Erin Brockovich has been voted the greatest movie heroine of all time. The single mom lawyer, played by Julia Roberts in the 2000 drama based on a real-life story,

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Pop singer Christina Milian (1981)

Long before Angelina Jolie (or Sarah Palin for that matter) ever picked up a gun, hot chicks in movies and TV have been packing heat. Kate Jackson (who turns 60 this week!)

Happy Birthday to tennis star Serena Williams (1981), pop singer Christina Milian (1981), rapper Ras Kass (1972), "Frequency" actor James Caviezel (1968), Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon (1967; d. 1995), tv host Jillian Barberie (1966),

"I've got my own side of our house, which is very feminine - Beatrix Potter and eminently tasteful. Tim decorated his side, which is very Tim. We have strange things like Oompa-Loompas and a life-size Sammy Davis Jr. waxwork." Helena Bonham Carter on living with eccentric moviemaker Tim Burton.

Happy Birthday to tennis star Serena Williams (1981), pop singer Christina Milian (1981), rapper Ras Kass (1972), "Frequency" actor James Caviezel (1968), Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon (1967; d. 1995), tv host Jillian Barberie (1966), "Krull" actress Lysette Anthony (1963),

Terminator star Linda Hamilton voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 2003 Governor of California elections, even through she's a fervent Democrat. The actress, who played resistance fighter Sarah Connor in the first two Terminators, initially refused to vote for her Republican co-star when he first ran for office - but quickly changed her mind.

The Terminator will be back, thanks to a new takeover by entrepreneurs Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson. The pair have bought the rights to the film franchise, which has already scored three blockbuster hits, from producers Andy Vajna and Mario Kassar, and they're planning to have a fourth film in cinemas by 2009.

Lifetime Television is celebrating the holiday season with its “Dream December” festival featuring 25 holiday themed movies, including eight U.S. Television premieres, airing every night at 9 p.m. (ET/PT), from Friday, Dec. 1, through Monday, Dec. 25. Premiering Monday, Dec. 11, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) is the Lifetime Original Movie “A Christmas Wedding.”

British actress Lena Headey has landed the lead role in the forthcoming Terminator television spinoff. Headey will play Sarah Connor in the pilot episode of "The Sarah Conor Chronicles" and will replace Linda Hamilton who made the part famous in the first two "Terminator" films.