Celebrities born on March 20

Jayakrishna Gummadi is an award-winning Indian cinematographer who has worked in Telugu and Malayalam cinema.

Lauren-Ashley Cristiano is known for her work on Monkey with a Mustache (2013).

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Suzanne Francis (March 20, 1959) is an English science fiction and fantasy author. She was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, and now lives in Dunedin, New Zealand. She has been married twice and has four children. Suzanne Francis is the author of four published novels, collectively known as the Song of the Arkafina. The books were first published as ebooks by Mushroom Ebooks in 2007-2009 and in paperback in 2009 by Bladud Books. All the books in the Song of the Arkafina are set in an imaginary universe known as the Gyre. Ms. Francis has stated she intends to continue adding works to the Gyre Cosmos in the future. She is presently completing a series entitled Sons of the Mariner, which will follow the further events in the lives of the main characters from the Song of the Arkafina series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Suzanne Francis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

MARY ELLEN MARK achieved worldwide visibility through her numerous books, exhibitions and editorial magazine work. She published photo-essays and portraits in such publications as LIFE, New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and Vanity Fair. For over five decades, she traveled extensively to make pictures that reflect a high degree of humanism. She is recognized as one of our most respected and influential photographers. Her images of our world's diverse cultures have become landmarks in the field of documentary photography. Her portrayals of Mother Teresa, Indian circuses, and brothels in Bombay were the product of many years of work in India. A photo essay on runaway children in Seattle became the basis of the academy award nominated film STREETWISE, directed and photographed by her husband, Martin Bell.

Frank Warner Capra, known as Frank Capra Jr., was an American film and television producer. He was one of the three children of film director Frank Capra and his second wife, Lucille. His own sons, Frank Capra III and Jonathan Capra, are assistant directors. At the time of his death, Capra Jr. was president of EUE/Screen Gems studio, which he had helped to found in Wilmington, North Carolina, in the mid-1980s, and a member of the North Carolina Film Council.

In 2013 Julia portrayed the lead Elizabeth in short film Aquarius' Mule, a drug addict who has to face the consequences of her drug abuse. In 2014, Papp played the female lead role of a young prostitute Magdolna in the film Tariro, a story about human trafficking. Papp portrayed the lead character Anna in the 2015 film Archie, a story about a young mother and her six-year-old autistic son. Later in the year Julia played Catherine in Pulitzer Prize winning play Proof. Her performance was well-received by critics. "The cast is led by Julia Papp, who gives a powerfully emotional performance" Carn's Theatre Passion. "At the centre of this production of Proof is the moving and multifaceted performance of Julia Papp" Theatre Truffles. "Julia Papp gives a strong and believable performance" West End Wilma. "...especially the absolutely brilliant, heartbreaking and emotional Julia Papp's performance" At Stage Door. "The acting was absolutely superb with Julia Papp displaying every possible emotion" Broke In The Big Smoke. In the same year, Julia won an Accolade Award of Merit as Best Supporting Actress for her feature film Seven Devils playing the troubled psychic Rita. The film also won the Silver Screen Award at the Nevada International Film Festival and Silver Award at the International Independent Film Awards. Papp can also be seen in Hungarian TV series Maganyomozok (2014), EngineX4 (2015), Daniel (2015), and Hidden Angel (2016). Most recently she played the role of Claire in the 2016 film Forever Tomorrow (2016).

Sister Rosetta Tharpe (born Rosetta Nubin, March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer and guitarist. She attained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and electric guitar that was extremely important to the origins of rock and roll. She was the first great recording star of gospel music and among the first gospel musicians to appeal to rhythm-and-blues and rock-and-roll audiences, later being referred to as "the original soul sister" and "the Godmother of rock and roll". She influenced early rock-and-roll musicians, including Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis. Tharpe was a pioneer in her guitar technique; she was among the first popular recording artists to use heavy distortion on her electric guitar, presaging the rise of electric blues. Her guitar playing technique had a profound influence on the development of British blues in the 1960s; in particular a European tour with Muddy Waters in 1964 with a stop in Manchester on 7 May is cited by prominent British guitarists such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Keith Richards. Willing to cross the line between sacred and secular by performing her music of "light" in the "darkness" of nightclubs and concert halls with big bands behind her, Tharpe pushed spiritual music into the mainstream and helped pioneer the rise of pop-gospel, beginning in 1938 with the recording "Rock Me" and with her 1939 hit "This Train". Her unique music left a lasting mark on more conventional gospel artists such as Ira Tucker, Sr., of the Dixie Hummingbirds. While she offended some conservative churchgoers with her forays into the pop world, she never left gospel music. Tharpe's 1944 release "Down by the Riverside" was selected for the National Recording Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress in 2004, which noted that it "captures her spirited guitar playing and unique vocal style, demonstrating clearly her influence on early rhythm-and-blues performers" and cited her influence on "many gospel, jazz, and rock artists". ("Down by the Riverside" was recorded by Tharpe on December 2, 1948, in New York City, and issued as Decca single 48106.) Her 1945 hit "Strange Things Happening Every Day", recorded in late 1944, featured Tharpe's vocals and resonator guitar, with Sammy Price (piano), bass and drums. It was the first gospel record to cross over, hitting no. 2 on the Billboard "race records" chart, the term then used for what later became the R&B chart, in April 1945. The recording has been cited as a precursor of rock and roll, and alternatively has been called the first rock and roll record. In May 2018, Tharpe was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an Early Influence. ... Source: Article "Sister Rosetta Tharpe" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Japanese cinematographer. He is a member of the Japan Society of Cinematographers (JSC). In 1972, he graduated from Chiyoda College of Photography. From 1975 to 1976 he belonged to Mifune Productions. He worked on various films as a camera operator and in related roles. In 1985, he earned his first credit as director of photography for Seijun Suzuki's film "Capone Cries a Lot". He has often collaborated with Shun Nakahara, Masato Harada, and Yoichi Sai, but he does not work exclusively with a specific director; he has worked with many different directors. He has received numerous awards for his work.

Jean-Philippe Bernier was born on 20 March 1979 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is a cinematographer and composer, known for Turbo Kid (2015), Summer of 84 (2018) and Dinner in America (2020).