Telly - Actress
by zimmermanstein | created - 20 Jun 2011 | updated - 21 Apr 2020 | Public
1. Ainsley Howard
Actress | Mount Pleasant
Ainsley Howard was born on May 29, 1983 in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Mount Pleasant (2011), Mum & Dad (2008) and Getting Better (2021).
(1983- )
1. Denise in Mount Pleasant
2. Birdie in Mum & Dad
3. Meg in Lip Service (s02e04)
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2. Alexandra Breckenridge
Actress | Virgin River
Alex Breckenridge was born on May 15 1982 in Darien, Connecticut before moving to California when she was 12. Breckenridge first got an interest in acting at 13 when she performed in local theater productions and soon moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. Her first film was the ...
(1982- )
1. Katerina Pelham in True Blood
2. Young Moira O'Hara in American Horror Story
3. Zoe Grant in Extant (s02e02)
4. Jessie Anderson on The Walking Dead
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3. Alice Krige
Actress | Star Trek: First Contact
Alice Maud Krige was born on June 28, 1954 in Upington, South Africa where her father, Dr. Louis Krige, worked as a young physician. The Kriges later moved to Port Elizabeth where Alice grew up in what she describes as a "very happy family", a family that also included two brothers (both of whom ...
(1954- ) 1. Borg Queen in Star Trek Voyager 2. Karen Harding in Waking the Dead (s09e03) 3. Elena Gavrik in Spooks (s10) 4. Emma Baron in Page Eight
4. Aliette Opheim
Actress | Kalifat
Aliette Opheim was born on July 21, 1985 in Täby, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Caliphate (2020), Knutby (2021) and The Dark Heart (2022).
(1985- ) 1. Detective Agathe Albans in Patriot 2. Elsa Schenthal in Fortitude (s03)
5. Amelia Bullmore
Actress | Scott & Bailey
Amelia Bullmore was born on January 31, 1964 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Scott & Bailey (2011), This Life (1996) and Big Train (1998). She is married to Paul Higgins. They have two children.
(1964- ) 1. Caroline Hope in Inspector Lewis (s05e02) Wild Justice 2. Caroline Price in Ashes to Ashes 3. Dr. Jacqui Stapleton in Sherlock (s02e02) The Hounds of Baskerville 4. DCI Gill Murray in Scott & Bailey 5. Kay Hope in Twenty Twelve 6. Helen Preger in State of Play
6. Amy Adams
Actress | Arrival
Amy Lou Adams was born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy, to American parents, Kathryn (Hicken) and Richard Kent Adams, a U.S. serviceman who was stationed at Caserma Ederle in Italy at the time. She was raised in a Mormon family of seven children in Castle Rock, Colorado, and has English, as well as ...
(1974- ) 1. The Office
7. Andrea Lowe
Actress | Sherwood
Andrea Lowe was born on May 1, 1975 in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Sherwood (2022), Without Sin (2022) and DCI Banks (2010).
(1975- ) 1. DS Annie Cabbot in DCI Banks
8. Anna Chancellor
Actress | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
A familiar face on television and film, Anna Chancellor is perhaps best known for her unforgettable role as Henrietta (Duckface) in the hit British film "Four Weddings and a Funeral." Her TV credits include Lix Storm in the Emmy award-winning miniseries "The Hour;" "Fleming: The Man Who Would Be ...
(1965- )
9. Anna Maxwell Martin
Actress | Becoming Jane
The striking actress Anna Maxwell-Martin is a rising star on both stage and screen. Anna had dreamed all her life of becoming an actress even though her family had no background in the arts. She starred in school plays and an acclaimed production of "Breezeblock Park" in the role of Betty.
At the ...
(1978- ) 1. Suki in Doctor Who (s01e07) The Long Game 2. Sarah Burton in South Riding 3. Esther Summerson in Bleak House 4. Susan in The Bletchley Circle 5. Tina Dakin in Accused (s02e04) Tina's Story
10. Anne Dudek
Actress | White Chicks
Anne was raised in Newton, Massachusetts. She got the role of Iphigenia in "The Iphigenia Cycle" in Chicago while still in theater school at Northwestern University. She was a resident artist at The Court Theatre in Chicago. The production moved off-Broadway to New York City, where she won the ...
(1975- ) 1. Amber Volakis in House 2. Lura Grant in Big Love 3. Clare Pettengill in Book Group 4. Lucinda in Psych (s01e01) Pilot 5. Danielle Brooks in Covert Affairs
11. Antonia Clarke
Actress | Les Misérables
Antonia Clarke is known for Les Misérables (2012), Magic in the Moonlight (2014) and Anna (2013).
(1994- ) 1. Lucy in Lightfields
12. April Bowlby
Actress | The Slammin' Salmon
April Michelle Bowlby was born on 30 July 1980 in Vallejo, California, USA. She and her family moved to Manteca, California, when she was a small child. She studied ballet, French, and marine biology at Moorpark College, before deciding to pursue an acting career. She studied drama with Ivana ...
