Actor/actress Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is an African American model, singer, novelist and actress.

Is an African American model, singer, novelist and actress.

Is a Golden Globe Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated American actress and television director.Sh

Is a Golden Globe Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated American actress and television director.She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Cinderella Liberty, The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two, and Only When I Laugh.

Thomason first came to prominence on British television in the series Playing the Field and Where Th

Thomason first came to prominence on British television in the series Playing the Field and Where The Heart Is, as well as in the first series of the BBC Three drama Burn It. In the U.S., she also acted in Disney's The Haunted Mansion, playing Eddie Murphy's wife, played Brandy in the movie My Baby's Daddy, and played Victoria in Black Knight. She also played the character Vicki in Pure. Marsha starred on the US television series Las Vegas as Nessa Holt in seasons 1 and 2, a total of 47 episodes.On 21 October 2004 she was a guest on the radio show Love Line. In January 2008, she appeared in Messiah V: The Rapture, alongside Marc Warren. In August 2008, Thomason was cast as a series regular in the CW's new show Easy Money.

Is an American actor who has appeared in many film and television roles.Bell was born in Tulsa, Okla

Is an American actor who has appeared in many film and television roles.Bell was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is known for his roles in the 1985 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge as the cruel Coach Schneider, 1986's Stand By Me as Gordie's grieving father, and in the 1988 comedy Twins as the ruthless hitman Webster. Bell's other well-known film role was in the 1990 blockbuster science fiction movie Total Recall as the Martian resistance leader, Kuato. Bell also appeared in the 2005 award-winning film, Capote.

Is an Iranian/American actor. Manesh was born in Mashhad, Iran. He has appeared in the television sh

Is an Iranian/American actor. Manesh was born in Mashhad, Iran. He has appeared in the television shows Will & Grace, Entourage, Scrubs, How I Met Your Mother, Burn Notice, Law & Order and The X-Files. He has also acted in the movies True Lies (his debut), The Poseidon Adventure, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

Was an Italian actress who had a relationship with the famous Italian Nobel Prize winner playwright

Was an Italian actress who had a relationship with the famous Italian Nobel Prize winner playwright Luigi Pirandello.Marta Abba is most famous for her personal and artistic relationship with Luigi Pirandello. She was the sister of another actress, Cele Abba. After their meeting in 1923 and until his death in 1936, Marta Abba was the stimulus to Pirandello's creativity. She was an aspiring young 25 year old actress when she met the 58 year old acclaimed playwright, whose wife was confined to a mental asylum. From their correspondence it comes out how she not only inspired him but she also gave the ageing writer confidence in his work.

Hungarian-born American singer-actress,.has maintained her performing career for over 70 years. She

Hungarian-born American singer-actress,.has maintained her performing career for over 70 years. She starred in over 40 films, and recently performed a New York concert in 2007, aged 95.she began singing at age 11. Very popular in Europe, she and her husband Jan Kiepura (who both had Jewish mothers) were forced to flee Europe and settled in the United States. She appeared in MGM films, but never achieved the fame she enjoyed in Europe. After her contract was not renewed she and her husband, Polish actor-singer Jan Kiepura, moved to New York, where they raised two sons. She enjoyed a lengthy run opposite her now-deceased husband in The Merry Widow on Broadway.

Is an American actress, specializing in character-type parts.Kristen was born to a Finnish mother an

Is an American actress, specializing in character-type parts.Kristen was born to a Finnish mother and a German soldier father who was killed during World War II. She was adopted in 1949 by an American couple from Detroit, Michigan and was renamed Marta.

She was raised in Houston, Texas, attended Cypress Creek High School, and graduated from Texas A&M U

She was raised in Houston, Texas, attended Cypress Creek High School, and graduated from Texas A&M University in 1999 with a degree in psychology.[1] She became famous for portraying Isabella "Belle" Black on the soap opera Days of our Lives from 2004 to 2008. Madison was the third adult actress to portray Belle on the daytime drama, which was portrayed by Kirsten Storms from 1999 to 2004, then briefly by Charity Rahmer in 2004 before Madison took the role. She previously appeared on the daytime drama Passions and had a role in the film Kate and Leopold.

Is an Argentine concert pianist. Her aversion to the press and publicity has resulted in her remaini

Is an Argentine concert pianist. Her aversion to the press and publicity has resulted in her remaining out of the limelight for most of her career. She has given relatively few interviews. As a result, she may not be as well known as other pianists of similar calibre. Nevertheless, she is widely recognized as one of the greatest modern-day pianists

Was an American actress.Scott was born in Jamesport, Missouri, the daughter of Letha (née McKinle

Was an American actress.Scott was born in Jamesport, Missouri, the daughter of Letha (née McKinley) and Walter Scott, an engineer and garage owner; her mother was a second-cousin of U.S. President William McKinley. Scott became interested in acting in high school, but failed to earn a degree from the University of Michigan before pursuing her acting dream. She got her start acting in shortened Shakespeare productions at the Century of Progress world's fair in Chicago, Illinois in 1933 - 1934.

