Who is Mackenzie Davis?

Canadian actress, model and film producer Mackenzie Rio Davis, was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 1 April 1987, making Aries her zodiac sign. She’s had roles in more than 30 TV series and movies, and is perhaps known best for playing one of the main characters Grace in the 2019 action science fiction adventure movie “Terminator: Dark Fate”, directed by Tim Miller, and which also starred Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger. It follows Sarah Connor and an augmented human as they’re trying to prevent a Terminator from killing a young girl; the movie won one of its 13 award nominations.

Mackenzie’s today focused on her acting career, and is currently shooting for the upcoming drama movie “Swimming Home”.

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Education and early life

Mackenzie was raised in Vancouver by her British father John Davis who’s a hairdresser, and British mother Lotte who’s a graphic designer; Lotte and John are co-owners of the Canadian hair care company AG Hair.

Mackenzie studied at Collingwood School, and it was during her time there that she became passionate about acting, thus joining the school’s drama club. She matriculated in 2005, and continue her education at McGill University, from which she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 2009, the honed her acting skills at New York City’s Neighborhood Playhouse.

Roles in movies

Mackenzie’s debut film role was playing Teri in the 2011 short romantic drama “Alex”, and some of her following roles were in 2012 in the drama “Smashed” and the crime thriller “The Hat Goes Wild”, and the 2013 romantic drama “Breathe In”.

Also in 2013, she portrayed Nicole in the critically acclaimed romantic comedy “What If”, directed by Michael Dowse, and which starred Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan and Megan Park. It follows Wallace who doesn’t have a lot of luck in love, but has now fallen for Chantry who’s already in a long-term relationship; the film won two of its 12 award nominations.

The year 2013 saw Mackenzie appear in three other movies: the crime thriller “Bad Turn Worse”, the science fiction comedy “Plato’s Reality Machine” and the short comedy “Moontown”. In 2014, she portrayed Chelsea in the popular romantic comedy “That Awkward Moment”, written and directed by Tom Gormican, and which starred Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller. It follows the lives of three best friends who are lost in their relationships, and the film won one of its three award nominations.

Mackenzie’s also known for starring as Izzy in the 2017 musical comedy “Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town”, written and directed by Christian Papierniak, and which also starred Dolly Wells and Alex Russell. It follows a woman from Los Angeles, California who’s on her way to crash her former boyfriend’s engagement party, and the film won three of its six award nominations.

Mackenzie’s three most recent film roles have been in the mystery horror “The Turning”, the comedy “Irresistible” and the drama “Happiest Season”, all released in 2020.

Roles in TV series

Mackenzie’s appeared in seven TV series – she made her debut playing Lucie in the 2012 episode “Safety Nets” of the comedy “I Just Want My Pants Back”, and the year 2016 saw her play Yorkie in the episode “San Junipero” of the critically acclaimed science fiction mystery “Black Mirror”, which Charlie Brooker created, and which starred Michaela Coel, Hannah John-Kamen and Daniel Lapaine. The anthology series tells a surreal and strange story in every episode, and it won 39 of its 148 award nominations.

From 2014 through 2017, Makenzie starred as Cameron Howe in all the 40 episodes of the drama “Halt and Catch Fire”, created by Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers, and which also starred Lee Pace and Scoot McNairy. It follows a group of people who were involved in the ‘80s technological revolution, and the series won two of its 17 award nominations.

Mackenzie voiced Patricia in the 2017 episode “The Metric System” of the animated comedy “No Activity”, and played Princess Buttercup in the 2020 episode “Chapter Two: The Shrieking Eels” of the short fantasy comedy mini-series “Home Movie: The Princess Bride”.

In 2021 and 2022, she played the main character Kirsten Raymonde in all the 10 episodes of the critically acclaimed fantasy adventure “Station Eleven”, created by Patrick Somerville, and which also starred Himesh Patel and Matilda Lawler. It follows the people who’ve survived a devastating flu as they’re trying to rebuild their lives, and the mini-series won 13 of its 67 award nominations.

