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The year 1997 in film involved many significant films, including ''
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'', ''
The Full Monty ''The Full Monty'' is a 1997 comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. The film is set ...
'', ''
Gattaca ''Gattaca'' is a 1997 American dystopian science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol in his List of directorial debuts, feature directorial debut. It stars Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman with Jude Law, Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Go ...
'', ''
Donnie Brasco Joseph Dominick Pistone (born September 17, 1939) is an American former FBI special agent who worked undercover as Donnie Brasco between September 1976 and July 1981, as part of an infiltration primarily into the Bonanno crime family under the ...
'', ''
Good Will Hunting ''Good Will Hunting'' is a 1997 American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. It stars Robin Williams, Damon, Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård and Minnie Driver. The film tells the story of janitor Will Hunt ...
'', ''
Boogie Nights ''Boogie Nights'' is a 1997 American drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. It is set in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley and focuses on a young nightclub dishwasher who becomes a popular star of pornographic ...
'', ''
L.A. Confidential ''L.A. Confidential'' (1990) is a neo-noir novel by American writer James Ellroy, the third of his L.A. Quartet series. It is dedicated to Mary Doherty Ellroy. The epigraph is "A glory that costs everything and means nothing"— Steve Erickso ...
'', ''
The Fifth Element ''The Fifth Element'' () is a 1997 English-language French science-fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, and co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, an ...
'', '' Nil by Mouth'', ''
The Spanish Prisoner ''The Spanish Prisoner'' is a 1997 American neo-noir suspense film, written and directed by David Mamet and starring Campbell Scott, Steve Martin, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ben Gazzara, Felicity Huffman and Ricky Jay. It tells a story of corporate es ...
'', and the beginning of the film studio DreamWorks.


Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1997 by worldwide gross are as follows:


Box office records

*''
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'' became the first film in history to pass at the box office on March 1, 1998. ''Titanic'' held the record for the highest-grossing film of all time for 12 years until it was surpassed by ''
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'' (also directed by James Cameron) on January 25, 2010. *The ''
Jurassic Park ''Jurassic Park'', later referred to as ''Jurassic World'', is an American science fiction media franchise created by Michael Crichton, centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of De-extinction#Cloning, cloned dinosaurs. It bega ...
'' franchise became the sixth film franchise to gross $1 billion with the release of '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park''. *
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became the year's highest-grossing distributor in the United States and Canada, with in domestic gross. It was the first time Sony Pictures topped the domestic box office, after Disney was the top-grossing domestic distributor for the previous three years.


Events

* The ''Star Wars'' Special Editions, a theatrical anniversary edition of the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of '' Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope'', are released. * ''
The Fifth Element ''The Fifth Element'' () is a 1997 English-language French science-fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, and co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, an ...
'' is released, becoming a global box office success. It will go on to become the top-grossing French film of all time, a record it will hold for 14 years until the release of ''
The Intouchables ''The Intouchables'' (, ), also known as ''Untouchable'' in the UK, Ireland, and Scandinavia, is a 2011 French buddy comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache. It stars François Cluzet and Omar Sy. The plo ...
'' in 2011. * ''
Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers a ...
'' becomes the first film to gross US$1 billion at the
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, making it the highest-grossing film in history until ''
Avatar Avatar (, ; ) is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means . It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appearance" is sometimes u ...
'' broke the record in 2010. * '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' grosses a record $90,161,880 on
Memorial Day Weekend Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May. It is ...
.
Academy Awards The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in ...
Golden Globe Awards The Golden Globe Awards are awards presented for excellence in both international film and television. It is an annual Awards ceremony, award ceremony held since 1944 to honor artists and professionals and their work. The ceremony is normally ...
Palme d'Or The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festiv ...
(Cannes Film Festival): :'' Taste of Cherry'' (طعم گيلاس, ), directed by
Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami ( ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of over forty films, including s ...
, Iran / France :'' The Eel'' (うなぎ, ), directed by Shohei Imamura, Japan
Golden Lion The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a ...
(Venice Film Festival): :'' Hana-bi'' (''Fireworks''), directed by
Takeshi Kitano , also known as in Japan, is a Japanese comedian, actor, and filmmaker. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, he is better known abroad for his work as a filmmaker and actor as well as TV host. During hi ...
, Japan
Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival and is, along with the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, the most important international film festival award. The bear is the heraldic an ...
(Berlin Film Festival): :'' The People vs. Larry Flynt'', directed by
Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (; ; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech Americans, Czech-American film film director, director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the Uni ...
, Canada / United States


