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Patricia Medina was a well-known English actress, known for her roles in Stranger At My Door and Mr. Arkadin. Medina’s acting career started in the 1930s by starring in small roles; however, in the 1950s, her acting career flourished as she started in major titles, such as: Fortunes of Captain Blood, Lady in the Iron [...]
Whitney Houston was a famous singer who rose to stardom in the 1980s with hits like “How Will I Know” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”. By the early 90s, she was a huge star. Anyone old enough to remember 1992 will remember how huge Houston’s hit “I Will Always Love You” was. The song [...]
Mengers was a talent agent to some of the most important members members of the ‘New Hollywood’ generation of actors and filmmakers in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. Some of her clients included: Candice Bergen, Peter Bogdanovich, Michael Caine, Dyan Cannon, Cher, Joan Collins, Brian De Palma, Faye Dunaway, Bob Fosse, Gene Hackman, Sidney [...]
Frances Bay was an actress probably best known for playing Adam Sandler’s grandma in the film “Happy Gilmore”. In fact, when she passed away, this even appeared in the headlines. Bay was also well known for her role on the hit television series Seinfeld, as the old lady who Jerry Seinfeld stole a marble rye [...]
Taylor was a beloved television and film actress, who is probably best known for her role of Anna Huxtable, Bill Cosby’s mother, on “The Cosby Show”. For her role of Dr. Huxtable’s mother, Taylor earned an Emmy nomination in 1986. Some of her other notable roles were Cousin Emma on “Sanford and Son” and film [...]
Elizabeth Taylor was an acting legend from the golden age of Hollywood. AFI listed her as seventh on the “Female Legends List”. Her acting career lasted over sixty years, starting at the age of ten and ending at the age of 71.
Jane Russell was an American actress who’s filmography spanned 40 years. She worked with Hollywood talent along the likes of Bob Hope, Marilyn Monroe, and Frank Sinatra.
Maria Schneider is a famous French actress who is most notable for a controversial movie titled ‘Last Tango in Paris’. She had a career that spanned four decades, most performances being in french movies.
Teena Marie was an American singer-songwriter nicknamed Lady Tee, considered an R&B legend who proclaimed herself as the “Ivory Queen of Soul” because she was one of the first successful white performers of that genre of music.
Jill Clayburgh was a two time Academy Award winning actress who is most notable for starring in leading roles with powerful female leads. The daughter of a mother and father who were both involved in the entertainment industry, Clayburgh seemed destined for acting.
Barbara Billingsley is known to many as the ‘mom of America’, for her portrayal as June Cleaver on the well known show ‘Leave it to Beaver’. The show, and specifically her role would go on to be an archetype of the family and motherhood in the 1950′s.
Gloria Stuart had an interesting, and long spanning acting career which ran nearly 80 years. She would accumulate an Oscar nomination, Golden Globe nomination, a Saturn award, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild.