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Kirstie Alley
American actress (1951–2022)
Octavia Spencer
American actress
Candice Bergen
Candice Patricia Bergen is an American actress. She won five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards as the title character on Murphy Brown. She is also known for her role as Shirley Schmidt on the ABC drama Boston Legal (2005–2008). In films, Bergen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Starting Over (1979) and for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Gandhi (1982).
Carole Lombard
American actress (1908-1942)
Lana Turner
American actress (1921–1995)
Penny Marshall
Carole Penelope Marshall was an American actress, film director, and producer. She starred as Laverne DeFazio on the television sitcom Laverne & Shirley from 1976 to 1983, and received three nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her portrayal.
Janet Leigh
American actress (1927–2004)
Andie MacDowell
American actress
Phyllis Diller
American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist (1917–2012)
Paula Abdul
American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality
Mary Astor
American actress and author (1906–1987)
Gloria Stuart
American actress (1910–2010)
Dixie Carter
American actress (1939–2010)
Alexis Bledel
Kimberly Alexis Bledel is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Rory Gilmore on the television series Gilmore Girls and Emily Malek in The Handmaid's Tale. Bledel also had a recurring role in Mad Men and reprised her role as Rory Gilmore in the 2016 Netflix revival Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.
Bridget Fonda
American actress
Shirley Booth
American actress (1898–1992)
Diane Lane
American actress
Laura Prepon
American actress and director
Rosanna Arquette
American actress
Hattie McDaniel
American actress (1893-1952)
Linda Hamilton
Linda Carroll Hamilton is an American actress. Known for portraying tough, resilient characters, she made her film debut in 1979 before achieving fame with her starring role as Sarah Connor in The Terminator (1984) and two of its sequels, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019). She is the recipient of various accolades, including two Saturn Awards, two MTV Movie Awards, a Satellite Award and a Romy Award, as well as nominations for three Golden Globes and one Primetime Emmy.
Marsha Hunt
American actress (1917–2022)
Julie Kavner
American actress
Reba McEntire
American country singer and actress (born 1955)
Hayden Panettiere
American actress and singer
Julie Delpy
French and American actress, director, screenwriter and singer
Lily Tomlin
American actress, comedian and writer
Evan Rachel Wood
American actress
Mandy Moore
American actress and singer (born 1984)
Jean Simmons
British-American actress (1929–2010)
Gloria Gaynor
American singer
Susan Hayward
American actress (1917–1975)
Julia Stiles
American actress
Ali Larter
Alison Elizabeth Larter, is an American actress and former model. She portrayed fictional model Allegra Coleman in a 1996 Esquire magazine hoax and took on guest roles on several television shows in the 1990s. Her film debut in Varsity Blues (1999) was followed by a role in the horror film House on Haunted Hill (1999). She portrayed Clear Rivers in the Final Destination franchise (2000–2003) establishing her as a scream queen.
Sheryl Crow
American musician (born 1962)
Bryce Dallas Howard
American actress and filmmaker
Kim Novak
American actress
Michelle Trachtenberg
Michelle Christine Trachtenberg was an American actress. After beginning her career in commercials at age three, she made her television debut in her first credited role on the Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1994–1996) and her feature film debut in the 1996 comedy Harriet the Spy. As a child actress, Trachtenberg starred in several Nickelodeon productions. In 1997, she won a Young Artist Award for her performance in CBS's sitcom Meego. She also played Penny Brown in Disney's 1999 superhero comedy film Inspector Gadget.
Daryl Hannah
Daryl Hannah is an American actress, director, and environmental activist. She has acted in comedic and dramatic roles in more than a hundred film and television productions since the 1970s.
Rita Moreno
Puerto Rican actress (born 1931)
Jane Russell
American actress (1921–2011)
Joan Cusack
American actress
Maureen O'Hara
Irish–American actress and singer (1920–2015)
Clara Bow
American actress (1905–1965)
Linda Ronstadt
American singer (born 1946)
Chloë Sevigny
American actress
Sonja Henie
Norwegian figure skater and actress (1912–1969)
Portia de Rossi
Australian-American actress
Jada Pinkett Smith
American actress (born 1971)
Cyd Charisse
American dancer and actress (1921–2008)
Jane Seymour
British actress
Lara Flynn Boyle
American actress (born 1970)
Heather Graham
American actress
Priscilla Presley
Priscilla Ann Presley is an American businesswoman and actress. She was married to singer Elvis Presley from 1967 to 1973. Presley later co-founded and chaired Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), which oversaw the public opening of Graceland as a museum. As an actress, she portrayed Jane Spencer in the Naked Gun film series (1988–1994) and Jenna Wade on the television series Dallas (1983–1988).
Juliette Lewis
American actress and singer
Denise Richards
Denise Lee Richards is an American actress, model and television personality. She rose to prominence with roles in the science fiction film Starship Troopers (1997), the erotic thriller film Wild Things (1998), and the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999). Her performance as the Bond girl Christmas Jones, gave Richards her mainstream breakthrough.
Donna Reed
Donna Reed was an American actress. Her career spanned more than 40 years and included appearances in over 40 films. She is best known for playing Mary Hatch Bailey in Frank Capra's Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946), and for her Academy Award–winning performance as Lorene in Fred Zinnemann's war drama From Here to Eternity (1953).
Judy Holliday
American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)
Carole King
American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1942)
Kelly Rowland
American singer and actress (born 1981)