Coordinates	26°08′9″N80°08′31″N
Name	Frances O'Connor
Birth date	June 12, 1967
Birth place	Wantage, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Yearsactive	1993–present
Occupation	Actress
Domesticpartner	Gerald Lepkowski

Frances O'Connor (born 12 June 1967) is an Australian actress.

Background

O'Connor was born in Wantage, Oxfordshire, England to a pianist mother and nuclear physicist father. When O'Connor was two, her family moved back to Perth, Western Australia. O'Connor was raised a Roman Catholic and attended the Mercedes College in Perth. O'Connor attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and earned a BA in literature from the Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia.

O'Connor and her long-term partner, Gerald Lepkowski, have a son, Luka, born in April 2005.

Filmography

Notes
1993	Law of the Land	Marissa Green	TV series
1994	Halifax f.p: The Feeding	Frances	TV movie
1994		Georgina	Episode: "Heaven Knows Mr. McHugh"
1995	Bathing Boxes	2nd Woman	Short film
1995		Rachel McAlister	Episode: "A New Life: Part 1"Episode: "A New Life: Part 2"
1996	Shark Bay	Dr. Jane	TV movie
1996	Blue Heelers	Gabe Greenway	3 episodes
1996	G. P.	Karen Papadopoulos	Episode: "Someone to Turn To"
1996	Love and Other Catastrophes	Mia
1997	Frontline	Kristy	Episode: "I Get the Big Names"
1997	Kiss or Kill	Nikki Davies
1997	Thank God He Met Lizzie	Jenny
1998		Kate Haslett
1999	Mansfield Park	Fanny Price
2000	About Adam	Laura Owens
2000	Madame Bovary	Emma Bovary	TV movie
2000	Bedazzled	Alison Gardner / Nicole Delarusso
2001		Monica Swinton
2002		Gwendolen Fairfax
2002	Windtalkers	Rita
2003	Timeline	Kate Ericson
2004	Piccadilly Jim	Ann Chester
2004	Iron Jawed Angels	Lucy Burns	TV movie
2004	Book of Love	Elaine Walker
2004		Alison Heywood
2005	Three Dollars	Tanya Harnovey
2008	Cashmere Mafia	Zoe Burden	7 episodes
2009	Blessed	Rhonda
2010	Ice	Sarah	Post-production
2012	Little Red Wagon	Margaret	Post-production

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Coordinates	26°08′9″N80°08′31″N
Name	Adam
Caption	Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam, a fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Adam is the figure on the left, and God the figure on the right.
Spouse	Eve
Children	CainAbelSethmore sons and daughters

Adam (Hebrew: אָדָם‎, Arabic: آدم‎) is a prominent figure in Abrahamic religions. He is the first man created by God in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. Adam appears originally in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Genesis and is referenced throughout the Qur'an. His wife was Eve. In the Quran, his wife was Hawa.

Individual/humanity and etymology

Adam (Hebrew: אָדָם‎, Arabic: آدم‎) in Biblical (as well as modern) Hebrew is sometimes used as the personal name of an individual and at other times in a generic sense meaning "mankind", in the same way as the earlier Canaanite 'adam. According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, its use in is generic, while in and the generic and personal usages are mixed. The generic usage in Genesis meaning "mankind" reflects the view that Adam was the ancestor of all men. Etymologically it is the masculine form of the word adamah meaning ground or earth and related to the words adom (red), admoni (ruddy) and dam (blood)

Christianity and Judaism

Hebrew Bible

The story is told in the book of Genesis, contained in the Torah and Bible. These texts have a central role in both Judaism and Christianity. Adam is discussed in and , with some additional elements in chapters 4 and 5. These might present two accounts of the creation story. Her story was greatly developed, during the Middle Ages, in the tradition of Aggadic midrashim, the Zohar and Jewish mysticism. The resulting Lilith legend is still commonly used as source material in modern culture, literature, occultism, fantasy and horror.

Expulsion

Adam and Eve were subsequently expelled from the Garden of Eden, were ceremonially separated from God, and lost their innocence after they broke God's law about not eating of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This occurred after the serpent (understood to be Satan in many Christian traditions) told Eve that eating of the tree would result not in death, but in Adam and Eve's eyes being opened, resulting in their being "as gods, knowing good and evil" (Gen. 3.4-5). Convinced by the serpent's argument, Eve eats of the tree and has Adam do likewise (Gen. 3.6).

As a result, both immediately become aware of the fact that they are naked, and thus cover themselves with garments made of fig leaves (Gen. 3.7). Then, finding God walking in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve hide themselves from God's presence (Gen. 3.8). God calls to Adam "Where art thou?" (Gen. 3.9, KJV) and Adam responds "I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself" (Gen. 3.10, KJV). When God then asks Adam if he had eaten of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, Adam responds that his wife had told him to (Gen. 3.11-12).

As a result of their breaking God's law, the couple were removed from the garden (Gen. 3.23) (the Fall of Man according to Christian doctrine) and both receive a curse. Adam's curse is contained in Gen. 3.17-19: "Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field: In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return" (KJV).

Post-expulsion

After his expulsion from Eden, Adam was forced to work hard for his food for the first time. According to the Book of Genesis, he bore three children with Eve named as Cain, Abel, and Seth. The Book of Jubilees, a second century BC text which is not considered canonical by most Abrahamic faiths, gives Adam the daughters Azura and Awan, who married Seth and Cain, respectively, in incestuous unions.

According to the Genealogies of Genesis, Adam died at the age of 930. With such numbers, calculations such as those of Archbishop Ussher would suggest that Adam would have died only about 127 years before the birth of Noah, nine generations after Adam. In other words, Adam's lifespan would have overlapped that of Lamech (father of Noah), at least fifty years. Ussher and a group of theologians and scholars in 1630 performed calculations and created a study that reported the creation of Adam on October 23, 4004 BC at 9:00 am and lived until 3074 BC. There was controversy over the fact that Ussher believed the whole creation process occurred on that day.

Although the Book of Joshua mentions a "City of Adam" at the time that the Israelites crossed the Jordan River on entering Canaan, it doesn't suggest any relationship between this city and the first man of Genesis. Traditional Jewish belief, on the other hand, says that following his death, Adam was buried in the Cave of Machpelah in Hebron.

He appears to an extent in both Eastern and Western Christian liturgies.

The New Testament

The relevance of Adam is not solely with the Old Testament. In the New Testament, the first Adam is compared with the second Adam. The first Adam brought about the Fall of Man, which cursed man with the knowledge of sin. Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden and out of God's presence. The second Adam (Jesus) came to the world to save mankind from Adam's original sin that everyone inherits. With the first Adam there is death, but with the second Adam there is life.

Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovah's Witnesses view Adam and Eve as the ones who brought sin, and thus death, into the world by committing the original sin, by disobeying Jehovah's clear command not to eat of the fruit of knowledge of good and evil.

Eve's sin is counted as deliberate disobedience, as she did know that Jehovah had commanded them not to eat, but she is held to have been deceived by the Serpent. (She was deceived only about the effect of their disobedience, not about the will of God on the matter.) Adam's sin is considered even more reproachable, as he had not been deceived. Rather, when confronted with his sin, he attempted to blame both his wife Eve, and Jehovah himself. Genesis 3:12 NWT - "The woman who you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree and so I ate.". By his sin, he forfeited human perfection and was therefore unable to pass it on to his offspring.

Latter Day Saint (LDS) view

The Latter Day Saint movement holds that Adam and Michael the archangel are the same individual. Michael the archangel fought against and cast out Lucifer (who became Satan) and his followers at the conclusion of the War of Heaven during the pre-mortal existence (see Book of Revelation ). Michael was born into this mortal existence as the man "Adam, the father of all, the prince of all, the Ancient of Days" (see Doctrine and Covenants and ). Mormons also consider Adam to be the first among all the prophets on earth. Brigham Young and other early leaders spoke favorably about the Adam–God theory, the idea that Adam and God the Father were the same person, but it did not become church doctrine and has since been repudiated by the church.

The Latter Day Saints hold the belief that the "Fall" was not a tragedy, but a necessary part of God's plan. They believe that Adam and Eve had to partake of the forbidden fruit in order to fulfill God's will, and that it is good that they did so.

Seventh-day Adventist view

Seventh-day Adventist believe that the importance of the literal creation time-line is pivotal to the story of humanity, their relationship to God, and the plan of salvation and atonement for Adam and Eve’s transgression (fall), by which all their descendants are under subjugation. The Bible states, “Since by man (Adam) came death, by man (Jesus the Christ) came also the resurrection... (I Cor. 15:21).” To disavow a literal creation and our first parents (Adam and Eve) nearly 6,000 years ago negates a fundamental, orthodox doctrine and the supremacy of the Holy Bible that the sovereign, triune God --“Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth,” (Genesis 1:26 NASB)—according to His own purpose and counsel and for His own glory, created humanity in the Biblical/Torah account.

Islamic view

In Islam, Adam is considered the first Prophet of God (Allah) and the husband of Eve (arabic - Hawa, pronounced Hauwwa) who was also created by the will of God. Allah created Adam from dust (arabic - turaab). Allah commanded "Be" and he was. Satan (The Devil) had lured Adam and Eve/Hawa into disobeying God by tasting from the forbidden tree (although no reference is necessary as to what he may have tasted). This was the first act of revenge from Satan for being banished from heaven due to mankind. According to the Qur'an, Adam and Eve/Hawa were both tempted by Satan and therefore equally guilty:

"Then began Satan to whisper suggestions to them, bringing openly before their minds all their shame that was hidden from them (before): he said: 'Your Lord only forbade you this tree, lest ye should become angels or such beings as live for ever.' And he swore to them both, that he was their sincere adviser. So by deceit he brought about their fall: when they tasted of the tree, their shame became manifest to them, and they began to sew together the leaves of the garden over their bodies. And their Lord called unto them: Did I not forbid you that tree, and tell you that Satan was an avowed enemy unto you?"

The Qur'an also mentions that Adam was forgiven by God after much repentance.

Bahá'í view

In the Bahá'í view, Adam was the first Manifestation of God in recorded history. He is believed by Bahá'ís to have started the Adamic cycle 6000 years ago, which has culminated with Bahá'u'lláh. The Biblical story of Adam and Eve, according to Bahá'í belief, is allegorical and is explained by `Abdu'l-Bahá in Some Answered Questions.

See also

Adam and Eve

Adam Kadmon

Banu (Arabic)

Paradise Lost

Table of prophets of Abrahamic religions

Y-chromosomal Adam

Mahabad (prophet)

Notes

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Coordinates	26°08′9″N80°08′31″N
Caption	Mitchell at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
Birth name	Radha Rani Amber Indigo Anunda Mitchell
Birth date	November 12, 1973
Birth place	Melbourne, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1988–present

Radha Rani Amber Indigo Anunda Mitchell (born 12 November 1973) is an Australian actress.

Early life

Mitchell was born in Melbourne. Her mother is a model turned designer, and her father is a filmmaker. She had a spiritually inclined upbringing, drawing from Hindu culture by her parents. Her first name, Radha, is of Hindu origin and is the name of the soulmate to Lord Krishna. The other parts of her name coming from an Indian origin are Rani ("queen") and Anunda ("joy"). She attended the private St Michael's Grammar School.

Career

Mitchell began her career starring on ABC TV's Sugar and Spice in 1988. Progressing to Neighbours in 1994, Mitchell played two separate characters over her three-year stint on the show.

In 1997, she starred in two films, High Art and Everything Put Together, both Independent Spirit Award winners. Other films—including Pitch Black opposite Vin Diesel, Phone Booth opposite Colin Farrell, and Man on Fire opposite Denzel Washington—soon followed.

Mitchell gained recognition for her performance in the Academy Award–winning Finding Neverland, which co-starred Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. This performance earned the cast a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture.

Mitchell then took the title role in Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda, followed by a part with Josh Hartnett in Mozart and the Whale and then starred in the movie adaptation of the videogame Silent Hill. In 2008, Mitchell starred in Rogue with Michael Vartan, as well as Henry Poole Is Here opposite Luke Wilson and The Children of Huang Shi opposite Jonathan Rhys-Meyers.

For her role in Claire McCarthy's The Waiting City, Mitchell won Best Actress in October 2010 at the Antipodes Film Festival, in St. Tropez, France.

Filmography

{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Other notes |- |1996 | Love and Other Catastrophes | Danni | |- | rowspan="2"|1998 | High Art | Syd | |- | Cleopatra's Second Husband | Sophie | |- | rowspan="2"|1999 | Sleeping Beauties | Cindy | Short film |- | Kick | Tamara Spencer | |- | rowspan="3"|2000 | Everything Put Together | Angie | |- | Pitch Black | Carolyn Fry | |- | Kissed by an Angel | JoJo | |- | rowspan="3"|2001 | Ten Tiny Love Stories | Herself | |- | Nobody's Baby | Shauna Louise | |- | When Strangers Appear | Beth | |- | rowspan="3"|2002 | Dead Heat | Charlotte LaMarr | |- | Phone Booth | Kelly Shepard | |- | Four Reasons | Girl | |- |2003 | Visitors | Georgia Perry | |- | rowspan="2"|2004 | Man on Fire | Lisa Martin Ramos | |- | Finding Neverland | Mary Ansell Barrie | |- | rowspan="2"|2005 | Melinda and Melinda | Melinda | |- | Mozart and the Whale | Isabelle Sorenson | |- | rowspan="2"|2006 | Silent Hill | Rose Da Silva | |- | The Half Life of Timofey Berezin (Pu-239) | Marina | |- | rowspan="2"|2007 | Feast of Love | Diana Croce | |- | Rogue | Kate Ryan | |- | rowspan="3"|2008 | Henry Poole Is Here | Dawn Stupek | |- | The Children of Huang Shi | Lee Pearson | |- | "What We Take from Each Other" | Thief of Hearts | short film |- | rowspan="3"|2009 | Thick as Thieves | Alexandra Korolenko | |- | Surrogates | Agent Jennifer Peters | |- | The Waiting City | Fiona Simmons | |- |2010 | The Crazies | Judy Dutton | |- |2011 |'' | Rose Da Silva |- |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1988–1989 | Sugar and Spice | Pixie Robinson | |- | 1992–1993 | All Together Now | Jodie | 6 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|1993 | Phoenix | Joanna | Episode: Deal or Pay |- | Law of the Land | Alicia Miles | |- | 1994, 1996 | Blue Heelers | Sally-AnneNerida Davidson | Episode: A Woman's PlaceEpisode: Once Only Withdrawal (1)Episode: Once Only Withdrawal (2) |- | 1994–1997 | Neighbours | Cassandra RushmoreCatherine O'Brien | 9 episodes |- | 1995 | Halifax f.p: My Lovely Girl | Sarah | Nine Network TV-Movie |- | 1998 | The Chosen | Sarah Gordon | |- | 2001 | Uprising | Mira Fuchrer | NBC TV-Movie |- |}

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