Mackenzie’s only other TV series role has been voicing Martha Kivelson in the 2022 episode “The Very Pulse of the Machine” of the short animated action “Love, Death & Robots”.

Congratulations to the #Station11 cast and crew on their 7 #Emmys2022 nominations. pic.twitter.com/jrxg7kG2H2

— Station Eleven (@Station11onmax) July 12, 2022

Other credits

Mackenzie produced the 2014 short drama movie “Send”, and the 2017 musical comedy film “Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town”; she’s currently producing and directing the upcoming short horror movie “Woaca”.

She received special thanks for the horror science fiction mystery movie “Vivarium”, and the horror mystery thriller film “Black Christmas”, both released in 2019.

Some of Mackenzie’s most recent talk-show appearances have been in “Entertainment Tonight”, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Late Late Show with James Corden”.

Awards and nominations

Mackenzie’s won eight of her 16 award nominations. Some of her wins include a 2019 Cinemacon Award for Best Ensemble, for her and her colleagues’ performance in “Terminator: Dark Fate”, a 2022 Pena de Prata Award for Best Ensemble in a Limited Series or Anthology Series and a 2022 Critics Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, both for her performance in “Station Eleven”.

Love life and relationships

Mackenzie shies away from sharing details of her love life with her fans, but it’s widely believed that she’s today in a relationship with American model Gus Thompson. The two have attended several red carpet events together, while one of their first appearances was at an event in New York City in November 2015; Mackenzie and Gus have since often been spotted eating together at restaurants, and travelling around the US, but neither has addressed the rumors of them being romantically linked.

There are a number of people on the internet who believe that Gus is gay, and that he and Mackenzie are thus only close friends, but none of this has been confirmed; there are also those who believe that Mackenzie’s a lesbian, and was once in a relationship with famous American actress Kristen Stewart, but this hasn’t been confirmed either.

Mackenzie’s either single or in a relationship with Gus Thompson as of April 2023, hasn’t married, and doesn’t have children.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Mackenzie’s a fashionista, and is trying to keep up with all of the fashion trends by attending fashion shows and reading various fashion magazines, such as “Elle”, “Cosmopolitan” and “Vanity Fair”.

Only close to 10,000 people are following Mackenzie on Instagram today, as she’s only posted 24 pictures and videos onto the network, mostly related to her acting career. She launched her Twitter account in May 2018, but has tweeted only 54 times, and is followed by close to 3,000 people today.

Mackenzie follows a strict diet, thus her slim figure, and also works out at the gym several times every week.

Her favorite animals are kangaroos and penguins, and she has a pet dog.

Mackenzie’s favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston, while some of her favorite movies include “Love Happens”, “Life of Crime”, and “Wanderlust”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Mackenzie’s age is 36. She has blue eyes and brown hair, which she often dyes blonde; her height’s 5ft 10ins (1.78m), and she weighs around 155lbs (70kgs).

Mackenzie’s net worth’s been estimated at over $4 million, as of April 2023.

Veronica Hamel is a retired model and Hollywood actress, who is mostly known for her role of Joyce Davenport, the public defender in the “Hill Street Blues” TV series.

Early life and family

Veronica Hamel was born on 20 November 1943, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, so she holds American nationality and her zodiac sign is Scorpio. Veronica’s father was a carpenter, while her mother was a housewife, taking care of her kids. It is known that Veronica was not an only child in her family, yet there is no information on the number of her siblings, as she likes to keep her private life low-key. From her early years, Veronica knew that she was beautiful enough to start a modelling career, so she dreamt about it since becoming a teenager.

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However, she had to work as a secretary for a factory which produced ironing board covers to save some money, and to feel independence from her parents.

Educational background

Veronica matriculated her local high school in Philadelphia at the age of 17 in 1960, and instantly started working as a model. She tried to study at Temple University, but her tight work schedule left her no choice but to quit college and to focus on her modelling career, which brought her a lot of money despite her young age.

Career

Modelling career

In her interview with People magazine in 1982, Veronica shared that she started working as a model anonymously, and enjoyed the fact that she could hide her real name.

