Evlin Lake

Evlin is a California native who spent her early years growing up near Big Bear and the beaches of Southern California. She is a human and animal rights activist. As a child, she felt a strong desire to help the voiceless. In her younger years, she drove to L.A. everyday after school to feed homeless, men, woman and children on the streets of skid row; A self-taught student of conversational Mandarin at age 17, before moving to Taiwan; Traveled extensively throughout Asia and volunteered her time to orphanages in China; After returning to Southern California, she continued her involvement with feeding the homeless in Downtown L.A. and joined the Los Angeles Homeless coalition, raising money for a new homeless shelter for women and children.

Began taking extensive acting and film classes, studying multiple techniques taught by a variety of L.A. instructors; Attended film school regularly for 7 1/2 years; played in several stage roles before auditioning for first film role; Has since landed featured, supporting, and lead roles in a variety of projects; Featured on "MAD TV"(2003); Made her film debut in "Bob Steel" (2004); earned a starring role as the deeply troubled Monica in the features "AmerAsian"(2006) and "Feral"(2010), roles that challenged her to repeatedly sustain heightened levels of emotion, dramatically exercising and broadening her artistic range; Wrote, produced, directed, and edited her first commercial for a L.A. radio station(2006).

Began writing screenplays(2006). Optioned by Producers(2010), however production fell through, discouraging Evlin, until friends encouraged her to submit in Screenplay Competitions, which she continues to advance. One of ten chosen out of thousands to have the first ten pages of their screenplay read by Producer Lindsay Doran at the roundtable during the Austin Film Festival, resulting in Doran asking Evlin to find a WGA agent to send her chosen screenplay(2011). Continues to pursue acting while writing her fifth feature screenplay(2013).

Trivia

Enjoys all areas of learning and animals, especially her two pugs Elvis and Marilyn.
Formerly engaged to actor J.D. Evermore.
Is a vegan.
Is half Italian. Mother's maiden name is Caterina Affaitati. Caterina came to America from Mola di Bari, Italy at age 16. Caterina owned and operated Caterina's Deli in San Bernardino California for 14 years.
Drove 12 hours to fight the legalization of horse slaughter for human consumption in Missouri. Lobbied and educated the Senate and House at the State Capitol for several days. Handed each Senator and Representative a copy of the documentary Earthlings to watch before Bill 795 went into House session. Broke down crying in session, pleading for the mercy of American horses. She won.
Is an Animal Rights Activist.
Works with PETA.
A board member of Operation Here to Help.
A board member of No-Kill Task Force.
Asst. Dir. Humane Society of LA.
Is a screenwriter.

Personal Quotes

I hope to one day raise enough money to build hundreds of bathrooms, drinking fountains and provide housing for the 94,000 and growing homeless in Los Angeles County, half of which are women and children.
If everybody volunteered, the world would see great change! Please consider becoming a volunteer.
No one is greater than a compassionate one, except for the compassionate one who speaks out.

Film

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Not So Young	Monica/ Lead	Roger Lim
G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation	Featured	Jon M. Chu/ Paramount Pictures
Feral	Lead	3rd Vision Pictures / Alfons Emilian
PrimeMates	Supporting	New Moon Films / Rudy Luna
AmerAsian	Lead	AmerAsian Films
30 Days in the Bowl	Self	Michael Agresta
Mabel	Lead	J.D. Evermore
Bob Steele	Lead	Will Wallace
Badminton Bruises	Supporting	Jay Schulz
Mrs. Right?	Supporting	Jay Schulz
Fury	Lead	Aaron Wang
Death Can You Buy Me a Drink?	Supporting	Alex Schenker
Wary	Supporting	Cameron Cone
Lost Hope & More	Supporting	Sarah Macmenami

Television

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MAD tv

Supporting

FOX

Performer Skills

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• Performance Skills: Stunts, Voiceover, Improvisation
• Accents: Italian, Southern, Chinese, British, Spanish
• Spoken Languages: Chinese

Training

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• Various instructors, Los Angeles, Michelle Danner w/ Larry Moss Studios, Will Wallace, Max Myers, Duane Whitaker, Groundlings, Kat Harris, and Bobbie Shaw Chance

Therapy.  I never felt I was really good at anything growing up, except explaining myself with passion, which, by the way, always annoyed my parents.  What good would that be?  Activism and acting as became outlets for me, which is why I studied so long, but it still wasn’t enough and after years of analyzing scripts for character study, I found another outlet that I could fit in with.
How many screenplays have you finished?
Two features.  Currently writing my third.  Three shorts.  Several outlines.  I’m looking forward to BlueCat’s upcoming 100 page challenge!
How do you find time to write?
I left Los Angeles.   Sold my car, got a clunker, towed it on the back of a moving truck and moved to New Orleans.  A new town I’d never been in, where I knew nobody, to focus on writing and working less.   People often tell me I went backwards and suggest I move back so I can network.   I may go eventually, but not while I’m writing and I can’t seem to stop.
I never go out at night.   On days off I can always be found at a coffee shop, writing or researching till close at 10:00 pm.   Then I go home and write, sometimes until 3am, sometimes 6 am, sometimes noon the next day… sleep for a few, wake, write.  When I’m flowing, I shut off the world around me, sometimes for weeks, months.  I find it’s important to stay off networking sites that will distract me.
What aspects of the writing process do you struggle with the most?
Technique.  There’s so many scripts out there with bad technique, it becomes difficult to comprehend right from wrong.  Especially as an actor, you’re often sent Mickey Mouse scripts from your agent.  Sometimes there is no right way, only different and unique, but there’s many wrong ways that are forbidden, so I’ve been working hard on trying to eliminate all the wrong.   I’ve definitely learned a lot from other writers.  Oh, and then there’s my dyslexia.
What do you feel you do well as a screenwriter?
People have told me my screenplays feel like a movie.   I think it comes from 71/2 years of acting and filmmaking classes with teachers who really pushed me to focus on character study and reading as many screenplays that I can as well as writing shorts and shooting them.  Working behind and in front of the camera really helps.
One teacher who was a fairly successful writer/director/producer told us, “If you’re in it just to become rich and famous, that will probably never happen, but if you’re in it because you truly love it and are willing to spend a lifetime learning the craft, you can create art, making it the most fulfilling job there is.”   I agree 100%.
It may take me a lifetime to become satisfied with my craft, maybe I never will, but my goal is to learn all I can and keep pushing myself to take risks, developing my creativity and technique.
How does screenwriting make you happy?
I lose myself in my screenplays and find myself at the same time through my characters.  Falling in love with them makes it enjoyable.  It also makes me happy to know that I’m writing something that could possibly make somebody laugh, think, cry.
What do you see is the biggest problem with storytelling in Hollywood?
What bothers me the most is that many screenplays look like a first draft, not very developed, holes, many times the actors can’t even make it good, but people watch them and they make money, so they keep producing them.
How can you improve in how you handle feedback?
Feedback is a scary thing for me.  I’m quite sensitive.  Honestly, really bad feedback from anyone would probably make me cry, but I know it’s in my best interest and if it were from those who know good screenplays, I’d gladly apply their feedback the best I could.  Especially with technique.  Taking direction from those who are more educated is a powerful tool.   Unless I strongly feel they’re wrong.  A writer does have to take a few risks every now and then.
What are your greatest fears about screenwriting? 
Honestly, what will I do with it now?  What if they hate it?  What if it never gets made?  
What is your highest screenwriting goal for yourself?
I mostly strive to be unique.   Also, stepping away from comedy, something I’m most comfortable with, to writing genres more challenging for me.  My highest goal, box office success.
What do you do to achieve that goal?
A lot of research.  Then, I allow myself to not be afraid to think, and push myself to do the work.
What screenplay have you written which you feel most proud of and what’s it about? 
Although my newest screenplay “The Childe of Hale” has been much more difficult, set in the 1500′s and the challenge of my life, I am by far most proud of,  “Pieces of Gumm”.
Pieces of Gumm started out as a “commercial” idea to make profit for charitable causes as well as a fun project to take adults back to the 80′s comedy feel, updated with the technology, language and social groups that teens can relate to today.
I even had a “commercial title”, but as it developed, the characters and story became so real and important to me, it just became clear, “PIECES OF GUMM.”   Why would I do that?  Why would I take a commercial title and make it plain?  One that nobody will really understand until they watch it?  I did it because the screenplay was no longer just a commercial idea and I wanted the title to be true to my screenplay and simple like my protagonist Patti Gumm. 
– Pieces of Patti Gumm’s life.
– Pieces of gum stuck on Patti by bullies since childhood.
– Patti’s poem titled, “Pieces of Gumm” starts, “Why do we show favoritism to the wealthy and beautiful people?”
After numerous rewrites, Patti Gumm became more and more accepting in herself, challenging her creative side, which became her weapon to ward off bullies and even teach them right from wrong, which at the same time challenged me to find more and more creativity within myself.  I found tricks I could play so that people might want to watch and could relate — Class, ethnicity, social groups, networking sites, technology, music, silliness, gross humor, a lot of weed. Love, romance, funny, embarrassing and sad moments. There’s a message I want people to see and I thought comedy would be a good and tricky way to get it to them.
Growing up poor and tormented, now at Gene Autry High, Patti Gumm has had enough.  She sets out on a clever mission with her quirky-nerd friends to teach the rich, beautiful girls a lesson.
Pieces of Gumm, though written with an enormous amount of gross humor, sexuality and dirty language, was written with love and a plan, in hopes to open some eyes on how we treat others.

Eva Mendes

Birthday: 5 March 1974, USA

Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)

Biography

Eva Mendes was born in Miami, Florida but raised in Los Angeles of Cuban-American heritage. In college she began acting, studying underneath acting coach Ivana Chubbuck. This led to her desire to appear in feature films. Though taking many smaller roles in movies, she was little known until playing the girlfriend of Denzel Washington's character in Training Day (2001). Since then she has been featured in a wider range of roles, from comedic to dramatic. These gave her the ability to work with many highly regarded directors, such as Robert Rodriguez (Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)), Carl Franklin (Out of Time (2003/I)), John Singleton (2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)), Antoine Fuqua (Training Day (2001)) and the Farrelly Bros. (Stuck on You (2003)).

Eva has co-starred in an independent film, The Wendell Baker Story (2005) with Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson and Will Ferrell, with Luke Wilson directing. Before that, her biggest movie was Hitch (2005/I), a romantic comedy that had her playing opposite Will Smith.

Along with acting, Eva is employed by Revlon Cosmetics as an international spokeswoman. She joins such elite actresses and models as Julianne Moore, Halle Berry and Cindy Crawford, who appear in Revlon's television and print ads. She is also a passionate supporter and active participant in Revlon's fight against breast cancer.

