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Ashley Tisdale Pictures

ALL ABOUT ASHLEY TISDALE

Full Name:Ashley Michelle Tisdale
Date of Birth:2 July 1985
Place of Birth:West Deal, New Jersey, USA
Trade Mark: Blonde hair

Bio:

Recently named one of Teen People’s 25 Hottest Stars Under 25, Ashley Tisdale is best known for her role as Maddie, a hotel candy counter clerk and baby-sitter of devious twin boys who live in The Tipton Hotel on the Disney Channel series “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.”

Ashley can currently be seen starring opposite Zac Efron in the original movie musical, “High School Musical,” directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega. The film premiered in January 2006 and was the highest rated telecast in Disney Channel history. Ashley made music history by being the first female artist to ever debut with two songs simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (“Bop To The Top” and “What I’ve Been Looking For,” both duets with co-star Lucas Grabeel from the RIAA triple-platinum certified “High School Musical” soundtrack).

Ashley has currently recorded her debut album for Warner Bros. Records, “Headstrong”. Her new version of “Kiss The Girl” is featured on the special edition DVD of “The Little Mermaid.”

Ashley’s acting credits include a featured role in the film “Donnie Darko” with Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Duval. She was a series regular on “Nathan’s Choice,” “Mayor of Oyster Bay” and “The Howie Mandel Pilot,” and had recurring roles on “The George Lopez Show,” “Still Standing” and “The Hughleys.” Guest star roles include “Grounded for Life,” “Strong Medicine,” “Boston Public” and “Seventh Heaven,” “Malcolm in the Middle,” “Charmed,” “Hannah Montana,” “Once and Again” and “Saturday Night Live.” Ashley also shot the-now-famous
T-mobile commercial with Catherine Zeta-Jones.. On the animated front, Ashley has a recurring role on Disney Channel’s “Kim Possible” and will voice one of the lead characters in the new Disney Channel animated series “Phineas and Ferb.”

Manager Bill Perlman, who continues to represent her today, discovered Ashley at the age of three in her hometown mall in Monmouth County, NJ. After booking the first audition she was sent out on, Ashley went on to star in over 100 national network commercials. At the age of eight she booked a leading role in the national tour of the Broadway musical “Les Miserables.” She then toured internationally with the cast of “Annie.”

When Ashley isn’t pursuing her acting career, her passions include singing (she sang at the White House at the age of 12), shopping, and hanging out with her friends and sister Jennifer, who is also an actress.

Ashley currently resides in Los Angeles.

Trivia:

Younger sister of actress Jennifer Tisdale

Sang at The White House at age 12.

Has a dog named Blondie, which is her nickname on “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” (2005).

Parents are Lisa and Mike Tisdale

On the Billboard Hot 100 chart of 2006-02-11, she became the first female ever to debut with 2 songs simultaneously. The songs, “Bop to the Top” and “What I’ve Been Looking For” were both duets with Lucas Grabeel from High School Musical (2006) (TV).

Cousin of inventor and infomercial maven Ron Popeil.

Her favorite clothes are Diesel, Bebe, Urban Outfitters, and Forever 21.

The region-1 High School Musical (2006) (TV) DVD sold 400,000 copies on its day of release.

Her most prized possession is her new Louis Vuitton bag.

Has naturally curly, dark brown hair that reached her waist. Had to dye it blond to play Maddie Fitzpatrick, up to the point where it broke off to her shoulder. She now wears extensions.

Was a Ford Model along with Lindsay Lohan, Mischa Barton, and Kellan Rhude.

Is good friends with Zac Efron, her co-star in High School Musical (2006) (TV).

Her favorite movies are Just Married (2003), My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997), and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003).

Tried out for the role of Karen in the movie Mean Girls (2004) but lost it to Amanda Seyfried.

Is currently (2006) recording her debut CD with Warner Bros records

Her favorite music groups are Billy Joel, Elton John, Mariah Carey, The Used, All American Rejects, and Nick Lachey.

Best friends with Brittany Snow

Loves to shop at Hollister.

Her favorite TV show is “Friends” (1994).

Says her favorite sport is basketball, because it is the only one she can slightly understand.

Got her start acting at the Jewish Community Center of Monmouth County, New Jersey, appearing in productions of Gypsy, Sound of Music, and Annie Warbucks.

Childhood friend of Mischa Barton.

Has her own YouTube Channel.

Her debut album “Headstrong” sold 70,000 copies in its first week.

Originally they were debating between ‘Kiss the Girl’ and ‘Part of Your World’ to be Ashley’s song for Disney Mania 5. Ashley ended up singing ‘Kiss the Girl’ and her good friend Miley Cyrus was given ‘Part of Your World’.

The down-to-earth rising star was dubbed “The Anti-Paris” by TMZ — a compliment of the highest tabloid degree.

Had to be reminded not to take the lead while performing the dancing parts of High School Musical 2 with Lucas Grabeel, both in rehearsal and shooting.

She had a deviated septum before she got it corrected by surgery.

Best friends with “Hannah Montana” (2006) star Miley Cyrus.

Met dancer boyfriend Jared Murillo on the set of High School Musical.

“Gotta Go My Own Way” is her favorite song from High School Musical 2 (2007) (TV).

Has a teacup poodle named Maui.

Ranked #10 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.

Celine Dion had thanked her for being a positive role model for her son.

When Ashley was younger, she wrote and performed a Christmas song for her family, with her cousin, during Christmas time. She states now that it was “so cheesy”, but she has always been an entertainer and loved to put on shows for anyone, her family in particular.

Engaged to Jared Murllio.

Quotes:

“I used to hate looking in the mirror. I’ve grown up into myself and now I’m happy with the way I look.”

