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Deepa Sahi

Deepa Sahi (born 1962, Dehradun) is an Indian actress, producer, and director, known for Maya Memsaab (1993), Tamas, and producing Mangal Pandey: The Rising and Manjhi; wife of director Ketan Mehta.

Deepika Singh (दीपिका सिंह)

Deepika Singh (दीपिका सिंह), also Deepika Singh Goyal, Indian television actress who debuted in 2011 as Sandhya Rathi in Star Plus's Diya Aur Baati Hum, married its director Rohit Raj Goyal in 2014, and returned in 2024 as lead of Colors' Mangal Lakshmi.

DeForest Kelley

DeForest Kelley (1920-1999), American actor, played Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy on Star Trek (NBC 1966-69), its animated series, and six films; earlier a western villain character actor, later Walk of Fame honoree.

Deidre Hall

Deidre Hall (born 1947, Milwaukee) is an American actress who created Dr. Marlena Evans on Days of Our Lives in 1976, starred in Our House and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, and received a 2016 Hollywood Walk of Fame star.

Deirdre Lenihan

Deirdre Lenihan (born 1946, New York City) is an American former actress, Wendy Nelson on NBC's Needles and Pins and Daisy Garner on The Waltons; Glass Houses (1972) was her only feature film; wife of James Sloyan.

Deirdre Lovejoy

Deirdre Lovejoy (born 1962, Abilene, Texas) is an American actress, also credited as Dede Lovejoy, known for Rhonda Pearlman on HBO's The Wire, Cynthia Panabaker on The Blacklist, and The Gravedigger on Bones, with four Broadway credits.

Deirdre O'Connell (actress)

Deirdre O'Connell (born 1953, Pittsfield, Massachusetts) is the American actress distinct from the 1939-2001 Focus Theatre founder. She won the 2022 Tony Award for lip-syncing through Dana H. and was Emmy-nominated for The Penguin in 2025.

Delainey Hayles

Delainey Hayles (born 1999) is a British actress who plays Claudia in seasons 2 and 3 of AMC's Interview with the Vampire, replacing Bailey Bass, and appears in The Vampire Lestat (2026) and Flanagan's Carrie.

Delfina Chaves

Delfina Chaves (Delfina Chaves Schult), Argentine actress born 1996 in Lobos, Buenos Aires; plays Queen Máxima in the Max/Videoland series Máxima (2024– ), after lead roles in Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza, Edha, and Ringo.

Delilah Belle Hamlin

Delilah Belle Hamlin is an American model, actress, and singer, the eldest daughter of actors Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna, who signed with Elite Model Management in 2016.

Delphine Seyrig

Delphine Seyrig (1932-1990) was a French actress and documentary director, star of Last Year at Marienbad, Jeanne Dielman, and India Song, and co-founder of Les Insoumuses and the Centre audiovisuel Simone de Beauvoir.

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo (born 1952, Lewisham, London) is a British-born American actor of Jamaican parentage, a Tony-nominated Broadway performer, Spike Lee collaborator (Malcolm X, Da 5 Bloods), and first-time Oscar nominee for Sinners, now directing Jabari's People in Jamaica.

Delta Burke

Delta Ramona Leah Burke (born 1956, Orlando, Florida), American actress best known as Suzanne Sugarbaker on CBS's Designing Women (1986-1991); Miss Florida 1974, two Emmy nominations, plus-size clothing entrepreneur.

Demet Özdemir

Demet Özdemir (born 1992, Kocaeli) is a Turkish actress and former dancer for Bengü, famous as Sanem in Erkenci Kuş; later Disney+, Netflix, Adım Farah, and Eşref Rüya projects.

Demetria McKinney

Demetria McKinney (born 1979) is an American actress and R&B singer, best known as Janine Payne on Tyler Perry's House of Payne; also Motherland: Fort Salem, The Winchesters, and the 2017 album Officially Yours.

Demetrius Flenory Jr.

Demetrius Flenory Jr., known as Lil Meech, is an American actor and rapper from Miami who plays his father, Big Meech, in the Starz crime drama BMF (2021).

Demetrius Grosse

Demetrius Grosse (born 1981, Washington, D.C.) is an American actor known for Rock in Straight Outta Compton, Emmett Yawners in Banshee, Errol in Justified, Baron Samedi in Heroes, and Eric Williams/Grim Reaper in Marvel's Wonder Man.

Demi Moore

Demi Moore (born Demetria Gene Guynes, 1962), American actress known for St. Elmo's Fire, Ghost, Indecent Proposal, and The Substance; highest-paid Hollywood actress in 1996 with $12.5M for Striptease; 2025 Golden Globe winner and first-time Oscar nominee for The Substance.

Demi Sims

Demi Sims, British reality TV personality known for The Only Way Is Essex (2014–2024) and the OFTV family series House of Sims; sister of Chloe, Frankie, and Charlie Sims, and came out as bisexual on TOWIE.

Demián Rugna

Demián Rugna (born 1979, Haedo, Argentina) is an Argentine horror director and screenwriter, creator of Terrified (Aterrados, 2017) and When Evil Lurks (Cuando acecha la maldad, 2023), the first Latin American film to win Sitges' top prize.

Demond Wilson

Demond Wilson (Grady Demond Wilson, 1946–2026), American actor, played Lamont Sanford on NBC's Sanford and Son (1972–77), adapted from Steptoe and Son; later a minister, author of Second Banana, died of prostate cancer.

Dempsey Bryk

Dempsey Bryk (born 1996, New York City) is a Canadian actor, writer, and director, son of Greg Bryk and brother of Billy Bryk. He played Prince Airk Tanthalos in Disney+'s Willow and directed Crash Land, his SXSW 2026 feature debut.

Deng Chao

Deng Chao (邓超), born 1979 in Nanchang, is a Chinese actor and director, Central Academy of Drama graduate, Hundred Flowers and Shanghai Golden Goblet award winner, and fourth Chinese-language actor past 10 billion yuan in film box office.

Deng Kai (actor)

Deng Kai (邓凯, birth name Deng Shang), born 1995 in Dalian, is a Chinese actor and former model who debuted in 2018 and became known for playing Qi Min in Pursuit of Jade (2026).

Deng Lun (邓伦)

Deng Lun (邓伦, Allen Deng), born 1992 in Shijiazhuang, is a Chinese actor, Shanghai Theatre Academy graduate, star of Ashes of Love (2018), fined 106 million yuan for tax evasion in March 2022 and blacklisted from mainland entertainment.

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Mitchell Elliott (1922–1992), British character actor; won three consecutive BAFTA Best Supporting Actor awards for Trading Places, A Private Function, and Defence of the Realm, and was Oscar-nominated for A Room with a View.

Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson (Denis Stamper Lawson, born 1947) is a Scottish actor and director from Crieff, known as Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars trilogy, Gordon Urquhart in Local Hero, John Jarndyce in Bleak House, and Ewan McGregor's uncle.

Denis O'Hare

Denis O'Hare is an American actor and author known for his Tony win for Take Me Out and for playing Russell Edging on True Blood.

Denise Alexander

Denise Alexander (1939–2025), American soap opera actress, played Susan Hunter Martin on Days of Our Lives and Dr. Lesley Webber on General Hospital; distinct from British actress Denyse Alexander.

Denise Capezza

Denise Capezza (born 1989, Naples) is an Italian actress, ex-ballet dancer, star of Turkish series Uçurum, Marinella in Gomorrah, Natalia in Baby, Odile in Cronenberg's Crimes of the Future, and Moana Pozzi in Diva Futura.