Eva's goals are to improve her acting skills by working with such contemporary directors/filmmakers as Steven Soderbergh, Spike Jonze and Pedro Almodóvar, and learning from such renowned directors as Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni 

Acting career

Mendes at the 2009 Venice Film Festival

While Mendes "always had high hopes" for herself,^[8] she didn't consider an acting career until a talent manager saw her photo in a friend's portfolio.^[9] Her first film appearance was in the direct-to-video Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror. Mendes was "so ashamed" by her performance in the film that she decided to hire an acting coach so that she wouldn't "squirm" when watching herself in future roles.^[8] In this period of her career, she also starred in A Night at the Roxbury, Mortal Kombat: Conquest, My Brother the Pig, The Disciples, Urban Legends: Final Cut and Exit Wounds.
Mendes' breakthrough role came when she appeared in Training Day as the girlfriend of Denzel Washington's character. She found it to be a fulfilling experience: "I thought, 'This is what people meant about acting."^[8] That performance led to roles in All About the Benjamins, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Once Upon a Time in Mexico (which earned her a nomination at the Teen Choice Awards), Out of Time and Stuck on You. She was the female lead in the 2005 comedy Hitch opposite Will Smith. They were the first minority actors to play leads in a hit romantic comedy.^[10] She then starred in The Wendell Baker Story, Guilty Hearts, Trust the Man, and Ghost Rider. In 2007, she starred alongside Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, and Robert Duvall in the film We Own the Night. She also starred in Live! and Cleaner.
In 2008, she received a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her performance in The Women.^[11] She next starred in The Spirit, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, The Other Guys, Last Night and Fast Five. In August 2010, Mendes appeared in a Funny or Die video spoof, selling her "S.E.X. tape".^[12] She also sang for the Funny or Die music video "Pimps Don't Cry," a song featured in The Other Guys, released on August 6, 2010.^[13]
In 2012, Eva Mendes was featured in the PBS documentary Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. She visited Sierra Leone to speak with rape victims and raise awareness of the problems in the area.^[14] Mendes most recently starred as Romina in The Place Beyond the Pines, released March 2013, with Ryan Gosling.^[15] Entertainment Weekly described her performance in the film as "quietly heartbreaking."^[16]

Modeling career

Mendes appeared in Will Smith's video "Miami" and the Pet Shop Boys' music video for "Se a vida é (That's the way life is)" in 1996 and Aerosmith's video "Hole in My Soul" in 1997. She also appeared in the video for The End Has No End by The Strokes in 2004. Mendes was employed by Revlon Cosmetics as an international spokeswoman and was also a supporter and active participant in Revlon's campaign to raise funds for breast cancer research.^[17] Mendes appeared nude in an ad for Calvin Klein's Secret Obsession perfume. Since there was exposure of her nipples in the ad, it was banned from airing in the United States.^[18] In 2007, she was named as an ambassador for Cartier.^[19] In December 2007, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) used a nude photo of Mendes for their anti-fur campaign alongside the tagline "Fur? I'd rather go naked."^[20] She modelled in a Morgan campaign.^[21] Mendes was a spokesmodel for the 2008 Campari calendar.^[22] Mendes was announced as the international face of Australia's 30 Days of Fashion & Beauty event in July 2008. She made guest appearances in that country at the month-long festival in September.^[23]
In October 2008, she toured various stores in Europe, including Harrods, to promote Calvin Klein's Seductive Comfort line of lingerie.^[24] In 2009, Mendes was announced as a Pleasure Ambassador for ice cream brand Magnum.^[25] In 2010, Mendes was the face of chocolate milk brand Cocio.^[26] In March 2011, it was announced that Mendes will be a new spokeswoman for Thierry Mugler's Angel fragrance.^[27] Also in 2011, she was named as the brand ambassador for Reebok Easytone trainers^[28] and Pantene shampoo.^[29] She also modeled in a Peek & Cloppenburg clothing catalog in 2011.^[30]
Mendes was voted as No. 4 in the 2008 edition, and No. 1^[31] in the 2009 edition, of AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women. Maxim ranked Mendes #7 in its 2007 Hot 100 issue.^[32] She also made her second Maxim cover in the November 2007 issue.^[33] Maxim ranked Mendes #11 in its 2010 Hot 100 issue.^[34] People named her one of 2012 Most Beautiful at Every Age.^[35]

Designer

Mendes runs a home decor line, Vida, with her former longterm partner George Augusto. On September 4, 2008, Mendes announced she was launching a line of bed linens available in Macy's stores.^[36] In 2010, Mendes launched a line of dinnerware at Macy's stores.^[37] In February 2013, she announced plans to design a fashion collection in partnership with New York & Company.^[38]

Music career

In 2010, Mendes performed a duet with Cee Lo Green on a song entitled "Pimps Don't Cry".^[39] In 2011, she recorded a version of "The Windmills of Your Mind".^[40]

Personal life

Mendes does not want to have children and has described marriage as "a very archaic kinda thing. I don't think it fits in my world today."^[41] She was in a relationship with George Augusto from 2002 to 2010.^[42][43][44] She began dating Ryan Gosling in September 2011.^[45] She lives in Los Feliz, Los Angeles.^[46]
Mendes spent several weeks at the Cirque Lodge addiction facility in 2008 to address "some personal issues".^[47] She later said that she will never publicly disclose details of her condition because "I have to think of the pain it might bring my mother."^[48] She now attends therapy sessions which have "enriched my life. I come from a family and a heritage where you don't really go to therapy unless you're crazy. I want people to know that that's so not the case."^[49] Mendes is an avid follower of transcendental meditation.^[50] She has expressed an interest in Ayn Rand, the founder of the individualist philosophy of Objectivism.^[51][52]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror	Kir
1998	A Night at the Roxbury	Bridesmaid
1998	Mortal Kombat: Konquest	Hanna	guest star, one episode
1999	My Brother the Pig	Matilda
2000	The Disciples	Maria Serranco
2000	Urban Legends: Final Cut	Vanessa Valdeon
2001	Exit Wounds	Trish
2001	Training Day	Sara Harris
2002	All About the Benjamins	Gina
2003	2 Fast 2 Furious	Monica Fuentes
2003	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	Ajedrez Barillo
2003	Out of Time	Alex Díaz Whitlock
2003	Stuck on You	April
2005	Hitch	Sara Melas
2005	The Wendell Baker Story	Doreen
2005	Guilty Hearts	Gabriella
2006	Trust the Man	Faith
2007	Ghost Rider	Roxanne Simpson
2007	Knocked Up	Herself	(uncredited)
2007	We Own the Night	Amada Juarez
2007	Live!	Katy	executive producer
2007	Cleaner	Ann Norcut
2008	The Women	Crystal Allen
2008	The Spirit	Sand Saref
2009	The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans	Frankie Donnenfeld
2010	The Other Guys	Sheila Gamble
2010	Last Night	Laura
2011	Fast Five	Monica Fuentes	(uncredited cameo)
2012	Holy Motors	Kay M
2012	Girl in Progress	Grace
2013	The Place Beyond the Pines	Romina
2013	Fast Six	Monica Fuentes	(uncredited cameo)
2014	How to Catch a Monster	Diana

