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Gary Oldman is a talented English movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style. One of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre, film and television, he is known for his roles asSid ViciousinSid and Nancy (1986),Drexl inTrue Romance (1993),George Smiley inTinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011),andWinston ChurchillinDarkest Hour (2017),among many others. For much of his career, he was best-known for playing over-the-top antagonists, such as terrorist Egor Korshunov in the 1997 blockbusterAir Force One (1997),though he has reached a new audience with heroic roles in the Harry Potter and Dark Knight franchises. He is also a filmmaker, musician, and author.

Gary Leonard Oldman was born on March 21, 1958 in New Cross, London, England, to Kathleen (Cheriton), a homemaker, and Leonard Bertram Oldman, a welder. He won a scholarship to Britain's Rose Bruford Drama College, in Sidcup, Kent, where he received a B.A. in theatre arts in 1979. He subsequently studied with the Greenwich Young People's Theatre and went on to appear in a number of plays throughout the early '80s, including "The Pope's Wedding," for which he received Time Out's Fringe Award for Best Newcomer of 1985-1986 and the British Theatre Association's Drama Magazine Award as Best Actor for 1985. Before fame, he was employed as a worker in assembly lines and as a porter in an operating theater. He also had jobs selling shoes and beheading pigs while supporting his early acting career.

His film debut wasRemembrance (1982),though his most-memorable early role came when he played Sex PistolSid Viciousin the biopicSid and Nancy (1986)picking up the Evening Standard Film Award as Best Newcomer. He then received a Best Actor nomination from BAFTA for his portrayal of '60s playwrightJoe OrtoninPrick Up Your Ears (1987).

In the 1990s, Oldman brought to life a series of iconic real-world and fictional villains includingLee Harvey OswaldinJFK (1991),the title character inDracula (1992),Drexl Spivey inTrue Romance (1993),Stansfield inLéon (1994),Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg inThe Fifth Element (1997)and Ivan Korshunov inAir Force One (1997).That decade also saw Oldman portrayingLudwig van Beethovenin biopicImmortal Beloved (1994).

Oldman played the coveted role of Sirius Black inHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004),giving him a key part in one of the highest-grossing franchises ever. He reprised that role inHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)andHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).Oldman also took on the iconic role of Detective James Gordon in writer-directorChristopher Nolan'sBatman Begins (2005),a role he played again inThe Dark Knight (2008)andThe Dark Knight Rises (2012).Prominent film critic Mark Kermode, in reviewing The Dark Knight, wrote, "the best performance in the film, by a mile, is Gary Oldman's... it would be lovely to see him get a[n Academy Award] nomination because actually, he's the guy who gets kind of overlooked in all of this."

Oldman co-starred with Jim Carrey in the 2009 version of A Christmas Carol in which Oldman played three roles. He had a starring role in David Goyer's supernatural thriller The Unborn, released in 2009. In 2010, Oldman co-starred with Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli. He also played a lead role in Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood. Oldman voiced the role of villain Lord Shen and was nominated for an Annie Award for his performance in Kung Fu Panda 2.

In 2011, Oldman portrayed master spy George Smiley in the adaptation ofJohn le Carré'sTinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011),and the role scored Oldman his first Academy Award nomination. In 2014, he played one of the lead humans in the science fiction action filmDawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)alongside Jason Clarke and Keri Russell. Also in 2014, Oldman starred alongside Joel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish, Michael Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson in the remake ofRoboCop (2014),as Norton, the scientist who creates RoboCop.

Aside from acting, Oldman tried his hand at writing and directing forNil by Mouth (1997).The movie opened the Cannes Film Festival in 1997, and wonKathy Burkea Best Actress prize at the festival.

Oldman has three children, Alfie, with first wife, actressLesley Manville,and Gulliver and Charlie with his third wife,Donya Fiorentino.In 2017, he married writer and art curator Gisele Schmidt.

In 2018 he won an Oscar for best actor for his work onDarkest Hour (2017).

Theodore Martin 'Ted' McGinley was born on May 30, 1958 in Newport Beach, California. He is perhaps best known for his long-running roles in the television series Happy Days (1974), The Love Boat (1977), Dynasty (1981), Married with Children (1987) andThe West Wing (1999). Formerly a model, McGinley was spotted by a casting director after appearing in the magazine 'GQ', and was subsequently offered the role of Roger Phillips in Happy Days (1974).However, the veteran television star is no stranger to film either, having appeared in a string of features including Young Doctors in Love (1982), Revenge of the Nerds (1984), Wayne's World 2 (1993), Major League: Back to the Minors (1998) andPearl Harbor (2001).

Shaw was already an accomplished theater actress when directorJim Sheridanawarded her a role in his film,My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989).The film is a telling of Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis), an Irishman disgruntled with his confinement to a body horribly crippled by cerebral palsy but who found incredible success as an artist and writer. Shaw portrayed Eileen Cole, the doctor largely responsible for Christy's education and physical rehabilitation. Since, Shaw has received several accolades for her film and television performances.

Megan is an only child born in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Martha, was a model, and her father,Carter Mullally Jr.,was a contract player for Paramount. Megan first entered Northwestern University intending to study acting, but switched to English literature. However, she still ended up starring in several campus musicals, which gained attention from producers and prompted her to drop out of school. In 1985, she moved to Los Angeles with no particular success. But, in 1994, she co-starred in "Grease" on Broadway withRosie O'Donnelland, in 1995, in "How To Succeed In Business" withMatthew Broderick.Her star has been rising ever since. Her band Nancy and Beth have recorded two albums and tour extensively. She has directed four music videos for Nancy and Beth, which can be found at nancyandbeth.com.

