Stella
Encyclopedia
People
- Stella (given name)Stella (given name)-Arts and entertainment:* Stella , stage name of Stella Huang, singer-actress* Stella Adler, American actress and acting teacher* Stella Arbenina, Russian-born actress* Stella Arroyave, actress and producer...
, a feminine given name- Stella McCartneyStella McCartneyStella Nina McCartney is an English fashion designer. She is the daughter of former Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney and the late photographer and animal rights activist, Linda McCartney.-Early life:...
, English fashion designer - Stella (singer), Singaporean-Taiwanese singer
- Stella MaessenStella MaessenStella Maessen is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1970, 1977 and 1982- Hearts of Soul :...
, Dutch singer, sometimes going under the singular name of Stella
- Stella McCartney
Fictional characters
- Stella KowalskiStella KowalskiStella Kowalski is one of the main characters in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire. She is the younger sister of central character Blanche DuBois.-In the play:...
, a character in A Streetcar Named Desire - Stella BonaseraStella BonaseraStella Bonasera is a fictional character and protagonist on the CBS crime drama CSI: NY, portrayed by actress Melina Kanakaredes prior to season 7, at which point the character was written out of the show due to Kanakaredes not renewing her contract...
, a fictional character from CSI: NYCSI: NYCSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes... - Stella Mayfair, a character in Mayfair Witch Chronicles by Anne RiceAnne RiceAnne Rice is a best-selling Southern American author of metaphysical gothic fiction, Christian literature and erotica from New Orleans, Louisiana. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in modern history...
- Stella (Winx Club), a character from the 2004 Italian show Winx Club
Surname
- Carlos StellaCarlos StellaCarlos Stella is an Argentine composer.Self-taught in composition, Stella studied piano at the Buenos Aires National Conservatory of Music and in 1985 he was invited by Krzysztof Penderecki to the Cracow Academy of Music...
, an Argentine composer living in Berlin - Joseph StellaJoseph StellaJoseph Stella was an Italian-born, American Futurist painter best known for his depictions of industrial America. He is associated with the American Precisionism movement of the 1910s-1940s....
, American Futurist painter
Toponym
- Stella, Liguria, a town in Liguria, Italy
- Stella, MissouriStella, MissouriStella is a village in Newton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 158 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Stella is located at ....
, a village in Newton County, Missouri - Stella, NebraskaStella, NebraskaStella is a village in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 220 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stella is located at ....
, a village in Richardson County, Nebraska - Stella, South Africa, a town in the North West Province
- Stella-PlageCucqCucq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:...
, a seaside resort in northern France - Stella de Mare, a seaside resort on the Red Sea in Ain El Sokhna, Egypt
- Stella ParkStella parkStella Park is a housing estate in Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, located on the grounds of a mansion of the same name.-Stella Hall:...
, a village in the North East of England
Work title
Film- Stella (1921 film), directed by Edwin J. CollinsEdwin J. Collins-Selected filmography:* Tom Jones * Miss Charity * Esmeralda * The Green Caravan * The Taming of the Shrew * A Gamble with Hearts -External links:...
- Stella (1943 film), with Zully MorenoZully MorenoZully Moreno born Zulema Esther González Borbón was a classic Argentine actress and sex symbol of the 1940s and 1950s.She was married to director Luis César Amadori.-Filmography:...
(Argentina) - Stella (1950 film), with Ann SheridanAnn Sheridan-Life and career:Born Clara Lou Sheridan in Denton, Texas on February 21, 1915, she was a student at the University of North Texas when her sister sent a photograph of her to Paramount Pictures. She subsequently entered and won a beauty contest, with part of her prize being a bit part in a...
and Victor MatureVictor MatureVictor John Mature was an American stage, film and television actor.-Early life:Mature was born in Louisville, Kentucky to an Italian-speaking father from the town Pinzolo, in the Italian part of the former County of Tyrol , Marcello Gelindo Maturi, later Marcellus George Mature, a cutler,... - Stella (1955 film), directed by Michael Cacoyannis
- Stella (1983 film), directed by Laurent Heynemann
- Stella (1990 film)Stella (1990 film)Stella is a 1990 American drama film produced by The Samuel Goldwyn Company and released by Touchstone Pictures. The screenplay by Robert Getchell is the third feature film adaptation of the 1920 novel Stella Dallas by Olive Higgins Prouty....
, starring Bette Midler - Stella (2008 film)Stella (2008 film)- Plot :Paris, 1977. Eleven year old Stella knows poker better than grammar when she starts the year at a prestigious new school. There, she discovers the possibilities of a whole new world outside her parents' bar.- Cast :* Léora Barbara - Stella...
, starring Seema Biswas
Music
- Stella (Uzeda album), by UzedaUzedaUzeda is a Sicilian math rock group founded in 1987, consisting of lead singer Giovanna Cacciola, guitarists Agostino Tilotta and Giovanni Nicosia, bassist Raffaele Gulisano and drummer Davide Oliveri. Steve Albini recorded three of their records...
- Stella (album)Stella (album)Stella is the fourth studio album by the Swiss band Yello. It peaked at #1 in Switzerland, #23 in Austria, #26 in Sweden and #92 in UK. Released in 1985, the album contains the track "Oh Yeah", which became famous after being featured in a variety of movies including Ferris Bueller's Day Off in...
, by Swiss electronica band Yello - "Stella" (song), by All Time LowAll Time LowAll Time Low is an American pop punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2003.The band consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alexander Gaskarth, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Jack Barakat, bassist and backing vocalist Zachary Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson...
Novels
- Stella (novella), by Colin GalbraithColin GalbraithColin Galbraith , is a Scottish author and poet. He has published one novel, one novella and several chapbooks of poetry. He is the Editor-in-Chief at the and an assistant editor at...
- Stella (novel), by Jan de HartogJan de HartogJan de Hartog was a Dutch playwright, novelist and occasional social critic who moved to the United States in the early 1960s and became a Quaker.- Early years :...
Brands and product names
- Stella (magazine)Stella (magazine)Stella was a Swedish science fiction magazine. It was published from April, 1886 through August, 1888 as a supplement to the Swedish weekly Svenska Familj-Journalen Svea and published translations of short stories by the leading science fiction writers of its time.Though many works about science...
, Swedish science fiction magazine - Stella (magazine supplement), magazine supplement for The Sunday Telegraph
- Stella (beer), an Egyptian beer
- Stella ArtoisStella ArtoisStella Artois is a 5% ABV lager brewed in Leuven, Belgium since 1926. In the UK, Canada and New Zealand a 4% ABV version is also available.-Production:...
, a Belgian beer
- Stella (bicycles)Stella (bicycles)Stella was a French bicycle manufacturer founded in 1909. The company sponsored Louison Bobet, a French professional cyclist. Bobet won the Tour de France in 1953 and 1954 while riding Stella bicycles....
, a French bicycle manufacturer - Stella (yacht)Stella (yacht)The Stella is a 'one-design' Bermuda rig sloop yacht, designed for cruising and racing by the noted yacht designer CR Holman in 1959. The design was to the requirements of a customer who had seen the Nordic Folkboat and decided that the English east coast needed a similar vessel but modified for...
, a class of yacht designed in the UK by C.R. (Kim) Holman in 1959 - Stella (guitar)Stella (guitar)Stella was a brand of guitars. The Stella brand was owned by the Oscar Schmidt Company and was founded around 1899. Stella produced low-mid level stringed instruments. Stella guitars were played by several notable artists including Leadbelly and Charlie Patton. Doc Watson began playing on a Stella...
, a brand of a guitar - Stella (scooter)Stella (scooter)Stella is a model of a vintage-style scooter imported into the United States by Chicago-based Genuine Scooters since 2003, and manufactured by LML in Kanpur, India.-History:...
, a vintage scooter brand introduced by the Chicago-based Genuine Scooter Company - STELLA (language courses)STELLA (language courses)STELLA Online Language Courses.The Stella Project was supported and co-funded by the European Commission. The aim was to deliver high-quality and pedagogically sound online language learning courses for Less Widely Taught and Used Languages within the European Union.STELLA courses are claimed to be...
, online language courses - Subaru StellaSubaru StellaThe Subaru Stella is a Japanese automobile produced by Subaru starting June 2006. The Stella is based on the same architecture as the Subaru R2...
- Stella Cheese, a division of Saputo IncorporatedSaputo IncorporatedSaputo Inc. is a Montreal-based Canadian dairy company. Founded as a cheese store in 1954 by Italian immigrant Giuseppe Saputo, today Saputo’s business includes cheese, baked goods and milk production, and it is the world's twelfth largest dairy producing company...
that makes Italian style cheeses
Computing
- Stella (emulator)Stella (emulator)Stella is an emulator for the Atari 2600 game console, and takes its name from the console's codename. It is open source, and runs on most major modern platforms including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Windows CE/Mobile, Dreamcast, GP2X, Nintendo DS, and Wii. Stella was originally written in 1996 by...
, multiplatform Atari 2600 game-console emulator. - Stella (software)Stella (software)Stella, a computer program available in three versions was created by Robert Webb of Australia...
, polyhedra modeling software - The graphics chip of the Atari 2600Atari 2600The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in...
, named after the CEO's bicycle - The IBM Blue Gene-LBlue GeneBlue Gene is a computer architecture project to produce several supercomputers, designed to reach operating speeds in the PFLOPS range, and currently reaching sustained speeds of nearly 500 TFLOPS . It is a cooperative project among IBM Blue Gene is a computer architecture project to produce...
supercomputer used with the LOFARLOFARLOFAR is the Low Frequency Array for radio astronomy, built by the Netherlands astronomical foundation ASTRON and operated by ASTRON's radio observatory....
radio telescope project
Other
- Stella (comedy group)Stella (Comedy Group)Stella is a comedy trio consisting of Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, and David Wain . The group formed in 1997 as a weekly nightclub comedy attraction, performing at New York City nightclub Fez from 1997 until February 2005...
, a comedy troupe consisting of Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black and David Wain- Stella shortsStella shortsThe Stella shorts are a collection of short films by the comedy group Stella. The short films were produced and written by Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, David Wain, who also star in the shorts with a number of guest actors...
, a series of short films by the Stella comedy troupe - Stella (TV series)Stella (TV series)Stella was a short-lived television series that originally ran from June 28, 2005 to August 30, 2005 on the American television channel Comedy Central, created by and starring Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain, the three members of the sketch comedy troupe of the same name and...
, a half-hour comedy program by the Stella troupe that aired on Comedy Central
- Stella shorts
- Stella (band)Stella (band)Stella was formed in Joensuu, Finland in 2002. The band quickly managed a deal with Sony Records and released their first album Kuuntelija in 2004. The album only became a modest seller and soon after the band was moved to Elements Music label....
, a Finnish rock/pop band - Stella, a gene expressed by primordial germ cells
- Stella Awards, given to people who file ridiculous lawsuits for huge financial gain
- Stella power stations, a demolished pair of coal-fired power stations once on the Tyne, northeast England
- SS StellaSS StellaStella was a passenger ferry in service with the London and South Western Railway that was wrecked on 30 March 1899 off the Casquets during a crossing from Southampton, to Guernsey.-Construction:...
, shipwreck - Stella (United States coin)Stella (United States coin)The United States four dollar coin, also officially called a Stella, is a unit of currency equivalent to four United States dollars.-History:...
, with a face value of four dollars ($4)
See also
- Stella MarisStella MarisStella Maris may refer to* Polaris * A title of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known in English as Our Lady, Star of the Seaplaces or organizations named for the Virgin Mary:...
- StellarStellarStellar is an adjective referring to one or more stars. It may also refer to:* Hyundai Stellar, a car built by Hyundai Motor Company* "Stellar*", a New Zealand-based rock band.* "Stellar" , a song by Incubus...
- Stela (disambiguation)
- "Stella by StarlightStella By Starlight"Stella by Starlight" is a jazz standard written by Victor Young and featured in The Uninvited, a 1944 film released by Paramount Pictures. Originally played in the film as an instrumental theme song without lyrics, it was turned over to Ned Washington, who wrote the lyrics for it in 1946...
", a known jazz standard