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101. Jean Louisa Kelly

Jean Louisa Kelly was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. She is an actress, known for Yes, Dear (2000), Uncle Buck (1989), as John Candy's mean-spirited, rebellious niece, Mr. Holland's Opus (1995), Luisa in Michael Ritchie's film version of the long running musical The Fantasticks (2001), and Sarah...

102. Steve Martin

Writer | Roxanne

Steve Martin was born on August 14, 1945 in Waco, Texas, USA as Stephen Glenn Martin to Mary Lee (née Stewart; 1913-2002) and Glenn Vernon Martin (1914-1997), a real estate salesman and aspiring actor. He was raised in Inglewood and Garden Grove in California. In 1960, he got a job at the Magic ...

103. Sharon Stone

Actress | Basic Instinct

Sharon Stone was born and raised in Meadville, a small town in Pennsylvania. Her strict father was a factory worker, and her mother was a homemaker. She was the second of four children. At the age of 15, she studied in Saegertown High School, Pennsylvania, and at that same age, entered Edinboro ...

104. Woody Allen

Writer | Annie Hall

Woody Allen was born on November 30, 1935, as Allen Konigsberg, in The Bronx, NY, the son of Martin Konigsberg and Nettie Konigsberg. He has one younger sister, Letty Aronson. As a young boy, he became intrigued with magic tricks and playing the clarinet, two hobbies that he continues today.

Allen ...

105. Penélope Cruz

Actress | Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Known outside her native country as the "Spanish enchantress," Penélope Cruz Sánchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser. As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to ...

106. Pablo Aguilar

Actor | Verflixt verliebt

Pablo Aguilar is known for Verflixt verliebt (2004), I Am the Keeper (2014) and Geld oder Leben (2008).

107. Wolfgang Stumph

Actor | Stubbe - Von Fall zu Fall

Wolfgang Stumph was born on January 31, 1946 in Radków, Dolnoslaskie, Poland. He is an actor and producer, known for Stubbe - Von Fall zu Fall (1995), Go Trabi Go (1991) and Salto postale (1993). He has been married to Christine Stumph since 1973. They have two children.

108. Catherine Deneuve

Actress | 8 femmes

Catherine Fabienne Deneuve was born October 22, 1943 in Paris, France, to actor parents Renée Simonot and Maurice Dorléac. She made her movie debut in 1957, when she was barely a teenager and continued with small parts in minor films, until Roger Vadim gave her a meatier role in Vice and Virtue (...

109. Carolyn Jones

Actress | The Man Who Knew Too Much

Carolyn Jones was born April 28, 1930, in Amarillo, Texas. Her mother was Jeannette and her sister was Bette (Moriarty). She was an imaginative child, much like her mother. In 1934, her father abandoned the family and her mother moved them in with her parents, also in Amarillo. As a child Carolyn ...

110. Bastian Pastewka

Actor | Pastewka

Bastian Pastewka was born on April 4, 1972 in Bochum, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Pastewka (2005), Der Wixxer (2004) and Morgen hör ich auf (2016). He has been married to Heidrun Buchmaier since 2004.

111. Walter Plathe

Actor | Märkische Chronik

Walter Plathe was born on November 5, 1950 in East Berlin, East Germany. He is an actor, known for Märkische Chronik (1983), Spuk aus der Gruft (1998) and Die lange Straße (1979). He was previously married to Victoria Sturm.

112. Jane Birkin

Actress | Evil Under the Sun

Jane Birkin was born on December 14, 1946 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and director, known for Evil Under the Sun (1982), Blow-Up (1966) and Death on the Nile (1978). She was married to John Barry. She died on July 16, 2023 in Paris, France.

113. Whoopi Goldberg

Actress | Ghost

Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in the Chelsea section of Manhattan on November 13, 1955. Her mother, Emma (Harris), was a teacher and a nurse, and her father, Robert James Johnson, Jr., was a clergyman. Whoopi's recent ancestors were from Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. She worked in...

114. Dustin Hoffman

Actor | Tootsie

Dustin Lee Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lillian (Gold) and Harry Hoffman, who was a furniture salesman and prop supervisor for Columbia Pictures. He was raised in a Jewish family (from Ukraine, Russia-Poland, and Romania). Hoffman graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1955, ...

