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Born Frances Marion Dee in Los Angeles, California, she was the younger daughter of Francis “Frank” Marion Dee and Henriette Putnam Dee. Her father worked as a civil service examiner. When she was seven, her family relocated to Chicago, where she attended Shakespeare Grammar School and Hyde Park High School. At school she was known … Read More “Frances Dee” »

Priscilla Dean (November 25, 1896 – December 27, 1987) was an American actress whose career spanned silent film, early sound cinema, and the theatre. She was among the most popular screen performers of the 1910s and late silent era. Career Dean made her film debut at the age of fourteen, appearing in one-reel shorts for … Read More “Priscilla Dean” »

Coté de Pablo (born María José de Pablo Fernández on November 12, 1979) is a Chilean-American actress best known for playing Ziva David on NCIS. Her mix of stillness, sharp timing, and emotional restraint made Ziva one of the show’s most memorable long-running characters. Early life De Pablo was born in Santiago, Chile, and moved … Read More “Coté de Pablo — Chilean-born NCIS breakout star” »

Marguerite De La Motte (June 22, 1902 – March 10, 1950) was an American film actress whose name is most closely tied to the silent era, especially the swashbuckling adventure pictures that defined early Hollywood glamour. With a dancer’s discipline and a camera-ready elegance, she became one of the familiar faces audiences associated with Douglas … Read More “Marguerite De La Motte — silent-era poise, Fairbanks’ favorite foil” »

Yvonne De Carlo (born Margaret Yvonne Middleton; September 1, 1922 – January 8, 2007) was a Canadian-American actress, dancer, and singer who did something rare: she became a major Hollywood glamour star in the 1940s–50s and later reinvented herself as a television icon. In the public mind she’s often remembered as Lily Munster—cool, elegant, deadpan—but … Read More “Yvonne De Carlo — glamour, grit, and two lives on-screen” »

Frances Day (born Frances Victoria Schenk; December 16, 1907 – April 29, 1984) was an American actress and singer who became especially popular in the United Kingdom during the 1930s, carving out a career that moved from nightclub notoriety to West End stages, film work, and eventually British television. Early career and rise in Britain … Read More “Frances Day — cabaret firebrand turned British TV fixture” »

Jacqueline Alice Irene Newlin (November 7, 1906 – May 25, 1995), known professionally as Alice Day, was an American film actress whose career flourished during the silent and early sound eras. She began as one of Mack Sennett’s famous Bathing Beauties and went on to appear in dozens of films during the 1920s and early … Read More “Alice Day — silent-era leading lady and Bathing Beauty alumna” »

Kristin Landen Davis (born February 23, 1965) is an American actress and producer best known as Charlotte York on Sex and the City (1998–2004), a role she reprised in the two feature films and in the revival series And Just Like That…(2021–2025). Her career also includes a defining mid-’90s turn as Brooke Armstrong on Melrose … Read More “Kristin Davis — poised romantic idealist turned producer” »

Alycia Delmore (born 1977) is an American actress best known for her work in both film and theater. She gained significant recognition for her role in Lynn Shelton’s 2009 comedy film Humpday, where she played Anna, the wife of Ben (played by Mark Duplass). Delmore has had a diverse career that includes notable roles in … Read More “Alycia Delmore” »

Carmen Dell’Orefice (born June 3, 1931) is a legendary American model, often cited as the world’s oldest working model as of 2012. With a career spanning over seven decades, she became an iconic figure in the fashion world, gracing the covers of prominent magazines, walking in fashion shows, and remaining active in the industry well … Read More “Carmen Dell’Orefice” »