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501. Robert Pattinson Actor | Twilight Robert
Douglas Thomas Pattinson was born May 13, 1986 in London, England, to Richard
Pattinson, a car dealer importing vintage cars, and Clare (née Charlton)
Pattinson, who worked as a booker at a model agency. He grew up in Barnes,
southwest London with two older sisters and attended Tower House ...
502. Charlie Hunnam Actor | Sons of Anarchy Charles
Matthew Hunnam was born in Newcastle, England on April 10, 1980, to Jane
(Bell), a business owner, and William Hunnam, a scrap metal merchant. At 18
years of age, he made a guest appearances in the popular TV series Byker Grove (1989).
503. Nicholas Hoult Actor | Mad Max: Fury Road Nicholas
Caradoc Hoult was born in Wokingham, Berkshire, England to parents Glenis and
Roger Hoult. His great-aunt was one of the most popular actresses of her
time, Dame Anna Neagle. He attended Sylvia Young
Theatre School, a school for performing arts, to start acting as a career.
504. Aaron Taylor-Johnson Actor | Kick-Ass Aaron
Taylor-Johnson is an English stage, television, and film actor.
505. Bryan Cranston Actor | Breaking Bad Bryan
Lee Cranston was born on March 7, 1956 in Hollywood, California, to Audrey
Peggy Sell, a radio actress, and Joe Cranston, an actor and former amateur
boxer. His maternal grandparents were German, and his father was of Irish,
German, and Austrian-Jewish ancestry. He was raised in the Canoga ...
506. Gerard Butler Actor | The Phantom of the Opera Gerard
James Butler was born in Paisley, Scotland, to Margaret and Edward Butler, a
bookmaker. His family is of Irish origin. Gerard spent some of his very early
childhood in Montreal, Quebec, but was mostly raised, along with his older
brother and sister, in his hometown of Paisley. His parents ...
507. Paul Walker Actor | The Fast and the Furious Paul
William Walker IV was born in Glendale, California. He grew up together with
his brothers, Caleb and Cody, and sisters, Ashlie and Amie. Their parents,
Paul William Walker III, a sewer contractor, and Cheryl (Crabtree) Walker, a
model, separated around September 2004. His grandfather, William ...
508. Karl Urban Actor | Star Trek Originally
from Wellington, New Zealand, Karl Urban now lives in Auckland. Born on June
7, 1972, he is the son of a leather-goods manufacturer (who had hoped that
Karl would follow in his footsteps). His first acting role was when he was 8
-- he had a line on a television series. However, he did ...
509. Logan Lerman Actor | The Perks of Being a Wallflower One
of today's leading talents across both independent and mainstream film, Logan
Lerman is an immensely talented actor who takes on challenging roles and
brings dynamic characters to life on screen.
510. Dave Franco Actor | Neighbors David
John Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, an author, and Douglas Eugene
"Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. He has two older
brothers, actor James Franco and Tom Franco. His father was of Portuguese and
Swedish descent, and his mother is Jewish. Dave made ...
511. Tom Hiddleston Actor | The Avengers Thomas
William Hiddleston was born in Westminster, London, to English-born Diana
Patricia (Servaes) and Scottish-born James Norman Hiddleston. His mother is a
former stage manager, and his father, a scientist, was the managing director
of a pharmaceutical company. He started off at the preparatory ...
512. Peter Dinklage Actor | Game of Thrones Peter
Dinklage is an American actor. Since his breakout role in The Station Agent
(2003), he has appeared in numerous films and theatre plays. Since 2011,
Dinklage has portrayed Tyrion Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
For this he won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama ...
513. Taylor Kitsch Actor | X-Men Origins: Wolverine Best
known for his portrayal of troubled high school football star "Tim
Riggins" on NBC's acclaimed television series, Friday Night Lights (2006), actor
Taylor Kitsch has scored big with audiences and critics on both the big and
small screens.
514. Edward Norton Actor | Keeping the Faith American
actor, filmmaker and activist Edward Harrison Norton was born on August 18,
1969, in Boston, Massachusetts, and was raised in Columbia, Maryland.
515. Guy Pearce Actor | Memento Guy
Edward Pearce was born 5 October, 1967 in Cambridgeshire, England, UK to
Margaret Anne and Stuart Graham Pearce. His father was born in Auckland, New
Zealand, to English and Scottish parents, while Guy's mother is English.
Pearce and his family initially traveled to Australia for two years, ...
516. Mark Ruffalo Actor | The Avengers Mark
Ruffalo was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Marie Rose (Hebert), a stylist and
hairdresser, and Frank Lawrence Ruffalo, a construction painter. His father's
ancestry is Italian, and his mother is of half French-Canadian and half
Italian descent. Mark moved with his family to Virginia Beach, ...
517. Mickey Rourke Actor | The Wrestler Mickey
Rourke was born Phillip Andre Rourke, Jr. on September 16, 1952, in
Schenectady, New York, the son of Annette (Cameron) and Phillip Andre Rourke.
His father was of Irish and German descent, and his mother was of
French-Canadian, English, and German ancestry. When he was six years old, his
...
518. Frank Langella Actor | Frost/Nixon Frank
Langella was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, to Angelina and Frank A. Langella,
a business executive. He is of Italian descent.
519. Eddie Redmayne Actor | Les Misérables British
actor Eddie Redmayne is the first millennial male to have won an acting Oscar
(for The Theory of Everything (2014)).
520. David Strathairn Actor | Good Night, and Good Luck. David
Russell Strathairn was born on January 26, 1949 in San Francisco, California.
He is the son of Mary Frances (Frazier), a nurse, and Thomas Scott
Strathairn, Jr., a physician. He has two siblings, Tom and Anne. His ancestry
includes English, Scottish, Irish, Portuguese, Native Hawaiian, and ...
521. Terrence Howard Actor | Hustle & Flow Terrence
Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Anita Jeanine Williams (née Hawkins)
and Tyrone Howard. He was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His love for acting came
naturally, through summers spent with his great-grandmother, New York stage
actress Minnie Gentry. He later began his acting
career ...
522. Ralph Fiennes Actor | The Grand Budapest Hotel Actor
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born on December 22, 1962 in
Suffolk, England, to Jennifer Anne Mary Alleyne (Lash), a novelist, and Mark
Fiennes, a photographer. He is the eldest of six children. Four of his
siblings are also in the arts: Martha Fiennes, a director; Magnus ...
523. Tom Wilkinson Actor | Michael Clayton Popular
British character actor Tom Wilkinson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire,
England, and comes from a long line of urban farmers. He is the son of
Marjorie (Percival) and Thomas Wilkinson. Economic hardships forced his
family to move to Canada for a few years when Wilkinson was a child; after
...
524. Richard Farnsworth Actor | The Straight Story An
American stuntman who, after more than 30 years in the business, moved into
acting and became an acclaimed and respected character actor, Richard
Farnsworth was a native of Los Angeles. He grew up around horses and as a
teenager was offered an opportunity to ride in films. He appeared in ...
525. Nick Nolte Actor | Warrior Nick
Nolte was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Helen (King) and Franklin Arthur Nolte,
who worked in irrigation pump sales. He began his career on stage at the
Pasadena (California) Playhouse and in regional theatre productions. His
breakthrough role was in the TV mini-series Rich Man, Poor Man (1976),...
526. AnnaSophia Robb Actress | Bridge to Terabithia Actress
AnnaSophia Robb can next be seen co-starring in Hulu's upcoming anthology
series THE ACT, alongside Patricia Arquette, Chloë Sevigny and Joey King.
Robb portrays Lacey, Gypsy Blancahrd's only confidant. Lacey knows more than
she lets on when law enforcement investigates Dee Dee's murder in ...
527. Gemma Arterton Actress | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Gemma
Christina Arterton was born in Gravesend, Kent, England, where she was
raised. She is the daughter of Sally-Anne (Heap), a cleaner, and Barry J.
Arterton, a welder. Her mother's cousin is singer-songwriter Eric Goulden.
528. Olivia Wilde Actress | Tron Actress
and activist Olivia Wilde is a modern day renaissance woman, starring in many
acclaimed film productions, while simultaneously giving back to the
community.
529. Isla Fisher Actress | Wedding Crashers Isla
Lang Fisher was born on February 3, 1976 in Muscat, Oman, to Scottish parents
Elspeth Reid and Brian Fisher, who worked as a banker for the U.N. She spent
her early childhood in Bathgate, Scotland, before moving to Perth, Australia
with her family in the early 1980s. From a young age, Isla ...
530. Shailene Woodley Actress | Divergent Actress
Shailene Woodley was born in Simi Valley, California, to Lori (Victor), a
middle school counselor, and Lonnie Woodley, a school principal. She has one
brother, Tanner. She was educated at Simi Valley High School in California.
When Woodley was four years old she began commercial modeling. ...
531. Rebel Wilson Actress | Pitch Perfect Rebel
Wilson was born in Sydney, Australia, to a family of dog handlers and
showers. She trained at the Australian Theatre for Young People and at Second
City in the US. After a successful stage and television career in Australia,
this writer/actress/producer now focuses on feature film projects in...
532. Emma Roberts Actress | We're the Millers Emma
Roberts was born in Rhinebeck, New York. She was a baby when her parents
separated, and she grew up living with her mother, Kelly Cunningham. She was
educated at Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles, California.
533. Amber Heard Actress | Aquaman Amber
Laura Heard was born in Austin, Texas, to Patricia Paige Heard (née Parsons), an internet
researcher, and David C. Heard(David Clinton Heard), a
contractor. She has English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Welsh ancestry.
534. Teresa Palmer Actress | Lights Out Actress
and model Teresa Palmer has gathered some impressive film credits. She was
born in Adelaide, South Australia, to Kevin Palmer, an investor, and Paula
Sanders, a former missionary and nurse. She completed high school at Mercedes
College in 2003, where she was a popular student who was ...
535. Saoirse Ronan Actress | Hanna Saoirse
Una Ronan was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, to
Irish parents, Monica Ronan (née Brennan) and Paul Ronan, an actor. When Saoirse was
three, the family moved back to Dublin, Ireland. Saoirse grew up in Dublin
and briefly in Co. Carlow before moving back to Dublin ...
536. Elizabeth Banks Actress | The Hunger Games Elizabeth
Banks was born Elizabeth Mitchell in Pittsfield, a small city in the
Berkshires in western Massachusetts near the New York border, on February 10,
1974. She is the daughter of Ann (Wallace), who worked in a bank, and Mark P.
Mitchell, a factory worker. Elizabeth describes herself as ...
537. Ida Lupino Actress | High Sierra Ida
was born in London to a show business family. In 1933, her mother brought Ida
with her to an audition and Ida got the part her mother wanted. The picture
was Her First Affaire (1932). Ida, a
bleached blonde, came to Hollywood in 1934 and played small and insignificant
parts. Peter Ibbetson (...
538. Natalie Dormer Actress | Game of Thrones Natalie
Dormer born 11 February 1982 is an English actress. She is best known for her
roles as Anne Boleyn on the Showtime series The Tudors (2007-10), as Margaery
Tyrell on the HBO series Game of Thrones (2012-14), Irene Adler on the CBS
series Elementary (2013-15), and as Cressida in the ...
539. Brittany Snow Actress | Pitch Perfect Brittany
Anne Snow (born March 9, 1986) is an American actress and singer. She began
her career as Susan "Daisy" Lemay on the CBS series Guiding Light (1952) for which she won
a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress and was nominated for two other
Young Artist Awards and a Soap Opera Digest ...
540. Kate Mara Actress | Fantastic Four Kate
Mara is an American actress. She starred in the Netflix political drama House of Cards (2013) as Zoe Barnes and
appeared in the Fox TV series 24 (2001) as computer analyst Shari
Rothenberg. She appeared in Brokeback Mountain (2005), We Are Marshall (2006), Shooter (2007), Transsiberian (2008), ...
541. Julianne Hough Actress | Rock of Ages A
true triple-threat, Emmy Award-winner Julianne Hough is known to audiences
around the world for her success in the worlds of film, television and music.
She became a household name virtually overnight as a two-time professional
champion on ABC's top-rated "Dancing With the Stars," before making
a...
542. Lily Collins Actress | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Lily
Jane Collins was born in Guildford, Surrey, England. Her father is English
musician Phil Collins, while her mother, Jill Tavelman, who is from Los Angeles,
California, was president of the Beverly Hills Women's Club for three terms.
Lily moved with her mother to LA at the age of five, after ...
543. Cobie Smulders Actress | The Avengers Cobie
Smulders was born on April 3, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a
Dutch father and an English mother. As a girl, Cobie had set her sights on
becoming a doctor or a marine biologist. In fact, it wasn't until high school
that Cobie started to explore acting after appearing in several ...
544. Alice Eve Actress | Before We Go Alice
Sophia Eve was born in London, England. Her father is Trevor Eve and her mother is Sharon Maughan, both fellow actors. She is
the eldest of three children. Eve has English, Irish and Welsh ancestry. Her
family moved to Los Angeles, California when she was young as her father
tried to crack ...
545. Jamie Chung Actress | Big Hero 6 Jamie
Chung was born and raised in California, the daughter of Korean parents. She
studied Economics at the University of California, Riverside. Chung's break
came in 2004, when she was working in a sports bar. MTV held auditions
for The Real World(1992) there, she tried out,
and was successful, ...
546. Noomi Rapace Actress | Män som hatar kvinnor Swedish
actress Noomi Rapace was born in Hudiksvall, Gävleborgs län, Sweden, the
daughter of Swedish actress Nina Norén and Spanish Flamenco singer
Rogelio Durán. Her parents did not stay together, and when Rapace was five
she moved to Iceland with her mother and stepfather, where she lived for ...
547. Blake Lively Actress | Gossip Girl Blake
Lively was born Blake Ellender Brown in Tarzana, California, to a show
business family. Her mother, Elaine Lively (née McAlpin), is an
acting coach and talent manager, and her father, Ernie Lively (born Ernest Wilson Brown,
Jr.), is an actor and teacher. Her brother is actor Eric Lively, and ...
548. Maggie Grace Actress | Taken Maggie
currently stars as "Althea" on the popular AMC series "Fear
the Walking Dead". She is most often recognized from the hit series
"Lost" , "Californication" on Showtime, and the
"Taken" and "Twilight" franchises. Maggie has also
starred on Broadway in William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning
"...
549. Jessica Biel Actress | The Illusionist Jessica
Biel, with her good looks and talent, has become one of Hollywood's most sought-out
actresses. She was born in Ely, Minnesota, to Kimberly (Conroe) and Jonathan
Edward Biel, who is a business consultant and GM worker. Biel was raised in
Boulder, Colorado. She is of Hungarian Jewish, Danish,...
550. Eva Green Actress | Casino Royale French
actress and model Eva Gaëlle Green was born on July 6, 1980, in Paris,
France. Her father, Walter Green, is a dentist who appeared in
the 1966 film Au Hasard Balthazar (1966). Her
mother, Marlène Jobert, is an actress turned
children's book writer. Eva's mother was born in Algeria, of French...
551. Peter Fonda Actor | Easy Rider Peter
Henry Fonda was born in New York City, to legendary screen star Henry Fonda and New York socialite
Frances Seymour Brokaw. He is the brother of actress Jane Fonda and the father of
actress Bridget Fonda. His ancestry includes Dutch,
English, Scottish, and distant French and Italian.
552. Woody Harrelson Actor | True Detective Academy
Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor Woodrow Tracy Harrelson was born
on July 23, 1961 in Midland, Texas, to Diane Lou (Oswald) and Charles Harrelson. He grew up in Lebanon,
Ohio, where his mother was from. After receiving degrees in theater arts and
English from Hanover College, he...
553. Billy Bob Thornton Actor | Sling Blade Billy
Bob Thornton was born on August 4, 1955 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Virginia
Roberta (Faulkner), a psychic, and William Raymond (Billy Ray) Thornton, an
educator, high school history teacher, and basketball coach (now deceased).
He is the older brother of James Donald (Jimmy Don) (born in ...
554. Idris Elba Actor | Beasts of No Nation An
only child, Idrissa Akuna Elba was born and raised in London, England. His
father, Winston, is from Sierra Leone and worked at Ford Dagenham; his
mother, Eve, is from Ghana and had a clerical duty. Idris attended school in
Canning Town, where he first became involved in acting, before he dropped...
555. Nigel Hawthorne Actor | The Madness of King George Born
in Coventry, England on 5 April 1929. Raised in South Africa. Returned to the
UK in the 1950s. Extensive theatre work in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. His
portrayal of "Sir Humphrey Appleby" in the BBC comedy Yes Minister (1980) won him
international acclaim in the 1980s. In 1992, he was awarded...
556. Laurence Fishburne Actor | The Matrix One
of Hollywood's most talented and versatile performers and the recipient of a
truckload of NAACP Image awards, Laurence John Fishburne III was born in
Augusta, Georgia on July 30, 1961, to Hattie Bell (Crawford), a teacher, and
Laurence John Fishburne, Jr., a juvenile corrections officer.
557. Stephen Rea Actor | The Crying Game Stephen
Rea was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He attended Belfast High School
and the Queen's University, where he studied English. He later trained at the
Abbey Theatre School in Dublin. In 1970s, he acted in the Focus Company in
Dublin with the talented Gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney. After ...
558. Warren Beatty Actor | Reds Since
starring in his first film, Splendor in the Grass (1961), Warren
Beatty has been said to have demonstrated a greater longevity in movies than
any actor of his generation. Few people have taken so many responsibilities
for all phases of the production of films as producer, director, writer, ...
559. Richard Harris Actor | Gladiator Richard
St John Harris was born on October 1, 1930 in Limerick, Ireland, to a farming
family, one of nine children born to Mildred Josephine (nee Harty) and Ivan
John Harris. He attended Crescent College, a Jesuit school, and was an
excellent rugby player, with a strong passion for literature. ...
560. John Cusack Actor | Grosse Pointe Blank John
Cusack is, like most of his characters, an unconventional hero. Wary of fame
and repelled by formulaic Hollywood fare, he has built a successful career
playing underdogs and odd men out--all the while avoiding the media
spotlight. John was born in Evanston, Illinois, to an Irish-American ...
561. Kenneth Branagh Actor | Henry V Kenneth
Charles Branagh was born on December 10, 1960, in Belfast, Northern Ireland,
to parents William Branagh, a plumber and carpenter, and Frances (Harper),
both born in 1930. He has two siblings, William Branagh, Jr. (born 1955)
and Joyce Branagh(born 1970). When he was nine,
his family ...
562. Edward James Olmos Actor | Battlestar Galactica Edward
James Olmos was born in Los Angeles, California, to Eleanor (Huizar) and
Pedro Olmos, who was a mail carrier and welder. His family was of Mexican
descent. If Olmos had followed the first love of his life, he would have been
a professional baseball player. But by age 13, another love entered...
563. Max von Sydow Actor | Flash Gordon Max von Sydow was born Carl Adolf von
Sydow on April 10, 1929 in Lund, Skåne, Sweden, to a middle-class family. He
is the son of Baroness Maria Margareta (Rappe), a teacher, and Carl Wilhelm
von Sydow, an ethnologist and folklore professor. His surname traces back to his
father's partial German ...
564. Bruce Dern Actor | Nebraska Two-time
Oscar nominee Bruce Dern's tremendous career is made up of playing both
modern day heroes and legendary villains. Through decades of lauded
performances, Dern has acquired the reputation of being one of the most
talented and prolific actors of his generation. Dern has several high profile
...
565. Bob Hoskins Actor | The Long Good Friday Bob
Hoskins was described by the director John Mackenzie as "an actor from
the British tradition but with an almost American approach, an instinctive
approach to acting and knowing how to work with the camera". He was born
on October 26, 1942, in Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, where his mother was ...
566. James Woods Actor | Vampires James
Howard Woods was born on April 18, 1947 in Vernal, Utah, the son of Martha A.
(Smith) and Gail Peyton Woods, a U.S. Army intelligence officer who died
during Woods' childhood. James is of Irish, English, and German descent. He
grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island, with his mother and stepfather ...
567. John Hawkes Actor | Winter's Bone John
Hawkes was born John Marvin Perkins in Alexandria, Minnesota, to Patricia
Jeanne (Olson) and Peter John Perkins, a farmer. He is of Scandinavian and
British Isles descent. John moved to Austin, Texas to begin his career as an
actor and musician. He co-founded the Big State Productions Theatre ...
568. James Garner Actor | The Notebook Amiable
and handsome James Garner had obtained success in both films and television,
often playing variations of the charming anti-hero/con-man persona he first
developed in Maverick, the offbeat western TV series that shot him to stardom
in the late 1950s.
569. Sam Waterston Actor | Law & Order Sam
Waterston was born on November 15, 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA as
Samuel Atkinson Waterston. He is an actor and producer, known for Law & Order (1990), The Killing Fields (1984) and The Great Gatsby (1974). He has been
married to Lynn Louisa Woodruff since January 26, 1976. They ...
570. Tom Hulce Actor | Amadeus Thomas
Edward Hulce was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Plymouth, MI,
where he was raised with his two sisters and older brother. He is the son of
Joanna (Winkleman), who had sung professionally, and Raymond Albert Hulce,
who worked for Ford. He has English, German, and Irish ancestry. ...
571. Albert Finney Actor | Murder on the Orient Express The
son of a Lancashire bookmaker, Albert Finney came to motion pictures via the
theatre. In 1956, he won a scholarship to RADA where his fellow alumni
included Peter O'Toole and Alan Bates. He joined the Birmingham
Repertory where he excelled in plays by William Shakespeare. A member of the Royal
...
572. Tom Conti Actor | Reuben, Reuben Preferring
contemporary over classical theatre (with nary a Shakespeare stage credit in
sight), one of West End theatre's most enduring and popular faces of the past
four decades has been that of Tom Conti.
573. Tom Courtenay Actor | 45 Years Acting
chameleon Sir Tom Courtenay, along with Sirs Alan Batesand Albert Finney, became a front-runner in an
up-and-coming company of rebel upstarts who created quite a stir in British
"kitchen sink" cinema during the early '60s. An undying love for
the theatre, however, had Courtenay channeling a...
574. Dudley Moore Actor | Arthur Dudley
Moore, the gifted comedian who had at least three distinct career phases that
brought him great acclaim and success, actually started out as a musical
prodigy as a child. He was born in Dagenham, Essex, England, in 1935, to
working class parents, Ada Francis (Hughes), an English secretary, ...
575. John Hurt Actor | Nineteen Eighty-Four This
transatlantic talent was born John Vincent Hurt on January 22, 1940 in
Shirebrook, a coal mining village near the busy market town of Chesterfield,
in Derbyshire, England. He is the son of Phyllis (Massey), an engineer and
one-time actress, and Arnold Herbert Hurt, an Anglican clergyman and ...
