Jennifer Beals is probably best known for her starring role in Flashdance (1983) whilst still a freshman studying American literature at Yale. ... Over the years, Jennifer Beals has had starring roles in a number of telemovies and feature films. In her most recent film, The Grudge 2 (2006), Jennifer Beals stars alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar and finds herself at the mercy of the grudge's wrath.

Laurel Holloman (born May 23, 1971 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is an American actress, currently best known for her roles as Justine on "Angel" and Tina on the Showtime series "The L Word"

Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an iconic American actress. She came to fame in the early 1970s, after starring in a string of moderately successful women-in-prison and blaxploitation films, and has generally remained in the public eye, starring in B-movies such as 1974's "Foxy Brown", and in mainstream films such as Quentin Tarantino's 1997 film, "Jackie Brown".

Katherine Sian Moennig (born 29 December, 1977) is an American actress known for her role as Shane McCutcheon on "The L Word".

Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born 18 February, 1950) is a Golden Globe award winning American actress, singer, and former fashion model. Her best known roles include starring as Jacy in "The Last Picture Show", Maddie Hayes in "Moonlighting", as Cybill Sheridan in "Cybill", as Betsy in "Taxi Driver" and as Phyllis Kroll in The L Word.

Eric Anthony Roberts (born on April 18 1956, in Biloxi, Mississippi) is an Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actor. He was raised in Atlanta, Georgia, attended Grady High School, and is the older brother of actresses Lisa Roberts Gillan and Julia Roberts as well as the father of actress Emma Roberts and stepfather of singer/songwriter Keaton Simons. Eric also has a half sister named Nancy Motes who was born in 1976 from his mother's second marriage.

Rachel Shelley (born on 25 August 1969) is a Swindon-born English actress. She graduated from Sheffield University with a B.A. Hons in English and Drama. She played the character Elizabeth Russell in the film "Lagaan" and, since 2005, plays Helena Peabody on the television show "The L Word". Trivia *Lives in Notting Hill, grew up in London and moved from Swindon at age 1.

Aahoo Jahansouzshahi, also known as Sarah Shahi, is an American actress, model and former NFL Cheerleader of Iranian and Spanish descent, a descendent of 19th century Iranian Shah Fat′h Ali Shah Qajar. Shahi was named #90 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005" list; she moved up to #66 in 2006.

ERIC MABIUS as "Tim Haspel" was born and raised on the East Coast and graduated from Sarah Lawrence College. He has starred in more than a dozen films, including "Resident Evil," "Welcome to the Dollhouse," "The Crow III: Salvation," "Cruel Intentions," and "Lawn Dogs." Among his previous television credits are lead roles in "Extreme Team," and "Harvest of Fire," and guest roles on "Fastlane" and "Chicago Hope."

Sandra Bernhard (born June 6 1955 in Flint, Michigan) is an American comedian, actress, author and singer. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy where she often bitterly critiques celebrity culture and political figures. She is also famous for her close friendship to Madonna during the late 1980's. Bernhard is number 97 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time.

Anne Archer (born August 24 1947) is an Academy Award nominated American movie and TV actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actress Marjorie Lord and actor John Archer.

Karina Lombard (born on January 21, 1964 in Tahiti) is an actress. Lombard's mother is from Tahiti. Lombard is a naturalized U.S. citizen, but when she was one, her father, who is of Russian, Italian and Swiss descent, took her to Barcelona, Spain. She later attended a number of Swiss boarding schools where she became fluent in Spanish, English, Italian, French, and German. She came to New York when she was 18 and began modeling and taking acting classes.

Jane Lynch (born on July 14, 1960, in Dolton, Illinois) is an American writer, actress and comedian. Raised in Illinois, she received her bachelor's degree in theater from Illinois State University and her MFA from Cornell University, also in theater. Her extensive theater background involved touring with The Second City comedy troupe and playing Carol Brady in "The Real Live Brady Bunch". She also wrote and starred in the award-winning play "Oh Sister, …

Kate Clinton has been an American comedian for over 25 years, specializing in political commentary from a gay/lesbian point of view. She was born in Buffalo, New York.

Dana Welles Delany is an American film, stage, and television actress. Known especially for her two-time Emmy Award winning performance as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television show "China Beach" (1988–91), Delany has been active in film, television, and stage since the late 1970s. Delany was born in New York City. After growing up in Connecticut, she attended Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, then Wesleyan University.

Charles S. Dutton (born January 30 1951) is a Tony Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning American actor and director.

Holland Taylor, also known as Penny Taylor, born January 14 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an Emmy Award winning American actress, known for her film, television and theatre work. She is best known for her roles as role is as Ruth Dunbar in "Bosom Buddies", as Judge Roberta Kittleson in "The Practice" and as Evelyn Harper in "Two and a Half Men".

Ossie Davis (December 18 1917 - February 4 2005) was an American film actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist.

