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Alida
Alida is a feminine given name, a common Dutch version of Adelaide until about 1960. at the database for given names in the Netherlands It is a compound word: adal 'noble' + heid 'gleam, glitter'. The name was also common in Norway between 1860 and 1910 when immigration was frequent. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1954), Latvian orienteering competitor * |
Alida (video Game)
''Alida'' is a 2004 adventure game developed by Australian indie studio Dejavu Worlds and published by Got Game Entertainment. The game was wholly created by Australian artist and musician Cos Russo. Development The game was designed by Cos Russo, going through multiple revisions of the concept and objectives. It was developed for 5 years. The game was released in limited distribution on January 17, 2003. It was officially released onto the North American market in May 2004. Prior to its release, a demo was available at the Got Game Entertainment site. On August 23, 2004, the game was released into retails stores on the Australia market. An iOS version was released in 2015, with a brand new sequel planned in the future. Plot In-universe, Alida is a guitar-shaped island off the coast of Australia, built by the members of a band from the money made from their successful first album. They never released a second album and were forgotten by their fans. The band split, they ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alida Valli
Alida Maria Laura, ''Freiin'' Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli (or simply Valli), was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, spanning from the 1930s to the early 2000s. She was one of the biggest stars of Italian film during the Fascist era, once being coined "the most beautiful woman in the world" by Benito Mussolini, but managed to find continued international success post-World War II. According to Frédéric Mitterrand, Valli was the only actress in Europe to equal Marlene Dietrich or Greta Garbo. Valli worked with many significant directors both in Italy and abroad, including Alfred Hitchcock (''The Paradine Case''; 1947), Carol Reed (''The Third Man''; 1949), Luchino Visconti ('' Senso''; 1954), Michelangelo Antonioni (''Il Grido''; 1957), Georges Franju ('' Eyes Without a Face''; 1960), Pier Paolo Pasolini ( ''Oedipus Rex''; 1967), Mario Bava (''Lisa and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alida Morberg
Alida Indra Jasmin Morberg (born 30 January 1985) is a Swedish actress. Personal life Alida Morberg is the daughter of actor Per Morberg and she grew up in Lilla Edet. She is in a relationship with actor Bill Skarsgård, Retrieved 9 September 2019. with whom she has a child. Retrieved 9 September 2019 Filmography * ''Gangster'' (2007) * ''Insane'' (2010) * ''Maria Wern – Stum sitter guden'' (2010) * ''Medan du blundar'' (2011) * ''Elsas värld'' (2011), Marilyn * ''Rosor, kyssar och döden'' (2013) * ''Stockholm Stories'' (2014) * ''Beck – Rum 302'' (2015) * '' Black Lake'' (2018) – TV series * ''Clark Clark is an English language surname, ultimately derived from the Latin with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educate ...'' (2022) – TV series References External links * 1985 births Living people Swedish actresses {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alida Hisku
Alida Hisku (born 20 June 1957) is an Albanian singer who was especially popular in the 1970s. Since 1990, she has lived in Germany. Life Hisku was born on 20 June 1957 in Tirana, then the capital of the Communist People's Republic of Albania. As the daughter of the opera singer Fiqrete Hisku, she began singing at a very young age, like her older sister and younger brother. As a child, Alida Hisku won several singing competitions. She studied in the "Jordan Misja" Artistic Lyceum in Tirana. At the age of 13, she debuted in the National Song Festival ( sq, Festivali i Këngës) organized by the Albanian National Television (RTSh), then one of the few and the most prestigious. She ranked second with the song "Portret" (Portrait) composed by Agim Krajka, which made her known throughout the country. Her major success came in the competitions of 1974, with the song "Vajzat e fshatit tim" (Girls from my village), and 1975, with the song "Buka e duarve tona" (Bread from our own hands) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alida Chen
Alida Chen (born 29 March 1996) is a Dutch badminton player. She won the 2009 Netherlands national championships U13 in girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles, 2011 U15 in girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles, 2012 U17 in girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles, and 2013 U17 in mixed doubles. She became a quarter finalist at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in mixed doubles event. Personal life Chen graduated with a master's degree of neurosciences at the Radboud University, and is currently pursuing a PhD in neuroimmunology at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series ''Women's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alida Chelli
Alida Chelli (23 October 1943 – 14 December 2012) was an Italian singer, and actress. She was mainly known for her appearances in stage musicals. Biography Born in Carpi as Alida Rustichelli, Chelli was daughter of composer Carlo Rustichelli and sister of composer Paolo Rustichelli. She achieved her first success as singer, with the song "Sinnò me moro", which opens the 1959 film ''Un maledetto imbroglio''. Then, Chelli achieved a major fame on stage, starring in a number of successful musical comedies such as ''Rugantino'' (1978, together with Enrico Montesano), ''Cyrano'' (1979, with Domenico Modugno), and ''Aggiungi un posto a tavola'' (1990, with Johnny Dorelli). She has also appeared in many films, mainly comedies, and TV-shows. She married Italian actor Walter Chiari in 1969, and together they had one son, television presenter Simone Annicchiarico (Chiari's real surname). After their 1972 divorce, Chelli had a relationship with television presenter Pippo Baudo Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alida Withoos
