| 100% | EVALONGORIA | 11 | Texas-born former soap actress who went on to star in "Desperate Housewives": 2 wds. |
| 86% | ROBINWRIGHT | 11 | Texas-born former soap actress who went on to star in "House of Cards": 2 wds. |
| 71% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | Texas-born former soap actor who went on to star in "Men in Black": 3 wds. |
| 52% | AMYPOEHLER | 10 | "Saturday Night Live" comedian who went on to star in 24-Across and 36-/42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | LYNDONJOHNSON | 13 | Texas senator who went on to become the 36th US president: 2 wds. |
| 43% | RODDYPIPER | 10 | Rowdy ___, a wrestler who went on to play the lead role in the cult classic "They Live": 2 wds. |
| 42% | MOLLYRINGWALD | 13 | "Pretty in Pink" actress who reportedly passed on the "Pretty Woman" role that went to Julia Roberts: 2 wds. |
| 42% | EMILYBLUNT | 10 | "Jungle Cruise" actress who starred in 2016's "The Girl on the Train": 2 wds. |
| 41% | SIMULIU | 7 | Kim's Convenience actor who went on to star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| 41% | OLIVIAMUNN | 10 | The Daily Show correspondent who went on to star in an X-Men movie |
| 41% | WARRENSAPP | 10 | Former NFL player who appeared on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ANGELABASSETT | 13 | Actress who played rock star Tina Turner in the 1993 film "What's Love Got to Do With It": 2 wds. |
| 40% | CANDICEPATTON | 13 | Former soap-opera actress who plays Iris West on "The Flash" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | BEVERLYSILLS | 12 | Brooklyn-born soprano who went on to chair Lincoln Center and the Metropolitan Opera: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ROSAMUNDPIKE | 12 | "I Care a Lot" actress who starred in 2014's "Gone Girl": 2 wds. |
| 38% | KRISTENBELL | 11 | Actress who voices Anna in "Frozen" and Jade Wilson in "Teen Titans Go! To the Movies" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | KATHRYNJOOSTEN | 14 | "Desperate Housewives" actress who started a Hollywood acting career in her late 50s: 2 wds. |
| 38% | NICOLEKIDMAN | 12 | Honolulu-born actress who starred in the movie musical "Moulin Rouge": 2 wds. |
| 37% | INGRIDBERGMAN | 13 | Swedish-born actress who starred in the 1940s movies "Gaslight" and "Casablanca": 2 wds. |
| 37% | GINARODRIGUEZ | 13 | Actress who voices Mary in the movie "The Star": 2 wds. |
| 37% | BELLARAMSEY | 11 | Actress who starred in 2022's "Catherine Called Birdy": 2 wds. |
| 37% | SHARONSTONE | 11 | Oscar-nominated actress who starred in "Casino": 2 wds. |
| 37% | STEPHANIEHSU | 12 | "Joy Ride" actress who plays the personal assistant to a movie star in "The Fall Guy" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | DEMIMOORE | 9 | "Ghost" actress who went bald for her role in "G.I. Jane": 2 wds. |
| 37% | AYOEDEBIRI | 10 | Actress who plays the chef Sydney Adamu on "The Bear": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MAUREENOHARA | 12 | Actress who played Doris Walker in "Miracle on 34th Street": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ANGELINAJOLIE | 13 | Actress who starred in 2005's "Mr. and Mrs. Smith": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ANGELINAJOLIE | 13 | Actress who stars in, wrote, directed, and coproduced 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ANNEHECHE | 9 | Actress who starred in the 1998 remake of 49-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LAURALINNEY | 11 | Actress who starred in the 1995 blockbuster film "Congo," based on Michael Crichton's novel of the same name (2 wds.) |