short musical film called "Howlin' for You" for the band The Black Keys.
She plays a porn star in her 2014 film "Beautiful Girl". Baird was cast in a recurring role in the Amazon Studios pilot "Cocked" along with costars Brian Dennehy, Jason Lee, Dreama Walker, and Sam Trammell. The show was not picked up for series. Baird guest starred in an episode of the Hulu series "Casual".
Personal life.
Baird was married to actor Jonathan Togo from 2013 to 2016; they have one child. In 2017, Baird revealed that she was dating comedian Mav Viola. Baird told "The Advocate" magazine that after years of assuming herself to be asexual, she identifies as lesbian. On December 29, 2017, Baird announced that she and Viola were engaged. They have since split up.


Michael Foster (agent)

Michael Adam Foster (born March 1958) is a British former talent agent and politician. He was Chris Evans' agent and has run several talent agencies. He was a Labour donor and Parliamentary candidate, but he left the party after a series of disputes with leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Early life.
Foster is Jewish; his grandfather was in the Dachau concentration camp, but was released when he gave up his factories and he moved to Palestine. 21 of his relatives died in the Holocaust. Foster's father, Walter Foster (born Fast), was born in Vienna in 1923 and arrived in London as a refugee following Kristallnacht. Walter later ran the Anglo-Austrian Society until 1992 and died in December 2009. Foster's mother Rachel Ginsburg helped draft the Children Act 1948. They met at the London School of Economics and married in 1949. Foster has two brothers and a sister.
Foster studied PPE at New College, Oxford.
Career.
Foster became an agent in 1982. As co-chair of International Creative Management in London from 1986 to December 1997, Foster was agent for TV and radio presenter Chris Evans and actors Liz Hurley and Hugh Grant, among others. Foster then became managing director of Television at Evans' Ginger Media Group. Foster became CEO of Evans' Ginger TV in January 1998, then left suddenly in September 1998 (receiving £1.1 million, reported by "Broadcast" as an acrimonious departure) to become a drama producer. Foster was recruited by Waheed Alli, the managing director of Carlton Productions (part of Carlton Communications), to become managing director of content in August 1999. He left Carlton in February 2001. After Evans left Virgin Radio (which Foster co-owned) in 2001, Evans founded a TV production company, UMTV with Foster and Chris Gillet. Foster also founded Artists Rights Group with Sue Latimer in May 2001, becoming the agent for Ross Kemp, Evans, and Evans' then wife Billie Piper. At ARG he was also the agent for Trinny and Susannah. Foster was No. 99 in "The Guardian"'s media Top 100 in 2003 and No. 68 in 2011. All3Media bought ARG in March 2006 and Foster left in February 2008, buying out his part of ARG and founding his own talent agency MF Management. In May 2010, Foster merged his three-person business MF Management with PFD, the business of his friend, literary agent Caroline Michel, to form The Rights House, with Foster and Michel as the senior partners and Foster holding a controlling stake. PFD was headed by Matthew Freud, who had invested in MF Management. Among his clients at Rights House was Sacha Baron Cohen.
In 2013, Foster sold his stakes in his companies The Rights House and PFD when he decided to stop being an agent. He also previously had a stake in production company Carnival Films.
Charity.
In September 2012, Foster founded a charity, Creative Access, with Josie Dobrin to help ethnic minorities into internships, working with recruitment companies SEO London and New Deal of the Mind. It was initially funded by Foster and other private donors included Richard Desmond. The first intern worked on the film "Kick Ass 2". It placed over 700 interns, but lost its government funding in December 2016. Foster also does work for the Wish Centre, a self-harm and violence charity for young people in Harrow and Merton.
Politics.
Foster joined the Labour Party in 1974 and from 2010 to 2015 donated over £400,000 to the party.
He was selected in January 2014 to be the Labour candidate for Camborne and Redruth at the 2015 general election, on a platform of creating jobs in Cornwall. He donated over £100,000 to his local party during the campaign. His election agent was Jude Robinson. He was endorsed by his celebrity clients Hugh Grant, Ross Kemp, and Alan Davies. After being selected, Foster tossed his phone across a table during the filming of "Sunday Politics", hitting Conservative MP Sheryll Murray in the wrist; he apologised and said it was not deliberate. His Mebyon Kernow opponent Loveday Jenkin accused Foster of threatening her at a hustings, which he said was untrue. Foster increased the Labour vote, but the Conservative candidate won the seat by 7000 votes.
After Jeremy Corbyn won the Labour leadership in 2015, Foster heckled him at a Labour Friends of Israel event that September for not saying "Israel" in his speech. In April 2016, Foster withdrew funding from the central Labour Party due to what he perceived to be an increase in antisemitism in the party. He sued in July 2016 to try to stop Corbyn being on the ballot in the 2016 leadership election after Labour's NEC ruled that as the incumbent Corbyn did not need to be nominated to be a candidate, but High Court Judge David Foskett ruled that Corbyn could stand; Corbyn called the case a "waste of time and resources". Foster was suspended from Labour in September 2016 after he called supporters of Corbyn "Sturm Abteilung (stormtroopers)" in an article in the "Mail on Sunday". After he left the party, Foster said in "The Sunday Times" he would stand against Corbyn if Labour did poorly in the May local elections and Corbyn did not resign. He subsequently stood against Corbyn in the June 2017 general election in Islington North, with the slogan "Labour for the Common Good". He obtained 0.4% of the vote, while Corbyn was re-elected with a greatly increased majority and 73% of the vote. A few days after the election, Foster wrote that he had been wrong about Corbyn's leadership.
Personal life.
Foster moved to Cornwall in around 2005 and lived in a second home in Port Navas. He has four daughters.
"Haaretz" reported "He is known for his fiery temper and angry outbursts." He has said when he was an agent he broke his finger by tapping on a table to make a point, and saw a psychiatrist, Steve Peters, to help with his temper.


Shanelle Nyasiase

Shanelle Nyasiase (born 1997) is an Ethiopian-born South Sudanese fashion model.
Early life.
Nyasiase was born in Gambela, Ethiopia, At age nine, she moved to Juba, South Sudan. Nyasiase has three siblings. At thirteen she moved to Nairobi, Kenya.
Career.
Nyasiase modeled locally in Kenya before being discovered. She made her fashion week runway debut during the F/W 2017 season, walking for Miu Miu, Rick Owens, and Armani. In 2018, she walked for Tom Ford, Jason Wu, Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Erdem, Mulberry, Gucci, Marni, Versace, Rochas, Dries Van Noten and Kenzo among others.
Nyasiase notably closed the S/S 2019 Balenciaga show.
She has appeared in advertisements for Versace, Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, and Issey Miyake.
She currently ranks on the “Hot List” by models.com. "British Vogue" listed her as one of the Top Models of London Fashion Week.
For a "Vogue" video about South Sudanese models, Nyasiase described how the Trump travel ban affects her career.


Jeff Sperbeck

Jeff Sperbeck is an NFL certified contract advisor who has represented over 100 NFL football players throughout his nearly 30-year career as a football agent. After serving as the Director of Octagon's football division from 2001–2009, he left and created The Novo Agency, in 2010.
Early years.
In 1988, Sperbeck began working for Pro Asset Management, where he started a career in the sports marketing and management field.
In 1989, Sperbeck moved to San Francisco and created his own sports marketing and events company.
In 1991, Sperbeck partnered with Hall of Fame San Francisco 49ers Ronnie Lott and 49ers running back Roger Craig to form CLS Sports, Inc. Jeff Sperbeck then became the manager for all of John Elway and Ronnie Lott's marketing and business activities.
Sullivan & Sperbeck.
In 1994, Sperbeck partnered with Mike Sullivan to form Sullivan & Sperbeck in Northern California. When Sullivan & Sperbeck combined their skills, they had over 30 years in NFL player management and marketing. Their agency's roster included over two dozen NFL players, coaches, and retired legends; including Trent Dilfer, Damon Huard, Johnnie Morton, Eric Turner, William Floyd, Joey Porter, John Elway, Jim Plunkett, Ronnie Lott, Mike Bellotti, and Sonny Lubick.
Octagon Football.
In 2001, global sports marketing company Octagon Football acquired Sullivan & Sperbeck. Octagon created its football division around Sullivan & Sperbeck's existing infrastructure in Northern California. Jeff Sperbeck served as the Director of Octagon football. He, alongside Mike Sullivan, lead the growth of the division to over 80 active NFL players.
The Novo Agency.
Sperbeck left Octagon in late 2009 and started The Novo Agency. Currently, The Novo Agency's roster includes Hall of Famers; John Elway, Ronnie Lott, Jim Plunkett, ACTIVE PLAYERS; Danny Shelton, Brandin Cooks, Billy Winn, Kenny Bell, Thomas Sperbeck, John Boyett, COACHES - Chris Strausser (Indianapolis Colts), Frank Pollack (Cincinnati Bengals), Greg Knapp (New York Jets), Joe Lombardi (Los Angeles Chargers)as well as retired players Joey Porter, Clark Haggans, Dennis Dixon, Ed Tu'amu, Chris Fuamatu Ma'afala, Christian & Fenuki Tupou, Daryn Colledge, Ramses Barden, Joel Dreessen, LaMichael James, and Mike Brisiel.
Rep1 Football.
The Novo Agency merged with Rep1 Sports in 2018 and Sperbeck continues to represent current coaches, retired players, and select active players.
7Cellars Wine & Spirits.
In 2015, alongside his long time client and friend John Elway, Sperbeck founded 7Cellars. The company produces premium and ultra premium wines from the Central Coast of California as well as the Napa Valley under the respective names; The Farm Collection and Elway's Reserve. See more information at www.7Cellars.com


Danielle Harris

Danielle Andrea Harris (born June 1, 1977) is an American actress and film director. She is known as a "scream queen" for her roles in multiple horror films, including four entries in the "Halloween" franchise: ' and ', as Jamie Lloyd (1988–89); and the "Halloween" remake and its sequel, as Annie Brackett (2007–09). Other such roles include Tosh in "Urban Legend" (1998), Belle in "Stake Land" (2010), and Marybeth Dunston in the "Hatchet" series (2010–17). In 2012, she was inducted into the Fangoria Hall of Fame.
Harris began her career as a child actress, with various appearances on television and prominent roles in films such as "Marked for Death" (1990), "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" (1991), "The Last Boy Scout" (1991), "Free Willy" (1993) and "Daylight" (1996). She is also known for her voice work, which includes playing Debbie Thornberry for the full run of the Nickelodeon series "The Wild Thornberrys" (1998–2004) and in the related films "The Wild Thornberrys Movie" (2002) and "Rugrats Go Wild" (2003).
In 2013, Harris made her feature directorial debut with the horror film "Among Friends", after previously directing "Madison" (a segment in the unfinished anthology film "Prank") in 2008 and a "Stake Land" companion short film in 2010.
Early life.
Harris was born in Plainview, New York and was raised by her mother Fran, along with her sister Ashley. Harris is Jewish. While living in Florida during elementary school, Harris won a beauty contest, winning a trip to New York City for ten days. While there, she was offered various modeling jobs, but turned them down because they were all far from her home. Her mother was eventually transferred back to New York for work and Harris began work as a model. She also began appearing in television commercials.
Career.
1985–89: Early roles and "Halloween".
In 1985, at age seven, Harris was cast in the role of Samantha "Sammi" Garretson in the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live" and stayed on the program for three years. Her character was considered a "miracle child", extracted as an embryo from the womb of her deceased mother and implanted in a family friend, whom her father later married. In 1987, Harris made a guest appearance in the series "".
Following her early television work, Harris successfully auditioned for the role of Jamie Lloyd in the fourth edition of the "Halloween" franchise, beating out several other young actresses, Melissa Joan Hart among them. Harris celebrated her eleventh birthday on set. " was released in October 1988 to commercial success, going on to gross over $17 million worldwide on a $5 million budget. On doing this type of film at such a young age, Harris stated:
Harris returned the following year for the sequel, ", which was not as successful as its predecessor. Harris portrayed Jamie Lloyd once again, but her character was mute for the first half of "Halloween 5" owing to events in the previous film.
1990s: Film, television and voice work.
In 1990, Harris appeared in "Marked for Death" as protagonist John Hatcher (Steven Seagal)'s niece Tracey. The action film had a $12 million budget and earned $43 million domestically and $57 million worldwide. 1991 saw Harris partake in several film and television projects, including the made-for-television films "Don't Touch My Daughter", as a young girl who is kidnapped and molested, and "The Killing Mind", where she portrayed main character Isobel as a child. Later that year, Harris made an appearance in the sketch-oriented show "In Living Color".
Harris' next film role was in the 1991 comedy "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead", as Melissa Crandell, with the story revolving around five siblings whose mother goes to Australia for two months, only to have her children's babysitter die. The young protagonists choose not to tell their mother and attempt to live on their own. The same year, Harris had a guest role in the series "Eerie, Indiana", portraying a character who receives a heart transplant then begins to act like the heart's original owner, and also guest starred in an episode of "Growing Pains", as Susie Maxwell. Harris had the role of Darian Hallenbeck in the 1991 action film "The Last Boy Scout", alongside Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans. The film grossed $7,923,669 in its opening weekend, and the total gross was $59,509,925. Reviews were mixed, and some critics cited the Christmastime release for such a violent film as a reason for its underwhelming box office.
1992 saw Harris participate in the pilot for the potential CBS series "1775", although it was not picked up. Between 1992 and 1993, Harris had the recurring role of Molly Tilden on the sitcom "Roseanne" (which she would reprise in a 2021 episode of "Roseanne" sequel series "The Conners"), then joined Roseanne Barr again in 1993 for the television film "The Woman Who Loved Elvis", this time as daughter Priscilla. She appeared in an episode of "Jack's Place" the same year, portraying a teenage runaway. Also in 1993, Harris portrayed Gwenie in the film "Free Willy", which had a US gross of $7,868,829 in its opening weekend, and went on to make $77,698,625 in the US and $153,698,625 worldwide. In 1994, she appeared on the drama series "The Commish", playing the role of Sheri Fisher for one episode. The same year, Harris portrayed the main character's daughter Jessica in the television film "Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography", based upon her former co-star Roseanne Barr. She then guest starred in the sitcom "Boy Meets World", as Theresa "T.K." Keiner.
In 1995, Harris learned that the producers of ' were looking for an actress over the age of 18 to play the role of Jamie Lloyd. Only 17 at the time, Harris got emancipated in order to participate, but was dissatisfied with the fate of the character in the script and the low salary offered. She abstained from reprising her role and was replaced by J. C. Brandy, although she can still be seen in ' of the film, which replays "Halloween 5"'s ending. Harris has since admitted to being glad she did not rejoin the series at this point, believing that this allowed her to make her later return in the 2007 remake of the original "Halloween".
In 1996, Harris shared dual roles with Katherine Heigl for the television film "Wish Upon a Star": Harris played Hayley Wheaton, a nerdy girl who switches bodies with her older, more popular sister Alexia (Heigl). Also in 1996, Harris starred in the films "Shattered Image" and "Back to Back", and, the same year, had the role of young survivor Ashley Crighton in "Daylight", the disaster film toplined by Sylvester Stallone. While "Daylight" has a 26% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed $33 million in the United States, it took in over $126 million overseas, resulting in gross earnings of $159,212,469 worldwide. In 1997, Harris appeared in two episodes of the medical drama "ER" as Laura Quentin. In 1998, Harris had the lead role of Lulu in the film "Dizzyland", where she portrayed a sexually abused teenager, and also appeared in an episode of "". She then appeared in the popular slasher "Urban Legend", her first horror film since her early "Halloween" credits. She portrayed Tosh, a goth girl who is murdered while her roommate Natalie (Alicia Witt) is resting on the other side of the room.
Beginning in 1998, Harris was among the main cast of Nickelodeon's animated children's series "The Wild Thornberrys", chosen to voice Debbie Thornberry, the sister of a girl who can talk to animals. The protagonist, Eliza, travels the world with her family and uses her special ability to help the animals. The series lasted for five seasons, with a total of 92 episodes. It spawned several animated films early in the next decade, with its series finale airing in 2004. Harris would continue to make film and television appearances while doing "The Wild Thornberrys": she portrayed a teenage witch named Aviva in a 1998 episode of "Charmed", starred in the 1999 film "Goosed" as protagonist Charlene in her younger years, and appeared as Justine in the television film "Hard Time: Hostage Hotel".
2000s: Continued work and return to "Halloween".
Harris had a supporting role in the crime and comedy film "Poor White Trash" in 2000, and went on to star in the 2001 comedy "Killer Bud". Between 2000 and 2002, Harris was a cast member of the series "That's Life". Her character, Plum Wilkinson, featured in all but eight episodes and was involved in a romantic relationship with Kevin Dillon. Her animated series "The Wild Thornberrys" had spin-off movies in the early 2000s: the television film "The Origin of Donnie" from 2001 was followed by the 2002 theatrical release of "The Wild Thornberrys Movie", which grossed $40,108,697 in the US, and a further film, "Rugrats Go Wild", dealt with the Thornberrys meeting the characters from the popular series "Rugrats". Released in 2003, it opened at #4 at the box office and grossed $39 million in the US, about the same as the "Thornberrys Movie". Harris also appeared in an episode of "The West Wing", had a supporting role as Leila in the 2003 television film "The Partners" and was in the theatrically released films "Debating Robert Lee" and "Em & Me" (both 2004). From 2004 to 2005, she was a main cast member of the computer-animated sitcom "Father of the Pride", appearing in all 14 episodes.
In January 2007, it was announced that Harris was cast as Annie Brackett in the remake of horror landmark "Halloween". This marked Harris' first participation in the "Halloween" franchise since "" eighteen years prior. The remake, also called "Halloween" and directed by Rob Zombie, had Scout Taylor-Compton and Malcolm McDowell in main roles. Harris has revealed that Zombie wanted no one from previous "Halloweens" in the film, but, once she auditioned, he changed his mind. The film, which cost $15 million to make, went on to gross $80,253,908 worldwide and become the highest-grossing "Halloween" in unadjusted U.S. dollars, which it remained for more than a decade. Unlike in the original version, Annie Brackett survives, after Michael Myers (Tyler Mane) takes her for torture instead of killing her quickly. Annie encounters her attacker very much exposed, having undressed from the waist up, which marked Harris' first onscreen nudity. Harris admits that she refused the offers to cover her body while the cameras were not rolling, to heighten the feel of a vulnerable Annie before the monster. On facing Michael Myers once again and at the same time doing her first nude scene, she also commented:
Harris then began to appear in more horror productions and fantastic films. The same year, she starred in the also Halloween-themed "Left for Dead". For Fearnet, she hosted '. 2009 saw her in a leading role in ', as Felicia Freeze in the comedic superhero film "Super Capers" and alongside Robert Patrick in "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond". "Fear Clinic", a Fearnet original web series featuring Harris as well as Robert Englund and Kane Hodder, made its debut the week of Halloween 2009. Also in 2009, Harris reprised her role of Annie Brackett in the sequel "Halloween II". "Halloween II" was officially released on August 28, 2009, in North America, and was met with negative reception from most critics. On October 30, 2009, it was re-released in North America to coincide with the Halloween holiday weekend. The original opening of the film grossed less than that of the 2007 remake, with approximately $7 million. The film would go on to earn $33,392,973 in North America and $5,925,616 in foreign countries, giving "Halloween II" a worldwide total of $39,318,589.
2010–present: Numerous horror films and directorial debut.
Harris continued to develop her "scream queen" identity with growing genre credits. She starred alongside Lance Henriksen, Bill Moseley, AFI's Davey Havok and Nicki Clyne in the illustrated film series "Godkiller". Beginning with 2010's "Hatchet II", Harris has taken over the leading role of Marybeth in the "Hatchet" series, after Tamara Feldman declined to reprise her character. Further genre credits include Jim Mickle's second feature film, the vampire/post-apocalyptic epic "Stake Land", ', ', "Havenhurst" and Michael Biehn's "The Victim", with lead roles in "Shiver", "See No Evil 2", "Inoperable", "Camp Cold Brook" and others. She equally provided the voice and basis for an animated Barbara in "", director Zebediah de Soto's prequel/re-telling of George A. Romero's 1968 original. Work in other types of films includes dramas like "The Trouble with the Truth" and Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood". Harris made her directorial debut with the horror comedy "Among Friends", in which she also has an appearance. The film, which was picked up for distribution by Lionsgate, was released on August 27, 2013.
During the 2010s, Harris has had guest appearances in the television shows "Psych" (as a murder suspect), "Bones" (as a murder victim), as herself in "Holliston" and "Naked Vegas", and also returned to voice Debbie Thornberry for a saucy "Robot Chicken" parody of "The Wild Thornberrys".
Public image.
Harris has been referred to as "horror's reigning scream queen", by the "New York Daily News" and various other outlets, and was called "the Natalie Portman of Horror" by director Sylvia Soska. She has provided the cover feature for such publications as "Girls and Corpses", "Gorezone magazine", "Invasion magazine" and "Scream Sirens" as well as a subject for the photo-book "The Bloody Best Project", a collection of artistic pictures showcasing the celebrities of the horror film industry. Harris was also featured in Five Finger Death Punch's first music video, "The Bleeding", in 2007. In 2011, Harris won the Best Actress Award at the Shockfest Film Festival for her starring role in the short "Nice Guys Finish Last". The 2012 Burbank International Film Festival gave Harris its Best Actress Award for her portrayal of literary heroine Wendy Alden in "Shiver".
Personal life.
In 2013, Harris became engaged to David Gross. The couple married in a private ceremony in Holualoa, Hawaii on January 4, 2014, and had a son in 2017. Their second son was born in late 2018.
Stalking incident.
Harris was stalked in 1995 by an obsessed fan, Christopher Small, who wrote letters threatening to kill her. Small was later arrested after bringing a teddy bear and a shotgun to her home. On January 29, 2007, Harris appeared on an episode of the "Dr. Phil" show, sharing her experience with other equally affected people. The stalker was obsessed with her character of Molly Tilden from the television series "Roseanne". In October 2009, Harris was granted a restraining order against Small, who began sending her messages on Twitter.


Anastasia Bezrukova

Anastasia Dmitrievna Bezrukova (; born 5 January 2004) is a Russian model and actress.
Biography.
Anastasia Bezrukova was born in Moscow. At the age of ten, she was one of the most in-demand child models in Europe. Bezrukova had modelled for brands such as Benetton, Pinko, Moschino, and . She had also been on the cover of "Vogue Bambini".
In 2016 she debuted on screen in one of the lead roles in 's movie .
Furthermore, in October 2015 Bezrukova joined the cast of another Anna Matison movie, titled "After You're Gone". For her role she took dance lessons from choreographer Radu Poklitaru and acting lessons from Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre ballet dancer . Again she starred as the daughter of a retired ballet dancer who faces a progressing illness. The scenario was written with Bezrukova in mind, but without knowing that she had practiced rhythmic gymnastics and consequently wouldn't require a stunt double.
She has also starred in a music video for a project titled "Sleeplessness".


Vicki Peters

Vicki Jean Peters (born September 9, 1950) is an American model and former actress. She made her film debut in the exploitation film "Blood Mania" (1970), and was "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month for its April 1972 issue.
Early life.
Peters was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Joseph Blair Peters and Emogene Maybell Taylor. She spent her early life there and in St. Paul.
Career.
In 1968, Peters relocated from St. Paul to Los Angeles, California with hopes of beginning a career as an actress. In 1970, Peters appeared in the film "Blood Mania", along with fellow "Playboy" playmate Reagan Wilson (October 1967). In 1971, she had a walk-on part in the horror film "The Cult" (1971).
She was "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month for its April 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. In her interview with the magazine, Peters revealed she had abandoned her acting career, and was working at photographer Harry Philmore Langdon Jr.'s (son of Harry Langdon) studio.
Personal life.
Peters married film producer Jeffrey Konvitz in 1980. She has a daughter with him, Kristen Nicole, who was born in 1983. They divorced in 1988.


Reese Witherspoon

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress, producer, and entrepreneur. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award, she is one of the highest-paid actresses in the world as of 2019. "Time" magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2015, and "Forbes" listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2019.
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Witherspoon began her career as a teenager, making her screen debut in "The Man in the Moon" (1991). Following a leading role opposite Mark Wahlberg in "Fear" (1996), her breakthrough came in 1999 with a supporting role in "Cruel Intentions", and for her portrayal of Tracy Flick in the black comedy "Election". She gained wider recognition for her role as Elle Woods in the comedy "Legally Blonde" (2001) and its , and for her starring role in the romantic comedy "Sweet Home Alabama" (2002). In 2005, she garnered critical acclaim for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in the biographical musical film "Walk the Line", which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Witherspoon then starred in several critically and commercially unsuccessful comedies, during which her sole box-office success was the romantic drama "Water for Elephants" (2011). She made a comeback by producing and starring as Cheryl Strayed in the drama "Wild" (2014), which earned her a second nomination for Best Actress at the Academy Awards. Witherspoon has since begun work in television, by producing and starring in the HBO drama series "Big Little Lies" (2017–2019), the Apple TV+ drama series "The Morning Show" (2019–present), and the Hulu miniseries "Little Fires Everywhere" (2020). For the first of these, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series.
Witherspoon also owns a clothing company Draper James, and she is actively involved in children's and women's advocacy organizations. She serves on the board of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) and was named Global Ambassador of Avon Products in 2007, serving as honorary chair of the charitable Avon Foundation dedicated to women's causes. In 2000, she co-founded production company Type A Films, which has since merged with Hello Sunshine, a media firm which Witherspoon also co-founded in 2016. Hello Sunshine, focused on female-led stories, has produced many films and television series.
In April 2021 Witherspoon presented the awards for Best Animated Short Film and Best Animated Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
Early life.
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was born on March 22, 1976, at Southern Baptist Hospital, in New Orleans, Louisiana, while her father, John Draper Witherspoon, was a student at Tulane University medical school. Her father was born in Georgia and served as a lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve. He was in private practice as an otolaryngologist until 2012. Her mother, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Witherspoon (née Reese), is from Harriman, Tennessee. Betty Witherspoon earned three degrees in total, including a PhD in pediatric nursing. She became a professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University. Witherspoon has claimed descent from Scottish-born John Witherspoon, who signed the United States Declaration of Independence; however, this claim has not been verified by the Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence genealogists. Her parents are still legally married, although they separated in 1996.
Witherspoon was raised as an Episcopalian, and has said she is proud of the "definitive Southern upbringing" which she received. She said that it gave her "a sense of family and tradition" and taught her about "being conscientious about people's feelings, being polite, being responsible and never taking for granted what you have in your life". At the age of seven, Witherspoon was selected as a model for a florist's television advertisements, which motivated her to take acting lessons. At age eleven, she took first place in the Ten-State Talent Fair. Witherspoon received high grades in school, loved reading, and considered herself "a big dork who read loads of books". On mentioning her love for books, she said, "I get crazy in a bookstore. It makes my heart beat hard because I want to buy everything." She has been described as a "multi-achiever" and was given the nickname "Little Type A" by her parents. Witherspoon attended middle school at Harding Academy and graduated from the all-girls' Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, during which time she was a cheerleader. She later attended Stanford University as an English literature major, but left the school prior to completing her studies to pursue an acting career.
Career.
1991–2000: Beginnings and breakthrough.
Witherspoon attended an open casting call in 1991 for "The Man in the Moon", intending to audition for a bit part; but instead was cast for the lead role of Dani Trant, a 14-year-old country girl who falls in love for the first time with her 17-year-old neighbor. According to "The Guardian", her performance made an early impression. Film critic Roger Ebert commented, "Her first kiss is one of the most perfect little scenes I've ever seen in a movie." For her role, Witherspoon was nominated for a Young Artist Award, in the category of Best Young Actress. Later that year, she made her television debut role in "Wildflower" with Patricia Arquette. In 1992, Witherspoon appeared in the television film "Desperate Choices: To Save My Child", portraying a critically ill young girl.
In 1993, Witherspoon played a young wife, Nonnie Parker, in the CBS miniseries "Return to Lonesome Dove", appeared in the Disney film "A Far Off Place," and had a minor role in "Jack the Bear", which garnered her the Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actress Co-star. The next year, she had another leading role as Wendy Pfister in the 1994 film "S.F.W.", directed by Jefery Levy. In 1996, Witherspoon starred in two major films: the thriller "Fear" alongside Mark Wahlberg, as Nicole Walker, a teenager who starts dating a man with obsessive tendencies, and the black-comedy thriller "Freeway", alongside Kiefer Sutherland and Brooke Shields, in which she played Vanessa Lutz; a poor girl living in Los Angeles who encounters a serial killer on the way to her grandmother's home in Stockton. The film received positive reviews from critics; "San Francisco Chronicle's" Mick LaSalle wrote, "Witherspoon, who does a Texas accent, is dazzling, utterly believable in one extreme situation after the other." Witherspoon's performance won her the Best Actress Award at the Cognac Police Film Festival and helped establish her as a rising star. The production of the film also gave her significant acting experience; she said "Once I overcame the hurdle of that movie – which scared me to death – I felt like I could try anything."
In 1998, Witherspoon had major roles in three films: "Overnight Delivery", "Pleasantville" and "Twilight". In "Pleasantville", she starred with Tobey Maguire in a tale about 1990s teenage siblings who are magically transported into the setting of a 1950s television series. She portrayed Jennifer, the sister of Maguire's character who is mainly concerned about appearances, relationships and popularity. Her performance earned her praise and garnered her the Young Hollywood Award for Best Female Breakthrough Performance. Director Gary Ross applauded her efforts saying, "she commits to a character so completely and she understands comedy".
A year later, Witherspoon co-starred with Alessandro Nivola in the drama thriller "Best Laid Plans"; she played Lissa, a woman who schemes with her lover Nick to escape a small dead-end town. Also in 1999, she co-starred with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe in the drama "Cruel Intentions", a modern version of the 18th-century French novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses". The critic for "San Francisco Chronicle" praised her performance as Annette Hargrove: "Witherspoon is especially good in the least flashy role, and even when called upon to make a series of cute devilish faces, she pulls it off." She also appeared in a music video by Marcy Playground for the film's soundtrack. Next, she appeared in "Election" (1999) opposite Matthew Broderick, based on Tom Perrotta's novel of the same name. For her portrayal of Tracy Flick, she earned acclaim and her first nominations in the Golden Globes and in the Independent Spirit Awards. She also won the Best Actress Award from the National Society of Film Critics and the Online Film Critics Society. Witherspoon received a rank on the list of "100 Greatest Film Performances of All Time" by "Premiere". Director Alexander Payne said "She's [Witherspoon] got that quality that men find attractive, while women would like to be her friend. But that's just the foundation. Nobody else is as funny or brings such charm to things. She can do anything."
Following the success of "Election", Witherspoon struggled to find work due to typecasting. "I think because the character I played was so extreme and sort of shrewish—people thought that was who I was, rather than me going in and creating a part. I would audition for things and I'd always be the second choice—studios never wanted to hire me and I wasn't losing the parts to big box office actresses but to ones who I guess people felt differently about", she said. In 2000, Witherspoon had a supporting role in "American Psycho" as Patrick Bateman's trophy girlfriend, and made a cameo appearance in "Little Nicky" as the mother of the Antichrist. She also made a guest appearance in the sixth season of "Friends" as Rachel Green's sister Jill.
2001–2006: Worldwide recognition.
The 2001 film "Legally Blonde" marked a turning point in Witherspoon's career; she starred as Elle Woods, a fashion-merchandising major who decides to become a law student to follow her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School. Witherspoon said about the role, "When I read "Legally Blonde", I was like, 'She's from Beverly Hills, she's rich, she's in a sorority. She has a great boyfriend. Oh yeah, she gets dumped. Who cares? I still hate her.' So we had to make sure she was the kind of person you just can't hate." "Legally Blonde" was a box-office hit, grossing US$96 million domestically. Witherspoon's performance earned her praise from critics, and the press began to refer her as "the new Meg Ryan". Roger Ebert commented, "Witherspoon effortlessly animated this material with sunshine and quick wit", and the critic from "Salon" magazine wrote "she [Witherspoon] delineates Elle's character beautifully". Meanwhile, the "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" concluded, "Witherspoon is a talented comedian who can perk up a scene just by marching in full of pep and drive and she powers this modest little comedy almost single-handedly." The film earned her a second nomination for Best Actress at the Golden Globes, and an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance.
In 2002, Witherspoon starred in several features, such as Greta Wolfcastle in "The Simpsons" episode "The Bart Wants What It Wants", and as Cecily in the comedy "The Importance of Being Earnest", a film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play in which she received a Teen Choice Award nomination. Later that year, she starred with Josh Lucas and Patrick Dempsey in Andy Tennant's romantic comedy "Sweet Home Alabama", in which she played Melanie Carmichael, a young fashion designer who intends to marry a New York politician but must return to Alabama to divorce her childhood sweetheart, from whom she has been separated for seven years. Witherspoon regarded it as a "personal role" as it reminded her of the experience of moving from Nashville to Los Angeles. The film became Witherspoon's biggest live-action box office hit, earning over $35 million in the opening weekend and grossing over $127 million in the U.S. Despite the commercial success, critics gave "Sweet Home Alabama" negative reviews. "The Miami Herald" called it "a romantic comedy so rote, dull and predictable", and the press opined that Witherspoon was the only reason the film attracted such a large audience. "The Christian Science Monitor" wrote of her, "She is not the movie's main attraction, she is its only attraction."
The next year, Witherspoon followed up the success of "Legally Blonde" by starring in the sequel "". Elle Woods has become a Harvard-educated lawyer who is determined to protect animals from cosmetics industry science tests. The sequel was not as financially successful as the first film and it generated mostly negative reviews. "USA Today" considered the movie "plodding, unfunny and almost cringe-worthy", but also wrote "Reese Witherspoon still does a fine job portraying the fair-haired lovable brainiac, but her top-notch comic timing is wasted on the humorless dialogue." Meanwhile, "Salon" magazine concluded that the sequel "calcifies everything that was enjoyable about the first movie". Despite being panned by critics, the sequel took in over $39 million in its first five days in the U.S. box office charts and eventually grossed $90 million in the US. Witherspoon was paid $15 million for the role—a starting point which would make her consistently one of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses between 2002 and 2010.
In 2004, Witherspoon starred in "Vanity Fair", adapted from the 19th-century classic novel "Vanity Fair" and directed by Mira Nair. Her character, Becky Sharp, is a poor woman with a ruthless determination to find fortune and establish herself a position in society. Witherspoon was carefully costumed to conceal her pregnancy during filming. This pregnancy was not a hindrance to her work as Witherspoon believed the gestation had helped her portrayal of Sharp's character: "I love the luminosity that pregnancy brings, I love the fleshiness, I love the ample bosom—it gave me much more to play with", she said. The film, and Witherspoon's performance received mixed reviews; "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote "Nair's cast is splendid. Witherspoon does justice to the juicy role by giving the part more buoyancy than naughtiness." "The Charlotte Observer" called her work "an excellent performance that's soft around the edges", and the "Los Angeles Times" concluded that Becky is "a role Reese Witherspoon was born to play". However, "LA Weekly" wrote "[Witherspoon] ends up conveying so little of what's at once appalling and perversely attractive about the would-be mistress of Vanity Fair" and states that it may have to do with Witherspoon's vanity, "with an Oscar-less young star's need to be loved more than anyone could conceivably love the "real" Becky Sharp.". Some critics thought she was miscast.
In late 2004, Witherspoon starred alongside Mark Ruffalo in the romantic comedy "Just Like Heaven". Her character, Elizabeth Masterson, is an ambitious young doctor who is involved in a car accident on her way to a blind date and is left in a coma; her spirit returns to her old apartment where she later finds true love. Next, she was cast as June Carter Cash, the second wife of singer-songwriter Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix), in James Mangold's "Walk the Line" (2005). She never had the chance to meet Carter Cash, as Witherspoon was filming "Vanity Fair" at the time the singer died. Witherspoon performed her own vocals in the film, and her songs had to be performed in front of a live audience; she was so worried about needing to perform that she asked her lawyer to terminate the film contract. "That was the most challenging part of the role," she later recalled. "I'd never sung professionally." Subsequently, she had to spend six months learning how to sing for the role, including from the help of vocal coach Roger Love. Witherspoon's portrayal of Carter Cash was acclaimed by critics, with Roger Ebert stating that her performance added "boundless energy" to the film. She won Best Actress at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, British Academy Film Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild award for her performance.
Witherspoon and Phoenix received a nomination for "collaborative video of the year" from the CMT Music Awards. Witherspoon has expressed her passion for the film: "I really like in this film that it is realistic and portrays sort of a real marriage, a real relationship where there are forbidden thoughts and fallibility. And it is about compassion in the long haul, not just the short easy solutions to problems." She also stated that she believed Carter Cash was a woman ahead of her time: "I think the really remarkable thing about her character is that she did all of these things that we sort of see as normal things in the 1950s when it wasn't really acceptable for a woman to be married and divorced twice and have two different children by two different husbands and travel around in a car full of very famous musicians all by herself. She didn't try to comply to social convention, so I think that makes her a very modern woman." After the success of "Walk the Line", Witherspoon starred in the fantasy "Penelope", as Annie, the best friend of Penelope (Christina Ricci), a girl who has a curse in her family. The film was produced by her company Type A Films, and filming began in March 2006. The film premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, but went unreleased until February 2008.
2007–2012: Career slump, and romantic comedies.
Witherspoon admits to spending several years "kind of floundering career-wise". Reflecting on this period of time in a December 2014 interview, Witherspoon attributed it to the split from her first husband in October 2006 and their subsequent divorce, stating that she spent "a few years just trying to feel better. You know, you can't really be very creative when you feel like your brain is scrambled eggs." She claims that she "wasn't making things I was passionate about. I was just kind of working, you know. And it was really clear that audiences weren't responding to anything I was putting out there."
Witherspoon appeared in the thriller "Rendition," in which she played Isabella El-Ibrahim, the pregnant wife of a bombing suspect. The film was released in October 2007 and it was her first film appearance since the 2005's "Walk the Line". The film received mostly mixed reviews and was deemed a major disappointment at the Toronto International Film Festival. Witherspoon's performance was also criticized; writing for "USA Today", Claudia Puig wrote "Reese Witherspoon is surprisingly lifeless [...] She customarily injects energy and spirit into her parts, but here, her performance feels tamped down." In 2008, Witherspoon starred with Vince Vaughn in the comedy "Four Christmases", a story about a couple who must spend their Christmas Day trying to visit all four of their divorced parents. Despite negative reviews from critics, the film was a box office success, earning more than $120 million domestically and $157 million worldwide. In 2009, Witherspoon voiced Susan Murphy, the lead character in the DreamWorks Animation "Monsters vs. Aliens", released in March, which grossed $381 million worldwide. She also co-produced the "Legally Blonde" spin-off "Legally Blondes", starring Milly and Becky Rosso. However, Witherspoon did not appear in a live-action film for two years after "Four Christmases". She told "Entertainment Weekly" that the "break" was unplanned, stating that, "I just didn't read anything I liked... There are a lot of really, really, really big movies about robots and things—and there's not a part for a 34-year-old woman in a robot movie."
