Finnish-American celebrities

1. Serena Altschul

Serena Altschul was born on October 13, 1970 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Queen of the Damned (2002), Josie and the Pussycats (2001) and CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979).

Pamela Denise Anderson was born on July 1, 1967 in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada at 4:08 PST, to young newlywed parents, Barry Anderson and Carol Anderson. Her ancestry includes Finnish, English, Irish, and Volga German. During her childhood, she moved to the city of Vancouver. She has a ...

3. David Chokachi

Actor | Emerald Run

David Chokachi was born on January 16, 1968 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Emerald Run (2020), Baywatch (1989) and Soul Surfer (2011).

4. George Gaynes

Actor | Tootsie

George Gaynes was born in Helsinki in May, 1917, which was then the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland. The Grand Duchy was part of the Russian Empire, which was in a state of collapse at the time of Gaynes' birth. The Emperor Nicholas II of Russia had abdicated the throne on March 15, two ...

5. Renny Harlin

Producer | Driven

Born in 15 March 1959 as Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola, he is the most successful Finnish film director in the history of Hollywood.

Harlin started his career in film business in the beginning of 1980s when he was directing commercials and company films for companies like Shell. Later he worked as a ...

6. Eric Hill

Writer | The Adventures of Spot

Eric Hill was born on September 7, 1927 in Holloway, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Adventures of Spot (1987), Spot's Musical Adventures (2000) and Spot and His Friends (2000). He was married to Gillian and Barbara. He died on June 6, 2014 in Templeton, California, USA.

7. Mark Hoppus

Soundtrack | American Pie

Mark Hoppus was born on March 15, 1972 in Ridgecrest, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for American Pie (1999), Bubble Boy (2001) and Charlie's Angels (2000). He has been married to Skye Everly since December 2, 2000. They have one child.

8. Jeremy Juuso

Actor | Community Report - Nonfiction Fiction

Born in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, Jeremy Juuso grew up in Maryland as the eldest son of Finnish immigrants. His father was a star on Finnish television from the age of eleven to nineteen on "Me Tammelat" and went on to a world-renown career in psychopharmacology. His mother is also a ...

9. Nancy Juvonen

Producer | Donnie Darko

Nancy Juvonen was born on May 18, 1967 in Marin County, California, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Donnie Darko (2001), Charlie's Angels (2000) and Charlie's Angels (2019). She has been married to Jimmy Fallon since December 22, 2007. They have two children.

10. Paul C. Kangas

Make_up_department | Terrortory

Paul C. Kangas is known for Terrortory (2016), Fear of Clowns (2004) and Hunting Humans (2002).

11. Jorma Kaukonen

Soundtrack | Transcendence

Jorma Kaukonen was born on December 23, 1940 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Transcendence (2014), The Rookie (2002) and Stranger Things (2016). He has been married to Vanessa since December 7, 1988. He was previously married to Margaretan Pettersson.

12. Niko Korhonen

Visual_effects | Angry Birds Toons

Niko Korhonen is known for Angry Birds Toons (2013).

13. Marta Kristen

Actress | Lost in Space

Marta Kristen was born Birgit Annalisa Rusanen, on February 26, 1945, in Oslo, Norway, to a Finnish mother and a German soldier who was killed towards the end of World War II in Europe. Marta was only two months old when she was left in an orphanage. In 1949, Dr. and Mrs. Harold Soderquist of ...

14. Brad Kuha

Animation_department | Aladdin

Brad Kuha is known for Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994) and The Little Mermaid (1989).

15. Christine Lahti

Actress | Chicago Hope

Christine Lahti was born April 4, 1950 in Birmingham, Michigan, to Elizabeth Margaret (Tabar), a painter and nurse, and Paul Theodore Lahti, a surgeon. She is of half Finnish and half Austro-Hungarian descent. She studied fine arts at Florida State University and received a bachelors degree in ...

16. Don Lake

Actor | Space Force

Don Lake was born on November 26, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a writer and producer, known for Space Force (2020), Zootopia (2016) and Dumb and Dumber To (2014). He is married to Claire Lake. They have two children.

17. Ricki Lake

Actress | Hairspray

Ricki Lake was born in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, surprisingly as a blond. She has one sister, who is one year younger than she, named Jennifer. Her father, Barry, is a pharmacist, and her mother, Jill, is a homemaker. The two currently reside in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ricki attended Hastings ...

18. Jessica Lange

Actress | Tootsie

Jessica Lange was born in 1949, in Cloquet, Minnesota, USA, where her father worked as a traveling salesman. She obtained a scholarship to study art at the University of Minnesota, but instead went to Paris to study drama. She moved to New York, working as a model, until producer Dino De Laurentiis...

19. Scott Lautanen

Producer | CSI: Miami

Scott Lautanen is known for CSI: Miami (2002), Pacific Blue (1996) and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008).

20. Michael Mahonen

Writer | Sandstorm

Michael Mahonen was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada, gold mining town in Northern Ontario. He graduated from George Brown Theatre School in 1989. In 2004 he wrote, directed and co-produced "Sandstorm" a feature based on the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Sandstorm won 29 ...

21. Karl Makinen

Actor | Monster

Karl Edward Makinen Jr. was born in Queens, New York to Marilyn and Karl Sr. (aka Detective "Eddie" Makinen, NYPD). The family moved to Long Island when Karl Jr. was two years old. Growing up fishing, swimming and boating on Lake Ronkonkoma gave him a great childhood. He and his three brothers ...

22. Marian Nixon

Actress | Captain Calamity

Marian Nixon was born on October 20, 1904, in Superior, Wisconsin. Her career started in 1923 when she played Agnes Evans in Cupid's Fireman (1923). She was nineteen. Marian always gave a good account for herself when she appeared in films and was much in demand throughout the 1920s. Marian was one...

23. Bonita Pietila

Casting_department | The Simpsons

Bonita Pietila was born on January 14, 1953 in Gwinn, Michigan, USA. She is a producer and casting director, known for The Simpsons (1989), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) and CBS Summer Playhouse (1987).

24. Joyce Randolph

Actress | The Honeymooners

Lovely, sweet-natured Joyce Randolph will forever be etched in the minds of "Golden Age" television viewers as the Bowery-like fourth party of the classic husband/wife quartet on the enduring TV family comedy The Honeymooners (1955) starring Jackie Gleason as the irrepressible hothead bus driver ...

25. Pete Riski

Director | Dark Floors

Pete Riski was born on January 9, 1974 in Rovaniemi, Finland. He is a director and editor, known for Dark Floors (2008), Uni (2021) and The Astronaut.

26. Eric Saarinen

Camera_department | Death Race 2000

Eric Graduated Goddard College with a BA, then, went on to UCLA Graduate School to study Filmmaking.

He was the Director of Photography on 15 theatrical features, including Albert Brook's "Lost in America", a short film called 'Exploratorium' (Oscar nominee for Best Short Film) and "Symbiosis", a 16...

27. Albert Salmi

Actor | The Brothers Karamazov

Albert Salmi was born on March 11, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, to Finnish parents. After serving in the Army during WWII, he used the GI Bill to study at the Dramatic Workshop of the American Theater Wing and the prestigious Actors Studio. He became a stage actor, very soon landing on Broadway, ...

28. Alexis Skye

Self | Secret Lives of Women

Alexis Skye was born on August 28, 1974 in Chandler, Arizona, USA. She is an actress, known for Secret Lives of Women (2005).

29. Bobby Vee

Soundtrack | Cold Case

Contrary to popular belief, Bobby Vee was not one of the flood of Italian-American rockers to come out of the New York-New Jersey-Philadelphia area in the '50s and '60s. He was born Robert Velline in Fargo, ND, and, although he started playing music when he was just a young teenager, it was country...

30. Victoria Wood

Actress | Housewife, 49

From the mid-1980s right up until her premature death in April 2016, Victoria Wood's appearances on stage and television were always eagerly anticipated, whether it was laugh-a-minute stand-up, a beautifully judged dramatic performance in the TV film Housewife, 49 (2005) or the canteen sitcom ...

31. Mikko Niskanen

Actor | Tuntematon sotilas

Mikko Niskanen is known for The Unknown Soldier (1985) and Flicker (2012).

32. Margaret Branch

Actress | The Blues Brothers

Margaret Branch was born on November 14, 1946. She was an actress, known for The Blues Brothers (1980) and Chameleon Street (1989). She died on June 17, 2018.

33. Gary Hymes

Stunts | Fast Five

Gary Hymes first started as an Actor/Stuntman in 1978. He soon realized his potential behind the camera, as a Stunt Coordinator. In 1984 while working for Stephen J Cannel, Gary approached Stephen to Direct an upcoming underwater sequence. After a brief conversation, Stephen asked him to Shot List ...

