Film Actors Famous Film Actors From Illinois

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List of famous movie actors & actresses who were born in Illinois, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Some of these celebrities weren't necessarily born in Illinois, as in some cases Illinois may only be their hometown and not necessarily their birthplace. If you're from Illinois then your city's claim to fame might be that the actors and actresses listed below are from there as well. There may be a lot of famous athletes, musicians and other famous people that were born in Illinois, but this list highlights only names of actors and actresses.

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This list answers the questions, "Which actors are from Illinois?" and "Which famous actors were born in Illinois?"

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Michael O’Hare Died at 60 (1952-2012) Michael O'Hare was an American actor, best known for playing Commander Jeffrey Sinclair in the science fiction television series Babylon 5.

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'Little Billy' Rhodes Died at 73 (1894-1967) 'Little Billy' Rhodes was an actor.

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A.C. Weary age 67 A.C. Weary is an actor.

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A.J. Presley age 34 A.J. Presley is an actor and singer.

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A.J. Trauth age 32 Andrew James Trauth, commonly known as A.J. Trauth is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing the character of Alan "Twitty" on Even Stevens, and as the voice of ...more

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Aaron Behl age 37 Aaron Behl is a film producer, director and screenwriter.

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Aaron Farb age 37 Aaron Farb is an actor.

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Aaron Freeman age 62 Aaron Freeman is an American journalist, stand-up comedian, author, cartoonist, and blogger.

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Aaron Himelstein age 33 Aaron Himelstein is an American actor who is perhaps best known for playing a younger version of Austin Powers in Austin Powers in Goldmember and Friedman, Luke Girardi's best friend, in Joan of ...more

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Aaron J. Patton age 45 Aaron J. Patton is an actor.

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Aaron Milo age 34 Aaron Milo is an actor.

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Shabba Doo age 63 Shabba Doo is an American actor, dancer, and choreographer. He is best known for his role as Orlando "Ozone" in the 1984 breakdancing film Breakin' and it's sequel, Breakin' 2:

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Abbey Brooks age 35 Abbey Brooks (born February 14, 1983 in Chicago) is an American porn actress.

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Abbey Lincoln Died at 80 (1930-2010) Anna Marie Wooldridge, known by her stage name Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress, who wrote and performed her own compositions. She was a civil rights ...more

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Abbie Dunn age 31 Abbie Dunn is an actress.

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Abby Pivaronas age 31 Abby Pivaronas is an American actress and model best known from her recurring role as Vanessa Page on Disney Channel sitcom Jonas L.A. She grew up in Frankfort, Illinois. She went to Lincoln-Way ...more

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Abigail Droeger age 21 Abigail Droeger is an actress.

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Ace Steel age 45 Chris Guy is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Ace Steel. He is perhaps best known for his time with Ring of Honor and occasional appearances for World Wrestling ...more

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Adam Baldwin age 56 Adam Baldwin is an American actor. He is known for starring in Full Metal Jacket as Animal Mother and in the television series Firefly and its continuation film Serenity as Jayne Cobb. His roles ...more

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Adam Bitterman age 53 Adam Bitterman is an actor and voice actor.

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Adam Jones

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Adam Kaiz age 45 Adam Kaiz is an actor.

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Adam Pearce age 40 Adam Pearce is an American retired professional wrestler. He is a former five-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time PWG World Champion, a one-time NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight ...more

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Adam Rapp age 50 Adam Rapp is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, musician and film director. His play, Red Light Winter, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006.

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Adam Rifkin age 52 Adam Rifkin, sometimes credited as Rif Coogan, is an American film director, producer, actor and writer. His career ranges from broad family comedies to dark and gritty urban dramas. Rifkin is ...more

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Lecy Goranson age 44 Alicia Linda Goranson, better known as Lecy Goranson, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as the original Becky Conner in the television sitcom Roseanne, which debuted in

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Adda Gleason Died at 83 (1888-1971) Adda Gleason was an American actress. Gleason was born in Chicago, Illinois. She starred in the 1916 film adaptation of Ramona. She died in Los Angeles, California.

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Adele Claire Died at 66 (1927-1993) Adele Claire was an actor.

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Adele Givens age 55 Adele Givens is an American actress and comedian. Her television appearances include The Hughleys, Moesha, The Parkers, Comedy Central Presents, Def Comedy Jam, Russell Simmons Presents Def ...more

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Adria Dawn Adria Dawn is an actress.

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Adrian Turika age 31 Adrian Turika is an actor.

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Adrian Zmed age 64 Adrian George Zmed is an American actor, singer and television personality, noted for the roles of "Johnny Nogerelli" in Grease 2 and "Officer Vince Romano" in the T.J.

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Adrianne Curry age 36 Adrianne Marie Curry is an American model, reality TV personality and spokeswoman. She is best known as the first winner of the reality television series America's Next Top Model. She was ...more

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Agnes Ayres Died at 42 (1898-1940) Agnes Ayres was an American actress who rose to fame during the silent film era. She was known for her role as Lady Diana Mayo in The Sheik opposite Rudolph Valentino.

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Ahmo Hight age 45 Ahmo Hight is an American fitness model, swimsuit model and actress. She first rose to prominence in winning the Ms. Fitness USA tournament and Ms. Fit Body Bay Area in 1994, after which she ...more

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Aidan Quinn age 59 Aidan Quinn is an Irish-American actor. He made his film debut in 1984 in Reckless. His films include Desperately Seeking Susan, The Mission, Stakeout, Benny and Joon, Legends of the Fall, ...more

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Aimee Garcia age 40 Amy Garcia is a screenwriter.

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Ajay Naidu age 46 Ajay Kalahastri Naidu is an American actor.

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Al Bernstein age 68 Al Bernstein is an American sportscaster, writer, stage performer,recording artist, and speaker.

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Al Vicente age 47 Al Vicente is an actor.

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Alan Curtis Died at 44 (1909-1953) Alan Curtis was an American film actor appearing in over 50 films.

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Alan Dysert age 67 Alan Dysert is a film producer and actor.

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Alan Kemper Armani age 31 Alan Kemper Armani is a film actor.

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Alan Wilder age 65 Alan Wilder is an American actor who has appeared on film and television. Alan is also a member of the Steppenwolf Theater Company. He has appeared in over 55 Steppenwolf productions.

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Albert Ammons Died at 42 (1907-1949) Albert Ammons was an American pianist and player of boogie-woogie, a bluesy jazz style popular from the late 1930s into the mid-1940s.

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Albert Grossman Died at 60 (1926-1986) Albert Bernard Grossman was an American entrepreneur and manager in the American folk music scene and rock and roll. He was famous as the manager of many of the most popular and successful ...more

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Albert J. Smith Died at 45 (1894-1939) Albert J. Smith was an actor.

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Albertina Walker Died at 81 (1929-2010) Albertina Walker was an American gospel singer, song writer, actress, and humanitarian. She was popularly referred to as the "Queen of Gospel Music".

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Alberto Mariscal Died at 84 (1926-2010) Alberto Mariscal was an actor and film director.

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Alec Holmes age 63 Alec Holmes is an actor.

1 Michael O’Hare Died at 60 (1952-2012) Michael O'Hare was an American actor, best known for playing Commander Jeffrey Sinclair in the science fiction television series Babylon 5.

2 'Little Billy' Rhodes Died at 73 (1894-1967) 'Little Billy' Rhodes was an actor.

3 A.C. Weary age 67 A.C. Weary is an actor.

4 A.J. Presley age 34 A.J. Presley is an actor and singer.

5 A.J. Trauth age 32 Andrew James Trauth, commonly known as A.J. Trauth is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing the character of Alan "Twitty" on Even Stevens, and as the voice of ...more

6 Aaron Behl age 37 Aaron Behl is a film producer, director and screenwriter.

7 Aaron Farb age 37 Aaron Farb is an actor.

8 Aaron Freeman age 62 Aaron Freeman is an American journalist, stand-up comedian, author, cartoonist, and blogger.

9 Aaron Himelstein age 33 Aaron Himelstein is an American actor who is perhaps best known for playing a younger version of Austin Powers in Austin Powers in Goldmember and Friedman, Luke Girardi's best friend, in Joan of ...more

10 Aaron J. Patton age 45 Aaron J. Patton is an actor.

11 Aaron Milo age 34 Aaron Milo is an actor.

12 Shabba Doo age 63 Shabba Doo is an American actor, dancer, and choreographer. He is best known for his role as Orlando "Ozone" in the 1984 breakdancing film Breakin' and it's sequel, Breakin' 2:

13 Abbey Brooks age 35 Abbey Brooks (born February 14, 1983 in Chicago) is an American porn actress.

14 Abbey Lincoln Died at 80 (1930-2010) Anna Marie Wooldridge, known by her stage name Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress, who wrote and performed her own compositions. She was a civil rights ...more

15 Abbie Dunn age 31 Abbie Dunn is an actress.

16 Abby Pivaronas age 31 Abby Pivaronas is an American actress and model best known from her recurring role as Vanessa Page on Disney Channel sitcom Jonas L.A. She grew up in Frankfort, Illinois. She went to Lincoln-Way ...more

