Gothika 2003 premiere

1. Halle Berry

Actress | Catwoman

Halle Maria Berry was born Maria Halle Berry on August 14, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Oakwood, Ohio to Judith Ann Berry (née Hawkins), a psychiatric nurse & Jerome Jesse Berry, a hospital attendant. Her father was African-American and her mother is of mostly English and German descent. ...

2. Robert Downey Jr.

Actor | Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr. has evolved into one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. With an amazing list of credits to his name, he has managed to stay new and fresh even after over four decades in the business.

Downey was born April 4, 1965 in Manhattan, New York, the son of writer, director and ...

3. Penélope Cruz

Actress | Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Known outside her native country as the "Spanish enchantress," Penélope Cruz Sánchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser. As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to ...

4. Mathieu Kassovitz

Actor | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

Mathieu Kassovitz was born on August 3, 1967 in Paris, France. He is an actor and director, known for Amélie (2001), La haine (1995) and The Fifth Element (1997).

5. Joel Silver

Producer | The Nice Guys

As flamboyant as any character in his movies, Joel Silver can be credited along with Jerry Bruckheimer as practically reinventing the action film genre in the 1980s. Born in New Jersey, he attended the New York University Film School. After college, he worked at Lawrence Gordon Pictures, earning ...

6. Dennis Hopper

Actor | Easy Rider

Multi-talented and unconventional actor/director regarded by many as one of the true "enfant terribles" of Hollywood who led an amazing cinematic career for more than five decades, Dennis Hopper was born on May 17, 1936, in Dodge City, Kansas. The young Hopper expressed interest in acting from a ...

7. Cass Warner

Director | The Brothers Warner

Cass Warner was a third-generation filmmaker. Her grandfather, Harry M. Warner, was the original President and one of the founders of Warner Bros. studio. She began her career sitting in on story meetings with her award-winning writer/producer father, Milton Sperling, and wandering the Warner Bros....

8. Bette-Ann Warner

Self | The Brothers Warner

9. Tab Hunter

Actor | Damn Yankees

Dreamy Tab Hunter stood out in film history as one of the hottest teen idols of the 1950s era. With blond, tanned, surfer-boy good looks, he was artificially groomed and nicknamed "The Sigh Guy" by the Hollywood studio system, yet managed to continue his career long after his "golden boy" prime.

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10. Norman Lear

Producer | All in the Family

Norman Lear enjoyed a long career in television and film, political and social activism, and philanthropy.

Born in 1922 in New Haven, Connecticut, Lear flew 52 combat missions over Europe in World War II before beginning his television career. His classic shows of the 1970s and '80s - All in the ...

11. Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Actor | Wait Until Dark

It's hardly surprising that the son of renowned Russian-born concert violinist Efrem Zimbalist Sr. (1889-1985) and Romanian-born opera singer Alma Gluck (1884-1938) would desire a performing career of some kind. Born in New York City on November 30, 1918, surrounded by people of wealth and privilege...

12. Leo Braudy

Actor | Ice

Leo Braudy is known for Ice (1970), Polyester (1981) and Unsolved Mysteries (1987).

13. Nancy Snow

Fatale

Nancy Snow is an author, opinion writer, speaker, and professor who divides her time between Tokyo and upstate New York. Snow is Pax Mundi Professor of Public Diplomacy at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies. An author or editor of eleven books, she is Professor Emeritus of Communications at ...

14. Steven J. Ross

Self | Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Steven J. Ross is known for Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010), The Brothers Warner (2007) and American Masters (1985).

15. Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

Producer | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Samuel Goldwyn Jr. was born on September 7, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) and Mystic Pizza (1988). He was married to Patricia Strawn, Peggy Elliott and ...

16. Benjamin Warner

17. Betty Warner Sheinbaum

Self | Citizen Stan

Betty Warner Sheinbaum was born on May 4, 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Stanley K. Sheinbaum and Milton Sperling. She died on July 6, 2017 in California, USA.

18. Michael Birdwell

Self | History's Mysteries

19. John Steel

Actor | Murder in Mississippi

John Steel is known for Murder in Mississippi (1965) and The Brothers Warner (2007).

20. Angie Dickinson

Actress | Rio Bravo

Angie Dickinson was born in Kulm, North Dakota, in 1931, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Brown. Mr. Brown was the publisher of The Kulm Messenger. The family left North Dakota in 1942 when Angie was 11 years old, moving to Burbank, California. In December of 1946, when she was a senior at ...

21. George Segal

Actor | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

George Segal was born on February 13, 1934 in New York City, New York, to Fannie Blanche (Bodkin) and George Segal Sr., a malt and hop agent. All of his grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants. After a stint in the military, he made his bones as a stage actor before being cast in his first ...

22. Haskell Wexler

Cinematographer | Medium Cool

Two-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler was adjudged one of the ten most influential cinematographers in movie history, according to an International Cinematographers Guild survey of its membership. He won his Oscars in both black & white and color, for Who's Afraid of ...

23. Debbie Reynolds

Actress | Singin' in the Rain

Debbie Reynolds was born Mary Frances Reynolds in El Paso, Texas, the second child of Maxine N. (Harmon) and Raymond Francis Reynolds, a carpenter for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Her film career began at MGM after she won a beauty contest at age 16 impersonating Betty Hutton. Reynolds wasn't a ...

24. Stephen Farber

Writer | Biography

Stephen Farber is known for Biography (1987), Mel Brooks, el genio del entretenimiento (Mel Brooks: the genius entertainer) (2022) and This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006).

25. Johanna Blakey

Self | American Style

26. Lita Heller

Self | The Brothers Warner

27. Roy Edward Disney

Producer | Fantasia 2000

Roy Edward Disney began working for the Walt Disney Company as an assistant film editor on the True-Life Adventure film in 1954. In 1967, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the company. In 1984, he returned to the company as vice chairman of the board, and head of the animation department....

28. Sherry Lansing

Producer | Indecent Proposal

Sherry was born in Chicago and pursued an acting career after graduating from Northwestern University. After appearing in two films, Loving (1970) and Rio Lobo (1970), Sherry decided to leave the acting field. In 1974, Sherry joined Talent Associates, as an executive in charge of development. In ...

29. Frank Pierson

Writer | Dog Day Afternoon

Frank Pierson was born on May 12, 1925 in Chappaqua, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Presumed Innocent (1990) and Cool Hand Luke (1967). He was married to Helene Szamet, Dori Pierson and Polly Stokes. He died on July 22, 2012 in Los Angeles, ...

30. Eddie Bockser

Self | The Brothers Warner

31. Lois McGrew

Self | The Brothers Warner

32. Robert Greenwald

Director | Xanadu

Robert Greenwald is president of Brave New Films, a nonprofit film company that he founded after a career in commercial television and film to motivate and educate viewers on the most pressing issues of the day.

Brave New Films distributes its work for free through social media and in concert with ...

33. 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 ...

34. Anthony Azizi

Actor | Eagle Eye

Anthony Azizi started his career many years ago, as a child, acting in plays for the Touchstone Theater run by Bill and Bridget George in Bethlehem, PA. He also started writing and staging his own plays at the age of eight for school and other public venues. He continued in the arts throughout all ...

35. Ann Cusack

Actress | Grosse Pointe Blank

Ann Cusack is an American actress. She had minor roles in Multiplicity (1996), A League of Their Own (1992), and The Informant! (2009). Additionally, she has made guest appearances in a number of television series, including Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, One Tree Hill, Charmed, Ghost Whisperer, The Unit...

36. John Enos III

Actor | Phone Booth

John Enos III was born on June 12, 1962 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Phone Booth (2002). He was previously married to Jennie Lee.

37. Sharon Case

Actress | The Young and the Restless

Sharon Case was born on February 9, 1971 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), Diplomatic Immunity (1991) and Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). She was previously married to Sandy Corzine.

38. Ja'net DuBois

Soundtrack | Good Times

Ja'Net DuBois was a multi-talented and diverse performer. She grew up in Brooklyn, New York and began her career on Broadway. She has appeared in various plays, including "Golden Boy" with Sammy Davis Jr. and Louis Gossett Jr., and "A Raisin in the Sun". She moved onto TV roles, receiving a Peabody...

39. John Carroll Lynch

Actor | The Founder

John Carroll Lynch was born August 1, 1963 in Boulder, Colorado, and was raised in Denver. It was there John found a passion for acting and became a Denver Broncos fan. He graduated in the mid-80s with a B.F.A. in theatre from the The Catholic University of America / Hartke Theatre Acting program. ...

40. Kathleen Mackey

Actress | Gothika

Kathleen Mackey is known for Gothika (2003), Noel (2004) and The Glass Castle (2017).

41. James Lesure

Actor | Las Vegas

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Lesure served in the Air Force Academy before attending the University of Southern California, where he received his bachelor's degree in theater. During his time at USC, he also studied abroad at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England. While there, he ...

42. Alison Sweeney

Actress | Days of Our Lives

Alison Sweeney was born on September 19, 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery (2015) and Open by Christmas (2021). She has been married to David Alan Sanov since July 8, 2000. ...

43. Jill Marie Jones

Actress | Girlfriends

Jill Marie Jones was born on January 4, 1975 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Girlfriends (2000), Drool (2009) and Sleepy Hollow (2013).

44. Will Smith

Producer | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Willard Carroll "Will" Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". Smith has been nominated for five Golden ...

45. Jada Pinkett Smith

Actress | The Matrix Revolutions

Jada Koren Pinkett Smith was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Robsol Grant Pinkett, Jr., a contractor, and 'Gammy' Adrienne Banfield Norris, a nurse. They divorced after only a few months of marriage. Her father is of African-American descent and her mother is of Afro-Caribbean ancestry (from ...

46. Karyn Fields

Producer | Executive Decision

Karyn Fields is known for Executive Decision (1996), Assassins (1995) and The Shadow (1994). She has been married to Joel Silver since July 10, 1999.

47. Henry Simmons

Actor | Cherish the Day

Henry Simmons was born in Stamford, Connecticut, one of three children to Aurelia, a school teacher, and Henry Simmons, Sr., an IRS agent. One of his sisters is his twin. Simmons earned a basketball scholarship at Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire. He graduated with a business degree and ...

48. Thad Luckinbill

Actor | Just Married

Thad Luckinbill was born on April 24, 1975 in Enid, Oklahoma, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Just Married (2003), Sicario (2015) and Devotion (2022). He has been married to Amelia Heinle since March 3, 2007. They have two children.

49. Camryn Manheim

Actress | The Practice

Camryn grew up in Peoria, Illinois before moving to Long Beach California for middle school. She went on to receive a B.F.A. from U.C. Santa Cruz and then went on to earn a M.F.A from New York University in 1987. Her mother, Sylvia (Nuchow), was a schoolteacher, and her father, Jerry, was a math ...

50. David Scott Lago

Actor | The Young and the Restless

David Scott Lago was born on January 18, 1979 in Downey, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), Rendezvous (2019) and The Org.

51. Harry Hamlin

Actor | Clash of the Titans

Harry Robinson Hamlin is an American actor of stage, television and films. He was born in 1951, in Pasadena, California, to Berniece (Robinson), a socialite, and Chauncey Jerome Hamlin, Jr., an aeronautical engineer. He graduated from Yale University in 1974 with degrees in Drama and Psychology and...

52. Lisa Rinna

Actress | Days of Our Lives

Lisa Deanna Rinna was born on July 11, 1963 in Newport Beach, California and raised in Medford, Oregon to Lois Rinna & Frank Rinna, she has an older half-sister: Nancy Rinna. As an actress, she is best known for her roles as Billie Reed on the NBC daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives (1965) and ...

53. Alan F. Horn

Producer | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

As Chief Creative Officer, Disney Studios Content, Alan Horn is focused on the creative endeavors of The Walt Disney Company's renowned Studios division, which encompasses a collection of world-class entertainment studios that produce high-quality cinematic storytelling for both theatrical and ...

54. Susan Downey

Producer | RocknRolla

Susan Downey was born on November 6, 1973 in Schaumburg, Illinois, USA. She is a producer and executive, known for RocknRolla (2008), Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Unknown (2011). She has been married to Robert Downey Jr. since August 27, 2005. They have two children.

