Alison
Sweeney may have been sweet 16 when
she joined DAYS, but fans soon found themselves loving to hate
her
not-so-sweet character. Though
she was young, the Los Angeles native had already amassed an impressive
set of credits as a child actor. She appeared in her first commercial
(for Kodak) when she was 5, then starred alongside Mimi Kennedy
in FAMILY MAN, as well as with Barbara Eden, Jennie Garth (Kelly,
BEVERLY HILLS, 90210) and David Tom (ex-Paul, OLTL; ex-Billy, Y&R)
in A BRAND NEW LIFE. Being a devout DAYS fan, Allison Sweeney was
thrilled to land the part of psycho Sami, for which she's won five
Soap
Opera Digest Awards. Off-screen, Sweeney does share one trait with
her character: a love for competition. In her spare time, she enjoys
participating in many sports, including horseback riding, kickboxing,
skiing and swimming. She's also appeared on many TV competitions,
including THE WEAKEST LINK and FEAR FACTOR, where she endured lying
in a tank filled with snakes and bugs.
Allison Sweeney married
longtime friend Dave Sanov in a beachside ceremony on July 8, 2000.
In 2004 she released her
first
book, All the Days
of My Life (So Far), detailing her life as a child actress, her battle
with weight issues, her relationship with her husband, and her appreciation
for her loyal fans. She gave birth to her son, Ben, on Feb. 25, 2005,
and returned to DAYS a few months later. She hopes to take her talent
behind the camera and become a director. In her spare time, Sweeney
enjoys cardio training, yoga and basketball.
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Anna Paquin
Actress
It was in New Zealand in 1991 that
Anna Paquin became an actress by chance. Director Jane
Campion was looking for a little girl to play a key role
in The Piano, set to film in New Zealand, and a newspaper
advertisement was run announcing an open audition.
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Claire
Danes Movie Actress
When she is not working, Claire Danes likes
spending time on her school studies, especially the humanities and science.
She tries to keep up her interest in dance, and wants to continue with
her new enthusiasm for surfing while she's living in Los Angeles.
Claire
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Cobie
Smulders Television Actress
As a child Cobie Smulders wanted to be either a doctor or a marine biologist
but started to gain an interest in acting in high school, appearing in
several school productions. Discovered by a modelling agency in her teens,
she started to model internationally, including in locations such as Paris,
Japan, Milan, Greece, and Germany.
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Courtney
Thorne Smith TV Actress
Courtney Thorne Smith first appeared as Stacy Hamilton on Fast Times, the
television series spin-off of the successful teen movie Fast Times at Ridgemont
High.
Courtney
Thorne Smith Bio and Photos |
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Jennifer
Aniston Movie and Television Actress
In 2000, after a widely publicized
battle with NBC, Aniston and her fellow cast members negotiated
a salary of $750,000 per episode. The show won its first
Emmy for its 8th season in 2002. That same year, Aniston
received a Best Actress Emmy for her role as Rachel. Jennifer
Aniston Bio and Photos |
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Eva Mendes
Model and Actress
Eve Mendes attended California State
University, Northridge and majored in marketing. Her debut
in acting came because she needed a little extra spending
money and appeared as an extra on various films. One day
she caught the eye of an agent who convinced her to pursue
acting more steadily. Eva
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Movie
Actress Keira Knightley
She was born in Teddington, south-west
London. Her name would become Keira as her Hollywood career
took off, the change shamelessly breaking the golden rule
of "I before E except after C" but making the
name more easily pronounceable on a worldwide basis. Keira
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