Once again her change in direction precipitated a move - this time out to sunshiny Los Angeles. While there, she continued to take acting lessons, and eventually made her big screen debut in the poorly received Jeff Goldblum vehicle, Fathers and Sons. Soon after, Famke was offered a guest spot on the sci-fi series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, then in its prime. The role was quite memorable, more so in hindsight than it was at the time. Famke played a metamorphicrole who tantalizes the crew of the Enterprise, Captained by Patrick Stewart. Almost a decade later, she tantalized him again in X-Men, this time gifted with powers of telepathy and telekinesis. After logging a few more mediocre credits for mediocre movies, things finally started to take off for Janssen when she was cast as the first Bond Girl of the newly rejuvenated Bond franchise in Goldeneye. She played Xenia Onatopp, the villainous assassin who crushes her victims to death with her thighs (ahem… only in Bond…) The film brought Famke to everyone’s attention, but Janssen was wary - she was smart enough to realize that she was at a pivotal moment in her career. She could continue in the same vein and play up her sexuality and dark appeal, or she could try to branch out in other directions. She avoided the “Pamela Anderson” route and began taking on roles in a variety of independent films and smaller productions, most notably Woody Allen’s Celebrity, Rounders (opposite Matt Damon) and The Adventures of Sebastian Cole. The savvy star has also always been sure to maintain her mainstream recognition, with roles in films like The Faculty, House on Haunted Hill, X-Men, Made and most recently Don't Say a Word.

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HALLE BERRY

Name: Halle Berry. Birth Name: Halle Maria Berry. Height: 5'.'7". Nationality: American. Date: August 14, 1968 at 1:00 pm. Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Occupation: Actress. Education: Bedford High School, Cleveland (until 1984), Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland (majored in Broadcast Journalism; graduated in 1986). Husband: Eric Benet (jazz musician; engaged on August 14, 1999; married on 24, January 2001), David Justice (Atlanta Braves right fielder; married on New Year's Day 1993; divorced in 1996). Relationship: Wesley Snipes (actor), Shemar Moore (actor) . Father: Jerome Berry (African American; former hospital attendant; divorced when Berry was 4 years old.). Mother: Judith Ann Hawkins (Caucasian; a registered nurse). Sister: Heidi (2 years older). Step daughter: India (born in 1991; father: Eric Benet). Agent: Bill Butler C/O William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, Ca 90212, USA.

BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS: Halle Berry was born on August 14, 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA to African American father Jerome Berry, a former hospital attendant, and Caucasian mother Judith Berry, a retired psychiatric nurse. Halle also has an older sister named Heidi. Halle first came into the spotlight at 17 years old when she won the Miss Teen All-American Pageant, representing the state of Ohio in 1985 and a year later in 1986 when she was the first runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant. After participating in the pageant, Halle became a model. It would eventually lead to her first weekly TV series, 1989's "Living Dolls" (1989), where she soon gained a reputation for her onset tenacity, preferring to "live" her roles and remaining in character even when the cameras stopped rolling. It paid off though when she reportedly refused to bathe for several days before starting work on her role as a crack addict in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever (1991) because the role provided her big screen breakthrough. The following year, she was cast as Eddie Murphy's love interest in _Boomerang (1992)_ (qv), one of the few times that Murphy was evenly matched on screen. In 1994, Berry gained a youthful following for her performance as sexy secretary Sharon Stone in Flintstones, The (1994). She next had a highly publicized costarring role with Jessica Lange in the adoption drama Losing Isaiah (1995). Though the movie received mixed reviews, Berry didn't let that slow her down, and continued down her path to superstardom. In 1998, she received critical success when she starred as a street smart young woman who takes up with a struggling politician in Warren Beatty's Bulworth (1998). The following year she won even greater acclaim for her role as actress Dorothy Dandridge in made-for-cable's Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV), for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Movie/Mini-Series. In 2000, she received box office success in X-Men (2000) in which she played Storm, a mutant who has the ability to control the weather.

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HEIDI KLUM

Name: Heidi Klum. Height: 5'. 9 1/2". Nationality: German. Date: June 1, 1973. Birth Place: Bergische Gladbach, Germany. Occupation: Actress, model, perfume company owner. Husband: Ric Pipino (hairstylist; married in September 1997, in Stone Ridge, New York; separated in November 2002). Father: Gunther (worked for a cosmetics company). Mother: Erna (a hairdresser). Facts: The German model, known for her Victoria's Secret catwalking and Sports Illustrated swimsuit-posing prowess, has split from her husband, hairstylist Ric Pipino and the two are planning to divorce. (November 26, 2002). Agent: c/o IMG Models, 304 Park Avenue South, Penthouse North, New York, NY 10010, USA.

BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS: Heidi Klum was born in Berisch Gladbach, Germany, January 1, 1973. This supermodel star is 5' 9" with a tantalizing 35-24-34 body. She lived with her family in Bergisch Gladbach, a "small" large city within Cologne. Almost destined to be a fashion model, Heidi's father, Gunther, worked for a cosmetics company, while her mother, Erna, was a hairdresser. Heidi, while still in high school and then 18 years old, saw an ad in "Petra" magazine for a competition called "Model '92". Her friend encouraged her to send in some photos, and Heidi then traveled to Munich to compete on TV. She was intrigued by the idea, and she never even dreamed of the possibility of winning. Her friend encouraged her to send in some photos. What began as a "just for fun" contest, turned into a life-altering event for this beautiful model when she won the competition. She immediately signed a contract with a Metropolitan modeling agency, for a minimum of three years. Before heading to the American side of the Atlantic, she modeled in fashion capitals such as Paris and Milan. Heidi hates to fly, and lives out of expensive hotels, which cater to her every need.

Her celebrity status affords her the best of life, and a constant demand for her talent. With patience and effort, the modeling offers started to pour in for Heidi. She appeared in many print advertisements, including: Bonne Bell, Finesse, Gerry Weber, Givenchy's Amerige, I-N-C, and hit it big with the Victoria's Secret advertising campaign. As one of the Victoria's Secret Angels, Heidi made the transition from model to supermodel, joining the ranks of Yasmeen Ghauri, Tyra Banks, Helena Christensen, and Stephanie Seymour. While Heidi appeared on the covers of such magazines as Bride's, Cosmopolitan, Self, Glamour, and Mademoiselle, none could live up to the recognition Heidi received as the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition's 1998 cover girl. After winning the the cover spot on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit magazine, Heidi's goddess like looks would rocket her into super stardom. Appearances on the Letterman Show and Spin City would make her fans wonder if a second career is in the making. Presently signed with Elite Model Management, Heidi continues to model and pursue the possible acting career. Known for her down to earth personality and her sense of humor, Heidi is married to hairstylist Ric Pipino.

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JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT

Name: Jennifer Love Hewitt. Height: 5'.3''. Nationality: American. Date: February 21, 1979. Birth Place: Waco, Texas. Occupation: actress, musician. Education: Laurel Springs High School in Ojai, CA. Relationship: Enrique Iglesias (singer), Will Friedle (actor; dated from 1996 to 1998), Joey Lawrence (actor; singer; dated briefly in 1996), Carson Daly (MTV veejay) . Father: Tom Hewitt (divorced September 1979). Mother: Pat Hewitt (speech pathologist). Brother: Todd Hewitt (chiropractor; born 1971). Claim to fame: as Sarah Reeves on Party of Five (1994). Quotes: I don't drink - my personality is scary enough on its own, I'm half out of my mind as it is, so much so that people have already thought I'd been drinking before I went to hang out with them. I don't need alcohol to help me out. Awards: She won Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress - Horror in 1999 for : I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (1998) and Favorite Female Newcomer in 1998 for I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER .Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA .

BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS: Hollywood-style girl-next-door good looks and talents for singing, dancing, acting, songwriting, and, lately, scriptwriting and producing, have kept ambitious Jennifer Love Hewitt working hard in show business since the age of ten. Her scream teen queen scene popularity began with I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), and was cinched with the sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), but it was as a dancer and singer that she got her professional career start (previously, the Waco-born youngster had entertained at livestock shows and toured with the Texas Show Team) in 1989 as Robin in the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated. Children's exercise video Dance! Workout With Barbie (1991) followed, with Hewitt on the floor amongst the dancer-cisers, and on the soundtrack vocals. A debut CD entitled Love Songs (released only in Japan) and Hewitt's first movie, Moody Munchie were released in 1992. That year, as well, she joined the cast of her first TV network series, Shaky Ground.