Estella Warren

Birthday: 23 December 1978, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)

Biography

Estella Warren was a synchronized swimmer from the age of seven until 17 in her native Canada. She moved away from home at 12 to train for the Canadian National Team. She was the Canadian National Champion for three years and represented her country at the World Aquatic Championship, where she placed second. A talent scout who came to a charity high school fashion show in which she appeared was impressed enough with her to take a Polaroid of her and send it to a New York City modeling agency. She was almost immediately 

Early life

Estella Warren was born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, to Esther, an elementary school headmistress, and Don Warren, a used car dealer. She is the youngest of three daughters.^[2]

Career

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Synchronized swimming

In 1990, Warren moved to Toronto to train with the national synchronized swimming team. In 1995, after becoming the senior national champion, Warren had the chance to move on to the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is a three-time Canadian national champion, and the solo bronze medalist at the 1995 Junior World Championships.^[3]

Fashion modelling

Warren has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Vogue, Vanity Fair, and two television commercials for Chanel No. 5 perfume. She was named Maxim Magazine's Hottest Woman in 2000. She was ranked Number 61 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement and was the November 2007 entry in Stuff magazine's 2006–07 pinup calendar.

Warren also has appeared in campaigns for UGG Australia, Andrew Marc, Perry Ellis, Nine West, Cartier, Volvo, De Beers, and Cacharel, as well as in television advertisements for Samsung. Additionally, she has modelled for Victoria's Secret and in 2000 hosted the televised special for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue's 2000 edition.

Acting

Warren's films include Driven (2001), Planet of the Apes (2001), Kangaroo Jack (2003), The Cooler (2003) and Blue Seduction (2009).

Warren has appeared in That '70s Show in 2003, as well as in Law & Order and its spin-off Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, both in 2005. She also appeared in Ghost Whisperer, in an episode entitled "On the Wings of a Dove", where she portrayed Alexis ("Lexi") Fogerty, which aired on November 11, 2005.

Warren has appeared in music videos for INXS's "Afterglow", Blank & Jones' "Beyond Time" and Dr. Dre's "I Need a Doctor".

Legal Issues

On May 24, 2011, Warren was arrested in Los Angeles after she allegedly hit three parked cars with her Toyota Prius and then fled the scene. Police eventually found her and arrested her for DUI.^[4] During her arrest she allegedly kicked an officer and resisted being handcuffed. Later at the police station where her arrest was being booked she managed to slip her cuffs and run but was quickly recaptured. Ultimately she was charged with DUI, hit-and-run, battery on a police officer and resisting a police officer.^[5][6] Her bail was set at $100,000.^[7] On August 19, 2011, Warren entered a no contest plea and was ordered to a residential rehab facility for six months.^[8]

In the early morning hours of April 6, 2013, Warren and fellow actress Jaime Pressly were involved in an incident at the Hollywood nightclub Bootsy Bellows, when Pressly accused Warren of stealing a purse belonging to Pressly's assistant. The purse had gone missing from a house party attended by the three women. Using a "find my iPhone" app, Pressly and her assistant tracked the purse to the nightclub, where they found Warren. According to Pressly's account, Warren claimed the purse as her own, even though some items belonging to Pressly's assistant were found inside the purse.^[9] Drug paraphernalia was also found inside the purse, and the police were called. The investigation is ongoing. ^[10]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Perfume	Arrianne
2001	Driven	Sophia Simone
2001	Planet of the Apes	Daena
2001	Tangled	Elise Stevens
2003	Kangaroo Jack	Jessie
2003	The Cooler	Charlene
2003	That '70s Show	Raquel	Episode: "The Kids Are Alright"
2003	I Accuse	Kimberly Jansen
2004	Blowing Smoke	Faye Grainger	TV movie
2004	Pursued	Emily Keats
2004	Trespassing	Kristy Goodman
2005	Her Minor Thing	Jeana
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	April Troost	Episode: "Design"
2005	Law & Order	April Troost	Episode: "Flaw"
2005	Ghost Whisperer	Alexis Fogarty	Episode: "On the Wings of a Dove"
2006	Taphephobia	Jesse Lennox
2006	National Lampoon's Pucked	Jessica
2007	Lies and Crimes	Sally Hanson	TV movie
2009	Blue Seduction	Matty	TV movie
2009	Mental	Niobe Graham	Episode: "Book of Judges"
2009	Beauty and the Beast	Belle
2010	Irreversi	Kat
2010	Transparency	Monika
2010	See You in September	Lindsay
2010	The Being Frank Show		Episode #1.1
2012	Manson Girls	Catherine 'Gypsy' Share	Filming[11]
2013	The Stranger Inside	Emily

Erin Stutland

Birthday: 1 June 1977, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height: Height Not Available

Biography

Erin was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Studying dance from the age of 2, she received a BFA from the University of Illinios in dance and choreography. Upon graduation, Erin began dancing with the award winning Thodos Dance Chicago. Shortly after, she relocated to New York where she began to study acting with Susan Batson and William Esper. After securing representation, Erin began performing in several stage productions off-Broadway and beyond and soon booked her first television role on Sex and The City.


Hi, I’m Erin.
I love, and I mean LOVE, creative people with ideas that can change the world.
You MOVE me.
In a nutshell, my job is to MOVE you. Mentally, Spiritually, Emotionally, Financially, Physically.
I work with people in 2 ways and they often over lap.

