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Barney & Friends

1992

Barney & Friends is an American children's television series aimed at children from ages 2 to 5. The series, which first aired on April 6, 1992, features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, optimistic attitude.

Mika Abdalla

Cast · Known for Off Campus

Mikayla Sofia Abdalla (born May 13, 2000) is a first-generation American actress of Bulgarian, Lebanese, Greek, and German descent. Some of her early acting work includes Barney & Friends, where she made her acting debut in 2008, and An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky (2013). Abdalla is best known for starring as McKeyla McAlister in the Netflix original series Project Mc² (2015-2017), earning herself a Young Artist Award nomination in 2016. She starred in notable projects such as Sex Appeal (2022) and Snack Shack (2024) before starring in her breakout role on Off Campus (2026-present) as Allie Hayes.

Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato (born August 20, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. Their earliest roles included a part on Barney & Friends, before they became better known for their starring roles in the Camp Rock movies, as Sonny Munroe in Sonny with a Chance, and as the star of the 2009 movie Princess Protection Program. They are also involved in philanthropic activities through charity work and various social and environmental causes. As a solo musical artist, Lovato released their debut album Don't Forget on September 23, 2008. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 selling 89,000 copies in the first week. It has since sold over 500,000 records in the United States and got certified Gold by RIAA. Lovato stated in an interview that the album was recorded in ten days. Lovato released their second album, Here We Go Again, on July 21, 2009. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 108,000 copies in the first week. Description above from the Wikipedia Demi Lovato, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Debby Ryan

Cast · Known for The Sun Never Sets, Secret of the Wings

Deborah Ann Ryan (born May 13, 1993) is an American actress and singer. Ryan started acting in professional theatres at the age of seven; in 2007 she appeared in the Barney & Friends straight-to-DVD film Barney: Let's Go to the Firehouse and then was discovered in a nationwide search by Disney. She is also known for appearing in the 2008 feature film The Longshots as Edith. From 2008 to 2011, she starred as Bailey Pickett in The Suite Life on Deck. In 2010, she starred in the film 16 Wishes, which was the most watched cable program on the day of its premiere on the Disney Channel. 16 Wishes introduced Ryan to new audiences; the movie received high viewership in the adults demographic (18–34). Soon after that, Ryan starred in the independent theatrical film, What If..., which premiered on August 20, 2010. From 2011–2015 Ryan starred as the titular nanny on the Disney Channel original series Jessie; she also directed an episode of the series that aired on May 15, 2015. She starred in the 2012 Disney Channel Original Movie Radio Rebel, in which she portrayed Tara Adams, a shy high school student who adopts the radio persona of Radio Rebel. Description above from the Wikipedia article Debby Ryan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Bob West

Cast · Known for Barney & Friends

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bob West (born June 25, 1956) is an American television actor best known as the voice of Barney in the hit children's show Barney & Friends. He has also appeared in several Barney-related shows such as concert tours. Out of all the voice actors of Barney, West's voice is the most well-known. As Barney, West's voice was used on the television series, in a 70 market radio show, on Multi-Platinum and Multi-Gold albums, for a feature film, for CBS and NBC primetime specials, for touring performances, as a Daytime Emmy presenter, for toys, for educational games, and for "personal appearances". He also voiced interviews on The Today Show, Live With Regis & Kathy Lee, Oprah, The Phil Donahue Show, John & Leeza, Marilu, and appearances around the world. In 2000, West retired from the role and was temporarily replaced by voice actor Duncan Brannan, who met him through their affiliation as the voices of Chuck E. Cheese. In 2002, Dean Wendt replaced Brannan as the purple dinosaur's voice. However, West's pre-recorded voice can still be heard in A Day In The Park With Barney at Universal Studios Florida, as it was recorded in 1995. West has provided voices for various other characters, including Jasper and Pasqually in Chuck E. Cheese's locations with Duncan Brannan, TV and radio ads for Pepsi, Bud Light (English and Spanish), Coors Light, Frito-Lay, KFC, Armour Meats, Texas Monthly Magazine, and Texas Lottery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Jaren Lewison

Cast · Known for Eternally Yours

American actor Jaren Miles Lewison was born December 9, 2000 in Dallas, TX. He attended the Conservative Jewish Levine Academy growing up in Dallas and earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Southern California in 2022. Throughout his studies, Lewison found work as an actor. His earliest childhood roles included a recurring role on "Barney & Friends" (PBS, 1992-2010) and an episode of the short-lived drama series "Lone Star" (Fox, 2010). He appeared in the Hallmark television film "Away and Back" (2015) and "A Horse Tale" (2015). His big break came when he joined the main cast of "Never Have I Ever" (Netflix, 2020-23) as Ben Gross.

