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Philip Seymour Hoffman on screen and stage
Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967–2014), American actor and theater director; Oscar winner for Capote with three supporting-actor nominations, three Tony nominations, and co-artistic director of LAByrinth Theater Company.
Phillip Alford
Phillip Alford is an American former actor, born in 1948 in Gadsden, Alabama, best known for playing Jem Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird.
Pia Zadora
Pia Zadora (Pia Alfreda Schipani, born 1954) is an American actress and singer, a former Broadway child performer who won the 1982 Golden Globe New Star of the Year for Butterfly, recorded five albums, and later ran the Las Vegas cabaret Pia's Place.
Pierre Coffin
Pierre Coffin (Pierre-Louis Padang Coffin), born 1967 in Limoges, is a French animator and director who co-directed Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, Minions, Despicable Me 3, and Minions & Monsters, and voices nearly all the Minions in the gibberish language Minionese.
Pilar Pallete
Pilar Pallete (Pilar Wayne), born 1928 in Paita, Peru, is a former Peruvian actress, daughter of a senator, who met John Wayne in Tingo María in 1952, married him in Hawaii on November 1, 1954, had children Aissa, Ethan, and Marisa, separated from him in 1973 without divorce, and later wrote the 1987 memoir John Wayne: My Life With the Duke and became a painter.
Piyush Mishra (पीयूष मिश्रा)
Piyush Mishra (पीयूष मिश्रा), born Priyakant Sharma in 1963 in Gwalior, is an Indian actor, lyricist, singer, playwright, and screenwriter; NSD 1986 graduate, Act One theatre member, known for Maqbool, Gangs of Wasseypur, Gulaal songs and band Ballimaaraan.
Plabita Borthakur
Plabita Borthakur, Assamese actress and singer (born 1991, Duliajan, Assam), known as Rehana Abidi in Lipstick Under My Burkha, debut PK (2014), band Manu and Chow, Bombay Begums, Protishruti.
Ponnambalam (பொன்னம்பலம்) (actor)
Ponnambalam (பொன்னம்பலம்), born 1963, is a Tamil cinema villain actor who began as a stuntman, debuted in Kaliyugam (1988), became famous through Nattamai, and later joined AIADMK and Bigg Boss Tamil.
Pooja Bedi
Pooja Bedi (born 1970, Bombay) is an Indian actress, talk show host, columnist, and wellness entrepreneur, daughter of Kabir Bedi and Protima Bedi, known for Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) and the 1991 KamaSutra condom campaign.
Pooja Bhatt (पूजा भट्ट)
Pooja Bhatt (पूजा भट्ट), born 1972, is an Indian actress, director, and producer in Hindi cinema, daughter of Mahesh Bhatt; debut Daddy (1989), hits Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin and Sadak, National Awards for Tamanna and Zakhm, comeback with Bombay Begums.
Pooja Gandhi
Pooja Gandhi (ಪೂಜಾ ಗಾಂಧಿ), also Sanjana Gandhi, is an Indian actress and producer in Kannada cinema. Her 2006 debut Mungaru Male ran 865 days; later work includes the Dandupalya films, producing, politics in Raichur, and Bigg Boss Kannada.
Pooja Hegde
Pooja Hegde (పూజా హెగ్డే), born 1990, is an Indian actress in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi films; 2010 Miss Universe India runner-up, debut Mugamoodi (2012), hits DJ and Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo.
Pooja Kumar
Pooja Kumar (born 1977, St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actress and former Miss India USA (1995) known for playing Dr. Nirupama in Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam films; not Pooja Hegde or Pooja Mohanraj. SAG Emerging Actor award for Flavors.
Pooja Ramachandran
Pooja Ramachandran, also known as VJ Pooja (born 1984, Bengaluru), is an Indian actress, VJ and model in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, known for Kanchana 2, Swamy Ra Ra, Devi Sri Prasad and Bigg Boss Telugu 2.
Poonam Dhillon (पूनम ढिल्लों)
Poonam Dhillon (पूनम ढिल्लों), born 1962, is an Indian actress launched by Yash Chopra in Trishul (1978) and known for Noorie (1979, Filmfare nomination). She joined the BJP in 2004, finished second runner-up on Bigg Boss 3, and has been CINTAA president since May 2024.