576. Kat Dennings Actress | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Kat
Dennings was born Katherine Victoria Litwack in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, near
Philadelphia, to Ellen (Schatz), a speech therapist and poet, and Gerald
Litwack, a molecular pharmacologist. She is the youngest of five children.
Her family is of Russian Jewish descent. Kat was predominantly ...
577. Priyanka Chopra Actress | Baywatch Priyanka
was born July 18, 1982 in Jamshedpur, India, to the family of Capt. Dr. Ashok
Chopra and Dr. Madhu Chopra, both Indian Army physicians. She had a very
varied upbringing. She started her education at La Martinière Girls College
in Lucknow as a resident student; a short stay at Maria Goretti...
578. Emmanuelle Riva Actress | Amour An
only child, Emmanuelle was born Paulette Germaine Riva in Cheniménil, but
eventually grew up in Remiremont. Her mother, Jeanne Fernande Nourdin, was a
seamstress. Her father, René Alfred "Alfredo" Riva, was a sign
writer. Her paternal grandfather was Italian. She dreamed of becoming an
actress ...
579. Greta Gerwig Writer | Lady Bird Greta
Gerwig is an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and director. She
has collaborated with Noah Baumbach on several films, including Greenberg
(2010), Frances Ha (2012), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination,
and Mistress America (2015). Gerwig made her solo directorial debut ...
580. Brie Larson Actress | Room Brie
Larson has built an impressive career as an acclaimed television actress,
rising feature film star and emerging recording artist. A native of
Sacramento, Brie started studying drama at the early age of 6, as the
youngest student ever to attend the American Conservatory Theater in San
Francisco...
581. Jessica Lucas Actress | Cloverfield Jessica
Lucas (born September 24th, 1985) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is
known for her roles in television, such as Edgemont, Melrose Place (1992) and Cult, and in
the films The Covenant (2006), Cloverfield (2008) and 2013's Evil Dead(2013). She also starred in the
music video for ...
582. Maria Falconetti Actress | La passion de Jeanne d'Arc Maria
Falconetti was born on July 21, 1892 in Pantin, Seine [now
Seine-Saint-Denis], France as Renee Jeanne Falconetti. She was an actress,
known for The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), La comtesse de Somerive (1917)
and Le clown (1917). She died on December
12, 1946 in Buenos Aires, Federal ...
583. Greer Garson Actress | Mrs. Miniver Eileen
Evelyn Greer Garson was born on September 29, 1904 in London, England, to
Nancy Sophia (Greer) and George Garson, a commercial clerk. She was of
Scottish and Ulster-Scots descent. Her childhood was a normal if not
non-descript life. Greer showed no early signs of interest in becoming an ...
584. Rosalind Russell Actress | His Girl Friday The
middle of seven children, she was named, not for the heroine of "As You
Like It" but for the S.S. Rosalind on which her parents had sailed, at
the suggestion of her father, a successful lawyer.
585. Raquel Welch Actress | The Three Musketeers A new
reigning 1960s international sex symbol took to the cinematic throne as soon
as Raquel Welch emerged from the sea in her purposely depleted, furry
prehistoric bikini. Tantalizingly wet with her garb clinging to all the right
amazonian places, One Million Years B.C. (1966), if
nothing else, ...
586. Linda Fiorentino Actress | The Last Seduction Linda
Fiorentino born March 9, 1958 or 1960 is an American actress. She has starred
in the films Vision Quest (1985), Gotcha! (1985), After Hours (1985), Jade (1995), Men in Black(1997) and Dogma (1999). For her performance
in The Last Seduction (1994), she won the
New York Film Critics Circle ...
587. Gabourey Sidibe Actress | Precious Gabourey
"Gabby" Sidibe, the star of Precious (2009), was born in the
Bedford-Stuyvesant community in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother, Alice Tan Ridley, is a former special
education teacher who gave up her career and became a street
performer/singer, while her father, Ibnou Sidibe, is a cab driver....
588. Judy Davis Actress | The Dressmaker Davis
was educated at Loreto Convent and the Western Institute of Technology and
graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1977. She
found international success with the role of Adela Quested in A Passage to India (1984). Her
performance was nominated an Academy Award for Best...
589. Mia Farrow Actress | Rosemary's Baby Mia
Farrow is the daughter of the director John Farrow and the actress and
Tarzan-girl Maureen O'Sullivan. She debuted at the
movies in 1959 in very small roles. She was noticed for the first time in the
film Rosemary's Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski. She showed her talent also
on TV and at the ...
590. Audrey Tautou Actress | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain Audrey
Justine Tautou was born on August 9, 1976 in Beaumont, France, to Evelyne
Marie Laure (Nuret), a teacher, and Bernard Tautou, a dental surgeon. Audrey
showed an interest for comedy at an early age and started her acting lessons
at 'Cours Florent'. In 1998 she won the best young actress award...
591. Jeanne Moreau Actress | Jules et Jim When
people gave Louis Malle credit for making a star of
Jeanne Moreau in Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
immediately followed by The Lovers (1958), he would point out
that Moreau by that time had already been "recognized as the prime stage
actress of her generation." She had made it to the Comédie ...
592. Jane Wyman Actress | Falcon Crest Jane
Wyman was born Sarah Jane Mayfield on January 5, 1917, in St. Joseph,
Missouri (she was also known later as Sarah Jane Fulks). When she was only
eight years old, and after her parents filed for divorce, she lost her father
prematurely. After graduating high school she attempted, with the help ...
593. Gena Rowlands Actress | The Notebook Virginia
Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands is an American film, stage, and television
actress, whose career in the entertainment industry has spanned over six
decades. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she is known for
her collaborations with her late actor-director husband John Cassavetes ...
594. Lesley Manville Actress | Phantom Thread Lesley
Manville was born on March 12, 1956 in Brighton, East Sussex, England. She is
a multi award-winning actress of theatre, film, and television, and has
worked extensively with director Mike Leigh. She is known for Another Year
(2010), All or Nothing (2002), Topsy-Turvy (1999), and Secrets & ...
595. Elizabeth Olsen Actress | Martha Marcy May Marlene Elizabeth
Chase "Lizzie" Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American
actress. She is known for her roles in the films Silent House (2011), Liberal Arts (2012), Godzilla (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015),
and Captain America: Civil War (2016). For
her role in the critically-acclaimed Martha ...
596. 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 ...
597. Mélanie Laurent Actress | Inglourious Basterds Mélanie
Laurent was born in Paris, France. She is the daughter of Annick, a ballet
teacher, and Pierre, a voice actor, who is most recognized for the French
version of The Simpsons (1989). She has a younger
brother, Mathieu, and has both Sephardi Jewish (from Tunisia) and Ashkenazi
Jewish (from ...
598. Whitney Houston Soundtrack | The Bodyguard Whitney
Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963, in Newark,
New Jersey, the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston, cousin of singing star Dionne Warwick and goddaughter of soul
legend Aretha Franklin.
599. Felicity Huffman Actress | Transamerica Felicity
toiled away for 20 years in ill fated television shows, Broadway plays, and
independent films in the shadow of her successful husband, actor William H. Macy. Then she got the part of
Lynette Scavo in the television series Desperate Housewives(2004) and Bree in the
film Transamerica (2005)...
600. Imelda Staunton Actress | Pride Imelda
Staunton was born on January 9, 1956 in Archway, London, England as Imelda
Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton. She is an actress, known for Pride (2014), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
and Shakespeare in Love(1998). She has been
married to Jim Carter since October 1983. ... |
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