Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer. One of the most successful and widely known rock stars of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and “electric” stage presence.
Cameron Michelle Diaz is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including nominations for four Golden Globe Awards and a British Academy Film Award. As of 2018, her films have grossed over $3 billion in the U.S., making her the fifth-highest-grossing actress at the domestic box office. Diaz’s roles in comedies and romances cemented her as a sex symbol and a bankable star, and she was named the highest-paid Hollywood actress over 40 in 2013.
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, singer, nightclub entertainer, and Playboy Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s while under contract at 20th Century Fox, Mansfield was known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts. Her film career was short-lived, but she had several box-office successes and won a Theatre World Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American actress. The world’s highest-paid actress in 2015 and 2016, her films have grossed over $6 billion worldwide to date. She appeared in Time’s 100 most influential people in the world list in 2013 and the Forbes Celebrity 100 list from 2013 to 2016.
Amy Tan
Schrijfster
Haar werk beschrijft moeder-dochterrelaties en de relaties tussen Chinees-Amerikaanse vrouwen en hun ouders. Tans bekendste roman, The Joy Luck Club (vertaald in het Nederlands als De vreugde- en gelukclub), is in 1993 verfilmd.
Zij schreef ook een kinderboek, The Moon Lady (1992) en verschillende essays.
Website: http://www.amytan.net/
Foto gekregen: 19 februari 2014
Eddie Griffin
Acteur en Cabaretier
Hij is bekend van zijn eigen sitcom Malcolm & Eddie, welke hij van 1996 tot 2000 samen met zijn vriend Malcolm-Jamal Warner maakte. Hij speelde verder in films als Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo en Scary Movie 3.
Eddie Griffin heeft vanaf begin jaren negentig een carrière opgebouwd waar vele comedy-collega’s alleen maar van kunnen dromen. Dankzij optredens als ‘regular’ in de Comedy Store – waarbij hij al snel werd vergeleken met gerenommeerde comedians als Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx en Lenny Bruce- werd hij gevraagd om opener te zijn van de toen immens populaire Andrew Dice Clay tijdens een show in Madison Square Garden.
Website: https://eddiegriffin.com/
Foto gekregen: 25 februari 2014
Jay Wright
Basketbalcoach
Wright leidde de Villanova Wildcats naar zes Big East- conferentiekampioenschappen en 14 NCAA Tournament-optredens in zijn 19 seizoenen als hoofdcoach. Wright nam Villanova mee naar de Final Four in 2009 . Wright leidde Villanova vervolgens naar het NCAA-kampioenschap van 2016 , versloeg North Carolina en het NCAA-kampioenschap van 2018 , waarmee hij Michigan versloeg . Wright wordt momenteel algemeen beschouwd als een van de beste coaches in de NCAA.
Website: https://villanova.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jay-wright/18
Foto gekregen: 29 november 2013
Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress, producer, and children’s author. Known for her performances in the horror and slasher genres, she is regarded as a scream queen, in addition to roles in comedies. Curtis has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and two Golden Globes, as well as nominations for a Primetime Emmy and a Grammy.
Julie Newmar is an American actress, dancer, and singer, known for a variety of stage, screen, and television roles. She is also a writer, lingerie designer, and real-estate mogul. She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Katrin Sveg in the 1958 Broadway production of The Marriage-Go-Round and reprised the role in the 1961 film version. In the 1960s, she starred for two seasons as Catwoman in the television series Batman (1966–1967). Her other stage credits include the Ziegfeld Follies in 1956, Lola in Damn Yankees! in 1961, and Irma in Irma la Douce in 1965 in regional productions.
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer-songwriter and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her campy style, she has been referred to as the “Queen of Camp” by Vogue. Pursuing a career in gospel music at 16, Perry released her debut album, Katy Hudson, under Red Hill Records in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles at 17 to venture into secular music, and later adopted the stage name “Katy Perry” from her mother’s maiden name. She recorded an album while signed to Columbia Records, but was dropped before signing to Capitol Records.
Leah Marie Remini is an American actress. She starred as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007) and as Vanessa Celluci in the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait (2017–2018), both alongside Kevin James.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comic “blonde bombshell” characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era’s sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2021) by the time of her death in 1962. Long after her death, Monroe remains a major icon of pop culture. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her sixth on their list of the greatest female screen legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Megan Denise Fox is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the family film Holiday in the Sun (2001), which was followed by numerous supporting roles in film and television, such as the teen musical comedy Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004), as well as a starring role in the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith (2004–2006). Her breakout role was as Mikaela Banes in the blockbuster action film Transformers (2007), which she reprised in its sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009). She also portrayed the titular character in the horror comedy Jennifer’s Body (2009), starred as April O’Neil in the superhero action film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) and its sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), and starred as Reagan Lucas in the fifth and sixth seasons of the Fox sitcom New Girl (2016–2017).
Cameron Michelle Diaz is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including nominations for four Golden Globe Awards and a British Academy Film Award. As of 2018, her films have grossed over $3 billion in the U.S., making her the fifth-highest-grossing actress at the domestic box office. Diaz’s roles in comedies and romances cemented her as a sex symbol and a bankable star, and she was named the highest-paid Hollywood actress over 40 in 2013.
Jessica Claire Biel-Timberlake is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Young Artist Award, and nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.
Jo Raquel Welch was an American actress and model.
Susan Abigail Sarandon is an American actor and activist. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award, six Primetime Emmy Awards, and nine Golden Globe Awards. In 2002, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the film industry.
Gillian Leigh Anderson. Her credits include roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the series The X-Files, evil socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies’ film The House of Mirth (2000), DSU Stella Gibson in the BBC/RTÉ crime drama television series The Fall, sex therapist Jean Milburn in the Netflix comedy Sex Education, and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of the Netflix drama series The Crown. She has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, among others.
Jennifer Tilly is an American–Canadian actress and poker player. Known for her distinctive voice and comedic timing, she has been nominated for an Academy Award, two MTV Movie Awards and three Saturn Awards.
Tamela d’ Amico
Zangeres en Actrice
Ze was ook te zien in de Amazon-serie Englishman in LA. Ze stond model voor Alison Raffaele Cosmetic en Mellow World Handbags. Ze werd uitgeroepen tot Outstanding Actress in een Comedy Web Series op het Los Angeles Web Series Festival. Sex Ed: The Series was genomineerd voor een Streamy Award en een Webby Award.
Website: https://www.tameladamico.com/
Foto gekregen: 20 december 2013