• Jonah Bobo (1997–) American film actor (Around the Bend, Zathura)
• Flora Crosst (1993–) American film actress (Bee Season)
• Hallie Kate Eisenberg (1992–) American film actress
• Alexander Gould (1994–) American film/TV actor (Finding Nemo)
• Shane Haboucha (1990–) American actor (Desperation, Stacy's Mom)
• Carter Jenkins (1991 - ) American film and television actor
• Owen Kline (1991–) American film actor (The Squid and the Whale)
• Jonathan Lipnicki (1990–) American film actor (Jerry Maguire, Like Mike)
• Logan O'Brien.html (1992–) American film/TV actor
• Sarah Ramos (1991–) American television actress (American Dreams)
• Daryl Sabara (1992–) American actor (Spy Kids, Keeping Up with the Steins)
• Evan Sabara (1992–) American film/TV actor, brother of Daryl Sabara
• Sam Smith (c. 1990 - ) English actor (Wondrous Oblivion)
• Adiel Stein.html (1991–) American film actor (Stolen Summer)
• Matt Weinberg (1990–) American film/TV actor (Haunted Lighthouse)
• Zoe Weizenbaum (1991–) American film actress (Memoirs of a Geisha)
• Alex Wolff (1997–) American actor, musician and drummer
• Nat Wolff (1994–) American actor, musician, and songwriter

1980s

• Jonathan Ahdout (1989–) American actor (House of Sand and Fog, 24)
• Justin Baldoni (1984–) American actor (Everwood)
• Sarah Barrable-Tishauer (1988–) Canadian actress (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
• Justin Berfield (1986–) American film/TV actor (Malcolm in the Middle)
• Rachel Bilson (1981–) American film/television actress (The O.C., The Last Kiss)

• Amanda Bynes (1986–) American film star and former show host on Nickelodeon (She's the Man)
• Lizzy Caplan (1982–) American film/TV actress (Mean Girls)
• Matt Cohen (1982–) American film/television actor
• Lauren Collins (1986–) Canadian actress (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
• John Francis Daley (1985–) American actor/director (Freaks and Geeks)
• Kat Dennings (1986–) American film/TV actress
• Zac Efron (1987–) American teen idol/actor (High School Musical, Hairspray)
• Jesse Eisenberg (1983–) American film actor (The Squid and the Whale)
• Jake Epstein (1987–) Canadian actor/teen idol (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
• Stacey Farber (1987–) Canadian actress (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
• Ben Feldman (1980–) American film/TV actor
• Jeremy Ferdman (1986–) Canadian actor
• Sean Flynn-Amir (1989–) American television actor (Zoey 101)
• Ben Foster (1980–) American film actor (X-Men: The Last Stand)
• Jon Foster (1984–) American film/television actor (Stay Alive)
• Shayna Fox (1984–) American voice actress
• Gideon Glick (1988–) American actor
• Jake Goldsbie (1988–) Canadian actor
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt (1981–) American actor
• Aubrey Graham (1986–) Canadian actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
• Max Greenfield (1980–) American film/TV actor
• Zena Grey (1988–) American film actress (Max Keeble's Big Move)
• Jake Gyllenhaal (1980–) American film star (Brokeback Mountain)
• Scarlett Johansson (1984–) American film actress; has become one of Hollywood's most sought-after young actresses
• Ariana Jollee (1982–) American pornographic actress and pornographic film director
• Robert Kazinsky (1983–) English television actor (EastEnders)
• Shane Kippel (1986–) Canadian actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
• Mila Kunis (1983–) American television actress (That '70s Show)
• Shia LaBeouf (1986–) American TV/film actor (Even Stevens, Holes)
• Adam Lamberg (1984–) American actor (Lizzie McGuire)
• Samm Levine (1982–) American film/TV actor
• Jaclyn Linetsky (1986–2003) Canadian TV actress (15/Love)
• Alex D. Linz (1989–) American actor (Home Alone 3, Max Keeble's Big Move)
• Eli Marienthal (1986–) American film actor (Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen)
• Scott Mechlowicz (1981–) American film actor (EuroTrip, Mean Creek)
• Sara Paxton (1988–) American actress (Darcy's Wild Life, Aquamarine)
• Josh Peck (1986–) American actor (Drake & Josh)
• Ashley Peldon (1984–) American film/television actress
• Courtney Peldon (1981–) American film/television actress
• Alisan Porter (1981–) American film and stage actress and singer
• Natalie Portman (1981–) Israeli-born American film star (V for Vendetta)
• Laura Prepon (1980–) American film/TV actress (That '70s Show)
• Nathalie Press (1980–) English film actress (My Summer of Love)
• Daniel Radcliffe (1989–) English actor (Harry Potter)
• Nikki Reed (1988–) American film actress/screenwriter (Thirteen)
• Seth Rogen (1982–) Canadian actor
• Daphne Rosen (1982–) adult film actress and adult movie producer
• Emmy Rossum (1986–) American actress (The Phantom of the Opera)
• Sirak M. Sabahat (1981–) Ethiopian-born Israeli actor
• Lara Sacher (1986–) Australian television actress (Neighbors)
• Jason Schwartzman (1980–) American film actor (Marie Antoinette)
• Jason Segel (1980–) American film/TV actor
• Jamie-Lynn Sigler (1981–) American television actress (The Sopranos)
• Gregory Smith (1983–) Canadian/American film/TV actor (Everwood)
• Marla Sokoloff (1980–) American film/television actress (Big Day)
• Shoshannah Stern (1980–) American television actress
• Margo Stilley (1983–) American film actress (9 Songs)
• Joss Stone (1987–) British singer and actress
• Lauren Storm (1987–) American television actress (Flight 29 Down)
• Kyle Switzer (1985–) Canadian television actor (15/Love)
• Alona Tal (1983 - ) Israeli-born actress
• Khleo Thomas (1989–) American film actor (Holes)
• Ashley Tisdale (1985–) American actress and singer (High School Musical)
• Michelle Trachtenberg (1985–) American film/television actress (EuroTrip)
• Raviv Ullman (1986–) Israeli-born American actor, teen idol (Phil of the Future)
• Anneliese van der Pol (1984 - ) Dutch/American actress
• Mara Wilson (1987–) American film actress (Matilda)
• Evan Rachel Wood (1987–) American film actress (Thirteen, The Upside of Anger)
• Mario Yedidia (1984–) American former child actor (Warriors of Virtue)
• Anton Yelchin (1989–) Russian-born American film/television actor
• Joey Zimmerman (1986–) American film/TV actor (Halloween town)

