Actors With Famous Grandparents
by jonesie12345 | created - 27 Dec 2015 | updated - 3 weeks ago | PublicMost of these grandchildren have parents who are also actors. I have listed the parents' names as well
I THINK SOME OF THESE ACTORS LOOK A LOT LIKE THEIR FAMOUS GRANDPARENTS. SEE WHAT YOU THINK
1. Odessa A'zion
Actress | Hellraiser
Odessa A'zion was born on June 17, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Hellraiser (2022), Grand Army (2020) and Fam (2019).
Granddaughter of German director Percy Adlon
2. Percy Adlon
Director | Out of Rosenheim
Percy Adlon is best known for his film "Bagdad Cafe" aka "Out of Rosenheim." He was born on June 1, 1935 in Munich, the son of Paul Rudolf Laubenthal, a prominent opera singer, and Susanne Adlon, and grew up in Ammerland/Starnbergersee, in the Bavarian countryside. He studied art and theater ...
3. Sebastian Arcelus
Actor | Split
Sebastian Arcelus was born on November 5, 1976 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Split (2016), House of Cards (2013) and Madam Secretary (2014). He has been married to Stephanie J. Block since October 25, 2007. They have one child.
Grandmother was Princess Catherine Ivanovna of Russia
4. Cliff Arquette
Actor | Hobby Lobby
Comedian, actor, pianist, composer and songwriter. He was a night club pianist, later joining the Henry Halstead orchestra in 1923. He created the character of 'Charlie Weaver' for The Jack Paar Show, and portrayed 'Mrs. Butterworth' in television commercials. He joined ASCAP in 1959, and his chief...
5. Patricia Arquette
Actress | Boyhood
With her expressive blue eyes, soft, Southern-tinged voice and an acting range that can carry her from hysterically funny to terrifying in seconds, Patricia Arquette is one of the most underrated and talented actresses of her generation. Though she has been working for years, she's always stayed ...
Granddaughter of Cliff Arquette; daughter of actor Lewis Arquette
6. 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 ...
Granddaughter of Cliff Arquette; daughter of actor Lewis Arquette
7. David Arquette
Actor | Scream 3
The youngest of five, David Arquette was born in Winchester, Virginia and is part of the illustrious Arquette family, whose work has spread over several generations. His parents, Lewis Arquette, an actor, and Brenda Denaut (née Nowak), an acting teacher and therapist, had 4 other children: Rosanna ...
Grandson of Cliff Arquette; son of actor Lewis Arquette
8. Richmond Arquette
Actor | Zodiac
Richmond Arquette was born on August 21, 1963 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Zodiac (2007), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Broken Blood (2013).
Grandson of Cliff Arquette; son of actor Lewis Arquette
9. Alexis Arquette
Actress | Pulp Fiction
Alexis Arquette (born Robert Arquette) (death: September 11, 2016) was an American actress. Arquette was born in Los Angeles, the fourth of five children of Lewis Arquette, an actor and director, and Brenda Olivia "Mardi" (Nowak), a Jewish actress, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher, ...
Granddaughter of Cliff Arquette; daughter of actor Lewis Arquette
DIED September 11, 2016; age 47
10. Rafael Bardem
Actor | ¡¡Todo es posible en Granada!!
Rafael Bardem was born on January 10, 1889 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for ¡¡Todo es posible en Granada!! (1954), Diego Corrientes (1959) and Sonatas (1959). He was married to Matilde Muñoz Sampedro. He died on November 6, 1972 in Madrid, Madrid, ...
11. Javier Bardem
Actor | Skyfall
Javier Bardem belongs to a family of actors that have been working on films since the early days of Spanish cinema.
He was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, to actress Pilar Bardem (María del Pilar Bardem Muñoz) and businessman José Carlos Encinas Doussinague. His maternal grandparents were...
Grandson of Rafael Bardem; son of actress Pilar Bardem
12. Carlos Bardem
Actor | Celda 211
Carlos Bardem was born on March 7, 1963 in Madrid, Spain. Carlos is an actor and writer, known for Cell 211 (2009), Scorpion in Love (2013) and Assassin's Creed (2016).
Grandson of Rafael Bardem; son of actress Pilar Bardem
13. John Barrymore
Actor | Twentieth Century
John Barrymore was born John Sidney Blyth on February 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An American stage and screen actor whose rise to superstardom and subsequent decline is one of the legendary tragedies of Hollywood. A member of the most famous generation of the most famous theatrical ...
