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Virginia Bosler, known to friends as “Winkie,” belonged to that generation of American performers who came up when Broadway musicals still wore the scent of fresh paint and new steps. Born September 23, 1926, in Newton, Massachusetts, she didn’t arrive in New York as a starry-eyed kid with a single suitcase so much as a … Read More “Virginia Bosler — Broadway dancer with quiet fire” »

Michelle Borth is an American actress whose career has mainly lived in that sweet spot between network drama reliability and genre-film grit. Born in Secaucus, New Jersey and raised in New York City, she originally aimed for gymnastics before an acting camp rerouted her energy toward performance. She studied at Pace University, earning a BFA … Read More “Michelle Borth — steady genre presence with bite” »

Veda Ann Borg (January 11, 1915 – August 16, 1973) lived the kind of Hollywood career that doesn’t produce tidy headlines but stacks up like bricks: steady, tough, and everywhere once you know her face. Born in Boston to a Swedish immigrant father and an American mother, she came up as a model in the … Read More “Veda Ann Borg — hard-bitten glamour, workhorse character star.” »

Olive Mary Borden (July 14, 1907 – October 1, 1947) was an American film and stage actress whose rise in the 1920s was fast, bright, and ultimately bruising. With jet-black hair, a poised vampy screen presence, and a knack for playing modern, flirty heroines, she became one of the silent era’s most eye-catching names. The … Read More “Olive Borden — silent-era star, tragic downfall” »

Lili Bordán, born March 12, 1982, is a Hungarian-American actress whose career has moved fluidly between U.S. TV, Hungarian and European cinema, and major Hollywood productions. Raised in New York City by her mother, Hungarian actress Irén Bordán, she developed an early feel for performance culture on both sides of the Atlantic. She studied theater … Read More “Lili Bordán — transatlantic talent with genre range.” »

Mika Sue Boorem came in through the side door Hollywood forgets to lock: the working-child-actor route, where your résumé fills up before you get a driver’s license and your face becomes familiar long before you know what kind of adult you’re going to be. Born in Tucson in 1987, she started in local theater, then … Read More “Mika Boorem — child star to indie auteur.” »

Priscilla Bonner drifted into movies the way a lot of silent-era stories begin: a young woman with a face the camera loved, a knack for performance, and a life that kept pulling up stakes. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1899, she grew up in a military family that moved often, so she learned early how … Read More “Priscilla Bonner — silent-era innocence with steel underneath” »

Lisa Michelle Bonet, born November 16, 1967, is one of those performers whose presence feels like a mood you can’t quite pin down—part mischief, part introspection, always a little off the expected path. She grew up in Reseda in the San Fernando Valley, raised mostly by her mother after her parents split when she was … Read More “Lisa Bonet — bohemian cool with quiet fire.” »

Sheila Phyllis Bond, born Sheila Berman in New York City on March 16, 1927, belonged to that generation of performers who treated show business less like a gamble and more like a trade. You learned the steps, you learned the timing, and you showed up ready to do the job. She grew up in the … Read More “Sheila Bond — Broadway spark with dancer’s grit.” »

Amber Marie Bollinger comes from that slice of America where winter hangs around too long and people learn early how to make their own momentum. Bellevue, Ohio isn’t a place that hands you an easy mythology. It’s cornfields, gym floors, and the kind of quiet streets where you either dream loud inside your head or … Read More “Amber Marie Bollinger — high jumper turned sci-fi heartbeat.” »