Born as Lilliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski, New Yorker actress Leelee Sobieski got her acting break when she appeared in the sci-fi film Deep Impact back in 1998 and in Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Her other movies include Never Been Kissed, Joy Ride, and Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
Born in Indiana and raised in California, Janet Damita Jo Jackson is the youngest of the Jackson family of musical artists. Her first self-titled album was released in 1982 and went on to release 9 more albums, the most recent of which is entitled Discipline. She’s also appeared in movies and TV shows like Diff rent Strokes and Fame.
American actress Bai Ling was born in Sichuan, China and has appeared in various movies including The Crow, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, and Wild Wild West. Bai Ling is more known for her funny antics in the VH1 program, “But Can They Sing?” She also played the lead role of Coco in the film adaptation of Shanghai Baby, a novel of the same title written by Wei Hui.
Born in Minnesota as Winona Laura Horowitz, Winona Ryder has appeared in over 30 movies and has won a Golden Globe award for her performance in the 1993 movie The Age of Innocence. In 2008, she joined other Hollywood celebrities and posed nude for Marc Jacobs campaign to raise awareness on skin cancer.
Mexican-American model and actress Eva Jacqueline Longoria (now Eva Longoria Parker) was elevated to Hollywood’s A-list when she landed the role of Gabrielle Solis in the popular TV show Desperate Housewives. Longoria is married to Spurs baller Tony Parker and is currently involved in charity work for various organizations which support abused and disabled children and cancer victims.
Courtney Bass Cox (now Courtney Cox Arquette) is known for her role as Monica in the TV sitcom Friends which achieved worldwide success throughout its 10 seasons. She also gained popularity in her role as Gale Weathers in the Scream movie trilogy, where she met her husband David Arquette. Cox has starred in over 20 movies and will appear in the TV series Scrubs.
Model, spokesperson, and award-winning actress Halle Berry is currently among the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. She is the first African-American woman to have won the Oscar award for Best Actress and has 4 movies lined up for release this year. Berry gave birth to Nahla Ariela on March 16, 2008, her first child with French-Canadian boyfriend Gabriel Aubry.
Having started her career at the tender age of five, Beverly Mitchell has since been able to get a taste of both a film and a television career. Now also a country singer, Mitchell is better known for her role as Mary, the younger sister of Jessica Biel’s character. In real life, Biel is actually younger than Mitchell. Mitchell has also been featured in movies like Saw 2 and The Crow: City of Angels.
Mandy Moore refused to dress sexy in order to earn more fans in the world of pop. Though she was not as popular as fellow teen singers who relied on the belief that sex sells, Moore has established herself as a talented singer and actress. Her 2007 comedy License to Wed where she starred with John Krasinski and Robin Williams received several negative reviews but managed to succeed in the box office.
Jennifer Aniston is best known for her role as Rachel Green from the popular comedy sitcom, Friends. Later, she is recognized for being the other half of Hollywood’s golden couple, with ex-husband Brad Pitt. Aniston has proven though that life after Brad does not mean she will exit the scene. Her succeeding romantic involvements continue to feed the rumor mill.
