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Liza (name)
Liza is primarily a feminine given name. It is sometimes used as a nickname for Elizabeth, Eliza and Luiza. People with the name Liza include: Given name * Liza Andriyani (born 1979), Indonesian tennis player * Liza Anne, American folk musician * Liza Arzamasova (born 1995), Russian actress * Liza Bagrationi (born 1974), Georgian singer * Liza Balkan, Canadian actress * Liza Béar, American filmmaker * Liza Berggren (born 1986), Swedish model * Liza Brönner (born 1989), Afrikaans singer and songwriter * Liza Burgess (born 1964), Welsh rugby union player * Liza Campbell (born 1959), Scottish artist, calligrapher, columnist and writer * Liza Chasin, American film producer * Liza Cody (born 1944), English novelist * Liza Colón-Zayas (born c. 1972), American actress and playwright * Liza Dalby (born 1950), American anthropologist * Liza Diño (born 1983), Filipino government official, former beauty pageant winner and actress * Liza Donnelly, American cartoonist and writer * Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth (given Name)
Elizabeth is a feminine given name, a variation of the Hebrew language, Hebrew name (), meaning "My God is an oath" or "My God is abundance", as rendered in the Septuagint. Occurrence in the Bible "Elizabeth" appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of Aaron's wife ("Elisheba, Elisheva" in the Hebrew Bible), and in the New Testament as the name of the Elizabeth (biblical figure), wife of the priest Zechariah (New Testament figure), Zechariah and mother of John the Baptist. It has also been the name of several saints and queens. Statistics The name has many variants in use across the world and has been in consistent use worldwide. 'Elizabeth' was the tenth most popular name given to baby girls in the United States in 2007 and has been among the 25 most popular names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years. It is the only name that remained in the top ten US girls' names list from 1925 to 1972. In the early 21st century, 'Elizabeth' has been among the top 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Donnelly
Liza Donnelly is an American cartoonist and writer, best known for her work in ''The New Yorker'' and is resident cartoonist of CBS News. Donnelly is the creator of digital live drawing, a new form of journalism wherein she draws using a tablet, and shares impressions and visual reports of events and news instantly on social media. She has drawn this way for numerous media outlets, including CBS News, The New Yorker, Fusion, NBC and covered live the Oscars, Democratic National Convention, the 2017 Presidential Inauguration, among others. She writes a regular column for Medium on politics and global women's rights; Donnelly is the author of eighteen books. Career She sold her first cartoon to ''The New Yorker'' in 1979, and they began to appear regularly in that magazine in 1982, at which time she was the youngest, and one of only four women cartoonists at the magazine. Donnelly's work has appeared in many other national publications, including ''The New York Times'', '' The Harv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Hunter-Galvan
Liza Marie Hunter-Galvan (born 25 June 1969 in Auckland) is a New Zealand long-distance runner. She qualified to run the Women's Marathon in both the 2004 Athens Olympic Games as well as the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She resides in San Antonio, Texas and has won the Marathon of the Americas on four occasions. During her collegiate career she competed for UTSA and won the 1992 SLC Cross Country individual title, helping lead the Roadrunners to their second of three straight league crowns, and also qualified for the NCAA Championships. In August 2009, Hunter-Galvan admitted to taking the banned performance-enhancing substance EPO three times in her career, all of which were in 2009, after failing a drug test on March 23, 2009. She was banned from competition for two years starting May 2009. Hunter-Galvan publicly apologized for her mistake and never sought to represent New Zealand again. After the two-year hiatus, Hunter-Galvan was able to return to the sport in 2011 and competed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Huber
Liza Victoria Huber (born February 22, 1975) is an American television actress, best known for her role as Gwen Hotchkiss on the daytime soap ''Passions''. She is the daughter of actress Susan Lucci. In 2008, she retired from acting to spend time with her family. Career Huber appeared with her mother in a 1993 Ford Motor Company advertisement. Huber's television debut was an uncredited role in Lifetime's original movie, ''Ebbie'' (1995), which starred her mother. In 1999, Huber was announced as a cast member in the new NBC daytime soap ''Passions''. She left the show in 2000, when she announced she was quitting acting to return to New York and be near her fiancé at the time. In 2000, she was named Miss Golden Globe, an honor the Golden Globe Awards show gives each year to the daughter of a celebrity. Huber was asked to return to ''Passions'' in 2002, after her replacement Natalie Zea chose to depart the role of Gwen when her contract ended. Huber starred in and co-produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Helder
Liza Nerelyn Helder (born 1989) is an Aruban model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Aruba 2012 and was represented her Aruba in the 2012 Miss Universe Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall Stre ... pageant. Miss Universe 2012 She represented Aruba in Miss Universe 2012 held on 19 December 2012. References External linksOfficial Miss Aruba website Aruban beauty pageant winners Aruban female models Living people Miss Universe 2012 contestants 1989 births People from Santa Cruz, Aruba {{Pageant-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Harvey
Liza Mary Harvey (née Browne; born 25 October 1966) is an Australian politician who was the Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2008 to 2021, representing the seat of Scarborough. She was a minister in the government of Colin Barnett, and in 2016 was appointed deputy premier, becoming the first woman to hold the position. She became leader of the opposition after being elected unopposed to replace Mike Nahan as state Liberal leader on 13 June 2019. On 22 November 2020, she resigned as Liberal leader and was replaced by Zak Kirkup. She lost her seat at the 2021 election. Early life Harvey was born in Manjimup, Western Australia, to Jill Annette (née Randell) and Eugene Michael Browne.Liza Mary Harvey – Biographical Registe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Grobler
