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Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire is best known as the titular star of the Spider-Man movies. Born a stone's throw from Hollywood, he began acting in commercials as a boy and had his first film role in This Boy's Life…

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland was a major counterculture star in the early 1970s, winning critical raves as snarky Army surgeon Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H (1970) and as a small-town detective bonding with a New…

P.D. James

Name at birth: Phyllis Dorothy JamesOne of the most famous mystery novelists in the world, P.D. James was the author of several novels featuring the clever poet-detective, Chief Inspector Adam…

Holly Hunter

In 1987 Holly Hunter appeared in Raising Arizona (with Nicolas Cage) and Broadcast News, and was suddenly a movie star. Proving she could do more than rapid-fire dialogue and comedy, Hunter nabbed…

Meg Ryan

Name at birth: Margaret Mary Emily Anne HyraMeg Ryan made her first big splash in 1989 as the star of When Harry Met Sally. The romantic comedy starred Ryan and Billy Crystal as battling friends who…

Samantha Morton

A popular television and film actor in the United Kingdom, Samantha Morton is recognized internationally for her role as the precog, Agatha, in Steven Spielberg's Minority Report (2002, starring Tom…

Demi Moore Biography

Demi Moore(Demetria Guynes)actressBorn: 11/11/1962Birthplace: Roswell, New Mexico Film and television actress who played Jackie Templeton on General Hospital (1981–83) before she became a…

Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley was an English writer whose most famous work is the 1932 novel Brave New World. Born into a family of distinguished intellectuals on both sides of the family, he graduated from Oxford…

Dakota Fanning

Name at birth: Hannah Dakota FanningChild screen star Dakota Fanning's performance in 2001's I Am Sam (with Sean Penn) earned her critical praise and a cascade of high-profile movie roles.…

Demi Moore

Name at birth: Demetria GuynesAfter two years on the soap opera General Hospital (1982-83), Demi Moore progressed to lightweight ingenue movie turns and then into more serious dramatic roles. Ghost (…