Alfred Hürmer Born 1949 in Munich. Since 1960 he lived in Paris and after his studies at the INSAS in Brussels Alfred Hürmer founded his first production company in 1969 in Switzerland together with Patrice Leconte, Bruno Nuytten and Luc Béraud. In the 70s he worked in Germany as director of photography among others with Alexander Kluge, Edgar Reitz and Ula Stöckl. He worked from 1980 as producer in his production companies (alert Film, Integral Film, Diana Film). In this function, he has produced among others films of Monto Armendarix, Marcel Carné, Helmut Dietl, Benoît Jacquôt, Erwin Leiser, Benoit Lamy, Joaquim Leitao, Dusan Makavejev, Jeanine Meerapfel, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Peter Woditsch, Dagmar Wagner. His films participated in various worldwide Film Festivals (e.g. Jerusalem, Toronto, Montreal, Melbourne, Sydney, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Tokyo, London) and were prizewinners (e.g. Bundesfilmpreis 1992, 1996, FIPRESCI Prize International Film Festival Berlin 1993, Cannes Competition 1995, San Sebastian Competition 1996, Venice Festival Competition 1997, 2001). For one and a half year’s he was the managing director of the Hamburg Film Fund in 1995/1996. Since 1999 he is also working as an consultant for different European and American film companies. Alfred Hürmer is member of the governing board of the Federal Film Board (FFA), Member of the board of directors of the German association of film producers (AG Neuer Deutscher Spielfilmproduzenten) Member of the German-French Film Academy Member of the European film Academy

Height: 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)

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Born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, Humeyra has been a major recording artist there for the last 30 years. She’s also known as a very accomplished actress and has done many films, and currently performs for the Metropolitan Theater Company in Istanbul. She has been in the U.S. for almost a year now, living in California.

Spouse:

Fikret Hakan (? – ?) (divorced)
Ömer Kavur (? – ?) (divorced)

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Actress in Norway and Germany in the years from 1934 to 1943, later a professor in German philology, and also a gifted writer of several books. She began the stage career as Celia in “As You Like It” at The Norwegian Theatre in Oslo, later she played at The National Stage in Bergen, and at The Central Theatre in Oslo. In Germany she appeared in some films before the war, including “Sergeant Berry”, where she played opposite the very popular German actor Hans Albers. From 1938 she was engaged at the famous Deutsches Theater in Berlin, and in that period she developed a long and strong friendship with the German actress Brigitte Horney, about whom she wrote a biography in 1992: “So oder so ist das leben”.After returning home to Norway she worked at The Central Theatre in Oslo, and she also toured around in Scandinavia, reciting Norwegian poems.After the war she occasionally read poems in public, but most of the time she was concentrating on an imposing academic education and later a great career in philological studies.For her work she received the Norwegian order of St.Olav, and the German Bundesverdienstkreuz.

Spouse:

Thorvald Heyerdahl (? – ?)

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1969 born in Salzburg, Austria. 1987-89: Studies in Paris 1989-95: Study of photography and film design in Dortmund, Germany

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He studied directing and attended screen writing seminars at the University of Industrial Arts in Helsinki. He has directed three feature films (Elina – Som om jag inte fanns (2002),Äideistä parhain (2005) and Den Nya människan (2007)), as well as documentaries and short films. His films have won more than 60 prizes in festivals all over the world, and they have been successful with both critics and audiences. He works in both Sweden and Finland.Klaus Härö does not hesitate to take on serious subjects, and his love for the people in his dramas is obvious. They come alive and touch viewers’ hearts. Children and youngsters have played prominent parts in both documentaries and short dramas, and they have continued to do so in his feature films.In 2003 Klaus Härö was awarded the Ingmar Bergman prize, the winner of which is chosen by Ingmar Bergman himself. Härö’s first two features were chosen to represent Finland in the best foreign film category at the Oscars.