Selena Gomez

Cast · Known for Wizards of Waverly Place, Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2

Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992, Texas, United States) is a Mexican-American singer, actress and producer. Regarded as a "triple threat" and one of the leading figures in pop culture, her accolades include a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award, a Screen Actors Guild award, an honorary Latin Grammy award, 3 Grammy nominations, 10 Emmy nominations, 7 Golden Globe nominations and a BAFTA nomination. Gomez began her acting career on the children's television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004). In her teenage years, she rose to stardom for her lead role as Alex Russo in the Emmy winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012). She then returned to television in 2021 on the Hulu/Disney+ comedy series Only Murders in the Building (2021–), alongside fellow stars and executive producers Steve Martin and Martin Short, for which she became the most nominated Latina producer in Emmys history. Alongside her television career, Gomez appeared in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), Monte Carlo (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), The Dead Don't Die (2019), A Rainy Day in New York (2019) and Emilia Pérez (2024). She voices the character Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise (2012–). Gomez executive produced the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why (2017–2020), which received an honorary Emmy award for it’s social impact. She has released three albums with her former band, Selena Gomez & the Scene, all of which reached the top ten of the US Billboard 200: Kiss & Tell (2009), A Year Without Rain (2010), and When the Sun Goes Down (2011). Additionally, Gomez's three solo studio albums—Stars Dance (2013), Revival (2015), and Rare (2020)—each debuted atop the Billboard 200. She also released the Spanish-language EP Revelación (2021), for which she received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. A number of Gomez's singles have charted inside the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100, including "Come & Get It", "The Heart Wants What It Wants", "Good for You", "Same Old Love", "Hands to Myself", "We Don't Talk Anymore", "It Ain't Me", her first number-one song "Lose You to Love Me" and "Calm Down". The Guardian credited her with popularizing "whisper pop", a style of pop music characterized by soft, hushed and breathy vocals. Gomez has worked with many charitable organizations and serves as a UNICEF ambassador since age 17. She advocates for mental health, gender, racial, and LGBT equality. She founded the cosmetic company Rare Beauty in 2020, valued at $2 billion in 2024, and the non-profit organization Rare Impact Fund. She has appeared in lists such as the Time 100 (2020, 2024), Forbes 30 Under 30 (2016, 2020), was named Billboard's Woman of the Year (2017), Latin Woman of the Year (2025), and was made a member of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Government of France (2024). She is the most-followed woman on Instagram, and among the wealthiest musicians. Description above from the Wikipedia article Selena Gomez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Adrianne Kangas

Cast · Known for Barney & Friends

Adrianne Irene Cox (née Kangas; born October 5, 1992 in Fairfax, Virginia) is a former American actress, who made waves in the TV industry and became one of the most greatest TV child megastars of the 90s decade as the breakthrough role of Chip's adorable younger sister, Linda, on the popular PBS series Barney & Friends and for numerous commercials. She is also a talented singer, and her singing has been featured on Barney.

Dean Wendt

Cast · Known for Barney & Friends

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Dean Wendt (born February 18, 1968) is an American voice actor best known as the voice of Barney on the hit children's show Barney & Friends Dean Wendt was a co founder/creator and Disc jockey on Radio Disney from 1996 to 2001, but left the company in order to dedicate his time to voicing Barney the Dinosaur after Bob West was replaced in 2001. His voice has appeared in various other Barney media, such as concert tours around the world. He has appeared in such shows as "Barney's Beach Party LIVE ON STAGE!", Barney's Colorful World and Barney Live The Let's Go Tour. He has also appeared in over 100 TV shows and over 25 videos. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dean Wendt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Phil Leeds

Cast · Known for Ghost, Barney Miller

Phil Leeds (April 6, 1916 – August 16, 1998) was an American character actor. He appeared in many movies and television series, including guest appearances on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Maude, The Monkees, Friends, Barney Miller, The Golden Girls, Everybody Loves Raymond, Boy Meets World and more. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phil Leeds, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jack Riley