“You can feel like, ‘I look really bad’, but to other people you can be really gorgeous.”

“My Mum gave me confidence.”

“Sharpay is everything I was not when I was in high school.”

“I’m very sassy. I want to show people in my album I’m not like my characters on tv.”

“I did find some time to go to a record store and check out “Headstrong” actually in the racks. It was pretty cool; I never thought I’d see my own CD sitting there with everyone else’s. I made my Mom take lots of pics!”

“I love Christmas, not just because of the presents but because of all the decorations and lights and the warmth of the season.”

“You loved her, even though she was the bad girl. Sharpay was the popular girl, but the villainess too”

“I’m definitely the kind of person to wear underwear all the time.”

“I don’t let anyone tell me who to be.”

“I write on my album because I really want to be taken seriously as a singer and an artist.”

“My agent didn’t want me on Disney because I am older. But honestly, I’m not ready for older roles yet, or even things older girls do. I’m still young.”

“I can’t choose! I love acting and singing. I can’t say which one I love more.”

“I had a three-year-old come up to me - we were at Disneyworld. She recognized me and she is three-years-old! So I am like, probably just saw my face and she knew me, but she started talking and she was, like, singing We’re all in This Together and I was amazed this girl could even talk! The best part is, she goes, “Where’s Ryan?”

“Acting has always been my passion too, but I have to say, I grew up in theater. I was on Les Miserable, the national tour, and being in front of audiences, nothing like that. So I love doing acting because I love comedy and being on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody on Disney Channel. I get to be in front of a live audience, so I am very excited to be going on tour and stuff. I’m excited for both.”

“I’m Ashley Tisdale. I play Sharpay. She’s really the drama queen, rules the school, mainly the villan! I’m nothing like her, thank God! But I probably can relate to her because of her passion for performing. I love to perform, so that’s probably the most similar thing I have to her.”

“My dad is very overprotective and needs to know everybody Im hanging out with.”

“We’re all just great friends, so it’s kind of funny that people have linked us all together.”

“I’m really into writing. I wrote songs to get the record deal.”

“I take lessons all the time. If I were to go to college, I would definately go for writing. I love writing books, stories, music, scripts. I mean I’d be creative in that way.”

“I love wearing sweatshirts because I’m dressed up all the time for work.”

“I’m not stubborn. I know what I want to do. I know what I want to be. I’m not going to let someone push me around. I’m not someone who follows. I’m someone who leads. I’m not nauve and I’m not someone who follow the crowd. I’m definitely a headstrong person.”

“I’m not controlling. I don’t say, ‘Do this or else I’m mad at you.’”

Filmography:

Ashley Tisdale Filmography as an Actress:
2009 They Came from Upstairs
2008 High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2007-2008 “Phineas and Ferb” (32 episodes)
2008 Picture This (TV)
2007 The Tuttles: Madcap Misadventures
2007 High School Musical 2 (TV)
2006 “Hannah Montana” (1 episode)
2006 High School Musical (TV)
2003 “Still Standing” (4 episodes)
2003 “George Lopez” (1 episode)
2003 “Grounded for Life” (1 episode)
2003 “Strong Medicine” (1 episode)
2002 “Malcolm in the Middle” (1 episode)
2002 “The Hughleys” (3 episodes)
2001 The Mayor of Oyster Bay (TV)
2001 “Charmed” (1 episode)
2001 “Kate Brasher” (1 episode)
2001 “Once and Again” (1 episode)
2001 “Bette” (1 episode)
2001 Donnie Darko
2001 Nathan’s Choice (TV)
2000 “Boston Public” (1 episode)
2000 “The Geena Davis Show” (1 episode)
2000 “The Amanda Show” (3 episodes)
2000 “Movie Stars” (1 episode)
2000 “Beverly Hills, 90210″ (1 episode)
1998 “100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd”(1 episode)
1997 “7th Heaven” (1 episode)
1997 “Smart Guy” (1 episode)

Ashley Tisdale Filmography as an Executive Producer:
2008 Picture This

Salma Hayek Pictures

ALL ABOUT SALMA HAYEK

Full Name:Salma Valgarma Hayek-Jimenez
Date of Birth:2 September 1966
Place of Birth:Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico

Bio:

A bona fide celebrity goddess in her native Mexico, Hayek emigrated in 1991 to Los Angeles, where she willingly plunged to the bottom of the heap in order to take a shot at conquering Hollywood. Intensive lessons, both in English and acting, paid handsome dividends in 1995, when the diminutive dynamo lit a fire under Antonio Banderas in wunderkind director Robert Rodriguez’s balletic bullet ballad Desperado. Continuing to collect hunky co-stars, Hayek struck sparks with a Baldwin brother in both Fair Game and Fled, and made an undead love slave out of George Clooney in From Dusk ‘Til Dawn. Salma Hayek Internet shrines cropped up like weeds, and in 1997 the sultry spitfire landed her first lead role in the States, playing opposite Friends fave Matthew Perry in the cross-cultural romantic comedy Fools Rush In.

The daughter of a Lebanese-descended father and a Spanish-descended mother, Hayek was born and raised in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Determined to see that her grandchild develop into a ravishing beauty, her grandmother frequently shaved young Salma’s head and clipped her eyebrows, in the belief that such treatments would add body and sheen to her granddaughter’s thick dark locks. Equally determined to see that she became well-educated, Hayek’s staunchly Catholic parents shipped her off to a boarding school in Louisiana when she was 12. While the beguiling youngster proved both attentively studious and properly religious, she also displayed a bent for mischief that she chiefly directed against the long-suffering nuns who ran the school: among other infamies, she once slipped into the faculty dormitory and set all of the alarm clocks back three hours. The end result of such she-nun-igans was that Hayek ended up suspended and carted back home after just two years. It only took her two more years to finish high school, and her mother, fearful of the effects ”college boys” might have on her impressionable young daughter, sent Hayek to Houston, where she lived with an aunt until her 17th birthday.

Returning to Mexico once more, Hayek relocated to Mexico City to attend college, where she commenced international relations studies. Though she had harbored acting ambitions since childhood, Hayek had for years been reluctant to seriously pursue such a chancy vocation for fear of alienating her parents. Ultimately, she decided the path of the dutiful daughter and stable career girl was one she could not bear to walk and frankly confronted her parents about her aspiration. As she later told one interviewer, ”One day I took my dad to lunch. I asked him if he believed in destiny and he said, ‘Yes.’ And I said, ‘Well, I believe it’s my destiny to become an actress.”’ In spite of voluble objections from her family and the derision and disbelief of her friends, Hayek quit college and determinedly embarked on an acting career. She first found work in plays at neighborhood theaters, including one assignment as the heroine of Aladdin and His Marvelous Lamp. Several months of tireless stage work led to jobs making television commercials, which in turn yielded a casting in Nuevo Amanecer, a popular daytime TV serial. With no more experience than that to her credit, Hayek got herself cast as the title character of a second serial, Teresa, the phenomenal popularity of which almost immediately made its fetching young star the most fanatically revered actress in Mexico.

Not content to settle for the comparatively meager rewards of superstardom, Mexican-style, Hayek set her confident sights on Hollywood, and moved north in 1991. What followed thereafter was a taxing period of adjustment, beginning with an 18-month hiatus from acting that was primarily occupied with English lessons. Also during that period, Hayek studied acting under famed dramatician Stella Adler, and taught herself to drive a car: two days of stick-shift driving convinced her to switch to automatic, and she slowly acquainted herself with the tangled maze of L.A.’s freeways by continually requesting directions from her more streetwise friends via her trusty cellular phone. Hayek’s first big break came in 1993, when she spent four months auditioning for a headlining role in Allison Anders’s girlz-’n'-the-hood drama Mi Vida Loca. Anders eventually cast another actress in the desired-for lead assignment, but Hayek’s tenacity so impressed the director that she gave her a smaller part in the film for the express purpose of enabling the promising young actress to qualify for membership in the Screen Actors Guild.

Other small roles followed, mostly on television, but it was an appearance on a Spanish-language cable-access talk show that led to Hayek’s big breakthrough. While in the process of planning a sequel to his wildly successful debut film, El Mariachi, Mexican-American director Robert Rodriguez happened to tune in to Hayek’s talk show appearance during a fit of late-night channel surfing. Mesmerized by the lovely and engaging actress, Rodriguez wasted no time tracking her down, and soon secured her interest in tackling the female lead in his soon-to-be-produced big-studio debut, Desperado. Rodriguez’s financial backers initially resisted his choice of Hayek, but the director won them over by showcasing her in his made-for-cable installment of Showtime’s Rebel Highway series, Roadracers. A solid commercial success, Desperado also garnered Hayek rave reviews for her show-stopping, saliva-inducing performance. Despite the fact she was disappointingly underrepresented in her next two outings, in the limp thrillers Fair Game and Fled, Hayek’s performances nevertheless provided much-needed zip for both projects, and 1997 found her nicely romantically matched in both Fools Rush In and TNT’s adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, in which she portrayed Esmerelda to Mandy Patinkin’s Quasimodo.

Hayek’s film agenda continues to offer a steady diet of roles: She followed her turn in the disco redux 54 with an appearance alongside Will Smith and Kevin Kline in Wild Wild West, and co-starred with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Rock, Linda Fiorentino, and Alan Rickman in Kevin Smith’s Dogma. Through her Ventanarosa production company, she co-produced The Velocity of Gary, an offbeat romantic comedy which teamed her with Ethan Hawke and Vincent D’Onofrio, and another of her co-productions, the Mexican feature No One Writes to the Colonel, was recently in competition at Cannes. Hayek is currently filming the biopic Frida, in which she tackles a much-coveted portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo.

On a more personal note, Hayek is romantically attached to actor Ed Norton.

Trivia:

Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world [1996]

Is dyslexic.

Was ranked 8th of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan (2001).

Frequently collaborates with Antonio Banderas and Robert Rodriguez.

Fluent in English, Arabic, Spanish and Portugese

Was originally considered for the part of Alicia Larde in _Beautiful Mind, A (2001)_ because the character in real life is from El Salvador. But the character for the film was later changed to American and given to Jennifer Connelly.

Salma is an Arabic name that means “peace” or “calm”.

Godmother to Robert Rodriguez’s children.

Measurements: 36C-25-37 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

She was sent to a boarding school in Louisiana at age 12, but was soon sent back home after getting in trouble for frequently terrorizing the nuns!

Father was born in Lebanon and came to Mexico to start a small business where he met her mother.

Studied International Relations & Drama at College in Mexico City.

Won Best Newcomer at the 1989 Novela Awards for “Nuevo amanecer, Un” (1988).

Has her own production company, Ventanarosa.

Is the second Latin American actress to be nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role Academy Award, for her performance in Frida (2002). Brazilian veteran Fernanda Montenegro was the first, for Central do Brasil (1998).

Her brother, Sami, designs custom chairs. His celebrity clients include Jennifer Aniston and her ex-husband, Brad Pitt.

Made the cut to People magazine’s 50 most beautiful people list twice. in 1996 and 2003

Was named one of the ten most stylish women in the world by Mr. Blackwell (aka Richard Selzer) in 1997. InStyle named her the most stylish celebrity of 2003 and Eonline.com ranked her as the best dressed female celebrity.

Ranked #31 in Stuff magazine’s “102 Sexiest Women in the World” (2002).

Good friend of Penélope Cruz.

She loves dogs

E! entertainment voted her look at the 1997 Academy Awards one of the 5 most memorable in Oscar history. At the event she wore a beaded Armani gown complemented by a 1920s diamond tiara.

Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005

Is good friends with Ashley Judd

Her parents are Sami Hayek (oil company executive) and Diana Jimenez Hayek (opera singer).

Played a (mythological creature disguised as a) stripper twice: in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and in Dogma (1999) (A Vampire and a Muse respectively).

Named #34 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.

Named #12 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005″ special supplement. (2005)

Visited Guatemala from 2 May 2005 to 5 May 2005 as ambassador to Youth/AIDS, to promote the prevention of the mortal disease. Ashley Judd and Colombian pop singer Juanes also came with her.

Her younger brother is a highly respected make-up artist in Hollwood.

Named #36 in FHM magazine’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006″ supplement. (2006).

As the announcer for the Oscars 2007, she was able to announce best friend Penélope Cruz’ nominations for Best Actress for Volver (2006/I).

Engaged to businessman Francois-Henri Pinualt. Pinault owns PPR, the luxury goods firm that owns iconic fashion houses Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent [March 9, 2007].

Gave birth to her first child, a baby girl named Valentina Paloma Pinault, on Friday September 21th 2007. Father is Salma’s fiancé Francois-Henri Pinault, chairman and chief executive officer of the luxury goods company PPR SA.

Ranked #90 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.

Recently diagnosed with diabetes while pregnant (July 2007).

Her fiancé, François-Henri Pinault, has a son Francois b. 1998 and a daughter Mathide b. 2001 from his first marriage.

She and Francois-Henri Pinault called off their engagement. They initially intended to marry in spring 2009. [July 2008]

Quotes:

“And I highly recommend for all the women in the world, even if they’re 71, you can never take for granted that he loves you. It’s always good to flirt with him. It’s a great sport.”

“Every woman who thinks she is the only victim of violence has to know that there are many more”

“For me, I have to say that I like to work a lot too, but I like not working better. The perfect scenario is when you just worked and you know something’s coming up, then you have four, five, six months off. But you know you’re going to have a job later.”

“For my wrap present, Colin Farrell gave me a first edition book. I got so involved with this character and I was so sad when the movie was over that when I got home and I tried to read the book I got really emotional and I started crying.”

“How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself.”

“I aim for a lifetime full of movies.”

“I also have a film coming up called Breaking Up, and my part in that was not written for a Latina, and my character is not particularly pretty or sexy or exotic.”

“I became obsessed with all these women who die never feeling they did anything extraordinary with their lives.”

“I directed a movie and now, I’m going to do the editing.”

“I do have a Mexican accent, but that doesn’t mean that I’m a Latin vamp.”

“I don’t see women and think of them as competition or with judgment. Women really move me. I feel connected to all kinds of women. I am angry because I think we’ve been mistreated throughout history in different countries, including America. I admire women.”

“I have a farm and I love it there. There’s really nothing to do, but even watching the chickens, its fun.”

“I have a small house so I borrow everything except art, that’s what I love.”

“I keep waiting to meet a man who has more balls than I do.”

“I know the only reason that I haven’t gotten many good parts is because I am Latin - and they tell it to my face a lot of times.”

“I proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to it I could actually accomplish it.”

“I really do love Diana Ross; I grew up listening to her records. I grew up in a little town in Mexico, so while we got the music, we never got the experience of watching her.”

“I think it’s nice for women to try to be sexy for their man.”

“I think it’s not a femme fatale when someone is not doing it to manipulate men or be like a black widow. She loves him. She does it out of love. She wants him so badly to stay with her.”

“I want to work for a long, long time and keep growing in my work, and if I am very lucky and very blessed, maybe somewhere along the line there will be one movie in there that becomes a classic.”

“I’m good at working, but I’m very good at playing.”

“I’ve stolen a couple of hearts and they are in my private collection!”

“If you give me any problem in America I can trace it down to domestic violence. It is the cradle of most of the problems, economic, psychological, educational.”

“My driving abilities from Mexico have helped me get through Hollywood.”

“My heart has been stolen too - but I’ve gone and got it back every single time!”

“My new movie, Fools Rush In, is a romantic comedy and the girl I play in that is very warm, very sweet.”

“No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.”

“People often say that ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder,’ and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves.”

“Producing is hell, writing is frustrating, acting is really satisfying, directing is heaven.”

“So you have to keep waiting and then they give you the script and it’s terrible. Then you have to go to the rewrite and they’re very upset because you didn’t like it. I went through that for seven years.”

“Some men have a silly theory about beautiful women - that somewhere along the line they’ll turn into a monster. That movie gave them a chance to watch it happen.”

“There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.”

“There is a subconscious way of taking violence as a way of expression, as a normality, and it has a lot of effects in the youth in the way they absorb education and what they hope to get out of life.”

“There’s a lot about the character. It doesn’t always happen, but there are some characters you really create a relationship with, almost as if they were your friend. And you never get into their heads again or think like them.”

“They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I’m not capable of directing. Then after seeing Julie direct, I was inspired by it. She motivated me to do it, because we don’t have role models as woman for directors.”

“What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you’re never discouraged.”

“When I first came to Hollywood I was told to go out with an agent because it was good for my career. So I went to a party with him because it was good for my ‘career.’ Well, he thought the whole thing was a big date. Needless to say, I was very upset.”

“When it is important for you to say something and you find a vehicle to say it, then go for it. It is so rare when that happens so I think every minute spent fighting for it is always worth it. Even if nothing ends up happening, it’s still worth the fight.”

