This Dutch-born powerhouse is a singer and actress, known for her role as Chelsea Daniels on Disney Channel show That’s So Raven. Nowadays, Broadway is van der Pol’s domain and she starred as Belle in the smash Broadway hit Beauty and the Beast.
Recently, she has also received praise for her role in the successful 0ff-Broadway show Vanities, A New Musical. She is also expected to revive her “Raven” role in an upcoming spinoff called Raven’s Home.
Tina Louise is a classic redhead bombshell, best recognized for her starring role as Ginger Grant on the ‘60s TV sitcom Gilligan’s Island. Though she had been acting since the early 1950s, she garnered fame after her Golden-Globe-winning performance in the 1958 movie God’s Little Acre.
Born in New York City in 1934, she is the daughter of a model mother and candy store owner father. Her career began as an ad model and then she had appearances in racy mags like Playboy in the ‘50s. 1952 saw her Broadway debut with Two’s Company, and the rest is history.
Kathy Griffin is known for her outstanding comedic talents but actually had her first film role in the horror movie The Unborn. Born in Illinois in 1960, she got her comedy start as a member of The Groundlings improv troupe in Los Angeles.
She became a stand-up hit in the 1990s and gained major success playing the role of Vicki Groener on the show Suddenly Susan, alongside Brooke Shields. More recently, she has co-hosted The View and starred in the reality show My Life on the D-List.
Rihanna is one of the most successful singers in the world, with over 230 million albums sold and eight Grammy Awards to her name. The singer, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, was born in Barbados in 1988. Her music talent was apparent from a young age.
At 15, Rihanna formed a music group with friends and was later discovered by an American music producer. Her first big hits were with the singles Pon de Replay and SOS.
Sophie Turner is known for the immensely popular HBO series Game of Thrones, playing Sansa Stark. It also happened to be her breakout acting role. She was still in high school when the show started and even needed to have a tutor on set!
Since the 2011 debut, her acting career has taken off with her roles in the superhero action film X-Men: Apocolypse playing the character of Jean Grey. She will once again appear in the role for the film X-Men: Dark Phoenix.