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Nerissa (given Name)
Nerissa is a feminine given name, and may refer to: * Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, Nerissa Bowes-Lyon (1919–1986), cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, who appeared in the Channel 4 documentary "The Queen's Hidden Cousins" * Nerissa Bretania Underwood (born 1955) Guamanian politician * Nerissa Brokenburr Stickney, Nerissa Brockenburr Stickney (1913–1960), American pianist * Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz (born 1956), Filipino politician * The Nields, Nerissa Nields, American rock and folk musician * Thea Nerissa Barnes (1952–2018), American professional dancer Fictional characters * a character from William Shakespeare's play ''The Merchant of Venice'' * Nerissa (W.I.T.C.H.), Nerissa (''W.I.T.C.H.''), an antagonist in the comic book and TV series ''W.I.T.C.H.'' * Queen Narissa, the arch-villain from the 2007 Disney film ''Enchanted (2007 film), Enchanted'' {{given name, Nerissa Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerissa And Katherine Bowes-Lyon
Nerissa Jane Irene Bowes-Lyon (18 February 1919 – 22 January 1986) and Katherine Juliet Bowes-Lyon (4 July 1926 – 23 February 2014) were two of the daughters of John Herbert Bowes-Lyon and his wife Fenella (née Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis). John was the brother of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother, so the two daughters were first cousins of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, sharing one pair of grandparents, Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Background Nerissa Bowes-Lyon was born on 18 February 1919 and Katherine Bowes-Lyon was born on 4 July 1926, the daughters of John Herbert Bowes-Lyon and Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis. Their father, the second son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, was a brother of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the future Queen Elizabeth II's mother. Their mother was the younger daughter of Charles Hepburn-Stuart-F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of List of sovereign states headed by Elizabeth II, 32 sovereign states during her lifetime, and was head of state of 15 realms at the time of her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign, longest of any British monarch and the List of longest-reigning monarchs, longest verified reign of any female monarch in history. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon Abdication of Edward VIII, the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, making the ten-year-old Princess Elizabeth the heir presumptive. She was educated privat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerissa Bretania Underwood
Nerissa Bretania Underwood (born 1955) is a Guamanian politician who served as the senator in Legislature of Guam, Guam Legislature, also former vice chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Guam, a former superintendent of the Guam Department of Education, and the wife of former Democratic Guam Congressional Delegate Robert A. Underwood. She is previously serving as the chairperson of the legislature's Committee on Early Learning, Juvenile Justice, Public Education and First Generation Initiatives and as the vice chairperson on the Committee on Higher Education, Culture, Public Libraries, and Women's Affairs. Early life and education Nerissa Bretania was born in Iloilo, Philippines, and emigrated to Guam with her parents when she was in her early childhood. Her parents are Mike "Ismael" Buenaflor Bretania (1929–2017) (a Navy contractor) and Rosalina Bretania (a school teacher) spoke Hiligaynon language, Ilonggo with Bretania and her siblings at home. Growing up on Guam, Bretania l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerissa Brokenburr Stickney
Nerissa Brokenburr Stickney (March 22, 1913 – July 31, 1960), born Nerissa Lee Brokenburr, was an American pianist and music educator at Florida A&M University from 1935 to 1940. Early life and education Nerissa Brokenburr was born in Indianapolis, the elder daughter of attorney Robert Brokenburr and his first wife, Alice Jean Glover Brokenburr. Her father served in the Indiana Senate, and was a civil rights activist. She graduated from Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis in 1929. As a teen in 1927, she was a soloist at the annual meeting of the Indiana Convention of Negro Musicians. Her sister Alice was also a musician; both sisters studied piano and organ at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. and were members of Delta Sigma Theta. She earned a B.A. degree in 1933 and a Mus.B. degree in 1935. While at college, she was secretary of Oberlin's Scottsboro Action Committee, an anti-lynching group, and co-signed a report on racial discrimination at Oberlin. She wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz
Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz (born October 31, 1956) is a Filipino politician who currently serves as City Councilor of Mandaue since 2019. Life Soon-Ruiz was born on October 31, 1956 in Mandaue, Cebu, where she still resides to this day. She took up medicine, graduated from the University of the Visayas in Cebu City. Career Prior to her political career, Soon-Ruiz is a physician by profession, qualifying in 1991. She ran and won as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the Sixth District of Cebu from 1992 to 1998, and from 2001 to 2010. In 2016, Soon-Ruiz ran for Vice Governor under One Cebu Party, with Gubernatorial Candidate and former GSIS President Winston Garcia as her tandem for the 2016 Philippine Elections, but both lost to Governor Hilario Davide III and Vice Governor Agnes Magpale. She ran for City Councilor of Mandaue under the lineup of Jonas Cortes in 2019, and was elected. Suspension In 2020, Soon-Ruiz was suspended for 90 day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nields
The Nields is a folk-rock band that started in 1991. As a five-piece band, they toured much of the United States, performing with artists such as Dar Williams, Moxy Früvous, 10,000 Maniacs, Ani DiFranco and Catie Curtis and appeared at many folk festivals. Two members, Katryna and Nerissa Nields, continue to tour as a folk duo. Full band performances still occur from time to time. History of the band The first incarnation of what would later become the Nields came together in 1987 in McLean, Virginia, when Nerissa Nields met David Jones, and started a band with Nerissa's sister Katryna. In 1991, Katryna had graduated from Trinity College (Connecticut), Trinity College in Connecticut, and Nerissa had graduated from Yale University. Nerissa married David, who was now known as David Nields, having taken her surname. By now, the threesome was performing together as the Nields, with Katryna as the lead singer, Nerissa playing rhythm guitar and singing harmony, and David Nields on lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thea Nerissa Barnes
Thea Nerissa Barnes (1952–2018) was a dancer, choreographer and teacher. Early life Theo Nerissa Barnes was born in Columbus, Georgia on 2 February 1952. She grew up on Chicago's South Side and attended Calumet High School. She showed an interest in dance from an early age. Career After moving to New York, she achieved a BA in Dance from the Juilliard School and a Masters in Dance Education from Columbia Teachers College. She studied at Arthur Mitchell’s Dance Theatre of Harlem after winning a scholarship and trained in a variety of techniques with practitioners in the field including Igor Schwezoff and DanceAfrica founder Chuck Davis. She began her professional career with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (1972) and later became a principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company from 1979; she stayed for ten years. She toured worldwide and during her career danced with a number of dance companies including the Julian Swain Inner City Dance Theatre in Chicago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merchant Of Venice
''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is most remembered for its dramatic scenes, and it is best known for the character Shylock and his famous demand for a " pound of flesh" in retribution. The play contains two famous speeches, that of Shylock, "Hath not a Jew eyes?" on the subject of humanity, and that of Portia on " the quality of mercy". Debate exists on whether the play is anti-Semitic, with Shylock's insistence on his legal right to the pound of flesh being in opposition to Shylock's seemingly universal plea for the rights of all people suffering discrimination. Characters * Antonio – a prominent merchant of Venice in a melancholic mood. * Bassanio â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerissa (W '' and the television adaptation of the same name
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Nerissa may refer to: * Nerissa (given name), a feminine given name * Nerissa, a character in Shakespeare's play ''The Merchant of Venice'' * ''Mira'' (wasp), a wasp genus in the subfamily Encyrtinae * ''Cepora nerissa'', the common gull, a butterfly in the family Pieridae * HMS ''Nerissa'' (other) * , a number of ships of this name * Narissa, a villain character in the comic book series ''W.I.T.C.H ''W.I.T.C.H.'' (stylised as ''W.i.t.c.h.'') is an Italian fantasy Disney comics series created by Elisabetta Gnone, Alessandro Barbucci, and Barbara Canepa. The series features a group of five teenage girls who become the guardians of the classi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchanted (2007 Film)
''Enchanted'' is a 2007 American musical fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Kevin Lima and written by Bill Kelly. Co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Josephson Entertainment and Right Coast Productions, the film stars Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel, Rachel Covey, and Susan Sarandon, with Julie Andrews as the narrator. It focuses on an archetypal Disney princess-to-be exiled from her animated world into the live-action world of New York City. The film is both a homage to and a self-parody of Disney's animated features, making numerous references to past works through the combination of live-action filmmaking, traditional animation, and computer-generated imagery. It also marks the return of traditional animation to a Disney feature film after the company's decision to move entirely to computer animation in 2004. Composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, who had written songs for previous Disney films, wrote and pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
