Kate Beckinsale

Following footsteps of her parents she entered in the famous world of acting and movies. "One against the Wind" is her first movie which was released in 1991, movie was featured on World War II. Just for supporting her acting skills she learned three foreign languages and literature studies from New College Oxford.

Michael Sheen was he first person with whim she had a relation and she has a baby girl "Lily Mo Sheen", it was during her movie Underworld(1999).

She still smokes and the only period during which she doesn't smoke was her pregnancy period. Her relation with Michael Sheen didn't last long and she broke up with him. She got married again in May 2004 with "Len Wiseman" who is a director.

In the beginning of her career she is offered a role in Shakespearian play "Much Ado about Nothing". She quit the school at that times and started her film career fully."Brokedown Palace" was the next movie which can be counted as a major movie but again movie was not that successful.

She also appeared in top 100 women of FHM/Maxim magazines. For more latest news and pictures visit http://www.kate-beckinsale.us. She is starred in the movie "Emma" in 1996, although movie was not a big success but she didn’t give up and continue performing in other low cost movies.

"The Last Days of Disco" and "Shooting Fish" both of these movies were shot in the year 1998, both were not great success again.

Celebrities & Their Pooches

Hollywood celebrities and royalties are very much known for their active lifestyle. They're always on the go — filming, promoting films in different parts of the world, holding tours and concerts, or meeting other influential super stars. Now who would have thought that they can actually take care of dogs?

Indeed, dogs are becoming such a part of these celebrities' lives that they've become stars themselves, appearing in magazines or even in movies.

Queen Elizabeth II

All of England knows that this queen is a certified animal lover. In fact, she's an awarded equestrian. What other people may not know about is that she doesn't travel alone. Besides her husband, she's also fond of tagging along her little pups, such as Oxo, Flash, Spick, Span, and Bisto. They are all cocker spaniels. She also has other dog breeds like Corgis and Dorgis, which are actually a cross breed of corgis and dachshund.

Drew Barrymore

The men in Drew Barrymore's life may come and ago, but her beloved yellow Labrador/Chow still remains her ultimate companion. As a matter of fact, there's no other "friend" that loved her more than this little pooch. Back in 2001, when the mansion Drew and her then-husband Tom Green were staying caught on fire, it was actually Flossie that saved their lives by banging on the couple's door. Without her, we could have lost a much adored Hollywood actress.

Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton, a certified socialite and hotel chain heiress, is notorious for many things, including pioneering small dogs as fashion statements. For many years she was never seen without her little Tinkerbell - a chihuahua. Since Paris never leaves the spotlight, it's only a matter of time before Tinkerbell herself starts making headlines, just like her infamous owner.

In 2004, Tinkerbell became the main story when she went missing and a $5,000 reward was posted. She was also the inspiration of a Paris Hilton book satire, which was entitled Tinkerbell Hilton Diaries.

Matthew McConaughey

Before there was Penelope Cruz and Camila Alves, a supermodel, there was Miss Hud, a Labrador and chow mix, who was the love of Matthew McConaughey's life. Their companionship allowed Matthew to easily move on from heartbreaking split-ups with several beautiful Hollywood celebrities and made him one of the most appealing and endearing men. Sadly Miss Hud passed away in 2005.

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah's dogs are her babies. She loved them as much as she loved her partner, Stedman, and her best friend Gayle. She would often share her spotlight with her pooches - Sophie, Solomon, Gracie, and Luke, among others. They were sometimes turned into subjects of her own talk show, such as when Sophie passed away and a tribute was made to her. And if these weren't enough, to honor her memory, Oprah bought a condominium unit, which she named Sophie's Penthouse LLC.

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The Electrifing World of Carmen Electra

Carmen Electra was born as Tara Leigh Patrick born on April 20, 1972 in Sharonville, Ohio, USA, a suburb of Cincinnati, to Patricia, a vocalist, and Harry Patrick, an entertainer and guitarist. The actress attended Princeton High School in Sharonville.

