Actor/actress Famous Names Starting with Letter K

A Japanese actress and model.Kanako first attracted public attention at age 12 when she was selected

A Japanese actress and model.Kanako first attracted public attention at age 12 when she was selected the Astel phone company's spokesmodel. By 14, she had become one of the many "J-Idol" girls with the publication of her first photobook, "Fourteen" (1995). She would go on to shoot several other successful photobooks such as "Edge" (1996), "Marugoto Kanako" (1997), "Michi" ("Road") (1998), "Koko, Soko, Asoko" ("Here, There, Over There") (1999) and "Meirai" ("Beautiful Woman") (2002). Throughout this time she appeared on the covers of magazines and shot videos that complemented her photobook projects.

Kanan Devi was born as Kanan Dassi in Howrah, West Bengal in or around 1916. In her autobiography, K

Kanan Devi was born as Kanan Dassi in Howrah, West Bengal in or around 1916. In her autobiography, Kanan Devi has observed that she was born illegitimately. She belonged to a poor family and after the death of her adoptive father, she and her mother were left to earn and live on their own and had to do all sorts of work to drag on their lives.Her name was soon changed to Kanan Bala. When she was only ten, a well wisher introduced her to Jyoti Studios where she was cast in a small role in Joydev (1926). She later worked with Radha Films, in films mainly by Jyotish Banerjee. After being noticed in Khooni Kaun and Maa (1934), she entered New Theatres, Calcutta. She came in contact of maestro Raichand Boral who coached her and familiarized her in the Hindi accent. She received her initial musical training under Ustad Alla Rakha

A Japanese actor and model who has appeared several times in music videos, movies, TV series, and ma

A Japanese actor and model who has appeared several times in music videos, movies, TV series, and magazines. His major breakthrough role was as the anime character Ryoma Echizen in the film adaptation of The Prince of Tennis, and became even more widely known when he was cast as Shin in Nana 2. In television, his most notable role was as Hinata in Himitsu no Hanazono.

Although he offered to reprise his role as Jason Voorhees in the 2003 film Freddy vs. Jason, directo

Although he offered to reprise his role as Jason Voorhees in the 2003 film Freddy vs. Jason, director Ronny Yu replaced Hodder with 6'5½" Canadian stunt man Ken Kirzinger. The switch created controversy amongst fans of the series and has been credited to several rumours, including Kirzinger's location in Canada, and his height compared to Robert Englund, Freddy Krueger's portrayer (although Hodder is still taller than Englund).

A South Korean film and television actor. Born in Pusan, he moved to Chang Won at the age of 7. Whil

A South Korean film and television actor. Born in Pusan, he moved to Chang Won at the age of 7. While studying Mechanical Engineering at Hanyang University, he was spotted on the streets by a modeling agent in 2000, and became a model. After this, he began his acting career with two dramas, and then filmed his first movie, Too Beautiful to Lie. However, his first real breakthrough was in Temptation of the Wolves, after which he became one of the top actors in South Korea. He went on to prove his acting skill in movies such as Voice of a Murderer and Maundy Thursday.

Is a Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestle

Is a Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler.However, on July 8 1989 at the 44th wrestling championships the unseeded Kang Ho Dong managed to defeat the legendary Lee Manki, and later went on to def

A professional footballer with English League Two side Exeter City.Logan, a striker, began his caree

A professional footballer with English League Two side Exeter City.Logan, a striker, began his career as a trainee with Championship side Ipswich Town. Despite turning professional in August 1998, he never managed to establish himself as a first team member with the Blues, making only 5 appearances as a substitute in over 4 years with the club. While at Portman Road, Logan had loan spells with then League One side Cambridge United where he made 5 appearances and scored 1 goal, League Two side Torquay United where he made 16 appearances,

A South Korean actor. He started his acting career in Korean version of musical stage performance "T

