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Yang Yang (2009 film)

Yang Yang (陽陽) is a 2009 Taiwanese drama directed by Cheng Yu-chieh, starring Sandrine Pinna as a mixed-heritage athlete; first Pushing Hands project film, Berlin premiere, Golden Horse nominees.

Yang Yang (actor)

Yang Yang (杨洋), born 1991 in Shanghai, is a Chinese actor known for starring in Love O2O, The King's Avatar, and You Are My Glory.

Yang Zi (actress)

Yang Zi (杨紫, Andy, b. 1992 Beijing) is a mainland Chinese actress, child star of Home with Kids, lead of Battle of Changsha, Ashes of Love, Lost You Forever, Life Tree, and Jia Ye; distinct from Michelle Yeoh (杨紫琼) and short-drama actress Yang Ziyi (杨紫艺).

Yani Gellman

Yani Gellman, Canadian actor born in Miami, Florida, known as Paolo Valisari in The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) and Officer Garrett Reynolds in Pretty Little Liars; also Jason X, 47 Meters Down.

Yankee (2019 TV series)

Yankee (2019 TV series), also known as El Yankee, is a Mexican Netflix crime drama by Argos: 25 episodes, premiered June 14, 2019, starring Pablo Lyle as an Arizona fugitive who becomes a tech-savvy drug lord in Mexico.

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 Warner Bros. musical biopic of George M. Cohan, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney, who won the Best Actor Oscar.

Yann Gael

Yann Gael (born 1986, Garoua, Cameroon) is a French-Cameroonian actor, CNSAD-trained, lead of Sakho & Mangane, Saloum, 1899, Gladiator II, and Hot Milk.

Yann Pissenem

Yann Pissenem (born 1974, Nancy, France) is founder and CEO of The Night League, creator of Ibiza clubs Ushuaïa, Hï Ibiza and [UNVRS], repeatedly ranked world number one by DJ Mag.

Yannick Bisson

Yannick Bisson (born 1969 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actor, director, and producer best known for playing Detective William Murdoch on Murdoch Mysteries since 2008.

Yanuni

Yanuni (aka Yanuni – Die Stimme des Amazonas) is a 2025 documentary by Richard Ladkani about Indigenous chief Juma Xipaia's fight for the Brazilian Amazon, produced with Leonardo DiCaprio, premiered at Tribeca 2025, and Oscar-shortlisted.

Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures (金枝玉叶)

Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures (金枝玉叶) is a 2019 six-episode Netflix spin-off of The Story of Yanxi Palace, produced by Huanyu Film, following Princess Zhaohua through palace intrigue, a family vendetta, and romance.

Yao-Chinese Folktales (中国奇谭)

Yao-Chinese Folktales (中国奇谭) is an 8-episode Chinese animated anthology by Shanghai Animation Film Studio and Bilibili, premiered January 1, 2023, general-directed by Chen Liaoyu, with Douban ratings near 9.5 and over 240 million Bilibili plays; a second season followed in 2026.

Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto (Yaphet Frederick Kotto, 1939-2021), American actor known as Bond villain Kananga/Mr. Big in Live and Let Die, Parker in Alien, and Lt. Al Giardello on Homicide: Life on the Street; Emmy-nominated for Raid on Entebbe.

Yaqeen Ka Safar (یقین کا سفر)

Yaqeen Ka Safar (یقین کا سفر) is a 2017 Hum TV Pakistani drama adapted from Farhat Ishtiaq's novel, directed by Shahzad Kashmiri, starring Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir as Zubia and Dr Asfandyar, 29 episodes, noted for themes of justice and women's autonomy.

Yara Shahidi

Yara Shahidi (Yara Sayeh Shahidi), American actress and producer born 2000 in Minneapolis, plays Zoey Johnson on black-ish and grown-ish, founded 7th Sun Productions and WeVoteNext, and graduated from Harvard in 2022.

Yardie (2018 film)

Yardie (2018) is Idris Elba's feature directorial debut, a British crime drama adapted from Victor Headley's 1992 novel, following courier D from 1970s Kingston to 1980s Hackney; premiered at Sundance 2018.

