AGYNESS DEYN PROFILE

AGYNESS DEYN BIOGRAPHY

Original Name: Laura Hollins
Date of birth:16 February 1983
Place of birth: Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England
Height: 5'8" (1.73 m)
Hair colour: Brown
Eye colour: Blue
Measurements (US): 32-24-34 ; (EU) 81-61-86
Dress size (US): 4 ; (EU) 34

ABOUT AGYNESS DEYN

Agyness Deyn born as Laura Hollins was born on February 16, 1983, in Littleborough, Greater Manchester, England. She has taken lessons in martial arts, music and drama, maths and business.

At the age of 14, she worked in a restaurant in Lancashire. After being spotted by designer Henry Holland, Agyness began modelling for his label, House of Holland. Around two years later, she was crowned as the Face of '99 by Rossendale Free Press.

She moved to London in search of better modelling gigs. Soon enough, she was signed by a modelling agency, and she came in the limelight when she appeared on the cover of Italy's Vogue in November 2006. She reappeared on the magazine's cover in September 2007. In these two photo shoots, Agyness was photographed by Steven Meisel.

She also became on of The World's Next Top Models in May 2007 for Vogue America. In June 2007, Agyness Deyn was seen as the cover model of Vogue in UK. She also graced the cover of Observer Woman, a supplement magazine.
In 2007, Agyness Deyn was involved in a controversy regarding her actual year of birth. That year, British Fashion Awards titled her as the Model of the Year in November 27. A few months later, in 2008, Agyness was selected as the spokesmodel for Reebok.

Deyn provides vocals for the single "Who" by Five O'Clock Heroes as well as featuring in the video. The single was poorly received by NME, who gave it only a 2/10. The single charted at #109 in the UK. Until recently she was a member of the now defunct group Lucky Knitwear.

In the 2010 film Clash of the Titans, Deyn played Aphrodite, Greek goddess of beauty, love and sex.

In March 2011, Deyn appeared as an owl-bearing warrior in Woodkid's debut music video, "Iron".

Deyn has dated Josh Hubbard of The Paddingtons, Albert Hammond, Jr. of The Strokes, Miles Kane from The Last Shadow Puppets and former singer of The Rascals, and Alex Greenwald of Phantom Planet. She has lived in Primrose Hill, London and New York City.

AGYNESS DEYN PHOTO GALERY

EMMA WATSON PROFILE

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson born 15 April 1990 is an English actress and model who rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger, one of three starring roles in the Harry Potter film series. Watson was cast as Hermione at the age of nine, having previously acted only in school plays. From 2001 to 2010, she starred in seven Harry Potter films alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint; she will return for the final installment: the second part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.Watson's work on the Harry Potter series has earned her several awards and more than £10 million. She made her modelling debut for Burberry's Autumn/Winter campaign in 2009.

In 2007, Watson announced her involvement in two non-Harry Potter productions: the television adaptation of the novel Ballet Shoes and an animated film, The Tale of Despereaux. Ballet Shoes was broadcast on 26 December 2007 to an audience of 5.2 million, and The Tale of Despereaux, based on the novel by Kate DiCamillo, was released in 2008 and grossed over US $70 million in worldwide sales

Why do we like Emma Watson?

Emma Watson is also widely respected for her knowledge and interest in fashion, and for the support she has given the British Fashion Industry. She has twice been chosen by Christopher Bailey to feature as the face of Burberry in their Autumn/Winter campaign in 2009 and Spring/Summer campaign in 2010. As well as appearing on the cover of numerous magazines she has been photographed by the world's top fashion photographers including Karl Lagerfeld, Mario Testino, Nick Knight and Patrick Demarchelier.

Filmography:
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2008 The Tale of Despereaux

KELLY BROOK PROFILE

BIOGRAPHY

KELLY BROOK born Kelly Ann Parsons; 23 November 1979 is an English model, actress, occasional swimwear designer, television presenter and Playboy girl, having appeared nude in various online and offline publications.


Brook was born in Rochester, Kent, England. She is the daughter of Sandra, a cook, and Ken, a scaffolder; she has a younger brother, Damian, and an older half-sister named Sasha.Ken Parsons died from cancer on 26 November 2007, during Brook's time on Strictly Come Dancing.

Brook attended The Thomas Aveling School in Warren Wood, Rochester, Kent. She then studied at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London for three years before becoming a professional model.

Modelling career
Brook's modelling career began at 16 after winning a beauty competition, in which she was entered by her mother. She later worked on a range of advertising campaigns, including for Foster's Lager, Renault Megane, Walkers crisps, Piz Buin and Bravissimo, a company that specialises in bras and lingerie for large-breasted women. Her figure eventually caught the eye of the editorial team of the Daily Star tabloid,which began featuring her as a Page Three girl.

Brook's picture soon began appearing in other lad mags such as GQ, Loaded and FHM. In April of the same year, a poll over 5,000 women for Grazia magazine considered her to have the best British female body. She also topped the 'FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World' list in 2005, which was said to have polled 15 million people. Appearing in this list every year since 1998, she ranked #7 in 2010, #67 in 2009 and #34 in 2008. She was the cover star of FHM's World Cup 2010 special issue.

