Celebrities Flashcards
Learn about famous actors and actresses who left their mark in the cinematic world.
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Which American actor and producer noted for his handsome appearance has acted in films like Legends of the Fall, Seven, Fight Club, Troy, Ocean’s Eleven, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Moneyball, and 12 Years a Slave?
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Brad Pitt
Pitt is also known for publicized relationships with high-profile actresses Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, and Angelina Jolie.
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Which American actress won an Oscar for her role in Erin Brockovich and has appeared in movies such as Pretty Woman, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Notting Hill, Runaway Bride, Ocean’s Eleven, and Mona Lisa Smile?
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Julia Roberts
Roberts has long been considered one of the most successful and famous actresses in the world.
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Which American actor famously won an Oscar for co-writing the screenplay for Good Will Hunting, in which he also starred?
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Matt Damon
Damon has also acted in films like The Talented Mr. Ripley, Saving Private Ryan, the Bourne series, the Ocean’s trilogy, and The Departed.
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Which American actress and director is the daughter of Jon Voight, won an Oscar for her role in Girl, Interrupted, and has appeared in films like Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Changeling, Wanted, and Salt?
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Angelina Jolie
Jolie is also noted for her promotion of humanitarian causes.
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Which American actor and director has appeared in films like Chasing Amy, Dogma, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Daredevil, and Hollywoodland, and won an Oscar for co-writing the screenplay for Good Will Hunting?
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Ben Affleck
Affleck has directed films like The Town and Argo, the latter of which won the Oscar for Best Picture.
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Which 20th-century film actor is regarded as an American icon for his masculinity and frequent roles in Westerns such as The Big Trail, The Quiet Man, Rio Bravo, The Searchers, The Shootist, and True Grit?
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John Wayne
Wayne’s performance in True Grit won him an Oscar.
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Which 20th-century English-born American actor is considered one of Hollywood’s major stars for his roles in Bringing Up Baby, Gunga Din, The Philadelphia Story, Penny Serenade, To Catch A Thief, and North by Northwest?
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Cary Grant
Grant became popular because of his debonair style and flair for romantic comedy.
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Which American actor has appeared in such films as Malcolm X, Philadelphia, He’s Got Game, The Hurricane, Remember the Titans, Inside Man, and Flight?
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Denzel Washington
Washington has won Acadamey Awards for his roles in Glory and Training Day.
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Which Bahamian-American actor is known as the first black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, for his role in Lilies of the Field (1963)?
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Sidney Poitier
A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Poitier has also appeared in films like In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, To Sir, with Love, No Way Out, The Defiant Ones, and A Patch of Blue.
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Which American actor and director is known for his role as Doug Ross on ER in the 1990s, and his appearances in titles like Batman & Robin, Out of Sight, the Ocean’s trilogy, Michael Clayton, Up in the Air, The Descendants, and Gravity?
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George Clooney
Clooney won an Oscar for Syriana, and has directed movies like Good Night, and Good Luck and The Ides of March.
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Which American actress is famous for her role as Rachel Green on the popular sitcom Friends and her appearances in Office Space, The Good Girl, Bruce Almighty, The Break-Up, Marley & Me, and Horrible Bosses?
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Jennifer Aniston
Aniston received many nominations including Golden Globes, Primetime Emmys, and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Which American actor earned considerable critical acclaim throughout his career for performances in films like Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Almost Famous, Doubt, Moneyball, The Master, and Capote, the last of which earned him an Oscar?
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Hoffman was known for his scene-stealing supporting roles.
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Which actress became the first African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Monster’s Ball (2001)?
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Halle Berry
Berry also appeared in Boomerang, many X-Men movies, Die Another Day, and Cloud Atlas.
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Which American actress is known for her role as Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga and her appearances in movies like Panic Room, Adventureland, The Runaways, Snow White and the Huntsman, and Still Alice?
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Kristen Stewart
Stewart was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood in 2012.
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Which Welsh actor is best known for his Oscar-winning portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the the Lambs?
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Anthony Hopkins
Hopkins has also appeared in movies like The Remains of the Day, Nixon, Amistad, The Mask of Zorro, Legends of the Fall, The Lion in Winter, and The Elephant Man.
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Which American actor won Academy Awards for his performances in The Godfather Part ll and Raging Bull?
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Robert De Niro
De Niro has also appeared in titles like Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Cape Fear, Goodfellas, Anyalyze This, and Silver Linings Playbook.
He helped found the Tribeca Film Festival.
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Which American film and stage actor is famed for his role as Michael Corleone in The Godfather series and appearing in movies like Dog Day Afternoon, Dick Tracy, and Ocean’s Thirteen?
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Al Pacino
Al Pacino won an Oscar for his performance in Scent of a Woman and has appeared in other films like Scarface and Serpico.
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Which American film and stage actor famously starred as Vito Corleone in The Godfather and appeared in films like A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, and The Wild One?
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Marlon Brando
Brando also had roles in movies such as Viva Zapata!, Last Tango in Paris, and Apocalypse Now.
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Which 20th-century American actor is known for his turn as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, which earned him an Academy Award, and also appeared in films like Gentleman’s Agreement, On the Beach, Roman Holiday, The Big Country, and Cape Fear?
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Gregory Peck
Peck was named the twelfth greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema by the American Film Institute in 1999.
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Which British-born American actress was one of classic Hollywood’s signature stars and won Oscars for her performances in Butterfield 8 and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Elizabeth Taylor
Known for her many marriages and glamorous lifestyle, Taylor also appeared in Father of the Bride, A Place in the Sun, Giant, and Cleopatra.
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Which American actress won an Oscar for her performance in The Blind Side and has also appeared in films like Crash, Speed, The Proposal, Miss Congeniality, and Gravity?
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Sandra Bullock
Bullock won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her work in cinema.
She was the highest-paid actress in both 2010 and 2014.
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Which Australian-American actress won an Oscar for her role in The Hours and has also appeared in such films as Days of Thunder, Far and Away, To Die For, Eyes Wide Shut, Moulin Rouge!, and Cold Mountain?
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Nicole Kidman
Kidman was married to star Tom Cruise for over a decade, and then married recording artist Keith Urban in 2006.
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Which South African model and actress won an Oscar for her leading role in Monster, and has also appeared in films like The Devil’s Advocate, Mighty Joe Young, The Cider House Rules, North Country, Hancock, Prometheus, and Mad Max: Fury Road?
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Charlize Theron
Theron has received over 100 award nominations and won 39 of them.
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Which American actor rose to prominence as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince, then starred in the popular TV series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air before moving to film acting in the mid-1990s?
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Will Smith
Smith became known as one of the most bankable actors in Hollywood for his roles in films like Independence Day, the Men in Black series, Wild Wild West, Ali, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, and I Am Legend.
25
Which **American actor** is one of the highest-grossing film stars in history, won Oscars for his roles in *Philadelphia* and *Forrest Gump,* and has appeared in films like *Big*, *The Green Mile*, and *Sleepless in Seattle?*
Tom Hanks
## Footnote
Hanks is also the voice of Woody in the *Toy Story* series and had roles in , *Catch Me If You Can*, *Captain Phillips*, *That Thing You Do!*, and *Apollo 13*.
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Which **American actor** won an Oscar for his role in *Million Dollar Baby* and has appeared in films like *Driving Miss Daisy*, *Street Smart*, *The Shawshank Redemption*, *Unforgiven*, *Seven*, and the *Dark Knight* trilogy?
Morgan Freeman
## Footnote
Freeman also has a deep, reassuring, and authoritative voice for narration, and has narrated the voice of God in various documentaries
27
Which **Irish film and stage method actor** is famed for losing himself in his roles and has won Oscars for his performances in *My Left Foot*, *There Will Be Blood*, and *Lincoln?*
Daniel Day-Lewis
## Footnote
Day-Lewis has also appeared in such films as *My Beautiful Laundrette*, *The Unbearable Lightness of Being*, *The Last of the Mohicans*, and *Gangs of New York*.
28
Which **English actor** has won two Oscars (for his roles in *Hannah and Her Sisters* and *The Cider House Rules*) and appeared in such films as *Zulu*, *Alfie*, and *Battle of Britain?*
Michael Caine
## Footnote
Caine also performed in *The Man Who Would Be King*, *Educating Rita*, *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels*, *The Prestige*, and as Batman's butler in the *Dark Knight* trilogy.
29
Which **American actress** rose to fame in the 1990s thanks to roles in movies like *The Mask* and *There's Something About Mary?*
Cameron Diaz
## Footnote
Diaz is also known for voicing Princess Fiona in the *Shrek* series and for her roles in the *Charlie's Angels* films, *Being John Malkovich*, *Vanilla Sky*, *My Best Friend's Wedding*, and *Bad Teacher*.
30
Which **American actor** was famous for role in blockbusters during the 1980s and 90s such as *Risky Business*, *Top Gun*, the *Mission: Impossible* series, and *Jerry Maguire?*
Tom Cruise
## Footnote
Cruise has married and divorced the actresses Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes.
31
Which **American comedian and actor** began his career on *Saturday Night Live* and had appearances in films like *48 Hrs.*, *Beverly Hills Cop*, *The Nutty Professor*, *Mulan*, the *Shrek* series, *Bowfinger*, and *Dreamgirls?*
Eddie Murphy
## Footnote
Murphy's comedy is categorized by observational humor and at times raunchy and cruel.
32
Which **American actor** is known for his starring role in *Titanic* and turns in films like *What's Eating Gilbert Grape*, *Romeo + Juliet*, *Catch Me If You Can*, *The Aviator*, *Blood Diamond*, *The Departed*, *Inception*, and *The Wolf of Wall Street?*
Leonardo DiCaprio
## Footnote
In 2016, DiCaprio won his first Oscar for Best Actor for his work in the Revenant.
33
Which **English actress** gained worldwide fame for her role in *Titanic,* won an Oscar for her leading performance in *The Reader,* and has also appeared in *Sense and Sensibility*, *Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind*, *Finding Neverland*, *Revolutionary Road*, and *Divergent?*
Kate Winslet
## Footnote
Winslet has advocated for numerous NGO's including the *Elton John AIDS Foundation*.
34
Which **American comedian, actor, and director** is noted for films like *There's Something About Mary*, *Zoolander*, and *Meet the Parents?*
Ben Stiller
## Footnote
Stiller has also appeared in films like *Dodgeball*, *The Royal Tenenbaums*, *Tropic Thunder*, and the *Madagascar* and *Night at the Museum* franchises.
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Which **retired American actor** is best known for his leading role in *The French Connection*, which earned him a Best Actor Oscar, and has also appeared in movies like *Bonnie and Clyde*, *The Poseidon Adventure*, *The Conversation*, and *The Royal Tenenbaums?*
Gene Hackman
## Footnote
Hackman also won an Oscar for his supporting role in *Unforgiven*, and has not acted since 2004. He also appeared in *Young Frankenstein*, *Superman*, *Hoosiers* and *Mississippi Burning*.
36
Which **American comedian and actor** who got his start on *Saturday Night Live* has enjoyed a successful career appearing in movies like *Caddyshack*, *Ghostbusters*, *What About Bob?*, *Groundhog Day*, and *Rushmore?*
Bill Murray
## Footnote
Murray received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for his work on Saturday Night live. He also appeared in movies such as *The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou*, *Lost in Translation*, and *Moonrise Kingdom*.
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Which **American actress** has won Oscars for her roles in *Kramer vs. Kramer*, *Sophie's Choice*, and *The Iron Lady* and starred in movies like *The Devil Wears Prada*, *Doubt*, *Into the Woods*, and *Julie & Julia?*
Meryl Streep
## Footnote
Streep has also appeared in films like *The Deer Hunter*, *Out of Africa*, *Death Becomes Her*, *Marvin's Room*, and *Adaptation*.
38
Which **American actress** rose to fame for her role in *The Princess Diaries* and went on to win an Oscar for her performance in *Les Misérables?*
Anne Hathaway
## Footnote
Hathaway has also appeared in films like *Brokeback Mountain*, *The Devil Wears Prada*, *Becoming Jane*, *Alice in Wonderland*, *Rachel Getting Married*, *The Dark Knight Rises*, and *Interstellar*.
39
Which **American comedian and actor** first rose to fame in the 1990s as a cast member on *Saturday Night Live,* and has film credits that include *Zoolander*, *Old School*, *Elf,* *Anchorman*, *Blades of Glory*, *Step Brothers*, and *The Other Guys?*
Will Ferrell
## Footnote
Ferrell is known for his impersonations and for his depictions of endearing yet dim-witted characters.
40
Which **American actress** is famous for her role in the cult favorite *The Rocky Horror Picture Show* and won an Oscar for her leading role in *Dead Man Walking?*
Susan Sarandon
## Footnote
Sarandon has also appeared in *Atlantic City*, *The Hunger*, *Bull Durham*, *Thelma & Louise*, *The Client*, and *The Lovely Bones*.
41
Which **American actress** is known as a two-time Oscar winner (for her roles in *Klute* and *Coming Home*) and as famous fitness guru?
Jane Fonda
## Footnote
Aside from her popular fitness tapes, Fonda has appeared in movies like *Cat Ballou*, *Barbarella*, *Any Wednesday*, *They Shoot Horses, Don't They?*, *Julia*, *The Morning After*, and *Monster-in-Law*.
42
Which **American actress** first rose to fame for her role in *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* and appeared in movies such as *Charlie's Angels*, *50 First Dates*, and *Fever Pitch?*
Drew Barrymore
## Footnote
Barrymore has also appeared in films like *The Wedding Singer*, *Ever After*, *Scream*, and *Never Been Kissed*.
43
Which **American actor and director** spent his formative years in Australia, is known for his starring roles in the *Mad Max* and *Lethal Weapon* series, and won an Oscar for directing *Braveheart?*
Mel Gibson
## Footnote
Gibson has also directed the films *The Passion of The Christ* and *Apocalypto* and starred in films like *The Year of Living Dangerously*, *Hamlet*, *What Women Want*, *The Patriot*, and *Signs*.
44
Which **American actor** won an Oscar for his portrayal of Gordon Gekko in *Wall Street* and has also appeared in films like *Romancing the Stone*, *Fatal Attraction*, *The War of the Roses*, and *Traffic?*
Michael Douglas
## Footnote
Douglas has over 95 nominations and won a total of 46 awards.
45
Which **American actress** won an Oscar for her role in *Shakespeare in Love* and has also appeared in such films as *Seven*, *Emma*, *The Talented Mr. Ripley*, *The Royal Tenenbaums*, and the *Iron Man* series?
Gwyneth Paltrow
## Footnote
Paltrow was the daughter of television producer Bruce Paltrow and Tony Award-winning actress Blythe Danner.
46
Which **American action film actor** is known for starring in the *Die Hard* series and for having been married to actress Demi Moore?
Bruce Willis
## Footnote
Willis has appeared in movies like *Pulp Fiction*, *12 Monkeys*, *The Fifth Element*, *Armageddon*, *Sin City*, *The Sixth Sense*, and *Red*.
47
Which **Austrian-born American action film star** and former bodybuilder was famously crowned Mr. Universe when he was 20 and has appeared in films like *The Terminator* series, *True Lies*, *Predator*, *Conan the Barbarian*, and *Batman & Robin?*
Arnold Schwarzenegger
## Footnote
Schwarzenegger married and divorced Maria Shriver, a member of the Kennedy family, and also served two terms as Governor of California.
48
Which **New Zealand-born Australian actor** won an Oscar for his starring role in *Gladiator* and has also appeared in films like *A Beautiful Mind*, *L.A. Confidential*, *Master and Commander*, and *American Gangster?*
Russell Crowe
## Footnote
Crowe is known for his commitment, intensity, and ruggedly handsome good looks.
49
Which **American actor and director** founded the Sundance Film Festival and has starred in such films as *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid*, *The Sting*, *All the President's Men*, *The Great Gatsby*, *Spy Game*, *Out of Africa*, and *All Is Lost?*
Robert Redford
## Footnote
Famed for his good looks as a leading man when he emerged on the scene in the 1960s, Redford has also had a successful, though less prolific, career as a director, winning the Best Director Oscar for *Ordinary People*.
50
Which **American actor** is famed for his turns in such iconic films as *Cool Hand Luke*, *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid*, and *The Sting?*
Paul Newman
## Footnote
Newman was also a liberal political activist and racecar enthusiast, and started a line of food products, Newman's Own, that donates all profits to charity.
51
Which **American actor** and director has starred in movies like *Bonnie and Clyde*, *McCabe and Mrs. Miller*, *Heaven Can Wait*, *Reds*, *Dick Tracy*, and *Bugsy?*
Warren Beatty
## Footnote
Beatty is one of only two men (with Orson Welles) to be nominated for an Oscar for acting, directing, writing, and producing for the same film, a feat that he achieved twice.
52
Which **American actor** is one of the highest-grossing box-office stars of all time, famed for his leading roles in the *Star Wars* and *Indiana Jones* franchises?
Harrison Ford
## Footnote
Ford has had starring roles in other films like *Blade Runner*, *The Fugitive*, *Witness*, *Air Force One*, *Patriot Games*, *Clear and Present Danger*, *What Lies Beneath*, and *American Graffiti*.
53
Which **iconic American actor** has won three Oscars, for his roles in *Terms of Endearment*, *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest*, and *As Good as It Gets?*
Jack Nicholson
## Footnote
Nicholson has held the record for most Oscar nominations (in acting) for a male actor, and has starred in films like *Easy Rider*, *Five Easy Pieces*, *The Shining*, *Chinatown*, *Batman*, *A Few Good Men*, and *The Departed*.
54
Which **American actor** was born into a family of actors and is perhaps best known for his role as The Dude in *The Big Lebowski?*
Jeff Bridges
## Footnote
Bridges won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in *Crazy Heart*, and has also appeared in *Tron*, *Iron Man*, *True Grit*, *Seabiscuit*, *Fearless*, *Against All Odds*, *The Contender*, and *The Fabulous Baker Boys*.
55
Which **American actor** is considered by some estimates the highest-grossing actor of all time, and has appeared in films like *Jungle Fever*, *Jurassic Park*, *Pulp Fiction*, the three *Star Wars* prequels, *Jackie Brown*, *The Incredibles* (voice), and the Marvel Comics franchise as Nick Fury?
Samuel L. Jackson
## Footnote
Jackson is one of the few actors who keeps returning in movies directed by Quentin Tarantin, and the two have created a strong friendship.
56
Which **English singer, stage, and film actress** is famed for her starring role in *Mary Poppins*, which earned her the Oscar for Best Actress?
Julie Andrews
## Footnote
Andrews has also appeared in *The Sound of Music*, *Hawaii*, *Torn Curtain*, *10*, *Victor Victoria*, *The Princess Diaries*, and the *Shrek* films (voice).
57
Which **American singer and actress** won an Oscar for her role in *Funny Girl* and is one of a select few people who have won at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award?
Barbra Streisand
## Footnote
As an adult contemporary and jazz singer, Streisand holds the record for most top-10 albums by a female recording artist.
58
Which **American actor and director** is notably associated with the Western genre, having starred in Sergio Leone's *Dollars* trilogy and as the titular character in the *Dirty Harry* series?
Clint Eastwood
## Footnote
Eastwood successfully transitioned into directing and has won two Best Director Oscars for *Unforgiven* and *Million Dollar Baby*. He also served as Mayor of Carmel, CA in the 1980s.
59
Which **Hong Kong-born actor** is renowned worldwide for his martial arts-influenced physical comedy and has appeared in films such as the *Rush Hour* series, *Shanghai Noon*, *The Tuxedo*, and the remake of *The Karate Kid?*
Jackie Chan
## Footnote
Chan trained his martial arts at the Peking Opera School for a decade and eventually went on to learn hapkido for which he achieved a black belt.
60
Which **American actor** has won Oscars for his roles in *Mystic River* and *Milk*, and appeared in films like *Dead Man Walking*, *Fast Times at Ridgemont High*, *I Am Sam*, and *The Tree of Life?*
Sean Penn
## Footnote
Penn is seen as both an optimist and activist with his work for NGOs and in philanthropy.
61
Which **American actor** rose to fame while appearing on the TV show *21 Jump Street* and is now best known for his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the *Pirates of the Caribbean* movie franchise?
Johnny Depp
## Footnote
Depp has appeared in other films like *Edward Scissorhands*, *Sleepy Hollow*, *What's Eating Gilbert Grape*, *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*, and *Alice in Wonderland*.
Depp has had a prolific working relationship with director Tim Burton.
In 2022, Depp won a court case against his ex-wife Amber Heard which helped to give a voice to male victims in abusive relationships.
62
Which **American actor** won an Oscar for his role in *Leaving Las Vegas* and has appeared in other films like *Raising Arizona*, *The Rock*, *Face/Off*, *Con Air*, *National Treasure*, *Ghost Rider*, and *Kick-Ass?*
Nicolas Cage
## Footnote
Cage is seen as one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood due to the wide range of genres he can act in.
63
Which **American actress** is known for serving as Woody Allen's muse during his run of successful comedies in the late 1970s, including the titular role in *Annie Hall*, which won her an Oscar?
Diane Keaton
## Footnote
Keaton also played Michael Corleone's wife Kay in *The Godfather* series, and has appeared in films such as *Manhattan*, *Reds*, *Father of the Bride*, and *Something's Gotta Give*.
64
Which **Irish actor** is known for his starring role in *Schindler's List* and has also appeared in *Michael Collins*, the *Taken* series, *Kinsey*, *Batman Begins*, and *Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace?*
Liam Neeson
## Footnote
Neeson was married to the late actress Natasha Richardson, daughter of screen legend Vanessa Redgrave.
65
Which **American actor,** remembered as an icon of teenage disillusionment, famously died after starring in only three films -- *Rebel Without a Cause*, *East of Eden*, and *Giant?*
James Dean
## Footnote
Dean won two Golden Globes for his work in the entertainment industry. Dean died in 1955 in a two-vehicle accident.
66
Which **English comic actor and filmmaker** rose to fame during the silent film era, especially as the recurring character the *Tramp*, which made him the most famous movie star in the world by the 1920s?
Charlie Chaplin
## Footnote
Chaplin was effectively exiled from the United States during the McCarthy era, but is now widely considered one of the most important figures in the history of cinema. Some of his best-known films include *The Kid*, *City Lights*, *Modern Times*, and *The Great Dictator*.
67
Which **American actress** won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in *Still Alice* and has appeared in other movies like *Boogie Nights*, *The Big Lebowski*, *Magnolia*, *The End of the Affair*, *Far From Heaven*, and *Crazy, Stupid, Love?*
Julianne Moore
## Footnote
Moore received a total of 169 film award nominations of which she won 78.
