Editing 1982 in film (section)

== Film debuts ==
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*[[Caroline Aaron]] – ''[[Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (film)|Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean]]''
*[[Pamela Adlon]] – ''[[Grease 2]]''
*[[Kirstie Alley]] – ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''
*[[Antonio Banderas]] – ''[[Labyrinth of Passion]]''
*[[Christine Baranski]] – ''[[Soup for One (film)|Soup for One]]''
*[[Frances Barber]] – ''[[The Missionary]]''
*[[Michael Bowen (actor)|Michael Bowen]] – ''[[Forbidden World]]''
*[[Nicolas Cage]] – ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]''
*[[Billy Campbell]] – ''[[How Sleep the Brave]]''
*[[Peter Capaldi]] – ''[[Living Apart Together (film)|Living Apart Together]]''
*[[Glenn Close]] – ''[[The World According to Garp (film)|The World According to Garp]]''
*[[Maryam d'Abo]] – ''[[Xtro]]''
*[[Tim Daly]] – ''[[Diner (1982 film)|Diner]]''
*[[Geena Davis]] – ''[[Tootsie]]''
*[[Rebecca De Mornay]] – ''[[One from the Heart]]''
*[[Christine Ebersole]] – ''Tootsie''
*[[Erika Eleniak]] – ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]''
*[[David Faustino]] – ''[[Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures]]''
*[[Miguel Ferrer]] – ''Truckin' Buddy McCoy''
*[[Whoopi Goldberg]] – ''Citizen''
*[[Hugh Grant]] – ''[[Privileged (1982 film)|Privileged]]''
*[[Anthony Michael Hall]] – ''[[Six Pack (film)|Six Pack]]''
*[[Paul Herman]] – ''[[Dear Mr. Wonderful]]''
*[[C. Thomas Howell]] – ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial''
*[[Alex Hyde-White]] – ''[[The Toy (1982 film)|The Toy]]''
*[[Željko Ivanek]] – ''[[The Soldier (1982 film)|The Soldier]]''
*[[Luz María Jerez]] – ''[[Sorceress (1982 film)|Sorceress]]''
*[[Angelina Jolie]] – ''[[Lookin' to Get Out]]''
*[[Claudia Karvan]] – ''[[Going Down (film)|Going Down]]''
*[[Tchéky Karyo]] – ''[[The Return of Martin Guerre]]''
*[[Kevin Kline]] – ''[[Sophie's Choice (film)|Sophie's Choice]]''
*[[Andy Lau]] – ''Once Upon a Rainbow''
*[[Joey Lawrence]] – ''Hit and Run''
*[[Jet Li]] – ''[[Shaolin Temple (1982 film)|Shaolin Temple]]''
*[[Vincent Lindon]] – ''Guy de Maupassant''
*[[Diego Luna]] – ''[[Antonieta]]''
*[[Amy Madigan]] – ''[[Love Child (1982 film)|Love Child]]''
*[[Michael Madsen]] – ''[[Against All Hope]]''
*[[Wendie Malick]] – ''[[A Little Sex]]''
*[[Ian McNeice]] – ''Voice Over''
*[[Michael Milhoan]] – ''[[The Beach Girls]]''
*[[Esai Morales]] – ''[[Forty Deuce]]''
*[[Eddie Murphy]] – ''[[48 Hrs.]]''
*[[Gary Oldman]] – ''[[Remembrance (1982 film)|Remembrance]]''
*[[Ed O'Ross]] – ''Dear Mr. Wonderful''
*[[Barry Otto]] – ''[[Norman Loves Rose]]''
*[[Rick Overton]] – ''[[Young Doctors in Love]]''
*[[Rob Paulsen]] – ''[[Tron]]''
*[[Paul Reiser]] – ''Diner''
*[[Molly Ringwald]] – ''[[Tempest (1982 film)|Tempest]]''
*[[Scott Rudin]] (producer) – ''[[I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can]]''
*[[James Russo]] – ''[[A Stranger Is Watching (film)|A Stranger Is Watching]]''
*[[William Sadler (actor)|William Sadler]] – ''[[Hanky Panky (1982 film)|Hanky Panky]]''
*[[Meredith Salenger]] – ''[[Annie (1982 film)|Annie]]''
*[[Miguel Sandoval]] – ''[[Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann]]''
*[[Greta Scacchi]] – ''{{ill|Second Sight (1982 film)|it|3=La moglie... gli uccelli|lt=Second Sight}}''
*[[Jackie Shroff]] – ''[[Swami Dada]]''
*[[Shawnee Smith]] – ''Annie''
*[[Bill Smitrovich]] – ''A Little Sex''
*[[Beau Starr]] – ''Hanky Panky''
*[[Eric Stoltz]] – ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High''
*[[Fred Tatasciore]] – ''[[Dragon Lord]]''
*[[Ulrich Tukur]] – ''[[Die Weiße Rose (film)|Die Weiße Rose]]''
*[[Forest Whitaker]] – ''[[Tag: The Assassination Game]]''
*[[James Wilby]] – ''Privileged''
*[[Mark Williams (actor)|Mark Williams]] – ''Privileged''
*[[Victor Wong (actor, born 1927)|Victor Wong]] – ''Nightsongs''
*[[Philip Zandén]] – ''[[Jönssonligan och Dynamit-Harry]]''
*[[Hans Zimmer]] (film composer) – ''[[Moonlighting (film)|Moonlighting]]''
*[[Daphne Zuniga]] – ''[[The Dorm That Dripped Blood]]''
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