Since his screen debut as a young Amish farmer inPeter Weir'sWitness (1985),Viggo Mortensen's career has been marked by a steady string of well-rounded performances.

Mortensen was born in New York City, to Grace Gamble (Atkinson) and Viggo Peter Mortensen, Sr. His father was Danish, his mother was American, and his maternal grandfather was Canadian. His parents met in Norway. They wed and moved to New York, where Viggo, Jr. was born, before moving to South America, where Viggo, Sr. managed chicken farms and ranches in Venezuela and Argentina. Two more sons were born, Charles and Walter, before the marriage grew increasingly unhappy. When Viggo was seven, his parents sent him to the St. Paul's boarding school, in the Córdoba Sierras, in Argentina. Then, at age eleven, his parents divorced. His mother moved herself and the children back to her home state of New York.

Viggo attended Watertown High School, and became a very good student and athlete. He graduated in 1976 and went on to St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. After graduation, he moved to Denmark - driven by the need for a defining purpose in life. He began writing poetry and short stories while working many odd jobs, from dock worker to flower seller. In 1982, he fell in love and followed his girlfriend back to New York City, hoping for a long romance and a writing career. He got neither. In New York, Viggo found work waiting tables and tending bar and began taking acting classes, studying withWarren Robertson.He appeared in several plays and movies, and eventually moved to Los Angeles, where his performance in "Bent" at the Coast Playhouse earned him a Drama-logue Critic's Award.

He made his film debut with a small part inWitness (1985).He appeared inSalvation!: Have You Said Your Prayers Today? (1987)and married his co-star,Exene Cervenka.The two had a son,Henry Mortensen.But after nearly eleven years of marriage, the couple divorced.

In 1999, Viggo got a phone call about a movie he did not know anything about: "The Lord of the Rings." At first, he didn't want to do it, because it would mean time away from his son. But Henry, a big fan of the books, told his father he shouldn't turn down the role. Viggo accepted the part and immediately began work on the project, which was already underway. Eventually, the success of "The Lord of the Rings" made him a household name - a difficult consequence for the ever private and introspective Viggo.

Critics have continually recognized his work in over thirty movies, including such diverse projects asJane Campion'sThe Portrait of a Lady (1996),Sean Penn'sThe Indian Runner (1991),Brian De Palma'sCarlito's Way (1993),Ridley Scott'sG.I. Jane (1997),Tony Scott'sCrimson Tide (1995),Andrew Davis'sA Perfect Murder (1998),Ray Loriga'sLa pistola de mi hermano (1997),Tony Goldwyn'sA Walk on the Moon (1999),andPeter Farrelly'sGreen Book (2018).

Mortensen is also an accomplished poet, photographer and painter.

Andie MacDowell was born Rosalie Anderson MacDowell on April 21, 1958 in Gaffney, South Carolina, to Pauline Johnston (Oswald), a music teacher, and Marion St. Pierre MacDowell, a lumber executive. She was enrolled at Winthrop College located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Initially discovered by a rep from Wilhelmina Models while on a trip to Los Angeles. Later signed on with Elite Model Management in New York City in 1978. Made debut film appearance in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984). Went on to study method acting at the Actors Studio. Had commercial success with performances inHarold Ramis's Groundhog Day (1993)and Mike Newell's Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994).

Michelle Pfeifferwas born in Santa Ana, California to Dick and Donna Pfeiffer. She has an older brother and two younger sisters -Dedee Pfeiffer,andLori Pfeiffer,who both dabbled in acting and modeling but decided against making it their lives' work. She graduated from Fountain Valley High School in 1976, and attended one year at the Golden West College, where she studied to become a court reporter. But it was while working as a supermarket checker at Vons, a large Southern California grocery chain, that she realized her true calling. She was married to actor/directorPeter Horton( "Gary" ofThirtysomething (1987)) in 1981. They were later divorced, and she then had a three year relationship with actorFisher Stevens.When that didn't work out, Pfeiffer decided she didn't want to wait any longer before having her own family, and in March of 1993, she adopted a baby girl, Claudia Rose. On November 13th of the same year, she married lawyer-turned-writer/producerDavid E. Kelley,creator ofPicket Fences (1992),Chicago Hope (1994),The Practice (1997),andBoston Public (2000).On August 5, 1994 their son, John Henry was born.

While studying acting in New York with drama teacherWilliam Esper,Heaton made her Broadway debut in the gospel musical "Don't Get God Started." She and her fellow students then formed Stage Three, an acting company that produced plays Off-Broadway. They took one production, "The Johnstown Vindicator," to Los Angeles, where Heaton's performance caught the eyes of casting directors. Consequently, Heaton portrayed the producer/daughter in the television seriesRoom for Two (1992).Her additional television credits include a starring role in the seriesSomeone Like Me (1994),a regular role inWomen of the House (1995),and a recurring role onThirtysomething (1987).She also starred in the highly rated television movieMiracle in the Woods (1997),with Della Reese.Her feature film credits includeMemoirs of an Invisible Man (1992),Beethoven (1992),The New Age (1994)andSpace Jam (1996).

