January 9

1989 – Nina Dobrev, who plays “Elena Gilbert” on “The Vampire Diaries”, she also starred in “Never Cry Werewolf (TV Movie)”.

1973 – Angela Bettis, who starred as “May” and as “Carrie White” in the 2002 TV version of “Carrie.”

1965 – Joely Richardson, appeared in “Loch Ness”, “Event Horizon”, “The Day of the Triffids (TV Mini-Series)”, and the upcoming “Vampire Academy”.

1955 – J.K. Simmons, who played “J. Jonah Jameson” in the “Spider-Man” films. He also appeared in “Jennifer’s Body”, and “Dark Skies”.

1941 – Susannah York, who played Superman’s mom “Lara” in “Superman” I, II & IV.

1925 – Lee Van Cleef, who appeared in the films “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,” “It Conquered the World” and “Escape From New York.”

1917 – Herbert Lom, who played the title role in Hammer’s 1962 version of “The Phantom of the Opera.” He also appeared in the films “Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1971 version), the 1961 version of “Mysterious Island” (playing “Captain Nemo”) and “Journey to the Far Side of the Sun.”