All All. Sign In. They could have been long jumpers. List activity. Sydney Tamiia Poitier. Actress Producer Death Proof Her mother is of Lithuanian Jewish and Irish descent.
She has an older sister, Anika. She also has four older half-sisters, Beverly, Pamela, Sherri, and Gina, from her father's first marriage. Poitier's great-uncle has claimed that the Poitier ancestors on her grandfather's side had migrated from Haiti and were probably part of the runaway slaves who had established maroon communities throughout the Bahamas, including Cat Island. He mentions that the surname Poitier is a French name, and there were no white Poitiers from the Bahamas.
She also studied at Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Poitier began her career of acting in the late s. The series was canceled after three episodes. In , she starred in the UPN sitcom Abby. That series was also canceled during its first season. Later that same year, she had a recurring role in Joan of Arcadia, where she played Rebecca Askew, the love interest of Joan's older brother, Kevin Jason Ritter.
She was also a regular on the first season of Veronica Mars. However, she left the show after only appearing in four episodes because of budget cuts. In , she guest-starred on two episodes of Private Practice. Maggie Grace. Actress Producer Soundtrack Taken She is most often recognized from the hit series "Lost" , "Californication" on Showtime, and the "Taken" and "Twilight" franchises. Maggie was named one of Variety's Top 10 Actors to Watch. Actress Producer Youth Madalina Ghenea is a Romanian actress and fashion model.
She started her acting career in Italy and rose to fame in She was born on August 8th, in Slatina, she grew up in a small farm following her mother around the villages where she still works as a vet. From an early age, Madalina was in the limelight, attending a famous children TV show. For 7 years, Madalina took ballet and piano lessons.
