Kevin Spacey was co-valedictorian at Chatsworth High School class in 1977 along with actress Mare Winningham. The friends were seen at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 1996.

He stars in one of my favorite films American Beauty.

Random quote: “It’s a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself.”

Robin Wright became a model at age 14 after being spotted rollerskating by a photographer; worked in France and Japan before quitting the business and deciding to be an actor. She married actor Sean Penn & their wedding was attended by Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon, and the best man was producer Art Linson (Fast Times at Ridgemont High).

Random quote: “If you’re happy, if you’re feeling good, then nothing else matters.”

Kate Mara (Zoe Barnes)

Rooney Mara,  who played the titular role in The Girl WIth The Dragon Tattoo is Kate’s sister.

Her great-grandfathers founded the New York Giants & the Pittsburgh Steelers. She’s football royalty on both sides of her family. She said, “We dressed up for Giant’s games like we were dressing up for church.”

She played Heath Ledger’s daughter in Brokeback Mountain.

Random Quote: “I never take anything for granted.”

Michael Kelly (Doug Stamper) went to Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina (struck me as cool because it’s closer to home)

Random Quote: In the beginning I aspired just to make a comfortable living in acting. I still feel the same- it’s just that my standards have gone up so my comfort level is higher, as well.

Corey Stoll (Peter Russo) was also popular in The Bourne Legacy in 2012

 

Random Quote: “I can walk down the street & no one knows who I am.”

Kristin Connolly starred in The Cabin in the Woods (2012), The Happening (2008), & Revolutionary Road (2008).

Sakina Jaffrey  graduated from Vassar College in 1984. She studied Mandarin Chinese at the college, originally planning to be a translator before she became an actress

Michel Gill  is a first generation American born in Manhattan on April 16,1960 to parents who narrowly survived the Holocaust.

Random Quote: “Less past, more future!”

You may recoginize Reg E. Cathey  (Freddy) from the popular film American Psycho (2000).

 

 

Works Cited:

 

http://www.crushable.com/2012/02/02/entertainment/kate-mara-house-of-cards-5-facts-133/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/26/kevin-spacey-birthday-fun-facts_n_3654009.html

http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/Robin-Wright-Penns-Movies-178583.html

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1015684/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1