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Siân Northey
Siân (also Sian, Shân, Shahn; , ) is a Welsh feminine given name, equivalent to the English Jane, Scottish Sheena or Irish Siobhán. It is ultimately derived from the Hebrew name יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhôḥānān), meaning “Yahweh is merciful”. List of people with the name *Sian Barbara Allen (born 1946), American film and television actress *Siân Berry (born 1974), Green Party politician *Sian Beilock (born 1976), American scientist *Sian Blake (1972–2015), British actress *Sian Brooke (born 1980), British actress *Siân Busby (1960–2012), British writer *Sian Clifford (born 1982), English actress *Shân Cothi (born 1965), Welsh singer *Sian Eleri Welsh radio presenter *Sian Elias (born 1949), Chief Justice of New Zealand *Sian Evans (born 1971), Welsh singer with Kosheen *Sian Gibson (born 1976), Welsh comedian *Sian Harries, Welsh writer and actor *Sian Heder (born 1977), American filmmaker *Sian James (other) * Sian Kingi (1974–1987), New Zealand Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Female
Female (Venus symbol, symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ovum, ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the Sperm, male gamete during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and males are results of the anisogamous reproduction system, wherein gametes are of different sizes, unlike isogamy where they are the same size. The exact mechanism of female gamete evolution remains unknown. In species that have males and females, Sex-determination system, sex-determination may be based on either sex chromosomes, or environmental conditions. Most female mammals, including female humans, have two X chromosomes. Female characteristics vary between different species with some species having pronounced Secondary sex characteristic, secondary female sex characteristics, such as the presence of pronounced mammary glands in mammals. In humans, the word ''female'' can also be used to refer to gender i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shân Cothi
Shân Margaretta Morgan (born 25 October 1965), known professionally as Shân Cothi, is a Welsh singer-songwriter, television and radio presenter. Early life Cothi was born in Ffarmers, Carmarthenshire, the younger of two children of Dai and Joan Morgan. She was known locally as "Shân y Gof" ( en, "Shân the Blacksmith") owing to her father's job as a blacksmith. Cothi adopted her stage name when she was one of two Shân Morgans competing in the Cardigan Eisteddfod as a child. She later graduated in music and drama from Aberystwyth University and subsequently trained to become a music teacher at secondary level. She has since been honoured with fellowships from both Aberystwyth University and the University of Wales, Lampeter. Cothi began her teaching career as Head of Music at Caereinion High School in Llanfair Caereinion, before moving to Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur in Ystalyfera. Cothi then took early retirement to concentrate on her singing career. In 1995 she won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siân Phillips
Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips (born 14 May 1933), known professionally as Siân Phillips ( ), is a Welsh actress. She has performed the title roles in Ibsen's ''Hedda Gabler'' and George Bernard Shaw's '' Saint Joan''. Early life Phillips was born on 14 May 1933 in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales, the daughter of Sally (''née'' Thomas), a teacher, and David Phillips, a steelworker who became a policeman. She is a Welsh-speaker: in the first volume of her autobiography ''Private Faces'' (1999) she notes that she spoke only Welsh for much of her childhood, learning English by listening to the radio. Phillips attended Pontardawe Grammar School and originally was known there as Jane, but her Welsh teacher called her Siân, the Welsh form of Jane. Later she took up English and philosophy at University College Cardiff. Phillips graduated from the University of Wales in 1955. She entered the RADA with a scholarship in September 1955, the same year as Diana Rigg and Glen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Sian O'Callaghan
Sian Emma O'Callaghan (3 June 1988 – March 2011) was a 22-year-old British woman who disappeared from Swindon, Wiltshire, having last been seen at a nightclub in the town in the early hours of 19 March 2011. Her body was found on 24 March 2011 near Uffington in Oxfordshire. On 19 October 2012, at Bristol Crown Court, Christopher Halliwell, 48, of Nythe, Swindon pleaded guilty to O'Callaghan's murder. Timeline At 02:52 on 19 March 2011, O'Callaghan was captured on CCTV leaving Swindon's Suju nightclub to walk to the flat in Swindon's old town that she shared with her boyfriend, Kevin Reape. Reape sent O'Callaghan an SMS at 03:24; analysis later showed that her mobile phone was in the Savernake Forest area, away, at the time the message was received. At 09:45, Reape contacted the police and reported O'Callaghan as missing. On 20 March, the police issued their first public appeal for information, and announced that they had begun searching Savernake Forest. They stated tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sian Massey-Ellis
Sian Louise Massey-Ellis MBE (née Massey; born 5 October 1985) is an English football match official who officiates generally in the role of assistant referee in the Premier League and the Football League. She has also been appointed to matches in the Football League Trophy, UEFA Women's Champions League, FIFA Women's World Cup qualification rounds, the FIFA Women's World Cup and the UEFA Europa League. Massey-Ellis was appointed to the FIFA list of women assistant referees in 2009 and turned professional in 2010. She is based in Coventry, West Midlands. Career Domestic career In May 2009, Massey-Ellis was appointed fourth official for the year's FA Women's Cup final at Derby County's Pride Park Stadium, a game which saw two injury-time goals and Arsenal defeat Sunderland 2–1. In the 2009–10 men's season Massey was fourth official in five matches and assistant referee in 11 matches. Her first appointment as an assistant referee was on 29 August 2009, a 2–2 draw bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siân Lloyd
