For my American friends!!! - and an extension to my last post :) and this is JUST the Entertainment world --- Ill post the Politicians and others later : Aaron Carter,[4] distant Welsh ancestry Alexis Arquette (born 1969), movie actress, distant Welsh ancestry Andrea Bowen, (born 1990) actor Anjelica Huston, distant Welsh ancestry Anna Faris,[16] distant Welsh ancestry Anthony Hopkins (born 1937), Academy-Award winning film/stage actor[24] Bette Davis (1908–1989) two-time Academy Award-winning actress of stage, screen and television,[9] distant Welsh ancestry Betty White,[50] actress, distant Welsh ancestry Bill Evans (born 1929), jazz pianist / composer[15] Billy De Wolfe, actor [his mother was Welsh] Blake Lewis (born 1981), American Idol contestant and singer [28] Bob Hope (1903–2003) actor/comedian[23] Brad Pitt,[37] distant Welsh ancestry Britney Spears,[46] distant Welsh ancestry Brooke Shields, distant Welsh ancestry Bruce Willis[53] distant Welsh ancestry Carson Grant (born 1950), actor Cassandra Wilson (born 1955) née Cassandra Fowlkes, jazz vocalist. Her father Herman Fowlkes, Jr. is of partial Welsh descent. Chad Lowe, distant Welsh ancestry Chris Pine, actor, distant Welsh ancestry Christina Applegate,[2] distant Welsh ancestry Courteney Cox,[8] distant Welsh ancestry D. W. Griffith (1875–1948) early film director[20] Dane DeHaan,[11] distant Welsh ancestry David Arquette (born 1971), movie actor and TV director, distant Welsh ancestry Dean Cain, (born 1966) actor Denise Richards,[38] distant Welsh ancestry Emma Roberts (born 1991), actress, distant Welsh ancestry Eric Roberts (born 1956), actor, distant Welsh ancestry Erika Christensen (born 1982), actress, distant Welsh ancestry Esperanza Spalding (born 1984), singer/songwriter. Mother of partial Welsh descent.[45] Gena Rowlands, actress, father was of Welsh descent Glenn Ford (1916–2006), film actor[17] Harold Lloyd (1893–1971), actor[30] Haylie Duff, distant Welsh ancestry Heather Graham,[19] distant Welsh ancestry Hilary Duff,[13] distant Welsh ancestry Isham Jones (1894–1956) songwriter, Big Band era orchestra leader, former coal miner Jack Nicholson,[35] distant Welsh ancestry Jaclyn Smith,[43] distant Welsh ancestry James Dean,[10] distant Welsh ancestry Jamie Lynn Spears,[47] distant Welsh ancestry Jason Ritter,[40] distant Welsh ancestry Jason Robards, distant Welsh ancestry John Houseman, (1902-1988) film producer John Huston, distant Welsh ancestry Johnny Depp,[12] distant Welsh ancestry Julia Roberts[41] (born 1967), actress, distant Welsh ancestry Julianne Hough,[25] distant Welsh ancestry Juliette Lewis, actress and singer[29] Karen Allen,[1] of part Welsh descent Karyn Parsons Karyn Parsons, actress (born 1966) starred as Hilary Banks in US comedy show Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Welsh decent on fathers side. Kelly Clarkson[6] (born 1982) singer, distant Welsh ancestry Kevin Costner,[7] distant Welsh ancestry Kevin Spacey,[44] distant Welsh ancestry Kim Richards (born 1964), actress, distant Welsh ancestry Kristin Chenoweth Kyle Richards[39] (born 1969), actress, distant Welsh ancestry Leslie Nielsen, actor (1926–2010) his mother was Welsh. Liev Schreiber,[42] distant Welsh ancestry Mark Hamill,[21] distant Welsh ancestry Matt Bomer,[3] distant Welsh ancestry Michael Douglas, distant Welsh ancestry Michelle Williams (born 1980), actress, distant Welsh ancestry Myrna Loy (1905–1993) actress[32] Nick Carter,[5] distant Welsh ancestry Paris Hilton,[22] distant Welsh ancestry Patricia Arquette (born 1968), movie and TV actress, distant Welsh ancestry Quincy Jones (born 1933) record producer, conductor, arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter, distant Welsh ancestry Rashida Jones, distant Welsh ancestry Ray Milland (1905–1986), actor[34] Richmond Arquette (born 1963), movie actor, distant Welsh ancestry Rob Lowe,[31] distant Welsh ancestry Robert Duvall,[14] distant Welsh ancestry Robin Williams,[51] distant Welsh ancestry Rosanna Arquette (born 1959), movie actress, distant Welsh ancestry Sara Evans (born 1971), country music singer Seth MacFarlane,[33] distant Welsh ancestry Shawn Pyfrom, distant Welsh ancestry Susan Sarandon (born 1946), Oscar-winning actress, distant Welsh ancestry Taylor Swift,[48] distant Welsh ancestry Ted Levine[27] (born 1957), actor, mother was part Welsh Teri Hatcher (1964 - ) Actress and writer, distant Welsh ancestry The Osmonds, including Donny Osmond (born 1957) half of the brother-sister singing act Donny & Marie. Of part Welsh descent, traced their ancestry back to Merthyr Tydfil.[36] Thomas Dekker, actor, mother is Welsh Tiffani Thiessen,[49] actress, distant Welsh ancestry Tommy Lee (born 1963) drummer for hard rock/heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Ex-husband of Pamela Anderson Tuc Watkins (born 1966), actor Val Kilmer,[26] distant Welsh ancestry Vanessa Williams[52] (born 1963), actress, distant Welsh ancestry Wayne Newton, distant Welsh ancestry Zach Galifianakis,[18] distant Welsh ancestry Zachary Levi (born 1980), actor, distant Welsh ancestry
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