Read more about Lolo Jones and Lesley Ann Brandt

A glittering professional's career can conceal some of the saddest stories. Lolo, who won the USA as well as the World Olympic Games for the hurdle in 2013, only attained this status through a great deal of dedication and perseverance. Jones was the only child of a large family with five children, and grew up in poverty. Her mother and she lived in the basement of a church. A life of constant movement forced Jones to change schools and attend an entirely new school each calendar year, up to the point she started in high school. Jones relocated from her mother and moved to Theodore Roosevelt to allow her to pursue her track interest. She lived with four different households throughout her time in high school in order study in one place. Jones was awarded in the Gatorade Iowa Track and Field Athlete of the Year Award in high school. She was in the school orchestra, being cellist. Jones was one of the top hurdlers at the time she started college. She was the winner of the 100-meter hurdles in the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championship. Jones also was a part of the team that finished second in the 100 meter relay. Jones was the winner of the NCAA Indoor Hurdles contest in the years 2003 as well as the 2004. Jones' career began with the year 2005, after she finished her education. Jones began training to prepare to pursue a track career that would be successful. In the same year, she won at the Torino Memorial Event, while in 2026 she was the winner of the Ostrava Track race as well as Heusden.

Brandt was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. She immigrated to Auckland New Zealand with her family in her late teens. After being discovered by local casting directors, Brandt played the part as Naevia on the Starz hits Spartacus: Blood and Sand as well as Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. The performance was well-loved with audiences and production team members Steven S. D Knight, Sam Raimi and Sam Raimi. Mazikeen was a cult comic character in Vertigo/DC and she portrayed her in the Netflix popular series Lucifer for six years. Forbes identified Lucifer as their number one binge-show for 2021. Brandt will next appear opposite Andrew Lincoln, Danai Guarira as well as other Walking Dead cast members in the six-episode Walking Dead spinoff that airs in 2020. In the summer of 2023's Netflix adult animated show Captain Fall, Brandt stars in the role of Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan Chris Meloni. Lesley Ann Brandt was a South Africa native born 2nd December, 1981. She's an extremely talented New Zealand actor. Lesley Brandt, along with her whole family, moved in Auckland New Zealand back in 1999. She began her career in Auckland as a wholesaler, and was then promoted to a management consultant for IT. After several modeling assignments, Lesley appeared in countless commercials. She earned her degree with a specialization of acting in 2008. Then, in 2009 she continued her studies using the Meisner method of learning. Lesley's very first prominent acting work was with the TV drama arrangement Diplomatic Immunity in New Zealand. Lesley Brandt made a guest appearance on the New Zealand's television drama Shortland Street acting as secondary actor. Then she starred in This Is Not My Life in a film based on Waimoana, a fictional city. Waimoana. Lesley Brandt was cast in the Television show Spartacus: Blood and Sand as Naevia who was a teenager hostage, and was later featured on the Spartacus: Gods of the Arena mini-series.