People: Famous People born on 01/31 (January)

January 30 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - February 1 All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 13 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For January 31st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on January 18. ()

621 people found (page 1/21):

Kelly Lynch(65)

Actress | Golden Valley, Minnesota (US)

Kelly Ann Lynch (born January 31, 1959) is an American actress. Her film credits include Cocktail, Road House, Drugstore Cowboy, Desperate Hours, Curly Sue, Heaven's Prisoners, Mr. Magoo, Charlie's Angels and Joe Somebody. She also played recurring roles on the cable shows The L Word and Magic City.

Known for: Drugstore Cowboy, Charlie's Angels, Road House, Virtuosity

* 01/31/1959

Minnie Driver(54)

Actress | Finsbury Park, London, England (GB)

Amelia Fiona "Minnie" Driver (born 31 January 1970) is a British and American actress. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in 1995's Circle of Friends. She went on to star in a wide range of films including the cult classic Grosse Pointe Blank, Gus Van Sant's Good Will Hunting for which she was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award, the musical The Phantom of the Opera, Owning Mahowny, and providing the voice of Lady Eboshi in Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke. In television, Driver starred with Eddie Izzard in The Riches for which she was nominated for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe. She has starred in the ABC sitcom Speechless, the NBC sitcom About a Boy, and in a recurring role in the NBC series Will & Grace. She has also starred in several British dramas, including The Deep for BBC One. Predating her work as an actress, Driver started as a singer and has released three full solo albums over the span of her career. She has also lent her voice to a variety of animated series and films including SuperMansion and Tarzan as well as video games including Jurassic Park: Trespasser.

Known for: Circle of Friends, Good Will Hunting, The Riches, Speechless

* 01/31/1970

Jonathan Banks(77)

Actor | Washington, D.C. (US)

Jonathan Banks (born January 31, 1947) is an American character actor in film and television.Banks dropped out of Indiana University to join a touring company as a stage manager. He went to Australia with the company and stayed on working in theatre there. In 1974, he moved to Los Angeles and performed on stage before picking up bit parts on television. Probably his best-known movie roles are in two films starring Eddie Murphy: 48 Hrs. and Beverly Hills Cop. In 48 Hrs. he plays a character who is a friend of the lead and is killed by the villain, beginning the lead characters' story. In Beverly Hills Cop, he plays a villain who kills the lead characters' friend and begins his story. Other movie roles include appearances in Armed and Dangerous, Freejack, Flipper, Airplane!, Gremlins, Murder Me, Murder You, and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory.His biggest break on television, came with the series Wiseguy, in which he played Frank McPike for four years, a role which led to an Emmy award nomination. Although his character was primarily the hero's mentor, stories occasionally featured McPike as hero. In 1981 he appeared as Dutch Schultz on the NBC series the Gangster Chronicles. He also starred on the short-lived science fiction TV series Otherworld, as Kommander Neveen Kroll and in the sitcom Fired Up.Banks has also made guest appearances on TV shows including Alias, CSI, Day Break, Highlander: The Series, Matlock, SeaQuest DSV, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Women of the House and Walker Texas Ranger. Most recently, Banks appeared in the final Season Two episodes of Dexter, and in episodes of ER, Cold Case, and Shark, Modern Family. In the second season finale of Breaking Bad, Banks appeared as a mysterious character named Mike. Banks was made a series regular for the third season.

Known for: Mudbound, Gremlins, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Breaking Bad

* 01/31/1947

Jean Simmons(† 80)

Actress | Crouch Hill, London, England (GB)

Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE (January 31, 1929 – January 22, 2010) was an English actress. She appeared predominantly in motion pictures, beginning with films made in Great Britain during and after World War II – she was one of J. Arthur Rank's 'well-spoken young starlets' – followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950.

Known for: Guys and Dolls, Spartacus, Hamlet, The Thorn Birds

* 01/31/1929

Anthony LaPaglia(65)

Actor | Adelaide, South Australia (AU)

Anthony LaPaglia (/ləˈpɑːliə/, Italian pronunciation: [laˈpaʎʎa]; born 31 January 1959) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Jack Malone in the television drama Without a Trace (2002–2009), for which he received a Golden Globe Award in 2004.

Known for: Lantana, Empire Records, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Without a Trace

* 01/31/1959

Suzanne Pleshette(† 70)

Actress | New York City, New York (US)

Suzanne Pleshette (January 31, 1937 – January 19, 2008) was an American actress. Pleshette was known for her roles in theatre, film, and television. She received nominations for three Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. For her role as Emily Hartley on the CBS sitcom The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978) she received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Pleshette started her career in the theatre before gaining attention for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's horror-thriller The Birds (1963). Her other notable film roles include Rome Adventure (1962), Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971), and Hot Stuff (1979). For her portrayal of Leona Helmsley in Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean (1990) she received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie. She later voiced roles in The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998) and Spirited Away (2001).

Known for: The Birds, Spirited Away, Rome Adventure, The Bob Newhart Show

* 01/31/1937

Glynn Turman(77)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

Glynn Russell Turman (born January 31, 1947) is an American actor, director, writer, and producer. First coming to attention as a child actor in the original 1959 Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun, Turman is known for his roles as Lew Miles on the prime-time soap opera Peyton Place (1968–1969), high school student Leroy "Preach" Jackson in the 1975 coming-of-age film Cooley High, math professor and retired Army colonel Bradford Taylor on the NBC sitcom A Different World (1988–1993), and Baltimore mayor Clarence Royce on the HBO drama series The Wire. He received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role on the HBO drama series In Treatment. Turman also portrayed Jeremiah Kaan on the Showtime series House of Lies, Doctor Senator in the fourth season of the FX black comedy crime drama series Fargo, and starred in the 2020 Netflix film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

Known for: Super 8, John Dies at the End, Gremlins, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

* 01/31/1947

Jessica Walter(† 80)

Actress | Brooklyn, New York (US)

Jessica Ann Walter (January 31, 1941 – March 24, 2021) was an American actress who appeared in more than 170 films, stage and television productions. In films, she was best known for her role as a psychotic and obsessed fan of a local disc jockey in the 1971 Clint Eastwood thriller, Play Misty for Me. On television, she was most recently known for her role of Lucille Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013–2019), and providing the voice of Malory Archer on the FX animated series Archer (2009–2021). Walter received various awards over the course of her television career including a Primetime Emmy Award for Amy Prentiss (1975). She also received two Golden Globe Award nominations and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. For her starring role opposite Eastwood in Play Misty for Me, Walter received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. After studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City, Walter began her career on the Broadway stage, winning a 1963 Clarence Derwent Award for Outstanding Debut Performance. She made her film debut in the 1964 neo-noir drama Lilith then subsequently starred in the 1966 films Grand Prix and The Group. Both performances earned her critical acclaim. Throughout her career, Walter was a regular presence on American television, playing the title role in the short-lived police procedural Amy Prentiss, appearing in a recurring role on Trapper John, M.D., working as a series regular for the first half of season one of 90210, and providing the voice of Fran Sinclair on the series Dinosaurs. Her role as scheming socialite Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development brought her renewed attention, and she contributed voiceover work to animated shows like Archer and Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015–18).

Known for: Play Misty for Me, Grand Prix, Arrested Development, Archer

* 01/31/1941

Cho Mi-yeon(27)

Actress | Seoul (KR)

Cho Mi Yeon is a South Korean singer and actress. She is the main vocalist of the South Korean girl group (G)I-DLE, and voices Ahri in the virtual K-pop girl group K/DA. She made her acting debut in the web drama series "Replay" in 2021.

* 01/31/1997

Portia de Rossi(51)

Actress | Geelong, Victoria (AU)

Portia Lee James DeGeneres (born Amanda Lee Rogers; 31 January 1973), known professionally as Portia de Rossi, is an Australian-American retired actress. She played Nelle Porter on the American drama series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award, Lindsay Bluth Fünke on the American television sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019), and Elizabeth North on the American political thriller series Scandal (2014–2017). She is the founder and CEO of the art company General Public. She also portrayed Olivia Lord on the American television drama series Nip/Tuck (2007–2009) and Veronica Palmer on the American television sitcom Better Off Ted (2009–2010). De Rossi is married to comedian, actress, and television host Ellen DeGeneres.

