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An American actress and former child model, Amanda is best known for her roles as Sophie Sheridan in the feature film Mamma Mia! and as Karen in Mean Girls. She is currently appearing in the critically acclaimed HBO series, Big Love. This fall, Seyfried will be seen starring in the Fox film, Jennifer’s Body, written by Diablo Cody (Juno). She will then star in the Lasse Hallstrom directed film, Dear John, the adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel (The Notebook). She began filming Chloe in Toronto in February 2009. It is a remake of the French film Nathalie, also starring Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore. Her other credits include Veronica Mars, Alpha Dog and Rodrigo Garcia’s Nine Lives.

Kerry Washington, critically lauded actress, won the award for “Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture” for “Ray” at the NAACP Image Awards in 2005, after receiving a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award for “Best Actress” for the film “Lift” in 2002. She garnered critical acclaim for her latest roles: including: “I Think I Love My Wife” opposite Chris Rock, the “The Last King of Scotland” opposite Forest Whitaker for which she was nominated for “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture” at the NAACP Image Awards in 2007, and The Dead Girl opposite Marcia Gay Harden and Brittany Murphy. Other film credits include “Fantastic Four”, “Against the Ropes”, “The United States of Leland”, “The Human Stain”, “Bad Company” and “Save the Last Dance”, for which she received a Teen Choice Award for Best Breakout Performance. She will next be seen in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer in the summer of ’07. She became associated with Movado in 2005.

Wynton Marsalis is undeniably the best known jazz trumpeter of his generation. He began his classical training on the trumpet at age 12 and has recorded more than 50 jazz and classical recordings, which have won him nine Grammy Awards. In 1983, he became the first and only artist to win both classical and jazz Grammys in the same year, and repeated this feat in 1984. In 1997, Mr. Marsalis became the first jazz artist to be awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in music, for his oratorio Blood on the Fields, which was commissioned by Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC). Mr. Marsalis is also an internationally respected teacher and spokesman for music education, and has received honorary doctorates from dozens of universities and colleges throughout the U.S. On March 20, 2001, Mr. Marsalis was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Mr. Marsalis has been since inception the Artistic Director of JALC where he led the effort to construct JALC's new home - Frederick P. Rose Hall - the first education, performance, and broadcast facility devoted to jazz. Movado has been associated with Mr. Marsalis since 1998.

Derek Jeter – humanitarian, leader, athlete – joins Movado's prestigious roster of talent in the Movado art of performance advertising campaign for the new Movado Series 800. Born June 26, 1974, baseball superstar Derek Jeter was drafted by the New York Yankees as the sixth overall pick in the 1992 Major League Baseball draft. He played his first Major League game against the Seattle Mariners in 1995. In 1996, Jeter played his first full Major League season and not only won the American League Rookie of the Year Award, he also helped his team win their first World Series title since 1978. Jeter, a seven-time All Star, has gone on to lead his team to 3 additional World Series titles in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Also in 2000, Jeter became the first player ever to be named MVP of both the All-Star game and the World Series in a single season. In 2005, Jeter captured his second of two consecutive Golden Glove awards, and he has made 12 straight appearances in the post-season. Jeter's work off the field rivals his efforts on it. In 1996, his rookie season, Jeter founded the "Turn 2 Foundation" to create and support activities and programs designed to motivate youth to "turn to" a healthy lifestyle, academic achievement and leadership development, while turning away from substances like drugs and alcohol. The Turn 2 Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, and to date has awarded more than $6 million in support of its signature programs in West Michigan, Tampa and New York City.

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