Amy Acker

Amy Louise Acker is best known for her roles on the television series Angel as Winifred Burkle and Illyria, on Alias as Kelly Peyton and on Dollhouse as Dr. Claire Saunders/Whiskey. She currently appears in the ABC series Happy Town.

In her junior year of college, Acker enjoyed a short stint of modeling work for the J. Crew clothing catalog. In 1999, she was nominated for a Leon Rabin award for "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role" for her performance in the play Thérèse Raquin. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the same year. She worked as a stage actress for several seasons, including a stint at American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin.

Acker made her major television debut when she starred as Winifred "Fred" Burkle on the second through fifth seasons of Angel and also as the character of Illyria for part of the show's fifth and final season. She won the 2003 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her portrayal.

In 2005, she joined the cast of Alias for its final season, playing the fan-favorite villainous character Kelly Peyton. Acker graduated from guest star to fully credited cast member as the show entered the final episodes in April and May 2006.

Acker guest starred on fellow Buffyverse actress Alyson Hannigan's show How I Met Your Mother, in which she was reunited with Angel co-star Alexis Denisof (Hannigan's real-life husband), who had a recurring role on the show. On the DVD commentary for the episode "Come On," Neil Patrick Harris says that he and Acker are close friends and was therefore nervous to kiss her in the episode.

She portrayed Dr. Claire Saunders/Whiskey, a recurring character on Joss Whedon's Dollhouse. Acker guest starred in ten out of the thirteen episodes of the first season, but when her commitment to the new ABC series Happy Town made her only available for three episodes of the show's second and final season Whedon commented that he wished he'd "shelled out the money to make her a series regular."

In 2010, she began to co-star as a series regular in the ABC drama Happy Town, portraying the character Rachel Conroy. She will also co-star in Whedon's upcoming comedy/horror movie The Cabin in the Woods in 2011, which will be her first appearance in a 3-D movie. Also in 2010, she starred in FOX series Human Target Season One Finale as the mysterious Katherine Walters.

 (from luna_potterhead post at Live Journal)

Some mention of Amy Acker:

'Human Target' Review: Episode 1.12, 'Christopher Chance'

Story: Ghosts from the past come down on Christopher Chance (Mark Valley) prompting a flood of memories to the days before he became a hero — the days when the honorable Lavern Winston (Chi McBride) was still a cop, the enigmatic Guerrero (Jackie Earle Haley) was still in shape, and the beautiful Katherine Walters (Amy Acker) was still alive.  

qouted from Josh Wigler post in http://splashpage.mtv.com 

MTV assembles Joss Whedon's 'Avengers' using Whedon alum

Amy Acker as The Wasp
If Boreanaz played Pym, it would follow that Sarah Michelle Gellar would portray Janet Van Dyne, the size-changing Avenger known as The Wasp — but I think the role is actually better suited for Amy Acker based on the variety of characters she's played under Whedon's leadership, particularly Whiskey on "Dollhouse." Acker's character was at once a sympathetic sweetheart, a battered victim and a thorough badass. If she can conjure up that same combination for Wasp, she would be a perfect fit for the role.  

qouted from williamblair on Live Journal's ohnotheydidnt 

(from http://www.hollywood-celebrity-pictures.com)

Jill Flint

Jill Flint is an American actress and stars as Jill Casey in the new USA Network original series ROYAL PAINS which will resume airing on June 3, 2010.









Flint has appeared in several feature films, most recently in "Cadillac Records" with Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright and Beyonce Knowles and "The Women," starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes and Debra Messing.

Flint was also recently seen in "How I Got Lost" with Rosemarie DeWitt. Additional film credits include "What Just Happened," "On Broadway" and "Garden State."

Flint has appeared in the recurring role of "Bex" on the hit CW series "Gossip Girl," and has been a recurring guest star on "Six Degrees," "Conviction" and USA's Law & Order: Criminal intent.

Flint resides in New York City.

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman born June 9, 1981 is an Israeli American actress. Her first role came in the 1994 independent film Léon (known in the United States as The Professional). She achieved wider fame after playing Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Portman, who has said "I'd rather be smart than a movie star," completed a bachelor's degree in psychology at Harvard College while she was working on the Star Wars films.

