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Minggu, 08 Mei 2011

vanessa paradis french singer model

Vanessa Chantal Paradis born 22 December 1972 is a French singer, model and actress. She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi". Since then, she has accomplished a career in music, movies and modelling.
Contents
1 Childhood
2 Career
2.1 1981–1986
2.2 1987–1991
2.3 1992–1993
2.4 1993–2011
3 Family
4 Discography
5 Filmography
6 Awards and nominations
7 References
8 External links and audio sampleChildhood
Paradis was born on 22 December 1972 at Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, near Paris. Vanessa Paradis spent her childhood in Villiers-sur-Marne with her parents, André and Corinne Paradis. Vanessa Paradis was attracted to cinema early on. Her admiration for Marilyn Monroe led her to take dance and piano lessons. She spent a lot of time with her uncle, Didier Pain, and his musician friends. Career
1981–1986
Her first TV appearance was on the show L'École des fans in 1981. She recorded her first single, "La Magie des surprises-parties", in 1983 and performed it in an Italian festival in 1985 but lost the first prize.
1987–1991
Although "La Magie des surprises-parties" was not a hit, it paved the way for the song with which she would become internationally famous, "Joe le taxi", in 1987, while she was still only 14 years old. It was #1 in France for 11 weeksand, unusually for a song sung in French, was released in the United Kingdom the following year 25 January where it reached 3. It was taken from her first album M&J it stands for Marilyn & Johnwhich, although it gained a number 13 placing in France, drew little attention in the UK and did not chart. In March 1989, aged 16, she decided to drop out of high school in order to pursue her career. She then released Variations sur le même t'aime in 1990, containing a remake of the Lou Reed song "Walk on the Wild Side". The album was written by acclaimed French composer Serge Gainsbourg, whom she met when she received the best singer award at Les Victoires de la Musique, on February, 4th 1990. In 1990, Paradis won the 1990 César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in Noce Blanche.
In 1991, Paradis promoted a fragrance for Chanel, titled Coco. In the advertisement, she was dressed in all black and feathers, portraying a bird swinging in a cage. The advert was shot by Jean-Paul Goude. Paradis spoke of her continued admiration of Chanel in 2010 saying, "The more I know them, the more I love Chanel 1992–1993
In 1992, she moved to the Unit

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vanessa marcil best actress

Vanessa Marcil US: /vəˈnesə mɑːrˈsel/; born Sally Vanessa Ortiz; October 15, 1968 is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Brenda Barrett Corinthos on General Hospital, Gina Kincaid on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sam Marquez on Las Vegas.
Since mid-2010, she goes by the name Vanessa Marcil-Giovinazzo
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Credits
5 Awards and nominations
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Marcil, the youngest of four children, was born in Indio, California, the daughter of Patricia (née Marcil, an herbalist, and Peter Ortiz, a contractor and self-made millionaire parents are separated Marcil's father is Mexican and her mother is an American of French, Italian and Portuguese ancestry.
Marcil acted in a number of theatre productions before landing the role of Brenda Barrett on the soap opera General Hospital in 1992. She garnered three Daytime Emmy Award nominations 1997, 1998 and 2003for her portrayal, winning in 2003 as Outstanding Supporting Actress. In February 1998, she was named Outstanding Lead Actress at the Soap Opera Digest Awards
n 1994, she was cast in the Prince music video, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", and made People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful list the next year She made her feature film debut in the 1996 film The Rock, in which she appeared opposite Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery and Ed Harris.
After six years on General Hospital, she left the show in 1998, to star in the made-for-television movie To Love, Honor and Deceive, and had a recurring guest role on the police drama High Incident produced by Steven Spielberg. Marcil joined the cast of Beverly Hills, 90210 in November 1998 as Gina Kincaid and remained with the show for one-and-a-half seasons. In 1999, she starred in two independent films: Nice Guys Sleep Alone with Sean O'Bryan and This Space Between Us with Jeremy Sisto.
She returned briefly to General Hospital in 2000 and from 2002 to 2003, as Brenda Barrett, in a recurring role.
n 2001, Marcil was awarded the Sojourn Service Award and has supported Sojourn Services for Battered Women and their children by hosting charity events and making appearances on Wheel of Fortune, playing for funds for the organization. Through her fundraising efforts, she hopes to increase awareness of domestic violence and inspire battered women to take control of their lives.
Marcil formerly starred in the NBC television series Las Vegas as Samantha Jane "Sam" Marquez. She has been featured in several Men's magazines, including Stuff, FHM, and Maxim. She was named #19 on Maxim's Hot 100 of 2005 list and was featured on the cover of the issue that included the list, as well as #92 in the 2006 FHM Hot 100 list
In fall of 2008, Marcil guest starred on Lipstick Jungle, playing Shane's new talent manager. As of November 2008, she hosts and is the head judge of Lifetime's reality television show, Blush: The Search For the Next Great Makeup Artist.
On August 11, 2010, she returned to the role of Brenda Barrett on General Hospital, in a full-time contract role

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Sabtu, 07 Mei 2011

The Beauty of Retrospect: Alva Chinn, 2011

Alva Chinn, whom I've featured here before, was one of several American models who participated in a significant fashion show at Versailles in 1973. The American models were all black, and they stole the show from their French counterparts. It was regarded as a groundbreaking moment in fashion with regard to race.

In Jaunary 2011 Alva Chinn attended a models' reunion and reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York ocommemorating the event. The picture below is from that reception.

Beauty comes with age as much as wisdom does. :-)

Jumat, 06 Mei 2011

anne hathaway early life 2011

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway born November 12, 1982 is an American actress. After several stage roles, she appeared in the 1999 television series Get Real. She played Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries 2001 Over the next three years, Hathaway reprised that role for The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, and starred in family films, appearing as the title character in Ella Enchanted, both in 2004.
Hathaway had dramatic roles in Havoc and Brokeback Mountain, both in 2005. She starred in The Devil Wears Prada 2006 and in Becoming Jane 2007 as Jane Austen. In 2008, she was acclaimed for her lead role in Rachel Getting Married, for which she won awards and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2010, she starred in the box office hits Valentine's Day and Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland, as well as Love and Other Drugs. She is scheduled to play Selina Kyle/Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises.
People magazine named her one of its breakthrough stars of 2001, and she first appeared on its list of the world's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2006.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 2001–2004: Career development
2.2 2005–2007: Career transition
2.3 2008–present
3 Personal life
3.1 Relationship with Raffaello Follieri
4 Filmography
5 References
6 External links

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