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Maeve Dermody

Maeve Dermody (born 1985, Sydney) is an Australian actress, daughter of filmmaker Susan Murphy Dermody, known for Black Water, Beautiful Kate, Pawno, Vera Claythorne in the BBC's And Then There Were None, SS-GB, Carnival Row, and Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Maeve Press

Maeve Press, American actor, comedian, and writer from New York; played Genevieve on Everything's Gonna Be Okay, starred in the 2025 HOLES pilot, and performs her solo show Failure Confetti, based on her childhood special education reports, at Edinburgh and Dublin fringe festivals.

Magda el-Sabahi

Magda el-Sabahi (ماجدة الصباحي), born Afaf Ali Kamel El-Sabahi, 1931-2020, Egyptian actress and producer of the golden age; starred as Djamila Bouhired in Jamila (1958), founded Magda Films, and retired after her 1994 film.

Magda Gabor

Magda Gabor (Gábor Magda, Magdolna Gábor), eldest of the Gabor sisters, Hungarian-born American actress and businesswoman; two 1937 Hungarian films, jewelry boutiques with mother Jolie, six marriages including George Sanders; died 1997.

Magda Szubanski

Magda Szubanski, also Magdalene Mary Szubanski AO, is an Australian comedy actor born 1961 in Liverpool, known for Fast Forward, Sharon Strzelecki in Kath & Kim, and Esme Hoggett in Babe, author of the memoir Reckoning and an LGBT rights advocate.

Maggie Baird

Maggie Baird (Maggie May Baird, born 1959) is an American actress, screenwriter, and founder of the nonprofit Support+Feed, and mother of Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell; known for Life Inside Out and voicing Samara in Mass Effect 2.

Maggie Civantos

Maggie Civantos (Maggie Civantos Granados), Spanish actress born 1984 in Málaga, known for Macarena Ferreiro in Vis a vis and Ángeles in Las chicas del cable, Netflix's first Spanish original; later Express, films, and directing debut El retorno de Júpiter.

Maggie Grace

Maggie Grace (Margaret Grace Denig, born 1983) is an American actress known for Shannon on Lost, Kim in the Taken trilogy, Irina in Twilight, Althea on Fear the Walking Dead, and her Broadway debut in Picnic.

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal (Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal), American actor and filmmaker born 1977 in New York City, sister of Jake Gyllenhaal; Oscar-nominated for Crazy Heart, Golden Globe winner for The Honourable Woman, director of The Lost Daughter and The Bride!.

Maggie Lawson

Maggie Lawson, full name Margaret Cassidy Lawson, is an American actress born 1980 in Louisville, Kentucky, known for Detective Juliet O'Hara on Psych (2006–2014) and its three films, and as Superintendent Sarah Silver on CBS's Boston Blue since 2025.

Maggie O'Neill

Maggie O'Neill (Margaret O'Neill, born 1962, Buckinghamshire) is an English actress, Guildhall-trained, known for Sheila Jackson in Shameless (2004–2007), Peak Practice, EastEnders, and films Mona Lisa and Gorillas in the Mist.

Maggie Peterson

Maggie Peterson (Margaret Ann Peterson, Maggie Peterson Mancuso), American actress and singer (1941-2022) of Greeley, Colorado, known as Charlene Darling on The Andy Griffith Show, Susie on The Bill Dana Show, and later Nevada film location work; distinct from several namesakes.

Maggie Q

Maggie Q, born Margaret Denise Quigley in Honolulu, is an American actress and former model who rose via Hong Kong action films under Jackie Chan, starred in Nikita and Designated Survivor, and now leads Prime Video's Ballard.

Maggie Siff

Maggie Siff (Margaret Siff, born 1974, Bronx, New York) is an American actress known as Rachel Menken in Mad Men, Tara Knowles in Sons of Anarchy, and Wendy Rhoades in Billions.

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith, full name Margaret Natalie Smith, was an English actress with a six-decade career who won two Oscars and played Professor McGonagall in Harry Potter.

Maggie Steed

Maggie Steed, born Margaret Baker (1946, Plymouth), English actress and comedian known for Shine on Harvey Moon, Pie in the Sky, Jam and Jerusalem, and recent roles in Rivals, Ten Percent, and Elizabeth Is Missing.

Maggie Wheeler

Maggie Wheeler (Margaret Emily Jakobson), American actress born in New York City, best known as Janice on Friends (19 episodes, all 10 seasons); also voice of SilverHawks' female characters, Archer's Trinette, and choir director.

Magnús Scheving

Magnús Örn Eyjólfsson Scheving (born 1964), Icelandic aerobics champion, entrepreneur, and creator-star of LazyTown (Latibær), playing Sportacus; two-time European aerobics champion who sold LazyTown to Turner and bought the rights back in 2024.

Mahassine Merabet

Mahassine Merabet (محاسن مرابط), born 1999 in Morocco, is a Moroccan actress and model in Turkish television, known as Hira in Esaret (2022–2025) and Nilüfer Hatun in Kuruluş: Orhan (2025–2026).

Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali (born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore, 1974) is an American actor, two-time Oscar winner for Moonlight and Green Book, first Muslim Academy Award winner, former Blade star, and Prince Ali rapper.

Maia Campbell

Maia Campbell (Maia Chinassa Campbell), American actress born 1976 in Takoma Park, Maryland; played Tiffany Warren on In the House (1995–1999) and Nicole on South Central; daughter of author Bebe Moore Campbell; later publicized bipolar disorder and recovery.

Maia Mitchell

Maia Mitchell (born 1993, Lismore, NSW) is an Australian actress known as Callie Adams Foster in The Fosters and Good Trouble, McKenzie in Teen Beach Movie, and Lady Belle Fox in The Artful Dodger.

Maia Morgenstern

Maia Morgenstern (Maia Emilia Ninel Morgenstern), Romanian Jewish stage and film actress born 1962 in Bucharest; National Theatre Bucharest member and interim director of the State Jewish Theatre; won the 1993 European Film Award for The Oak and played Mary in The Passion of the Christ (2004).

Maia Reficco

Maia Reficco Viqueira, also known as Maia Reficco, born 2000 in Boston, is an Argentine-American actress and singer: Kally Ponce in Kally's Mashup, Noa Olivar in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, Eurydice in Broadway's Hadestown, and lead of the 2026 Prime Video film The Last Sunrise.

Maiara Walsh

Maiara Walsh (born 1988, Seattle) is a Brazilian-American actress and filmmaker known for Cory in the House, Desperate Housewives, Switched at Birth, Reis, and directing the thriller Bight.

Maika Harper

Maika Harper is a Canadian mixed Inuk actor, model, and author from Iqaluit, Nunavut, based in Toronto. Known for Anna in Mohawk Girls and Neevee in North of North, plus children's books The Walrus and the Caribou and The First Peoples.

Maika Monroe

Maika Monroe (born 1993, Santa Barbara) is an American actress and former world No. 32 kiteboarder, known as a scream queen for It Follows, The Guest, Watcher, and Longlegs, with They Follow and Victorian Psycho upcoming.

Maimie McCoy

Maimie McCoy is a British (Yorkshire-born) actress known as Milady in The Musketeers, Detective Lucienne Hassell in Van der Valk, and Dorothy in All Creatures Great and Small; London Met performing arts graduate, class of 2001.

Maisie Richardson-Sellers

Maisie Richardson-Sellers, born 1992 in London, is a Guyanese-British actress known for The Originals (Rebekah Mikaelson), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (Amaya Jiwe/Charlie), The Kissing Booth 2, The Undeclared War, Talamasca: The Secret Order, and directing.

Maisie Williams

Maisie Williams, born Margaret Constance Williams, is an English actress cast at age 12 as Arya Stark in HBO's Game of Thrones, later co-founding the creative platform Daisie.