Ana Ivanovic
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Ana Ivanovic (born November 6, 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia, then Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional tennis player. She has been World No. 1 on the WTA Tour. Her first Grand Slam singles title came at the 2008 French Open. She was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open.
Ivanovic's mother, Dragana, a lawyer, attends all of her daughter's matches. Her father, Miroslav, a self-employed businessman, attends as many events as he possibly can. Ana has a younger brother, Miloš, with whom she loves to play basketball. Other hobbies include shopping, watching movies and playing Sudoku. She chooses not to have a permanent coach. Aside from her tennis career, Ivanović also studies finance at a university in Belgrade, and Spanish in her spare time. Her inspiration to begin playing was Monica Seles, and she also admires Roger Federer.
Ivanovic is an offensive baseliner. She relies heavily on the power, depth, and placement of her forehand strokes, producing many winners through penetrating, flat shots with occasional topspin. Her net play has improved significantly, and her drop shots are generally well executed. Ivanovic's two-handed backhand is solid, but if she has time to get in the correct court position, she prefers to hit an inside-out forehand. She has a forceful but unreliable serve, although she occasionally hits aces on her second serve. She has occasionally won matches with a first serve percentage of below 40%. Because of her height, Ivanovic spends much of her training time on improving her fitness and footwork.
Ivanovic endorsed Nike apparel and shoes at the beginning of her professional career, but at the beginning of 2006, she switched to rival Adidas. She started with the Wilson HTour racquet, then upgraded to the nCode nTour and to the nCode nTour Two before switching to the nCode nBlade. Since the beginning of 2008, Ivanovic has been using the Yonex RQiS-1TOUR racquet.
Article is a compilation of several articles from different sites specially wikipedia
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Ivanovic's mother, Dragana, a lawyer, attends all of her daughter's matches. Her father, Miroslav, a self-employed businessman, attends as many events as he possibly can. Ana has a younger brother, Miloš, with whom she loves to play basketball. Other hobbies include shopping, watching movies and playing Sudoku. She chooses not to have a permanent coach. Aside from her tennis career, Ivanović also studies finance at a university in Belgrade, and Spanish in her spare time. Her inspiration to begin playing was Monica Seles, and she also admires Roger Federer.
Ivanovic is an offensive baseliner. She relies heavily on the power, depth, and placement of her forehand strokes, producing many winners through penetrating, flat shots with occasional topspin. Her net play has improved significantly, and her drop shots are generally well executed. Ivanovic's two-handed backhand is solid, but if she has time to get in the correct court position, she prefers to hit an inside-out forehand. She has a forceful but unreliable serve, although she occasionally hits aces on her second serve. She has occasionally won matches with a first serve percentage of below 40%. Because of her height, Ivanovic spends much of her training time on improving her fitness and footwork.
Ivanovic endorsed Nike apparel and shoes at the beginning of her professional career, but at the beginning of 2006, she switched to rival Adidas. She started with the Wilson HTour racquet, then upgraded to the nCode nTour and to the nCode nTour Two before switching to the nCode nBlade. Since the beginning of 2008, Ivanovic has been using the Yonex RQiS-1TOUR racquet.
Article is a compilation of several articles from different sites specially wikipedia
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posted by Raja @ 9:08 AM,
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Angelina Jolie
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4, 1975) is an American film actor and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. She has been cited as one of the world's most beautiful women and her off-screen life is widely reported. Jolie has received three Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and an Academy Award.
Career
Though she made her screen debut as a child alongside her father Jon Voight in the 1982 film Lookin' to Get Out, Jolie's acting career began in earnest a decade later with the low budget production Cyborg 2 (1993). Her first leading role in a major film was in Hackers (1995). She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl, Interrupted (1999). Jolie achieved international fame as a result of her portrayal of video game heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and since then has established herself as one of the best-known and highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. She had her biggest commercial success with the action-comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005).
Personal Life
Divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton, Jolie currently lives with actor Brad Pitt, in a relationship that has attracted worldwide media attention. Jolie and Pitt have three adopted children, Maddox, Pax, and Zahara, as well as three biological children, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne.
Early Life
Born in Los Angeles, California, Jolie is the daughter of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. Jolie is the niece of Chip Taylor, sister of James Haven and the god-daughter of Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilian Schell. On her father's side, she is of Slovak and German descent.
Jolie has been long estranged from her father, though a reconciliation was attempted, and he appeared with her in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. In July 2002, Jolie filed a request to legally change her name to "Angelina Jolie", dropping Voight as her surname; the name change was made official on September 12, 2002. In August of the same year, Voight claimed that his daughter had "serious emotional problems" on Access Hollywood. Jolie later indicated that she no longer wished to pursue a relationship with her father, and said, "My father and I don’t speak. I don’t hold any anger toward him. I don’t believe that somebody’s family becomes their blood. Because my son’s adopted, and families are earned." She stated that she did not want to publicize her reasons for her estrangement from her father, but because she had adopted her son, she did not think it was healthy for her to associate with Voight.
Filmography
# Atlas Shrugged (2009) (in production) (rumored) .... Dagny Taggart
# The Mercenary: Love and Honor (2009) (announced)
# Wanted (2008) .... Fox
# Changeling (2008) .... Christine Collins
# Kung Fu Panda (2008) (voice) .... Tigress
... aka Kung Fu Panda: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
# Beowulf (2007) .... Grendel's Mother
... aka Beowulf: An IMAX 3D Experience (USA: IMAX version)
... aka Beowulf: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
# A Mighty Heart (2007) .... Mariane Pearl
# The Good Shepherd (2006) .... Margaret 'Clover' Russell
# Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) .... Jane Smith
... aka Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Australia)
# Alexander (2004) .... Olympias
... aka Alexander (Germany)
... aka Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut (USA: recut version)
... aka Alexander: Director's Cut (USA: censored version)
... aka Alexandre (France)
# The Fever (2004) .... Revolutionary
# Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) .... Franky
# Shark Tale (2004) (voice) .... Lola
# Taking Lives (2004) .... Illeana
# Beyond Borders (2003) .... Sarah Jordan
... aka Jenseits aller Grenzen (Germany)
# Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) .... Lara Croft
... aka Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Die Wiege des Lebens (Germany)
# Life or Something Like It (2002) .... Lanie Kerrigan
# Original Sin (2001) .... Julia Russell
... aka Péché originel (France)
# Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) .... Lara Croft
... aka Tomb Raider (USA: short title)
# Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) .... Sara 'Sway' Wayland
# Girl, Interrupted (1999) .... Lisa Rowe
... aka Durchgeknallt (Germany)
... aka Durchgeknallt - Girl, interrupted (Germany: TV title)
# The Bone Collector (1999) .... Amelia Donaghy
# Pushing Tin (1999) .... Mary Bell
... aka Turbulenzen - und andere Katastrophen (Germany)
# Playing by Heart (1998) .... Joan
# Hell's Kitchen (1998) .... Gloria McNeary
... aka Hell's Kitchen N.Y.C. (USA)
# Gia (1998) (TV) .... Gia Marie Carangi
# Playing God (1997) .... Claire
... aka Playing Hero
# George Wallace (1997) (TV) .... Cornelia Wallace
# True Women (1997) (TV) .... Georgia Virginia Lawshe Woods
# Foxfire (1996) .... Margret 'Legs' Sadovsky
# Love Is All There Is (1996) .... Gina Malacici
# Mojave Moon (1996) .... Eleanor 'Elie' Rigby
# Hackers (1995) .... Kate Libby / 'Acid Burn'
# Without Evidence (1995) .... Jodie Swearingen
# Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell II - Picture Show (1994) (V) (uncredited) .... (music video 'Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through')
# Cyborg 2 (1993) .... Casella 'Cash' Reese
... aka Glass Shadow (USA: DVD title)
# Alice & Viril (1993) .... Alice
# Angela & Viril (1993) .... Angela
# Lookin' to Get Out (1982) (as Angelina Jolie Voight) .... Tosh
*This article is a compilation of different articles from wikipedia and imdb.
