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Adria (given Name)
Adria is a feminine given name which may refer to: __NOTOC__ Women *Adria Arjona (born 1992), Guatemalan and Puerto Rican actress *Adria Bernardi, American novelist and translator *Adria Dawn (born 1974), American actor, writer and producer *Adria Engel (born 1979), American tennis player *Adria Kain, Canadian singer * Adria LaViolette, American archaeologist *Adria Lawrence, American political scientist and professor *Adria Locke Langley (1899–1983), American writer *Adria Petty (born 1974), American director, editor, art director, and artist, daughter of rock musician Tom Petty *Adria Santana (1948–2011), Cuban actress * Adria Silva (born 1983), Brazilian Paralympic volleyball player *Adria Tennor, American actress, writer, and director * Adria Vasil, Canadian environmental journalist Fictional characters *Adria (Stargate), a villain in the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' *Adria the witch, a character in the Diablo video game series See also *Adria (other) *Adri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adria Arjona
Adria Arjona Torres (born April 25, 1992) is an actress based in the United States. She played Dorothy Gale in the Oz book adaptation ''Emerald City'' (2017), Anathema Device in the TV adaptation of ''Good Omens'' (2019), and Bix Caleen in '' Andor'' (2022). She has had supporting roles in the films '' Pacific Rim: Uprising'' (2018), '' Life of the Party'' (2018), ''Triple Frontier'' (2019), ''6 Underground'' (2019) and '' Morbius'' (2022). Early life Arjona was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and lived in Mexico City until she was twelve. Her mother, Leslie Torres, is Puerto Rican, and her father, Ricardo Arjona, is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. When she was a child, her father took her along on his tours, and she traveled often. At age 12, she moved to Miami and lived there until she was 18, when she moved to New York City on her own. There she worked as a waitress and hostess while studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Career Arjona's ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adria Santana
Adria Santana (29 August 1948 – 30 September 2011) was a Cuban actress best known for her work in the theater. Biography Trained at the National School of Art, Adria Santana soon joined Havana's Teatro Estudio company, where she remained for twenty years. She worked with the directors Héctor Quintero, Armando Suárez del Villar, Berta Martínez, , and Jorge Alí Triana. Her best-known roles were ''Medea'', Bernarda in ''The House of Bernarda Alba ''The House of Bernarda Alba'' ( es, La casa de Bernarda Alba) is a play by the Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. Commentators have often grouped it with ''Blood Wedding'' and ''Yerma'' as a "rural trilogy". Garcia Lorca did not include ...'', Lalita in ''Contigo, pan y cebolla'', Camila in ''Santa Camila de La Habana Vieja'', the Cuban play ''Vagos rumores'' (in which Santana considered that she "developed as an actress"), and especially, her work with Abelardo Estorino. He directed her theatrical debut as Belisa in ' by L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adria (other)
Adria is a town in the Veneto region of Italy. Adria may also refer to: People *Adria (given name) * Adrià, given name *Albert Adrià Acosta (born 1968), Spanish chef *Ferran Adrià i Acosta (born 1962), Catalan chef from Spain Places * Adria (town), a town in the Veneto region of Italy *Atri, Italy, a town formerly called ''Adria'', in the Abruzzo region of Italy *Adria (river), a former channel of the Po Delta passing by Adria, Italy *Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral, known colloquially as ''Operationszone Adria'', a German World War II district *143 Adria, an asteroid In business *Adria Airways, former Slovenian flag carrier airline *Adria Mobil, a Slovenian producer of caravans and motorhomes *Adria oil pipeline, in central Europe *Adria LNG, a proposed liquefied natural gas regasification terminal on the island of Krk, Croatia * Adria (motorcycle), a German motorcycle and engine manufacturing company *Adria, a Swiss watch brand - see Adriatica *ADRIA, the Alternati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diablo (series)
''Diablo'' is an action role-playing dungeon crawler video game series developed by Blizzard North and continued by Blizzard Entertainment after the north studio shutdown in 2005. The series is made up of three core games: '' Diablo'', ''Diablo II'', and ''Diablo III''. Expansions include the third-party published '' Hellfire'', which follows the first game, '' Lord of Destruction'', published by Blizzard and released after the second game, and ''Reaper of Souls'', which follows the third game. Additional content is provided through story elements explored in other media forms. ''Diablo IV'' was announced at BlizzCon 2019. The series is set in the dark fantasy world of Sanctuary, and its characters are primarily humans, angels, and various classes of demons and monsters. The first three games in the series take place in similar geographic areas, with several common areas including the town of Tristram and the region around Mount Arreat. Other notable settings include the High He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adria (Stargate)
The Ori are fictional characters in the science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1''. They are a group of "ascended" beings who use their advanced technology and knowledge of the universe in attempt to trick non-ascended humans into worshipping them as gods. They first appeared in the ninth season of ''Stargate SG-1'', replacing the Goa'uld as the show's primary antagonists. While the Goa'uld relied solely on stolen technology from other civilizations to pose as gods, the Ori also have paranormal abilities in addition to very advanced technology. As Ascended beings, they live on a higher plane of existence with great power and knowledge and are as close to being "gods" as any non-deific being can be."Origin" (''Stargate SG-1'') The Ori fabricated a religion called Origin, which they use in an attempt to control non-ascended beings. The Ori are also trying to destroy any planets and civilizations that reject the adoption of their religion, Origin. Concept and creation G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adria Vasil
