R.I.P. 2010.

1. Blanca Sánchez

Blanca Sánchez was born on March 2, 1946 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Quinceañera (1987), Los amores de Chucho el Roto (1970) and La vida de Chucho el Roto (1970). She was married to Garret J. Woodside, José Antonio Massad and Roberto Schlosser. She...

(2. March 1946 - 7. January 2010)

Mexican actress (Las Vias del Amor)

died from kidney failure

2. Miep Gies

Anne Frank: The Whole Story

Miep Gies was born on February 15, 1909 in Vienna, Austria. She was a writer, known for Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001), The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988) and Anne Frank Remembered (1995). She was married to Jan Gies. She died on January 11, 2010 in Abbekerk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

(15. February 1909 - 11. January 2010)

Dutch humanitarian, preserved Anne Frank's diary

died from short illness caused by a fall

3. Jean Simmons

Actress | Guys and Dolls

Demure British beauty Jean Simmons was born January 31, 1929, in Crouch End, London. As a 14-year-old dance student, she was plucked from her school to play Margaret Lockwood's precocious sister in Give Us the Moon (1944). She had a small part as a harpist in the high-profile Caesar and Cleopatra (...

(31. January 1929 - 22. January 2010)

British actress (Thorn Birds, Spartacus)

died from lung cancer

4. Zelda Rubinstein

Actress | Poltergeist

A marvelously quirky and distinctive 4' 3" character actress, with a larger-than-life presence on film and TV, Zelda Rubinstein gave up a long and stable career in the medical field as a lab technician in order to strive for something more self-fulfilling as middle age settled in. At the age of 45,...

(28. May 1933 - 27. January 2010)

American actress (Poltergeist, Rise of Leslie Vernon), and AIDS activist

died from lung disease

5. Frances Reid

Actress | Days of Our Lives

Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, and was raised in Berkeley, California, she attended/graduated at The Pasadena Community Playhouse where her major was acting, and she pursued her career immediately. The Emmy Award nominee who has played Alice Horton for the entire 37 years that Days of Our Lives has ...

(9. December 1914 - 3. February 2010)

American actress (Days of Our Lives)

died from Altzheimer's disease

6. Andrew Koenig

Actor | InAlienable

Andrew Koenig was born on August 17, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and director, known for InAlienable (2007), Batman: Dead End (2003) and Growing Pains (1985). He died on February 14, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

(17. August 1968 - 25. February 2010)

American actor (Joker in Batman: Dead End), son of Walter Koenig

died from suicide by unknown method

7. Nan Martin

Actress | Shallow Hal

Nan Martin was born on July 15, 1927 in Decatur, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Shallow Hal (2001), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) and Cast Away (2000). She was married to Harry Harmer Gesner and Robert Emmett Dolan. She died on March 4, 2010 in Malibu, California,...

(15. July 1927 - 4. March 2010)

American actress (Shallow Hal)

died from emphysema

8. Teresa Gutiérrez

Actress | Victorinos

Teresa Gutiérrez was born on October 25, 1928 in Bogota, Colombia. She was an actress, known for Victorinos (2009), Pedro el escamoso (2001) and Pecados capitales (2002). She was married to Alberto Granados and Américo Bellotto. She died on March 9, 2010 in Bogota, Colombia.

(25. October 1928 - 9. March 2010)

Colombian actress (Victorinos), mother of actor Miguel Varoni,

died from natural causes

9. Corey Haim

Actor | The Lost Boys

Corey Haim was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Judy Haim, an Israeli-born data processor, and Bernie Haim, a clothing sales representative. He has a sister, Carol, and a half-brother, Daniel. His family is Jewish. He was raised mostly in Willowdale.

Corey appeared in 26 episodes of the early 1980s ...

(23. December 1971 - 10. March 2010)

Canadian actor (Lost Boys)

died from pneumonia

10. Corin Redgrave

Actor | A Man for All Seasons

Corin Redgrave, a towering, award-winning force on the British stage but a lesser universally recognized third-generation scion of the acting dynasty, was the reddish-haired middle brother of his more internationally famous sisters, Vanessa Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave who achieved widespread ...

(16. July 1939 - 6. April 2010)

British actor (Forsythe Saga, Glorious 39), brother of Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave

died after short illness

11. Meinhardt Raabe

Self | Little People

Raabe was born in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1915. In 1934, he was a member of the Midget City cast at the Chicago World's Fair. The money from his appearances at the fair and other places was how he paid for his bachelor's in accounting and master's in business administration.

His wife, Marie ...

(2. September 1915 - 9. April 2010)

American actor (one of Munchins from Wizard of Oz)

died from a heart attack

12. Peter Haskell

Actor | Child's Play 3

Peter Haskell was born on October 15, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Child's Play 3 (1991), Child's Play 2 (1990) and Bracken's World (1969). He was married to Dianne Tolmich and Annie Compton. He died on April 12, 2010 in Northridge, California, USA.

