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Bettina Magsaysay
Bettina is a female name predominantly found in the Italian and German languages. This name has various interpreted meanings and origins. In Italian, Bettina originated as a diminutive of the names Elisabetta and Benedetta. Benedetta is the Italian feminine form of Benedict, meaning "Blessed," while Elisabetta is the Italian form of Elizabeth, which itself comes from the Hebrew name Elisheva or Elisheba, meaning "my God is an oath". The name has several variations including Bettine and Betina, and though it is a diminutive itself, it can be shortened to Betty, Bette, Ina, or Tina. People It was the professional name of Simone Micheline Graziani, one of the most famous fashion models of the 1950s and an early muse of designer Hubert de Givenchy - Simone was given the name "Bettina" by designer Pierre Balmain. *Bettina d'Andrea (died 1335), Italian lawyer and professor *Bettina von Arnim (1785–1859), German writer and novelist *Bettina Ehrlich (1903–1985), artist, writer, il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth (given Name)
Elizabeth is a feminine given name, a variation of the Hebrew name (), meaning "My God is an oath" or "My God is abundance", as rendered in the Septuagint. Occurrence in the Bible "Elizabeth" appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of Aaron's wife (" Elisheva" in the Hebrew Bible), and in the New Testament as the name of the wife of the priest Zechariah and mother of John the Baptist. It has also been the name of several saints and queens. Statistics The name has many variants in use across the world and has been in consistent use worldwide. 'Elizabeth' was the tenth most popular name given to baby girls in the United States in 2007 and has been among the 25 most popular names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years. It is the only name that remained in the top ten US girls' names list from 1925 to 1972. In the early 21st century, 'Elizabeth' has been among the top 50 names given to girls in the past 10 years born in England and Wales, as well Canada and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bettina Bush
Bettina Bush, also known professionally and simply as Bettina, is an American actress and pop music singer. Early life She was born the youngest of three children. Her father was Charles V. Bush, the first African-American graduate of the US Air Force Academy and later a business executive, and her mother was of Scottish-Polynesian and Cherokee Indian descent. Voice acting Bettina's professional career began at the age of 5 when she began modeling and acting. Her acting career eventually led to voiceovers, including ''My Little Pony'' (as Megan), ''The Get Along Gang'' (as Dotty Dog), ''The Littles'' (as Lucy Little), ''Rugrats'', ''All Grown Up!'', ''Stargate Infinity'', ''Ben 10'' (as Kai Green), ''Age of Empires III'' (as Nonahkee), '' God Hand'' (as Olivia), and is perhaps best known as the voice of Rainbow Brite and as the voice of Gloria in the ''Madagascar'' video games. She has also performed the McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It" commercial jingles. She starred as Maria, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cast Away
''Cast Away'' is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy. Hanks plays a FedEx troubleshooter stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific, and the plot focuses on his desperate attempts to survive and return home. Initial filming took place from January to March 1999 before resuming in April 2000 and concluding that May. ''Cast Away'' was released on December 22, 2000, by 20th Century Fox in North America and DreamWorks Pictures in its international markets. It grossed $429 million worldwide, making it the third-highest-grossing film of 2000. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its screenplay and Hanks' performance, for which he won Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama at the 58th Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 73rd Academy Awards. Plot In 1995, Chuck Noland, a sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks' films have grossed more than $4.9 billion in North America and more than $9.96 billion worldwide, making him the fourth-highest-grossing actor in North America. Hanks made his breakthrough with leading roles in a series of comedy films which received positive media attention, such as '' Splash'' (1984), '' The Money Pit'' (1986), '' Big'' (1988) and '' A League of Their Own'' (1992). He won two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor for starring as a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in ''Philadelphia'' (1993) and the title character in '' Forrest Gump'' (1994). Hanks collaborated with film director Steven Spielberg on five films: '' Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), '' Catch Me If You Can'' (2002), '' The Terminal'' (2004), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bettina Vollath
Bettina Vollath (born 29 October 1962) is an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 until 2022. Political career In parliament, Vollath served on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. In 2021, she also joined the parliament's working group on Frontex, led by Roberta Metsola. In addition to her committee assignments, Vollath was part of the parliament's delegation to the EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee. European Parliament
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Bettina Wiegmann
Bettina Wiegmann (born 7 October 1971) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. Wiegmann scored 51 goals in 154 caps for the Germany national team between 1989 and 2003. In 1997, she was selected '' German Female Footballer of the Year''. Career statistics International goals :''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wiegmann goal.'' Matches and goals scored at World Cup and Olympic tournaments Bettina Wiegmann competed in four FIFA Women's World Cup: China 1991, Sweden 1995, USA 1999 and USA 2003; and two Olympics: 1996 Summer Olympic Games, and 2000 Summer Olympic Games; played 30 matches and scored 14 goals. Along with her Germany teams, Wiegmann is a world champion from USA 2003, runner-up from Sweden 1995; and a bronze medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. Honours Germany * FIFA Women's World Cup: 2003 * Football at the Summer Olympics: bronze medal 2000 * UEFA Women's Championship: 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bettina Wiesmann
