Famous personalities in film, tv and music of Portuguese descent.

1. Kali Rocha

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.

2. Lyndsy Fonseca

Actress | Kick-Ass

Lyndsy Marie Fonseca was born in Oakland, California, and was raised first in Alameda and then Moraga, California. Lyndsy competed in the International Modeling & Talent Association, where she was recognized as the second runner-up for "Young Miss Dancer of the Year" and was the first runner-up for...

3. James Franco

Actor | Spring Breakers

Known for his breakthrough starring role on Freaks and Geeks (1999), James Franco was born April 19, 1978 in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, a writer, artist, and actress, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. His mother is Jewish and his father was of ...

4. Priscilla Faia

Actress | You Me Her

Priscilla Faia was born on October 23, 1985 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for You Me Her (2016), Rookie Blue (2010) and The Good Doctor (2017).

5. Louis Ferreira

Actor | Bad Blood

Louis Ferreira has spent more than 30 years performing recognizable roles in award-winning film and television productions, garnering him countless accolades along the way.

Ferreira had a recurring role on the TV series Shōgun (2024) for Amazon Studios. Prior to that, he was in the highly ...

6. Dave Franco

Actor | Neighbors

David John Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, an author, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. He has two older brothers, actors James Franco and Tom Franco. His father was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and his mother is Jewish. Dave made ...

7. Katie Stevens

Actress | Haunt

Katie Stevens is a versatile young actress who has quickly established herself as one of Hollywood's most sought-after, vibrant young talents. She leads the cast of Freeform's "The Bold Type," which reveals a glimpse into the outrageous lives and loves of those responsible for the fictional global ...

8. Jess Salgueiro

Actress | Frasier

Jess Salgueiro comes from her Portuguese-Canadian heritage, with her parents, John and Maria Salgueiro, moving from Alcanena and Santa Bárbara DE Nexe, respectively. Jess has two sisters, Julie and Nancy.

Salgueiro's talents extend beyond acting. She also earned writing credits for the short film "...

9. Sky Ferreira

Soundtrack | The Green Inferno

Sky Ferreira is an American musician and actress known for Baby Driver (2017), Lords of Chaos (2018) and Reptile (2023). Previous work include; David Lynch's Twin Peaks: The Return (2017), Elvis & Nixon (2016), The Trust (2016), and Rosy (2018). Sky made her feature-film debut in 2010's Putty Hill....

10. Kiana Madeira

Actress | Fear Street: 1666

"Trinkets" breakout star Kiana Madeira has proven time and time again that she can do it all: comedy, drama, romantic comedies, and now action. From leading the cast in Netflix's horror film trilogy "Fear Street," to the box-office hits, "After We Fell" and "After Ever Happy," to the award-winning ...

11. Paulino Nunes

Actor | Shôgun

Paulino Nunes was born on April 27, 1968 in Faial, Açores, Portugal. He is an actor, known for Shōgun (2024), The Boys (2019) and Brooklyn (2015). He has been married to Francesca since August 6, 2006. They have two children.

12. John Sousa

Actor | Men in Black: International

John Sousa is known for Men in Black: International (2019), Person of Interest (2011) and Jessica Jones (2015).

13. Dilshad Vadsaria

Actress | Greek

Dilshad Vadsaria was born in Karachi, Pakistan, of Portuguese and Indian descent. She moved with her family to the US at the age of six and spent her childhood in various parts of the country, including Chicago, Richmond (Virginia) and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She eventually moved to New York to...

14. Shawn Mendes

Soundtrack | Sing 2

Shawn Peter Raul Mendes was born on August 8, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Karen (Rayment), a real estate agent, and Manuel Mendes, a businessman. His father is of Portuguese descent (from Lagos) and his mother is English (with deep roots in Dorset). He has a sister, Aaliyah. Shawn was ...

15. Luisa d'Oliveira

Actress | The 100

Luisa d'Oliveira was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress, known for The 100 (2014), Channel Zero (2016) and The Good Wife (2009).