Date of Birth: 14 October 1968 Mini Biography Born October 14

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Born October 14, 1968 in New Haven, Connecticut.Moved to Charlotte, North Carolina (official hometown) in 1984, and graduated North Mecklenburg High School in 1986 with an award in art, and a “Who’s Who Among American High School Students” award in 1985, and a “Who’s Who Among American High School Students Second Year Award” in 1986.In 1995, Hänks created the Crescent Ridge Dawn Redwoods Preserve; the only eastern redwood forest in America, and the sole wild dawn redwood forest outside of China. This unique project revolves around the reforestation of the dawn redwood to this country, where it has not grown for some 30 million years. Dawn redwoods (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) were believed extinct, until around 1,000 trees were discovered alive in the Sichuan Province in China, in 1941. The CRDRP project will allow silviculturalists to study the dawn redwood in a native North American environment.In 2004, he was engaged to country music singer and songwriter, American Angel.In 2007, he switched to acting as a full time career, and landed a role on Atlanta Homicide – AKA Atlanta Investigations: HD (Homicide Division) as Detective Tom Berncliff.

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Uses his real badge, ID, handcuffs, and sidearm on Atlanta Homicide.
In the “Open Eyes” episode of Atlanta Homicide, a copy of one of his novels is lying on the secretary’s desk in front of him, as he talks to her.
Founder and chief conservation officer of the only eastern redwood forest in America, the Crescent Ridge Dawn Redwoods Preserve.
Is a published author.
Is a legally ordained minister.
Recipient of the Ronald Reagan Gold Medal award in 2005.
Received a certificate of merit from President Gerald R. Ford in 1975 for environmental protection achievement.
Has donated over 11 gallons of blood, saving more than 300 lives.
The character of Tom Berncliff on Atlanta Homicide was derived from the street he lived on as a child (Berncliff Dr.), and the fact that so many people accidentally call him Tom Hanks, he responds to the name.
Has run for public office at large.
Was Jeff Gordon’s stand-in for a series of pizza commercials in 2005.

Personal Quotes:

With any part you play, you have to understand that you cannot always be yourself. Otherwise, you’re not an actor; you’re just unimaginative.
You cannot place wolves and bobcats into the same cage and expect them to coexist peacefully. Therefore, it is just as wrong to force people to be together, as it is to force them to be apart.

Birth Name: Georg Friederich Händel

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Born February 23 1685 in Halle, Germany, he was christened “Georg Friederich Händel” but always signed his name “Georg Friedrich Händel”. His father intended for him to go into law, but Händel studied music clandestinely and was eventually allowed to study under an organist. He achieved some sucess early on, and toured Italy in 1706. He briefly worked in Hannover before departing for London in 1711. While in England Händel composed a number of anthems, operas, and church music, and in 1723 he became a British citizen. He premiered “Messiah” in Ireland as a charity aid, and this quickly became his most famous work. He died early in the morning on 14 April 1759, and was buried in Westminster Abbey under a monument that reads: “George Frederic Handel”. 3,000 people attended his funeral.

Date of Birth: 18 July 1988

Birth Name: Anna-Kaisa Hämäläinen

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This young actress astounded everyone with her profound performance in the acclaimed short film Taivasmatka (2001). Being only thirteen years old by the time of the filming, Kaisa faced a difficult task debuting in the leading role playing a young girl going through an emotional journey. Despite of the demanding requirements, she was able to make her character so believable that eventually it was her performance that carried the whole film. She said later on that she used a lot of her own experiences in life to achieve the emotions the part required. It is much due to her talent that the film was awarded later on.A year later in the summer 2002 the same crew was filming a new film titled Niin lähellä, niin kaukana (2003) and Kaisa was attached again, this time in a supporting role. She played the part of the little sister called Maija. The role was written for her. Kaisa told afterwards that this time everything was easier, because the process of filmmaking was already familiar. Maija was also a lot like Kaisa, so she could use her own clothes and act like she would act in everyday life. This was only her second film and she worked already like a pro, knowing exactly how to build the character to make it convincible. The result in the final film was a genuine teenager, feeling both secure and insecure at the same time.Everyone who saw Kaisa performing couldn’t quite understand how she actually did it. It looked so easy, like she wasn’t acting at all. When the camera wasn’t rolling, she was her joyful self, never in one place longer than a second. But as soon as “action” was yelled she disappeared in to the role and became a professional actress. All you had to do was to look in to her eyes and you noticed that Kaisa had vanished and you were looking at the character. She enjoyed acting and was looking forward to every scene, every line. And she was getting better all the time.It was a horrible moment to hear the sad news about her tragic death in June 2004. The life was waiting for her and her talent was just waiting to be truly discovered. She will be remembered as a happy girl, who had a bucket full of dreams to fulfil.