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People: Famous People born on 08/15 (August)

August 14 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 16 All fixed commemorations below are observed on August 28 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For August 15, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the saints listed on August 2. ()

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Ben Affleck(51)

Actor | Berkeley, California (US)

Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of many accolades including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes. Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984, 1988). He later appeared in the independent comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and several Kevin Smith comedies, including Chasing Amy (1997). Affleck gained wider recognition when he and Matt Damon won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Good Will Hunting (1997), which they also starred in. He established himself as a leading man in studio films, including the disaster film Armageddon (1998), the action crime thriller Reindeer Games (2000), the war drama Pearl Harbor (2001), and the thriller The Sum of All Fears (2002). After a career downturn, Affleck made a comeback by portraying George Reeves in the biopic Hollywoodland (2006), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. His directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007), which he also co-wrote, was well received. He then directed and starred in the crime drama The Town (2010) and the political thriller Argo (2012), both of which were critical and commercial successes. For the latter, Affleck won the BAFTA Award for Best Director, and the BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Picture. Affleck then starred in the psychological thriller Gone Girl (2014) and played the superhero Batman in the DC Extended Universe (2016–2023). He starred in the thriller The Accountant (2016) and the sports drama The Way Back (2020). Affleck had supporting roles in the dramas The Last Duel (2021), The Tender Bar (2021), and Air (2023), the latter of which he also directed. Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization. He is a supporter of the Democratic Party. Affleck and Damon are co-owners of the production company Artists Equity and were also co-owners of Pearl Street Films.

* 08/15/1972

Jennifer Lawrence(33)

Actress | Indian Hills, Kentucky (US)

Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2015 and 2016, her films have grossed over $6 billion worldwide to date. She appeared in Time's 100 most influential people in the world list in 2013 and the Forbes Celebrity 100 list from 2013 to 2016.During childhood, Lawrence performed in church plays and school musicals. At 14, she was spotted by a talent scout while vacationing in New York City with her family. She moved to Los Angeles and began her acting career in guest roles on television. Her first major role was that of a main cast member on the sitcom The Bill Engvall Show (2007–2009). She made her film debut in a supporting role in the drama Garden Party (2008), and had her breakthrough playing Ree Dolly, a poverty-stricken teenage girl, in the coming-of-age independent mystery drama Winter's Bone (2010). Lawrence's career progressed with starring roles as the mutant Mystique in the X-Men film series (2011–2019) and Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015). The latter made her the highest-grossing action heroine of all time.Lawrence has received a number of accolades for various films, including her three collaborations with filmmaker David O. Russell. Her performance as a young widow with an unnamed mental disorder in the romance film Silver Linings Playbook (2012) won her the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the second-youngest Best Actress winner at 22. She won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for playing an unpredictable wife in the black comedy American Hustle (2013). Lawrence also received Golden Globe Awards for both of these films, and for her portrayal of businesswoman Joy Mangano in the biopic Joy (2015). A series of negatively reviewed films, including Passengers (2016) and Red Sparrow (2018), and the subsequent media scrutiny of her choices of roles led to a small break from acting. She returned in 2021 with the satirical black comedy Don't Look Up.

* 08/15/1990

Debra Messing(55)

Actress | Brooklyn, New York (US)

Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an American actress. After graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Messing starred in the shortlived television series, Ned and Stacey on Fox (1995–1997), and Prey on ABC (1998). She achieved her breakthrough role as Grace Adler, an interior designer, on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace (1998–2006, 2017–2020), for which she received seven Golden Globe Award nominations and five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, winning once, in 2003. From 2007 to 2008, Messing starred as Molly Kagan, the ex-wife of a Hollywood film mogul, on the television miniseries The Starter Wife, for which she received two Golden Globe nominations, a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Thereafter, she appeared as Broadway playwright Julia Houston on the NBC musical drama Smash (2012–2013) and as homicide detective Laura Diamond on the NBC police-procedural comedy The Mysteries of Laura (2014–2016). From 2017 to 2020, Messing reprised her role as Grace Adler on NBC's three season revival of Will & Grace, garnering a ninth Golden Globe nomination for her performance. Messing's film work includes A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Jesus (1999), The Mothman Prophecies (2002), Hollywood Ending (2002), Along Came Polly (2004), The Wedding Date (2005), Lucky You (2007), The Women (2008), Nothing Like the Holidays (2008), Searching (2018), and 13: The Musical (2022). She has also lent her voice to animated films such as Garfield (2004) and Open Season (2006).

* 08/15/1968

Natasha Henstridge(49)

Actress | Springdale, Newfoundland (CA)

Natasha Henstridge (born August 15, 1974) is a Canadian fashion model turned actress. Her most notable on-screen roles include Species, The Whole Nine Yards, It Had To Be You, and the Canadian TV mini-series Would Be Kings, for which she won the Gemini Award for best actress. Her most recent regular role was as Taylor Wethersby in the TV series Eli Stone.

* 08/15/1974

Ko Shibasaki(42)

Actress | Toshima, Tokyo Prefecture (JP)

Ko Shibasaki (柴咲 コウ, Shibasaki Ko, born 5 August 1981) is a Japanese actress and singer who has performed in television shows, movies, and commercials. She is managed by Stardust Promotion.

* 08/15/1981

Zeljko Ivanek(66)

Actor | Ljubljana (SI)

Željko Ivanek (born August 15, 1957) is a Slovenian-American actor.

* 08/15/1957

Barbara Bouchet(80)

Actress | Liberec (CZ)

Barbara Bouchet (born Bärbel Gutscher; 15 August 1943) is a German-American actress who lives and works in Italy. She has acted in more than 80 films and television episodes and founded a production company that has produced fitness videos and books. She also owns and operates a fitness studio. She appeared in Casino Royale (1967) as Miss Moneypenny, in Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) as Patrizia, in Sweet Charity (1969) as Ursula, in The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) as Kitty Wildenbrück, in Caliber 9 (1972) as Nelly Bordon, in The Scarlet and the Black (1983) as Minna Kappler, and in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002) as Mrs. Schermerhorn.

* 08/15/1943

Con O'Neill(60)

Actor | Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England (GB)

Con O’Neill (born Robert O’Neill on 15 August 1966) is an English actor. He started his acting career at the Everyman Theatre and became primarily known for his performances in musicals. He received critical acclaim and won a Laurence Olivier Award for playing Michael "Mickey" Johnstone in the musical Blood Brothers. Subsequently, he was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for the same role. He has also appeared in many films and television series, including The Batman and Our Flag Means Death.

* 08/15/1963

Anthony Anderson(53)

Actor | Los Angeles, California (US)

Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and game show host. He is best known for his leading roles in drama series such as Marlin Boulet on K-Ville, and as NYPD Detective Kevin Bernard on the NBC crime drama Law & Order and comedy sitcom television series Guys with Kids as well as leading roles in comedy series such as Andre "Dre" Johnson on Black-ish. He had major roles in feature films such as Me, Myself & Irene (2000), Kangaroo Jack (2003), Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004), The Departed (2006), Transformers (2007), and Scream 4 (2011).Anderson is also a regular judge on Food Network's Iron Chef America and also has more roles on other television programs such as All About the Andersons, The Bernie Mac Show, and The Shield. Since June 2016, he has served as host of the ABC version of the game show To Tell the Truth. In addition, he has served as a guest panelist for various game shows.Description above is from the Wikipedia article Anthony Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

* 08/15/1970

Tess Harper(73)

Actress | Mammoth Spring, Arkansas (US)

Tessie Jean Harper (née Washam; born August 15, 1950) is an American actress. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her first film role in 1983's Tender Mercies, and for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1986 film Crimes of the Heart. Her other film appearances include Flashpoint (1984), Ishtar (1987), Far North (1988), and No Country for Old Men (2007). She also had a recurring role on the first three seasons of Breaking Bad (2008–2010).

* 08/15/1950

Yui Ogura(28)

Actress | Midori, Gunma (JP)

Yui Ogura is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is a member of the duo YuiKaori and a former member of the groups StylipS and Happy! Style Rookies.Not to be confused with Yui Ogura (小倉 結衣), an eroge voice actress.

* 08/15/1995

Song Ji-hyo(42)

Actress | Pohang, North Gyeonsang (KR)

Cheon Seong-im (Hangul: 천성임; born August 15, 1981), better known by her stage name Song Ji-hyo (송지효), is a South Korean actress and model. She made her acting debut in Wishing Stairs (2003), one of Whispering Corridors film series. She then received further recognition for her roles in Princess Hours (2006), Jumong (2007), A Frozen Flower (2008), New World (2013), Emergency Couple (2014), and My Wife's Having an Affair this Week (2016).Song is also known for being one of the members of the South Korean variety show Running Man.

* 08/15/1981
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Rob Thomas(58)

Crew | Sunnyside, Washington (US)

Rob Thomas (born August 15, 1965 in Sunnyside, Washington) is an American author, producer, and screenwriter, best known as the author of the 1996 novel Rats Saw God, creator of the critically acclaimed television series Veronica Mars and co-creator of 90210 and Party Down.

* 08/15/1965

Courtney Hope(34)

Actress | Highland Park, Texas (US)

Courtney Ann Hope is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jesse Faden in the video game series Control and Sally Spectra on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless.

 
* 08/15/1989

Nigel Terry(† 69)

Actor | Bristol, England (GB)

Nigel Terry (1945 -2015) was an English stage and film actor probably best known for his portrayal of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur, the future King John in 1968's A Lion In Winter, and for his work with legendary British auteur Derek Jarman, including the title role in his 1986 production of Caravaggio.

* 08/15/1945

Emily Kinney(38)

Actress | Wayne, Nebraska (US)

Emily Kinney (born August 15, 1985 height 5' 4½" (1,64 m)) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Beth Greene in the AMC television series The Walking Dead.

* 08/15/1985

Bob Morrisey(† 71)

Actor | Somerville, Massachusetts

Bob Morrisey was born on August 15, 1946. He is an actor.

* 08/15/1946

Ron Dean(85)

Actor | Chicago, Illinois (US)

Ron Dean (born August 15, 1938) is an American film and television actor. He appeared in films including Rudy, Risky Business, The Breakfast Club, Cocktail, The Babe, The Fugitive, The Client, and The Dark Knight. He is known for often playing detectives and other law-enforcement characters, most notably Det. Marion Zeke Crumb in the television show Early Edition.

* 08/15/1938

Pat Priest(87)

Actress | Bountiful, Utah (US)

Patricia Ann Priest (born August 15, 1936), mainly credited as Pat Priest, is an American actress known for portraying the second Marilyn Munster on the television show, The Munsters (1964–1966) after original actress Beverley Owen left after 13 episodes.

* 08/15/1936

Ann Ryerson(74)

Actress | Fond du Lac (US)

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* 08/15/1949

Kerry Knuppe(40)

Actress | Hot Springs (US)

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* 08/15/1983

Mike Connors(† 91)

Actor | Fresno, California (US)

Krekor Ohanian (August 15, 1925 – January 26, 2017), known professionally as Mike Connors, was an American actor. He was best known for playing private detective Joe Mannix in the CBS television series Mannix from 1967 to 1975. This role earned him a Golden Globe Award in 1970, the first of six straight nominations, as well as four consecutive Emmy nominations from 1970 to 1973. He starred in the short-lived series Tightrope! (1959–1960) and Today's FBI (1981–1982). Connors' acting career spanned 56 years. In addition to his work on television, he appeared in numerous films, including Sudden Fear (1952), Good Neighbor Sam (1964), Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious (1965), Stagecoach (1966), Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966), and Too Scared to Scream (1985), which he also produced.

* 08/15/1925

Rose Marie(† 94)

Actress | Manhattan, New York City, New York (US)

Rose Marie (born Rose Marie Mazzetta; August 15, 1923 – December 28, 2017) was an American actress, singer, comedian, and vaudeville performer with a career ultimately spanning nine decades, which included film, radio, records, theater, night clubs and television. As a child performer during the years just after the silent film era, she had a successful singing career under the stage name Baby Rose Marie. Rose Marie was widely known for her role on the CBS situation comedy The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966), as television comedy writer Sally Rogers, "who went toe-to-toe in a man's world". Later, she portrayed Myrna Gibbons on The Doris Day Show and was a featured celebrity on Hollywood Squares for 14 years. She is the subject of a 2017 documentary film, Wait for Your Laugh, which includes interviews with her and her co-stars including Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke, Peter Marshall, and Tim Conway.

* 08/15/1923

Jill Haworth(† 65)

Actress | Hove, East Sussex, England (GB)

Jill Haworth (15 August 1945 - 3 January 2011) was an English actress.

* 08/15/1945

Wendy Hiller(† 90)

Actress | Bramhall, Cheshire, England (GB)

Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller DBE (15 August 1912 – 14 May 2003) was an English actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Separate Tables (1958).

* 08/15/1912

Maddie Corman(53)

Actress | Manhattan, New York City, New York (US)

Maddie Corman(born August 15, 1970)is an American television actress. She has appeared in the filmsSeven Minutes in Heaven,Some Kind of WonderfulandThe Adventures of Ford Fairlane.

* 08/15/1970

Alejandro González Iñárritu(60)

Crew | Mexico City, Distrito Federal (MX)

Alejandro González Iñárritu (American Spanish: [aleˈxandɾo gonˈsales iˈɲaritu]; credited since 2014 as Alejandro G. Iñárritu; born August 15, 1963) is a Mexican film director, producer and screenwriter. He is the first Mexican director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, for Babel (2007).Iñárritu's six feature films—Amores perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006) (comprising the "Death Trilogy"), Biutiful (2010), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), and The Revenant (2015)—have garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including Academy Award nominations and wins. In 2015, Iñárritu won the Academy Award for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Picture for Birdman. The following year, he won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Revenant, making him the third director to win back to back Academy Awards, and the first since 1950.He is friends with fellow Mexican directors Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón, collectively known as "The Three Amigos of Cinema.".

* 08/15/1963

Matthew Wood(51)

Actor | Walnut Creek, California (US)

Matthew Woodis an American sound engineer, voice actor and employee ofSkywalker Sound. He has worked on numerous film projects, his work being credited as sound editing and sound design.

* 08/15/1972

Peter Hermann(56)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

Peter Hermann (born August 15, 1967) is an American actor. He is the husband of Mariska Hargitay, with whom he has three children. He is best known for his roles as Charles Brooks in Younger, Trevor Langan in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Jack Boyle in Blue Bloods.

* 08/15/1967

Reiko Suzuki(79)

Actress | Tokyo / City of Tokyo (JP)

Reiko Suzuki (鈴木れい子, Suzuki Reiko, born 15 August 1944) is a Japanese voice actress.

* 08/15/1944
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