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Marisa Ramirez
Marisa Ramirez (born 1977, Los Angeles) is an American actress known as Detective Maria Baez on Blue Bloods and Boston Blue, and previously Gia Campbell on General Hospital, Melitta in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, and Dr. Chloe Artis in Mental.
Marissa Reyes
Marissa Reyes (born 2003, Austin, Texas) is a Mexican-American actress known for Sofia in Netflix's Running Point, Arianna Horton on Days of Our Lives, Cami in Raven's Home, and Spirit Halloween: The Movie.
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Mary Lynn Rajskub (born 1971, Detroit) is an American actress, comedian, and writer, best known as Chloe O'Brian on 24 and Gail the Snail on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, also a stand-up comedian and author of FAME-ISH.
Melissa Rauch
Melissa Ivy Rauch (born 1980, Marlboro, New Jersey) is an American actress and comedian, Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory (209 episodes), star and EP of NBC's Night Court revival, and co-writer-star of The Bronze.
Michael Raymond-James
Michael Raymond-James (born Michael Weverstad, 1977, Detroit) is an American actor known for René Lenier in True Blood, Britt Pollack in Terriers, and Neal Cassidy/Baelfire in Once Upon a Time, now playing Joe Colombo in Godfather of Harlem.
Michelle Randolph
Michelle Randolph (born 1997, Napa Valley, California) is an American actress and Wilhelmina model, sister of Cassie Randolph, known for Elizabeth Strafford in 1923, Ainsley Norris in Landman, and Madison in Scream 7 (2026).
Monica Raymund
Monica Raymund (born 1986, St. Petersburg, Florida) is an American actress, director, and producer, a Juilliard graduate known for Ria Torres on Lie to Me, Gabriela Dawson on Chicago Fire, Jackie Quiñones on Hightown, and directing Dexter episodes.
Natalia del Riego
Natalia del Riego (Amber Álvares) is an American actress of Indigenous Salvadoran and Mexican descent, known for Promised Land, NCIS: Los Angeles, Hail Mary, and as Lilla Belle in Netflix's The Abandons (2025).
Nathalia Ramos
Nathalia Ramos (born 1992, Madrid) is a Spanish-born American actress known as Yasmin in Bratz: The Movie and Nina Martin in House of Anubis, now a Berggruen Institute media producer.
Navi Rawat
Navi Rawat (Navlata Rawat), American actress born 1977 in Malibu, California; known for Amita Ramanujan on Numb3rs (2005–2010), Theresa Diaz on The O.C., and the films House of Sand and Fog and Feast.
Naya Rivera
Naya Rivera (1987–2020), American actress, singer, and model; played Santana Lopez on Glee (2009–2015), SAG ensemble winner, memoirist of Sorry Not Sorry; died in an accidental drowning at Lake Piru, California.
Nikki Reed
Nikki Reed (Nicole Houston Reed, born 1988) is an American actress and screenwriter who co-wrote and starred in Thirteen (2003), won an Independent Spirit Award for her debut, played Rosalie Hale in the Twilight films (2008–2012), and founded the sustainable brand BaYou With Love.
Norman Reedus
Norman Reedus (born 1969) is an American actor known as Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead and its spin-off Daryl Dixon, also the lead of Death Stranding, star of Ride with Norman Reedus, and Murphy MacManus in The Boondock Saints.
Perrey Reeves
Perrey Reeves (born 1970, New York City) is an American actress known as Mrs. Ari Gold on HBO's Entourage (2004–2011) and its 2015 film, Marissa in Old School (2003), and Nina Devon in Famous in Love.
Raven-Symoné
Raven-Symoné (Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman-Maday, born 1985, Atlanta) is an American actress and singer, child star of The Cosby Show, first Black woman with her name in a comedy series title via That's So Raven, and star of Raven's Home.
Rebecca Rittenhouse
Rebecca Rittenhouse (Rebecca Rittenhouse Meaders), American actress born 1988 in Los Angeles; known for Dr. Anna Ziev on The Mindy Project, Cody LeFever on Blood & Oil, Maggie, and Lexy Jones in Netflix's His & Hers; also founder of Privet Beauty.
