People: Famous People born on 02/28 (February)

February 27 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 1 (February 29 on leap years). All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 13 (March 12 on leap years) by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For February 28th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on February 15. ()

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Robert Sean Leonard(55)

Actor | Westwood, New Jersey (US)

Robert Lawrence Leonard (born February 28, 1969), known by his stage name Robert Sean Leonard, is an American actor. He is known for playing Dr. James Wilson in the television series House (2004–2012) and Neil Perry in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society. Leonard won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in The Invention of Love in 2001. His other theater credits include Candida, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Breaking the Code, The Speed of Darkness, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Arcadia, The Music Man, Born Yesterday, Fifth of July, and To Kill a Mockingbird. From 2013 to 2014, Leonard had a recurring role as Dr. Roger Kadar on the television series Falling Skies. He also starred as the leading role in Swing Kids playing Peter Müller.

Known for: Dead Poets Society, Much Ado About Nothing, The Age of Innocence, House

* 02/28/1969

Jennie Jacques(35)

Actress | Coventry, West Midlands, England (GB)

Jennie Jacques was born on February 28, 1989 in Coventry, West Midlands, England. She is an actress, known for Vikingos (2013), Truth or Dare (2012) and Nocturn (2010).Her first came to prominence playing Annie Miller, a significant role featuring in five episodes of the BBC series Desperate Romantics,[2] a six-part television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, first broadcast on BBC Two in July and August 2009.

Known for: Shank, Vikings, WPC 56, Vikings: Athelstan's Journal

* 02/28/1989

Ali Larter(48)

Actress | Cherry Hill, New Jersey (US)

Alison Elizabeth Larter (born February 28, 1976) is an American actress. She portrayed fictional model Allegra Coleman in a 1996 Esquire magazine hoax and took on guest roles on several television shows in the 1990s. She made her film debut in Varsity Blues (1999), which was followed by the horror film House on Haunted Hill (1999). Her role as Clear Rivers in the first two films of the Final Destination horror franchise earned her a reputation as a scream queen. Larter played supporting roles in the comedy Legally Blonde (2001) and the romantic comedy A Lot Like Love (2005), and led the Bollywood movie Marigold (2007) and the thriller Obsessed (2009). She played the dual roles of Niki Sanders and Tracy Strauss on the NBC science fiction drama Heroes (2006–2010), and achieved wider recognition for her portrayal of video game heroine Claire Redfield in the Resident Evil: Extinction (2007), Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010), and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016). As of April 2017, Larter's films have grossed over US$1.31 billion worldwide. Her presence in the media is reinforced by her appearances in lists compiled by Maxim, FHM, and Stuff, as well as People magazine's "Best Dressed List" in 2007. She released her cookbook, Kitchen Revelry: A Year of Festive Menus from My Home to Yours, in September 2013.

Known for: Final Destination, Obsessed, Legally Blonde, Final Destination 2

* 02/28/1976

Kingsley Ben-Adir(38)

Actor | London (GB)

Trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduated in 2011.

Known for: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The OA, High Fidelity, Peaky Blinders

* 02/28/1986

John Turturro(67)

Actor | Brooklyn, New York (US)

John Michael Turturro ( Italian pronunciation: [turˈturro]; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his varied complex roles in independent films. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler, and Spike Lee. He has received a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for four Screen Actors Guild Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He received his career breakthrough with Five Corners (1987). He acted in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), and Clockers (1995). He also starred in Coens' Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, The Big Lebowski (1998), and O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). He also starred in Fearless (1993), Quiz Show (1994), and Gloria Bell (2018). He portrayed Seymour Simmons in the Transformers film series (2007–2017) and Carmine Falcone in The Batman (2022). For playing the role of Ambrose Monk, Adrian Monk's brother, in the USA Network series Monk Turturro received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He starred in the HBO miniseries The Night Of (2016) earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nomination. He had a recurring role in the Showtime series The Plot Against America (2020), and he currently stars in the Apple TV+ series Severance (2022–present), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Television Series. He has directed five films, Mac (1992), Illuminata (1998), Romance and Cigarettes (2005), Fading Gigolo (2013), and The Jesus Rolls (2020).

Known for: Fading Gigolo, Barton Fink, Quiz Show, O Brother, Where Art Thou?

* 02/28/1957

Rose Van Ginkel(29)

Actress

Rose Van Ginkel (born February 18, 1995) is a Filipino-Dutch singer, actress, and model under Viva Records. She was a member of the girl group Pop Girls. She used to be a swimmer for the Philippine Team.

