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HOLLYWOOD'S 40

Best Actors Under Forty

The Women / The Men

Madchen Amick

Date of Birth: December 12, 1970,
Reno, Nevada
Height: 5' 6"

Born and raised in Reno, Nevada, Madchen Amick was encouraged by her parents to follow her own creative instincts where she learned the skill of playing the piano, bass, violin and guitar as well as being able to do tap, ballet, jazz and modern dancing. In 1987 at the age of 16, she traveled to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.

"Madchen" which is German for "Young Girl," is married to David Alexis and has two children

Next Films:
Risqué (2001)
Scenes of the Crime (2001)
Hangman (2001) (TV) - Character: Grace
The List

Filmography:
Twist of Fate (1997) - Character: Rachel Dwyer
Wounded (1997) - Character: Julie Clayton
Bombshell (1996) - Character: Angeline
French Exit (1995) - Character: Zina
Dream Lover (1994) - Character: Lena Reardon
Trapped in Paradise (1994) - Character: Sarah Collins
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) - Character: Shelly Johnson
Sleepwalkers (1992) - Character: Tanya Robertson
The Borrower (1991) - Character: Megan
Don't Tell Her It's Me (1990) - Character: Mandy

Television:
Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999) (TV) - Character: Jackie McCoy
"Dawson's Creek" (1998) - Character: Nicole Kennedy

"Fantasy Island" (1998) TV Series - Character: Ariel
Black Cat Run (1998) (TV) - Character: Rachel
The Hunted (1998) (TV) - Character: Sam
Heartless (1997) (TV) - Character: Ann

The Courtyard (1995) (TV) - Character: Lauren
"Central Park West" (1995) TV Series - Character: Carrie Fairchild

"Fallen Angels" (1993) TV Series - Character: Mrs. Cordell Love, Cheat & Steal (1993) (TV) - Character: Lauren Harrington

"The Fifth Corner" (1992) TV Series

For the Very First Time (1991) (TV) - Character: Rhonda

I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990) (TV) - Character: Amy
"Twin Peaks" (1990) TV Series - Character: Shelly Johnson
Jury Duty: The Comedy (1990) (TV) - Character: Miss Doddsworth

Halle Berry
Birth Name: Halle Marie Berry
Date of Birth: August 14, 1966,
Cleveland, Ohio
Height: 5' 7"

Halle Is a spokeswoman for Revlon cosmetics. Halle's parents, Judith & Jerome Berry, divorced when she was 4 years old. She was then raised by her mom. When researching for her role of Dorothy Dandridge, she discovered that she and Dorothy were both born in the same Cleveland, Ohio hospital.
Halle Berry was high school cheerleader, Miss Teen All American '85, Miss Ohio USA, Miss USA, first runner-up '86 and attended Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio. She turned down the role of Annie in Speed (1994). She Is named after the grand old Halle Building in Cleveland, OH which originally housed the Halle Brothers department store. The building is now an office building and the fictional setting for the Winfred-Louder department store on "The Drew Carey Show."

Next Film:
Swordfish (2001) - Character: Ginger

Filmography:
X-Men (2000) - Character: Ororo Munroe/Storm

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV) - Character: Dorothy Dandridge
Welcome to Hollywood (1998) - Character: Herself
Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998) - Character: Zola Taylor
Bulworth (1998) - Character: Nina
Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding (1998) (mini) TV Series - Character: Shelby Coles
B.A.P.S (1997) - Character: Nisi
The Rich Man's Wife (1996) - Character: Josie Potenza
Girl 6 (1996) - Character: Herself
Race the Sun (1996) - Character: Miss Sandra Beecher
Executive Decision (1996) - Character: Jean
Solomon & Sheba (1995) (TV) - Character: Nikhaule/Queen Sheba
Losing Isaiah (1995) - Character: Khaila Richards
The Flintstones (1994) - Character: Sharon Stone
Father Hood (1993) - Character: Kathleen Mercer
The Program (1993) - Character: Autumn Haley
CB4 (1993) - Character: Herself
Axex Haley's "Queen" (1993) (mini) TV Series - Character: Queen
Boomerang (1992) - Character: Angela Lewis
Jungle Fever (1991) - Character: Vivian
The Last Boy Scout (1991) - Character: Cory
Strictly Business (1991) - Character: Natalie
"Knots Landing" (1979) TV Series - Character: Debbie Porter (1991-1992)
"Living Dolls" (1989) TV Series - Character: Emily Franklin

Sandra Bullock
Birth Name: Sandra Annette Bullock
Date of Birth: July 26, 1964
Arlington, Virginia
Height: 5' 7 1/2"

Born in a Virginia suburb of Washington D.C. to a German opera singer and a voice teacher, she grew up on the road with her parents and younger sister. She would often perform in the children's chorus of whatever production her mother was in. That singing talent would later come in use for her role of an aspiring country singer in "The Thing Called Love. Her family moved back to the Washington D.C. area when she was a teenager. She later enrolled in E. Carolina University in North Carolina where she studied acting.

Shortly thereafter she moved to New York to pursue a career on the stage. This led to acting in television programs and then feature films. She gave memorable performances in "Demolition Man" and "Wrestling Ernest Hemingway" but did not achieve the stardom that seemed inevitable for her until her work in the smash hit "Speed." She now ranks as one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood. While working on "Two if by Sea" she discovered that she is allergic to horses. She replaced Demi Moore in "While You Were Sleeping," and wrote and performed her own song "Heaven Knocking On My Door" in "The Thing Called Love."

She's a big fan of the Internet, and replaced Lori Petty in "Demolition Man." Sandra is friends with Samantha Mathis and while a cheerleader in high school was voted "Most Likely To Brighten Up Your Day" by her high school class. Her sister Gesine Bullock broke Sandy's nose with her elbow while opening a garage door when they were kids. She was considered for the lead in "Runaway Bride" and Is fluent in German.

Next Films:
The Chambermaid (2001), Exactly 3:30 (2001)
Murder by Numbers (2001)

Filmography:
Miss Congeniality (2000) - Character: Gracie Hart/Gracie Lou Freebush
Famous (2000) - Character: Herself
28 Days (2000) - Character: Gwen Cummings
Salary for 28 Days: $12,500,000

Gun Shy (2000) - Character: Judy Tipp

Forces of Nature (1999) - Character: Sarah Lewis
Welcome to Hollywood (1998) - Character: Herself
The Prince of Egypt (1998) (voice) - Character: Miriam
Practical Magic (1998) - Character: Sally Owens
Making Sandwiches (1998) - Character: Melba Club
Hope Floats (1998) - Character: Birdee Pruitt
Salary for Hope Floats: $11,000,000

Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) - Character: Annie Porter
Salary for Speed 2: Cruise Control: $12,500,500

In Love and War (1996) - Character: Agnes von Kurowsky
Salary for In Love and War: $10,500,000

A Time to Kill (1996) - Character: Ellen Roark
Two if by Sea (1996) - Character: Roz
The Net (1995) - Character: Angela Bennett
Salary for The Net: $250,000

While You Were Sleeping (1995) - Character: Narrator/Lucy Eleanor 'Luce' Moderatz
Speed (1994) - Character: Annie Porter
Salary for Speed: $500,000

Fire on the Amazon (1993) (V) - Character: Alyssa Rothman
The Thing Called Love (1993) - Character: Linda Lue Linden
The Vanishing (1993) - Character: Diane Shaver
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) - Character: Elaine
Demolition Man (1993) - Character: Lenina Huxley
When the Party's Over (1992) - Character: Amanda
Who Do I Gotta Kill? (1992) - Character: Lori
Love Potion No. 9 (1991) - Character: Diane Farrow
Who Shot Patakango? (1990) - Character: Devlin Moran
Jackie Collins' "Lucky Chances" (1990) (mini) TV Series - Character: Maria
"Working Girl" (1990) TV Series - Character: Tess McGill
Religion, Inc. (1989) - Character: Debby
The Preppie Murder (1989) (TV) - Character: Stacy
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989) (TV) - Character: Kate Mason
Hangmen (1987) - Character: Lisa Edwards

Sandra Bullock : (on marital plans) "I've always been very skeptical about marriage, because I only want to do it once; I want to do it the right way."

Joan Cusack
Date of Birth: October 11, 1962
New York
Height: 5' 8"

Joan is the daughter of Dick Cusack, sister of Susie Cusack, John Cusack, Ann Cusack and Bill Cusack and has two sons.
The comic actress with offbeat looks and older sister of John, made her film debut at 16 in "My Bodyguard," appeared with her brother a few years later in "Class" and "Sixteen Candles." As an English major at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, she spent most of her time with a local improvisational comedy group at the Ark Theater, where she returned in 1987 to direct "Death of an Anarchist."

