3.Brooklyn Decker - Actress, Just Go with It
Actress and former model Brooklyn Decker
is the oldest child of Tessa, a nurse and Stephen, a pacemaker salesman.
She has a younger brother called Jordan. When Decker was a teenager,
she was discovered by a talent spotter in a shopping mall in Charlotte,
North Carolina and embarked on a modeling career. Her first modeling
engagement was for a prom dress maker...
4.Mary Elizabeth Winstead Actress, The Thing
Mary Elizabeth Winstead was born in Rocky
Mount, North Carolina. She grew up in Salt Lake City and North Carolina
many years of her life and actually had an ambition to become a
ballerina, for which she attended Joffrey Ballet School in Chicago at
the age of 11 and started taking acting lessons too...
6.
Emma Stone
Actress, The Help
Stone began acting as a child as a member
of the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, where she made her
stage debut in a production of Kenneth Grahame's
"The Wind in the Willows". She appeared in many more productions
through her early teens until, at the age of 15, she decided that she
wanted to make acting her career...
7.
Minka Kelly
Actress, (500) Days of Summer
Minka Kelly was born in Los Angeles, California and she is the only child of former Aerosmith guitarist, Rick Dufay,
and Maureen Kelly, an exotic dancer and single mother who often moved
with her daughter to different communities before settling in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, by the time Minka was in junior high school.
8.
Lyndsy Fonseca
Actress, Kick-Ass
Lyndsy Marie Fonseca was born in Oakland,
California, raised first in Alameda and then Moraga, California. Lyndsy
competed in the International Modeling & Talent Association, where
she was recognized as the second runner-up for "Young Miss Dancer of the
Year" and was the first runner-up for "Miss Barbizon Young Miss Talent
of the Year"...
9.
Olivia Wilde
Actress, TRON: Legacy
Although born in New York, Wilde was
raised in Washington D.C. and went to school there, as well as in
Massachusetts, where she graduated in 2002. Her father, Andrew Cockburn,
is Irish, giving her dual US and Irish nationality and facilitating her
brief study at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland...
10.
Kristin Kreuk
Actress, EuroTrip
Kristin Kreuk was born in Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada. She attended and graduated from Eric Hamber
High School. Although she did some stage work in school, she focused
more on her studies. She described herself as shy and boring. For her
first professional work, she went to an open casting audition for Edgemont...
13.
Mila Kunis
Actress, Black Swan
The talented Milena "Mila" Markovna Kunis
was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, USSR (now independent Ukraine), to a
Jewish family. Her mother, Elvira, is a physics teacher, her father,
Mark Kunis, is a mechanical engineer, and she has an older brother named
Michael. After attending one semester of college between gigs...
14.
Kate Bosworth
Actress, Superman Returns
Unlike the characters Kate Bosworth has
portrayed in television and in film which are known as "townies", Kate
spent most of her childhood in different cities and states. At age 6,
she and her parents moved to San Francisco, then to Connecticut at 9,
and to Cohasset, Massachusetts, at 14. It was at 14 that Kate, a
champion equestrian, learned of a casting call for a movie about
horses...
15.
Rachael Leigh Cook
Actress, She's All That
Minneapolis native Rachael Leigh Cook
began her career as a model at the tender age of 10, gracing
Milk-Bone(R) boxes and Target(R) ads nationwide in the USA. She also
appeared in a now-famous (in the USA) anti-drug TV spot in which, armed
with a frying pan, she bashed her way through a kitchen to show the
disastrous effects of heroin...
16.
Meagan Good
Actress, Eve's Bayou
Meagan Monique Good was born in 8 August
1981 in Panorama, California, USA. She began appearing on commercials at
the age of four. Then she started guest-starring on series like The Parent 'Hood, Touched by an Angel, Moesha, The Steve Harvey Show and The Division. She also starred in Raising Dad with Bob Saget.
17.
