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Lis (given Name)
Lis is a female given name, sometimes short for Elizabeth (given name), Elisabeth. People with that name include: *Lis Ahlmann (1894–1979), Danish weaver and textile designer *Lis Brack-Bernsen (born 1946), Danish and Swiss mathematician, historian of science, and historian of mathematics *Lis Frost (born 1961), Swedish cross country skier *Lis Groes (1910–1974), Danish politician *Lis Harris, American author and critic *Lis Hartel (1921–2009), Danish equestrian *Lis Howell, British journalist, television executive, and academic *Lis Jacobsen (1882–1961), Danish philologist, archaeologist and writer *Lis Jensen (born 1952), Danish social worker and politician *Lis Jeppesen (born 1956), Danish ballerina *Lis Lauritzen (born 1971), Danish cruise ship captain *Lis Lewis, American voice coach *Lis Løwert (1919–2009), Danish film actress *Lis Mellemgaard (born 1924), Danish ophthalmologist and resistance fighter *Lis Møller (1918–1983), Danish journalist and politician *Lis N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lis Lewis
Lis Lewis is an American voice teacher, author and performance coach. Lewis's clients include Miguel, Gwen Stefani, Rihanna, Courtney Love, Britney Spears, Colbie Caillat, Linkin Park, Demi Lovato, Tyson Ritter of The All-American Rejects, The Pussycat Dolls, Bryson Tiller, Iggy Azalea, and Jack Black. Musical background Lewis grew up in New York City and began training as a child at the Dalcroze School of Music as well as with private music teachers. She attended both the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and has a master's degree in Theater and Music. Lewis has taught voice classes and lectured at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, University of California, Berkeley, Musicians Institute in Hollywood, Blue Bear School of Music, Santa Monica College, National Academy of Songwriters, and UCLA. Career The Singer's Workshop Lewis founded a series of workshops, classes as well as private voice lessons called The Singer’s Worksh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lis Wiehl
Lis Wiehl (born August 19, 1961) is a ''New York Times'' bestselling American author of fiction and nonfiction books, and a legal analyst. She is the author of twenty books, including, most recently, ''A Spy in Plain Sight: The Inside Story of the FBI and Robert Hanssen―America's Most Damaging Russian Spy'', published by Pegasus Books. After working at NBC News and National Public Radio's ''All Things Considered'', Wiehl moved to the Fox News Channel (FNC) where she served as a legal analyst and reporter for over fifteen years, appearing on numerous FNC shows. She is a regular commentator for CNN and also appears often on CBS, NPR and other news outlets. Wiehl earned her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, her Master of Arts in Literature from the University of Queensland, and a bachelor's degree from Barnard College, Columbia University. Early life and education Wiehl was born in Yakima, Washington, and graduated from West Valley High School in Yakima. She received a bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lis Verhoeven
Lis Verhoeven (also spelled Liz Verhoeven) (11 March 1931 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany – 2 July 2019) was a German actress and theatre director. Biography Verhoeven was the daughter of Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven (; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch director, producer and screenwriter, active in the Netherlands, France and the United States. His blending of graphic violence and sexual content with social satire is a trademark of both his dram ...; she was the first wife of Mario Adorf, by whom she had a daughter, Stella Maria Adorf, also an actress. References External links *Doris Mattes Agency Munich 1931 births 2019 deaths Actors from Frankfurt German television actresses German theatre directors People from Hesse-Nassau 20th-century German actresses 21st-century German actresses {{Germany-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lis Sørensen
Lis Sørensen (born 28 May 1955) is a Danish pop singer. In the 1970s she worked with Anne Linnet in Shit & Chanel and Anne Linnet Band. In 1983 she released her first solo album. She is also known for being the first artist to record Ednaswap's "Torn (Ednaswap song), Torn", which was renamed "Brændt" (Danish for "Burned"). The song was later made famous by Natalie Imbruglia and Trine Rein. Lis Sørensen is the mother of Danish songwriter and music producer Sylvester_Sivertsen, Sly. Discography Studio albums Compilation albums Live albums Singles Other discographies ;In Shit & Chanel *''Shit & Chanel'' (1976) *''Chanel No. 5'' (1977) *''Tak for sidst'' (1978) *''Dagen har så mange farver'' (1979) ;In Anne Linnet Band *''You're Crazy'' (1980) *''Anne Linnet Band'' (1981) *''Cha Cha Cha'' (1982) ;In Cowgirls *''Girls Night Out'' (2001) References External linksOfficial webpage 1955 births Living people 20th-century Danish women singers Danish pop singers S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lis Sladen
Elisabeth Clara Heath-Sladen (1 February 1946 – 19 April 2011) was an English actress. She became best known as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series ''Doctor Who'', appearing as a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, and reprising the role many times in subsequent decades, both on ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-offs, '' K-9 and Company'' (1981) and '' The Sarah Jane Adventures'' (2007–2011). Sladen was interested in ballet and theatre from childhood, and began to appear on stage in the mid-1960s, although she was more often a stage manager at this time. She moved to London in 1970 and won several television roles, with her acting in the police drama '' Z-Cars'' leading to her being recommended for the role in ''Doctor Who''. After leaving the series, she had other roles on both television and radio before semi-retiring to bring up a family in the mid-1980s. Sladen returned to the public eye in the 2000s with more ''Doct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lis Rhodes
