People: Famous People born on 04/28 (April)

April 27 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 29 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 11 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For April 28th, orthodox churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the saints listed on April 15. ()

622 people found (page 1/21):

Penélope Cruz(49)

Actress | Madrid (ES)

Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Known for her roles in films of several genres, particularly those in the Spanish language, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards.Signed by an agent at the age of 15, Cruz made her acting debut on television at 16, and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón Jamón (1992). Her subsequent roles included Belle Époque (1992), Open Your Eyes (1997), Don Juan (1998), The Hi-Lo Country (1999), The Girl of Your Dreams (2000), and Woman on Top (2000). She is known for her frequent collaborations with Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar in Live Flesh (1997), All About My Mother (1999), Volver (2006), Broken Embraces (2009), I'm So Excited! (2013), Pain and Glory (2019), and Parallel Mothers (2021), as well as for her work with director Woody Allen in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) and To Rome with Love (2012).For her role in the romantic comedy-drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Cruz received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other Oscar-nominated roles include Volver (2006), Nine (2009), and Parallel Mothers (2021). Other notable films include All the Pretty Horses (2000), Vanilla Sky (2001), Blow (2001), Elegy (2008), Sahara (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), The Counselor (2013), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Everybody Knows (2018), and Official Competition (2022). For her role as Donatella Versace in the FX series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018), she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.Since 2010, Cruz has been married to Spanish actor Javier Bardem. She has done modelling work for Mango, Ralph Lauren, and L'Oréal, and along with her younger sister Mónica Cruz, also designed clothing for Mango. She has been a house ambassador for Chanel since 2018. She has volunteered in Uganda and India, where she spent one week working with Mother Teresa; she donated her salary from The Hi-Lo Country to help fund the late nun's mission.

Known for: Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Vanilla Sky, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Volver

* 04/28/1974

Mary McDonnell(71)

Actress | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (US)

Mary Eileen McDonnell (born April 28, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She received Academy Award nominations for her roles as Stands with a Fist in Dances with Wolves and May-Alice Culhane in Passion Fish. McDonnell is well known for her performances as President Laura Roslin in Battlestar Galactica, First Lady Marilyn Whitmore in Independence Day, and Rose in Donnie Darko. She was featured as Captain Sharon Raydor during seasons 5–7 of the TNT series The Closer and starred as Commander Sharon Raydor in the spin-off series Major Crimes on the same network. In 2023, she had a main role as Madeleine Usher in the horror limited series The Fall of the House of Usher by Netflix.

Known for: Donnie Darko, Margin Call, Dances with Wolves, Battlestar Galactica

* 04/28/1952

Elisabeth Röhm(50)

Actress | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia (DE)

Elisabeth Röhm (German: [eˈliːzabɛt ˈʁøːm]; born April 28, 1973) is an American television and film actress and director. She is best known for playing Kate Lockley in the television series Angel from 1999 to 2001 and Serena Southerlyn in the television series Law & Order from 2001 to 2005. She has also appeared in films such as Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005), American Hustle (2013), Joy (2015), Seduced (2016), Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017), The Tribes of Palos Verdes (2017) and Bombshell (2019). Röhm made her directorial debut with the Lifetime film Girl in the Basement (2021).

Known for: American Hustle, Joy, Law & Order, Angel

* 04/28/1973

Ann-Margret(82)

Actress | Valsjöbyn, Jämtlands län (SE)

Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941), credited as Ann-Margret, is a Swedish-American actress and singer. She has won five Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and six Emmy Awards, winning in 2010 for a guest role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She is known for her roles in Pocketful of Miracles (1961), State Fair (1962), Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Train Robbers (1973), Tommy (1975), Magic (1978), The Villain (1979), The Return of the Soldier (1982), Who Will Love My Children? (1983), 52 Pick-Up (1986), Newsies (1992), Grumpy Old Men (1993), Grumpier Old Men (1995), Any Given Sunday (1999), Taxi (2004), The Break-Up (2006) and Going in Style (2017). Her singing and acting careers span seven decades, starting in 1961. Initially, she was billed as a female version of Elvis Presley. She has a sultry, vibrant contralto voice. She had a Top 20 hit song in 1961 and a charting album in 1964, and she scored a disco hit in 1979. She recorded a critically acclaimed gospel album in 2001 and an album of Christmas songs in 2004.In April 2023, she released her first rock album, Born to be Wild.

