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Carey Mulligan

Dimpled, British, and looking younger than her age, Carey Mulligan made her professional debut in 2005 -- as Kitty Bennet in the film adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice -- and parlayed…

J.K. Rowling

Joanne K. Rowling (pronounced rolling) is the author of the Harry Potter series of books, which began with the 1997 tale Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. (U.S. title: Harry Potter and the…

Paul Muldoon Biography

Paul MuldoonpoetBorn: 1951Birthplace: Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland Designated “one of the two or three most accomplished rhymers now writing in the English language” by the New…

Popular Theology

by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Return to the C.S. Lewis Bio In 1933 Lewis published his first major work, The Pilgrim's Regress, an allegorical telling of his own journey to belief in Christ. Along the way…

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy's film stardom came late in life -- he was in his 50s before film audiences fell in love with his portrayal of washed-up pop star Billy Mack in the 2003 comedy Love Actually. Nighy was 73…

Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova was only 17 when she won the 2004 edition of the prestigious Wimbledon tennis tournament. By 2012 she had won all four major tournaments and was one of the sport's global superstars…

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John was the ethereal pop singer who shifted to a bolder new persona after she starred in the hit 1978 film Grease. Olivia Newton-John was born in Oxford, England, but in 1954 her…

Adele

Name at birth: Adele Laurie Blue AdkinsAdele is the British singer whose 2008 debut album won two Grammy Awards and made her a leading pop singer in the U.K and around the world. Born Adele Adkins (…

Andy Murray

Name at birth: Andrew MurrayAndy Murray is the tennis player who in 2013 became the first Briton in 77 years to win the men's singles at Wimbledon. Andy Murray grew up in Dunblane, Scotland, where…

Mark Rylance

Name at birth: David Mark Rylance WatersMark Rylance is the celebrated British stage actor who won an Academy Award for playing Russian spy Rudolf Abel in the 2015 movie Bridge of Spies. Television…