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Leon Ames

**Leon Ames** (January 20, 1902 – October 12, 1993) was an American film and television actor. He is best remembered for playing father figures in such films as *Meet Me in St. Louis* (1944) with Judy Garland as one of his daughters, *Little Women* (1949), *On Moonlight Bay* (1951), and *By the Light of the Silvery Moon* (1953). The fathers whom Ames portrayed were often somewhat stuffy and exasperated by the younger generation, but ultimately kind and understanding. His most famous role came as DA Kyle Sackett from the film *The Postman Always Rings Twice* (1946).
Lily Collins

**Lily Jane Collins** (born 18 March 1989) is an English-American actress, model, and writer.[1] The daughter of English musician Phil Collins and American Jill Tavelman, she was born in Surrey and moved to Los Angeles as a child. Her first screen role was at the age of two in the BBC series *Growing Pains*. She went on to study broadcast journalism at the University of Southern California, and as a teenager, wrote for *Seventeen* magazine, *Teen Vogue*, and *The Los Angeles Times*. She was named International Model of the Year by Spain's *Glamour* magazine after being selected by Chanel to wear one of their dresses at the Hotel de Crillon in 2007.

She has had leading roles in films such as the sci-fi action-horror film *Priest* (2011) and the psychological action-thriller*Abduction* (2011), and the fantasy *Mirror Mirror* (2012) in the role of Snow White. In 2013, she received wider recognition after taking on the role of Clary Fray in the fantasy *The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones,* for which she was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress – Action and an MTV Movie Award. She is also known for her roles in independent films, such as the romantic comedy-drama *Stuck in Love* (2012), the romantic comedy *The English Teacher* (2013), and the romantic comedy-drama *Love, Rosie* (2014). In 2016, she won the New Hollywood Film Awardand was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her role as Marla Mabrey in *Rules Don't Apply*. In 2017, her performance as a young adult with anorexia in the Netflix drama *To the Bone*was praised, with Collins herself having overcome an eating disorder in the years before the film, and she and director Marti Noxon were honored at Project Heal for the film.[2][3] She starred as Fantine in the BBC miniseries adaptation of *Les Misérables* (2018–2019), and in 2019 appeared in two biographical films, the Netflix drama *Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile*, and as Edith Tolkien in *Tolkien*.

Collins is also a published author, with her first book, *Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me*, being released in 2017 to critical praise.[4]
Jean Smart

**Jean Elizabeth Smart** (born September 13, 1951) is an American actress. After beginning her career in regional theater in the Pacific Northwest, she appeared on Broadway in 1981, as Marlene Dietrich in the biographical play *Piaf*. Smart was later cast in a leading role as Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the CBS sitcom *Designing Women*, which she starred in from 1986 to 1991.

Smart was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the 2000 Broadway revival of *The Man Who Came to Dinner*, and would go on to receive two Primetime Emmy Awards for her role as Lana Gardener on the NBC sitcom *Frasier* (2000–01). She won a third Primetime Emmy Award for her starring role as Regina Newley on the ABC sitcom *Samantha Who?* (2007–09). She also portrayed Martha Logan on the action drama series *24* (2006–07). For her performance as Floyd Gerhardt on Noah Hawley's FX crime series *Fargo* (2015), she earned a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. From 2017 to 2019, she starred as Melanie Bird in the FX science fiction series *Legion*.

Smart's film credits include *Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey* (1993), *The Brady Bunch Movie* (1995), *Guinevere*(1999), *Sweet Home Alabama* (2002), *Garden State* (2004), *I Heart Huckabees* (2004), *Youth in Revolt* (2009), *The Accountant* (2016), and *A Simple Favor* (2018).
Jonathan Banks

**Jonathan Ray Banks**[1] (born January 31, 1947)[2] is an American actor. His first notable film roles were in the films *Airplane!* (1980), *48 Hrs.* (1982), and *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984). He has received critical acclaim for his role as former police officer turned hitman Mike Ehrmantraut in the television series *Breaking Bad* (2009–2012) and its spin-off *Better Call Saul* (2015–present). Earlier he was well-reviewed as Frank McPike in *Wiseguy* (1987–1990).[3] He has received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (1989, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019).
Jonathan Winters

**Jonathan Harshman Winters III** (November 11, 1925 – April 11, 2013) was an American comedian, actor, author, television host, and artist. Beginning in 1960, Winters recorded many classic comedy albums for the Verve Records label. He also had records released every decade for over 50 years, receiving 11 Grammy nominations, including eight for Best Comedy Album, during his career. From these nominations, he won the Grammy Award for Best Album for Children for his contribution to an adaptation of *The Little Prince* in 1975 and the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album for *Crank(y) Calls* in 1996.

With a career spanning more than six decades, Winters also appeared in hundreds of television shows and films, including eccentric characters on *The Steve Allen Show*, *The Garry Moore Show*, *The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters*(1972–74), *Mork & Mindy*, *Hee Haw*, and *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World*. He also voiced Grandpa Smurf on *The Smurfs* TV series from 1986 to the show's conclusion in 1989. Over twenty years later, Winters was introduced to a new generation through voicing Papa Smurf in *The Smurfs* (2011) and *The Smurfs 2* (2013). Winters died nine days after recording his dialogue for *The Smurfs 2*; the film was dedicated in his memory.

