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Ed Harris
• Faith: Unknown, raised in Christianity (Presbyterian)
• Birth name: Edward Allen Harris
• Wife: Amy Madigan (actress)
![Ed Helms](/spotlight/movies/2015/vacation2015-70.jpg)
Ed Helms
• Birth name: Edward Parker Helms
• Wife: Her name has been kept publicly secret
![Eddie Izzard (2013)—Photo by Christopher William Adach.](/spotlight/images/EddieIzzard2013-70.jpg)
Eddie Izzard
• aka Suzy Izzard
• Faith: Atheism (activist)
• Worldview: Liberalism (activist), Social Democrat, but not a Socialist, Genderfluidism (claims he knew he was transgender at the age of four)
• Birth name: Edward John Izzard
![Eddie Murphy](/spotlight/images/EddieMurphy-meetdave2008-70.jpg)
Eddie Murphy
• Faith: apparently confused Secularism, raised in Christianity (Baptist), baptized Roman Catholic / In 2011, he said “I don’t want to have no religion. I have Christian-based values and beliefs.”
• Birth name: Edward Regan Murphy
• Partner: Paige Butcher
• Ex-Wife: Nicole Mitchell
• Ex-Partners:
Melanie Brown,
Tracey Edmonds,
Paulette McNeely,
Tamara Hood
![Eddie Redmayne](/spotlight/images/EddieRedmayne2016-70.jpg)
Eddie Redmayne
• Faith: Liberal Christianity
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Edward John David Redmayne
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![Edgar Ramírez—Photo by: Vera Anderson.](/spotlight/images/EdgarRamirez2005-70.jpg)
Edgar Ramírez
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Édgar Filiberto Ramírez Arellano
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![Ed Asner](/spotlight/images/EdAsner-70.jpg)
Edward Asner …DIED age 91 (2021)—natural causes
• Faith: Agnosticism, raised in Orthodox Judaism; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Worldview: Socialism, Political activism
• Birth name: Yitzhak Edward Asner
![Edward Burns](/spotlight/movies/2005/asoundofthunder2005-70.jpg)
Edward Burns
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Edward Fitzgerald Burns
![Edward James Olmos](/spotlight/images/EdwardJamesOlmos2006-70.jpg)
Edward James Olmos
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
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Edward Norton
• Faith: Secularism, raised Episcopalian
• Worldview: Socialism (activist, among top individual donors to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez), Environmentalism (activist)
• Birth name: Edward Harrison Norton
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Eli Wallach …DIED age 98—Natural causes
• Faith: Judaism; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Birth name: Eli Herschel Wallach
• Wife: Anne Jackson
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![Elias Koteas](/spotlight/images/EliasKoteas2010-70.jpg)
Elias Koteas
• Faith: Unknown
![Elijah Wood](/spotlight/movies/2001/thelordoftherings2001-70.jpg)
Elijah Wood
• Faith: Apparently Secularism, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: Elijah Jordan Wood
![Elisabeth Moss—Photo by Dominick D.](/spotlight/images/ElisabethMoss2014-70.jpg)
Elisabeth Moss
• Faith: Scientology
• Birth name: Elisabeth Singleton Moss
• Ex-Husband: Fred Armisen
![Elisabeth Shue](/spotlight/images/ElisabethShue2019-70.jpg)
Elisabeth Shue
• Birth name: Elisabeth Judson Shue
• Brother: Andrew Shue (actor)
• Husband: Davis Guggenheim (director)
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Elisha Cuthbert
• Faith: Unknown, but married in a Catholic church
• Birth name: Elisha Ann Cuthbert
• Husband: Dion Phaneuf
![Eliza Dushku. Photographer: David Shankbone. License: CC BY 2.0. Image is cropped.](/spotlight/images/ElizaDushku2012-70.jpg)
Eliza Dushku
• Faith: apparently Secularism, ex-Mormon
• Worldview: Socialism (activist)
• Birth name: Eliza Patricia Dushku
• Husband: Peter Palandjian / Ex-Partner: Rick Fox
![Elizabeth Banks](/spotlight/images/ElizabethBanks2015-70.jpg)
Elizabeth Banks
• Faith: Judaism convert, ex-Catholic
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Elizabeth Irene Mitchell
• Husband: Max Handelman (producer/blogger)
![Elizabeth Hurley in Phoenix Wilder and the Great Elephant Adventure (2017)](/spotlight/images/ElizabethHurley2017-70.jpg)
Elizabeth Hurley
• Faith: Unclear, was in New Age
• Birth name: Elizabeth Jane Hurley
• Ex-Partner: Hugh Grant
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Elizabeth McGovern
• Birth name: Elizabeth Lee McGovern
• Husband: Simon Curtis (director/producer)
![Elisabeth Moss. Photo by Dominick D. License: CC BY-SA 2.0 - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0](/spotlight/images/ElisabethMoss2017-70.jpg)
Elisabeth Moss
• Faith: Scientology
• Worldview: Feminism, Liberalism
• Birth name: Elisabeth Singleton Moss
• Ex-Husband: Fred Armisen
![Elizabeth Olsen in The Silent House (2012)](/spotlight/movies/2012/silenthouse2012-70.jpg)
Elizabeth Olsen
• Faith: Atheism
• Birth name: Elizabeth Chase Olsen
• Sister: Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen
![Elizabeth Taylor](/spotlight/images/ElizabethTaylor1950s-70.jpg)
Elizabeth Taylor …DIED age 79 (2011)—Congestive heart failure
• Faith: Judaism; raised in Christian Scientism; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Birth name: Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
• Ex-Husbands include:
Michael Wilding,
Mike Todd,
Eddie Fisher,
Richard Burton
• Ex-Partners:
Colin Farrell,
Robert Wagner
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Elle Fanning
• Faith: Unclear, raised Southern Baptist
• Birth name: Mary Elle Fanning
• Sister: Dakota Fanning
![Elle Macpherson in The Beautiful Life: TBL](/spotlight/images/ElleMacpherson2009-70.jpg)
Elle Macpherson
• Faith: Unclear, was a Roman Catholic convert
• Worldview: Socialism, Environmentalism
• Birth name: Eleanor Nancy Gow
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Ellen Barkin
• Birth name: Ellen Rona Barkin
• Ex-Husband: Gabriel Byrne
![Ellen Burstyn](/spotlight/images/EllenBurstyn2018-70.jpg)
Ellen Burstyn
• Faith: Ex-Catholic, she apparently now believes in almost all religions—prays to Ganesha, Guan Yin, “Spririt,” “the Goddess,” Jesus and Allah (Sufism), etc.
• Birth name: Edna Rae Gillooly
![Ellen DeGeneres](/spotlight/images/EllenDeGeneres2011-70.jpg)
Ellen DeGeneres
• Faith: apparently Naturalistic Deism, and not Agnosticism or Atheism, Ex-Christian-Scientist, raised in strict Church of Christ, Scientist (metaphysicalism)—She has said, “I believe in God. I think that God is everywhere. Every morning I look outside, and I say, ‘Hi, God.’ Because I think that the trees are God. I think that our whole experience is God.” and “I don’t believe the god that I believe in is judgmental. I think whatever works for you is right.”
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), Homosexualism, LGBT activism
• Birth name: Ellen Lee DeGeneres
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Ellen Page
• aka Elliot Page
• Faith: Atheism
• Worldview: Leftism, Liberal Feminism, Lesbianism, Transgenderism, LGBTQ activism, Environmentalism
• Birth name: Ellen Grace Philpotts-Page
![Ellen Pompeo in Grey's Anatomy. © 2017 American Broadcasting Companies.](/spotlight/images/EllenPompeo2017-70.jpg)
Ellen Pompeo
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: Ellen Kathleen Pompeo
![Elliott Gould](/spotlight/images/ElliottGould2017-70.jpg)
Elliott Gould
• Faith: Judaism
• Birth name: Elliott Goldstein
• Ex-Wife: Barbra Streisand
![M. Emmet Walsh](/spotlight/images/MEmmetWalsh-70.jpg)
M. Emmet Walsh …DIED age 88 (2024)—Cardiac arrest
• Faith: apparently Secularism
• Birth name: Michael Emmet Walsh
• Wife: never married and no children
![Emile Hirsch](/spotlight/movies/2011/darkesthour2011-70.jpg)
Emile Hirsch
• Faith: apparently Secularism, of Jewish descent
• Birth name: Emile Davenport Hirsch
• Ex-Partner: Unnamed (resulting in son, Valor Hirsch)
![Emilia Clarke](/spotlight/images/EmiliaClarke2018-70.jpg)
Emilia Clarke
• Faith: Unclear, appears to be Secularism, but some claim she is Anglican/Episcopalian, although we have found now confirmation. She was in a relationship with atheist and outspoken Progressive Liberal activist Seth MacFarlane.
• Birth name: Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke
• Ex-Partner: Seth MacFarlane
![Emilie de Ravin. Photo from Florida Supercon. License: CC BY 2.0.](/spotlight/images/Emilie de Ravin2015-cc2-70.jpg)
Emilie de Ravin
• Partner: Eric Bilitch
• Ex-Husband: Josh Janowicz
• Ex-Partner: Tom Ellis
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Emilio Estevez
• Faith: Unclear, appears to be Secularism, but his mother is reportedly a “strict Southern Baptist” and his father a “devout Catholic”
• Ex-Wife: Paula Abdul
• Father: Martin Sheen
• Mother: Janet Templeton (actress/producer)
• Brothers:
Charlie Sheen,
Ramon Estevez
• Sister: Renée Estevez (actress)
• Ex-Wife: Paula Abdul
• Ex-Partners:
Carey Salley (resulting in a son and daughter),
Mimi Rogers,
and Demi Moore
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Emily Blunt
• Faith: Apparently Secularism, raised Anglican Episcopalian
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: Emily Olivia Leah Blunt
• Husband: John Krasinski
• Brother-in-Law: Stanley Tucci
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Emily Browning
• Faith: Secularism
• Worldview: Liberalism, Feminism
• Birth name: Emily Jane Browning
• Ex-Partner: Xavier Samuel (actor)
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Emily Deschanel
• Faith: Agnosticism, ex-Catholic
• Worldview: Liberalism, Veganism, Animal Rights activism
• Birth name: Emily Erin Deschanel
• Sister: Zooey Deschanel
• Mother: Mary Jo Deschanel (actress)
• Husband: David Hornsby (actor, producer)
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Emily Mortimer
• Birth name: Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer
• Husband: Alessandro Nivola (actor)
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Emily Osment
• Faith: Unknown, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholic)
• Birth name: Emily Jordan Osment
• Brother: Haley Joel Osment (actor)
• Partner: Jack Anthony
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Emily Watson
• Faith: Apparently Secularism, raised in Hinduism’s Advaita Vedanta
• Birth name: Emily Margaret Watson
• Husband: Jack Waters (former actor)
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Emma Roberts
• Birth name: Emma Rose Roberts
• Father: Eric Roberts
• Aunt: Julia Roberts
• Ex-Partners:
Evan Peters (actor)
and Garrett Hedlund (actor)
![Photo by Steve Disenhof. Licensed: CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped.](/spotlight/images/EmmaStone2016-70_ccbysa2.jpg)
Emma Stone
• Faith: apparently Secularism, raised in Christianity (Lutheran but attended an all girl Catholic school, and dropped out after one semester)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Emily Jean Stone
• Husband: Dave McCary
• Ex-Partner: Andrew Garfield
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Emma Thompson
• Faith: Atheisim (outspoken)
• Worldview: Liberalism, Environmentalism
• Birth name: Dame Emma Thompson
• Mother: Phyllida Law (actress)
• Sister: Sophie Thompson (actress)
• Ex-Husband: Kenneth Branagh
![Emma Watson](/spotlight/images/EmmaWatson2017-70.jpg)
Emma Watson
• Faith: Universalism
• Worldview: Liberalism, Liberal Feminism
• Birth name: Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson
• Ex-Partners:
Leo Robinton and
Brandon Green
![Emmanuelle Chriqui](/spotlight/images/EmmanuelleChriqui2011-70.jpg)
Emmanuelle Chriqui
• Faith: Judaism, raised in Sephardic Orthodox Judaism, practices Transcendental Meditation
• Birth name: Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui
![Emmy Rossum. Photo by MingleMediaTVNetwork. License: CC BY-SA 2.0](/spotlight/images/EmmyRossum2011-70.jpg)
Emmy Rossum