In 2001, Portman opened in New York City's Public Theater production of Chekhov's The Seagull, alongside Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. In 2005, Portman received a Golden Globe Award as Best Supporting Actress in the drama Closer. In May 2008, she served as the youngest member of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival jury. Portman's directorial debut, Eve, opened the 65th Venice International Film Festival's shorts competition in 2008.







In 2007, Natalie Portman traveled to Rwanda with Jack Hanna, to film a documentary titled Gorillas on the Brink. Later, at a naming ceremony, Portman named a baby gorilla Gukina, which means "to play." Portman has been an advocate of environmental causes since childhood, when she joined an environmental song and dance troupe known as World Patrol Kids. She is also a member of the One Voice movement.

In 2004 and 2005, she traveled to Uganda, Guatemala, and Ecuador as the Ambassador of Hope for FINCA International, an organization that promotes micro-lending to help finance women-owned businesses in poor countries.  In the "Voices" segment of the April 29, 2007, episode of the ABC Sunday Morning Program This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Portman discussed her work with FINCA and how it can benefit women and children in Third World countries. In fall 2007, Portman visited several university campuses, including Harvard, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Princeton, New York University, and Columbia, to inspire students with the power of microfinance and to encourage them to join the Village Banking Campaign to help families and communities lift themselves out of poverty.

Portman, who has been a vegetarian since childhood and became a vegan in 2009 after reading Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals, is an advocate for animal rights. She does not eat animal products or wear fur, feathers, or leather. "All of my shoes are from Target and Stella McCartney," she has said. It has been reported that she will appear alongside actress Elissa Sursara in a PETA public service announcement to support the group's anti-fur campaign at some point in 2009.In 2007, she launched her own brand of vegan footwear.

Katherine Heigl

Katherine Marie Heigl  born November 24, 1978 is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens on Grey's Anatomy and her starring role in the movies Knocked Up, 27 Dresses and The Ugly Truth.

Heigl started her career as a child model with Wilhelmina Models before she turned her attention to acting. She made her debut in the coming-of-age film, That Night. Heigl appeared in the television series Roswell and movies including My Father the Hero before landing her break out role in Grey's Anatomy. Over the years, Heigl has established herself as a sex symbol and cover model appearing on numerous publications including Maxim, Vanity Fair and Cosmopolitan.

Heigl has worked with Best Friends Animal Society on several projects including their Pup My Ride program. The program transports small dogs from high-kill animal shelters to other parts of the US where there is a greater demand for such dogs. Her involvement in this led her to give Best Friends a grant which would fund a year of the program.   

Heigl and her mother, Nancy, then started Heigl's Hounds of Hope which operates as part of the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation. The Foundation was created in honor of Katherine's brother, who was killed in a car accident in 1986 at the age of fifteen. Heigl's Hounds of Hope rescues larger dogs with behavior problems from shelters with a high kill rate and rehabilitates them through training and other adjustments to make them suitable for re-homing. As of 2009, Heigl has six dogs of her own

Kristen Dunst

Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, model, and singer born April 30, 1982. She made her film debut in Oedipus Wrecks, a short film directed by Woody Allen for the anthology New York Stories (1989). Soon after, she landed a small part in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), as Tom Hanks's daughter. In 1993, Dunst played Hedril in "Dark Page", the seventh episode of the seventh season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. At the age of 12, Dunst gained widespread recognition playing the role of vampire Claudia in Interview with the Vampire (1994). 

Her performance earned her the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, the Saturn Award for Best Young Actress, and her first Golden Globe Award nomination. The same year she appeared in Little Women, to further acclaim.

Dunst achieved international fame as a result of her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man trilogy (2002-07). Since then her films have included the romantic comedy Wimbledon (2004), the science fiction drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and Cameron Crowe's tragicomedy Elizabethtown (2005). She played the title role in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006), and she starred in the comedy How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008).

In 2001, Dunst made her singing debut in the film Get Over It, in which she performed two songs. She also sang the jazz song "After You've Gone" for the end credits of the film The Cat's Meow (2001).

Kim Yu-Na

Kim Yu-Na (Hangul: 김연아, Hanja: 金姸兒) (born on September 5, 1990 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do) is a South Korean figure skater and the reigning world champion.

