Read more about Lolo Jones and Lesley Ann Brandt

The most harrowing stories can be hidden under a seemingly glamorous list of accomplishments. Lolo Jones, who is the champion of the USA and World hurdles, has earned the status he has achieved after years of dedication and perseverance. A single mother within a household of five children, Jones had a difficult and difficult childhood. Her mother and she lived in a basement church and was constantly moving around. Jones her nomadic life led her to switch schools each year, until she reached high school. Jones was forced to move away from mother at Theodore Roosevelt School to pursue her love of track. She lived with four different families throughout her time at high school, in order to learn in one place. Jones also performed as a cellist for the school orchestra. At school, she was awarded the Gatorade Athlete of the Year Award in Iowa Track And Field. Jones became one of college's best hurdlers after entering. In 2002, at the NCAA Track & Field Championship, she won the hurdles 100 meters. Also, she was a part of the team that won the 100-meter relay. Jones took home both the indoor hurdles and the outdoor hurdles during the NCAA Championship in 2003. Jones began her track career in the year 2005, when she graduated from university. She won both the Torino Memorial and the Heusden Track events during the same season.

Brandt was born and raised in Cape Town in South Africa. She immigrated to Auckland New Zealand with her family when she was in her teens. Brandt was discovered locally by casting directors, and was offered the part of Naevia on the Starz sensation Spartacus Blood and Sand and Spartacus Gods of the Arena. As a result of her collaboration with Steven S. D Knight's and Sam Raimi's producers, she became an instant actor. Mazikeen was a cult DC/Vertigo comics character as well as in the Netflix hit series Lucifer for 6 seasons. Forbes named Lucifer the show with the highest amount of binge-watching of 2021. Brandt is set to next be seen alongside Andrew Lincoln, Danai Guarira as well as other Walking Dead cast members in the six-episode Walking Dead spinoff that airs in 2020. In the summer of 2023's Netflix adult-oriented comedy Captain Fall, Brandt stars in the role of Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan Chris Meloni. Lesley Ann Brandt, born on December 2, 1981, was born in Cape Town South Africa. She is one talented New Zealander actor. Lesley Brandt and her family moved to New Zealand in the city of Auckland. Zealand in the year 1999. In Auckland, Brandt began as an agent for sales, and later was made an IT expert. Lesley's professional career started with few model projects. She then appeared in countless commercial advertisements. She graduated in 2008 from her college and began studying Meisner method of study. Lesley's very first prominent acting job was in the TV drama series Diplomatic Immunity in New Zealand. Lesley Brandt is a supporting guest on New Zealand television drama Shortland Street. Her next appearance was in This Is Not My Life. It's based on the true tale of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt appeared as Naevia as a hostage who was a teenager in the Television show Spartacus: Blood and Sand. This character was later featured in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.