Read more about Lolo Jones and Lesley Ann Brandt

A glittering career sometimes hides those with the worst stories under. Lolo has achieved her present position after much struggle and patience. Jones was the only child in a family of five as well as grew up poor. Her mother was constantly moving and even lived in the basement of the church. Jones her nomadic life made her change school every year up to the age of high school. Jones left her mother and moved to Theodore Roosevelt to allow her to concentrate on the track she was interested in. She was a member of four families throughout her time at high school so that she could study in one place. Jones as a cellist in the school's orchestra as well as recipient of the Gatorade Track and Field Iowa athlete of the year award earned her the Gatorade Iowa Athlete Award towards the time of her graduation from the high school year. As she began college, Jones proved to be one of the best hurdlers. At the 2002 NCAA Track and Field Championships in 2002, Jones took home the 100-meters hurdles. Jones was also part of the second team to finish for the 100-meter relay. Jones was the winner of the NCAA Indoor Hurdles competition in the years 2003 as well as in 2004. The track career after she completed her studies during 2005 Jones took up training to pursue a track career. She was a winner in each of her events, the Torino Memorial and the Heusden Track races in that same season.

Brandt was raised and born in Cape Town, South Africa. The actress immigrated from Cape Town to Auckland New Zealand with her family in her teens. Discovered by local casting directors Brandt was cast in the role of Naevia for the Starz smashes Spartacus: Blood and Sand as well as Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Working with producers Steven S. D Knight and Sam Raimi she captivated audiences by her acting and was an one of the series' biggest actors. Mazikeen was a fan-favorite characters from comic books as well as the Vertigo/DC series Lucifer was her role in this hit Netflix show. Lucifer was a smash hit and broke to record binge levels and was named the most binge-watched show of the year 2021 according to Forbes. Brandt is set to next be seen alongside Andrew Lincoln, Danai Guarira and other Walking Dead cast members in the six episode Walking Dead spinoff that airs in 2020. Brandt is also set to star alongside Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan and Chris Meloni in the adult animated comedy Captain Fall which airs July 2023 on Netflix. Lesley Ann Brandt was a South African-born native of the country born on 2nd December, 1981. She's a talented New Zealand actor. Lesley Brandt, along with the rest of her family, relocated into Auckland New Zealand back in 1999. The first time she worked within Auckland as a wholesaler before being promoted as an IT manager. Lesley has performed in numerous commercial advertisements after a few modeling assignments. She completed her degree in acting and continued her training in Meisner methods of study. Lesley Brandt's very first recognizable part-time acting gig was with the TV drama Diplomatic Immunity, which aired in New Zealand. Lesley Brandt made a guest appearance on New Zealand's TV show Shortland Street acting as second actor. In the following season, she was in the Sci-Fi crime thriller This Is Not My Life which is based on the anecdote of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt starred in the TV series Spartacus: Blood and Sand as Naevia the hostage. She was later seen in the Spartacus: Gods of the Arena miniseries.