Ohio celebrities: 11 actors you didn't know were from Ohio

Last year, an actress from Ohio, who starred in “Pillow Talk” and “Move Over Darling,” discovered her true age on her birthday.

Doris Day has long pegged her age to a 1924 birthdate that would make her 93.

The Associated Press obtained a copy of Doris Day’s birth certificate from Ohio’s Office of Vital Statistics to settle the issue. The AP reports Day was born on April 3, 1922, making her 95.

Here are 11 other actors/actresses who are from Ohio:

Drew Carey

Hometown: Cleveland

Drew Carey is best known for “The Drew Carey Show”, but has also worked as the host for “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and the game show “The Price is Right.”

Credit: Ethan Miller

Credit: Ethan Miller

Wes Craven

Hometown: Cleveland

Wes Craven is known for writing and/or directing movies such as “Nightmare on Elm Street”, “Swamp Thing”, and “Scream.” Not as commonly known, Craven also appeared in “Scream,” as an uncredited janitor, and television shows including “The Twilight Show” and “Castle.”

Credit: Frederick M. Brown

Jim Cummings

Hometown: Youngstown

Jim Cummings is a voice actor and has more than 400 credits to his name. Cummings has worked on popular projects including “The Lion King”, “Shrek” “Winnie the Pooh” and “Courage the Cowardly Dog.”

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Dorothy Dandridge

Hometown: Cleveland

Dorothy Dandridge started acting in in the 1930s as a teenager and appeared in movies such as “A Day at the Races” (1937) and “Going Places” (1939). Dandridge was the first African-American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for best actress.

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Phyllis Diller

Hometown: Lima

Phyllis Diller caught her break in 1955 after appearing as a contestant on Grucho Marx’ game show, “You Bet Your Life.” After Diller’s performance she received an offer to make her comedic debut at The Purple Onion Comedy Club. It wasn’t until 1961 that Diller received her first minor film role in “Splendor in the Grass.”

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Teri Garr

Hometown: Lakewood

Teri Garr is best known for her role in “Tootsie” (1982) as Dustin Hoffman’s neurotic girlfriend. Garr’s other notable roles include “Young Frankenstein” (1974) and “Mr. Mom” (1983). She has also appeared in a number of television shows such as “Friends”, “ER”, and “Star Trek.”

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Patricia Heaton

Hometown: Bay Village

Best known for her role as Debra Barone in “Everybody Loves Raymond”, Patricia Heaton began her acting career on Broadway in 1987. Heaton is now working on the ABC project “The Middle.”

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Hal Holbrook

Hometown: Cleveland

Hal Holbrook is a multi-Emmy award winner and is most known for his roles in “Wild in the Streets” (1968), “Magnum Force” (1973), and “All the President’s Men” (1976). In 2008, Holbrook made history as the oldest male to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award at the age of 82.

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Luke Perry

Hometown: Mansfield

Luke Perry is best known for his role as Dylan McKay on “Beverly Hills 90210” which debuted in 1990 and ran for 10 years. He has since worked on projects such as “Good Intentions” (2010), HBO’s “Oz”, and “Windfall.”

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Molly Shannon

Hometown: Shaker Heights

Molly Shannon is best known for her work on “Saturday Night Live” from 1995 to 2011. She also stared in films such as “Superstar” (1999), “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000) and “Scary Movie” (2013).

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Debra Winger

Hometown: Cleveland

Debra Winger is known for her work on two films, “An Officer and a Gentleman” (1982) and “Terms of Endearment” (1983). Throughout her career she has been nominated for three Oscars.