List of People From North Carolina - Media

Media

• John L. Adams (born 1970), actor (Winston-Salem)
• Sidney Blackmer (1895–1973), actor (Salisbury)
• Randy Boone (born 1942), actor and singer (Fayetteville)
• Doug Brochu (born 1990), actor (Fayetteville)
• Cecil B. DeMille (1919–1959), film director (Washington)
• Tom DiCillo (born 1953), film director (Camp Le Jeune)
• Jennifer Ehle (born 1969), actress (Winston-Salem)
• Mike Evans (1949–2006), actor (Salisbury)
• Penny Fuller (born 1940), actress (Durham)
• Mark Freiburger (born 1983), filmmaker (Charlotte)
• Zach Galifianakis (born 1969), comedian, actor, writer (Wilkesboro)
• Gallagher (born 1947), comedian (Fort Bragg)
• Ava Gardner (1922–1990), actress (Smithfield)
• Kathryn Grayson (born 1922), actress and singer (Winston-Salem)
• Pam Grier (born 1949), actress (Winston-Salem)
• Nikki Griffin (born 1978), actress (Wilmington)
• Rhoda Griffis (born 1945), actress (Raleigh)
• Andy Griffith (1926–2012), actor, director (Mount Airy)
• George Grizzard (1928–2007), Emmy & Tony-winning actor (Roanoke Rapids)
• Julianna Guill (born 1987), actress (Winston-Salem)
• Michael C. Hall (born 1971), actor (Raleigh)
• Murray Hamilton (1923–1986), actor (Washington)
• Jeff Hardy (born 1977), professional wrestler, entertainer (Cameron)
• Matt Hardy (born 1974), professional wrestler, entertainer (Cameron)
• Shirley Hemphill (1947–1999), stand-up comedian, actress (Asheville)
• Jackee Harry (born 1956), actress (Winston-Salem)
• Molly Haskell (born 1939), film critic (Charlotte)
• Gregory Helms (born 1974), professional wrestler, entertainer (Smithfield)
• Ed Hinton (1927–1958), actor (Wilmington)
• Edwin Hodge (born 1985), actor (Jacksonville)
• Gill Holland (born 1964), film producer
• Skip Hollandsworth (born 1957), screenwriter (Kannapolis)
• Laurel Holloman (born 1971), actress (Chapel Hill)
• Earle Hyman (born 1926), actor (Rocky Mount)
• Burgess Jenkins (born 1973), actor (Winston-Salem)
• Ken Jeong (born 1969), comedian, actor (Greensboro)
• Star Jones (born 1962), TV personality (Badin)
• Darwin Joston (1937–1998), actor (Winston-Salem)
• Allyn King (1899–1930), Broadway actress
• Tim Kirkman (born 1966), film director (Monroe)
• Sharon Lawrence (born 1961), actress (Charlotte / Raleigh)
• Beth Leavel (born 1955), actress (Raleigh)
• Chyler Leigh (born 1982), actress (Charlotte)
• Barbara Loden (1932–1980), actor and film director (Marion)
• Scotty McCreery (born 1993), singer (Garner)
• James McEachin (born 1930), actor (Rennert)
• Vince McMahon (born 1945), Chairman of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) (Pinehurst)
• Jane McNeill (born ????), actress (Whiteville)
• Robert Duncan McNeill (born 1964), actor, director (Raleigh)
• Eddie Mills (born 1972), actor (Kannapolis)
• Rogelio Mills (born ????), television personality, author, and recording artist (Charlotte)
• Julianne Moore (born 1960), actress (Fort Bragg)
• Shannon Moore (born 1979), professional wrestler, entertainer (Cameron)
• Anita Morris (1943–1994), actress (Durham)
• Anna Mercedes Morris (born 1977), stuntwoman (Charlotte)
• Laura Moss (born 1973), actress (Kings Mountain)
• Mike Muscat (born 1952), actor (Fort Bragg)
• John Haymes Newton (born 1965), actor (Chapel Hill)
• Lee Norris (born 1981), actor (Greenville)
• Jaime Pressly (born 1977), model (Kinston)
• Emily Proctor (born 1968), actress (Raleigh)
• Jim Rash (born 1970), actor, comedian (Charlotte)
• Peyton Reed (born 1964), TV and film director (Raleigh)
• Jon Reep (born 1972), stand-up comedian (Hickory)
• Tequan Richmond (born 1992), actor (Burlington)
• Britt Robertson (born 1990), actress (Charlotte)
• Marcy Rylan (born 1980), actress (Providence Township)
• Soupy Sales (1926–2009), comedian (Franklinton)
• Christoph Sanders (born 1988), actor (Arden / Hendersonville)
• Paul Schneider (born 1976), actor (Asheville)
• Judith Scott, actress (Fort Bragg)
• Nick Searcy (born 1959), actor (Cullowhee)
• Matthew Settle (born 1969), actor (Hickory)
• J. B. Smoove (born 1964), actor (Plymouth)
• Arthur Smith (born 1921), music composer, entertainer, TV and radio producer (Charlotte)
• Margo Stilley (born 1982), actress (Bear Creek)
• Skeet Ulrich (born 1970), actor (Concord)
• Liz Vassey (born 1972), actress (Raleigh)
• Reginald VelJohnson (born 1952), actor, best known as Carl Winslow on Family Matters and Sgt. Al Powell in the first two Die Hard films. (Raleigh)
• Ben Vereen (born 1946), actor, entertainer (Laurinburg)
• Jill Wagner (born 1979), actress, model (Winston-Salem)
• James Harvey Ward (born 1978), actor (Greenville)
• Kevin Williamson (born 1965), screenwriter (New Bern)
• Mary Elizabeth Winstead (born 1984), actress (Rocky Mount)
• Evan Rachel Wood (born 1987), actress (Raleigh)
• Bellamy Young (born 1970), actress (Asheville)
• Brad Yoder (born 1971), Actor, Producer (High Point)