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KATE WINSLET

Name: Kate Winslet. Birth Name: Kate Elizabeth Winslet. Height: 5'. 8''. Nationality: British. Date: October 5, 1975. Birth Place: Reading, Berkshire, U.K. Occupation: Actress
Education: Redroofs School, Maidenhead, U.K. Studied at drama school in U.K . Husband: Jim Threapleton (assistant director; met during filming of Hideous Kinky in 1997; engaged October 1998; married on November 22, 1998; separated in September 2001). Relationship: Rufus Sewall (actor; broke up in 1996), Stephen Tredre (actor, screenwriter; died December 1997 from bone cancer at age 34; together until 1995). Father: Roger Winslet (actor). Mother: Sally Winslet (née Bridges; actress, nanny). Sister: Anna Winslet (actress), Beth Winslet (actress). Brother: Joss Winslet (born in 1980). Grand Father: Oliver Bridges (theater manager). Grand Mother: Linda Bridges (theater manager). Uncle: Robert Bridges (actor). Daughter: Mia (10/12/2000)
Claim to fame: as Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic (1997). Agent: Peters, Fraser & Dunlop, 503/4 The Chambers, London Sw10 Oxford, U.K.

BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS: Kate is a well seasoned actress who comes from a long line of performing artist family members. It was her destiny to be in the performing arts; her grandparents ran Reading Repertory Theatre, her late uncle was a West End actor, and her parents were stage actors. At age 11, Kate began taking acting lessons in Maidenhead and secured her first acting role in a Sugar Puffs commercial dancing with the Honey Monster. She attended a performing arts school and followed her graduation with roles in the British television drama Shrinks. This was followed by appearances in television series; Casualty, Dark Season, Get Back, and Anglo-Saxon Attitudes. Kate's theatrical roles including Pandora in the musical Adrian Mole, Wendy in Peter Pan, Sarah in A Game of Soldier, and Geraldine in What the Butler Saw. In 1994, Kate made her move into film with "Heavenly Creatures", in which she landed the starring role, and received rave review's from her film debut. Screenwriter and producer Emma Thompson, cast her at first sight for the role in which Kate earned herself an even greater accolade of a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination from the Academy. Kate has continued to distinguish herself in other productions including "Jude" and Kenneth Branagh's "Hamlet". Kate's most successful movie to date is "Titanic", playing the role of Rose Dewitt Bukater, an upper-class Philadelphian aboard the ill fated ocean liner. Following the success of "Titanic", Kate starred in some smaller films, such as, "Hideous Kinky" set in Morocco and then in "Holy Smoke" opposite Harvey Keitel. Another memorable work for Kate was seen in the film "Quills", a film about the final days of the Marquis de Sade who was institutionalized for his controversial works that contained graphic descriptions of sex. Recently, Kate has starred in "Enigma" and "Iris" for which she has picked up numerous awards. With such an outstanding career, it is just a matter of time until Kate brings home an Oscar.

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KATE MOSS

Name: Kate Moss. Birth Name: Katherine Moss. Height: 5'.6". Nationality: British. Date: January 16, 1974. Birth Place: Addiscomb, Croydon, Surrey, England, U.K. Occupation: Model. Relationship: Jefferson Hack (magazine publisher), Johnny Depp (actor; born on June 9, 1963; dated for over three years). Daughter: Lila Grace (born on September 29, 2002 at the St. John and Elizabeth Hospital in west London; father: Jefferson Hack). Facts: Moss is denying reports she's planning to marry her publisher boyfriend Jefferson Hack even though photographs clearly reveal a sparkly ring on her wedding finger. (March 11, 2003). Moss is getting married to long-term boyfriend Jefferson Hack -- Moss and Hack already have a baby together, five-month-old Lila, and sparked speculation of a secret engagement on Valentines Day. (February 20, 2003). Agent: Women Model Management, 107 Greene St, New York, NY 10012, USA.

 BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS: Kate was born on January 16, 1974, in Croydon, Surrey, England. She has become one of the most recognized and highest paid supermodels in the World. She's famous, rich and extremely successful, and a very sexy sensual woman. Her parents divorced when she was 15 and she has one brother, Nick, who also models. Kate's started in the fashion industry in 1988, when she and her family were in JFK airport on their way back from a vacation in the Bahamas. She was then 14-years-old, and Kate caught the eye of Sarah Ducas of Storm Agency. This chance encounter was the launching pad of her hugely successful career. Kate has become one of the most photographed models to date. Her first modeling job was a topless appearance on the cover of the British magazine The Face. Kate is presently signed with three different modeling agencies Women, in New York; Marilyn in Milan; and the Storm agency in London. Kate has graced such magazine covers as Allure and Harper's Bazaar in the US; Arena, Elle, The Face in the UK, and Vogue in American, British, Australian, Italian, and Brazilian editions. Calvin Klein ads have catapulted Kate to extreme stardom with a very recognizable profile, to say the least. Kate has practically become a staple in Calvin Klein ads, such as those for fragrances Obsession, CK Be and CK One. In addition to Klein ads, Kate has also appeared in ads for Burberry, Cerruti 1881, De Beers Simple Diamond, Dolce and Gabbana, Gianni Versace, L'Oreal, and Yves Saint Laurent. Kate has also appeared on the television screen in a documentary entitled "Models Close-Up", "French and Saunders", a comedy series on the BBC, and MTV's "Fashionably Loud" as well as "Choose or Lose" show, and in British Mercury Mobile Phones ads, and of course Calvin Klein television ads. Kate has also been keeping with the tradition of other supermodels, being cast in music videos such as Linda Evangelista and Helena Christensen, and Kate wins the prize for the most music video appearances. Kate has also played roles in Johnny Cash's "Delia's Gone", Primal Scream's "Kowalski" and Elton John's "The Way You Look Tonight". Kate has been romantically linked to fellow partier Johnny Depp for four years, and also dated Calvin Klein photographer Mario Sorrenti. Johnny Depp once sent her a $100,000 BMW as a get well gift, during her stay at a private clinic for substance abuse. It is reported that Kate made $2.2 million in 1994 and her estimated worth in 2000 was $26.3 million. It is said that Kate charges at least $10,000 per day of modeling. Kate completed one Calvin Klein contract worth $4 million for 100 days of work. She is now in ads for Yves Saint Laurent's perfume 'Opium'. She also markets a published picture book of herself called "Kate". She keeps fully functional appartments in France and London, England, but her home base is in New York City. Recently it is reported that Johnny Depp and Kate bought an apartment on the Place Dauphine, in Paris.

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KATIE HOLMES

Name: Katie Holmes. Birth Name: Kate Noelle Holmes. Height: 5'.8". Nationality: American. Date: December 18, 1978. Birth Place: Toledo, Ohio, USA. Occupation: Actress. Education: Margaret O'Brien's Modeling School in Toledo, Ohio, Notre Dame Academy in Toledo, Ohio (an all-girls Catholic school; graduated in June of 1997), Columbia University. Relationship: Chris Klein (actor; born on March 14, 1979; reportedly dating as of January 2000), Joshua Jackson (actor; born on June 11, 1978; dated briefly in 1998). Father: Martin Holmes (lawyer). Mother: Kathy Holmes (homemaker). . Brother: Martin Holmes Jr. (lawyer). Claim to fame: as Josephine Joey Potter on TV Series: Dawson's Creek (1998)
Agent: Katie Holmes C/O Dawson's Creek, 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522, USA .

 BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS: Katie stars as Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek and has also starred in several big screen movies, "Go", "Teaching Mrs. Tingle" and "Disturbing Behavior". Like Sarah Michelle Gellar, Katie was slated for stardom even before she left her teen years. For her generation, Katie is considered among the most talented actresses, with the best chances of surviving the post-WB teenybopper years. With her strict upbringing, in the age of obsessed teenage celebrities, Katie playing an innocent young woman isn't much of a stretch. Her rise to fame coincided with the success of Dawson's Creek, where she plays the sweet and naïve Joey. Katie is youngest of five children, with three older sisters and an older brother. She was born December 18, 1978, in Toledo, Ohio. Her mother, Kathy, enrolled her in the Margaret O'Brien's Modeling School in Toledo, which ultimately led Katie to her present career. Katie was educated at the Notre Dame Academy, an all girls Catholic high school. She got her start by attending a modeling convention in New York City. During the convention, a talent scout from Los Angeles approached Katie and encouraged her to spend the rest of the summer in California auditioning. Katie was off to Hollywood with her mother, despite her father's skepticism. It took Katie only one audition before she was cast in "The Ice Storm", as Tobey Maguire's girlfriend. Katie got her big break when she was immediately cast in the Dawson's Creek series that received rave reviews, even before its premiere. With the success of Dawson's Creek and its popularity among teens, Katie was then cast in the thriller "Disturbing Behavior" in 1998, and the following summer, two feature films, "Go", and as the heroine in "Teaching Mrs. Tingle". Katie is currently living in Wilmington, NC, where the television series is filmed. She has deferred her acceptance to Columbia University until she has more time in her hectic acting schedule with Dawson's Creek. Katie received Sweden's Expressen Fredag's "Babe of the Year" in 1998.

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KYLIE MINOGUE

Name: Kylie Minogue. Birth Name: Kylie Ann Minogue. Height: 5'.1". Nationality: Australian. Date: May 28, 1968; 11.00 am AEST. Birth Place: Bethlehem Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Occupation: Actress, model, singer. Relationship: Oliver Martinez (actor; born on January 12, 1966), Jason Donovan (singer), Michael Hutchence, Lenny Kravits (singer), Tim Jeffries, Zane O'Donnell (model), Stephane Sednaoui (French photographer), Rupert Penry-Jones (RSC actor), James Gooding. Father: Ron. Mother: Carol Minogue. Sister: Dannii Minougue (actress, model; born on October 20, 1971). Brother: Brendan Minougue (TV camera man; born on August 30, 1983). Claim to fame: Album Kylie (1988). Facts: Prince Charles has declared himself a Kylie Minogue fan -- the heir to the throne watched the Australian singer's guest appearance in a West End comedy Thursday evening, telling her afterward: You were fantastic. (November 23, 2002) Minogue grabbed two awards at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday night, namely Best Pop and Best Dance. (November 15, 2002). Awards: She received the Most Popular Female TV Personality Award at the Australian Television Awards 1989 Logie Awards for her role in the popular soap opera HOME AND AWAY (1988).
 

BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS: Born in Melbourne, Australia on May 28th 1968, Kylie first came to the British public's attention from her appearance on the soap Neighbours. She released a cover version of Little Eva's Locomotion which was a big hit going to number 1 in Australia and England. This was quickly followed up by I Should Be So Lucky. Kylie was now signed up to the hugely successful production team of Stock Aitken Waterman. Kylie's sister Dannii, herself a pop singer though not achieving the same level of success has had some singles in the British charts. The press claimed that there was some rivalry between the two but this has never been substantiated. Kylie's love life has always been a source of fascination for the press. Her early liaison with co-star Jason Donovan an example of this. Kylie later had a short but well-publicised dalliance with the late Michael Hutchence, former front man of Australian band INXS before he met and married Paula Yates. Most recently Kylie has split from her model boyfriend James Gooding. In the 90s Kylie went through a phase of different collaborations in order to try and shake her squeaky clean image. These included appearing as a floating corpse in a Nick Cave video as well as working with the Manic Street Preachers. None of these proved too successful so Kyle went back to her roots as a pop/dance diva when she released Spinning Around in 2000. Again, this single reached the number 1 spot in Australia and England. The following year Can't Get You Out Of My Head, written by Cathy Dennis, herself a former pop songstress, proved a turning point yet again for Kylie. The song with it's catchy rhythm and excellently choreographed video brought the Aussie star to centre stage yet again.

