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People: Famous People born on 07/17 (July)

July 16 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 18 All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on July 30 by Old Calendar. For July 17th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on July 4. ()
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Donald Sutherland(88)

Actor | Saint John, New Brunswick (CA)

Donald McNichol Sutherland (born 17 July 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans over 6 decades. He has been nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films Citizen X (1995) and Path to War (2002); the former also earned him a Primetime Emmy Award. An inductee of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canadian Walk of Fame, he also received a Canadian Academy Award for the drama film Threshold (1981). Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited him as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he received an Academy Honorary Award for his contributions to cinema. In 2021, he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries for his work in the HBO miniseries The Undoing (2020).Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films including The Dirty Dozen (1967), M*A*S*H (1970), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Klute (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), Fellini's Casanova (1976), 1900 (1976), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Animal House (1978), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Ordinary People (1980), and Eye of the Needle (1981). He later went on to star in many other films where he appeared either in leading or supporting roles such as A Dry White Season (1989), JFK (1991), Outbreak (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Assignment (1997), Without Limits (1998), Big Shot's Funeral (2001), The Italian Job (2003), Cold Mountain (2003), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Aurora Borealis (2006) and The Hunger Games franchise (2012–2015).He is the father of actors Kiefer Sutherland, Rossif Sutherland, and Angus Sutherland.

Known for: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Pride & Prejudice, Klute, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
* 07/17/1935

Bitty Schram(55)

Actress | New York, New York (US)

Elizabeth Natalie Schram (born July 17, 1968) is an American actress best known for playing Sharona Fleming in the television series Monk and for playing Evelyn Gardner in the film A League of Their Own (1992).

Known for: A League of Their Own, One Fine Day, Marvin's Room, Monk
* 07/17/1968

Jason Clarke(54)

Actor | Winton, Queensland (AU)

An Australian film and television actor. Clarke has appeared in many TV series. He is best known as a TV actor for his role as Tommy Caffee on the television series Brotherhood. He has also appeared in many films, often as an antagonist.

Known for: Zero Dark Thirty, Mudbound, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Everest
* 07/17/1969

Eric Winter(47)

Actor | La Mirada, California (US)

Eric Barrett Winter (born July 17, 1976) is an American actor and former fashion model. He has appeared in the television roles of Tim Bradford on the ABC show The Rookie (2018-present), Rex Brady on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, FBI Special Agent Craig O'Laughlin on the CBS drama series The Mentalist (2010–2012), and Dash Gardiner on the Lifetime fantasy-drama series Witches of East End (2013–2014). His film appearances include Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) and The Ugly Truth (2009).

Known for: The Ugly Truth, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Fire with Fire, Days of Our Lives
* 07/17/1976

Alun Armstrong(77)

Actor | Annfield Plain, County Durham, England (GB)

Alun Armstrong is a prolific English character actor.Armstrong grew up in County Durham in North East England. He first became interested in acting through Shakespeare productions at his grammar school. Since his career began in the early 1970s, he has played, in his words, "the full spectrum of characters from the grotesque to musicals... I always play very colourful characters, often a bit crazy, despotic, psychotic."His numerous credits include six different Dickens adaptations and seven series as eccentric ex-detective Brian Lane in New Tricks.Armstrong is also an accomplished stage actor who spent nine years with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He originated the role of Thénardier in the London production of Les Misérables and he won an Olivier Award for playing the title role in Sweeney Todd.

Known for: The Mummy Returns, Krull, Van Helsing, Sleepy Hollow
* 07/17/1946

Heather Langenkamp(59)

Actress | Tulsa, Oklahoma (US)

Heather Langenkamp (born July 17, 1964) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Nancy Thompson from the A Nightmare on Elm Street films. She also played Marie Lubbock on the sitcom Just the Ten of Us.

Known for: A Nightmare on Elm Street, New Nightmare, Just the Ten of Us, The Midnight Club
* 07/17/1964

Diahann Carroll(† 84)

Actress | The Bronx, New York City, New York (US)

Diahann Carroll ( dy-AN; born Carol Diann Johnson; July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019) was an American actress, singer, model, and activist. Before her death she was one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Carroll was the recipient of numerous stage and screen nominations and awards, including her Tony Award in 1962, Golden Globe Award in 1968, and five Emmy Award nominations. Carroll rose to prominence in some of the earliest major studio films to feature black casts, including the classic movie musicals Carmen Jones (1954) and Porgy and Bess (1959). She received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for her title role in the romantic comedy-drama film Claudine (1974). Carroll's other notable film credits include Paris Blues (1961), The Split (1968), Eve's Bayou (1997), and Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters First 100 Years (1999). She starred as the title role in Julia (1968-1971), for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star – Female. The series was the first on American television to star a black woman in a non-stereotypical role. She played the role of Dominique Deveraux, a mixed-race diva, in the prime time soap opera Dynasty from 1984 to 1987. She is also known for her roles in Naked City, A Different World, and Grey's Anatomy. Carroll made her Broadway debut playing Ottilie Alias Violet in the musical House of Flowers (1954). She became the first African-American woman to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Barbara Woodruff in the musical No Strings (1962).

Known for: Claudine, Eve's Bayou, Sally Hemings: An American Scandal, Julia
* 07/17/1935

Justine Triet(45)

Crew | Fécamp (FR)

Justine Triet (French: [ʒystin tʁije]; born 17 July 1978) is a French film director, screenwriter, and editor. In 2023, Triet won the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival for the courtroom thriller Anatomy of a Fall, becoming the third female director to win the award. In 2024, Triet became the first female French filmmaker to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Known for: Anatomy of a Fall, Age of Panic, Sibyl, Two Ships
* 07/17/1978

Sarah Jones(40)

Actress | Winter Springs, Florida (US)

Sarah Jones was born on July 17, 1983 in Winter Springs, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for Alcatraz (2012), Sons of Anarchy (2008) and The Path (2016).Jones also appeared in the television shows Huff, Ugly Betty, and Big Love. She played the youngest of three sisters who run a wedding planner business in Fox's short-lived dramedy series The Wedding Bells. She has also been in two independent movies, Still Green and The Blue Hour.

Known for: For All Mankind, Damnation, The Path, Alcatraz
* 07/17/1983

Elena Anaya(48)

Actress | Palencia, Palencia, Castilla y León (ES)

Elena Anaya Gutiérrez (born 17 July 1975) is a Spanish actress. She garnered public recognition in Spain for her performance in Sex and Lucia (2001), which also earned her a nomination to the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress. She starred in The Skin I Live In (2011), for which she won the Goya Award for Best Actress. She is also known for her roles as one of Dracula's brides in Van Helsing (2004), the Spanish tourist in Room in Rome (2010) and Doctor Poison in Wonder Woman (2017).

Known for: The Skin I Live In, Room in Rome, Wonder Woman, Van Helsing
* 07/17/1975

Thomas Carter(70)

Crew | Austin, Texas (US)

Thomas Colbert Carter (born July 17, 1953) is an American film and television director, producer and actor, known for Swing Kids, Save the Last Dance and Coach Carter. As an actor, Carter is probably best known for his work on the television series The White Shadow, playing James "Hollywood" Hayward.

Known for: Coach Carter, Save the Last Dance, Metro, Equal Justice
* 07/17/1953

Mélanie Thierry(42)

Actress | St Germain en Laye (FR)

Mélanie Thierry (born 17 July 1981) is a French actress.

Known for: The Zero Theorem, Da 5 Bloods, Babylon A.D., The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
* 07/17/1981
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Phyllis Diller(† 95)

Actress | Lima, Ohio (US)

Phyllis Ada Diller (née Driver; July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012) was an American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist, best known for her eccentric stage persona, self-deprecating humor, wild hair and clothes, and exaggerated, cackling laugh. Diller was one of the first female comics to become a household name in the U.S., credited as an influence by Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr, and Ellen DeGeneres, among others. She had a large gay following and is considered a gay icon. She was also one of the first celebrities to openly champion plastic surgery, for which she was recognized by the cosmetic surgery industry. Diller contributed to more than 40 films, beginning with 1961's Splendor in the Grass. She appeared in many television series, featuring in numerous cameos as well as her own short-lived sitcom and variety show. Some of her credits include Night Gallery, The Muppet Show, The Love Boat, Cybill, and Boston Legal, plus 11 seasons of The Bold and the Beautiful. Her voice-acting roles included the monster's wife in Mad Monster Party, the Queen in A Bug's Life, Granny Neutron in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and Thelma Griffin in Family Guy.

