List of famous movie actors & actresses who were born in Yakima, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Some of these celebrities weren't necessarily born in Yakima, as in some cases Yakima may only be their hometown and not necessarily their birthplace. If you're from Yakima 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 Yakima, but this list highlights only names of actors and actresses.
This list contains items like Sam Kinison and Kyle MacLachlan.
This list answers the questions, "Which actors are from Yakima?" and "Which famous actors were born in Yakima?"
1Age: 41Films Acted In: Perfect 10
Birthplace: USA, Yakima, Washington
Nationality: United States of America
Aaron Heinzen is a former American soccer player who played professionally for three seasons with Portland Timbers before being released in 2005.... more2
Dec. at 30 (1896-1926)Films Acted In: Souls for Sale, Trifling Women, Quincy Adams Sawyer, The Nut, The Eternal City
Birthplace: Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Nationality: United States of America
Barbara La Marr (born Reatha Dale Watson; July 28, 1896 – January 30, 1926) was an American film actress and screenwriter who appeared in 27 films during her career between 1920 and 1926. La Marr was... more3
Age: 50Films Acted In: Can't Hardly Wait, Hollywood Homicide, The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy, Killing Kennedy, What Boys Like
Birthplace: Yakima, Washington, USA
Nationality: United States of America
Parents: Dick Wiehl
Christopher Wiehl (born (1970-10-29)October 29, 1970) is an American actor.... more- 4Age: 88
Films Acted In: Man in the Shadow, Playgirl, Gunfight at Comanche Creek, Step Down to Terror, Four Guns to the Border
Birthplace: USA, Yakima, Washington
Nationality: United States of America
Colleen Miller is an American actress. She has been in several movies such as Gunfight at Comanche Creek and Four Guns to the Border. She currently resides in California... more - 5Age: 66
Films Acted In: White Fang
Birthplace: Washington, Western United States, Northwestern United States, United States of America, United States
Nationality: United States of America
Children: Latseen Benson
Diane E. Benson (born May 10, 1954) is an Alaskan politician, inspirational speaker, video production consultant, published writer and dramatist. On August 24, 2010, she became the Democratic... more - 6Dec. at 85 (1909-1994)
Films Acted In: Cry "Havoc"
Birthplace: USA, Yakima, Washington
Nationality: United States of America
Gloria Grafton was an actress.... 7
Age: 60Films Acted In: Fantastic Mr. Fox, Bitter Feast, As Cool as I Am, Martha's Guests: Master Chefs
Birthplace: USA, Washington, Seattle
Nationality: United States of America
Parents: Armandino Batali, Marilyn LaFramboise
Children: Leo Batali, Benno Batali
Mario Francesco Batali (born September 19, 1960) is an American chef, writer, restaurateur, and media personality. Batali formerly co-owned restaurants in New York City; Las Vegas; Los Angeles and... more8
Age: 96Films Acted In: Jetsons: The Movie, The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones, Once Upon a Forest, Waterloo Bridge, The New Alice in Wonderland
Birthplace: Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Nationality: United States of America
Children: Lucy Lee, Jonathan Barlow Lee
Janet Marie Waldo (February 4, 1919 – June 12, 2016) was an American radio and voice actress. In animation, she voiced Judy Jetson, Nancy in Shazzan, Penelope Pitstop, and Josie in Josie and the... more- 9Dec. at 79 (1930-2009)
Films Acted In: Time Chasers
Birthplace: Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Nationality: United States of America
Emanuel James Rohn (September 17, 1930 – December 5, 2009) professionally known as Jim Rohn, was an American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker.... more 10
Joseph McKelheer is an actor and a film producer.... more11
Age: 61Films Acted In: Blue Velvet, The Doors, Showgirls, Dune, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Birthplace: Yakima, Washington, USA
Nationality: United States of America
Parents: Kent McLachlan
Children: Callum Lyon MacLachlan
Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (; born February 22, 1959) is an American actor. MacLachlan is best known for his role as Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks (1990–1991; 2017) and its film prequel Twin Peaks: Fire... more- 12Dec. at 81 (1907-1988)
Birthplace: USA, Yakima, Washington
Nationality: United States of America
Monte Rawlins, born Dean Calvin Spencer (February 21, 1907 – July 13, 1988), also called Monte "Alamo" Rawlins, was a short-lived western film star of the late 1930s, often dubbed The Masked Phantom... more - 13Age: 41
Films Acted In: The New Guy, Expiration Date
Birthplace: USA, Yakima, Washington
Nationality: United States of America
Robert A. Guthrie is an actor.... 14
Dec. at 39 (1953-1992)Films Acted In: Back to School, Savage Dawn, Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules, Sam Kinison: Family Entertainment Hour, Brother Sam: A Tribute to Sam Kinison
Birthplace: Yakima, Washington, USA
Nationality: United States of America
Parents: Marie Kinison, Samuel Kinison
Samuel Burl Kinison (; December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. A former Pentecostal preacher, he performed stand-up routines that were most often characterized... more
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