Known for: Carnal Knowledge, Bye Bye Birdie, Made in Paris, Grumpy Old Men

* 04/28/1941

Melanie Martinez(28)

Crew | Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York (US)

Melanie Adele Martinez is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Astoria, Queens, and raised in Baldwin, New York, she subsequently rose to prominence in 2012 after appearing on the American television vocal talent show The Voice. Following the show, she released her debut single titled "Dollhouse". Signing to Atlantic Records, she released her debut EP, also named Dollhouse. Martinez later released her debut studio album, Cry Baby. She has written, directed, and is staring in her upcoming musical film, "K-12" and its upcoming sequel.

Known for: K-12, Nerve

* 04/28/1995

Carolyn Jones(† 53)

Actress | Amarillo, Texas (US)

Carolyn Jones (April 28, 1930 – August 3, 1983) was an American film and television actress. She began her career in the early 1950s and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Bachelor Party (1957) and a Golden Globe Award as one of the most promising actresses of 1959. In 1964 she began playing the role of Morticia Addams in the television series The Addams Family.

Known for: The Man Who Knew Too Much, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Big Heat, The Addams Family

* 04/28/1930

Bridget Moynahan(52)

Actress | Binghamton, New York (US)

Kathryn Bridget Moynahan (born April 28, 1971 height 5' 9½" (1,77 m)), best known as Bridget Moynahan, is an American model and actress. After graduating from Longmeadow High School in 1989, Moynahan pursued a career in modeling. She was signed by a modeling agency, which led her to appear in department store catalogs and the covers of widely known magazines. After doing television commercials, she began taking acting lessons, in order to change occupations.Moynahan made her television debut in a guest appearance in the comedy series Sex and the City in 1999, where she would later have a recurring role as the character Natasha. The following year, she made her feature film debut in Coyote Ugly. She was then cast in a supporting role in Serendipity (2001). Moynahan has appeared in an eclectic range of films, including the action film The Sum of All Fears (2002), spy thriller The Recruit (2003), the science-fiction movie I, Robot (2004), and the political thriller Lord of War (2005).Away from film, Moynahan starred in the ABC television series Six Degrees, which premiered in September 2006. The show, however, was not successful, as it was canceled after one season. Since then, she has returned to film, starring in low-budget features. Moynahan completed work in Elizabeth Allen's Ramona and Beezus, which was released in July 2010. Returning to television, Moynahan stars in the CBS drama Blue Bloods.In her personal life, Moynahan was in a three-year relationship with screenwriter Scott Rosenberg. She was then in a high-profile relationship with NFL quarterback Tom Brady from 2004 to 2006. In August 2007, she gave birth to Brady's son, John Edward Thomas.

Known for: I, Robot, Battle: Los Angeles, The Sum of All Fears, Lord of War

* 04/28/1971

Harry Shum Jr.(41)

Actor | Puerto Limón (CR)

Harry Shum Jr. (born April 28, 1982) is a Costa Rican-American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer. He is best known for his roles as Mike Chang on the Fox television series Glee (2009–15) and as Magnus Bane on the Freeform television series Shadowhunters (2016–19). He was nominated for four Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance in Glee, winning once. He won the award for The Male TV Star of 2018 in the E! People's Choice Awards for Shadowhunters.Shum has appeared in the films Step Up 2: The Streets (2008), Step Up 3D (2010), White Frog (2012), Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), the Hulu web series The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (2010–2011) and the YouTube Originals series Single by 30 (2016). In 2020, he starred in Universal's romantic drama All My Life.

Known for: Crazy Rich Asians, Step Up 2: The Streets, Shadowhunters, Glee

* 04/28/1982

Jessica Alba(42)

Actress | Pomona, California (US)

Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American television and film actress. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994). Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series Dark Angel (2000–2002). Alba later appeared in various films including Honey (2003), Sin City (2005), Fantastic Four (2005), Into the Blue (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Good Luck Chuck both in 2007.Alba is considered a sex symbol and often generates media attention for her looks. She appears on the "Hot 100" section of Maxim and was voted number one on AskMen.com's list of "99 Most Desirable Women" in 2006, as well as "Sexiest Woman in the World" by FHM in 2007. The use of her image on the cover of the March 2006 Playboy sparked a lawsuit by her, which was later dropped. She has also won various awards for her acting, including the Choice Actress Teen Choice Award and Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television, and a Golden Globe nomination for her lead role in the television series Dark Angel.

Known for: Fantastic Four, Sin City, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Machete

* 04/28/1981

Kari Wuhrer(56)

Actress | Brookfield, Connecticut (US)

Kari Samantha Wuhrer (born April 28, 1967) is an American actress, model, and singer. She is known for her time as hostess of the MTV game show Remote Control (1988–1989), and for her portrayals of Abigail on USA Network's Swamp Thing (1991–1992) and Maggie Beckett on the Fox/Syfy series Sliders (1997–2000). Wuhrer has appeared in horror films such as Anaconda (1997), Eight Legged Freaks (2002), King of the Ants (2003), The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (2003), Hellraiser: Deader (2005), two entries in the Prophecy series (both 2005), and Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014). Gamers also knows for her role as Agent Tanya in cutscenes of Westwood Studios' real-time strategy video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and its subsequent expansion pack, Yuri's Revenge. She also provided the voice of Maria Hill for Disney XD's The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010–2012).

Known for: Eight Legged Freaks, Anaconda, Thinner, Do It for Uncle Manny

* 04/28/1967

Jay Leno(73)

Actor | New Rochelle, New York (US)

James Douglas Muir Leno is an American television host, comedian, and writer. After doing stand-up comedy for years, he became the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2009.

Known for: Dave, Contact, Cars, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

* 04/28/1950

Stephanie Corneliussen(36)

Actress | Copenhagen (DK)

Corneliussen was born on April 28, 1987 in Copenhagen,Denmark. She attendedJohannesskoleninFrederiksbergand studied ballet in Copenhagen.She has a degree ingraphic design. She was discovered at age 13 and encouraged to enter the Supermodel of Scandinavia contest, which was orchestrated byJacqueline Friis Mikkelsen, the CEO ofUnique Models, an international modeling agency based in Copenhagen. She won the contest and subsequently began her international modeling career. She is an actress, known for Mr. Robot (2015), Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) and Legends of Tomorrow (2016).

Known for: Mr. Robot, Legion, Deception, DC's Legends of Tomorrow

* 04/28/1987

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Jorge Garcia(50)

Actor | Omaha, Nebraska (US)

