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1. Ben Affleck Ben Affleck Producer, Argo American actor and filmmaker Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California, and was raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His mother, Chris Anne (née Boldt), is a school teacher, and his father, Timothy Byers Affleck, is a social worker; the two are divorced. Ben has a younger brother...
2. Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Lawrence Actress, The Hunger Games Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence is best known for playing Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, Tiffany Maxwell in Silver Linings Playbook, and Rosalyn Rosenfeld in American Hustle. Jennifer Shrader Lawrence was born on August 15, 1990 in Louisville, Kentucky, to Karen (Koch), who manages a children's camp...
3. Emily Kinney Emily Kinney Actress, It's Complicated Emily Kinney is an American actress. She is best-known for her role as "Beth Greene" in the AMC television series, The Walking Dead. Kinney was born in Wayne, Nebraska. She graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2006. Kinney has had reoccurring roles and guest appearances on television series such as "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"...
4. Natasha Henstridge Natasha Henstridge Actress, Ghosts of Mars Natasha Henstridge was born on August 15, 1974 in Springdale, Newfoundland, Canada. Known for movies like Species and The Whole Nine Yards, she started her career as a model in Paris, France at the tender age of 15. After leaving home to begin her modeling career in the highly-competitive Paris fashion world...
5. Alejandro G. Iñárritu Alejandro G. Iñárritu Producer, The Revenant His six feature films-Amores Perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006) (comprising the "Death Trilogy"), Biutiful (2010), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), and The Revenant (2015)-have garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including Academy Award nominations and wins...
6. Debra Messing Debra Messing Actress, The Starter Wife Messing was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the daughter of Jewish American parents, Sandra (née Simons), who has worked as a professional singer, banker, travel and real estate agent, and Brian Messing, a sales executive for a jewelry manufacturer. When Messing was three, she moved with her parents and her older brother...
7. Anthony Anderson Anthony Anderson Actor, The Departed
8. Zeljko Ivanek Zeljko Ivanek Actor, Argo
9. David Zayas David Zayas Actor, Dexter
10. Peter Hermann Peter Hermann Actor, Philomena Peter Hermann lived in Germany until he was age 10. He was later educated at Yale University. He met his wife Mariska Hargitay, on the set of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Before becoming an actor, Peter taught ESL and Special Ed as part of Teach For America Program. After that, he became a fact checker at Vanity Fair. He speaks four languages: English, German, Spanish, and French.
11. Samuel Roukin Samuel Roukin Actor, TURN: Washington's Spies
12. Carlos PenaVega Carlos PenaVega Actor, Big Time Rush Born as Carlos Roberto Pena Jr. in Columbia, Missouri. U.S. He was raised in Weston, Florida. He attended Sagemont Upper School. Carlos moved to Hollywood in August 2009. Carlos studied musical theater at the Boston Conservatory. He is a member of the band, Big Time Rush, and plays piano and sings...
13. Joe Jonas Joe Jonas Self, Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience Joe Jonas got his start as the frontman for the Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum selling group, Jonas Brothers, which quickly grew into one of the highest-grossing bands in music history. Beyond his career in music, Joe has appeared in guest-starring roles on TV Land's "Hot in Cleveland" and The CW's "90210"...
14. Jim Dale Jim Dale Self, Thank Your Lucky Stars Jim Dale began his career as a stand-up comic. He sharpened his comedy skills during a stint in the army, where he organized and performed in camp shows. After his discharge he pursued a comedy career, and landed a job as the warm-up comic on a musical variety show. He did so well that the producers gave him a spot on the show as a singer...
15. Quinton Aaron Quinton Aaron Actor, The Blind Side Quinton Aaron is best known for his portrayal of Michael Oher, aka Big Mike, alongside Oscar winner Sandra Bullock, in the Academy Award winning hit movie, The Blind Side, which has grossed over $300 million in U.S. box office alone. Aaron has guest-starred on many television shows including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit playing the son of Jill Scott...
16. Maddie Corman Maddie Corman Actress, Maid in Manhattan
17. Pat Priest Pat Priest Actress, The Munsters This sweet, wholesome, porcelain-skinned beauty was your typical bouffant blonde of the early-to-mid 1960s. She was picture perfect, whether romping along the coast of Malibu Beach in a bikini or peering over a white picket fence as the girl-next-door. Pat Priest was born Patricia Ann Priest on August 15...
18. Vaitiare Hirshon Vaitiare Hirshon Actress, U.S. Marshals Vaitiare was born Vaitiare Eugenie Hirshon in Tahiti, French Polynesia, and was later known as Vaitiare Bandera, after she married producer Peter Bandera in 1994-97. She has an older brother and a younger half-brother. Her parents met during the filming of Mutiny on the Bounty, starring Marlon Brando...
19. Ella Thomas Ella Thomas Actress, Ice Ella Thomas grew up overseas. Her mother was Eritrean and her father was an U.S. Air Force officer who was stationed in the country. Her parents moved to Germany while she was still an infant yet continued to return frequently to Asmara to visit her mother's family, until a civil war ravaging the country made it unsafe for them to travel...
20. Courtney Hope Courtney Hope Actress, Allegiant Courtney Hope is currently seen as 'Beth Wilder' in the hit video game and embedded TV show "Quantum Break", by Microsoft Studios (Xbox One) and Remedy Entertainment. She also filmed "Allegiant" (the Divergent Series) this past Summer in Atlanta, is a lead in the Indie Film, "Displacement" which won...
21. Rose Marie Rose Marie Self, The Hollywood Squares Rose Marie is a legend of show business with a career stretching over 80 years since her debut as her self in a Vitaphone musical short that appeared on the bill with The Jazz Singer at its premiere in 1927. According to Rose Marie, when she approached Al Jolson at The Wintergarden Theater in New York on the night of the premiere that made movie history and told him...
22. Tess Harper Tess Harper Actress, No Country for Old Men Tess Harper attended Southwest Missouri State University, now known as Missouri State University, in Springfield, MO. During the late 1960s, she did "street" acting in the theme parks, Dogpatch, USA, in Jasper, AR, and Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. She was discovered while doing theater work in Dallas...
23. Barbara Bouchet Barbara Bouchet Actress, Gangs of New York Stunningly beautiful and charismatic blonde actress Barbara Bouchet was born Barbara Goutscher on August 15th, 1943 in Reichenburg, Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia. Her family was forced to leave the country when Barbara was a little girl and settled in San Francisco, Califoria. Bouchet attended Galileo High School...
24. Rob Thomas Rob Thomas Writer, Veronica Mars
25. Nina Shipman Nina Shipman Actress, Blue Denim
26. Mike Connors Mike Connors Actor, Mannix
27. Nigel Terry Nigel Terry Actor, Excalibur British actor Nigel Terry primarily dedicated himself to the classical stage. When he extended himself into film and TV outings, it was mostly for historical or period roles. Over the years, he grew quite comfortable in both a pair of hose and a suit of armor. Terry was born Peter Nigel Terry on August 15...
28. Larry Mathews Larry Mathews Actor, The Dick Van Dyke Show
29. Nicolas Roeg Nicolas Roeg Director, Walkabout When he made his directorial debut in 1970, Nicolas Roeg was already a 23-year veteran of the British film industry, starting out in 1947 as an editing apprentice and working his way up to cinematographer twelve years later. He first came to attention as part of the second unit on David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia...
30. Mike Henry Mike Henry Actor, General Hospital Mike Henry was born August 15th, 1936. He was an athletic professional football player at the time he entered the movies. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1958-61) and the Los Angeles Rams (1962-64). During part of that time (1961-64) he was under contract with Warner Brothers and played a variety of bit parts (TV's Surfside 6...
31. Tony Robinson Tony Robinson Producer, Time Team
32. Jill Haworth Jill Haworth Actress, In Harm's Way A slim, stunning, stylish-looking actress, British Jill Haworth (born Valerie Jill Haworth on August 15, 1945 in Sussex) was a free-spirited product of the 1960s. Her father was a textile magnate and sometime race car driver and mother an aspiring ballerina. Trained in dance herself, she attended the...
33. Wendy Hiller Wendy Hiller Actress, The Elephant Man Wendy Hiller, daughter of Frank and Marie Hiller, was born on 15th August 1912 in Bramhall, near Stockport, Cheshire, England. She was educated at Winceby House School, Bexhill then moved on to Manchester Repertory Theatre. She appeared on stage in Sir John Barry's tour of Evensong, then as Sally Hardcastle in Love on the Dole...
34. Janice Rule Janice Rule Actress, 3 Women One of the most versatile actresses, Janice Rule was born in Norwood, Ohio, on August 15, 1931. Janice made her screen debut in the star-studded movie Goodbye, My Fancy. She played the rival for James Stewart's affections, and was driven away by witch Kim Novak, in Bell Book and Candle, a pre-Bewitched comedy...
35. Lucille Soong Lucille Soong Actress, Freaky Friday After leaving mainland China at 22, Lucille landed her first role in the British feature ''Ferry To Hong Kong'' directed by Lewis Gilbert in Hong Kong. She then moved to London to work as both an actress and one of Europe's top Asian fashion models. Among her early credits were the feature ''55 Days...
36. Abby Dalton Abby Dalton Self, The Hollywood Squares Sleek and striking Abby Dalton became a very familiar perky and sexy presence in 60s TV households. Known not only for her award-worthy acting on TV comedy, she became an avid game-show panelist and appeared on a slew of TV's more popular programs. It might come as a surprise to some, then, that Abby...
37. Uschi Digard Uschi Digard Actress, Supervixens Uschi Digard was born in Saltsjö-Duvnäs, near Stockholm, Sweden. At 16 she left home, traveled to Paris and spent a year there and then in Italy before journeying further to England. She returned to her native Sweden but finally settled in the United States in 1967. Working as a translator for the jewelry trade...
38. Ann Biderman Ann Biderman Writer, Public Enemies
39. Ji-hyo Song Ji-hyo Song Self, Leonning maen Song Ji-hyo is a South Korean TV and film actress. She is well known for her portrayal of ballerina Min Hyo Rin in Princess Hours, Lady Ye So-ya in MBC Jumong and as the Queen in A Frozen Flower. Song Ji-hyo was co-MC with Heechul of Super Junior on SBS's weekly live music show Inkigayo, from 11 November 2007 to 4 May 2008...
40. Natalie Press Natalie Press Actress, My Summer of Love
41. Eddie Little Sky Eddie Little Sky Actor, A Man Called Horse
42. Krista Stadler Krista Stadler Actress, Krampus
43. Jacek Koman Jacek Koman Actor, Moulin Rouge!
44. Matthew Wood Matthew Wood Sound Department, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
45. Ann Ryerson Ann Ryerson Actress, Minority Report
46. Julia Child Julia Child Self, The French Chef
47. Huntz Hall Huntz Hall Actor, Angels with Dirty Faces The 14th of 16 children born to an air conditioning repairman, Henry Richard Hall (he got the name "Huntz" from a brother who said his large nose made him look German) was anything but the tough street kid he played in the East Side Kids/Bowery Boys films. He made his stage debut at the age of 1 in a play called "Thunder on the Left"; after graduating from a Catholic grammar school...
48. Lou Perryman Lou Perryman Actor, Poltergeist Excellent and engaging Texas-born character actor Lou Perryman never became a household name, but he still nonetheless proved to be a substantial and delightful asset to the handful of movies he appeared in throughout the years. Perryman first became involved in the film business back in 1961 while on leave from the US Army...
49. Andrea Lewis Andrea Lewis Actress, Degrassi: The Next Generation
50. Stieg Larsson Stieg Larsson Writer, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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