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Anne Schedeen
Anne Schedeen (Luanne Ruth Schedeen), American actress (1949–2026), played Kate Tanner, the mother on NBC's ALF (1986–1990, 100+ episodes); earlier Paper Dolls; died June 14, 2026, age 77.
Anne-Marie Johnson
Anne-Marie Johnson (born 1960, Los Angeles) is an American actress known for Althea Tibbs on In the Heat of the Night, In Living Color, What's Happening Now!!, and SAG's first African American national vice president.
Annette O'Toole
Annette O'Toole (born 1952, Houston, Texas) is an American actress and singer-songwriter, known as Lana Lang in Superman III, Martha Kent in Smallville, Beverly Marsh in It, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy in The Kennedys of Massachusetts, and Mayor Hope McCrea on Netflix's Virgin River; with husband Michael McKean she co-wrote the Oscar-nominated song A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow.
Annie Golden
Annie Golden, born 1951 in Brooklyn, is an American actress and singer who fronted punk band The Shirts at CBGB, debuted on Broadway and film in Hair, originated Squeaky Fromme in Assassins, and played Norma on Orange Is the New Black.
Anson Williams
Anson Williams (Anson William Heimlich, born 1949) is the American actor who played Potsie Weber on all 11 seasons of Happy Days, later a prolific TV director of over 300 shows and second cousin of Henry Heimlich.
Anthony Call
Anthony Call (Anthony D. Call, Tony Call; born Anthony Dalby Biberman, August 31, 1940, Los Angeles) is an American actor known as Lt. Dave Bailey in Star Trek's "The Corbomite Maneuver", Herb Callison on One Life to Live, and narrator of A Haunting and The FBI Files.
Anthony Denison
Anthony Denison (born Anthony John Sarrero, 1949) is an American actor known as crime boss Ray Luca in Michael Mann's Crime Story and as Detective Andy Flynn on The Closer and Major Crimes.
Anthony Edwards (actor)
Anthony Charles Edwards, American actor born 1962 in Santa Barbara, played Goose in Top Gun (1986) and Dr. Mark Greene on ER (1994-2002, 2008); four Emmy acting nominations, 2010 Emmy for producing Temple Grandin. Distinct from the NBA player of the same name.
Anthony Geary
Anthony Geary (1947-2025), American actor, Luke Spencer on General Hospital 1978-2015; record eight Daytime Emmys; Luke and Laura's 1981 wedding drew 30 million viewers; died in Amsterdam.
Anthony Heald
Anthony Heald (Philip Anthony Mair Heald), American character actor born 1944; two-time Tony nominee and Obie winner, Dr. Chilton in The Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon, Scott Guber on Boston Public, 12 seasons at Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Anthony Michael Hall
Anthony Michael Hall (Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall, born 1968, Boston) is an American actor, a Brat Pack member who starred in John Hughes' Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science, was the youngest-ever SNL cast member, and later led The Dead Zone and appeared in Reacher.
Anthony Rapp
Anthony Rapp (Anthony Deane Rapp, born 1971) is an American actor and singer who originated Mark Cohen in Rent (1996 through Rent: Live 2019) and played Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets on Star Trek: Discovery, 65 episodes, 2017–2024.
Anthony Ruivivar
Anthony Michael Ruivivar (born 1970, Honolulu) is an American actor known as FDNY paramedic Carlos Nieto on NBC's Third Watch (1999-2005), later a frequent law-enforcement character actor, voice of Batman in Beware the Batman, and father of gymnast Levi Jung-Ruivivar.
Anthony Zerbe
Anthony Zerbe (born May 20, 1936, Long Beach, California) is an American character actor; Emmy winner 1976 as Lt. K.C. Trench on Harry O, known for The Omega Man, Papillon, Licence to Kill, and the Matrix sequels.
Antony Alda
Antony Alda (Antonio Joseph D'Abruzzo, 1956-2009), American actor, director, and writer; son of Robert Alda and half brother of Alan Alda; known for Days of Our Lives, National Treasure, and writing and directing Role of a Lifetime.