1970s

• Shiri Appleby (1978–) American film/television actress (Roswell)
• David Arquette (1971–) American film actor
• Mili Avital (1972–) Israeli-born actress11
• Elizabeth Banks (1974–) American film actress (Invincible)
• Sacha Baron Cohen (1971–) English comedian/actor (Ali G, Borat)
• Justin Bartha (1978–) American film actor (Gigli, National Treasure)
• Dani Behr (1971–) English television presenter, actress and singer
• Amber Benson (1977–) American actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Elizabeth Berkley (1972–) American television, film, and stage actress
• Mayim Bialik (1975–) American actress (Blossom)
• Lani Billard (1979–) Canadian actress (Ready or Not)
• Claudia Black (1972–) Australian actress
• Michael Ian Black (1971–) American actor, comedian and comedy writer
• Selma Blair (1972–) American film actress (Cruel Intentions)
• Alex Borstein (1971–) American actress, writer and comedian
• Caprice Bourret (1971–) American/English fashion model and actress, often known by her first name
• Zach Braff (1975–) American television and film actor, director, screenwriter, and producer (Scrubs, Garden State)
• Tamara Braun (1971–) American soap opera actress
• Adam Brody (1979–) American actor (The O.C.)
• Adrien Brody (1973–) Academy Award-winning American film actor (The Pianist)
• Sarah Brown (1975–) American actress
• Brooke Burke (1971–) American television personality and model
• Scott Caan (1976–) American film actor, son of James Caan
• James Callis (1971–) English film/television actor (Battlestar Galactica)
• Neve Campbell (1973–) Canadian film/television actress (Party of Five)
• Josh Charles (1971–) American stage, film and television actor
• David Charvet (1972–) French-born actor/singer (Baywatch)
• Emmanuelle Chriqui (1977–) Canadian actress
• Jennifer Connelly (1970–) Academy Award-winning film American actress
• Erin Daniels (1973–) American actress
• Dustin Diamond (1977–) American actor (Saved by the Bell)
• Meital Dohan (1976–) Israeli actress (Weeds)
• Oded Fehr (1970–) Israeli/American actor (The Mummy)
• Corey Feldman (1971–) American film actor, 1980s teen idol
• Isla Fisher (1976–) Australian actress, model and author
• James Franco (1978–) American film actor (James Dean, Spider-Man)
• Soleil Moon Frye (1976–) American actress and director (Punky Brewster)
• Charlotte Gainsbourg (1971–) French actress
• Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977–) American actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Sara Gilbert (1975–) American actress (Roseanne)
• Jessalyn Gilsig (1971–) Canadian actress
• Elon Gold (1970–) American comedian, television actor, writer and producer
• Adam Goldberg (1970–) American film actor
• Seth Green (1974–) American actor and television producer
• Bryan Greenberg (1978–) American film/television actor (Prime)
• Maggie Gyllenhaal (1977–) Golden Globe-nominated American actress
• Chelsea Handler (1975–) American actress/comedian
• Alyson Hannigan (1974–) American actress ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Date Movie)
• Samantha Harris (1973 - ) American actress and TV presenter
• Cole Hauser (1975–) American film actor
• Kate Hudson (1979–) American film actress (Almost Famous, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days)
• Oliver Hudson (1976–) American film/television actor
• Rashida Jones (1976–) American actress, writer, model, and musician (The Office)
• Jordan (Katie Price) (1978–) British model/actress
• Chris Kattan (1970–) American comedian (Saturday Night Live)
• Mia Kirshner (1976–) Canadian film/television actress
• Alla Korot (1970–) Ukrainian-born American actress
• Lisa Kushell (1971–) American comedic actress (MADtv, co-host of Dinner and a Movie)
• David Krumholtz (1978–) American actor (NUMB3RS)
• Jenny Lewis (1976–) American musician and former child actress
• Matt Lucas (1974–) English comedy actor
• Michael Lucas (1972–) Russian-born porn star
• Jamie Luner (1971–) American actress (Melrose Place)
• Natasha Lyonne (1979–) American film/television actress (American Pie)
• Gabriel Macht (1972–) American film actor
• Idina Menzel (1971–) American actress, singer and songwriter
• Seth Meyers (1973–) American actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live)
• Tracy-Ann Oberman (1970–) English television actress (Eastenders)
• Gwyneth Paltrow (1972–) Academy Award-winning American actress and singer
• Adam Pascal (1970–) American actor (Rent)
• Amanda Peet (1972–) American film actress
• Joaquin Phoenix (1974–) Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American film actor (Walk the Line)
• Rain Phoenix (1973–) American actress/musician
• River Phoenix (1970–1993) Academy Award-nominated American film actor
• Summer Phoenix (1978–) American actress and model
• Pink (1979–) Grammy Award-winning American singer and actress
• Josh Radnor (1976–) American actor (How I Met Your Mother)
• Leah Remini (1970–) American actress (The King of Queens)
• Simon Rex (1974–) American actor and model
• Michael Rosenbaum (1972–) American film and television actor (Smallvile)
• Tracee Ellis Ross (1972–) American actress, daughter of singer Diana Ross
• Eli Roth (1972–) American film actor, director, producer and writer
• Maya Rudolph (1972–) American actress/comedian, cast member of Saturday Night Live
• Keri Russell (1976–) Golden Globe Award-winning American actress and dancer (Felicity, The Upside of Anger)
• Winona Ryder (1971–) Academy Award-nominated American film actress
• John Safran (1972- ) Australian comedian/filmmaker
• Fred Savage (1976–) American actor and television director
• Miriam Shor (1971–) American film/television actress (Big Day)
• Sarah Silverman (1970–) American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer
• Alicia Silverstone (1976–) American actress and former fashion model (Clueless, Batman and Robin)
• Ione Skye (1971–) English-born American actress
• Lindsay Sloane (1977–) American actress
• Bahar Soomekh (1975–) Iranian-born American actress (Crash)
• Tori Spelling (1973–) American actress (Beverly Hills 90210)
• Jordana Spiro (1977–) American television actress (My Boys)
• Rachel Stevens (1978–) English singer and occasional actress/model
• Matt Stone (1971–) American animator, film director, screenwriter, actor and voice actor (South Park)
• Danny Strong (1974–) American film/television actor
• Mageina Tovah (1979 - ) American actress
• Kevin Weisman (1970–) American film/television actor
• Rachel Weisz (1971–) Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning, BAFTA-nominated English actress
• Jennifer Westfeldt (1971–) American actress and writer (Kissing Jessica Stein)
• Marissa Jaret Winokur (1973–) American film, television and stage actress (Hairspray stage version)
• Noah Wyle (1971–) American film/television actor
• Nikki Ziering (1971–) American model and actress
• Ethan Zohn (1973–) Survivor: Africa winner and actor
• Arianne Zuker (1974–) American soap opera actress

