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Michelle Johnson (actress)
Michelle Johnson (born 1965, Anchorage, Alaska) is an American actress and former Wilhelmina model, discovered by Stanley Donen via W magazine for Blame It on Rio (1984); later films include Waxwork, Far and Away, Death Becomes Her, and The Glimmer Man. Not the same person as actress Michelle Anne Johnson.
Mimi Kennedy
Mimi Kennedy, born Mary Claire Kennedy (1948), American actress known as Abby on Dharma & Greg and Marjorie on Mom, also author of Taken to the Stage and election integrity activist.
Mitzi Kapture
Mitzi Kapture (Mitzi Gaynor Donahue, born 1962) is an American actress and director known for Sgt. Rita Lee Lance on Silk Stalkings (1991–1995), Alex Ryker on Baywatch, and Anita Hodges on The Young and the Restless.
Moira Kelly
Moira Kelly (born 1968) is the American actress of The Cutting Edge, adult Nala in The Lion King, Mandy Hampton on The West Wing, and Karen Roe on One Tree Hill; distinct from the Australian humanitarian Moira Kelly AO.
Monica Keena
Monica Keena (Monica C. Keena, born 1979, Brooklyn) is an American actress known as Abby Morgan on Dawson's Creek, Rachel Lindquist in Undeclared, and Lori Campbell in Freddy vs. Jason (2003).
Nabila Khashoggi
Nabila Khashoggi (نبيلة خاشقجي), daughter of arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, is a New York-based entrepreneur, author, and former actress who founded the Nabila K skincare brand and wrote the Spartan and the Green Egg children's graphic novels.
Nicole Randall Johnson
Nicole Randall Johnson (born 1973) is an American actress, writer, and producer known for MADtv seasons 11–12, characters Ka-son and Da-rell, and films Role Models and Murder Mystery; distinct from MADtv alumna Anjelah Johnson.
Orlando Jones
Orlando Jones (born 1968, Mobile, Alabama) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer, an original MADtv cast member, the 7 Up spokesman (1999-2002), and star of Evolution, Sleepy Hollow, and American Gods.
Patricia Kalember
Patricia Kalember, American actress; also Patricia Kathryn Kalember; known as Georgie Reed Whitsig on NBC's Sisters and Susannah Hart on thirtysomething, with Broadway, film, Power, and audiobook-narration credits.
Paula Kelly (actress)
Paula Kelly (Paula Alma Kelly, 1942–2020), American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer; Juilliard-trained, danced with Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey, starred as Helene in Sweet Charity on stage and film, Emmy-nominated for Night Court and The Women of Brewster Place.
Penny Johnson Jerald
Penny Johnson Jerald (born Penny Johnson, 1961, Baltimore) is an American actress: Beverly Barnes on The Larry Sanders Show, Kasidy Yates on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sherry Palmer on 24, Captain Victoria Gates on Castle, and Dr. Claire Finn on The Orville; Juilliard-trained, married to jazz musician Gralin Jerald since 1982.
Richard Jenkins
Richard Jenkins (born 1947, DeKalb, Illinois) is an American character actor, Trinity Rep artistic director 1990-1994, Six Feet Under's Nathaniel Fisher, Oscar-nominated for The Visitor and The Shape of Water, Emmy winner for Olive Kitteridge.
Richard Jordan
Richard Jordan (Robert Anson Jordan Jr., 1937-1993), American Harvard-educated stage and screen actor; Golden Globe winner for Captains and Kings, played Duncan Idaho in Dune and Armistead in Gettysburg; distinct from namesakes Robert Jordan and Michael B. Jordan.
Richard Karn
Richard Karn (Richard Karn Wilson, born 1956, Seattle) is an American actor and host, famous as Al Borland on ABC's Home Improvement (1991–1999) and as host of Family Feud (2002–06) and Bingo America, later reuniting with Tim Allen on Assembly Required and More Power.