Cast · Known for Rugrats, The Garfield Show, Night Court

John Albert Riley Jr. (December 30, 1935 – August 19, 2016) was an American actor, comedian and writer. He was known for playing Elliot Carlin, a chronic psychology client of the main character on The Bob Newhart Show, and for voicing Stu Pickles, one of the parents in the animated Rugrats franchise. Riley was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Agnes C. Riley (née Corrigan) and John Albert Riley. After attending Saint Ignatius High School and John Carroll University, he served in the U.S. Army. After being discharged, Riley became a popular radio personality in Cleveland, along with his radio partner and "straight man" Jeff Baxter; The Baxter & Riley Show on WERE (1300 AM) featured not only music but comedy sketches and a slew of offbeat characters that Riley and Baxter voiced. Riley gave up the radio show in the mid-1960s and moved to Los Angeles, where his Cleveland friend Tim Conway helped him obtain work writing comedy sketches, which later led to acting opportunities. First a semi-regular in the cast of the 1960s sitcom Occasional Wife, a short-lived show on NBC in which he played Wally Frick, Riley was perhaps most famous for playing Elliot Carlin, the neurotic, sour, and selfish patient on The Bob Newhart Show 1972–1978. In 1973, he was cast as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family Fun-House, then in 1979, he starred in ABC's holiday telefilm The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (a.k.a. The Night Dracula Saved The World) as Warren the Werewolf (Wolf Man) of Budapest. Riley then, in 1980, appeared in a comedy special for HBO called The Wild Wacky Wonderful World of Winter. He was a regular cast member in The Tim Conway Show, a comedy-variety show that aired on CBS from March 1980 through late summer 1981, acting in sketch comedy in each episode. In 1985, he reprised his Bob Newhart Show role of Elliot Carlin on St. Elsewhere, and did so again in a 1987 episode of ALF. Among his other TV credits are multiple appearances on such shows as Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (parodying Lyndon Johnson), M*A*S*H, Barney Miller, Hogan's Heroes, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, One Day at a Time, Gomer Pyle, Diff'rent Strokes, and Night Court. He was also a favorite of Mel Brooks, appearing in several of his films: High Anxiety (1977), History of the World: Part I (1981), To Be or Not to Be (1983), and (cameo only) Spaceballs (1987). Riley often provided voiceovers for television and radio commercials, most notably in spots for Country Crock margarine. He also voiced the character "P.C. Modem, the computer genius" in radio commercials for CompUSA that aired in the 1990s. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Riley was known for voicing Stu Pickles (father of the main protagonist Tommy) in the animated series Rugrats. The franchise consisted of the TV series, the spin-off All Grown Up! and the film trilogy. He continued to make guest appearances during the 1990s in popular sitcoms, showing up in episodes of Seinfeld, Son of the Beach, Friends, Coach, The Drew Carey Show, That '70s Show, and, in a gag appearance, as an unnamed but obvious Mr. Carlin in a 1988 episode of Newhart. He made a cameo appearance on the November 23, 2013, episode of Saturday Night Live, as a subway passenger during the sketch "Matchbox 3". That episode would be his final acting role.

Walter Barnes

Walter Lee Barnes was an American football guard and actor who played in National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played in the (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and in college at Louisiana State University. Barnes was an actor in both American and European films. He appeared in several films with John Wayne, Lex Barker, and Clint Eastwood. Barnes entered acting after appearing several times on The Eagles Nest, a local Philadelphia television show. WCAU television placed him on several local shows. His contacts with Walt Silver, a producer for Warner Bros. Television, led him into several appearances on television and films. Some of his more notable appearances included Bronco, Gunsmoke, Cheyenne, Bonanza, Have Gun – Will Travel and Death Valley Days. John Wayne got him a small role as Charlie the Bartender in Rio Bravo. Tiring of small roles and seeing opportunities overseas, Barnes was one of the many American actors who moved to Italy in the early 1960s. Kirk Douglas recommended him for a role in his The Vikings television spinoff Tales of the Vikings that was filmed for Douglas's production company in Germany. From 1960 to 1969, he was first active in pirate movies, then Karl May film adaptations and Spaghetti Westerns. Barnes returned to the United States in 1969 and appeared in more films and television series, which included The High Chaparral. His friendship with Clint Eastwood on Rawhide later led him to several roles in Eastwood's films. He retired from acting in 1987 and became increasingly ill due to his diabetes. He was the father of German former actress Lara Wendel, who was born Daniela Barnes.

Nashville

2012

Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes face personal and professional challenges as they navigate their paths as artists and individuals. Surrounding them, and often complicating their lives, are their family, friends and, in some cases, lovers, as well as the up-and-coming performers and songwriters trying to get ahead in the business.

