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Esra Bilgic is the daughters of a mother from Yozgat and a father from Konya, born in Ankara in 1992. She took her first professional step into acting with her first project Dirilis: Ertugrul (2014) in 2014. With the popularity she gained with her role as Halime Hatun, Ertugrul Gazi's wife, she began to receive advertising offers from brands. In 2017, she married football player Gökhan Töre, with whom she had been in love for two years. The wedding witnesses of the couple were President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan.
After receiving drama and voice training for six months in 2018, she started acting in the TV series Ramo (2020), shot in Adana, in 2019. In the same year, she ended her marriage with Gökhan Töre, which lasted two years. Bilgiç, who said that she has rules in acting and does not play roles that would disrupt the Turkish family structure, had her first movie experience in 2022 with the movie Adanis: Kutsal Kavga (2022). Bilgiç continues her career with roles she finds suitable for her criteria.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Max Thieriot was born in 1988 in Los Altos Hills, California, and has
two siblings. He was raised in Occidental, CA, and graduated from Sonoma Country Day School in 2002 and El Molino High School in 2006. He started acting when he took
an improvisation class and modeled for GAP. He was also in two short
films before making his big-screen debut in Catch That Kid (2004), opposite Kristen Stewart and Corbin Bleu.
Max had a big role as one of the children protected by Vin Diesel's character in the hit comedy The Pacifier (2005), and played the son of the title character in The Astronaut Farmer (2006). In the summer of 2007, he co-starred opposite Emma Roberts in Nancy Drew (2007), as Nancy's friend Ned Nickerson, and in 2008 played the younger version of Hayden Christensen's lead in Jumper (2008), as well as a 1930s hobo, Will Shepherd, in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008).
Max's early 2010s roles included Michael Stewart, the son of Julianne Moore's character, in the dramatic thriller Chloe (2009), and the lead role in Wes Craven's horror thriller My Soul to Take (2010). He also co-starred as the male lead, opposite Jennifer Lawrence, in another horror film, House at the End of the Street (2012).
Max made his television series debut playing Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore)'s brother, Dylan Massett, on the A&E show Bates Motel (2013), which began its run in 2013. Max also plays Jack Hays in the History Channel mini-series Texas Rising (2015).
In 2013, Max married Lexi Murphy, his long-time girlfriend.
Max is the great-great grandson of Michael Henry de Young, who
co-founded the San Francisco Chronicle in 1865. His father is from
California and his mother is from Minnesota. Max is of German, English,
Norwegian, Danish, Irish, Dutch Jewish, French Jewish, Scottish, and
Northern Irish ancestry.- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
After this feisty, highly offbeat actress from Chattanooga,
Tennessee, broke into TV in the 1980s, she immediately set herself
apart from the norm with a prime role as new owner Bud Cort's female friend in the bizarre mini-movie Bates Motel (1987).
This rather inauspicious beginning would also set Lori Petty off on a career as a
kinetic fighter and a misfit, types for which she would be best known.
Lori was born on October 14, 1963, and spent her childhood traveling the US with her father, a Pentecostal
minister. Her keen talents first lent themselves toward being a graphic
artist in Omaha, Nebraska, but an impulsive desire to act quickly took
precedence and soon she was off to New York, where she took acting
classes and pounded the pavement for jobs.
Going nowhere fast, she eventually headed for Los Angeles and finally found an "in".
Following a number of mediocre TV roles, she won a bit of attention on the
short-lived series Booker (1989) as a lippy secretary, then hit pay dirt in
secondary roles as an outrageous Cyndi Lauper wannabe in Cadillac Man (1990) and as
Patrick Swayze's ex-girlfriend/waitress who hooks up with Keanu Reeves in Point Break (1991).
It looked like mainstream stardom might happen for the tomboy actress,
especially after getting cast as Geena Davis' bratty baseball-playing
sister in the highly successful A League of Their Own (1992). However, while Lori proved to be an intriguing, kooky sort, she also proved more difficult to cast. Such disparate roles as a kind-hearted animal trainer in Free Willy (1993) and the sole female recruit in
Pauly Shore's inane comedy In the Army Now (1994) only proved the point.
She seemed bent towards playing scrappy, hard-edged figures alongside the big action guys but
started off on the wrong foot when she was replaced by Sandra Bullock in
Sylvester Stallone's Demolition Man (1993) due to "artistic differences". She did play a lone female cop in the thriller The Glass Shield (1994), then found her true calling as the bizarre cartoon heroine Tank Girl (1995), which was billed as "a post-apocalyptic comedy." Playing along the same hard lines, Lori portrayed an FBI agent who teams up with a Tokyo policewoman Yûki Amami in the crime thriller Countdown (1996); played a butch lesbian in the social comedy Relax... It's Just Sex (1998); and an aggressive, tough-talking stripper at odds with the Mafia in the potboiler The Arrangement (1999). She ended the decade on TV as Max, a motel clerk, in the crime drama fantasy series Brimstone (1998).
Into the millennium, the crop-haired, tough-as-nails actress continued to take it to the limit. Following roles in the action films Firetrap (2001) and Route 666 (2001), Lori co-starred alongside the similarly tough-styled Gina Gershon in Prey for Rock & Roll (2003) as members of a punk rock band. She later starred in the creature vs. human horror opus Cryptid (2006); had a small part (First Murderer) in a contemporary Hollywood updating of Shakespeare's Richard III (2007); a deputy in the cross-country sports movie Chasing 3000 (2010); a doctor in the horror thriller Dead Awake (2016); a starring role as a lady Marine in Fear, Love, and Agoraphobia (2018); and a campy role in the low-budget horror flick A Deadly Legend (2020).
