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Drew Barrymore

**Drew Blythe Barrymore** (born February 22, 1975)[1] is an American actress, producer, director, author, model and entrepreneur. She is a member of the Barrymore family of actors, and the granddaughter of John Barrymore. She achieved fame as a child actress with her role in *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982). She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA nomination.

Following a highly publicized childhood marked by drug and alcohol abuse,[2] Barrymore released an autobiography, *Little Girl Lost*, when she was 16 in 1991. She went on to appear in a string of successful films throughout the decade, including *Poison Ivy* (1992), *Boys on the Side* (1995), *Mad Love* (1995), *Scream* (1996), *Ever After* (1998) and *The Wedding Singer* (1998). The latter was her first collaboration with Adam Sandler; they have since starred together in *50 First Dates* (2004) and *Blended* (2014).

Barrymore's other films include *Never Been Kissed* (1999), *Charlie's Angels* (2000), *Donnie Darko* (2001), *Riding in Cars with Boys* (2001), *Confessions of a Dangerous Mind* (2002), *Fever Pitch* (2005), *Music and Lyrics* (2007), *Going the Distance* (2010), *Big Miracle* (2012) and *Miss You Already* (2015). Barrymore made her directorial debut with *Whip It*(2009), in which she also starred, and received a SAG Award and a Golden Globe for her performance in *Grey Gardens*(2009). She starred on the Netflix series *Santa Clarita Diet* until its cancellation in 2019.

In 1995, Barrymore and Nancy Juvonen formed the production company Flower Films. The pair have produced several projects in which Barrymore has starred. In 2013, Barrymore launched a range of cosmetics under the Flower banner, which has grown to include lines in makeup, perfume and eyewear.[3] Her other business ventures include a range of wines[4] and a clothing line.[5] In 2015, she released her second memoir, *Wildflower*.[6] Barrymore received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004.
Elizabeth Rodriguez

**Elizabeth Rodriguez** (born December 27, 1980)[1][2] is an American actress, best known for her role as Aleida Diaz in the Netflix comedy-drama series, *Orange Is the New Black* (2013–2019). She received a Tony Award nomination, and won an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Theatre World Award for her performance in Stephen Adly Guirgis' 2011 play, *The Motherf\*\*\*er with the Hat*. In 2015, she starred as a series regular on the first season of AMC's pre-apocalyptic drama series, *Fear the Walking Dead*. She played Gabriela Lopez, a nurse working in a secret research facility in the 2017 film *Logan*.
Glenne Headly

**Glenne Aimee Headly** (March 13, 1955 – June 8, 2017) was an American actress. She was widely known for her roles in *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels*, *Dick Tracy*, and *Mr. Holland's Opus*. Headly received a Theatre World Award and four Joseph Jefferson Awards and was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards.[1]

In 2017, she starred in *The Circle* and *Just Getting Started*, the latter marking her final film role, released six months after her death. She also starred with Ed Begley Jr. and Josh Hutcherson in *Future Man*, Hulu's half-hour comedy television series produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg; she died on June 8, 2017, mid-way through filming the series.
Geena Davis

**Virginia Elizabeth** "**Geena**" **Davis** (born January 21, 1956)[5][6][7] is an American actress and activist.[8] Davis has received numerous accolades for her acting work in both film and television, and is noted for her portrayals of strong and authentic female characters as well as her involvement in advocacy for women in the industry.

Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in drama from Boston University in 1979, Davis signed with New York's Zoli modeling agency and started her career as a model. She made her acting debut in the film *Tootsie* (1982), in 1984 she starred in the thriller *The Fly* (1986), which proved to be one of her first box office hits. While the fantasy comedy *Beetlejuice* (1988) brought her to international prominence, the drama *The Accidental Tourist* (also 1988) earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. That same year, she also starred in *Earth Girls are Easy*, which was not a box office success. She cemented her leading actress status with her performance in the road film *Thelma & Louise*(1991), receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Davis's roles in the box office failures *Cutthroat Island* (1995) and *The Long Kiss Goodnight* (1996), both directed by then-husband Renny Harlin, were followed by a lengthy break and downturn in her career.

Davis starred as the adoptive mother of the titular character in the *Stuart Little* franchise (1999–2005) and as the first female president of the United States in the television series *Commander in Chief* (2005–2006), winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for her role in the latter. Her later films include *Accidents Happen*(2009) and *Marjorie Prime* (2017). She has portrayed the recurring role of Dr. Nicole Herman in *Grey's Anatomy* (2014–2015, 2018), and also starred as Regan MacNeil-Angela Rance in the first season of the horror television series *The Exorcist* (2017).

In 2004, Davis launched the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, which works collaboratively with the entertainment industry to dramatically increase the presence of female characters in media. Through the organization, she launched the annual Bentonville Film Festival in 2015, and executive produced the documentary *This Changes Everything* in 2018.

In 2019, in recognition of her work for gender equality, Davis will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[9]
Janet McTeer

**Janet McTeer** OBE (born 5 August 1961[1][2][3]) is an English actress. In 1997, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, the Olivier Award for Best Actress, and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for her role as Nora in *A Doll's House* (1996–1997). She also won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Mary Jo Walker in the 1999 film *Tumbleweeds*, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Hubert Page in the 2011 film *Albert Nobbs*. She was made an OBE in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours.

