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Dean Butler (actor)
Dean Butler (born 1956, Prince George, BC) is a Canadian-American actor and producer, best known as Almanzo Wilder on Little House on the Prairie (1979–1983), also Buffy's father Hank Summers, and producer of Feherty.
Dean Cain
Dean Cain, born Dean George Tanaka in 1966, is an American actor who played Superman in Lois & Clark (1993-97), a former Buffalo Bills player, later a Trump supporter and honorary ICE officer.
Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell (Robert Dean Stockwell, 1936–2021), American actor: MGM child star of the 1940s, Oscar-nominated for Married to the Mob, four-time Emmy nominee as Al Calavicci on Quantum Leap, later collage artist.
Dean Winters
Dean Winters (born 1964) is an American actor known as Ryan O'Reily on HBO's Oz, Dennis Duffy on 30 Rock, and Mayhem in Allstate's commercials since 2010; he survived a 2009 cardiac arrest and amputations.
Deanna Dunagan
Deanna Dunagan (born May 25, 1940, Monahans, Texas) is an American actress, Tony winner as Violet Weston in August: Osage County (2008), also Nana in The Visit, based in Chicago theater.
Debbi Morgan
Debbi Morgan (Deborah Morgan), born 1956 in Dunn, North Carolina, is an American actress famous as Angie Baxter Hubbard on All My Children, a Daytime Emmy winner also known for Eve's Bayou, Power, and her memoir The Monkey on My Back.
Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen (Deborah Kaye Allen, born 1950, Houston) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, director, and producer known for Lydia Grant in Fame, A Different World, Grey's Anatomy, the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, and a 2025 honorary Oscar; not the actress of A Murder in Oakland (2025).
Debbie Lee Carrington
Debbie Lee Carrington (Deborah Lee Carrington, 1959-2018), American little-person actress and stuntwoman born in San Jose; ewok in Return of the Jedi, Thumbelina in Total Recall, Alien Father in Men in Black, Chucky's stunt double.
Debi Mazar
Debi Mazar, born 1964 in Queens, New York, is an American actress known for Goodfellas, Entourage's Shauna Roberts, and Younger's Maggie Amato, and for her friendship with Madonna, whom she met at Danceteria.
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.
Deborah Raffin
Deborah Raffin (1953-2012), American film and TV actress and producer known for The Dove, Once Is Not Enough, Death Wish 3, and 7th Heaven, who co-founded the audiobook company Dove Books-on-Tape.
Debra Jo Rupp
Debra Jo Rupp (born 1951) is an American actress known as Kitty Forman on That '70s Show (1998–2006) and That '90s Show, Mrs. Hart in WandaVision, and her Off-Broadway stage work.
Debra Messing
Debra Messing (born 1968, Brooklyn) is an American actress known for Grace Adler on NBC's Will & Grace (1998–2006, 2017–2020), Emmy winner 2003, also The Starter Wife, Smash, and The Mysteries of Laura.
Debra Monk
Debra Monk (born 1949, Middletown, Ohio) is an American actress, singer, and writer, Tony winner for Redwood Curtain, Emmy winner for NYPD Blue, co-author of Pump Boys and Dinettes, and known for New Amsterdam and The Gilded Age.
Debra Winger
Debra Winger is an American actress known for strong-willed women' portrayals in the 1980s, receiving Academy Award nominations and returning to feature films in 2001.
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.
Debralee Scott
Debralee Scott (1953–2005), American actress of 1970s television comedy; played Cathy Shumway on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Hotsy Totsy on Welcome Back, Kotter; also American Graffiti and Police Academy films.
Dedee Pfeiffer
Dedee Pfeiffer (Dorothy Diane Pfeiffer), American actress born 1964 in Midway City, California, younger sister of Michelle Pfeiffer; known for Cybill, For Your Love, Vamp, and Big Sky's Denise Brisbane.
Dee Wallace
Dee Wallace (Deanna Lee Bowers, born 1948, Kansas City, Kansas) is an American actress famous for The Howling, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Cujo, with over 90 film credits and work as an author and acting teacher.
Deidre Hall
Deidre Hall (born 1947, Milwaukee) is an American actress who created Dr. Marlena Evans on Days of Our Lives in 1976, starred in Our House and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, and received a 2016 Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
Deirdre Lenihan
Deirdre Lenihan (born 1946, New York City) is an American former actress, Wendy Nelson on NBC's Needles and Pins and Daisy Garner on The Waltons; Glass Houses (1972) was her only feature film; wife of James Sloyan.
Deirdre Lovejoy
Deirdre Lovejoy (born 1962, Abilene, Texas) is an American actress, also credited as Dede Lovejoy, known for Rhonda Pearlman on HBO's The Wire, Cynthia Panabaker on The Blacklist, and The Gravedigger on Bones, with four Broadway credits.
Delroy Lindo
Delroy Lindo (born 1952, Lewisham, London) is a British-born American actor of Jamaican parentage, a Tony-nominated Broadway performer, Spike Lee collaborator (Malcolm X, Da 5 Bloods), and first-time Oscar nominee for Sinners, now directing Jabari's People in Jamaica.
Delta Burke
Delta Ramona Leah Burke (born 1956, Orlando, Florida), American actress best known as Suzanne Sugarbaker on CBS's Designing Women (1986-1991); Miss Florida 1974, two Emmy nominations, plus-size clothing entrepreneur.
Demi Moore
Demi Moore (born Demetria Gene Guynes, 1962), American actress known for St. Elmo's Fire, Ghost, Indecent Proposal, and The Substance; highest-paid Hollywood actress in 1996 with $12.5M for Striptease; 2025 Golden Globe winner and first-time Oscar nominee for The Substance.
Demond Wilson
Demond Wilson (Grady Demond Wilson, 1946–2026), American actor, played Lamont Sanford on NBC's Sanford and Son (1972–77), adapted from Steptoe and Son; later a minister, author of Second Banana, died of prostate cancer.
Denise Alexander
Denise Alexander (1939–2025), American soap opera actress, played Susan Hunter Martin on Days of Our Lives and Dr. Lesley Webber on General Hospital; distinct from British actress Denyse Alexander.
Denise Crosby
Denise Crosby, born in 1957 in Hollywood, is an American actress known for playing Lieutenant Tasha Yar on Star Trek: The Next Generation and for the documentary Trekkies.
Denise Nicholas
Denise Nicholas (Donna Denise Nicholas), American actress, author, and civil rights activist born 1944 in Detroit; starred as Liz McIntyre on Room 222 and Harriet DeLong on In the Heat of the Night, wrote six episodes, and authored Freshwater Road and the 2025 memoir Finding Home.
Dennis Boutsikaris
Dennis Boutsikaris (born 1952, Newark, New Jersey) is an American character actor and audiobook narrator, two-time Obie winner, known for Rich Schweikart on Better Call Saul, Bernie Siegel on Sugar, and over 100 audiobooks.