Alida Withoos (c. 1661/62 – 5 December 1730 (buried)) was a Dutch botanical artist and painter. She was the daughter of the painter Matthias Withoos. Life Alida Withoos was born in Amersfoort. With three brothers Johannes, Pieter, Frans, and her sister Maria, she was trained by her father in painting still lifes and botanical illustrations. Because of the invasion of Utrecht by the French, the family moved to Hoorn in 1672. In 1701, Alida married the Fijnschilder Andries Cornelisz van Dalen, a typical example of relations between artistic and painterly families in seventeenth and eighteenth century Holland. A training in painting was expensive and not often given to daughters, but talented daughters could be trained to work in the studio of their father, uncle, brother or spouse, often under his name. Unlike her husband, brothers and sister, Alida acquired a certain reputation painting under her own name, principally due to her botanical images. In Hoorn a number of the Wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alida Garcia
Alida Garcia is an American social activist whose major work centers on immigration issues. Career Garcia currently serves as the Vice President of Advocacy for FWD.us, a lobbying group co-founded by Mark Zuckerberg Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (; born ) is an American business magnate, internet entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is known for co-founding the social media website Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.), o .... She previously served as Director of Coalitions & Policy. Some main goals of the initiative are to provide immigration reform, enhance the education system and invest in the sciences. Additionally, she is the Co-Founder & Executive Director of Inclusv. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Alida Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Immigrant rights activists American women lawyers American lawyers 21st-century American women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alida Rockefeller Messinger
Alida Ferry Rockefeller Messinger (born 1948) is an American philanthropist and the youngest daughter of John Davison Rockefeller III. Early life and family Messinger was born in 1948. She is the youngest daughter of John Davison Rockefeller III (1906–78) and Blanchette Ferry Hooker (1909–92), and a fourth-generation member of the Rockefeller family. Her brother is former Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV (born 1937). Messinger's father began to teach her about philanthropy when she was five years old. She has said, "My father and mother's greatest fear was that their four children might take their wealth for granted and grow up spoiled and arrogant ... They wanted us to learn early that with wealth comes responsibility." Philanthropy Messinger is a major donor to conservation and environmental organizations. Her Alida R. Messinger Charitable Trust also funds conservation and environmental groups, as does the Rockefeller Family Fund, founded in 1967, of whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alida Marcovici
Alida Carmen Cioroianu Marcovici (born ) is a retired Romanian female volleyball player. She was part of the Romania women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The 1994 FIVB Women's World Championship was the twelfth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 17 to 30 October 1994 in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Teams ;Group A * * * * ... in Brazil. On club level she played with Universitatea Craiova (1994). References External links * * * * * 1973 births Living people Romanian women's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Romania-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alida Malkus
Alida Sims Malkus (September 19, 1888 – September 27, 1976) was an American writer of children's books, primarily nonfiction and historical novels "insubstantially tinged with fantasy". She was a Newbery Honor winner. Biography Born September 19, 1888, Malkus was the eleventh child out of thirteen living in Bay City, Michigan, and spent most of her time swimming and riding horses for entertainment. During high school at the age of thirteen she wrote articles for the school newspaper, she also wrote plays and enjoyed putting on productions for her neighborhood friends. Two years later, her mother was not well and had to move to San Francisco. During her trip she fell deeply in love with the desert and decided to live in New Mexico, where she spent a great deal of time with the Native Americans living in the region. This is where she developed her interest in Southwest Native Americans, Mayan ruins and other pre-Columbian civilizations which inspired most of her books. ''The D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alida Gray
Alida Yvette Gray (born April 12, 1977) is an American judoka and mixed martial artist. She was born in North Hollywood, California, United States, and is of Russian, Jewish, and Mexican background. She graduated from Cal. State University of San Bernardino. Judo Gray achieved notability for her success in judo, where she competed in the under 52 kg division. She was second at the U.S. judo championships in 1994 and 1995, while finishing third in both 1996 and 1997. She was also the second alternate for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics after finishing third behind Marisa Pedulla and JoAnne Quiring. MMA Gray is currently 4-3 in professional MMA fighting, having previously fought against Jessica Aguilar for the inaugural World Series of Fighting women’s straw weight championship. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 4–3 , Angela Hill , KO (knee to the body) , Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:39 , Costa Mesa, Cali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