Filmography:

Salma Hayek Filmography as an actress:
2009 Cirque du Freak
2008 Big Night of Stars (TV)
2007 Across The Universe
“Ugly Betty” (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
2006 Lonely Hearts
2006 Ask the Dust
2006 Bandidas
2006 Lonely Hearts
2004 After the Sunset
2003 Hotel
2003 Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003 Sian Ka’an The Maldonado Miracle
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2002 Frida
2002 El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba
2002 Death to Smoochy
2001 In the Time of the Butterflies
2000 Chain of Fools
2000 La Gran Vida
2000 Timecode
1999 The Velocity of Gary (Not His Real Name)
1999 No One Writes to the Colonel
1999 Wild Wild West
1999 Get Bruce
1999 Forever Hollywood
1998 Dogma
1998 The Velocity of Gary
1998 The Faculty
1998 54
1998 Midaq Alley
1997 Fools Rush In
1997 Breaking Up
1997 The Hunchback
1996 From Dusk Till Dawn
1996 Fled
1995 Four Rooms
1995 Desperado
1995 Fair Game
1994 Mi Vida Loca - My Crazy Life

Salma Hayek Filmography as an Producer:
2010 Untitled Nicolás López Project
“Ugly Betty” (executive producer) (37 episodes, 2006-2008)
2003 The Maldonado Miracle (TV) (senior executive producer)
2002 Frida
2001 In the Time of the Butterflies (TV) (executive producer)

Salma Hayek Awards:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2002 Best Actress Frida

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
2007 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Ugly Betty [TV Series]

Broadcast Film Critics Association
2003 Best Actress Frida
2001 Best Actress in a Picture Made for Television In the Time of the Butterflies

Golden Globe
2002 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Frida

Screen Actors Guild
2002 Best Actress Frida

Anna Faris Photo Gallery

ALL ABOUT ANNA FARIS

Full Name:Anna Kay Faris
Date of Birth: 29 November 1976
Place of Birth:Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Spouse: Ben Indra (3 June 2004 - 19 February 2008) (divorced)
Family: Father - Jack Faris, Mother - Karen Faris, Brother - Robert Faris

Bio:

Anna Kay Faris (born November 29, 1976 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is an American actress, best known for her roles in the Scary Movie films.

Faris grew up north of Seattle, Washington to Jack Faris (of Scottish/Irish descent) and Karen (of German, English and French descent). Her parents encouraged Anna to pursue her acting ambition when she was young and she did her first professional acting perfomance at age 9 at the Seattle Repertory Theater. After attending Edmonds-Woodway High School in Edmonds, WA, she studied English Literature at the University of Washington and lived in London for awhile.

Her first significant film role was in the independent production Lovers Lane (1999). Her “breakout” role was the horror film parody Scary Movie (2000).

Faris stands 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) in height. She is a natural blonde but had to dye her hair black for the filming of Scary Movie leading to the misconception she is a brunette. As of 2004, she is married to actor Ben Indra, whom she met while working on Lovers Lane and had dated since 1999.

Trivia:

Is set to pose on the cover of Playboy magazine to coincide with the release of her movie THE HOUSE BUNNY but won’t strip off completely as she still wants to appeal to the movie’s young fans. (April 2008)

Her divorce from television producer Ben Indra was finalized. (February 19, 2008)

Has filed for divorce from husband of nearly three years, Ben Indra. (April 5, 2007)

Was rated #57 on the Maxim Hot 100 of 2004 list.

Has hit out at claims her annoying character in the movie LOST IN TRANSLATION is based on
Cameron Diaz — She says, I think that rumor started with some early review of a European tabloid, and I feel really bad because I really like Cameron Diaz and it feels like I’ve insulted this woman I really admire. I never wanted to imitate anybody. (October 28, 2003)

Spoofs CHARLIE’S ANGELS (2000) in two films: first, in SCARY MOVIE 2 (2001), as Cindy Campbell, (poking fun at Drew Barrymore’s chair escape scene) and again in LOST IN
TRANSLATION (2003), as starlet Kelly (in the press conference for her action movie with Keanu).

Of Scottish, Irish, English, German, and French descent.

Name pronounced ‘Ah-na’.

She takes all of her fans to heart and tries to thank all of the reporters.

Hair color: dark blonde

Eye color: Dark blue

Favorite movies: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, CUJO, SCREAM 3

Dyed her hair black during the production of SCARY MOVIE (2000) and SCARY MOVIE 2 (2001) so she could give her character, Cindy Campbell, a Neve Campbellish-look.

Started her acting career in the theatre when she was nine years old.

Was originally cast for the part of Buffy Gilmore in SCARY MOVIE but ended up being put in the role of Cindy Campbell.

Quotes:

“I try to keep my head on straight and take nothing for granted.”

“I don’t really like to go out to clubs or anything. It’s just not my style. I’d much rather go to a dive bar or a local place. I just don’t love feeling awful, having to tell people, “Hi, yeah, I was in Scary Movie (2000). Do you mind if we come in?” I mean, it’s so awkward.”

“I never imagined being able to make money from acting - and now I can.”

“They’ve [the Scary Movie series] given me a career but they’ve also sort of boxed me in. What really surprised me when I first moved here is that the industry thought of actors as either comedic or dramatic. And I’m still confused. I understand that maybe some people are better at one or the other, but I can’t understand why it’s so divided. I’ve been able to chip away at that a bit; I think it gets easier as my body of work expands.”

“Blythe Danner is somebody whose career I admire. She’s a great actress and does good work, but also has a life of her own. I love my job but, at the end of the day, I want to come home and watch a movie and drink a bottle of wine with my husband.”

