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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 140. Chapters: Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, Nicole Kidman, Judy Garland, Cher, Julia Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sissy Spacek, Liza Minnelli, Helen Hunt, Deborah Kerr, Jessica Tandy, Julie Andrews, Meryl Streep, Miranda Richardson, Reese Witherspoon, Maggie Smith, Ethel Merman, Raquel Welch, Glenda Jackson, Shirley MacLaine, Julie Walters, Bernadette Peters, Diane Keaton, Twiggy, Ann-Margret, Bette Midler, Ellen Burstyn, Patty Duke, Marion Cotillard, Renée Zellweger, June Allyson, Kathleen Turner, Anne Bancroft, Jean Simmons, Lynn Redgrave, Angela Bassett, Annette Bening, Melanie Griffith, Rosalind Russell, Judy Holliday, Susan Hayward, Janet McTeer, Marsha Mason, Sally Hawkins, Kay Kendall, Carrie Snodgress, Taina Elg. Excerpt: Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone (Italian pronunciation: ); August 16, 1958) is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983. She followed it with a series of albums in which she found immense popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery in her music videos, which became a fixture on MTV. Throughout her career, many of her songs have hit number one on the record charts, including "Like a Virgin", "Papa Don't Preach", "Like a Prayer", "Vogue", "Frozen", "Music", "Hung Up", and "4 Minutes". Critics have praised Madonna for her diverse musical productions while at the same time serving as a lightning rod for religious controversy. Her career was further enhanced by film appearances that began in 1979, despite mixed commentary. She won critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her role in Evita (1996), but has received harsh feedback for other film roles. Madonna's other ventures include being a fashion designer, children's book author, film director and producer. She has been acclaimed as a businesswoman, and in 2007, she signed an unprecedented US $120 million contract with Live Nation. Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is recognized as the world's top-selling female recording artist of all time by the Guinness World Records. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the best-selling female rock artist of the 20th century and the second top-selling female artist in the United States, behind Barbra Streisand, with 64 million certified albums. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked Madonna at number two, behind only The Beatles, on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists, making her the most succes