Anna Paquin

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Anna Paquin Biography -
Name : Anna Paquin
Date Of Birth : July 24,1982
Place Of Birth : Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada
Sign : Cancer
Occupation : Actress
Father : Brian Paquin (a phys. ed. instructor)
Mother : Marie Brophy (an English instructor)
Sister : Katya Paquin
Brother : Andrew Paquin
Lives In : Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status : Single
Fan Mail : C/O Gail Cowan
Double Happy Agency
P.O. Box 9585
Wellington, New Zealand


Anna Paquin Trivia -

• She is a vegetarian.
• While filming the movie Amistad (1997) in Montreal during the summer, she made a side-trip to Toronto to film 5 TV commercials for the telephone company of her old hometown in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She delivers the commercials in a variety of costumes in her Canadian accent rather than her New Zealand one. [1997]
• She keeps her Oscar in her bedroom closet so her friends won't see it and feel the need to comment on it.
• She enjoys photography.
• Family moved to New Zealand when Anna was 4.
• Has a brother, Andrew Paquin, a film producer, with whom she is working on Blue State (2007)), and a sister, Katya.
• She plays the cello.
• Father, Brian, is a physical education teacher. Mother, Mary, is an English teacher.
• Her parents are divorced.
• Hobbies: rugby; running; playing the piano; singing; gymnastics; swimming; downhill skiing; reading and knitting.
• Enjoys listening to alternative music.
• When she was younger, she wanted to be the Prime Minister of New Zealand, or a lawyer.
• Is the first New Zealander to receive an Oscar for best supporting actress, and is the second-youngest Oscar winner ever.
• She still hasn't seen all of The Piano (1993).
• Is a fan of The Beatles.
• She has 2 cats and 1 dog.
• Speaks French.
• Graduated from Windward School in West Los Angeles, California in June 2000; she completed the school's community service requirement by working in an LA soup kitchen and at a special education center.
• One of Teen People Magazine's "25 Hottest Stars under 25". [2002]
• college classmate of Julia Stiles.
• Is a fan of the alternative rock band Nine Inch Nails.
• She was the original choice to play the character of Enola in Kevin Costner's Waterworld (1995) but, eventually, the role fell to Tina Majorino.
• Attending Columbia University. [2005]
• When on a talk show, the host told her he would give her $10,000 if she could shoot a basketball into a hoop. She did, but he refused to pay. After bad press he gave her the money which she donated to charity.
• Played the daughter of Jeff Daniels in Fly Away Home (1996) and then his romantic partner in The Squid and the Whale (2005) nine years later.
• Was number 93 on vh1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars" (2005).
• Has kept in close contact with Shawn Ashmore (Iceman/Bobby Drake) and Aaron Stanford (John Allerdyce/Pyro) after filming X2 (2003).
• Though she was born in Canada she considers herself a Kiwi from New Zealand since she grew up there.
• Ranked #50 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
• Dating her "True Blood" (2008) co-star Stephen Moyer [2008].

Anna Paquin Detailed Biography


Anna Paquin is an Academy Award winning actress. She was born on July 24, 1982, and lives in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. She is the star of three major motion pictures, including her first Oscar winning performance in The Piano, the role of the young Jane in the 1996 film Jane Eyre, and the role of Amy Alden in this fall's charming family film, Fly Away Home. Her future projects include The Member of The Wedding (January, USA Network) and The Miracle of Pelham Bay Park (in pre-production). Paquin attends and all-girls school in Wellington, N.Z., and she enjoys being with friends, family, playing rugby, and playing the cello. With a well-developed vocabulary and gentle sense of humor, Paquin proves herself to be the most enchanting young talent working today. Paquin's rising stardom has often been a cause of charming media shyness, where it is obvious that she is an ordinary girl who happens to posses an extraordinary talent.

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Teresa Scanlan

Teresa Scanlan Biography
Name – Teresa Scanlan
Birth Date – 6th February 1993
Education – Scottsbluff High School
Platform Issue – Eating Disorders: A Generation at Risk
Talent – Piano
Ambition – Hopes to attend law school, become a judge and eventually a politician
Local Competition Sponsor – Miss Southeast Nebraska Scholarship Program
State Competition Sponsor – Miss Nebraska Scholarship Program

A 17-year-old Nebraskan too young to cast a ballot has captured enough votes to win the Miss America crown, kickstarting her hopes of going to law school and eventually becoming a politician."I want to be there making sure that I stand up for what's right, stand up for integrity and honesty," Teresa Scanlan told The Associated Press on Saturday night after becoming the first Miss America from the Cornhusker State.She won a $50,000 scholarship and a year's reign in one of the most visible positions any young woman could seek.Scanlan captured the hearts of seven judges after a night of playing the piano, walking across a Las Vegas stage in a white gown and black bikini, and saying security trumps the public's right to knowledge when it comes to government leaks.She said she'll register to vote as an independent after turning 18 next month, and work toward her goals by going to law school and perhaps becoming a prosecutor, then judge.


