James Best (1926–2015), Actor, Born in Powderly

Rodger Bingham (born 1947), nicknamed "Kentucky Joe", Fifth runner-up on Survivor: The Australian Outback, Lives in Crittenden

Olive Blakeney (1899–1959), Actress, Born in Newport

Foster Brooks (1912–2001), Comedian, Born in Louisville

W. Earl Brown (born 1963), Actor, Born in Murray

Tod Browning (1880–1962), Actor and director, Born in Louisville

Leo Burmester (1944–2007), Actor, Born in Louisville

Laura Bell Bundy (born 1981)  Actress, Originally from Lexington

Lance Burton (1960), Magician, born in Columbia and raised in Louisville

Jennifer Carpenter (born 1979), Actress, Born in Louisville

John Carpenter (born 1948), Film director, Reared in Bowling Green and attended Western Kentucky University

Will Chase (born 1970), Actor, Born in Frankfort

George Clooney (born 1961), Oscar-winning actor and director, Born in Lexington, reared in Augusta

Nick Clooney (born 1934), Television personality and journalist, Born in Maysville

Rosemary Clooney (1928–2002), Actress and singer, Born and reared in Maysville

Joyce Compton (1907–1997), Actress, Born in Lexington

William Conrad (1920–1994), Actor, director, narrator in radio, film, TV, Born and reared in Louisville

Tom Cruise (born 1962), Actor and producer, Raised in Louisville

Kassie DePaiva (born 1961), Actress best known for role on One Life to Live, Born and reared in Morganfield

Johnny Depp (born 1963), Actor, producer, musician, singer, three-time oscar nominee, painter, Born in Owensboro

Irene Dunne (1898–1990), Actress, five-time Oscar nominee, Born in Louisville

Farah Fath (born 1984), Actress known for her roles on Days of Our Lives and One Life to Live, Born in Lexington

Don Galloway (1937–2009), Actor, Born and reared in Brooksville

Rebecca Gayheart (born 1971), Actress, Born in Hazard

Billy Gilbert (1894–1971), Actor and comedian, Born in Louisville

D. W. Griffith (1875–1948), Filmmaker,considered the father of modern American cinema Born in La Grange

Chris Hardwick (born 1971), Host, comedian, and actor, Born in Louisville

Florence Henderson (1934–2016), Actress best known for her role on The Brady Bunch, Reared in Owensboro

Boyd Holbrook (born c. 1981), Actor, Born in Prestonsburg

Josh Hopkins (born 1970), Actor, Born in Lexington

Josh Hutcherson (born 1992), Actor, Born in Union

Ashley Judd (born 1968), Actress, reared in Ashland

Steve Kazee (born 1975) Tony-winning actor from Ashland

Patricia Kalember (born 1956), Actress, Partly reared in Louisville

Robert Karnes (1917–1979), Actor, Born in Paducah

Mac King (1959 ),  magician, born in Hopkinsville later moved to Louisville 

Tommy Kirk (born 1941), Actor, Born in Louisville

Jennifer Lawrence (born 1990), Oscar-winning actress, Born and reared in Louisville

Maggie Lawson (born 1980), Actress, Born in Louisville

Matt Long (born 1980), Actor, Born in Winchester

Lee Majors (born 1939), Actor, reared in Middlesboro

Terrence Mann (born 1951), Tony award-winning Actor, Born in Ashland

William Mapother (born 1965), Actor, Born in Louisville

Victor Mature (1915–1999), Actor, Born in Louisville

Melissa McBride (born 1965), Actress and casting director, Born in Lexington

Catherine McCord (born 1974), Actress and model, Born in Louisville

Marie McDonald (1923–1965), Actress and singer, Born in Burgin

Charles Middleton (1874–1949), Actor, Born in Elizabethtown

Charles Napier (1936–2011), Actor, Born in Scottsville

Patricia Neal (1926–2010), Oscar-winning actress, Born in Packard (Whitley County)

Grady Nutt (1937–1981), Religious humorist; television personality (Hee Haw), Lived in Louisville from 1960 until his death.

Warren Oates (1928–1982), Actor, Born in Depoy (Muhlenberg County)

Sean O'Bryan (born 1963), Actor, Born in Louisville

Annie Potts (born 1952), Actress, Reared in Franklin

Lawrence Pressman (born 1939), Actor, Born in Cynthiana

Wes Ramsey (born 1977), Actor, Born in Louisville

Marisha Ray (born 1989), Voice actress; co-founder and Creative Director of Critical Role Productions, Born in Mount Washington

Jeffrey Reddick (born 1969), Screenwriter, actor, and film producer, reared in Jackson

Jessica Rey (born 1982), Actress, Born in Fort Campbell

Rob Riggle (born 1970), Actor on The Daily Show, The Office and Saturday Night Live, Born in Louisville

Kelly Rutherford (born 1968), Actress on Melrose Place and Gossip Girl, Born in Elizabethtown

Jeri Ryan (born 1968), Actress on Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Picard, Reared in Paducah

Mitchell Ryan (1928–2022), Actor, Born in Louisville

Michael Shannon (born 1974), Actor, Born in Lexington

William Shatner (born 1931), Actor, Seasonally resides in on his horse farm in Woodford County

Sam Shepard (1943–2017), Actor and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Lived in Midway

Molly Sims (born 1973), Actress and model, Born in Murray

J. Smith-Cameron (born 1955), Actress, Born in Louisville

Hal Sparks (born 1969), Actor, Reared in Peak's Mill

Harry Dean Stanton (1926–2017), Actor, Born in West Irvine (Estill County)

Chrishell Stause (born 1981), Actress , Born in Draffenville (Marshall County)

Martha Stewart (1922–2021), Actress, Born in Bardwell

Madame Sul-Te-Wan (1873–1959), Actress, Born in Louisville

Gus Van Sant (born 1952), Film director, Born in Louisville

Jim Varney (1949–2000), Actor and comedian, Born in Lexington

Jack Warden (1920–2006), Actor, Reared in Louisville

Muse Watson (born July 20, 1948), Actor, Attended Berea College; lives in Berea

George C. Wolfe (born 1954- ), two time Tony winning playwrite and director, Frankfort

Chuck Woolery (born 1940), Game show host, Born in Ashland

Sean Young (born 1959), Actress, Born in Louisville

Steve Zahn (born 1967), Actor, Lives in Scott County

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