Liza Grobler (born 1974) is a South African Mixed Media artist who lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa. Grobler works in a diverse range of media, embracing bright colours and often incorporating traditional craft techniques to create site-specific work. Biography Grobler received her master's degree in Fine Art with distinction from Stellenbosch University in 1999, after which she worked towards developing a signature aesthetic involving bright colours and diverse media. Grobler' work often incorporates traditional craft techniques such as beadwork and she has collaborated with The Quebeka Bead Studio to produce beaded works. She has participated in close to a hundred group shows both in South Africa and abroad - in Italy, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia, Spain, the United States and Finland. She attended residencies and workshops in the US, Norway, Finland and Switzerland. Her work resides in many notable collections including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Goddard
Louise Elizabeth Goddard (born 20 January 1950) professionally known as Liza Goddard, is an English television and stage actress, best known for her work in the 1970s and 1980s. Early life Goddard was born in Smethwick, Staffordshire.Before 1 April 1974 Smethwick was in Staffordshire She is the daughter of David Goddard (1925–1992), who produced and directed numerous TV shows and programmes. She attended Farnham Girls' Grammar School, before her father moved the family to Australia, when she was 15, upon his appointment as Head of Drama at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Career Goddard made early television appearances in Australia, including episode 100 of ''Homicide'' ("The Traveller", 1966), and the ABC drama play ''Romanoff & Juliet'' (1967), and a brief (non-speaking, uncredited) appearance in the feature film ''They're A Weird Mob'' (1966). However, she is best remembered in Australia for her role as Clarissa "Clancy" Merrick in '' Skippy the Bush Kangaroo'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Frulla
Liza Frulla (born March 30, 1949, in Montreal, Quebec), formerly known as Liza Frulla-Hébert, is a former Canadian politician. She was a Liberal Member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1998, a Liberal Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2006, and a member of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin. Background All four of Frulla's grandparents were born in Italy and like many Italian Quebeckers, her family was strongly federalist and Quebec Liberal oriented. In college she says she was not politically involved as she voted "yes" in the 1980 referendum, believing it was only fair to give René Lévesque's government a mandate to negotiate, but when the results were strongly "no", she reverted to federalism. She then later worked as a marketer for Labatt Breweries when she regularly met with government officials and eventually joined the Quebec Liberals under Robert Bourassa. Early career From 1974 to 1976, Frulla worked for the public affairs service of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Fromer
Liza Fromer (born March 18, 1970) is a former cohost of '' The Morning Show'' on the Global Television Network and ''Breakfast Television'' at Citytv in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in Radio and Television and is a Canadian broadcast journalist. Previously, she worked as a video game columnist for ''TV Guide Canada''. Her first foray into broadcasting was driving the Q107 Community Cruiser. She later launched her television career at YTV as the co-host of both the ''Video & Arcade Top 10'' and ''Clips''. From 1995 to 1997, she hosted ''Good Morning Toronto'' on The Weather Network and later became the weekend anchor and reporter at A-Channel in Calgary, anchoring the station's first-ever newscast. Fromer has also had stints with The Discovery Channel, CBS's '' Newspath'', and has appeared in several ads. Fromer appeared on the cover of the Fall/Winter 2005 issue of '' Today's Bride'', as part of an article where she discussed her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Fior
Liza Fior (born 1962) is a British architect and designer. She is one of the founding partners of muf architecture/art, a London-based practice of architects, artists and urban designers. Career muf architecture/art MUF is a collaborative group of architects, artists and designers who specialise in the design of urban public spaces. The practice works with the public realm of architecture, addressing the spatial, social and economic infrastructures of the built environment. Fior was involved with the muf project of a new town square for Barking, East London, for which they were awarded the 2008 European Prize for Public Space, a first for the UK. Academic Fior teaches at Central Saint Martins, a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. In spring 2009, she taught as a Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professor of Architectural Design at Yale University's School of Architecture, leading an advanced design studio and seminar. Fior was part of the internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Ferschtman
Liza Ferschtman (born 1979) is a Dutch classical violinist who appears internationally, both as a soloist with orchestra and in chamber music. She received the Nederlandse Muziekprijs in 2006 and has directed the since 2007. Education Ferschtman was born in Hilversum in a musical family of Russian Jews, the daughter of the cellist and the pianist . At the age of five she began studying with the violinist Philippe Hirschhorn, a friend of the family, and thereafter with Ivry Gitlis, Igor Oistrach and Aaron Rosand. She studied later at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with Qui van Woerdekom, at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Herman Krebbers, at the Curtis Institute of Music with Ida Kavafian, and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with David Takeno. Solo performances Ferschtman has appeared as a soloist with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National de Belgique, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Malaysian Philhar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
