JAMES CROMWELL
Date of Birth: January 27, 1940
Anyone who saw the charming movie Babe would have to swear James Cromwell was a New Zealand or British farmer (the fi
TÉA LEONI
Birth Name: Elizabeth Téa Pantaleone
Date of Birth: February 25, 1966
NYC-born Tea Leoni took her first stab at acting in the sixth g
ROBERT DUVALL
Coming to New York after two years of military service in Korea, Duvall trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse before acting in
MORGAN FREEMAN
Date of Birth: June 1, 1937
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman studied acting at Los Angeles City College after a five-year stint in the Air Fo
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
MARY McCORMACK
Date of Birth: February 8, 1969
Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, McCormack started her career by performing in the Christmas opera, Amahl
ELIJAH WOOD
Date of Birth: January 28, 1981
Birth Name: Elijah Jordan Wood
Born in Iowa, Wood started modeling at an early age, moving swiftly into commercia
JON FAVREAU
Date of Birth: October 19, 1966
The only child born to two teachers in Queens, New York, Jon Favreau became interested in acting in high schoo
LEELEE SOBIESKI
Date of Birth: June 10, 1983
Sobieski was born Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski in New York City. Her father, a native of France, is a painter and
Date of Birth: November 25, 1965
Dougray Scott was born Stephen Scott in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland, where he attended Auchmuty High School. He then went on to train a
RON ELDARD
Date of Birth: February 20, 1965
The second youngest in a family of seven children, Ron Eldard’s mother died when he was very young. He dabbled in b