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Sacha Baron Cohen
• Faith: Secularism; of Jewish descent and occasionally participates in Jewish customs
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Sacha Noam Baron Cohen
• Ex-Wife: Isla Fisher (resulting in 3 children)
Sally Field
• Faith: Unknown
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist); Gay rights activism, Climate Alarmism (activist)
• Birth name: Sally Margaret Field
• Mother: Margaret Field, aka Maggie Mahoney (actress)
• Ex-Partner: Burt Reynolds
• Ex-Husbands:
Steven Craig
and Alan Greisman
Salma Hayek
• Faith: Primarily Secularism with Christianity leanings (claims belief in God and Jesus Christ), ex-Catholic, raised in devout Catholic family
• Worldview: Liberalism, Feminism (activist)
• Husband: François-Henri Pinault
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Sam Claflin
• Birth name: Samuel George Claflin
• Legally seperated wife: Laura Haddock (actress)
Sam Elliott
• Faith: Apparently Secularism
• Worldview: Liberalism leaning, Pro-Abortion
• Birth name: Samuel Pack Elliott
• Wife: Kathaine Ross
Sam Neill
• Faith: Secularism, raised in Christianity (Anglican/Episcopal)
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Nigel John Dermot Neill
• Legally seperated wife: Noriko Watanabe (make-up artist)
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Sam Rockwell
• Father: Pete Rockwell (actor)
• Mother: Penny Hess (actress)
• Partner: Leslie Bibb
Sam Shepard …DIED age 73 (2017)—Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Birth name: Samuel Shepard Rogers III
• Ex-Wife: O-Lan Jones (actress)
• Ex-Partners:
Jessica Lange,
Patti Smith,
and Joni Mitchell
Sam Worthington
• Faith: Christianity
• Birth name: Samuel Henry John Worthington
• Wife: Lara Bingle (model and media personality)
Sammy Davis Jr. …DIED age 64 (1990)—Throat cancer
• Faith: Judaism (convert 1961), experimented briefly with Satanism, raised Catholic by his mother, his was Baptist father
• Birth name: Samuel George Davis Jr.
• Wife: Altovise Gore (entertainer)
• Ex-Wife:
May Britt (actress)
• Ex-Partner: Kim Novak
and Lola Falana (singer)
Samuel L. Jackson
• Faith: Appears to be Secularism, but some say Christianity (Protestant, Pentecostal)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), pro-abortion
• Birth name: Samuel Leroy Jackson
• Wife: LaTanya Richardson (actress/producer)
Sandra Bullock
• Faith: Atheism
• Partner: Bryan Randall (photographer) (died 2023)
• Ex-Husband: Jesse James
• Ex-Partner: Tate Donovan (actor)
Sandra Oh
• Faith: Practices Vipassanā, a Buddhist form of meditation; grew up in a Christian household
• Birth name: Sandra Miju Oh
• Ex-Husband: Alexander Payne (director, writer, producer)
Saoirse Ronan
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Cathlicism by devout parents
• Birth name: Saoirse Una Ronan
• Father: Paul Ronan (actor)
• Partner: Jack Lowden (actor)
Sarah Jessica Parker
• Faith: Secularism, but identifies with Jewish culture
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, but supports Israel
• Brother: Timothy Britten Parker, aka Toby Parker (actor)
• Husband: Matthew Broderick
• Ex-Partner: Robert Downey Jr.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
• Faith: Unknown, of Jewish descent
• Worldview: Conservatism, Charitable Activism
• Legal name: Sarah Michelle Prinze
• Husband: Freddie Prinze Jr.
Sarah Silverman
• Faith: Agnosticism, of Jewish descent; she joked about killing Jesus: “I’m glad the Jews killed Jesus. I’d do it again!”
