Actors
- (1650) Nell Gwyn ("Let not poor Nelly starve") was granted the estate of Bestwood by King Charles II.
- (1900) Lester Matthews, film actor, was born in Nottingham.
- (1925) Ivor Roberts, TV actor and announcer, was born in Nottingham.
- (1936) John Bird, actor, comedian and satirist best known for Bremner, Bird and Fortune.
- (1947) Richard Beckinsale, actor best known as Lennie Godber in the sitcom Porridge.
- (1949) Su Pollard, actor best known for her roles in the sitcom Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang, M'Lord?.
- (1950) Sherrie Hewson, actor and novelist best known as regular panellist on Loose Women.
- (1952) Cherie Lunghi, film and TV actress, was born in Nottingham.
- (1952) Janine Duvitski, actor best known as Pippa Trench in One Foot In The Grave.
- (1970) Justine Thornton, actress best known for her roles in Dramarama and Hardwicke House.
- (1971) Ace Bhatti, actor best known as Yusef Khan on EastEnders.
- (1975) Andrea Lowe, actress best known for roles in Coronation Street, The Tudors and Ken Loach film Route Irish.
- (1976) Craig Robert Young, actor best known for his role in Dream Team.
- (1977) Samantha Morton, actor best known for her role in the film Sweet and Lowdown.
- (1978) Mathew Horne, actor best known as Gavin in Gavin and Stacey.
- (1983) Vicky McClure, BAFTA award winning actress best known as Lol in This Is England.
- (1985) Jonny Sweet, actor and comedian who played Boris Johnson in When Boris Met Dave.
- (1987) Joe Dempsie, actor best known as Chris Miles from Skins.
- (1990) Anjli Mohindra, actor best known as Rani Chandra in The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- (1992) Georgia Groome, actress, best known from the movie Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging as the main role Georgia.
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Famous quotes containing the word actors:
“To save the theatre, the theatre must be destroyed, the actors and actresses must all die of the plague. They poison the air, they make art impossible. It is not drama that they play, but pieces for the theatre. We should return to the Greeks, play in the open air: the drama dies of stalls and boxes and evening dress, and people who come to digest their dinner.”
—Eleonora Duse (1858–1924)
“To save the theatre, the theatre must be destroyed, the actors and actresses must all die of the plague. They poison the air, they make art impossible. It is not drama that they play, but pieces for the theatre. We should return to the Greeks, play in the open air; the drama dies of stalls and boxes and evening dress, and people who come to digest their dinner.”
—Eleonora Duse (1859–1924)
“Today the young actors regard their environment with rage and disgust. They regard their Master not as disciples regard their Master, but as slaves regard their Master.”
—Judith Malina (b. 1926)