Problem: Namie Amuro (An Shi Nai Mei Hui , Amuro Namie, born September 20, 1977) is a Japanese recording artist, dancer, model, actress and entrepreneur. A leading figure of the Japanese entertainment industry since the early 90s, Amuro is known for breaking the youthful idol stereotype with her experimentation with different music styles in Japan and throughout the Western world, as well as visual imagery in music videos and on stage. Due to her longevity and resilience within the industry, she is referred to as the "Queen of Japanese Pop" and has constantly been recognized as the Japanese equivalent to leading Western artists such as Madonna and Janet Jackson. Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at age 14 as an idol singer in the band Super Monkey's.

In March 2010, Amuro won the "Best Asian Artist" award at the World Music Awards in Monaco; there, she performed her track "Hide & Seek" from her album Play. On July 28, she released her double A-side singles "Break It" and "Get Myself Back", which performed well on several record charts in Japan. Furthermore, she released the live DVD for her Past < Future tour on December 15, which reached the top spot on the Oricon DVD charts and shifted over 100,000 copies. On April 27, 2011, Amuro published her second collaboration effort Checkmate!. Her first musical release of the year, the record featured nine collaborative tracks that she had participated with throughout her career, and also released four new recordings to promote it; "Wonder Woman", "Make It Happen", "Unusual" and "#1's". The album was a commercial success, reaching the top spot on Oricon and distributed over 500,000 units in Japan. Three months later, she released her first ever triple A-side singles, "Naked/Fight Together/Tempest". Although it reached number two on the Oricon Singles Chart, "Fight Together" was used as the official theme song for the Japanese anime series One Piece, and achieved better sales through digital stores; it was certified Platinum by RIAJ. At the end of July that same year, Amuro conducted her first arena tour titled Live Style, which commemorated her 20th anniversary in the music business; additionally, the tour was to promote her Checkmate! album and some new material taken from her then-upcoming studio record. "Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!" and "Love Story" were the next A-side singles from her studio album, and both premiered on December 7, 2011. Though the physical release exceeded 100,000 units in Japan, the latter track shifted over three million digital copies throughout Japan, one of her highest-selling singles to date. The single also featured two unreleased tracks; "Higher" and "Airigatou". The former track made an appearance on her Live Style tour, whereas the latter recording was made available as a free download on her Facebook page. The final singles, "Go Round/Yeah-Oh!", were released in late March 2012, and continued the 100,000 sales streak in Japan. In April, the singer confirmed the release of her studio album Uncontrolled, which was scheduled for June 27, 2012. The album proved to be commercially successful, reaching the top spot on the Oricon Albums Chart and shifted 500,000 units throughout Japan. Uncontrolled also gave her the highest first-week sales of the year, and her 10th overall number one in the region. On September 16, Amuro was scheduled to host a special concert in her hometown Okinawa, commemorating her 20th anniversary in the music business. However, due to a typhoon warning in the region, this was cancelled and never re-scheduled. After debuting her first digital single "Damage" on October 31, she finished the year by starting her 5 Major Dome tours in Japan, which resulted in being the highest-attended dome tour by a female Japanese artist.

What is the name of one of her albums?

Answer with quotes: Checkmate

Problem: Born Florence Annie Bridgwood in Hamilton, Ontario, she was youngest of three children of George Bridgwood, an English-born carriage builder and Charlotte "Lotta" Bridgwood (nee Dunn), a vaudeville actress. Charlotte Bridgwood had emigrated to Canada from Ireland after the Great Famine with her family as a child. She was known professionally as Lotta Lawrence and was the leading lady and director of the Lawrence Dramatic Company. At the age of three, Lawrence made her debut onstage with her mother in a song and dance routine.

Also at Vitagraph was a young actor, Harry Solter, who was looking for "a young, beautiful equestrian girl" to star in a film to be produced by the Biograph Studios under the direction of D.W. Griffith. Griffith, the most prominent producer-director at Biograph Studios, had noticed the beautiful blonde-haired woman in one of Vitagraph's films. Because the film's actors received no mention, Griffith had to make discreet inquiries to learn she was Florence Lawrence and to arrange a meeting. Griffith had intended to give the part to Biograph's leading lady, Florence Turner, but Lawrence managed to convince Solter and Griffith that she was the best suited for the starring role in The Girl and the Outlaw. With the Vitagraph Company, she had been earning $20 a week, working also as a costume seamstress over and above acting. Griffith offered her a job, acting only, for $25 a week. After her success in this role, she appeared as a society belle in Betrayed by a Handprint and as an Indian in The Red Girl. In total, she had parts in most of the 60 films directed by Griffith in 1908. Toward the end of 1908 Lawrence married Harry Solter. Lawrence gained much popularity, but because her name was never publicized, fans began writing the studio asking for it. Even after she had gained wide recognition, particularly after starring in the highly successful Resurrection, Biograph Studios refused to publicly announce her name and fans simply called her "The Biograph Girl". During cinema's formative years, silent screen actors were not named, because studio owners feared that fame might lead to demands for higher wages. She continued to work for Biograph in 1909. Her demand to be paid by the week rather than daily was met, and she received double the normal rate. She achieved great popularity in the "Jones" series, filmdom's first comedy series, in which she played Mrs. Jones in around a dozen films. More popular still were the dramatic love stories in which she co-starred with John R. Cumpson, as Mr. Jones, and Arthur Johnson. The two played husband and wife in The Ingrate, and the adulterous lovers in Resurrection. Lawrence and Solter began to look elsewhere for work, writing to the Essanay Company to offer their services as leading lady and director. Rather than accepting this offer, however, Essanay reported the offer to Biograph's head office, and they were promptly fired.

What was notable or interesting during this time?

Answer with quotes:
She achieved great popularity in the "Jones" series, filmdom's first comedy series, in which she played Mrs. Jones in around a dozen films.