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Charmed Season 8
The eighth and final season of ''Charmed'', an American supernatural drama television series created by Constance M. Burge, premiered in the United States on The WB from September 25, 2005 through May 21, 2006. Paramount Home Entertainment released the complete eighth and final season in a six-disc box set on September 11, 2007. It was later released on high-definition blu-ray on November 16, 2021. Both feature an instrumental opening for all the episodes, as opposed to the show's original theme song, as the music rights were no longer available. Cast and characters Main * Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell * Rose McGowan as Paige Matthews * Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell * Kaley Cuoco as Billie Jenkins * Brian Krause as Leo WyattOnly credited for the episodes he appears in. Recurring * Jennifer Rhodes as Penny Halliwell * James Read as Victor Bennett * Rebecca Balding as Elise Rothman * Brandon Quinn as Agent Murphy * Nigel Gibbs as Jonnah * Jason Lewis as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Jayne Milano ( ; born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and activist. She has played Samantha Micelli in '' Who's the Boss?'' (1984–1992), Jennifer Mancini in '' Melrose Place'' (1997–1998), Phoebe Halliwell in '' Charmed'' (1998–2006), Billie Cunningham in ''My Name Is Earl'' (2007–2008), Savannah "Savi" Davis in '' Mistresses'' (2013–2014), Renata Murphy in '' Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later'' (2017), and Coralee Armstrong in '' Insatiable'' (2018–2019). As an activist, Milano is known for her role in the #MeToo movement in October 2017. Early life Alyssa Jayne Milano was born in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City on December 19, 1972, the daughter of fashion designer and talent manager Lin Milano and film music editor Thomas M. Milano. She and her family left Bensonhurst after a neighborhood shooting, relocating to Great Kills, Staten Island. She is of Italian descent and has a brother named Cory, who is a dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Balding
Rebecca Balding (September 21, 1948 – July 18, 2022) was an American actress best known for her appearances on ''Soap'' and ''Charmed''. Biography In 1948, Balding was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She attended the University of Kansas. In 1977, Balding starred as the original female reporter Carla Mardigian during the first three episodes of the inaugural season of the drama series '' Lou Grant'', starring Ed Asner, before that character was written out for a different female reporter. That same year, she again appeared with Asner, playing his daughter Julie, in the classic Christmas TV film '' The Gathering'' (1977). Also in 1977, Balding played Amy Franklin in ''Deadly Game'', a movie that starred Andy Griffith and James Cromwell. Balding had the role of Carol David, mother of Jodie Dallas' child, on ''Soap'', appearing in 19 episodes from 1978 through 1980. In 1979, Balding played Corky Crandall in the sitcom '' Makin' It''. In 1980, Balding starred in the pilot of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noa Tishby
Noa Tohar Tishby (; ; born May 1975)) is an Israeli actress and activist. She appeared in a variety of American television shows and movies, including '' The Affair'', '' The Island'', ''Nip/Tuck'', ''Big Love'', ''NCIS'', and others. She is the co-executive producer of the HBO series ''In Treatment'', which is an adaptation of the Israeli series ''BeTipul''. Her production company Noa's Arc was responsible for selling several other adaptations of Israeli programs to American networks. Tishby focuses on Zionist activism, founding the advocacy organization Act for Israel in 2011. In 2021, she published her first book, ''Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth''. She served as the Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and the Delegitimization of Israel for one year, from 2022 to 2023. Early life Noa Tishby was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, in May 1975, into a Jewish family involved in the establishment of Israel. The ''kibbutz'' her grandfather co-founde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Taylor (actress)
Jennifer Taylor (née Bini; born April 19, 1972) is an American actress, sometimes credited as Jennifer Bini Taylor, best known for her role as Chelsea on the CBS sitcom ''Two and a Half Men'' and earlier, for three other roles on the show. She appeared in the erotic thriller '' Wild Things'' and the faith-based film '' God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness''. Early life Taylor is of Italian descent. She was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, but moved to Coral Springs, Florida Coral Springs is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 134,394. Approximately northwest of Fort Lauderdale, it is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area in South ... when she was ten. She was third runner-up in the 1995 Miss Florida USA pageant and first runner-up for 1996. Personal life She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Paul Taylor and their two children. She has a BA in social sciences and, according to an interview, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Morshower
Glenn Morshower (born April 24, 1959) is an American actor and inspirational speaker. Known for his distinctive Texas accent, he is well known for playing military and law enforcement roles in both live-action and voice work, particularly Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce in '' 24'' and Colonel Sharp in the first ''Transformers'' film; he returned in future ''Transformers'' films as a different character known as General Morshower. Aaron Pierce was the only character (other than Jack Bauer) to appear in each of the first seven seasons of ''24''. He has appeared in many feature films and television series. Early life and family Morshower was born in Dallas, Texas. He was raised Jewish, studied with a Jehovah's Witness, went to a Religious Science church, and taught at a Baptist church. Career Inspirational seminars Since the late 1980s, Morshower has been a speaker at seminars. His speaking career began with his audition mastery course, The Extra Mile, which he took across t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janice Dickinson