14. Drew Barrymore
Producer | Charlie's Angels
Since melting audiences' hearts at the age of just six in E.T. (1982), Drew Barrymore has emerged as one of the most beloved and singularly gifted actresses of her generation. Born in Culver City, California to John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore, the clutches of fame were near inescapable for ...
Granddaughter of John Barrymore; daughter of actors John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore
15. Lloyd Bridges
Actor | Hot Shots! Part Deux
The star of many land and underwater adventures, Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Jr. was born on January 15, 1913 in San Leandro, California, to Harriet Evelyn (Brown) and Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Sr., who owned a movie theater and also worked in the hotel business. He grew up in various Northern California ...
16. Jordan Bridges
Actor | Rizzoli & Isles
Jordan Bridges is an American actor, best known as Frankie Rizzoli on Rizzoli & Isles (2010-2016). Bridges was born in Los Angeles County, California, and is the son of actor Beau Bridges and Julie Bridges. He is the nephew of Jeff Bridges and the grandson of Lloyd Bridges and Dorothy Bridges. ...
Grandson of Lloyd Bridges; son of actor Beau Bridges
17. James Brolin
Actor | Traffic
James Brolin is an American actor. Brolin has won two Golden Globes and an Emmy. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 27, 1998. He is the father of actor Josh Brolin.
He is best known for his TV roles such as Stephen Kiley on Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969-1976), Peter McDermott on ...
18. Eden Brolin
Actress | Beyond
Eden Brolin is an American actress, best known for her role as Charlie Singer in the Beyond television series and as Mia in Yellowstone. She is the daughter of actor Josh Brolin and Alice Adair. Brolin's first starring role was in the Richard Linklater-produced indie feature I Dream Too Much. Other...
Granddaughter of James Brolin; daughter of actor Josh Brolin
19. Paul Burke
Actor | The Thomas Crown Affair
Tall, dark, and handsome is how Hollywood liked their leading men back in the 1950s and 1960s, and actor Paul Burke certainly fitted the bill. While his career fell short of outright stardom, he managed to stand out in a couple of acclaimed TV cop series in the 1960s and "enjoyed" semi-cult status ...
20. Alia Shawkat
Actress | Arrested Development
Alia Shawkat was born in Riverside, California, to Dina Burke and actor Tony Shawkat. Her maternal grandfather, Paul Burke, was also an actor. Her father is from Baghdad, Iraq, and her mother has Irish, Italian, and Norwegian ancestry. Success arrived early for Alia. Her career began at the young ...
Granddaughter of Paul Burke
21. John Carradine
Actor | The Grapes of Wrath
John Carradine, the son of a reporter/artist and a surgeon, grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York. He attended Christ Church School and Graphic Art School, studying sculpture, and afterward roamed the South selling sketches. He made his acting debut in "Camille" in a New Orleans theatre in 1925. ...
22. Ever Carradine
Actress | The Requiem Boogie
Ever Carradine was born on August 6, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Requiem Boogie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) and Bubble Boy (2001). She has been married to Coby Brown since October 1, 2005. They have two children.
Granddaughter of John Carradine; daughter of actor Robert Carradine
23. Martha Plimpton
Actress | The Goonies
She has show biz in her blood. Martha Plimpton was born November 16, 1970, in New York City to two actors: Keith Carradine and Shelley Plimpton. Martha began her career at age 8, when her mom had a friend of hers, composer Elizabeth Swados, enroll her in an actors' workshop. At age 10, she got a ...
Granddaughter of John Carradine; daughter of actor Keith Carradine
24. Jack Cassidy
Actor | The Eiger Sanction
Actor. Jack Cassidy, by his own design, defied mere definition from the day he was born in Richmond Hills, New York in 1927 until his tragic death in 1976. An actor, singer, writer, designer - the consummate showman and irrefutable creative entity - his life never followed a simple path nor did it ...
25. Katie Cassidy
Actress | A Nightmare on Elm Street
Katie Cassidy was born Katherine Evelyn Anita Cassidy on November 25, 1986, in Los Angeles, California. Her father, David Cassidy, was a pop star in the 1970s. Her famous relatives include uncles Shaun Cassidy, Patrick Cassidy and Ryan Cassidy, the sons by her grandfather Jack Cassidy's marriage to ...
Granddaughter of Jack Cassidy; daughter of singer and actor David Cassidy
26. Eugene O'Neill
Writer | Long Day's Journey Into Night
Eugene O'Neill, the winner of four Pulitzer Prizes for Drama and the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature, is widely considered the greatest American playwright. No one, not Maxwell Anderson, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, nor Edward Albee, approaches O'Neill in terms of his artistic achievement or ...
Great-grandfather of Oona, Carmen, Dolores, and Kiera Chaplin
27. Charles Chaplin
Writer | The Great Dictator
Considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the early days of Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin lived an interesting life both in his films and behind the camera. He is most recognized as an icon of the silent film era, often associated with his popular character, the Little Tramp; the man with the ...
Grandfather of Oona, Carmen, Dolores, and Kiera Chaplin
28. Oona Chaplin
Actress | The Longest Ride
Oona Chaplin is a Spanish actress. Her mother is Geraldine Chaplin. She is also the granddaughter of English film actor Charlie Chaplin, and great-granddaughter of American playwright Eugene O'Neill. She is best known for playing Talisa Maegyr in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones and Zilpha Geary ...
Granddaughter of iconic actor Charles Chaplin; great-granddaughter of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill; daughter of actress Geraldine Chaplin
29. Carmen Chaplin
Actress | All About the Benjamins
Carmen Chaplin was born on July 27, 1977 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for All About the Benjamins (2002), Sabrina (1995) and The Serpent's Kiss (1997).
Granddaughter of iconic actor Charles Chaplin; great-granddaughter of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill; daughter of actor Michael Chaplin
30. Dolores Chaplin
Actress | La patinoire
Dolores Chaplin is known for The Ice Rink (1998), The Counterfeiters (2007) and Until the End of the World (1991).
Granddaughter of iconic actor Charles Chaplin; great-granddaughter of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill; daughter of actor Michael Chaplin
31. Kiera Chaplin
Actress | The Importance of Being Earnest
Kiera Chaplin was born on July 1, 1982 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), The Year That Trembled (2002) and The Professional (2003).
Granddaughter of iconic actor Charles Chaplin; great-granddaughter of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill
32. Carmine Coppola
Composer | Apocalypse Now
Composer, conductor, arranger and flautist, educated at the Manhattan School of Music (BA, MA) and Juilliard (on scholarship) (MM). He was first flautist for Radio City Music Hall from 1934 to 1936, the Detroit Symphony from 1936 to 1941, the NBC Toscanini Orchestra from 1942 to 1948 and staff ...
33. Jason Schwartzman
Actor | Rushmore
Jason Francesco Schwartzman is an American actor and musician. Schwartzman made his film debut in Wes Anderson's 1998 film Rushmore, and has gone on to appear in seven other Anderson films: The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (...
Grandson of composer, conductor, and flautist Carmine Coppola; son of actress Talia Shire; nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola
34. Jessica Tandy
Actress | Driving Miss Daisy
A beloved, twinkly blue-eyed doyenne of stage and screen, actress Jessica Tandy's career spanned nearly six and a half decades. In that span of time, she enjoyed an amazing film renaissance at age 80, something unheard of in a town that worships youth and nubile beauty. She was born Jessie Alice ...
35. Hume Cronyn
Actor | Cocoon
Hume Cronyn was a Canadian actor with a lengthy career. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "The Seventh Cross" (1944).
Cronyn was born to a prominent family. His father was politician Hume Blake Cronyn (1864-1933), Member of Parliament for London, ...
36. Katherine Cronyn
Actress | Yellowstone
Katherine Cronyn was born and raised in the Big Sky Country of Missoula Montana. Her father, Christopher Cronyn, is a producer and production manager for major motion pictures. Katherine decided that she wanted to be an actress at a young age when her grandparents, award winning actors and Broadway...
Granddaughter of actors Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy
37. Bing Crosby
Actor | White Christmas
Bing Crosby was born Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr. in Tacoma, Washington, the fourth of seven children of Catherine (Harrigan) and Harry Lincoln Crosby, a brewery bookkeeper. He was of English and Irish descent. Crosby studied law at Gonzaga University in Spokane but was more interested in playing the ...
38. Denise Crosby
Actress | Pet Sematary
Denise Michelle Crosby was born on November 24, 1957 in Hollywood, California. Denise graduated from Hollywood High School in 1975 and attended Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz where she enrolled in the Drama Department. Forming part of the extensive Crosby family dynasty, this striking leading ...
Granddaughter of singer and actor Bing Crosby; daughter of singer and actor Dennis Crosby; she was 19 y.o. when Bing Crosby died, but she never met him
39. Cyril Cusack
Actor | Fahrenheit 451
Cyril James Cusack was born in Durban, Natal, South Africa, to Alice Violet (Cole), a Cockney English actress and chorus girl, and James Walter Cusack, an Irish mounted policeman in Natal. He was brought up in Ireland. He was a child star on the Irish stage, appearing first at the age of 7. He ...
40. Max Irons
Actor | Condor
Maximilian Paul Diarmuid Irons is an English-Irish actor and model. He is known for his roles in Red Riding Hood (2011), The White Queen and The Host (2013), Woman in Gold and The Riot Club (2014), his first leading role in Bitter Harvest (2017), and The Wife (2018). Irons also played the lead role...
Grandson of Cyril Cusack; son of actors Jeremy Irons and Sinead Cusack
41. Stanley Holloway
Actor | My Fair Lady
Stanley Holloway was a British actor and singer, primarily known for comic monologues and songs. In 1890, Holloway was born in Manor Park, Essex. In 1965, Manor Park was incorporated into Greater London, as part of an administrative reform. It is now part of the London Borough of Newham, in East ...
Maternal grandfather of Sophie Dahl
42. Roald Dahl
Writer | The Witches
Dahl was born in Wales in 1916. He served as a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He made a forced landing in the Libyan Desert and was severely injured. As a result, he spent five months in a Royal Navy hospital in Alexandria. Dahl is noted for how he relates suspenseful and...
Paternal grandfather of Sophie Dahl
43. Patricia Neal
Actress | The Day the Earth Stood Still
Patricia Neal, the Oscar and Tony Award-winning actress, was born Patsy Louise Neal in Packard, Kentucky, where her father managed a coal mine and her mother was the daughter of the town doctor. She grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where she attended high school. She was first bit by the acting bug...
Maternal grandmother of Sophie Dahl
44. Sophie Dahl
Actress | People I Know
Sophie Dahl began her working life as a teenage fashion model and actress, but books and words were her first love. In 2003 she wrote the illustrated novella and Sunday Times bestseller, 'The Man With The Dancing Eyes' (Bloomsbury) and in 2007, published her first novel, 'Playing With The Grownups'...
Granddaughter of author and screenwriter Roald Dahl, actress Patricia Neal, and actor Stanley Holloway
45. James Daly
Actor | Planet of the Apes
Distinguished character player James Firman Daly first appeared on stage in his home town of Wisconsin Rapids in 1928. He was set on acting from an early age, and was strongly encouraged by his parents. His father was in the fuel business and his mother at one time a CIA employee. Upon leaving ...
46. Sam Daly
Actor | The Office
Sam Daly was born in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Sam is an actor and producer, known for The Office (2005), Bel-Air (2022) and Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013). Sam has been married to Marissa Bataille since 2015. They have one child.
Grandson of James Daly; son of actor Tim Daly
47. Kathryne Dora Brown
Actress | Poison Ivy II
Kathryne Dora Brown was born on February 10, 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Poison Ivy II (1996), The Reading Room (2005) and Private Practice (2007).
Granddaughter of James Daly; daughter of actors Georg Stanford Brown and Tyne Daly
48. Royal Dano
Actor | Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Royal Dano was undoubtedly one of the best, most quirky and striking character actors to ever grace the big and small screen alike in a lengthy and impressive career which spanned 42 years.
Royal Edward Dano was born on November 16, 1922 in New York City, to Mary Josephine (O'Connor) and Caleb ...
49. Hutch Dano
Actor | Zombeavers
Hutch began doing summer theater as a child and was discovered by casting director Orly Sitowitz at the age of 15. Within nine months, Hutch booked the lead role of Zeke in the pilot Zeke and Luther (2009) for Disney XD, which was quickly picked up as a series. After wrapping his first season, ...
Grandson of Royal Dano; son of actor Rick Dano
50. Richard Davalos
Actor | East of Eden
Richard Davalos was born on November 5, 1930 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for East of Eden (1955), Cool Hand Luke (1967) and Kelly's Heroes (1970). He was married to Ellen Davalos and Miriam ?. He died on March 8, 2016 in Burbank, California, USA.
51. Alexa Davalos
Actress | The Chronicles of Riddick
Alexa most recently starred as "Special Agent Gaines" on FBI: MOST WANTED on CBS, alongside Dylan McDermott. She also starred in Amazon's Emmy-award winning drama series, THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE. Her other television work includes Marvel's THE PUNISHER and Frank Darabont's MOB CITY.
Alexa's film ...
Granddaughter of Richard Davalos; daughter of actress Elyssa Davalos
52. Peter Davison
Actor | Doctor Who
Peter Davison was born as Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett on 13 April 1951 in Streatham, London. A decade later, he and his family - his parents, Sheila and Claude (an electrical engineer who hailed from British Guiana), and his sisters, Barbara, Pamela and Shirley, moved to Knaphill, Woking, Surrey, ...
53. Ty Tennant
Actor | Tolkien
Ty Tennant was born on March 27, 2002 in London, England. He is an actor, known for Tolkien (2019), Doom Patrol (2019) and House of the Dragon (2022).
Grandson of Peter Davison; adopted son of actor David Tennant
54. Silvana Mangano
Actress | Dune
Silvana Mangano was born on April 21, 1930 in Rome, Italy and was raised in poverty during World War II. She trained as a dancer for seven years and supported herself as a model. In 1946, at age 16, she won the Miss Rome beauty pageant and through this, she obtained role in a Maria Della Costa film...
55. Dino De Laurentiis
Producer | Le notti di Cabiria
Dino De Laurentiis left home at age 17 to enrol in film school, supporting himself as an actor, extra, propman, or any other job he could get in the film industry. His persistence paid off, and by the time he reached his 20th birthday he already had one produced film under his belt. After serving ...
56. Giada De Laurentiis
Producer | Giada at Home
Giada De Laurentiis was born on August 22, 1970 in Rome, Italy. She is a producer and actress, known for Giada at Home 2.0 (2008), Giada Entertains (2016) and Young & Hungry (2014). She was previously married to Todd Thompson.
Granddaughter of director Dino DeLaurentis and actress Silvana Mangano
57. Alain Delon
Actor | Le samouraï
Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon was born in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France, to Édith (Arnold) and Fabien Delon. His father was of French and Corsican Italian descent, and his mother was of French and German ancestry. His parents divorced early on, and Delon had a stormy childhood, being ...
58. Alyson Le Borges
Actress | Two Missing Hours
Alyson Le Borges was born on September 4, 1986. She is an actress, known for Two Missing Hours (2021), Influences (2021) and L'île bleue (2001).
Granddaughter of Alain Delon; daughter of actor Anthony Delon
59. Charles Dickens
Writer | Great Expectations
Charles Dickens' father was a clerk at the Naval Pay Office, and because of this the family had to move from place to place: Plymouth, London, Chatham. It was a large family and despite hard work, his father couldn't earn enough money. In 1823 he was arrested for debt and Charles had to start ...
60. Harry Lloyd
Actor | The Theory of Everything
Harry Charles Salusbury Lloyd is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Will Scarlet in the 2006 BBC drama Robin Hood, Jeremy Baines in the 2007 Doctor Who episodes "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood", Viserys Targaryen in the first season of the HBO series Game of Thrones, Peter ...
Great-great-great grandson of author Charles Dickens
61. George Dolenz
Actor | Scared Stiff
George Dolenz was born in Italy in 1908 to a large family. He left Italy in the 1920s to start a new life and it seemed that he didn't want to look back on his old one. He arrived in Los Angeles in the 1940s and it was there that he somehow met up with Howard Hughes. Hughes signed him up as a ...
62. Ami Dolenz
Actress | Can't Buy Me Love
Ami Dolenz was born on January 8, 1969 in Burbank, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Can't Buy Me Love (1987), Rescue Me (1992) and Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1993). She has been married to Jerry Trimble since August 10, 2002.
Granddaughter of George Dolenz; daughter of actor and singer Micky Dolenz
63. Kirk Douglas
Actor | The Final Countdown
Cleft-chinned, steely-eyed and virile star of international cinema who rose from being "the ragman's son" (the name of his best-selling 1988 autobiography) to become a bona fide superstar, Kirk Douglas, also known as Issur Danielovitch Demsky, was born on December 9, 1916 in Amsterdam, New York. ...
64. Cameron Douglas
Cameron Douglas was born on December 13, 1978 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Wonder Boys (2000), The Runner (2021) and It Runs in the Family (2003).
Grandson of Kirk Douglas; son of actor Michael Douglas
65. Melvyn Douglas
Actor | Being There
Two-time Oscar-winner Melvyn Douglas was one of America's finest actors, and would enjoy cinema immortality if for no other reason than his being the man who made Greta Garbo laugh in Ernst Lubitsch's classic comedy Ninotchka (1939), but he was much, much more.
Melvyn Douglas was born Melvyn Edouard...
66. Illeana Douglas
Actress | Stir of Echoes
Illeana Douglas is an actress, writer, and producer. Born with show business in her blood, she is the granddaughter of screen legend Melvyn Douglas. Illeana began studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. While working in New York as a stand-up comedian and sketch comedy artist, ...
Granddaughter of Melvyn Douglas
67. Robert Downey Sr.
Actor | To Live and Die in L.A.
Robert Downey Sr. served in the army, played minor-league baseball, was a Golden Gloves champion and off-off Broadway playwright, all before he was 22 years old.
Downey was born in New York City, New York, the son of Elizabeth (McLoughlin), a model, and Robert Elias, who worked in hotel/restaurant ...
68. Indio Falconer Downey
Actor | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Indio Falconer Downey was born on September 7, 1993 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) and Jackie (2013).
Grandson of Robert Downey Sr.; son of actor Robert Downey Jr and singer Deborah Falconer
69. Patty Duke
Actress | Valley of the Dolls
Patty Duke was born Anna Marie Duke on December 14, 1946 in Elmhurst, Queens County, New York, to Frances Margaret (McMahon), a cashier, and John Patrick Duke, a cab driver and handyman. She was seven eighths Irish and one eighth German. Her acting career began when she was introduced to her ...
70. Ali Astin
Actress | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Ali Astin was born on November 27, 1996 in California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (2017) and Matter of Time.
Granddaughter of Patty Duke; daughter of actor Sean Astin
71. Anthony Eisley
Actor | Hawaiian Eye
The future stage, screen and TV star (real name: Fred Eisley) was born in Philadelphia. His father was general sales manager and "troubleshooter" for a large company, and his work kept the family on the move (up and down the East Coast) throughout Eisley's young life. As early as the days of school...
72. India Eisley
Actress | Underworld: Awakening
Eisley was born on October 29, 1993, in Los Angeles, California, to musician David Glen Eisley and actress Olivia Hussey. Her grandfather was actor Anthony Eisley. Eisley and her mother appeared together in the movie Headspace (2005). After small roles in various independent films, Eisley gained a ...
Granddaughter of Anthony Eisley; daughter of actress Olivia Hussey
73. Bob Elliott
Actor | Quick Change
Bob Elliott was born on March 26, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Quick Change (1990), Cabin Boy (1994) and Get a Life (1990). He was married to Virginia Lee Peppers and Jane Frances Underwood. He died on February 2, 2016 in Cundy's Harbor, Maine, USA.
74. Abby Elliott
Actress | No Strings Attached
Abby Elliott is the first second-generation cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975). Her father is Chris Elliott, who was featured on the show during the 1994-1995 season. She is also the granddaughter of veteran comic Bob Elliott, from the "Bob and Ray Show".
Before coming to "Saturday Night Live...
Granddaughter of Bob Elliott; daughter of actor Chris Elliott
75. Pat Boone
Soundtrack | Journey to the Center of the Earth
Actor, singer, author and songwriter ("Exodus") Pat Boone was educated at David Lipscombe College, North Texas State College and Columbia University (from which he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1958). His career in entertainment began when he emceed a teenage talent show on radio and ...
Maternal grandfather of Tessa Ferrer
76. José Ferrer
Actor | The Caine Mutiny
José Ferrer was a Puerto Rican actor and film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for playing the title character in Cyrano de Bergerac (1950). Ferrer was the first Puerto Rican actor to win an Academy Award, and also the first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award.
In 1912, Ferrer was...
Paternal grandfather of Tessa Ferrer
77. Rosemary Clooney
Actress | White Christmas
She was the daughter of Andrew and Frances Clooney and grew up in Maysville, Kentucky, where she and her sister Betty Clooney used to sing in her grandfather's mayoral election campaigns, which he won three times. She made her singing debut on Cincinnati radio station WLW in 1941 at 13. On WLW she ...
Paternal grandmother of Tessa Ferrer
78. Tessa Ferrer
Actress | Insidious: The Last Key
Tessa Ferrer was born on March 30, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Insidious: The Last Key (2018), The Passing Parade (2018) and Excision (2008).
Granddaughter of Jose Ferrer, Pat Boone, and Rosemary Clooney; mother is singer Debby Boone, daughter of singer and actor Pat Boone
79. Eddie Fisher
Soundtrack | Carol
In 1953 Eddie Fisher was given his own fifteen-minute TV show called Coke Time (1953), sponsored by the Coca-Cola company. This show proved to be so popular that Coke then offered Eddie a $1 million contract to be their national spokesperson. A deal of that magnitude was almost unheard of at this ...
80. Debbie Reynolds
Actress | Singin' in the Rain
Debbie Reynolds was born Mary Frances Reynolds in El Paso, Texas, the second child of Maxine N. (Harmon) and Raymond Francis Reynolds, a carpenter for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Her film career began at MGM after she won a beauty contest at age 16 impersonating Betty Hutton. Reynolds wasn't a ...
81. Billie Lourd
Actress | Booksmart
Billie Lourd is an American actress. She is known for starring as Chanel #3 in the Fox horror comedy series Scream Queens (2015-2016) and for her roles in the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story (2017-present). She also appears as Lieutenant Connix in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015...
Granddaughter of actress Debbie Reynolds and actor and singer Eddie Fisher; daughter of actress Carrie Fisher
82. Errol Flynn
Actor | The Adventures of Robin Hood
Errol Flynn was born to parents Theodore Flynn, a respected biologist, and Marrelle Young, an adventurous young woman. Young Flynn was a rambunctious child who could be counted on to find trouble. Errol managed to have himself thrown out of every school in which he was enrolled. In his late teens ...
83. Sean Flynn
Actor | Zoey 101
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Sean Flynn has been a working actor since the age of seven. Grandson of the legendary actor Errol Flynn, acting is in his roots. Beginning his career by appearing in a couple commercials, he quickly moved on to working in Film. At age 14, he secured the male lead in ...
Grandson of actor Errol Flynn
84. Henry Fonda
Actor | 12 Angry Men
This remarkable, soft-spoken American began in films as a diffident juvenile. With passing years, he matured into a star character actor who exemplified not only integrity and strength, but an ideal of the common man fighting against social injustice and oppression. He was born in Grand Island, ...
85. Bridget Fonda
Actress | A Simple Plan
Bridget Jane Fonda was born in Los Angeles, California, to Susan Brewer and actor Peter Fonda. She is the granddaughter of Henry Fonda and niece of Jane Fonda, both famous actors. Bridget made her film debut at age five as an extra in Easy Rider (1969), but first became interested in acting after ...
Granddaughter of Henry Fonda; daughter of actor Peter Fonda
86. Troy Garity
Actor | Ballers
Troy Garity is an actor known for his diverse body of work. Though his breakout film performance came when he starred opposite Bruce Willis, Cate Blanchett and Billy Bob Thorton in Barry Levinson's "Bandits", he is perhaps best known for his role as Isaac in the "Barbershop" film franchise. A role ...
Grandson of Henry Fonda; son of actress Jane Fonda and political activist Tom Hayden
87. Clark Gable
Actor | It Happened One Night
William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901 in Cadiz, Ohio, to Adeline (Hershelman) and William Henry Gable, an oil-well driller. He was of German, Irish, and Swiss-German descent. When he was seven months old, his mother died, and his father sent him to live with his maternal aunt and uncle ...
88. Clark Gable III
Actor | Sunset at Dawn
Clark Gable III (born Clark James Gable, September 20, 1988) was an American actor and model. Gable started modeling at the age of five. He modeled for many designers including Prada, Chrome Hearts, Disney and the iconic Converse "Classics" campaign. Gable appeared in numerous music videos ...
Grandson of Clark Gable
DIED February 22, 2019; age 30
89. Jackie Gleason
Actor | The Hustler
Comedian, actor, composer and conductor, educated in New York public schools. He was a master of ceremonies in amateur shows, a carnival barker, daredevil driver and a disc jockey, and later a comedian in night clubs. By the mid-1950s he had turned to writing original music and recording a series ...
90. Jason Patric
Actor | The Lost Boys
Jason Patric was born on June 17, 1966 in Queens, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Lost Boys (1987), Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) and The Losers (2010).
Grandson of actor and comedian Jackie Gleason; son of actor Jason Miller
91. Samuel Goldwyn
Producer | The Best Years of Our Lives
Famed for his relentless ambition, bad temper and genius for publicity, Samuel Goldwyn became Hollywood's leading "independent" producer -- largely because none of his partners could tolerate him for long. Born Shmuel (or Schmuel) Gelbfisz, probably in 1879, in the Jewish section of Warsaw, he was ...
92. Tony Goldwyn
Actor | Ghost
Actor, director, producer Tony Goldwyn just finished a sold-out run of director Ivo Van Hove's Broadway production of "Network" with Bryan Cranston and Tatiana Maslany. He can be seen on the Netflix series, "Chambers," starring with Uma Thurman. Recently he concluded his role as 'President ...
Grandson of producer Samuel Goldwyn; son of producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and actress Jennifer Howard
93. Anne Gwynne
Actress | House of Frankenstein
Slender, strikingly beautiful strawberry blonde Anne Gwynne arrived in Hollywood a typical starry-eyed model looking to for top stardom. Not quite achieving her goal, she did become one of Universal Studio's favorite and revered cover girls while earning notoriety as one of cinema's finest ...
94. Chris Pine
Actor | Star Trek
Chris Pine was born in Los Angeles. His parents are actors Robert Pine and Gwynne Gilford, and his maternal grandparents were Max M. Gilford, a president of the Hollywood Bar Association, and actress Anne Gwynne. His sister, Katherine Pine, has also acted. Chris's ancestry is Russian Jewish (from ...
Grandson of Anne Gwynne; son of actors Robert Pine and Gwynne Guilford
95. Rex Harrison
Actor | My Fair Lady
Rex Harrison was born Reginald Carey Harrison in Huyton, Lancashire, England, to Edith Mary (Carey) and William Reginald Harrison, a cotton broker. He changed his name to Rex as a young boy, knowing it was the Latin word for "King". Starting out on his theater career at age 18, his first job at the ...
96. Cathryn Harrison
Actress | Black Moon
Cathryn Harrison was born on May 25, 1959 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Black Moon (1975), Images (1972) and The Dresser (1983). She was married to Paul Laing. She died on October 1, 2018 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK.
Granddaughter of Rex Harrison; daughter of actor Noel Harrison
DIED October 2018; age 59
97. Tippi Hedren
Actress | The Birds
From working for the exacting Alfred Hitchcock to a film written by Edward D. Wood Jr., Tippi Hedren, the Minnesota blonde, has had a distinctive career. She was born Nathalie Kay Hedren in New Ulm, MN, to Dorothea (née Eckhardt) and Bernard Hedren, who ran a general store, and is of Swedish, ...
98. Dakota Johnson
Actress | Fifty Shades of Grey
Dakota Mayi Johnson is an American actress and fashion model. She was born in Austin, Texas, and is the daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. Her maternal grandmother is actress Tippi Hedren.
In 1999, she made her film debut in Crazy in Alabama (1999), where she and her half-sister, ...
Granddaughter of Tippi Hendren; daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith
99. Ernest Hemingway
Writer | To Have and Have Not
Ernest Hemingway was an American writer who won the Pulitzer Prize (1953) and the Nobel Prize in Literature (1954) for his novel The Old Man and the Sea, which was made into a 1958 film The Old Man and the Sea (1958).
He was born into the hands of his physician father. He was the second of six ...
100. Margaux Hemingway
Actress | Killer Fish
Born in Portland, Oregon, she grew up in on a farm in Ketchum, Idaho. But dad was Jack Hemingway, son of the Nobel prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway and, with that heritage, fame was almost foreordained. By the time she was 21, after the lead in the rape melodrama Lipstick (1976), she had a ...
Granddaughter of Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway
DIED July 1, 1996; age 42
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