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Actors Born on November 12

  • 1865 Frans "Sas" van Aerschot, Flemish operetta actor (Paljas), born in Herentals, Flanders, Belgium (d. 1939)
  • 1874 Bert Williams, African American comedian and entertainer, born in Nassau, Bahamas (d. 1922)
  • 1876 Archibald "Moonlight" Graham, American MLB baseball outfielder (New York Giants - 1 game, 1905), medical doctor, and subject of "Field of Dreams" film, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina (d. 1965)
  • 1903 Jack Oakie, American actor (The Great Dictator, 1974 Photoplay Award), born in Sedalia, Missouri (d. 1978)
  • 1908 Shamus Culhane, American animator (Fleischer Studios, Disney Studios), born in Ware, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
  • 1916 Liam Dunn, American actor (Koska & his Family), born in New Jersey (d. 1976)
  • 1916 Rogelio de la Rosa, Filipino actor and politician (d. 1986)
  • 1920 Richard Quine, American actor and director (How to Murder Your Wife, Clay Pigeon), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1989)
  • 1920 Sunset Carson [Michael Harrison] American western actor (Cat of Rockies, El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), born in Gracemont, Oklahoma (d. 1990)
  • 1922 Kim Hunter [Janet Cole], American actress (A Streetcar Named Desire; Planet of the Apes), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2002)
  • 1923 Vicco von Bülow [Loriot], German comedian, cartoonist and film director (Unsere Besten), born in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany (d. 2011)
  • 1928 Bob Holness, South African English radio and television presenter (BBC), (d. 2012), born in Natal, South Africa (d. 2012)

Grace Kelly (1929-1982)

American actress (Rear Window) and Princess of Monaco, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • 1932 John Marshall, American filmmaker and activist (Ju/'hoan Bushman films), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2005) [1]
  • 1934 Ann Flood, American actress (Edge of Night), born in Queens, New York
  • 1937 Ina Balin, American actress (Danger in Paradise), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1937 Mills Lane, American boxing referee (Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II 1997; International Boxing HOF) and television personality ('Judge Mills Lane'), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 2022)
  • 1943 Wallace Shawn, American actor (The Princess Bride; Young Sheldon), and playwright (My Dinner with Andre), born in New York City
  • 1945 Valerie Leon, English actress (Blood from Mummy's Tomb), born in London, England
  • 1947 Patrice Leconte, French film director (Monsieur Hire, Hairdresser's Husband)
  • 1949 Penelope Pussycat, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "For Scent-imental Reasons"
  • 1954 Levine Andrade, Indian-British violinist (Arditti Quartet, 1974-90), film score composer, and conductor, born in Bombay, India (d. 2018)
  • 1956 Rhonda Shear, American comedian (Up All Night), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1958 Megan Mullally, American actress (Will & Grace), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1959 Vincent Irizarry, American actor (Guiding Light; Santa Barbara), born in Queens, New York
  • 1961 Jonathan Nossiter, American film director
  • 1962 Mariella Frostrup, Norwegian born British journalist and television presenter, born in Oslo, Norway
  • 1963 Susumu Terajima, Japanese actor, born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1968 Aya Hisakawa, Japanese voice actress and singer, born in Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
  • 1968 Glenn Gilberti, American professional wrestler, born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1969 Jason Cundy, English footballer and broadcaster, born in London
  • 1970 Donna Adamo, American female professional wrestler, born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1970 Harvey Stephens, British child actor, born in Putney, London
  • 1973 Melanie Gaffin, American actress (Cheryl-Whiz Kids), born in Santa Monica, California
  • 1973 Radha Mitchell, Australian actress, born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1974 Tamala Jones, American actress, born in Pasadena, California
  • 1975 Angela Watson, American actress (Step By Step - "Karen"), born in Danville, Illinois
  • 1975 Nina Brosh, Israeli model (Drakkar), born in Afula, Israel
  • 1977 Dalene Kurtis, American Playboy model (Sept 2001, Playmate of the Month 2002), born in Apple Valley, California
  • 1978 Alexandra Maria Lara, Romanian-German actress, born in Bucharest, Romania
  • 1978 Ashley Williams, American actress, born in Westchester County, New York
  • 1978 Lena Yada, American actress, model, surfer and WWE Diva, born in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • 1979 Cote de Pablo, Chilean American actress (NCIS), born in Santiago, Chile
  • 1979 Matt Cappotelli, American professional wrestler, born in Caledonia, New York
  • 1980 Gustaf Skarsgård, Swedish actor (Vikings), born in Stockholm, Sweden

Ryan Gosling (43 years old)

1980 Canadian actor (The Notebook, Barbie), born in London, Ontario

  • 1980 Trent Acid [Michael Verdi], American professional wrestler, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)

Anne Hathaway (41 years old)

1982 American actress (Les Misérables; The Dark Knight Rise; The Princess Diaries), born in New York City

  • 1982 Ryan Carnes, American actor (General Hospital), born in Pittsfield, Illinois
  • 1983 Carlton Cole, English soccer striker (7 caps; Chelsea, West Ham United 256 games) and broadcaster (talkSPORT), born in London, England
  • 1984 Sandara Park, South Korean actor, born in Busan, South Korea
  • 1989 Paul Jessup, actor (Mikie-Baby Talk)
  • 1989 Ryan Jessup, actor (Mikie-Baby Talk)
  • 1991 Kathleen Herles, American child voice actress (Dora the Explorer, and Go, Diego, Go! - "Dora"), born in Queens, New York
  • 1995 xQc [Félix Lengyel], Canadian YouTuber and Twitch streamer, born in Laval, Quebec