Film & TV

Michele Merkin (English: Michele Merkin, June 25, 1975 -) was a professional model. Her current career is a television host.

Miriam Margolyes Margolyes, /ˈmɑːrɡəliːz/, born 18 May 1941, OBE, is a British-Australian actress and voiceover artist who rose to fame as a character actor on stage and screen in Martin Scorsese's 1993 film Innocence. She won the British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "The Age" and played the role of Professor Pomona Sprouts in the "Harry Potter" films from 2002 to 2011. Margolyes was awarded the OBE in the 2002 New Year Honors for her contribution to drama. Margolyes began her theater career with her debut in the 1969 British comedy A Good Girl Like Me. She has since appeared in The Young and the Restless in 1983; She is also known for her voice acting roles in films such as 1995's Little Pig, 1996's The Adventures of the Giant Peach, 1998's film Mulan, 2006's Kick-Ass and Waterworld, and 2018's The Great and Powerful. Margolyes is also known for her television appearances, including "Jeezy," "Blackadder" and "Cold Comfort Farm" in 1995, "Glamour" in 1998, and "The Life and Death of Peter Scherer" in 2004. She is also known for her recurring role as Prudence Stanley in the Australian drama series "Miss Fisher Case" from 2012 to 2015, and Sister Mildred in the BBC drama "Call the Midwife" from 2018 to 2021. She has performed in many productions in the UK and Australia, including the one-woman show "Dickens' Women" in 1989 and the play "I'll Eat You Last" which premiered in Australia in 2013. Margolyes has been traveling between the UK, Australia and Italy for many years and became an Australian citizen in 2013. She has also written two books, namely "Dickens' Women" published in 2012, and her autobiography "It's All True" published in 2021.

Miranda Cosgrove (English: Miranda Cosgrove, full name: English: Miranda Taylor Cosgrove, May 14, 1993 -), an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is well known for her roles in School of Rock starring Jack Black, as well as for the Nickelodeon TV series: Muggy Goes Ahead, where she played Megan Parker, the sister of the protagonist Drake, and in the sitcom iCarly in which she starred. She began her acting career in 2001, singing and dancing in a venue called "Taste of LA", where she impressed a manager and signed her.

Michelangelo Antonioni (Italian: Michelangelo Antonioni; September 29, 1912 - July 30, 2007), Italian modernist film director. He is currently one of the only four directors to have won Grand Slams at the three major international film festivals (the others are Henri-Georges Clouzot, Robert Altman and Jaffa Panassi)

John Ford (English: John Ford, February 1, 1894 - August 31, 1973), formerly known as John Martin Feeney, was a famous American film director and retired U.S. Navy general. Born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine to an Irish immigrant family. In his early years, he performed in the film "The Birth of a Nation" (directed by David Walker Griffiths). In 1924, he made his first film, "The Iron Rider," and by 1966, he had shot more than 140 films. Ford's creations best embody the brave and pioneering American spirit. He is known as one of the greatest American film directors.

Sonja Henie (Norwegian: Sonja Henie, April 8, 1912 - October 14, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress. Sonia Hurney has won three Winter Olympic gold medals, 10 World Figure Skating Championship gold medals and 6 European Figure Skating Championship gold medals. Her coach is Elise Grafström.

Sofia Carmina Coppola (/ˈkoʊpələ/ KOH-pə-lə, born May 14, 1971) or simply Sofia Coppola (English: Sofia Coppola) is an American screenwriter, director, producer and former actress. She is the daughter of director Francis Coppola and her mother is Eleanor Coppola, an American of West German descent. Her partner is Thomas Mars, the lead singer of the band Phoenix. Coppola has two daughters, the eldest daughter Romy was born on November 28, 2006, and the second daughter Cosima was born in 2010. She made her film debut in her father's famous crime film The Godfather (1972), playing the role of a baby. She later had a supporting role in Peggy Hugh Got Married (1986) and played Michael Corleone's daughter Mary Corleone in The Godfather Part III (1990). The latter film earned her much ridicule and strong criticism, ending her acting career. Gopra then turned her attention to filmmaking. According to an exclusive interview Coppola gave to Jean-Michel Frodon, editor-in-chief of Cahiers du cinéma (French: Cahiers du cinéma) on April 1, 2006, the first three films she directed, "Unlockable Youth", "Love Does Not Need Translation", and "Versailles" can be regarded as a trilogy. She won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2003 for "Love, No Translation" and was the first American female director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. Won the Golden Lion Award for Best Film at the 2010 Venice Film Festival for "Lost Somewhere". In 2017, he won the Best Director Award at the 70th Cannes Film Festival for "Charm".

Sophia Loren (Italian: Sophia Loren, September 20, 1934-), Italian actress, winner of the Oscar for Best Actress, Lifetime Achievement Award, Golden Globe Lifetime Achievement Award and many other international blockbuster film awards. Sophia Loren is the first Italian actress in the history of film to win an Oscar for the foreign-language film "The Last Lady" (the first Italian Oscar winner was Anna Magnani for "The Rose Tattoo"). In addition, in 1999, she was selected by the American Film Institute as the 21st greatest actress of the past century. As of 2026, she is the last living inductee on AFI's 100 Years of Stars list. In July 1991, she was awarded the French Knight of the Legion of Honor; in June 1996, she was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (OMRI).

Hosoda Mamoru (Japanese: Hosoda Mamoru/ Protect, Romanized: Hosoda Mamoru, September 19, 1967 -) is an animation director born in Kami-machi, Naka Shinkawa-gun, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. He is also a member of the Japan Animation Producers Association. Graduated from Kanazawa University of Arts and Crafts. In his early days, he worked as an animator at Toei Animation and was promoted to director. He once participated in the production of the Studio Ghibli animated film "Howl's Moving Castle", and later left Ghibli and returned to Toei Animation. In 2005, Mamoru Hosoda joined MADHOUSE. In 2007, he released an adaptation of Tsutsui Yasutaka's science fiction novel "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" and his first feature-length animated film "Jump!" "Time and Space Girls" became famous in Japan and overseas. After that, he began to produce his own original story works, and published "Summer Wars" in 2009. In 2011, he left MADHOUSE to found Map Studio, and published important masterpieces such as "Wolf's Children Rain and Snow" in 2012 and "Monster's Children" in 2015. The animated film "Future Future" directed by him in 2018 was nominated for the Best Animated Film Award at the 91st Academy Awards, becoming the first Japanese animated feature film nominated outside the Studio Ghibli team. The 2021 animated film "The Dragon and the Freckled Princess" has also received widespread response from the international film community and was shortlisted for five awards at the 49th Annie Awards. A new generation of animators known as the "new generation of Japanese animation masters". Mamoru Hosoda's works have a fantasy or science fiction style, often depicting emotional descriptions including family love.

Konno Asami (Japanese: Konno Asami, May 7, 1987 -) is a Japanese female artist, a former member of Morning Musume, and a former TV Tokyo announcer. Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, his blood type is type B.

Victoria Dawn Justice (English: Victoria Dawn Justice, February 19, 1993 -) is an American actress and singer. She is known for starring in the Nickelodeon series Victory and Zoey 101. In terms of music, she sang many songs in the TV series "Spectacular!" and "Song of Victory", and released her first album "Shake" in 2015. She made her acting debut when she was 10 years old with a small role in the TV series "Gilmore Girls." In 2010, she starred in the Nickelodeon TV series "Wolf Story". Justice has announced that her first album will be released in 2012. However, due to various reasons, the album was delayed until 2015.

Vittorio De Sica (Italian: Vittorio De Sica, pronounced: [vitˈtɔːrjo de ˈsiːka]; July 7, 1901 – November 13, 1974) was an Italian director and actor, four-time Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film.

Ayase Haruka (Japanese: Ayase Haruka/Ayase Haruka, Romanized: Ayase Haruka, March 24, 1985 -) is a Japanese actress and singer, born in Hiroshima Prefecture. Now affiliated to Horipro Office. In 2000, she participated in the 25th Horipro Talent Scout Caravan and won the Special Jury Award. At that time, she used her real name "Tatemaru Aya", and later used "Ayase Yuki" as her stage name for activities. The word "Yao" is only a kanji name in the Chinese world, and this word is not used in Japanese.

Cora Miao (mìao) Qian (English: Cora Miao, August 21, 1958 -), Chinese-American, former actress in Hong Kong.

Hongdou (original name: Wang Liyong, September 20, 1970 -) is a mainland Chinese singer and film actor. He made his debut in 1987 after participating in the "Stars Cup" singing competition and winning second place. In 2002, he shocked the country for molesting multiple boys. In May 2004, Hongdou was paroled for good behavior. On June 14, 2011, Hongdou was arrested again by the Baotou police in Inner Mongolia for molesting a boy.

John Huston is an American film screenwriter, director and actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for 1948's "The Big Blue", and also won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Director. Houston served in the U.S. Army during World War II, reaching the rank of colonel and receiving the Medal of Merit.

John Arthur Lithgow (pronounced: /ˈlɪθɡoʊ/ LITH-goh; born October 19, 1945) is an American actor, musician, and writer. He has worked on numerous media projects including theatre, television, film and radio. He also wrote some poetry and children's literature. He starred in the films "The World According to Garp" (1982) and "Mother and Daughter" (1983), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also starred as Reverend Shaw Moore in "Footloose", Dick Solomon in the NBC sitcom "The Earthbound", Lord Falk in "Shrek" (voice performance), and the Trisolaran Killer in the Showtime TV series "Dragon" (winner of a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award). He starred in the stage play "Taste of Success" musical version, and won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Later, he starred in the musical version of "The Young Master" and won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical again. John starred in the stage play Giant at the West End in London, England in 2025, and won the Best Actor Award at the 2025 Laurence Olivier Awards that year. He also recorded children's music albums, including 1999's "Singin' in the Bathtub," and published children's stories such as "Marsupial Sue."

John Nicholas Cassavetes (English: John Nicholas Cassavetes, December 9, 1929 - February 3, 1989) was an American film director, actor and producer, considered a pioneer of American independent films. In 1980, "Glory" directed by him won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival.

John Michael Turturro (English: John Michael Turturro, Italian pronunciation: [turˈturro], February 28, 1957) is an American and Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. He is Italian-American. Famous works that he has appeared in include "Do What You Should Do" (1989), "Thunderbolt" (2000), "Fear In addition, he frequently collaborates with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler and Spike Lee. Turturro won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1991 for "Barton Fink". It has won a Primetime Emmy Award and was also nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe Award.

John de Lancie (English: John de Lancie, born March 20, 1948) is an American comedian, actor, director, producer, writer, singer, musician, and voice actor. He is best known for his roles as Q in the "Star Trek" series "Galactic Dragon", "Galaxy Outpost" and "Voyager", and as the voice of Discord in "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic". He has also appeared in several TV series, including Franco Simmons in "Stargate: SG-1" and Donald Margulies in "Breaking Bad."

John Steiner (English: John Steiner, January 7, 1941 - July 31, 2022) was a British actor.

John Grisham (English: John Grisham, February 8, 1955 -) is an American best-selling author who writes mostly legal thrillers. His books have sold more than 3 billion copies worldwide, and many of his books, such as "The Firm", "The Pelican Brief", and "The Client", have been made into movies. His works were very popular in the 1990s and have a large number of fans in the United States. His latest work is The Disappearance of Fitzgerald 2017, and he has been selected into the top ten writers in the world for many years.

John Joseph Travolta (English: John Joseph Travolta, February 18, 1954 -), American actor, producer, screenwriter, director, singer, dancer and pilot, Scientologist (Scientology). In the 1970s, he was famous for the TV series "Come Back, Kurt" (1975-1979), the movies "Saturday Night Fever" (1977) and "The Hustler" (1978). His acting career declined in the 1980s, but he was revived in Quentin Tarantino's film Blackjack (1994). Among them, Travolta was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for "Saturday Night Fever" and "Black Lives Matter" and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his performance in "Little People" (1995). In 2014, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Indian Film Awards. In 2016, he participated in the crime drama "The Public vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story", playing the role of attorney Rob Shapiro. In 2026, he won the Honorary Palme d'Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.

John Wayne (English: John Wayne, May 26, 1907 - June 11, 1979) was an American film actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor. The character he plays is very masculine and has a distinctive personal style. His tone of voice and the way he walks are distinctive. His nickname is Duke. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected the 100 Greatest Stars of the 20th Century, and John Wayne ranked 13th among actors. According to the results of the Harris Poll released on January 16, 2007, Wayne ranked third among the most popular American movie stars in 2006. The survey dates back to 1994, and Wayne is the only deceased star to appear in the top 10 every year. Wayne's screen career began in silent films in the 1920s, and he was one of the major movie stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. His name is closely associated with westerns and war films, but he is also competent in roles in various other types of films, such as biographical films, romantic comedies, police films, etc. He collaborated with director John Ford for 35 years and 21 times.