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Ellen Albertini Dow
Ellen Albertini Dow (1913–2015), American character actress and drama teacher; rapping granny Rosie in The Wedding Singer, Grandma Cleary in Wedding Crashers, taught 30 years at Pierce College.
Ellen Barkin
Ellen Barkin (born 1954, Bronx, New York) is an American actress and producer known for Diner, The Big Easy, Sea of Love, and Animal Kingdom; she won a 1998 Emmy for Before Women Had Wings and a 2011 Tony for The Normal Heart.
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn (born December 7, 1932, Detroit) is an American actress and Triple Crown of Acting winner: Oscar for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Tony for Same Time Next Year, two Emmys, Actors Studio co-president, and 2026 Venice Golden Lion honoree.
Ellen Corby
Ellen Corby (Ellen Hansen, 1911–1999), American character actress and screenwriter; Grandma Esther Walton on The Waltons, three Emmys, Oscar nominee for I Remember Mama.
Ellen Geer
Ellen Geer (born 1941), American actress, director, and writer, daughter of Will Geer and Herta Ware; artistic director of Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga Canyon since 1978, known for Harold and Maude and UCLA classical acting teaching.
Ellen Greene
Ellen Greene is an American actress and singer, born in Brooklyn, best known as the original Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors on stage (1982) and in Frank Oz's 1986 film, with a 1977 Tony nomination for Threepenny Opera.
Ellen Travolta
Ellen Travolta, American actress born in Englewood, New Jersey (sources differ: 1939 or 1940), sister of John Travolta; played Chachi's mother Louisa on Happy Days and Joanie Loves Chachi and Lillian on Charles in Charge.
Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould (born Elliott Goldstein, 1938, Brooklyn) is an American actor, Oscar-nominated for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, star of Altman's M*A*S*H and The Long Goodbye, later Jack Geller on Friends and Reuben Tishkoff in Ocean's Eleven.
Elya Baskin
Elya Baskin (Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin, Илья Залманович Баскин; born 1950, Riga) is a Soviet Latvia-born American character actor known for Moscow on the Hudson, Air Force One, The Name of the Rose, and as Mr. Ditkovich in Spider-Man 2 and 3, after emigrating from the USSR in 1976.
Embeth Davidtz
Embeth Davidtz, American-born South African-raised actress (Schindler's List, Matilda's Miss Honey), later writer-director of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (2024), adapted from Alexandra Fuller's memoir.
Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez (born 1962, New York City), American actor-director, son of Martin Sheen, brother of Charlie Sheen; Brat Pack star of The Breakfast Club and Young Guns, Gordon Bombay in The Mighty Ducks, and director of Bobby, The Way, and The Public.
Emily Longstreth
Emily Longstreth (Emily Lene Longstreth), born 1967, retired American actress active 1984-1994, known for Private Resort, Pretty in Pink, and The Big Picture; left film acting in 1995.
Emily McLaughlin
Emily McLaughlin (1928–1991), American actress, original cast member of ABC's General Hospital, playing nurse Jessie Brewer from 1963 to 1991; also Dr. Ellen Seaton on Young Dr. Malone; Jeffrey Hunter's widow.
Emily Procter
Emily Procter (Emily Mallory Procter) is an American actress born 1968 in Raleigh, North Carolina, known for Ainsley Hayes on The West Wing and Detective Calleigh Duquesne on CSI: Miami (2002-2012, 232 episodes), and for founding The Ground nonprofit in 2019.
Emma Caulfield
Emma Caulfield, also known as Emma Caulfield Ford, is an American actress best known for playing Anya on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dottie in the Marvel series WandaVision and Agatha All Along.
Eric Allan Kramer
Eric Allan Kramer (born 1962, Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American actor and fight choreographer known as Thor in The Incredible Hulk Returns, Little John in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Dave Rogers on The Hughleys, and Bob Duncan on Good Luck Charlie.
Eric Close
Eric Close (Eric Randolph Close), American actor born 1967 in Staten Island, known as FBI agent Martin Fitzgerald on CBS's Without a Trace (2002–2009) and Teddy Conrad on Nashville; also directs Hallmark Christmas films.
Eric Douglas
Eric Anthony Douglas (1958-2004), American actor and stand-up comedian, youngest son of Kirk Douglas and half-brother of Michael Douglas; known for A Gunfight, The Golden Child, and Delta Force 3, died of an accidental overdose in Manhattan.
Eric Lively
Eric Lively (Eric Lawrence Lively, born 1981, Atlanta) is an American actor and photographer, son of Ernie Lively and brother of Blake Lively, known for So Weird, The L Word, American Pie, and The Butterfly Effect 2.
Eric Lloyd
Eric Lloyd (David Eric Lloyd Morelli, born 1986, Glendale, California) is an American actor, musician, and producer known as child star Charlie Calvin in Disney's The Santa Clause trilogy and Little John Warner on NBC's Jesse, now running Lloyd Production Studios.
Eric Pierpoint
Eric Pierpoint (born 1950) is an American actor, known as Detective George Francisco in Alien Nation and its TV movies, for five roles across all four modern Star Trek series, films like Liar Liar, and the award-winning children's novel The Last Ride of Caleb O'Toole.
Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts (Eric Anthony Roberts), American actor born 1956 in Biloxi, Mississippi; Oscar-nominated for Runaway Train, brother of Julia Roberts, father of Emma Roberts, and one of Hollywood's most prolific screen actors.
Eric Stoltz
Eric Stoltz (born 1961) is an American actor and director, known as Rocky Dennis in Mask, for 1990s indies like The Waterdance and Pulp Fiction, his replacement as Marty McFly in Back to the Future, and directing Madam Secretary and Bull episodes.
Erica Gimpel
Erica Gimpel (born 1964, New York) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter known for originating Coco Hernandez on Fame, then Angel Brown on Profiler and roles in ER, God Friended Me, and The Night Agent.
Erik Estrada
Erik Estrada (Henry Enrique Estrada, born 1949, Spanish Harlem, New York) is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent, famous as Officer Ponch Poncherello on CHiPs (1977-1983) and as star of the 1993 Mexican telenovela Dos Mujeres, Un Camino.
Erik Palladino
Erik Palladino, American actor born 1968 in Yonkers, New York; Dr. Dave Malucci on ER (1999-2001, 47 episodes); recurring roles as Vostanik Sabatino on NCIS: Los Angeles, Kevin Miller on Suits, and Frank on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; film roles in U-571 and Can't Hardly Wait.
Erik von Detten
Erik von Detten (Erik Thomas von Detten, born 1982, San Diego) is an American former actor, the voice of Sid in Toy Story and Toy Story 3, and star of Brink!, So Weird, and The Princess Diaries; he left acting for finance.
Erika Alexander
Erika Alexander (born 1969, Winslow, Arizona) is an American actress, writer, producer, and activist known for Maxine Shaw on Living Single, Cousin Pam on The Cosby Show, Get Out, and American Fiction, and co-founder of Color Farm Media.
Erin Gray
Erin Gray (born 1950) is an American actress and former model, best known as Colonel Wilma Deering in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-1981) and Kate Summers Stratton in Silver Spoons (1982-1987); also known for Heroes for Hire, Act Right, and advocacy work.
Erin Moran
Erin Marie Moran (1960–2017), American actress best known as Joanie Cunningham on ABC's Happy Days (1974–1984) and the spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi; began acting at five, later sued CBS over royalties, died of stage-four cancer in Indiana at 56.