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People: Famous People born on 05/11 (May)

May 10 – Eastern Orthodox Church calendar – May 12 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 24 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For May 11th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 28. ()
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Shohreh Aghdashloo(71)

Actress | Tehran (IR)

Shohreh Aghdashloo (Persian: شهره آغداشلو, pronounced [ʃohˈɾe ɒɢdɒʃˈluː]; née Vaziri-Tabar (وزیری‌تبار); 11 May 1952) is an Iranian and American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Satellite Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. Following numerous starring roles on the stage, she made her film debut in Chess of the Wind (1976). Her next two films The Report (1977) and Sooteh Delan (1977) garnered critical acclaim and established Aghdashloo as one of Iran's leading ladies, although the films were banned in Iran itself. Aghdashloo moved to England during the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and then to the United States, subsequently becoming a U.S. citizen. After several years playing small roles in television and film, her performance in House of Sand and Fog (2003) brought her several film critics' awards and a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other film appearances include The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), X-Men: The Last Stand and The Nativity Story (both 2006), The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016). In television, she is best known for her roles as Dina Araz in the fourth season of 24 and as Chrisjen Avasarala on The Expanse (2015–2022). For her role as Sajida Talfah in the HBO miniseries House of Saddam (2008), she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. In 2013, she released her autobiography titled The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines. In 2021, she voiced Grayson in Netflix's series Arcane. In 2024, Shohreh voiced the unnamed dragon in the 2024 Netflix film Damsel.

Known for: House of Sand and Fog, Star Trek Beyond, 24, The Expanse
* 05/11/1952

Tim Blake Nelson(59)

Actor | Tulsa, Oklahoma (US)

Timothy Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor and playwright. Described as a "modern character actor", his roles include Delmar O'Donnell in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Gideon in Minority Report (2002), Dr. Pendanski in Holes (2003), Danny Dalton Jr. in Syriana (2005), Samuel Sterns in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Richard Schell in Lincoln (2012), the title character in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and Henry McCarty in Old Henry (2021). He portrayed Wade Tillman / Looking Glass in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019), for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2020. Nelson's directorial credits include Eye of God (1997), which was nominated for the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and an Independent Spirit Award; O (2001), a modern-day adaptation of Othello; and the Holocaust drama The Grey Zone (2001). Eye of God and The Grey Zone were both adapted from Nelson's own plays. Nelson has also co-directed music videos for billy woods and Kenny Segal including "Babylon by Bus" and "Soft Landing". He also co-directed the music video for Armand Hammer feat. Pink Siifu's "Trauma Mic". Nelson recently published his debut novel, City of Blows (2023), an epic group portrait of four men grappling for control of a script in a radically changing Hollywood.

Known for: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Leaves of Grass, The Incredible Hulk
* 05/11/1964

Frances Fisher(71)

Actress | Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England (GB)

Frances Fisher (born 11 May 1952) is a British-born American actress. She is known for her roles as Strawberry Alice, the madame prostitute in Unforgiven (1992), directed by Clint Eastwood; and Ruth DeWitt Bukater, the mother of Kate Winslet's character in Titanic (1997); directed by James Cameron. Both films won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Known for: Titanic, Unforgiven, Holidate, The Roommate
* 05/11/1952

Sabrina Carpenter(24)

Actress | Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania (US)

Sabrina Ann Lynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and producer, best known for her roles the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World (2014—2017), the Disney Channel Original Movie Adventures in Babysitting (2016) and the Netflix Originals Tall Girl (2019) and Work It (2020). In 2019 she also starred in the critically acclaimed indie The Short History of the Long Road.

Known for: Emergency, Work It, The Short History of the Long Road, The Hate U Give, Girl Meets World
* 05/11/1999

Doug McClure(† 59)

Actor | Glendale, California (US)

Douglas Osborne "Doug" McClure was an American actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s. He is best known for his role as the cowboy Trampas during the entire run from 1962 to 1971 of the NBC western television series, The Virginian, loosely based on the Owen Wister novel.

Known for: Maverick, Beau Geste, The King's Pirate, The Virginian
* 05/11/1935

Jeffrey Donovan(55)

Actor | Amesbury, Massachusetts (US)

Jeffrey Donovan (born May 11, 1968) is an American actor. He played Michael Westen in the television series Burn Notice, and appeared in films such as Hitch, Believe in Me, Changeling, and Come Early Morning. He played Robert F. Kennedy in Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar (2011) and his brother John F. Kennedy in Rob Reiner's LBJ (2016). He had a recurring role in the second season of the TV series Fargo (2015). From 2022 to 2023, he starred as NYPD Detective Frank Cosgrove on the revival of the NBC crime drama Law & Order. He left the show before the 23rd season due to creative differences.

Known for: Changeling, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Sicario, Burn Notice
* 05/11/1968

Holly Valance(40)

Actress | Melbourne, Victoria (AU)

Holly Rachel Candy (née Vukadinović; born 11 May 1983), known professionally as Holly Valance, is an Australian model, actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Felicity Scully on the Australian soap opera Neighbours (1999–2002) and Nika Volek in Prison Break (2005–2006). Her film roles include, DOA: Dead or Alive (2006), Pledge This! (2006), Taken (2008), and Kambakkht Ishq (2009). She released her first album, Footprints (2002), which provided three top 3 singles: "Kiss Kiss", "Down Boy" and "Naughty Girl". Her second and final album, State of Mind (2003) provided the title-song as single.

Known for: Taken, DOA: Dead or Alive, Neighbours, Prison Break
* 05/11/1983

Laetitia Casta(45)

Actress | Pont-Audemer, Eure (FR)

Laetitia Marie Laure Casta (born 11 May 1978) is a French actress and model. Casta became a "Guess Girl" in 1993 and gained further recognition as a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1998 to 2000 and as a spokesperson for cosmetics company L'Oreal. She has appeared on over 100 covers of such popular magazines as Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Rolling Stone, Elle and Glamour, and modeled for designers like Yves Saint Laurent, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Chanel, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, J. Crew, Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Roberto Cavalli, Lolita Lempicka, and Vivienne Westwood. Casta became an established actress, appearing in the films Gainsbourg (A Heroic Life), Face and Blue Bicycle, as well as the play Ondine at the theatre Antoine.

Known for: Arbitrage, Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life, Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar, Born in 68
* 05/11/1978

Denver Pyle(† 77)

Actor | Bethune, Colorado

Denver Dell Pyle (May 11, 1920 – December 25, 1997) was an American film and television actor and director. He was well known for a number of TV roles from the 1960s through the 1980s, including his portrayal of Briscoe Darling in several episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, as Jesse Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard from 1979 to 1985, as Mad Jack in the NBC television series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, and as the titular character's father, Buck Webb, in CBS's The Doris Day Show. In many of his roles, he portrayed either authority figures, or gruff, demanding father figures, often as comic relief.Perhaps his most memorable film role was that of Texas Ranger Frank Hamer in the movie Bonnie and Clyde (1967), as the lawman who relentlessly chased down and finally killed the notorious duo in an ambush.

Known for: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Bonnie and Clyde, Maverick, The Andy Griffith Show
* 05/11/1920

Madison Lintz(24)

Actress | Atlanta, Georgia (US)

Madison Lintz began her acting career when she was only 6 years old. Madison has been in a few commercials and did a commercial for a national Golden Corral spot which aired all over the country. Madison's first appearance came in February 2011 on the show "It's Supernatural" (2007). Madison's big acting break came when she auditioned for the role of Sophia Peletier on the hit show "The Walking Dead" (2010). and got a part in the up coming film After(II)(2011) playing "Young Ana" 2011. Madison loves horses and panda bears and has hamsters. Madison comes from an acting family including Mother Kelly Lintz two brothers Matthew Lintz and Macsen Lintz and a sister Mackenzie Lintz.

Known for: Parental Guidance, The Walking Dead, Bosch, Bosch: Legacy
* 05/11/1999

Lana Condor(26)

Actress | Cần Thơ (VN)

Lana Therese Condor (born Trần Đồng Lan; May 11, 1997) is an American actress and YouTuber. She made her acting debut starring as Jubilee in the superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), and gained international recognition for portraying Lara Jean Covey in the romantic comedy To All the Boys film series (2018–2021). She has also portrayed Saya Kuroki in the television series Deadly Class (2019) and Koyomi in the film Alita: Battle Angel (2019). More recently, Condor voiced the titular character in the animated teen comedy film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023).

Known for: To All the Boys I've Loved Before, X-Men: Apocalypse, To All the Boys: Always and Forever, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
* 05/11/1997

Pam Ferris(75)

Actress | Hannover (DE)

Pamela Ann 'Pam' Ferris is a German-born Welsh actress. She is best known for her starring roles on television as Ma Larkin in "The Darling Buds of May", as Laura Thyme in "Rosemary & Thyme", and for playing Miss Trunchbull in the movie "Matilda". She also played the part of Aunt Marge in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban".

Known for: Matilda, Children of Men, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Death to Smoochy
* 05/11/1948
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Nicky Katt(53)

Actor | South Dakota (US)

Nicky Katt (born May 11, 1971) is an American actor. Katt often plays unsympathetic characters, such as a murderous cop on the take in Monk, an irascible motorhead in Dazed and Confused, an ill-fated white supremacist child rapist in A Time to Kill, and an embittered business rival in Boiler Room.

Known for: Boiler Room, Dazed and Confused, Sin City, The Way of the Gun
* 05/11/1970

Yuvasri Lakshmi(21)

Actress | Karaikal, Puducherry (IN)

YuvaSri Lakshmi aka Yuva Lakshmi is an Indian Actress, predominantly working in Tamil and Malayalam film industries.

Known for: Amma Kanakku, Appa
* 05/11/2002

Benoît Magimel(49)

Actor | Paris (FR)

Benoît Magimel is a French actor. A prolific actor who was 14 when he appeared in his first film, Magimel has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema.For a number of years, he lived with French actress Juliette Binoche, with whom he co-starred in 1999's Children of the Century and later had a daughter, Hana, born in 1999. The relationship ended in 2003.

Known for: The Piano Teacher, Thieves, Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse, Pacifiction
* 05/11/1974

Mary Elizabeth Ellis(44)

Actress | Laurel, Mississippi (US)

Mary Elizabeth Ellis (born May 11, 1979) is an American actress, best known for her recurring roles as The Waitress on the FX comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), Nick's ex-girlfriend Caroline in the Fox sitcom New Girl (2011–2018) and Lisa Palmer on the Netflix horror-comedy Santa Clarita Diet (2017–2019). Ellis also starred as Amy in the shortlived NBC sitcom Perfect Couples (2010–2011) and Debbie Sanderson in the Fox sitcom The Grinder (2015–2016). Most recently, she played Gary's mother Anita in Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza (2021).

Known for: Masterminds, Licorice Pizza, Free State of Jones, Without a Trace
* 05/11/1979

Adam Kaufman(49)

Actor | New Canaan, Connecticut (US)

Adam is an American actor, who is best known for his roles as Lucas Newsome in the NBC series State Of Affairs, Charlie Keys in the Steven Spielberg produced mini-series Taken (2002), Parker Abrams on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) and Ethan on Dawson's Creek (1998) where his and Kerr Smith's characters shared the first gay kiss on a one-hour drama in network history.

Known for: Taken, Altered, NCIS, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
* 05/11/1974

Aaron Pearl(51)

Actor | Sechelt, British Columbia (CA)

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Known for: Man of Steel, Lost in Space, The Man in the High Castle
* 05/11/1972

Jonathan Jackson(41)

Actor | Orlando, Florida (US)

Jonathan Stevens Jackson (born May 11, 1982) is an American actor, musician, and author. He is best known for his role as Lucky Spencer in the television soap opera General Hospital (1993–1999, 2009–2011, 2015), which won him five Daytime Emmy Awards. He is also known for his roles in the films The Deep End of the Ocean (1999), Tuck Everlasting (2002), Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004), and Riding the Bullet (2004), as well as the television series Nashville (2012–2018), for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination.

Known for: Insomnia, Tuck Everlasting, Nashville, General Hospital
* 05/11/1982

Coby Bell(48)

Actor | Orange County, California (US)

Coby Scott Bell (born May 11, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Jesse Porter on the USA Network original series Burn Notice and professional football player Jason Pitts on The CW/BET comedy-drama The Game. He also co-starred as police officer Tyrone "Ty" Davis, Jr. on the NBC drama Third Watch and as Aaron in the Amazon original series Mad Dogs.

