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Maxine Fox
Maxine or Maxene may refer to: People * Maxene Andrews (1916–1995), member of The Andrews Sisters singing trio * Maxine Audley (1923–1992), English actress * Maxine Brown (country singer) (1932–2019), American country music singer * Maxine Brown (soul singer) (born 1939), American soul and R&B singer * Maxine D. Brown, American computer scientist * Maxine Carr, convicted of perverting the course of justice in relation to the Soham murders (not to be confused with Maxine Moore Carr / Maxine Waters) * Maxine Dexter (1972), American politician * Maxine Elliott (1868–1940), American actress * Maxine Fassberg (born 1953), CEO, Intel Israel * Maxine Fleming, New Zealand television screenwriter and producer * Maxine Funke, New Zealand singer-songwriter * Maxine Hong Kingston (born 1940), Chinese American author and Professor Emerita * Maxine Kumin (1925–2014), American poet and author * Maxine Mawhinney (born 1957), newsreader on the BBC News 24-hour television ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (1911–1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (1916–1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie Andrews (1918–2013). The sisters have sold an estimated 80 million records. Their 1941 hit " Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of jump blues. Other songs closely associated with the Andrews Sisters include their first major hit, " Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Means That You're Grand)" (1937), " Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)" (1939), "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" (1940), " Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me)" (1942), and " Rum and Coca-Cola" (1945), which helped introduce American audiences to calypso. The Andrews Sisters' harmonies and songs are still influential today and have been copied and recorded by entertainers such as Patti Page, Bette Midler, Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxine Munt
Maxine Phyllis Munt (September 18, 1912 – February 22, 2000), American dancer, and dance educator. She was a co-founder of a modern dance company called Munt–Brooks Dance Studio, an early influencer of counterculture, and later a co-founder of the experimental theatre group, the Changing Scene Theatre. She also went by the names Maxine Munt Brooks, and Maxine Munt Pew. Early life and education Maxine Phyllis Munt was born on September 18, 1912, in Omaha, Nebraska. Her parents were Blanche Beale (née Bartley) and John Charles Munt. She graduated from the University of Nebraska Omaha. Additional dance studies were done at Bennington School of the Dance at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont; Colorado College in Colorado Springs; the University of Wisconsin; and private study under Mary Wigman. Career Munt taught dance at the University of North Dakota, and later served as the founding dance department head and instructor at Adelphi College (now Adelphi Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxine Conway
Maxine Conway (formerly Max) is a recurring character from '' Wentworth'', portrayed by actor Socratis Otto. Maxine is notable for being Bea Smith's ( Danielle Cormack) bodyguard and also for being transgender within the series. She was dating Gary until she stabbed him. During the fourth episode of the fourth season, Maxine is diagnosed with breast cancer. Episode 2 of Season 5 saw Maxine's departure to a facility that is specially equipped to treat her cancer. Background The backstory given by ''Wentworth's'' website states "Maxine is a male-to-female transgender person who, despite having undergone gender reassignment surgery and wearing a wig and make-up, looks unambiguously male. Devastated after being rejected by her boyfriend following her surgery, Maxine responded by stabbing him resulting in her doing time in Wentworth." Characterisation Otto said in an interview with ''What's on TV'' that Maxine was "a totally innocent bird". Otto claimed in an interview that Maxin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxine Chadway
''Soul Food'' is an American drama television series that aired on Showtime from June 28, 2000, to May 26, 2004. Developed for television by Felicia D. Henderson, the series was an adaptation of George Tillman Jr.'s 1997 film of the same name, which was based on his childhood experiences growing up in Chicago.Wiggins, Ovetta."Last Call for 'Soul Food ''The Washington Post'', May 26, 2004. Retrieved August 18, 2009. Premise ''Soul Food'' follows the triumphs, struggles, and rivalries of the Josephs, a tight-knit African-American family living in Chicago, Illinois. The series picks up six months after the events in the 1997 film, starting with the birth of Bird and Lem's son Jeremiah, as the family tries to hold together after the death of the Joseph sisters' mother Josephine ( Irma P. Hall, reprising her role in flashback sequences), usually referred to as Mama, Mother Joe, or Big Mama. Cast * Rockmond Dunbar as Kenny Chadway, replacing Jeffrey D. Sams from the original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Caulfield
Maxine "Max" Caulfield is a fictional character from the ''Life Is Strange'' video game series published by Square Enix. Created by French developer Dontnod Entertainment, she is the player character in ''Life Is Strange (video game), Life Is Strange'' (2015) and its sequel ''Life Is Strange: Double Exposure'' (2024). She is portrayed by Hannah Telle. Concept and creation In 2015's ''Life Is Strange (video game), Life Is Strange'', Max Caulfield is portrayed with the ability to rewind time to supplement the game's core gameplay mechanism. While the lead character rewinds time, visual effects such as Image editing, post-processing, Multiple exposure, double exposure, and overlapping particle system, screen space particles were employed as an artistic approach to be portrayed. The characters were created using well-known archetypes, initially to establish a player access point and subsequently to subvert them. The supernatural elements were developed as a metaphor for the charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxine Barlow
