Film & TV

Adam Richard Sandler (English: Adam Richard Sandler, September 9, 1966 -), American actor and film producer. After becoming a standout comedian and guest star on the American comedy show "Saturday Night Live," Sandler rose to become a major actor in Hollywood, appearing in seven major films with production budgets exceeding $100 million.

Aaron Perry Taylor-Johnson (English: Aaron Perry Taylor-Johnson, June 13, 1990 -), maiden name is Johnson, is a British actor who has acted in stage plays, TV series and movies. He has been acting since the age of six and has appeared in films such as The Adventures of Alone, The Last of Us, and The Last of Us before appearing in the superhero films The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (English: Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, December 16, 1917 - March 19, 2008), was a British writer and inventor, especially famous for writing science fiction novels. Clark's most famous science fiction work is "2001: A Space Odyssey". The book was made into a movie of the same name in 1968 by director Stanley Kubrick and became a classic masterpiece of science fiction movies. Clark passed away in Sri Lanka on March 19, 2008, at the age of 90. Before his death, he had just finished proofreading his last book, The Last Theorem, which was published in 2008.

Henri Cartier-Bresson (French: Henri Cartier-Bresson, pronunciation: [ɑʁi kaʁtje bʁɛsɔ]; August 22, 1908 – August 3, 2004) was a representative French photographer. He studied painting when he was young and started taking part in photography in 1930. In 1931, he traveled extensively and his works began to be published in newspapers, magazines and books. He prefers black and white photography, loves Leica 135 rangefinder cameras and 50mm standard lenses, opposes cropping photos and using flash, and believes that scene light should not interfere. He is known as one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century and the founder of modern photojournalism. He was the founder of the Magland Photo News Agency, and his photography theory of "decisive moments" influenced later generations.

Henry Jaynes Fonda (English: Henry Jaynes Fonda, May 16, 1905 - August 12, 1982), a famous American film, TV series, and stage actor. Father of actor Jane Fonda. Henry Fonda was known as "Hank" to his friends and family. Fonda participated in Broadway stage performances in his early years and began acting in films after 1935. During her 46-year acting career, Fonda appeared in an impressive series of films, playing both good and bad roles. He is the winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Golden Globe Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1999, he was named the sixth greatest male movie star in the past century by the American Film Institute.

Kon Satoshi (Japanese: Kon Satoshi/dark blue Satoshi, Romanized: Kon Satoshi, October 12, 1963 - August 24, 2010) was a Japanese animation director, animator, screenwriter and cartoonist, and a member of the Japan Animation Practitioners Association. Satoshi Kon was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido. After graduating from the Department of Visual Communication Design, Graduate School of Plastic Arts, Musashino Art University, he first debuted as a cartoonist. In his early days, Kon Satoshi mainly followed Otomo Katsuhiro's work team, and he served as a co-screenwriter for the movie. It was also at this time that he came into contact with animation work. In addition to having close exchanges with Katsuhiro Otomo, he also collaborated with Mamoru Oshii in the production of "Patlabor 2 the Movie" in 1993. After participating in the production of many animation works, Satoshi Kon decided to direct his own animated film, with MADHOUSE responsible for the animation production. In 1997, Satoshi Kon released his first feature-length animated work "Blue Fear". In this thriller, he conveyed the story in an extremely realistic style. By dealing with themes from Japanese idol culture, Kon accurately conveyed the characters' emotions and people's inner reflections, which caused a sensation in the Western world, which was new to Japanese animation works at the time. Later, as an independent director who did not belong to any animation production company, he released important masterpieces such as "Millennium Actress" in 2002 and "Tokyo Godfathers" in 2003. These works were all produced by MADHOUSE. In addition, Satoshi Kon also directed the TV series "Paranoia Agent", in which he used "Yoshihiro Crocoabuchi" as his pen name. In 2006, Satoshi Kon released his last animated film "Inception", which also made him widely recognized in the international film industry. Kon Satoshi has dealt with different themes in many of his works, but they all have elements such as characters with distinctive personalities but close to real life, exploration and description of the spiritual aspects of the characters, and the ambiguous relationship between dreams and reality. This has made him a Japanese animation director with a unique creative style, and he has won many international awards. In addition to his animation work, Kon also helped found the Japan Animation Employees Association, hoping to improve the working conditions of young animators. His elder brother Kon is a famous guitarist and accompaniment musician in the Japanese pop music industry.

Kurata Yasuaki (Japanese: Kurata Yasuaki/ Yasuaki, Romanized: Kurata Yasuaki, March 20, 1946 -) is a Japanese action film actor and martial arts expert. He is qualified for the seventh degree of Shoto-ryu in karate, the third degree of judo, and the second degree of Aikido.

Nakadai Tatsuya (Japanese: Nakadai Tatsuya/Nakadai Tatsuya, Romanized: Nakadai Tatsuya, December 13, 1932 - November 8, 2025), whose real name was Nakadai Motohisa, was a Japanese actor and singer born in Tokyo City (now Meguro District, Tokyo). Born as an actor in a theater troupe, he is committed to cultivating new talents in the "Wu Ming School". He has always been involved in both stage plays and film and television dramas, and is a figure who represents the level of post-war Japan in these two fields. He has performed in the works of many famous film directors, including Kihachi Okamoto, Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi, Hideo Gosha, Mikio Naruse, Kei Kumai, Keisuke Kinoshita, and Masahiro Shinoda. It is almost impossible to find a director in the Japanese film industry who has not collaborated with him. The movie "Shadow Warriors" starring in it won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes International Film Festival. The films he starred in have won four Academy Awards and awards from the world's three major film festivals (Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and Berlin Film Festival). In 2007, he was elected as a cultural meritorious person.

Zhong Xinghuo (February 5, 1924 - December 25, 2014), a native of Bo County, Anhui Province, is a Chinese actor.

Ren Jiaxuan (October 31, 1981 -), whose stage name is Selina, is a Taiwanese female singer, actress, host, and a member of the female singing group S.H.E. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, she participated in the "Universe 2000 Powerful Girls Contest" and won the championship in 2000. In the same year, she signed a contract with Universe Records (the predecessor of Huayan Records) for training. On September 11, 2001, she released the group's first album "Girls' Dormitory" as a member of S.H.E and entered the entertainment industry. His sister is actress Ren Rongxuan. On October 22, 2010, an explosion accident occurred while filming a TV series in Shanghai, which halted both individual and group acting careers. On January 19, 2011, a press conference was held and he was officially discharged from the hospital. In December 2011, he released his first personal mini album "Repeat a Dream". On January 9, 2015, his first solo album "3.1415" was released. On April 29, 2022, the second solo album "I Want to Make My Own Decision on the Road to America" ​​was released.

Ren Rongxuan (November 22, 1988 -), Taiwanese actress, was born in Shilin District, Taipei City. She is the younger sister of S.H.E member Ren Jiaxuan. At the age of 16, she debuted in the entertainment industry as the heroine of Yuan Wei's "Summer Wind" MV. In 2009, she participated in the performance of "Ultimate Three Kingdoms" and made her official debut. In 2013, he participated in "My Age of Freedom"; in 2015, he played two roles in "Hearing Happiness". In the same year, his acting career moved to mainland China.

Ren Quan (March 4, 1973 -), formerly known as Ren Zhenquan, is an actor from Mainland China. He debuted as a child star and graduated from the Performance Department of Shanghai Theater Academy. Together with Liu Xiaohu and Lu Yi, they are known as the "Three Musketeers of Shangxi". He is well-known to the audience for his role as "Gongsun Ce" in the TV series "Young Bao Qingtian".

