Career: After starring in Ben Stiller's directorial debut Reality Bites and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, Renee became a household name after starring as Tom Cruise's love interest in Jerry Maguire. In 2001, she beat many home-grown actresses to star in the lead role in Bridget Jones' Diary and its sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, despite being neither British nor chubby. She was nominated for an Academy Award in 2002. She received another nomination the following year for her performance in Chicago, before picking up the Best Supporting actress award in 2004 for her role in Cold Mountain. Her other notable film credits include Me Myself and Irene, Appaloosa and Cinderella Man. More recently, she has appeared in Miss Potter, Bee Movie, Monsters vs Aliens and My Own Love Song.

Career: In 1991, Zeta-Jones became a household name in the UK after starring in the hugely popular The Darling Buds of May on TV alongside David Jason. She then played supporting roles in a variety of films, before Steven Spielberg spotted her and offered her a major part in The Mask of Zorro. Credits have since included The Haunting, Entrapment, High Fidelity and Traffic. In 2002 she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Chicago. Since then, she's appeared in The Terminal, Intolerable Cruelty and Ocean's Twelve. She reprised her role as Elena de la Vega in The Legend of Zorro. She returned to the stage in 2009 and won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance on Broadway in A Little Night Music.

Career: Gere gained a place with the prestigious Provincetown Players at Cape Cod. He then had a spell in New York and played the lead in a 1973 West End production of Grease. Back in the US, he was sacked from his first film, The Lords of Flatbush, which forced him to become more focused. He became a major star thanks to roles in such movies as Looking for Mr Goodbar, Days of Heaven, Yanks, American Gigolo, An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride and a big-screen version of the hit musical Chicago. Since 1978 he has been interested in Buddhism and being an active humanitarian.

Career: Reilly's film debut was in Casualties of War (1989), where director Brian De Palma was so impressed by his acting that he recast him from a small role to a major role. Reilly appeared in a string of films in the 90s, including What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999). Since then, he has widened his repertoire, appearing in dramatic films like We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), comedies like Step Brothers (2008) and the musical Chicago (2002). He also voiced the lead character, Ralph, in Wreck-It Ralph (2012).

Career: Her debut album, All Hail the Queen, was released in 1989 when she was 19. After she issued her fourth hip-hop album, Order in the Court, she began to sing soul music and jazz standards. She released her first soul/jazz album, The Dana Owens Album, in 2004. She returned to hip-hop in 2008 on the record All Hail the Queen II. Away from music, she began acting in the 1990s in American sitcom Living Single. She went on to have supporting roles in the films House Party 2 (1991), Jungle Fever (1991), Juice (1992), Set It Off (1996), Living Out Loud (1998) and The Bone Collector (1999) and had her own talk show from 1999 to 2001. She gained mainstream success in Chicago (2002), Bringing Down the House (2003) and Hairspray (2007). More recently, she returned to TV with The Queen Latifah Show.

Career: West enjoyed early success on the stage, and appeared in several movies, including Spice World and Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace before taking a break to join the acrobatic Argentinean circus De La Guarda. He then had a supporting role in Chicago before landing the part of drunken but lovable detective McNulty in hugely acclaimed TV series The Wire. West has also appeared in 300, Hannibal Rising and The Devil's Whore. In 2011 he received critical acclaim for his roles as TV news anchor Hector Madden in the 1950s-set BBC drama The Hour and serial killer Fred West in ITV1 drama Appropriate Adult. He also continues to appear on stage, most notably in his native Sheffield.

Career: After moving to Los Angeles, Liu worked as an aerobics instructor before gradually gaining roles. After short appearances in Beverly Hills 90210, ER, and The X Files, she won a regular part in sitcom Pearl. Various forgettable roles followed before she set pulses racing as a dominatrix in Mel Gibson's Maverick and landed a regular part in Ally McBeal, which made her a star. She's since appeared in Shanghai Noon, Charlie's Angels and its sequel, Chicago, Kill Bill, Lucky Number Slevin and Elementary.