Known for: Scream 2, Cursed, Stigmata, Arrested Development

* 01/31/1973

Kerry Washington(47)

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

Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress. She gained wide public recognition for starring as crisis management expert Olivia Pope in the ABC drama series Scandal (2012–2018). For her role, she was twice nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and once for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. Her portrayal of Anita Hill in the HBO television political thriller film Confirmation (2016), and her role as Mia Warren in the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020), both earned nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. In film, Washington is known for her roles as Della Bea Robinson in Ray (2004), as Kay in The Last King of Scotland (2006), as Alicia Masters in the live-action Fantastic Four films of 2005 and 2007, and as Broomhilda von Shaft in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained (2012). She has also starred in the independent films Our Song (2000), The Dead Girl (2006), Mother and Child (2009), Night Catches Us (2010), and American Son (2019). Time magazine included Washington in its Time 100 list of most influential people in 2014. In 2018, Forbes named her the eighth highest-paid television actress. Washington has won a Primetime Emmy Award and five NAACP Image Awards, including The President's Award.

Known for: Ray, Save the Last Dance, Django Unchained, Scandal

* 01/31/1977

James Adomian(44)

Actor | Omaha, Nebraska (US)

James Adomian is an Armenian-American stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist. He is best known for his work on Comedy Bang! Bang!, Last Comic Standing and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson where he impersonated President George W. Bush until 2009.

Known for: Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Trunk’d

* 01/31/1980

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Joey Wong(57)

Actress | Taibei，Taiwan，China

Joey Wong Cho-Yin (AKA Joey Wang, Wang Tsu Hsien, or Joey Ong Jyo Han/Hen) (Chinese: 王祖賢; pinyin: Wáng Zǔxián, born January 31, 1967) is a Hong Kong based Taiwanese-born actress.

Known for: A Chinese Ghost Story, A Chinese Ghost Story III, God of Gamblers, Green Snake

* 01/31/1967

Stuart Margolin(† 82)

Actor | Davenport, Iowa (US)

Stuart Margolin (January 31, 1940 – December 12, 2022) was an American film, theater, and television actor and director who won two Emmy Awards for playing Evelyn "Angel" Martin on the 1970s television series The Rockford Files. In 1973, he appeared on Gunsmoke as an outlaw. The next year he played an important role in Death Wish, giving Charles Bronson his first gun. In 1981, Margolin portrayed the character of Philo Sandeen in a recurring role as a Native American tracker in the 1981–1982 television series, Bret Maverick.

Known for: Death Wish, Arbitrage, Kelly's Heroes, The Rockford Files

* 01/31/1940

John Dye(† 47)

Actor | Amory, Mississippi (US)

John Dye was born on January 31, 1963 in Amory, Mississippi, USA as John Carroll Dye. He was an actor and director, known for Tour of Duty (1987), Touched by an Angel (1994) and Best of the Best (1989). He died on January 10, 2011 in San Francisco, California, USA.

Known for: Making the Grade, Tour of Duty, Touched by an Angel

* 01/31/1963

Patricia Velásquez(53)

Actress | Guajira (VE)

Patricia Carola Velásquez Semprún (born 31 January 1971) is a Venezuelan actress and model. As an actress, she is known for her portrayal of Anck-su-namun in the 1999 film The Mummy and its 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns.

Known for: The Mummy Returns, The Mummy, The Curse of La Llorona, Arrested Development

* 01/31/1971

Dexter Fletcher(58)

Actor | North London, England (GB)

Dexter Fletcher (born 31 January 1966) is an English film director and actor. He has appeared in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, as well as in television shows such as the comedy drama Hotel Babylon and the HBO series Band of Brothers and, earlier in his career, starred as Spike Thomson in the comedy drama Press Gang. His earliest acting role was playing Baby Face in the 1976 film Bugsy Malone. Fletcher made his directorial debut with Wild Bill (2011), and also directed Sunshine on Leith (2013) and Eddie the Eagle (2015). He replaced Bryan Singer as director of Bohemian Rhapsody, a biopic about the band Queen, released in October 2018; due to DGA rules, he received executive producer credit. In 2019, he directed Rocketman, a biographical film based on the life and music of performer Elton John.

