Penelope Cruz Sanchez

Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, as well as Encarna Sanchez. When she was a young girl, she was already a compulsive performer who would recreate TV commercials for her family's entertainment, but she eventually decided to devote her energy to dance. She continued her training with a number of well-respected dancers, after having spent nine years studying classical ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. Her true calling was discovered at the age of 15, when she topped 300 girls in an audition for an agency for talents. The contract she signed secured her a variety of roles in Spanish television shows as well as music videos, which set the stage for a successful career on the big screen. Cruz was first seen in a movie in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) and then briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her final film was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), where she played one of four sisters vying for the love of a beautiful army deserter. The film received numerous Goyas, Spanish equivalent of Academy Awards. The actress continued adding films to her resume, increasing by three to four per year. Soon Cruz was the leading lady in Spanish cinema. Live Flesh (1997) (Live Flesh) offered her the chance to work with renowned Spanish director Pedro Almodovar (who would later be her ticket to international fame), and the same year she was the lead actress in the thriller/drama/mystery/sci-fi film Open Your Eyes (1997), a huge hit in Spain that earned eight Goyas (though none for Cruz). The luck of her life changed dramatically in 1998, when the movie-industry comedy La Nina De Tus Ojos (1998) brought her the title of Best Actress Goya. Cruz also made a few ventures into film in the English language, however, her first major international hit was Almodovar's All About My Mother (1999) where she played a sexy but thoughtful nun. Cruz found herself highly sought-after on both sides of the Atlantic due to her film winning numerous awards and praises. Her next film was Woman on Top (2000) A comedy from the United States. American comedy about a cook who is enchanting in her cooking skills and a serious case of motion sickness. When she was in America,

 

Milena Govich

Milena Govich is a director, actor, and musician who has directed a number of episodes of TV which include The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012) among others. Milena was the Co-EP/Producing director on Dick Wolf's CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently in the process of completing two pilots. Milena was one of eight women who were selected by AFI's highly regarded Directing Workshop for Women. She also participated in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her TV series as well as a short film. Starring Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort The film won the Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival as and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The film, Temporary, she produced (2017) was screened across the country. She won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival. Best Dark Comedy Award at Atlanta ShortsFest. and the Director's Choice Award from Sedona International Film Festival. Milena has appeared in over 100 television shows. She first gained national attention in CBS's Love Monkey (2006), then as the prostitute/con-artist Candy on three seasons of Rescue Me (2004) (Denis Leary/FX). Conviction (2006), which was a Dick Wolf series, was her second major character. This led to her being named the Emmy-winning female detective in Law & Order (1990). K-Ville (2007) (Fox); The Defenders (2010)(CBS); Make It or Break It (2009) [ABC Family]; and Lori Stevens (MTV Drama Finding Carter (2014). Milena has also been featured in several movies, including Sordid Things (2009); A Novel Romance (2011) which starred alongside Steve Guttenberg; Pass the Light (2015) as well as #Lucky Number (2015) and #Lucky Number (2015), which stars alongside Method Man; and the movies Closure (2018), Be the Light (2020), and The Cleaner (2021). Milena, a native of Norman, Oklahoma was the valedictorian at her high school before she graduated with two majors in vocal performance and premed at the University of Central Oklahoma. She also graduated valedictorian. After graduation, she capitalized on her ballet and classical training to appear on Broadway in the production of Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall of 'Cabaret' in Studio 54.

 

Piper Perabo

Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated stage, film and TV actor. She was born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in New Jersey, she graduated summa cum Laude from Ohio University. In 2000, she was cast in a breakout role in Coyote Ugly. Since then, she's been featured in films such as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" featuring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow", with Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films starring Steve Martin, "Imagine Me and You" featuring Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th & Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast that included James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She was also a part of the cast with Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action film "Looper". On TV, Perabo played Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." Following that she co-starred in ABC's 2016 legal drama "Notorious. You can also stream "Turn up Charlie" on Netflix with IdrisElba. She made her Broadway debut in Neil LaBute’s controversial play "Reasons to be Pretty" and was nominated for the Tony Award for the Best Play. Perabo is an activist as well as her stage and screen performances. Perabo has been an International Rescue Committee Voice to help people who have been forced to relocate through persecution, war or political oppression. Piper resides in Los Angeles and New York City. Graduated from Toms River (NJ) High School North class of 1994. She was part of all school musicals. Her senior year she was Katie in "Meet Me in St. Louis;" junior year, Cousin Fan in "Mame;" sophomore year, Lady Brighton in "Me and My Girl"" and freshman year, she was a dancer in "How to Make it in Business Without Really Trying." She was high school president of the National Honor Society, and as editor of Polaris, the school's literary journal. As a dancer for the field show she was a part of the Marinerettes during high school.