She is the 2009 World champion, the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time (2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2009–2010) Grand Prix Final champion, the 2006 World Junior champion, the 2005-2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion and a four-time (2002–2005) South Korean national champion.

Bahar Kizil

Bahar Kızıl was born October 5, 1988 in Freiburg, Baden-Württember. She is a German singer-songwriter of Turkish descent, best known as one of the founding members of the pop group Monrose, which won the fifth season of the German version of Popstars.

Nicole Lapin

I was watching Worldwide Exchange yesterday when I was lucky enough to catch a glimpse on their newest anchor Nicole Lapin. She is really stunning and was very good at her job as a journalist even for the business oriented show at her mid-20s.

Nicole Miriam Lapin born March 7, 1984 is known for being a anchor on CNN Live who regularly appeared on CNN Headline News, CNN, and CNN International. In January 2010, Lapin joined CNBC in New York as an anchor for Worldwide Exchange.

Mila Kunis

Milena "Mila" Kunis born Milena Markovna Kunis on August 14, 1983 is an American actress. Her television work includes the role of Jackie Burkhart on That '70s Show and the voice of Meg Griffin on the animated series Family Guy. She has also played roles in film, such as Rachel Jansen in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Solara in The Book of Eli.

Maja Salvador

Maja Ross Andres Salvador or Maja Salvador (born October 5, 1988 in Aparri, Cagayan, Philippines) is a Filipina actress and commercial model. She is currently under contract with ABS-CBN and a member of Star Magic. She is known as the "Dance Princess" in the Philippines, and works as a covergirl and endorser.

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Dee Lohan ( born July 2, 1986)is an American actress, model, and pop singer. Lohan started in show business as a child fashion model for magazine advertisements and television commercials. At 11, she made her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap.




Lohan rose to stardom between 2003 and 2005 with leading roles in the films Freaky Friday, Mean Girls and Herbie: Fully Loaded. She subsequently appeared in independent movies like Robert Altman's A Prairie Home Companion and Bobby. Her career was interrupted in 2007 as two DUI incidents and three visits to rehabilitation facilities led to several lost movie deals. She guest starred in the TV series Ugly Betty in 2008 and filmed Robert Rodriguez's Machete in 2009.

Lohan launched a second career in pop music in 2004 with the album Speak and followed up with A Little More Personal (Raw) in 2005. She is a favorite target of paparazzi photographers and her personal life has been a frequent subject of celebrity and tabloid journalism.

Nina Dobrev

Nina Const Dobreva (born January 9, 1989) is a Bulgarian-Canadian actress, singer, instrumentalist, and model currently living in Canada. She played the role Mia Jones, the single teenage mother on Degrassi: The Next Generation since the show's sixth season.


She currently stars as Elena Gilbert in the TV series The Vampire Diaries.


Modeling jobs led to commercials, which then turned into film auditions. Shortly thereafter, she booked roles in feature films including Fugitive Pieces, Away from Her, Never Cry Werewolf, and the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. She was also in an MTV movie called The American Mall on CTV.


She has landed the lead role in The CW's drama pilot The Vampire Diaries, playing Elena, a human who is caught between two vampire brothers.

Min Sun ye

Min Sun Ye (born August 12, 1989)is as you all know her the leader of the Wonder Girls! She was first discovered by JYP Entertainment in 2001 during Park Jin Young’s 99% Challenge project. Sun Ye showed off her singing and dancing talents at the young age of 12 and has trained under JYP Entertainment ever since.




When the Wonder Girls debuted in 2007, Sun Ye was put under a lot of pressure; during the group’s debut. Many tragic events happened simultaneously: former Wonder Girl Hyun Ah had to leave due to medical issues; So Hee also had a role in the film I Like It Hot and had suffered injuries while filming. Sun Ye mentioned this was one of the hardest times for the Wonder Girls, but that they would make it through. Fortunately, her fans were by her side to cheer her on, too.

Sun Ye is an exceptional leader. Right when the Wonder Girls first debuted, they were suddenly hit with all sorts of challenges and obstacles, but they all made it through; during those tough times, the Wonder Girls kept it together and performed their best even when they were short two members. Sun Ye is also one of the main vocalists of the girl group. She comes out sounding fantastic in all of her performances, has a strong and powerful voice, and never fails to entertain.

Maggie Q

Margaret Denise Quigley, better known as Maggie Q (born May 22, 1979), is a Hawaiian-born actress and former fashion model. She initially gained fame in Hong Kong.

After graduating from Mililani High School, she traveled to Japan and Hong Kong to become a fashion model. In 1998, she got her first role in a Chinese-language TV series.


She began acting in Hong Kong and elsewhere in East Asia. Among her first appearances in film was the lead roles in the Hong Kong action thrillers Gen-Y Cops and Naked Weapon, in which she played the martial artist assassin Charlene Ching. She has also played the titular role of Harmony in the German-Singapore telemovie collaboration Das Haus Der Harmonie, opposite leading Singaporean actress Fann Wong.

In 2006, she starred alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III. She played Zhen, the only female member of his IMF team. In 2007, she appeared in the Bruce Willis movie Live Free Or Die Hard, the fourth film in the Die Hard franchise and in Balls of Fury.



In 2008, Maggie played fictional Cao Ying, a granddaughter of the warlord Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon, in her first Chinese ancient costume performance.


She also stars in the video game in the Need for Speed franchise Need for Speed: Undercover as Inspector Chase Linh who is the player's only contact to the Tri-City Police.

She changed her name to Maggie Q in order for it to be more easily pronounced by Chinese audiences.

Christina Milian

Christine Flores (born September 26, 1981), better known by her stage name Christina Milian (pronounced /ˌmɪliˈɑːn/), is an American R&B and pop singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and model. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Milian moved to Los Angeles when she was 13 years old, desiring to be an actress. By the age of 17, Milian had begun writing songs to help obtain a recording contract. Milian has released three studio albums, and has finished recording a fourth, Elope, which is scheduled for a late 2009 or early 2010 release.

Milian's self-titled debut album was released in 2001, and features the singles "AM to PM" and "When You Look at Me"; both peaked in the top three on the UK Singles Chart. The singer's second studio album, It's About Time (2004), provided her first major US hit "Dip It Low". Milian's third studio album, So Amazin' (2006), produced only one single, "Say I". A month after the release of So Amazin', Milian's representative confirmed that she had left the Island Def Jam record label due to "creative differences". Milian signed with Interscope Records in 2009, through which she will release her album, Elope. The album's first single, "Us Against the World", was written by Milian.



Although Milian is best known for her singing career, she originally wanted to be an actress. Her first lead role was in the 2003 film Love Don't Cost a Thing, and subsequently had main roles in Be Cool and the horror film Pulse. Milian had a minor role in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, and starred as the lead role in the straight-to-DVD film Bring It On: Fight to the Finish. Milian has been described as a role model, and her mother manages her musical and theatrical careers. On September 4, 2009, Milian married The-Dream in Las Vegas, and was confirmed to be pregnant with his child a week later.

Sasha Alexander

Sasha Alexander



Born Suzana S. Drobnjaković on May 17, 1975 is a Serbian American actress. She is best known in her roles as Caitlin "Kate" Todd in the earliest seasons (48 episodes) of the CBS television drama NCIS;

a minor role as Melissa in Mission Impossible III (2006),

and Catherine in He's Just Not That Into You (2009).



She began acting in school productions at the seventh grade. She continued acting through high school and college, and then moved to New York to act in summer stock and Shakespeare festivals. She graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television before going on to have a successful acting career in both TV and film.

Alexander was a regular on two short-lived series: the medical drama Presidio Med and ABC's twenty-something drama Wasteland. She achieved widespread media attention and critical praise when she appeared on the fourth season of Dawson's Creek as Gretchen Witter,

dating the title character, and in an episode of the short-lived Fox comedy series Greg the Bunny, playing the part of a lesbian TV Guide reporter and shared an onscreen kiss with Sarah Silverman. Alexander has also appeared in the films Lucky 13, and All Over the Guy, the independent movie Last Lullaby, and Yes Man starring Jim Carrey.


Her role on NCIS ended in May 2005. Before being cast as Caitlin Todd on NCIS, she appeared on CSI as District Attorney Robin Childs, in the episode, Alter Boys.

She joined the cast of The Nine in the role of Nick's ex-wife. She also appeared in one episode of Friends ("The One with Joey's Interview"), playing a Soap Opera Digest reporter who interviewed Joey.