C
- Brandon Call (born 1976)
- Slickers (1985)
- The Black Cauldron (1985)
- Jagged Edge (1985)
- I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later (1985)
- Santa Barbara (1985–1987)
- The Richest Cat in the World (1986)
- The Charmings (1987–1988)
- Warlock (1989)
- The Gifted One (1989)
- Blind Fury (1989)
- Baywatch (1989–1990)
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
- For the Boys (1991)
- Step by Step (1991–1998)
- Candace Cameron Bure (born 1976)
- Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
- Full House (1987–1995)
- I Saw What You Did (1988)
- Camp Cucamonga (1990)
- Kirk Cameron (born 1970)
- Growing Pains (1985–1992) - as Mike Seaver
- Like Father Like Son (1987)
- Pat Cardi (born 1951)
- And Now Miguel (1965)
- Let's Kill Uncle (1966)
- It's About Time (1966–1967)
- Corey Carrier (born 1980)
- The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
- Men Don't Leave (1990)
- My Blue Heaven (1990)
- After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
- Bump in the Night (1991)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
- Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins (1994)
- The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
- Hunter Carson (born 1975)
- Paris, Texas (1984)
- Invaders from Mars (1986)
- Mr. North (1988)
- Diana Serra Cary (aka Baby Peggy) (born 1918)
- Her Circus Man (1921)
- Brownie's Little Venus (1921)
- Brownie's Baby Doll (1921)
- Fool's Paradise (1921)
- Little Miss Mischief (1922)
- Peggy, Behave! (1922)
- Peg O' the Movies (1922)
- Little Miss Hollywood (1923)
- Peg O' the Mounted (1924)
- April Fool (1926)
- John Cassisi (born 1963)
- Bugsy Malone (1976)
- Fish (1977–1978)
- Tricia Cast (born 1966)
- The Bad News Bears (1979–1980)
- It's Your Move (1984–1985)
- Christopher Castile (born 1980)
- Hurricane Slam (1990)
- Going Places (1990)
- Step by Step (1991–1998)
- Beethoven (1992) - as Ted Newton
- Beethoven's 2nd (1993) - as Ted Newton
- Hey Arnold! (1996)
- Amy Castle (born 1990)
- Ally McBeal (1998–2000)
- Lizzie McGuire (2002)
- Passions (2007–2008)
- Raquel Castro (born 1994)
- Third Watch (2002)
- Jersey Girl (2004)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005)
- Little Fugitive (2006)
- Tracks of Color (2007)
- The Ministers (2009)
- America (2009)
- Brooklyn's Finest (2010)
- Lacey Chabert (born 1982)
- Party of Five (1994–2000)
- Lost in Space (1998)
- The Wild Thornberrys (1998–2002) (voice)
- Family Guy (1999–2000)
- Helen Chandler (1906–1965)
- Penrod (1918 Broadway)
- Light of the World (1920 Broadway)
- King Richard III (1920 Broadway)
- MacBeth (1921 Broadway)
- Daddy Dumplins (1920 Broadway)
- Toran Caudell (born 1982)
- Hey Arnold! (1996–2003) (voice)
- Recess (1997–2001) (voice)
- Anna Chlumsky (born 1980)
- My Girl (1991) - as Vada Suddenfuss
- My Girl 2 (1994) - as Vada Suddenfuss
- Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995)
- Danielle Chuchran (born 1993)
- Shot in the Heart (2001)
- Little Secrets (2001)
- Handcart (2002)
- The Cat in the Hat (2003)
- Little House on the Prairie (2004)
- Bruce Clark (born 1958)
- Here Come the Double Deckers (1970–1972)
- Christie Clark (born 1973)
- Days of our Lives (1986–1990, 1992–1999, 2005–2006)
- Daniel Clark (born 1985)
- Grizzly Falls (1999)
- Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2008)
- Spencer Treat Clark (born 1987)
- Arlington Road (1999)
- Double Jeopardy (1999)
- Gladiator (2000)
- Unbreakable (2000) - as Joseph Dunn
- Mystic River (2003)
- Loverboy (2005)
- Joe Cobb (1916–2002)
- Our Gang (1922–1930)
- George M. Cohan (1878–1942)
- The Four Cohans (1880s–90s)
- Jeff Cohen (born 1974)
- The Goonies (1985)
- Scott Jarred Cohen (born 1992)
- I Like It Like That (1994)
- Mindy Cohn (born 1966)
- The Facts of Life (1979–1988)
- Gary Coleman (1968–2010)
- Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986) - as Arnold Jackson
- The Kid from Left Field (1979)
- Scout's Honor (1980) - as Joey Seymour
- On the Right Track (1981) - as Lester
- The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982) - as Andy LeBeau
- The Gary Coleman Show (1982–1983) (voice) - as Andy LeBeau
- The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983) - as Nick Newell
- Playing with Fire (1985) - as David Phillips
- Holliston Coleman (born 1992)
- Bless the Child (2000)
- Run for the Money (2002)
- Kathy Coleman (born 1962)
- Land of the Lost (1974–1976) - as Holly Marshall
- William Collier, Jr. (1902–1987)
- The Patriot (1908)
- A Little Water on the Side (1910)
- Cora Sue Collins (born 1927)
- The Scarlet Letter (1934)
- Naughty Marietta (1935)
- Anna Karenina (1935)
- The Dark Angel (1935)
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
- Jackie Condon (1918–1977)
- Our Gang (1922–1929)
- Bobby Connelly (1909–1922)
- Love's Sunset (1913)
- Intrigue (1917)
- Seal of Silence (1918)
- The Unpardonable Sin (1919)
- Humoresque (1920)
- Jennifer Connelly (born 1970)
- Tales of the Unexpected (1982)
- Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
- Phenomena (1985)
- Seven Minutes in Heaven (1985)
- Labyrinth (1986)
- Jackie Coogan (1914–1984)
- The Kid (1921)
- Oliver Twist (1922)
- Old Clothes (1925)
- Johnny Get Your Hair Cut (1927)
- Jackie Cooper (1922–2011)
- Our Gang (1929–1931)
- Skippy (1931)
- The Champ (1931)
- The Bowery (1933)
- Treasure Island (1934)
- Kevin Corcoran (born 1949)
- Old Yeller (1957)
- Toby Tyler (1960)
- Pollyanna (1960)
- Babes in Toyland (1961)
- Noreen Corcoran (born 1943)
- Bachelor Father (1957–1962)
- Maddie Corman (born 1970)
- Seven Minutes in Heaven (1985)
- Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
- Miranda Cosgrove (born 1993)
- School of Rock (2003)
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2004)
- Drake & Josh (2004)
- All That (2005)
- Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie (2005)
- Yours, Mine and Ours (2005)
- Drake and Josh Go Hollywood (2006)
- Keeping Up with the Steins (2006)
- Zoey 101 (2007)
- iCarly (2007)
- iCarly Saves TV (2008)
- Despicable Me (2010)
- Dolores Costello (1903–1979)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909)
- The Telephone (1910)
- A Reformed Santa Claus (1911)
- For the Honor of the Family (1912)
- Lulu's Doctor (1912)
- The Troublesome Step-Daughters (1912)
- A Juvenile Love Affair (1912)
- Wanted . . . A Grandmother (1912)
- Her Grandchild (1912)
- Ida's Christmas (1912)
- A Birthday Gift (1913)
- Etta of the Footlights (1914)
- The Evil Men Do (1915)
- Helene Costello (1906–1957)
- Les Misérables (1909)
- The Fruits of Vengeance (1910)
- Her Crowning Glory (1911)
- Lulu's Doctor (1912)
- The Troublesome Step-Daughters (1912)
- The Night Before Christmas (1912)
- The Mystery of the Stolen Child (1913)
- The Blood Ruby (1914)
- The Evil Men Do (1915)
- Billie's Mother (1916)
- Nikki Cox (born 1978)
- The Ryan White Story (1989)
- A Family for Joe (1990)
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
- Danger Island (1992)
- Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993)
- Blossom (1993)
- General Hospital (1993–1995)
- Someone Like Me (1994)
- Johnny Crawford (born 1946)
- The Mickey Mouse Club (1955–1956)
- The Rifleman (1958–1963)
- Robert L. Crawford, Jr. (born 1944)
- Laramie (1959-1961)
- Suzanne Crough (born 1963)
- The Partridge Family (1970–1974) - as Tracy Partridge
- Partridge Family 2200 A.D. (1974–1975) (voice) - as Tracy Partridge
- Mulligan's Stew (1977–1978)
- Tonya Crowe (born 1971)
- Knots Landing (1980–1990)
- Brandon Cruz (born 1962)
- The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969–1972)
- Kieran Culkin (born 1982)
- Home Alone (1990) - as Fuller McCallister
- Only the Lonely (1991) - Patrick Muldoon Jr.
- Father of the Bride (1991) - Matty Banks
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) - as Fuller McCallister
- Father of the Bride Part II (1995) - Matty Banks
- The Mighty (1998) - Kevin Dillon
- She's All That (1998) - Simon Boggs
- The Cider House Rules (1999) - Buster
- Macaulay Culkin (born 1980)
- Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
- Uncle Buck (1989) - as Miles Russell
- Home Alone (1990) - as Kevin McCallister
- Only the Lonely (1991) - as Billy Muldoon
- My Girl (1991) - as Thomas J. Sennet
- Only the Lonely
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) - as Kevin McCallister
- The Good Son (1993) - as Henry Evans
- The Nutcracker (1993) - as The Nutcracker Prince
- Getting Even with Dad (1994) - as Timmy Gleason
- The Pagemaster (1994)
- Richie Rich (1994) - as Richie Rich
- Rory Culkin (born 1989)
- The Good Son (1993) - as Richard Evans in Picture
- You Can Count on Me (2000)
- Igby Goes Down (2002)
- Signs (2002)
- Mean Creek (2004)
- Kaitlin Cullum (born 1986)
- A Little Princess (1995)
- Grace Under Fire (1993–1998)
- Galaxy Quest (1999)
- Growing Up Brady (2000)
- Quinn Cummings (born 1967)
- The Goodbye Girl (1977)
- Miley Cyrus (born 1992)
- Doc (2001–2003)
- Big Fish (2003)
- Hannah Montana (2006–2011) - as Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana
- High School Musical 2 (2007)
- The Emperor's New School (2007)
- The Replacements (2007-2008?)
- Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2008) - as herself
- Bolt (2008)
- Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) - as Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana
- The Last Song (2010)
- Sex and the City 2 (2010)
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