There are very few character actors from the 1930s, ’40s or ’50s who rose to the rank of stardom. Only a rare man or woman reached the level of renown and admiration, and had enough audience appeal, to be the first name in a cast’s billing, a name that got marquee posting. Charles Coburn comes …
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Fay Ripley
Fay Ripley was born on February 26, 1966 in Merton, Surrey, England. She is an actress, known for Cold Feet (1997), Reggie Perrin (2009) and Monday Monday (2009). She has been married to Daniel Lapaine since September 2001. They have two children.
Kim Carnes
Raspy-voiced singer/songwriter Kim Carnes was born on July 20, 1945 in Los Angeles, California. Kim wanted to become a successful singer and songwriter ever since she was three. Carnes began her music career in the 60s writing songs for other artists while performing at local clubs and working as a session vocalist. In 1966 Kim …
Barbara McNair
Popular African-American vocalist and entertainer Barbara McNair dazzled audiences with her singing prowess and exceptional beauty for well over four decades until her death on February 4, 2007 of throat cancer in Los Angeles. The Chicago-born entertainer and one-time secretary was raised in Racine, Wisconsin, one of five children born to Horace and Claudia Taylor …
Susy Kane
Susy Kane was born on August 27, 1978 in Dorking, Surrey, England as Susanna Kane. She is an actress and writer, known for Lodge 49 (2018), Stan & Ollie (2018) and Maron (2013).
Carolyn Lawrence
Carolyn Lawrence was born on February 13, 1967 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is an actress, known for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002) and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001).
Jessica Lindsey
Jessica Lindsey was born on August 15, 1978 in Washington, DC. She is an actress, known for Instructions Not Included (2013), Now You See Me (2013) and Without a Trace (2002).
Leslie Brooks
Leslie Brooks was born on July 13, 1922 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA as Virginia Leslie Gettman. She was an actress, known for It’s Great to Be Young (1946), The Man Who Dared (1946) and Cigarette Girl (1947). She was married to Russ Vincent and Donald Anthony Shay. She died on July 1, 2011 in Sherman …
Benson Fong
Benson Fong was born on October 10, 1916 in Sacramento, California, USA. He is known for his work on The Shanghai Cobra (1945), The Scarlet Clue (1945) and Charlie Chan in the Chinese Cat (1944). He was married to Maylia. He died on August 1, 1987 in Los Angeles, California.
Joey Bishop
Perpetually glum standup comedian Joey Bishop was born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb on February 3, 1918, in the Bronx, New York. He was the youngest of five children of Chana “Anna” (Siegel) and Jacob Gottlieb, a bicycle repairman. His father was an Austrian Jewish immigrant and his mother was a Romanian Jew. He was raised in …
Danielle Spencer
Danielle Spencer was born in Bronx, New York, USA. After ‘What’s Happening’ got canceled in 1979, Danielle in 1983, went to University Of California to pursue a degree in medicine, she was inspired to by her stepfather, Tim Pelt who died in an automobile accident in 1977. Spencer only attended the University for two years …
Rosalind Harris
Rosalind Harris is an actress, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), The Cotton Club (1984) and Mrs. Santa Claus (1996).