Biographies and activities to stimulate reading.. Share these 20 biographies, accompanied by a picture, featured in this high-interest book with your students. Each story spotlights some of Canada's and the world's most glamorous female actors such as Sara Polley, Jill Hennessy, Sandra Oh, Megan Follows and Tricia Helfer. Each biography is followed by hands-on activities designed to strengthen and improve reading comprehension, vocabulary development, language and research skills. 48 pages