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Jackie Swanson
Jackie Swanson (born 1963, Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American actress, not the Gartner consultant or photographer of the same name, known as Kelly Gaines on Cheers (1989–1993) and for her film debut in Lethal Weapon (1987).
James Michael Tyler
James Michael Tyler (1962–2021), American actor, played Gunther the Central Perk barista on NBC's Friends in 150 episodes; cast as an extra for his cappuccino skills; died of prostate cancer.
James Tolkan
James Stewart Tolkan (June 20, 1931 – March 26, 2026) was an American character actor, Vice Principal Gerald Strickland in Back to the Future and Commander 'Stinger' Jardian in Top Gun, also in Serpico and the original Broadway Glengarry Glen Ross.
Janine Turner
Janine Turner (Janine Loraine Gauntt), American actress born 1962 in Lincoln, Nebraska; starred as Maggie O'Connell on Northern Exposure (1990-95), earning three Golden Globe and one Emmy nomination; also founder of Constituting America.
Jay Thomas
Jay Thomas (Jon Thomas Terrell, 1948–2017) was an American radio DJ and character actor: New York's 99X and WKTU, LA's Power 106, Eddie LeBec on Cheers, two-time Emmy winner as Jerry Gold on Murphy Brown, later Ray Donovan.
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Jeanne Tripplehorn (born 1963, Tulsa) is an American actress, Juilliard-trained, known for Dr. Beth Garner in Basic Instinct (1992), Abby McDeere in The Firm, Barb Henrickson in HBO's Big Love, Alex Blake in Criminal Minds, and a 2009 Emmy nomination for Grey Gardens.
Jeffrey Tambor
Jeffrey Tambor (born 1944, San Francisco) is an American actor known as Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show, George and Oscar Bluth on Arrested Development, and Maura Pfefferman on Transparent, for which he won Emmys before his 2018 firing.
Jennifer Syme
Jennifer Maria Syme (1972–2001) was an American film production assistant and occasional actress who worked for director David Lynch and was Keanu Reeves's partner from 1998 to 2000.
Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly (born 1958, Jennifer Ellen Chan) is an American-Canadian actress and poker player: Oscar-nominated for Bullets Over Broadway, star of the Chucky franchise as Tiffany Valentine, voice of Bonnie Swanson on Family Guy, and 2005 WSOP bracelet winner with over $1 million in live earnings.
Jodie Sweetin
Jodie Sweetin, American actress (born 1982), best known as Stephanie Tanner on Full House (1987–1995) and Fuller House (2016–2020); memoir unSweetined, addiction-recovery advocate, podcast How Rude, Tanneritos.
Joey Travolta
Joey Travolta (Joseph Allen Travolta, born 1950) is an American actor, singer, director, and older brother of John Travolta, known for founding Inclusion Films in 2007, a California vocational program training adults with developmental disabilities in filmmaking.
John Terry (actor)
John Terry, American actor born 1950 in Vero Beach, Florida; known as Lt. Lockhart in Full Metal Jacket, Felix Leiter in The Living Daylights, and Christian Shephard on Lost, distinct from the Chelsea footballer of the same name.
John Travolta
John Travolta (born 1954) is an American actor known for Welcome Back Kotter, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Pulp Fiction, and Get Shorty; two-time Oscar nominee, Golden Globe winner, pilot, and 2026 directorial debut Propeller One-Way Night Coach.
John Turturro
John Turturro (John Michael Turturro, born 1957, Brooklyn) is an American actor and director, a Spike Lee and Coen brothers collaborator, Cannes Best Actor for Barton Fink, Caméra d'Or winner for Mac, Emmy winner for Monk, and Irving in Severance.
Jon Tenney
Jon Tenney (Jonathan Frederick Tenney), American actor born 1961 in Princeton, New Jersey; played FBI Agent Fritz Howard on The Closer and Major Crimes, Sean King in King & Maxwell, and appeared in You Can Count on Me and Tombstone.