In 2006, she signed a contract, reported to be worth around £1m, to present Unilever's Lynx body spray, known as "Axe" in the US and in continental Europe. She has appeared on billboards, in newspapers, and on-line as part of their advertising campaign. She has also appeared in commercials for Sky + and T Mobile, and modelled for Reebok.

In 2010, she was chosen as the "new face and body" of lingerie maker Ultimo's advertising campaign. In September of 2010, Brook appeared in the American edition of Playboy magazine. In October 2010, Kelly Brook appeared live in a Clapham picture house to surprise cinemagoers as part of a promotion for Carlsberg and Sky 3D. In November 2010, Brook presented an award at MTV's EMA's in Madrid.

In February 2011, Brook posed nude for Exhibition magazine smeared in lipstick.

Personal life
Brook met American actor Billy Zane while filming thriller Survival Island in Greece in 2004.Brook and Zane were engaged to be married in the summer of 2008 and acquired a house in Kent, but Brook postponed the wedding upon the death of her father in November 2007. The couple split in April 2008 and briefly got back together before ending their relationship in August 2008.

Filmography
* Sorted (2000), Sarah
* Ripper (2001), Marisa Tavares
* Absolon (2003), Claire
* The Italian Job (2003), Lyle's Girlfriend
* School for Seduction (2004), Sophia Rosselini
* House of 9 (2005), Lea
* Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005), Beautiful Woman in Painting
* Survival Island (also known as Three) (2005), Jennifer
* In the Mood (short film) (2006), Eva
* Fishtales (2007), Neried
* Piranha 3-D (2010), Danni
* Removal (2010), Kirby

Television movies
* The (Mis)Adventures of Fiona Plum (2001), Fiona Plum
* Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005), Linda Fashiobella
* Kelly Brook & Shahid (2009), Adrew Flint


TV appearances
* Smallville, Victoria Hardwick 4 episodes in season 1 (2002)
* Marple: Elsie Holland - in the episode "The Moving Finger" (2006)
* Hotel Babylon, Lady Catherine Stanwood - in season 2's episode 3 (2007)
* Moving Wallpaper (2009), "Kelly Brook", a fictional version of herself 5 episodes
o Renaissance (2009), a pilot within Moving Wallpaper, which will be screened on itv.com[26]
* Britain's Got Talent (2009), a judge on the judging panel 2 episodes
* Skins: Cameo as Fitness Instructor

Kelly Brook Pics

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY PROFILE

Keira Knightley was born on March 26, 1985 in Teddington, London, England, UK to actor father Will Knightley and actor/author mother Sharman MacDonald. Keira Knightley Height : 5'7"/170 cm.

Biography and Career :

Keira Knightley was introduced to acting when she was 11 years old; with a role in A Village Affair.

Keira Knightley has an older brother, Caleb (b. 1979).

Keira Knightley lived most of her life in Richmond upon Thames, attending Park Road Secondary School and Esher College.

She is a member of the Heathham House Youth Project, and was trained in dancing. In her spare time, Keira Knightley likes swimming, soccer, body boarding, playing the flute, and listening to Eminem and Nirvana. Keira Knightley currently lives in Londo

n with her parents and her cat, Finn.

Keira Knightley is dating her Pride and Prejudice co-star, Rupert Friend; the two have moved in together. Keira Knightley has previously dated Irish model Jamie Dornan as well as actor Del Synnott, who according to some reports, attempted suicide after their relationship ended, although Synnott and Knightley deny these claims.

Keira Knightley is also a fan of the East London football team West Ham United.

Keira Knightley began her acting career at the age of seven, making her television debut in Royal Celebration (1993) and also appearing on the television series, The Bill (1995).

Keira Knightley appeared in several more made-for-television films in the mid to late 1990s, before being cast as Sabe, Padme Amidala's decoy, in the 1999 science fiction blockbuster Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.

Keira Knightley was cast due to her close resemblance to Natalie Portman, who played Padme; the two actresses' mothers had difficulty telling their daughters apart when they were heavily made up.

Keira Knightley's first starring role followed in 2001, when she played the daughter of Robin Hood in a made-for-television Walt Disney Productions feature, Princess of Thieves.

During this time period, Keira Knightley also appeared in The Hole, a thriller that received a direct-to-video release in the United States, and in a mini-series remake of Doctor Zhivago that was first aired in 2002.

Keira Knightley's breakthrough role was in the English sports-themed film, Bend It Like Beckham, which was a major success in its August 2002 UK release, and did fairly at the box office upon its United States release in March 2003, grossing $32 million.

After Bend It Like Beckham's UK release raised her profile, she was cast in the big budget action film, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and opened in July 2003 to positive reviews and a high box office gross, becoming one of the biggest hits of summer 2003 and cementing Keira Knightley as a leading actress.

Keira Knightley had a role in the romantic comedy Love Actually, which opened in November 2003.

Her next film, King Arthur, opened in July 2004 and received mixed reviews, but was praised by critic Roger Ebert for "the considerable production qualities and the charisma of the actors, who bring more interest to the characters than they deserve", Keira Knightley being described as looking "simultaneously sexy and muddy".

In the same month, Keira Knightley was voted by readers of Hello! magazine as the movie industry's most promising teen star. Additionally, she was voted the sexiest movie star of all time by the readers of Empire magazine.

Time magazine noted in a 2004 feature that Keira Knightley seems dedicated to developing herself as a serious actress rather than a film star.

Keira Knightley starred in three 2005 films; The Jacket, a dark thriller that opened in March; director Tony Scott's film Domino, which opened in October, was an action film inspired by the life of bounty hunter Domino Harvey; and finally Pride and Prejudice, an adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, in which Keira Knightley played regency Englishwoman Elizabeth Bennet.

The Jacket and Domino received mixed critical receptions and performed poorly at the box office, but Pride and Prejudice did well in the U.S. and opened at No. 1 in the UK box office, and is Keira Knightley's sixth film to do so.

She received a Best Actress - Comedy/Musical Golden Globes nomination and an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for the role, though she did not win either.

Her Valentino gown at the 2006 Golden Globe Awards won her much acclaim and even landed her the top spot on Steven Cojocaru's "Best Dressed List" on Entertainment Tonight, while the dress she wore to the 2006 Academy Awards was recently donated to the charity Oxfam, where it raised £4,300.

Knightley (right) poses on the February 2006 cover of Vanity Fair with Scarlett Johansson and Tom FordKnightley was the celebrity face for the luxury goods brand Asprey, as well as Lux haircare products in Japanese TV commercials.

In April of 2006, she was confirmed as the new celebrity face of Chanel's perfume "Coco Mademoiselle".

Knightley appeared nude on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine's March 2006 'Hollywood' issue, with Scarlett Johansson and was also voted the World's Sexiest Woman by FHM (UK) in their FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006 poll.

Knightley recently completed filming on a Pirates of the Caribbean sequel, which is due for release in July of 2006. In 2007 she will star in Silk, an adaptation of the novel by Alessandro Baricco, for which she finished recording scenes in early May 2006.

In June she will be starting work on Atonement and Pirates Of The Caribbean 3, which due for release in May of 2007. Knightley was also recently confirmed for the role of Caitlin Thomas, wife of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas in a movie entitled The Best Time Of Our Lives, from a screenplay by Keira's playwright mother Sharman Macdonald.









Filmography :

The Other Boleyn Girl (2007) .... Anne Boleyn
Atonement (2007) .... Cecilia
Silk (2007) .... Helene Joncour
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (2007) .... Elizabeth Swann
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) .... Elizabeth Swann
Domino (2005) .... Domino Harvey
Pride & Prejudice (2005) .... Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Bennet
The Jacket (2005) .... Jackie Price
Stories of Lost Souls (2005) .... Leah (segment New Year's Eve)
King Arthur (2004) .... Guinevere
... aka King Arthur: Director's Cut (USA: DVD title (director's cut))
Love Actually (2003) .... Juliet
Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Narrator
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) .... Elizabeth Swann
Gaijin (2003) (V) (voice) .... Kate
The Seasons Alter (2002) .... Helena
"Doctor Zhivago" (2002) (mini) TV Series .... Lara Antipova (nee Guishar)
New Year's Eve (2002) .... Leah
Pure (2002) .... Louise
Thunderpants (2002) (uncredited) .... Music School Student
... aka Donderbroek (Netherlands)
... aka Incroyable histoire de Patrick Smash, L' (France)
Bend It Like Beckham (2002) .... Juliette 'Jules' Paxton
... aka Kick It Like Beckham (Germany)
The Hole (2001) .... Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith
... aka After the Hole (USA)
Princess of Thieves (2001) (TV) .... Gwyn
Deflation (2001) .... Jogger
"Oliver Twist" (1999) (mini) TV Series (as Kiera Knightley) .... Rose Fleming
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) .... Sabe (queen's decoy)
... aka Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (USA: video box title)
... aka The Phantom Menace (USA: short title)
Coming Home (1998) (TV) .... Young Judith
... aka Heimkehr (Germany)
... aka Rosamunde Pilcher - Heimkehr (Germany)
Treasure Seekers (1996) (TV) .... The Princess
Innocent Lies (1995) .... Young Celia
... aka Peches mortels, Les (France)
"The Bill"
- Swan Song (1995) TV Episode .... Sheena Rose
A Village Affair (1994) .... Natasha Jordan
Royal Celebration (1993) (TV) .... Little Girl

EMILY BLUNT PROFILE

Emily Olivia Leah Blunt born 23 February 1983 is an English actress. Blunt's first major film role came in the British drama My Summer of Love (2004). She then appeared in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. She has since appeared in a number of American and British productions, including Charlie Wilson's War (2007), The Young Victoria (2009), and The Wolfman (2010).

In 2007, Blunt won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the 2005 BBC television film, Gideon's Daughter.

