Notable actors

1. Patricia Cosgrove

Patricia Cosgrove is known for The Tony Randall Show (1976).

Barbara Cook is best-loved and remembered for her work on the Broadway stage. An amazing singer and refreshingly impulsive actress, she made her debut at age 23 in the musical "Flahooley". Roles in "Plain and Fancy" and, the most famous flop of all time, "Candide" followed. In 1957, she created her...

3. Melissa Odom

Actress | The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

Melissa Odom is known for The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008), The Other Side of Paradise (2009) and Traveling (2011).

4. Beth Broderick

Actress | Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Beth Alison Broderick was born on February 24, 1959 in Falmouth, Kentucky, USA but was raised in Huntington Beach, California. Beth was always very interested in theater as a child and she graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California at age 18. After that, she moved ...

5. Sherry Jackson

Actress | The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima

Gorgeous, brown-eyed, chestnut-maned Sherry Jackson began her promising career as a pig-tailed, pleasant-looking child actress. Born in Idaho on February 15, 1942, she was the only daughter of four children born to Maurita Kathleen Gilbert and Curtis Loys Jackson, Sr. Her father died when she was 6...

6. Bill Walker

Actor | Big Jake

Bill Walker was born on July 1, 1896 in Pendleton, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Big Jake (1971), Tick, Tick, Tick (1970) and Boy Who Caught a Crook (1961). He was married to Peggy Cartwright. He died on January 27, 1992 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

7. Peggy Cartwright

Actress | A Lady of Quality

Peggy Cartwright was born on November 14, 1912 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress, known for A Lady of Quality (1924), Magic Night (1932) and The Third Generation (1920). She was married to Bill Walker and Phil Baker. She died on June 13, 2001 in Victoria, British Columbia, ...

8. Eddie Smith

Stunts | Live and Let Die

Eddie Smith was born on December 1, 1924 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Live and Let Die (1973), The Nutty Professor (1996) and Predator 2 (1990). He died on June 1, 2005 in San Diego, California, USA.

9. Natalie Negrotti

Self | Match Me If You Can

Natalie Negrotti was born on March 22, 1990 in Caracas, Venezuela.

10. Hy Conrad

Producer | Monk

Hy Conrad is known for Monk (2002), Little Monk (2009) and White Collar (2009).

11. Vanessa Redgrave

Actress | Coriolanus

On January 30, 1937, renowned theatre actor Michael Redgrave was performing in a production of Hamlet in London. During the curtain call, the show's lead, Laurence Olivier, announced to the audience: "tonight a great actress was born". This was in reference to his co-star's newborn daughter, ...

12. Rod Serling

Writer | The Twilight Zone

A former boxer, paratrooper and general all-around angry young man, Rod Serling was one of the radical new voices that made the "Golden Age" of television. Long before The Twilight Zone (1959), he was known for writing such high-quality scripts as "Patterns" and "Requiem for a Heavyweight," both ...

13. Nastassja Kinski

Actress | Tess

Nastassja Kinski was born Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski on January 24, 1961 in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of German actor Klaus Kinski. In 1976, she met director Roman Polanski, who urged her to study method acting with Lee Strasberg in the United States. Kinski starred in the Italian romantic ...

14. Barrie Chase

Actress | Cape Fear

Barrie Chase was born on October 20, 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Cape Fear (1962), It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) and Mardi Gras (1958). She is married to Richard Kaufman. They have one child. She was previously married to Jan Malmsjö and Gene Shacove.

15. Geraldine Page

Actress | Sweet Bird of Youth

Considered by many to be one of the greatest American actresses of all time, Geraldine Page was a master craftswoman who seemed to bring out the most inner detail of the character she was playing. Her dedication to her craft has earned her the respect of many of today's great actors including Meryl...

16. Ann Freeman

Actress | Stardust Memories

Ann Freeman was born in Portsmouth, England, UK. She is known for Stardust Memories (1980).

17. Nick Stewart

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

Nick Stewart was born on March 15, 1910 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), Carmen Jones (1954) and Silver Streak (1976). He was married to Edna Stewart. He died on December 18, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

18. Meg Wynn Owen

Actress | Gosford Park

Meg Wynn Owen was born on November 8, 1939 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Gosford Park (2001), Pride & Prejudice (2005) and Scoop (2006). She was married to William Wright. She died on July 16, 2022 in Cardiff, Wales, UK.

19. Joi Lansing

Actress | Touch of Evil

Joi Lansing was born Joyce Renee Brown on April 6, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a teen she developed early, and because of her striking good looks, she began to model and was extremely successful throughout the 1940s.

It was only natural that her physical assets eventually landed her on the ...

20. Bill Wiley

Actor | Porky's II: The Next Day

Bill is from Norfolk, VA and attended William & Mary College. His career spanned 8 decades, finding him on stage, TV, & films. On Broadway he was in Hadrian the Seventh", and he was in the original cast of Sam Shephard's Pulitzer Prize winning play, "Buried Child". He and his wife, Mary Linda ...

21. Jamie Rose

Actress | Falcon Crest

Jamie Rose started acting professionally at the age of six. Her first role was as a kid go-go dancer on a Kool-Aid commercial.

She has starred in multiple Television Series and Films, including Falcon Crest (1981) and Lady Blue (1985) and the cult classic Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (1989) where ...

22. Teri Polo

Actress | Meet the Parents

Teri Polo was born in Dover, Delaware, to Jane (Gentry) and Vincent Polo, a stereo systems designer. Her ancestry includes Italian (from her paternal grandfather), German, and English. She has two brothers, Mike and Steve. Polo studied ballet for twelve years and was a dancer for the Delaware ...