115. Thomas Gottschalk

Actor | Zookeeper

The family had previously fled Upper Silesia and settled in Kulmbach in Franconia. Gottschalk became an altar boy in the town parish church here. After completing school with a high school diploma at the Humanistic High School in Kulmbach, he studied German and history to become a primary and ...

116. Andrea Sawatzki

Actress | Tatort

She grew up in Vaihingen as the daughter of a nurse and a journalist. Her father suffered from Alzheimer's and cancer and died when she was 13 years old. Mother and daughter took turns caring for her. After graduating from school with a high school diploma, she studied at the New Munich Drama ...

117. Axel Milberg

Actor | Tatort

Axel Milberg was born on August 1, 1956 in Kiel, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Doktor Martin (2007) and Hannah Arendt (2012). He has been married to Judith Betzler since January 2004. They have one child.

118. Günther Maria Halmer

Actor | Sophie's Choice

Günther Maria Halmer was born on January 5, 1943 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany. He is an actor, known for Sophie's Choice (1982), Gandhi (1982) and Anwalt Abel (1988). He has been married to Claudia Halmer since 1976. They have two children.

119. Julia Biedermann

Actress | Tatort

Julia Biedermann was born on March 15, 1967 in West Berlin, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Marianne & Juliane (1981) and Luise knackt den Jackpot (1995). She was previously married to Matthias Steffens.

120. Klaus Wennemann

Actor | Das Boot

Klaus Wennemann was born on December 18, 1940 in Oer-Erkenschwick, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Das Boot (1981), Der Fahnder (1984) and Das Boot (1985). He was married to Hedwig. He died on January 7, 2000 in Bad Aibling, Bavaria, Germany.

121. Brigitte Bardot

Actress | Le mépris

Brigitte Bardot was born on September 28, 1934 in Paris, France. Her father had an engineering degree and worked with his father in the family business. Brigitte's mother encouraged her daughter to take up music and dance, and she proved to be very adept at it. By the time she was 15, Brigitte was ...

122. Stan Laurel

Actor | Saps at Sea

Stan Laurel came from a theatrical family, his father was an actor and theatre manager, and he made his stage debut at the age of 16 at Pickard's Museum, Glasgow. He traveled with Fred Karno's vaudeville company to the United States in 1910 and again in 1913. While with that company he was Charles ...

123. Oliver Hardy

Actor | Saps at Sea

Although his parents were never in show business, as a young boy Oliver Hardy was a gifted singer and, by age eight, was performing with minstrel shows. In 1910 he ran a movie theatre, which he preferred to studying law. In 1913 he became a comedy actor with the Lubin Company in Florida and began ...

124. Bruni Löbel

Actress | Forsthaus Falkenau

Bruni Löbel was born on December 20, 1920 in Chemnitz, Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for Forsthaus Falkenau (1989), Timm Thaler (1979) and Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung (1969). She was married to Holger Hagen and Gerhard Bronner. She died on September 27, 2006 in Mühldorf am Inn, Bavaria...

125. Christian Wolff

Actor | Forsthaus Falkenau

Leading German actor, trained at the Max-Reinhardt-Academy in Berlin between 1955 and 1957. Wolff was mentored by the Austrian actress Hilde Körber who suggested him for a role in Veit Harlan's (then) controversial motion picture Bewildered Youth (1957). Thereafter, Wollf acted primarily in ...

126. Walter Buschhoff

Actor | Forsthaus Falkenau

Walter Buschhoff was born on July 8, 1923 in Worms, Germany. He was an actor, known for Forsthaus Falkenau (1989), Scarabea - wieviel Erde braucht der Mensch? (1969) and The Endless Night (1963). He was married to Maria Körber. He died on December 7, 2010 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

127. Thekla Carola Wied

Actress | Ich heirate eine Familie...

Thekla Carola Wied was born on February 5, 1944 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. She is an actress, known for Ich heirate eine Familie... (1983), Spur eines Mädchens (1967) and Wie gut, daß es Maria gibt (1990). She has been married to Hannes Rieckhoff ...

128. Silvia Seidel

Actress | Anna

Silvia Seidel was born on September 23, 1969 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. She was an actress, known for Anna (1987), Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (1993) and Storm of Love (2005). She died on July 31, 2012 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

129. Sandrine Kiberlain

Director | Une jeune fille qui va bien

Sandrine Kiberlain was born on February 25, 1968 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is an actress and director, known for A Radiant Girl (2021), Alias Betty (2001) and Mademoiselle Chambon (2009). She was previously married to Vincent Lindon.

130. Dieter Hallervorden

Actor | Nonstop Nonsens

He grew up in middle-class circumstances with two sisters. Before his hometown was 90 percent destroyed by air raids, his parents brought him to Quedlinburg. After the war, Didi Hallervorden returned to Dessau, where he completed primary school as one of the best in the district. The SED leadership...

131. Andreas Schmidt

Actor | Pigs Will Fly

Andreas Schmidt was born on November 23, 1963 in Heggen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Pigs Will Fly (2002), Plus-minus null (1998) and Fleisch ist mein Gemüse (2008). He was married to Jennifer. He died on September 28, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.

132. Friederike Linke

Actress | Ameisen gehen andere Wege

Friederike Linke was born in 1981 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. She is an actress, known for Ameisen gehen andere Wege (2011), Tatort (1970) and Morden im Norden (2012).

133. Mary Stuart Masterson

Actress | Benny & Joon

Mary Stuart Masterson started acting before the age of ten, when she appeared in The Stepford Wives (1975) in 1975 with her father. Afterwards, at the direction of her parents, Mary Stuart led a life outside of the limelight, attending school in New York. She appeared in a few productions at New ...

134. Birge Schade

Actress | The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter

Birge Schade was born on February 7, 1965 in Wilster, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. She is an actress, known for The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990), Baader (2002) and Katzenzungen (2003). She was previously married to Max Hacker.

135. Götz Schubert

Actor | Alles was recht ist

Götz Schubert was born on February 13, 1963 in Pirna, German Democratic Republic [now Federal Republic of Germany]. He is an actor, known for Alles was recht ist (2008), The People Vs. Fritz Bauer (2015) and Flemming (2009).

136. Hannes Jaenicke

Actor | Sardsch

The actor is one of the most successful German actors. Hannes Jaenicke became popular in the role of the tough guy. He spent part of his childhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In Regensburg he attended the Albertus-Magnus-Gymnasium and the Albrecht-Altdorfer-Gymnasium. Here he completed his high ...

137. Meg Ryan

Actress | When Harry Met Sally...

Blonde-haired, blue-eyed with an effervescent personality, Meg Ryan was born Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra in Fairfield, Connecticut, to Susan (Duggan), an English teacher and one-time actress, and Harry Hyra, a math teacher. She is of Ruthenian, Polish, Irish, and German ancestry ("Hyra" is a ...

138. Fatih Cevikkollu

Actor | GSG 9 - Die Elite Einheit

Fatih Cevikkollu was born on November 6, 1972 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Special Unit (2007), Eierdiebe (2003) and Tattoo (2002).

139. Atze Schröder

Actor | Alles Atze

Atze Schröder was born on September 27, 1965 in Emsdetten, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Alles Atze (2000), U-900 (2008) and Wetten, dass..? (1981).

140. Kim Basinger

Actress | L.A. Confidential

Kim Basinger was born December 8, 1953, in Athens, Georgia, the third of five children. Both her parents had been in entertainment, her dad had played big-band jazz, and her mother had performed water ballet in several Esther Williams movies. Kim was introspective, from her father's side. As a ...

141. Audrey Tautou

Actress | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

Audrey Justine Tautou was born on August 9, 1976 in Beaumont, France, to Evelyne Marie Laure (Nuret), a teacher, and Bernard Tautou, a dental surgeon. Audrey showed an interest for comedy at an early age and started her acting lessons at 'Cours Florent'. In 1998 she won the best young actress award...

142. Noémie Merlant

Actress | Portrait de la jeune fille en feu

Noémie Merlant is a French actress, writer and director, she is best known for Le ciel attendra (2016), Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (2019), Curiosa (2019), and Tár (2022).

She won an César Awards for best supporting actress to her role in L'innocent (2022).

She also starred in Les Olympiades ...

143. Adèle Haenel

Actress | Portrait de la jeune fille en feu

Adèle Haenel was born on February 11, 1989 in Paris, France. She is an actress, known for Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), The Unknown Girl (2016) and Love at First Fight (2014).

144. Alison Sweeney

Actress | Days of Our Lives

Alison Sweeney was born on September 19, 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery (2015) and Open by Christmas (2021). She has been married to David Alan Sanov since July 8, 2000. ...

145. Götz George

Actor | Der Totmacher

Götz George, born in Berlin in 1938, is the son of the famous actor Heinrich George and his wife, the actress Berta Drews. After first appearances on the stage of Berlin's Hebbel Theater during his childhood, Götz George was trained as an actor by the recognized teacher Else Bongers. At the age of ...

146. Christiane Hörbiger

Actress | Julia - Eine ungewöhnliche Frau

Christiane Hörbiger descended from a famous dynasty of thespians, one of three siblings born to the Austrian acting couple Paula Wessely and Attila Hörbiger. She was also a niece of the equally renowned character actor Paul Hörbiger. Educated in Vienna, Christiane graduated from a commercial school...

147. Johanna-Christine Gehlen

Actress | Wie verliebt man seinen Vater?

Johanna-Christine Gehlen was born on May 11, 1970 in Hamburg, West Germany. She is an actress and writer, known for Wie verliebt man seinen Vater? (2002), Tatort (1970) and Da is' ja nix (2020). She has been married to Sebastian Bezzel since September 10, 2009. They have one child.

148. Josefine Preuß

Actress | Türkisch für Anfänger

Josefine Preuß was born on January 13, 1986 in Zehdenick, Brandenburg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Türkisch für Anfänger (2012), Türkisch für Anfänger (2006) and Sapphire Blue (2014).

149. Romy Schneider

Actress | L'important c'est d'aimer

Romy Schneider was born on 23 September 1938 in Vienna, Austria into a family of actors. Making her film debut at the age of 15, her breakthrough came two years later in the very popular trilogy Sissi (1955). Her mother, supervising her daughter's career, immediately approved Romy's participation ...

150. Jodie Foster

Actress | The Silence of the Lambs

Jodie Foster started her career at the age of two. For four years she made commercials and finally gave her debut as an actress in the TV series Mayberry R.F.D. (1968). In 1975 Jodie was offered the role of prostitute Iris Steensma in the movie Taxi Driver (1976). This role, for which she received ...

151. Silke Bodenbender

Actress | Eine folgenschwere Affäre

Silke Bodenbender was born on January 31, 1974 in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Eine folgenschwere Affäre (2007), Das jüngste Gericht (2008) and Vater Mutter Mörder (2011).

152. Sophie Marceau

Actress | La boum

Sophie Marceau was born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu in Paris, France, to Simone (Morisset), a shop assistant, and Benoît Maupu, a truck driver. She grew up far from the studio spotlights. When she was 14 she was living in the Paris suburb of Gentilly with her father. She learned from friends that ...

153. Jean-Paul Belmondo

Actor | Pierrot le fou

The son of the renowned French sculptor Paul Belmondo, he studied at Conservatoire National Superieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD); after the minor stage performances he made his screen debut in À pied, à cheval et en voiture (1957) but the episodes with his participation were cut before ...

154. Martin Trettau

Actor | Besuch bei Van Gogh

Martin Trettau was born on January 12, 1930 in Brieg, Silesia, Germany [now Brzeg, Opolskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Besuch bei Van Gogh (1985), Jörg Ratgeb - Maler (1978) and Pelle der Eroberer (1986). He died on August 1, 2007 in Berlin, Germany.

155. Katharina Lind

Actress | Frau Holle

Katharina Lind was born on December 4, 1936 in Neuwedell, West Pomerania, Germany [now Drawno, Poland]. She is an actress, known for Frau Holle (1963), ...und deine Liebe auch (1962) and Liebe mit 16 (1974).

156. Simone von Zglinicki

Actress | Erscheinen Pflicht

Simone von Zglinicki was born on September 3, 1951 in Chemnitz, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for Erscheinen Pflicht (1984), Liebe mit 16 (1974) and Die Flucht (1977).

157. Claudia Eisinger

Actress | Mängelexemplar

Claudia Eisinger was born on September 22, 1984 in Berlin. She is an actress, known for Too Hard to Handle (2016), 13 Semester (2009) and Polska Love Serenade (2008).

158. Katja Riemann

Actress | Fack ju Göhte

Katja Riemann was born on November 1, 1963 in Kirchweyhe, Weyhe, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress and director, known for Suck Me Shakespeer (2013), Rosenstrasse (2003) and Bandits (1997).

159. Carol Schuler

Actress | Tatort

Carol Schuler was born on January 23, 1987 in Winterthur, Switzerland. She is an actress, known for Nachtlärm (2012) , Blochin - Die Lebenden und die Toten (2015), Zweibettzimmer (2017) and Lieber Brad (2001). She is also a singer/songwriter and can be seen in musical performances on screen in ...

160. Cary Grant

Actor | North by Northwest

Once told by an interviewer, "Everybody would like to be Cary Grant", Grant is said to have replied, "So would I."

Cary Grant was born Archibald Alec Leach on January 18, 1904 in Horfield, Bristol, England, to Elsie Maria (Kingdon) and Elias James Leach, who worked in a factory. His early years in ...

161. Robert Redford

Actor | The Natural

Born on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, to Charles Robert Redford, an accountant for Standard Oil, and Martha Redford, Charles Robert Redford, Jr. was a scrappy kid who stole hubcaps in high school and lost his college baseball scholarship at the University of Colorado because of ...

162. Anne Weinknecht

Actress | Tatort

Anne Weinknecht was born on November 18, 1977 in Heidelberg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Merz gegen Merz - Geheimnisse and Gisela (2005).

163. Kate Beckinsale

Actress | Underworld: Evolution

Kate Beckinsale was born on 26 July 1973 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England, and has resided in London for most of her life. Her mother is Judy Loe, who has appeared in a number of British dramas and sitcoms and continues to work as an actress, predominantly in British television productions. Her ...

164. Meghan Ory

Actress | Merlin's Apprentice

Meghan Ory is a Canadian actress, born in Victoria, British Columbia. She started acting in theater before her teens, but was prohibited by her mother-a drama teacher-from auditioning for film and TV roles until she could pay for her own head shots. She made her film debut in The Darklings, a 1999 ...

165. Taylor Cole

Actress | Dumbbells

Taylor Cole is best known for her recurring roles in THE ORIGINALS on the CW in addition to TV Land's IMPASTOR, the CW's SUPERNATURAL, and A&E's THE GLADES. She was a series regular on the NBC hit series, THE EVENT. She has since appeared in numerous shows, including SECOND CHANCE, BALLERS, CASTLE,...

166. Abigail Klein

Actress | Transformers: Age of Extinction

Abigail Klein was born on December 24, 1988 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), Butterfly Caught (2017) and That's My Boy (2012).

167. Mel Gibson

Actor | Braveheart

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born January 3, 1956 in Peekskill, New York, USA, as the sixth of eleven children of Hutton Gibson, a railroad brakeman, and Anne Patricia (Reilly) Gibson (who died in December of 1990). His mother was Irish, from County Longford, while his American-born father is ...

168. Mara Wilson

Actress | Matilda

Mara Elizabeth Wilson was born on Friday, July 24th, 1987 in Los Angeles, California. She is the oldest daughter of Michael and Suzie Wilson, with three elder brothers - Danny (b. 1979), Jon (b. 1981) and Joel (b. 1983) - and a younger sister Anna (b. 1993). When Mara was 5 years old, her eldest ...

169. Corinna Harfouch

Actress | Der Untergang

Growing up as the daughter of the teacher Wolfgang Meffert and his wife Marianne née Kleber, she attended school in Großenhain from 1961 to 1973. She completed her Abitur at the extended high school. After training as a nurse, she began studying textile engineering at the TU Dresden in 1976. From ...

170. Karoline Herfurth

Actress | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Karoline Herfurth was born on May 22, 1984 in Berlin, Germany. She is an actress and director, known for Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), Text for You (2016) and Einfach mal was Schönes (2022).

171. Alwara Höfels

Actress | Die Fischerin

Alwara Höfels was born on April 6, 1982 in Kronberg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Die Fischerin (2014), Rabbit Without Ears (2007) and Suck Me Shakespeer (2013).

