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English actress who is best known for her recurring role as Mrs. Patmore in the ITV drama series Downton Abbey, and for her roles as Mrs. Beaver in the 1988 BBC adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and as the Queen Giant in the 1990 adaptati
She has guest-starred on numerous British television series. She made her film debut in 1999's East Is East.
Criminal Lawyer & Best-Selling Crime Novelist
Linda Fairstein, former prosecutor and best-selling crime novelist.
Lalah Hathaway referred to as the First Daughter of Soul, is a contemporary R&B and jazz singer. She is the daughter of soul singer Donny Hathaway and a classically trained vocalist.
She is the daughter of soul singer Donny Hathaway and a classically trained vocalist. In 1990, Lalah Hathaway released a self-titled album.
Michael Lane Turner is an American singer-songwriter.
Lane Turner grew up in the west Texas town of Levelland. An area rich with music, culture, and hard working people.
Louis Knox Barlow is an American alternative rock musician and songwriter.
Barlow is credited with helping to pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music in the late 1980s.
Laura Jansen is a Dutch-American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles.
Jansen became a fixture in the constellation of artists associated with Los Angeles nightclub.
Leonard Charles "Lenny" Williams is an American singer known for his work in the R&B and soul music genres. During the 1970s, he was the lead vocalist for Tower of Power
Oakland, California native Lenny Williams possesses one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music.
Award Winning Photographer & Visual Artist
Lorna Simpson is a photographer and visual artist whose work focuses primarily on race and sexuality.
Celebrity Chef, Author, Host of "Lidia's Kitchen"
Lidia Bastianich is an Italian-American celebrity chef, television host, author, and restaurateur. Specializing in Italian and Italian-American cuisine, Bastianich has been a regular contributor to public television cooking shows since…
Storyteller & Author of "Black Widow"
Born in Baltimore City, Leslie Gray Streeter is a University of Maryland College Park graduate.
CEO of Learning Policy Institute & Founder of the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Leader of President Obama’s Education Policy Transition Team
Linda Darling-Hammond is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University and founding president of the Learning Policy Institute.