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Lovely, auburn-haired Martha Vickers (nee Martha MacVicar) was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on May 28, 1925, the daughter of James S. and Frances MacVicar. After attending schools in various states - Florida, Texas and California - she and her family settled on the West Coast. A raving beauty, she broke into the entertainment field as a model for still photographer William Mortenson. This attracted the interest of David O. Selznick and she signed a starlet contract with him, but nothing came of it. Universal took over her contract where she was groomed in inauspicious bit parts such as her corpse/victim in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943), and in such low-level entries as Captive Wild Woman (1943) and The Mummy's Ghost (1944). In between assignments, Martha earned WWII pin-up exposure in such magazines as "Yank: The Army Weekly."
RKO gave her some higher-level billing chances with Marine Raiders (1944) and The Falcon in Mexico (1944), but it was Warner Bros. that put her officially on the map. The enticing Martha earned celebrity status and a new stage moniker when she generated some real heat as Lauren Bacall's wild, thumb-sucking sister Carmen in the film noir classic The Big Sleep (1946), which also starred Humphrey Bogart, playing the teenage nymphet "bad girl" for all it was worth. This major success quickly led to other "B" roles and not necessarily all "bad girl" parts. Highly appealing as the second femme lead in the pleasant musical The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946), Martha looked radiant but was overlooked for bigger things. She continued on and disrupted the proceedings again in the atmospheric film noir The Man I Love (1946) with Ida Lupino and finally earned leading lady status in That Way with Women (1947) opposite Dane Clark.
Very much a part of the Hollywood dating scene, which included actor James Stewart and director Frederick De Cordova, Martha finally married producer A.C. Lyles in March of 1948, but the marriage was over within a couple of months. Post-war films included Love and Learn (1947), another film noir piece Ruthless (1948), and the melodrama Bad Boy (1949), which was Audie Murphy's first starring role. She ended the decade top-lining the "Poverty-Row" drama Alimony (1949). Surprisingly, Martha's high-profiled second marriage in 1949 to film star Mickey Rooney (she was his third wife) did not advance her career. In fact, Martha was not seen in films at all during this period. Despite the couple having a son, Teddy Rooney, the next year (1950), Rooney had already hit the nadir of his career and had turned excessively to the bottle. Her marriage to Rooney would be short-lived as well.
Martha married a third time in 1954 to Chilean polo player-turned-actor Manuel Rojas, best known for his co-starring role in The Magnificent Matador (1955), and she finally returned to the screen in The Big Bluff (1955) co-starring with John Bromfield. The momentum, however, was gone and the movie did nothing to generate new interest. She did move, however, into TV and performed effectively in a number of dramatic showcases. She and Rojas had two children, Tina and Tessa. In 1960, Martha did her last filming with the western Four Fast Guns (1960) and after guesting on a couple of episodes of the TV series "The Rebel," ended her career. Not much was heard from this sultry beauty until her death from cancer in 1971 at age 46 in Hollywood, California.- Actor
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Brian Michael Smith was born in Ann Arbor, MI. He is an actor known for roles in 9-1-1 Lone Star, Queen Sugar and The L Word: Generation Q.
After appearances on TV shows such as NBC's Chicago P.D., HBO's Girls, and Showtime's Homeland, Smith rose to prominence for his ground-breaking performances on television and advocacy for better trans representation in media. His role as Toine Wilkins, a transgender police officer, in Ava DuVernay's Queen Sugar (2017) on OWN launched him into a series of high-profile roles including political strategist Pierce Williams in Showtime's The L Word: Generation Q (2019) and, most notably, firefighter Paul Strickland in Ryan Murphy's 9-1-1 Lone Star (2020). With Lone Star, Smith became the first out Black trans man in a series regular role.
Smith studied theatre and film production at Kent State University. Upon graduating, he began teaching and mentoring youth in filmmaking which he continued in New York through Tribeca Film Institute's Tribeca Teaches Program. He discovered the importance of community and visibility while he worked with queer youth at the Manhattan LGBT Center which led him to pursue his passion for acting, moving to Los Angeles.