1960s

• Paula Abdul (1962–) American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, and television personality
• Ronni Ancona (1968–) Scottish impressionist/actress
• Patricia Arquette (1968–) Golden Globe-nominated American actress
• Hank Azaria (1964–) Emmy Award-winning American actor
• David Baddiel (1964–) English comedian, actor, novelist and television presenter
• David Alan Basche (1968–) American actor
• Randall Batinkoff (1968–) American film/television actor (For Keeps?)
• Mary Kay Bergman (1961–1999) American voice actress (South Park)
• Troy Beyer (1964–) American film director, screenwriter and actress
• Craig Bierko (1964–) American film/television actor (Cinderella Man)
• Jack Black (1969–) American film actor and musician
• Yasmine Bleeth (1968–) American television/film actress (Baywatch)
• Lisa Bonet (1967–) American film/television actress (The Cosby Show)
• Helena Bonham Carter (1966–) Academy-Award nominated English film/television actress
• Matthew Broderick (1962–) American film and stage actor (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Producers)
• Gabrielle Carteris (1961–) American actress (Beverly Hills 90210)
• Phoebe Cates (1963–) American film actress (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
• Scott Cohen (1964–) American film/television actor
• Mindy Cohn (1966–) American television actress (The Facts of Life)
• David Cross (1964–) American actor/comedian
• Dean Devlin (1962–) former actor, now producer and screenwriter
• Don Diamont (1961–) American soap opera actor (The Young and the Restless)
• Robert Downey Jr. (1965–) Academy Award-nominated American actor and musician (Iron Man)
• Rachel Dratch (1966–) American comedienne (Saturday Night Live)
• David Duchovny (1960–) Golden Globe Award-winning American television and film actor (The X-Files)
• Lisa Edelstein (1967–) American actress (House)
• Jon Favreau (1966–) American actor/director
• Vanessa Feltz (1962–) English television personality and actress
• Dan Futterman (1967–) American actor and an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter
• Jeff Garlin (1962–) American comic actor (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
• Brad Garrett (1960–) three-time Emmy Award-winning American actor and comedian
• Gina Gershon (1962–) American film actress
• Jami Gertz (1965–) American film/television actress
• Melissa Gilbert (1964–) American former child actress, served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild
• Judy Gold (1962–) American stand-up comedian and actress
• Bill Goldberg (1966-) Currently inactive wrestler that wrestled for both WCW and WWE and American film/television actor
• Jennifer Grey (1960–) American actress (Dirty Dancing)
• Arye Gross (1960–) American film/television actor
• Greg Grunberg (1966–) American film/television actor (Heroes)
• Annabelle Gurwitch (1961–) American comedic actress, hostess of TBS's Dinner and a Movie
• Daryl Hannah (1960–) American film actress (Splash)
• Jessica Hecht (1965–) American film/stage actress
• Monica Horan (1963–) American television actress (Everybody Loves Raymond)
• Helen Hunt (1963–) Emmy, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning American actress
• Jason Isaacs (1963–) English film actor
• Sean Kanan (1966–) American soap opera actor (General Hospital)
• Mathieu Kassovitz (1967–) French actor, director, screenwriter, considered one of contemporary France's top young film talents
• Paul Kaye (1965–) English comedian and writer
• Heather Paige Kent (1969–) American television actress
• Marc Kudisch (1966–) American stage actor
• Lisa Kudrow (1963–) Emmy Award and SAG-winning American actress (Friends)
• Juliet Landau (1965–) American actress, daughter of Martin Landau and Barbara Bain
• John Lehr (1967–) American actor/comedian (10 Items or Less)
• Jennifer Jason Leigh (1962–) Hollywood film actress
• Courtney Love (1964–) rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress, known as lead singer for the now-defunct alternative rock band Hole
• Joshua Malina (1966–) American film and stage actor
• Camryn Manheim (1961–) American actress (The Practice)
• Cindy Margolis (1965–) American actress/model, included in 2000 Guinness Book of World Records as a result of being the "most downloaded" person in 1999
• Julianna Margulies (1966–) American film/television actress (ER)
• Marlee Matlin (1965–) Academy Award-winning American actress (Children of a Lesser God)
• Debra Messing (1968–) Emmy Award-winning American actress (Will & Grace)
• Dina Meyer (1968–) American film/television actress (Saw films)
• Ari Meyers (1969–) American actress (Kate & Allie)
• Maia Morgenstern (1962–) Romanian film and stage actress (The Passion of the Christ)
• Rob Morrow (1962–) American actor (Northern Exposure, Numbers)
• Sophie Okonedo (1969–) Academy Award-nominated English actress (Hotel Rwanda)
• Sarah Jessica Parker (1965–) Golden Globe, Emmy-winning American actress
• Sean Penn (1960–) Academy Award-winning American film actor
• Jeremy Piven (1965–) American actor (Entourage)
• Rain Pryor (1969–) American actress and comedian, daughter of Richard Pryor
• Ted Raimi (1965–) American actor, brother of Spider-Man director Sam Raimi
• Paul Rudd (1969–) American actor
• Adam Sandler (1966–) American actor, comedian, producer, and musician
• Rob Schneider (1963–) American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
• Bitty Schram (1968–) Golden Globe-nominated American actress
• Liev Schreiber (1967–) Tony Award-winning American actor
• David Schwimmer (1966–) Emmy-nominated American actor and director (Friends)
• Sam Seder (1966–) actor, comedian, writer, producer, director
• Kyra Sedgwick (1965–) Emmy-nominated American actress
• Ally Sheedy (1962–) American screen and stage actress ("Brat Pack" films The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire)
• Pauly Shore (1968–) American actor and comedian
• Jonathan Silverman (1966–) American film/television actor
• Helen Slater (1963–) American film actress and singer-songwriter
• Georgia Slowe (1966–) English actress
• Rena Sofer (1968–) American actress
• Jon Stewart (1962–) American comedian, actor, author, producer, host of The Daily Show
• Amy Stiller (born August 9, 1961 in New York City, New York) is an American actress
• Ben Stiller (1965–) American comedian, actor, and film director
• Michael Vartan (1968–) French-born American film/television actor (Monster-in-Law)
• Steven Weber (1961–) American film/television actor
• Scott Wolf (1968–) American actor (Party of Five)
• Ian Ziering (1964–) American actor (Beverly Hills 90210)

1950s

• Caroline Aaron (1957–) American actress and producer
• Jason Alexander (1959–) American actor (Seinfeld)
• Adam Arkin (1956–) American television, film, and stage actor
• Tom Arnold (1959–) American actor and comedian
• Rosanna Arquette (1959–) American actress, film director, and film producer
• Ellen Barkin (1954–) American actress
• Robby Benson (1956–) American actor, former teen idol
• Sandra Bernhard (1955–) American actress and comedian
• Mike Binder (1958–) American screenwriter, film director and actor
• Jerry Butler (1959–) American pornographic actor, one of the most popular male performers in the 1980s
• Kate Capshaw (1953–) American actress (Indiana Jones)
• Katie Couric (1957–) American media personality, appeared in Shark Tale
  Jamie Lee Curtis (1958–) Golden Globe-winning American film actress, successful writer of books for children
• Daniel Day-Lewis (1957–) Academy Award-winning British-born actor
• Fran Drescher (1957–) American film and television actress
• Ben Elton (1959–) English comedian, actor and writer
• Tovah Feldshuh (1952–) American actress, singer, and playwright
• Harvey Fierstein (1954–) American actor, author, and singer
• Carrie Fisher (1956–) American film actress, novelist (Star Wars)
• Al Franken (1951–) American comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator and radio host
• Stephen Fry (1957–) English comedian, author, actor and filmmaker
• Mira Furlan (1955–) Croatian actress/singer
• Kathie Lee Gifford (1953–) American singer, songwriter, and actress
• Joanna Gleason (1950–) Canadian-born actress
• Jeff Goldblum (1952–) Academy Award nominated American film actor
• Henry Goodman (1950–) English theatre actor
• Steve Guttenberg (1958–) American actor
• Mary Hart (1950–) American former actress and television personality (Entertainment Tonight)
• Nina Hartley (1959–) American adult film actress
• Amy Irving (1953–) American actress
• Ron Jeremy (1953–) American adult film actor
• Toni Kalem (1956–) American film, television actress, screenwriter and director
• Carol Kane (1952–) Academy Award-nominated American actress
• Julie Kavner (1950–) American film/television actress (voice of Marge on the The Simpsons)
• Richard Kind (1956–) American actor
• John Landis (1950–) American actor, director, writer, and producer
• Carol Leifer (1956–) American comedienne and actress
• Dani Levy (1957–) Swiss/German filmmaker, theatrical director, actor
• Jon Lovitz (1957–) American actor and comedian
• Joan Lunden (1950–) American broadcaster (Good Morning America), has also acted
• Howie Mandel (1955–) Canadian comedian and actor
• Melanie Mayron (1952–) American actress and director (Thirty Something)
• Kay Mellor (1950–) English actress, scriptwriter and director
• Larry Miller (1953–) American stand-up comedian, actor
• Rick Moranis (1953–) Canadian comic actor
• Don Most (1953–) American actor (Happy Days)
• Bebe Neuwirth (1958–) Tony Award-winning American theater, television, and film actress
• Laraine Newman (1952–) American comedienne and actress
• Ken Olin (1954–) American actor, director and producer
• Mandy Patinkin (1952–) American actor of stage and screen
• Lorna Patterson (1956–) American film, stage and television actress
• Scott Patterson (1958–) American actor (Gilmore Girls)
• David Paymer (1954–) American character actor
• Ron Perlman (1950–) film/television actor (Hellboy)
• Kevin Pollak (1957–) American actor, impressionist and comedian
• Paul Reiser (1957–) American actor, author and stand-up comedian (Mad About You)
• Tanya Roberts (1954–) American actress (Charlie's Angels)
• Mimi Rogers (1956–) American actress and poker player
• Roseanne Barr (1952–) American actress, writer, talk-show host and comedienne
• Alan Rosenberg (1950–) American actor, 24th president of the Screen Actors Guild
• Katey Sagal (1954–) American actress, singer, and writer (Married... with Children)
• Bob Saget (1956–) American actor, stand-up comedian and game show host
• Herschel Savage (1955–) American pornographic actor and porn movie director
• Richard Schiff (1955–) American actor (The West Wing)
• Steven Seagal (1951–) American action movie actor, producer, writer, director and singer
• Jerry Seinfeld (1954–) Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning American comedian, actor, and writer
• Jane Seymour (1951 - ) English-born film/television actress
• Wendie Jo Sperber (1958–2005) American television/movie actress
• Annie Sprinkle (1954–) American prostitute, stripper, porn film star, cable television host, porn magazine editor/writer, and sex film producer
• Howard Stern (1954–) American radio and TV personality, media mogul, humoist, actor and author
• Stephen Tobolowsky (1951–) American actor
• Robert Trebor (1953–) American actor (Hercules, Xena)
• Debra Winger (1955–) Academy Award–nominated American actress
• Mare Winningham (1959–) American film and television actress