Lily Collins
Actress, The Blind Side
Although born in the UK, Lily Collins moved to Los Angeles with her mother, Jill Tavelman
at the age of 5 when her parents split up. She performed at the Youth
Academy for Dramatic Arts as a child but her main interest was
journalism. She began writing a column ("NY Confidential") for the
British magazine Elle Girl in her teens as well as contributing to
Seventeen...
19.
Jessica Stroup
Actress, The Hills Have Eyes II
Jessica Stroup was born October 23rd 1986,
in Anderson, South Carolina, USA. At the age of 17, she received a
scholarship to attend the University of Georgia, but turned it down to
pursue acting. At only 17, she moved to Los Angeles and immediately took
acting classes and received both modeling and acting offers...
20.
Sara Jean Underwood
Cute, slim, and sunny blonde sprite Sara
Jean Underwood was born on March 26, 1984 in Portland, Oregon. Sara was
on the volleyball team in junior high school. She graduated from
Scappoose High School in Scappoose, Oregon in 2002. Her first job was
assisting in the sales of heavy construction equipment...
21.
Jessica Lowndes
Actress, Altitude
Jessica Lowndes (pronounced Lounds) stars
on the CW's hit drama "90210" and is working with top music producers
across the globe to complete her first album. Lowndes completed her
first EP when she was age 16 and living in Vancouver, Canada where she
was discovered by the producers of Showtime's series "Masters of Horror"
in 2005...
22.
Adrianne Palicki
Actress, Legion
Adrianne was born in Ohio and graduated
from Whitmer High in Toledo. She didn't take the stage in her first play
until she was a sophomore at Whitmer High School (where she was
runner-up for homecoming queen). While in high school she played
basketball and ran track. Her parents still live in West Toledo.
23.
Serinda Swan
Actress, TRON: Legacy
Serinda always had her eye on acting. Her
mother, an actress, would frequently take her on set when she was
little. When she was three years old, she starred in her first motion
picture, "Cousins", with Ted Danson and Isabella Rossellini, when
director Joel Schumacher personally chose her. Since that time...
24.
Kate Mara
Actress, 127 Hours
Kate graduated from high school a year
early. She was accepted at the prestigious NYU Tisch School of the Arts
but deferred for 3 consecutive years due to acting and singing. She is
the great-granddaughter of the founder of the New York Giants, Timothy
Mara and Art Rooney, founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers. She often sings the national anthem at Giants home games.
25.
Kate Upton
Actress, Tower Heist
Born in Michigan and raised in Melbourne,
Florida, Kate Upton grew up around horses. She was attending a horse
show--not as a participant, but because the event piqued her
interest--at age 12 when she was Spotted by Trump Model Management.
Three years later she went to Miami to become a model. She quickly
gained popularity after her first appearance in the Sports Illustrated
swimsuit issue...
26.
Rosamund Pike
Actress, Pride & Prejudice
English actress Rosamund Pike is the only
child of a classical violinist mother and an opera singer father. Her
parent's work meant she spent her early childhood travelling around
Europe, and can speak fluent German and French as a result. Pike
attended Badminton School in Bristol, England and began acting at the
National Youth Theatre...
28.
Beth Behrs
Beth Behrs spent her early years on the
East Coast, first in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, then in Lynchburg,
Virginia, before moving with her family at the age of 15 to Marin
County, just outside San Francisco. She studied drama both at high
school and at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco...
29.
Kat Dennings
Actress, Thor
Kat Dennings was born Katherine Litwack in
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, to Gerald and Ellen
Litwack. She is the youngest of five children. Kat was predominantly
home-schooled, graduating at the age of 14. Her family subsequently
moved to Los Angeles, California to support Kat acting full-time...
31.
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33.
Christina Hendricks
Actress, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Hendricks was born in Knoxville, Tennessee
but grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho. Her father, Robert, worked for the
forestry department and came originally from England and her mother,
Jackie, was a psychologist. The family moved to Fairfax, Virginia when
she was 13. She began acting at school and went into modeling at the age
of 18...
34.
