Actresses On the Rise
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Born in 1986, Alexz Spencer Johnson grew up in a family full of talent; five older siblings, most of whom were already involved in the acting or entertainment industry. Alexz first got her start singing for local shows and radio stations and, by the time she was 12, she landed the lead role of "Annie Thelen" on Disney Channel's original series, So Weird (1999). After showing off both her acting and singing talent on the show, she won the role of "Jude Harrison" on The N's Instant Star (2004), where she played a girl who won a talent show for her voice and song-writing talent. Alexz participated in much of the music-making on the show and put out four soundtracks (along with other artists in the later soundtracks, also who appeared on the show). During "Instant Star", Alexz also filmed her first feature, Final Destination 3 (2006) and, soon thereafter, made 2 made-for-TV movies on Lifetime: Devil's Diary (2007) and, most recently, Stranger with My Face (2009), both of which she starred as the lead. Alexz wrote and recorded her first solo album, "Voodoo", in Vancouver & Los Angeles, and released it in March 2010. For her second album release, Alexz obtained the necessary funds through fan donation."Let 'em Eat Cake" came out in October 2014.- Actress
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Cassie is a singer, actress, model, songwriter, and dancer. Albums: Me&U, Long Way 2 Go Official Girl ft. Lil'Wayne Is it you
Cassandra is a 5 time National Grand Champion Twirler, because of twirling is how her modeling career started. Cassandra models for Abercrombie, Target, Jcpennys, Walmart, Dalias, Seventeen Magazine, Victorias Secret. She is part of OP Team, has a record deal with Bad Boys Entertainment And producer Ryan Leslie. Cassandra has a Baccalaureate of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Psychology from UIW.
Cassandra loves to sing, dance, shop and spend quality time with Family. She has a daughter named Cali who is 11yrs old. Her modeling manager is Trevor Donovan. Movie: Step Up 2, Perfect Match- Actress
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Tiffany Hines was born on 2 September 1983 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for Magnum P.I. (2018), 24: Legacy (2016) and Bones (2005).- Actress
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Yasemin Kay Allen is a British-Turkish actress, born in the UK and raised in Istanbul, who works between Istanbul, London and Los Angeles.
She most recently finished filming for the series The Turkish Detective, produced by Paramount+, Miramax and Ay Yapim; and Dokuz Oguz on Fox Turkey.
Yasemin starred in Cinemax's Strike Back (Left Bank Pictures) as Russian Special Forces Operative Katrina Zarkova, for two seasons. Other projects she is known for have been Su ve Ates (Water and Fire - Dir. by Ozcan Deniz, shot between London and Istanbul); Mercy (Merhamet); the widely successful Muhtesem Yuzyil (Magnificent Century), Fi and the cult hit 46 Yok Olan.
Yasemin has studied at Stella Adler in Los Angeles; also with Giles Foreman at Giles Foreman Actors Studio and with Laurence Mitchell at Home Studio in London and has subsequently trained in a variety of disciplines.
She is a native Turkish and English speaker who speaks in Istanbul Turkish and English in RP, with an ear for dialects and accents, and a wide history of experience with drama, action and romantic comedies.- Actress
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Madelyn Jane Curley (born December 3, 1981) is an American actress and former gymnast. She competed for the North Carolina Tar Heels. She was academic All American for four years. Maddy Curley, a former University of North Carolina Elite gymnast, made her feature film acting debut in Disney's "Stick It," an April 2006 release from Touchstone Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment. Since then, she has done bit parts in movies such as Least Among You and The Perfect Game. Curley, a native of Tallahassee, Florida, is as competitive an actress as she was a top gymnast. Curley competed for the University of North Caroline Tar Heels from 2001-2004 in addition she was a four-time Academic All-American and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Curley was a four-time competitor at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Regional Championships. On campus she participated in Lab! Theatre, Company Carolina and Athletes in Action. Upon graduating from college, Curley was selected as one of 1,300 graduates from a field of 13,000 nationwide applicants to become part of the Teach America program, which encourages young educators to accept jobs in low income and rural areas. Curley spent much of 2004-2005 teaching Language Arts to students in the rural community of Rocky Mount. Curley played lead roles in several independent films as well as guest roles on television shows such as CSI New York, The Office, and Party Down. She also guest starred in the two-part season finale of "Cold Case" this May. Curley encourages everyone she encounters to have dreams and aspirations knowing that she herself is the prime example that dreams, no matter how big or small, can come true with hard work and perseverance. Curley played gymnast Mina Hoyt in the 2006 film Stick It. Curley stars in the 2016 gymnastics movie Chalk It Up. In the 2019 film Terminator: Dark Fate, Curley served as both the body double and stunt double for a younger Sarah Connor in flashback scenes. CGI was used to recreate Linda Hamilton's facial likeness from the early 1990s.- Actress
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Jasmine Lynne Waltz was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. An only child, she survived her father's suicide and her mother's subsequent absence, only to face a future of uncertainty. She lived in and out of group homes and shelters, until events landed her in an all girl's maximum security school at the young age of 16. After her release two years later, she began a quest to find a new and better life for herself.