1993 brought Hewitt her first starring role (in Little Miss Millions) and a “rebellious teen” part in her first feature film, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. A couple of TV series daughter roles in The Byrds of Paradise (1994), and McKenna (1994) followed. After the release of her second CD Let's Go Bang (in the U.S. by Atlantic) -- a collection that featured the 16-year-old's first co-written song, Free To Be A Woman -- Hewitt landed the role of the brainy girlfriend, Sarah, in Party of Five and successfully turned a minor recurring character into a series regular. Hewitt's third CD, Jennifer Love Hewitt was released in 1996, and her film career got underway with House Arrest (1996), Trojan War (direct-to-video - 1997), The Senior Prom (TV documentary - 1997), the huge horror hit I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Telling You (1998), Can't Hardly Wait (1998), hit sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), Audrey Hepburn (TV biography - 1999), and The Suburbans (1999). A Party of Five TV series spin-off, Time of Your Life, debuted in the fall of 1999 with Hewitt as actor/producer. The upcoming film, Mary Me Jane (a.k.a. Cupid’s Love), was co-written and produced by Hewitt, (who will play Jane) and no less than five more films — Resident Evil, Girl In The Curl, Trust Me, Bunny and Breakers — are in the works for 2000 release dates. Look for much more from this multi-talented performer. At 21, her career is a decade old, but only beginning.

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JENNY McCARTHY

Name: Jenny McCarthy. Birth Name: Jennifer McCarthy. Height: 5'. 6 1/2''. Nationality: American. Date: November 1, 1972. Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois. Occupation: Actress, model. Education: Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School, Chicago, Illinois, Southern Illinois University (majored in Psychology and Nursing, left after two years for financial reasons). Husband: John Mallory Asher (director, British, married on September 11, 1999). Relationship: Ray Manzella (manager, relationship ended in 1998). Father: Dan McCarthy (steel company foreman, separated from McCarthy's mother 1996). Mother: Linda McCarthy (beautician, courthouse custodian). Sister: Lynette McCarthy (born 1971), Joanne McCarthy (born 1975), Amy McCarthy (born 1977). Claim to fame: Co-hosted MTV's dating game show Singled Out (1995-97). Quotes: My humor comes from being in Catholic school all the time. It came from having to be so quiet. But at home I was always the one to make my sisters and my parents giggle. I wasn't the normal kind of girl but the tomboy who always made fun of my faults, even when I was young. - AP, March 12, 1997

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JENNY McCARTHY

BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS: Jenny McCarthy has a very interesting personality. Her vivacious charisma, snappy banter, and amusing facial expressions on MTV's "Singled Out", a modern version of "The Dating Game", made the seemingly stupid game show somehow captivating. The twenty-six-year old, former Playboy centerfold, has such a profound perkiness, that Hollywood producers inundated her with proposals for game shows, sitcoms, and talk shows. Not too many years ago, back in 1992, Jenny was struggling to scrape together enough money to continue with her second year of nursing studies at Southern Illinois University. As a result of a lack of finances, Jenny decided to pursue a modeling career. To her dismay, she was told that her body was too "curvy." What Jenny realized at first, was that Playboy prefers full-figured women over waifs. They also encouraged hand-delivered photographs of herself to the magazine's Chicago office. The editors were very impressed with what they saw, and paid McCarthy ,000 to pose as Miss October 1993. She became "Playmate of the Year" a couple of months later, and received 0,000 in cash and prizes. Now that Jenny was officially a "babe," she decided to move away from her home in Chicago. She had grown up there, with three sisters, her mom who stayed home, and her father, a steel-plant foreman. Her plan was to go to Los Angeles in search of stardom. Finding the right auditions in Hollywood turned out to be extremely difficult. It took persistent badgering from Ray Manzella, McCarthy's manager and boyfriend, to finally get an interview at MTV. MTV's network producer liked what he saw, and chose to hire Jenny as a CO-host for their new show "Singled Out," which would debut in 1995. The funny and beautiful "babe" proved tough enough to control the fifty testosterone-powerhouse contestants without bodily injury. Jenny became an immediate success.

MTV did not want to lose their new star, and agreed on a one-year contract that would pay Jenny 0,000. They promoted McCarthy to full-fledged VJ and gave her free will to create a program of any format that would suit her talents. Jenny subsequently abandoned her responsibility of hosting "Singled Out" in order to concentrate on creating a new MTV series, "The Jenny McCarthy Show." She said once that it's "kind of like 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' on acid"). She also developed a sitcom for NBC called "Jenny". The show was supposed to portray an East Coast grocery clerk who inherits a Hollywood mansion. Around that same time, Playboy wished to reinstate their relationship with Jenny McCarthy, offering her 0,000 for some more nude shots. When Jenny declined their offer, she said that wasn't the direction she was presently pursuing, and the magazine settled for reissuing old pictures again. Although she also declined proposals from Fox and NBC, McCarthy is nonetheless venturing beyond teen-oriented cable channels and gentlemen's magazines. She appeared as a "blonde nurse" in Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) and, later, portrayed her first substantive screen character (a neurotic movie star) in The Stupids (1996), opposite Tom Arnold. It seems Jenny is heeding and exceeding advice that her mother gave years ago: "Be like Vanna White."