1. I mentor and coach creative professionals, performing artists and entrepreneurs, by giving them practical techniques and strategies that book them more jobs, attract more clients, and produce more confidence in their work, business and life. (click here to find out more)
2. I help you get that hot bod you wanted, once and for all. (click here to find out how we can move that body)

If you are talented, creative, generous and have mad skills that when shared, people are changed,
YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
And maybe because you are so damn smart and creative, ideas come to you in droves, but you don’t know which ones to take action on.
Well, if this is you, YOU are still in the right place. Instead of thinking about what might be nice someday (in your career, your body, your finances, your relationships), I am passionate about helping you do it,  have it,  and live it, moment to moment. It’s possible. It really is.
A few quick tidbits:

• I’m from Chicago but I love New York City, where I now live.
• I got shot on The Soprano’s by Steve Buscemi and have been in love with him ever since.
• It’s really, REALLY hard to drag me off ANY dance floor. If the BEATS are there, so am I.
• My Mom is an ovarian and breast cancer survivor. She inspires me. My Dad is a judge. He taught me to always be honest. My big Brother, Brian, is a financial guru and talking head on CNBC. He teaches me all I need to know about dolla dolla billz.

Erin Heatherton

Birthday: 4 March 1989, Skokie, Illinois, USA

Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)

Biography

Erin Heatherton was born and grew up in Skokie, Illinois, and she attended both Solomon Schechter Day School and Riles High School. She didn't fit well in her high school because of her tallness. Heatherton was discovered vacationing on South Beach, Miami where she went with her family on a minivan. She launched her career in New York City, walking for Diane von Fürstenberg, and has since modeled for Shiatzy Chen, Alberta Ferretti, Blumarine, Carolina Herrera, Derek Lam, Dolce & Gabbana, Gianfranco Ferré, Lacoste, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, and 

Career

Heatherton was discovered vacationing on South Beach, Miami, and eventually signed with the Marilyn Agency.^[1][7] She launched her career in New York City, walking for Diane von Fürstenberg, and has since modeled for Shiatzy Chen, Oscar de la Renta, Tommy Hilfiger and others.^[1] She has appeared on the cover of D, Grazia, Velvet, and Muse.^[1][8]
Heatherton is featured on the Victoria's Secret website and is currently a Victoria's Secret Angel. She walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.^[1] Heatherton was a featured model in the 2010 Victoria's Secret SWIM catalog,^[9] as well as the "Body by Victoria" campaign.^[10]
In January 2013 it was announced that Heatherton would be the face of the XOXO Spring/Summer 2013 line.^[11]

Personal life

Heatherton dated actor Leonardo DiCaprio from December 2011^[12] to October 2012.^[13]

Filmography

• 2013: Grown Ups 2^[14]

Erika Smith

Birthday: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)

Biography

A versatile performer with a chameleon-like ability to transform herself with each role, Erika acts regularly on the New York stage, film and television. Often cast as the sweet, sexy girl next door or the sultry femme fatale, Miss Smith also has a natural gift for comedy and is often seen in comedic roles.

Raised in the suburbs of Boston, Erika was inspired to pursue a career in the arts after seeing "Gone With the Wind" as a child. After numerous stage roles, she began what has become a thriving career in independent films 

Erika Smith is known as one of the top Marilyn Monroe impersonators in the world. Known for her uncanny resemblance to the real Marilyn, her breathy voice and show-stopping performances, Erika has performed for celebrities such as Sir Paul McCartney, Donna Karan, Roberta Flack, and Senator Andrew McDonald. She has made appearances for such high-end companies as Van Cleef and Arpels, Erno Laszlo, Saudi Petroleum, Empire Casino, Apple Tours and New York's 2010 Summer Concert Series. A regular performer for Empire Casino, Smash Entertainment, Unique Entertainment, A Gala Event, The Park House, and the "NY Rat Pack" (B.B. Kings, Feinstein's), Erika was honored to be selected to headline in Cairo, Egypt for their 2011 New Year's celebration.

Erika has portrayed Marilyn in two feature films, "The Three Chris's," (2009) and "Before The Dust Settles" (2011). She starred as Marilyn in the off-Broadway play From Here It's To The Top.

Bookings

Erika's performances are tailored to each individual event, whether a simple Mix and Mingle, Walk-a-round, Birthday Party (live singing "Happy Birthday Mr. President"), Corporate Event, Stage Show, or any event that needs the added touch of class, sexiness and fun that Marilyn Monroe brings.

Erika is based in New York but can travel anywhere in the United States or overseas for your event.

Parties and Corporate Events

Erika will stay in character to greet and interact with your guests, mix-and-mingle or walk-a-round, sing, present awards, roast the guest of honor, and pose for pictures. She can also MC or host your event in character.

Promos, Ads, Photo Shoots

Erika will appear at your product launch, conference, exhibition, store promotion or any other event where attention is

needed for your product or company.

Birthday Parties | Singing Telegrams

What better birthday gift then to have Marilyn Monroe serenade your guest of honor with her world-famous rendition of

"Happy Birthday?" Erika makes your guest of honor feel like a president when she breaks into the famous birthday song.

Stage Show

Erika puts on an unforgettable live, interactive show that will have the audience wondering if the real Marilyn Monroe has travelled through time to pay them a visit. Complete with live singing (no lip-sincing!) in Marilyn's signature breathy voice, dancing and costume changes, Erika puts on a show your guests will be talking about for years to come.

Erika currently offers a musical set of up to 45 minutes of Marilyn's best loved songs. She can perform with a live band or cd backing tracks. Sound system available upon request.

Songs include Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend, I Wanna Be Loved By You, My Heart Belongs To Daddy, Bye Bye

Baby, I'm Through With Love, Some Like It Hot, Heat Wave, and many more. Erika can perform solo or with other tribute artists and frequently performs with the New York Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.).

