Senin, 28 Februari 2011

katherine heigl american actress and producer

Katherine Marie Heiglborn November 24, 1978 is an American actress and producer. She is known for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens on ABC's Grey's Anatomy and her starring role in the movies Knocked Up, 27 Dresses, and The Ugly Truth.
Heigl started her career as a child model with Wilhelmina Models before she turned her attention to acting. She made her debut in the coming-of-age film That Night. Heigl co-starred as Isabel Evans in the television series Roswell and movies including My Father the Hero before landing her break-out role in Grey's Anatomy. Heigl has established herself as a cover model appearing on numerous publications including Maxim, Vanity Fair and Cosmopolitan.
Heigl married Josh Kelley in Park City, Utah, on December 23, 2007.
Contents
* 1 Early life and family
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Early work, 1986–1998
o 2.2 Rise to fame, 1999–2004
o 2.3 Breakthrough, 2005–present
* 3 Salary
* 4 Feminism
* 5 Animal welfare projects
* 6 Personal life
* 7 Film and television credits
* 8 References
* 9 External links
Early life and family
Heigl was born in Washington, D.C., at Columbia Hospital for Women, the daughter of Nancy (née Engelhardt) – a personnel manager – and Paul Heigl, a financial executive and accountant.Heigl has German and Irish ancestry, and was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is the youngest of four children (her siblings are Meg, Jason (deceased), and Holt). Heigl lived in Virginia and then Denver before her family settled in Connecticut, when they moved into a large, old Victorian-style farmhouse in the wealthy town of New Canaan, where she spent most of her childhood.
In 1986, her older brother Jason died of injuries suffered in a car accident, after being thrown from the back of a pickup truck while out for lunch with some of his high school classmates. Following his death, the family decided to donate his organs. Heigl was unnerved by this at the time but became a strong proponent of organ donation, working as a spokesperson for Donate Life America. Afterward, their parents converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (prior to that her mother was Lutheran and her father Catholic).
Career
Early work, 1986–1998
When Heigl was nine, an aunt visiting the family decided to take a number of photographs of her. After returning to her home in New York, her aunt sent the photos to a number of modeling agencies, with the permission of Heigl's parents. Within a few weeks, Heigl was signed with Wilhelmina Models as a child model. Soon after signing with the agency, a client slated Heigl for use in a magazine advertisement where she made her debut. At the time, she was earning $75 an hour posing for Sears and Lord & Taylor catalogs. Heigl appeared in her first national television spot for Cheerios cereal.
She made her acting debut in the 1992 movie That Night. Heigl appeared as Christina Sebastian in Steven Soderbergh's Depression-era drama King of the Hill before being cast in her first leading role in the 1994 comedy My Father the Hero. During this time, Heigl continued to attend New Canaan High School, balancing her film and modeling work with her academic studies. Heigl dropped out of New Canaan High School after her sophomore year to pursue her career in Hollywood.
In 1995, she starred in the Steven Seagal action thriller Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. Heigl portrayed a 16-year-old travelling on a train across a mountain pass to visit the grave of her deceased father with uncle Casey Ryback (Seagal), an ex-SEAL counter-terrorist expert. The main plotline has the train hijacked by mercenaries in Colorado, keeping her as a hostage. Much of her work in the film was opposite Morris Chestnut, Sandra Taylor and Everett McGill.
Despite an increased focus on acting, she still modeled extensively, appearing regularly in magazines such as Seventeen. She took the lead role in Disney's made-for-television film Wish Upon a Star in 1996, portraying two characters along with Danielle Harris. Also in 1996, Heigl's parents divorced and her mother was diagnosed with cancer. After her high school graduation in 1997, she moved with her mother into a four-bedroom house in Malibu Canyon, Los Angeles, and her mother became her manager.
In 1998, she co-starred with Peter Fonda in a re-working of the classic Shakespearian play The Tempest, set during the American Civil War. Later that year, she starred in the horror film Bride of Chucky.
Rise to fame, 1999–2004
In 1999, Heigl turned her attention to television when she accepted the role of Isabel Evans on the science fiction TV drama Roswell, a role that was expanded in the show's second and third seasons. Heigl had auditioned for all three of the show's female leads (the other two roles eventually went to Shiri Appleby and Majandra Delfino) before she was finally cast as alien-human hybrid Isabel.
