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1. Lucía Puenzo

Writer | XXY

Lucía Puenzo was born on November 28, 1976 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a writer and director, known for XXY (2007), The German Doctor (2013) and The Fish Child (2009).

Elysia Rotaru was born on November 9, 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for Arrow (2012), Dead Again in Tombstone (2017) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011).

3. Elizabeth Peña

Actress | Rush Hour

As she inherited her love for the arts by her father, well-known playwright, actor, director and novelist Mario Peña, it is not hard to understand that actress Elizabeth Pena already had designs to become an actress by the time she was eight years old.

Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on September 23, ...

4. Rachel Ward

Actress | The Thorn Birds

Rachel Ward was born on September 12, 1957 in Cornwell Manor, Cornwell, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for The Thorn Birds (1983), Against All Odds (1984) and Sharky's Machine (1981). She has been married to Bryan Brown since April 16, 1983. They ...

5. Soo Ae

Actress | Gajok

Soo Ae was born on July 25, 1981 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for A Family (2004), Nim-eun-meon-go-sae (2008) and Midnight FM (2010).

6. Roxane Mesquida

Actress | À ma soeur!

French/US actress, Roxane Mesquida grew up in Le Pradet, a little town in the South of France. At the age of 11, while walking with her mother, writer Francoise Mesquida, she was spotted by director Manuel Pradal who cast her in Mary from the Bay of Angels (Marie Baie de Anges). In 1998, she played...

7. Lorraine Nicholson

Actress | Click

Lorraine Nicholson was born on April 16, 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Click (2006), World's Greatest Dad (2009) and Life Boat (2017).

8. Vlada Verevko

Actress | Rush: Inspired by Battlefield

Vlada Verevko was born in Siberia, Russia.

At the age of 17, she entered and won a beauty pageant, which landed her a modeling contract. Focused on her studies, Vlada modeled part-time while attending University. After graduating with a Psychology degree, she pursued a full-time modeling career, ...

9. Amanda Peet

Actress | 2012

Amanda Peet was born and raised in New York City. She is the daughter of Penny (Levy), a social worker, and Charles Peet, a lawyer, and has an older sister. Her father was of mostly English and German ancestry, and her mother was from a Jewish family (from Germany, Russia, and Hungary). Peet's ...

10. Riley Keough

Actress | Mad Max: Fury Road

Actress and model Danielle Riley Keough was born in Santa Monica, California to musicians Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough. She is the eldest grandchild of legendary singer Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley. Keough started modeling as a teenager. She first appeared on a runway for ...

11. Greta Gerwig

Writer | Barbie

Greta Gerwig is an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and director. She has collaborated with Noah Baumbach on several films, including Greenberg (2010), Frances Ha (2012), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination, and Mistress America (2015). Gerwig made her solo directorial debut ...

12. Larry Clark

Director | Bully

Was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (1943). Son of Frances Clark (baby photographer) and Lewis Clark. Graduated from Central High school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Attended Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Studied under Walter Sheffer and Gerard Bakker. Film debut was the movie Kids (1995). He was ...

13. Alice David

Actress | Demain tout commence

Alice David was born on March 22, 1987 in Paris, France. She is an actress, known for Two Is a Family (2016), Braqueuses and Babysitting (2014).

14. Sabrina Ouazani

Actress | Le passé

Sabrina Ouazani was born on December 6, 1988 in Saint Denis, France. She is an actress and director, known for The Past (2013), Games of Love and Chance (2003) and Inch'Allah (2012).

15. Monica Raymund

Actress | Bros

Monica Raymund is best know for starring as Gabriela Dawson in NBC's drama "Chicago Fire."

A graduate of The Juilliard School, she is the recipient of the John Houseman Award for her commitment and dedication. Immediately following her graduation, she went on to star opposite Tim Roth for three ...

16. Minka Kelly

Actress | The Roommate

Minka Kelly was born in Los Angeles, California and she is the only child of former Aerosmith guitarist, Rick Dufay, and Maureen Kelly, an exotic dancer and single mother, who often moved with her daughter to different communities before settling in Albuquerque, New Mexico, by the time Minka was in...