 

Costumes

All of Erika's costumes can be seen in the photo gallery section and include: the famous "Seven Year Itch" white halter dress, the pink "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" dress complete with gorgeous "diamond" jewelry, the sequined, beaded "Happy Birthday" gown, the black and gold "Rachmaninoff" gown from "The Seven Year Itch" and the red sequined show-girl dress as in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."

Erica Rhodes

Erica Rhodes is an American actress. She is a native of Newton, Massachusetts.^{[citation needed]} She has been performing on A Prairie Home Companion since the age of 10. She started out as the voice of the conscience of Garrison Keillor. She has performed in several movies and TV shows, including Plague Town,^[1] 1,000 Ways to Die, and The Consultants.

Filmography

Year	Title	Character	Notes
2012	Long Live the Dead	Robin	segment "Dweezie"
2012	Posey	Linda	film short, producer credit
2012	Waiting for Dracula	Ophilia
2011	Killer Eye: Halloween Haunt	Jenna
2011	The Rainy Days of Timothy Grey	Sally Weathersby	film short
2011	The Theatre Bizarre	Cellist	segment ("Sweets")
2011	The Memory Game	Julia	film short
2011	Big Sky	Liz
2011	Javatown	Shannon
2011	Untitled MF 6: Bring the Rukus	Summer
2011	1000 Ways to Die	Goddess	Apocalypse Harley (TV Series)
2010	A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD! Again!	Daisy Buchanan	TV movie
2010	Blindsided	Waitress	film short
2010	The Consultants	Erika Lipton	TV series
2010	Go West	Julie
2009	The Watch	Lisa	film short
2009	18 Year Old Virgin	Angela
2008	Plague Town	Jessica Monohan
2008	Upstairs Girls	Sandy	TV/YouTube Series
2008	Downstairs Guys	Sandy	TV/YouTube Series
2008	The Crack Down	Girlfriend
2008	The World's Astonishing News	Patricia Stallings	TV Series
2006	Great Performances		TV Series
2004	FilmFakers	Robowoman	TV Series "The Mukashi Code"
2004	Cavities	Smoking Blonde	film short

Emmy Rossum

Birthday: 12 September 1986, New York City, New York, USA

Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)

Biography

It would seem that 2004, the year of her 18th birthday, will be remembered as pivotal for Emmy Rossum due to her appearance in two very different films, The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and The Phantom of the Opera (2004). Emmy's performance in the latter film gained her a Golden Globe nomination, and should assure that she will be a memorable presence in many films to come.

Being born and raised in New York City provided Emmy with the perfect place to start her professional career. After passing an audition at the Metropolitan Opera when she was 7 years old, she performed in more than 20 operas in six different languages at Lincoln Center, alongside such figures as Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. She was directed by Franco Zeffirelli in "Carmen." She left the opera when she entered her teenage years, as she had grown too tall to perform as a child. Emmy also appeared in a Carnegie Hall presentation of "The Damnation of Faust." She graduated from the Spence School, a private institution in Manhattan, in 1996 and then earned a high school diploma when 15 years old by taking online extension courses offered by Stanford University (Education Program for Gifted Youth). She later enrolled at Columbia University and studied art history and French.

In a change of venue, Emmy created the role of Abigail Williams in the daytime soap opera "As the World Turns" (1956) in 1997 and branched out in performances in the made-for-television movies Genius (1999) (TV) and The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000) (TV), in which she played the title character as a young teenager. Other television work included "Snoops" (1999), "Law & Order" (1990), and "The Practice" (1997).

Emmy made her theatrical feature debut in the indie film Songcatcher (2000), with her good friend Rhoda Griffis, which won the Special Jury Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2000. Rossum received an Independent Spirit Award nomination in the category of Best Debut Performance for her performance as an Appalachian orphan. She played an aspiring songwriter (the title character) in the romantic comedy Nola (2003). Cast as the ill-fated daughter of a small-business owner in Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), she projected an aura of innocence that made her character's tragic death memorable and heartbreaking. This was her first major studio film.

After six months of filming her role as the fresh-faced but highly intelligent teenage damsel in distress The Day After Tomorrow (2004) in Montreal, she returned to New York and screen-tested for the role of Christine in The Phantom of the Opera (2004) in full costume and makeup, and was finally selected for the part by Andrew Lloyd Webber after singing for him at his home. Although she was surprised to be chosen ahead of many better-known and older actresses considered for the part, the combination of her vulnerable, fragile beauty and fine, classically trained singing voice ultimately proved that she was perfectly cast. In preparation for the role, she took ballet classes for two months and started polishing her singing. Emmy has commented that, in her approach to acting, she draws heavily upon her own experiences, so she visited locations in Paris and conjured up what she terms "past memories" to draw upon in making her performance emotionally realistic. She stood on the roof of the Opéra Garnier, where Christine sings "All I Ask of You," and went underneath the opera house, where there is actually a gloomy, dark lake. She studied Degas's paintings of ballerinas in the Musée d'Orsay to learn how to stand like one.

