American Famous Girl Names with Letter R

Is notable as the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation S

Is notable as the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios.She was hired at Disney in 1938 to work in the Story Dept. on Bambi. Her artistic ability in drawing animals was such that she was selected by Walt Disney and Bambi supervising-director David D. Hand to be mentored by animator Eric Larson so that she could animate the vicious hunting dogs in the sequence where the dogs pursue Faline and fight with Bambi. Retta Scott also animated on the Disney features Fantasia, Dumbo, and Disney's version of The Wind In the Willows, which was shelved during the World War II years and released much later as one part of the film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. In addition, Alberto Becattini's web site of animator credits lists her as an animator on the Donald Duck shorts "Donald’s Snow Fight" and "Donald Gets Drafted" both released in 1942, along with an unnamed Goofy short in 1945.

Miller writes the "Diary of an Art Star" column for Artnet and wrote the "I Did It for Science" colu

Miller writes the "Diary of an Art Star" column for Artnet and wrote the "I Did It for Science" column for nerve.com for two years. She is also the host of the Anti-Slam on Manhattan's Lower East Side, an open mike that ran for twelve years until fall 200

Was an amateur tennis player in the early part of the 20th Century. Fairbairn, who was on the tennis

Was an amateur tennis player in the early part of the 20th Century. Fairbairn, who was on the tennis team at the University of Toronto, reached the singles final at 1915 Ohio state tournament, falling to Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Lois Moyes (l

An American four-time Emmy Award-winning actress, known for her role as Carla Tortelli on the classi

An American four-time Emmy Award-winning actress, known for her role as Carla Tortelli on the classic sitcom Cheers.Perlman received ten Emmy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Cheers ran 11 seasons, from 1982–1993; the only year in which Perlman wasn't nominated was 1992). She won the Emmy four times, in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1989. She later starred in the 1996 sitcom Pearl as the title character and was featured on the 2001 TV drama Kate Brasher. She also appeared in a 2000 television film How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale, in which she played Jacqueline Kennedy.

An American actress who had a brief recurring role as Georgia Huffington on 7th Heaven. She also gue

An American actress who had a brief recurring role as Georgia Huffington on 7th Heaven. She also guest starred on ER, That's So Raven, Malcolm in the Middle, NYPD Blue, Judging Amy, Walker, Texas Ranger and a few other shows.

Is a British-Canadian female soccer player, who currently plays for Team Strømmen.She won the W-Lea

Is a British-Canadian female soccer player, who currently plays for Team Strømmen.She won the W-League 2005 Scoring Championship and tied for the Assist Leader with 38 points on 13 goals and 12 assists.

Is a former American swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Is a former American swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

An American actress. Her biggest role to date is in the 2007 science fiction film The Last Mimzy, wh

An American actress. Her biggest role to date is in the 2007 science fiction film The Last Mimzy, where she plays Emma Wilder, one of the main characters.Wryn wanted to pursue acting because both of her siblings have appeared in acting roles.[1] Her first role was in the 2003 film, Hulk as a younger version of Jennifer Connelly's character Betty Ross. In 2005 she appeared in an episode of The King of Queens. Her first leading role was in The Last Mimzy, which was released on March 23, 2007. Wryn could not yet read during filming of The Last Mimzy, and thus the script had to be read to her so she could memorize it.[

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was an American figure skater. She placed third at the 1961 U.S. Championships, earning her the righ

Was an American figure skater. She placed third at the 1961 U.S. Championships, earning her the right to compete a month later at the World Championships. A hip injury forced Rhode to withdraw from the North American Championships in early February 1961.

