List of Canadian entertainers
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This is a list of Canadian actors, directors, producers and other figures from film, television, and radio.
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[edit] A
- Pamela Anderson, (born 1967), actress
- Paul Anka (born 1941) - musician and actor
- Dan Aykroyd, (born 1952), actor/comedian
- Charlotte Arnold, actress - Naturally, Sadie
[edit] B
- Robert Beatty, (1909 - 1992), actor
- Samantha Bee, Daily Show correspondent
- Karen Black, (born 1942), actress
- Bernard Braden - comedian and satirist
- Raymond Burr, (1917-1993), actor
[edit] C
- James Cameron, (born 1954), director
- Neve Campbell, (born 1973), actress (Party of Five, Scream trilogy)
- John Candy, (1950-1994), actor/comedian
- Jim Carrey, (born 1962), actor/comedian
- Dave Cash - disc jockey
- Don Cherry, (born 1934), television personality, former ice hockey head coach, player
- Tommy Chong, (born 1938), actor/comedian
- Cirque du Soleil, circus troupe
- Kim Coates, actor
- Gavin Crawford, comedian, The Gavin Crawford Show/This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Mark Critch, comedian, This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- David Cronenberg, (born 1943), director
- Hume Cronyn, (1911-2003), actor
- Elisha Cuthbert, (born 1982), actress
[edit] D
- William B. Davis - actor
- Janice Dean, weather personality on Fox News Channel
- Yvonne De Carlo - actress
- Michael Donovan - producer
- Fifi D'Orsay, (1904-1983), actress
- Colleen Dewhurst, (1924-1991), actress
- Dudley Do-Right - cartoon character
- Lexa Doig, (born 1973), actress - Andromeda
- James Doohan, (1920-2005), actor
- Céline Dion - singer
[edit] E
- Atom Egoyan, (born 1960), director (The Sweet Hereafter)
[edit] F
- Dave Foley - actor
- Michael J. Fox, (born 1961), actor/comedian
- Don Francks, (born 1932), actor/musician
- Brendan Fraser, (born 1968), actor/comedian
[edit] G
- Victor Garber, (born 1949), actor
- Chief Dan George, (1899-1981), actor
- Sally Gifford - Host on CBC's national kids's show, The-X,
- Iris Graham, actor
- Rick Green - actor/comedian
- Tom Green, (born 1971), actor/comedian
- Graham Greene, (born 1952), actor: Dances With Wolves
- Lorne Greene, (1915-1987), actor (Pa Cartwright on Bonanza), TV news anchor
- Paul Gross, (born 1959), actor
- Peter Gzowski, (1934-2002), radio personality
[edit] H
- Monty Hall, (born 1921), game show host
- Phil Hartman, (1948-1998), actor, Saturday Night Live
- Tricia Helfer, (born 1974), actress, Battlestar Galactica, and model
- Jill Hennessy - actress, Law & Order
- Natasha Henstridge, (born 1974), actress, Species, and model
- Foster Hewitt, (1902-1985), broadcaster
- Arthur Hiller, (born 1923), winner of 2001 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Oscar
- Tamara Hope, actor
[edit] I
[edit] J
- Peter Jennings, (born 1938), News anchor
- Norman Jewison, (born 1926), director, received The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Cathy Jones, actress, comedian This Hour Has 22 Minutes
[edit] K
- Margot Kidder, (born 1948), actress - "Superman's Lois Lane"
- The Kids in the Hall - comedy troupe
- Mimi Kuzyk, (born 1952), actress - "NYPD Blue"
- Charles Krauthammer, (born 1950), syndicated conservative columnist for Washington Post and Fox News Contributor
[edit] L
- Michelle Latimer, actress (Paradise Falls)
- René Lecavalier - broadcaster
- Eugene Levy - actor/comedian
- Evangeline Lilly (born 1979), actress (Lost)
- Art Linkletter, (born 1912), TV personality
- Rich Little, (born 1938), impressionist
[edit] M
- Shaun Majumder - actor/comedian This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Howie Mandel - actor/comedian
- Norm MacDonald, (born 1963), actor/comedian, Saturday Night Live
- Robert MacNeil - journalist: "PBS- MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour"
- Rick Mercer, (born 1969), actor/comedian, This Hour Has 22 Minutes/ Rick Mercer Report/ Talking to Americans
- Lorne Michaels, (born 1944), originator of Saturday Night Live
- Beau Mirchoff, (born 1989), actor (Scary Movie 4)
- Colin Mochrie, actor/comedian Whose Line is it Anyway?
- Rick Moranis, (born 1954), actor
- Alanis Morissette, singer
- Carrie-Anne Moss, (born 1967), actor, The Matrix
- Mike Myers, (born 1963), actor (Austin Powers), Saturday Night Live
[edit] N
- Leslie Nielsen, (born 1926), actor
[edit] O
- Catherine O'Hara - actress
- Sidney Olcott - (1873-1949) - directed (1907) Ben Hur
[edit] P
- Pete Parker - (1895-1991) Made the first ever broadcast of a professional hockey game, before Foster Hewitt
- Kim Poirier - actress Paradise Falls
- Jason Priestley - actor Beverly Hills 90210
- Mary Pickford, (1892-1979), actress and producer
- Cara Pifko, actor, star of This is Wonderland
- Christopher Plummer, (born 1927), actor
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- Ivan Reitman, (born 1946), Director and Producer
- Gloria Reuben, (born 1964), actor: ER
- Jasmine Richards
- Sam Roberts
[edit] S
- Morley Safer - journalist: "60 Minutes"
- Kim Schraner, (born 1976), actor on Spynet
- Mack Sennett, (1880-1960), movie director
- William Shatner, (born 1931), actor - Captain Kirk in Star Trek
- Shearer Norma, (1902-1983), academy award winning actress
- Michael Shanks, (born 1970), actor - Daniel Jackson in Stargate SG-1
- Martin Short, (born 1950), actor/comedian, Saturday Night Live
- Frank Shuster, (1916-2002), comedian
- Jay Silverheels, (1912-1980), actor: "Tonto"
- Steve Smith - actor/comedian, The Red Green Show
- Nicole Stoffman (born 1973), actor on Degrassi Junior High
- Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980) - Playboy Playmate & Actress
- Donald Sutherland, (born 1934), actor; father of Kiefer
- Kiefer Sutherland, (born 1966), actor (24)
[edit] T
- Dave Thomas - actor/comedian
- Greg Thomey - actor, comedian This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Cali Timmins, (born 1963), soap opera actress (Maggie Shelby on Ryan's Hope)
- Alex Trebek, (born 1940), game show host
- Tamia,-singer
[edit] U
[edit] V
- Billy Van (comedian-actor)
- Nia Vardalos (born 1962), actress/screenwriter (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
- Dai Vernon (1894-1992), magician, The Man Who Fooled Houdini
[edit] W
- Lyman Ward - actor
- Mary Walsh, (born 1952), comedian/actress This Hour Has 22 Minutes/Mary Walsh: Open Book
- Johnny Wayne, (1918-1990), comedian
- Fay Wray, (1907-2004), actress
[edit] X
[edit] Y
[edit] Z
See also: List of Canadians, List of Canadian musicians