Early-life: Sharon Vonne Stone was born on March 10, 1958, in Meadville, Pennsylvania, to a factory worker father and a housewife mother. She has three siblings. After graduating from high school at just 15, she studied creative writing and fine arts at Edinboro State University. She planned to become a lawyer but decided to try showbusiness instead. While working part-time at a fast food restaurant, she won a local beauty contest at 17 and became a model at 18.

Early-life: Born November 5, 1964, in Holland. She has two sisters. She speaks four languages - Dutch, German, English and French. Thanks to her stunning looks and figure, Janssen became a model while studying economics at the University of Amsterdam, before moving to the US in 1984, where she majored in writing and literature at New York's Columbia University. It was there she began acting, before moving to Los Angeles.

Early-life: Edna Rae Gillooly was born on December 7, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan. At 14 she worked as a cook, and after graduating from Detroit's Cass Technical High School, she modelled in Texas. She was also a showgirl on The Jackie Gleason Show in New York, and was a nightclub dancer in Montreal. In 1957 she made her Broadway debut in Fair Game, and three years later starred in an episode of 1960 TV series Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse. A string of TV dramas followed, including Dr Kildare, Perry Mason and 77 Sunset Strip. By 1971 she made an impression in Peter Bogdanovich's acclaimed drama The Last Picture Show, and also impressed in Jack Nicholson drama The King of Marvin Gardens. However, it was William Friedkin's blockbuster The Exorcist that really put her on the map in 1973.