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Leonie (1997 Film)
Leonie or Léonie is a Latin-origin feminine given name meaning "lioness", from the masculine personal name '' Leon'' (meaning "lion"). Leonie evolved to Léonie in France. It is rare as a surname. People People with the name or its variants include: * Léonie Abo (born 1945), Bambunda author * Léonie Adams (1899–1988), American poet * Leonie Archer, British academic and author * Leonie Bennett (born 1993), Dutch cricketer * Leonie ter Braak (born 1980), Dutch actress and television presenter * Leonie Brinkema (born 1944), American judge * Léonie Duquet (1916–1977), French nun * Leonie Elliott (born 1988), British actress * Leonie Frieda (born 1956), Swedish-born former model, translator, and writer * Léonie Gilmour (1872–1933), American educator, editor, and journalist * Leonie Hanne, German fashion blogger * Leonie Huddy, Australian-American political scientist * Leonie Joubert, South African science writer * Leonie Krail (born 1986), Swiss ice dancer * Leonie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Language
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the Roman Republic it became the dominant language in the Italy (geographical region), Italian region and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. Even after the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, fall of Western Rome, Latin remained the common language of international communication, science, scholarship and academia in Europe until well into the 18th century, when other regional vernaculars (including its own descendants, the Romance languages) supplanted it in common academic and political usage, and it eventually became a dead language in the modern linguistic definition. Latin is a fusional language, highly inflected language, with three distinct grammatical gender, genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter), six or seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Hanne
Leonie Hanne (born 31 July 1988) is a German fashion influencer, blogger, model, and social media entrepreneur. Biography Hanne was born and raised in Hamburg. She has degrees in business, fashion, and textile management from HSBA Hamburg School of Business Administration. She worked as a strategy consultant for German online trailer Otto GmbH, doing supply chain management in Hong Kong. She quit her corporate job in 2014 to launch her blog, ''Ohh Couture''. With photographer Alexander Galievsky, she has collaborated with fashion brands including Tommy Hilfiger, Dior, Cartier, BVLGARI, and Tory Burch. She has fronted global campaigns for Louis Vuitton, La Mer, Pandora, and Tommy Hilfiger and partnered with Fendi, Swarovski, Givenchy, Chloé, Net-A-Porter, H&M, and Sarenza. Hanne is represented by Storm Management and has walked the runway for Rebecca Minkoff during New York Fashion Week. She has been featured on the cover of ''MINE'', ''ARCADIA'', ''Velvet'', ''Gala Styke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Burke
Leonie Therese Burke, née Hemingway (born 27 January 1949) is a former Australian politician. She was the Liberal member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2002. Burke was born in Melbourne to Douglas and Marie Hemingway, and was educated at Genazzano Convent (1954–66) and Invergowrie College (1967). Between 1971 and 1986 she held nursing and secretarial positions and also the family directorship. She became a Prahran City Councillor in 1986 and served as Mayor from 1990 to 1992. After leaving the council in 1993, she became Chair of the Local Government Board until her entry into state politics in 1996. In 1996, Burke was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Prahran Prahran (), also pronounced colloquially as Pran, is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Swann
Leonie Swann (born 1975 Dachau) is the pen name A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen na ... of a German crime writer. Career Leonie Swann studied philosophy, psychology and English literature in Munich, and now lives in Berlin. Her first novel, ''Glennkill'' (published as '' Three Bags Full'' in English), sold over 100,000 copies in the first six months after publication. It has been translated to 32 languages. Her second novel, ''Garou'', a sequel to ''Glennkill'', is not a detective novel but a thriller. Bibliography * '' Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story'' (''Glennkill: Ein Schafskrimi''). Goldmann, Transworld Publishers, Doubleday, Random House, 2005 * ''Garou. Ein Schaf-Thriller''. Goldmann, 2010 * ''Dunkelsprung: Vielleicht kein Märchen''. Goldmann, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Short
Leonie Marjorie Short (born 1 January 1956) was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for eight months in 2001, representing the western Brisbane seat of Ryan for the Australian Labor Party, a party she had been a member of since 1981. Short was elected on 17 March 2001 at a by-election following the resignation of John Moore in what was normally a safe Liberal seat. The Liberals' preferred candidate, Michael Johnson, was unable to stand because he had not renounced his British citizenship. Short defeated former state Liberal president Bob Tucker, with a swing of 9.59%. Issues such as the introduction of the GST, and increased petrol and beer prices, dominated the by-election. The seat reverted to the Liberals at the general election in November 2001, in which Short was defeated by Michael Johnson. Short has a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Health Planning, and is a registered dental therapist. Following her time in parliament, she worked at Teachers Union H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Sandercock
Leonie Sandercock (born 1949) is an urban planner and academic focusing on community planning and multiculturalism. Her work spans the interdisciplinary fields of urban studies, urban policy and planning and elucidates issues of difference, social justice and possibility. She has been teaching at the School of Community & Regional Planning at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, since 2001. Education and career Sandercock received an MFA (screenwriting) from University of California at Los Angeles (1989), a PhD, Australian National University (1974) and a BA (Hons), University of Adelaide (1970). She has served as a senior academic in Australia at Macquarie University, RMIT University and the University of Melbourne, as well as UCLA. Sandercock is married to John Friedmann John Friedmann (April 16, 1926 – June 11, 2017) was an Honorary Professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Saint
Leonie Saint (born 23 April 1986), also known with the stage names Leonie Luder or simply Leonie is a German actress, TV-presenter and former pornographic actress. Life and career Born in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Leonie entered the adult industry in September 2005, at the age of 19 years. In 2006, she became an exclusive actress for the company Videorama, for which she made her own series called ''Leonie''. That same year, Leonie won the eLine Award in the category "Best Newcomer Germany" and, in 2007, in the category "Best Actress Germany". Between 2007 and 2009, she co-hosted the show ''La Notte'' on the quiz channel 9Live. In 2007, she appeared in the music video "Lover's Lane" for the German horror punk band The Other. That same year, she also appeared in the music video " Screwing You on the Beach at Night" by Bloodhound Gang, but the video was eventually released in 2010. In January 2008, Saint announced her retirement from the adult industry. In a 2011 interview, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Rysanek
Leopoldine Rysanek (14 November 1926 – 7 March 1998) was an Austrian dramatic soprano. Life Rysanek was born in Vienna and made her operatic debut in 1949 in Innsbruck. In 1951 the Bayreuth Festival reopened and the new leader Wieland Wagner asked her to sing Sieglinde in '' Die Walküre''. He was convinced that her unique, young and beautiful voice, combined with her rare acting abilities, would create a sensation. She became a star overnight, and the role of Sieglinde followed her for the rest of her career. Her final performance was at the Salzburg Festival in August 1996, as Klytämnestra in ''Elektra'' by Richard Strauss. Her Metropolitan Opera debut came in 1959 as Lady Macbeth in Verdi's ''Macbeth'', replacing Maria Callas who had been "fired" from the production. Over her lengthy career, she sang 299 performances of 24 roles there. She starred in productions of Verdi's '' Nabucco'', in the title role of '' Ariadne auf Naxos'' by Richard Strauss, the Empress in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léonie Martin
Léonie Martin, also known as Sister Françoise-Thérèse, VHM (3 June 1863 – 16 June 1941) was a French Catholic nun who led a cloistered life as a member of the Visitation Sisters. She was the daughter of Saints Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin Martin and an elder sister of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. She is sometimes dubbed Saint Thérèse's "difficult sister". Her cause for beatification was permitted to be introduced in the Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux in 2015, and she has been given the posthumous title ''Servant of God''. Life Léonie Martin was born in Alençon in the department of Orne in France on 3 June 1863 to Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin Martin – both of whom were canonized on 18 October 2015 by Pope Francis. She had several siblings, who included Thérèse, the future saint. Among them were: *Marie Louise * Marie Pauline *Marie Hélène *Marie-Joseph-Louis *Marie-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste *Marie Céline *Marie-Mélanie-Thérèse *Marie-Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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