People: Famous People born on 03/17 (March)

March 16 – Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 18 All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 30 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar (until March 30, 2099). For March 17, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on March 4. ()

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Kurt Russell(73)

Actor | Springfield, Massachusetts (US)

Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney Company, where he starred as Dexter Riley in films, such as The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972), and The Strongest Man in the World (1975). According to Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies, he became the studio's top star of the 1970s.Russell was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his performance in Mike Nichols' Silkwood (1983). In the 1980s, he starred in several films directed by John Carpenter, including anti-hero roles such as army hero-turned-robber Snake Plissken in the futuristic action film Escape from New York (1981), its sequel Escape from L.A. (1996), the horror film The Thing (1982), and the kung-fu comedy action film Big Trouble in Little China (1986). For his portrayal of rock and roll superstar Elvis Presley in Elvis (1979), he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.Russell starred in various other films, including Used Cars (1980), The Best of Times (1986), Overboard (1987), Tango & Cash (1989), Backdraft (1991), Tombstone (1993), Stargate (1994), Executive Decision (1996), Breakdown (1997), Vanilla Sky (2001), Miracle (2004), Sky High (2005), Death Proof (2007), The Hateful Eight (2015) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). He also appeared in the Fast & Furious franchise as Mr. Nobody, having starred in Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), and F9 (2021), portrayed Ego in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) installments Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and What If...? (2021), and subsequently portrayed Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles (2018) and The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020).

Known for: Escape from New York, The Hateful Eight, The Thing, Escape from L.A.

* 03/17/1951

Rob Lowe(60)

Actor | Charlottesville, Virginia (US)

Robert Hepler Lowe (born March 17, 1964) is an American actor, filmmaker, and podcast host. He made his acting debut at the age of 15 with ABC's short-lived sitcom A New Kind of Family (1979–1980). Following numerous television roles in the early 1980s, he came to prominence as a teen idol and member of the Brat Pack with roles in films like The Outsiders (1983), Class (1983), The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), Oxford Blues (1984), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), About Last Night... (1986), and Square Dance (1987). The success of these films established him as a Hollywood star. Lowe was involved in a sex tape scandal in 1988. By the turn of the millennium, his career saw a resurgence when he ventured back into television, making his breakthrough as Sam Seaborn on the NBC political drama The West Wing (1999–2003), for which he received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. His other television roles include Robert McCallister on the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters (2006–2010), Chris Traeger on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2010–2015), Ethan Willis on the CBS medical drama Code Black (2016–2018), and as Captain Owen Strand on the critically praised Fox drama 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–present). In 2018, he made his directorial debut with the television film The Bad Seed, a remake of the 1956 film of the same name.

Known for: St. Elmo's Fire, The Outsiders, Wayne's World, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

* 03/17/1964

Brittany Daniel(48)

Actress | Gainesville, Florida (US)

Brittany Ann Daniel (born March 17, 1976) is an American actress. She is the twin sister of photographer and former actress Cynthia Daniel. Daniel is best known for her roles as Jessica Wakefield in the teen drama series Sweet Valley High (1994–1997) and as Kelly Pitts in the CW/BET comedy-drama series The Game (2006–2011; 2014–2015). Her film credits include Brandy in Joe Dirt (2001) and its sequel Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser, White Chicks (2004), and Skyline (2010).

Known for: Skyline, Club Dread, White Chicks, Little Man, Sweet Valley High

* 03/17/1976

Natalie Zea(49)

Actress | Harris County, Texas (US)

Natalie Zea (born March 17, 1975) is an American actress known for her performances on television. Zea began her acting career in theatre. Her first major role was on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions (2000–2002), where she played the role of Gwen Hotchkiss. Her breakout role was on the ABC primetime soap opera Dirty Sexy Money as socialite Karen Darling, where she starred from 2007 to 2009. Zea also has made many guest appearances on television, starred in a number of independent and made-for-television movies, and had recurring roles in The Shield, Hung, Californication, and The Unicorn. In 2010, Zea began starring as Winona Hawkins in the FX critically acclaimed crime drama series Justified as a regular cast member during the first three seasons and recurring guest star later. In 2013, she also began starring as Claire Matthews in the Fox drama series The Following. Zea played lead character Mickey Holmes-Harris on the canceled-before-airing ABC dramedy series, Members Only, and starred in the 2016–2019 TBS sitcom The Detour. In 2020, Zea had a recurring role as Shannon in the CBS sitcom The Unicorn.

Known for: The Other Guys, Justified, The Shield, The Detour

* 03/17/1975

Mark Boone Junior(69)

Actor | Cincinnati, Ohio (US)

Mark Boone Junior (born Mark Heidrich; March 17, 1955) is an American character actor, best known for his TV roles as Bobby Munson in Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014) and Patrick "Pat" Brown in Last Man On Earth, and film roles in Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000) and Batman Begins (2005), Die Hard 2 (1990), and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003).

Known for: Memento, 30 Days of Night, Batman Begins, 2 Fast 2 Furious

* 03/17/1955

Eliza Bennett(32)

Actress | Reading, Berkshire (GB)

Eliza Hope Bennett (born 17 March 1992) is an English actress and singer. Her most notable role is that of Meggie Folchart in the film Inkheart.

Known for: Inkheart, Nanny McPhee, Sweet/Vicious, Broadchurch

* 03/17/1992

Nathan O'Toole(26)

Actor | Dunshaughlin (IE)

Nathan O'Toole(born 17 March 1998)is an Irish actor, known for playing the part of youngBjorn Ironsidein the first two seasons of the 2013 TV seriesVikings. He also played in the seriesThe Borgiasas Vincenzo. He lives inDunshaughlin.

Known for: Baltimore, The Delinquent Season, Vikings, The Borgias

* 03/17/1998

Gary Sinise(69)

Actor | Blue Island, Illinois (US)

Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, film director, humanitarian, and musician. Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was nominated for an Academy Award.He has also receivednumerous awards and honorsfor his extensive humanitarian work and involvement with charitable organizations. He is a supporter of various veterans' organizations and founded theLt. Dan Band(named after his character inForrest Gump), which plays at military bases around the world.His acting career started on stage with theSteppenwolf Theatre Companyin 1983 when he directed and starred in a production ofSam Shepard'sTrue Westfor which he earned aObie Award. He would later earn fourTony Awardnominations including for his performances inThe Grapes of WrathandOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He earned theTony Award's Regional Theatre Awardalongside theSteppenwolf Theatre Company.He first starred in the film adaptation ofJohn Steinbeck's classic novelOf Mice and Menwhich he also directed and produced. Sinise playedGeorge Milton alongside John Malkovichwho playedLennie.One of his most well-known roles is asLieutenant Dan TaylorinForrest Gump (1994) for which he was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also appeared in other feature films includingRon Howard's Apollo 13 (1995), Ransom (1996), Frank Darabont'sThe Green Mile(1999) andImpostor(2002).His television performances includeHarry S. Truman inTruman (1995), for which he won a Golden Globe, and thetitle rolein the television film George Wallace, for which he received aPrimetime Emmy Award.He had a leading role as DetectiveMac Taylorin theCBSdrama seriesCSI: NY(2004–13). From 2016 to 2017, he starred as Special AgentJack GarrettinCriminal Minds: Beyond Borders. In 2017, he had a role on the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.He has also been a narrator on multiple docuseries and documentaries.

Known for: Of Mice and Men, Apollo 13, Ransom

* 03/17/1955

Christian Clemenson(66)

Actor | Humboldt, Iowa (US)

Christian Dayton Clemenson (born March 17, 1958) is an American film and television actor. He is well known for his portrayal of Jerry "Hands" Espenson in the television series Boston Legal, for which he was nominated for three Emmy Awards and won the 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He has appeared in a number of highly acclaimed films, including Hannah and Her Sisters, Broadcast News, Apollo 13 and The Big Lebowski, and portrayed Tom Burnett in Paul Greengrass' United 93. He starred in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story as prosecutor William Hodgman.

Known for: The Big Lebowski, Apollo 13, United 93, The Fisher King

* 03/17/1958

Lesley-Anne Down(70)

Actress | Wandsworth, London, England (GB)

Lesley-Anne Down (born 17 March 1954) is a British actress, singer and former model. She made her motion picture debut in the 1969 drama film The Smashing Bird I Used to Know and later appeared in films Assault (1971), Countess Dracula (1971) and Pope Joan (1972). She achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV period drama series, Upstairs, Downstairs (1973–75). Down received further recognition for her performances in the films The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), A Little Night Music (1977), The First Great Train Robbery (1979), Hanover Street (1979), Rough Cut (1980), Sphinx (1981) and Nomads (1986). On television, she played the leading roles in The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (1978), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982), Murder Is Easy (1982), and most notably starred as Madeline Fabray in one of the highest rated miniseries in TV history North and South (1985–86), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1986. In 1990, Down played the role Stephanie Rogers in the CBS drama series Dallas. During 1997–99, she played Olivia Richards in the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach. From April 2003 to February 2012, she portrayed Jackie Marone in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.

Known for: North and South, Book I, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, The First Great Train Robbery, The Bold and the Beautiful

* 03/17/1954

Vicki Lewis(64)

Actress | Cincinnati (US)

Vicki Lewis (born March 17, 1960) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Beth in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio. She is also well known for her roles as Deb and Flo in Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, April Smuntz in Mouse Hunt, and Dr. Elsie Chapman in Godzilla. Additionally, she starred as Headmistress Knightslinger in Upside-Down Magic on Disney Channel.

Known for: Finding Dory, Finding Nemo, Godzilla, MouseHunt, NewsRadio, How I Met Your Mother, Modern Family

* 03/17/1960

Gina Holden(49)

Actress | Smithers, British Columbia (CA)

Gina Holden (born March 17, 1975) is a Canadian actress known for Blood Ties, Flash Gordon, Harper's Island.

Known for: Final Destination 3, The Butterfly Effect 2, Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, Saw 3D

* 03/17/1975

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Dee Jay Jackson(57)

Actor | Halifax (CA)

Actor / Performance.

Known for: Happy Gilmore, Fantastic Four, Godzilla, Are We There Yet?

* 03/17/1967

Sydne Rome(73)

Actress | Akron, Ohio (US)

Sydne Rome is a United States-born, Italy-based film actress. Her first name is often misspelled Sydney or Sidney.Born in Akron, Rome grew up in a wealthy family in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Her father was president of a plastics corporation in the Akron area. She started her career in 1969 in the British movie Some Girls Do. She then appeared in Italian films, often playing the young, seemingly innocent American abroad, and also in spaghetti westerns. Subsequently she made forays into German film and television.At the beginnings of the 1980s, Rome became an icon of the aerobics craze and published workout videos as well as the album "Aerobic Fitness Dancing", produced by Frank Farian and recorded in German, Spanish and Italian. As a singer, she recorded the single "Angelo prepotente" (1980) in Italian, English ("For You") and German ("Wozu"). She also recorded a cover version of Marty Balin's hit "Hearts".In 1973, she married Emilio Lari; subsequently, she married the gerontologist Roberto Bernabei. She has been living in Italy since the early 1970s.

Known for: Pumaman, Some Girls Do, What?, Alive or Preferably Dead

* 03/17/1951

Nijiro Murakami(27)

Actor | Tokyo (JP)

Nijiro Murakami (村上虹郎 Murakami Nijirō, born March 17, 1997) is a Japanese actor, son of actor Jun Murakami and singer UA.

Known for: Destruction Babies, Isle of Dogs, Natsumi's Firefly, Alice in Borderland

* 03/17/1997

Patrick Duffy(75)

Actor | Townsend, Montana (US)

Patrick Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American actor and director widely known for his role on the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, where he played Bobby Ewing, the youngest son of Miss Ellie, and the brother of J.R. Ewing (played by Barbara Bel Geddes and Larry Hagman respectively) from 1978 to 1985 and from 1986 to 1991. Duffy returned to reprise his role as Bobby in a continuation of Dallas, which aired on TNT from 2012 to 2014. He is also well known for his role on the ABC sitcom Step by Step as Frank Lambert from 1991 to 1998, and for his role as Stephen Logan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2006–2011, 2022, 2023). Duffy played the lead character's father in the 2014 NBC sitcom Welcome to Sweden.

Known for: You Again, Dallas, Step by Step, Family Guy

* 03/17/1949

Olesya Rulin(38)

Actress | Moscow (RU)

Olesya Yurivna Rulina (Russian: Oлeся Юрьевна Pулина; born March 17, 1986) is a Russian-American actress. She is best known for co-starring in all three films of the High School Musical franchise as Kelsi Nielsen. She also starred in the films Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2008), Flying By (2009), Expecting Mary (2010) and Family Weekend (2013).

Known for: High School Musical 2, High School Musical, Powers

* 03/17/1986

Ken Lo(65)

Actor | Stung Treng (KH)

Kenneth Low Wai-kwong is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and stuntman. He was a member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team.

Known for: Rush Hour, The Myth, Police Story 4: First Strike, Around the World in 80 Days

* 03/17/1959

Marisa Coughlan(50)

Actor | Minneapolis, Minnesota (US)

Marisa Coughlan ( KOF-lən; born March 17, 1974) is an American actress and writer. Her first prominent role was a lead in Kevin Williamson's Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999), followed by a role as Officer Ursula Hanson in the comedy Super Troopers (2001) and as Betty in Freddy Got Fingered (2001). She also had a recurring role as Melissa Hughes on the series Boston Legal.

Known for: Super Troopers, Freddy Got Fingered, Teaching Mrs. Tingle, Pumpkin

* 03/17/1974

Arye Gross(64)

Actor | Los Angeles, California (US)

Arye Gross (/ˈɑːri/; born March 17, 1960) is an American actor, who has appeared on a variety of television shows in numerous roles, most notably Adam Greene in the ABC sitcom Ellen.