Siân Mary Lloyd (born 3 July 1958) is a Welsh television presenter and meteorologist from Maesteg. She was the United Kingdom's longest-serving female weather forecaster, having appeared on ITV Weather for 24 years, from 1990 until 2014. Biography Lloyd was born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, the daughter of two teachers. She attended Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera, and in 1975 performed at the Urdd National Eisteddfod where she won the Crown. She graduated with first-class honours from University College, Cardiff (now Cardiff University), before going on to Jesus College, Oxford where she began work for a post-graduate B.Litt. degree in Celtic Studies, but she left after a year without graduating. She has meteorology qualifications from the Met Office College, a distinction, and frequently appears in TV documentaries about the weather. Lloyd started her media career as a researcher for the ''BBC Wales Today'' nightly news programme, having responded to an advert in the media pages of ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Sian Kingi
Sian Kingi (16 December 1974 – 27 November 1987) was a 12-year-old New Zealand-Australian girl of Maori descent who was abducted, raped and murdered in Noosa, Queensland in November 1987. Barrie John Watts and Valmae Faye Beck, a married couple, were convicted in 1988 of the much-publicised crime. Watts was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Beck would have been eligible for parole after 14.5 years, but died while she was still incarcerated.Valmae Beck, Sian Kingi's killer, is 'close to death' , Courier Mail, 7 May 2008 Disappearance At around 4:30 pm on Friday, 27 November 1987, Sian Kingi, a 12-year-old schoolgirl, was last seen ridin ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sian James (other)
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Sian James may refer to: *Siân James (novelist) (born 1930), Welsh author *Siân James (politician) (born 1959), Welsh Labour Member of Parliament *Siân James (musician) (born 1961), Welsh traditional folk singer and harpist See also *Sean James (born 1969), American football player *James (surname) James is a common surname originating from the given name, itself derived from the Hebrew''Yaʿaqōḇ''. Notable people with the surname include: A * A. P. T. James (c. 1908–1962), better known as 'Fargo' James; Tobagonian politician * Aaron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sian Heder
Sian Heder (; born June 23, 1977) is an American television writer, television producer, and filmmaker who is best known for writing and directing the films '' Tallulah'' and ''CODA''. ''CODA'' earned Heder an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, while the film won for Best Picture. Early life Heder was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on June 23, 1977, the daughter of Welsh artist Mags Harries and Hungarian artist Lajos Héder. Her sister, Thyra, is also an artist. Heder graduated with a BFA from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. Career After graduation, Heder moved to Los Angeles to become an actress and screenwriter while working for a nanny agency. At the agency, she worked for guests with children staying at four-star hotels and her experiences inspired ''Mother'', her first short film as writer and director. In early 2005, the script for ''Mother'' was one of eight chosen to be awarded a fellowship for the prestigious American Film Institute's DWW (Directing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sian Harries
Sian Harries is a Welsh writer and actor. She is known for her work on '' Man Down'' and ''Tourist Trap''. Harries is married to comedian Rhod Gilbert. Career Harries worked on season one of ''Man Down'' and was promoted to co-writer during the show's second season. She wrote and starred in ''Tourist Trap'' on BBC Wales. She wrote and appeared in the radio sketch comedy, ''Here Be Dragons''. In 2018, Harries co-produced, wrote, and starred in the film, ''NeckFace.'' She was nominated for Best Short Film (with Barry Castagnola and Jacqueline Wright) for ''NeckFace'' at the BAFTA Cymru Awards that year. In June 2020, Harries and her partner Rhod Gilbert launched a podcast titled, ''The Froth''. She was named "one to watch" by the Edinburgh TV festival in 2021. Harries and Gilbert co-own the production company, Llanbobl Vision. Personal life Harries was born in Carmarthen, Wales. She married her long-time partner, comic Rhod Gilbert Rhodri Paul Gilbert (born 18 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sian Gibson
Siân Gibson (née Foulkes; born 30 July 1976) is a Welsh comedy actress and television writer. She has collaborated with Peter Kay, including starring in and co-writing the comedy series ''Peter Kay's Car Share'', for which she won the 2016 BAFTA TV Award for Best Scripted Comedy and the National Television Award for Best Comedy. Gibson has also appeared as Gemma in the Gold original film series ''Murder on the Blackpool Express'' which was followed by, ''Death on the Tyne'', '' Dial M for Middlesbrough'' and the three-part series '' Murder They Hope'' (2017–2022). Early life Gibson was born and raised in Mold, Wales. Her father was a builder and her mother a housewife. She joined the local youth theatre in Theatr Clwyd. She studied performing arts at Salford University where she met fellow students Peter Kay and Steve Edge. Gibson also performed stand-up comedy early in her career. Her subjects of choice include impressions. Her comic influences include Victoria Wood, Juli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sian Evans
Sian Evans is a Welsh singer. Throughout the 2000s, she was front woman and singer-songwriter of the band Kosheen, a trip-hop/drum & bass group that, during that decade, placed two albums within the Top Ten of the UK Albums Chart. She has also joined a list of Welsh artists to have topped the UK Singles Chart with collaboration on the track " Louder" with DJ Fresh Daniel Edward Stein (born 11 April 1977), better known by his stage name DJ Fresh, is an English musician, DJ, record producer, best known for making electronic music. He is one of the principal members of the drum and bass group Bad Company, .... Kosheen disbanded in 2016. Discography Studio albums with Kosheen As featured artist References External links Official website 1971 births Living people British dance musicians 21st-century Welsh women singers Welsh singer-songwriters Welsh electronic musicians {{UK-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
