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Dilip Kumar (दिलीप कुमार)

Dilip Kumar (दिलीप कुमार), born Muhammad Yusuf Khan (1922-2021), was a legendary Hindi film actor from Peshawar, debut Jwar Bhata 1944, known as the Tragedy King, Devdas, Mughal-e-Azam, and India's pioneering understated method-style actor.

Dilip Prabhavalkar (दिलीप प्रभावळकर)

Dilip Prabhavalkar (दिलीप प्रभावळकर, born 1944, Mumbai) is an Indian Marathi and Hindi actor, playwright, and author. Known for Gandhi in Lage Raho Munna Bhai (National Award), Tatya Vinchu in Zapatlela, and Chaukat Raja; 14 published books.

Dimple Kapadia (डिम्पल कपाड़िया)

Dimple Kapadia (डिम्पल कपाड़िया), born 1957, is an Indian actress who starred in Bobby (1973), married Rajesh Khanna at 16, and returned with Saagar (1985).

Dina Pathak (દીના પાઠક)

Dina Pathak (દીના પાઠક), born Dina Gandhi, was a Gujarati stage and film actress, IPTA founding member, Natmandal founder, star of Mena Gurjari, Gol Maal, and Khubsoorat, mother of Ratna Pathak Shah and Supriya Pathak.

Dinesh Lal Yadav (दिनेश लाल यादव)

Dinesh Lal Yadav, aka Nirahua (निरहुआ), born 1979 in Ghazipur, UP, is a Bhojpuri film actor, singer, producer (Nirahua Entertainment) and BJP politician; MP for Azamgarh 2022–2024, lost 2024.

Dino Morea

Dino Morea (born 1975, Bangalore) is an Indian actor, model, and producer known for Raaz (2002) with Bipasha Basu, the series The Empire, Telugu debut Agent (2023), and ventures like Fresh Press and Pet Fed.

Dipika Chikhlia

Dipika Chikhlia, also credited Deepika Chikhalia Topiwala, is an Indian actress born 1965 in Mumbai, famous as Sita in Ramanand Sagar's 1987 Doordarshan Ramayan; later a 1991 member of Parliament and producer of Dhartiputra Nandini.

Divine (performer)

Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead, 1945-1988), Baltimore drag performer and John Waters collaborator, star of Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Polyester, and Hairspray, also a disco singer with hits like You Think You're A Man.

Divya Bharti (दिव्या भारती)

Divya Bharti (दिव्या भारती), Indian actress born 1974 in Mumbai; debuted in Telugu Bobbili Raja (1990), Hindi hit Vishwatma and Deewana, won Filmfare Best Debut 1993, married Sajid Nadiadwala, died 5 April 1993 at 19 after a balcony fall.

Divya Dutta (दिव्या दत्ता)

Divya Dutta (दिव्या दत्ता), born 1977, Indian actress in Hindi and Punjabi cinema; National Film Award for Irada (2017); known for Veer-Zaara, Delhi-6, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag; author of Me and Ma.

Divya Khosla Kumar (दिव्या खोसला कुमार)

Divya Khosla Kumar (दिव्या खोसला कुमार), Hindi film actress, director and producer; directed Yaariyan (2014) and Sanam Re (2016), over 20 music videos; wife of T-Series chief Bhushan Kumar; acted in Satyameva Jayate 2 and Yaariyan 2.

Dolly Sisters

The Dolly Sisters, Jenny and Rosie Dolly (born Yansci and Roszika Deutsch), were Hungarian-American identical twin vaudeville and Ziegfeld Follies dancers of the 1910s-1920s, later subjects of the 1945 Fox musical starring Betty Grable.

Dolores Costello

Dolores Costello, "The Goddess of the Silent Screen" (1903-1979), American silent film actress, star of The Sea Beast (1926), wife of John Barrymore, grandmother of Drew Barrymore, and Isabel in The Magnificent Ambersons.

Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río (María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete, 1904/1905–1983) was a Mexican actress, Hollywood star from 1925 and later a leading figure of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, known for María Candelaria, The Fugitive, and Flaming Star.

Dolores Hart

Dolores Hart (Dolores Hicks, born 1938) is an American Benedictine nun and former actress who starred with Elvis Presley in Loving You and King Creole, then entered the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Connecticut in 1963 and became its prioress.

Dolphy

Dolphy (Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr., 1928-2012), Filipino comedian-actor titled King of Comedy (Hari ng Komedi); star of Jack en Jill, John en Marsha, and Home Along Da Riles; received the 2010 Grand Collar of the Order of the Golden Heart.

Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise (Dominick DeLuise, 1933-2009), American comic actor, voice actor, chef, and author, known for Mel Brooks comedies, Burt Reynolds pairings, Don Bluth voice roles, and cookbooks.

Donal Bisht

Donal Bisht (born 1994, Alwar, Rajasthan) is an Indian actress and former journalist known for Ek Deewana Tha, Roop – Mard Ka Naya Swaroop, Bigg Boss 15, the web series Tu Zakhm Hai, and her 2026 Telugu debut MRP.

Donald Gibb

Donald Gibb (1954–2026), American character actor, Ogre in Revenge of the Nerds and Ray Jackson in Bloodsport, ex-UNM basketball player and Chargers roster member, died in Texas.

Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor (1925-2003), American dancer-singer-actor from a vaudeville family; Cosmo Brown in Singin' in the Rain (1952), "Make 'Em Laugh," Francis the Talking Mule series, Golden Globe and Emmy winner.

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence (1919-1995), English character actor of stage and screen, famed as Davies in Pinter's The Caretaker, Blofeld in You Only Live Twice, Blythe in The Great Escape, and Dr. Sam Loomis in Halloween.

Donald Shea

Donald "Shorty" Shea (1933-1969) was an American stuntman, aspiring actor, and horse wrangler at Spahn Ranch, Chatsworth, murdered in late August 1969 by Charles Manson and followers who believed he was a police informant; Manson, Bruce Davis, and Steve Grogan were convicted.

Donald Trump filmography

Donald Trump filmography: his screen appearances, chiefly self-playing cameos from Ghosts Can't Do It (1989) and Home Alone 2 (1992) to Zoolander (2001), sitcom spots on Fresh Prince, The Nanny, and Sex and the City, and 14 seasons hosting The Apprentice.

Donna Reed

Donna Reed (Donna Belle Mullenger, 1921–1986), American actress from Denison, Iowa; Oscar winner for From Here to Eternity, Mary in It's a Wonderful Life, and star-producer of The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966).

Donnie Dunagan

Donnie Dunagan (Donald Roan Dunagan, born 1934) is an American former child actor, voice and facial model of Bambi (1942) and Peter von Frankenstein in Son of Frankenstein, later a decorated Marine major who hid his acting past.

Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge (Dorothy Jean Dandridge) was an American actress, singer, and dancer, the first African American performer nominated for the Best Actress Oscar, for Carmen Jones (1954).

Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamour (Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton, 1914-1996), American actress and singer, Paramount star in sarong films and seven Road to comedies with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope; WWII pin-up who sold $300 million in War Bonds.

Dorothy Stratten

Dorothy Stratten (Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten), Canadian Playboy Playmate of the Month August 1979 and Playmate of the Year 1980, actress in Galaxina and They All Laughed, murdered by estranged husband Paul Snider on August 14, 1980.

Doug Bradley

Doug Bradley (born 1954, Liverpool) is the English actor who played Pinhead, leader of the Cenobites, in eight Hellraiser films (1987-2005), plus Captain Elliot Spencer, Nightbreed's Lylesberg, and the Spinechillers audiobook series.

Doug Hutchison

Doug Hutchison (Douglas Anthony Hutchison, born 1960, Dover, Delaware) is an American character actor known for Eugene Victor Tooms on The X-Files and Percy Wetmore in The Green Mile, and for his 2011 marriage to 16-year-old Courtney Stodden.