Personal life
Blunt was born in Roehampton, London, England. She is the second of four children born to Joanna Mackie, an English teacher and former actress, and barrister Oliver Simon Peter Blunt, QC, one of the highest-profile barristers in the UK. Her paternal uncle is Crispin Blunt, Conservative MP for Reigate.

Blunt previously shared a home with her ex-boyfriend, Canadian singer Michael Bublé,whom she first met in Melbourne backstage at the Australian television Logie Awards in 2005. She later provided background vocals on his cover of "Me and Mrs. Jones" on his album Call Me Irresponsible. In November 2008, Blunt began dating actor John Krasinski, after the pair were set up by Blunt's The Devil Wears Prada co-star Anne Hathaway. On 28 August 2009, Blunt and Krasinski announced their engagement. The couple married on 10 July 2010 in Italy, and live in the United States.

Career
At the age of 16, Blunt moved to Hurtwood House, a sixth-form college known for its performing arts programme. There, she was discovered by an agent. Blunt made her professional debut in Bliss, a new musical written by Paul Sellar, at the 2000 Edinburgh Fringe while she was still an A-level student. She went on to perform at the National Theatre and at Chichester Festival Theatre. In 2003, she made her screen debut in the British television drama Boudica, about the life of the ancient British warrior-queen who fought the Romans. She also won considerable praise for her performance as the 16th-century queen Catherine Howard in the two-part British television drama Henry VIII.

Blunt's breakout role was as Tamsin in the dark British movie, My Summer of Love in 2004, which depicted a story of deception and lesbian love in the English countryside. She shared an Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer with co-star Natalie Press.

In 2005, she co-starred with Bill Nighy and Miranda Richardson in the British TV drama Gideon's Daughter, an original screenplay written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff, in which she played the troubled only child of New Labour spin doctor Gideon Warner, played by Nighy. Blunt won a Golden Globe for her performance.

In 2006, she appeared opposite Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in the box-office success The Devil Wears Prada. Streep and Hathaway received most of the critical attention initially, but Blunt proved to be equally memorable with Entertainment Weekly naming her the Best Female Scene-Stealer in their end-of-summer special issue. She appeared at the 79th Academy Awards where she co-presented the award for best costume design with her Prada co-star Hathaway. Blunt and Hathaway lost weight for their roles in the film. In an interview with Us Weekly, Hathaway said “I basically stuck with fruit, vegetables and fish (to slim down for the movie). I wouldn't recommend that. Emily Blunt and I would clutch at each other and cry because we were so hungry." Blunt also spoke about the weight loss, claiming she had to go "painfully thin".

Blunt co-starred with Susan Sarandon in the independent drama Irresistible. When Sarandon became attached to starring in another movie, The Girl In The Park, she strongly suggested that director David Auburn should cast Blunt. In 2007, she appeared in the film Charlie Wilson's War.

In 2009, she played Queen Victoria in The Young Victoria, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and written by Julian Fellowes. The movie co-starred Miranda Richardson and Rupert Friend as the queen's husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She also starred in the Toby Spanton-directed short film Curiosity. She was director Jon Favreau's first choice to play the Black Widow in Iron Man 2 but scheduling conflicts with Gulliver's Travels forced her to cede the role to Scarlett Johansson. In 2010, Blunt co-starred with Academy Award winners Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins in the big-budget movie The Wolfman, which was released on 12 February. She also is set to star in Gulliver's Travels and in The Adjustment Bureau alongside Matt Damon as a ballet dancer "being mysteriously kept apart" from Damon's character. Blunt was offered the female lead in the forthcoming Captain America movie but turned it down.Her next film project is Lasse Hallström's Salmon Fishing in the Yemen alongside Kristin Scott Thomas and Ewan McGregor

FILMOGRAPHY

2012 - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012 - Looper

2011 - The Adjustment Bureau

2011 - Gnomeo and Juliet

2010 - The Wolfman

2010 - Wild Target

2010 - Gulliver's Travels

2009 - 2The Great Buck Howard V

2009 - The Young Victoria

2009 - Curiosity

2008 - Sunshine Cleaning (Film - Currently filming) Norah Lorkowski

2007 - Dan in Real Life (Film, currently in post-production) Ruthie Draper

2007 - The Jane Austen Book Club (Currently in post-production) Prudie

2007 - Charlie Wilson's War (Currently in post-production) Jane Liddle

2007 - The Great Buck Howard (Film, currently in post-production) TBC

2007 - Wind Chill (Film, completed) TBA

2006 - The Devil Wears Prada (Film) Emily

2006 - Irresistible (Film) Mara

2005 - Gideon's Daughter (TV) Natasha

2005 - The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle (TV) Jean Leckie

2005 - Empire (TV mini series) Camane

2004 - My Summer of Love (Film) Tamsin

2004 - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Death on the Nile (TV) Linnet Ridgeway-Doyle

2003 - Foyle's War - War Games (TV, 1 episode) Lucy Markham

2003 - Henry VIII (TV) Catherine Howard

2003 - Boudica (TV) Isolda

DIANE KRUGER

Diane Kruger (real name Diane Heidkrueger) was born on July 15, 1976 in Hildesheim, Germany. Diane Kruger Height : 5'7''/173 cm.

