Al Pacino
American actor known for gravelly-voiced, high-intensity performances in The Godfather and other crime and drama classics.
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Showing 1–24 of 38Audrey Hepburn
British actress and humanitarian, a film and fashion icon of Hollywood's golden age.
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American actor and producer whose career spans blockbusters and acclaimed dramas, and who has won Oscars both as an actor and as a producer.
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Canadian-American actress and comedian known for SCTV, Home Alone, Beetlejuice and Schitt's Creek.
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English comic actor and filmmaker who became the biggest star of the silent film era with his character the Tramp.
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American martial artist and actor who became a 1980s action star and later an internet-era pop-culture legend.
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American actor and director acclaimed for commanding dramatic performances across more than four decades.
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American actress and filmmaker known for Annie Hall, the Godfather films and a distinctive personal style.
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American actor and former WWE wrestler known as “The Rock”, one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood.
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British-American actress who was one of the biggest stars of Hollywood's golden age and a pioneering AIDS activist.
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American actor best known for playing Han Solo in Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
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American actor with more Academy Award acting nominations than any other male performer, and winner of three Oscars.
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American actor who became a symbol of teenage disillusionment despite starring in only three major films.
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American actor best known for the title role in the teen drama Dawson's Creek.
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American actress and producer who won the Academy Award for Best Actress at age 22.
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American actress who became one of Hollywood's biggest stars of the 1990s and 2000s.
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Canadian actor best known for The Matrix and John Wick franchises and a widely noted reputation for humility.
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American actor and producer known for intense dramatic roles and environmental advocacy.
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Australian actress and producer known for The Wolf of Wall Street, Barbie and her production company LuckyChap Entertainment.
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American actress, model and singer who became one of the biggest stars and most enduring cultural icons of the 1950s.
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American actor widely considered one of the most influential screen performers, known for method acting.
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American filmmaker acclaimed for gritty, kinetic dramas about crime, faith and guilt.
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American actress widely regarded as one of the greatest screen actors of her generation, with more Academy Award nominations than any other performer.
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