Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
Cynthia Onyedinmanasu Chinasaokwu Erivo (born 8 January 1987) is an English actress, singer, and songwriter.
She is known for her performance as Celie in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, the latter two she shared with the rest of the cast.
Erivo ventured into films in 2018, with roles in the heist film Widows and the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. In 2019, she portrayed abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet, for which she earned nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Take That Set to Rock BAFTA Film Awards With ‘Greatest Day’ Performance, Jeff Goldblum to Play In Memoriam Tribute
variety.comNaman Ramachandran British pop royalty Take That will take the stage at the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards, performing their hit single “Greatest Day,” featured in the BAFTA-nominated film “Anora.” Jeff Goldblum will play the piano for the In Memoriam segment.
The actor-musician, who recently wowed audiences as The Wizard in the hit “Wicked” film adaptation, brings his jazz credentials to the tribute, drawing from his experience fronting the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra.
Goldblum’s next album with the group, “Still Blooming,” drops April 25. The ceremony, hosted by David Tennant, will broadcast from London’s Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre on Feb.
16. U.K. viewers can catch the action on BBC One and iPlayer, while international audiences can tune in via BritBox International in North America, and various broadcasters worldwide.
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