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Actors Born on May 22

  • 1823 Isabella Glyn Dallas, British Shakespearean actress, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1889)
  • 1879 Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-born actress, scriptwriter, and producer (Blood and Sand), born in Yalta, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1945)
  • 1898 René de Vos, Dutch actor and composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), born in Denmark (d. 1977)
  • 1907 Harry Ritz [Joachim], American vaudevillian, actor and comedian (Ritz Brothers - The Gorilla;, Hi'ya, Chum; Straight, Place and Show, solo cameo - Silent Movie), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1986)

Laurence Olivier (1907-1989)

English actor (Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer), born in Dorking, Surrey

  • 1908 Rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker and cinematographer (Tang), born in Bangkok, Thailand (d. 1970)
  • 1910 Johnny Olson, American radio personality and television announcer (The Price is Right), born in Windom, Minnesota (d. 1985)
  • 1913 Carlyle Blackwell Jr, American actor (The Pilgrim Lady, The Triumph of the Rat), born in Los Angeles County, California (d. 1974)
  • 1917 Nathan Davis, American actor (Dunston Checks In, Holes, Code of Silence), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2008)
  • 1922 Judith Crist, American film critic (TV Guide, Today), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2012)
  • 1922 Quinn Martin [Irwin Martin Cohn], American television producer (The Fugitive; Cannon; The Streets of San Francisco; Barnaby Jones), born in New York City (d. 1987)
  • 1924 Wayne Mack, American sportscaster (New Orleans Saints, Tulane University) and actor (Storyville), born in Pekin, Illinois (d. 1993)
  • 1927 Michael Constantine [Ioannides], American actor (Room 222 - "Mr. Kaufman"; Don't Drink the Water; My Big Fat Greek Wedding), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
  • 1927 Phil Tucker, American film director (Robot Monster), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1985)
  • 1933 Don Estelle [Ronald Edwards], British actor and singer (It Ain't Half Hot Mum), born in Crumpsall, Lancashire (d. 2003)
  • 1936 Toshiaki Tsushima, Japanese film score composer, born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan (d. 2013)
  • 1938 Frank Converse, American actor (It's About Time, Dr Cook's Garden, Movin' On), born in St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1938 Richard Benjamin, American director and actor (Goodbye Columbus, He & She), born in New York City
  • 1938 Susan Strasberg, American stage and screen actress (The Diary of Anne Frank; In Praise of Older Women;, Manitou), and memoirist, born in New York City (d. 1999)
  • 1940 Bernard Shaw, American television news journalist (CBS, ABC), and 1st anchor of CNN, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2022)
  • 1940 Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (Seduction, They Shoot Horses Don't They), born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (d. 2011)
  • 1941 Paul Winfield, American actor (Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attack), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
  • 1942 Barbara Parkins, Canadian-American actress (Betty-Peyton Place, Asylum), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1956 Douglas Heyes Jr., American actor (Captains & Kings, Aspen), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1957 Gary Sweet, Australian actor (Alexandra's Project - Steve), born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • 1959 Ed Fry, American actor (Larry-As the World Turns, Adam Cory-Another World), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1960 Hideaki Anno, Japanese film director and animator (Neon Genesis Evangelion), born in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
  • 1962 Brian Pillman, American professional wrestler, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1997)
  • 1967 Brooke Smith, American actress (Grey's Anatomy - Dr. Erica Hahn), born in New York City
  • 1968 Kevin Carolan, American actor and comedian

Naomi Campbell (54 years old)

1970 English model and actress (Cool as Ice, Unzipped), born in London, England

  • 1971 Manuel Ortiz, Mexican professional wrestler
  • 1972 Alison Eastwood, daughter of actor Clint/actress (Tightrope)
  • 1972 Anna Belknap, American actress (CSI NY), born in Damariscotta, Maine
  • 1973 Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Danish actor ("Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes"; "Riders of Justice"), born in Rødovre, Denmark
  • 1973 Shefali Shah, Indian actress (Delhi Crime), born in Bombay, New Delhi
  • 1974 A. J. Langer, American actress ("My So-Called Life"; "Baywatch"), born in Columbus, Ohio
  • 1974 Sean Gunn, American actor (Gilmore Girls - "Kirk"; Marvel superhero films), born in St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1976 Christian Vande Velde, American road cyclist (Tour de France 1 TTT stage 2011; Giro d'Italia 2 TTT stages 2008, 12) and broadcaster (NBC Sports), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1977 Alastair Ralphs, Canadian professional wrestler
  • 1977 Vinnie Potestivo, American TV Producer
  • 1978 Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress

Katie Price (46 years old)

1978 English model and media personality (Being Jordan), born in Brighton, England

  • 1979 Maggie Q [Margaret Quigley], American actress (Mission Impossible III, Nikita), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • 1979 Nadia Khan, TV Presenter
  • 1980 Nazanin Boniadi, British actress and activist (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), born in Tehran, Iran
  • 1980 Rhett Fisher, American actor and musician, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • 1981 Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler
  • 1982 John Bobek, American actor
  • 1985 Caridee English, American Model
  • 2001 Emma Chamberlain, American influencer (YouTube), born in San Mateo, California

Peyton Elizabeth Lee (20 years old)

2004 American actress (Andi Mack; Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.), born in New York City