Heigl was frequently featured in photo essays in magazines such as Life, TV Guide, and Teen as well as FHM. She appeared in the FHM and Maxim calendars, FHM's annual "100 Sexiest Women in the World", and was featured in the Girls of Maxim Gallery. In May 2006, Maxim awarded her #12 on their annual Hot 100List as well as voted the 19th "Sexiest Woman in the World" by readers of FHM magazine. While Roswell was in production, Heigl worked on several films, including 100 Girls, an independent 2001 film, and Valentine, a horror film starring David Boreanaz and Denise Richards.
Heigl accepted a role in Ground Zero, a television thriller scheduled to be telecast that fall which was based on the bestselling James Mills[disambiguation needed] novel The Seventh Power, in the spring of 2001. She co-starred as a brilliant and politically-concerned college student who helps to build a nuclear device to illustrate the need for a change in national priorities. The device ends up in the hands of a terrorist following betrayal by a fellow student. However, after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the film was shelved when its plot was considered inappropriate. It reemerged in 2003 under the title Critical Assembly. After the attacks, Heigl recorded a public service announcement for the American Red Cross in an effort to help raise money for victims.
In 2003, Heigl appeared in three television movies. She returned to the horror genre with Evil Never Dies, a modern-day variation on the Frankenstein story co-starring Thomas Gibson. Love Comes Softly, for Hallmark Entertainment, found Heigl starring as Marty Claridge, a young, pregnant newlywed traveling west. (She reprised the role of Marty in the sequel Love's Enduring Promise the next year.) Heigl played Isabella Linton in MTV's modern revamp of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. In October 2003, Heigl was cast opposite Johnny Knoxville in The Ringer, a Farrelly brothers comedy that was released in December 2005. Heigl starred as Romy in the 2005 television movie Romy and Michele: In the Beginning, a prequel to the 1997 film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.
Breakthrough, 2005–present
In 2005, Heigl was cast in what would become her most high-profile role to date, as medical intern Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens on Grey's Anatomy, an ABC medical drama. The show, originally introduced as a mid-season replacement, became a huge ratings success and is still one of the highest-rated television series on broadcast television. The same year, Heigl landed the starring role in the independent film, Side Effects, a romantic comedy about marketing and the pharmaceutical industry, where she was also executive producer. In late 2006, Heigl was nominated for a Golden Globe award in the category Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-series, or Motion Picture Made for Television for her work on Grey's Anatomy. Also in 2006, she filmed Knocked Up, a comedy from writer/director Judd Apatow, starring opposite Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, and Apatow's real life wife, Leslie Mann. Upon its June 2007 theatrical release, the film received largely positive reviews from critics, and proved to be a box office success. Despite her run of success, she also starred in the box office bomb Zyzzyx Road which despite being filmed in 2004, was not released until 2006. It has been cited as the lowest grossing film of all time. She has been on FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" list twice as of 2007.
Heigl at the 59th Annual Emmy Awards in 2007
On September 16, 2007, Heigl won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Izzie Stevens. In her acceptance speech she acknowledged that even her mother did not believe she would win, and when her name was called, she had to be censored vocally by the telecast's producers, due to her saying "Shit!" when she reacted to the win.Earlier, she had corrected telecast announcer Rebecca Riedy, who had been given an incorrect phonetic spelling of Heigl's name, when she mispronounced her name as Hi-jell before the presentation of the award with Kyle Chandler for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. She starred in the film, 27 Dresses which was released in January 2008, playing alongside James Marsden.
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charlotte church life and music career

Charlotte Maria Church born Charlotte Maria Reed; 21 February 1986 is a Welsh singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter. She rose to fame in childhood as a classical singer before branching into pop music in 2005. By 2007, she had sold more than 10 million records worldwide and over 5 million copies in U.S. In 2010 was said to be worth as much as £11m (though one 2003 report had her worth £25m). She recently hosted the third series of her Channel 4 chat show The Charlotte Church Show.
Church released her first album in 5 years, titled Back To Scratch, on 17 October 2010.
