Harvey Keitel | Born: 1939

Harvey Keitel first rose to prominence during the American New Wave in Hollywood and has held a long-running association with director Martin Scorsese. Indeed, she has starred in six of his films since 1973. The actor starred in films such as Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Blue Collar, Bugsy, Thelma & Louise, Pulp Fiction, Bad Lieutenant, The Piano, and many more. Keitel received credits and had been nominated several times for both a Golden Globe and Academy Award, and she won an AACTA Award.

Back in the 1960s, the actor studied at the H.B. Studio under Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler, eventually landing roles in some off-Broadway plays. Around this time, he auditioned for Scorsese and secured a starring role in the former’s first feature film, Who’s That Knocking at My Door, where he played the role of J.R. Today, at age 82, Keitel has an upcoming film that’s in the pre-production phase, The Legitimate Wise Guy, the release of which is still to be announced.