Where Are They Now - April 11, 2014

Hello fans,

Charlotte Lewis is the celeb that we are catching up with this week. She got her start in Roman Polanski's film Pirates in 1986 and moved on to act in a number of films during the 1980s and 90s. Let's find out more about Lewis and where she is now...

Take care,
Melissa

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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":

Mary Beth Hurt: Appeared in "The World According to Garp", "Interiors", "Compromsing Positions" and other movies, also known for her stage work

Joan Hackett: She appeared in the movies "The Group", "The Terminal Man" and "Only When I Laugh"

Adrian Lyne: Director, "Flashdance", "Fatal Attraction", "Indecent Proposal"

(Answer at the bottom)
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Charlotte Lewis
Learn More About Charlotte Lewis on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH DATE: August 7, 1967, Kensington, London, England

CLAIM TO FAME: She is most famous for her role opposite Eddie Murphy in "The Golden Child" in 1986.

FAMILY LIFE: Gave birth to a son in 2004.

INFO: Lewis made her film debut in the 1986 Roman Polanski film Pirates, and followed it with the female lead in The Golden Child alongside Eddie Murphy. She also appeared in the 1990 film Tripwire and 1992's Storyville. She co-starred in Men of War and the film Decoy (both 1995).

TRIVIA: Attended Bishop Douglass School in Finchley.

Appeared in a cover-featured pictorial in the July 1993 issue of Playboy magazine.

Selected as one of the "9 Best Bodies For the 1990s" by SHAPE magazine.

Exotic beauty comes from her Irish mother and Iraqi-Chilean father.

WHERE IS SHE NOW: Her last acting role was in the film Hey DJ in 2003. Lewis made the news in 2010 when she accused director Roman Polanski of sexually assaulting her in his Paris apartment when she was 16 years old. Prosecutors in Los Angeles confirmed that they interviewed Lewis in connection with the allegations.

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CREDITS:

2003 Hey DJ...Tai

2003 Henry X...Mrs. Morgan

1999 Every Dog Has Its Day...Jill

1999 Highlander: The Raven (TV Series)...Jade
The Frame (1999)

1997 Mutual Needs...Louise Collier

1996 Renegade (TV Series)...Kate
The Pipeline (1996)

1996 Viper (TV Series)...Evangeline Raines
White Fire (1996)

1996 Navajo Blues...Elizabeth Wyako

1996 The Glass Cage...Jacqueline

1996 Red Shoe Diaries 6: How I Met My Husband (Video)...The Woman (segment "Midnight Bells")

1995 Decoy...Katya

1995 Embrace of the Vampire...Sarah

1995 Seinfeld (TV Series)...Nina
The Switch (1995)

1994 Men of War...Loki

1994 Lipstick Camera...Roberta Dailey

1993 Excessive Force...Anna Gilmour

1993 Red Shoe Diaries (TV Series)
Midnight Bells (1993)

1992 Storyville...Lee Tran

1992 Sketch Artist (TV Movie)...Leese

1990-1991 Broken Badges (TV Series)...Priscilla Mather

1991 Bare Essentials (TV Movie)...Tarita the Native Girl

1989 Tripwire...Trudy

1988 Dial: Help...Jenny Cooper

1988 Crime Story (TV Series)...Mai Lan
Femme Fatale (1988)

1986 The Golden Child...Kee Nang

1986 Pirates...María-Dolores de la Jenya de la Calde

1978 Grange Hill (TV Series)...Samantha

To see Then & Now pictures of Charlotte Lewis, visit: Celebrity Nooz

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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Mary Beth Hurt - ALIVE
Born: 09/26/1948

Joan Hackett - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 05/01/1934 Died: 10/08/1983

Adrian Lyne - ALIVE
Born: 03/04/1941

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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
4/9
Rory Ellinger, 72, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (since 2010), liver cancer.
Norman Girvan, 72, Jamaican professor and politician, fall.
Shawkat Hossain Hiron, 57, Bangladeshi politician, MP for Barisal District, Mayor of Barisal, complications from a stroke.
Boniface Lele, 66, Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Mombasa (2005-2013), Bishop of Kitui (1995-2005), cardiac arrest.
René Mertens, 92, Belgian racing cyclist, stroke.
Aelay Narendra, 67, Indian politician, MP for Nizamabad (1999-2004) and Medak (2004-2008), Andhra Pradesh MLA for Himayatnagar (1983-1999).
A. N. R. Robinson, 87, Trinbagonian politician, recognized for role in establishing the International Criminal Court, President (1997-2003), Prime Minister (1986-1991).
Svetlana Velmar-Jankovic, 81, Serbian writer.