Ren Zhimo (June 1, 1988 -), whose stage name is Ren Suxi, is from Laizhou, Shandong Province. She is an actress and singer in the People's Republic of China. She graduated from the Directing Department of the Central Academy of Drama. He has been deeply engaged in theater performance for ten years and has participated in more than 30 plays including "The Donkey Gets Water" and "Hello, Madman". 2016-2026 In 2016, she starred in many film and television works such as "The Donkey Gets Water", "The Unknown", "Half Comedy", "My Motherland and Me", "I'm Good in a Foreign Country", "Hometown, You're Safe", "Endless End", "Extermination of Evil", etc., and won the 27th Huading Award for Best Actress, the 18th Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actress, etc., and was nominated for the Magnolia Award at the Shanghai TV Festival and the 33rd China Film Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress three times. He deserves recognition for his delicate, sincere and empathetic performance style.

Richie Jen Hsien-chi (English: Richie Jen Hsien-chi, June 23, 1966 -), nicknamed Xiao Qi, is a Taiwanese male singer, songwriter, actor and director.

Ren (rén) Tat Wah (English: Simon Yam Tat Wah, March 19, 1955 -), Hong Kong actor and model, was born in Hong Kong.

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (English: Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor; February 27, 1932 - March 23, 2011), a famous British and American film actress, is known as the "Jade Girl" and "Jade Woman" in the Chinese area. She has won two Academy Awards for Best Actress in her film career, and has been awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Golden Globe Awards, the British Film Institute, and the American Film Institute. She also received the Academy Award for Humanity for her charity work and was awarded the Order of the British Empire by the Queen of England. (Commander of the Order DBE) Taylor debuted as a 10-year-old child star in 1942 and successfully transformed into an adult actress in the 1950s, starring in such masterpieces as "Giant" and "Cat on a Hot Leather Roof." In 1963, he became the first actor in history to earn a million-dollar salary with "Cleopatra." In 1966, he received the best reviews of his acting career in "The Last Night" and won his second Oscar. In the late 1960s, Taylor's film career began to decline, but she still appeared in many films and stage plays. Beginning in the 1980s, Taylor turned to charity and went into politics to fight AIDS, lobbying politicians to pay attention to the disease and establishing his own AIDS organization. Taylor's jewelry collection during her lifetime was comparable to that of a royal family, with Burton's 68-carat engagement ring being the most famous. Taylor is also the first celebrity to have her own perfume brand. Even though Taylor played many wonderful roles at work, her personal life was quite topical. She had two affairs with married women: with Eddie Fisher in 1958 and with Richard Burton in 1962, which made Taylor the target of paparazzi. His public image was polarized in the conservative 1950s and 1960s, but it made him extremely famous. He married eight times in his life, twice to Richard Burton, and had four children.

Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (English: Sir Ian Murray McKellen, born 25 May 1939) is a British actor, known as one of the most outstanding actors in the UK. In 1979, he was awarded the British CBE for his outstanding contribution to drama. In 1991, he was awarded the title of Knight CBE. McClain has a wide range of acting roles, including serious Shakespearean plays on stage, modern dramas, and popular action movies, all of which have outstanding performances. He has won many awards for his stage and film performances. In 1998, he was nominated for an Academy Award for "Gods and Beasts". He also played the role of Richard III in stage plays and films and won awards. In recent years, he has participated in many high-profile Hollywood film performances. His famous roles include Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, Magneto in "X-Men" and Sir Leigh in "The Da Vinci Code". McLean is an openly gay man. He is also famous for fighting for gay rights. He is the spokesman for Stonewall, the most influential gay organization in the UK, and has been working hard for gay equality.

Imaan Maxamed Cabdimajiid (Somali: ايمان محمد عبد المجيد, born July 25, 1955) is a Somali-American fashion model, actress and entrepreneur. A pioneer in the field of ethnic cosmetics, she also focused on charity work with her husband, David Bowie. In the music video of Michael Jackson's music single "Remember The Time" released in 1992, he participated in the role of the Queen of Ancient Egypt.

