Actresses - IMDb

1. Tamara Dobson

Tamara Dobson was born on May 14, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for Cleopatra Jones (1973), Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975) and Chained Heat (1983). She died on October 2, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

2. Inger Stevens

Actress | Hang 'Em High

This enigmatic Stockholm-born beauty had everything going for her, including a rapidly rising film and TV career. Yet on April 30, 1970, at only 35, Inger Stevens would become another tragic Hollywood statistic -- added proof that fame and fortune do not always lead to happiness. Over time, a ...

3. Verna Felton

Actress | Sleeping Beauty

Verna Felton had extensive experience on the stage and in radio before she broke into film and television. Her trademarks was her distinctive husky voice and her no-nonsense attitude. She was quite in demand for voiceover work, as evidenced by her roles in Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland (...

4. Bonnie Ebsen

Actress | Black Magic Woman

Bonnie Ebsen was born on August 27, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Black Magic Woman (1991), Barnaby Jones (1973) and The Fall Guy (1981). She has been married to Bruce Collins Jackson since March 22, 1980.

5. Adrian Ricard

Actress | I, Robot

Adrian Ricard was born on August 7, 1924 in the USA. She was an actress, known for I, Robot (2004), Bulworth (1998) and The Man with Two Brains (1983). She died on December 29, 2016.

6. Sheila James Kuehl

Actress | The Stu Erwin Show

Babyboomers remember well the diminutive (4'10"), dark-haired comedienne Sheila James who raised a smile with her portrayals of tomboyish kid sisters and boy-crazy high schoolers on late 50s and early 60s TV. For a while she was a huge hit backed by her characters' plaintive, pony-tailed presences,...

7. Cynthia Pepper

Actress | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

Though her TV life was relatively short, baby boomer fans still hold a strong, sentimental fondness for actress Cynthia Pepper. An irresistible Barbie Doll TV version of Sandra Dee at the time of her brief small screen reign, the pert, pretty and pixieish actress with the cutest slight overbite ...

8. Jean Carson

Actress | The Party

All this shapely character "broad" had to do was open her mouth to induce laughter--and so she did, primarily on TV during the '50s and '60s. And although she milked that unmistakable rasp for all its worth, she also showed great comedy sense. Born Jean Leete on February 23, 1923, in Charleston, ...

9. Jo Van Fleet

Actress | East of Eden

Jo Van Fleet was born on December 29, 1915 in Oakland, California. She established herself as a notable dramatic actress on Broadway over several years, winning a Tony Award in 1954 for her skill in a difficult role, playing an unsympathetic, even abusive character, in Horton Foote's "The Trip to ...

10. Marion Ramsey

Actress | Police Academy

Marion Ramsey was an American actress and singer from Philadelphia. She is primarily known for her role as the soft-spoken policewoman Laverne Hooks in the "Police Academy" film series (1984-1994). Hooks was depicted as a "diminutive, soft-spoken and unassertive woman" with a high-pitched voice. ...

11. Lillian Randolph

Actress | It's a Wonderful Life

Lillian Randolph was born on December 14, 1898 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress, known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944) and Magic (1978). She was married to Garcia Delano "Gossie" McKee and James Lott . She died on September 12, 1980 in Los Angeles, ...

12. Zara Cully

Actress | The Jeffersons

Zara Cully was born on January 26, 1892 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Jeffersons (1975), All in the Family (1971) and Sugar Hill (1974). She was married to James M. Brown. She died on February 28, 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

13. Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Actress | Death Proof

Sydney Tamiia Poitier (born November 15, 1973) is a Bahamian-American television and film actress.

Born in Los Angeles, Poitier is the daughter of Bahamian actor Sir Sidney Poitier and Canadian actress Joanna Shimkus. Her mother is of Lithuanian Jewish and Irish descent. She has an older sister, ...

14. Gina Yashere

Actress | Bob Hearts Abishola

This dynamic young comedienne hailing from London via Nigeria has taken the comedy world by storm since her debut. In a few short years, she has become one of the most sought after comics in the country, making numerous appearances on Television, radio and the big screen.

This former lift engineer's...

15. Ebonie Smith

Actress | Lethal Weapon

Ebonie Smith was born on September 16, 1978 in Puerto Rico. She is an actress and composer, known for Lethal Weapon (1987), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) and Lethal Weapon 4 (1998).

16. Shalita Grant

Actress | NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Shalita Grant was raised in Petersburg, Virginia and attended high school at the Baltimore School for the Arts in Maryland where she was a YoungArts Winner in Theater and Presidential Scholar in the Arts. At 17, she received a scholarship to attend the Julliard School for her B.F.A. in Drama, ...

17. Vanessa Ferlito

Actress | Death Proof

Vanessa Ferlito is an American actress. She is known for playing Detective Aiden Burn in the first season of the CBS crime drama CSI: NY, as well as for her recurring portrayal of Claudia Hernandez in FOX drama 24, and for her starring roles as FBI Agent Charlie DeMarco in the USA Network series ...

18. CCH Pounder

Actress | The Shield

The CCH stands for Carol Christine Hilaria, her birth name. Most of her characters are enriched with positive attributes -- strength, confidence, integrity, strong-mindedness -- and it is a testament to the abilities of this four-time Emmy nominated actress that she continues on such a high plane ...

19. Shirley Mitchell

Actress | The War of the Roses

A prolific radio and TV actress, Ms. Mitchell was a regular on such classic radio series as "Fibber McGee and Molly" and "The Great Gildersleeve," and on television, "Pete & Gladys" (Janet Colton), "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (Marge Thornton), and "Bachelor Father" (Kitty Deveraux). She also ...

20. Janine Gray

Actress | The Avengers

Blonde Janine Gray was born Janine Catherine Glass in Bombay, India, the daughter of an oil company engineer. Her family moved back to England when she was five. By the age of 13, Janine took drama classes and did her first screen acting gigs in TV commercials three years later. She spent several ...

21. Edith Diaz

Actress | Sister Act

Edith Diaz was born on October 23, 1939 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. She was an actress, known for Sister Act (1992), Nick of Time (1995) and The Fan (1996). She died on November 19, 2009 in North Hollywood, California, USA.

22. Megalyn Echikunwoke

Actress | Night School

Ebubennem Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke was born May 28, in Spokane, Washington. Her father was Nigerian and her mother is of English and Scots-Irish descent. Her last name, "Echikunwoke", means "leader of men" and Megalyn is the granddaughter of a Nigerian tribal leader of the Igbo, which technically ...

23. Samantha Marie Ware

Actress | Glee

Samantha Marie Ware, also known by her singer stage name Sameya, is an American actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Jane Hayward in the sixth season of Glee (2015), as well as Angela Archer in the Netflix series What/If (2019). Ware also played Lily in the Nike web series Margot vs...

24. Victoria Gabrielle Platt

Actress | Star-Crossed

Victoria Gabrielle Platt is an actress, singer and producer, known for Star-Crossed (2013), The Gates (2010), All My Children, Guiding Light (1952), 'Round Midnight (1986) and Winchell (1998). She was born to a West Indian mother and Polish father in Queens, NY. Victoria and Terrell Tilford have ...

25. Iris Adrian

Actress | The Odd Couple

Sugar, Pepper, Pearl, Bunny, Dottie, Ruby, Ginger, Sunny, Goldie, Bubbles, all those are nicknames borne by petite actress Iris Adrian in several of the 160 movies and television productions she appeared in. With such names, don't expect to see her playing Joan of Arc or Electra but it remains that...

26. Josephine Premice

Actress | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Josephine Premice was born on July 21, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974), The Next Step Beyond (1978) and Carnival in April (1953). She was married to Capt. Timothy Fales. She died on April 13, 2001 in ...

27. Elizabeth Hoy

Actress | The Blues Brothers

Elizabeth Hoy is known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Bloody Birthday (1981) and Mork & Mindy (1978).

28. Tracy Reed

Actress | Running Scared

Tracy Reed was born on October 28, 1949 in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA. She is an actress, known for Running Scared (1986), McCloud (1970) and Trouble Man (1972).

29. Rosanna DeSoto

Actress | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Rosanna DeSoto was born on September 2, 1950 in San Jose, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), La Bamba (1987) and Stand and Deliver (1988). She has been married to David S. Ward since September 20, 1980. They have two children. She was ...

30. Rosemary Murphy

Actress | To Kill a Mockingbird

Rosemary Murphy was born on January 13, 1925 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. She was an actress, known for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Eleanor and Franklin (1976) and Mighty Aphrodite (1995). She was married to Reginald Marsh. She died on July 5, 2014 in New York City, New York, USA.

31. Sophie Oda

Actress | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

Sophie Oda was born on October 23, 1991 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005), Hawaii Five-0 (2010) and The Big Bang Theory (2007).

32. Daisy Maywood

Actress | War of the Worlds

Daisy Maywood is known for War of the Worlds (2019), The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself (2022) and National Theatre Live: Medea (2014).

33. Eloise Little

Actress | His Dark Materials

Eloise Little is known for His Dark Materials (2019), Father Brown (2013) and Lazarus (2024).

34. Nell Carter

Actress | Gimme a Break!

Her trademark sass complemented by a distinctively adenoidal voice that could out-snarl Eartha Kitt and Fran Drescher put together, short (4'11"), round, and robust Nell Carter was one indomitable, in-your-face firecracker...and it made her a star. She was born Nell Ruth Hardy in 1948 in Birmingham...

35. Liz Fraser

Actress | I'm All Right Jack

Best known for playing the perpetually-ditzy blonde bimbo in several installments of the "Carry On" franchise, buxom Liz Fraser (born Elizabeth Joan Winch above a corner shop in south London) studied at RADA on a scholarship and first acted in repertory theatre and television before breaking into ...

36. DeWanda Wise

Actress | Jurassic World Dominion

In film, television, and theater, DeWanda Wise has established herself as one of the industry's most consistently critically acclaimed artists.

Of her work as Kayla Watts in Jurassic World Dominion, she's been nearly universally considered a standout of the sixth installment with critics noting her ...

37. Shohreh Aghdashloo

Actress | House of Sand and Fog

Shohreh Aghdashloo was born Shohreh Vaziri-Tabar on May 11, 1952 in Tehran, Iran. In the 1970s at age 20, she achieved nationwide stardom in her homeland of Iran, starring in some prominent pictures such as The Report (1977) directed by the renowned Abbas Kiarostami, which won critics awards at the...

38. Martha Hyer

Actress | The Sons of Katie Elder

Martha Hyer was born on August 10, 1924 in Fort Worth, Texas. Once she finished her formal schooling, Martha played a bit role in 1946's The Locket (1946). Slowly, Martha began picking up roles with more and more substance. The best years for the beautiful actress began in 1954 when she played in ...

39. Yetide Badaki

Actress | Rise

Yetide Badaki is an actress, writer and producer known for This Is Us, American Gods and Call of Duty Infinite Warfare. She wrote, produced and starred in Hollywoodland. Yetide was born and raised in Nigeria and has also lived in England, Canada and the United States. She was nominated for Joseph ...

40. Neile Adams

Actress | Fuzz

Neile Adams was born in Manila, the Philippine Islands on July 10, 1932 as María Ruby Neilam Arrastia y Salvador of Eurasian descent as her DNA attests. Her bloodline, to clarify erroneous reports, consists of 26% mixture of Chinese, Japanese, Mongolian, 7% Polynesian and 67% Spanish Basque and ...

41. Frances Farmer

Actress | Flowing Gold

Born in Seattle, Frances Farmer studied drama at the University of Washington, Seattle. In 1935, she went to Hollywood where she secured a seven-year contract with Paramount. In 1943, she was wrongfully declared mentally incompetent and committed by her parents to a series of asylums and public ...

42. Jane Alice Brandon

Actress | The Incredible Hulk

Jane Alice Brandon was born on October 3, 1945 in Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for The Incredible Hulk (1978), Kojak (1973) and Another World (1964). She was married to Peter Schwartz. She died on May 24, 2015 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA.

43. Celia Weston

Actress | Knight and Day

Direct from Spartanburg, South Carolina, this tall, blonde actress has earned the respect of stage and film audiences alike for her many touching portrayals of matter-of-fact, down-to-earth Southern folk. For someone who first attracted attention as a hash-slinging replacement for Diane Ladd (...

44. Ann Rutherford

Actress | Gone with the Wind

Ann Rutherford was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The daughter of a former Metropolitan Opera singer, John Rutherford, and her actress mother, Lillian Mansfield, was destined for show business.

Not long after her birth, her family moved to California, where she made her stage debut in ...

45. Anne Jeffreys

Actress | Riffraff

The ever-lovely, poised and vivacious blonde Anne Jeffreys was born Annie Jeffreys Carmichael in 1923 in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Firmly managed by her mother, she trained in voice at a fairly early age and received her first break in the entertainment field after signing with the John Robert ...

46. Fintan Meyler

Actress | Peter Gunn

A dark-haired, brown-eyed daughter of Ireland, Fintan Meyler (one of seven children) knew from girlhood that she wanted to be an actress, and yet as a kid she never revealed her secret ambition. But after completing her early years of schooling at a Dublin convent, she began studying at the Gate ...

47. Veronica Redd

Actress | The Women of Brewster Place

Veronica Redd was born on August 8, 1948 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is an actress, known for The Women of Brewster Place (1989), The Young and the Restless (1973) and ER (1994).

48. Sunnie Pelant

Actress | Jackie

Born and raised in San Diego, California, it was evident Sunnie loved to perform from a young age. Having older brothers in the industry, she began acting and modeling at the age of 3. She booked her first job for Huggies Pull Ups soon after. Sunnie continued to work and booked a modeling job for ...

49. Ta-Tanisha

Actress | The Sting

Ta-Tanisha was born on January 15, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for The Sting (1973), The Stone Killer (1973) and Mission: Impossible (1966). She has been married to Lee Weaver since July 10, 1971. They have one child. She was previously married to Harold Eugene Hambrick...

50. Grazia Narciso

Actress | Madonna of the Desert

Grazia Narciso was born on April 21, 1894 in Ischia, Naples, Campania, Italy. She was an actress, known for Madonna of the Desert (1948), Up Front (1951) and Dragstrip Girl (1957). She was married to Tito Vuolo. She died on December 10, 1967 in North Hollywood, California, USA.

51. Patricia Barry

Actress | Sea of Love

Patricia received her first break into acting very soon after she graduated from Stephens College in the mid 1940s. Almost immediately after graduating, she received a contract from Columbia Pictures. They recognized that she had the rare combination of beauty, grace and intelligence that would ...

52. Riann Steele

Actress | Debris

Riann Steele is an English actress born in New York. After studying at Arts Educational Schools, London, and graduating with a First, she appeared in various Royal Shakespeare Company productions including Hamlet (2009) alongside David Tennant and Patrick Stewart. In 2010, Riann made her debut ...

53. Susan Seaforth Hayes

Actress | Days of Our Lives

Susan Seaforth Hayes, the American actress best known for her six-decade-long stint on the Days of Our Lives (1965), was born Susan Seabold on July 11, 1943 in Oakland, California. She was the daughter of the actress and writer, Elizabeth Harrower. She made her debut on the Cavalcade of America (...

54. Natalia Reyes

Actress | Terminator: Dark Fate

Natalia Reyes is a Colombian actress, producer and activist known for her starring role in James Cameron's Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) as Dani Ramos, she's also known for her role in the acclaimed award-winning Birds of Passage (2018) and Sony's hit TV series Lady, La Vendedora de Rosas (2015) (...

55. Moon Bloodgood

Actress | Terminator Salvation

Moon Bloodgood was born on September 20, 1975 in Alliance, Nebraska, USA. She is an actress, known for Terminator Salvation (2009), Faster (2010) and The Sessions (2012). She was previously married to Grady Hall.

