actress, directorBorn: 4/26/1961Birthplace: Shanghai, China Chen has found critical and commercial success in Hollywood, Hong Kong, and China. Her film career began in China, at age 14, when she…
Born: 7/8/1962Birthplace: Anchorage, KY Pop singer/songwriter Joan Osborne's 1995 Grammy-winning megahit “One of Us” (penned by band member Eric Bazilian) exploded onto the charts with little…
singerBorn: 1941 Soprano Joan Baez brought folk music into the mainstream with her best-selling albums and beautiful renditions of traditional ballads and spirituals. Her first album, the self-…
(Joan Molinsky)comedian, talk show host, actressBorn: 6/8/1933Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Emmy Award-winning talk show host, actress and comedian who gained notoriety while working as the…
actressBorn: 5/23/1933Birthplace: London, England British-born actress best known for her role as the seductress Alexis, on the prime time soap Dynasty (1981–88), for which she won a Golden Globe…
actressBorn: 10/28/1929Birthplace: Brigg, England A stage actress of distinction, Plowright has performed most of the major roles in the classical theater repertoire. She made her screen debut in…
(Encyclopedia) Maury, Matthew FontaineMaury, Matthew Fontainefŏntānˈ môrˈē [key], 1806–73, American hydrographer and naval officer, b. near Fredericksburg, Va. Appointed a midshipman in 1825, he saw…
(Encyclopedia) La Fontaine, HenriLa Fontaine, HenriäNrēˈ läfôNtĕnˈ [key], 1854–1943, Belgian jurist and statesman. A senator from 1894 to 1936, he headed the International Peace Bureau from 1907 and…
Born: May 16, 1957Distance runner won Boston Marathon twice (1979,83); won first women's Olympic marathon in 1984 Games; Sullivan Award recipient in 1985.
actressBorn: 4/18/1976Birthplace: Sayville, New York As with most overnight success stories, Hart had been working diligently for years before being cast in the made-for-television film, Sabrina…
