Hattie McDaniel
The first African American to win an Oscar
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Madhur Jaffrey
Indian actress and chef
Googoosh
Iranian megastar who catapulted to stardom in Iran during the 1970s, only to be silenced by the Islamist regime that took power after the 1979 Islamic Revolution
Loretta Young
Loretta Young was the first A-list movie star to headline a television series.
Marlo Thomas
American actress
June Mathis
As one of the first screenwriters to include details such as stage directions and physical settings in her work, Mathis saw scenarios as a way to make movies into more of an art form. In 1920, she headed Metro’s scenario department, the first female executive at that studio.
Lucretia del Valle Grady
Mexican-American suffragist and actor
Catalina D’Erzell
Mexican novelist, poet, journalist, playwright, silent film actress, screenwriter, and composer
Maria Pope
1700s Irish actress
Aline Davidoff
Mexican writer, actress, and translator of plays