Oscar Actors: Cruz, Penelope–Background, Career, Awards, Cumulative Advantage

Penélope Cruz Career Summary Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born 28 April 1974) is an award-winning Spanish actress and model. Feature Debut: Signed by an agent at the age of 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on TV, and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón Jamón (1992). Her subsequent roles in the […]

Oscar Actors: King, Regina–Background, Career, Awards, Cumulative Advantage

Updated June 1,2020 Regina King Career Summary: Occup. Inheritance: No Social Class: middle; father electrician; mother teacher Race: black Education: Westchester High School, 1988; age 17 Training: USC Sage Debut: Film Debut: Boyz N the Hood, 1991; age 20 Oscar Award: 1, Supp. Actress, If Beal Street Could Talk; age 47 Other Oscars: No Other […]

Oscar Actors: Jones, Shirley–Background, Career, Awards

Shirley Jones was born on March 31, 1934, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, to Methodist parents Marjorie (née Williams), a homemaker, and Paul Jones, owners of the Jones Brewing Company. Jones’ paternal grandfather came from Wales. She was named after child star Shirley Temple. The family later moved to Smithton, Pennsylvania. Jones began singing at the age […]

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MGM: Studio Logo–Leo the Lion

It was also the first film to feature Leo the Lion as the mascot for MGM. Leo had appeared in the logo for Goldwyn Pictures Corporation in 1916, and the trademark was retained by MGM when the companies merged.