On TV, Lori would be seen as a guest in such shows as "The Beast," "NYPD Blue," "CSI: NY," "Masters of Horror," "House," "Prison Break," "Hawaii Five-0," and, more notably, in the recurring and amusing role of loony, paranoiac Lolly in the women's prison series Orange Is the New Black (2013). On the other side of the camera, the still-single Lori wrote and directed the film The Poker House (2008) starring Jennifer Lawrence, a re-dramatization of Lori's teenage years in Iowa. The film earned awards at the Los Angeles Film Festival- Actor
- Producer
- Music Department
Proclaimed by many critics as one of the best young actors of his
generation, Benjamin John Whishaw was born in Clifton, Bedfordshire, to
Linda (Hope), who works in cosmetics, and Jose Whishaw, who works in
information technology. He has a twin brother, James. He is of French, German, Russian (father) and English (mother) descent.
Ben attended Samuel Whitbread Community College where his interest in
theatre grew and he became a member of the Bancroft Players Youth
Theatre at Hitchin's Queen Mother Theatre. During his time there he
rose to prominence in many productions, most notably If This Is a Man,
based on the book of the same name by
Primo Levi, a survivor of Nazi World War II
prisoner of war camp. The play was taken to the Edinburgh Festival in
1995 where it garnered five-star reviews and great critical acclaim
with Ben Whishaw getting rave reviews for his portrayal of Levi.
Ben then enrolled in, RADA from where he graduated in 2004 and soon
landed the role of Hamlet in Trevor Nunn's
2004 production making him one of the youngest actors to portray Hamlet
on-stage. Hamlet opened to rave reviews with many critics hailing Ben
as the next Laurence Olivier and
applauding his portrayal of Hamlet with leading critics haling the
birth of a star. Whishaw's film and TV credits include
Layer Cake (2004) and
Christopher Morris 2005
sitcom Nathan Barley (2005), in
which he played a character called Pingu. He was named "Most Promising
Newcomer" at the 2001 British Independent Film Awards (for
My Brother Tom (2001)) and, in
2005, nominated as best actor in four award ceremonies for his Hamlet.
He also played Keith Richards
in the Stephen Woolley biopic
Stoned (2005). Whishaw played in
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a perfume maker whose craft turns deadly
getting raves once again for his stunning portrayal. Whishaw appeared
in 2007's I'm Not There (2007) as
one of the Bob Dylan reincarnations and in
2008 in
Criminal Justice (2008) a TV
series. He appears in the forthcoming films
The Tempest (2010) and
Bright Star (2009).- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Roger Moore will perhaps always be remembered as the man who replaced Sean Connery in the James Bond series, arguably something he never lived down.
Roger George Moore was born on October 14, 1927 in Stockwell, London, England, the son of Lillian (Pope) and George Alfred Moore, a policeman. His mother was born in Calcutta, India, to a British family. Roger first wanted to be an artist, but got into films full time after becoming an extra in the late 1940s. He came to the United States in 1953. Suave, extremely handsome, and an excellent actor, he received a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His initial foray met with mixed success, with movies like Diane (1956) and Interrupted Melody (1955), as well as The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954).
Moore went into television in the 1950s on series such as Ivanhoe (1958) and The Alaskans (1959), but probably received the most recognition from Maverick (1957), as cousin Beau. He received his big breakthrough, at least internationally, as The Saint (1962). The series made him a superstar and he became very successful thereafter. Moore ended his run as the Saint, and was one of the premier stars of the world, but he was not catching on in America. In an attempt to change this, he agreed to star with Tony Curtis on ITC's The Persuaders! (1971), but although hugely popular in Europe, it did not catch on in the United States and was canceled. Just prior to making the series, he starred in The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970), which proved there was far more to Moore than the light-hearted roles he had previously accepted.
He was next offered and accepted the role of James Bond, and once audiences got used to the change of style from Connery's portrayal, they also accepted him. Live and Let Die (1973), his first Bond movie, grossed more outside of America than Diamonds Are Forever (1971); Connery's last outing as James Bond. He went on to star in another six Bond films, before bowing out after A View to a Kill (1985). He was age 57 at the time the film was made and was looking a little too old for Bond - it was possibly one film too many. In between times, there had been more success with appearances in films such as That Lucky Touch (1975), Shout at the Devil (1976), The Wild Geese (1978), Escape to Athena (1979) and North Sea Hijack (1980).
Despite his fame from the Bond films and many others, the United States never completely took to him until he starred in The Cannonball Run (1981) alongside Burt Reynolds, a success there. After relinquishing his role as Bond, his work load tended to diminish a little, though he did star in the American box office flop Feuer, Eis & Dynamit (1990), as well as the comedy Bullseye! (1990),
with Michael Caine. He did the overlooked comedy Bed & Breakfast (1991), as well as the television movie The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1994), and then the major Jean-Claude Van Damme flop The Quest (1996). Moore then took second rate roles such as Spice World (1997), and the American television series The Dream Team (1999). Although his film work slowed down, he was still in the public eye, be it appearing on television chat shows or hosting documentaries.
Roger Moore was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire on December 31, 1998 in the New Years Honours for services to UNICEF, and was promoted to Knight Commander of the same order on June 14, 2003 in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to the charities UNICEF and Kiwanis International.
Roger Moore died of cancer on 23 May, 2017, in Switzerland. He was 89.- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Rowan Blanchard is an American actress best known for her role as Riley in Girl Meets World (2014) which earned her Young Artist Award nominations. She has since had roles as Jackie Geary on the ABC Sitcom The Goldbergs (2013) and Alexandra Cavill in the TNT Series Snowpiercer (2020). Rowan's other roles include Raquel Pacheco in Little in Common (2011), and China in Splitting Up Together (2018).- Jon Seda's first passion was to be a championship boxer. After taking
runner-up in the NJ Golden Gloves, the 1992 Olympics was the next goal.
That's when fate stepped in; at his first audition, for
Gladiator (1992), he was given a
co-starring role! Since then he has branched off into numerous
television and film roles. He has garnered critical acclaim for his
roles in such films as
I Like It Like That (1994),
The Sunchaser (1996),
Selena (1997),
Undisputed (2002), and in television
for his roles in
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993),
UC: Undercover (2001),
Third Watch (1999),
Oz (1997), NBC Chicago PD, and he also starred as Marine Sgt. John "Manila" Basilone in HBO's award-winning mini
series The Pacific (2010). - Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Steve Coogan was born on 14 October 1965 in Middleton, Manchester, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Philomena (2013), Alan Partridge (2013) and 24 Hour Party People (2002). He was previously married to Caroline Hickman.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Beginning his life with the same flair for the dramatic that would come to define his career, Udo Kier was born in Köln, Germany near the end of the 2nd world war. The hospital was bombed and buried Kier and his mother in the rubble. Both survived, and Kier would later move to London as a young adult to study English. Kier was discovered in London by Michael Sarne, who cast him in his first role as a gigolo in "Road To Saint Tropez". Kier then starred in Michael Armstrong's extremely controversial "Mark Of The Devil". He would go on to work with Paul Morrissey in Andy Warhol's "Flesh For Frankenstein" and "Blood For Dracula", Dario Argento in "Suspiria", and Rainer Werner Fassbinder in "The Third Generation", "Lili Marllen", and "Lola".
Kier entered the American independent cinema scene many years later after meeting Gus Van Sant at the Berlin Film Festival. Van Sant offered Kier the role of Hans, the lamp-singing john in "My Own Private Idaho" with Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix. He would later have roles in Gus Van Sant's "Even Cowgirls Get The Blues" and "Don't Worry He Won't Get Far On Foot" as well as such 90s Hollywood hits as "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective", "Johnny Mnemonic", "Barb Wire", "End Of Violence", "For Love Or Money", "Armagedden", "Blade", and "End Of Days". Kier is probably best known for his collaboration with Lars von Trier, appearing in most of his films including "Medea", "Europa", "Breaking The Waves", "Dancer In TheE Dark", "Dogville", "Manderlay", "Melancholia", "Nymphomaniac (Vol. II)" and "The Kingdom" (Danish TV). Kier's recent renaissance has seen him play memorable roles in the Activision game "Call Of Duty", numerous television roles in North America and Europe, and in the films "Iron Sky", "Brawl In Cell Block 99", "Downsizing", "American Animals", "Bacurau", "The Painted Bird", "The Blazing World" and "Swan Song", among many others.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
David Oakes is a British actor who trained at the Bristol Old Vic
Theatre School and graduated in 2007. He is represented by Conway Van Gelder Grant Inc.
Before training professionally as an actor he studied at Manchester
University where he received a first class degree in English and Drama.
David was also on the board of governors for the Conservatoire of Dance
and Drama.
He went to school in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he eventually became
the head boy at Bishop Wordsworth's Grammar School.- Actor
- Producer
Chang Chen, an international renowned actor, first earned his attention at the age of 14 when he took the lead role in A Brighter Summer Day. Since then, he was nominated three times at the Golden Horse Awards, and several times for best actor at the Berlinale and the Cannes Film Festival. He won Best Actor at the 3rd Osaka Asia Film Festival for his performance in The Go Master.
Chang's outstanding versatile performance, coupled with his diligent learning attitude, made him the favorite cast of world's renowned directors. His dedication to filmmaking is seen not only in how he strives to improve his acting skills, but also the initiatives he had taken in learning local Uyghur language and horse riding for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the game of go and meditation for The Go Master, and three years of practice bajiquan (martial arts) for the The Grandmaster which he later won first prize in a recognized competition.
In 2017, Chang's performance in Mr. Long was nominated for the 67th Berlinale international film festival in official competition.
In 2018, Chang was the only Asian actor who served as one of the juries at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.- Actor
- Music Department
- Composer
Born in South Amboy, New Jersey, Greg Evigan grew up in Sayreville. While in high school he won acclaim as Cornelius Hackl in Hello Dolly, which won the New Jersey High School Musical Contest. One month after graduating from Sayreville War Memorial High School in 1971, Greg auditioned for and won a part in the Broadway show "Jesus Christ Superstar." He also joined the cast of a touring company, playing the lead in the musical "Grease".
Since the mid-1970s, he has amassed over 100 acting credits. His two most famous television roles were, B.J. and the Bear (1978) and
My Two Dads (1987). Both series were initially successful but suffered sharp ratings declines and only lasted three seasons. Evigan sang the opening theme on both series. He is also known for TekWar (1994) and Masquerade (1983), which were both short-lived series.
His three children are also in the entertainment industry. His daughters Briana Evigan and Vanessa Evigan are actresses and his son Jason Evigan is a singer/songwriter.- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Harry Anderson was born on 14 October 1952 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Night Court (1984), It (1990) and Tales from the Crypt (1989). He was married to Elizabeth Morgan and Leslie Pollack. He died on 16 April 2018 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jack was born in 1985 and grew up in his native London, attending
Westminster School and the Hall School, Hampstead, where he got into
acting. From Oxford University he went to study acting at LAMDA but
left when he was spotted and cast as Benvolio at the Globe Theatre,
taking part in other productions there, as well as at the Orange Tree,
Richmond and the Royal Court. Here he was seen by casting director Andy
Pryor who got him into television, with a small role in the period
drama 'Dancing on the Edge' and a more substantial, recurring part as
Freddie, daft son of the house in 'Blandings'. Now an established
television face he has appeared in the likes of 'Poirot' and the remake
of 'Poldark'.- Christine Quinn was born on 14 October 1988 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Shark Night (2011), Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015) and Humans vs Zombies (2011). She has been married to Christian Richard Dumontet since 15 December 2019. They have one child.
- Although her career spans over two decades, Stacy Keibler continues to
be the fresh-faced beauty that both film and television audiences
adore. Stacy was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She began dancing when
she was three-years-old and has a background in ballet, tap and jazz.
Stacy went to school in Baltimore and was also one of Baltimore's first
"Raven Cheerleaders". She began her career as a model at the age of 6.
Shortly thereafter, she was cast in national commercials, which led her
to join AFTRA and SAG before the age of 10. Though still young, Keibler
began building an impressive resume in both film and television. Her
film credits include the box office successes . Added to Keibler's list
of film roles is
The Comebacks (2007), a 20th
Century FOX feature she appeared in alongside comedian
David Koechner.
When she competed on
Dancing with the Stars (2005),
Keibler's skills and popularity landed her among the final three
contestants. Impressing not only the audience but also ABC executives,
she was quickly offered a network talent deal. This has led to
recurring roles on ABC's
George Lopez (2002) and
What About Brian (2006),
where she played the love interest of the lead character "Brian", and
the villain in the ABC Family mini-series
Samurai Girl (2008). Keibler
also appeared on the drama
October Road (2007). Next up
for Keibler is a reoccurring role on the ABC comedy
In the Motherhood (2009),
starring Cheryl Hines and
Megan Mullally.
Prior to her stint on
Dancing with the Stars (2005),
Keibler, a former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader, auditioned for the
chance to be the new "Nitro Girl" for World Championship Wrestling
(WCW). Keibler wowed both fans and executives and went on to win the
National Search. Shortly thereafter, WCW was acquired by World
Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Keibler's skills impressed the creators
of the program so much that she was the only female brought over to the
new company, where she immediately became a regular on the longest
running live program in television history.
A model of peak physical fitness, Keibler has graced the covers of
numerous magazines including Shape, Vegas, TV Guide, Maxim, FHM
Australia, Muscle & Fitness, 6 Degrees, and Beverly Hills 213. She has
been featured in Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Elle Girl, LA Times, Parade,
Maxim (UK), and Fitness. She regularly appears in Entertainment Weekly,
People, Us Weekly, The Look, OK, and Life & Style. The issue of Stuff
featuring Stacy Keibler on the cover was one of the magazines highest
selling issues of all time.
Stacy Keibler currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. - Actress
- Writer
- Director
Lillian Diana Gish was born on October 14, 1893, in Springfield, Ohio. Her father, James Lee Gish, was an alcoholic who caroused, was rarely at home, and left the family to, more or less, fend for themselves. To help make ends meet, Lillian, her sister Dorothy Gish, and their mother, Mary Gish, a.k.a. Mary Robinson McConnell, tried their hand at acting in local productions. Lillian was six years old when she first appeared in front of an audience. For the next 13 years, she and Dorothy appeared before stage audiences with great success. Had she not made her way into films, Lillian quite possibly could have been one of the great stage actresses of all time; however, she found her way onto the big screen when, in 1912, she met famed director D.W. Griffith. Impressed with what he saw, he immediately cast her in her first film, An Unseen Enemy (1912), followed by The One She Loved (1912) and My Baby (1912). She would make 12 films for Griffith in 1912. With 25 films in the next two years, Lillian's exposure to the public was so great that she fast became one of the top stars in the industry, right alongside Mary Pickford, "America's Sweetheart".
In 1915, Lillian starred as Elsie Stoneman in Griffith's most ambitious project to date, The Birth of a Nation (1915). She was not making the large number of films that she had been in the beginning because she was successful and popular enough to be able to pick and choose the right films to appear in. The following year, she appeared in another Griffith classic, Intolerance (1916). By the early 1920s, her career was on its way down. As with anything else, be it sports or politics, new faces appeared on the scene to replace the "old", and Lillian was no different. In fact, she did not appear at all on the screen in 1922, 1925 or 1929. However, 1926 was her busiest year of the decade with roles in La Bohème (1926) and The Scarlet Letter (1926). As the decade wound to a close, "talkies" were replacing silent films. However, Lillian was not idle during her time away from the screen. She appeared in stage productions, to the acclaim of the public and critics alike. In 1933, she filmed His Double Life (1933), but did not make another film for nine years.
When she returned in 1943, she appeared in two big-budget pictures,
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) and Top Man (1943). Although these roles did not bring her the attention she had had in her early career, Lillian still proved she could hold her own with the best of them. She earned an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her role of Laura Belle McCanles in Duel in the Sun (1946), but lost to Anne Baxter in The Razor's Edge (1946).
One of the most critically acclaimed roles of her career came in the thriller The Night of the Hunter (1955), also notable as the only film directed by actor Charles Laughton. In 1969, she published her autobiography, "The Movies, Mr. Griffith, and Me". In 1987, she made what was to be her last motion picture, The Whales of August (1987), a box-office success that exposed her to a new generation of fans. Her 75-year career is almost unbeatable in any field, let alone the film industry. On February 27, 1993, at age 99, Lillian Gish died peacefully in her sleep at her Manhattan apartment in New York City. She never married.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Skyler Shaye was born on 14 October 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Grey's Anatomy (2005), Bratz (2007) and Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004). She has been married to Christian Lopez since 10 October 2022.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Luke Slattery is an actor and director, known for The Boys in the Boat (2023), The Post (2017) and New Amsterdam (2018).- Actress
- Soundtrack
- Producer
Mackenzie Mauzy was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Into the Woods (2014), Forever (2014) and Manson's Lost Girls (2016). She was previously married to John Arthur Greene.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Rick Aviles was born on 14 October 1952 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Waterworld (1995), Ghost (1990) and The Cannonball Run (1981). He died on 17 March 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Over his 40-year career as one of Hollywood's veteran character actors,
Robert Webber always marked his spot by playing all types of roles and
was not stereotyped into playing just one kind of character. Sometimes
he even got to play a leading role (see
Hysteria (1965)). Webber first started
out in small stage shows and a few Broadway plays before he landed the role of Juror 12 in
12 Angry Men (1957). He was also
known for numerous war films, playing
Lee Marvin's general in
The Dirty Dozen (1967) or as
real-life Admiral Frank J. Fletcher in
Midway (1976). Webber's other best known
movies include
The Great White Hope (1970),
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978),
10 (1979) (as composer
Dudley Moore's lyricist partner),
Private Benjamin (1980),
Wild Geese II (1985) and
co-starring with Richard Dreyfuss and
Barbra Streisand as prosecutor Francis
McMillian in Nuts (1987). In 1989 he died of
Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) in Malibu,
California, shortly after completing the 1988 TV production
Something Is Out There (1988).
He bore a resemblance to character actor
Kevin McCarthy.- Amy Wren was born on October 14, 1989 in Leicestershire, UK. She is
a British actress best known for
U Want Me 2 Kill Him? (2013),Wuthering Heights (2011)
and Silk (2011). Amy was Talent spotted
at age 16 by Walt Disney. Following this she appeared as Chloe in
Disney Channels Life Bites (2008)
for two series. - Music Artist
- Actor
- Composer
Usher Raymond IV was born in Dallas, Texas, to Jonetta Patton (née
O'Neal) and Usher Raymond III. He began singing when he was six years
old, joining the local church choir at the behest of his mother who
acted as choir director. Jonetta, a single mom, raised Usher and his
younger brother, James, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before moving the
family to Atlanta, Georgia, when Usher was 12 years old. Cited by the
singer as his best friend, Usher's mother continues to guide the teen
star's career as his manager, a duty she assumed after quitting her
full-time office job several years ago. Upon moving to Atlanta, Usher
began participating in various local talent shows. It was at one such
exhibition, in 1992, that he was spotted by Bryant Reid, brother of
L.A. Reid, the famed R&B producer and
co-president (with 'Kenneth Babyface' Edmonds') of LaFace Records.
Bryant arranged for Usher to audition for his brother, and the popular
producer was immediately taken with the young singer's precocious
talent--legend has it that Reid offered Usher a contract on the spot.
Usher recorded and released his debut album on LaFace in 1994. The
record, which was co-executive-produced by Reid and Sean 'P. Diddy'
Combs, generated the minor hit "Think of You". Usher was only 14 when
he worked on the album, and puberty proved somewhat of an impediment to
the process. As a result, the producers brought in several vocal
coaches in order to help him complete the record. Their efforts were
not in vain, as the album captured Usher's youthful exuberance and
native singing prowess, not to mention the interest of many listeners.
After graduating from high school, he entered the studio to record his
sophomore effort, "My Way", which was produced by
Jermaine Dupri of So So Def Records, and
was released in October of 1997, around the time of Usher's 19th
birthday. The record was already highly anticipated based on the
success of its first hit single, "You Make Me Wanna", an impassioned
love song in the classic R&B tradition. The song was an instant
juggernaut, hovering at or near the top of Billboard's R&B singles
chart from the moment of its release, and it eventually spent
considerable time in the # 2 position on the pop singles chart, second
only to Elton John's wildly popular "Candle
in the Wind '97." The success of "My Way" proved that the teenage
crooner had won over the hearts of legions of listeners. It also
illustrated the artistic maturation he had undergone since his debut
recording. This time around, Usher wrote his own songs, penning five of
the album's nine tracks. The remaining four songs were contributed by
such R&B heavyweights as Babyface,
Teddy Riley and producer Dupri.
Usher spent six months living at Dupri's house while recording the
album; the time together, he says, helped them understand each other,
and helped Dupri realize the genuine growth Usher was experiencing in
his life. "My Way" yielded a second smash, "Nice & Slow", that also put
a chokehold on the singles charts upon its release, and the video for
the song garnered a fair share of critical acclaim. Shot by famed
hip-hop director Hype Williams, the video,
which was filmed in Paris, features a dramatic romantic storyline that
almost rivals the song itself. Usher was recognized for the strength of
his recent work when he won the 1997 Soul Train Award for Best R&B
Single by a Male, for "You Make Me Wanna" He also earned a Grammy
nomination, though one of the few blemishes on his young career came
during the awards telecast when he inadvertently introduced Album of
the Year award winner Bob Dylan as "Bill"
before an international television audience. For the most part, though,
TV has been kind to the kid. In addition to numerous appearances on
programs like
The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986),
Usher has also been a recurring character on the syndicated TV show
Moesha (1996), which stars pop
songstress Brandy Norwood. Usher appeared
on several episodes as Jeremy Davis, a boarding-school student
romantically involved with the show's title character. For the
foreseeable future, however, Usher is concentrating on taking his
musical abilities to the next level by perfecting his skills as a live
performer. He's had plenty of practice, touring on P. Diddy's No Way
Out spectacular, and with Mary J. Blige on
her national tour.- Trevor Goddard was born in Croydon, Surrey, England on October 14,
1962. His parents, Eric and Clara, and baby Trevor moved to Bromley,
Kent, where he grew up. As a natural athlete, Trevor was highly
interested in sports. As a youngster, he played football (soccer) and
cricket and enjoyed running as well as many other recreational
activities. But his greatest passion was boxing. He was a light
heavyweight with a 58-1-1 record out of a total of 60 fights. He had
also been invited to fight in the U.S.
And come to America he did, in 1986, with a couple of his friends.
Trevor and his mates enjoyed a great deal during their stay in New
York. Trevor even bought a car. After three weeks of entertainment and
relaxation, Trevor phoned his father and, with a heavy heart, told him
"I'm going to try to make it here, Dad. I like it very much. I'm in
love with the country, I like the people." His friends returned home,
and Trevor remained in the U.S.
In the early '90s, he began a career as an actor. Trevor worked
regularly on TV. He made guest appearances on such TV series as
"Baywatch" (1989) and "Silk Stalkings" (1991). Eventually he landed a
leading role as the villainous, psychotic, yet charismatic, "Keefer" in
Men of War (1994), opposite action star Dolph Lundgren, as well as
Kevin Tighe, Catherine Bell, Tom Wright and BD Wong. From that moment
on, Trevor was usually typecast as crazy, offbeat villains. That was
borne out again in the popular video-game-based motion picture Mortal
Kombat (1995), in which Trevor played a criminal called "Kano". With
his rugged looks, muscular physique and gruff voice, he made this
"Kano" internationally famous, even providing him with an Australian
accent. Although he was English-born, Trevor had quite an ability to
disguise his accent as Australian, which he continued to do in voice
acting roles for subsequent video games.
