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Naomi Watts

BIRTHDAY
September 28, 1968 Shoreham, England

RECENT CREDITS
Dream House (FILM) Feb. 18, 2011 Fair Game (FILM) Nov. 5, 2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (FILM) Sep. 22, 2010 Mother and Child (FILM) May. 7, 2010 The International (FILM) Feb. 13, 2009

Born in England, raised in Australia and after 15 years of hard work an "overnight" Hollywood success, this actress is as brilliant as she is gorgeous. Watts began studying acting Down Under and befriended Nicole Kidman at a commercial audition when the two were just teens. In their twenties they both appeared in the boarding-school dramaFlirting, but Kidman's star rose much more quickly than Watts'. Throughout the '90s, Watts languished in supporting parts that failed to showcase her incredible versatility and knack for accents. Yet, with a lot of encouragement from Kidman, she stuck it out and finally got her big break in 2001's Mulholland Dr. Originally conceived as a TV series, this offbeat chronicle of an L.A. starlet was released as a movie that featured Watts in two powerhouse parts. Audiences and critics immediately took notice of her talent, and the next year she finally hit the big time with the horror flick The Ring and made the tabloids because of her romance with hunk Heath Ledger, 10 years her junior. Watts continued her hot streak with an Oscar-nominated turn in 2003's21 Grams and soon signed on to play an ape's best gal in the remake of King Kong. After her relationship with Ledger ended in 2004, she found new love in the arms of the more mature Liev Schreiber, her costar in The Painted Veil.

Christina Aguilera

BIRTHDAY
December 18, 1980 Staten Island, NY

RECENT CREDITS
Burlesque (FILM) Nov. 24, 2010 Get Him to the Greek (FILM) Jun. 4, 2010 Making the Video (TV) Feb. 21, 2007 Late Show With David Letterman (TV) Feb. 8, 2007 Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV) Feb. 7, 2007 View all Christina Aguilera Credits

BIOGRAPHY Although she lost when she appeared on Star Search at age 9, this determined diva was definitely the winning star out of a slew of late-'90s pop princesses. Undeterred by her televised talent-show defeat, Aguilera continued to pursue her musical dreams and signed on to the Mickey Mouse Club at age 12, where she performed alongside Justin Timberlake, J.C. Chasez and her future nemesis, Britney Spears. After working overseas and recording the song "Reflection" for Disney's Mulan, Aguilera released her self-titled first album in 1999. Like many of her fellow teen songstresses, including Spears and Jessica Simpson, she had blonde hair, an innocent yet alluring image and catchy pop hits like "Genie in a Bottle" and "What a Girl Wants." However, Aguilera was a much stronger vocalist than her competitors, boasting a four-octave range and a jazzy-pop style. The industry took note of her superior talent and in 1999 she won the Grammy for Best New Artist. In the 2000s, she (like her cohorts) sexed up her look. For her second album, 2002's Stripped, she went from teenybopper to bombshell, appearing practically nude on its cover, in her videos and in a number of men's magazines. In 2006, Back to Basics found her super-sexy image complemented by vintage vocal stylings reminiscent of her idols Etta James and Billie Holiday. Despite Aguilera's racy image, she had a down-to-earth personal life. Unlike Spears, whose life spiraled out of control, or Simpson, who traded music for movies, Aguilera remained amazingly focused, earning three more Grammys (including two for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance) and settling into a stable marriage with producer Jordan Bratman.

Angelina Jolie

BIRTHDAY
June 04, 1975 Los Angeles, CA

RECENT CREDITS
Kung Fu Panda 2 (FILM) May. 26, 2011 The Tourist (FILM) Dec. 10, 2010 Salt (FILM) Jul. 23, 2010 Changeling (FILM) Oct. 24, 2008 Wanted (FILM) Jun. 27, 2008

BIOGRAPHY Stunning, smart and slightly insane, this Hollywood icon is known for romancing her costars, kissing her brother at the Oscars, exotic tattoos and commendable humanitarian efforts. The daughter of Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight, she first garnered attention as a high-school computer wiz in the film Hackers after which she married costar Jonny Lee Miller. Their marriage died in 1999 just when Jolie's career was heating up. She appeared in three films that year including the seriocomic Pushing Tin which introduced her to hubby No. 2, Billy Bob Thornton, and the mentalinstitution drama Girl, Interrupted, which earned her an Oscar. Subsequently, Jolie made a series of blockbusters (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) and bombs (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow), none of which made use of her considerable acting talents. After divorcing Thornton in 2003, Jolie devoted much of her time to working with refugees in impoverished countries and raising her adopted children. In 2005, around the time her action film Mr. & Mrs. Smith was released, rumors circulated that she and recently separated costar Brad Pitt were having an affair. Although they refused to confirm the relationship, they remained tabloid cover stars for months until Jolie finally admitted in early 2006 that she was pregnant with his child.

Scarlett Johansson

BIRTHDAY
November 22, 1984 New York, NY

RECENT CREDITS
Iron Man 2 (FILM) May. 7, 2010 He's Just Not That Into You (FILM) Feb. 6, 2009 The Spirit (FILM) Dec. 25, 2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona (FILM) Aug. 15, 2008 The Other Boleyn Girl (FILM) Feb. 29, 2008

HIGHLIGHTS Studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York City. Made her stage debut in 1993 at New York's Playwrights Horizons in Sophistry and her screen debut the following year in Rob Reiner's North. Was cast by director Robert Redford in the pivotal part of Grace in The Horse Whisperer (1998) after losing the lead role in The Parent Trap to Lindsay Lohan. AfterWhisperer prem

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