Was a Canadian professional wrestler. After training with Mildred Burke, she wrestled in Japan under

Was a Canadian professional wrestler. After training with Mildred Burke, she wrestled in Japan under the name Monster Ripper. In 1987, she returned to Canada and began working with Stampede Wrestling, where she was their first Stampede Women's Champion. I

Is an American NCAA water polo player. Marable started swimming with a club team, at the age of fou

Is an American NCAA water polo player. Marable started swimming with a club team, at the age of fourteen, and discovered water polo at the age of fifteen. She swam for and played water polo for three years in high school El Camino High School, making Var

Is a bluegrass singer, mandolin player, guitarist and fiddle player.Her musical career started as a

Is a bluegrass singer, mandolin player, guitarist and fiddle player.Her musical career started as a child in her family's band, The Sally Mountain Show, and has spanned almost four decades. She achieved success in the bluegrass genre in the 1970s and '80s

An American postminimalist artist known for his small, subtle, intimate works. His art deals with is

An American postminimalist artist known for his small, subtle, intimate works. His art deals with issues of scale and the classic problems of line.Tuttle studied at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut and after moving to New York in 1963 he spent a semester at the Cooper Union and worked at the Betty Parsons Gallery. One year after taking a job as an assistant at Betty Parsons, she gave him his first show.Tuttle's reputation as a master was secure in Europe from early on, though acceptance of his work in his home country was slower. His works on paper are considered seminal works in American art. Tuttle had a survey exhibition in 1975 at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The exhibit was controversial and the show's curator Marcia Tucker lost her job as a result,

Was an American college swimming coach at Purdue University and coach of the women's swim team in th

Was an American college swimming coach at Purdue University and coach of the women's swim team in the 1952 Summer Olympics that won two bronze medals.

Is an American country music artist who released her debut album in 1994.

Is an American country music artist who released her debut album in 1994.

Is a two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist, musician, songwriter, and producer from the United Stat

Is a two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist, musician, songwriter, and producer from the United States. Over the course of a three-decade career, Jones has recorded in various musical styles including R&B, blues, pop, soul, and jazz standards.

Is a U.S. poet, and is a translator of Swedish and German literary works.Lesser has produced three c

Is a U.S. poet, and is a translator of Swedish and German literary works.Lesser has produced three collections of her own poetry, including Etruscan Things (1983), and has translated the works of other poets, including the following:

Is a fourth district justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois. She was appointed on February 5, 2001

Is a fourth district justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois. She was appointed on February 5, 2001.She was assigned to the Appellate Court, Fourth District, in July 1995, and was elected to the position in November 1996. Justice Garman was appointed to

Is a Grammy Award-winning American singer. She is of Cherokee Native American and Scottish descent.R

Is a Grammy Award-winning American singer. She is of Cherokee Native American and Scottish descent.Rita Coolidge's early career was as a backing vocalist, for artists such as Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, and Leon Russell.

The daughter of a Danish mother and a Polish father who came to the U.S. after World War II, Cosby g

The daughter of a Danish mother and a Polish father who came to the U.S. after World War II, Cosby grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, where she attended Greenwich High School and freelanced for the local paper. She earned her bachelor's degree from the Un

Was an American opera singer. She began her career in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century si

Was an American opera singer. She began her career in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century singing coloratura soprano roles. Early on in her career her voice darkened and dropped slightly causing her to focus more within the mezzo-soprano repertoir

Is an American poet and author.[

Is an American poet and author.[

Was an American actress who rose to stardom in the 1940s as the era's leading sex symbol. She is lis

Was an American actress who rose to stardom in the 1940s as the era's leading sex symbol. She is listed as one of the American Film Institute's greatest stars of all time.

One of the pioneers of female Hollywood writers, she worked on shows such as Dr. Kildare, Peyton Pla

One of the pioneers of female Hollywood writers, she worked on shows such as Dr. Kildare, Peyton Place, Mod Squad & Dynasty. She created her own shows: The Rookies, Flamingo Road and Nightingales. Additionally, Rita wrote many Movies of the Week and mini-series such as Death takes A Holiday, Women In Chains, Strong Medicine, and Voices of the Heart. She has also written two original theatrical plays, No Language But a Cry and Saturday Night at Grossinger’s (co-authored) which are still being produced.[2]