Contents
* 1 Life and music career
o 1.1 Early life
o 1.2 1998–2005: classical career
o 1.3 2005–2009: pursuing pop career; classical career on hold
o 1.4 2010–present: Return To Music and Back To Scratch
* 2 Acting and television career
o 2.1 Television
+ 2.1.1 Minor appearances
+ 2.1.2 The Charlotte Church Show
o 2.2 Over the Rainbow
o 2.3 Film roles
* 3 Personal life and family
* 4 Controversy
* 5 Discography
* 6 Filmography
* 7 Bibliography
* 8 Awards and nominations
* 9 References
* 10 External links
Life and music career
Early life
Charlotte Church was born Charlotte Maria Reed Llandaff, a district of Cardiff, Wales. She was brought up as a Roman Catholic by her mother, Maria, who was separated from Church's biological father, Stephen Reed. Church was adopted by her mother's second husband, James Church in 1998. Her break came at 11 when she sang "Pie Jesu" over the telephone on the television show "This Morning" in 1997, followed by her performance on ITV's Big, Big Talent Show in 1997. This led to concerts at Cardiff Arms Park, the Royal Albert Hall and opening for Shirley Bassey in Antwerp. She also received a vocal scholarship to Howell's School Llandaff in Cardiff where she started in 1998 after leaving The Cathedral School, Llandaff. She balanced performing and school with help from tutors for when she was on the road and said in many interviews that she was "just like every other girl her age".
1998–2005: classical career
Church was then introduced to the Cardiff impresario Jonathan Shalit, who became her manager and negotiated a contract with Sony BMG. Her first album, Voice of an Angel, was a collection of arias, sacred songs, and traditional pieces that sold millions worldwide and made her the youngest artist with a No. 1 album on the British classical crossover charts.
Church appeared on PBS specials. Her self-titled second album also included operatic, religious and traditional tracks. One, the soaring and inspirational Just Wave Hello, was the centre piece of a millennium-themed ad campaign for the Ford Motor Company. The song's full-length video, featuring Church, won acclaim at the Detroit Auto Show and introduced her to new fans. The track reached No. 31 in Britain.
In 2000, she released Dream a Dream, an album of Christmas carols. It included Church's first foray into a more pop-influenced style in the title track Dream a Dream, borrowing the melody from Fauré's Pavane and featuring young American country singer Billy Gilman. Church also sang with Gilman in "Sleigh Ride" on his CD Classic Christmas.
In 2001, Church added more pop, swing, and Broadway with her album Enchantment. That year, Church made her first film appearance in the 2001 Ron Howard film A Beautiful Mind. Celine Dion was beginning a concert engagement in Las Vegas and was not available to perform the film's end title song, "All Love Can Be", so composer James Horner enlisted Church and the song was rewritten for her vocal range. Church also handled other vocal passages throughout the score.
In 2002, at 16, she released a 'best of' album called Prelude, and took part in the Royal Christmas tour alongside Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, concluding her classical music career.
2005–2009: pursuing pop career; classical career on hold
Charlotte Church signing her music single in 2005
In 2005, Church issued her first pop album Tissues and Issues. Four singles were moderately successful in the UK with "Crazy Chick" reaching no. 2, "Call My Name" number 10, "Even God Can't Change the Past" number 17, and "Moodswings (to Come at Me like That)" number 14. Although these were released in Australia as well, they failed to reach the same level of success there, and in March 2006 it was announced that there would be no US releases of Church's pop work until she had achieved a number 1 hit in the UK.[citation needed] Tissues and Issues accounted for no more than 2% of her total sales.[citation needed] Church's pop album was released in the U.S. through Amazon.com MP3 shop, and iTunes in 2009.
In April 2006, she performed three concerts in Glasgow, London, and Cardiff, in venues holding between 2,000 and 3,000 people; the dates at London and Cardiff were sold out. Supported by Irish band the New Druids, Church performed a mix of tracks from her debut pop album and a number of pop covers including Prince's "Kiss" and Gloria Estefan's "Rhythm is Gonna Get You". Though Church hinted at the possibility of a full tour in the future, none took place.
In November 2006, it was announced that she and Sony had parted ways. According to her publicist, this was a mutual decision reached after a series of meetings throughout the year, which were held since her five and later six album deal had come to an end. There was some speculation that Church had decided to take a break from her singing career, in order to focus on her television show. Others suggested that the performance of her pop releases in the charts also contributed to the decision. Soon, she became pregnant with her daughter, Ruby Megan Henson, and this was widely believed to have contributed to the decision.
In 2007, Church became Patron of the charity The Topsy Foundation UK, helping to raise awareness and funds for its work to support rural communities in South Africa, empowering people infected with and affected by HIV and AIDS, through medical care, social support and skills development.
Articles emerged in the UK press in March and April 2008 stating that she was still training classically and was contemplating a return to classical crossover at some point. Church has sung in religious services in Taizé. She has also performed before Pope John Paul II, Queen Elizabeth II, the Prince of Wales and Bill Clinton.