Living in 8 different cities, Jasmine gradually made her way to Miami and began modeling and commercial work. She also studied at the University of Performing Arts for three years, working nights in local clubs to pay her way through school. Once finished, she headed to Los Angeles, and it didn't take long for Hollywood to notice the beautiful brunette with the boisterous, outgoing personality. Film, TV, and commercial work soon followed, along with increased attention from the media. Jasmine now stands poised at the edge of a promising career, drawing on her past to help guide her to a bright future.- Actress
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Kate Miner was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to George Johnson, a spiritual life coach, and Deborah Lang, a former model and nurse. She grew up splitting her time between Minneapolis and Laguna Beach, California. Kate attended the University of California where she studied political science and biotechnology.
Kate is best known for her work in Showtime's Emmy Award winning Shameless, USA Network's Necessary Roughness (2011) and the NBC's miniseries Persons Unknown (2010). She also appeared in films The Campaign (2012) opposite Will Ferrell and Fifty Shades of Black (2016) with Marlon Wayans.
She has been married to her college sweetheart, musician Justin Miner, since August 26, 2012 and plays mandolin and keys in their band "Miner".- Actress
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Camila Briann Greenberg was born on May 26, 1988 in Tucson, Arizona. She grew up performing in theater companies and signed with Ford modeling agency at the age of 14. She booked her first TV pilot for Nickelodeon in 2007 starring alongside comedian Tim Stack. She then made appearances on shows like Entourage (2007), CSI (2007), How I met Your Mother (2008), and Brothers and Sisters (2009) before booking her first recurring role as Sara on the Emmy award-winning CW show Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (2009). Camila then accepted the role of Lissa on ABC Family's TV spinoff series from the film 10 Things I Hate About You (2009).
The following year, Camila starred in the award-winning short film Ugly, Strong, and Dignified alongside actor Blair Redford ("Best Short", 2010) and then recurred on the CW's remake of 90210 as Kaitlyn, the girl-next-door/underage pornstar. She then appeared in multiple independent films and web series as well as network shows like Pretty Little Liars (2013), Two and Half Men (2013), and Grandfathered (2015).
Camila is also known for her role as Esther in the highly regarded bromantic comedy feature film, Ktown Cowboys (2015), produced by Ken Jeong and starring Daniel Dae Kim and Eric Roberts.- Actress
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Bianca Collins was born on 17 August 1988 in San Diego, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Tiger Cruise (2004), House (2004) and Grey's Anatomy (2005).- Actress
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Gabriela Dias of Brazilian origin with a lifetime of international influence and success has worked on television throughout Europe, USA, and South America ranging from participating in several TV shows, and soap operas to appearing in Hollywood productions that allowed her to work with the likes of Antoine Fuqua, Penélope Cruz, Devon Dickson, Deborah Aquila, Ben Hoffman, Jessica Biel, Francis O'Conner, Alfred Molina, Kaya Scodelario, Jimmi Simpson, among others.
Gabriela's philanthropic and social services work has helped many foundations and communities all over the world. She sits on the board of several non-profit organizations and has also founded her own (The Gabriela Dias Foundation) in 2017. With the mission to provide once in a lifetime experiences in learning through arts and education.