Sarah Silverman

Born: December 1970
Where: Bedford, New Hampshire, USA

The Saturday Night Live stalwart made her big screen debut in the mockumentary Who's The Caboose but is better known for There's Something About Mary.

She played Brenda, a friend of Mary (Cameron Diaz), in the Farrelly Brothers' 1998 box office smash.

One of four Jewish sisters - the others are a fellow actress, a feminist rabbi and a screenwriter.

She caused a major controversy when she used the word "chink" during a stand up routine on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 1993.

After There's Something About Mary she landed a support role in The Bachelor with Chris O'Donnell and Renee Zellwegger and in the comedy Screwed.

She played a "raving bitch" in The Way of the Gun and followed this up with supporting roles in Say It Isn't So and Heartbreakers.

Next up was the sci-fi comedy Evolution and before she landed the high-profile part of Patty Di Marco opposite Jack Black in School Of Rock.