
Happy birthday to entertainers like Sissy Spacek, CCH Pounder, and Annie Lennox! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for December 25, 2025:

Actress Sissy Spacek (1949) won the Oscar for playing Loretta Lynn in "Coal Miner's Daughter" and turned prom night into a horror landmark in "Carrie." In 2025, she joined Lynne Ramsay's "Die My Love," alongside Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson.

Actress CCH Pounder (1952) moved from the indie classic "Bagdad Cafe" to TV mainstay work on "ER" and "NCIS: New Orleans." She recently returned to Pandora as Mo'at in the "Avatar" franchise.

Singer Annie Lennox (1954) helped Eurythmics reshape 1980s pop with "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and "Here Comes the Rain Again." Her solo run produced albums like "Diva" and an Academy Award-winning song, "Into the West," from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."

Model Helena Christensen (1968) rose as a 1990s supermodel and later expanded into photography and creative work. In 2025, she was appointed BoConcept's global artistic director.

Singers Jess and Lisa Origliasso (1984) launched The Veronicas with the ARIA Award-winning album "The Secret Life Of...," then followed with "Hook Me Up" and the breakout single "Untouched."
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Actress Hanna Schygulla (1943), Actor Gary Sandy (1945), Hall of Fame football player Larry Csonka (1946), Country singer Barbara Mandrell (1948), Guitarist Robin Campbell of UB40 (1954), Singer Steve Wariner (1954), Actress Klea Scott (1968), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (1971), Guitarist Noel Hogan of The Cranberries (1971), Singer Dido (1971), Singer Mac Powell of Third Day (1972), TV personality Rob Mariano (1975), DJ Armin van Buuren (1976), Actor Jeremy Strong (1978), Country singer Alecia Elliott (1982), Actress Perdita Weeks (1985), Basketball player Eric Gordon (1988), Singer-guitarist Lukas Nelson of Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real (1988)
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