For her role inEverybody Loves Raymond (1996),Heaton won 2 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She was nominated for a 1999 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and won the 1998-99 Viewers for Quality Television Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Award.

Heaton was born in Cleveland and lives with her husband,David Hunt,and their four sons in Los Angeles.

Donna Consuelos Wilkes was born in Spanish Harlem in New York City to a Spanish and French mother and Irish father. Her father, Wayman Otis Wilkes, was a doctor and her mother was a nightclub singer who divorced when she was 3 months old.

Donna began acting at age four, when her mother enrolled her in the Meglin Kiddies School in New York City. While at the Meglin School, she starred in several productions including "Peter Pan" and the school's version of "Singin' in the Rain," and did her first commercial for Keds tennis shoes at age six. Acting lessons continued, along with lessons in jazz dance, ballet and gymnastics, until age eleven when she stopped everything associated with entertainment to become a "normal student."

At age 12, Donna went to live with her aunt and uncle in the Dominican Republic, where she graduated high school at the Collegio Santo Domingo at age 14. By the time she turned 15, Donna left home for Los Angeles and discovered that there were very few employment opportunities for a girl her age. She convinced two employers that she was 18 years old and married and for the next year, she worked up to 16 hours a day, five days a week as a computer operator for an ambulance service and as a secretary for a large corporation in Culver City.

At age 17, Donna tried acting again. Her first role was a small part in the Universal Pictures releaseAlmost Summer (1978)which got her a SAG card and later led to her role in Universal'sJaws 2 (1978).Other feature films followed, includingSchizoid (1980)withKlaus Kinski,Blood Song (1982)withRichard JaeckelandFrankie Avalon,andHard Knocks (1979)withKeenan Wynn.

In 1979, Donna was put under contract toNorman Lear's company, resulting in a co-starring role on the NBC seriesHello, Larry (1979)withMcLean Stevenson.Other television credits include roles onFather Murphy (1981),House Calls (1979),T.J. Hooker (1982),andThe Incredible Hulk (1977).

Donna also had a recurring role in the NBC daytime seriesDays of Our Lives (1965)from 1982-1983 where she played "Pamela," a drug addict. She has had featured roles inThe Courage and the Passion (1978)andBorn to Be Sold (1981)both movies of the week.

Jamie Lee Curtis was born on November 22, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of legendary actorsJanet LeighandTony Curtis.She got her big break at acting in 1978 when she won the role of Laurie Strode inHalloween (1978).After that, she became famous for roles in movies likeTrading Places (1983),Perfect (1985)andA Fish Called Wanda (1988).She starred in one of the biggest action films ever,True Lies (1994),for which she won a Golden Globe Award for her performance. Curtis also appeared onBuck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979),and starred inDeath of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (1981)as the title role. Her first starring role was oppositeRichard Lewison the ABC situation comedyAnything But Love (1989).In 1998, she starred inHalloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)in which she reprised her role that made her famous back in 1978.

Jamie Lee served as an honorary chairperson for the Building Resilience for Young Children Dealing with Trauma program held at the Shakespeare Theatre - Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C. She was an inspiration for the youth that were celebrated. Curtis was also given an award from US Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman for her work on behalf of children through her charities and children's books.

Timothy Walter Burton was born in Burbank, California, to Jean Rae (Erickson), who owned a cat-themed gift shop, and William Reed Burton, who worked for the Burbank Park and Recreation Department. He spent most of his childhood as a recluse, drawing cartoons, and watching old movies (he was especially fond of films withVincent Price). When he was in the ninth grade, his artistic talent was recognized by a local garbage company, when he won a prize for an anti-litter poster he designed. The company placed this poster on all of their garbage trucks for a year. After graduating from high school, he attended California Institute of the Arts. Like so many others who graduated from that school, Burton's first job was as an animator for Disney.

His early film career was fueled by almost unbelievable good luck, but it's his talent and originality that have kept him at the top of the Hollywood tree. He worked on such films asThe Fox and the Hound (1981)andThe Black Cauldron (1985),but had some creative differences with his colleagues. Nevertheless, Disney recognized his talent, and gave him the green light to makeVincent (1982),an animated short about a boy who wanted to be just likeVincent Price.Narrated by Price himself, the short was a critical success and won several awards. Burton made a few other short films, including his first live-action film,Frankenweenie (1984).A half-hour long twist on the tale of Frankenstein, it was deemed inappropriate for children and wasn't released. But actorPaul Reubens(aka Pee-Wee Herman) sawFrankenweenie (1984),and believed that Burton would be the right man to direct him in his first full-length feature film,Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985).The film was a surprise success, and Burton instantly became popular. However, many of the scripts that were offered to him after this were essentially just spin-offs of the film, and Burton wanted to do something new.

