Read more about Lolo Jones and Lesley Ann Brandt

Some of the worst tales are hidden behind a career that is dazzling. Lolo jones, the athlete of the USA and World hurdles, has earned this title after a long period of hard work and incredible perseverance. Jones is a child born into a single mother and had five children living suffering from poverty and hardships when she was a kid, endured an extremely challenging childhood. Her mother was always on the move, and had even resided in a basement church for a duration. Jones had a nomadic and mobile life from the moment she started the high school system, was required to transfer to a brand new school each year. When she attended Theodore Roosevelt High School, Jones resided apart from her mother in order to pursue her interests in track events. She lived at four different residences during her time at high school to ensure that she could complete her studies at one time. Jones received an award called the Gatorade track and field Athlete of the year award at high school. as a cellist in the student section, Jones was also part of her school's school orchestra. Jones began her athletic career in college as one the top hurdlers. At the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championship she took home the hurdles 100 meters. She also was part of the winning team for the 100-meter relay. Jones was the winner of both indoor hurdles and the outdoor hurdles at the NCAA Championship in 2003. Jones started her track career in the year 2005, when she graduated from university. In 2005, she was the winner of the Torino Memorial race, in 2006 she was one of the Heusden and Ostrava racers.

Brandt moved from Cape Town South Africa to Auckland New Zealand at the end of her teens. Brandt was found by local casting agents she was offered the leading part of Naevia on the Starz blockbusters Spartacus Blood and Sand and Spartacus Gods of the Arena. Her character was popular for both the audience and the producer Steven S. D Knight, Sam Raimi and Sam Raimi. Mazikeen is a Vertigo/DC Comics character that she portrayed in Netflix's cult show Lucifer. The show ran for 6 years. Lucifer went on the break the record of binge viewing and was named the top binged show in 2021 by Forbes. Brandt can next be seen in the role of Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira in the six-episode limited Walking Dead spin-off which airs in 2024. Brandt's other Netflix shows include animated adult show Captain Fall starring Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan, Chris Meloni. This will air in July 2023. Lesley Ann Brandt born in Cape Town South Africa on December 2nd 1981. She's a very talented New Zealand actor. Lesley Brandt, along with the rest of her family, relocated from the United States to Auckland New Zealand back in 1999. In Auckland she started her career as a retail person then was promoted to IT management consultant. Lesley's career began with a handful of modeling projects. She then appeared in numerous commercials. Her acting degree was completed in 2008 and continues to study Meisner's methods. The first big acting role for Lesley was with New Zealand's TV show Diplomatic Immunity. Lesley Brandt has shown up in The New Zealand TV drama series Shortland Street as a guest role as a supporting character. In the sequel to this sci-fi series This Is Not My Life she played the city of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt was cast as Naevia the young hostage and is later featured on in the Spartacus: Gods of the Arena miniseries in the Television show Spartacus: Blood and Sand.