| HAWKINS | Sally ___, actor that played Mary Brown in Paddington (7) |
| SALLY | _ Hawkins, played Mary Brown in Paddington (5) |
| EMILYMORTIMER | "The Newsroom" actress who plays Mrs. Brown in "Paddington in Peru": 2 wds. |
| NUTTREE | Teachers meeting with old actor: that bears fruit |
| RHUBARB | Chatter from actors that might be forced? (7) |
| STATION | Local police force HQ in Paddington, say (7) |
| ARDOURS | Passionate pursuits, to a person in Paddington |
| LINCOLN | Sally Field played Mary Todd in this 2012 bio-drama |
| KILLERS | The - - - , Las Vegas band that played at the Ospreys' Liberty Stadium in 2018 (7) |
| FARRISS | Surname name of the three brothers that played in the Australian band INXS. (7) |
| ELLIMAN | Yvonne ___, singer-actress who played Mary Magdalene in 1973 film musical Jesus Christ Superstar (7) |
| MIRANDA | Australian actress who played Mary Ann in 2005 action film War of the Worlds (7,4) (see 15A) |
| KIRSTEN | ____ Dunst, U.S. actress who played Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film trilogy (7) |
| ANDREWS | Julie, actress who played Mary Poppins on screen (7) |
| EDASNER | He played Mary Richards's boss |
| SHANANA | Group that played "At the Hop" at Woodstock |
| HOTTUNA | American roots music band that played with Jefferson Airplane: 2 wds. |
| ALDA | Only actor that appeared in all "M*A*S*H" episodes |
| BEN | Actor Whishaw who voices the title character in "Paddington in Peru" |
| LEADINGMAN | Evidence Fed's been shot for top actor (that all other across answers have here) (7,3) |