Filmography:

Anna Faris Filmography as an Actress:
2009 Observe and Report
2008 The House Bunny
2008 Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
2008 Kids in America
2007 Mama’s Boy
2007 Smiley Face
2006 My Super Ex-Girlfriend
2006 Scary Movie 4
2005 Just Friends
2005 3 & 3
2005 Brokeback Mountain
2005 Waiting
2005 Southern Belles
2005 Blue Skies (TV)
2004 The Last One: Part 1
“King of the Hill” (2 episodes, 2002-2004)
2004 Spelling Bee
2003 Scary Movie 3
2003 Lost in Translation
2003 Winter Break
2002 The Hot Chick
2002 May
2001 Scary Movie 2
2000 Scary Movie
1999 Skanks
1999 Lovers Lane
1991 Deception: A Mother’s Secret (TV)

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ALL ABOUT HILARY DUFF

Full Name:Hilary Ann Duff
Date of Birth: September 28, 1987
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas
Eyes: Hazel
Favorite Colours: Green and blue
Favorite school subject: Math
Hobies: Swimming, tumbling, rollerblading, practicing tae-bo, doing yo-yo tricks and walking on her hands
Family: Father - Bob Duff (a convenience store owner), Mother - Susan Duff (producer; born May 12, 1953), Sister - Haylie Duff (actress, musician; born on February 19, 1985)
Education: home-schooled since the age of 10
Relationship: Joel Madden (member of Good Charlotte; born March 11, 1979; announced their relationship in June 2005; split November 27, 2006), Aaron Carter (actor, musician; born December 7, 1987; dated in 2003)

Bio:

Hilary Duff was born September 28, 1987 in Houston, Texas. At a young age, Hilary studied Cecchetti ballet. Her first performance was with her sister Haylie in the Nutcracker with the Columbus BalletMet.

Her first big role was in Casper Meets Wendy where she was the first live-action Wendy. After that success, Hilary was cast as the title character in the Disney television series Lizzie McGuire. Lizzie and Hilary were instant hits! With the success of the series, The Lizzie McGuire Movie released to theaters in 2003 and debuted at #2. Hilary also appeared in Agent Cody Banks and Cheaper by the Dozen in 2003, Raise Your Voice and A Cinderella Story in 2004 and The Perfect Man and the sequel Cheaper by the Dozen 2 in 2005. In 2006, Material Girls co-starring her sister Haylie and the animated movie Foodfight! will release.

As Hilary was becoming a film and television star, she was also launching a recording career. Her first album Metamorphosis was #1 on the Billboard 200 and went on to sell more than 2 million copies with the #1 single So Yesterday. Hilary’s latest album Most Wanted debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and was #1 in Canada and #8 in Japan. Her hit single Wake Up was the #1 video on MTV TRL and the #1 single on Radio Disney and AOL. Her second single Beat of my Heart’s video was also #1 on MTV TRL. Hilary’s concert tours here in the States, Canada and Australia always sell out and she has plans to tour abroad soon in Japan and just finished her music promotion tour through Europe.

Hilary launched her fashion and home label stuff by Hilary Duff in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand and plans to expand into new categories and new territories around the world. Recently, she announced the launch of her teen designer brand Hilary Duff with the announcement of the first product launch imminent. She plans to launch a juniors line Fall 2007 in the U.S. and abroad.

Hilary’s success has earned prestigious awards including Kids Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards and a Young Artist Award. Plus, she’s graced the covers Teen People, Jane magazine, CosmoGirl, ElleGirl, OK!. She’s on key Hollywood lists including People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful and Teen People’s Hottest Stars Under 25 and Young Hollywood Power List (at #4) and a guest on various television shows including The Today Show, Jay Leno, Kelly and Regis, The View, etc. and hosted the 2005 Teen Choice Awards.

You might have also caught Hilary endorsing various products including Candie’s new fashion line and Barbie fashions and Hershey’s Ice Breakers with her sister Haylie.

Philanthropy is very important to Hilary. She knows how important it is to give back to others. Recently, Hilary donated money for the Hurricane Katrina relief funds to the American Red Cross and USA Harvest, feeding over 2,000,000 people with the USA Harvest donation alone. Hilary is an international spokesperson of Kids With A Cause, a charity organization which specializes in poverty-stricken children, and is associated with the Department of Public Information of the United Nations. For more information on Hilary’s favorite charities, her latest initiatives and how you can help others, click here to go to Hilary’s charity section.

Hilary’s busy with her acting, music, performing, fashion, home and beauty lines and philanthropic work. She just turned 18 and is ready to continue to take over the rest of the world!

Trivia:

Her new album, ‘Dignity,’ is released on April 3, 2007.

Russian teenager Maksim Myaskovskiy, who was accused of stalking Duff, has been sentenced to 117 days in jail by a Californian court. (January 22, 2007)

Is being “made into” a Barbie doll by toymakers Mattel. (December 23, 2006)

Duff and Joel Madden have dropped their restraining orders against Los Angeles paparazzo David Joseph Klein, a man they had accused of working in tandem with their alleged stalker, Maksim Myaskovskiy. (December 20, 2006)

Has split from rocker boyfriend Joel Madden. The couple have blamed their eight year age difference on the split. (November 29, 2006)

Stalker Maksim Miakovsky, an 18-year-old Russian, has been arrested after he threatened to kill Duff. (November 7, 2006)

Has designed a new clothing range for Barbie dolls and young girls called Stuff by Duff. (October 27, 2006)

Duff and her pet Chihuahua Lola will make their video game debuts in The Sims 2 Pets for Electronic Arts Inc. (October 6, 2006)

Used the opportunity as guest editor of Seventeen magazine to hand out financial advice. (October 5, 2006)

Said she was so embarrassed when a tabloid called her too fat or too thin that she decided to try to please only herself from then on. (July 5, 2006)

Hit out at radio station programmers for not playing her music saying they are missing the point of her songs. (June 15, 2006)

One of Forbes’ most powerful celebrities under 25 in 2005. Duff and boyfriend Joel Madden deny reports they are planning to wed, insisting they are happy just the way they are. (January 9, 2006)

Duff and Good Charlotte boyfriend Joel Madden have been shooting their own reality show - but only for their private collection. (November 25, 2005)

Is desperate to take a month off after a manic year with three movies, a sell-out tour and, a greatest hits album release. (November 15, 2005)

Quotes:

“Mom always tells me to celebrate everyone’s uniqueness. I like the way that sounds.”