 

Ayelet Zurer

Ayelet Zurer is among Israel's most highly regarded actresses. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking role , Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). After arriving in the United States, Zurer has appeared in Studio films like Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt as well as Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion Lawrence Kasdan's cast which stars Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in which she is opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She eagerly awaited the release of The Last Knights, a film by Kazuaki Kiriya that stars Clive Owen. As the Hostages as the lead actress she was awarded the Gold Nymph Award at the 54th Festival of Television of Monte-Carlo. Ayelet received the Israeli Film And Television Academy Award for her role as the lead in Nina's Tragedies. She was nominated to be a part of the Academy Awards for her performance in the films Only Dogs Run Free (from the Holy Apple Field), Desperado, Rutenberg, and The Dybuk from Holy Apple Field. She was also honored with the Haifa International Film Festival critic's award, as well as a role in Haifa's "film Boulevard" for her international and regional accomplishments. Zurer was awarded the Israeli Television Academy Award, due to her performance in "In Treatment" which was a highly acclaimed series of television which was later adapted for American television by HBO. In 2014, she was nominated as an apposite for the best show of 2014 "Shtisel". The actress was also awarded the best actress award in drama for playing a brilliant surgeon who is facing a life or death choice in Hostages. This show was broadcast to BBC4 and Canal Plus as well as the American ABC. The "face " of one of Israel's most renowned women's clothing companies- Golbary. She is a producer, writer and illustrator. She is also a co-author on "Shorts" which is the first adult novel by Gabi Nitazn. Ayelet has been working on several of her own ideas in Israel as well as the US and has expressed an the desire to collaborate with directors from all over the world as well as joining other unknown directors/writers, as well as famous ones.

 

Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is when she began performing on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at 16 and quickly became involved with indie filmmaking. Her first pay-per-view was as a stoner on Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also worked as an actress and director in the theatre. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought on more theatre and productions, including "The Woolgatherer" that she was director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to great reviews. In Headspace (2005) the actress landed her first US movie part as "Stacy", a manipulative, born-again Christian. Her first film appearance was in the film Headspace (2005) as the manipulative born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). In both LA as well as London, Exam (2009) was her next project, nominated by BAFTA for Outstanding British Debut and winner of Best Independent at the Santa Barbara Film Fest, the film's critics said that Pollyanna's character was "smart, sassy and sexy in equal measure ....the emotional core of the film" praised her capacity to identify the "emotional vulnerability" of her supposedly strong and confident character. GQ has stated that "stunning Pollyanna McIntosh is an exceptionally talented actress". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! ), is a South American comedy in which she is the unhappy wife of Trevor Lock, a Brit comedian. Shot in Peru and she is Spanish throughout. John Landis directs Burke and Hare (2010). She portrays Isla Fisher's friend, as well as Andy Serkis and Jessica Hynes and Tom Wilkinson. Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) was a huge success. It was praised by critics and also topped the New York Times readers' top films poll. For her performance, she won three Best Actress awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.

 

Paget Valerie Brewster

Paget Valerie is an American actor, singer, and voice actor. Most famously, she was known for her character in the role of Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends in addition, she was vocalist and voice actress. Her breakout role was as the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds in which she was on the show regularly from 2006 until 2012 and has since returned to for guest appearances , before returning regularly in 2016. She also played Mr. Mumbles and Elise on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in Community's final season, Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at law, Sara Kingsley in Fox's Grandfathered and Donald Duck’s twin sister Della on DuckTales 2017, marking the first appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) was employed by the the government. Her father, Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Brewster was raised in Massachusetts. She made the move to New York City for Parsons School of Design. In her first year, she made her acting debut and eventually dropped out of design school to pursue her acting career. Brewster moved to San Francisco in the middle of 1990s . She enrolled in acting classes. Brewster hosted Paget which was a talk show that aired late at night in the San Francisco Bay Area between 1994 until 1995 on KPIX-TV. Brewster hosted 65 episodes. Brewster first came to national attention in her recurring role as Kathy in the fourth season of the NBC series Friends. Huff as well as Andy Richter Controls the Universe was a show that featured her. She played Ms. Indestructible on film, which was her female lead in James Gunn's low-budget superhero comedy The Specials (2000). In The Big Bad Swim, an independent film, Amy Pierson played the character as Amy Pierson, a calculus instructor who is scared of water. It debuted at Tribeca Film Festival 2006. In 2005, she started voice acting as Judy Sebben/Birdgirl from the animated show Harvey Birdman. She then appeared in American Dad as a guest. ).

 

Pom Klementieff

Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress from France. She was a student at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her role includes Loup (2009) as well as Sleepless Night (2011). She plays the role of Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. (2017). Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City to a Korean father and a French-Russian mother. He was employed as a consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Pom was her name because it sounded like the Korean words "spring" and 'tiger" in Korean. Klementieff was in Canada for a year prior to her family travelled extensively due to her father's employment. They lived in Japan and the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff's father, who died at the age of 5 from cancer was her mother. She also suffered from schizophrenia and couldn't care for her children. Klementieff was raised with her aunt and paternal uncle. Her uncle, who she described as "like her father" passed away at the age of 18 years old. Klementieff's older brother who took his own life seven years later, was also her aunt. After her uncle's passing, Klementieff was a law student for a brief time to delight her aunt. However, she didn't find the career path appealing. In France, she worked as a waitresse and saleswoman. She began acting when she was 19, at the Cours Florent theatre school in Paris. She was just a few months in studying when she was awarded an audition for a stage show that gave her free two-years of classes with the top teachers in the school. Klementieff was the stepdaughter of Catherine Deneuve in Apres lui (2006) which was her first acting job professionally. Three days were spent on filming her scenes. In one scene, Klementieff was to help push someone down a flight of stairs but she fell her way down the stairs, as did director Gael Morel recorded that scene in the film. Loup (2009) was her debut film with a leading role. It's an French film about a group of Siberian mountain reindeer herders. She filmed for hours in an isolated camp away from the closest village. The temperatures dropped to minus zero during filming.