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American actors: 1970s to 1990s, Surnames Ev to F

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Andrea Evans

Andrea Evans (Andrea Lynn Evans, 1957–2023), American soap opera actress, originated Tina Lord on ABC's One Life to Live; also Patty Williams on The Young and the Restless, Tawny Moore on The Bold and the Beautiful, and Rebecca Hotchkiss on Passions; two Daytime Emmy nominations.

Angie Everhart

Angie Everhart (Angela Kay Everhart), American model and actress born 1969 in Akron, Ohio; Elle and Glamour cover model, film debut Last Action Hero (1993), vampire Lilith in Bordello of Blood (1996), later producer and DIYA Beauty CEO; survived thyroid cancer in 2013.

Baldwin family

Baldwin family: the Massapequa, Long Island acting family of brothers Alec, Daniel, Billy, and Stephen Baldwin, sons of Alexander and Carol Baldwin, known for 30 Rock, The Usual Suspects, and the TLC show The Baldwins.

Blake McIver Ewing

Blake McIver Ewing (born 1985) is an American actor, singer, and composer, known as Derek on Full House and Waldo in The Little Rascals, later a musical theater performer, vocal coach, and composer for visual media.

Bonnie Franklin

Bonnie Franklin, born Bonnie Gail Franklin, was an American actress and dancer. She is best known for playing Ann Romano on One Day at a Time (1975–1984).

Bridget Fonda

Bridget Fonda (Bridget Jane Fonda, born 1964) is a retired American actress of the Fonda acting family, known for Single White Female, Jackie Brown, and A Simple Plan; she retired after Snow Queen in 2002 and declined a return in 2023.

Calista Flockhart

Calista Flockhart (born 1964, Freeport, Illinois) is an American actress, Golden Globe winner as TV lawyer Ally McBeal (1997-2002), later Kitty Walker in Brothers & Sisters, Cat Grant in Supergirl, and Lee Radziwill in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans; married to Harrison Ford.

Chad Everett

Chad Everett (Raymon Lee Cramton, 1937-2012), American actor, star of Dr. Joe Gannon on CBS's Medical Center (1969-1976); later films include Airplane II, Psycho (1998), Mulholland Drive.

Chip Fields

Chip Fields (Laverne Fields, born 1951, also credited as Chip Hurd) is an American singer, actress, and TV director known for Linella Gordon on Good Times, Rita Conway on The Amazing Spider-Man, and directing House of Payne and Young Dylan; mother of Kim and Alexis Fields.

Conchata Ferrell

Conchata Ferrell (1943-2020), American character actress, best known as Berta on all 12 seasons of Two and a Half Men; three Emmy nominations (2005, 2007; L.A. Law 1992), Obie-winning stage actress.

Corey Feldman

Corey Scott Feldman is an American actor and musician who became one of the 1980s' most recognizable child stars in Gremlins, The Goonies, Stand by Me, and The Lost Boys.

Crystal R. Fox

Crystal R. Fox (born 1965, Tryon, North Carolina) is an American actress, Officer Luann Corbin in In the Heat of the Night and Hanna Young in Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots, also a longtime Atlanta regional theater performer.

Dan Futterman

Dan Futterman (Daniel Paul Futterman, born 1967) is an American actor and screenwriter, Oscar-nominated for Capote and Foxcatcher, known for The Birdcage, Judging Amy, and A Mighty Heart.

Danielle Fishel

Danielle Fishel (Danielle Christine Fishel, born 1981) is the American actress who played Topanga Lawrence on Boy Meets World (1993–2000) and Girl Meets World; now a TV director, podcast host, DWTS contestant, and Be Free hair care founder.

Dann Florek

Dann Florek (born 1950) is an American actor and director best known for playing Captain Donald Cragen on Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU.

Darlanne Fluegel

Darlanne Fluegel (1953–2017), American actress and Ford Agency model; played Eve in Once Upon a Time in America, Ruth Lanier in To Live and Die in L.A., and Julie Torello in Crime Story; later taught at the University of Central Florida.

David Faustino

David Faustino (born 1974, Los Angeles) is an American actor best known as Bud Bundy on Married... with Children (1987–97); also a voice actor as Mako in The Legend of Korra and producer of the 2026 cast reunion.

Deborah Foreman

Deborah Foreman (Deborah Lynn Foreman), American actress born 1962 in Montebello, California; star of Valley Girl (1983) as Julie Richman opposite Nicolas Cage, April Fool's Day (1986) dual lead, ShoWest Most Promising New Star 1986; retired from acting in 1991 to teach yoga and Pilates.

Debrah Farentino

Debrah Farentino, born Deborah Mullowney, is an American actress and producer who played Devon Adair on NBC's Earth 2 and Beverly Barlowe on Syfy's Eureka, after starting on Capitol.

Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina (February 29, 1944 – July 22, 2013) was an American character actor and former Chicago police detective of 18 years, known for Lt. Mike Torello in Crime Story, Joe Fontana on Law & Order, and roles in Midnight Run, Get Shorty, Saving Private Ryan, and Snatch.

Dennis Franz

Dennis Franz (Dennis Franz Schlachta), American actor born 1944 in Chicago; Organic Theater Company alumnus; played Norman Buntz on Hill Street Blues and Detective Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue (1993-2005), winning four Emmys; retired from acting in 2005.

Ed Flanders

Ed Flanders (Edward Paul Flanders) was an American actor best known for playing Dr. Donald Westphall on the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere from 1982 to 1988.

Edie Falco

Edie Falco (born 1963), American actress known as Carmela Soprano in The Sopranos, Diane Whittlesey in Oz, and Jackie Peyton in Nurse Jackie; four-time Emmy winner, two Golden Globes, five SAG Awards, Tony nominee.

Edward Furlong

Edward Walter Furlong (born 1977) is an American actor discovered at a Pasadena youth club to play John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), later known for American History X and Pecker, with addiction troubles in the 2000s and a reported seven years sober by 2026.

Estevez family

The Estevez family, also called the Sheen family, is an American acting dynasty of Spanish-Irish descent: Martin Sheen (born Ramón Estévez, never legally renamed), brother Joe, and children Emilio, Ramon, Charlie Sheen, and Renée Estevez.

Faith Ford

Faith Ford (Faith Alexis Ford, born 1964, Alexandria, Louisiana) is an American actress known as Corky Sherwood on Murphy Brown (1988-1998, 2018 revival), five Emmy nominations, and as Hope in Hope & Faith with Kelly Ripa.

Fannie Flagg

Fannie Flagg, born Patricia Neal in 1944, is an American actress, comedian, and novelist from Birmingham, Alabama, best known for Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (1987) and its Oscar-nominated 1991 film adaptation, plus later bestsellers and the 2025 story collection Something to Look Forward To.

Farrah Fawcett

Farrah Fawcett (Ferrah Leni Fawcett, 1947-2009), American actress and 1970s icon; Jill Munroe on Charlie's Angels and star of the best-selling 12-million-copy red swimsuit poster; later earned Emmy nominations for The Burning Bed and Small Sacrifices.

Farrah Forke

Farrah Forke (1968–2022) was an American actress known as Alex Lambert on NBC's Wings, Mayson Drake on Lois & Clark season 2, and the voice of Big Barda in Batman Beyond and Justice League Unlimited; she died of cancer in Texas.

Frances Fisher

Frances Fisher (born 1952, Milford-on-Sea, England) is an American actress known as Deborah Saxon on The Edge of Night, Strawberry Alice in Unforgiven, and Ruth DeWitt Bukater in Titanic, with a career in theater, film, and SAG-AFTRA activism.