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American actors: 1970s to 1990s, Surnames D to Di

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Jeremy Davies

Jeremy Davies, born Jeremy Boring in 1969, is an American actor known for playing sensitive, offbeat characters, most famously in Saving Private Ryan and Lost.

John Diehl

John Diehl (John Henry Diehl, born 1950, Cincinnati) is an American character actor with 150+ credits, known as Det. Larry Zito on Miami Vice, Maj. Kawalsky in Stargate (1994), G. Gordon Liddy in Nixon, Ben Gilroy on The Shield, and Fred Trump in Armageddon Time.

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp (John Christopher Depp II, born 1963) is an American actor and musician, star of Pirates of the Caribbean's Jack Sparrow, with three Oscar nominations, a Golden Globe and SAG Award, known for Tim Burton collaborations and the 2022 Depp v. Heard verdict.

Josie Davis

Josie Rebecca Davis (born 1973) is an American actress known as Sarah Powell on Charles in Charge, later Camille Desmond on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Lifetime movie leads.

Joyce DeWitt

Joyce DeWitt (born 1949, Wheeling, West Virginia) is the American actress who played Janet Wood on ABC's Three's Company (1977–1984), later a 15-year hiatus and a stage-centered career, with 2026 John Ritter Foundation appearances.

Karla DeVito

Karla DeVito (born 1953, Mokena, Illinois) is an American singer and actress, Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell tour vocalist, Broadway's Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, and co-writer of "We Are Not Alone" from The Breakfast Club.

Kassie DePaiva

Kassie DePaiva, also credited as Kassie Wesley, is an American actress and singer (born 1961, Morganfield, Kentucky) known for Blair Cramer on One Life to Live, Eve Donovan on Days of Our Lives, and Bobby Joe in Evil Dead II.

Keith David

Keith David (born Keith David Williams, 1954) is an American character and voice actor with 400-plus screen credits, three Emmys for Ken Burns narration, Goliath in Gargoyles, Childs in The Thing, and the lead in President Curtis.

Kevin Dillon

Kevin Brady Dillon (born 1965, Mamaroneck, New York) is an American actor, younger brother of Matt Dillon, known for Bunny in Platoon, John Densmore in The Doors, and Emmy-nominated Johnny Drama on HBO's Entourage.

Kim Delaney

Kim Delaney (born 1958 or 1961, Philadelphia) is an American actress who won a 1997 Emmy as Det. Diane Russell on NYPD Blue, after playing Jenny Gardner on All My Children, and later starred in Army Wives.

Kristin Davis

Kristin Davis (Kristin Landen Davis, born 1965) is an American actress known for Charlotte York in Sex and the City (1998–2004), its films, and And Just Like That...; earlier Brooke Armstrong on Melrose Place.

Lane Davies

Lane Davies (born 1950), American actor known as Mason Capwell on Santa Barbara (1984-1989), with General Hospital roles, Shakespeare festival founding work in California and Tennessee, and Prague Shakespeare Company performances.

Laura Dern

Laura Dern (born 1967, Los Angeles), American actress, daughter of Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd; Oscar winner for Marriage Story, known for David Lynch films, Jurassic Park, and five Golden Globe wins.

Lea DeLaria

Lea DeLaria (born 1958, Belleville, Illinois) is an American comedian, actor, and jazz singer, the first openly gay comic on American TV (Arsenio Hall Show, 1993), Big Boo on Orange Is the New Black, an Obie-winning On the Town star, and a jazz vocalist whose albums include Play It Cool and House of David.

Linda Dano

Linda Dano (Linda Rae Wildermuth, born 1943) is an American actress and TV host, Emmy winner as Felicia Gallant on Another World (1983–1999), also Rae Cummings across ABC soaps, QVC fashion entrepreneur.

Loren Dean

Loren Dean (Loren Dean Jovicic), American actor born 1969 in Las Vegas, known for title roles in Billy Bathgate and Mumford, Anton in Gattaca, Apollo 13, and recurring Russ Brennan on Bones.

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine is an American actress and singer who originated Lorrell Robinson in Broadway's Dreamgirls, played Gloria in Waiting to Exhale, and won a 2011 Emmy for Grey's Anatomy.

Lori Beth Denberg

Lori Beth Denberg (born 1976) is an American actress and comedian, original cast member of Nickelodeon's All That (1994–1998), anchor of Vital Information and the Loud Librarian, later Lydia on The Steve Harvey Show.

Majandra Delfino

Majandra Delfino (Maria Alejandra Delfino, born 1981, Caracas) is a Venezuelan-American actress and singer known for Maria DeLuca on Roswell, Traffic, Friends with Better Lives, and albums The Sicks and Tarte.

Mark Dacascos

Mark Alan Dacascos (born 1964, Honolulu) is an American actor and martial artist in Wun Hop Kuen Do, known for Only the Strong, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Zero in John Wick 3, Wo Fat in Hawaii Five-0, and as Iron Chef America's Chairman.

Mark Derwin

Mark Derwin (Mark James Derwin, born 1960, Park Forest, Illinois) is an American actor since 1987, known for A.C. Mallet on Guiding Light, Dr. Ben Davidson on One Life to Live, Life with Bonnie, and George Juergens on The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Matt Damon

Matt Damon (Matthew Paige Damon, born 1970, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer, Oscar winner for co-writing Good Will Hunting with Ben Affleck, star of the Bourne films, The Martian, and Nolan's The Odyssey, and co-founder of Water.org and Artists Equity.

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon (born 1964, New Rochelle, NY) is an American actor known for Over the Edge, The Outsiders, Drugstore Cowboy, There's Something About Mary, and his Oscar-nominated role in Crash; also director of City of Ghosts.

Melinda Dillon

Melinda Dillon (1939–2023), American character actress and two-time Oscar nominee, best known as Jillian Guiler in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Mother Parker in A Christmas Story; also originated Honey on Broadway.

Michael DeLorenzo

Michael DeLorenzo (born 1959, Bronx) is an American actor, director, and musician known as Detective Eddie Torres on New York Undercover and Carlos Santiago on Resurrection Blvd., formerly a professional ballet dancer and Fame film principal dancer.

Pam Dawber

Pam Dawber (Pamela Gene Dawber), born 1951, Detroit, is an American actress who played Mindy McConnell on Mork & Mindy (1978–82) opposite Robin Williams and starred in My Sister Sam; later married to Mark Harmon and seen on NCIS.

Patti D'Arbanville

Patti D'Arbanville, born Patricia D'Arbanville in 1951 in New York, is an American actress discovered by Andy Warhol, debut in Flesh (1968), French film star in Bilitis, later TV roles in New York Undercover, Third Watch, and The Sopranos, and subject of Cat Stevens' Lady D'Arbanville.

Patti Davis

Patti Davis (Patricia Ann Reagan, born 1952) is an American actress and author, daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan; known for anti-nuclear activism, The Way I See It, and later reconciliation.

Patti Deutsch

Patti Deutsch (1943-2017), American comedian and voice actress born in Pittsburgh; Match Game panelist 1973-79, Tattletales with husband Donald Ross, and voice roles in The Smurfs, Tarzan, and Monsters, Inc.

Peter DeLuise

Peter DeLuise (Peter John DeLuise, born 1966), American actor-director, son of Dom DeLuise. Played Officer Doug Penhall on 21 Jump Street and Dagwood on seaQuest DSV; directed 69 Stargate franchise episodes and many Hallmark movies.