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Born
December 20 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Spouse
John Kastner(December 18, 1999 – 2012) (divorced, 1 child)

Has starred in two different science fiction series co-created by Michael Piller in which her character was part of a love triangle: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and The Dead Zone (2002).

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Born
December 20, 1952 · Taunton, Somerset, England, UK

Birth name
Jennifer Ann Agutter

Spouse
Johan Tham(August 4, 1990 – present) (1 child)

QUOTES:

[on living and working in Los Angeles] Los Angeles is like a desert. The only thing that exists is the work you do. You have that sense of living a precarious existence.

To make films is as boring as watching paint dry. You usually have to do tiny bits here and there. You go off waiting for lighting, you come back – the energy dies. You hope you can find someone who can keep it going.

[on an older nun who looked after Agutter’s ill mother] I once asked her how she coped with difficulties and she looked at me very quizzically and said: “You just get on with it.” Difficult times were not something that got in the way, they were simply something that happened. Sometimes there was happiness, sometimes there was sadness and you dealt with whatever you had at that time. I think Sister Julienne and the nuns at Nonnatus would have felt something similar to that.

[being nude in films] It’s not an issue with me. The exploitation of it is. You can end up naked in places you don’t want to. That shocks me. Doing it doesn’t shock me.

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Born
December 19, 1997 · San Francisco, California, USA

He is of Japanese (father) and German-English (mother) descent.

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Born
December 19, 1980 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth name
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal

QUOTES:

[1999] Being a star doesn’t last. That’s not what life should be about. It’s a complete illusion that really has nothing to do with you. For me, finding out about life is the most important thing.

[on the one role that got away] I’d have to say Ewan McGregor’s part in Moulin Rouge! (2001). It was so close. I sang and everything. I went through months of auditions. It was between me, Heath Ledger and Ewan. I think it came down to age and where people were in their careers. I was the youngest and the least known. I would hope it didn’t have anything to do with talent. Maybe it did.

I admire actors and artists who devote just as much time to their life as they do to their work.

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Born
December 19, 1972 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Birth name
Alyssa Jayne Milano

Spouses
Dave Bugliari (August 15, 2009 – present) (2 children)
Cinjun Tate (January 1, 1999 – November 20, 1999) (divorced)

QUOTES:

I’ve always believed in experiencing everything in life. When you walk out with blinders on, you cut yourself off from the angels and the fairies.

We were in Brooklyn and we stopped by a neighbor’s house … there were these dogs there and I guess they had puppies, she was going to keep one but said she may have to put the rest to sleep if she couldn’t find homes for them, so if we knew anyone that wanted puppies to let her know. I asked what she meant by “putting them to sleep”, so I asked and my mom being as subtle as possible said it means they are going to kill them. So we took home one named Pluto.

Animals, they are one of the most beautiful gifts we have and, you know, if there are people that have compassion, there are very few people that put their money into animal rescue organizations. And if there is someone that has that passion, animals need all the help they can get.

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Born
December 19, 1969 · Mission Viejo, California, USA

Birth name
Kristen Noel Swanson

Spouse
Lloyd Eisler(February 7, 2009 – present) (1 child)

QUOTES:

I won’t date a guy who doesn’t own a toolbox. I’m not saying you need to be able to knock down a wall or build a house or anything like that. But I’ve been out with a couple of guys who didn’t own toolboxes, and they couldn’t even change a light bulb.

I’ve always been this strong-willed person and I’ve always been in love with acting. I love every aspect of show business and that includes both the show part of it and the business part of it.

[on posing for Playboy] I could not pass up the opportunity to work with the renowned photographer, Phillip Dixon, and by the look of my pictorial I think I made the perfect choice.

Submit your HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story to the festival and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

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A historical fiction story is a fictional story that takes place in the past and incorporates details about the time period to achieve authenticity. These details can include social norms, customs, traditions, and manners. Historical fiction stories can include actual historical figures or events, but the people and their actions are invented by the author.

Accept only stories that fit into the historical fiction genres.

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Born
December 18, 1963 · Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA

Birth name
William Bradley Pitt

Spouses

Angelina Jolie (August 23, 2014 – April 13, 2019) (divorced, 6 children)
Jennifer Aniston (July 29, 2000 – October 2, 2005) (divorced)

QUOTES:

[on what keeps him humble] You know, I telephoned my grandparents the other day, and my grandfather said to me, “We saw your movie.” “Which one?”. I said, and he shouted, “Betty, what was the name of that movie I didn’t like?”. I thought that was just classic. I mean, if that doesn’t keep your feet on the ground, what would?

I’m one of those people you hate because of genetics. It’s the truth.

Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within.

[Time magazine, October 13, 1997] You shouldn’t speak until you know what you’re talking about. That’s why I get uncomfortable with interviews. Reporters ask me what I feel China should do about Tibet. Who cares what I think China should do? I’m a f—ing actor! They hand me a script. I act. I’m here for entertainment. Basically, when you whittle everything away, I’m a grown man who puts on makeup.

When you see a person, do you just concentrate on their looks? It’s just a first impression. Then there’s someone who doesn’t catch your eye immediately, but you talk to them and they become the most beautiful thing in the world. The greatest actors aren’t what you would call beautiful sex symbols. I’ll tell you who my favorite actress is, Dianne Wiest, and you wouldn’t call her a sex symbol. Dianne Wiest is, to me, the most beautiful woman on the screen.
[when asked by Conan O’Brien how he got into character as stoner Floyd in True Romance (1993)] I’m a method actor.

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Born
December 18, 1946 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Birth name
Steven Allan Spielberg

Spouses
Kate Capshaw (October 12, 1991 – present) (5 children)

Amy Irving (November 27, 1985 – February 2, 1989) (divorced, 1 child)

QUOTES:

[on winning the Best Director Oscar for Saving Private Ryan (1998)]: Am I allowed to say I really wanted this?

Before I go off and direct a movie I always look at 4 films. They tend to be: Seven Samurai (1954), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Searchers (1956).

[on friend Joan Crawford]: She is five feet four, but she looks six feet on the screen. In a two-shot with anyone, even Gable, (Clark Gable), your eyes fix on her. She is imperious, yet with a childlike sparkle. She is haughty, yet tender. She has no great range as an actress, yet within the range she can perform better than any of her contemporaries.
I have made almost as many films in England as I have in America. I will come back to England again and again.
I would love to see the British film industry get back on its feet again.

I don’t drink coffee. I’ve never had a cup of coffee in my entire life. That’s something you probably don’t know about me. I’ve hated the taste since I was a kid.

I dream for a living.

I’d rather direct than produce. Any day. And twice on Sunday.

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Born
December 18, 1978 · Toledo, Ohio, USA

Birth name
Kate Noelle Holmes

Spouse
Tom Cruise (November 18, 2006 – August 20, 2012) (divorced, 1 child)

QUOTES:

It’s important to try to be creative. I paint, and my mom is going to teach me how to make clothes. I think people should have passions.

My family always keeps me in check. I have three older sisters, and they work their butts off. They’re all very supportive of my career, but I know what’s really important is kids and family.

I felt so proud to be having a baby and so excited. And I felt closer to other women – to my sisters, to my mom. I felt empowered, like, ‘I’ve given birth. I did it! There’s nothing I can’t handle. I’ve really enjoyed this time that I have taken to be with Suri as well as the challenges of the first couple of months: feeding and pumping, learning to decipher what each cry means – is she hungry? Is she tired? Does she need a fresh diaper? – and figuring out how to really help her.

We all keep dreaming, and luckily, dreams really do come true.