1940s

• Bob Balaban (1945–) American actor and director
• Richard Belzer (1944–) American stand up comedian, writer and actor
• Albert Brooks (1947–) Academy Award-nominated American actor, writer, comedian and director
• James Caan (1940–) Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American film, stage and television actor
• Nell Carter (1948–2003) Tony Award-winning American singer and film, stage, and television actress
• Peter Coyote (1941–) American actor and author
• Billy Crystal (1947–) American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director
• Larry David (1947–) Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director
• Michael Douglas (1944–) Academy Award-winning American actor and producer
• Richard Dreyfuss (1947–) Academy Award-winning American actor
  Bob Dylan (1941–) singer-songwriter, author, musician and poet, also appeared in several films
• Richard Elfman (1949–) American film director, writer and actor
• Harrison Ford (1942–) Academy Award-nominated American actor
• Bonnie Franklin (1944–) American actress
• Victor Garber (1949–) Emmy award nominated Canadian film, stage and television actor and singer
• Paul Michael Glaser (1943–) American actor (Starsky & Hutch)
• Scott Glenn (1941–) American actor
• Christopher Guest (1948–) Lord Haden-Guest, American actor/director
• Goldie Hawn (1945–) Academy Award-winning American film actress, director and producer
• Dan Hedaya (1940–) American character actor
• Barbara Hershey (1948–) American actress, known for her many film roles
• Xaviera Hollander (1943–) Indonesia-born call girl, madam and actress
• Madeline Kahn (1942–1999) Academy Award-nominated American actress of film, television, and theater
• Gabe Kaplan (1945–) American actor, comedian, and professional poker player
• Andy Kaufman (1949–1984) American entertainer
• Judy Kaye (1948–) Tony-award-winning American singer and actress
• Lainie Kazan (1940–) American actress and singer
• Robert Klein (1942–) American stand-up comedian and occasional actor
• Kevin Kline (1947–) Academy Award and Tony Award-winning American stage and film actor
• Richard Kline (1944–) American actor and television director
• Sherry Lansing (1944–) American former CEO of Paramount Studios and actress
• Michael Lembeck (1948–) American actor and director
• Eugene Levy (1946–) Canadian actor, director, producer and writer
• Richard Lewis (1947–) American comedian and actor
• Maureen Lipman (1946–) English film, television & theatre actress
• Peggy Lipton (1947–) American television actress and socialite (The Mod Squad)
• Stephen Macht (1942–) American actor
• Miriam Margolyes (1941–) English character actress
• Richard Masur (1948–) American actor
• Bette Midler (1945–) American singer, actress, and comedian, also known as The Divine Miss M
• Olivia Newton-John (1948–) English-born Australian pop singer and actress
• Frank Oz (1944–) English-born American film director, actor and puppeteer
• David Proval (1942–) American actor (The Sopranos)
• Gilda Radner (1946–1989) American comedian and actress (Saturday Night Live)
• Harold Ramis (1944–) American actor, director, and writer
• Harry Reems (1947–) American theater and adult film actor
• Rob Reiner (1947–) American actor, director, producer, writer and anti-tobacco activist; son of Carl Reiner
• Peter Riegert (1947–) American film/television actor
• Garry Shandling (1949–) American comedian and actor
• Wallace Shawn (1943–) American actor and writer
• Harry Shearer (1943–) American comedic actor and writer
• Brent Spiner (1949–) American actor (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
• Ben Stein (1944–) American lawyer, economist, law professor, actor, comedian, and former White House speechwriter
• Barbra Streisand (1942–) two-time Academy Award-winning American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, film producer and director
