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- Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
5: ...a Solov'yova]], [[Zhanna Yerkina]], [[Valentina Ponomareva]], and Tereshkova.
7: ...d woman, [[Svetlana Savitskaya]] flew into space. None of the other four in Tereshkova's cosmonaut gro...
9: ...ber of the [[Supreme Soviet]], from [[1974]] to [[1989]] in the [[Presidium]] of the Supreme Soviet, fro...
11: ...birth to their daughter Elena in [[1964]], who is now a doctor. They divorced in [[1982]], though thei... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...s. Gifted with a three-octave vocal range, she is noted for her purity of tone and "horn-like" improvi...
6: ...ding fame to both the Apollo and herself. She was noticed by [[Bardu Ali]] of [[Chick Webb]]'s band, w...
10: ...[[bebop]], scat, and performed [[blues]], [[bossa nova]], [[samba (music)|samba]], [[gospel]], [[calyp...
12: ...the few to sing - in her unique way - the little known lyrics.
16: ''[[Porgy and Bess]]'' is the most notable of her many recordings with jazz legend [[Lo... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ... 8 consecutive awards from 1968-1975) and she is normally ranked as the greatest female vocalist ever...
6: ...n to Franklin's talents. Her greatest and most innovative work was yet to come.
8: ...went to Atlantic, they just sat me down at the piano and the hits started coming."
10: ... notable covers of songs by [[The Beatles]] ("Eleanor Rigby"), [[The Band]] ("[[The Weight]]"), [[Simo...
14: ...1970s, her music mellowed slightly, though losing nothing of its power, and she continued the hugely s... - Hildegard of Bingen (14070 bytes)
6: ...he Disibodenberg monastery in Germany. Jutta was enormously popular and acquired so many followers a s...
11: ...degard confided of her visions only to Jutta and another monk, named Volmar, who was to become her lif...
12: ...t kindled my whole heart and breast like a flame, not burning but warming... and suddenly I understood...
15: ...f men, I refused for a long time a call to write, not out of stubbornness but out of humility, until w...
17: ...ble to finish her first visionary work Scivias ("Know the Ways of the Lord") and her fame began to spr... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
4: ...[September 5]] [[1997]]) was an internationally renowned and controversial [[Catholic]] [[nun]] and fo...
6: ...[[Bharat Ratna]] in [[1980]]. She was made an [[Honorary Citizen of the United States]] in [[1996]] (o...
9: ...[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] province of [[Kosovo]] (now [[Skopje]] in the [[Republic of Macedonia]]), wh...
11: Little is known of Teresa's early life except from her own remi...
13: ... there, choosing the name Sister Mary Teresa in honour of [[Teresa of Avila]] and [[Th鲨se de Lisieux... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
2: ...]]. Many people therefore regard Joan of Arc as a notable woman of valor, vigor, and faith.
7: ...and making the infant [[Henry VI of England]] the nominal king after [[1422]].
10: [[Image:JoanOfArcLarge.jpeg|350px|right|thumb|[[Jules Bastien-L...
12: ... private prayer that he had made the previous [[1 November]], although he additionally insisted on hav...
14: ...iers, [[Jean de Dunois|Jean d'Orleans (Count of Dunois)]],[[La Hire]], and [[Poton de Xaintrailles]]. - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
8: ...] repellant. She was posted to [[Kandy]], Ceylon (now [[Sri Lanka]]) in 1943, where she met her future...
14: ...tely with master chefs like [[Max Bugnard]]. She noted that she was the only female in most of the cl...
20: ...en it was first published in 1961 by [[Alfred A. Knopf]], the 734-page ''[[Mastering the Art of French...
22: ... and [[Emmy Award | Emmy]] Awards. Though she was not the first television cook, Mrs. Child was the mo...
24: ...o'', again in collaboration with Simone Beck, but not with Louisette Bertholle, with whom they had end... - Lucille Ball (12427 bytes)
1: ...headshot.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Lucille Ball (1911~1989)]]
2: ...' ([[August 6]], [[1911]] – [[April 26]], [[1989]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actr...
5: ...e in a few weeks when drama coaches said she "had no future at all as a performer". Two years later, s...
7: ...s as "the B-Movie queen", sharing the "royalty" honor with [[Macdonald Carey]], who was designated as ...
11: ...ntually became ''I Love Lucy''. CBS was initially not impressed with the pilot episode produced by the... - Bette Davis (6722 bytes)
3: ...[1908]] – [[October 6]], [[1989]]), better known as '''Bette Davis''', was an [[Academy Award]] ...
7: ...Bondage]]''. The Motion Picture Academy failed to nominate Davis for this ''tour de force'', and such ...
9: ... ([[1950]]), for which she received another Oscar nomination, put her back on top.
11: ...ord]], earned her another [[Academy Award|Oscar]] nomination. The film, which was the only time that D...