Known for: A Bug's Life, Eight on the Lam, The Pruitts of Southampton, Titus
* 07/17/1917

Dagmara Domińczyk(47)

Actress | Kielce, Swietokrzyskie (PL)

Dagmara Domińczyk ( doh-MEEN-chik; born 17 July 1976) is a Polish-born actress. She has appeared in the films Rock Star (2001), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), Kinsey (2004), Trust the Man (2005), Lonely Hearts (2006), Running with Scissors (2006), Higher Ground (2011), The Letter (2012), The Immigrant (2013), Big Stone Gap (2014), A Woman, a Part (2016), The Assistant (2019), and The Lost Daughter (2021). Domińczyk also had a main role in the HBO comedy-drama television series Succession (2018–2023). In 2013, she released her novel The Lullaby of Polish Girls.

Known for: The Count of Monte Cristo, They, Rock Star, Succession
* 07/17/1976

Qin Lan(42)

Actress | Shenyang, Liaoning (CN)

Qin Lan (秦岚) is a Chinese actress, model, and singer. She is known for her roles as Empress Fuca in Story of Yanxi Palace, Zhihua in My Fair Princess III and Mo Xiangwan in We Are All Alone. When she was admitted to college in 1999, she applied for accounting as required by her mother. Half a year later, Qin Lan and her classmates accidentally saw a message on TV - the national "First Art Cup" newcomer contest , and signed up to participate. She finally won the top ten gold medals in the model group of the competition.

Known for: The Last Supper, Story of Yanxi Palace, We Are All Alone, Stand or Fall
* 07/17/1981

P.J. Soles(73)

Actress | Frankfurt (DE)

Pamela Jayne Soles is a German-born American actress. She made her film debut in 1976 as Norma Watson in Brian De Palma's Carrie before portraying Lynda van der Klok in John Carpenter's Halloween and Riff Randell in Allan Arkush's Rock 'n' Roll High School. Wikipedia.

Known for: Halloween, Carrie, Rock 'n' Roll High School, Private Benjamin
* 07/17/1950

Robin Shou(63)

Actor | Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China] (HK)

Shou Wan-por (Chinese: 仇雲波, born July 17, 1960), known professionally as Robin Shou, is a Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist and stuntman. Born in British Hong Kong but raised in Los Angeles, Shou's interest in martial arts developed during his years as a University student. This led him to win several championships as a martial artist, both in China and the United States. He entered the Hong Kong film industry as a stuntman in the late 1980's, and went on to star in films such as City War (1988), opposite Chow Yun-Fat, Tiger Cage 2 (1990), opposite Donnie Yen, and Bloody Mary Killer (1993), alongside Cynthia Rothrock. In 1994, Shou landed his first American leading role as Liu Kang in the martial arts fantasy action film Mortal Kombat (1995). He reprised the role in the 1997 sequel Mortal Kombat Annihilation. That same year, he appeared alongside Chris Farley as Gobei in the action comedy film Beverly Hills Ninja. In 2003, Shou directed the documentary film Red Trousers - The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen. He went on to play Gen in the American action film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009), and 14K in the Death Race film series (2008-2013).

Known for: Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Mortal Kombat, Death Race, Beverly Hills Ninja
* 07/17/1960

Wong Kar-wai(67)

Crew | Shanghai (CN)

Wong Kar-wai is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker, internationally renowned as an auteur for his visually unique, highly stylized films.Wong's films frequently feature protagonists who yearn for romance in the midst of a knowingly brief life and scenes that can often be described as sketchy, digressive, exhilarating, and containing vivid imagery.

Known for: The Grandmaster, 2046, In the Mood for Love, Chungking Express
* 07/17/1956

Alex Winter(58)

Actor | London, England (GB)

Alexander Ross "Alex" Winter (born July 17, 1965) is an English-born American actor, film director, and film writer, best known for his role as Bill S. Preston Esq. in the three films in the Bill & Ted series (1989-2020). He is also well known for his role as Marko in the 1987 cult classic The Lost Boys and for co-writing, co-directing and starring in the 1993 film Freaked.