In June 2008, she again became pregnant, this time with her son, Dexter Lloyd Henson. In Church's latest interview, she mentioned she would be ready to work on more music a few months after she was fully recovered from her second pregnancy, and Dexter was a little bit older, though was not sure whether she would further develop her classical career, her pop career, or both as she loves both genres for different reasons, and plans to work on both genres but needs to be in a creative state of mind to continue work on her second Pop album. Charlotte also mentioned that she has been working with a vocal instructor to keep her voice in check during, and after her second pregnancy, and while she has never put a focus on her body image, she would like to get back into the shape she was in before becoming a mother when she resumes work.
In June 2009, Church sat down with 'Hello!' magazine, and discussed her life since having her second child. She said that she is currently in the studio, resuming work on her new album. She is excited to further her music career and plans on enlisting the help of both sets of grandparents, and their father, Gavin Henson, to help care for the children, now that they are a little bit older. She mentioned that Henson has been strongly encouraging her to get back to work, and pursue her career that she has greatly missed since settling down.
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yamila diaz argentine model

Yamila Díaz-Rahi usually spelled without the diacritic mark in her modeling work; born March 9, 1976 is an Argentine model.
Contents
* 1 Background
* 2 Modeling career
* 3 References
* 4 External links
Background
Díaz was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina of Spanish and Lebanese descent. Her father was a doctor and her mother was a health care manager. While studying Economics in Buenos Aires in 1996, she took a holiday in Uruguay where she was discovered by a scout from a Milan modeling agency.
Modeling career
After working in Milan for a few years, she was featured in 1999 in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and made the cover of the magazine first in 2002 and again in 2006. On the 2006 cover, she appears with several other models for an "All-Stars" special.
Diaz-Rahi has also appeared on the cover of magazines such as GQ, Glamour, Maxim, Elle, Shape.She has appeared in the Victoria's Secret catalog, and in advertisements for bebe, Ungaro's Fleur de Diva perfume, Replay jeans, and other products.
She was the first Latin spokesmodel in CoverGirl history. Diaz-Rahi also starred in the 1999 Italian film Il pesce innamorato.
References
1. ^ a b c d e "Profile of fashion model Yamila Diaz Rahi". Fashion Model Directory. FashionOne Group. http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Yamila_Diaz+Rahi. Retrieved March 14, 2009.
2. ^ French 'Sport' magazine, published December 2008
3. ^ a b "Yamila Diaz". AskMen.com. IGN. http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/models_60/65_yamila_diaz.html. Retrieved March 14, 2009.
4. ^ a b "2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Bio - Yamila Diaz-Rahi". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc.. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2007_swimsuit/models/yamila_diazrahi/bio.html. Retrieved March 14, 2009.
External links
* Yamila Diaz Photos
* Yamila Diaz Rahi at Fashion Model Directory
* Yamila Diaz Rahi at the Internet Movie Database
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1960s
Babette March • Sue Peterson • Sunny Bippus • Marilyn Tindall • Turia Mau • Jamee Becker
1970s
Cheryl Tiegs • Tannia Rubiano • Shelia Roscoe • Dayle Haddon • Ann Simonton • Cheryl Tiegs • Yvette and Yvonne Sylvander • Lena Kansbod • Maria Joao • Christie Brinkley
1980s
Christie Brinkley • Christie Brinkley • Carol Alt • Cheryl Tiegs • Paulina Porizkova • Paulina Porizkova • Elle Macpherson • Elle Macpherson • Elle Macpherson • Kathy Ireland
1990s
Judit Mascó • Ashley Richardson • Kathy Ireland • Vendela Kirsebom • Kathy Ireland, Rachel Hunter, & Elle Macpherson • Daniela Peštová • Valeria Mazza & Tyra Banks • Tyra Banks • Heidi Klum • Rebecca Romijn
2000s
Daniela Peštová • Elsa Benítez • Yamila Díaz • Petra Němcová • Veronika Vařeková • Carolyn Murphy • Veronika Vařeková, Elle Macpherson, Rebecca Romijn, Rachel Hunter, Daniela Peštová, Elsa Benítez, Carolyn Murphy, & Yamila Díaz • Beyoncé Knowles • Marisa Miller • Bar Refaeli
2010s
Brooklyn Decker • Irina Shayk
[show]v · d · e1990–1999 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
1990
Sabrina Barnett • Michaela Bercu • Anna Getaneh • Rachel Hunter • Kathy Ireland • Estelle Lefébure • Elle Macpherson • Judit Mascó • Ashley Richardson • Maria von Hartz • Louise Vyent • Akure Wall • Roshumba Williams
1991
Monica Bellucci • Rosie de la Cruz • Angie Everhart • Rachel Hunter • Kathy Ireland • Elle Macpherson • Judit Mascó • Ashley Richardson • Stephanie Seymour • Roshumba Williams
1992
Naomi Campbell • Angie Everhart • Kathy Ireland • Vendela Kirsebom • Judit Mascó • Gail O'Neill • Paulina Porizkova • Ashley Richardson • Roshumba Williams • Stacey Williams • Shana Zadrick
1993
Tyra Banks • Britta Dubbels • Rachel Hunter • Kathy Ireland • Vendela Kirsebom • Estelle Lefébure • Ashley Richardson • Ingrid Seynhaeve • Amber Smith • Maria von Hartz • Stacey Williams
1994
Veronica Blume • Jenny Brunt • Angie Everhart • Rachel Hunter • Kathy Ireland • Kate James • Vendela Kirsebom • Elle Macpherson • Judit Mascó • Lana Ogilvie • Rebecca Romijn • Ingrid Seynhaeve • Amber Smith • Aya Thorgren • Dara Torres • Patricia Velásquez • Roshumba Williams • Stacey Williams
1995
Angie Everhart • Yasmeen Ghauri • Vendela Kirsebom • Roberta Little • Judit Mascó • Daniela Peštová • Ashley Richardson • Rebecca Romijn • Ingrid Seynhaeve • Talisa Soto • Cheryl Tiegs • Patricia Velásquez • Manon von Gerkan • Stacey Williams
1996
Tyra Banks • Angie Everhart • Kathy Ireland • Valeria Mazza • Georgianna Robertson* • Rebecca Romijn • Ingrid Seynhaeve • Manon von Gerkan • Stacey Williams
1997
Tyra Banks • Laetitia Castam • Naomi Campbell • Yasmeen Ghaurip • Steffi Graf • Eva Herzigová • Vendela Kirsebom • Valeria Mazza • Karen Mulder • Navia Nguyenm • Chandra Northp • Brandi Quiñonesm • Niki Taylor • Stacey Williams
1998
Tyra Banks • Caprice Bourret • Laetitia Casta • Louise Forsling • Eva Herzigová • Heidi Klum • Tanga Moreau • Karen Mulderp • Chandra North • Irina Pantaeva • Lorraine Pascale • Daniela Peštová • Rebecca Romijn • Beri Smither • Niki Taylor • Stacey Williams
1999
Kadra Ahmed Omar • Michelle Behennah* • Laetitia Casta • Yamila Díaz* • Amber Noelle Ehresmann • Lujan Fernandez • Eva Herzigová • Heidi Klum* • Chandra North • Sarah O'Hare* • Andrea Orme • Daniela Peštová* • Audrey Quock • Rebecca Romijn* • Tamara Spoelder • Veronika Vařeková
Covergirl in bold *appeared in bodypainting by Joanne Gair, pappeared in print edition only, mappeared in special feature
2010–2019 · 2000–2009 · 1990–1999 · 1980–1989 · 1970–1979 · 1964–1969 || Covers
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2000
Elsa Benítezp • Kylie Bax • Michelle Behennah • Laetitia Casta • Yamila Díaz • Luján Fernández • Kristy Hinze • Malia Jonesp • Heidi Klum • Melania Knaussp • Shakara Ledard • Ana Paula Lemesp • Noémie Lenoir • Josie Maranp • Carré Otis • Daniela Peštová • Audrey Quockp • Gabrielle Reecep • Rachel Roberts • Molly Simsp • Veronika Vařeková • Estella Warren
2001
Michelle Behennah • Elsa Benítez • Aurélie Claudel • Yamila Díaz* • Luján Fernández • Janelle Fishmanp • Heidi Klum* • Shakara Ledard* • Kim Lemantonp • Noémie Lenoir* • Shirley Mallmann • Josie Maran • Petra Němcováp • Daniela Peštová • Audrey Quockp • Molly Sims* • Fernanda Tavares* • Veronika Vařeková* • Amy Wesson
2002
Ana Beatriz Barros • Elsa Benítez • Ehrinn Cummings • Yamila Díaz • Isabeli Fontana • Bridget Hall • Melissa Keller • Heidi Klum • Shakara Ledard • Vanessa Lorenzo • Josie Maran • Carla Mariap • Marisa Millerp • Annie Mortonp • Petra Němcová • Chandra North • Daniela Peštováp • Audrey Quock • Molly Sims • Veronika Vařeková
2003
Michelle Alvesp • May Andersen • Ana Beatriz Barros • Yamila Díaz • Reka Ebergenyip • Isabeli Fontana • Bridget Hall • Rachel Hunter* • Melissa Keller • Noémie Lenoir • Juliana Martins • Marisa Miller • Petra Němcová • Sarah O'Hare • Daniela Peštová • Audrey Quock • Molly Sims • Fernanda Tavaresp • Jessica White
2004
May Andersen • Ana Beatriz Barros • Elsa Benítez • Yamila Díaz • Bridget Hall* • Melissa Keller* • Noémie Lenoir* • Angela Lindvall • Marisa Miller* • Fernanda Motta • Carolyn Murphy • Petra Němcová* • Daniela Peštová • Frankie Rayder • Molly Sims • Jessica Van Der Steen • Veronika Vařeková • Jessica White*
2005
Michelle Alves • Ana Beatriz Barros • Yamila Díaz • Alicia Hall • Bridget Hall* • Shakara Ledard • Noémie Lenoir • Michelle Lombardo • Marisa Miller* • Fernanda Motta • Carolyn Murphy • Petra Němcová • Oluchi Onweagba • Frankie Rayder • Daniella Sarahyba* • Mallory Snyder • Jessica Van Der Steen • Anne V* • Veronika Vařeková • Jessica White*
2006
Ana Beatriz Barros • Elsa Benitez • Carla Campbell • Brooklyn Decker • Yamila Diaz • Bridget Hall • Rachel Hunter • Heidi Klum* • Noémie Lenoir • Elle Macpherson • Marisa Miller • Fernanda Motta • Carolyn Murphy • Aline Nakashima • Petra Němcová • Oluchi Onweagba • Daniela Pestova • Rebecca Romijn • Pania Rose • Daniella Sarahyba • Molly Sims • Mallory Snyder • Yésica Toscanini • Veronica Varekova • Anne V
2007
Ana Paula Araújo* • Ana Beatriz Barros • Brooklyn Decker • Yamila Díaz • Selita Ebanks • Julie Henderson • Marisa Miller* • Fernanda Motta • Aline Nakashima • Raica Oliveira • Oluchi Onweagba • Tori Praver* • Bar Refaeli • Daniella Sarahyba* • Irina Shayk • Fernanda Tavares • Yésica Toscanini • Anne V • Veronika Vařeková • Jessica White (cover: Beyoncé Knowles)
2008
Melissa Baker • Ana Beatriz Barros • Yasmin Brunet • Jeísa Chiminazzo • Brooklyn Decker • Selita Ebanks • Jessica Gomes* • Quiana Grant* • Melissa Haro • Julie Henderson • Jarah Mariano • Marisa Miller* • Oluchi Onweagba • Tori Praver* • Bar Refaeli • Daniella Sarahyba • Irina Shayk • Anne V • Jessica White
2009
Kim Cloutier • Brooklyn Decker* • Cintia Dicker • Lucia Dvorská • Esti Ginzburg • Jessica Gomes • Melissa Haro • Jessica Hart • Julie Henderson* • Damaris Lewis • Jarah Mariano • Ariel Meredith • Tori Praver • Bar Refaeli • Hilary Rhoda • Daniella Sarahyba • Irina Shayk* • Anne V • Jessica White*
40th Anniversary (2004)
Hall of Fame
Elle Macpherson • Paulina Porizkova • Rachel Hunter • Tyra Banks • Valeria Mazza • Stacey Williams • Heidi Klum • Cheryl Tiegs • Roshumba Williams • Christie Brinkley • Vendela Kirsebom
All-Star Reunion
Cover (2006)
Elsa Benítez • Yamila Díaz • Rachel Hunter • Elle Macpherson • Carolyn Murphy • Daniela Peštová • Rebecca Romijn • Veronika Vařeková (Celebrity special: Maria Sharapova)
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Date of birth March 9, 1976
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Actress Erika Christensen

Erika Christensen, whose movie credits include Traffic and How To Rob a Bank, is a regular cast member of the NBC series "Parenthood."


