ACTRESS LENA OLIN TURNED 56 TODAY

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Lena Olin was born in Stockholm, Sweden and worked as a substitute teacher
and as a hospital nurse before becoming an actress. In 1989, she earned an
Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the 
film Enemies, A Love Story, in which she portrayed the survivor of a Nazi war
camp. 

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Lena Olin in Enemies, A Love Story

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Olin appearing in The ninth Gate (1999)

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REESE WITHERSPOON IS 35 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

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Reese Witherspoon landed her first feature role as the female lead in the film
The Man in the Moon in 1991; later that year she made her television debut, in
in the cable movie Wildflower. Witherspoon appeared in the critically acclaimed
Election (1999), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination. She was in the
box office hit Legally Blonde in 2001. In 2005, Witherspoon received worldwide
attention and praise for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk the Line,
which earned her an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen
Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

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Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter in Walk the Line

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GARY OLDMAN ~ 53 TODAY

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Gary Oldman, an English actor, filmmaker and musician, well-known to audiences for his portrayals of dark and morally ambiguous characters. He has starred in films such as  JFK (1991), Dracula (1992),The Fifth Element (1997), and the Batman film series (2005 & 2008). He has come to be regarded as one of film’s most diverse actors, and has been cited as an influence by a number of successful actors. Oldman has received Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, and BAFTA Award nominations for his acting work, and has been described as one of the greatest actors never nominated for an Academy Award.

 
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Gary Oldman is Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK

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Oldman playing Dracula

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Gary as Zorg in The Fifth Element

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ACTRESS HOLLY HUNTER IS 53 TODAY

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Holly Hunter made her screen debut in the 1981 horror movie The Burning. She
also starred in The Piano (1993) for which she won the Academy Award for Best
Actress. She has also been nominated for an Oscar for her roles in Broadcast
News
(1987), The Firm (1993), and Thirteen (2003). Hunter has also won two
Emmy Awards with seven nominations and has won a Golden Globe Award
with another six nominations.

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Holly in The Burning

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Holly Hunter in a scene from  the Coen Brothers film Raising
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(1987)

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‘’LIEUTENANT DAN’’ (GARY SINISE) IS 56 TODAY

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Gary Sinise is well known actor, film director and musician. He has won various
awards during his career. In 1992, Sinise directed, and played the role of George
Milton in the successful film adaptation Of Mice and Men. He was nominated for 
the Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor in 1994 for his role as Lt. Dan
Taylor in Forrest Gump. He won a Golden Globe Award for his role in Truman,
as Harry S. Truman. In 1996, he played a corrupt police officer in the dramatic hit Ransom. In 1998, Sinise was awarded an Emmy for his title role portrayal in the
television film George Wallace. Since 2004, Sinise has starred in CBS’s CSI: NY.

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Gary Sinise in Forrest Gump

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Gary Sinise was in the 1995 Ron Howard film Apollo 13 

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Gary Sinise was awarded the Presidential Citizen Medal by George W. Bush (right)
for his support of the U.S Military and humanitarian work supporting Iraqi children.

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