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Lyla Middleton
Lyla is a feminine given name. It means Lyla in England. The ''Lyla'' spelling variation has now superseded the original Lila (given name)— the former remains on the rise while the latter is consistently falling in popularity. The name Lyla also means "night" in hebrew Notable people with the name include: People * Lyla Berg (born 1951), Hawaiian politician * Lyla Elliott (1934–2017), Australian politician * Lyla Foy (aka WALL), London songwriter and solo artist, who garnered acclaim from performing in ''Black Cab Sessions'' * Lyla Pinch Brock, Canadian Egyptologist * Lyla Rocco (1933–2015), Italian film actress Fictional characters * Lyla Garrity in the American TV series ''Friday Night Lights'' * Lyla Lerrol, supporting character in ''Superman'' comics * Lyla Michaels (Arrowverse), agent in the TV series ''Arrow'' * Lylla, anthropomorphic otter in the Marvel Comics universe * Lyla, one of the main characters in Australian TV series ''Mako Mermaids'' * Lyla Novacek in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lila (given Name)
Lila is a feminine given name. People with the given name Lila * Lila Avilés (born 1982), Mexican film director, screenwriter, actress and producer * Lila Cockrell (1922–2019), American politician * Lila Downs (born 1968), Mexican singer * Lila Fenwick (1932–2020), American lawyer, human rights advocate, and United Nations official * Lila Iké (born 1994), Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter * Lila Kari, Romanian and Canadian computer scientist and professor * Lila Karp (1933–2008), American writer and activist * Lila Katzen (1925–1998), American sculptor * Lila Kedrova (1909-2000), French actress * Lila Lamgade (born 1991), Nepalese footballer * Lila Lee (1905–1973), American actress * Lila Leeds (1928–1999), American actress * Lila Abu-Lughod (born 1952), Palestinian-American anthropologist * Lila Majumdar (1908–2007), Bengali writer, also referred to as Leela Majumdar * Lila McCann (born 1981), American country music singer * Lila Morillo (born 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyla Berg
Lyla Berg (born March 15, 1951) is a Hawaiian Democratic politician. She was first elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives in 2004 representing the Kāhala area of Honolulu on Oahu. Berg was a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii in the 2010 election. She lost in the primary to Brian Schatz Brian Emanuel Schatz ( ; born October 20, 1972) is an American educator and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Hawaii, a seat he has held since 2012. A member .... References Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives Women state legislators in Hawaii Politicians from Honolulu Living people 1951 births 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century members of the Hawaii State Legislature {{Hawaii-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyla Elliott
Lyla Daphne Elliott (2 July 1934 – 18 February 2017) was an Australian politician who was a Labor member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia between 1971 and 1986, representing North-East Metropolitan Province. Born in Geraldton to Alvie Jean (née Fullwood) and Albert James Elliott, Elliott attended state schools in Reedy and Waroona, two small country towns where her father was employed as a machinist. She became a member of the Labor Party in 1955, and was secretary to Joe Chamberlain, the general secretary of the party's WA branch, for almost 20 years. She also undertook work for the party's National Executive and at national conferences, and was also briefly employed by the UK Labour Party. Elliott unsuccessfully stood for the Legislative Assembly seat of Floreat at the 1968 election, gaining only 35.4% of the two-party-preferred vote against the Liberal candidate, Andrew Mensaros. At the 1971 election, she replaced the retiring Ruby Hutchison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyla Foy
Lyla Foy (born 1988) is an English, London-based singer-songwriter. Her music has been described as "somewhere between folk and dream pop" and has been praised for its "texture and rhythmic complexity". She sings, writes, and produces her music. She has been the opening act for The National, Sharon Van Etten, Midlake, Phosphorescent, and Fleet Foxes. Lyla also sings and plays bass with psychedelic six-piece, Mono Club, fronted by John Herbert of Goldheart Assembly. Biography Early life Foy liked music from an early age; her father listened to Ella Fitzgerald. However, she did not have musical parents. Foy taught herself to play guitar as a teenager. Career Foy released her debut single "Magazine" in September 2012 under her band's name, WALL. In March 2013, Foy released her debut EP ''Shoestring'', named after the title track of the same name. The EP also included the tracks "Left to Wonder", "Place Too Low" and "All Alone". In October 2013, Foy dropped her stage name WALL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Cab Sessions
''The Black Cab Sessions'' is a series of one-song performances by musicians and poets recorded in the back of a black cab and filmed for an internet audience. A black cab is a type of hackney carriage (taxicab, An Austin FX4 or a Metrocab) common in Britain. The sessions are recorded while the black cab that serves as the studio travels through city streets, usually in London, England. Most of the performances feature rock bands, ranging from popular acts such as Death Cab for Cutie, The Kooks and My Morning Jacket to lesser known acts such as the Cave Singers. Other performances stray from the rock music scene, featuring poetry and beatboxing, for example. The motto of the Black Cab Sessions is "one song, one take, one cab." These performances have gained a cult following of viewers both on their own website and on YouTube. Format ''The Black Cab Sessions'' video clips begin with a screen showing the name of the artist and date the session was recorded. This is followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyla Pinch Brock
Lyla Pinch Brock is a Canadian Egyptologist, specializing in epigraphy. She lives in Saissac, France. She has taken part in a number of archaeological projects, including the Tell el-Borg Project and the Theban Mapping Project. On behalf of the Royal Ontario Museum, she was responsible for epigraphy in the tomb of Amenmose ( TT89) and wholly responsible for excavating and conserving the tomb of Anen (TT120). She also cleared and conserved KV55 from 1992-1996. During excavation of the tomb in 1993, she discovered an ostracon An ostracon (Greek language, Greek: ''ostrakon'', plural ''ostraka'') is a piece of pottery, usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel. In an archaeology, archaeological or epigraphy, epigraphical context, ''ostraca'' refer ... painted with part of the original plan of the tomb among other objects. The pottery from this job has recently been published. She was married to Edwin C. Brock, who was also an Egyptologist until his deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyla Rocco
Lyla Rocco (18 January 1933 – 17 January 2015) was an Italian film actress. She was also a contestant in Miss Italy. After making her screen debut in 1951, Rocco appeared in over thirty productions before retiring in 1964. In 1954 she played a supporting role in Roberto Rossellini's ''Journey to Italy''. In 1960, in one of her final roles, she appeared in the horror film ''The Playgirls and the Vampire''.Hogan p.304 She was married to the actor Steve Barclay. Selected filmography * ''Anna'' (1951) * ''The Lady Without Camelias'' (1953) * ''Journey to Italy'' (1954) * ''High Fashion'' (1954) * ''One Step to Eternity'' (1954) * '' Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love'' (1954) * ''He Died Fifteen Years Ago'' (1954) * '' Give 'em Hell'' (1955) * ''Songs of Italy'' (1955) * '' The Red Cloak'' (1955) * '' La ladra'' (1955) * '' Burning Fuse'' (1957) * ''No Sun in Venice'' (1957) * ''Young Husbands'' (1958) * ''The Playgirls and the Vampire ''The Playgirls and the Vampire'' () is a 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyla Garrity
Lyla Garrity is a fictional character, portrayed by Minka Kelly, in the sports drama television series ''Friday Night Lights''. She is the daughter of Buddy Garrity and Pam Garrity. She is the former girlfriend of Jason Street and Tim Riggins. Characterization and background Lyla is portrayed as an "All-American" golden girl with a seemingly perfect family. The oldest of three children, she has a younger sister, Tabby, and younger brother, Buddy, Jr. She is good-natured, compassionate, academic-outstanding, popular and at the beginning of the series was the girlfriend of the star quarterback Jason Street. When her family turned out to be nothing but perfect as it initially seemed due to her parents’ divorce, she came to question almost everything in her life, leading her to quit the cheerleading quad which she was the captain of and grow closer to her Christian faith. During much of the show, she used to be frequently seen around Tim and Jason, both of whom she was close fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyla Lerrol
Lyla Lerrol (alternatively Lyla Ler-Rol) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in the ''Superman'' newspaper strip on August 27, 1960 before her comics debut in ''Superman'' #141, published September 15 of the same year. She is one of the many Superman characters with the initials "LL" (others include Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Lori Lemaris, and Lana Lang). Fictional character biography Pre-Crisis In pre-''Crisis'' continuity, Lyla Lerrol is a Kryptonian actress who Superman meets and falls in love with after accidentally traveling back in time. However, he is attacked by a Kryptonian Flame Beast and propelled away from Krypton, after which he returns to his own time. In ''Superman'' #189 (August 1966), Superman meets a robotic duplicate of Lyla on Krypton II, a decoy planet created by Jor-El as a defense against alien invaders. In 1979, the Justice League encounters Lyla on the night before Krypton's destruction, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyla Michaels (Arrowverse)
''Arrow'' is an American superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, a costumed crime-fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, and is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with other Arrowverse television series. The series premiered in the United States on The CW on October 10, 2012, with international broadcasting taking place in late 2012 and primarily filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ''Arrow'' follows billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), who claimed to have spent five years shipwrecked on Lian Yu, a mysterious island in the North China Sea, before returning home to Starling City (later renamed "Star City") to fight crime and corruption as a secret vigilante whose weapon of choice is a bow and arrow. Throughout the series, Oliver is joined by others in his quest, among them former soldier John Diggle (David Ramsey), I.T. expert and skilled h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lylla
La Lunatica Lactuca the Knower Lactuca the Knower is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in ''Planet-Size X-Men'' #1 (August 2021), created by Gerry Duggan and Pepe Larraz. Lactuca is a mutant from Arakko and a member of the Great Ring of Arakko, acting a consultant on all matters related to the heavens. She assisted in the relocation of Arakko to Mars. During the Eternals' assault on the new Planet Arakko, Lactuca helped disable the enemy's weapons. When Genesis returned to Arakko and confronted the Great Ring for their perceived weakness in their conflict with the Eternals, Lactuca was initially neutral until it became clear that Genesis was using the Annihilation Staff to influence other members of the Ring. In the interest of balance, Lactuca teleported Storm and her allies away. Throughout the civil war that followed, Lactuca remained a neutral observer and took no action on behalf of either faction. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mako Mermaids
''Mako: Island of Secrets'' is an Australian television programme for children and teenagers created by Jonathan M. Shiff. Internationally released as ''Mako Mermaids'', the show is a spin-off of '' H2O: Just Add Water'' and is produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions in association with Network Ten, ZDF and Netflix, with assistance from Screen Australia and Screen Queensland. The series follows Zac, a teenage boy who turns into a merman after accidentally falling into a magical pool of water on the fictional island of Mako. Plot Zac, a teenage boy, decides to camp on Mako Island, unaware that three mermaids, Lyla, Nixie, and Sirena, guardians of the island, are watching him. That night, when the full moon rises, the boy comes into contact with the magic water of the Moon Pool. The following morning, Zac discovers that he has the ability to control and manipulate water. Later, after accidentally falling into the water, he finds that he has also become a merman with a fis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |