Tampa Bay Comic Con Is Rocking Girl Power

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Tampa Bay Comic Con Is Rolling Into Tampa Bay This Summer And They Are Rocking Girl Power

Tampa Bay Comic Con has hosted some amazing guests in the past, including Charlie Cox (Daredevil), Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones) and who can forget Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead). The line-up so far this year is all about girl power.

Tampa Bay Comic Con 2017

The guest announced so far includes Kate Beckinsale (Underworld), Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek), Renee O’Connor (Xena: Warrior Princess), and Allison Mack (Smallville).

 

 

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Kate is slated to only be appearing on Saturday, so be prepared for long lines as you wait to get her autographs and photo-ops. Nichelle and Allison will be appearing all weekend for fans, and Renee will be there Saturday and Sunday only.

Please keep in mind when attending Tampa Bay Comic all transactions for photo-ops and autographs are on a cash only basis.

Some information on the guests

Kate Beckinsale:

Kate made her film debut in Much Ado About Nothing (1993) while still a student at the University of Oxford. She then appeared in British costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland (1994), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), Emma (1996), and The Golden Bowl (2000). She began to seek film work in the United States in the late 1990s and, after appearing in small-scale dramas The Last Days of Disco (1998) and Brokedown Palace (1999), she had starring roles in the war drama Pearl Harbor and the romantic comedy Serendipity. She followed those with appearances in The Aviator (2004) and Click (2006).

Since being cast as Selene in the Underworld film series (2003-present), Beckinsale has become known primarily for her work in action films, including Van Helsing (2004), Whiteout (2009), Contraband (2012), and Total Recall (2012). She also continues to make appearances in smaller dramatic projects such as Snow Angels (2007), Nothing but the Truth (2008), and Everybody’s Fine (2009). Recently she appeared in the comedy Love & Friendship (2016).

Nichelle Nichols:

Nichelle Nichols is an American actress, singer and voice artist. She sang with Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton before turning to acting. Her most famous role is that of communications officer Lieutenant Uhura aboard the USS Enterprise in the popular Star Trek television series (1966–1969), as well as the succeeding motion pictures, where her character was eventually promoted in Starfleet to the rank of commander.

Nichols’ Star Trek character, one of the first African American female characters on American television not portrayed as a servant, was groundbreaking in U.S. society at the time. Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. personally praised her work on the show and asked her to remain when she considered leaving the series.

Renee O’Connor:

Renée O’Connor was born in Houston, Texas,  and raised in Katy, a Houston suburb. She attended Taylor High School and the Houston High School of Visual and Performing Arts. Renée has one older brother, Chris.

Renée appeared in commercials, including one for McDonalds, a feature film called Night Game (1989), and some work for The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989) in 1989. She also made guest appearances on TV shows such as NYPD Blue (1993), before starring as “Deineira” in the Hercules TV movie Hercules: The Legendary Journeys – Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (1994). She caught the eyes of executive producers Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, who cast Renée in the 1994 film Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995). Soon after, Hercules’ sister show, Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) was launched, and Renée was cast as “Gabrielle”, Xena’s trusty sidekick.

Until 2001, Renée resided in Auckland, New Zealand, where “Xena” was filmed.

Allison Mack:

Allison Mack is an American actress, director and producer. She is best known for her role as Chloe Sullivan, on the WB/CW Superman television series Smallville, and Amanda on FX’s Wilfred.

 

If this lineup is only the beginning for Tampa Bay Comic Con 2017, I personally cannot wait for this weekend, my hotel room is already booked.

 

Keep checking back with us #FANdemaniacs for all the latest updates for this amazing con.

 

 

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