Film and Television
| Name | Notability | Connection to Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Ashley (1996–) | Film and television actress | Born in Ocala |
| María Canals Barrera (1966–) | Film and television actress | Born in Miami |
| Angela Bassett (1958–) | Film actress | Grew up in St. Petersburg |
| Matt Battaglia (1965–) | Film and television actor, producer, philanthropist | Born in Tallahassee |
| Steven Bauer (1956-) | Film and television actor | Grew up in Miami |
| Amanda Bearse (1958–) | Film and television actress | Born in Winter Park |
| Wayne Brady (1972–) | Television personality and comedian | Born in Orlando |
| Shannon Bream (1971–) | Reporter and anchor for Fox News | Grew up in Tallahassee |
| Delta Burke (1956–) | Television actress | Born in Orlando |
| Tom Byrd (1960–) | Television actor (NBC's Boone) | Born in Philippine Islands; reared in Florida |
| Diana Canova (1953–) | Actress | Born in West Palm Beach |
| Conlan Carter (1934–) | Actor (Combat! and The Law and Mr. Jones on ABC) | Born in Arkansas; formerly resided in Naples |
| Jonathan Chase (1979–) | Film and television actor | Born in Plantation |
| Chris Conrad (1970–) | Film and television actor | Born in Fort Lauderdale |
| Mark Consuelos (1970–) | Television actor | Born in Tampa |
| Merian C. Cooper (1893–1973) | Film director, screenwriter, and producer | Born in Jacksonville |
| Brittany Daniel (1976–) | Television and film actress | Born in Gainesville |
| Greg Davis Jr. (1984–) | Television actor | Born in Orlando |
| Johnny Depp (1963–) | Film actor | Born in Miramar |
| Creagen Dow (1991–) | Film and television actor | Born in Sebring |
| Faye Dunaway (1941–) | Academy Award-Winning actress | Born in Bascom |
| Gail Edwards (1952–) | Film and television actress | Born and raised in Coral Gables |
| John R. Ellis (1955-) | Filmmaker, producer, director, animator, special effects artist | Born in Ohio and reared in West Palm Beach |
| Raúl Esparza (1970-) | Film, television, and stage actor | Born in Miami |
| Alex Fernandez (1967–) | Film and television actor | Born in Miami |
| Stepin Fetchit (1902–1985) | Film actor and comedian | Born in Key West |
| Megan Fox (born 1986) | Film and television actress | Partly raised in St. Petersburg |
| Robert Gant (1968–) | Television actor | Born in Tampa |
| Joanna García (1979–) | Film and television actress | Born in Tampa |
| Nicole Garza (1982–) | Film and television actress | Born in Miami |
| Matt Gerald | Film and television actor | Born in Miami |
| Malcolm Gets (1963–) | Actor | Born in Gainesville |
| Skyler Gisondo (1996–) | Film and television actor | Born in Palm Beach County |
| Mel Gorham (1959–) | Actress | Born in Coral Gables |
| April Grace (1962–) | Film and television actress | Born in Lakeland |
| Ariana Grande (1993–) | Actress, Model, and Singer | Born in Boca Raton |
| Ashley Greene (1987–) | Film and television actress | Born in Jacksonville |
| Eileen Grubba | Film and television actress | Grew up in Fort Lauderdale |
| Carla Gugino (1973–) | Film and television actress | Born in Sarasota |
| Tony Hale (1970–) | Film and television actor | Born in Tallahassee |
| Darrell Hammond (1955–) | Television comedian from Saturday Night Live | Born in Melbourne |
| Gina Hecht (1953–) | Television and film actress | Born in Winter Park |
| Wanda Hendrix (1928–1981) | Film actress | Born in Jacksonville |
| Catherine Hickland (1956–) | Soap opera actress | Born in Fort Lauderdale |
| Cheryl Hines (1965–) | Television actress | Born in Miami Beach |
| Crystal Hunt (1985–) | Soap opera actress | Born in Clearwater |
| Jonathan Jackson (1982–) | Actor | Born in Orlando |
| Victoria Jackson (1959–) | Film and television actress | Born in Miami |
| Carter Jenkins (1991–) | Film and television actor | Born in Tampa |
| Sarah Jones (1983–) | Film and television actress | Born in Winter Springs |
| Victoria Justice (1993–) | Actress, singer | Born in Hollywood |
| Lawrence Kasdan (1949–) | Film director and screenwriter | Born in Miami |
