Jane Campion
Jane Campion is the writer and director of the 1993 film The Piano. Campion grew up in New Zealand and studied film and television in Australia. She attracted international attention in the early 1980s with the short films Peel (1982), Passionless Moments (1983) and A Girl's Own Story (1984), and in 1989 she released her first feature film, Sweetie. The Piano, starring Holly Hunter and Harvey Keitel, was a critical success that brought Campion an Oscar nomination for directing and an Oscar win for writing. Her other films include The Portrait of a Lady (1996, with Nicole Kidman), Holy Smoke (1999, with Kate Winslet) and In the Cut (2003, with Mark Ruffalo) .

Bristol Palin

Bristol Palin is the daughter of Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor who is the Republican candidate for vice-president in 2008. Sarah Palin was announced as ... more

Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman was a jazz clarinetist and band leader famous for the songs "Sing, Sing, Sing" and "One O'Clock Jump." A prodigy on the clarinet, Goodman joined the professional ... more

Misty May-Treanor

Misty May-Treanor and won gold medals in beach volleyball with her partner Kerri Walsh at the summer Olympics of 2004 (in Athens) and 2008 (in Beijing). ... more

Demi Lovato

Teen singer Demi Lovato starred alongside the Jonas Brothers in the 2008 Disney Channel ... more

Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin, the first female governor of Alaska, is John McCain's vice-presidential running mate in the elections of 2008. ... more