Actors

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Susan Cabot injected herself with her son’s medication after believing it to have an anti-aging effect, but the side effects made her unstable.

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Elsa Lanchester kept her husband’s secret tucked away for years. And then one day, she just didn’t care anymore—and revealed everything.

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When Thelma Todd’s boyfriend wanted to open a gambling den on her property, she said “over my dead body.” His response? “That can be arranged.”

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Omar Sharif was once a famous Hollywood heartthrob, but after gambling his money away, he ended up living in a Paris hotel that gave him a free room.

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Linda Blair, once the possessed girl in The Exorcist, now devotes her life to rescuing and rehabilitating lost and abandoned animals.

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Judge Judy ended her marriage of 14 years, only to remarry her husband again less than a year later.

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Tippi Hedren is one of Hollywood’s most reluctant actors, and after what she went through with Alfred Hitchcock, she had good reason to be.

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Nicole Kidman is one of the most talented actresses of her era, but she's had more than her fair share of tragedy.

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Angelina Jolie is one of the most glamorous stars in Hollywood today, but as a child she didn’t fit in and was horribly teased for her looks.

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Tawny Kitaen was an American actress best known for her iconic appearances in Whitesnake’s music videos, including Still of the Night and Here I Go Again. Beyond her on-screen fame, her personal life drew public attention as well—marked by a high-profile relationship with a professional athlete and a difficult divorce that often made headlines.

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Priscilla Presley first met Elvis when she was just 14 years old. Despite their age difference, the two began a relationship that would eventually lead her into Elvis’s fast-paced lifestyle. Their marriage later brought even more challenges and complexities into their lives.

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Between some really great films, Madsen made a lot of duds. And when he needed to keep his family fed, Madsen went a few steps even lower.



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