55. Chaka Khan

Actress | The Blues Brothers

Chaka Khan was born on March 23, 1953 in Great Lakes, Illinois, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Mission: Impossible III (2006) and Hollywood Homicide (2003). She has been married to Doug Rasheed since 2001. She was previously married to Richard Holland ...

56. Ashton Kutcher

Actor | That '70s Show

Christopher Ashton Kutcher was born on February 7, 1978 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Diane (Finnegan), who was employed at Procter & Gamble, and Larry Kutcher, a factory worker. He has a fraternal twin brother, Michael, and a sister, Tausha. He is of Czech (father) and Irish, German, and Czech (mother...

57. Glynn Turman

Actor | Super 8

New York City-bred actor Glynn Russell Turman, born on January 31, 1947, who enjoyed his first taste of success as a young teenager, originating the role of "Travis Younger" on Broadway in Lorraine Hansberry's landmark play "A Raisin in the Sun" in 1959 opposite Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia ...

58. Rick Yune

Actor | The Fast and the Furious

Rick Yune was born on August 22, 1971 in Washington D.C., USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Fast and the Furious (2001), Die Another Day (2002) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013).

59. Michael Buffer

Actor | You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Michael Buffer was born on November 2, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008), Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) and Virtuosity (1995). He has been married to Christine Prado since May 10, 2008. He was previously married to ...

60. Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Actress | Without a Trace

Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste is an English actress. She is known for her role in the 1996 comedy-drama film Secrets & Lies, for which she received acclaim and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award in the same category. ...

61. Nancy O'Dell

Actress | Scream 3

Nancy O'Dell began her broadcast career as a reporter and anchor at WPDE-TV in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She later worked as morning news anchor and crime reporter at WCBD-TV. While in Charleston, O'Dell's reports on the lenient police approach to DUI cases led to a State Law Enforcement ...

62. Brenda Wehle

Actress | St. Vincent

Brenda Wehle was born on June 28, 1946 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is an actress, known for St. Vincent (2014), American Beauty (1999) and Let Me In (2010). She has been married to John Carroll Lynch since 1997.

63. Heidi Mueller

Actress | Passions

Heidi Mueller was born on January 29, 1982 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for Passions (1999), Vile (2011) and Funny or Die Presents... (2007). She has been married to DeMarco Murray since June 20, 2015. They have one child.

64. Arlen Escarpeta

Actor | The Oath

Arlen Escarpeta was born in Belize, Central America as Arlen Alexander Escarpeta. He is known for his work on Whitney (TV Movie) (2015), Final Destination 5 (2011), Into the Storm (2014) and Friday the 13th (2009). He currently resides in Los Angeles, California and has been able to make a name for...

65. Julie Mauduech

Actress | La haine

Julie Mauduech is known for La haine (1995), The Crimson Rivers (2000) and Love Me If You Dare (2003).

66. Pat Kingsley

The Thin Red Line

Pat Kingsley was born on May 7, 1932 in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA. She is a publicist, known for The Thin Red Line (1998), Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987) and Looking for Richard (1996). She was previously married to Walter Kingsley.

67. Dawn Taubin

Parkland

Dawn Taubin is known for Parkland (2013).

68. Ashley Scott

Actress | Into the Blue

Ashley McCall Scott is an American actress and model. She was born on July 13, 1977 in Metairie, Louisiana, but raised in Charleston, South Carolina. She began her modeling career as a young girl. She was a 1993 Elite Model Look finalist and became a Model for Elite Miami, she modeled ...

69. Anthony Rhulen

Producer | The Butterfly Effect

Anthony Rhulen was born on September 27, 1969 in Monticello, New York, USA. He was a producer and executive, known for The Butterfly Effect (2004), Killing Season (2013) and Lucky Number Slevin (2006). He was married to Ashley Scott. He died on January 15, 2021 in Pasadena, California, USA.

70. Matthew Perry

Actor | Friends

Matthew Perry was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, to Suzanne Marie (Langford), a Canadian journalist, and John Bennett Perry, an American actor. His ancestry includes English, Irish, German, Swiss-German, and French-Canadian.

