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Sharon Stone was born and raised in Meadville, a small town in Pennsylvania. Her strict father was a factory worker, and her mother was a homemaker. She was the second of four children. At the age of 15, she studied in Saegertown High School, Pennsylvania, and at that same age, entered Edinboro State University of Pennsylvania, and graduated with a degree in creative writing and fine arts. She was a very smart girl (with an IQ of 154), became a bookworm, and once was told that a suitable job for her (and her brains) was to become a lawyer. However, her first love was still the black-and-white movies, especially those featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. So, the 17-year-old Sharon got herself into the Miss Crawford County and won the beauty contest.
From working part-time as a McDonald's counter girl, she worked her way up to become a successful Ford model, both in TV commercials and print ads. In 1980, she made her acting debut in Woody Allen's Stardust Memories (1980) as "pretty girl in train". Her first speaking part, though, was in Wes Craven's horror movie, Deadly Blessing (1981). She struggled through many parts in B-movies, notably King Solomon's Mines (1985) and Action Jackson (1988). She was also married in 1984 to Michael Greenburg, the producer of MacGyver (1985), but they divorced two years later.
She finally got her big break with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall (1990) and also posed nude for Playboy, a daring move for a 32-year-old actress. But it worked; she landed the breakthrough role as a sociopath novelist, "Catherine Tramell", in Basic Instinct (1992). Her interrogation scene has become a classic in film history and her performance captivated everyone, from MTV viewers, who honored her with Most Desirable Female and Best Female Performance Awards, to a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. After she got famous, she didn't want to be typecast, so she played a victim in Sliver (1993), and, in Intersection (1994), she was the aloof, estranged wife of Richard Gere. These movies didn't "work," so she got herself again into more aggressive roles , such as The Specialist (1994) with Sylvester Stallone and The Quick and the Dead (1995) with Gene Hackman.
But it wasn't until she played a beautiful but drug-crazy wife of Robert De Niro in Casino (1995) that she got far more than just fame and fortune--she also received the acknowledgment of the movie industry for her acting ability. She received her first Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. She did a couple of films afterwards, teaming up with Isabelle Adjani in Diabolique (1996), and as a woman waiting for her death penalty in Last Dance (1996). In 1998, she married a newspaper editor,Phil Bronstein but they divorced later in 2004. She received her third Golden Globe nomination for The Mighty (1998), a film that her company, "Chaos", also co-executive produced. The next year, she played the title role in Gloria (1999) and entered her first comedic role in The Muse (1999), which gave her another Golden Globe nomination.
Sharon Stone, a diva who thoroughly enjoys her hard-won stardom, is now a mother of three children: Roan, Laird and Quinn.- Actor
- Casting Department
Born in Meadville, Pennsylvania which is also the hometown of Sharon Stone and Todd Holland. The youngest of three boys. His paternal great-grandparents came to the U.S. from County Cork, Ireland while his maternal side of the family arrived here in 1629, having abandoned the Viking life in Normandy around 1500.- Actress
- Producer
Suanne Spoke was born on 19 August 1953 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Thing About Pam (2022), Station 19 (2018) and Wild Prairie Rose (2016).- Gloria McGehee was born on 9 January 1922 in Meadville, Mississippi, USA. She was an actress, known for Broadway Television Theatre (1952), Man Against Crime (1949) and Rocky King, Detective (1950). She was married to Dail Dunaway, Basil Heatter and Alfred Earnest Bruch Jr.. She died on 4 May 1964 in Meadville, Mississippi, USA.
- Meghan Allen was born on 12 November 1980 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Teddy Vincent was born on 3 February 1937 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for The Blob (1988), Eye for an Eye (1996) and Best Laid Plans (1999). She was previously married to Ernie Vincent.- Pat Chrisman was born on 24 January 1882 in Meadville, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Taking of Mustang Pete (1915), Six-Shooter Andy (1918) and Up and Going (1922). He was married to Mildred O'Connell and Ethylyn Chrisman. He died on 3 December 1953 in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA.
- Patrick Stone was born on 14 August 1965 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 12 February 2023 in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Writer
Elizabeth Van Meter was born on 17 July 1975 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Deep Six (2000), Institution (2011) and David (2010).- Betty Jones was born on 11 June 1926 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The Moor's Pavane (1951), Seducing Doctor Lewis (2003) and Methuselah's Ledger (2004). She was married to Fritz Ludin. She died on 17 November 2020 in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA.
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- Producer
- Editor
Ellen Hovde was born on 9 March 1925 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a director and producer, known for Grey Gardens (1975), Monstervision (1991) and Benjamin Franklin (2002). She was married to Adam Giffard and Matthew Huxley. She died on 16 February 2023 in Brooklyn, New York City, Nw York, USA.- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Nik Hassinger (they/them) is a poly-ethnic, non-binary, gender-queer Filmmaker/Producer/Director who has had a passion for film and all things creative since they were very young. While growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania, Nik's Filipina grandmother introduced Nik to film, igniting a lifelong desire to make visual art. In 2020, Nik officially launched their own production company, 945 Productions LLC, based in Portland, Oregon.
Nik's most recent projects include serving as 1st Assistant Director on "Screams From The Tower", a queer 90's coming of age film Throughline Films that completed filming in 2022. In 2021, Nik was the 1st Assistant Director for two upcoming feature films, "The Class", starring Anthony Michael Hall, Debbie Gibson, Charlie Gillespie, and Hannah Kepple. Nik has been a Producer and Production Manager for shows on HBO, HBO Max, Discovery, Travel Channel, The Food Network, Netflix, and Amazon Prime. Nik also produces and directs commercials for companies and agencies like Nike, American Express, and AL Media.
With 20 years of multimedia experience, Nik Hassinger believes that cultivating a positive, inclusive, equitable team ethos is the key to success.- Melissa Bellin was born on 29 May 1973 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for WCW Monday Nitro (1995), Ready to Rumble (2000) and WCW Thunder (1998).
- Miles Mutchler was born on 18 April 1926 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Platinum Pussycat (1968), Heartbreak Hotel (1988) and The End of August (1981). He died on 27 June 2002 in Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- Arya Morelli is a budding actress from the small town of Meadville Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Dawn Morelli, grand daughter of David and Jacque Morelli, and niece to Shawn A. Morelli. Arya started loving the stage at the early age of two when she started pageants, her outgoing personality made it easy to merge into acting and modeling.
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Joshua Janiak was born on 8 August 1983 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer, known for Food Tech (2010), Night Hunter (1996) and NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970).- Writer
- Actress
Arinn Dembo was born on 3 February 1970 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for Homeworld (1999), Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (2001) and Ground Control (2000).- Frank Hammond was born on 11 November 1872 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Personality (1930) and The Circle of Fate (1913). He died on 14 November 1941 in Monterey, California, USA.
- Gillian Betts was born on 19 November 1987 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Outsiders (2016).
- Carol Leyden was born on 11 May 1938 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. She died on 16 May 2010 in Monterey, California, USA.
- Lynn Jones was born on 1 January 1953 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Cinematographer
Victoria Van Meter was born on 13 March 1982 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a cinematographer, known for Passing Stones (2001), The Chevy Chase Show (1993) and Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993). She died on 15 March 2008 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA.