Her father was a British patent attorney with a lucrative practice in Japan, but due to Joan and older sister Oscars: 1 Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to June (Gamble), an Australian teacher and property developer, and Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., an American advertising executive, originally from Texas. ... Golden Globe Nominations: 11 Golden Globe Nominations: 7

Elegant Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, while her Australian parents were there on educational visas. Born in New York City to legendary screen star Golden Globes: 2

Natalie Portman is the first person born in the 1980s to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress (for BAFTA Awards: 3 If a film were made of the life of Vivien Leigh, it would open in India just before World War I, where a successful British businessman could live like a prince. BAFTA Awards: 0 BAFTA Nominations: 2 Golden Globe Nominations: 4 She has an older brother and a younger sister. BAFTA Awards: 2

BAFTA Awards: 0 BAFTA Nominations: 2 Susan Hayward was born Edythe Marrener in Brooklyn, New York, on June 30, 1917.

When she was only eight years old, and after her parents filed for divorce, she lost her father prematurely. At 14, she was a short-order cook at a ... Oscars: 1 Her parents encouraged her talent at an early age, and her first... Her stepfather Danny Guynes didn't add much stability to her life either. Golden Globes: 2

Jane Wyman was born Sarah Jane Mayfield on January 5, 1917, in St. Joseph, Missouri (she was also known later as Sarah Jane Fulks). Golden Globes: 2 Considered by many critics to be the greatest living actress, Meryl Streep has been nominated for the Academy Award an astonishing 21 times, and has won it three times. BAFTA Nominations: 1 While attending the University of Perugia, she modeled on the side to ... Golden Globe Nominations: 7 Her parents both came to England around 1938. Golden Globe Nominations: 18 (3 for Directing/Music)
Meryl was born Mary Louise Streep in 1949 in Summit, New Jersey, to Mary Wolf (Wilkinson), a commercial artist, and Harry William ...

Her father moved the family back to Edison, New Jersey as a native New... Sophia Loren was born as Sofia Scicolone at the Clinica Regina Margherita in Rome, Italy, on September 20, 1934. BAFTA Awards: N/A Rachel Hannah Weisz was born on 7 March, 1970, in London, U.K., to Edith Ruth (Teich), a psychoanalyst, and George Weisz, an inventor. Golden Globe Nominations: N/A Golden Globe Nominations: 1 Maria went to Villanova University, majoring in political science. Oscar Nominations: 4 Sharon Stone was born and raised in Meadville, a small town in Pennsylvania. For four years she made commercials and finally gave her debut as an actress in the TV series BAFTA Nominations: 3

BAFTA Awards: 0 4. She is an actress, known for Golden Globe Nominations: 11 Her sister, Joan, later to become famous as

She is of English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish descent. She has performed with the ... Oscar Nominations: 2 Golden Globe Nominations: 13 She originally pursued a career in the legal profession. Dame Judi Dench was born Judith Olivia Dench in York, England, to Eleanora Olive (Jones), who was from Dublin, Ireland, and Reginald Arthur Dench, a doctor from Dorset, England.

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