Despite her first name aging like milk, this actress endeared us to her as Ma Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie for years.

Karen Grassle

“I’ll be back.”
The Terminator
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Hej! Hur mår du?
Swedish

Spanish: madrugar (verb)
German: Brückentag (noun)
Spanish: to wake up early in the morning
German: a "bridge day" taken off between a holiday and a weekend.
Nearly 21 million gallons of this treat are consumed by Wisconsinites each year.
Ice cream

This mom starred in a hit TLC series chronicling her life (with her husband who she hated) with eight children.

(OG Karen Haircut too)
Kate Gosselin
“Life is like a box of chocolates.”
Forrest Gump

Olá! Tudo bem?
Portuguese

Spanish: amigovio/a (noun)
German: Verschlimmbessern (noun)
Spanish: friend with benefits
German: making something worse while trying to improve it
The Fox River is one of the few rivers in the nation that flows this way.
North

This actor played Dr. Jack Shepard in the hit series, Lost, with a last name that is also the word for a sly animal.

Matthew Fox

“I see dead people.”
The Sixth Sense

Dzień dobry! Jak się masz?
Polish

Spanish: trasnochar (verb)
German: Dreikäsehoch (noun)
Spanish: to stay up all night/very late
German: a child, literally 3 cheeses high
This WI county has more shoreline than any other county in the US - over 250 miles.
Door County

This actress repped Milwaukee in Laverne and Shirley, playing the role of Laverne.
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Penny Marshall

“Here’s looking at you, kid.”
Casablanca

Ahoj! Jak se máš?
Czech

Spanish: manco (adj)
German: Kummerspeck (noun)
Spanish: one-armed
German: weight gained from emotional eating
Sheboygan is known as the capital of the world for this food, even having their own brand of it.
Bratwurst

This actress played Dr. Carol Hathaway on ER, along with roles on The Good Wife and (most recently) The Morning Show.
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Julianna Margulies

“You can’t handle the truth!”
A Few Good Men

Merhaba! Nasılsın?
Turkish

Spanish: empalagoso (adj)
German: Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz
Spanish: sickly sweet
German: a formerly real, 79-letter law regarding beef labeling, now obsolete
Manitowac
