Strange Attractors

1. Jeany Spark

Jeany Spark was born in 1982 in England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Fifth Estate (2013), Red Lights (2012) and Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008).

Anna Camp grew up in South Carolina and is the daughter of Dee and Thomas Camp. Anna graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2004. She then moved to New York City and has appeared in films and television shows since 2007. From 2009 to 2014, she starred in the series ...

3. Rebecca Hall

Actress | Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Rebecca Hall was born in London, England, the daughter of Peter Hall, a stage director and founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Maria Ewing, an opera singer. Her father was English. Her mother, who is American, is of Dutch and African-American origin. Her parents separated when she was ...

4. Brooke Langton

Actress | The Replacements

A veteran of Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade, Brooke Langton has been working in the film industry for 30 years. A series regular on many television shows (Extreme, Melrose Place, The Net, Life, Glenn Gordon Caron's series Fling), a recurring character on the acclaimed Friday Night Lights,...

5. Sarah Carter

Actress | Rogue

Known primarily for her acting career, 'In Her Name' is Sarah Carter's debut as a feature director and filmmaker. This movie premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival 2022. Canadian-born, Sarah trained classically in theater, dance, and fine arts at Ryerson University Toronto. When she arrived in Los ...

6. Katey Sagal

Actress | Futurama

An extremely gifted, versatile performer adept at both comedy and drama, actress/singer Katey Sagal became a household name in the late 1980s as the fabulously brazen, undomesticated Peg Bundy on the enduring Fox series Married... with Children (1987). During its lengthy run she received three ...

7. Christine Baranski

Actress | Mamma Mia!

Christine Baranski is an American actress from Buffalo, New York. She has had a relatively lengthy career in both film and television. She has been nominated for 15 Emmy Awards, winning once. One of her most popular roles was that of neuroscientist Dr. Beverly Hofstadter in the sitcom " The Big ...

8. Lizzy Caplan

Actress | Hot Tub Time Machine

Actress Elizabeth Anne "Lizzy" Caplan was born in Los Angeles, California, to Barbara (Bragman), a political aide, and Richard Caplan, a lawyer. She has two older siblings, Julie and Benjamin, and was raised in a Jewish household. Her mother was a cousin of publicist Howard Bragman. Caplan was ...

9. Kristen Wilson

Actress | Doctor Dolittle

Kristen Wilson was born and raised in Massachusetts where she trained as a dancer and performed with the Boston Ballet for four years. She received her BFA degree in musical theatre from Syracuse University. Taking time out in her junior year to take part in a national tour of "West Side Story", ...

10. Moneca Delain

Actress | Trick 'r Treat

Moneca got her feature film break in MGM's "Agent Cody Banks" where she seductively flirted with Frankie Muniz, giving him a holographic lesson on how to act with girls. This turned out to be a springboard, launching her into various roles on projects such as "Battlestar Galactica", "Supernatural",...

11. Musetta Vander

Actress | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

A Dutch South African, Musetta Vander was raised without that most basic of modern conveniences--television! Radio programming, childhood books and weekend trips to the drive-in introduced her to the magical world of movies. It was not until the mid-'70s that South Africa finally got television, ...

12. Genevieve O'Reilly

Actress | The Dry

Genevieve O'Reilly (born 6 January 1977) is an Irish actress known for her work in the Star Wars franchise as Mon Mothma, having portrayed the character in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and Rogue One, as well as her voice role as Moira in Overwatch.

In television, O'Reilly's first appearance was in...

13. Thandiwe Newton

Actress | Crash

Thandiwe Newton was born in London. She is the daughter of Zimbabwean mother Nyasha, a health-care worker from the Shona tribe, and British father Nick Newton, who worked as a lab technician. She lived in Zambia until political unrest caused her family to move back to the UK, where she lived in ...

14. Courtney Ford

Actress | Legends of Tomorrow

Shining equally bright in both comedic and dramatic roles, Courtney Ford's ability to take on diverse projects has set her career in motion. After a memorable arc on Showtime's Dexter, Ford was named one of the "Top Ten Faces to Watch on Television" by Variety. She was most recently a series ...

15. China Chow

Actress | The Big Hit

China Chow, born in London, is known to divide her time between New York City and Los Angeles. She is the child of late model/designer Tina Chow (who died of AIDS in 1992) and restaurateur Michael Chow (whose Mr. Chow restaurants are the talk of the town in London, Manhattan and Beverly Hills), and...