In 1991, Winters won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for playing Gunny Davis in the short-lived sitcom *Davis Rules*. 1999 saw Winters become the 2nd recipient of the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2002, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance as Q.T. Marlens on *Life with Bonnie*. Winters was presented with a Pioneer TV Land Award by Robin Williams in 2008.

Winters also spent time painting and presenting his artwork, including silkscreens and sketches, in many gallery shows. He authored several books, with his book of short stories entitled *Winters' Tales* (1988) making several bestseller lists.[1]
John Leguizamo

**John Alberto Leguizamo** (/ˌlɛɡɪˈzɑːmoʊ/; Colombian Spanish: [leɣiˈsamo]; born July 22, 1960)[1] is an American actor, stand-up comedian, filmmaker, and playwright. He came to prominence with a co-starring role in the action comedy *Super Mario Bros.* (1993) as Luigi and a supporting role in the crime drama *Carlito's Way* (1993). Other roles include Sid the Sloth in the animated *Ice Age* films (2002–2016) and the narrator of the sitcom *The Brothers García* (2000–2004). His other notable films are *To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar* for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, *Spawn*, *Moulin Rouge!*, *Land of the Dead*, *Chef*, *John Wick*, *John Wick: Chapter 2*, *The Happening*, and *Romeo + Juliet*. He had a recurring role on *ER* and was a series regular on *The Kill Point*. He is also known for his role as Ozzy Delvecchio on *Bloodline*.

As of 2009, he has appeared in over 75 films, produced over 10 films, starred on Broadway in several productions (winning several awards, including a Special Tony Award), made over 12 television appearances, and has produced or starred in many other television shows.
John Goodman

**John Stephen Goodman** (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. Early in his career, he was known for playing Dan Conner on the ABC TV series *Roseanne* (1988–1997; 2018), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in 1993. He is also a regular collaborator with the Coen brothers on such films as *Raising Arizona* (1987), *Barton Fink*(1991), *The Big Lebowski* (1998), *O Brother, Where Art Thou?* (2000), and *Inside Llewyn Davis* (2013). Goodman's voice roles in animated films include Pacha in Disney's *The Emperor's New Groove* (2000) and Sulley in Pixar's *Monsters, Inc.*(2001) as well as its prequel, *Monsters University* (2013).

His other film performances include lead roles in *Always* (1989), *The Babe* (1992), *The Flintstones* (1994) and *10 Cloverfield Lane* (2016) and supporting roles in *Coyote Ugly* (2000), *The Artist* (2011), *Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*(2011), *Argo* (2012), *Flight* (2012), *The Hangover Part III* (2013), *Patriots Day* (2016), and *Kong: Skull Island* (2017). On television, he has had regular roles on Amazon Studios's *Alpha House* and on the first season of HBO's *Treme* and has been a frequent host of *Saturday Night Live*, as well as playing guest roles on series such as *Community*. John Heilpern of *Vanity Fair* has called him "among our very finest actors".[1]
Mahershala Ali

**Mahershalalhashbaz Ali** (né **Gilmore**; born February 16, 1974), known professionally as **Mahershala Ali** (/məˈhɜːrʃələ/), is an American actor and rapper who is a recipient of several awards, including two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. *Time* magazine named Ali one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.[1]

After pursuing an MFA degree from New York University, Ali began his career as a regular on television series, such as *Crossing Jordan* (2001–2002) and *Threat Matrix* (2003–2004), before his breakthrough role as Richard Tyler in the science fiction series *The 4400* (2004–2007). His first major film release was in the David Fincher-directed fantasy *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008). He gained wider attention for his supporting role in the Netflix political thriller series *House of Cards* (2013–2016). He featured as Boggs in the final two films of *The Hunger Games* film series and as Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in the *Luke Cage* series.

Ali won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Juan in the drama Moonlight. He won a second Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Don Shirley in the comedy-drama *Green Book* (2018). This made him the first black actor to win two Academy Awards in the same category.[2] In 2019, he played the lead role of a troubled police officer in the third season of the HBO anthology crime series *True Detective*.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus

**Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus Hall**[1] (/ˈluːi ˈdraɪfəs/; born January 13, 1961)[2] is an American actress, comedian, producer, and singer. She is known for her work in the television comedy series *Saturday Night Live* (1982–1985), *Seinfeld* (1989–1998), *The New Adventures of Old Christine* (2006–2010), and *Veep* (2012–2019). She is one of the most awarded actresses in American television history, winning more Emmy Awards and more Screen Actors Guild Awards than any other performer (eight of the Emmy Awards were for acting, tying Cloris Leachman for the most acting wins).

Louis-Dreyfus broke into comedy as a performer in The Practical Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, which led to her casting in the sketch show *Saturday Night Live* from 1982 to 1985. Her breakthrough came in 1989 with a nine-season run playing Elaine Benes on *Seinfeld*, one of the most critically and commercially successful sitcoms of all time. Other notable television roles include Christine Campbell in *The New Adventures of Old Christine*, which had a five-season run on CBS, and her role as Selina Meyer in *Veep*, which ran for seven seasons on HBO. Her notable film roles have included *Hannah and Her Sisters* (1986), *National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation* (1989), *Deconstructing Harry* (1997), and *Enough Said* (2013). She also voiced roles in the animated films *A Bug's Life* (1998), *Planes* (2013) and the upcoming *Onward*.

Louis-Dreyfus has received eleven Emmy Awards, eight for acting and three for producing, with a total of 24 nominations throughout her career. She has also received a Golden Globe Award, nine Screen Actors Guild Awards, five American Comedy Awards, and two Critics' Choice Television Awards. Louis-Dreyfus received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010, and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2014. In 2016, *Time* named Louis-Dreyfus as one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual *Time* 100 list.[3] In 2018, she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, presented by the Kennedy Center as America's highest comedy honor.[4]
Jim Varney

**James Albert Varney Jr.** (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his role as Ernest P. Worrell, who was used in numerous television commercial advertising campaigns and films[1][2][3] and for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award. He gained further notability for playing Jed Clampett in the film version of *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1993) and providing the voice of Slinky Dog in *Toy Story* (1995) and *Toy Story 2* (1999).
Kelly Preston

**Kelly Kamalelehua Smith** (born October 13, 1962), better known by her stage name **Kelly Preston**, is an American actress and former model. She has appeared in more than sixty television and film productions, most notably including *Mischief*, *Twins,* and *Jerry Maguire*. She is married to John Travolta, with whom she collaborated on the science fiction film *Battlefield Earth*. She also starred in the films *The Cat in the Hat*, *Old Dogs*, and *Broken Bridges*.
Jeffrey Wright

**Jeffrey Wright** (born December 7, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his Tony- and Emmy-winning role as Belize in the Broadway production and HBO miniseries *Angels in America*. He starred as Jean-Michel Basquiat in *Basquiat*, Felix Leiter in the James Bond films *Casino Royale*, *Quantum of Solace* and *No Time to Die*, Narcisse in the HBO series *Boardwalk Empire*, and Beetee in *The Hunger Games* films.

Wright currently stars as Bernard Lowe in the HBO series *Westworld*.
John Forsythe

**John Forsythe** (born **Jacob Lincoln Freund**; January 29, 1918 – April 1, 2010) was an American stage, film/television actor, producer, narrator, drama teacher and philanthropist whose career spanned six decades.[1] He also appeared as a guest on several talk and variety shows and as a panelist on numerous game shows.

His 60-year acting career began in films in 1943. He signed up with Warner Bros. at age 25 as a minor contract player, but he later starred in films like *The Captive City* (1952). He co-starred opposite Loretta Young in *It Happens Every Thursday* (1953), Edmund Gwenn and Shirley MacLaine in *The Trouble With Harry* (1955), and Olivia De Havilland in *The Ambassador's Daughter* (1956).

Forsythe also enjoyed a successful television career, starring in three television series, spanning four decades and three genres: as the single playboy father Bentley Gregg in the sitcom *Bachelor Father* (1957–1962), as the unseen millionaire Charles Townsend in the crime drama *Charlie's Angels* (1976–1981) — a role he would reprise in the 2000 and 2003 film adaptations — and as patriarch Blake Carrington in *Dynasty* (1981–1989). He hosted the series *World of Survival* (1971–1977),[1] and was also the presenter of the 38th Miss Universe Pageant, broadcast on CBS in 1989.
John Raitt

**John Emmet Raitt** (January 29, 1917[1] – February 20, 2005) was an American actor and singer best known for his performances in musical theater. He is best known for his stage roles in the musicals *Carousel*, *Oklahoma!*,[8] *The Pajama Game*, *Carnival in Flanders*, *Three Wishes for Jamie*, and *A Joyful Noise*, in which he set the standard for virile, handsome, strong-voiced leading men during the golden age of the Broadway musical. His only leading film role was in the 1957 movie version of *The Pajama Game* opposite Doris Day.[9]

On television, he was seen many times on the *Bell Telephone Hour*. A clip of a television performance of Raitt singing the final section of the song "Soliloquy" from *Carousel* is included in the documentary film *Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There*. In 1957, also for television, he and Mary Martin re-created their starring roles in the national touring version of *Annie Get Your Gun*. On September 29, 1953, he joined Jackie Gleason and Phil Foster in an appearance on the CBS panel discussion *This Is Show Business*. On January 26, 1961, he appeared in the last season of NBC's *The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford*.

Raitt appeared in the 1960 episode, "The Man on the Road", on the syndicated anthology series, *Death Valley Days*, hosted by Stanley Andrews. He was cast as Jim Dandy, an itinerant peddler who befriends a boy, Pete Rawson (Kevin Jones), whose father, played by House Peters, Jr., has been jailed falsely for horse theft. The episode also stars Mort Mills as Holt, a leader in the efforts to lynch the suspect. Jim Dandy devises s scheme to find the real horse thief. Raitt also manages to sing one song in this episode.[10]

In addition, Raitt made several studio cast recordings of Broadway musicals, including *Oklahoma!* (as Curly) and *Show Boat*(as Gaylord Ravenal).

In 1945, John Raitt was one of the recipients of the first Theatre World Award for his debut performance in *Carousel*. In 1965, he starred in the twentieth-anniversary production of the show at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

In January 1992, Raitt was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre, located at 6126 Hollywood Blvd.
Karl Urban

**Karl-Heinz Urban** (born 7 June 1972) is a New Zealand actor. His career began with appearances in New Zealand films and TV series such as *Xena: Warrior Princess*. His first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film *Ghost Ship*. Since then, he has appeared in many high-profile movies, including the second and third installments of *The Lord of the Rings*trilogy in the role of Éomer. He has also portrayed Leonard McCoy in the *Star Trek* reboot film series, Vaako in the *Riddick*film series, and Judge Dredd in *Dredd*. Since 2019, he has starred in Amazon's web television series *The Boys*.[2]
Kate Winslet

**Kate Elizabeth Winslet**, CBE (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress. She is particularly known for her work in period dramas and tragedies, and is often drawn to portraying troubled women. Winslet is the recipient of several accolades, including three British Academy Film Awards, and is among the few performers to have won Academy, Emmy, and Grammy Awards.

Born in Reading, Berkshire, Winslet studied drama at the Redroofs Theatre School. Her first screen appearance, at the age of 15, was in the British television series *Dark Season* (1991). She made her film debut playing a teenage murderess in *Heavenly Creatures* (1994), and received her first BAFTA Award for playing Marianne Dashwood in *Sense and Sensibility* (1995). Global stardom followed soon after with her leading role in the epic romance *Titanic* (1997). It was the highest-grossing film of all time to that point, after which she eschewed parts in blockbusters in favour of critically acclaimed period pieces, including *Quills* (2000) and *Iris* (2001), which were not widely seen.

The science fiction romance *Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind* (2004), in which Winslet was cast against type in a contemporary setting, proved to be a turning point in her career, and she gained further recognition for her performances in *Finding Neverland* (2004), *Little Children* (2006), *Revolutionary Road* (2008), and *The Reader* (2008). For playing a Nazi camp guard in the last of these, she won the BAFTA Award and Academy Award for Best Actress. In the 2010s, Winslet played a single mother in 1930s America in the miniseries *Mildred Pierce* (2011), joined the *Divergent* film series, and portrayed Joanna Hoffman in *Steve Jobs* (2015). She won a Primetime Emmy Award for the former and a third BAFTA Award for the latter.

For her narration of a short story in the audiobook *Listen to the Storyteller* (1999), Winslet won a Grammy Award. She performed the song "What If" for the soundtrack of her film *Christmas Carol: The Movie* (2001). A co-founder of the charity Golden Hat Foundation, which aims to create autism awareness, she has written a book on the topic, *The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism* (2010). *Time* magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2009, and in 2012, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Divorced from the film directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes, Winslet has been married to the businessman Edward Abel Smith since 2012. She has a child from each marriage.
Lou Diamond Phillips

**Louis Diamond Phillips**(né **Upchurch**; born February 17, 1962) is an American actor and director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film *La Bamba* (1987). For the Academy Award–nominated *Stand and Deliver* (1988), Phillips was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won an Independent Spirit Award. He made his Broadway debut with the 1996 revival of *The King and I*, earning a Tony Award nomination for his portrayal of King Mongkut of Siam. Phillips' other notable films include *Young Guns* (1988), *Young Guns II* (1990), *Courage Under Fire* (1996), *The Big Hit* (1998), *Brokedown Palace* (1999), *Che* (2008), and *The 33* (2015). In the television series *Longmire*, he played a main character, Henry Standing Bear.
Katie Aselton

**Kathryn Aselton** (born October 1, 1978) is an American actress, film director and producer. She directed and co-starred in *The Freebie*, which was shown in the non-competition "Next" category at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010.[1][2] She also starred in the FX sitcom *The League* for its seven season run from 2009 to 2015, and in the first two seasons of FX's Marvel Comics X-Men drama *Legion*.
Keke Palmer

**Lauren Keyana** "**Keke**" **Palmer** (born August 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer, rapper, songwriter, and presenter. Palmer was born in Harvey, Illinois, and raised in Robbins, Illinois. After Palmer's film debut, Palmer and her family moved to California to help her pursue a career in acting. Palmer released her debut album, *So Uncool*, on September 18, 2007, through Atlantic Records. The album failed to chart on the US *Billboard* 200 but did chart at number 85 on the R&B chart. The album was preceded by the second single "Keep It Movin'".

Apart from her work in music, Palmer is also a recognized actress. She made her acting debut in the 2004 film *Barbershop 2: Back in Business* and rose to prominence in 2006 for her breakthrough role in *Akeelah and the Bee* as well as starring in *Madea's Family Reunion*. Palmer has also starred in films such as *The Longshots* (2008), *Shrink* (2009) and *Animal* (2014). In 2012, Palmer starred in four films: *Joyful Noise*, *Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom*, *Ice Age: Continental Drift*, and *Virgin Mary*. Besides films, Palmer has also starred in the television films *Knights of the South Bronx* (2005), *Jump In!* (2007), and *Rags* (2012), among others. Palmer has also had numerous television roles including the lead role in Nickelodeon sitcom *True Jackson, VP*. Palmer earned $20,000 per episode of *True Jackson, VP*, which made her the fourth-highest-paid child star on television.[1] Keke was also a series regular in the 2015 Fox horror comedy *Scream Queens*[2] and the 2019 VH1 slasher *Scream*.
Kim Basinger

**Kimila Ann Basinger**[1] (/ˈbeɪsɪŋər/ *BAY-sing-ər*; born December 8, 1953) is an American actress, singer and former fashion model. Following a successful modeling career in New York during the 1970s, Basinger moved to Los Angeles where she began her acting career on television in 1976. She starred in several made-for-television films, including a remake of *From Here to Eternity* (1979), before making her feature debut in the drama *Hard Country* (1981).

Hailed as a sex symbol of the 1980s and 1990s, Basinger came to prominence for her performance of Bond girl Domino Petachi in *Never Say Never Again* (1983). She subsequently garnered acclaim and a Golden Globe Award nomination for her role in *The Natural* (1984). She starred in the cult erotic film *9½ Weeks* (1986), and in Tim Burton's blockbuster *Batman* (1989), which remains the highest-grossing film of her career. For her femme fatale portrayal in *L.A. Confidential*(1997), Basinger won the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include *Blind Date* (1987), *Prêt-à-Porter* (1994), *I Dreamed of Africa* (2000), *8 Mile* (2002), *Cellular* (2004), *Grudge Match* (2013) and *Fifty Shades Darker* (2017).
Kate Mara

**Kate Rooney Mara** (/ˈmɛərə/ *MAIR-ə*;[1] born February 27, 1983)[2] is an American actress and fashion model. She is known for playing reporter Zoe Barnes in the Netflix political drama *House of Cards* (2013–2014; 2016), computer analyst Shari Rothenberg in the Fox thriller series *24* (2006), and Ben Harmon's vengeful mistress Hayden McClaine in the FXhorror miniseries *American Horror Story: Murder House* (2011).

She made her film debut in *Random Hearts* (1999). She has since appeared in *Brokeback Mountain* (2005), *We Are Marshall* (2006), *Shooter* (2007), *Transsiberian* (2008), *Stone of Destiny* (2008), *The Open Road* (2009), *Transcendence*(2014), *The Martian* (2015), *Fantastic Four* (2015), *Morgan* (2016), *Megan Leavey* (2017), and *Chappaquiddick* (2018), portraying Mary Jo Kopechne.[3][4]
John C. Reilly

**John Christopher Reilly** (born May 24, 1965)[1][2] is an American actor, comedian, singer, voice actor, screenwriter, and producer who made his film debut in Brian De Palma's war film *Casualties of War* (1989). Reilly gained exposure through his supporting roles in *Days of Thunder* (1990), *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* (1993), and *The River Wild* (1994). He also starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's films, *Hard Eight* (1996), *Boogie Nights* (1997), and *Magnolia* (1999). For his performance in *Chicago* (2002), Reilly was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award. He worked with director Martin Scorsese on both *Gangs of New York* (2002) and *The Aviator* (2004).

In 2007, he starred in the comedy *Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story*, garnering him a Grammy Award nomination and a second Golden Globe Award nomination for the song performed in the film, "Walk Hard". Reilly starred with Will Ferrelland Sacha Baron Cohen in the Adam McKay-directed comedies *Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby* (2006) and *Step Brothers* (2008). He voiced the title character in the commercially successful *Wreck It Ralph* film series (2012-2018), and appeared in the superhero film *Guardians of the Galaxy* (2014), as well as *Kong: Skull Island* (2017). Since 2010, Reilly has been starring in the television series *Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule*,[3] playing the titular character that originated on *Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!*. In 2018 he starred as the comedian Oliver Hardy in the biopic *Stan and Ollie*. The role won him the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor.

Reilly performs with his band John Reilly and Friends and worked as a stage actor in *True West* (2000), for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
Liev Schreiber

**Isaac Liev Schreiber** (/ˈliːɛv/; born October 4, 1967) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s, having appeared in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywood films, including the *Scream* trilogy of horror films, *Ransom* (1996), *Phantoms* (1998), *The Sum of All Fears* (2002), *The Omen* (2006), *X-Men Origins: Wolverine* (2009), *Taking Woodstock* (2009), *Salt* (2010), *Goon*(2011), *Pawn Sacrifice* (2014), and *Spotlight* (2015). He later became known to a younger generation of audiences for his work in *My Little Pony: The Movie* (2017), *Isle of Dogs* and *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* (2018).

Schreiber is also a stage actor, having performed in several Broadway productions. In 2005, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in the play *Glengarry Glen Ross*. That year, he made his debut as a film director and writer with *Everything Is Illuminated* (2005), based on the novel of the same name. Schreiber has had further success in the television world, notably portraying the eponymous protagonist of the Showtime drama series *Ray Donovan* (2013–present); the role has earned him five Golden Globe Award nominations and three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also narrates the HBO series *24/7*, as well as various PBS programs.
Josh Dallas

**Joshua Paul Dallas**[2] (born December 18, 1978)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Prince Charming/David Nolan in the ABC television series *Once Upon a Time* and Fandral in the Marvel Comics film adaptation *Thor*. He currently stars as Ben Stone in the NBC drama series *Manifest*.
Jeff Garlin

**Jeffrey Todd Garlin** (born June 5, 1962) is an American comedian, actor, producer, director, and writer. He is widely known for playing Jeff Greene on the HBO show *Curb Your Enthusiasm*, Mort Meyers on *Arrested Development* for Foxand Netflix and Murray Goldberg, the patriarch of the titular family in the ABC sitcom *The Goldbergs*.

