Vanessa Angel Biography

Birth name - Vanessa Madeline Angel
Date of birth - November 10, 1966
London, England, UK
Height - 5' 8" (1.73 m)

British-born Vanessa Angel began her career at age 14 as a model when she was discovered by world-renowned agent Eileen Ford. She gained much life experience by traveling the world, relocating to New York and appearing on many magazine covers, including "Vogue" and "Cosmopolitan". Her transition from modeling to acting came in 1985, when she was chosen by director John Landis to play a Russian spy in Spies Like Us (1985). She honed her craft by studying under Sondra Lee and became a member of The Actor's Studio in New York in 1987 studying under Frank Casado. This led to roles in films including King of New York (1990), Sleep with Me (1994) and Kingpin (1996), from The Farrelly Brothers with Woody Harrelson and Bill Murray, Kissing a Fool (1998) with David Schwimmer and Jason Lee. She most recently appeared in Paramount's The Perfect Score (2004) with Scarlett Johansson and opposite Jon Voight in SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004). In addition to her film work, Angel starred in the hit series "Weird Science" (1994) on the USA Network.
The unique range of characters earned her critical recognition for her comedic timing. She has played many roles on television, including the recurring role of police officer Peggy Elliot on NBC's "Reasonable Doubts" (1991) with Mark Harmon and Marlee Matlin and a recent recurring role on "Stargate SG-1" (1997). She recently finished filming Out for Blood (2004) with Kevin Dillon and a film for the Sci-Fi Channel with Corin Nemec. She is currently working on the independent film Downtown (2003). She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Rick Otto and their three-year-old daughter.

Vanessa Ferlito Biography

Name - Vanessa Ferlito
Date of Birth - December 28, 1980
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height - 5' 6" (1.68 m)

Vanessa Ferlito got her first big break as an internet sex worker in the independent film "On-Line." Her main role is on the popular series "CSI: NY" and has guest appeared on shows like "Law and Order," "Third Watch" and "The Sopranos." Vanessa is of Italian decent and was born in Brooklyn, New York, on Dec. 28, 1980.

Virginia Madsen Biography

Name - Virginia Madsen
Date of birth - September 11, 1961
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nickname - Gina
Height - 5' 6½" (1.69 m)

One of the hottest stars of the mid-80s, Virginia Madsen is one of Hollywood's most talented actresses. Voted as one of the most beautiful actresses in 1986, Virginia has had several excellent performances in her career thus far. Audiences first caught a glimpse of her as Princess Irulan in the 1984 science fiction epic Dune (1984). She followed that up with Electric Dreams (1984), however, it was in 1986 that Virginia captured the hearts of the audience with an intense portrayal of a Catholic school girl who fell in love with a boy from a prison camp in Duncan Gibbins' Fire with Fire (1986). Virginia played the role of Lisa and her co-star was Craig Sheffer, who played Lisa's love interest, Joe Fisk. Kari Wuhrer also made an appearance as Virginia's best friend, Gloria. Fire with Fire (1986) was a low budget production, starring a bunch of fresh faces who were till then unknown to Hollywood. However, the movie was a success and elevated its three young stars overnight. Virginia has never looked back since.
With 35 releases since Fire with Fire (1986) thus far, Virginia is a busy actress and has played a variety of roles which further enhance her reputation as a fantastic actress who can adapt to any kind of role. Virginia belongs to an acting family - with her brother Michael Madsen also an actor and her mother, Elaine Madsen, an Emmy-winning writer and producer. She is still one of the Hollywood's most beautiful and captivating actresses today.

Yasmine Bleeth Biography

Birth name - Yasmine Amanda Bleeth
Date of birth - June 14, 1968
New York City, New York, USA
Nickname - Yaz, Yazmania
Height - 5' 5" (1.65 m)

Yasmine Bleeth joined the regular cast of Nash Bridges as by-the-book policewoman Caitlin Cross in October of 1998. She earlier starred for three seasons in the syndicated series Baywatch, and in the motion pictures-for-television A Face to Die For, Talk to Me, Crowned and Dangerous and The Lake. Her first significant roles were in the daytime television dramas Ryan's Hope, as "Ryan Fenelli, " and One Life to Live, as Lee Anne Demerest." Yasmine began her career at the age of only six months, when she was featured in a national advertising campaign (Johnson & Johnson). At age six, she appeared in a cosmetics (Max Factor) ad campaign with Cristina Ferrare. Fashion photographer Francesco Scavullo then included her in his book, Scavullo's women. She later appeared in the MILK Moustache Campaign. Yasmine was born and raised in New York City, where she attended high school at the United Nations International School. Her birth date is June 14 and she has a Boston Terrier named Elvis.

Zooey Deschanel Biography

Birth Name - Zooey Claire Deschanel
Date of Birth - 17 January 1980
Los Angeles, California, USA
Nickname - Zo
Height - 5' 6" (1.68 m)

Zooey Deschanel was born in 1980 into a showbiz family. Her father, Caleb Deschanel is an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer (perhaps most notably for The Passion of the Christ (2004)) and her mother, Mary Jo Deschanel (née Weir) is an actress who starred in "Twin Peaks" (1990). Driven from an early age to become a successful actress, Zooey got her big break aged 17 playing a model in TV sitcom "Veronica's Closet" (1997). She got her first film role the following year in Mumford (1999), which prompted her to quit university to pursue acting full-time. Mostly thanks to a role in Cameron Crowe's popular biopic, Almost Famous (2000), Zooey's rise to fame has been steadily increasing as the 21st century wears on. Her distinctive acting style found her critical acclaim in 2003 when she was voted Best Actress at the Mar Del Plata Film Festival for her role in David Gordon Green's All the Real Girls (2003). She also gained a Best Female Lead nomination (for All the Real Girls (2003))at the following year's Independent Spirit Awards, but lost out to Charlize Theron.
Zooey is often compared to golden era Hollywood starlets and is also a talented singer. She has said in interviews that she believes her singing ability was pivotal in gaining the role of Jovie in Elf (2003). She also sang (and acted) in the Disney-produced musical, Once Upon a Mattress (2005) (TV).