• Jonathan Ahdout (1989–) American actor (House of Sand and Fog, 24)
• Justin Baldoni (1984–) American actor (Everwood)
• Sarah Barrable-Tishauer (1988–) Canadian actress (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
• Justin Berfield (1986–) American film/TV actor (Malcolm in the Middle)
• Rachel Bilson (1981–) American film/television actress (The O.C., The Last Kiss)
• Amanda Bynes (1986–) American film star and former show host on Nickelodeon (She's the Man)
• Lizzy Caplan (1982–) American film/TV actress (Mean Girls)
• Matt Cohen (1982–) American film/television actor
• Lauren Collins (1986–) Canadian actress (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
• John Francis Daley (1985–) American actor/director (Freaks and Geeks)
• Kat Dennings (1986–) American film/TV actress
• Zac Efron (1987–) American teen idol/actor (High School Musical, Hairspray)
  * Jesse Eisenberg (1983–) American film actor (The Squid and the Whale)
  * Jake Epstein (1987–) Canadian actor/teen idol (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
  * Stacey Farber (1987–) Canadian actress (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
  * Ben Feldman (1980–) American film/TV actor
  * Jeremy Ferdman (1986–) Canadian actor
  * Sean Flynn-Amir (1989–) American television actor (Zoey 101)
  * Ben Foster (1980–) American film actor (X-Men: The Last Stand)
  * Jon Foster (1984–) American film/television actor (Stay Alive)
  * Shayna Fox (1984–) American voice actress
  * Gideon Glick (1988–) American actor
  * Jake Goldsbie (1988–) Canadian actor
  * Joseph Gordon-Levitt (1981–) American actor
  * Aubrey Graham (1986–) Canadian actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
  * Max Greenfield (1980–) American film/TV actor
  * Zena Grey (1988–) American film actress (Max Keeble's Big Move)
  * Jake Gyllenhaal (1980–) American film star (Brokeback Mountain)
  * Scarlett Johansson (1984–) American film actress; has become one of Hollywood's most sought-after young actresses
  * Ariana Jollee (1982–) American pornographic actress and pornographic film director
  * Robert Kazinsky (1983–) English television actor (EastEnders)
  * Shane Kippel (1986–) Canadian actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
  * Mila Kunis (1983–) American television actress (That '70s Show)
  * Shia LaBeouf (1986–) American TV/film actor (Even Stevens, Holes)
  * Adam Lamberg (1984–) American actor (Lizzie McGuire)
  * Samm Levine (1982–) American film/TV actor
  * Jaclyn Linetsky (1986–2003) Canadian TV actress (15/Love)
  * Alex D. Linz (1989–) American actor (Home Alone 3, Max Keeble's Big Move)
  * Eli Marienthal (1986–) American film actor (Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen)
  * Scott Mechlowicz (1981–) American film actor (EuroTrip, Mean Creek)
  * Sara Paxton (1988–) American actress (Darcy's Wild Life, Aquamarine)
  * Josh Peck (1986–) American actor (Drake & Josh)
  * Ashley Peldon (1984–) American film/television actress
  * Courtney Peldon (1981–) American film/television actress
  * Alisan Porter (1981–) American film and stage actress and singer
  * Natalie Portman (1981–) Israeli-born American film star (V for Vendetta)
  * Laura Prepon (1980–) American film/TV actress (That '70s Show)
  * Nathalie Press (1980–) English film actress (My Summer of Love)
  * Daniel Radcliffe (1989–) English actor (Harry Potter)
  * Nikki Reed (1988–) American film actress/screenwriter (Thirteen)
  * Seth Rogen (1982–) Canadian actor
  * Daphne Rosen (1982–) adult film actress and adult movie producer
  * Emmy Rossum (1986–) American actress (The Phantom of the Opera)
  * Sirak M. Sabahat (1981–) Ethiopian-born Israeli actor
  * Lara Sacher (1986–) Australian television actress (Neighbours)
  * Jason Schwartzman (1980–) American film actor (Marie Antoinette)
  * Jason Segel (1980–) American film/TV actor
  * Jamie-Lynn Sigler (1981–) American television actress (The Sopranos)
  * Gregory Smith (1983–) Canadian/American film/TV actor (Everwood)
  * Marla Sokoloff (1980–) American film/television actress (Big Day)
  * Shoshannah Stern (1980–) American television actress
  * Margo Stilley (1983–) American film actress (9 Songs)
  * Joss Stone (1987–) British singer and actress
  * Lauren Storm (1987–) American television actress (Flight 29 Down)
  * Kyle Switzer (1985–) Canadian television actor (15/Love)
  * Alona Tal (1983 - ) Israeli-born actress
  * Khleo Thomas (1989–) American film actor (Holes)
  * Ashley Tisdale (1985–) American actress and singer (High School Musical)
  * Michelle Trachtenberg (1985–) American film/television actress (EuroTrip)
  * Raviv Ullman (1986–) Israeli-born American actor, teen idol (Phil of the Future)
  * Anneliese van der Pol (1984 - ) Dutch/American actress
  * Mara Wilson (1987–) American film actress (Matilda)
  * Evan Rachel Wood (1987–) American film actress (Thirteen, The Upside of Anger)
  * Mario Yedidia (1984–) American former child actor (Warriors of Virtue)
  * Anton Yelchin (1989–) Russian-born American film/television actor
  * Joey Zimmerman (1986–) American film/TV actor (Halloween town)

