Easy Being Green - Veggiesaurus Celebs

by peterdi315 | created - 06 Jul 2012 | updated - 15 Oct 2012 | Public

Celebrity vegetarians and vegans. Mostly current, a few from the past. Alphabetically.

1. Paula Abdul

Actress | Robots

Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. She began taking dance lessons when she was eight. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class president and head cheerleader. After graduating in 1980, she started college at Cal State-Northridge, majoring in TV and ...

2. Bryan Adams

Soundtrack | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams rose to fame with the release of his third album, "Cuts Like a Knife" (1983). The album made him popular throughout the United States. However, it was his fourth album "Reckless" (1984), which is referred to as one of the best albums of the decade that made ...

3. Casey Affleck

Actor | Manchester by the Sea

An accomplished and striking performer, Academy Award® winner Casey Affleck has established himself as a powerful leading man with performances in multiple projects.

Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts. His mother, Chris Anne (née Boldt), is a school teacher, and ...

4. Dianna Agron

Actress | The Family

Dianna Elise Agron was born in Savannah, Georgia to Mary and Ronald Agron and grew up in a middle-class family in Savannah before moving to Texas and, later, San Francisco, California, because her father was a general manager for Hyatt. Dianna and her brother Jason were raised Jewish and she ...

5. Christina Aguilera

Soundtrack | The Voice

Christina Maria Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York City, New York to musician Shelly Loraine Fidler Kearns and U.S. Army sergeant Fausto Wagner Xavier Aguilera Monge. Her father is Ecuadorian and her mother, who is American-born, has Welsh, Dutch and German ancestry. ...

6. Damon Albarn

Music_department | Ravenous

Damon Albarn was born in Whitechapel Hospital, London. He was the son of Keith (a former luminary of England's late-1960s psychedelic rock scene that yielded Soft Machine and others) and Hazel (a stage designer for Joan Littlewood's theatre company). Arriving in Colchester, Essex in the late '70s, ...

7. Grant Aleksander

Actor | The Guiding Light

Grant Aleksander was born on August 6, 1960 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Guiding Light (1952), All My Children (1970) and As the World Turns (1956). He has been married to Sherry Ramsey since September 19, 1987.

8. Kim Alexis

Actress | Holy Man

Kim Alexis was born on July 15, 1960 in Lockport, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Holy Man (1998), The Commish (1991) and Cheers (1982). She has been married to Jeffery Schwartz since November 4, 2017. She was previously married to Ronald Roger Duguay and James Roosevelt Stockton III.

9. Rick Allen

Soundtrack | Rock of Ages

Rick Allen was born on November 1, 1963 in Sheffield, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Rock of Ages (2012), Balls of Fury (2007) and That's My Boy (2012). He has been married to Lauren Monroe since October 10, 2003. They have one child. He was previously married to Stacy Gilbert.

10. Quinn Allman

Soundtrack | Transformers

Quinn Allman was born on January 18, 1982 in Orem, Utah, USA. He is an actor, known for Transformers (2007), Saw II (2005) and Saints Row 2 (2008). He has been married to Megan Joy since August 21, 2011.

11. Jeff Ament

Soundtrack | Out of the Furnace

Jeff Ament was born on March 10, 1963 in Havre, Montana, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Out of the Furnace (2013), Kill the Messenger (2014) and Benny & Joon (1993). He has been married to Pandora Andre-Beatty since February 16, 2016.

12. Vanessa Amorosi

Soundtrack | The Wog Boy

Vanessa Amorosi was born on August 8, 1981. She is an actress, known for The Wog Boy (2000), Kath & Kim (2002) and Vanessa Amorosi: Wolf (2023). She has been married to Rod Busby since October 2017. They have one child.

13. Laurie Anderson

Soundtrack | Heart of a Dog

Began career as a performance artist in the late 1960s, began recording in the late 1970s. Rose to popularity in early 1980s when 8-minute single, "O Superman" made it to No. 2 on the British pop charts. Early magnum opus was the two-night extravaganza "United States Parts I-IV" in 1983. Latest ...

14. Pamela Anderson

Actress | Barb Wire

Pamela Denise Anderson was born on July 1, 1967 in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada at 4:08 PST, to young newlywed parents, Barry Anderson and Carol Anderson. Her ancestry includes Finnish, English, Irish, and Volga German. During her childhood, she moved to the city of Vancouver. She has a ...

15. Adam Ant

Soundtrack | Hot Fuzz

Adam Ant is best known as a Singer/Song Writer. He led Adam and the Ants in the late 1970s and on into the early 1980s, having an immense impact upon, not just music but also; art, dance, fashion and the music video medium. In 1982 he began a solo career with hits like "Goody Two Shoes." He later ...

16. Piers Anthony

Writer | A Spell for Chameleon

Piers Anthony was born on August 6, 1934 in Oxford, England, UK. He is a writer, known for A Spell for Chameleon, Companions of Xanth (1993) and The New 8-bit Heroes (2016). He has been married to MaryLee Boyance since April 22, 2020. He was previously married to Carol Ann Marble.

17. Fiona Apple

Soundtrack | Pleasantville

Daughter of former singer Diane McAfee and actor Brandon Maggart. She was classically trained as a pianist as a child and began composing songs when she was eight years old. She crafted a demo tape while in Los Angeles finishing High School. When she returned home to New York for Christmas one of ...

18. Shiri Appleby

Actress | The Thirteenth Floor

Shiri jumped in front of the lens as a youngster appearing in Norman Lear Sunday Dinner and Lawrence Kasden's I Love You To Death. At 19 she had her breakout performance on the series Roswell, playing the leading role of Liz Parker. She went on to appear in ER, Six Degrees, as well as Mike Nichols'...

19. Christina Applegate

Actress | Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Christina Applegate was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, to record producer/executive Robert Applegate and singer-actress Nancy Priddy. Her parents split-up shortly after her birth. She has two half-siblings from her father's re-marriage - Alisa (b. October 10, 1977) and Kyle (b. July 15...

20. George Arliss

Actor | Disraeli

One of the oldest actors on the screen in the 1920s and 1930s, George Arliss starred on the London stage from an early age. He came to the United States and starred in several films, but it was his role as British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli in Disraeli (1929) that brought him his greatest ...

21. Joan Armatrading

Soundtrack | Kill List

Joan Armatrading was born on December 9, 1950 in Basseterre, St. Kitts, British West Indies [now Saint Kitts and Nevis]. She is an actress and composer, known for Kill List (2011), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and The Wild Geese (1978).

22. Billie Joe Armstrong

Soundtrack | The Simpsons Movie

Billie Joe Armstrong was born in Piedmont, California, a small town surrounded by the city of Oakland, and was raised in Rodeo, California, the youngest of six children of Ollie (Jackson) and Andrew "Andy" Marsicano Armstrong. His father worked as a jazz musician and truck driver for Safeway Inc. ...

23. Alison Arngrim

Actress | Little House on the Prairie

New York Times Best Selling author of "Confessions of A Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated", Alison Arngrim is best known to viewers world-wide for her portrayal of the incredibly nasty "Nellie Oleson" on the much loved, long running hit television series "...

24. Andrea Arnold

Director | American Honey

Andrea Arnold was born on April 5, 1961 in Dartford, Kent, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for American Honey (2016), Fish Tank (2009) and Red Road (2006).

25. Debbie Arnold

Actress | Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

Debbie Arnold has had an interesting and varied career. Daughter of impressionist Eddie Arnold she inherited his mimicry talents and her first job was impersonating Marilyn Monroe on Who Do You Do (1972) when she was 18 years old. She then turned her talents to acting but still used her "voices" to...

26. Rosanna Arquette

Actress | Pulp Fiction

Rosanna Arquette has acted extensively in film and television, and has come to be acknowledged as an actress of rare depth and scope.

Arquette was born in New York City, New York. Her parents, Lewis Arquette, an actor, and Brenda Denaut (née Nowak), an acting teacher and therapist, had 4 other ...

27. John Astin

Actor | The Frighteners

Dark-haired, usually-mustachioed American actor with a cheeky grin, who achieved pop culture status through his portrayal of the kooky patriarch "Gomez Addams" in the hit TV series The Addams Family (1964), John Astin was born on March 30, 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland. He studied mathematics at ...