68
Which **American director** and screenwriter is known for making farces and parodies that include *Blazing Saddles*, *Young Frankenstein*, *Spaceballs*, and *The Producers?*
Mel Brooks
## Footnote
Brooks' work in comedy and directing earned him over $100 million.
69
Which **American actor** starred in such iconic films as *The Maltese Falcon*, *High Sierra*, *Casablanca*, *Key Largo*, *The Treasure of the Sierra Madre*, and *The African Queen?*
Humphrey Bogart
## Footnote
Bogart often played a cynic who would ultimately show his noble side.
For his roles during the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, he was named the greatest male star in American cinema by the American Film Institute.
70
Which **American director, screenwriter, comedian, and actor** is known for making and usually starring in his own films for over 50 years, such as *Take the Money and Run*, *Manhattan*, *Annie Hall*, and *Midnight in Paris?*
Woody Allen
## Footnote
Allen often plays a neurotic, insecure parody of himself.
71
Which **English actor** is known for playing Edward Cullen in *The Twilight Saga* and for his appearances in *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, *Remember Me,* *Cosmopolis*, and *The Rover?*
Robert Pattinson
## Footnote
Pattinson took up the cowl and cape in 2022, stepping into the role of Batman.
72
Which **Canadian actor** got his start on the *Mickey Mouse Club* before moving on to roles in films like *Remember the Titans*, *Murder by Numbers*, and *The Notebook?*
Ryan Gosling
## Footnote
Other film credits include *Half Nelson*, *Lars and the Real Girl*, *Blue Valentine*, *Fracture*, *The Ides of March*, *Drive*, and *Crazy, Stupid, Love*.
73
Which **English actress** is known for starring in the *Pirates of the Caribbean* series and achieved other film credits like *Bend It Like Beckham*, *Pride and Prejudice*, *Atonement*, *Love Actually*, *Anna Karenina*, and *The Imitation Game?*
Keira Knightley
## Footnote
Knightley became known for her roles in period films.
74
Which **English actor** is known for playing the lead role in the series *Sherlock*, and has appeared in movies like *Atonement*, *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy*, *Star Trek Into Darkness*, *12 Years a Slave*, *The Hobbit* series, and *The Imitation Game?*
Benedict Cumberbatch
## Footnote
Cumberbatch has won multiple BAFTA awards and Oscar nominations.
75
Which **American actor** starred in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s in films such as *The Ten Commandments*, *Ben-Hur*, *Planet of the Apes*, and *The Greatest Show on Earth?*
Charlton Heston
## Footnote
Later in life, Heston served as president of the National Rifle Association.
76
Which **American comedian and actor** is known for starring in an enormously successful self-titled 1990s sitcom that many consider the greatest TV series of all time?
Jerry Seinfeld
## Footnote
Seinfeld received a total of 10 Emmy awards and 3 Golden Globes for his work in entertainment.
77
Which **American actress, comedian, and writer** rose to fame writing for *Saturday Night Live* and is known for creating and starring in the acclaimed sitcom *30 Rock?*
Tina Fey
## Footnote
Fey has also appeared in such films as *Mean Girls* (which she wrote), *Baby Mama*, and *Date Night*.
78
Which **American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer** is best known for creating and starring in drag as the character *Madea?*
Tyler Perry
## Footnote
Perry has directed many films including *Diary of a Mad Black Woman*, *Madea's Family Reunion*, and *Good Deeds*.
79
Which **American actor** was nicknamed *The King of Cool* for his roles as anti-heroes throughout the 1960s and 70s, and famously performed many of his own stunts as a motorcycle and automobile enthusiast?
Steve McQueen
## Footnote
McQueen appeared in films like *The Magnificent Seven*, *The Great Escape*, *Bullitt*, *The Getaway*, and *The Sand Pebbles*.
80
Which **iconic French actress** is renowned for her beauty and has appeared in over 100 films, including *Repulsion*, *Belle de Jour*, *Indochine*, and *The Hunger?*
Catherine Deneuve
## Footnote
Apart from her acting, Deneuve became known internationally for her work as a pitchwoman for Chanel perfume.
81
Which **British stage and screen actress** has appeared in films such as *Mary, Queen of Scots*, *Julia*, *The Bostonians*, *Mission: Impossible*, and *Atonement?*
Vanessa Redgrave
## Footnote
Redgrave has continued to act on stage throughout her career, having initially risen to fame as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
82
Which **French actress** won an Oscar for her turn as Edith Piaf in *La Vie en Rose*, and has appeared in films like *Big Fish*, *A Very Long Engagement*, *Inception*, *Midnight in Paris*, *Les Petits Mouchoirs*, *The Dark Knight Rises*, and *Two Days, One Night?*
Marion Cotillard
## Footnote
Cotillard is the first French woman to be awarded with the Oscar for best actress since 1960.
83
Which **American actors, writers, and producers** are best known for co-creating the television series *South Park?*
Trey Parker and Matt Stone
## Footnote
Parker and Stone's Broadway musical, *The Book of Mormon*, has won numerous Tony Awards including Best Musical.
84
Which **American broadcast journalist** is considered an icon and pioneer of TV news broadcasting, having recorded a series of popular radio news broadcasts during World War II before transitioning into television?
Edward R. Murrow
## Footnote
Murrow was known for his highly reliable and dramatic eyewitness reports - he reported extensively on the German occupation of Austria.
85
Which **English stage and film actress** has appeared in films like *Age of Consent* and *Calendar Girls*, and won an Oscar for her role as Elizabeth II in *The Queen?*
Helen Mirren
## Footnote
Helen Mirren began her career with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1960s.
86
Which **daughter of O.J. Simpson's defense attorney** starred (along with her family) in a long-running reality TV show, and later married (and had 4 children with) Kanye West?