1970s

* Shiri Appleby (1978–) American film/television actress (Roswell)
* David Arquette (1971–) American film actor
* Mili Avital (1972–) Israeli-born actress11
* Elizabeth Banks (1974–) American film actress (Invincible)
* Sacha Baron Cohen (1971–) English comedian/actor (Ali G, Borat)
* Justin Bartha (1978–) American film actor (Gigli, National Treasure)
* Dani Behr (1971–) English television presenter, actress and singer
* Amber Benson (1977–) American actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
* Elizabeth Berkley (1972–) American television, film, and stage actress
* Mayim Bialik (1975–) American actress (Blossom)
* Lani Billard (1979–) Canadian actress (Ready or Not)
* Claudia Black (1972–) Australian actress2
* Michael Ian Black (1971–) American actor, comedian and comedy writer
* Selma Blair (1972–) American film actress (Cruel Intentions)
* Alex Borstein (1971–) American actress, writer and comedian
* Caprice Bourret (1971–) American/English fashion model and actress, often known by her first name
* Zach Braff (1975–) American television and film actor, director, screenwriter, and producer (Scrubs, Garden State)2
* Tamara Braun (1971–) American soap opera actress
* Adam Brody (1979–) American actor (The O.C.)
* Adrien Brody (1973–) Academy Award-winning American film actor (The Pianist)
* Sarah Brown (1975–) American actress
* Brooke Burke (1971–) American television personality and model
* Scott Caan (1976–) American film actor, son of James Caan
* James Callis (1971–) English film/television actor (Battlestar Galactica)
* Neve Campbell (1973–) Canadian film/television actress (Party of Five)
* Josh Charles (1971–) American stage, film and television actor
* David Charvet (1972–) French-born actor/singer (Baywatch)
* Emmanuelle Chriqui (1977–) Canadian actress34
* Jennifer Connelly (1970–) Academy Award-winning film American actress
* Erin Daniels (1973–) American actress
* Dustin Diamond (1977–) American actor (Saved by the Bell)
* Meital Dohan (1976–) Israeli actress (Weeds)
* Oded Fehr (1970–) Israeli/American actor (The Mummy)
* Corey Feldman (1971–) American film actor, 1980s teen idol
* Isla Fisher (1976–) Australian actress, model and author
* James Franco (1978–) American film actor (James Dean, Spider-Man)
* Soleil Moon Frye (1976–) American actress and director (Punky Brewster)
* Charlotte Gainsbourg (1971–) French actress5
* Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977–) American actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
* Sara Gilbert (1975–) American actress (Roseanne)5
* Jessalyn Gilsig (1971–) Canadian actress5
* Elon Gold (1970–) American comedian, television actor, writer and producer
* Adam Goldberg (1970–) American film actor5
* Seth Green (1974–) American actor and television producer66
* Bryan Greenberg (1978–) American film/television actor (Prime)6
* Maggie Gyllenhaal (1977–) Golden Globe-nominated American actress
* Chelsea Handler (1975–) American actress/comedian
* Alyson Hannigan (1974–) American actress ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Date Movie)
* Samantha Harris (1973 - ) American actress and TV presenter6
* Cole Hauser (1975–) American film actor66
* Kate Hudson (1979–) American film actress (Almost Famous, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days)7
* Oliver Hudson (1976–) American film/television actor7
* Rashida Jones (1976–) American actress, writer, model, and musician (The Office)7
* Jordan (Katie Price) (1978–) British model/actress
* Chris Kattan (1970–) American comedian (Saturday Night Live)7
* Mia Kirshner (1976–) Canadian film/television actress7
* Alla Korot (1970–) Ukrainian-born American actress7
* Lisa Kushell (1971–) American comedic actress (MADtv, co-host of Dinner and a Movie)7
* David Krumholtz (1978–) American actor (NUMB3RS)7
* Jenny Lewis (1976–) American musician and former child actress7
* Matt Lucas (1974–) English comedy actor7
* Michael Lucas (1972–) Russian-born porn star8
* Jamie Luner (1971–) American actress (Melrose Place)8
* Natasha Lyonne (1979–) American film/television actress (American Pie)8
* Gabriel Macht (1972–) American film actor8
* Idina Menzel (1971–) American actress, singer and songwriter8
* Seth Meyers (1973–) American actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live)8
* Tracy-Ann Oberman (1970–) English television actress (Eastenders)8
* Gwyneth Paltrow (1972–) Academy Award-winning American actress and singer888
* Adam Pascal (1970–) American actor (Rent)
* Amanda Peet (1972–) American film actress
* Joaquin Phoenix (1974–) Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American film actor (Walk the Line)9
* Rain Phoenix (1973–) American actress/musician
* River Phoenix (1970–1993) Academy Award-nominated American film actor
* Summer Phoenix (1978–) American actress and model
* Pink (1979–) Grammy Award-winning American singer and actress
* Josh Radnor (1976–) American actor (How I Met Your Mother)
* Leah Remini (1970–) American actress (The King of Queens)
* Simon Rex (1974–) American actor and model
* Michael Rosenbaum (1972–) American film and television actor (Smallvile)
* Tracee Ellis Ross (1972–) American actress, daughter of singer Diana Ross
* Eli Roth (1972–) American film actor, director, producer and writer
* Maya Rudolph (1972–) American actress/comedian, cast member of Saturday Night Live
* Keri Russell (1976–) Golden Globe Award-winning American actress and dancer (Felicity, The Upside of Anger)1
* Winona Ryder (1971–) Academy Award-nominated American film actress11
* John Safran (1972- ) Australian comedian/filmmaker1
* Fred Savage (1976–) American actor and television director11
* Miriam Shor (1971–) American film/television actress (Big Day)1
* Sarah Silverman (1970–) American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer1
* Alicia Silverstone (1976–) American actress and former fashion model (Clueless, Batman and Robin)12
* Ione Skye (1971–) English-born American actress2
* Lindsay Sloane (1977–) American actress22
* Bahar Soomekh (1975–) Iranian-born American actress (Crash)22
* Tori Spelling (1973–) American actress (Beverly Hills 90210)22
* Jordana Spiro (1977–) American television actress (My Boys)2
* Rachel Stevens (1978–) English singer and occasional actress/model2
* Matt Stone (1971–) American animator, film director, screenwriter, actor and voice actor (South Park)
* Danny Strong (1974–) American film/television actor
* Mageina Tovah (1979 - ) American actress
* Kevin Weisman (1970–) American film/television actor
* Rachel Weisz (1971–) Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning, BAFTA-nominated English actress
* Jennifer Westfeldt (1971–) American actress and writer (Kissing Jessica Stein)
* Marissa Jaret Winokur (1973–) American film, television and stage actress (Hairspray stage version)
* Noah Wyle (1971–) American film/television actor3
* Nikki Ziering (1971–) American model and actress4
* Ethan Zohn (1973–) Survivor: Africa winner and actor4
* Arianne Zuker (1974–) American soap opera actress4