• Jeffrey Tambor (1944–) American film/television actor (Hellboy, Arrested Development)
• Jessica Walter (1941–) American film/television actress (Arrested Development)
• Zoë Wanamaker (1949–) American-born English actress
• Lesley Ann Warren (1946–) Academy Award-nominated American stage, film and television actress
• Anson Williams (1949–) American actor (Happy Days)
• Henry Winkler (1945–) American actor, director, producer and author (Happy Days)

1930s

• Anouk Aimée (1932–) French film actress
• Woody Allen (1935–) Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, and comedian
• Alan Arkin (1934–) Academy Award-winning American film actor, director
• Barbara Barrie (1931–) American actress and author of children's books
• Richard Benjamin (1938–) American actor/film director
• Steven Berkoff (1937–) English actor, writer and director
• Claire Bloom (1931–) English film and stage actress
• Bernard Bresslaw (1934–1993) English comedian and actor
• Eleanor Bron (1938–) English actress
• Dyan Cannon (1937–) three-time Academy Award-nominated American film and television actress, editor, producer and director
• Eddie Carmel (1936–1972) entertainer known as "The Jewish Giant"
• Joan Collins (1933–) English actress and bestselling author
• Jerry Douglas (1932–) American television actress (The Young and the Restless)
• Marty Feldman (1934–1982) English writer, comedian and film and television actor
• Fenella Fielding (c. 1930–) English actress
• Elliott Gould (1938–) Academy Award-nominated American film/television actor
• Charles Grodin (1935–) American actor and former cable talk show host
• Estelle Harris (1932–) American actress (Seinfeld)
• Judd Hirsch (1935–) American actor (Taxi, NUMB3RS)
• Dustin Hoffman (1937–) two-time Oscar winning American actor
• Tony Jay (1933–2006) English/American actor
• Harvey Keitel (1939–) Academy Award-nominated American actor
• Walter Koenig (1936–) American actor, writer, teacher and director (Star Trek)
• Yaphet Kotto (1937–) American actor, son of Cameroonian Crown Prince
• Michael Landon (1936–1991) actor, producer and director who starred in three popular NBC TV series that spanned three decades
• Louise Lasser (1939–) American stage/film/television actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman)
• Piper laurie (1932–) American actress
• Linda Lavin (1937–) Tony Award and Golden Globe Award-winning stage, film and television actress
• Shari Lewis (1933–1998) American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children's television show host, popular during the 1960
• Hal Linden (1931–) American actor and television director
• Tina Louise (1934–) American model, singer, and film and television actress
• Jackie Mason (1931–) American stand-up comedian/actor
• Paul Mazursky (1930–) American film director and actor
• Shelley Morrison (1936–) American actress
• Nadira (1932–2006) Indian Bollywood actress
• Barry Newman (1931–) American actor
• Anthony Newley (1931–1999) English actor, singer & songwriter
• Leonard Nimoy (1931–) American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer
• Elvis Presley (1935–1977) American singer, musician and actor
• Ron Rifkin (1939–) American actor, director
• Joan Rivers (1933–) American comedienne, actress, talk show host, and celebrity
• Andrew Sachs (1930–) German-born English actor
• George Segal (1934–) American film and stage actor
• William Shatner (1931–) Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian actor
• Janet Suzman (1939–) South African actress and director
• Dame Elizabeth Taylor (1932–) Oscar-winning English/American film actress & sex symbol
• Chaim Topol (1935–) one of the most famous Israeli theatrical and film performers
• Gene Wilder (1933–) American actor and comedian
• Mike & Bernie Winters (1930–, 1932–1991) double act of English comedians