(1980- ) 1. Kandi in Two and a Half Men 2. Rita Farr in Titans
13. Branka Katic
Actress | The King's Man
Branka Katic was born on January 20, 1970 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for The King's Man (2021), Public Enemies (2009) and Black Cat, White Cat (1998). She has been married to Julian Farino since August 31, 2000. They have two children.
(1970- ) 1. Jasni Vaspovic in Waking the Dead (s07e11) Pieta 2. Ana in Big Love 3. Sophia Vukola in Chaos (s01e09) 4. Donna in Blackout
14. Brianna Brown
Actress | Hollywood Homicide
Minnesota-born Brianna Brown began acting in elementary school and local community productions. After high school and a brief stint at St. Olaf College, Brianna moved to Los Angeles when she was 19 to pursue an acting career full-time. She snagged a part in the pilot show for Judd Apatow's quirky, ...
(1979- ) 1. Cheerleader in Freaks and Geeks 2. Abigail Fine in Smallville 3. Elsa in Joey 4. Jewelry Salesgirl in Entourage 5. Bar Girl in The 40 Year Old Virgin 6. Joanne Raphelson in Monk 7. Carrie Reed in Shark 8. Heidi Pesco in CSI New York 9. Alison's Friend in Knocked Up 10. Bobby Kruger in Without a Trace 11. Megan Kane in Criminal Minds 12. Lynne Reed in Homeland 13. Molly Anderson in Body of Proof 14. Paula Bingham in CSI 15. Kate Porter in Awake (s01e04) Kate Is Enough 16. Leda in True Blood (s05)
15. Brit Marling
Writer | Another Earth
Brit Heyworth Marling was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Heidi (Johnson) and John Marling, both of whom work in real estate. She graduated from Georgetown University, with a bachelor's in economics, and was offered a job with Goldman Sachs, which she turned down in favour of a career as an artist.
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16. Bryony Afferson
Actress | House of Anubis
Bryony Afferson was born on March 9, 1983 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for House of Anubis (2011), Luther (2010) and The Shadow Line (2011).
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17. Candida Benson
Actress | The Crown
Candida Benson is known for The Crown (2016), Parade's End (2012) and Wizards vs. Aliens (2012).
1. PC Sarah Pearce in Midsomer Murders (s06e05) Murders Birds of Prey (2003)
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18. Cara Buono
Actress | Stranger Things
As a young girl growing up in New York City, Cara Buono took her family's blue-collar work ethic and began to turn it into an acting career that would later lead not only to starring roles but to screenwriting and directing. With no help from friends, family or mentors, she went out on her own, ...
(1971- ) 1. Faye Miller in Mad Men 2. Betty Pike in A Good Marriage
19. Carla Gallo
Actress | Neighbors
Carla Gallo is an American actress from Brooklyn, New York City. Her ancestry includes primarily Germans and Italians. She has had several recurring roles in television series. Her most notable role so far was that of supporting character Daisy Wick in the police procedural "Bones". Her character ...
(1975- ) 1. Libby Dreifuss in Carnivàle 2. Daisy Wick in Bones 3. Destiny in Get Him to the Greek
20. Caroline Aherne
Actress | The Royle Family
Caroline Aherne was born on December 24, 1963 in Ealing, London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for The Royle Family (1998), The Mrs. Merton Show (1995) and Mrs Merton & Malcolm (1999). She was married to Peter Hook. She died on July 2, 2016 in Timperley, Altrincham, Greater ...
(1963- ) 1. Denise Best in The Royle Family 2. Donna in Sunshine 3. The Mrs. Merton Show
21. Caroline Quentin
Actress | Life Begins
Caroline Quentin was born on July 11, 1960 in Reigate, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Life Begins (2004), British Men Behaving Badly (1992) and Blue Murder (2003). She has been married to Sam Farmer since September 8, 2006. They have two children. She was previously ...
(1961- ) 1. Jonathan Creek 2. Blue Murder
22. Catherine Shepherd
Actress | Paddington
Catherine Shepherd was born in 1975 in England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Paddington (2014), Paddington 2 (2017) and Hyperdrive (2006).
(1975- )
23. Christine Bottomley
Actress | Sherwood
Christine Bottomley was born in Rochdale, Lancashire on April 27th 1979 and grew up in a flat over the family's chemist shop. Here she began people watching and impersonating the regular customers and realised that she wanted a life of 'professional pretending'. She went to several local youth ...
(1979- ) 1. Melanie in Early Doors 2. Maggie in Torchwood (s02e08) A Day in the Death 3. Yvonne in The Street 4. Terri Molloy in George Gently (s04e02) Goodbye China
24. Claire Foy
Actress | First Man
Claire Elizabeth Foy (born 16 April 1984) is an English actress. She studied acting at the Liverpool John Moores University and the Oxford School of Drama and made her screen debut in the pilot of the supernatural comedy series Being Human, in 2008. Following her professional stage debut at the ...
