Birthdays: May 12

101. Louise Peterhoff

Louise Peterhoff is an actress, known for Blue Eyes (2014), The Bridge (2011) and Det som göms i snö (2018).

Born Luana Margo Anderson on 12 May, 1938, Luana Anders began her career as a bike messenger at MGM, along with fellow actors, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight and future film producers George Edwards, and Fred Roos. She convinced Nicholson to join her in her improv class with legendary teacher and ...

103. Lucy Faust

Actress | The Underground Railroad

Lucy is a theatre and film actress born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Coming from a strong background in theatre, she eventually stepped into film and television as well. She is also a writer, focusing on short plays and short films. She splits her time between New Orleans and New York. She...

104. Luke Benward

Actor | Dumplin'

Luke began his acting career at the age of five, appearing as Mel Gibson's son in "We Were Soldiers." Not knowing how to read yet, he simply recited the pledge of allegiance-a move that would land him the role. He was also cast as "Stevie Dewberry" in the family film "Because of Winn-Dixie" at age ...

105. Mackenzie Astin

Actor | The Magicians

Mackenzie Astin was born on May 12, 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Magicians (2015), Scandal (2012) and Iron Will (1994). He has been married to Jennifer Bautz since April 11, 2011.

106. Malcolm David Kelley

Actor | Lost

The entertainment industry isn't new to young Malcolm David Kelley, a show business veteran from the age of five. He is known for his role as young "Walt" on the TV series "Lost" and "Finn" on TeenNick's "Gigantic" in 2010-11.

His motion picture credits include roles in Antwone Fisher (2002) and You...

107. Malin Akerman

Actress | Watchmen

Malin was born in Stockholm, Sweden and raised in Toronto, Canada. Her mother, Pia (Sundström), is a model and aerobics instructor, and her father, Magnus Åkerman, is an insurance broker. They moved to Toronto when she was age 2. At age 5, she began appearing in TV commercials. Her parents divorced...

108. Marco Denevi

Writer | Los acusados

Marco Denevi was born on May 12, 1922 in Sáenz Peña, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a writer, known for Los acusados (1960), Secret Ceremony (1968) and Rosaura a las 10 (1958). He died on December 12, 1998 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

109. Marisa Lauren

Actress | Superhero Movie

Marisa Lauren was born in Florida, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Superhero Movie (2008), Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (2008) and 90210 (2008).

110. Max Born

Actor | Fellini - Satyricon

Max Born was born on May 12, 1951 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Fellini Satyricon (1969) and Fellinikon (1969).

111. Maxine Cooper

Actress | Kiss Me Deadly

This svelte, sultry-eyed brunette made a mark in one significant (some consider "ultimate") film noir classic helmed by Robert Aldrich in the mid-1950s -- and then, within a short time, she vanished. Another in the long line of pretty and promising actresses who traded in their career for marriage ...

112. Michael Jelenic

Soundtrack | The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Michael Jelenic was born on May 12, 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008) and Teen Titans GO! To the Movies (2018). He has been married to Maggie Martin Jelenic since 1983. They have ...

113. Michael Robinson

Actor | Matías, juez de línea

Michael Robinson was born on May 12, 1958. He was an actor, known for Matías, juez de línea (1996), 7 vidas (1999) and Menudo es mi padre (1996). He died on April 28, 2020 in Marbella, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.

114. Miguel Dedovich

Actor | La película del rey

Miguel Dedovich was an actor, known for A King and His Movie (1986), Herederos de una venganza (2011) and Sidewalls (2011). He died on June 15, 2012 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

115. Millie Perkins

Actress | Wall Street

Brunette Millie Perkins began her career as a New York photographer's model and one-time receptionist at an advertising agency. Her waif-like images in fashion magazines seemed to project both innocence and shyness and made such an impression on the director George Stevens, that he invited her to ...

116. Morgan Weisser

Actor | Space: Above and Beyond

Morgan Weisser was born on May 12, 1971 in Venice, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Space: Above and Beyond (1995), Quantum Leap (1989) and Prayer of the Rollerboys (1990). He has been married to Allison Creelman since September 8, 2002.

117. Murray Gershenz

Actor | I Love You, Man

Murray Gershenz was born on May 12, 1922 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for I Love You, Man (2009), The Hangover (2009) and Get a Job (2016). He was married to Bobette Cohen. He died on August 28, 2013 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

118. Nae

Actress | Letters from Iwo Jima

Nae was born on May 12, 1970 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. She is an actress, known for Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), Inland Empire (2006) and A Class to Remember (1993).