Her next project Poseidon (2006) was a mainstream effort but since its release she has been more true to advice she obtained from Sean Penn when making Mystic River (2003) that she should be picky and only accept roles that are fun to do such as Dragonball: Evolution (2009) 

Rossum's television debut was in 1997, making a guest appearance on Law & Order as Alison Martin. In 1999, she had a recurring role as the original Abigail Williams in the long-running daytime soap opera As the World Turns. She also had a guest role as Caroline Beels in Snoops. Rossum was nominated for a Young Artist Award nomination in 1999 for Best Performance in a TV Movie for her work in the made-for-TV movie, Genius. Following that movie, she portrayed a young Audrey Hepburn in the ABC TV movie, The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000).^[19] Rossum made her silver screen debut in 2000's Songcatcher as Deladis Slocumb, an Appalachian orphan. Debuting at the Sundance Film Festival, the film won the Special Jury Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. For her role, Rossum received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance and also had the opportunity to sing a duet with Dolly Parton on the Songcatcher soundtrack. Variety magazine named Rossum as "One of the Ten to Watch" in 2000.^[20]
In Nola (2003), Rossum played the title character, who was an aspiring songwriter. In her first major studio film, Clint Eastwood's Mystic River, Rossum starred as Katie Markum, the ill-fated daughter of small-business owner Jimmy Markum, played by Sean Penn. As Katie, Rossum was said to have "projected an aura of innocence that made her character's tragic death memorable and heartbreaking."^[21]

Following Mystic River, Rossum had a breakthrough role as Laura Chapman in the Roland Emmerich eco-disaster film The Day After Tomorrow. She later returned to New York, where she was the last to audition, in full costume and make-up, for the coveted role of Christine Daae in the on-screen adaptation of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. Following an international search for talent, and having nearly missed the audition on account of a family engagement,^[22] Rossum was asked to audition in person for Webber at his home in New York. “When I arrived, he just said, ‘Shall we?’ meaning I was to sing. And I did," Rossum has said of the audition.^[13] After seeing her audition, Webber felt she proved her ability to play the young opera singer who becomes the object of the Phantom's obsessive love. For her role as Christine Daae, Rossum received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a musical or comedy. She is the youngest actress ever to be nominated for that particular award.^[23] She also received a Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actress, along with a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor and other awards.

Rossum in 2011

In 2006, Rossum appeared in Poseidon – Wolfgang Petersen's high-budget remake of the disaster film The Poseidon Adventure. She played Jennifer Ramsey, the daughter of Kurt Russell's character, Robert Ramsey. As Jennifer, she is described as a 19-year-old heroine because she is not a damsel in distress, and is very proactive and strong in all situations.^[24] Rossum also appeared as Juliet Capulet in a 2006 Williamstown Theatre Festival production of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.^[25] In early 2009, Rossum appeared in Dragonball Evolution. Rossum described her action role in Dragonball as the hardest thing she's ever done.^[26]

Her next big screen venture was the indie Dare^[27][28] which was an official selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. In November 2009, Rossum appeared in Broadway's 24 Hour Plays in which actors, writers, and directors collaborate to produce, and perform six one act plays within 24 hours to benefit the Urban Arts Partnership. Rossum appeared in Warren Leight's "Daily Bread", directed by Lucie Tiberghien.^[29]
In the summer of 2011 Rossum starred in DJ Caruso's social film, Inside. Sponsored by Intel and Toshiba, the online film aired in several segments, incorporating multiple social media platforms including Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter. Inside used the ideas from the fans to shape the plot, as well as have contests to have fans make cameo appearances through via Facebook video. In 2012, in addition to filming the third season of Shameless, Rossum signed onto two film projects. The first was a supporting role in Beautiful Creatures, which was released in 2013, and was based on the popular YA fantasy novel of the same name. The second was a lead in the drama You're Not You, opposite Hilary Swank. In June 2013, it was announced that Rossum would play the female lead opposite Justin Long in the indie romantic comedy Comet.^[30] Shortly after wrapping filming on Comet in July 2013,^[31] Rossum was back at work, shooting another film called Curfew in New York. Curfew is a feature film loosely based on the 2012 Oscar winning short film of the same tile. In addition to Rossum the film also stars Paul Wesley, Ron Perlman and Fatima Ptacek who will reprise her role from the short film.^[32]

Shameless

In December 2009, Rossum joined the cast of the Showtime dramedy series pilot Shameless, based on the hit British series of the same name. The series co-stars William H. Macy and Justin Chatwin.^[33] In April 2010, Showtime announced that they would be picking up the series for a full season of twelve episodes. Production began in September 2010 and continued through the fall with shooting taking place in Los Angeles and Chicago.^[34] The show was renewed for a second season on February 28, 2011,^[35] and began shooting in Chicago on August 22, 2011.^[36] Season two premiered on January 8, 2012. An order for a third season was commissioned in February 2012. Rossum has received high critical acclaim for her performance.^[37][38][39] The positive response to the show continued into its third season and it was renewed for a fourth season on January 29, 2013.^[40]

Music career

After her role in The Phantom of the Opera, Rossum was offered several deals to record classical albums, but refused, opting to create an album of contemporary, more mainstream music. "I was inspired to cut this album because I'm so frustrated listening to the radio these days," Rossum lamented. "There is so little emotional honesty."^[11] Regarding the sound and style of her music, she said, "It's pop music, but not Britney Spears bubblegum pop. I want it to have a David Gray or Annie Lennox feel. I've been spending up to 12 hours a day in the studio."^[11] Rossum cites Sarah McLaughlin, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion and Faith Hill as some of her influences.^[41] Rossum's album Inside Out was produced by Stuart Brawley. It was released on October 23, 2007 and peaked at 199 in the U.S. charts. For the promotion of the record, Geffen Records featured the song, "Slow Me Down," as part of the second volume of Hollywood Records' Girl Next compilation album, which was released on July 10, 2007. Later that year, she was chosen as Yahoo's "Who's Next" artist of the month and a "One to Watch" by MSN. In December 2007, Rossum released three Christmas songs on the EP Carol of the Bells. It was also this year that Rossum sang the national anthem at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Infineon Raceway and performed at the first ever Perez Hilton Presents event at the El Rey Theatre in Hollywood. On October 27, 2007, Rossum again sang the national anthem at the New Jersey Devils's first home game of the 2007–08 NHL season, which was also the first game the team played in the newly-constructed Prudential Center. She also performed at the Hollywood Christmas Celebration at the Grove in Los Angeles^[42] and the Lighting of the Great Tree in Atlanta, Georgia.^[43]
She joined Counting Crows, Augustana, and Michael Franti & Spearhead as a "special guest" for select performances of the "Traveling Circus and Medicine Show" tour in the summer of 2009.^[44] In 2010, Rossum sang a song called "Cruel One" on singer Alex Band's debut solo album We've All Been There. On the track she sings with Band, and Chantal Kreviazuk. The song is available on the album's deluxe edition.
In November 2012, Rossum announced that her second album would be released on Warner Bros. Records. Sentimental Journey was released on January 29, 2013. Unlike Inside Out on which Rossum wrote the songs herself, Sentimental Journey  is a collection of covers of classic songs that span the ‘20s to the ‘60s. Rossum selected these songs because " Classics, jazz, and standards really infused my childhood and so it felt quite natural to finally make this record.”[46]  Rossum designed the album as a musical calendar that takes the listener through an emotional journey over all the months of a year "“Each song needed to either lyrically or emotionally reflect the corresponding month.”[46] Sentimental Journey peaked at 92 on the U.S. Charts. It also hit number one on the US Billboard Charts Top Jazz Albums.^[45]
Rossum describes herself as a lyric soprano, though she admits her voice is still developing.^[14][46] She continues to train vocally at ZajacStudio, Inc, a studio run by soprano Joann C. Zajac.^[47]

Charity work and public service campaigns

Rossum is a YouthAIDS ambassador.^[23] She is also the official spokesperson for "PiNKiTUDE" – a campaign to help raise breast cancer awareness.^[48] Additionally, Rossum is an environmentalist. She has appeared in several Public Service Announcements for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Action Fund.^[49][50] She also works with Global Green USA to raise money for environmental protection and awareness of ecological issues.^[51] On May 26, 2009, Emmy Rossum attended a march in West Hollywood California protesting the California Supreme Court's ruling to uphold Proposition 8.^[52]

Personal life

Rossum married music executive Justin Siegel in February 2008. He filed for divorce on September 25, 2009, in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences.^[53] In October 2009, Rossum was reported to be dating Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz, with whom she had toured during the summer of 2009.^[54] Rossum and Duritz broke up in September 2010,^[55] and her divorce from Siegel was finalized three months later in December 2010.^[56]
Rossum dated her co-star Tyler Jacob Moore from the show Shameless for 2011 to 2013.^[57][58]
Rossum has celiac disease, an autoimmune disease in which the body cannot tolerate any foods containing gluten. She revealed her condition on MTV News after being given a cupcake on-camera to celebrate her 22nd birthday; she was only able to eat the frosting.^[59] Rossum has stated that she is "a spiritual person, but I'm not especially religious."^[18] In April 2012, Shalom Life ranked her Number 6 on its list of “the 50 most talented, intelligent, funny, and gorgeous Jewish women in the world."^[60]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Grace & Glorie	Luanne	Television film
1998	Only Love	Lily	Television film
1999	Genius	Claire Addison	Television film Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television film or Pilot – Supporting Young Actress
2000	The Audrey Hepburn Story	Young Audrey Hepburn	Television film
2000	Songcatcher	Deladis Slocumb	Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance
2000	It Had to Be You	Young Girl
2001	An American Rhapsody	Sheila (at age 15)
2001	Happy Now	Nicky Trent / Jenny Thomas
2002	Passionada	Vicky Amonte
2003	Nola	Nola
2003	Mystic River	Katie Markum
2004	The Day After Tomorrow	Laura Chapman	Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
2004	The Phantom of the Opera	Christine Daaé	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actress Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2006	Poseidon	Jennifer Ramsey
2009	Dragonball: Evolution	Bulma
2009	Dare	Alexa Walker	Young Hollywood Award at the Savannah Film Festival
2011	Inside	Christina Perasso
2013	Beautiful Creatures	Ridley Duchannes
2014	You're Not You		Post-production
2014	Comet		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Law & Order	Alison Martin	"Ritual" (Season 8, Episode 10)
1998	A Will of Their Own	Young Sarah	Mini-series
1999	Snoops	Caroline Beels	"Separation Anxiety" (Season 1, Episode 6) "Blood Lines" (Season 1, Episode 11)
1999	As the World Turns	Abigail Williams
2001	The Practice	Allison Ellison	"The Candidate" (Season 6, Episode 1)
2011–present	Shameless	Fiona Gallagher	Series regular

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2000	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot – Supporting Young Actress	Genius	Nominated
2001	Independent Spirit Award	Best Debut Performance	Songcatcher	Nominated
2004	National Board of Review	Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actress	The Phantom of the Opera	Won
2005	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films	Best Performance by a Younger Actor		Won
	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Young Actress		Won
	Golden Globes	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy		Nominated
	Online Film Critics Society Awards	Best Breakthrough Performance		Nominated
	Satellite Awards	Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical		Nominated
	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress		Won
	MTV Movie Awards	Breakthrough Female	The Day After Tomorrow	Nominated
2009	Savannah Film Festival	Young Hollywood Award	Dare	Won
2012	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Actress in a Drama Series	Shameless	Nominated
2012	PRISM	Performance in a Comedy Series	Shameless	Nominated
2013	Golden Europe Television Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress- Drama Series	Shameless	Nominated

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	US Heat	US New Age
Inside Out	Release date: October 23, 2007 Label: Geffen Records Formats: CD, digital download	199	3	2
Sentimental Journey	Release date: January 29, 2013 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: CD, digital download	92	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Carol of the Bells	Release date: November 27, 2007 Label: Geffen Records Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
		CAN Digital
2007	"Slow Me Down"	37	Inside Out
2012	"Pretty Paper"	—	Sentimental Journey

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
2007	"Slow Me Down"	Thomas Kloss[61]
	"The Great Divide"
	"Inside Out"
	"Stay"
	"Falling"	Adam Egypt Mortimer[62]