Celebrity Names with the Letter W

1. W.C. Fields

William Claude Dukenfield was the eldest of five children born to Cockney immigrant James Dukenfield and Philadelphia native Kate Felton. He went to school for four years, then quit to work with his father selling vegetables from a horse cart. At eleven, after many fights with his alcoholic father ...

2. W. Earl Brown

Actor | Deadwood

As a rule, W. Earl Brown does not usually speak of himself in the third-person, however the Internet Movie Database will not accept biographical information written in the first person, therefore:

W Earl Brown was born and raised in western Kentucky. Realizing early in life that he had an aversion ...

3. Wade Dominguez

Actor | Dangerous Minds

Wade Dominguez was born in Northern California. While on a modeling assignment in Italy he landed an American soap Opera. He was in the video "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. Of course he was in "Dangerous Minds".

4. Wade Williams

Actor | Ken Park

Wade Williams was born on December 24, 1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. He is an actor, known for Ken Park (2002), Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012) and Gangster Squad (2013). He is married to Emma. They have one child.

5. Wade F. Wilson

Actor | Dear White People

Wade F. Wilson began his acting career on stage in Richmond California, at the young actor's workshop (YAW). Wade would eventually move to Los Angeles and continue his training at the California State University of Los Angeles. Mr. Wilson then booked his first feature film in 2013, where he played ...

6. Wagner Moura

Actor | Tropa de Elite

Moura was born in Salvador, a city located in Northeast Region of Brazil, but grew up in the small town of Rodelas, Bahia. His mother, Alderiva, was a housewife, and his father, José Moura, was a Sergeant in the Brazilian Air Force. At the age of 13, he moved with his family to Salvador, Bahia.

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7. Wai Ching Ho

Actress | Daredevil

Wai Ching Ho was born on November 16, 1943 in Hong Kong. She is an actress, known for Daredevil (2015), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) and Robot Stories (2003).

8. Wallace Beery

Actor | A Date with Judy

In 1902, 16-year-old Wallace Beery joined the Ringling Brothers Circus as an assistant to the elephant trainer. He left two years later after a leopard clawed his arm. Beery next went to New York, where he found work in musical variety shows. He became a leading man in musicals and appeared on ...

9. Wallace Langham

Actor | Perry Mason

Wallace Langham was born on March 11, 1965 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Perry Mason (2020), My Dinner with Hervé (2018) and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000). He has been married to Melissa Voyagis Langham since May 30, 2015. He was previously married...

10. Wallace Shawn

Actor | My Dinner with Andre

American character actor and playwright Wallace Shawn has one of those fun, delightfully mischievously gnomish faces made for entertaining. Though he got out of the acting starting gate rather late, he quickly excelled film and TV while managing to turn himself into comedy egghead or loser types. ...

11. Wallace Wolodarsky

Actor | The Darjeeling Limited

Wallace Wolodarsky is known for The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Coldblooded (1995). He has been married to Maya Forbes since 2004. They have two children.

12. Wallis Day

Actress | Infinite

British actress, Wallis Day continues to thrill audiences with her roles on both the big and small screen.

Wallis can be seen as Batwoman superhero; Kate Kane in CW's Batwoman TV series and as the villain in Antoine Fuqua's Thriller film Infinite for Paramount starring Mark Wahlberg and Chiwetel ...

13. Wallis Currie-Wood

Actress | The Intern

Wallis Currie-Wood is a graduate of The Juilliard School.

She made her feature film debut in the Nancy Meyers' film "The Intern," opposite Robert DeNiro, released in the fall of 2015.

From 2014 to present, she has played Stephanie "Stevie" McCord on the CBS television drama, "Madam Secretary," ...

14. Wally Cox

Actor | Mister Peepers

Wally Cox was a beloved character actor who made his mark in television and ranks as one of the medium's most memorable performers. His ability to show his range likely was limited by his short stature, slight frame, and high-pitched voice, which along with his talent for being very funny, made him...