Biography and Career :

She started her career as a dancer in London when she was still young.

Diane Kruger moved to London at 11 years-old to study with the Royal Ballet, but a devastating knee injury at age 13 forced her to retire young. In 1992, Kruger won a national modeling competition and a contract with Elite, a top modeling agency.

Diane Kruger soon became a top fashion model in Germany, working for such industry heavies as Armani and Christian Dior. Then director Luc Besson convinced the young Kruger to move to Paris to pursue acting, which she did.
Debut :

Diane Kruger made her film debut in "The Piano Player" (2002), st
arring Christopher Lambert and Dennis Hopper, and directed by Jean-Pierre Roux. The movie never saw a theatrical release, but did manage to find itself on video store shelves.
Diane Kruger then starred in "Mon Idole" (2002), helmed by her husband, French director Guillaume Canet ("The Beach"). In the black comedy about a Jerry Springer-like talk show host, Kruger played Clara, the wife of the show's producer who gets romantically involved with the host. Kruger then appeared in "Ni Pour Ni Contra" ("Not For or Against", 2003), directed by NYU grad Cedric Klapisch. Next Kruger had a starring role in "Michel Vaillant" (2003), a live-action take on a popular French comic strip from the 1950's.

Diane Kruger played Frani§oise in 2003's Michel Vaillant and Lisa in Wicker Park (2004), alongside Josh Hartnett. Her most notable role to date is her portrayal of Helen in Wolfgang Petersen's epic Troy.

In 2004, she starred with Nicholas Cage in the popular film National Treasure, going on to appear in movies such as Joyeux Noel (2005) and Copying Beethoven (2006). Kruger married French actor Guillaume Canet on September 1, 2001. They have since filed for divorce.

Quotes :

- "I would do anything for a part, nearly anything. Being in movies doesn't mean being pretty."
- "It was something strange for me, to kiss Orlando. I was so embarassed! It is not as fun as people think to shoot love scenes. You feel vulnerable, and there are about 100 people looking at you."
- "I'm a little bit worried about this sudden success. I am quite independent and I'm afraid that this privilege could escape from me."
- "Her beauty didn't do her any good and she couldn't use it in any positive way or manipulative way." - on Helen of Troy.
Trivia :

- Measurements: 33 1/2-23-34 1/2
- Had to gain 15 lbs for Troy (2004) because director Wolfgang Petersen wanted her to appear rounder. She has since lost the weight.
- Shares a birthday with philosopher Jacques Derrida, male model Travis Fimmel, and actors Brigitte Nielsen, Irene Jacob, Brian Austin Green and Scott Foley.
- Trained at the Ecole Florent and won the Classe Libre award for best actor in her year.
- People magazine included Diane in its annual 50 Most Beautiful People in the World issue, in 2004.
- Diane Kruger has a younger brother, Stefan.
- Modeled under her birth name, Diane Heidkrueger, in the mid to late-1990s.
- Originally a ballet dancer, but quit dancing due to an injury.
- Lives in Paris with her husband.
- German citizen.
- She speaks French.

AMY WINEHOUSE PROFILE

Able to create distinguishable music which is perceived to be the perfect fusion of traditional and modern influences, Amy Jade Winehouse was born to a taxi-driving father named Mitchell and pharmacist mother named Janis on September 14, 1983 in Camden, London, England.

Amy Winehouse Profile

Name : Amy Winehouse
Famous as : R&B/soul singer, songwriter
Birth Name : Amy Jade Winehouse
Birth Date : September 14, 1983
Birth Place : Enfield, London, England, UK
Spouse : Blake Fielder-Civil (former video production assistant, 18-May-07 – 16-Jul-09)
Claim to fame : Album “Back to Black” (2006)
Amy Winehouse Claim to Fame
Famous as : R&B/soul singer, songwriter
Popular for : Album “Back to Black” (2006)

Amy Winehouse Personal Fact
Birth Name : Amy Jade Winehouse
Birth Date : September 14, 1983
Birth Place : Enfield, London, England, UK
Height : 5′ 3″
Nationality : British

Education

* Attended Ashmole School in Southgate, London
* Attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, London
* Attended the BRIT School in Selhurst, London Borough of Croydon, England

Amy Winehouse Family
Father : Mitchell Winehouse
Mother : Janis Winehouse
Brother : Alex Winehouse
Spouse : Blake Fielder-Civil (former video production assistant, 18-May-07 – 16-Jul-09)
Relation : Tyler James (singer)

Amy Winehouse Biography :

The niece of professional jazz musicians from her mother’s side, music surely was never an alien thing to the girl. She grew up listening to a diverse tunes ranging from Sarah Vaughn to Salt-N-Pepa. At age ten, she even confidently formed a short-lived amateur rap group named Sweet ‘n’ Sour in which she used the latter moniker during the troupe’s existence.

Though her abundant love for music was certainly unquestionable at that time, Amy, however, still gave herself a chance to try for another field as she later entered the Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone by age twelve.

