(Portuguese Azorean ancestry). Frank Delima (born 1949), comedian. Joe DeRita (1909–1993), "Curly Joe" of the Three Stooges. Louise Fazenda (1895–1962), silent comedy films actress Shiloh Fernandez, American actor of Portuguese and Russian descent. Ana Carolina da Fonseca (born October 25, 1978), American film and television actress, television personality and model. She was born in São Paulo, Brazil, to Portuguese parents; she moved to the United States at age 12. Lyndsy Marie Fonseca (born 1987), American actress; of 3/4 Portuguese ancestry Hal De Forrest (born 1862, Portugal – died February 16, 1938, New York City), Portuguese-born American early silent film actor. Dave Franco (born 1985), actor. James Franco (born 1978), actor, director, screenwriter, and film producer; paternal grandfather was of Portuguese descent Tom Franco (born 1980), actor. Khalid Gonçalves (born 1971), actor/musician. Both parents were from Portugal. Jasmine Guy (born March 10, 1962)[1], American actress, singer and dancer. She is best known for her starring role as Whitley Gilbert in the television sitcom A Different World and Roxy in Dead Like Me. Colin Hanks (born 1977), actor. Tom Hanks (born 1956), 2-time Academy Award-winning American actor, voice-over artist and movie producer, two grandparents on his mother's side were Azorean, two grandparents on his father's side were Azorean, thus he's half Portuguese on both sides. Emeril Lagasse (born 1959), chef and host of LIVE! Cooking with Emeril. Kevin Lima – American film director who has directed a number of Disney films Vanessa Marcil (born 1969), actress known for her roles in the long-running soap opera General Hospital, Gina on Beverly Hills, 90210, mother is of partial Portuguese descent. Paolo Marinou-Blanco, film director and screenwriter Mandell Maughan, best known for her role as Maggie on CBS' Me, Myself & I (Both parents are Portuguese) Danica McKellar (born 1975), American actress best known for her role as Winnie Cooper in the television show The Wonder Years. Tamara Mello (born 1976), actress, she appeared in the TV series Popular as Lily Jesse Metcalfe (born 1978), actor, 22 appearances on Desperate Housewives (mother is of Portuguese and Italian descent) Carmen Miranda (1909–1955), actress and singer. Shanna Moakler (born 1975), model, actress. Wife of Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker. Wendy Moniz (born 1971), best known for her role as Dinah Marler Thorpe Jessup on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light. Edgar Morais (born 1989), actor Vasco Nunes (1974–2016), born in Lisboa, Director of Photography, Producer and Director,