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Actors and Actresses In The News

  • Angelique Rockas
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  • David Cronenberg
    Date of Birth: March 15, 1943

    David Cronenberg sprang into public consciousness with a series of low-budget horror films that shocked and surprised audiences for their sheer audacity and intelligence. Unlike the former two filmmak...

  • Anne Hathaway
    Date of Birth: November 12, 1982

    An actress whose first big screen gig also proved to be her breakthrough, Anne Hathaway became a familiar face to millions of moviegoers thanks to her starring role in Garry Marshall's 2001 hit The Pr...

  • Amanda Bynes
    Date of Birth: April 3, 1986

    The squirrel-cheeked young actress Amanda Bynes rose to fame on Nickelodeon and moved on to the WB network for her teenage years. In 1996, she became a regular cast member on the kid's sketch comedy s...

  • Oliver Stone
    Date of Birth: September 15, 1946

    Undoubtedly one of the most controversial directors in Hollywood, Oliver Stone has made films that are remarkable for both the way in which their subject matter is handled and the degree of controvers...

  • Saoirse Ronan
    Date of Birth: April 12, 1994

    Irish actress Saoirse Ronan got her start in her native land on the television series The Clinic and Proof before parlaying her small-screen success into a career in Hollywood. Her first big-screen gi...

  • Hugh Jackman
    Date of Birth: October 12, 1968

    A star in his native Australia thanks to his work on television and in musical theatre, actor Hugh Jackman became known to American audiences through his role as Logan/Wolverine in Bryan Singer's lavi...

  • Nehir Tuna
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  • Cillian Murphy
    Date of Birth: May 25, 1976

    A soft-spoken, fair-skinned actor with startling blue eyes, a penchant for playing volatile characters, and a reluctance to forsake his critically lauded stage career for a life in film, American audi...

  • Didem Ellialti
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  • Clayton LeBouef
    Date of Birth: November 12, 1954

    Clayton LeBouef (born November 12, 1954) is an African American actor best known for his recurring role as Colonel George Barnfather in Homicide: Life on the Street. He appeared in several episodes du...

  • Evangeline Lilly
    Date of Birth: August 3, 1979

    Discovered by a modeling agent in her native Canada, Evangeline Lilly ultimately passed on the catwalk and opted for an acting career. After working briefly as an extra, she was plucked from obscurity...

  • Theodoros Angelopoulos
    Date of Birth: April 17, 1935

    Theo Angelopoulos began to study law in Athens but broke up his studies to go to the Sorbonne in Paris in order to study literature. When he had finished his studies, he wanted to attend the School of...

  • Katy Perry
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  • Russell Brand
    Date of Birth: June 4, 1975

    Something of a Renaissance man in his native Britain -- a performer who divides his time between screen acting, journalism, radio emceeing, and standup comedy -- Russell Brand trademarked himself via ...


Actors and Actresses in Upcoming Movies

  • Kristen Stewart
    Date of Birth: April 9, 1990

    A fervent surfer who bears a striking resemblance to the young Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart was poised to become a preteen star with her role opposite Foster in David Fincher's atmospheric thriller P...


  • Peter Ferdinando
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  • Charlize Theron
    Date of Birth: August 7, 1975

    As legend has it, Charlize Theron was discovered by an agent while fighting with a bank manager on Hollywood Boulevard. Eighteen and starving, Theron purportedly got into the argument after the manage...


  • Adrien Brody
    Date of Birth: April 14, 1973

    An actor who hovered far too long on the brink of stardom before getting his due recognition, Adrien Brody spent much of his early career falling victim to the slings and arrows of outrageous PR. Poss...


  • Michael Chiklis
    Date of Birth: August 30, 1963

    Though known mainly for his role as complicated police officer Vic Mackey on F/X's television cop drama The Shield, Massachusetts native Michael Chiklis has been acting professionally since the age of...


  • Matt Bush
    Date of Birth: March 22, 1986

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  • Kai Lennox
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  • Michael O'Keefe
    Date of Birth: April 24, 1955

    Actor Michael O'Keefe was educated at NYU and trained for a theatrical career at AADA. O'Keefe made his first off-Broadway appearance in 1974's Kildeer, his Broadway debut in Fifth of July, and in 197...


  • Rick Gonzalez
    Date of Birth: June 30, 1979

    With a countenance that seemed to express street-smart grit, Hispanic-American actor Rick Gonzalez might have easily fallen into the trap of playing toughs time and again, as did many of his contempor...