Yarichin Bitch Club (ヤリチン☆ビッチ部)

Yarichin Bitch Club (ヤリチン☆ビッチ部) is a school boys' love comedy manga by Ogeretsu Tanaka, serialized on Pixiv and published by Gentosha Comics, adapted into a 2018 GRIZZLY OAD with the theme song Touch You.

Yasak Elma

Yasak Elma (Forbidden Fruit) is a Turkish Fox TV drama (2018, MedYapım, six seasons, 177th and final episode) about scheming high-society women Ender and Yıldız, notable for RTÜK censorship orders and international format sales.

Yash (ಯಶ್) (actor)

Yash (ಯಶ್), born Naveen Kumar Gowda in 1986, is a Kannada-film actor turned pan-India star via K.G.F Chapters 1 and 2; also producer-writer of Toxic (2026) and Ravana in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana.

Yash Chopra (यश राज चोपड़ा)

Yash Chopra (यश राज चोपड़ा), 1932–2012, Indian director and producer, founder of Yash Raj Films (1970), known as the King of Romance; directed Deewaar, Chandni, Darr, Veer-Zaara; Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2001, Padma Bhushan 2005.

Yash Dasgupta

Yash Dasgupta (यश दासगुप्ता), officially Debashish Dasgupta, is an Indian actor born 1985 in Kolkata, known for Bojhena Se Bojhena and Gangster, who contested Chanditala for the BJP in the 2021 West Bengal election.

Yash Raj Films (यश राज फ़िल्म्स)

Yash Raj Films (यश राज फ़िल्म्स, YRF) is a Mumbai-based Indian film production and distribution studio founded by Yash Chopra in 1970, now led by Aditya Chopra, known for DDLJ, the Dhoom and Spy Universe franchises, and full vertical integration.

Yash Tonk (यश टोंक)

Yash Tonk (यश टोंक), real name Yashpal Tonk, is an Indian actor from Haryana known for Kaahin Kissii Roz (2001-2004), Balaji serials, Nach Baliye 2 runner-up, and films like Jai Ho and Rocky Handsome.

Yashika Aannand

Yashika Aannand (Yaashika Aanand; யாஷிகா ஆனந்த்), born 1999 in New Delhi, is a Tamil film actress and model known for Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016), Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu (2018), and 5th place on Bigg Boss Tamil Season 2.

Yashoda (film)

Yashoda is a 2022 Indian medical thriller in Telugu and Tamil, directed by Hari Shankar and Harish Narayan and starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, and Unni Mukundan.

Yashpal Sharma (यशपाल शर्मा) (actor)

Yashpal Sharma (यशपाल शर्मा), also known as Yashpal, is an Indian actor from Hisar, Haryana, an NSD graduate known as Lakha in Lagaan, for villain roles in Gangaajal and Apaharan, TV's Mera Naam Karegi Roshan, and directing National Award-winning Dada Lakhmi.

Yasir Hussain (یاسر حسین)

Yasir Hussain (یاسر حسین), born 1984, is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, and director known for Anwar Maqsood stage plays and the film Karachi Se Lahore.

Yasmeen Tahir (یاسمین طاہر)

Yasmeen Tahir (یاسمین طاہر), 1937–2025, Pakistani Radio Pakistan broadcaster, actress, host, and writer; daughter of Imtiaz Ali Taj and Hijab Imtiaz Ali, wife of Naeem Tahir, Sitara-e-Imtiaz 2015.

Yasmin Al-Khudhairi

Yasmin Al-Khudhairi (born 1995) is a British actress known for Rye Lane (2023), Fizza Akhtar in Ackley Bridge (2021–2022), and Naomi Ward in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

Yasmin Finney

Yasmin Finney (born 2003) is an English actress from Manchester known as Elle Argent in Netflix's Heartstopper and Rose Noble in BBC's Doctor Who; Black trans actress, TikTok personality, Emmy-nominated.