Best Television Actresses Whose Faces You Know But Names You Might Not Pt. 1
by harlemsushi | created - 16 Dec 2010 | updated - 08 Jan 2014 | Public
1. Rena Sofer
Actress | Keeping the Faith
Rena was born in Arcadia, California, to Susan (Franzblau), a psychology professor, and Martin Sofer, who was a Conservative Jewish Rabbi. She moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when her parents divorced. She was discovered at age 15 by a New York talent agent and started modeling before turning to ...
2. Jessica Tuck
Actress | Super 8
Jessica Tuck was born in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Super 8 (2011), True Blood (2008) and Judging Amy (1999). She has been married to Robbie Koseff since September 26, 2004. They have one child.
3. Cady McClain
Actress | All My Children
Ms. McClain began her professional acting career at the age of 9. She has worked with respected directors such as Herbert Ross, Richard Benjamin, Marvin Chomsky and John Erman. Over the course of her long career she has starred in five independent films including "Soldier's Heart," "Home Movie" (...
4. Sprague Grayden
Actress | 24
The daughter of two school teachers, Grayden was born and raised in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, and began performing at age five. After graduating cum laude from Barnard College where she majored in American Studies, she worked as a performing member of the 'Drama Department' in New York ...
5. Leslie Hope
Director | Lost in Space
Leslie Hope was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and is a dual citizen of the US and Canada. She has directed several episodes of television including Snowpiercer (2020), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022), Lost in Space (2018), The Order (2019), Murdoch Mysteries (2008), Van Helsing (2016), ...
6. Molly Hagan
Actress | Walker
Molly Hagan was born the seventh child of Jack and Betty Hagan in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the age of 4 the entire family moved to Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She grew up among cornfields and limestone quarries. Molly always wanted to be an actor. She toiled with her sister, Lucy Hagan, to create the ...
7. Lori Loughlin
Actress | Summerland
Lori Loughlin was born on July 28, 1964 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Summerland (2004), When Calls the Heart (2014) and Full House (1987). She has been married to Mossimo Giannulli since November 27, 1997. They have two children. She was previously ...
8. Jamie Luner
Actress | Murder in the First
Jamie Michelle Luner was born on Wednesday, May 12, 1971 to Stuart and Susan Luner in Palo Alto, California. She grew up with her older brother, David Luner, and her mom Susan in California. Before landing her roles on Just the Ten of Us (1987) as dizzy "Cindy Lubbock", Jamie began her career in ...
9. Lauren Graham
Actress | Gilmore Girls
Lauren Graham was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Donna Grant and Lawrence Graham, a candy industry lobbyist. Her father was from New York and her mother was from the American South, and Lauren has Irish, English, and Scottish ancestry. She grew up in Northern Virginia, USA (Fairfax, Arlington, and ...
10. Jenna Elfman
Actress | Dharma & Greg
Jenna Elfman began her career as a professional dancer, appearing in music videos by Depeche Mode and Anthrax, and danced on the 1991 Academy Awards live broadcast, choreographed by Debbie Allen.
She ultimately transitioned to acting, best known for her role as Dharma in the hit television series "...
11. Melinda Clarke
Actress | Spawn
Melinda Clarke was born on April 24, 1969 in Dana Point, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Spawn (1997), The O.C. (2003) and Nikita (2010). She has been married to Adam Farmer since September 12, 2015. She was previously married to Ernie Mirich.
12. Ever Carradine
Actress | The Requiem Boogie
Ever Carradine was born on August 6, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Requiem Boogie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) and Bubble Boy (2001). She has been married to Coby Brown since October 1, 2005. They have two children.
13. Melanie Lynskey
Actress | Togetherness
At sixteen years old, Melanie Lynskey dazzled the film world with an audacious debut in Peter Jackson's revered psychological crime picture, Heavenly Creatures (1994). Her electrifying portrait of Pauline Parker - high school misfit whose fierce rapport with her only friend (a pre-fame Kate Winslet...
14. Clare Carey
Actress | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Clare Carey was born on June 11, 1967 in Rhodesia. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001), Waxwork (1988) and Smokin' Aces (2006). She is married to Seth Seaberg. They have two children.
15. Mädchen Amick
Actress | Dream Lover
Born and raised in Sparks, Nevada, Mädchen Amick was encouraged by her parents to follow her own creative instincts where she learned the skill of playing the piano, bass, violin and guitar as well as being able to do tap, ballet, jazz and modern dancing. In 1987 at the age of 16, she traveled to ...
16. Alicia Coppola
Actress | National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Alicia Coppola is an American actress, primarily known for television roles. In 1968, Coppola was born in the town of Huntington, New York, which is located on the north shore of Long Island. The town is a major bedroom community for nearby New York City.
Coppola attended the Kent School, a ...
17. Fay Masterson
Actress | The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
Fay Masterson was born on April 15, 1974 in Kent, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001), The Quick and the Dead (1995) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
18. Ali Larter
Actress | Final Destination
Born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Ali began modeling at age thirteen, and traveled the world before moving to Los Angeles to study acting. Her first professional acting job was a role on the television series Chicago Sons (1997). She received her breakthrough in the high school football drama ...
19. Jeri Ryan
Actress | Star Trek: Voyager
Jeri Ryan was born Jeri Lynn Zimmerman on February 22, 1968 in Munich, West Germany, to Gerhard Florian Zimmerman, a Master Sergeant in the United States Army, and his wife Sharon, a social worker. She and her older brother Mark grew up on several military bases, including Kansas, Maryland, Hawaii,...
20. Julie Ann Emery
Actress | Five Days at Memorial
Actress Julie Ann Emery is best known for her breakout recurring role in "Better Call Saul," AMC's highly buzzed-about prequel to "Breaking Bad." She can be seen as a series regular in AMC's fan favorite, "Preacher." Julie Ann takes on the important role of Lara Featherstone, one of the Grail's ...
21. Judith Hoag
Actress | Armageddon
Judith Woodward Hoag is an American actress from Newburyport, Massachusetts who is known for playing April O'Neil from the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film and Gwen Piper from Halloweentown. She acted in other films including Michael Bay's 1998 film Armageddon, A Nightmare on Elm Street, a ...
22. Paige Turco
Actress | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Paige Turco was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 17, 1965. When she was a year old her father passed away and her mother moved them to Springfield, Massachusetts. As a child she studied to become a ballerina. She performed as a soloist with the New England Dance Conservatory, The Amherst Ballet...
23. Clea DuVall
Actress | The Faculty
Clea DuVall was born in Los Angeles on September 25, 1977, to Rosemary (Hatch) and actor Steph DuVall. DuVall's teenage years presented her with many challenges. Her parents divorced when she was twelve, and, when her mother remarried, DuVall moved out because she did not feel at home in the ...
24. Sarah Polley
Actress | My Life Without Me
Sarah Polley is an actress and director renowned in her native Canada for her political activism. Blessed with an extremely expressive face that enables directors to minimize dialog due to her uncanny ability to suggest a character's thoughts, Polley has become a favorite of critics for her ...
25. Kim Dickens
Actress | Gone Girl
Kimberly Jan Dickens is an American actress. Her film debut was in the 1995 comedy film Palookaville. Dickens played lead roles in the films Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997), Zero Effect (1998) and Mercury Rising (1998). Her other films include Great Expectations (1998), Hollow Man (2000), House ...
26. Shawnee Smith
Actress | The Blob
Shawnee Smith has consistently put her versatile talents to use in the film, television, theatrical and musical arenas with much success. Her impressive career includes a co-starring role on an award-winning television show, which is now strong in syndication, and a variety of memorable roles in ...
27. Paget Brewster
Actress | Criminal Minds
Paget Brewster is an American actress. Her career started in the early 1990s, but her breakthrough was portraying FBI agent Emily Prentiss in the long-running police procedural series "Criminal Minds" (2005-2020, 2022-). Prentiss was introduced as the replacement to the character of Elle Greenaway ...
28. A.J. Cook
Actress | Criminal Minds
Canadian born actress/director, AJ is best known for her role as "Special Agent Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau" in the CBS long running series CRIMINAL MINDS. She can currently be seen reprising her role on CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION for Paramount+, which will be going into a second season later this year. AJ...
29. Moira Kelly
Actress | One Tree Hill
Born March 6, 1968 in Queens, New York, she is the third of six kids. Her father, Peter, was trained as a concert violinist. Her mother, Anne, is a nurse. Both are Irish immigrants. Moira was raised in Ronkonkoma, NY. She attended Connetquot Senior High School and graduated in the class of 1986. ...
30. Abby Brammell
Actress | Jobs
Abby Brammell was born on March 19, 1979 in Kentucky, USA. She is an actress, known for Jobs (2013), The Unit (2006) and Fastlane (2002). She has been married to Stefan Bishop since January 22, 2010. They have one child. She was previously married to Jake La Botz.
31. Audrey Marie Anderson
Actress | The Unit
Audrey Marie Anderson is an American actress, born in Texas on March the 7th, 1975. She has been in film and television since 2000, working with notable directors such as David Mamet, Lisa Cholodenko and Antoine Fuqua. She appears on the television series, Arrow (2012), as Lyla Michaels. She is ...
32. Terry Farrell
Actress | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Terry Farrell was born on November 19, 1963 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. At age 15, she became a foreign exchange student to Mexico, and, from that experience, she decided she would like to live a more adventurous life in the big city. She sent several photos to a modeling agency and then, at age 17, ...
33. Candace Bailey
Actress | Jericho
Candace Kaye Bailey is an American actress and television host who is known for hosting U-Pick Live for Nickelodeon and Attack of the Show for G4. She acted in Robot Chicken, the Tak and the Power of Juju sequels, The Sopranos, Jericho, Ghost Whisperer and Anger Management. She has two children ...
34. Kimberly McCullough
Director | High School Musical: The Musical - The Series
Kimberly is about to start her fourth season on "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" for Disney+ as an Co-Executive Producer/Director. Last season, Kimberly directed episodes of Amazon's "With Love", Hulu's "How I Met Your Father", Netflix's "Boo, Bitch", and "Fantasy Island" for Fox. ...
35. Mary Elizabeth Ellis
Actress | Masterminds
Mary Elizabeth Ellis is an American actress. She is best known for her role as The Waitress on the FX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Ellis also starred in the NBC sitcom Perfect Couples and the Fox sitcom The Grinder. She also appeared as Nick's ex-girlfriend Caroline in the sitcom New ...
36. Robin Weigert
Actress | Deadwood
Robin Weigert is an American actress. She is primarily known for television roles, and was once nominated for a "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series."
In 1969, Weigert was born in Washington D.C. Her family is of Jewish heritage. Her parents were the ...
37. Christine Elise
Actress | Chucky
Christine Elise McCarthy was born in Boston, Massachusetts - the daughter of artists. She has been acting professionally since 1988 and is recognized primarily for her roles as U4EA-popping bad girl, Emily Valentine, on Beverly Hills, 90210. She returned to the 90210 zip code in the Fox 2019 summer...
38. Sheryl Lee
Actress | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
"Dead, wrapped in plastic" is how Sheryl Lee entered onto the scene as Laura Palmer, the doomed homecoming queen on the cult TV series Twin Peaks (1990).
Lee was born April 27, 1967 in Germany. She grew up in Boulder, Colorado, spending much of her youth studying dance before knee injuries ended her...
39. Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Actress | The Shield
Cathy Cahlin Ryan portrayed Corrine Mackey in the critically acclaimed, AFI and Golden Globe Winning TV show "The Shield" Along with her love of acting, she has turned her attention to directing having had the opportunity to direct the web series "Wrong Number." Looking forward ,Ms. Ryan is excited...
40. Mireille Enos
Actress | World War Z
Mireille Enos was born in Houston, Texas, to Monique, a teacher, and Jon Goree Enos. Her Texas-born American father, and French mother, met while her father was serving on a Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She is the fourth of five children and grew up in Houston, Texas...
41. Amy Madigan
Actress | Field of Dreams
In the 1960s, Amy attended St. Philip Neri grammar school and Aquinas High School, both in Chicago, where she performed in school plays and was known as the school tomboy. In the early 1970s, Amy was featured in Playboy Magazine wearing only jelly, to promote her music band, Jelly. Amy is the ...
42. Melissa Leo
Actress | The Fighter
Melissa Leo is an American actress. She is known for her Academy Award-winning performance in the 2010 film The Fighter (2010). She was born on September 14, 1960, in New York City. Leo starred as the mother of boxer Micky Ward in the 2010 film The Fighter, also starring Mark Wahlberg. The role ...
43. Jane Adams
Actress | Happiness
Jane Adams has performed theatre at the Seattle Repertory Theatre. The plays include "Love Diatribe," "The Nice and the Nasty," and "Greetings From Elsewhere Cabaret." She also performed in "Careless Love" at the Empty Space Theatre, "Candide/Len Jenkin" at the Pioneer Square Theatre," "Talking ...
44. Rebecca Creskoff
Actress | Justified
Rebecca Creskoff was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Betty Jane Creskoff, a home maker, and Howard Creskoff a lawyer, and has an older sister. Her father is of Russian Jewish decent and her mother is of mostly English and German ancestry--a true Midwestern ...
45. Kate Mara
Actress | Fantastic Four
Kate Mara is an American actress. She starred in the Netflix political drama House of Cards (2013) as Zoe Barnes and appeared in the Fox TV series 24 (2001) as computer analyst Shari Rothenberg. She appeared in Brokeback Mountain (2005), We Are Marshall (2006), Shooter (2007), Transsiberian (2008), ...
46. Alexis Bledel
Actress | Gilmore Girls
Kimberly Alexis Bledel was born in Houston, Texas, to Nanette (Dozier) and Martin Bledel. Her parents are both Spanish-speakers (her mother was born in Arizona and raised in Mexico, and her father was born in Argentina), and Alexis's ancestry includes Danish, Welsh, English, Scottish, Irish, and ...
47. Tammy Lynn Michaels
Actress | Popular
Tammy Lynn Michaels was raised in Lafayette, Indiana, graduating from Lafayette Jefferson High School. She grew up with a keen interest and physical gift in the athletic arena. Later Tammy's interests grew from the sports arena, to include the theatrical arena as well, even performing leads in ...
48. Catherine Hicks
Actress | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Born in New York City and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, Catherine Mary Hicks was a cheerleader at Gerard Catholic High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and graduated in 1969. Hicks attended Saint Mary's College-Notre Dame University and studied English literature. Moving east from South Bend, Indiana, ...
49. Beverley Mitchell
Actress | 7th Heaven
Rising to fan-magazine fame through her stint as Lucy Camden on 7th Heaven (1996), Beverley was born in Arcadia, California. Before her most famous role, Beverley started her career off with a well-known temper tantrum, alongside her mother, in the middle of a shopping mall. A talent agent heard ...
50. Robin Tunney
Actress | The Craft
Robin Tunney studied acting at the Chicago Academy for the Arts, spending her summer performing in such plays as "Bus Stop" and "Agnes of God". She moved to Los Angeles at the age of eighteen and shortly landed roles in such television shows as Life Goes On (1989), Class of '96 (1993) (recurring), ...
51. Dana Delany
Actress | China Beach
Dana Welles Delany was born on March 13, 1956, in New York City and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. Dana knew early in life that she wanted to be an actress. Following graduation from Wesleyan University, this tall (5'6") beauty moved to New York and developed her skills working in daytime ...
52. Alyson Hannigan
Actress | Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Alyson Hannigan was born in Washington, D.C. to Emilie (Posner), a real estate agent, and Al Hannigan, a truck driver. She began her acting career in Atlanta at the young age of 4 in commercials sponsoring such companies as McDonald's, Six Flags, and Oreos. She is a seasoned television actress, ...
53. Michele Scarabelli
Actress | Alien Nation
Michele Scarabelli was born in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Michele is an actor, known for Alien Nation (1989), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Airwolf (1987).
54. Gretchen Mol
Actress | The Thirteenth Floor
Gretchen Mol was born November 8, 1972, in Deep River, Connecticut, the daughter of a school principal, James Mol, and his artist wife, Janet. Deep River is a small community located on the Chester Bowles Highway (Rt. 9), nine miles northwest of Old Saybrook (home of the legendary Katharine Hepburn...
55. Lindy Booth
Actress | Dawn of the Dead
Lindy Booth was born on April 2, 1979, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She played "Riley Grant" on the Disney Channel series, The Famous Jett Jackson (1998) (and "Agent Hawk" in the show-within-a-show, "Silverstone"). Other credits include guest-starring as different characters in two different ...
56. Molly Kidder
Actress | Luckiest Girl Alive
Molly Kidder was born on July 15, 1980 in Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for Luckiest Girl Alive (2022), Monday Morning (2012) and Thanksgiving (2023).
57. Gloria Garayua
Actress | Maid
Gloria Garayua was born in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Maid (2021), Reckoning (2019) and Grey's Anatomy (2005).
58. Brooke Smith
Actress | The Silence of the Lambs
Brooke Smith grew up in New York in the shadow of show business owing to the fact that she is the daughter of powerful publicist Lois Smith. After studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, her "first big thing" was playing Catherine Martin, the abducted young girl in The Silence of the ...
59. Sarah Utterback
Actress | Grey's Anatomy
Sarah Utterback was born on January 12, 1982 in New Hampton, Iowa, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Grey's Anatomy (2005), Ghost Whisperer (2005) and Seed of Doubt.
60. Elizabeth Reaser
Actress | Twilight
Elizabeth Ann Reaser was born July 2, 1975 in Bloomfield, Michigan, to Karen (Weidman) and John Reaser. As the middle child in a trio of sisters, she grew up in rural Milford, MI. Her mother, a homemaker, and her father, an attorney turned restaurateur turned substitute teacher, divorced, and her ...
61. Kate Burton
Actress | Big Trouble in Little China
Swiss-born Welsh-American actress Kate Burton is the daughter of Welsh actors Richard Burton and Sybil Williams. She graduated Brown University (1979), majoring in Russian studies and European history. She served on the board of 'Production Workshop', the university's student-run theater group. She...
62. Samantha Mathis
Actress | Broken Arrow
Samantha Mathis was born in 1970 in New York, to Donald Mathis and Austrian-born Bibi Besch, an aspiring actress at the time. Her maternal grandmother was actress Gusti Huber. Her first acting job was in a commercial for baby products with her mother. Since her parents divorced when she was only ...
63. Kali Rocha
Actress | Man with a Plan
Kali Rocha was born on December 5, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Man with a Plan (2016), Liv and Maddie (2013) and Grey's Anatomy (2005). She has been married to Michael Krikorian since 2006. They have two children.
64. Alison La Placa
Actress | Fletch
Born in New Jersey and raised in suburban Chicago, Alison La Placa received a degree in drama from Illinois Wesleyan University and received extensive training in classical piano and voice. She has starred on stage in regional productions of the musicals "Dames at Sea" and "Company", as well as the...
65. Chyler Leigh
Actress | Not Another Teen Movie
Chyler is an actress and singer who currently stars opposite Andie MacDowell in THE WAY HOME for Hallmark. She is well-known for playing "Alex Danvers" in SUPERGIRL for six seasons and "Lexie Grey" in GREY'S ANATOMY. Chyler also reprised her role of "Alex Danvers" in THE FLASH and has been featured...
66. Melissa Joan Hart
Actress | Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Melissa grew up in Sayville, New York. Her acting career started at the age of four, when she did a commercial for a bathtub toy called Splashy. Her mother, Paula Hart, has been her agent from the beginning. Melissa is the oldest of eight children, some from her mother's second marriage. Six ...
67. Emily Deschanel
Actress | Bones
Emily Erin Deschanel (born October 11, 1976) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for starring in the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama series Bones as Dr. Temperance Brennan since 2005.
Deschanel was born in Los Angeles, California, to cinematographer and director Caleb Deschanel ...
68. Elizabeth Mitchell
Actress | The Purge: Election Year
Elizabeth Mitchell was born in Los Angeles in 1970. Shortly after her birth, her parents moved to Dallas, Texas. She was graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas. Later, she earned a BFA degree in acting from ...
69. Maggie Grace
Actress | Taken
Maggie stars as "Althea" on the popular AMC series "Fear the Walking Dead". She is most often recognized from the hit series "Lost" , "Californication" on Showtime, and the "Taken" and "Twilight" franchises. Maggie has also starred on Broadway in William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Picnic" ...
70. Cynthia Watros
Actress | General Hospital
Cynthia Watros was born on September 2, 1968 in Lake Orion, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for General Hospital (1963), Guiding Light (1952) and Video Game High School (2012). She was previously married to Curtis Gilliland.
71. Tania Raymonde
Actress | Lost
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Tania Raymonde began her career on Malcolm in the Middle (2000), and is known for her portrayal of Alex Rousseau in the J.J. Abrams series Lost. She played the title role of notorious murderer Jodi Arias in the Lifetime original feature Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret...
72. Sonya Walger
Actress | The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Sonya Walger is a British actress who also holds American citizenship. She had starring roles in the short-lived sitcoms The Mind of the Married Man (2001-2002) and Coupling (2003) before landing her role as Penny Widmore in the ABC drama series Lost (2006-2010). Walger later starred on Tell Me You...
73. Sela Ward
Actress | Independence Day: Resurgence
Hallelujah for Sela. Everyone's favorite "Sister" was born Sela Ann Ward, on July 11, 1956, in Meridian, Mississippi. Sela's parents were Annie Kate (Boswell) and Granberry Holland Ward, Jr., an electrical engineer; the three younger children in the family are Jenna (1957), Berry (1959) and Brock (...
74. Mary Page Keller
Actress | Beginners
Mary Page Keller received formal training at the University of Maryland and the Boston Conservatory of Music, leading to various parts in musical theater in Washington, D.C. After training in New York, doing everything from theater to soap opera, she relocated to Los Angeles to star in Duet (1987) ...
75. Felicity Huffman
Actress | Transamerica
Felicity Huffman was born on December 9, 1962 in Bedford, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Transamerica (2005), Desperate Housewives (2004) and Sports Night (1998). She has been married to William H. Macy since September 6, 1997. They have two children.
76. Lara Flynn Boyle
Actress | Happiness
Lara Flynn Boyle was born in Davenport, Iowa on March 24, 1970 to 21-year old Sally Boyle. For Sally and young Lara, money was not plentiful so Sally was required to work three jobs in addition to raising baby Lara by herself. Since Lara was mostly around Sally, they developed a bond that still ...
77. Julianne Nicholson
Actress | August: Osage County
Nicholson was born and raised in Medford, Massachusetts (outside Boston), and is the eldest of four siblings. She is the daughter of Kate (Gilday) and James O. Nicholson, Jr., and is of Irish heritage. Nicholson moved to New York which led to a modeling career in Paris. She attended Hunter College ...
78. Jennifer Jason Leigh
Actress | The Hateful Eight
Jennifer Jason Leigh was born Jennifer Lee Morrow in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of writer Barbara Turner and actor Vic Morrow. Her father was of Russian Jewish descent and her mother was of Austrian Jewish ancestry. She is the sister of Carrie Ann Morrow and half-sister of actress Mina ...
79. Patricia Wettig
Actress | City Slickers
Three-time Emmy Award winner Patricia Wettig made a noticeable dramatic impact on late 1980s TV as wife and mom Nancy Weston on the award-winning series Thirtysomething (1987). Although her husband, actor Ken Olin, also co-starred on the series, they had different spouses on the show. Known for her...
80. Courtney Thorne-Smith
Actress | Ally McBeal
Courtney Thorne-Smith is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles as Alison Parker on Melrose Place, Georgia Thomas on Ally McBeal, Cheryl Mabel in According to Jim and her recurring role on Two and a Half Men as Lyndsey McElroy. Thorne-Smith was born in San Francisco, ...
81. Nora Zehetner
Actress | The Right Stuff
Nora Angela was born and grew up in El Paso, Texas. She spent several years attending elementary school in Richardson, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, before moving back to El Paso. When she was 14 she moved to Dallas where she attended the McKinney High School for several years. She attended the Texas ...
82. Susanna Thompson
Actress | Malignant
Susanna Thompson was born on January 27, 1958 in San Diego, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Malignant (2021), Dragonfly (2002) and Once and Again (1999). She is married to Martin B. Katz.
83. Gretchen Egolf
Actress | Journeyman
Gretchen Egolf grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where she began acting in theater as a child. She trained at the Juilliard School and has since been living and working in New York, Los Angeles, and most recently London. Aside from her numerous Broadway, West End, and regional theater credits, ...
84. Jaime Pressly
Actress | My Name Is Earl
Emmy Award-winning actress Jaime Pressly is known for her wide range of film and television roles. Pressly appeared in Welcome to Flatch (2022) from 2022 to 2023. Previously, she played Jill Kendall, opposite Anna Faris and Academy Award winner Allison Janney, on Chuck Lorre's hit CBS comedy Mom (...
85. Cristine Rose
Actress | What Women Want
Cristine Rose was born on January 31, 1951 in Lynwood, California, USA. She is an actress, known for What Women Want (2000), Heroes (2006) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).
86. Amanda Pays
Actress | Leviathan
Born in London, England, Amanda Pays is the daughter of show business agent and actor Howard Pays and former actress Jan Miller. An aunt, Mandy Miller, won fame as a child star of the '50s film Crash of Silence (1952) . When she was eight, Pays started school at a nearby convent and it was there ...
87. Susan Dey
Actress | The Partridge Family
Susan Dey was born on December 10, 1952 in Pekin, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Partridge Family (1970), L.A. Law (1986) and Skyjacked (1972). She has been married to Bernard Sofronski since February 20, 1988. She was previously married to Leonard Hirshan.
88. Leah Remini
Actress | The King of Queens
Leah Marie Remini was born on June 15,1970 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York & was raised in Los Angeles, California. Leah was born to Vicki Julia Marshall, & George Anthony Remini, who owned an asbestos removal company. She has an older sister named Nicole and 4 half-sisters named Christine, ...
89. Nicole Sullivan
Actress | Black·ish
Grew up doing theatre in NYC -Studied at Northwestern University. -Her career started in 1995, when she was cast on Mad TV (1995) for 6 seasons. Cast member of The King of Queens (1998) for 5 seasons, playing opposite Jerry Stiller. Enjoys working in TV. Recurs on ABC's Black-ish (2014) Sex Lives ...
90. Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Actress | Without a Trace
Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste is an English actress. She is known for her role in the 1996 comedy-drama film Secrets & Lies, for which she received acclaim and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award in the same category. ...
91. Kathryn Morris
Actress | Minority Report
Kathryn Morris was born on January 28, 1969 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for Minority Report (2002), Mindhunters (2004) and Cold Case (2003).
92. Tracie Thoms
Actress | Rent
Tracie Thoms has had wide-ranging success in film, television and theatre throughout her busy career.
Tracie's currently a series regular opposite Oscar winner Octavia Spencer on the Apple series, Truth Be Told, while at the same time recurring on Fox's 9-1-1 and ABC's Station 19.
Tracie realized a ...
93. Alicia Witt
Actress | 88 Minutes
Actor and singer-songwriter Alicia Witt has been acting since the age of 7, when she made her film debut in David Lynch's sci fi classic Dune. She will next be seen starring opposite Nicholas Cage in the thriller Longlegs, set for a 2024 worldwide theatrical release. She also just appeared on Fox's...
94. Pauley Perrette
Actress | NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Pauley Perrette is known to millions around the world as Abby Sciuto, the brilliant but offbeat forensic scientist on CBS's NCIS (2003). Her additional credits include appearances on such shows as Almost Famous (2000), The Ring (2002), 24 (2001), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Murder One (...
95. Elizabeth Peña
Actress | Rush Hour
As she inherited her love for the arts by her father, well-known playwright, actor, director and novelist Mario Peña, it is not hard to understand that actress Elizabeth Pena already had designs to become an actress by the time she was eight years old.
Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on September 23, ...
96. Aya Sumika
Actress | Numb3rs
Aya Sumika was born on August 22, 1980 in Seattle, Washington, USA. She is an actress, known for Numb3rs (2005), Hawaii (2004) and The O.C. (2003).
97. Sophina Brown
Actress | Because I Said So
Sophina Brown was born in Saginaw, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Because I Said So (2007), Shark (2006) and Numb3rs (2005). She has been married to Henry Simmons since May 2010.
98. Danneel Ackles
Actress | Fired Up!
Danneel Ackles (born Elta Danneel Graul, she went by Danneel Harris professionally until after her marriage to Jensen Ackles) was born on March 18, 1979, in Lafayette, Louisiana is an American actress and model. The name "Danneel" was inspired by Danneel Street in New Orleans. She is known for her ...
99. Sabrina Lloyd
Actress | Sports Night
Sabrina Lloyd was born on November 20th, 1970 in Fairfax, Virginia. At age 12, she started her acting career by appearing in a local theater production of "Annie" as "Pepper". She continued to perform in local theater such as the Baystreet Players in Eustis, and the Ice House Theater in Mt. Dora, ...
100. Jennifer Ferrin
Actress | The Knick
Jennifer Ferrin was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA. She is an actress, known for The Knick (2014), Sneaky Pete (2015) and Hell on Wheels (2011). She has been married to Zachary Bliss since September 2014.
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