1960s

• Paula Abdul (1962–) American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, and television personality
• Ronni Ancona (1968–) Scottish impressionist/actress
• Patricia Arquette (1968–) Golden Globe-nominated American actress
• Hank Azaria (1964–) Emmy Award-winning American actor
• David Baddiel (1964–) English comedian, actor, novelist and television presenter
• David Alan Basche (1968–) American actor
• Randall Batinkoff (1968–) American film/television actor (For Keeps?)
• Mary Kay Bergman (1961–1999) American voice actress (South Park)
• Troy Beyer (1964–) American film director, screenwriter and actress
• Craig Bierko (1964–) American film/television actor (Cinderella Man)
• Jack Black (1969–) American film actor and musician
• Yasmine Bleeth (1968–) American television/film actress (Baywatch)
• Lisa Bonet (1967–) American film/television actress (The Cosby Show)
• Helena Bonham Carter (1966–) Academy-Award nominated English film/television actress
• Matthew Broderick (1962–) American film and stage actor (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Producers)
• Gabrielle Carteris (1961–) American actress (Beverly Hills 90210)
• Phoebe Cates (1963–) American film actress (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
• Scott Cohen (1964–) American film/television actor6
• Mindy Cohn (1966–) American television actress (The Facts of Life)
• David Cross (1964–) American actor/comedian
• Dean Devlin (1962–) former actor, now producer and screenwriter
• Don Diamont (1961–) American soap opera actor (The Young and the Restless)
• Robert Downey Jr. (1965–) Academy Award-nominated American actor and musician (Iron Man)
• Rachel Dratch (1966–) American comedienne (Saturday Night Live)
• David Duchovny (1960–) Golden Globe Award-winning American television and film actor (The X-Files)
• Lisa Edelstein (1967–) American actress (House)
• Jon Favreau (1966–) American actor/director
• Vanessa Feltz (1962–) English television personality and actress
• Dan Futterman (1967–) American actor and an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter
• Jeff Garlin (1962–) American comic actor (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
• Brad Garrett (1960–) three-time Emmy Award-winning American actor and comedian
• Gina Gershon (1962–) American film actress
• Jami Gertz (1965–) American film/television actress
• Melissa Gilbert (1964–) American former child actress, served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild
• Judy Gold (1962–) American stand-up comedian and actress
• Bill Goldberg (1966-) Currently inactive wrestler that wrestled for both WCW and WWE and American film/television actor
• Jennifer Grey (1960–) American actress (Dirty Dancing)
• Arye Gross (1960–) American film/television actor
• Greg Grunberg (1966–) American film/television actor (Heroes)
• Annabelle Gurwitch (1961–) American comedic actress, hostess of TBS's Dinner and a Movie
• Daryl Hannah (1960–) American film actress (Splash)
• Jessica Hecht (1965–) American film/stage actress
• Monica Horan (1963–) American television actress (Everybody Loves Raymond)
• Helen Hunt (1963–) Emmy, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning American actress
• Jason Isaacs (1963–) English film actor
• Sean Kanan (1966–) American soap opera actor (General Hospital)
• Mathieu Kassovitz (1967–) French actor, director, screenwriter, considered one of contemporary France's top young film talents
• Paul Kaye (1965–) English comedian and writer
• Heather Paige Kent (1969–) American television actress
• Marc Kudisch (1966–) American stage actor
• Lisa Kudrow (1963–) Emmy Award and SAG-winning American actress (Friends)
•  Juliet Landau (1965–) American actress, daughter of Martin Landau and Barbara Bain
• John Lehr (1967–) American actor/comedian (10 Items or Less)
• Jennifer Jason Leigh (1962–) Hollywood film actress
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961–) Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award-winning American actress (Seinfeld)
• Courtney Love (1964–) rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress, known as lead singer for the now-defunct alternative rock band Hole
• Joshua Malina (1966–) American film and stage actor
• Camryn Manheim (1961–) American actress (The Practice)
• Cindy Margolis (1965–) American actress/model, included in 2000 Guinness Book of World Records as a result of being the "most downloaded" person in 1999
•  Julianna Margulies (1966–) American film/television actress (ER)
• Marlee Matlin (1965–) Academy Award-winning American actress (Children of a Lesser God)
• Debra Messing (1968–) Emmy Award-winning American actress (Will & Grace)
• Dina Meyer (1968–) American film/television actress (Saw films)
• Ari Meyers (1969–) American actress (Kate & Allie)
• Maia Morgenstern (1962–) Romanian film and stage actress (The Passion of the Christ)
• Rob Morrow (1962–) American actor (Northern Exposure, Numbers)
• Sophie Okonedo (1969–) Academy Award-nominated English actress (Hotel Rwanda)
• Sarah Jessica Parker (1965–) Golden Globe, Emmy-winning American actress
• Sean Penn (1960–) Academy Award-winning American film actor
• Jeremy Piven (1965–) American actor (Entourage)
• Rain Pryor (1969–) American actress and comedian, daughter of Richard Pryor
• Ted Raimi (1965–) American actor, brother of Spider-Man director Sam Raimi
• Paul Rudd (1969–) American actor
• Adam Sandler (1966–) American actor, comedian, producer, and musician
• Rob Schneider (1963–) American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
• Bitty Schram (1968–) Golden Globe-nominated American actress
• Liev Schreiber (1967–) Tony Award-winning American actor
• David Schwimmer (1966–) Emmy-nominated American actor and director (Friends)
• Sam Seder (1966–) actor, comedian, writer, producer, director
• Kyra Sedgwick (1965–) Emmy-nominated American actress
• Ally Sheedy (1962–) American screen and stage actress ("Brat Pack" films The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire)
• Pauly Shore (1968–) American actor and comedian
• Jonathan Silverman (1966–) American film/television actor
• Helen Slater (1963–) American film actress and singer-songwriter
• Georgia Slowe (1966–) English actress
• Rena Sofer (1968–) American actress
• Jon Stewart (1962–) American comedian, actor, author, producer, host of The Daily Show
• Ben Stiller (1965–) American comedian, actor, and film director
• Michael Vartan (1968–) French-born American film/television actor (Monster-in-Law)
• Steven Weber (1961–) American film/television actor
• Scott Wolf (1968–) American actor (Party of Five)
• Ian Ziering (1964–) American actor (Beverly Hills 90210)