Since Queen Sugar, Brian Michael has leveraged his visibility and platform to advocate for better trans representation in TV and film, empowering youth to create their own media and storytelling.- Actor
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Austin Nichols was raised in Austin, Texas until the age of eighteen, when he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 2002 with a degree in creative writing. His role in Six Feet Under led to films like The Day After Tomorrow, Wimbledon, and Glory Road. Then after playing Morgan Earp on Deadwood, David Milch asked Austin to play the title role in his new series, John From Cincinnati. Nichols has been on a string of hit cable shows. Ray Donovan, Bates Motel and The Walking Dead.- Actress
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Grace Lee Whitney was a versatile actress and vocalist born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Beginning as a "girl singer" on Detroit's WJR radio, she soon opened in nightclubs for Billie Holiday and Buddy Rich, and toured with the Spike Jones and Fred Waring Bands. Grace debuted on Broadway in "Top Banana", and subsequently appeared in the United Artists film Top Banana (1954). Grace is probably best known for her portrayal of Yeoman Janice Rand on the original Star Trek (1966) series. She later reprised her role for a string of successful Star Trek films: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). Grace continued to delight fans in personal appearances at conventions and events throughout North America and Europe. In 1998, she appeared in an episode of Diagnosis Murder (1993) with her Star Trek castmates George Takei, Walter Koenig and Majel Barrett. Grace Lee Whitney died at age 85 of natural causes in her home in Coarsegold, California on May 1, 2015.- Actress
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Laura Harrington was born on 29 April 1958 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Maximum Overdrive (1986), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) and Paulie (1998).- Actress
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Elizabeth Anweis was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Elizabeth is an actor and director, known for The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023), Sugar (2024) and Echo 3 (2022).- Writer
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David S. Goyer was born on 22 December 1965 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Dark City (1998), The Dark Knight (2008) and Batman Begins (2005). He is married to Marina Black. They have two children. He was previously married to Jessika Borsiczky.- Actor
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Jack Falahee was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and graduated New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he performed in the several stage productions. Since graduation, Falahee appeared in films and television shows, before his breakout role as Connor Walsh in the Shonda Rhimes-produced ABC series "How to Get Away with Murder".- Actress
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Nicole Forester was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Jack Reacher (2012), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Boss (2011). She has been married to Paul Brown since 11 October 2008. They have two children.- Actress
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Linda Lawson was born on 11 January 1936 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Night Tide (1961), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and Ben Casey (1961). She was married to John Foreman. She died on 18 May 2022 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.- Music Artist
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Iggy Pop was born on 21 April 1947 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Cry-Baby (1990), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) and Dead Man (1995). He has been married to Nina Alu since 22 November 2008. He was previously married to Suchi Asano and Wendy Weissberg.- Actress
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Tracie Savage was born on 7 November 1962 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982), Little House on the Prairie (1974) and Friendly Persuasion (1975).- Producer
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Megan Ganz was born on 1 June 1984 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Modern Family (2009), Community (2009) and Mythic Quest (2020). She has been married to Humphrey Ker since 30 May 2015.- Writer
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Sabrina Wu was born on 13 September 1997 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Sabrina is a writer and actor, known for Joy Ride (2023), Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. (2021) and Murderbot.- Actress
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Nyima Funk was born on 22 March 1975 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Key and Peele (2012) and Teachers (2016). She has been married to Joshua Funk since 25 November 2000. They have two children.- Actor
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Michael Kosta was born on 27 September 1979 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Pain Hustlers (2023), Best of Five (2008) and Worst Birthday (2016).- Lovely, buxom, and shapely blonde bombshell Judith Lee Bamber was born on October 13, 1936 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is of mixed German-English and American Indian descent. Her father was an engineer with the Ford Motor Company. Judy started modeling while in high school so she could lose weight and correct her posture. Following graduation from Dearborn High School in 1954, Bamber moved to Detroit to further pursue a modeling career. While in Detroit, Judy met television announcer Frank Robinson, whom she eventually married. In 1955, she moved to Los Angeles, California and worked as a carhop, a laundry clerk, a babysitter, and a dishwasher before her modeling career took off. Bamber briefly owned her own agency and modeled for the J.C. Penney catalog. She then began doing live commercials and was eventually discovered by Nils Thor Granlund, who set her up with drama coach Joe Graham. Judy attended Warner Brothers Acting School. Her personal manager Bryon Griffin got her contracts with both Warner Brothers and American International Pictures. (Both contracts were subsequently dropped when the two studios found out about this.)
Bamber acted in a handful of films and television series in the 1950s and 1960s; she was especially memorable as the snippy and obnoxious Alice in Roger Corman's hilarious horror black comedy cult gem A Bucket of Blood (1959). Moreover, Judy was a popular pin-up girl of the period: She graced the covers of and/or was featured in such men's magazines as "Modern Man", "Vue", "Glamor Parade", "Gaze", "Snappy", "Male Point of View", "Caper" and "Gala". In addition, Bamber also was featured as the cover model on various albums. She gave birth to son Louis I. on September 13, 1962. Judy quit acting and modeling in the mid-1960s so she could focus instead on raising her family. Bamber married Douglas W. McClary on November 11, 1967 and gave birth to son Brooks S. on November 18, 1971. McClary died at age 72 in 2004, and Judy remarried the following year. Bamber lives in Los Angeles, California. - Composer
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Colin Stetson was born in 1975 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Hereditary (2018), Red Dead Redemption II (2018) and Color Out of Space (2019).- Elaine Edwards was born on 4 February 1928 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for The Bat (1959), Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) and Old Oklahoma Plains (1952). She was married to Ed Kemmer and Wilbur Louis Paul. She died on 26 April 2004.
