Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Who is Nicole Avery Cox Mohr?

Who is Nicole Avery Cox Mohr? The World knows her as Nikki Cox, Cox is an American actress known mostly for her roles on the television series Unhappily Ever After and Las Vegas.

Cox was born June 2, 1978 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Meredith and Terry Cox, who is a personal manager.[1] She has one younger brother, Matthew Cox, who is also an actor. She began her career at the age of four when she appeared as a dancer in several ballet productions and TV specials. She began acting at the age of ten, making appearances in several movies and guest starring on shows such as Baywatch, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Eerie, Indiana, and Blossom. She also starred in General Hospital from 1993 to 1995 and had a recurring role on the Saturday morning program California Dreams.

Her appearances on various TV shows would lead to her first prime-time starring role as Tiffany Malloy on the sitcom Unhappily Ever After, which ran on the WB 1995–1999. Brother Matthew guest-starred on a handful of UEA episodes, including one where he wore a "Ghostface" mask (a la Scream).

When Unhappily left the airwaves after taping 100 episodes, Cox went on to portray former prostitute Taylor Clayton on the sitcom The Norm Show and star as Nikki White in Nikki, a sitcom vehicle that would last for under two seasons (2000–2002). She starred as Mary Connell on the TV drama Las Vegas from 2003-2007. On May 20 and May 23, 2005, her Las Vegas character crossed over to NBC's cult-favorite soap opera Passions to coincide with the arrival of two new characters introduced on Las Vegas.

She is currently the spokesmodel for online gaming giant Sportsbook.com, and is working on Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust, an upcoming video game, and Lonely Street, an upcoming comedy movie starring Robert Patrick, Jay Mohr (her husband), Ernie Hudson
and Lindsay Price.

After being romantically linked to Kevin Connolly, who played her brother on Unhappily Ever After, Cox was engaged in 1999 to Bobcat Goldthwait, a comedian more than 16 years her senior, who played the voice of Mr. Floppy, a stuffed bunny, on Unhappily Ever After.[2][3]

On December 29, 2006, she married comedian/actor Jay Mohr in Los Angeles.[4] In December 2008, Jay petitioned a Los Angeles court to allow him to legally add Nikki's last name to his, changing his name to Jay Ferguson Cox Mohr.[5]

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Who is Mía Maestro?

Who is Mía Maestro? Maestro is an Argentine actress. She's best known for her role as Nadia Santos in the the television drama Alias.

Mía Maestro was born June 19, 1978 in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1978.[1][2] Her mother was an economist and her father a businessman.[1] At the age of 18 she moved to Berlin to be trained as a classical music vocalist.[3] There she also learned the Brechtian acting technique as well as dance.[1] At age 20 Maestro returned to Buenos Aires.

Maestro made her screen debut in Carlos Saura's Academy Award nominated film, Tango.[3]

After a small role in Ben Stiller's “Duplex” (2003), Maestro played much larger role in Walter Salles Jr.'s “The Motorcycle Diaries” (2004)

Just one year later, Maestro traveled to Austria, where she worked with Lauren Bacall and Dennis Hopper in “The Venice Project” (1999). Ultimately, she moved to Los Angeles and quickly landed a supporting role in Mike Figgis’ digital video experimental film ”Timecode” (2000), alongside Salma Hayek, with whom Maestro would work again with in 2002's “Frida” – Hayek’s labor of love biopic about the famed Mexican artist. Maestro also appeared in the HBO biopic of Cuban jazz musician Arturo Sandoval in “For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story” (2000), starring opposite Andy Garcia.


Maestro originally met with TV producer J. J. Abrams in relation to the show Lost.[1] She ended up getting the part of Nadia Santos in Season 4 on his other television show, the drama Alias.[1] She then had a recurring role in the program's 5th season. In December 2005, she starred in Prince's music video for "Te Amo Corazón" which was directed by her friend Salma Hayek.[4]

In 2001, she was ranked #61 in Stuff's 100 Sexiest Women. Also in 2001, she ranked #67 in Maxim's 100 Sexiest Women. On Maxim's hot 100 2007 list, Maestro came in at #99.[5]

Maestro is joining the cast of Burn Notice and has also recently been seen on the set of NBC's new show Crusoe.[6]

She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Maestro boyfriend is Ned Benson, who is an actor/director.

She won an ACE Award for performance in the stage production of Pandora's Box.[2]

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Who is Kerry Washington?

Who is Kerry Washington? [1] The world knows Washington as an American actress. She is known for her roles as Ray Charles' wife, Della Bea Robinson, in the film Ray (2004), as Kay Amin in The Last King of Scotland, and Alicia Masters in the 2005 live action Fantastic Four film and its 2007 sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. She has also starred in the critically acclaimed independent films Our Song and The Dead Girl.


Washington was born January 31, 1977 in the Bronx, New York, the daughter of a successful real estate broker father and a professor and educational consultant mother.[2] She is an only child, and speaks seven languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Mandarin, Esperanto and Russian .performed with the Tada theater teen group in 1985, when she was 8. She attended Spence School in Manhattan, graduating in 1994. Fellow alumni include Gwyneth Paltrow, Emmy Rossum and Sally Pressman . Washington went on to earn a B.A. degree in theater in 1998 from The George Washington University. She also studied at Michael Howard Studios in New York City.
Washington made her screen debut in the ABC telefilm Magical Make-Over (1994). She was in the cast of the 1996 PBS sketch comedy-style educational series Standard Deviants, and she appeared in the short "3D" and the feature film Our Song in 2000. She went on to appear in several movies, including Save the Last Dance (2001), The Human Stain (2003), Spike Lee's She Hate Me (2004), Ray (2004), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Little Man, & I Think I Love My Wife (2007), and as a wife of 1970s Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the UK historical drama The Last King of Scotland (2006). Washington has also appeared in the recurring role of Chelina Hall on the ABC television series Boston Legal, and in several episodes of the A&E cable-TV series 100 Centre Street.


She is the new spokesperson for L'Oréal, appearing in commercials and ads alongside fellow actresses Scarlett Johansson and Eva Longoria Parker,
and model Doutzen Kroes.
She also co-directed and appeared in the music video for hip-hop artist Common's song, "I Want You",

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the fourth single off of his album Finding Forever.
Washington also serves as the narrator of the critically-acclaimed documentary about the New Orleans-based teenage TBC Brass Band, entitled From the Mouthpiece on Back, which also lists The Roots as one of the executive producers of the movie. She also appears in Maxwell's "Bad Habits" video.
Washington was engaged to actor David Moscow from October 2004 to March 2007.[3]
As a sort of souvenir or memento, she usually tries to keep something from every character that she plays, whether it is an item of wardrobe or a piece of furniture from the house that the character lived in.[4]
She is at times referred to as a political activist and a supporter of Barack Obama's presidential candidacy.[5]
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Awards and nominations



Washington at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2000 Our Song Lanisha Brown
3D Angie Boyz n Da Hood
2001 Save the Last Dance Chenille Reynolds
Lift Niecy
2002 Take the A Train Keisha
Bad Company Julie
2003 The United States of Leland Ayesha
The Human Stain Ellie
Sin Kassie
2004 Against the Ropes Renee
Strip Search Unknown TV film
She Hate Me Fatima Goodrich
Ray Della Bea Robinson
2005 Sexual Life Rosalie
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Jasmine
Fantastic Four Alicia Masters
Wait Maggie
2006 Little Man Vanessa
The Last King of Scotland Kay Amin
The Dead Girl Rosetta
2007 I Think I Love My Wife Nikki Tru
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Alicia Masters
2008 Woman in Burka Kerry
Lakeview Terrace Lisa Mattson
Miracle at St. Anna Zana Wilder
2009 Life Is Hot in Cracktown Marybeth
A Thousand Words TBA post-production
2010 Mother and Child Lucy post-production

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