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Some of the worst tales are hidden behind an impressive career. Lolo was able to achieve her current position after much struggle and patience. Jones was the sole member of a family with five children who lived in extreme poverty. Her mother had been constantly shifting and even was a resident in the basement. Jones needed to go to the same high school each year due to her nomadic lifestyle. Jones had to live away from mother in Theodore Roosevelt School in order to pursue her interest in track. She was a member of four families during her time at high school in order study all in the same place. Jones was awarded an award called the Gatorade Iowa Track and Field Award for the Best Athlete in high school. She was a part of the orchestra at school, playing cellist. Jones was one of the top hurdlers in her first year of college. She won the 100-meter hurdles at the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championship. She was also a part of the team that was second in the 100 meter relay. In 2003 and 2004 Jones took home the hurdles indoor event at the NCAA Championship. Career After completing her studies at the end of 2005 Jones started to train hard for the track. She was the winner of two events, her events, the Torino Memorial and the Heusden Track races during the same season.

Brandt moved out of Cape Town South Africa to Auckland New Zealand at the close of her teen years. Brandt was discovered in Auckland by casting directors and landed the role of Naevia as a character in the Starz sensation Spartacus Blood and Sand and Spartacus Gods of the Arena. Working with producers Steven S. D Knight and Sam Raimi she captivated audiences with her performance and became one of the show's biggest stars. Mazikeen was a popular DC/Vertigo comics character and was a character in the Netflix popular series Lucifer for six years. Forbes listed Lucifer the top-rated show in 2021. Brandt will be next seen with Andrew Lincoln, Danai Guarira as well as other Walking Dead cast members in the six episode Walking Dead spinoff that airs in 2020. Brandt is also set to star alongside Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan and Chris Meloni in the adult animated series Captain Fall which airs July 2023 on Netflix. Lesley-Ann Brandt is an South African actress who was born in Cape Town, South Africa on the 2nd of December, 1981. She's an extremely talented New Zealand actor. Lesley Brandt moved along with her family and friends in Auckland New Zealand in 1999. In Auckland she began working in retail and later get promoted to IT managerial consultant. Lesley began her professional career in commercial advertisements following some modeling opportunities. She earned her degree with a specialization in acting in the year 2008. Then in 2009, she started learning in Meisner Methods of Study. Lesley Brandt's debut notable actor role was on the TV drama series Diplomatic Immunity, which aired in New Zealand. Lesley Brandt was a guest supporting actress on New Zealand's television drama Shortland Street. She also appeared on a sci-fi thriller called This Is Not My Life which is based upon the anecdotal town of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt was cast in the Television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand as Naevia who was a teenager hostage and later depicts her character in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena miniseries.