Ethan Green Hawke born November 6, 1970 is an American actor, writer, and director. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards and a Tony Award. Hawke has directed three feature films, three off-Broadway plays, and a documentary. He has also written three novels and one graphic novel. He made his film debut with the 1985 science fiction feature Explorers,
Chloé Zhao born March 31, 1982 is a Chinese filmmaker who is known primarily for her work in independent U.S. films. Her debut feature film, Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015), premiered at Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and earned a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Her second feature film, The Rider (2017), was critically praised and
Natasha Jane Richardson 11 May 1963 – 18 March 2009 was an English actress of stage and screen. A member of the Redgrave family, Richardson was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson, and the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career, she portrayed Mary Shelley in Ken Russell’s Gothic (1986) and Patty Hearst in the 1988 biopic film directed by Paul Schrader, and
Teyonah Parris born September 22, 1987 is an American actress. She began her career playing a recurring role as Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2012–2015), before landing her breakthrough role in the 2014 independent film Dear White People. In 2015, Parris starred in the satirical drama film Chi-Raq directed by Spike Lee. Parris also portrayed Monica Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in
Mariska Magdolna Hargitay born January 23, 1964 is an American actress. The daughter of bodybuilder and actor Mickey Hargitay and actress Jayne Mansfield, Hargitay made her film debut in the 1985 horror comedy film Ghoulies and her major television debut in the 1986 adventure drama series Downtown. She appeared in numerous roles in film and on television throughout the late 1980s and 1990s before
Manoj Nelliyattu “M. Night” Shyamalan born August 6, 1970 is an American filmmaker, philanthropist, and actor. He is known for making original films with contemporary supernatural plots and twist endings. He was born in Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India, and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. The cumulative gross of his films exceeds $3 billion globally. He made his directorial debut in 1992 with his first movie Praying
David Michael Bautista Jr. born January 18, 1969 is an American actor, retired professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist and bodybuilder. Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999, and signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 2000. From 2002 to 2010, he gained fame under the ring name Batista and became a six-time world champion by winning the World Heavyweight Championship four times
Tiffani Amber Thiessen born January 23, 1974 is an American actress, who starred as Kelly Kapowski on NBC’s Saved by the Bell (1989–1993), as Valerie Malone on Fox’s Beverly Hills, 90210 (1994–98), and as Lori on Netflix’s Alexa and Katie (2018–2020). Thiessen has also starred in other TV series such as Fox’s Fastlane (2002–2003), ABC’s What About Brian (2007), and USA Network’s White Collar (2009–2014), as well as in a number of TV movies, and
Caryn Elaine Johnson born November 13, 1955, known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg, is an American actress, comedian, author, and television personality. A recipient of numerous accolades, Goldberg is one of sixteen entertainers to have won an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award. Goldberg’s film breakthrough came in 1985 for her role as Celie, a mistreated woman in the Deep South,
Kevin Norwood Bacon born July 8, 1958 is an American actor. His films include the musical-drama film Footloose (1984), the controversial historical conspiracy legal thriller JFK (1991), the legal drama A Few Good Men (1992), the historical docudrama Apollo 13 (1995), and the mystery drama Mystic River (2003). Bacon is also known for voicing the title character in Balto (1995), and was taking on darker roles, such as