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Connie Swingle
Connie is a given name. It is often a pet form (hypocorism) of Concetta, Constance, Cornelia, or Cornelius. Given name or nickname Women * Connie Achurra, Chilean chef * Connie Binsfeld (1924–2014), American politician * Connie Booth (born 1944), American actress and writer, former wife of John Cleese * Connie Britton (born 1967), American actress, singer and producer * Connie Brockway (born 1954), American historical and romance novelist * Connie Carpenter-Phinney (born 1957), American retired cyclist and speed skater * Connie Chung (born 1946), American journalist * Constance Clayton (born 1933), American educator and civic leader * Connie Constance (born 1995), British singer and songwriter * Connie Conway (born 1950), American politician * Connie Desmond (1908–1983), American baseball sportscaster * Connie Dierking (1936–2013), American Basketball League and National Basketball Association player * Connie Egan, Northern Irish politician * Connie Fisher (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often Clipping (morphology), clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with ''-y/-ie'' (phonologically /i/). Sometimes the suffix ''-o'' is included as well as other forms or templates. Hypocoristics are often affective in meaning and are particularly common in Australian English, but can be used for various purposes in different semantic fields, including personal names, place names and nouns. Hypocorisms are usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Fisher
Connie Fisher (born 17 June 1983) is a British actress, singer and TV presenter, who won the BBC One talent contest, '' How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?'' On 15 November 2006, she opened to excellent reviews in the part of Maria von Trapp in ''The Sound of Music'' in the West End, London on a six-month contract, which was extended until 23 February 2008. She resumed the role of Maria in ''The Sound of Music'' UK tour starting in July 2009. She had a recurring role as a patient in the British medical drama series '' Casualty'' in 2012. Early life Fisher was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, and is the daughter of a major in the Royal Corps of Signals. Fisher lived in Dorset, England until the age of four, when she moved to a village near Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire, Wales. She attended Hayscastle Junior School, and then went on to Sir Thomas Picton School. She is a fluent Welsh speaker. During her teenage years she was a member of Haverfordwest Operatic Society where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Price-Smith
Connie Price-Smith (born Constance Marie Price, June 3, 1962) is an American shot putter and discus thrower. Price-Smith is also a four-time Olympian. She graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1985. Later career Price-Smith was also named to the 2012 Olympic track & field team coach staff in London. On July 21, 2015, she started her tenure as the head coach at the University of Mississippi. She was named women's head coach for the United States team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, again in Rio de Janeiro. In 2016, she was elected into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame The National Track and Field Hall of Fame is a museum operated by The Armory Foundation in conjunction with USA Track & Field. It is located within the Armory Foundation (the former Fort Washington Avenue Armory) at 216 Fort Washington Avenue, .... International competitions *^ Reached the 1987 World Championship Final at discus but failed to register a distance. *Note: Resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Norman
Connie Norman (1949 – July 15, 1996) was an AIDS and gay and transgender rights activist with ACT UP/LA. Beginning in 1991, she was the host of the first daily commercial talk radio show about gay issues in Los Angeles, and also co-hosted a television show. After her death from AIDS, ACT UP scattered her ashes on the White House lawn. Activism with ACT UP Norman was a member of the AIDS activism group ACT UP ("AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power").Jason Silverstein, Why the Ashes of People With AIDS on the White House Lawn Matter', August 29, 2016, ''Vice'' She also worked with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation to campaign for AIDS services. She was sometimes nicknamed "the AIDS Diva" because of her outspokenness. In the summer of 1990, Norman protested that home healthcare providers contracted by Los Angeles County refused to go to minority neighborhoods after dark, and that some did not accept Medicare or MediCal. She protested that the county's outpatient clinic was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Nielsen
Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born 3 July 1965) is a Danish actress. She has starred as Lucilla in the film ''Gladiator'' (2000) and as Hippolyta in the DC Extended Universe, and in the films ''Wonder Woman'' (2017), '' Justice League'' (2017), '' Wonder Woman 1984'' (2020), and ''Zack Snyder's Justice League'' (2021). She has also starred in films such as ''Soldier'' (1998), '' Mission to Mars'' (2000), ''One Hour Photo'' (2002), ''Basic'' (2003), '' The Hunted'' (2003), '' The Ice Harvest'' (2005), ''Nymphomaniac'' (2013), '' 3 Days to Kill'' (2014), ''Inheritance'' (2020), and '' Nobody'' (2021). She also had roles in the NBC crime drama series '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2006), the Starz political drama series ''Boss'' (2011–2012), the Fox crime thriller series '' The Following'' (2014), the TNT limited drama series '' I Am the Night'' (2019) and starred in the Channel 4 drama series '' Close to Me'' in 2021. Early life Nielsen was born on 3 July 1965 in F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Morrison
