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Urvashi Dholakia
Urvashi Dholakia (उर्वशी ढोलकिया), Indian television actress born 1979, famous as Komolika in Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001–2008) and winner of Bigg Boss 6; later roles include Chandrakanta, Naagin 6, and The 50.
Urvashi Rautela (उर्वशी रौतेला)
Urvashi Rautela (उर्वशी रौतेला), Indian actress and model, Miss Diva – Miss Universe India 2015, Bollywood debut Singh Saab the Great (2013), known for Sanam Re, Daaku Maharaaj with Nandamuri Balakrishna, and frequent controversies.
Urwa Hocane
Urwa Hocane (Urwa Tul Wusqua Hussain, عروہ حسین), born 1991, Pakistani actress, VJ, and producer; sister of Mawra Hocane; known for Udaari, Na Maloom Afraad, Punjab Nahi Jaungi, and producing Tich Button.
Usha (actress)
Usha (ഉഷ ഹസീന), born Haseena Haneef, is an Indian Malayalam film actress, debut 1984 child role in Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu, known for sister roles in Kireedam and Chengkol.
Usmar Ismail
Usmar Ismail (1921–1971) was an Indonesian film director, producer, and writer called the father of Indonesian cinema; he founded Perfini and directed Darah dan Doa (1950), regarded as the start of national cinema.
Utkarsh Ambudkar
Utkarsh Ambudkar (UTK) is an American actor, rapper, and comedian: Jay on CBS's Ghosts, Mr. K. on Never Have I Ever, Donald in Pitch Perfect, and a Freestyle Love Supreme member who originated Aaron Burr in Hamilton's developmental readings.
Uzo Aduba
Uzo Aduba (Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba, born 1981, Boston) is an American, Igbo-descended actress; Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in Orange Is the New Black won her two Emmys, a third came for Mrs. America.
V. J. Chitra (சித்ரா காமராஜ்)
V. J. Chitra (சித்ரா காமராஜ்), born Chitra Kamaraj (1992–2020), was a Tamil television actress and anchor famous as Mullai in Pandian Stores; she died in December 2020, with a postmortem finding suicide and no foul play.
Vachirawit Chivaaree
Vachirawit Chivaaree, also known as Bright Vachirawit, is a Thai actor and singer, born in 1997, who broke out in the series 2gether and starred in F4 Thailand (2021).
Vadhir Derbez
Vadhir Derbez (born 1991, Mexico City) is a Mexican actor, singer, and producer, son of Eugenio Derbez; won Mira Quién Baila 2010, starred in Gossip Girl Acapulco, The Seventh Day, White Elephant, and ViX's Par de Ideotas.
Vahide Perçin
Vahide Perçin (also known during marriage as Vahide Gördüm) is a Turkish stage, film, and television actress born 1965 in İzmir, known for Hürrem Sultan in Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Hünkar Yaman in Bir Zamanlar Çukurova, Güzide in Aldatmak, and 2007 Adana Altın Koza Best Actress.
Vaibhavi Merchant (वैभवी मर्चेंट)
Vaibhavi Merchant (वैभवी मर्चेंट), Indian film choreographer in Hindi and Telugu cinema; two-time National Film Award winner for Best Choreography (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani), IIFA winner for Kajra Re, choreographer of Pathaan, Jawan, Tiger 3.
Vaidehi Nair
Vaidehi Nair (born 2006, Mumbai) is an Indian actress who debuted as Arushi Talwar in Talwars: Behind Closed Doors, played Urmila in Shrimad Ramayan and Meera in Hamara Vinayak, and won her first TV lead in Humari Radha (2026).
Vaishnavi Ganesh
Vaishnavi Ganesh: unverified name; only full-name match is a Bangalore LIVA Miss Diva 2020 finalist, not a confirmed screen performer. Distinct from mononymous actresses Vaishnavi (Kannada Mithuna Rashi) and Vaishnavi MacDonald (Shaktimaan).
Vaishnavi Saikumar
Vaishnavi Saikumar (വൈഷ്ണവി സായ്കുമാർ), Malayalam TV actress from Kollam, daughter of actor Saikumar; debut as antagonist Kanaka Durga in Kaiyethum Doorath (2020); later Panchagni, Mazha Thorum Munpe, and film KalamKaval (2025).
Vaitiare Bandera
Vaitiare Bandera, born Vaitiaré Eugenie Hirshon in Tahiti in 1964, is a French Polynesian actress and former model, also credited as Vaitiare Hirshon, best known as Sha're in Stargate SG-1.
Val Guest
Val Guest (Valmond Maurice Grossman, 1911-2006), English film director and screenwriter; wrote 70+ films, directed 50+, known for Hammer's Quatermass films, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, and Expresso Bongo.
Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer (1959–2025), American actor of Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever; Juilliard-trained, throat cancer in 2014 cost his voice, died of pneumonia at 65.
Valene Kane
Valene Kane, Northern Irish actress born 1987 in Newry, County Down; known as Rose Stagg in The Fall and Lyra Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, trained at Central School of Speech and Drama.
Valentin Campagne
Valentin Campagne (born 2003) is a French actor trained at Cours Florent, known for Dossier 137 and La Venue de l'avenir, who shared the 2026 Cannes Best Actor prize with Emmanuel Macchia for playing Francis in Lukas Dhont's Coward.
Valentina Cortese
Valentina Cortese (1923–2019), Italian film and stage actress, Oscar-nominated for Truffaut's Day for Night, Nastro d'Argento winner for Le amiche, and leading actress of Milan's Piccolo Teatro under Giorgio Strehler.
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (born Turin, 1964), Italy-born French-Italian actress, screenwriter and director, sister of Carla Bruni; César winner, five-time David di Donatello winner, director of Les Amandiers.
Valerie Bertinelli
Valerie Bertinelli, American actress born 1960 in Wilmington, Delaware; Golden Globe winner as Barbara Cooper on One Day at a Time, Melanie Moretti on Hot in Cleveland, Emmy-winning Food Network host, ex-wife of Eddie Van Halen.
Valerie Cruz
Valerie Cruz, born 1976 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Cuban-American actress, BFA Florida State; known for Lt. Connie Murphy in The Dresden Files, Grace Santiago in Nip/Tuck, Sylvia Prado in Dexter, and Isabel in True Blood.
Valerie Curtin
Valerie Curtin (born 1945 or 1941, New York City), American actress and screenwriter; Oscar-nominated co-writer of ...And Justice for All with ex-husband Barry Levinson; played Judy Bernly on 9 to 5 and Vera in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.
Valerie Harper
Valerie Harper (1939-2019), American actress, played Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off Rhoda, winning four Emmys; later fired from Valerie, won $1.4M lawsuit, Tony-nominated for Looped, died of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis.
Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson (1917–1998), British film and stage actress born in Larne, County Antrim; starred in The Bride of Frankenstein, Great Expectations, and Kind Hearts and Coronets, then married John Profumo and stood by him through the 1963 scandal.
Valerie Leon
Valerie Leon (born 1943, Islington, London) is an English actress of the Carry On comedies, Hammer's Blood from the Mummy's Tomb, and two Bond films with Moore and Connery; distinct from the American retail executive of the same name.
Valerie Mahaffey
Valerie Mahaffey (1953–2025), American character actress, won the 1992 Primetime Emmy as hypochondriac Eve on Northern Exposure; known for Desperate Housewives, Young Sheldon, Dead to Me, and French Exit.
Valerie Perrine
Valerie Ritchie Perrine, American actress and former Las Vegas showgirl; Cannes Best Actress and Oscar nominee for Lenny (1974); Eve Teschmacher in Superman and Superman II; died 2026.