(15. October 1934 - 12. April 2010)

American actor (Child's Play 2 & 3)

died from a heart attack

13. Carmelita González

Actress | Motel

Carmelita González was born on July 17, 1928 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Motel (1984), El cuarto mandamiento (1948) and Pedro infante vive? (1991). She was married to Eduardo Fajardo. She died on April 30, 2010 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.

(11. July 1928 - 30. April 2010)

Mexican actress (Mi Destino Eres Tu)

died from pneumonia

14. Lynn Redgrave

Actress | Gods and Monsters

Actress of both the English and American stage and screen, Lynn Redgrave was born in Marylebone, London, England, into one of the world's most famous acting dynasties. As the daughter of Rachel Kempson and Sir Michael Redgrave, sister of Vanessa Redgrave and Corin Redgrave, and granddaughter of Roy...

(8. March 1943 - 2. May 2010)

British actress and activist, sister of Vanessa and Corin Redgrave

died from breast cancer

15. Jimmy Gardner

Actor | Frenzy

Jimmy Gardner was born on August 24, 1924 in Newmarket, Suffolk, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Frenzy (1972), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). He died on May 3, 2010 in London, England, UK.

(24. August 1924 - 3. May 2010)

British actor (Ernie in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)

died from natural causes

16. Lena Horne

Soundtrack | Cabin in the Sky

Lena Calhoun Horne was born June 30, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York. In her biography she stated that, on the day she was born, her father was in the midst of a card game trying to get money to pay the hospital costs. Her parents divorced while she was still a toddler. Her mother left later in order ...

(30. June 1917 - 9. May 2010)

American actress and singer

died from heart failure

17. Doris Eaton

Actress | Man on the Moon

Doris Eaton was born in Norfolk, Virginia, into a show business family. The young Doris began appearing on stage with her brothers Charles and Joseph and her sisters Mary and Pearl when she was five years old. She made her Broadway debut aside her brother Charles in "Mother Carey's Chickens" in ...

(14. March 1904 - 11. May 2010)

American actress and dancer, last Zigfried Follie

died from aneurysm

18. Dennis Hopper

Actor | Easy Rider

Multi-talented and unconventional actor/director regarded by many as one of the true "enfant terribles" of Hollywood who led an amazing cinematic career for more than five decades, Dennis Hopper was born on May 17, 1936, in Dodge City, Kansas. The young Hopper expressed interest in acting from a ...

(17. May 1936 - 29. May 2010)

American actor (Speed) and director (Easy Rider)

died from prostate cancer

19. Argentinita Vélez

Actress | Buenas noches, Buenos Aires

Argentinita Vélez was born in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Buenas noches, Buenos Aires (1964), Reportaje en el infierno (1959) and Las modelos (1963). She died on June 13, 2010 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

(3. March 1895 - 13. June 2010)

Argentinian actress and ballerina

died from old age

20. Ronald Neame

Producer | Great Expectations

A British filmmaker who, over the years, worked as assistant director, cinematographer, producer, writer and ultimately director, Ronald Neame was born on April 23, 1911. His father, Elwin Neame, was a film director and his mother, Ivy Close, was a film star. During the 1920s, he started working at...

(23. April 1911 - 16. June 2010)

British film director and writer

died from a complications from a broken leg

21. Ilene Woods

Actress | Cinderella

Ilene Woods was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the daughter of a backstage mom who was responsible for Ilene getting her show biz start on the stage at 2. At 14, she received an offer to top-line her own radio show once she became available at the end of that school year during a vacation in ...

(5. May 1929 - 1. July 2010)

American actress (Voiced Disney's Cinderella)

died from Altzheimer's disease

22. Bozidar Oreskovic

Actor | Punom parom

Bozidar Oreskovic, Croatian actor (Zagreb, August 21, 1942 - Kozjaca, July 9, 2010) was doyen of the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb, and the public remembers him from numerous film and television roles. His appearance, the persuasiveness of theatrical testimony and the ability to transform ...

Spelled 'Božidar Orešković'

(21. August 1942 - 10. July 2010)

Croatian actor (Ponos Ratkajevih)

died from suicide by hanging

23. Alan Hume

Cinematographer | Lifeforce

Alan Hume was born on October 16, 1924 in London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Lifeforce (1985), Runaway Train (1985) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). He was married to Sheila Nevard. He died on July 13, 2010 in Chalfont St. Giles, ...

(16. October 1924 - 13. July 2010)

American cinematographer (Return of the Jedi)

died from natural causes

24. María Teresa Rivas

Actress | Los Pardaillan

María Teresa Rivas was born on June 5, 1918 in Unión de San Antonio, Jalisco, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Los Pardaillan (1981), El analfabeto (1961) and El proceso de Cristo (1966). She was married to Federico López Rivas. She died on July 23, 2010 in Mexico City, Mexico.

(6. May 1918 (claimed 1933) - 23. July 2010)

Mexican actress (Jaula de Oro, Amor Gitano)

died from natural causes

25. Mia Oremovic

Actress | Imam dvije mame i dva tate

Mia Oremovic was born on July 31, 1918 in Slavonska Pozega, Austria-Hungary [now Croatia]. She was an actress, known for I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers (1968), One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away (1970) and U oluji (1952). She was married to Vojko Trs. She died on July 24, 2010 in Krizevci, ...