34. Larry Rivers

Art_department | Something's Gotta Give

Larry Rivers was born on August 17, 1923 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Something's Gotta Give (2003), Rich Kids (1979) and Lovesick (1983). He was married to Clarice Price and Augusta Berger. He died on August 14, 2002 in Southampton, New York, USA.

35. Alexandra Hay

Actress | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Alexandra Hay was born on July 24, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Model Shop (1969) and Skidoo (1968). She died on October 11, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

36. Brendan Hay

Writer | Robot Chicken

Brendan Hay was born on February 19, 1979 in Long Island, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Robot Chicken (2001), Frank TV (2007) and Harvey Girls Forever! (2018). He has been married to Jennifer Chen since September 20, 2008.

37. Charlie Carver

Actor | Ratched

Charlie Carver was born in San Francisco, California.

At a young age, Charlie moved up to a small town in the Napa Valley. It was there in school that Charlie had his first exposure to acting. He went on to study at the Interlochen Arts Academy, ACT San Francisco, and the University of Southern ...

38. Max Carver

Actor | The Batman

Max and his twin brother, Charlie, were first discovered by a talent agent while shopping together in Los Angeles. Within weeks of being spotted, the two made their professional acting debuts as series regulars on the hit ABC series Desperate Housewives. Max has since appeared in multiple series ...

39. Mary Carver

Actress | Arachnophobia

Mary Carver was born on May 3, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Arachnophobia (1990), Simon & Simon (1981) and The Rockford Files (1974). She was married to Joseph Sargent. She died on October 18, 2013 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

40. Raymond Carver

Writer | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Raymond Carver was born on May 25, 1938 in Clatskanie, Oregon, USA. He was a writer, known for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), Short Cuts (1993) and Everything Must Go (2010). He was married to Tess Gallagher and Maryanna Burk-Carver. He died on August 2, 1988 in Port ...

41. Ed Peck

Actor | Bullitt

Ed Peck was born on March 26, 1917 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Bullitt (1968), The Last Unicorn (1982) and Star Trek (1966). He died on September 12, 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

42. John Newton

Actor | Alive

John Newton was born on December 29, 1965 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for Alive (1993), The Christmas Card (2006) and Melrose Place (1992). He has been married to Jennifer Newton since October 7, 2006. They have one child.

43. Steve Socki

Animation_department | Rugrats

Steve Socki is an independent animation artist and an associate professor at DePaul University in Chicago. He received an MFA from Cal Arts where he studied under his mentor Jules Engel. His recent short films, "Enfold,""Hallowstide" & "Sparrow Duet" have been selected to many international film ...

44. Jake Jarvi

Writer | The Platoon of Power Squadron

Jake Jarvi is known for The Platoon of Power Squadron (2009), Old School (2003) and Haunt Season.

45. Stephen Meadows

Actor | Sunstroke

Joseph Stephen Meadows (Steve), is a Screenwriter, Cinematographer and Performer. Recently, four of his screenplays won Best Feature Screenplay in over thirty-five International Screenwriting Competitions, including New York, London, Los Angeles and Paris.

Steve entered the entertainment business in...

46. Danielle Peck

Soundtrack | GCB

Danielle Peck was born on September 14, 1978 in Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA. She was previously married to Josh Smith.

47. Richard Leaf

Actor | Le Cinquième Élément

Richard Leaf was born in 1967 in the UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Fifth Element (1997), Hannibal Rising (2007) and Enigma (2001). He has been married to Tamsin Greig since May 1997. They have three children.

48. Mary Carver

Actress | Arachnophobia

Mary Carver was born on May 3, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Arachnophobia (1990), Simon & Simon (1981) and The Rockford Files (1974). She was married to Joseph Sargent. She died on October 18, 2013 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

49. Virginia Hey

Actress | Mad Max 2

Australian former actress/high-fashion model/Stylist Virginia Hey was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma DLBCL cancer in June 2022, which is cancer of the lymphatic system. It metastasized/spread into her bones, causing the destruction of a large part of her tibia bone in her right leg. ...

50. Mark Valley

Actor | Stolen

Mark Valley was born in Ogdensburg, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Stolen (2012), Boston Legal (2004) and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013). He was previously married to Anna Torv.

51. Spencer Hill

Actor | A Perfect Getaway

Spencer Hill is the son of Don Hill, a Representative in the Kansas state legislature and pharmacist, and Robbie Hill. He has an older sister, Holly Stone, who has two children, Rylie and Jackson. Spencer graduated from Emporia High School and Kansas State University and played football at both ...