Kim Kardashian
## Footnote
Kardashian's net worth is estimated to be around 1.8 billion USD.
She created a multi-billion dollar fashion, beauty, and media business empire
87
Which **American actress** is known for winning an Oscar for her performance in *The Country Girl* and for later quitting acting to become the Princess of Monaco?
Grace Kelly
## Footnote
Kelly's other films include *Mogambo*, *Dial M for Murder*, *Rear Window*, and *To Catch a Thief*.
88
Which **American talk show host** is best known for her self-titled daytime talk show which was the most successful of its kind?
Oprah Winfrey
## Footnote
Winfrey is one of the world's richest women, was the first black female billionaire, is an influential philanthropist, and according to some measures, is the most influential woman in the world.
89
Which **American actress and model** is known as the most celebrated Hollywood sex symbol from the 1950s and 60s, with film credits like *All About Eve*, *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes*, *The Seven Year Itch*, and *Some Like It Hot?*
Marilyn Monroe
## Footnote
Monroe is rumored to have had a tryst with President John F. Kennedy while he was in office, and famously appeared on the cover of the first-ever issue of *Playboy* magazine.
90
Which **American television host and comedian** is known for hosting *The Tonight Show* for 30 years from 1962 to 1992?
Johnny Carson
## Footnote
Carson's show became the archetype for all subsequent modern talk shows.
91
Which **American actress** is known for being Quentin Tarantino's muse in several of his films, and has appeared in movies such as *Pulp Fiction*, *Gattaca*, *Batman & Robin*, and the *Kill Bill* films?
Uma Thurman
## Footnote
Thurman won a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance in 2003.
92
Which **outspoken Hollywood legend** from the 1930s to 1980s won Oscars for *The African Queen*, *Guess Who's Coming to Dinner*, *The Lion in Winter*, and *On Golden Pond*?
Katharine Hepburn
## Footnote
Hepburn's four *Best Actress Academy Awards* are the most earned by any performer. She also had noteworthy starring roles in *Morning Glory*, *The Philadelphia Story*, and many other films and TV productions.
Fun fact: Katharine Hepburn and Audrey Hepburn are not related, though they were film contemporaries and are often discussed in similar conversations.
93
Which **Belgian-born British actress** was a 20th-century film and fashion icon, and acted in films like *Roman Holiday* (for which she won an Oscar), *Sabrina*, *Breakfast at Tiffany's*, and *My Fair Lady?*
Audrey Hepburn
## Footnote
Hepburn earned 3 BAFTAs, 1 Primetime Emmy Award, and 1 Academy Award among many others during her career.
94
Which **American film and stage dancer and actor** was one of the biggest stars of the 20th century, with musical film credits including *Flying Down to Rio*, *Shall We Dance*, *You'll Never Get Rich*, and *Holiday Inn?*
Fred Astaire
## Footnote
Astaire won a total of 14 movie awards for his work in entertainment.
95
Which highly successful and **influential American filmmaker** is often associated with the blockbuster genre, having made movies like *Jaws*, *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial*, *Jurassic Park*, *Raiders of the Lost Ark*, and *Close Encounters of the Third Kind?*
Steven Spielberg
## Footnote
Spielberg won Oscars for directing *Schindler's List* and *Saving Private Ryan*.
96
Which **American filmmaker** is most famous for being the creator of the *Star Wars* franchise?
George Lucas
## Footnote
Lucas is also noted for creating the character of Indiana Jones and for directing *American Graffiti*.
97
Which **20th-century English film director** directed thrillers such as *Rear Window*, *Vertigo*, *North by Northwest*, *Psycho*, and *The Birds?*
Alfred Hitchcock
## Footnote
Hitchcock is remembered for having pioneered many film techniques and helped shape modern cinema, particularly in the horror and science fiction genres.
98
Which **Australian actress** has won Oscars for her roles in *The Aviator* and *Blue Jasmine*, and also appeared in *The Lord of the Rings* trilogy, *Elizabeth*, *Babel*, *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button*, *Notes on a Scandal*, and *I'm Not There?*
Cate Blanchett
## Footnote
Blanchett once gave an anonymous performance in the movie *Hot Fuzz* as a crime scene investigator.
99
Which **Canadian filmmaker** is known for directing *Titanic* and *Avatar*, the two highest-grossing films of all time, not adjusting for inflation?
James Cameron
## Footnote
Cameron's other films include *The Terminator*, *Aliens*, *The Abyss*, *Terminator 2: Judgment Day*, and *True Lies*.
100
Which **American filmmaker** directed films like *Mean Streets*, *Taxi Driver*, *Raging Bull*, *Goodfellas*, *Gangs of New York*, *The Aviator*, and *The Departed?*
Martin Scorsese
## Footnote
Scorsese won a number of movie awards inlcuding a BAFTA for Best Film and the famous Palme d'Or in 1976.
101
Which **Scottish actor** is known as the original James Bond and for winning an Oscar for his performance in *The Untouchables?*
Sean Connery
## Footnote
Connery has also appeared in films like *The Rock*, *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade*, *The Hunt for Red October*, and *Murder on the Orient Express*.
102
Which **American actor** is famous for his Hollywood action roles, most notably his portrayals of characters Rocky Balboa and John Rambo from the *Rocky* and *Rambo* franchises?
Sylvester Stallone
## Footnote
Stallone won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2016.
103
Which **American actress** rose to fame in the 2010s with Hollywood releases like *The Help*, *The Debt*, *The Tree of Life*, *Lawless*, *Mama*, *Zero Dark Thirty*, *A Most Violent Year*, and *Interstellar?*
Jessica Chastain
## Footnote
Chastain has received 3 Oscars in total, twice for Best Actress and once for Best Supporting Actress.
104
Which **Spanish actress** rose to prominence in the early 2000s with roles in *Blow* and *Vanilla Sky*, and has since appeared in films like *Sahara*, *Volver*, *Nine*, *Bandidas*, and *Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides?*
Penélope Cruz
## Footnote
Cruz won an Oscar for her supporting role in *Vicky Cristina Barcelona*.
105
Which **American actress** made her film debut in the comedy *Superbad*, and has since appeared in *Zombieland*, *Easy A*, *The Help*, *Crazy, Stupid, Love*, *The Amazing Spider-Man*, and *La La Land?*
Emma Stone
## Footnote
As of 2022, Stone has received over 91 nominations in the movie industry and won a total of 31.
106
Which **American actress** won an Oscar for her leading role in *Silver Linings Playbook*, and has also appeared in *American Hustle*, the *X-Men* franchise, the *Hunger Games* series, and *Winter's Bone*, the last of which famously earned her an Oscar nomination at the age of 20?
Jennifer Lawrence
## Footnote
Lawrence has held the title for highest-grossing action-movie heroine.
107
Which **American actress and musician** stars in the sitcom *New Girl* and has appeared in films like *Almost Famous*, *Elf*, *(500) Days of Summer*, *Yes Man*, and *The Happening?*
Zooey Deschanel
## Footnote
Deschanel was discovered at 17 playing a model in the 1997 TV sitcom *Veronica's Closet*.
108
Which **Israeli-American actress** won an Oscar for her leading role in *Black Swan*, and is also known for her performances in the *Star Wars* prequel trilogy?
Natalie Portman
## Footnote
Portman has appeared in other films such as *Léon: The Professional*, *Closer*, *V for Vendetta*, *The Other Boleyn Girl*, *Garden State*, and *Thor*.
109
Which **American dancer, model, and actor** had a breakthrough film role in *Step Up* and has appeared in films like *Side Effects*, the *G.I. Joe* series, the *21 Jump Street* franchise, the *Magic Mike* movies, and *Foxcatcher?*
Channing Tatum
## Footnote
So far, Channing Tatum won more than 18 awards for his work in the entertainment industry.
110
Which **Canadian-American comedian and actor** has appeared in *In Living Color*, *The Mask*, the *Ace Ventura* films, *Liar Liar*, the *Dumb and Dumber* movies, *The Truman Show*, and *Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?*
Jim Carrey
## Footnote
Carrey's energetic slapstick performances and [impressions](https://youtu.be/RbIq-f1_Dr4) helped him become one of the biggest stars in Hollywood during the 1990s.
111
Which **American actor** is best known for starring in *The Hangover* franchise, and has also appeared in films like *A Star is Born*, *Limitless*, *Guardians of the Galaxy*, *Silver Linings Playbook*, *American Hustle*, and *American Sniper?*
Bradley Cooper
## Footnote
So far, Bradley Cooper has been nominated 9 times for an Oscar.
112
Which **English actress and writer** has won Oscars for *Howards End* (Best Actress) and *Sense and Sensibility* (Best Adapted Screenplay)?
Emma Thompson
## Footnote
Thompson has also appeared in films like *Much Ado About Nothing*, *The Remains of the Day*, *Love Actually*, the *Harry Potter* series, and *Saving Mr. Banks*.
113
Which **Canadian comic actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker** got his start on the acclaimed but short-lived series *Freaks and Geeks*, and has gone on to appear in movies like *The 40-Year-Old Virgin*, *Knocked Up*, *Superbad*, *Pineapple Express*, and *This Is the End?*
Seth Rogen
## Footnote
The movie *The Interview,* which Rogen starred in with James Franco, generated controversy as the North korean government threatened to take action against the US if Sony published the movie.
114
Which **English actress** had breakout film performances in *My Summer of Love* and *The Devil Wears Prada*, and has gone on to appear in movies like *The Young Victoria*, *Salmon Fishing in the Yemen*, *Looper*, *Edge of Tomorrow*, and *Into the Woods?*
Emily Blunt
## Footnote
In 2010, Emily Blunt married John Krasinski who plays Jim in the US version of the *The Office*.
115
Which **American actress and producer** won an Oscar for her performance as June Carter Cash in *Walk the Line*, and has appeared in films like *Pleasantville*, *Election*, *Legally Blonde*, *Sweet Home Alabama*, and *Wild?*
Reese Witherspoon
## Footnote
Beside the Oscar, Witherspoon has won a BAFTA for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and a Golden Globe for Best Actress.
116
Which **Grammy-winning American singer, comedian, and actor** won an Oscar for his portrayal of Ray Charles in *Ray*, and has appeared in films like *Collateral*, *The Amazing Spider-Man 2*, *Django Unchained*, *Any Given Sunday*, and *Dreamgirls*?
Jamie Foxx
## Footnote
Foxx built up his fame when he was given his own television sitcom called *The Jamie Foxx Show*.
117
Which **American actor** has appeared in films like *Weird Science*, *Chaplin*, *Natural Born Killers*, *Tropic Thunder*, and the *Iron Man*, *Sherlock Holmes*, and *Avengers* franchises?
Robert Downey Jr.
## Footnote
The son of a well-known filmmaker, Downey Jr. is sometimes considered to have been part of the Brat Pack in the 1980s.
He notably rose to fame in his youth, went through a period of legal and substance abuse issues, then experienced a career resurgence later in life.
118
Which **American actress, comedian, and TV host** voiced the character of Dory in *Finding Nemo*, starred in a self-titled sitcom in the 90s, and rose to fame with her own daytime talk show?
Ellen DeGeneres
## Footnote
DeGeneres began her career as a stand-up comic and has hosted many of Hollywood's major awards shows.
DeGeneres famously came out in Time magazine in 1997 with the words "Yep, I'm Gay". This helped to pave the way for gay rights and changed the way society viewed the homosexual community.
