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Kay Kendall

Kay Kendall (Justine Kay Kendall McCarthy, 1926–1959) was an English comedy actress, star of Genevieve (1953), Les Girls (1957), and The Reluctant Debutante (1958); wife of Rex Harrison, she died of leukemia at 32.

Kay Lenz

Kay Lenz (Kay Ann Lenz, born 1953, Los Angeles) is an American actress, Golden Globe-nominated for Breezy (1973) and an Emmy winner for Midnight Caller (1989), formerly married to David Cassidy.

Kay Mellor

Kay Mellor (born Kay Daniel, 1951–15 May 2022) was a Leeds-born English TV writer, director and actress, OBE, creator of Band of Gold, Fat Friends, The Syndicate and In the Club, Dennis Potter BAFTA winner 1997.

Kay Panabaker

Kay Panabaker (Stephanie Kay Panabaker, born 1990, Orange, Texas) is an American former actress, sister of Danielle Panabaker, known for Summerland, Phil of the Future, and Read It and Weep; she retired from acting in 2012 and works as a zookeeper at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Kaya Scodelario

Kaya Scodelario (born 1992, London) is a Brazilian-British actress known as Effy Stonem in Skins, Teresa in Maze Runner, Carina Smyth in Pirates of the Caribbean, Susie Glass in The Gentlemen, and Laura Harrison in Netflix's Senna, her first Portuguese-language role.

Kaye Ballard

Kaye Ballard (Catherine Gloria Balotta, 1925-2019), American actress, comedian, and singer; starred with Eve Arden in The Mothers-in-Law (1967-69), played Angie Pallucci on The Doris Day Show, originated Helen of Troy in The Golden Apple, and first recorded Fly Me to the Moon.

Kaye Singleton

Kaye Singleton is an American actress, writer, producer, and showrunner based in Atlanta. Known as Simone Winter on Tyler Perry's The Oval and Josie on Saints & Sinners; creator and showrunner of the allblk anthology Covenant and owner of Road 106 Films.

Kayla Compton

Kayla Compton (Kayla Cherie Compton), American actress born 1990 in Salinas, California; played Allegra Garcia in 63 episodes of The Flash (2019–2023) and directed the finale episode "A New World, Part Two: The Blues"; distinct from actress Kayla Evan Compton.

Kayla Wallace

Kayla Wallace (born 1993, Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian actress known as Fiona Miller on When Calls the Heart and Rebecca Falcone on Taylor Sheridan's Landman, married to Kevin McGarry.

Kaylee DeFer

Kaylee DeFer (Kaylee Anne DeFer, born 1986, Tucson, Arizona) is an American actress known as Ivy Dickens on Gossip Girl and Hillary Gold on The War at Home; films include Flicka and Red State.

Kaylee Hottle

Kaylee Hottle (2007 or 2008 – July 21, 2026) was a deaf American actress, native ASL signer from a four-generation deaf family, who played Jia in Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024); she died at 18 in a Maryland car crash.

Kayo Martin

Kayo Martin (born 2010, New York) is an American actor, competitive boxer, and skateboarder. He debuted as Jake in The Plague (Cannes 2025) and won the 2026 Independent Spirit Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.

Kayvan Novak

Kayvan Novak (born 1978, London) is a British-Iranian actor and comedian, creator of Fonejacker and Facejacker, BAFTA winner, and star as Nandor the Relentless in What We Do in the Shadows (2019–2024).

Kaz Crossley

Kaz Crossley (Kazimir Samita Crossley, born 1995), English reality TV personality and former makeup artist. Love Island series 4 (2018, third place), Celebrity Ex on the Beach (2022), winner of The Challenge UK and World Championship 2023, Love Island: All Stars 2025.

Kazuhiko Inoue (井上和彦)

Kazuhiko Inoue (井上和彦), born 1954 in Yokohama, is a veteran Japanese voice actor with B-Box. Debuting in Mazinger Z (1973) and starring as Joe Shimamura in Cyborg 009 (1979), he is known for Kakashi Hatake in Naruto, Nyanko-sensei in Natsume's Book of Friends, and Yamaoka Shiro in Oishinbo; a same-named military journalist (born 1963) is a separate person.