McTeer made her professional stage debut in 1984, and was nominated for the 1986 Olivier Award for Best Newcomer for *The Grace of Mary Traverse*. Other theatre roles include Yelena in *Uncle Vanya* (London), Veronique in *God of Carnage*(London & New York), and the title role in *Mary Stuart* (London & New York), which won her a second Drama Desk Awardin 2009. On television, she starred in the title role of Lynda La Plante's *The Governor* (1995–1996), and received an Emmy Award nomination for *Into the Storm* (2009) and a Golden Globe nomination for *The White Queen* (2013).

She also appeared opposite Glenn Close in the final season of the drama series *Damages* (2012). Her other film roles include *Half Moon Street* (1986), *Hawks* (1988), *Wuthering Heights* (1992), *Carrington* (1995), *Velvet Goldmine* (1998), *Songcatcher* (2000), *The Intended* (2002), *As You Like It* (2006), *Tideland* (2005), *Cat Run* (2011), *The Woman in Black*(2012), *Maleficent* (2014), *The Divergent Series* (2015–2016), and *Me Before You* (2016).
Hugo Weaving

**Hugo Wallace Weaving** (born 4 April 1960) is an English-Australian film and stage actor. He is best known for playing Agent Smith in *The Matrix* trilogy (1999–2003), Elrond in *The Lord of the Rings* (2001–2003) and *The Hobbit* (2012–2014) film trilogies, V in *V for Vendetta* (2006), and Red Skull in *Captain America: The First Avenger* (2011). Weaving's first television role was in the 1984 Australian television series *Bodyline*, where he portrayed English cricket captain Douglas Jardine. In film, he first rose to prominence for his performance as Martin in the Australian drama *Proof* (1991). Weaving played Anthony "Tick" Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra in the comedy-drama *The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert*(1994); and multiple roles in the science fiction film *Cloud Atlas* (2012). His roles as a voice actor include the roles as Rex the male sheepdog in *Babe* (1995), Noah the Leading Elder Emperor Penguin in *Happy Feet* (2006) and *Happy Feet Two*(2011) and as Megatron in the first three installments of the *Transformers* film series (2007-2011).

Weaving's awards for acting include a Satellite Award, MTV Movie Award and six Australian Film Institute Awards.
Amy Landecker

**Amy Lauren Landecker** (born September 30, 1969) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Sarah Pfefferman on the Amazon comedy-drama series *Transparent* (2014–2019), as well as her supporting roles in films *Dan in Real Life* (2007), *A Serious Man* (2009), *All Is Bright* (2013), *Project Almanac* (2015) and *Beatriz at Dinner* (2017).
Diane Keaton

**Diane Keaton** (née **Hall**; born January 5, 1946) is an American actress, director, producer, photographer, real estate developer, author, and singer. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and the AFI Life Achievement Award.

Keaton began her career on stage and made her screen debut in 1970. Her first major film role was as Kay Adams-Corleone in *The Godfather* (1972), a role she reprised in *The Godfather Part II* (1974) and *The Godfather Part III* (1990). But the films that helped shape her early career were those with director and co-star Woody Allen, beginning with *Play It Again, Sam* in 1972. Her next two films with Allen, *Sleeper* (1973) and *Love and Death* (1975), established her as a comic actor. Her fourth, *Annie Hall* (1977), won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.

To avoid being typecast as her *Annie Hall* persona, Keaton became an accomplished dramatic performer, starring in *Looking for Mr. Goodbar* (1977) and receiving Academy Award nominations for *Reds* (1981), *Marvin's Room* (1996), and *Something's Gotta Give* (2003).

Keaton's other popular films include *Mrs. Soffel* (1984), *Baby Boom* (1987), *Father of the Bride* (1991), *Father of the Bride Part II* (1995), *The First Wives Club* (1996), *The Other Sister* (1999), *The Family Stone* (2005), *Morning Glory* (2010), *Finding Dory* (2016), *Book Club* (2018), and *Poms* (2019).
Betty White

**Betty Marion White Ludden** (born January 17, 1922)[2] is an American actress and comedian,[3][4] with the longest television career of any entertainer, spanning 80 years.[5][6][7] Regarded as a pioneer of television, she is one of the first women to have control both in front of and behind the camera[8] and is recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom (*Life with Elizabeth*),[9] which contributed to her receiving the honorary title Mayor of Hollywood in 1955.[10]

She is known for her award-winning roles as Sue Ann Nivens on *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1973–77) and Rose Nylund on *The Golden Girls* (1985–92) – the Writers Guild of America has included both sitcoms in its list of the *101 Best Written TV Series of All Time*[11] – and Elka Ostrovsky on *Hot in Cleveland* (2010–15).

A staple guest of many American game shows such as *Password*, *Match Game*, *Hollywood Squares* and *The $25,000 Pyramid*, White has been dubbed the 'First Lady of Game Shows' and became the first woman to receive an Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host in 1983 for the show *Just Men!*[12] She is also known for her appearances on *Boston Legal*, *Mama's Family*, and *Saturday Night Live*.

She has received eight Emmy Awards in various categories, three American Comedy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award.[13] She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is a Television Hall of Fameinductee (class of 1995), and a Disney Legend (class of 2009).
Emilia Clarke

**Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke**[1] (born 23 October 1986) is an English actress.[2] She studied at the Drama Centre London, appearing in a number of stage productions, including one by the Company of Angels. After making her screen debut in a short film, her television debut came with a guest appearance in an episode of the British medical soap opera *Doctors* in 2009. The following year, she was named as one of the UK Stars of Tomorrow by *Screen International*magazine for her role in the Syfy film *Triassic Attack* (2010).

Clarke rose to international prominence for her breakthrough role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy television series *Game of Thrones* (2011–2019). The role has garnered her critical acclaim and several accolades, including three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and a pending nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

Clarke made her Broadway debut as Holly Golightly in a production of *Breakfast at Tiffany's* in 2013. Her film roles include Sarah Connor in the science fiction film *Terminator Genisys* (2015), Louisa Clark in the romance film *Me Before You*(2016), and Qi'ra in *Solo: A Star Wars Story* (2018). *Time* magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.[3]
Charlotte Rae

**Charlotte Rae Lubotsky** (April 22, 1926 – August 5, 2018), known professionally as **Charlotte Rae**, was an American character actress, comedian, and singer whose career spanned six decades.

Rae was known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms *Diff'rent Strokes* and its spin-off, *The Facts of Life* (in which she had the starring role from 1979–1986). She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy in 1982. She also appeared in two *Facts of Life* television movies: *The Facts of Life Goes to Paris* in 1982 and *The Facts of Life Reunion* in 2001. She voiced the character of "Nanny" in *101 Dalmatians: The Series* and Aunt Pristine Figg in *Tom and Jerry: The Movie*. She also appeared as Gammy Hart in *Girl Meets World*.

In 2015, she returned to film in the feature film *Ricki and the Flash*, with Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, and Rick Springfield. In November 2015, Rae released her autobiography, *The Facts of My Life*, which was co-written with her son, Larry Strauss.
Daniel Radcliffe

**Daniel Jacob Radcliffe** (born 23 July 1989)[1] is an English actor and producer. He is known for playing the titular protagonist in the *Harry Potter* film series, based on the novels by J. K. Rowling.

Born and raised in London, Radcliffe made his acting debut at 10 years of age in BBC One's 1999 television film *David Copperfield*, followed by his cinematic debut in 2001's *The Tailor of Panama*. At age 11, he was cast as Potter in the series' first film *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, and starred in the series for 10 years, starring in the lead role in all eight films culminating with the final film in the series, *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2*, released in 2011. Radcliffe became one of the highest paid actors in the world during the filming of the Potter films, earned worldwide fame, popularity, and critical acclaim for his role, and received many accolades for his performance in the series.

Following the success of Harry Potter, his subsequent roles include lawyer Arthur Kipps in the Edwardian horror film *The Woman in Black* (2012), famed beat poet Allen Ginsberg in the independent film *Kill Your Darlings* (2013), Victor Frankenstein's assistant Igor in the science fiction fantasy *Victor Frankenstein* (2015), Manny, a sentient corpse in the comedy-drama *Swiss Army Man*, technological prodigy Walter Mabry in the heist thriller film *Now You See Me 2,* and FBI agent Nate Foster in the critically acclaimed thriller *Imperium* (all 2016). Radcliffe began to branch out to stage acting in 2007, starring in the London and New York productions of *Equus* for which he received immense praise from critics and audiences alike, and in the 2011 Broadway revival of the musical *How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying*.

He has contributed to many charities, including the Demelza Hospice Care for Children, and The Trevor Project for suicide prevention among LGBTQ youth, which gave him its Hero Award in 2011,[2] and is heavily involved in LGBTQ activism.
James Spader

**James Todd Spader** (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying eccentric characters in films such as the drama *Sex, Lies, and Videotape* (1989), the action science fiction film *Stargate* (1994), the controversial psychological thriller *Crash* (1996), and the erotic romance *Secretary* (2002). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he played the titular character of Ultron in *Avengers: Age of Ultron* (2015), which he portrayed through voice and motion capture.

His best-known television roles are those of attorney Alan Shore in *The Practice* and its spin-off *Boston Legal* (for which he won three Emmy Awards), and Robert California in the comedy-mockumentary *The Office*. He currently stars as high-profile criminal-turned-FBI-informant Raymond "Red" Reddington in the NBC crime drama *The Blacklist*, for which he has earned two Golden Globe Award nominations.
Ginnifer Goodwin

**Jennifer Michelle** "**Ginnifer**" **Goodwin**[1] (born May 22, 1978)[2] is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Margene Heffman in the HBO drama series *Big Love* (2006–2011) and Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard in the ABC fantasy series *Once Upon a Time* (2011–2018).

Goodwin has appeared in various films, including the drama *Mona Lisa Smile* (2003), the musical biopic *Walk the Line*(2005), the romantic comedy *He's Just Not That into You* (2009), the family comedy *Ramona and Beezus* (2010), the romantic comedy *Something Borrowed* (2011), and the biopic *Killing Kennedy* (2013). She also voiced the lead role of Fawn in the Disney animated fantasy film *Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast* (2014) and Judy Hopps in the Disney animated fantasy comedy film *Zootopia* (2016).
Farrah Fawcett

**Farrah Leni Fawcett** (/ˈfærə ˈfɔːsɪt/; originally spelled **Ferrah**; February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) was an American actress of stage and screen, model, and artist. A four-time Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Awardnominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she starred as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series *Charlie's Angels* (1976–1977).

Fawcett began her career in the 1960s appearing in commercials and guest roles on television. During the 1970s, she appeared in numerous television series, including recurring roles on *Harry O* (1974–1976), and *The Six Million Dollar Man*(1974–1978) with her first husband, film and television star Lee Majors. Her breakthrough role came in 1976 when she was cast as Jill Munroe in *Charlie's Angels*, alongside Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith. The show propelled all three to stardom, but especially Fawcett, who was then billed as "Farrah Fawcett-Majors". After appearing only in the first season, Fawcett decided to leave the show, but eventually returned for the show's third and fourth seasons (1978–1980). For her role in *Charlie's Angels*, she received her first Golden Globe nomination.

In 1983, Fawcett received positive reviews for her performance in the Off-Broadway play *Extremities*. She was subsequently cast in the 1986 film version and received a Golden Globe nomination. She received two Emmy Award nominations for her roles in TV movies, as a battered wife in the 1984 film *The Burning Bed* and as real-life murderer Diane Downs in the 1989 film *Small Sacrifices*. Her 1980s work in TV movies also earned her four additional Golden Globe nominations.

In 1997, she gained some negative press for a rambling appearance on *The Late Show with David Letterman*, but also garnered strong reviews for her role in the film *The Apostle* with Robert Duvall. She continued in numerous TV series, including recurring roles in the sitcom *Spin City* (2001) and the drama *The Guardian* (2002–2003). For the latter, she received her third Emmy nomination. Her film roles include *Love Is a Funny Thing* (1969), *Myra Breckinridge* (1970), *Logan's Run* (1976), *Sunburn* (1979), *Saturn 3* (1980), *The Cannonball Run* (1981), *Extremities* (1986), *The Apostle*(1997), and *Dr. T & the Women* (2000).

Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006, and she died three years later at age 62. The 2009 NBC documentary *Farrah's Story* chronicled her battle with the disease. She posthumously earned her fourth Emmy nomination for her work as a producer on the documentary.
Danny DeVito

**Daniel Michael DeVito Jr.** (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, director, producer, and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series *Taxi* (1978–1983), which won him a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. He currently plays Frank Reynolds on the FX and FXXsitcom *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* (2006–present).

He is known for his film roles in *One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest* (1975), *Terms of Endearment* (1983) *Throw Momma from the Train* (1987), *Twins* (1988), *The War of the Roses* (1989), *Batman Returns* (1992), *Get Shorty*(1995), *Matilda* (1996), *Mars Attacks!* (1996), *L.A. Confidential* (1997), *Man on the Moon* (1999), *Wiener-Dog* (2016) and most recently *Dumbo* (2019). He is also known for his voiceovers in such films as *Space Jam* (1996), *Hercules*(1997) and *The Lorax* (2012).

DeVito and Michael Shamberg founded Jersey Films. Soon afterwards, Stacey Sher became an equal partner. The production company is known for films such as *Pulp Fiction*, *Garden State*, and *Freedom Writers*. DeVito also owned Jersey Television, which produced the Comedy Central series *Reno 911!*. DeVito and wife Rhea Perlman starred together in his 1996 film *Matilda*, based on Roald Dahl's children's novel. DeVito was also one of the producers nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for *Erin Brockovich*.

DeVito's short stature is the result of multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (Fairbank's disease), a rare genetic disorder that affects bone growth.[2][3]
Chandler Riggs

**Chandler Riggs** (born June 27, 1999) is an American actor and DJ, known for his regular role as Carl Grimes on the AMC horror-drama television series *The Walking Dead* from 2010 to 2018. For his work on the series, Riggs won three Saturn Awards from five nominations and a Young Artist Award from three nominations.

Riggs has appeared in the films *Get Low* (2009), *Mercy* (2014), and *Keep Watching* (2017). In late 2017, Riggs started releasing electronic music under his stage name, **Eclipse**. In early 2019, he began recurring on the ABC drama series *A Million Little Things*.
Holly Hunter

**Holly Hunter** (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress and producer. For her performance as Ada McGrath in the 1993 drama film *The Piano*, she won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for *Broadcast News*(1987), and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for *The Firm* (1993) and again for *Thirteen* (2003).

A seven-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, Hunter won for *Roe vs. Wade* (1989), and *The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom* (1993). She also starred in the TNT drama series *Saving Grace* (2007–10). Her other film roles include *Raising Arizona* (1987), *Always* (1989), *Home for the Holidays* (1995), *Crash* (1996), *O Brother, Where Art Thou?* (2000), *The Incredibles* (2004), its sequel *Incredibles 2* (2018), *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), and *The Big Sick* (2017), which earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.
Gina Rodriguez

**Gina Alexis Rodriguez-LoCicero**[1] (born July 30, 1984)[2][3] is an American actress and director. She is known for her leading role as Jane Gloriana Villanueva in The CW satirical romantic dramedy series *Jane the Virgin* (2014–2019), for which she received a Golden Globe Award in 2015.[4]

Born and raised in Chicago, Rodriguez began her career in 2004 in theater productions and made her screen debut in an episode of the police procedural drama series *Law & Order*. Her breakthrough came in 2012, in the independent musical-drama film *Filly Brown*. She has gone on to star in such films as *Deepwater Horizon* (2016), *Ferdinand* (2017), *Annihilation* (2018), *Miss Bala* (2019), and *Someone Great* (2019). She also voices the title character of the Netflixanimated action-adventure series *Carmen Sandiego* (2019–present).
George Dzundza

**George Dzundza** (/ˈzʊndzə/ *ZUUND-zə*;[1] born July 19, 1945) is an American television and film actor. Dzundza had his own 1981 sitcom series *Open All Night*, about the owner of a "Store 364" convenience store in Inglewood, California.[5] He portrayed American Nazileader Frank Collin in the 1981 made-for-television movie *Skokie*.

In 1987, Dzundza played Sam Hesselman, a disabled man in a wheelchair, in *No Way Out* and Commander Daskal in *The Beast*. His other major film roles include *The Deer Hunter*, *White Hunter Black Heart*, *Basic Instinct*, *Crimson Tide*, and *Dangerous Minds*. He was an original cast member of the long-running NBC drama *Law & Order*, playing NYPD Sergeant Max Greevey in the first season before leaving the show.

His other, lesser-known acting work includes an appearance on *The Waltons* (1975), playing the Archie Bunker-like father in the short-lived Christina Applegate sitcom*Jesse*, and voicing supervillain the Ventriloquist in *Batman: The Animated Series* and Perry White in *Superman: The Animated Series*, as well as numerous minor roles within both shows. His Broadway theatre credits include Terrence McNally's *The Ritz*.

In 2005, he played Anubis (aka "Jim") in the *Stargate SG-1* Season 8 episode "Threads". Dzundza portrayed George O'Malley's father Harold on *Grey's Anatomy*.
Ed Begley Jr.

**Edward James Begley Jr.** (born September 16, 1949) is an American actor. Begley has appeared in hundreds of films, television shows, and stage performances. He is most recognized for his role as Dr. Victor Ehrlich, the bumbling surgical partner of William Daniels' Dr. Mark Craig, on the television series *St. Elsewhere* (1982–1988); the role earned him six consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination. He also co-hosted, along with wife Rachelle Carson, the green living reality show entitled *Living with Ed* (2007–2010).

Equally prolific in cinema, Begley's best known films include *Stay Hungry* (1976), *Blue Collar* (1978), *An Officer and a Gentleman* (1982), *This Is Spinal Tap* (1984), *The Accidental Tourist* (1988), *She-Devil* (1989), *The Pagemaster* (1994), *Batman Forever* (1995), *Auto Focus* (2002), *Pineapple Express* (2008), *What's Your Number?* (2011), *Ghostbusters*(2016) and *CHiPS* (2017). He is a recurring cast member in the mockumentaries of Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, including *Best in Show* (2000), *A Mighty Wind* (2003), *For Your Consideration* (2006) and *Mascots* (2016).
James Corden

**James Kimberley Corden**[1] OBE (born 22 August 1978)[2] is an English actor, singer, comedian, and television host. He hosts *The Late Late Show with James Corden*, a late-night television talk show on CBS. Along with Welsh actress Ruth Jones, Corden co-created, co-wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom *Gavin & Stacey* (2007–2010; 2019) for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy Performance. He was featured on the UK No.1 single "Shout", along with grime artist Dizzee Rascal, an unofficial anthem of the England football team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and duetted with Australian singer Kylie Minogue on a cover of "Only You" in 2015. Appearing on the UK charity telethon Comic Relief in 2011, Corden created his Carpool Karaoke sketch when he drove around London singing songs with George Michael. In 2009, Corden presented the BRIT Awards with Minogue and Mathew Horne. In 2011, he returned to host the BRIT Awards, and continued to host the ceremony annually until 2014. He hosted the Tony Awards in 2016 and 2019 and the Grammy Awards in 2017 and 2018. He has presented the sports-based comedy panel show *A League of Their Own* on Sky One since 2010.

In 2011, he played the lead part in the comedy play *One Man, Two Guvnors*, which transferred from the National Theatreto the West End and then to Broadway and was also cinecast worldwide via National Theatre Live. For his performance in the Broadway run of the play, Corden won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.[3] In 2015 he received the BAFTABritannia Award for British Artist of the Year.[4]
Jacob Tremblay

**Jacob Tremblay** (/ˈtrɒmbleɪ/; French: [tʁɑ̃blɛ]; born October 5, 2006) is a Canadian actor. His breakout performance was his starring role as Jack Newsome in *Room* (2015), for which he won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, and was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. In 2017, he starred as August Pullman, a child with Treacher Collins syndrome, in the drama *Wonder*, and in 2019 he headlined the R-rated comedy film *Good Boys*.
Jared Leto

**Jared Joseph Leto** (/ˈlɛtoʊ/; born December 26, 1971) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and director. After starting his career with television appearances in the early 1990s, Leto achieved recognition for his role as Jordan Catalano on the television series *My So-Called Life* (1994). He made his film debut in *How to Make an American Quilt*(1995) and received critical praise for his performance in *Prefontaine* (1997). Leto played supporting roles in *The Thin Red Line* (1998), *Fight Club* (1999) and *American Psycho* (2000), as well as the lead role in *Urban Legend* (1998), and earned critical acclaim after portraying heroin addict Harry Goldfarb in *Requiem for a Dream* (2000). He later began focusing increasingly on his music career, returning to acting with *Panic Room* (2002), *Alexander* (2004), *Lord of War*(2005), *Lonely Hearts* (2006), *Chapter 27* (2007), and *Mr. Nobody* (2009). In 2012, he directed the documentary film *Artifact*. He then appeared in *Suicide Squad* (2016) and *Blade Runner 2049* (2017).

Leto's performance as a transgender woman in *Dallas Buyers Club* (2013) earned him an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor. Leto is considered to be a method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles. He often remains completely in character for the duration of the shooting schedules of his films, even to the point of adversely affecting his health.[1] He is also known to be selective about his film roles.[2]

Leto is the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and main songwriter for Thirty Seconds to Mars, a band he formed in 1998 in Los Angeles, California, with his older brother Shannon Leto. Their debut album, *30 Seconds to Mars* (2002), was released to positive reviews, but only to limited commercial success.[3] The band achieved worldwide fame with the release of their second album *A Beautiful Lie* (2005). Their following releases, *This Is War* (2009), and *Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams* (2013), received further critical and commercial success.[4] As of September 2014, the band has sold over 15 million albums worldwide.[5] Leto has also directed music videos, including the MTV Video Music Award–winning "The Kill" (2006), "Kings and Queens" (2009), and "Up in the Air" (2013).
Jake Lloyd

**Jake Matthew Lloyd**, also known as Jake Broadbent,[1] (born March 5, 1989) is an American former actor who played Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film *Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace*, the first in the *Star Wars* prequel trilogy. He reprised the role in five subsequent *Star Wars* video games.
Henry Fonda

**Henry Jaynes Fonda** (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American film and stage actor[2] with a career spanning five decades.

Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor. He also appeared in 1938 in plays performed in White Plains, New York, with Joan Tompkins. He made his Hollywood debut in 1935, and his career gained momentum after his Academy Award-nominated performance as Tom Joad in *The Grapes of Wrath*, a 1940 adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel about an Oklahoma family who moved west during the Dust Bowl.

Throughout five decades in Hollywood, Fonda cultivated a strong, appealing screen image in such classics as *The Ox-Bow Incident*, *Mister Roberts*, and *12 Angry Men*. Later, Fonda moved both toward darker epics such as Sergio Leone's *Once Upon a Time in the West* and lighter roles in family comedies such as *Yours, Mine and Ours* with Lucille Ball, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 54th Academy Awards for the movie *On Golden Pond*, his final film role.

Fonda was the patriarch of a family of famous actors, including daughter Jane Fonda, son Peter Fonda, granddaughter Bridget Fonda, and grandson Troy Garity. His family and close friends called him "Hank". In 1999 he was named the sixth-Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.
Elijah Wood

**Elijah Jordan Wood** (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor, film producer, and DJ. He portrayed Frodo Baggins in the *Lord of the Rings* film trilogy (2001–2003) and in *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* (2012).

Wood made his film debut in 1989 with a small part in *Back to the Future Part II*. He went on to achieve recognition as a child actor with roles in *Avalon* (1990), *Paradise* (1991), *Radio Flyer*, *Forever Young* (both 1992), *The Adventures of Huck Finn* and *The Good Son* (both 1993). As a teenager, he starred in films such as *North*, *The War* (both 1994), *Flipper*(1996), *The Ice Storm* (1997), *Deep Impact* and *The Faculty* (both 1998). Following the success of *Lord of the Rings*, Wood has appeared in a wide range of films, including *Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind* (2004), *Sin City*, *Green Street*, *Everything Is Illuminated* (all 2005), *Paris, je t'aime*, *Bobby* (both 2006), *Celeste and Jesse Forever*, *Maniac* (both 2012), *Grand Piano* (2013), *The Last Witch Hunter* (2015), *The Trust* (2016), and *I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore* (2017).

Wood's voice work includes the role of Mumble in *Happy Feet* (2006) and its sequel; the title character in *9* (2009); and Spyro in the *Legend of Spyro* video game trilogy (2006–2008). In addition, he provided the voice of Beck on Disney XD's *Tron: Uprising* (2012–2013), and Wirt in the Cartoon Network miniseries *Over the Garden Wall* (2014). From 2011–2014, Wood played the role of Ryan Newman on the FX television series *Wilfred*, for which he received a Satellite Awardnomination for Best Actor. From 2016–17, he starred as Todd Brotzman on the BBC America series *Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency*.

Wood has his own record label, Simian Records, which he founded in 2005. In 2010, he founded the production company SpectreVision, which specializes in producing horror films.
Frank Grillo

**Frank Anthony Grillo** (born June 8, 1965)[1][2] is an American actor known for his roles in films such as *Warrior* (2011), *The Grey* (2012), *End of Watch* (2012), and *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012). He had his first leading role in the action horror film *The Purge: Anarchy* (2014), portraying Sergeant Leo Barnes, a role he reprised in *The Purge: Election Year* (2016). He also plays the Marvel supervillain Brock Rumlow / Crossbones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Big Daddy in the Chinese action film *Wolf Warrior 2* (2017), the highest-grossing non-Hollywood film of all time.[3] Also in 2017, he played the main role in the Netflix film *Wheelman* as a getaway driver in a botched bank heist.

Grillo's television work includes recurring roles in the series *Battery Park* (2000), *For the People* (2002–2003), *The Shield*(2002–2003), *Prison Break* (2005–2006), *Blind Justice* (2005), and *The Kill Point* (2007). He has also starred as Hart Jessup in the soap opera *Guiding Light* (1996–1999), Nick Monohan in the sci-fi series *The Gates* (2010), and between 2014 and 2017, he played Alvey Kulina in the DirecTV drama series *Kingdom*.
Eartha Kitt

**Eartha Kitt** (born **Eartha Mae Keith**, January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer, actress, dancer, comedian, activist, author, and songwriter known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the enduring Christmas novelty smash "Santa Baby", which were both US Top 10 hits. Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world".[2]

Kitt began her career in 1942 and appeared in the 1945 original Broadway theatre production of the musical *Carib Song*. In the early 1950s, she had six US Top 30 hits, including "Uska Dara" and "I Want to be Evil". Her other notable recordings include the UK Top 10 hit "Under the Bridges of Paris" (1954), "Just an Old Fashioned Girl" (1956) and "Where Is My Man" (1983). She starred in 1967 as Catwoman, in the third and final season of the television series *Batman*.

In 1968, her career in America suffered after she made anti-war statements at a White House luncheon. Ten years later, she made a successful return to Broadway in the 1978 original production of the musical *Timbuktu!*, for which she received the first of her two Tony Award nominations. Her second was for the 2000 original production of the musical *The Wild Party*. Kitt wrote three autobiographies – *Thursday's Child* (1956), *Alone with Me* (1976), and *I'm Still Here: Confessions of a Sex Kitten* (1989). She also played Lady Eloise in the 1992 film *Boomerang*, starring Eddie Murphy.

Kitt found a new generation of fans through her roles in the Disney films *The Emperor's New Groove* (2000), in which she voiced the villainous Yzma, and *Holes* (2003). She reprised the role as Yzma in the direct-to-video sequel *Kronk's New Groove* (2005), as well as the animated series *The Emperor's New School* (2006–2008). Her work on the latter earned her two Daytime Emmy Awards. She posthumously won a third Emmy in 2010 for her guest performance on *Wonder Pets!*.
Elliott Gould

**Elliott Gould** (né **Goldstein**; born August 29, 1938) is an American actor. He began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s. In addition to his performance in the comedy *Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice* (1969), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Gould is perhaps best known for his significant leading roles in Robert Altman films, starring in *M\*A\*S\*H* (1970), *The Long Goodbye* (1973) and *California Split* (1974). Other notable film roles include *Little Murders* (1971), *Capricorn One* (1978), *The Silent Partner* (1978), *Bugsy* (1991), and *American History X* (1998).

He also had recurring roles as Jack Geller on the television sitcom *Friends* (1994–2004), as Reuben Tishkoff in the *Ocean's* film series (2001–2007, 2018) and as Ezra Goldman on the television series *Ray Donovan* (2013–2016).
Gerard Butler

**Gerard James Butler** (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor, producer, singer and musician.

After studying law, Butler turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as *Mrs Brown* (1997), the James Bond film *Tomorrow Never Dies* (1997), and *Tale of the Mummy* (1998). In 2000, he starred as Dracula in the horror film *Dracula 2000* with Christopher Plummer and Jonny Lee Miller.

He subsequently played Attila the Hun in the miniseries *Attila* (2001) and then appeared in the films *Reign of Fire* with Christian Bale (2002) and *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life* with Angelina Jolie (2003), before playing André Marek in the adaptation of Michael Crichton's science fiction adventure *Timeline* (2003). He then was cast as the role of Erik, The Phantom in Joel Schumacher's 2004 film adaptation of the musical *The Phantom of the Opera* alongside Emmy Rossum. That role earned him a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor.

Although *Attila* and *The Phantom of the Opera* were important breaks, it was only in 2007 that Butler gained worldwide recognition for his portrayal of King Leonidas in Zack Snyder's fantasy war film *300*. That role earned him nominations for an Empire Award for Best Actor and a Saturn Award for Best Actor and a win for MTV Movie Award for Best Fight. In the 2010s, he voiced the role of Stoick the Vast in the animated action-fantasy film *How to Train Your Dragon*, a role he later reprised in *Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon* (2010), *Gift of the Night Fury* (2011), *How to Train Your Dragon 2* (2014), and *How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World* (2019). Also in 2010s, he portrayed Secret Service agent Mike Banning in the action thriller *Olympus Has Fallen*, a role he later reprised in *London Has Fallen* and the upcoming *Angel Has Fallen*. He played military leader Tullus Aufidius in the 2011 film *Coriolanus*, a modernized adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name. He also played Sam Childers in the 2011 action biopic *Machine Gun Preacher*.
Haylie Duff

**Haylie Katherine Duff** (born February 19, 1985)[1] is an American actress, singer, songwriter, television host, writer, and fashion designer.[2] She is best known for her role as Sandy Jameson in the television series *7th Heaven*, Amy Sanders in *Lizzie McGuire*, Summer Wheatley in *Napoleon Dynamite*, and Annie Nelson in the made-for-television films *Love Takes Wing* along with its sequel *Love Finds a Home*. She is also the older sister of American singer and actress Hilary Duff.
Elle Fanning

**Mary Elle Fanning** (born April 9, 1998) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her recent works in a number of independent films, and her portrayal as Aurora in the *Maleficent* film series.

As the younger sister of actress Dakota Fanning, she made her film debut as the younger version of her sister's character in the drama film *I Am Sam* (2001). As a child actress, she appeared in a string of films including *Because of Winn-Dixie*(2005), *Babel* (2006), *Phoebe in Wonderland* (2008), and *Somewhere* (2010).

Fanning's breakthrough came in 2011 with her starring role in J. J. Abrams' science-fiction film *Super 8*, for which her performance was praised by critics and earned her a Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Film Festival.[1] In the wake of this success, she had leading roles in the films *We Bought a Zoo* (2011) and *Ginger & Rosa* (2012). She portrayed Princess Aurora as lead role in *Maleficent* (2014) and *Maleficient: Mistress of Evil* (2019).

In recent years, she made a transition into independent cinema with lead and supporting roles in films such as *3 Generations* (2015), *The Neon Demon* (2016), *20th Century Women* (2016), *Mary Shelley* (2017), *The Beguiled* (2017), *I Think We're Alone Now* (2018), *Galveston* (2018), and *Teen Spirit* (2018).
Jack Lemmon

**John Uhler Lemmon III** (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor who was nominated for an Academy Award eight times, winning twice. He starred in over 60 films, such as *Mister Roberts* (1955, for which he won the year's Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), *Some Like It Hot* (1959), *The Apartment* (1960), *Days of Wine and Roses*(1962), *Irma la Douce* (1963), *The Great Race* (1965), *The Odd Couple* (1968, and its sequel *The Odd Couple II* (1998), both with frequent co-star Walter Matthau), *Save the Tiger* (1973, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), *The China Syndrome* (1979), *Missing* (1982), and *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1992).
Dev Patel

**Dev Patel** (born April 23, 1990) is an English actor. Born and raised in London to Gujarati Indian Hindu parents,[2] Patel made his screen debut as Anwar Kharral in the first two seasons of the British television teen drama *Skins* (2007–2008), landing the role with no prior professional acting experience.[3] His breakthrough came in 2008 with the leading role of Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's drama *Slumdog Millionaire*, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor and the SAG Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Patel went on to star in the highly successful romantic comedy *The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel* (2012) and its 2015 sequel, as well as the fantasy film *The Last Airbender* (2010), and the science fiction crime thriller film *Chappie* (2015). His portrayal of Neal Sampat on the HBO television series *The Newsroom* (2012–2014) earned him an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. In 2015, Patel starred as the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan in the biopic *The Man Who Knew Infinity*, and the following year he played Saroo Brierley in the drama *Lion* (2016). For the latter, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe and SAG Award.
Emma Roberts

**Emma Rose Roberts** (born February 10, 1991)[1] is an American actress and singer. After making her film debut as Kristina Jung in the crime film *Blow* (2001), Roberts gained recognition for her lead role as Addie Singer on the Nickelodeon television series *Unfabulous* (2004–2007). She released her debut studio album *Unfabulous and More* in 2005. Roberts then appeared in numerous films, including *Aquamarine* (2006), *Nancy Drew* (2007), *Wild Child* (2008), *Hotel for Dogs* (2009), *Valentine's Day* (2010), *It's Kind of a Funny Story* (2010), and *The Art of Getting By* (2011).

Looking for more mature roles, Roberts obtained starring roles in the films *Lymelife* (2008), *4.3.2.1.* (2010), *Scream 4*(2011), *Adult World* (2013), *We're the Millers* (2013), *Palo Alto* (2013), *The Blackcoat's Daughter* (2015), and *Nerve*(2016). She appeared in four seasons of the FX anthology horror series *American Horror Story*, and starred in the lead role of Chanel Oberlin on the Fox comedy horror series *Scream Queens* (2015–2016).
Ernest Borgnine

**Ernest Borgnine** (/ˈbɔːrɡnaɪn/; born **Ermes Effron Borgnino**; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but calm voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin.[1]A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows.

Borgnine's film career began in 1951, and included supporting roles in *China Corsair* (1951), *From Here to Eternity*(1953), *Vera Cruz* (1954), *Bad Day at Black Rock* (1955) and *The Wild Bunch* (1969). He also played the unconventional lead in many films, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for *Marty* (1955). He achieved continuing success in the sitcom *McHale's Navy* (1962–1966), in which he played the title character, and co-starred as Dominic Santini in the action series *Airwolf* (1984–1986), in addition to a wide variety of other roles.

Borgnine earned his third Primetime Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the 2009 series finale of *ER*. He was known as the voice of Mermaid Man on *SpongeBob SquarePants* from 1999 until his death in 2012. He had earlier replaced the late Vic Tayback as the voice of the villainous Carface Caruthers in both *All Dogs Go to Heaven 2* (1996) and *All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series* (1996–1998).