For three years, he made no more films, until he was presented with the script forBeetle Juice (1988).The script was wild and wasn't really about anything, but was filled with such artistic and quirky opportunities, Burton couldn't say no.Beetle Juice (1988)was another big hit, and Burton's name in Hollywood was solidified. It was also his first film with actorMichael Keaton.Warner Bros. then entrusted him withBatman (1989),a film based on the immensely popular comic book series of the same name. StarringMichael KeatonandJack Nicholson,the film was the most financially successful film of the year and Burton's biggest box-office hit to date. Due to the fantastic success of his first three films, he was given the green light to make his next film, any kind of film he wanted. That film wasEdward Scissorhands (1990),one of his most emotional, esteemed and artistic films to date.Edward Scissorhands (1990)was also Burton's first film with actorJohnny Depp.Burton's next film wasBatman Returns (1992),and was darker and quirkier than the first one, and, while by no means a financial flop, many people felt somewhat disappointed by it. While working onBatman Returns (1992),he also produced the popularThe Nightmare Before Christmas (1993),directed by former fellow Disney AnimatorHenry Selick.Burton reunited withJohnny Deppon the filmEd Wood (1994),a film showered with critical acclaim,Martin Landauwon an academy award for his performance in it, and it is very popular now, but flopped during its initial release. Burton's subsequent film,Mars Attacks! (1996),had much more vibrant colors than his other films. Despite being directed by Burton and featuring all-star actors includingJack Nicholson,Glenn Close,Pierce BrosnanandMichael J. Fox,it received mediocre reviews and wasn't immensely popular at the box office, either.

Burton returned to his darker and more artistic form with the filmSleepy Hollow (1999),starringJohnny Depp,Christina RicciandCasper Van Dien.The film was praised for its art direction and was financially successful, redeeming Burton of the disappointment many had felt byMars Attacks! (1996).His next film wasPlanet of the Apes (2001),a remake of the classic of the same name. The film was panned by many critics but was still financially successful. While on the set ofPlanet of the Apes (2001),Burton metHelena Bonham Carter,with whom he has two children. Burton directed the filmBig Fish (2003)- a much more conventional film than most of his others, it received a good deal of critical praise, although it disappointed some of his long-time fans who preferred the quirkiness of his other, earlier films. Despite the fluctuations in his career, Burton proved himself to be one of the most popular directors of the late 20th century. He directedJohnny Depponce again inCharlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005),a film as quirky anything he's ever done.

Kevin Norwood Bacon was born on July 8, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Ruth Hilda (Holmes), an elementary school teacher, and Edmund Norwood Bacon, a prominent architect who was on the cover of Time Magazine in November 1964.

Kevin's early training as an actor came from The Manning Street. His debut as the strict Chip Diller in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)almost seems like an inside joke, but he managed to escape almost unnoticed from that role.Diner (1982)became the turning point after a couple of television series and a number of less-than-memorable movie roles. In a cast of soon-to-be stars, he more than held his end up, and we saw a glimpse of the real lunatic image of The Bacon. He also starred in Footloose (1984), She's Having a Baby (1988), Tremors (1990)with Fred Ward, Flatliners (1990),and Apollo 13 (1995).

Bacon is married to actressKyra Sedgwick, with whom he has 2 children.

Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to an Italian carpenter/stagehand father from Naples, Italy, and an African-American opera singer mother from Alabama. His parents, working in Europe at the time of his birth, settled in Manhattan by the time he was 6, and that's where he grew up.

Coming from a theatrical background, it was, perhaps, inevitable that young Giancarlo would appear on stage sooner or later, and he did, at age 8, appearing on Broadway as a slave child in "Maggie Flynn" in 1966.

More Broadway work followed through the 1960s and early '70s, followed by some small roles in movies. TV work followed in the 1980s, with increasingly significant parts in a string of high-profile series until he became well-established as a character player both on TV and in a number of movies.

He came very much to the public's attention playing Agent Mike Giardello in the TV seriesHomicide: Life on the Street (1993)in 1998 and since then has rarely been off our screens.

Sharon Stone was born and raised in Meadville, a small town in Pennsylvania. Her strict father was a factory worker, and her mother was a homemaker. She was the second of four children. At the age of 15, she studied in Saegertown High School, Pennsylvania, and at that same age, entered Edinboro State University of Pennsylvania, and graduated with a degree in creative writing and fine arts. She was a very smart girl (with an IQ of 154), became a bookworm, and once was told that a suitable job for her (and her brains) was to become a lawyer. However, her first love was still the black-and-white movies, especially those featuringFred AstaireandGinger Rogers.So, the 17-year-old Sharon got herself into the Miss Crawford County and won the beauty contest.

From working part-time as a McDonald's counter girl, she worked her way up to become a successful Ford model, both in TV commercials and print ads. In 1980, she made her acting debut inWoody Allen'sStardust Memories (1980)as "pretty girl in train". Her first speaking part, though, was inWes Craven's horror movie,Deadly Blessing (1981).She struggled through many parts in B-movies, notablyKing Solomon's Mines (1985)andAction Jackson (1988).She was also married in 1984 toMichael Greenburg,the producer ofMacGyver (1985),but they divorced two years later.

She finally got her big break withArnold SchwarzeneggerinTotal Recall (1990)and also posed nude for Playboy, a daring move for a 32-year-old actress. But it worked; she landed the breakthrough role as a sociopath novelist, "Catherine Tramell", inIce Cold Desire (1992).Her interrogation scene has become a classic in film history and her performance captivated everyone, from MTV viewers, who honored her with Most Desirable Female and Best Female Performance Awards, to a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. After she got famous, she didn't want to be typecast, so she played a victim inSliver (1993),and, inIntersection (1994),she was the aloof, estranged wife ofRichard Gere.These movies didn't "work," so she got herself again into more aggressive roles, such asThe Specialist (1994)with Sylvester StalloneandThe Quick and the Dead (1995)withGene Hackman.