Discovered by Eileen Cecile Ford, the co-founder of Ford Models, 17-year-old Veronica began modelling for Vogue, participating in multiple photoshoots and catwalk shows; her pictures in haute couture dresses are now called ‘iconic’ by many sources and magazines. She had a chance to wear the legendary Mondrian dress, created by Yves Saint Laurent, captured in September 1965 by one of the most famous photographers of those times, Helmut Newton.

Veronica worked as a model for more than a decade, earning six-figure salaries and frequently having a chance to travel around the globe. She is also famous for appearing in the last cigarette commercial that was on air in the US, as Richard Nixon, who was the president of the US those years, signed legislation which banned cigarettes advertising on TV and radio.

Veronica Hamel

The last cigarette commercial appeared on TV right at midnight between 31 December 1970 and 1 January 1971 during an advertising block of “Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show”; Veronica could be seen in the short episode of the ad.

However, by the age of 30 Veronica had got bored (she insists it was her own decision and not the lack of job offers) and decided to conquer Hollywood as an actress. In 1971 she appeared as a model in the movie “Klute” starring Jane Fonda and Charles Cioffi, which made her think she made the right choice, so she closed all her modelling contracts and prepared to move to ‎Los Angeles.

Starting an acting career

In 1975 Veronica landed her first role in Hollywood, portraying Elenora in the episode “How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars” of the TV series “Kojak”.

In 1976 she appeared in such series as “The Bob Newhart Show”, “Starsky & Hutch”, “Switch” and “The Rockford Files”. She then played Vicki Webber in one of the episodes of “Family”, and Laura Koshko in the TV mini-series “79 Park Avenue”. Veronica struggled a lot during her first years in Hollywood, as she was always offered similar roles of beautiful women who don’t talk too much, and mostly smile while being filmed: ‘There’s a stigma put on models—that you can’t walk and talk at the same time, let alone act. So you have to work twice as hard’, she remembers her first years of acting experience in one of her interviews to People. On that note, she declined an offer to become an Angel for “Charlie’s Angels” series; she was considered for the role of Kelly Garrett, but when the producers knew about her decision to turn down the role, they chose Jaclyn Smith instead.

Veronica remembers her agents were ‘in tears, had stokes, convulsions’ when they found out the news on her turning down the offer, but Veronica felt she made the right choice, finally quitting the dull pattern of living off her looks. ‘They said it would make me a star. But I said, ‘You’re talking about my life, my work—and I’ll be miserable’, she recalled the situation.

Starring in “Hill Street Blues”

After several years of landing episodic roles in such series as “The Eddie Capra Mysteries”, “The Hustler of Muscle Beach” and “Eischied”, Veronica was cast for the series “Hill Street Blues” in 1981. She landed the role of Joyce Davenport, an independent, dedicated and smart defense attorney, and that role made her truly famous. Veronica shared that she liked the role as both Joyce and Veronica herself were ‘not appendages’, and lived on their own, never living through anyone else.

However, in a few years of portraying the public defender, Veronica felt a little uncomfortable to film in the sixth season of the series: ‘We feel the changes, obviously – I was not happy about it and I don’t think anybody was happy about it – but <…> everybody was trying to be professional and supportive and get it going again’, she said in her interview with The Morning Call in 1985. The show was rumored to be closed after the sixth season, yet none of the cast wanted to talk about it. In 1986 the seventh season was aired, after which the series eventually end. Veronica wanted to play more comedy roles, as she admired Kay Kendall, the late British comedian, so after “Hill Street Blues” was cancelled, Veronica was ready to jump into other series.

Further career

Done with “Kane & Abel” (1985) mini-series, in which Veronica played Kate Kane, the actress mostly appeared in TV films, as if she was fed up with series.

