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  1. Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
    3: ... to that of [[Kate Bush]], [[Bj?] and [[Joni Mitchell]].
    7: ... her that she looked more like a Tori than a Myra Ellen.
    10: ...lled "Tess Makes Good" with "additional vocals by Ellen Amos".
    13: ...K, it went straight to #1. A month later, it was released in America to breakthrough critical success....
    16: ...n of B-Sides including a cover of the [[Joni Mitchell]] song "A Case of You".
  2. Hildegard of Bingen (14070 bytes)
    6: ... in the service of the counts of Sponheim, close relatives of the [[Hohenstaufen]] emperors. Because s...
    8: ...ed a prophetic call from God five years after her election as Mother Superior in 1141 demanding of her...
    11: ... her instant understanding of the meaning of the religious texts, and commanded her to write down ever...
    13: Yet Hildegard was also overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy and hesitated to act.
    15: ...ility, until weighed down by a scourge of god, I fell onto a bed of sickness."''
  3. Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
    4: ...]] of Calcutta (later renamed [[Kolkata]]) was widely reported.
    6: ...ed the [[Templeton Prize]] in [[1973]] , the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in [[1979]] and [[India]]'s highest...
    11: ...Skopje and join the [[Sisters of Loreto]], an [[Ireland|Irish]] community of nuns with a mission in [[...
    13: ...ok her final vows in May [[1937]], acquiring the religious title ''Mother Teresa''.
    17: ...eless children. Soon she was joined by voluntary helpers, and she received financial support from chur...
  4. Penny Marshall (1609 bytes)
    3: She was born '''Carole Penelope Masciarelli''' in [[The Bronx]], [[New York City|New York]]...
    5: ...om]] ''[[Laverne and Shirley]]'' from ([[1976 in television|1976]]-[[1983 in film|1983]]).
    16: ...[The Christian Licorice Store]]'' (1971) (scenes deleted)
    24: *''[[Special Delivery (1999 film)|Special Delivery]]'' (1999)
    31: *''[[A League of Their Own]]'' (1992)
  5. Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
    4: ...]] masterpiece ''[[Belle de Jour]]'' ([[Luis Buñuel]], 1967), and the Franco-English production ''[[R...
    6: ... time for her starring role in the [[1992 in film|1992]] film, ''[[Indochine (movie)|Indochine]]'' and w...
    8: ...n 1972), by her four-year relationship with [[Marcello Mastroianni]]. She has been married once, from ...
    17: *1982 - ''Hôtel des Amériques''
    20: ===Filmography (selected)===
  6. Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
    2: ...row''' (born [[February 9]], [[1945]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]) is an [[United States|American]]...
    9: ...ewhat confirmed Farrow's accusations by his open relationship with one of her adopted teenage daughter...
    16: ...ically about famous mothers and their children modeling the latest fashions for families.
    17: * Screen-tested for the role of Liesel Von Trapp in ''[[The Sound of Music]]''.
    43: *''[[Zelig]]'' ([[1983]])
  7. Jodie Foster (4460 bytes)
    5: ...usive prep school, the [[Lyc饠Fran硩s de Los Angeles]], before going on to [[Yale University]], wher...
    7: ... series. She starred as Addie Pray in the 1974 [[television series]], ''[[Paper Moon]]''. In film, at ...
    11: Foster is intensively private about her personal life. Having given bi...
    28: *''[[Nell]]'' (1994) (also producer)
    31: *''[[Shadows and Fog]]'' (1992)
  8. Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
    2: ..., of which she won four. She was nominated for twelve Best Actress Academy Awards, the record for nom...
    5: ...ore, and as a result the Hepburn children became well-versed in social and political issues. Once a v...
    7: ...s such as ''[[Bringing Up Baby]]'', which is now held up as an exemplar of [[screwball comedy]].
    12: ...n a platonic fashion, and the two would remain lifelong friends. They divorced in [[1934]] after Hepb...
    21: ...pdate of ''[[Lysistrata]]''), which debuted to excellent reviews. Hepburn became the talk of New York...
  9. Helen Hunt (3298 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Helen_hunt.jpg|left|thumb|Helen Hunt]]
    3: ...an]] [[actor|actress]]. She was born in [[Los Angeles, California]], the daughter of an acting coach.
    5: Hunt co-starred with [[Paul Reiser]] in the television [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Mad About ...
    16: [[Image:Helenhunt.jpg|right|thumb|Helen Hunt]]
    24: *''[[Twelfth Night]]'' (Made for TV) (1998)
  10. Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
    2: ...nolulu, Hawaii]] to Dr Antony David Kidman and Janelle Ann (nee MacNeille). At the time, her father w...
    8: ...ed to studies at St. Martin's Youth Theatre in [[Melbourne]], the Australian Theatre for Young People...
    10: ... year she had secured a supporting role in the [[television series]] ''[[Five Mile Creek]]'', and four...
    13: ...ldren, Isabella and Connor, and lived in [[Los Angeles, California]], [[Australia]], [[Colorado]], and...
    15: ...speculation about the reasons for this, but both celebrities maintained their privacy and were guarded...
  11. Isabella Rossellini (2696 bytes)
    1: ...aRosselliniBeautiful.jpg|thumb|right|Isabella Rossellini, 1990]]
    3: ... daughter of [[Ingrid Bergman]] and [[Roberto Rossellini]].
