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American actors: 1970s to 1990s

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Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Lee Hannigan (born 1974) is an American actress known as Willow Rosenberg on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Michelle Flaherty in American Pie, and Lily Aldrin on How I Met Your Mother.

Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Jayne Milano (born 1972) is an American actress known as Samantha Micelli in Who's the Boss? and Phoebe Halliwell in Charmed, a UNICEF Ambassador since 2003, and the amplifier who carried #MeToo worldwide in October 2017.

Amanda Bearse

Amanda Bearse, American actress and director born 1958 in Winter Park, Florida; played Marcy D'Arcy on Married... with Children (1987-1997) and Amy in Fright Night (1985), then directed over 30 sitcom episodes and came out in The Advocate in 1993.

Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet, American actress (born 1972, New York), known for The Whole Nine Yards, Studio 60, Togetherness, Brockmire, Dirty John, and Apple TV+'s Your Friends & Neighbors; also a playwright married to David Benioff.

Amanda Peterson

Amanda Peterson (1971-2015), American actress known as Cindy Mancini in Can't Buy Me Love (1987), also in Explorers and A Year in the Life; retired at 23; died 2015 in Greeley, Colorado.

Amanda Plummer

Amanda Plummer (Amanda Michael Plummer, born 1957) is an American actress, daughter of Christopher Plummer and Tammy Grimes; Tony winner for Agnes of God, three-time Emmy winner, and Honey Bunny in Pulp Fiction (1994).

Amanda Wyss

Amanda Wyss (born 1960) is an American actress from Manhattan Beach, California, known as Tina Gray, Freddy Krueger's first victim in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and for Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Better Off Dead, Silverado, and Highlander's Randi MacFarland.

Ami Dolenz

Ami Bluebell Dolenz (born 1969), daughter of Monkee Micky Dolenz and Samantha Juste, is an American retired actress known for Can't Buy Me Love, She's Out of Control, and 1990s direct-to-video horror.

Amy Aquino

Amy Aquino (born 1957) is an American actress known as Lt. Grace Billets on Bosch, Dr. Janet Coburn on ER, and Phyllis Berger Silver on Brooklyn Bridge; Harvard biology graduate, Yale MFA, SAG-AFTRA Secretary-Treasurer.

Amy Brenneman

Amy Brenneman (Amy Frederica Brenneman, born 1964) is an American actress and producer known for NYPD Blue's Janice Licalsi, co-creating and starring in Judging Amy, and roles in Private Practice, The Leftovers, and The Old Man.

Amy Carlson

Amy Lynn Carlson, American actress born 1968 in Glen Ellyn, Illinois; played Josie Watts on Another World, Alex Taylor on Third Watch, and Linda Reagan on Blue Bloods, later Jackie Ward on FBI: Most Wanted and Captain Pearson on Smoke.

Amy Irving

Amy Irving (born 1953, Palo Alto) is an American actress and singer, star of Carrie, The Fury, Yentl (Oscar-nominated), Crossing Delancey, and Micki & Maude; Obie winner, ex-wife of Steven Spielberg, later recording artist.

Amy Jo Johnson

Amy Jo Johnson (born 1970) is an American-Canadian actress and filmmaker, the original Pink Ranger Kimberly Hart on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, later Julie Emrick on Felicity and Jules Callaghan on Flashpoint, now a director of The Space Between and Tammy's Always Dying.

Amy Locane

Amy Locane (Amy Rose Locane, born 1971) is an American actress known for Cry-Baby (1990) and as Sandy Harling in Melrose Place season 1; later convicted in a fatal 2010 New Jersey DUI crash and resentenced to eight years.

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan (born 1950, Chicago) is an American actress who won the 2026 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Aunt Gladys in Weapons, 40 years after her 1986 nomination for Twice in a Lifetime; also known for Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck, and Roe vs. Wade.

Amy O'Neill

Amy O'Neill, American actress born 1971 in Pacific Palisades, California, best known as Amy Szalinski in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992); child actress, 1980s TV guest roles, retired in the 1990s, returned late 2010s.

Amy Pietz

Amy Pietz (born 1969, Milwaukee) is an American actress known as Annie on Caroline in the City, Charlie on Rodney, Donna on The Office, and Donna Miller in the 2026 Legally Blonde prequel Elle.

Amy Sedaris

Amy Sedaris (born 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer, sister of David Sedaris, creator and star of Strangers with Candy as Jerri Blank and of At Home with Amy Sedaris, and voice of Princess Carolyn in BoJack Horseman.

Amy Yasbeck

Amy Yasbeck, American comedic actress born 1962 in Cincinnati, Ohio, known for Wings (Casey), The Mask, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and Problem Child; widow of John Ritter and founder of the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health.

Ana Gasteyer

Ana Gasteyer (born 1967) is an American actress, comedian, and singer, an SNL cast member 1996–2002 (Culps, Delicious Dish, Martha Stewart) and a Broadway veteran of Wicked, Once Upon a Mattress, and Tony-nominated Schmigadoon!.

Andie MacDowell

Andie MacDowell (Rosalie Anderson MacDowell), American actress and model born 1958 in Gaffney, SC; Elite model and L'Oréal face; star of Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Groundhog Day, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Maid, and The Way Home.

Andre Braugher

Andre Braugher (1962-2023), American Emmy-winning actor, Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street and Captain Raymond Holt in Brooklyn Nine-Nine; two Emmys from 11 nominations, died of lung cancer.

Andrea Elson

Andrea Elson (born 1969, New York City) is an American retired actress, best known as Lynn Tanner on NBC's ALF (1986-1990, 101 episodes) and as Alice Tyler on Whiz Kids; married Scott Hopper in 1993, retired from acting in 1997.

Andrea Evans

Andrea Evans (Andrea Lynn Evans, 1957–2023), American soap opera actress, originated Tina Lord on ABC's One Life to Live; also Patty Williams on The Young and the Restless, Tawny Moore on The Bold and the Beautiful, and Rebecca Hotchkiss on Passions; two Daytime Emmy nominations.

Andrea Martin

Andrea Martin (Andrea Louise Martin, born 1947, Portland, Maine) is a Canadian-American actress and comedian of Armenian descent, an SCTV cast member and two-time Emmy-winning writer, two-time Tony winner (My Favorite Year, Pippin), and Aunt Voula in My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Andrea Thompson

Andrea Thompson (Rebecca Andrea Thompson) is an American actress and former CNN Headline News anchor, known for Talia Winters on Babylon 5, Genele Ericson on Falcon Crest, and Detective Jill Kirkendall on NYPD Blue.

Andrew Divoff

Andrew Divoff (born 1955, San Tomé, Venezuela) is a Venezuela-born actor and stuntman, the Djinn in Wishmaster 1-2, also known for Air Force One, Toy Soldiers, Lost's Mikhail Bakunin, CSI: Miami, and speaking eight languages.

Andrew Keegan

Andrew Keegan (Andrew Keegan Heying, born 1979) is an American actor known for Joey Donner in 10 Things I Hate About You, Party of Five, and 7th Heaven, later co-founding the Full Circle spiritual community in Venice.

Andrew Koenig

Andrew Koenig (Joshua Andrew Koenig, 1968–2010), American actor, son of Walter Koenig; played Richard 'Boner' Stabone on Growing Pains (1985–89), voiced G.I. Joe, appeared on Deep Space Nine, and played The Joker in Batman: Dead End.

Andrew McCarthy

Andrew Thomas McCarthy (born 1962), American actor of the Brat Pack era (St. Elmo's Fire, Pretty in Pink, Mannequin), later a television director and New York Times bestselling travel writer.