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Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle (1907–1986), the First Lady of Radio, was an American character actress famous as Effie Perrine on The Adventures of Sam Spade and Marjorie on The Great Gildersleeve, later a film and TV actress.
Lyn May
Lyn May (Liliana Mendiola Mayanes) is a Mexican vedette, exotic dancer, and actress from Acapulco, star of 1970s ficheras cinema, debuting in Tívoli (1974); known as "la diosa del amor"; disfigured by a cooking-oil injection; still performing.
M. C. Gainey
M.C. Gainey (Mike Connor Gainey, born 1948, Jackson, Mississippi) is an American character actor known for tough roles: Tom Friendly on Lost, Bo Crowder on Justified, Swamp Thing in Con Air, Rosco P. Coltrane in The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), and Django Unchained.
M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh (1935–2024) was an American character actor in over 200 film and TV roles, known for Loren Visser in Blood Simple, Blade Runner, The Jerk, and Knives Out, and for winning the first Film Independent Spirit Award for best male lead.
M. G. Ramachandran (மருதூர் கோபாலன் ராமச்சந்திரன்)
M. G. Ramachandran (MGR, மருதூர் கோபாலன் ராமச்சந்திரன்), 1917–1987, Tamil film star and founder of the AIADMK; first film actor in India to become a state Chief Minister, ruling Tamil Nadu 1977–1987.
M. G. Ramachandran filmography
M. G. Ramachandran filmography: the Tamil films of MGR (Makkal Thilagam), 1936 debut Sathi Leelavathi to 1978; about 133 films, 28 with Jayalalithaa, hits like Madurai Veeran and Ulagam Sutrum Valiban.
M. G. Soman (എം. ജി. സോമൻ)
M. G. Soman (എം. ജി. സോമൻ), full name M. G. Somasekharan Nair, was a Malayalam film actor (1941–1997) who debuted with Gayatri (1973), won Kerala State Best Actor (1976) and Second Best Actor (1975) awards, acted in about 400 films, and ended with Lelam's Anakkattil Eappachan.
M. N. Nambiar
M. N. Nambiar (Manjeri Narayanan Nambiar, 1919–2008) was a Kerala-born Tamil cinema actor famous as its defining screen villain for about fifty years, appearing in over a thousand films with MGR and Sivaji Ganesan, and known off screen as a Sabarimala pilgrimage leader called Nambiar Swami.
M. R. Radha
M. R. Radha (Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan, 1907–1979), Tamil Nadigavel stage and film actor, Periyar follower, star of Ratha Kanneer, over 5,000 stage plays, 200+ films, shot MGR in 1967.
M. S. Bhaskar (எம். எஸ். பாஸ்கர்)
M. S. Bhaskar (எம். எஸ். பாஸ்கர்), born 1957, is a Tamil film, television, and dubbing actor; Pattabhi in Chinna Papa Periya Papa, and National Film Award Best Supporting Actor winner for Parking (2023).
Maadhavi Latha
Maadhavi Latha (మాధవీ లత) is an Indian actress and Telangana BJP politician, debut lead of Nachavule (2008), 2024 BJP Hyderabad Lok Sabha candidate who lost to Asaduddin Owaisi, and 2026 Telangana state shooting championship gold medalist.
Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand, christened Amabel Ethelreid Normand, was an American silent-film comedienne, writer, and director who made over 190 films, mostly for Keystone, and directed Charlie Chaplin's early movies.
Mac Mohan
Mac Mohan, born Mohan Makijany, was an Indian character actor of Hindi cinema, best remembered as Sambha in Sholay (1975) and its line "Poore pachaas hazaar".
Mackenzie Foy
Mackenzie Foy (Mackenzie Christine Foy, born 2000) is an American actress from Los Angeles who played Renesmee in Twilight's Breaking Dawn, young Murph in Interstellar, Clara in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, and Cindy Perron in The Conjuring: Last Rites.
Madan Puri (मदन पुरी)
Madan Puri (मदन पुरी), Hindi film villain and character actor (1915/1919–1985), brother of Amrish Puri, cousin of K.L. Saigal; debut Khazanchi (1941), breakthrough Howrah Bridge (1958), over 400 films including Deewaar and Waqt.
Madhoo
Madhoo (Madhoobala Raghunath Malini, born 1969, Chennai), also Madhoo Shah, is an Indian actress in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam cinema, known for Roja (1992), Phool Aur Kaante, and Yodha.
Madhu (മധു) (actor)
Madhu (മധു), born Madhavan Nair 23 September 1933, is a veteran Malayalam cinema actor, director, producer, and studio owner; over 370 films since 1963, known for Chemmeen's Pareekutty, Uma Studio, the J C Daniel Award (2004), and the Padma Shri (2013).
Madhu Shalini
Madhu Shalini, Indian actress, model, and producer born 1989 in Hyderabad, works mainly in Telugu cinema with Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi films; known for Goodachari, Thoongaa Vanam, Department, and the series 9 Hours.
Madhubala
Madhubala, born Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi (1933–1969), was an Indian actress in Hindi cinema, called the Venus of Indian Cinema and known for the 1960 film Mughal-e-Azam.
Madhumitha
Madhumitha is the screen name shared by Indian talent, including film actress Swapna Madhuri, a Kannada-born television performer, and comedy actress Jangiri Madhumitha, known for her work in Lollu Sabha.
Madhurima Tuli
Madhurima Tuli, Indian actress and model from Dhanbad, known as Anjali in Baby (2015), Princess Chandrakanta on Colors TV, and Vandana in Tehran (2025); also Bigg Boss 13 contestant and Nach Baliye 9 runner-up.
Madison Pettis
Madison Pettis (Madison Michelle Pettis), American actress born 1998, in Arlington, Texas; Disney's The Game Plan and Cory in the House child star, voice of Izzy in Jake and the Never Land Pirates, later lead in He's All That and The Wrong Paris.
Madonna filmography
Madonna filmography: screen work of Madonna Louise Ciccone, actress, director, and producer. Spans A Certain Sacrifice (1979/1985), Desperately Seeking Susan, Truth or Dare, Evita, Swept Away, directing W.E., and the 2026 Confessions II film.
Madonna Sebastian (മഡോണ സെബാസ്റ്റ്യൻ)
Madonna Sebastian (മഡോണ സെബാസ്റ്റ്യൻ), born 1992, is an Indian actress and singer in Malayalam and Tamil cinema, known for her debut role as Celine in Premam (2015) and films like Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum, King Liar, and Leo.
Mae Questel
Mae Questel (born Mae Kwestel, 1908–1998), American voice actress and character actress, voice of Betty Boop (1931–1939) and Olive Oyl in Popeye cartoons; later appeared in Funny Girl, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Christmas Vacation.
Mae West
Mae West (Mary Jane West, 1893–1980), American actress, playwright, and singer of vaudeville, Broadway, and Hollywood; jailed over her 1926 play Sex, starred in She Done Him Wrong and I'm No Angel, and became the target whose films triggered strict Production Code enforcement in 1934.
Mahaakshay Chakraborty (महाक्षय चक्रवर्ती)
Mahaakshay Chakraborty (महाक्षय चक्रवर्ती), aka Mimoh, Indian actor born 1984 in Mumbai, son of Mithun Chakraborty and Yogeeta Bali; debuted in Jimmy (2008), known for Haunted-3D, married to Madalsa Sharma.
Mahat Raghavendra
Mahat Raghavendra (மஹத் ராகவேந்திரா), born 1987 in Chennai, is an Indian actor in Tamil cinema, known for Mankatha (2011), Jilla, Bigg Boss Tamil 2, and his 2022 Bollywood debut Double XL.
Mahesh Babu (మహేష్ బాబు)
Mahesh Babu (మహేష్ బాబు), born 1975 in Madras, is a Telugu cinema actor-producer called "Superstar"; son of Krishna, child artist in Needa (1979), lead debut Rajakumarudu (1999), hits Okkadu, Pokiri, Maharshi, and Rajamouli's Varanasi (2027).
Mahesh Babu filmography
Mahesh Babu filmography: Telugu actor Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu, born 1975, child artist in nine films from 1979's Needa, lead debut Raja Kumarudu (1999), hits Murari, Okkadu, Pokiri, Srimanthudu; upcoming Rajamouli film Varanasi (2027).