Ruth Gordon
Film and theater actor and writer
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Barbara Cook
American actress and singer who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals Plain and Fancy (1955), Candide (1956) and The Music Man (1957) among others, winning a Tony Award for the last.
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep’s contributions to American art and culture as an actress of the stage and screen are unrivaled. With more Academy Award nominations than any other actor in history, she is widely considered one of the most talented and respected actors of our time.
Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse is one of Hollywood’s greatest dancers best known for two acclaimed dance sequences, the “Broadway Melody Ballet” from the movie Singin’ in the Rain with Gene Kelly and the “Girl Hunt Ballet” from The Band Wagon.
Mary Pickford
By the time Pickford’s last film Secrets was released, 25 years after her first film debut, she had starred in over 200 films, many of which are unfortunately lost.
Valerie Hobson
20th century Irish actress
Agnes Bernelle
German singer and actress
Silvia Pinal
Celebrated Mexican actress
Rachel Burrows
20th century Irish actress, broadcaster and teacher
Susanna Centlivre
British actor, poet and comedy playwright