Witherspoon returned with three romances released in 2010, 2011 and 2012, all starring her as a woman caught in a love triangle between two men. In the first, she was cast in James L. Brooks' "How Do You Know," in which she played a former national softball player who struggles to choose between a baseball-star boyfriend (Owen Wilson) and a business executive being investigated for white-collar crime (Paul Rudd). Filming took place in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. during the summer and fall of 2009 and it was released on December 17, 2010. The film was critically and commercially unsuccessful; with a budget of more than $100 million, the film only earned $48.7 million worldwide, leading the "Los Angeles Times" to call it "one of the year's biggest flops". The film received mainly unfavorable reviews, with an approval rating of 35% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 111 reviews as of December 2010.
Witherspoon's second love-triangle film was the drama "Water for Elephants," an adaptation of Sara Gruen's novel of the same name. She began circus training in March 2010 for her role as Marlena, a glamorous performer stuck in a marriage to a volatile husband (Christoph Waltz) but intrigued by the circus' new veterinarian (Robert Pattinson). Principal photography began between May and early August 2010 in various locations in Tennessee, Georgia, and California. It was released on April 22, 2011 and received mixed critical reviews. Her last love-triangle film began production in Vancouver in September 2010. Directed by McG and released by 20th Century Fox, "This Means War", saw Witherspoon's character at the center of a battle between best friends (played by Chris Pine and Tom Hardy), who are both in love with her. The film had a "sneak-peek" release on Valentine's Day, before fully opening on February 17, 2012. The film was panned by critics, with a 25% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and fared poorly at the box office, taking fifth place on its opening weekend with sales of $17.6 million. "The New York Times" remarked that this "extended the box office cold streak for the Oscar-winning Ms. Witherspoon". In a 2012 interview with MTV, Witherspoon jokingly referred that 2010–12 was her "love triangle period".
2012–2016: Resurgence and professional expansion.
In September 2011, a year after beginning work on "This Means War", she filmed a small role in Jeff Nichols's coming-of-age drama "Mud" in Arkansas, playing Juniper, the former girlfriend of a fugitive (Matthew McConaughey), who enlists two local boys to help him evade capture and rekindle his romance with her. "Mud" premiered in May 2012 in competition for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, but did not win. Following its American debut at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2013, the film had a limited release in selected North American theaters on April 26, 2013.
Witherspoon next starred in "Devil's Knot", which was directed by Atom Egoyan, and based on the true crime book of the same name, examining the controversial case of the West Memphis Three. Like "Mud", the film is set in Arkansas. She played Pam Hobbs, the mother of one of three young murder victims. In an interview subsequent to her casting in the film, Egoyan noted that although the role requires "an emotionally loaded journey," he "met with Reese, and... talked at length about the project, and she's eager to take on the challenge." Filming took place in Georgia in June and July 2012, and Witherspoon was pregnant with her third child during filming. The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, followed by a release in selected American theaters on May 9, 2014. Although the film received mainly negative reviews; London's "Evening Standard" thought Witherspoon was "the strongest, most involving character".
In 2012, Witherspoon founded production company Pacific Standard (now part of Hello Sunshine). Her goal was to produce projects with "strong" female lead characters, as she felt this was lacking in Hollywood. Through the company, Witherspoon served as a producer for "Gone Girl" (2014), an adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel of the same name. She also produced and starred in the biographical adventure "Wild" (2014), based on Cheryl Strayed's memoir She portrayed Strayed on her hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. "Wild" was released in December 2014 to critical acclaim; Michael Phillips of "Chicago Tribune" wrote in his review, "Witherspoon does the least acting of her career, and it works. Calmly yet restlessly, she brings to life Strayed's longings, her states of grief and desire and her wary optimism." "Wild" was considered as Witherspoon's "comeback" role following her previous career slump, and she earned a second Academy Award nomination for her performance.
Witherspoon appeared in Philippe Falardeau's drama "The Good Lie," based on a true story about an employment counselor assigned to help four young Sudanese refugees, known as Lost Boys of Sudan, who win a lottery for relocation to the U.S. It was released on October 3, 2014. The film was mostly well-received; "The Hollywood Reporter" critic praised the touching story and performances of the cast, writing that Witherspoon does not "upstage" her colleagues. Next, she appeared in "Inherent Vice" (2014), an adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel of the same name. In May 2014, Witherspoon began production in Louisiana on "Hot Pursuit", a comedy in which she plays a police officer trying to protect a drug lord's widow (Sofía Vergara). The feature was released on May 8, 2015. In 2016, she had a voice role in the animation "Sing", and served as a major performer on the film's soundtrack. "Sing" became Witherspoon's biggest commercial success, being the first to make over $200 million domestically and $600 million worldwide.
2017–present: Television series and films.
In January 2016, Witherspoon began filming her first television project since 1993's "Return To Lonesome Dove", the seven-part miniseries adaptation of the Liane Moriarty bestseller, "Big Little Lies". She co-produced the miniseries along with co-star Nicole Kidman and director Jean-Marc Vallée, her second project under his direction. The series premiered on February 19, 2017 on HBO and finished on April 2. Witherspoon garnered critical acclaim for her performance, with "TV Line" proclaiming her as "Performer of the Week" in the weeks of February 26–March 4 in 2017 and June 23–29 in 2019. "The Washington Post" compared her performance to her roles in "Election" and "Legally Blonde". In December 2017, HBO renewed "Big Little Lies" for a second season, which added Meryl Streep to the main cast and premiered in June 2019. Witherspoon also starred in the romantic comedy "Home Again", the directorial debut of filmmaker Nancy Meyers' daughter, Hallie Meyers-Shyer, which was released on September 8, 2017.
Next, she starred in Disney's "A Wrinkle in Time", a film adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's novel of the same name, in which she plays Mrs. Whatsit. Directed by Ava DuVernay, the feature co-stars Oprah Winfrey and Mindy Kaling, and was released in March 2018. Four months later, Witherspoon began hosting the talk show "Shine On with Reese" on DirecTV, in which she interviews female guests, focusing on how they achieved their ambitions. The show marks Witherspoon's first unscripted role in television.
Witherspoon currently produces and stars in the Apple TV+ drama series "The Morning Show" alongside Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carell. "The Morning Show" has received a two-season order from Apple with the first season premiering in November 2019. Witherspoon was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series for her work in the series. Season two of "The Morning Show" was set to premiere in 2020 before the production shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The first two episodes were in the final stages of being shot before the production shutdown. During the production shutdown, scripts were rewritten to reflect the pandemic. Production on season two of "The Morning Show" restarted on October 19, 2020. Witherspoon also serves as an executive producer for the Apple TV+ series "Truth Be Told" starring Octavia Spencer which premiered in December 2019; it was renewed for a second season in March 2020.
In 2020, Witherspoon produced and starred in the Hulu drama miniseries "Little Fires Everywhere" opposite Kerry Washington, the televised adaptation of Celeste Ng's 2017 novel of the same name. In that same year, Witherspoon narrated the Quibi nature documentary series "Fierce Queens" which focuses on female animals in the animal kingdom.
Upcoming projects.
In addition to starring and producing television shows for her own, Witherspoon will serve as an executive producer for six television series, for different streaming services and networks including Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, ABC, Starz and Netflix.
Witherspoon will produce and star in three Netflix films; first, "Pyros", a science fiction drama directed by Simon Kinberg, secondly, two romantic comedies on Netflix. Witherspoon will produce two films including "A White Lie" set to star Zendaya, and a documentary about Martina Navratilova. Witherspoon will also reprise the role of Elle Woods by starring in and producing "Legally Blonde 3"; the script will be written by Dan Goor and Mindy Kaling. The film will be the fourth collaboration between Kaling and Witherspoon after "A Wrinkle in Time, The Mindy Project" and "The Morning Show."
Other ventures.
Business and philanthropy.
Witherspoon owned a production company called Type A Films, which the media believed was a nickname from her childhood, "Little Miss Type A". However, when asked about the company by "Interview" magazine, she clarified the name's origin: "... people think I named it after myself... It was actually an in-joke with my family because at [age] 7 I understood complicated medical terms, such as the difference between type A and type B personalities. But I just wished I'd named the company Dogfood Films or Fork or something. You carry that baggage all your life." In March 2012, Witherspoon merged Type A Films with Bruna Papandrea's "Make Movies" banner to form a new production company called Pacific Standard. In 2016, Witherspoon and Papandrea parted ways, and Witherspoon gained full control of the company. Pacific Standard has since become a subsidiary of Hello Sunshine, a firm co-owned by Witherspoon and Otter Media, focused on telling female-oriented stories through film, television and digital channels. Witherspoon also runs the Hello Sunshine book club, where she makes book recommendations.
In May 2015, Witherspoon launched Draper James, a retail brand focusing on fashion and home décor inspired by the American South. It is named after her grandparents, Dorothea Draper and William James Witherspoon, who are said to be her greatest influences. Some of the products are being manufactured and designed in-house, and the brand was launched online before opening its first retail outlet in 2015 in her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. In March 2017, Witherspoon became the chief storyteller for Elizabeth Arden, Inc., helping the company to shape the brand's narrative through advertising campaigns and marketing programs. Witherspoon stated that she was "excited to work as a creative partner alongside the Elizabeth Arden team, producing content that celebrates the spirit of the brand, highlighting female-centric stories that illustrate women's true life experiences which unite us all".
Witherspoon is involved in children and women's rights advocacy. She is a longtime supporter of Save the Children, an organization that helps provide children around the world with education, healthcare and emergency aid. She also serves on the board of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF), a child advocacy and research group. In 2006, she was among a group of actresses who went to New Orleans, Louisiana in a CDF project to publicize the needs of Hurricane Katrina victims. During this trip, she helped open the city's first Freedom School, as she met and talked with the children. Witherspoon later called this an experience that she would never forget.
In 2007, Witherspoon made her first move into endorsements, and she signed a multi-year agreement to serve as the first Global Ambassador for cosmetics firm Avon Products. She acts as a spokeswoman for Avon and serves as the honorary chair of the "Avon Foundation", a charitable organization that supports women and focuses on breast cancer research and the prevention of domestic violence. She is also committed to the development of cosmetic products and making appearances in commercials. Explaining her motives for joining the foundation, she said, "As a woman and a mother I care deeply about the well being of other women and children throughout the world and through the years, I have always looked for opportunities to make a difference."
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Witherspoon announced the "Draper James Loves Teachers" initiative, offering free dresses from the clothing collection to teachers.
Other work.
In 2013, Witherspoon recorded a cover of the classic Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra duet, "Somethin' Stupid" with Michael Bublé for his 2013 album, "To Be Loved". In September 2018, Witherspoon published her first book, "Whiskey in a Teacup", which is a lifestyle publication inspired by her southern upbringing. In 2018, Witherspoon joined approximately 300 other actors, agents, writers and entertainment employees in creating the Time's Up initiative, which seeks to counteract sexual harassment in the workplace.
Influences.
Witherspoon has cited Jodie Foster, Meryl Streep, Holly Hunter, Susan Sarandon, Frances McDormand, Debra Winger, Diane Ladd, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Aniston, Goldie Hawn, Sally Field, Sigourney Weaver, Lucille Ball, Carole Lombard, Judy Holliday, Gena Rowlands, and actors Tom Hanks, Jack Nicholson, and Michael Keaton as influences on her acting work. Her favorite films include "Splendor in the Grass", "Waiting for Guffman", "Broadcast News", "Raising Arizona", and "Overboard".
Personal life.
Witherspoon met actor Ryan Phillippe at her 21st birthday party in March 1997. They became engaged in December 1998 and married near Charleston, South Carolina, on June 5, 1999, at Old Wide Awake Plantation. They have two children together, daughter, Ava Elizabeth Phillippe, born September 9, 1999 and son, Deacon Reese Phillippe, born October 23, 2003. In October 2006, Witherspoon and Phillippe announced their separation.
In early February 2010, it was reported that Witherspoon was dating Jim Toth, a talent agent and co-head of motion picture talent at Creative Artists Agency, where Witherspoon is a client. Witherspoon and Toth announced their engagement in December 2010, and married on March 26, 2011, in Ojai, California, at Libbey Ranch, Witherspoon's country estate, which she later sold. The couple have a son together, Tennessee James Toth, who was born September 27, 2012. In 2013, Witherspoon was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, after Toth was stopped for suspicion of driving under the influence. She pleaded no-contest to obstruction of an officer and was required to pay court costs.
In the media.
Witherspoon hosted "Saturday Night Live" on September 29, 2001, the first episode to air after the September 11 attacks. In 2005, she was ranked No. 5 in "Teen People" magazine's list of most powerful young Hollywood actors. In 2006, Witherspoon was listed among the Time 100. Her featured article was written by Luke Wilson. In the same year, she was selected as one of the "100 Sexiest Women In The World" by the readers of "FHM". Witherspoon has been featured four times in the annual "100 Most Beautiful" issues of "People" magazine. Witherspoon has appeared on the annual Celebrity 100 list by "Forbes" magazine in 2006 and 2007, at No. 75 and No. 80, respectively. "Forbes" also put her on the top ten Trustworthy Celebrities list.
In 2007, she was selected by "People" and the entertainment news program "Access Hollywood" as one of the year's best-dressed female stars. The yellow dress she wore to that year's Golden Globe Awards was widely acclaimed. A study conducted by E-Poll Market Research showed that Witherspoon was the most likable female celebrity of 2007. That same year, Witherspoon established herself as the highest-paid actress in the American film industry, earning $15 to $20 million per film. The following years, her appearance in many commercially unsuccessful films caused her to lose this status, and she was noted as one of the most overpaid actors in Hollywood in 2011, 2012 and 2013. In April 2011, Witherspoon ranked No. 3 on the 22nd annual "People's Most Beautiful" issue.
In June 2013, Witherspoon filed a lawsuit against Marketing Advantages International Inc., claiming they extensively used her name and image in jewelry advertising, without permission in the U.S. and internationally. In December 2015, while Witherspoon's trademark claims to her name were rejected, for she had not established secondary meaning to her full name, that she did not claim "emotional distress" and the "photos and facts were generally known by the public and the photos were taken in public with Plaintiff's consent", the court ruled that she could proceed with her right of publicity claims against many defendants. Two months later, Witherspoon withdrew her lawsuit, having "come to private agreements with the various defendants, including Centerbrook Sales, Fragrance Hut, Gemvara, and others". In light of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations in October 2017, Witherspoon revealed she had been sexually assaulted by a director at age sixteen and had had "multiple experiences of harassment and sexual assault" throughout her career.
In 2015, Witherspoon made her second appearance on the "Time" 100 list, with her featured article being written by Mindy Kaling. The same year, she was awarded, by a unanimous vote from the committee, the American Cinematheque for being "a perfect example of an actress flourishing in today's world" and "an active and successful movie producer who is moving her career forward both behind and in front of the camera". In 2017, "Forbes" reported her career earnings are in excess of $198 million, making her the highest-paid primetime Emmy nominee in 2017. In 2019, "Forbes" listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women.
Filmography and awards.
Witherspoon's most acclaimed and highest-grossing films, according to the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, include "Election" (1999), "Legally Blonde" (2001), "Walk the Line" (2005), "Monsters vs. Aliens" (2009), "Mud" (2013), "Wild" (2014), and "Sing" (2016). Witherspoon has been nominated for two Academy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs). She won an Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA for her performance in "Walk the Line" (2005). Witherspoon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6262 Hollywood Boulevard.


