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Kiera
Kiera is a female given name. It is an Anglicized version of ''Ciara'', the name of a 7th-century saint, and means 'dark' or 'dark haired' in Irish. People with this name *Kiera Aitken (born 1983), swimmer from Bermuda *Kiera Allen (born 1997), American actress *Kiera Austin (born 1997), Australian netball player * Kiera Bennett (born 1971), a painter from England *Kiera Cass (born 1981), American author *Kiera Chaplin (born 1982), British actress and model * Kiera Duffy (born 1979), American opera singer * Kiera Gazzard (born 2001), Australian swimmer * Kiera Gormley, model from Northern Ireland *Kiera Hogan (born 1994), American professional wrestler * Kiera Van Ryk (born 1999), Canadian volleyball player * Kiera Skeels (born 2001), English footballer See also *Keira (given name) *Kira (given name), alternate Anglicization (and name with other origins also) *List of Irish-language given names This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language given names, their A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kiera Hogan
Kiera Hogan (born September 16, 1994) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is best known for her time in Impact Wrestling, where she is a former two-time Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champion (with Tasha Steelz). Hogan has also worked in Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU), where she is a former WSU Spirit Champion. Professional wrestling career Early career (2015–2018) Hogan began her career wrestling throughout Atlanta in 2015. She defeated Owen Knight to win the WWA4 Intergender Championship on April 16, 2015. She became a regular throughout the Georgia independent wrestling scene, competing for promotions such as Atlanta Wrestling Entertainment and the All-Star Wrestling Network. In November 2015, she began working for the Organization Of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA) in North Carolina. In 2016, Hogan began working throughout the United States, competing for promotions such as Booker T's Reality of Wrestling in Houston and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kiera Chaplin
Kiera Chaplin (born 1 July 1982) is a Northern Irish model, businesswoman and actress. She is the granddaughter of actor Charlie Chaplin and the great-granddaughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill. Biography Chaplin was born in Belfast, the eldest daughter of Eugene Chaplin and his wife, Bernadette. She grew up in the same town as her father, in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland, until her parents' divorce in the mid-1990s. In 2018, Chaplin created the Chaplin Awards in Asia. It is an award that goes to an actor or filmmaker whose work embodies Charlie Chaplin's qualities of realism, diversity and courage within their craft. So far recipients have been Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Zhang Yimou. The winner of the Chaplin Asia Award 2023 was Ge You. In 2018, Chaplin, along with Jazmin Grimaldi were among the first participants to take part in The Rally Aicha des Gazelles in Morocco in an electric car to promote sustainability. Since March 2019, she has been president of the Fondation Fle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kiera Cass
Kiera Cass (born May 19, 1981) is an American writer of young adult fiction, best known for ''The Selection'' series. Career Cass was born and raised in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and graduated from Socastee High School in Myrtle Beach. She is of Puerto Rican descent. She attended Coastal Carolina University before transferring to Radford University. She graduated from Radford with a degree in History and art. The first book in ''The Selection'' trilogy, ''The Selection'', was published in 2012 by HarperTeen. Television rights for the trilogy were optioned by the CW Television Network and two pilots were filmed, but neither were picked up for a full series. In April 2015, movie rights for ''The Selection'' trilogy, ''The Selection'' were acquired by Warner Bros. The rights were then bought by Netflix. After three years in development, the adaptation was scrapped. In May 2013, Cass announced that would be working on an as-yet untitled series she refers to as ''238'' on social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kiera Skeels
Kiera Skeels (born 20 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Championship club Charlton Athletic and the England under-23 team. Club career Reading Skeels made her debut for Reading in the FA Women's League Cup on 20 October 2019. On 17 July 2020, she signed her first professional contract with the club. Loan spell at Bristol City On 3 February 2021, it was announced that Skeels was going on loan to Bristol City for the rest of the season. She made her debut for Bristol in a 3–0 win at Brighton coming on in the 76th minute. Skeels helped Bristol to the final of the WSL Cup in her first start for the club with a 72nd-minute winner against Leicester. Charlton Athletic On 30 July 2021, Skeels was announced as part of Charlton Athletic's squad for the 2021–22 FA Women's Championship. She made her league debut against Coventry United on 5 September 2021. On 5 July 2022, Skeels signed a one year contract extension. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kiera Austin
Kiera Austin (born 26 August 1997) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, having previously played for Giants Netball. She injured her ACL and missed the entire 2021 season, and after youngster Sophie Dwyer came in she looked elsewhere to play. The Vixens were quick to snatch her up after not offering Kaylia Stanton another contract. Austin debuted in the Super Netball league for the Giants in 2018, having been a training partner for Canberra Giants in the Australian Netball League the previous year. She was a frequent member of the underage state and national teams before debuting for the Giants, most notably earning a silver medal for Australia at the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup. Austin was selected for the Australian Fast5 team at the 2018 tournament in Melbourne and was later selected in the Australian Diamonds squad as a replacement for the injured Caitlin Bassett in January 2019. Early life Austin grew up in the Sydney suburb of North Ry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kiera Van Ryk