But it wasn't until she played a beautiful but drug-crazy wife ofRobert De NiroinCasino (1995)that she got far more than just fame and fortune--she also received the acknowledgment of the movie industry for her acting ability. She received her first Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. She did a couple of films afterwards, teaming up withIsabelle AdjaniinDiabolique (1996),and as a woman waiting for her death penalty inLast Dance (1996).In 1998, she married a newspaper editor,Phil Bronsteinbut they divorced later in 2004. She received her third Golden Globe nomination forThe Mighty (1998),a film that her company, "Chaos", also co-executive produced. The next year, she played the title role inGloria (1999)and entered her first comedic role inThe Muse (1999),which gave her another Golden Globe nomination.

Sharon Stone, a diva who thoroughly enjoys her hard-won stardom, is now a mother of three children: Roan, Laird and Quinn.

An actress who always attracts audiences' attention, Jennifer Tilly is by turns funny, sexy, compassionate, compelling and often all at once. She has been playing unforgettable characters ever since she started her career as an actress.

Jennifer Tilly was born Jennifer Ellen Chan in Harbor City, Los Angeles, to Harry Chan, a used car salesman, who was of Chinese origin, and Patricia (née Tilly), a schoolteacher and stage actress. Her sister is actressMeg Tilly.They were raised on rural Texada Island, British Columbia, by her mother and stepfather, John Ward.

Jennifer successfully cultivated another fan base with the revitalization of the "Child's Play" horror comedy franchise. ForRonny Yu'sBride of Chucky (1998),the filmmakers turned to Jennifer to create the character who would spark the series in a new direction. She met the challenge and established a new horror icon in Tiffany. In Rogue Pictures'Seed of Chucky (2004),written and directed by series creatorDon Mancini,Jennifer again took the popular series to the next level; starring as Tiffany and as herself, the deadly doll's favorite actress, who soon becomes an unwitting hostess in more ways than one.

Jennifer's pitch-perfect voiceover work as Tiffany is not the only instance of her being able to incarnate a character from the vocal chords out. Families know her distinctive cadences from the Disney hitsHome on the Range (2004),directed byWill FinnandJohn Sanford;The Haunted Mansion (2003)(in which Jennifer acted from the neck up only), directed byRob Minkoff;and the Pixar blockbusterMonsters, Inc. (2001)(voicing Mike's love interest Celia), directed byPete Docter,David SilvermanandLee Unkrich.She began her acting career as a teenager, putting herself through the theater program at Stephens College in Missouri by winning writing competitions. She then headed to Los Angeles, California. While she continued to act on the stage (earning a Dramalogue Award for her performance in "Vanities" ), movies and television immediately came calling for the actress with the unique voice and visage.

In 2001, she starred in the Broadway revival of "The Women" with Cynthia Nixon and Kristen Johnson, which was later taped for, and broadcast on, PBS. In 2008, she appeared with Miranda Richardson in the critically acclaimed production of Wallace Shawn's play "Grasses of a Thousand Colors" at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Other plays include "Tartuffe" (LAAT) "Boy's Life" (LAAT) "Baby with the Bathwater" (LAPT) and others too numerous to mention. In 2005, Jennifer met her boyfriend, professional poker player Phil Laak (also known as the Unabomber). That summer at the World Series of Poker, she bested a field of 601 to take down the Ladies Event and win a coveted gold bracelet. She followed this up by winning the WPT Ladies Invitational, making her one of a small but elite group holding both a WSOP bracelet, and a WPT title. In summer 2010, she also won the Bellagio Cup 5k tournament.

Captivating, gifted, and sensational, Angela Bassett's presence has been felt in theaters and on stages and television screens throughout the world. Angela Evelyn Bassett was born on August 16, 1958 in New York City, to Betty Jane (Gilbert), a social worker, and Daniel Benjamin Bassett, a preacher's son. Bassett and her sister D'nette grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida with their mother. As a single mother, Betty stressed the importance of education for her children. With the assistance of an academic scholarship, Bassett matriculated into Yale University. In 1980, she received her B.A. in African-American studies from Yale University. In 1983, she earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the Yale School of Drama. It was at Yale that Bassett met her husband,Courtney B. Vance,a 1986 graduate of the Drama School.

Bassett first appeared in small roles onThe Cosby Show (1984)andSpenser: For Hire (1985),but it was not until 1990 that a spate of television roles brought her notice. Her breakthrough role, though, was playingTina Turner,whom she had never seen perform before taking the role, inWhat's Love Got to Do with It (1993).Bassett's performance earned her an Academy Award nomination and a Golded Globe Award for Best Actress.

Born in West Covina, California, but raised in New York City, Tim Robbins is the son of former The Highwaymensinger Gil Robbinsand actress Mary Robbins(née Bledsoe). Robbins studied drama at UCLA, where he graduated with honors in 1981. That same year, he formed the Actors' Gang theater group, an experimental ensemble that expressed radical political observations through the European avant-garde form of theater. He started film work in television movies in 1983, but hit the big time in 1988 with his portrayal of dimwitted fastball pitcher "Nuke" Laloosh in Bull Durham (1988).Tall with baby-faced looks, he has the ability to play naive and obtuse (Cadillac Man (1990)and The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)) or slick and shrewd (The Player (1992) andBob Roberts (1992)).

Holly Hunter was born in Conyers, Georgia, to Opal Marguerite (Catledge), a homemaker, and Charles Edwin Hunter, a part-time sporting goods company representative and farmer with a 250 acre farm. She is the youngest of seven children. Her parents encouraged her talent at an early age, and her first acting part was asHelen Kellerin a fifth-grade play. In 1976 she went to Pittsburgh to pursue a degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University. After graduating in 1980, she went to New York City, where she met playwrightBeth Henleyin a stalled elevator. Hunter went on to get roles in a number of Henley's southern Gothic plays, including Crimes of the Heart and The Miss Firecracker Contest. In 1982 the actress went to Los Angeles. She landed her first starring role in the movies in the Coen brothers'Raising Arizona (1987),a part that is said to have been written with her in mind. She gained stardom in 1987 when she played the driven TV news producer Jane Craig inJames L. Brooks'Broadcast News (1987).In 1993 she earned an Academy Award and worldwide acclaim with her performance as a mute bride to a New Zealand planter inThe Piano (1993).

Robert Hammond Patrick was born on November 5, 1958 in Marietta, Georgia, raised there and Boston, Mass., Dayton, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan, and Cleveland, Ohio. The eldest of five children. He attended the Bowling Green State University in Ohio, although dropped out after he took a drama course and became interested in acting. After leaving college, he took a job as a house painter and continued as such until a boating accident in Lake Erie in 1984. He swam for three hours in order to save the others still stranded at the accident site, while he nearly drowned in his attempt. After the accident, he moved from Ohio to Los Angeles, California. He worked in a bar to supplement his income and even lived in his own car.

After arriving in Hollywood, Patrick had the good fortune to do many movies for Filmmaker Roger Corman. Patrick starred in various direct-to-video television movies, and had a short appearance inDie Hard 2 (1990).His breakthrough role came as the liquid-metal, shape-shifting T-1000 inJames Cameron's blockbusterTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).After that, he landed roles in various feature films such asLast Action Hero (1993),Fire in the Sky (1993)andStriptease (1996).His performance in Fire in the Sky caught the attention ofChris Carter,creator of the television seriesThe X Files (1993).AfterDavid Duchovnydistanced himself from the series during its seventh season, Patrick was cast as FBI Special Agent John Doggett.

Robert found his way to the small screen when David Chase offered him the role of David Scatino in his award-winningThe Sopranos (1999).Robert was a series regular on Season Six of HBO'sTrue Blood (2008)and also appeared in the final season. He had a memorable role in the final season ofSons of Anarchy (2008),did a cameo role on the sitcomCommunity (2009),and had a supporting role in Season One onRobert Rodriguez'sFrom Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014)for the El Rey Network. In Spring 2017, it was announced that Robert would have a featured role inGale Anne Hurd's highly anticipated Amazon seriesLore (2017),based on the popular horror podcast. Recent film credits include Universal Pictures'Identity Thief (2013)withMelissa McCarthyandJason Bateman,Warner Brothers'Gangster Squad (2013)in which he playedJosh Brolin's squad member going up againstSean Pennas Mickey Cohan,Trouble with the Curve (2012)oppositeClint Eastwood,Lovelace (2013)oppositeSharon StoneandAmanda Seyfried,Universal's remake ofEndless Love (2014)withAlex PettyferandGabriella Wilde,Focus Features'Kill the Messenger (2014)oppositeJeremy Renner,andThe Road Within (2014)withKyra SedgwickandZoë KravitzandJames Gunn'sPeacemaker (2022)withJohn Cena.In 2022, it was announced Robert would be joiningTaylor Sheridan'sYellowstone (2018)prequel1923 (2022)withHarrison FordandHelen Mirren.

In addition to his acting success, Patrick is a lifelong supporter of the military and the USO. The grandson of an Army veteran who served during World Wars I and II and the Korean War, Patrick grew up with a profound respect for troops. Devoted to giving back, he regularly goes on USO hospital visits and has participated in four USO tours in seven countries since 2008, visiting more than 8,100 service members and military families. He is a passionate Harley-Davidson enthusiast and is co-owner of Harley-Davidson of Santa Clarita. He resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Barbara and their two children.

Madeleine Stowe was born in Los Angeles, California, to Mireya Maria (Mora Steinvorth) and Robert Alfred Stowe, a civil engineer. Her mother was a from a prominent political family in Costa Rica. Stowe grew up in Eagle Rock, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. At age ten she started practicing for a career as a concert pianist and trained every day for hours. However, when her instructor died in 1976 she more or less quit playing.

She went to University of Southern California and studied cinema and journalism before taking up acting at Beverly Hills' Solaris Theater. She made a few appearances in TV and on film but her breakthrough came in 1987 withStakeout (1987).Other major credits include The Last of the Mohicans (1992)andShort Cuts (1993).

When not filming, she spends her time at her ranch in Texas, which she shares with her husbandBrian Benben.

Linda Fiorentino is an American actress. She has starred in the filmsVision Quest (1985),Gotcha! (1985),After Hours (1985),Jade (1995),Men in Black (1997)andDogma (1999).For her performance inThe Last Seduction (1994),she won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actress of the Year, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Widely respected among peers for his fearless commitment, Michael Anthony Claudio Wincott was born to an English father and Italian mother in Scarborough, a working class suburb of Toronto. His career began fortuitously in 1976 at the CBC, cast by Deidre Bowen, Clare Walker and director Mike Newell as the troubled protagonist, Cole Buckley, opposite Kate Reid in writer Rochelle Kosar's Earthbound. He continued his novitiate in the city's leading contemporary theaters, working with Ken Gass at Factory Theatre Lab, Bill Glassco at The Tarragon Theatre and William Lane at Toronto Free Theatre. Supported by grants from The Ontario Arts Council and The Canada Council of The Arts, he moved to New York City to study on a full scholarship at The Juilliard School where he performed, among other roles, Teddy in Mark Medoff's When You Comin' Back Red Ryder?, Flute in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Soranzo in John Ford's T'is Pity She's A Whore and Tilden in the school's much-lauded first production of a Sam Shepard play, Buried Child. In the spring following graduation, he began a rewarding relationship with Joseph Papp's Public Theater both on and off Broadway with his creation of the role of Kent in Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio. He last appeared onstage in New York opposite John Malkovich, originating the role of Stubbs in Shepard's States of Shock. He has worked with some of cinema's most gifted reprobates, including Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Julian Schnabel, Gerard Depardieu, Jim Jarmusch, Ridley Scott, Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum, Dennis Hopper, Michael Cimino, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, John Hurt, Javier Bardem, Benicio Del Toro, Terrence Malick and Oliver Stone. Among those he hasn't, he has expressed a wish to work with the great French actress, Isabelle Huppert. "The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion" Albert Camus

In 1979 with his Detroit friends,Sam RaimiandRob Tapert,Bruce Campbell raised $350,000 for a low-budget film,The Evil Dead (1981),in which he starred and co-executive produced. Completed piecemeal over four years, the film first gained notoriety in England where it became the best-selling video of 1983, beating outThe Shining (1980).After its appearance at Cannes, whereStephen Kingdubbed it "the most ferociously original horror film of the year", New Line Cinema stepped forward to release "Evil Dead" in the U.S.

After co-producingCrimewave (1985),a cross-genre comedy written by Sam Raimi, Ethan and Joel Coen, Campbell moved to Los Angeles and quickly gained a foothold producing or starring in genre films such as theManiac Cop (1988)series,Lunatics: A Love Story (1991),Moontrap (1988),andMindwarp (1991),a post-apocalyptic "Jeremiah Johnson", during which he met his wife-to-be, filmmaker,Ida Gearon.

Campbell then rejoined his Detroit colleagues to star and co-produce the second and third films in the Evil Dead trilogy (Evil Dead II (1987)&Army of Darkness (1992)), completing 12 years of work on the cult favorite.

This rough-and-tumble background was a plus as Campbell made his foray into television, first starring in the highly touted Fox seriesThe Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993),then as a recurring guest-star on the hit showLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993).

With these under his belt, Campbell easily made the transition to director, helming numerous episodes and recurring as the King of Thieves in the #1 syndicatedHercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995),and its follow-up phenomenon,Xena: Warrior Princess (1995).

Bruce has since expanded his range on television, appearing in anything from Disney's update ofThe Love Bug (1997),to decidedly dramatic turns on the acclaimed seriesHomicide: Life on the Street (1993)andThe X Files (1993).At the invitation of ABC, Campbell ventured into the world of sitcoms with a recurring role on ABC's Emmy-nominatedEllen (1994),participating in one of the three touted "out" episodes.

But Campbell didn't abandon his film roots. During that time, he had featured roles in the blockbusterCongo (1995),John Carpenter'sEscape from L.A. (1996),and the award-winning independent crime drama,Running Time (1997).He followed these up with roles in Paramount's romantic comedy,Serving Sara (2002),Jim Carrey'sThe Majestic (2001),and all three ofSam Raimi's blockbuster Spider-Man movies.

After a return to episodic television in the swashbuckling series,Jack of All Trades (2000),Campbell took the title role in MGM's cult sleeperBubba Ho-Tep (2002).His directorial debut,Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)premiered on the Sci Fi Channel, and Dark Horse Comics published the comic adaptation.

Campbell then directed and starred as himself inMy Name Is Bruce (2007),a spoof of his B-movie career, then re-teamed with Disney for their fun-filled hit,Sky High (2005).

Campbell has since made the leap into other forms of entertainment, and is enjoying his role as an author with back-to-back New York Times bestsellers: a memoir entitled "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor", and his first novel, "Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way".

In the multi-media industry, Bruce has enjoyed voicing characters for Disney's animated TV seriesThe Legend of Tarzan (2001)and the Warner Brothers featureThe Ant Bully (2006).He also portrayed the character of "Mayor Shelbourne" in the animated hit film,Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009).Recently, Campbell voiced the role of "Rod Torque Redline" inCars 2 (2011),the sequel to the smash Disney animated feature and for the immensely popular game, "Call of Duty".

In 2013, Bruce co-produced the hit remake ofEvil Dead (2013),joined his filmmaking palSam RaimionOz the Great and Powerful (2013),and completed an impressive seven-year run on the spy show,Burn Notice (2007)(2007-2013), USA's #1 show on cable.

More than two decades after the release ofArmy of Darkness (1992),Bruce returned to his most iconic role forAsh vs Evil Dead (2015),a highly-anticipated series premiering on the Starz network on Halloween 2015.

Alec Baldwin is the oldest, and best-known, of the four Baldwin brothers in the acting business (the others areStephen Baldwin,William BaldwinandDaniel Baldwin). Alexander Rae Baldwin III was born on April 3, 1958 in Massapequa, New York, the son of Carol Newcomb (Martineau) and Alexander Rae Baldwin Jr., a high school teacher and football coach at Massapequa High School. He is of Irish, as well as English, French, Scottish, and German, descent.