Teresa Scanlan of Nebraska is new Miss America 2011, besting 52 other pageant hopefuls at Saturday’s event in Las Vegas.eresa Scanlan, (17-year-old) is resident of Gerig and Scottsbluff High School student played the piano during the competition, and her platform issue was tackling eating disorders. She hopes to attend law school, become a judge and eventually a politician, according to the Miss America website.Teresa Scanlan Biography, Photos : Teresa Scanlan – Winner of Miss America 2011 Pageant On Saturday Night, in the Miss America 2011 Pageant Grand Finale, Miss Nebraska, Teresa Scanlan won the Miss America 2011 Crown.Miss Arkansas Alyse Eady became the first runner up while Miss Hawaii Jalee Fuselier was named second runner up.

"And I never passed up a cookie on my journey here," Scanlan said.She's the youngest Miss America since the pageant implemented age limits in 1938. Rosemary LaPlanche was runner-up in 1940 and easily won the crown in 1941 despite being one month too young to compete, according to the pageant's website.Scanlan said age didn't matter as the pageant celebrated its 90th birthday, though she thought her age might have made her an underdog."We were on an even playing field," she said. "From 17 to 24, that can be a huge age range. But with these girls, they are all at the highest level imaginable."Miss Arkansas Alyse Eady won $25,000 as first runner-up, while Miss Hawaii Jalee Fuselier won $20,000 for third place.Scanlan, a recent high school graduate from the western Nebraska town of Gering, planned to study American politics at Patrick Henry College in Virginia after her reign as Miss America. Scanlan said she planned to defer her university enrollment until she finishes her reign with the crown.

The judges had picked the three top finishers plus Miss Oklahoma Emoly West; Miss Texas Ashley Melnick; Miss Rhode Island Deborah Saint-Vil; Miss Utah Christina Lowe; Miss Washington Jacquie Brown; Miss Arizona Kathryn Bulkley; Miss Virginia Caitlin Uze, and Miss California Arianna Afsar.Fans voted in Miss New York Claire Buffie and Miss Delaware Kayla Martell.And in a first-ever twist for the contest, the young women picked two finalists themselves, Miss Kentucky Djuan Trent and Miss Oregon Stephenie Denise Steers.In her introduction to the audience, Bulkley dedicated her performance to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head last week in Tucson. Bulkley called Giffords her mentor.The Miss America Organization bills itself as the country's largest scholarship provider for women, with $349,000 in prizes given this year at the national level.



"At this point, attorneys and politicians are looked down on and have terrible reputations for being greedy and power hungry and I really think it's important for people who have their heart and mind in the right place get into those powerful positions," Scanlan told the AP."When I talk to kids my age, I don't find very many who are interested in that, because many are just turned off to the idea," she said. "I think it's important that we get a lot more of my generation willing to step up and go into those positions."Scanlan beat out 52 beauty queens from other U.S. states, plus Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia. She said she was a bit worried after a preliminary interview with judges and hoped they would think a 17-year-old could do the job.Clearly, they did.

During the nationally televised pageant, Scanlan answered a question about Wikileaks by saying the United States should focus on security first."You know when it came to that situation, it was actually based on espionage, and when it comes to the security of our nation, we have to focus on security first and then people's right to know, because it's so important that everybody who's in our borders is safe and so we can't let things like that happen, and they must be handled properly," she said.Scanlan said the question was easier for her than a generic one, because she has routinely discussed current events with her family since she was young.The contestants — from every state plus the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico — started the show by dancing up the aisles while wearing silver cocktail dresses.A panel of seven judges eyed them for looks and fitness. The competition included evening gown, talent and interview portions, with eliminations for 15 finalists, then 12, then 10, five and finally the winner along the way.

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Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly Biography
Born: December 12, 1970

Once described as resembling a teenage Elizabeth_Taylor, one gets the feeling that Jennifer Connelly may, with her winning of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in A_Beautiful_Mind (2001), have finally found what she once referred to as, "the film I'm really proud of and really love." And though she has graced the screens of theaters since 1984, Connelly remains a capable and versatile actress undefined by any single role or film.




