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The most harrowing stories can be found in a career that is dazzling. Lolo was able to achieve her current position after much struggle and perseverance. Jones, who was born to a motherless family and had five children living in the midst of poverty and struggle as a youngster, experienced extremely difficult childhood. Her mother was constantly traveling as well as having lived in a basement church for a length of time. Jones was required to relocate to a different school each year up until her high school years due to this sporadic lifestyle. When she attended Theodore Roosevelt High School Jones lived apart from her mother so that she could pursue her interest in the track and field events. Jones was part of four families during her time at high school, in order to learn together in a single location. Jones, a cellist in the school's orchestra and the winner of the Gatorade athletes of Iowa's track and field year won her the Gatorade Iowa Athlete award at the time of her graduation from the high school year. Jones was among the most skilled hurdlers when she began the university. At the 2002 NCAA Track and Field Championships in 2002, Jones took home the 100-meters hurdles. Additionally, she was one the participants of the runner-up team in the relay race of 100 meters. In 2003 and in 2004, Jones was the winner of the indoor hurdles race during the NCAA Championship. Jones started her track career in 2005 after completing her studies at the university. That same year, she won at the Torino Memorial Event, while in 2026, she won the Ostrava Track race and Heusden.

Brandt was born and raised in Cape Town, South African. She immigrated from Cape Town to Auckland New Zealand with her family during her teens. She was discovered by local casting directors. Brandt was cast in the role of Naevia in the Starz hits Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. With producers Steven S. D Knight and Sam Raimi she captivated audiences by her acting and was one the show's top actors. Mazikeen was a popular DC/Vertigo comics character and she appeared on the Netflix hit series Lucifer for six years. Forbes named Lucifer as the number one series to binge watch in 2021. Brandt's next performance will be in an episode of six in the Walking Dead spinoff in 2024 in the role of Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurrira. In the July 2023 season of Netflix adult animated show Captain Fall, Brandt stars in the role of Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan Chris Meloni. Lesley Ann Brandt was a South African born in December 1981. She is quite a talented New Zealand actress. Lesley Brandt and her family moved to Auckland, New Zealand in the year 1999. In Auckland she started her career as a retail person then get promoted to IT managerial consultant. Lesley was featured in a variety of commercial advertisements after a few modeling projects. She graduated with a degree in acting in 2008 and continued to learn about Meisner's method. Lesley Brandt's initial notable part-time acting gig was with the TV drama Diplomatic Immunity, which aired in New Zealand. Lesley Brandt made a guest performance on New Zealand's series Shortland Street acting as support actor. Then she starred in This Is Not My Life that was inspired by Waimoana, a fictional city. Waimoana. Lesley Brandt played Naevia in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. She later portrayed Naevia in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.