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Patty and Selma

Patty and Selma Bouvier are Marge Simpson's cynical older twin sisters in The Simpsons, voiced by Julie Kavner since their December 17, 1989 debut; celibate Patty contrasts with repeatedly married Selma, whose episodes include Selma's Choice and Goo Goo Gai Pan.

Patty Duke

Patty Duke (Anna Marie Duke, 1946-2016), American actress and mental health advocate; Oscar winner at 16 for Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker, star of The Patty Duke Show, three Emmys, and SAG president.

Patty Jenkins

Patty Jenkins (Patricia Lea Jenkins), born 1971 in California, is an American film director known for Monster (2003) and Wonder Woman (2017), which grossed over $822.1 million worldwide.

Patty McCormack

Patty McCormack, born Patricia Ellen Russo in 1945, is an American actress famous as Rhoda Penmark in The Bad Seed on Broadway (1954) and film (1956), earning an Oscar nomination, with a seven-decade career in film and television.

Patty Spivot

Patty Spivot, DC Comics Flash supporting character created by Cary Bates and Irv Novick, first in DC Special Series #1 (1977); CCPD blood analyst, Barry Allen love interest; TV Shantel VanSanten, film Saoirse-Monica Jackson.

Paudie Moloney

Padraig 'Paudie' Moloney, retired prison officer from Kilmallock, County Limerick; breakout Original Traitor of The Traitors Ireland series 1 (banished 10th of 24) and Dancing with the Stars Ireland season 9 finalist with Laura Nolan, nicknamed The Paudfather.

Paul Aaron

Paul Aaron (born 1943) is an American theatre, film, and television director, producer, and screenwriter from Hoosick Falls, New York, known for Broadway's Paris Is Out!, the Chuck Norris hit A Force of One, and the Emmy-winning 1979 TV film The Miracle Worker.

Paul Abbott

Paul Abbott (born 1960, Burnley, Lancashire) is an English TV writer, producer, and series creator behind Coronation Street, Cracker, Clocking Off, State of Play, and Shameless; BAFTA and Emmy winner, founder of AbbottVision (2008).

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein (born 1969, Chicago) is an American actor, writer, director, and musician known for Agent Kellerman on Prison Break, Dr. Cooper Freedman on Private Practice, Leo Bergen on Scandal, and The Menu (2022); he also fronts the band Doris.

Paul Anthony Kelly

Paul Anthony Kelly (born 1988, Port McNicoll, Ontario) is a Canadian actor and former fashion model who made his screen debut as John F. Kennedy Jr. in Ryan Murphy's FX series Love Story (2026), after nearly two decades of modeling.

Paul Barber (actor)

Paul Barber (born Patrick Barber, 1951, Liverpool) is an English actor known as Denzil in Only Fools and Horses and Horse in The Full Monty (1997), distinct from actor Paul Antony-Barber.

Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor, born Paul Friedman in 1965 in Brooklyn, is an American character actor known as Spiros Vondas on The Wire and Alan Gray on Entourage, also in The Irishman and Nobody Wants This.

Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict (1938-2008), American character actor born in Silver City, New Mexico; played Harry Bentley on The Jeffersons and the Mad Painter on Sesame Street; also a stage director.

Paul Bern

Paul Bern (born Paul Levy, 1889–1932), German-born MGM producer and screenwriter, Irving Thalberg's assistant, co-producer of Grand Hotel. Married Jean Harlow in July 1932; found shot dead in September 1932, ruled suicide though murder theories persist.

Paul Bernon

Paul Bernon (born 1977) is an American businessman and film producer, co-founder of Burn Later Productions and founder of PMB Ventures, principal of Rubicon Real Estate, co-owner of Angel City FC, and a 2014 Peabody Award winner for Best Kept Secret.

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany (born 1971, London) is an English actor known for A Knight's Tale, Master and Commander, and as J.A.R.V.I.S./Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, now leading Disney+'s VisionQuest.

Paul Blackthorne

Paul Blackthorne (born 1969) is an English actor known as Quentin Lance in Arrow, Harry Dresden in The Dresden Files, Stephen Saunders in 24, and Captain Russell in Lagaan.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Paul Blart: Mall Cop is a 2009 American comedy starring Kevin James as a mall security guard who must rescue hostages when thieves seize his New Jersey mall.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) is an American action comedy sequel directed by Andy Fickman, starring Kevin James as mall guard Paul Blart at a Las Vegas security convention, filmed at Wynn Las Vegas; it scored 6% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed $71.0 million in the US.

Paul Brinegar

Paul Brinegar (Paul Alden Brinegar Jr., 1917-1995) was an American Western character actor, best known as chuck wagon cook Wishbone on Rawhide (1959-1965), also Jim 'Dog' Kelley on Wyatt Earp and Jelly Hoskins on Lancer.

Paul Brittain

Paul Brittain (born 1977, Naperville, Illinois) is an American actor and comedian, an SNL cast member 2010–2012 known for Lord Cecil Wyndemere and Sex Ed Vincent, nephew of Bob Newhart, later in Hotel Transylvania and Leo.

Paul Burke (actor)

Paul Burke (1926–2009) was an American actor best known for playing Detective Adam Flint on Naked City and Colonel Joe Gallagher on Twelve O'Clock High in the 1960s.

Paul Calderón

Paul Calderón (also credited Paul Calderone), Puerto Rican-born American character actor in New York theater, film, and TV; Obie winner for Blade to the Heat, known for Pulp Fiction, Out of Sight, Girlfight, and Bosch's Jimmy Robertson.

Paul Campbell (Canadian actor)

Paul Campbell (born 1979, Vancouver) is a Canadian actor and writer, distinct from the Jamaican actor of the same name. Known for Billy Keikeya in Battlestar Galactica, Knight Rider, Spun Out, and Hallmark movies and screenplays.

Paul Castro Jr.

Paul Castro Jr. is an American voice actor and filmmaker from Brooklyn, known as Rindo Kanade in NEO: The World Ends with You, Freminet in Genshin Impact, Vegeta (mini) in Dragon Ball DAIMA, and the male Toads in Mario Kart World.

Paul Christie (voice actor)

Paul Christie (born 1951, Manhattan) is an American voice actor and narrator: voice of Gold Rush's narrator, Moose A. Moose on Noggin, Stick Stickly, Ram #1 in Brother Bear, and the Godfather in Max Payne 2.

Paul Danan

Paul Danan (2 July 1978 – 15 January 2025) was an English actor and reality TV personality, born in Waltham Forest, London. Known as Sol Patrick in Hollyoaks (1997–2001) and for Celebrity Love Island and Celebrity Big Brother; death ruled misadventure in 2025.

Paul Daniels

Paul Daniels (1938–2016) was an English magician and TV presenter, host of The Paul Daniels Magic Show on BBC1 (1979–1994), famous for the catchphrase "You'll like this – not a lot, but you'll like it!" and for performing with his wife and assistant Debbie McGee.

Paul Dano

Paul Dano (born 1984) is an American actor and director known for L.I.E., Little Miss Sunshine, There Will Be Blood's Eli Sunday, Love and Mercy, The Batman, and his directorial debut Wildlife (2018).

Paul Darrow

Paul Darrow (Paul Valentine Birkby, 1941-2019) was an English actor best known as Kerr Avon in all four series of BBC sci-fi show Blake's 7 (1978-81), with over 200 TV credits, Big Finish audio work, and books including Avon: A Terrible Aspect.