Spelled 'Mia Oremović'

(31. July 1918 - 24. July 2010)

Croatian tv and film actress

died from natural causes

26. Robert F. Boyle

Production_designer | North by Northwest

Robert F. Boyle was born on October 10, 1909 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an art director and production designer, known for North by Northwest (1959), Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and The Shootist (1976). He was married to Bess Boyle. He died on August 1, 2010 in Los Angeles, California, ...

(10. October 1909 - 1. August 2010)

American art director, oldest Oscar winner

died from natural causes

27. Patricia Neal

Actress | The Day the Earth Stood Still

Patricia Neal, the Oscar and Tony Award-winning actress, was born Patsy Louise Neal in Packard, Kentucky, where her father managed a coal mine and her mother was the daughter of the town doctor. She grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where she attended high school. She was first bit by the acting bug...

(20. January 1926 - 8. August 2010)

American Oscar-winning actress and widow of writer Roald Dahl

died from lung cancer

28. Cammie King Conlon

Actress | Gone with the Wind

Cammie King Conlon was born on August 5, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Gone with the Wind (1939), Change in the Wind (2010) and Living Famously (2002). She was married to Michael W. Conlon and Walter ''Ned'' Pollock. She died on September 1, 2010 in Fort Bragg,...

(5. August 1934 - 1. September 2010)

American actress (Bonnie Blue Butler from Gone With the Wind)

died from lung cancer

29. Kevin McCarthy

Director | Jeopardy!

Kevin McCarthy is known for Jeopardy! (1983), Sports Jeopardy! (2014) and Jeopardy! 25th Aniversary (2008).

(15. February 1914 - 11. September 2010)

American actor (The Twilight Zone)

died from natural causes

30. Jackie Burroughs

Actress | The Dead Zone

Jackie Burroughs was born on Thursday 2 February 1939 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom She acted in live theatre at Ontario's Stratford Festival before she made her film debut appearance in The Ernie Game (1967), then went on to act in several other very popular films which include The Grey ...

(2. February 1939 - 22. September 2010)

Canadian actress (Road to Avonlea, Willard)

died from stomach cancer

31. Gloria Stuart

Actress | Titanic

Gloria Stuart was born on a dining room table on 4th Street in Santa Monica, California on July 4, 1910. Her early roles as a performing artist were in plays she produced in her home as a young girl. She was the star of her senior class play at Santa Monica High School in 1927. Attending the ...

(4. July 1910 - 26. September 2010)

American actress (Titanic, Million Dollar Hotel, Love Letter), painter and artist, oldest person ever to be nominated for Oscar

died from respiratory failure

32. Tony Curtis

Actor | Some Like It Hot

Tony Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz, the eldest of three children of Helen (Klein) and Emanuel Schwartz, Jewish immigrants from Hungary. Curtis himself admits that while he had almost no formal education, he was a student of the "school of hard knocks" and learned from a young age that the only ...

(3. July 1925 - 29. September 2010)

American actor (Some Like it Hot)

died from cardiac arrest

33. Solomon Burke

Soundtrack | Unbreakable

Solomon Burke was born on March 21, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Unbreakable (2000), '71 (2014) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015). He died on October 10, 2010 in Schiphol Airport, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

(21. March 1940 - 10. October 2010)

American singer and songwriter

died from assumed natural causes

34. Jill Clayburgh

Actress | Bridesmaids

It came as no surprise to film aficionados when, in 1999, Entertainment Weekly named Jill Clayburgh on its list of Hollywood's 25 Greatest Actresses. For decades, she delivered stellar performances in a wide variety of roles.

Jill Clayburgh was born in 1944 in New York City, into a wealthy family, ...

(30. April 1944 - 5. November 2010)

American actress (Dirty Sexy Money)

died from chronic leukemia

35. Dino De Laurentiis

Producer | Le notti di Cabiria

Dino De Laurentiis left home at age 17 to enrol in film school, supporting himself as an actor, extra, propman, or any other job he could get in the film industry. His persistence paid off, and by the time he reached his 20th birthday he already had one produced film under his belt. After serving ...

(8. August 1919 - 10. November 2010)

Italian film producer

died from assumed natural causes

36. Leslie Nielsen

Actor | Airplane!

Leslie William Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and raised in Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), Northwest Territories. His mother, Mabel Elizabeth (Davies), was Welsh. His father, Ingvard Eversen Nielsen, was a Danish-born Mountie and a strict disciplinarian. Leslie studied at the Academy of ...

(11. February 1926 - 28. November 2010)

Canadian actor and comedian (Dracula Dead and Loving it, Naked Gun, Stan Helsing)

died from pneumonia

37. Blake Edwards

Writer | The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Blake Edwards' stepfather's father J. Gordon Edwards was a silent screen director, and his stepfather Jack McEdward was a stage director and movie production manager. Blake acted in a number films, beginning with Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) and wrote a number of others, beginning with ...

(26. July 1922 - 15. December 2010)

American director, producer and writer (Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffany's)

died from pneumonia