A true child of Hollywood, Carrie Frances Fisher grew up in the shadow of scandal as the daughter of famous parents run amok. But it was her work as the gun-toting heroine in a then little anticipated science fiction film that cemented her in the public’s mind as Princess Leia Organa in “Star Wars” (1977). The role put the then 19-year old actress on the map and endeared her to generations of fans for decades, and although the actress made other notable appearances in film and earned acclaim and respect for her well-written novels, acerbic wit, and highly sought-after script doctoring skills, she will always be Princess Leia to the faithful of writer-director George Lucas’ sweeping film saga.

 Striking Canadian import Carrie-Anne Moss, a dark-haired, alabaster skinned beauty, journeyed to Europe to pursue a modeling career, but instead landed on American television, fulfilling a lifelong goal of working as a professional actress. Despite always wanting to be an actress, nothing prepared Moss for becoming a cultural icon when she landed the career-defining role of Trinity, the cool, leather-clad, sunglasses-wearing heroine from the futuristic sci-fi phenomenon, “The Matrix” (1999). So great was the film’s impact on the cultural zeitgeist that Moss become more unrecognizable withoutsunglasses than with. Labeled by media and geek fandom as an action chick—a term she wholeheartedly embraced—Moss was wise in not letting the role define her career and instead balanced her resume with more feminine roles in low-budget indies.

The Primetime Emmy Awards Show 2008 wasn’t very exciting to watch Sunday night, but we have a list of the Emmy Award winners below. The television shows MadMen and 30 Rock took home the top honors at the 2008 Emmys. We also included the Josh Groban medley video from the Emmy’s below.

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Sweeping the category almost completely, 30 Rock took the prize for outstanding comedy series. Alec Baldwin took home his first Emmy for lead actor in a comedy series and his co-star Tina Fey nabbed the prize for lead actress in the category. The role of the sassy mother to...

A long-time favorite of discriminating theatergoers, Calista Flockhart acted in several Off-Broadway plays (e.g., "All for One", "Sophistry", "Wrong Turn at Lungfish") before triumphing on Broadway in the role of Laura, opposite Julie Harris, in a 1994 revival of "The Glass Menagerie".

Tonight is the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Ryan Seacrest. Seacrest will get a little help with his hosting duties by several reality tv stars such as Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst, and Tom Bergeron. The live telecast of the Emmy’s will air from L.A.’s Nokia Theatre on Sunday, September 21 on CTV. We will update you here with the 2008 Emmy Award Winners!

This affable blond performer took a decade to advance from second lead and character actor to starring status. Like James Stewart in an earlier generation, the unthreatening, wholesome Pullman labored through small parts in good films and leading roles in bombs before finally coming into his own. A doctor's son, he earned his MFA from the University of Massachusetts and then worked in construction and as a drama teacher and director before trying acting.

Actor, writer, and director Ben Affleck hit the Hollywood radar in 1997 as the co-writer and co-star of “Good Will Hunting,” earning an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay along with childhood best friend Matt Damon. In fact, the seemingly overnight ascent to stardom in tandem with Damon, became one of the great “Hollywood” stories” of all time – right up there with Lana Turner being discovered at Schwab’s Drugstore.