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JULIA ROBERTS

Name: Julia Roberts. Birth Name: Julie Fiona Roberts. Height: 5'.9". Nationality: American. Date: October 28, 1967 at 12:16 am. Birth Place: Smyrna, Georgia, USA. Occupation: Actress. Education: Fitzhugh Lee Elementary School, Griffin Middle School, Campbell High School in Smyrna, Georgia (graduated in 1985). Husband: Daniel Moder (cameraman; met while filming The Mexican, began dating summer 2001, married on July 4 , 2002 in Taos, New Mexico), Lyle Lovett (singer; married on June 27, 1993; divorced on March 22, 1995). Relationship: Benjamin Bratt (actor; November 1997-June 2001), Matthew Perry (actor; dated in 1995), Daniel Day-Lewis (actor; 1994-1995), Jason Patric (actor; dated in 1991), Kiefer Sutherland (actor; 1990-1991), Dylan McDermott (actor; dated in1989). Father: Walter Roberts (actor, writer; married in 1955; divorced in 1971; died of cancer in 1977). Mother: Betty Lou Roberts (née Motes; actress). Sister: Lisa Roberts (actress; born in 1965). Brother: Eric Roberts (actor; born on April 18, 1956). Half Sister: Nancy Motes (born in 1976). Step Father: Michael Motes. Claim to fame: As Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman (1990) Agent: C/O International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211, USA .

BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS: Julia Roberts will receive a healthy salary for her next movie. In fact, that remuneration will make her the first woman to break the “$20 million hump” broken years ago by male stars. The gal’s earned it, for seven of her films have surpassed the $100 million mark (hey, that’s more some of those guys’ flicks!), and her performances are consistent audience favorites. Robert’s “atypical beauty” -- clear-eyed sparkle, wholesome wide grin and charismatic presence — marks her as Hollywood’s “Girl Next Door Superstar.” Atypical as well was her road to success. After high school graduation, Roberts left her native Georgia and joined her actor-sister in New York. At age 19 she was cast as her actor-brother’s on-screen sister in the 1986 movie, Blood Red (released in 1989). She went on to roles in Firehouse (1987), Crime Story (TV - 1988), Satisfaction (TV - 1988), Before Your Eyes: Angelie’s Secret (TV - 1988), Baja Oklahoma (TV - 1988), and Miami Vice (TV episode - 1988). For her part in Mystic Pizza (1988) she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Important and award-winning roles in blockbuster pictures followed with Steel Magnolias (1989 - Golden Globe award and Oscar nomination), Pretty Woman (1990 - Oscar nomination and British Academy award nomination), Flatliners (1990), Sleeping With The Enemy (1991), and Dying Young (1991 - MTV Movie award nomination). Darkness descended.

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JULIA ROBERTS

Roberts next role, in Hook (1991), was panned by critics and nominated for a Razzie Worst Supporting Actress slam. A breakup with fiancé Keifer Sutherland just days before the planned wedding was among the gossip column-fodder personal problems that led to a year of seclusion and naught but a cameo appearance in one film, The Player (1992). Light dawned. Roberts breathed new life into her career in 1993 with The Pelican Brief (for which she received an MTV Movie award). She married singer/songwriter/actor Lyle Lovett the same year, but the media-dubbed “pretty woman - ugly duckling” couple lasted only 21 months. She took on roles in Pret-a-Porter (1994), I Love Trouble (1994), A Century of Cinema (TV - 1994), Something To Talk About (1995), Michael Collins (1996), Everyone Says I Love You (1996), and Mary Reilly (1996 - oops, another Razzie nomination). The next three years were very good: Roberts was cast in My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997 - netting her a Golden Globe nomination, Golden Satellite award, People’s Choice award, Blockbuster Entertainment award and MTV Movie award), Conspiracy Theory (1997 - Blockbuster Entertainment award), Stepmom (1998 - Roberts not only acted her way to a Blockbuster Entertainment award, but was the successful film’s executive producer), Notting Hill (1999 - Golden Globe nomination and People’s Choice award), and Runaway Bride (1999). As well, Roberts was nominated for an Emmy for a guest appearance on the television series Law and Order (1999), and has three times been on People Magazine’s Best-Dressed list. Upcoming for this popular and talented producer/actor are roles in Erin Brockovich, The Moviegoer, The Women, and, tentatively, Beyond Borders, Oceans II, The Mexican, To Catch A Thief, Martha and Arthur, and From Alice to Ocean. Roberts is on top of the Hollywood heap, and no matter how high the salaries go, the good-as-gold performer is worth every penny.

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