Perry was raised in Ottawa, Ontario, where he became a top-ranked ...

71. Martin Lawrence

Actor | Martin

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an African-American comedian, producer, writer, director and actor. He is known for his roles in the Bad Boys trilogy, Martin, Def Comedy Jam, Big Momma's House, Open Season, House Party, Boomerang, Wild Hogs, What's Happening Now!!, Nothing to Lose, Life and Blue ...

72. Don Cornelius

Soundtrack | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Don Cornelius was born on September 27, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Soul Train (1971) and Jackie's Back! (1999). He was married to Viktoria Chapman and Delores Harrison. He died on February 1, 2012 in Sherman Oaks, ...

73. Mo'Nique

Actress | Precious

Mo'Nique received a standing ovation when she stepped on stage for the first time in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, giving her confidence to pursue a career as a stand-up comedian. After numerous stand-up performances, she took a leap forward with one of the starring roles in The Parkers (...

74. Adrienne Houghton

Actress | Coach Carter

Adrienne Eliza Bailon was born on October 24, 1983 in New York City, New York to Nilda Felix & Freddy Bailon. She was raised by her parents & her stepfather Joe Felix. She has a sister named Claudette, who's 3 years older. When they were younger, they would sing for family & friends at home. They ...

75. Kiely Williams

Actress | The House Bunny

Kiely Williams was born on July 9, 1986 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. She is an actress and director, known for The House Bunny (2008), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) and The Cheetah Girls: One World (2008). She has been married to Brandon Cox since December 17, 2016. They have two ...

76. Naturi Naughton

Actress | Notorious

Naturi Naughton is an American Actress/Singer best known for her performance as "Tasha St. Patrick" in the hit show "Power" on the Starz Network. She has won 2 NAACP Image Awards for her performance in this role. Many also remember her thrilling portrayal of "Lil Kim" in Fox Searchlight's film "...

77. André 3000

Actor | Four Brothers

André Lauren Benjamin (born May 27, 1975), better known as André 3000, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is best known for being a part of southern hip hop duo Outkast alongside fellow rapper Big Boi.

Benjamin has also acted in films and television series such ...

78. Yolanda Adams

Soundtrack | The Sum of All Fears

Yolanda Adams was born on August 27, 1961 in Houston, Texas, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for The Sum of All Fears (2002), Honey (2003) and Ride Along 2 (2016). She was previously married to Timothy Crawford Jr. and Troy Mason.

79. Laz Alonso

Actor | Avatar

Chosen as one of Variety's "Top Ten Actors to Watch" and part of the new breed of leading men in Hollywood, Laz Alonso is starring in Amazon Prime's series THE BOYS. He can also be seen playing opposite Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba in their new series LA'S FINEST. He previously starred opposite...

80. Carmelo Anthony

Actor | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Carmelo Anthony is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been named an NBA All-Star ten times and an All-NBA Team member six times. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange, winning a national ...

81. India Arie

Soundtrack | Miami Vice

India Arie was born on October 3, 1975 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Miami Vice (2006), Don't Say a Word (2001) and Radio (2003).

82. Angela Bassett

Actress | Strange Days

Captivating, gifted, and sensational, Angela Bassett's presence has been felt in theaters and on stages and television screens throughout the world. Angela Evelyn Bassett was born on August 16, 1958 in New York City, to Betty Jane (Gilbert), a social worker, and Daniel Benjamin Bassett, a ...

83. Fonzworth Bentley

Actor | Honey

Fonzworth Bentley was born on February 13, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Honey (2003), Waves (2019) and Kanye West: Fade (2016). He has been married to Faune Chambers Watkins since July 10, 2010. They have two children.

84. Beyoncé

Soundtrack | Dreamgirls

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas. Her mom, Tina Knowles designs their glittering costumes & her dad, Mathew Knowles manages Destiny's Child. Solange, her sister (they're 4 years apart) has released her debut album. She dances with her big sister during DC-3 ...

85. Big Boi

Soundtrack | Idlewild

Big Boi was born on February 1, 1975 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Idlewild (2006), ATL (2006) and xXx: State of the Union (2005). He was previously married to Sherlita Patton.