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LAETITIA CASTA

BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS: Laetitia Casta has both literally and figuratively broken the waif mold that the supermodel kingdom has been dominated by for decades. Born May 11, 1978 in Pont-Audemer, France, she has brought curves back to the forefront of top fashion magazines, although she hasn't done so without controversy. Her name means 'joy' in Latin, and she led a very joyous life in Normandy, where she lived with her family in the country. Before that though, she lived in Corsica where her father Dominique hailed from. Laetitia is very shy and has admitted on several occasions to be intimidated by men, which perhaps may boggle some men's minds. She did however become much less shy when her mother Line brought her sister Marie-Ange into the world, which inspired Laetitia to become a role model for her younger sister. Her childhood also encountered early 'development' of her chest, which at first caused her to feel awkward about her appearance, but a few years later she realized just how desired she was, and it was then she was discovered by a photographer from Madison Models. In 1993, Laetitia signed on with Guess? Jeans and from there, Victoria's Secret in 1996. Her popularity continued and she landed spots in the 1997, 1998, and 1999 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues. She's appeared in nearly 100 covers of major fashion magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Glamour and her momentum continues. The 2000 Victoria's Secret campaign shows her spotlighted in her own commercial. She also has been in several commercials for L'Oreal, many which she is joined by Simon Rex. Laetitia is not only everywhere in print, but is establishing herself as a credible actor as well, having been in Asterix which starred Gerard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni and Christian Clavier, in the most costly French film ever made. She also is filming a French television movie The Blue Bicycle. She attempted to land the coveted role of a Mexican woman kidnapped by bandits in Texas Rangers, but lost out to Leonor Varela. It's perhaps appropriate with Laetitia's curves that she is being approached with Hispanic roles, and may be a way for her to break into American film. She did land the role of Chris Isaak's love interest in his video Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing. One area you won't see Laetitia much is in gossip columns, as much as we tried, very little inside scoop is out for Laetitia, though perhaps there is in her native country. She is said to be dating famed humanitarian Faiz Ahmad, although in a recent run-in with a crazy French cab driver who went ballistic when hearing the constant ringing of Laetitia's cellphone, was with boyfriend photographer/director Stephane Sednaoui. Though Laetitia hasn't done explicit nude work, she has been naked in what we'd call 'artistic' shoots, and she evokes passion as to whether or not she is 'beautiful' in the truest sense. When she was chosen as France's new "Marianne", several wondered if she was worthy of the nod which included predecessors such as Brigitte Bardot and model Ines De La Fressange. Going to her official site, one even finds her most passionate supporters belittle the beauty's teeth, which Laetitia herself admits many of her handlers wanted to have 'fixed', but her realness is perhaps her greatest appeal, and she defends her curves and imperfections for the same reasons, a worthy bit of self confidence by the 'shy' woman that many of her American peers in the entertainment industry should take example with.

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MARIAH CAREY

Name: Mariah Carey. Height: 5'.9". Nationality: American. Date: March 27, 1970. Birth Place: Huntington, New York, USA. Occupation: Actress, singer. Education: Oldfield Middle School Harborfields High School (graduated in 1987). Husband: Tommy Mottola (Sony record executive producer; married on June 5, 1993; divorced in March 1998). Relationship: Luis Miguel (Puerto Rican; musician), Derek Jeter (New York Yankees' player). Father: Alfred Roy Carey (African-American/Venezuelan; aeronautical engineer; divorced in 1973). Mother: Patricia Hickey (Irish-American; a former opera singer with the New York City Opera and a vocal coach). Sister: Alison (older). Brother: Morgan (older). Claim to fame: Album: Mariah Carey (1990). Agent: Mariah Carey, P.O. Box 679, Bradford, CT 06405, USA.

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