56. Peggy Mondo

Actress | The Music Man

Peggy Mondo played the proverbial "fat lady" of stage and screen. The daughter of ecclesiastical painter Vincent Elipidio Mondo and Emma A. Spignesi, she hailed from New Haven, Connecticut. Beginning her career as a Connecticut Experimental Theater member in the 1950s, she studied voice under the ...

57. Maye Henderson

Actress | Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Maye Henderson was born on May 19, 1916 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. She was an actress, known for Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), Brother John (1971) and Living Between Two Worlds (1963). She died on June 11, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

58. Diane Sommerfield

Actress | Trapper John, M.D.

Diane Sommerfield was born on October 24, 1949 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was an actress, known for Trapper John, M.D. (1979), Love in a Taxi (1980) and Back Roads (1981). She died on March 9, 2001 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

59. Miriam Colon

Actress | Scarface

Miriam Colon was born on August 20, 1936 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She was an actress, known for Scarface (1983), Sabrina (1995) and Goal! The Dream Begins (2005). She was married to Fred Valle, George Paul Edgar and ???. She died on March 3, 2017 in New York City, New York, USA.

60. Lynne Moody

Actress | Knots Landing

Lynne Moody was born on February 17, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Knots Landing (1979), Magnum, P.I. (1980) and General Hospital (1963).

61. Stefanie Powers

Actress | Hart to Hart

Stefanie Powers began her career as a teenager dancing for the Michele Paniaff Ballet Company and Jerome Robbins. At 16 she was put under contract to Columbia Pictures in the twilight of the Hollywood Studio System where she made 15 motion pictures and was loaned to United Artists for the John Wayne...

62. Betty Bolton

Actress | Devatha

Betty Bolton is known for Devatha (2021).

63. Anne Barton

Actress | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Anne Barton was born on March 20, 1924 in Evansville, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Whirlybirds (1957). She was married to Dan Barton. She died on November 27, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

64. Mary Young

Actress | The Lost Weekend

Mary Young was born on June 21, 1879 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Lost Weekend (1945), Alias Jesse James (1959) and Blondie's Holiday (1947). She was married to John Craig. She died on June 23, 1971 in La Jolla, California, USA.

65. Sarah Selby

Actress | Tower of London

Sarah Selby was born on August 30, 1905 in Middletown, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Tower of London (1962), Beyond the Forest (1949) and The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm (1957). She was married to Holger Yngvar Harthern-Jakobsen and Stanley Robert Wuliger. She died on ...

66. Juliette Kaplan

Actress | Last of the Summer Wine

Juliette Kaplan was born on October 2, 1939 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Last of the Summer Wine (1973), Don't Let Go (2013) and A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (1958). She was married to Harold Hoser. She died on October 10, 2019 in Kent, England, UK.

67. Jane Freeman

Actress | Last of the Summer Wine

Although Jane Freeman will forever be associated with the redoubtable cafe owner Ivy in Roy Clarke's long-running Last of the Summer Wine - appearing in 274 episodes over a 37-year run and a 1983 stage version - she was also an actor of considerable resources who remained steadfastly committed to ...

68. Donna LaBrie

Actress | Hill Street Blues

Donna LaBrie is known for Hill Street Blues (1981), Falcon Crest (1981) and Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983).

69. Jan Holden

Actress | Agony

Jan Holden was a stage actress with a reputation for light comedy, who also appeared in several popular television series during the 1950s and 1960s.

She was elegant and pretty, with pale blue eyes. She grew up in Cawnpore in India and was educated at a school in the hills near Simla.

On the outbreak...

70. Carol Arthur

Actress | Blazing Saddles

Carol Arthur was born on August 4, 1935 in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Blazing Saddles (1974), Intrepid (2000) and Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993). She was married to Dom DeLuise. She died on November 1, 2020 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

71. Kathleen Crowley

Actress | Target Earth

Kathleen Crowley represented her home state of New Jersey in the Miss America pageant in 1949, placed sixth and (with the scholarship money she won) enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York. She played the plum title roles in prestigious TV productions of Robert Montgomery ...

72. Virginia Christine

Actress | Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Virginia has a long career as a character actress on the screen, but she will always be best remembered as the Swedish "Mrs. Olsen", who somehow knew everything about making coffee, and we somehow always found her in the kitchen of some hapless young housewife who just couldn't seem to make good ...

73. Claire Forlani

Actress | Meet Joe Black

Claire Forlani was born in the United Kingdom and grew up in London. Educated at Arts Educational School, she moved to the United States with her parents Pier Luigi and Barbara Forlani when she was 19 and began starring in films.

Claire has had leading roles in such films as Meet Joe Black (1998), ...

74. Valarie Pettiford

Actress | Half & Half

Valarie Pettiford's career glitters like the lights on Broadway. An award-winning triple-threat, Valarie has worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment, but has never let her brushes with fame go to her head. Although some would argue that she is a celebrity in her own right, Valarie is...

75. Barbara Stuart

Actress | Bachelor Party

Barbara Stuart was born on January 3, 1930 in Paris, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Bachelor Party (1984), Airplane! (1980) and One Step Beyond (1959). She was married to Dick Gautier. She died on May 15, 2011 in St. George, Utah, USA.

76. Shirley Patterson

Actress | World Without End

Shirley Patterson was born on December 26, 1922 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was an actress, known for World Without End (1956), The Land Unknown (1957) and Batman (1943). She was married to Alfred Smith, Jr. She died on April 4, 1995 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

77. Christen Sharice

Actress | Law & Order

Christen Sharice has quickly burst onto the scene as an undeniable talent in the entertainment industry. Regardless of the role, she possesses a youthful disposition that belies a sophisticated maturity.

Sharice most recently guest starred in Hulu's biographical drama series "Wu-Tang: An American ...

78. Trish Stewart

Actress | Salvage 1

Trish Stewart was born on June 14, 1946 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA. She is an actress, known for Salvage 1 (1979), CHiPs (1977) and The Streets of San Francisco (1972).

79. Lynne Thigpen

Actress | The Warriors

Multi-talented actress Lynne Thigpen was born Cherlynne Thigpen in Joliet, Illinois, on December 22, 1948. She performed in community theater and university theater productions while attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Following graduation, she taught high-school English for a...

80. Karen Steele

Actress | Marty

Karen Steele was born on March 20, 1931, in Honolulu, Hawaii. A former cover girl and model, she was one of the most strikingly beautiful actresses to ever work in film and television. She went to the University of Hawaii and to Rollins College in Florida before gracing our film screens with her ...

81. Fay Spain

Actress | The Godfather Part II

Fay Spain was was your typical B-movie drive-in bad girl - sometimes blonde, sometimes brunette, always bodacious. A tease, a taunt, and a temptress throughout most her career, Fay Spain was born in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1932, as Lona May Spain to R.C. Spain and Arminta Frances Cochran. She headed ...

82. Tracey Roberts

Actress | Go Naked in the World

With the goal of writing and acting, she studied at the University of Michigan and Cornell University, and then moved to New York to study and perform with the greats of the Actors Studio - Lee Strasberg, Clifford Odets, Stella Adler, Elia Kazan. At the same time, she also married Jerry Adelman, ...

83. Peggy Stewart

Actress | The Runaways

Florida-born Peggy O'Rourke's parents divorced when she was very young. Peggy's mother eventually married a wealthy attorney named Stewart, and Peggy took his name. She grew up in Atlanta (where she developed the athletic skills she would later demonstrate in her many westerns for Republic Pictures...

84. Ruby-May Martinwood

Actress | Taboo

Ruby-May Martinwood is known for Taboo (2017), Father Brown (2013) and Death in Paradise (2011).

85. Laura Rollins

Actress | Innocent

Laura Rollins is known for Innocent (2018), Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020) and Doctors (2000).

86. Anne Francine

Actress | Crocodile Dundee

Anne Francine was best known for her stage portrayal of the flamboyant Vera Charles in "Mame". She played the role--her favorite--both on Broadway and in touring productions.

Her long and successful career began in the nightclubs. She made her professional debut in New York at the elegant Coq Rouge,...

87. Joanna Moore

Actress | Touch of Evil

Armed with an entrancing whiskey-like voice that complemented her stunning, creamy blonde looks, Southern-bred beauty Joanna Moore had so much going for her when her film and TV career first took off in the late 1950s. Sadly, what began as an exciting Hollywood carnival ride would all too soon ...

88. Shirley Prestia

Actress | Species

Shirley Prestia was born on August 18, 1947 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Species (1995), Wag the Dog (1997) and What Women Want (2000). She died on October 6, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

89. Carol Lawrence

Soundtrack | Death to Smoochy

Singer-actress Carol Lawrence earned widespread stardom quite early in her singing career with the immortal role of Maria in the Broadway musical "West Side Story." However, that success would not parlay into film stardom for Carol as established star Natalie Wood, in spite of the fact that she ...

90. Ginger Rogers

Actress | Kitty Foyle

Ginger Rogers was born Virginia Katherine McMath in Independence, Missouri on July 16, 1911, the daughter of Lela E. Rogers (née Lela Emogene Owens) and William Eddins McMath. Her mother went to Independence to have Ginger away from her husband. She had a baby earlier in their marriage and he ...

91. Jade Wu

Actress | The Afterparty

2023 marks AppleTV's long awaited Season Two of the Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoe Chao led mystery comedy series by Oscar winning team Chris Miller and Phil Lord, The Afterparty, with Jade creating the major recurring role of Aunt Ruth.

Also a screenwriter, Jade placed in the 2023 Screencraft...

92. Jill Foster

Actress | CBC Summer Theatre

A Canadian character actress with a penchant for comedy, Jill is best remembered as Darrin Stephens' Girl Friday Betty in Bewitched (1964) -- oft-married, it seems, since her character's surname was changed three times in the course of her ten appearances. The job must have been pretty taxing: ...

93. Adrienne Rose Bengtsson

Actress | FBI

Adrienne was born to Patrick Bengtsson and Erin Bydalek in Northern California and was raised in the Bay Area with her two siblings Jackson and Nathan Bengtsson. She's known for her role as Erin Bell, younger sister to Maggie Bell in CBS's hit show FBI. Adrienne earned her BFA in New York City as ...

94. Doris Dowling

Actress | The Lost Weekend

One of four children, lovely Detroit-born actress Doris Dowling (born May 15, 1923) would follow older sister Constance Dowling (who died relatively young in 1969) into show business. Raised in New York City, she briefly spent some time with a San Francisco Folies Bergère company before returning ...

95. Tiffany Hines

Actress | Magnum P.I.

Tiffany Hines was born on September 2, 1983 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for Magnum P.I. (2018), 24: Legacy (2016) and Bones (2005).

96. Bever-Leigh Banfield

Actress | Open All Night

Bever-Leigh Banfield was born on October 3, 1953 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Open All Night (1981), Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) and Roots: The Next Generations (1979).

97. Mel Giedroyc

Actress | Spies of Warsaw

Mel Giedroyc was born on June 5, 1968 in Epsom, London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Spies of Warsaw (2013), The Great British Baking Show (2010) and Mist: Sheepdog Tales (2007). She is married to Ben Morris. They have two children.

98. Emma Chambers

Actress | Notting Hill

Emma was born Emma Gwynedd Mary Chambers born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire in 1964 to John, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, and Noelle (nee Strange). The family moved around and, while attending St Swithun's school, Winchester, Chambers acted in Winchester college productions - saying...

99. Ginger Gonzaga

Actress | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Ginger is an improviser, actor, writer, and director.

In television, Ginger is best known for her role as "Christy" on the Duplass Brothers' critical darling Togetherness (2015) on HBO, "Maggie" on Showtime's Dramedy I'm Dying Up Here (2017), Peggy of FX's Legit (2013), and "Lorena" on Hulu's drama ...

100. Joan Banks

Actress | Cry Danger

Joan Banks was born on October 30, 1918 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Cry Danger (1951), Hazel (1961) and Mister Cory (1957). She was married to Allan Raymond Johnson and Frank Lovejoy. She died on January 18, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.