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801. Richard Gere Actor | Chicago Humanitarian
and actor Richard Gere was born on August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia, the
second of five children of Doris Ann (Tiffany), a homemaker, and Homer George
Gere, an insurance salesman, both Mayflower descendants. Richard started
early as a musician, playing a number of instruments in high ...
802. Nick Frost Actor | Shaun of the Dead Nick
Frost is an English actor, screenwriter and comedian. He is known for his
work in the series of British comedic genre films The Three Flavours Cornetto
trilogy, Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End
(2013). He also co-starred in Paul (2011), with frequent collaborator ...
803. Ray Liotta Actor | Goodfellas Intense
is the word for Ray Liotta. He specializes in psychopathic characters who
hide behind a cultivated charm. Even in his nice-guy roles in Field of Dreams (1989) and Operation Dumbo Drop(1995), you get the
impression that something is smoldering inside of him. Liotta maintains a
steady stream...
804. Chris Rock Actor | Top Five Christopher
Julius Rock was born in Andrews, South Carolina and raised in
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of Rosalie (Tingman), a
teacher and social worker for the mentally handicapped, and Julius Rock, a
truck driver and newspaper deliveryman, whose own father was a preacher.
805. Jon Hamm Actor | Mad Men Jon
Hamm was born on March 10, 1971 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA as Jonathan
Daniel Hamm. He is an actor and producer, known for Mad Men (2007), The Town (2010) and Million Dollar Arm (2014).
806. Neil Patrick Harris Actor | How I Met Your Mother Neil
Patrick Harris was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 15, 1973. His
parents, Sheila Gail (Scott) and Ronald Gene Harris, were lawyers and ran a
restaurant. He grew up in Ruidoso, New Mexico, a small town 120 miles south
of Albuquerque, where he first took up acting in the fourth grade. ...
807. Charlie Sheen Actor | Two and a Half Men Charlie
Sheen was born Carlos Irwin Estévez on September 3, 1965, in New York City.
His father, actor Martin Sheen (born Ramon Antonio Gerard
Estevez), was at the time just breaking into the business, with performances
on Broadway. His mother, Janet Sheen (née Templeton), was a
former New York art ...
808. Mark Rylance Actor | Bridge of Spies Widely
regarded as the greatest stage actor of his generation, Sir Mark Rylance has
enjoyed an esteemed career on stage and on screen, and won the Academy Award
for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for
his portrayal of Rudolf Abel in Steven Spielberg's Bridge of ...
809. Andy Garcia Actor | Ocean's Eleven One
of Hollywood's most private and guarded leading men, Andy Garcia has created
iconic characters while at the same time staying true to his acting roots and
personal projects.
810. Michael Lerner Actor | Barton Fink Michael
Lerner was born on June 22, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor,
known for Barton Fink (1991), Godzilla(1998) and Elf (2003).
811. Graham Greene Actor | The Green Mile Graham
Greene was born on June 22, 1952 in Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada. He
is known for his work on The Green Mile (1999), Wind River (2017) and Dances with Wolves (1990). He has been
married to Hilary Blackmore since December 20, 1990.
812. Bruce Davison Actor | X-Men With
his blond, clean-cut, Ivy League handsomeness and ready-whipped smile
reminiscent of Kennedyesque times, actor Bruce Davison fits the prototype of
today's more current crop of fresh-faced, likable blonds such as Brian Kerwin and Aaron Eckhart. While it proved difficult at
times for the actor ...
813. Dan Aykroyd Writer | The Blues Brothers Daniel
Edward Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to
Lorraine Hélène (Gougeon), a secretary from a French-Canadian family, and
Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, a civil engineer who advised prime
minister Pierre Trudeau. Aykroyd attended Carleton
University in 1969, where...
814. Danny Aiello Actor | Do the Right Thing Danny
Aiello was born on June 20, 1933 in New York City, New York, USA as Daniel
Louis Aiello Jr. He is an actor and producer, known for Do the Right Thing (1989), Léon: The Professional(1994) and Moonstruck (1987). He has been married
to Sandy Cohen since January 8, 1955. They
have four ...
815. River Phoenix Actor | My Own Private Idaho River
Phoenix was born River Jude Bottom in Madras, Oregon. His mother, Arlyn
(Dunetz), a Bronx-born secretary, and his father, John Bottom, a carpenter,
met in California in 1968. They worked as itinerant fruit pickers, and later
joined the Children of God religious group (John was originally ...
816. Dean Stockwell Actor | Quantum Leap Photogenic
American child actor of the 1940s, popular due in no small measure to his air
of innocence and his beautiful, cherubic face with its dimples and his
sparkling eyes, topped with a crown of curls. Still an actor in demand while
well into his middle years, he is one of the few juvenile ...
817. Billy Crystal Actor | Forget Paris Billy
Crystal was born on March 14, 1948 in Long Beach, Long Island, New York. He
is the youngest of three sons born to Helen (Gabler) and Jack Crystal. His
father was a well-known concert promoter who co-founded Commodore Records and
his mother was a homemaker. His family were Jewish immigrants ...
818. John Goodman Actor | 10 Cloverfield Lane John
Stephen Goodman is a U.S. film, television, and stage actor. He was born in
St. Louis, Missouri, to Virginia Roos (Loosmore), a waitress and saleswoman,
and Leslie Francis Goodman, a postal worker who died when John was a small
child. He is of English, Welsh, and German ancestry. John is best ...
819. Orlando Bloom Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Orlando
Jonathan Blanchard Bloom was born in Canterbury, Kent, England on January 13,
1977. His mother, Sonia Constance Josephine (Copeland), was born in Kolkata,
India, to an English family then-resident there. The man he first knew as his
father, Harry Bloom, was a legendary political activist ...
820. Stellan Skarsgård Actor | Good Will Hunting Stellan
Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, to Gudrun
(Larsson) and Jan Skarsgård. He became a star in his teens through the title
role in the TV-series Bombi Bitt och jag (1968). Between the
years 1972-88 he was employed at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm,
where...
821. Alexander Skarsgård Actor | True Blood Alexander
Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård was born in Stockholm, Sweden and is the eldest son
of famed actor Stellan Skarsgård. Among his siblings are
actors Gustaf Skarsgård, Bill Skarsgård, and Valter Skarsgård. For most of his formative
years, his father was an acclaimed actor in Europe but had not yet ...
822. Mike Myers Actor | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Michael
John Myers was born in 1963 in Scarborough, Ontario, to Alice E. (Hind), an
officer supervisor, and Eric Myers, an insurance agent. His parents were both
English, and had served in the Royal Air Force and British Army,
respectively.
823. Tyrese Gibson Actor | Baby Boy Tyrese
Darnell Gibson was born December 30, 1978 in Watts, Los Angeles, California,
where he was raised. He is an R&B singer, songwriter, actor, author,
television producer and model. He is well known for his actor role as Roman
Pearce in the The Fast and Furious movie franchise. Other popular ...
824. Elijah Wood Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Elijah
Wood is an American actor best known for portraying Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's blockbuster Lord of the
Rings film trilogy. In addition to reprising the role in The Hobbit series,
Wood also played Ryan in the FX television comedy Wilfred(2011) and voiced Beck in the Disney
XD animated ...
825. Danny DeVito Actor | Matilda Danny
DeVito has amassed a formidable and versatile body of work as an actor,
producer and director that spans the stage, television and film.
826. Susan Hayward Actress | I Want to Live! Susan
Hayward was born Edythe Marrener in Brooklyn, New York, on June 30, 1917. Her
father was a transportation worker, and Susan lived a fairly comfortable life
as a child, but the precocious little redhead had no idea of the life that
awaited her. She attended public school in Brooklyn, where she...
827. Michelle Rodriguez Actress | Furious Seven Known
for tough-chick roles, Michelle Rodriguez is proof that there is a cross
between beauty and brawn. She was born Mayte Michelle Rodriguez on July 12,
1978, in San Antonio, Texas, to Carmen Milady Pared Espinal, from the
Dominican Republic, and Rafael Rodríguez Santiago, who served in the U.S. ...
Actress | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Emmy
Award-winning Sarah Michelle Gellar was born on April 14, 1977 in New York
City, the daughter of Rosellen (Greenfield), who taught at a nursery school,
and Arthur Gellar, who worked in the garment industry. She is of Russian
Jewish and Hungarian Jewish descent.
829. Sandra Oh Actress | Grey's Anatomy Sandra
Oh was born to Korean parents in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, Ontario,
Canada. Her father, Oh Junsu, a businessman, and her mother, Oh Young-Nam, a
biochemist, were married in Seoul, Korea. They both attended graduate school
at the University of Toronto. Sandra began her career as a ballet ...
830. Beyoncé Soundtrack | Dreamgirls Beyoncé
was born & raised in Houston, Texas. Her father, Mathew Knowles, manages Destiny's Child. Her mother, Tina Lawsondesigns their glittering
costumes. Solange, her sister (they're about 5 years
apart), has released her debut album. She dances with her big sister during
DC-3 concerts. Beyoncé ...
831. Rebecca Hall Actress | Vicky Cristina Barcelona Rebecca
Hall was born in London, UK, the daughter of Peter Hall, a stage director and founder of
the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Maria Ewing, an opera singer. Her father is
English. Her mother, who is American, is of Dutch, Scottish, Sioux, and African
American origin. Her parents separated when...
832. Piper Perabo Actress | Coyote Ugly Piper
Perabo is an is a Golden Globe nominated, film, and stage TV actor. Born in
Dallas, Texas, and raised in New Jersey, she graduated summa cum Laude from
Ohio University. In 2000 she was cast in a breakout role in Coyote Ugly.
Since then she has been seen in such films as Christopher Nolan's "...
833. Courteney Cox Actress | Friends Courteney
Cox was born on June 15th, 1964 in Birmingham, Alabama, into an affluent
Southern family. She is the daughter of Courteney (Bass) and Richard Lewis
Cox (1930-2001), a businessman. She was the baby of the family with two older
sisters (Virginia and Dottie) and an older brother, Richard, Jr...
834. Parker Posey Actress | Scream 3 Parker
Posey was born two months premature in Baltimore, Maryland, to Lynda (Patton)
and Chris Posey. The family moved to Monroe, La. and then Laurel,
Mississippi, where Chris became owner of Laurel's own Posey Chevrolet. Parker
attended high school at R. H. Watkins High School in Laurel, and ...
835. Paula Patton Actress | Precious Paula
Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles
Patton. Her father is African-American and her mother, who is caucasian, has
German, English, and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived across the street from
the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing up and she was a ...
836. Michelle Monaghan Actress | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Michelle
Lynn Monaghan was born on March 23, 1976, in Winthrop, Iowa. She is the
youngest of three children and the only daughter of Sharon (Hamel), who ran a
day care center, and Robert L. Monaghan, a factory worker and farmer. She is
of mostly Irish and German descent. After graduating from high ...
837. Claire Danes Actress | My So-Called Life New
Yorker Claire Catherine Danes was born in Manhattan, the daughter of Carla
(Hall), a day-care provider and artist, and Christopher Danes, a computer
consultant and photographer. She has an older brother, Asa. Her paternal
grandfather, Gibson Andrew Danes, was a Dean of the Yale School of Art ...
838. Allison Janney Actress | The Help Allison
Janney is an award-winning actress who has earned a solid reputation in stage
productions and in many supporting roles on screen, and who more recently has
become prominent by portraying one of the major characters in the popular TV
series The West Wing (1999).
839. Kate Bosworth Actress | Superman Returns Kate
Bosworth was born in Los Angeles, California, to Patricia (Potter), a
homemaker, and Harold Bosworth, who was an executive for Talbots. Unlike the
characters Bosworth has portrayed in television and in film, which are known
as "townies", Kate spent most of her childhood in different cities
and...
840. Evan Rachel Wood Actress | Thirteen Evan
Rachel Wood was born September 7, 1987, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her
father, Ira David Wood III, is a theatre actor,
writer and director, and her mother, Sara Wood, is an actress and acting coach.
She has two older brothers--Dana Wood, a musician, and Ira David Wood IV, who has also acted. ...
841. Mira Sorvino Actress | Mighty Aphrodite Mira
Katherine Sorvino was born on September 28, 1967 in Manhattan. She is the
daughter of Lorraine Davis, an actress turned drama
therapist, and veteran character actor Paul Sorvino. Her father's family were
Italian immigrants. The young Sorvino was intelligent, an avid reader and an
exceptional ...
842. Ziyi Zhang Actress | Shi mian mai fu Ziyi
Zhang is a Chinese actress and model. She is best known for Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), House of Flying
Daggers (2004), and Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).
843. Amanda Crew Actress | The Haunting in Connecticut Amanda
Catherine Crew was born in Langley, British Columbia. Her mother is a legal
secretary and her father is a telecommunication worker. Amanda attended
Brookswood Secondary School in Langley. She began her acting career when she
was cast in the musical Dragon Tales during her fourth grade in ...
844. Amanda Bynes Actress | Hairspray Amanda
Laura Bynes was born on April 3, 1986, in Thousand Oaks, California, the
youngest of three children of Lynn (Organ), a dental assistant, and Richard
Bynes, a dentist. Her father is of Lithuanian, Irish, and Polish descent, and
her mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family from Toronto. ...
845. Lisa Kudrow Actress | Friends Hardly
the dumb blonde of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997),
Lisa was born in Encino, California on July 30, 1963. Her mother, Nedra S.
(Stern), worked as a travel agent, and her father, Lee N. Kudrow, is a
physician. Her parents are both from Jewish families (from Belarus, Russia,
and ...
846. Neve Campbell Actress | Scream Neve
Campbell was born and raised in Guelph, Ontario, to Marnie (Neve), a
Dutch-born psychologist and yoga instructor (from Amsterdam), and Gerry
Campbell, a Scottish-born teacher (from Glasgow). Campbell first came to our
TV screens in the hit Drama series Party of Five (1994). Described as TV's
...
847. Ellen DeGeneres Producer | Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show Emmy-winning
talk show host Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born in Metairie, Louisiana, a New
Orleans suburb. She is the daughter of Betty DeGeneres (née Elizabeth Jane
Pfeffer), a speech therapist, and Elliott Everett DeGeneres, an insurance
agent. Her brother is musician and producer Vance DeGeneres. ...
848. Sofía Vergara Actress | Hot Pursuit Sofía
Margarita Vergara Vergara was born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia. Her
mother, Margarita Vergara Dávila de Vergara, is a housewife. Her father,
Julio Enrique Vergara Robayo, provides cattle to the meat industry. She has
five siblings. She was educated at a private bilingual Spanish/...
849. Mandy Moore Actress | A Walk to Remember Amanda
Leigh Moore was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, on April 10, 1984, to Stacy
(Friedman), a former news reporter, and Don Moore, an airline pilot. During
her childhood, her family moved to Orlando, Florida, where she was raised.
She has Russian Jewish (from her maternal grandfather), English, ...
850. 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.
851. James Marsden Actor | Hairspray James
Paul Marsden, or better known as just James Marsden, was born on September
18, 1973, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Kathleen (Scholz) and James Luther
Marsden. His father, a distinguished Professor of Animal Sciences &
Industry at Kansas State University, and his mother, a nutritionist,
divorced...
852. Tim Allen Actor | Toy Story Timothy
Allen Dick was born on June 13, 1953, in Denver, Colorado, to Martha
Katherine (Fox) and Gerald M. Dick. His father, a real estate salesman, was
killed in a collision with a drunk driver while driving his family home from
a University of Colorado football game, when Tim was eleven years old...
853. Giovanni Ribisi Actor | Boiler Room Antonino
Giovanni Ribisi is an American actor who was born in Los Angeles, California.
His parents both have careers in the entertainment industry. His
mother, Gay Ribisi (née Landrum), is a talent
manager for actors and writers, and his father, Albert Anthony Ribisi, is a
musician. He has a twin ...
854. Rutger Hauer Actor | Blade Runner Blond,
blue-eyed, tall and handsome Dutch actor Rutger Hauer has an international
reputation for playing everything from romantic leads to action heroes to
sinister villains. Hauer was born in Breukelen, a town in the province of
Utrecht, the Netherlands. He is the son of Teunke (Mellema) and Arend...
855. Vince Vaughn Producer | The Break-Up Vincent
Anthony Vaughn was born on March 28, 1970, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA,
and was raised in Lake Forest, Illinois. His parents are Vernon Vaughn, a salesman and character
actor, and Sharon Vaughn (née Sharon Eileen
DePalmo), a real-estate agent and stockbroker. They divorced in 1991. He ...
856. Brian Cox Actor | X2 Brian
Cox is an Emmy Award-winning Scottish actor. He was born on June 1, 1946 in
Dundee, Scotland, to Mary Ann Guillerline Cox, maiden surname McCann, a
spinner, and Charles McArdle Campbell Cox, a shopkeeper and butcher. His
father was of Irish ancestry and his mother was of Irish and Scottish ...
857. Dennis Quaid Actor | The Day After Tomorrow Dennis
Quaid was born in Houston, Texas, to Juanita Bonniedale (Jordan), a real
estate agent, and William Rudy Quaid, an electrician. He grew up in the
Houston suburban city of Bellaire. He was raised a Baptist, and studied
drama, Mandarin Chinese, and dance while a student at Bellaire High
School....
