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Silvia Pinal

Silvia Pinal (Silvia Pinal Hidalgo, 1931–2024), Mexican actress of the Golden Age; star of Buñuel's Viridiana, The Exterminating Angel, and Simon of the Desert; TV host of Mujer, casos de la vida real; deputy and Ariel winner.

Silvia Saint

Silvia Saint (Silvie Tomčalová, born 1976, Kyjov) is a Czech former pornographic actress, 1996 Czech Penthouse Pet, 1997 Best Newcomer winner, Uranus Experiment freefall scene, AVN Hall of Fame 2012.

Simba

Simba is the fictional lion protagonist of Disney's The Lion King (1994), son of Mufasa, voiced by Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Matthew Broderick, later Donald Glover in the 2019 remake; exiled after Scar kills his father, he returns as king.

Simbi Khali

Simbi Khali, also credited as Simbi Kali, American actress born 1971 in Jackson, Mississippi; played Nina Campbell on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001), Laquita on Martin, and voiced Amanda in Detroit: Become Human.

Simha (సింహ) (film)

Simha (సింహ) is a 2010 Telugu action drama directed by Boyapati Srinu, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna in a dual role with Nayanthara and Sneha Ullal; it grossed over Rs 60 crore and won Balakrishna a Nandi Award.

Simhadri (సింహాద్రి) (2003 film)

Simhadri (సింహాద్రి) is S. S. Rajamouli's 2003 Telugu action drama starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Bhumika Chawla, and Ankitha; a ₹8 crore film that collected about ₹26 crore and made NTR Jr. a top Telugu star.

Simi Garewal (सिमी गरेवाल)

Simi Garewal (सिमी गरेवाल), born Simrita Garewal 1947, Indian actress of Tarzan Goes to India, Mera Naam Joker, Siddhartha, two-time Filmfare winner, later host of Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.

Simmba (सिंबा)

Simmba (सिंबा) is a 2018 Rohit Shetty Hindi action film, a remake of Telugu hit Temper, starring Ranveer Singh as a corrupt Goa cop who reforms; it earned ₹390 crore worldwide and a sequel is planned.

Simmone Jade Mackinnon

Simmone Jade Mackinnon (born 1973, Mount Isa, Queensland) is an Australian actress known as Stevie Hall on McLeod's Daughters (2003–2009), Allie Reese on Baywatch, and winner of The Summit 2024.

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon: CBS detective series (1981–1989), created by Philip DeGuere Jr., starring Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as brother PIs Rick and A.J. Simon in San Diego; 156 episodes, saved by the Magnum, P.I. timeslot, 1995 reunion film.

Simon Amstell

Simon Amstell is a British comedian and presenter, host of Popworld (2000-2006) and Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2006-2009), later a confessional stand-up, creator of Grandma's House, Carnage, Benjamin, and the book Help.

Simon Baker

Simon Baker (born 1969), also known as Simon Baker-Denny, is an Australian actor and director known for playing Patrick Jane on the CBS crime drama The Mentalist (2008–15).

Simon Bird

Simon Bird (born 1984) is an English actor, comedian and director, known as Will McKenzie in The Inbetweeners and Adam Goodman in Friday Night Dinner, later directing Days of the Bagnold Summer and Such Brave Girls.

Simon Brodkin

Simon Brodkin (born 1977, Sheffield), also known as Lee Nelson, is a British comedian, doctor-turned-comedian, and prankster. Known for the P45 handed to Theresa May, banknotes thrown at FIFA's Sepp Blatter, and his own-name stand-up shows 100% Simon Brodkin, Screwed Up, and Unleashed.

Simon Cadell

Simon Cadell (1950–1996), English actor best known as Jeffrey Fairbrother in the first five series of BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!; Olivier Award winner for Travels with My Aunt; married Rebecca Croft, daughter of David Croft.

Simon Callow

Simon Callow (born 1949) is an English actor, director, and writer, CBE, known for creating Mozart in the 1979 National Theatre Amadeus, films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, and biographies of Welles, Dickens, and others.

Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell (born 1959), English record executive and TV producer, judge on Pop Idol and American Idol, creator of The X Factor and Got Talent formats, Syco founder, launched One Direction and Little Mix.

Simon Curtis (filmmaker)

Simon Curtis (born 1960, London) is a British film, TV, and theatre director, husband of Elizabeth McGovern, known for My Week with Marilyn, Woman in Gold, and the Downton Abbey films A New Era and The Grand Finale; distinct from Adam Curtis and the pop singer Simon Curtis.

Simon Day

Simon Day (born 1962, London) is an English actor, writer and comedian, a principal performer on The Fast Show and creator of characters Billy Bleach, Dave Angel, Tommy Cockles, and Brian Pern; also a National Theatre actor and playwright, distinct from actor Simon Paisley Day.

Simón del Desierto

Simón del Desierto (Simon of the Desert) is Luis Buñuel's unfinished 1965 Mexican medium-length film about the ascetic Simeon Stylites, starring Claudio Brook and Silvia Pinal as the Devil, his last Mexican film.

Simon Farnaby

Simon Farnaby, born in 1973 in Darlington, is an English actor, writer, and comedian known for Horrible Histories and Ghosts and for co-writing Paddington 2 and Wonka.

Simon Gregson

Simon Gregson, born Simon Gregory in 1974 in Wythenshawe, Manchester, is an English actor who has played Steve McDonald in Coronation Street since December 1989, cast at 14 with no acting experience, and is a Trearddur Bay RNLI shore crew volunteer.

Simon Helberg

Simon Helberg (born 1980, Los Angeles) is an American actor, comedian, and pianist, known as Howard Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory and as Golden Globe-nominated pianist Cosme McMoon in Florence Foster Jenkins.

Simon Jones (actor)

Simon Jones is an English actor born in 1950. He is best known for playing Arthur Dent in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Lord Brideshead in Brideshead Revisited.

Simon Kinberg

Simon David Kinberg (born 1973, London) is a British-American screenwriter, producer, and director, architect of Fox's X-Men films, producer of The Martian, co-creator of Star Wars Rebels, and writer-producer of Lucasfilm's new Star Wars trilogy announced in 2024.

Simon MacCorkindale

Simon MacCorkindale (1952–2010), British actor also known as Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale; played Simon Doyle in Death on the Nile, Greg Reardon in Falcon Crest, and Dr Harry Harper in Casualty; died of bowel cancer in London.

Simon McBurney

Simon McBurney (born 1957, Cambridge) is an English actor, writer, director, and co-founder of Complicité, known for Mnemonic, A Disappearing Number, The Encounter, opera work, and the Yomiuri and Konrad Wolf prizes.

Simon Monjack

Simon Monjack (1970–2010), British screenwriter, director and producer of Two Days, Nine Lives and credited on Factory Girl; husband of actress Brittany Murphy, whose 2009 death he did not survive, dying in 2010 of pneumonia and anemia.

Simon O'Brien (presenter)

Simon O'Brien (born 1965, Garston, Liverpool) is an English actor and presenter, the original Damon Grant in Brookside (1982–1987), later host of property shows Find It, Fix It, Flog It and The Great House Giveaway, and Liverpool's first cycling champion.

Simon Oakland

Simon Oakland (born Simon Weiss, 1915 or 1922–1983), American character actor and former concert violinist; played Dr. Richmond in Psycho, Lt. Schrank in West Side Story, and Tony Vincenzo in Kolchak: The Night Stalker.