86. Golden Brooks

Actress | Girlfriends

Golden Brooks was born on December 1, 1970 in Fresno, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Girlfriends (2000), The Darkest Minds (2018) and Beauty Shop (2005).

87. Sleepy Brown

Soundtrack | Captain Marvel

Sleepy Brown is known for Captain Marvel (2019), Smokin' Aces (2006) and xXx: State of the Union (2005).

88. Chingy

Soundtrack | Scary Movie 4

Chingy was born on March 9, 1980 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Scary Movie 4 (2006), xXx: State of the Union (2005) and Fantastic Four (2005).

89. Chuck D

Soundtrack | Star Trek Beyond

Both as a solo artist and as the leader of the ground-breaking hip-hop group Public Enemy (which was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013), Chuck D helped pave the way for political, social and culturally conscious hip-hop. Public Enemy's albums remain among the most critically ...

90. Porscha Coleman

Actress | Dad Stop Embarrassing Me

Porscha Coleman is an American actress, singer, dancer, and TV host, who is best known for her recurring television role as Erica Willis on The Parkers, Rachel in the Disney Channel Original Movie Pixel Perfect, and on MTV's improvisation show Wild 'n Out. She attended Millikan Middle School ...

91. Bootsy Collins

Soundtrack | Undercover Brother

Bootsy Collins was born on October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Undercover Brother (2002), Cloverfield (2008) and Free Guy (2021). He has been married to Patti Collins since December 24, 1996.

92. Angell Conwell

Actress | The Young and the Restless

Moving from Orangeburg, South Carolina to the states capital, Columbia at the age of 2, Angell Conwell began her journey in entertainment at a very young age. After winning numerous awards locally and in the surrounding states of Georgia and North Carolina, she signed with Wilhelmina's Kids Division...

93. Jermaine Dupri

Soundtrack | Big Momma's House

Jermaine Dupri was born on September 23, 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Big Momma's House (2000), Bad Boys (1995) and Blue Streak (1999).

94. Chiwetel Ejiofor

Actor | 12 Years a Slave

English actor, writer and director Chiwetel Ejiofor is renowned for his portrayal of Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He is also known for playing Okwe in Dirty Pretty Things...

95. Cuba Gooding Jr.

Actor | Jerry Maguire

Cuba Gooding Jr. was born on January 2, 1968, in The Bronx, New York. His mother, Shirley (Sullivan), was a backup singer for The Sweethearts. His father, Cuba Gooding, was the lead vocalist for the R&B group The Main Ingredient, which had a hit with the song "Everybody Plays The Fool". His ...

96. Denzel Washington

Actor | Fences

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, Lennis, from Georgia, and a Pentecostal minister father, Denzel Washington, Sr., from Virginia. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at ...

97. LL Cool J

Actor | Deep Blue Sea

L.L. Cool J was born James Todd Smith in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, the son of Ondrea Griffith and James Louis Smith, Jr.

Todd, as he was called, did not have a very happy childhood. At the age of four, he saw his mother and grandfather shot by his own father. After they recovered from their ...

98. Wentworth Miller

Actor | Prison Break

Wentworth Miller is a compelling and critically acclaimed actor whose credits span both television and feature film.

Wentworth Earl Miller III was born June 2, 1972 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, to American parents, Joy Marie (Palm), a special education teacher, and Wentworth Earl Miller...

99. Sanaa Lathan

Actress | AVP: Alien vs. Predator

Sanaa Lathan is an actor, director, producer, and activist, well-known for starring in such hit films as LOVE & BASKETBALL, THE BEST MAN and BEST MAN HOLIDAY, BROWN SUGAR, ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, and NAPPILY EVER AFTER.

She recently made her feature directorial debut for Paramount Pictures' ON THE COME ...

100. Gabrielle Union

Actress | Bring It On

Gabrielle Union was born on October 29, 1972, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Theresa (Glass), who managed a phone company, and Sylvester E. Union, a military sergeant and business executive. When she was eight, her family moved to Pleasanton, California, where she grew up and attended high school. There, ...