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Stars of Kansas City

Films starring or created by folks from the Kansas City metro (and Lawrence)! Of course there are many more beyond this list - visit https://www.visitkc.com/articles/celebrities/ for even more "local" celebrities!

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  • Kansas City born Jean Harlow stars as - you guessed it - a girl from Kansas City who runs away to New York City.
    DVD, 2011Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [©2011] — DVD Girl
  • The Spike Lee Joint was co-written by KU Professor Kevin Willmott and won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 91st Academy Awards!
    DVD, 2018Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2018] — DVD Blackkkl
  • Joan Crawford attended school in Kansas City as a child!
    DVD, 2003Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video : Turner Entertainment Co., c2003. — DVD FEATURE Mildred 1945
  • Wyandotte High School student Ed Asner stars as Lou Grant in this series
    DVD, 2002Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2002, c1970. — DVD Mary Season1 7-DAY 1970
  • Harlow shares the screen with fellow Kansas Citian William Powell, who attended high school in KC.
    DVD, 2005[Place of publication not identified] : Turner Entertainment Co. ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Warner Home Video Inc., c2005. — DVD FEATURE Libeled
  • Dancer/actress Ginger Rogers was born in Independence, MO!
    DVD, 2019[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2019] — DVD Swing
  • Chris Cooper stars in this Best Picture winner from 1999
    DVD, 2000Universal City, Calif. : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, c2000. — DVD American
  • Walt Disney (whose Laugh-O-Gram studios was once in Kansas City) received his only Best Picture nomination for Mary Poppins.
    DVD, 2009Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2009] — J DVD Mary
  • C.S.A.

    The Confederate States of America

    KU film professor Kevin Willmott's critically acclaimed mockumentary
    DVD, 2006Del Mar, CA : IFC Films : Distributed by Genius Products, [2006] — DVD FEATURE CSA
  • Best Actor nominee Don Cheadle was born in Kansas City.
    DVD, 2005[United States] : Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, [2005], c2004. — DVD FEATURE Hotel
  • E.T.

    the Extra-terrestrial

    KCK native Dee Wallace stars in this classic
    DVD, 2012[United States] : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2012] — J DVD E.T.
  • Star Paul Rudd attended Shawnee Mission West and graduated in 1987.
    DVD, 2009Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2009] — DVD FEATURE Role
  • Ted Lasso

    the Richmond Way

    Jason Sudeikis is a 1994 graduate from Shawnee Mission West.
    DVD, 2024Hollywood, CA : Warner Bros., [2024] — DVD TV Ted Seasons 1-3 2020-23
  • Kansas City native Heidi Gardner shows her comedy chops in this flick!
    DVD, 2018Hollywood, CA : Warner Bros., [2018] — DVD Life