Yi Nengjing (March 4, 1968 -), born Wu Jingyi, formerly known as Yi Nengjingjiang (from her stepfather's surname, and given name), is a Taiwanese female singer and actress. He went to Hong Kong for development in the early 1990s, Japan from 1996 to 1997, and mainland China after 1998.

Angela Isadora Duncan (English: Angela Isadora Duncan; May 26, 1877 - September 14, 1927), American dancer, founder of modern dance, was the first dancer in the world to perform on stage barefoot.

Elijah Jordan Wood (English: Elijah Jordan Wood, January 28, 1981 -) is an American actor and film producer. His famous representative works include Frodo Baggins, the protagonist of the "Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy". He made his screen debut with a small role in "Back to the Future Part 2" (1989), and later took on more important roles. He had their first child with Danish filmmaker Mette-Marie Kongsved in 2019.

Utithorn Milintachinda (Thai: วุฒิธร มิลินทจินดา, born November 25, 1976, known as Woody Milinthachinda and nicknamed Ai (Thai: อ้าย), is a Thai content creator, television and online content host and executive producer. He is the son of Mi Peng Sang, the first Thai ambassador to ASEAN and current deputy director of the Chulaphorn Institute. In addition, he is also the founder of large-scale music and entertainment events such as S2O Music Festival, The Bangkok Countdown, Circuit Asia, and Thailand's first health and fitness festival "FIT FEST". He has also been selected as one of the top 100 most influential people in Asia by CNN. Hosted programs include "Woody Talk Show", "Woody FM", etc.

Heywood "Woody" Allen (English: Heywood "Woody" Allen, November 30, 1935 -), whose real name is Allen Stewart Konigsberg, is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, comedian, writer, playwright and musician. His career has spanned more than 50 years. Allen's distinctive films, which range from drama to screwball comedy, have made him one of the most respected living directors in the United States. Allen is also famous for his rapid filming speed and large number of film works. Allen has directed more than forty films to date. Allen's films often feature writers, directors, and sometimes even actors himself. Allen draws inspiration from literature, sex, philosophy, psychology, ancient Greece, Jewish identity, European art films, and his birthplace and lifelong residence: New York City. Allen began writing short jokes for television programs and publications in the 1950s. In the early 1960s he appeared in a number of burlesque shows. He often plays restless, irritable and neurotic characters and insists on completely distinguishing these characters from his real self. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Allen fourth on their list of the 100 stand-up comics, and a British poll ranked Allen the third greatest comedian. By the mid-1960s, Allen was writing and directing slapstick comedies. In the 1970s, influenced by European art films, Allen's films changed to a more artistic and dramatic film style. Allen is generally considered one of the American New Wave filmmakers of the mid-1960s to late 1970s. Allen often starred in his own films, and as in his early years, his characters were often pessimistic, restless, and neurotic. His most famous films include "Annie Hall" (1977), "Manhattan" (1979), "Hannah and the Sisters" (1986), "Midnight in Paris" (2011), etc. Film critic Roger Ebert described Allen as "a treasure of the cinema". Allen has so far been nominated for 23 Academy Awards and won 4 Academy Awards: three Oscars for Best Original Screenplay and one Academy Award for Best Director ("Annie Hall").

James Hugh Calum Laurie, CBE (English: James Hugh Calum Laurie, June 11, 1959 -), British actor, comedian, writer and musician, graduated from Selwyn College, University of Cambridge. The first work that made him famous was the British historical comedy series "Blackadder". He and his friend Stephen Fry formed the comedy duo "Fry and Laurie" and even collaborated to create a TV series called "The Fry and Laurie Show", which was released on the BBC. From 2004 to 2012, he played Dr. Gregory House in the Fox drama series "House." In 2012, the documentary "Let Them Talk A Celebration of New Orleans Blues" was released.