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…
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-…
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…
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…
(Lucille Fay Le Sueur)actressBorn: 3/23/1908Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas Academy Award -winning actress whose portrayal of independent women is associated with Hollywood's most glamorous era.…
comic actressBorn: 10/11/1962Birthplace: New York City Comedic actress known for her quirky but memorable roles. Her films include Working Girl (1988), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), In & Out (…
actressBorn: 8/20/1956Birthplace: Rochelle, Illinois Film and stage actress whose film credits include Face/Off (1997), The Ice Storm (1997), The Crucible (1996), Nixon (1995), and Searching for…
journalist, novelistBorn: 12/5/1934Birthplace: Sacramento, California Journalist and novelist who worked as a features editor at Vogue (1956–63) before becoming a freelance writer. She's best known…