Known for: Destroy All Neighbors, The YouTube Effect, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Zappa
* 07/17/1965

David Hasselhoff(71)

Actor | Baltimore, Maryland (US)

David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952), nicknamed "The Hoff", is an American actor, singer, and television personality. He has set a Guinness World Record as the most watched man on TV. Hasselhoff first gained recognition on The Young and the Restless (1975–1982), playing the role of Dr. Snapper Foster. His career continued with his leading role as Michael Knight on Knight Rider (1982–1986) and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in Baywatch (1989–2000). He also produced Baywatch from the 1990s until 2001 when the series ended with Baywatch Hawaii. Hasselhoff has appeared in films, including Dodgeball (2004), The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004), Click (2006), Hop (2011), and Piranha 3DD (2012). Before Samuel L. Jackson, Hasselhoff was the first actor to portray the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury in the telefilm Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998). In 2000, he made his Broadway debut in the musical Jekyll & Hyde. Following his debut, he starred in other musicals including Chicago and The Producers. Hasselhoff has released a total of 15 studio albums, which found success mostly in German-speaking parts of Europe, where he has garnered multiple gold and platinum awards, with the single "Looking for Freedom" achieving number one in Germany and Switzerland. Hasselhoff has also worked as a talent show judge on television shows such as America's Got Talent (2006–2009) and Britain's Got Talent (2011).

Known for: Piranha 3DD, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Baywatch, Knight Rider
* 07/17/1952

John Ventimiglia(60)

Actor | Ridgewood, Queens, New York (US)

John Ventimiglia is an actor and writer.

Known for: Flypaper, Money Monster, Notorious, The Sopranos
* 07/17/1963

Grace Caroline Currey(27)

Actress | USA (US)

Grace Caroline Currey (born July 17, 1996) is an American actress, best known for playing Young Melinda Gordon on Ghost Whisperer, Haley Farrel in Bones, and Young Natalie Wood in The Mystery of Natalie Wood. She also played the character Sydney Briggs in Home of the Brave. She starred in the television film Back When We Were Grownups, playing Young Biddy.

Known for: Fall, Shazam!, Annabelle: Creation, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Revenge
* 07/17/1996

Summer Bishil(35)

Actress | Pasadena, California (US)

After small and generally unremarkable roles in such productions as the Disney Channel made-for-cable movie Return to Halloweentown, American actress Summer Bishil revealed the extent of her abilities via a complex, demanding, and multifaceted lead portrayal in the contemporary drama Towelhead (2007). The film observes the tumultuous events that befall a young Arab-American teen on the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq (heading into the Gulf War) including confrontations with racism, hypocrisy, and mistrust. Years later, she was chosen to star in the fantasy adventure film The Last Airbender.

Known for: Towelhead, The Last Airbender, Under the Silver Lake, Return to Halloweentown, The Magicians
* 07/17/1988

Katharine Towne(45)

Actress | Hollywood, California (US)

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Known for: Mulholland Drive, What Lies Beneath, Evolution, But I'm a Cheerleader
* 07/17/1978

James Cagney(† 86)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

James Francis Cagney Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American actor and dancer. On stage and in film, he was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of performances. Cagney is remembered for playing multifaceted tough guys in films such as The Public Enemy (1931), Taxi! (1932), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Roaring Twenties (1939), City for Conquest (1940) and White Heat (1949), finding himself typecast or limited by this reputation earlier in his career. He was able to negotiate dancing opportunities in his films and ended up winning the Academy Award for his role in the musical Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). In 1999 the American Film Institute ranked him eighth on its list of greatest male stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Orson Welles described him as "maybe the greatest actor who ever appeared in front of a camera". In his first professional acting performance in 1919, Cagney was costumed as a woman when he danced in the chorus line of the revue Every Sailor. He spent several years in vaudeville as a dancer and comedian, until he got his first major acting part in 1925. He secured several other roles, receiving good notices, before landing the lead in the 1929 play Penny Arcade. Al Jolson saw him in the play and bought the movie rights, before selling them to Warner Bros. with the proviso that James Cagney and Joan Blondell be able to reprise their stage roles in the movie. After rave reviews, Warner Bros. signed him for an initial $400-a-week, three-week contract; when the executives at the studio saw the first dailies for the film, Cagney's contract was immediately extended. Cagney's fifth film, The Public Enemy, became one of the most influential gangster movies of the period. Notable for a famous scene in which Cagney pushes half a grapefruit against Mae Clarke's face, the film thrust him into the spotlight. He became one of Hollywood's leading stars and one of Warner Bros.' biggest contracts. In 1938 he received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his subtle portrayal of the tough guy/man-child Rocky Sullivan in Angels with Dirty Faces. In 1942 Cagney won the Oscar for his energetic portrayal of George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy. He was nominated a third time in 1955 for Love Me or Leave Me with Doris Day. Cagney retired from acting and dancing in 1961 to spend time on his farm with his family. He came out of retirement 20 years later for a part in the movie Ragtime (1981), mainly to aid his recovery from a stroke. Cagney walked out on Warner Bros. several times over the course of his career, each time returning on much improved personal and artistic terms. In 1935 he sued Warner for breach of contract and won. This was one of the first times an actor prevailed over a studio on a contract issue. He worked for the independent film company Grand National (starring in two films: the musical Something to Sing About and the drama Great Guy) for a year while the suit was being settled, then in 1942 establishing his own production company, Cagney Productions, before returning to Warner seven years later. In reference to Cagney's refusal to be pushed around, Jack L. Warner called him "the Professional Againster". Cagney also made numerous USO troop tours before and during World War II and served as president of the Screen Actors Guild for two years.

