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Lou Diamond Phillips
Lou Diamond Phillips (born Lou Diamond Upchurch, 1962, Subic Bay, Philippines) is an American actor known for La Bamba, Stand and Deliver (Independent Spirit Award), Young Guns, the Tony-nominated The King and I, and Longmire.
Lou Ferrigno
Lou Ferrigno (born 1951, Brooklyn) is an American bodybuilder and actor, two-time Mr. Universe, star of the 1977 documentary Pumping Iron, and the original Hulk of CBS's The Incredible Hulk (1977–1982), later voicing the Hulk in Marvel films.
Lou Hirsch
Lou Hirsch, born 1955 in Brooklyn, is an American actor known as the voice of Baby Herman in Who Framed Roger Rabbit and as Uncle Arnie in the BBC series My Hero; not the CoStar journalist Lou Hirsh or the Kentucky plant pathologist.
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr. (1936-2024), American actor, first Black man to win the supporting actor Oscar for An Officer and a Gentleman; Emmy winner as Fiddler in Roots; Golden Globe and Daytime Emmy winner.
Louis Zorich
Louis Zorich (1924-2018), American character actor and husband of Olympia Dukakis; played Burt Buchman on Mad About You (1993-1999), Tony-nominated for Hadrian VII, Broadway debut in Becket (1960).
Louisa Moritz
Louisa Moritz (Luisa Cira Castro Netto), Cuban-American actress and lawyer; played Rose in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Myra in Death Race 2000; birth and death dates disputed across sources.
Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher (Estelle Louise Fletcher, 1934-2022), American actress from Birmingham, Alabama; Oscar-winning Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975); also Kai Winn on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Louise Lasser
Louise Lasser (1939–2026), American actress, star of Norman Lear's satirical soap opera Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (325 episodes, 1976–77) and Woody Allen's early films including Bananas; Emmy-nominated 1976, NBR ensemble award for Happiness.
Louise Sorel
Louise Sorel (born August 6, 1940) is an American actress known for soap villainesses Augusta Lockridge on Santa Barbara and Vivian Alamain on Days of Our Lives since 1992, with five Soap Opera Digest Awards.
Lucie Arnaz
Lucie Arnaz (born 1951, Los Angeles), daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, American actress and singer; Kim Carter on Here's Lucy (CBS, 1968-74), Broadway debut in They're Playing Our Song (1979), 1993 Emmy for Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie.
Luis Guzmán
Luis Guzmán, Puerto Rican American character actor born in Cayey, Puerto Rico, raised on Manhattan's Lower East Side; former social worker turned actor known for Carlito's Way, Boogie Nights, Traffic, and as Gomez Addams in Netflix's Wednesday.
Lukas Haas
Lukas Haas (Lukas Daniel Haas), American actor and musician born 1976 in West Hollywood; child breakout as Samuel in Witness (1985), Emmy-nominated for The Ryan White Story, later Inception, First Man, Babylon, and Spider-Noir.
Luke Edwards (actor)
Luke Daniels Edwards (born 1980, Nevada City, California) is an American actor and producer, a child star of The Wizard (1989), Newsies (1992) as Les Jacobs, and Little Big League (1994) as Billy Heywood, later in Jeepers Creepers 2 and independent film producing.
Luke Perry
Luke Perry (Coy Luther Perry III, 1966–2019), American actor; teen idol as Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–95, 1998–2000), later Fred Andrews on Riverdale; died of a stroke at 52.
Luke Wilson
Luke Wilson (born 1971, Dallas) is an American actor, writer, and director, brother of Owen and Andrew Wilson. Known for Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tenenbaums, Old School, Legally Blonde, Enlightened; debuted in Bottle Rocket (1996) with Wes Anderson.
Lydia Cornell
Lydia Cornell (born Lydia Korniloff, 1953, in El Paso, Texas) is an American actress, writer, and producer best known as Sara Rush on ABC's Too Close for Comfort.
Lynda Carter
Lynda Carter, American actress and singer (born 1951, Phoenix), Miss World USA 1972, star of the 1975-1979 Wonder Woman TV series; later albums, Emmy-winning specials, Supergirl, Skyrim and Fallout voice roles.
Lynda Goodfriend
Lynda Goodfriend (born 1953, Miami) is an American actress and acting teacher, best known as Lori Beth, Richie Cunningham's girlfriend and wife, on Happy Days (1977–1984), later Chair of Acting at NYFA Los Angeles.
Lynn Cohen
Lynn Cohen (Lynn Harriette Kay, 1933-2020), American character actress; Magda on Sex and the City, Golda Meir in Munich, Mags in Catching Fire; Off-Broadway veteran, 2009 Richard Seff Award winner.
Lynn Hamilton (actress)
Lynn Hamilton (Alzenia Lynn Hamilton-Jenkins), 1930–2025, American character actress of Yazoo City, Mississippi, known as Donna Harris on Sanford and Son, Verdie Grant Foster on The Waltons, and Vivian Potter on Generations.
Lynn Whitfield
Lynn Whitfield (born 1953, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American actress and producer, Emmy winner for The Josephine Baker Story (1991), known for Lady Mae Greenleaf on Greenleaf, seven NAACP Image Awards, and films including Eve's Bayou.
Lynne Marie Stewart
Lynne Marie Stewart (1946–2025), American actress; Miss Yvonne on Pee-wee's Playhouse and Bonnie Kelly, Charlie's mom, on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia; died of cancer in Los Angeles.
Lynne Moody
Lynne Moody, American actress from Detroit known for Irene Harvey in Roots (1977, 1979), Tracy Curtis Taylor in That's My Mama, and Patricia Williams in Knots Landing; reunited in 2021 with daughter Lisa Wright after 50 years.
Lynne Thigpen
Lynne Thigpen (1948–2003), American stage, film, and TV actress born in Joliet, Illinois; Tony winner for An American Daughter, the Chief on PBS's Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Ella Mae Farmer on The District, and voice of Luna in Bear in the Big Blue House.
Lynnette Mettey
Lynnette Mettey, also credited as Lynette Mettey, is an American actress born in 1943. Her career is known for recurring parts as Lt. Nancy Griffin on M*A*S*H and Lee on Quincy, M.E.
Mabel King
Mabel King (Donnie Mabel Elizabeth Washington, 1932–1999), American actress and singer; Evillene the Wicked Witch in Broadway and film The Wiz, Mama on What's Happening!!, mother in The Jerk.
Macaulay Culkin
Macaulay Culkin, American actor born 1980 in Manhattan; starred as Kevin McCallister in Home Alone (1990) and its 1992 sequel, retired after Richie Rich (1994), returned in 2000, changed his legal name to Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin in 2019, and now appears in Fallout.
Mackenzie Phillips
Mackenzie Phillips (born 1959), American actress and daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas; starred in American Graffiti and as Julie Cooper on One Day at a Time, author of the memoir High on Arrival and now an addiction-recovery counselor.
Mädchen Amick
Mädchen Amick (Madchen E. Amick), American actress born 1970 in Sparks, Nevada; Shelly Johnson in David Lynch's Twin Peaks, its 1992 film and 2017 revival; Alice Cooper on Riverdale (2017-2023); married to David Alexis.
Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Stowe (Madeleine Marie Stowe Mora), American actress born 1958 in Los Angeles; star of Stakeout, The Last of the Mohicans, Short Cuts, and 12 Monkeys, Golden Globe-nominated as Victoria Grayson on Revenge, and Ingrid/Mrs. Kersh in IT: Welcome to Derry (2025).