Apollonia Kotero
Apollonia Kotero (Patricia Apollonia Kotero, born 1959), American actress and singer, Prince's co-star in Purple Rain (1984) and lead singer of Apollonia 6, whose "Sex Shooter" hit #7 R&B; later Falcon Crest actress in a settled trademark dispute over her name.
Arija Bareikis
Arija Bareikis (Arija Allison Bareikis), American actress born 1966 in Bloomington, Indiana, known for Officer Chickie Brown on Southland, Kate in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, and her 1997 Broadway debut in The Last Night of Ballyhoo.
Arleen Sorkin
Arleen Sorkin (1955–2023), American actress and screenwriter, played Calliope Jones on Days of Our Lives and was the inspiration and original voice (1992–2011) of DC's Harley Quinn; wife of Modern Family co-creator Christopher Lloyd.
Arliss Howard
Arliss Howard (born Leslie Richard Howard, 1954), American actor, writer, and director from Independence, Missouri; Pvt. Cowboy in Full Metal Jacket, Peter Ludlow in The Lost World, Louis B. Mayer in Mank; married to Debra Winger.
Armand Assante
Armand Assante, born Armand Anthony Assante Jr. in 1949, is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of mob boss John Gotti in HBO's 1996 film Gotti.
Armin Shimerman
Armin Shimerman (born 1949) is an American actor best known as Quark in 172 episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; also Principal Snyder in Buffy, voice of BioShock's Andrew Ryan, author, and USC Shakespeare professor.
Aron Eisenberg
Aron Eisenberg (1969–2019), American actor and photographer who played the Ferengi Nog in 46 episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Kar in Voyager's "Initiations"; also in Puppet Master III, married Malissa Longo, two kidney transplants.
Art LaFleur
Art LaFleur (Arthur Palmer LaFleur, 1943–2021) was an American character actor from Gary, Indiana, known as Chick Gandil in Field of Dreams, Babe Ruth in The Sandlot, and the Tooth Fairy in The Santa Clause 2 and 3.
Arte Johnson
Arte Johnson (Arthur Stanton Eric Johnson, 1929-2019) was an American comedian and Emmy-winning cast member of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968-1971), known for Wolfgang the German soldier, Tyrone F. Horneigh, and later voice work.
Arye Gross
Arye Gross (born 1960, Los Angeles) is an American character actor known for Adam Green on Ellen, M.E. Sidney Perlmutter on Castle, Broadway's Brooklyn Boy, films like Big Eden and Minority Report, and Antaeus Theatre Company stage work.
Ashley Hamilton
Ashley Hamilton (Ashley George Hamilton Collins), American actor, singer-songwriter, and comedian born 1974 in Los Angeles; son of George Hamilton and Alana Stewart; known for Beethoven's 2nd (1993), Oz, Iron Man 3 (2013), the band Fine, and "Wimmin'" (UK number 27).
Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd (born Ashley Tyler Ciminella, 1968) is an American actress and activist, daughter of Naomi Judd and half-sister of Wynonna Judd. Known for Ruby in Paradise, Heat, Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy; UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and first Weinstein accuser in #MeToo.
Ashley Laurence
Ashley Laurence (born 1966, Los Angeles) is an American actress and painter, the Kirsty Cotton of Clive Barker's Hellraiser (1987) and three sequels, later in Mikey, Lightning Bug, Red, and voice roles in Dota: Dragon's Blood.
Ashley Olsen
Ashley Olsen, American fashion designer and former child actress, twin of Mary-Kate Olsen; played Michelle Tanner on Full House from 1987, then co-founded The Row, valued at $1 billion.
Attallah Shabazz
Attallah Shabazz (born 1958, New York City), eldest daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, is a diplomat, producer, actress, and lecturer, Belize's Ambassador-at-Large since 2002, witness to her father's 1965 assassination, and foreword author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X; distinct from unrelated namesakes such as the DC educator Attalah Shabazz.