(1984- ) 1. Erin Matthews in The Promise 2. Little Dorrit
25. Claire Goose
Actress | Casualty
Claire Goose was born in Edinburgh and lived there 'til she was two and a half. She grew up in Norfolk. Her parents are mother, Joy, and father, David, who is a GP in Kings Lynn and has also looked after the Royals. Claire also has an elder sister, Caroline, a nursery nurse, and an elder brother, ...
(1975- ) 1. Mel Silver in Waking the Dead 2. Mandy in Exile 3. Amy in Perfect Day 4. Kim in Mount Pleasant (s02)
26. Claire Skinner
Actress | Life Is Sweet
Claire Skinner was born in October 1964 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Life Is Sweet (1990), Naked (1993) and Bridget Jones's Diary (2001). She was previously married to Charlie Palmer.
(1965- ) Outnumbered, Naked, etc etc etc Miss Rich in Poirot (s11e02) Cat Among the Pigeons (2009)
27. Clare Holman
Actress | Blood Diamond
Clare Holman was born on January 12, 1964 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Blood Diamond (2006), Suite Française (2014) and Inspector Lewis (2006). She was previously married to Howard Davies.
(1964- )
28. Clémence Poésy
Actress | In Bruges
Clémence Poésy was born Clémence Guichard in Paris in 1982. She took her mother's maiden name, Poésy, as her stage name. She attended an alternative school for most of her education, but spent her last year at L'École alsacienne.
She trained at the "Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique",...
(1982- ) 1. Fleur Delacour in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2. Magali in Welcome to the Roses 3. Elise Wassermann in The Tunnel
29. Daisy Haggard
Actress | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
Daisy Haggard was born on March 22, 1978 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), Back to Life (2019) and I Give It a Year (2013). She is married to Joe Wilson.
(1978- ) 1. Sophie in Doctor Who (s05e11) The Lodger 2. Debbie Hart in Psychoville 3. Myra Licht in Episodes 4. Chrissy in Parents 5. various in Man Stroke Woman
30. Dakota Blue Richards
Actress | The Golden Compass
Dakota Blue Richards, was born at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in South Kensington, London but grew up in Brighton with her mother. She is of Prussian heritage on her Grandmother's side, and Irish on her father's. The name Dakota Blue was inspired by her mother's time spent with Native ...
(1994- ) 1. Lyra in The Golden Compass 2. Franky Fitzgerald in Skins 3. Eve in Lightfields
31. Dawn French
Actress | French and Saunders
Dawn was educated at a weekly boarding school in Plymouth and spent the weekends with her grandparents who lived nearby She never felt at home at the school as it was too posh. She met Jennifer Saunders while training to be a teacher at the Central School of Speech and Drama and became flat mates ...
(1957- )
32. Deborah Ann Woll
Actress | True Blood
Deborah was born in 1985, in Brooklyn, New York, from Irish and German heritage. She took acting, piano and dance classes. She went to high school at Packer Collegiate Institute and graduated from the BFA program at the USC School of Theatre at the University of Southern California.
Deborah started ...
(1985- )
33. Diane Kruger
Actress | Inglourious Basterds
Diane Kruger was born Diane Heidkrüger in Algermissen, near Hildesheim, Germany, to Maria-Theresa, a bank employee, and Hans-Heinrich Heidkrüger, a computer specialist. She studied ballet with the Royal Ballet in London before an injury ended her career. She returned to Germany and became a top ...
(1976- ) 1. The Seeker (Lacey) in The Host 2. Sonya Cross in The Bridge
34. Elisabeth Harnois
Actress | Keith
Elisabeth was born in Detroit in 1979 and grew up in Los Angeles. An actress since the age of 3, she co-starred at the age of 5 in two movies (One Magic Christmas (1985) and Where Are the Children? (1986)). She did numerous TV commercials until being chosen by Disney Productions to star as Alice in...
(1979- ) 1. Morgan Brody in CSI
35. Elizabeth Berrington
Actress | In Bruges
Elizabeth Berrington is an English actress and graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, she is best known for her roles as Ruby Fry in Waterloo Road, Paula Kosh in Stella, Mel Debrou in Moving Wallpaper and Dawn Stevenson in The Syndicate. She has also featured in British television ...
(1970- ) 1. Giselle in Naked 2. Jane in Secrets & Lies 3. Celeste in 8 ½ Women 4. Babs Sellwood in A Touch of Frost (s12e01) Mind Games 5. Auntie in Doctor Who (s06e04) The Doctor's Wife 6. Nicola in Psychoville 7. Paula in Stella 8. Paula Cooper in Lapland 9. Miss Springer in Poirot (s11e02) Cat Among the Pigeons (2009)
36. Emily Mortimer
Actress | Mary Poppins Returns
British actress Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer was born in Hammersmith, London, England, to writer and barrister Sir John Mortimer and his second wife, Penelope (née Gollop). She was educated at St Paul's Girls' School in West London, and it was whilst there she began acting. Mortimer moved on from ...
(1971- ) 1.Katherine Lacey in Midsomer Murders (s01e01) The Killings at Badger's Drift (1997)
37. Eve Myles
Actress | Torchwood
Eve Myles was born on July 26, 1978 in Ystradgynlais, Wales, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Torchwood (2006), Keeping Faith (2017) and Dragon Age II (2011). She has been married to Bradley Freegard since May 18, 2013. They have two children.
(1978- ) 1. Gwen Cooper in Torchwood and Doctor Who 2. Maggy in Little Dorrit 3. Sarah in Baker Boys 4. Angharad Stannard in Framed
38. Félicité Du Jeu
Actress | Waking the Dead
Félicité Du Jeu is known for Waking the Dead (2000), Casino Royale (2006) and Munich (2005).
() 1. Stella Goodman in Waking the Dead 2. Fanny Caradec in Section de recherches
39. Freya Mavor
Actress | La dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil
Freya Mavor was born in Glasgow but grew up in Canonmills, Edinburgh, after moving there with her family. She also spent four years of her early adolescence in La Rochelle, France, before moving back to Scotland.
Mavor declared she first became interested in acting after watching The Shining (1980) ...
40. 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...
(1977- ) 1. Sarah Caulfield in MI-5 (S09) 2. Julie Rees in Waking the Dead (S09E01) 3. Caroline Hanley in The State Within 4. Jamie Lapidus in Episodes 5. Kate in The Time of Your Life 5. Daisy in The Last Weekend
41. Georgia Tennant
Actress | Staged
Georgia Tennant was born on December 25, 1984 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Staged (2020), Bonkers (2007) and Doctor Who: Dreamland (2009). She has been married to David Tennant since December 30, 2011. They have five children.
(1984- ) 1. Jenny in Doctor Who (s04e06) The Doctor's Daughter 2. Emma in White Van Man 3. Frankie Derwent in Miss Marple (Why Didn't They Ask Evans?) 4. Kylie Roman in Spooks: Code 9
42. Geraldine Hakewill
Actress | Wanted
Geraldine Hakewill is an Australian actress, singer, and songwriter. She is known for playing Chelsea Babbage, the lead role, in the 2016 Australian TV series Wanted and Peregrine Fisher in Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries. Hakewill was born in Paris, where her family was living temporarily ...
(1987- ) 1. Chelsea Babbage in Wanted
43. Gillian Anderson
Actress | The X Files
Gillian Anderson was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Rosemary Alyce (Lane), a computer analyst, and Homer Edward Anderson III, who owned a film post-production company. Gillian started her career as a member of an amateur actor group while at high school. In 1987, her love of the theatre took her to ...
(1968- )
44. Gina McKee
Actress | Notting Hill
She was born in Sunderland but raised just down the coast in Peterlee where she was educated at Peterlee Comprehensive. At 14 she joined the local drama group which led to a part in the children's tv series 'Quest of Eagles' and appeared in some television commercials including one as a shop ...
(1964- ) 1. Cafe Girl in Naked 2. Joanne Campbell in MirrorMask 3. Jackie in Waking the Dead (s08e07) End Game 4. Anne in The Silence 5. Girl in Betting Shop in Inspector Morse (s01e03) Service of All the Dead (1987) 6. Diane Turnbull in Inspector Lewis (s01e02) Old School Ties (2007) 7. Jan Parr in The Street 8. Julie Armstrong in Vera (s01e01) Hidden Depths 9. Jamie Ortega in Missing 10. Judy Molloy in In the Loop 11. Jacqueline Laverty in Line of Duty
45. Gwyneth Keyworth
Actress | Craith
Gwyneth Keyworth was born in 1990 in Wales, UK. She is an actress, known for Hidden (2018), Misfits (2009) and Black Mirror (2011).
(1990- ) 1. Reggie is Case Histories 2. Marnie in Misfits Christmas Special
46. Hattie Morahan
Actress | Beauty and the Beast
Hattie Morahan was born in London in 1978. Her father, Christopher Morahan, is a television and stage director, who is perhaps best known for his television adaptation of The Jewel in the Crown (1984). Her mother, Anna Carteret, is an actress whose most high profile role was that of Inspector Kate ...
(1978- )
47. Helen Baxendale
Actress | Anonymous
Helen Baxendale was born on June 7, 1970 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Anonymous (2011), Cold Feet (1997) and Cardiac Arrest (1994). She has been married to David L. Williams since 1993. They have three children.