28. Sean Astin

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; February 25, 1971) is an American actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director, producer, family man, author, marathon runner, political activist and philanthropist who is well known for his film debut portraying Mikey in Steven Spielberg's The Goonies (1985), for playing...

29. Barbara Bach

Actress | The Spy Who Loved Me

Barbara Goldbach was born to Howard and Marjorie Goldbach in Queens, New York. Her father was a policeman. She met her first husband Augusto Gregorini in New York while she worked as a model and he was visiting from Italy for business tourism in 1966. Barbara followed him to Italy to be with him ...

30. Dirk Bach

Actor | Lukas

Dirk Bach was born on April 23, 1961 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Lukas (1996), Kir Royal (1986) and Verbotene Liebe (1995). He died on October 1, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.

31. Amitabh Bachchan

Actor | Black

Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) to legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan & Teji Bachchan. He also has a brother named Ajitabh. He completed his education from Uttar Pradesh and moved to Bombay to find work as a ...

32. Annette Badland

Actress | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Annette Badland is an English actress known for a wide range of roles on TV, radio and film. She has played Margaret Blaine in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2005), Doomsday Dora in The Sparticle Mystery (2011), Birdie Henshall in the drama series Cutting It (2002), Mavis in season 6 of ...

33. Erykah Badu

Actress | The Cider House Rules

Erykah Badu was born on February 26, 1971 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for The Cider House Rules (1999), Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) and What Men Want (2019).

34. Joan Baez

Soundtrack | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Joan Baez is the middle daughter of Albert Baez and Joan Baez Sr.. At age 10, her father took a job (and the family) to Baghdad, Iraq. A year later they moved to Palo Alto, CA, home of Stanford University. In 1956, she bought her first guitar and heard Martin Luther King, Jr.'s lecture on ...

35. Alec Baldwin

Actor | The Departed

Alec Baldwin is the oldest, and best-known, of the four Baldwin brothers in the acting business (the others are Stephen Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin). Alexander Rae Baldwin III was born on April 3, 1958 in Massapequa, New York, the son of Carol Newcomb (Martineau) and Alexander Rae ...

36. Christian Bale

Actor | The Dark Knight

Christian Charles Philip Bale was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on January 30, 1974, to English parents Jennifer "Jenny" (James) and David Bale. His mother was a circus performer and his father, who was born in South Africa, was a commercial pilot. The family lived in different countries ...

37. Nic Balthazar

Director | Ben X

Nic Balthazar was born on July 24, 1964 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. He is a director and writer, known for Ben X (2007), Time of My Life (2012) and Everybody Happy (2016).

38. Arnaldo Baptista

Soundtrack | Muito Gelo e Dois Dedos D'Água

Arnaldo Baptista was born on July 6, 1948 in São Paulo, Brazil. He is an actor and composer, known for Lots of Ice and a Little Bit of Water (2006), As Amorosas (1968) and Mulheres Alteradas (2018). He was previously married to Rita Lee.

39. Brigitte Bardot

Actress | Le mépris

Brigitte Bardot was born on September 28, 1934 in Paris, France. Her father had an engineering degree and worked with his father in the family business. Brigitte's mother encouraged her daughter to take up music and dance, and she proved to be very adept at it. By the time she was 15, Brigitte was ...

40. Bob Barker

Producer | The New Price Is Right

For 35 years, Bob Barker had been the host of The Price is Right (1972) game show. Not only is it the highest-rated daytime program, it is also the longest-running game show in TV history, surpassing the prime-time hit What's My Line? (1950), which ran for 18 years. He also served as the executive ...

41. Travis Barker

Soundtrack | American Pie

Travis Barker was born on November 14, 1975 in Fontana, California, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for American Pie (1999), Ride Along (2014) and Spenser Confidential (2020). He has been married to Kourtney Kardashian since May 15, 2022. They have one child. He was previously married to ...

42. Gary Barlow

Soundtrack | Kingsman: The Secret Service

Gary Barlow was born on January 20th 1971 in Frodsham, Cheshire, UK, the second and youngest son of Marge and Colin Barlow. He has an older brother named Ian. His first school was Weaver Vale Primary School, and he moved on to Frodsham High School in 1982. He was the founding member of successful ...

