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Burt Young
Burt Young (Gerald Tommaso DeLouise, 1940-2023) was an American actor and painter who played Paulie Pennino in six Rocky films and earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for the 1976 original.
Buster Crabbe
Buster Crabbe, born Clarence Linden Crabbe, was an American Olympic swimmer and actor who won 1932 gold in the 400-meter freestyle and starred as Flash Gordon.
Cameron Diaz filmography
Cameron Diaz filmography: the American actress's feature films from The Mask (1994) debut through There's Something About Mary, Being John Malkovich, the Shrek voice roles, her 2014 retirement after Annie, and her 2025 Netflix return Back in Action.
Candida Royalle
Candida Royalle (Candice Vadala, 1950-2015) was an American adult film performer turned feminist director who founded Femme Productions in 1984 to make erotic films from a woman's perspective; her papers are at Harvard's Schlesinger Library.
Candy Barr
Candy Barr (Juanita Dale Slusher, 1935-2005), Texas striptease star of Dallas's Colony Club and the 1951 stag film Smart Aleck; imprisoned for marijuana, pardoned, and questioned over Jack Ruby.
Candy Darling
Candy Darling (James Lawrence Slattery, 1944-1974), American transgender actress and Warhol superstar of Flesh and Women in Revolt; inspired Lou Reed's "Candy Says" and "Walk on the Wild Side"; subject of Carr's 2024 NBCC-winning biography.
Cantinflas
Cantinflas (Mario Moreno Reyes, 1911–1993), Mexican film comedian and creator of the peladito character; star of ¡Ahí está el detalle! and Around the World in 80 Days; gave Spanish the verb cantinflear.
Captain Raju
Captain Raju (Raju Daniel, 1950-2018) was an Indian actor and former Army captain in 500-plus Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and English films, famed as a villain and for Pavanayi in Nadodikkattu.
Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer (1927–1959), American child actor from Paris, Illinois, played Alfalfa in Our Gang/Little Rascals from 1935 to 1940; later a dog breeder and hunting guide, shot dead in 1959 in a $50 debt dispute.
Carl Weathers
Carl Weathers (1948-2024), American actor, director, and former NFL/CFL linebacker; Apollo Creed in four Rocky films, Predator, Happy Gilmore, and Emmy-nominated Greef Karga in The Mandalorian.
Carmen Electra
Carmen Electra (Tara Leigh Patrick, born 1972) is an American actress, model, and singer discovered by Prince, known for Playboy, Baywatch's Lani McKenzie, MTV's Singled Out, and Scary Movie spoofs; in 2026 she returned to Playboy and Scary Movie 6.
Carmen Luvana
Carmen Luvana, born Michelle Sandoval (1981, Brooklyn), is a Puerto Rican retired adult film actress, Adam & Eve contract star of Pirates and Lady Scarface, now a mainstream actress and wellness entrepreneur.
Carol Arthur
Carol Arthur (Carol Arata, 1935-2020), American actress, wife of Dom DeLuise; Broadway performer and Harriett Johnson in Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles, also in Silent Movie and Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
Carole Landis
Carole Landis (Frances Lillian Mary Ridste, 1919-1948), American film actress whose breakthrough was One Million B.C. (1940); Fox contract player, all-female USO tour performer, Four Jills in a Jeep author, died by suicide at 29 after affair with Rex Harrison.
Caroline Munro
Caroline Munro (born 1949), English actress and model; Naomi in The Spy Who Loved Me, Margiana in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, and Hammer contract star of Dracula A.D. 1972 and Captain Kronos.
Carradine family
The Carradine family, an American acting dynasty founded by John Carradine (born Richmond Reed Carradine), spans four generations: David (Kung Fu, Kill Bill), Keith (Oscar for I'm Easy), Robert (Revenge of the Nerds), Bruce, Martha Plimpton, and Ever Carradine.
Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher (1956–2016), American actress, novelist, and screenwriter; famous as Princess Leia in Star Wars, also author of Postcards from the Edge and Hollywood script doctor.
Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker (born 1931, Johnstown, Pennsylvania), American actress of Baby Doll (1956, Oscar nomination), Giant, The Carpetbaggers; later Italian films with Ferreri and Lenzi; retired 2003; author of four books.
Carter Cruise
Carter Cruise (born 1991), American DJ, record producer, podcaster, and former pornographic film actress from Cary, North Carolina; won AVN, XBIZ, and XRCO Best New Starlet in 2015, then left the industry for a music career.
Casey Calvert
Casey Calvert (born 1990) is an American adult film performer, director, and writer, active since 2012, stage name from professor Clay Calvert; two-time XBIZ Director of the Year (2023, 2024), creator of the Lust Cinema series Primary, and 2025 AVN Best Leading Actress for Birth.
Catherine Tresa
Catherine Tresa (Catherine Tresa Alexander), Indian actress in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam films; debut Shankar IPS (2010); breakthrough Madras (2014); recent Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu (2026) and Karikaala (2027).
Cathy O'Donnell
Cathy O'Donnell (born Ann Steely, 1923) was an American actress best known as Keechie in They Live by Night and Wilma in The Best Years of Our Lives.
Celina Jaitly (सेलिना जेटली)
Celina Jaitly (सेलिना जेटली), also spelled Celina Jaitley, Indian actress and Femina Miss India 2001 winner, fourth runner-up at Miss Universe 2001; Bollywood films from Janasheen (2003) to Seasons Greeting (2019).
Chad McQueen
Chad McQueen (Chadwick Steven McQueen, 1960–2024), American actor, producer, martial artist, and race car driver, only son of Steve McQueen and Neile Adams; played Dutch in The Karate Kid and founded McQueen Racing.
Chalapathi Rao
Chalapathi Rao (Tammareddy Chalapathi Rao, 1944-2022), Telugu character actor and producer nicknamed Babai, debuted in Kathanayakudu (1969), broke through in Daana Veera Soora Karna, played villains then father roles in over 600 films, and died in Hyderabad in 2022.
Chandini Tamilarasan (சந்தினி தமிழரசன்)
Chandini Tamilarasan (சந்தினி தமிழரசன்), Indian actress born 1992 in Chennai; debuted in Siddhu +2 (2010), works in Tamil and Telugu cinema, TV serial Rettai Roja, Netflix's The Game, Bigg Boss Tamil 10.
Chandra Mohan (చంద్ర మోహన్) (Telugu actor)
Chandra Mohan, born Mallampalli Chandrasekhara Rao, was an Indian actor in Telugu cinema from 1966 to 2017, appearing in about 932 films and winning a Filmfare Award and two Nandi Awards.
Chandrachur Singh (चंद्रचूर सिंह)
Chandrachur Singh (चंद्रचूर सिंह), born 1968, is a Hindi film actor known for Maachis (1996), Josh (2000), and Kya Kehna (2000); Filmfare Best Male Debut winner whose career declined after a 2000 Goa water-skiing injury, with a 2020 web comeback in Aarya.
Chanel Preston
Chanel Preston is an American adult film actress, director, and performer advocate born in 1985 in Fairbanks, Alaska, who debuted in 2010 and co-founded APAC in 2013.
Character actor
Character actor: a performer known for distinctive, eccentric, or humorous supporting roles rather than leads, contrasted with the lead actor or star; first defined by The Stage in 1888, marked by transformation skill and typecasting effects.