4/8
Sandy Brown, 75, Scottish footballer.
Emmanuel III Delly, 86, Iraqi Chaldean Catholic hierarch, Patriarch of Babylon (2003-2012).
Karlheinz Deschner, 89, German writer and activist.
Shirish Chandra Dixit, 91, Indian politician, MP for Varanasi (1991-1996), DGP for Uttar Pradesh.
Serge Gambucci, 91, American Hall of Fame high school hockey coach.
Alena Hynkova, 66, Czech film director.
Ghita Licu, 68, Romanian Olympic handball player (1972, 1976).
Ivan Mercep, 83, New Zealand architect (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa).
The Ultimate Warrior, 54, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (WWE).

4/7
Ashish Bose, 83, Indian demographer, coined "BIMARU" term, fall.
George Dureau, 83, American painter and photographer, Alzheimer's disease.
Ian Hamilton Fazey, 71, British journalist (Financial Times, Liverpool Echo, Daily Post), suspected heart attack.
Jürgen Frick, 48, Liechtenstein financier, shot.
Peaches Geldof, 25, English television presenter, writer and model.
James Alexander Green, 88, British mathematician.
V. K. Murthy, 90, Indian cinematographer (Kaagaz Ke Phool, Pyaasa, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam), recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2008).
O Sang-hon, 50, North Korean politician, executed by flamethrower.
Zeituni Onyango, 61, Kenyan computer programmer, involved in immigration case during the 2008 presidential election campaign, complications from breast cancer and respiratory ailments.
Jerry Sharkey, 71, American Wright brothers historian, conceived idea for Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, heart failure.
John Shirley-Quirk, 82, English bass-baritone.
George Shuffler, 88, American Hall of Fame bluegrass musician (The Stanley Brothers).
Steve Smith, 64, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1999-2012).
Josep Maria Subirachs, 87, Spanish Catalan sculptor and painter, Parkinson's disease.
Ronnie Turnbull, 81, British journalist and editor (Hexham Courant).
Frans van der Lugt, 75, Dutch Jesuit priest, shot.
Cedo Vukovic, 93, Montenegrin writer.
Royce Waltman, 72, American college basketball coach (Indiana State).
Emilio Yap, 88, Filipino tycoon and philanthropist, Chairman of the Manila Bulletin, Manila Hotel, Centro Escolar University and Philtrust Bank.

4/6
Mary Anderson, 96, American actress (Gone With the Wind).
Lawrence A. Brown, 78, American geographer.
Jacques Casterede, 87, French composer.
Leee Black Childers, 68, American punk rock and art photographer (The Factory, Andy Warhol).
Liv Dommersnes, 91, Norwegian actress.
Ed Hurt, 90, American bluegrass fiddle and mandolin player.
Peter Kaberere, 30, Kenyan gospel singer, electrocuted.
Erzsi Kovacs, 85, Hungarian pop singer and performer.
Mickey Rooney, 93, American actor (The Black Stallion, Babes in Arms, Night at the Museum), Emmy Award winner (Bill).
Leandro Rovirosa Wade, 96, Mexican politician and engineer, Governor of Tabasco (1977-1982).
Chuck Stone, 89, American navigator, journalist and academic, Tuskegee Airman during World War II, co-founder of the NABJ.
Massimo Tamburini, 70, Italian motorcycle designer, lung cancer.
Datta Tamhane, 102, Indian independence activist and politician.