“My life is very crazy and busy, but I love it that way. ”

“I love clothes. I can’t control myself. I have a huge fetish for shoes and clothes and make-up. I’m the kind of person who doesn’t like to wear things over and over again.”

“I love my mom. I totally look up to her, and she just doesn’t let anybody take advantage of me. People might call that a stage mom.”

“It’s crazy and so surreal. I feel like such a normal person, yet everybody around the world knows my music, my movie, my name and my face. It’s crazy sometimes, but I’m so flattered. It’s a good feeling.” - on her life and career.

“My sister (Haylie Duff) and I are best friends and we get along so well. She is so talented and inspiring to me. She’s my role model.”

“In high school, kids deal with such harsh things that people don’t realize can really affect their entire lives. They are so interested in getting the boyfriends and wearing low cut shirts so the boys will like them. That shouldn’t be their goal. They shouldn’t do things for other people, they should do things if they have dreams of their own and really work hard for that.”

“We raise so much money for hospitals, but it’s not just about that. Anybody can come up with a bunch of money to give to somebody. It’s about going to a hospital and hanging out with the kids and dancing and singing with them or giving underprivileged kids a chance to go to a theme park for a day or rebuilding a playground. I love it so much. It’s really gratifying.” - on her work for the charity Kids With a Cause.”

“Mom always tells me to celebrate everyone’s uniqueness. I like the way that sounds.”

“I think ambition can be having something that you’re good at and love to do.”

“Every week I read about myself in a magazine, about something that I haven’t done or some place that I’ve never been or don’t even know. It’s just gossip, rumors, egos, and politics.”

“As a child I was shy. Haylie would be the one to go up and talk to people.”

“We’re still a very tight-knit family, even though we live apart a lot. And now Haylie and I get to work together more and more. We’re really close.”

“I love doing emotional scenes. As I’ve had a perfect life I don’t really have much to pull from. But it’s really fun and not that challenging. It’s almost pretty easy. The hardest thing is to try and make people laugh. That’s a really hard thing.”

“I don’t think the Disney Channel gives us enough credit for the age range Lizzie McGuire actually has. College students come up to me, grandparents, famous people. It’s really funny.”

Filmography:

Hilary Duff Filmography as an Actress:
2006 – Material Girl
2005 – The Perfect Man
2005 – Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2004 – A Cinderalla Story
2004 – Hilary Duff: Learning to Fly
2004 – Raise Your Voice
2004 – Hilary Duff: The Concert – The Girl Can Rock
2003 – The Lizzie McGuire Movie
2003 – Agent Cody Banks
2003 – Cheaper by the Dozen
2002 – Lizzie McGuire: Season 02
2002 – Cadet Kelly
2001 - Lizzie McGuire: Season 01
2001 - Lizzie McGuire: (TV Series)
1998 – Casper Meets Wendy

Hilary Duff Discography:
Albums
2006 4Ever Hilary
2005 All Hits Single Collection [Bonus DVD]
2005 Most Wanted
2005 Hilary Duff [Import Bonus Track]
2004 Metamorphosis [Bonus DVD]
2004 Hilary Duff [Japan Bonus Tracks]
2004 Hilary Duff
2003 Santa Claus Lane [Bonus Track]
2003 Metamorphosis [UK Bonus Tracks]
2003 Metamorphosis
2002 Santa Claus Lane

Singles
2006 Wake Up [CD 2]
2006 Fly, Pt. 2
2006 Fly, Pt. 1
2005 Fly
2004 Our Lips Are Sealed
2004 Little Voice
2004 Come Clean [UK CD 2]
2004 Come Clean [UK CD 1]
2004 Come Clean [Canada CD]
2004 Come Clean
2003 Why Not
2003 So Yesterday/Working It Out
2003 So Yesterday, Pt. 2
2003 So Yesterday [UK CD]
2003 So Yesterday [Australia CD]

Kirsten Dunst Photo Gallery

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ALL ABOUT KIRSTEN DUNST

Full Name: Kirsten Caroline Dunst
Date of Birth: 30 April 1982
Place of Birth: Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA
Education: Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic high school, in Los Angeles (graduated in May 2000)
Relationship: Jake Gyllenhaal (actor; born December 19, 1980; dated from 2002- 2004), Ben Foster (actor; born October 29, 1980; dated from August 2000-March 2001), Jake Hoffman (actor; born March 20, 1981; son of actor Dustin Hoffman; dating as of 1998; broke up)
Family:Father - Klaus Dunst (medical-services exec; separated), Mother - Inez Dunst (former art-gallery owner), Brother - Christian Dunst (born in 1987)

Bio:

Kirsten was born Kirsten Caroline Dunst on the 30th of April, 1982, at Point Pleasant, New Jersey. And the name’s pronounced Keersten, not Kursten. Her father, Klaus, was a medical services executive. Her mother, Inez, was an artist and former gallery owner. Klaus didn’t think much would come of it, but Inez began to put young Kirsten forward as a model, such that she was working by the age of 3. By 4, she was signed up to Elite and the Ford Agency. She made her TV debut in an ad for dollies that really wet themselves - she would appear in over 70 ads in all - and her debut proper, aged 6, on Saturday Night Live, playing the grandchild of Dana Carvey’s President Bush. All the while, she attended Ranney School at Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Kirsten graduated from Notre Dame High School in Los Angeles.

