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Jitaraphol Potiwihok (จิตรพล โพธิวิหค)

Jitaraphol Potiwihok (จิตรพล โพธิวิหค), known as Jimmy, is a Thai actor and licensed doctor under GMMTV, known for roles in Bad Buddy (2021) and Vice Versa (2022).

Jitendra Kumar

Jitendra Kumar, also known as Jeetu Bhaiya, is an Indian actor born 1990 in Khairthal, Rajasthan, an IIT Kharagpur civil engineering graduate who joined TVF, starred in Kota Factory and Panchayat, and films including Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan and Mirzapur: The Movie.

Jithu Madhavan (ജിത്തു മാധവൻ)

Jithu Madhavan (ജിത്തു മാധവൻ) is a Malayalam film director and screenwriter, debut Romancham (2023), hit Aavesham (2024) with Fahadh Faasil, Tamil debut Scene with Suriya, and writer of Balan: The Boy.

Jiya Shankar

Jiya Shankar, Indian actress born 1995 in Mumbai; known for Meri Hanikarak Biwi, Kaatelal & Sons, the Marathi hit Ved, and as a Bigg Boss OTT 2 contestant; Tamil lead debut Kadhal Reset Repeat (2026).

JJ Feild

JJ Feild (John Joseph Feild), British-American actor born 1978 in Boulder, Colorado, raised in London; known for Northanger Abbey, Captain America: The First Avenger, Austenland, Turn: Washington's Spies, and The Peripheral.

JM Ibarra

JM Ibarra (John Mark Daniel Ibarra, born 2000) is a Filipino actor and former Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11 housemate who placed fifth; known as half of the JMFyang love team with Big Winner Fyang Smith, starring in Ghosting, Child No. 82, and Almost Us.

Jo Ann Pflug

Jo Ann Pflug (born 1940, Atlanta, Georgia) is a retired American actress; Lt. "Dish" in the 1970 film M*A*S*H, voice of the Invisible Girl in the 1967-1968 Fantastic Four cartoon, and Samantha "Big Jack" Jack on The Fall Guy.

Jo Anne Worley

Jo Anne Worley (born September 6, 1937, Lowell, Indiana) is an American comedienne and actress, a star of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968-1970) and the voice of the Wardrobe in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991).

Jo Aram (조혜연)

Jo Aram (조아람), real name Jo Hye-yeon (조혜연), born 2000, is a South Korean actress and former Gugudan member (2016-2018). Known for Doctor Cha's Jeon So-ra, The Auditors, film Victory, and the 2025 MBC Drama Awards New Star award.

Jo Bo-ah (조보아)

Jo Bo-ah (조보아, born Jo Bo-yoon 조보윤, 1991) is a South Korean actress who debuted in 2012 with Shut Up Flower Boy Band, known for Tale of the Nine Tailed, Military Prosecutor Doberman, and Destined with You; married in 2024, son born 2026.

Jo Bok-rae

Jo Bok-rae (조복래, born 1986, Busan) is a South Korean actor of film, TV, and stage, known for playing young Song Chang-sik in C'est si bon (2015), the informant in The Informant (2025), and Golden Teeth in Agent Kim Reactivated (2026); he left BH Entertainment in July 2026.

Jo Frost

Jo Frost (born 1971) is the British nanny behind the reality show Supernanny (Channel 4 UK 2004; ABC US 2005–2011), known for the naughty-step time-out technique, her parenting books, and later shows such as Nanny on Tour and Family S.O.S.

Jo Hartley

Jo Hartley (Joanne Victoria Hartley, born 1972, Oldham) is an English actress known for Cynth in This Is England, June in After Life, Katrina in In My Skin, Sweetheart's BIFA-nominated Tina, and Swede Caroline; distinct from the Halfords CFO of the same name.