Award ceremonies

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2nd Empire Awards The 2nd Empire Awards ceremony, presented by the British film magazine ''Empire'', honored the best films of 1996 and took place on 5 March 1997 at the Park Lane Hotel in London, England. During the ceremony, ''Empire'' presented Empire Awards ...
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24th Saturn Awards The 24th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film and television in 1997, were held on June 10, 1998.List of American films of 1997 This is a list of American films released in 1997. Box office The highest-grossing American films released in 1997, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: January–March April–June July–September October–Decemb ...
* List of Argentine films of 1997 * List of Australian films of 1997 * List of Bangladeshi films of 1997 * List of British films of 1997 *
List of Canadian films of 1997 This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1997: See also * 1997 in Canada * 1997 in Canadian television External linksFeature Films Released In 1997 With Country of Origin Canadaat IMDb {{DEFAULTSORT:Canadian films of 199 ...
* List of French films of 1997 * List of Hong Kong films of 1997 * List of Indian films of 1997 **
List of Hindi films of 1997 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1997: Top-grossing productions 1997 References https://gaana.com/artist/raju-chauhan https://twitter.com/rajeshsing13 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0796505/ htt ...
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List of Kannada films of 1997 Released films The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1997, presented in alphabetical order. See also * Kannada films of 1996 * Kannada films of 1998 References External links Kannada Movie ...
** List of Malayalam films of 1997 ** List of Marathi films of 1997 ** List of Tamil films of 1997 ** List of Telugu films of 1997 * List of Japanese films of 1997 * List of Mexican films of 1997 * List of Pakistani films of 1997 * List of Russian films of 1997 *
List of South Korean films of 1997 A list of films produced in South Korea in 1997: External links * 1997 in South Korea * 1997at www.koreanfilm.org {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of South Korean Films Of 1997 1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System ...
* List of Spanish films of 1997


By genre/medium

* List of action films of 1997 * List of animated feature films of 1997 * List of avant-garde films of 1997 * List of crime films of 1997 * List of comedy films of 1997 * List of drama films of 1997 * List of horror films of 1997 * List of science fiction films of 1997 * List of thriller films of 1997 * List of western films of 1997


Births

* January 2 – Melis Sezen, Turkish actress * January 17 –
Jake Paul Jake Joseph Paul (born January 17, 1997) is an American Professional boxing, professional boxer, influencer and actor. He began his career posting videos on Vine (service), Vine in September 2013 and had amassed 5.3 million followers and 2 bi ...
, American YouTuber, actor and boxer * January 21 –
Jeremy Shada Jeremy Shada (; born January 21, 1997) is an American actor, musician and singer. He is best known for his work as the voice of Finn the Human from the American animated television franchise ''Adventure Time'' and Lance in '' Voltron: Legendary ...
, American actor and musician * January 24 ** Jonah Bobo, American actor ** Dylan Riley Snyder, American actor * February 2 – Ellie Bamber, English actress * February 8 **
Kathryn Newton Kathryn Love Newton (born February 8, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Louise Brooks in the CBS comedy series ''Gary Unmarried'' (2008–2010), Abigail Carlson in the HBO mystery drama series '' Big Little Lie ...
, American actress ** Quintessa Swindell, American actor * February 10 –
Chloë Grace Moretz Chloë Grace Moretz (; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress. She began acting as a child, with early roles in the horror film ''The Amityville Horror (2005 film), The Amityville Horror'' (2005), the drama series ''Desperate Housewives' ...
, American actress * February 12 –
Shane Baumel Shane R. Baumel (born February 12, 1997) is an American former actor. He made his film debut playing Crispin in ''Daddy Day Care''. He also had a role in ''Wild Hogs'', starring Tim Allen, and appeared on TV a few times, in shows such as ''The Em ...
, American former teen actor * February 14 – Madison Iseman, American actress * February 23 – Pallavi Dey, Indian actress (d. 2022) * February 25 –
Isabelle Fuhrman Isabelle Fuhrman (born February 25, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her breakthrough role as Esther in the horror film ''Orphan'' (2009) and its prequel '' Orphan: First Kill'' (2022). She played Clove in the dystopian adventure f ...
, American actress * March 2 –
Becky G Rebbeca Marie Gomez (born March 2, 1997), known professionally as Becky G, is an American singer and actress. Born and raised in Inglewood, California, she first gained recognition in 2011 for her cover version, cover versions of popular song ...
, American singer and actress * March 3 –
Camila Cabello Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao (; ; born March 3, 1997) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the Pop music, pop girl group Fifth Harmony, one of the List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling girl gro ...
, Cuban singer and actress * March 6 –
Alisha Boe Alisha Ilhaan Bø (born 6 March 1997), known professionally as Alisha Boe, is a Norwegian actress. She is known for playing Jessica Davis in the Netflix drama series ''13 Reasons Why''. Early life Boe was born in Oslo, Norway, on 6 March 1997, ...
, Norwegian-American actress * March 9 – Niamh Wilson, Canadian actress * March 10 –
Madeleine Arthur Madeleine Arthur (born March 10, 1997) is an American and Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Mae in the Netflix suspense thriller series '' Devil in Ohio'', Hannah Hadman in the workplace comedy series '' Blockbuster'', and Christine ...
, Canadian actress * March 18 –
Ciara Bravo Ciara Quinn Bravo (; born March 18, 1997) is an American actress and producer. She began her career as a child actress, starring in the Nickelodeon series ''Big Time Rush'' and the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox series ''Red Band Society''. She a ...
, American actress * March 28 –
Annabelle Davis Annabelle Davis (born 28 March 1997) is a British actress. She portrayed Sasha Bellman in the CBBC series ''The Dumping Ground'' from 2015 to 2022, and from 2023, she began to play Lacey Lloyd in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. She is ...
, English actress * April 1 –
Asa Butterfield Asa Bopp Farr Butterfield ( ; born 1 April 1997) is an English actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, Butterfield first achieved recognition as the lead of the historical drama film '' The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'' (2008). He continued ...
, English actor * April 5 –
Henry Hunter Hall Henry Hunter Hall is an American actor. Early life The son of filmmaker Kasi Lemmons and actor Vondie Curtis-Hall, he appeared as a child in Curtis-Hall’s 1997 film ''Gridlock'd'' starring Tim Roth and Tupac. His uncle is fashion designer ...
, American actor * April 15 ** Toheeb Jimoh, English actor **
Maisie Williams Margaret Constance "Maisie" Williams (born 15 April 1997) is an English actress. Williams made her acting debut in 2011 as Arya Stark, a lead character in the HBO epic medieval fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019). She g ...
, English actress * April 23 –
Alex Ferris Alexander Ferris (born April 23, 1997) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Billy Gornicke in the road film '' RV'' (2006), Victor Newton in the thriller film '' The Invisible'' (2007), Young Henry DeTamble in the drama film ''The Ti ...
, Canadian actor * April 25 –
Tony Poljan Tony Poljan (born April 25, 1997) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Central Michigan Chippewas and Virginia C ...
, American Football Player * April 26 –
Amber Midthunder Amber Midthunder (born April 26, 1997) is an American actress. She had regular roles in the FX series ''Legion'' and The CW series ''Roswell, New Mexico'', and also appeared on '' Longmire'', ''Banshee'', and ''Reservation Dogs''. In 2022, she ...
, American actress * May 2 – Perla Haney-Jardine, Brazilian-American actress * May 11 –
Lana Condor Lana Therese Condor (born Trần Đồng Lan; May 11, 1997) is an American actress and YouTuber. She made her acting debut starring as Jubilee (comics), Jubilee in the superhero film ''X-Men: Apocalypse'' (2016), and gained international recogni ...
, American actress * May 12 – Odeya Rush, Israeli actress * May 24 - Aysha Joy Samuel, German actress * May 30 ** Zoe Renee, American actress **
Jake Short Jacob Patrick Short (born May 30, 1997) is an American actor. His roles have included Fletcher Quimby in the Disney Channel sitcom '' A.N.T. Farm'' (2011–2014), Oliver in the Disney XD series '' Mighty Med'' (2013–2015) and '' Lab Rats: El ...
, American actor * June 13 – Theodore Pellerin, Canadian actor * June 16 – Camila Morrone, American model and actress * June 17 –
KJ Apa Keneti James Fitzgerald Apa (born 17 June 1997), known by his stage name KJ Apa, is a New Zealand actor. He gained recognition for playing Kane Jenkins in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' (2013–2015) and Archie Andrews in the C ...
, New Zealand actor * June 18 – Max Records, American actor * June 21 -
Sam Buchanan Sam Buchanan is an English television and film actor. His television roles include ''Such Brave Girls'' (2023). His film roles include ''Back to Black (film), Back to Black'' (2024) and ''My Fault: London'' (2025). Early life He is from Kent. H ...
, English actor * June 26 –
Jacob Elordi Jacob Elordi (born 26 June 1997) is an Australian actor. After moving to Los Angeles in 2017 to pursue an acting career, he gained prominence with his role as Noah Flynn, the bad boy love interest, in Netflix's ''The Kissing Booth'' film serie ...
, Australian actor * July 13 –
Leo Howard Leo Howard (born July 13, 1997) is an American actor and martial artist. Howard is known for incorporating his karate skills into his feature film and television roles; as "Young Snake-Eyes" in the 2009 action film '' G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobr ...
, American actor and martial artist * July 18 – Fionn Whitehead, British actor * July 19 –
Amita Suman Amita Suman (, born 19 July 1997) is a British actress. She stars as Inej Ghafa in the Netflix fantasy series '' Shadow and Bone'' (2021–2023). She had a recurring role in the CW series '' The Outpost'' (2019–2021). Early life Suman was b ...
, Nepali-British actress * July 22 –
Field Cate Field Adrianus Cate (born July 22, 1997) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his main role portraying young Ned in the fantasy comedy-drama ''Pushing Daisies'' (2007–2009). He is currently lead singer and guitarist of Ame ...
, American actor * July 23 – Chloé Hayden, Australian actress * August 5 **
Olivia Holt Olivia Hastings Holt (born August 5, 1997) is an American actress and singer. She starred in the Disney XD series ''Kickin' It'', List of Disney Channel original films, Disney Channel Original Movie ''Girl vs. Monster'', and the List of program ...
, American actress and singer ** Adam Irigoyen, American actor * August 13 –
Yeo Jin-goo Yeo Jin-goo (, born August 13, 1997) is a South Korean actor. Yeo began his career as a child actor, debuting in the film ''Sad Movie'' (2005). Nicknamed "Nation's Little Sister, Nation's Little Brother", he went on to play the younger characte ...
, South Korean actor * August 18 –
Josephine Langford Josephine Eliza Langford (born 18 August 1997) is an Australian actress best known for her starring role as Tessa Young in the ''After'' film series. She also portrayed Emma Cunningham in the Netflix film ''Moxie''. She also played Zoey Miller i ...
, Australian actress * August 25 **
Holly Gibbs Holly Uma Gibbs (born 25 August 1997) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Christianna in the film ''Nanny McPhee'' and Milly in '' The Story of Tracy Beaker''. She is the daughter of former actress Claire Toeman. She appeared in ...
, English child actress **
Bryana Salaz Bryana Salaz is an American actress and singer. In 2014, she appeared on the seventh season of '' The Voice'' as part of Gwen Stefani's team. In 2019, she began portraying the role of Kaylie in the Netflix series '' Team Kaylie''. Early and pe ...
, American actress and singer * August 28 – Emilia McCarthy, Canadian actress * August 30 – Dana Gaier, American actress * September 7 –
Dean-Charles Chapman Dean-Charles Chapman (born 7 September 1997) is an English actor known for portraying Billy Elliot in the West End theatre production of ''Billy Elliot the Musical''. His notable TV roles include Richard Grey in '' The White Queen'' (2013) and ...
, English actor * September 9 - Tallulah Haddon, British actress * September 12 –
Sydney Sweeney Sydney Bernice Sweeney (born September 12, 1997) is an American actress. She first gained attention in 2018 for appearing in the television series '' Everything Sucks!'' and ''The Handmaid's Tale'', and in the limited series '' Sharp Objects'' ...
, American actress * September 16 – Elena Kampouris, American actress * September 19 – Jayme Lawson, American actress * September 30 – Havana Rose Liu, American actress, model, dancer, activist and designer * October 6 – Honor Swinton Byrne, British actress * October 7 –
Kira Kosarin Kira Nicole Kosarin (born October 7, 1997) is an American actress and singer, known for her role as Phoebe Thunderman on the Nickelodeon series '' The Thundermans''. On April 10, 2019, she independently released her debut album, ''Off Brand'', l ...
, American actress * October 8 –
Bella Thorne Annabella Avery Thorne (born October 8, 1997) is an American actress, singer, and writer. She first received recognition for her roles as Margaux Darling in the series '' Dirty Sexy Money'' (2007–2008) and as Ruthy Spivey in the drama series ...
, American actress * October 10 –
Grace Rolek Grace Sakura Rolek (born October 10, 1997) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Connie Maheswaran, Steven's best friend and eventual girlfriend on the Cartoon Network animated series ''Steven Universe'' (2013–2019) and its two f ...
, American actress and voice actress * October 20 – John Bell, Scottish actor * October 23 –
Zach Callison Zachry Dean Callison (born October 23, 1997) is an American actor and singer. He is primarily known as the voice of the titular character Steven in the ''Steven Universe'' franchise. Career Callison began acting on television in 2009, with ...
, American actor and voice actor * October 26 –
Rhenzy Feliz Rhenzy Feliz is an American actor, who is best known for playing Alex Wilder in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series '' Runaways'', voicing Camilo Madrigal in Disney's 2021 animated feature film ''Encanto'' and playing Victor Aguilar ...
, American actor and singer * October 28 –
Sierra McCormick Sierra McCormick (born October 28, 1997) is an American actress. She first became known for participating in the game show ''Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'' (2007–2008) before making her acting debut with a recurring role as Lilith on th ...
, American actress * November 1 **
Max Burkholder Maxwell Henry Wolf Burkholder (born November 1, 1997) is an American actor. He is most notable for his role as Max Braverman in the comedic television drama on NBC, '' Parenthood''. Prior to that, he became known as a voice actor for his roles ...
, American actor **
Alex Wolff Alexander Draper "Alex" Wolff (born November 1, 1997) is an American actor, musician, and singer-songwriter. He first gained recognition for starring alongside his older brother, Nat, in the Nickelodeon musical comedy series '' The Naked Brot ...
, American actor and musician * November 6 –
Hero Fiennes Tiffin Hero Beauregard Faulkner Fiennes Tiffin (; born 6 November 1997) is an English actor and film producer. He is most known for his starring roles in the ''After'' film series (2019–2023) and for his portrayal of a young Tom Riddle in the film ...
, English actor, model and producer * November 8 –
Dominique Thorne Dominique Thorne (born November 5, 1997) is an American actress. She began her career with appearances in the films '' If Beale Street Could Talk'' (2018) and '' Judas and the Black Messiah'' (2021). In 2022, she began playing Riri Williams / I ...
, American actress * November 13 – Brent and Shane Kinsman, American twin child actors * November 18 –
Noah Ringer Noah Andrew Ringer (born November 18, 1996)Ringer, Noah"The Last Airbender". Interview by Karen Valby. ''EW.com''. Entertainment Weekly, November 3, 2010. Web. February 1, 2010. is an American martial artist and former child actor. He starred a ...
, American actor * November 26 **
Aubrey Joseph Aubrey Omari Joseph (born November 26, 1997) is an American actor best known for his role as Cloak and Dagger (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Tyrone Johnson / Cloak in Freeform (TV channel), Freeform's ''Cloak & Dagger (TV series), Cloak & Dagger''. ...
, American actor and rapper ** Luka Sabbat, American actor and model * December 11 ** Ben Cook, American actor, singer and dancer ** Taylor Hickson, Canadian actress * December 15 –
Maude Apatow Maude Annabelle Apatow (born December 15, 1997) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Lexi Howard in the HBO drama series ''Euphoria'' (2019–present). The elder daughter of filmmaker Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann, ...
, American actress * December 16 - Spence Moore II, American actor * December 27 –
Vachirawit Chivaaree Vachirawit Chivaaree (; born 27 December 1997), professionally recognised as Bright Vachirawit or Bright (), is a Thai actor, singer and entrepreneur. He is known for his role in the film '' Love You To Debt'', '' Congrats My Ex!'', in series '' ...
"Bright", Thai actor * December 29 –
Kiera Allen Kiera Allen (born December 29, 1997) is an American actress known for her role in the Hulu thriller ''Run (2020 American film), Run''. Personal life Allen was raised in New York. She was a Creative writing, Creative Writing student at Columbia ...
, American actress


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