Known for: Minority Report, A Midnight Clear, Better Call Saul, The Rookie

* 03/17/1960

Joseph Cousins(41)

Actor | Orange County, California (US)

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Known for: Kindergarten Cop, Intruders, Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac, Knots Landing

* 03/17/1983

Bernard Farcy(75)

Actor | Lyon (FR)

Bernard Farcy (born 17 March 1949) is a French actor who has starred in over 70 plays, television series and films. He is best known for his role as Gérard Gibert in Luc Besson's action-comedy franchise Taxi, as well as his appearances in national box-office successes such as Marche à l'ombre (1984), The Three Brothers (1995), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), the latter of which has attained cult status in France. Farcy's performances in more somber movies—to the likes of Our Story (1984), Le Solitaire (1987) and Let Sleeping Cops Lie (1988)—have also been noted. His interpretation of statesman Charles de Gaulle in the TV mini-series Le Grand Charles earned him a nomination for the International Emmy Award for Best Actor in 2006.

Known for: Taxi, Taxi 4, Taxi 2, Taxi 3

* 03/17/1949

Morfydd Clark(35)

Actress | Sweden (SE)

Morfydd Clark (born 17 March 1989) is a Welsh actress. She is known for her film roles as Maud in Saint Maud and Dora Spenlow in The Personal History of David Copperfield, and in television as Mina Harker in Dracula, Sister Clara in His Dark Materials, and Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Known for: Saint Maud, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Crawl, The Personal History of David Copperfield, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

* 03/17/1989

Yoo Sul-young(29)

Actress | South Korea (KR)

Yoo Sul-young is a South Korean actress. She is known for "Officetel - Skillful Ones", "College Girls' Secret Job".

* 03/17/1995

Nie Yuan(46)

Actor | Guizhou (CN)

Nie Yuan (born 17 March 1978) is a Chinese actor best known for his numerous television performances, some of his more notable roles include: Hu Fei in Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain (2006); Li Ke in Carol of Zhenguan (2007); Zhao Yun in Three Kingdoms (2010), Tang Sanzang in Journey to the West (2011) and Qianlong Emperor in Story of Yanxi Palace (2018).

Known for: The Flowers of War, Wonder Women, Story of Yanxi Palace, Left Right

* 03/17/1978

Pragathi Mahavadi(48)

Actress | Hyderabad (IN)

Pragathi started her career with modelling for Mysore Silk Palace. Later she was introduced by Bhagyaraj as a heroine in Veetla Visheshanga. That time she acted seven Tamil films and one Malayalam film and then she got married. Three years later she returned to act in television serials.

Known for: Kalyana Vaibhogame, Brindaavanam, Dookudu, Awe!

* 03/17/1976

Mark Pellington(62)

Crew | Baltimore, Maryland (US)

Mark Pellington (born March 17, 1962) is an American film director, writer, and producer.

Known for: Arlington Road, The Mothman Prophecies, Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous

* 03/17/1962

Chan Sing(† 79)

Actor | Bangkok / Krung Thep (TH)

Chan Sing (Chinese: 陳星, born 29 December 1936) is a retired Hong Kong actor born in Bangkok.

Known for: Shanghai 13, Crazy 17, The Black Panther, Double Impact

* 03/17/1940

Casey Siemaszko(63)

Actor | Chicago, Illinois (US)

Casey Siemaszko (born Kazimierz A. Siemaszko) is a Polish-American actor and the brother of actress Nina Siemaszko. The son of a fighter in the Polish Underground who survived the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, Siemaszko narrated the 1998 feature, The Polish-Americans. Siemaszko was a graduate of the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University in Chicago, which his sister, Nina Siemaszko later also attended.

Known for: Stand by Me, Young Guns, Back to the Future, Back to the Future Part II

* 03/17/1961

José Garcia(58)

Actor | Paris (FR)

José Doval Garcia (born 17 March 1966), sometimes credited as José Luis Garcia, is a Spanish-French film and television actor. He was born as José Doval in Paris, France. At age 20, he follows two years of training in free class comedian Cours Florent in Paris with Francis Huster as a teacher. He completed his training through the Annie Fratellini Circus School (where he met his future wife Isabelle Doval) and following the course of the Actors Studio taught in France. He also holds an accounting BEP. Since 1989, Garcia has made acting appearances in over forty-five films. Additionally, he has made appearances, some in acting roles but mostly as himself, in over twenty television productions.

Known for: Bastille Day, Now You See Me, The Ax, Would I Lie to You?

* 03/17/1966