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Emma Thompson
Thompson, Emma 1959-PERSONALBorn April 15, 1959, in London, England; daughter of Eric (a director) and Phyllida (an actress) Thompson; sister of Sophie Thompson (an actress); married Kenneth Branagh (an actor, producer, and director), August 20, 1989 (divorced, 1995); married Greg Wise, July 29, ... Read more |
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Emma Tennant
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Emma Waller
Waller, Emma (1820–99), actress. The English‐born tragedienne made her American debut as Ophelia at Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre in 1857. The following year her first New York appearance came as Marina in The Duchess of Malfi. She excelled at many of the same roles that ... Read more |
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Emma Hamilton
Hamilton, Emma (1765–1815). Born in the Wirral as Amy Lyon, Emma's earliest employers c.1778 had links with London artistic circles, and her sensational beauty became celebrated through the art of an early mentor, George Romney (1734–1802). Mistress of Sir Harry Fetherstonhaugh,... Read more |
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Kenneth Branagh
BRANAGH, Kenneth Nationality:British. Born:Belfast, Northern Ireland, 10 December 1960; family moved to Reading, England, 1969. Education:Meadway Comprehensive School, Reading; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, graduated 1982. Family:Married... Read more |
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Emma of Normandy
Emma of Normandy (d. 1052), queen of Æthelred II and of Cnut. Emma played an important role in the confused succession to the English throne between 1016 and 1066. Early in life she became the second wife of Æthelred II (1002). Her first son, Edward, succeeded to the English throne in... Read more |
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Emma Willard
Emma Willard 1787-1870, American educator, pioneer in woman's education, b. Emma Hart in Berlin, Conn. She attended and later taught in the local academy and in 1807 took charge of the Female Academy at Middlebury, Vt. Two years later she married Dr. John Willard. In 1814 she opened a school in her... Read more |
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Julie Andrews
Andrews, Julie 1935- (Dame Julie Andrews, Julie Edwards, Julie Andrews Edwards)PERSONALOriginal name, Julia Elizabeth Wells; born October 1, 1935, in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England; daughter of Edward C. (a teacher) and Barbara (a pianist; maiden name, Ward) Wells; stepdaughter of Edward "Ted"... Read more |
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AEthelred II
Æthelred II (d. 1016), king of England (978–1016). Æthelred Unræd, the ‘Unready’, or more accurately the ‘ill-advised’, lost his kingship 1013–14, when the Danish king, Sweyn Forkbeard, forced him into exile in Normandy, the home of his... Read more |
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Julia Roberts
ROBERTS, Julia 1967– (Julia Moder) PERSONAL Original name, Julie Fiona Roberts; born October 28, 1967, in Smyrna, GA; daughter of Walter Roberts (an acting workshop proprietor, actor, writer, and salesperson) and Betty Motes (an acting workshop proprietor, actress, real estate... Read more |
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A young refugee fleeing genocide is adopted by a famous actress and...
...adopted son of actress Emma Thompson, is...in her rural home. His hobby is...returns to Miss Thompsons London home forhis...came into Miss Thompsons life when he...talking, says Emma. His ... |
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SISTERS AT WAR; (1) OSCAR-NOMINATED ACTRESS KATE WINSLET, 21, IS OUR LATEST...
...often resting, actress she cannot afford...100 million film Hollywood says...after British actress. Not even the...the leading role in Titanic...is extreme. Sophie Thompson, the...actress sister of Emma ... |
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DO put your daughters on the stage; They're some act, Phyllida.(Features)
...showbiz advice. Actress Phyllida Law...for her role in Howards...away. When Emma isn't in...her second home in South Argyll...happen for Sophie and Phyllida...something that Emma yearned for," says Sophie. ... |