1 Mickey Rooney:
Tha late star's father, Ninnian Joseph Ewell, was botn in Polmadie Street, Glasgow.
2 Christopher Walken: The Deer Hunter star's mother Rosalie Russell emigrated to the States from Easterhouse.
3 Julianne Moore: Her mother, Anne Love, was a social worker from Greenock.
4 David Duchovny: The X Files' actor's mother was Margaret - or Meg - Miller, who came from Aberdeen.
5 Dianne Wiest: The Mother of the Edward Scissorhands star was Anne Stewart from Auchtermuchty
6 Neve Campbell: The Scream star's father Gerry Campbell left Glasgow for Canada.
7 Alicia Silverstone: Her mother Deirdre Radford was a former Pan Am flight attendant from Scotland.
8 Sam Waterston: The Killing Fields star's father George came from Leith.
9 Jay Leno: The mother of the Tonight Show host was Catherine Muir from Greenock.
10 Samaire Armstrong: The Dirty Sexy Money star's father was Scotsman Hunter Armstrong.
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