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First, Catherine O’Hara met her husband, Bo Welch, on the set of Beetlejuice in 1988. Bo was the production designer on the film, while Catherine starred as Delia Deetz. “Our first day of shooting at the house was the day that Bo finally asked me out, so that’s what I see when I look at the scenes we shot there,” Catherine said in an interview with InStyle.
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David Tennant fell in love with his wife, Georgia Tennant, on the set of Doctor Who. Georgia appeared in a 2008 episode when David was playing the Tenth Doctor. Georgia’s dad, Peter Davidson, was actually the Fifth Doctor.
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Martin Short met his late wife, Nancy Dolman while performing in Godspell in 1972. Martin played Jeffrey, while Nancy was an understudy. They got married in 1980, with Nancy eventually taking a break from acting to raise their three children.
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Saoirse Ronan met her husband, Jack Lowden while starring in Mary Queen of Scots in 2018. Saorise played Mary, while Jack played Mary’s second husband, Henry Stuart. They’ve kept their relationship very quiet, but they recently made their red carpet debut as a couple at the 2024 Emmy Awards.
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Viola Davis met her husband and producing partner, Julius Tennon, on the set of the short-lived CBS series City of Angels in 1999. They met while waiting in line for breakfast on set, and Julius gave Viola his card, recalling on Jimmy Kimmel Live, “My mom told me, my mom said: ‘If you want to meet a girl, don’t ask for her phone number, give her your card. IF she’s interested, she’ll call you.”
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Daniel Radcliffe met his partner, Erin Darke on the set of Kill Your Darlings in 2012. Daniel played Allen Ginsberg, while Erin played Gwendolyn. Reflecting on the experience with EW, Daniel said, “Our characters are meeting and flirting with each other, so there is this kind of sweet record of us just meeting for the first time and flirting.”
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Ke Huy Quan met his wife, Echo Quan, in 2004 when they were both on the set of 2046. Ke Huy served as a first assistant director on the movie, while Echo had previously worked with director Wong Kar-Wai.
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Christine Baranski met her late husband, Matthew Cowles, when they both starred in the play Ghosts in 1982. Recalling their early meeting to The Guardian, Christine said he offered her a ride home on his motorcycle “and the rest is history.” Later, they appeared together in All My Children in 1984, where Matthew notably starred as Billy Clyde.
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Riley Keough met her husband, Ben Smith-Petersen, while on the set of Mad Max: Fury Road in 2012. Riley starred as Capable, one of Max’s wives, while Ben was a stunt performer. They started dating in 2013 when they reconnected during reshoots for the movie.
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Margot Robbie met her husband and producing partner, Tom Ackerley, in 2013 on the set of Suite Française. Margot starred as Celine, while Tom was the third assistant director. In an interview with Vogue, Margot said, “The idea of relationships made me want to vomit. And then this crept up on me. We were friends for so long. I was always in love with him, but I thought, Oh, he would never love me back.”
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Melissa Fumero met her husband, David Fumero, when they starred in One Life to Live together beginning in 2004. Melissa played Adriana Cramer, while David starred as Cristian Vega. In an interview on The Late Late Show in 2022, Melissa revealed she had a crush on David when she was 13 years old and saw him in Mariah Carey’s music video for “Honey.”
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Maya Erskine met her husband, Michael Angarano while talking about a film he was writing and directing called Sacramento. In the film, which is still yet to be released, Michael stars as Rickey while Maya plays Tallie.
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Damian Lewis met his late wife, Helen McCrory, in 2003 when they were in rehearsals for the play Five Gold Rings in London. Director Michael Attenborough recalled seeing the duo fall in love, telling British Vogue, “I witnessed two people falling for each other hook, line and sinker, which, of course, worked brilliantly in the play.”
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Julia Roberts met her husband, Daniel Moder, on the set of The Mexican in 2000. Julia starred as Samantha Barzel, while Danny was a camera operator. At the time, the two where in relationships with other people.
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And finally, Jimmy Fallon met his wife, Nancy Juvonen, when she produced the 2005 movie Fever Pitch, which starred Jimmy and Nancy’s best friend, Drew Barrymore. While they worked together for the first time on the film, Nancy actually met Jimmy briefly when she attended a taping of SNL when Drew was hosting.
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