Entertainment
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham, F. MurrayF. Murray Abraham | — | (never graduated) | American actor who won Academy Award for role in Amadeus | |
| Alejandro, KevinKevin Alejandro | — | American actor featured in Ugly Betty | ||
| Anderson, WesWes Anderson | 1990 | B.A. | American filmmaker who was nominated for Academy Awards for The Royal Tenenbaums and Fantastic Mr. Fox | |
| Bates, FlorenceFlorence Bates | 1906 | B.S. | American character actress | |
| Barton, SteveSteve Barton | — | (never graduated) | Broadway theatre actor | |
| Coleman, TroyTroy Coleman | 1993 | B.A. | American singer of country rap known as "Cowboy Troy"; co-host of Nashville Star | |
| Davis, GailGail Davis | B.A. | American actress for starring role in the 1950s syndicated western television series Annie Oakley | ||
| Day, FeliciaFelicia Day | 2000 | B.S./B.A. | Actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, The Guild), writer and producer. Also a professional violinist. | |
| Fawcett, FarrahFarrah Fawcett | (never graduated) | American actress famous for role in original Charlie's Angels | ||
| Foster, BenBen Foster | 2008 | B.S. | Award-winning American filmmaker, Strings | |
| Friedman, Richard S.Richard S. Friedman | 1966 | B.A. | Singer and author known as "Kinky Friedman" | |
| Garriott, RichardRichard Garriott | — | (never graduated) | Video game programmer and spaceflight participant | |
| Gilpin, PeriPeri Gilpin | — | (never graduated) | Actress famous for role in Frasier | |
| Griffith, NanciNanci Griffith | — | B.A. | Winner of 1994 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album | |
| Hamm, JonJon Hamm | — | (never graduated) | American actor | |
| Harden, Marcia GayMarcia Gay Harden | 1980 | B.A. | American actress who won Academy Award for role in Pollock | |
| Hillerman, JohnJohn Hillerman | — | (never graduated) | American actor who won a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for role in Magnum, P.I. | |
| Howard, SusanSusan Howard | — | (never graduated) | Actress best known for role as Donna Culver Krebbs on soap opera Dallas | |
| Hullum, MattMatt Hullum | 1997 | B.S. | Filmmaker who co-founded Rooster Teeth Productions | |
| Joshi, AbhijatAbhijat Joshi | 2002 | MFA | Screenwriter best known for work in Lage Raho Munnabhai, the fifth highest-grossing Bollywood film | |
| Jones, L.Q.L.Q. Jones | 1950 | Prolific actor and producer in Westerns | ||
| Lechowick, BernardBernard Lechowick | 1971 | MFA | Award-winning Television showrunner best known for writing and producing Knots Landing and creating Homefront, Second Chances, and Hotel Malibu. | |
| Linklater, RichardRichard Linklater | — | (never graduated) | Academy Award-nominated American film director and screenwriter, Dazed and Confused, School of Rock, Before Sunset, and Bad News Bears | |
| Lowe, ToddTodd Lowe | 1999 | B.A. | Regular in True Blood and Gilmore Girls | |
| Ludden, AllenAllen Ludden | 1940 1941 |
B.A. M.A. |
Daytime Emmy Award winner for work as Password host; Peabody Award winner for Mind Your Manners | |
| Mansfield, JayneJayne Mansfield | — | (never graduated) | American actress who won the Theatre World Award and a Golden Globe | |
| McCanlies, TimTim McCanlies | — | (transferred to Texas A&M before graduating) | Writer and director of Secondhand Lions | |
| McConaughey, MatthewMatthew McConaughey | 1993 | B.A. | American actor who starred in The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Sahara (2005), We Are Marshall (2007), etc. | |
| Miller, BrookeBrooke Miller | 2010 | 8th place contestant on the seventh cycle of America's Next Top Model. | ||
| Morrison, SterlingSterling Morrison | 1971 | Ph.D. | Founding member of rock band The Velvet Underground | |
| Parker, FessFess Parker | 1950 | B.A. | American actor, played Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone | |
| Patel, AshmitAshmit Patel | 2000 | BFA | Bollywood Actor | |
| Ribon, PamelaPamela Ribon | 1996 | BFA | Novelist, television writer, actor | |
| Rich, ChrisChris Rich | 1970 | M.A. | Actor, Brock Hart on Reba | |
| Ritter, TexTex Ritter | — | (Never graduated, studying law) | Actor in Westerns (and father of John Ritter) | |
| Rodríguez, RobertRobert Rodríguez | 2008 | B.A. | Mexican American filmmaker, studied at the University of Texas at Austin College of Communication. | |
| Norman, DaxDax Norman | 2001 | B.A. | Painter, animator | |
| Dennis, MarkMark Dennis | 2007 | B.S. | Award-winning American filmmaker, Strings | |
| Saldaña, JasonJason Saldaña | 2001 | B.S. | Voice actor, most notably Tucker (Red vs. Blue) | |
| Schenkkan, RobertRobert Schenkkan | — | B.A. | B.A. (Plan II); playwright and screenwriter; 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for The Kentucky Cycle | |
| Schlamme, ThomasThomas Schlamme | — | B.A. | Television producer | |
| Schmidt, HarveyHarvey Schmidt | 1940 | Writer of musical theatre | ||
| Tune, TommyTommy Tune | 1962 | B.A. | Broadway choreographer and performer | |
| Wallach, EliEli Wallach | 1930 | B.A. | Method actor, the "Ugly" from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | |
| Wilson, OwenOwen Wilson | 1991 | B.A. | Actor, screenwriter, producer | |
| Winick, GaryGary Winick | 1970 | MFA | Director, producer | |
| Zellweger, RenéeRenée Zellweger | 1991 | B.A. | Oscar-winning actress; majored in English although also took a drama class | |
| Polland, Gary M.Gary M. Polland | 1970 | Bachelor in Business Administration | Houston attorney, talk-show host, former Harris County Republican Party chairman | |
| Tsui, HarkHark Tsui | 1975 | RTF | Hong Kong film producer and film director, major figure of the Golden Age of Hong Kong Cinema |
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