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Famous actresses from Maine
Anyone who wants to admire and envy the world's biggest stars needs only to look on Instagram. From A-list movie stars and major musicians to pro ball players and comedians who landed their own sitcoms, there's no shortage of evidence of just how good the good life is. They post pictures of themselves with other big shots on rooftop bars, at exclusive clubs, at backstage parties, and at restaurants where regular people can't get a reservation.
But the vast majority of these celebrities were born and raised outside of Hollywood, finding their way to the bright lights and big money of superstardom from obscure beginnings in regular small towns and cities across the country.
Stacker compiled a list of actresses that were born in Maine from IMDb's most popular list. Movie poster images are from OMDb. Keep reading to see which of your favorite actresses are from your home state.
Anna Kendrick
- Born: Portland, Maine, USA (8/9/1985)
- Known for:
--- Natalie Keener in "Up in the Air" (2009)
--- Beca in "Pitch Perfect" (2012)
--- Cinderella in "Into the Woods" (2014)
- Known for:
--- Natalie Keener in "Up in the Air" (2009)
--- Beca in "Pitch Perfect" (2012)
--- Cinderella in "Into the Woods" (2014)
Rachel Nichols
- Born: Augusta, Maine, USA (1/8/1980)
- Known for:
--- Scarlett in "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" (2009)
--- Gaila in "Star Trek" (2009)
--- Lisa in "The Amityville Horror" (2005)
- Known for:
--- Scarlett in "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" (2009)
--- Gaila in "Star Trek" (2009)
--- Lisa in "The Amityville Horror" (2005)
Caitlin FitzGerald
- Born: Camden, Maine, USA (8/25/1983)
- Known for:
--- Agent Daphne O'Connor in "The Trial of the Chicago 7" (2020)
--- Lauren Adler in "It's Complicated" (2009)
--- Libby Masters in "Masters of Sex" (2013-2016)
- Known for:
--- Agent Daphne O'Connor in "The Trial of the Chicago 7" (2020)
--- Lauren Adler in "It's Complicated" (2009)
--- Libby Masters in "Masters of Sex" (2013-2016)
Katie Aselton
- Born: Milbridge, Maine, USA (10/1/1978)
- Known for:
--- Annie in "The Freebie" (2010)
--- Abby in "Black Rock" (2012)
--- Tara in "Synchronic" (2019)
- Known for:
--- Annie in "The Freebie" (2010)
--- Abby in "Black Rock" (2012)
--- Tara in "Synchronic" (2019)
Phyllis Thaxter
- Born: Portland, Maine, USA (11/20/1919)
- Died: 8/14/2012
- Known for:
--- Ma Kent in "Superman" (1978)
--- Ellen Lawson in "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944)
--- Joan Alris Ellis in "Bewitched" (1945)
- Died: 8/14/2012
- Known for:
--- Ma Kent in "Superman" (1978)
--- Ellen Lawson in "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944)
--- Joan Alris Ellis in "Bewitched" (1945)
Andrea Martin
- Born: Portland, Maine, USA (1/15/1947)
- Known for:
--- Aunt Voula in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002)
--- Aunt Voula in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" (2016)
--- Phyllis Stein in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" (2001)
- Known for:
--- Aunt Voula in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002)
--- Aunt Voula in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" (2016)
--- Phyllis Stein in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" (2001)
Victoria Rowell
- Born: Portland, Maine, USA (5/10/1959)
- Known for:
--- Athletic Beauty in "Dumb and Dumber" (1994)
--- Drucilla Barber Winters / Drucilla Barber / Drucilla Winters in "The Young and the Restless" (1990-2021)
--- Amanda Bentley-Livingston / Danielle Slade in "Diagnosis Murder" (1993-2001)
- Known for:
--- Athletic Beauty in "Dumb and Dumber" (1994)
--- Drucilla Barber Winters / Drucilla Barber / Drucilla Winters in "The Young and the Restless" (1990-2021)
--- Amanda Bentley-Livingston / Danielle Slade in "Diagnosis Murder" (1993-2001)
Linda Lavin
- Born: Portland, Maine, USA (10/15/1937)
- Known for:
--- Alice Hyatt / Mrs. Walden in "Alice" (1976-1985)
--- Nana in "The Back-up Plan" (2010)
--- Kermit's Doctor in "The Muppets Take Manhattan" (1984)
- Known for:
--- Alice Hyatt / Mrs. Walden in "Alice" (1976-1985)
--- Nana in "The Back-up Plan" (2010)
--- Kermit's Doctor in "The Muppets Take Manhattan" (1984)
Reta Shaw
- Born: South Paris, Maine, USA (9/13/1912)
- Died: 1/8/1982
- Known for:
--- Mrs. Brill - Cook in "Mary Poppins" (1964)
--- Irma Kronkite in "Picnic" (1955)
--- Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell in "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" (1966)
- Died: 1/8/1982
- Known for:
--- Mrs. Brill - Cook in "Mary Poppins" (1964)
--- Irma Kronkite in "Picnic" (1955)
--- Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell in "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" (1966)
Anna Belknap
- Born: Damariscotta, Maine, USA (5/22/1972)
- Known for:
--- Lindsay Monroe in "CSI: NY" (2005-2013)
--- Eva Rossi in "Medical Investigation" (2004-2005)
--- Chase in "Deadline" (2000-2001)
- Known for:
--- Lindsay Monroe in "CSI: NY" (2005-2013)
--- Eva Rossi in "Medical Investigation" (2004-2005)
--- Chase in "Deadline" (2000-2001)
Karissa Lee Staples
- Born: Biddeford, Maine, USA (12/1/1987)
- Known for:
--- Paloma in "Necessary Roughness" (2013)
--- Bonnie in "S.W.A.T." (2019-2021)
--- Sarah Dinsey in "Everyone Is Doing Great" (2021)
- Known for:
--- Paloma in "Necessary Roughness" (2013)
--- Bonnie in "S.W.A.T." (2019-2021)
--- Sarah Dinsey in "Everyone Is Doing Great" (2021)
Stephanie Niznik
- Born: Bangor, Maine, USA (5/20/1967)
- Died: 6/23/2019
- Known for:
--- Perim in "Star Trek: Insurrection" (1998)
--- Nina Feeney in "Everwood" (2002-2006)
--- Sharon Bellows in "NCIS" (2009)
- Died: 6/23/2019
- Known for:
--- Perim in "Star Trek: Insurrection" (1998)
--- Nina Feeney in "Everwood" (2002-2006)
--- Sharon Bellows in "NCIS" (2009)
Erin Andrews
- Born: Lewiston, Maine, USA (5/4/1978)
- Known for:
--- Randall Morgan's Receptionist in "That's My Boy" (2012)
--- Erin Andrews in "WWE Smackdown!" (2019)
--- Erin Andrews in "Bless the Harts" (2021)
- Known for:
--- Randall Morgan's Receptionist in "That's My Boy" (2012)
--- Erin Andrews in "WWE Smackdown!" (2019)
--- Erin Andrews in "Bless the Harts" (2021)
Jeff Donnell
- Born: South Windham, Maine, USA (7/10/1921)
- Died: 4/11/1988
- Known for:
--- Sylvia Nicolai in "In a Lonely Place" (1950)
--- Sally in "Sweet Smell of Success" (1957)
--- Cornelia in "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1970)
- Died: 4/11/1988
- Known for:
--- Sylvia Nicolai in "In a Lonely Place" (1950)
--- Sally in "Sweet Smell of Success" (1957)
--- Cornelia in "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1970)
Myrna Fahey
- Born: Carmel, Maine, USA (3/12/1933)
- Died: 5/6/1973
- Known for:
--- Madeline Usher in "House of Usher" (1960)
--- Rahab in "The Time Tunnel" (1967)
--- Della Kandinsky / Kay Laniel / Laura Steck / Nora Cobinder in "Hawaiian Eye" (1959-1963)
- Died: 5/6/1973
- Known for:
--- Madeline Usher in "House of Usher" (1960)
--- Rahab in "The Time Tunnel" (1967)
--- Della Kandinsky / Kay Laniel / Laura Steck / Nora Cobinder in "Hawaiian Eye" (1959-1963)
JoAnn Willette
- Born: Lewiston, Maine, USA (10/12/1963)
- Known for:
--- Constance "Connie" Lubbock in "Just the Ten of Us" (1988-1990)
--- Girl on Bus in "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge" (1985)
--- Girl at Science Fair in "Real Genius" (1985)
- Known for:
--- Constance "Connie" Lubbock in "Just the Ten of Us" (1988-1990)
--- Girl on Bus in "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge" (1985)
--- Girl at Science Fair in "Real Genius" (1985)
Gladys George
- Born: Patten, Maine, USA (9/13/1900)
- Died: 12/8/1954
- Known for:
--- Panama Smith in "The Roaring Twenties" (1939)
--- Iva Archer in "The Maltese Falcon" (1941)
--- Hortense Derry in "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946)
- Died: 12/8/1954
- Known for:
--- Panama Smith in "The Roaring Twenties" (1939)
--- Iva Archer in "The Maltese Falcon" (1941)
--- Hortense Derry in "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946)
Tawny Little
- Born: Portland, Maine, USA (9/15/1956)
- Known for:
--- News Reporter in "Money Talks" (1997)
--- Reporter in "Rocky II" (1979)
--- Tawny Schneider in "V" (1985)
- Known for:
--- News Reporter in "Money Talks" (1997)
--- Reporter in "Rocky II" (1979)
--- Tawny Schneider in "V" (1985)
Dana Lyn Baron
- Born: Kittery, Maine, USA (4/28/1972)
- Known for:
--- Miss Rosen in "Being the Ricardos" (2021)
--- Wife #3 in "Mank" (2020)
--- Monica Mapp in "Bosch" (2020)
- Known for:
--- Miss Rosen in "Being the Ricardos" (2021)
--- Wife #3 in "Mank" (2020)
--- Monica Mapp in "Bosch" (2020)
Dorothy Appleby
- Born: Portland, Maine, USA (1/6/1906)
- Died: 8/9/1990
- Known for:
--- Kay Carson in "Paradise Express" (1937)
--- Ruby in "North of Nome" (1936)
--- Doris in "As the Earth Turns" (1934)
- Died: 8/9/1990
- Known for:
--- Kay Carson in "Paradise Express" (1937)
--- Ruby in "North of Nome" (1936)
--- Doris in "As the Earth Turns" (1934)
Esther Ralston
- Born: Bar Harbor, Maine, USA (9/17/1902)
- Died: 1/14/1994
- Known for:
--- Mrs. Darling in "Peter Pan" (1924)
--- Viola Avery in "Shadows of the Orient" (1935)
--- Mary Trevor in "The Girl from Mandalay" (1936)
- Died: 1/14/1994
- Known for:
--- Mrs. Darling in "Peter Pan" (1924)
--- Viola Avery in "Shadows of the Orient" (1935)
--- Mary Trevor in "The Girl from Mandalay" (1936)
Annalee Autumn
- Born: Maine, USA (not available)
- Known for:
--- Girl Attacked on Street in "Ted Bundy" (2002)
--- Gypsy in "Drag Me to Hell" (2009)
--- Crystal in "The IT Crowd" (2006)
- Known for:
--- Girl Attacked on Street in "Ted Bundy" (2002)
--- Gypsy in "Drag Me to Hell" (2009)
--- Crystal in "The IT Crowd" (2006)
Samantha Smith
- Born: Houlton, Maine, USA (6/29/1972)
- Died: 8/25/1985
- Known for:
--- Elizabeth Culver in "Lime Street" (1985-1986)
--- Kim in "Charles in Charge" (1984)
--- Self / Self - Guest in "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1983)
- Died: 8/25/1985
- Known for:
--- Elizabeth Culver in "Lime Street" (1985-1986)
--- Kim in "Charles in Charge" (1984)
--- Self / Self - Guest in "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1983)
Brooke Baumer
- Born: Limestone, Maine, USA (1/14/1971)
- Known for:
--- Marci in "Parks and Recreation" (2010-2015)
--- Lucille in "Suburgatory" (2011-2013)
--- Marlene in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (2016)
- Known for:
--- Marci in "Parks and Recreation" (2010-2015)
--- Lucille in "Suburgatory" (2011-2013)
--- Marlene in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (2016)
Ann McDonough
- Born: Portland, Maine, USA (4/21/1949)
- Known for:
--- Lucy Griffin in "The Mothman Prophecies" (2002)
--- Nancy in "Moonstruck" (1987)
--- Mrs. Gingold in "Deceived" (1991)
- Known for:
--- Lucy Griffin in "The Mothman Prophecies" (2002)
--- Nancy in "Moonstruck" (1987)
--- Mrs. Gingold in "Deceived" (1991)
Debra Lord Cooke
- Born: Belgrade, Maine, USA (5/2/1960)
- Known for:
--- Suzy Bancroft in "Café Society" (2016)
--- Lisa in "In the Moon's Shadow" (2019)
--- Casting Department in "In the Bedroom" (2001)
- Known for:
--- Suzy Bancroft in "Café Society" (2016)
--- Lisa in "In the Moon's Shadow" (2019)
--- Casting Department in "In the Bedroom" (2001)
Monique Edwards
- Born: Kittery, Maine, USA (not available)
- Known for:
--- NYC Nurse in "Lady Bird" (2017)
--- Bank Teller in "The Social Network" (2010)
--- Claudia in "Friends" (2002)
- Known for:
--- NYC Nurse in "Lady Bird" (2017)
--- Bank Teller in "The Social Network" (2010)
--- Claudia in "Friends" (2002)
Carrie LaChance
- Born: Maine, USA (4/30/1985)
- Known for:
--- Paige / Christy in "Webgirl" (2014)
--- Val in "She Feast" (2010)
--- Charlene in "Trailer Trash" (2005)
- Known for:
--- Paige / Christy in "Webgirl" (2014)
--- Val in "She Feast" (2010)
--- Charlene in "Trailer Trash" (2005)
Amber Grace
- Born: Portland, Maine, USA (9/16/1992)
- Known for:
--- Lily in "Away" (2016)
--- Sam in "The Red Card" (2015)
--- Rey in "Paralysis" (2017)
- Known for:
--- Lily in "Away" (2016)
--- Sam in "The Red Card" (2015)
--- Rey in "Paralysis" (2017)
Julie Berry
- Born: Lewiston, Maine, USA (12/15/1980)
- Known for:
--- Julie in "Hugs" (2007)
--- Self - Alinta Tribe / Self - Yasur Tribe / Self - Lopevi Tribe / Alinta Tribes / Lopevi Tribes / Self / Self - Fifth Juror / Self - Lopevi / Self - Yasur in "Survivor" (2004)
--- Self in "Good Day Live" (2004)
- Known for:
--- Julie in "Hugs" (2007)
--- Self - Alinta Tribe / Self - Yasur Tribe / Self - Lopevi Tribe / Alinta Tribes / Lopevi Tribes / Self / Self - Fifth Juror / Self - Lopevi / Self - Yasur in "Survivor" (2004)
--- Self in "Good Day Live" (2004)
Tabitha King
- Born: Old Town, Maine, USA (3/24/1949)
- Known for:
--- Hoagie Man's Wife in "Knightriders" (1981)
--- Writer in "Kingdom Hospital" (2004)
--- Self - Stephen's Wife (segment "Stephen King") in "60 Minutes" (1997-1998)
- Known for:
--- Hoagie Man's Wife in "Knightriders" (1981)
--- Writer in "Kingdom Hospital" (2004)
--- Self - Stephen's Wife (segment "Stephen King") in "60 Minutes" (1997-1998)
Melissa Randel
- Born: Portland, Maine, USA (6/16/1955)
- Known for:
--- Reject Dancer in "A Chorus Line" 1985
- Known for:
--- Reject Dancer in "A Chorus Line" 1985
Carmen Lynch
- Born: Maine, USA (10/8/1988)
- Known for:
--- Carmen in "Carmen" (2017)
--- Actress in "The Truth About Santa Claus" (2020)
--- Writer in "TuNite Con Lorenzo Parro" (2011)
- Known for:
--- Carmen in "Carmen" (2017)
--- Actress in "The Truth About Santa Claus" (2020)
--- Writer in "TuNite Con Lorenzo Parro" (2011)
Marilyn Harvey
- Born: Stanford, Maine, USA (3/19/1929)
- Died: 3/20/1973
- Known for:
--- Margaret Chaffee in "The Astounding She-Monster" (1957)
--- Milly Stern in "Shannon" (1962)
--- Jane in "Bus Stop" (1962)
- Died: 3/20/1973
- Known for:
--- Margaret Chaffee in "The Astounding She-Monster" (1957)
--- Milly Stern in "Shannon" (1962)
--- Jane in "Bus Stop" (1962)
DeAnn Mears
- Born: Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA (6/13/1932)
- Died: 1/31/2016
- Known for:
--- Loretta in "Presumed Innocent" (1990)
--- Lady Sinclair in "McCloud" (1977)
--- Woman at Ball in "Justine" (1969)
- Died: 1/31/2016
- Known for:
--- Loretta in "Presumed Innocent" (1990)
--- Lady Sinclair in "McCloud" (1977)
--- Woman at Ball in "Justine" (1969)
Ruth Berle
- Born: Maine, USA (5/14/1921)
- Died: 4/18/1989
- Known for:
--- Ruth Berle in "The Lucy Show" (1967)
--- Ruth in "The Jack Benny Program" (1962)
--- Actress in "Unterhaltung ohne Netz" (1963)
- Died: 4/18/1989
- Known for:
--- Ruth Berle in "The Lucy Show" (1967)
--- Ruth in "The Jack Benny Program" (1962)
--- Actress in "Unterhaltung ohne Netz" (1963)
Myra Marsh
- Born: Lagrange, Maine, USA (7/6/1894)
- Died: 10/29/1964
- Known for:
--- Ma Anders in "The Man from the Alamo" (1953)
--- Club Chairwoman / Club President in "I Love Lucy" (1952)
--- Mrs. Atwater in "Gentle Julia" (1936)
- Died: 10/29/1964
- Known for:
--- Ma Anders in "The Man from the Alamo" (1953)
--- Club Chairwoman / Club President in "I Love Lucy" (1952)
--- Mrs. Atwater in "Gentle Julia" (1936)
Madeline McNulty
- Born: Biddeford, Maine, USA (5/6/1998)
- Known for:
--- Young Pippa, 7 in "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" (2009)
--- Becky LaPann in "Mud" (2005)
--- Adelle in "Adelle" (2010)
- Known for:
--- Young Pippa, 7 in "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" (2009)
--- Becky LaPann in "Mud" (2005)
--- Adelle in "Adelle" (2010)
