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Vaishnavi Dhanraj
Vaishnavi Dhanraj (birth name Vaishnavi Bhoyar), born 1988 in Nagpur, is an Indian TV and film actress famous as Sub-Inspector Tasha in C.I.D. and Jhanvi in Na Aana Is Des Laado; later roles include Hidimbi in Mahabharat and Mahi in Bepannah. She married Nitin Sahrawat in 2012, divorced in 2015–2016 citing domestic abuse.
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.
Vaiyapuri (வையாபுரி)
Vaiyapuri (வையாபுரி), real name Ramakrishnan, born 1968 near Theni, is a Tamil comedy and character actor active since 1995 with over 250 films, known for Thulladha Manamum Thullum, Pokkiri, Raavanan, Leo, and Bigg Boss Tamil.
Vajrakaya (ವಜ್ರಕಾಯ)
Vajrakaya (ವಜ್ರಕಾಯ), also spelled Vajrakaaya, is a 2015 Kannada action-romance film directed by A Harsha, starring Shivarajkumar as Viraj, an adopted man searching for his birth mother; released 2015 with music by Arjun Janya.
Vaka
Vaka (Wake) is a 2026 Swedish dystopian thriller miniseries on Prime Video: six episodes about a deadly insomnia epidemic in Stockholm, created by Brynja Björk, directed by Henrik Georgsson, starring Jonas Karlsson, Aliette Opheim, and Gizem Erdogan.
Vakeel Saab (వకీల్ సాబ్)
Vakeel Saab (వకీల్ సాబ్) is a 2021 Telugu courtroom drama directed by Venu Sriram, a remake of Pink, starring Pawan Kalyan as lawyer Satyadev with Nivetha Thomas, Anjali, and Ananya Nagalla; released 9 April 2021, grossing about ₹137.50 crore worldwide.
Val (film)
Val (2021) is an autobiographical documentary about actor Val Kilmer, directed by Ting Poo and Leo Scott from his 40-year personal video archive, narrated by son Jack Kilmer, premiered at Cannes, released by Amazon Studios.
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.
Vala: Story of a Bangle
Vala: Story of a Bangle (വള) is a 2025 Malayalam comedy-drama directed by Muhashin, written by Harshad, produced by Fairbay Films, starring Lukman Avaran and Dhyan Sreenivasan; released 19 September 2025, streaming on Saina Play from 13 November 2025.
Valar Dohaeris
Valar Dohaeris is the season 3 premiere of Game of Thrones, episode 21 overall, written by Benioff and Weiss, directed by Daniel Minahan, aired March 31, 2013; title means "all men must serve" in High Valyrian, answering "Valar Morghulis"; drew a then-record 4.4 million viewers.
Valar Morghulis
Valar Morghulis, a High Valyrian phrase from A Song of Ice and Fire meaning "all men must die"; answered by valar dohaeris and used as a Faceless Men password in Braavos.
Valarie Pettiford
Valarie Pettiford (born 1960, Queens, New York) is an American actor, dancer, and singer. A Bob Fosse Broadway dancer, Tony-nominated for Fosse (1999), known as Big Dee Dee on Half & Half and Emily Mather in A Discovery of Witches, and a founding Verdon Fosse Legacy reconstructeur.
Valathu Vashathe Kallan
Valathu Vashathe Kallan (വലതു വശത്തെ കള്ളൻ) is a 2026 Malayalam crime thriller directed by Jeethu Joseph, written by Dinu Thomas Eelan, starring Biju Menon and Joju George; released 30 January 2026, UA 13+, biblical title reference.
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.
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Valentin (Val) Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian-American ballroom dancer born 1986 in Odesa, three-time Dancing with the Stars champion (seasons 20, 23, 32), brother of Maksim, Dance With Me co-founder, husband of Jenna Johnson.
Valentina (drag queen)
Valentina (James Andrew Leyva, born 1991, Bell, California) is an American drag performer of Mexican heritage, a RuPaul's Drag Race season 9 and All Stars 4 contestant, Rent: Live's Angel, Drag Race Mexico co-host, and 2026 Broadway Columbia.
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (the Contessa, Val) is a Marvel Comics super spy debuting in Strange Tales #159 (August 1967), created around Jim Steranko's Nick Fury stories; revealed as a Leviathan mole and Madame Hydra. In the MCU, Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays her as CIA director and antagonist of Thunderbolts.
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.
Valentina Nappi
Valentina Nappi, Italian adult film performer born 1990 in Scafati, launched by Rocco Siffredi in 2011, AVN and XBIZ award winner, mainstream actor (Pensati Sexy), TEDx speaker, and campaigner against Italy's tassa etica.
Valentine (film)
Valentine is a 2001 slasher film directed by Jamie Blanks, based on Tom Savage's novel, about young women stalked by a killer sending Valentine's Day cards.
Valentine's Day (2010 film)
Valentine's Day is a 2010 American ensemble romantic comedy directed by Garry Marshall, following intertwining love stories in Los Angeles, released by Warner Bros. in February 2010.
Valentino (1977 film)
Valentino (1977) is Ken Russell's biographical drama about silent star Rudolph Valentino, starring ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev in his American film debut, with Leslie Caron and Michelle Phillips; a $5 million United Artists production that flopped critically and commercially.
Valeria (2020 TV series)
Valeria is a Spanish Netflix comedy-drama (2020-2025) adapted from Elísabet Benavent's four-novel saga, starring Diana Gómez as a writer in crisis in Madrid, with Silma López, Paula Malia, and Teresa Riott; four seasons, ending February 14, 2025.
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.
Valeria Golino
Valeria Golino, born 1965 in Naples, is an Italian actress and director, twice Volpi Cup winner (Storia d'amore 1986, Per amor vostro 2015), known for Rain Man and Hot Shots!, and director of Miele, Euforia, and L'arte della gioia.
Valeria Richards
Valeria Meghan Richards, Marvel Comics character, daughter of Reed Richards and Sue Storm, sister of Franklin; genius called Brainstorm, Future Foundation member, goddaughter of Doctor Doom, who named her at her birth; debuted 1999 as Valeria von Doom.