1950s

• Caroline Aaron (1957–) American actress and producer
• Jason Alexander (1959–) American actor (Seinfeld)
• Adam Arkin (1956–) American television, film, and stage actor
• Tom Arnold (1959–) American actor and comedian
• Rosanna Arquette (1959–) American actress, film director, and film producer
• Ellen Barkin (1954–) American actress
• Robby Benson (1956–) American actor, former teen idol4
  * Sandra Bernhard (1955–) American actress and comedian5
  * Mike Binder (1958–) American screenwriter, film director and actor5
  * Jerry Butler (1959–) American pornographic actor, one of the most popular male performers in the 1980s
  * Kate Capshaw (1953–) American actress (Indiana Jones)
  * Katie Couric (1957–) American media personality, appeared in Shark Tale5
  * Jamie Lee Curtis (1958–) Golden Globe-winning American film actress, successful writer of books for children5
  * Daniel Day-Lewis (1957–) Academy Award-winning British-born actor5
  * Fran Drescher (1957–) American film and television actress5
  * Ben Elton (1959–) English comedian, actor and writer
  * Tovah Feldshuh (1952–) American actress, singer, and playwright5
  * Harvey Fierstein (1954–) American actor, author, and singer5
  * Carrie Fisher (1956–) American film actress, novelist (Star Wars)5
  * Al Franken (1951–) American comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator and radio host5
  * Stephen Fry (1957–) English comedian, author, actor and filmmaker6
  * Mira Furlan (1955–) Croatian actress/singer6
  * Kathie Lee Gifford (1953–) American singer, songwriter, and actress6
  * Joanna Gleason (1950–) Canadian-born actress6
  * Jeff Goldblum (1952–) Academy Award nominated American film actor6
  * Henry Goodman (1950–) English theatre actor6
  * Steve Guttenberg (1958–) American actor6
  * Mary Hart (1950–) American former actress and television personality (Entertainment Tonight)6
  * Nina Hartley (1959–) American adult film actress6
  * Amy Irving (1953–) American actress6
  * Ron Jeremy (1953–) American adult film actor7
  * Toni Kalem (1956–) American film, television actress, screenwriter and director7
  * Carol Kane (1952–) Academy Award-nominated American actress7
  * Julie Kavner (1950–) American film/television actress (voice of Marge on the The Simpsons)7
  * Richard Kind (1956–) American actor7
  * John Landis (1950–) American actor, director, writer, and producer7
  * Carol Leifer (1956–) American comedienne and actress7
  * Dani Levy (1957–) Swiss/German filmmaker, theatrical director, actor7
  * Jon Lovitz (1957–) American actor and comedian7
  * Joan Lunden (1950–) American broadcaster (Good Morning America), has also acted7
  * Howie Mandel (1955–) Canadian comedian and actor8
  * Melanie Mayron (1952–) American actress and director (Thirtysomething)8
  * Kay Mellor (1950–) English actress, scriptwriter and director8
  * Larry Miller (1953–) American stand-up comedian, actor8
  * Rick Moranis (1953–) Canadian comic actor8
  * Don Most (1953–) American actor (Happy Days)8
  * Bebe Neuwirth (1958–) Tony Award-winning American theater, television, and film actress8
  * Laraine Newman (1952–) American comedienne and actress8
  * Ken Olin (1954–) American actor, director and producer8
  * Mandy Patinkin (1952–) American actor of stage and screen8
  * Lorna Patterson (1956–) American film, stage and television actress
  * Scott Patterson (1958–) American actor (Gilmore Girls)
  * David Paymer (1954–) American character actor
  * Ron Perlman (1950–) film/television actor (Hellboy)9
  * Kevin Pollak (1957–) American actor, impressionist and comedian
  * Paul Reiser (1957–) American actor, author and stand-up comedian (Mad About You)
  * Tanya Roberts (1954–) American actress (Charlie's Angels)
  * Mimi Rogers (1956–) American actress and poker player
  * Roseanne Barr (1952–) American actress, writer, talk-show host and comedienne
  * Alan Rosenberg (1950–) American actor, 24th president of the Screen Actors Guild
  * Katey Sagal (1954–) American actress, singer, and writer (Married... with Children)
  * Bob Saget (1956–) American actor, stand-up comedian and game show host
  * Herschel Savage (1955–) American pornographic actor and porn movie director
  * Richard Schiff (1955–) American actor (The West Wing)
  * Steven Seagal (1951–) American action movie actor, producer, writer, director and singer
  * Jerry Seinfeld (1954–) Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning American comedian, actor, and writer
  * Jane Seymour (1951 - ) English-born film/television actress
  * Wendie Jo Sperber (1958–2005) American television/movie actress
  * Annie Sprinkle (1954–) American prostitute, stripper, porn film star, cable television host, porn magazine editor/writer, and sex film producer
  * Howard Stern (1954–) American radio and TV personality, media mogul, humorist, actor and author
  * Stephen Tobolowsky (1951–) American actor
  * Robert Trebor (1953–) American actor (Hercules, Xena)
  * Debra Winger (1955–) Academy Award–nominated American actress1
  * Mare Winningham (1959–) American film and television actress

1940s

• Bob Balaban (1945–) American actor and director
  * Richard Belzer (1944–) American stand up comedian, writer and actor1
  * Albert Brooks (1947–) Academy Award-nominated American actor, writer, comedian and director1
  * James Caan (1940–) Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American film, stage and television actor1
  * Nell Carter (1948–2003) Tony Award-winning American singer and film, stage, and television actress1
  * Peter Coyote (1941–) American actor and author1
  * Billy Crystal (1947–) American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director1
  * Larry David (1947–) Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director2
  * Michael Douglas (1944–) Academy Award-winning American actor and producer2
  * Richard Dreyfuss (1947–) Academy Award-winning American actor2
  * Bob Dylan (1941–) singer-songwriter, author, musician and poet, also appeared in several films2
  * Richard Elfman (1949–) American film director, writer and actor
  * Harrison Ford (1942–) Academy Award-nominated American actor22
  * Bonnie Franklin (1944–) American actress2
  * Victor Garber (1949–) Emmy award nominated Canadian film, stage and television actor and singer2
  * Paul Michael Glaser (1943–) American actor (Starsky & Hutch)2
  * Scott Glenn (1941–) American actor2
  * Christopher Guest (1948–) Lord Haden-Guest, American actor/director
  * Goldie Hawn (1945–) Academy Award-winning American film actress, director and producer
  * Dan Hedaya (1940–) American character actor
  * Barbara Hershey (1948–) American actress, known for her many film roles
  * Xaviera Hollander (1943–) Indonesia-born call girl, madam and actress
  * Madeline Kahn (1942–1999) Academy Award-nominated American actress of film, television, and theater
  * Gabe Kaplan (1945–) American actor, comedian, and professional poker player
  * Andy Kaufman (1949–1984) American entertainer
  * Judy Kaye (1948–) Tony-award-winning American singer and actress3
  * Lainie Kazan (1940–) American actress and singer4
  * Robert Klein (1942–) American stand-up comedian and occasional actor4
  * Kevin Kline (1947–) Academy Award and Tony Award-winning American stage and film actor4
  * Richard Kline (1944–) American actor and television director4
  * Sherry Lansing (1944–) American former CEO of Paramount Studios and actress4
  * Michael Lembeck (1948–) American actor and director4
  * Eugene Levy (1946–) Canadian actor, director, producer and writer4
  * Richard Lewis (1947–) American comedian and actor4
  * Maureen Lipman (1946–) English film, television & theatre actress4
  * Peggy Lipton (1947–) American television actress and socialite (The Mod Squad)4
  * Stephen Macht (1942–) American actor5
  * Miriam Margolyes (1941–) English character actress5
  * Richard Masur (1948–) American actor5
  * Bette Midler (1945–) American singer, actress, and comedian, also known as The Divine Miss M5
  * Olivia Newton-John (1948–) English-born Australian pop singer and actress5
  * Frank Oz (1944–) English-born American film director, actor and puppeteer5
  * David Proval (1942–) American actor (The Sopranos)5
  * Gilda Radner (1946–1989) American comedian and actress (Saturday Night Live)5
  * Harold Ramis (1944–) American actor, director, and writer5
  * Harry Reems (1947–) American theater and adult film actor5
  * Rob Reiner (1947–) American actor, director, producer, writer and anti-tobacco activist; son of Carl Reiner6
  * Peter Riegert (1947–) American film/television actor6
  * Garry Shandling (1949–) American comedian and actor6
  * Wallace Shawn (1943–) American actor and writer6
  * Harry Shearer (1943–) American comedic actor and writer66
  * Brent Spiner (1949–) American actor (Star Trek: The Next Generation)6
  * Ben Stein (1944–) American lawyer, economist, law professor, actor, comedian, and former White House speechwriter6
  * Barbra Streisand (1942–) two-time Academy Award-winning American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, film producer and director6
  * Jeffrey Tambor (1944–) American film/television actor (Hellboy, Arrested Development)6
  * Jessica Walter (1941–) American film/television actress (Arrested Development)7
  * Zoë Wanamaker (1949–) American-born English actress77
  * Lesley Ann Warren (1946–) Academy Award-nominated American stage, film and television actress7
  * Anson Williams (1949–) American actor (Happy Days)7
  * Henry Winkler (1945–) American actor, director, producer and author (Happy Days)