Adria Vasil is a Canadian environmental journalist. She started writing NOW Magazine's Ecoholic column in 2004 and has published three books based on her column: ''Ecoholic (2007), Ecoholic Home (2009),'' and ''Ecoholic Body (2012)''. Vasil is a lecturer at thRyerson School of Journalism from which she herself graduated in 2003. Beyond her post-graduate degree in magazine journalism from Ryerson, she has a degree in political science and cultural anthropology from the University of Toronto. She lives in Toronto. Writing Column Vasil started at NOW Magazine as an intern in 2001 and freelanced for NOW until she was hired as a staff news journalist in 2003. She soon was writing regularly for them about environmental issues. Her column''Ecoholic''started in 2004 after she began taking reader questions on the environment and green living. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adria Tennor
Adria Tennor is an American actress, writer, and director. She is best known for her work in the film '' The Artist'' (2011), as well as the television series ''Greek'', ''Mad Men'', and '' Mad Dogs''. Life and career Adria was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. She graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts and Playwrights Horizons Theater School with a BFA in acting and stage directing. She began her career playing a twelve-year-old boy opposite Martin Donovan in Hal Hartley’s ''Amateur'' (1994). In 2006, she wrote and starred in the one-woman show, ''StripSearch'', about finding love and happiness with the help of a pole. In 2018, Adria wrote, directed and produced a short film, ''Pie'' starring herself, Chloe Lanier and Jessica Paré Jessica Paré (born December 5, 1980) is a Canadian actress and singer known for her co-starring roles on the AMC series ''Mad Men'' and the CBS series '' SEAL Team''. She has also appeared in the films '' Stardom'' (2000), ''Lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adria Silva
Adria Jesus da Silva (born ) is a Brazilian Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Brazil women's national sitting volleyball team. She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, finishing 5th, and the 2016 Summer Paralympics. See also * Brazil at the 2012 Summer Paralympics * Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Brazil competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, as host country, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Support In September 2015, a representative from the country attended the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Chef de Mission semina ... References External links *https://www.paralympic.org/video/sitting-volleyball-brazil-v-ukraine-women-s-bronze-victory-match-rio-2016-paralympic-games *http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/1qUCqHdzxQ_/2016+Rio+Paralympics+Day+4/Adria+Jesus+da+Silva * 1983 births Living people Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic volleyball players for Brazil Brazilian women's sitting volleyba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Petty
Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950October 2, 2017) was an American musician who was the lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, formed in 1976. He previously led the band Mudcrutch, was a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys, and had success as a solo artist. Petty had many hit records. Hit singles with the Heartbreakers include " American Girl" 1976, "Don't Do Me Like That" (1979), "Refugee" (1980), " The Waiting" (1981), "Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985) and " Learning to Fly" (1991). Petty's solo hits include "I Won't Back Down" (1989), "Free Fallin'" (1989), and "You Don't Know How It Feels" (1994). Solo or with the Heartbreakers, he had hit albums from the 1970s through the 2010s and sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Petty was honored as MusiCares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adria Bernardi
Adria Bernardi is an American novelist and translator. Awards * 2014 Independent Publisher Book Bronze Award, essay/creative nonfiction, Dead Meander Kore Press, 2012. * 2010-2011 Christopher Isherwood Foundation Fellowship * 2009 “If looking up to God you find any way that’s pervious,” Margie: The American Journal of Poetry. First place. Lucia Perillo judge * 2008 Recommended Book Award, The Boston Authors Club, Openwork * 2007 Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Award * 2002 Worcester Cultural Commission, Creative and Performing Arts Fellowship * 2000 Drue Heinz Literature Prize recipient, selected by Frank Conroy * 1999 Bakeless Fiction Prize for Fiction, selected by Andrea Barrett Andrea Barrett (born November 16, 1954) is an American novelist and short story writer. Her collection ''Ship Fever'' won the 1996 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction, and she received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2001. Her book ''Servants of the Ma ...http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/blwc/bak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adria Petty
Adria Petty (born November 28, 1974) is an American director, editor, art director, and artist. She is best known for her music video work with Beyoncé and Regina Spektor. She is the elder daughter of rock musician Tom Petty and his first wife, Jane Benyo. Career Petty attended Tisch School of the Arts's graduate program prior to her film career./ After college, Petty gathered work experience by working as an assistant to directors such as Penny Marshall, Oscar-winner Jonathan Demme, and Oscar-nominated documentary executive Jonathan Stack. She collaborated with artist Anna Gabriel and musician Howie Statland on a site-specific installation at New York’s modern art gallery PS1, a division of the Museum of Modern Art in 1998; the group called themselves "Low Flame." The installation detailed the life of a lonely garbage man that built friends out of garbage. Petty has worked with various recording artists to develop visual campaigns in print, video and new media. Petty h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adria Locke Langley
Adria Locke Langley (1899 – August 14, 1983) was an American writer best known for her first novel, published in 1945, the best seller ''A Lion Is in the Streets'' based on the life of Huey Long. It was made into a film of the same name in 1953. She also was a fervent supporter of the repeal of Prohibition.Coakley, Eleanor (12 June 1945)1929 Crash Proved Challenge To Writer of Popular Novel ''Toledo Blade''(18 August 1983)ADRIA L. LANGLEY, AUTHOR OF A LION IS IN THE STREETS ''Miami Herald''(18 August 1983)Activist Adria Langley Dead ''Record-Journal'' Biography Locke was born in Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ..., 1899, as the youngest of three children. When she was young her family moved to Stanton, Nebraska and that is where she grew up. Her father Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
