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- Miriam Makeba (1140 bytes)
1: ...he United States. [[Nelson Mandela]] finally made her come back to South Africa in [[1990]].
3: ...hy ''Makeba: My Story''. In [[2002]], she shared the [[Polar Music Prize]] with [[Sofia Gubaidulina]].
5: In [[2004]] Makeba was voted 38th in the Top 100 Great South Africans (see [[List of South... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
1: ...t|Self portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the cover of her album ''Both Sides Now'']]
3: ... most highly respected [[singer-songwriter]]s of the late [[20th century]].
5: ...e to her voice, which was especially prominent in her later albums.
7: ...irst two songs widely adopted by other artists, "Chelsea Morning" and "Both Sides Now".
9: ... its costs, both in terms of its pressure and of the loss of privacy and freedom it entails. - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
6: ...[[Avril Lavigne]], and [[Kelly Clarkson]] among others.
8: ==The early years==
10: ...he has an older brother, Chad, and a [[twin]] brother, Wade.
12: ...f her early idols, and said over the intercom at the front gates: ''"Hi, I'm Alanis. I want to meet yo...
14: ...te wrote her first song, "Fate Stay With Me", at the age of 9: - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
1: ...-horses.jpg|thumb|300px|Stark in its simplicity, the cover of Patti Smith's first album, ''[[Horses (a...
2: ...d these opposing influences have informed much of her work since.
4: ...ing "Career of Evil", "Fire of Unknown Origin", "The Revenge of Vera Gemini", and "Shooting Shark". ...
6: ... of a spoken piece about fugitive heiress [[Patty Hearst]].
8: ...]]'' reflected this with a rawer sound, although the murky production contributed to its poor reviews. - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
1: ...Best_of_Sheryl_Crow.jpg|thumb|''The Very Best of Sheryl Crow'' album released October 2003]]
3: '''Sheryl Crow''' (born [[February 11]], [[1962]] in [[K...
7: ...lowed to make eye contact with the singer except when on stage.
9: ... together and improvise songs until they had finished works.
11: ...ocal Performance for "All I Wanna Do"; Record of the Year for "All I Wanna Do"; and Best New Artist. - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ...d to that of [[Kate Bush]], [[Bj?] and [[Joni Mitchell]].
7: ..."Tori," after a friend of a friend told her that she looked more like a Tori than a Myra Ellen.
10: ... for the film [[China O'Brien]]; in the credits, the song is attributed to a band called "Tess Makes G...
13: ...ndtrack. A remix of the song is also included on the soundtrack.
15: ===''Under The Pink''=== - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...The area of [[Christian]] [[theology]] concerning her is '''[[Mariology]]'''.
6: ...nd the [[Book of Acts]], although not by name in the [[Gospel of John]].
8: ...the Church Fathers, and their interpretations of the Scriptures[[#Footnotes|¹]].
11: ...bnail|[[Gabriel (archangel)|Gabriel]] delivering the [[Annunciation]] to Mary. Painting by [[El Greco]...
13: ...was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle. - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
2: ...oking'' and the television series ''[[The French Chef]]'', which premiered in 1963.
6: ...egic Services]] (OSS) after being turned down by the [[United States Navy | Navy]] for being too tall.
8: ...ious Civilian Service as head of the Registry of the OSS Secretariat.
10: ...] assigned Mr. Child as an exhibits officer with the [[United States Information Agency | U.S. Informa...
14: ...Americans and proposed that Mrs. Child work with them to make it appeal to Americans. - Penny Marshall (1609 bytes)
3: ...[The Bronx]], [[New York City|New York]]. She is the sister of writer, producer and director [[Garry M...
5: ...e-cracking brewery worker [[Laverne DeFazio]] in the popular [[television|TV]] [[situation comedy|sitc...
9: ...[Big]]'', ''[[Awakenings]]'' and ''[[A League of Their Own]]''.
13: *''[[The Savage Seven]]'' (1968)
15: *''[[The Grasshopper]]'' (1970) - Judi Dench (3254 bytes)
2: ...Dench''', [[Companion of Honour|CH]], [[Order of the British Empire|DBE]] (born [[9 December]] [[1934]...
4: ... the Companions of Honour|Companion of Honour]]. She has also occasionally directed plays.
6: ... include the series ''[[As Time Goes By]]'' and the aforementioned ''A Fine Romance''.
8: ===Theatrical Career===
9: ...eatre]], which has been her main forté ´hroughout her career. - Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
1: [[Image:Catherine deneuve.jpg|thumb|Catherine Deneuve at Cannes in 2000]]
2: '''Catherine Deneuve''' (born [[October 22]] [[1943]]) is ...
4: ...[Belle de Jour]]'' ([[Luis Buñuel]], 1967), and the Franco-English production ''[[Repulsion]]'' ([[Ro...
6: ...ed for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for the same performance.
8: ... once, from 1965 to 1972, to the British photographer [[David Bailey]]. - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mia_Farrow_cover.jpg|thumb|Farrow on the cover of ''[[Glamour]]'', [[1968 in film|1968]]]]
2: ... but has always been known as '''Mia'''. She is the daughter of [[film director|director]] [[John Far...
5: ...not even know Frank was thinking of leaving her. They divorced in [[1968]].
7: ...] three children, Soon-Yi, Lark Song, and Daisy. They divorced in [[1979]].
9: ... accusations by his open relationship with one of her adopted teenage daughters, [[Soon-Yi Previn]]. - Jodie Foster (4460 bytes)
5: ...], before going on to [[Yale University]], where she earned a BA in literature, graduating ''[[magna c...
7: ...[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her role in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s film ''[[Taxi Driv...
9: ...[[Anthony Hopkins]] in 1991's ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]''.
11: ... [[biography]] identifies her as such, but since the book is unauthorized, it is highly suspect.
13: [[John Hinckley]] claimed he shot [[President of the United States of America|U.S. President]] [[Ronal... - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
4: ...Grabtown]], [[Johnston County, North Carolina]], the last of seven children of poor [[tobacco]] farmer...
6: ...(Scott was rumored to have beaten Gardner during their relationship.)
8: ...dith Fellowes, however, was nominated, albeit in the best supporting actress category.
10: ...ber 1964. Neither was aware of the fame of the other.
12: ...[[Frank Sinatra]] paid all her medical expenses. She died of [[pneumonia]] in [[London]], [[England]]. - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
1: [[Image:KH_40s-10.jpg|frame|right|Katharine Hepburn]]
2: ..., the [[American Film Institute]] ranked Hepburn the greatest actress of all time.
4: ==Hepburn's early years==
5: ...edly liberal family, who she credited with giving her a sense of adventure and independence.
7: ...ms such as ''[[Bringing Up Baby]]'', which is now held up as an exemplar of [[screwball comedy]]. - Helen Hunt (3298 bytes)
1: [[Image:Helen_hunt.jpg|left|thumb|Helen Hunt]]
3: ...]. She was born in [[Los Angeles, California]], the daughter of an acting coach.
5: ...'[[Mad About You]]'', winning [[Emmy Award]]s for her performance in [[1996]], [[1997]], [[1998]], and...
7: ...It Gets]]'' (with [[Jack Nicholson]]), for which she won an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] in [[19...
9: ...win both an [[Emmy]] and an [[Academy Award]] in the same year. - Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
2: ...Janelle Ann (nee MacNeille). At the time, her father was a cancer research specialist in [[Washington...
3: ...s old, when Tony Kidman took on a lectureship at the [[University of Technology, Sydney]].
8: ...rated on her family responsibilities until her mother's recovery.
10: ... in ''[[Dead Calm]]'' which gained her notice in the United States.
13: ...as Eve]] of [[1990]] in [[Telluride, Colorado]]. The couple adopted two children, Isabella and Connor,... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
3: ...us [[Italy|Italian]] actress of all time and, at the age of 70, continues to be a top sex symbol.
5: ...timate daughter of aspiring actress and piano teacher Romilda Villani and married engineer Riccardo Sc...
7: ...were she won several prizes and was discovered by her future husband, film producer [[Carlo Ponti]].
9: ...h Cleopatra]]'' and ''[[It's Him, Yes! Yes!]]''), her acting career took off upon meeting [[Vittorio D...
11: ...n which she appeared blonde for the first time in her career). - Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
2: ...sent day, has been regarded as one of the best in her field.
5: ...tharine Hepburn]]. She won [[Academy Award]]s for her roles in ''[[Kramer vs. Kramer]]'' ([[Academy Aw...
7: ... ''[[Angels in America]]'', "There are some days when even I think I'm overrated, but not today."
9: ...lm to date—and her noted comic turn in ''[[She-Devil]]''.
11: ... of the Heart]]'', for which she learned to play the [[violin]]. - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
1: ...drews as Maria, with the Von Trapp children in ''The Sound of Music''.]]
3: ... film]]s ''[[Mary Poppins]]'' ([[1964]]) and ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[1965]]).
5: ... American debut). During her run in the musical, she starred in [[Rodgers & Hammerstein]]'s television...
7: ...d Burton]] and newcomer [[Robert Goulet]]. As was her previous show, it was a smash hit.
9: ...s in [[Hollywood]]. As a result, she appeared in the three-hour epic ''[[Hawaii (1966 movie)|Hawaii]]'...
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