Poonam Sinha
Poonam Sinha (पूनम सिन्हा), née Poonam Chandiramani, screen name Komal, is a Hindi film actress and producer (Jigri Dost, Jodhaa Akbar), wife of Shatrughan Sinha, mother of Luv, Kush, and Sonakshi Sinha, and 2019 Samajwadi Party Lucknow candidate.
Pornographic film actor
A pornographic film actor, also known as a porn star, performs sex scenes in pornographic films, working in studio productions, independent shoots, and live formats.
Prabhas
Prabhas (Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju, born 1979), Telugu film actor nicknamed Rebel Star and Darling; debut Eeshwar 2002, breakthrough Varsham 2004, pan-India stardom via Baahubali films, later Salaar and Kalki 2898 AD.
Prabhu (பிரபு) (actor)
Prabhu (பிரபு), also Prabhu Ganesan or Ilaya Thilagam, is an Indian Tamil actor-producer born 1956 in Chennai, son of Sivaji Ganesan, debut Sangili (1982), Best Actor for Chinna Thambi (1991), father of Vikram Prabhu.
Prabhu Deva filmography
Prabhu Deva filmography: screen credits of Indian choreographer, actor, and director Prabhu Deva (born 1973, Mysore), from Vetri Vizha (1989) and Kadhalan (1994) to directing Wanted, Rowdy Rathore, and Dabangg 3.
Prachi Desai (प्राची देसाई)
Prachi Desai (प्राची देसाई), Indian actress born 1988 in Surat, Gujarat; TV debut as Bani in Kasamh Se (2006), Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2 winner, Bollywood debut Rock On!! (2008), later streaming work including Dhootha.
Prachi Tehlan
Prachi Tehlan is an Indian actress and former national netball player who competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She is best known for Diya Aur Baati Hum.
Pradeep Kumar (প্রদীপ কুমার)
Pradeep Kumar (প্রদীপ কুমার), born Sital Batabyal, 1925–2001, Bengali-born Hindi film actor famed for royal roles in Anarkali (1953) and Taj Mahal (1963); distinct from other actors named Pradeep Kumar.
Prakash Raj (ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ರೈ)
Prakash Raj (Prakash Rai, ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ರೈ), Indian character actor in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi cinema; five National Film Awards including Kanchivaram, eight Nandi Awards, villain roles, producer-director, 2019 independent Lok Sabha candidate.
Pran (प्राण कृष्ण सिकंद अहलूवालिया) (actor)
Pran (प्राण कृष्ण सिकंद अहलूवालिया), born Pran Krishan Sikand (1920–2013), was an Indian actor in over 350 Hindi films, Hindi cinema's most iconic villain and later a celebrated character actor.
Pranav Mohanlal (പ്രണവ് മോഹൻലാൽ)
Pranav Mohanlal (പ്രണവ് മോഹൻലാൽ), son of actor Mohanlal, is a Malayalam film actor. Child artist in Onnaman and Punarjani (Kerala State Award), lead debut Aadhi (2018), breakthrough Hridayam (2022), acclaimed in Dies Irae (2025).
Pranitha Subhash
Pranitha Subhash (Kannada: ಪ್ರಣಿತಾ ಸುಭಾಷ್), born 1992 in Bengaluru, is an Indian actress in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, and Malayalam cinema, known for Porki, Bheema Theeradalli, Attarintiki Daredi, and Masss.
Prasanna (பிரசன்னா) (actor)
Prasanna (பிரசன்னா), full name Prasanna Venkatesan, is a Tamil film actor born 1982 in Tiruchirappalli. Debut lead in Mani Ratnam's Five Star (2002); known for Anjathe, Muran, Thiruttu Payale 2, Mafia, and Good Bad Ugly (2025); married to actress Sneha since 2012.
Prashant Narayanan (प्रशांत नारायणन)
Prashant Narayanan (प्रशांत नारायणन), born 1969 in Thiruvananthapuram, is an Indian actor known for Hindi villain roles, especially Dheeraj Pandey in Murder 2 (2011, Screen Award), Shadows of Time, and Manjhi.
Prashanth (பிரசாந்த் தியாகராஜன்)
Prashanth (பிரசாந்த் தியாகராஜன்), born 1973, is a Tamil film actor, son of actor-director Thiagarajan; debuted in Vaigasi Poranthachu (1990), starred in Jeans (1998), and returned with Andhagan (2024).