Oracle – Gemma Arterton
Oracle (Barbara Gordon) — formerly known as Batgirl, she is the primary leadership force of the Birds of Prey. She was paralyzed from the waist down as a result of an ambush by the Joker. She is the founder and mastermind of the team, possessing a sprawling information network, a photographic memory, and expert hacking and programming skills. Oracle is also a skilled hand-to-hand combatant and a master in weaponry, though she is rarely shown winning a physical fight.
Arterton won her first professional role (in Stephen Poliakoff's Capturing Mary) while she was still at drama school. Similarly, she made her stage debut as Rosaline in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost at the Globe Theatre, London in July 2007 before graduating later that year.[7] She made her film debut in the 2007 St Trinian's movie St Trinian's as Head Girl Kelly, a role she gained in competition with Sienna Miller.[1]
In 2008, she appeared in the James Bond film, Quantum of Solace.[8] Chosen from around 1500 candidates, Arterton plays Bond Girl "Strawberry Fields", in what is described as a "nice-sized role".[9][10] In 2008 also, she played the role of Elizabeth Bennet in the ITV serialLost in Austen, albeit a reduced role from the original Pride & Prejudice.
She is the face of Avon's Bond Girl 007 fragrance which launched in October 2008. Having already started in a series of low-key adverts for cosmetics company Avon, in May 2008 Arterton requested a role opposite model Kate Moss for Rimmel, but was blocked on contractual terms under her Avon contract.[11]
In 2010, she made her West End debut in the UK premiere of The Little Dog Laughed.[12] She was originally attached to star in a new adaptation of Wuthering Heights[13] as Catherine Earnshaw, however, she later left the project.[14] She is set to star in Burden of Desire.[15]
Arterton was seen in the 2010 films Clash of the Titans and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and will next appear in Tamara Drewe[16], being released on September 10, 2010 in the UK.
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Black Canary – Katie Cassidy
Black Canary (Dinah Lance) — a tough, but good-natured and idealistic streetfighter. Barbara and Dinah are best friends (Barbara having helped Dinah through low periods in Dinah's life) and form the nucleus of the team. In addition to her metapower, an ultrasonic attack known as the "Canary Cry", she is also a highly skilled martial artist
Katie made several appearances in TV series, such as "7th Heaven" (1996) and "Sex, Love & Secrets" (2005), among others. She had to wear gigantic boobs in the small role of Samantha, the grown-up daughter of Adam Sandler and Kate Beckinsale in the comedy Click (2006/I). After the release of a teen horror film, When a Stranger Calls (2006), in which she co-starred as Tiffany, Cassidy went to Vancouver to work on her second horror film, Black Christmas (2006), in which she stars as a sorority girl. Katie recently beat out the likes of Jessica Simpson and Kristin Cavallari for the leading role opposite John Travolta as his daughter and the heir to the most powerful energy company in the world in Dallas (2012), the big-screen remake of the cult TV series.
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Huntress – Phoebe Tonkin
Huntress (Helena Bertinelli) — avenger-turned-vigilante. Prone to use of excessive force, this former mafia princess was devastated at a young age when her family was killed in a mob hit. Trained by her assassin cousin in the art of violence, she declared war on the mob in the name of justice. Following Black Canary's departure, Huntress became the team's field commander.
Tonkin's first television appearance was on the Australian teen show H2O: Just Add Water, where she plays one of the main characters, Cleo Sertori. While not a strong swimmer, she worked to improve her abilities during pre-production of the show. On 20 October 2007, Tonkin appeared on the Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards, where she presented the award for best band alongside H2O co-stars Claire Holt and Cariba Heine.
Tonkin's credits include appearances on the Australian series Packed to the Rafters and the film Tomorrow, When the War Began. She has appeared in various commercials, including ones for Vauxhall Motors and Chic Management.
Tonkin also models, and has been in various photo shoots for catalogues and magazines such as Girlfriend.
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Lady Blackhawk – Jessica Stroup
Lady Blackhawk (Zinda Blake) — time-displaced 1940s character, Zinda serves as the team's aviatrix and pilot of the Aerie One. She is an expert marksman, well trained with handling various types of firearms.
Stroup began modeling when she was 15 and acting when she was 18. Her first role was as a guest star on Nickelodeon's popular teen series Unfabulous. Next, Stroup landed a small role in the CBS TV movie Vampire Bats. She played a major role in the TV movie Southern Comfort. Stroup was originally going to play Zoe in I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.[citation needed] According to IMDb, Stroup had auditioned for a role in the 2008 horror film April Fool's Day. In 2008, she joined the series 90210 as Erin Silver, the younger sister of David Silver and Kelly Taylor, a rebel who produces and stars in a YouTube-type video series.
She co-starred in the 2007 sequel film The Hills Have Eyes 2. In 2008, she played the role of Claire in the remake of Prom Night. She has also appeared in the movie Broken, where her character shares a kiss with Heather Graham. She later reunited with her Prom Night co-star, Idris Elba in the movie This Christmas.
Stroup has appeared in numerous commercials, including spots for Honda, Velveeta and Target. Her most recognizable commercial appearance was as "the Dentyne Girl" in an advertisement for Dentyne Ice.[citation needed]
She starred in Homecoming, a psychological thriller, alongside Mischa Barton and Matt Long, that was released July 2009.
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Misfit – Miranda Cosgrove
Misfit (Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe) — teenage orphan with teleportation powers, her persistent appearances (first as a wannabe Batgirl and then as Misfit) are initially a nuissance to Oracle, although Barbara's attitude gradually softens. After Barbara discovers her homelessness and personal tragedy, she formally invites her to become a member of the Birds.
Miranda Cosgrove was born on the day of May 14, 1993 in Los Angeles, California. Her parents did not know their daughter was going to be a star but she was discovered at a young age singing and dancing around a table in a restaurant. An agent saw her talent and quickly signed her. Miranda did several commercials like ones for Burger King, McDonalds, and more. But she also auditioned for many roles and finally got one that would be just the beginning of a wonderful career. She made it, out of 1,000s of kids her age, the role of the band's manager in the hit 4-star movie, The School of Rock (2003). While filming The School of Rock (2003) in New York, she was informed that her pilot "Drake & Josh" (2004) had been picked up. She got the role of Drake and Josh's little sister on the new hit Nick show. Miranda also did voice-over work for the children's movie, Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie (2005) (V) and starred in Yours, Mine and Ours
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Manhunter – Keira Knightley
Manhunter (Kate Spencer) - In issue #100, Manhunter joins the Birds of Prey after being invited by Oracle, following Canary's resignation. She has stayed on as a core member. Kate Spencer is a vigilante of a more violent sort that her teammates. In her civilian identity, she is a federal prosecutor who became sickened to see criminals escape punishment via the judicial system. Using stolen weapons, Manhunter elects to hunt down and if necessary kill supervillains herself.
The daughter of actor Will Knightley and playwright Sharman Macdonald. After she requested an agent at the age of three, her parents allowed her to work on productions in her summer holidays. Her first role was at the age of 9, in Moira Armstrong's A Village Affair (1995) (TV). However, Knightley's first high profile role came in 1999, as Sabe, Decoy Queen to Natalie Portman's Queen Amidala in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). Since then she has completed an impressive array of films including The Hole (2001), but is probably best known for her role of tomboy footballer Jules Paxton in Gurinder Chadha's Bend It Like Beckham (2002).
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