Saturday, October 18, 2008

Kristanna Loken

Kristanna Sommer Loken or Kristanna Sommer Løken (born October 8,[1] 1979) is an American actress known for her work in both film and television, and as a former fashion model.

Loken was born in Ghent, New York, the daughter of Rande (née Porath), a model, and Merlin "Chris" Loken, a writer and apple farmer.[1] Both her paternal and maternal grandparents were born in Norway and immigrated to Wisconsin's Norwegian American community.[2][3] [4] She grew up on her parents' fruit farm in Upstate New York. She has a sister named Tanya.[5]

Loken started her acting career in 1994, playing "Danielle 'Dani' Andropoulos #3" on an episode of As The World Turns,[6][7] and she appeared in several television shows and films, including regular appearances on the television shows Philly, Unhappily Ever After, Mortal Kombat: Conquest, and Boy Meets World. She is probably best known for her performance as the cybernetic warrior[8] T-X (Terminatrix) in the 2003 movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. In 2004, she appeared in a German television movie, Die Nibelungen (also known as "Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King" or "Sword of Xanten"), which aired as a 2-part mini-series and set a ratings record. Subsequently, she starred as the leading character in the 2006 film version of the video game BloodRayne, and appeared in director Uwe Boll's film version of the video game Dungeon Siege, called In the Name of the King.

She appeared in 10 episodes of the fourth season of The L Word, which debuted in January 2007. Additionally, she also starred as the title character in SciFi Channel's series Painkiller Jane which aired from April to September 2007.


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Nicole Kidman

Nicole Mary Kidman, AC (born June 20, 1967), is an Academy Award-winning actress, a UN Citizen of the World award winning humanitarian and a UNIFEM and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In 2006, Kidman was made a Companion of the Order of Australia, Australia's highest civilian honour.[1] In 2006, she was also the highest-paid actress in the motion picture industry.[2]

After making various appearances in film and television, Kidman received her breakthrough role in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm. Her performances in several films, such as To Die For (1995), Moulin Rouge! (2001), and The Hours (2002), have won her much critical acclaim. In 2003, Kidman received her Star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California. She is also well-known for her former marriage to the actor Tom Cruise and her current marriage to the noted country musician Keith Urban. Because she was born to Australian parents in Hawaii, Kidman has dual citizenship of Australia and the United States.[3]

Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her Father is a biochemist, clinical psychologist and author, with an office in Lane Cove, Sydney.[4][5][6] Her mother, Janelle Ann (née Glenny), is a nursing instructor who edits her husband's books and was a member of the Women's Electoral Lobby. At the time of Nicole Kidman's birth, her father was a visiting fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health of the United States. The family returned to Australia permanently when Kidman was four years old and Kidman's parents now reside on Sydney's North Shore. Kidman has a younger sister, Antonia Kidman, who is a journalist.

Kidman attended Lane Cove Public School in her primary school years, and then she attended the North Sydney Girls' High School. She then studied at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, at the Phillip Street Theatre in Sydney, along with her friend Naomi Watts. This was followed by studies at the Australian Theatre for Young People.

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Rachel Hurd Wood

In London, England, Rachel Clare Hurd-Wood was born on August 17, 1990—, to Philip and Sarah Hurd-Wood. She has a younger brother, Patrick, who appeared with her in Peter Pan (2003). She enjoys rap and hiphop music, as well as ice skating and art.[1] She also loves dolphins so much that she has dreamt of becoming a Marine Biologist. Recently, she became interested in working with children who have special needs. Rachel currently resides in a Victorian cottage at the edge of a forest in Godalming, Surrey, England, along with her parents, brother, and her two gerbil pets: Romulus and Remus.

“When I was younger, I wanted to work with dolphins and be a marine biologist. But then around two years ago, I just decided that that wasn't really the thing for me, because you have to be really good at science and stuff, and I'm not. I know the job I want to do now, but it's more a psychology-based course.” Rachel Hurd-Wood.

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