female celebrities - Patricia Heaton Patricia Heaton
Patricia Heaton (born March 4, 1958) is an American actress best known for playing Debra Barone on the television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond.
Heaton was born in Bay Village, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of well-known Cleveland Plain Dealer sportswriter Chuck Heaton. Her mother died when she was a small child. She moved to New York City to study with drama teacher William Esper after graduating from The Ohio State University.
Heaton made her Broadway debut in the musical Don't Get God Started, after which she and fellow students created Stage Three, an off-Broadway acting troupe. When they brought one of their productions to Los Angeles, Heaton caught the eye of a casting director for the ABC drama thirtysomething, in which she played an oncologist, leading to three appearances on the series. She was featured in three unsuccessful sitcoms - Room for Two (1992) with Linda Lavin, Someone Like Me (1994), and Women of the House (1995) with Delta Burke - before landing the plum role of beleaguered wife, mother, and in-law Debra Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond (1996 - 2005) with Ray Romano, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, and Monica Horan. Since 1999, she has been nominated every year for an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy, winning the award twice. She has also collected two Viewers for Quality Television awards and a Screen Actors Guild trophy for her work on the series.
Heaton's television movies include Shattered Dreams, Miracle in the Woods, A Town Without Christmas, as well as the remake of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl with Jeff Daniels, and The Engagement Ring, both for TNT. Her feature films include Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Beethoven, and Space Jam.
Heaton is a pro-life activist and is the honorary chairperson of Feminists for Life, a nonsectarian, nonpartisan organization (whose members include Jane Sullivan Roberts, wife of John Roberts) opposed to domestic violence, child abuse, infanticide, and, especially, abortion. She is an active Republican and supporter of President George Walker Bush. Although she has been quoted as saying "once a Catholic, always a Catholic", Heaton now attends an evangelical Presbyterian church with her husband and children.
Her memoir, Motherhood and Hollywood - How to Get a Job Like Mine, was published by Villard Books in 2002. Heaton has been married to British businessman David Hunt II since 1990. The couple has four sons and divides their time between Los Angeles and England, where they own a country estate. Her first marriage (1984-1987) ended in divorce. Since 2003, Heaton has appeared in a series of television and radio commercials as spokesperson for the Albertsons grocery store chain. She has also appeared in advertisements for Pantene hair care products. Heaton has a development deal and will have her own show on ABC.
female celebrities - Penelope Cruz Penelope Cruz
Penélope Cruz Sánchez, nicknamed simply Pe, is a Spanish actress. She was born April 28, 1974 in Madrid and named after a song by Joan Manuel Serrat. Her parents are Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser. Cruz was a dancer as a child and young teen. She completed 2º B.U.P. (2nd year of secondary school), but dropped school at the age of 15 after she beat more than 300 other girls at a talent agency audition. She received nine years of classic ballet training at the Conservatorio Nacional in Madrid, four years of dance performance with several dance courses at the Cristina Rota School in New York, and three years of Spanish Ballet with Ángela Garrido. She also had Jazz Dance courses with Raúl Caballero.
She first achieved fame when she appeared in the video clip La fuerza del destino for the Spanish synth-pop group Mecano. She then started a relationship with Nacho Cano, a member of the group, which lasted for several years.
She was a TV presenter for the teen-oriented program La Quinta Marcha, in collaboration with Jesús Vázquez.
Cruz's first major films were Jamón, Jamón and the more widely known (in the US) Belle Epoque, a film which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film.
She also appeared with Matt Damon in All the Pretty Horses.
In 1999, she appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film.
In early 2001, she appeared in the film Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise, which sparked a three-year relationship with the actor.
Her younger sister Mónica Cruz closely resembles her, a similarity exploited for some Spanish TV ads. In the 2000s, Mónica left her dancing career and achieved fame on her own in the youth-oriented TV series Un Paso Adelante.
In 2005, Cruz appeared on Punk'd, MTV's Version of Candid Camera. Cruz called Ashton Kutcher and told him that they have to get her Bandidas co-star Salma Hayek. So, with Ashton Kutcher's help, Cruz Punk'd Hayek for the mess that they made in the restaurant restroom.
Partial filmography
The Loop (announced) (2006) (announced)
Volver (pre-production) (2006)
Bandidas (post-production) (2005) Maria
Chromophobia (post-production) (2005) Gloria
Sahara (2005)
Noel (2004)
Don't Move (2004)
Head in the Clouds (2004)
Gothika (2003)
Fanfan la tulipe (2003)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
Blow (2001)
Woman On Top (2000)
All the Pretty Horses (1999)
Open Your Eyes (Abre los ojos) (1997)
Jamon Jamon (1993)
Belle Epoque (1993) Luz (aka Belle époque (France) aka The Age of Beauty)
Herself - filmography
In Search of Ted Demme (2005) (pre-production) .... Herself
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Co-presenter: Best Sound, Best Sound Editing
The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
XIX premios Goya (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Picture & Nominee: Best Lead Actress
Punk'd (2005) (TV) .... Herself
The 2004 European Film Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself
Women on Top: Hollywood and Power (2003) (TV) .... Herself
XVII premios Goya (2003) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Film
'Masked & Anonymous' Exposed (2003) (V) .... Herself
Hitting It Hard (2002) (V) .... Herself
Prelude to a Dream (2002) (V) .... Herself
Paul McCartney Back in the U.S. (2002) (TV) .... Herself (thanks)
All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar (2001) (TV) (aka All About Desire) (UK: short title)
America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) (TV) .... Herself
The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Costume Design
Italian Soldiers (2001) .... Herself (aka Spaghetti Requiem)) (USA)
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
Accolades
ALMA Awards
2002 Nominated ALMA Award Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for: Vanilla Sky (2001)
1999 Nominated ALMA Award Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film for: The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
2001 Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actress - Drama/Romance for: All the Pretty Horses (2000)
David di Donatello Awards
2004 Won David Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) for: Non ti muovere (2004)
European Film Awards
2004 Won Audience Award Best Actress for: Non ti muovere (2004)
2004 Nominated European Film Award Best Actress for: Non ti muovere (2004)
2003 Nominated Audience Award Best Actress
for: Fanfan la tulipe (2003)
2001 Nominated Audience Award Best Actress for: Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
1999 Nominated European Film Award Best Actress for: Niña de tus ojos, La (1998)
Fotogramas de Plata
1999 Won Fotogramas de Plata Best Movie Actress (Mejor Actriz de Cine)
Goya Awards
2005 Nominated Goya Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal) for: Non ti muovere (2004)
1999 Won Goya Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal) for: Niña de tus ojos, La (1998)
1993 Nominated Goya Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal) for: Jamón, jamón (1992)
Imagen Foundation Awards
2003 - Creative Achievement Award
MTV Movie Awards
2002 Nominated MTV Movie Award Breakthrough Female Performance for: Blow (2001)
Ondas Awards
1993 Won Film Award Best Acting (Mejor Interpretación) Tied with Javier Bardem (No award category given officially).
Peñíscola Comedy Film Festival
1995 Won Best Actress for: Todo es mentira (1994)
Razzie Awards
2002 Nominated Razzie Award Worst Actress for: Blow (2001)
Also for Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
and Vanilla Sky (2001).
Spanish Actors Union
1999 Won Award of the Spanish Actors Union Film: Lead Performance (Protagonista Cine) for: Niña de tus ojos, La (1998)
1998 Nominated Award of the Spanish Actors Union Film: Performance in a Minor Role (Reparto Cine) for: Carne trémula (1997)
1993 Won Award of the Spanish Actors Union Film: Supporting Performance (Secundario Cine) for: Belle epoque (1992)
1993 Nominated Newcomer Award for: Jamón, jamón (1992)
female celebrities - Rachael Leigh Cook Rachael Leigh Cook
Rachael Leigh Cook (born on October 4, 1979) is an American actress.
Biography
Cook was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Thomas Howard Cook and JoAnne Maria Mozzone (an Italian American). She began working as a print model at the age of 10, most notably in nationwide advertisements for Target and appearing on the boxes of Milk-Bone dog biscuits for medium sized dogs.
At 14, Cook began auditioning for acting work. Her modeling agency sent her to read for a short film, 26 Summer Street (1996). She first gained national attention when she was featured in the memorable This is Your Brain on Drugs public-service television advertisement. Success in the acting profession followed quickly and she debuted in The Baby-Sitters Club (1995).
Her two biggest roles to date have been the leads in She's All That (1999) and Josie and the Pussycats (2001). Cook has also appeared in a number of independent films and in the 2005 television miniseries Into the West.
She owns her own production company called Ben's Sister Productions, the name of which is a reference to her younger brother, Ben, who is an aspiring filmmaker.
After becoming engaged in December 2003, she married actor Daniel Gillies in August 2004.
Filmography
Rachael Leigh Cook as Lisa Calighan in AntiTrustInto the West (TV) (2005)
Fearless (TV) (2004)
My First Wedding (2004)
American Crime (2004)
Stateside (2004)
Tempo (2003)
11:14 (2003)
Bookies (2003)
The Big Empty (2003)
Bookies (2003)
29 Palms (2002)
Sally (2002)
Scorched (2002)
Tangled (2001)
Texas Rangers (TV) (2001)
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
Blow Dry (2001)
AntiTrust (2001)
Get Carter (2000)
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1999)
The Hi-Line (1999)
She's All That (1999)
Living Out Loud (1998)
The Naked Man (1998)
The Hairy Bird (1998)
The Eighteenth Angel (1997)
The House of Yes (1997)
Carpool (1996)
26 Summer Street (1996)
Tom and Huck (1995)
The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
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