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Gemma (given Name)
Gemma is an Italian female name, of Latin origin, meaning "gem" or "precious stone". People with the given name Female * Gemma Arterton (born 1986), English actress * Gemma Atkinson (born 1984), English actress and model * Gemma Beadsworth (born 1987), Australian water polo player * Gemma Bissix (born 1983), English actress * Gemma Bond (born 1982), English ballet dancer * Gemma Booth (born 1974), English photographer * Gemma Chan (born 1982), British actress * Gemma Collins (born 1981), English media personality and businesswoman * Gemma Cowling, Australian model * Gemma Craven (born 1950), Irish actress * Gemma Donati, Gemma di Manetto Donati, the wife of medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri * Gemma Doyle (politician) (born 1981), British Labour Party politician * Gemma Frizelle (born 1998), British rhythmic gymnast * Gemma Galgani or Saint Gemma of Lucca (1878–1903), Italian mystic with signs of stigmata, venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as a saint * Gemma Geis (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Precious Stone
Precious may refer to: Music * Precious (group), a British female pop group Albums * ''Precious'' (Chanté Moore album), 1992 * ''Precious'' (Cubic U album), 1998 * ''Precious'' (Ours album), 2002 * ''Precious'' (Precious album), 2000 * ''Precious'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack album to the 2009 film Songs * "Precious" (Depeche Mode song), 2005 * "Precious" (The Jam song), 1982 * "Precious" (Annie Lennox song), 1992 * "Precious" (Pretenders song), 1980 * "Precious" (Vivid song), 2010 * "Precious" (Yuna Ito song), 2006 * "Precious", a song by Jim Jones on the album ''Pray IV Reign'' * "Precious...", a song by Luna Sea on the album ''Luna Sea'' * "Precious", a song by Minipop on the album ''A New Hope ''Star Wars'' (retroactively titled ''Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope'') is a 1977 American Epic film, epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the first ...'' * "Precious", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Hayes
Gemma Hayes (born 11 August 1977) is an Irish musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments, including the piano and the harmonica. She is also a member of The Cake Sale and Printer Clips. Early life Hayes grew up in Ballyporeen, Tipperary with her parents and seven other siblings. She was surrounded by music from an early age heavily influenced by her siblings and her father who was a keyboardist in a local band. Hayes would later move to County Limerick to attend boarding school. By this time, Hayes was proficient at piano and found that the music used to counter the boredom of living in a small village. She would later move to Dublin City to attend UCD to study sociology, psychology and history. Hayes soon dropped out of university to concentrate on her music and to gig at music venues across the city. This was subsidised by working part-time in a laundrette. Music career EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Space Gypsy Adventures
The Space Gypsy Adventures is a children's sci-fi comedy radio and internet series created by Cumbrian broadcaster and cartoonist Terry Askew. It was first broadcast on British Hospital Radio in 1986 under the title of 'The Adventures of Leah, Duke Gemma & Friends', and featured as a cartoon strip in '' The West Cumberland Times and Star'' newspaper in 1987. A pilot story was written and recorded for ''BBC Radio Cumbria'' in 1987, but was never broadcast owing to budgeting restrictions. The series follows the fortunes of two anthropomorphic foxes by the names of Gemma and Damien Mildury as they travel around in their space freighter, The Rapscallion, searching for their parents against the backdrop of an intergalactic war between the Bitlexian Cluster and The Federal Alliance of Planets. The two foxes find asylum on the neutral planet of Zenophon where they are befriended by brother and sister Duke and Leah Rosenly - two anthropomorphic border collie dogs who live at the spacepo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hex (TV Series)
''Hex'' is a British television programme developed by Shine TV and aired on Sky One. The story is set in a remote English boarding school with a mysterious past. Series one explores the supernatural relationship between a Nephilim#based on Christian mythology, Fallen Angel named Azazeal and a student called Cassie who is also a witch. In the second series the story centres on 500-year-old anointed one Ella Dee, and Azazeal's son Malachi. Both series of the show are available on DVD region code#2, Region 2 DVD, with the first series released on DVD region code#1, Region 1 DVD in June 2007. The show was cancelled in April 2006 after the end of the second series. Synopsis From its outset, ''Hex'' appears to be the story of Cassie Hughes, an attractive but withdrawn young woman who enrolls at the school but can't quite seem to fit into the social milieu. The second series shifts the focus from the departing Cassie Hughes (Christina Cole) to a new heroine, Ella Dee (Laura Pyper). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Frisius
Gemma Frisius (; born Jemme Reinerszoon; December 9, 1508 – May 25, 1555) was a Frisian physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument maker. He created important globes, improved the mathematical instruments of his day and applied mathematics in new ways to surveying and navigation. Gemma's rings, an astronomical instrument, are named after him. Along with Gerardus Mercator and Abraham Ortelius, Frisius is often considered one of the founders of the Netherlandish school of cartography, and significantly helped lay the foundations for the school's golden age (approximately 1570s–1670s). Biography Frisius was born in Dokkum, Friesland (present-day Netherlands), of poor parents who died when he was young. He moved to Groningen and later studied at the University of Leuven (Louvain), Belgium, beginning in 1525. He received the degree of MD in 1536 and remained on the faculty of medicine of Leuven for the rest of his life where, in addition to te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Whelan
Gemma Elizabeth Whelan (born 23 April 1981) is an English actress and comedian known for portraying Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy-drama series ''Game of Thrones''. She also plays Kate in all seasons of the comedy ''Upstart Crow'', Detective Eunice Noon on the first season of ''The End of the F***ing World'' on Channel 4, and Geraldine on the third season of ''Killing Eve''. Early life Whelan was born in Leeds and grew up in the Midlands. She attended The King's High School for Girls in Warwick and the London Studio Centre. Career As a stand-up comedian, Whelan won the 2010 Funny Women Variety Award. She performed at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe with her show ''Chastity Butterworth & The Spanish Hamster''. In 2014 she recorded a pilot chat show as her character Chastity Butterworth for BBC Radio 4. On screen, she has played supporting roles in several films and TV shows, including in the 2010 films ''Gulliver's Travels'' and '' The Wolfman''. She played Kate (appearing in all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Ward
Gemma Louise Ward is an Australian model and actress. Born in Perth, Western Australia, Ward was first scouted at the age of 14, and made her Australian Fashion Week debut aged 15. She later became the youngest model to appear on the cover of the American edition of '' Vogue'', subsequently appearing on the covers of both '' Teen Vogue'' and ''Time''. ''Vogue Paris'' would later declare her as one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.Les 30 Mannequins des Années 2000 Retrieved 20 January 2010 Ward is widely considered to be a . Ward's first major acting appearance was in the 2008 Australian film '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Smith
Gemma Smith (born 1978) is an Australian painter and sculptor, who is Sydney-based. Smith has been the recipient of numerous grants and been invited to join multiple exhibitions. She is known for her continuous experimentations with colour and abstraction. Her work is held in museum, corporate and private collections across Australia. Early life and education Gemma was born in Sydney and was based there until 2004. In 2004 she went to Brisbane where she stayed until 2012. In 2012 she went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States for 2 years. She lives and works in Sydney. Smith completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts at Sydney College of the Arts in 1999 and in 2004 an honour's year at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. Work Smith is a painter and a sculptor who works are abstract art. While the major modern movements of abstract art faded, Gemma sees abstract art as very alive, and pursues both geometric and organic forms of abstraction. In her earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Sanderson
Gemma Sanderson (born 10 July 1983) is an Australian model, best known for winning the first cycle of the reality television show ''Australia's Next Top Model''. Early career Prior to winning in ''Australia's Next Top Model'', Sanderson was a finalist in '' Dolly Magazines annual model search, which fellow Australian model Miranda Kerr had won the previous year. ''Australia's Next Top Model'' Sanderson was criticized during the final weeks of the show in regard to her suffering from depression, which she admitted to during episode 5. Sanderson won a number of challenges, showing early favoritism from judge Marguerite Kramer (former '' Harper's Bazaar'' editor). Sanderson won the show and went on to model both in Australia and internationally, having been represented by Next Model Management in New York, Chic Management in Sydney, Beatrice Models in Milan, and Storm Models in London. Career Internationally, she has shot for Macy's, Tchibo, Auchan, and the ASOS catalogue. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Peacocke
Gemma Peacocke is a composer from New Zealand based in the United States. Biography Peacocke grew up in Hamilton, New Zealand. She studied at Victoria University of Wellington and the New Zealand School of Music, followed by a master's degree in composition and theory at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Julia Wolfe was her primary teacher there. In 2015 she studied at the Institute for Music/Acoustic Research and Coordination (IRCAM) in Paris. Peacocke is a doctoral student in composition at Princeton University and holds the Mark Nelson Ph.D. Fellowship. Peacocke formerly managed and taught with the New York Philharmonic Very Young Composers program. She is founder of the Kinds of Kings Collective. Peacocke's music combines acoustic instruments and voices with electronics, and her work often has a sociopolitical focus. Much of her work focuses on the marginalisation of women; her string quartet ''Erasure'' is about the eras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Mengual
Gemma Mengual Civil (born 12 April 1977 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish synchronised swimmer. She has competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. On 15 February 2012 she announced her retirement. After retiring she became involved with coaching the national synchronised swimming team. However in June 2015 Mengual announced that she would return to competition with the aim of competing at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, in the mixed duet with Pau Ribas, whom she had previously coached. Although she had previously indicated that she would not compete beyond the World Championships, in September of that year she confirmed via social media that she would compete in the duet in the 2016 Summer Olympics with Ona Carbonell. During the 2020 Olympic Games (celebrated in 2021 due to COVID) she collaborated in the broadcast for the swimming-pool and floor events giving technical insight and expert opinion on the Olympian sport women. Medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Jones
Jennifer "Gemma" Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English actress. Appearing on both stage and screen, her film appearances include ''Sense and Sensibility'' (1995), the ''Bridget Jones'' series (2001–2016), the ''Harry Potter'' series (2002–2011), ''You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger'' (2010), and ''Ammonite'' (2020). For her role in the BBC television film ''Marvellous'' (2014), she won the 2015 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other roles on television include '' Rainbow City'' (1967), ''The Duchess of Duke Street'' (1976–1977), ''Trial and Retribution'' (2003–2008), '' Spooks'' (2007–2008), ''Teacup Travels'' (2015–2017), '' Diana and I'' (2017), and '' Gentleman Jack'' (2019). Early life Jones was born in Marylebone, the daughter of Irene (''née'' Isaac; 1911–1985) and Griffith Jones, an actor (1909–2007). Her brother Nicholas Jones is also an actor. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she won the gold medal.Radio T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