Nevertheless, the classes were unable to capture her interest and within the following year, she was expelled for “not applying herself”, leading her to attend Britain’s only free performing arts and technology institution the BRIT School. The movement thankfully proved well …

Amy Winehouse Trivia :

• Had her waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London on July 23, 2008.
• Posed naked for the April 2008 issue of British magazine, “Easy Living,” in a bid to raise awareness about breast cancer among young women.
• Chosen UK Solo Artist of the Year at the 2007 Glamour annual events held on June 5.
• Ranked 2nd on Mr. Blackwell’s 48th Annual Worst Dressed Women List, released on January 8, 2008.
• Spit at fans after booed for forgetting her own lyrics, slapped herself repeatedly and knocked her head on the mic during a gig in Cornwall, England on July 17, 2007.
• Was spotted having a number of cuts and scars on her arm while attending the 2007 Elle Style Awards.
• Performed a rendition of The Zutons’ “Valerie” during her participation in a BBC Radio 1 Show Live Lounge and later recorded it with Mark Ronson in 2007.
• Befriended singers Matt Willis and Billie Piper

• Got her first guitar at age thirteen.
• Went to the same school as Katie Melua did.
• Suffered from eating disorders.
• Her favorite cocktail is a Rickstasy which consists of three parts vodka, one part Southern Comfort, one part banana liqueur, and one part Baileys.
• Has several tattoos of naked women on her body.
• Her single “Rehab” was turned to several remixes by Steve Mac, Hot Chip and Desert Eagle in 2007.
• Broke her big tooth in a drunken fall that forced her to cancel London’s Shepherds Bush Empire gigs in March 2007.
• Ended the January 7, 2007 show at G-A-Y part way through her first song after vomiting, which reportedly was a result of being intoxicated.
• Ranked the 50th in NME Magazine’s annual Cool list in November 2006.
• Showed up in an episode of BBC’s comedy sketch show “The Fast Show” in 1997.
• Made a duet with Paul Weller in singing Etta Jones’ “Don’t Go To Strangers” when appeared in his BBC Electric Proms gig.
• Chosen No. 2 in a poll on the World’s Unsexiest Women conducted by men’s magazine Maxim in October 2007.
• Sold the so-called “Double Trouble Combo” product, which included her new live DVD “I Told You I Was Trouble”, 16 oz. pint glass and 3.5 inch ashtray, on her official merchandise store in October 2007.
• Was offered by Prince to join him on 21 London stages to do a duet on her song “Love Is a Losing Game” in 2007.

Amy Winehouse Discography :

Frank [Deluxe Edition]
Release year : 2008
Label : Republic
Genre : R&B

Back to Black/I Told You I Was Trouble
Release year : 2008
Label : Island
Genre : R&B

Back to Black
Release year : 2006
Label : Island
Genre : R&B

Frank
Release year : 2003
Label : Island
Genre : R&B

Amy Winehouse Awards :

Brit Awards

2007
Won Brit Award
category Best British Female Solo Artist

ECHO Awards, Germany

2009
Won ECHO Award
category Best International Female Artist (Beste Kunstlerin International Rock/Pop)

2009
Won ECHO Award
category Album of the Year (Album des Jahres) for “Back to Black”

Grammy Awards

2008
Won Grammy Award
category Record of the Year for “Rehab”

2008
Won Grammy Award
category Song of the Year for “Rehab”

2008
Won Grammy Award
category Best New Artist

2008
Won Grammy Award
category Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Rehab”

2008
Won Grammy Award
category Best Pop Vocal Album for “Back to Black”

Ivor Novello Awards

2008
Won Ivor Novello Award
category Best Song Musically & Lyrically for “Love Is a Losing Game”

2007
Won Ivor Novello Award
category Best Contemporary Song for “Rehab”

2004
Won Ivor Novello Award
category Best Contemporary Song for “Stronger Than Me”
shared with Salaam Remi
Los Premios MTV

Meteor Ireland Music Awards

2008
Won Meteor Ireland Music Award
category Best International Female

MOBO Awards

2007
Won MOBO Award
category Best UK Female

MTV Europe Music Awards

2007
Won MTV Europe Music Award
category Artist’s Choice

NME Awards USA

2008
Got nomination for NME Award USA
category Best International Alternative/Indie Solo Artist

Q Awards

2007
Won Q Award
category Best Album for “Back to Black”

Shockwaves NME Awards

2008
Won Shockwaves NME Award
category Worst Dressed

Amy Winehouse Photos :

Amy Winehouse (mirror.co.uk)

Amy Winehouse (dailyhaggis.com)

Amy Winehouse (blogspan.org)

Source:

http://www.indonesiafirst.com/2010/10/9332/amy-winehouse-profile/

CHERYL COLE PROFILE

Cheryl Cole was born Cheryl Tweedy June 30, 1983 and raised in the northern England city of Newcastle upon Tyne. She was interested in dancing as a young child and also explored modelling. She won a number of competitions and also appeared in two British Gas advertisements.

