Category Archives: Birthdays

Birthday Boys of July 23

Posted on 23 July 2009 by Adele Craciun

Movie star birthdays are like London buses – you get nothing for ages, then three come along at once… Happy 42nd Birthday Philip Seymour Hoffman! Phil was recently seen playing a priest in Oscar nominated drama Doubt, but owning a … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Meryl Streep!

Posted on 22 June 2009 by Beth Williams

Meryl Streep turns 60 today. I’m sure I could easily burn 60 candles of glowing praise for Meryl in honour of this special occasion. However, I sadly don’t have the time, so instead here’s one for each decade: 1.    Meryl … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Nicole Kidman!

Posted on 20 June 2009 by Beth Williams

Nicole Kidman turns 42 today and is becoming more and more beautiful with every year that goes by. Back in 1989 when she had her dead curly Dead Calm hair I wouldn’t have rated her as one of cinema’s top … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Johnny Depp!

Posted on 9 June 2009 by heidi

Let’s hear it for Hollywood’s best-loved chameleon, who’s 46 today. None other than John Christopher Depp II, aka Johnny Depp, whose middle name should really be Versatility. Depp, after all, has made a career out of surprising (some might even … Continue reading →

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Birthday Greetings to the Titans of Terror

Posted on 27 May 2009 by peter

Did you know that three of cinema’s masters of the macabre were born in the month of May? Peter Cushing was born on 26 May (1913), while Vincent Price (1911) and Christopher Lee (1922) were both born on 27 May. … Continue reading →

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Happy 40th birthday Cate Blanchett!

Posted on 14 May 2009 by Adele Craciun

This screen siren is looking utterly gorgeous at forty, showing that you don’t need to turn your face Botox blank to age gracefully. Take note Nicole! Cate Blanchett has had a long and illustrious film and theatre career and she … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Robert Pattinson!

Posted on 13 May 2009 by Adele Craciun

I am purring with delight at the fact that it’s Robert Pattinson’s birthday, which means I have a purrfectly legitimate reason today to go on and on about the stunning star (not that I’ve needed much of an excuse before). … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Emma Thompson!

Posted on 15 April 2009 by Adele Craciun

Emma Thompson turns 50 today and is looking bloody gorgeous! For younger audiences, she is likely to be associated with her role as divinations teacher Professor Sybil Trelawney in the Harry Potter films. (She actually shares her birthday with co-star … Continue reading →

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Happy 40th Birthday Jennifer Aniston

Posted on 11 February 2009 by Beth Williams

This year is the year of 40 – a great number. In July it will be 40 years since the first moon landing, in August it will be 40 years since Woodstock, in June it will be 40 years since … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Nick Nolte!

Posted on 8 February 2009 by Adele Craciun

This much-publicised photograph was taken in 2002 when Nick Nolte was arrested in California and given a DUI conviction. Great shirt! Shame about the hair. But I guess he wasn’t counting on a photo session that day. It’s seven years … Continue reading →

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