Margo Stilley

Cast · Known for 9 Songs

Margo Stilley (born November 20, 1982) is an American actress, having had roles in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008), Marple: Murder Is Easy and Hippie Hippie Shake (2009), The Trip (2010), and The Royals (2016). However, she is most remembered for appearing in her debut film 9 Songs (2004), which has been described as the most sexually explicit mainstream film ever produced in the UK. Stilley was born in Conway, South Carolina, and grew up between there and Swansboro, North Carolina. She was raised in a strict Baptist household in North America's Bible Belt. The day she turned 16 years of age, she moved out of her family home and lived on her own. She put herself through high school working as a telemarketer and a lifeguard until she graduated a year early from Conway High School with honors in art and history. She was voted "The Funniest" in the class of 2000. Stilley has been a long time supporter of hands-on charitable acts. In high school, she volunteered at local nursing homes feeding and reading to the elderly. She left the rural South as a teenager to begin working briefly as a model in Milan with Elite Model Management in February 2001, before moving to London by the end of the year, at the age of 18, to pursue her acting career. Her first acting job was to star as Lisa, the lead actress in the controversial 2004 British film 9 Songs, directed by Michael Winterbottom. Her interest in art as a platform led to her decision to accept the role. According to the Guardian, 9 Songs was the most sexually explicit mainstream film to date, largely because it includes several scenes of real sexual acts between Stilley and her co-star, actor Kieran O'Brien. Her role is highly unusual in that she had unsimulated and very graphic sex with O'Brien, including genital fondling, female masturbation, with and without a vibrator, penetrative vaginal sex, cunnilingus, footjob and fellatio. During a scene in which Stilley stimulates his penis with her hand after performing fellatio on him, he became the only mainstream British actor who has been shown ejaculating in a mainstream UK-produced feature. The film screened in Cannes Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival and had a worldwide theatrical release. Stilley asked that director Michael Winterbottom refer to her simply by her character's name in interviews about the film at the beginning to protect the artistic integrity of the film. Her second credit solidified her standing in Great Britain's indie film scene, when she starred in the satirical comedy Nathan Barley directed by Chris Morris for British television. Stilley has since appeared in 19 American and British productions, including How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, with Simon Pegg and Jeff Bridges, and Agatha Christie's Marple (Murder Is Easy), with Benedict Cumberbatch, and has worked again with Winterbottom on a BBC Two comedy The Trip, with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. She appeared as a model in feature articles in Vogue, In Style UK, The Face, Harper's Bazaar, Black Book Magazine and Elle. She has been a presenter at award shows, handing a Fashion Awards to Giles Deacon at the 2006 Elle Style Awards and presenting the New Designer Award to Christopher Kane at the 2007 British Fashion Awards. In 2010, she signed on to play Lady Furness in Madonna's film WE, but renounced the role because of artistic differences.

John Lawlor

Cast · Known for The Facts of Life

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Henry Lawlor III (June 5, 1941 – February 13, 2025) was an American actor and assistant director. Early life Lawlor was born on June 5, 1941, in Troy, New York, but spent much of his early life in Boulder, Colorado, where his mother was a teacher of special needs children at Casey Jr. High School. In the late-1960s, he worked as a AmeriCorps Seniors volunteer trainer in Denver. Career His best known roles were Supervisor Leonard Marsh on the television series Phyllis from 1976 to 1977, and later of Headmaster Steven Bradley on the television series The Facts of Life from 1979 to 1980. The name Steven Bradley was likely meant as a tribute to Steve Bradley in Boulder, a friend and one-time manager of the Winter Park ski area. He also guest-starred in L.A. Law, Knots Landing, Mr. Belvedere, Barney Miller, The Rockford Files, Ellery Queen, Baa Baa Black Sheep, and Alice. He played the locksmith exhorted by Skylar White in Breaking Bad. He appeared in the movies National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982), S.O.B. (1981), Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977), The Gumball Rally (1976), Wyatt Earp (1994) and Mr. Fixit (1988). In a 1980s TV commercial for Malt-O-Meal hot cereal, he played a father telling his son's invisible friend that Malt-O-Meal was, "Good stuff, Maynard!" a line which became a popular phrase. Personal life and death Lawlor was divorced from Tantoo Cardinal, with whom he had two children. He also had four other children. Lawlor died in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on February 13, 2025, at the age of 83. CLR

Gene Gallerano

Gene Gallerano is an Emmy, Grammy, and Peabody Award-winning producer, filmmaker, and actor whose work spans from heart-pounding adventure stories to deeply human character studies. He got his start in Hollywood with a small acting role in Wes Anderson's cult classic Bottle Rocket, and since then his films, both narrative and documentary, have traveled the world, premiering from Anchorage to Berlin. His projects feature a remarkable roster of talent, including Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Peter Sarsgaard, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Denis O'Hare, Olympia Dukakis, Reed Birney, Paul Benjamin, and Lorelei Linklater. Gene is the writer, director, and actor of the creature feature The Yeti, a character-driven monster movie that blends Americana and myth, starring Brittany Allen (Dexter: Original Sin), Eric Nelsen (1883), Corbin Bernsen (LA Law, Psych, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), William Sadler (The Shawshank Redemption), Christina Bennett Lind (House of Cards, Atlanta), Heather Lind (TURN, Demolition, Your Friends and Neighbors), and Jim Cummings (Thunder Road). He is also a co-producer on the limited series The Savant, starring Jessica Chastain and directed by Matthew Heineman, produced for Apple TV+. As an Executive Producer, Gene helped bring to life the Grammy-winning and Oscar-shortlisted documentary American Symphony, which follows musician Jon Batiste and writer Suleika Jaouad through an extraordinary year of love, art, and resilience. Directed by Matthew Heineman and produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground, the film premiered at Telluride and went on to win the Critics' Choice, PGA, and Pare Lorentz Awards, with nominations from BAFTA and others. Gene is also a producer on the Peabody Award-winning National Geographic and Disney+ series Photographer from Oscar-winning duo Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, the team behind Free Solo and The Rescue. Premiering at SXSW, Photographer earned nominations from the ASC, NAACP, Cinema Eye, Independent Spirit, Emmy, and GLAAD awards. In 2021, Gene produced ten episodes of Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin for National Geographic and Disney+, an electrifying docuseries that follows the world's most elite adventure athletes including Alex Honnold, Justine Dupont, Conrad Anker, Travis Rice, and Angel Collinson as they face the limits of human performance and risk. Previously, Gene co-produced the Emmy-winning and Oscar-shortlisted documentary The First Wave, directed by Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, Retrograde). Embedded inside New York City's ICUs during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gene and the team captured history in real time. The film won Emmys for Best Documentary, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing, and was distributed by Nat Geo, Participant, and Neon for Hulu. His documentary, Thank You For Listening, is about Country and Americana musician Joshua Ray Walker.

Montserrat Lombard

Montserrat Lombard is an English actress known for playing Sharon 'Shaz' Granger in the BBC drama series Ashes to Ashes. Lombard was born on 1 August 1977 in Putney, London and is of Spanish and Italian descent. She starred in The Late Show, alongside James Corden in 1997, before moving onto television work and filmography. Her television credits include regular roles in Love Soup (2005–2008) and Roman's Empire (2007). She is probably best known for her role as WPC Shaz Granger in the BBC drama Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010). Other credits include guest roles in Doctors, Twisted Tales, Nathan Barley, Murder in Suburbia ("Witches", as a school girl named Myra who, among other things, bakes brownies and attempts to seduce her music teacher dressed in lacy underwear), a lead role in St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, Midsomer Murders: A Picture of Innocence, and a part in the feature-length ITV drama Tunnel Of Love. Lombard has also played Lavya in the episodes "Hello Queppu" and "Artefact" of the BBC Two sci-fi comedy series Hyperdrive, and Stevie in the fourth episode of the BBC Two comedy Saxondale. She appeared as Lady Anne in the BBC Radio 4 comedy The Castle, and has appeared in several stage productions, including People Who Don't Do Dinner Parties. Lombard played June in the short film Vanilla Song, created by National Film and Television School students, as well as Ian Sciacaluga's short film noir, Imbroglio. She played The Muse in William Mager's 2008 short film, Stiletto, funded by Apex Arts and the Hitchcock Production Fund. She had a small role in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. In 2009, she worked on the film St Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, playing Zoe, the Emo. She played Maria in the premiere episode of the 2011 TV series, The Borgias. She voiced the role of Mirania in the 2011–12 game The Last Story for Nintendo Wii. She appeared in ITV's Marple: A Caribbean Mystery in 2013 as Esther Walters. From September 2013 to January 2014 she starred alongside Lee Evans and Sheila Hancock in Barking in Essex at the Wyndhams Theatre. In May 2016 she appeared on BBC Two in Ben Elton's comedy Upstart Crow as Shakespeare's dark lady muse Emelia (series 1 episode 4, and in October 2018 reprised the role in series 3 episode 6). In March 2017 she appeared in Private View, the series 3 finale of Inside No. 9 on BBC Two as a sarcastic waitress, Bea. Also in 2016 she appeared as different characters in Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories, a series of short films for Sky Arts directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard and scored by Jarvis Cocker. In 2019, she voices Mia on Thomas and Friends in US/UK versions. In 2023 she played Gwen Tyler in the BBC series Beyond Paradise, as well as filming for her upcoming film "Tyger."

