11.   He lived modestly in an unpretentious house in Hampshire, in the south of England, with his wife, Merula Salaman, a former actress.

12.   Her mother, a former actress, wanted Houston to be beautiful, which to her mind meant thin, with well-applied makeup and good hair.

13.   I was not allowed into his home, but I learned that he lived with his mother, an eccentric former actress.

14.   It was his mother Ellen, a former actress, who first suggested that he try acting.

15.   Jayalalitha, as she is known, is a former actress who became the chief minister of the state of Tamil Nadu.

16.   Kuehl, a former actress who now is a law professor, called on members of both parties to reject the measure.

17.   Last month, the government transferred various corruption cases against the former actress away from the special state courts that had been handling them.

18.   Miss Bardot, a former actress from France, is a leading animal-rights advocate who has strongly opposed the hunting of seals.

19.   Meanwhile, Jane Alexander, the former actress and current NEA chairman, urged the Senate Committee on Labor and Human not to abandon the arts agency.

20.   Ms. Christopher, a former actress and producer, knows just about everyone in show biz.