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Actors Born on August 15

  • 1845 Walter Crane, English painter, cartoonist and illustrator (The Lady of Shalott), born in Liverpool (d. 1915)
  • 1851 Helena Amelung [Georgette A], Dutch actress (Scapegoat), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1906)

Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)

American classic film and stage actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • 1885 Mary Nash, American actress (The Philadelphia Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), born in Troy, New York (d. 1976)
  • 1900 Estelle Brody, American actress (Safari, Kitty, Plaything), born in New York City (d. 1995)
  • 1904 Bill Baird, American puppeteer (Kukla Fran & Ollie, Muppet Show), born in Grand Island, Nebraska (d. 1987)
  • 1910 Signe Hasso, Swedish actress (Johnny Angel; A Double Life), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2002)
  • 1912 Julia Child, American chef, author and television personality (The French Chef), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2004)
  • 1912 Wendy Hiller, English actress (Major Barbara, David Copperfield), born in Bramhall, Cheshire, England (d. 2003)
  • 1918 Florian ZaBach, American violinist ("The Hot Canary") and TV personality, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2006)
  • 1919 Benedict Kiely, Irish author and broadcaster, born in Dromore, County Tyrone, Ireland (d. 2007)
  • 1920 (Henry) "Huntz" Hall, American radio, stage, and screen actor (Dead End Kids: The Bowery Boys; Gas Pump Girls), born in New York City (d. 1999)
  • 1923 Rose Marie [Mazzetta], American actress, comedienne and singer (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Sally"; The Doris Day Show), born in New York City (d. 2017)
  • 1925 Mike Connors [Krekor Ohanian], American actor (Mannix), born in Fresno, California (d. 2017)
  • 1926 Georgann Johnson, American actress (Marge-Mr Peepers, Star Trek, Midnight Cowboy), born in Decorah, Iowa (d. 2018)
  • 1928 Nicolas Roeg, English cinematographer and director (Aria, Eureka), born in London, England (d. 2018)
  • 1931 Janice Rule, American actress (Alvarez Kelly, Doctor's Wife), born in Norwood, Ohio (d. 2003)
  • 1933 Lori Nelson, American actress (Greta-How to Marry a Millionaire), born in Santa Fe, New Mexico (d. 2020)
  • 1935 Abby Dalton, American actress (Joey Bishop Show), born in Las Vegas, Nevada (d. 2020)
  • 1935 Jim Dale, English actor, director and singer (Barnum; My One & Only), born in Rothwell, England
  • 1943 Barbara Bouchet, German-American actress (Casino Royale), born in Liberec, Czech Republic
  • 1943 María Rojo, Mexican actress and politician, born in Mexico City
  • 1944 Linda Ellerbee, American journalist (Weekend, NBC Overnight), born in Bryan, Texas
  • 1944 Sylvie Vartan, Armenian-Bulgarian-French pop-yé-yé singer ("Twiste et Chante"), and actress, born in Iskretz, Bulgaria
  • 1946 Tony Robinson, English actor, comedian and author, born in Homerton, London
  • 1947 Brian Hulls, British TV news cameraman, born in London (d. 1996)
  • 1947 Raakhee Gulzar, Indian actress (Shubho Mahurat), born in Ranaghat, Bengal, India
  • 1949 Ann Ryerson, American actress (Pvt Carol Winter-Pvt Benjamin), born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
  • 1950 Tess Harper, American actress (Amityville 3D, Tender Mercies), born in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas
  • 1951 Ann Biderman, American film and television writer (Ray Donovan)
  • 1955 Larry Mathews [Mazzeo], American child actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Ritchie"), born in Burbank, California
  • 1957 Zeljko Ivanek, Slovenian-Croatian-American actor (Damages), born in Lujubljana, Yugoslavia
  • 1958 Rondell Sheridan, American actor and comedian
  • 1963 Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican film director (Birdman; Babel; The Revenant), born in Mexico City
  • 1965 Mark Labbett, English television personality and quizmaster (The Chase), known as "The Beast", born in Tiverton, England
  • 1965 Rob Thomas, American writer, screenwriter and director (Veronica Mars), born in Sunnyside, Washington
  • 1967 Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Indian spiritual leader and filmmaker, born in Sri Gurusar Modia
  • 1967 Peter Hermann, American actor (Beautiful People), born in New York City
  • 1968 Debra Messing, American actress (Will & Grace), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1969 Cris Judd, American actor/choreographer briefly married to Jennifer Lopez
  • 1970 Anthony Anderson, American comedian and actor (Black-ish), born in Compton, California
  • 1970 Ben Silverman, American TV executive (NBC Entertainment)

Ben Affleck (51 years old)

1972 American Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Good Will Huntng), actor (Armageddon; Pearl Harbor), and BAFTA Award-winning director (Argo), born in Berkeley, California

  • 1972 Chris Morrissey, American actor, and film director (Heavy Makeup), born in Hollywood, California
  • 1972 Matthew Wood, American film sound editor, and actor, born in Walnut Creek, California
  • 1974 Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress (Species), born in Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador
  • 1977 Nicole Paggi, American actress (Hope and Faith), born in Travis County, Texas
  • 1980 Nathalie Press, English actress (Wasp), born in London, England
  • 1981 Song Ji-hyo, South Korean actress (Running Man), born in Pohang, South Korea

Anita Sarkeesian (40 years old)

1983 Canadian-American blogger and feminist media critic (Tropes vs. Women in Video Games), born in Canada

  • 1985 Emily Kinney, American actress (The Walking Dead) and singer, born in Wayne, Nebraska
  • 1988 Zaira Nara, Argentine model and social media personality, born in Boulogne Sur Mer, Argentina
  • 1989 Belinda [Belinda Peregrín Schüll], Mexican singer, songwriter and actress, born in Madrid, Spain
  • 1989 Carlos PenaVega, American actor and singer (Big Time Rush), born in Columbia, Missouri

Jennifer Lawrence (33 years old)

1990 American actress (Winter's Bone, Silver Linings Playbook), born in Louisville, Kentucky