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Marni Davis
The name Marni originates from several languages, including Hebrew, meaning "rejoice", and Latin as a variant of "Marina", meaning "of the sea". It also has derivations from Gaelic and Swahili. "Marni" and "Marnie" are the two most common spellings of the female first name, ranking 2,446 and 1,498, respectively, out of 4,275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Variants Due to its many derivations, a number of alternate spellings and related variant names exist, including: * Marni * Marnee * Marnie * Marny, a Scandinavian variant of Marina * Marney * Marne * Marna * Marnette * Marnina People with the given name * Marnie Baizley (born 1975), Canadian squash player * Marnie Bassett (1889–1980), Australian historian and biographer * Darcey Bussell (born Marnie Crittle in 1969), English ballerina * Marnie Gillett (1953-2004), American arts administrator * Marnie Hughes-Warrington (born 1970), Australian professor and author * Marni Jackson, Canadian non-fiction autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved throughout history as the main liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. Hebrew is the only Canaanite language still spoken today, and serves as the only truly successful example of a dead language that has been revived. It is also one of only two Northwest Semitic languages still in use, with the other being Aramaic. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew date back to the 10th century BCE. Nearly all of the Hebrew Bible is written in Biblical Hebrew, with much of its present form in the dialect that scholars believe flourished around the 6th century BCE, during the time of the Babylonian captivity. For this reason, Hebrew has been referred to by Jews as '' Lashon Hakodesh'' (, ) since an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marnie McGuire
Marnie McGuire (born 22 February 1969) is a former New Zealand professional golfer who played mostly on the LPGA of Japan Tour. McGuire won the British Ladies Amateur in 1986 as a 17-year-old and was at the time the youngest champion in the tournament's history. She was also the individual winner of the 1991 Queen Sirikit Cup. She played college golf at Oklahoma State where she was an All-American in 1990. While at Oklahoma State, she was diagnosed with malignant melanoma which led her to compete wearing long-sleeved shirts, a big floppy hat, and long slacks. McGuire won five times as a professional on the Japan Tour and was awarded the Sportswoman of the Year title at the 1996 Halberg Awards. She is the only New Zealander to have won the Women's Australian Open, and the British Ladies Amateur. She also played on the LPGA Tour from 1999 to 2003. Amateur wins *1986 British Ladies Amateur *1991 Queen Sirikit Cup (individual title) Professional wins (6) LPGA of Japan Tour wins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marnie Woodrow
Marnie Woodrow (born 1969) is a Canadian comedian and writer and editor. She has also worked as an editor, magazine writer and as a researcher for TV and radio. Woodrow has published two short fiction collections, ''Why We Close Our Eyes When We Kiss'' in 1991"Mystery, love and aggravation: Marnie Woodrow's first novel has all of these, and more. Just don't call it a lesbian story". ''Ottawa Citizen'', May 8, 2002. and ''In the Spice House'' in 1996, before publishing her debut novel ''Spelling Mississippi'' in 2002. ''Spelling Mississippi'' was shortlisted for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award in 2003. Woodrow was mentored in her early writing career by the late Timothy Findley. She has also been a columnist for ''Xtra!'', Toronto's gay and lesbian biweekly newspaper. Her occasional journalism, essays, stories and poetry have appeared in numerous publications including ''The Globe and Mail'', ''National Post'', ''CV2'', ''Write'', ''NOW'', ''eye weekly'' and ''This Magazine''. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marnie Weber
Marnie Weber (born 1959) is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. Her work includes photography, sculpture, installations, film, video, and performances. She is also a musician. Life and work Marnie Weber was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. and spent part of her childhood moving around Asia with her family. She studied at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, and received her B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles. She has had solo shows, video screenings, and performances throughout the United States and Europe. Much of Weber's visual art revolves around a recurring cast of characters. An animal often found in her work is the bear, which is linked to the Greek goddess Artemis. These characters, among others, are placed in "vividly colorful environment , ornate, Empire style interiors or dark, dense, eerie landscapes. Her work most often focuses on the adventures of women, which sometimes take the form of half-human, half-animal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marni Thompson
Marni Thompson is a Canadian actress, whose most extensive starring role was in ''Paradise Falls'', a soap opera on Showcase Television, starting in 2001. She played ''Valerie Hunter'', a bored local police officer in a small community. Except for her appearance in the film ''Three to Tango'' (1999), her acting has been mainly on TV. She has had guest roles on TV series, such as '' Relic Hunter'', '' The City'', '' Earth: Final Conflict'', ''Power Play'', and '' Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal''. She was also a character on the TV mini-series ''Robocop: Prime Directives''. Marni was born Stratford, Ontario and grew up in Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho .... External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Marni Canadian television actresses Canadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marnie Stern
Marnie Stern (born March 18, 1976) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and guitarist. She has garnered acclaim for her technical skill and tapping style of guitar play. Stern is also a current member of The 8G Band from the show ''Late Night with Seth Meyers''. Musical career In early 2007, Kill Rock Stars released Stern's debut CD, ''In Advance of the Broken Arm''. It was well received by critics, and most favorably by ''The New York Times'', citing it as "The year's most exciting rock 'n' roll album." In mid 2007, Stern toured the U.S. and UK with Hella's Zach Hill and The Advantage's Robby Moncrieff, in support of her debut album. In 2008, Stern was named one of ''Venus Zines "Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time", Spring 2008 issue and was nominated "Female Artist of the Year" and "Punk Album of the Year" for the 2008 Plug Music Awards. Stern's second album, entitled '' This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marnie Simpson
Marnie Simpson (born 17 January 1992) is an English television personality. She appeared on the MTV reality series ''Geordie Shore''. In 2016, she finished in fourth place on the eighteenth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'', and appeared on the eighth series of ''Ex on the Beach''. Career Simpson joined ''Geordie Shore'' in 2013, she had previously appeared in a club scene from series 1 in episode 4. Simpson left the series in 2015 at the end of the eleventh series, but returned in the twelfth series. In 2016, she took part in the eighteenth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' where she finished in fourth place. In 2017, she returned to '' Big Brother 18'', as a special guest for a shopping task. Simpson also took part in series eight of ''Ex on the Beach''. Later in 2017, she released her own range of contact lenses, under the brand 'I Spy Eyes'. In 2019, Simpson began starring in the MTV series ''Geordie Shore OGs'', a spinoff series of ''Geordie Shore''. Personal life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marnie Schulenburg
Marnie Schulenburg (May 21, 1984 – May 17, 2022) was an American actress who was known for her role as Alison Stewart on the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns'' (2007–2010). Early life Marnie Schulenburg was born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts and was of German descent. She has an older sister, Corinna, a playwright and an older brother, Allan, a music teacher. She graduated from Barnstable High School in 2002. In May 2006, she graduated from DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in theater. In September 2006, she moved to New York City and started auditioning for acting roles. She joined Dramatists Guild of America where she took part in play reading and has also participated in The Flux Theatre Ensemble. Career In 2006, Schulenburg was cast in the role of Alison Stewart; she made her debut when the character made a crossover appearance on ''The Young and the Restless'' on February 22, 2007, and later debuted on ''As the World Turns'' th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marnie Reece-Wilmore
Marnie Reece-Wilmore (born 10 January 1974) is an Australian actress from Sydney. She is best known for her role playing Debbie Martin in ''Neighbours'', and was the third actress to portray the character. Career Reece-Wilmore is best known for playing Debbie Martin in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1992 to 1994, and again from 1996 to 1997. In 2005, Reece-Wilmore filmed a cameo for the ''Neighbours 20th anniversary special. Since leaving ''Neighbours'' in 1997, Reece-Wilmore has made guest appearances in television programmes such as ''Police Rescue'', ''Blue Heelers'', '' Stingers'', ''Law of the Land'', ''Halifax f.p.'', ''City Homicide'', '' Dogstar'' and ''The New Adventures of Ocean Girl''. She also appeared as an LA Groupie in the 2002 film ''Queen of the Damned'', and has worked with both the Melbourne and Sydney Theatre Companies in a play of ''Pride and Prejudice ''Pride and Prejudice'' is an 1813 novel of manners by Jane Austen. The novel fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marnie Peters
Marnie Peters (born in either 1970 or 1971) is a Canadian former wheelchair basketball player and accessibility consultant who won gold medals in each of the women's wheelchair basketball tournament at the 2000 Summer Paralympics and the 2002 Women's Wheelchair Basketball World Championship. She was also part of the Ottawa Shooters team that won the 1995 Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League National Championship and took gold at the women's wheelchair basketball competition at the 1999 Parapan American Games. Personal background Peters was born in either 1970 or 1971 and comes from Grimsby, Ontario, close to Hamilton. At age 17, she lost the use of both her legs in an automobile accident. Peters opted to relocate to Ottawa to study at the University of Ottawa. Career She had played in sports prior to her paralysis and was disinterested in learning about disabled sports because she was angry and had other tasks to do. Peters changed her mind when she began gaining weight duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marni Nixon
Margaret Nixon McEathron (February 22, 1930 – July 24, 2016), known professionally as Marni Nixon, was an American soprano and ghost singer for featured actresses in musical films. She is now recognized as the singing voice of leading actresses on the soundtracks of several musicals, including Deborah Kerr in ''The King and I'', Natalie Wood in ''West Side Story'', and Audrey Hepburn in ''My Fair Lady'', although her roles were concealed from audiences when the films were released.Fox, Margalit"Marni Nixon, the Singing Voice Behind the Screen, Dies at 86" ''The New York Times'', July 25, 2016 Several of the songs she dubbed appeared on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs list. Besides her voice work in films, Nixon's career included roles of her own in film, television, opera and musicals on Broadway and elsewhere throughout the United States, performances in concerts with major symphony orchestras, and recordings. Early life Born in Altadena, California, to Charles Nixon and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marnie McBean
Marnie Elizabeth McBean, (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian former rower. She is a three-time Olympics gold medallist. Rowing career A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, McBean competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the coxless pairs and eights events, winning gold medals in both. At the 1996 Summer Olympics she competed in the double and quadruple sculls, winning gold in the double and bronze in the quadruple. With her long-time rowing partner Kathleen Heddle, she was the first Canadians to win three Olympic Gold medals. In addition to her other exploits, McBean won a Silver medal in the prestigious single scull event at the 1993 World Rowing Championships. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, McBean was set to represent Canada in the single scull and she had hoped to win a fourth gold medal. After travelling to Australia, a back injury which eventually required an operation forced McBean to withdraw from the Olympics and McBean decided to retire from international c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
