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PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN
Date of Birth: July 23, 1967
Raised by his mother after his parents divorced in Rochester, New York, Philip Seymour Hoffman's spare time in high sc
SAMANTHA MORTON
Date of Birth: May 13, 1977
One of eight siblings, Samantha's parents divorced when she was three, and she ended up living under foster care. Samantha tra
MICHELLE WILLIAMS
Date of Birth: September 9, 1980
This pouty-lipped Kalispell, Montana native caught the acting bug at age eight while attending a play with her parents.
CATHERINE KEENER
Date of Birth: March 26, 1959
The middle of five children, Catherine Keener was born in Miami, Florida and raised in Hialeah. After high school, Keene
EMILY WATSON
Date of Birth: January 14, 1967
Raised by an architect dad and a mom who was a teacher, the British born Emily Watson followed a stint at Bristol University
DIANNE WIEST
Date of Birth: March 28, 1948
This Kansas City, Missouri native was born to an army pilot and a nurse. Due to her father's occupation, Wiest moved around a
JENNIFER JASON LEIGH
Date of Birth: February 5, 1962
Jennifer Jason Leigh was literally born into the film industry: the daughter of the late actor Vic Morrow and scree
Date of Birth: March 23, 1964
Born in Tenafly, New Jersey, Hope Davis studied ballet as a teenager, but was advised by her teacher that she'd begun too late to make a car