• Faith: Identifies as “spiritual” and “Jewish” but not religious, mother is of Jewish descent
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, Gay marriage supporter, Environmentalism, Pacifism
• Birth name: Emmanuelle Grey Rossum
• Husband: Sam Esmail (director/producer)
• Ex-Husband: Justin Siege
• Ex-Partners:
Tyler Jacob Moore,
Adam Duritz,
Topher Grace,
and David Wildenstein
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Eric Bana
• Faith: Unknown
• Birth name: Eric Banadinović
• Wife: Rebecca Gleeson
![Eric Close (2008)—Photo by lukeford.ne.](/spotlight/images/EricClose2008-70.jpg)
Eric Close
• Faith: Christianity (Presbyterian)
• Birth name: Eric Randolph Close
• Wife: Keri Close
![Eric Roberts](/spotlight/movies/2000/mercystreets2000-70.jpg)
Eric Roberts
• Worldview; Environmentalism, Animal Rights support, Veganism
• Birth name: Eric Anthony Roberts
• Sister: Julia Roberts
• Daughter: Emma Roberts
• Wife: Eliza Garrett
• Ex-Partners:
Sandy Dennis,
Kelly Cunningham
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![Ernest Borgnine in 2004—Photo by JO1 Mark D. Faram, USN, U.S. Department of Defense](/spotlight/images/ErnestBorgnine2004-70.jpg)
Ernest Borgnine …DIED age 95—Kidney failure
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism); Freemasonry; of Jewish descent
• Birth name: Effron Borgnine
• Wife: Tova Traesnaes
• Ex-Wives:
Rhoda Kemins,
Katy Jurado (actress),
Ethel Merman (actress, singer),
Donna Rancourt
![Ethan Hawke](/spotlight/movies/2012/sinister2012-70.jpg)
Ethan Hawke
• Faith: Secularism
• Worldview: Leftism, Progressive Liberalism, Liberal Feminism, LGBT activism
• Birth name: Ethan Green Hawke
• Wife: Ryan Shawhughes
• Ex-Wife: Uma Thurman
![Eugene Levy—Photo by Canadian Film Centre.](/spotlight/images/EugeneLevy2012-70.jpg)
Eugene Levy
• Faith: Judaism
• Wife: Deborah Divine
![Eva Green. Photo by Jaguar Middle East and North Africa. License: CC BY 3.0](/spotlight/images/EvaGreen2018-70-ccby3.jpg)
Eva Green
• Faith: Secularism, but reportedly “having complex beliefs about supernatural forces”; ethnically Jewish
• Birth name: Eva Gaëlle Green
• Cousin: Joséphine Jobert (French actress, singer)
• Ex-Partner: Marton Csokas
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Eva Longoria
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (outspoken activist)
• Birth name: Eva Jacqueline Longoria
• Husband: José Bastón (Jose Baston)
• Ex-Husbands:
Tyler Christopher (actor)
and Tony Parker
![Eva Marie Saint](/spotlight/images/EvaMarieSaint1959-70.jpg)
Eva Marie Saint
• Birth name: Eva Marie Saint
• Husband: Jeffrey Hayden (director/producer, died 2016)
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Eva Mendes
• Faith: Transcendental Meditation, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Eva de la Caridad Méndez
• Partner: Ryan Gosling (resulting in 2 children)
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Evangeline Lilly
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Christianity
• Birth name: Nicole Evangeline Lilly
• Ex-Common-law Husband: Dominic Monaghan (actor)
![Evan Rachel Wood in Westworld (2016)](/spotlight/images/EvanRachelWood2016-70.jpg)
Evan Rachel Wood
• Faith: “I believe in god, but I am not religious. I am spiritual. My definition of god isn’t in any religion.” Raised in Judaism (mother: Judaism convert / father: Christianity)
• Worldview: Liberalism, Bisexualism
• Ex-husband: Jamie Bell
• Former partners:
Marilyn Manson
and Zach Villa
![Ewan McGregor](/spotlight/movies/2012/impossible2012-70.jpg)
Ewan McGregor
• Faith: primarily Secularism with marginal interest in Judaism, ex-Agnostic
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Ewan Gordon McGregor
• Wife: Mary Elizabeth Winstead
• Ex-Wife: Eve Mavrakis