Born in the Catskill Mountains of mid-state New York in December of 1970, and raised in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of New York City, Connelly got her start in show business as a model at the age of ten. Quickly coming into high demand due to her striking beauty, Connelly often traveled abroad, where she eventually made her acting debut. The burgeoning actress landed her first role in an episode of the British horror anthology Tales of the Unexpected, and soon found work in small roles such as the Duran_Duran music video for "Union of the Snake" before making her feature debut in Sergio_Leone's sprawling gangster epic Once Upon a Time in America.


Connelly's next film role, as a gifted schoolgirl who teams with an entomologist to solve a string of murders in Dario_Argento's Phenomena, proved that the young actress was well capable of handling leading roles. After a memorable Dorothy-esque turn in Jim_Henson's fantasy adventure Labyrinth (1986), in which she must rescue her brother from Goblin King David_Bowie, Connelly seemed to almost disappear for a short while. Subsequent appearances in such forgettable films as The_Hot_Spot and The_Rocketeer, while frequent and helping the actress to maintain visibility, remained unchallenging and did little to advance her career.



Things began to look up for the talented actress in the mid-'90s. Maturing into an actress capable of taking on challenging roles, Connelly's portrayal of a sensitive lesbian who befriends college freshman Kristy_Swanson in John_Singleton's Higher_Learning hinted at abilities previously unexplored. After small roles in such well-received films as Lee_Tamahori's Mulholland_Falls and Alex_Proyas' Dark_City, Connelly was nominated for an Independent Spirit award for her portrayal of a burned-out junkie in Darren_Aronofsky's emotionally jarring Requiem for a Dream (2000). In addition, 2000 brought Connelly her first recurring television role, in the fast-paced Wall Street weekly The treet, and a role in Ed_Harris' directing debut, the Jackson Pollock biopic Pollock. The following year found Connelly at a turning point in director Ron_Howard's A_Beautiful_Mind. As the loyal wife of famed mathematician turned paranoid schizophrenic John Forbes Nash Jr. (portrayed in the film by Gladiator star Russell_Crowe), Connelly once again showed her versatility and ability to gracefully shine amidst such notable talents as Crowe and Howard. With her roles in the early 2000s increasing in both emotional scope and dimension, Connellywould next appear in acclaimed director Ang Lee's eagerly anticipated The Hulk before taking the female lead in The House of Sand and Fog (both 2003). Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Jennifer Connelly Filmography
Connelly in New York City (2005)

* 1984: Once Upon a Time in America (Once Upon a Time in America)
* 1985: Phenomena
* 1985: Seven minutes in heaven (Seven Minutes in Heaven)
* 1985: The Valley
* 1986: The Labyrinth (Labyrinth)
* 1988: Étoile
* 1988: Some Girls
* 1990: Hot Spot – Playing with Fire (The Hot Spot)
* 1991: Career Opportunities in the supermarket (Career Opportunities)
* 1991: Rocketeer – The Rocket Man
* 1993: The Heart of Justice
* 1994: Of Love and Shadows (Of Love and Shadows)
* 1995: Higher Learning – Higher Learning (Higher Learning)
* 1996: Mulholland (Mulholland Falls)
* 1996: Personal Affairs (Far Harbor)
* 1997: The Abbotts – If Abbotts (Inventing the Abbotts)
* 1998: Dark City
* 2000: Waking The Dead
* 2000: Requiem for a Dream
* 2000: Pollock
* 2001: A Beautiful Mind – Beautiful Mind
* 2003: Hulk
* 2003: House of Sand and Fog (House of Sand and Fog)
* 2005: Dark Water – Dark Water (Dark Water)
* 2006: Little Children
* 2006: Blood Diamond
* 2007: Reservation Road (Reservation Road)
* 2008: Inkheart (Inkheart)
* 2008: The Day the Earth Stood Still (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
* 2009: Creation
* 2009: He’s Just Not That Into You (He’s Just Not That Into You)
* 2009: # 9 (voice of # 7)
* 2011: Best Friends (The Dilemma)

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Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie Biography:

Angelina Jolie was born in Los Angeles, California, June 4, 1975. The actress who also works as a model is known as an ambassador for the United Nations (UN) peace-world affairs.
Princess partner Jon Voight and Bertrand Marchelina started his career as a model at the age of 14 years in LA, New York and London. Hose next two years, she tried acting in theater. From the theater he then penetrated the world of the big screen. Widescreen started his professional debut in 1993, Cyborg 2.




In addition to love children, so the tattoo is one of his hobbies. In the body, Jolie has 13 tattoos are known to the public. Starting from quote Tenesse Williams, phrases in Arabic, Latin proverbs and Yantra tattoo in the form of a prayer for her son Maddox. He also has six sets of six sets of the geographical location of the birth of six children. In addition, there are some tattoos that eventually eliminated, such as tattooing the name of her ex-husband, Billy Bob Thornton, a death in Chinese characters, as well as a window on his back.