Mercedes McNab
Actress, Hatchet
Mercedes McNab has been acting
professionally since she was 10 years old. Born and raised in Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada, she moved with her parents to Los Angeles at
age nine where she had a desire to become an actress and soon landed an
agent. Her first role, at age 10, is probably the one where she is most
widely recognized for in a bit part as the young girl scout in the hit
film...
35.
Kristina Klebe
Actress, Halloween
Born in New York City, Kristina Klebe
(pronounced "Kleeb") spent much time overseas with her family in
Germany, France and Italy. With an ability to speak all of the above
languages due to her European heritage, she jokes she sometimes can't
decide whether she feels more European or more like a New Yorker...
36.
Amber Heard
Actress, Zombieland
Amber Laura Heard was born in Austin,
Texas on 22 April 1986. Her mother, Paige, worked for the state
government and her father, David, was a successful commercial
contractor. She dropped out of high school at the age of 17 and moved to
New York work as a model, but finding modeling unrewarding she moved
again, this time to Los Angeles, to pursue a career in acting...
39.
Zoe Saldana
Actress, Avatar
Zoe Saldana was born in New Jersey and
raised in Queens, New York. When she was 10 years old, she and her
family moved to the Dominican Republic where they would live for the
next 7 years. While living in the Dominican Republic, Zoe discovered a
keen interest in performance dance and began her training...
40.
Ashley Benson
Actress, Bring It On: In It to Win It
Ashley Victoria Benson was born on
December 18, 1989. She has been dancing competitively since she was 2
with hip hop, jazz, ballet, tap and lyrical. She has been singing since
she was about 5 and she hopes to pursue that along with her acting.
Ashley started modeling at the age of 5 for dance catalogs...
41.
Alice Eve
Actress, She's Out of My League
Alice Sophia Eve was born in England. Her father is Trevor Eve and her mother is Sharon Maughan,
both fellow actors. She is the eldest of three children. Her family
moved to Los Angeles when she was young as her father tried to crack the
American market. However, they returned to the United Kingdom when she
was age 13...
42.
Thora Birch
Actress, American Beauty
From Monkey Trouble to American Beauty-- that's Hollywood "Hocus Pocus"! Thora Birch was born on Thursday (as in Thor's Day) March 11, 1982. Her father, Jack Birch, and mom, Carol Connors, named her after the Norse God Thor ("Thora" being the feminine), the God of Thunder; she has a younger brother named Bolt Birch...
43.
Mena Suvari
Actress, American Beauty
Mena Alexandra Suvari was born in Newport,
Rhode Island. Her first name comes from her British aunt, named after
the Mena House Oberoi (at the base of the pyramids in Egypt); her last
name is Estonian. Mena started modeling for Wilhelmina at the age of 12
and her acting career began when she did a Rice-A-Roni commercial at the
age of 13...
45.
Emmy Rossum
Actress, Pilot
It would seem that 2004, the year of her
18th birthday, will be remembered as pivotal for Emmy Rossum due to her
appearance in two very different films, The Day After Tomorrow and The Phantom of the Opera.
Emmy's performance in the latter film gained her a Golden Globe
nomination, and should assure that she will be a memorable presence in
many films to come...
47.
Rooney Mara
Actress, The Social Network
Rooney Mara was born in Bedford, New York
in 1985. Christened Patricia Rooney Mara when she made her debut on the
world stage, she is one of four children of NFL football team New York
Giants executive Timothy Christopher Mara and Kathleen McNulty, the
granddaughter of Art Rooney, Sr., the founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers football franchise...
49.
Odette Annable
Actress, Cloverfield
Born Odette Juliette Yustman on 10 May,
1985, in Los Angeles, California, Odette started her career with a minor
role in the movie Kindergarten Cop
as "Rosa." After graduating from Woodcrest Christian High School in
Riverside, California, where she was the homecoming queen, she turned to
modeling with a few roles through the years...
50.
Aimee Garcia
Actress, A Lot Like Love
A Chicago native of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, she made her professional stage debut at the age of seven in Paul Mejia's
"Cinderella" at The Auditorium Theatre. By the age of twelve, she was
dancing 20 shows a month as "Clara" in "The Nutcracker". She joined the
Young People's Company, whose alumni include John Cusack,Joan Cusack...
