recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Michelle Yeoh

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri **Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng**, PSM, SPMP (/ˈjoʊ/; born 6 August 1962)[2] is a Malaysian actress who rose to fame with frequent roles in 1990s Hong Kong action films and is best known internationally for her roles in the 1997 James Bond film *Tomorrow Never Dies* and the Chinese language martial arts film *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* (2000).

Born in Ipoh, Malaysia, she won the Miss Malaysia pageant of 1983 at the age of 20. She later achieved fame in the early 1990s after starring in a series of Hong Kong action films in which she performed her own stunts, such as *Yes, Madam*(1985), *Police Story 3: Supercop* (1992) and *Holy Weapon* (1993). She was credited as **Michelle Khan** in her early Hollywood films. She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress for her work in *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon*.

She has appeared in many English, Mandarin and Cantonese language films. Her other works include *Memoirs of a Geisha* (2005), *Reign of Assassins* (2010), *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny* (2016), *Star Trek: Discovery* (2017) and *The Lady* (2011), in which she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi. In 2018, she starred in the American romantic comedy-drama film, *Crazy Rich Asians*. She has also recently acted in *Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy*.

The film critic website Rotten Tomatoes ranked her the greatest action heroine of all time in 2008.[3] In 1997, she was chosen by *People* as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World," and in 2009 the same magazine listed her as one of the "35 All-Time Screen Beauties"—the only Asian actress to make the list.[4]
Mike Myers

**Michael John Myers** OC (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer who holds Canadian, British, and American citizenship.[1] He is known for his run as a performer on *Saturday Night Live* from 1989 to 1995, and for playing the title roles in the *Wayne's World*, *Austin Powers*, and *Shrek* film franchises. He made his directorial debut with the documentary *Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon* (2013). He has mostly stepped away from acting since 2012, though he had supporting roles in *Terminal* and *Bohemian Rhapsody* (both 2018).
Maureen O'Hara

**Maureen O'Hara** (born **Maureen FitzSimons**; 17 August 1920 – 24 October 2015) was an Irish and American actress and singer. O'Hara was a famous redhead who was known for playing fiercely passionate but sensible heroines, often in westerns and adventure films. On numerous occasions, she worked with director John Ford and longtime friend John Wayne. O'Hara was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

O'Hara grew up in Dublin in a Catholic family and aspired to become an actress from a very young age. She trained with the Rathmines Theatre Company from the age of 10 and at the Abbey Theatre from the age of 14. She was given a screen test, which was deemed unsatisfactory, but Charles Laughton saw potential and arranged for her to co-star with him in Alfred Hitchcock's *Jamaica Inn* in 1939. She moved to Hollywood the same year to appear with him in the production of *The Hunchback of Notre Dame*, and was given a contract by RKO Pictures. From there, she went on to enjoy a long and highly successful career, and acquired the nickname "The Queen of Technicolor".

She appeared in films such as *How Green Was My Valley* (1941) (her first collaboration with John Ford), *The Black Swan*with Tyrone Power (1942), *The Spanish Main* (1945), *Sinbad the Sailor* (1947), the Christmas classic *Miracle on 34th Street* (1947) with John Payne and Natalie Wood, and *Comanche Territory* (1950).

O'Hara made her first film with John Wayne, the actor with whom she is most closely associated, in *Rio Grande* (1950). This was followed by *The Quiet Man* (1952), *The Wings of Eagles* (1957), *McLintock!* (1963) and *Big Jake* (1971). Such was her strong chemistry with Wayne that many assumed they were married or in a relationship.

In the 1960s O'Hara increasingly turned to more motherly roles as she aged, appearing in films such as *The Deadly Companions* (1961), *The Parent Trap* (1961) and *The Rare Breed* (1966). She retired from the industry in 1971 but returned 20 years later to appear with John Candy in *Only the Lonely* (1991).

In the late 1970s, O'Hara helped run her third husband Charles F. Blair, Jr.'s flying business in St Croix in the American Virgin Islands, and edited a magazine, but later sold them to spend more time in Glengariff in Ireland. She was married three times, and had one daughter, Bronwyn with her second husband. Her autobiography, *'Tis Herself*, was published in 2004 and became a *New York Times* Bestseller. In November 2014, she was presented with an Honorary Academy Award with the inscription "To Maureen O'Hara, one of Hollywood's brightest stars, whose inspiring performances glowed with passion, warmth and strength".
Nick Nolte

**Nicholas King Nolte** (born February 8, 1941)[2] is an American actor, producer, author, and former model. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actorfor the 1991 film *The Prince of Tides*. He went on to receive Academy Award nominations for *Affliction* (1998) and *Warrior*(2011). His other film appearances include *The Deep* (1977), *Who'll Stop The Rain* (1978), *North Dallas Forty* (1979), *48 Hrs.* (1982), *Teachers* (1984), *Down and Out in Beverly Hills* (1986), *Another 48 Hrs.* (1990), *Everybody Wins* (1990), *Cape Fear* (1991), *Lorenzo's Oil* (1992), *The Thin Red Line* (1998), *The Good Thief* (2002), *Hulk* (2003), *Hotel Rwanda*(2004), *Tropic Thunder* (2008), and *A Walk in the Woods* (2015). He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his role in the TV series *Graves*.
Richard E. Grant

**Richard E. Grant** (born **Richard Grant Esterhuysen**;[2][3] 5 May 1957) is an English actor.[1] He is best known as presenting the 2011 British Movie Horrid Henry: The Movie and made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy *Withnail and I* (1987). He's appeared in other films such as *How to Get Ahead in Advertising* (1989), *Hudson Hawk* (1991), *The Player* (1992), *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992), *The Age of Innocence* (1993), *Spice World* (1997), *Gosford Park* (2001), *The Iron Lady* (2011), *Logan* (2017) and *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019).

