Category: Actress

Dianne Wiest, born Dianne Evelyn Wiest is an American Film Actress and Voice Actress.  Dianne Wiest won the Academy Award in 1986 for Best Supporting Actress in her role as Holly in Hannah and Her Sisters.  She also won the Academy Award in 1994 for Best Supporting in her role as Helen Sinclair in Bullets over Broadway.

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Born: March 28, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri

Spouse: Sam Cohn (m. 1987-2009)

Children: Emily Wiest, Lily Wiest

Education: Nurnberg American High School, University of Maryland, College Park (1969)

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Height: 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)

Awards: 1986 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Hannah and Her Sisters, 1994 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Bullets over Broadway

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Filmography

Zalmen or the Madness of God (1975)

Out of Our Father’s House (1978)

It’s My Turn (1980)

The Wall (1982)

I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)

Independence Day (1983)

Footloose (1984)

Falling in Love (1984)

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

Radio Days (1987)

The Lost Boys (1987)

September (1987)

Bright Lights, Big City (1988)

Parenthood (1989)

Cookie (1989)

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Little Man Tate (1991)

Cops & Robertsons (1994)

Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

The Scout (1994)

Drunks (1995)

The Birdcage (1996)

The Associate (1996)

The Horse Whisperer (1998)

Practical Magic (1998)

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999)

I Am Sam (2001)

Not Afraid, Not Afraid (2001)

Merci Docteur Rey (2002)

The Blackwater Lightship (2004)

Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004)

Robots (2005)

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)

Dedication (2007)

Dan in Real Life (2007)

Synecdoche, New York (2008)

Passengers (2008)

Rage (2009)

Rabbit Hole (2010)

Vengeance: A Love Story (2010)

The Big Year (2011)

Darling Companion (2012)

The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)

The Corrections (2012)

The Humbling (2014)

Five Nights in Maine (2015)

Sisters (2015)

The Mule (2018)

Helen Hunt, born Helen Elizabeth Hunt is an American Film Actress, Television Actress, Voice Actress, Director and Screenwriter.  Helen Hunt won the Academy Award in 1997 for Best Actress in her role as Carol Connelly in As Good as It Gets.

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Born: June 15, 1963 in Culver City, California

Spouse: Hank Azaria (m. 1999-2000)

Children: Makena Lei Gordon Carnahan, Emmett Carnahan

Parent(s): Gordon Hunt, Jane Elizabeth Novis

Education: Providence High School, University of California, Los Angeles

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Height: 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)

Awards: 1997 Academy Award for Best Actress in As Good as It Gets

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Filmography

Pioneer Woman (1973)

Death Scream (1975)

The Spell (1977)

Rollercoaster (1977)

The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981)

Child Bride of Short Creek (1981)

Desperate Lives (1982)

Bill: On His Own (1983)

Choices of the Heart (1983)

Quarterback Princess (1983)

Trancers (1984)

Sweet Revenge (1984)

Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

The Frog Prince (1986)

Project X (1987)

Stealing Home (1988)

Miles from Home (1988)

Next of Kin (1989)

Trancers II (1991)

Murder in New Hampshire (1991)

Bob Roberts (1992)

Mr. Saturday Night (1992)

Trancers III (1992)

The Waterdance (1992)

Only You (1992)

In the Company of Darkness (1993)

Kiss of Death (1995)

Twister (1996)

As Good as it Gets (1997)

Dr. T & the Women (2000)

Pay It Forward (2000)

Cast Away (2000)

What Women Want (2000)

One Night at McCool’s (2001)

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)

A Good Woman (2004)

Bobby (2006)

Then She Found Me (2007)

Every Day (2010)

Soul Surfer (2011)

Jock the Hero Dog (2011)

The Sessions (2012)

Decoding Annie Parker (2013)

Ride (2014)

I Love You, Daddy (2017)

The Miracle Season (2018)

Candy Jar (2018)

I See You (2019)

Regina King is an American Film Actress, Television Actress, Voice Actress and Television Director.  Regina King won the Academy Award in 2018 for Best Supporting Actress in her role as Sharon Rivers in If Beale Street Could Talk.

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Born: January 15, 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Spouse: Ian Alexander Sr. (m. 1997-2007)

Children: Ian Alexander Jr.

Education: Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets, University of Southern California

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)

Awards: 2018 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in If Beale Street Could Talk

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Filmography

Boyz n the Hood (1991)

Poetic Justice (1993)

Higher Learning (1995)

Friday (1995)

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)

Jerry Maguire (1996)

How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)

Enemy of the State (1998)

Mighty Joe Young (1998)

Love and Action in Chicago (1999)

Where the Truth Lies (1999)

If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)

Down to Earth (2001)

Damaged Care (2002)

Daddy Day Care (2003)

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)

Truth Be Told (2003)

The N-Word (2004)

A Cinderella Story (2004)

Ray (2004)

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)

The Ant Bully (2006)

Year of the Dog (2007)

This Christmas (2007)

Living Proof (2008)

Our Family Wedding (2010)

Beastly (2011)

Inside the Box (2013)

Let the Church Say Amen (2013)

The Gabby Douglas Story (2014)

Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

Bonnie Hunt, born Bonnie Lynn Hunt is an American Film Actress, Television Actress, Voice Actress, Comedienne, Director, Producer and Writer.

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Born: September 22, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois

Spouse: John Murphy (m. 1988-2006)

Children: None

Parents: Robert Edward Hunt, Alice E. Hunt

Education: Notre Dame High School for Girls

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)

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Filmography

Rain Man (1988)

Beethoven (1992)

Dave (1993)

Beethoven’s 2nd (1993)

For Goodness Sake (1993)

Only You (1994)

Now and Then (1995)

Jumanji (1995)

Getting Away with Murder (1996)

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Subway Stories (1997)

Kissing a Fool (1998)

A Bug’s Life (1998)

Random Hearts (1999)

The Green Mile (1999)

Return to Me (2000)

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

Stolen Summer (2002)

Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)

Loggerheads (2005)

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)

Cars (2006)

Master and the Ghostlight (2006)

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2007)

The Alyson Stoner Project (2008)

We Believe: Chicago and Its Cubs (2008)

Hurricane Season (2009)

Toy Story 3 (2010)

Hawaiian Vacation (2011)

Cars 2 (2011)

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)

Monsters University (2013)

Zootopia (2016)

Cars 3 (2017)

Toy Story 4 (2019)

Laura Linney, born Laura Leggett Linney is an American Film Actress, Television Actress, Voice Actress and Singer.

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Born: February 5, 1964 in Manhattan, New York City, New York

Spouse: Marc Schauer (m. 2009), David Adkins (m. 1995-2000)

Children: Bennett Armistead Schauer

Parent(s): Romulus Linney

Education: Northfield Mount Hermon (1982), Northwestern University, Brown University (1986), Julliard School (1990)

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Height: 5′ 7″ (1.69 m)

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Filmography

Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)

Class of ’61 (1993)

Blind Spot (1993)

Dave (1993)

Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)

Congo (1995)

Primal Fear (1996)

Absolute Power (1997)

The Truman Show (1998)

Love Letters (1999)

Lush (1999)

You Can Count On Me (2000)

The House of Math (2000)

Running Mates (2000)

Maze (2000)

Wild Iris (2001)

The Laramie Project (2002)

The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

The Life of David Gale (2003)

Mystic River (2003)

Love Actually (2003)

P.S. (2004)

Kinsey (2004)

The Squid and the Whale (2005)

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

Driving Lessons (2006)

The American Genocide (2006)

Jindabyne (2006)

The Hottest State (2006)

Man of the Year (2006)

The Savages (2007)

Breach (2007)

The Nanny Diaries (2007)

The Other Man (2008)

The City of Your Final Destination (2009)

Sympathy for Delicious (2010)

Morning (2010)

The Details (2011)

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

The Fifth Estate (2013)

Mr. Holmes (2015)

Genius (2016)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

Sully (2016)

Nocturnal Animals (2016)

The Dinner (2017)

Red Nose Day Actually (2017)

Sigourney Weaver, born Susan Alexandra Weaver is an American Film Actress, Television Actress, Voice Actress and Stage Actress.

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Born: October 8, 1949 in New York City, New York

Spouse: Jim Simpson (m. 1984)

Children: Charlotte Simpson

Parents: Elizabeth Inglis, Sylvester Weaver

Education: The Ethel Walker School, Sarah Lawrence College, Stanford University, Yale Drama School, Harvard Law School

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Height: 6′ 0″ (1.82 m)

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Filmography

Annie Hall (1977)

Alien (1979)

Eyewitness (1981)

The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

Deal of the Century (1983)

Ghostbusters (1984)

One Women or Two (1985)

Aliens (1986)

Half Moon Street (1986)

Gorillas in the Mist (1988)

Working Girl (1988)

Ghostbusters II (1989)

Alien 3 (1992)

1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

Dave (1993)

Death and the Maiden (1994)

Copycat (1995)

The Ice Storm (1997)

Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)

Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Galaxy Quest (1999)

A Map of the World (2000)

Company Man (2000)

Heartbreakers (2001)

Holes (2003)

The Village (2004)

Imaginary Heroes (2004)

Snow Cake (2006)

The TV Set (2006)

Infamous (2006)

Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Vantage Point (2008)

Baby Mama (2008)

WALL-E (2008)

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

Prayers for Bobby (2009)

Avatar (2009)

Crazy on the Outside (2010)

You Again (2010)

Cedar Rapids (2011)

Paul (2011)

Abduction (2011)

Rampart (2011)

The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

Red Lights (2012)

The Cold Light of Day (2012)

Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

Chappie (2015)

Finding Dory (2016)

A Monster Calls (2016)

Avatar 2 (2020)

Gwyneth Paltrow, born Gwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American Film Actress, Television Actress, Businesswoman, Socialite, Lifestyle Guru, Singer and Food Writer.  Gwyneth Paltrow won the Academy Award in 1998 for Best Actress in her role as Viola de Lesseps / Thomas Kent in Shakespeare in Love.

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Born: September 27, 1972 in Los Angeles, California

Spouse: Brad Falchuk (m. 2018), Chris Martin (m. 2013-2016)

Children: Apple Martin, Moses Martin

Parents: Bruce Paltrow, Blythe Danner

Education: Crossroads School, Spence School, University of California, Santa Barbara

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)

Awards: 1998 Academy Award for Best Actress in Shakespeare in Love

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Filmography

Shout (1991)

Hook (1991)

Deadly Relations (1993)

Malice (1993)

Flesh and Bone (1993)

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)

Jefferson in Paris (1995)

Seven (1995)

Moonlight and Valentino (1995)

Hard Eight (1996)

The Pallbearer (1996)

Emma (1996)

Thomas Jefferson (1997)

Out of the Past (1998)

Sliding Doors (1998)

Great Expectations (1998)

Hush (1998)

A Perfect Murder (1998)

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

Dogma (1999)

Duets (2000)

Bounce (2000)

The Anniversary Party (2001)

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Shallow Hal (2001)

Searching for Debra Winger (2002)

Possession (2002)

View from the Top (2003)

Running with Scissors (2003)

Sylvia (2003)

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

Proof (2005)

Dealbreaker (2005)

Infamous (2006)

The Good Night (2007)

Classical Baby: I’m Grown Up Now: The Poetry Show (2008)

Iron Man (2008)

Two Lovers (2008)

Pashmy Dream (2008)

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Country Strong (2010)

Contagion (2011)

The Avengers (2012)

Thanks for Sharing (2012)

Iron Man 3 (2013)

33 dias (2014)

Mortdecai (2015)

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Lady Gaga, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is an American Film Actress, Singer and Songwriter.

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Born: March 28, 1986 in Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, New York

Spouse: None

Children: None

Education: Convent of the Sacred Heart, Center for Talented Youth, New York University, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, Tisch School of the Arts

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Height: 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)

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Filmography

The Gospel of Mark for Little Children (2009)

A Very Gaga Thanksgiving (2011)

Decoding Deepak (2012)

Machete Kills (2013)

Lady Gaga: iTunes Festival (2013)

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)

Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017)

A Star is Born (2018)

Diane Kruger, born Diane Heidkrüger is a German-American Film Actress, Television Actress, Voice Actress and former Fashion Model.

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Born: July 15, 1976 in Algermissen, Lower Saxony, West Germany

Spouse: Guillaume Canet (m. 2001-2006)

Children: Daughter

Education: Cours Florent, Royal Ballet School

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Height: 5′ 7″ (1.71 m)

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Filmography

The Piano Player (2002)

Whatever You Say (2002)

Not For, or Against (2003)

Michel Vaillant (2003)

Troy (2004)

Wicker Park (2004)

Narco (2004)

National Treasure (2004)

Joyeux Noel (2005)

The Tiger Brigades (2006)

Copying Beethoven (2006)

Goodbye Bafana (2007)

Days of Darkness (2007)

The Hunting Party (2007)

National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

Anything for Her (2008)

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Lascars (2009)

Farewell (2009)

Mr. Nobody (2009)

Lily Sometimes (2010)

Inhale (2010)

Unknown (2011)

Special Forces (2011)

Farewell, My Queen (2012)

A Perfect Plan (2012)

The Host (2013)

Me, Myself and Mum (2013)

Seduced and Abandoned (2013)

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2013)

The Better Angels (2014)

Disorder (2015)

Sky (2015)

Fathers and Daughters (2015)

The Infiltrator (2016)

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017)

In the Fade (2017)

All That Divides Us (2017)

Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy (2018)

Welcome to Marwen (2018)

The Operative (2019)

355 (2021)

Jamie Lee Curtis, also know as Jamie Lee Haden-Guest or Baroness Haden-Guest, is an American Film Actress, Producer, Director, Author, Activist and Blogger.

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Born: November 22, 1958 in Santa Monica, California

Spouse: Christopher Guest (m. 1984)

Children: Annie Guest, Thomas Guest

Parents: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh

Education: Westlake High School, Beverly Hills High School, Choate Rosemary Hall, University of the Pacific, Harvard-Westlake School

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Height: 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)

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Filmography

Halloween (1980)

The Fog (1980)

Prom Night (1980)

Terror Train (1980)

Roadgames (1981)

Haloween II (1981)

Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (1981)

She’s in the Army Now (1981)

Money on the Side (1982)

Love Letters (1983)

Trading Places (1983)

Grandview U.S.A. (1984)

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984)

Perfect (1985)

As Summers Die (1986)

A Man in Love (1987)

Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987)

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

Dominick and Eugene (1988)

Blue Steel (1989)

Queens Logic (1991)

My Girl (1991)

Forever Young (1992)

The Return of Spinal Tap (1992)

My Girl 2 (1994)

Mother’s Boys (1994)

True Lies (1994)

The Heidi Chronicles (1995)

House Arrest (1996)

100 Years of Horror (1996)

Fierce Creatures (1997)

Homegrown (1998)

Nicholas’ Gift (1998)

Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later (1998)

Virus (1999)

Drowning Mona (2000)

The Tailor of Panama (2001)

Daddy and Them (2001)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys (2001)

Halloween Resurrection (2002)

Freaky Friday (2003)

Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

The Kid & I (2005)

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)

You Again (2010)

The Little Engine That Could (2011)

From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

Veronica Mars (2014)

Spare Parts (2015)

78/52 (2017)

Halloween (2018)

An Acceptable Loss (2018)

Knives Out (2019)