Bettina Wiesmann (born 20 October 1966) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Born in Berlin, she served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse from 2017 to 2021. Political career Wiesmann became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election. In parliament, she was a member of the Committee on Families, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. Political positions In 2019, Wiesmann joined 14 members of her parliamentary group who, in an open letter, called for the party to rally around Angela Merkel and party chairwoman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer amid criticism voiced by conservatives Friedrich Merz and Roland Koch.Jens Schneider (October 30, 2019)Machtkampf in der CDU: Abgeordnete nennen parteiinterne Kritik "extrem schädlich"''Süddeutsche Zeitung The ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (; ), published in Munich, Bavaria, is one of the largest daily newspapers in Germany. The tone of SZ is mainly described as centre-left, liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bettina Santo Domingo
Bettina Santo Domingo is an American filmmaker, businesswoman, and former media manager of Moda Operandi, a fashion discovery platform. Career Santo Domingo worked as the media manager of Moda Operandi, a fashion discovery platform founded by Lauren Santo Domingo in 2011. In 2012 she filmed the company's Swim Week trunshows. In 2015 Santo Domingo filmed Moda Operandi's ''Fahsion Firsts'' series featuring Diane von Furstenberg, Naomi Campbell, Andre Leon Talley, Zac Posen, and Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele. Santo Domingo also works as an independent documentary filmmaker. While working for Moda Operandi she directed a short film titled ''MOVE'', featuring Isabella Boylston and Leiomy Maldonado. She has also worked on the documentaries ''Child of Cambodia'', documenting Sophia Lim in Battambang as she worked to create mobile library programs for children in remote Cambodian villages, and directed the documentary ''In this climate'', which covered women at Standing Rock Indian Reserva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bettina Kupfer
Bettina Kupfer (born 19 July 1963) is a German actress and author who has been active since the 1980s. She and her husband, , write screenplays and children's literature. Career Kupfer was born in Stuttgart. After acquiring her ''Abitur'' at the Ernst-Sigle-Gymnasium in Kornwestheim, Kupfer studied the English and German languages and philosophy at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. She graduated with a degree in drama, and then found successive employment at the Staatstheater Stuttgart, Staatstheater Nürnberg, Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, and Theater Basel. Kupfer got her breakthrough by playing Regina Perlman in the 1993 film ''Schindler's List''. Two years later, she was awarded the 1996 Bavarian TV Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1995 television movie ''Das Wunschkind''. Kupfer was the lead actress in the German television series ''Drei mit Herz'' and had previously appeared in guest roles on shows like ''Wolffs Revier'' and ''Ein Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bettina Meiser
Bettina Meiser is a professor at the University of New South Wales, with expertise in the psychosocial aspects of genetics; cancer, hereditary cancer, and the impact of genetic counselling and testing. Career Meiser has a BAppSc, BA (Hons) and PhD (Syd). She is the Head of the Psychosocial Research Group, at the Prince of Wales Clinical School. She holds a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Research Fellowship Level B in addition to multiple research grants from the NHMRC, Australian Research Council, Cancer Australia, NSW Cancer Council, Cancer Institute NSW and the APEX Foundation for Research into Intellectual Disabilities. Meiser has built a nationally and internationally recognised research program that assesses the psychosocial impact of genetic counselling and testing for hereditary disease; psychological adjustment of individuals at risk for hereditary disease; and the design and evaluation of interventions in the cancer genetic counsellin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betina Popova
Betina Vadimovna Popova (russian: Бетина Вадимовна Попова, born 2 November 1996) is a Russian retired competitive ice dancer. With partner Sergey Mozgov, she was the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup champion. With former partner Yuri Vlasenko, she was the 2014–15 JGP Final bronze medalist. Early life Betina Vadimovna Popova was born on 2 November 1996 in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia. She started skating in 2002. Her first coach was Marina Selitskaya. Partnership with Vlasenko Popova and Yuri Vlasenko began competing together in 2009. The two were coached by Ksenia Rumiantseva and Ekaterina Zhurina at the Sambo-70 club in Moscow. Popova/Vlasenko's international debut came at the 2011 NRW Trophy. They placed seventh at the Russian Junior Championships in the 2012–13 season. 2013–14 season Popova/Vlasenko made their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in the 2013–14 season. They won the silver medal in Minsk, Belarus and then gold in Ostrava, Czech Republi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bettina Oneto
Rosa Bertha Oneto Martínez (born 27 August 1957), better known as Bettina Oneto, is a Peruvian actress, humorist, singer, stand-up comedian, and producer. Biography The daughter of comedian Carlos Oneto, Bettina Oneto debuted as a singer in a restaurant with a musical group in Toronto, Canada. She married Richard "Bimbo" Macedo (drummer of the rock group ), with whom she had her first daughter, . In 1978 she returned to Peru, where she began acting with on the program ''Teatro como en el teatro''. She also appeared on various other programs, such as ''La comedia Peruana'' and ''Volver a vivir''. In 1981 she debuted as a vedette in the revue ''Paro general'' at the café-théâtre La Gata Caliente. She then moved to New York, where she attended courses in singing, theater, and dance. She returned to Peru, where she starred in the revue ''Los valatos del 85'', under the direction of Efraín Aguilar, along with Analí Cabrera, Doris Caballero, and Rodolfo Carrión. She particip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