Julia Sweeney
Julia Sweeney (born 1959, Spokane) is an American actress, comedian, and author, an SNL cast member 1990-1994 known for the androgynous Pat, and creator of the monologues God Said, Ha!, In the Family Way, and Letting Go of God.
Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner (born 1954, Springfield, Missouri) is an American actress, Golden Globe winner for Romancing the Stone and Prizzi's Honor, Oscar-nominated for Peggy Sue Got Married, and the voice of Jessica Rabbit.
Keith Szarabajka
Keith Szarabajka (born 1952, Oak Park, Illinois) is an American actor known for Mickey Kostmayer in The Equalizer, Daniel Holtz in Angel, Gerard Stephens in The Dark Knight, Adam Engell in Argo, and video-game voice roles in Mass Effect, Halo 4, and Fallout: New Vegas.
Kevin Tighe
Kevin Tighe (born 1944, Los Angeles; birth name John/Jon Kevin Fishburn) is an American character actor who played paramedic Roy DeSoto on NBC's Emergency! (1972–77), then became known for heavies in Matewan, Road House, and Lost's Anthony Cooper.
Kristy Swanson
Kristy Swanson (Kristen Noel Swanson, born 1969, Mission Viejo, California) is an American actress, original Buffy Summers in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with credits from Pretty in Pink to Big Daddy.
Larenz Tate
Larenz Tate (born 1975, Chicago) is an American actor known for O-Dog in Menace II Society, Love Jones, Ray, Crash, and Councilman Rashad Tate in Power, and as Berry Gordy in Michael (2026).
Lauren Tewes
Lauren Tewes (Cynthia Lauren Tewes), born 1953, Braddock, Pennsylvania, American actress; played cruise director Julie McCoy on The Love Boat (1977–1987, 199 episodes), Golden Globe nominee; later Seattle stage actress, sous-chef, Twin Peaks and Potato Dreams of America roles. Not the musician of the same name.
Lauren Tom
Lauren Tom (born 1961, Chicago) is an American Obie-winning actress and voice actor: Lena in The Joy Luck Club, Julie on Friends, Amy Wong on Futurama, Minh and Connie on King of the Hill.
Lea Thompson
Lea Thompson (born 1961, Rochester, Minnesota) is an American actress and director known for Lorraine Baines-McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy, Howard the Duck, Caroline in the City, Switched at Birth, and directing the USA series Anna Pigeon.
Lee Tergesen
Lee Tergesen (Lee Allen Tergesen), American actor born 1965 in Ivoryton, Connecticut, known for Tobias Beecher on HBO's Oz (1997-2003), Evan Wright in Generation Kill, Chett in Weird Science, and Wayne's World's "I love you, man" line.
Leigh Taylor-Young
Leigh Taylor-Young, also credited as Leigh Taylor Young, is an American actress born in Washington, D.C. (1944 or 1945), known for Peyton Place, Soylent Green, I Love You Alice B. Toklas, and her 1994 Emmy for Picket Fences.
Lili Taylor
Lili Taylor (Lili Anne Taylor), American actress born 1967 in Glencoe, Illinois; indie-film mainstay of Mystic Pizza, Say Anything, I Shot Andy Warhol, Household Saints, Six Feet Under, and The Conjuring; distinct from the artist Lily Taylor and actress Lili Reinhart.
Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin (born Mary Jean Tomlin, 1939, Detroit) is an American comedian and actress, star of Laugh-In's Ernestine and Edith Ann, Nashville, 9 to 5, and Grace and Frankie; Tony, Grammy, Emmy, and Peabody winner, wife of Jane Wagner.
Liv Tyler
Liv Tyler (Liv Rundgren Tyler, born 1977), American actress and former model, daughter of Steven Tyler and Bebe Buell; known as Grace Stamper in Armageddon and Arwen in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Liz Torres
Liz Torres (Elizabeth Larrieu Torres, born 1947, Bronx, New York) is an American actress, comedian, and singer known for Mahalia Sanchez on The John Larroquette Show and Miss Patty on Gilmore Girls, with three Emmy nominations; not the Love Is Blind cast member or the house-music singer of the same name.