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| Shannon Elizabeth |
Shannon Elizabeth
Shannon Elizabeth was born in Houston, Texas, the daughter of a Syrian/Lebanese father and a mother who's English, Irish and German. When Shannon was in 3rd grade, her family moved to Waco, Texas, where most of her relatives already lived. As a child, Shannon took dance lessons, including tap, ballet and jazz. While attending High School, however, she was very interested in tennis. She even considered going pro, and making tennis every life. About a year after moving to Los Angeles, she started taking acting classes with many different coaches. She eventually got an agent and, in 1999, laded the iconic role of "Nadia" in American Pie (1999).
She has definitely succeeded in the acting industry and is now adding directing and producing to her resume. She just finished (2010), directing and producing the music video, "More Than Friends", by rapper Tha Vill and British sensation Enkele Le Roc. Shannon has also recently started her production company, called Ganesh Productions, and already has 3 films on each production slate. Her focus is on the film "Fated" (2012), which she will also direct and hopes to go into production in early 2011.
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| Gillian Anderson |
Gillian Anderson
Gillian Anderson started her career as a member of an amateur actor group while at high school. In 1987, her love of the theatre took her to the National Theatre of Great Britain Summer Acting Program held at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. For several weeks she studied under NT such greats as Peter Chelsom, Bardy Thomas, and Michael Joyce. Afterwards, Anderson returned to the Goodman Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois where she finished her education.
Her big break came with "The X-Files" (1993) (with David Duchovny) as Dana Scully. There, she met her future landed (Clyde Klotz), marrying on April 1st 1994. One month later, Gillian was pregnant. Her daughter, Piper Anderson, was born on the 25th September 1994. Her film career started with the movie The Turning (1992) in 1997 and, the following year, she starred in Playing by Heart (1998) with Sean Connery, Ellen Burstyn, Angelina Jolie and Dennis Quaid.