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Melissa De Sousa
Melissa De Sousa (born 1967) is an American actress of Afro-Panamanian descent, a former Alvin Ailey dancer known for Shelby in The Best Man films, Black Lightning, and an NAACP Image Award nomination.
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep (Mary Louise Streep, born 1949, Summit, New Jersey) is an American actress with a record 21 Oscar nominations and three wins, plus eight Golden Globes and three Emmys, known for versatility and accent work.
Meryl Streep on screen and stage
Meryl Streep (Mary Louise Streep) is the record 21-time Oscar-nominated American actress who began on the New York stage in 1975, won three Academy Awards (Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie's Choice, The Iron Lady), and now stars in Only Murders in the Building.
Michael Bailey Smith
Michael Bailey Smith (born 1957, Alpena, Michigan) is an American actor, a former 82nd Airborne paratrooper and Dallas Cowboys free agent, known for Super Freddy, Belthazor and Shax on Charmed, and Ben Grimm in the unreleased 1994 Fantastic Four.
Mindy Sterling
Mindy Sterling (Mindy Lee Sterling, born 1953, Paterson, New Jersey) is an American character actress known for Frau Farbissina in Austin Powers, iCarly's Ms. Briggs, and voicing Lin Beifong in The Legend of Korra; two 2017 Emmy nominations for Con Man and secs & EXECS.
Mira Sorvino
Mira Katherine Sorvino (born 1967), American actress, daughter of Paul Sorvino, Harvard-trained in Chinese; won the 1996 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Mighty Aphrodite, later a UNODC goodwill ambassador and Weinstein accuser.
Nancy Stafford
Nancy Stafford, born 1954 in Wilton Manors, Florida, is an American actress, author, and speaker known for Michelle Thomas on Matlock, Joan Halloran on St. Elsewhere, hosting Main Floor, and books Beauty by the Book and The Wonder of His Love.
Nick Stahl
Nick Stahl (Nicolas Kent Stahl), American actor born 1979 in Harlingen, Texas; child star of The Man Without a Face, later John Connor in Terminator 3, Carnivàle lead, and Sin City's Yellow Bastard; addiction derailed his career in 2012 before a 2020s comeback.
Nicole Sullivan
Nicole Sullivan, full name Nicole Julianne Sullivan, is an American actress and comedian known as an original MADtv cast member and for playing Holly Shumpert on The King of Queens.
P. J. Soles
P.J. Soles (Pamela Jayne Soles), German-born American actress born 1950, known as Norma in Carrie, Lynda in Halloween, Riff Randell in Rock 'n' Roll High School, and roles in Private Benjamin, Stripes, and The Devil's Rejects.
Paul Sorvino
Paul Sorvino (Paul Anthony Sorvino, 1939-2022) was an American character actor known for Paulie Cicero in Goodfellas, Sgt. Cerretta on Law & Order, a 1973 Tony nomination, and an operatic tenor side career.
Peter Strauss
Peter Strauss (born 1947) is the American actor, not the Columbia law professor Peter L. Strauss, Emmy winner for The Jericho Mile and star of Rich Man, Poor Man, Masada, and Kane & Abel.
Phyllis Somerville
Phyllis Somerville (1943–2020), American character actress of Broadway's Over Here! and To Kill a Mockingbird and TV's The Big C; not the Australian novelist Phyllis Somerville (1904–1991) of Not Only in Stone.
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, American actress, comedian, playwright, and poet from Little Rock, Arkansas, known for The Women of Brewster Place, New Attitude, Malcolm X, and two AUDELCO awards.
Rena Sofer
Rena Sofer (Rena Sherel Sofer, born 1968) is an American actress, Emmy winner as Lois Cerullo on General Hospital and Quinn Fuller on The Bold and the Beautiful, also known for Melrose Place, Ed, and Keeping the Faith.