119. Natalie Paul

Actress | The Sinner

Natalie Paul was born on May 12, 1986 in Brooklyn, New York. She is an actress and director, known for The Sinner (2017), The Deuce (2017) and You (2018).

120. Nathan Fielder

Writer | The Curse

Nathan Fielder is a writer, director and comedian from Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known for his hit television series Nathan for You which debuted in 2013 on Comedy Central.

His other credits include The Simpsons, Transparent, Bob's Burgers, Kroll Show, Rick and Morty, Jon Benjamin Has ...

121. Nicky Henson

Actor | Syriana

Nicky Henson was born in London, the son of Harriet Martha (Collins) and comedian Leslie Henson. He trained as a stage manager at RADA and made his theatrical debut in 1963, thereafter alternating between stage and screen. Henson was a member of the Young Vic Company from its inception in 1970 and ...

122. Nilay Erdönmez

Actress | Gözetleme Kulesi

Born in Istanbul in 1986, she graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts Conservatory of Istanbul in 2007 and did her Master degree in Theatre Arts. Since 2006 she has been acting in many theatre plays and directing. In 2012 she landed her first role on screen, starring as lead in the Turkish movie "The ...

123. Norman Whitfield

Soundtrack | Car Wash

Music producer, arranger, and songwriter Norman Jessie Whitfield was born on May 12, 1941 in New York City. A native of Harlem, Whitfield spent his early teen years hanging out in local pool halls. Norman moved with his family to Detroit, Michigan when he was in his late teens. At age 18 he wrote ...

124. Odeya Rush

Actress | Lady Bird

Odeya Rush was born and raised in Haifa, Israel with her six brothers. Her first role was Larry David's childhood friend in an episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Shortly after that, she starred in "The Odd Life of Timothy Green," then went on to do "The Giver" alongside Jeff Bridges and Meryl ...

125. Oscar Beregi Jr.

Actor | Young Frankenstein

Heavyweight Hungarian-born character actor Oscar Beregi Jr.'s best performances were on the small screen, usually as Eastern European or Russian heavies. His stock-in-trade villainy was of a cultured or psychological, rather than physical nature, urbane and intellectual, yet inevitably sinister. ...

126. Otto Frank

Self | Les dossiers de l'écran

Otto Frank was born on May 12, 1889 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. He was married to Elfriede Geiringer and Edith Frank. He died on August 19, 1980 in Birsfelden, Switzerland.

Pepita Serrador was born on May 12, 1913 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for El camino de las llamas (1944), Una mujer de la calle (1939) and Cinco rostros de mujer (1947). She was married to Narciso Ibáñez Menta. She died on May 24, 1964 in Madrid, Spain.

130. Peter Allan Fields

Writer | Star Trek: The Next Generation

Peter Allan Fields was born on May 12, 1935. He was a writer and producer, known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and McCloud (1970). He died on June 19, 2019 in the USA.

131. Philip Boyd

Actor | The Haves and the Have Nots

Philip Boyd is an American actor/writer/director. Born and raised in Conyers, GA, moved to Los Angeles and made several television appearances before landing a role that would bring him back to Georgia to film five seasons of the hit show "The Haves and The Have Nots". Soon after that, he became a ...

132. Pierre Morel

Director | Banlieue 13

Pierre Morel was born on May 12, 1964 in France. He is a cinematographer and director, known for District B13 (2004), Taken (2008) and The Gunman (2015).

133. Rachel Wilson

Actress | In the Tall Grass

Rachel Wilson was born on May 12, 1977 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for In the Tall Grass (2019), The Glass House (2001) and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).

134. Rami Malek

Actor | Bohemian Rhapsody

Rami Said Malek (born May 12, 1981) is an American actor. He won a Critics' Choice Award and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his lead role as Elliot Alderson in the USA Network television series Mr. Robot. He also received Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors ...

135. Rebecca Herbst

Actress | General Hospital

Becky has been in over 60 national commercials. She has been in many TV shows, including "Highway to Heaven", "L.A. Law", "Beverly Hills, 90210", "Step By Step", "Boy Meets World", "Sister Sister", and "Days of our Lives". She had a recurring role, Kristen, on "Brotherly Love". Becky has been seen ...

136. Rhea Seehorn

Actress | Better Call Saul

Rhea Seehorn studied painting and drawing from a young age, following in the footsteps of her father and grandmother. Although she continued in the visual arts, she also had a growing passion for the movies and theatre and secretly wanted to become an actor.

Not knowing how to pursue the profession,...

137. Richard Riehle

Actor | The Man from Earth

Richard Riehle was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, to Mary Margaret (Walsh), a nurse, and Herbert John Riehle, an assistant postmaster. He is of German and Irish descent. Richard attended the University of Notre Dame, where he became heavily involved with the University Theatre. Appearing in ...

138. Rob Tinkler

Actor | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Rob Tinkler is an actor, screenwriter, director and voice actor based in Toronto and LA. Rob was born in Winnipeg Manitoba, but moved to the Toronto, Ontario area while in grade school. In his late teens he became involved in community theatre, performing in plays and musicals and was subsequently ...

139. Robert Gerringer

Actor | The Way We Were

Robert Gerringer was born on May 12, 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Way We Were (1973), The Exorcist (1973) and The Doctors (1963). He was married to Patricia Falkenhain. He died on November 8, 1989 in Damariscotta, Maine, USA.

140. Royce Mills

Actor | Up the Chastity Belt

Royce Mills was born on May 12, 1942 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Chastity Belt (1972), History of the World: Part I (1981) and Real Life (1984). He was married to Una Morriss. He died on May 21, 2019.

141. Rudolf Vatinyan

Cinematographer | On the Old Roman Road

Rudolf Vatinyan was born on May 12, 1941 in Dilijan, Armenian USSR, USSR. He was a cinematographer, known for On the Old Roman Road (2001), Hin oreri yerge (1982) and Avtomeqenan taniqi vra (1981). He died on January 2, 2021 in Armenia.

142. Ruth de Souza

Actress | Primavera

Ruth de Souza was born on May 12, 1921 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Primavera (2018), Filhas do Vento (2004) and Pureza Proibida (1974). She died on July 28, 2019 in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

143. Ruud de Wolff

Actor | Davon träumen alle Mädchen

Came to Holland in 1949 together with his family. After school time he performed with his brother Riem several times and even made a few studio recordings. In 1960 they made their first hit called Ramona a cover from the Everly Brothers. This became a number one hit in Holland, Belgium, Switzerland...

144. 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 ...

145. Sandra Warner

Actress | Point Blank

Sandra Warner was born on May 12, 1934 in Middletown, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Point Blank (1967), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1962). She was married to Dixon Nicomaid McKenna Jr., Theodore F Bobo and Charles W Byrd. She died on March 13, 2022 in ...

146. Sara Erikson

Actress | The Unicorn

Sara Erikson was born on May 12, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Unicorn (2019), This Sounds Serious: Grand Casino (2020) and Two and a Half Men (2003). She has been married to Peter Oldring since 2010.

147. Sara Kestelman

Actress | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords

Sara Kestelman was born on May 12, 1944 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (2004), Lady Jane (1986) and Zardoz (1974).

148. Sawyer Sweeten

Actor | Everybody Loves Raymond

Sawyer Sweeten was born on May 12, 1995 in Brownwood, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Everybody Loves Raymond (1996), Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002) and Even Stevens (2000). He died on April 23, 2015 in Austin, Texas, USA.

149. Scott Brazil

Producer | Hill Street Blues

Scott Brazil was born on May 12, 1955 in Sacramento County, California, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Hill Street Blues (1981), The Shield (2002) and WIOU (1990). He was married to Marie Brazil. He died on April 17, 2006 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.

150. Scott Schwartz

Actor | The Toy

Scott Schwartz was born in Sacramento, CA however he grew up in Sommerville & Brigewater, NJ. Attended Professional Children's School in NY, 83/84 & 84/85. Started in the biz March, 1977 Marion Adler of the Carson/Adler agency was his agent for 10 years. Landed the role in The Toy after 10 ...

151. Scott Shilstone

Actor | Pitch Perfect

New Orleans-born Scott Shilstone started acting in high school theater, and at 16 booked his first professional role in the late Christopher Reeve's TV Movie, "The Brooke Ellison Story" for A&E. From there, he continued to follow various theatrical pursuits, landing roles in both film and TV along ...

152. Silvestre Dangond

Actor | Leandro Díaz

Silvestre Dangond is known for Leandro Díaz (2022), Silvestre Dangond: Niégame Tres Veces (Vivo) (2015) and Silvestre Dangond & Natti Natasha: Justicia (2018).

153. Stephen Baldwin

Actor | The Usual Suspects

Stephen Baldwin was born on May 12, 1966 in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Usual Suspects (1995), Bio-Dome (1996) and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000). He has been married to Kennya Baldwin since June 10, 1990. They have two children.

154. Steve Winwood

Actor | Blues Brothers 2000

Steve Winwood was born on May 12, 1948 in Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK. He is a music artist and actor, known for Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), Flight of the Phoenix (2004) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). He has been married to Eugenia Crafton since January 18, 1987. They ...

155. Sullivan Sweeten

Actor | Everybody Loves Raymond

Sullivan Sweeten was born on May 12, 1995 in Brownwood, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Everybody Loves Raymond (1996), Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002) and Casting (2017).

156. Susan Hampshire

Actress | The Forsyte Saga

Susan Hampshire, the English actress who has won three Emmy Awards, was born in Kensington, London on May 12, 1937. Her original ambition was to be a nurse, but she could not pass her O-Level exam in Latin. (She found out when she was 30 years old that she was dyslexic, and her work on dyslexia ...

157. Suzanne Clément

Actress | Mommy

Suzanne Clément was born on May 12, 1969 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is an actress and director, known for Mommy (2014), Laurence Anyways (2012) and I Killed My Mother (2009).

158. Thorley Walters

Actor | Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes

Son of a clergyman, the British character actor Thorley Walters was born in 1913 in Teigngrace, Devonshire, England. After stage experience, in which he played Shakespearean and light leading roles, he made his film debut in The Love Test (1935) and continued his early film career with numerous ...

159. Tiffany Helm

Actress | Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Actress Tiffany Helm was born on May 12, 1964. She's the daughter of Peter Helm and veteran actress Brooke Bundy. Tiffany studied dance with Roland Dupree and was a member of "The Beverly Hills Mime Troupe". She started modeling in her mid-teens. Helm made her film debut with a small role in Hard ...

160. Tom Snyder

Actor | McCloud

Tom Snyder was born on May 12, 1936 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for McCloud (1970), Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1973) and The Larry Sanders Show (1992). He was married to Mary Ann Bendel. He died on July 29, 2007 in San Francisco, California, USA.

161. Tony Hancock

Actor | The Rebel

Tony Hancock was born in Birmingham, England, the son of John and Lillian Hancock. He was educated at Durlston Court, Swanage, and Bradfield College, Reading. He served in the R.A.F. (ground crew) during the war. In 1942 he was in the R.A.F. Gang Show. He was de-mobbed in 1946. He appeared at the ...

162. Tony Hawk

Actor | xXx

The father of four and husband of one, Tony Hawk is arguably the single most influential skateboarder of all time. Born and raised in the hazy daze of Southern California, Tony has forgotten more tricks than most people learn in a lifetime, and his contributions to the sport are endless -- most ...

163. Trisha LaFache

Actress | Garden State

Trisha started her career as a professional ballet dancer, actress and choreographer. As a child, she choreographed her first show, a community theater production of Annie. Her love of choreography eventually transitioned to directing for theater, where she directed numerous live productions in New...

164. Vanessa Williams

Actress | Candyman

Vanessa Estelle Williams (Actress, Singer, Writer, Director) born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, is a talented force that came to Hollywood in the 90's with passion purpose and staying power. This highly sought-after creative artist wrapped "A Rich Christmas" a feature film for BET this past December ...

165. Victor Lewis-Smith

Producer | Unlawful Killing

Victor Lewis-Smith was born on May 12, 1957 in Essex, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for Unlawful Killing (2011), TV Offal (1997) and Spitting Image (1984). He was married to Virginia Stewart Duff. He died on December 10, 2022 in Bruges, Belgium.

166. Ving Rhames

Actor | Pulp Fiction

Strikingly featured and muscular American actor Ving Rhames was born Irving Rameses Rhames in Harlem, New York, to Reather, a homemaker, and Ernest Rhames, an auto mechanic. A good student, Ving entered the New York High School of Performing Arts, where he discovered his love of acting. He studied ...

167. Wilfrid Hyde-White

Actor | My Fair Lady

British character actor of wry charm, equally at home in amused or strait-laced characters. A native of Bourton-on-the-Water in Gloucestershire, he attended Marlborough College and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. His stage debut came in 1922, and by 1925 he was a busy London actor. He married ...

168. William Hughes

Actor | Torchwood

William Hughes, from Mumbles in Swansea, Wales, played The Master in the 2007 story The Sound of Drums. At the age of eight, he was the youngest actor to play the renegade Time Lord. He also appeared in the 2008 Torchwood story Sleeper.

He gave up acting shortly after appearing in Doctor Who. His ...