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Mary Jean
Mary Jean may refer to: * Mary Jean Balse-Pabayo, full name of Ging Balse (born 1983), Filipina volleyball player * Mary Jean Bowman (1908–2002), American economist * Mary Jean Chan (born 1990), Hong Hong-Chinese poet, lecturer, editor, and critic * Mary Jean Collins (born 1939), American feminist * Mary Jean Crenshaw Tully (1925–2003), American women's rights activist * Mary Jean Eisenhower (born 1955), American humanitarian * Mary Jean Gilmore (1865–1962), Australian writer and journalist * Mary Jean Harrold (1947–2013), American computer scientist * Mary Jean Lastimosa, Filipina beauty pageant titleholder * Mary-Jean O'Doherty, Australian-American coloratura soprano * Mary Jean Reimer (born 1964), Hong Kong solicitor and actress * Mary Jean Simpson (1888–1977), American academic and administrator * List of The Amazing Race (American TV series) contestants, Mary Jean St. Claire, American contestant on The Amazing Race (American TV series) * Mary Jean Stone (1853–1908), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jean Chan
Mary Jean Chan is a Hong Kong-Chinese poet, lecturer, editor and critic whose debut poetry collection, ''Flèche'' (Faber, 2019), won the 2019 Costa Book Award for Poetry. Chan's second book, ''Bright Fear'', was published by Faber & Faber in 2023. Chan served as a judge for the 2023 Booker Prize and the 2025 Dylan Thomas Prize. Biography Mary Jean Chan was born in 1990 and was raised in Hong Kong. Chan graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Swarthmore College in 2012 with a BA in Political Science. Chan obtained an MPhil from University of Oxford, Oxford in International Development and also completed an MA and a PhD in Creative writing, Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London. In 2018, Chan's Pamphlet (poetry), pamphlet, ''A Hurry of English'', was published by ignitionpress and was chosen as a Poetry Book Society Summer Pamphlet Choice. Chan's debut poetry collection ''Flèche'' was published by Faber & Faber (2019). It was chosen as a Poetry Book Society Autumn Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jean Thompson
Mary Jean Thompson is an American honorary consul appointed by the ruling monarch and prime minister of the Principality of Liechtenstein and accredited by the Department of State of the United States of America. She serves the Pacific Northwest from the consulate in Portland, Oregon. She is the fifth consul representing Liechtenstein in the world and the only woman serving in that capacity. Biography Thompson was born in Salem, Oregon, the daughter of L. Wayne and Bernis Nelson Schrunk. She attended North Salem High School and received the degrees of Bachelor of Music, cum laude from Lewis and Clark College and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design, summa cum laude, from the University of Utah. Thompson founded Thompson Design Associates, Inc., in Reno, Nevada in 1970. Articles about Thompson and her work have been published by every leading national design magazine in the US including ''Architectural Digest'', ''Interior Design'', '' Contract Design'' and ''Interiors'' and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ging Balse
Mary Jean Balse-Pabayo (born May 31, 1983), known as Ging Balse, is a Filipina volleyball player. She currently plays for the Army Black Mamba Lady Troopers volleyball team in the Premier Volleyball League The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is the top-level professional women's volleyball league in the Philippines organized by the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The PVL was established in 2004 as the inter-collegiate Shakey's V-League (SV .... She was a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team that won the bronze medal in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. Clubs * UST Golden Tigresses (2004-2009) * Lyceum Lady Pirates as guest player (2010) * Generika-Army Lady Troopers (2014) * RC Cola-Army Troopers (2016) * COCOLIFE Asset Managers (2017-2018) * Smart Giga Hitters (2018) * Pacific Town - Army Lady Troopers (2019) * Petron Blaze Spikers (2020) * Philippine Army Lady Troopers (2008-present) Awards Individual * '' 2004 Shakey's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jean Reimer
Mary Jean Reimer (born 22 May 1964), also known as Yung Jing Jing, is a Hong Kong solicitor and actress. She has American-Chinese-Vietnamese ancestry. Early life and film career Reimer was born in South Vietnam (or the United States) to a Teochow Vietnamese father and Hoa mother. Her family moved to Hong Kong in 1965. She began her acting career with the TV series ''The Youth'' (年青人) and in 1980, she co-starred with Danny Chan in Clifford Choi's youth drama ''Encore'' (喝采). She reached her foremost fame with fantasy ''Wuxia'' films, among which is '' Little Dragon Maiden'' (楊過與小龍女) where she played the title character Xiaolongnü. Reimer ended her acting career after marriage to Lau Kar-leung in 1984. She has two daughters, Jeanne, born 1986, and Rosemary, born 1989, with him. Later career Reimer started to work as an insurance consultant in 1989. She graduated from the University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education in 1996 and began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Tomlin
Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. Tomlin started her career in stand-up comedy and sketch comedy before transitioning her career to acting across stage and screen. In a career spanning over fifty years, Tomlin has received numerous accolades, including seven Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, two Tony Awards, and a nomination for an Academy Award. She was also awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 2014 and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2017. Tomlin started her career as a stand-up comedian as well as performing off-Broadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was on the variety show ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' from 1969 until 1973. Her signature role, which was written by her then-partner (now wife) Jane Wagner, was in the show '' The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe'', which opened on Broadway in 1985 and earned Tomlin the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jean Stone
