Famous actresses from Utah

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July 28, 2022
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Famous actresses from Utah

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 Utah 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.

Julianne Hough

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (7/20/1988)
- Known for:
--- Sherrie Christian in "Rock of Ages" (2012)
--- Katie in "Safe Haven" (2013)
--- Ariel in "Footloose" (2011)

Amanda Righetti

- Born: St. George, Utah, USA (4/4/1983)
- Known for:
--- S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent in "Captain America: The First Avenger" (2011)
--- Whitney Miller in "Friday the 13th" (2009)
--- Grace Van Pelt / Grace Rigsby (Van Pelt) in "The Mentalist" (2008-2015)

Nicole Muirbrook

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (3/19/1983)
- Known for:
--- Naomi in "Dark Blue" (2009)
--- Woman in "How I Met Your Mother" (2008)
--- Thalia in "The Human Contract" (2008)

Millicent Simmonds

- Born: Bountiful, Utah, USA (3/6/2003)
- Known for:
--- Regan Abbott in "A Quiet Place" (2018)
--- Regan Abbott in "A Quiet Place Part II" (2020)
--- Rose in "Wonderstruck" (2017)

Madison Riley

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (3/16/1990)
- Known for:
--- Lily in "Fired Up!" (2009)
--- Jasmine Hilliard in "Grown Ups" (2010)
--- Tiffany Fowler in "The Prankster" (2010)

Trieste Kelly Dunn

- Born: Provo, Utah, USA (1/14/1981)
- Known for:
--- Deora Frances Bodley in "United 93" (2006)
--- Deputy Siobhan Kelly in "Banshee" (2013-2016)
--- Allison Knight / Alison Knight / Allie Knight / Allie in "Blindspot" (2015-2020)

Jade Chynoweth

- Born: Park City, Utah, USA (8/21/1998)
- Known for:
--- 13 Year Old Artemisia in "300: Rise of an Empire" (2014)
--- Carmen in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016)
--- Kathleen Nolan in "The Last Ship" (2015-2017)

Roseanne Barr

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (11/3/1952)
- Known for:
--- Producer in "Roseanne" (1988-2018)
--- Childless Woman in "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare" (1991)
--- Julie in "Look Who's Talking Too" (1990)

Lindsay Pulsipher

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (5/6/1982)
- Known for:
--- Crystal Norris in "True Blood" (2010-2011)
--- Cassie St. Cyr in "Justified" (2013)
--- Roseanna McCoy in "Hatfields & McCoys" (2012)

Loretta Young

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (1/6/1913)
- Died: 8/12/2000
- Known for:
--- Mary Longstreet in "The Stranger" (1946)
--- Katrin Holstrom in "The Farmer's Daughter" (1947)
--- Sister Margaret in "Come to the Stable" (1949)

Christine Cavanaugh

- Born: Layton, Utah, USA (8/16/1963)
- Died: 12/22/2014
- Known for:
--- Dexter / Annabelle / Computer #3 / Crowd Walla / Dexter (segment: "Tele Trauma") / Freckled Girl / Genndy / Girl #3 / Girl Dancer Walla / Grandpa / Jester Ant / Little Girl #2 / Mailman Earl / Model #2 / Nerd #3 / Pig Snorts / Rude Dexter / Straw Pig / Student #1 / Toll Booth Operator #2 / Woman / Worm #2 in "Dexter's Laboratory" (1996-2001)
--- Babe in "Babe" (1995)
--- Dexter / D22 / Old Man Dexter in "Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip" (1999)

Edy Williams

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (7/9/1941)
- Known for:
--- Ashley St. Ives in "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" (1970)
--- Isabella in "Nudity Required" (1990)
--- Emanuelle in "Bad Girls from Mars" (1990)

Jaime Bergman

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (9/23/1975)
- Known for:
--- B.J. Cummings in "Son of the Beach" (2000-2002)
--- Dawn Skaggs in "Bones" (2017)
--- Sasha in "It's All Relative" (2004)

Chrissy Teigen

- Born: Delta, Utah, USA (11/30/1985)
- Known for:
--- Crystal in "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" (2018)
--- Chrissy Teigen in "Between Two Ferns: The Movie" (2019)
--- Hailey Posey in "The Mitchells vs the Machines" (2021)

Marie Windsor

- Born: Marysvale, Utah, USA (12/11/1919)
- Died: 12/10/2000
- Known for:
--- Sherry Peatty in "The Killing" (1956)
--- Claire Fielding in "The Day Mars Invaded Earth" (1962)
--- Josie Nardo in "Swamp Women" (1956)

