Zooey Deschanel in a White Dress

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel, born January 17, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, is an American actress, musician and singer-songwriter.

As a musician, she records and performs with M. Ward under the moniker She & Him. They released the albums Volume One in 2008, and Volume Two in 2010. She plays keyboards, banjo, ukulele, and percussion, and has performed singing in some of her films.

As an actress, Deschanel made her film debut in Mumford in 1999. Her next role, as William Miller’s troubled older sister Anita in Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film Almost Famous, brought her greater attention. Some of her other film appearances include Elf (2003), The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), Gigantic (2008), Yes Man (2008), and (500) Days of Summer (2009).

Vanessa-Mae in a Shiny Short Dress

Vanessa-Mae

Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson (known professionally as Vanessa-Mae), born 27 October 27, 1978, in Singapore. She’s a skilled violinist in the style of British pop and classical.

At the age of three she began playing piano, and then violin at age five. Her father, Varaprong Vanakorn, is Thai, and her mother, Pamela Tan, is Chinese. From the age of four, Vanessa grew up in London with her mother and step-father. She’s a British citizen.

In 2006, Vanessa-Mae was ranked as the wealthiest young entertainer under 30 in the UK.

Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry

Deborah Ann “Debbie” Harry

  • Born July 1, 1945 in Miami, Florida
  • Was adopted when she was three months old
  • Singer-songwriter and actress. Best known for being the lead singer for the New Wave/punk rock band Blondie
  • Blondie, the band, graces the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in June 1979
  • Her acting career consists of over 30 film roles and several television appearances
  • A former Playboy Bunny
  • In 1999 the Guinness World Book of Records named Debbie the “Oldest Female Singer to Reach No. 1 in the UK Chart” when Blondie went to number one with “Maria” on February 13, 1999
  • Charlotte Church

    Charlotte Church

    Charlotte Maria Church

  • Born February 21, 1986 in Llandaff, a district of Cardiff, Wales
  • Welsh singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter
  • Became famous in childhood as a classical crossover singer, then branched into pop music in 2005
  • Has sold more than 10,500,000 albums worldwide
  • Has performed for Queens, Princes, Presidents and Pope John Paul II
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    Jayne Mansfield

    Jayne Mansfield

    Jayne Mansfield

  • Born Vera Jayne Palmer, April 19, 1933, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Died June 29, 1967, near Slidell, Louisiana
  • American actress working in film, stage and television
  • Also was a singer, nightclub performer, and Playboy Playmate
  • A leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s
  • Starred in several films that emphasized her platinum-blonde hair, bust, and hourglass figure
  • Her daughter, Mariska (Maria) Magdolina Hargitay (born January 23, 1964), is actress in ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’
  • Mansfield died in an automobile accident on a highway at the age of 34
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