4/5
Azamour, 13, Irish racehorse and sire, euthanised.
Óscar Aviles, 90, Peruvian guitarist and singer.
Poul Erik Bech, 76, Danish football manager.
Willis Blair, 90, Canadian politician, Mayor of East York (1973-1975).
Andy Davidson, 81, Scottish footballer (Hull City).
Alan Davie, 93, Scottish painter and musician.
Antonio Díaz Gil, 79, Spanish footballer.
Mariano Diaz, 74, Spanish racing cyclist.
David Lamb, 35, American folk musician (Brown Bird), leukemia.
Peter Matthiessen, 86, American author (At Play in the Fields of the Lord, The Snow Leopard), leukemia.
Jason McCash, 38, American doom metal bassist (The Gates of Slumber).
Klaus Meyer, 76, German footballer.
Stanislaus Okurut, 84, Ugandan politician, Minister of Labour, Sports and Transport, heart failure.
John Pinette, 50, American comedian and actor (The Punisher, Junior), pulmonary embolism.
Larry Pratt, 78, Australian horse race caller (ABC), complications following heart surgery.
Gordon Smith, 59, Scottish footballer (St. Johnstone, Aston Villa).
Mahmoud Sultan, 73, Egyptian journalist and television personality, blood clots.
Jose Wilker, 66, Brazilian actor (Medicine Man) and director, heart attack.

4/4
Jose Aguilar, 55, Cuban Olympic bronze-medalist light-welterweight boxer (1980), cerebral infarction.
J. S. Archibald, Kittitian-born British Virgin Islander jurist, member of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
Ismet Atli, 83, Turkish Olympic champion light heavyweight freestyle wrestler (1960).
Wayne Henderson, 74, American jazz trombonist (The Jazz Crusaders) and record producer, heart failure.
Kumba Ialá, 61, Bissau-Guinean politician, President (2000-2003), cardiopulmonary arrest.
Stanislav Kostyuk, 77, Ukrainian footballer.
Margo MacDonald, 70, Scottish politician, MP for Glasgow Govan (1973-1974), MSP for Lothian (since 1999), Parkinson's disease.
Peter Liechti, 63, Swiss filmmaker.
Otis McDonald, 80, American handgun and Second Amendment advocate (McDonald v. Chicago), cancer.
Anja Niedringhaus, 48, German photojournalist (Associated Press), Pulitzer Prize winner for Breaking News Photography (2005), shot.
Curtis Bill Pepper, 96, American journalist (Newsweek) and author.
Jeff Pert, 55, American cartoonist, heart attack.
Muhammad Qutb, 95, Egyptian Islamist author and academic.
Richard Small, 68, American racehorse trainer (Concern), cancer.
Ed Spencer, 85, American race car driver.
Gyula Szabó, 83, Hungarian actor.
Lois Wallace, 73, American literary agent (Ben Stein, Don DeLillo).
Jean Wauters, 91, Belgian medical and football executive, Chairman of Standard Liege (1988-1998).

4/3
Nathan Berry, 23, Australian jockey, complications from viral encephalitis and NORSE syndrome.
Andrei Bodiu, 48, Romanian poet.
Máximo Cajal López, 79, Spanish diplomat.
Bernard Daines, 69, Canadian-born American computer engineer and technology executive.
Régine Deforges, 78, French author, editor, director and playwright.
Pedro Fré, 89, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Corumba (1985-1989) and Barretos (1989-2000).
Harry Gasser, 76, Filipino news anchor (DZKB-TV), stroke.
Edvard Grimstad, 81, Norwegian politician, MP for Ostfold (1989-1997).
Lawrence Hamilton, 59, American show tunes singer and musical director, gastrointestinal blood clot.
George G. Johnson, 76, American Hall of Fame golfer.
Virginie Korte-van Hemel, 84, Dutch politician, Deputy Minister of Justice (1982-1989).
Paul Lüönd, 63, Swiss musician and politician.
Mark Lemond, 59, American retail executive, CEO and President of Shoe Carnival.
Pierre Mathieu, 70, Dutch volleyball manager.
Poobie Naicker, 87, South African trade unionist (SADTU).
Jovan Pavlovic, 77, Serbian Orthodox prelate, Metropolitan Bishop of Zagreb, Ljubljana and Italy.
Michael Prinz von Preußen, 74, German author.
John Ryan, 86, Irish politician, Leas-Cheann Comhairle (1982-1987).
Paul Salamunovich, 86, American conductor and choral director (Los Angeles Master Chorale), complications from West Nile virus.
Tommy Lynn Sells, 49, American serial killer, execution by lethal injection.
Arthur Smith, 93, American musician and songwriter ("Guitar Boogie", "Dueling Banjos").
Richard Worthington, 93, American musician and conductor, founder and director of the Monroe Symphony Orchestra (1971-1991).