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Sometimes a glittering career hides some of the darkest tales. The winner of the USA and World championships in hurdle events, Lolo Jones has reached her current position after many years of hard work and an immense amount of patience. She was the only child of a single mom with five kids, Jones had a difficult and impoverished growing up. Her mother was always moving and she even spent some time living in the basement. Jones had in a mobile and nomadic lifestyle from the moment she started high school, had the option of moving to a new school each year. Jones had to live away from her mother at Theodore Roosevelt School to pursue her love of track. Jones lived with four different families to keep her study focused. Jones was part of both the Orchestra of Iowa as well as the Gatorade Track and Field Award. She also won this prize in high the school. Jones was one of the top hurdlers in her first year of college. She was the winner of the 100-meter hurdles at the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championship. Also, she participated on the runner up team for 100-meters relay. In 2003 and in 2004, Jones took home the hurdles indoor event at the NCAA Championship. Jones began her track and field career in the year 2005, when she completed her studies at the university. The same year she also took home in the Torino Memorial Event, while in 2026 she took home the Ostrava Track race as well as Heusden.

Brandt was born and raised in Cape Town in South African. She emigrated to Auckland New Zealand with her family when she was in her teens. After being discovered by local casting directors, Brandt took on the role as Naevia for the Starz smashes Spartacus: Blood and Sand as well as Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Her character was popular among the public and production team members Steven S. D Knight, Sam Raimi and Sam Raimi. Mazikeen was a popular fan favorite DC/Vertigo character from comics and Vertigo/DC series Lucifer played her part in this hit Netflix show. Lucifer was a smash hit and broke the record of binge viewing and was named as the best binged show in 2021 by Forbes. Brandt will be next seen with Andrew Lincoln, Danai Guarira and others Walking Dead cast members in the six-episode Walking Dead spinoff that airs in 2020. Also, she stars with Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan Chris Meloni and Chris Meloni as Captain Fall in an adult animated film to be released by Netflix July 20, 2023. Lesley-Ann Brandt is an South African actress, born in Cape Town, South Africa on 2nd of December 1981. She's a very talented New Zealand actress. Lesley Brandt moved along with her family and friends into Auckland New Zealand in 1999. In Auckland Brandt began her career as a Retailer, then got elevated to the position of IT Manager. Following a couple of modeling projects, Lesley appeared in many commercials. In 2008, she finished her acting studies. In 2009, she began her acting studies she continued her studies with the Meisner approach to study. Lesley Brandt's very first noteworthy acting role was on the TV drama Diplomatic Immunity, which aired in New Zealand. Lesley Brandt is a supporting actor on the New Zealand television drama Shortland Street. In a subsequent sci-fi adaptation This Is Not My Life she portrayed the city of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt starred in the TV series Spartacus: Blood and Sand in the role of Naevia, a hostage who was later seen in the Spartacus: Gods of the Arena Miniseries.