Is a Czech film, television and stage actress. She was born in Prague. She is daughter of actress Le

Is a Czech film, television and stage actress. She was born in Prague. She is daughter of actress Lenka Termerová and Syrian director Moris Issa. Her cousin is Klára Issová.She studied State Conservatory in Prague. She began played in Prague's Divadlo Na Fidlovacce (English: Theatre Fidlovacka). In present day plays in Prague's Dejvice Theatre. Martha Issová participated in creating a plagiary of Sarah Silverman's election commercial in 2010, the plagiary is based on antigerontism[1]. For comparison with original commercial see [2]

A Canadian television and film actress and former child actress. She is known for her role of Becca,

A Canadian television and film actress and former child actress. She is known for her role of Becca, love interest of lead character Evan in the 2007 teen comedy Superbad. She started her career playing Emily Byrd Starr in the Emily of New Moon television series, based on the books by Lucy Maud Montgomery. MacIsaac attended Queen Charlotte Junior High in her hometown of Charlottetown.[citation needed]

Was an American film actress from 1937 until 1947. At age 25, she retired from show business to marr

Was an American film actress from 1937 until 1947. At age 25, she retired from show business to marry a Chicago businessman. In the 1980s and 1990s, she was a guest speaker at numerous movie-nostalgia conventions.

Was an Academy Award-winning American comic actress and standards singer who performed in movies, an

Was an Academy Award-winning American comic actress and standards singer who performed in movies, and later on television.In the early 1930s, Raye was a band vocalist with the Paul Ash and Boris Morros orchestras. She made her first film appearance in 1934 in a band short titled A Nite in the Nite Club. In 1936, she was signed for comic roles by Paramount Pictures, and made her first picture for Paramount. Her first feature film was Rhythm on the Range with crooner Bing Crosby. Over the next 26 years, she would eventually appear with many of the leading comics of her day, including Joe E. Brown, Bob Hope, W.C. Fields, Abbott and Costello, Charlie Chaplin, and Jimmy Durante. She joined the USO soon after the US entered World War II.

Is a Czech actor and entertainer. He is the voice of Bart Simpson on the Czech dub of The Simpsons.[

Is a Czech actor and entertainer. He is the voice of Bart Simpson on the Czech dub of The Simpsons.[1]

Was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 106 films between 1929 and 1968.

Was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 106 films between 1929 and 1968.

Is a German actor and stuntman. he decided to pursue a career as a stuntman due to his martial arts

Is a German actor and stuntman. he decided to pursue a career as a stuntman due to his martial arts and fighting skills. Co-founding the 'Perfect Action Stunt Team' also led him to work behind the camera as a pyrotechnican and stunt coordinator. He has since committed himself to extensive study with the likes of Giles Foreman, Reuven Adiv, Tony Woolf and renowned acting coach Larry Moss.

Is a Canadian-American award-winning comedian, actor, writer, singer and producer. He is best known

Is a Canadian-American award-winning comedian, actor, writer, singer and producer. He is best known for his comedy work, particularly on the TV programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live. Short, youngest of five children, was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the son of Olive (née Hayter), a violinist, and Charles Patrick Short, a corporate executive with Stelco, a Canadian steel company.

A Canadian comedian, actor, writer, singer and producer. He is best known for his comedy work, parti

A Canadian comedian, actor, writer, singer and producer. He is best known for his comedy work, particularly on the TV programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live.

A New Zealand actor.He began acting when he was thirteen years old, appearing in Strangers, a local

A New Zealand actor.He began acting when he was thirteen years old, appearing in Strangers, a local television production. He attended Westlake Boys High School and Birkenhead Primary. He starred in the drama Shortland Street, where he played the character of "Stuart Neilson" from 1992 to 1995. He subsequently appeared in a number of Australian films and television productions (such as Echo Point and Home & Away), before moving to the United States in 1997, in order to pursue a career in Hollywood films and to train in a two-year program at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City.

Was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning American actor.In 1947, he was selected by Elia Kazan an

Was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning American actor.In 1947, he was selected by Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg to be a player in the Actors Studio television program and went on to appear in a number of television plays in the 1950s and returned frequently to television as a guest star on numerous dramas (e.g. The Twilight Zone). Balsam appeared in such films as On the Waterfront, 12 Angry Men (as Juror #1), Time Limit, Psycho, Cape Fear (1962) as the police chief, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Seven Days in May, Hombre, Catch-22, Tora! Tora! Tora!, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Two-Minute Warning, The Delta Force, Death Wish 3

An Academy Award-winning American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles

An Academy Award-winning American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the television series Mission: Impossible (1966–1969) and Space: 1999 (1975–1977). He received a Golden Globe Award in 1969 for his performance in the former, playing the role of mission specialist Rollin Hand. In 1968 and 1969 he received Emmy award nominations for best actor in a dramatic series for his Mission: Impossible work. In 1994 he won several awards, including the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, for his performance in Ed Wood. He had already received two previous Oscar nominations.

Swedish comedian, actor and singer. His movie debut was in the 1947 movie Tappa inte sugen starring

Swedish comedian, actor and singer. His movie debut was in the 1947 movie Tappa inte sugen starring Nils Poppe.Ljung worked together with Povel Ramel for many years, and acted and sang in several of Ramel's revues, where he also performed comic monologues, including Ester and Fingal Olsson, which have become Swedish comedy classics.He also worked with Hasse Alfredson and Tage Danielsson, both in revues such as Spader, Madame! and Glaset i Örat (The Glass in the Ear) and movies such as Äppelkriget.

An American actor known for his role as Rory Joseph Hennessy in the ABC television sitcom 8 Simple R

An American actor known for his role as Rory Joseph Hennessy in the ABC television sitcom 8 Simple Rules.Spanjers auditioned for the starring role of Malcolm in Malcolm in the Middle, almost getting it, but did get a guest spot in the show's pilot episode. Although he didn't make it to Malcolm, he was able to show up in 8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter. Spanjers made a guest appearance as Davie in the first episode of the fourth season of Cold Case, "Rampage". He made guest appearances in many other TV shows as well. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.