(1970- ) 1. Emily Waltham in Friends (s04-s05) 2. Caroline in Inspector Lewis (s03e04) Counter Culture Blues 3. Angela Beddoes in Kidnap and Ransom 4. Susan Harmison in Dirk Gently
48. Helen Mirren
Actress | The Queen
Dame Helen Mirren was born in Queen Charlotte's Hospital in West London. Her mother, Kathleen Alexandrina Eva Matilda (Rogers), was from a working-class English family, and her father, Vasiliy Petrovich Mironov, was a Russian-born civil servant, from Kuryanovo, whose own father was a diplomat. ...
(1945- ) 1. Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect 2. Georgina Spica in The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover 3. Victoria in Red 4. The Voice of Deep Thought in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
49. Holly Aird
Actress | Waking the Dead
Holly Aird was born in Aldershot, Hampshire on the 18th May, 1969. She showed a huge interest in ballet so she started to attend a local dance school. At the age of nine, young Holly was picked out by a casting director to star in The History of Mr. Polly (1980).
Her first acting appearance went ...
(1969- ) 1. Frankie Wharton in Waking the Dead 2. Chris Matthews in The Promise 3. Tessa Stein in Identity
50. Holly Gilbert
Actress | Hollyoaks Later
Holly Gilbert is known for Hollyoaks Later (2008), Midsomer Murders (1997) and She Stoops to Conquer (2008).
1. Becky Tunstall in Midsomer Murders (s12e01) The Dogleg Murders (2009)
51. Honeysuckle Weeks
Actress | Foyle's War
Honeysuckle Weeks was born on August 1, 1979 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She is an actress, known for Foyle's War (2002), The Wicker Tree (2011) and The Five (2016). She has been married to Lorne Stormonth-Darling since July 2007. They have one child.
(1979- ) 1. Samantha Stewart in Foyle's War 2. Tania Thompson in Inspector Lynley (s06e02) Know Thine Enemy
52. 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 ...
(1989- )
53. Indira Varma
Actress | Bride & Prejudice
Indira Anne Varma (born 27 September 1973) is a British actress. Her film debut and first major role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. She has gone on to appear in the television series The Canterbury Tales, Rome, Luther, Human Target, and Game of Thrones (as Ellaria Sand). In September 2016, she ...
(1973- ) 1. Suzie Costello in Torchwood 2. Zoe Luther in Luther 3. Lucy Britford in Hustle 4. Ilsa Pucci in Human Target 5. Inspector Cate Pritchard in Bones (s04e01) Yanks in the UK
54. Isy Suttie
Actress | Peep Show
Isy Suttie was born on August 11, 1978 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Peep Show (2003), Wonka (2023) and Whites (2010).
(1978- )
55. Jane Horrocks
Actress | Life Is Sweet
Jane Horrocks is an actress internationally known as the zany and droll Bubble in the award winning British television sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992). She's also remembered as Miss Irvine, an evildoing witch-turned heroine in one her earliest films, The Witches (1990). She received a Golden ...
(1964- )
56. Jayd Johnson
Actress | Dear Frankie
Jayd Johnson is known for Dear Frankie (2004), The Field of Blood (2011) and River City (2002).
(1990- ) 1. Paddy Meehan in Field of Blood 2. Nicki Cullen in River City
57. Jayma Mays
Actress | Red Eye
Jamia Suzette Mays was born in Bristol, Tennessee, to Susan (Norris) and James Mays, and was raised in Grundy, Virginia with her older brother and sister. Her father was a high school teacher at Grundy Senior High School for seven years, before spending 25 years working in the coal-mining industry....
(1979- )
58. Jemima Rooper
Actress | Lost in Austen
She passed her 9 GCSEs with A* and A grades in between working for several terms away from school on the Famous Five. From there she went to 6th form college where she got 3 grade A levels and an academic prize in the Arts. Her parents are both freelance broadcasters and she has two cousins who are...
(1981- ) 1. Sarah Francis in Bouquet of Barbed Wire 2. Amanda Price in Lost in Austen
59. Jennifer Spence
Actress | You Me Her
Jennifer Spence is a multiple award-winning actor known for her regular roles on You Me Her, Travelers and Continuum. Born in Toronto to a Japanese Canadian mother and British Canadian father, she studied at the prestigious National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal before landing in Vancouver ...
(1977- ) 1. Lisa Park in SGU Stargate Universe 2. Joanna in The 4400 3. Betty Robertson in Continuum 4. Grace Day in Travelers 5. Olivia Mori in The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco
60. Jessica Hynes
Actress | Shaun of the Dead
As both a writer and performer, Jessica Hynes has worked prolifically in television, film and theatre. Born in Lewisham, South London in 1972, she was brought up in Brighton, Sussex. At school, she would write bizarre sci-fi stories. At age 15, she joined the National Youth Theatre and left home at...
