Madeleine Stowe

Madeleine Stowe grew up in Eagle Rock, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. At age ten she started practicing for a career as a concert pianist and trained every day for hours. However, when her instructor died in 1976 she more or less quit playing.

She went to University of Southern California and studied cinema and journalism before taking up acting at Beverly Hills' Solaris Theater. She made a few appearances in TV and on film but her breakthrough came in 1987 with Stakeout (1987). Other major credits include The Last of the Mohicans (1992) and Short Cuts (1993).

She is half British (father) and half-Costa Rican (mother).

Was extremly shy in high school

KELLY BROOK

KELLY BROOK
Kelly Brook (born Kelly Ann Parsons in Rochester, Kent, England, on 23 November 1979(1979-11-23)) is an English model, actress, occasional swimwear designer and television presenter.




Date of Birth
23 November 1979, Rochester, Kent, England, UK

Birth Name
Kelly Ann Parsons

Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)




Trivia

Studied for 3 years at the Italia Conti stage school in London, UK. Other actors that have attended Italia Conti include Richard Todd, Noel Coward, Stephen Manwaring & Martine McCutcheon.



Quit "The Big Breakfast" (1992) after the tabloids published rumours that she was to be fired for being too "dumb".

Has a brother, Damian, who is two years younger than her. Also has a half- sister, Sasha, whom she credits with getting her into modeling.

Measurements: 36DD-26-38 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).

She started modelling professionally at 16 and starred in her first advertising campaign for Lee Jeans. Since then she's featured in campaigns for Renault Megane, Walkers and Piz Buin. Her first media break came when she was taken an interest in by the UK national tabloid newspaper The Star, who still regularly publish images of her to this day. She was then recognized by, and is often featured in, the 'lad's mags' FHM, Maxim etc.

Went to a school called Thomas Aveling whilst living in Rochester

Voted #1 in FHM Sexiest Women 2005

One of her first modeling job was for a then mail order lingerie company called Bravissimo in UK. The company specializes in selling bras of large cup sizes.

Made an early appearance in the public eye advertising 'Deathtrap Dungeon' in 1998, posing in photo-shoots as the heroine. In an interview, Johnny Vaughn recalled how this was how he first met her; his wife made the costumes for Eidos photo-shoots.

Named #71 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005" list.

Was featured as #97 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002)

Engaged to Billy Zane.

Separated amicably from her fiancé Billy Zane in 2008.

Date of Birth
7 August 1975, Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa

Nickname
Charlie

Height
5' 9½" (1.77 m)




First language is Afrikaans, English is spoken as her second language.



Became a fashion model at age 14.Appeared in the May 1999 issue of Playboy Magazine.



Appeared in the May 1999 issue of Playboy Magazine.


When she was 15 her father attacked her mother, and her mother shot him in self-defense. He died, but her mother was not charged in the incident.



Has said her favorite actor is Tom Hanks.


She earns $2 million per year endorsing Dior's J'Adore fragrance as well as $2.5 million per year endorsing Swiss Watch-maker, Raymond Weil.

Katie Melua

Katie Melua

Date of Birth
16 September 1984, Kutaisi, Georgia, USSR

Birth Name
Ketevan Melua

Height
5' 2" (1.57 m)



She can speak three languages, Georgian, Russian and English.



Her father is a Doctor and her mother is a nurse.




After spending her childhood in Batumi, Georgia, she moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland with her family at the age of 9.