23. Collin Wilcox Paxton

Actress | To Kill a Mockingbird

Actress Collin Wilcox extended her given name twice over the duration of her professional acting career -- billing herself as Collin Wilcox-Horne and Collin Wilcox Paxton, to be exact. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Highlands, North Carolina, and her interest in theater was sparked ...

24. Anne Bancroft

Actress | The Graduate

Anne Bancroft was born on September 17, 1931 in The Bronx, NY, the middle daughter of Michael Italiano (1905-2001), a dress pattern maker, and Mildred DiNapoli (1907-2010), a telephone operator. She made her cinema debut in Don't Bother to Knock (1952) in 1952, and over the next five years appeared...

25. Geraldine Chaplin

Actress | Hable con ella

Geraldine Leigh Chaplin was born in Santa Monica, California, to Oona Chaplin (née O'Neill) and legendary entertainer Charles Chaplin (A.K.A. Charlie Chaplin). She is a granddaughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill and a great-granddaughter of stage actor James O'Neill. She attended the Royal Ballet ...

26. Mario Gallo

Actor | Raging Bull

Mario Gallo was born on March 22, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Raging Bull (1980), King Kong (1976) and A Woman Under the Influence (1974). He died on October 30, 1984 in Ontario, California, USA.

27. Henry Velez

Actor | Decoy

Henry Velez is known for Decoy (1957), The Big Story (1949) and Lamp Unto My Feet (1948).

28. Jackie Chan

Actor | Ngo si seoi

Hong Kong's cheeky, lovable and best-known film star, Jackie Chan endured many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish international success after his start in Hong Kong's manic martial arts cinema industry.

Jackie was born Kong-sang Chan on April 7, 1954, on Hong Kong's famous ...

29. Annette O'Toole

Actress | Superman III

Annette O'Toole grew up in the Houston dance studio run by her mother. She made her television debut at the age of two, as a kid on The Don Mahoney Kiddie Trooper Show. When she was 13, with ten years of singing and dancing lessons behind her, she and her mother went to L.A. for a year to see if ...

30. Twana Barnett

Actress | Ink & Rain

Twana Barnett is known for Ink & Rain (2018), Catalyst (2022) and WOW: Women of Wrestling (2000).

31. Anne Lockhart

Actress | The Time Traveler's Wife

Actress, writer, producer, and director Anne Lockhart can look back over 100 years to trace her theatrical roots.

She was born Anne Kathleen Maloney on September 6, 1953 in New York City and grew up in Brentwood, California. Born to one of theatre's leading families, she is the fourth generation of ...

32. Glynnis O'Connor

Actress | Ode to Billy Joe

Born on November 19, 1955, in Long Island, Glynnis Mary O'Connor was primed for acting right from the beginning. Her father, Daniel O'Connor (1921-2015), was producer, executive producer, and managing director of NBC Special News for over 25 years. Her mother, former stage, film and TV actress ...

33. Berlinda Tolbert

Actress | Goodfellas

Berlinda Tolbert was born on November 4, 1949 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for Goodfellas (1990), Patriot Games (1992) and Harlem Nights (1989). She has been married to Bob Reid since February 14, 1979.

34. Krys Marshall

Actress | For All Mankind

Krys Marshall has wasted no time establishing herself as a promising young actress, gaining respect and accolades for her hard work on the stage and screen.

She can currently be seen in the Apple TV+ series "For All Mankind" playing Danielle Poole, a NASA engineer and the agency's first ...

35. Sean Kenney

Actor | Star Trek

Sean Kenney was born on March 13, 1944. He is an actor, known for Star Trek (1966), Terminal Island (1973) and The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands (2023).

36. Lily Gladstone

Actress | Certain Women

Born in Montana, Gladstone was raised on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and later near Seattle, WA. She graduated with high honors from the University of Montana in 2008 with a BFA in Acting/Directing, and a minor in Native American Studies.

Gladstone was introduced to audiences in Alex and Andrew...

37. Virginia Parker

Virginia Parker has been married to Robert Kempf since 1982. They have three children.

38. Ann-Margret

Actress | Carnal Knowledge

Actress and singer Ann-Margret is one of the most famous sex symbols and actresses of the 1960s and beyond. She continued her career through the following decades and into the 21st century.

Ann-Margret was born Ann-Margret Olsson in Valsjöbyn, Jämtland County, Sweden, to Anna Regina (Aronsson) and ...

39. Renée Jones

Actress | Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI

Renée Jones was born on October 15, 1958 in Opa-Locka, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), Days of Our Lives (1965) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987).

40. Joanna Pettet

Actress | Casino Royale

This beautiful, stylish, London-born blonde started out quite promisingly on the stage and in late 1960s films before phasing out her career in the 1990s. Joanna Pettet was born Joanna Jane Salmon and raised in Canada. Her father, a British Royal Air Force pilot, was killed in WWII. Her trek to New...

41. Susan Blanchard

Actress | They Live

Susan Blanchard was born on December 11, 1944 in Westport, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for They Live (1988), Prince of Darkness (1987) and Police Woman (1974). She has been married to Charles Frank since June 25, 1977. They have one child. She was previously married to John Harlow ...

42. Kim Pope

Actress | The Intrusion

Kim Pope was born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

43. Grace Lee Whitney

Actress | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Grace Lee Whitney was a versatile actress and vocalist born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Beginning as a "girl singer" on Detroit's WJR radio, she soon opened in nightclubs for Billie Holiday and Buddy Rich, and toured with the Spike Jones and Fred Waring Bands. Grace debuted on Broadway in "Top Banana",...