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Ployshompoo Supasap (พลอยชมพู ศุภทรัพย์)

Ployshompoo Supasap (พลอยชมพู ศุภทรัพย์), aka Jan or Janhae, later Jené, Thai actress and singer born 1995 in Bangkok; GMMTV since 2016, SIZZY leader, known for SOTUS, Who Are You, Peaceful Property, Enemies with Benefits.

Poh Si Teng

Poh Si Teng, Malaysian-born (Penang) documentary filmmaker and journalist in New York; founder of Tiny Boxer Films. Producer of Oscar-nominated St. Louis Superman, Emmy-winning Patrice: The Movie, and director of the 2026 Sundance debut feature American Doctor about US doctors in Gaza.

Pola Kinski

Pola Kinski (Pola Nakszynski), German actress born 1952 in Berlin, daughter of Klaus Kinski; starred in Zwischengleis (1978) and published the 2013 autobiography Kindermund accusing her father of sexual abuse.

Pola Negri

Pola Negri (Barbara Apolonia Chałupiec, 1897–1987), Polish silent-film star and Hollywood's first invited European actress, famous for Lubitsch films, Paramount vamp roles, and Valentino romance.

Polish brothers

The Polish brothers are American identical twin filmmakers Mark and Michael Polish (born 1970 or 1972), creators of Twin Falls Idaho (1999), Jackpot (2001), Northfork (2003), The Astronaut Farmer (2007), and For Lovers Only (2011).

Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen (Nellie Paulina Burgin, 1930-2014), American Emmy-winning actress, singer, and cosmetics entrepreneur; won the 1958 Emmy for The Helen Morgan Story on Playhouse 90, starred in The Polly Bergen Show and Cape Fear, and founded the Polly Bergen Co.

Polly Draper

Polly Draper (Polly Carey Draper, born 1955) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer known as Ellyn Warren on thirtysomething and as creator of The Naked Brothers Band, starring her sons Nat and Alex Wolff.

Polly Holliday

Polly Dean Holliday (1937-2025), American actress, played waitress Flo Castleberry on CBS's Alice (1976-1985) and its spin-off Flo, famous for 'Kiss my grits!'; two Golden Globes, four Emmy nominations, 1990 Tony nomination.

Polly Parsons (producer)

Polly Parsons (born 1967), American producer and daughter of Gram Parsons; founder of DaddyVan Productions, producer of the 2004 Return to Sin City tribute and the 2023 Last Roundup release; distinct from the British presenter of the same name.

Polly Walker

Polly Walker (born 1966, Warrington, England) is a British actress; trained in ballet then Drama Centre London; known for Atia in Rome (Golden Globe-nominated 2006), Gill Biggeloe in Line of Duty, and Lady Portia Featherington in Bridgerton.

Pom Klementieff

Pom Klementieff, French actress born in Quebec in 1986, plays Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Paris in Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning and The Final Reckoning; trained at Cours Florent.

Pongsapak Udompoch (พงศภัค อุดมโภชน์)

Pongsapak Udompoch (พงศภัค อุดมโภชน์), nicknamed Santa, Thai actor-singer born 2003; GMMTV artist, JASP.ER member (debut single "Sadistic"), known for My Only 12%, Perfect 10 Liners, and Fantasy Boys.

Ponlawit Ketprapakorn (พลวิชญ์ เกตุประภากร)

Ponlawit Ketprapakorn (พลวิชญ์ เกตุประภากร), aka Pond Ponlawit, Thai actor and model born 1999 in Bangkok; known for 180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us, Fourever You, Century of Love, and Reset.

Ponvannan (பொன்வண்ணன்)

Ponvannan (பொன்வண்ணன்), born Shanmugam in 1964, is an Indian actor and director in Tamil cinema and television, known for Paruthiveeran (2007) and married to actress Saranya since 1995.

Pooch Hall

Pooch Hall (Marion H. Hall Jr.), American actor born in Brockton, Massachusetts; former Golden Gloves boxer known as Derwin Davis on The Game (2006–2015) and Daryll Donovan on Ray Donovan.

Pooja Banerjee

Pooja Banerjee (born 1991, Aligarh) is an Indian TV actress, MTV Roadies 8 contestant, and Rhea Mehra in Kumkum Bhagya; distinct from Puja Banerjee (Pooja Bose, born 1987).

