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Angela Mellissa Griffin (born 19 July 1976) is an English actress, television presenter, and director who has been active on British television since the early 1990s. She is best known for portraying the roles of Fiona Middleton in the ITV soap opera…
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Angela Haynes (born September 27, 1984) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Her top singles ranking by the WTA is world No. 95 which she attained in August 2005.
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Angela Hennessy is an American artist and educator. She holds an MFA and is an associate professor at the California College of the Arts, and co-founder of SeeBlackWomxn. Hennessy teaches courses on visual and cultural narratives of death in contemporary art.
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Angela Patrice Hill (born January 12, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was formerly signed with the Invicta Fighting Championships, where she was the…
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Angela Khalia Hucles Mangano (née Hucles; born July 5, 1978) is an American sports executive and former professional soccer player who is currently the president of women's soccer for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was…
1969–
Angela J. Reddock (born 1969) is an American employment and labor and workplace attorney in Los Angeles, California.
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Angela James (born December 22, 1964) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played at the highest levels of senior hockey between 1980 and 2000. She was a member of numerous teams in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (COWHL) from its founding…
1961–
Angela Johnson (born June 18, 1961) is an American writer of children's books and poetry, with over 40 books to her credit since beginning her writing career in 1989. Her children's picture books are simple yet poetic stories about African-American…
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Angela L. Walker Franklin is an American academic who is the president of Des Moines University, Iowa, in office since 2011. She has a background in clinical psychology. Franklin is originally from McCormick, South Carolina.
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Angela M. Banks is an American lawyer and legal academic specialized in immigration and citizenship. She is the interim Dean and Charles J. Merriam distinguished professor of law at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. In 2020, Banks was elected Member…
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Angela M. Eaves (born April 22, 1959) is an American lawyer and judge. She is a justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland. She served as an administrative judge for the 3rd Judicial Circuit for Harford County from 2015 to 2022.
1953–
Angela M. Rivers (born 1953 in Champaign, Illinois) is an African American artist and curator, currently living in Chicago.
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Angela McGlowan (born March 2, 1970) is an American Republican political commentator, best-selling author, and businesswoman. She is a contributor on Fox News, covering politics, special interest groups, and lobbies. McGlowan was 1994 Miss District of…
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Angela Means is an American actress, comedian, and model. Her best-known works include Friday (1995), in which she played the role of Felisha. She gained popularity when a phrase from the film – "Bye, Felisha" – gained media coverage and became a meme.
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Angela Nicole Walker (born January 19, 1974) is an American activist, professional driver, and labor organizer. Walker was the vice-presidential nominee of the Green Party of the United States and Socialist Party USA for the 2020 election alongside…
1973–
Angela Onwuachi-Willig (born 1973) is a Nigerian-American legal scholar. She is dean and professor of law at Boston University School of Law and an expert in critical race theory, employment discrimination, and family law. She took the position in August…
1961–
Angela P. Harris (born 1961) is an American legal scholar at UC Davis School of Law, in the fields of critical race theory, feminist legal scholarship, and criminal law. She held the position of professor of law at UC Berkeley School of Law, joining the…
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Angela Patton is an activist for at-risk African-American girls and the CEO of Girls For A Change (GFAC), which works to support and empower young girls of color to feel seen, heard, and celebrated.
1986–
Angela Pressey (born June 6, 1986) is a retired American female volleyball player. She was part of the United States women's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan.
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Angela Robinson (born February 14, 1971) is an American film and television director, screenwriter and producer. Outfest Fusion LGBTQ People of Color Film Festival awarded Robinson with the Fusion Achievement Award in 2013 for her contribution to LGBTQ+…
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Angela Eve Simmonds is a Canadian politician and lawyer who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. She represented the riding of Preston as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party until April 1, 2023.…
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Angela Stanton-King (born February 19, 1977) is an American author, television personality and conservative speaker based in Atlanta, Georgia. She spent two years in prison for conspiracy and was later pardoned by President Donald Trump a decade after…
1960–
Angela Turner Quigless (born January 4, 1960, in Miami, Florida) is an American Missouri Court of Appeals judge. She was appointed by Governor Bob Holden as the Circuit Judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit of the City of St. Louis, Missouri on January 3,…
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Angela V. Shelton is an American actress and comedian. Her television credits include Mr. Show with Bob and David, Grounded for Life, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and Hulu original series Quick Draw Shelton was a contestant on the NBC reality series I'm…
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