Pat Priest

- Born: Bountiful, Utah, USA (8/15/1936)
- Known for:
--- Marilyn Munster in "The Munsters" (1964-1966)
--- Dina Bishop in "Easy Come, Easy Go" (1967)
--- Kathrine Berat in "Mission: Impossible" (1971)

Jean Hale

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (12/27/1938)
- Died: 8/3/2021
- Known for:
--- Lisa in "In Like Flint" (1967)
--- Writer in "Two Toes: The Coyote Legend of Green River"
--- Polly in "Batman" (1967)

Emily Kennard Dunn

- Born: Utah, USA (3/15/1982)
- Known for:
--- Trisha in "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004)
--- Hannah / Miley in "Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour" (2007)
--- Server in "Forever Strong" (2008)

Joi Lansing

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (4/6/1929)
- Died: 8/7/1972
- Known for:
--- Zita in "Touch of Evil" (1958)
--- Boots Malone in "Hillbillys in a Haunted House" (1967)
--- Joi Landis in "Bigfoot" (1970)

Laraine Day

- Born: Roosevelt, Utah, USA (10/13/1920)
- Died: 11/10/2007
- Known for:
--- Carol Fisher in "Foreign Correspondent" (1940)
--- Helen Brandt in "Those Endearing Young Charms" (1945)
--- Mrs. Richard Lancing in "Tarzan Finds a Son!" (1939)

Carol Ohmart

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (6/3/1927)
- Died: 1/1/2002
- Known for:
--- Annabelle Loren in "House on Haunted Hill" (1959)
--- Pauline 'Paulie' Nevins in "The Scarlet Hour" (1956)
--- Actress in "Lights Out" (1950)

Jenna Johnson

- Born: Provo, Utah, USA (4/12/1994)
- Known for:
--- Ciro's Dancer in "Being the Ricardos" (2021)
--- Dancer in "HRVY: Million Ways" (2019)
--- Self - Performer in "The Disney Family Singalong Volume 2" (2020)

Mollee Gray

- Born: Orem, Utah, USA (5/15/1991)
- Known for:
--- Chelsea Bilson in "A Night to Regret" (2018)
--- Giggles in "Teen Beach 2" (2015)
--- Sophie in "The Reliant" (2019)

Katie Cockrell

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (6/26/1988)
- Known for:
--- Girl in "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013)
--- Rose in "Small Town Crime" (2017)
--- Principal Dancer in "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" (2008)

Dee Hartford

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (4/21/1928)
- Died: 10/21/2018
- Known for:
--- Helen of Troy in "The Time Tunnel" (1966)
--- Gloria Sharewood in "The Twilight Zone" (1964)
--- Mrs. Clarke in "The Outer Limits" (1964)

Stephanie Dees

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (11/7/1978)
- Known for:
--- Rebecca Miles in "The Collingswood Story" (2002)
--- Girl in "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers" (1988)
--- Margaret in "The ButterCream Gang" (1992)

KayCee Stroh

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (5/29/1984)
- Known for:
--- Martha Cox in "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" (2008)
--- Martha Cox in "High School Musical" (2006)
--- Leslie in "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" (2006-2008)

Alice Backes

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (5/17/1923)
- Died: 3/15/2007
- Known for:
--- Hedda Hopper in "Gable and Lombard" (1976)
--- Mrs. Oliver in "Mannix" (1973)
--- Isabel Dent in "The Rifleman" (1960)

Betty Compson

- Born: Beaver, Utah, USA (3/19/1897)
- Died: 4/18/1974
- Known for:
--- Gertie in "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (1941)
--- Frederika Joyzelle in "Street Girl" (1929)
--- Lola Montez in "The Palace of Pleasure" (1926)

Debra Clinger

- Born: Utah, USA (6/8/1952)
- Known for:
--- Superchick (segment: Kaptain Kool and the Kongs) in "The Krofft Supershow" (1976-1977)
--- Laura - Yellow Team in "Midnight Madness" (1980)
--- Martha Cratchit in "The Stingiest Man in Town" (1978)

Kylee Cochran

- Born: Brigham City, Utah, USA (12/27/1974)
- Known for:
--- Alison Adams in "Gangland" (2001)
--- Allison Robbins in "The Paper Brigade" (1996)
--- Tracy in "The Crow: Salvation" (2000)

