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Yasmine Bleeth

Yasmine Bleeth, full name Yasmine Amanda Bleeth, American actress and model born 1968 in New York City, known for Caroline Holden on Baywatch (1994–1997), Ryan Fenelli on Ryan's Hope, Caitlin Cross on Nash Bridges, and the film BASEketball.

Yassi Pressman

Yassi Pressman (Yasmin Isabel Yasto Pressman), Filipina-British actress, dancer, singer and host born 1995 in Hong Kong; known as Alyana in FPJ's Ang Probinsyano, Awit Award winner, and since 2026 a producer of Tubig to Handle and Little Hope.

Yasujirō Ozu

Yasujirō Ozu (小津安二郎, 1903–1963), Japanese film director at Shochiku, maker of 54 films including Tokyo Story and Late Spring; known for tatami-height static camera, pillow shots, and family dissolution dramas.

Yasuke (弥助) (TV series)

Yasuke (YASUKE -ヤスケ-) is a 2021 six-episode Netflix anime by LeSean Thomas and studio MAPPA, starring LaKeith Stanfield with a Flying Lotus score, reimagining the historical African retainer of Oda Nobunaga in a fantasy Sengoku Japan with mechs and magic.

Yatchan

Yatchan (யட்சன்), 2015 Tamil action comedy directed and co-produced by Vishnuvardhan with UTV Motion Pictures, starring Arya, Kreshna, Swati Reddy, and Deepa Sannidhi; adapted from a Subha story, released 11 September 2015 to mixed reviews.

Yatra (యాత్ర) (2019 film)

Yatra (యాత్ర) is a 2019 Telugu biographical drama by Mahi V Raghav on YS Rajasekhara Reddy's 2003 padayatra, starring Mammootty as YSR, released 8 February 2019 by 70MM Entertainments.

Yatra 2

Yatra 2 (యాత్ర 2), a 2024 Telugu political biographical drama by Mahi V Raghav, sequel to Yatra; Mammootty as YSR, Jiiva as YS Jagan Mohan Reddy; released February 8, 2024, covering 2009–2019.

Yavarum Nalam (யாவரும் நலம்)

Yavarum Nalam (யாவரும் நலம்), aka 13B: Fear Has a New Address, is a 2009 Tamil-Hindi bilingual horror thriller by Vikram K. Kumar starring R. Madhavan, about a TV serial mirroring a family's life.

Yavin 4

Yavin 4 is the fictional jungle moon of the gas giant Yavin Prime in Star Wars, in the Outer Rim's Gordian Reach. Home to Massassi temples and the Rebel base that launched the Death Star attack, it anchors the BBY/ABY calendar and was filmed at Tikal, Guatemala.

Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta (Camara DaCosta Johnson, born 1982) is an American actress and model, ANTM Cycle 3 runner-up, known for April Sexton on Chicago Med, Whitney Houston in Lifetime's Whitney, Our Kind of People, and The Lincoln Lawyer.

Yayan Ruhian

Yayan Ruhian (born 1968, Tasikmalaya, Indonesia) is a pencak silat master, fight choreographer, and actor famous as Mad Dog in The Raid, later in Star Wars, John Wick 3, and The Furious.

Ye Maaya Chesave (యే మాయ చేసవే)

Ye Maaya Chesave (ఏ మాయ చేసావే) is a 2010 Telugu romantic drama by Gautham Vasudev Menon, starring Naga Chaitanya and debuting Samantha Ruth Prabhu, shot alongside Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa with a happy ending, with A. R. Rahman's score winning Filmfare honors.

Ye Mantram Vesave

Ye Mantram Vesave (ఏ మంత్రం వేసావె) is a 2018 Telugu romantic thriller directed by Shridhar Marri, starring Vijay Deverakonda and Shivani Singh; a long-delayed 2013 shoot released after Arjun Reddy, it flopped with a 98-lakh worldwide share.

Year of the Dragon (film)

Year of the Dragon (1985) is Michael Cimino's Chinatown crime thriller, scripted with Oliver Stone from Robert Daley's novel, starring Mickey Rourke and John Lone, released 16 August 1985 amid Asian-American protests and an MGM/UA disclaimer.

Year of the Rabbit (TV series)

Year of the Rabbit: British Channel 4 Victorian police sitcom (2019, 6 episodes) starring Matt Berry as DI Rabbit, with Freddie Fox and Susan Wokoma; written by Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley; cancelled after one series despite a planned second.

Year One (film)

Year One is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, starring Jack Black and Michael Cera as prehistoric tribesmen wandering through biblical stories.

Year-in-television chronologies

Year-in-television chronologies arrange TV events, programs, and broadcasts by year or season. Formats include web year lists, season-by-season histories like Watching TV, annuals such as Broadcasting Yearbook, and archival broadcast logs.

Yeardley Smith

Yeardley Smith (Martha Maria Yeardley Smith), born 1964 in Paris, is the American voice of Lisa Simpson on The Simpsons since 1987, a 1992 Emmy winner, actress in Herman's Head and City Slickers, and host of the true crime podcast Small Town Dicks.

Years and Years (TV series)

Years and Years is a 2019 six-episode BBC/HBO near-future drama miniseries created by Russell T Davies, following the Manchester Lyons family from 2019 to 2034 amid populist politics, economic collapse, and transhumanist technology, with Emma Thompson as politician Vivienne Rook.

Years of Embers

Years of Embers (وقائع سنين الجمر, also rendered Chronicle of the Years of Fire) is a 1974 Algerian film by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina tracing the roots of the Algerian Revolution; it won the 1975 Palme d'Or.

Yeast (film)

Yeast (film) most often means Yeast, Mary Bronstein's 2008 American mumblecore drama, 78 minutes, premiered at SXSW, starring Bronstein, Greta Gerwig, and Amy Judd; distinct from the 2026 Korean film The Yeast (누룩).

Yeelen

Yeelen ("Brightness"), 1987 Malian film by Souleymane Cissé in Bambara; mythic father-son sorcery duel among the Bambara; won the 1987 Cannes Jury Prize as the first Black African film in official competition.

Yeh Dil Mera (یہ دل میرا)

Yeh Dil Mera (یہ دل میرا, "This heart of mine") is a 2019 Pakistani Urdu romantic thriller serial on Hum TV, written by Farhat Ishtiaq, directed by Aehsun Talish, starring Ahad Raza Mir, Sajal Aly, and Adnan Siddiqui; 33 episodes, finale 10 June 2020.

Yeh Dillagi (ये दिल्लगी)

Yeh Dillagi (ये दिल्लगी), also The Game of Love, is a 1994 Yash Raj Films Hindi romantic comedy-drama directed by Naresh Malhotra, starring Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, and Kajol in a love triangle inspired by Sabrina; a box office hit.

Yeh Fitoor Tera

Yeh Fitoor Tera (ये फितूर तेरा) is a 2026 Hindi Star Plus romantic drama set in Prayagraj, starring Ishaan Dhawan and Debchandrima Singha Roy, created by Ved Raj, premiering August 5, 2026, streaming on JioHotstar.

Yeh Hai Aashiqui (ये है आशिकी)

Yeh Hai Aashiqui (ये है आशिकी) is an Indian TV romance anthology on Bindass, created by Vikas Gupta, airing 25 August 2013 to 7 August 2016 in four seasons (153 episodes), hosted by Vikrant Massey then Rithvik Dhanjani; distinct from Yeh Hai Mohabbatein and Yeh Saali Aashiqui.

Yeh Hai Chahatein (ये है चाहतें)

Yeh Hai Chahatein (ये है चाहतें), a 2019–2024 Star Plus Hindi drama and Balaji Telefilms spin-off of Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, starring Abrar Qazi and Sargun Kaur Luthra as Rudraksh and Preesha, 1,293 episodes, ended 2024.

Yeh Hai Jalwa (ये है जलवा)

Yeh Hai Jalwa (ये है जलवा), 2002 Hindi comedy-drama directed by David Dhawan, starring Salman Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Ameesha Patel; illegitimate-son plot in London; box office flop.

Yeh Hai Mohabbatein (ये है मोहब्बतें)

Yeh Hai Mohabbatein (ये है मोहब्बतें), also Ye Hai Mohabbatein, is an Indian Star Plus soap opera (2013–2019) by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms, adapted from Manju Kapur's novel Custody, starring Divyanka Tripathi and Karan Patel as Ishita and Raman, who marry for his daughter Ruhi's custody.

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (ये जवानी है दीवानी)

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (ये जवानी है दीवानी), 2013 Hindi romantic comedy-drama by Ayan Mukerji for Dharma Productions, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone; released 31 May 2013, grossed about ₹318 crore worldwide and re-released successfully in January 2025.