Richard T. Jones
Richard T. Jones (Richard Timothy Jones, born 1972, Kobe, Japan) is an American actor known for Bruce Van Exel on Judging Amy, Slim in The Wood, Mike in Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? films, and Wade Grey on ABC's The Rookie since 2018.
Ricky Jay
Ricky Jay (Richard Jay Potash, 1946/1948-2018), American sleight-of-hand magician, card thrower, actor in Mamet films and Tomorrow Never Dies, author of Cards as Weapons, and magic historian.
Robert Iler
Robert Iler (born 1985, New York City) is an American actor who played A.J. Soprano on The Sopranos (1999-2007), later moved to Las Vegas as a poker player, and co-hosts the podcast Not Today, Pal with Jamie-Lynn Sigler.
Robert Kelker-Kelly
Robert Kelker-Kelly (1964–2026) was an American soap opera actor, also credited as Robert Kelker Kelly, known for Bo Brady on Days of Our Lives (1992–1995), Sam Fowler on Another World, and Stavros Cassadine on General Hospital; he later became a professional pilot in Missouri.
Roz Kelly
Roz Kelly, born Rosalind Schwartz in 1943 in Mount Vernon, New York, is an American actress best known as Pinky Tuscadero on Happy Days and for the horror film New Year's Evil (1980).
Russell Johnson
Russell Johnson (1924–2014), American character actor, played Professor Roy Hinkley on Gilligan's Island (1964–67, 98 episodes); WWII Army Air Forces veteran shot down over the Philippines; distinct from other people named Russell Johnson.
Sal Jenco
Sal Jenco is an American actor best known for playing Sal "Blowfish" Banducci, the maintenance engineer on 21 Jump Street, and for co-managing Johnny Depp's Viper Room nightclub.
Sally Kellerman
Sally Kellerman (Sally Clare Kellerman, 1937–2022), American actress and singer, Oscar-nominated as Hot Lips Houlihan in Altman's M*A*S*H (1970); also Star Trek's Dr. Dehner, Back to School, cabaret and jazz albums.
Salome Jens
Salome Jens (born May 8, 1935, Milwaukee) is an American stage, film, and TV actress, also credited as Miss Salomé Jens; known for Seconds (1966), Angel Baby, and as the Female Changeling on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Sam J. Jones
Sam J. Jones (born 1954, Chicago) is the American actor who played Flash Gordon in the 1980 cult film; also known for Code Red, Stargate SG-1, and self-cameos in Ted and Ted 2. Distinct from the composer, musician, filmmaker, and photographer namesakes.
Sam Jones III
Sam Jones III, born Samuel L. Jones III in 1983 in Boston, Massachusetts, is an American actor best known as Pete Ross on Smallville, also appearing in Glory Road.
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson (Samuel Leroy Jackson, born 1948) is an American actor of Pulp Fiction, Star Wars, and Marvel's Nick Fury; over 150 films and the highest cumulative global box office of any actor.
Sean Kanan
Sean Kanan (born Sean Perelman, 1966, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American actor, producer, and author, known as Mike Barnes in The Karate Kid Part III and Cobra Kai, AJ Quartermaine on General Hospital, and Deacon Sharpe on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Sheila Kelley (American actress)
Sheila Kelley (born 1961, Greensburg, Pennsylvania) is an American actress known for Gwen Taylor on L.A. Law, Charley on Sisters, Debbie Wexler on The Good Doctor, and for founding the S Factor pole-fitness practice; distinct from the British actress of the same name.
Simbi Khali
Simbi Khali, also credited as Simbi Kali, American actress born 1971 in Jackson, Mississippi; played Nina Campbell on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001), Laquita on Martin, and voiced Amanda in Detroit: Become Human.
Staci Keanan
Staci Keanan, stage name of Anastasia Sagorsky (born 1975), American actress known for Nicole Bradford on My Two Dads and Dana Foster on Step by Step, now a Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney.