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1. This dark-haired British actress first appeared in the 1951 film 'Lady Godiva Rides Again'. Her four marriages to actors Maxwell Reed, Anthony Newley, producer Ron Kass and playboy Peter Holm all ended in divorce:
2. Born in New York and one of eleven children, he went to Australia where he made his film debut 'Summer City' (1977). In the 1990's he turned director and won an Oscar for 'Braveheart' (1995). He was the voice of John Smith in the Disney film 'Pocahontas':
3. This American singer and actress played Evita(Eva) Peron in the film 'Evita' (1996) and during 1985-1991 she was married to Sean Penn:
4. She was married to actor and director John, and became the cinema's sex symbol in the 1980's. She became widowed when John died following heart surgery in 1998:
5. This gentle giant was nominated for an Oscar in the film 'Giant'. His battle of the sexes with Doris Day made him popular but his battle with AIDS made unsavoury headlines in 1985:
6. This shaven-headed actor of Swiss-Mongolian parentage was born on an island off the coast of Siberia. He turned to acting when he was injured in a fall while being a trapeze artist:
7. This Canadian-born star became Hollywood's most famous silent screen actress and 'America's Sweetheart'. She formed United Artists with Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks Senior in 1919:
8. He was the son of missionaries for a small religious sect who grew up traveling to South and Central America before the family settled in California. His acting brothers and sisters included Leaf and Rainbow, (now called Joaquin and Rain), Summer and Liberty:
9. Which roly-poly, 4'10" tall, balding American actor of Italian origin married actress Rhea Perlman in January 1982?
10. This American actor and director had box-office hits with 'Splash' (1984), 'Cocoon' (1985) and 'Apollo 13' (1995). He also directed 'Backdraft? (1991), 'Far and Away' (1992), 'Ransom' (1996) and 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' (2000). He has certainly come a long way from playing Richie Cunningham in TV's 'Happy Days':
11. This American actor was a child entertainer on Broadway at the age of five. He made an album under the name Joe Ritchie, while a singer in his teens in a night-club. This golf fanatic won the best Supporting Actor Oscar for 'Goodfellas' and played Leo Getz in the 'Lethal Weapon' films:
12. A former Miss Hungary of 1936, she was jailed for a few days in 1990 for assaulting a police officer. Her younger sister Eva, an actress, wanted to become a world-class ice-skater but didn't make the grade:
13. This former teacher married and divorced actress Frances Tomelty and married actress Trudie Styler. He rose to fame as the lead singer with the pop group the Police. Gordon Sumner is his real name:
14. Born Jerome Silberman he was once a fencing instructor. He came to prominence in the firecracker comedies of Mel Brooks:
15. This Hollywood actress of Swedish-American parentage achieved an Oscar nomination for 'Pulp Fiction'. She married and divorced actor Gary Oldman. Her father who taught Buddhism named her after a Hindu Goddess. She was married to actor Ethan Hawke:
16. This American actress was a much travelled teenager who lived in France, Morocco, Australia, Japan and Mexico. She returned to California making a career as a model. Although she had no acting experience she became the leading lady in the film 'The Mask':
17. She was born in Hawaii but raised in Australia. The suspense movie 'Dead Calm' brought her to the attention of Hollywood:
18. This shaven-headed American actor of Greek parentage was nominated for an Academy Award in 'The Birdman of Alcatraz':
19. He was born a New Year's Eve baby and has part Cherokee Indian descent. He was chosen to replace Michael Keaton in the third 'Batman' film and married English actress Joanne Whalley in 1988 and divorced her in 1996:
20. This Scottish comedian worked as a shipyard welder before his hobby of banjo playing led him into show-business joining the folk group, The Humblebums. He played Billy Bones in 'Muppet Treasure Island' (1996) and was the voice of Ben in 'Pocahontas':
21. This American actor overcame a twenty year cocaine habit and acquired leading roles in his forties and became one of America's most commanding and respected actors:
22. This powerful British actor won more than 80 medals and trophies as a talented amateur boxer. He made a big impression as a juvenile delinquent in the films 'Scum' and 'Quadrophenia':
23. This American actress has been in show business from childhood and was once described by Danny Kaye as 14 going on 27. She was an Academy Award nominee for 'Looking for Mr. Goodbar', and was once married to Dudley Moore (1975-1980):
24. This British actor was knighted in 1959 and received a special Academy Award in 1980 with further Oscar nominations for 'The Lavender Hill Mob', 'Star Wars' and 'Little Dorrit':
25. This dark-haired American actress was the daughter of a German opera singer, Helga, and was raised in Austria, Germany and USA:
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