Successful Blondes

Today’s blonde is Gwyneth Kate Paltrow, (born September 27, 1972), an American actress.

The daughter of Bruce Paltrow and Blythe Danner, Paltrow dropped out of her university to follow an acting career. She began her career in theatre in 1990, and made her film debut the following year. Her early films include such successes as Se7en (1995), Emma (1996), in which she played the title role, and Sliding Doors (1998). Her performance in Shakespeare in Love (1998) brought her widespread recognition; she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, for Outstanding Lead Actress and as a member of the Outstanding Cast, among other awards and nominations.

Jennifer Coolidge (born August 28, 1963) is an American actress best known for playing “Stifler’s mom,” the consummate “MILF,” in the film American Pie (1999), Hilary Duff’s stepmother in A Cinderella Story (2004), Paulette, the manicurist in Legally Blonde (2001) and its sequel, and the voice of Aunt Fanny in the animated feature Robots (2005).

Elizabeth Mitchell (born March 27, 1970) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Dr. Juliet Burke on Seasons 3-5 of the ABC’s hit TV series Lost.

Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American socialite, heiress, celebutante, model, media personality, singer and actress.

She is known for her appearance in a sex tape in 2004, her appearance on the television series The Simple Life, her several minor film roles (most notably her role in the horror film House of Wax in 2005), her 2004 tongue-in-cheek autobiography, her 2006 album Paris, and her work in modeling. As a result of several legal incidents, Hilton also served a widely publicized sentence in a Los Angeles County jail in 2007.

Katherine Marie Heigl (born November 24, 1978) is an American Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated actress best known for her roles in Roswell, Grey’s Anatomy, Knocked Up and 27 Dresses.

Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is a Golden Globe-, BAFTA- and SAG-Award nominated American actress and former fashion model. She is one of only three actresses (the others being Julia Roberts and Reese Witherspoon) to join the “$20 Million Club” after receiving this salary for Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.

Gemma Louise Atkinson (born 16 November 1984 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English actress, television personality and glamour and lingerie model. She recently appeared as a contestant on the ITV reality TV series I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and is recognisable as one of the most prominent celebrity glamour models in the UK.

Scarlett I. Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an actress and singer, of dual American and Danish citizenship. Johansson rose to fame with her role in 1998’s The Horse Whisperer and subsequently gained critical acclaim for her roles in Ghost World, Lost in Translation (for which she won a BAFTA), and Girl with a Pearl Earring, the latter two earning her Golden Globe Award nominations in 2003.

Uma Karuna Thurman is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. She performs predominantly in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action thrillers. She is best known for her films directed by Quentin Tarantino. Her most popular films include Dangerous Liaisons, Pulp Fiction, Gattaca and the two Kill Bill movies. She is currently the “face” of Virgin Media in the United Kingdom and, along with Scarlett Johansson, models handbags and other fashion items for clothes designer Louis Vuitton. At 6 feet tall, she is one of the tallest actresses in Hollywood.

Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian-born actress, sex symbol, glamour model, producer, TV personality, and author. She holds both American and Canadian citizenship.For a time, she was known as Pamela Anderson Lee after marrying Mötley Crüe drummer, Tommy Lee.