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Theda Bara, att. 1906-08 (1885-1955)
Popular silent film actress who became one of cinema's earliest sex symbols, earning her nickname "The Vamp." Made more than 40 films, mostly in the 1910s. (Read more)
![Theda looking innocent as Juliet, appearing with Romeo.](/content/dam/magazine/images/famous/movies/heart-throbs/romeo_juliet1916_theda_HenryHilliard.jpg ""Romeo and Juliet," 1916")
![Theda Bara sits in a chair while a gentleman in a suit swoons over her shoulder.](/content/dam/magazine/images/famous/movies/heart-throbs/theda-bara-by granger.jpg "Theda Bara and Albert Roscoe in a scene from "Camille," 1917.")
.jpg "Bara in an outfit from Cleopatra.")
![Cleopatra and Caesar looking into the camera.](https://magazine.uc.edu/editors_picks/recent_features/sweethearts/jcr%3acontent/MainContent/image_4/image.img.jpg/1392394800003.jpg "Theda Bara as Cleopatra and Fritz Leiber as Caesar in "Cleopatra," 1917.")
![Bara in a guaze-like Cleopatra outfit.](/content/dam/magazine/images/famous/movies/heart-throbs/Theda_.jpg "Bara in one of her famous risqué costumes, this one in "Cleopatra" (1917).")
Jane Froman, att. CCM late ‘20s (1907–80)
A popular radio singing star, a Ziegfield Follies performer who befriended Fannie Brice in the 1930s, an opera singer, a nightclub headliner and a TV guest star. She was especially popular with WWII soldiers because she was an injured veteran of the war. (Read entire UC Magazine story.)
Evelyn Venable, A&S ’33 (1913-93)
A silver-screen star who probably posed as the Statue of Liberty for the Columbia Pictures logo. In the 1930s, Evelyn Venable played opposite stars like Katharine Hepburn, Robert Young, Shirley Temple, Fred MacMurray, W.C. Fields, the Cabbage Patch kids, Fredric March and Will Rogers. (Read entire UC Magazine story.)
![Venable holding a little Shirley Temple in the movie The Little Colonel.](/content/dam/magazine/images/0912/venable/Venable&TempleWeb.jpg "Venable holding a little Shirley Temple in the movie "The Little Colonel."")
![A color movie poster for Death Takes a Holiday.](/content/dam/magazine/images/0912/venable/VENABLEMARCH3.jpg "Lobby card showing Evenyn in "Death Takes a Holiday" with Frederic March.")
![Venable with a Robert Young, who holds her by the shoulders.](/content/dam/magazine/images/0912/venable/Vagabond Lady R Young.jpg "Venable in "Vagabond Lady" with Robert Young in 1935.")
![Evelyn and Will Rogers on a colorized lobby card for David Harum.](/content/dam/magazine/images/0912/venable/1 Venable David Harum.jpg "A lobby card for "David Harum" with Venable and Will Rogers. Lobby card/courtesty of Jerry Murbach.")
Faith Prince, CCM ’79, HonDoc '09
A Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning actress on Broadway, who received acclaim for her roles in "A Catered Affair" ('08), “Bells Are Ringing" ('01), “Guys and Dolls” ('92-95, for which she won both awards as best actress) and “Jerome Robbins' Broadway" ('89-90). (Read much more.)
![Faith kissed Nathan Lane in Guys and Dolls.](/content/dam/magazine/images/famous/Broadway/FaithPrince/faith_NathanLane_GuysDolls_byJoanMarcus.jpg "In "Guys and Dolls" on Broadway, Faith kissed Nathan Lane. Photo/Joan Marcus.")
![Faith poses in an elegant dancing dress, arms holding the giant skirt out to her sides.](/content/dam/magazine/images/famous/Broadway/FaithPrince/faith_GuysDolls_MarthaSwope.jpg "Faith as a "Doll." Photo/Martha Swope.")
![Faith at the Tony Award ceremony clutching her award.](/content/dam/magazine/images/famous/Broadway/FaithPrince/faith_tony_JosephMarzullo.jpg "In 1992, Faith receives her Tony Award for her role as Miss Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls." Photo/Joseph Marzullo")
Sarah Jessica Parker, CCM Prep School, late ’60s or early ’70s
Best known as the Manhattan sex-columnist Carrie Bradshaw, the lead character in the HBO series "Sex and the City" (1998-2004), for which she won four Golden Globes and nominations for three more — one for every year she was on the show. She also won two Emmys and six nominations. In 1977, she landed her first Broadway gig in “Annie,” eventually working her way into the namesake role.
Karen Olivo, CCM '97
Actress who won Best Featured Actress Tony Award for "West Side Story in ’09, as well as both a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance and a Fred & Adele Astaire Award for Best Female Dancer on Broadway for "In the Heights" in ’06. But she is probably best known for her TV appearances — recurring roles on "The Good Wife" and "Harry's Law," plus frequent roles on various versions of "Law and Order." (Read more.)
![Karen wearing a slinky gold gown](/content/dam/magazine/images/famous/famousTV/Olivo/karenolivo.jpg "Karen at an after-party for the opening night of "West Side Story" on Broadway.")
Kearran Giovanni, CCM '03
TV and Broadway actress who is currently in the recurring role of Detective Amy Sykes on the TNT series “Major Crimes” (2012-14). Previously, she had the recurring role of Dr. Vivian Wright in the ABC soap opera “One Life to Live” (2009-12). But she started her career on Broadway. She performed in seven great musicals and received a Fred & Adele Astaire Award nomination for Best Female Dancer in a Broadway Musical (“Guys and Dolls” revival in ’09). (Read more.)