858. John Leguizamo Actor | Moulin Rouge! Fast-talking
and feisty-looking John Leguizamo has continued to impress movie audiences
with his versatility: he can play sensitive and naive young men, such as
Johnny in Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991);
cold-blooded killers like Benny Blanco in Carlito's Way (1993); a heroic Army
Green Beret, ...
859. Michael Keaton Actor | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Quirky,
inventive and handsome American actor Michael Keaton first achieved major
fame with his door-busting performance as fast-talking ideas man Bill
Blazejowski, alongside a nerdish morgue attendant (Henry Winkler), in Night Shift (1982). He played further
comedic roles in Mr. Mom (1983), Johnny...
860. Billy Burke Actor | Twilight Billy
Burke was born and raised in Bellingham, Washington, USA. He began singing at
age nine, and joined a band at age fifteen. He continued to work with bands
and study/performing drama at Western Washington University. He performed in
Seattle at the Annex Theater, New City Festival, and the A.H.A...
861. Brendan Gleeson Actor | The Guard Brendan
Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland, to Pat and Frank Gleeson. From a very
young age, he loved to learn, especially reading classical text in and
outside the classroom. He took great attention to Irish play writers such
as Samuel Beckett, which eventually led to him
performing in his high ...
862. Charles Bronson Actor | C'era una volta il West The
archetypal screen tough guy with weatherbeaten features--one film critic
described his rugged looks as "a Clark Gable who had been left out in
the sun too long"--Charles Bronson was born Charles Buchinsky, one of 15
children of struggling parents in Pennsylvania. His mother, Mary (Valinsky),
...
863. Jonathan Pryce Actor | Tomorrow Never Dies From
Holywell to Hollywood, Jonathan Pryce, CBE is a critically acclaimed and award
winning actor from North Wales, internationally regarded as one of the
greatest on both stage and screen. Renowned for his immense versatility and
powerful presence he has transcended the industry, effortlessly ...
864. Tobey Maguire Actor | Brothers Tobias
Vincent Maguire was born in Santa Monica, California. His parents were 18 and
20, and not yet married, when he was born. His mother, Wendy (Brown), did
advertising, publicity, and acting in Hollywood for years as she coached and
managed Tobey. His father, Vincent Maguire, was a cook and ...
865. Michael Sheen Actor | Masters of Sex Even
though he had burned up the London stage for nearly a decade--and appeared in
several films--Michael Sheen was not really "discovered" by
American audiences until his critically-acclaimed turn as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1999
Broadway revival of "Amadeus".
866. Justin Long Actor | Live Free or Die Hard A
likable, boyish-looking actor with thick eyebrows and a friendly smile,
Justin Long is a native of Connecticut.
867. Jack Black Actor | The School of Rock Jack
Black was born Thomas Jacob Black in Santa Monica, California, to Judith Love
(Cohen) and Thomas William Black, both satellite engineers. He is of
British-German (father) and Russian Jewish (mother) ancestry. Black attended
the University of California at Los Angeles. While at UCLA, he was a ...
868. Mel Brooks Actor | Spaceballs Mel
Brooks was born Melvin Kaminsky on June 28, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York. He
served in WWII, and afterwards got a job playing the drums at nightclubs in
the Catskills. Brooks eventually started a comedy act and also worked in
radio and as Master Entertainer at Grossinger's Resort before going to ...
869. Pierce Brosnan Actor | Mamma Mia! Pierce
Brendan Brosnan was born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, to May (Smith),
a nurse, and Thomas Brosnan, a carpenter. He lived in Navan, County Meath,
until he moved to England, UK, at an early age (thus explaining his ability
to play men from both backgrounds convincingly). His father left...
870. Sean Bean Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Sean
Bean's career since the eighties spans theatre, radio, television and movies.
Bean was born in Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to Rita (Tuckwood)
and Brian Bean. He worked for his father's welding firm before he decided to
become an actor. He attended RADA in London and appeared in a ...
871. Mahershala Ali Actor | House of Cards Mahershala
Ali is fast becoming one of the freshest and most in-demand faces in
Hollywood with his extraordinarily diverse skill set and wide-ranging
background in film, television, and theater.
872. Josh Duhamel Actor | Transformers Joshua
David Duhamel was born in Minot, North Dakota. His mother, Bonny L., is a
retired high school teacher, and the Executive Director of Minot's Downtown
Business & Profession Association, and his father, Larry Duhamel, is an
advertisement salesman. Josh has three younger sisters: Ashlee, ...
873. Chadwick Boseman Actor | Black Panther Chadwick
Boseman is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of T'Challa /
Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (since 2016), particularly
in Black Panther (2018), and for his
starring roles in as Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013), James Brown in Get on Up (2014), and Thurgood Marshall...
874. Jon Favreau Producer | Chef Initially
an indie film favorite, actor Jon Favreau has progressed to strong mainstream
visibility into the millennium and, after nearly two decades in the business,
is still enjoying character stardom as well as earning notice as a
writer/producer/director.
875. Danny Glover Actor | Lethal Weapon Actor,
producer and humanitarian Danny Glover has been a commanding presence on
screen, stage and television for more than 35 years.
876. Freida Pinto Actress | Slumdog Millionaire Freida
Selena Pinto was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India, to Sylvia,
a school principal, and Frederick Pinto, a senior bank branch manager. She is
from a Mangalorean family.
877. Hilary Duff Actress | A Cinderella Story Hilary
Erhard Duff was born on September 28, 1987 in Houston, Texas, to Susan Duff (née Cobb) and Robert Erhard
Duff, a partner in convenience store chain. When Hilary was six, she had been
traveling in the Cechetti Ballet with her sister Haylie Duffbut decided she wanted to fulfill
her dream of ...
Actress | 10 Cloverfield Lane Mary
Elizabeth Winstead is an actress known for her versatile work in a variety of
film and television projects. Possibly most known for her role as Ramona
Flowers in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), she
has also starred in critically acclaimed independent films such as Smashed (2012), for which...
879. Jennifer Coolidge Actress | A Cinderella Story Jennifer
Coolidge is a versatile character actress and experimental comedienne, best
known for playing Stifler's mom in American Pie (1999).
880. Andrea Riseborough Actress | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Andrea
Riseborough was born on November 20, 1981 in Newcastle upon Tyne,
Northumberland, England as Andrea Louise Riseborough. She is an actress and
producer, known for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), Oblivion (2013) and Mandy (2018).
881. Molly Ringwald Actress | Sixteen Candles Molly
Ringwald was born in Roseville, California, to Adele Edith (Frembd), a chef,
and Robert Ringwald, a blind jazz pianist. Her
ancestry includes German, English, and Swedish. She released an album at the
age of 6 entitled, "I Wanna Be Loved By You, Molly Sings". She is
the youngest daughter of ...
882. January Jones Actress | X: First Class January
Jones was born on January 5, 1978 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She is the daughter
of Karen Sue (née Cox), a sporting goods store manager, and Marvin Roger
Jones, a gym teacher and fitness director. She is of Czech, Danish, English,
Welsh, and German ancestry. She was named after the ...
883. Maya Rudolph Actress | Bridesmaids Maya
Rudolph was born on July 27, 1972 in Gainesville, Florida, to Richard Rudolph, a music producer, and soul
singer Minnie Riperton. Her mother was
African-American and her father is Ashkenazi Jewish (from a family from
Lithuania, Russia, Germany, and Hungary). In 1973, Maya, her parents, and her...
884. Sophie Marceau Actress | La boum Sophie
Marceau was born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu in Paris, France, to Simone
(Morisset), a shop assistant, and Benoît Maupu, a truck driver. She grew up
far from the studio spotlights. When she was 14 she was living in the Paris
suburb of Gentilly with her father. She learned from friends that ...
885. Franka Potente Actress | Lola rennt Franka
Potente was born on 22 July 1974 in the German city of Münster, to Hildegard,
a medical assistant, and Dieter Potente, a teacher, and raised in the nearby
town of Dülmen. After her graduation in 1994, she went to the
Otto-Falckenberg-Schule, a drama school in Munich, but soon broke off to ...
886. Claire Foy Actress | First Man Claire
Foy was born on April 16, 1984 in Stockport, England as Claire Elizabeth Foy.
She is an actress, known for First Man(2018), The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
and Unsane (2018). She has been married
to Stephen Campbell Moore since December
2014. They have one child.
887. Rashida Jones Actress | Parks and Recreation Rashida
Jones was born in Los Angeles, California, the younger daughter of media
mogul, producer, and musician Quincy Jonesand actress Peggy Lipton. She has an older sister, Kidada Jones, and five half-siblings by her
father's other relationships. Her father is African-American and her mother
is ...
888. Alicia Silverstone Actress | Clueless Alicia
Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976 in San Francisco, California, the
youngest of three children. She is the daughter of Didi (Radford), a former
flight attendant, and Monty Silverstone, a real estate investor.
Her English-born father is from a Jewish family, while her Scottish-born ...
889. Lillian Gish Actress | The Night of the Hunter Lillian
Diana Gish was born on October 14, 1893 in Springfield, Ohio. Her father
James Lee Gish was an alcoholic who caroused around, was rarely at home and
left the family to more or less to fend for themselves. To help make ends
meet, Lillian, her sister Dorothy Gish and their mother Mary Gish ...
890. Evangeline Lilly Actress | Ant-Man Evangeline
Lilly, born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, in 1979, was discovered on the
streets of Kelowna, British Columbia, by the famous Ford modeling agency.
Although she initially decided to pass on a modeling career, she went ahead
and signed with Ford anyway, to help pay for her University of ...
891. Olivia Colman Actress | The Favourite Olivia
Colman was born on January 30, 1974 in Norwich, Norfolk, England as Sarah
Caroline Olivia Colman. She is an actress, known for The Favourite (2018), Tyrannosaur (2011) and The Lobster (2015). She has been
married to Ed Sinclair since August 2001. They
have three children.
892. Mireille Enos Actress | World War Z Mireille
Enos was born in Houston, Texas, to Monique, a teacher, and Jon Goree Enos.
Her Texas-born American father, and French mother, met while her father was
serving on a Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She
is the fourth of five children and grew up in Houston, Texas...
893. Jennifer Love Hewitt Actress | I Know What You Did Last Summer Jennifer
Love Hewitt was born in Waco, Texas, to Patricia Mae (Shipp), a
speech-language pathologist, and Herbert Daniel Hewitt, a medical technician.
She has English, Scottish, and German ancestry. She got her first name from
her older brother Todd Daniel Hewitt (b. November 8, 1970), who picked ...
894. Emmy Rossum Actress | The Phantom of the Opera It
would seem that 2004, the year of her 18th birthday, will be remembered as
pivotal for Emmy Rossum due to her appearance in two very different
films, The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and The Phantom of the Opera (2004). Emmy's
performance in the latter film gained her a Golden Globe nomination.
895. Joey King Actress | The Act Joey
King started acting professionally when she was four years old. A national
spot for Life Cereal was Joey's first commercial. It has been said that Joey
inherited the love of acting from her grandmother, who used to perform in
live theater.
896. Ginnifer Goodwin Actress | Big Love Ginnifer
Goodwin was born Jennifer Michelle Goodwin on May 22, 1978, in Memphis,
Tennessee, to Linda (Kantor), who worked at FedEx, and Tim Goodwin, who had a
recording studio. Bright and talented, Ginnifer carried her love for theater
and acting through her high school years. She graduated from ...
897. Christine Taylor Actress | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Christine
Taylor was born on July 30, 1971 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA as Christine
Joan Taylor. She is an actress, known for Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), The Wedding Singer (1998) and Zoolander (2001). She has been married
to Ben Stiller since May 13, 2000. They
have two children.
898. Vanessa Hudgens Actress | High School Musical 3: Senior Year Vanessa
Anne Hudgens was born in Salinas, California. Her family moved to San Diego,
California, while she was still a toddler. She has a younger sister, Stella Hudgens, who is also an actress. Her
mother, Gina Hudgens (née Guangco), an office
worker, is from the Philippines. Her father, Greg ...
899. Abbie Cornish Actress | Candy Abbie
Cornish grew up on her parents' 170 acre farm in the Hunter Valley town of
Lochinvar with her 3 brothers and younger sister. Abbie started modeling at
age 13. Her first acting job was at age 15 on the Australian Broadcasting
Commission series Children's Hospital (1997) playing a
quadriplegic.
900. Michelle Yeoh Actress | Wo hu cang long Born
as Yang Zi Qiong in the mining town of Ipoh, in West Malaysia, in the lunar
year of the Tiger, Michelle is the daughter of Janet Yeoh and Yeoh Kian Teik,
a lawyer and politician. She is of Han Chinese (Hokkien) descent, and spoke
English and Malay before Chinese. A ballet dancer since age 4, ... |
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