Witney Carson

- Born: American Fork, Utah, USA (10/17/1993)
- Known for:
--- Jennifer in "Dancin': It's on!" (2015)
--- Self - Partner: Carlos PenaVega / Self - Partner: Alfonso Ribeiro / Self - Partner: Frankie Muniz / Self - Partner: Kel Mitchell / Self - Partner: Milo Manheim / Self - Partner: Chris Soules / Self - Partner: Cody Simpson / Self - Partner: The Miz / Self - Partner: Vanilla Ice / Self - Partner: Von Miller / Self - Partner: Chris Mazdzer / Self - Partner: Chris Kattan / Self - Dancer / Self - Partner: Wanya Morris / Self - Side-By-Side Professional / Self - Trio Partner: Wanyá Morris & Lindsay Arnold in "Dancing with the Stars" (2013-2021)
--- Self - Audience Member in "The Bachelor" (2016)

Jada Facer

- Born: Utah, USA (3/18/2001)
- Known for:
--- Dani in "Melissa & Joey" (2014-2015)
--- Annabelle Davis in "Love's Christmas Journey" (2011)
--- Courtney Sham in "Henry Danger" (2015)

Devon Ericson

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (12/21/1952)
- Known for:
--- Minder in "Night of the Comet" (1984)
--- Rebecca Bryan in "Young Dan'l Boone" (1977-1978)
--- Jennifer 'Jenny' Chapman in "Magnum, P.I." (1981)

Cynthia Brimhall

- Born: Ogden, Utah, USA (3/10/1964)
- Known for:
--- Edy Stark in "Hard Hunted" (1993)
--- Edy in "Picasso Trigger" (1988)
--- Edy Stark in "Guns" (1990)

Erin Ross

- Born: Sandy, Utah, USA (12/9/1979)
- Known for:
--- Melissa in "NCIS" (2011)
--- Society Woman in "Scandal" (2013)
--- Katie in "Franklin & Bash" (2014)

Kristen Marie Jensen

- Born: Utah, USA (12/15/1982)
- Known for:
--- Waitress in "The World's Fastest Indian" (2005)
--- China in "Love at First Glance" (2017)
--- Cassidy in "Blood & Oil" (2015)

Sabrina Haskett

- Born: Utah, USA (4/10/1998)
- Known for:
--- Kaitlynn in "Moxie" (2021)
--- Melonie in "Year of the Fox"
--- Lila in "Redville"

Nancy Sullivan

- Born: Utah, USA (10/17/1969)
- Known for:
--- Reporter in "The Bold and the Beautiful" (1990)
--- Audrey Parker-Nichols in "Drake & Josh" (2004-2007)
--- Audrey Parker-Nichols in "Drake and Josh Go Hollywood" (2006)

Ashley Jackson

- Born: Logan, Utah, USA (3/2/1986)
- Known for:
--- School Kid in "Napoleon Dynamite" 2004

Caitlin E.J. Meyer

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (2/29/1992)
- Known for:
--- Isabelle in "Little Secrets" (2001)
--- Ashley in "Overcome" (2008)
--- Paige in "Minor Details" (2009)

Chelsea Jurkiewicz

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (12/6/1998)
- Known for:
--- Katie in "Abigail Haunting" (2020)
--- Victoria Crumb in "The Crumbs" (2020)
--- Renee in "The 13th Cross" (2020)

Margaret Livingston

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (11/25/1895)
- Died: 12/13/1984
- Known for:
--- The Woman From the City in "Sunrise" (1927)
--- Tania Donaliff in "God's Gift to Women" (1931)
--- Myra Thornhill in "Seven Keys to Baldpate" (1929)

Portia Nelson

- Born: Brigham City, Utah, USA (5/27/1920)
- Died: 3/6/2001
- Known for:
--- Sister Berthe in "The Sound of Music" (1965)
--- Sarah Dolittle in "Doctor Dolittle" (1967)
--- Aunt Gertrude Hardy in "The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk" (1967)

Kellie Cockrell

- Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (6/26/1988)
- Known for:
--- Documentary Twin in "Jack and Jill" (2011)
--- Girl in "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013)
--- Technician in "The Hungover Games" (2014)

Stephanie Southerland

- Born: Spanish Fork, Utah, USA (5/5/1987)
- Known for:
--- Jean in "Genshin Impact" (2020)
--- Madame Blueberry / Callie Flower / Miss Achmetha / Miss Minchin in "The VeggieTales Show" (2019-2020)
--- Freyja in "Fire Emblem Heroes" (2017)

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