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  1. Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
    1: [[Image:alanis.jpg|thumb|Alanis Morissette]]
    2: '''Alanis Nadine Morissette''' (born [[June 1]], [[1974]...
    6: ...such as Aguilera, [[Avril Lavigne]], and [[Kelly Clarkson]] among others.
    10: ...wa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], to schoolteachers Alan and Georgia Morissette. She has an older brother...
    12: ...over the intercom at the front gates: ''"Hi, I'm Alanis. I want to meet you one day and I want to be f...
  2. Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
    4: ...d an affinity for music at an early age, and was playing guitar at 12.
    6: By her early 20s, Williams was playing publicly in [[Austin, Texas]] and [[Houston, ...
    8: ...usic insiders, including [[Tom Petty]], who would later cover the song.
    10: ...p, ''Sweet Old World'' (Chameleon, 1992), was a melancholy album dealing with themes of suicide and de...
    12: Williams had garnered considerable critical acclaim, but her commercial success was moderate. [[Emm...
  3. Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
    7: ...ound work as a [[backup vocalist]] for many major label acts. She was recruited to perform as a backup...
    9: ... music|pop]] sound of the record and implored the label to allow her to start anew; they agreed. She t...
    11: ...her friends, including the first single, "Leaving Las Vegas". The album was slow to garner attention u...
    17: ...s otherwise. The album won Best Rock Album at the 1998 Grammy Awards; interestingly, it was re-released ...
    19: ...ding [[Stevie Nicks]], the [[Dixie Chicks]], and Clapton.
  4. Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
    3: ...opean]] [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] charts. Classically trained, Amos’s voice and mostly pi...
    7: ...an studying at [[Montgomery College]] and began playing at piano bars, many of them gay, chaperoned b...
    10: ...s N' Roses]]), and [[Brad Cobb]]. A year later, Atlantic Records gave Amos a 6 record contract. In 198...
    13: ...leased in the UK, it went straight to #1. A month later, it was released in America to breakthrough cr...
    16: ...our tracks were released as singles: "God", "Cornflake Girl" (a #4 single in the UK), "Pretty Good Yea...
  5. Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
    2: ...#945;ρια''', '''Maria'''; [[Arabic language|Arabic]]: '''Maryem''', '''مر&#...
    8: ...ther. Some insight into traditions concerning her later life, e.g., that she died between three and 15...
    13: ... as the inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle.
    19: ...ortrayed as the heavenly Woman of Revelation (Revelation 12.1).
    25: ...ary|Blessed Virgin Mary]]'' or ''Our Lady'' (this latter, in French, Spanish, and Italian, is rendered...
  6. Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
    2: ...[Magdala]]", a town on the western shore of the [[Lake of Tiberias]]. The life of the historical Mary ...
    6: ...til all was over, and the body was taken down and laid in a tomb prepared for [[Joseph of Arimathea]]....
    8: ...he canonical New Testament regarding Mary of Magdala, who now returned to Jerusalem.
    11: ...mb|Mary Magdalene, in a dramatic 19th-century popular image of penitence painted by [[Ary Scheffer]].]...
    12: ...century | 5th century]] translation into [[Coptic language|Coptic]]. In the ''Gospel'' the testimony o...
  7. Hildegard of Bingen (14070 bytes)
    6: ...rg monastery in Germany. Jutta was enormously popular and acquired so many followers a small nunnery s...
    8: From the time she was very young, Hildegard claimed to have [[Vision (religion)|vision]]s. She r...
    12: ...d so it kindled my whole heart and breast like a flame, not burning but warming... and suddenly I unde...
    17: ...mission which came to visit Hildegard and they declared her to be a genuine mystic and not insane. Wit...
    22: ...or her lyrics and a constructed script, many [[conlang]]ers look upon her as a mediaeval precursor.
  8. Leni Riefenstahl (8095 bytes)
    2: ...film industry after [[World War II|the war]], she later became a [[photographer]].
    7: ...It is not documented that she would ever have a relationship with Hitler.
    13: ...e Nazis, the court called her a "sympathizer". In later interviews, Riefenstahl maintained that she wa...
    15: ...ce. Her biopic and imdb list _no_ films after Tiefland-->As a result she became a [[photographer]]. Sh...
    17: Later she became interested in the [[Nuba]] tribe in...
  9. Penny Marshall (1609 bytes)
    5: ...[[television|TV]] [[situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Laverne and Shirley]]'' from ([[1976 in television|1...
    23: *''[[One Vision]]'' (1998) (documentary)
    28: *''[[Jumpin' Jack Flash]]'' (1986)
  10. Judi Dench (3254 bytes)
    4: ... of Honour]]. She has also occasionally directed plays.
    13: ...ces on the London stage, including a record six [[Laurence Olivier Awards]]. She has also appeared wit...
    22: * ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' ([[1998]])
    24: * ''[[Chocolat (movie) | Chocolat]]'' ([[2000]])
  11. Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
    4: ...o-English production ''[[Repulsion]]'' ([[Roman Polanski]], 1965).
    8: ...ara Mastroianni]] (born 1972), by her four-year relationship with [[Marcello Mastroianni]]. She has be...
    12: *1999 - ''Place Vendôme''
    22: * ''[[Dancer In The Dark]]'' ([[Lars von Trier]]), (2001)
    23: * ''[[Place Vendôme]]'' (1998)
  12. Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
    1: ...arrow_cover.jpg|thumb|Farrow on the cover of ''[[Glamour]]'', [[1968 in film|1968]]]]
    5: ...m ''[[Rosemary's Baby]]'' with director [[Roman Polanski]], Sinatra served her divorce papers in front...
    7: ...together and [[adopted]] three children, Soon-Yi, Lark Song, and Daisy. They divorced in [[1979]].
    9: ...what confirmed Farrow's accusations by his open relationship with one of her adopted teenage daughters...
    16: ...ut famous mothers and their children modeling the latest fashions for families.
  13. Jodie Foster (4460 bytes)
    5: ...rned a BA in literature, graduating ''[[magna cum laude]]'' in 1985.
    9: ...nthony Hopkins]] in 1991's ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]''.
    11: ...ife. Having given birth to two sons (Charles in [[1998]] and Kit in [[2001]]), she has never revealed th...
    13: [[John Hinckley]] claimed he shot [[President of the United States of A...
    20: *''[[Flightplan]]'' (2005) (post-production)
  14. Helen Hunt (3298 bytes)
    5: ...d]]s for her performance in [[1996]], [[1997]], [[1998]], and [[1999]].
    7: ...he won an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] in [[1998]].
    9: In 1998, Hunt became the first actress to win both an [[E...
    24: *''[[Twelfth Night]]'' (Made for TV) (1998)
    25: *''[[Twister: Ride it Out]]'' (1998)
  15. Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
    13: ...olorado]]. The couple adopted two children, Isabella and Connor, and lived in [[Los Angeles, Californi...
    15: ...in their public comments. One persistent rumour claims however that Kidman's desire to bring up their...
    19: ...|Ron Howard]]'s ''[[Far and Away]]'' ([[1992]]). Later she was in ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]'' ([[1999]]), ...
    21: ...ing high praise from critics. Although media speculation thought that she would earn an [[Academy Awar...
    23: ...n injured her knee, so [[Jodie Foster]] had to replace her in ''[[Panic Room]]''. The following year K...
  16. Isabella Rossellini (2696 bytes)
    1: ...IsabellaRosselliniBeautiful.jpg|thumb|right|Isabella Rossellini, 1990]]
    3: '''Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini''', born in [[Rome]] ...
    5: ...ens in [[David Lynch]]'s ''[[Blue Velvet]]''. She later took a part in ''[[Wild at Heart]]'' by the sa...
    6: ...nch film <i>Cousin, Cousine</i>, and Nimue in the 1998 mini-series, ''Merlin''.
    8: ...er [[Ilsa Lund]] from ''[[Casablanca (movie)|Casablanca]]'' in an episode of ''[[Tales from the Crypt ...
  17. Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
    2: ...n [[actor|actress]] who has received numerous accolades for her work in [[movies]] and [[television]] ...
    5: ...he Deer Hunter]]'', in [[1977]] and [[1978]], the latter of which would earn her her first [[Academy A...
    7: ...hamberlain|Azaria]] at [[Uluru]], and her claims (later substantiated in court) that a [[dingo]] took ...
    9: ...[[1995]]'s ''[[The Bridges of Madison County]]'' (largely regarded as her great comeback role), ''[[Th...
    11: ...Music of the Heart]]'', for which she learned to play the [[violin]].
  18. Reese Witherspoon (2585 bytes)
    2: '''Reese Witherspoon''' (born as '''Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon''' on [[March 22]], [[1...
    5: ...n Witherspoon]], signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence]] and founder of [[Princeto...
    9: She is known for her versatility as an actress, playing both comedic and dramatic roles and has won B...
    14: *''[[A Far Off Place]]'' (1993)
    19: *''[[Twilight (movie)|Twilight]]'' (1998)
  19. Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
    2: ...olitically incorrect]] behaviour or [[larrikinism|larrikin]] character as much as her athletic ability...
    4: ...ater proved false). The ban was lifted four years later.
    6: ...8]] became a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the [[New South Wales]] seat of [[Balmain, N...
    7: ...an of the Year]] in [[1964]], and on [[June 8]] [[1998]], was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of Aus...
    13: **4 x 100 metres freestyle [[relay race|relay]] - gold medal
  20. Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
    2: ...he only player to have won all four of the Grand Slam titles at least four times each.
    6: ...he soon began winning junior tournaments with regularity, and in [[1982]] she won the European Champio...
    8: Graf played in her first professional tournament at the ag...
    10: ...ly years, but led to a steady improvement in her play.
    14: ...er youth and could potentially have been a world-class athlete in that event.

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