- Hugo Stanger was born on 22 June 1900 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Beetlejuice (1988), The Seventh Sign (1988) and Psycho III (1986). He died on 29 January 1990 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
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Alyssa Goss is a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Despite her early callings to acting, Alyssa pursed a career as a Pediatrician. She attended Spelman College, America's oldest historically black college for women. She worked toward a double B.S. degree in Environmental Science & Biology, before ultimately studying abroad in Munich, Germany.
Upon her to return to the United States she moved to Los Angeles, CA to pursue acting full-time. In 2018 she played Alicia Etheredge-Brown in the NAACP award winning BET Mini-series The Bobby Brown Story. Alyssa was hailed by critics for an ethereal yet complex portrayal of Alicia, Bobby Brown's current wife.
Alyssa followed this dramatic performance with the fun and irreverent comedy, How High 2. Alyssa's ability to provide a comedic yet grounded performance makes her a standout in the dramedy series, Tyler Perry's BRUH in which she has starred in for 4 seasons.- Actor
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Actor that does Stunts in the entertainment industry. Acting in school plays since the second grade. Knew he wanted to act since he was 5 years old, seeing Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, and Red Skeleton.
When he was growing up Joe was performing as a star athlete in football and baseball. He was Captain of the football and baseball team in high school, and received 23 Letters of intent to Colleges all over the Country. He chose to attended Eastern Michigan University, majoring in TV Broadcasting and Dramatic Arts, moved to Los Angeles.
Studying with Acting coaches, Vincent Chase,Brian Reiss Also Second City Hollywood in comedy Improv. . Performing on tour for Landmark Ent. and Pace Theatrical, and Mattel toys stage production of Masters of the Universe. He performed multi-characters in 40 cities in the U.S. and Canada. Joe's performances in nightclub acts were legendary , From 1981 to 2002.
Joe has worked as a stuntman, thanks to his mentor Ron Althoff, whose mentor was Walter Scott. One time on the set of Baywatch Hulk Hogan and the late Macho Man Savage both said to him in Venice Beach , to "Stay away from them he made them look bad" Corbin Bernsen said "if he was Joe Davis he'd rule the world " Michael Bay told Kenny Bates, "Why don't you bring me some real men"? Kenny brought Joe to Michael the very next day. Joe started out as a Model , a Gold's Gym prodigy, Original Chippendales Man, worked as a script doctor on many pilots and screenplays, Producing cable shows and had his own cable talk show, to extend his knowledge of the business. Joe's only biological son Nick passed away June 22,2021 of Glioblastoma after 14 months, he was 29 years old.- Karissa Shannon was born on 2 October 1989 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Somewhere (2010).
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Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and raised in San Diego, California. He attended Herbert Hoover High School under the music tutelage of John Duitsman and drama with Anne Archer Krill. (Who later transferred to Patrick Henry High to teach Annette Bening and Brian Stokes Mitchell. Dale attended California State University, Stanislaus in Turlock, California, majoring in Drama. DeeTee is the Executive Producer, writer, and title character of the award winning short film, My Name Is Lamar (2017) He has worked with many distinguished directors and producers including Ethan Coen, Joel Coen' ,George Clooney, Brian Grazer, Jay Roach, Katie Jacobs and Bryan Cranston. Two of Dale's TV guest roles landed him on the 2010 Primetime Emmy ballot for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy and Drama series. _"Modern Family" (2009)_qv and _"House M.D." (2010)_qv He is an established voiceover actor with narrations for audio books and video games. Dale began his professional theater career in 1978 at Starlight Musical Theatre in San Diego. Since then he's performed at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse, Virginia Stage Company, San Diego Rep, Sacramento Music Circus, Sledgehammer Theatre, The Human I Theatre and Lawrence Welk Dinner Theatre. Dale has over 60 National Commercials to his credit including one spot with the U.S. Army that earned him Advertising Age Magazine's Best Commercial Actor award in 2004. As a vocalist, Dale was lead singer and percussionist for the R&B band, Upside De Head. He has sang in recording sessions as well as in concerts with Chris Brown, Poison, Barry Manilow, Helen Reddy, gospel artists Tramaine Hawkins, Kurt Carr and was a member of the gospel group, The Rickey Grundy Chorale. As a screenwriter, he is a quarter finalist in both Final Draft's and Screen Craft's 2017 Screenwriting Contests with his romantic thriller, Chalkline. His other screenplays include Mr. Cotton, Nice Guys Finish Lonely and is adapting a Frank Capra holiday classic, Pocketful Of Miracles. For television, he has written Theme Park, a workplace situation comedy. Dale proudly serves as a member of the Television Academy, American Film Institute and The Paley Center for Media.- Actor
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Brian Kimmet was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Feud (2017), Bunnicula (2016) and Flags of Our Fathers (2006).