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Tyler Ritter

Tyler Ritter (born 1985, Los Angeles) is an American actor, son of John Ritter, known for starring as Ronny McCarthy on CBS's The McCarthys (2014-15) and for guest roles on NCIS, Grey's Anatomy, and Arrow.

Tylor Chase

Tylor Chase (Tylor Kurtis Mendez, born 1989), American former child actor, played Martin Qwerly on Nickelodeon's Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004–2007, 33 episodes); later credits include L.A. Noire; reported homeless in California in 2025.

Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly (Ellen Tyne Daly, born 1946, Madison, Wisconsin) is an American stage and screen actress, six-time Emmy winner as Mary Beth Lacey on Cagney & Lacey and Maxine Gray on Judging Amy, and 1990 Tony winner for Gypsy.

Tyner Rushing

Tyner Rushing (born 1992) is an American actress from Semmes, Alabama, known for Emma Smith in Under the Banner of Heaven, Virginia Creel in Stranger Things, Liz Riley in The Terminal List and Dark Wolf, and Samantha Massey in For All Mankind.

Tyra Ferrell

Tyra Ferrell (born 1962, Houston) is an American actress known for Mrs. Baker in Boyz N the Hood (1991), Orin Goode in Jungle Fever, Rhonda Deane in White Men Can't Jump, and Jessie in Poetic Justice, plus TV roles on ER, The Corner, and Empire.

Tyriq Withers

Tyriq Withers (Tyriq Leshon Withers, born 1998, Jacksonville, Florida) is an American actor and former FSU walk-on wide receiver known for Atlanta's "Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga," Him (2025), I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025), and Reminders of Him (2026).

Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power (1914–1958), American film and stage actor, top 20th Century-Fox leading man; starred in The Mark of Zorro, The Razor's Edge, Nightmare Alley, Witness for the Prosecution; Marine pilot in WWII; died filming Solomon and Sheba.

Ülkü Hilal Çiftçi

Ülkü Hilal Çiftçi (born 2009, Devrek, Zonguldak) is a Turkish actress, not to be confused with namesakes, known for child roles in Turkish series and later leads as Gülce in Dönence, Ayça in İnci Taneleri, and Melek in Yeraltı.

Uma Thurman

Uma Karuna Thurman, American actress; daughter of Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman. Known for Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction (Oscar-nominated, 1995) and The Bride in Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2, co-conceived with Tarantino in 1993.

Umi Myers

Umi Myers is a British actress known for playing Cindy Breakspeare in Bob Marley: One Love (2024), Billie Cassidy in the BBC's Dope Girls (2025), and Peggy in the gothic horror film Mārama (2025); a Guildhall School of Music and Drama graduate.

Una Merkel

Una Merkel was an American character actress known for wisecracking supporting roles, remembered for Destry Rides Again and nominated for an Oscar for Summer and Smoke.

Una Stubbs

Una Stubbs (1937-2021), English actress and former dancer; Rita in Till Death Us Do Part, Aunt Sally in Worzel Gummidge, Mrs Hudson in BBC Sherlock; also a classical stage actor.

Ursula Andress

Ursula Andress, born March 19, 1936 in Bern, is the Swiss actress who played the first Bond girl, Honey Ryder, in Dr. No (1962), famous for the white bikini scene, a Golden Globe winner, later in Clash of the Titans, and victim of a 2026 fraud case.

Úrsula Corberó

Úrsula Corberó (Úrsula Corberó Delgado), Spanish actress born 1989 in Sant Pere de Vilamajor, Barcelona; known as Ruth in Física o Química and Tokyo in Money Heist, later Snake Eyes, Burning Body, and The Day of the Jackal.

Ursula Thiess

Ursula Thiess (Ursula Schmidt, 1924–2010), German-born Hollywood actress discovered by Howard Hughes for RKO; starred in Monsoon (1952), married Robert Taylor in 1954, then left acting.

Utkarsh Ambudkar

Utkarsh Ambudkar (UTK) is an American actor, rapper, and comedian: Jay on CBS's Ghosts, Mr. K. on Never Have I Ever, Donald in Pitch Perfect, and a Freestyle Love Supreme member who originated Aaron Burr in Hamilton's developmental readings.

Uzo Aduba

Uzo Aduba (Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba, born 1981, Boston) is an American, Igbo-descended actress; Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in Orange Is the New Black won her two Emmys, a third came for Mrs. America.

Vahide Perçin

Vahide Perçin (also known during marriage as Vahide Gördüm) is a Turkish stage, film, and television actress born 1965 in İzmir, known for Hürrem Sultan in Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Hünkar Yaman in Bir Zamanlar Çukurova, Güzide in Aldatmak, and 2007 Adana Altın Koza Best Actress.

Vaitiare Bandera

Vaitiare Bandera, born Vaitiaré Eugenie Hirshon in Tahiti in 1964, is a French Polynesian actress and former model, also credited as Vaitiare Hirshon, best known as Sha're in Stargate SG-1.

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer (1959–2025), American actor of Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever; Juilliard-trained, throat cancer in 2014 cost his voice, died of pneumonia at 65.

Valene Kane

Valene Kane, Northern Irish actress born 1987 in Newry, County Down; known as Rose Stagg in The Fall and Lyra Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, trained at Central School of Speech and Drama.

Valentin Campagne

Valentin Campagne (born 2003) is a French actor trained at Cours Florent, known for Dossier 137 and La Venue de l'avenir, who shared the 2026 Cannes Best Actor prize with Emmanuel Macchia for playing Francis in Lukas Dhont's Coward.

Valentina Cortese

Valentina Cortese (1923–2019), Italian film and stage actress, Oscar-nominated for Truffaut's Day for Night, Nastro d'Argento winner for Le amiche, and leading actress of Milan's Piccolo Teatro under Giorgio Strehler.

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (born Turin, 1964), Italy-born French-Italian actress, screenwriter and director, sister of Carla Bruni; César winner, five-time David di Donatello winner, director of Les Amandiers.

Valerie Bertinelli

Valerie Bertinelli, American actress born 1960 in Wilmington, Delaware; Golden Globe winner as Barbara Cooper on One Day at a Time, Melanie Moretti on Hot in Cleveland, Emmy-winning Food Network host, ex-wife of Eddie Van Halen.

Valerie Cruz

Valerie Cruz, born 1976 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Cuban-American actress, BFA Florida State; known for Lt. Connie Murphy in The Dresden Files, Grace Santiago in Nip/Tuck, Sylvia Prado in Dexter, and Isabel in True Blood.

Valerie Curtin

Valerie Curtin (born 1945 or 1941, New York City), American actress and screenwriter; Oscar-nominated co-writer of ...And Justice for All with ex-husband Barry Levinson; played Judy Bernly on 9 to 5 and Vera in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.

Valerie Harper

Valerie Harper (1939-2019), American actress, played Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off Rhoda, winning four Emmys; later fired from Valerie, won $1.4M lawsuit, Tony-nominated for Looped, died of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis.

Valerie Hobson

Valerie Hobson (1917–1998), British film and stage actress born in Larne, County Antrim; starred in The Bride of Frankenstein, Great Expectations, and Kind Hearts and Coronets, then married John Profumo and stood by him through the 1963 scandal.

Valerie Leon

Valerie Leon (born 1943, Islington, London) is an English actress of the Carry On comedies, Hammer's Blood from the Mummy's Tomb, and two Bond films with Moore and Connery; distinct from the American retail executive of the same name.