Cusack, who despite the odd characters she's often played, is described as serious and thoughtful when offstage. She joined the cast of TV's "Saturday Night Live" for the 1985-86 season. Roles in such hit films as "Broadcast News" ( as a TV station intern), "Married to the Mob," "Working Girl" (which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress) and "Men Don't Leave" brought Joan well into the cinema limelight. She finally got a bona fide leading role in "My Blue Heaven," playing a dedicated, overzealous prosecutor. Her performances on stage (including her role in the off-Broadway plays "Brilliant Traces" and Shakespeare's "Cymbeline") earned rave reviews and gave her credence as a serious actress.

Filmography:
Where the Heart Is (2000) - Character: Ruth Meyers
High Fidelity (2000) - Character: Liz
Toy Story 2 (1999) (voice) - Character: Jessie
Runaway Bride (1999) - Character: Peggy Flemming
Cradle Will Rock (1999) - Character: Hazel Huffman
Arlington Road (1999) - Character: Cheryl Lang
In & Out (1997) - Character: Emily Montgomery
A Smile Like Yours (1997) - Character: Nancy Tellen
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) - Character: Marcella
Two Much (1996) - Character: Gloria
Mr. Wrong (1996) - Character: Inga
Nine Months (1995) - Character: Gail Fletcher Dwyer
Corrina, Corrina (1994) - Character: Jonesy
The Mother (1994) (TV) - Character: Annie
Addams Family Values (1993) - Character: Debbie Jellinsky
Hero (1992) - Character: Evelyn
Toys (1992) - Character: Alsatia Zevo
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez (1991) - Character: Cathy
Men Don't Leave (1990) - Character: Jody
My Blue Heaven (1990) - Character: Hannah Stubbs
Say Anything... (1989) - Character: Constance Dobbler
Stars and Bars (1988) - Character: Irene Stein
Working Girl (1988) - Character: Cyn/Cynthia
Married to the Mob (1988) - Character: Rose
Broadcast News (1987) - Character: Blair Litton
The Allnighter (1987) - Character: Gina
"Saturday Night Live" (1975) TV Series - Character: Herself (1985-1986)
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) - Character: Mary
Sixteen Candles (1984) - Character: Girl in a Scoliosis Brace
Class (1983) - Character: Julia
Cutting Loose (1980)
My Bodyguard (1980) - Character: Shelley

Illeana Douglas
Date of Birth: July 25, 1965,
Massachusetts

Illeana has had show business in her blood since she was a child. The granddaughter of screen legend Melvyn Douglas, Illeana began studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. As a teenager, she acted in many plays and also did standup comedy.

In 1988, working for a publicist in New York led to her first movie role. Illeana would act in several Scorsese films. These were small roles, but by learning from actors and directors, Illeana developed her talents. In 1993, Illeana directed and starred in a comedy short "The Perfect Woman" which won Best Short Film at the Aspen Festival. This success was a turning point, and led to larger parts, such as getting a starring role in the commercially successful movie "To Die For" with big-name stars. That led to over 20 TV and movie projects after that. Illeana has developed quite an impressive resumé of work. She provides royal entertainment for her fans (royal being an appropriate word, since it's speculated she was named after deposed Romanian Princess Elena). Illeanna is married to Jonathan Axelrod

Next Films:
Dummy (2001), Pluto Nash (2001) & Ghost World

Filmography:

The Next Best Thing (2000) - Character: Elizabeth Ryder
"Action" (1999) TV Series - Character: Wendy Ward
Happy, Texas (1999) - Character: Ms. Schaefer
Stir of Echoes (1999) - Character: Lisa
Lansky (1999) (TV) - Character: Anna Lansky
Message in a Bottle (1999) - Character: Lina Paul
Can't Stop Dancing (1999) - Character: Anita Dick
The Thin Pink Line (1998) - Character: Julia Bullock
Flypaper (1997) - Character: Laura
Bella Mafia (1997) (TV) - Character: Teresa Luciano
Hacks (1997/I) - Character: Georgia Feckler
Rough Riders (1997) (TV) - Character: Edith Roosevelt
Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997) (TV) - Character: Rita Pascoe
Picture Perfect (1997) - Character: Darcy O'Neil
Chasing Amy (1997) (scenes deleted) - Character: Alyssa's roommate
Wedding Bell Blues (1996) - Character: Jasmine
Grace of My Heart (1996) - Character: Denise Waverly/Edna Buxton
Boy Crazy, Girl Crazier (1995) - Character: Celena
Judgement (1995) - Character: Laurel
To Die for (1995) - Character: Janice Maretto
Search and Destroy (1995) - Character: Marie Davenport
Quiz Show (1994) - Character: Woman at Book Party (Elizabeth)
The Perfect Woman (1993)
Grief (1993) - Character: Leslie
Household Saints (1993) - Character: Evelyn Santangelo
Alive (1993) - Character: Lilliana Methol
Cape Fear (1991) - Character: Lori Davis
Guilty by Suspicion (1991) - Character: Nan
Goodfellas (1990) - Character: Rosie
New York Stories (1989) - Character: Paulette's Friend
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) - Character: Voices in Crowd
Hello Again (1987) - Character: Mother in Park

Bridget Fonda

Birth Name: Bridget Jane Fonda
Date of Birth: January 27, 1964,
Los Angeles, California
Height: 5' 6"

One of the very few third-generation movie stars, this appealing young actress with natural beauty certainly has some good genes going for her. The daughter of actor-director Peter Fonda, niece of actress/fitness guru Jane Fonda, and granddaughter of actor Henry Fonda, young Bridget spent her childhood years in Los Angeles and Montana.

While studying theater at New York University, she starred in a graduate student film called PPT and the workshop stage productions "Confession" and "Pastels." Following her first film roles in "Aria," and "You Can't Hurry Love", the talented young actress made critics and audiences stand up and take notice of her portrayal of British call girl Mandy Rice-Davies in the 1989 steamer "Scandal" for which she affected a very credible British accent. Fonda worked nonstop throughout 1989 and 1990, appearing in such films as "Shag" (as the guileless beauty pageant contestant), "Strapless", "Frankenstein Unbound", "Leather Jackets" and "The Godfather, Part III".

Back in supporting roles in 1991 with "Drop Dead Fred" and "Doc Hollywood" neither of which used her to good advantage. Her breakthrough parts came in 1992 (with the shared lead in "Single White Female" and an appealing light comic role in the ensemble film "Singles" (Cameron Crowe had her in mind when he wrote the movie) and 1993's criminal turned assassin in "Point of No Return" and the young woman courted and pursued by Eric Stoltz "her real-life companion" in "Bodies, Rest & Motion". She continues to alternate commercial projects with more idiosyncratic efforts, like "Little Buddha", "It Could Happen to You", "The Road to Wellville", "Camilla", "City Hall", and "A Simple Plan".

Bridget lived with Eric Stoltz from 1990-98 and is dating singer/actor Dwight Yoakam. She was offered the role of "Ally McBeal," but turned it down to focus on movies. In fact, she didn't even read the script out of fear that she would like it too much.

Next Films: Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
Monkeybone (2001) - Character: Julie McElroy
Delivering Milo, The Whole Shebang - Character: Val Bazinni
South of Heaven, West of Hell - Character: Adeline

Filmography:
Lake Placid (1999) - Character: Kelly Scott
Finding Graceland (1998) - Character: Ashley
A Simple Plan (1998) - Character: Sarah Mitchell
The Break Up (1998) - Character: Jimmy Dade
Jackie Brown (1997) - Character: Melanie
Mr. Jealousy (1997) - Character: Irene
In the Gloaming (1997) (TV) - Character: Anne
Touch (1997/I) - Character: Lynn Faulkner
Grace of My Heart (1996) - Character: Kelly Porter
City Hall (1996) - Character: Marybeth Cogan
Balto (1995) - Character: (voice) Jenna
Rough Magic (1995) - Character: Myra
Camilla (1995) - Character: Freda Lopez
It Could Happen to You (1994) - Character: Yvonne Biasi
The Road to Wellville (1994) - Character: Eleanor Lightbody
Army of Darkness (1993) - Character: Linda
Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993) - Character: Beth
Point of No Return (1993) - Character: Maggie/Claudia
Little Buddha (1993) - Character: Lisa Conrad
Singles (1992) - Character: Janet Livermore
Single White Female (1992) - Character: Allison Jones
Leather Jackets (1992) - Character: Claudi
Doc Hollywood (1991) - Character: Nancy Lee Nicholson
Iron Maze (1991) - Character: Chris Sugita
Out of the Rain (1991) - Character: Jo
Drop Dead Fred (1991) - Character: Annabelle
Frankenstein Unbound (1990) - Character: Mary
The Godfather: Part III (1990) - Character: Grace Hamilton
Jacob Have I Loved (1989) (TV) - Character: Louise Bradshaw
Scandal (1989) - Character: Mandy Rice-Davies
Strapless (1989) - Character: Amy Hempel
Shag (1989) - Character: Melaina Buller
You Can't Hurry Love (1988) - Character: Peggy
Aria (1987) - Character: Lover (segment "Tristan und Isolde")
Light Years (1986) - Character: (voice) Historian
Partners (1982) - Character: Bit Part