16. Vanessa Angel

Actress | Kingpin

British-born Vanessa Angel began her career at age 14 as a model, when she was discovered by world-renowned agent, Eileen Ford. She gained much life experience by traveling the world, relocating to New York and appearing on many magazine covers, including "Vogue" and "Cosmopolitan". Her transition ...

17. Rebekah Brandes

Writer | Free Pudding

Rebekah Brandes left her home in Baltimore, Maryland for Hollywood at 18 to attend the renowned American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After graduating she soon began appearing on TV shows such as NCIS, Criminal Minds, Greek and the The Forgotten, but it was the film world that really pulled her in. ...

18. Franka Potente

Actress | Lola rennt

Franka Potente was born on 22 July 1974 in the German city of Münster, to Hildegard, a medical assistant, and Dieter Potente, a teacher, and raised in the nearby town of Dülmen. After her graduation in 1994, she went to the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule, a drama school in Munich, but soon broke off to ...

19. Jessica Oyelowo

Actress | Sleepy Hollow

Jessica Oyelowo was born in 1978. She is an actress and producer, known for Sleepy Hollow (1999), Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004) and Alice in Wonderland (2010). She has been married to David Oyelowo since September 5, 1998. They have four children.

20. Emma Wiklund

Actress | Taxi

Emma Wiklund was born on September 13, 1968 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Taxi (1998), Taxi 4 (2007) and Taxi 3 (2003). She has been married to Hans Wiklund since February 12, 2003. They have two children.

21. Busy Philipps

Actress | He's Just Not That Into You

Busy was born Elizabeth Jean Philipps in Illinois, US. She became interested in acting when she was in fourth grade and was always starring in school productions. In the summer, she would attend theater camp.

She is more commonly known as a television actress, getting her first break on Freaks and ...

22. C.C. Costigan

Actress | Vegas Vacation

C.C. Costigan was born on June 27, 1972 in Waipahu, Hawaii, USA. She is an actress, known for Vegas Vacation (1997), Cape Fear (1991) and Big Time (2001). She is married to Daniel Eric Gernand. She was previously married to Brian Heidik.

23. Annie Parisse

Actress | National Treasure

Anne Marie Cancelmi known professionally as Annie Parisse, is an American actress. She portrayed Alexandra Borgia on the drama series Law & Order. Parisse has also starred as Julia Snyder on the soap opera As the World Turns, for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award.

24. Joanna Pacula

Actress | Tombstone

Joanna Pacula was born on December 30, 1957 in Tomaszów Lubelski, Lubelskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Tombstone (1993), Gorky Park (1983) and The Kiss (1988).

25. Sonya Walger

Actress | The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

Sonya Walger is a British actress who also holds American citizenship. She had starring roles in the short-lived sitcoms The Mind of the Married Man (2001-2002) and Coupling (2003) before landing her role as Penny Widmore in the ABC drama series Lost (2006-2010). Walger later starred on Tell Me You...

26. Vera Farmiga

Actress | The Departed

Vera Farmiga is an American actress who has received an Academy Award nomination for her role in Up in the Air (2009) and Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in Bates Motel (2013) and When They See Us (2019).

She was born Vera Ann Farmiga, the second of seven children, on August 6, 1973, ...

27. Brooke Burns

Actress | Shallow Hal

Brooke Burns was born on March 16, 1978 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Shallow Hal (2001), The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008) and Baywatch (1989). She has been married to Gavin O'Connor since June 22, 2013. They have one child. She was previously married to Julian ...

28. Zulay Henao

Actress | Fighting

Zulay Henao was born in Medellin, Colombia. Zulay is an actor and producer, known for Fighting (2009), Takers (2010) and Boy Wonder (2010).

29. Meaghan Rath

Actress | Hawaii Five-0

Meaghan Rath was born on June 18, 1986 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for Hawaii Five-0 (2010), New Girl (2011) and Schitt's Creek (2015). She has been married to Jack Cutmore-Scott since May 16, 2020. They have two children.

30. Paulina Singer

Actress | Gotham

Paulina Singer (born September 5, 1991) is an American actress, known for her roles as Grace Bledsoe on WE TV's horror drama series South of Hell and Jessie Tyler on Freeform's teen drama series Dead of Summer.

Singer was born and raised in Exeter, New Hampshire. Her father is African American and ...

31. Taryn Southern

Actress | Battle: Los Angeles

Taryn Southern is a digital personality, writer, producer, director and songwriter with more than 500 million views across her internet videos. In 2018, she produced the world's first pop album composed with artificial intelligence (I AM AI) and wrote and produced a Streamy-nominated immersive ...

32. Caroline Williams

Actress | Renfield

Caroline Williams began her career in Texas, co-starring for revered cinema master Louis Malle in his Corpus Christi-based film, Alamo Bay (1985). She worked opposite stars Ed Harris and Amy Madigan in what was her first feature film, after only six months of training at the Studio For Actors, ...

33. Catherine Bell

Actress | Bruce Almighty

Catherine was born in London, but she moved to California with her Iranian mother at the age of two. Her mother still acts as her personal assistant. As a girl, she acted in various TV advertisements. She went to UCLA to study biology/ pre-medicine, but she dropped out to become a model in Japan. ...

34. Amanda Crew

Actress | Silicon Valley

Amanda Catherine Crew was born in Langley, British Columbia. Her mother is a legal secretary and her father is a telecommunication worker. Amanda attended Brookswood Secondary School in Langley. She began her acting career when she was cast in the musical Dragon Tales during her fourth grade in ...

35. Jennifer Sky

Actress | My Little Eye

Jennifer Sky was born on October 13, 1976 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for My Little Eye (2002), Charmed (1998) and Shallow Hal (2001). She was previously married to Alex Band.

36. Ana Ularu

Actress | Emerald City

Ana Ularu is a Romanian born actor and director. She began acting at the age of 9 in French productions like "Meurtres par procuration" and "Passion Mortelle". Since graduating with a B.A. and M.F.A. in Acting from the National University of Theatre and Film "I.L.Caragiale" (UNATC) in Bucharest, ...

37. 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.

38. Lela Loren

Actress | Power

Lela Loren was born on May 7, 1980 in San Bernardino County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Power (2014), Snitch (2013) and Reign Over Me (2007).

39. Kristin Scott Thomas

Actress | Gosford Park

The acclaimed Cornish actress Dame Kristin Scott Thomas was born in Redruth, Cornwall, to Deborah (Hurlbatt) and Lieutenant Commander Simon Scott Thomas. Her father was a pilot for the British Royal Navy and died in a flying accident in 1964. Her stepfather, Lt. Cdr Simon Idiens, was also a pilot, ...

40. Jelly Howie

Actress | Legion

Jelly Howie was born on June 11, 1987 in Orange County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Legion (2017), Knight of Cups (2015) and The Spoils of Babylon (2014). She has been married to Daniel Bonjour since July 19, 2014. They have one child.

41. Lola Marceli

Actress | La spagnola

Lola Marceli was born on October 14, 1967 in Málaga, Andalucía, Spain. She is an actress, known for La spagnola (2001), SMS, sin miedo a soñar (2006) and The Nun (2005).

42. Tanya Newbould

Actress | Skyline

Tanya Newbould was born on July 7, 1971. She is an actress and producer, known for Skyline (2010), The Family Man (2000) and Red Dragon (2002).

43. Vinessa Shaw

Actress | 3:10 to Yuma

Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw is an American film actress and model. She began her career as a child actor, and had her break-out role in Disney's 1993 Halloween comedy-fantasy film Hocus Pocus. Shaw also appeared in Ladybugs (1992) and L.A. Without a Map (1998). While attending Barnard College, Shaw was ...

44. Marina Black

Actress | Six Feet Under

Marina Black is known for Six Feet Under (2001), Swordfish (2001) and Flashforward (2009). She is married to David S. Goyer. They have two children.

45. Carrie Coon

Actress | Gone Girl

Originally from Copley, OH, Carrie Coon is a Chicago-based theatre, television and film actress. She received a BA in English and Spanish from the University of Mount Union, followed by her MFA in Acting at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Coon was nominated for a Tony Award in the Best ...

46. Aubrey Plaza

Actress | Safety Not Guaranteed

Aubrey Christina Plaza (born June 26, 1984) is an American actress and comedian known for her deadpan style. She portrayed April Ludgate on Parks and Recreation (2009), and after appearing in supporting roles in several films, had her first leading role in the 2012 comedy Safety Not Guaranteed (...

47. Lynn Collins

Actress | X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Viola Lynn Collins was born in Houston, Texas, to Patricia Lynn (Campbell) and Phillip Dean Collins. She attended the Juilliard School for Drama and had a great deal of Shakespearean training before being cast as "Portia" in "The Merchant of Venice". She also played "Ophelia" in a production of "...

