Sharapova's parents moved from Homyel, Belarus, to Siberia, Russia, in 1986, after the Chernobyl nuclear accident. She was born the following year in Nyagan, Russia. Sharapova's father, Yuri Sharapov, brought Maria to the United States to attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida when she was 7 years old. Her mother, Yelena, who could not come with them because of visa restrictions, followed a few years later. Sharapova has lived in the United States since then but retains her Russian citizenship. In 2002, Sharapova bought a beach home in Manhattan Beach, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, but lives most of the year near the IMG training facility in Bradenton.

"When all the Hollywood hype falls away, what is left? The work, living and breathing a character. When you find that core, nothing else matters." Charlize Theron After giving a powerful performance as serial killer Aileen Wuornos, in the movie Monster, Charlize Theron is now considered one of the most talented and beautiful actresses of her generation. Having to forgot glamour in order to portray killer-prostitute Aileen, Charlize stunned audiences with her brilliant talent. She won over a dozen awards, including an Oscar for Best Actress, for the role. Charlize is beautiful, gifted with talent, and has vowed never to star in a mediocre movie again, following that performance.

Universally known as one of the sexiest women in Hollywood, Scarlett Johansson has actually been acting professionally since the age of eight. A native of New York City, where she was born on November 22, 1984, Johansson was raised – along with her twin brother – as the youngest of four children, and she developed an interest in acting at the age of three. After enrolling in classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute for Young People, she made her stage debut opposite Ethan Hawke in the off-Broadway production of -Sophistry. Her film debut followed in 1994, when she had a supporting role in North, and she subsequently appeared in the little-seen Just Cause (1995) and If Lucy Fell (1996).

Born January 23, 1974 Has two dogs, Buck and Pearl, and two cats, Sadie and Savannah Is married to actor and artist Brady Smith Attended Valley Professional High School in Studio City, California. Won the Miss Junior America beauty pageant [1987] Won Teen Magazine's Great Model Search [1988] Made Cover Girl Magazine's Model of the Year [1989]