Alec Baldwin burst onto the TV scene in the early 1980s with appearances on several series, includingThe Doctors (1963)andKnots Landing (1979),before scoring feature film roles inForever, Lulu (1986),Beetle Juice (1988),Working Girl (1988),Married to the Mob (1988)andTalk Radio (1988).In 1990, Baldwin appeared in the first on-screen adaptation of the "Jack Ryan" character created by mega-selling espionage author,Tom Clancy.The film,The Hunt for Red October (1990),was a box office and critical success, with Baldwin appearing alongside icySean Connery.Unfortunately, Baldwin fell out with Paramount Studios over future scripts for "Jack Ryan", and subsequent Ryan roles went toHarrison Ford.

Baldwin instead went to Broadway to perform "A Streetcar Named Desire", garnering a Tony nomination for his portrayal of "Stanley Kowalski" (he would reprise the role in a 1995 TV adaptation). Baldwin won over critics as a lowlife thief pursued by dogged copFred WardinMiami Blues (1990),met his future wifeKim Basingerwhile filming theNeil Simoncomedy,The Marrying Man (1991),starred in the film adaptation of the play,Prelude to a Kiss (1992)(in which he starred off-Broadway), and made an indelible ten-minute cameo as a hard-nosed real estate executive laying down the law inGlengarry Glen Ross (1992).He also made a similar tour-de-force monologue in the thriller,Malice (1993),as a doctor defending his practices, in which he stated, "Let me tell you something: I am God".

Demand for Baldwin's talents in the 1990s saw more scripts swiftly come his way, and he starred alongside his then-wife,Kim Basinger,in a remake of theSteve McQueenaction flick,The Getaway (1994),brought to life the famous comic strip character,The Shadow (1994),and starred as an assistant district attorney in the civil rights drama,Ghosts of Mississippi (1996).Baldwin's distinctive vocal talents then saw him voice US-aired episodes of the highly popular UK children's show,Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984),plus later voice-only contributions to other animated/children's shows, includingClerks (2000),Cats & Dogs (2001),Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)andThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004).

In the early 2000s, Baldwin and Basinger endured an acrimonious break-up that quickly became tabloid fodder but, while his divorce was high-profile, Baldwin excelled in a number of lower-profile supporting roles in a variety of films, includingState and Main (2000),Pearl Harbor (2001),The Cooler (2003)(for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor),The Aviator (2004),Along Came Polly (2004)andThe Departed (2006).As he was excelling as a consummate character actor, Baldwin found a second career in television comedy. Already known for his comedic turns hostingSaturday Night Live (1975),he essayed an extended guest role onWill & Grace (1998)in 2005 before taking on what would arguably become his most famous role, that of network executive "Jack Donaghy", oppositeTina Feyin the highly-acclaimed sitcom,30 Rock (2006).The role brought Baldwin two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globes, and an unprecedented six Screen Actors Guild Awards (not including cast wins).

Continuing to appear in films as30 Rock (2006)wrapped up its final season, Baldwin was engaged in 2012 to wedHilaria Baldwin(aka Hilaria Lynn Thomas); the couple married on June 30, 2012.

Annette Bening was born on May 29, 1958 in Topeka, Kansas, the youngest of four children. Her family moved to California when she was young, and she grew up there. She graduated from San Francisco State University and began her acting career with the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, eventually moving to New York where she acted on the stage (including a Tony-award nomination in 1987 for her work in the Broadway play "Coastal Disturbances" ) and got her first film roles, in a few TV movies.

As is so often the case, her first big-screen role was in a forgettable movie, this oneThe Great Outdoors (1988),in which she had little screen time. However, her next work onscreen was inMilos Forman'sValmont (1989),a film adaptation ofChoderlos de Laclos' "Les Liaisons Dangereuses". Unfortunately, de Laclos' story had also just served as the source of a more Hollywoodized and successful movie version,Dangerous Liaisons (1988),which had been released the previous year, and Foreman's treatment went little noticed. Bening's career turned an important corner the following year when she co-starred withAnjelica HustonandJohn CusackinStephen Frears's powerful, entertaining screen adaptation ofJim Thompson's novelThe Grifters (1990),and her artful turn as a con artist gained her the first of several Academy award nominations. On the strength of this performanceWarren Beattycast Bening asVirginia Hill,Bugsy Siegel's fiery actress moll, in hisBugsy (1991),the story of Siegel's founding of Las Vegas. Although the movie itself did not fare well, it resulted in a relationship with Beatty which led to Bening's pregnancy and then her marriage to Beatty in 1992 - it was the second marriage for Bening, who had been separated from her first husband since 1986 but did not finalize her divorce until 1991. The couple then collaborated on the extravagant flopLove Affair (1994),though the next year her career rebounded with her turn as Queen Elizabeth in the highly-regarded 1995 production ofRichard III (1995).Notable performances have since included an obsessive, pushy real estate agent inAmerican Beauty (1999),and as the eponymous character inIstván Szabó's screen adaptation of theW. Somerset MaughamnovelBeing Julia (2004)- both were duly noted by the Academy, with Oscar nominations.

Bening has great poise and screen presence and, at her best, can turn in a very strong performance. Although her resume often features long stretches of mediocre productions before the next good part turns up, when it does, it proves worth the wait. Bening has four children with Beatty.