43. Angus Barnett

Actor | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Born in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, 1963, Angus Barnett joined the Theatre of Cooperative Arts in Nottingham whilst a teenager and went on to train as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, as well as performing with the National Youth Theatre in London. He has performed widely on stage, ...

44. Drew Barrymore

Producer | Charlie's Angels

Since melting audiences' hearts at the tender age of six - in Steven Spielberg's beloved sci-fi blockbuster, E.T. (1982) - Drew Barrymore has emerged as one of the most endearing and talented actresses of her generation. Born in Culver City, California to actors John Drew Barrymore and Jaid ...

45. Kim Basinger

Actress | L.A. Confidential

Kim Basinger was born December 8, 1953, in Athens, Georgia, the third of five children. Both her parents had been in entertainment, her dad had played big-band jazz, and her mother had performed water ballet in several Esther Williams movies. Kim was introspective, from her father's side. As a ...

46. Jules Bass

Producer | The Hobbit

Producer, author, and composer, educated at NYU. Until 1960, he worked at a New York advertising agency, and then co-founded a film production company in New York. He joined ASCAP in 1963 and collaborated musically with Edward Thomas and James Polack. His popular-song works include "Pinocchio," "...

47. Angela Bassett

Actress | Strange Days

Captivating, gifted, and sensational, Angela Bassett's presence has been felt in theaters and on stages and television screens throughout the world. Angela Evelyn Bassett was born on August 16, 1958 in New York City, to Betty Jane (Gilbert), a social worker, and Daniel Benjamin Bassett, a ...

48. Shirley Bassey

Soundtrack | Moonraker

Shirley Bassey was born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales, and raised in the nearby working class neighborhood of Splott. Her mother was originally from Yorkshire, and her father was a Nigerian seaman who left the family when she was less than two. She later helped to support her family by working in an...

49. Alexandra Bastedo

Actress | Casino Royale

Alexandra Bastedo was born on March 9, 1946 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Casino Royale (1967), Batman Begins (2005) and The Champions (1968). She was married to Patrick Garland. She died on January 12, 2014 in West Sussex, England, UK.

50. Meredith Baxter

Actress | All the President's Men

Meredith Baxter is an American actress from California, better known for television roles. Her most famous roles include Catholic teacher Bridget Fitzgerald in the sitcom "Bridget Loves Bernie" (1972-1973), divorced mother Nancy Lawrence in the family-themed drama "Family" (1976-1980), and ...

51. Maureen Beattie

Actress | The Decoy Bride

Maureen was born in Bundorran, County Donegal, while her Dad was doing summer season at a local theatre. She was brought up in Glasgow. She is the eldest of four children; 2 brothers Mark and Paul, plus sister Louise. Her father, Johnny is a well known Scottish entertainer, while her late mother, ...

52. Victoria Beckham

Actress | Spice World

Victoria Beckham was born Victoria Caroline Adams on 17 April 1974 in Harlow, Essex, England, to Jacqueline Doreen (Cannon), an insurance clerk and hairdresser, and Anthony William Adams, an electronics engineer. She does not like being called Vicky. Instead, call her Posh, which stands for the ...

53. Alan Beckwith

Actor | The China Syndrome

Alan grew up outside of Tyrone Pennsylvania, the home of 'Fred Waring'. Upon graduation from high school in 1969, was awarded a full scholarship from the U.S.A.F. (only 40 was awarded that year). He has an honorable discharge from the Air Force in 1971. And received a B.S. degree in Aerospace ...

54. Ed Begley Jr.

Actor | A Mighty Wind

Ed Begley Jr. was born on September 16, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for A Mighty Wind (2003), Pineapple Express (2008) and Whatever Works (2009). He has been married to Rachelle Carson-Begley since August 23, 2000. They have one child. He was previously ...

55. Stephanie Belding

Actress | Watchmen

A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, Stephanie spent three seasons at The Shaw Festival, and has performed in regional theatres throughout North America. Stephanie recurred as Lonnie Masterson on Global's Remedy, and as Nurse Kate Sullivan on Murdoch Mysteries. She has guest starred...

56. Kristen Bell

Actress | Frozen

Kristen Anne Bell (born 1980) is an American actress and singer. She was born and raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan, and is the daughter of Lorelei (Frygier), a nurse, and Tom Bell, a television news director. Her ancestry is Polish (mother) and German, English, Irish, and Scottish (father). ...

57. Dirk Benedict

Actor | The A-Team

Dirk Benedict was born in Montana on March 1st, 1945. He was raised in the country, far away from anything connected with movies or acting. He gathered his first experiences in acting (on a dare) in a college production of "Showboat" where he got the main part. His father, a lawyer, died when Dirk ...

58. André 3000

Actor | Four Brothers

André Lauren Benjamin (born May 27, 1975), better known as André 3000, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is best known for being a part of southern hip hop duo Outkast alongside fellow rapper Big Boi.

Benjamin has also acted in films and television series such ...

59. Amber Benson

Actress | Chance

Amber Benson was born on January 8, 1977 in Birmingham, Alabama. As a young girl, she studied singing, dancing as well as acting. While still in her teens, she was involved in productions at the local community theatre. Her family moved to Los Angeles soon afterwards in 1992 so she could pursue a ...

60. Marisa Berenson

Actress | Cabaret

Marisa Berenson was born on February 15, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Cabaret (1972), Barry Lyndon (1975) and Cinéman (2009). She was previously married to Aaron Richard Golub and Jim Randall.

61. Jan Berenstain

Writer | The Berenstain Bears

Jan Berenstain was born on July 26, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for The Berenstain Bears (1985), The Berenstain Bears' Camping Adventure (1993) and The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight (1995). She was married to Stan Berenstain. She died on February ...

62. Stan Berenstain

Writer | The Berenstain Bears

Stan Berenstain was born on September 29, 1923 in West Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Berenstain Bears (1985), The Berenstain Bears' Camping Adventure (1993) and The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight (1995). He was married to Jan Berenstain....

63. Candice Bergen

Actress | Miss Congeniality

One cool, eternally classy lady, Candice Bergen was elegantly poised for trendy "ice princess" stardom when she first arrived on the '60s screen, but she gradually reshaped that débutante image in the '70s, both on- and off-camera. A staunch, outspoken feminist with a decisive edge, she went on to ...

64. Sandra Berkin

Actress | Nineteen Nineteen

Sandra Berkin was born in 1945 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Nineteen Nineteen (1985), A Picture of Katherine Mansfield (1973) and Forget Me Not (1976).

65. Elizabeth Berkley

Actress | Showgirls

Elizabeth Berkley was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, to Jere, a gift basket business owner and Fred Berkley, a lawyer. She has an older brother, Jason (b. 1969). Her family is Jewish. By five, she was taking tap and jazz classes with Barbara Fink and ballet classes at Detroit Dance Company. ...

66. Milton Berle

Actor | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Milton Berle was an American comedian and actor.

Berle's career as an entertainer spanned over 80 years, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television. As the host of NBC's Texaco Star Theatre (1948-55), he was the first major American television star and ...

67. Mayim Bialik

Actress | Beaches

Mayim Bialik grew up in San Diego and got her first acting job (Pumpkinhead (1988)) when she was just 12 years old. A number of TV roles followed until in 1990 she was cast in Blossom (1990), the role which made her famous.

By 1993, while Blossom was still airing, she had already won a deferred ...

68. Traci Bingham

Actress | Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Traci Bingham was born on January 13, 1968 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995), East of Hollywood (2015) and Baywatch (1989).

69. Thora Birch

Actress | Ghost World

For some people, oatmeal starts the day off right - for Thora Birch, it launched a healthy career in front of the camera. It's hard to believe that the actress, who slunk into stardom with her turn as the disillusioned daughter in American Beauty (1999), is even related to the apple-cheeked blonde ...

70. Bethany Black

Actress | Doctor Who

Bethany Black is an actor, stand-up comedian, and transgender activist from Preston, Lancashire. She started performing in comedy clubs in 2005, reaching the final of Chortle's Student Comedy Awards and being nominated for "Best Debut" at the Leicester Comedy Festival. Her highly confessional solo ...

71. Pippa Black

Actress | Neighbours

Pippa Black (born 16 October 1982) is an Australian actress. From 2005 to 2009, Black played Elle Robinson in the soap opera Neighbours. Black played Tonya in the NBC series Outsourced from 2010 to 2011.

