She was the daughter and sole heiress of either a cattle baron or an oil millionaire and, having arrived in New York with a big bank roll, became a dabbler in various fields.

She became aware that two Italian workmen, carrying a large azalea pot, were standing before her and wanted her to move so that they could begin arranging a new row of the display.

She called him, " an intelligent, philosophic, modest man " and found his views on education " very attractive ". Locals in Cheshire were less supportive and became suspicious of his methods.

She converted to Islam and became known as Umm Habiba ( Little Mother of the Beloved ).

She became Tiberius's first wife and was the mother of his natural son Drusus Julius Caesar.

She became involved in politics in Tiberius ’ imperial court, became an advocate for her sons to succeed Tiberius, and opposed Tiberius ’ natural son and natural grandson Tiberius Gemellus for succession.

She became a national figure in 1991 when she alleged that U. S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had made harassing sexual statements when he was her supervisor at the U. S. Department of Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

She was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1987 general election as member for the constituency of Maidstone ( which became Maidstone and The Weald in 1997 ).

She became the mother of one of David's sons, who is listed in the Book of Chronicles under the name Daniel, in the Masoretic Text of the Books of Samuel as Chileab, and in the Septuagint text of 2 Samuel 3: 3 as Δαλουια, Dalouia.

She started her acting career in 1952 and, after appearing in 16 films, became world-famous due to her role in her then-husband Roger Vadim's controversial film And God Created Woman.

She became a vegetarian and raised three million francs to fund the foundation by auctioning off jewellery and many personal belongings.

She became the sister-in-law of her friend and colleague, Édouard Manet, when she married his brother, Eugène.

She also drew Manet into the circle of painters who soon became known as the Impressionists.

Following some success illustrating cards and booklets, Potter wrote and illustrated The Tale of Peter Rabbit publishing it first privately in 1901, and a year later as a small, three-colour illustrated book with Frederick Warne & Co. She became unofficially engaged to her editor Norman Warne in 1905 despite the disapproval of her parents, but he died suddenly a month later, of leukemia.

She won so much land for her father's kingdom that Zeus became enraged and changed her into a monster.

She won the Logan Medal of the arts at the Art Institute of Chicago, and became a member of the National Academy in 1902.

She became known in the 1970s in films such as Hester Street ( for which she received an Academy Award nomination ) and Annie Hall.

She quickly became one of Hollywood's most recognized child actresses, going on to establish herself in mainly comic roles.

She became a member of the Communist Party in 1938, and married Deng a year later in front of Mao's cave dwelling in Yan ' an.

She became the top-ranking female box office star of all time and is currently ranked sixth among the top 10 box office performers ( male and female ), as of 2012.

She also later became a moon goddess, supplanting Titan goddess Luna.

She also became the goddess of childbirth and ruled over the countryside.

She continued to have hits with " Heartbreaker " ( 1978 ), " Baby I'm Burning " and " You're the Only One " ( both 1979 ), all of which charted in the pop singles Top 40, and all of which also topped the country-singles chart ; 1979's " Sweet Summer Lovin '" became the first Parton single in two years to not top the country singles chart ( though it still nonetheless reached the top ten ).

She made headlines and became part of the national debate over troubled child stars, particularly given the difficulties of her Diff ' rent Strokes co-stars, Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges.

She had initially been left off the SNP's candidate shortlist over her brief relationship in the 1970s with Donald Bain, the former husband of SNP stalwart Margaret Ewing, on the grounds that the issue could prove an embarrassment to the party.

She co-presented the UK selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 called Eurovision: Your Decision, this time accompanied by Eurovision stalwart Terry Wogan.

She played Cindy Beale, the unfaithful wife of EastEnders stalwart Ian Beale ( Adam Woodyatt ), between 1988 and 1998.

She has since been a stalwart defender of the family's legal rights to remain in Canada, and for her imprisoned brothers Abdullah and Omar.