(1972- ) 1. Cheryl Carroll in The Royle Family 2. Daisy Steiner in Spaced 3. Siobhan Sharpe in Twenty Twelve 4. Nurse McFadden in Asylum
61. Jessica Raine
Actress | An Adventure in Space and Time
Jessica was born in 1982 and brought up on a farm near Eardisley, Herefordshire. Wanting to act from an early age she read drama at the University of the West of England at Bristol before taking a gap year to teach English in Thailand. On return she enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ...
(1982- )
62. Jo Brand
Writer | Getting On
Jo Brand was born on July 23, 1957 in London, England, UK. She is a writer and actress, known for Getting On (2009), The More You Ignore Me (2018) and Human Traffic (1999). She has been married to Bernie Bourke since December 19, 1997. They have two children.
(1957- )
63. Joanna Scanlan
Actress | Notes on a Scandal
Joanna Scanlan was born on October 27, 1961 in West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Notes on a Scandal (2006), Getting On (2009) and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003). She is married to Neil Bicknell.
(1961- )
64. Joanna Vanderham
Actress | Warrior
Joanna grew up in Scotland. She trained at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. It was here she was 'spotted' by casting director Emma Style, which led to her first professional role as 'Cathy' in The Runaway (2010) together with Keith Allen, Ken Stott, Alan Cumming and Jack O'Connell . The ...
(1991- ) 1. Jenny Muirhead in Young James Herriot 2. Amanda Delany in Above Suspicion (s4) Silent Scream 3. Pamela in Dancing on the Edge 4. Ellie in Miss Marple (s06e03) Endless Night 5. Denise Lovett in The Paradise
65. Joanne Froggatt
Actress | Downton Abbey
Joanne was born at Littlebeck, Whitby and educated at Eskdale School, Sleights Pimary and Red Roofs Theatrical School, Berkshire, Her first jobs were at Booths Fine Food Cafe and Alexanders Fish Restaurant in Whitby. She made her television debut in The Bill but became well known when she played ...
(1980- )
66. Jodie Whittaker
Actress | Doctor Who
Jodie Whittaker came to prominence after her breakout performance in Venus (2006), which was met with a string of nominations, including British Independent Film Award and Satellite Award nominations for "Most Promising Newcomer" and "Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical." Whittaker ...
(1982- ) 1. Beth Latimer in Broadchurch 2. The Doctor in Doctor Who 3. Cath Hardacre in Trust Me
67. Johanna Sällström
Actress | Under ytan
Johanna Sällström was born on December 30, 1974 in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1997 she won the award Guldbaggen for best female leading role in the movie Under ytan (1997), which became her big breakthrough. Getting tired off all the interest around herself she moved to Denmark where she worked at a ...
(1974-2007) Linda Wallander
68. Jolene Blalock
Actress | Enterprise
Jolene Blalock was born and raised in San Diego, California. At age 16, she left home to pursue a modeling career in Europe and Asia. It was on a 1998 trip back to the United States that Blalock was compelled to flex her untested acting skills, and after a few commercial appearances and some ...
(1975- )
69. Judy Greer
Actress | 13 Going on 30
Judy Greer was born and raised outside of Detroit, Michigan, as Judith Therese Evans. She is the daughter of Mollie Ann (née Greer), a hospital administrator and former nun, and Richard Evans, a mechanical engineer. She has German, Irish, English, Welsh, and Scottish ancestry. After training for ...
(1975- ) Ingrid 'Fatty Mcgoo' Nelson in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (s03e05) The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty Magoo
70. Julie Benz
Actress | Dexter
Julie Benz was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on May 1, 1972. Julie's father is a Pittsburgh surgeon and her mother is a figure skater. The family settled in nearby Murrysville, when Julie was two, and she started ice skating at age three. She competed in the 1988 U.S. Championships in ...
(1992- )
71. Karine Vanasse
Actress | Polytechnique
Award-winning Canadian actress Karine Vanasse is internationally recognized for her dazzling performances in both English and French.
Vanasse stars as Detective Lise Delorme in the critically acclaimed CTV series Cardinal for which she received a 2019 Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Actress. ...
1983- )
72. Kate Dickie
Actress | Red Road
Kate Dickie was born on April 25, 1971 in East Kilbride, Scotland, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Red Road (2006), Prometheus (2012) and Filth (2013).
(1971- )
73. Katherine Parkinson
Actress | Pirate Radio
Katherine Jane Parkinson is an English actress. She appeared in Channel 4's The IT Crowd comedy series as Jen Barber, for which she received a British Comedy Best TV Actress Award in 2009 and 2014, and was nominated twice for the BAFTA Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance, winning in...
(1978- ) 1. Pauline in Doc Martin 2. Jen in The IT Crowd 3. Amber in The Old Guys 4. Nicola in Jonathan Creek (s04e07) The Grinning Man 5. Caroline in Whites 6. Fiona in Psychoville (s02e05) The Hunt 7. Kitty Riley in Sherlock (s02e03) The Reichenbach Fall 8. Conceptiva in The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
74. Keeley Hawes
Actress | Bodyguard
Keeley Hawes was born on 10 February 1976 at St Mary's Hospital, London, England as Clare Julia Hawes. She is an actress and producer, known for The Bank Job (2008), High-Rise (2015) and Death at a Funeral (2007). She has been married to Matthew Macfadyen since 8 October 2004. They have two ...
(1976- ) 1. Linda Langer in Karaoke 2. Zoe Reynolds in Spooks 3. Alex Drake in Ashes to Ashes 4. Martha Lawson in Identity
75. Kelly Reilly
Actress | Pride & Prejudice
Jessica Kelly Siobhán Reilly (born July 18, 1977) is an English actress. Her performance in After Miss Julie at the Donmar Warehouse made her a star of the London stage and earned her a nomination for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress of 2003. Reilly was born and brought up in Chessington, ...
(1977- ) 1. Polly Henry in Prime Suspect: Inner Circles (1995) 2. Kimberley in Ruth Rendell Mysteries (s09e04) Simisola 3. Christine Jones (Andromeda) in A for Andromeda 4. Mary Morstan in Sherlock Holmes 5. Anna Travis in Above Suspicion 6. Mary Watson in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
76. Keri Russell
Actress | Mission: Impossible III
Most recently, Keri can be seen starring in "The Diplomat" for Netflix in which Keri plays the titular role of an American Diplomat in London. She also stars in an episode of the limited anthology series "Extrapolations" created by Scott Burns. She also recently starred in "Cocaine Bear" for ...
(1976- )
77. Kerry Godliman
Actress | Our Girl
Kerry Godliman was born on November 17, 1973 in Perivale, London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Our Girl (2013), Trigger Point (2022) and Adult Material (2020).
78. Kimberley Nixon
Actress | Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Kimberley Nixon was born on September 24, 1985 in Bristol, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008), Wild Child (2008) and Black Death (2010).
(1985- ) 1. Josie in Fresh Meat 2. Michelle in Cherrybomb 3. Averill in Black Death 4. Florence Holland in Kidnap & Ransom (s02) 5. Hermione 'Egg' Lytton Gore in Poirot (s12e02) Three Act Tragedy
79. Kirsty Mitchell
Actress | Casualty
Born in Glasgow, Kirsty Mitchell is a prominent Scottish actress with a rich body of work across film, television and theatre. She trained at the prestigious Central School of Ballet in London before being crowned the coveted title of "Miss Scotland" at the age of seventeen. Kirsty Mitchell's ...
(1974- ) 1. Josie Brodie in Case Histories 2. Katie Briers in New Tricks (s05e06) Magic Majestic
80. Kristen Schaal
Actress | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Kristen Schaal is an American actress, voice artist, writer, and comedian. She is best known for her roles as Mel on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords, Louise Belcher on FOX animated comedy Bob's Burgers, and Mabel Pines on Gravity Falls. Other notable roles include her appearances as a ...
(1978- )
81. Lara Pulver
Actress | Maternal
Lara was born and raised in Essex, UK. She studied drama with the NYMT and went on to gain a BA Honours degree in Theatre.
Lara's extensive theatre career led her to gain a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for her portrayal of "Lucille Frank" in Rob Ashford's production of "Parade" at The Donmar ...
(1980- )
82. Lesley Sharp
Actress | Naked
Lesley Sharp was born on April 3, 1960 in Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Naked (1993), The Full Monty (1997) and From Hell (2001). She has been married to Nicholas Gleaves since February 1994. They have two children.
(1964- ) 1. Sky Silvestry in Doctor Who 2. Janet Scott in Scott & Bailey 3. Louise Clancy in Naked 4. Jean in The Full Monty 5. Julie Bede in The Shadow Line 6. Joan Hunter in Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980
83. Lily Cole
Actress | Snow White and the Huntsman
Lily began working as an actress when she was 6 years old, then returned to film when she was 16 in Marilyn Manson's adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. In 2009 she played the female lead in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus. Since then she has made over fifteen films with esteemed ...
(1987- )
84. Lindy Whiteford
Actress | Official Secrets
Lindy Whiteford is known for Official Secrets (2019), Getting On (2009) and A Touch of Frost (1992).
85. Lisa Jackson
Actress | The Aeronauts
Lisa Jackson is known for The Aeronauts (2019), Dirk Gently (2010) and Mr Selfridge (2013).
(1979- ) 1. Elaine Wilson in Waking the Dead (s06e03) Deus Ex Machina 2. Imogen Moffatt in Campus 3. Janice Pearce in Dirk Gently
86. Lola Glaudini
Actress | Criminal Minds
Lola Glaudini is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Elle Greenaway on CBS's Criminal Minds and for her role as Deborah Ciccerone-Waldrup on HBO's The Sopranos. Glaudini was born in Manhattan, New York. Her father, Robert Glaudini, is a playwright of Italian descent, and in ...