Jilly Johnson

Jilly Johnson (née Gosden) (born 17 November 1953) is a former "Page 3" girl.
Early life.
Johnson was born Jilly Gosden on 17 November 1953 in Australia. Her family moved back to Surrey, England when she was eight, and she attended Horsell Primary School and Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking, Surrey.
Career.
In the 1970s and 1980s together with Nina Carter, she was in the girl group Blonde on Blonde.
In 1975, she became the first model to appear topless in the "Daily Mirror"
She has written two novels: "Double Exposure" (1994) and "Playing for Love" (1997).
Personal life.
She has been married twice and has one daughter from her first marriage. Johnson is now a housewife and grandmother.


Amy Wesson

Amy Wesson (born 1977) is an American fashion model from Tupelo, Mississippi.
Career.
Wesson was discovered at age 16 while working at a clothing store in a shopping mall. She has been featured in advertising campaigns for Thierry Mugler's Angel perfume, Christian Dior, Versace, Calvin Klein, Valentino, BCBG, Max Azria, Missoni and Moschino.
Wesson has twice landed the cover of Italian "Vogue" and has also been on the cover of "W". She was the cover model for the Smashing Pumpkins' 1998 release "Adore".
In 2001, Wesson was featured in the "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue".
She is signed with agencies New York Model Management, Marilyn (Paris), Why Not (Milan), and Modelwerk (Hamburg).


Debra Jensen

Debra Jensen (born Debra Svensk on March 12, 1958 in Orange County, California) is an American model. She was "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1978 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Phillip Dixon. Jensen was also on the cover of the March, 1978 issue of Playboy magazine. After her time as a Playboy model, she began modeling for Coppertone. More recently, Jensen has appeared on a couple of episodes of the reality TV series "The Girls Next Door".
Personal.
Jensen grew up in Southern California. As a teenager she worked at a Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream shop. She was Kiss drummer Peter Criss's second wife. Criss started dating Jensen while still married to his first wife, Lydia. During her marriage to Peter Criss, she again used her birth name Debra Svensk. She has a daughter with Criss, Jennilee Criss.


Marie Meyer

Marie Meyer (born July 18, 1984) in Mulhouse, France is an actress and model.
She is currently represented by VIVA Model Management.
Biography.
Marie Meyer began modeling at the age of seventeen, for "Spoon Magazine" shot by Ellen Von Unwerth and has since appeared on magazine covers such as
"Marie-Claire" and "Elle", and in advertisements from Yves Saint Laurent to Jean Paul Gaultier.
She has been photographed by photographers like Peter Lindbergh, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, and Jonas Bresnan in 2012 for "Vogue".
She was featured alongside singer Lenny Kravitz in the October 2005 in edition Uomo Vogue shot on tour with Aerosmith photographed by Mark Seliger and
in the June 2005 edition of "Elle" Us Photographed by Enrique Badulescu.
She has modeled for such designers/brands as Chanel, Hermès, Jean Paul Gaultier, Yves Saint Laurent,
Elie Saab, Zuhair Murad, Comme des Garcons, Junya Watanabe, Maison Martin Margiela, Giorgio Armani and Ungaro among others.
She had her acting debut in March 2004, playing the role of Eurydice in "Alexander" directed by Oliver Stone.
She also played herself, as a model in "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" directed by Julian Schnabel alongside Lenny Kravitz.
Marie has one son, Joah (born 2007).


Stacey Williams

Stacey Williams (born April 15, 1968) is an American fashion model.
Originally from Dallas, Pennsylvania (near Wilkes-Barre), she moved to Mechanicsburg at the age of 13, and is a graduate of Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg. Williams was featured in the "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues" from 1992 to 1998. She was also in the 40th anniversary issue in 2004 as part of SI's Hall of Fame. She has also appeared in minor films such as "The Dogwalker" and "Gangster World", and she had a brief role in the feature film, "Jerry Maguire". Sonic Youth mention her and other Sports Illustrated models in their song "Swimsuit Issue".


Claire Evans

Claire Louise Evans (born 11 January 1983) is a Welsh beauty pageant titleholder who was the Miss Wales 2005.
Born the eldest child of parents Geraint and Michelle in the seaside town of Aberystwyth in Wales, she was educated at St Padarns Roman Catholic primary School and then Penglais Comprehensive School.
Evans was a Welsh International athlete, winning many Welsh championship titles over the distances of 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m and cross country, and represented Wales at International for several years. A competitive swimmer at county level, she also holds a qualification in sports therapy. Evans's younger brother Daniel Evans, also a competitive runner, represented Wales at International level in athletics and captained his county Dyfed Schools in football. The youngest of the three siblings, Rhian Evans, did not follow the athletics path, instead opting for amateur dramatics.
In 2005, Evans was crowned Miss Wales and went on to represent Wales at Miss World in China. She was the first Miss Wales from Aberystwyth and Ceredigion. During her year-long reign, she attended many events and was appointed an Ambassador for the 2006 Heineken Cup Rugby alongside Ieuan Evans and Rob Howley. Evans and Ieuan took the Heineken Cup to the summit of Snowdon in Wales.
In 2007 she was placed 6th in the Miss Great Britain contest. She has appeared in several magazines and music videos and did a TV show for Sky's Living TV hosted by Tara Palmer-Tomkinson. Evans had a six-page modelling cover shoot in women's glossy fashion magazine "Citta Bella" in Malaysia.
In 2009, Evans won the title of Miss UK Hawaiian Tropic and represented the UK at the 2009 international finals in the autumn. In that same year, Evans successfully completed a course in London for a career as a freelance fashion, photographic and creative media makeup artist and has worked on many high-fashion shoots and for Yes London brand at London Fashion week. TV work includes BBC series "Elizabeth's Wales", makeup artist for BBC's presenter Sian williams and the coverage of the Queens Jubilee Celebrations, X-Factor Rhydian Roberts show and celebrity guests, Andrew Lloyd Webber 'Finding Dorothy' West End "Wizard of Oz" star Sophie Evans, Jonathan show, Bryn Terfel Ysgoloriaeth and many more. Her talent for makeup artistry saw her commissioned by Universal France for the filming of French artist Garou. Travelling internationally, her recent commission was for two leading fashion brands in the Bahamas. Evans was a makeup artist for Miss England Alize Lily Mounter Miss World portfolio. From 2008 to 2009, Evans was the girlfriend of Wales Scrum half and British Lion Mike Phillips; they lived together in Penarth until their split.


Kate Stoltz

Kate Stoltzfus (born September 21, 1991), known professionally as Kate Stoltz, is an American model, designer, and television personality based in New York City. She was one of the five stars of the reality show "Breaking Amish" and has appeared on one of the show sequels "".
Early life.
Stoltz was born Katie Stoltzfus on September 21, 1991, in Myerstown, Pennsylvania, on a farm to an Amish family. Kate Stoltz was the middle child in a family of seven children, and spent her days working on the farm and sewing clothing for herself and her immediate family.
Television.
Kate Stoltz starred in a reality TV show called "Breaking Amish" on the TLC network. She appeared in the first two seasons and has participated in the first season of the follow-up show "Return to Amish," which premiered on June 1, 2014.
Modeling.
Kate Stoltz moved to New York City to pursue a career in modeling. She worked for Union Bay, Spiegal, Bella, and Gypsy Sisters. She posed for "Maxim" magazine in July 2013.
Fashion.
Stoltz received her associate degree in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She began her own fashion line in 2015. The "Kate Stoltz" label focuses on made to measure luxury women's wear. Kate Stoltz won the 2014 Demiurge Award for her work as an emerging designer in New York City.
Activism.
Kate Stoltz is a spokesperson for the nonprofit organization Developing Faces, a mission that visits Guatemala every year to help people with facial abnormalities. Stoltz also volunteers at Food Bank and MCC.


Topmodel (Belgian season 2)

The second season of Topmodel aired from October to December 2008 on 2BE. It was presented by An Lemmens. The judging panel consisted of modeling agency Dominique Models head Marc Dochez, former model and head judge Ghislaine Nuytten, make-up artist Rudi Cremers, fashion and beauty journalist and editor-in-chief of "Glam*it" magazine Pascale Baelden and fashion journalist Els De Pauw. Model Ingrid Seynhaeve, the presenter of the previous season, also mentored the contestants.
The winner of the competition was 19-year-old Virginie Bleyaert from Bruges. Her prizes for winning were a €25,000 contract and an appearance on the January 2009 issue of "Glam*it" magazine.
Contestants.
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Norman Brokaw

Norman R. Brokaw (April 21, 1927 – October 29, 2016) was an American talent agent. He served as the president, chief executive officer, and chairman of the William Morris Agency. He represented Marilyn Monroe, Donna Summer, Bill Cosby, Mark Spitz, Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, and many more.
Early life.
Norman Brokaw was born on April 21, 1927 in New York City, the son of Marie and Isidore Brokaw. His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants. His maternal grandparents, known as the Haidaburas, were "the first Russian acrobatic dance troupe to appear on the American vaudeville stage". His maternal uncle, Johnny Hyde, was the vice president of the William Morris Agency.
Brokaw relocated to Los Angeles when he was a teenager.
Career.
Brokaw delivered mail for the William Morris Agency in 1943, at the age of 15. By the 1950s, he encouraged William Morris to get into the television business. He helped create such series as "Racket Squad" and "Public Defender" by moving 1950s film stars to television. Brokaw would go on to represent producers of "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.", "The Dick Van Dyke Show", and "The Andy Griffith Show".
Brokaw was appointed as the president and CEO of the William Morris Agency in 1989. He became its CEO and chairman in 1991.
Philanthropy.
Brokaw was the co-founder of the Betty Ford Cancer Center. He also served as its president. Additionally, he served on the boards of trustees of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Personal life and death.
Brokaw married three times. He had six children: David Brokaw, Sanford Brokaw and Joel Brokaw with his first wife; Barbara Brokaw and Wendy Brokaw Kretchmer with his second wife; and Lauren Brokaw with his third wife, Marguerite Longley.
Brokaw died on October 29, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. He was 89.


Lili Sumner

Lilian Sumner Gilbert is a New Zealand fashion model based in New York City.
Early life.
Sumner grew up between Wellington, Auckland and Napier, New Zealand with six sisters and one brother Her mother is writer Barbara Sumner-Burstyn. Her father is New Zealand film editor and Academy Award winner John Gilbert.
Career.
Sumner started her career in London at age 17. She made her official runway debut with Hedi Slimane at Yves Saint Laurent. She has walked the runway for Sonia Rykiel, Miu Miu, Kenzo, Haider Ackermann, Lanvin, Vionnet, Marc Jacobs, Kate Spade, Diane von Fürstenberg, and Céline.
Sumner has been on the cover of "Numéro", Vogue Ukraine, Vogue Czechoslovakia, Vogue Italia, Modern Matter, Double, Purple, Zoo, Document, 10 Magazine, Arena Homme + and more. .
Sumner wrote and directed a short film in 2019 titled "Lucan Asks Why" starring Coco Gordon-Moore and Lilac Cianciolo.
The film was part-funded by Gucci and debuted at the Gucci Wooster Store in New York City.