She plays Julia Braverman-Graham, a lawyer whose husband stays at home and takes care of their little girl.

Julia is an ardent feminist who shudders at the mere appreciation of feminine physical beauty. In one episode, she gets upset when her daughter wants to dress up for Halloween as a beauty pageant contestant and desperately tries to get her to reconsider. In another episode, she cringes when her daughter plays Marilyn Monroe in a children's play about the history of California. ("Parenthood" is set in Berkeley.)


So, Julia would be intellectually opposed to this blog and find it objectionable.

And yet, I'm featuring the actress who plays her.

Ironic, no? :-O

Minggu, 27 Februari 2011

anna nicole smith playboy and modeling career

Anna Nicole Smith November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007 was an American model, sex symbol, actress and television personality. Smith first gained popularity in Playboy, becoming the 1993 Playmate of the Year. She modeled for clothing companies, including Guess jeans and Lane Bryant.
Smith dropped out of high school and was married in 1985. Her highly publicized second marriage to oil business mogul J. Howard Marshall, 62 years her senior, resulted in speculation that she married the octogenarian for his money, which she denied. Following Marshall's death, Smith began a lengthy legal battle over a share of his estate; her case, Marshall v. Marshall, reached the U.S. Supreme Court on a question of federal jurisdiction. She died on February 8, 2007 in a Hollywood, Florida hotel room as a result of an overdose of prescription drugs. Within the final six months of her life, Smith was the focus of renewed press coverage surrounding the death of her son, Daniel and the paternity and custody battle over her birth daughter Dannielynn.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Playboy and modeling career
* 3 Marriage to Marshall
* 4 Inheritance court cases
* 5 Film and television career
* 6 Smith as spokesperson
* 7 Personal life
o 7.1 Birth of daughter
o 7.2 Death of son
o 7.3 Commitment ceremony with Stern
o 7.4 Residency in the Bahamas
* 8 Death and funeral
* 9 Appearances
o 9.1 Film
o 9.2 Television
o 9.3 Music
* 10 See also
* 11 References
* 12 External links
Early life
Born Vickie Lynn Hogan in Harris County, Texas, Anna Nicole was the only child of Donald Eugene Hogan (July 12, 1947 – September 19, 2009) and Virgie Mae (née Tabers; born July 12, 1951), who married on February 22, 1967 and divorced on November 4, 1969. Anna Nicole was raised by her mother and aunt. Virgie subsequently married Donald R. Hart in 1971. After Virgie married Donald, Anna Nicole changed her name from Vickie Hogan to Nikki Hart. Anna Nicole attended Durkee Elementary School and Aldine Intermediate School in Houston. When she was in the 9th grade, she was sent to live with her mother's younger sister, Kay Beall, in Mexia, Texas. At Mexia High School, Anna Nicole failed her freshman year and later quit school during her sophomore year.While working as a waitress at Jim's Krispy Fried Chicken in Mexia, Anna Nicole met Billy Wayne Smith, who was a cook at the restaurant. The couple married April 4, 1985; when she was 17 and he was 16. Anna Nicole gave birth to their son, Daniel Wayne Smith on January 22, 1986. She and Billy separated in 1987 and she moved to Houston with one-year-old Daniel. They were officially divorced February 3, 1993, in Houston. Initially, Anna Nicole found employment at Wal-Mart, then as a waitress at Red Lobster. She then became a stripper, and in 1991, began taking modeling and voice lessons. In October of that year, she saw an ad in the newspaper to audition for Playboy magazine.
Playboy and modeling career
Anna Nicole Smith
Playboy centerfold appearance
May 1992
Preceded by Cady Cantrell
Succeeded by Angela Melini
Playmate of the Year
1993
Preceded by Corinna Harney
Succeeded by Jenny McCarthy
Personal details
Born November 28, 1967(1967-11-28)
Harris County, Texas, United States
Died February 8, 2007(2007-02-08) (aged 39)
Hollywood, Florida, United States
Measurements Bust: 36DD (97DD cm)
Waist: 26 in (66 cm)
Hips: 38 in (97 cm)
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[9]
Weight 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st)
In 1992 Smith was chosen by Hugh Hefner to appear on the cover of the March issue of Playboy, where she was listed as Vickie Smith, wearing a low-cut evening gown. The centerfold was photographed by Stephen Wayda. Smith said she planned to be "the next Marilyn Monroe". one of Playboy's most popular models, Smith was heavier and larger than the typical Playboy model. Smith was chosen to be the 1993 Playmate of the Year. By the time of her PMOY pictorial, she had settled on the name Anna Nicole Smith.