Known for: Kitty K7, Talk Back and You're Dead, Chain Mail

* 02/28/1995

Bernadette Peters(76)

Actress | Queens, New York (US)

Bernadette Peters (née Lazzara; born February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and children's book author. Over a career spanning more than six decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performed in solo concerts and released recordings. She is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, having received seven nominations for Tony Awards, winning two (plus an honorary award), and nine Drama Desk Award nominations, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards. Regarded by many as the foremost interpreter of the works of Stephen Sondheim, Peters is particularly noted for her roles on the Broadway stage, including in the musicals Mack and Mabel (1974), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Song and Dance (1985), Into the Woods (1987), The Goodbye Girl (1993), Annie Get Your Gun (1999), Gypsy (2003), A Little Night Music (2010), Follies (2011), and Hello, Dolly! (2018). She has recorded six solo albums as well as many cast albums, and performs regularly in her own solo concert act. Peters first performed on the stage as a child actress and then a teenager in the 1960s, and in film and television from the 1970s. She was praised for this early work and for appearances on, among other programs, The Muppet Show and The Carol Burnett Show, and for her roles in films including Silent Movie (1976), The Jerk (1979), Pennies from Heaven (1981, for which she won a Golden Globe Award), and Annie (1982). She has also acted in television shows such as Ally McBeal, Smash (2012–2013), Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018), The Good Fight (2017–2018), Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020–2021) and High Desert (2023).

Known for: The Jerk, Pennies from Heaven, Anastasia, American Playhouse

* 02/28/1948

Alice Kremelberg(34)

Actress | Garden City, Long Island, New York (US)

Alice Kremelberg is a film, television and theater actor born and raised in New York. Alice has most recently starred in the final season of The Sinner as Percy Muldoon, and played Bernadine in Aaron Sorkin's Oscar nominated The Trial of the Chicago 7 for Netflix/Dreamworks. She recurred as Nicole Eckelcamp on the last two seasons of Jenji Kohan's Orange is the New Black for Netflix. Alice was nominated for an Emmy for their performance as Kat in The Feels, which they both co-wrote and acted in. Upcoming, Alice will be playing Abby in Monsterland for Hulu/Annapurna, and Duff in the independent film Bleecker. They can also be seen as Sorrell in Doomsday (ITV Fest, Brooklyn Web Fest + HollyWeb Fest winner). Her other film and television credits include New Amsterdam, The Taking of Pelham 123, NCIS, Nurse Jackie, Blue Bloods, The Big C, Smash, Law and Order: SVU, and 30 Rock.

Known for: The Trial of the Chicago 7, Orange Is the New Black, The Sinner, Renegade Nell

* 02/28/1990

Rory Cochrane(52)

Actor | Syracuse, New York (US)

Rory Cochrane (born February 28, 1972) is an American actor. He is known for playing Ron Slater in Dazed and Confused, Lucas in Empire Records, and Tim Speedle in CSI: Miami.

Known for: Encounter, Hostiles, Black Mass, White Boy Rick

* 02/28/1972

Sarah Bolger(33)

Actress | Dublin (IE)

Sarah Bolger (born 28 February 1991) is an Irish actress. She starred in the films In America (2003), Stormbreaker (2006), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), The Moth Diaries (2011), The Lazarus Effect (2015), Emelie (2015), and A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019). On television, she portrayed Princess Mary Tudor in The Tudors (2008–2010), for which she won an IFTA award, and Princess Aurora in Once Upon a Time (2012–2015). Bolger also appeared on the series Into the Badlands (2015–2017) and starred on Mayans M.C. (2018–2023).

Known for: In America, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Stormbreaker, The Lazarus Effect

* 02/28/1991

Gilbert Gottfried(† 67)

Actor | Brooklyn, New York (US)

Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 – April 12, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, best known for his exaggerated shrill voice, strong New York accent, and his edgy, often controversial, sense of humor. His numerous roles in film and television included voicing Iago in Disney's Aladdin franchise, Mister Mxyzptlk in Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League Action, Digit LeBoid in PBS Kids' Cyberchase, Kraang and Subprime in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the Aflac duck. He also played Mr. Peabody in the Problem Child franchise. Gottfried hosted Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2014–2022), along with Frank Santopadre, which featured discussions of classic films and celebrity interviews, most often with veteran actors, comedians, musicians, and comedy writers. The documentary Gilbert (2017) explored his life and career; it won the Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2017 deadCENTER Film Festival.