1930s

• Anouk Aimée (1932–) French film actress
  * Woody Allen (1935–) Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, and comedian7
  * Alan Arkin (1934–) Academy Award-winning American film actor, director7
  * Barbara Barrie (1931–) American actress and author of children's books7
  * Richard Benjamin (1938–) American actor/film director
  * Steven Berkoff (1937–) English actor, writer and director7
  * Claire Bloom (1931–) English film and stage actress8
  * Bernard Bresslaw (1934–1993) English comedian and actor
  * Eleanor Bron (1938–) English actress
  * Dyan Cannon (1937–) three-time Academy Award-nominated American film and television actress, editor, producer and director8
  * Eddie Carmel (1936–1972) entertainer known as "The Jewish Giant"8
  * Joan Collins (1933–) English actress and bestselling author
  * Jerry Douglas (1932–) American television actress (The Young and the Restless)8
  * Marty Feldman (1934–1982) English writer, comedian and film and television actor
  * Fenella Fielding (c. 1930–) English actress
  * Elliott Gould (1938–) Academy Award-nominated American film/television actor8
  * Charles Grodin (1935–) American actor and former cable talk show host8
  * Estelle Harris (1932–) American actress (Seinfeld)8
  * Judd Hirsch (1935–) American actor (Taxi, NUMB3RS)8
  * Dustin Hoffman (1937–) two-time Oscar winning American actor8
  * Tony Jay (1933–2006) English/American actor
  * Harvey Keitel (1939–) Academy Award-nominated American actor8
  * Walter Koenig (1936–) American actor, writer, teacher and director (Star Trek)
  * Yaphet Kotto (1937–) American actor, son of Cameroonian Crown Prince
  * Michael Landon (1936–1991) actor, producer and director who starred in three popular NBC TV series that spanned three decades
  * Louise Lasser (1939–) American stage/film/television actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman)9
  * Piper Laurie (1932–) American actress
  * Linda Lavin (1937–) Tony Award and Golden Globe Award-winning stage, film and television actress
  * Shari Lewis (1933–1998) American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children's television show host, popular during the 1960s
  * Hal Linden (1931–) American actor and television director
  * Tina Louise (1934–) American model, singer, and film and television actress
  * Jackie Mason (1931–) American stand-up comedian/actor
  * Paul Mazursky (1930–) American film director and actor
  * Shelley Morrison (1936–) American actress
  * Nadira (1932–2006) Indian Bollywood actress
  * Barry Newman (1931–) American actor
  * Anthony Newley (1931–1999) English actor, singer & songwriter
  * Leonard Nimoy (1931–) American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer
  * Elvis Presley (1935–1977) American singer, musician and actor
  * Ron Rifkin (1939–) American actor, director
  * Joan Rivers (1933–) American comedienne, actress, talk show host, and celebrity
  * Andrew Sachs (1930–) German-born English actor
  * George Segal (1934–) American film and stage actor
  * William Shatner (1931–) Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian actor1
  * Janet Suzman (1939–) South African actress and director1
  * Dame Elizabeth Taylor (1932–) Oscar-winning English/American film actress & sex symbol111
  * Chaim Topol (1935–) one of the most famous Israeli theatrical and film performers
  * Gene Wilder (1933–) American actor and comedian1
  * Mike & Bernie Winters (1930–, 1932–1991) double act of English comedians