Smith secured a contract to replace supermodel Claudia Schiffer in the Guess jeans ad campaign in a series of sultry black and white photographs. Guess capitalized on Smith's strong resemblance to sex symbol Jayne Mansfield and put her in Jayne-inspired photo sessions. In 1993, before Christmas, she modeled for the Swedish clothing company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). She was dressed in underwear and arranged in seductive poses. She appeared on big posters in Sweden and Norway.
A photograph of Smith was used by New York magazine on the cover of its August 22, 1994 issue titled White Trash Nation. In the photo, she appears squatting in a short skirt and cowboy boots as she eats chips. In October 1994, Smith's lawyer initiated a $5,000,000 lawsuit against the magazine claiming unauthorized use of her photo and that the article had damaged her reputation. Her lawyer said that Smith was told she was being photographed to embody the "all-American-woman look", and that they wanted glamor shots. He further stated that the picture used was taken for fun during a break.
Marriage to Marshall
While performing at Gigi's (now renamed as "Pleasures"), a Houston strip club, in October 1991, Smith met elderly oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall and they began a relationship. During their two-year relationship, he reportedly lavished gifts on her and asked her to marry him several times. She divorced her husband Billy on February 3, 1993, in Houston. On June 27, 1994, Smith, 26, and Marshall, 89, married in Houston. This resulted in a great deal of gossip about her marrying him for his money. Though she reportedly never lived with him, Smith maintained that she loved her husband, and age did not matter to her. Thirteen months after his marriage to Smith, Marshall died on August 4, 1995, in Houston.
Inheritance court cases
Main article: Marshall v. Marshall
Within weeks of J. Howard Marshall's death, Smith and her husband's son, E. Pierce Marshall, battled over her claim for half of her late husband's US$1.6 billion estate. She temporarily joined forces with J. Howard's other son, James Howard Marshall III, whom the elder Howard had disowned. Howard III claimed J. Howard orally promised him a portion of his estate; like Smith, Howard III was also left out of J. Howard's will. The case has gone on for more than a decade, producing a highly publicized court battle in Texas and several judicial decisions that have gone both for and against Smith in that time.
In 1996, Smith filed for bankruptcy in California as a result of a $850,000 judgment against her for sexual harassment of an employee. As any money potentially due to her from the Marshall estate was part of her potential assets, the bankruptcy court involved itself in the matter.
Smith claimed J. Howard orally promised her half of his estate if she married him. In September 2000, a Los Angeles bankruptcy judge awarded her $449,754,134. In July 2001, Houston judge Mike Wood affirmed the jury findings in the probate case by ruling that Smith was entitled to nothing and ordered Smith to pay over $1 million in fees and expenses to Pierce's legal team. The conflict between the Texas probate court and California bankruptcy court judgments forced the matter into federal court.
In March 2002, a federal judge vacated the California bankruptcy court's ruling and issued a new ruling but reduced the award to $88 million. In December 2004, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the March 2002 decision, on the reasoning that the federal courts lacked jurisdiction to overrule this probate decision.
The U.S. Supreme Court decided in September 2005 to hear the appeal of that decision. The Bush administration subsequently directed the Solicitor General to intercede on Smith's behalf out of an interest to expand federal court jurisdiction over state probate disputes. After months of waiting, Smith and her stepson Pierce learned of the Supreme Court's decision on May 1, 2006. The justices unanimously decided in favor of Smith; Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the majority opinion. The decision did not give Smith a portion of her husband's estate, but affirmed her right to pursue a share of it in federal court. On June 20, 2006, E. Pierce Marshall died at age 67 from an "aggressive infection". His widow, Elaine T. Marshall, now represents his estate. The case was remanded to the 9th Circuit to adjudicate the remaining appellate issues not previously resolved.
After Anna’s death, the New York Times reported that the case over the Marshall fortune "is likely to continue in the name of Ms. Smith’s infant daughter.The current situation is that Anna Nicole Smith's estate will not inherit any of her late husband's estate. Following the decision by the Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit, lawyers for the estate of Anna Nicole Smith requested the appeal be heard before the entire 9th circuit. However on May 6, 2010 the appeal was denied. On September 28, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court again agreed to hear the case.
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