VANESSA REDGRAVE
Date of Birth: January 30, 1937
The lights go down and the spotlight targets the center of the curtain, which rises, revealing Sir Laurence Oli
LEONARDO DICAPRIO
Date of Birth: November 11 , 1974
Anyone who saw this Hollywood, California, native's first major starring role opposite Robert DeNiro and Ellen Barkin
ALFRED MOLINA
Date of Birth: May 24, 1953
Alfred Molina was born in London, England to a Spanish father and an Italian mother. He studied at London's Guildhall School of
Date of Birth: November 8, 1972
Born in Connecticut, Gretchen Mol is a graduate of the William Esper Studio and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. She began act
FAMKE JANSSEN
Date of Birth: November 5, 1965
Beginning her career as a model in her native Holland, Famke Janssen moved to the USA in 1984. Working for clients such as
KENNETH BRANAGH
Date of Birth: December 10, 1960
Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Kenneth Branagh grew up in poverty in the shadow of a tobacco factory. He
JOE MANTEGNA
Date of Birth: November 13, 1947
"I never lose sight of the fact that I'm in a line of work that is, essentially, other people's fantasies."
Date of Birth: August 7, 1975
An only child of Af
WINONA RYDER
Date of Birth: October 29, 1971
"For a long time," says this Winona, Minnesota native, "I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shal
MELANIE GRIFFITH
Born: August 9, 1957
Born in NY, NY to Tippi Hedren (of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds), this tall, baby-voiced nymphet made her first impression in Ni
BEBE NEUWIRTH
Birth Name: Beatrice Neuwirth
Date of Birth: December 31, 1958
A native of Newark, New Jersey, Bebe was the daughter of a mathematicia
JEFFREY WRIGHT
Date of Birth: December 7, 1965
Jeffrey Wright was born and raised in Washington, D.C. He studied political science at Amherst College and intended to become
SAFFRON BURROWS
Date of Birth: October 21, 1972
Born and raised in London, England, Saffron Burrows dreamed of being an actress and began studying drama at a yo
ALLISON JANNEY
Date of Birth: November 19, 1959
Born in Dayton, Ohio, Allison Janney's dreams of becoming an Olympic figure skater were shattered when she ran through a g