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Oscar Real People Portrayed By Best Actor/Actress Nominees

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Name the real people who have been portrayed by best actor and actress Oscar nominees. Year(s) of portrayals and category shown, along with ‘*’ if the portrayal won best actor/actress. You are naming the actual person portrayed, not the actor/actress. I did not included characters based on real people (but actually fictional characters).

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darin

1 month ago

If I missed anyone let me know!