    5: ...as Dorothy Vallens in [[David Lynch]]'s ''[[Blue Velvet]]''. She later took a part in ''[[Wild at Hear...
    8: Even though she closely resembles her mother, Rossellini has surprisingly never been cast as Ingrid Be...
    10: ... [[John Wiedemann]] with whom she has a daughter, Elettra. She was also romantically linked to [[David...
  12. Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
    2: ...ay, has been regarded as one of the best in her field.
    7: ...say when collecting her [[Emmy award]] for ''[[Angels in America]]'', "There are some days when even I...
    9: ...95]]'s ''[[The Bridges of Madison County]]'' (largely regarded as her great comeback role), ''[[The Ri...
    13: ...year, Manhattan Borough President [[C. Virginia Fields]] proclaimed [[May 27]] "Meryl Streep Day".
    15: ...ferent films in various stages of production for release in [[2005]], [[2006]], and [[2007]], and rema...
  13. Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
    5: ...ammerstein]]'s television adaptation of ''[[Cinderella]]''.
    7: ...r in a period musical: as [[Guenevere]] in ''[[Camelot]]'' opposite [[Richard Burton]] and newcomer [[...
    9: ...io chief Jack Warner had told Andrews he didn't feel she packed the gear to play in My Fair Lady. Afte...
    11: ... which she appeared topless, she was seen very rarely on screen during the 1980s and '90s. She starre...
    13: ... successful animated hit ''[[Shrek 2]]'', the sequel to the [[2001]] smash.
  14. Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
    2: ...1 woman [[tennis]] player from Germany. She is widely considered to be one of the greatest tennis play...
    10: ...-court play. Working with her father and coach Pavel Slozil, Graf typically practiced for up to four h...
    14: ... accurate serve up to 105 mph. She was also extremely fast and athletic, chasing down balls that seeme...
    18: ...anking from Navratilova in August 1987. She also helped West Germany win the [[Fed Cup]] that year.
    22: 1988 is widely considered to be the pinnacle of Graf's career. ...
  15. Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
    11: ...erself into shape that eventually made extreme levels of fitness and conditioning a hallmark of her ga...
    19: ... in the same year. However in the semi-finals, [[Helena Sukova]] ended a [[Navratilova's 74-match winn...
    25: ...t Graf’s consistent play throughout 1987 nevertheless allowed her to depose Navrátilová as the Wor...
    27: ...he US Open final to the new World No. 1 [[Monica Seles]]. And then in [[1994]], at the age of 37, Navr...
    33: ...men's doubles event partnering [[Anna-Lena Groenefeld]].
  16. Laura Serrano (2835 bytes)
    3: ...rance of 2 chapters on the ''[[Volver A Empezar (television)|Volver A Empezar]]'' soap opera, she went...
    5: ... boxing]] undercard ever held at the [[Aladdin Hotel and Casino]] in [[Las Vegas]].
    7: ...n]] version of [[Title IX]]) for sports and work related activities.
    13: ...Ashley]] (WU 8), [[Gina Greenwald]] (KO 1) and [[Kelsey Jeffries]] (KO 3), followed. The Jeffries figh...
    15: Then she challenged [[Melissa Del Valle|Melissa Salamone]] for the ''Jr. Lightweight'' title....
  17. Nymphaeaceae (2255 bytes)
    19: The '''Nymphaeaceae''' ('''water-lilies''') belong to the Order [[Nymphaeales]]. They are tuberou...
    25: ...rent, and is now placed in its own family, the [[Nelumbo]]naceae, in the order [[Proteales]].
    28: ...s, Identification, Information Retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com
  18. Hillary Rodham Clinton (17176 bytes)
    8: ...lege Republicans for a time. After attending the Wellesley in Washington program at the urging of Prof...
    10: ...aum, who would become the future White House Counsel for President Clinton.
    12: ...ed in the Clinton Administration as a deputy counsel for a brief time before he committed suicide in 1...
    15: ... the Clintons' only daughter, [[Chelsea Clinton|Chelsea]], was born.
    17: In 1980 Bill Clinton was defeated for reelection as governor. In 1982, as part of his succe...
  19. Retina (13061 bytes)
    3: The '''retina''' is a thin layer of cells at the back of the [[eye]]ball of [[vertebrate]...
    5: ... part in [[visual perception]]. In [[embryonal development]], the retina and the optic nerve originate...
    7: ...ine]] and [[Ragnar Granit]] won the [[1967]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] for their scien...
    9: The unique structure of the [[blood vessel]]s in the retina have been used for [[biometric]]...
    14: ...amacrine and ganglion cells. These neurons ultimately may produce action potentials on their axons. Th...
  20. United Nations (29685 bytes)
    1: ...r some international diplomatic recognition from selected states, but are not UN members. For more inf...
    5: ...united nations" was coined by [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] during [[World War II]], to refer to the [[All...
    7: ...on six principal organs, part of what is collectively called the [[United Nations System]]:
    20: ... the organization, its membership and organs, as well as arrangements to maintain international peace ...
    26: ...ted in [[Geneva]], [[The Hague]], [[Vienna]], and elsewhere.

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