G.I. Jane 1997 premiere

1. Ridley Scott

Producer | The Martian

Described by film producer Michael Deeley as "the very best eye in the business", director Ridley Scott was born on November 30, 1937 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear (then County Durham). His father was an officer in the Royal Engineers and the family followed him as his career posted him ...

2. Demi Moore

Actress | G.I. Jane

Demi Moore was born 1962 in Roswell, New Mexico. Her father Charles Harmon left her mother Virginia King before Demi was born. Her stepfather Danny Guynes didn't add much stability to her life either. He frequently changed jobs and made the family move a total of 40 times. The parents kept on ...

3. Bruce Willis

Actor | Die Hard

Actor and musician Bruce Willis is well known for playing wisecracking or hard-edged characters, often in spectacular action films. Collectively, he has appeared in films that have grossed in excess of $2.5 billion USD, placing him in the top ten stars in terms of box office receipts.

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4. Jason Beghe

Actor | The Next Three Days

Jason Beghe was born on March 12, 1960 in New York City, New York, USA as Jason Deneen Beghe. He is an actor and producer, known for The Next Three Days (2010), Thelma & Louise (1991) and G.I. Jane (1997). He was previously married to Angie Janu.

5. Christopher McDonald

Actor | Thelma & Louise

Christopher McDonald was born and raised in New York City, New York, to Patricia, a real estate agent, and James R. McDonald, an educator. His breakout role was in Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise (1991), followed shortly by playing Jack Barry in Robert Redford's Quiz Show (1994). Other notable ...

6. Rod Steiger

Actor | In the Heat of the Night

Rodney Stephen Steiger was born in Westhampton, New York, to Augusta Amelia (Driver) and Frederick Jacob Steiger, both vaudevillians. He was of German and Austrian ancestry. After his parents' divorce, Steiger was raised by his mother in Newark, New Jersey. He dropped out of Westside High school at...

7. Patrick Swayze

Actor | Dirty Dancing

Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas, to Patsy Swayze (née Yvonne Helen Karnes), a choreographer, and Jesse Wayne Swayze, a chemical plant engineer draftsman. His mother owned a dance school in Houston, where Patrick was also a student. His father passed away in 1982. ...

8. Lisa Niemi

Actress | One Last Dance

Lisa Niemi was born on May 26, 1956 in Houston, Texas, USA as Lisa Anne Haapaniemi. She is an actress and director, known for One Last Dance (2003), She's Having a Baby (1988) and Super Force (1990). She has been married to Albert DePrisco since May 25, 2014. She was previously married to Patrick ...

9. Boyd Kestner

Actor | Hannibal

Boyd Kestner was born on November 23, 1964 in Virginia, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Hannibal (2001), G.I. Jane (1997) and The General's Daughter (1999).

10. Sophie Bowen

Camera_department | The Man in the Cave

11. Naomi Campbell

Actress | Zoolander 2

Naomi Campbell was born on May 22, 1970 in Streatham, London, England. She is an actress and producer, known for Zoolander 2 (2016), To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) and I Feel Pretty (2018).

12. Ellen DeGeneres

Producer | Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Emmy-winning talk show host Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born in Metairie, Louisiana, a New Orleans suburb. She is the daughter of Betty DeGeneres (née Elizabeth Jane Pfeffer), a speech therapist, and Elliott Everett DeGeneres, an insurance agent. Her brother is musician and producer Vance DeGeneres. ...

13. Exene Cervenka

Soundtrack | The Kids Are All Right

Exene Cervenka was born on February 1, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Christine Cervenkova. She has been married to Jason Edge since August 18, 2002. She was previously married to Viggo Mortensen and John Doe.

14. JoBeth Williams

Actress | Poltergeist

The product of a musical family, (Margaret) JoBeth Williams was born on December 6, 1948, in Houston, Texas, to Frances Faye (Adams), a dietitian, and Fredric Roger Williams, a wire/cable company manager and opera singer. Her father encouraged her early interest in theater during high school.

She ...

15. Rob Schneider

Actor | Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (1975), Schneider has gone on to a successful career in feature films, including starring roles in the ...

16. Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Actor | Get Him to the Greek

Sean Diddy Combs, AKA Puff Daddy, is the definition of a mogul. Starting his career as the director of A&R at Uptown Records, he was integral in launching the careers of Mary J. Blige and Jodeci, and later started his own label, Bad Boy Records, which has fostered talent that includes Mariah Carey,...

17. Morris Chestnut

Actor | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

A tall, handsome, and versatile American actor, Morris Chestnut was born in Cerritos, California, to Shirley (Wynn) and Morris Chestnut, Sr. He first came to be recognized by moviegoers starring as Ricky in Boyz n the Hood (1991), a role where he played a high school running back using his football...

18. Scott Wolf

Actor | The Night Shift

Scott Wolf is an actor and producer known for his roles in Party of Five (1994), White Squall (1996), Go (1999), Everwood (2002), V (2009), Perception (2012), The Night Shift (2014) and many others. In addition to his extensive work on screen and TV, Wolf's prestigious stage experience includes the...

19. Alan Thicke

Soundtrack | Growing Pains

Alan Thicke was born on March 1, 1947 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada as Alan Willis Jeffrey. He was married to Tanya Callau, Gina Marie Tolleson and Gloria Loring. He died on December 13, 2016 in Burbank, California, USA.

20. Chrissie Hynde

Soundtrack | Happy Feet

Chrissie Hynde was born on September 7, 1951 in Akron, Ohio, USA as Christine Ellen Hynde. She was previously married to Lucho Brieva and Jim Kerr.

21. Sophie B. Hawkins

Actress | Beyond the City Limits

Sophie B. Hawkins was born on November 1, 1964 in Manhattan, New York, USA as Sophie Ballantine Hawkins.

22. Pamela Gidley

Actress | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Born in Methuen, Massachusetts and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire, Pamela was the only girl among four older brothers. After high school, she moved to New York and was discovered by a modeling agent while walking down a Manhattan street and soon afterwards, she won the Wilhemina Modeling Agency's ...

23. Khrystyne Haje

Actress | Head of the Class

An Emmy Award winning actress, Khrystyne started as a fashion model at age 14, appearing on magazine covers and billboards world-wide, soon after progressing to commercials, starring roles in Network TV movies & series, Best known for the role of Simone, on ABC's 5-year top 20 hit Head of the Class.

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24. Gregg Bello

Actor | The Thomas Crown Affair

Gregg Bello is an actor and producer, known for The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), The Wrestler (2008) and Noah (2014).

25. Lucinda Jenney

Actress | Rain Man

Lucinda Jenney was born on April 23, 1954 in Long Island City, New York, USA as Lucinda Kingsbury Jenney. She is an actress, known for Rain Man (1988), Practical Magic (1998) and Thinner (1996). She has been married to Bill Moseley since February 14, 2017. They have one child. She was previously ...