Nasceu em 1 de Julho de 1961 em Sandringham, Norfolk (Grã-Bretanha). Quando seus pais se divorciaram, quando ela tinha somente 8 anos. Estudou em Riddles Worth Hall (Norfolk) e na escola West Heath de Kent e completou seus estudos na Suíça.Depois trabalhou como professora de um Jardim de Infância. em 1979, com apenas 18 anos, já começou a sair com o Príncipe Charles, ex-noivo de uma de suas irmãs. Detalhe pouco conhecido. Quando criança, teve vários contatos com a família real Britânica, quando ia jogar com os filhos menores da Rainha Elisabeth II Edward e Charles (príncipe de Gales) o mesmo Príncipe que alguns anos depois, em 24 de Fevereiro de 1981 anunciaria o seu casamento com ela. No dia 29 de Julho de 1981, casaram-se na Catedral de São Paulo (Londres), numa cerimônia digna de um casal Real. Tiveram dois filhos. O primogênito nasceu e deram-lhe o nome de William (1982), o segundo foi Harry (1984) Foi muito querida pelo povo inglês em geral. Principalmente pelas obras de caridade que praticou pelo mundo afora e a sua simplicidade e simpatia. Inclusive aparecia nos
meios de comunicação de quase todo o mundo, com a sua maneira meiga, elegante e cordial. No entanto, desde o final da década de 80, começaram a surgir os primeiros rumores sobre uma possível crise matrimonial. Isto veio a se confirmar algum tempo depois. Em Dezembro de 1992 acontece a separação do casal. Já no inicio do ano de 1996, foi aceita a petição de divórcio, que fora feita em Dezembro de 1995, pelo Príncipe Charles; e ambos tiveram definitivamente em 28 de Agosto de 1996 a sentença final do mesmo. Com isto, Diana perdeu o tratamento de alteza real em troca ao equivalente a 180 milhões de Libras Esterlinas. Na noite de 30 de Agosto de 1997,quando viajava com o seu novo companheiro sentimental, Dodi Al Fayed, sofreram um terrível acidente automobilístico, que arrebatou a vida de ambos. O corpo da princesa, foi sepultado em uma ilha, no meio de um lago artificial, denominado de o lago Oval, situado em uma região das terras de Altorp, conhecida também, como "Os Jardins dos Prazeres. Este lugar foi eleito pelo irmão de Diana, Charles Spencer, porque somente assim, pode ser cuidad
o sem problemas pela família e permite assim, que seja visitado em particular, pelos filhos de Diana, sempre que assim o desejarem".
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English Literature
Christie has been called the best-selling writer of books of all time and the best-selling writer of any kind, along with William Shakespeare. Some of her most famous books are “Murder on the Orient Express”, “Death on the Nile”, “And then there were none” and “Nemesis”.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the high fantasy classic works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by the English philologist J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit (1937), but eventually developed into a much larger work. The title of the book refers to the story's main antagonist, the Dark Lord Sauron, who creates a magic ring, the One Ring, in his desire to conquer and rule all of Middle-earth.
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish expatriate writer, widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. He is best known for his landmark novel Ulysses (1922) and its highly controversial successor Finnegan’s Wake (1939), as well as the short story collection Dubliners (1914) and the semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916).
Ulysses chronicles the passage through Dublin by its main character, Leopold Bloom, during an ordinary day, June 16, 1904. The title alludes to the hero of Homer's Odyssey (Latinised into Ulysses). It is acclaimed by many the last totally inedited novel (because all later works, in a way, use some of the techniques James Joyce’s used) and the best romance of English language.
Stephen Edwin King is an American author, screenwriter, musician, columnist, actor, film producer and director. Having sold over 350 million copies of his books, King is best known for his work in horror fiction, in which he demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the genre's history. He has also written science fiction, fantasy, short-fiction, non-fiction, screenplays, teleplays and stageplays. Many of his stories have been adapted for other media, including movies, television series and comic books. 
J. K. Rowling is a British author, best known as the creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series, the idea for which was conceived during a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold nearly 400 million copies. Aside from writing the Potter novels, Rowling is equally famous for her "rags to riches" life story, in which she progressed from 
living on welfare to multi-millionaire status within five years.Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter, together with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, his best friends from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The central story arc concerns Harry's struggle against the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents in his quest to conquer the Wizarding world, after which he seeks to subjugate the world to his rule.
"All the world's a stage,
and all the men and women merely players
and one man in his time plays many parts..."
Sam Neill
Nascido na Irlanda em 1947 e educado na Nova Zelândia, Sam Neill tem sido reconhecido internacionalmente por sua carreira no cinema e na televisão.