Sondra Peterson

Sondra Peterson (born 1935) is an American model. She is best known for her work in the 1950s and 1960s appearing in major magazines beside other icons of the age like Veruschka von Lehndorff and Jean Shrimpton.
Modeling career.
Signed by Eileen Ford to the Ford Modeling Agency, she was photographed by leading photographers, including Francis McLaughlin Gill and Irving Penn. She was profiled in "Eileen Ford's Book Of Model Beauty".
"Seventeen" highlighted famous models in the sixties in a series of "How to look like..." articles. Peterson was on the cover of various issues of the magazine, and in the May 1960 issue she was featured on the cover for an article about "How to Look Like Sondra Peterson."
Personal life.
Peterson is married to the Chairman Emeritus of Hachette Filipacchi Médias Daniel Filipacchi. They have three children together; Mimi, Craig, and writer Amanda Filipacchi.


Paul Stretford

Paul Stretford is an English football agent. In 1987, he founded Proactive Sports Management, renamed Formation Group in 2004, which went on to represent, amongst others, England footballer Wayne Rooney. In 2010 Rooney revealed as part of his evidence during a court case that Stretford received 20% of his off-field earnings, an amount the player regarded as being fair.
Stretford has frequently been embroiled in legal disputes and his methods have been criticised. As part of the same court case in 2010 Stretford admitted that when he first represented the 17-year-old Rooney, he had not explained to the player, or to his father, what documents were being signed or what their effects would be – something the prosecuting barrister called "absolutely extraordinary".
Career.
Beginnings.
Stretford's first deal was Frank Stapleton's transfer from the French club Le Havre AC to Blackburn Rovers in 1989.
Larger Dealings.
Among the major players Stretford went on to represent were Andrew Cole and Stan Collymore. In January 1995 Stretford negotiated Cole's transfer from Newcastle United to Manchester United for a then record British transfer fee of £7 million. Stretford's connection with Manchester United had begun in 1994, with his involvement in the £1.2 million transfer of David May to the club from Blackburn Rovers. Cole considered the agent a friend and on moving to Manchester had stayed at Stretford's house, later discovering that rent had been deducted from his earnings. "Stretford wasn't motivated by friendships, but money" Cole said in a 2010 article.
A legal case that in January 2011 was moving through the Portuguese courts suggested that for a time Stretford co-operated with the Gestifute agency run by the Portuguese football agent, Jorge Mendes, to bring Portuguese players into British football. According to claims made by Formation in that legal suit, agent's fees were shared between Gestifute and Formation in the deals that brought Hugo Viana to Newcastle United for around €12 million in 2002, Nuno Capucho to Rangers in 2003 and Cristiano Ronaldo from Sporting Clube de Portugal to Manchester United for £12.24 million in the same year. Formation were pursuing Gestifute for what they claimed were unshared fees on subsequent deals.
Flotation.
Proactive Sports Management was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2001 with a valuation of more than £30 million. The list of the company's shareholders was later described as "a Who's Who of the footballing fraternity", and included the managers and former players Bobby Robson, Kenny Dalglish, Kevin Keegan, Graeme Souness and Peter Reid. In 2008 the company was reported to have 130 employees.
Wayne Rooney.
Transfer to Manchester United.
In 2004 Stretford was paid a reported £1.5 million as part of the £27 million transfer of Wayne Rooney from Everton F.C. to Manchester United. At the time the amount was understood to be the biggest payment ever received by an English-based agent. Stretford received £1 million, with a further £500,000 to follow when Rooney saw out the duration of the contract.
Blackmail Case and FA Charge of Misconduct.
The circumstances under which Rooney came to be represented by Stretford, rather than his original agent, Peter McIntosh, were the subject of an extended dispute. An associate of McIntosh, Dave Lockwood, attempted to get Stretford to pay out a share of his earnings from Rooney's representation, engaging John Hyland, a former Olympic boxer, to help in the attempt. One meeting to settle the issue was attended by Tommy Adams, member of a London family who have been called "worse than the Krays" and a man described once in court as "a notorious gangster". Adams had been invited by Kenny Dalglish, a shareholder in Stretford's Proactive agency, who had advised Rooney's parents to change his representation. At one stage Stretford had £250,000 in cash ready to pay off Hyland, although the money never changed hands.
At a subsequent meeting at a Cheshire Hotel in June 2003, Stretford claimed that he was physically threatened by Hyland and two other men, Christopher and Tony Bacon, who were reportedly Australian cage-fighting champions. That meeting had been secretly videoed by Stretford who went to the police, leading to Hyland and the Bacons being charged with attempted blackmail. When the case came to court in October 2004, however, it collapsed when it was revealed that Stretford had given misleading evidence. Stretford had told the jury that he had not represented Rooney before December 2002, but documents came to light revealing that their association dated to at least September of that year when the player was still contracted to McIntosh's Pro-Form Sports Management Limited. The prosecution barrister said "we do not feel able to rely on Paul Stretford as a witness in this case". Stetford stepped down as a director of Formation.
The case led to the Football Association charging Stretford with misconduct in June 2005, a case he at first attempted to have heard in a public court and then challenged on the ground that the FA's disciplinary procedures did not comply with Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and that one of the FA's rules was an unlawful restraint of trade –claims rejected by the Court of Appeal in March 2007.
In July 2008 the FA found Stretford guilty of seven of the nine counts against him, including making false and/or misleading statements to the police and in court. The commission found that Stretford had "encouraged Mr Rooney and his parents to enter into a representation agreement with Proactive Sports Management Limited on 17 July 2002 although he knew Mr Rooney was still then under contract with Pro-Form Sports Management Limited."
A charge of enticing Rooney away from his previous agent was not proven but the FA also stated that: "The commission found that Mr Stretford had made a misleading witness statement and had given untruthful evidence in court in criminal proceedings in Warrington Crown Court, particularly in relation to the existence, dates and nature of those representation agreements dated 17 July 2002 and 19 September 2002." Stretford maintained that he believed those two contracts were for image rights only and that the pivotal document was signed in error by Proactive's chief executive, Neal Rodford, without Stretford's knowledge.
A further charge of entering into a representation contract with Rooney for eight years was also proved, the limit for written contracts being two years, as were two charges of failing to lodge representation contracts with the FA.
Stretford was fined £300,000 and banned for 18 months, half of which was suspended. He called the verdicts of the disciplinary panel "a travesty", appealing the decision and then taking the case to arbitration before accepting the 9-month ban on 1 May 2009.
Sued by Proactive.
Stretford 'left' Proactive in October 2008, citing "huge and irreconcilable differences" that were believed to centre on his relationship with the firm's board.
Proactive in fact sacked Stretford for "acts of gross misconduct" and sued Stretford in an attempt to recover the £1.6 million it had paid for Stretford's breach of FA regulations. £300,000 of the total was the FA's fine, with £1.3 million in legal costs. In July 2009 Stretford in turn issued a writ to Proactive's Neil Rodford in an effort to make him personally liable for the £1.6 million.
Proactive also claimed it was entitled to £4.3 million from Rooney as the 20% commission payments on the contracts brokered by Stretford while he was at the firm. The judge in the case ruled in part in favour of the footballer, saying that the contract Rooney had signed with Stretford's Formation as a 17-year-old player had amounted to a "restraint of trade", running as it did for eight years, six years longer than recommended by the Football Association but did find in favour of Proactive for its "restitutional remedy" claim element. Proactive were awarded a thus far indeterminate "quantum meruit" payment by Wayne Rooney / his company which is the subject of a further legal hearing. Proactive also won the right to appeal the "restraint of trade" judgement and the courts will hear this appeal in July 2011 whilst Stretford will defend the £1.6m claim Proactive has brought against him later in the year.
Proactive was also awarded £90,000 in respect of its full claim against Mrs Rooney / her company (who chose not to attend court and offer any personal defence to the claim brought against her and her company).
Contract Negotiations.
During negotiations for a new contract in October 2010, Wayne Rooney announced that he wanted to leave Manchester United, only to agree a new 5-year deal days later. Stretford was criticised for his part in these events, with Manchester United's manager Sir Alex Ferguson later saying that Stretford was "not the most popular man in the world – certainly at our club".
Further background information on Mr Stretford is contained in John Sweeney's book "Rooney's Gold".;
New Agency.
On leaving Proactive Stretford set up Triple S Sports and Entertainment Group with former Newcastle United owner Freddie Shepherd and his son Kenneth.
Stretford had a lengthy association with Newcastle. He first represented Andrew Cole while he was a player at the club, suggested by a second player, Scott Sellars, and Kenneth Shepherd had formerly been employed by Proactive Sports Management, working for Stretford from an office in Newcastle's St James Park. According to Manchester United's chief executive, David Gill, Wayne Rooney's original transfer to Manchester United was provoked by Newcastle's apparent interest in the player.
Rylands F.C..
In 2018 Stretford became owner of Rylands F.C., a football club based in Warrington, England. Paul had played for this club in the 1970's.