• Worldview: Socialism (activist), former member of the Democratic Socialists of America (left in 2023 citing their response to the initial Hamas attacks and lack of support for Israel); Pro-Abortion (activist)
• Birth name: Sarah Kate Silverman
• Partner: Rory Albanese
• Ex-Partners:
Michael Sheen,
Jimmy Kimmel
Scarlett Johansson
• Faith: Judaism
• Worldview: Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (outspoken activist who has endorsed John Kerry, Barack Obama, Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden), Planned Parenthood activist (ardent abortion supporter)
• Birth name: Scarlett Ingrid Johansson
• Husband: Colin Jost
• Ex-husbands:
Ryan Reynolds
and Romain Dauriac
Scott Baio
• Faith: Christianity
• Worldview: Conservatism (activist)
• Birth name: Scott Vincent James Baio
• Wife: Renée Sloan-Baio
• Ex-Fiancé: Jeanette Jonsson
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Scott Bakula
• Faith: Unclear, Christianity is his background (he attended a Presbyterian church in his youth—his mother’s church), and his ex-wife’s father was a Lutheran minister)
• Birth name: Scott Stewart Bakula
• Wife: Chelsea Field (actress)
• Ex-Wife: Krista Neumann
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Scott Caan
• Birth name: Scott Andrew Caan
• Father: James Caan
• Wife: Kacy Byxbee
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Scott Glenn
• Faith: Judaism convert, ex-Catholic
• Birth name: Theodore Scott Glenn
• Wife: Carol Schwartz
Scott Wilson …DIED age 76 (2018)—Leukemia
• Faith: Unknown
• Birth name: William Delano Wilson
• Wife: Heavenly Wilson
Sean Astin
• Faith: Christianity (Lutheran), following experiences with Buddhism, Judaism, Roman Catholicism, and Agnosticism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Sean Patrick Duke
• Mother: Patty Duke
• Father: Michael Tell
• Adoptive-Father: John Astin (actor)
• Wife: Christine Harrell
Sean Bean
• Faith: “I’m Christian”
• Birth name: Shaun Mark Bean
• Wife: Ashley Moore
• Ex-Wives:
Debra James,
Melanie Hill (actress),
Abigail Cruttenden (actress),
Georgina Sutcliffe
Sean Connery …DIED age 90 (2020)—Dementia
• Faith: Apparently Secularism, although raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism) by his father
• Birth name: Thomas Sean Connery
• Son: Jason Connery (actor, director)
• Wife: Micheline Roquebrune
• Ex-Wife: Diane Cilento (actress)
Sean Penn
• Faith: Agnosticism
• Worldview: Socialism (activist)
• Birth name: Sean Justin Penn
• Father: Leo Penn (actor)
• Mother: Eileen Ryan (actress)
• Brother: Chris Penn (actor)
• Ex-Wives:
Madonna,
Robin Wright,
Leila George (actress)
• Ex-Partner: Charlize Theron
Sean Young
• Faith: apparently Secularism
• Birth name: Mary Sean Young
• Husband: Robert Lujan
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Seann William Scott
• Faith: Unknown
• Wife: Olivia Korenberg
Sebastian Stan
• Faith: Unclear, however his parents are Roman Catholic
• Birth name: Sebastian Stan
Sela Ward
• Faith: Unclear, but is quoted as saying, “I have a strong belief in God.”
• Birth name: Sela Ann Ward
• Husband: Howard Elliott Sherman
Selena Gomez
• Faith: Liberal Christianity, raised in Roman Catholicism and was influenced by the liberal Hillsong Church
• Worldview: Liberalism, BLM and LGBTQ supporter
• Birth name: Selena Marie Gomez
• Ex-Partner: Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
Seth Green
• Faith: Atheism
• Birth name: Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green
• Wife: Clare Grant (actress, producer)
Seth MacFarlane
• Faith: Atheism (outspoken)
• Worldview: Socialism, Progressive Liberalism, LGBTQ supporter (activist), Evolutionism (activist)
• Birth name: Seth Woodbury MacFarlane
• Sister: Rachael MacFarlane (actress)
• Ex-Partner: Emilia Clarke
Seth Rogen
• Faith: Atheism, raised in Judaism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), Socialism, LGBT activism; calls his anti-woke critics ‘White Supremacists’ / Parents: “radical Jewish socialists”
• Birth name: Seth Aaron Rogen
• Wife: Lauren Miller (actress, director)
Shailene Woodley
• Worldview: Socialism (activist), Progressive Liberalism, Environmentalism (activist), Bisexualism
• Birth name: Shailene Diann Woodley
• Ex-Partners:
Ben Volavola
and Aaron Rodgers
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Shane West
• Birth name: Shannon Bruce Snaith
Sharon Stone
• Faith: Tibetan Buddhism, although she claims to believe in god; ex-Scientologist
• Birth name: Sharon Vonne Stone
• Ex-Husbands:
Michael Greenburg and
Phil Bronstein
• Ex-Partners:
William MacDonald (producer)
and Bob Wagner
Sherri Shepherd
• Faith: Jesus Christ, ex-Jehovah’s Witness
• Birth name: Sherri Evonne Shepherd
• Ex-Husbands:
Jeff Tarpley
and Lamar Sally
Shia LaBeouf
• Faith: Christianity (Catholicism convert 2022), formerly Secularism, although he had described himself as Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah, and was also baptized in a Pentecostal church
• Birth name: Shia Saide LaBeouf
• Partner: Mia Goth (actress, resulting in a daughter)
Shelley Winters …DIED age 85 (2006)—Heart failure
• Faith: Secularism, of Jewish descent; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Shirley Schrift
• Husband: Gerry DeFord
• Ex-Husbands:
Mack Paul Mayer,
Vittorio Gassman (actor, director),
Anthony Franciosa (aka Tony Franciosa, actor)
• Ex-Partner: Burt Lancaster
Shirley Henderson
Shirley MacLaine
• Faith: New Age and Transcendental Meditation; claimed that in a previous life in Atlantis she was the brother of a 35,000-year-old spirit named Ramtha, and in other lives she claims she was a gypsy girl, a Japanese geisha and a princess in Egypt; She is the author of numerous books on metaphysics, spirituality, and reincarnation.
• Worldview: Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Shirley MacLean Beaty
• Brother: Warren Beatty
• Daughter: Sachi Parker (actress)
• Ex-Husband: Steve Parker (an “open marriage”)
• Ex-Partners:
Robert Mitchum,
Danny Kaye,
Yves Montand,
Lord Mountbatten,
Andrew Peacock,
Andrey Konchalovskiy,
Pete Hamill,
Kevin McClory,
Olof Palme,
Pierre Trudeau,
and others
Shirley Temple …DIED age 85—Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—lifelong smoker
• Faith: Christianity (Protestant, primarily Episcopalian)
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Birth name: Shirley Jane Temple
• Legal name: Shirley Temple Black
• Husband: Charles Alden Black (died 2005)
• Ex-Husband: John Agar (actor)
Sid Haig …DIED age 80 (2019)—Lung infection (Aspergillus pneumonia)
• Faith: apparently Secularism
• Worldview: Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Sidney Eddie Mosesian
• Wife: Susan L. Oberg
Sidney Poitier …DIED age 94 (2022)—Heart failure, Alzheimer’s and prostate cancer
• Faith: Agnosticism, semi-Deism, raised in Roman Catholicism; apparently rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Birth name: Sidney L. Poitier
• Wife: Joanna Shimkus (actress)
• Ex-Wife: Juanita Hardy
• Ex-Partner: Diahann Carroll (actress, singer)
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Sienna Guillory
• Birth name: Sienna Tiggy Guillory
• Husband: Enzo Cilenti (actor)
• Ex-Husband: Nick Moran (actor, filmmaker)
Sienna Miller
• Faith: Secularism, has shown interest in Kabbalah
• Birth name: Sienna Rose Diana Miller
• Partner: Oli Green (resulting in a child)
• Ex-Partners:
Jude Law (actor),
Balthazar Getty (actor),
and Tom Sturridge (actor, resulting in a daughter)
Sigourney Weaver
• Faith: Secularism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (outspoken activist)
• Birth name: Susan Alexandra Weaver
• Husband: Jim Simpson
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Simon Baker
• Faith: Agnosticism, raised in Roman Catholicism
• Birth name: Simon Lucas Baker
• Ex-Wife: Rebecca Rigg (actress)
Simon Pegg
• Faith: Atheism
• Worldview: Liberalism, Liberal Feminism, Greenpeace
• Birth name: Simon John Beckingham
• Wife: Maureen McCann
Sissy Spacek
• Birth name: Mary Elizabeth Spacek
• Husband:
Jack Fisk (director)
• Cousin: Rip Torn
Sophia Loren
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Sofia Villani Scicolone
• Husband: Carlo Ponti Sr. (producer, died 2007)
• Ex-Partner: Cary Grant
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Sofía Vergara
• aka Sophia Vergara
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Roman Catholicism
• Birth name: Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara
• Ex-Husbands:
Joe Manganiello (actor)
and Joe Gonzalez
• Ex-Partner: Nick Loeb
Spencer Tracy …DIED age 67—Heart attack (following a life of alcoholism and smoking)
• Faith: Liberal Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Ex-Wife: Louise Treadwell (actress)
• Ex-Partners:
Myrna Loy (actress), Loretta Young (actress),
Joan Crawford (actress),
Ingrid Bergman (actress),
Katharine Hepburn (actress)
and others
Stacy Keach
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism convert)
• Brother: James Keach (actor)
• Wife: Malgosia Tomassi
• Ex-Wives:
Kathryn Baker,
Marilyn Aiken,
Jill Donahue
• Ex-Partner: Judy Collins
Stanley Tucci
• Faith: Secularism, ex-Catholic
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Wife: Felicity Blunt
• Sister-in-Law: Emily Blunt
• Brother-in-Law: John Krasinski
Stella Stevens …DIED age 84 (2023)—complications from Alzheimer’s disease
• Faith: Secularism
• Birth name: Estelle Caro Eggleston
• Partner: Bob Kulick
• Ex-Husband: Noble Stephens
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Stellan Skarsgård
• aka Stellan Skarsgard
• Faith: Atheism, Secularism (activist)
• Worldview: Liberalism, Secular Humanism
• Birth name: Stellan John Skarsgård
• Sons: actors
Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Skarsgård, Gustaf Skarsgård, Valter Skarsgård
• Wife: Megan Everett
• Ex-Wife: My Skarsgård
Sofía Vergara
• Faith: Secularism, but believes there is a God; raised in Roman Catholicism
• Birth name: Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara
• Husband: Joe Manganiello (actor)
• Ex-Husband: Joe Gonzalez
• Ex-Partner: Nick Loeb (actor)
Stephen Amell
• Faith: apparently Secularism
• Birth name: Stephen Adam Amell
• Cousin: Robbie Amell (actor, producer)
• Wife: Cassandra Jean
• Ex-Wife: Carolyn Lawrence (actress)
Stephen Baldwin
• Faith: Jesus Christ
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Birth name: Stephen Andrew Baldwin
• Brothers:
Alec Baldwin,
Daniel Baldwin,
William Baldwin
• Son-in-law: Justin Bieber
• Wife: Kennya Deodato
Stephen Boyd …DIED age 45—Heart attack
• Faith: Scientology; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Birth name: William Millar
• Wife: Elizabeth Mills
• Ex-Wife: Mariella di Sarzana
• Ex-Partner: Marisa Mell
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Stephen McHattie
• Birth name: Stephen McHattie Smith
• Wife: Lisa Houle
• Ex-Wife: Meg Foster
Stephen Merchant
• Faith: Atheism
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Stephen James Merchant
• Ex-Partner: Mircea Monroe
Stephen Moyer
• Faith: Unclear
• Birth name: Stephen John Emery
• Wife: Anna Paquin
• Ex-Wife: Lorien Haynes
Steve Buscemi
• Faith: Scientology, of Jewish descent
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: Steven Vincent Buscemi
• Wife: Jo Andres (filmmaker, died 2019)
Steve Carell
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Steven John Carell
• Wife: Nancy Walls (actress, writer)
Steve Martin
• Faith: Agnosticism, Secularism, raised Baptist
• Birth name: Stephen Glenn Martin
• Wife: Anne Stringfield
• Ex-Wife: Victoria Tennant
Steve McQueen …DIED age 50—Heart attack caused by post-operative pulmonary embolism (occurred day following tumor removal surgery due to advanced malignant mesothelioma)
• Faith: Jesus Christ, born-again late in his life and attended Ventura Missionary Church—a theatrical documentary was produced about his life and conversion—“Steve McQueen: American Icon.” There is also a book: Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon by Greg Laurie and Marshall Terrill (Zondervan).
• Birth name: Terrence Stephen McQueen
• Wife: Barbara Minty
• Ex-Wives:
Neile Adams
and Ali MacGraw
• Grandson: Steven R. McQueen (actor)
Steve Zahn
• Faith: Christianity (Lutheran)
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Steven James Zahn
• Wife: Robyn Peterman
Steven Seagal
• Faith: Buddhism
• Birth name: Steven Frederic Seagal
• Wife: Erdenetuya Batsukh
• Ex-Wives:
Kelly LeBrock,
Miyako Fujitani,
Adrienne La Russa
Steven Hill …DIED age 94 (2016)—Cancer
• Faith: Judaism (Orthodox)
• Birth name: Solomon Krakovsky
• Wife: Rachel Schenker
• Ex-Wife: Selma Stern
Stockard Channing
• Faith: Unknown, raised in Roman Catholicism
• Birth name: Susan Williams Antonia Stockard
• Partner: Daniel Gillam (cinematographer, died 2014)
• Ex-Husbands:
Walter Channing Jr.,
Paul Schmidt,
David Debin (writer, producer),
David Rawle
Susan Sarandon
• Faith: apparently Secularism, raised in Roman Catholicism and graduate of Catholic University of America
• Worldview: Socialism, Bisexualism
• Birth name: Susan Abigail Tomalin
• Ex-Husband: Chris Sarandon (actor)
• Ex-Partners:
Tim Robbins,
Franco Amurri,
Jonathan Bricklin
Stuart Whitman …DIED age 92 (2020)—Skin cancer
• Faith: Unknown, of Ashkenazi Jewish descent
• Birth name: Stuart Maxwell Whitman
• Wife: Julia Paradiz
• Ex-Wives:
Patricia LaLonde,
and Caroline Boubis
Sylvester Stallone
• Faith: Christianity (non-affiliated), ex-Catholic
• Worldview: Conservative-leaning
• Wife: Jennifer Flavin
• Ex-Wives:
Sasha Czack,
and Brigitte Nielsen