Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman

With the Connecticut Film Festival (www.ctfilmfest.com) launching on Tuesday, it is interesting to note the many film, television and artist celebrities who have once called or currently call Connecticut their home (those departed are also included, just to round out the list). With this kind of talent in droves, is it any wonder that Connecticut is celebrity country?

Carol Alt, Greenwich
Lauren Ambrose, New Haven
Kevin Bacon, Sharon
Ed Begley, Hartford
Richard Belzer, Bridgeport
John Billingsley, Weston
Victor Borge, Greenwich
Ernest Borgnine, Hamden
Jesse Bradford, Norwalk
Jonathan Brandis, Danbury
Alex Breckenridge, Darien
Amy Brenneman, Glastonbury
Brooke Brodack, Putnam
Gary Burghoff, Bristol
David Canary, Wilton
Glenn Close, Greenwich
Bob Crane, Waterbury
Kathy Lee (Crosby) Gifford,
   Greenwich
Paul Dano, Wilton
Brian Dennehy, Woodstock
Allie DiMeco, Waterbury
Matt Durning, Branford
Linda Evans, Hartford
Mark Famiglietti, Clinton
Eileen Farrell, Willimantic
Michael J. Fox, Sharon
Mel Gibson, Grenewich
Paul Giamatti, New Haven
William Gillette, Hartford
Katherine Heigl, New Canaan
Katharine Hepburn, Hartford,
    Old Saybrook
Ron Howard, Greenwich
Elia Kazan, Newtown
Ted Knight, Terryville
David LaChapelle, Fairfield
Eriq La Salle, Hartford
David Letterman, New Canaan
Al Lewis, Greenwich
Justin Long, Fairfield
Christopher Lloyd, Stamford
Seth MacFarlane, Kent
Dylan McDermott, Waterbury
Stephanie McMahon, Hartford
Robert Mitchum, Bridgeport
Ellen Muth, Milford
David Naughton, Hartford
Kevin Nealon, Bridgeport
Paul Newman, Westport
Fred Norris, Willimantic
Ron Palillo, Cheshire
Joe Pantoliano, Stamford,
   Wilton
Tracy Pollan, Sharon
Christy Carlson Romano, Milford
John Ratzenberger, Bridgeport
Diana Ross, Greenwich
Rosalind Russell, Waterbury
Meg Ryan, Bethel
Annabella Sciorra, Wethersfield
Kyra Sedgwick, Sharon
Chloe Sevigny, Darien
Meryl Streep, Greenwich
James Van Der Beek, Cheshire
Christopher Walken, Wilton
Treat Williams, Norwalk
Joanne Woodward, Westport

Sandy Mandelberger, Film Connecticut Editor