Read more about Lolo Jones and Lesley Ann Brandt

Even a brilliant career can conceal the most tragic of tales. Lolo Jones, who took home the USA and World championships in hurdle events in 2013, has only been able to achieve this level by putting in a lot of work and perseverance. Jones had the most difficult of lives as the child of an unwed mother who was also a mother to five kids. Her mother lived on the road and even inside the basement of a local church at times. Jones lived a nomadic existence that led her to switch school every year up to she reached high school. Jones was kept apart from her family at Theodore Roosevelt to pursue athletics in track and field. She lived with four different families throughout her time at high school to study all in the same place. Jones was awarded an award called the Gatorade Iowa Track and Field Award for the Best Athlete at school and was also involved in the school orchestra, as cellist. Jones at the time she was going to college, was regarded as a top hurdler. She was the winner of the 100-meter hurdles in the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championship. In addition, she was one of those on the second team for the relay 100-meter event. In 2003 and in 2004, Jones was the winner of the hurdles indoor event at the NCAA Championship. Jones began her track career in the year 2005, when she graduated from university. Jones was the winner of Torino Memorial in 2005, and also Ostrava and Heusden track events in the next year.

Brandt is a child of the Cape Town region. She grew up within Cape Town South Africa with her siblings and parents, moved from Cape Town South Africa to Auckland New Zealand when she was in her teens. Brandt was discovered locally by casting directors. She was then offered the lead role as Naevia as a character in the Starz smash 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 by her acting and was one of the show's most memorable starlets. She was on the show's hit Netflix series Lucifer which had a 6 year run. She played the beloved comic book character from DC/Vertigo Mazikeen. Forbes listed Lucifer as the most watched series for 2021. Brandt will next appear in the role of Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira in the limited series of six episodes Walking Dead spin-off which airs in 2024. Also, she stars with Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan Chris Meloni and Chris Meloni as Captain Fall in a mature animated feature that will be released on Netflix July 20, 2023. Lesley Ann Brandt was born on December 2, in Cape Town, South African. She is a New Zealand actress with a impressive talents. Lesley Brandt moved along with the entire family in Auckland New Zealand in 1999. In Auckland Brandt's first job, she was a salesperson and then was elevated to the position of an IT expert. Lesley started her career as a commercial ad-writer after several modeling assignments. In 2008 she completed her degree in acting and further trained in Meisner techniques of learning. Lesley Brandt landed her first significant acting position in New Zealand in TV Drama Diplomatic Immunity. Lesley Brandt has shown up on The New Zealand TV drama series Shortland Street as a guest role as a supporting character. She then appeared in This Is Not My Life. The show is based on the true account of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt was cast in the Television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand as Naevia who was a teenager hostage and later depicts her character in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena miniseries.