Veronica Hamel

She could be seen in such TV films as “A New Life” (1988), “She Said No” (1990), and “Stop at Nothing” (1991). She also played leading roles in “The Disappearance of Nora” (1993), “The Conviction of Kitty Dodds” (1993) and “A Child’s Cry for Help” (1994). Veronica landed the role of Lily Munster in “Here Come the Munsters” (1995), that of Sadie in “Talk to Me” (1996), and the role of Jennifer in “Stranger in My Home” (1997).

Among her latest works there are episodes of such series as “Touched by an Angel”, “The Division”, “The Fugitive” and “Philly”. From 2002 to 2003, Veronica appeared in several episodes of the series “Third Watch”, then played Margo Shephard in episodes of the popular series “Lost” from 2004 to 2010. She also played Commissioner Hayes in “Bone Eater” in 2008.

Personal life, ex-husband actor Michael Irving

In 1971 Veronica married her fellow actor Michael Irving; the couple lived together for more than 10 years, divorcing in 1981. In 1982 Veronica shared that she was not pitying at all being alone: ‘I have many friends. We organize tennis tournaments on Sundays. I have some close women friends I don’t think I could live without—that holds it all together’, she shared in her interview with People. Michael Irving was one of the co-founders of the Half Moon Theatre, which in 1990 was turned into the Half Moon Young People’s Theatre. Michael is an experienced stage and screen actor, who played in such productions as “Rough Music” and “Apart from George”, and in movies and series including “Lou Grant” (1977 – 1981), “Personal Services” (1987) and “How To Be” (2008), starring Robert Pattinson and written and directed by his son from his second marriage, Oliver Irving.

35 years ago today in 1984, the cover of #TVGuide featured #VeronicaHamel and #DanielJTravanti of the NBC police drama #HillStreetBlues. pic.twitter.com/cWZBDnZU7X

— Silver Age Television 📺 (@SilverAgeTV) March 24, 2019

Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts

Veronica was an avid equestrian, however, she had to give up jumping as she was starring in “Hill Street Blues”, so any injuries could put the whole show under risk.

In 1972, Veronica and Michael Irving bought the house in Brentwood which was earlier owned by Marilyn Monroe. When the couple started replacing the roof, they discovered a telephone tapping system and bugging eavesdropping devices which covered every single room of the house. The most interesting fact was that all those devices were not commercially available in the years Marilyn lived in the house, but some experts recognized them as ‘standard FBI issue’.

Veronica and Michael had to spend over $100,000 to clean their house from the system.

After divorce from Michael, Veronica rented another house in Brentwood, not wanting to leave the area she liked so much. She admitted that she couldn’t afford to buy the house of her dreams as it would cost her around $1 million, yet her house was big enough to have parties and barbecues, even for such big companies as the whole cast of “Hill Street Blues”.

Appearance

Veronica has long naturally curly dark brown hair and green eyes. She is 5ft 8ins (1.76m) tall, but her current weight and vital statistics are not available.

Net worth and salary

As of 2020, Veronica’s net worth is reported to be around $4 million. Of course her annual income depends on her commitments during any specific year.

Who is Holly Hallstrom?

Holly Anne Hallstrom was born in San Antonio, Texas USA, on 25 August 1952 – her zodiac sign is Virgo and she holds American nationality. She is a former model, retired actress and a TV personality, who is still perhaps best known for having served as a model in the game show “The Price Is Right” from 1977 to 1995.

What is she doing today or has she died?

There are rumors circulating the internet about how Holly died sometime in the early 2000s, as she hasn’t been appearing on TV or in the media, however, it is known that she decided to retire from appearing in TV shows in the late ‘90s, but came back on several occasions when invited as a guest in talk shows.

Today, Holly is renting-out several houses that she owns, and is leading a peaceful life in San Antonio.

Early life and education

Holly was raised alongside her younger sister in San Antonio, by the girls’ father who was a car mechanic, and their mother who was a housewife.

Holly grew up being focused on her studies, and when she enrolled at a local high school, she and her peers started reading girly magazines and watching models on TV – this is when Holly began dreaming about becoming a famous model one day, but still focused on her studies, and after matriculating in 1970, she enrolled at a college.

While still attending college, she visited Los Angeles in California, and there began working as a model which led her to quit college and focus on her career.

Career as an actress and a TV personality

Holly’s first appearance in a TV show was what made her famous – “The Price Is Right” starred Bob Barker, Janice Pennington and Dian Parkinson, and followed multiple contestants competing to win cash, cars and vacations. All the games in the show were related to the consumer goods pricing, and was a huge hit, winning 48 awards and being nominated for 122 others.

In 1980, Holly appeared as a panelist in two episodes of the comedy family game show “Match Game PM”, and in 1984 featured in the TV special “TV’s Funniest Game Show Moments”.

She made her debut TV series appearance in 1989, when she was cast to portray Newlywed Woman in the episode “The Nutt Cracker Suite” of the comedy “The Nutt House”, and in 1993 Holly made an uncredited appearance as the Spin the Wheel Girl in the action comedy crime movie “Loaded Weapon 1”. In the same year, she guest starred in a single episode of the game show “Family Feud”., and the following year made her second movie appearance when she played The Female Office

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r in the short science fiction adventure comedy “Galaxy Beat”. Two years later, Holly played The Toothpaste Spokesperson in the adventure science fiction thriller movie “The Tomorrow Man”.

She featured in the TV special “The Price Is Right 25th Anniversary Special” in 1996, and in 2002 guest starred in a single episode of the documentary series “E! True Hollywood Story”. Her final two appearances on TV were captured in 2005, when she guest starred in an episode of the mini-series “Game Show Moments Gone Bananas”, and an episode of the talk show “The View”.

Filling a lawsuit

Holly was let go from “The Price Is Right” in 1995 by the show’s host Bob Barker, and subsequently claimed that she was dismissed because she gained 14lbs (6.4kgs), also that she was let go because she wouldn’t support Bob when he was sued for sexual harassment by Dian Parkinson, a former American model.

Bob counter-sued Holly, but dropped the suit two days before the trial began, and had to pay Holly’s legal fees – this motivated Holly to sue Bob, and the legal fight went on for years before it was settled in October 2005. During the years she fought Bob in court, Holly used all her savings, sold her house to pay for her lawyer, and lived in a car for a year. She eventually received several million dollars as settlement, and could’ve received more if she had accepted to not talk about Bob in the media ever again – she launched a foundation which has since been helping people who have been mistreated at their workplace.

After the models Kathleen Bradley and Janice Pennington, production assistants Sherrill Paris and Linda Riegert, and the director Paul Alter all testified against Bob, they were fired from the show – every one of them sued Bob, accepting out-of-court financial settlements, while Paul was eventually invited to come back to the show which he accepted in 2000.

Love life and relationships

Holly has kept details of her love life hidden from the media’s attention since she launched her modelling career, and there are rumors circulating the internet that she dated several men during those years she was shooting for “The Price Is Right”. Many of her fans claimed that they saw her walking hand in hand with several men in a period of three months, but Holly has never agreed to comment on her love life – it is also believed by some that she is a lesbian, while two of her fans have even claimed to have seen her kissing her female friend at a Los Angeles club.

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As of September 2020, Holly is single, she hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

Holly has ventured into the real estate industry, and is the owner of several houses around San Antonio, most of which she leases, while she is today living in one of these.

She apparently spent her entire life being on a strict diet, eating mostly vegetables and fruits, and it wasn’t until she was done with modelling that she became interested in tasting various cuisines and travelling around the world – she has been to many European countries with her favorite being France, especially its capital city Paris, and she has also travelled to Asia on multiple occasions visiting China and Japan.

She is a lover of animals, and has had many pet dogs and cats.

Holly likes to watch movies late at night, and her favorite actors and actresses are Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie, and some of her favorite movies are “Titanic”, “Catch Me If You Can” and “Good Will Hunting”.

Net worth

Holly’s age is 68. She has long brown hair and blue eyes, her height is 5ft 11ins (1.8m) and she weighs around 155lbs (70kgs).

As of September 2020, her net worth has been estimated at over $10 million.