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1. Gemma Arterton 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. She is of English, Polish Jewish (from her matrilineal great-grandmother), and distant German and Scottish, ancestry...
2. Zosia Mamet Zosia Mamet Actress, The Kids Are All Right
3. Farrah Fawcett Farrah Fawcett Actress, Logan's Run Farrah Fawcett is a true Hollywood success story. A native of Texas, she was the daughter of Pauline Alice (Evans), a homemaker, and James Fawcett, an oil field contractor. She was a natural athlete, something that her father encouraged, and she attended a high school with a strong arts program. She attended University of Texas in Austin...
4. Emily Rose Emily Rose Actress, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
5. Brent Spiner Brent Spiner Actor, Star Trek: First Contact Brent Spiner, whose primary claim to fame is his portrayal of the beloved android Data on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, was born and raised in Houston, Texas. His parents, Sylvia (Schwartz) and Jack Spiner, owned and operated a furniture store, and were both from Jewish immigrant families (from Austria...
6. Christie Brinkley Christie Brinkley Self, Safety in Paradise
7. Adam Ferrara Adam Ferrara Actor, Paul Blart: Mall Cop Adam Ferrara is a stand-up comedian and actor who proudly played Chief Needles Nelson on the Emmy® nominated FX drama series Rescue Me with Denis Leary and Frank Verelli on Showtime's hit series Nurse Jackie opposite Emmy Award winner Edie Falco. Ferrara has also costarred alongside Kevin James in the hit movie Paul Blart: Mall Cop and in Definitely Maybe with Ryan Reynolds and Isla Fisher...
8. Jennifer Westfeldt Jennifer Westfeldt Actress, Kissing Jessica Stein Jennifer is an American actress and filmmaker, who is perhaps best known for writing and starring in the indie hits, Kissing Jessica Stein and Friends with Kids. A graduate from Yale University, Jennifer started her career as a New York-based theater actor, starring in over 25 off-Broadway and regional productions...
9. Carol Ann Susi Carol Ann Susi Actress, Just Go with It Carol Ann Susi (February 2, 1952 - November 11, 2014) was an American actress best known for her portrayal of the voice of recurring unseen character Mrs. Wolowitz on the television series The Big Bang Theory. Susi was born in Brooklyn and was of Italian descent. She studied acting at HB Studio in New York City before moving to Los Angeles in the 1970s...
10. Michael T. Weiss Michael T. Weiss Actor, Tarzan & Jane Michael T. Weiss is a native of Chicago, and studied acting at The Second City. In spring 2010 he starred in The Pulitzer Prize Finalist, "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity." He has appeared on Broadway with Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons in the new play "Impressionism" directed by Jack O'Brien. He...
11. Shakira Shakira Soundtrack, Love in the Time of Cholera Grammy-winning Latina pop singer Shakira was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, on February 2, 1977. Her father is a Lebanese American immigrant and her mother a native of Colombia of Italian and Spanish descent. Shakira began her musical career at age 12 and quickly captured fans throughout Latin America. She won the 2001 Best Latin pop Grammy for her "MTV Unplugged" album.
12. David Jason David Jason Actor, Hogfather David Jason was born in Edmonton, London, in 1940. He has become one of Britain's most famous and respected actors. He is a versatile actor who is most famously known for his role in Only Fools and Horses.... as Del Boy. He made his debut as DelBoy back in 1981 and was still playing the same role up to the Christmas special in 2002...
13. Bárbara Mori Bárbara Mori Actress, Love, Pain and Vice Versa Barbara Mori was born February 2, 1978 in Montevideo, Uruguay. At the age of 3, when her Japanese-Uruguayan father and her Mexican mother divorced, Mori moved to Mexico. While working as a waitress at the age of 14, fashion designer Marcos Toledo invited her to work as a model. She later studied acting in El Centro de Estudios de Formación Actoral...
14. Rich Sommer Rich Sommer Actor, The Devil Wears Prada Sommer returned to Cleveland in 2008 to teach a master class at the Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Play House graduate program. He earned an MFA in the program in 2004. Sommer planned his future in improv comedy during his Play House days. He has performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade improv troupe, but the bulk of his career has been in television and film...
15. Blake Clark Blake Clark Actor, Toy Story 3 For the last 20 or so years, Clark has been doing stand-up comedy on the club circuit, on "The Tonight Show", on HBO comedy specials, on Late Night with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. In addition, he has been in over 50 feature motion pictures and hundreds of episodic TV shows. A decorated Infantry Platoon Leader in Vietnam...
16. Elaine Stritch Elaine Stritch Actress, One Life to Live A brash, incorrigible scene-stealer now entering her sixth decade in a career that has had many highs and lows, veteran Elaine Stritch certainly lives up to the Stephen Sondheim song "I'm Still Here". Having stolen so many moments on stage that she could be convicted of grand larceny, this tough old broad broaching 80 with the still-shapely legs...
17. Marissa Jaret Winokur Marissa Jaret Winokur Actress, American Beauty
18. Tony Jay Tony Jay Actor, Beauty and the Beast
19. Bo Hopkins Bo Hopkins Actor, Midnight Express Sandy-haired US actor Bo Hopkins was born William Hopkins in Greenville, South Carolina, and was raised by his mother and grandmother after his father passed on when Bo was only nine years old. He joined the US Army at the age of 16. After serving his hitch he decided on acting as a career and gained experience in summer stock productions and guest spots in several TV episodes...
20. Barbara Sukowa Barbara Sukowa Actress, Europa A strikingly beautiful German lead actress, Barbara Sukowa broke into TV and films as the protégée of famed director Rainer Werner Fassbinder with his masterpiece mini-series Berlin Alexanderplatz and the moody film drama Lola in the title role. In the latter, Barbara won critical kudos portraying a cynical...
21. Jingchu Zhang Jingchu Zhang Actress, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
22. Stephen McGann Stephen McGann Actor, Money Talks Born in Liverpool, England, One of four acting brothers. Trained in music until first acting job in 1982. Acted in british screen & theatre since then. Married to a TV scriptwriter. Lives in the Essex countryside.
23. Osgood Perkins Osgood Perkins Actor, Secretary
24. Macarena Gómez Macarena Gómez Actress, Dagon
25. Arly Jover Arly Jover Actress, Blade At the age of 14, Arly dropped out of school, and a year later, she moved to New York. After that, she became a dancer for many years, and her acting career began in 1995-'96. She acted in international films and made her American debut in Blade.
26. Lori Beth Denberg Lori Beth Denberg Actress, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
27. Lauren Lane Lauren Lane Actress, Positive I.D. Lauren was born on February 2nd in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was raised in Texas, where her family still resides, and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas. She then earned her Master's degree in the advanced training program at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre...
28. Jack McGee Jack McGee Actor, The Fighter
29. Geoffrey Hughes Geoffrey Hughes Actor, Yellow Submarine Geoffrey began his extensive stage career at the Unity Theatre Stoke Liverpool. He then appeared in several West End productions, such as Say Goodnight to Grandma and Run for Your Wife. He has appeared in numerous TV shows, including Coronation Street and Keeping Up Appearances, where he plays the slob Onslow. When not acting, Geoffrey enjoys sailing, cricket, and music. He lives on the Isle of Wight
30. Jenny Lumet Jenny Lumet Writer, Rachel Getting Married
31. Kim Zimmer Kim Zimmer Actress, One Life to Live
32. Robert Mandan Robert Mandan Actor, Zapped!
33. Tanya Clarke Tanya Clarke Actress, A Beautiful Mind Tanya Clarke was born in Chicago, Illinois and was raised in Ottawa, Canada. She spent many years in New York City performing on Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional stages. Her film credits include 'A Beautiful Mind', 'Tenderness', 'Repo Men', 'Driver X' & 'Blackbird'. She received a Best Actress Nomination (Method Fest Independent Film Festival) for her performance in 'Delivery Method'...
34. Martin Spanjers Martin Spanjers Actor, Sassy Pants
35. D.C. Douglas D.C. Douglas Actor, Mass Effect 2 D.C. Douglas was born in Berkeley, California, but lived throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. With a family history that included the circus, vaudeville and burlesque, D.C. fell into theatre at an early age. After high school he moved to Los Angeles to study under Estelle Harman (former head of talent for Universal)...
36. C. Ernst Harth C. Ernst Harth Actor, The A-Team C. Ernst Harth got his first taste of acting in grade school when the drama club cast the school's largest child to play Santa in their Christmas pageant. He was just in kindergarten at the time. Involved in community theatre and improvisational comedy during high school, it wasn't until he relocated to Vancouver in 1989 that he seriously pursued acting full-time...
37. Cady Huffman Cady Huffman Actress, One Life to Live Younger sister of Linus Huffman. Appeared as a child in local Santa Barbara theater, alongside Eric Stoltz and Anthony Edwards. Won 2001 Tony Award for playing "Ulla" in "The Producers". Nominated for an Outer Critics' Circle Award for best featured actress in a play for "The Nance". Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for "The Will Rogers Follies"...
38. Bonita Granville Bonita Granville Actress, Now, Voyager After her marriage to oil millionaire Jack Wrather in 1947, she appeared in only three more movies. She became an executive in the Wrather Corp., and first associate producer, then executive producer of the LassieTV series. After Wrather's death in 1984, she took over as chairman of the board...
39. Kathryn Eastwood Kathryn Eastwood Actress, Jersey Boys
40. Jackie Burroughs Jackie Burroughs Actress, Lost and Delirious Jackie Burroughs was born February 2, 1939 in Lancashire, England, UK. She acted in live theater at Ontario's Stratford Festival before she made her film debut appearance in The Ernie Game, she went on to act in several other films which include The Grey Fox a performance that earned her a Genie...
41. Nathan Barnatt Nathan Barnatt Actor, Janitor Day Nathan Barnatt was born on February 2, 1981 in Milford, Massachusetts, USA as Nathan James Barnatt. He is an actor, physical comedian and director. After a performance on Comedy Central's "Gong Show" Andy Dick called him "the next Buster Keaton". Known for High School USA! (2013), Kirby Buckets (2014) and Talking Classics (2009).
42. Michael Talbott Michael Talbott Actor, First Blood
43. Danny Mooney Danny Mooney Actor, The Ides of March Danny Mooney is a jack of all trades in the film world. Born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Mooney attended Pioneer High School, Michigan's largest at nearly 3,000 students. He became interested in performance when Pioneer announced the start of a school improv troupe. Mooney made the seven-person troupe and began balancing his time between acting and playing both hockey and lacrosse...
44. Laura Poitras Laura Poitras Producer, Citizenfour
45. Greg Antonacci Greg Antonacci Director, The John Larroquette Show
46. Duane 'Dog' Chapman Duane 'Dog' Chapman Self, Meet the Chapmans
47. Tom Smothers Tom Smothers Self, The Kids Are Alright
48. Frank Albertson Frank Albertson Actor, Psycho Frank Albertson entered the film industry in 1922 as a prop boy, but soon graduated into acting. He was a prolific and reliable character actor who occasionally played the lead in a "B" picture, but was used mainly as a supporting actor in scores of films, often cast as a wisecracking cab driver, a cop or a reporter.
49. J.E. Freeman J.E. Freeman Actor, Miller's Crossing
50. Frank McGrath Frank McGrath Actor, The Reluctant Astronaut
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