Read more about Lolo Jones and Lesley Ann Brandt

A glittering career sometimes hides some of the darkest stories beneath. Lolo, who won the USA and World championships in hurdle events in 2013, achieved this feat through a great deal of effort and tremendous patience. Jones had a difficult childhood as she was raised by a single mom with a large family. She was constantly on the move and even been living in the basement of a church for a duration. Jones had to attend a new high school each year due to her nomadic background. Jones had to live away from her mother at Theodore Roosevelt School to pursue her love of track. Jones was part of different families in high school so she could be focused on her studies. Jones won her the Gatorade Iowa Track & Field Athlete of the Year Award at school and was also involved in the school orchestra, as cellist. As she began college, Jones proved to be one of the top hurdlers. At the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championships, she won the 100-meter hurdles. Jones was also a member of the second-placed team in the 100-meter Relay event. Jones won the NCAA Indoor Hurdles competition in 2003 and 2004. Jones began her track and field career in 2005 after she finished her university studies. The same year, she won her first Torino Memorial event, and in the year 2206 she took home the Ostrava track event as in addition to the Heusden event for track.

Brandt born in Cape Town South Africa with her siblings and parents, moved to Auckland New Zealand when she was in her teens. After being discovered by local casting directors, Brandt took on the role of Naevia for the Starz smashes 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. She was a part of the cult Netflix show Lucifer which had a 6 year run playing the fan favorite Vertigo/DC comic book character Mazikeen. Lucifer has broken the record of binge viewing and was named as the best shows that were binge watched in 2021 by Forbes. Brandt will next be seen with Andrew Lincoln in the limited Walking Dead 6 episode spin-off scheduled to air in 2024. Captain Fall, an adult-oriented series Captain Fall will premiere on Netflix in July 2023. She stars alongside Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan Chris Meloni. Lesley-Ann Brandt, a South African actress, born in Cape town on the 2nd of December 1981. She is a renowned New Zealand actress. Lesley Brandt along with the other members of her family moved to Auckland New Zealand, in 1999. In Auckland she was employed in retail and later was promoted to IT management consultant. Lesley was featured in a variety of commercial ads after several modeling projects. In 2008 she completed her degree in acting and continued her training in Meisner ways of learning. Lesley Brandt's debut notable acting role was on the TV drama Diplomatic Immunity, which aired in New Zealand. Lesley Brandt is a supporting guest on New Zealand television drama Shortland Street. Later she appeared in a Sci-fi drama called This Is Not My Life that is based on the fictional city of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt played Naevia in the series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Later, she played Naevia in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.