Actor/actress Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a Filipino actress.She was born Sharmila Velasco Prihibas-Shahani to an Indian father [1] and a m

Is a Filipino actress.She was born Sharmila Velasco Prihibas-Shahani to an Indian father [1] and a mother of Ilonnga blood. She has a younger sister who is also an actress named Bunny Paras and their mother is the sister of the mother of Patrick Garcia and Cheska Garcia.

An Indian film and theatre actor. He has worked on various stage productions in English, Hindi and G

An Indian film and theatre actor. He has worked on various stage productions in English, Hindi and Gujarati, though is mostly known for his work in Hindi movies.He made his film debut in the 1999 art film Godmother and received rave reviews for his portrayal of the title protagonist's troubled son.This was followed by Style (2001), which was a comedy and a surprise commercial hit. It was a low budget project produced by N Chandra involving a cast of newcomers. The movie was set in a college following the antics of a couple of students. Sharman's comic timing and performance was generally lauded and was considered the main reason for the success of the movie. The success of Style was followed with a sequel called Xcuse Me (2003), borrowing its name from the hit song of the first film, and other comedies like Shaadi No. 1 (2005).

Is a renowned Indian film actress from Bengal, who as of April 2005 heads the Indian Film Censor Boa

Is a renowned Indian film actress from Bengal, who as of April 2005 heads the Indian Film Censor Board. In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador [1].

Is a popular and multi-awarded Filipino singer, actress and TV host dubbed "Megastar of Philippine E

Is a popular and multi-awarded Filipino singer, actress and TV host dubbed "Megastar of Philippine Entertainment", fondly called Mega by fans and people from the entertainment industry.[1] [2][3] Her success in the movies (53 starring roles), television (6 shows) and recording (40 albums) make her possibly the greatest Filipino entertainer of all time.

A popular Filipina actress, TV host, and singer. She is also known as The Mega Star of Philippine Sh

A popular Filipina actress, TV host, and singer. She is also known as The Mega Star of Philippine Showbiz having been a grandslam awardee, and a box office queen hall of famer and a recipient of several lifetime achievement awards at a relatively young age.She first appeared on Philippine pop charts in 1978 as a 12 year old, singing the tune "Mr. D.J." The tune became wildly popular and earned her the title of "D.J.'s Pet" (which was also the name of her first album). [1] Other hit albums followed, and Cuneta was asked to sing many movie soundtracks of the time - becoming the first "movie soundtrack star" in the country.

Is a Filipina singer, actress and model.At age nine, Morales started singing with her church choir t

Is a Filipina singer, actress and model.At age nine, Morales started singing with her church choir that would lead her to a music career. A priest, Father Fritz Malinao, a songwriter, recognized Morales' talent and asked her to sing one of his compositions as an entry in the Cebu Pop Music Festival. The song, "Paglaum", ("hope" in Cebuano language), won the Grand Prize and earned the "Best Interpreter" award for young talents in the Philippines.

Is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, who is best known for her role as Sgt. Christine Cagney i

Is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, who is best known for her role as Sgt. Christine Cagney in the 1980s police procedural drama series Cagney & Lacey (1982-1988).A fifth-generation Californian, Gless was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Marjorie (n

Was an American actress. During the 1960s she played small television roles before appearing in seve

Was an American actress. During the 1960s she played small television roles before appearing in several films. After receiving positive reviews for her comedic performances, she was hailed as one of Hollywood's promising newcomers, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Valley of the Dolls (1967). She also appeared regularly in fashion magazines as a model and cover girl.

An Indian film actor and producer and a member of the famous Kapoor family, an influential film dyna

An Indian film actor and producer and a member of the famous Kapoor family, an influential film dynasty in India's Bollywood cinema. He is the younger brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, the son of Prithviraj Kapoor, the widower of Jennifer Kendal, and the father of Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, and Sanjana Kapoor. Son Kunal is married to director Ramesh Sippy's daughter and Sanjana to wildlife conservationist Valmik Thapar.

An Indian actor and now politician, born in Patna, Bihar.Shatrughan Sinha was one of the top male Bo

An Indian actor and now politician, born in Patna, Bihar.Shatrughan Sinha was one of the top male Bollywood film stars in the 1970s and 1980s. He began his career by playing villainous roles and was immensely successful in portraying stylised villains such as the one in the movie Raampur Ka Lakshman.He then switched over to playing the protagonist/main lead with Subhash Ghai's Kalicharan and was even more successful in solo starrers as well as multi-starrers. His acting at kalicharan was recognised very well. While he was at the peak of his acting career, in the mid-1980s, he decided that he should do something for his country. Inspired by the great politician from Bihar Mr. Jai Prakash Narayan, he decided to enter politics.

A Canadian comedian and actor.Majumder was born in Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador to a Canadi

A Canadian comedian and actor.Majumder was born in Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador to a Canadian mother and an Indian father. He started his entertainment career as an announcer for the YTV game show CLIPS, and soon was hosting the network's popular morning kids show Brain Wash, where he was known as Ed Brainbin. He also hosted the "Slime Tour" segments on the popular game show Uh Oh!. Eventually he joined This Hour Has 22 Minutes in 2003, and also hosted 15 episodes of the Just for Laughs specials on television and participated in the Comedy festivals in Montreal. He was also a star of Cedric the Entertainer Presents, aired in the United States on the Fox network,

An English film and stage actor. Bean has also acted in a number of television productions as well a

An English film and stage actor. Bean has also acted in a number of television productions as well as performing voice work for computer games and television adverts. As an actor, he adopted the Celtic spelling "Sean" of his first name.Bean has played a wide range of roles, from villains to heroes. His first successful role was his portrayal of Richard Sharpe in the United Kingdom television series Sharpe.[1] Since then he has become well known internationally for his roles as Boromir in The Lord of the Rings, Martin Septim in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion video game, James Bond's adversary Alec Trevelyan in GoldenEye, Nicolas Cage's competitor Ian Howe in National Treasure, IRA fringe terrorist Sean Miller out for revenge on Harrison Ford in Patriot Games, Captain Rich in Flightplan with Jodie Foster, and Odysseus in Troy.

A Canadian-American director and actor. Levy is the director of Big Fat Liar, Just Married, Cheaper

A Canadian-American director and actor. Levy is the director of Big Fat Liar, Just Married, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther, and Night at the Museum. He has also directed many television shows, including Cousin Skeeter, The Famous Jett Jackson and Pepper Dennis.

An American actor who has appeared in several television series and movies.Pyfrom was born in Tampa,

An American actor who has appeared in several television series and movies.Pyfrom was born in Tampa, Florida, and is of part Italian descent. "Caminiti", his middle name, is the maiden name of his mother, Gail.[1][2][3] Pyfrom has an older brother named Christopher and a younger sister named Amber.He is known for his recurring role as Andrew Van de Kamp, the troubled gay teenage son of Bree Hodge (Marcia Cross) and the late Rex Van de Kamp (Steven Culp) on ABC's Desperate Housewives. He played the role, as a recurring guest appearance, throughout the show's first season (2004-2005). After appearing in the entire second season as a supporting cast member (for which he was credited in the opening credits),

An American voice actress, the voice of Reggie Rocket on Nickelodeon's animated series, Rocket Power

An American voice actress, the voice of Reggie Rocket on Nickelodeon's animated series, Rocket Power. She is also credited as the voice of Savannah on All Grown Up!.

Is a Filipina actress. She became popular when she played the role of Monica in the 2007 series, Mar

Is a Filipina actress. She became popular when she played the role of Monica in the 2007 series, MariMar[1]. She also became a Regal contract star because of Marimar. [1]She entered Philippine showbiz through the first wave of StarStruck, the reality-based star search of GMA Network, but was eliminated on December 5, 2003. She was one of finalists, dubbed as the Final 14. [2] Halili, together with those who were eliminated during the course of the show, are now known as Starstruck Batch 1 Avengers. She was linked with her co-survivor Rainier Castillo but it was later confirmed that they really dated after the show. She also starred in a commercial for Head & Shoulders where she was partnered with Alvin Aragon.