Reneé Rapp
Reneé Rapp, American pop singer-songwriter and actress born 2000 in Huntersville, North Carolina; 2018 Jimmy Award winner, Regina George in Mean Girls on Broadway (2019–2020) and in the 2024 film, Leighton Murray in The Sex Lives of College Girls, albums Snow Angel (2023) and UK No. 1 Bite Me (2025) on Interscope.
Retta
Retta (Marietta Sangai Sirleaf), American comedian and actor from Newark, New Jersey; played Donna Meagle on Parks and Recreation ('Treat yo' self'), Barbara on Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, Ruby on Good Girls, and hosts HGTV's Ugliest House in America. Former Duke pre-med chemist.
Rondi Reed
Rondi Reed (born 1952, Dixon, Illinois) is an American stage and screen actress, Steppenwolf ensemble member since 1978, 2008 Tony winner for August: Osage County, original Chicago Madame Morrible in Wicked, and Peggy on Mike & Molly (2010–2016).
Rudy Reyes (actor)
Rudy Reyes (Rodolfo Reyes, born 1971), former Force Recon Marine and scout sniper who played himself in HBO's Generation Kill (2008); later Force Blue co-founder, SAS: Who Dares Wins and Special Forces instructor, author of Hero Living.
Salli Richardson
Salli Richardson (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), born 1967 in Chicago, is an American actress turned Emmy-nominated TV director: Eureka's Allison Blake, Gargoyles' Elisa Maza, and the first Black woman nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.
Sam Richardson (actor)
Sam Richardson (Samuel Richardson), American actor-comedian born 1984 in Detroit; Veep's Richard Splett, co-creator of Detroiters with Tim Robinson, and 2023 Emmy winner as Edwin Akufo in Ted Lasso.
Sarah Ramos
Sarah Emily Ramos (born 1991) is an American actress, writer, and director known as Patty Pryor on American Dreams and Haddie Braverman on Parenthood; Sundance-winning short The Arm, The Bear, Chicago Med. Not the Dallas College professor or Dak Prescott's partner.
Sarayu Rao
Sarayu Rao (Sarayu Blue), American actress born 1975 in Madison, Wisconsin; starred as Dr. Sydney Napur in Monday Mornings, led NBC's I Feel Bad, and appeared in Blockers and A Million Miles Away.
Sendhil Ramamurthy
Sendhil Ramamurthy (Sendhil Amithab Ramamurthy), American actor born 1974 in Chicago, known for Mohinder Suresh in Heroes, Jai Wilcox in Covert Affairs, Bloodwork in The Flash, Mohan in Never Have I Ever, and Nefertari Cobra in One Piece.
Shannon Richardson
Shannon Guess Richardson, born 1977, is an American former actress with bit roles in The Walking Dead, The Vampire Diaries, and The Blind Side, sentenced in 2014 to 18 years for mailing ricin-laced letters to Obama and Bloomberg and framing her husband.
Simon Rex
Simon Rex (Simon Rex Cutright, born 1974) is an American actor, rapper, and comedian: MTV VJ from 1995, Dirt Nasty rap persona, Scary Movie 3–5, and Independent Spirit Award-winning star of Red Rocket (2021).
Tania Raymonde
Tania Raymonde (Tania Raymonde Helen Katz), Franco-American actress born 1988 in Los Angeles; Cynthia on Malcolm in the Middle, Alex Rousseau on Lost, Brittany Gold on Goliath, and a writer-director of Bad Art and Cell Division.
Tequan Richmond
Tequan Richmond (born 1992, Burlington, North Carolina) is an American actor and rapper, T-Rich, known as Drew Rock on Everybody Hates Chris, T.J. Ashford on General Hospital (2012–2018), and young Ray Charles in Ray.
Tony Revolori
Tony Revolori (Anthony Quinonez, born 1996, Anaheim) is a Guatemalan-American actor known as Zero in The Grand Budapest Hotel, Flash Thompson in three Spider-Man films, and Dev Greebling in LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy.