1970: Jennifer Connelly (born December 12) is an American film actress and former child model. Although starring as early as a teenager in films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Labyrinth and Career Opportunities, she gained critical acclaim following her work in the 1998 science fiction film Dark City, 2000 drama Requiem for a Dream, and the 2001 biopic A Beautiful Mind, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as the BAFTA and Golden Globe awards.
1971: Rachel Weisz (born March 7) is an English actress and model. She gained wide public recognition after her portrayal of Evelyn "Evy" Carnahan-O'Connell in the films The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. In 2001, she starred opposite Hugh Grant in the hit About a Boy and continued to garner leading roles in Hollywood productions. Her performance in The Constant Gardener won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, along with other major motion picture awards.
1972: Jenny McCarthy (born November 1) is an American model, comedienne, actress, author and activist. She began her career as a Playboy magazine model in 1993, before launching a television and film acting career. Most recently, she has written books about parenting, and has become an activist promoting claims that vaccines cause autism and that chelation therapy is effective against autism.
1974: Eva Mendes (born March 5) is an American actress. She began acting in the late 1990s, after a series of roles in several low end Hollywood films, she became truly known after a brief nude scene in Training Day, that led to more main stream films such as 2 Fast 2 Furious, Hitch, We Own the Night and The Spirit.
1975: Charlize Theron (born August 7) is a South African actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She became an American citizen in 2007. She rose to fame in the late 1990s following her roles in 2 Days in the Valley, Mighty Joe Young, The Devil's Advocate, and The Cider House Rules. She received critical acclaim and an Academy Award for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the film Monster, for which she became the first person from any African country to win an Academy Award in a major acting category. She received another Academy Award nomination for her performance in North Country.
1971: Rachel Weisz (born March 7) is an English actress and model. She gained wide public recognition after her portrayal of Evelyn "Evy" Carnahan-O'Connell in the films The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. In 2001, she starred opposite Hugh Grant in the hit About a Boy and continued to garner leading roles in Hollywood productions. Her performance in The Constant Gardener won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, along with other major motion picture awards.
1972: Jenny McCarthy (born November 1) is an American model, comedienne, actress, author and activist. She began her career as a Playboy magazine model in 1993, before launching a television and film acting career. Most recently, she has written books about parenting, and has become an activist promoting claims that vaccines cause autism and that chelation therapy is effective against autism.
1973: Kate Beckinsale (born July 26) is an English actress. She first gained notice, as a student at Oxford University, for making her celluloid debut in the film adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Throughout the 1990s, she worked on both film and television, most notably by portraying the title character in the 1996 BBC television series Emma. In 2001, Beckinsale garnered international recognition when she was cast as the romantic lead opposite Ben Affleck in her breakthrough film, Pearl Harbor. Since then, she has portrayed a variety of characters in projects such as Underworld, The Aviator, and Van Helsing. In 2008, she earned a Critic's Choice Award nomination for her performance in Nothing But the Truth.
1974: Eva Mendes (born March 5) is an American actress. She began acting in the late 1990s, after a series of roles in several low end Hollywood films, she became truly known after a brief nude scene in Training Day, that led to more main stream films such as 2 Fast 2 Furious, Hitch, We Own the Night and The Spirit.
1975: Charlize Theron (born August 7) is a South African actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She became an American citizen in 2007. She rose to fame in the late 1990s following her roles in 2 Days in the Valley, Mighty Joe Young, The Devil's Advocate, and The Cider House Rules. She received critical acclaim and an Academy Award for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the film Monster, for which she became the first person from any African country to win an Academy Award in a major acting category. She received another Academy Award nomination for her performance in North Country.
1976: Ali Larter (born February 28) is an American actress and former fashion model. Larter has played the characters Niki Sanders and then her identical long-separated sister Tracy Strauss on the NBC sci-fi drama Heroes. Despite starting her career as a model, Larter soon transitioned herself into acting. Her film career began in 1999 appearing in Varsity Blues. She then appeared in the horror film House on Haunted Hill and the box office smash Final Destination. After appearing in several high profile films, Larter then starred in Legally Blonde alongside Reese Witherspoon. Since then, she has starred in several projects including reprising her role in the sequel to Final Destination entitled Final Destination 2, starring in the romantic comedy A Lot Like Love and as the titular character in the Bollywood film Marigold. As well as featuring in a number of indie movies including Confess and Crazy, Larter has had her biggest commercial successes with the action-horror Resident Evil: Extinction and with the 2009 thriller, Obsessed. Larter has been named in "Sexiest Woman Alive" lists.
1977: Shakira (born February 2) is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, philanthropist, and actress who emerged as a musical prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the early 1990s. Shakira is to be given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1979: Stacy Keibler (born October 14) is an American actress, model and former professional wrestler and valet for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). She had minor parts in movies such as Pecker and Liberty Heights, as well as small modeling jobs. During this time, Keibler became a cheerleader for the Baltimore Ravens football team at the age of eighteen.
1978: Marisa Miller (born August 6) is an American model best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues, and her work for lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret. After a stint shooting with photographer Mario Testino for fashion magazines like Vogue, Miller began working for both companies in 2002. In 2007, she became a Victoria's Secret Angel, and graced the cover of the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue to record-setting numbers, accomplishments that have led to her being dubbed the "return of the great American supermodel." She is also known for contracts with companies like Harley-Davidson and for ranking #1 on Maxim magazine's 2008 "Hot 100" list
1979: Stacy Keibler (born October 14) is an American actress, model and former professional wrestler and valet for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). She had minor parts in movies such as Pecker and Liberty Heights, as well as small modeling jobs. During this time, Keibler became a cheerleader for the Baltimore Ravens football team at the age of eighteen.
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