However, her name started sticking in Hollywood while playing in game Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and his appearance was brave enough, ORIGINAL SIN (2001). Furthermore, Jolie also starred in the movie Something LIKE IT OR LIFE (2002), Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle OF LIFE (2003), Beyond Borders (2003), Taking Lives (2004), Shark Tale (2004), SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (2004).

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Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz Profile Biography.

Actress. Born August 30, 1972, in San Diego, California. The daughter of Emilio Diaz, a second-generation Cuban-American oil company foreman, and his wife Billie, who is of Native American, Italian, and German descent, Diaz began modeling when she was 16 years old. Her successful modeling career took her to Japan, Australia, Morocco, and Paris, among other locales, landed her in such magazines as Mademoiselle and Seventeen, and in advertising campaigns for such companies as Calvin Klein, Coca-Cola, and Levi's.

While training to star in the live-action film version of the popular martial-arts video game Mortal Kombat, Diaz sustained a wrist injury, which caused her to back out of the film. Instead she made a string of smaller, independent films, including The Last Supper (1995); Feeling Minnesota (1996), costarring Keanu Reeves; She's the One (1996), costarring Ed Burns and Jennifer Aniston; and Head Above Water (1996), costarring Harvey Keitel. She made a successful return to mainstream movies in 1997, winning raves for her portrayal of a sweet bride-to-be opposite Julia Roberts in the playful comedy hit My Best Friend's Wedding.

In early 2001, Diaz appeared as a free-spirited older sister in The Invisible Circus. She also provided the voice for the spirited Princess Fiona in that summer's animated hit Shrek, also featuring the voices of Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy. The trio revived their roles for the blockbuster sequel in 2004. In 2001, she starred in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York, co-starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky, co-starring Tom Cruise. The following year, she joined Liu and Barrymore for the sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. In 2005, she starred in the film In Her Shoes with Toni Colette.

After starring opposite Ewan McGregor in the uneven romantic comedy A Life Less Ordinary (1997), Diaz made the leap to A-list Hollywood stardom with her savvy comic turn in the unapologetically crude surprise summer blockbuster There's Something About Mary, costarring Ben Stiller and Matt Dillon, and written and directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly. In 1999, audiences saw two very different sides of Diaz first, she camouflaged her blond beauty to play a dowdy pet-shop worker and puppeteer's wife in the much talked-about existential comedy Being John Malkovich, directed by Spike Jonze and costarring John Cusack, Catherine Keener, and Malkovich. Later that year, she turned in a brazen performance as the glamorous, hard-nosed new owner of a professional football team in Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday, costarring Al Pacino and Dennis Quaid.

Showing her more serious side, Diaz starred in the 2009 family drama My Sister's Keeper. She played the mother of three in the film who finds herself at odds with her youngest child Anna (Abigail Breslin) over her middle child's medical needs. The film is based on the best-selling novel by Jodi Picoult.

In 1994, Diaz won her first film role in the blockbuster action-comedy The Mask, starring rubber-faced comic Jim Carrey. With no previous acting experience, she had originally auditioned for a supporting character in the film. Twelve callbacks later, however, she was hired to play torch-singing mob moll Tina Carlyle, the female lead. After the success of The Mask, Diaz was touted as the next big thing in Hollywood and wooed by a number of prominent filmmakers to appear in their projects.

Despite her undeniable box office appeal, Diaz continued to appear in relatively low-budget independent film - including the black comedy Very Bad Things (1998), Malkovich, and the ensemble film Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000), which aired on Showtime cable television in 2001 and costarred Glenn Close, Holly Hunter, and Calista Flockhart as well as more mainstream projects. In the fall of 2000, she starred alongside Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu as one of the three female detectives at the heart of the hit big-screen remake of Aaron Spelling's campy 1970s television show, Charlie's Angels.

In addition to her work onscreen, Diaz is often in the news for her personal life. Diaz's five-year relationship with video producer Carlos de La Torre ended in 1995. She dated her There's Something About Mary costar Matt Dillon from 1996 to 1998. Diaz became involved with actor Jared Leto in 1999. The couple broke up in 2003, and she started dating singer Justin Timberlake. Diaz and Timberlake dated for several years before calling it quits in 2007. Most recently, she has been linked to model Paul Sculfor. Cameron Diaz Profile Biography.

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Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian Profile:

Kimberly Noel “Kim” Kardashian best known as Kim Kardashian with nickname Sexy Queen was born October 21, 1980 (star sign: Libra) at her hometown in Los Angeles (LA), California (CA), United State of America (USA). Kim Kardashian is a beautiful American celebutante, top socialite, (film, movie, television) actress, female model (supermodel), businesswoman (female entrepreneur), television personality, reality star, Hollywood star (superstar), Top 99 Women 2008 (Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2008 by AskMen.com), famous entertainer, wardrobe stylist, and stunning women celebrity. She has a hair color: gorgeous shiny black, eyes color: sexy dark brown, height: 5 ft 2.5 in (1.59 m), measurements: 38-26-40, hobbies: skiing (ice sport), swimming (water sport), photography acting, pose in front of the camera, film acting, and modeling, parents: Robert Kardashian, Kris Jenner, and Bruce Jenner (stepfather), and relatives (family): Kourtney Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Robert Kardashian Jr., Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Burt Jenner (stepbrother), Casey Jenner (stepsister), Brandon Jenner (stepbrother), and Brody Jenner (stepbrother).

Kim Kardashian is widely known (popular and famous) for her appearances in Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Dancing With the Stars.



Kim Kardashian Biography:

Kim Kardashian in early life: Kim Kardashian was born with birth name is Kimberly Noel Kardashian on October 21, 1980 at her hometown in Los Angeles (LA), California (CA), United State of America (USA). Kim Kardashian is the daughter of late attorney Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (née Houghton). Kim Kardashian is of Armenian (father), Scottish, Dutch, and Native American (mother) descent.

In her career, Kim Kardashian’s first acting role was in the television series Beyond the Break. Kim Kardashian then starred in the 2008 disaster film spoof Disaster Movie as Lisa. Kim Kardashian appeared in the How I Met Your Mother episode “Benefits”.

Kim Kardashian has two sisters, Kourtney Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian, and one brother, Robert Kardashian Jr. Kim Kardashian has stepbrothers Burton Jenner, Brandon Jenner, and reality TV star Brody Jenner, stepsister Casey Jenner, and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner. Kim Kardashian during in high school, she worked at her father’s music marketing firm, Movie Tunes.

In her modeling career, Kim Kardashian on February 2008: Bongo Jeans announced that Kim Kardashian would be their face model. Kim Kardashian is also a model for Travis Barker’s Famous Stars and Straps clothing line.

Kim Kardashian in Keeping Up With the Kardashians: Kim Kardashian is one of the stars of the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians along with her two sisters, mother, brother, half-sisters, and stepfather.

Kim Kardashian in America’s Next Top Model: Kim Kardashian appeared as a guest judge during Cycle 13 of America’s Next Top Model.

Kim Kardashian in CSI:NY: Kim Kardashian made a guest star appearance on CBS’ CSI: NY with Vanessa Minnillo on December 16, 2009.

Kim Kardashian in Dancing With the Stars: Kim Kardashian was one of 13 participants on the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars. Kim Kardashian was partnered with Current DWTS Champion Mark Ballas. Kim Kardashian was the third contestant voted off the show on September 30, 2008, finishing in 11th place overall.

Kim Kardashian as Television producer: Kim Kardashian is the producer of SPINdustry, a reality television show about Command PR, a New York City public relations firm, run by Jonathan Cheban and Simon Huck. The show follows them as they settle into their new offices in Los Angeles (LA), California (CA), United State of America (USA). Kim Kardashian is friends with both, specifically Jonathan, and frequently appears on the show.

Kim Kardashian in the DVD: Kim Kardashian on May 2, 2008 released a workout DVD, Workout with Kim Kardashian, and a set of workout cards with the help of trainer Kathy Kaehler.

Kim Kardashian in Retail: Kim Kardashian on July 2008 announced on her blog that she was working on her own perfume line to be released on 2009. Kim Kardashian’s perfume was released in the stores on February of 2010. Kim Kardashian on March of 2009 launched an endorsement with Shoedazzle shopping. Kim Kardashian co-owns a clothing boutique called D-A-S-H with her sisters Kourtney Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian.

Kim Kardashian’s filmography, among other: Keeping up with the Kardashians (2007 until present, as Herself), Dancing with the Stars (2008, as Herself), Disaster Movie (2008, as Calvin’s girlfriend, Lisa), CSI: NY (2009, as Debbie Fallon (1 episode)), Deep in the Valley (2009, as Summa Eve), and Beyond the Break (2009, as Elle (4 episodes).

(Kim Kardashian Profile and Biography source: MadeMan.com, Zimbio.Com, FanPix.Net, and Wikipedia.Org)

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Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez Profile Biography

Biography
Real Name : Selena Marie Gomez
Popular Name : Selena Gomez
Birth Date : July 22, 1992
Birth Place : Grand Prairie, Texas, United States
Occupation : singer, songwriter, and actress
Parents : Ricardo Gomez and Mandy Cornett


Profile Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez or familiarly called Selena Gomez was born in Grand Prairie, Texas, United States, on July 22, 1992. Talented young actress is a singer, songwriter, and actress, who is famous by her role in the Disney Wizards of Waverly Place series. Selena Gomez is the only child of Ricardo Gomez and Mandy Cornett.