Known for: Burn Notice, Third Watch, The Gifted, The Game
* 05/11/1975

Alex Weed(43)

Actor | Menlo Park, California (US)

Actor / Producer.

Known for: The Good Doctor, iZombie, Lethal Weapon, The Magicians
* 05/11/1980

Warren Brown(45)

Actor | Warrington, Cheshire (GB)

Warren Martin Brown (born 11 May 1978) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Donny Maguire in Shameless and Andy Holt in Hollyoaks, DS Justin Ripley in the BBC crime drama Luther and as Sergeant Thomas "Mac" McAllister in the British-American action television series Strike Back, starting with Strike Back: Retribution.

Known for: The Responder, Ten Pound Poms, Strike Back, Luther
* 05/11/1978

Natasha Richardson(† 45)

Actress | London, England (GB)

Natasha Jane Richardson (11 May 1963 – 18 March 2009) was an English actress. A member of the Redgrave family, Richardson was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson and the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. Early in her career, she portrayed Mary Shelley in Ken Russell's Gothic (1986) and Patty Hearst in the eponymous 1988 biopic film directed by Paul Schrader and later received critical acclaim and a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 1993 revival of Anna Christie. She also appeared in The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Nell (1994), The Parent Trap (1998), Maid in Manhattan (2002), and The White Countess (2005). For her performance as Sally Bowles in the 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical and the Outer Critics Circle Award. Richardson died in New York City in 2009 from a head injury after a skiing accident in Quebec.

Known for: The Parent Trap, Asylum, The Handmaid's Tale, Maid in Manhattan
* 05/11/1963

Sylvie Filloux(24)

Actress

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* 05/11/1999

Marguerite MacIntyre(58)

Actress | Michigan (US)

Marguerite MacIntyre is an American actress, writer and producer. She is known for her role as Elizabeth Forbes in The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017) and as Miss Rhode Island in the 1994 Seinfeld episode "The Chaperone".

Known for: Red Dragon, Kyle XY, NCIS, The Vampire Diaries
* 05/11/1965

Ayaka Asai(31)

Actress | Shizuoka (JP)

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Known for: Sound! Euphonium the Movie – May the Melody Reach You!, The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You, Sound! Euphonium, Ajin
* 05/11/1992

Jadyn Wong(38)

Actress | Medicine Hat (CA)

Jadyn Wongis a Canadian actress, best known for playing mechanical prodigy Happy Quinn on theCBSshowScorpion.Jadyn Wong made her professional acting debut in the miniseriesBroken Trail (2006) withRobert Duvall.Her first audition, she was handpicked for the role by Duvall after hundreds of actresses were auditioned across North America.In 2011, Wong starred in the Canadian television series pilotsStay with Me(2011) andCracked(2013). She had a recurring role in the hit Canadian television series Being Erica(2009).

Known for: Cosmopolis, Needle in a Timestack, Scorpion, Rookie Blue
* 05/11/1985

Terence McGovern(81)

Actor | Berkeley, California (US)

Terence McGovern (born May 11, 1942) is an American actor, television broadcaster, radio personality and acting instructor. He is best known as the original voice of Disney character Launchpad McQuack from DuckTales and spin-off Darkwing Duck. He was also elected into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame as a member of its Class of 2008.

Known for: American Graffiti, Mrs. Doubtfire, DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp, THX 1138
* 05/11/1942

Foster Brooks(† 89)

Actor | Louisville, Kentucky (US)

Foster Brooks was one of eight sons and the son of a lawman. Getting his start in radio, Brooks was a newscaster and disc jockey in Louisville and Buffalo before making the move to television Brooks moved to L.A. in the 50s and began acting in television as well on stage as a stand-up comedian. He well known for his appearances on the Dean Martin Show and his character acting. Brooks died in California in 2001 at the age of 89.

 
* 05/11/1912

Margaret Rutherford(† 80)

Actress | Balham, London, England (GB)

Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was an English actress of stage, television and film. She came to national attention following World War II in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her role as the Duchess of Brighton in The V.I.P.s (1963). In the early 1960s, She starred as Agatha Christie's character Miss Marple in a series of four George Pollock films. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1961 and a Dame Commander (DBE) in 1967.

Known for: The V.I.P.s, Murder She Said, Blithe Spirit, Murder at the Gallop
* 05/11/1892
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