51.
Nikki Reed
Actress, Thirteen
Actress and Screenwriter Nikki Reed is the daughter of a hairdresser and beautician, Cheryl Houston and the set designer, Seth Reed.
She has an older brother. Reed's parents divorced when she was two and
she lived with her mother. She attended Alexander Hamilton High School,
but dropped out and was home-schooled...
52.
Evan Rachel Wood
Actress, The Wrestler
Evan Rachel Wood was born on September 7, 1987, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her father is Ira David Wood III, and her mother is Sara Wood. She has two older brothers: Dana, a musician, and Ira David Wood IV.
Evan and her brothers sometimes performed at Theatre In The Park in
Raleigh, North Carolina, where her father is the executive director and
founder of the theatre...
53.
Bijou Phillips
Actress, Almost Famous
The multi-talented Bijou Phillips has led
an unusual life. She spent her childhood in New York, California and
South Africa. She excelled in Equestrienne sport. When she was 13, she
became a model to escape boarding school and became one of the youngest
people to grace the cover of "Interview" Magazine and "Italian Vogue"...
56.
Michelle Trachtenberg
Actress, All My Children
Michelle Trachtenberg grew up in Brooklyn
and started her acting career young; she began appearing in commercials
at the age of three. She continued to act and dance through her school
years, making regular television appearances from the age of 10. She
landed a recurring role in the kids' TV show...
57.
Leighton Meester
Actress, The Roommate
Although born in Texas when her mother was
serving a jail sentence for her part in a marijuana-smuggling ring,
Leighton Meester spent her early years in Marco Island, Florida with her
grandparents where she became involved with the local playhouse and
made her stage debut in a production of "The Wizard of Oz"...
58.
Katie Cassidy
Actress, Taken
Katie Cassidy was born Katherine Evelyn Cassidy on November 25, 1986, in Los Angeles, California. Her father, David Cassidy, was a pop star in the 1970s. Her mother, Sherry Williams,
was a high fashion model in the early 1970's. Sherry left her career to
concentrate on raising her 3 daughters, with husband...
60.
Jamie Chung
Actress, Sucker Punch
Jamie Chung was born and raised in
California, the daughter of Korean parents. She studied Economics at the
University of California, Riverside. Chung's break came in 2004, when
she was working in a sports bar. MTV held auditions for The Real World there, she tried out, and was successful, appearing in the San Diego based fourteenth season...
61.
Olivia Munn
Self, Jedi Junkies
Oklahoma-born Olivia Munn, daughter of Kim
and Sam Munn, grew up in a family of five children. She was 2 years old
when her mother remarried an Air Force man. After that they left
Oklahoma and moved around a lot. They spent much time in Tokyo, Japan.
When the family eventually returned to the US, Olivia moved to Los
Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming an actress...
62.
Julia Stiles
Actress, The Bourne Ultimatum
Born in New York City, she is of Irish,
Italian and English stock. The outgoing daughter of an elementary school
teacher (father) and a Greenwich Village artist (mother), she is the
eldest of three children. Encouraged to take modern dance lessons at an
early age, she was introduced to Shakespeare and theater as well...
63.
Kate Middleton
Self, The Royal Wedding
Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born in
Berkshire, England to Carole and Michael Middleton. She is the oldest of
three children: she has a younger sister, Philippa ("Pippa") Charlotte
and brother, James William. As a child, Catherine was athletic in
school: she took an interest field hockey and cross-country running...
64.
Kaley Cuoco
Actress, Hop
A model and commercial actress from the age of 6, Kaley Cuoco's first major role was in the TV movie Quicksand: No Escape with Donald Sutherland and Tim Matheson. Her other television credits include guest-starring on the series Ellen (where she played "little Ellen" to the Ellen DeGeneres character)...
65.
Nina Dobrev
Actress, Chloe
Nina moved to Canada at the age of two and
has lived in Toronto, Ontario since. From a very young age she showed
great enthusiasm and talent for the arts: Dance, Gymnastics, Theatre,
Music, Visual arts, and Acting! Modeling jobs led to commercials, which
then turned into film auditions. Shortly after...
67.
Abby Elliott
Actress, No Strings Attached
Abby Elliot is the first second-generation
cast member on "Saturday Night Live". Her father is Chris Elliot who
was featured on the show during the 1994-1995 season. She is also the
granddaughter of veteran comic Bob Elliott from the "Bob and Ray Show".
Before coming to "Saturday Night Live", Elliot worked with current SNL
cast member Michaela Watkins at LA's Groundling's Theater...
70.
Audrina Patridge
Self, Episode #1.1
Audrina Patridge made her small screen debut in 2005 as the fun and outgoing friend on the cast of the hit MTV series, The Hills,
a reality show which documents the lives of four young girls trying to
make a mark for themselves in the fast pace, energetic city of Los
Angeles. The Hills had the highest-rated telecast this year for MTV...
71.
Vanessa Hudgens
Actress, Sucker Punch
Vanessa was born in Salinas, California.
Her family moved to San Diego whilst she was still a toddler. She has a
younger sister, Stella Hudgens,
who is also an actress. Her mother is from the Philippines and her
father is of Irish and Native American descent. Vanessa was interested
in acting and singing at a young age...
72.
Jenna Dewan-Tatum
Actress, Step Up
Jenna Dewan is a former model and dancer
and was born on December 3, 1980 in Hartford Connecticut. Jenna grew up
in Grapevine, Texas and discovered a love for dancing at the age of
five. She is a graduate of Grapevine High School and has also attended
the University of Southern Califronia, where she was a member of Pi Beta
Phi...
73.
Ali Larter
Actress, Final Destination
A native of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Ali
began modeling at age 13 and traveled the world before moving to Los
Angeles to study acting. Her first professional acting job was a role on
the television series Chicago Sons. She received her breakthrough in the high school football drama Varsity Blues which included her infamous whipped cream bikini scene...
74.
Juno Temple
Actress, Atonement
Juno was born in England into a showbiz family. Her mother is a producer, Amanda Temple, and her father is the film director, Julien Temple.
She was named 'Juno' after her parents took a visit to the Grand
Canyon, during pregnancy, and found they were standing on a butte of
Cape Final known as Juno Temple...
76.
Imogen Poots
Actress, 28 Weeks Later
British actress Imogen Poots is the daughter of Fiona and Trevor Poots,
a television producer. She was educated at Bute House Preparatory
School for Girls, Queen's Gate School for Girls and Latymer Upper
School, all in London. When she was a teenager she began attending the
Youngblood Theatre Company, and developed a love of acting...
79.
Brie Larson
Actress, 21 Jump Street
Brie Larson has built an impressive career
as an acclaimed television actress, rising feature film star and
emerging recording artist. Brie is garnering considerable acclaim for
her series regular role of "Kate", Toni Collette's sarcastic and rebellious daughter, in Showtime's breakout drama United States of Tara...
81.
Laura Vandervoort
Actress, The Lookout
Laura Vandervoort is a Canadian actress
who has become popular from her roles as Kara (Supergirl) on Smallville,
Lisa on the new V series, and Sadie on Instant Star. She has a second
degree black belt in karate. Besides karate, she was even more athletic
growing up, taking part in football, baseball...
82.
Lauren Conrad
Self, Epic Movie
Lauren Conrad or "L.C.", as her friends
call her was born on February 1st, 1986 in Newport Beach, California.
Lauren has grown up in the beautiful city of Laguna Beach. She and her
friends enjoy going to the beach, shopping and eating out. Lauren has
had an interest in fashion design since 7th grade...
87.
Julianne Hough
Julianne was raised in Utah, the youngest
child of 5 children. Her mother is Mari Anne and her father is Bruce
Robert Hough, a twice chairman of the Utah Republican Party. Her parents
met in college, when they were both part of a ballroom dancing team.