Fez filmes como:
1981 – A profecia 3 – O confronto final (Final conflict, The)
1989 – Terror a bordo (Dead calm)
1993 – O piano (Piano, The)
1993 – Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park)
1994 – Sereias (Sirens)
1995 – À beira da loucura (In the mouth of madness)
1997 – Floresta negra (Snow White: A tale of terror)
1998 – Doce vingança (Revengers comedies, The)
1999 – O homem bicentenário (Bicentennial man)
2001 – Jurassic Park 3 (Jurassic Park 3)
ANTONY HOPKINS
Anthony Hopkins nasceu no dia 31 de dezembro de 1937 no País de Gales. Sua infância foi bastante isolada do seus colegas do colégio. Na sua adolescência, encontrou o rumo que daria na sua vida, a interpretação. Para desenrolar profissionalmente sua escolha, estudou no Colégio de Música e Drama de Cardiff, no País de Gales, e na Royal Academia de Dramaturgia e Artes em Londres.
Fez filmes como:
1980 – O homem-elefante (Elephant Man, The)
2000 – Missão impossível 2 (Mission: Impossible 2)
2004 – Alexandre (Alexander)
J O N A T H A N P R Y C E
Jonathan Pryce nasceu em Holywell, País de Gales, no dia 1º de Junho de 1947.
Fez filmes como:
1985 – Brazil – O filme (Brazil)
1988 – As aventuras do Barão Munchausen (Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The)
1997 – 007 – O amanhã nunca morre (Tomorrow never dies)
1999 – Stigmata (Stigmata)
2001 – O enigma do colar (Affair of the necklace, The)
2002 – Amor à toda prova (Unconditional love)
2003 – Tudo que uma garota quer (What a girl wants)
2003 – Piratas do Caribe (Pirates of the Caribbean: The curse of the Black Pearl)
2004 – De-Lovely – Vida e amores de Cole Porter (De-Lovely)
CATHERINE ZETA-JONES
Nasceu no dia 25 dezembro de 1969 em uma pequena vila de pesca na região de Mumbles , País de Gales. Pertenceu a uma família humilde. Aos 15 anos ganhou um prêmio de teatro na escola. O salto para a fama veio com sua participação na "A máscara do Zorro", que participou junto com Antônio Bandeiras.
Fez filmes como:
1996 – O Fantasma
1999 – Armadilha
2001 –Traffic
2001 – Os queridinhos da América
2002 – Chicago
2004 – Doze homens e outro segredo
Major Characters!
The Queen Elizabeth II or Elizabeth II of UK, in English full name of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, (London, April 21, 1926) is the current head of state and queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu.
The queen is also head of the British Commonwealth, supreme governor of the Church of England, chief commander of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom and Lord of Mann, she reigns with such titles since the death of his father, King George VI on February 6, 1952. Today is the Head of State who is in power longest in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Oceania, and the second in the world, surpassed only by King Rama IX of Thailand.
Around 125 million people live in countries where the sovereign of the United Kingdom is the head of state. Only the United Kingdom, his reign passed by the government of eleven different prime ministers. Elizabeth II is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is the mother of the prince and heir to the British throne, Charles, Prince of Wales.
Life
Elizabeth was born in number 21 Bruton Street in Mayfair, a district of London on April 21, 1926. His father, Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), the second eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary. His mother was the Duchess of York, then queen-consort Elizabeth, later queen-mother (born Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon), daughter of Lord Claude George Bowes-Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and his wife, the Countess of Strathmore. She received the name of his mother, while her two names are the means of his paternal great-grandmother Queen Alexandra and grandmother Queen Mary, respectively.
As granddaughter of the sovereign, she acquired the condition of Princess of Britain, receiving the treatment of His Royal Highness. It was the Princess Elizabeth of York, when born, third in line succession, behind his father and his uncle, Prince of Wales, later King Eduardo VIII.
Education
The young Princess Elizabeth was educated at home under the supervision of his mother, then the Duchess of York. His governanta was Marion Crawford. He studied history and modern languages. He speaks French fluently, and it demonstrated on several occasions, as in 2004 during his visit to France in commemoration of the Entente Cordiale and the numerous visits to Canada. He was educated in religion by the Archbishop of Canterbury and has always had great belief in the Church of England.
Life as Queen
The Queen Elizabeth is head of state who traveled more in history (even more than Pope John Paul II). [Lacks sources?] In 1953-1954 she and Philip made a round the world in six months, becoming the first reinante the circumnavegar the globe, and also the first to visit Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. In October 1957 it made an official visit to the United States and to Canada in 1959. In 1961 traveled to India and Pakistan for the first time. She has already made official visits to most of the nations of Europe and other continents. She vai regularly to meetings of the British Commonwealth of Nations (Commonwealth).
At the rise of Isabel had many rumours about a "new period elizabetano." The queen has witnessed over the past 50 years, economic development and the gradual transformation of the British Empire to its modern successor, the British Commonwealth. She has worked to maintain links with former colonies, and in some cases, such as South Africa, has acted as a great role in the maintenance and renewal of international relations.
- Elizabeth II is the oldest British monarch of all time. The record belonged to Queen Victoria, who lived 81 years, seven months and 29 days, dying in 1901. A March that its trineta reached on December 20, 2007, at 17.00.
- It was the first queen to conclude the 60. Anniversary of marriage.
- It was the first queen to have a Prime Minister born in his reign (Tony Blair).
- To Win in destronar record of the longest reign, will have to reign until September 9, 2015.
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