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The most harrowing stories are hidden beneath the glamor of a career. Lolo Jones, winner of USA and World the hurdle championships, achieved this title after a long period working hard and a lot of patience. Jones experienced a tough childhood due to her being raised by a single mom with a large family. Her mom lived in the street and was even living within the basement of the local church at times. Jones lived a nomadic existence that made her change school every year up to she reached high school. Jones was separated from her family during Theodore Roosevelt for the purpose of competing in athletics in track and field. Jones lived with four different families to ensure that she was studying at a high level. Jones won her the Gatorade Iowa Track and Field Award for the Best Athlete in high school. She was an active member of the school orchestra, as cellist. Jones made it to the top of the college's best hurdlers after entering. At the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championships, Jones won the 100-meter hurdles. She was also a part of the team which was 2nd in the 100 meters relay. In 2003 and in 2004, Jones took home the indoor hurdles competition during the NCAA Championship. Jones began her track and field career in 2005 after she graduated from university. In 2005, she was first in Torino Memorial race. Torino Memorial race, in 2006 she was one of the Heusden and Ostrava racers.

Brandt moved to Auckland, New Zealand, from Cape Town South Africa in the latter part of her adolescence. The local casting directors discovered her. Brandt took on the role as Naevia for the Starz hits Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. With producers Steven S. D Knight (Sam Raimi) and Steven S. D Knight (Steven S. D Knight) the actress quickly became a hit. Mazikeen was a well-loved comic character in Vertigo/DC and she played her in the Netflix show that was a huge success Lucifer for 6 seasons. Forbes has ranked Lucifer as the most watched series for 2021. Brandt will next be seen with Andrew Lincoln in the limited Walking Dead 6 episode spin-off scheduled to air in 2024. She will also be starring alongside Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan and Chris Meloni in the adult animated series Captain Fall which airs July 2023 on Netflix. Lesley-Ann Brandt is a South African actress born in Cape Town on the 2nd of December 1981. She is a renowned New Zealand actress. Lesley Brandt moved along with the entire family in Auckland New Zealand in 1999. After just a couple of years being employed in the retail industry her promotion was to the position of an IT consultant. Lesley has appeared in several commercials after doing a couple of modeling assignments. The year 2008 was the time she finished her studies in acting. In 2009, she began her acting studies she continued her studies using the Meisner technique of studying. Lesley's debut prominent role in New Zealand was as a TV actor on Diplomatic Immunity. Lesley Brandt is a supporting character on New Zealand television drama Shortland Street. She then appeared on the Science-fiction drama series called This Is Not My Life that was inspired by Waimoana, a fictional city. Waimoana. Lesley Brandt was cast as Naevia her young hostage. She was is later featured on in the Spartacus: Gods of the Arena miniature-series of the Television show Spartacus: Blood and Sand.