Constance "Connie" Morrison was an American politician. Morrison lived with her husband and family in Burnsville, Minnesota Burnsville () is a city south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County, Minnesota. The city lies on a bluff overlooking the south bank of the Minnesota River upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River. Burnsville and nearby su ... and was involved with the real estate business. Morris served on the Burnsville City Council from 1977 to 1983 and as mayor of Burnsville from 1983 to 1986. She then served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1987 to 1994 and was a Republican. References Year of birth unknown Living people People from Burnsville, Minnesota Businesspeople from Minnesota Women state legislators in Minnesota Women mayors of places in Minnesota Women city councillors in Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Year of birth missing (living people) {{Minnesota-politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Mitchell
Connie Thembi Mitchell (born ), also known as Miss Connie, is a South African-born Australian singer-songwriter. In 1995 she was a founding member of Primary. Briefly, in 2004, she was vocalist for Machine Gun Fellatio under the pseudonym Feyonce. Since mid-2005 Mitchell is the lead vocalist with Sneaky Sound System, appearing on their singles: " I Love It" (July 2006), "Pictures" (December), "UFO" (April 2007), " Goodbye" (October), "Kansas City" (July 2008), " When We Were Young" (November), " 16" (February 2009) and " We Love" (May 2011). Early years to 2004 Connie Thembi Mitchell was born c. 1977 in South Africa. Her mother was a singer in a musical troupe, Ipi Tombi, while her grandfather and father had extensive record collections. After leaving South Africa, Mitchell lived in New Zealand and attended a primary school, where "I discovered I could sing. I'd heard some opera singers, someone like Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, and I could put on that voice". She arrived in Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Meijer
Connie Meijer (5 February 1963 – 17 August 1988) was a Dutch cyclist who won a bronze medal in the road race at the 1987 UCI Road World Championships. She won a national title in this event in 1984, as well as individual stages of the Tour of Norway in 1987 and 1988. On 17 August 1988, while competing in a criterium in Naaldwijk, she complained of severe nausea and died on the way to the hospital. Initial reports stated that she died of a brain hemorrhage. However, later reports stated that she died of a heart attack, likely caused by a neglected flu. In her memory, the Connie Meijer Trofee was created, for which women compete in Parel van de Veluwe The Parel van de Veluwe ( en, Pearl of the Veluwe) was an amateur road bicycle race held in the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_nam ... (Meijer herself won this race in 1988). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Meijer, Conn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Lewcock
Constance Mary Lewcock OBE born Constance Mary Ellis (11 April 1894 – 11 November 1980) was a British suffragette, arsonist and socialist. Life Lewcock was born in Horncastle in 1894. In 1913 she volunteered her services to the Women's Social and Political Union and was initially warning against getting arrested. She learnt about politics by chairing and talking at WSPU meetings across County Durham. She tried to set alight a pier of Durham Cathedral but failed. She later committed what she called the "perfect crime". In 1914 she burnt down a railway building at Esh Winning. She had designed a system where a jar of flammable liquid was set alight when a candle burnt down. This meant that by the time the wooden building was alight she was miles away establishing an alibi. She was also lucky to have the assistance of a miner named Joss Craddock. They had met and they had worked together at meetings where he could hold back the stewards whilst she made her point. This meant tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Lawson
Connie Lawson (born April 20, 1949) is an American politician. A Republican, Lawson was Indiana Secretary of State from 2012 to 2022 and was a member of the Indiana Senate from 1996 to 2012. While in the state senate, she was Republican floor leader. Early life, education, and career Lawson was born and raised in Danville, located in Hendricks County in central Indiana. She graduated from Danville High School. She attended Darden School of Legislative Leadership and in 1998 she went to Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership. Lawson was elected Clerk of the Hendricks County Circuit Court in 1988. She was subsequently reelected twice to four-year terms As clerk, her responsibilities included maintaining all records of the court and overseeing elections. During this period, Lawson was also president of the Indiana Clerks’ Association and chair of the group’s legislative committee. She also served as Vice Chair of the Hendricks County Republican Party from 1995 to 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Laliberte
Connie Laliberte (born October 21, 1960) is a Canadian curler from Manitoba and world champion. In 2019, Laliberte was named the tenth greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers. Championships Laliberte became world champion in 1984 as skip for the Canadian team."Curling – Women: World Championships" (Retrieved on March 27, 2008) She won the 1984, 1992 and 1995 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts (''french: Le Tournoi des Cœurs Scotties''; commonly referred to as the Scotties) is the annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Can ...
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Connie Hedegaard
Connie Hedegaard Koksbang (born 15 September 1960) is a Danish politician and public intellectual. She was European Commissioner for Climate Action in the ( second Barroso) European Commission from 10 February 2010 through 31 October 2014. On behalf of Denmark, Hedegaard hosted the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009. She was Danish Minister for Climate and Energy from 23 November 2007 as a member of the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen III and that of Lars Løkke Rasmussen and had been the Danish Minister for the Environment from 2 August 2004 to 23 November 2007, as a member of the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I and II. In Denmark, Hedegaard is a member of the Conservative People's Party (DKF), and elected member of parliament (Folketing) from 10 January 1984 to 3 October 1990 and again in the 2005 Danish parliamentary election. Prior to becoming a minister, she worked as a journalist at DR, the Danish national broadcaster. Education and early career Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
