Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Shue was born in Wilmington, Delaware, to Anne Brewster (Wells), who worked for the Chemical Banking Corporation, and James William Shue, a lawyer, and...
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Tia Carrere
Tia Carrere was born Althea Rae Janairo in Honolulu, Hawaii. While attending Sacred Hearts Academy, Tia was discovered in a Waikiki grocery store and landed...
Jane Badler
Jane Badler, the American and Australian actress, best known for her role as the evil reptilian Visitor leader “Diana” in the NBC mini-series V (1983),...
Alison Doody
Alison Doody was born in Dublin in 1966 in a well-off family. She is the youngest of three children. She was educated in a convent,...
Rutger Hauer
Rutger Oelsen Hauer; 23 January 1944 – 19 July 2019) was a Dutch actor. In 1999, he was named by the Dutch public as the...
Paul Verhoeven
Paul Verhoeven graduated from the University of Leiden with a degree in math and physics. He entered the Royal Netherlands Navy, where he began his...
Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and is the eldest son of famed actor Stellan Skarsgård. Among his siblings are actors Gustaf...
Margot Robbie
Margot Elise Robbie was born on July 2, 1990, in Dalby, Queensland, Australia, to Scottish parents. Her mother, Sarie Kessler, is a physiotherapist, and her...
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola was born in 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up in a New York suburb in a creative, supportive Italian-American family. His...
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr. has evolved into one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. With an amazing list of credits to his name, he has...
Robert Zemeckis
A whiz-kid with special effects, Robert is from the Spielberg camp of film-making (Steven Spielberg produced many of his films). Usually working with writing partner...