(1971- ) 1. Elle Greenaway in Criminal Winds 2. Kat Damatto in Persons Unknown 3. Deborah Ciccerone-Waldrup in The Sopranos
87. Lucy Liemann
Actress | The Bourne Ultimatum
Lucy Liemann was born on November 24, 1973 in Barnet, Middlesex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Strays (2023) and Hotel Babylon (2006). She has been married to Nigel Harman since 2011. They have one child.
(1973- )
88. Lucy Punch
Actress | Into the Woods
Lucy Punch grew up in London and was a member of the National Youth Theatre in her late teens before going to University College London to read History. While she was there she auditioned for TV roles and eventually dropped out to concentrate on acting.
She learned a lot, she says, from working on ...
(1977- )
89. MacKenzie Porter
Actress | Hell on Wheels
Raised on a cattle and bison ranch in Southern Alberta, MacKenzie began studying piano, violin, and voice at the young age of four. As a classically trained violinist, MacKenzie performed for many years as a soloist and a chamber musician, performing with various symphonies. MacKenzie's family of ...
(1990- )
90. Mali Harries
Actress | Leap Year
Mali Harries was born in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She is known for Leap Year (2010), Hinterland (2013) and Foyle's War (2002). She is married to Matthew Gravelle. They have two children.
(1976- ) Cathy Salt in Doctor Who (s01e11) Boom Town 2005 Indian Doctor Baker Boys Hinterland (Y Gwyll)
91. Megan Dodds
Actress | Ever After
Megan Dodds graduated from the famous Juilliard School, where she tackled a wide range of classic plays including "The Seagull," "Misalliance," "Macbeth" and "All's Well That Ends Well." She made her Broadway debut in "School for Scandal" at the Lyceum Theatre, directed by Gerald Freedman. A small ...
(1970- ) 1. Christine Dale in Spooks 2. Gail in Lie to Me (s01e08) Depraved Heart 3. Kate in Not Going Out (s01) 4. Jess Harkins in Detroit 187 5. Agent Walsh in Bait
92. Melissa George
Actress | Hunted
The second of four children, Australian actress Melissa George was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1976. The daughter of Pamela, a nurse, and Glenn George, a construction worker, Melissa initially expressed interest in various forms of dance rather than acting. During her childhood, George ...
(1977- ) 1. May in Dark City 2. Sam Hunter in Hunted
93. Michelle Gomez
Actress | Green Wing
Michelle Gomez is a Scottish actress. She gained recognition for her roles in the comedy series The Book Group (2002-2003), Green Wing (2004-2007), and Bad Education (2012-2013). She went on to appear as Missy in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who (2014-2017), for which she ...
(1971- ) 01. Janice in The Book Group 02. Miss Pickwell in Bad Education 03. Sally Bobbins in Feel the Force
94. Millie Innes
Actress | Millie Inbetween
Millie Innes is known for Millie Inbetween (2014), Case Histories (2011) and Single Father (2010).
(2001- ) 1. Case Histories 2. Single Father
95. Miranda Hart
Actress | Spy
Miranda Hart was born on December 14, 1972 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Spy (2015), Miranda (2009) and Emma. (2020).
(1972- )
96. Monique Heath
Actress | Predestination
Monique Heath is known for Predestination (2014), Nowhere Boys (2013) and The Eye of the Storm (2011).
Tilly in Nowhere Boys (s03e12) Two Moons Rising (2017)
97. Morena Baccarin
Actress | Deadpool
Morena Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to actress Vera Setta and journalist Fernando Baccarin. Her uncle was actor Ivan Setta. She is of Italian as well as Lebanese and Portuguese/Brazilian descent. She moved to New York at the age of ten, when her father was transferred there. She ...
(1979- )
98. MyAnna Buring
Actress | Kill List
MyAnna Buring was born 22 September 1979, in Sundsvall, Sweden, as MyAnna Margaretha Buring Rantapää, but grew up in the Middle East. When she turned 16, she moved to Great Britain. She attended secondary school at the American British Academy in Muscat, Oman, and graduated from the London Academy ...
(1979- )
99. Nancy Carroll
Actress | An Ideal Husband
Nancy Carroll was born on November 28, 1974 in Bristol, UK. She is an actress, known for An Ideal Husband (1999), Will (2017) and Midsomer Murders (1997). She has been married to Jo Stone-Fewings since 2003. They have two children.
(1974- ) 1. Gill Bailey in Silent Witness (s15e07) Domestic 2. Anne Rand in Inspector Lewis (s06e04) The Indelible Stain 3. Lady Felicia in Father Brown 4. Connie Bishop in Midsomer Murders (s12e07) The Great and the Good 5. Antonia Wilmot in Midsomer Murders (s08e06) Hidden Depths
100. Natalie Walter
Writer | Still Up
Natalie Walter was born in 1979 in Woking, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Still Up (2023), I May Destroy You (2020) and Family Tree (2013).
(1979- )
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