17 Abigail Droeger age 21 Abigail Droeger is an actress.

18 Ace Steel age 45 Chris Guy is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Ace Steel. He is perhaps best known for his time with Ring of Honor and occasional appearances for World Wrestling ...more

19 Adam Baldwin age 56 Adam Baldwin is an American actor. He is known for starring in Full Metal Jacket as Animal Mother and in the television series Firefly and its continuation film Serenity as Jayne Cobb. His roles ...more

20 Adam Bitterman age 53 Adam Bitterman is an actor and voice actor.

21 Adam Jones

22 Adam Kaiz age 45 Adam Kaiz is an actor.

23 Adam Pearce age 40 Adam Pearce is an American retired professional wrestler. He is a former five-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time PWG World Champion, a one-time NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight ...more

24 Adam Rapp age 50 Adam Rapp is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, musician and film director. His play, Red Light Winter, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006.

25 Adam Rifkin age 52 Adam Rifkin, sometimes credited as Rif Coogan, is an American film director, producer, actor and writer. His career ranges from broad family comedies to dark and gritty urban dramas. Rifkin is ...more

26 Lecy Goranson age 44 Alicia Linda Goranson, better known as Lecy Goranson, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as the original Becky Conner in the television sitcom Roseanne, which debuted in

27 Adda Gleason Died at 83 (1888-1971) Adda Gleason was an American actress. Gleason was born in Chicago, Illinois. She starred in the 1916 film adaptation of Ramona. She died in Los Angeles, California.

28 Adele Claire Died at 66 (1927-1993) Adele Claire was an actor.

29 Adele Givens age 55 Adele Givens is an American actress and comedian. Her television appearances include The Hughleys, Moesha, The Parkers, Comedy Central Presents, Def Comedy Jam, Russell Simmons Presents Def ...more

30 Adria Dawn Adria Dawn is an actress.

31 Adrian Turika age 31 Adrian Turika is an actor.

32 Adrian Zmed age 64 Adrian George Zmed is an American actor, singer and television personality, noted for the roles of "Johnny Nogerelli" in Grease 2 and "Officer Vince Romano" in the T.J.

33 Adrianne Curry age 36 Adrianne Marie Curry is an American model, reality TV personality and spokeswoman. She is best known as the first winner of the reality television series America's Next Top Model. She was ...more

34 Agnes Ayres Died at 42 (1898-1940) Agnes Ayres was an American actress who rose to fame during the silent film era. She was known for her role as Lady Diana Mayo in The Sheik opposite Rudolph Valentino.

35 Ahmo Hight age 45 Ahmo Hight is an American fitness model, swimsuit model and actress. She first rose to prominence in winning the Ms. Fitness USA tournament and Ms. Fit Body Bay Area in 1994, after which she ...more

36 Aidan Quinn age 59 Aidan Quinn is an Irish-American actor. He made his film debut in 1984 in Reckless. His films include Desperately Seeking Susan, The Mission, Stakeout, Benny and Joon, Legends of the Fall, ...more

37 Aimee Garcia age 40 Amy Garcia is a screenwriter.

38 Ajay Naidu age 46 Ajay Kalahastri Naidu is an American actor.

39 Al Bernstein age 68 Al Bernstein is an American sportscaster, writer, stage performer,recording artist, and speaker.

40 Al Vicente age 47 Al Vicente is an actor.

41 Alan Curtis Died at 44 (1909-1953) Alan Curtis was an American film actor appearing in over 50 films.

42 Alan Dysert age 67 Alan Dysert is a film producer and actor.

43 Alan Kemper Armani age 31 Alan Kemper Armani is a film actor.

44 Alan Wilder age 65 Alan Wilder is an American actor who has appeared on film and television. Alan is also a member of the Steppenwolf Theater Company. He has appeared in over 55 Steppenwolf productions.

45 Albert Ammons Died at 42 (1907-1949) Albert Ammons was an American pianist and player of boogie-woogie, a bluesy jazz style popular from the late 1930s into the mid-1940s.

46 Albert Grossman Died at 60 (1926-1986) Albert Bernard Grossman was an American entrepreneur and manager in the American folk music scene and rock and roll. He was famous as the manager of many of the most popular and successful ...more

47 Albert J. Smith Died at 45 (1894-1939) Albert J. Smith was an actor.

48 Albertina Walker Died at 81 (1929-2010) Albertina Walker was an American gospel singer, song writer, actress, and humanitarian. She was popularly referred to as the "Queen of Gospel Music".

49 Alberto Mariscal Died at 84 (1926-2010) Alberto Mariscal was an actor and film director.

50 Alec Holmes age 63 Alec Holmes is an actor.