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Rebecca Ryan
Rebecca Ryan (born 1991, Manchester) is an English actress known as Debbie Gallagher in Shameless (2004–2009), Vicki MacDonald in Waterloo Road, Gemma Dean in Casualty, and Lydia Chambers in Coronation Street; distinct from other people named Rebecca Ryan.
Rebecca Schaeffer
Rebecca Schaeffer (1967–1989), American actress and model, played Patti Russell on My Sister Sam. Murdered in 1989 by stalker Robert Bardo, who got her address via DMV records; her death spurred anti-stalking and privacy laws.
Rebecca Schull
Rebecca Schull (Rebecca Anna Wattenberg, born 1929) is an American actress known for Fay Cochran on NBC's Wings (1990-97), Broadway's Golda and 45 Seconds From Broadway, and films including United 93 and Crimes and Misdemeanors.
Rebecca Sonnenshine
Rebecca Sonnenshine, American screenwriter and showrunner (The Boys, Archive 81, The Housemaid), creator of Netflix's Little House on the Prairie (2026); two 2021 Emmy nominations for The Boys.
Rebecca Sugar
Rebecca Sugar (Rebecca Rea Sugar, born 1987) is an American animator and songwriter, creator of Steven Universe and Steven Universe Future and the first woman solo show creator at Cartoon Network, formerly of Adventure Time.
Rebecca Wisocky
Rebecca Wisocky (born 1971, York, Pennsylvania) is an American actress, Obie winner for Amazons and Their Men, best known as Evelyn Powell in Devious Maids and Hetty Woodstone on CBS's Ghosts since 2021.
Rebel Wilson
Rebel Wilson, Australian actor, writer, producer, and director born 1980 in Sydney; known for Bridesmaids, Fat Amy in Pitch Perfect, Isn't It Romantic, and her 2024 directorial debut The Deb.
Red Buttons
Red Buttons (Aaron Chwatt, 1919-2006), American comedian and actor. Star of The Red Buttons Show (1952) and Oscar winner for Sayonara; distinct from the power pop duo The Red Button and journalist Christina Buttons.
Red Skelton
Red Skelton (Richard Bernard Skelton, 1913-1997), American comedian and pantomimist of Vincennes, Indiana; star of radio, MGM films, and The Red Skelton Show (1951-1971), creator of Clem Kadiddlehopper and Freddie the Freeloader.
Reda Elazouar
Reda Elazouar (also Reda El Azouar), British actor born in London in 1999 to a Moroccan family; breakout as Kidda in Pirates (2021), Beau in Sex Education season 4, Omar in The Family Plan 2, and Karim Lapointe in Maigret.
Reece Ritchie
Reece Ritchie (born 1986, Lowestoft, England) is an English actor known for Moha in 10,000 BC, Ray Singh in The Lovely Bones, Bis in Prince of Persia, Iolaus in Hercules, and Lt. Spencer Lane in Syfy's The Ark.
Reece Shearsmith
Reece Shearsmith (born 1969, Hull), English actor-comedian-writer of The League of Gentlemen, Psychoville, and Inside No. 9 with Steve Pemberton; BAFTA-winning, also Taskmaster series 20 contestant and horror enthusiast.
Reed Alexander
Reed Alexander (born 1993) is an American journalist and former child actor from Boca Raton, Florida. He played Nevel Papperman on Nickelodeon's iCarly (2007–2012), then became a Wall Street correspondent for Business Insider and an adjunct journalism professor at the University of Miami.
Reed Birney
Reed Birney (born 1954, Alexandria, Virginia) is an American stage and screen actor, Tony winner for The Humans (2016), known for Playwrights Horizons, House of Cards, and Mass.
Reed Diamond
Reed Edward Diamond, American actor (born 1967, New York City), Juilliard-trained; known as Det. Mike Kellerman on Homicide: Life on the Street, Terry Crowley on The Shield, Damien Karp on Franklin & Bash, and Daniel Whitehall on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Reem Shaikh (रीम समीर शेख)
Reem Shaikh (रीम समीर शेख), born 2002 in Oman, is an Indian TV and film actress who debuted as a child artiste in Neer Bhare Tere Naina Devi and starred in Tujhse Hai Raabta and the Malala biopic Gul Makai.
Reema Lagoo (रीमा लागू)
Reema Lagoo (रीमा लागू), born Nayan Bhadbhade in 1958, was an Indian Marathi and Hindi film, television and theatre actress famous as Bollywood's modern on-screen mother in Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! and Vaastav; she died of cardiac arrest in Mumbai on 18 May 2017.
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon, born Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (1976), American actress, producer, and Hello Sunshine founder; Oscar winner for Walk the Line, star of Legally Blonde, Election, Wild, Big Little Lies, and The Morning Show.
Reeve Carney
Reeve Carney, American actor-singer-songwriter; frontman of the band Carney; originated Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and Orpheus in Hadestown; now Gatsby on Broadway with Eva Noblezada.
Reg E. Cathey
Reg E. Cathey (1958–2018) was an American actor from Huntsville, Alabama, known for Norman Wilson in The Wire, Freddy Hayes in House of Cards (2015 Emmy), Oz, and Square One TV.
Reg Varney
Reg Varney (1916-2008), English comic actor and variety pianist, famous as bus driver Stan Butler in ITV's On the Buses (1969-73), earlier star of The Rag Trade, and the first person to use a cashpoint (ATM) in 1967.
Regé-Jean Page
Regé-Jean Page (born 1988) is a British-Zimbabwean actor, the Duke of Hastings in Bridgerton season one (2020), an Emmy-nominated performer later seen in The Gray Man and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
Reggie Lee (actor)
Reggie Lee (Reggie Valdez), Filipino American actor born in Quezon City, Philippines; known as Sgt. Wu on Grimm (2011-17), Bill Kim on Prison Break, Thomas Choi on All Rise, and Lance Nguyen in The Fast and the Furious.
Reggie Yates
Reggie Yates (born 1983) is a London-born writer, director, and presenter of Ghanaian descent, known for Radio 1's Chart Show, Top of the Pops, the BBC Three Extreme documentaries, and his debut feature film Pirates (2021).
Regina Hall
Regina Hall is an American actress and producer, born 1970 in Washington, D.C., known for the Scary Movie films, Girls Trip, and One Battle After Another.
Regina King
Regina King (born 1971, Los Angeles) is an American actress and director known for 227, Boyz n the Hood, Jerry Maguire, The Boondocks, Southland, four Emmys, the 2019 Oscar for If Beale Street Could Talk, and directing One Night in Miami and Shirley.
Regina Lei (雷嘉汭)
Regina Lei (雷嘉汭, born 2000, original name 雷嘉納) is a Taiwanese actress from Puli, Nantou, whose breakout was Indonesian interpreter Lena in Port of Lies (八尺門的辯護人, 2023), earning a 59th Golden Bell Best Actress nomination.
Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen (John Reginald Owen, 1887–1972), English character actor; Scrooge in MGM's 1938 A Christmas Carol (replacing Lionel Barrymore), Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes on film, Admiral Boom in Mary Poppins.
Reginald VelJohnson
Reginald VelJohnson, born 1952 in Queens, New York, is an American actor famous as Sgt. Al Powell in Die Hard (1988, 1990) and Carl Winslow on the sitcom Family Matters (1989-1998), which was created as a vehicle for him after Die Hard; he is known for repeatedly playing police officers.
Regis Philbin
Regis Philbin (1931-2020), American television host of Live! and ABC's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire; Guinness record holder for most hours on camera; Disney Legend 2011.