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Rhonda
Rhonda is a given name derived from Rhondda, which is a Welsh name. Notable people with the name include: *Rhonda Adams (born 1971), American model and actress *Rhonda Bates (born 1949), American actress *Rhonda Belle Martin (1907–1957), American serial killer *Rhonda Britten (born 1960), the founder of the Fearless Living Institute, speaker and bestselling author *Rhonda Burchmore (born 1960), Australian entertainer *Rhonda Byrne (born 1951), Australian television writer and producer *Rhonda Cator (born 1966), retired badminton player from Australia *Rhonda Cornum, Ph.D., M.D., captured during the Gulf War and molested by her Iraqi captors * Rhonda Corvese, Toronto-based international independent curator *Rhonda Faehn (born 1971), American college gymnastics coach and former college and elite gymnast *Rhonda Fleming (1923–2020), American film and television actress *Rhonda Galbally (born 1948), Australian, currently the Chair of the Royal Women's Hospital Melbourne *Rhonda G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhonda Fleming
Rhonda Fleming (born Marilyn Louis; August 10, 1923 – October 14, 2020) was an American film and television actress and singer. She acted in more than 40 films, mostly in the 1940s and 1950s, and became renowned as one of the most glamorous actresses of her day, nicknamed the "Queen of Technicolor" because she photographed so well in that medium. Career Early life Fleming was born Marilyn Louis in Hollywood, California, to Harold Cheverton Louis, an insurance salesman, and Effie Graham, a stage actress who had appeared opposite Al Jolson in the musical ''Dancing Around'' at New York's Winter Garden Theatre from 1914 to 1915. Fleming's maternal grandfather was John C. Graham, an actor, theater owner, and newspaper editor in Utah. She began working as a film actress while attending Beverly Hills High School, from which she graduated in 1941. She was discovered by the well-known Hollywood agent Henry Willson, who changed her name to "Rhonda Fleming". "It's so weird", Flemin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhonda Vincent
Rhonda Lea Vincent (born July 13, 1962) is an American bluegrass singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Vincent's music career began when she was a child in her family's band The Sally Mountain Show, and it has spanned more than four decades. Vincent first achieved success in the bluegrass genre in the 1970s and '80s, earning the respect of her mostly male peers for her mastery of the progressive chord structures and multi-range, fast-paced vocals intrinsic to bluegrass music. Vincent is an in-demand guest vocalist for other bluegrass and country music performers, appearing on recordings by Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson, Tanya Tucker, Joe Diffie, Faith Hill and other notables. Vincent is a eight-time Grammy nominee, winning the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2017. In 2020, she was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Early years Vincent was born in Kirksville, Missouri, on July 13, 1962, and raised in nearby Greentop, Missouri. She is the oldest of three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhonda Britten
Rhonda Britten (born Rhonda Wiitanen, December 1, 1960 in Two Harbors, Minnesota) is the founder of the Fearless Living Institute, a public speaker, author and actress. Early life She was the middle child of three girls, and was the target of her divorced father's physical and emotional abuse. At the age of 14, she was the only witness to her father shooting and killing her mother and then shooting himself, which was one of the primary reasons she does counseling and life coaching. In her twenties, she appeared in '' Married...With Children'' episode ''Do Ya Think I'm Sexy'' (1990) as sexy Donna; and as a student in the 22 February 1991 TV episode of '' Perfect Strangers''. Career In 2001, she started the Fearless Living Institute after trying to commit suicide three times and realizing that fear was at her problems' core. In an interview with Terra Wellington about the basis of the Institute, Rhonda said "No one can be fearless alone. But, you have to be willing to change you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhonda Burchmore
Rhonda Suzanne Burchmore OAM (born 15 May 1960) is an Australian entertainer. Career Burchmore appeared as Kate in the 1982 film, '' The Pirate Movie''. Burchmore gave her first Australian theatre performance in the 1988 production of '' Sugar Babies'' opposite Garry McDonald and Broadway performer Eddie Bracken. Later that year, she had a role in the West End production of ''Sugar Babies'' opposite Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller. Whilst in the U.K, Burchmore was cast in the revival of ''Stop the World – I Want to Get Off'' as well as a role in ''Hot Shoe Shuffle''. In 1997, Burchmore opened Melbourne's Crown Casino starring in ''Red Hot & Rhonda''. Burchmore had a role of Nadine Hale in Tommy Tune's stage version of Irving Berlin's '' Easter Parade'', slated for Broadway but eventually the project stalled. Burchmore later appeared in another show, Stephen Sondheim's ''Into the Woods'' with the Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC). Burchmore released her first album in 1998, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhonda Shear
Rhonda Honey Shear (born November 12, 1954) is an American television personality, comedian, actress, and entrepreneur. She is known for her role as a host in the 1990s USA Network's weekend B-movie show, ''USA Up All Night''. In 2001, she started an intimate apparel business that was marketed on Home Shopping Network, with one of her most successful products being the Ahh Bra in 2010. She is a regular participant in Tampa Bay's annual Fashion Week events. Early life Shear was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended Loyola University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications. After graduating from Loyola in 1977, she moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in Hollywood. Career Modeling, hosting, and acting Shear earned titles in several beauty contests, including holding the titles of Miss Louisiana USA 1975 for Miss USA and that of Miss Louisiana for both the Miss World and the Miss International pageants. She appeared as a contestant in ''The Gong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhonda Ross Kendrick
