German actress Elke Sommer

Every European country seemed to have a young, glamorous international actress in the 1960s. France had Catherine Deneuve, Italy had Sophia Loren, and Great Britain gave us Julie Christie. And then there was Elke Sommer, representin' Deutschland! :-)

Born Elke Schletz in Berlin, Germany, Elke Sommer grew up in the Bavarian town of Erlangen and moved to England as a teenager, where she was discovered by move director Vittorio De Sica. She won recognition for her work in 1964's The Prize, with Paul Newman and Edward G. Robinson. Other movies in which she appeared include The Venetian Affair and The Swiss Conspiracy, as well as the second Pink Panther movie, A Shot in the Dark. She even performed successfully as a singer on the side!

More recently, Elke Sommer has concentrated more on painting than on acting, finding yet another artistic muse with which to express herself. She lives in Los Angeles now, and she turns seventy in November 2010.

Model Maria Rowe

Maria Rowe is a fashion model from the late 1980s.

But you probably figured that out from the hair style. :-D

She was represented by the Los Angeles office of the Elite modeling agency.

Indian actress Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto played Latika, the lifelong love interest of an impoverished game show contestant in the astonishing movie Slumdog Millionaire, set in her native India. Her sweet and endearing performance made her one of the breakout movie stars of 2008.

As of this writing, Freida Pinto appears in three movies currently in post-production - Miral, Dawn of War and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, the latter movie directed by Woody Allen.

Actress Maureen O'Hara

What's St. Patrick's Day without a tribute to Maureen O'Hara? :-D

Maureen O'Hara has been one of the most ubiquitous actresses in movies and television. The Black Swan, Miracle On 34th Street, and The Quiet Man (in which John Wayne plays an Irish-American who returns to his ancestral homeland) are among her many movie credits.

She's long been known for her friendly rapport with men. Asked what he thought of Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne replied, "Helluva guy." :-D

Born in Ireland, she became a naturalized American citizen in 1946.

Though she's retired, Maureen O'Hara is still going strong. She turns ninety years old five months from today.