Although Kirsten is a young actress, she is an accomplished professional, and is living proof that age is not a measure of one’s talent or success. Kirsten made her feature film debut in a segment of Woody Allen’s film “New York Stories”. Kirsten made her breakthrough performance in “Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles” along side stars Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. Her performance earned her a Golden Globe nomination, the MTV Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and the Saturn award for Best Young Actress. In 1995, she was named one of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People. Kirsten recently has had an outstanding performance as Lux Lisbon in Sofia Coppola’s directorial debut, “The Virgin Suicides”, about the sexually curious and rebellious daughter of overprotective parents, played by Kathleen Turner and James Woods.

She also has been in her recurring role of Hedril in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and unfortunately never got the chance to perform opposite Jeri Ryan who is part of the Star Trek Voyager series. Kristen provided her voice for the animated film “Anastasia”, and has also landed a role in “Little Women”, with Winona Ryder, and the comedy “Greedy”, with Kirk Douglas. Kirsten presently lives in Burbank, California, with her mother, brother Christian, her two cats, and the family dog Beauty. When not acting, Kristen enjoys playing the piano, listening to music, especially Jewel, and playing softball.

Trivia:

Was a Ford model as a child.

Beat out Christina Ricci for roles in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) and Little Women (1994).

Attended the Anne Rice’s Memnoch Ball in New Orleans in 1995.

One of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People of 1995.

Parents are separated. She lives with her mother Inez, and brother Christian in Southern California.

She is working on her own production company with her mother called “Wooden Spoon Productions”. The name symbolizes women and creativity. It was inspired by her grandmother, who used wooden spoons to keep her in line when she was a girl.

Graduated from Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic high school in Los Angeles, in May/June 2000.

Turned down the role of Angela in American Beauty (1999).

Went to the Ranney School in Tinton Falls, New Jersey up until the sixth grade, when she left to pursue her career in California.

Made her singing debut performing the song “Dream Of Me” from Get Over It (2001).

Nabbed the lead role of Peter Parker’s girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson, in Spider-Man (2002) after Kate Hudson and Alicia Witt turned it down.

She performed her first screen kiss, at the tender age of 11, with Brad Pitt in the movie Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994).

Name is pronounced “Keer-sten” (not “Kur-sten”).

One of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People of 2002.

One of Teen People Magazine’s “25 Hottest Stars under 25″ [2002]

Quotes:

“I’d like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn’t matter, but it doesn’t hurt.”

“Boys frustrate me. I hate all their indirect messages, I hate game playing. Do you like me or don’t you? Just tell me so I can get over you.”

“Why would I cry over a boy? I would never waste my tears on a boy. Why waste your tears on someone who makes you cry?”

On turning down the role of Angela in American Beauty (1999): “When I read it, I was 15 and I don’t think I was mature enough to understand the script’s material. I didn’t want to be kissing Kevin Spacey. Come on! Lying there naked with rose petals?”.

“My cat, because he’s fun to play with, he’d entertain me, and I could eat him if I was really hungry.” (on what her luxury item would be on survivor)

“I’m never going to say anything about who I’m dating unless I’m married or engaged.” - 2002

“I run the treadmill whenever I can do it with weights.” (when asked how she stays in shape) - 2002

“Everybody smokes! Models, actresses, everyone! Don’t they realize that it’s gross? I understand it’s an addiction, but it still pains me to see my friends do it.”

“So many teen films are overproduced and people are going to burnout on the subject.”

“I think vegetarians - for a lot of them - it’s about a lack of commitment to life and relationships. There are some who just like the fact that they’re controlling something in their life.”

“And in the next film they’ve got to bring in another female character. Just give me the acting; she can do all the falling and fighting.”

(on money) “I think one of my credit cards is corporate for my company, Wooden Spoons Productions. I don’t know; my financial adviser does that. I don’t handle that shit.”

Filmography:

Kirsten Dunst Filmography as an actress:
2009 Sweet Relief
2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2007 Spider-Man 3
2006 Marie Antoinette
2005 Elizabethtown
2004 Wimbledon
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 Spider-Man 2
2003 Mona Lisa Smile
2003 Kaena: The Prophecy
2003 Levity
2002 Saturday Night Live: Kirsten Dunst
2002 Spider-Man
2001 Luckytown
2001 crazy/beautiful
2001 The Cat’s Meow
2001 Get Over It!
2000 The Crow: Salvation
2000 Bring It On
2000 Deeply
1999 The Devil’s Arithmetic
1999 The Virgin Suicides
1999 Lover’s Prayer
1999 Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999 Stories From My Childhood Vol. 1
1999 Dick
1998 The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1998 All I Wanna Do
1998 Small Soldiers
1998 Fifteen and Pregnant
1997 Tower of Terror
1997 Anastasia
1997 Wag the Dog
1997 ER: Night-Shift
1997 ER: One More For the Road
1997 True Heart
1997 ER: Post Mortem
1996 ER: Union Station
1996 Mother Night
1996 The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996 ER: Ghosts
1996 ER: Homeless for the Holidays
1995 Jumanji
1994 Greedy
1994 High Strung
1994 Interview With the Vampire
1994 Little Women
1993 Darkness Before Dawn
1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation 159: Dark Page
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities
1989 New York Stories
1989 Kiki’s Delivery Service

Kirsten Dunst Awards:

Golden Globe:
1994 Best Supporting Actress Interview With the Vampire