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Jean Seberg
Jean Seberg (1938-1979), American actress from Marshalltown, Iowa, star of Godard's Breathless (1960) and Preminger's Saint Joan; FBI COINTELPRO target for Black Panther support; died in Paris 1979; portrayed by Kristen Stewart (2019) and Zoey Deutch (2025).
Jean Shepherd
Jean Shepherd, full name Jean Parker Shepherd Jr., was an American humorist who delivered improvised late-night radio monologues on WOR-AM in New York from 1955 to 1977.
Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons (Jean Merilyn Simmons, 1929–2010) was a British actress and singer known for Estella in Great Expectations, Ophelia in Hamlet (Oscar-nominated), Guys and Dolls (Golden Globe), and The Happy Ending (Oscar-nominated), married to Stewart Granger and Richard Brooks.
Jean Smart
Jean Smart (born 1951, Seattle) is an American actress, Emmy record holder as Deborah Vance on Hacks, formerly Charlene on Designing Women, with three Golden Globes and a Tony nomination.
Jean Spangler
Jean Elizabeth Spangler (September 2, 1923 – disappeared October 7, 1949) was an American actress and dancer, also known as Jean Benner, who vanished from Los Angeles; her torn purse with a note to "Kirk" was found in Griffith Park, and the case was never solved.
Jean Speegle Howard
Jean Speegle Howard (1927–2000), American character actress from Duncan, Oklahoma; mother of Ron and Clint Howard and wife of Rance Howard. Known for Mrs. Claus in Scrooged and Blanch Lovell in Apollo 13.
Jean Stapleton
Jean Stapleton (Jeanne Murray, 1923-2013), American character actress famous as Edith Bunker on All in the Family; three Emmys, two Golden Globes, Television Academy Hall of Fame 2002, stage career in Damn Yankees and Funny Girl.
Jean Vander Pyl
Jean Vander Pyl (1919-1999), American radio and voice actress born in Philadelphia, was the voice of Wilma Flintstone for all of The Flintstones (1960-1966) and also Pebbles, Mrs. Slate, and Rosie the Robot on The Jetsons.
Jean Yoon
Jean Yoon, born 1962 in Champaign, Illinois, is a Korean-Canadian actor and playwright known as Umma in CBC's Kim's Convenience (2016-2021), winner of ACTRA and Canadian Screen Awards, and a cultural equity advocate who criticized the show's writers room.
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Van Damme (Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, born 1960, Brussels), Belgian actor and martial artist, 'Muscles from Brussels', star of Bloodsport, Universal Soldier, Timecop, JCVD.
Jean-Claude Van Johnson
Jean-Claude Van Johnson is a 2016–2017 Amazon Prime Video action-comedy series created by Dave Callaham, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as a retired action star whose film career covered his black-ops agent work; six episodes, cancelled after one season.
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (1930-2022), French actor of restrained style; star of And God Created Woman, A Man and a Woman, Z, The Conformist, Three Colours: Red, and Amour; Cannes and Berlin best-actor winner, 2013 Cesar recipient.
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard (1930–2022), French-Swiss director and Cahiers du cinéma critic, led the French New Wave; his Breathless (1960) revolutionized film language, and he made over 100 films including Histoire(s) du cinéma.
Jean-Luc Picard
Jean-Luc Picard is the fictional Starfleet captain played by Patrick Stewart, lead of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994) commanding the USS Enterprise-D, later the Enterprise-E, and the series Star Trek: Picard.
Jean-Marc Barr
Jean-Marc Barr, born 1960 in Bitburg, Germany, is a French-American actor and filmmaker, the diver Jacques Mayol in The Big Blue (1988), a Lars von Trier collaborator, and director of Lovers.
Jean-Marc Vallée
Jean-Marc Vallée (1963-2021) was a Quebec filmmaker, editor, and producer of C.R.A.Z.Y., Dallas Buyers Club, Wild, Big Little Lies, and Sharp Objects; first Quebec director nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933-2021), French actor nicknamed Bébel, star of Godard's Breathless (À bout de souffle, 1960) and about 90 films; New Wave icon and action hero who performed his own stunts, won a 1988 César, and received a national tribute at the Invalides.
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Jean-Pierre Aumont (Jean-Pierre Philippe Salomons, 1911–2001) was a French stage and film actor of Parisian Jewish family, a Free French decorated veteran, MGM contract player, husband of Maria Montez and Marisa Pavan, known for Hôtel du Nord, Lili, and Day for Night.
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel (1932-2007), born Jean-Pierre Crochon, French actor and tap dancer famed for Philippe de Broca comedies (Les Jeux de l'amour) and for Melville's L'Armée des ombres and Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie; father of Vincent Cassel.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French film director born in Roanne, France; maker of Delicatessen with Marc Caro, Amélie (2001), and Alien: Resurrection; currently promoting Changer l'eau des fleurs (2026), an adaptation of Valérie Perrin's novel.
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Jean-Pierre Léaud, French actor born 1944 in Paris, the face of the French New Wave; Antoine Doinel in Truffaut's five-film cycle from The 400 Blows (1959), Silver Bear 1966, honorary Palme d'Or 2016.
Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville (Jean-Pierre Grumbach, 1917–1973), French director of Le Samouraï, Le Cercle rouge, and Army of Shadows; Resistance veteran, independent producer-director, and precursor of the French New Wave.
Jean-Ralphio Saperstein
Jean-Ralphio Saperstein, played by Ben Schwartz, is a recurring Parks and Recreation character, Tom Haverford's friend and Entertainment 720 co-founder, twin brother of Mona-Lisa, known for singing in ears and faking his death.
Jeanette Aw
Jeanette Aw (欧萱), born 1979, Singaporean actress; won the 2000 Route to Glamour talent search, starred in Holland V and The Little Nyonya, left Mediacorp in 2017, runs patisserie Once Upon A Time, and returns as lead in Highway to Somewhere (2026).
Jeanette MacDonald
Jeanette MacDonald (1903–1965), American soprano and actress, starred in 29 films 1929–1949; musicals with Chevalier and eight MGM operettas with Nelson Eddy, including Naughty Marietta; died in Houston.
Jeanette Nolan
Jeanette Nolan (1911–1998), American character actress of radio, film, and television; Lady Macbeth in Welles's Macbeth (1948), four Emmy nominations, The Virginian, Dirty Sally, The Horse Whisperer. Distinct from other people named Jeanette Nolan.
Jeanine Mason
Jeanine Mason (born 1991, Miami) is an American actress and dancer, winner of So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 (2009), known for Dr. Sam Bello on Grey's Anatomy and as Liz Ortecho in Roswell, New Mexico.
Jeanne Cooper
Jeanne Cooper (Wilma Jeanne Cooper, 1928-2013), American actress who played Katherine Chancellor on CBS's The Young and the Restless from 1973 to 2013; won the 2008 Daytime Emmy for Lead Actress and the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Jeanne Crain
Jeanne Crain (1925–2003), American film actress and 20th Century-Fox star of State Fair, Margie, and Pinky, the 1949 role that brought her a Best Actress Oscar nomination and made her Variety's top box-office star.
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles is Chantal Akerman's 1975 Belgian-French film, 201 minutes, starring Delphine Seyrig as a widow who prostitutes herself at home; it topped the 2022 Sight and Sound poll.