1920s

• Ed Ames (1927–) American singer and actor1
  * Ed Asner (1929–) American actor1
  * Lauren Bacall (1924–) Golden Globe and Tony Award winning, as well as Academy Award-nominated, American film and stage actress1
  * Alfie Bass (1921–1987) English character actor
  * Julian Beck (1925–1985) American actor, director, poet, and painter
  * Shelley Berman (1926–) American comedian, writer, teacher, and actor2
  * Herschel Bernardi (1923–1986) American film, Broadway and television actor
  * Theodore Bikel (1924–) character actor, folk singer and musician2
  * Larry Blyden (1925–1975) American actor2
  * Lloyd Bochner (1924–2005) Canadian film and television actor2
  * Tom Bosley (1927–) American film/television actor (Happy Days)2
  * Mel Brooks (1926–) Academy Award-winning American actor, writer, director and producer2
  * Lenny Bruce (1925–1966) American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist2
  * Susan Cabot (1927–1986) American actress2
  * Sid Caesar (1922–) American comic actor and writer2
  * Robert Clary (1926–) French-born American actor, published author, and lecturer2
  * Tony Curtis (1925–) American film star
  * Rodney Dangerfield (1921–2004) American comedian and actor
  * Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925–1990) American entertainer, member of the "Rat Pack"
  * Peter Falk (1927–) American actor
  * Leonard Fenton (1926–) English actor (Eastenders)
  * Fyvush Finkel (1923–) American actor
  * Lee Grant (1927–) Academy Award-winning American theater, film and television actress, and film director
  * Buddy Hackett (1924–2003) American comedian and actor
  * Monty Hall (1921–) Canadian-born actor, singer and sportscaster (Let's Make a Deal)
  * Laurence Harvey (1928–1973) Lithuanian-born actor, achieved fame in British and American films
  * Steven Hill (1922–) American film and television actor3
  * Judy Holliday (1921–1965) Academy Award-winning American actress, singer44
  * Miriam Karlin (1925–) English actress (The Rag Trade)
  * Alan King (1927–2004) American comedian and actor4
  * Werner Klemperer (1920–2000) Emmy Award-winning comedic actor4
  * Harvey Korman (1927–) American actor4
  * Jerry Lewis (1926–) American comedian, actor, film producer, writer and director known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons4
  * Bill Macy (1922–) American actor4
  * Walter Matthau (1920–2000) Academy Award-winning American actor4
  * Anne Meara (1929–) American comedienne and actress, partner and wife of Jerry Stiller4
  * Warren Mitchell (1926–) English/Australian actor4
  * Yvonne Mitchell (1925–1979) English stage, television and film actress
  * Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, singer and model5
  * Ron Moody (1924–) English film actor (Oliver!)
  * Vic Morrow (1929–1982) American actor55
  * Paul Newman (1925–) Academy Award-winning American actor and film director, founder of Newman's Own55
  * Tony Randall (1920–2004) American comic actor5
  * Carl Reiner (1922–) American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian5
  * Regina Resnik (1922–) American opera singer and actress5
  * Don Rickles (1926–) American comedian, film actor, and voice actor5
  * Doris Roberts (1929–) Emmy Award-winning American actress5
  * Peter Sellers (1925–1980) English comedian, actor, and performer6
  * Rod Serling (1924–1975) American screenwriter and actor (The Twilight Zone)6
  * Simone Signoret (1921–1985) Academy Award-winning French actress
  * Jerry Stiller (1927–) American comedian and actor6
  * Mel Tormé (1925– 1999) American actor and singer, known as one of the great male jazz singers66
  * Jack Warden (1920–2006) Emmy Award-winning, Oscar-nominated American actor66
  * Shelley Winters (1920–2006) two-time Academy Award-winning American actress

1910s

• Mason Adams (1919–2005) American character actor6
  * Jean-Pierre Aumont (1911–2001) French-born actor
  * John Banner (1910–1973) Austrian/American actor7
  * Mel Blanc (1908–1989) American voice actor, performing on radio, in television commercials, and most famously, in hundreds of cartoon shorts for Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera during the Golden Age of American animation7
  * Red Buttons (1919–2006) Academy Award-winning American comedian and actor7
  * Lee J. Cobb (1911–1976) Academy Award-nominated American film actor
  * Kirk Douglas (1916–) Hollywood film star (Spartacus)7
  * John Garfield (1913–1952) American actor, 1940s film star7
  * Paulette Goddard (1910–1999) Oscar-nominated American film and theatre actress7
  * Lorne Greene (1915–1987) Canadian actor known for roles on American television7
  * Kitty Carlisle Hart (1910–2007) American singer, actress, and spokeswoman for the arts7
  * Sid James (1913–1976) English film and television actor7
  * Danny Kaye (1913–1987) American film actor, singer and comedian7
  * David Kossoff (1919–2005) British actor8
  * Marc Lawrence (1910–2005) American character actor8
  * Herbert Lom (1917–) international film actor
  * Zero Mostel (1915–1977) American stage and film actor8
  * Jan Murray (1916–2006) American stand-up comedian, actor8
  * Luise Rainer (1910–) two-time Academy Award-winning film actress88
  * Lillian Roth (1910–1980) American singer and actress, noted performer on Broadway8
  * Dinah Shore (1916–1994) American singer and actress88
  * Sylvia Sidney (1910–1999) American film actress8
  * Phil Silvers (1911–1985) American entertainer and comedy actor
  * Harold J. Stone (1913–2005) American film and television character actor
  * Mike Wallace (1918–) American journalist, briefly acted during the 1940s9
  * Eli Wallach (1915–) American film, TV and stage actor
  * Sam Wanamaker (1919–1993) American actor and director
  * Keenan Wynn (1916–1986) American character actor

1900s

• Stella Adler (1901–1992) American actress, for decades regarded as America's foremost acting teacher
  * Leon Askin (1907–2005) Austrian actor
  * Milton Berle (1908–2002) American comedian and actor
  * Joe Besser (1907–1988) American comedian (Three Stooges)
  * Ben Blue (1901–1975) Canadian actor and comedian
  * David Abraham Cheulkar (1908–1982) Indian Hindi-language film actor
  * Howard Da Silva (1909–1986) American film actor
  * Melvyn Douglas (1901–1981) American actor, won all three of the entertainment industries' highest awards (two Oscars, a Tony and an Emmy)
  * Larry Fine (1902–1975) American comedian and actor (Three Stooges)
  * Curly Howard (1903–1952) one of the Three Stooges
  * Sam Levene (1905–1980) Russian/American stage and film actor
  * Peter Lorre (1904–1964) Hungarian-born stage and screen actor
  * Zeppo Marx (1901–1979) member of the Marx Brothers
  * Jessie Matthews (1907–1981) English dancer, singer and actress
  * Ritz Brothers (1901-1965, 1904-1985, 1907-1986) American comedy team

1890s

• Jack Benny (1894–1974) American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor
  * Gertrude Berg (1899–1966) American radio and television actress
  * Elisabeth Bergner (1897–1986) Austrian film actress
  * Fanny Brice (1891–1951) American comedian, singer, and entertainer1
  * George Burns (1896–1996) American comedian and actor1
  * Eddie Cantor (1892–1964) American comedian, singer, actor, songwriter, one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. in the early and middle 20th century1
  * Ricardo Cortez (1899–1977) silent film star, known as a "Latin lover" type1
  * Hermione Gingold (1897-1987) , British actress
  * Leslie Howard (1893–1943) English film actor (Gone with the Wind)1
  * Moe Howard (1897–1975) the "leader" of the Three Stooges1
  * Shemp Howard (1895–1955) part of the Three Stooges comedy team1
  * Sam Jaffe (1891–1984) Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actor
  * Ida Kaminska (1899–1980) Academy Award-nominated Polish actress
  * Francis Lederer (1899 - 2000) Czech-born actor
  * Philip Loeb (1892–1955) American stage, film, and television actor1
  * Paul Lukas (1895–1971) Hungarian film actor
  * Groucho Marx (1890–1977) American comedian, working both with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and on his own1
  * Gummo Marx (1893–1977) one of the Marx Brothers2
  * Solomon Mikhoels (1890–1948) Soviet actor and director in Yiddish theater; chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee2
  * Paul Muni (1895–1967) Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood2
  * Carmel Myers (1899–1980) American silent film actress2
  * Molly Picon (1898–1992) American star of stage, screen and television2
  * Edward G. Robinson (1893–1973) American stage and film actor2
  * Joseph Schildkraut (1896–1964) Austrian-born stage and film actor2
  * Meier Tzelniker (1894–1982) British actor, appeared in Yiddish theatre2
  * Anton Walbrook (1896–1967) Austrian film actor
  * Mae West (1893–1980) American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and sex symbol

1880s

• Broncho Billy Anderson (1880–1971) American actor, writer, director, and producer, perhaps best-known as the first star of the Western film genre
  * Theda Bara (1885–1955) American silent film actress, known as the first screen "Vamp"
  * Douglas Fairbanks (1883–1939) American actor, screenwriter, director and producer
  * Al Jolson (1886–1950) American singer and actor
  * Max Linder (1883–1925) French pioneer of silent film
  * Chico Marx (1887–1961) one of the Marx Brothers
  * Harpo Marx (1888–1964) one of the Marx Brothers
  * Sophie Tucker (1884–1966) American actress, singer and comedienne
  * Erich von Stroheim (1885–1957) Austrian-born filmmaker and actor
  * Ed Wynn (1886–1966) American comedian and actor

1870s

• Anna Held (1872–1918) Polish-born stage performer, most often associated with impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, her common-law husband
• Alla Nazimova (1879–1945) American theater and film actress, scriptwriter, and producer

1860s

• Boris Thomashefsky (1868–1939) Ukrainian-born (later American) singer and actor

1850s

• Jacob Pavlovitch Adler (1855–1926) Russian-born (later American) actor, a star of the Yiddish theatre
• Augustus Harris (1852–1896), actor and theatre manager; son of Augustus Glossop Harris

1840s

• Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923) world-famous stage actress

1830s

• Adah Isaacs Menken (1835?-1868), actress and poet

1820s

• Rachel (1820/21–1858) stage actress