Cheryl Cole Profile

Name: Cheryl Cole
Birth Name: Cheryl Ann Tweedy
Nickname: Chez, Chezza
Birth Date: 30 June 1983
Birth Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK
Sex: Female
Nationality: British
Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m)
Measurements: 32-24-34
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Light Brown
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Race or Ethnicity: White
Profession: Singer, Television Personality
Years active: 2002 - Present
Major Genres: Pop, Music, Talk-Show, Comedy, Family
Instruments: Vocals
Labels: Polydor, Fascination
First Major Screen Credit: St. Trinian's (2007)
Education: Royal Ballet's summer school
Husband: Ashley Cole (Football Player)
Father: Garry Tweedy
Mother: Joan Callaghan
Brother: Andrew, Garry and Joseph
Sister: Gillian
Career Highlights: The X Factor, The Xtra Factor, CDUK
Claim to Fame: As Member of the band "Girls Aloud"
Credits: Ranked #2, #7 in FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2005, 2008, Topped a 2008 poll to find the UK's favourite fantasy body
Music Video Appearance: Heartbreaker
Favorite Food: Chinese
Favorite Book: The Twits
Favorite Actress: Jennifer Lopez
Favorite Actor: George Clooney
Favorite Film: Ghost
Hobbies: Dancing

Popstars: The Rivals and Girls Aloud:

Cheryl Tweedy was working as a waitress when she auditioned for the talent competition show Popstars: The Rivals at age 19. The show ended with a public vote in November 2002 and five of the girls in the competition formed the group Girls Aloud. Cheryl Tweedy received the most votes of any of the girls and thus was the first announced to be part of the new group. Girls Aloud is the most successful of artists to come out of a Britsh TV talent competition. They have reached the UK pop top 10 with 20 different singles.

Personal Life and the Tabloids:

In January 2003 Cheryl Tweedy caused a tabloid sensation when she was involved in an altercation with nightclub attendant Sophie Amogbokpa. The incident went to trial and she was convicted of assault occasioning bodily harm. Cheryl Tweedy was sentenced to 120 hours community service plus a compensation to her victim and court fees.

In 2004 Cheryl Tweedy began dating English football star Ashley Cole. They were engaged in June 2005 in Dubai and married in July 2006. Later tabloid stories indicated infidelity issues in the relationship, but they have reportedly since reconciled.

Cheryl Cole as 'X Factor' Judge and Mentor:

June 10, 2008 Cheryl Cole was announced as the replacement judge on the phenomenally successful British TV talent show X Factor. She replaced Sharon Osbourne. As mentor on the show, Cheryl Cole was given the girls group to guide and ultimately one of her competitors, Alexandra Burke, won the competition. She returned in 2009 and is the mentor for the boys. Joe McElderry, one of the boys, has been cited as a favorite to win.


Solo Pop Star:

Cheryl Cole contributed vocals and danced in the video for will.i.am's top 5 UK pop hit "Heartbreaker" in 2008. The following year she began working on solo material. The first single "Fight for This Love" was released in October 2009 and became the fastest selling single of the year to that point going straight to #1 on the UK pop singles chart. The album 3 Words followed the single on to the charts and instantly topped the album chart selling over 125,000 copies in its first week.|source|

KEELEY HAZELL PROFILE AND BIOGRAPHY

Keeley Rebecca M. Hazell born in Lewisham, London, England,18 September 1986 is a British former Page 3 Girl and glamour model.

Early life

Hazell was born in Lewisham, grew up in Grove Park, and attended the Ravensbourne School in Bromley. Her mother, Amber, is a dinner lady and her father, Roy, is a window fitter; they separated when she was thirteen.

Career

Modelling
At 16 years of age, Hazell left school to work as a hairdresser. Her work colleagues persuaded her to try her luck at modelling. At 17, she competed in The Daily Star's "Search for a Beach Babe" contest and won. Still not old enough to pose on Page 3, she went to study fashion at Lewisham College.But later, a friend told her about The Sun's Page 3 Idol competition. Despite some initial uncertainty about entering the contest, she submitted some photos. She was eventually chosen the winner in December 2004. She won £10,000 worth of "sexy clothes" and "a one-year membership of the Rex cinema and bar". Another part of Hazell's Page 3 Idol win was a one-year exclusive glamour modelling contract with The Sun.

Hazell was regularly featured in Nuts and Zoo. She has been on the cover of The Sun's 2006 and 2007 Page 3 calendars, in addition to her own wall calendars, the 2007 edition selling 30,000 copies in its first few days of release.

In 2008, Hazell and agent Ginny Mettrick co-founded a modelling agency called Muse Management.

In 2009, according to the August edition of Loaded, Peta Todd states that Keeley has given modelling up to pursue a career in acting and was in America receiving acting lessons. Her last appearance on Page 3 of The Sun was on 30 September 2009.


Other media appearances
Hazell was the face of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's Formula One 06 video game for PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and F1 CE for PlayStation 3.She is currently the face of MotorStorm: Pacific Rift for PlayStation 3.

Hazell had a small role in the full-length version of Cashback, playing "Frozen Girl in Sainsbury's". She was in talks with producers to be in a movie based on the television series Baywatch.