Known for: Ghosted, Rocketman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Eddie the Eagle

* 01/31/1966

Bobby Moynihan(46)

Actor | Eastchester (US)

Bobby grew up in Eastchester, New York, where he attended Eastchester Public Schools. He was actively engaged in art but was no stranger to the stage, starring in such Eastchester Youth Council productions of Fiddler on the Roof and the Producers.You may remember Bobby dancing in black tights from SNL's spoof of Beyoncee's "Single Ladies", but he had prior experience dancing in Eastchester Jazz Co. in High School.He was a regular Cast member of Saturday Night Live from 2008 until 2017, and a (relatively) functional member of society.

Known for: Sisters, The Secret Life of Pets, Saturday Night Live, Mr. Mayor

* 01/31/1978

Louisa Harland(31)

Actress | Dublino (IE)

Louisa Clare Harland is an Irish actress. She is best known for her role as Orla McCool in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.

Known for: Boys from County Hell, Standby, The Deceived, Renegade Nell

* 01/31/1993

Belçim Bilgin(41)

Actress | Ankara (TR)

Belçim Bilgin (born 31 January 1983) is a Turkish actress of Kurdish origin.

* 01/31/1983

Justin Timberlake(43)

Actor | Memphis, Tennessee (US)

Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including ten Grammy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, three Brit Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, the Contemporary Icon Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. According to Billboard, he is the best performing male soloist in the history of the Mainstream Top 40.Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, as a child he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Timberlake won two Grammy Awards for his R&B-focused debut solo album Justified (2002) and its single "Cry Me a River". Another single from the album, "Rock Your Body", was also successful.His critically acclaimed second album FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006), characterized by its diversity in music genres, debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200 and spawned the Hot 100 consecutive number-one singles with "SexyBack" (featuring Timbaland), "My Love" (featuring T.I.), and "What Goes Around... Comes Around". Established as a solo artist worldwide, his first two albums both exceeded sales of 10 million copies, as he continued producing records and collaborating with other artists.From 2008 through 2012, Timberlake focused on his acting career, effectively putting his music career on hiatus. He held starring roles in the films The Social Network, Bad Teacher, Friends with Benefits, and In Time.Timberlake resumed his music career in 2013 with his third and fourth albums The 20/20 Experience and The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2, exploring neo soul styles, partly inspired by the expansive song structures of 1960s and 1970s rock. The former became the best-selling album of the year and spawned the top three singles "Suit & Tie" (featuring Jay-Z) and "Mirrors". Timberlake voiced Branch in DreamWorks Animation's Trolls (2016), whose soundtrack includes his fifth Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping single, "Can't Stop the Feeling!", which earned him an Academy Award nomination. His fifth studio album Man of the Woods (2018) became his fourth number-one album in the US. Supported by the two top ten singles, "Filthy" and "Say Something" (featuring Chris Stapleton), it concluded 2018 as the sixth best-selling album of the year.

Known for: Trolls, The Social Network, Trolls World Tour, In Time

* 01/31/1981

John Ireland(† 78)

Actor | Vancouver, British Columbia (CA)

John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 – March 21, 1992) was a Canadian-American actor and film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in All the King's Men (1949), making him the first Vancouver-born actor to receive an Academy Award nomination.Ireland was a supporting actor in several famous Western films such as My Darling Clementine (1946), Red River (1948), Vengeance Valley (1951), and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). His other notable film roles were in 55 Days at Peking (1963), The Adventurers (1970), and Farewell, My Lovely (1975).Ireland also appeared in many television series, notably The Cheaters (1960–1962). He was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to the television industry.

Known for: All the King's Men, Red River, Spartacus, My Darling Clementine

* 01/31/1914

Preity Zinta(49)

Actress | Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (IN)

Preity G Zinta (pronounced [ˈpriːt̪i ˈzɪɳʈa]; born 31 January 1975) is an Indian entrepreneur and actress primarily known for her work in Hindi films. After graduating with degrees in English honours and criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in Dil Se.. in 1998, followed by a role in Soldier in the same year. These performances earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, and she was later recognised for her role as a teenage single mother in Kya Kehna (2000). She subsequently established a career as a leading actress of Hindi cinema with a variety of character types. Her roles, often deemed culturally defiant, along with her unconventional screen persona won her recognition and several accolades. Following critically appreciated roles in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001), Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), and Armaan (2003), Zinta received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003). She starred in two consecutive annual top-grossing films in India, Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and Veer-Zaara (2004), and was noted for her portrayal of independent, modern Indian women in Salaam Namaste (2005) and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), top-grossing productions in domestic and overseas markets. For her first international role in the Canadian drama Heaven on Earth (2008) she was awarded the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress and nominated for the Genie Award for Best Actress. She followed this with a hiatus from acting work for several years, with the exception of her self-produced comeback film, Ishkq in Paris (2013), which failed to leave a mark. Zinta is also a social activist, television presenter and stage performer. Between 2004 and 2005, she wrote a series of columns for BBC News Online South Asia. She is the founder of the production company PZNZ Media, a co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Punjab Kings since 2008, and the owner of the South-African T20 Global League cricket team Stellenbosch Kings since 2017. Zinta is known in the Indian media for publicly speaking her mind, and consequently has sparked the occasional controversy. These controversies include her being the sole witness not to retract in court her earlier statements against the Indian mafia during the 2004 Bharat Shah case, for which she was awarded the Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Award.

Known for: Veer-Zaara, Koi... Mil Gaya, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Dil Se..

* 01/31/1975

James Franciscus(† 57)

Actor | Clayton, Missouri (US)

James Grover Franciscus (January 31, 1934 – July 8, 1991) was an American actor, known for his roles in feature films and in six television series: Mr. Novak, Naked City, The Investigators, Longstreet, Doc Elliot, and Hunter.

Known for: Beneath the Planet of the Apes, The Cat o' Nine Tails, Good Guys Wear Black, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Mr. Novak

* 01/31/1934

Jon Gabrus(42)

Actor | Long Island (US)

Actor, writer, and comedian who is best known for appearing on MTV2's GuyCode and TruTV's Hairjacked. He is a regular performer at the improv comedy theatre Upright Citizens Brigade.

Known for: Game Over, Man!, Bombshell, 4th Man Out, MoCap LLC

* 01/31/1982

Amelia Bullmore(60)

Actress | London, England (GB)

Amelia Mary Bullmore (born 31 January 1964) is an English actress, screenwriter and playwright. She is known for her roles in Coronation Street (1990–1992, 1995), I'm Alan Partridge (2002), Ashes to Ashes (2008–2009), Twenty Twelve (2011–2012) and Scott & Bailey (2011–2014). Bullmore began writing in 1994. Her writing credits include episodes of This Life, Attachments, Black Cab, and Scott & Bailey.

Known for: Mrs. Dalloway, Scott & Bailey, This Life, Big Train, Ashes to Ashes

* 01/31/1964

Emmett Scanlan(45)

Actor | Dublin (IE)

Emmett J. Scanlan is an Irish actor from Dublin. He is best known for playing the villain Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks. He is currently filming BBC2 drama The Fall in 2013-2014 and hitman movie Breakdown in which he appears alongside Craig Fairbrass, James Cosmo, Bruce Payne, Olivia Grant and Tamer Hassan. Scanlan recently finished filming BBC3 In The Flesh Series 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Known for: Guardians of the Galaxy, Charlie Casanova, Peaky Blinders, Kin, Derry Girls, Gangs of London

* 01/31/1979

Cristine Rose(73)

Actress | Lynwood, California (US)

Cristine Sue Rose (born January 31, 1951), sometimes credited as Christine Rose, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Angela Petrelli on the hit NBC science fiction drama Heroes.

Known for: What Women Want, Heroes, Star Trek: The Next Generation, NCIS

* 01/31/1951

John Agar(† 81)

Actor | Chicago, Illinois (US)

John George Agar Jr. (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for starring alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima, Fort Apache, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. In his later career he was the star of B movies, such as Tarantula!, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Revenge of the Creature, Flesh and the Spur and Hand of Death. He was the first husband of Shirley Temple. Agar's career suffered in the wake of his divorce, but he developed a niche playing leading men in low-budget science fiction, Western, and horror movies in the 1950s and 1960s. John Wayne gave him several supporting roles in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In later years he worked extensively in television.

Known for: Fort Apache, Nightbreed, The Mole People, Sands of Iwo Jima

* 01/31/1921

Matt McColm(59)

Actor | United States of America (US)

Matt McColm (born January 31, 1965) is an American actor and stuntman, and former model.

Known for: The Matrix Reloaded, They Live, R.I.P.D., Space Cowboys

* 01/31/1965