48. Lisa Bonet

Actress | Angel Heart

Lisa Bonet was born in San Francisco, California, to Arlene Joyce (Litman), a teacher, and Allen Bonet, an opera singer. She has lived most of her life in New York and Los Angeles; in L.A., she attended Reseda High School and Celluloid Actor's Studio. Her father was African-American and her mother ...

49. Amber Midthunder

Actress | Prey

Amber Midthunder is an American actress who uncovered a deep love of acting at a young age. Growing up with an actor father and casting director mother, she began her own on-screen career early in life. Her first speaking role was at the age of 9 opposite Oscar winner Alan Arkin in the indie hit ...

50. Jessica Parker Kennedy

Actress | The Flash

Jessica Parker Kennedy is a Canadian actress of film and television. Born in Calgary, Alberta her first string of screen work began with the television film, Santa Baby (2006), as Lucy the Elf, a role she reprises in the television film sequel, Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009). With a ...

51. Meredith Monroe

Actress | Dawson's Creek

Meredith Leigh Monroe was born in Houston, Texas, and was raised in Hinsdale, Illinois. Before acting, Meredith appeared on packaging for such products like a Conair hair crimper and was on five book covers in the Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys series. She made her TV debut in 1996 with a commercial for ...

52. Barbara Hershey

Actress | Black Swan

Barbara Hershey was born Barbara Lynn Herzstein in Hollywood, California, to Melrose (Moore) and Arnold Nathan Herzstein, a horse racing columnist. Her father, born in Manhattan, was from a Jewish family (from Hungary and Russia), and her mother, originally from Arkansas, had English and ...

53. Chasty Ballesteros

Actress | The Ranch

Chasty Rose Ballesteros is a Canadian actress of Filipino descent who has had roles in Smallville, Supernatural, Psych, Sanctuary, Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory, and How I Met Your Mother. Raised in Winnipeg, Ballesteros moved to Vancouver after high school, to pursue a career as a hairstylist...

54. Evelyne Armela O'Bami

Actress | Attack Force

Evelyne Armela O'Bami is known for Attack Force (2006).

55. Shalom Brune-Franklin

Actress | The Tourist

Shalom Brune-Franklin is an English-born Australian actress known for Line of Duty (2012), Our Girl (2014) and Cursed (2020). Shalom was born in St Albans, United Kingdom to a Mauritian mother and Thai-born English father. At age 14 she moved to Mullaloo, Australia, with them and younger brother ...

56. Elizabeth Gracen

Actress | Highlander

Elizabeth Gracen arrived in New York City from a small town in Arkansas a year after traveling the world as Miss America 1982. She used her scholarship prize money to study acting at HB Studios and photography at the New School. She later moved to Los Angeles where she has worked as an actress for ...

57. Julie Bowen

Actress | Happy Gilmore

Julie Bowen was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is the middle daughter of Suzanne and John Luetkemeyer Jr., a real estate developer. Her early education was at Calvert School in Baltimore, and Garrison Forest School, Maryland. She moved on to St. George's School, Rhode Island and then attended ...

58. Saffron Burrows

Actress | You

Saffron Burrows, known for her work in critically acclaimed films, this fall reprises her role in the hit Netflix show YOU, season 3. Burrows previously starred in the Golden Globe winning Amazon series Mozart in the Jungle. In 2019 Burrows directed the short films: Michael & Indigo, starring Jason...

59. Valerie Leon

Actress | The Spy Who Loved Me

Not just another tall, beautiful brunette, Valerie Leon had extensive experience in British theatre, television and films, before she became a fixture in the "Carry On" series, appearing in seven of them. In addition to comedy, she also excelled in horror films, playing a dual role in one of ...

60. Barbara Carrera

Actress | Never Say Never Again

Barbara Carrera was born Barbara Kingsbury on December 31, 1945 in Bluefields, Nicaragua. This stunning former model became best known for her screen performances playing a sinister femme fatale. In doing so, she has achieved minor cult status and has quite a loyal fanbase. The tall and tanned ...

61. Carré Otis

Actress | Wild Orchid

Carré Otis was born on September 28, 1968 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Wild Orchid (1989), Exit in Red (1996) and Under Heavy Fire (2001). She has been married to Matthew Sutton since December 17, 2005. They have two children. She was previously married to Mickey ...