American Famous Girl Names with Letter R

Is an American cartoonist and is a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker. She grew up in the Flatbush

Is an American cartoonist and is a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker. She grew up in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, the only child of an assistant principal and a high school teacher who subscribed to The New Yorker. Her earliest cartoons were publis

Was an American actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role as a fast-talking newsp

Was an American actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role as a fast-talking newspaper reporter in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday, as well as originating the role of Auntie Mame on Broadway and in film. She won all 5 G

Is an American medical physicist,As she knew how to type, she obtained a part time position as secre

Is an American medical physicist,As she knew how to type, she obtained a part time position as secretary to Dr. Rudolf Schoenheimer, a leading biochemist at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons. Not believing that any good graduate school would admit and provide financial support to a woman Sussman studied stenography and took a job as a secretary to Michael Heidelberger, another biochemist at Columbia. She graduated from Hunter College in January 1941.

Is an American ladies' singles figure skater. She was the World Junior champion in 1980, the U.S. Na

Is an American ladies' singles figure skater. She was the World Junior champion in 1980, the U.S. National champion in 1982, 1983 and 1984, World champion in 1983, and won a silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics (second to Katarina Witt). Sumners turne

Arquette was born in New York City, the daughter of Mardi Olivia (née Nowak), an actress, poet, the

Arquette was born in New York City, the daughter of Mardi Olivia (née Nowak), an actress, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher and therapist, and Lewis Arquette, an actor and director.[1] Arquette's paternal grandfather was comedian Cliff Arqu

Is a female water polo player from Canada. She was a member of the Canada women's national water pol

Is a female water polo player from Canada. She was a member of the Canada women's national water polo team, that claimed the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Is a Canadian trampoline gymnast. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she won the Canadian National Women's ch

Is a Canadian trampoline gymnast. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she won the Canadian National Women's champion in 2005 and 2009. She has competed internationally at various levels since 1999. In the 2007 World Championships in Quebec City, MacLennan earned a Women's Trampoline place for Canada in the 2008 Olympic Games and came in third in the Individual trampoline event.

Rosanne Cash was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States in 1955, around the time when her father'

Rosanne Cash was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States in 1955, around the time when her father's career was beginning. After her parents separated in the 1960s, Cash was rasied by her mother, Vivian in Southern, California. She was greatly influenced by her father's music from an early age, and after graduating high school, she joined her father's road show for three years. On her father's road show, Cash would serve as a background vocalist and a soloist.

Is an American actress and singer, perhaps best known for her roles in the films Sin City, Clerks II

Is an American actress and singer, perhaps best known for her roles in the films Sin City, Clerks II, He Got Game, Kids, Rent and most recently as a lead character in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof.Although showing no interest in acting as a child, Rosario was discovered on her front porch step by photographer Larry Clark and Harmony Korine, where Harmony lauded her with praise as being perfect for a part he had written in his screenplay that would become the 1995 controversial film Kids. Since then Dawson's films have varied; ranging from independent films

Was an American opera singer.She made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Laura in La Gioconda in Novemb

Was an American opera singer.She made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Laura in La Gioconda in November 1932. She sang the role of the Wood Dove in Arnold Schoenberg's Gurre-Lieder in the first American performances by Leopold Stokowski the same year, and

Served for 10 years as the 25th Chief Justice (and first female Justice & only female Chief Justice)

Served for 10 years as the 25th Chief Justice (and first female Justice & only female Chief Justice) of the California Supreme Court until removed from that office by the voters. Bird was targeted by well-funded conservative and pro death penalty groups whose withering attacks painted her as a soft-on-crime liberal. After being outspent two to one, she lost her reconfirmation bid and left office in 1987.

Is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won the silver medal with the USA

Is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won the silver medal with the USA National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California under the guidance of coach Arie Selinger.

Was a marathon swimmer from Dorchester, Massachusetts. In 1911 she swam between Manhattan and Steepl

Was a marathon swimmer from Dorchester, Massachusetts. In 1911 she swam between Manhattan and Steeplechase Pier on Coney Island.

An independent folk musician. She was raised in the Chicago area and attended Knox College before le

An independent folk musician. She was raised in the Chicago area and attended Knox College before leaving to pursue a singing career. She is currently living in Boston, Massachusetts. Her singing style is distinctive and emotionally charged. At least one

An African-American singer and keyboardist. She is best known as one of the lead singers in Sly & th

An African-American singer and keyboardist. She is best known as one of the lead singers in Sly & the Family Stone, a popular psychedelic soul/funk band founded by her brothers, Sly Stone and Freddie Stone. She often wore a grey wig while in performance w

Is an Emmy Award-winning American comedienne, actress and writer. On the opening credits of one fina

Is an Emmy Award-winning American comedienne, actress and writer. On the opening credits of one final-season episode of her TV show, she was credited as "Roseanne Barr Pentland Arnold Thomas." By 2005, she had resumed referring to herself by her maiden na

An Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actress and writer. On the opening credits of one final-sea

An Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actress and writer. On the opening credits of one final-season episode of her TV show, she was credited as "Roseanne Barr Pentland Arnold Thomas." By 2005, she had resumed referring to herself by her maiden name, "Roseanne Barr."Roseanne became famous in the early 1980s with her stand-up comedy routine, receiving critical acclaim for her unglamorized portrayal of the typical American working-class housewife. In her routine she popularized the now well-known phrase, "domestic goddess," to refer to a homemaker or housewife. The success of her act led to her own series on ABC, called Roseanne. The show ran from 1988 to 1997,

Is a Canadian diver. She competes in the 10 m synchronized event with Meaghan Benfeito. She was bor

Is a Canadian diver. She competes in the 10 m synchronized event with Meaghan Benfeito. She was born in Laval, Quebec.

Was an American singer and actress. She was most popular singing traditional pop music in the 1940s

Was an American singer and actress. She was most popular singing traditional pop music in the 1940s and 1950s with songs like "Come On-a My House". She was the mother of actor Miguel Ferrer, aunt of actor George Clooney, and the sister to former television personality Nick Clooney.

Is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.Her mother and father were both Jockeys at one ti

Is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.Her mother and father were both Jockeys at one time. Her father James Homeister won over 500 races in the late 40's and 50's. Her mother rode races in the mid 70's when woman were just breaking into the r

Is an American operatic mezzo-soprano and Broadway musical actress most known for originating the ro

Is an American operatic mezzo-soprano and Broadway musical actress most known for originating the role of the Mother in Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, the first opera commissioned for television. Kuhlmann portrayed the role on the annu

An American Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning actress.Dissatisfied with the work she was

An American Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning actress.Dissatisfied with the work she was being offered in Hollywood, Laurie went to New York City in 1955 to work on the live television programs of the 1950s. She starred in such productions as Twelfth Night and Days of Wine and Roses. In 1961 she returned to Hollywood to star opposite Paul Newman in The Hustler, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Sarah Packard, the crippled love interest for Newman's "Fast Eddie" Felson.

Was a pioneering Gospel singer, songwriter and recording artist who attained great popularity in the

Was a pioneering Gospel singer, songwriter and recording artist who attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and early rock accompaniment. She became the first great recording star of Gospel music in the late 1930s and also became known as the "original soul sister" of recorded music.

A singer/songwriter. She was born in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia and graduated from Riverside S

A singer/songwriter. She was born in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia and graduated from Riverside Secondary School. Her career started when she entered and became a finalist in Popstars: The One. Her debut album Uh Oh was released in Canada on October 4,

Is a Creole Zydeco accordion player and singer.Raised in rural Louisiana, she listened to rock music

Is a Creole Zydeco accordion player and singer.Raised in rural Louisiana, she listened to rock music in her youth. Although she was in an environment where zydeco was heard, she took little interest in the music at the time. It was when she was sixteen th