In 2007 and 2008, Hazell and IT expert Gary Schwartz co-presented Byte Me TV, an online programme that tried to explain technology in an easy-to-understand way.

In 2008, Hazell appeared as herself on the BBC Three documentary Page Three Teens.

Hazell released a pop music single called "Voyeur" in 2008.

2010 will see Hazell take her first lead role in the short film Venus and the Sun, a comedic retelling of Ovid's myth, Venus and Adonis.
Hazell had a small role in the up and coming film Like Crazy due to open at Sundance film festival this month.

Environmental and charitable work
Hazell was hailed by Conservative leader David Cameron in December 2006 as an "environmental hero" for her campaigns in The Sun, giving environmental tips such as turning lights off during the day. She was named alongside the likes of David Attenborough, Prince Charles and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Tories' list.

Hazell has backed a major breast cancer awareness campaign for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. The campaign called TALK TLC aims to promote Breakthrough's breast health message about the need to be aware of the signs and symptoms of breast cancer. Hazell has also signed up to take part in the Breakthrough Generations Study consisting of 100,000 women and spanning 40 years - the study aims to be the largest and most comprehensive of its kind.

Hazell has also appeared in advertising posters for PETA, and is quoted as saying, "I believe that killing animals for vanity is wrong."

In January 2011 Keeley started an online blog called Keeley's Corner www.keeleyscorner.blogspot.com

Personal life
In January 2006, Hazell made headlines when former Chelsea F.C. football player Joe Cole was beaten up at a party held at her Grove Park house.She spoke to The Sun in March, denying rumours surrounding the incident.

ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeley_Hazell

Whodunnit?

Sadie McMahon

Test your Awareness with Do The Test's Whodunnit. Who Killed Lord Smithe? TFL cycling safety advert! How observant are you? How did you do?

www.dothetest.co.uk



You may wonder why I feature this amusing ditty (other than it is allegedly a TfL cycling safety video)? Well it features one of the more interesting actresses in the UK and a good buddy of the Sage, Ms. Sadie McMahon. Among her many theatrical credits she has filmed 2 Episodes of Holby City playing security guard Lindsey Jones in a tragic & moving storyline where unfortunately she is attacked and stabbed by a patient.

For more on this and Sadie see;

http://daithaic.blogspot.com/2009/01/sadie-mc-mahon-in-holby-city.html

Whodunnit?

Sadie McMahon

Test your Awareness with Do The Test's Whodunnit. Who Killed Lord Smithe? TFL cycling safety advert! How observant are you? How did you do?

www.dothetest.co.uk



You may wonder why I feature this amusing ditty (other than it is allegedly a TfL cycling safety video)? Well it features one of the more interesting actresses in the UK and a good buddy of the Sage, Ms. Sadie McMahon. Among her many theatrical credits she has filmed 2 Episodes of Holby City playing security guard Lindsey Jones in a tragic & moving storyline where unfortunately she is attacked and stabbed by a patient.

For more on this and Sadie see;

http://daithaic.blogspot.com/2009/01/sadie-mc-mahon-in-holby-city.html

Sadie McMahon in Holby City

Sadie McMahon


One of the more interesting actresses in the UK and a good buddy of the Sage is appearing in the BBC 1 Medical drama Holby City tomorrow night. Sadie McMahon has filmed 2 Episodes of Holby City playing security guard Lindsey Jones in a tragic & moving storyline where unfortunately she is attacked and stabbed by a patient.



Sadie is a transformed person when she is on stage and many of us men folk have not quiet recovered from her smouldering portrayal of Amanda in Tight Fit Theatre Company’s production of Noël Coward’s “Private Lives.” As well as her theatre work Sadie is a well known face on TV having recently appeared in adverts for Vodaphone and Transport for London. "Very flat, Norfolk,'' sighs Amanda in Noël Coward's Private Lives (1931) but as a Norfolk girl herself Sadie somewhat belies that description!



Sadie graduated from the Academy of Live & Recorded Arts in July 2001 and has notched up impressive Stage & Screen credits since. Her theatre credits include The Trap at the White Bear, the lead role in Camille, Mavis in Stepping Out and Merteuil in Les Liasons Dangereuse. Broken Blossoms with Negativequity Physical Theatre Company and she was the evil Snow Queen in the Wheelhouse production of Snow White.

Sadie's episodes of Holby City can be seen on Tuesday 20th Jan and Tuesday 3rd Feb on BBC1.

Catch it either on BBC1 or on BBC iPlayer;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/watchlive/

Catch the trailer here;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/holbycity/episodes/comingup.shtml

Tomorrow’s story line is;

"Joseph's concerned Jac might be pregnant after their night together. Is she leading him up the garden path? Linden, meanwhile, is becoming more attached to Faye, Ric gets tough with the patients and a member of staff is attacked at Holby."

The drama is set in Holby City, London twinned with Casualty (Casualty is the A & E department downstairs and Holby City is based upstairs at Holby General.

Sadie is one to watch not just in Holby City but as a face for the future and a very talented actress.


Lindsey Jones Memorial Service