Lis Rhodes (born 1942) is a British artist and feminist filmmaker, known for her density, concentration, and poeticism in her visual works. She has been active in the UK since the early 1970s. Early life and education Rhodes was brought up in West England, was educated at North East London Polytechnic, and studied Film and Television at the Royal College of Art.Kuhn, Annette''The Women's Companion to International Film'' University of California Press, 1990, p. 340. Career Since the early 1970s, Rhodes has created radical and controversial art that challenges her viewers to question perspective of film through her work. She wanted her audience to "reconsider film as a medium of communication and presentation of image, language and sound." She was cinema curator at the London Film-Makers' Co-op from 1975–76. In 1979, Rhodes co-founded the feminist film distribution network, Circles. She was a member of the exhibition committee for the 1979 Arts Council ''Film on Film'' event, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lis Nilheim
Karen Lis Nilheim (born 5 June 1944) is a Swedish actress. She won the award for Best Actress at the 11th Guldbagge Awards for her role in ''Maria''. She has appeared in more than 45 films and television shows since 1964. Selected filmography * ''Äktenskapsbrottaren'' (1964) * ''Maria'' (1975) * ''Father to Be'' (1979) * ''Du är inte klok, Madicken'' (1979) * ''Madicken på Junibacken'' (1980) * ''To Be a Millionaire'' (1980) * ''Raskenstam ''Raskenstam'' is a 1983 Swedish comedy film directed by Gunnar Hellström. The film is based on the life of serial womanizer Gustaf Raskenstam (Anders Gustaf Eriksson), 1901-1969, who seduced more than 130 women for financial gain in the 1930s ...'' (1983) References External links * * 1944 births Living people 20th-century Swedish actresses 21st-century Swedish actresses Swedish film actresses Swedish television actresses Actresses from Stockholm {{Sweden-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lis Møller
Lis Møller (22 December 1918 – 24 September 1983) was a Danish journalist and Conservative People's Party politician who was elected to the Folketing for two non-consecutive periods. She joined the Young Conservatives when she was aged 15 and took part in organisational work for them. Møller joined Danmarks Radio as a programme secretary for radio in 1949 before moving to television seven years later. She focused on women's and social issues and underrepresented minorities while in Parliament and her broadcasting career focused on women's and youth, particularly social issues from those groups she worked with for organisations she was a part of. Møller was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1976. Early life On 22 December 1918, Møller was born in Copenhagen. She was the daughter of upper-class parents, the clerk Johan Frederik Gotschalk and the housekeeper Kirsten Olesen. Immediately following her birth, Møller was adopted by the wholesaler Hans Marinus Jak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lis Mellemgaard
Lis Mellemgaard (née Wognsen, 20 February 1924 – 5 July 2019) was a Danish ophthalmologist and resistance spy. A member of the Holger Danske Group, she escaped execution by the Nazis as she remained at home with a sore throat. After completing her studies at the University of Copenhagen in 1952, she opened a practice as an eye specialist in Hillerød. Biography Born as Liss Wognsen on 20 February 1924 in Copenhagen, the only child of a marine engineer and a seamstress. Raised on Amager, she matriculated from Christianshavns Gymnasium in 1943 and went on to study medicine at Copenhagen University. Her early work in connection with the '' Dansk Samling'' party prepared her for involvement in the resistance movement from August 1943 when the Danish government ceased cooperating with the Germans. Initially, she distributed illegal newspapers and books, kept guard at sabotage sites and tracked suspected informers. As time went by, she was trained to shoot and take care of wea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lis Løwert
Lis Løwert (7 December 1919 – 26 November 2009) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 23 films between 1938 and 1971. She was best known for her parts in two TV series: Mrs. Clausen in '' Huset på Christianshavn'' and Violet Vinter in ''Matador''. ''Matador'' has been heralded as one of the best in Danish television. It originally aired between November 1978 and January 1982. The series finale which aired in 1985 still stands as the most viewed ever in Danish TV history, with approximately 3.6 million viewers in a country of only about 5 million people. She was married to fellow actor Bjørn Watt-Boolsen. They wed on 20 July 1947 and remained married until his death on 28 December 1998. Filmography * '' Den mandlige husassistent'' (1938) * ''En forbryder'' (1941) * ''Gå med mig hjem'' (1941) * '' Tyrannens Fald'' (1942) * ''Mordets melodi'' (1944) * '' Oktoberroser'' (1946) * '' Hans store aften'' (1946) * '' Røverne fra Rold'' (1947) * '' Penge som græs'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lis Lauritzen
Lis Lauritzen is a Danish cruise ship Captain for Royal Caribbean International. She previously worked in the cargo ship industry. Lauritzen was born in 1971 in Denmark, to a Japanese mother and a Danish father. Her father had been a sailor for Maersk Line, but gave up that career when Lauritzen and his daughters were born. His stories inspired Lauritzen to pursue a maritime based career. She attended a navigation school in Fanø, Denmark. Career Lauritzen's first role on board a ship was while working for J. Lauritzen A/S in June 1989 as a junior seaman. She worked on the gas tanker ''Kosan'' for seven months. Afterwards, Lauritzen worked on ships in South America and on the Danish Great Belt ferries. After ten years in the industry, she had completed her Master Mariner certificate and was looking for a fresh challenge. She joined Royal Caribbean International as first officer on ''Grandeur of the Seas'' in November 1998. Laurtizen served in this capacity on several Royal Cari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