He won several critics' awards and was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting performance as Jack Hock in *Can You Ever Forgive Me?* (2018).
Michael Chiklis

**Michael Charles Chiklis** (born August 30, 1963) is an American actor and television producer.

He is perhaps best known for his role as LAPD Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama *The Shield*, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He is also known for playing Commissioner Tony Scali on the ABC police drama *The Commish*, The Thing in two *Fantastic Four* films, and Jim Powell on the ABC science-fiction comedy-drama *No Ordinary Family*. Additionally, he co-starred as Vincent Savino in the CBScrime drama *Vegas*. In 2014 Chiklis joined the cast of *American Horror Story* for its fourth season, *American Horror Story: Freak Show*. The following year he was cast as Nathaniel Barnes, in the second season of *Gotham,* as a series regular.
Paul Newman

**Paul Leonard Newman** (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, producer, race car driver, IndyCar owner, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He won and was nominated for numerous awards, winning an Oscar for his performance in the 1986 film *The Color of Money*,[1] a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, an Emmy Award, and many others. Newman's other roles include the title characters in *The Hustler* (1961), *Hud* (1963), *Harper* (1966) *Cool Hand Luke* (1967), *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid* (1969), *The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean* (1972), *The Sting* (1973), *Slap Shot* (1977), and *The Verdict* (1982). He voiced Doc Hudson in the first installment of Disney-Pixar's *Cars* as his final acting performance, with voice recordings being used in *Cars 3* (2017).

Newman won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing, and his race teams won several championships in open-wheel IndyCar racing. He was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which he donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity.[2] As of November 2018, these donations have totaled over US$535 million.[3] He was a co-founder of Safe Water Network, a nonprofit that develops sustainable drinking water solutions for those in need.[4]

In 1988, Newman founded the SeriousFun Children's Network, a global family of summer camps and programs for children with serious illness which has served 290,076 children since its inception.[5]
Paul Dano

**Paul Franklin Dano** (/ˈdeɪnoʊ/;[1] born June 19, 1984)[2] is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer and musician.

Dano started his career on Broadway before making his film debut in *The Newcomers* (2000). He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for his role in *L.I.E.* (2002) and received accolades for his role as Dwayne Hoover in *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006). For his dual roles as Paul and Eli Sunday in *There Will Be Blood* (2007), he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Dano has also received accolades for roles such as John Tibeats in *12 Years a Slave* (2013) and Alex Jones in *Prisoners*(2013). His acting portrayal of musician Brian Wilson in *Love & Mercy* (2015), earned him a Golden Globe nomination in the category of Best Supporting Actor.

Dano made his directorial debut with the 2018 drama film *Wildlife*, based on the novel by Richard Ford and starring Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal. He co-wrote the screenplay with his partner Zoe Kazan.
Michael J. Fox

**Michael Andrew Fox** OC (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as **Michael J. Fox**, is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer and activist with a film and television career spanning from the 1970s.[2] He starred in the *Back to the Future* trilogy in which he portrayed Marty McFly. Other notable roles have included his portrayal of Alex P. Keaton on the American sitcom *Family Ties* (1982–1989) and Mike Flaherty on the ABC sitcom *Spin City* (1996–2000). He has won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1992 at age 31, and disclosed his condition to the public in 1998. He semi-retired from acting in 2000 as the symptoms of the disease worsened. He has since become an advocate for research toward finding a cure, and founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Sweden's Karolinska Institute gave him an *honoris causa* doctorate on March 5, 2010 for his work advocating a cure for Parkinson's disease.[3]

Since 1999, Fox has mainly worked as a voice-over actor in films such as *Stuart Little* and Disney's *Atlantis: The Lost Empire*. On the CBS TV show *The Good Wife*, he earned Emmy nominations for three consecutive years for his recurring role as crafty attorney Louis Canning.[4] He has also taken recurring guest roles and cameo appearances in *Boston Legal*, *Scrubs*, *Curb Your Enthusiasm*, *Rescue Me*, and *Designated Survivor*. He has written three books: *Lucky Man: A Memoir*(2002), *Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist* (2009), and *A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned* (2010). He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010,[5] and was also inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000.[6]
Matthew Broderick

**Matthew Broderick** (born March 21, 1962)[1] is an American actor, comedian and singer. His roles include the Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of the title character in *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986), the voice of the adult Simba in Disney's *The Lion King* trilogy (1994–2004), and Leo Bloom in both the Broadway musical *The Producers* and its 2005 film adaptation. Other films he had starring credits in include *WarGames* (1983), *Glory* (1989), *The Freshman* (1990), *The Cable Guy* (1996), *Godzilla* (1998), *Election* (1999), *Inspector Gadget* (1999) and *You Can Count on Me* (2000). Broderick also directed himself in *Infinity* (1996) and provided voice work in *Good Boy!* (2003), *Bee Movie* (2007), and *The Tale of Despereaux* (2008).

Broderick has won two Tony Awards, one for Best Featured Actor in a Play for *Brighton Beach Memoirs* (1983), and one for Best Actor in a Musical for *How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying* (1995).[2] As of 2019, Broderick remains the youngest winner of the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.[3]

In 2006, for his contributions to the film industry, Matthew Broderick was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.[4] Eleven years later, Broderick earned induction into the American Theater Hall of Fame.[5]
Michael Rooker

**Michael Rooker** (born April 6, 1955)[1] is an American actor, best known for his roles as Henry in *Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer* (1986), Terry Cruger in *Sea of Love* (1989), Rowdy Burns in *Days of Thunder* (1990), Bill Broussard in *JFK*(1991), Hal Tucker in *Cliffhanger* (1993), Jared Svenning in *Mallrats* (1995), Merle Dixon in AMC's *The Walking Dead*(2010–2013) and Yondu Udonta in *Guardians of the Galaxy* (2014) and *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2* (2017).
Ray Charles

**Ray Charles Robinson** (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), professionally known as simply **Ray Charles**, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray". He was often referred to as "The Genius".[2][3] Charles started losing his vision at the age of 5, and by 7 he was blind.

He pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic.[4][5][6] He contributed to the integration of country music, rhythm and blues, and pop musicduring the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, notably with his two *Modern Sounds* albums.[7][8][9] While he was with ABC, Charles became one of the first black musicians to be granted artistic control by a mainstream record company.[5] Charles placed multiple singles and albums in the Top 10 of the Top 40 on various *Billboard* charts: 44 on the US R&B singles charts, 11 on the Hot 100 singles charts, 2 on the US Country singles charts, 8 on the *Billboard* 200album charts, and one on the US Country Album charts.

Charles cited Nat King Cole as a primary influence, but his music was also influenced by Louis Jordan and Charles Brown.[10] He became friends with Quincy Jones. Their friendship lasted until the end of Charles's life. Frank Sinatracalled Ray Charles "the only true genius in show business", although Charles downplayed this notion.[11]

In 2002, *Rolling Stone* ranked Charles number ten on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time",[2] and number two on their November 2008 list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time".[12] Billy Joel said, "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley".[13]
Pamela Adlon

**Pamela Fionna Adlon** (/ˈædˌlɒn/, *née* **Segall**; born July 9, 1966) is an American actress, voice actress, screenwriter, producer, and director.[1] She voiced Bobby Hill on the animated comedy series *King of the Hill* (1997–2010), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award, Ashley Spinelli on the animated comedy series *Recess* (1997–2003), and the title character from the *Pajama Sam* video game series. Adlon is also known for her roles on the comedy-drama series *Californication* (2007–2014) and *Louie* (2010–2015), on which she was also a writer and producer.[2] Her work on *Louie*garnered her four Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Adlon has starred as Sam Fox on the FX comedy-drama series *Better Things* since 2016, which she also co-created, writes, produces and directs. The series won a Peabody Award, and she has been nominated twice for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.[3]
Paul Bettany

**Paul Bettany** (born 27 May 1971)[7] is an English-American actor. He is known for his voice role as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, specifically the films *Iron Man* (2008), *Iron Man 2* (2010), *The Avengers* (2012), *Iron Man 3* (2013), *Avengers: Age of Ultron* (2015), *Captain America: Civil War* (2016) and *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018). He first came to the attention of mainstream audiences when he appeared in the British film *Gangster No. 1* (2000), and director Brian Helgeland's film *A Knight's Tale* (2001). He has gone on to appear in a wide variety of films, including *A Beautiful Mind* (2001), *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), *Dogville* (2003), *Wimbledon* (2004), the adaptation of the novel *The Da Vinci Code* (2006) and *Margin Call* (2011). He also portrayed Dryden Vos in *Solo: A Star Wars Story* (2018).

He has been nominated for various awards, including BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Bettany is married to American actress Jennifer Connelly, with whom he has two children.
Sandra Oh

**Sandra Miju Oh** (born July 20, 1971) is a Canadian-American actress. She is best known for her roles as Cristina Yangon the ABC medical drama series *Grey's Anatomy* (2005–2014) and Eve Polastri in the BBC America spy thriller series *Killing Eve* (2018–present). She has received many accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Oh first gained recognition for her role as Rita Wu on the HBO sitcom *Arliss* (1996–2002). Her later television credits include *Judging Amy* and *American Crime*, as well as voice roles on *American Dad!, American Dragon: Jake Long*, *The Proud Family*, and *Phineas and Ferb*. She has appeared in films such as *Bean* (1997), *Last Night* (1998), *The Princess Diaries* (2001), *Under the Tuscan Sun* (2003), *Sideways* (2004), *Wilby Wonderful* (2004), *Sorry, Haters* (2005), *Hard Candy* (2005), *The Night Listener* (2006), *Blindness* (2008), *Rabbit Hole* (2010), and *Catfight* (2016).

Oh starred in the Asian-Canadian films *Double Happiness* (1994), *The Diary of Evelyn Lau* (1994), *Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity* (2002), and *Meditation Park* (2017). She won two Genie Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for *Last Night* and *Double Happiness*, and won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for *The Diary of Evelyn Lau*.

Oh hosted the 28th Genie Awards on March 3, 2008, and became the first Asian woman to host the Golden Globe Awards at the 76th ceremony in 2019.[1] In March 2019, she became the third Asian-American woman to host *Saturday Night Live*, after Lucy Liu in 2000 and Awkwafina in 2018.[2] She is the first actress of Asian descent to be nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and the first Asian woman to win two Golden Globes.[3] In 2019, *Time* magazine named Oh as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[4]
Ludacris

**Christopher Brian Bridges** (born September 11, 1977),[1] known professionally as **Ludacris** (/ˈluːdəkrɪs/), is an American rapper and actor. Ludacris is the founder of Disturbing tha Peace. Ludacris has won Screen Actors Guild, Critic's Choice, MTV, and 3 Grammy Awards. Along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers Big Boi and André 3000 of OutKast, Ludacris was one of the first and most influential "Dirty South" rappers to achieve mainstream success during the early 2000s. In 2014, Ludacris was featured in Forbes list titled "Hip-Hop Cash Kings", as he earned $8 million.[2]

Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludacris moved to Atlanta at age nine, where he began rapping. After a brief stint as a DJ, he released his first album *Incognegro* in 1999, followed by *Back for the First Time* also in 2000, which contained the singles "Southern Hospitality" and "What's Your Fantasy". In 2001, he released *Word of Mouf*, followed by *Chicken-n-Beer* in 2003 and *The Red Light District* in 2004. He took a more serious approach with his next two albums, *Release Therapy*(2006), and *Theater of the Mind* (2008). His next record, *Battle of the Sexes*, was released in 2010 and featured the tone of his previous albums. *Ludaversal* was released on March 31, 2015. As an actor, he has appeared in films including *Crash* (2004), *Gamer* (2009), and *New Year's Eve* (2011) and is best known for playing Tej Parker in *The Fast and the Furious* film series.
Nat Faxon

**Nathaniel Faxon** (born October 11, 1975) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, and screenwriter. A frequent presence on comedic films and TV series, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing *The Descendants* (2011) and starred in the Fox comedy series *Ben and Kate* (2012–2013), the FX comedy series *Married*(2014–2015) and voices Elfo in the Netflix adult animated television series *Disenchantment* (2018). He also co-wrote and co-directed *The Way, Way Back* (2013) with writing partner Jim Rash.
Mary Tyler Moore

**Mary Tyler Moore** (December 29, 1936 – January 25, 2017) was a noted American stage, film and television actress, as well as a producer and social advocate. She was widely known for her prominent television sitcom roles in *The Dick Van Dyke Show* (1961–1966) and *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970–1977).[1][2][3][4]

In her film work, Moore developed a markedly wide range, including 1967's *Thoroughly Modern Millie* and 1980's *Ordinary People*, the latter earning Moore a nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress.[5][6][7] Moore was a noted advocate for animal rights, vegetarianism[8] and diabetes.

With her two most prominent roles challenging gender stereotypes and norms, *The New York Times* said Moore's "performances on [*The Mary Tyler Moore Show* and *The Dick Van Dyke Show*] helped define a new vision of American womanhood."[9] *The Guardian* said "her outwardly bubbly personality and trademark broad, toothy smile disguised an inner fragility that appealed to an audience facing the new trials of modern-day existence."[10]
Sally Field

**Sally Margaret Field** (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for a Tony Award and two BAFTA Awards.

Field began her professional career on television, starring in eponymous roles on the short-lived sitcoms *Gidget* (1965–1966), *The Flying Nun* (1967–1970), and *The Girl with Something Extra* (1973–1974). In 1976, her career saw a turning point when she garnered critical acclaim for her performance as the titular character in the miniseries *Sybil*, for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. Although her film debut was as an extra in *Moon Pilot* (1962), her film career escalated during the 1970s with starring roles in successful films including *Stay Hungry* (1976), *Smokey and the Bandit* (1977), *Heroes* (1977), *The End* (1978), and *Hooper* (1978). Her career further expanded during the 1980s, receiving the Academy Award for Best Actress for both *Norma Rae* (1979) and *Places in the Heart* (1984), and continued to appear in a wide range of acclaimed and successful films including *Smokey and the Bandit II* (1980), *Absence of Malice* (1981), *Kiss Me Goodbye* (1982), *Murphy's Romance* (1985), *Steel Magnolias* (1989), *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), and *Forrest Gump* (1994).

In the 2000s, she returned to television with a recurring role on the NBC medical drama *ER*, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2001 and the following year made her stage debut with Edward Albee's *The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?*. From 2006 to 2011, she portrayed the protagonist Nora Walkeron the ABC television drama *Brothers & Sisters*, for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2007. In 2010s, her film career saw a resurgence. She starred as Mary Todd Lincoln in *Lincoln* (2012), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and portrayed Aunt May in *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012) and its 2014 sequel, with the former becoming her highest grossing release. In 2015, she portrayed the titular character in *Hello, My Name Is Doris*, for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. In 2017, she returned to the stage after an absence of 15 years with the revival of Tennessee Williams' *The Glass Menagerie* for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.

As a director, Field is known for the television film *The Christmas Tree* (1996), an episode of the 1998 HBO miniseries *From the Earth to the Moon*, and the feature film *Beautiful* (2000). In 2014, she was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Ronald Reagan

**Ronald Wilson Reagan** (/ˈreɪɡən/; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Prior to his presidency, he was a Hollywood actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975.
Michael K. Williams

**Michael Kenneth Williams** (born November 22, 1966) is an American actor. He played Omar Little on the HBO drama series *The Wire*[1][2][3] and Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series *Boardwalk Empire*. He was also acclaimed for his role as Jack Gee, husband of Bessie Smith, in the HBO telefilm biopic *Bessie*. He has acted in supporting roles in a number of films and television series, including *The Road*, *Inherent Vice*, *The Night Of*, *Gone Baby Gone*, *12 Years a Slave*, *When We Rise* and *When They See Us*.

Williams received three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movienominations for his roles in *Bessie* (2015), *The Night Of* (2016) and *When They See Us* (2019).
Rhys Ifans

**Rhys Ifans** (Welsh pronunciation: [r̥ɨːs ˈivans]; born **Rhys Owain Evans**;[3] 22 July 1967)[3][4][5] is a Welsh actor and musician. He is known for his portrayal of characters such as Spike in *Notting Hill*, Jed Parry in *Enduring Love*, Eyeball Paul in *Kevin & Perry Go Large* and Dr. Curt Connors / The Lizard in *The Amazing Spider-Man*. He is also known as a member of the rock groups Super Furry Animals and The Peth.

Ifans appeared as Xenophilius Lovegood in *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1,* and as Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard in *The Amazing Spider-Man*. He played Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, in *Anonymous* and also appeared as Nigel Gruff, a footballer-turned-American football player who has a gambling addiction, in the 2000 film *The Replacements*.

Ifans had a recurring role as Mycroft Holmes in the CBS series *Elementary*. As of autumn 2016, he was a regular on the U.S. pay-cable Epix network's 10-episode CIA espionage thriller *Berlin Station*.
Paget Brewster

**Paget Valerie Brewster** (/ˈpædʒɪt ˈbruːstər/;[2] born March 10, 1969) is an American actress, voice actress, and singer. She was first recognized for her recurring role as Kathy on the fourth season of the NBC sitcom *Friends*. Her breakthrough role came as Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama *Criminal Minds*, on which she appeared regularly from 2006 to 2012 and has since returned to for guest appearances before returning regularly in 2016. Her other roles include voicing Elise and Mr. Mumbles on *Dan Vs.*, Frankie Dart on the final season of *Community*, the voice of Birdgirl in *Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law*, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom *Grandfathered*, and voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 series of DuckTales, marking the first animated appearance of the character.
Mason Adams

**Mason Adams** (February 26, 1919 – April 26, 2005) was an American character actor and voice-over artist.[2] From the late 1940s until the early 1970s he was heard in numerous radio programs and voiceovers for television commercials, the later of which he resumed in the 1980s and 90s. In the early 1970s he moved into acting and from 1977 to 1982 held perhaps his most known role, that of Managing Editor Charlie Hume on *Lou Grant*. He also acted in numerous other television and movie roles the most prominent of which are likely *Omen III: The Final Conflict* (1981) and *F/X* (1986).
Noel Fisher

**Noel Roeim Fisher**[2] (born March 13, 1984) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Mickey Milkovich on the Showtime series *Shameless*, as well as his portrayal of Cael Malloy on the FX series *The Riches*. He played Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts in the Emmy Award–winning miniseries *Hatfields & McCoys* as well as Vladimir, a 1,500-year-old vampire in *The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2*, and Michelangelo in *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* and its sequel *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows*. He also has had roles in shows such as *Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior*, *Lie to Me*, *Bones*, and *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*.
Larry Drake

**Larry Richard Drake** (February 21, 1950 – March 17, 2016) was an American actor, voice artist, and comedian best known as Benny Stulwicz in *L.A. Law*, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards. He also appeared as Robert G. Durant in both *Darkman* and *Darkman II: The Return of Durant* and was the voice of Pops in *Johnny Bravo*.
Richard Dysart

**Richard Allen Dysart** (March 30, 1929 – April 5, 2015) was an American actor. He is best known for his role in the television series *L.A. Law* (1986–1994), for which he received four consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won for the last one in 1992. Dysart's acting career began on the stage. He was a founding member of the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, California, which began in 1960.[2] He performed on Broadway in *All in Good Time* (1965), *A Place Without Doors* (1970-1971), *The Little Foxes* revival as Horace Giddens (1967–1968), and *That Championship Season* (1972–1974).[4]

In 1979, Dysart portrayed a good-hearted physician in the film *Being There*, starring Peter Sellers and Melvyn Douglas. In 1980, he played Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in the television film *The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd*. He voiced the kindly miner Uncle Pom in the Disney English-language version of Hayao Miyazaki's 1986 adventure classic *Castle in the Sky* and the character of Cogliostro on *Todd McFarlane's Spawn: The Animated Series*, which aired on HBO.

His other movie credits included roles in *The Hindenburg*, *An Enemy of the People*, *Prophecy*, *The Thing*, *Pale Rider*, and *Day One* (with *L.A. Law* co-star Michael Tucker). Dysart created the role of Coach in the original Broadway production of Jason Miller's Pulitzer Prize winning play, *That Championship Season* in 1973. He appeared in an episode of the 1976 CBS television series *Sara*.

The scene in which his *L.A. Law* character, Leland McKenzie, who was the patriarchal and stiff founder of a successful law practice, was revealed to be in bed with competitor Rosalind Shays (Diana Muldaur) was ranked as the 38th greatest moment in television in an issue of *Egg* magazine. He earned one Emmy Award, and three more nominations, for his role on *L.A. Law*.[5][6]
Penny Marshall

**Carole Penny Marshall**[1] (October 15, 1943 – December 17, 2018)[1] was an American actress, director, and producer. She came to notice in the 1970s for her role as Laverne DeFazio on the television sitcom *Laverne & Shirley* (1976–1983), receiving three nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her portrayal.

Marshall made her directorial debut with *Jumpin' Jack Flash* (1986) before directing *Big* (1988), which became the first film directed by a woman to gross more than $100 million at the U.S. box office. Her subsequent directing credits included *Awakenings* (1990), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, *A League of Their Own* (1992), *Renaissance Man* (1994), *The Preacher's Wife* (1996) and *Riding in Cars with Boys* (2001). She also produced *Cinderella Man* (2005) and *Bewitched* (2005), and directed episodes of the TV series *According to Jim* and *United States of Tara*.
Rosie O'Donnell

**Roseann O'Donnell** (born March 21, 1962)[2] is an American comedian, actress, author, and television personality. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series *Star Search* in 1984. After a series of television and film roles that introduced her to a larger national audience, O'Donnell hosted her own syndicated daytime talk show, *The Rosie O'Donnell Show*, between 1996 and 2002, which won several Daytime Emmy Awards. During this period, she developed the nickname "Queen of Nice", as well as a reputation for philanthropic efforts.

From 2006 to 2007, O'Donnell endured a controversial run as the moderator on the daytime talk show *The View*, which included a public feud with Donald Trump and on-air disputes regarding the Bush administration's policies with the Iraq War. She hosted *Rosie Radio* on Sirius XM Radio between 2009 and 2011, and from 2011 to 2012 hosted a second, short-lived daytime talk show on OWN, *The Rosie Show*. O'Donnell returned to *The View* in 2014, leaving after a brief five-month run due to personal issues. From 2017 to 2019, she starred on the Showtime comedy series *SMILF*.

In addition to comedy, film, and television, O'Donnell has also been a magazine editor, celebrity blogger, and author of several memoirs, including *Find Me* (2002) and *Celebrity Detox* (2007). She has also been an outspoken advocate for lesbian rights and gay adoption issues. O'Donnell is a foster and adoptive mother. She was named *The Advocate*'s 2002 Person of the Year; in May 2003, she became a regular contributor to the magazine. O'Donnell also continues to be a television producer and a collaborative partner in the LGBT family vacation company, R Family Vacations.
Russell Crowe

**Russell Ira Crowe** (born 7 April 1964) is an actor, film producer and musician. Although a New Zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia.[1] He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the historical film *Gladiator* (2000), directed by Ridley Scott, for which Crowe won an Academy Award, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, an Empire Award and a London Film Critics Circle Award for best actor, along with ten other nominations in the same category. Crowe's other award-winning performances include portrayals of tobacco firm whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand in the drama film *The Insider* (1999), and John F. Nash in the biopic *A Beautiful Mind* (2001).

Crowe's other films include *Romper Stomper* (1992), *L.A. Confidential* (1997), *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), *Cinderella Man* (2005), *American Gangster* (2007), *State of Play* (2009), *Robin Hood* (2010), *Les Misérables* (2012), *Man of Steel* (2013) and *Noah* (2014). In 2015, Crowe made his directorial debut with *The Water Diviner*, in which he also starred. Crowe's work has earned him several accolades during his career, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, one BAFTA, and one Academy Award out of three nominations (1999, 2000, and 2001). Crowe has also been the co-owner of the National Rugby League (NRL) team South Sydney Rabbitohs since 2006.
Rupert Everett

**Rupert James Hector Everett** (/ˈɛvərɪt/; born 29 May 1959) is an English actor, writer and singer. He first came to public attention in 1981, when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film *Another Country* (1984) as a gay pupil at an English public school in the 1930s;[1] the role earned him his first BAFTA Award nomination. He went on to receive a second BAFTA Award nomination and his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in *My Best Friend's Wedding*(1997), followed by a second Golden Globe nomination for *An Ideal Husband* (1999).

Everett has performed in many other prominent films, including *The Madness of King George* (1994), *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), *Inspector Gadget* (1999), *The Next Best Thing* (2000), *Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking*(2004), *The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe* (2005), *Stardust* (2007), *Wild Target* (2010) and *Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children* (2016).
Molly Ephraim

**Molly Ephraim** (born May 22, 1986) is an American actress who has appeared in films, television, and Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theater productions. She is known for her role as Mandy Baxter in the FOX sitcom *Last Man Standing* during its original run (2011–2017). Ephraim has also appeared in a number of other TV series including *Brockmire* (2017), *Halt and Catch Fire* (2017), and *Casual* (2018). Most recently, Ephraim portrayed Irene Kelly in *The Front Runner* (2018).[1]
Kathy Bates

**Kathleen Doyle Bates** (born June 28, 1948)[1] is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three American Comedy Awards, two Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, an Obie Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she studied theatre at the Southern Methodist University before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. She landed minor stage roles before being cast in her first on screen role in *Taking Off* (1971). Her first Off-Broadway stage performance was in the 1976 production of *Vanities.* Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, she continued to perform on screen and on stage, appearing in a variety of films, television series, and plays. She garnered a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 1983 for her performance in *'night, Mother*, and won an Obie Award in 1988 for her performance in *Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.*

Bates' performance in the 1990 horror film *Misery*, based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, marked her Hollywood breakthrough. Her role as Annie Wilkes was met with widespread critical acclaim and she subsequently won the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama the following year.

She next starred in *Fried Green Tomatoes* (1991), for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination, and *Dolores Claiborne* (1995), another well-received Stephen King adaptation. She portrayed Molly Brown in James Cameron's epicromance and disaster film *Titanic* (1997), which became the highest-grossing film ever at the time. She received her second and third Academy Award nominations for her work in *Primary Colors* (1998) and *About Schmidt* (2002), both in the category of Best Supporting Actress.

Bates' television work has resulted in 14 Emmy Award nominations, including two for her role as Harriet "Harry" Korn on the NBC series *Harry's Law* (2011–12). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her appearance on the ninth season of *Two and a Half Men* (2012) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie her portrayal of Delphine LaLaurie on the third season of *American Horror Story* (2014). She also received accolades for her portrayal of Miss Hannigan in the 1999 television adaptation of *Annie*. Her directing credits include several episodes of the HBO television series *Six Feet Under* (2001–03).
Richard T. Jones

**Richard Timothy Jones** (born January 16, 1972) is an American actor. Jones is best known for his portrayals of Laveinio in the dramatic film *The Wood* (1999) and Mike of the dramatic films *Why Did I Get Married?* (2007) and *Why Did I Get Married Too?* (2010). He is also well known for his role as Bruce Van Exel, court services officer on the CBS television series *Judging Amy* that aired from 1999 to 2005.
Nick Offerman

**Nicholas Offerman** (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, writer, comedian, and carpenter who is known for his role as Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom *Parks and Recreation*, for which he received the Television Critics Association Awardfor Individual Achievement in Comedy and was twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Offerman is also known for his role in *The Founder*, in which he portrays Dick McDonald, one of the brothers who developed the fast food chain McDonald's. His first major television role since the end of *Parks and Recreation* was as Karl Weathers in the FX series *Fargo*, for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries.
Peter Stormare

**Peter Rolf Ingvar Storm** (born 27 August 1953), known professionally as **Peter Stormare** (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɛr ²stɔrːˌmarɛ] (listen)), is a Swedish actor, voice actor, theatre director, playwright and musician. He is known for his roles as Gaear Grimsrud in *Fargo* (1996) and John Abruzzi on *Prison Break* (2005–2007). He also appeared in the films *The Lost World: Jurassic Park* (1997), *Playing God* (1997), *The Big Lebowski* (1998), *Armageddon* (1998), *Dancer in the Dark*(2000), *Minority Report* (2002), *Bad Boys II* (2003), *Constantine* (2005), *22 Jump Street* (2014) and the video game *Until Dawn* (2015).
Matt LeBlanc

**Matthew Steven LeBlanc** (/ləˈblɒŋk/; born July 25, 1967) is an American actor and comedian.[2] He received international recognition for his portrayal of dim-witted, yet well-intentioned womaniser Joey Tribbiani on *Friends*, which ran from 1994 to 2004. For his work on *Friends*, LeBlanc received three Emmy Award nominations.

He has also starred as a fictionalized version of himself in *Episodes* (2011–2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award and received four additional Emmy Award nominations. He co-hosted *Top Gear* from 2016 to 2019. As of 2019, he plays Adam Burns in *Man with a Plan*.
Rodney Dangerfield

**Jack Roy** (born **Jacob Rodney Cohen**, November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), popularly known by the stage name**Rodney Dangerfield**, was an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, producer, screenwriter, musician and author. He was known for his self-deprecating one-liners humor, his catchphrase "I get no respect!" and his monologueson that theme.

He began his career working as a stand-up comic in the Borscht Belt resorts of the Catskill Mountains northwest of New York City. His act grew in notoriety as he became a mainstay on late-night talk shows throughout the 1960s and 1970s, eventually developing into a headlining act on the Las Vegas casino circuit. He appeared in a few bit parts in films such as *The Projectionist* throughout the 1970s, but his breakout film role came in 1980 as a boorish nouveau riche golfer in the ensemble comedy *Caddyshack*, which was followed by two more successful films: 1983's *Easy Money* and 1986's *Back to School*. Additional film work kept him busy through the rest of his life, mostly in comedies, but with a rare dramatic role in 1994's *Natural Born Killers* as an abusive father. Health troubles curtailed his output through the early 2000s before his death in 2004, following a month in a coma due to complications from heart valve surgery.
Nick Frost

**Nicholas John Frost** (born 28 March 1972) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and author. He has appeared in the *Three Flavours Cornetto* trilogy of films, consisting of *Shaun of the Dead* (2004), *Hot Fuzz* (2007), and *The World's End* (2013), and the television comedy *Spaced* (1999–2001). He also appeared in Joe Cornish's film *Attack the Block* (2011). He co-starred in the 2011 film *Paul*, which he co-wrote with his frequent collaborator and best friend Simon Pegg. He also played various roles in the sketch show *Man Stroke Woman*.
Robert Patrick

**Robert Hammond Patrick Jr.** (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor and voice actor. Known for his portrayals of villainous characters,[1] Patrick is a Saturn Award winner with four nominations.

Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparked his interest in acting, and entered film in 1986. After playing a supporting role in *Die Hard 2* (1990), Patrick starred as the T-1000, the main antagonist of *Terminator 2: Judgment Day*(1991)—a role he reprised for cameo appearances in *Wayne's World* (1992) and *Last Action Hero* (1993). Other film credits include *Fire in the Sky* (1993), *Striptease* (1996), *Cop Land* (1997), *The Faculty* (1998), *Spy Kids* (2001), *Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle* (2003), *Ladder 49* (2004), *Walk the Line* (2005), *Flags of Our Fathers* (2006), *We Are Marshall*(2006), *Bridge to Terabithia* (2007), *The Men Who Stare at Goats* (2009), and *Safe House* (2012).

In television, Patrick is known for his portrayals of FBI Special Agent John Doggett in *The X-Files* and Colonel Tom Ryanin *The Unit*, and has played ongoing roles in series such as *The Outer Limits*, *The Sopranos*, *Elvis*, *Avatar: The Last Airbender*, *Burn Notice*, *Last Resort*, *Sons of Anarchy* and *From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series*. In 2014 he was cast in the role of DHS agent Cabe Gallo in the CBS drama series *Scorpion*. He was also guest host on season two of *GunnyTime*.

AllMovie journalist Tracie Cooper wrote that, by the conclusion of *The X-Files* in 2002, Patrick had developed a "solid reputation within the industry", with critics, fans and co-stars alike praising his "work ethic, personality, and consistent performances."[2] He was described by actor and director Jason Bateman as "one of the great heavies."[3]
Robert De Niro

**Robert Anthony De Niro Jr.** (/də ˈnɪəroʊ/, Italian: [de ˈniːro]; born August 17, 1943) is an American-Italian[1][2] actor, producer, and director. He is a recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, the Cecil B DeMille Award, AFI Life Achievement Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.

De Niro was cast as the young Vito Corleone in the 1974 film *The Godfather Part II*, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film *Raging Bull*.

De Niro's first major film roles were in the sports drama *Bang the Drum Slowly* (1973) and Scorsese's crime film *Mean Streets* (1973). He earned Academy Award nominations for the psychological thrillers *Taxi Driver* (1976) and *Cape Fear*(1991), both directed by Scorsese. De Niro received additional nominations for Michael Cimino's Vietnam war drama *The Deer Hunter* (1978), Penny Marshall's drama *Awakenings* (1990), and David O. Russell's romantic comedy-drama *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012). His portrayal of gangster Jimmy Conway in Scorsese's crime film *Goodfellas* (1990), and his role as Rupert Pupkin in the black comedy film *The King of Comedy* (1982), earned him BAFTA Award nominations.[3]

De Niro has earned four nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, for his work in the musical drama *New York, New York* (1977), the action comedy *Midnight Run* (1988), the gangster comedy *Analyze This* (1999), and the comedy *Meet the Parents* (2000). Other notable performances include roles in *1900* (1976), *The Last Tycoon* (1976), *Once Upon a Time in America* (1984), *Brazil* (1985), *The Mission* (1986), *The Untouchables*(1987), *Heat* (1995), *Casino* (1995) and *Ronin* (1998). He has directed and starred in films such as the crime drama *A Bronx Tale* (1993) and the spy film *The Good Shepherd* (2006).