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Having been named one of Variety's 10 Actors to Watch, Kaitlyn Dever has become one of Hollywood's top emerging young actresses.

Dever has showcased her versatility, appearing in movies such as Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar (2011), James Ponsoldt's The Spectacular Now (2013), Destin Daniel Cretton's Short Term 12 (2008), and Jason Reitman's Men, Women & Children (2014), and was one of the female leads in Kathryn Bigelow's Detroit (2017).

She truly shone in the dark drama Short Term 12 (2013) alongside Brie Larson, LaKeith Stanfield, John Gallagher Jr., and Rami Malek. The film premiered at SXSW 2013, where it won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative as well as the Audience Award. Kaitlyn was named Summer 2013's indie "It" girl and was highlighted as a SXSW breakout.

In addition to her film career, she recently wrapped her memorable four-season-long arc playing Loretta McCready on the FX drama Justified (2010), for which she received critical acclaim. She also played a role in the award-winning video game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016), voicing Cassie Drake, daughter of the game's lead, Nathan Drake.

Haley Lu Richardson was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, as the only child of creative parents, Valerie (Valiquette), a graphic designer, and Forrest Richardson, a golf course architect. She attended Montessori school, where kids are encouraged to think outside the box and value self-motivation. Dance was ingrained in Haley's childhood. She was a member of a competitive dance company for eight years, training and performing 20+ hours a week.

This passion propelled Haley Lu to move to Los Angeles at the age of 16. Getting a dance agent before an acting one was only natural, even though the latter was always her end goal. Her first couple years in LA consisted of primarily dance opportunities, as she had very little formal acting training. As she gained more confidence and experience she was able to land her first lead acting roles in The Last Survivors (2014) and The Young Kieslowski (2014). Since then, Haley Lu has played unique and contrasting roles on television and film.

Haley Lu Richardson is best known for her roles in The Edge of Seventeen (2016), Split (2017) and Columbus (2017).

Josh McDermitt was born in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Suits LA (2025), The Walking Dead (2010) and The Loudest Voice (2019).

Alexandra Shipp is known for her role as the iconic mohawked super heroine 'Storm' in Twentieth Century Fox's X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), directed by Bryan Singer. Shipp plays a younger version of 'Storm' (originally played by Halle Berry). Determined to make the mutant character her own, she delivers a new spin on 'Storm,' which many media outlets boasted her as the "breakout" star of the film. Shipp reprised the role of 'Storm' in the next feature X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).

In 2018, Shipp co-starred with Nick Robinson in Fox 2000's coming-of-age story Love, Simon (2018)., based on the popular Young Adult book "Simon VS the Homo Sapien Agenda." She also played in Simon Kaijser's psychological thriller Spinning Man (2018), based on the novel by George Harrar. The next year, she had significant roles in the drama A Dog's Way Home (2019), the action thriller Shaft (2019), and comedy Jexi (2019).

Previously, Alexandra appeared in Universal Pictures' Oscar nominated feature Straight Outta Compton (2015), which has become the highest grossing music biopic of all-time. Shipp's other film credits include the two-hander Tragedy Girls (2017) and the title role of 'Aaliyah' in the Lifetime biopic, Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014) which she demonstrated and was praised for her singing and dancing talents. The same year, she was the lead in Drumline: A New Beat (2014) the VH1's sequel to 2002's Drumline (2002).

Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, Shipp moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career at 17. She is known for her role as 'KT Rush,' on Nickelodeon teen drama-mystery series, House of Anubis (2011) and made her film debut in the Fox feature film, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009), playing the role of 'Valentina'.

Aside from acting, she is a songwriter, pianist, and guitar player.

Shannon Woodward is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Sabrina Collins on the FOX sitcom Raising Hope (2010-2014), Elsie Hughes on the HBO science-fiction thriller series Westworld (2016-2018), and the voice and motion capture of Dina in the video game The Last of Us Part II, for which she received a BAFTA Award for Performer in a Supporting Role nomination at the 17th British Academy Games Awards.

Ashly Burch is an American voice actress, singer, and writer. She is known for her roles as Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West, Tiny Tina in the Borderlands series, Miss Pauling in Team Fortress 2, Dark Willow in Dota 2, the web series Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'?, Chloe Price in Life Is Strange, Rowdy from Fallout 4, Mayuri Shiina from Steins;Gate, Sasha Braus from Attack on Titan, Ray and Desiree from Fortnite: Save the World, Viper from Valorant, Parvati Holcomb from The Outer Worlds, Enid from OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Molly from The Ghost and Molly McGee, and Ash Graven from Final Space. Most recently, she voiced Kate Bishop in the "Taking A.I.M. DLC", from the Marvel's Avengers game.

Lynda Jean Cordova Carter is an American actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World USA 1972 and finished in the top 15 at the Miss World 1972 pageant. Carter is best known as the star of the live-action television series Wonder Woman, in the role of Diana Prince / Wonder Woman. The role was based on the DC comic book fictional superhero character of the same name, and aired on ABC and later on CBS from 1975 to 1979.

Mary 'Mare' Megan Winningham is an actress and songwriter who has appeared in nearly 100 TV shows and feature films. She began her career in 1976 as a singer, and starred in numerous and diverse film roles before hitting it big as one of the original Brat Pack in Joel Schumacher's St. Elmo's Fire (1985) with Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, and Ally Sheedy.

Mare attended Chatsworth High School with Val Kilmer, James Rekart and Kevin Spacey, but she was bitten by the acting bug much earlier on. She had enjoyed drama and music since primary school, taking a particular interest in the guitar and drums.

Since St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Mare has played some outstanding roles in a number of big films. She starred in the Tom Hanks comedy Turner & Hooch (1989). She has also starred in two feature films with Kevin Costner, The War (1994) and the western Wyatt Earp (1994), the latter directed by Lawrence Kasdan and co-starring Gene Hackman. Mare won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her role opposite Jennifer Jason Leigh in Georgia (1995).

Bad Day on the Block (1997) saw her starring opposite Charlie Sheen and she put in a superb performance in Brothers (2009), a war drama co-starring Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman.

Her myriad TV roles include ER (1994), Grey's Anatomy (2005), and 24 (2001) with Kiefer Sutherland.

Kimiko Elizabeth Glenn was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ, where she grew up with her sister Amanda, and parents Mark and Sumiko. She started doing theater when she was ten years old at Valley Youth Theatre and there, began developing her love for performing.

Halfway through her freshman year of college at the Boston Conservatory, she was cast in the 1st National Tour of Spring Awakening. After touring for two years, she finally settled her life in New York.

Since then, she starred as the title role in La Jolla Playhouse's "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots", directed by Des McAnuff; and played the bratty Princess Ssu-Ming in the Playhouse's production of "The Nightingale", directed by Moisés Kaufman. She was honored to perform at the Delacorte Theater for Shakespeare in the Park, in The Public's "Love's Labour's Lost", directed by Alex Timbers. She had a blast originating the role of Emily in the Off-Broadway production of Julianne Moore's Freckleface Strawberry and is proud of the many exciting projects she has been a part of. Favorites include: Behind the Painting written by Maltby & Shire; Plop, written by Bare's Damon Intrabartolo; Yeast Nation from the creators of Urintetown at the NY Fringe festival '11; Crossing Over as part of the National Asian Artists' Project; and the staged reading of Cheer Wars -- her very first New York job.

Kimiko has also appeared in feature films Construction (2021); Nous York (2012); and Hair Brained (2013) starring Brendan Fraser & Parker Posey; and the movie-musical short, Galaxy Comics, by director Kevin McMullin. You may have seen her in the 2011 Disney/ABC Diversity Showcase directed by Ted Sluberski and Joe Ward. She was thrilled to shoot NBCUniversal's half-hour comedy pilot Holding Patterns; and will be joining the cast of Orange Is the New Black (2013), a Netflix series, as Brook Soso.

A veteran TV actress, Amy Davidson has seamlessly navigated the worlds of both comedy and drama with her undeniable talent and vivacious personality. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, she studied dance as a child, but soon discovered her true passion was acting. Amy moved to Los Angeles, where she continued to study her craft with a variety of coaches and as a result of her dedication and perseverance, she soon began what would be a long and fruitful relationship with television. After landing the role of "Kerry Hennessy," Davidson spent three seasons on the hit comedy 8 Simple Rules opposite Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco and the legendary John Ritter and James Garner. When the show ended its successful run, Amy continued to make audiences laugh opposite Betty White in Annie's Point, and then showcasing her range with dramatic turns starring in Lifetime's Limited Series Capture of the Green River Killer, with various appearances on All Rise, The Rookie, Better Call Saul, Criminal Minds, CSI, CSI:NY, Ghost Whisperer, House, Major Crimes, Vegas, Bones to name a few. Amy enjoyed filming Somebody to Love, the Brittany Murphy biopic, Finding Rose opposite Cybil Shepherd, James Brolin and Pam Greer, Girl on the Edge and Battle Scars, all films based on true stories. Finding her way back to her roots, Amy made audiences laugh with an appearance on the sitcom, Marlon and most recently is recurring on Killing It which premiers April 2022 on Peacock.

Always ready for her next challenge, Davidson continues to stretch her limits in every medium, as she remains one of Hollywood's multidimensional actresses. Amy resides in Los Angeles with her husband Kacy Lockwood, her son Lennox and her furry baby, Sophie. When she isn't in front of the camera, Amy is planting, running, hiking, and doing yoga. Anywhere and Everywhere.

Amber Valletta was born in Phoenix, Arizona, USA as Amber Evangeline Valletta. She is an actress, producer and model. She began her career as a fashion model. Valletta was married to Olympic volleyball player Chip McCaw with whom she has a son, Auden. Valletta endorsed Democrat President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012. In July 2014, Valletta spoke out about her battle with drug and alcohol addiction.

Fay Spain was was your typical B-movie drive-in bad girl - sometimes blonde, sometimes brunette, always bodacious. A tease, a taunt, and a temptress throughout most her career, Fay Spain was born in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1932, as Lona May Spain to R.C. Spain and Arminta Frances Cochran. She headed to New York where she initially found summer stock work and a bit of television exposure. One of her earliest TV appearances was not as an actress but as a contestant on You Bet Your Life (1950), starring Groucho Marx.

By 1956, this fetching starlet was winning episodic roles on the more popular shows of the day, including Perry Mason (1957), Cheyenne (1955) and Gunsmoke (1955). She was also gaining notice on the covers of magazines. This cheesecake attention led directly to her juvenile delinquent debut in Dragstrip Girl (1957) with John Ashley and Steven Terrell, where she immediately established herself as the party girl boys are willing to race cars and fight over. Other equally low-budget films followed, with Teenage Doll (1957), The Crooked Circle (1957), and The Abductors (1957).

She made an aggressive move into higher quality films with Erskine Caldwell's best-seller God's Little Acre (1958) as "Darlin' Jill", another amoral sexpot, and as Rod Steiger's moll in Al Capone (1959), but then it was right back to Grade Z level work with The Beat Generation (1959) co-starring Mamie Van Doren, The Private Lives of Adam and Eve (1960) in which she tempts Martin Milner with the old forbidden fruit routine, and a 1962 Italian spectacle as an evil queen trying to thwart the actions of Hercules. Although Fay made some efforts to return to TV work, her career was pretty much over by the mid-60s. One of her last roles was a bit part as a mafioso matriarch in The Godfather Part II (1974). Fay Spain died of cancer at age 50 in 1983.

Ashley Michelle Grant was born in Phoenix, Arizona. She is an actress, known for Escorting the Heiress (2024), Remy & Arletta (2023) and The Unwanted Mate (2024).

Musician and actress Chelsea Kane grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, where she was a member of the Valley Youth Theater.

She made a couple of movie appearances before landing a starring role as both actress and musical performer in Bratz (2007), the movie inspired by the popular toys. Since then she has made several appearances in successful TV shows, as well as finishing third in the 2011 season of Dancing with the Stars (2005).

Bill Heck is an American actor who has appeared on Broadway and in television shows, such as The Leftovers and The Alienist, and films, including in the role of Billy Knapp in the Coen Brothers' western The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Heck was born in Phoenix, Arizona, but moved to Libertyville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, as a child. He graduated from the University of Evansville in Indiana and went to N.Y.U. to gain a graduate degree in acting.

Chelsey was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. At age 18, she moved to Los Angeles to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After graduating, she studied Shakespeare at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England. Since then, she has continued her studies with Steppenwolf West, Stan Kirsch Studios, Carolyne Barry Creative and the Upright Citizen's Brigade.

She loves improvisation and performs in several troupes in LA. She also enjoys travel and has been to Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia. In 2010, she spent the year living in South East Asia as a Show Director for Universal Studios Singapore.

Jenny Mollen was born in Phoenix, Arizona to a family of doctors. Her work in local theater led to experiences with The Old Globe in San Diego, California, The Idywild School, and the renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon. For College Jenny attended UCLA's School of theater, film, and television. While at UCLA, she earned immediate industry attention for a one woman show she both wrote and produced entitled Not A Pretty Girl. Graduating with her degree in just three years, Jenny has also studied and lived in Paris, France and Heidelberg, Germany. She is fluent in both languages.

Amelia Heinle was born on 17 March 1973 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. She is an actress, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), The Limey (1999) and Loving (1983). She has been married to Thad Luckinbill since 3 March 2007. They have two children. She was previously married to Michael Weatherly.

Alex Aiono was born on 16 February 1996 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for See You on Venus (2023), The Lego Batman Movie (2017) and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019).

Asher Angel was born on 6 September 2002 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Shazam! (2019), Andi Mack (2017) and Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023).

Tracy Smith was born on 7 April 1961 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. She is an actress, known for Bachelor Party (1984), Hot Dog... The Movie (1983) and Cover Up (1984).

Strikingly beautiful and a multi-talented performer, Jennifer Collene Rubin is an American actress, model, screenwriter, and producer, with a career spanning nearly four decades. She was voted Ford International Model of the Year in 1984. She gained fame for her pictures in Harper Bazaar, Vogue, Glamour, and Interview magazine. Which lead her to acting in Super Bowl commercials for Chevrolet, Coke, Budweiser, and many more. Jennifer was also David Lynch's original Calvin Klein model for his "Obsession" campaign. In 1987, she decided to devote herself to acting and accepted the role of "Taryn White" in the Wes Craven sequel, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), directed by Chuck Russell.

Jennifer followed "Elm Street 3" with Bad Dreams (1988), Permanent Record (1988) with Keanu Reeves, and the Oliver Stone-directed The Doors (1991) starring Val Kilmer, a biopic based on the career of Jim Morrison and The Doors. By the mid-1990s, she was co-starring in films, such as The Crush (1993) with Cary Elwes and Screamers (1995) alongside Peter Weller, the latter based on the science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick.

Adaptable to various genres, working in front and behind the camera, it is apparent that Jennifer is an enduring talent, much more than just a pretty face, and one of the top script writers to watch. She has produced - and starred in - the film, Road Kill (1999), and further appeared in popular TV series, including The Twilight Zone (1985), Tales from the Crypt (1989) and The Outer Limits (1995).

Jennifer appeared in Chris Isaak's music video for "Somebody's Crying" (1995), with Chris Penn. Bruce Hornsby's music video for "Harbor Lights"

In 2010, Jennifer followed her true passion and started writing the screenplays Hot Hemp Pancakes, Oopsy-Daisy, and The Bookie-Lady - all high quality scripts in pre-production for 2019. It is apparent that Jennifer is an enduring talent - much more than just a pretty face - and is one of the most mercurial talents working in Hollywood.

Aidy Bryant was born in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Shrill (2019) and Human Resources (2022). She has been married to Conner O'Malley since 28 April 2018.

Matthew Joseph "Matt" Dallas born October 21, 1982 is an American actor, best known for playing the title character on the ABC Family series Kyle XY. Dallas was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and attended Arizona School for the Arts. He has two younger brothers and one younger sister. He became interested in acting at the age of 12, when his grandmother took him to a production of the play The Ugly Duckling.

Lisa Dean Ryan was born on 30 April 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. She is an actress, known for Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989), Dead at 21 (1994) and ABC Afterschool Specials (1972).