Black made small appearances in Australian television shows, student films and children's ...

72. Tony Blackburn

Actor | Kill Keith

Born in the town of Guildford, Surrey in 1943, Tony was educated at Millfield Public School in Somerset and Bournemouth College. The son of a doctor from Lilliput near Poole, Dorset, he made his first appearance in public with the Jan Ralfini Dance Orchestra at the Bournemouth Pavilion while still ...

73. Linda Blair

Actress | The Exorcist

From the age of five, Linda Blair had to get used to the spotlight, first as a child model and then as an actress, when out of 600 applicants she was picked for the role of Regan, the possessed child, in The Exorcist (1973). Linda quickly rose to international fame, won the Golden Globe, and seemed...

74. Christopher Blake

Actor | The Mill on the Floss

Christopher Blake was born on August 23, 1949 in Chingford, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Mill on the Floss (1978), Mixed Blessings (1978) and Love for Lydia (1977). He was married to Victoria Little. He died on December 11, 2004 in London, England, UK.

75. Gayle Blakeney

Actress | Neighbours

Gayle Blakeney was born on July 9, 1966 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She is an actress, known for Neighbours (1985), Silk Stalkings (1991) and Walter Dixon's Wombat (1987).

76. Gillian Blakeney

Actress | Silk Stalkings

Gillian Blakeney was born on July 9, 1966 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She is an actress, known for Silk Stalkings (1991), Within the Lines (1996) and Neighbours (1985).

77. Orlando Bloom

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom was born on January 13, 1977 in Canterbury, Kent, England. His mother, Sonia Constance Josephine Bloom (née Copeland), was born in Kolkata, India, to an English family then-resident there. The man he first knew as his father, Harry Bloom, was a legendary ...

78. Michael Bolton

Soundtrack | Back to School

Michael Bolton, the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and social activist, has sold more than 65 million albums and singles worldwide. He continues to tour the world every year, all while writing, recording and taping for a wide array of projects spanning music, film, television and ...

79. Surya Bonaly

Actress | Carmen

Surya Bonaly was born on December 15, 1973 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is an actress, known for Carmen (2008), Téléthon (1987) and La ferme célébrités (2004).

80. Lisa Bonet

Actress | Angel Heart

Lisa Bonet was born in San Francisco, California, to Arlene Joyce (Litman), a teacher, and Allen Bonet, an opera singer. She has lived most of her life in New York and Los Angeles; in L.A., she attended Reseda High School and Celluloid Actor's Studio. Her father was African-American and her mother ...

81. David Bowie

Soundtrack | Labyrinth

David Bowie was one of the most influential and prolific writers and performers of popular music, but he was much more than that; he was also an accomplished actor, a mime and an intellectual, as well as an art lover whose appreciation and knowledge of it had led to him amassing one of the biggest ...

82. Annalise Braakensiek

Actress | Fat Pizza

Annalise Braakensiek was born on December 9, 1972 in Sydney, Australia. She was an actress, known for Fat Pizza (2003), Pizza (2000) and Mr. Accident (2000). She was married to Danny Goldberg. She died on January 6, 2019 in Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

83. Tracy Brabin

Actress | The Ghost Hunter

Tracy has just enjoyed a great run playing feisty Carole in Emmerdale and spent most of last year playing Linda, Annie and Sharon in The Full Monty (Sheffield Crucible/UK tour and Noel Coward Theatre, West End) and is most remembered for playing Trisha Armstrong in Coronation Street. Other theatre ...

84. Cathryn Bradshaw

Actress | The Mother

Cathryn Bradshaw was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. She is known for The Mother (2003), Venus (2006) and Blackpool (2004).

85. Russell Brand

Producer | Arthur

Russell Brand was born on June 4, 1975, in Grays, Essex, England, the son of Barbara Elizabeth (Nichols) and Ronald Henry Brand, a photographer. An only child, his parents divorced when he was only six months old, and he was subsequently raised by his mother. Enduring a difficult childhood that saw...

86. Brendan Brazier

Producer | The Game Changers

Brendan Brazier is known for The Game Changers (2018), Vegan Fitness: Built Naturally (2005) and To Your Health (2011).

