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Rue McClanahan is a famous actress most notable for her stint on Golden Girls and performances on Broadway, and Off-Broadway. McClanahan was born in Healdton, Oklahoma; the daughter of a beautician and building contractor. She would attend the University of Tulsa, graduating with honors with a degree in German and theater arts.
Blasberg was born in Orange, California but was raised in Corona. During her high school days she played on the boys’ golf team. She attended the University of Arizona where she quickly became the country’s number 1 ranked college player as a freshman. She compiled six victories before leaving in her sophomore year to turn pro. [...]
Lena Horne is known mostly for her career in entertainment, and her role during the Civil Rights movement. She got her start singing, and performing for a variety of nightclubs in New York City. She also appeared in a couple of movies during the 30’s, where her singing was highlighted. Her big break would come during [...]
Redgrave was from a very well-known British family of actors. She made her theatrical debut in 1962. She won a New York Film Critics Award for her role in the 1966 film Georgy Girl, the role also landed her nominations for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. In 1967 Redgrave left theatrical acting and [...]
Carter was an actress who is best-known for her role in the sitcom Designing Women, which ran from 1986 - 1993). She was also nominated for an Emmy for “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series” for Desperate Housewives in 2007.
Dawn Brancheau was raised far from the ocean in Indiana. On a family vacation to SeaWorld she became infatuated with Orca Whales, saying “I wanna be a Shamu trainer” according to her mother. She graduated from South Carolina with degrees in both psychology and animal behavior, and wasted little time landing her dream job at SeaWorld [...]
Rubinstein was an actress and human rights activist, she is probably most known for her role of Tangina Barrons in the 1982 movie Poltergeist. Some of Rubinstein’s other films included: Sixteen Candles, Cages, Teen Witch, The Wildcard, Southland Tales and National Lampoon’s Last Resort. Zelda Rubinstein stood only 4 feet 3 inches due to a deficiency in [...]
Pendergrass, also known as Teddy P, or Teddy Bear, was an R&B singer and songwriter. He began his career as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in the 1970s before breaking away for a solo career. Pendergrass’ self titled debut album was released in 1977 and made it all the way to [...]
Casey Johnson was a great-great-granddaughter of Robert Wood Johnson I, co-founder of Johnson & Johnson which makes her an heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune. Johnson is known for being a Hollywood socialite, some of her friends are Paris & Nicky Hilton, Nicole Richie, and several others. On December 9, 2009 Johnson announced that she was [...]
Murphy was a famous actress who had starred in such movies as Clueless, 8 Mile, Sin City and Riding in Cars with Boys.