A South Korean actor. He started his acting career in Korean version of musical stage performance "The Rocky Horror Show" in 2001.Then, he played small roles in popular Korean TV Dramas such as Summer Scent(KBS2, 2003), Nonstop 4(MBC,2003), Youth! Fly To The Sky (KBS2, 2004 [1], More Beautiful Than A Flower (KBS2, 2004 [2]and Save the Last Dance for Me(SBS,2004)

An Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies and currently Tamil films.She Started her career a

An Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies and currently Tamil films.She Started her career as theatre actor in Delhi with Asmita theatre group.She trained under eminent theatre director Arvind Gaur. She participated in his theatre workshop at India Habitat Centre and acted in many plays. Kangana moved to Mumbai to try her luck in movies and received the offer for Mahesh Bhatt's 2006 film Gangster. During September 2005 Bollywood Film-maker Anurag Basu spotted her having coffee in a cafe in Bombay, and signed her up for this movie

A South Korean singer, first known as the lead singer of legendary boy band H.O.T. (High-five of Tee

A South Korean singer, first known as the lead singer of legendary boy band H.O.T. (High-five of Teenagers). Kangta, his stage name, is the symbol for great hit in Hangul as An Chilhyun (???) is his real name.He has been a vigorous songwriter and composer, having written over 100 songs[1] for H.O.T.'s albums as well as for other groups and singers like NRG and Fly to the Sky. When H.O.T. disbanded in March 2001, a legion of loyal fans was in rage. However a couple of months after the group disbanded, Kangta surprised many people by becoming the first member to debut solo. He released his first solo album "Polaris"

A Japanese actor.Tsuda was working part-time at a coffee shop for ten years before he started his su

A Japanese actor.Tsuda was working part-time at a coffee shop for ten years before he started his successful career. The coffee shop where Kanji Tsuda worked is located near Aoyama Studio, so many directors or movie directors often come to eat there. His first movie was Sonatine which was directed by Takeshi Kitano. Kitano often uses the shop and Kanji Tsuda knew that, so he gave his resume to Kitano directly. This act launched his successful career. After he acted in Sonatine, a lot of jobs came to him. He has played more than 130 roles in movies, TV commercials, and plays. Most of his roles are supporting roles.

A female Japanese voice actress from Chiba, Japan.Aside from voice acting, she also sang on the musi

A female Japanese voice actress from Chiba, Japan.Aside from voice acting, she also sang on the music group Bohemian Quarter's album "Blister Pack Voices".

Is a China-born Singaporean table tennis player who is ranked among the top ten athletes in her spor

Is a China-born Singaporean table tennis player who is ranked among the top ten athletes in her sport. Spotted by Singapore talent scouts in Beijing in 1995, she moved to Singapore and commenced her international career in competitive table tennis in 1996. She became a Singapore citizen at the age of 18

A Japanese actress.Momoi was born in Tokyo, and at the young age of 12 traveled to London to study d

A Japanese actress.Momoi was born in Tokyo, and at the young age of 12 traveled to London to study dance at the Royal Ballet Academy. After 3 years she returned to Tokyo, later graduating from Japan's Bungakuza School of Dramatic Arts. In 1971, Momoi debuted in director Kon Ichikawa's Ai Futatabi (Love Again) beginning a career that has already spanned 35 years and over 60 films.

A Japanese actress.

A Japanese actress.

A Japanese actress.

A Japanese actress.

A Japanese actress.In junior high school, Kaoru joined the Nishino ballet group. She gained populari

A Japanese actress.In junior high school, Kaoru joined the Nishino ballet group. She gained popularity with her appearance in the 1967 program Re Gaaruzu with Katsuko Kanai and Etsuko Nami in a mini-skirt number. In 1973, she did her first nude scene in the movie Dosei Jidai ~Kyoko to Jiro~ (???? -??????-?). In the same year, she also performed in the movie Shinanogawa (?????) which had a similar scene. There was criticism over the scene in the movie where the character lost her virginity.

Ashley's first acting job was as Aisha Campbell, the second Yellow Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Ra

Ashley's first acting job was as Aisha Campbell, the second Yellow Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, replacing the late Thuy Trang (Trini). Staying on for two years, Karan left the show in 1996, when she was replaced by Nakia Burrise (Tanya) for Power Rangers: Zeo. Her last Power Rangers appearance was in the finale for the third season of the series. Ashley has said that her decision to leave the series was because of the demanding hours. She also reveals that she was to be given an exiting story arc, just as Amy Jo Johnson was, but instead, following time off while her character was reduced to a child for some time in the third season,

Is an Indian film actress appearing in Bollywood films. Born into the Kapoor film family, she made h

Is an Indian film actress appearing in Bollywood films. Born into the Kapoor film family, she made her acting debut with Refugee (2000), for which she won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. In 2001, Kapoor received her first commercial success with her second release, Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai[2] and later appeared in Karan Johar's melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, which became India's top-grossing film in the overseas market that year and her biggest commercial success to date.[3]

Was a Czech songwriter, actor, lyricist, film and theatre director, composer, writer, dramatist, scr

Was a Czech songwriter, actor, lyricist, film and theatre director, composer, writer, dramatist, screenwriter and cabaretier. He was murdered in the Mauthausen concentration camp.[1]Hašler studied to be a glove-maker, but he became intererested in theatre at a young age and occasionally performed with amateur theatre ensembles. In 1897, following his debut at the Aréna Theatre he left home and successively joined various travelling theatre companies.[2] In 1902 he became a member of the Slovenian theatre in Ljubljana, but soon moved back to Prague, where he joined the National Theatre ensemble.[2]

Was a film director. His career spanned over five decades.Kachyna was part of the Czech wave of libe

Was a film director. His career spanned over five decades.Kachyna was part of the Czech wave of liberal filmmakers in the 1960s which included Miloš Forman and Jirí Menzel.

Was a Czech jazz and classical clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, composer, conductor and teacher.H

Was a Czech jazz and classical clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, composer, conductor and teacher.He began to study clarinet on private basis with Stanislav Krticka. (Krticka, a notable Czech clarinetist of the first half of 20th century, performed demanding part of Concertino by Leoš Janácek at composer's request at the festival of contemporary music in Frankfurt am Main in 1926).[1] Krautgartner acquired necessary skills of clarinet playing, and also inherited "fanatic passion" for clarinet construction and components (reeds, mouthpieces, barrels).

Was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. He directed 102 films between 1919 and

Was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. He directed 102 films between 1919 and 1953. He also appeared in 61 films between 1919 and 1938.He was once married to actress Anny Ondra with whom he owned a production company. He directed her in several silent films and acted with her in films directed by other filmmakers. He worked with her even after their divorce in 1933, and she married boxer Max Schmeling.[2]

Is a Filipino actress, model, singer, and TV host who currently signed under GMA Network. Before joi

Is a Filipino actress, model, singer, and TV host who currently signed under GMA Network. Before joining Kapuso Network, she was part of ABS-CBN Talent Management & Development Center (known as Star Magic). She is a Star Magic Batch 10 alumni.Marquez started as VJ in Myx, a subsidiary of ABS CBN, in 2003. She was transferred to ABS CBN's rival network, GMA Network, despite being a VJ in Myx as of 2007. She was a member of the cast of GMA's afternoon TV drama Pati Ba Pintig Ng Puso?, where she starred opposite Yasmien Kurdi, JC de Vera, and Chynna Ortaleza among others.

Is a Czech actor.Roden's father and grandfather were also actors. After study of theatrical art in P

Is a Czech actor.Roden's father and grandfather were also actors. After study of theatrical art in Prague he had taken many roles in theatres and movies. Outside of the Czech Republic he is mostly known for character roles in Hollywood movies such as 15 Minutes (2001), Blade II (2002), Bulletproof Monk (2003), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), as Grigori Rasputin in Hellboy (2004), Running Scared (2006) and RocknRolla (2008).