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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. Her parents divorced when she was age five, and Gemma subsequently lived with her younger sister and her mother...
2. Emily Rose Emily Rose Actress, Haven
3. Zosia Mamet Zosia Mamet Actress, The Kids Are All Right
4. Ellie Bamber Ellie Bamber Actress, Nocturnal Animals Born Eleanor Elizabeth Bamber in the South of England, UK, Bamber has a younger brother, Lucas. She acted on stage from an early age - becoming the youngest ever member of The London Player's Theatre, before playing Young Jenny, in Sir Trevor Nunn's, Aspects of Love. She then went into TV and film and in quick succession she was offered Lydia Bennett...
5. 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...
6. Brent Spiner Brent Spiner Actor, Star Trek: The Next Generation 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...
7. Catherine Flemming Catherine Flemming Actress, Simones Labyrinth
8. 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.
9. Christie Brinkley Christie Brinkley Actress, Safety in Paradise
10. Adam Ferrara Adam Ferrara Actor, Rescue Me 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...
11. Carol Ann Susi Carol Ann Susi Actress, The Big Bang Theory 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...
12. 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...
13. Rich Sommer Rich Sommer Actor, Mad Men 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...
14. Michael T. Weiss Michael T. Weiss Actor, The Pretender Michael T. Weiss is an award nominated actor. He is a Chicago native where he studied at the famed "Second City". He has a BFA in Acting from The University of Southern California's prestigious school of Drama. He has had a diverse career in film, television, and theater both as an actor and a director...
15. David Jason David Jason Actor, Danger Mouse Sir 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...
16. Bárbara Mori Bárbara Mori Actress, Violanchelo 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...
17. 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...
18. 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...
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. Marissa Jaret Winokur Marissa Jaret Winokur Actress, American Beauty
21. Tony Jay Tony Jay Actor, Beauty and the Beast
22. Stephen McGann Stephen McGann Actor, Call the Midwife 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. Lauren Lane Lauren Lane Actress, The Nanny 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...
24. Martin Spanjers Martin Spanjers Actor, 8 Simple Rules
25. D.C. Douglas D.C. Douglas Actor, Z Nation 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)...
26. Oz Perkins Oz Perkins Actor, Secretary
27. 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.
28. Jingchu Zhang Jingchu Zhang Actress, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
29. Lori Beth Denberg Lori Beth Denberg Actress, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
30. S.Z. Sakall S.Z. Sakall Actor, Casablanca Hungarian-born S.Z. Sakall was a veteran of German, Hungarian and British films when he left Europe because of the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi movement. In Hollywood from shortly after the outbreak of World War II, Sakall began appearing in comedies and musicals, often playing a lovable if somewhat excitable and/or befuddled uncle...
31. Jack McGee Jack McGee Actor, The Fighter
32. Geoffrey Hughes Geoffrey Hughes Actor, Heartbeat 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
33. 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...
34. Juju Chan Juju Chan Actress, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny Hong Kong born Chinese American Actress JuJu Chan graduated from NYU Tisch (School of Film/TV), was coined as the next Michelle Yeoh and Female Bruce Lee by the Hong Kong Media, she is the only female actress in Hong Kong who has mastered the nunchucks, including double nunchucks. She is also a Muay Thai (Thai Boxing) 46KG Champion in Hong Kong...
35. Laura Poitras Laura Poitras Producer, Citizenfour
36. Duane 'Dog' Chapman Duane 'Dog' Chapman Self, Dog the Bounty Hunter
37. Kim Zimmer Kim Zimmer Actress, Guiding Light
38. Lexie Galante Lexie Galante Actress, American Pie Presents: Beta House Lexie is an Actress, Singer and Producer/Writer from Toronto Canada, now living in Los Angeles and NYC. She has performed on stages throughout Canada, the United States and in Europe. Lexie has been doing professional theatre since the age of 8. She attended the George Brown Theatre Schools acting program...
39. 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'...
40. Jenny Lumet Jenny Lumet Writer, Rachel Getting Married
41. 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"...
42. Jackie Burroughs Jackie Burroughs Actress, Avonlea 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...
43. Tom Smothers Tom Smothers Self, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
44. Robert Mandan Robert Mandan Actor, Soap
45. Macarena Gómez Macarena Gómez Actress, La que se avecina
46. Patrick M. Knapp Schwarzenegger Patrick M. Knapp Schwarzenegger Self, The Apprentice
47. Michael Talbott Michael Talbott Actor, Miami Vice
48. Sal Velez Jr. Sal Velez Jr. Actor, Chicago Justice Sal Velez Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois as Salvador Velez Jr. to Vivian Hernandez, a school teacher and Salvador Velez, a U.S. Postman. A second generation Puerto Rican, Sal's parents divorced at an early age where Sal, his mother and sister relocated to Houston, Texas. Sal later returned to Chicago's Humboldt Park at the age of 14 to reconnect with his father...
49. Duane Jones Duane Jones Actor, Night of the Living Dead Cult figure who will forever be remembered as Ben, the resourceful yet ill-fated hero of George A. Romero's low-budget zombie film Night of the Living Dead. Jones was a former English professor who directed at the Maguire Theater at the Old Westbury campus of New York State University, and he additionally served as artistic director at the Richard Allen Center in New York City...
50. Salvatore Esposito Salvatore Esposito Actor, They Call Me Jeeg Robot
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