Kiera Van Ryk (born January 6, 1999) is a Canadian volleyball player. She is part of the Canadian women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, and 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup. University career Van Ryk played two seasons of U Sports women's volleyball for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds from 2017 to 2019. She finished her rookie season by winning a Bronze medal at the 2018 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship. In her second year, she had an outstanding season as she won the Mary Lyons Award as the best U Sports women's volleyball player that year and won the Lieutenant Governor Athletic Award as the best female athlete in all of U Sports for the 2018–19 season. With the Thunderbirds that year, she won a national championship as the team won the 2019 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship and Van Ryk was named the Tournament MVP. Prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kiera Allen
Kiera Allen (born December 29, 1997) is an American actress known for her role in the Hulu thriller ''Run (2020 American film), Run''. Personal life Allen was raised in New York. She was a Creative writing, Creative Writing student at Columbia University in the class of 2022. She uses a wheelchair for mobility. Career In 2014, Allen appeared in the short film ''Ethan & Skye''. She featured in Bekah Brunstetter's off-Broadway show ''Girl #2'' in 2017. She made her film debut in the 2020 thriller ''Run (2020 American film), Run'' with Sarah Paulson, which became the most-watched original film on Hulu. She is the second female wheelchair-using actress to star in a suspense film, following Susan Peters doing the same in 1948. Filmography References External links * Living people 1997 births 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American stage actresses People with paraplegia American actors with disabilities Columbia College (New York) alumni {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kiera Gazzard
Kiera Gazzard (born 5 November 2001) is an Australian synchronised (artistic) swimmer. Artistic Swimming made its Olympic debut in 1984 (named Synchronised Swimming) and is one of only two events that is female only at the Olympics. Teams perform a 3-minute technical routine of five technical elements and a 4-minute free routine that emphasises creativity and choreography. Gazzard represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The artistic swimming team consisting of Alessandra Ho, Kirsten Kinash, Rachel Presser, Emily Rogers, Amie Thompson, Carolyn Rayna Buckle, Hannah Burkhill and Gazzard were able to progress to the final, however, they finished ninth. Early years Gazzard was a keen swimmer from a very young age. When she was 8-years-old she watched the Artistic Swimming team training at her local pool. She decided to attend a ‘come and try' lesson and was recruited for the 12-and-under team. She trained at the Sydney Emerald Synchronised Swimming Club. Keira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kiera Aitken
Kiera Leigh Aitken (born 31 October 1983) is an Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Bermuda. She is one of Bermuda's most successful swimmers, and has twice been named Bermuda's Female Athlete of the Year (for 2004 and 2009). She carried Bermuda's flag at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She has swum for Bermuda at: *Olympics: 2004, 2008 *Commonwealth Games: 2006, 2010 *World Championships: 2007, 2009 *Pan American Games: 2003, 2007 She swam in college at Canada's Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, Bible Hill, and a second medical school campus .... by Keri Irwin, ''Dal News''. Published 2005-01-2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kira (given Name)
Kira is a mostly feminine name of multiple origins and meanings. Etymology The feminine form is pronounced or . It might be a feminine form of the name Kiran, pronounced . Kiran is of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, meaning "beam of light". In Ancient Hebrew "Keren" means both "a horn" and "a beam of light". Besides Sanskrit and Hebrew there might be other etymologies from Egyptian, where the word Ki-Ra means "like Ra", or Persian. Due to the Greek interpretation of the Persian king's name Kourosh (کوروش, ''Kūrosh'') as Κύρος (''Kýros'') – which was obviously modeled after the Greek word κύριος (''kýrios'' "lord"), the feminine form being κυρία (''kyría'') – Kyra (or Kira) can also be understood as a variant. Therefore, it is also in use as a feminine form of the Greek diminutive form Cyril. In Russian, Kira () is the feminine form of the masculine name Kir, meaning "mistress, ruler", but can be translated to "leader of the people", "one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kiera Duffy
Kiera Duffy (born 1979) is an American opera singer born in Philadelphia. A soprano, Duffy is also an accomplished pianist. She has earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Westminster Choir College. Education When Duffy learned that Westminster Choir College's program in choral conducting was not available to undergraduates, she began to study vocal performance under professor Laura Brooks Rice, who became her mentor and continued as her voice coach after college. Duffy graduated in 2003 with a Master of Music degree in voice performance and pedagogy. She now studies with Edith Bers. Career Duffy has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Toledo Opera, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Metropolitan Opera, among others. She has sung at the Tanglewood Music Festival as Despina in ''Cosi fan tutte'' by Mozart, and as Tebaldo in ''Don Carlo'' by Verdi, both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kiera Gormley
Kiera Gormley is a model from Belfast in Northern Ireland. She caught the eye of Mario Testino, leading to shoots for ''Vogue'' UK and Italy, '' ID'', Burberry, Aquascutum, Aveda Aveda Corporation ( ) is an American cosmetics company founded by Horst Rechelbacher, now owned by Estée Lauder Companies, and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Aveda manufactures skin and body care, cosmetics, perfume (internally call ..., and Jaeger. Gormley is represented by Storm Model Management in London, Marilyn agency in New York and Paris, and Women Model Management Milan.Ulster's catwalk sensation ''Europe Intelligence Wire'', October 6, 2006. Accessed on line December 22, 2007. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