He has also appeared in *ParaNorman*, *Wall-E*, *Toy Story 3* and *Safety Not Guaranteed*, among other films and has hosted his own podcast on Earwolf since 2013.
Kurtwood Smith

**Kurtwood Larson Smith** (born July 3, 1943) is an American television and film actor. He is known for playing Clarence Boddicker in *RoboCop* (1987) and Red Forman in *That '70s Show*, as well as for his many appearances in science fiction films and television programs (*Star Trek*, *The X-Files*). He also starred in the seventh season of *24*. Onstage, Smith won three Drama-Logue Awards for his performances in *Billy Budd*, *Idiot's Delight*, and *Green Grow the Lilacs*. In his film career, he portrayed Clarence Boddicker in Paul Verhoeven's science fiction action movie *RoboCop* and the father role as Red Forman on the Fox sitcom *That '70s Show*, which ran from 1998 to 2006. After *That '70s Show*ended, Smith played Senator Blaine Mayer in the seventh season of the action thriller *24*, and portrayed Dick Clayton in the CBS series *Worst Week*. He enjoyed a recurring role as a rogue FBI agent in Seasons 3–5 of the NBC (later CBS) series *Medium*, appearing in later episodes as a ghost after his character's death. More recently, he played the main character Henry Langston in the ABC sci-fi/drama *Resurrection* which ran for two seasons (2014–15). Currently, he is a regular on the Amazon original dramedy series *Patriot*.

His other roles included playing Mr. Sue on Fox's "espionage comedy" *The New Adventures of Beans Baxter* from 1987 to 1989. He also starred as the strict father of Robert Sean Leonard's Neil in 1989's *Dead Poets Society*. He made a number of appearances in the *Star Trek* franchise, playing the President of the Federation in *Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country*, a Cardassian named Thrax in the *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* episode "Things Past", and a Krenim scientist named Annorax in the *Star Trek: Voyager* episode "Year of Hell".

He also has an extensive voice acting résumé, appearing in computer games such as *Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel*, and *FreeSpace 2*, and on a number of animated series. He played a recurring role on the claymation series *Gary & Mike* as the vengeful Officer Dick and voiced the dinosaurian military commander character General Galapagos in the Savage Steve Holland produced Fox animated series *Terrible Thunderlizards*. He played the voice of Bob Johnson on *Squirrel Boy* and provided the voice of Kanjar Ro in *Green Lantern: First Flight* and starred as the sheriff in *Last of the Dogmen*. Recently Smith appeared on the Netflix show *The Ranch*as farmer Peterson.
Judi Dench

**Dame Judith Olivia Dench** CH DBE FRSA (born 9 December 1934)[1] is an English actress. Dench voiced Miss Lily in Angelina Ballerina.

Over the next two decades, Dench established herself as one of the most significant British theatre performers, working for the National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company. She received critical praise in television during this period, in the series *A Fine Romance* from 1981 until 1984, and *As Time Goes By* from 1992 until 2005, in which she held a starring role. Her film appearances were infrequent, and included supporting roles in major films, such as *A Room with a View* (1986), before she rose to international fame as M in *GoldenEye* (1995), a role she continued to play in James Bond films until *Spectre* (2015).[2]

A seven-time Oscar nominee, Dench won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth I in *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), and has received nominations for her roles in *Mrs Brown* (1997), *Chocolat*(2000), *Iris* (2001), *Mrs Henderson Presents* (2005), *Notes on a Scandal* (2006), and *Philomena* (2013). She has also received many other accolades for her acting in theatre, film, and television; her other competitive awards include six British Academy Film Awards, four BAFTA TV Awards, seven Olivier Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. She has also received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2001, and the Special Olivier Award in 2004. In June 2011, she received a fellowship from the British Film Institute (BFI).[3] Dench is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).
Kevin Costner

**Kevin Michael Costner** (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, director, producer, and musician. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, one Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Costner began his acting career with *Sizzle Beach, U.S.A.* (1981). Following a few minor supporting parts, he rose to prominence with his portrayal of Eliot Ness in *The Untouchables* (1987). This was followed by a successful period in his career with starring roles in *No Way Out* (1987), *Bull Durham* (1988), *Field of Dreams* (1989), *Dances with Wolves* (1990), for which he won two Academy Awards, *JFK* (1991), *Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves* (1991), *The Bodyguard* (1992), and *A Perfect World* (1993). In 1995, Costner starred in and co-produced *Waterworld*. The most expensive film ever made at the time, it was a major box office disappointment which marked a downturn in his career.[1][2] His second directorial feature *The Postman* (1997) was another disappointment.[3] He has since starred in numerous less-successful films including *Message in a Bottle* (1999), *For Love of the Game* (1999), *Thirteen Days* (2000), *3000 Miles to Graceland* (2001), *Dragonfly* (2002), *Rumor Has It* (2005), *The Guardian* (2006), *Mr. Brooks* (2007), *3 Days to Kill* (2014), *McFarland, USA*(2015), *Draft Day* (2014), and *Criminal* (2016).[4] Nevertheless in recent years he has had supporting parts in critically favored films including *The Upside of Anger* (2005), *Man of Steel* (2013), *Hidden Figures* (2016), and *Molly's Game*(2017).

On television, Costner portrayed Devil Anse Hatfield in the miniseries *Hatfields & McCoys* (2012), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Since 2018, he stars as John Dutton on drama series *Yellowstone*.
Keith Carradine

**Keith Ian Carradine** (born August 8, 1949) is an American actor, singer and songwriter who has had success on stage, film and television. He is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's *Nashville*, Wild Bill Hickok in the HBOseries *Deadwood*, FBI agent Frank Lundy in *Dexter* and US President Conrad Dalton in *Madam Secretary*. In addition, he is a Golden Globe- and Academy Award-winning songwriter. As a member of the Carradine family, he is part of an acting dynasty that began with his father, John Carradine.
Lake Bell

**Lake Siegel Bell**[1][2] (born March 24, 1979)[3] is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She has starred in various television series, including *Boston Legal* (2004–2006), *Surface* (2005–2006), *How to Make It in America* (2010–2011) and *Childrens Hospital* (2008–2016), and in films including *Over Her Dead Body* (2008), *What Happens in Vegas*(2008), *It's Complicated* (2009), *No Strings Attached* (2011), *Million Dollar Arm* (2014), *No Escape* (2015), *The Secret Life of Pets* (2016), and *Home Again* (2017).

She wrote and directed the short film *Worst Enemy*, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012, followed by her 2013 feature film directing debut *In a World...*, in which she also starred. In 2017 she directed, wrote, co-produced and starred in *I Do... Until I Don't*.
Lynn Redgrave

**Lynn Rachel Redgrave** OBE (8 March 1943 – 2 May 2010) was an English and American actress. She won 2 Golden Globe Awards, was a two-time Oscar nominee and received Emmy and Tony nominations.

A member of the Redgrave family of actors, Lynn trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962. By the mid-1960s she had appeared in several films, including *Tom Jones* (1963) and *Georgy Girl* (1966), which won her a New York Film Critics Award, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy as well as earning her a nomination for an Academy Award.

She made her Broadway debut in 1967, and performed in several stage productions in New York while making frequent returns to London's West End. She performed with her sister Vanessa in *Three Sisters* in London, and in the title role of Baby Jane Hudson in a television production of *What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?* in 1991. She made a return to films in the late 1990s in films such as *Shine* (1996) and *Gods and Monsters* (1998) for which she received her second Academy Award nomination and won a Golden Globe Award For Best Supporting Actress. Lynn Redgrave is the only person[1] to have been nominated for all of the 'Big Four' American entertainment awards (Grammy, Emmy, Oscar, and Tony) without winning any of them.
Jesse Eisenberg

**Jesse Eisenberg** (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, author, and playwright. He made his television debut with the short-lived comedy-drama series *Get Real* (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the comedy-drama film *Roger Dodger* (2002), he appeared in the drama film *The Emperor's Club* (2002), the psychological thriller film *The Village* (2004), the comedy-drama film *The Squid and the Whale* (2005), and the drama film *The Education of Charlie Banks* (2007). He is best known for playing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in *The Social Network* (2010).

In 2009, Eisenberg had his breakthrough with starring roles in the comedy-drama film *Adventureland* and the horror comedy *Zombieland*. His portrayal of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's *The Social Network* (2010) earned him nominations for various awards, including the BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Academy Award for Best Actor. He also starred in *Holy Rollers* (2010), which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

Eisenberg later voiced the main character, Blu, a male Spix's macaw, in the animated films *Rio* (2011) and *Rio 2* (2014). His other films include the action-comedy film *30 Minutes or Less* (2011), the action-comedy film *American Ultra* (2015), the Woody Allen films *To Rome with Love* (2012) and *Café Society* (2016), and the heist film *Now You See Me* (2013) and its sequel *Now You See Me 2* (2016). In 2016, Eisenberg portrayed Lex Luthor in the blockbuster superhero film *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* and briefly reprised the role in 2017's *Justice League*.

Eisenberg has contributed pieces to *The New Yorker* and *McSweeney's* websites. He has written and starred in three plays for the New York stage: *Asuncion*, *The Revisionist,* and *The Spoils*. Eisenberg's first book, *Bream Gives Me Hiccups: and Other Stories*, a short story collection, was released in September 2015.[1]
Amanda Bynes

**Amanda Laura Bynes** (born April 3, 1986) is a retired American actress, comedian, and fashion designer.[1][2] After appearing in commercials and in plays, she rose to prominence as a child star in the late 1990s and early 2000s on Nickelodeon through their sketch comedy series, *All That* and its spinoff, *The Amanda Show*. From 2002 to 2006, she starred as Holly Tyler in the sitcom *What I Like About You* on The WB. She has also starred in several films, including *What a Girl Wants* (2003), *She's the Man* (2006), *Hairspray* (2007), *Sydney White* (2007), and *Easy A* (2010).[3] Bynes announced an indefinite hiatus from acting in 2010 as she struggled with personal problems.[4][5]
Jayma Mays

**Jamia Suzette** "**Jayma**" **Mays** (born July 16, 1979)[1] is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing Emma Pillsbury on the Fox musical series *Glee*, her recurring role as Charlie Andrews on the NBC sci-fi serial *Heroes*, and for starring in the films *Paul Blart: Mall Cop* and *The Smurfs*. From October 2013 until November 2014, she played the role of Debbie on the sitcom *The Millers*. Most recently she starred as prosecutor Carol Anne Keane in the NBC sitcom *Trial & Error*, which ran for two seasons before being canceled in 2018.
Maria Bello

**Maria Elena Bello** (born April 18, 1967) is an American actress and writer. Her many film roles include *Permanent Midnight* (1998), *Payback* (1999), *Coyote Ugly* (2000), *The Cooler* (2003), *A History of Violence* (2005), *The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor* (2008), *Prisoners* (2013), and *Lights Out* (2016). Bello is known for her television roles as Dr. Anna Del Amico on the medical drama *ER* (1997–1998), with other starring roles including that as Lucy Robbins on the series *Touch* in 2013, as Michelle McBride on the first season of the series *Goliath* in 2016, and since 2017 as Special Agent Jacqueline "Jack" Sloane on the series *NCIS*.
John Mahoney

**Charles John Mahoney** (June 20, 1940 – February 4, 2018) was an English-American actor of stage, film, and television.

Born in Blackpool, UK, and brought up in Manchester, Mahoney emigrated to the United States at the age of 18 and started his acting career on the stage in 1977, moving into film in 1980. He was best known for playing the blue-collar patriarch Martin Crane in the American sitcom *Frasier*, which aired on NBC from 1993 to 2004. In addition to his film and television work, Mahoney also worked as a voice actor and was particularly passionate about his stage work on Broadway and in Chicago theatre.
Julie White

**Julie K. White** (born June 4, 1961) is an American actress of film, stage and television. She is a Tony Award winner for the play *The Little Dog Laughed*. She may be best known for her role as Nadine Swoboda in the television series *Grace Under Fire* and for her role as Judy Witwicky in the *Transformers* film series.
Jennifer Aniston

**Jennifer Joanna Aniston** (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress, film producer, and businesswoman. The daughter of actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow, she began working as an actress at an early age with an uncredited role in the 1987 film *Mac and Me*. Since her career grew in the 1990s, Aniston has remained a well-known figure, established as one of the leading and highest-paid actresses in Hollywood as of 2019.

Aniston rose to international fame portraying Rachel Green on the television sitcom *Friends* (1994–2004), for which she earned Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards. The character was widely popular while the series aired and was later recognized as one of the greatest female characters in American television history. Aniston has since played starring roles in numerous comedies and romantic comedies. Her box office successes include *Bruce Almighty* (2003), *The Break-Up* (2006), *Marley & Me* (2008), *Just Go with It* (2011), *Horrible Bosses* (2011), and *We're the Millers* (2013), each of which grossed over $200 million in worldwide box office receipts. Her most critically acclaimed roles include such films as *Office Space* (1999), *The Good Girl* (2002), *Cake* (2014), and *Dumplin'* (2018).

Aniston co-founded the production company Echo Films in 2008. She was previously married to actors Brad Pitt and Justin Theroux.
Kenneth Mars

**Kenneth Mars** (April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011)[1] was an American character actor and voice actor, who specialized in comedic roles. He appeared in two Mel Brooks films: as the deranged Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in *The Producers*(1968) and Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in *Young Frankenstein* (1974).[2]

Mars appeared in two seasons of *Malcolm in the Middle* as Otto, Francis's well-meaning but dimwitted boss. He voiced King Triton, Ariel's father, in the 1989 Disney animated film *The Little Mermaid* and its sequel, the television series and the *Kingdom Hearts* series. He also did several other animated voice-over film roles such as Littlefoot's grandfather in the *Land Before Time* series and that of Professor Screweyes in *We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story* (1993), and King Colbert (Prince Cornelius's father) in *Thumbelina* (1994).
Kieran Culkin

**Kieran Kyle Culkin** (born September 30, 1982) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, acting alongside his older brother Macaulay in the *Home Alone* franchise (1990–1992). His breakout role in *Igby Goes Down*(2002) received critical acclaim and he was nominated for a Best Actor Golden Globe Award, as well as winning a Critics' Choice Movie Award and Satellite Award. He is also well known for his role as Wallace Wells in the hit cult film *Scott Pilgrim vs. the World*.

He has acted on the stage, most notably in several productions of the Kenneth Lonergan play *This Is Our Youth*. In 2015, he portrayed Rye Gerhardt in the second season of the FX series *Fargo*. He currently portrays Roman Roy in the HBOseries *Succession*.
Jennifer Beals

**Jennifer Beals** (born December 19, 1963) is an American actress and a former teen model. She made her film debut in 1980's *My Bodyguard*, before receiving critical acclaim for her role in *Flashdance* (1983), for which she won NAACP Image Award for Actress and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.

Beals appeared in several notable films including *Devil in a Blue Dress* (1995), *The Last Days of Disco* (1998), *Roger Dodger* (2002), *The Book of Eli* (2010) and *Before I Fall* (2017).

She starred as Bette Porter on the Showtime drama series *The L Word* (2004-2009). She later went on to star in the series *The Chicago Code* (2011), *Proof* (2015) and *Taken* (2017).
Kellie Martin

**Kellie Noelle Martin** (born October 16, 1975)[1] is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Rebecca "Becca" Thatcher in *Life Goes On* (1989–1993), Christy Huddleston in *Christy* (1994–1995), Lucy Knight on *ER* (1998–2000), Samantha Kinsey in *Mystery Woman* TV film series (2003–2007), and as Hailey Dean in the *Hailey Dean Mystery* TV film series (2016–present).