This article lists the characters and the actors who portray them from the BBC television series '' Waterloo Road''. The series utilises an ensemble cast, led by the staff members of the eponymous school. It also has a high turnover rate of characters, with staff and pupils joining and leaving the school over time. Main characters Senior Management Team Staff Introduced in series 1 *Jack Rimmer (Jason Merrells, series 1−3, 15–) is the headteacher of Waterloo Road from the start of the series, who initially assumes the position in an acting capacity after his predecessor's public breakdown. His efforts to turn the school around face various challenges, and his confrontational style causes consternation. He has romantic liaisons with Steph Haydock and LEA inspector Heather Davenport, and a more serious relationship with Davina Shackleton. In series 3, after witnessing Izzie Redpath's death he finds it increasingly difficult to cope with the pressures of running the school, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Man
Animal Man (Bernhard "Buddy" Baker) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As a result of being in proximity to an exploding extraterrestrial spaceship, Buddy Baker acquires the ability to temporarily "borrow" the abilities of animals (such as a bird's flight or the proportionate strength of an ant). Using these powers, Baker fights crime as the costumed superhero Animal Man. Created by writer Dave Wood and artist Carmine Infantino, Buddy Baker first appeared in '' Strange Adventures'' #180 (September 1965) and adopted the name Animal Man in issue #190. Animal Man was a minor character for his first twenty years, never gaining the popularity of other DC heroes such as Batman or Superman. He made only five, non-consecutive appearances in ''Strange Adventures'' (four of which were reprinted in ''Adventure Comics''), followed by two appearances in ''Wonder Woman'', two in ''Action Comics'', and two in ''DC Comics Presents'', appearing in consecutive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxine (wrestler)
Karlee Leilani Perez (born April 19, 1986) is an American actress, model and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE under the ring name Maxine. She is also known for her appearances with Lucha Underground under the ring name Catrina between 2015 and 2016. Early life Perez was born in Tampa, Florida, and is of Spanish, Cuban, Italian, Hawaiian, and Chinese ancestry. She majored in criminology at college. Professional wrestling career World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE (2009-2012) Florida Championship Wrestling (2009–2012) In 2009, Perez signed a contract with the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). She was assigned to their then developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), debuting that July under the ring name "The Candy Girl", in a Divas handicap tag team match, teaming with Alicia Fox and Rosa Mendes to defeat Tiffany and Angela. Her name was changed to "Liviana" in October, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxine Waters
Maxine Moore Waters (née Carr; born August 15, 1938) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1991. The district, numbered as the California's 29th congressional district, 29th district from 1991 to 1993 and as the California's 35th congressional district, 35th district from 1993 to 2013, includes much of southern Los Angeles, as well as portions of Gardena, California, Gardena, Inglewood, California, Inglewood and Torrance, California, Torrance. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Waters is in her 18th House term. She is the List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by seniority, most senior of the 13 black women serving in Congress, and chaired the Congressional Black Caucus from 1997 to 1999. She is the second-most senior member of the California congressional delegation, after Nancy Pelosi. She chaired the United States House Committee on Financ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxine Sullivan
Maxine Sullivan (May 13, 1911 – April 7, 1987), born Marietta Williams in Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States, was an American jazz vocalist and performer. As a vocalist, Sullivan was active for half a century, from the mid-1930s to just before her death in 1987. She is best known for her 1937 recording of a swing version of the Scottish folk song "Loch Lomond". Throughout her career, Sullivan also appeared as a performer on film as well as on stage. A precursor to better-known later vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, Sullivan is considered one of the best jazz vocalists of the 1930s. Singer Peggy Lee named Sullivan as a key influence in several interviews. Career Sullivan began her music career singing in her uncle's band, The Red Hot Peppers, in her native Pennsylvania, in which she occasionally played the flugelhorn and the valve trombone, in addition to singing. In the mid 1930s, she was discovered by Gladys Mosier (then working in Ina Ray Hutton's big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxine Seymour
Maxine V. Seymour is a Bahamian politician from the Free National Movement. Education Seymour graduated from the following institutions: * University of the West Indies * College of St. Benedict * University of The Bahamas * Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies Career Seymour works as the Director of Corporate Communications at the country's leading health and life insurer. In the 2021 Bahamian general election, she was the candidate in Sea Breeze but was not elected. She was later appointed to the Senate of the Bahamas The Parliament of The Bahamas is the bicameralism, bicameral national parliament of the The Bahamas, Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The parliament is formally made up of Monarchy of The Bahamas, the sovereign (represented by the Governor-General o .... References Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Bahamian politicians 21st-century Bahamian women politicians Memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxine Sanders
Maxine Sanders (born ''Arline Maxine Morris''; 30 December 1946, in Cheshire) is a key figure in the development of modern pagan witchcraft and Wicca and, along with her late husband, Alex Sanders, the co-founder of Alexandrian Wicca. Witchcraft with Alex Sanders 1964–72 Raised a Roman Catholic, Maxine was educated at St. Joseph's Convent School in Manchester. In 1964, whilst a student at Loreburn Secretarial College, she first met Alex Sanders. They met through his friendship with her mother who had a range of esoteric interests but their accounts of her introduction to witchcraft vary. Alex's memoir describes her as "shy and inexperienced," with her potential being awoken only through her contact with him. Maxine's memoir gives a very different account, describing her experiences of witchcraft as already having been initiated at the age of 15 into a magical lodge in rituals performed in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England. By the following year, she and at least one other pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
