Actor/actress Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was a Canadian comedian and actor.In 1971 Billy Van began making The Hilarious House of Frightenstei

Was a Canadian comedian and actor.In 1971 Billy Van began making The Hilarious House of Frightenstein in Hamilton, Ontario. It is this show for which he is most well known, and it has subsequently developed a cult following. A total of 130 episodes were produced, with Van playing almost every character.[1]

Is an American actor.

Is an American actor.

Is an American actor and director. He is best recognized for his role as Caledon Hockley in the 1997

Is an American actor and director. He is best recognized for his role as Caledon Hockley in the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic, as the deranged psychopath Hughie Warriner in Dead Calm, and as The Phantom in the 1996 eponymous film based upon the comic book

Was a pre-war Filipino actor. He was married to actress Isa Delgado with three daughters and two son

Was a pre-war Filipino actor. He was married to actress Isa Delgado with three daughters and two sons with Keiko Awaji. Danao was LVN's lead actor on the post-war years and he was a famous Filipino crooner. His name extended to Japan where he spent part of his career.

Bindu was born to film producer Nanubhai Desai and his wife Jyotsna, a stage actress. Bindu's road t

Bindu was born to film producer Nanubhai Desai and his wife Jyotsna, a stage actress. Bindu's road to success was not an easy one. With her father's demise at the young age of 13 and being the eldest daughter, the burden of earning a daily meal fell on her young, frail shoulders. It was only after her marriage to Gujurati businessman Champaklal Zaveri that she got her first major role film offerbut before that she did act in the movie 'Anpadh' starring Dharmendra and Mala Sinha. The film was to be director Raj Khosla's Do Raaste (1969). From here she went on to write her success story with Shakti Samanta's Kati Patang (1970) where she had a sizzling "Mera Naam Shabbo" to her credit, a number which is even today remembered as the highlight of the film Kati Patang. Bindu announced her arrival on the scene as a vamp, an image which her contemporaries Helen and Aruna Irani were famous for around that time.

Was a Calcutta-based, Bengali-speaking renowned actress and thespian [1]. Born to prostitution, she

Was a Calcutta-based, Bengali-speaking renowned actress and thespian [1]. Born to prostitution, she started her career as a courtesan and at twelve she played her first serious drama role in Calcutta's National Theatre in 1874. Her career coincided with the popularity of the proscenium-inspired form of European theatre among the Bengali theatergoing audience. During a career spanning twelve years she enacted over eighty roles, which included those of Pramila, Sita, Draupadi, Radha, Ayesha, Kaikeyi, Motibibi, and Kapalkundala, among others. She was one of the first South Asian actresses of the theater to write her own autobiography.

Is an Indian Bollywood actress and model. She was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel

Is an Indian Bollywood actress and model. She was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest for 1996 and is currently one of the mainstream actresses in Bollywood. She is often cited by popular magazines and newspapers as one of Asia's sexiest celebrity women.[1] After winning the Ford Godrej Cinthol contest, Basu was flown to New York by the Ford Company, where she had a successful modelling careerBasu made her film debut in Abbas Mustan's Ajnabee, with Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol and Kareena Kapoor. She played a married woman who goes all out to woo her husbandÆs married friend, and eventually won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for her performance.

A Bangladeshi actress. She successfully acted in TV, theatre and in film and considered one of the l

A Bangladeshi actress. She successfully acted in TV, theatre and in film and considered one of the leading actress of the country. She is the daughter of the famous tv actor Abul Hayat and she has a sister,Natasha Hayat who also is a tv actress. She is married to another popular actor & director of Bangladesh, Toukir Ahmed.During the 90’s Hayat played many popular television dramas which established herself as one of the leading actresses of the country. She was also successful in theatre dramas but had to leave after her wedding. She is married to Taukir Ahmed, a famous actor and film director. She is mother of two children.

A Swedish actor. He had many roles in Ingmar Bergman's movies.

A Swedish actor. He had many roles in Ingmar Bergman's movies.

An Austrian actress born in Linz, Austria. Birgit Minichmayr studied drama at the Max-Reinhardt-Semi

An Austrian actress born in Linz, Austria. Birgit Minichmayr studied drama at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna.Birgit had her first break with the Burgtheater in Vienna, where she appeared in numerous plays, including "Der Reigen" by A. Schnitzler (Director: S.E Bechtolf), "Troilus and Cressida" by William Shakespeare (Director:D. Donellan) and "Der Färber und sein Zwillingsbruder" by J. Nestroy (Director: K.H.Hackl).She made her cinema debut in 1999 as Barbara Brecht in Jan Schütte's "Abschied", playing alongside Sepp Bierbichler and Monika Bleibtreu

Is a Danish actress. She entered film in 1953 with the comedy Ved Kongelunden.

Is a Danish actress. She entered film in 1953 with the comedy Ved Kongelunden.

A Swedish actress.Her intense portrayal of the nurse Alma in the 1966 film Persona led to an increas

A Swedish actress.Her intense portrayal of the nurse Alma in the 1966 film Persona led to an increase in the number of cinematic roles offered her, and she appeared that same year opposite James Garner and Sidney Poitier in the violent western Duel at Diablo. More Bergman collaborations followed, as well as working with John Huston (The Kremlin Letter: 1970) and Robert Altman (Quintet: 1979). She made her debut in American theatre in 1973 with a production of Erich Maria Remarque's "Full Circle". In 1990 she worked as a theatre director in Stockholm. In the late 1980s and early 1990s Andersson worked primarily in television and as a theatre actress, working with Bergman among others. She was also a supervisor for the humanitarian project Road to Sarajevo.

A Swedish actress who attended the Dramatens elevskola.

A Swedish actress who attended the Dramatens elevskola.

Was a Danish actress of the 1950s and 1960s.

Was a Danish actress of the 1950s and 1960s.

Is a Danish film actress. She appeared in 17 films between 1947 and 1964.

Is a Danish film actress. She appeared in 17 films between 1947 and 1964.

Is a German actor of Turkish descent. He has acted in a number of German and Turkish films, TV serie

Is a German actor of Turkish descent. He has acted in a number of German and Turkish films, TV series and theatrical productions. His name, "Birol", means "unique" in Turkish. Ünel began as a theatre actor at the Berliner Tacheles where he played the lead and also directed the play "Caligula". Ünel made his film debut in 1988's The Passenger. He played a private detective in the film Dealer which he followed up with a role in Fatih Akin's Im Juli. Birol then acted in the award winning Gegen die Wand as Cahit Tomruk. He won the German film prize for best actor for this role.

A Danish actress.In 1972 she graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre, and was shortly a

A Danish actress.In 1972 she graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre, and was shortly afterwards employed as an actress at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. At the Royal Danish Theatre she has appeared in a number of productions, among them Marx and Coca Cola, Molière's The Learned Ladies, Henrik Hertz's Sparekassen (The Savings Bank), Jess Ørnsbo's Majonæse (Mayonnaise), Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, and David Hare's A Breath of Life. Her film appearances include Hovedjægerne (her first film role, in 1971; released internationally as The Headhunters), Lad isbjørnene danse (1990, Dance of the Polar Bears), Kærlighedens Smerte (1992, Pain of Love), The Celebration (1998, Festen, the first Dogme 95 film), Elsker dig for evigt og (2002, Open Hearts, also a Dogme film) and Lykkevej (Move Me, 2003). She has also appeared in Danish television series including Lars von Trier's Riget (The Kingdom),

Is a German actress. She studied at the Munich's August Everding Music and Drama School (2002 - 2006

Is a German actress. She studied at the Munich's August Everding Music and Drama School (2002 - 2006). Her most popular role so far was one of the leading role in the RTL series Schulmädchen. She also took part in the later ProSieben series Alles außer Sex with Simone Hanselmann, another school girl in Schulmädchen.

An Iranian actress.Bita Farrahi studied Arts at John Powers’ School in the US, before starting her

An Iranian actress.Bita Farrahi studied Arts at John Powers’ School in the US, before starting her film acting with Hamoun (1989, Darius Mehrjui). She had no background in acting but critics and festivals admire her because of her performances in the roles of intellectual, independent women who are struggling with family and psychological problems.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 25 films between 1933 and 1968.

Was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 25 films between 1933 and 1968.

Is an American actress. She stars in the book-based TV series Gossip Girl, and has appeared in sever

Is an American actress. She stars in the book-based TV series Gossip Girl, and has appeared in several films including Accepted and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

Is an American stand-up comedian, actor and veteran of the Vietnam War. Other than his acting, he is

Is an American stand-up comedian, actor and veteran of the Vietnam War. Other than his acting, he is best known for his deep, very recognizable voice.Clark was born in Macon, Georgia. He graduated from LaGrange College in 1969 with a degree in the performing arts. Clark is frequently cast in Adam Sandler films, including The Waterboy (as "Farmer Fran"),

Was a French singer and actress whose fame today rests chiefly on the fact that Émile Zola used her

Was a French singer and actress whose fame today rests chiefly on the fact that Émile Zola used her as the principal model for his novel Nana.When she set it into her head to become a star on the operetta stage, everything happened exactly as Zola would later describe it in Nana: She was an immediate success on the stage and attracted scores of wealthy lovers. Hervé brought her out as Frédégonde in Chilpéric (1868) and went on stage himself to play Faust to her Marguerite in his masterpiece Le petit Faust (1869), a brilliant parody of both Goethe's play and Gounod's opera.

Was a silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture

Was a silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry.

Is an American Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actress. She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow.

Is an American Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actress. She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow.