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Post by kijii on Apr 22, 2020 5:09:05 GMT
Quote below is from the IMDb with Performer's identifying information blanked out.
Name the Performer, then post another IMDb bio for us to guess.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 22, 2020 7:08:30 GMT
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o was born March 1, 1983 in Mexico City, Mexico, to Kenyan parents, Dorothy Ogada Buyu and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o.father, a senator, was then a visiting lecturer in political science. [Performer'] raised in Kenya. At age 16, [the Performer's] parents sent [the performer]r back to Mexico for seven months to learn Spanish. [Performer] read film studies at Hampshire College, Massachusetts and, after working as a production assistant on several films, graduated from the Yale School of Drama's acting program... 
(performer) was born (first name) Blacker in New York City, the daughter of (parents) who owned a candy store. (performer) was still in her teens when she burst upon the national scene by starring on Broadway in the critically acclaimed box-office success reviews caught the attention of Hollywood and (performer) signed up for her first feature film, which was an entry in the Venice Film Festival. After several more films, (performer) returned to Broadway to star with then continued her work in Hollywood, starring in the CBS sitcom...
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Post by kijii on Apr 22, 2020 13:59:17 GMT
(performer) was born (first name) Blacker in New York City, the daughter of (parents) who owned a candy store. (performer) was still in her teens when she burst upon the national scene by starring on Broadway in the critically acclaimed box-office success reviews caught the attention of Hollywood and (performer) signed up for her first feature film, which was an entry in the Venice Film Festival. After several more films, (performer) returned to Broadway to star with then continued her work in Hollywood, starring in the CBS sitcom... Tina Louise--- Off to play the Garth Game...but I will be back..............
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 22, 2020 14:02:07 GMT
Why, I know that one! It's Tina ... never mind.
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Post by marshamae on Apr 22, 2020 20:32:15 GMT
Try this one.
PERFORMER. was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, to a radio actress, and , an actor turned advertising executive. His father was of Irish and German ancestry, while his maternal grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Minsk, Belarus. PERFORMER was a lackluster student at Maine Township High School East in Park Ridge Illinois (no athletic star, never above a C average). After dropping out of Ripon College in Wisconsin, where he did some acting and later summer stock, he signed a Hollywood contract with Columbia and later Universal. His roles in movies and television (Ironside (1967), The Virginian (1962)) remained secondary and, discouraged, he turned to a career in professional carpentry. He came back big four years later,
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 22, 2020 20:34:46 GMT
Try this one. PERFORMER. was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, to a radio actress, and , an actor turned advertising executive. His father was of Irish and German ancestry, while his maternal grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Minsk, Belarus. PERFORMER was a lackluster student at Maine Township High School East in Park Ridge Illinois (no athletic star, never above a C average). After dropping out of Ripon College in Wisconsin, where he did some acting and later summer stock, he signed a Hollywood contract with Columbia and later Universal. His roles in movies and television (Ironside (1967), The Virginian (1962)) remained secondary and, discouraged, he turned to a career in professional carpentry. He came back big four years later, Harrison Ford!
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 22, 2020 20:49:44 GMT
British actress [ ] has worked with many notable actors and directors throughout her career. A somewhat underrated actress, she had a wide range of emotions that she brought to her many versatile characters. [ ] was born in Yokohama, Japan, and her father was an importer/exporter. She initially studied dance at the Elmhurst School of Ballet in England (now the Elmhurst School for Dance). She made her film debut at age 11 as [ ] in [ ](1961).... She has worked with many directors including Ronald Neame, Jack Clayton, and John Huston... Retired from acting in the early 80s....
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Post by kijii on Apr 22, 2020 21:33:19 GMT
British actress [ ] has worked with many notable actors and directors throughout her career. A somewhat underrated actress, she had a wide range of emotions that she brought to her many versatile characters. [ ] was born in Yokohama, Japan, and her father was an importer/exporter. She initially studied dance at the Elmhurst School of Ballet in England (now the Elmhurst School for Dance). She made her film debut at age 11 as [ ] in [ ](1961).... She has worked with many directors including Ronald Neame, Jack Clayton, and John Huston... Retired from acting in the early 80s.... Pamela Franklin? She was first memorable to me in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969). Only then did I discover her in her earlier roles: Floa in The Innocents.Bobbie in The Nanny.
Actually, was only exposed to Maggie Smith when she won an Oscar for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.. [Under her breath], "No, Miss Brody.."She did play some mischievous little girls.
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 22, 2020 21:39:08 GMT
Yep! I know her best from the Legend of Hell House. The Third Secret is an obscure one with her and Stephen Boyd but an intriguing premise and she demonstrated she could be a co-star despite being a teenager. I didn't know she was in a kidnapping movie starring Marlon Brando--it was mentioned in the IMDB summary.
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Post by marianne48 on Apr 22, 2020 22:49:40 GMT
While growing up in Asbury Park, [performer]'s parents sent [] to private schools...Following graduation in 1962, [] took a job as a cosmetician at []'s sister's beauty salon. A year later, [] enrolled at New York's Academy of Dramatic Arts so [] could learn more about cosmetology.
While at the academy, [] fell in love with acting and decided to further pursue an acting career.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 23, 2020 6:56:11 GMT
While growing up in Asbury Park, Danny DeVito parents sent [] to private schools...Following graduation in 1962, [] took a job as a cosmetician at []'s sister's beauty salon. A year later, [] enrolled at New York's Academy of Dramatic Arts so [] could learn more about cosmetology. While at the academy, [] fell in love with acting and decided to further pursue an acting career. (performer) was born on December _4, 192_ in North Carolina, to (parents) Born on a tobacco farm, where ? got a lifelong love of earthy language and going barefoot, (performer) grew up in the rural South. At age 18, her picture in the window of her brother-in- law's New York photo studio brought her to the attention of MGM, leading quickly to Hollywood and a film contract based strictly on her beauty. With zero acting experience, her first 17 film roles, 1942-1945, were one-line bits or little better.. .
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 23, 2020 7:50:32 GMT
Ava Gardner?
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 23, 2020 9:13:53 GMT
Here is that photo 1939 … But hey Matt just a halfer ! OPs rules "Name the Performer, then post another IMDb bio for us to guess"  
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 23, 2020 10:44:41 GMT
Sorry, Man-X -- could not do that from a cell phone in the middle of the night when awakened from a sound sleep due to the racket caused by your post.
So it's either up for grabs, or I will comply after completing the morning farm chores (feeding the cows, milking the chickens, etc.)
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 23, 2020 11:59:15 GMT
OK, chores completed -- thanks for your patience. Here comes -- 'Madame X'
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A professional model while still in high school, 'X' was signed to a movie contract by Howard Hughes, who then proceeded to sell her contract to Paramount. Starting out in typical juvenile parts, 'X' developed into a very competent actress. As 'X' worked her way out of the teenage ingénue role, however, she found that she had less success in adult roles, and instead of landing parts in "A" pictures 'X' found herself relegated to "B" westerns and somewhat tawdry crime dramas.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 23, 2020 13:05:24 GMT
OK, chores completed -- thanks for your patience. Here comes -- 'Madame X'
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A professional model while still in high school, 'X' was signed to a movie contract by Howard Hughes, who then proceeded to sell her contract to Paramount. Starting out in typical juvenile parts, 'X' developed into a very competent actress. As 'X' worked her way out of the teenage ingénue role, however, she found that she had less success in adult roles, and instead of landing parts in "A" pictures 'X' found herself relegated to "B" westerns and somewhat tawdry crime dramas. Mona Freeman
X was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the only child of Mrs X and Mr X, a freelance accountant. His mother was English, from County Durham, and his paternal grandparents were Canadian. His father died when he was four. At age five, he burned his apartment playing with matches, and his mother moved them to Oklahoma City. He was malnourished, undersized and nicknamed Tiny. His mother married a house painter who moved them to California--a la "The Grapes of Wrath"--when he was eight....
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Post by teleadm on Apr 23, 2020 18:28:49 GMT
X was born in Paris, France, but spent her childhood in Ville d'Avray. Encouraged by her mother (who was a teacher of English), she followed the Conservatory of Versailles and won an acting prize for her work in Alfred de Musset's "Un caprice". She then studied at the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique and followed an illustrious theatrical career, which includes Ivan Turgenev's "A Month in the Country", Euripides' "Medea" (title role) etc. She made her movie debut in 1971 and soon became one of the top actresses of her generation is Isabelle Huppert Next: X was born in London, to Mother, a charlady, and Father, a fish-market porter. He left school at age 15 and took a series of working-class jobs before joining the British army and serving in Korea during the Korean War, where he saw combat. Upon his return to England, he gravitated toward the theater and got a job as an assistant stage manager. He adopted the name of X on the advice of his agent, taking it from a marquee that advertised a Humphrey Bogart movie. In the years that followed, he worked in more than 100 television dramas, with repertory companies throughout England...
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 23, 2020 18:42:48 GMT
Must be (drum roll) ... MICHAEL CAINE !!!
Up next:
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His parents were circus acrobats and he became part of their act. When they changed to vaudeville and wound up in California, he got a job in the movies. The founder of Universal Pictures Carl Laemmle changed his name. In silent films he played somewhat dimwitted youngsters. He will always be associated with his character in a long-running series at Columbia Pictures and on radio.
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Post by jervistetch on Apr 23, 2020 18:44:53 GMT
Michael Caine (Mutiny)
This one is easy but entertaining.
He was born to a respected biologist and an adventurous young woman. He was a rambunctious child who could be counted on to find trouble. He managed to have himself thrown out of every school he was enrolled in. In his late teens he set out to find gold, but instead found a series of short lived odd jobs. Information is sketchy, but the positions of police constable, sanitation engineer, treasure hunter, sheep castrator, shipmaster for hire, fisherman, and soldier seem to be among his more reputable career choices. Staying one jump ahead of the law and jealous husbands forced him to flee his native country.
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Post by jervistetch on Apr 23, 2020 18:45:36 GMT
Whoops. Matt beat me to it. Oh well, a twofer!
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