Trevor played supporting roles in such movies (usually action films) as
Illegal in Blue (1995) (V), Yesterday's Target (1996) (TV), Fast Money
(1996), Prey of the Jaguar (1996) (V), and Assault on Devil's Island
(1997) (TV) in which he costarred with Hulk Hogan, Carl Weathers, Billy
Drago and Martin Kove. He appeared in a few dramatic comedies such as
She's Too Tall (1999) as a crazy-in-love parking lot attendant and in
Some Girl (1998) as "Ravi". He appeared in an uncredited role in Gone
in Sixty Seconds (2000), opposite such famous names as Nicolas Cage,
Angelina Jolie, Robert Duvall, Vinnie Jones, Timothy Olyphant and
Delroy Lindo, and also in When Billie Beat Bobby (2001) (TV).
Once again, Trevor achieved international fame with the popular TV
series "JAG" (1995), where he appeared from 1998 to 2001 as "Lt. Cmdr.
Mic Brumby". This show made Trevor a well-known personality to the
world audience and greatly increased his fan base.
Trevor played his first and only leading role in Hollywood Vampyr
(2002) as a gothic vampire called "Blood". His last film was the
blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(2003), where he utters the line "Say good-bye" to Orlando Bloom's
character. Alas, "Grapple" (Goddard) was dispensed of pretty rapidly in
the film.
Prior to his death, Trevor was considered to replace Pierce Brosnan as
James Bond in Casino Royale (2006).
On June 7, 2003, Goddard was found dead in his home in North Hollywood,
Los Angeles, California. He was 40 years old. Initial reports indicated
that Goddard was in the process of getting a divorce and that suicide
was suspected. An autopsy later showed that Goddard died from a drug
overdose of heroin, cocaine, temazepam and vicodin. However, his death
was ruled accidental. - Actor
- Director
- Writer
Owen Joseph Kline is an American filmmaker, actor and cartoonist, best known for his directorial debut Funny Pages (2022) and his performance as Frank Berkman in The Squid and the Whale (2005). Owen Joseph Kline was born and raised in New York City, to theater and film actor Kevin Kline and actress Phoebe Cates. He has one younger sister, Greta Kline, a musician/singer-songwriter. Kline acted in his adolescence in the independent films The Anniversary Party (2001) and Noah Baumbach's The Squid and The Whale (2005), but did not pursue a subsequent career in acting, instead remaining in junior high school. At the age of 7, Kline fell ill, and during a two-week stay in the hospital, he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Christopher Timothy was born on 14 October 1940 in Bala, Merionethshire, Wales, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Doctors (2000), Othello (1965) and All Creatures Great and Small (1978). He has been married to Annie Veronica Swatton since 1982. They have one child. He was previously married to Susan Boys.- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Ariela Barer was born on 14 October 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022), Runaways (2017) and Oddities (2023).- Cansu Dere born on October 14, 1980 in Ankara is a Turkish film and television actress, model, and beauty pageant runner-up. After graduation from the department of Archaeology at Istanbul University, she made her debut in TV and movies in the beginning of 2004. Between 2006-2008 she had a leading role as 'Sila' in the Sila series with Mehmet Akif Alakurt. She then starred as 'Defne' with Kenan Imirzalioglu, in the film "the Last Ottoman Yandim Ali". In 2009, she acted in 'black comedy' Aci Ask. In 2011, she played the lead protagonist 'Eysan' in the TV series Ezel. She is now getting ready for her new project with.
- American actress and performer Dyanne Thorne began her career in show business as a band vocalist and New York stage actress. Before breaking onto the silver screen, she was popular as a comedic sketch artist/talking foil. Comedy albums, with Allen & Rossi, Vaughn Meader and Loman & Barkley earned her appearances on many T.V variety shows such as "The Tonight Show", "Red Skelton", "Steve Allen", "Merv Griffin", and with Tim Conway at Caesar's Palace Hotel in Las Vegas.
Filmed in New York City, Dyanne Thorne's first major film role was in Norman C. Chaitin's Encounter (1965), which was also an early screen credit for Robert De Niro. Moving to Hollywood to appear on T.V.'s Star Trek (1966), and star as yet another villainess in Crown International's thriller Point of Terror (1971), opened the door to several more movie roles.
In 1975, Dyanne married composer, conductor, musician and actor Howard Maurer. She and husband Howard starred in five films together throughout the years. The duo also co-produced and starred in several Las Vegas Strip showroom productions over a span of three decades and their careers took them around the world. Both Dyanne and Howard returned to the screen in 2013 after a 25 year absence to star together in indie horror films House of Forbidden Secrets (2013) and House of the Witchdoctor (2013).
As an actress, Dyanne Thorne was best known for her characterisation of the heinous international dominatrix, soldier of fortune, Ilsa. After her debut as Ilsa in Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975), she reprised the role in sequels Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976), Ilsa the Tigress of Siberia (1977) and unofficial entry Ilsa, the Wicked Warden (1977) by director Jesús Franco. Her performance as Ilsa turned the series into a cult favourite amongst horror and exploitation fans, with Ilsa the Tigress of Siberia (1977) earning a special screening at Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival 2018.
Following her film career, Dyanne, alongside husband Howard, served as a church ordained, non-denominational minister In Las Vegas. The husband and wife team created "A Scenic Outdoor Wedding" as an alternative to commercial chapel weddings, with couples travelling from across the globe to be married by "Ilsa". - Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Arleen Sorkin was born on 14 October 1955 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009) and Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000). She was married to Christopher Lloyd. She died on 24 August 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Jay Pharoah was born on 14 October 1987 in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Unsane (2018) and White Famous (2017).- Actor
- Producer
- Casting Director
Stephen Hill is an award winning actor (Best Male Actor, ABFF Star Project 2010), known for solid work in a variety of roles in film, TV, theater, web series, etc. Recently cast in the lead role of York in the HBO mini-series, Lewis & Clark, he is also on HBO, in Pete Chatmon's BlackCard, and in the fifth season of Boardwalk Empire in the recurring role of Clarence, right hand man to Jeffrey Wright's, Dr. Narcisse. On Netflix, in Kiara Jones' Christmas Wedding Baby, Stephen gives a heartfelt and truthful performance in the lead role of Issac. Look out for him on Law & Order SVU, Blue Bloods, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Louie, Political Animals, and Unforgettable. Hill can also be seen embodying the role of Jackie Robinson in the award winning documentary, Jackie Robinson: My Story. Watch Stephen online in the soulful film Runaway, starring opposite Grammy nominated vocalist Carolyn Malachi, and in the hilarious series Fort Knox. Stephen considers it a privilege and and honor to play make believe for a living.- Bates Wilder was born on 14 October 1961 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for Joy (2015), Tater Tot & Patton (2017) and The Great War (2019). He was previously married to Amy Wilder.
- Aude Legastelois was born on 14 October 1987. She is an actress, known for Nox (2018), Death in Paradise (2011) and The Hookup Plan (2018).
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Joey Travolta was born on 14 October 1950 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), To the Limit (1995) and Hard Vice (1994). He has been married to Wendy Shawn since 3 May 1980. They have one child.- Lois Hamilton (Areno) personified a new wave of actresses who built
careers on both beauty and brains. Lois attend Temple University in
Philadelphia, Pennslyvannia, and the University of Florence in
Florence, Italy, where she received degrees in Psychology and Fine
Arts. As a top Ford model in the late 1970s, Lois graced the covers and
pages of countless magazines, such as "Cosmopolitan", "Fortune",
"Mademoiselle", "Italian Vogue", "Prevue", "Neue Revue Illustrierte",
"Newsweek", "Paris Match", "Hello", "Redbook", "Ladies' Home Journal",
"Glamour", "Time", and many others. Some of her ad campaigns included
Chanel, Clarol, Halston, Pucci and Hermes, and she appeared in over 150
commercials worldwide. She was one of the pioneers who made the
successful transition from model to actress. When she came to Los
Angeles her career immediately took off and she found herself splashed
all over the television and movie screens. Within a year she landed
more TV stints than any other actress at ICM. She worked with such
luminaries as Ivan Reitman, Neil Simon, Sydney Pollack, Robert Redford, Ned Beatty, Burt Reynolds,
John Candy, John Larroquette, Dom DeLuise, Roger Moore, Bill Murray, Jane Fonda, Dean Martin, Carl Reiner,
David Carradine, Sammy Davis Jr., Steve Guttenberg, Howard W. Koch, Albert S. Ruddy, Hal Needham, and Thomas R. Bond II to
name a few. She was one of the privileged few to be photographed by
George Hurrell Sr. before his death. When she wasn't involved in a feature film or
television project, she took to the skies--she was a licensed private
pilot. She logged over 600 hours and was an accomplished aerobatic
pilot flying her 1936 German biplane. In addition, Lois was also a
titled Italian baroness with a family that lays claim to the most noble
of ancestries dating back to 11th-century Naples. Not one to be
typecast as just another pretty face, and in keeping with her artistic
talents, she was also an accomplished sculptress, painter and writer.
She exhibited her bronze sculptures and oil paintings in many one-woman
shows in Los Angeles. An author as well, she penned her first novel,
"Move Over Tarzan," a woman's guide on how to be as assertive as the
most aggressive, successful man using a woman's femininity. Lois
Hamilton was definitely a woman ahead of her time. - David Kaye's voiceover career began with 'The Great American Hero', General
Hawk in the D.I.C. animated series, G.I. Joe in 1989. Working as an
on-air talent for radio station C.K.L.G. (L.G.73) quickly became less
interesting as both on-camera and behind-the-microphone roles started
taking up more time. Over the next decade and a half David's on camera
roles burgeoned along with his vocal career. On camera opportunities
came in the form of guest roles on numerous TV series and movies such
as The X-Files, Battlestar Galactica and Happy Gilmore.
During this time David was being cast in some of the first of hundreds
of animated shows and video games. So many, in fact, this now became
the main focus of his career and he's never looked back.
David's biggest moment was when he was cast as Megatron in 1994 in
the popular series 'Transformers'. As a new animation art
form was taking off (bolstered by Mainframe Entertainment's C.G.I.
advances), 'Beast Wars' was born ('Beasties' in Canada) and would run
for three seasons of "...the most fun you could ever have!".
Thus began an almost twenty-year relationship with the 'Transformers'
franchise. In 2007, David became the only actor in the history of the
franchise to play the lead villain AND the lead hero when he was cast as
Optimus Prime for Cartoon Network's 'Transformers: Animated'.
Once again, David finds himself returning to a franchise he first
engaged in years before. This time going back to the beginning with
G.I. Joe. Not only can he be heard as Scarlett's father, but also
introducing every episode as the narrator during the opening titles.
For fans of Anime, David was the voice behind
Sesshomaru in the English dub of the original 'InuYasha' series,
Treize Khushrenada in 'Mobile Suit Gundam Wing',
Recoome in the original English dub of 'Dragon Ball Z', and as the high strung father,
Soun Tendo in 'Ranma 1/2'. His anime work still brings fans to
conventions to meet him.
After commuting between Vancouver and Los Angeles for almost a decade,
a full-time move to L.A. was inevitable. Shortly after the move, David
landed a role in Disney/Pixar's Oscar winning movie, 'Up'.
As the work keeps coming in, David's voice can be heard in Insomniac's
'Ratchet & Clank' video game series as the lovable robot Clank. He's
also been featured as Mysterio in 'Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions', 'Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes' and 'Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order', Nick Fury and Captain America in 'Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2', Nathan Hale in 'Resistance', Logan Carter in 'Dead Island', Missing Link in 'Monsters vs. Aliens', and many more.
He has continued to work in cartoons, voicing Khyber in 'Ben 10: Omniverse'
and Baby Reginald on 'Regular Show', as well as J.A.R.V.I.S., Vision and Baron Zemo on 'Avengers Assemble', Vandal Savage on 'Young Justice', Duckworth on 'DuckTales', and Grandpa Max in the reboot of 'Ben 10'. David also voices segments for the HBO news-satire program 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'.
With continuing commitments for movie trailers, network promotions
for ABC, Fox, the CW, and a host of radio and television affiliates and
a lot of commercial work, the days get a little tight from time to
time, but he doesn't mind. - Kang Ki-young was born on 14 October 1983. He is an actor, known for Crazy Romance (2019), The Point Men (2023) and Moment at Eighteen (2019).
- Jordan Brower was born on 14 October 1981 in Lompoc, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Social Studies (1997), Teen Angel (1997) and Speedway Junky (1999). He has been married to Whitney Taylor since 8 May 2004. They have one child.
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- Producer
Born on the Island of Mauritius. She was educated in Paris and in
London.
Her first film was
Loving Feeling (1968), a film by
Bashoo Sen. Directed by Norman Warren. Then followed
There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
with Peter Sellers playing Paola. Whilst she was having lunch with her
then partner Richard Johnson at the White Elephant in Mayfair, Kirk
Douglas spotted her and offered her the lead in Skallawag but she
turned it down to do a Jean Rollin film,
The Iron Rose (1973). Fire broke
out at her friend Vivianne Ventura's house in 1971 and she fell from
the third floor house, landing on the railings, suffering a broken arm
and a dislocated shoulder.
Her 11 tempestuous years with the legendary film actor Richard Johnson
ended in 1980, a son Nicholas was born in 1976 during their years
together. She broke into television in October 1971 in Coronation
Street playing Ray Langton's friend, paved the way for other actresses
to act in the soap. Numerous guest star roles followed with Rex
Harrison in Don Quixote, Lee Remick in Tennessee Williams' Summer &
Smoke, Terry & June, Giants & Ogres for Granada. Whilst working on a
sitcom written by Vince Powell called Rule Brittania at Thames TV, that
she met Vince Powell and little did she know that he was writing the
part of Danielle Favre for her in
Mind Your Language (1977).
She did 3 years of MYL before she treaded the boards in 'Happy
Birthday', reuniting with Fraser Hines and also in the Pantomine
Alladin. She left for the USA in 1982 where she acted in Hollywood with
a two year contract in The Young & The Restless, Gavillan, My Man Adam,
Lightning, the White Stallion (1986),
she received rave reviews in Twelfth Night playing Olivia and Rosalind
in As you Like It. She returned to London in 1987 because of her son.
She has been active in charity work and will be co-starring in her very
first film in 20 years in 2011.- Actor
- Soundtrack
David Strickland was born in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, on
October 14, 1969. Raised in Princeton, New Jersey, he never thought
about an acting career until moving to the LA suburb of Pacific
Palisades while in high school. Instead of going to college, he joined
a theater company and began performing comedy sketches that he wrote
along with a friend. To gain some acting experience, Strickland also
participated in 64 student films. His stage credits include Biloxi
Bluesues, Bye Birdie, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Pizza Man, and I
Won't Dance. He went on to earn guest-starring roles on
Roseanne (1988) and
Dave's World (1993), as well as
recurring roles on
Sister, Sister (1994) and
Mad About You (1992) (as
Paul Reiser's backstabbing co-worker at the
Explorer Channel). When not acting, his pastimes included golf, making
fruit smoothies, and playing "a mean game of paddle-tennis." He will
best be remembered by TV fans for his co-starring role of Todd, the
magazine's music critic, on the NBC sitcom
Suddenly Susan (1996) (which
stars Brooke Shields). Recent movie
achievements, before his untimely death, included a lead role in the
independent film Delivered (1998) (a
dark comedy directed by Guy Ferland) and the role of 'Steve' in the hit
movie Forces of Nature (1999).- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Jonathan Kerrigan (born 14 October 1972 in Lincolnshire) is an English
actor well known for various leading roles on TV including In The Club, Casualty,
Heartbeat, Merseybeat, and Reach For The Moon. Films include 55 Steps, Diana, FLiM, The
Somnambulists, The Best Possible Taste. He is also a musician and has
composed for both television and film.- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Michael Sloan was born on 14 October 1946 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Equalizer (2014), Quincy M.E. (1976) and The Equalizer 3 (2023). He has been married to Melissa Sue Anderson since 17 March 1990. They have two children.- Mekai Curtis was born on 14 October 2000 in New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014), Milo Murphy's Law (2016) and Arrested Development (2003).
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Ashley Austin Morris was born on 14 October 1983 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Sully (2016).- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Adam Kimmel was born on 14 October 1960 in New York, USA. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Jesus' Son (1999), Capote (2005) and Lars and the Real Girl (2007).- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Ida Darvish was born on 14 October 1974 in Irving, Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Inferno (2016), Assassin's Creed: Revelations (2011) and She Wants Me (2012). She has been married to Josh Gad since 10 May 2008. They have two children.- Gerard Murphy was born on 14 October 1948 in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. He was an actor, known for Waterworld (1995), Batman Begins (2005) and The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999). He died on 26 August 2013 in Histon, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
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- Writer
Katy Manning trained as an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. In 1971, she became known to millions of British television viewers when she joined Doctor Who (1963) as the companion Jo Grant, which she played for three seasons opposite Jon Pertwee as the Doctor until 1973. Straight after, she hosted her own show, entitled Serendipity (1973) about arts and crafts, before appearing in Armchair Theatre (1956), Whodunnit? (1972) - also starring Jon Pertwee - and Target (1977) amongst others.
In 1982, she moved to Australia to live when her twin son and daughter were very young and has been a special guest at many Australian Doctor Who (1963) conventions. She continued her acting career and took part in many Australian stage productions, including "Run For Your Wife" and "Educating Rita", among others. After living in Australia for several years, she moved to the USA, but returned to Australia on a regular basis to take part in stage plays. She became an Australian citizen on 15 September 2004 and hosted her own show called 'Preview with Katy Manning' from 2001 to 2008. In 2010, she reprised her role as Jo Jones (nee Grant) in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007).
Manning has two children, twins born in 1978, with Dean Harris. She also famously appeared in the soft porn magazine "Girl Illustrated" in 1976, posing naked with a Dalek. Barry Crocker has been her partner since 1989. Manning is still most famous for her role in Doctor Who (1963) and has contributed to many documentaries and DVD commentaries connected to her time on the series. After moving back to the UK in 2009, she continues to appear on television and in both feature films and short films.