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Megyn Price

Megyn Price (born 1971) is an American sitcom actress known as Claudia Finnerty on Grounded for Life, Audrey Bingham on Rules of Engagement, and Mary on The Ranch, plus Curb Your Enthusiasm and American Dad! voice work.

Mehazabien Chowdhury (মেহজাবিন চৌধুরী)

Mehazabien Chowdhury (মেহজাবীন চৌধুরী), Bangladeshi actress and model, born 1991 in Chittagong; won Lux Channel i Superstar 2009, starred in Boro Chhele, Redrum, Priyo Maloti, and Saba, winning Meril-Prothom Alo, CJFB, BAIFA, and Daily Star OTT awards.

Mehboob Khan

Mehboob Khan (महबूब खान, 1907–1964), Indian Hindi-film director-producer of Mehboob Productions and Mehboob Studio; directed Mother India (1957), first Indian Oscar foreign-film nominee, the Aurat remake, and India's first Technicolor feature Aan (1952).

Mehcad Brooks

Mehcad Brooks (Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks), American actor born 1980 in Austin, Texas; played James Olsen on Supergirl, Eggs on True Blood, TK King on Necessary Roughness, and Jax Briggs in Mortal Kombat (2021) and Mortal Kombat II (2026).

Mehdi Nebbou

Mehdi Nebbou, French actor born 1971 in Bayonne, brother of director Safy Nebbou; DFFB-trained, known for Munich, Body of Lies, English Vinglish, and as Adam Karadec in TF1's HPI.

Mehgan James

Mehgan James, also known as The Texas Temptation, is an American reality TV personality and actress born 1990 in Houston, known for Bad Girls Club Season 9, Basketball Wives LA and Orlando, and The Hollywood Groupchat podcast.

Mehmood (actor)

Mehmood Ali (Mehmood, 1932–2004), Indian actor, comedian, singer, director and producer of Hindi cinema; four Filmfare Best Comedian Awards, star of Padosan, Pyar Kiye Jaa, Gumnaam, Bombay to Goa.

Mehwish Hayat (مہوش حیات)

Mehwish Hayat (مہوش حیات), Pakistani film and TV actress, model, and singer; star of Punjab Nahi Jaungi and Load Wedding; Tamgha-i-Imtiaz 2019; Ms. Marvel actress.

Mekai Curtis

Mekai Curtis (born 2000, New Jersey) is an American actor who played teenage Kanan Stark in Starz's Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021–2026), after Disney XD's Kirby Buckets and voicing Zack Underwood in Milo Murphy's Law.

Mekhi Phifer

Mekhi Thira Phifer (Mekhi Phifer), American actor born 1974 in Harlem. Won Spike Lee's Clockers lead at an open casting call; known as Dr. Gregory Pratt on ER and Future in 8 Mile, distinct from other Phifers.

Mekia Cox

Mekia Cox (born 1981) is an American actress and dancer from Saint Croix, known for Dr. Robin Charles on Chicago Med, Princess Tiana on Once Upon a Time, and Nyla Harper on The Rookie.

Mekki Leeper

Mekki Leeper (born 1994) is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian from Pennsylvania, Emmy-nominated for writing Jury Duty's 'Ineffective Assistance'; also Eric in The Sex Lives of College Girls and Matt in St. Denis Medical.

Mekonnen Knife

Mekonnen Knife (MK), born 2006 in Gerje Gefersa, Ethiopia, is an Ethiopian-born Australian actor, dancer, model and singer known as Vargas in Disney's Zombies 4 and 5, formerly of Shake Takes and Joe vs Carole.

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky, June 28, 1926) is an American comedy writer, director, and EGOT winner known for The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and Spaceballs, the record 12-Tony Broadway musical, and Brooksfilms.

Mel Ferrer

Mel Ferrer (Melchior Gaston Ferrer, 1917–2008), American actor, director, and producer, first husband of Audrey Hepburn; starred in Lost Boundaries, Scaramouche, and Lili, produced Wait Until Dark, and later played Phillip Erikson in Falcon Crest.

Mel Fronckowiak

Mel Fronckowiak (Melanie Nunes Fronckowiak, born 1988) is a Brazilian actress, presenter, and writer from Pelotas, known for Carla in Rebelde, the band Rebeldes, Netflix's 3%, and the book Inclassificável.

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson, Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, is an American actor and director raised in Australia, who became a Hollywood star with Mad Max and won the Academy Awards for Braveheart.

Mel Giedroyc

Mel Giedroyc (Melanie Clare Sophie Giedroyc, born 1968) is an English presenter, comedian and writer, co-host with Sue Perkins of seven BBC series of The Great British Bake Off, later a novelist, panel-show host, and ENO HMS Pinafore guest star.

Mel Harris

Mel Harris (Mary Ellen Harris, born 1956, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American actress known for Hope Steadman on thirtysomething (1987–1991), a 1990 Golden Globe nomination, Something So Right, Stargate SG-1's Oma Desala, and films K-9 and Suture.

Mel Rodriguez

Mel Rodriguez (Melvin Dimas Rodriguez, born 1973, Miami) is an American character actor known for Getting On, The Last Man on Earth, Better Call Saul, CSI: Vegas, and The Residence, and the voice of Officer Colt Bronco in Onward.

Mel Schilling

Mel Schilling (Melanie Jane Schilling, 1972–2026), Australian psychologist and dating coach, MAFS Australia expert from 2016 and MAFS UK from 2021; died of bowel cancer aged 54.

Mel Smith

Melvyn Kenneth (Mel) Smith (1952-2013), English comedian, actor, writer and director of Not the Nine O'Clock News and the Alas Smith and Jones double act with Griff Rhys Jones, Talkback co-founder and director of Bean.

Mel Tracina

Mel Tracina (Melissa Tracina, born 1989) is an Australian TV and radio presenter. Cultural Correspondent on The Cheap Seats and host of the 2025 Big Brother Australia revival on Channel 10; also a Nova daytime announcer.

Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith, American actress born 1957 in New York City, daughter of Tippi Hedren and mother of Dakota Johnson; Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee as Tess McGill in Working Girl (1988), later also an expressionist painter.

Mélanie Laurent

Mélanie Laurent (born 1983, Paris) is a French actress, director, and singer, a two-time César winner known for Don't Worry, I'm Fine, Inglourious Basterds, Breathe, and the documentary Tomorrow; distinct from the French harpist of the same name.

Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Lynskey (Melanie Jayne Lynskey, born 1977, New Plymouth, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress who debuted in Heavenly Creatures (1994), played Rose on Two and a Half Men, and earned Emmy nominations for Yellowjackets and The Last of Us.

Melanie Mayron

Melanie Mayron, born 1952, American actress and director; Emmy-winning Melissa on thirtysomething, Bronze Leopard for Girlfriends, later director of Jane the Virgin, Julia, and The Hunting Wives.

Melanie Paxson

Melanie Paxson (Melanie Deanne Moore), born 1972 in Champaign, Illinois, is an American actress known for Happy Family, Notes from the Underbelly, the Fairy Godmother in Disney's Descendants films, and Glad's "Voice of Reason" commercials.

Melanie Sykes

Melanie Sykes (born 1970) is an English TV presenter and former model, the face of Boddingtons Bitter ads, co-host of Today with Des and Mel, and voice of the 2017 Blind Date revival; diagnosed autistic in 2021, she left TV and later revealed alopecia.

Melanie Watson Bernhardt

Melanie Watson Bernhardt (1968-2025), American actress born with osteogenesis imperfecta, played Kathy Gordon in four Diff'rent Strokes episodes (1981-1984), then founded the service-dog nonprofit Train Rite; died in Colorado Springs.