Selena Gomez increasingly popular since she was rumored to have a special relationship with Justin Bieber.

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Emma Watson

Emma Watson Profile Biography. Emma Watson was born in Paris, france, France, the little girl of Jacqueline Luesby and Frank Watson, English lawyers who will be now divorced. She's a brother, Alexander, who's three years younger, and it is partly French by one grandmother. She lived in Paris until the age of five, when she relocated with her mother and brother to Oxford, Great britain, following her parents' separation and divorce.

From the age of a few, Watson had expressed a new desire to become the actress. By age ten, she had starred in a number of school plays, which include "Arthur: The Young Years" as well as "The Happy Prince". She had certainly not acted in any skilled capacity prior to her casting to the "Harry Potter" series. 'I had no idea of the size of the film series', she said in a '07 interview with Parade magazine, 'if I had I'd personally have been completely overwhelmed'.
Career

Hermione Granger sending your line

In 1999, spreading began for "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (titled "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in the United States), your film adaptation associated with British author Rowling's best-selling novel. Of paramount importance to the casting directors was charge role of Harry Potter and the two promoting roles of Hermione Granger along with Ron Weasley, Harry's two close friends at school. All three personas are 11 at the outset of the school year. Satisfied with her school enjoy performances, Watson's Oxford theatre trainer passed her name to casting brokers and she was used into serious consideration. The producers were stunned at Watson's self-confidence and she outperformed thousands of additional girls who experienced applied - soon after eight auditions, producer David Heyman told Watson and many other applicants Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint that they had been cast to the roles of Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Rowling has been said to be supportive of Watson from her first screen test.
Harry Potter (2001-present)

Philosopher's Stone

Watson was 14 years old when "Harry Knitter and the Philosopher's Stone" was released. The particular film was an instantaneous blockbuster, breaking box-office information for both opening-day product sales and opening end of the week takings, and was the highest-grossing film associated with 2001. Critics praised the performances of the three leads, together with Watson often singled out with regard to particular acclaim. "The Daily Telegraph" called her overall performance 'admirable' with IGN even claiming she 'stole the show'. Watson ended up being nominated for several awards for her overall performance in "Philosopher's Stone", winning the particular Young Artist Prize for Leading Small Actress.

In her starting interview, with the BBC throughout 2001, Watson said the girl particularly enjoyed your film's stunts, especially the scene when your ex character is bombarded by a troll and has for you to dart under sinks and run through the legs of bigger actors. After, she added which her parents do their best to make her feel comfortable and that her biggest thrill ended up being getting to know her grown-up co-stars, including Maggie Smith, Mike Rickman, and Robbie Coltrane.
Chamber of Secrets

A year afterwards, Watson again starred as Hermione inside "Harry Potter and the Holding chamber of Secrets", the movie series' second installment. As you move the film received blended reviews on account of pace and direction, critics were generally positive about the performances. The "Los Angeles Times" remarked on how Watson and also her peers experienced matured between the 2 films, while "The Times" had been critical of movie director Chris Columbus for 'under-employing' Watson's very popular character. Watson ended up being awarded an Otto Merit from the German newspaper "Die Welt" for her performance.

Currently twelve years old, your woman commented that while making the second film, the lady was relieved to be familiar with the filmmaking process as an alternative to being new to almost everything as she had been recently the first time. In a '07 interview, Watson added which during the production of the two films she missing several baby the teeth and had to wear veneers to avoid continuity problems.
Prisoner of Azkaban

In 2004, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was launched; Watson was appreciative of the harder assertive role Hermione took part in this film, phoning her 'charismatic' and 'a fantastic role to play'. And the like, she enjoyed recording a scene in which Hermione punches Harry's nemesis Draco Malfoy (enjoyed by Tom Felton) and the other where she angrily thunder storms out of class while she becomes disappointed with divination professor Sybill Trelawney (Emma Thompson). Your woman thought that Thompson's performance because Trelawney was 'absolutely hilarious'. While critics largely turned away through Radcliffe's acting talent, significantly labeling him while wooden, Watson continued to get critical praise; "The New York Times" lauded her overall performance, saying 'Luckily Mr. Radcliffe's blandness is actually offset by Ms. Watson's spiky impatience. Harry may flaunt his expanding wizardly abilities... but Hermione... earns the particular loudest applause with a decidedly unmagical punch to Draco Malfoy's deserving nose'. Even though "Prisoner of Azkaban" remains the lowest-grossing "Harry Potter" video to date, it was Watson's best, winning her a pair of Otto Awards and the Kid Performance of the Year prize from "Total Film" Magazine.

Watson discovered comfort in the fact that she already knew a lot of the crew on "Prisoner associated with Azkaban" because they had in addition worked on "Philosopher's Stone". Later which year, Watson joined Stab Brosnan, "Chamber of Secrets" co-star Kenneth Branagh, and Samantha Morton with a panel in London to be able to award the 2004 First Light Film Awards to young filmmakers.
Goblet of Flames

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was released inside 2005; Watson reprised her function as Hermione Granger. She known as director Mike Newell 'fantastic' and also quickly shot straight down rumours that she and also colleagues Radcliffe and Grint could be replaced in the next movies. For Watson, much of the humour with the film sprung from your tension between the about three lead characters because they matured. She stated, 'I loved all the quarrelling ... I think it's far more realistic that they would argue and that there would be problems. And so i thought it was great fun. And it makes for a lot of humorous relief from this very dark book.A The film shattered the records set by the previous repayments in the franchise, placing new records for a "Harry Potter" opening weekend, all-time non-May cracking open weekend in the USA, as well as all-time opening weekend in england. Critics praised the particular increasing maturity associated with Watson and her teen co-stars; the "New York Times" considered her performance 'touchingly earnest'. Watson has been nominated for three prizes for "Goblet of Fire", winning a bronze Otto Award.

Watson measured herself amongst the a lot of fans who forecasted a relationship in between Hermione and Ron Weasley throughout later "Harry Potter" books, saying 'Hermione and Ron should just get it together! It needs to happen and they just need to get on with it.' Later which year, Watson became the newest person to appear on the cover of "Teen Vogue" publication, until the subsequent look of American actress Willa Netherlands. In 2006, Watson played Hermione in "The Queen's Handbag", a special mini-episode associated with "Harry Potter" in celebration associated with Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday.
Order of the Phoenix, az

In the 2007 video "Harry Potter and the Get of the Phoenix", Watson returned while Hermione Granger for the fifth time in seven years. The girl was appreciative of movie director David Yates, saying he was 'quiet, very relaxed, very thoughtful, extremely sensitive.' The girl said that her much-loved scenes were the two Wizard duels in which Hermione is often a participant, especially when the girl practices combat wonder with Grint's character Ralph Weasley. When Ron patronises the girl, her spell hits him backwards into a wall. Watson said, 'It would be a real 'girl power' moment, of which there are many in this motion picture.' She has been impressed with newbies Evanna Lynch and Imelda Staunton, who play Luna Lovegood and the villain Dolores Umbridge, as well as reinforced the notion that her character Hermione should romance Ron Weasley. The particular film was a huge financial success, environment a record worldwide opening-weekend yucky of $333 million. On her work in "Order of the Phoenix", Watson earned the inaugural Countrywide Movie Award for Best Female Performance.

Watson would be a target of a few friendly ridicule on set because of the woman's straight-A GCSE exam results, and also was unnerved by the film's orgasm which features flashback videos from earlier "Harry Potter" films: 'It's just like having your infant pictures blown up with a 20-foot screen and placed in 37 countries ... The thing is that yourself and you declare, 'God, who is that young lady?"

On This summer 9, 2007, Watson along with fellow "Harry Potter" co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint left imprints of their hands, foot, and wands before Grauman's Chinese Theater within Hollywood.
Future plans

Despite rumours alleging that she refused to appear in the last two "Harry Potter" repayments, her commitment to the last two films ended up being confirmed in Drive 2007 by Warner Brothers. She said, 'I might never let the function of Hermione go * she is my hero! I love her an excessive amount of and love just what playing her offers meant to me. I'm excited and honored to be finishing a few things i started and taking part in her in all more effective of the films.' Later, she explained that people underestimated your scope of this decision, as she was aware that filming might dominate her life for the following three to four years; in the long run, 'the pluses outweighed the minuses.'

On This summer 19, 2007, Watson announced her involvement in their first non-"Harry Potter" project, "The Story of Despereaux", an animated film to be released throughout 2008, in which she will voice the character associated with Princess Pea. In July 2007, it was released that she would superstar in the BBC's adaptation regarding "Ballet Shoes", playing Pauline Fossil, the eldest of the three Fossil sisters around whom the story revolves - the role required Watson to whiten her hair white-blonde.

Although Radcliffe and Grint have established their commitment to an acting career, Watson offers expressed uncertainty regarding her future strategies. Speaking to "Newsweek" magazine inside 2006, she said, 'Daniel and Rupert seem so sure... I love to carry out, but there are so many the things i love doing... Perhaps that sounds ungrateful. I've been given such an remarkable opportunity, but I'll just have to go with the flow.' Commenting on Radcliffe's widely publicised nude scenes within the theatre piece "Equus" in 2007, she certainly not did categorically eliminate nude scenes very little in future films or stage works, nevertheless added that 'you won't see me undressed without a good reason'. Watson affirmed this in a later interview with "The Sydney Morning Herald" saying, 'If I feel that nudity is crucial to the story I'll do it ... But I'm not going to get my equipment off for something that I don't really believe in.'
Professional relationships

Over the years, Watson has produced a strong platonic connection with fellow "Harry Potter" celebrities Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint. She defined it as an 'unique assist system' because 'you can't actually explain to someone aside from Radcliffe and Grint what this particular experience is like'; whilst Radcliffe and Grint used to pry apart her when they were younger, they are now protective of these female colleague. Watson maintains that there were certainly not any romantic sensations involved.

In an appointment with German broadsheet paper "Die Welt" in 2007, Watson explained her reaction to understanding that she would have to kiss and lick Grint's character in the seventh film. Although the lady supported the idea of any relationship between the a couple of fictional characters, the lady said she 'would rather not think about it now', adding that while Grint was 'very nice' as well as 'many girls like him', this individual was definitely not the woman's type.

Beyond the woman's peers Radcliffe and Grint, Watson significantly enjoyed working with your adult "Harry Potter" actors, including Helena Bonham Carter (Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange) who was 'so much fun', Emma Thompson (divination teacher Sybill Trelawney), Maggie Jones (transfiguration teacher Minerva McGonagall) 'who always provides me with chocolates at Christmas', along with Robbie Coltrane (gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid) who 'is always showing us completely dirty and inappropriate humor that we are much too young to be experiencing, but we love, of course.' She included that in the end, just about all "Harry Potter" actors form 'a minor family for us as well'. In a 2007 interview with "YOU Magazine", Watson was appreciative of J. K. Rowling's info to the film string: 'she has been really wonderful and very supportive with the films-she comes on set and he or she is in e-mail contact with most of us. She just said to me, 'You are Hermione, you have completely become the woman's,' which was so nice and so nice of her in order to say'.
Personal life

In recent times, Watson's extended family has grown while both her mother and father have children by simply new partners right after their divorce. Your ex father has the exact same twin girls, Nina and Lucy, and a four-year old boy Toby. She also has 2 half-brothers from her mom's new marriage that 'regularly stay with her'. Watson's full brother Alexander has appeared as a possible extra in two "Harry Potter" motion pictures,, and her siblings Nina and Lucy were forged as the young Pauline Fossil in the BBC's "Ballet Shoes" adaptation.

After moving to Oxford with her mother and sibling, Watson attended The Dragon School, a private basic school, until 06 2003 and then transferred to Headington School, a private all-girls college, also in Oxford. In 2003, she explained having 'a good moment as a teenager' despite every one of the stardom and failed to have the feeling of obtaining lost her children's. However, she affirms that getting discovered by tourists and being a regular goal for Internet impersonators gets on her nerves occasionally. Watson admitted resenting some of her celebrity status in an October 2006 interview using "The Times", citing it as one reason for her becoming single: 'Guys are either intimidated by me, or they've defences up, or that like to take the piss out of me.I

Watson's work in the "Harry Potter" sequence has amassed the woman's over £10 million; Watson has acknowledged that she don't have to work again for the money. However, she has decreased quitting school and achieving a full-time actress, saying 'People can't understand why I'd rather not... but school living keeps me in contact with my friends. It will keep me in touch with reality. It makes me sense normal. Let's be honest: We've enough money to never have to work once more, but I would never need that. Learning retains me motivated.Ha While on film units, Watson and her associates were tutored for about 4 hours of lessons each day; despite the focus on filming, Watson's academic achievements ended up good. In Summer 2006, she required GCSE examinations in 10 subjects, achieving nine A* and two A levels. The following year she gotten four A qualities in her AS levels in English, Geography, Art and History of Art. The only one from the "Harry Potter" trio to plan to study at university, Watson has entertained thoughts of applying to study Philosophy at Cambridge as well as PPE at Oxford.

On her established homepage, Watson states the woman's interests as dancing, singing, field hockey, tennis and art. She calls himself a feminist. She has a cat called 'Bubbles', admires Johnny Depp and also Julia Roberts, and lists England as her much-loved holiday destination. Watson says her greatest desire is 'to have two friends, which keep - people with it's possible to be together and also who don't scoot, since you are a film superstar.'*',za

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