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  1. Leni Riefenstahl (8095 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Leni_Riefenstahl.jpg|frame|Riefenstahl circa 1930]]
    2: ...r most famous works are [[documentary film|documentary]] [[propaganda film]]s for the German [[Nazi Pa...
    5: ...tahl went on to star in a number of Fanck's [[Mountain film|bergfilme]], presenting herself as an athl...
    7: ...macht]]: the film was released in [[1935]] as ''[[Tag der Freiheit]]'' (''[[Day of Freedom]]'') and is...
    9: ...irst to put railways on the stadium to shoot the stadium crowd.
  2. Jodie Foster (4460 bytes)
    2: ... (born [[November 19]], [[1962]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Actor|actress]] and [[Film direct...
    7: ...]] for her role in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s film ''[[Taxi Driver]]''.
    9: ...sed]]'' (1988). She earned her second for her co-starring role opposite [[Anthony Hopkins]] in 1991's ...
    11: ... any public statement regarding her [[sexual orientation]]. Her brother's [[biography]] identifies her...
    13: ...kley]] claimed he shot [[President of the United States of America|U.S. President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] ...
  3. Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
    2: ...er 13th nomination for ''[[Adaptation (movie)|Adaptation]]''. Hepburn won an [[Emmy Award]] in [[1975...
    5: ... [[Planned Parenthood]]. Hepburn's father was a staunch proponent of publicizing the dangers of [[ven...
    10: ...om BM in history and philosophy; can this be a mistake? other sources say her degree was in drama -->,...
    12: ...[[1934]] after Hepburn was established as a film star.
    17: ...in plays staged at Bryn Mawr and later in revues staged by stock companies. During her last years at ...
  4. Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
    8: Nicole started taking [[ballet]] lessons when she was three, and th...
    10: ...d Calm]]'' which gained her notice in the United States.
    15: ...ut the reasons for this, but both celebrities maintained their privacy and were guarded in their publi...
    19: ...[Stanley Kubrick]]'s final [[film]], when she co-starred with her husband as a married couple for the ...
    21: ...[Batman Forever]]'' and later that same year she starred in ''[[To Die For]]'', earning high praise f...
  5. Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
    2: ... – [[August 5]], [[1962]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]] of the [[20th cen...
    6: ...ely candidate for a while seemed to be [[Charles Stanley Gifford]], a [[salesman]] for the studio wher...
    8: Unable to persuade Della to take the baby, an overwhelmed Gladys placed Norma Je...
    10: ...ied; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a mental hospital near [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino...
    12: ...ily was moving to the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] and felt marriage would be the be...
  6. Isabella Rossellini (2696 bytes)
    8: ...n episode of ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]''.
    26: Beginning in [[2003]] she had a recurring role on the television seri...
    35: * ''The Saddest Music in the World'' (2003)
  7. Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
    5: ...upporting Actress. Streep has been nominated a total of 13 times—10 for Best Actress and 3 for ...
    7: ...reatest movie star lists, Streep also defied expectations by her happy home life—marriage to [[s...
    11: ...s not to say that Streep did not maintain her reputation as an acting great—appearing in ''[[Mar...
    13: ... of Unfortunate Events]]''. That same year, Manhattan Borough President [[C. Virginia Fields]] proclai...
    15: ...ep currently has five different films in various stages of production for release in [[2005]], [[2006]...
  8. Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
    3: ..., [[singer]], and [[author]], best known for her starring roles in the [[musical film]]s ''[[Mary Popp...
    5: ...red in [[Rodgers & Hammerstein]]'s television adaptation of ''[[Cinderella]]''.
    7: ... Higgins]] in ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' (a musical adaptation of [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s ''[[Pygmalion]]'...
    9: ...n Sydow]], and [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Torn Curtain]]'' with [[Paul Newman]] (both in [[1966]]), an...
    11: ...rarely on screen during the 1980s and '90s. She starred in her own variety series (for one season, on...
  9. Reese Witherspoon (2585 bytes)
    2: ...'[[Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde]]'' ([[2003]]).
    5: ...younger brother named John, who works as a real estate broker.
    7: ...99]] and Deacon Phillippe, born [[October 23]], [[2003]].
    9: ...herspoon was the voice behind the character of Greta Wolfecastle in an episode of [[The Simpsons]].
    29: *''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (2002)
  10. Laila Ali (3660 bytes)
    5: ...ns in a row, and many among boxing's fans started talking about wanting to see her and [[George Forema...
    7: ...]] at [[Las Vegas]], and on [[November 9]], she retained that title and added the [[WIBF]] belt by uni...
    9: On [[June 21]] of [[2003]], Ali retained the title in a rematch with Mahfood, knocking...
    13: On [[July 17]] of that year, she retained her world title, knocking out [[Nikki Eplion]...
    17: ...viously, by a knockout in three rounds, at [[Atlanta, Georgia]].
  11. Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
    5: Having started competing in athletics in 1935, she took part...
    11: ...[running]]. It soon became clear she was a sports talent, but she could not decide which sport to pick...
    13: ...tch team, although as a sprinter, not a middle distance runner. The following year, only eighteen year...
    17: ... which were both won by [[Stanislawa Walasiewicz|Stanisława Walasiewicz]]. Many observers, and Ko...
    29: Circumstances were not easy, and it got more difficult to g...
  12. Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
    7: ...fe Marta, who would later defect to the [[United States]] and become coaches of many great American gy...
    9:
    13: ...ckle. Against doctors' orders, she left the hospital and competed on beam where she scored a 9.95. H...
    15: ...at Day Yelena just performed better". Comaneci retained her Olympic title in the balance beam, tied f...
    17: ... In November of 1989, she defected to the United States. Comaneci spent most of her time touring and p...
  13. Delia Gonzalez (2350 bytes)
    1: '''Delia 'Chikita' Gonzalez''' is one of today's best flyweights in...
    3: ...ight champion [[Humberto Gonzalez|Humberto 'Chiquita' Gonzalez]] of [[Mexico]].
    7: ...or Halmich. She has won four fights since, more notably the two wins over [[Yolanda Gonzalez]] (no rel...
    11: ...fight with standout [[Ada Velez]] for the WIBA bantamweight title on a seventh-round disqualification.
  14. Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
    1: ...raf.jpg|right|thumb|Steffi Graf honored at the [[WTA]].]]
    8: ...were "hundreds" of kids like her in the [[United States]].
    10: ...tight reign on Steffi's personal life. Social invitations on the tour were often declined as Steffi's ...
    18: ...'s Grand Slam breakthrough came in [[1987]]. She started the year strongly, having already won six tou...
    22: ...ilova had won six straight titles. After a tight start to the final, Graf took control in the second s...
  15. Mia Hamm (6476 bytes)
    1: ... played for 17 years as a member of the [[United States women's national soccer team]].
    3: ... athlete, [[Michael Jordan]]. She helped take the Tar Heels to four consecutive [[NCAA]] women's champ...
    5: ...rence]] in goals with 103, assists with 72, and total points with 278.
    9: ...e [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in front of 80,000 spectators in [[Athens, Georgia]], then an all-time reco...
    11: ...event, with over 90,000 filling the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]].
  16. Rebecca Lobo (1887 bytes)
    1: ...asketball Association]] (WNBA) from [[1997]] to [[2003]].
    7: ...the [[2002]] [[WNBA Draft]]. After playing the [[2003]] WNBA season with the [[Connecticut Sun]], she r...
    9: ...imarily WNBA games. She also announces and commentates women's and men's college basketball games as ...
  17. Ellen MacArthur (3652 bytes)
    2: ...e of Wight]]. She is best known as a solo long-distance [[Yachting|yachtswoman]] who, on [[February 7]...
    10: In [[2003]] she captained a round-the-world record attempt for a crewed...
    12: ...h many of the components specifically arranged to take into account MacArthur's 5 foot 2 [[inch]] (1.5...
  18. Christy Martin (2947 bytes)
    3: ...first defense, she defended her title against debutant [[Laura Serrano]], who held her to a six round ...
    9: On [[June 30]], [[2003]], it was announced she would fight [[Laila Ali]]...
  19. Shirley Muldowney (1811 bytes)
    2: ...speed record. Muldowney retired again after the [[2003]] season. In [[2004]], she was inducted into the ...
    4: ...op fuel or funny car), no question".[http://www.metalshapers.org/nitrogeezers/Farndon%20Interview.htm]
    6: ...nie Kalitta]]-she later dropped the [[moniker]], stating: "There is no room for [[bimboism]] in drag r...
    8: ...ter of [[Doug Kalitta]]-the nephew of Connie Kalitta.
  20. Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
    3: ...rom Czechoslovakia, she defected to the [[United States]] in [[1975]] and became a US citizen in [[198...
    19: ...n to hold all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously. This was extended to a record-equalling s...
    25: ...á’s records of 156 consecutive weeks and 331 total weeks as the World No. 1 singles player.) In [[...
    27: ...where she lost valiantly in three sets to [[Conchita Martinez]].
    31: ...ts, while occasionally also playing singles. In [[2003]], she won the mixed doubles titles at both the A...

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