Jackie Joseph

Cast · Known for Gremlins

Jackie Joseph (born November 7, 1934) is an American character actress, voice artist, and writer known for portraying the film characters of: Audrey Fulquard in the original The Little Shop of Horrors, Sheila Futterman in both Gremlins films, and the voice of Melody in the animated television series Josie and the Pussycats and Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space. She was a regular on The Doris Day Show portraying Doris' friend, Jackie Parker and also famously played the love interest of Ernest T. Bass on The Andy Griffith Show. Joseph was born in Los Angeles, California. She began her entertainment career as a featured performer and singer in the Billy Barnes Revues of the 1950s and '60s, with future husband and actor Ken Berry. She was married to Berry, with whom she adopted two children, from May 29, 1960, until June 1976. Joseph has since remarried; she and husband David Lawrence reside in a quiet suburb of Los Angeles. Joseph is popular with fans of the original low-budget version of The Little Shop of Horrors. Some of her television credits include appearances on such memorable shows as The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show (two appearances), That Girl, F Troop, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (four appearances), CHiPs (in a two-part episode), Full House and Designing Women. She also appeared for a week on the game show Match Game '74. In the early 1980s, Joseph helped form an organization for celebrity wives overcoming divorce. The group, which included Lynn Landon, Patti Palmer Lewis, and Carol Lawrence, went on talk shows (such as Phil Donahue's) discussing the foibles of celebrity split-ups. In recent years she has been heavily involved with the Screen Actors Guild as well as organizations providing care for stray animals. She has been a columnist for Toluca Lake's newspaper, "The Tolucan Times," where she often ends her column with the phrase, "We'll talk." Some of her good friends in Hollywood include actress Doris Day, actress and comedienne Jo Anne Worley, actor Ed Asner, announcer and voice-artist Gary Owens, and more-than-once film co-star, Dick Miller. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jackie Joseph, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Brian Pettifer

Brian Pettifer (born January 1, 1953) is a South African actor who has appeared in many television shows, and also on stage and in film. He is the younger brother of folk musician Linda Thompson. He intended to become a photographer, but pursued a career as an actor. He appeared as a child in the BBC's This Man Craig and Dr Finlay's Casebook, and Madame Bovary (with his friend Alex Norton) which gave him an avid interest in acting on television. His first film role was in Lindsay Anderson's film if.... (1968). He also appeared in Anderson's O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982) playing the same character in all three Anderson films, that of Biles. His other film credits include roles in Amadeus (1984), A Christmas Carol (1984), Gulag (1985), Heavenly Pursuits (1986), Little Dorrit (1987), The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988), Loch Ness (1996), The House of Mirth (2000), Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2002), The Rocket Post (2004), Vanity Fair (2004) and Lassie (2005). Pettifer was a regular in Rab C. Nesbitt mainly propping up a bar, but was also known as aircraftman Bruce Leckie in Get Some In!, where he was constantly the butt of jokes directed at him by Corporal Marsh. He also played cousin Hughie in the long running Liverpool based 70s sitcom The Liver Birds. He also played Alfred Meyer in the BBC/HBO film Conspiracy and the part of Dr. Cameron in the Radio 4 series entitled Adventures of a Black Bag, after appearing in several episodes of Dr. Finlay's Casebook. He appeared in Hamish Macbeth, as well as guest starring in Still Game. In 2005, he also appeared in the first episode of the BBC drama Bleak House. In 2011 and 2013, he played Father Richards in The Field of Blood. He had the role of Poupart in the BBC One series The Musketeers. In 2012, Brian Pettifer appeared as Archie Milgrow in the episode Old School Ties in the series New Tricks. He has worked extensively in the theatre: writing, directing and acting. He has been in a production of The Fairy-Queen at Glyndebourne, which went to Paris and New York in 2010. In 2015, Pettifer appeared in the crime comedy The Legend of Barney Thomson along with his Hamish Macbeth co-star Robert Carlyle. In 2019, he appeared in an episode of Holby City playing patient Laurie Stocks.

James McDougall

James McDougall is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He was raised in the small town of Cobourg Ontario, the son of Gail McDougall, a prison manager, and John McDougall, an English teacher. Throughout elementary and high school, acting and filmmaking were always a passion for James. Whether it was performing in local plays, school theater, or filming his own home movies with friends. This led him to major in drama at Canterbury Arts High School and he went on to York University to study theater for one year. James then moved back to Ottawa to begin performing on stage in musicals and dramatic productions with ASNY, Orleans Young Players, and GOYA. He ventured to Victoria B.C. and acted in shows with Atomic Vaudeville, Theatre Inconnu, and Langham Court Theater. After a few years in British Columbia James traveled back to his home province of Ontario and embraced the film and television scene in Toronto. He immersed himself in the world of on-camera acting and filmmaking. By creating his own projects, training and constantly honing his craft, and working at Armstrong Acting Studios where he filmed thousands of hours of classes as well as casting sessions with some the top casting directors in Canada, James got to know the industry from the inside out as he quickly built up his on-screen resume. A few breakout roles include getting cast as the lead actor in Vincenzo Natali's segment in the anthology horror film ABCs of Death 2 (2014), playing Santa Claus in Michael Dowse's heartwarming HBO Max film 8-Bit Christmas (2021) and landing a supporting role as the bumbling criminal Hammond in Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion's hit thriller Becky (2020) where he acted alongside Kevin James, Lulu Wilson, and Joel McHale. James has also spent over a decade working behind the scenes writing, directing, and producing content at Mountain Man Media. Walking Supply (2016), a short film he co-wrote with Derek Barnes, went on to debut at The Toronto International Short Film Festival. The concept was soon developed into the feature film Whiteout (2023), which James not only co-wrote but starred in as the role of Henry. The harrowing survival thriller was filmed in the dead of winter, sold at the Cannes Film Market, and landed distribution with Saban Films and Myriad Pictures. In 2021, James founded his own production company called Galebreak Studios, which focuses on telling captivating narrative stories of all genres, both short and feature length.

Aimee Mullins

Aimee Mullins (born 20 July 1976, Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American athlete, actress, model, and public speaker. Born with fibular hemimelia, both her legs were amputated below the knee as an infant. She became the first amputee to compete against non-disabled athletes in NCAA Division I track events at Georgetown University, where she graduated in 1998 from the Walsh School of Foreign Service with a double major in History and Diplomacy. She represented the United States at the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, setting world records in the 100 m and 200 m sprints and becoming the first double-amputee to compete in the long jump. In 1999 she made a landmark appearance opening Alexander McQueen's London show in hand-carved wooden prosthetic legs, launching a modeling career that included work as a global ambassador for L'Oréal Paris. She is a frequent TED speaker, former president of the Women's Sports Foundation, and a U.S. Chef de Mission. She is married to actor Rupert Friend. Her acting filmography spans film, television, and experimental performance. Notable credits include the Leopard Queen in Matthew Barney's Cremaster 3 (2002, her screen debut), Marvelous (2006), Quid Pro Quo (2008), Appropriate Behavior (2014), Young Ones (2014), Rob the Mob (2014), Unsane (2018, as Heidi Bianchi), What Breaks the Ice (2020, as Diane), Asteroid City (2023, as Other Actor / Student), and The Bride! (2026, as Brain Attack Girl #1). On television she is best known for Terry Ives (Eleven's mother) in Stranger Things (2016–2025), Anya in Devs (2020, 3 episodes), and Secretary of State Garrett in Extrapolations (2023). She also directed and appeared in the short film On Thin Ice (2021).

