Read more about Lolo Jones and Lesley Ann Brandt

Many of the most tragic tales are hidden behind a career that is dazzling. Lolo has achieved her present post after a lot of struggle and perseverance. Jones was the only member of a family with five children, and grew up in a very poor environment. Her mother was constantly moving and lived for a time in the church basement. Jones' nomadic lifestyle forced her to change school every year up to high school. Jones was kept apart from her parents at Theodore Roosevelt in order to compete in athletics in track and field. Jones lived with four different families in order to focus on her studies. Jones as a cellist in the school's orchestra, and the winner of the Gatorade Track and Field Iowa athlete of the year award won her an award called the Gatorade Iowa Athlete award at the conclusion of high school. Jones was one of the top hurdlers at the time she entered the college. In 2002, at the NCAA Track and Field Championships, Jones won the 100 meter hurdles. In addition, she was on the team that finished 2nd in the 100 meters relay. In 2003 and 2004, Jones was the winner of the indoor hurdles competition during the NCAA Championship. Jones started her track career in the year 2005, when she completed her studies at the university. Jones won each of in the Torino Memorial and the Heusden Track events during the same season.

Brandt relocated out of Cape Town South Africa to Auckland New Zealand at the at the end of her teenage years. Brandt was spotted locally by casting directors, and was offered the role of Naevia, in the Starz hit show Spartacus Blood and Sand and Spartacus Gods of the Arena. She was one of the main stars of this show, working with Steven S. D Knight & Sam Raimi. Mazikeen was a well-loved comic book character on Vertigo/DC, and she played her in the Netflix popular series Lucifer for 6 years. Forbes acknowledged Lucifer in 2021 as the show which had the largest amount of viewers who binge watched. Brandt will next be seen with Andrew Lincoln in the limited Walking Dead 6 episode spin-off airing in 2024. She will also be starring alongside Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan and Chris Meloni in the adult animated show Captain Fall which airs July 2023 on Netflix. Lesley Ann Brandt was born on 2nd December 1981, in Cape Town South Africa. She's a very talented New Zealand actor. Lesley Brandt moved along with her family and friends in Auckland New Zealand in 1999. In Auckland she began working in retail and later get promoted to IT managerial consultant. After a few modelling projects, Lesley appeared in many commercials. In 2008 she completed her degree in acting and further trained in Meisner ways of learning. Her first acting job was in the new Zealand TV show Diplomatic Immunity. Lesley Brandt is a supporting character on New Zealand television drama Shortland Street. She then appeared in the Sci-fi film This Is Not My Life, based on anecdotal Waimoana. Lesley Brandt played Naevia in the series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. She later portrayed the character in the Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.