87. Christie Brinkley

Actress | National Lampoon's Vacation

Christie Brinkley was born on February 2, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Vacation (1983), Jack and Jill (2011) and Vegas Vacation (1997). She was previously married to Peter Cook, Richard Taubman, Billy Joel and Jean-François Allaux.

88. Connie Britton

Actress | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Connie Britton began playing country music fading sensation Rayna Jaymes in Nashville (2012) after having wrapped production for the five season long Friday Night Lights (2006) alongside Kyle Chandler. She previously appeared in Universal's Friday Night Lights (2004) -the movie- directed by Peter ...

89. Brandon Brooks

Actor | S.W.A.T.

Brandon Brian Brooks was born on November 17 1973 in Nashville, Tennessee. After moving to Los Angeles, California in 1993, Brooks immersed himself in the acting techniques of Michael Chekhov and Sandy Meisner. He became known for his versatility, physical comedic prowess and offbeat, intense ...

90. Elkie Brooks

Soundtrack | The Deadly Bees

Elkie Brooks was born on February 25, 1946 in Salford, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Deadly Bees (1966), Masquerade (1974) and Finding Your Feet (2017). She has been married to Trevor Jordan since March 1, 1978. They have two children. She was previously married to Pete Gage.

91. Brigid Brophy

Writer | The Wednesday Play

Brigid Brophy was born on June 12, 1929 in London, England, UK. She was a writer, known for The Wednesday Play (1964), Jackanory (1965) and Beardsley and his Work (1982). She was married to Michael Levy. She died on August 7, 1995 in Lough, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

92. Pierce Brosnan

Actor | Mamma Mia!

Pierce Brendan Brosnan was born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, to May (Smith), a nurse, and Thomas Brosnan, a carpenter. He lived in Navan, County Meath, until he moved to England, UK, at an early age (thus explaining his ability to play men from both backgrounds convincingly). His father left...

93. Faith Brown

Actress | Doctor Who

Faith's husband Len is not only a musician but also her personal manager and they have a daughter Danielle. and four sons. Faith entered talent contests in 1975 and started singing with a Liverpool band when she was 16 then formed a group with her four brothers before going solo while her brothers ...

94. Downtown Julie Brown

Actress | Spy Hard

Downtown Julie Brown was born on August 27, 1963 in Bedfordshire, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Spy Hard (1996), B*A*P*S (1997) and Fist of the North Star (1995). She has been married to Martin Schuermann since September 5, 1987. They have one child.

95. Joy Bryant

Actress | Bobby

Joy Bryant was born in a modest home in The Bronx, New York and as a young woman, was enrolled in an inner-city outreach organization called "A Better Chance," designed to encourage minority talent. Joy was also blessed with brains as well beauty and remained an excellent student throughout her ...

96. Nicola Bryant

Actress | Doctor Who

Nicola Bryant was born the daughter of a heating engineer, in 1960, in Surrey, England. She began her training in dance and music at the age of three, studying classical ballet, then jazz and tap dance, the piano, flute and guitar, and finally acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. ...

97. Peter Buck

Soundtrack | Man on the Moon

Peter Buck was born on December 6, 1956 in Oakland, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Man on the Moon (1999), Independence Day (1996) and Vanilla Sky (2001). He has been married to Chloe Johnson since June 1, 2013. He was previously married to Stephanie Elizabeth Dorgan and ...

98. Ellen Burstyn

Actress | Requiem for a Dream

Ellen Burstyn was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Correine Marie (Hamel) and John Austin Gillooly. She is of Irish, French/French-Canadian, Pennsylvania Dutch (German), and Native American ancestry.. She worked a number of jobs before she became an actress. At 14, she was a short-order cook at a ...

99. Kate Bush

Soundtrack | The Line, the Cross & the Curve

Kate Bush began playing piano at a young age and, by her mid-teens, had composed over 200 songs. Her talent caught the notice of David Gilmour (of Pink Floyd) who assisted in arranging her contract with EMI. The first song she released, "Wuthering Heights", soared to #1 in England in 1978. Since ...

100. Lauren Bush Lauren

Self | Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

Lauren Bush Lauren was born on June 25, 1984 in Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's (2013), The Armstrong Williams Show (2015) and Clarins & Feed (2011). She has been married to David Lauren since September 4, 2011. They have three children.



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