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Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu shot to stardom in 1998 as the stylish and malicious Ling Woo, a regular on TV's Ally McBeal. Liu, also a model for Revlon, went on to a successful run in movie roles, including 2000's…

Sandra Dee

Name at birth: Alexandria ZuckSporty, cheerful and squeaky-clean, Sandra Dee was the star of Gidget, the 1959 film that inspired a flurry of sun-and-fun surfing movies in the early 1960s. Dee began…

William D. Coolidge

William D. CoolidgeBorn: 1873Birthplace: Hudson, Mass. Vacuum tube—Coolidge invented ductile tungsten, the filament material still used in incandescent lamps. He also invented the “Coolidge…

James Hillier

James Hillier Born: 1915 Birthplace: Ontario, Canada Electron lens correction device—Hillier is noted for his…

Elijah Wood Biography

Elijah WoodactorBorn: 1/28/1981Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Wood enrolled in modeling school in 1988 and had small roles in Back to the Future, Part II (1989) and Internal Affairs (1990) before…

Cindy Margolis

Cindy Margolis promoted herself as the "most downloaded woman in world" and the "Queen of the Internet" during her heyday in the late 1990s. The titles were an unofficial reflection of her pinup…

Edward Hopper

American artist Edward Hopper was the foremost realist of the mid-20th century, famous for his lonely scenes of ordinary life, such as the all-night diner in 1942's Nighthawks. Edward Hopper studied…

Angie Everhart Biography

Angie Everhart model, actressBorn: 9/7/1969Birthplace: Akron, Ohio Supermodel who has branched out into acting, mostly with minor roles in mostly forgettable movies. Everhart's tall, redheaded…

Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller's early career as an actress was both aided and overshadowed by the fame she attained in 2005 as movie star Jude Law's fianceé. She met Law while the two were co-starring in the 2004…

Notable Female Scientists

Annie Jump Cannon Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and…