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Mo Collins
Maureen Ann Collins (born July 7, 1965) is an American actress and comedian who was a member of the ensemble on FOX's sketch comedy series ''Mad TV''. Collins became well known for several characters during her tenure on the show. She was a cast member from the 4th season (1998) through the 9th season (2004); she only appeared in fourteen episodes during season nine due to contractual reasons. She returned to ''Mad TV'' in the 10th season for one episode, and again when she made an appearance on the 300th episode doing her popular character Lorraine Swanson. Her best known role following her departure from ''Mad TV'' was as morning talk show host Joan Callamezzo on the sitcom '' Parks and Recreation''. The nickname Mo was first given to Collins by the football/drama coach of her junior high school whom she credits with introducing her to improv comedy. Career ''Mad TV'' Collins joined the cast of ''Mad TV'' at the beginning of season four and stayed until the end of seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minneapolis
Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the state's List of cities in Minnesota, most populous city. Located in the state's center near the eastern border, it occupies both banks of the Upper Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota, Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and the surrounding area are collectively known as the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities, a metropolitan area with 3.69 million residents. Minneapolis is built on an artesian aquifer on flat terrain and is known for cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers. Nicknamed the "City of Lakes", Minneapolis is abundant in water, with list of lakes in Minneapolis, thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks, and waterfalls. The city's public park system is connected by the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway. Dakota people orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paige Davis
Paige Davis (born October 15, 1969) is an American television personality and actress. She is best known as the host of the TLC (TV network), TLC home improvement reality television program ''Trading Spaces'' from 2001 until 2008, and hosted the Breakfast television, morning talkshow ''The Home and Family Show, Home and Family'' on Hallmark Channel in 2012. She returned as host of ''Trading Spaces'' when TLC revived the series in 2018. Biography Early life and career Davis attended Charles H. Bird Elementary School in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, from first grade through part of fifth. She lived for a time in Louisville, Kentucky, and graduated from the Louisville Youth Performing Arts School. She graduated from the Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. While in college, her mother and stepfather moved to Pittsburgh. Much of her training has been in musical theater as well as dancing, and she spent two-and-a-hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Heche
Anne Celeste Heche ( ; May 25, 1969August 11, 2022) was an American actress, known for her roles across a variety of genres in film, television, and theater. She was the recipient of Daytime Emmy, National Board of Review, and GLAAD Media Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and a Primetime Emmy. Heche began her professional acting career on the NBC soap opera ''Another World (TV series), Another World'' (1987–1991), earning a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series, Daytime Emmy Award for her portrayal of twins Vicky Hudson and Marley Love. She made her film debut in 1993 with a small role in ''The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film), The Adventures of Huck Finn''. Heche's profile rose in 1997 with appearances in ''Donnie Brasco (film), Donnie Brasco'', ''Volcano (1997 film), Volcano'', ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'', and ''Wag the Dog''. In 1998, she had starring roles in the romantic adventure ''Six Days, Seven Nights'' and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress, producer and singer. Hewitt began her career as a child actress and singer, appearing in national television commercials before joining the cast of the Disney Channel series ''Kids Incorporated'' (1989–1991). She had her breakthrough as Sarah Reeves Merrin on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox teen drama ''Party of Five'' (1995–1999) and rose to fame as a teen star for her role as Julie James (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Julie James in the horror films ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'' (1997) and its sequel ''I Still Know What You Did Last Summer'', as well as her role as Amanda Beckett in the teen comedy film ''Can't Hardly Wait'' (both 1998). Hewitt's other notable films include ''Heartbreakers (2001 film), Heartbreakers'' (2001), ''The Tuxedo'' (2002) and the two Garfield: The Movie, ''Garfield'' live-action films (2004–2006). She has starred as Melinda Gordon on the CBS supernatural drama '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldie Hawn
Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born November 21, 1945) is an American actress, producer, dancer, and singer. She achieved stardom and acclaim for playing lighthearted comedic roles in film and television. In a career spanning six decades, she has received several awards including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. She rose to fame on the NBC sketch comedy program ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' (1968–1970). She made her screen debut in a minor role the western comedy '' The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band'' (1968), before going on to receive the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for her comedic role in '' Cactus Flower'' (1969). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, playing a woman who enlists for the army in the comedy '' Private Benjamin'' (1980). Hawn has also starred in such comedy films as '' Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teri Hatcher
Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964) is an American actress best known for her portrayals of Lois Lane on the television series ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (1993–1997). She also played Paris Carver in the ''Production of the James Bond films, James Bond'' film ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' (1997), Mel Jones and the Beldam in ''Coraline (film), Coraline'' (2009) and Susan Mayer on the television series ''Desperate Housewives'' (2004–2012), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for List of Golden Globe Awards: Television, Best Actress, Comedy/Musical, Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy and three Screen Actors Guild Awards (one as lead female actor, two as part of Best Ensemble), and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Early life Hatcher was born on December 8, 1964, in Palo Alto, California, the only child of Es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Hart
Mary Hart (born Mary Johanna Harum; November 8, 1950) is an American television personality. She was the host (1982–2011) of the syndicated gossip and entertainment round-up television program ''Entertainment Tonight''. She was Miss South Dakota 1970. Early life Mary Harum was born in Madison, South Dakota. She was raised in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Denmark. She speaks English, Danish and Swedish fluently. She graduated from Augustana Academy in 1968 and from Augustana College in Sioux Falls in 1972. Career She was crowned Miss South Dakota 1970 and subsequently was a semi-finalist in the Miss America 1971 pageant. While teaching English at Washington High School for two years, she also produced and anchored her own talk show on then- NBC affiliate KSFY-TV in Sioux Falls. Hart began her full-time television career in 1975 at WMT-TV (currently KGAN) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, then moving to KMTV in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1976, she went to KTVY (now KFOR-TV) in Okla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Harris
Katherine Harris (born April 5, 1957) is an American politician from Florida. A Republican, she served in the Florida Senate from 1994 to 1998, as Secretary of State of Florida from 1999 to 2002, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district from 2003 to 2007. Harris lost her 2006 campaign for a United States Senate seat from Florida to incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson. In the 2000 presidential election, she received international attention for her role as the elected Florida Secretary of State during the state's election recount, certifying George W. Bush's narrow victory (537 votes) over Al Gore and awarding him the Florida electors, which gained him the national election. Early life and education Harris was born in Key West, Florida, to one of the state's wealthiest and most politically influential families. She is the daughter of Harriett (Griffin) and George W. Harris Jr., who owned Citrus and Chem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenilee Harrison
Jenilee Harrison (born June 12, 1958) is a retired American actress who appeared as Cindy Snow, a cousin of and replacement for blonde roommate Chrissy Snow on the hit sitcom '' Three's Company'', between 1980 and 1982. She went on to play Jamie Ewing Barnes on ''Dallas'' from 1984 to 1986. Career Before breaking into show business, Harrison was a cheerleader from 1978 to 1980 for the Los Angeles Rams. Harrison was just 21 when she landed the role of Cindy on ''Three's Company'' after Suzanne Somers asked for a raise in salary, and her role was reduced. Both Harrison and Somers suffered in popularity. As a result, Priscilla Barnes was cast as Terri permanently replacing Somers, while Harrison was made a supporting cast member and disappeared from the series after two and a half seasons, with producers saying she was too "inexperienced and unseasoned". This period of her life was later dramatized in the television movie '' Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. Born in Houston, Texas and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, Garner studied theater at Denison University and began acting as an understudy for the Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City. She had a starring role on the Fox teen drama series '' Time of Your Life'' (1999–2000), and supporting roles in the films ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001) and ''Catch Me If You Can'' (2002). Garner rose to fame in the 2000s for playing the secret agent Sydney Bristow in the ABC action thriller series '' Alias'' (2001–2006), for which she earned a Golden Globe, and four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, among other honors. She received further recognition for her starring roles in the romantic comedies '' 13 Going on 30'' (2004), '' Juno'' (2007), ''Ghosts of Girlfriends Past'' (2009) and ''Valentine's Day'' (2010), and for playing Elektra in superhero films. Garner has since starred in the films '' Dallas Buyers Club'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wizard Of Oz (1939 Film)
''The Wizard of Oz'' is a 1939 American Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Based on the 1900 novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left production to take over the troubled ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind''. It stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, and Margaret Hamilton (actress), Margaret Hamilton. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, while others made uncredited contributions. The music was composed by Harold Arlen and adapted by Herbert Stothart, with lyrics by Yip Harburg, Edgar "Yip" Harburg. ''The Wizard of Oz'' is celebrated for its use of Technicolor, fantasy storytelling, musical score, and memorable characters. It was a critical success and was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture, winning Academy Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Gale
Dorothy Gale is a fictional character created by the American author L. Frank Baum as the protagonist in many of his ''Oz'' novels. She first appears in Baum's classic 1900 children's novel '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and reappears in most of its sequels. She is also the main character in various adaptations, notably the 1939 film adaptation of the novel, '' The Wizard of Oz''. In later novels, the Land of Oz steadily becomes more familiar to her than her homeland of Kansas. Dorothy eventually goes to live in an apartment in the Emerald City's palace but only after her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry have settled in a farmhouse on its outskirts. Dorothy's best friend Princess Ozma, ruler of Oz, officially makes her a princess of Oz later in the novels. Appearances In literature In the Oz books, Dorothy is raised by her aunt and uncle in the bleak landscape of a Kansas farm. Whether Aunt Em or Uncle Henry is Dorothy's blood relative remains unclear. Uncle Henry makes reference t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