| Arielle Kebbel (1985–) | Film and televistion actress | Born in Winter Park |
| Catherine Keener (1960–) | Actress | Born in Miami |
| Josie Loren (1987–) | Television actress | Born in Miami |
| Chris Marquette (1984–) | Film and television actor | Born in Stuart |
| Natalie Martinez (1984–) | Model and actress | Born in Miami |
| Velia Martínez (1920–1993) | Actress and singer | Born in Tampa |
| DeLane Matthews (1961–) | Television actress | Born in Rockledge |
| Butterfly McQueen (1911–1995) | Film and television actress | Born in Tampa |
| Julio Oscar Mechoso (1955–) | Film and television actor | Born in Miami |
| Leighton Meester (1986–) | Film and television actress | Born in Marco Island |
| Elizabeth Melendez (1985–) | Model and television actress | Born in Orlando |
| Katy Mixon (1981–) | Film and television actress | Born in Pensacola |
| Mandy Moore (1984–) | Actress and singer-songwriter | Grew up in Longwood |
| Jessica Morris (1980–) | Soap opera actress | Born in Jacksonville |
| Enrique Murciano (1973–) | Film and television actor | Born in Miami |
| Chris Núñez (1973–) | Tattoo artist and subject of TLC's Miami Ink | Born in Miami Beach |
| Victor Nuñez (1945–) | Film director | Born in DeLand |
| Kimberly Peirce (1967–) | Film director | Born in Miami |
| Carlos Pena, Jr. (1989–) | Television actor and singer | Born in Weston |
| Gina Philips (1975–) | Film and television actress | Born in Miami Beach |
| Summer Phoenix (1978–) | Actress and model | Born in Winter Park |
| Danny Pino (1974–) | Film and television actor | Born and raised in Miami |
| Sidney Poitier (1927–) | Academy Award-Winning actor | Born in Miami |
| Brett Ratner (1969–) | Film and music video director | Born and raised in Miami Beach |
| Monica Raymund (1986–) | Television actress | Born in St. Petersburg |
| Ashley Rickards (1992–) | Television actress | Born in Sarasota |
| Génesis Rodríguez (1987–) | Television actress | Born in Miami |
| Maggie Rodriguez (1969–) | Co-anchor of CBS's The Early Show | Born in Miami |
| Stephen Root (1951–) | Film and television actor | Born in Sarasota |
| Bob Ross (1942–1995) | Television presenter and artist | Born in Daytona Beach |
| Mickey Rourke (1952–) | Film actor | Raised in Miami |
| Maya Rudolph (1972–) | Film and television actress | Born in Gainesville |
| Rick Sanchez (1958–) | Host of CNN's Rick's List | Grew up in Hialeah |
| Pat Skipper (1958–) | Film and television actor | Born in Lakeland |
| Wesley Snipes (1962–) | Actor and film producer | Born in Orlando |
| Rachel Specter (1980–) | Film and television actress | Born in Tampa |
| Kirsten Storms (1984–) | Television actress | Born in Orlando |
| Bella Thorne (1997–) | Television Actress | Born in Hollywood, Florida |
| Daniel Tosh (1975–) | Television comedian | Born in Germany but raised in Titusville |
| Wilmer Valderrama (1980–) | Film and television actor | Born in Miami |
| Alexa Vega (1988–) | Film and television actress | Born in Miami |
| Ben Vereen (1946–) | Actor, Dancer and Singer | Born in Miami |
| Bob Vila (1946–) | Television home improvement personality | Born in Miami |
| Shea Whigham (1969-) | Film and television actor | Born in Tallahassee |
| Hugh Wilson (1943–) | Film director | Born in Miami |
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Famous quotes containing the words film and/or television:
“All the old supports going, gone, this man reaches out a hand to steady himself on a ledge of rough brick that is warm in the sun: his hand feeds him messages of solidity, but his mind messages of destruction, for this breathing substance, made of earth, will be a dance of atoms, he knows it, his intelligence tells him so: there will soon be war, he is in the middle of war, where he stands will be a waste, mounds of rubble, and this solid earthy substance will be a film of dust on ruins.”
—Doris Lessing (b. 1919)
“All television ever did was shrink the demand for ordinary movies. The demand for extraordinary movies increased. If any one thing is wrong with the movie industry today, it is the unrelenting effort to astonish.”
—Clive James (b. 1939)