Rex Smith
Rex Smith, born 1955 in Jacksonville, Florida (some sources say 1956), is an American actor and singer: teen idol behind "You Take My Breath Away," Jesse Mach in Street Hawk, first live-action Daredevil, and Broadway star of Pirates of Penzance and Sunset Boulevard.
Rhashan Stone
Rhashan Stone, born 1969 in New Jersey, is an American-born British actor, comedian, singer, and writer known for Desmond's, Mutual Friends, Strike Back, RSC and National Theatre stage work, and Headlong writer residency.
Rider Strong
Rider Strong (Rider King Strong, born 1979) is an American actor, director, and writer, best known as Shawn Hunter on Boy Meets World (1993–2000) and Girl Meets World, star of Cabin Fever, and co-host of the podcasts Pod Meets World and Literary Disco.
Roger Guenveur Smith
Roger Guenveur Smith (born 1959, Berkeley, California) is an American actor and solo performer known for A Huey P. Newton Story, the Smiley role in Do the Right Thing, and Spike Lee collaborations.
Sally Struthers
Sally Anne Struthers, American actress born in Portland, Oregon (sources give 1947 or 1948), two-time Emmy winner as Gloria Bunker Stivic on All in the Family, later Gilmore Girls' Babette Dell, voice actress, and touring musical theater star.
Sam Sorbo
Sam Sorbo (Sandra Jenkins, born 1964 or 1966, Pittsburgh) is an American actress, producer, author, and radio host of The Sam Sorbo Show, known for Hercules, Chicago Hope, Let There Be Light, and homeschooling advocacy.
Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone, American actress and painter born 1958 in Meadville, Pennsylvania; star of Total Recall, Basic Instinct, and Scorsese's Casino (Golden Globe win, Oscar nomination); survived a 2001 stroke and now exhibits large acrylic paintings.
Sherry Stringfield
Sherry Stringfield, American actress (born 1967, Colorado Springs), SUNY Purchase BFA 1989; played Blake on Guiding Light, Laura Michaels on NYPD Blue, and Dr. Susan Lewis on ER, earning three Emmy nominations before leaving and returning 2001-2005.
Sonja Sohn
Sonja Sohn (born 1964, Fort Benning, Georgia) is an American actress, slam poet, and documentary director, known for Detective Kima Greggs on The Wire, the film Slam, Baltimore Rising, and ABC's Will Trent. Not the FCC nominee Gigi Sohn or musician SOHN.
Stephen Stucker
Stephen Stucker (1947–1986), American comic actor; played manic controller Johnny Henshaw-Jacobs in Airplane! (1980) and its sequel, Kentucky Fried Theater member, died of AIDS at 38.
Suzanne Snyder
Suzanne Snyder (born 1962, Park Ridge, Illinois) is an American actress, also credited as Suzy or Sue Snyder, known for Weird Science, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Return of the Living Dead Part 2, and Seinfeld guest roles; now a wellness and yoga teacher.
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone (born 1946, New York City), also called Sly, is an American actor-writer-director who created Rocky Balboa and John Rambo, won a Best Picture Oscar with Rocky (1976), built the Rambo and Expendables franchises, and now stars in Tulsa King.
Talisa Soto
Talisa Soto (Miriam Soto), American actress and model born 1967 in Brooklyn; Bond girl Lupe Lamora in Licence to Kill (1989) and Princess Kitana in Mortal Kombat (1995, 1997); married to Benjamin Bratt.
Tami Stronach
Tami Stronach (Tamara Stronach), born 1972 in Tehran, is the Childlike Empress of The NeverEnding Story (1984), now a New York dancer, choreographer, professor, and co-founder of Paper Canoe Company who returned to film in Man and Witch (2024).
Tasha Smith
Tasha Smith (born 1971, Camden, New Jersey) is an American actress, director, and acting coach, known for Angela in Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? franchise and For Better or Worse, Carol on Empire, Marley in Survival of the Thickest, and directing BMF, P-Valley, and Bel-Air; distinct from same-named realtors and therapists.