13: ...[1942]]) co-star, [[Paul Henreid]], were reunited not as on-screen lovers, but rather with Henreid dir... - Judi Dench (3254 bytes)
2: ...mpire|DBE]] (born [[9 December]] [[1934]]) is a renowned [[United Kingdom|British]] stage, film and te...
4: ...[Order of the Companions of Honour|Companion of Honour]]. She has also occasionally directed plays.
11: ...ly spent seasons in repertory in [[Oxford]] and [[Nottingham]]. In [[1961]] she joined the [[Royal Sha...
15: ...trasted with [[Maggie Smith|Dame Maggie Smith]], another British actress of the same generation.
20: * ''[[Henry V (1989 movie)|Henry V]]'' ([[1989]]) - Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
6: ...film, ''[[Indochine (movie)|Indochine]]'' and was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] ...
10: She was also nominated for a César Award for her roles in:
15: *1989 - ''Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre'' - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
2: ...e Lourdes Villiers Farrow''' but has always been known as '''Mia'''. She is the daughter of [[film di...
5: ...ce]] came as a surprise to Mia, who did not even know Frank was thinking of leaving her. They divorced...
9: ...biological son, Satchel (born in [[1987]], and is now called [[Seamus Farrow]]). They also adopted a ...
19: ... of molesting one of her other children. Woody is now married to Soon-Yi, and has adopted two children...
20: ...d to have a [[phobia]] of him. He reportedly does not see him as his father, just as a man who had an ... - Jodie Foster (4460 bytes)
2: '''Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster''' (born [[November 19]], [[1962]]) is an [[United States|Ameri...
7: ...Moon]]''. In film, at the age of 14, she earned a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporti...
9: She is fluent enough in the [[French language]] that she has perfor...
60: *Nominated: [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actre...
62: ... Globe]] and [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] [[1989]] - ''[[The Accused]]'' - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
4: ...wn, North Carolina|Grabtown]], [[Johnston County, North Carolina]], the last of seven children of poor...
6: ...llers (1946 film)|The Killers]]'' did she become known as a [[sex symbol]] and movie star. She marrie...
8: ...the hysterical Miss Judith Fellowes, however, was nominated, albeit in the best supporting actress cat...
10: ...or [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] at [[Oxford University]] in November 1964. Neither was aware of the fame of the...
12: After a [[stroke]] in 1989, which left her partially paralyzed and bedridden... - Helen Hunt (3298 bytes)
39: *''[[Next of Kin]]'' (1989)
40: *''[[Incident at Dark River]]'' (Made for TV) (1989)
66: *''[[All Together Now]]'' (Made for TV) (1975) - Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
2: She was born in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] to Dr Antony David Kidman and Janel...
3: ... took on a lectureship at the [[University of Technology, Sydney]].
8: ...School]], but dropped out when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, as Kidman concentrated on ...
10: ...he appeared in ''[[Dead Calm]]'' which gained her notice in the United States.
13: ... The couple adopted two children, Isabella and Connor, and lived in [[Los Angeles, California]], [[Aus... - Isabella Rossellini (2696 bytes)
5: As an actress is probably best known for her role as Dorothy Vallens in [[David Lync...
14: ...(magazine)|Vogue]]''. She has worked with many renown photographers, including [[Richard Avedon]], [[...
30: * ''Cousins'' (1989) - Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
5: ...Best Supporting Actress—making her the most-nominated actor of all time, surpassing [[Katharine ...
7: ...re some days when even I think I'm overrated, but not today."
9: ... first and only action film to date—and her noted comic turn in ''[[She-Devil]]''.
11: ...pearing in ''[[Marvin's Room]]'', and completing another successful decade with ''[[Music of the Heart...
28: *[[1989]] - [[Cannes Film Festival]] for best actress, in... - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
3: ...]] [[actress]], [[singer]], and [[author]], best known for her starring roles in the [[musical film]]s...
5: ...econgized her rare, four octave [[coloratura soprano]] talent and enrolled her in voice lessons to dev...
9: ...lbum for Children]] for ''Mary Poppins''. She was nominated for an Academy Award again, the following ...
11: ...nd, despite several starring roles in musical and non-musical films - including some directed by her s...
15: In the [[2000]] New Year's Honours she was made a [[Order of the British Empire|D... - Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
3: ...aneci''' (originally '''Comăneci''') (born [[November 12]], [[1961]]) is a [[Romania]]n-born [[gy...
7: ...the [[1975]] European Championships in [[Skien]], Norway, winning three gold medals and one silver. A...
9: ...the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in Montr顬, Qu颥c. Not only did she become the first gymnast at the Oly...
17: ...oach the Romanian junior gymnasts. In November of 1989, she defected to the United States. Comaneci spen...
23: ...resident of Romanian Gymnastics Federation, the Honorary President of Romanian Olympics Committee, the...
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