Angelina Jolie
Birth Name: Angelina Jolie Voight
Date of Birth: June 4, 1975
Los Angeles, California
Height: 5' 7"

    Growing up in Los Angeles, Jolie was no stranger to the film industry, being the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight. She later trained and performed at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, where she was seen in several stage productions.
    She worked as a professional model in London, New York and Los Angeles, and has also appeared in music videos for such artists as Loaf, Meat, Lenny Kravitz, Antonello Venditti and The Lemonheads. In addition, she has acted in five student films for the USC School of Cinema, all directed by her brother, 'James Haven'. She married Billy Bob Thornton on May 5, 2000 and is extremely close to and protective of her brother Jamie. He often accompanies her to awards shows, and she used his name, or at least his memory, as inspiration in the "Where's Jamie?!" scene in Girl, Interrupted.
    Tattoos include the Japanese sign for death, two pointy black American Indian symbols, and a large black cross. Angelina has the letter 'H' tattooed on the inside of her left wrist, which is a reference to two people she is close to who have this letter in their names: her brother, James Haven, and Timothy Hutton. She got the tattoo when she was dating Timothy but since their break up she now says it's only for James. She also has a tattoo of the Tennessee Williams quote, "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages, " on her left forearm, which she got with her mother present and a tattoo of a dragon on her upper right arm. Angelina had childhood dream of becoming a funeral director, has an interest in mortuary science, collects knives and also won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar on March 26, 2000 for "Girl Interrupted"

Next Films:
Beyond Borders (2001) - Character: Sarah Jennings
Tomb Raider (2001) - Character: Lara Croft
Original Sin (2001) - Character: Julia Russel

Filmography:

Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) - Character: Sara "Sway" Wayland
Girl, Interrupted (1999) - Character: Lisa Rowe
The Bone Collector (1999) - Character: Amelia Donaghy
Pushing Tin (1999) - Character: Mary Bell
Playing by Heart (1998) - Character: Joan
Hell's Kitchen (1998) - Character: Gloria McNeary
Gia (1998) (TV) - Character: Gia Marie Carangi
Playing God (1997) - Character: Claire
George Wallace (1997) (TV) - Character: Cornelia Wallace
True Women (1997) (TV) - Character: Georgia Virginia Lawshe Woods
Mojave Moon (1996) - Character: Eleanor "Elie" Rigby
Love Is All There Is (1996) - Character: Gina Malacici
Foxfire (1996) - Character: Margret "Legs" Sadovsky
Without Evidence (1995) - Character: Jodie Swearingen
Hackers (1995) - Character: Kate Libby ('Acid Burn')
Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow (1993) - Character: Casella "Cash" Reese
Lookin' to Get Out (1982) - Character: Tosh

Angelina Jolie : "Therapy? I don't need that. The roles that I choose are my therapy."

"Because I am a bad girl, people always automatically think that I am a bad girl. Or that I carry a dark secret with me or that I'm obsessed with death. The truth is that I am probably the least morbid person one can meet. If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they do."

"You're young, you're drunk, you're in bed, you have knives; shit happens."

"And my dad, you're a great actor but you're a better father."

Catherine Zeta Jones
Birth Name: Catherine Jones
Date of Birth: September 25, 1969
Swansea, Wales, UK

Catherine is a trained singer and dancer, her father was the manager of a candy factory and her middle name is pronounced Zee-ta. As an infant, she had a virus that hindered breathing. She has a tracheotomy scar from that time. She starred in a London production of 42nd Street at age 17. She was originally in the chorus but when the star of the show got sick she went on in her place. The producer saw her performance and cast her in the lead. In the early 90's she released a single and an Album in the UK.

Catherine met Michael Douglas at the Deauville Film Festival in France in August 1998, began dating in March 1999, got engaged on New Year's Eve 1999 in Aspen, Colorado and married Michael Douglas on November 18, 2000. Dylan Michael, her first child, was born on August 8th about 6 p.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center near Beverly Hills. Dylan weighed in at 7 pounds and seven ounces and measured 21-1/2 inches.

Next Film: America's Sweethearts (2001)

Filmography:

Traffic (2000) - Character: Helena Ayala
Salary for Traffic: $3,000,000

High Fidelity (2000) - Character: Charlie Nicholson
The Haunting (1999) - Character: Theodora "Theo"
Entrapment (1999) - Character: Virginia "Gin" Baker
The Mask of Zorro (1998) - Character: Elena Montero/Elena Murrieta
Titanic (1996) (TV) - Character: Isabella Paradine
The Phantom (1996) - Character: Sala
Catherine the Great (1995) (TV) - Character: Catherine
Blue Juice (1995) - Character: Chloe
The Cinder Path (1994) (TV) - Character: Victoria Chapman
The Return of the Native (1994) (TV) - Character: Eustacia Vye
Splitting Heirs (1993) - Character: Kitty
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) - Character: Beatriz
"Darling Buds of May" (1991) (TV) - Character: Mariette Larkin
Out of the Blue (1991/I) - Character: Chirsty
Les Mille et une nuits (1990) - Character: Sheherazade

Ashley Judd
Birth Name: Ashley Tyler Ciminella
Date of Birth: April 19, 1968
Granada Hills, California
Height: 5' 7"

Her father is Michael Ciminella, her mother and sister are country singers Naomi & Wynonna Judd. She dated Robert De Niro, Michael Bolton, Matthew McConaughey and has been engaged since December 1999 to racer Dario Franchitti. She once worked cleaning her mom's and sister's tour bus for $10 a day and graduated from the University of Kentucky, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1990, she majored in French. Ashley is a vegetarian and enjoys running, rock climbing and mountain hiking.

She could have had Pamela Anderson's role on "Home Improvement", but wanted to concentrate on making it in the movies instead. Ashley turned down a larger role in "Kuffs" because she was asked to do nude scenes. She responded, "My mother worked too hard for me to take my clothes off in my first movie." She had a role in Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers", but it was left on the cutting room floor. She later starred in "Where The Heart Is", which was directed by Matt Williams, the producer who wanted her on "Home Improvement," and replaced Jodie Foster for the lead in "Double Jeopardy."

Next Films: Frida Kahlo (2001) - Character: Tina Modotti
High Crimes (2001) - Character: Claire Kubik
Animal Husbandry (2001) - Character: Jane Goodale

Salary for Animal Husbandry: $6,000,000

Filmography:

Where the Heart Is (2000) - Character: Lexie Coop
Our Friend, Martin (1999) - Character: (voice) Mrs. Dale
Double Jeopardy (1999) - Character: Elizabeth Parsons
Eye of the Beholder (1999) - Character: Joanna Eris/Dorothy Bishop/Debra Yates/Charlotte Vincent/Diane "Princess"/Nellie 'Nell'

Salary for Eye of the Beholder: $1,000,000
Simon Birch (1998) - Character: Rebecca Wenteworth
Kiss the Girls (1997) - Character: Kate McTiernan
The Locusts (1997) - Character: Kitty
Normal Life (1996) - Character: Pam Anderson
A Time to Kill (1996) - Character: Carla Brigance
Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) (TV) - Character: Norma Jean Baker
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995) (TV) - Narration
The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995) - Character: Callie
Heat (1995) - Character: Charlene Shiherlis
Smoke (1995) - Character: Felicity
Natural Born Killers (1994) (scenes deleted) - Character: Grace Mulberry
Ruby in Paradise (1993) - Character: Ruby Lee Gissing
Kuffs (1992) - Character: Wife of Paint Store Owner
Till Death Us Do Part (1992) (TV) - Character: Gwen Fox
"Sisters" (1991) TV Series - Character: Reed Lyn Halsey Philby

Juliette Lewis

Date of Birth: June 21, 1973
Los Angeles, California
Height: 5' 6"

Juliette was born and raised in Southern California, the daughter of Glenis Batley, a graphic artist, and Geoffrey Lewis, an actor (who appeared in many of Clint Eastwood's films). Her family includes 11 siblings and half-siblings from her mother's three marriages and her father's four. Her parents divorced when she was 2.

Even at the age of seven Juliette recognized she wanted to become an actress. She began her professional acting career at age of 12. As a precocious teen she became legally emancipated at the age of 14 in order to gain exemption from child-labor laws, which mandate that child actors work no more than five hours a day on school days and that they be supervised by a guardian. Lewis dropped out of high school at 15 and subsequently passed the equivalency exam with the help of a tutor. While adequate in elementary school, she began failing her courses in the seventh grade because she did not like the 'whole format'. "If you're forced to study, you're not going to learn." Though she's always lived responsibly she admitted to some wild years, and was arrested for being underage in an underground dance club at age 16. The arresting officer, who recognized her dad when he picked her up at the station, gave Juliette her mug shot (the charges were dropped), which now hangs, poster-size, in her home.

After leaving school, Lewis moved to Hollywood where she lived with friend Karen Black for a few months before moving into an apartment with one of her friends. She had several roles, in 1987 she appeared in "Home Fires" as Mary and as Kate Ferrel the 13-year old daughter of widower/architect who marries his Central American housekeeper, an illegal alien, in the poorly received ABC sitcom "I Married Dora". She played in "Christmas Vacation", however the first chance to demonstrate her talent was "Too Young to Die?", based on the true story of Amanda Sue Bradley, a sexually abused runaway teen who was the first minor to receive death penalty. That role not only helped her land her co-star Brad Pitt (they broke up in 1993, after a four year relationship), it also led to the role as the narcoleptic sister in the quirky film "Crooked Hearts". But more importantly, it grabbed the attention of director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro, so she got the role of Danielle Bowden in "Cape Fear". For her portrayal at the age of 17 she was nominated for both the Academy Award and Golden Globe. Her subsequent films were Woddy Allen's "Husbands and Wives", "Romeo Is Bleeding", "Kalifornia" and "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" co-starring Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio. After playing Gracie in Nora Ephron's comedy "Mixed Nuts" she made the success hit "Natural Born Killers" playing Mallory Knox. She played Kate Fuller in "From Dusk Till Dawn" co-starring Quentin Tarantino and George Clooney. Juliette's hobbies are collecting antique clothing and walking around with a tape recorder documenting everyday moments in an effort to capture reality for future use in her film career. She is also a member of the Church of Scientology and married Steve Berra on September 9, 1999.

Next Films:
Claire's Hat (2001)
Gaudi Afternoon (2000) - Character: April Schauer
Room to Rent (2000) - Character: Linda

Filmography:

The Way of the Gun (2000) - Character: Robin
The 4th Floor (1999) - Character: Jane Emelin
The Other Sister (1999) - Character: Carla Tate
Some Girl (1998) - Character: April
Full Tilt Boogie (1997) - Character: Herself
The Audition (1996)
The Evening Star (1996) - Character: Melanie Horton
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) - Character: Kate Fuller
Strange Days (1995) - Character: Faith Justin
The Basketball Diaries (1995) - Character: Diane Moody
Mixed Nuts (1994) - Character: Gracie Barzini
Natural Born Killers (1994) - Character: Mallory Wilson Knox
Kalifornia (1993) - Character: Adele Corners
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) - Character: Becky
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993) - Character: Sheri
Husbands and Wives (1992) - Character: Rain
That Night (1992) - Character: Sheryl O'Connor
Cape Fear (1991) - Character: Danielle Bowden
Crooked Hearts (1991) - Character: Cassie Warren
"A Family for Joe" (1990) TV Series - Character: Holly Bankston
Too Young to Die? (1990) (TV) - Character: Amanda Sue Bradley
The Runnin' Kind (1989) - Character: Amy Curtis
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) - Character: Audrey Griswold
"The Wonder Years" (1988) TV Series - Character: Delores (1989-1990)
Meet the Hollowheads (1988) - Character: Cindy Hollowhead
My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) - Character: Lexie
"I Married Dora" (1987) TV Series - Character: Kate Farrell
Home Fires (1987) (TV) - Character: Maty

Juliette Lewis : "Fame can be just so annoying because people are so critical of you. You can't just say 'hi'. You say hi and people whisper 'Man, did you see the way she said Hi. What an attitude."

"Just 'cause I'm in the same age bracket as Johnny Depp and Leo Dicaprio doesn't mean we all screw together."

Lucy Liu

Birth Name: Lucy Alexis Liu
Date of Birth: December 2, 1967
Queens, New York

Height: 5' 1"

    Lucy was born to Chinese immigrants, her mother is a biochemist and father is a civil engineer. Lucy Liu has always tried to balance an interest in her cultural heritage with a desire to move beyond a strictly Asian-American experience. Once relegated to "ethnic" parts, the energetic actress is earning her stripes as a leading lady.
    Liu graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1986 and enrolled in New York University; discouraged by the "dark and sarcastic" atmosphere of NYU, she transferred to the University of Michigan after her freshman year. She graduated from Michigan with a degree in Chinese Language and Culture, managing to squeeze in some additional training in dance, voice, fine arts, and acting. During her senior year, Liu auditioned for a small part in a production of "Alice in Wonderland" and walked away with the lead. Encouraged by the experience, she decided to take the plunge into professional acting. She moved to Los Angeles and split her time between auditions and food service day jobs, eventually scoring a guest appearance as a waitress on "Beverly Hills, 90210". That performance led to more walk-on parts in shows like "NYPD Blue", "ER", and "The X Files". In 1996, she was cast as an ambitious college student on Rhea Perlman's ephemeral sitcom "Pearl" (1996).
    Liu first appeared on the big screen as an ex-girlfriend in " Jerry Maguire" (she had previously filmed a scene in the indie film " Bang," ( but it was shelved for two years). She then waded through a series of supporting parts in small films before landing her big break on "Ally McBeal". Liu initially auditioned for the role of Nelle Porter, which went to Portia de Rossi', but writer-producer David E. Kelley was so impressed with her spunk that he promised to write a part for her in an upcoming episode. The part turned out to be that of growling, ill-tempered lawyer Ling Woo, which Liu filled with such aplomb that she was signed on as a regular cast member. With "Ally" Liu's film career got a much-needed boost. She was next cast as a dominatrix in the Mel Gibson action flick Payback, and as a hitchhiker in the boxing saga " Play It to the Bone". The next year brought even larger roles: first as the kidnapped Princess Pei Pei in Jackie Chan's western " Shanghai Noon", then as one-third of the comely crime-fighting trio in " Charlie's Angels".
    Lucy Liu keeps busy with an eclectic mix of off-screen hobbies. She practices the martial art of Kali-Eskrima-Silat (knife-and-stick fighting), skis, rock climbs, rides horses, and plays the accordion. She has exhibited a collection of multimedia art pieces at the Cast Iron Gallery in SoHo (New York), which earned her a grant to study and create art in China

Filmography:

Charlie's Angels (2000) - Character: Alex Munday
Salary for Charlie's Angels: $1,000,000

Shanghai Noon (2000) - Character: Princess Pei Pei
Molly (1999) - Character: Brenda
Play It to the Bone (1999) - Character: Lia
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999) - Character: The Female's Asian Friend (Lydia)
"Ally" (1999) TV Series - Character: Ling Woo
True Crime (1999) - Character: Toy Store Girl
Payback (1999) - Character: Pearl
Love Kills (1998)
Flypaper (1997) - Character: Dot
"Ally McBeal" (1997) TV Series - Character: Ling Woo
Riot (1997) (TV) - Character: Boomer's girlfriend
City of Industry (1997) - Character: Cathi Rose
Gridlock'd (1997) - Character: Cee-Cee
Guy (1996) - Character: Woman at newsstand
Jerry Maguire (1996) - Character: Former Girlfriend
"Pearl" (1996) TV Series - Character: Amy Li
Bang (1995) - Character: Hooker

Rosie Perez
Birth Name: Rosa Maria Perez
Date of Birth: September 6, 1964,
Brooklyn, New York

Rosie Perez started her career as a dancer on "Soul Train," and later became a choreographer of music videos and stage shows for such performers as Bobby Brown, Diana Ross, LL Cool J and The Boys. Rosie made a memorable screen debut as Spike Lee's girlfriend Tina in 1989's Do the Right Thing (She also danced under the film's opening credits to the song "Fight the Power.") She went on to costar in Jim Jarmusch's "Night on Earth", "White Men Can't Jump", (as Woody Harrelson's girlfriend whose dream is to appear on TV's "Jeopardy"), and Untamed Heart. She was impressive as an airplane crash survivor coping with the death of her baby in Fearless, which earned her an Oscar nomination. She also played Nicolas Cage's wannabe society wife in " It Could Happen to You".

Perez has choreographed many music videos and earned Emmy nominations for her choreography on TV's "In Living Color", and practices Kung-Fu. Rosie married Seth Zvi Rosenfeld on July 10, 1999 and on January 6, 2000 Perez was arrested for disorderly conduct in Manhattan following a rally to protest US Navy bomb tests on Vieques, a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico.

Next Films:
"Widows" (2001) (mini) TV Series - Character: Linda
Human Nature (2001) - Character: Louise
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
King of the Jungle (2000)

Filmography:

The Road to El Dorado (2000) - Character: (voice) Chel
The 24 Hour Woman (1999) - Character: Grace Santos
Louis & Frank (1998)
Perdita Durango (1997) - Character: Perdita Durango
Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (1997) (TV) - Character: Mystery Girl (segment "Love on the A Train")
A Brother's Kiss (1997) - Character: Debbie
"House of Buggin'" (1995) TV Series
It Could Happen to You (1994) - Character: Muriel Lang
Somebody to Love (1994) - Character: Mercedes
Fearless (1993) - Character: Carla Rodrigo
Untamed Heart (1993) - Character: Cindy
White Men Can't Jump (1992) - Character: Gloria Clemente
Night on Earth (1991) - Character: Angela
Criminal Justice (1990) (TV) - Character: Denise Moore
Do the Right Thing (1989) - Character: Tina

Christina Ricci

Date of Birth: February 12, 1980,
Santa Monica, California
Height: 5' 3"

Precocious, outspoken child-teen starlet of the 1990s, Christina Ricci is the youngest of 4 children, her father a lawyer and a realtor mother. Her father, before becoming a lawyer, was a psychiatrist, who specialized in shrieking therapy. While growing up, Christina could hear the therapies through the vents in her room, and would act them out in front her mother. She made her screen debut at the age of 9 in "Mermaids" in which she worked with Cher. Her breakthrough adult role was in "The Ice Storm" in which she plays a nymphet who skillfully seduces 2 brothers. Candid and controversial, as well as a highly skilled actress, Christina was much in demand by film makers in the late 1990s. Christina's father & mother divorced after she filmed "Addams Family Values", she has not spoken with her father since. In 1999, at the age of 19, she directed and worked on the screenplay for the movie "Asylum".

Ricci was turned down for a role in "Jurassic Park", "Little Women", the role of Juliet in "Romeo + Juliet", (which went to Claire Danes) the role of Claudia in "Interview with the Vampire", the role of Batgirl in "Batman & Robin", ( which went to Alicia Silverstone), was turned down four times for the role of Lolita in "Lolita", and was turned down the role for Rose in "Titanic". A compulsive talker and smoker who seems to have a new and refreshing view on every subject, the buxom Christina has now become a top box office draw.
Christina is on the national board of VOX (Voices for Planned Parenthood), which works to promote the mission of Planned Parenthood to young adults. She will also be appearing in national ads for Emergency Contraception. Christina's best friend is Gaby Hoffmann who she has co-starred with in " Now And Then" and " 200 Cigarettes" and had to turn down the role of Ronna in "Go" because of scheduling conflicts. She was in techno-superstar Moby's music video for "Natural Blues" along with Fairuza Balk which aired in early 2000 and is now livng with Matthew Frauman.

Next Films:
Adrenalin (2001) - Character: Adrenalynn
All Over the Guy (2001), Pumpkin (2001)
Prozac Nation (2000) - Character: Lizzie
The Man Who Cried (2000) - Character: Suzie

Filmography:

Bless the Child (2000) - Character: Cherry
Sleepy Hollow (1999) - Character: Katrina Anne Van Tassel
No Vacancy (1999) - Character: Lillian
200 Cigarettes (1999) - Character: Val
Pecker (1998) - Character: Shelley
Souvenir (1998) (voice)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) - Character: Teenage Hooker
Desert Blue (1998) - Character: Ely Jackson
Small Soldiers (1998) (voice) - Character: Gwendy Doll
The Opposite of Sex (1998) - Character: Dedee Truitt
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) - Character: Lucy
Buffalo '66 (1998) - Character: Layla
Little Red Riding Hood (1997) - Character: Little Red Riding Hood
The Ice Storm (1997) - Character: Wendy Hood
That Darn Cat (1997) - Character: Patti Randall
The Last of the High Kings (1996) - Character: Erin
Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) - Character: Dee Dee
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995) - Character: Beth Easton
Now and Then (1995) - Character: Young Roberta Martin
Casper (1995) - Character: Kat Harvey
The Cemetery Club (1993) - Character: Jessica
Addams Family Values (1993) - Character: Wednesday Addams
The Addams Family (1991) - Character: Wednesday Addams
The Hard Way (1991) - Character: Bonnie
Mermaids (1990) - Character: Kate Flax

Christina Ricci : "I spend a lot of time with my mother. When I'm doing movies, she's always with me. We spend days being bored in an apartment together waiting for someone to call and say I'm needed for a shot. Because we're together so much, we have to get along. We have to find ways to get to know each other. We've gone through a lot of stuff, you know, and I think we're pretty close."

"I can be young and cute when I want to be, and I can be really mature when I want to be. It's kind of weird, like I'm the incredible changing girl, which is good because I can relate to adults and to people my age." (1995) "There are two sides of me, One is the professional side. When I'm working, I'm not a kid - and can't be. Otherwise no one would take me seriously. When I'm not working, I think I'm a normal 15-year-old."

"If I hadn't gone into acting, I would have been one of those weird runaways on Hollywood Boulevard. No, It'd be uglier. I'd probably be dead."

"I'm very shy. I can't even act that well when the camera's not on. I get really embarrassed."

"It would be awesome. I'd be like, 'Hit me, hit me please, no I'm serious, hit me.' Then once they leave evidence, I'd just pull out my gun and shoot them in the knee."

"I got this big kid to throw me into a bookshelf, because I love confrontation and causing trouble."

"I don't have any training, and I don't believe in training. Of course, people who don't have any training always say that."

About Marilyn Manson's band: "I hate the things they preach. They found a gimmick that sells. The fact that they're making money off all these teenage kids who actually believe in their message is disgusting."

For years, I hated myself. I covered the mirrors in my house. I literally couldn't have a mirror in my room. I still can't sit in a restaurant or someplace where I can catch my reflection. I get so paranoid."

I certainly hope I'm not still answering child-star questions by the time I reach menopause.

"I'm not perfect-looking and I don't say the right things, I'm a little different, nothing really special, but I guess I come across as a little more real to people and that comes through on the screen. I know I look young, but with the right make-up I can look older. I definitely feel older."

"My dream role would probably be a psycho killer, because the whole thing I love about movies is that you get to do things you could never do in real life, and that would be my way of vicariously experiencing being a psycho killer. Also, it's incredibly romantic."

"I like playing people who are so afraid and ashamed of who they are and so disgusted by everyone around them that they decide to become the ultimate extreme of what they're afraid they are."

"I don't think I'll be reformed until I'm well into my fifties."

"You have to excuse me because I AM a teenager, so I'm allowed to sound illiterate and make stupid comments like 'I'm not into hard-core feminism."

I think the main reason a lot of child stars don't make it is that it's hard to see someone as cute and then all of a sudden see them as having more depth. I guess I was just lucky that, when I was little, nobody thought I was that cute.

Julia Roberts

Birth Name: Julie Fiona Roberts
Date of Birth: October 28, 1967
Smyrna, Georgia
Height: 5' 9"

Julia Fiona Roberts, never dreamed she would become the most popular actress in America. As a child, due to her love of animals, Julia originally wanted to be a veterinarian, but later studied journalism. When her brother Eric achieved some success in Hollywood, Julia decided to try acting. Her first break came in 1988 when she appeared in two youth-oriented movies "Mystic Pizza" and "Satisfaction." The movies introduced her to a new audience who instantly fell in love with this pretty woman. Julia's biggest success was in the signature movie "Pretty Woman, " for which Julia got an Oscar nomination, and also won the People's Choice award for Favorite Actress. Julia would spend the next few years either starring in serious movies, or playing fantasy roles like Tinkerbell, but the audiences would always love Julia best in romantic comedies. With "My Best Friend's Wedding" Julia gave the genre fresh life that had been lacking in Hollywood for some time. Off screen, after a brief marriage to Lyle Lovett from June '93 to March '95, Julia has been romantically linked with several other actors. Roberts dated Jason Patric, Matthew Perry, Daniel Day-Lewis, was engaged to Kiefer Sutherland, lived with Liam Neeson and has been dating Benjamin Bratt since 1998. Julia has also become involved with UNICEF charities and has made visits to many different countries, including Haiti and India, in order to promote goodwill. Julia Roberts is lending her celebrity name to help raise money for research to develop a cure for Rett Syndrome (a disease which is potentially fatal and randomly strikes girls between the ages of 2 to 6 years). Julia is one of the most popular and sought-after talents in Hollywood.

