Date of Birth:
24 May 1960

Birth Name:
Kristin A. Scott Thomas

Height:
5′ 6″ (1.68 m)

Mini Biography:

Her father was a pilot for the British Royal Navy and died in a flying accident in 1964. Her stepfather was also a pilot and died six years later under similar circumstances. Her childhood home was Dorset, England. She left at the age of 19 to work as an au pair in Paris. She was married to François Oliviennes, a French obstetrician. They live in a 19th century country house with their children, Hannah, Joseph, and George.

Trivia:

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#50). [1995]

Chosen by “People” magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [1997]

Older sister of Serena Scott Thomas.

Speaks French fluently. Dubbed herself in French in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994).

She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.

Is the eldest of five.

Has three children: Hannah (b. 1988), Joseph (b. March 1991), and George (b. August 21, 2000).

She was nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress of 2003 for her performance in “Three Sisters” at the Playhouse.

She was awarded Legion d’Honneur, France’s highest civilian award, in January 2005 honors list.

She also dubbed herself in French for Random Hearts (1999).

Ex-sister-in-law of Scott J. Tepper.

Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000

Was told by a school teacher back in her native England that she wouldn’t make it as an actress because there was no money to be made of it and that’s what influenced her to move to France where she currently still resides.

Made her feature film debut in the 1986 film Under the Cherry Moon (1986), which was directed by and starred Prince.

Considers herself more French than British, having lived in Paris for more years than in her homeland.

In the late 1990s she was scheduled to appear opposite Harrison Ford in a doomed production titled “Age of Aquarius,” but the project fell through due to financing complications. Yet again when she was up for the role of Harrison Ford’s leading lady in Six Days Seven Nights (1998), she lost the part to Anne Heche.

Has lived in Paris since she was 19.

Was approached to play Emily Tallis in Atonement (2007).

Has three children with her husband, Hannah (born in 1988), Joseph (born 1991), and Georges (born 2000).

She won a 2008 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress of her performance in “Seagull” at the Playhouse.

Has the rare distinction of being in two movies that opened on the same day in the U.S – The Golden Compass (2007) and The Walker (2007).

The Golden Compass (2007), in which she had a small role, finished it’s domestic box office run on March 6 2008. The day after, March 7 2008, her movie The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) opened in theaters.

Has played the mother of Scarlett Johansson’s characters in two movies: The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) and The Horse Whisperer (1998).

Was considered for the part of Mrs. Lovett in a film adaptation of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).

Personal Quotes:

People have always told me I was beautiful, but beauty isn’t the same as attractiveness and I don’t think I have ever been attractive . . . My sister Serena is beautiful and attractive, but not me.

The parts I’ve been most successful in are the ones I’ve desperately, desperately wanted. One of them being Four Weddings. I couldn’t think of anyone better for that part than me. And the other was The English Patient. Occasionally, you read scripts and, well, there you are on the page.

I’m 47 – unlike most actresses, I don’t lie about my age – but I’m liking this bit. I love it. I wouldn’t swap it for a million years.

I’m not complaining. I love the teamwork of making films, and you get to go to the most beautiful places. It’s a very privileged life in that respect. And you live about eight different lives when you’re making a film – 12 hours a day for 6, 8, 10 weeks just pretending to be someone else. I find that very stimulating. And then every now and then I go to a film that just blows you away, and that encourages me to want to make another.

I’ve always really wanted to be onstage but movies kind of carry you along. You get swept away by them. And there’s this feeling sometimes of being a bit of a pawn and of other people channeling their ambition through you. They make films, they make films, they make films. But theater – good theater – is rarer. If you see a really amazing production – there aren’t many, but if you see one – it stays with you forever and ever. Films are just consumables. The experience of living theater is more powerful.

[At the École Nationale Supérieur des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre, Marcel Bozonnet] was a proper teacher. He was just a grown-up, very smart devourer of all things cultural, and I said to myself: ‘Yes, yes, I want to be like him! I don’t want to do kitchen-sink dramas, I don’t want to be on telly, I want to do what he does.’

When I speak English, I’ve been told, I have this patrician way of speaking that’s very irritating. It’s the whole class thing. But the French they have no inkling. Another thing is that your first success tends to mark you. In England the first time I was ever on screen I was playing an Evelyn Waugh character in A Handful of Dust (1988), and people loved it. But that sort of thing just grows, and people want to see you reproduce your own work. In France, thank goodness, they don’t really get that.

People will now go to films with subtitles, you know. They’re not afraid of them. It’s one of the upsides of text-messaging and e-mail. Maybe the only good thing to come of it.

