Actor/actress Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Czech composer and cellist from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th centu

Was a Czech composer and cellist from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century. He is considered one of the founders of Czech national violoncello school.Information on Štastný's life is rather sketchy. He was born around 1764 in Prague, was taught music by his father, and played in a Prague theatre orchestra by 16 years. In 1810, Štastný was court cellist in Frankfurt (c. 1810–1814).[1] He then worked in Mannheim, and was music director in Nuremberg around 1820.[1] Apparently at some point he lived and worked in England, where in London he met Czech singer and composer Josef Theodor Krov, who called Štastný, the "Beethoven of the violoncello".[1] Traces of Štastný disappear after 1826.

Is a Czech-American actor.After signing the Charter 77 proclamation he emigrated to the United State

Is a Czech-American actor.After signing the Charter 77 proclamation he emigrated to the United States via Cyprus. In the U.S. he played the assassin in Miloš Forman's The People vs. Larry Flynt, besides appearing in Highlander: The Series, Highlander: The Raven, Osterman's Weekend, Ronin, and many others.

Was a Czechoslovak actor, playwright and writer.Between 1916 to 1924 he attended "reálné gymnasium

Was a Czechoslovak actor, playwright and writer.Between 1916 to 1924 he attended "reálné gymnasium" (equivalent to high school) in Kremencová Street in Prague (where his future partner, Jirí Voskovec, also studied). He studied law at the Law School of Charles University from 1924 to 1927, from which he made an early departure to begin his artistic career and forge one of the most important partnerships of his life.

Is a Finnish actor. He graduated as Master of Arts in Theatre and Drama at the Theatre Academy of Fi

Is a Finnish actor. He graduated as Master of Arts in Theatre and Drama at the Theatre Academy of Finland in 2003. He has been working in several Finnish and Swedish speaking theatre and movie productions in Finland.

Is a Czech film actress. She has appeared in over 70 films since 1953. She was married to actor Vlas

Is a Czech film actress. She has appeared in over 70 films since 1953. She was married to actor Vlastimil Brodský.

Is a Czech pornographic actress and nude model of Polish descent.

Is a Czech pornographic actress and nude model of Polish descent.

An actor in Bollywood known as a comedian of great regard who has appeared in several films since th

An actor in Bollywood known as a comedian of great regard who has appeared in several films since the 1980s playing comic supporting roles. He was born in Amkam village in the Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh. [1],Johnny Lever started off as a comedian in real life while still at school. His beginnings as a comedian in his village were mainly comprised of imitations of his teachers, his father and his grandfather. He could not study much though and dropped out of school when he was in seventh grade.

Is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist, writer, and former co-host on Air Ame

Is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist, writer, and former co-host on Air America Radio's The Majority Report.Garofalo officially began her career in stand-up comedy in the late 1980s during the pre-grunge era. Her appearance was of

Is an English actress, who is well known in the United Kingdom for her television career. Asher is k

Is an English actress, who is well known in the United Kingdom for her television career. Asher is known for her starring role as the main character Faith Ashley in the 1987 British TV drama Wish Me Luck, and for her trademark red hair.She has appeared in

Is an American two-time Academy Award-winning actress, writer, political activist, former fashion mo

Is an American two-time Academy Award-winning actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru. She rose to fame in the 1960s with films such as Barbarella and Cat Ballou and has appeared in films ever since. She has won two Aca

Was a film and television actress who was perhaps best known for her role as femme fatale Kathie Mof

Was a film and television actress who was perhaps best known for her role as femme fatale Kathie Moffat in the 1947 film noir Out of the Past.

French actress, whose real name was Jeanne Alfredine Trefouret, was born at Marseille, where her fat

French actress, whose real name was Jeanne Alfredine Trefouret, was born at Marseille, where her father was an actor at the Gymnase.She was trained at the local Conservatoire and was engaged in 1873 for the theatre at Algiers, and afterwards for the Khedivial theatre at Cairo, where she played, in turn, coquette, soubrette and Ingenue parts. Expectations had been raised by her voice, and when she returned to Marseille she sang in operetta, besides acting in Ruy Blas.