Next Films:
Ocean's Eleven (2001) - Character: Beatrice Ocean
America's Sweethearts (2001)
The Mexican (2001) - Character: Samantha Barzel

Filmography:

Charlie's Angels (2000) - Character: Natalie Cook
Erin Brockovich (2000) - Character: Erin Brockovich
Salary for Erin Brockovich: $20,000,000

Runaway Bride (1999) - Character: Maggie Carpenter
Salary for Runaway Bride: $17,000,000

Notting Hill (1999) - Character: Anna Scott
Salary for Notting Hill: $15,000,000

Stepmom (1998) - Character: Isabel Kelly
In the Wild (1998) (TV) - Character: Herself
Conspiracy Theory (1997) - Character: Alice Sutton
Salary for Conspiracy Theory: $12,000,000

My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) - Character: Julianne 'Jules' Potter
Everyone Says I Love You (1996) - Character: Von
Michael Collins (1996) - Character: Kitty Kiernan
Mary Reilly (1996) - Character: Mary Reilly
Salary for Mary Reilly: $10,000,000

Something to Talk About (1995) - Character: Grace King Bichon
Ready to Wear (1994) - Character: Anne Eisenhower
I Love Trouble (1994) - Character: Sabrina Peterson
The Pelican Brief (1993) - Character: Darby Shaw
The Player (1992) - Character: Herself/"Marsha Kent"
Dying Young (1991) - Character: Hilary O'Neil
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) - Character: Sara Waters/Laura Burney
Hook (1991) - Character: Tinkerbell
Flatliners (1990) - Character: Rachel Mannus
Pretty Woman (1990) - Character: Vivian 'Viv' Ward
Salary for Pretty Woman: $300,000

Steel Magnolias (1989) - Character: Shelby Eatenton Latcherie
Blood Red (1988) - Character: Maria Collogero
Mystic Pizza (1988) - Character: Daisy Araujo
Satisfaction (1988) - Character: Daryle Shane
Baja Oklahoma (1988) (TV) - Character: Candy Hutchens
Firehouse (1987) - Character: Babs
Crime Story (1986) (TV) - Character: Traci Altman

Julia Roberts : "I enjoy hats. And when one has filthy hair, that is a good accessory."

"I'm too tall to be a girl. I'm between a chick and a broad."

Laura San Giacomo

Date of Birth: November 14, 1962,
West Orange / Hoboken, New Jersey
Height: 5' 2"

Fans and critics love Laura, she always gives a great performance. Laura San Giacomo went to Morris Knolls High School in Denville, where she got the acting bug, and had the lead in several school plays. Laura then got a Fine Arts degree, specializing in acting, at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.

This petite brunette beauty was a natural for movies, and her breakout film was her first, "Sex, Lies, and Videotape", the movie won grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Critics and fans alike loved her performance, she won the New Generation Award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and received a Golden Globe nomination. Next, she was the scene-stealing Kit De Luca in "Pretty Woman" opposite Julia Roberts, the film won the People's Choice Awards for Best Comedy and Best Film.

On stage, Laura was in the off-Broadway productions: "Three Sisters"; "Italian American Reconciliation" and "Wrong Turn at Lungfish" (to explain the title-- the play explains that evolution started with fish, then lungfish, then animals, then people... did we take a Wrong Turn at Lungfish? If we hadn't, would we be Angels now?). In regional theatre Laura was in: "Tempest"; "Romeo and Juliet" and "Crimes of the Heart."

Onscreen, Laura got a starring role in "Nina Takes a Lover", she gave another magnificent performance. Off screen, Laura got married to Cameron Dye in 1990; they had a son, Mason, in 1996. Laura was divorced in 1998, and has since married Matt Adler. Having a child influenced Laura to make the transition to TV, she currently stars in the sitcom "Just Shoot Me". Television gave her a more regular work schedule, and no more traveling (as movies required). In the TV series she plays Maya Gallo, which is Italian for Mayan Rooster.

Filmography:
"Stories from My Childhood" (1998) TV Series - Character: Bandit Girl
"Hollywood Squares" (1998) TV Series
With Friends Like These... (1998) - Character: Joanne Hersh
The Apocalypse (1997) - Character: Goad
Eat Your Heart Out (1997) - Character: Jaqueline
Suicide Kings (1997) - Character: Lydia
"Just Shoot Me" (1997) TV Series - Character: Maya Gallo
The Right to Remain Silent (1996) (TV) - Character: Nicole Savita
Stuart Saves His Family (1995) - Character: Julia
Nina Takes a Lover (1994) - Character: Nina
Stephen King's "The Stand" (1994) (mini) TV Series - Character: Nadine Cross
For Their Own Good (1993) (TV) - Character: Jo Mandell
Where the Day Takes You (1992) - Character: The Interviewer
Under Suspicion (1992) - Character: Angeline
Once Around (1991) - Character: Jan Bella
Vital Signs (1990) - Character: Lauren Rose
Quigley Down Under (1990) - Character: Crazy Cora
Pretty Woman (1990) - Character: Kit De Luca
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) - Character: Cynthia Patrice Bishop

Hilary Swank

Birth Name: Hilary Ann Swank
Date of Birth: July 30, 1974
Bellingham, Washington
Height: 5' 7"

Hilary Ann Swank was born in Bellingham, Washington State, (the rumor that she was born in the same Lincoln, Nebraska hospital as Teena Brandon has become an Urban Legend). Hilary was discovered as a child by producer Suzy Sachs, who coached her in acting. When Hilary was 9 years old (and only 48" tall), she starred in her first play as "Mowgli" in "The Jungle Book." She began to appear regularly in local theater and school plays. Hilary attended school in Bellingham, where she resided with her family, until she was 16. Hilary competed in the Junior Olympics and Washington State championships in swimming; she ranked 5th in the state in all-around gymnastics (which would come in handy for starring in "The Next Karate Kid" years later).

In 1990, Hilary and her mother moved to Los Angeles, where they had financial hardships at first. Hilary enrolled in South Pasadena High School, and started acting professionally. By 1992, Hilary had blossomed to a tall (5'7") beauty. In the original film "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Hilary showed her versatility in the role of Kimberly, Buffy's classmate/nemesis, saying things to her like: "If you want to hang out with the unwashed masses, you really need to prioritize," and "Get out of my facial!" (in the TV series, the snobby antagonist would be Cordelia).

"The Next Karate Kid" was Hilary's breakout role; she got the part competing against hundreds of other actresses. Hilary was selected because of her acting ability and athletic prowess. Hilary trained extensively in the martial arts to learn karate. Ever since then, Hilary has been much in demand, and has worked nonstop in movies. Off screen, Hilary and Chad Lowe got married on September 28, 1997. Hilary's biggest movie achievement was portraying Teena Brandon/Brandon Teena, in "Boys Don't Cry", where she cut off all of her hair and lived as a boy for 1 month to prepare her for her role. Once again, she competed against hundreds of actresses for the part, and won. (She even told the director that she was also from Lincoln, Nebraska -- perhaps where the rumor started that she was born in the same hospital as the real-life title person.) Hilary earned a mere $75 a day for Boys Don't Cry. Hilary won the Oscar for "Boys Don't Cry" in the category "Best Actress in a Leading Role," in 2000. That must look pretty impressive on the resume for a 26-year-old actress. Needless to say, she is being cast for movies well into the future. An aficionado for anything that involves the outdoors, Hilary enjoys: sky diving, river rafting, and skiing. Hilary currently resides in Los Angeles with, besides Chad Lowe: 3 cats (one named Tallinn), and an African Gray Parrot.

Next Film:
The Affair of the Necklace (2001) - Character: Jeanne de la Mote Values

Flexography:

The Gift (2000) - Character: Valerie Barksdale
Boys Don't Cry (1999) - Character: Brandon Teen
Heartwood (1998) - Character: Sylvia Rossini
Quiet Days in Hollywood (1997) - Character: Lomita
The Sleepwalker Killing (1997) (TV) - Character: Lauren Schell
"Leaving L.A." (1997) TV Series - Character: Tiffany Roebuck
Dying to Belong (1997) (TV) - Character: Lisa Connors
"Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) TV Series - Character: Curly Reynolds (1997-1998)
Counterfeit (1996) - Character: Colleen
Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996) - Character: Michelle Porter
Terror in the Family (1996) (TV) - Character: Dena
The Next Karate Kid (1994) - Character: Julie Pierce
Cries Unheard: The Donna Alice Story (1994) (TV) - Character: Patty
"Camp Wilder" (1992) TV Series - Character: Danielle
Buff the Vampire Slayer (1992) - Character: Kimberly

Uma Thurman

Birth Name: Uma Karuna Thurman
Date of Birth: April 29, 1970
Boston, Massachusetts
Height: 6'

Her placid face bears the wide eyes and full lips of a classic vamp. These (and other) physical attributes, combined with an air of youthful sophistication, make Thurman the thinking filmgoer's dream date. Her mother is a Swedish model-turned-psychotherapist Nena, who was discovered at 16 in Stockholm by photographer Norman Parkinson. A nude statue of Nena's mother, Brigit Holmquist, a famous beauty and later baroness, stands in the port town of Trelleborg. Salvador Dali, introduced Nena to her first husband, Timothy Leary. Her father, Robert A. F. Thurman, is a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University School of Religion. He was the first westerner to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Uma was named for a Hindu goddess.

