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Screen actors of the Anglosphere and Europe

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Benson Fong

Benson Fong (1916-1987), Chinese American character actor of Hollywood films and TV; Tommy Chan in six Charlie Chan films, The Old One in Kung Fu, founder of Ah Fong's restaurants.

Bentley Mitchum

Bentley Mitchum (born 1967, Tucson, Arizona) is an American actor, writer, and director, grandson of Robert Mitchum and son of Christopher Mitchum, known for The Man in the Moon (1991), Ruby in Paradise (1993), and Baja Run (1996).

Bérénice Bejo

Bérénice Bejo (Berenice Consuelo Bejo), French-Argentine actress born 1976 in Buenos Aires; star of The Artist (2012 César, Oscar nomination) and Cannes Best Actress winner for Le Passé (2013); partner of Michel Hazanavicius.

Bérénice Marlohe

Bérénice Marlohe, French actress and model born 1979 in Paris, played Bond girl Sévérine in Skyfall (2012); later films include 5 to 7, Song to Song, and Valley of the Gods.

Berlinda Tolbert

Berlinda Tolbert (born 1949, Charlotte, NC) is an American actress who played Jenny Willis Jefferson on The Jeffersons (1975-1985, 65 episodes) and appeared in Harlem Nights, GoodFellas, and Patriot Games; married journalist Bob Reid since 1979.

Bern Nadette Stanis

Bern Nadette Stanis (born Bernadette Stanislaus, 1953, Brooklyn) is an American actress and author famous as Thelma Evans on CBS's Good Times (1974–1979), later an Alzheimer's advocate and author of The Last Night.

Bernard Bresslaw

Bernard Bresslaw (1934–1993), English comic actor of The Army Game and 14 Carry On films, 6 ft 7 in tall, RADA-trained, also played Varga in Doctor Who and the Cyclops in Krull.

Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Cribbins (1928–2022), English actor, comedian, singer and voice artist OBE; star of The Railway Children, Jackanory, The Wombles narrator, and Doctor Who's Tom Campbell and Wilfred Mott.

Bernard Fox (actor)

Bernard Fox (Bernard Mitchell Lawson, 1927–2016), Welsh character actor known as Dr. Bombay on Bewitched and Colonel Crittendon on Hogan's Heroes; appeared in A Night to Remember, Titanic, and The Mummy.

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill (1944-2024), English actor; Yosser Hughes in Boys from the Blackstuff, Captain Smith in Titanic, King Theoden in Lord of the Rings; only actor in two 11-Oscar films.

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee (John Bernard Lee, 1908-1981), English character actor born in Brentford, played M, head of MI6, in the first 11 Eon James Bond films from Dr. No (1962) to Moonraker (1979), opposite Connery, Lazenby, and Moore.

Bernie Kopell

Bernie Kopell (born 1933), American character actor known as KAOS agent Siegfried on Get Smart and Dr. Adam Bricker on all 250 episodes of The Love Boat; also That Girl, Lancelot Link, and stage work.

Berry Berenson

Berry Berenson (Berinthia Berenson Perkins, 1948–2001), American photographer, model, and actress, wife of Anthony Perkins, sister of Marisa Berenson, granddaughter of Elsa Schiaparelli; died on American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001.

Bert Lahr

Bert Lahr (Irving Lahrheim, 1895–1967), American comic actor of vaudeville, burlesque, and Broadway; the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Tony-winning Estragon in Waiting for Godot (1956).

Berta Vázquez

Berta Vázquez (Birtukan Tibebe), born 1992 in Kiev, is a Ukrainian-Spanish actress known as Rizos in Vis a vis and Bisila in Palmeras en la nieve; also singer with Museum and poet.

Bertan Asllani

Bertan Asllani, born 1990 in Skopje, is a Macedonian-born Albanian actor, singer, and composer in Turkish television; known for Yabani (Alaz), Atatürk 1881-1919, and his 2003 Albanian-language debut album.

Bertie Carvel

Bertie Carvel (Robert Hugh Carvel), English actor born 1977 in London, RADA-trained, two-time Olivier and Tony Award winner, known for Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical, Rupert Murdoch in Ink, Doctor Foster, Dalgliesh, and The Crown.

Bess Armstrong

Bess Armstrong, born Elizabeth Key Armstrong in 1953, is an American actress known for The Four Seasons, High Road to China, Jaws 3-D, and as Patty Chase on My So-Called Life, with recent roles in Bosch and The Good Doctor.

Bess Meisler

Bess Meisler is an American actress best known as Yiayia, the deadpan Greek grandmother in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), after a career on Broadway and television.

Beth Behrs

Beth Behrs (Elizabeth Ann Behrs), born 1985 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is an American actress known for Caroline Channing on 2 Broke Girls and Gemma Johnson on The Neighborhood.

Beth Broderick

Beth Broderick (born 1959), American actress known as Aunt Zelda Spellman on Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996-2002, 141 episodes); also Lost, Sharp Objects, Love & Death; AIDS activist, MOMENTUM founder.

Beth Goddard

Beth Goddard (Elizabeth Jane Goddard, born 1969, Colchester, Essex) is an English actress known for Suze in Gimme Gimme Gimme, Antoinette Guise in The Serpent Queen, Helen Redman in Code of Silence, and films X-Men: First Class and Edge of Tomorrow; married to Philip Glenister since 2006.

Beth Grant

Beth Grant (born 1949, Gadsden, Alabama) is an American character actress known for Donnie Darko, Speed, Little Miss Sunshine, No Country for Old Men, The Mindy Project, and three Best Picture winners.

Beth Howland

Beth Howland (1941-2015), American actress born in Boston, played waitress Vera Louise Gorman on CBS's Alice (1976-1985) and originated Amy in Broadway's Company, singing Sondheim's "Getting Married Today."

Beth Ostrosky Stern

Beth Ostrosky Stern (born Elizabeth Anne Ostrosky, 1972, Pittsburgh) is an American model, actress, and author, wife of Howard Stern since 2008, and national spokesperson and foster parent for North Shore Animal League America.

Beth Rogan

Beth Rogan (Jennifer Puckle, 1931–2015), English actress groomed at the Rank charm school; played Elena Fairchild in Mysterious Island (1961), also Compelled (1960) and Salt and Pepper (1968).

Bethany Joy Lenz

Bethany Joy Lenz (formerly Galeotti), American actress, singer-songwriter, and author born 1981 in Hollywood, Florida; best known as Haley James Scott on One Tree Hill (2003–2012), star of Hallmark movies, and author of the cult memoir Dinner for Vampires.

Betsy Blair

Betsy Blair (Elizabeth Winifred Boger, 1923–2009), American stage and film actress and first wife of Gene Kelly. Blacklisted in the 1950s, she earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination as Clara in Marty (1955) and later worked in European cinema.

Betsy Brandt

Betsy Brandt is an American actress best known for playing Marie Schrader on the AMC crime drama Breaking Bad from 2008 to 2013, later starring in Life in Pieces.

Betsy Brantley

Betsy Brantley (born 1955) is an American actress from Rutherfordton, North Carolina, trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, known for The Princess Bride, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Deep Impact, and voicing Kimi (2022).