[on ageism in Hollywood]: I am just so angry about it and bored with it too. I am so pleased to be working here in France where women of my age are still regarded as having something to say and filmmakers find us emotionally intriguing. Just because you have a few wrinkles does not mean you do not have anything meaningful to contribute. As you get older, it all becomes richer and the implications of everything you do become so much more complicated – and therefore more interesting. Your life as a woman does not end because you are 35 or 45. (2010)

On The English Patient (1996): It was so emotional that it did not end up being much fun. It was an extraordinary experience because I was working with Anthony Minghella and Ralph Fiennes, and I was aware of that, but it was very intense and painful. To be comfortable with exploring things that were difficult and coming away intact. That has all begun to happen since I started working in France, and that has made me braver. I have started to loosen up to things.

Date of Birth:
21 February 1996

Trivia:

Trains at the Playbox Theatre.

Date of Birth:
19 January 1981

Nickname:
B

Height:
5′ 5½” (1.66 m)

Trivia:

Graduate of Harvard University with a double-major in Literature and Fine Arts.

Is American, but grew up in Spain, Uruguay, and Argentina.

First name is Elizabeth.

Active representative of Corazon de Vida Foundation, visiting orphanages in Tijuana; she also volunteers with the elderly at nursing homes in Los Angeles.

Date of Birth:
31 May 1961

Birth Name:
Lea Katherine Thompson

Height:
5′ 4" (1.63 m)

Mini Biography:

Lea Katherine Thompson was born May 31, 1961, in Rochester, Minnesota. She is the youngest of five children. Her parents are Barbara and Cliff Thompson. Since all her siblings were much older than she, Lea says it seemed like she had more than two parents. The family lived in the Starlight motel, all the kids sharing a room. Things began to look up for the family when Lea's father got a job in Minneapolis, where the family moved.

Lea's parents divorced when she was six, and her mother decided to maintain the family. This wasn't the easiest job considering her mother was alcohol-addicted at the time. When she found the strength to quit drinking, she took a job playing the piano and singing in a bar to support Lea and her siblings. When Lea was seven, her mother remarried. Ever since Lea was little, she loved to dance — Ballet to be exact. She would practice three to four hours every day. Her first role was a mouse in The Nutcracker. After Lea turned fourteen, she had performed in more than 45 ballets on stages such as The Minnesota Dance Theatre, The Pennsylvania Ballet Company, and The Ballet Repertory. She won scholarships to The American Ballet Theatre and The San Francisco Ballet. At age nineteen, she auditioned for Mikhail Baryshnikov, who later told her that she was "a beautiful dancer… but too stocky." Lea knew her dreams had been crushed. At that point, she decided to turn to acting.

She began working as a waitress, also making 22 Burger King commercials and a few Twix commercials. She was perfect for these parts simply because she was the average girl-down-the-street, from the Midwest. Everyone who knows her can't believe she was and still is so completely different…trying to be independent and fight against the system. In 1982, Lea made some type of a computer game or interactive movie known as Murder, Anyone.

Her first role was in the movie Jaws 3 (1983) as a water ski bunny, although she couldn't swim or ski, which she still can't! There she met Dennis Quaid, who became her fiancée and acting coach. Her next role was in All the Right Moves (1983) where she acted opposite Tom Cruise. Director Michael Chapman was so disappointed with her performance, that he almost fired her. Between 1983 and 1984, Lea appeared in other "teen" movies such as Red Dawn (1984), The Wild Life (1984), and Going Undercover (aka Going Undercover (1988)), and believes it was lucky that in these movies they were able to use anyone who could walk and talk!

Lea's biggest known accomplishment, and her big break, came from the first Back to the Future (1985). It was the biggest hit of 1985, and Lea was suddenly the most wanted actress. She could have her pick of any role she wanted to take on. She did — and made the worst choice of her life, Howard the Duck (1986). Although it was a George Lucas production, the critics turned the movie, and Lea, down. Afterwards, director Howard Deutch offered Lea a part in his movie, Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), but she refused. After he urged her to do it, she reconsidered. She won the Young Artist Award for best young actress. During filming, Howard and Lea fell in love, and she called it off with Dennis. She then went on to film The Wizard of Loneliness (1988), which was her first movie as a woman, rather than a youngster. Lea went on to film Back to the Future Part II (1989) and an episode of "Tales from the Crypt" (1989). She then married Howard Deutch. She continued filming Back to the Future Part III (1990), Montana (1990) (TV), and Article 99 (1992). Lea then took a break to stay home with her first born, Madeline.

She jumped back into acting in Dennis the Menace (1993), where she says she just played herself. Then it was on to The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), Stolen Babies (1993) (TV), The Little Rascals (1994), and The Substitute Wife (1994) (TV). In 1994, she had her second child, Zoey. Lea then went into filming The Unspoken Truth (1995) (TV). It was then that she was first given the script of a new NBC sitcom, "Caroline in the City" (1995). It was probably the best decision Lea ever made. She won a People's Choice Award for best actress in a new sitcom. Unfortunately, with all of NBC's problems, "Caroline in the City" (1995) kept being moved to a worse and worse time slot, giving it horrible ratings. The show ended after only four seasons. Bad ideas from the creators (Julia, etc.) didn't help either.

Lea quickly went onto The Right to Remain Silent (1996) (TV), The Unknown Cyclist (1998), and "A Will of Their Own" (1998). She also guest-starred in "Friends" (1994) in The One with the Baby on the Bus as Caroline Duffy, and on "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992). Lea also did some stage work, including starring as Sally Bowles in Cabaret. The show toured and also appeared on Broadway. She then did The Vagina Monologues in L.A. She had a stint in a dramatic role as a Chief Deputy Assistant District Attorney, Camille Paris, on "For the People" (2002). It lasted less than a year. She will soon be seen in two new movies, Stealing Christmas (2003) (TV)and Haunted Lighthouse (2003).

Trivia:

Was engaged to Dennis Quaid for about 3 years before marrying Howard Deutch. She met Quaid on the set of her first movie Jaws 3 (1983).

Has two daughters, Madelyn Deutch (born March 23, 1991) and Zoey Deutch (born December 1, 1994) with her husband Howard Deutch.

Attended Marshall-University High School (Minneapolis).

Met husband Howard Deutch when he directed her in Some Kind of Wonderful (1987).

Has appeared in "Friends" (1994) as her character from "Caroline in the City" (1995). "Friends" star Matthew Perry has appeared in "Caroline in the City" as his character Chandler Bing.

Claims she was one of the few ballerinas at the American Ballet Theatre that didn't have an eating disorder.

Wanted nothing more when she was at the American Ballet Theatre than to dance with the star dancer, Mikhail Baryshnikov. She was heartbroken when he remarked that she was "a beautiful dancer, but too stocky." Shortly after, she left the company.

Won scholarships to the School of American Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre.

Danced in more than 45 ballets with the ABT.

Her brother, Andrew Thompson, was also a modern ballet dancer with the Colorado Ballet. They both took ballet classes throughout their youth, and he helped her pay for her classes later on in life.

It took approximately four hours to apply the makeup that would make her and co-stars Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson appear to be middle-aged adults in Back to the Future (1985).

Her character's name in Back to the Future (1985) underwent numerous changes when the script was being written. In an early draft, her character was called Mary Ellen, and in later drafts, she was called Eileen before it finally became Lorraine.

Younger sister of Coleen Goodrich, Andrew Thompson and Shannon Thompson Katona.

Sister-in-law of Phillip Goodrich.

Aunt of Elizabeth Goodrich.

Her husband's uncle is actor Robert Walden.

Daughter-in-law of Murray Deutch.

Date of Birth:
15 June 1978

Height:
5′ 8″ (1.73 m)

Trivia:

She graduated from Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 2001.

Is of Estonian descent.

Grew up in Gold Coast, Queensland. Went to Sydney at 17.

Graduated from Benowa State High School in 1996.

Has been estranged from her father, Hans Torv, since the age of 8.

Enjoys horseback riding, surfing, swimming and hiking.

Attended the University of New South Wales.

Her aunt, also named Anna Torv, was married for 31 years to Billionaire mogul Rupert Murdoch.

Personal Quotes:

I don’t feel like I’ve hit my stride. So I wonder what the moment will be when I get to be who I want to be.

It doesn’t necessarily matter what your answer is to the question: What is art? So long as you have one.

I didn’t know much about video games. There are some awfully violent ones. But Heavenly Sword (2007) (VG) is different. I’ve had huge conversations with a friend who made it. I think what he wants to do is to make the player care. Yes, there’s killing. But the character I play in “Heavenly Sword”, “Nariko”, is ultimately protecting her family and this runaway girl. It’s a beautiful game. It’s beyond a video game. The landscape is to protect and to care. My friend is working toward a world where you get an emotion out of the people who are playing it. See if you can make them cry if they couldn’t save the people who they were trying to protect. This isn’t “Pac-Man”.

Sometimes there will be a line in the script and I just can’t imagine saying it. I’ll ask an American and they’ll say, “Oh, yeah. That’s how we say it.” We just say things differently in Australia – like torch. I’d ask, “Can I have the torch?” It seems to fall flat when I say, “Can I have the flashlight?”

That sex scene in “The Pacific” (2010)? You don’t get that on “Fringe” (2008), do you? I don’t think anyone finds them easy. It’s not that I’m embarrassed about my boobs. It’s just that some part of you really doesn’t want that out there. At the same time, you want to get good at it. In the moment, what you’re really thinking is, Shit, I need a mint.

[on who inspires her as an actor]: I just adore Kate Winslet. I love her because you’re never aware of all the stuff that’s going into her characterization and, yet, she completely transforms. She also has this incandescent warmth to her, and that’s a quality that is hers. She’s approachable and damn believable.

[on having to impersonate Leonard Nimoy on "Fringe" (2008)]: I was not excited when that script came out. I was fearful. So what do you do? You call the people that are much better than you and say, “Help!” [Laughs] John [Noble] had worked with Leonard, plus I was so, so nervous, I wanted to make sure that, when I went to the set to do it for the first time, there was at least one person that I could look at who I had done it with before and trusted. It offered an element of comfort… I got an email saying, “I’ve been hearing good things about your impersonation of me”. I wrote back, “Oh gosh, I’m so sorry. Why they didn’t give it to Josh [Jackson] or John [Noble], I don’t know”. He was so darling, he wrote back, “It wouldn’t have been as charming”.

Date of Birth:
8 October 1997

Birth Name:
Annabella Avery Thorne

Height:
5′ 4½” (1.64 m)

Mini Biography:

Bella Thorne was born in Florida and has three other siblings, Remy, Dani, and Kaili Thorne. At the tender age of six weeks old, Bella shot her first pictorial for “Parents Magazine.” She has continued to grace the covers of many national and international magazine and catalog covers since. She has appeared in more than 40 commercials. Bella was the spokesperson for Texas Instruments for 2 years. She relocated to California and has begun pursuing her dream of an acting career. She also spends time in New York. Besides acting, Bella loves to hike, swim, snorkel, dance, and paint. She loves her wolf cub, Vodoo, and her cocker spaniel, Pyro. She also has several cats. Bella loves the “Nomad” organization which helps provide education, food, and medical supplies to impoverished children in Africa. Bella currently sponsors a child named Lydia Kanini Kiio in Kibwezi, Kenya.

Trivia:

Sister of Remy Thorne.

Younger sister of Dani Thorne and Kaili Thorne.

Of Cuban and Italian heritage.

Spanish was her first language.

Has Dyslexia.

Date of Birth:
6 October 1986

Nickname:
Liv

Height:
5′ 4" (1.63 m)

Mini Biography:

Olivia resides in New York City where she was born and raised. She has trained extensively in classical Shakespearian acting in New York at the American Globe Theatre, and in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She began acting professionally in 2003, and plans to pursue a career in both theater and film.

Trivia:

Completed stage combat course with British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat (BASSC) while on the Shakespeare summer school at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London.

Attended Friends Seminary in New York City for 12 years.

Best friends with Zoë Kravitz.

Was considered to replace Amanda Seyfried in Sucker Punch (2011), but lost out to Emily Browning.

Date of Birth:
11 July 1984

Height:
5′ 8½" (1.74 m)

Mini Biography:

Rachael grew up in Tasmania, Australia, with her parents Nigel and Christine. She began modelling during her teens, working for the Skye-Jilly International agency. She competed for Miss Teen Tasmania, as well as the Miss Universe/Miss World state finals. She moved to Sydney to further her modeling career as well as to pursue acting. She also began studying for a degree in History and Politics at the University of Sydney.

In 2004, she landed her first acting role in the TV movie The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004) (TV). After performing in a few parts, she left her studies to play a regular role on the Australian drama "Headland" (2005). She won a Logie award for her performance as 'Most Popular New Female Talent'. Her breakthrough role came in Transformers (2007) when she played Maggie Madsen.

Trivia:

Briefly attended the University of Sydney before deferring her studies to appear on "Headland" (2005).

Her role as "Sasha Forbes" in "Headland" (2005) is the first time she has played a character with her native Australian accent.

Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia but at the age of 16 she moved to Sydney, Australia.

Keeps her native accent in Transformers (2007) to emphasize the global scope of the movie.

Was crowned 'Miss Teen Tasmania 1998' in her home state of Tasmania, Australia.

Turned down the part of 'Danni Martin' in Surfer, Dude (2008).

Ranked #65 in the 2011 Ask Men list of the top 99 "most desirable women".

Ranked #79 in the 2011 FHM (Australia) list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".