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Screen actors of the Anglosphere and Europe

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Gildart Jackson

Gildart Jackson is an English actor, writer, and audiobook narrator (over 400 books, Audie winner) known for Gideon in Charmed, Giles the Butler on Whodunnit?, and voicing Alfred Pennyworth in Gotham Knights.

Gilles Marini

Gilles Marini, French-American actor and former model born 1976 in Grasse, France; broke out as Dante in Sex and the City: The Movie (2008), Dancing with the Stars season 8 runner-up, and star of Brothers & Sisters and Switched at Birth.

Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson (born 1968, Chicago) is an American-British actress known for Dana Scully in The X-Files, The Fall, The Crown's Thatcher, and Sex Education; based in London since 2002, two-time Emmy winner.

Gillian Jacobs

Gillian Jacobs (born 1982, Pittsburgh; birth name Gillian McLaren or Maclaren Jacobs) is an American actress and director, a Juilliard graduate, known as Britta Perry on Community, Mickey Dobbs on Netflix's Love, and the voice of Atom Eve in Invincible.

Gillian Vigman

Gillian Vigman (Gillian Sally Vigman), born 1972 in New Jersey, is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter known as the "Commercial Queen", Jack Box's Wife, MADtv cast member, Stephanie in The Hangover, and Dr. T'Ana on Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Gina Belafonte

Gina Belafonte (born 1961) is an American actress, producer, director, and activist, daughter of Harry Belafonte; lead producer of Sing Your Song and co-founder of Sankofa.org.

Gina Bellman

Gina Bellman, born 1966 in Auckland, New Zealand, is a British actress known for Jane in Coupling, Sophie Devereaux in Leverage and Leverage: Redemption, and Dennis Potter's Blackeyes.

Gina Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida (Luigia Lollobrigida), known as "La Lollo," was an Italian actress, photojournalist, and sculptor who became a leading film star of the 1950s and 1960s.

Gina McKee

Gina McKee (Georgina McKee, born 1964, Sunderland) is an English actress known for Our Friends in the North (BAFTA-winning Mary Cox), Notting Hill's Bella, The Forsyte Saga, The Borgias, Bodyguard, and Olivier-nominated stage work.

Gina Philips

Gina Philips (Gina Consolo), American actress and producer born 1970 in Miami Beach, Florida; known for Trish Jenner in Jeepers Creepers (2001) and Jeepers Creepers 3 (2017), Ally McBeal, Boston Public, and producing Love and Debate.

Gina Riley

Gina Riley (born 1961, Melbourne) is an Australian actress, comedian, writer, and singer who co-created, wrote, and starred as Kim Craig in Kath & Kim, winning the 2002 AFI Award and multiple Logies, and later played Matron Mama Morton in Chicago.

Gina Rodriguez

Gina Rodriguez (Gina Alexis Rodriguez, born 1984, Chicago) is an American actress, producer, and director, Golden Globe winner for Jane the Virgin (2015), founder of I Can and I Will Productions, and star of Carmen Sandiego, Miss Bala, and Not Dead Yet.

Gina Torres

Gina Torres, Cuban-American actress born 1969 in Manhattan, known for Zoë Washburne in Firefly and Serenity, Jessica Pearson in Suits and Pearson, Tommy Vega in 9-1-1: Lone Star, and 2026 Broadway return in Buena Vista Social Club.

Ginger Gonzaga

Ginger Gonzaga (born 1983, Modesto, California per some sources; Pennsylvania per others) is an American actress, writer, improviser and director known for Nikki Ramos in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and Helen Tasker in True Lies.

Ginger Minj

Ginger Minj (Joshua Allen Eads, born 1984) is an American drag performer from Leesburg, Florida; Drag Race Season 7 runner-up, All Stars 2 and 6 finalist, and All Stars 10 winner and Hall of Fame inductee, also an actor, singer, and author.

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers, born Virginia Katherine McMath, was an American actress, dancer, and singer known for ten musical films with Fred Astaire and for winning the 1940 Best Actress Oscar for Kitty Foyle.

Ginnifer Goodwin

Ginnifer Goodwin (Jennifer Michelle Goodwin, born 1978, Memphis) is an American actress known for Margene Heffman in Big Love, Snow White/Mary Margaret in Once Upon a Time, and voicing Judy Hopps in Zootopia and Zootopia 2.

Giovanna Fletcher

Giovanna Fletcher (nee Falcone, born 1985) is an English author, actress, presenter, and podcast host, winner of I'm a Celebrity 2020, author of Billy and Me and Happy Mum, Happy Baby, and wife of McFly's Tom Fletcher.

Giuseppe Andrews

Giuseppe Andrews (Joey Murcia Jr., born 1979) is an American actor and experimental filmmaker known for Detroit Rock City, Cabin Fever's Deputy Winston, and dozens of $1,000 trailer-park films like Trailer Town and Garbanzo Gas.

Gizel Jiménez

Gizel Jiménez, Cuban-American actress and singer: Broadway's Nessarose in Wicked (2019), Drama Desk and Lortel-nominated Olivia in Miss You Like Hell, first ethnic Kate Monster in Avenue Q, Tess in Dexter: New Blood, Mel in Bad Monkey, Cristin in Tick, Tick... Boom!.

Gladys Cooper

Dame Gladys Cooper (1888–1971), English actress and West End theatre manager at the Playhouse; WWI postcard beauty; three-time Oscar nominee for Now, Voyager, The Song of Bernadette, and My Fair Lady; DBE 1967.

Glen Powell

Glen Powell (born 1988, Austin, Texas) is an American actor known for Top Gun: Maverick, Anyone But You, Twisters, Hit Man, Chad Powers, and The Running Man; also a co-writer and producer with upcoming Apatow and Abrams projects.

Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell (1904-1971), American actress of Enid, Oklahoma, famous as wisecracking Torchy Blane in seven Warner Bros. B films, inspiration for Lois Lane, 1963 Emmy winner for Ben Casey.

Glenda Jackson

Glenda Jackson (1936–2023), English actress and Labour MP, won Oscars for Women in Love and A Touch of Class, played Elizabeth I in Elizabeth R, served in Parliament 1992–2015, and won a late-career Tony.

Glenn Close

American stage, film, and television actress (born 1947, Greenwich, Connecticut); eight Oscar nominations, three Tonys, three Emmys; known for Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, 101 Dalmatians, Damages, and The Wife.

Glenn Corbett

Glenn Corbett (Glen Edwin Rothenburg, 1933-1993, birth year disputed) was an American actor known as Lincoln Case on Route 66, Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek's "Metamorphosis", and Paul Morgan on Dallas.

Glenn Fleshler

Glenn Fleshler (born 1968) is an American character actor known for George Remus in Boardwalk Empire, Errol Childress in True Detective, Orrin Bach in Billions, Goran Pazar in Barry, Randall in Joker, and Broadway roles including Fred Friendly in Good Night, and Good Luck.

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford (Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford, 1916-2006), Canadian-born American actor of Hollywood's Golden Age; over 50 years and 106 films including Gilda, The Big Heat, Blackboard Jungle, 3:10 to Yuma, and Superman's Pa Kent; 1958's top box-office star, never Oscar-nominated, one Golden Globe win.

Glenn Howerton

Glenn Howerton (Glenn Franklin Howerton III, born 1976) is an American actor, Juilliard-trained, co-creator and star of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Dennis Reynolds.

Glenn Quinn

Glenn Quinn (Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn), Irish actor (1970–2002) who played Mark Healy on Roseanne and Doyle on Angel; died of accidental heroin overdose at 32.