16. Kika Magalhães

Actress | The Eyes of My Mother

Kika Magalhães is known for The Eyes of My Mother (2016), The Girl in the Backseat (2023) and Stop Whining and Start Winning.

17. Daniela Ruah

Actress | NCIS: Los Angeles

Daniela was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Portuguese-born parents, Catarina Lia Azancot Korn- an audiologist, and Moisés Carlos Bentes Ruah, an otolaryngologist, both of Jewish descent. She lived in the US until she was five and speaks Portuguese and English fluently. Daniela attended St. ...

18. Joaquim de Almeida

Actor | Fast Five

Joaquim de Almeida was born in Lisbon, Portugal. Son of two pharmacists and the sixth of eight kids, Joaquim showed signs at an early age that his future lay not in the family business. At the age of eighteen, after attending the theater course at the Lisbon Conservatory for two years, he left ...

19. Jeannette Sousa

Actress | American Housewife

Jeannette Sousa is known for American Housewife (2016), A Date with Miss Fortune (2015) and Castle (2009). She has been married to Ryan Scott since 2003. They have one child.

20. Nelly Furtado

Actress | Max Payne

Nelly Kim Furtado was born on December 2, 1978 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada to Maria Manuela Furtado (née Neto), a motel cleaner & António José Furtado, a stonemason. She first gained fame with her trip hop inspired debut album, Whoa, Nelly! (2000), which was a critical and commercial ...

21. Katy Perry

Actress | The Smurfs

Katy Perry was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California to Mary Christine Hudson (née Perry) & Maurice Keith Hudson. She has a big sister named Angela & a little brother named David, and has English, Portuguese, German, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. Her ...

22. Fernando Fragata

Director | Backlight

Filmmaker Fernando Fragata started his career in Portugal with the short film Love & Alchemy, which won him several International awards for best short film and best director. His other Portuguese films include the romantic comedy Sweet Nightmare and the critically acclaimed action comedy Chasing ...

23. Tom Hanks

Producer | Cast Away

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. His mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese, while his father was of mostly English ancestry. Tom grew up in what he has ...

24. Keanu Reeves

Actor | The Matrix

Keanu Charles Reeves, whose first name means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian, was born September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon. He is the son of Patric Reeves, a showgirl and costume designer, and Samuel Nowlin Reeves, a geologist. Keanu's father was born in Hawaii, of British, Portuguese...

25. Meredith Vieira

Actress | Get Him to the Greek

Meredith Vieira was born on December 30, 1953 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Get Him to the Greek (2010), The Stepford Wives (2004) and Shrek Forever After (2010). She has been married to Richard M. Cohen since June 14, 1986. They have three children.

26. Joe Perry

Soundtrack | Armageddon

As co-founding member, principal co-songwriter, electrifying lead guitarist and co-producer of Aerosmith--America's Greatest Rock & Roll Band--Joe has achieved permanent iconic stature in the pantheon of rock. He has helped to drive his band, over the course of three decades, to sales of more than ...

27. Steve Perry

Soundtrack | Independent Lens

Steve Perry was born on January 22, 1949 in Hanford, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Independent Lens (1999), The Losers (2010) and Tron: Legacy (2010).

28. Sean Paul

Soundtrack | Black Widow

Sean Paul Francis Henriques (born 9 January 1973), known professionally as Sean Paul, is a Jamaican dancehall rapper, singer and record producer. Sean Paul was born in Kingston, Jamaica to parents Garth and Frances. His mother is a well-known painter. His paternal grandfather is from a Jewish ...

29. Linda Perry

Soundtrack | Dumplin'

Linda Perry was born on April 15, 1965 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. She is a music artist and composer, known for Dumplin' (2018), Luckiest Girl Alive (2022) and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021). She was previously married to Sara Gilbert.

30. Nuno Bettencourt

Soundtrack | Rock of Ages

Nuno Bettencourt was born on September 20, 1966 in Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Açores, Portugal. He is an actor and composer, known for Rock of Ages (2012), Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008). He was previously married to Suze DeMarchi.