Click here for Hi-res Angelina Jolie Pictures
Career
Though she made her screen debut as a child alongside her father Jon Voight in the 1982 film Lookin' to Get Out, Jolie's acting career began in earnest a decade later with the low budget production Cyborg 2 (1993). Her first leading role in a major film was in Hackers (1995). She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl, Interrupted (1999). Jolie achieved international fame as a result of her portrayal of video game heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and since then has established herself as one of the best-known and highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. She had her biggest commercial success with the action-comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005).
Personal Life
Divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton, Jolie currently lives with actor Brad Pitt, in a relationship that has attracted worldwide media attention. Jolie and Pitt have three adopted children, Maddox, Pax, and Zahara, as well as three biological children, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne.
Early Life
Born in Los Angeles, California, Jolie is the daughter of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. Jolie is the niece of Chip Taylor, sister of James Haven and the god-daughter of Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilian Schell. On her father's side, she is of Slovak and German descent.
Jolie has been long estranged from her father, though a reconciliation was attempted, and he appeared with her in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. In July 2002, Jolie filed a request to legally change her name to "Angelina Jolie", dropping Voight as her surname; the name change was made official on September 12, 2002. In August of the same year, Voight claimed that his daughter had "serious emotional problems" on Access Hollywood. Jolie later indicated that she no longer wished to pursue a relationship with her father, and said, "My father and I don’t speak. I don’t hold any anger toward him. I don’t believe that somebody’s family becomes their blood. Because my son’s adopted, and families are earned." She stated that she did not want to publicize her reasons for her estrangement from her father, but because she had adopted her son, she did not think it was healthy for her to associate with Voight.
Filmography
# Atlas Shrugged (2009) (in production) (rumored) .... Dagny Taggart
# The Mercenary: Love and Honor (2009) (announced)
# Wanted (2008) .... Fox
# Changeling (2008) .... Christine Collins
# Kung Fu Panda (2008) (voice) .... Tigress
... aka Kung Fu Panda: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
# Beowulf (2007) .... Grendel's Mother
... aka Beowulf: An IMAX 3D Experience (USA: IMAX version)
... aka Beowulf: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
# A Mighty Heart (2007) .... Mariane Pearl
# The Good Shepherd (2006) .... Margaret 'Clover' Russell
# Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) .... Jane Smith
... aka Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Australia)
# Alexander (2004) .... Olympias
... aka Alexander (Germany)
... aka Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut (USA: recut version)
... aka Alexander: Director's Cut (USA: censored version)
... aka Alexandre (France)
# The Fever (2004) .... Revolutionary
# Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) .... Franky
# Shark Tale (2004) (voice) .... Lola
# Taking Lives (2004) .... Illeana
# Beyond Borders (2003) .... Sarah Jordan
... aka Jenseits aller Grenzen (Germany)
# Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) .... Lara Croft
... aka Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Die Wiege des Lebens (Germany)
# Life or Something Like It (2002) .... Lanie Kerrigan
# Original Sin (2001) .... Julia Russell
... aka Péché originel (France)
# Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) .... Lara Croft
... aka Tomb Raider (USA: short title)
# Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) .... Sara 'Sway' Wayland
# Girl, Interrupted (1999) .... Lisa Rowe
... aka Durchgeknallt (Germany)
... aka Durchgeknallt - Girl, interrupted (Germany: TV title)
# The Bone Collector (1999) .... Amelia Donaghy
# Pushing Tin (1999) .... Mary Bell
... aka Turbulenzen - und andere Katastrophen (Germany)
# Playing by Heart (1998) .... Joan
# Hell's Kitchen (1998) .... Gloria McNeary
... aka Hell's Kitchen N.Y.C. (USA)
# Gia (1998) (TV) .... Gia Marie Carangi
# Playing God (1997) .... Claire
... aka Playing Hero
# George Wallace (1997) (TV) .... Cornelia Wallace
# True Women (1997) (TV) .... Georgia Virginia Lawshe Woods
# Foxfire (1996) .... Margret 'Legs' Sadovsky
# Love Is All There Is (1996) .... Gina Malacici
# Mojave Moon (1996) .... Eleanor 'Elie' Rigby
# Hackers (1995) .... Kate Libby / 'Acid Burn'
# Without Evidence (1995) .... Jodie Swearingen
# Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell II - Picture Show (1994) (V) (uncredited) .... (music video 'Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through')
# Cyborg 2 (1993) .... Casella 'Cash' Reese
... aka Glass Shadow (USA: DVD title)
# Alice & Viril (1993) .... Alice
# Angela & Viril (1993) .... Angela
# Lookin' to Get Out (1982) (as Angelina Jolie Voight) .... Tosh
*This article is a compilation of different articles from wikipedia and imdb.
Click here for Hi-res Angelina Jolie Pictures
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posted by Raja @ 6:00 AM,
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Adriana Lima
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Adriana Lima (born June 12, 1981) is a Brazilian supermodel perhaps best known for her high-profile work with Victoria's Secret lingerie giant and Maybelline cosmetics. Lima was discovered at age 15 when she entered and finished first in Brazil's Ford Supermodel of the World competition, finishing second the following year before signing with Elite Model Management in New York City.
Childhood: Adriana Francesca Lima, of African, Native South American and Swiss descent, was born in the northeastern coastal town of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil on June 12, 1981. Her father, of which she was estranged for most of her life is Nelson Torres and her mother, Maria da Graça Lima, was a social worker who gave birth to Lima at the age of 18. Lima revealed that her father had walked out on her family when she was six months old.
Career: Lima never thought about being a model. She had a friend at school who wanted to enter a modeling contest and didn't want to enter alone. So, consequently, Lima entered with her. Both sent in pictures, and the contest sponsor soon asked Lima to come out for the competition. Soon after, at the age of 15, she entered and finished in first place in Brazil's Ford Supermodel of the World Search. She subsequently entered the 1996 Ford Supermodel of the World contest and finished in second place. Three years later, Lima moved to New York City and signed with Elite Model Management. After acquiring representation, Lima's modeling portfolio began to expand by leaps and bounds, and she appeared in numerous international editions of Vogue and Marie Claire. As for fashion shows, she has walked the catwalks for big-name designers such as Vera Wang, Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro, Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Ralph Lauren and Valentino, among others. Lima then became a GUESS? girl appearing on GUESS?' Fall 2000 ad campaign. She also appeared in the book A second decade of Guess? Images.
In 2001, Lima starred in BMW short film The Follow alongside actors Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen and Forest Whitaker. The film was directed by Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-Wai.
Lima continued to build upon her portfolio, doing more print work for Maybelline, as well as bebe, Mossimo, Armani, Bulgari, De Beers, FCUK, Intimissimi, Keds, Swatch, Versace, and BCBG. She also appeared on the covers and in the editorials of other fashion magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, Vogue, GQ, Marie Claire, Arena, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, and many more. Her April 2006 GQ cover was the highest-selling issue that magazine for the year. She also appeared in the 2005 Pirelli Calendar and became the face of Italy's cell phone carrier, Telecom Italia Mobile, a move that earned her the nickname, "the Catherine Zeta-Jones of Italy.
Lima is probably best known for her work with Victoria's Secret. She first graced the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 1999 and has appeared on subsequent shows ever since. Lima is also a spokesperson for cosmetics giant Maybelline New York. She is the world's fourth highest paid supermodel as of 2007.
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posted by Raja @ 4:06 PM,
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