Rhonda Ross Kendrick (born Rhonda Suzanne Silberstein; August 14, 1971) is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of singer and actress Diana Ross. She was born in Los Angeles and raised by Ross and her first husband, Robert Ellis Silberstein. Her biological father is Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, but she was raised by her former stepfather Silberstein, a man she remains close with today, and he is considered her legal father. Early life At the time of Rhonda's birth, Diana Ross was married to her first husband, Robert Ellis Silberstein. Ross, Gordy, and Silberstein all knew of Rhonda's parentage. She was publicly presented as the daughter of Ross and Silberstein, and he raised her. When she was 13, she was told Gordy was her biological father. Ross Kendrick has said that the revelation came as a relief. She was beginning to notice physical differences between herself and her younger sisters. The revelation gave her an answer to the situation. Rhonda Ross Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhonda Cornum
Rhonda L. Cornum (born October 31, 1954) is a retired United States Army officer and the Director of Health Strategy for TechWerks. She is a surgeon, board-certified in urology, having earned a doctorate in biochemistry and nutrition from Cornell University. Cornum worked at Letterman Army Institute of Research at the Presidio of San Francisco and entered the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, in 1982. She retired in 2012 as a brigadier general, the Director of Comprehensive Soldier Fitness in the Army Staff G-3/5/7 division. She commanded the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, was president of her class at the National War College, and then became the command surgeon for United States Army Forces Command. As a brigadier general, she was United States Army Assistant Surgeon General for Force Protection before working in the joint soldier fitness program. Cornum retired on 31 January 2012. Early life and education After her training in bioche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhonda Rucker
Sparky (James) and Rhonda Rucker are a performing duo. They travel to various places to sing folk and traditional music. They have been nominated for musical awards. Combined, they have released 16 albums. Ten of these albums were together. Their album, Treasures and Tears, was in the running for an award (the W.C. Handy Award for Best Traditional Recording). Their music style os vast including blues, Appalachian music, slave songs, storytelling, etc. Sparky Rucker is from Knoxville, Tennessee. He is a civil rights activist. He attended the University of Tennessee and attained a degree. After school, he became a teacher in Chattanooga before becoming a singer full-time. Today, Sparky continues to sing and teaches music in places such as Common Ground on the Hill, Maryland and Augusta Heritage Center, West Virginia. Sparky has contributed to a few books during his time as well. Rhonda Rucker is from Louisville, Kentucky. She is an author and storyteller along with being a musician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhonda Glenn
Rhonda Glenn (May 6, 1946 – February 12, 2015) was an American sportscaster, author and a manager of communications for the USGA beginning in 1996 until her retirement in May 2013. The next year, she won the Golf Writers Association of America's William D. Richardson Award. Early years Glenn began playing golf at age six, and won the Florida High School Athletic Association golf title twice. As an amateur golfer, she played in five U.S. Women's Amateur Championships and two U.S. Women's Open. Glenn won the Florida East Coast Golf Tournament in 1965. Career Early in her broadcast career, Glenn was a talk show host and presented the weather and news at WAVY-TV in Portsmouth, Virginia, Portsmouth/Norfolk/Newport News in the 1970s. She was so popular at WAVY that the city of Portsmouth renamed the street where the station was located in her honor. She was the first full-time national TV network female sportscaster when she began broadcasting at ESPN on February 6, 1981. Glenn w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhonda Sing
Rhonda Ann Singh (February 21, 1961 – July 27, 2001) was a Canadian professional wrestler. After training with Mildred Burke, she wrestled in Japan under the name Monster Ripper. In 1987, she returned to Canada and began working with Stampede Wrestling, where she was their first Stampede Women's Champion. In 1995, she worked in the World Wrestling Federation as the comedic character Bertha Faye, winning the WWF Women's Championship. She also wrestled in World Championship Wrestling to help generate interest in their women's division. Professional wrestling career Training While growing up in Calgary, Singh attended numerous Stampede Wrestling events with her mother. She knew she wanted to be a wrestler from a young age and frequently beat up the neighborhood children, along with those in her kindergarten class. As a teenager, Singh approached members of the Hart wrestling family and asked to be trained, but she was rejected as they did not train women wrestlers at the time. Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhonda Roland Shearer
Rhonda Roland Shearer is an American sculptor, scholar, and journalist, who founded the nonprofit organization Art Science Research Laboratory with her late husband Stephen Jay Gould. The mission statement avows that the lab aims to "infuse intellectual rigor and critical thinking in disciplines that range from Academics to Journalism. ASRL researches conventional beliefs and misinformation and transmits its findings by means of scientific methods and state-of-the-art computer technologies." Sculpture As a sculptor, she has exhibited her work in New York City, Los Angeles and London, as well as smaller cities throughout the United States. One of her works reflected her feminist principles by calling attention to the gender disparity in the public art that New York City commissions. Of the hundreds of monuments erected in the city, she emphasized, only three depict real women: Gertrude Stein, Eleanor Roosevelt and Joan of Arc. In the traveling museum exhibition catalogue, Shearer de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhonda Keenum
Rhonda Newman Keenum (born 1961) is an American political advisor working as a lobbyist for The WIT Group. Keenum had previously served in the administration of President of the United States, President George W. Bush. Career Rhonda Keenum served as White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, director of the Office of Public Liaison from August to February 2006. She was also assistant secretary for trade promotion and director general of the United States Commercial Service, where she managed operations dedicated to assisting American companies to export and succeed in global markets. Prior to joining the Administration, Keenum served as senior vice Ppesident of Edelman (firm), Edelman, a public relations firm. Earlier in her career, she worked for Congressman Roger Wicker as his administrative assistant and press secretary. Keenum also served as deputy director of convention and meetings at the Republican National Committee. Personal life Rhonda Keenum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
