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Actors Born on December 11

  • 1874 Paul Wegener, German actor and director (The Golem, The Student of Prague), born in Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany (d. 1948)
  • 1895 Eddie Dowling, American actor (Rainbow Man, Anywhere USA), born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island (d. 1976)
  • 1905 Gilbert Roland [Luis Alonso], Mexican actor (Juarez, Barbarosa), born in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico (d. 1994)
  • 1912 Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer (Marriage Italian Style, Doctor Zhivago), born in Magenta, Lombardy (d. 2007)
  • 1913 Jean Marais, French actor (Donkey Skin, Orpheus), born in Cherbourg, Manche, France (d. 1998)
  • 1915 Anna van Beers [Graeve], Dutch actress (A Woman like Eve, Diary of a Hooker), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 2011)
  • 1919 Cliff Michelmore, English television presenter and producer (Tonight; Day By Day), born in Cowes, Isle of Wight (d. 2016)
  • 1919 Marie Windsor [Emily Marie Bertelson], American actress (The Bounty Hunter, Double Deal), born in Marysvale, Utah (d. 2000)
  • 1920 Eddy Firestone, American radio, television, and film actor (Mixed Doubles), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2007)
  • 1921 Liz Smith [Betty Gleadle] British BAFTA Award-winning character actress (A Private Function; 2point4 Children -"Belle" and "Bette"), born in Crosby, Lincolnshire, England (d. 2016)
  • 1921 Maila Nurmi [Syrjäniemi], Finnish-American actress (The Vampira Show), born in Gloucester, Massachusetts or Petsamo, Finland (d. 2008)
  • 1922 Dilip Kumar [Muhammad Yusuf Khan], Indian Bollywood actor known as the "Tragedy King" and one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema (Jwar Bhata), born in Peshawar, British India (d. 2021)
  • 1923 Betsy Blair [Elizabeth Boger], American actress (Marty, A Double Life), born in Cliffside Park, New Jersey (d. 2009)
  • 1926 Richard "Dick" Tufeld, American voice actor (Lost in Space - "Robot"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2012)
  • 1926 Richard Devon, American character actor (Magnum Force, Battle of Blood Island), born in Glendale, California (d. 2010)
  • 1928 Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Cuban filmmaker (Muerte de un burócrata), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1996)
  • 1930 Chus Lampreave [María Jesús Lampreave Pérez], Spanish actress (Volver, Belle Époque), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2016)
  • 1930 Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor (A Man and A Woman; Z; Amour), born in Piolenc, Vaucluse, France (d. 2022)
  • 1931 Anne Heywood [Violet Pretty], British actress (The Fox) and "Miss Great Britain (1950), born in Handsworth, Birmingham, England

Rita Moreno (92 years old)

1931 Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress (West Side Story), born in Humacao, Puerto Rico

  • 1932 Wynn Irwin, American actor (Lotsa Luck, Sugar Time), born in New York City (d. 2018)
  • 1935 Femke Boersma, Dutch actress (Verjaring, Pastorale 1943), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 1935 Ron Carey, American actor (Barney Miller), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2007)
  • 1940 Donna Mills, American actress (Knots Landing, Incident), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1942 Anna Carteret [Annabelle Wilkinson]. British stage and screen actress. (Juliet Bravo, 1983-85), born in Bangalore, British India
  • 1944 Lynda Day George, American actress (Casey-Mission Impossible), born in San Marcos, Texas
  • 1944 Teri Garr, American actress (Mr. Mom, Young Frankenstein), born in Lakewood, Ohio (or 1947)
  • 1947 Tom Fuccello, American actor (Dave-Dallas), born in Newark, New Jersey
  • 1948 Elizabeth Baur, American actress (Fran-Ironside, Teresa-Lancer), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2017)
  • 1952 Susan Seidelman, American film director (Desperately Seeking Susan), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1953 Bess Armstrong, American actress (Julia-On Our Own, 4 Seasons, Jaws), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1953 Peter Isacksen, American actor (CPO Sharkey, Jessie), born in Fullerton, California
  • 1954 Jermaine Jackson, American singer (Jackson 5 - "ABC"; solo - "Let's Get Serious"), born in Gary, Indiana
  • 1956 Lani Brockman, American actress and theatre director, born in Seattle, Washington
  • 1959 Tina Gayle, American cowboy cheerleader and actress (Kathy-Chips), born in Frankfurt
  • 1960 Rachel Portman, British Academy and Emmy Award-winning film score composer (Emma; Chocolat; Cider House Rules), born in Haslemere, England
  • 1962 Ben Browder, American actor (Farscape), born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1964 Michel Courtemanche, French Canadian comedian (A New Comic is Born), born in Laval, Quebec, Canada
  • 1966 Gary Dourdan, American actor (CSI), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1966 Leon Lai, Chinese-born Hong Kong actor and singer, born in Beijing, China
  • 1967 Chris Shepherd, English film director, born in Anfield, Liverpool, England
  • 1967 Mo'Nique [Monique Hicks], American comedian and actress (Precious), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1973 Mos def [Yasiin Bey], American rapper, singer-songwriter and actor, born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1974 Ben Shephard, English TV personality, born in Epping, Essex, United Kingdom
  • 1974 Rey Mysterio [Óscar Gutiérrez], American professional wrestler, born in Chula Vista, California
  • 1975 Tomoka Kurotani, Japanese actress, born in Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
  • 1978 Celine Sciamma, French film director (Tomboy), born in Paris, France
  • 1979 Rider Strong, American actor, writer and director (Boy Meets World), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1980 Arya [Jamshad Cethirakath], Indian actor, born in Trikaripur, Kerala
  • 1981 Hamish Blake, Australian comedian, born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1985 Karla Souza, Mexican actress (How to Get Away With Murder), born in Mexico City
  • 1985 Samantha Ponder, American sportscaster (ESPN), born in Phoenix, Arizona
  • 1986 Condola Rashad, American actress (Ruined, Billions), born in New York City
  • 1990 Alexa Demie, American actress (Euphoria), born in Los Angeles, California

Yalitza Aparicio (30 years old)

1993 Mexican actress (Roma), born in Tlaxiaco, Mexico

Hailee Steinfeld (27 years old)

1996 American actress (True Grit (2010); Pitch Perfect films), and singer ("Starving"), born in Los Angeles, California