Actress Leighton Meester

Leighton Meester is an actress making waves in Hollywood these days.



She has appeared in numerous television shows, such as "Law & Order," "Boston Public," and "Veronica Mars." Currently she stars as Blair Waldorf in the CW TV series "Gossip Girl," about privileged Upper East Side high school students in New York.

Actress Diane Lane

Diane Lane first received notoriety as a child actress at the age of 14 in A Little Romance, in 1979. She spent much of the eighties, however, as just another young Hollywood ingenue. But when she matured, so did her career.



In this past decade alone, Lane has starred in movies such as Unfaithful (for which she received several award nominations, despite the movie's mixed reviews), Under the Tuscan Sun, Hollywoodland (about the mysterious death of George Reeves), and Nights In Rodanthe.

She is currently married to actor Josh Brolin.

Actress Jayne Kennedy

If you grew up in the sixties, you remember Jacqueline Kennedy as a symbol of style. If you grew up in the seventies, you probably remember a different Kennedy in the same role. :-D



An actress, and later a sportscaster, Jayne Kennedy represented Ohio in the Miss USA pageant, the first black woman to do so. She was in demand as a model throughout the decade. She keeps a low profile these days.

MSNBC newswoman Chris Jansing

Chris Jansing joined MSNBC in 1998, where she is now a contributing anchor. She's also the Los Angeles correspondent for NBC News.



Before that, she had been an anchor on various radio stations in upstate New York and was a reporter and anchor for WNYT-TV in Albany.

Model/actress Dayle Haddon

I decided to feature Dayle Haddon today on this blog, and I found out while researching her that she was born in Canada.

How appropriate, since yesterday was Canada Day! :-)



Originally from Montreal, Miss Haddon grew up speaking both English and French. She established herself as an actress in France, but she was less successful in Hollywood; in the United States, she was seen as a model who acted, not an actress that modeled. She did appear in one popular film - 1979's North Dallas Forty.



Miss Haddon, who turned 60 in May, has been a spokesmodel for several cosmetics companies, and she's currently promoting L'Oreal's anti-aging products. She also serves as a wellness commentator for CBS's morning news show.



This is a recent picture. :-)

Television personality Genevieve Gorder

Genevieve Gorder is a designer and a regular host on the Home & Garden Television cable channel. Since January, she's hosted "Dear Genevieve," a show that features her design problems in person for viewers who have written in to the program.



Fun fact: She also designed the bottle for Tanqueray No. 10 gin.

British television actress Jenny Funnell

Jenny Funnell is familiar to Anglophilic Americans, having played Sandy in the British sitcom "As Time Goes By" for ten years.



Her character was a secretary who moves in with her boss and her best friend Judith, respectively played by Judi Dench and Moira Brooker. Sandy's personality was warm and soft in contrast to Judith's savvy, sharp image.