172. Herbert Knaup

Actor | Lola rennt

Herbert Knaup was born on March 23, 1956 in Sonthofen, Germany. He is an actor, known for Run Lola Run (1998), The Invincibles (1994) and The Little Ghost (2013). He has been married to Christiane Knaup since 2006.

173. Charles Chaplin

Writer | The Great Dictator

Considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the early days of Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin lived an interesting life both in his films and behind the camera. He is most recognized as an icon of the silent film era, often associated with his popular character, the Little Tramp; the man with the ...

174. Anica Dobra

Actress | Vec vidjeno

Born in Belgrade, Serbia and raised in Frankfurt, Anica Dobra calls both Germany and the Balkans her home. Being a thoroughbred actress and having enjoyed the best in stage- and on-camera training, Anica Dobra is very busy working in both countries. She became well-known in the 1990s in Germany ...

175. Trude Herr

Director | Jakob und Rahel

Trude Herr was born on May 4, 1927 in Cologne, Germany. She was an actress and director, known for Jakob und Rahel (1965), Frankenstein's Mother-in-Law (1983) and Scheidung op Kölsch (1981). She was married to Ahmed M'Barek. She died on March 15, 1991 in Lauris, Vaucluse, France.

176. Vahina Giocante

Actress | Lila dit ça

Vahina Giocante was born on June 30, 1981 in Orléans, Loiret, France. She is an actress, known for Lila dit ça (2004), Trader Games (2010) and 99 Francs (2007).

177. Pierre Richard

Actor | Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataserti retsepti

Certainly one of France's supreme farceurs in the classic tradition, comedian Pierre Richard was born to an upper crust family with an embarrassing riches of middle names as he was christened Pierre Richard Maurice Charles Leopold Defays. Working and building up his trade at the Paris Music Hall in...

178. Julianne Moore

Actress | Far from Heaven

Julianne Moore was born Julie Anne Smith in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on December 3, 1960, the daughter of Anne (Love), a social worker, and Peter Moore Smith, a paratrooper, colonel, and later military judge. Her mother moved to the U.S. in 1951, from Greenock, Scotland. Her father, from ...

179. Brigitte Hobmeier

Actress | Identity Kills

Brigitte Hobmeier was born on March 2, 1976 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Identity Kills (2003), Closed Season (2012) and Tatort (1970).

180. Sophie Schütt

Actress | Typisch Sophie

Sophie Schütt was born on March 9, 1974 in Hamburg, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Typisch Sophie (2004), Wie angelt man sich seine Chefin (2007) and Die Gang (1997).

181. Elfi Eschke

Actress | Zwei Väter einer Tochter

Elfi Eschke was born on December 8, 1951 in Bremen, Germany. She is an actress, known for Zwei Väter einer Tochter (2003), Oben ohne (2007) and Der schwarze Obelisk (1988). She was previously married to Reinhard Schwabenitzky.

182. Meryl Streep

Actress | Out of Africa

Considered by many critics to be the greatest living actress, Meryl Streep has been nominated for the Academy Award an astonishing 21 times, and has won it three times. Meryl was born Mary Louise Streep in 1949 in Summit, New Jersey, to Mary Wolf (Wilkinson), a commercial artist, and Harry William ...

183. Katherine Heigl

Actress | One for the Money

Katherine Marie Heigl was born on November 24, 1978 in Washington, D.C., to Nancy Heigl (née Engelhardt), a personnel manager, and Paul Heigl, an accountant and executive. Her father is of German/Swiss-German and Irish descent, and her mother is of German ancestry. A short time after her birth, the...

184. Oliver Stokowski

Actor | The Book Thief

Oliver Stokowski was born on August 8, 1962 in Kassel, Hesse, West Germany. He is an actor, known for The Book Thief (2013), Zeit der Helden (2013) and Der Ermittler (2001). He has been married to Lilian Naumann since 2014.

185. Bibiane Zeller

Actress | Kottan ermittelt

Bibiane Zeller was born on February 25, 1928 in Vienna, Austria. She was an actress, known for Kottan ermittelt (1976), Die Spätzünder (2010) and Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen (1972). She was married to Eugen Stark and Otto Anton Eder. She died on July 16, 2023 in Vienna, Austria.

186. Natja Brunckhorst

Actress | Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo

Natja Brunckhorst was born on September 26, 1966 in Berlin, Germany. She is an actress and writer, known for Christiane F. (1981), Wie Feuer und Flamme (2001) and La mer (2006).

187. Thomas Haustein

Actor | Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo

Thomas Haustein was born in June 1965. He is an actor, known for Christiane F. (1981), Über einen jugendlicher stricher am bahnhof Zoo (1990) and Nachtcafé (1987).

188. Susanne Lüning

Actress | In fuga per la vita

Susanne Lüning was born on April 19, 1966 in East Berlin, East Germany. She is an actress, known for In fuga per la vita (1992), Besuch bei Van Gogh (1985) and Jorinde und Joringel (1986).

189. Marisa Leonie Bach

Actress | Entrusted

Marisa Bach was born in Munich, in 1978, as Marisa Leonie Bach and is related to composer Johann Sebastian Bach. All-rounder Marisa enjoyed classical vocal training as well as instrumental lessons in piano and violin. In addition, she was raised bilingually in German and English. She studied acting...

190. Sabine Timoteo

Actress | L'amour, l'argent, l'amour

Sabine Timoteo was born on March 25, 1975 in Berne, Switzerland. She is an actress and writer, known for Love, Money, Love (2000), The Chronicles of Melanie (2016) and Drift (2015). She is married to ? Timoteo. They have two children.

191. Noémie O'Farrell

Actress | Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant

Noémie O'Farrell is known for Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023), Fabulous (2019) and Feuilles mortes (2016).

192. Julia Jentsch

Actress | Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage

After school, Jentsch turned to acting. She attended the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. Jentsch then began her acting career in the theater. In 2001 she joined the ensemble of the Munich Kammerspiele, where she masterfully interpreted Desdemona in Shakespeare's "Othello", Sophocles...

193. Lindsay Lohan

Actress | Mean Girls

Lindsay Dee Lohan was born in New York City, on 2 July 1986, to Dina Lohan and Michael Lohan. She began her career at age three as a Ford model, and also made appearances in over sixty television commercials, including spots for The Gap, Pizza Hut, Wendy's, and Jell-O (opposite Bill Cosby). Lohan ...

194. René Quellet

Actor | Dünki-Schott

René Quellet was born on August 4, 1931 in Solothurn, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Dünki-Schott (1986). He was married to Christiane Steffen. He died on August 17, 2017 in Le Landeron, Neuenburg, Switzerland.

195. Walter Matthau

Actor | The Odd Couple

Walter Matthau was best known for starring in many films which included Charade (1963), The Odd Couple (1968), Grumpy Old Men (1993), and Dennis the Menace (1993). He often worked with Jack Lemmon and the two were Hollywood's craziest stars.

He was born Walter Jake Matthow in New York City, New York...

196. Jacques Tati

Writer | Playtime

The comic genius Jacques Tati was born Taticheff, descended from a noble Russian family. His grandfather, Count Dimitri, had been a general in the Imperial Army and had served as military attaché to the Russian Embassy in Paris. His father, Emmanuel Taticheff, was a well-to-do picture framer who ...

197. Stéphane Audran

Actress | Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

Stéphane Audran was born on November 8, 1932 in Versailles, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France as Colette Suzanne Jeannine Dacheville. She was an actress, known for Der diskrete Charme der Bourgeoisie (1972), Babettes Fest (1987) and Der Schlachter (1970). She was married to Claude Chabrol and ...

198. Marisa Tomei

Actress | My Cousin Vinny

Marisa Tomei was born on December 4, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York, to Patricia "Addie" (Bianchi), a teacher of English, and Gary Tomei, a lawyer, both of Italian descent. Marisa has a brother, actor Adam Tomei. As a child, Marisa's mother frequently corrected her speech as to eliminate her heavy ...

199. Jesse Rinsma

Actress | Knetter

Jesse Rinsma is known for Knetter (2005), 7 Minutes in Heaven (2012) and Roes (2008).

200. Carice van Houten

Actress | Game of Thrones

One of Europe's most celebrated actresses, Carice van Houten is perhaps best known as 'Melisandre' in the iconic TV show Game of Thrones, a performance for which she has been recognized with an Emmy Award nomination in 2019. Other projects include Paul Verhoeven's award-winning Black Book and Bryan...