Mary Jean Stone (born at Brighton, Sussex, in 1853; died at Battle, Sussex, 3 May 1908) was an English historical writer. Life She was educated in Paris and at Aschaffenburg in Germany, where she acquired a knowledge of French, German, and Italian. In Germany she became a Roman Catholic convert, and was received into the Catholic Church by Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler, then Bishop of Mainz. On her return to England, she was encouraged as a historian by Jesuit contacts. Works *''Faithful unto Death'', a study of the martyrs of the Order of St. Francis during the Reformation period (1892); *''Eleanor Leslie'', a memoir of a Scottish convert (1898); *''Mary the First, Queen of England'' (1901); *''Reformation and Renaissance'' (1904), studies; *''Studies from Court and Cloister'', reprinted essays, including "Margaret Tudor", "Sir Henry Bedingfeld", and a "Missing Page from the Idylls of the King" (1905); *''The Church in English History'', a textbook for teachers of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amazing Race (American TV Series)
''The Amazing Race'' is an American reality competition show in which teams of two race around the world (except the ''Family Edition'' which featured 10 teams of four and was contested entirely within North and Central America). Each season is split into legs, with each leg requiring teams to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, perform physical and mental challenges, and travel by airplane, boat, taxi, and other public transportation options on a limited budget provided by the show. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs, while the first team to arrive at the end of the final leg wins the grand prize of . As the original version of the ''Amazing Race'' franchise, the CBS program has been running since September 5, 2001. Numerous international versions have been developed following the same core structure, while the American version is also broadcast to several other countries. The show was created by Elise Doganieri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Amazing Race (American TV Series) Contestants
This is a list of contestants who have appeared on the American television series, ''The Amazing Race''. Contestants, who typically have a pre-existing relationship, form a team and race around the world against other teams to claim a grand prize of 1 million USD. The original American series premiered in 2001. In total, 779 contestants have appeared in the series, with veteran contestants having competed on '' The Amazing Race 11: All-Stars'' in 2007, on '' The Amazing Race 18: Unfinished Business'', on '' The Amazing Race 24: All-Stars'' and on '' The Amazing Race 31'' (which featured teams of contestants who had previously competed on '' Big Brother'', ''The Amazing Race'', and ''Survivor''). The eighth season, '' The Amazing Race 8: Family Edition'', featured 10 teams of four family members, while '' The Amazing Race 29'' featured 22 contestants who were all complete strangers. Seasons 1–4 (2001–2003) Paul J Alessi.jpg, Paul Alessi, '' The Amazing Race 1'' Amazing Race Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jean Simpson
Mary Jean Simpson (July 18, 1888 – November 29, 1977) was the first woman to be appointed a position as bill clerk in the Office of the Secretary of the United States Senate and she was the Dean of Women at the University of Vermont. She was an accomplished scholar and a public servant. Childhood Mary Jean Simpson, the daughter of George Simpson,Interview with Miss Mary Jean Simpson, November 26, 1976, by Helen Merrick was born in East Craftsbury, Vermont on July 18, 1888. She was brought up in the East Craftsbury Presbyterian Church.Sally Waters Fisher, Vermont Historical Society Simpson graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1908. After she graduated she went to Wheaton Seminary because she did not have enough credits to go to her top choice, Mt. Holyoke. When she got to Wheaton Seminary there was a scarlet fever epidemic where she was quarantined. Once she got out of quarantine she was asked to take over grades 5-9 at the Village School for the Spring Term. She took the j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary-Jean O'Doherty
Mary-Jean Anaïs O'Doherty (born 2 April 1982)Mary Jean Anais Odoherty in the ''Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997'' is an Australian-American coloratura soprano. She was the first prize winner in the 2013 Paris Opera Awards. Life and career O'Doherty was born in Houston, Texas, to an Australian father and an Armenian mother, Eliza Basmadjian, from Greece. She was educated at North Carolina School of the Arts and East Carolina University from which she received her Bachelor of Music degree in voice and flute performance as well as Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 2005. She was one of the 20 finalists in the 2006 Operatunity Oz talent search. O'Doherty won the ABC Symphony Australia Young Vocalist Award in 2007 and the following year was the first recipient of the Australian International Opera Award which included a scholarship to study at the Cardiff International Academy of Voice under the direction of Dennis O'Neill. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jean Bowman
Mary Jean Bowman (October 17, 1908 – June 4, 2002) was an American economist who mostly focused on education economics. Personal life and education Mary Jean Bowman was born to mother Mary K. Kauffman and father Harold Martin Bowman on October 17, 1908, in New York City. She was raised in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar College in 1930. She received her Master of Arts degree from Radcliffe College two years later and her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1938. She relocated to Chicago, Illinois with her husband, C. Arnold Anderson, in 1949. The two were married on July 18, 1942, in Iowa City, Iowa. Together they had one child, Lloyd Barr. Dr. Bowman passed at home in Hyde Park on June 4, 2002. Career In the 1930s, Dr. Bowman was doing research and casework at the Massachusetts Women's State Prison. Bowman's first job after college was in 1932 when she became city supervisor of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Three years l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jean Lastimosa
Mary Jean Ramirez Lastimosa () is a Filipina beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Philippines 2014. She represented the Philippines at Miss Universe 2014 and placed in the Top 10. Early life and education Mary Jean Ramirez Lastimosa was born to a Saudi father and a Filipino mother. She finished her Computer Engineering degree with honors at the University of Mindanao in Davao City. Pageantry Lastimosa competed in local pageants, winning Davao’s Loveliest in 2005, Mutya ng University of Mindanao in 2006, Miss Regional and Miss National PRISAA in 2007, and again Mutya ng Davao and Reyna ng Aliwan in 2008 prior to winning Binibining Pilipinas. Binibining Pilipinas 2011 In 2011, Lastimosa was second runner-up at Binibining Pilipinas 2011. Shamcey Supsup won the pageant. Binibining Pilipinas 2012 In 2012, Lastimosa reached the top 12 at Binibining Pilipinas 2012, and also won the Miss Philippine Airlines and Miss Avon Philippines awards. Janine Tugonon won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