52. Steven Hill

Actor | The Scorned

Steven Hill was born on April 26, 1978 in Austin, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for The Scorned (2005), Chico's Angels (2010) and Half & Half (2002). He is married to Donna Katz-Hill. They have one child.

53. Jim Meskimen

Actor | How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Jim Meskimen is an accomplished actor, improviser and voice artist whose work is well-known to TV and film audiences. He appeared on the British series Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1988) several times, and was a recurring character on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) for two seasons. He has worked ...

54. Gillian Vigman

Actress | Step Brothers

Gillian Vigman was born on January 28, 1972 in New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Step Brothers (2008), The Hangover (2009) and The Hangover Part III (2013). She has been married to Dave Gibbs since June 22, 2008. They have two children.

55. G. Wood

Actor | MASH

G. Wood was born on December 31, 1919 in Forrest City, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for M*A*S*H (1970), Harold and Maude (1971) and Brewster McCloud (1970). He died on July 24, 2000 in Macon, Georgia, USA.

56. Connie Kreski

Actress | Captains and the Kings

Connie Kreski was born on September 19, 1946 in Wyandotte, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Captains and the Kings (1976), The Outside Man (1972) and Aspen (1977). She died on March 21, 1995 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

57. Everett Peck

Animation_department | Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man

Everett Peck was born on October 9, 1950 in Oceanside, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1994), Godzilla: The Series (1998) and Squirrel Boy (2006). He was married to Helen Vita. He died on June 14, 2022 in Solana Beach, California, USA.

58. Shuler Hensley

Actor | Van Helsing

Shuler Hensley is an American film and stage actor and singer who is well-known for playing Frankenstein's monster in many works, including the 2004 cult classic film Van Helsing, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale. He also played Mr. Hyde on set before getting dubbed over by Robbie Coltrane...

59. Justin Nickolas

Actor | Murder in the Heartland

Justin began his career as a model for California surf brand Ocean Pacific and appeared in shows with the Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory and the Royal National Theatre. He trained in the musical theatre conservatory at the Orange County High School of the Arts. At 14, Justin auditioned ...

60. Thurman Dalrymple

Actor | Cocktails with Nick and Lana

Thurman Dalrymple Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan to Ruth (Holm) and Thurman Dalrymple entrepreneurs in Birmingham, Michigan and San Diego, California. He is of Finnish, Scottish, and Irish decent. He is an identical-twin to brother Trent Dalrymple who lives in Michigan, and he also has two ...

61. Karl J. Morris

Actor | Seven Rounds

Karl John Morris was born on August 15 in Fremont California, to Sandra Marie Recio (half Finnish and half Mexican descent) and John Arthur Morris (half Portuguese (Azores) and half English, Irish and Dutch descent). While in Jr. High Karl got the bug for the film industry while taking film making ...

62. Karl Johnson

Actor | Hot Fuzz

Karl Johnson was born on March 1, 1948 in Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Hot Fuzz (2007), Lark Rise to Candleford (2008) and The Death of Stalin (2017).

63. Erik Passoja

Actor | The Flight Attendant

Erik was born in Manchester, England, to American parents. His father is Dann Passoja, a physicist and artist. His mother is Dr. Margaret Lewin, an aeronautical engineer-turned-oncologist. He grew up in New York City, where he attended the Buckley School. He went on to graduate from Exeter in New ...

64. Douglas Aarniokoski

Producer | The Day

Douglas Aarniokoski is known for The Day (2011), Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) and Tekken (2010). He has been married to Kathleen Henry since 2015. He was previously married to Suzanne Todd.

65. Carla Orlandi

Actress | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Carla's journey into entertainment began with a childhood love for comedy, often delighting her family and friends with her comedic skits. At 14, she was discovered by a New York modeling scout, launching her into a successful career as a runway, print, and commercial model across the globe, from ...

66. Joey Pollari

Actor | American Crime

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Joey Pollari started his acting career when he attended a scouting event in downtown Minneapolis. He received callbacks the next day from agents who wanted to represent him. Pollari took acting lessons from the Stagecoach Theatre Arts. Pollari has appeared in stage ...

67. Lucas Bryant

Actor | The Vow

Born and raised in Elmira, Ontario, Lucas Bryant has made a name for himself in both Canada and the U.S. Bryant has numerous television credits to his name, including Queer as Folk (2000) for Showtime, M.V.P. (2008) for SOAPnet and CBC, Sex, Love & Secrets (2005) for UPN, and CTV's Bury the Lead...

68. Richard Davalos

Actor | East of Eden

Richard Davalos was born on November 5, 1930 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for East of Eden (1955), Cool Hand Luke (1967) and Kelly's Heroes (1970). He was married to Ellen Davalos and Miriam ?. He died on March 8, 2016 in Burbank, California, USA.

69. Nancy Carlsson-Paige

Actress | Stuck on You

Nancy Carlsson-Paige was born on February 9, 1944 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Stuck on You (2003), Zoom (1997) and FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman (2006). She was previously married to Kent Damon.

70. Bruce Yarnell

Actor | Irma la Douce

Bruce Yarnell was born on December 28, 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Irma la Douce (1963), Bonanza (1959) and The Next Best Thing (2000). He was married to Joan Patenaude and Frances L. Chadwick. He died on November 30, 1973 in California, USA.

71. Ethan Peck

Actor | In Time

Ethan Gregory Peck is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor Gregory Peck and Greta Kukkonen, Peck's first wife. In 2019, he played a young Spock in Star Trek: Discovery, a role he has reprised for the television series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Peck had many television appearances as a...

72. Bob Peck

Actor | Jurassic Park

British actor Bob Peck was born in Leeds in north England on August 23, 1945. He attended Leeds Modern School and then graduated from Leeds College of Art before starting professional stage acting. Peck acted for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. He also starred in more than ...

73. Tiler Peck

Actress | Donnie Darko

Tiler Peck is an international award-winning Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet, an actress, designer and choreographer. Most recently, Tiler was seen playing the role of Marie in the 5th Avenue Theatre's Musical, 'Marie, Dancing Still'. Last summer, she added the title of Curator to ...

74. Kylee Nicole Peck

Actress | The Throwback

Kylee Nicole Peck Is an American actress, writer, and director, producer located in St. Petersburg, FL. She was born December 03, 1991 in Newark, Ohio. Kylee Nicole began her career as an actress in 2021. She is represented by Beyond Beauty Talent. In her free time she enjoys gymnastics, ...

75. Ken Dufva

Sound_department | Speed

Ken Dufva was born on October 6, 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Speed (1994), Star Trek: Generations (1994) and RoboCop (1987). He died on September 10, 2022 in Playa Del Ray, Los Angeles, California, USA.

76. Harry Birch

Cinematographer | High School Caesar

Harry Birch was born in San Francisco in 1894. As a child he lived through the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. He moved to Los Angeles when he was a teenager going to work for a an entrepreneur named Kelly who owned movie studio and theaters. Birch learned the trade of a projectionist. Kelly ...

77. Rick Hill

Actor | Cheers

Rick Hill is the author of the New York Times' #1 Best-Seller: "Pete Rose, My Prison Without Bars". He appeared in more than 50 episodes of network television, including Today's F.B.I. (1981). Hill directed multiple episodes of Born Free (1998) and Hollywood Safari (1998). He served as a "script ...

78. John Hill

Actor | The Good Shepherd

John Arthur Hill comes from an extensive career in Theatre, earning a B.F.A in Theatre Arts from Pepperdine University before joining the Broadway National Tour of Miss Saigon which brought him to NYC where he landed the role of Fender in the original Broadway Cast of the Tony Award winning hit ...

79. Teressa Hill

Make_up_department | Being the Ricardos

Teressa Hill launched her career in hair design in the early 1980's, passing both Oregon and California state board exams. She began developing her skills as a hairstylist under the tutelage of acclaimed haircutting authority Gary Gerard, founder of Gerard's International Advanced Haircutting ...

80. Breanne Hill

Actress | Frontier

Bre grew up in New Hampshire. She has a younger brother TJ, and her parents are Thomas and Joyce. Her father is of Finnish decent and her mother has French ancestry. She graduated with honors, and her academic and athletic achievements allowed her to attend Boston University where she studied ...

81. Ella Rae Peck

Actress | Bachelorette

She is well known for her portrayal of Lola Rhodes on The CW's teen drama series Gossip Girl, she is also recognized for her role as Mia Bowers on NBC's Deception.

She spent her early years in Minneapolis, Minnesota and New York.

She made her screen acting debut in a 2006 short film titled Lilly in ...

82. Jimmy Hill

Editorial_department | Powder

Jimmy Hill is known for Powder (1995), Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) and Major League (1989).

83. Chip Steele

Actor | Jungle Cruise

Chip Steele is known for Jungle Cruise (2021).

84. Matt Labine

Writer | General Hospital

Matt Labine was born on May 5, 1959 in New York, New York, USA. Matt was a writer, known for General Hospital (1963), Ryan's Hope (1975) and Guiding Light (1952). Matt died on September 1, 2017.

85. Claire Labine

Writer | Ryan's Hope

Claire Labine was born on June 28, 1934 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for Ryan's Hope (1975), General Hospital (1963) and Guiding Light (1952). She was married to Roland A. Labine Jr. She died on November 11, 2016 in Somers, Connecticut, USA.

86. R. Lance Hill

Writer | Road House

R. Lance Hill was born in 1943 in Canada. He is a writer, known for Road House (1989), Road House (2024) and Harry Tracy: The Last of the Wild Bunch (1982).

87. Matt Hill

Actor | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

Matt Hill is a Canadian actor and voice actor who is known for voicing Ed from Ed, Edd & Eddy, Raphael from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III and Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation, Ironhide from Transformers: Energon, Wonderbolt Soarin from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, and the deputy from ...

88. Bill Lake

Actor | Kodachrome

Bill Lake is known for Kodachrome (2017), Crook (2013) and Hollywoodland (2006).

89. Edward J. Lakso

Writer | Charlie's Angels

Edward J. Lakso was born on September 20, 1932 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Charlie's Angels (1976), 43: The Richard Petty Story (1972) and Mission: Impossible (1966). He was married to Diane Hagen. He died on May 23, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California, ...

90. J.F. Lawton

Writer | Pretty Woman

J. F. Lawton was born on August 11, 1960 in Riverside, California. His father was the famous writer Harry Lawton, author of the award winning novel "Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt" (1960). The book became the basis for the movie Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969), starring Robert Redford. When he ...

91. Chelsea Makela

Actress | Dance Flick

Chelsea Makela is the Founder, Owner & CEO of MakeLA Production & Mgmt (aka Makela Productions) and former co-creator and Head of the Literary Department at Discover Management in Los Angeles, California where she sold their first feature film and several award winning new media shorts and ...

92. Lauren Hutton

Actress | American Gigolo

Following her success as a top fashion model for the Ford Modeling Agency and Revlon cosmetics, Hutton was selected to play the only major female character in Paper Lion (1968). After a semi-successful starring role in American Gigolo (1980), Hutton's modeling career took a slide in the 1980s, and ...

93. Anne Hyvarinen

Art_department | A Serious Man

Anne Hyvarinen was born on July 13, 1954 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. She is known for A Serious Man (2009), The Happening (2008) and Parker (2013). She died on November 3, 2018 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.

94. Peter Lamppu

Art_department | Forrest Gump

Peter Lamppu was born in 1943. Peter is known for Forrest Gump (1994), Kindergarten Cop (1990) and Scarface (1983).

95. Willow Bay

Actress | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

A broadcast journalist, media pioneer and digital communication leader, Willow Bay is the dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. The first female dean of USC Annenberg, Bay oversees more than 200 faculty and staff, and more than 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students ...

96. Bruce Carver

Director | Mean Streets

Bruce Carver was born on May 4, 1948 in Montpelier, Idaho, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Mean Streets (1989), World Class Leader Board (1987) and Crime Wave (1990). He was married to Lenna Jacobson. He died on December 28, 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

97. Rob Lake

Self | America's Got Talent

One of the world's most celebrated illusionists, Rob Lake's mindblowing illusions have dazzled and entertained millions across network television, in Times Square, on the Vegas strip, Atlantic City, Atlantis Bahamas, and before sold-out audiences in casinos, arenas, and theatres worldwide. Rob was ...

98. Stuart N. Lake

Writer | My Darling Clementine

Stuart N. Lake was born on September 23, 1889 in Rome, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for My Darling Clementine (1946), The Westerner (1940) and Winchester '73 (1950). He died on January 27, 1964 in San Diego, California, USA.

99. Tipper Newton

Actress | The Guest Book

Tipper grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended Westside Highschool in Omaha and graduated from Columbia College of Chicago in 2008 with a BA in Film. She lives in Los Angeles, California where she likes to watch movies, shoot videos, and play guitar and sing in her power pop band Color TV.

100. Bridgett Newton

Actress | Bones

Bridgett Newton was born on April 9, 1969 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Bones (2005), Silicon Valley (2014) and Play by Play (2017). She has been married to David Nicksic since October 27, 2000. They have three children.