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Amy Irving

Amy Irving (born 1953, Palo Alto) is an American actress and singer, star of Carrie, The Fury, Yentl (Oscar-nominated), Crossing Delancey, and Micki & Maude; Obie winner, ex-wife of Steven Spielberg, later recording artist.

Amy Jo Johnson

Amy Jo Johnson (born 1970) is an American-Canadian actress and filmmaker, the original Pink Ranger Kimberly Hart on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, later Julie Emrick on Felicity and Jules Callaghan on Flashpoint, now a director of The Space Between and Tammy's Always Dying.

Amy Landecker

Amy Landecker (born 1969, Chicago) is an American actress known as Sarah Pfefferman on Transparent and Mrs. Samsky in A Serious Man; her feature writing-directing debut For Worse premiered at SXSW 2025.

Amy Locane

Amy Locane (Amy Rose Locane, born 1971) is an American actress known for Cry-Baby (1990) and as Sandy Harling in Melrose Place season 1; later convicted in a fatal 2010 New Jersey DUI crash and resentenced to eight years.

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan (born 1950, Chicago) is an American actress who won the 2026 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Aunt Gladys in Weapons, 40 years after her 1986 nomination for Twice in a Lifetime; also known for Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck, and Roe vs. Wade.

Amy Manson

Amy Manson (born 1985, Aberdeenshire) is a Scottish actress known for Torchwood, Being Human, Atlantis, Merida in Once Upon a Time, Maladie in HBO's The Nevers, Spencer, and two Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland.

Amy Morton

Amy Morton (born 1958, Oak Park, Illinois) is an American actress and director, Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member since 1997, two-time Tony nominee for August: Osage County and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Sgt. Trudy Platt on NBC's Chicago P.D. since 2014.

Amy Nuttall

Amy Nuttall (Amy Abigail Nuttall, born 1982) is an English actress and singer known for Chloe Atkinson in Emmerdale, Ethel Parks in Downton Abbey, and Jane Butterfield in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

Amy O'Neill

Amy O'Neill, American actress born 1971 in Pacific Palisades, California, best known as Amy Szalinski in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992); child actress, 1980s TV guest roles, retired in the 1990s, returned late 2010s.

Amy Okuda

Amy Kei Okuda (born 1989, Torrance, California) is an American actress best known as Tinkerballa in the web series The Guild (2007) and as Julia Sasaki, Sam's therapist, in Netflix's Atypical.

Amy Pietz

Amy Pietz (born 1969, Milwaukee) is an American actress known as Annie on Caroline in the City, Charlie on Rodney, Donna on The Office, and Donna Miller in the 2026 Legally Blonde prequel Elle.

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler: American comedian and actress born in Newton, Massachusetts; SNL cast member 2001–2009, Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation, four-time Golden Globes host with Tina Fey, 2025 Peabody Career Achievement honoree, and host of the Good Hang podcast.

Amy Robbins

Amy Robbins, full name Amy Louise Robbins, is an English actress from Higher Bebington, Wirral, known for playing Dr. Jill Weatherill in The Royal and Christina Boyd in Coronation Street.

Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan (born Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski, 1968, Queens, New York) is an American actress known for Gone Baby Gone (Oscar nomination), The Wire's Beadie Russell, The Office's Holly Flax, and Tony-nominated Broadway roles.

Amy Sedaris

Amy Sedaris (born 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer, sister of David Sedaris, creator and star of Strangers with Candy as Jerri Blank and of At Home with Amy Sedaris, and voice of Princess Carolyn in BoJack Horseman.

Amy Seimetz

Amy Seimetz (born 1981, Tampa, Florida) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer known for Sun Don't Shine, She Dies Tomorrow, and co-creating The Girlfriend Experience.

Amy Smart

Amy Lysle Smart (born 1976, Topanga Canyon, California) is an American actress and former model known for Varsity Blues, The Butterfly Effect, Crank, and Stargirl; not the writer of The Good Wife.

Amy Yasbeck

Amy Yasbeck, American comedic actress born 1962 in Cincinnati, Ohio, known for Wings (Casey), The Mask, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and Problem Child; widow of John Ritter and founder of the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health.

Amy-Leigh Hickman

Amy-Leigh Hickman (born 1997, Hastings, England) is an English actress known for Carmen Howle in Tracy Beaker Returns, Nasreen Paracha in Ackley Bridge (RTS Yorkshire Award 2020), Nadia in Netflix's You, and roles in Safe, Our Girl, and Ruby Speaking.

Amybeth McNulty

Amybeth McNulty (born 2001) is an Irish-Canadian actress from Letterkenny, Donegal, who starred as Anne Shirley in Anne with an E (2017–2019) and plays Vickie in Stranger Things.

Ana Garcés

Ana Garcés (Valladolid, 2000) is a Spanish actress, not the El Chiringuito journalist of the same name. She played Jana Expósito in RTVE's La Promesa for about 550 episodes and stars in Netflix's Oasis (2026).

Ana Gasteyer

Ana Gasteyer (born 1967) is an American actress, comedian, and singer, an SNL cast member 1996–2002 (Culps, Delicious Dish, Martha Stewart) and a Broadway veteran of Wicked, Once Upon a Mattress, and Tony-nominated Schmigadoon!.

Ana Ortiz

Ana Ortiz (born 1971, Manhattan) is an American actress known as Hilda Suarez on Ugly Betty (2006-2010), winner of ALMA and Imagen Awards, later star of Devious Maids, Love, Victor, and Goosebumps; distinct from painter Ana Ortiz and actress Ana Ortíz Haro.

Ana Thu Nguyen

Ana Thu Nguyen (born 1992) is a Vietnamese-Australian actress born in Galang refugee camp, Indonesia; former law-commerce consultant turned actor. Known as Queen Sindel in Mortal Kombat II (2026), Con Nhen in Primitive War (2025), and Grace in Dead Eyes (SXSW 2026).

Anamaria Marinca

Anamaria Marinca (Anamaria Marincă), Romanian actress born 1978 in Iași; 2005 BAFTA Best Actress for Sex Traffic and star of Otilia in Palme d'Or-winning 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007), later Fury, Europa Report, You Won't Be Alone.

Anastasia Baranova (Анастасия Баранова)

Anastasia Baranova (Анастасия Баранова), born 1989 in Moscow, is a Russian-born American actress known for Scout's Safari and as Addy in Syfy's Z Nation, with film credits including Daruma (2023).

Ander Puig

Ander Puig (Ander Puig Marsol), Spanish actor born 2001 in Barcelona, trans man; plays Nico, Élite's first transgender character (2022–2024), and Joel in RTVE's Ser o no ser.

Anders Danielsen Lie

Anders Danielsen Lie (born 1979, Oslo) is a Norwegian actor, physician, and musician known for Joachim Trier's Oslo trilogy (Reprise, Oslo 31. august, The Worst Person in the World) and for playing Anders Behring Breivik in 22 July.

Anders Holm

Anders Holm, American actor, comedian, writer, and producer born 1981 in Evanston, Illinois; co-creator and star of Comedy Central's Workaholics as Anders Holmvik, also known for The Intern, The Mindy Project, and Game Over, Man! Distinct from the Danish director and Hempel Foundation CEO of the same name.

Andie MacDowell

Andie MacDowell (Rosalie Anderson MacDowell), American actress and model born 1958 in Gaffney, SC; Elite model and L'Oréal face; star of Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Groundhog Day, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Maid, and The Way Home.