She represented the modern England of the Sixties – just as Steed, with his vintage style and mannerisms, personified Edwardian era nostalgia.

She often said she wasn't much one for nostalgia and also said she was always willing to try something new, at least once.

She enthusiastically participated in retrospective screenings of Valley Girl and in 2005, taped interviews for nostalgia segments on VH-1, which led to rekindled cult interest in her as the " quintessential 1980s stereotypical female " and new critical appreciation for her acting abilities.

She retired from acting in the 1980s, but continues to attend some of the nostalgia conventions and " Munster " revivals around the country.

She is unusual among Hebrew poets in expressing nostalgia for the landscapes of the country of her birth.

She expresses nostalgia for her home in the frozen North, where the men apparently have better staying power.

She wrote her " Recipe Redux " feature for the Times magazine until February 27, 2011.

She recorded " The Day I Fall in Love " as a duet with James Ingram for the feature film Beethoven's 2nd ( 1993 ).

) She was offered the chance to compose the score for James Cameron's 1997 feature film Titanic, but she declined.

She made her professional feature film debut in Three For The Road with Charlie Sheen.

She used the term ' visio ' to this feature of her experience, and recognized that it was a gift that she could not explain to others.

She claims jumping over the broom was definitely a feature in both European and African wedding ceremonies, but believes that the slave practice likely originated in Africa and not Europe.

She will make a cameo appearance in the upcoming short feature Fight for Your Right Revisited.

She has appeared in both The X-Files feature films.

She did not appear in either of The X-Files feature films.

She was scheduled to feature in the film Mortal Kombat, but had to resign after breaking her hand while training for the role.

She was preparing to work again with The Mask co-star Jim Carrey for the film Fun with Dick and Jane, but resigned to feature in In Her Shoes.

She made her feature film debut with a small role in 1992's Kuffs.

She also lent her voice to the Oscar-nominated animated feature Persepolis ( 2007 ).

She managed to land unbilled small parts in several feature films and comedy shorts for two years.

She made her feature debut as a beauty contest entrant in Lady Godiva Rides Again ( 1951 ) and had a number of other minor film appearances in the UK.

She eventually transitioned into writing children's books, most notably, Freaky Friday ( 1972 ), which was made into a feature film ( released 1977 ) for which Rodgers wrote the screenplay.

She has appeared in more than 40 feature films, been recipient of numerous international accolades, is a published author and has appeared on stage across the world.

She also appeared in the Garrel films Anathor ( 1972 ); the silent Jean Seberg feature Les Hautes Solitudes, released in 1974 ; Un ange passe ( 1975 ); Le Berceau de cristal ( 1976 ), starring Pierre Clémenti, Nico and Anita Pallenberg ; and Voyage au jardin des morts ( 1978 ).

She made feature films for Warner Bros., Monogram, and Fox in 1932 and was named one of fifteen " WAMPAS Baby Stars ".

She first appeared as Jonsy in the feature film The River Rat ( 1984 ) before rising to prominence in the Richard Donner film The Goonies ( 1985 ) portraying the character Stef.

Starting in 1972, Swit played Major Margaret " Hot Lips " Houlihan in the television series M * A * S * H. She inherited the star-making role from actress Sally Kellerman, who portrayed Houlihan in the feature film.

She was originally built at Woolwich Dockyard from 1512 to 1514 and was one of the first vessels to feature gunports and had twenty of the new heavy bronze cannon, allowing for a broadside.

She also provided the basis for the RLS Legacy in the Disney animated feature Treasure Planet.

According to a quote on the agency's website, Patrick's goal " is to help girls ( and guys ) in the business to be treated with respect, and realize their true potential ...." She also owns a production company called " Teravision ," which along with Vivid Video released its first feature, " Desperate ," starring Patrick and Seinfeld.

She obtained work at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, where she performed in elaborate musical sequences that were related to and served as prologues for the feature film.