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Russell Wong
Russell Wong (born 1963) is the Chinese American actor of The Joy Luck Club and Vanishing Son, distinguished from several namesake professionals by his film career and MANAA award.
Rusty Schwimmer
Rusty Schwimmer (Deborah Schwimmer, born 1962, Chicago) is an American character actress known for A Little Princess, The Perfect Storm, Runaway Jury, North Country, and TV roles on ER, Heroes, and The Guardian.
Rutanya Alda
Rutanya Alda (Rutanya Skrastina), born 1942 in Riga, Latvia, is a Latvian-American actress known for The Deer Hunter, Mommie Dearest, and Amityville II, with a five-decade career of supporting film and TV roles.
Ruth Buzzi
Ruth Buzzi (Ruth Ann Buzzi, 1936–2025) was an American comedian and actress who played purse-wielding Gladys Ormphby on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, winning a 1973 Golden Globe.
Rya Kihlstedt
Rya Kihlstedt (Rya Ingrid Kihlstedt) is an American actress from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, known for Home Alone 3, Deep Impact, Heroes Reborn, Superman & Lois, the Fourth Sister in Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025).
Ryan Phillippe
Ryan Phillippe (Matthew Ryan Phillippe, born 1974) is an American actor known for I Know What You Did Last Summer, Cruel Intentions, Crash, Flags of Our Fathers, and Shooter; first gay teen on daytime TV.
S. Epatha Merkerson
S. Epatha Merkerson, born Sharon Epatha Merkerson in 1952, is an American actress best known as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on Law & Order from 1993 to 2010.
Sabrina Le Beauf
Sabrina Le Beauf (Sabrina Marie LeBeauf), born 1958 in New Orleans, American actress; Sondra Huxtable on The Cosby Show (1984-1992), Yale School of Drama MFA, Shakespeare Theatre Company lead actress, and interior designer.
Sacheen Littlefeather
Sacheen Littlefeather (Marie Louise Cruz, 1946-2022), American actress and activist who declined Marlon Brando's 1973 best actor Oscar in a Native American rights protest; later accused by her sisters of fabricating Apache and Yaqui identity.
Sachi Parker
Sachi Parker (サチ・パーカー), born 1956, American actress and writer, only child of Shirley MacLaine and Steve Parker; supporting roles in Back to the Future, Peggy Sue Got Married, and Scrooged, and 2013 memoir Lucky Me.
Sal Jenco
Sal Jenco is an American actor best known for playing Sal "Blowfish" Banducci, the maintenance engineer on 21 Jump Street, and for co-managing Johnny Depp's Viper Room nightclub.
Sally Field
Sally Field (born 1946, Pasadena) is an American actress known for Gidget, The Flying Nun, Sybil, Norma Rae, and Places in the Heart; two Best Actress Oscars, four Emmys, and a 2026 Emmy for Remarkably Bright Creatures.
Sally Kellerman
Sally Kellerman (Sally Clare Kellerman, 1937–2022), American actress and singer, Oscar-nominated as Hot Lips Houlihan in Altman's M*A*S*H (1970); also Star Trek's Dr. Dehner, Back to School, cabaret and jazz albums.
Sally Kirkland
Sally Kirkland (1941–2025) was an American actress of stage, film, and TV, Oscar-nominated for Anna (1987), winner of the Golden Globe, Independent Spirit, and LA Film Critics awards, also known for The Sting and JFK.
Sally Struthers
Sally Anne Struthers, American actress born in Portland, Oregon (sources give 1947 or 1948), two-time Emmy winner as Gloria Bunker Stivic on All in the Family, later Gilmore Girls' Babette Dell, voice actress, and touring musical theater star.
Salome Jens
Salome Jens (born May 8, 1935, Milwaukee) is an American stage, film, and TV actress, also credited as Miss Salomé Jens; known for Seconds (1966), Angel Baby, and as the Female Changeling on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Sam Anderson
Sam Anderson (born 1947) is an American character actor from Wahpeton, North Dakota, a UND graduate known for Principal Hancock in Forrest Gump, Bernard Nadler on Lost, and Edwin Kingston opposite Kathy Bates on Matlock, distinct from British actor Samuel Anderson.
Sam Bottoms
Sam Bottoms (Samuel John Bottoms, 1955-2008) was an American actor, brother of Timothy Bottoms, who played Lance B. Johnson in Apocalypse Now and Billy in The Last Picture Show.
Sam Edwards
Sam Edwards (1915-2004), American character actor; voice of adult Thumper in Bambi, Dexter Franklin on radio's Meet Corliss Archer, and banker Bill Anderson on Little House on the Prairie.
Sam Elliott
Sam Elliott (Samuel Pack Elliott), American actor born 1944 in Sacramento, California, known for his deep voice, horseshoe moustache, and Western roles in Tombstone, The Big Lebowski, 1883, and Oscar-nominated A Star Is Born.
Sam J. Jones
Sam J. Jones (born 1954, Chicago) is the American actor who played Flash Gordon in the 1980 cult film; also known for Code Red, Stargate SG-1, and self-cameos in Ted and Ted 2. Distinct from the composer, musician, filmmaker, and photographer namesakes.
Sam Jones III
Sam Jones III, born Samuel L. Jones III in 1983 in Boston, Massachusetts, is an American actor best known as Pete Ross on Smallville, also appearing in Glory Road.
Sam Lerner
Sam Lerner (born 1992) is an American actor, son of Ken Lerner, best known as Geoff Schwartz on ABC's The Goldbergs (2013–2023) and as the voice of Chowder in Monster House; also Envy, Project Almanac, Truth, or Dare.
Sam Lloyd
Sam Lloyd (1963–2020), also Samuel Lloyd Jr., American character actor and musician; played lawyer Ted Buckland in 95 episodes of Scrubs, Dr. Albert Goldfine on Desperate Housewives, nephew of Christopher Lloyd, singer with The Blanks.
Sam McMurray
Sam McMurray (born 1952, New York City) is an American character actor known for Glen in Raising Arizona, The Tracey Ullman Show, voicing Roy on Dinosaurs, and Supervisor O'Boyle on The King of Queens.
Sam Robards
Sam Prideaux Robards (born 1961) is an American actor, son of Jason Robards and Lauren Bacall, known for American Beauty, A.I., The West Wing, and his 2002 Tony-nominated Broadway turn in The Man Who Had All the Luck.
Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell, born 1968, in Daly City, California, is an American character actor and Oscar winner for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Emmy-nominated for Fosse/Verdon and The White Lotus, and Tony-nominated for American Buffalo.
Sam Sorbo
Sam Sorbo (Sandra Jenkins, born 1964 or 1966, Pittsburgh) is an American actress, producer, author, and radio host of The Sam Sorbo Show, known for Hercules, Chicago Hope, Let There Be Light, and homeschooling advocacy.
Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston (born November 15, 1940, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American stage, film, and television actor, also credited as Samuel Atkinson Waterston, known for Jack McCoy on Law & Order (1994–2024, 405 episodes), the Oscar-nominated The Killing Fields, and Shakespeare stage work.
Samantha Mathis
Samantha Mathis (born 1970, Brooklyn) is an American actress, daughter of Bibi Besch, known for Pump Up the Volume, Super Mario Bros., Little Women, Broken Arrow, American Psycho, The Strain, and Billions, and for witnessing River Phoenix's 1993 death.