Born Dec. 18, 1980
Christina Aguilera is an Ecuadorean-American recording artist, entrepreneur, and actress. She first appeared on national television as a contestant on Star Search in 1990. Christina then went on to star in the Disney Channel TV series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993-1994. After recording “Reflection,” the theme song for the Disney...
Born July 20, 1980
Gisele is the highest-paid model in the world, and also the 16th richest woman in the entertainment industry with an estimated worth of $150 million, according to Forbes. She was born in Tres de Maio, Brazil, and is of German and Brazilian descent. Since her debut in the late ‘90s, Gisele has modeled for every major fashion designer and...
Born July 24, 1969
Jennifer Lopez burst onto the Hollywood scene as a Fly Girl on the hit Fox comedy sketch show In Living Color, and gained recognition starring opposite Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes in the 1995 film Money Train—but it was her starring role in Selena (1997) that catapulted her to superstardom, making her the first...
Born April 28, 1981
Jessica Marie Alba is a television and film actress. At 13, she made her first appearances in 1994 in the movie Camp Nowhere and TV series The Secret World of Alex Mack. She became a household name while playing the lead role in the television series Dark Angel (2000-2002). Alba was born in Pomona, Calif., to a Danish–...
Born March 8, 1982
Kat Von D is a tattoo artist and American television personality. She reached stardom with her work on the TLC reality TV show Miami Ink, and later starred in her own California-based spinoff of the show, LA Ink. Von D was born in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, to Argentine parents, but she grew up in Colton, California. Von D launched a...
Born Sept. 21, 1981
Nicole Richie is a Hollywood personality and socialite. Born Nicole Camille Escovedo in Berkeley, Calif., she is the adopted daughter of singer Lionel Richie. Her biological father Peter Escovedo is of Mexican and African American heritage and Nicole is famous percussionist Sheila E's niece. Richie became famous with her role alongside fellow...
Born April 28, 1974
Penélope Cruz is a Spanish actress known for her work with director Pedro Almodovar. She made her first Hollywood film debut in the 1997 film Open Your Eyes. She has worked in various American films, including The Hi-Lo Country (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Blow (2001), Gothika (2003), Sahara (...
Born Sept. 2, 1966
Salma Hayek is a Mexican actress, director and producer, and remains one of the most prominent Mexican figures in Hollywood. Hayek was born in Veracruz, Mexico. She received her debut role in Teresa (1989), a Mexican telenovela. Her first Hollywood starring role was opposite Antonio Banderas in 1995’s Desperado. The...
Born July 22, 1992
Gomez made her very first television debut as one of the children on the kids TV show Barney & Friends. She reached stardom with her role as Alex Russo on the Emmy Award–winning Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place. Gomez has also starred in the television movies Another Cinderella Story, Wizards of Waverly Place...
Born June 19, 1978
TV and film actress Zoe Saldana was born in Passaic, N.J., to her Dominican father, Aridio Zaldana, and her Puerto Rican mother, Asalia Nazario. She spent most of her childhood growing up in Queens, N.Y., and joined the Faces Theater Troupe, where she pursued dance and ballet. Saldana’s debut role was in the dance film Center Stage (2000...
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