Carmen before entering the acting world tried her luck in singing and came out with her first album for Prince's Paisley Park label. The album came out to be a dud and failed miserably. Incidentally, it was Prince who gave Carmen her present name changing it from Tara.

Not a one to lose hope, Carmen Electra soon tried her hands at acting by making several appearances in television programs. But it was her nude pictorial with Playboy in 1996 that instantly shot her to fame landing her a role in the lifeguard TV series, Baywatch (cast member from 1997-1998) and MTV's Singled Out ( where she replaced Jenny McCarthy as the co-host). She returned to Baywatch for the 2003 reunion movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.

Her long list of movies include Good Burger (1997), The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999), the horror spoof Scary Movie (2000) and also appeared in Scary Movie 4 (2006), Epic Movie(2007), "Date Movie" (2007), the remake of the 1970s TV show Starsky & Hutch (2004) and Cheaper by the Dozen 2. In fact she even won an MTV Movie Award (best kiss) for Starsky & Hutch. The critics, however, so far have remained aloof to her work done by panning it.

And this is not all, Carmen Electra spiced up her image more by some television and music video appearances like in Bloodhound Gang's music video of "The Inevitable Return of the Great White Dope" (1999), The Osbournes, The Anna Nicole Show, and, most notably, Newlyweds, Elektra and husband-to-be Dave Navarro agreed to let an MTV camera crew record their lives for the reality show Till Death Do Us Part.

Carmen Electra is also responsible for starting the Naked Women's Wrestling League in 2005 acting as a commissioner for the professional wrestling promotion. Her association with Playboy magazine grew more strong with some more appearances by Carmen over the years and no she is going to pose nude again for the magazine's 55th anniversary January 2008 issue.

The lady is also associated with brands like taco bell and Ritz Camera Centers. Her future project revolves her being confirmed as a contestant on NBC's Celebrity version of The Apprentice.

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Megan Fox Dreams of Legal Weed

Megan Fox seems to talk in sound bites when she's around journalists, as she doesn't seem familiar with the act of self-restraint. Bless her hilarious soul.

Fox is on the cover of pretty much all men's magazines right now, thanks to the big movie she has dropping this summer (Transformers 2). She's the covergirl of the UK's GQ, with yet another candid interview.

The statement likely to generate the most press: Megan really wishes marijuana would be legalized. She would "be the first in line to buy a pack of joints," and thinks legalization would do great things for the herb's PR:

I can't tell you how much bulls**t I've been through because I will openly say that I smoke weed. People look at it like it's this crazy, hippy, f**ked-up thing to do. And it's not. I hope they legalise it.

If that ever happens, you can be sure the paparazzi will be there to capture Fox's first pack of joints. The momentous occasion will go down in celebrity history.

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Nicole Kidman

Nicole Mary Kidman, AC (born 20 June 1967) is an American-born Australian actress, fashion model, singer and humanitarian. In 2006, Kidman was made a Companion of the Order of Australia, Australia's highest civilian honour. In 2006, she was also the highest-paid actress in the motion picture industry.

Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm. Her performances in films such as Days Of Thunder (1990), To Die For (1995) and Moulin Rouge! (2001) won her critical acclaim, and her performance in The Hours (2002) was acknowledged with several notable film awards including the Academy Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award.

In 2003, Kidman received her star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California. She is also known for her marriage to Tom Cruise and her current marriage to country musician Keith Urban. As a result of being born to Australian parents in Hawaii, Kidman has dual citizenship of Australia and the United States.

Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father, Dr Antony David Kidman, is a biochemist, clinical psychologist and author, with an office in Lane Cove, Sydney, Australia. Her mother, Janelle Ann (née Glenny), is a nursing instructor who edits her husband's books and was a member of the Women's Electoral Lobby.

At the time of Kidman's birth, her father was a visiting fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health of the United States. The family returned to Australia when Kidman was four and her parents now live on Sydney's North Shore. Kidman has a younger sister, Antonia Kidman, a journalist.

She has known actress Naomi Watts since they were in their teens and the two remain best friends today. Kidman attended Lane Cove Public School and North Sydney Girls' High School. She studied at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, and at the Phillip Street Theatre in Sydney, with Naomi Watts. This was followed by attending the Australian Theatre for Young People.

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Anne Hathaway

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the 1999 television series Get Real, but her first prominent role was in Disney's family comedy The Princess Diaries (starring opposite Julie Andrews), which established her career.

She continued to appear in family films over the next three years, with lead roles in Ella Enchanted and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement in 2004. Hathaway would later venture away from the "G-rated" image her early acting career bestowed upon her, starring in the films Havoc and Brokeback Mountain.

She later starred in The Devil Wears Prada, opposite Meryl Streep; Becoming Jane, in which she portrays Jane Austen, and Get Smart, opposite Steve Carell. In 2008 she earned widespread critical acclaim for her star turn in the film Rachel Getting Married, for which she won numerous awards, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Her acting style has been compared to that of Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn and she cites Hepburn as her favorite actress and Meryl Streep as her idol. People magazine named her one of 2001's breakthrough stars, and in 2006, she was listed as one of the world’s 50 Most Beautiful People.

In February 2002, Hathaway starred opposite Brian Stokes Mitchell in the City Center Encores! concert production of Carnival! in New York City, receiving positive reviews for her portrayal of Lili. Also in 2002, Hathaway began voicing the audio book releases of The Princess Diaries and has since voiced the first three books of the series. She also provided the voice of the character Haru in the English version of Hiroyuki Morita's The Cat Returns.

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Taylor Alison Swift - Actress cum Singer

Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American country pop singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress. In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", which peaked at number six on the Billboard country charts. Later in October 2006, she released her self-titled debut album, which produced five hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and was certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. The New York Times described Swift as "one of pop's finest songwriters, country’s foremost pragmatist and more in touch with her inner life than most adults".
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According to Nielsen SoundScan, Swift was the biggest selling artist of 2008 in America with combined sales of more than four million albums. Swift's Fearless and her self-titled album finished 2008 at number three and number six respectively, with sales of 2.1 and 1.5 million.[4] She was the first artist in the history of Nielsen SoundScan to have two different albums in the Top 10 on the year end album chart.

Fearless has topped the Billboard 200 in 11 non-consecutive weeks. No album has spent more time at number one since 1999-2000. It also was the first album by a female artist in country music history to log eight weeks at #1 on The Billboard 200. In mid-January 2009, Swift became the first country artist to top the 2 million mark in paid downloads with three different songs.

As of the week ending February 8, 2009, Swift's single "Love Story" became the country song with most paid downloads in history and the first country song to top the Mainstream Top 40 chart. According to the 2009 issue of Forbes, Swift is ranked as the 69th most powerful celebrity with over $18 million in earnings this year.

Swift was born in the city of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Scott, a stock broker, and Andrea Swift, a homemaker. She has a younger brother, Austin. When she was in fourth grade, Swift won a national poetry contest with a three-page poem entitled "Monster In My Closet". At the age of ten, Swift began writing songs and singing at karaoke contests, festivals, and fairs around her hometown.

During one summer, Swift devoted herself to writing a 350-page (unpublished) novel. She was a member of Kirk Cremer's SNL-inspired kid's sketch comedy group, TheatreKids Live!, where she was a natural comedic talent. After seeing her karaoke performance at one of the cast parties, it was Cremer's mother who first suggested that Swift seemed more of a natural to pursue a career in country music, rather than theatrical performing.

Cremer soon leased space at a local mall and began to showcase his young protégée in weeknight performances of country songs with karaoke backing tracks. Emboldened by her performances and growing audiences, she began to perform in other local open mike and karaoke nights. Her first major show was a well-received performance at the Bloomsburg Fair, arranged by local performer Pat Garrett.

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