Kazuki Yao (矢尾一樹)

Kazuki Yao (矢尾一樹), born 1959, in Ishikawa, Japan, is a Japanese voice actor known for Judau Ashta in Gundam ZZ, Franky and Mr. 2 Bon Clay in One Piece, and the Dancouga line やってやるぜ!, succeeded as Franky by Subaru Kimura in December 2024.

KC Concepcion

KC Concepcion (Maria Kristina Cassandra Cuneta Concepcion, born 1985) is a Filipino actress, singer, host, and jewelry entrepreneur, daughter of Sharon Cuneta and Gabby Concepcion, FAMAS Best Actress for Boy Golden (2013), UN WFP ambassador. Not the Texas A&M NFL draft wide receiver of the same name.

Ke Huy Quan

Ke Huy Quan (Jonathan Ke Quan), Vietnamese-born Chinese-American actor and stunt choreographer, born in Saigon; child star of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies, and 2023 Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Charles Reeves, Canadian actor born 1964 in Beirut and raised in Toronto, star of Bill & Ted, Speed, The Matrix, and the John Wick franchise, with over $4.5 billion worldwide box office.

Keean Johnson

Keean Johnson (Keean Manny Johnson), American actor born 1996 in Colorado, played Hugo in Alita: Battle Angel, Colt Wheeler on Nashville, and Adam Freeman in Spooksville.

Keegan Allen

Keegan Phillip Allen (born 1989) is an American actor, photographer, and author known for Toby Cavanaugh on Pretty Little Liars and Liam Walker on Walker, plus the photography books life.love.beauty and Hollywood.

Keegan Connor Tracy

Keegan Connor Tracy (Tracy Armstrong, born 1971, Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian actress and director known for Final Destination 2, Once Upon a Time's Blue Fairy, Bates Motel, The Magicians, and Disney's Descendants, now directing films including La Fille and The Worst Day Ever?.

Keegan-Michael Key

Keegan-Michael Key (born 1971) is an American actor and comedian, co-creator and star of Key & Peele (2012–2015), winner of a 2013 Peabody and 2016 Emmy for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series, known for Luther, Mr. Garvey, MADtv, and film roles in Wonka and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Keeley Hawes

Keeley Hawes, born Clare Julia Hawes in 1976, is an English actress and producer known for Spooks, Line of Duty, Bodyguard, The Durrells, Miss Austen, The Assassin, and voicing Lara Croft; three-time BAFTA nominee with Buddy Club production company.

Keeley Karsten

Keeley Karsten (born 2010) is an American actress known for Natalie Fabelman in Spielberg's The Fabelmans (2022) and as Leah, Malcolm's daughter, in the 2026 Hulu revival Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair.

Keen Ruffalo

Keen Ruffalo is an American actor, eldest son of Mark Ruffalo and Sunrise Coigney, who plays Connor in Prime Video's Sterling Point (2026) and stars in the Green Day comedy Nimrods after 100-plus auditions.

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Keenen Ivory Wayans (born 1958, New York City) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker, creator of In Living Color, director of Scary Movie and White Chicks, member of the Wayans family, 1990 Emmy winner.

Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar

Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar (कीर्ति गायकवाड़ केलकर), born 1974, is an Indian TV actress known for Simar in Sasural Simar Ka, Niharika in Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka, and marriage to Sharad Kelkar.

Keesha Sharp

Keesha Sharp is an American actress and television director known for roles in Lethal Weapon, Girlfriends, and for directing episodes of series like Chicago P.D.

Keiji Fujiwara (藤原 啓治)

Keiji Fujiwara (藤原啓治), 1964–2020, Japanese voice actor and AIR AGENCY founder; Hiroshi Nohara in Crayon Shin-chan, Maes Hughes, Leorio, Axel, and Robert Downey Jr.'s Japanese dub voice.