Illinois
by gleekout29 | created - 11 Nov 2019 | updated - 7 months ago | Public
1. Taylor Zakhar Perez
Actor | Red, White & Royal Blue
With his dynamic and versatile acting ability, Taylor Zakhar Perez has quickly emerged as one of Hollywood's most notable talents.
He most recently starred in Red, White & Royal Blue, Amazon's film adaptation of the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name, opposite Nicholas Galitzine and ...
2. Jami Gertz
Actress | Twister
Jami Gertz was born on October 28, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Twister (1996), The Lost Boys (1987) and Still Standing (2002). She has been married to Antony Ressler since June 16, 1989. They have three children.
3. Kathryn Hahn
Actress | Afternoon Delight
Kathryn Marie Hahn is an American actress and comedian. She became a worldwide phenomenon when she starred as Agatha Harkness in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries WandaVision (2021) for which she received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding ...
4. Jennifer Morrison
Actress | House M.D.
Jennifer Marie Morrison was born in Chicago, Illinois, the oldest child of teachers David and Judy Morrison. She was raised in Arlington Heights, IL, with a younger sister and brother. She attended the same school her parents taught at, Prospect High School. As a child, she did some work as a model...
5. Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg
Actress | Dirty Love
One of four sisters, Jenny McCarthy was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, the second oldest daughter of Linda (Loheit), a courtroom custodian, and Daniel McCarthy, a steel mill foreman. She has Irish (father) and Croatian, German, and Polish (mother) ancestry. She was educated at ...
6. Harrison Ford
Actor | Raiders of the Lost Ark
Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, to Dorothy (Nidelman), a radio actress, and Christopher Ford (born John William Ford), an actor turned advertising executive. His father was of Irish and German ancestry, while his maternal grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Minsk, ...
7. Kiernan Shipka
Actress | Carriers
Kiernan Brennan Shipka is an American actress. She is known for playing Sally Draper on the AMC series Mad Men (2007), B. D. Hyman in the FX anthology series Feud (2017), and voicing Jinora in the Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) spin-off, The Legend of Korra (2012). She stars as Sabrina Spellman ...
8. Kenneth Choi
Actor | The Wolf of Wall Street
Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, Choi dreamed of becoming an actor. Against his family's wishes, Choi left college to pursue that dream. He literally ran away from home, cutting all ties with his family for 5 years to train and study before moving to Los Angeles. His dream became a reality as ...
9. Cassidy Freeman
Actress | The Righteous Gemstones
Cassidy Freeman (born April 22, 1982, in Chicago, IL) is an American actress and musician. She is known for her role as Tess Mercer in The CW's superhero drama "Smallville" (2001) and Cady Longmire in "Longmire" (2012). Her parents are prominent attorneys, who also own a cattle ranch in Montana. ...
10. Bill Murray
Actor | Lost in Translation
Bill Murray is an American actor, comedian, and writer. The fifth of nine children, he was born William James Murray in Wilmette, Illinois, to Lucille (Collins), a mailroom clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II, who sold lumber. He is of Irish descent. Among his siblings are actors Brian Doyle-Murray, ...
11. Robin Tunney
Actress | The Craft
Robin Tunney studied acting at the Chicago Academy for the Arts, spending her summer performing in such plays as "Bus Stop" and "Agnes of God". She moved to Los Angeles at the age of eighteen and shortly landed roles in such television shows as Life Goes On (1989), Class of '96 (1993) (recurring), ...
12. Donna Mills
Actress | Knots Landing
Blonde, buoyant Donna Mills began acting in local amateur and professional productions in her home town of Chicago. Donna made her Broadway bow as a harem girl in Woody Allen's play "Don't Drink the Water," then played recurring roles on the Manhattan-based TV soap operas The Secret Storm (1954) ...
13. Virginia Madsen
Actress | Sideways
One of the hottest stars of the mid-1980s, Virginia Madsen has since played a variety of roles that have cemented her reputation as a fantastic actress who can adapt to any part.
Virginia was born in Chicago, Illinois, and belongs to an acting family -- with her brother, Michael Madsen, also an ...
14. Doug Spinuzza
Actor | Waterworld
Doug Spinuzza was born on January 21, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Waterworld (1995), Legally Blonde (2001) and Instinct (1999).
15. Marisol Nichols
Actress | Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Marisol Nichols currently (2023) stars opposite Jenna Ortega in Paramounts Winter Spring Summer Fall. She recently starred opposite Chris Rock and Sam Jackson as Capt. Angie Garza in the Lions Gate film Spiral, and opposite Eugenio Derbez in the Lions Gate comedy The Valet. On the small screen ...
16. Bill Hayes
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Throughout the 1970s and a good part of the 1980s, Bill Hayes and his second wife, Emmy-winning Susan Seaforth Hayes, reigned as the Lunt and Fontanne of daytime soaps. Prior to this he had become a noted singer/actor on the Broadway stage and in night clubs. Born William Foster Hayes III in Harvey...
17. Lee DeWyze
Composer | Lee DeWyze: Fight
Lee DeWyze was born on April 2, 1986 in Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Lee DeWyze: Fight (2014), American Idol (2002) and Station 19 (2018). He has been married to Jonna Walsh since July 21, 2012.
18. Jane Lynch
Actress | Wreck-It Ralph
Jane Marie Lynch is an American actress, comedian and author. She is known for starring as Sue Sylvester in the musical comedy series Glee (2009-2015), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. Lynch also gained recognition for her roles in Christopher Guest's mockumentary films, such as Best in ...
19. Bryan Dattilo
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Bryan Dattilo was born on July 29, 1971 in Kankakee, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Youthful Daze (2012) and Arcade (1993). He has been married to Elizabeth Cameron since July 12, 2011. They have one child. He was previously married to Jessica Denay.
20. Janet Hubert
Self | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Reunion
Janet Louise Hubert was born in Chicago, IL. She is best known for playing the sassy, witty, outgoing, protective mom on the hit TV sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990).
Janet Hubert spent most of her childhood growing up in Momence, IL. That changed when she won a scholarship to Julliard ...
21. Marilu Henner
Actress | L.A. Story
Marilu Henner was born on April 6, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for L.A. Story (1991), Taxi (1978) and Noises Off... (1992). She has been married to Michael Brown since December 21, 2006. She was previously married to Robert Lieberman and Frederic Forrest.
22. Sherman Howard
Actor | Day of the Dead
Sherman Howard was born on June 11, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Day of the Dead (1985), Seinfeld (1989) and The Stand (1994). He has been married to Donna Bullock since May 1988. They have one child. He was previously married to Jeanette Sherman.
23. T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh
Actress | The Cool Crystal Show
A performer since childhood, performer, writer, producer and director T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (Ta-Kee-ah Kristle Kee-Mah) studied theater, dance, voice, and pantomime in high school, then turned down a business scholarship to complete her studies at Florida A&M University with a degree in Theatre, ...
24. Isabella Hofmann
Actress | Burlesque
Isabella Hofmann was born on December 11, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Burlesque (2010), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and Firefly (2002). She was previously married to Steven Memel.
25. Wendy Schaal
Actress | Innerspace
Wendy Schaal is an American actress best known for her work in Joe Dante films such as Innerspace, The 'Burbs, and Small Soldiers. Since 2005, she has primarily worked in cartoon voice acting, most notably voicing Francine Smith in the animated comedy American Dad!
Schaal was born in Chicago, ...
26. Heather Tom
Actress | The Bold and the Beautiful
Heather Tom is a 5-time Emmy Award winner and has starred as Katie Logan on CBS' The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) since 2007, where she has also directed nearly 20 episodes of the show over the past three years. In 2018, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series ...
27. Anson Mount
Actor | Crossroads
Anson is an American actor, born in Mount Prospect, IL and grew up in White Bluff, Tennessee. His mother is Nancy Smith, a former professional golfer. His father Anson Adams Mount II was one of the original contributing editors to Playboy magazine. Anson has an older brother Anson Adams III and a ...
28. Fin Argus
Actor | Clouds
Fin Argus has been a professional actor, singer-songwriter, musician, performer from age 10. Starting out in musical theater, they were soon cast as one of five members of an international Billboard chart-topping multi-million dollar children's music franchise. They recorded albums, filmed music ...
29. Colleen Zenk
Actress | As the World Turns
Colleen Zenk was born on January 20, 1953 in Barrington, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for As the World Turns (1956), Annie (1982) and The Comedian (2016). She was previously married to Mark Pinter and Michael Crouch.
30. Charlotte Ross
Actress | Drive Angry
Born and raised in Winnetka, Illinois to Princeton and Harvard grads, it was expected that Charlotte Ross would follow in her parent's footsteps and continue in the field of education. However, falling in love with acting (and singing) in the tender years of her childhood, Charlotte had other plans...
31. Daniel Clark
Actor | Juno
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Daniel's first role was as "Chip" in a stage production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast in 1997. Clark has made a number of appearances on TV series, including Eerie Indiana: The Other Dimension, Goosebumps, Are You Afraid of the Dark? and ER. He also has had featured ...
32. Nicholle Tom
Actress | Beethoven
Nicholle is probably best known for her role as Maggie Sheffield on hit CBS series "The Nanny" or Ryce Newton in Universal's "Beethoven" and "Beethoven's 2nd" feature films.
Most recently Nicholle portrayed Vicky White in the dramatic true story of her jailbreak in TUBI's "Prisoner of Love".
Nicholle...
33. David Tom
Actor | Stay Tuned
David Tom was born in Hinsdale, Illinois. At a young age, David began regular appearances in large national commercials as well as modeling projects. After moving to Los Angeles and appearing in several reoccurring television shows, David soon landed the role of Whitey in the hit film Pleasantville...
34. Kristin Dattilo
Actress | Aerosmith: Janie's Got a Gun
Kristin Dattilo is an Italian American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her work in award winning shows as Chris Issak Show, Dexter, Southland, Friends and working with such filmmakers as Coen brothers and David Fincher. Dattilo starred in notable music videos (Aerosmith's Janie's ...
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