All Entries in the "G" Category
Paulina Gálvez
Date of Birth: 14 September 1969 Height: 5′ 6″ (1.68 m) Mini Biography: Born in Santiago to a Chilean mother and a Spanish father, both economists, but was raised in Madrid from the age of eight. Started her artistic career as a Flamenco dancer in several companies (Carmen Cortes, Zambra), theatre( with famous experimental Catalan [...]
Gyula Gál
Date of Birth: 5 November 1865 Birth Name: Gyula Goldstein Mini Biography: He was one of the great actors of the era depicting characters. From 1901 to 1939 he was a teacher at the School for Dramatic Arts, a pedagogue with great ability. He wrote theatre plays (Leszámolás, Arad, 1917) and opera librettos (Vezeklõk, Bp., [...]
István György
Date of Birth: 29 November 1899 Mini Biography: Director. He first wanted to become a painter, studied at the School for Fine Arts, later he was a cutter, assistant director and script writer. He made his first independent film in 1922. He readily adapted themes from the peasantry, but mostly in the style of folklorist [...]
Brion Gysin
Date of Birth: 1916 Mini Biography: Born to Canadian parents during the First World War – his father died at the Battle of the Somme. In 1921 settled in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with his mother. Became an artist in the late 1930s and a writer in the 1940s. Became well know for a surreal style [...]
Greta Gynt
Date of Birth: 15 November 1916 Birth Name: Margrethe Thoresen Nickname: Mrs Moore Mini Biography: Glamourous, blonde, Norwegian actress who added a sparkle to British movies.Greta Gynt usually played a leading part, and remained at the top of the British cinema from the late 1930s through to the 40s. An opportunity for Greta to experience [...]
Bruce Gyngell
Date of Birth: 8 July 1929 Mini Biography: Bruce Gyngell was the first person to appear on Australian television on 9 September 1956. He was head of the Nine television network, in charge of the Seven television network and deputy chairman of the ATV network in England. He was the first chief executive of SBS [...]
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Date of Birth: 16 November 1977 Birth Name: Maggie Ruth Gyllenhaal Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) Mini Biography: Maggie Gyllenhaal made her debut in her father, Stephen Gyllenhaal,’s film Waterland (1992) and emerged as full-blown star in Secretary (2002). Her sweet looks and conduct has a deep on-screen subtle style that emerges from the characters [...]
Jake Gyllenhaal
Date of Birth: 19 December 1980 Birth Name: Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal Height: 6′ (1.83 m) Mini Biography: Jacob “Jake” Gyllenhaal (last name pronounced jill-en-hall) was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 19, 1980 to director Stephen Gyllenhaal and producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner and is the brother of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, who played his sister in [...]