Janice Doreen Dickinson (born February 16, 1955)As per Dickinson in NNDB aJanice Dickinson profilegives February 15, 1955, noting, "Although Dickinson has maintained in several interviews and her autobiography ''No Lifeguard on Duty'' that she was born in 1955, other sources give it as 1953 or 1954. Most details from her life support 1955. Her birthday is also given variously as February 15 and February 17." Among those giving February 17, 1953, iFashion Model Directory ThNew York Birth Indexshows a birth date of February 15, 1955. (subscription required). is an American model, television personality, and businesswoman. Initially notable as a model, Dickinson has been disputably described by herself as the first supermodel. ( Lisa Fonssagrives is widely considered to have been the world's first supermodel, with a career that began in the 1930s.) One of the most successful models of the 1970s and 1980s, she also served as a judge on four cycles of the reality series ''America's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Cistaro
Anthony Cistaro (born June 8, 1963) is an American actor. At an early age he moved to San Francisco, California, where his father was a career counselor and instructor at City College of San Francisco. His mother was a homemaker. Cistaro attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory and graduated in 1981. Education and training He attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts-Double Major in French and Communication Arts, 1985. Additionally, he studied abroad at the American University of Paris. In Los Angeles he studied acting technique with Stella Adler, going on to the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University, where he performed in over 17 productions and graduated with a Professional Certificate in Acting in 1997. Roles Film and TV * ''All Day and a Night'' (2020) ... Detective Brown * ''Sense8'' (2016-2017) ... Agent Bendix ** "What Family Actually Means" (2017) ** "Polyphony" (2017) ** "Happy Fucki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leland Crooke
Leland Crooke is an American actor from stage and film. He is known from several stage plays and films by David Beaird. Career In February 1980, Crooke gave his stage debut in the play Bal ( Richard Nelson's loose adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's play ''Baal'' with James Belushi in title role) which was staged at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. In October of the same year he was cast as Swiss Cheese, the youngest son of Mother Courage in Sharon Ott's adaption of Brecht's play ''Mother Courage and Her Children'' at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1981 he was seen as Lackey (a musketeer) in Cyrano de Bergerac at the same theatre. In 1984, he met director, screenwriter, and playwright David Beaird with whom he collaborated at the films '' The Party Animal'' (1984), '' My Chauffeur'' (1986), '' It Takes Two'', '' Pass the Ammo'' (both 1988), '' Scorchers'' (1991), and ''The Civilization of Maxwell Bright'' (2005). Crooke was also seen in Beaird's stage plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Webster
Victor Webster (born February 7, 1973) is a Canadian actor. He is known for being the second actor to play Nicholas Alamain on the NBC daytime soap ''Days of Our Lives''"Ex-Calgarian Victor Webster never misses a Stampede" by Lilana Novakovich, ''Calgary Herald'' (22 August 1999) inal EditionRetrieved from from 1999 to 2000, and for his roles as the mutant Brennan Mulwray in '' Mutant X'', Coop the cupid on ''Charmed'' and detective Carlos Fonnegra in '' Continuum''. He is also known for his portrayal of Mathayus of Akkad / The Scorpion King in '' The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption'' (2012) and '' The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power'' (2015). Early life Webster is the son of Roswitha, a hair stylist, and John ("Jack") Webster, a police officer. As a teenager, his behaviour often got him into trouble. To find a more productive outlet, he started studying martial arts and eventually became a teacher of this, earning an undefeated record as an amateur kickboxer and heav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christy Jenkins
Christy Jenkins is a fictional character from the American television supernatural drama ''Charmed'', which aired on The WB Television Network (The WB) from 1998 to 2006. The character was created by executive producer Brad Kern and was portrayed by actress Marnette Patterson. Developed in response to the WB's request for a new character, Christy was originally planned to expand the show in a new direction for a possible ninth season or spin-off. It was later confirmed that all future plans for the show were cancelled following the WB's closure to launch The CW. Introduced as Billie Jenkins's long-lost sister, she secretly collaborates with the demonic council known as the Triad with their plans to destroy the Charmed Ones. She eventually convinces Billie that the Charmed Ones are corrupt, and use their power to fulfill their own personal desires, rather than help for the greater good. Billie kills Christy in self-defense after being unable to convince her to understand the Halli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marnette Patterson
Marnette "Marne" Provost Patterson (born April 26, 1980) is an American actress best known for her role as Christy Jenkins in the final season of the television series Charmed. She has also appeared multiple films such as A Nightmare on Elm Street 5, The Dream Child, Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, and Wild Things: Foursome. Additionally she has had guest roles in various television series like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Supernatural, and House. Career Patterson has appeared in films such as ''Camp Nowhere'' (1994). In 1996, Patterson appeared briefly as a volleyball schoolgirl attracting the attentions of Tommy in the premiere episode of ''3rd Rock from the Sun''. From 1996–1998 Patterson portrayed Nicole Farrell on the NBC and later American Broadcasting Company, ABC series ''Something So Right (TV series), Something So Right''. Patterson starred in the short-lived The WB, WB sitcom ''Movie Stars (TV series), Movie Stars'' and the made-for-TV movie ''The Stalking of Laur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Dowse
Denise Yvonne Dowse (February 21, 1958 – August 13, 2022) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles as Mrs. Yvonne Teasley in the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1991–2000), Judge Rebecca Damsen in ''The Guardian'' (2001–2004), and Dr. Rhonda Pine in '' Insecure''. Dowse's film roles included Olivia Biggs in ''Bio-Dome'' (1996), Sky Marshal Meru in ''Starship Troopers'' (1997), Judge Constance Mullen in '' A Civil Action'' (1998), Marlene Andre in '' Ray'', Principal Garrison in '' Coach Carter'' (2005), and Flora in '' The Call'' (2013). Early life Denise Yvonne Dowse was born on February 21, 1958,An Interview with Denise Dowse, Skip E. Lowe, 1998 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of a naval officer. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Norfolk State University. Career Dowse started acting in 1989, playing Angela Quartermane in an episode of the television series ''Almost There''. From 1989, she appeared in numerous TV series, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
