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Michelle
Yeoh was born to a lawyer's family in Ipoh,
Malaysia at August 6, 1962. Her ethnic Chinese parents bestowed
on her the Chinese
name
of
Yeoh Choo Kheng. Growing up in the tropical tin-mining town, young
Michelle spent countless weekends swimming and diving with her
friends at the Ipoh Swimming Club, which was located right next
door to her parents' house. Michelle was a tomboy and loved many
sports. As a teenager, she represented Malaysia in national competitions
for swimming, diving, and squash. She was the Perak state representative
at squash and once the Malaysian Junior Squash Champion.
Michelle Yeoh was also very into playing piano
and loved Chinese painting. However her real passion was in dance,
particularly
- but not exclusively
- ballet. Her mother recalls that Michelle started to dance before
even she could walk. Michelle then started her ballet training when
she was at the age of four years.
While best known for her action work, Michelle
Yeoh has always been interested in more variety
in the range of roles she takes on. In 2005, she starred
in Memoirs of a Geisha, a Hollywood produced ensemble drama based on
a story of Japanese geisha. Michelle's character is not the central
focus, but "it is Yeoh who quietly holds the screen with her warmth,
grace, and wit," as said in a film review. Michelle's
new film is Sunshine, a space mission science fiction thriller with
director Danny Boyle. It
was filmed in 2005 in London
and set to release on the 20th of July, 2007, in North America (released
in the spring elsewhere). Last fall, Michelle completed her "North
Pole" film with British director Asif Kapadia. Entitled Far
North (aka True North), the independent, small-budgeted film is a
psychological, dark romance set in the Arctic. In December, Michelle
also filmed Roger Spottiswoode's WWII drama (coming in December 2007),
Children of Huang Shi, co-starring with Chow Yun-Fat. If you are
missing Michelle in action, she just finished her five month filming
in Czech Republic - Babylon A.D. is an U.S.-French action thriller
based on Maurice Dantec's genetic manipulation novel "Babylon
Babies". Next on her list is The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
The third installment of the Hollywood Mummy series will start filming
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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.
Cobie
Smulders Bio and Photos |
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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
Mendes Bio and Pics |
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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
Knightley Bio and Pictures |
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