Chowdhury was born in Denbigh, Wales. She was brought up in a Muslim family, along with five sibling

Chowdhury was born in Denbigh, Wales. She was brought up in a Muslim family, along with five siblings, of whom she is the youngest. Shefali is of Bengali origin; her parents immigrated to England from Sylhet, Bangladesh in the 1980s, when many Bengalis migrated to the UK.She plays Harry Potter's Yule Ball date, Parvati Patil, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter in the film, spoke at the launch of Goblet of Fire in London and said "I had a dance scene with Shefali. She was completely gorgeous."She also appeared in an uncredited role in a Tamil film Kannathil Muthamittal.

Was a Bangladeshi actor, theatre drama director and music director. He is highly regarded[who?] in t

Was a Bangladeshi actor, theatre drama director and music director. He is highly regarded[who?] in the theatre industry of the country.Solaiman worked in nearly 30 theatre dramas. Some of his renowned worked including Election Caricature, Ingit, Goni Miyar Akdin, Ei Deshe Ei Beshe reflected social discriminations in a satirical manner. He concentrated on the local folklore of Bangladesh in his Amina Sundori, Sunai Koinnar Pala and in Aalal Dulaler Pala. Solaiman spend some years in the USA and worked Bengali theatre. He managed to take one of his dramas to New York's Off-Off Broadway.[1]

An American actress best known for her role in the film Spanglish.She has also guest-starred on show

An American actress best known for her role in the film Spanglish.She has also guest-starred on shows like ER, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, and Romeo! She trained as a child model, is homeschooled, and fluent in both English and Spanish. She signed a deal with Claire's Boutique to have her own jewelry line, which launched on September 8, 2006. Also, she will have a perfume line which will launch in Spring 2007. She was featured in an issue of Miss Quince Magazine which is about planning quinceañeras.

Was an American newscaster, actor, writer, journalist, public relations specialist, and motion pictu

Was an American newscaster, actor, writer, journalist, public relations specialist, and motion picture and television producer-director. He was a radio actor on The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen and other programs, and appeared in the feature films The Delinquents and The Cool and the Crazy.

Was a pioneering American film and television producer, director, writer, and actor.Leonard was born

Was a pioneering American film and television producer, director, writer, and actor.Leonard was born Sheldon Leonard Bershad in New York City, the son of middle class Jewish parents Anna and Frank Bershad. As an actor, Leonard specialized in playing supporting characters, especially gangsters or "heavies", in films such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946), To Have and Have Not (1944), and Open Secret (1948). His trademark was his especially thick New York accent. In the cult classic Decoy, Leonard uses his "heavy" persona to create the hard-boiled police detective Joe Portugal. In the 1950s, Leonard provided the voice of lazy cat Dodsworth in two Warner Bros. cartoons directed by Robert McKimson.

Is an award-winning American film and television actress. She began her career in the 1970s, playing

Is an award-winning American film and television actress. She began her career in the 1970s, playing quirky and waif-like characters in the movies of Robert Altman, and eventually starred in movies by Woody Allen, Stanley Kubrick, Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton.

An American actress. She has had recurring roles in television shows such as Summerland and the Nick

An American actress. She has had recurring roles in television shows such as Summerland and the Nickelodeon series Just for Kicks. She has also guest-starred on Center of the Universe, Life on a Stick, Method & Red, Still Standing and That's So Raven.

Is an American actress and singer, known primarily for her roles on movies, soap operas and televisi

Is an American actress and singer, known primarily for her roles on movies, soap operas and television.

Is a Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award-winning American film, stage and television dramatic and come

Is a Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award-winning American film, stage and television dramatic and comedic actress.Long was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Evandine, a school teacher, and Leland Long, who worked in the rubber industry before becoming a teacher.[1] She was active on her high school speech team, and in 1967 she won the National Forensic League National Championship in Original Oratory.