Jorge García (born April 28, 1973, height 5' 11½" (1,82 m)) is an American actor and comedian. He first came to public attention with his performance as Hector Lopez on the television show Becker and later for his portrayal of Hugo "Hurley" Reyes in the television series Lost. Garcia also performs as a stand-up comedian. He most recently starred in the FOX television series Alcatraz, as well as playing a minor character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. García was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Dora Mesa, is a Cuban-born professor, and his father, Humberto Garcia, is a Chilean-born doctor. He grew up in Southern California and went to San Clemente High School. As a senior, he was selected by the faculty as "Triton of the Year", the highest award given to a graduating senior.Garcia graduated from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1995 as a Communication Studies major.García was the first actor to be cast on Lost after the producers saw him on Curb Your Enthusiasm the night before casting began, and created the character of Hugo Reyes specifically for him. García appeared in the second episode of the eighth season of Celebrity Poker Showdown, where he lost to Michael Ian Black. He was a contestant on an episode of Russian Roulette on Game Show Network. He missed a question about the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and fell through the trap door.Garcia is scheduled to star in the movie When We Were Pirates due out in 2012. In the independent film, he will play a man named Jason, who along with a group of close friends, learn that their childhood love of playing pirates helps them overcome some of the difficulties they face later in their lives. He is also seen singing in the studio for the upcoming project on an officially released YouTube clip. During Lost's run, Garcia wrote a blog about the show called Dispatches from the Island. He also hosted a weekly podcast, Geronimo Jack's Beard, in which he discussed the script of Season 6 along with his then girlfriend Bethany Leigh Shady.Garcia is also featured on the front cover of Weezer's album Hurley, released on September 10, 2010. The album is named after his character from Lost. He performed as a guest vocalist at several Weezer concerts in 2010.On 21 November 2010, Entertainment Weekly announced that Garcia was cast in the upcoming U.S. television series Alcatraz. On 23 November 2010, Garcia made a guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother's episode "Blitzgiving". In the episode references are made to Garcia's time on Lost. In 2011, Garcia appeared as a recurring character in Mr. Sunshine, portraying a caretaker at the Sunshine Center. Starting in January 2012, Garcia portrayed Dr. Diego Soto, an Alcatraz expert, in the FOX series, Alcatraz. The show was a mid-season replacement for Fox's Terra Nova. Despite an impressive start, the series was officially cancelled by Fox on May 9, 2012, due to dropping viewership throughout its run. Garcia appeared on The Nerdist podcast posted June 18, 2012. In 2013, Garcia played Steve Wozniak in the parody film, iSteve produced for the Funny or Die website.

Known for: The Wedding Ringer, Cooties, The Ridiculous 6, Lost

* 04/28/1973

Bruce Leung Siu-Lung(75)

Actor | Hong Kong (HK)

Often called Bruce Leung for Bruceploitation purposes.

* 04/28/1948

Madge Sinclair(† 57)

Actress | St. Ann, Jamaica W.I.

Madge Dorita Sinclair CD (née Walters; April 28, 1938 – December 20, 1995) was a Jamaican actress best known for her roles in Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975), Convoy (1978), Coming to America (1988), Trapper John, M.D. (1980–1986), and the ABC TV miniseries Roots (1977). Sinclair also voiced the character of Sarabi, Mufasa's mate and Simba's mother, in the Disney animated feature film The Lion King (1994). A five-time Emmy Award nominee, Sinclair won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Drama Series for her role as "Empress" Josephine in Gabriel's Fire in 1991.

Known for: Coming to America, The Lion King, Trapper John, M.D., Gabriel's Fire

* 04/28/1938

Paul Guilfoyle(74)

Actor | Boston, Massachusetts (US)

Paul Guilfoyle is an American stage and screen actor, best known for playing Captain Jim Brass on the television series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". He graduated from Yale University in 1977 with a major in economics and studied at the Actor's Studio in New York City.He is often mistakenly referred to as the son of character actor Paul Guilfoyle but they are not related.

Known for: L.A. Confidential, Air Force One, Primary Colors, The Good Fight

* 04/28/1949

Kiawentiio(17)

Actress | Akwesasne, Ontario (CA)

Television actress best recognized for her role as Ka'kwet on the series Anne with an E. She is also an artist and shares her paintings and drawings through Instagram for her over 120,000 followers.

Known for: Beans, Avatar: The Last Airbender, What If...?, Rutherford Falls

* 04/28/2006

Claes Bang(56)

Actor | Odense, Danimarca (Denmark)

Claes Bang was born on April 28, 1967 in Denmark as Claes Kasper Bang. He is an actor, known for The Square (2017), The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) and Bron/Broen (2011). He is married to Lis Kasper Bang. He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in 1996.His name is pronounced "Class Bun-g". Apart from his native Danish, he's fluent in Swedish, Norwegian, English and German.

Known for: The Square, The Northman, The Burnt Orange Heresy, Bad Sisters

* 04/28/1967

Stafford Repp(† 56)

Actor | San Francisco, California (US)

Stafford Alois Repp(April 26, 1918– November 5, 1974) was anAmericanactorbest known for his role as Police Chief Clancy O'Hara, oppositeAdam West's character onABC'sBatmantelevision series.

Known for: Batman, Batman, Playhouse 90

* 04/28/1918

John Pankow(69)

Actor | St. Louis, Missouri (US)

John Pankow (born April 28, 1954) is an American actor. He began his career on-stage in New York, in numerous Off-Broadway and Broadway plays including Peter Shaffer's Amadeus, John Patrick Shanley's Italian American Reconciliation, and Brian Friel's Aristocrats. After a starring role in William Friedkin's To Live and Die in L.A., he began appearing regularly in film and on television, playing Ira Buchman for all eight seasons of Mad About You and later Merc Lapidus on Episodes.

Known for: To Live and Die in L.A., Morning Glory, The Secret of My Success, Mad About You

* 04/28/1954

Kathleen McClellan(53)

Actress | Bloomington, Illinois (US)

Kathleen McClellan is an American actress, model, television host, and former Miss Illinois Teen USA. She is perhaps first recognized for her role on Seinfeld as Melissa, Jerry's naked girlfriend, most recently noted for her starring role in the award-winning film, Rattlesnakes, and for her 2002–2004 role as the host of TLC's For Better or For Worse.

Known for: Rattlesnakes, Seinfeld, Ladies Man

* 04/28/1970

Michael Carbonaro(41)

Actor | New York, New York City (US)

Michael Joseph Carbonaro (born April 28, 1976) is an American actor, magician, and improv artist.

Known for: Another Gay Movie, God Bless America, All My Children, Grey's Anatomy

* 04/28/1982

Simbi Khali(52)

Actress | Jackson, Mississippi

Simbi Kali was born on April 28, 1971 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. She is an actress, known for 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), We Were Soldiers (2002) and A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996). She was previously married to Cress Williams.

Known for: We Were Soldiers, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, 3rd Rock from the Sun

* 04/28/1971

He Jiong(49)

Actor | Changsha，Hunan Province，China

Famous Chinese host and actor. Graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University where after graduation he work as a teacher-counselor in "Arabic studies" until 2008, after which he focused on performing arts. At China Central Television hosted the children's program "Big Windmill". In 1998, he joined Hunan Satellite TV to host "Happy Camp" and has hosted for 20 years. In September 2014, under the arrangement of Madame Tussauds Shanghai, He Jiong’s wax figure was unveiled in the 0927 “Happy Camp” program. He is the first artist in the world to personally participate in wax painting.

* 04/28/1974

Bruno Kirby(† 57)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

Bruno Kirby (born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu, Jr.; April 28, 1949 – August 14, 2006) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in City Slickers; When Harry Met Sally...; Good Morning, Vietnam; The Godfather Part II; and Donnie Brasco. He voiced Reginald Stout in Stuart Little.

Known for: City Slickers, When Harry Met Sally..., Good Morning, Vietnam, The Basketball Diaries

* 04/28/1949

Marcia Strassman(† 66)

Actress | New York City / NYC (US)

Marcia Ann Strassman (April 28, 1948 – October 24, 2014) was an American actress and singer. She played Nurse Margie Cutler on M*A*S*H, Julie Kotter on Welcome Back, Kotter, and Diane Szalinski in the film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989).

Known for: Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Tremors, Welcome Back, Kotter

* 04/28/1948