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1. Emma Stone Emma Stone Actress, The Help Emma Stone was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, to Krista (Yeager), a homemaker, and Jeffrey Stone, a contracting company founder and CEO. Stone began acting as a child as a member of the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, where she made her stage debut in a production of Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows"...
2. Emilia Clarke Emilia Clarke Actress, The Rains of Castamere Emilia Clarke was born in England and grew up in Berkshire. Her father is a theatre sound engineer and her mother is a businesswoman. Her father was working on a theatre production of "Show Boat" and her mother took her along to the performance. This is when, at the age of 3, her passion for drama began...
3. Andrew Garfield Andrew Garfield Actor, The Amazing Spider-Man Andrew Russell Garfield was born in Los Angeles, California, to a British-born mother, Lynn (Hillman), and an American-born father, Richard Garfield. When he was three, he moved to Surrey, U.K., with his parents and older brother. Andrew was raised Jewish. He went to a private school, the City of London Freemen's School...
4. Shailene Woodley Shailene Woodley Actress, The Descendants Actress Shailene Woodley is the daughter of Lori and Lonnie Woodley. 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. Acting roles followed, and she made her screen debut in 1999's Replacing Dad. More parts followed in The District...
5. Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Lawrence Actress, The Hunger Games Jennifer Lawrence was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She has 2 older brothers, Ben and Blaine, sister-in-law Meredith, and her parents are Gary and Karen Lawrence. Jennifer, known to her friends and family as "Jen", was discovered in New York City at the age of 14. Before Jennifer became an actor, she was involved in cheer-leading...
6. Natalie Dormer Natalie Dormer Actress, Rush
7. Dane DeHaan Dane DeHaan Actor, Chronicle Dane DeHaan is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He is most known for his portrayal of Jesse on HBO's critically acclaimed drama series In Treatment, starred in the third season of the series alongside Gabriel Byrne. DeHaan made his Broadway debut in 2008 with American Buffalo...
8. Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn Actress, Breakfast at Tiffany's Hepburn was a cosmopolitan from birth. Her mother was a Dutch baroness, and her father, born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and of English and Austrian descent, worked in business. In the movies she appeared as a delicate adolescent, a look which remained until her last movie Always directed by Steven Spielberg...
9. Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson Actress, Lost in Translation Scarlett Johansson was born in New York City. Her mother, Melanie Sloan, is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family, and her father, Karsten Johansson, is Danish. Scarlett showed a passion for acting at a young age and starred in many plays. She has a sister named Vanessa Johansson, a brother named Adrian, and a twin brother named Hunter Johansson born three minutes after her...
10. Yvonne Strahovski Yvonne Strahovski Actress, I, Frankenstein Yvonne was born and raised in Australia. Her parents were Polish immigrants. She attended the Santa Sabina College for her high school education. She then went on to study Performance at the University of Western Sydney's School of Contemporary Arts, graduating in 2003. Shortly afterwards, she landed her first role on television in an episode of Fear Factory...
11. Danielle Fishel Danielle Fishel Actress, National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze Danielle Christine Fishel was born on May 5, 1981 in Mesa, Arizona. She began acting professionally at the age of ten where she made many TV guest appearances and commercials. She was originally a guest star for the show Boy Meets World, but Danielle added a spark the show needed and they added her as a regular cast member shortly after...
12. Kate Upton Kate Upton Self, Django Snowchained Florida native Kate Upton always knew she wanted to be a model. Since signing with IMG Models in 2010, Kate has taken the world by storm. For the past two years, Kate has graced the cover of the legendary Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, which has led to an onslaught of media buzz about the 21-year-old...
13. Zac Efron Zac Efron Actor, 17 Again Zachary David Alexander Efron was born on October 18, 1987, in San Luis Obispo, California. He is the son of Starla Baskett, a former secretary, and David Efron, an electrical engineer. He has a brother, Dylan. His surname, "Efron", means "lark" (a bird) in Hebrew, and comes from Zac's Ashkenazi Jewish paternal grandfather...
14. Christina Hendricks Christina Hendricks Actress, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Christina Rene Hendricks was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho. Her father, Robert, worked for the forestry department, and originally came from England, and her mother, Jackie, was a psychologist. Because of her father's profession, the family moved to Fairfax, Virginia when she was 13...
15. Adrianne Palicki Adrianne Palicki Actress, G.I. Joe: Retaliation Adrianne Pakicki was born on May 6, 1983 in Toledo, Ohio and graduated from Whitmer High School. She did not take the stage in her first play until she was a sophomore at Whitmer High School. While in high school, she played basketball and ran track, and was runner-up for homecoming queen. She was a series regular on the first three seasons of NBC's drama series Friday Night Lights...
16. Rose Byrne Rose Byrne Actress, X-Men: First Class Rose was born in Sydney, Australia. She landed her first role in a movie, Dallas Doll, when she was 15 years old. Since then, Rose has appeared in a variety of Australian televisions shows including Heartbreak High, Echo Point, and the film Two Hands alongside Heath Ledger. After this...
17. Amber Heard Amber Heard Actress, Zombieland Amber Heard starred in Paranoia, opposite Harrison Ford, Liam Hemsworth and Gary Oldman. The film was released by "Relativity Media" on August 16, 2013. She also starred in Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills, which was released by "Open Road Films" on September 13, 2013 and McG's 3 Days to Kill...
18. Lena Headey Lena Headey Actress, 300 Lena Headey is a British actress who is best known for her appearances in The Brothers Grimm, Possession, and The Remains of the Day. Headey stars as Queen Gorgo, a heroic Spartan woman in the period film 300, by director Zack Snyder. She was born in Bermuda, where her father, a Yorkshire police cadet...
19. Kit Harington Kit Harington Actor, Pompeii
20. Theo James Theo James Actor, Divergent
21. Katheryn Winnick Katheryn Winnick Actress, Killers Canadian-born Katheryn Winnick stars in The History Channel's breakout cable TV series, Vikings, now in its second season. Her role as "Lagertha" garnered her a nomination in the "Best Performance by a Lead Dramatic Actress" category at the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards. Katheryn is an accomplished martial artist...
22. Margot Robbie Margot Robbie Actress, The Wolf of Wall Street Australian actress Margot Robbie was raised on the Gold Coast, spending much of her time at the farm belonging to her grandparents. She attended and graduated from Somerset College. In her late teens, she moved to Melbourne to pursue an acting career. Her first break came when she appeared in two films directed by Aash Aaron - Vigilante and I.C.U....
23. Henry Cavill Henry Cavill Actor, Man of Steel Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill was born on the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands, just off the coast of Normandy, France. He is the second youngest with four brothers. He was educated at St. Michael's Preparatory School in Saint Saviour, Jersey before attending Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, England...
24. Kristen Bell Kristen Bell Actress, Frozen Kristen Anne Bell (born in 1980) is an American actress and singer, born and raised in Michigan. Bell found her talent in entertainment at an early age. In 1992, she went to her first audition and won a role in Raggedy Ann and Andy. Bell's mother established her with an agent before she was 13, and she was cast in newspaper advertisements and television commercials...
25. Elizabeth Banks 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 describes herself as having been seen as a "goody two-shoes" in her youth who was nominated for the local Harvest Queen. Banks left...
26. Megan Fox Megan Fox Actress, Transformers Megan Denise Fox was born May 16, 1986 in Rockwood, Tennessee. Megan began her training in drama and dance at age 5 and, at age 10, moved to St. Petersburg, Florida where she continued her training and finished school. Megan began acting and modeling at age 13 after winning several awards at the 1999 American Modeling and Talent Convention in Hilton Head...
27. Aaron Taylor-Johnson Aaron Taylor-Johnson Actor, Kick-Ass Aaron Perry Johnson is an English actor whose professional work includes performances on stage, television, and in feature films. He began performing at age six. He appeared in films such as Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and The Illusionist, before graduating to starring roles in films such as Nowhere Boy, in which he played John Lennon...
28. Travis Fimmel Travis Fimmel Actor, The Baytown Outlaws Travis Fimmel was raised on a 5500-acre farm located in Australia between Melbourne and Sydney. Until the age of 17 his life was spent at school and working on the family farm, morning and night-something he continues to relish on his trips back home. After high school, higher education called and he was accepted to Melbourne University...
29. Dave Franco Dave Franco Actor, 21 Jump Street Dave Franco was born in Palo Alto, California. His mother, Betsy, is Jewish, and his father, Doug Franco, was of Portuguese and Swedish descent. He has two older brothers, actor James Franco and Tom. Dave made his first television appearance at the age of 21, in 2006, in an episode of 7th Heaven...
30. Emily Browning Emily Browning Actress, Sucker Punch Australian actress Emily Browning was born in 1988 in Melbourne, Australia. She has two younger brothers. Her start in acting came after a classmate's father, involved in the acting business, noticed her "acting all ditsy" in a school play. Emily found an agent and was soon filming on location for the Hallmark TV-movie...
31. Alexander Ludwig Alexander Ludwig Actor, The Hunger Games Alexander Richard Ludwig was born in Vancouver Canada. His mother Sharlene Martin Ludwig is his manager, and his father Harald Ludwig is a businessman. He has 3 siblings; Nicholas, Natalie and Sophia, as well as a golden retriever named Waverly. Alexander is a sophomore at the University of Southern California...
32. Elizabeth Olsen Elizabeth Olsen Actress, Martha Marcy May Marlene
33. Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie Actress, Changeling Angelina Jolie is an Oscar-winning actress who has become popular by taking on the title role in the "Lara Croft" series of blockbuster movies. Off-screen, Jolie has become prominently involved in international charity projects, especially those involving refugees. She often appears on many "most beautiful women" lists...
34. Emma Roberts Emma Roberts Actress, We're the Millers Emma Roberts is the daughter of Oscar-nominated actor Eric Roberts, and the niece of Oscar-winner Julia Roberts. Emma was a baby when her parents divorced, and she grew up living with her mother, Kelly Cunningham. She was educated at Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles, California. As a child she spent some time on the sets of movies with her aunt Julia...
35. Chris Evans Chris Evans Actor, The Avengers Chris Evans - not to be confused with the British DJ and wild man of the same name - began his acting career in typical fashion: performing in school productions and community theater. But it was his rapid rise to stardom that was unusual. Bitten by the acting bug in the first grade because his older sister...
36. Chloë Grace Moretz Chloë Grace Moretz Actress, (500) Days of Summer Chloe Grace Moretz was born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Chloe's first 2 appearances were as Violet in two episodes of The Guardian, on TV. Her first movie role was as Molly in Heart of the Beholder, a story about a family who opened the first video cassette store in 1980. This was followed by a small role in Family Plan as Young Charlie...
37. Eva Green Eva Green Actress, Casino Royale Eva Gaëlle Green was born on July 5, 1980, in Paris, France. She has a non-identical twin sister. Her father, Walter Green, is a dentist who appeared in the 1966 film Au Hasard Balthazar. Her mother, Marlène Jobert, is an actress who retired from acting and became a writer of children's books. Eva's mother was born in Algeria...
38. Sophie Turner Sophie Turner Actress, Blackwater Sophie Turner was born in Northampton in England and grew up in Warwick. She attended Kings High School there and was a member of a local theatre group from a young age. Her breakthrough role was as Sansa Stark in the HBO hit series Game of Thrones.
39. Emma Watson Emma Watson Actress, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Paris, France to English parents, Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, who are lawyers. When Emma was five her parents divorced, and she then moved to Oxfordshire, England with her mother and younger brother, Alexander. Since the divorce, Emma's extended family has grown as her parents both have new partners...
40. Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio Actor, Inception Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor whose portrayal of doomed suitor Jack Dawson in Titanic made him a generation's definition of a heartthrob. Throughout his career, DiCaprio has demonstrated a high level of dramatic versatility, from his breakout film role as a mentally-challenged teenager in What's Eating Gilbert Grape...
41. Michael Fassbender Michael Fassbender Actor, Inglourious Basterds Michael Fassbender was born in Heidelberg, Germany, to a German father, Josef, and an Irish mother, Adele (originally from Larne, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland). Michael was raised in the town of Killarney, Co. Kerry, in south-west Ireland, where his family moved to when he was two years old. He is based in London...
42. Johnny Depp Johnny Depp Actor, Edward Scissorhands Johnny Depp is perhaps one of the most versatile actors of his day and age in Hollywood, who has recuperated his image greatly since his portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow in the acclaimed Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, with a supporting cast of Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, and Geoffrey Rush. Though highly successful now...
43. Tom Hardy Tom Hardy Actor, Inception With his breakthrough performance as Eames in Christopher Nolan's science fiction thriller Inception, English actor Tom Hardy has been brought to the attention of mainstream audiences worldwide. But the versatile actor has been steadily working on both stage and screen since his television debut in the mini-series Band of Brothers...
44. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Actor, Oblivion
45. Gwendoline Christie Gwendoline Christie Actress, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Christie grew up in a hamlet near the South Downs in southern England. She trained as a semi-professional gymnast as a child, but after a spine injury forced her to abandon that career, she took up acting. She graduated from Drama Centre London in 2005 and lives in London. Her striking height, 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)...
46. Ashley Rickards Ashley Rickards Actress, Gamer Ashley Nicole Rickards is an American actress. She graduated from high school, at age 15, and is currently a member of MENSA. She has been in various films and television shows, portraying a wide variety of characters, most notably Fly Away, in which she portrayed "Mandy", a severely autistic girl...
47. James Franco James Franco Actor, 127 Hours Known for his breakthrough starring role on Freaks and Geeks, James Franco was born in Palo Alto, California on April 19, 1978. His mother, Betsy Franco, is Jewish, and his father, Doug Franco, was of Portuguese and Swedish descent. Growing up with his two younger brothers, James graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1996 and went on to attend UCLA...
48. Cameron Diaz Cameron Diaz Actress, There's Something About Mary Cameron Diaz was born in 1972 in San Diego. Her mother, Billie (Early), has English, Scots-Irish, and German ancestry, and her father, Emilio Diaz, was from a Cuban family (of Spanish origin). Self-described as "adventurous, independent and a tough kid," Cameron left home at 16 and for the next 5 years lived in such varied locales as Japan...
49. Amy Adams Amy Adams Actress, Man of Steel Amy Lou Adams was born in Italy, to American parents Kathryn (Hicken) and Richard Kent Adams, while her father was a U.S. serviceman. She was raised in a Mormon family of seven children in Castle Rock, Colorado. Adams sang in the school choir at Douglas County High School and was an apprentice dancer at a local dance company...
50. Maisie Williams Maisie Williams Actress, The Rains of Castamere
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