Her parents divorced and she has 9 step-siblings from their second
marriages...
88.
Crystal Lowe
Actress, Insomnia
Crystal Lowe was born on 20th January 1981
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. At a young age, Crystal and her
family moved to Hong Kong where she grew up a few years of her life and
is now fluent in Cantonese. Because of her natural beauty, Crystal then
entered such modeling competitions including "Miss Teen Oriental." She
has also been a sunshine calendar girl...
90.
Daveigh Chase
Actress, Donnie Darko
Daveigh Chase was born on July 24, 1990 in
Las Vegas, Nevada. She is an only child and was raised in the small
town of Albany, Oregon; where she continues to spend much of her time.
She began singing and dancing in her hometown and other local areas at
community events and shows starting at age 3. After visiting Los
Angeles...
91.
Jennifer Lawrence
Actress, The Hunger Games
Jennifer Lawrence was born in Louisville,
Kentucky. She has 2 older brothers, Ben and Blaine, sister-in-law
Meredith, and her parents are Gary and Karen Lawrence. Jennifer, known
to her friends and family as "Jen", was discovered in New York City at
the age of 14. Before Jennifer became an actor, she was involved in
cheer-leading...
92.
Alice Eve
Actress, She's Out of My League
Alice Sophia Eve was born in England. Her father is Trevor Eve and her mother is Sharon Maughan,
both fellow actors. She is the eldest of three children. Her family
moved to Los Angeles when she was young as her father tried to crack the
American market. However, they returned to the United Kingdom when she
was age 13...
93.
Heather Hogan
Born and raised in Long Beach, California,
Heather first became interested in acting by tagging along with older
brother Jeremy to auditions. Booking her first job at the age of five,
she then began appearing in numerous theatre productions throughout Los
Angeles and Orange County. Her love for theatre inspired her desire to
attend the Orange County High School of Arts where she studied acting...
94.
Shailene Woodley
Actress, The Descendants
Actress Shailene Woodley is the daughter
of Lori and Loni Woodley. She has one brother, Tanner. She was educated
at Simi Valley High School in California. When Woodley was four years
old she began commercial modeling. Acting roles followed, and she made
her screen debut in 1999's Replacing Dad. More parts followed in The District...
95.
Gemma Arterton
Actress, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Gemma was born and raised in Gravesend,
Kent, UK. She was born with extra fingers, which affects one child in a
thousand. Gemma had surgery to correct this condition, known as
polydactyly. Her parents divorced when she was age 5, and so Gemma lived
with her younger sister and her mother. Her father is a welder and her
mother a cleaner...
96.
Maggie Grace
Actress, Taken
Maggie Grace was born on September 21, 1983, in Columbus, Ohio. She got her start in films in 2002 with Murder in Greenwich and Shop Club. In 2003, at the age of 20, she played a creepy, Goth-influenced estranged daughter of Wendy Crewson and Tom Selleck in the drama Twelve Mile Road, but her big break didn't come until one year later...
97.
Jessica Chastain
Actress, The Tree of Life
Jessica Chastain was raised in a
middle-class family in a northern California suburb. She discovered
dance at the age of nine. By the age of 13, she was in a dance troupe.
She took her mother's maiden name and began performing in Shakespearean
productions all over the Bay area. An actor in a production of "Romeo
& Juliet" encouraged her to audition for Juilliard as a drama
major...
99.
Rose Byrne
Actress, 28 Weeks Later
Rose was born in Sydney, Australia. She landed her first role in a movie, Dallas Doll, when she was 15 years old. Since then, Rose has appeared in a variety of Australian televisions shows including Heartbreak High, Echo Point, and the film Two Hands alongside Heath Ledger. After this...
100.
Olivia Thirlby
Actress, Juno
Olivia resides in New York City where she
was born and raised. She has trained extensively in classical
Shakespearian acting in New York at the American Globe Theatre, and in
London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She began acting
professionally in 2003, and plans to pursue a career in both theater and
film.
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