Penelope Cruz

Getting back to work after her big win, Cruz starred in “Nine” (2009), Rob Marshall’s musical loosely based on Fellini’s “8 ½” (1963) that focused on a struggling film director (Daniel Day-Lewis) who tries to make a movie while dealing with all the demanding women in his life – his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Cruz), his star (Nicole Kidman) and even his diseased mother (Sophia Loren). For her work in the film, she received nominations at the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild awards for Best Supporting Actress. She next reunited with director and old friend Almodóvar for “Broken Embraces” (2009), a neo-noir about a writer blinded from a car accident who pines for the lost love of his life (Cruz).

Nicole Kidman

Kidman returned to arthouses with the comedy-drama “Margot at the Wedding” (2007) by “Squid and the Whale” (2005) director and screenwriter Noah Baumbach. In this film, Kidman was in familiar territory as a neurotic writer who clashes with her sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh) over her choice of fiancée (Jack Black). She then shifted gears to play a villainess (her first in her career) in the epic fantasy “The Golden Compass” (2007), an elaborate adaptation of Philip Pullman’s The Northern Lights, the first novel in the massively popular His Dark Materials trilogy. In 2008, Luhrmann tapped Kidman to star in the World War II era epic "Australia" (2008), co-starring fellow Aussie and friend Hugh Jackman, but the expectedly elaborate production was a dismal failure with critics and only brought in box office numbers overseas. The actress gave birth to a daughter, Sunday Rose, with husband Keith Urban that summer and returned to theaters in 2009 in Rob Marshall’s adaptation of the 1982 Tony Award-winning musical “Nine” (2009). Echoing its original source material, Federico Fellini’s “8 ½” (1963), the film starred Daniel Day-Lewis as an aging filmmaker struggling to finish a film while preoccupied with complicated relationships with his wife (Marion Cotillard) and his film star muse (Kidman).

Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard was in an older section of Paris, France, drinking Bollinger champagne, when she found out about her Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. The French actress spoke English slowly and carefully while she expressed her exhilaration and gratitude for the momentous occasion, declaring “This is a very unique thing for a French girl.” She was being recognized internationally for her brilliant work in “La Vie en Rose” (2007), a remarkable biopic that followed the life of French singer Edith Piaf. Cotillard’s Golden Globe- and Oscar-winning performance cemented her place as one of 2007’s breakout stars, even though she had starred in over 20 films in her native France since the mid-1990s. American audiences received their first glimpse of the raven-haired beauty in Tim Burton’s “Big Fish” (2003) and the popular art house import, “A Very Long Engagement” (2005). Following her powerhouse performance as Piaf, the actress was in demand by filmmakers and proved worthy of the buzz with a supporting role opposite Johnny Depp in Michael Mann’s slick Chicago crime log, “Public Enemies” (2009), as well as further roles that showcased her way with complex, strong women, trying to live within the confines of acceptable society.

Kate Hudson

Hudson took a break from predictable comedies and went on to join the high caliber ensemble of Rob Marshall’s “Nine” (2009), a musical drama about an aging filmmaker (Daniel Day-Lewis) and the complicated women in his life including his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penelope Cruz), his muse (Nicole Kidman), and a Vogue journalist (Hudson). Around the time of that film’s release Hudson was in the public spotlight for her love life once again; this time seen around with notorious womanizer and rumored Madonna ex, Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez of the New York Yankees. Often seen in the stadium stands throughout the fall, Hudson and Rodriguez made a striking couple and the paparazzi could not get enough of the couple, whether they be walking New York streets or sealing the Yankees’ World Series Win with an on-field kiss.

Radha Mitchell

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Raica Oliveira

Name: Raica Oliveira
Date of birth: January 22, 1984 (1984-01-22) (age 24)
Place of birth: Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height: 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: brown
Measurements: 86-60-89 (EU), 34-24-35 (US)
Shoe size: 40 (EU), 11 (US)

Raquel Bigorra

Latin star Raquel Bigorra does a set of sexy photo shoot for the August issue of Maxim Mexico.

Raquel Zimmermann

First Name: Raquel
Last Name: Zimmermann
Nationality: Brazilian
Ethnicity: German
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Birthday: May 6, 1983
Place of Birth: Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil

Brittany Murphy Dies

Brittany Murphy, the actress who got her start in the sleeper hit "Clueless" and rose to stardom in "8 Mile" before her movie roles declined in recent years, died Sunday in Los Angeles of what appeared to be natural causes, a Los Angeles County coroner's official said. She was 32.
Murphy was pronounced dead at 10:04 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Sally Stewart said.
Murphy was transported to the hospital after the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call at 8 a.m. at the home she shared with her husband, British screenwriter Simon Monjack, in the Hollywood Hills.

Taryn Manning

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Stephanie Jacobsen

Jacobsen began her career on the Australian soap opera Home and Away, playing Charlotte Adams from 2001 to 2002. She later appeared in Farscape and the SBS comedy Pizza, as well as a number of TV commercials.
In 2007, Jacobsen landed the role of Kendra Shaw in Battlestar Galactica: Razor, a between-seasons television film of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica TV series. She also played Sam Tyler's future girlfriend in the original U.S. pilot for Life on Mars.
In 2008 she was cast on the Fox television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles[1], playing Jesse, a Resistance fighter and girlfriend of Derek Reese and she also appeared in The Devil's Tomb.
In April 2009, Jacobsen was cast on The CW's revamped Melrose Place in the role of medical student Lauren Yung.

Katie Cassidy

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Jessica Lucas

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Jenna Dewan

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Daphne Zuniga

Daphne Eurydice Zuniga (born October 28, 1962) is an American actress best known for her role as Jo Reynolds on the Fox primetime soap Melrose Place, as Victoria Davis on The CW teen drama One Tree Hill and as Princess Vespa in the cult classic Spaceballs.

Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982 in Beloit, Wisconsin) is an American auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series, as well as a model and advertising spokeswoman. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois. Patrick was named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series season. In May 2006, she published her autobiography, Danica: Crossing the Line. With her win in the 2008 Indy Japan 300, Patrick became the first woman to win an Indy car race. Patrick currently drives the #7 Boost Mobile/GoDaddy.com Honda/Dallara for Andretti Green Racing. She also has an equity stake in her #7 team.[1] She placed 3rd in the 2009 Indianapolis 500, which was both a personal best for her at the track and the highest finish by a woman in the event's history.

Haley Webb

Haley Webb was born in Woodbridge, Virginia. She has five siblings: two younger brothers; a younger sister; and two older sisters. In 2001 she moved, with some of her family, to San Diego, California where she attended La Costa Canyon High School. While at LCCHS she was active in the theater department, winning various awards for acting and dance. In 2003, while competing in the Talent America Competition, she was discovered by long time casting director/manager Gary Shaffer. Later that year she moved to Los Angeles, California, (where she currently resides) and began studying with legendary acting instructors Howard Fine, JoAnne Baron & D. W. Brown.

Gina Joy Carano

Gina Joy Carano (born April 16, 1982) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. Carano appeared as the Gladiator "Crush" on American Gladiators. She has been referred to as the "face of women's MMA". Carano is currently set to face Cristiane Santos for Strikeforce's inaugural woman's championship in the main event of Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg.

Filippa Palmstierna Hamilton

Filippa Palmstierna Hamilton (also known as Filippa Hamilton-Palmstierna, Filippa Palmstierna, and Filippa Hamilton) is a Swedish-French fashion model.

Hamilton was born on December 3, 1985 in Paris and raised in Biarritz, France. She was discovered age 15 on the streets of Paris by French photographer Marc Hispard. She secured her first major advertising campaign at age 16 with Ralph Lauren; she is the new face of Romance, Ralph Lauren’s fragrance, photographed by Bruce Weber. Hamilton has been photographed by Paolo Roversi, Mario Testino, Arthur Elgort, Inez van Lamsweerde, Terry Richardson and Gilles Bensimon.

Emily Nemmers

Emily Nemmers (born July 9, 1981 in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American country music artist who records under the name Emily West. Signed to Capitol Records Nashville, she debuted on Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in early 2008 with the single "Rocks in Your Shoes". This song peaked at #39 early in the year, and is the first single from a self-titled EP. However, she has not released a full studio album.

Elizabeth Ann Smart

Elizabeth Ann Smart (born November 3, 1987) is an American woman who survived a nine-month kidnapping and is now a political activist. She currently studies music at Brigham Young University.

Elizabeth Berkley

Elizabeth Berkley (born July 28, 1972) is an American television, movie, and theatre actress. Her most notable roles were in the television series Saved by the Bell, and the 1995 Paul Verhoeven movie Showgirls.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck

Elisabeth Hasselbeck (née Filarski; born May 28, 1977) is an American television host and television personality. She was a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback (2001) and is a current co-host on the daytime talk show The View (since 2003).

Christy Carlson Romano

Christy Carlson Romano (born Christy Michelle Romano March 20, 1984) is an American stage and film actress, author and singer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the sitcom Even Stevens and the animated series Kim Possible, in which she is the voice of the title character, as well as garnering a considerable boost in fandom for providing the voice of Yuffie Kisaragi in Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy VII Advent Children.

Casey Rose Wilson

Casey Rose Wilson (born October 24, 1980) is an American actress, comedienne and screenwriter who is best known for her time as a cast member on the 33rd and 34th seasons of Saturday Night Live.

Ashley Christina Hartman

Ashley Christina Hartman (born August 31, 1985) is an American actress and fashion model.
Hartman was born to Michele Knutsen and Kip Hartman in Orange County, California. When she was four years of age, her parents divorced and Hartman lived with Knutsen and her two sisters. Maria Carmel, Ashley's older sister, is a fashion photographer and won the 2007 Vh1 reality show "The Shot."

Before American Idol, she was the church cantor at her private elementary school, St. John the Baptist in Costa Mesa, California. She attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, for her freshman, sophomore, and junior years but graduated elsewhere.

Amy Acker

Amy Louise Acker (born December 5, 1976) is a Saturn Award winning American actress. She is best known for her roles on the television series Angel as Winifred Burkle and Illyria, and on Alias as Kelly Peyton . She currently appears as Dr. Claire Saunders on the TV series Dollhouse. She will be starring in the upcoming ABC series Happy Town.

Alana Ubach

Alanna Noel Ubach (born October 3, 1975) is an American actress. She is known for her role in Legally Blonde as Serena, Meet the Fockers as Isabel Villalobos and has provided voices of several characters in a number of animated shows, such as The Spectacular Spider-Man, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera and Brandy & Mr. Whiskers. She has also written and performed an own one-woman show. She also was the first female assistant, Josie, in Beakman's World.