Amaka Okafor

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Sally Amaka Okafor is a British actress. She is known for her work in theatre, and her roles in the film Greatest Days (2023) as well as the BBC One series The Responder (2022) and the Netflix series Bodies (2023). Okafor was born in Birmingham to a Nigerian reggae artist father and an Indian journalist mother, and moved around the UK growing up. She studied theatre devising at Liverpool John Moores University. She began her career touring community theatre in schools, prisons, and churches, and was a member of the Unicorn Theatre ensemble in London for two years. Originally credited as Sally Amaka Okafor, she made her West End theatre debut playing Sofia in Florian Zeller's The Son, which transferred from Kilburn's Kiln Theatre to the Duke of York's theatre in October 2019. In 2016 she appeared in Peter Pan at the National Theatre, and played Lady Macduff in Macbeth at the same theatre in 2018.She has appeared at the Royal Court Theatre in Hope Has A Happy Meal (2023), Grimly Handsome (2017), It's All Made Up, The Space Between, and I See You. She has played Miranda in Unicorn Theatre's The Tempest, Guildenstern in Almeida Theatre's Hamlet, Amal in National Theatre of Scotland's Glasgow Girls, and an official in Hamlet at the Barbican Centre. Her other theatre credits include Nora: A Doll's House (2020), Bird, and After The End (2022). Okafor's television work has included playing DI Deborah Barnes, a former colleague of the central character, Chris Carson, in the BBC's The Responder.She also appears in BBC drama The Split (2020). Okafor appears as DS Hasan in Netflix's Bodies. Bodies is created by Paul Tomalin, directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner, and based on the graphic novel by Si Spencer and Dean Ormston. In one of her most prominent roles to date, Okafor stars alongside Aisling Bea, Alice Lowe, and Jayde Adams in Greatest Days, a 2023 cinematic adaptation of Take That's smash-hit stage musical, The Band. Greatest Days portrays a group of school friends reuniting after 25 years. The BFI's review says that Okafor and her co-stars "make the most of the film’s more predictable plotlines and gags". Her other film work includes upcoming UK indie comedy drama Sweet Sue, directed by Leo Leigh. Okafor is also known for her work in radio drama and audiobooks, portraying Kaz in long-running BBC soap The Archers (a rare, brief, occurrence of a BAME character in this rural soap opera). and Zoe in Mark Ravenhill's adaptation of the Dion Boucicault play, The Octoroon, and appearing in Neil Gaiman's podcast series, The Sandman. She starred as Emily McCoy in Tom Stoppard's 2013 radio play, Darkside, based on Pink Floyd's classic album, The Dark Side of the Moon.

Candice Michele Barley

Candice Michele Barley was born in Columbia, South Carolina. She traveled the country with her photographer parents, appearing in commercials and ads from the time she was an infant. Her love for movie making was kindled when a family friend, James Garner, brought her onto the set of a remake of the Maverick TV series at the age of four. Candice's acting career is focused on portraying strong and powerful female roles that are relevant throughout time. She's producing an historical movie based on actual events that took place in 1858. A story in which the women-both black and white- demonstrated extraordinary acts of courage despite their circumstances. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Candice Barley

Roy Roberts

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roy Roberts (born Roy Barnes Jones; March 19, 1906 – May 28, 1975) was an American character actor. Over his more than 40-year career, he appeared in more than nine hundred productions on stage and screen. Born in Tampa, Florida, Roberts began his acting career on stage with a stock company there. He left the Tampa company after a year to perform in touring stock theater for five years. He first appeared on Broadway in May 1931 before making his motion picture debut in Gold Bricks, a 1936 two-reel comedy short released by 20th Century-Fox. He appeared in numerous films in secondary parts and returned to perform on Broadway in such productions as Twentieth Century, My Sister Eileen, and Carnival in Flanders until he began making guest appearances on television series. After appearing on Gale Storm's My Little Margie in 1956, he became part of several television series. In a show that was the precursor to The Love Boat, Roberts played the ship's captain for four years in Storm's next hit, Oh! Susanna, which aired on CBS and ABC from 1956 to 1960. He guest-starred in scores of series, including the western-themed crime drama, Sheriff of Cochise, the western series, My Friend Flicka, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (as Texas cattle baron Shanghai Pierce, and The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, and Brian Keith's Cold War drama, Crusader. Roberts appeared on four episodes of the CBS legal drama, Perry Mason, including the role of murderer Arthur Janeel in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Malicious Mariner." During the middle 1960s, Roberts was one of the most recognizable faces on television, and had recurring roles concurrently on a number of popular programs, including: Bank president Mr. Cheever on CBS's The Lucy Show John Cushing, president of the rival Merchants Bank in several episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies The judge in The Beverly Hillbillies "The Clampetts in Court" Railroad president Norman Curtis on CBS's Petticoat Junction Darrin's father Frank Stephens on ABC's Bewitched, alternating with actor Robert F. Simon depending upon availability. Banker Harry Bodkin & Dodge House Proprietor Mr. Dobie on CBS's Gunsmoke Neighbor Bruce MacDermott on ABC's Our Man Higgins Preston "Press" Wasco and Kelly on the NBC western, Laredo "Doc" on John Payne's The Restless Gun in the 1957 episode "Trail to Sunset" Banker George Bristol on NBC's Bonanza Admiral Rogers on McHale's Navy (in some episodes, his first name is given as "John" and in others his name is given as "Bruce"). Roberts died in St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles, California, of a heart attack on May 28, 1975, and was interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas. CLR