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Claudia Weill

Claudia Weill is an American film director best known for her film Girlfriends (1978), starring Melanie Mayron, Christopher Guest, Bob Balaban and Eli Wallach, made independently and sold to Warner Brothers after multiple awards at Cannes, Filmex and Sundance. Girlfriends would be one of 82 films made by a female director to compete at Cannes. In 2019, Girlfriends was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It's My Turn (1980 for Columbia Pictures)—with Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas, and Charles Grodin—won her the Donatello, or International Oscar for best new director. Earlier work includes 30 films for Sesame Street, freelancing as a camerawoman, and numerous documentaries, notably The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir, a documentary about the first women's delegation to China in 1973, headed by Shirley MacLaine, nominated for an Academy Award and released theatrically and on PBS. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claudia Weill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Keesha Sharp

Cast · Known for Girlfriends

Keesha Sharp is an American television actress, known for her role as Monica in Girlfriends, for which she earned an NAACP Image Award Nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series".

Lilah Fitzgerald

Lilah Fitzgerald is a Canadian actress, known her roles in Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2014-2016), Seventh Son (2014), Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015) and Monster High (2022).

Kehli O'Byrne

Kehli O'Byrne is known for The Mistletoe Promise (2016), Backstrom (2015) and Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2014).

Barry Floyd

Barry Floyd is known for his work on The Game (2006), The ASStrologist: Gemini (2011) and Girlfriends (2000).

Tracee Ellis Ross

Cast · Known for Girlfriends, black-ish

Tracee Joy Silberstein (born October 29, 1972), known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross, is an American actress. She is known for her lead roles in the television series Girlfriends (2000–2008) and Black-ish (2014–2022) receiving nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the latter. She is the daughter of actress and Motown recording artist Diana Ross and Robert Ellis Silberstein. She began acting in independent films and variety series. She hosted the pop-culture magazine The Dish on Lifetime. From 2000 to 2008 she played the starring role of Joan Clayton in the UPN/CW comedy series Girlfriends, for which she received two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. She also has appeared in the films Hanging Up (2000), I-See-You.Com (2006), and Daddy's Little Girls (2007), before returning to television playing Dr. Carla Reed on the BET sitcom Reed Between the Lines (2011), for which she received her third NAACP Image Award. From 2014 to 2022, Ross starred as Dr. Rainbow Johnson in the ABC comedy series, Black-ish. Her work on it has earned her six NAACP Image Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. She has also received nominations for two Critics' Choice Television Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2019, she co-created a prequel spin-off of Black-ish titled Mixed-ish. In 2020, she starred in and recorded the soundtrack album for the musical film The High Note. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tracee Ellis Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Alison Thornton

Cast · Known for Carrie

Alison Grace Thornton (born 14 August 1999) is a Canadian-American actress. She is best known for playing Zooey Hernandez Frumpkis in Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and Lydia Spring in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.

Persia White

Cast · Known for Girlfriends

Persia Jessica White (born October 25, 1972) is a Bahamas-born American actress, singer and musician. White is perhaps best known for her role as Lynn Searcy on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends which originally aired from 2000 until 2008. White is also a member of the band XEO3, and a solo singer who released her debut album Mecca in 2009. She is also known for her role as Abby Bennett Wilson in The Vampire Diaries (2012-2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Persia White, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Christa B. Allen

Cast · Known for Revenge

Christa B. Allen (born Christa Brittany Allen, November 11, 1991) is an American actress. She is known for playing the younger version of Jennifer Garner's characters in 13 Going on 30 (2004) and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), as well as for her role as socialite Charlotte Grayson on the ABC drama series Revenge. Allen was born in Wildomar, California. She is the youngest of nine siblings, with four elder brothers as well as four elder stepbrothers. She once spent a summer in a circus. Allen made a brief appearance on The Man Show, and acted in several students films and commercials. She acted in her first Hollywood film in 2004's 13 Going on 30, playing the younger Jenna Rink, Jennifer Garner's character. She also played the teenage Jenny, another Jennifer Garner character, in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. Her other film credits include A Merry Little Christmas, Youth in Revolt, One Wish, One Kine Day and Detention of the Dead. Allen has guest starred in many television series, including Medium, Cory in the House, The Suite Life on Deck, Grey's Anatomy, ER, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Wizards of Waverly Place and Cold Case. Allen starred as the title character in the CBS Saturday morning comedy series Cake in 2006. From 2011–14, she co-starred as Charlotte Grayson in the ABC drama series Revenge. In 2015, she had a recurring role as Robyn on the ABC Family sitcom Baby Daddy. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Melanie Mayron

Director · Known for Jane the Virgin

Melanie Joy Mayron (born October 20, 1952) is an American actress and director. She is best known for her role as photographer Susan Weinblatt in the 1978 comedy-drama film Girlfriends.

Golden Brooks

Cast · Known for Girlfriends

Golden Ameda Brooks (born December 1, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Maya Wilkes on Girlfriends.

Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

Director · Known for Girlfriends, Wings

Leonard R. Garner Jr. is a director and assistant director, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Rules of Engagement (2007) and Girlfriends (2000).

Jill Marie Jones

Cast · Known for Girlfriends

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jill Marie Jones (born January 4, 1975) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Toni Childs on the UPN/CW sitcom Girlfriends. After attending Duncanville High School, and Texas Woman's University, she started modeling, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time. Jones was a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader for two years, a Dallas Mavericks Dancer for one year, and toured with the United Service Organization (USO) and United States Department of Defense to Korea, Japan, Israel, and Egypt. She has also performed on "Monday Night Football" and "The Miss Texas Pageant." Her first acting credits were the Saturday morning series City Guys as well as the made-for-television trilogy America's Dream, which starred Danny Glover and Wesley Snipes. Jones' portrayal of the self-centered and materialistic Toni Childs for six seasons in Girlfriends marked her first regular role in a series. In May 2006 it was confirmed that Jones left Girlfriends because her contract ended. Some viewers were upset about her departure and the ratings suffered a decline: from 3.5 million in season 6 to 2.5 million in season 7, and 2.1 million in season 8. Jones appeared in the 2007 film The Perfect Holiday, which also stars Queen Latifah and Terrence Howard as well as Morris Chestnut, Rachel True, and Gabrielle Union. In August 2007, Jones filmed Major Movie Star with Jessica Simpson. In September 2008 she appeared in the Ne-Yo video for "She Got Her Own" which is a remix to his hit single "Miss Independent". She next appeared in the 2010 music video "Got Your Back" starring T.I. ft. Keri Hilson.

Kendra Wilkinson

Kendra Leigh Wilkinson is an American television personality and real estate agent. She first gained recognition as one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends and for her role on the E! reality television series The Girls Next Door (2005–2009), on which her life in the Playboy Mansion was documented. Although not a Playboy Playmate, she has appeared in three nude pictorials with her Girls Next Door co-stars Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt. She subsequently starred in her own reality shows, Kendra (2009–2011) and Kendra on Top (2012–2017).

Noureen DeWulf

Noureen DeWulf (née Ahmed; born February 28, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her film roles in West Bank Story (2005), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), and The Back-up Plan (2010). She also starred as Lacey on the sitcom Anger Management (2012–2014). She was previously married to artist James DeWulf. On September 3, 2011, DeWulf married National Hockey League goaltender Ryan Miller in Los Angeles. The couple have two children. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Lisa Edelstein

Cast · Known for House, The Legend of Korra

Lisa Edelstein is an American actress and artist. She is known for playing Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the Fox medical drama series House (2004–2011). Between 2014 and 2018, Edelstein starred as Abby McCarthy in the Bravo series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce.

Alanna Ubach

Cast · Known for Coco, President Curtis, Venom: The Last Dance

Alanna Ubach (born October 3, 1975) is an American actress and voice actress. She is known for her film roles as Serena in the Legally Blonde films, Angela in Bad Teacher, Isabel Villalobos in Meet the Fockers, and Naomi in Waiting... and Still Waiting .... She's known for her TV roles as Tessa on Guilty Party, Suze Howard on Euphoria, Jo on Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and Amy Hobbs on the sitcom See Dad Run. She played the first female assistant, Josie, on Beakman's World. She has provided voices for several characters in a number of animated shows, such as Miss Fussywiggles on Princess Power, Carla / Rosie on Monsters at Work, Queen Tulip on Crossing Swords, Ansi Molina on Welcome to the Wayne, Liz Allan on The Spectacular Spider-Man, and Lola Boa on Brandy & Mr. Whiskers. She has also written and performed a one-woman show.