Known for: Angels with Dirty Faces, The Roaring Twenties, White Heat, Yankee Doodle Dandy
* 07/17/1899

Eddie Shin(47)

Actor | Chicago, Illinois (US)

Eddie Shin is an actor.

Known for: Dumb and Dumber To, Alexa & Katie, Westworld, The Man in the High Castle
* 07/17/1976

Amanda Warren(41)

Actress | New York City, New York (US)

Amanda Mason Warren (born July 17, 1982) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood on the CBS series East New York, Betty on the AppleTV+ comedy series Dickinson, Jane Barbour on the series The Purge. Lucy Warburton on the HBO drama series The Leftovers, and Mayor Zahra Taylor on NCIS: New Orleans.

Known for: The Burial, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Leftovers, Dickinson
* 07/17/1982

Mike Vogel(44)

Actor | Abington, Pennsylvania (US)

Michael James Vogel(born July 17, 1979) is an American actor and former fashion model.Vogel began modeling jeans for the iconicLevi Strauss & Company. He was subsequently cast in the television seriesGrounded for Life, appearing in a recurring role between 2001 and 2004. His first film role was in theskateboarding-themedGrind (2003).In 2003, he starred as Heath in themade-for-televisionremake ofWuthering Heights, which premiered onMTV, and filmed his role in the remake ofThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre. In 2005, afterGrounded for Lifewas canceled, Vogel appeared in four films, with the most notable roles as Eric Richman, the romantic interest ofBlake Lively's character inThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and a supporting role inRumor Has It..., as Blake Burroughs, the son ofKevin Costner's character.He co-starred as Christian, the fiancé ofEmmy Rossum's character in thedisaster filmPoseidon (2006), a remake of the 1972 filmThe Poseidon Adventure. Vogel was originally offered the role ofAngelinX-Men: The Last Stand, but backed out to appear inPoseidon. From 2007 to 2009, he starred in the filmsThe Deaths of Ian Stone,Across the Hall,and the horror filmOpen Graves.He co-starred as Jason Hawkins in Cloverfield (2008), Jack in She's Out of My League (2010), Bobby in Blue Valentine (2010), Johnny Foote in The Help (2011), and Dave Hansen in What's Your Number?.He had starring roles in several TV series as Chris Deleo on Miami Medical (2010), pilot Dean Lowrey on Pan Am (2011), Deputy Zack Shelby on Bates Motel (2013), Dale 'Barbie' Barbara on Under the Dome (2013), and Ricky Stormgren on the Syfy mini-series Childhood's End (2015).He starred in the Hallmark movie In My Dreams (2015), and the films Adult Interference (2017), The Case for Christ (2017), The Amendment (2018), and Secret Obsession (2019).He again had starring TV roles as Adam Salton on The Brave (2017) and Cooper Connelly on Sex/Life (2021). He co-starred as Lt. Sullivan in the film Fantasy Island (2020), a horror spin on the original 80's TV show.

Known for: The Help, Cloverfield, She's Out of My League, Rumor Has It...
* 07/17/1979

Paula Shaw(82)

Actress | The Bronx, New York City, New York (US)

Paula Shaw is an American actress. A life member of The Actors Studio, Shaw has portrayed characters in numerous films and on television. She is perhaps most well known who for portraying the character of Mrs. Pamela Voorhees in the Freddy vs. Jason movie. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Known for: Five Star Christmas, Freddy vs. Jason, Mr. Young, Cedar Cove
* 07/17/1941

Alexandra Wilson(55)

Actress | Pasadena (US)

Alexandra Muriel Wilson is an American actress. She is best known for playing the original Josie Watts on the soap opera Another World (1988–1991). She also starred in the television series Homefront (1991-1992) and the major motion picture Small Soldiers (1998).

Known for: Small Soldiers, Homefront, Mike Hammer, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
* 07/17/1968
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