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Even a brilliant career can be a cover for the most sad stories. Lolo Jones, who is the champion of the USA and World the hurdle championships, achieved the status he has achieved after years of hard work and incredible endurance. Jones was the sole child of a five-child family who lived living in poverty. Her mother was constantly moving and she even was a resident at the bottom of her home. A life of constant movement made it necessary for Jones to attend the same school each year up until her first day of high school. Jones was able to move away from her mother and moved to Theodore Roosevelt so that her to concentrate on her track interest. She lived with four different families during her time at high school to study in one place. Jones was awarded the Gatorade Iowa Track & Field Athlete of the Year award during her time at school. She also was an active member of the school orchestra as cellist. As she began college, Jones proved to be one of the best hurdlers. She won the 100-meter obstacle at the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championship. Also, she was a part of the winning team of 100-meter relay. Jones took home both the indoor and outdoor hurdles event at the NCAA Championship in 2003. Jones began her track and field career in the year 2005, when she finished her university studies. Jones won Torino Memorial in 2005, as well as Ostrava and Heusden tracks events the following year.

Brandt relocated to Auckland, New Zealand, from Cape Town South Africa in late adolescence. Brandt was discovered locally by casting directors. She was then offered the role of Naevia, in the Starz smash Spartacus Blood and Sand and Spartacus Gods of the Arena. Working with producers Steven S. D Knight and Sam Raimi she captivated audiences through her performances and became one of the shows most memorable stars. Mazikeen was a popular comic book character on Vertigo/DC, and was a character in the Netflix popular series Lucifer for 6 years. Forbes listed Lucifer as their top most watched show to binge watch in 2021. Brandt's next appearance will be in the six-episode Walking Dead spin-off in 2024, opposite Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurrira. Other Netflix projects include the animated adult show Captain Fall starring Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan, Jason Ritter, and Chris Meloni. This will air in the month of July in 2023. Lesley-Ann Brandt, a South African actress, born in Cape Town on the 2nd of December, 1981. She's quite an accomplished New Zealand actress. Lesley Brandt moved along with the entire family in Auckland New Zealand in 1999. In Auckland, Brandt began as an agent for sales, and later was promoted into the role of an IT consultant. Lesley was featured in a variety of commercial advertisements after a few modelling projects. The actress graduated from her acting program in 2008, and then continued to study Meisner's methods. Lesley Brandt's first notable acting role was on the TV drama series Diplomatic Immunity, which aired in New Zealand. Lesley Brandt made a guest appearance in New Zealand's TV series Shortland Street in the role of a support actor. She then appeared in the science-fiction action thriller This Is Not My Life that is based upon anecdotal Waimoana. Lesley Brandt was cast in the Television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand as Naevia who was a teenager hostage and later depicts her character in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena miniseries.