Read more about Lolo Jones and Lesley Ann Brandt

Many of the most tragic stories are hidden beneath the glamor of a career. Lolo, who won the USA as well as the World championships in hurdle events in 2013, has only been able to achieve this level by putting in a lot of hard work and a lot of patience. A single mother with five children, Jones had a difficult and impoverished childhood. Her mother was always in motion as well as having lived in the basement of a church for a duration. Jones had to attend the same high school each year because of her nomadic background. Jones had to live away from her mother at Theodore Roosevelt School to to pursue her interest in track. Jones lived with 4 different families in order to focus on her studies. Jones was awarded her Gatorade track and field Athlete of the Award at high school. as a cellist in the student section, Jones was also part of the school's orchestra. Jones at the time she was going to college, was recognized as a top hurdler. In 2002, at the NCAA Track & Field Championship, she won in the 100m hurdles. Also, she was a part of the team that won the 100-meter relay. Jones won both the indoor hurdles and the outdoor hurdles at the NCAA Championship in 2003. Jones, after completing her studies in 2005, began to train hard for track. Jones won Torino Memorial in 2005, and also Ostrava and Heusden races the following year.

Brandt immigrated out of Cape Town South Africa to Auckland New Zealand at the close of her teen years. Discovered by local casting directors Brandt assumed the character of Naevia for the Starz hits Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. In collaboration with the producers Steven S. D Knight and Sam Raimi she captivated audiences through her performances and became an one of the series' most memorable stars. Mazikeen appeared as the Vertigo/DC comics fans' favorite Mazikeen in Netflix's Lucifer that ran for six years. Forbes named Lucifer as the top series that was watched on a binge in 2021. Brandt next appears opposite Andrew Lincoln in the limited Walking Dead 6 episode spin-off airing in 2024. Other Netflix productions include an animated comedy Captain Fall starring Jason Ritter, Anthony Carrigan, and Chris Meloni. This will be aired in the month of July in 2023. Lesley Ann Brandt was born on the 2nd of December in Cape Town, South Africa. She is quite a talented New Zealand actress. Lesley Brandt along with the rest of her family relocated from the United States to Auckland New Zealand, in 1999. The first time she worked in Auckland as a store manager before being promoted to an IT manager consultant. Lesley began her career in commercial advertisements following several modeling assignments. Her graduation was with a degree in acting in the year 2008. In 2009 she began training in Meisner Methods of Study. Lesley's first big role in New Zealand was as a TV actor on Diplomatic Immunity. Lesley Brandt has shown up in The New Zealand TV drama series Shortland Street as a guest supporting appearance. The next time she appeared on the show was This Is Not My Life. It's based on the actual tale of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt was cast as Naevia her young hostage. She was is later featured in the Spartacus: Gods of the Arena miniature-series of the Television show Spartacus: Blood and Sand.