Erin Daniels (born Erin Cohen on 9 October 1973) is an American actress. Daniels was born in and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. Her father was an architect and her mother was a clinical social worker. She grew up in a Jewish family (her mother co-founded the Central Reform Congregation in St. Louis and her grandmother received an award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews) and attended Clayton High School.

Kyle J. Downes (born on March 18, 1983 in Summertown, Tennessee) is a Canadian-American actor who is best known for his role as Larry Tudgeman in the Disney Channel Original Series "Lizzie McGuire" and his characterization of Ezra Friedken in "Higher Ground". His other television acting credits include, "Are You Afraid of the Dark?", "Boston Public", "CSI: Miami", "The Famous Jett Jackson", "The L Word" and few other shows.

Camryn Manheim is an Emmy Award-winning American movie and television actress born on March 8, 1961 in Caldwell, New Jersey. Her interest in acting was spurred on after she participated in a Renaissance fair during high school. She graduated from the University of California with a BFA degree, and then later went on to earn a Master's degree in Fine Arts from New York University. Before she pursued her acting career, she worked as a sign language interpreter for hospitals.

Mia Kirshner grew up in Toronto, raised by her German-born father, Sheldon, a journalist for The Canadian Jewish News, and Bulgarian-born mother, Etti, an English teacher. ... Mia Kirshner 's first appeared onscreen as an extra in The Freshman (1990) alongside Matthew Broderick and Marlon Brando at the age of 13. Later same year, she starred in Dracula: The Series , and gained several other Canadian and American television credits before moving into film.

Leisha was born on July 11, 1971 in Okinawa, Japan, grew up in Nebraska and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Leisha was a member of the musical group The Murmurs - later renamed Gush . Hailey has been romantically linked to fellow musician K.D. Lang. More

Janina - born November 29 to Pete and Mohra Gavankar is an American of Dutch and Indian decent. Janina grew up in Joliet, Illinois and studied classical music before pursuing an acting career. At a young age Janina trained in Opera performance, classical piano, and orchestral percussion. More

Tammy Lynn Michaels (born Tamara Doring November 26, 1974, in Lafayette, Indiana), also known by the surname Etheridge after partner Melissa Etheridge, is an American actress. Michaels was a regular cast member on the Warner Brothers Network television show "Popular" and guest-starred on the Showtime drama "The L Word".

Dan Payne is a Canadian actor currently playing the role of John in the television series "Alice, I Think". Among his numerous television appearances was in an advertisement for Speakeasy from Esat Digifone, an Irish mobile phone operator now owned by O2. He was the guy who says "Hello Kate, It's me, the guy from the bar!" in a Culchie accent. However this accent was not his, but that of Irish comedian Risteárd Cooper, of Après Match fame.

Rosanna Lauren Arquette (born August 10, 1959) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress, film director, and film producer.

Alexandra Mary Hedison (born July 10, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress, playing in the series "The L Word" on Showtime. She is the daughter of actor David Hedison and actress Bridget Hedison and the sister of Serena Rose Hedison

Kelly Colleen Lynch (born January 31, 1959) is an American actress. Lynch was born in Golden Valley, Minnesota to Robert Edward Lynch and Barbara Jean Dingmann. Once a model for the Elite modeling agency, she made a name for herself in the film "Drugstore Cowboy" which starred Matt Dillon. Lynch has been married to Mitch Glazer since 1992 and has a daughter, Shane, from a previous relationship.

Daniela Sea (born 1977) is an American musician, performance artist, former circus juggler, and actress.

Élodie Bouchez is a César Award winning French actress. She resides in Beverly Hills, California with her husband Thomas Bangalter.

Guinevere Turner (May 23, 1968) is an American actress, writer and director. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Amongst other recent films, she starred in the 1997 British BDSM/fetish comedy film "Preaching to the Perverted" as the New York dominatrix "Tanya Cheex". Guinevere Turner and "I Shot Andy Warhol" director Mary Harron wrote the screenplay which ended up being selected for the film version of Bret Easton Ellis' "American Psycho".

Lolita Davidovich (b. July 15, 1961) is a Canadian-born actress of Serbian heritage.

Holly Dignard is a Canadian actress born on October 1, 1979 as Holly Elissa Dignard in Moncton, New Brunswick. She is fully bilingual in English and French. She studied music (classical flute) and was going to pursue a career in that field before switching to acting. She studied theatre at Dalhousie University and graduated from the acting program at Vancouver Film School in 1999. She made her TV debut on the Sci-Fi Channel's hit series Outer Limits.

Lauren Lee Smith (born June 19, 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is an actress now living in the United States. Being the stepdaughter of a documentary filmmaker, Lauren traveled around the world with her family. When she was 14, her family moved to Los Angeles, California. There, she began a modeling career. At the age of 19, she was cast in a featured role in the remake of "Get Carter".