31. Jessica Gomes

Actress | Transformers: Age of Extinction

Jessica Gomes is known for Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017) and Cinderella (2016).

32. Nicola Correia-Damude

Actress | Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments

Nicola Correia-Damude was born on June 21, 1981 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Shadowhunters (2016), Burden of Truth (2018) and The Boys (2019).

33. Joseph Oliveira

Actor | Midnight Butterflies

Defending Jacob (2020) Midnight Butterflies (2020) Boston't Finest (2010) The Life And Death of Normand Bailey (2013) Pseudo Love (2018) Black Mass (2015) Joseph Oliveira was born in Bretanha,Saint Michael,Azores. Emigrated with his parents in the late 60 s to Fall River,Massachusetts.USA. Started ...

34. Brooke Burke

Actress | Melissa & Joey

Brooke Burke holds many titles, including: mother, television host, fitness guru, pod-caster, author, social media mogul (with almost 4 million followers), and cancer survivor. Forbes recognized Brooke's work by listing her as one of America's top ten moms to follow.

Brooke wrote her first biography...

35. Piper Perabo

Actress | Coyote Ugly

Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated film, stage and TV actor. Born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in New Jersey, she graduated summa cum Laude from Ohio University. In 2000 she was cast in a breakout role in Coyote Ugly. Since then she has been seen in such films as Christopher Nolan's "The ...

36. Jesse Metcalfe

Actor | Desperate Housewives

Award-winning actor and producer Jesse Metcalfe was born in Northern California's Carmel Valley.

Raised in Waterford, Connecticut, as an only child, Jesse's family relocated time and again. He attended three different elementary schools: Cohanzie, Quaker Hill and Oswegatchie Schools as well as Clark...

37. Vanessa Marcil

Actress | The Rock

Vanessa Marcil was born Vanessa Sally Ortiz on October 15, 1968 in Indio, California to Patricia Irene Marcil-Ortiz (née Marcil), an herbalist and Pete Ortiz, a contractor. She grew up in Indio with her parents, big brother: Pete Samuel "Sam" Ortiz Jr. (November 16, 1958 - November 7, 2019) and big...

38. Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Actor | The Lion King

Jonathan Taylor Thomas was born Jonathan Taylor Weiss on September 8, 1981 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to Claudine (Gonsalves) and Stephen Weiss. He has an older brother, Joel, and has Pennsylvania Dutch (German) and Portuguese ancestry. Growing up, he liked the music group Boyz II Men, and his ...

39. Krista Allen

Actress | The Bold and the Beautiful

Krista Allen hails from Texas and made her mark on Hollywood after just landing in LA with a excellent timing as she starred alongside comedy legend Jim Carrey in the hit film Liar Liar, portraying the unforgettable Elevator Girl. This iconic scene became an instant classic, showcasing Krista's ...

40. Joaquim Dos Santos

Director | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Joaquim Dos Santos was born on June 22, 1977 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a producer, known for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), The Legend of Korra (2012) and Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005).

41. Shanna Moakler

Actress | The Wedding Singer

Shanna Moakler was born on March 28, 1975 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Wedding Singer (1998), Back Stabber (2016) and Big Momma's House 2 (2006). She was previously married to Travis Barker.

42. Danica McKellar

Actress | The Wonder Years

Together with her younger sister, Crystal McKellar, she began acting at a young age in her mother's dance studio. In 1982 the family moved to Los Angeles and a few years later she appeared in her first commercial. A few guest appearances in The Twilight Zone (1985) was followed by her breakthrough ...

43. Luis Da Silva Jr.

Actor | Fast X

Luis Da Silva Jr. is an American entertainment industry professional from Elizabeth, New Jersey. Raised in a loving, but humble environment allowed him to focus and nurture his love for sports and competition. Luis was always a very good baseball player since a child. It wasn't until the age of ...

44. Shane West

Actor | A Walk to Remember

Shane West was born Shannon Bruce Snaith in 1978 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the son of Leah (Launey), a lawyer, and Don Snaith, a drugstore owner. Shane began to pursue an acting career at the age of fifteen, gaining bit parts on various television shows, but it was not until 1999 when West ...

45. Antonio Campos

Producer | The Staircase

Antonio Campos is an American filmmaker

Campos made his feature-length debut on Afterschool, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The film was later acquired by IFC Films. It was released in a limited release on October 2, 2009. Campos then went on to direct Simon Killer. The ...

46. Auli'i Cravalho

Actress | Moana

Aulii Cravalho is an American actress and singer who made her acting debut as the voice of the titular character in the 2016 Disney 3D computer-animated musical feature film Moana. She went on to star in the NBC drama series Rise (2018), the Netflix drama film All Together Now (2020) and the Hulu ...

47. Nestor Paiva

Actor | Creature from the Black Lagoon

Nestor Paiva was born on June 30, 1905 in Fresno, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Revenge of the Creature (1955) and Road to Rio (1947). He was married to Maxine Kuntzman. He died on September 9, 1966 in Hollywood, California, USA.

48. Don Ho

Soundtrack | Bubble Boy

The icon of breezy island entertainment, Don Ho became synonymous with Hawaii and all it represented...colorful leis and shirts, festive luaus, strumming ukuleles, flowing palm trees, beautiful hula dancers, and, of course, the song "Tiny Bubbles". A trip to the "Aloha State" seemed incomplete ...

49. Joe Raposo

Composer | Sesame Street

Joe Raposo was born on February 8, 1937 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Sesame Street (1969), The Great Muppet Caper (1981) and The Incredible Hulk (2008). He was married to Pat Collins. He died on February 5, 1989 in Bronxville, New York, USA.

50. Mary Astor

Actress | The Maltese Falcon

Mary Astor was born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke on May 3, 1906 in Quincy, Illinois to Helen Marie Vasconcellos, an American of Portuguese and Irish ancestry from Illinois, and Otto Ludwig Langhanke, a German immigrant. Mary's parents were very ambitious for her and wanted something better for her...

51. Tamara Mello

Actress | She's All That

Tamara Mello began acting in a community theater as a child. She was born and raised in Southern California. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting and made her professional debut as a guest star on Boy Meets World (1993). Several other guest starring and small film roles followed until she was ...

52. Kevin Pereira

Producer | Player vs. Pain

Host. Producer. Writer. Serial entrepreneur. Musician. Comedic-foil. Prompter-monkey. Tech-junkie. Kevin Pereira has been labeled many things over the past few years, and for good reason: He's done it all!

Kevin studied film and television production with a scholarship to the Academy of Art ...

53. Al Santos

Actor | Jeepers Creepers 2

Al was born and raised in NY. He jumped in the entertainment biz at the age of fifteen. Having booked the very first casting he went on, (a Gushers Fruit Snack's commercial), he dove in head first.

Later that year FORD models signed him. His first job with FORD brought him to become the face of ...

54. Joe DeRita

Actor | The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

Born into a show business family, DeRita began performing at the age of 7. He played the Burlesque circuit until 1942 when he went to headline in California stage shows. He toured with Randolph Scott and Bing Crosby for the USO during World War II. Joe made his film debut in "The Doughgirls" (1944)...

55. Brannon Braga

Writer | Star Trek: Generations

Brannon Braga was born on August 14, 1965 in Bozeman, Montana, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).

56. Colin Hanks

Actor | King Kong

Colin Lewes Hanks is an American actor. He was born in Sacramento, California, to actors Samantha Lewes and Tom Hanks. Colin is best-known for his work as "Jack Bailey" in the series, The Good Guys (2010) and as "Alex Whitman" in Roswell (1999). Hanks' best-known film role may be in the teen movie, ...

57. Bernardo Santos

Tomb Raider

Bernardo Santos is an Actor and Stunt Man who hails from London. He was originally born in Lisbon, Portugal. He speaks Portuguese, English and Spanish fluently.

Bernardo has been on various Feature Films and TV Series such as Tomb Raider, Hunter Killer and Game Of Thrones. Awarded Short Films like ...

58. Joana Metrass

Actress | Once Upon a Time

Born in Lisbon, Portugal with Italian, French, Argentinian, Jewish, Chinese and Cape Vert heritage.

Known for her work in several international productions including the Abc series "Once upon a time" in the role of Queen Guinevere from Camelot.

She moved to the U.S.A at 17 to do her senior year as an...

59. Amy Poehler

Actress | Inside Out

Amy Meredith Poehler was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to high school teachers Eileen Frances (Milmore) and William Grinstead Poehler. Her brother is comedian Greg Poehler. She is of Irish (from her mother) and English, Irish, German, and Portuguese (from her father) descent. Amy was first ...

60. Katie Findlay

Actress | How to Get Away with Murder

Canadian-born actor Katie Findlay received rave reviews in 2017 for their work as "Lucy" opposite Jay Baruchel in the final season of FXX's critically-acclaimed comedy series Man Seeking Woman (2015).

Television audiences may also know Findlay as "Rebecca" from the first season of How to Get Away ...

61. Keana Texeira

Actress | Keana: Candy from Strangers

Born Keana Alexis Texeira in California. Keana is the oldest of five children and resides in Los Angeles, CA. Signed to Warner Music Japan, Keana released her debut single "Could You Be The One" in March 2010 in Japan, which quickly climbed to #1 beating out Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Avril Lavigne, and ...

62. Tamara Duarte

Actress | The F Word

Tamara Melo Duarte was born in Toronto Canada and is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Rosita in the hit television series Wynonna Earp, Charlie on Degrassi: The Next Gen, and Mandy on Longmire.

She caught the performing and producing bug at a very young by watching then starring, and ...

63. Tyler Bowe

Actor | The West Wing

Tyler Bowe is known for The West Wing (1999), Prison Planet (1992) and Teach Me Tonight (1997).

64. Jasmine Guy

Actress | Harlem Nights

Actress-dancer-director Jasmine Guy has enjoyed a diverse career in television, theatre and film. She began her professional career at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. Jasmine starred on Broadway in the original productions of Beehive and Leader of the Pack, and reprised hit...

65. Diogo Morgado

Actor | Son of God

While his acting debut was at the age of 15, Diogo Morgado later became known internationally for his groundbreaking portrayal of "Jesus" in 20th Century Fox's feature film "Son of God" and in The History Channel's highly rated, Emmy-nominated miniseries "The Bible." Morgado's recent work includes ...

66. Henrique Couto

Producer | Depression: The Movie

Henrique Couto was born on September 10, 1986 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Depression: The Movie (2012), Nothing Good Ever Happens (2016) and Scarewaves (2014).

67. Benedita Pereira

Actress | Versailles

Benedita Pereira is an award winning multi-lingual Portuguese actress. She's one of Portugal's most beloved TV leading actresses and can also be seen in several international productions like "Versailles", "The Blacklist" and American indie movies like "Ascension" and "I Hate the Man in My Basement...

68. Sara Martins

Actress | Ne le dis à personne

Sara Martins is a Portuguese-born French actress of Cape Verdean descent. She is known in France for her roles on television and in film and theatre. She also appeared as Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey in the joint British-French crime comedy-drama Death in Paradise, filmed in Guadeloupe, a ...

69. Glenn Medeiros

Music_department | Baywatch

Glenn Medeiros was born on June 24, 1970 in Lihue, Hawaii, USA. He is an actor, known for Baywatch (1989), The Karate Kid Part III (1989) and If Looks Could Kill (1991). He has been married to Tammy Armstrong since December 27, 1996. They have two children.

70. Laysla De Oliveira

Actress | Locke & Key

De Oliveira was born in Toronto, Ontario, to a family of Brazilian origin. She began a modeling career at the age of 14, but she always knew she wanted to be an actress. She studied drama and dance at Rosedale Heights School of the Arts, and once she went to college, she finally acquired an acting ...

71. Olivia Taylor Dudley

Actress | The Magicians

Olivia Taylor Dudley was born and raised on the Central Coast of California. She moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17 and has been acting ever since. Olivia is known for her roles in projects such as The Vatican Tapes (2015), Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015), and the SyFy series The...

72. Keanu Lee Nunes

Actor | BlackBerry

Keanu Lee Nunes is a Canadian actor born in Johannesburg, South Africa on March 5, 1996. Keanu's father was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and raised in South Africa, and his mother is born in King Williams Town, South Africa, and is of Chinese ancestry. In 1996, his family relocated to Neuchatel, ...

73. Nuno Malo

Composer | Amália

Nuno Malo was born on October 22, 1977 in Machico, Madeira Island, Portugal. He is a composer, known for Amália (2008), No God, No Master (2013) and A Canção de Lisboa (2016). He has been married to Ivana Grubelic since January 15, 2002.

74. David Strathairn

Actor | Good Night, and Good Luck.

David Russell Strathairn was born on January 26, 1949 in San Francisco, California. He is the son of Mary Frances (Frazier), a nurse, and Thomas Scott Strathairn, Jr., a physician. He has two siblings, Tom and Anne. His ancestry includes English, Scottish, Irish, Portuguese, Hawaiian, and one ...

75. Claudia Alves

Roswell

Claudia Alves is known for Roswell (1999), 12 Monkeys (2015) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).

76. Bruno de Almeida

Director | Cabaret Maxime

Bruno de Almeida is a New York-based filmmaker. Of Portuguese origins, he was born in Paris in March 1965. He grew up in Lisbon and moved to New York in 1985 where he has been living and working ever since. He is fluent in five languages and has made films in the US, Europe and Latin America.

77. Marliece Andrada

Actress | Baywatch

Marliece Andrada was raised in Manteca, California. She moved to Los Angeles when she graduated from California State University to give acting a try. Marliece was hired as a "Raiderette" during the 1995-1996 season. She was chosen as the most "Photogenic Cheerleader." During her time as a "...

78. Camilla Belle

Actress | Practical Magic

Belle was born as Camilla Belle Routh in Los Angeles, California, to Deborah, a fashion designer, and Jack Wesley Routh, who composed country music and owns a construction company. Her mother is Brazilian and her father, who is from Kingman, Kansas, has English, German, and French ancestry. Camilla...

79. Rowan Blanchard

Actress | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World

Rowan Blanchard is an American actress best known for her role as Riley in Girl Meets World (2014) which earned her Young Artist Award nominations. She has since had roles as Jackie Geary on the ABC Sitcom The Goldbergs (2013) and Alexandra Cavill in the TNT Series Snowpiercer (2020). Rowan's other...

80. Dorothy DeBorba

Actress | Love Business

Dorothy DeBorba was born on March 28, 1925 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Love Business (1931), Dogs Is Dogs (1931) and The Stolen Jools (1931). She was married to Max Ferdinand Haberreiter. She died on June 2, 2010 in Walnut Creek, California, USA.

81. Frank Delima

Actor | Frank DeLima's Hawaiian Christmas Carol

Frank Delima is known for Frank DeLima's Hawaiian Christmas Carol (1982), Na Ali'i of Comedy: The Movie (2013) and Kupuna Power (2020).

82. Louise Fazenda

Actress | The Bat

When top "working girl" silent screen comedienne Mabel Normand would gripe to Mack Sennett about making classier films, Sennett's quippy retort would always be, "I'll send for Fazenda." This pretty, oval-faced, highly popular Keystone comedy cut-up put in her time first in comic two-reelers from ...

83. Shiloh Fernandez

Actor | Evil Dead

Shiloh Fernandez was born on February 26, 1985 in Ukiah, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Evil Dead (2013), Red Riding Hood (2011) and The East (2013).

84. Ana Carolina da Fonseca

Actress | Al Fin y Al Cabo

Ana Carolina da Fonseca was born on October 25, 1978 in São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Al Fin y Al Cabo (2008), Te amaré en silencio (2003) and Eva Luna (2010).

85. Tom Franco

Actor | The Disaster Artist

Tom Franco was born on April 14, 1980 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Disaster Artist (2017), Miracle Valley (2021) and Reminisce. He is married to Iris Torres. He was previously married to Julia Lazar Franco.

86. Emeril Lagasse

Actor | Last Holiday

Chef Emeril Lagasse's passion for food was ignited as a young boy growing up in the small town of Fall River, Massachusetts, where he spent time in the kitchen with his mother, Hilda. As a teenager, he worked at a Portuguese bakery where he mastered the art of bread and pastry baking. Upon high ...

87. Paolo Marinou-Blanco

Writer | Goodnight Irene

Paolo Marinou-Blanco was born in New York City, New York, USA. Paolo is a writer and director, known for Goodnight Irene (2008), Brass Monkey and City of Mist.

88. Mandell Maughan

Actress | Resident Alien

Mandell is a Portuguese American actress born and raised in Point Loma, a peninsula within Southern California that is often referred to as "Little Portugal". After graduating from The University of Arizona, Mandell moved to Los Angeles and began her career in movies and television. She is known ...

89. Edgar Morais

Actor | Lovely, Dark, and Deep

Edgar Morais is an actor and director, known for Lovely, Dark, and Deep (2023), We Won't Forget (2021) and The Worst Man in London (2024).

90. John Soares

Editor | Sockbaby

John Allen Soares is an Emmy nominated motion picture editor, independent filmmaker and former Central Valley farmer. After writing and directing the shoestring budget action film, The Danger Element, he went on to edit Warner Brothers Animation's Looney Tunes Cartoons which earned him a Daytime ...

91. Joe Souza

Actor | The Rookie: Feds

Joe Souza has been performing for over three decades on stage, film and television. Joe is originally from Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania and had the unique opportunity to begin his early acting education with the professional Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble where he later became an apprentice. He ...

92. Paul De Sousa

Actor | Alita: Battle Angel

Born in Africa from Portuguese parents.

With "theatre" in his blood from age six, endeavoring to continually add to Lusaka's vague social scene, he established the groundwork for the beauty and fashion industry, engulfed himself in the arts - stage, television, radio, film and reporting/writing for ...

93. Nicole da Silva

Actress | Doctor Doctor

Nicole da Silva is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles in Wentworth as Franky Doyle and in Southern Star's AFI award-winning drama Rush as Senior Constable Stella Dagostino, for which she received critical acclaim over the show's four-season run. Nicole also gained a Best Actress ...

94. Kimberly Carvalho

Actress | Dickinson

Kimberly Carvalho is known for Dickinson (2019), Hot Pink (2019) and Being BeBe (2021).

95. Ashley Carvalho

Actress | Dickinson

Ashley Carvalho is known for Dickinson (2019), Being BeBe (2021) and Yellow Water (2017).

96. Kyla Madeira

Actress | The Expanse

Kyla Madeira is known for The Expanse (2015), The Mystery Files (2016) and Yo Fam! (2018).

97. Alba Baptista

Actress | Warrior Nun

Alba Baptista is a Portuguese actress. She began her career in her native Portugal with the series Jardins Proibidos (2014-2015). She then starred in multiple Portuguese series and films such as A Impostora, Filha da Lei, A Criação, and Jogo Duplo. Since 2020, she has starred in the Netflix series ...

98. Paula Labaredas

Actress | Selfie Girl a Barbie Girl Parody

Paula is a Portuguese American Actress and Producer, whose birth name is Paula Maria Esteves Labaredas. She was born in a small town in Portugal in her Grandmother's home. At the age of two her family migrated to America for a better life. When Paula arrived in America and was going through customs...

99. Cerina da Graca

Actress | Love Is an Elevator

Cerina da Graca is known for Love Is an Elevator (2012), Sapphire Strange (2013) and Into the Game (2011).

100. David Lee Roth

Actor | David Lee Roth: Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody

David Lee Roth was born in Bloomington Indiana in 1954. A few years later, his father Nathan, a doctor, moved the family to sunny California. The move proved to be a good one because while attending Pasadena Community College, David teamed up with the Van Halen brothers and Michael Anthony to form ...