Known for: Aladdin, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Look Who's Talking Too, Beverly Hills Cop II

* 02/28/1955

Bettye Ackerman(† 82)

Actress | South Carolina / SC (US)

Bettye Louise Ackerman (February 28, 1924 – November 1, 2006) was an American actress primarily known for her work on television.

Known for: Ben Casey, Return to Peyton Place, Studio One, The Waltons

* 02/28/1924

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Geoffrey Arend(46)

Actor | Manhattan, New York (US)

Born Feb. 28th, 1978 in Queens. Is of Pakistani and German decent. Previously married to Christina Hendricks (of Mad Men). Graduated from LaGuardia High School of Music and Arts in 1996. Attended both Carnegie Melon and Tisch (NYU) but never completed his bachelors.

Known for: (500) Days of Summer, Garden State, Super Troopers, The Ringer

* 02/28/1978

Charles Durning(† 89)

Actor | Highland Falls, New York (US)

Charles Edward Durning (February 28, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 movies, television shows and plays. Durning's best-known films include The Sting (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), The Muppet Movie (1979), True Confessions (1981), Tootsie (1982), Dick Tracy (1990), and O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for both The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and To Be or Not to Be (1983). Prior to his acting career, Durning served in World War II and was decorated for valor in combat.

Known for: Dog Day Afternoon, The Final Countdown, The Muppet Movie, O Brother, Where Art Thou?

* 02/28/1923

Stephanie Beacham(77)

Actress | Barnet, England (GB)

Stephanie Beacham is an English television, radio, film and theatre actress. She is known for her television roles in the BBC drama Tenko, the ITV drama Connie, and for playing Sable Colby in the ABC soap operas The Colbys and Dynasty. Her film appearances include Dracula A.D. 1972, Schizo and Troop Beverly Hills.

Known for: Love and Other Disasters, Dracula A.D. 1972, Dynasty, The Colbys

* 02/28/1947

AngelaBaby(35)

Actress | Shanghai (CN)

Angelababy (English name: Angela; birth name: Yang Ying) is a Chinese model, actress, and singer born in Shanghai to a Shanghainese mother and a father from Hong Kong, who is of half German and half Chinese descent. She is one of the "New Four Dan Actresses". Her father runs a fashion business in Shanghai. She gained an interest in fashion as a child under her father's influence.Angelababy moved to Hong Kong when she was thirteen, and signed a modelling contract with Style International Management at the age of 14. She speaks English, Mandarin, Shanghainese, Japanese, and Cantonese.Angelababy dated Chinese actor Huang Xiao Ming, who is 11 years her senior, for six years, but their relationship was not revealed to the public until February 2014. On 27 May 2015, they obtained their marriage certificate in Qingdao, China, and their wedding banquet took place in Shanghai on 8 October 2015. The wedding banquet was reported to be one of the most lavish in China's history with a reported estimate of US$31 million. In October 2016, Huang and Angelababy announced her pregnancy. She gave birth to their son on 17 January 2017 at the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital. On 28 January 2022, the couple announced their divorce.

Known for: Hitman: Agent 47, Independence Day: Resurgence, Mojin: The Lost Legend, First Time

* 02/28/1989

Denise Gough(44)

Actress | Ennis, County Clare (IE)

Denise Gough is an Irish actress. She was born in Ennis, County Clare and is the elder sister of the actress Kelly Gough. She graduated from the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in 2003. She is notable for her work in theatre and television, including the play The Painter and Messiah V: The Rapture.

Known for: '71, Robin Hood, Star Wars: Andor

* 02/28/1980

Yuko Sanpei(38)

Actress | Tokyo Prefecture (JP)

Yuko Sanpei is a voice actress, narrator and former child actress currently affiliated with Axl One.

Known for: Boruto: Naruto the Movie, Eureka Seven, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

* 02/28/1986

Wang Ziwen(37)

Actress | Chengdu，Sichuan Province，China

Wang Zi Wen (王子文) was born 28 February 1987 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. She is also known by her English name Olivia Wang. She is a Chinese actress and model. She is known mostly for her roles in When a Snail Falls in Love (2016), Ode to Joy (2016), Enter the Forbidden City (2018), and Bureau of Transformer (2019). She was ranked 87th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.

Known for: Awakening Spring, Ode to Joy, Three-Body

* 02/28/1987

Mercedes Ruehl(76)

Actress | Queens, New York (US)

Mercedes J. Ruehl is an American screen, stage, and television actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including anAcademy Award, aGolden Globe Award, aTony Award, aDrama Desk Award, twoObie Awards, and twoOuter Critics Circle Awards.Her most acclaimed film role was inThe Fisher King; her performance in the film earned her the 1991Academy Award for Best Supporting Actressas well as anAmerican Comedy Award, aBoston Society of Film Critics Award, aLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award, and aGolden Globe.Ruehl is known for her leading performance in the playLost in Yonkers(1990) and supporting performance in the filmThe Fisher King(1991). Her other film credits includeBig(1988),Married to the Mob(1988),Last Action Hero(1993),Roseanna's Grave(1997), andHustlers(2019). She also played the mother of main character Vincent Chase inHBO'sEntourage.

Known for: The Fisher King, Married to the Mob, Big, The Secret of My Success

* 02/28/1948

Charles Halford(44)

Actor | Salt Lake City, Utah (US)

Charles Halford is an actor, known for True Detective (2014), Constantine (2014), and Logan Lucky (2017), as a voice actor he is known for The Death and Return of Superman (2019), Tangled: The Series (2017), and Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015).

Known for: Injustice 2, Constantine, True Detective, Rectify

* 02/28/1980

Amanda Abbington(50)

Actress | North London, England (GB)

Amanda Abbington was born on February 28, 1974 in North London, England as Amanda Jane Smith. She has been acting in television, film, and stage productions since 1993, when she debuted with a small role in British police drama The Bill.Amanda has two children with former partner Martin Freeman.

Known for: Crooked House, Sherlock, After You've Gone, Mr Selfridge

* 02/28/1974

Stephanie Sigman(37)

Actress | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora (MX)

Stephanie Sigman (born February 28, 1987) is a Mexican-American actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 2011 crime drama film Miss Bala. She went on to appear in Pioneer, Going Under, and Annabelle: Creation. On TV, Sigman starred as Valeria Vélez in the first two seasons of Netflix's crime thriller, Narcos. She is also known for her starring role as Jessica Cortez on the first two seasons of the CBS series S.W.A.T..She starred as Estrella, a 'Bond girl', in the James Bond film, Spectre (2015).

Known for: Miss Bala, Spectre, Narcos

* 02/28/1987

John Carson(† 89)

Actor | Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]

John Carson was an English actor known for his appearances in film and television. Not to be confused with the American TV entertainer John "Johnny" Carson.

Known for: Doomsday, Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter, Agatha Christie's Poirot

* 02/28/1927

Ania Pieroni(67)

Actress | Rome (IT)

Ania Pieroni is a former Italian actress, known for The House by the Cemetery (1981), Tenebrae (1982) and Inferno (1980).

Known for: Tenebre, The House by the Cemetery, Stay As You Are, Velvet Hands

* 02/28/1957

Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne(23)

Actress | Norway (NO)

Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne (born in 2001) is a Norwegian actress, known for Utøya: July 22 (2018), Hope (2019), Vikingulven (2022), and the Netflix movie Royalteen (2022).

Known for: Utøya: July 22, Hope, Viking Wolf, Furia

* 02/28/2001

Peter Stebbings(53)

Actor | Vancouver, British Columbia (CA)

Peter Stebbings is a Canadian film and television actor and director, best known for his portrayal of Kevin Sharp on the Canadian television series Madison.

Known for: Defendor, Immortals, Jack and Jill vs. The World, Empire of Dirt

* 02/28/1971

Noureen DeWulf(40)

Actress | New York City, New York (US)

Noureen DeWulf (née Ahmed) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her film roles in West Bank Story (2005), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), and The Back-up Plan (2010). She also starred as Lacey on the sitcom Anger Management (2012–2014).

Known for: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, The Back-Up Plan, American Dreamz, Anger Management

* 02/28/1984

Rae Dawn Chong(63)

Actress | Edmonton, Alberta (CA)

Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian-American actress. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1978 musical drama film Stony Island, and in 1981 starred in the fantasy film Quest for Fire, for which she received the Genie Award for Best Actress. Chong later starred in films Beat Street (1984), American Flyers (1985), The Color Purple (1985), Commando (1985), Soul Man (1986), The Principal (1987), Tales from the Darkside (1990), Time Runner (1993), and Boulevard (1994). She is the daughter of comedian and actor Tommy Chong.

Known for: Commando, The Color Purple, Quest for Fire, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

* 02/28/1961

Rudy Mancuso(32)

Actor | New Jersey (US)

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Known for: Rim of the World, A Celebration of the Music from Coco, The Flash, The Keys of Christmas

* 02/28/1992