Pooja Batra

Pooja Batra Shah (Pooja Batra), born 27 October, is an Indian-American actress, model, and producer who won Femina Miss India International 1993, debuted in Virasat (1997), and runs the Hollywood-Bollywood casting company GlowBell Inc.

Pooja Chopra (पूजा चोपड़ा)

Pooja Chopra (पूजा चोपड़ा), born 1986 in Kolkata, is an Indian model-actress, Femina Miss India World 2009, first Indian Beauty With A Purpose winner at Miss World 2009, and lead of Commando (2013) and Khakee: The Bengal Chapter.

Pooja Gor (પૂજા ગોર)

Pooja Gor (પૂજા ગોર), born Pooja Gaur 1991, Ahmedabad, is an Indian television and film actress famous as Pratigya in Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya, host of Savdhaan India, and Kedarnath (2018) film debutante.

Pooja Mohanraj

Pooja Mohanraj (പൂജ മോഹൻരാജ്), born 1992 in Pondicherry, is a Malayalam film and theatre actor known for Romancham, Aavesham, Kaathal: The Core, and Sookshmadarshini; ITI Singapore-trained, Filmfare South-nominated.

Pooja Tripathi

Pooja Tripathi, first-generation Indian American actor, writer, and creator in New York; creator and star of Brooklyn Coffee Shop (Thyme), co-creator of Amsterdam Ave. and Kombuchachacha; Carnegie Mellon graduate, ex-Dior, 2026 Webby winner; distinct from the Varanasi TV artist of the same name.

Pooja Umashankar (பூஜா கௌதமி உமாசங்கர்)

Pooja Umashankar (பூஜா கௌதமி உமாசங்கர்), also Pooja Gauthami Umashankar, is an Indian-Sri Lankan actress (born 1981, Colombo) known for Tamil films Jay Jay and Naan Kadavul and Sinhala hits Anjalika and Kusa Pabha.

Poomsuwan Suwansatit (ภูมิสุวรรณ สุวรรณสถิตย์)

Poomsuwan Suwansatit (ภูมิสุวรรณ สุวรรณสถิตย์), known as Almond, is a Thai actor, singer, and model born in 2007 who broke out starring in Love Sick 2024.

Poon Mitpakdee (ปูน มิตรภักดี)

Poon Mitpakdee (ปูน มิตรภักดี, born 1999) is a Thai actor under GMMTV. Breakout as Pun in We Are (2024); leads as North in My Romance Scammer (2026); films The Medium and Happy Monday(s).

Poonam Pandey (पूनम पांडे)

Poonam Pandey (पूनम पांडे), born 1991, Indian model and actor famous for her 2011 Cricket World Cup strip pledge, films Nasha and Malini & Co., and the February 2024 faked cervical-cancer death stunt.

Poorna Jagannathan

Poorna Jagannathan (பூர்ணா ஜெகநாதன்) is an Indian-American actress and producer, born 1972 in Tunis to a diplomat father, known for Nalini Vishwakumar in Never Have I Ever, Safar Khan in The Night Of, Delhi Belly, and the award-winning play Nirbhaya.

Poornima Ravi

Poornima Ravi (பூர்ணிமா ரவி), aka Araathi Poornima, is a Tamil actress and YouTuber born 1995 in Vellore; creator of the 3.3M-subscriber Araathi channel, Bigg Boss Tamil 7 contestant (₹16 lakh walkout, 8th place), and lead of Yellow (2025).

Pooya Mohseni

Pooya Mohseni (پویا محسنی, born 1978) is an Iranian American actor and transgender activist in New York, known for See You Then and Broadway's English.

Poppy Liu (柳波)

Poppy Liu (柳波), born 1991 in Xi'an, China, is a Chinese American actress known as Kiki on Hacks, lead Jianhu in Boots Riley's I Love Boosters (2026), and roles in Sunnyside, Dead Ringers, No Good Deed, and His & Hers; also a doula and SisterSong board member.

Poppy Montgomery

Poppy Montgomery (birth name Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue) is an Australian actress, born in Sydney in 1972, known for playing Samantha Spade on Without a Trace and Carrie Wells on Unforgettable.