17. Leighton Meester

Actress | The Roommate

Leighton Marissa Meester was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Constance Lynn (Haas) and Douglas Jay Meester. Although born in Texas, Meester spent her early years in Marco Island, Florida with her grandparents. There, she became involved with the local playhouse and made her stage debut in a ...

18. Amanda Schull

Actress | 12 Monkeys

Amanda Schull is an American actress and former professional ballet dancer. She is known for her lead role in the 2000 film Center Stage, and for her recurring roles on the American television series One Tree Hill and Pretty Little Liars. She starred in the Syfy television series 12 Monkeys, and ...

19. Catherine Breillat

Writer | À ma soeur!

Catherine Breillat is a Paris based filmmaker and writer who became famous for her distinctively personal films on sexuality, gender trouble and sibling rivalry. Accused of being a "porno auteuriste", Breillat allowed for an unbiased view of sexuality and extended the language of mainstream movies....

20. Alison Lohman

Actress | Drag Me to Hell

Alison Lohman was born in Palm Springs, California, to Diane (Dunham), a patisserie owner, and Gary Lohman, an architect. She grew up in a family with no showbiz connections but she always wanted to perform. By age 9, she had landed her first professional, theatrical role playing "Gretyl" in "The ...

21. Fernanda Romero

Actress | The Eye

Born in Mexico City, Fernanda Romero started her career participating in the sensational youth group Fryzzby (BMG). After walking away from music to study Fashion Design, Fernanda knew her destiny was always to be in front of the camera. Fernanda was spotted by a modeling agency after she was ...

22. Jane Levy

Actress | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

Jane Levy was born in California, USA. Jane attended Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, California. While in school, she was on the hip hop dancing team and was captain of the soccer team. During that time, she also appeared in Community Theater productions of Annie and The Wizard of Oz....

23. Katie Stevens

Actress | Haunt

Katie Stevens is a versatile young actress who has quickly established herself as one of Hollywood's most sought-after, vibrant young talents. She leads the cast of Freeform's "The Bold Type," which reveals a glimpse into the outrageous lives and loves of those responsible for the fictional global ...

24. Rita Volk

Actress | Faking It

Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Rita Volk moved to San Francisco with her family when she 6 years old. Approached by a modeling scout, Volk was given the opportunity to audition for commercials and instantly fell in love with acting.

Through high school, Volk acted in school plays and further explored...

25. Rachel Weisz

Actress | The Constant Gardener

Rachel Hannah Weisz was born on 7 March, 1970, in London, U.K., to Edith Ruth (Teich), a psychoanalyst, and George Weisz, an inventor. Her parents both came to England around 1938. Her father is a Hungarian Jewish immigrant, and her mother, from Vienna, was of Italian and Austrian Jewish heritage. ...

26. Olivier Assayas

Writer | Personal Shopper

Olivier Assayas is a French film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is best know for his films Demonlover (2002), Something in the Air (2012), Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) and Personal Shopper (2016).

Assayas is the son of French director/screenwriter Raymond Assayas, alias Jacques Rémy.

His ...

27. Lola Créton

Actress | Après mai

Lola Créton is a French actress. Her first debut was in a short film, Imago. Her first major role was in Barbe-Bleu, directed by Catherine Breillat. She plays Camille in Goodbye First Love, a film by Mia Hansen Løve. The film was an official selection at Locarno and New York Film Festival.

28. Mia Hansen-Løve

Director | L'avenir

Cinema came into Mia Hansen-Løve's life when she was seventeen, as Olivier Assayas made her start as an actress in Late August, Early September (1998). Two years later, he gave her the part of "Aline" in his Les Destinées (2000). Their artistic collaboration was coupled by a union in real ...

29. Imogen Poots

Actress | Vivarium

British actress Imogen Poots was born in Hammersmith, London, England, the daughter of English-born Fiona (Goodall), a journalist, and Trevor Poots, a Northern Ireland-born television producer. She was educated at Bute House Preparatory School for Girls, Queen's Gate School for Girls and Latymer ...

30. 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 ...

31. Luàna Bajrami

Actress | Portrait de la jeune fille en feu

Luàna Bajrami was born on March 14, 2001 in Kosovo. She is an actress and director, known for Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), The Hill Where Lionesses Roar (2021) and Bota jonë (2023).

32. Lucy Hale

Actress | Truth or Dare

Lucy Hale has captured the attention of millions through her dynamic on-screen performances in some of the most buzzed about projects in film and television. Hale recently starred as the lead, DC Lake Edmunds, in the new series, Ragdoll, which is streaming on AMC and Alibi. Last year, she finished ...

33. Meghan Roberts

Actress | How to Get Girls

Meghan Roberts is known for How to Get Girls (2017), Secret Lives of College Escorts (2022) and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017).

34. Nathalia Dill

Actress | Tropa de Elite

Nathalia Dill began her career performing in plays such as "A Glória de Nelson", in 2005, and "Jogos na hora da Sesta" in the same year. In 2006 she was invited to join the cast of the HBO's series "Mandrake", where she appeared in "Rosas Negras". In 2007, Deborah Rios played the villain in the ...

35. Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Director | Un long dimanche de fiançailles

Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a self-taught director who was very quickly interested by cinema, with a predilection for a fantastic cinema where form is as important as the subject. Thus he started directing TV commercials and video clips (such as Julien Clerc in 1984). At the same time he met designer/...

36. Geraldine Viswanathan

Actress | Blockers

Geraldine is an Australian multi-hyphenate who recently wrapped the co-lead alongside Margaret Qualley in Ethan Coen's DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS for Working Title and Focus Features. She wrapped the Apple feature THE BEANIE BUBBLE with Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Snook, and Elizabeth Banks as well as Susanna ...

37. Pauline Burlet

Actress | Le passé

Born in April 9, 1996 in Mons, Belgium, Pauline Burlet started taking drama lessons at the age of five. She was discovered by Olivier Dahan at the age of nine, who chose her to be the young Édith Piaf in his film La Vie En Rose (2007), playing the young version of Marion Cotillard's character.

With ...

38. Emily Browning

Actress | A Series of Unfortunate Events

Australian actress Emily Browning was born in 1988 in Melbourne, Australia, to Shelley and Andrew Browning. She has two younger brothers. Her start in acting came after a classmate's father, involved in the acting business, noticed her "acting all ditsy" in a school play. Emily found an agent and ...

39. Gabriela Marcinková

Actress | 360

Gabriela Marcinková was born on April 2, 1988 in Presov, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress, known for 360 (2011), Intimate Enemy (2018) and Byzantium (2012).

40. Taylor Sands

Actress | Picture of Beauty

Taylor Sands was born on December 18, 1992 in Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Picture of Beauty (2017).

41. Paz Vega

Actress | Spanglish

Paz Vega

A renowned international actress who has captivated audiences in Europe, North America, and Latin America with her talent and versatility in acting. After starting her career on the successful sitcom "Siete vidas", the Sevillian actress made the jump to the big screen with Julio Medem's "...

42. Olivia Bonamy

Actress | Ils

Olivia Bonamy was born on September 21, 1972 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is an actress, known for Them (2006), Sen de Gitme (1995) and Read My Lips (2001).

43. Alice Isaaz

Actress | La cage dorée

Alice Isaaz was born on July 26, 1991 in Bordeaux, France. She is an actress, known for The Gilded Cage (2013), Elle (2016) and Smart Ass (2014).

44. Alice Tate

Actress | Jean-Claude Van Johnson

Alice Tate is an Australian actress, who was born and raised in a small beach town in Melbourne, Victoria, by English mother (Jacqueline) and Australian father (Daryl). Alice is the youngest of two children. She has Australian, English and Norwegian ancestry.

Alice attended and graduated from ...

45. Jane Campion

Writer | Bright Star

Jane Campion was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and now lives in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Having graduated with a BA in Anthropology from Victoria University of Wellington in 1975, and a BA, with a painting major, at Sydney College of the Arts in 1979, she began filmmaking in the early...

46. Eloisa Maturen

Actress | Liz en Septiembre

Actress and producer Eloísa Maturén is a classical trained dancer who also obtained a Summa Cum Laude degree in Mass Communication at Universidad Central de Venezuela. With ten years of professional experience at the National Ballet Teresa Carreño Theatre in Caracas and a profound and avant-garde ...

47. Gabriel Mascaro

Writer | Divino Amor

Gabriel Mascaro (1983) is a filmmaker and visual artist from Recife, Brazil. His documentary Housemaids (Doméstica) premiered in competition at IDFA 2012 (Amsterdam). His first feature film, Ventos de agosto (August Winds), premiered in competition at Locarno in 2014 and was awarded with a special ...

48. Olivia Thirlby

Actress | Juno

Olivia resides in New York City where she was born and raised. She has trained extensively in classical Shakespearian acting in New York at the American Globe Theatre, and in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She began acting professionally in 2003, and plans to pursue a career in both ...

49. Raline Shah

Actress | Surga Yang Tak Dirindukan

Raline Shah was born in 4 March 1985 as Raline Rahmat Shah,she was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, but her family from her father side is living in Medan,Indonesia, where most of her family from her mother side is living in Malaysia, and Singapore, Raline Shah was sent to International School in Medan ...

50. Aditi Sudhir Pohankar

Actress | Aashram

Aaditi Sudhir Pohankar is an Indian actress and stage performer who works mainly in Bollywood, Marathi, and Tamil films. Both her parents were athletes. During her school days, she represented her state in athletics and even won medals.

She started out as a theatre artist and worked with veteran ...

51. Stana Katic

Actress | Castle

Stana Katic recently starred in the TV series, Absentia, streaming on Amazon. It's a thriller-drama produced by Sony Pictures Television. Upon debut it was one of Amazon's top-ten most popular programs.

Stana's feature film work includes, CBGB, Big Sur, The Spirit, Feast of Love, The Double and Bond...

52. Martha Higareda

Actress | Altered Carbon

Higareda was born in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, the daughter of actress Martha Cervantes and therapist and artist Jose Luis Higareda, and sister of actress Miriam Higareda. She began acting on stage at a very early age, along with dancing jazz, flamenco, tap and folklore. At 14, she moved to ...

53. Lindsey Morgan

Actress | The 100

As one of the most popular up-and-coming Latina actresses in the business, Lindsey Morgan has built an extensive resume between her on-screen work in television and film. She is well known for her work on The CW's popular Sci-Fi Drama, "The 100", starring as Raven Reyes (and appearing in all seven ...

54. Virginia Gardner

Actress | Project Almanac

Virginia Gardner was born Virginia Elizabeth Gardner on April 18, 1995, in Sacramento, California. She attended Sacramento Country Day School until eighth grade. In 2011, she joined online schooling when she moved to Los Angeles and chose to take the California High School Proficiency Exam. She ...

55. Kirby Bliss Blanton

Actress | Project X

The youngest of four children, she grew up in The Woodlands, Texas, and started her career doing modeling and commercials in nearby Houston. After doing some month-long stunts in Los Angeles, she moved there permanently with her mother. Her first name was given because her parents expected her to ...

56. Juliette Binoche

Actress | The English Patient

Juliette Binoche was born in Paris, France, to Monique Yvette Stalens, a director, teacher, and actress, and Jean-Marie Binoche, a sculptor, director, and actor. Her mother was born in Czestochowa, Poland, of French, Walloon Belgian, and Polish descent, while her father is French. Juliette was only...

57. Bojana Novakovic

Actress | Edge of Darkness

Novakovic was born on 17 November 1981 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She moved to Australia in 1988, at the age of seven. Novakovic was initially interested in becoming a social worker or doctor, but after a significant set of events, she changed her mind and decided to pursue the performing ...

58. Lala Kent

Actress | 10 Minutes Gone

Lala Kent rose to fame on Bravo's "Vanderpump Rules," and has since become a wildly-popular media personality, and ultimately coined the phrase "Give Them Lala". This phrase paved the way for her beauty empire, Give Them Lala Beauty, and her ambitious, fun, talented personality has led her to a ...

59. Natali Yura

Actress | The Princess Switch

Natali Yura is known for The Princess Switch (2018), The Row (2018) and Reprisal (2018).

60. Mia Rose Frampton

Actress | Bridesmaids

Mia Rose was born in Nashville Tennessee in 1996 to Tina and legendary rocker, Peter Frampton. Settling in Cincinnati Ohio in 2000, and although born into rock and roll, Mia has had a traditional upbringing. At the age of 5 Mia took her first ballet lesson and it has been full speed ahead ever ...

61. Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Actress | The World Is Not Enough

Maria Grazia Cucinotta (born 27 July 1968) is an Italian actress who has featured in many films and television series since 1990. She has also worked as a producer, screenwriter and model. Cucinotta was born in Messina, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy. She is well known in Italy as a movie and ...

62. Sarah Pratt

Actress | Brève traversée

Sarah Pratt was born in 1966 in France. She is an actress, known for Brief Crossing (2001), Relic Hunter (1999) and The Last Mistress (2007).

63. Linda Fiorentino

Actress | The Last Seduction

Linda Fiorentino is an American actress. She has starred in the films Vision Quest (1985), Gotcha! (1985), After Hours (1985), Jade (1995), Men in Black (1997) and Dogma (1999). For her performance in The Last Seduction (1994), she won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, the ...

64. Sarah Mezzanotte

Actress | Royal Pains

Sarah Mezzanotte is known for Royal Pains (2009), Blame (2017) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).

65. Yen Santos

Actress | A Faraway Land

Yen Santos is known for A Faraway Land (2021), Northern Lights: A Journey to Love (2017) and Halik (2018).

66. Saralisa Volm

Producer | Schweigend steht der Wald

Saralisa Volm was born on June 24, 1985 in Hechingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for The Silent Forest (2022), Bedbugs (2017) and Metamorphosis (2015).

67. Edy Ganem

Actress | Devious Maids

Edy Ganem is an American film actress born in Modesto, California. She is of Mexican and Lebanese descent and has two brothers. During her childhood, Edy and her family moved a lot. She has lived in several cities in Mexico. Edy also lived in Barcelona, Spain before moving to San Diego, California,...

68. Payal Rajput

Actress | Rx 100

Payal Rajput was born on December 5, 1992 in New Delhi, India. She is an actress, known for RX 100 (2018), MahaKumbh (2014) and Disco Raja (2020).

69. Hafsia Herzi

Actress | Tu mérites un amour

Hafsia Herzi , born in Manosque, is a French actress and director. She grew up in Marseille.

Hafsia Herzi, of Tunisian origin by her father and Algerian by her mother, is the youngest of a family of four children (two brothers and a sister, Dalila).

In 2019, she released her first feature film as a ...

70. Virginie Efira

Actress | Elle

Virginie Efira was born on May 5, 1977 in Brussels, Belgium. She is an actress and writer, known for Elle (2016), Benedetta (2021) and Sibyl (2019). She was previously married to Patrick Ridremont.

71. Adrian Lyne

Director | Jacob's Ladder

Adrian Lyne (Director/Writer/Producer) is the creative force behind some of the most talked-about movies of our time, among them, Fatal Attraction (1987), 9½ Weeks (1986) and Indecent Proposal (1993).

Born in Peterborough, England and raised in London, Lyne attended the Highgate school, where...

72. Jennifer Morrison

Actress | House M.D.

Jennifer Marie Morrison was born in Chicago, Illinois, the oldest child of teachers David and Judy Morrison. She was raised in Arlington Heights, IL, with a younger sister and brother. She attended the same school her parents taught at, Prospect High School. As a child, she did some work as a model...

73. Alexander Payne

Director | Nebraska

Director, producer and screenwriter Alexander Payne was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Peggy (Constantine) and George Payne, ran a Greek restaurant. His father is of Greek and German ancestry, and his mother is of Greek descent; the family name was originally Papadopoulos. He is the youngest...

74. Laetitia Dosch

Actress | Jeune femme

Laetitia Dosch was born on September 1, 1980 in Paris, France. She is an actress and director, known for Montparnasse Bienvenüe (2017), Dog on Trial (2024) and Keeper (2015).

75. Candela Peña

Actress | Princesas

Candela Peña was born on July 14, 1973 in Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for Princesses (2005), All About My Mother (1999) and Take My Eyes (2003).

76. Dylan Gelula

Actress | First Girl I Loved

Dylan Nicole Gelula is an American actress who is best known for her role of Xanthippe on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, as well as her work in independent film. In 2016, Gelula made her film debut as the lead actress with romantic drama film First Girl I Loved, directed by Kerem Sanga. The film ...

77. Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre

Director | The Mustang

Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre was born on July 26, 1983 in Paris, France. She is an actress and director, known for The Mustang (2019), Rabbit (2014) and Atlantic Avenue (2013).

78. 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).