She made her film debut in "Kiss Daddy Goodnight", but neither it nor "Johnny Be Good", a sub-John Hughes-type teen comedy, held much promise for this model and cover girl. "Dangerous Liaisons", however, changed people's perception of Thurman, and her erotically charged performance won her critical praise. "Henry & June" gave her a leading role as Henry Miller's wife in the controversial (but little-seen) film based on Anaïs Nin's diaries; another 1990 film, John Boorman's "Where the Heart Is" also failed to win much of an audience. But Thurman acquitted herself nicely in those parts, and in subsequent roles as well: Kim Basinger's emotionally disturbed sister in "Final Analysis", a blind woman stalked by a serial killer in "Jennifer 8", the unwilling pawn of gangster Bill Murray who falls in love with Robert De Niro in "Mad Dog and Glory", and the leading characters in the long-awaited "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" and "Pulp Fiction" (for which she received an Oscar nomination). She was formerly married to actor Gary Oldman then dated Robert De Niro and Timothy Hutton. Thurman married Ethan Hawke in May of '98. In July of that same year Ethan and Uma had a daughter, Maya Ray Thurman-Hawke. In June 2000 the French cosmetics firm Lancome have employed her as a spokesmodel for their company.

Next Films:
Kill Bill (2001), Last Word on Paradise (2001)
The Golden Bowl (2001) - Character: Charlotte Stant
Vatel (2001) - Character: Anne de Montausier

Filmography:
Sweet and Lowdown (1999) - Character: Blanche
The Avengers (1998) - Character: Emma Peel
Les Misérables (1998) - Character: Fantine
Gattaca (1997) - Character: Irene Cassini
Batman & Robin (1997) - Character: Poison Ivy/Dr. Pamela Isley
You're Still Not Fooling Anybody (1997) (archive footage) - Character: Mia
The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) - Character: Noelle Slusarsky
Beautiful Girls (1996) - Character: Andera
Duke of Groove (1995) (TV) - Character: Maya
A Month by the Lake (1995) - Character: Miss Beaumont
Pulp Fiction (1994) - Character: Mia Wallace
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) - Character: Sissy Hankshaw
Mad Dog and Glory (1993) - Character: Glory
Final Analysis (1992) - Character: Diana Baylor
Jennifer Eight (1992) - Character: Helena Robertson
Robin Hood (1991/I) (TV) - Character: Maid Marian
Where the Heart Is (1990) - Character: Daphne
Henry & June (1990) - Character: June Miller
Dangerous Liaisons (1988) - Character: Cécile de Volanges
Johnny Be Good (1988) - Character: Georgia Elkans
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) - Character: Venus/Rose
Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1987) - Character: Laura

Uma Thurman : "Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An average gal." - Uma Thurman, self description

"I'm very happy at home. I love to just hang out with my daughter, I love to work in my garden. I'm not a gaping hole of need. Desperation is the perfume of the young actor. It's so satisfying to have gotten rid of it. If you keep smelling it, it can drive you crazy. In this business a lot of people go nuts, go eccentric, even end up dead from it. Not my plan.

John Malkovich described Uma Thurman as having 'Jayne Mansfield's body and a horrifying great brain"

Marisa Tomei

Date of Birth: December 4, 1964,
Brooklyn, New York

Joe Pesci may have received top billing in the comedy "My Cousin Vinny ", but it was Tomei who stole the film as his wisecracking, Brooklynese girlfriend Mona Lisa Vito and received a Supporting Actress Oscar in the process. A veteran of theatrical productions on both coasts, Tomei made her film debut with a bit part in "The Flamingo Kid", and had her first notable role on TV, as Lisa Bonet's roommate in the first season of "A Different World". She showed comic flair as Sylvester Stallone's daughter in "Oscar" and since "My Cousin Vinny" has appeared in Richard Attenborough's "Chaplin", in an underwritten part as silent-screen comedienne Mabel Normand). She won raves for her passionate performance as a waitress head over heels in love with Christian Slater in "Untamed Heart". Marisa attended Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn, New York and then went to Boston University. She is dating actor Dana Ashbrook.

Next Films:
In the Bedroom (2001) - Character: Natalie Strout
Just a Kiss (2001)
Last Word on Paradise (2001)
Animal Husbandry (2001) - Character: Liz
Dirk and Betty (2001) - Character: Paris
King of the Jungle (2001)

Filmography:

What Women Want (2000) - Character: Lola
The Watcher (2000) - Character: Polly
Happy Accidents (1999) - Character: Ruby Weaver
My Own Country (1998) (TV) - Character: Mattie Vines
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) - Character: Rita
Only Love (1998) (TV) - Character: Evie
Since You've Been Gone (1998) (TV) (uncredited) - Character: Tori the Friend
Welcome To Sarajevo (1997) - Character: Nina
A Brother's Kiss (1997) - Character: Missy
Unhook the Stars (1996) - Character: Monica Warren
Four Rooms (1995) - Character: Margaret
The Perez Family (1995) - Character: Dottie Perez
Only You (1994) - Character: Faith Corvatch
The Paper (1994) - Character: Martha Hackett
Untamed Heart (1993) - Character: Caroline
Chaplin (1992) - Character: Mabel Normand
Equinox (1992) - Character: Rosie Rivers
My Cousin Vinny (1992) - Character: Mona Lisa Vito
Zandalee (1991) - Character: Remy
Oscar (1991) - Character: Lisa Provolone
Parker Kane (1990) (TV) - Character: April Haynes
"A Different World" (1987) TV Series - Character: Maggie Lauten (1987-1988)
Playing for Keeps (1986) - Character: Tracy
The Toxic Avenger (1985) (uncredited) - Character: Health Club Girl
The Flamingo Kid (1984) - Character: Mandy
"As the World Turns" TV Series (1983-88) - Character: Marcy Thompson Cushing

Vanessa L. Williams

Birth Name: Vanessa Lynn Williams
Date of Birth: March 18, 1963
Millwood, New York
Height: 5' 6"

Vanessa's parents, Milton & Helen Williams, were both music teachers and they all grew up in Millwodd, New York. In 1981, she won a musical theatre scholarship to Syracuse University. However, she eventually lost those funds. That led to her entry in the Miss America pageant where she dropped out of Syracuse University to pursue and win the Miss America crown.

The former Miss America 1984, dethroned after nude photos surfaced in Penthouse magazine. The centerfold model for that issue was 16-year-old Traci Lords. Because Ms. Lords was underage, it is illegal to own or trade that issue of the magazine, unless the centerfold pictorial is removed. Vanessa as originally cast as Jane Toussaint in Spike Lee's " School Daze", but was replaced by Tisha Campbell due to artistic differences.
Williams married Ramon Hervey' in 1987 and has three children: Melanie, Jillian, and Devin they divorced in '96. She married NBA player Rick Fox September 26, 1999 and had her fourth child, and first with Fox, a daughter, Sasha Gabriella Fox, born on May 1, 2000 in New York.

Filmography:
A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000) (TV) - Character: Ebony Scrooge
Shaft (2000) - Character: Carmen Vasquez
Don Quixote (2000) (TV) - Character: Dulcinea/Aldonza
The Courage to Love (2000) (TV) .... Henriette Delille
"I'll Make Me a World" (1999) (mini) TV Series - Character: Narrator
Light It Up (1999) - Character: Audrey McDonald
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) - Character: Queen of Trash
Futuresport (1998) (TV) - Character: Alex
Dance with Me (1998) - Character: Ruby Sinclair
Soul Food (1997) - Character: Teri
Hoodlum (1997) - Character: Francine Hughes
The Odyssey (1997) (TV) - Character: Calypso
Eraser (1996) - Character: Dr. Lee Cullen
"Nothing Lasts Forever" (1995) (mini) TV Series
Bye Bye Birdie (1995) (TV) - Character: Rose Alvarez
Score with Chicks (1994) (V)
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) (TV) - Character: Suzanne de Passe
Stompin' at the Savoy (1992) (TV) - Character: Pauline
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) - Character: Lulu Daniels
Another You (1991) (as Vanessa Williams) - Character: Gloria
The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990) (TV)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990) (TV) - Character: Terri Knight
Under the Gun (1989) - Character: Samantha Richards
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal (1989) (TV) - Character: Valentine
The Pick-up Artist (1987) - Character: Rae

Reese Witherspoon

Birth Name: Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon
Date of Birth: March 22, 1976,
Nashville, Tennessee
Height: 5' 2"

Reese Witherspoon made her feature debut in "Man in the Moon." Starring opposite Sam Waterston, she earned wide critical acclaim as a 1950s tomboy who falls in love for the first time. She followed this performance with a sparkling performance in "Jack the Bear" as a 12-year-old hippy, circa 1970, opposite Danny DeVito and Gary Sinise. Next, Director Diane Keaton invited Witherspoon to play the lead role in the telefilm, "Wildflower, " with Patricia Arquette and Beau Bridges. She starred as a 1940s teenager whose sympathy and encouragement changes the life of an epileptic child. Following her performance in the NBC Movie, "Desperate Choices: To Save My Child, " Witherspoon starred as Nonnie Parker in the Walt Disney motion-picture "A Far Off Place." In this film, she embarks on a voyage of self discovery, journeying across Africa's Kalahari Desert. To prepare for the role, she had to perfect the Bushman language by studying with a Matabele tribe.She also starred in the CBS mini-series, "Return to Lonesome Dove" as the salty Ferris Dunnegan with Jon Voight and Barbara Hershey.

Shortly after she started acting she had an audition for a role in "Cape Fear." She was supposed to meet with Robert De Niro and Martin Scorcese for the auditon, but at the time didn't really know who they were. On the plane she was talking to the man next to her about her audition, and the man started to rave to her about De Niro and Scorcese. This made her so nervous that she completely blew the audition and the role eventually went to Juliette Lewis.
After the great hit of the movie "Fear", Reese started to work in a lot of box-office hits, such as "Pleasantville" and "Cruel Intentions". Her most courageous part is yet to come: she will play Evelyn, the girlfriend of a crazed yuppie, in the horror "American Psycho", based on the polemic novel by Bret Easton Ellis.

She was called to play the female lead in "I Know What You Did Last Summer" , but she refused the part. Off-screen, major changes in Reese's personal life began with her twenty-first birthday party in 1997. Out of three hundred guests, one in particular stood out in her mind - fellow actor Ryan Phillippe. As he tells it, he wasn't even sure he was invited but went anyway for the free beer. They hit it off immediately, but Ryan had to leave the next day to begin filming for " I Know What You Did Last Summer." It was weeks of letter-writing and phone-calling before they ever actually had their first date. Finally Reese made the decision to visit him in North Carolina and over a few days they got to know each other very well and have been together ever since. "He seemed so sincere and so not into himself. Too many young actors are so obsessed with themselves, it makes a relationship near impossible." Reese majored in English Literature at Stanford University; on leave from her studies as of 1998. Reese and Ryan moved in together shortly afterwards and became engaged in December of 1998. She married actor Ryan Phillippe and they recently had a baby on September 9, 1999 a daughter Ava Elizabeth Phillippe.

Next Films:
Legally Blonde (2001) - Character: Elle
Slow Motion (2001), The Trumpet of the Swan (2001)

Filmography:

Little Nicky (2000) - Character: Holly
American Psycho (2000) - Character: Evelyn Williams
Best Laid Plans (1999) - Character: Lissa
Election (1999) - Character: Tracey Flick
Cruel Intentions (1999) - Character: Annette Hargrove
Pleasantville (1998) - Character: Jennifer/Mary Sue Parker
Overnight Delivery (1998) - Character: Ivy Miller
Twilight (1998) - Character: Mel Ames
Freeway (1996) - Character: Vanessa Lutz
Fear (1996) - Character: Nicole Walker
S.F.W. (1994) - Character: Wendy Pfister
Jack the Bear (1993) - Character: Karen Morris
"Return to Lonesome Dove" (1993) (mini) TV Series - Character: Ferris Dunnigan
A Far Off Place (1993) - Character: Nonnie Parker
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (1992) (TV) - Character: Cassie Robbins
The Man in the Moon (1991) - Character: Dani Trant
Wildflower (1991) (TV) - Character: Ellie Perkins

Reese Witherspoon : [on the break-up scene she had to do with Ryan Phillippe in Cruel Intentions (1999)]: "I literally beat him up when we had to do the breakup scene. We'd gotten so tired and we'd done the scene so many times. He was off camera giving me my lines and he started to ad lib - which is a bad thing when you're doing this kind of scene, and talking like, 'I never loved you! You're not attractive!' Terrible things. I got upset. I just hauled off and socked him in the face. And everybody in the crew was like 'Gasp! Can you believe she did that?' And I'm screaming my lines and I just yelled 'Get out!' And then he ran off and threw up in a stairwell. And I'm, like, sobbing, saying, 'I can't believe he said those things to me!' And the director came in and said 'Oh God, I can't believe it, that was so great! Can you do it again?'"

[on being an actress]: "The joy we get as actors is out of transforming ourselves into something that's not necessarily anything true to ourselves. And it's a power - not being yourself, and being in the role; it's just like another prop." - Femme Fatales, February 1998

[on having a baby]: "Obviously, this isn't the time in my life that I would have chosen to do this, but I feel like life gives you these challenges for a reason. I feel so happy and glad to be in the place that I am. I really feel blessed. This is something I need to face and take control of. " - ET Online, April 9, 1999

[talking about her character in Election (1999)]: "I think that's a good point. You don't realize how lonely my character is until the third act; we had some really sad scenes where nobody would sign her yearbook. In one of the scenes Paul Metzler says, "Tracy, have a great summer, " and she's genuinely moved and then she looks in her yearbook, and it says the same thing. It's a theme in the movie. It's similar for actors."

[talking about how she choose the films she will be in]: "I have a weird process, but the main thing is like this: I hear her voice in my head. There are a lot of wonderful scripts my agents can't believe I pass on, but I do because I can't hear the voice. It doesn't appeal to me then. I'm really careful. Unless I hear the voice, I can't do it."

[talking about Ryan Phillippe]: "I'm lucky to find a person to share my life, and the best friend I'll ever have."

[talking about motherhood and her baby]: "I feel good, I'm proud of Election and very proud of this [her child]. It couldn't be a better time. It's always the right time when it happens. You make it the right time."

[talking about Pleasantville (1998)]: "We were thrilled for just the three nominations we got , but obviously it's a little sad. I went through so many press junkets with people saying they loved it. And Joan Allen was robbed but she can't get nominated every year. She's an inspiration for every young actress. She has that calm and reserve about herself and makes you think she appreciates the normal things of everyday. Then she transforms into this character that's so different."

[about her life]: "Many people worry so much about managing their careers, but rarely spend half that much energy managing their LIVES. I want to make my life, not just my job, the best it can be. The rest will work itself out." - Animalhouse.com, April 30, 1999

[on life in general]: "I'm definitely happy with the way my career has gone, the success; but I even feel glad that I've experienced some failure in my life. That gives you perspective and humility about this business; it's good to realize that you're always just one movie away from not being in Vogue anymore." - Los Angeles Daily News, May 10, 1999.

[talking about Ryan Phillippe]: "We corresponded through letters and phone conversations and really got to know each other on a more intellectual level. And I think that really built a really long-lasting bond so that when we finally did see each other, I think it was love at first sight. Or love at second sight. "-TV Guide Online, March 18, 1999

"On the Internet, it says that I'm married. Some Psycho Santa has decided to tell the entire world that I'm married to him. I've never been married in my whole life." -- Reese Witherspoon to Dale Brasel in Detour Magazine, February 1998

[talking about her film Election (1999)]:"There was a girl in junior high. She was so perfect. She had all the boyfriends and was the smartest girl in school. And she was rude to me! This is my little revenge. I'm doing her in Election."

[talking about her film American Psycho (2000)]:"I had read the book and had a long discussion with Mary Harron who's the director and screenwriter. To me it's a dark satire about male response to the sexual liberation of women in the early '80s. Women didn't need men, and that was a new thing to these men, who wore designer suits and had wonderful apartments. I think the story is about this man who responds to his inadequacies with the only control he can take, which is to put women in these horribly compromising positions. Mary has this wonderful black tone about it. I thought, "She'll pull this off." In addition to Christian Bale, it has Jared Leto, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Mathis and Chloë Sevigny."

[talking about the movie business]: "The battles that we face in this business aren't financial, but they are moral. And I certainly think that the longer you can keep your values, and your morality intact, and keep your head on your shoulders about what is important at the end of the day, you can get the most out of this business and really emerge with something wonderful."

[on Ryan Phillippe]: "It isn't always easy seeing your boyfriend like you know in a bathtub with some girl or kissing some other girl. Well I guess its part of the job."- E! News Daily, February 1999