1920s

• Ed Ames (1927–) American singer and actor
• Ed Asner (1929–) American actor
• Lauren Bacall (1924–) Golden Globe and Tony Award winning, as well as Academy Award-nominated, American film and stage actress
• Alfie Bass (1921–1987) English character actor
• Julian Beck (1925–1985) American actor, director, poet, and painter
• Shelley Berman (1926–) American comedian, writer, teacher, and actor
• Herschel Bernardi (1923–1986) American film, Broadway and television actor
• Theodore Bikel (1924–) character actor, folk singer and musician
• Larry Blyden (1925–1975) American actor
• Lloyd Bochner (1924–2005) Canadian film and television actor
• Tom Bosley (1927–) American film/television actor (Happy Days)
• Mel Brooks (1926–) Academy Award-winning American actor, writer, director and producer
• Lenny Bruce (1925–1966) American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist
• Susan Cabot (1927–1986) American actress
• Sid Caesar (1922–) American comic actor and writer
• Howard Caine January 2, 1928 – December 28, 1993
• Robert Clary (1926–) French-born American actor, published author, and lecturer
• Tony Curtis (1925–) American film star
• Rodney Dangerfield (1921–2004) American comedian and actor
• Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925–1990) American entertainer, member of the "Rat Pack"
• Peter Falk (1927–) American actor
• Leonard Fenton (1926–) English actor (Eastenders)
• Fyvush Finkel (1923–) American actor
• Lee Grant (1927–) Academy Award-winning American theater, film and television actress, and film director
• Buddy Hackett (1924–2003) American comedian and actor
• Monty Hall (1921–) Canadian-born actor, singer and sportscaster (Let's Make a Deal)
• Laurence Harvey (1928–1973) Lithuanian-born actor, achieved fame in British and American films
• Steven Hill (1922–) American film and television actor
• Judy Holliday (1921–1965) Academy Award-winning American actress, singer
• Miriam Karlin (1925–) English actress (The Rag Trade)
• Alan King (1927–2004) American comedian and actor
• Werner Klemperer (1920–2000) Emmy Award-winning comedic actor
• Harvey Korman (1927–2008) American actor
• Jerry Lewis (1926–) American comedian, actor, film producer, writer and director known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons
• Bill Macy (1922–) American actor
• Walter Matthau (1920–2000) Academy Award-winning American actor
• Anne Meara (1929–) American comedienne and actress, partner and wife of Jerry Stiller
• Warren Mitchell (1926–) English/Australian actor
• Yvonne Mitchell (1925–1979) English stage, television and film actress
• Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, singer and model5
• Ron Moody (1924–) English film actor (Oliver!)
• Vic Morrow (1929–1982) American actor
• Paul Newman (1925–) Academy Award-winning American actor and film director, founder of Newman's Own
• Tony Randall (1920–2004) American comic actor
• Carl Reiner (1922–) American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian5
• Regina Resnik (1922–) American opera singer and actress5
• Don Rickles (1926–) American comedian, film actor, and voice actor
• Doris Roberts (1929–) Emmy Award-winning American actress
• Peter Sellers (1925–1980) English comedian, actor, and performer
• Rod Serling (1924–1975) American screenwriter and actor (The Twilight Zone)
• Simone Signoret (1921–1985) Academy Award-winning French actress
• Jerry Stiller (1927–) American comedian and actor
• Mel Tormé (1925– 1999) American actor and singer, known as one of the great male jazz singers
• Jack Warden (1920–2006) Emmy Award-winning, Oscar-nominated American actor
• Jack Weston (August 21, 1924 – May 3, 1996) was an American film, stage, and television actor.
• Shelley Winters (1920–2006) two-time Academy Award-winning American actress

1910s

• Mason Adams (1919–2005) American character actor
• Jean-Pierre Aumont (1911–2001) French-born actor
• John Banner (1910–1973) Austrian/American actor
• Mel Blanc (1908–1989) American voice actor, performing on radio, in television commercials, and most famously, in hundreds of cartoon shorts for Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera during the Golden Age of American animation
• Red Buttons (1919–2006) Academy Award-winning American comedian and actor
• Lee J. Cobb (1911–1976) Academy Award-nominated American film actor
• Kirk Douglas (1916–) Hollywood film star (Spartacus)
• Hedy Lamarr (November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000)
• John Garfield (1913–1952) American actor, 1940s film star
• Paulette Goddard (1910–1999) Oscar-nominated American film and theatre actress
•  Lorne Greene (1915–1987) Canadian actor known for roles on American television
• Kitty Carlisle Hart (1910–2007) American singer, actress, and spokeswoman for the arts
• Sid James (1913–1976) English film and television actor
• Danny Kaye (1913–1987) American film actor, singer and comedian
• David Kossoff (1919–2005) British actor
• Marc Lawrence (1910–2005) American character actor
• Herbert Lom (1917–) international film actor
• Zero Mostel (1915–1977) American stage and film actor
• Jan Murray (1916–2006) American stand-up comedian, actor
• Luise Rainer (1910–) two-time Academy Award-winning film actress
• Lillian Roth (1910–1980) American singer and actress, noted performer on Broadway
• Dinah Shore (1916–1994) American singer and actress88
• Sylvia Sidney (1910–1999) American film actress
• Phil Silvers (1911–1985) American entertainer and comedy actor
• Harold J. Stone (1913–2005) American film and television character actor
• Mike Wallace (1918–) American journalist, briefly acted during the 1940s
• Eli Wallach (1915–) American film, TV and stage actor
• Sam Wanamaker (1919–1993) American actor and director
• Keenan Wynn (1916–1986) American character actor

1900s

• Stella Adler (1901–1992) American actress, for decades regarded as America's foremost acting teacher
• Leon Askin (1907–2005) Austrian actor
• Milton Berle (1908–2002) American comedian and actor
• Joe Besser (1907–1988) American comedian (Three Stooges)
• Ben Blue (1901–1975) Canadian actor and comedian
• David Abraham Cheulkar (1908–1982) Indian Hindi-language film actor
• Howard Da Silva (1909–1986) American film actor
• Melvyn Douglas (1901–1981) American actor, won all three of the entertainment industries' highest awards (two Oscars, a Tony and an Emmy)
• Larry Fine (1902–1975) American comedian and actor (Three Stooges)
• Curly Howard (1903–1952) one of the Three Stooges
• Sam Levene (1905–1980) Russian/American stage and film actor
• Peter Lorre (1904–1964) Hungarian-born stage and screen actor
• Zeppo - Herbert, Marx (1901–1979) member of the Marx Brothers
• Jessie Matthews (1907–1981) English dancer, singer and actress
• Ritz Brothers (1901-1965, 1904-1985, 1907-1986) American comedy team

1890s

• Jack Benny (1894–1974) American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor
• Gertrude Berg (1899–1966) American radio and television actress
• Elisabeth Bergner (1897–1986) Austrian film actress
• Fanny Brice (1891–1951) American comedian, singer, and entertainer
• George Burns (1896–1996) American comedian and actor
• Eddie Cantor (1892–1964) American comedian, singer, actor, songwriter, one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. in the early and middle 20th century
• Ricardo Cortez (1899–1977) silent film star, known as a "Latin lover" type
• Hermione Gingold (1897-1987) , British actress
• Leslie Howard (1893–1943) English film actor (Gone with the Wind)
• Moe Howard(1897–1975) the "leader" of the Three Stooges
• Shemp Howard (1895–1955) part of the Three Stooges comedy team
• Sam Jaffe (1891–1984) Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actor
• Ida Kaminska (1899–1980) Academy Award-nominated Polish actress
• Francis Lederer (1899 - 2000) Czech-born actor
• Philip Loeb (1892–1955) American stage, film, and television actor
• Paul Lukas (1895–1971) Hungarian film actor
• Groucho - Julius Henry, Marx (1890–1977) American comedian, working both with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and on his own
• Gummo - Milton, Marx (1893–1977) one of the Marx Brothers
• Solomon Mikhoels (1890–1948) Soviet actor and director in Yiddish theater; chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee
• Paul Muni (1895–1967) Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood
• Carmel Myers (1899–1980) American silent film actress
• Molly Picon (1898–1992) American star of stage, screen and television
• Edward G. Robinson (1893–1973) American stage and film actor
• Joseph Schildkraut (1896–1964) Austrian-born stage and film actor
• Meier Tzelniker (1894–1982) British actor, appeared in Yiddish theatre
• Anton Walbrook (1896–1967) Austrian film actor
• Mae West, (1893–1980) American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and sex symbol

1880s

• Broncho Billy Anderson (1880–1971) American actor, writer, director, and producer, perhaps best-known as the first star of the Western film genre
• Theda Bara (1885–1955) American silent film actress, known as the first screen "Vamp"
• Douglas Fairbanks (1883–1939) American actor, screenwriter, director and producer
• Al Jolson (1886–1950) American singer and actor
• Max Linder (1883–1925) French pioneer of silent film
• Chico - Leonard, Marx (1887–1961) one of the Marx Brothers
• Harpo - Adolph (later Arthur), Marx (1888–1964) one of the Marx Brothers
• Sophie Tucker (1884–1966) American actress, singer and comedienne
• Erich von Stroheim (1885–1957) Austrian-born filmmaker and actor
• Ed Wynn (1886–1966) American comedian and actor

1870s

• Anna Held (1872–1918) Polish-born stage performer, most often associated with impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, her common-law husband
• Harry Houdini was a Hungarian American magician, escapologist (widely regarded as one of the greatest ever) and stunt performer, as well as a skeptic and investigator of spiritualists, film producer and actor. Harry Houdini forever changed the world of magic and escapes
• Alla Nazimova (1879–1945) American theater and film actress, scriptwriter, and producer

1860s

• Boris Thomashefsky (1868–1939) Ukrainian-born (later American) singer and actor

1850s

• Jacob Pavlovitch Adler (1855–1926) Russian-born (later American) actor, a star of the Yiddish theatre
• Augustus Harris (1852–1896), actor and theatre manager; son of Augustus Glossop Harris

1840s

• Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923) world-famous stage actress

1830s

Adah Isaacs Menken (1835?-1868), actress and poet

1820s

• Rachel (1820/21–1858) stage actress