Jo Jung-suk

Jo Jung-suk (조정석, 曺政奭), born 1980, is a South Korean actor and singer; a musical-theater graduate of Seoul Institute of the Arts who debuted on stage in 2004, rose via Architecture 101 (2012), starred in Exit, Hospital Playlist, and Baeksang-winning Pilot, and married singer Gummy in 2018.

Jo Marie Payton

Jo Marie Payton (born 1950), also credited JoMarie Payton, is an American actress and singer who played Harriette Winslow on Perfect Strangers and Family Matters and voices Suga Mama in The Proud Family franchise.

Jo Martin

Jo Martin (born 1969) is a British actress, the first Black actor to play the Doctor as the Fugitive Doctor in Doctor Who from 2020, also known for Holby City and The Crouches.

Jo Van Fleet

Jo Van Fleet (1914–1996), American character actress; won the 1956 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for East of Eden and a 1954 Tony for The Trip to Bountiful; known for tough maternal roles.

Jo Yoon-su

Jo Yoon-su (조윤수), born 1998, is a South Korean actress who debuted in 2019 via the Cheeze Film web drama and broke out as killer Chae Ja-gyeong in Disney+'s The Tyrant (2024).

Joachim Trier

Joachim Trier, born 1974 in Copenhagen, is a Norwegian film director; his films include Reprise, Oslo, August 31st, and The Worst Person in the World (the Oslo trilogy, co-written with Eskil Vogt), and Sentimental Value, the first Norwegian feature to win an Oscar.

Joan Allen

Joan Allen (born 1956, Rochelle, Illinois) is an American actress, Steppenwolf ensemble member and 1988 Tony winner for Burn This, with three Oscar nominations for Nixon, The Crucible, and The Contender, and no Oscar win.

Joan Bennett

Joan Geraldine Bennett (1910–1990), American actress from a stage family; star of Little Women, Fritz Lang noirs The Woman in the Window and Scarlet Street, Father of the Bride, Dark Shadows, and Suspiria.

Joan Blackman

Joan Blackman (Joan May Blackman, 1938-2026) was an American actress best known as Elvis Presley's leading lady in Blue Hawaii (1961, Maile Duval) and Kid Galahad (1962, Rose Grogan), and as Marian Fowler in Peyton Place; born in San Francisco, died in Santa Rosa, California.

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell (Rose Joan Blondell, 1906–1979), American actress of vaudeville origins and Broadway's Penny Arcade, a Warner Bros. pre-Code staple in 40 films by 1935, later an Oscar- and Tony-nominated character actress.

Joan Boocock Lee

Joan Boocock Lee (1922–2017), English-born hat model and voice actress, wife of Stan Lee from December 5, 1947 until her death; voiced roles in Marvel's Fantastic Four and Spider-Man cartoons, wrote The Pleasure Palace (1987).

Joan Chen (陈冲)

Joan Chen (陈冲), born 1961 in Shanghai, is a Chinese-American actress and director known for Little Flower, Empress Wanrong in The Last Emperor, Twin Peaks, and directing Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl.

Joan Collins

Dame Joan Henrietta Collins (born 1933) is a British actress, author, and producer, best known as Alexis Carrington on Dynasty, which made her an international star.

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford (Lucille Fay LeSueur, born March 23; year disputed, 1904–1908), American film actress with an MGM career from 1925, Oscar winner for Mildred Pierce (1945), star of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, died May 10, 1977.

Joan Cusack

Joan Mary Cusack (born 1962) is an American character actress, sister of John Cusack, twice Oscar-nominated for Working Girl and In & Out, the voice of Jessie in Toy Story, and an Emmy winner for Shameless.

Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine (Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, 1917–2013), British-American actress; sister of Olivia de Havilland. Won the 1941 Best Actress Oscar for Hitchcock's Suspicion after Rebecca; the only siblings with lead acting Oscars.

Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney (born 1929) is an American television producer who created Sesame Street, co-founded Children's Television Workshop in 1968, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995.