List of Canadians

This is a list of well-known Canadians.

Entertainment

• See also: List of Canadian entertainers, Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood
• Pamela Anderson (born 1967), model, actress
• Denys Arcand (born 1941), director/ sreenwriter/ producer/ Oscar winner
• Dan Aykroyd (born 1952), actor/comedian
• Robert Beatty (1909 - 1992), actor
• Samantha Bee (born 1969), actor/comedian
• Ben Blue (1901-1975), actor/comedian
• Geneviève Bujold (born 1942), actress
• James Cameron (born 1954), director
• Neve Campbell (born 1973), actress (Scream series, Party of Five)
• John Candy (1950-1994), actor/comedian
• Jim Carrey (born 1962), actor/comedian
• Tommy Chong (born 1938), actor
• Sidney M. Cohen (born 1947), TV Director and program creator
• David Cronenberg (born 1943), director
• Elisha Cuthbert (born 1982), actress
• Richard Day, art director, winner of seven Academy Awards
• Yvonne De Carlo, (born 1922), actress
• James Doohan (1920-2005), actor ("Scotty" on ')
• Marie Dressler, actress, Academy Award winner
• Douglass Dumbrille (1889-1974), prominent character actor
• Deanna Durbin (born 1921), singer and actress
• Atom Egoyan - director (The Sweet Hereafter)
• Joe Flaherty (born 1941), actor/comedian
• Michael J. Fox (born 1961), actor/comedian
• Barbara Frum - radio and television journalist
• Tom Green (born 1971), actor/comedian
• Lorne Greene (1915-1987), actor ('Pa Cartwright on Bonanza), TV news anchor
• Peter Gzowski (1934-2002), radio personality
• Monty Hall (born 1921), host of Let's Make a Deal
• Natasha Henstridge (born 1974), actress, model
• Foster Hewitt (1902-1985), broadcaster
• May Irwin (1862-1938), vaudeville singer, actress
• Peter Jennings (1938-2005), News anchor
• Norman Jewison (born 1926), director, received The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
• Margot Kidder, Lois Lane in Superman
• Michelle Latimer, actress (Paradise Falls)
• Vanessa Lengies actress
• Eugene Levy, actor/comedian
• Beatrice Lillie (1894-1989), comedic actress
• Evangeline Lilly (born 1979), actress (Lost)
• Art Linkletter (born 1912), variety show host
• Norm MacDonald - actor/comedian
• Louis B. Mayer, co-founder MGM
• Eric McCormack - actor Will & Grace
• Rick Mercer - actor/comedian, This Hour Has 22 Minutes
• Lorne Michaels (born 1944), originator of Saturday Night Live
• Rick Moranis, actor (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids)
• Colin Mochrie (born 1957), comedian
• Carrie-Anne Moss, (born 1967), actor, The Matrix
• Mike Myers (born 1963), actor (Austin Powers series, Saturday Night Live)
• Leslie Nielsen (born 1926), actor
• Anna Paquin (born 1982), actress (raised in New Zealand)
• Mary Pickford (1892-1979), actress and producer, cofounder of United Artists
• Christopher Plummer (born 1927), actor
• Keanu Reeves (born 1964), actor
• Mack Sennett (1880-1960) film producer
• William Shatner (born 1931), actor (Captain Kirk on ')
• Kim Schraner (born 1976), actor (Spynet)
• Norma Shearer actress, Academy Award winner
• Martin Short - actor/comedian, Saturday Night Live
• Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980), actress, Playboy model
• Donald Sutherland (born 1934), actor
• Kiefer Sutherland (born 1966), actor (24), son of Donald, grandson of Tommy Douglas
• Meg Tilly (born 1960), actress, sister of Jennifer Tilly
• Alex Trebek (born 1940), game show host (Jeopardy!)
• Nia Vardalos (born 1962), actress, producer, screenwriter (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
• Jack Warner, cofounder of Warner Brothers
• Moses Znaimer (born 1942), television mogul Citytv, Bravo, MuchMusic