Actors, ROB-SHE
Acting is a performing art that involves much more than just being able to cry on command. Actors exercise supreme control over their voice, body, and facial movements so as to effectively and believably convey the emotional experience of the characters they represent. Although theatrical productions, television, and movies each carry unique technical demands for the actor, skilled actors can move from one medium to another without a diminution of talent, as is borne out by celebrated actors such as Laurence Olivier, Judi Dench, Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Viola Davis.
Actors Encyclopedia Articles By Title
Tim Robbins is an American actor and director known for his versatility and for his outspoken liberal political......
Julia Roberts is an American actress whose deft performances in varied roles helped make her one of the highest-paid......
Rachel Roberts was a Welsh actress probably best known for her British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)......
Cliff Robertson was an American actor who enjoyed a creditable career onstage and in television and movies. After......
Paul Robeson was a celebrated American singer, actor, and activist who was one of the preeminent figures of American......
Sir George Robey was an English music-hall comedian known for many years as “the prime minister of mirth.” Robey......
Edward G. Robinson was an American stage and film actor who skillfully played a wide range of character types but......
Dame Flora Robson was a British actress renowned for the excellence of her performances on the stage and in motion......
Chris Rock is an American comedian whose popular stand-up routine, which often addressed racial matters, led to......
Sam Rockwell is an American actor who gained respect for his impeccable performances in a wide variety of roles.......
Dennis Rodman is an American professional basketball player who was one of the most skilled rebounders, best defenders,......
Olivia Rodrigo is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who first gained popularity with a role on the television......
Joe Rogan is an American comedian, actor, television host, podcaster, and announcer for the competitive mixed martial......
Seth Rogen is a Canadian comic actor and screenwriter who won over audiences as a charismatic buffoon in a number......
Ginger Rogers was an American stage and film dancer and actress who was noted primarily as the partner of Fred......
Roy Rogers was an American cowboy actor-singer who starred in some 90 motion pictures and over 100 episodes of......
Will Rogers was an American entertainer, radio personality, film actor, and writer who was famous for his pithy......
Henry Rollins is an American singer, poet, monologuist, and publisher whose tenure as the lead vocalist of Los......
Ray Romano is an American comedian and actor perhaps best known as the bumbling well-intentioned father in the......
Cesar Romero was an American actor whose diverse and prolific career encompassed roles as ingratiating playboys,......
Saoirse Ronan is an Irish American actress who was praised for her ability to subtly convey the complex inner life......
Mickey Rooney was an American motion-picture, stage, and musical star noted for his energy, charisma, and versatility.......
Roscius was a Roman comic actor of such celebrity that his name became an honorary epithet for any particularly......
George Rose was a British-born actor who for decades was a multitalented star on Broadway. Rose excelled in comic......
Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. Roshan first appeared on screen as a child......
Diana Ross is an American pop singer and actress who achieved international stardom, first as leader of the vocal......
Gena Rowlands was an American actress who was perhaps best known for the 10 films she made with her husband, director......
Ida Rubinstein was a dancer, actress, and patron of the performing arts. An orphan of a well-to-do Jewish family,......
Paul Rudd is an American actor, film and television producer, and screenwriter best known for his comedy roles.......
Maya Rudolph is an award-winning American comedian and actress known for her scene-stealing characters and impressions......
Mark Ruffalo is an American actor who was a compelling performer in critically acclaimed movies and plays, though......
RuPaul is an American entertainer who carved out an idiosyncratic place in popular culture as perhaps the most......
Geoffrey Rush is an Australian film and theatre actor who deployed his craggy features and sly wit to memorable......
Jane Russell was an American actress and singer who was known for her voluptuous figure and sexualized on-screen......
Keri Russell is an American actress who first gained fame with the TV series Felicity (1998–2002) and who later......
Kurt Russell is an American actor who became a child star in the 1960s, appearing in a number of Disney films,......
Lillian Russell was an American singer and actress in light comedies who represented the feminine ideal of her......
Nipsey Russell was an American actor and comedian known for the clever impromptu verses that he created for his......
Rosalind Russell was an American actress who was best remembered for her film and stage portrayals of witty, assertive,......
Dame Margaret Rutherford was an actress who was popular on the British stage and screen from the 1930s in roles......
Meg Ryan is an American actress known especially for her roles as the plucky leading lady in such romantic comedies......
Robert Ryan was a U.S. film actor. He trained for the stage at Max Reinhardt’s workshop in Hollywood, and after......
Mark Rydell is an American actor and director who was best known for helming On Golden Pond (1981). Rydell trained......
Winona Ryder is an American actress who played prominent roles in such popular films as Beetlejuice (1988), Heathers......
Mark Rylance is a British theater actor and director recognized not only for his period-specific enactments of......
Prov Sadovsky was a Russian character actor and patriarch of a three-generation theatrical family. He is regarded......
Bhisham Sahni was a Hindi writer, actor, teacher, translator, and polyglot who was especially known for his poignant......
Eva Marie Saint is an American film and television actress known for bringing emotional depth and complexity to......
Michel Saint-Denis was a French director, producer, teacher, and theatrical innovator who was influential in the......
Zoe Saldaña is an American actress who found great commercial success performing in the science-fiction and superhero......
Andy Samberg is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician known for his work as a cast member......
George Sanders was a Russian-born British actor who specialized in portraying elegant yet dissolute characters......
Adam Sandler is an American comedian known for his portrayal of infantile but endearing characters. Sandler was......
Diana Sands was an American stage and screen actress who won overnight acclaim for her portrayal of the younger......
Isabel Sanford was an American actress best known for her role as Louise (“Weezy”) Jefferson in the long-running......
Mallika Sarabhai is an Indian classical dancer and choreographer, actress, writer, and social activist known for......
Susan Sarandon is an American film actress who transcended the early roles of her career, in which she often played......
Jennifer Saunders is an English actress who was perhaps best known for creating and starring in the television......
John Sayles is an American motion-picture director, screenwriter, novelist, and actor who since the 1980s has been......
Maximilian Schell was an Austrian actor and filmmaker who was most closely associated with the post-World War II......
Emanuel Schikaneder was a prominent German actor, singer, playwright, and theatre manager now chiefly remembered......
Joseph Schildkraut was an Austrian-born American stage, television, and motion-picture actor. Schildkraut joined......
Romy Schneider was a German film actress. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) The popular......
Friedrich Ludwig Schröder was a German actor, theatrical manager, and playwright who introduced the plays of William......
Franz Schuch was a German comic actor and theatre manager who popularized a vernacular version of the commedia......
Amy Schumer is an American comedian and actress whose pointed self-deprecating humor brought her success on stage......
Michael Schur is an American television comedy writer, producer, and director who started his career working on......
Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-born American bodybuilder, film actor, and politician who rose to fame through......
David Schwimmer is an American actor and director who was perhaps best known for his role on the television sitcom......
Johann Friedrich Schönemann was an actor-manager who was influential in the development of Germany’s public theatre.......
Paul Scofield was an English actor noted for his powerful performances in Shakespearean and other stage roles.......
Andrew Scott is an Irish actor known for his carefully constructed performances on stage and screen. Critics and......
George C. Scott was an American actor whose dynamic presence and raspy voice suited him to a variety of intense......
Joan Sebastian was a Mexican singer and songwriter who wrote, performed, and recorded songs in regional Mexican......
Jerry Seinfeld is an American comedian whose television show Seinfeld (1989–98) was a landmark of American popular......
Peter Sellers was a versatile English comic actor whose astonishing range of characters earned him international......
Sushmita Sen is an Indian model and actress who made history by becoming the first Indian woman to win the Miss......
Mack Sennett was the creator of the Keystone Kops and the father of American slapstick comedy in motion pictures.......
Léa Seydoux is a French actress known for her varied performances in both French and English in films such as La......
Delphine Seyrig was a French actress celebrated for her mysterious beauty and distinctive characterizations. Seyrig......
Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian film and stage actor whose sensitive and subtle performances earned him critical......
Tupac Shakur was an influential American rapper and actor who was one of the leading names in 1990s gangsta rap.......
Tony Shalhoub is an American actor who was perhaps best known for his comedic roles, most notably the “defective......
Garry Shandling was an American actor, writer, and comedian who often incorporated his real life into his work,......
Born in Kentucky and trained in Chicago theater, Michael Shannon emerged in the early 21st century as a versatile......
Omar Sharif was an Egyptian actor of international acclaim, known for his dashing good looks and for iconic roles......
William Shatner is a Canadian actor whose prolific output and self-deprecating sense of humour secured him a place......
Robert Shaw was an English actor, novelist, and playwright who first garnered attention for his performances in......
Alia Shawkat is an American actress best known for portraying Maeby Fünke on the cult-classic television sitcom......
Wallace Shawn is an American playwright and character actor whose oft-surreal probing plays found favour in the......
Mikhail Semenovich Shchepkin was possibly the most influential actor of 19th-century Russia, known for his sensitive......
Boris Shchukin was a Russian stage and motion-picture actor, particularly well known for his portrayals of the......
Moira Shearer was a Scottish ballerina and actress best known for her performance as the suicidal ballerina in......
Norma Shearer was an American motion-picture actress known for her glamour, charm, sophistication, and versatility.......
Charlie Sheen is an American actor who became equally famous for his work in such films as Platoon (1986) and Major......
Martin Sheen is an American actor best known for playing Capt. Benjamin L. Willard in the epic Vietnam War film......
Norman Shelley was a British actor whose career in radio lasted more than five decades. Shelley started work as......
Sam Shepard was an American playwright and actor whose plays adroitly blend images of the American West, Pop motifs,......
Taylor Sheridan is an American actor, writer, and director who first garnered attention for his roles on the television......
Thomas Sheridan was an Irish-born actor and theatrical manager and father of the dramatist Richard Brinsley Sheridan.......