Kaczmarek, a Polish American, majored in theater at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She later s

Kaczmarek, a Polish American, majored in theater at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She later studied at the Yale School of Drama for her graduate degree and was a part of its theater company. She has had several Broadway hits, including Lost In Yonkers and Raised In Captivity, where she won an LA Drama Critics’ Award. Her first television role was that of Margie Spoletto on For Lovers Only (1982). Her first major role was that of Linda Bauer on Equal Justice from 1990-1991.

Is an English-born naturalized French actress, singer and film director.Birkin was born in London, E

Is an English-born naturalized French actress, singer and film director.Birkin was born in London, England to David Birkin, a Royal Navy lieutenant-commander and World War II espionage hero, and Judy Campbell, an actress in Noel Coward musicals. Birkin's brother is the screenwriter/director Andrew Birkin.

Is an English film actress.Her father is English of Spanish descent and her mother is of Vietnamese/

Is an English film actress.Her father is English of Spanish descent and her mother is of Vietnamese/ Chinese descent.She was a top teenage fashion model prior to becoming an actress. At age 14, she won a local "Become a Model" contest. At age 15, she began working as a print model using her middle name March, which was named after her birth month.

Was a French actress. She was the first wife of the actor Jules Berry. Marken began her film career

Was a French actress. She was the first wife of the actor Jules Berry. Marken began her film career under the aegis of Abel Gance in 1915. She made several films with Marcel Carné including Hotel du Nord (1938), and as Madame Hermine, the hotelier (a comic role) in Les Enfants du Paradis (1945). She also appeared in films of Julien Duvivier, Jacques Becker, Sacha Guitry, - Renoir's Partie de campagne (A Day in the Country 1936), Yves Allégret's Une si jolie petite plage (1949) and Manèges (1950), and in Roger Vadim's And God Created Woman (1956). Her last appearance came in 1971's L'Humeur vagabonde, directed by Édouard Luntz.

Is an American actress and former sex symbol. Born Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell in Bemidji, Minn

Is an American actress and former sex symbol. Born Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell in Bemidji, Minnesota, she was the only daughter of Roy William Russell and Geraldine Jacobi

Is an Emmy Award-winning American actress and comedienne. She starred in such hits, as The Coneheads

Is an Emmy Award-winning American actress and comedienne. She starred in such hits, as The Coneheads and more recently The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines. Curtin was also an actor and cast member on Saturday Night Live.

Was a three-time Emmy-winning American actress perhaps best known for her role as the housewife and

Was a three-time Emmy-winning American actress perhaps best known for her role as the housewife and mother on the television series Father Knows Best and as Amanda Grayson, the human mother of Spock on the science fiction television show, "Star Trek".

Was an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actress. Her most prolific

Was an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actress. Her most prolific appearances in film came in the 1940s and 1950s and included her best known film roles in Johnny Belinda, for which she won an Oscar, and Magnificent Obse

Is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist, writer, and former co-host on Air Ame

Is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist, writer, and former co-host on Air America Radio's The Majority Report. On August 20, 2007, it was announced that she will join the FOX Network television series 24 in its seventh season. Garof

Is an American actress, singer, Broadway performer, songwriter and pianist. She is best known for pl

Is an American actress, singer, Broadway performer, songwriter and pianist. She is best known for playing Jade in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie.

An actress in the Philippines. She started showbusiness when she joined ABS-CBN's reality talent sea

An actress in the Philippines. She started showbusiness when she joined ABS-CBN's reality talent search Star Circle National Teen Quest and made it to the top 10.Janelle came in to showbiz by way of Star Circle National Teen Quest (as Janelle Manahan). Representing Albay where she made it to SCQ's Magic Circle of 10. Actually she was on top 6 but she failed to grab a spot in the top 5[2].

A Swedish actress of mostly Italian exploitation films.Her modeling career brought her to Italy wher

A Swedish actress of mostly Italian exploitation films.Her modeling career brought her to Italy where she started to appear in films, such as Umberto Lenzi's Mangiati Vivi (1980) and Richard Fleischer's Red Sonja (1985). She quit acting in the early 1990s and moved to the US where she currently resides.

Was an American film and television actress.Instead, she took the lead role of Nellie Forbush in a p

Was an American film and television actress.Instead, she took the lead role of Nellie Forbush in a production of the stage musical South Pacific, making more than 1,200 performances in three years. " never missed a performance", she noted proudly. During the tour, she also got married to second husband, producer-director Nick Mayo, and they became parents of Amanda and Andrew.