Le Jeune) Jimmy Donaldson (born 1998), better known online as MrBeast; YouTuber, entrepreneur, and philanthropist (Greenville) Jennifer Ehle (born 1969), actress (Winston-Salem) Mike Evans (1949–2006), actor (Salisbury) Ian Flynn (born 1982), comic book writer (Charlotte) Penny Fuller (born 1940), actress (Durham) Mark Freiburger (born 1983), filmmaker (Charlotte) Zach Galifianakis (born 1969), comedian, actor, writer (Wilkesboro) Gallagher (born 1947), comedian (Fort Bragg) Ava Gardner (1922–1990), actress (Smithfield) Kathryn Grayson (1922–2010), actress and singer (Winston-Salem) Paul Green (1894–1981), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author of The Lost Colony (Lillington) Hayes Grier (born 2000), internet personality (Davidson) Nash Grier (born 1997), internet personality (Davidson) Pam Grier (born 1949), actress (Winston-Salem) Rhoda Griffis (born 1945), actress (Raleigh) Andy Griffith (1926–2012), actor, singer, director (Mount Airy) George Grizzard (1928–2007), Emmy- and Tony-winning actor (Roanoke Rapids) Julianna Guill (born 1987), actress (Winston-Salem) Jester Hairston (1901–2000), actor (Belews Creek) Michael C. Hall (born 1971), actor (Raleigh) Murray Hamilton (1923–1986), actor (Washington) Shirley Hemphill (1947–1999), stand-up comedian, actress (Asheville) Jackee Harry (born 1956), actress (Winston-Salem) Molly Haskell (born 1939), film critic (Charlotte) Ed Hinton (1927–1958), actor (Wilmington) Edwin Hodge (born 1985), actor (Jacksonville) Gill Holland (born 1964), film producer (Davidson) Skip Hollandsworth (born 1957), screenwriter (Kannapolis) Laurel Holloman (born 1971), actress (Chapel Hill) Brian Huskey (born 1968), actor, comedian (Charlotte) Earle Hyman (1926–2017), actor (Rocky Mount) Anne Jeffreys (1923–2017), actress (Goldsboro) Burgess Jenkins (born 1973), actor (Winston-Salem) Ken Jeong (born 1969), comedian, actor (Greensboro) Star Jones (born 1962), television personality (Badin) Darwin Joston (1937–1998), actor (Winston-Salem) Allyn King (1899–1930), actress Tim Kirkman (born 1966), film director (Monroe) Sharon Lawrence (born 1961), actress (Charlotte / Raleigh) Beth Leavel (born 1955), actress (Raleigh) Chyler Leigh (born 1982), actress (Charlotte) Barbara Loden (1932–1980), actor and film director (Marion) M–Z James McEachin (born 1930), actor (Rennert) Jane McNeill, actress (Whiteville) Robert Duncan McNeill (born 1964), actor, director (Raleigh) Eddie Mills (born 1972), actor (Kannapolis) Rogelio Mills, television personality, author, and recording artist (Charlotte) Julianne Moore (born 1960), actress (Fort Bragg) Anita Morris (1943–1994), actress (Durham) Anna Mercedes Morris (born 1977), stuntwoman (Charlotte) Laura Moss (born 1973), actress (Kings Mountain) Frankie Muniz (born 1985), actor, best known as the star of the popular television series Malcolm in the Middle, spent childhood in North Carolina (Knightdale) Mike Muscat (born 1952), actor (Fort Bragg) Link Neal (born 1978), internetainer (Buies Creek) John Haymes Newton (born 1965), actor (Chapel Hill) Lee Norris (born 1981), actor (Greenville) J.T. Petty