Richard T. Jones

Cast · Known for Judging Amy, Why Did I Get Married Again?, The Rookie

Richard Timothy Jones is an American actor. He has worked extensively in both film and television productions since the early 1990s. His television roles include Ally McBeal (1997), Judging Amy (1998–2005), CSI: Miami (2006), Girlfriends (2007), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008-2009), Grey's Anatomy (2010), Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2014), Narcos (2015), and Criminal Minds (2017). Since 2018, he has played Police Sergeant Wade Grey on the ABC police drama The Rookie. His film roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in Disney's Full Court Miracle (2003), Laveinio "Slim" Hightower in Rick Famuyiwa's coming-of-age film The Wood (1999), Mike in Tyler Perry's dramatic films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), and Captain Russell Hampton in the Hollywood blockbuster Godzilla (2014).

Matthew McConaughey

Cast · Known for Brothers, Interstellar, Sing

Matthew David McConaughey (/məˈkɒnəheɪ/ mə-KON-ə-hay; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He achieved his breakthrough with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993). After several supporting roles, his first success as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill (1996). His career progressed with lead roles in the science fiction film Contact (1997), the historical drama Amistad (1997), and the war film U-571 (2000). In the 2000s, McConaughey became known for starring in romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006), Fool's Gold (2008), and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), establishing him as a sex symbol. In 2011, after a two-year hiatus from film acting, McConaughey began appearing in more dramatic roles, starting with the legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer. In 2012, he gained wider praise for his roles as a stripper in Magic Mike and a fugitive in Mud. McConaughey's portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS, in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club (2013) earned him widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. He followed it with a supporting role in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and a starring role as Rust Cohle in the first season of HBO's crime anthology series True Detective (2014), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. His subsequent film roles include starring in Interstellar (2014) and The Gentlemen (2019), as well as voice work in Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), Sing (2016), and Sing 2 (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthew McConaughey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Stephen Bishop

Cast · Known for R.J. Decker, The Terminal List

Stephen Bishop is an American actor and retired baseball player. He has appeared on the television series Starz's Run the World, The Equalizer (reboot), bravo's show Imposters, Being Mary Jane, Lost, Girlfriends, and The Game, and in the movies Battleship, Safe House, Moneyball, The Rundown, and Friday Night Lights. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Bishop , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Charlene Amoia

Cast · Known for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, How I Met Your Mother

Charlene Amoia is an American actress best known for her role as Wendy the waitress in the TV sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Her other television credits include Glee, Switched at Birth, Days of Our Lives and her film credits include American Reunion (2012) from the American Pie series. Raised in Buffalo, New York, she got her start in modeling before making the transition to acting in 2001 with a role on the soap opera, Port Charles. That part on the daytime drama led to guest appearances in several other series, including Joey, Girlfriends, 90210, and as Anna Schick in The Young & The Restless.

Russell Horton

Russell Horton was a big screen film actor known for powerful performances. Horton's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the drama "Parades" (1972) with Russ Thacker, the comedy "Annie Hall" (1977) with Woody Allen and the comedic drama "Girlfriends" (1978) with Melanie Mayron.

Brent Bailey

Born in Tucson, Arizona, Brent Bailey spent his childhood in Texas and Arizona, graduating from high school in Scottsdale. After attending college and earning his Master's in Business, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. Brent has been on your TV constantly whether you realized it or not. He has done roughly 150 commercials which include being the Spokesperson for Hertz, Clorox and Shell. Brent starred as famed JFK speechwriter Ted Sorensen opposite Oscar® nominees Woody Harrelson and Richard Jenkins, in Rob Reiners 'LBJ.' Brent wrote, EP'd and starred in 'Holiday Dating Guide' with Maria Menounos on Lifetime. Additional feature film credits include 'Think Like A Man', 'Cape Cod Christmas', 'Girlfriends of Christmas Past', '1-800-Hot-Nite' and 'Craft Me A Romance.' He also worked alongside Anne Hathaway in the new hit movie 'Idea of You' directed by Michael Showalter on Amazon Prime. Television audiences will recognize Brent from numerous diverse and compelling roles on hit shows like 'Lincoln Lawyer', 'Walker', 'N.C.I.S', 'Lucifer', 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D', 'Criminal Minds', 'Rizzoli & Isles', 'Young & Hungry' and many others. Notably, he also starred in the wildly popular web series 'Emma Approved' winner of the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award® for "Outstanding Interactive Program."

Christina Souza

Cast · Known for Lilo & Stitch

Actress Christina Souza was most commonly known for her roles in television dramas. Souza worked on a variety of projects during her early entertainment career, including "Becker" (CBS, 1998-2004), "Day of Reckoning" (NBC, 1993-94) and "Girlfriends" (2000-08). She also contributed to "Resurrection Blvd." (2000-03).