  • Noomi Rapace
    Date of Birth: December 28, 1979

    Swedish actress Noomi Rapace was born into a show business family, with a mother involved in acting and a father who worked as a flamenco singer. By the age of seven, Rapace was making minor appearanc...


  • Michael Fassbender
    Date of Birth: April 2, 1977

    German-born actor Michael Fassbender first caught many viewers' attention with the role of Sergeant Burton Pat on the HBO-produced WWII series Band of Brothers in 2001. He would make waves again with ...


  • Ben Stiller
    Date of Birth: November 30, 1965

    As the son of comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara Ben Stiller's decision to establish himself as a comic writer and actor surprised almost no one.Born in New York City on November 30, 1965, Stiller...


  • Chris Rock
    Date of Birth: February 7, 1965

    South Carolina-born African American comedian Chris Rock grew up in Brooklyn and projected a marked aptitude for comedy early in life. Rock traveled the New York club circuit during his adolescence, s...


  • David Schwimmer
    Date of Birth: November 2, 1966

    If one were to base one's judgment of David Schwimmer's talent on his low-key performance as the anxious, awkward but lovable paleontologist Ross on NBC's smash hit comedy Friends, one might never sus...


  • Robert Pattinson
    Date of Birth: May 13, 1986

    Robert Pattinson is best known for portraying Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of author Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series. He first came to widespread attention for 2005's Harry Potter and the G...


  • Christina Ricci
    Date of Birth: February 12, 1980

    Precocious, outspoken child-teen starlet of the 1990s, Christina Ricci was born in 1980 in Santa Monica, California, the youngest of 4 children of a lawyer father and Realtor mother. She made her scre...


  • Uma Thurman
    Date of Birth: April 29, 1970

    An actress noted as much for her exotic, almost otherworldly beauty as she is for her considerable talent, Uma Thurman is one of the most renowned actors of her generation. The daughter of celebrated ...


  • Aubrey Plaza
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    Comedian and actress Aubrey Plaza honed her skills with the renowned Upright Citizen's Brigade comedy troupe beginning in 2004, as well as performing standup at places like the Laugh Factory. She grad...


  • Mark Duplass
    Date of Birth: December 7, 1976

    Louisiana native Mark Duplass paid his dues both behind and in front of the camera, writing, producing, directing, and starring in a number of films throughout the early 2000s, like The New Brad and T...


  • Jake M. Johnson
    Date of Birth: May 20, 1997

    Actor Jake Johnson began his career in the virgin territory of the Internet, appearing in the popular Michael Cera web series Clark and Michael in 2006. He would go on to make appearances on Curb Your...


  • Greta Gerwig
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    Though she began her career with playwriting ambitions, Greta Gerwig soon skirted to fame as one of the preeminent actresses in "mumblecore" films. As led by the Amerindie filmmakers including Andrew ...


  • Joel Kinnaman
    Date of Birth: November 25, 1979

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  • Zoe Lister Jones
    Date of Birth: September 1, 1982

    Zoe Lister-Jones grew up in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of two artists. She graduated with honors from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied at the Atlantic Theatre Company Acting Sch...


  • Jane Fonda
    Date of Birth: December 21, 1937

    Hollywood legend has it that Bette Davis was forced to talk to a blank wall rather than her co-star Henry Fonda during filming of her close-ups in Jezebel; the reason was that he had repaired to New Y...


  • Catherine Keener
    Date of Birth: March 23, 1959

    Catherine Keener ranks with Parker Posey as one of the queens of 1990s American independent cinema. A muse for director Tom Di Cillo (Johnny Suede, Living in Oblivion, Box of Moonlight, The Real Blond...


  • Elizabeth Olsen
    Date of Birth: February 16, 1989

    The sister of the famous twins Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen, Elizabeth Olsen learned the ropes of acting by hanging around the set of Full House. She also opted to learn her craft in a structured settin...


  • Justin Bartha
    Date of Birth: July 21, 1978

    Fort Lauderdale-born, West Bloomfield, MI-raised actor Justin Bartha earns a footnote for one of the more eccentric debuts in American film, when he signed to portray a mentally impaired, rapping kidn...


  • Selma Blair
    Date of Birth: June 23, 1972

    After a couple of years of independent films and TV, Selma Blair began to make her name in late-'90s teen-targeted work. The Michigan-born and educated Blair originally moved to New York to pursue a c...


  • Mia Farrow
    Date of Birth: February 9, 1945

    American actress and long-time Woody Allen muse, Mia Farrow was the third of seven children born to film star Maureen O'Sullivan and director John Farrow. She enjoyed the usual pampered Hollywood kid ...


  • Julianne Hough
    Date of Birth: July 20, 1988

    The lithe and fair-haired dancer Julianne Hough achieved on-stage (and on-camera) recognition during the 2006-2007 TV season, as the female champion of the ABC reality program Dancing With the Stars. ...



Most Favorited Actors and Actresses

  • Johnny Depp
    Date of Birth: June 9, 1963

    Initially known as a teen idol thanks to his role on 21 Jump Street and tortured pretty-boy looks, Johnny Depp survived the perils of adolescent heartthrob status to earn a reputation as a respected a...

  • Will Smith
    Date of Birth: September 25, 1968

    Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is a Golden Globe and a two time Academy Award-nominated American actor, and a multiple Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist. He is one o...

  • Angelina Jolie
    Date of Birth: June 4, 1975

    Next to Liv Tyler, Angelina Jolie is the only actress of her generation who can thank her famous father for the lips that have become her trademark. The actress was born Angelina Jolie Voight to the p...

  • Brad Pitt
    Date of Birth: December 18, 1963

    The son of a trucking company manager, Brad Pitt was born December 18, 1963, in Shawnee, OK. Raised in Missouri as the oldest of three children, and brought up in a strict Baptist household, Pitt enro...

  • Leonardo DiCaprio
    Date of Birth: November 11, 1974

    Over the course of a single decade - the 1990s - Leonardo DiCaprio graduated from supporting work in television to a status as one of the most sought-after Hollywood actors under 30. After leading rol...

  • Sandra Bullock
    Date of Birth: July 26, 1964

    Giving new meaning to the term America's Sweetheart, Sandra Bullock won over scores of filmgoers and critics with her wholesome, exuberant portrayals of ordinary women in extraordinary circumstances. ...

  • Tom Cruise
    Date of Birth: July 3, 1962

    An actor whose name became synonymous with all-American entertainment, Tom Cruise spent the 1980s as one of Hollywood's brightest-shining golden boys. Born on July 3, 1962 in Syracuse, NY, Cruise was ...

  • Tom Hanks
    Date of Birth: July 9, 1956

    American leading actor Tom Hanks has become one of the most popular stars in contemporary American cinema. Born July 9, 1956, in Concord, CA, Hanks spent much of his childhood moving about with his fa...

  • Bruce Willis
    Date of Birth: March 19, 1955

    Born Walter Willison -- an Army brat to parents stationed in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany -- on March 19, 1955, Bruce Willis grew up in New Jersey from the age of two. As a youngster, he developed a s...

  • Adam Sandler
    Date of Birth: September 9, 1966

    One of the most endearing goofballs to ever grace the stages of Saturday Night Live, affectionately offensive funnyman Adam Sandler has often been cited as the writer/performer who almost single-hande...

  • Jim Carrey
    Date of Birth: January 17, 1962

    Arguably the top screen comedian of the 1990s, Canadian-born entertainer Jim Carrey has combined equal parts of his idol Jerry Lewis, his spiritual ancestor Harry Ritz, and the loose-limbed Ray Bolger...

  • Nicolas Cage
    Date of Birth: January 7, 1964

    Actor Nicolas Cage has always strived to make a name for himself based on his work, rather than on his lineage. As the nephew of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, Cage altered his last name to avoid acc...

  • Julia Roberts
    Date of Birth: October 28, 1967

    Born during the late '60s, Georgia native Julia Roberts was raised in a fervently pro-theater environment. Her parents regularly hosted acting and writing workshops, and both of the Roberts children (...

  • Jackie Chan
    Date of Birth: April 7, 1954

    One of the most popular film personalities in the world, Jackie Chan came from a poverty-stricken Hong Kong family -- so poor, claims Chan, that he was almost sold in infancy to a wealthy British coup...

  • Morgan Freeman
    Date of Birth: June 1, 1937

    Morgan Freeman has enjoyed an impressive and varied career on stage, television, and screen. It is a career that began in the mid-'60s, when Freeman appeared in an off-Broadway production of The Nigge...