Actors from East Orange, New Jersey

The list Actors from East Orange, New Jersey includes Queen Latifah, Whitney Houston, Antonique Smith, Naturi Naughton and Ann Harding. The list consists of 20 members and 2 sublists.

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East Orange, New Jersey

City in Essex County, New Jersey, United States

Actresses from East Orange, New Jersey
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Male actors from East Orange, New Jersey
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Whitney Houston

American singer, record producer, actress, film producer, and philanthropist (1963–2012)

Overview: Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed "the Voice", she is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 220 million ...

Date of birth: 9 August 1963

Date of death: 11 February 2012

Age: 48 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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MTV Video Music Award winners 217T

American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent 252T

Deaths from coronary artery disease 79T
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Queen Latifah

American recording artist and actress (born 1970)

Overview: Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and producer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy ...

Date of birth: 18 March 1970

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Ebony Nicholas (Dating)

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Singer-songwriters from New Jersey 203T

21st-century African-American women singers 565T

Television producers from New Jersey 121T
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Anthony 'Treach' Criss

American, Rapper

Overview: Anthony Shawn Criss (born December 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Treach, is an American rapper and actor. He is perhaps best known as the lead rapper of the hip hop group Naughty by Nature.

Date of birth: 2 December 1970

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Cicely Evans (Married)

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21st-century American rappers 2,478T

Musicians from East Orange, New Jersey 29T

Naughty by Nature 4T
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Antonique Smith

American actress and singer (born 1983)

Overview: Antonique Smith (born August 11, 1983) is an American actress and singer.

Date of birth: 11 August 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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21st-century African-American women singers 606T

20th-century African-American women singers 858T

21st-century African-American women 4,675T
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Naturi Naughton

American actress and singer

Overview: Naturi Cora Maria Naughton (born May 20, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Naughton is best known as one-third of the R&B group 3LW and for her acting roles in Fame, Notorious, where ...

Date of birth: 20 May 1984

Age: 40

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' (152 cm)

Partner: Xavier ‘Two’ Lewis (Married)

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20th-century African-American women singers 739T

20th-century African-American women 3,938T

21st-century African-American women 3,554T
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Ann Harding

Actress

Overview: Ann Harding (born Dorothy Walton Gatley, August 7, 1902 – September 1, 1981) was an American theatre, motion picture, radio, and television actress. A regular player on Broadway and in regional theater ...

Date of birth: 7 August 1901

Date of death: 1 September 1981

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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East Orange High School alumni 19T

RKO Pictures contract players 87T

Actresses from San Antonio, Texas 39T
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John Amos

American, Actor

Overview: John Allen Amos Jr. (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as the adult Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries Roots and for portraying James Evans ...

Date of birth: 27 December 1939

Date of death: 21 August 2024

Age: 84 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Actors from Hunterdon County, New Jersey 20T

American male sitcom actors 604T

Comedians from Newark, New Jersey 19T
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Gordon MacRae

American actor, singer, and TV and radio host (1921–1986)

Overview: Albert Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986) was an American actor, singer and radio/television host who appeared in the film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals Oklahoma! (1955) ...

Date of birth: 12 March 1921

Date of death: 24 January 1986

Age: 64 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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20th-century American male singers 1,898T

Male actors of Scottish descent 224T

20th-century male singers 6,336T
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Frances Day

American actor

Overview: Frances Day (born Frances Victoria Schenk; December 16, 1907 – April 29, 1984) was an American actress and singer who achieved great popularity in the UK in the 1930s.

Date of birth: 16 December 1907

Date of death: 29 April 1984

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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Musicians from East Orange, New Jersey 24T

American expatriate actresses in the United Kingdom 44T

20th-century American singers 5,176T
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Betty Bronson

Actress

Overview: Elizabeth Ada Bronson (November 17, 1906 – October 19, 1971) was an American film and television actress who began her career during the silent film era.

Date of birth: 17 November 1906

Date of death: 19 October 1971

Age: 64 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' (152 cm)

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East Orange High School alumni 19T

Actors from Trenton, New Jersey 32T

Actresses from New Jersey 380T
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Kiki Haynes

American actor

Overview: Kianya Haynes (born December 17, 1976) is an American actress who is best known for role as Keisha on the OWN/TBS comedy-drama television series Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse. She has also had roles ...

Date of birth: 17 December 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Actresses from New Jersey 380T

21st-century American actresses 5,090T

20th-century American actresses 6,858T
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Jacqueline Courtney

American actor

Overview: Jacqueline Courtney (born Sharon Courtney; September 24, 1946 – December 20, 2010) was an American actress best known for her work on daytime soap operas.

Date of birth: 31 August 1946

Date of death: 20 December 2010

Age: 64 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Deaths from melanoma 158T

Actresses from New Jersey 380T

American soap opera actresses 1,052T
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Rif Hutton

American actor

Overview: Rif Hutton (born November 28, 1962) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Dr. Ron Welch in the comedy-drama series Doogie Howser, M.D., appearing in that series from ...

Date of birth: 28 November 1962

Age: 62

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Bridget Hoffman (Married)

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Male actors from San Antonio, Texas 42T

African-American male actors 1,420T

Male actors from Texas 415T
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Hank Brandt

American film and television actor

Overview: Hank Brandt (born Henry William Haar Jr.; June 4, 1934 – December 4, 2004) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of Leonard Waggedorn in the American sitcom television ...

Date of birth: 4 June 1934

Date of death: 4 December 2004

Age: 70 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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Dorian Missick

American actor

Overview: Dorian Crossmond Missick (born January 15, 1976) is an American actor, known for his role as Damian in the television series Six Degrees and for voicing Victor Vance in the video game Grand Theft Auto: ...

Date of birth: 15 January 1976

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Partner: Simone Missick (Married)

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Male actors from New York City 1,913T

Male actors from Georgia (U.S. state) 133T

American male video game actors 798T
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David Ackroyd

Actor

Overview: David Ackroyd (born May 30, 1940) is an American actor, who first came to prominence in soap operas such as The Secret Storm and Another World.

Date of birth: 30 May 1940

Age: 84

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Ruth Liming (Married)

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Male actors from New Jersey 475T

20th-century American male actors 8,672T

American male voice actors 2,976T
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Paulene Myers

American actor

Overview: Paulene Elenora Myers (November 9, 1913 - December 8, 1996) was an American actress. Variations on the spelling of her name include Pauline Myers and Pauline Meyers. She was a pioneer among African–American ...

Date of birth: 9 November 1913

Date of death: 8 December 1996

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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Actresses from New Jersey 380T

20th-century American actresses 6,858T

African-American actresses 1,087T
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Martina Deignan

American actress

Overview: Martina Deignan (born in East Orange, New Jersey, United States) is an American actress. She played Jackie Parks on NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara from January to May 1985. Prior to joining the show, ...

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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Actresses from New Jersey 380T

American soap opera actresses 1,052T

American television actresses 7,677T
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Frances E. Williams

Activist

Overview: Frances Elizabeth Williams (September 17, 1905 – January 2, 1995) was an American actress, activist, theatre producer, organizer, and community worker. Williams was the first black woman to run for the ...

Date of birth: 7 September 1905

Date of death: 2 January 1995

Age: 89 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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Trade unionists from New Jersey 13T

20th-century American women 4,137T

Actresses from New Jersey 380T
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Malcolm Lee Beggs

American actor

Overview: Malcolm Lee Beggs (1907 – December 10, 1956) was an American stage, television and film actor.

Date of birth: 1907

Date of death: 10 December 1956

Age: 49 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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Murdered American actors 46T

Male actors from New Jersey 475T

20th-century American male actors 8,672T