| 100% | PEARS | 5 | Peter —, English tenor who created the role of Peter Quint in Benjamin Britten's 1954 opera The Turn of the Screw |
| 86% | PEARS | 5 | Peter —, English tenor who created the role of Peter Quint in 1954 Benjamin Britten opera The Turn of the Screw |
| 43% | FERRIER | 7 | Kathleen —, British contralto who created the title role in Benjamin Britten opera The Rape of Lucretia |
| 35% | ELSIE | 5 | Lily —, actress born Elsie Hodder who created the title role in 1907 English language version of Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow |
| 33% | RALPH | 5 | ___ Fiennes, English actor who played the role of Gareth Mallory in James Bond movies |
| 32% | QUINT | 5 | Peter —, ghostly character in 1898 Henry James novella The Turn of the Screw |
| 32% | DENCH | 5 | Judi ___, English actress who played the role of M in numerous James Bond movies |
| 31% | PETER | 5 | & 10A Servant in 1898 Henry James novella The Turn of the Screw who seduces Miss Jessel |
| 29% | BIKEL | 5 | Theodore —, folk singer-actor who created the role of Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music on Broadway in 1959 |
| 29% | JULIETTE | 8 | Academy Award-winning French actress ___ Binoche from "The English Patient", who plays the role of Dr. Ouelet in "Ghost in the Shell" |
| 28% | SOO | 3 | Actress Phillipa who originated the role of Eliza in Broadway's "Hamilton" |
| 28% | IDINA | 5 | Actress Menzel who originated the role of Elphaba in Broadway's "Wicked" |
| 28% | PRICE | 5 | Leontyne —, American soprano who created the female title role in 1966 Samuel Barber opera Antony and Cleopatra |
| 28% | RACHELMCADAMS | 13 | Actress in "The Notebook", who played the role of an investigator in Netflix's "True Detective": 2 wds. |
| 28% | DONALD | 6 | & 16D English actor-manager who played the title role in 1954 film drama Svengali |
| 28% | KEVINSPACEY | 11 | Actor from "American Beauty", who plays the role of a congressman in Netflix's "House of Cards": 2 wds. |
| 28% | MOORE | 5 | Roger ___, English actor who has portrayed the iconic role of James Bond in numerous movies |
| 28% | CRAIG | 5 | Daniel ___, English actor who has portrayed the iconic role of James Bond in numerous movies |
| 28% | ETHEL | 5 | Singer Merman who originated the role of Annie in Broadway's "Annie Get Your Gun" |
| 28% | LEN | 3 | Cariou who originated the role of Sweeney Todd in the musical |
| 28% | HUGO | 4 | Actor who played the role of Agent Smith in "The Matrix" |
| 27% | TORRIGIANO | 10 | Pietro —, sculptor who created the tomb of Margaret Beaufort in Westminster Abbey |
| 27% | LEBLANC | 7 | Episodes actor Matt ___, who plays the role of Joey Tribbiani in "Friends" |
| 27% | BURTREYNOLDS | 12 | "Smokey and the Bandit" actor who turned down the role of Edward in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ALANRICKMAN | 11 | Actor who played the role of Ronald Reagan in the movie "The Butler" |
| 27% | UTA | 3 | She originated the role of Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| 27% | AMY | 3 | Actress Adams, who played the role of Lois Lane in "Man of Steel" |
| 27% | PERRY | 5 | 17 Again actor Matthew ___, who plays the role of Chandler Bing in "Friends" |
| 27% | ANISTON | 7 | Horrible Bosses actress Jennifer ___, who plays the role of Rachel Green in "Friends" |
| 27% | IAN | 3 | Actor who played the role of Gandalf in "LOTR" |