D.J. 'Shangela' Pierce

D.J. 'Shangela' Pierce

Born: November 22, 1981
in Paris, Texas, USA
Shangela Laquifa Wadley, commonly referred to as Shangela, is the stage name of D.J. Pierce, a professional drag queen, actor, television personality and comedian from Paris, Texas. Shangela is best known for competing on the 3rd and 4th seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race, returning for the 3rd season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, as one of the hosts of HBO's We're Here, and for his role in the 2018 film A Star is Born.

Movies for D.J. 'Shangela' Pierce...

Turn Up the Love: Connecting to Pride
Title: Turn Up the Love: Connecting to Pride
Released: May 10, 2023
Type: Movie
A documentary special that follows the journey of 5 LGBTQ+ Florida activists on their journey to Miami Beach Pride.
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Title: The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character: Self
Released: September 12, 2022
Type: TV
Talented entertainer and newly-minted EGOT Jennifer Hudson takes on the daytime talk show landscape.
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Title: Little Demon
Character: Queen Inichoochiama (voice)
Released: August 25, 2022
Type: TV
13 years after being impregnated by Satan, a reluctant mother, Laura, and her Antichrist daughter, Chrissy, attempt to live an ordinary life in Delaware, but are constantly thwarted by monstrous forces, including Satan, who yearns for custody of his daughter's soul.
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PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Title: PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 9, 2022
Type: Movie
It’s the resilience and love that keeps this community marching to the beat of its own drum; each generation redefining what it means to be queer and to be seen.
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Title: Lovecraft Country
Character: Lena Horne
Released: August 16, 2020
Type: TV
The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his missing father. They must survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the malevolent spirits that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.
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Shangela Is Shook
Title: Shangela Is Shook
Character: Herself
Released: July 24, 2020
Type: Movie
American drag queen and reality star Shangela (real name DJ Pierce), is bringing her larger-than-life personality to this one-night-only show. You won't want to miss her over-the-top costumes and on-point shade, giving you ALL the exclusive, never-before-told spill all tea from Shangela's experience filming RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3.
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Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
Title: Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
Character: Self
Released: April 26, 2020
Type: Movie
Online special co-hosted by Billy Eichner and Lilly Singh in response to COVID-19 featuring celebrities and live performances raising funds for LGBTQ community centers.
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Title: We're Here
Character: Self
Released: April 23, 2020
Type: TV
Small-town residents from across America are recruited and trained to participate in a one-night-only drag show. In each episode, former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela Laquifa Wadley will help prepare their “drag daughters” by teaching them how to step outside of their comfort zones.
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Title: Katy Keene
Character: Deveraux
Released: February 6, 2020
Type: TV
A group of aspiring artists living in New York City try to make their dreams come true.
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Title: Tamron Hall
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 9, 2019
Type: TV
Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining conversations.
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Title: A Black Lady Sketch Show
Character: Arms Dealer
Released: August 2, 2019
Type: TV
A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed by a core cast of black women.
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Title: Werq the World
Character: Self
Released: June 6, 2019
Type: TV
Follow some of your favorite queens on the Werq The World Tour! An unprecedented backstage pass and intimate look into the global phenomenon of drag. This doc-series features ten of the most famous Queens in the world as they bring their sickening performances to ferocious fans across Europe. Follow along with each Queen as they share their own personal journeys and unveil the truths about drag life on tour.
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Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
Title: Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: April 25, 2019
Type: Movie
Trixie charmed audiences and judges as winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. But the grind of performing and the pressure of the title proves that heavy is the head that wears the tiara.
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Title: Exposed with Joseph Shepherd
Character: Self - Guest
Released: February 27, 2019
Type: TV
Exposed is a Web Series produced and hosted by television personality Joseph Shepherd. The show sees Shepherd interviewing various alumni of the Drag Race franchise with a particular focus on their lives, careers, and Drag Race experience.
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Title: The Masked Singer
Character: Clue Giver
Released: January 2, 2019
Type: TV
Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with full face mask to conceal his or her identity. One singer will be eliminated each week, ultimately revealing his or her true identity.
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BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends
Title: BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends
Released: December 11, 2018
Type: Movie
How drag queens sharing tips and tricks in dressing rooms shaped the face of today’s mainstream makeup industry.
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RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular
Title: RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular
Character: Self - Special Guest
Released: December 7, 2018
Type: Movie
In this musical extravaganza, RuPaul's Drag Race favorites like Trixie Mattel, Latrice Royale and Shangela return home for the holidays to compete for Christmas Queen.
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Title: Dancing Queen
Character: Self
Released: October 5, 2018
Type: TV
Snatching trophies. Getting gorgeous. Turning it up. Alyssa Edwards rules the dance studio by day -- and the drag world by night.
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A Star Is Born
Title: A Star Is Born
Character: Drag Bar Emcee
Released: October 3, 2018
Type: Movie
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.
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Title: Follow Me
Character: Self
Released: June 22, 2018
Type: TV
Have you ever wondered what life was like for your favorite drag queens? Well wonder no more, our new docu-series Follow Me shows a day in the life of some of your favorite Drag Race Queens.
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Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate
Title: Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate
Character: Stephen
Released: May 18, 2018
Type: Movie
After winning over the staff and students of Milford High School, chemistry teacher Richard Martinez aka Bianca Del Rio sent her nemesis Vice Principal Deborah “Debbie” Ward to jail in a flawlessly executed plan. When Debbie is released from jail, she conjures up a scheme to do away with Bianca Del Rio once and for all, by luring her on a dangerous journey to Russia to accept a teaching award and cash prize.
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Title: Tommy in La La Land
Character: Himself
Released: April 12, 2018
Type: TV
A three-part documentary series that follows Dutch journalist Tommy Parker as he travels to Los Angeles, finding out what impact the rapidly changing world has on Hollywood and vice versa.
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Title: Station 19
Character: Ruby Red Slippers
Released: March 22, 2018
Type: TV
A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk their lives and hearts both in the line of duty and off the clock. These brave men and women are like family, literally and figuratively, and together they put their own lives in jeopardy as first responders to save the lives of others.
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Forbidden
Title: Forbidden
Released: March 15, 2018
Type: Movie
A musical set in the North-American city of Nacirema Falls, in the country of Nacirema, which black LGBT people rule, promoting and conducting white racism and "straightphobia". When Nolan Renner falls in love with a waitress at a diner, he gets into trouble.
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Bianca Del Rio Birthday Roast
Title: Bianca Del Rio Birthday Roast
Character: Self
Released: June 18, 2016
Type: Movie
The tables got turned on insult comedian Bianca del Rio as a panel of legendary New York nightlife roasters grilled the Queen of Mean in honor of her 40th birthday! All proceeds go to benefit the post-production of the feature film HURRICANE BIANCA! Drag Race favorites Courtney Act, Darienne Lake, Shangela, Jinkx Monsoon, with Bob the Drag Queen, Logan Hardcore, the hilarious Michael Musto, and Mimi Imfurst . Hosted by Roastmaster Lady Bunny. (And you know Bianca won't be able to resist roasting them back!) The night was a fundraiser for our independent film "Hurricane Bianca," which we just got back from an 18-day shoot down in Dallas! We were joined by SNL favorite Rachel Dratch, and Drag Race Superstars Willam, Shangela, Alyssa Edwards and Joslyn Fox! Sales from the video downloads of the roast will go towards post-production of the film: editing, music, special effects, digital beard removal, etc.
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Hurricane Bianca
Title: Hurricane Bianca
Character: Stephen
Released: June 3, 2016
Type: Movie
A teacher from New York moves to a small town in Texas, gets fired for being gay, and returns disguised in drag to get revenge on the people who were nasty to him.
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Dragged
Title: Dragged
Character: Himself
Released: May 30, 2016
Type: Movie
A documentary team follows a group of drag queens and their lives.
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RuPaul's Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas
Title: RuPaul's Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas
Character: Self
Released: December 13, 2015
Type: Movie
A non-competitive special to promote the release of RuPaul's holiday album "Slay Belles", featuring music videos of songs from the album.
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TupiniQueens
Title: TupiniQueens
Character: Herself
Released: November 14, 2015
Type: Movie
Portraying the drag scene in São Paulo, the film presents the transformation of marginalized status to the drag queens mainstream and features testimonials and presentations by national artists and former participants of RuPaul's Drag Race. More than characters in the entertainment of the night, drag queens show that the plurality of art has no limits.
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Kiss Me, Kill Me
Title: Kiss Me, Kill Me
Character: Jasmine
Released: September 18, 2015
Type: Movie
While confronting his unfaithful boyfriend, Dusty blacks-out. When he comes to, his boyfriend has been murdered and he's the prime suspect.
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Lavalantula
Title: Lavalantula
Character: Neils Elman (uncredited)
Released: July 25, 2015
Type: Movie
Giant lava breathing tarantulas – Lavalantulas – erupt out of ancient volcanos in the Santa Monica Mountains, raining death and destruction upon Los Angeles. With the City of Angels on the verge of incineration, only a washed up ‘90s action hero actor stands in the way of this monstrous swarm of bloodthirsty creatures who burn their victims alive.
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This Is Drag
Title: This Is Drag
Character: Self
Released: March 2, 2015
Type: Movie
An intimate, behind-the-scenes look at performance, glamor, fame, family, love and sacrifice as some of the world's most renowned drag queens come together for World Pride in Toronto.
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Title: Whatcha Packin'
Character: Self - Guest
Released: February 25, 2014
Type: TV
Michelle Visage interviews the eliminated queen from the week's episode of RuPaul's Drag Race.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character: Self - Guest
Released: February 17, 2014
Type: TV
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.
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Title: Broad City
Character: Waitress
Released: January 22, 2014
Type: TV
Broad City follows two women throughout their daily lives in New York City, making the smallest and mundane events hysterical and disturbing to watch all at the same time.
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Cinderoncé
Title: Cinderoncé
Character: The Fairy Dragmother
Released: August 20, 2013
Type: Movie
The classic story of Cinderella with a slight twist amazing work by Todrick Hall!!
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R.I.P.D.
Title: R.I.P.D.
Character: Drag Queen Avatar (uncredited)
Released: July 18, 2013
Type: Movie
A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.
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Title: Alyssa's Secret
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 3, 2013
Type: TV
A digital series starring the shining star of RuPaul's Drag Race, Alyssa Edwards. Each week she spills the T on an array of topics.
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Title: Alyssa's Secret
Character: Self - Guest (voice)
Released: June 3, 2013
Type: TV
A digital series starring the shining star of RuPaul's Drag Race, Alyssa Edwards. Each week she spills the T on an array of topics.
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LaQuifa is Halleloosin' It!
Title: LaQuifa is Halleloosin' It!
Character: Self / LaQuifa
Released: June 1, 2013
Type: Movie
Miss Shangela herself starring in this hilarious, must see comedy Stand-Up special. Originally filmed at XL Nightclub in New York City on August 10, 2012.
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Farah Goes Bang
Title: Farah Goes Bang
Character: Bettina
Released: April 19, 2013
Type: Movie
Farah hits the road with her buddies to stump for John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election, hoping the trip will be her opportunity to finally shed her unwanted virginity. She soon finds her efforts on both political and sexual fronts continuously thwarted.
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Gone With the Wind Fabulous
Title: Gone With the Wind Fabulous
Character: Hater
Released: March 11, 2013
Type: Movie
After confrontation with a vicious hater, housewife Kenya Moore uses her sophistication to outclass any who dares question her fabulosity.
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Title: RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: October 22, 2012
Type: TV
The most celebrated competitors from RuPaul's Drag Race vie for a second chance to enter Drag Race herstory. This drag queen showdown is filled with plenty of heated competition, lip-syncing for the legacy, and, of course, the All-Stars Snatch Game.
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Title: Jenifer Lewis and Shangela
Character: Shangela
Released: August 31, 2012
Type: TV
"Jenifer Lewis and Shangela," a scripted series, follows the comic adventures of Ms. Lewis and D.J. Pierce (aka Shangela) as the show biz mega-diva mentors the up-and-coming drag performer, who lives in the basement apartment of her Hollywood mansion.
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Title: 2 Broke Girls
Character: Hallelujah
Released: September 19, 2011
Type: TV
Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and form a bond over one day owning their own successful cupcake business. Only one thing stands in their way – they’re broke.
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Title: Detroit 1-8-7
Character: Drag Performer
Released: September 21, 2010
Type: TV
What does it take to be a detective in one of America's toughest cities? Follow one homicide unit as Detroit's finest unearth the crisis and revelation, heartbreak and heroism of these inner city cops in Detroit, Michigan.
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Title: Terriers
Character: Mikaela
Released: September 8, 2010
Type: TV
Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business. The series is set in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, although it is portrayed as a distinct town, with Dolworth having once been a member of the fictional Ocean Beach Police Department.
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Title: RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: February 1, 2010
Type: TV
The access-all-areas pass to the drama that you didn't see on the runway—the backstage bitchiness, the catfights, the struggles, the tears and the secrets. See what happens behind the scenes of RuPaul's Drag Race when the queens let their tucks breathe... and let their emotions flow.
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Title: Community
Character: Miss Urbana Champaign
Released: September 17, 2009
Type: TV
Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.
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Title: Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character: Self - Guest
Released: July 16, 2009
Type: TV
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.
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Title: Glee
Character: Shangela Laquifa Wadley
Released: May 19, 2009
Type: TV
In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.
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The Panty Man
Title: The Panty Man
Character: Young Poet
Released: May 5, 2009
Type: Movie
The Panty Man is a true tale of lust, fetish and passion brought to life by spoken word artist Dale Guy Madison. Set in the moody blues atmosphere of the underground poetry club, Madison ...
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Title: RuPaul's Drag Race
Character: Self - Guest
Released: February 2, 2009
Type: TV
Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge.
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Title: RuPaul's Drag Race
Character: Self - Audience Member
Released: February 2, 2009
Type: TV
Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge.
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Title: RuPaul's Drag Race
Character: Self - Contestant (archive footage)
Released: February 2, 2009
Type: TV
Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge.
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Title: RuPaul's Drag Race
Character: Shangela Laquifa Wadley
Released: February 2, 2009
Type: TV
Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge.
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Title: RuPaul's Drag Race
Character: Self - Special Guest
Released: February 2, 2009
Type: TV
Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge.
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Title: RuPaul's Drag Race
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: February 2, 2009
Type: TV
Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge.
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Title: The Mentalist
Character: Shangela
Released: September 23, 2008
Type: TV
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
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Title: Bones
Character: Kimmy Moore
Released: September 13, 2005
Type: TV
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.
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Title: Dancing with the Stars
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: June 1, 2005
Type: TV
The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted on by viewers. Enjoy sizzling salsas, sambas and spray-tans as they vie for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy.
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Title: The X-Files
Character: Annabelle
Released: September 10, 1993
Type: TV
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
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Title: LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 5, 1988
Type: TV
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.
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Lone Star Bull
Title: Lone Star Bull
Character: Jordan
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Bull Jackson is a bouncer in a gay bar where Jordan performs as a drag queen by night and is a medical student by day. When Coco, their mentor and owner of the club, is shot in what appears to be a random homophobic attack, Bull and Jordan form an unlikely team to find those responsible.