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Danes (surname)
Danes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anna Danes (born 1969), American singer-songwriter *Claire Danes (born 1979), American actress *Kerry and Kay Danes (born 1958 and 1967) Fictional characters *Luke Danes, a main character in the television series Gilmore Girls *Oswald Danes, a character in the television series ''Torchwood'' See also *Dane (name) Dane is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Alexandra Dane (born 1946), South African actress * Barbara Dane (born 1927), American singer * Dana Dane (born 1965), American hip-hop artist * Eric Dane (bor ... {{surname Ethonymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Danes
Anna Danes (born July 4, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, speaker, writer and music event producer. '' Find Your Wings'', her second album, a collection of jazz standards and original songs was released in 2016, and peaked at #22 on the jazz music Billboard charts and debuted on the iTunes jazz charts at number one. Early life Danes grew up behind the Iron Curtain in Sopot (needs a wiki link) , Poland, near the Baltic coast town of Gdansk. Her love for music started when she was a young girl, listening to bootleg cassette tapes of Western pop music and attending the summer music festival in Sopot where she was mesmerized by the sparkly stage costumes and sounds of the times: disco and European pop music, with major influences coming from ABBA, Demis Roussos, Shirley Bassey and Boney M. In 1979, at 10 years old, Danes and her parents escaped (then-communist) Poland to Sweden. They later immigrated to Ottawa, Canada. She earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Ott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Danes
Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress. She is the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2012, ''Time'' named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2015. Danes gained early recognition as Angela Chase in the 1994 teen drama series ''My So-Called Life''. The role won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She made her film debut the same year in '' Little Women'' (1994). Her other films include '' Home for the Holidays'' (1995), ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996), '' The Rainmaker'' (1997), ''Les Misérables'' (1998), ''Brokedown Palace'' (1999), the 1999 English dub of ''Princess Mononoke'' (1997), '' The Hours'' (2002), '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003), ''Shopgirl'' (2005), '' Stardust'' (2007), and ''A Kid Like J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry And Kay Danes
Kerry Arthur Danes (a former Australian Army soldier born 21 October 1958 Longreach, Queensland) and wife Kay Frances Danes née Stewart (born 20 October 1967 Wynnum, Queensland) were imprisoned in Laos as civilians on 23 December 2000 and later convicted of embezzlement, tax evasion and destruction of evidence. They were ordered to pay fines and compensation of $AUD1.1 million. After the Australian government intervened on their behalf, Kerry and Kay Danes were provisionally released on 6 October 2001. The pair signed a formal agreement to pay their fines by instalments, and a presidential pardon was granted on 6 November 2001, which enabled their return to Australia. Kerry Danes Kerry Arthur Danes was born in 1958 at Longreach, Queensland and joined the Australian Army in August 1976 at age 17. He took extended leave without pay in 1998 (aged 40) to try his luck in a civilian job in poverty-stricken Laos and enjoyed a relatively opulent comfortable expatriate lifestyle. His wif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Gilmore Girls Characters
This is a list of characters for the comedy-drama television series ''Gilmore Girls''. Main characters Lorelai Gilmore Lorelai Gilmore, played by Lauren Graham, is the only daughter of Richard and Emily Gilmore. She is the mother of Lorelai "Rory" Leigh Gilmore . She became pregnant at the age of 16 but refused to marry Christopher, Rory's father, because she felt that a marriage at such a young age would not work out. Instead, she ran away to the town of Stars Hollow, which is half an hour away from Hartford. In Stars Hollow, she meets Mia, the owner of the Independence Inn. She begs Mia to hire her though she has no experience of any kind. Mia gave Lorelai a job as a maid and allows Lorelai and Rory to live in a converted potting shed behind the inn, where they live for most of Rory's early childhood. Lorelai eventually becomes the executive manager of the inn, which is the position she holds when the first season of the show opens. When Rory is unexpectedly accepted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilmore Girls
''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagship series for the network. ''Gilmore Girls'' ran for seven seasons, the final season moving to The CW and ending its run on May 15, 2007. ''Gilmore Girls'' received critical acclaim for its witty dialogue, cross-generational appeal, and effective mix of humor and drama. It was a success for The WB, peaking during season five as the network's second-most-popular show. The series has been in daily syndication since 2004, while a growing following has led to its status as a 2000s American cult classic. Since going off the air in 2007, ''Gilmore Girls'' has been cited in '' TV (The Book)'' and ''Time'' magazine as one of the 100 greatest television shows of all time. In 2016, the main cast and Sherman-Palladino returned for the four-part minise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oswald Danes
Oswald Danes is a fictional character in the BBC television programme ''Torchwood'', a spin-off from the long-running series ''Doctor Who'' and is portrayed by American actor Bill Pullman. The character was promoted as one of five new main characters to join ''Torchwood'' in its fourth series, '' Torchwood: Miracle Day'' (2011), as part of a new co-production between ''Torchwood''s British network, BBC One, and its American financiers on US premium television network Starz. Pullman appears in eight of the ten episodes, and is credited as a series regular. Whilst reaction to the serial and Pullman's character was mixed, Pullman's portrayal was praised by critics and in 2012 he received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor on Television. Danes is a former schoolteacher who molested several of the little girls he taught, and eventually killed one of them. He was sentenced to death, but on the day of his execution - the so-called Miracle Day, when death ceases world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dane (name)
Dane is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Alexandra Dane (born 1946), South African actress * Barbara Dane (born 1927), American singer * Dana Dane (born 1965), American hip-hop artist * Eric Dane (born 1972), American actor * Francis Dane (1615-1697), minister in colonial Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials * Hugh Dane (1942-2018), American actor * Jordan Dane (born 1953), American novelist * Joseph Dane (1778-1858), American congressman from Maine * Karl Dane (1886-1934), Danish-American silent film actor * Lloyd Dane (1925-2015), American race car driver * Maxwell Dane (1906-2004), American advertising executive * Nathan Dane (1752–1835), American lawyer and statesman representing Massachusetts in the Continental Congress from 1785 to 1787 * Patricia Dane (1919-1995), American film actress * Warrel Dane (1961–2017), American singer Given name * Dane Anderson (born 1984), Australian cricket player * Dane Baptiste (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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