She married actress Portia de Rossi in 2008.
119
Which **iconic late night talk show host**, and friend and protégé of Johnny Carson, is famous for his self-deprecating, deadpan humor, and was the longest-serving late night host ever upon his retirement in 2015?
David Letterman
## Footnote
Letterman received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2017.
120
Which **American actor** is known for his catchphrase "Alright, alright, alright" and for winning an Oscar for his role in *Dallas Buyers Club?*
Matthew McConaughey
## Footnote
McConaughey has also appeared in the TV series *True Detective* and films like *Dazed and Confused*, *Amistad*, *The Wedding Planner*, *Bernie*, *Mud*, *Magic Mike*, and *Interstellar*.
121
Which **20th-century Swedish actress** is considered one of the great icons of classic Hollywood and won three Oscars for her roles in *Gaslight*, *Anastasia*, and *Murder on the Orient Express?*
Ingrid Bergman
## Footnote
Bergman also appeared in *For Whom the Bell Tolls*, *The Bells of St. Mary's*, *Spellbound*, *Notorious*, and *Casablanca*.
122
Which **20th-century Welsh actor** is known for his turbulent, publicized marriage to fellow screen legend Elizabeth Taylor and appeared in films like *My Cousin Rachel*, *The Robe*, *Becket*, *The Spy Who Came in from the Cold*, *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?*, *Cleopatra*, and *Equus?*
Richard Burton
## Footnote
Burton won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in 1978.
123
Which **20th-century American actor** is known for his roles in classic films like *Vertigo*, *The Philadelphia Story*, *It's a Wonderful Life*, *Rear Window*, and *The Man Who Knew Too Much?*
James Stewart
## Footnote
Stewart was also a decorated veteran who became Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.
124
Which **20th-century English actor** is widely regarded as one of the greatest pure actors of his generation and appeared in films such as *Henry V*, *Hamlet*, *Richard III*, *The Entertainer*, *Sleuth*, *Marathon Man*, and *The Boys from Brazil?*
Laurence Olivier
## Footnote
Olivier won 3 BAFTAs, and 2 Academy Awards including one for Best Actor.
125
Which **iconic American actor** is noted for his decades-long private relationship with Katharine Hepburn, and for film credits which include *Woman of the Year*, *Boys Town*, *Captains Courageous*, *Guess Who's Coming to Dinner*, *Father of the Bride*, and *Judgment at Nuremberg?*
Spencer Tracy
## Footnote
Tracy received the BAFTA for *Best Actor in a Leading Role* in 1969.
126
Which **American actor** is known for his starring role in *Gone with the Wind*, and also appeared in films like *The Misfits*, *Mutiny on the Bounty*, *Mogambo*, and *It Happened One Night?*
Clark Gable
## Footnote
Gable won the Oscar for *Best Actor in a Leading Role* in 1935.
127
Which **American actor, writer, and director** worked in film, theater, and radio, and is famous for directing and starring in *Citizen Kane?*
Orson Welles
## Footnote
Welles is also remembered for his radio broadcast *The War of the Worlds*, along with other films like *The Third Man*, *Touch of Evil*, *A Man for All Seasons*, and *The Magnificent Ambersons*.
128
Which **American actress**, remembered for her trademark smoky voice, appeared in movies like *To Have And Have Not*, *The Big Sleep*, *How to Marry a Millionaire*, *Key Largo*, and *The Mirror Has Two Faces?*
Lauren Bacall
## Footnote
Bacall won several movie industry awards including a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.
129
Which **American-born French singer, dancer, and actress** was the first African American woman to star in a major motion picture *(Zouzou)* in 1934?
Josephine Baker
## Footnote
Getting her start as a vaudeville dancer in the 1920s, Baker moved to Paris and became renowned for her singing, erotic dancing and costumes, and for bringing her pet cheetah onstage.
She also contributed to the American Civil Rights Movement and during World War II assisted the French Resistance, later earning her the French military honor, the Croix de guerre.
130
Which **Canadian-American actor and producer** played Deadpool in the *Deadpool* movies which brought him back into the limelight of Hollywood?
Ryan Reynolds
## Footnote
Reynolds went on to make several blockbuster films including *The Hitman's Bodyguard*, *Free Guy*, *Red Notice*, and *Life*.
131
Which **English model, actress, and singer** is famous for her eyebrows, has been a Victoria's Secret model, and appears in several movies such as *Suicide Squad*, *Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets*, and *Life in a Year?*
Cara Delevingne
## Footnote
Delevingne won the *Model of the Year* award at the British Fashion Awards in 2012 and 2014.
132
Which **Swedish actress** has won an Oscar and two Golden Globes and is seen in various movies such as *Ex Machina*, *Tomb Raider*, and *Jason Bourne?*
Alicia Vikander
## Footnote
Vikander married famous actor Michael Fassbender in 2017.
133
Which **American comedian, actor, and writer** became famous with the *National Lampoon* movies and found renewed fame in 2009 with the sitcom *Community?*
Chevy Chase
## Footnote
Chase also played in *Modern Problems*, *Spies Like Us*, and *Man of the House*. He also briefly had his own late-night talk show called *The Chevy Chase Show*.
134
Which **American filmmaker, actor, critic, and author** is famous for often playing a minor character in his own movies and tackles sensitive subjects in his works such as *Django Unchained* and *Inglorious Basterds?*
Quentin Tarantino
## Footnote
Tarantino has won numerous Oscars, BAFTAs, and Golden Globes for his directing.
In 1994, Tarantino won the Palme d'Or for his movie *Pulp Fiction*.
135
Which **Canadian-American dramatic and comedic actor** found his international fame with the *The Naked Gun* movie series and has appeared in over 100 films and 150 television programs claiming the roles of more than 220 characters?
Leslie Nielsen
## Footnote
Nielsen earned his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1988.