15. Wally Pfister

Cinematographer | Inception

Wally Pfister is an American cinematographer and film director, who is best known for his work with Christopher Nolan. He is also known for his work on director F. Gary Gray's The Italian Job (2003) and Bennett Miller's Moneyball (2011).

He made his directorial debut with the film Transcendence (...

16. Walt Becker

Director | Old Dogs

Walt Becker was born on September 16, 1968 in Hollywood, California, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Old Dogs (2009), Wild Hogs (2007) and National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002). He has been married to Lindsay Becker since 2005. They have two children.

17. Walt Disney

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Flora Disney (née Call) and Elias Disney, a Canadian-born farmer and businessperson. He had Irish, German, and English ancestry. Walt moved with his parents to Kansas City at age seven, where he spent the majority of ...

18. Walt Dohrn

Actor | Trolls

Walter Dohrn is an American animator, writer and voice actor from Orange County who is mostly known for voicing Rumpelstiltskin from Shrek Forever After. He also wrote several episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants including Sailor Mouth and voiced in other DreamWorks Animation films such as Trolls, ...

19. Walter Brennan

Actor | The Westerner

In many ways the most successful and familiar character actor of American sound films and the only actor to date to win three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor, Walter Brennan attended college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, studying engineering. While in school he became interested in acting and ...

20. Walter Gotell

Actor | Moonraker

Walter Gotell was born on March 15, 1924 in Bonn, Germany. He was an actor, known for Moonraker (1979), A View to a Kill (1985) and The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). He was married to Celeste F. Mitchell and Yvonne Hills. He died on May 5, 1997 in London, England, UK.

21. Walter Hill

Writer | 48 Hrs.

Hill was born in Long Beach, California and educated at Mexico City College and Michigan State University. He worked in oil drilling and construction in the 60s before becoming a 2nd assistant director in 1967. He has written and co-written screenplays, including several uncredited works. He has ...

22. Walter Huston

Actor | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

For many years Walter Huston had two passions: his career as an engineer and his vocation for the stage. In 1909 he dedicated himself to the theatre, and made his debut on Broadway in 1924. In 1929 he journeyed to Hollywood, where his talent and ability made him one of the most respected actors in ...

23. Walter Jones

Actor | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Walter is an actor, dancer and singer. Walter is internationally known for his creation of the character Zack The Black Ranger from the Children's Action Adventure Phenomenon Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993). He has been featured as a series regular or guest star in over 150 episodes of various ...

24. Walter Koenig

Actor | Star Trek

Walter Koenig began his acting career in 1962 as an uncredited Sentry in the TV series Combat! (1962), and in the following few years had bit roles in several television shows, until he landed the role that would catapult his career in ways he could never have imagined, as Ensign Pavel Chekov in ...

25. Walter Matthau

Actor | The Odd Couple

Walter Matthau was best known for starring in many films which included Charade (1963), The Odd Couple (1968), Grumpy Old Men (1993), and Dennis the Menace (1993). He often worked with Jack Lemmon and the two were Hollywood's craziest stars.

He was born Walter Jake Matthow in New York City, New York...

26. Walter Olkewicz

Actor | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Walter Olkewicz was born on May 14, 1948 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), The Client (1994) and 1941 (1979). He died on April 6, 2021 in Reseda, California, USA.

27. Walter Perez

Actor | Fame

Raised in South Gate, California, just 20 miles southeast of Hollywood, Walter Perez was always eager to express himself artistically. In his earlier years, he often directed and played the lead character in several homemade movies where he mimicked his movie idols such as Charlie Chaplin. His ...

28. Walter Pidgeon

Actor | Forbidden Planet

Walter Pidgeon, a handsome, tall and dark-haired man, began his career studying voice at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He then did theater, mainly stage musicals. He went to Hollywood in the early 1920s, where he made silent films, including Mannequin (1926) and Sumuru (1927). ...

29. Walter Salles

Director | Central do Brasil

Walter Salles was born on April 12, 1956 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a director and producer, known for Central Station (1998), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) and Terra Estrangeira (1995). He is married to Maria Klabin. They have one child.

30. Walton Goggins

Actor | Justified

Walton Goggins is an actor of considerable versatility and acclaim who has delivered provocative performances in a multitude of feature films and television series. He won a Critics' Choice Award for his performance in the HBO comedy series "Vice Principals" and landed an Emmy nomination for his ...

31. Wanda Cannon

Actress | The 6th Day

Wanda Cannon was born on January 12, 1960 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for The 6th Day (2000), The Final Cut (2004) and My Secret Identity (1988).

32. Wanda De Jesus

Actress | Blood Work

Wanda De Jesus was born on August 26, 1958 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Blood Work (2002), RoboCop 2 (1990) and Ghosts of Mars (2001).

33. Wanda Opalinska

Actress | A Monster Calls

Wanda Opalinska is known for A Monster Calls (2016), Coronation Street (1960) and Killing Eve (2018).

34. Wanda Sykes

Actress | Monster-in-Law

Wanda Sykes has been called one of the funniest stand-up comics by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America. Her smart-witted stand-up has sent her career in many different areas.

She was previously seen in Comedy Central's Wanda Does It (2004), where she tried ...

35. Wanda Ventham

Actress | UFO

Wanda Ventham was born on August 5, 1935 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for UFO (1970), Invasion: UFO (1974) and Sherlock (2010). She has been married to Timothy Carlton since April 1976. They have one child. She was previously married to James Tabernacle.

36. Wanetah Walmsley

Actress | Straw Dogs

Wanetah Walmsley was born on October 9, 1982 in the USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Straw Dogs (2011), Pitch Perfect (2012) and Drive Angry (2011).

37. Ward Bond

Actor | The Maltese Falcon

Gruff, burly American character actor. Born in 1903 in Benkelman, Nebraska (confirmed by Social Security records; sources stating 1905 or Denver, Colorado are in error.) Bond grew up in Denver, the son of a lumberyard worker. He attended the University of Southern California, where he got work as ...

38. Ward Horton

Actor | Annabelle

Ward was born in Morristown, New Jersey but moved to a farm in North Carolina with his family at a young age. He grew up riding horses, playing basketball and acting. He attended Wake Forest University where he earned a BA in Business. After a few years as an investment banker in NC, Ward moved to ...

39. Waris Ahluwalia

Actor | The Darjeeling Limited

Waris Ahluwalia is known for The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Inside Man (2006) and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004).

40. Warner Oland

Actor | The Black Camel

Warner Oland was born Johan Verner Olund in the small village of Nyby in Bjurholm parish in the county of Vasterbotten, Sweden, on October 3, 1879. Bjurholm is situated about 60 kilometers outside the town of Umea. His family emigrated to the US on October 15, 1892. His father Jonas was a ...

41. Warren Beatty

Actor | Heaven Can Wait

Since starring in his first film, Splendor in the Grass (1961), Warren Beatty has been said to have demonstrated a greater longevity in movies than any actor of his generation. Few people have taken so many responsibilities for all phases of the production of films as producer, director, writer, ...

42. Warren Brown

Actor | The Responder

Warren Brown is one of Britain's most illustrious actors and a former 2 x World Thai Boxing Champion. Following his performance in the BAFTA-winning, three-part event Occupation, appearing opposite Stephen Graham, Warren went on to star alongside Idris Elba as DS Ripley, the role for which he ...

43. Warren Christie

Actor | Apollo 18

Warren Christie was born on November 4, 1975 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Apollo 18 (2011), Alphas (2011) and This Means War (2012). He has been married to Sonya Salomaa since 2007.

44. Warren Clarke

Actor | A Clockwork Orange

Lancashire-born Warren Clarke was an actor of immense presence and considerable versatility who turned his wide-shouldered, robust appearance and lived-in, hangdog facial features into an asset. For more than two and a half decades he had toiled in a wide variety of supporting roles before finding ...

45. Warren Kole

Actor | Shades of Blue

With an esteemed career that spans nearly two decades, Warren Kole has become known as a journeyman actor in the entertainment industry, shifting from drama to comedy roles seamlessly and breathing life into dynamic characters in prestigious, award-winning projects.

Over the years Kole has starred ...

46. Warren Mitchell

Actor | Jabberwocky

Warren Mitchell was born on January 14, 1926 in Stamford Hill, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Jabberwocky (1977), The Crawling Eye (1958) and In Sickness and in Health (1985). He was married to Constance Wake. He died on November 14, 2015 in Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London, ...

47. Warren Oates

Actor | The Wild Bunch

Warren Oates was an American character actor of the 1960s and 1970s and early 1980s whose distinctive style and intensity brought him to offbeat leading roles.

Oates was born in Depoy, a very small Kentucky town. He was the son of Sarah Alice (Mercer) and Bayless Earle Oates, a general store owner. ...

48. Warwick Davis

Actor | Willow

English actor Warwick Davis was born in Epsom, Surrey, England, the son of Susan J. (Pain) and Ashley Davis, an insurance broker. Davis was born with the condition spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenital (SED), which caused his dwarfism. He was educated at City of London Freemen's School. When he ...

49. Wass Stevens

Actor | Public Morals

Wass Stevens was born in 1970 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Public Morals (2015), House of Cards (2013) and The Wrestler (2008).

50. Wayne Allwine

Actor | Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Wayne Allwine was an American voice actor, sound editor and artist who was well-known for voicing Walt Disney's mascot Mickey Mouse from 1977 until his death from diabetes complications in 2009. He was succeeded by Bret Iwan. He was married to Minnie Mouse voice actress Russi Taylor and had four ...

51. Wayne Brady

Actor | Foodfight!

Wayne Brady was born in Columbus, Georgia and lived in Orlando, Florida. At 16, Brady had already decided on a career in the military. Little did he know that a chance performance in a high school play would garner him not only rave reviews but also permanently alter his long-range plans. Soon, he ...

52. Wayne Duvall

Actor | O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Wayne Duvall was born on May 29, 1958 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Lincoln (2012) and Werewolves Within (2021). He has been married to Denise Renee Guillet since December 29, 2002.

53. Wayne Knight

Actor | Jurassic Park

Actor Wayne Knight achieved television immortality assaying the role of the frenetic mailman, "Newman", nemesis of the eponymous lead character in the classic TV series Seinfeld (1989). He also appeared in Jurassic Park (1993) as "Dennis Nedry" and in one of the most notorious scenes in American ...

54. Wayne Newton

Actor | Vegas Vacation

Wayne Newton was born on April 3, 1942 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Vegas Vacation (1997), Licence to Kill (1989) and The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990). He has been married to Kathleen McCrone since April 9, 1994. They have one child. He was previously ...

55. Wayne Pére

Actor | Bottoms

Wayne Péré was born in southern Louisiana and began his acting training at LSU under the tutelage of John Dennis - the founder of the ITP company at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. He has appeared in nearly 150 film and TV productions over his 30 year career and worked with Oscar and Emmy ...

56. Wayne Pygram

Actor | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Wayne Pygram was born on October 13, 1959 in Cootamundra, Australia. He is an actor, known for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) and Farscape (1999).

57. Wayne Rogers

Actor | M*A*S*H

Tough around the edges and with a handsome durability, Alabama-bred Wayne Rogers was born in Birmingham on April 7, 1933. He graduated from Princeton with a history degree in 1954 and joined the Navy before giving acting a thought. During his military service, however, he became associated with ...

58. Wayne Wilcox

Actor | Rent

Wayne Wilcox was born on December 11, 1978 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor, known for Rent (2005), Gilmore Girls (2000) and Only Children (2018).

59. Tang Wei

Actress | Se, jie

Tang Wei was born on October 7, 1979 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for Lust, Caution (2007), Decision to Leave (2022) and Blackhat (2015). She has been married to Kim Tae-yong since July 12, 2014. They have one child.

60. Wei Zhao

Actress | Hua Mulan

Wei Zhao was born in Wuhu, Anhui province. She is the second child of her family. Because she is the only girl, Zhao's father named her Wei, literally "Rose". Her father was a senior engineer, her mother was a music teacher.

After filming A Soul Haunted By Painting (1994) as a figurant, Wei Zhao was...

61. Wen Jiang

Actor | Rogue One

Wen Jiang was born on January 5, 1963 in Tangshan, China. He is an actor and director, known for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Let the Bullets Fly (2010) and Devils on the Doorstep (2000). He has been married to Yun Zhou since 2005. They have two children. He was previously married to ...

62. Wendell Pierce

Actor | The Wire

Wendell Edward Pierce is an American actor and businessman. He is known for roles in HBO dramas such as Detective Bunk Moreland in The Wire and trombonist Antoine Batiste in Treme; as well as portraying James Greer in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, high-powered attorney Robert Zane in Suits, and Michael ...

63. Wendi McLendon-Covey

Actress | Bridesmaids

Actor, comedian and producer Wendi McLendon-Covey has been captivating audiences throughout her career.

Recently wrapping her 10-season run on "The Goldbergs" on ABC (for which she earned two Critic's Choice nominations), Wendi is jumping straight into another series. "St. Denis Medical" is a new ...

64. Wendie Malick

Actress | The American President

The actress Wendie Malick was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1950 and attended Ohio Wesleyan University, from which she graduated in 1972. The 5-foot, 10-inch beauty was a Wilhelmina model in the 1970s, giving it up to go to work for Buffalo-area Congressman Jack Kemp. She quickly left Washington, ...

65. Wendie Jo Sperber

Actress | Back to the Future

Though she was known best for drawing laughs as whiny, excitable characters throughout her raucous film and TV career, actress/comedienne Wendie Jo Sperber showed a brave, compassionate and humane side in the last years of her life.

The California girl was born on September 15, 1958, in Los Angeles ...

66. Wendle Josepher

Actress | Twister

Wendle was born in Los Angeles at UCLA Hospital to an artist and art-educator mother, and a pediatrician father. She grew up in Denver, Colorado and majored in theater at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. She then attended the Professional Theatre Training Program at Southern Methodist ...

67. Wendy Benson-Landes

Actress | Wishmaster

Wendy Benson-Landes was born on July 8, 1971 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Wishmaster (1997), Burlesque (2010) and Desperate Housewives (2004). She has been married to Michael Landes since October 21, 2000. They have two children.

68. Wendy Braun

Actress | Atypical

Accomplished actress Wendy Braun has built a dynamic career as a versatile performer shining in roles in both film and television. TV.com declared, "A stand-out among the recurring cast is Wendy Braun," for her hilarious portrayal as the uptight but well-intentioned Kathy, for four seasons of the ...

69. Wendy Crewson

Actress | Air Force One

Wendy Jane Crewson is a Canadian actress and producer. She began her career appearing on Canadian television, before her breakthrough role in 1991 dramatic film The Doctor. Crewson has appeared in many Hollywood films, including The Good Son (1993), The Santa Clause (1994) and its sequels The Santa...

70. Wendy Davis

Actress | Bel-Air

Wendy Davis is an American actress celebrated for her compelling performances in television and film. She recently enchanted audiences as Wiser Nuri on OWN's hit series "Love Is__," and a recurring role on "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan." Currently, she is captivating viewers with her recurring role on ...

71. Wendy Glenn

Actress | Genesis

Wendy Glenn is an award winning internationally known actress who has worked in film and television both in London and the US. Both her parents were in the fashion industry and she fell into modelling at a young age. This then naturally progressed to commercials and television, where she became a ...

72. Wendy Hiller

Actress | A Man for All Seasons

Wendy Hiller, daughter of Frank and Marie Hiller, was born on 15th August 1912 in Bramhall, near Stockport, Cheshire, England. She was educated at Winceby House School, Bexhill then moved on to Manchester Repertory Theatre. She appeared on stage in Sir John Barry's tour of Evensong, then as Sally ...

73. Wendy Hoopes

Actress | Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Wendy Hoopes was born on November 4, 1972 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is an actress and director, known for Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) and Private Parts (1997).

74. Wendy Hughes

Actress | Return to Eden

Wendy Hughes was an accomplished actress who had won over 13 major awards. She had been called "one of the world's great actresses" with "the beauty and talent to become an international star". Hughes was born in Melbourne and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. She has two children,...

75. Wendy Makkena

Actress | Sister Act

Wendy Makkena is an accomplished actress, musician and entrepreneur from New York City, with a diverse background in film, television, theatre, and the arts. Ms. Makkena is a classically trained Juilliard harpist, performing at Carnegie Hall. She also plays R&B guitar, danced for six years with ...

76. Wendy Moniz

Actress | The Guardian

Wendy Moniz, of Portuguese and Irish descent, was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. An American actress best known for her roles as Louisa Archer in The Guardian (2001-2004), Rachel McCabe in Nash Bridges (200-2001), and Dinah Marler in Guiding Light (1995-1999), she has been married to Frank ...

77. Wendy Phillips

Actress | Airplane II: The Sequel

Wendy Phillips was born on January 2, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an actress and manager, known for Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), Midnight Run (1988) and Bugsy (1991). She has been married to Scott Paulin since November 21, 1981. They have one child.

78. Wendy Richard

Actress | Are You Being Served?

Wendy Richard, was born in Middlesborough to Henry and Beatrice Emmerton who moved to London when she was 5. and there they ran The Shepherds Tavern in Mayfair. Her father commited suicide due to depression when she was 11. She was educated at St Georges School in Mount Street, Mayfair, London and ...

79. Wendy Robie

Actress | The People Under the Stairs

Wendy Robie was in Seattle doing repertory theater when she auditioned for a role in Twin Peaks (1990) (also being filmed in Seattle). Robie auditioned for another role in the series but David Lynch and Mark Frost were determined to cast her as Nadine Hurley, the ferocious and eccentric eye ...

80. Wendy Raquel Robinson

Actress | The Game

Wendy Raquel Robinson was born July 25, 1967, in Los Angeles, California. She is of African-American and Native American descent. Robinson is a cum laude graduate of Howard University of the School of Fine Arts and received her B.F.A. in drama. She's appeared in several plays, such as "The Vagina ...

81. Wendy Schaal

Actress | Innerspace

Wendy Schaal is an American actress best known for her work in Joe Dante films such as Innerspace, The 'Burbs, and Small Soldiers. Since 2005, she has primarily worked in cartoon voice acting, most notably voicing Francine Smith in the animated comedy American Dad!

Schaal was born in Chicago, ...

82. Wendy Williams

Actress | Think Like a Man

Wendy Williams was born on July 18, 1964 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Think Like a Man (2012), Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). She was previously married to Kevin Hunter and Bert Girigorie.

83. Wentworth Miller

Actor | Prison Break

Wentworth Miller is a compelling and critically acclaimed actor whose credits span both television and feature film.

Wentworth Earl Miller III was born June 2, 1972 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, to American parents, Joy Marie (Palm), a special education teacher, and Wentworth Earl Miller...

84. Wenwen Han

Actress | The Karate Kid

Wenwen Han is a Chinese movie actress, violinist, and dancer. She is best known for her role as Meiying in Harald Zwart's 2010 film "The Karate Kid", which is a remake of the original 1984 film. Han was born and grew up in Xi'an, China, and can speak both Mandarin and English. Before beginning her ...

85. Werner Herzog

Director | Fitzcarraldo

Director. Writer. Producer. Actor. Poet. He studied history, literature and theatre for some time, but didn't finish it and founded instead his own film production company in 1963. Later in his life, Herzog also staged several operas in Bayreuth, Germany, and at the Milan Scala in Italy. Herzog has...

86. Werner Klemperer

Actor | Hogan's Heroes

Werner Klemperer, everyone's favorite TV German Air Force colonel, was best known for his role as the bumbling Col. Wilhelm Klink on the comedy series Hogan's Heroes (1965). Although he'll forever be known as the blustering but inept German commandant of Stalag 13, Klemperer was in fact a talented ...

87. Weronika Rosati

Actress | Supernatural

Weronika Rosati is an international actress. Born in 1984 in Warsaw, her Polish-American-Hungarian mother is a famous fashion designer and her Italian father is a respected politician/economist now a deputy at the European Parliament. She has been working in films since she was a teenager. She ...

88. Wes Anderson

Director | Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wesley Wales Anderson was born in Houston, Texas. His mother, Texas Ann (Burroughs), is an archaeologist turned real estate agent, and his father, Melver Leonard Anderson, worked in advertising and PR. He has two brothers, Eric and Mel. Anderson's parents divorced when he was a young child, an ...

89. Wes Ball

Director | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Wes Ball was born on October 28, 1980 in the USA. He is a director, known for Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) and The Maze Runner (2014).

90. Wes Bentley

Actor | American Beauty

Wes Bentley is an American actor who first became well-known via his role in the Oscar-winning film American Beauty (1999), in which he played the soulful, artistic next-door neighbor Ricky Fitts. He also portrayed game-maker Seneca Crane in The Hunger Games (2012), and co-stars in Lovelace (2013) ...

91. Wes Brown

Actor | We Are Marshall

Wes Brown was born on January 26, 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for We Are Marshall (2006), Glory Road (2006) and Now and at the Hour. He has been married to Amanda Moye Brown since 2008. They have one child.

92. Wes Chatham

Actor | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

Wes Chatham was born 11 October 1978 and grew up in northern Georgia. His parents divorced when he was two and he spent most of his childhood with his mom, sister, and brother. On a whim, Wes' mother took his sister to an audition for a Tide commercial in Savannah, Georgia, and brought ...

93. Wes Craven

Writer | A Nightmare on Elm Street

Wes Craven has become synonymous with genre bending and innovative horror, challenging audiences with his bold vision.

Wesley Earl Craven was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Caroline (Miller) and Paul Eugene Craven. He had a midwestern suburban upbringing. His first feature film was The Last House on ...

94. Wes Ramsey

Actor | Latter Days

Wes Ramsey just completed a long run starring on the daytime hit, GENERAL HOSPITAL. He starred in the film DELIVERANCE CREEK and the series THE PLAYBOY CLUB. He has recurred on CSI: MIAMI, THE EVENT, and CHARMED and has guest starred on many shows including CODE BLACK, GREY'S ANATOMY, HOUSE, PRETTY...

95. Wes Studi

Actor | The Last of the Mohicans

From small-town Oklahoma native to internationally acclaimed actor and musician, Wes Studi credits his passion and multi-faceted background for his powerful character portrayals that forever changed a Hollywood stereotype. Within a few years of his arrival in Hollywood, Studi caught the attention ...

96. Wesley Eure

Actor | Land of the Lost

Wesley Eure was born on August 17, 1951 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Land of the Lost (1974), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Dragon Tales (1999).

97. Wesley Jonathan

Actor | What I Like About You

Born in Los Angeles, Jonathan spent four years living in Germany as a youth and still speaks some German. He first became interested in show business when his cousin Crystal brought him along on her acting auditions. At age nine, he asked his cousin to let him audition, and within six months got ...

98. Wesley MacInnes

Actor | Power Rangers

Wesley MacInnes was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is known for Power Rangers (2017), Warcraft (2016) and The 100 (2014).

99. Wesley Morgan

Actor | The Rocker

Wesley first enjoyed an international spotlight as a model for the famous photographer Bruce Weber. Wesley has been a feature model for both Abercrombie and Fitch and Hollister stores. Wesley can be seen in national print campaigns for many Canadian retailers. Wesley's passion for acting came in ...

100. Wesley Snipes

Actor | Blade

Wesley Trent Snipes was born in Orlando, Florida, to Marian (Long), a teacher's assistant, and SMSGT Wesley Rudolph Snipes, an aircraft engineer. He grew up on the streets of the South Bronx in New York City, where he very early decided that dance and the theatre were to be his career. He attended ...