80 Hottest Black Women in Entertainment
by dewjrk4 | created - 08 May 2012 | updated - 29 May 2012 | Public
1. La La Anthony
Actress | Power
La La Anthony is an actress and producer, known for her roles in Think Like a Man (2012) and Think Like a Man Too (2014), in which she starred alongside Kevin Hart and Taraji P. Henson, Spike Lee's Chi-Raq (2015), and television shows Unforgettable on A&E with Poppy Montgomery and Starz' hit show ...
2. Keri Hilson
Actress | Riddick
Keri Hilson was born on December 5, 1982 in Decatur, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Riddick (2013), The Rover (2014) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007).
3. Meta Golding
Actress | Rabbit Hole
Meta Golding is of Haitian descent but was raised in the United States, India, France and Italy as well as Haiti itself. She competed on ice as an Italian national figure skater, but when an injury ended her skating career she started acting in Italian theatre. Later she returned to the USA to ...
4. Rochelle Aytes
Actress | White Chicks
Rochelle Aytes was born in New York City. She attended LaGuardia High School and graduated with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree in Dance from SUNY Purchase College Conservatory for Dance in 1998. She is best-known for her role in White Chicks (2004) as Denise Porter; her role in Left 4 Dead 2 (...
5. Jennifer Freeman
Actress | You Got Served
Jennifer Freeman was born on October 20, 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for You Got Served (2004), My Wife and Kids (2000) and Johnson Family Vacation (2004). She was previously married to Earl Watson.
6. April Clark
Actress | ATL
April Clark is known for ATL (2006), 4Play (2014) and Torchwood (2006).
7. Annie Ilonzeh
Actress | Peppermint
Annie Ilonzeh was born on August 23, 1983 in Grapevine, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Peppermint (2018), Person of Interest (2011) and He's Just Not That Into You (2009).
8. Yasmin Deliz
Actress | Next Day Air
Yasmin Deliz was born on June 2, 1987 in Caracas, Venezuela. She is an actress, known for Next Day Air (2009), White T (2013) and Cougar Town (2009). She has been married to Chris Tibbs since February 13, 2010.
9. Logan Browning
Actress | The Perfection
Logan Browning was born on June 9, 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and director, known for The Perfection (2018), Bratz (2007) and Powers (2015).
10. Michelle Van Der Water
Actress | Minotaur
Michelle Van Der Water is a South African native born in Cape Town. Her parents moved the family to Australia soon after Michelle's birth. The family settled in a small town just an hour outside of Sydney. Michelle attended and graduated from Inaburra High School in the Sutherland Shire before ...
11. Serena Reeder
Actress | The Bucket List
Serena Reeder was born on April 8, 1983 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Bucket List (2007), Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) and Untitled Edmonia Lewis Film.
12. Sal Stowers
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Sal Stowers was born in Pasadena, California, USA. Sal is an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem (2021) and Major Crimes (2012).
13. Gabrielle Union
Actress | Bring It On
Gabrielle Union was born on October 29, 1972, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Theresa (Glass), who managed a phone company, and Sylvester E. Union, a military sergeant and business executive. When she was eight, her family moved to Pleasanton, California, where she grew up and attended high school. There, ...
14. Gina Torres
Actress | Serenity
Gina was born in New York City and is youngest of three children in a close-knit Cuban American family. Attended New York City's High School of Music and Art She is a gifted mezzo soprano and was trained in opera and jazz and also sang in a gospel choir.
15. Yaya DaCosta
Actress | The Butler
Yaya DaCosta was born and raised in New York City along with her sister and two brothers. She got her first acting gig at the age of eleven when her junior high school drama teacher, Ann Willis Ratray, encouraged her to audition for educational films. She continued to perform in school shows ...
16. Zoe Saldana
Actress | Guardians of the Galaxy
Zoe Saldana was born on June 19, 1978 in Passaic, New Jersey, to Asalia Nazario and Aridio Saldaña. Her father was Dominican and her mother is Puerto Rican. She was raised in Queens, New York. When she was 10 years old, she and her family moved to the Dominican Republic, where they would live for ...
17. Stacey Dash
Actress | Clueless
Stacey Dash was born in the Bronx, New York. Stacy knew that she wanted to act, and from an early age began to act professionally. She made regular appearances on The Cosby Show (1984), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), and also St. Elsewhere (1982). At 21 she made her feature film debut in Enemy...
18. Eva Marcille
Actress | The Young and the Restless
Eva Marcille was born on October 30, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), I Think I Love My Wife (2007) and Smallville (2001). She was previously married to Michael Sterling.
19. Thandiwe Newton
Actress | Crash
Thandiwe Newton was born in London. She is the daughter of Zimbabwean mother Nyasha, a health-care worker from the Shona tribe, and British father Nick Newton, who worked as a lab technician. She lived in Zambia until political unrest caused her family to move back to the UK, where she lived in ...
20. Lauren London
Actress | ATL
Lauren London first appeared in the film, ATL, opposite actor and recording artist, Tip "TI" Harris. Due to London's breakout success in ATL, she received an offer to star in the film, This Christmas, with Loretta Devine, Idris Elba and Regina King. Her next film role was in the teen romantic ...
21. Daphne Duplaix
Actress | One Life to Live
Daphne Duplaix was born on August 18, 1976 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for One Life to Live (1968), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) and Lost & Found (1999). She has been married to Grady Heiberg since June 28, 2014. They have one child. She was previously ...
22. Tiffany Hines
Actress | Magnum P.I.
Tiffany Hines was born on September 2, 1983 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for Magnum P.I. (2018), 24: Legacy (2016) and Bones (2005).
23. Keke Palmer
Actress | Nope
Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer was born on August 26, 1993 in Harvey, Illinois and raised in Robbins, Illinois to Sharon and Larry Palmer, both former actors. Palmer showed vocal promise as a five-year-old, when she belted out "Jesus Loves Me" in her church choir. A year later the singer-actress had a...
24. Holly Robinson Peete
Actress | 21 Jump Street
Holly Robinson Peete was born on September 18, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for 21 Jump Street (1987), For Your Love (1998) and 21 Jump Street (2012). She has been married to Rodney Peete since June 10, 1995. They have four children.
25. Jessica Lucas
Actress | The Covenant
Jessica Lucas (born September 24th, 1985) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is known for her roles in television, such as Edgemont, Melrose Place (1992) and Cult, and in the films The Covenant (2006), Cloverfield (2008) and 2013's Evil Dead (2013). She also starred in the music video for ...
26. Tanya Chisholm
Actress | Big Time Rush
Tanya Chisholm is a versatile veteran of the stage and screen, and has found Hollywood success in both comedic + dramatic story telling.
Most recently, the actress lent her dramatic chops to the pivotal role of "Alice" in Kevin Willmott's (BlacKkKlansman) and Trai Byers (Empire) film- "The 24th". ...
27. Meagan Tandy
Actress | Piranha 3DD
Meagan Tandy was born on May 3, 1985 in Fremont, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Piranha 3DD (2012), Unstoppable (2010) and Teen Wolf (2011).
28. Amber Stevens West
Actress | 22 Jump Street
Stevens was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actor and radio announcer Shadoe Stevens, and former model Beverly Cunningham. She has a younger sister named Chyna Stevens (Chyna Rose Stevens). She is a graduate of Beverly Hills High School. Her father is Caucasian (of Norwegian...
29. Chaunteé Schuler Irving
Actress | As the World Turns
Chauntee' Schuler Irving is a professor and professional actor with over twenty years of experience in the industry and the classroom. She has performed lead roles in Broadway, Off Broadway, and Broadway National Tours as well as on television and in national commercials. She has trained with The ...
30. Noémie Lenoir
Actress | Rush Hour 3
Noémie Lenoir was born on September 19, 1979 in Versailles, Yvelines, France. She is an actress, known for Rush Hour 3 (2007), After the Sunset (2004) and The Transporter Refueled (2015).
31. Paulette Braxton
Actress | A Night at the Roxbury
Paulette Braxton was born on January 31, 1965 in Houston, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Homeboys in Outer Space (1996) and CSI: Miami (2002).
32. Sharon Brathwaite
Actress | Think Like a Man
Sharon Brathwaite was born in The Bronx, New York, USA. She is known for Think Like a Man (2012), The Unit (2006) and Holiday Hideaway (2022). She was previously married to El Sanders.
33. Linara Washington
Actress | Grey's Anatomy
Linara Washington was born in the little town of Beaufort, SC to a beautiful Brazilian woman and an American son of a preacher man. Her mother spoke no English at the time, which has given Linara the added benefit of being fluent in Portuguese. She is currently adding German to her list of ...
34. Jurnee Smollett
Actress | The Burial
Jurnee Smollett is an award-winning actress and activist of rare talent and conviction. In the fall of 2020, she starred in J.J. Abrams, Jordan Peele and Misha Green's critically acclaimed drama for HBO, "Lovecraft Country." Smollett's performance was lauded by industry insiders and critics alike. ...
35. Jessica Pimentel
Actress | Orange Is the New Black
The Brooklyn born and raised native New Yorker is a Latina of mixed heritage. Her parents were immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Jessica is best known as an actress in her role as Maria Ruiz on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black, and won 3 Screen Actors Guild Award wins and ...
36. Michael Michele
Actress | ER
Michael is the eldest of two daughters. Her white father, Jerry, is an entrepreneur. Her African American mother, Thersa, is a corporate manager. In high school she played volleyball, basketball, and ran track. After high school, she moved to New York and quickly got commercial work. This led to a ...
37. Kimberly Jeppson
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Kimberly Jeppson was born on October 8, 1985 in California, USA. She is an actress, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), The Big Bang Theory (2007) and Mostly Ghostly (2007).
38. Tanisha Williams
Writer | Forties AF
Tanisha Quilter-Williams brings a unique worldview shaped by a colorful background. From growing up as a "military brat," to working in the trenches at some of Hollywood's top companies, her eclectic experience has created a unique perspective and fostered her producing projects, as well as her ...
39. Donielle Artese
Actress | Insecure
Donielle Artese was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Insecure (2016), Mad Men (2007) and Jane the Virgin (2014).
40. Abigail McFarlane
Actress | Pale Blue
Abigail McFarlane is known for Pale Blue (2016), Grey's Anatomy (2005) and Puzzled (2020).
41. Azur-De
Actress | Save A Life
Azur-De is known for Save A Life (2022), InAPPropriate Comedy (2013) and Imani (2023).
42. Randa Walker
Actress | Somewhere
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, this southern girl was destined to be in the Entertainment industry. From a very early age she remembers finding it easy to identify with the various characters from television, film, and her novels. As a result, much to her parents amusement, and sometimes ...
43. Ayanna Fullilove
Actress | Happy Holiday
Ayanna Fullilove was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is known for Happy Holiday (2011), The Prophet of the Slaves (2008) and InZer0 (2006).
44. Nichole Galicia
Actress | Django Unchained
Nichole Galicia is a film and television actress whose extraordinary journey to the big screen began as a high fashion model on the catwalks of Europe. Most recently, acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino hand picked Galicia for his film, Django Unchained, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx. ...
45. Lenore Thomas Douglas
Actress | The Princess Diaries
Lenore Thomas Douglas is known for The Princess Diaries (2001), The One Last Time (2009) and Southie (1998). She has been married to Andrew Douglas since November 1, 2010. They have two children.
46. Nafessa Williams
Actress | Black and Blue
Nafessa Williams was born on December 4, 1989 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Black and Blue (2019), Black Lightning (2018) and A Holiday Chance (2021).
47. Kalilah Harris
Actress | For the Love of Jason
Kalilah Harris is known for For the Love of Jason (2020), Greyson Family Christmas (2021) and Being Mary Jane (2013).
48. Brenda Vivian
Actress | 50 First Dates
Brenda Vivian was born in Los Angeles, California and is of African, Vietnamese, Irish and Native American descent. Brenda's family moved to San Jose, California when she was a small child and she lived there until high school graduation. Brenda attended UCLA and majored in psychology and ...
49. Megalyn Echikunwoke
Actress | Night School
Ebubennem Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke was born May 28, in Spokane, Washington. Her father was Nigerian and her mother is of English and Scots-Irish descent. Her last name, "Echikunwoke", means "leader of men" and Megalyn is the granddaughter of a Nigerian tribal leader of the Igbo, which technically ...
50. Tasia Sherel
Actress | Snowfall
Born and raised on the south side of Chicago Tasia Sherel (pronounced Asia w/a T) never intended to pursue a career in entertainment, but fate and raw talent intervened. As an only child, Sherel had dreams of becoming a hairstylist. However, she found herself at a local community college earning ...
51. Brandi Magee
Actress | The Last Gamble
Brandi Magee is known for The Last Gamble (2011), County General (2005) and Cain and Abel (2006).
53. La Rivers
Actress | Brooklyn.Blue.Sky
La Rivers is known for Brooklyn.Blue.Sky (2017), Brooklynification (2016) and Equal Standard (2020).
54. Emayatzy Corinealdi
Actress | Middle of Nowhere
Emayatzy Corinealdi was born on January 14, 1980 in Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress, known for Middle of Nowhere (2012), The Invitation (2015) and Roots (2016).
55. Jennifer Gordon
Actress | Roommates
Jennifer Gordon is known for Roommates (2004), Sonny Dreamweaver (2009) and Something Like a Business (2010).
56. Hayley Marie Norman
Actress | Kenan
Hayley Marie Norman is an American film and television actress.
Hayley was born and raised in Thousand Oaks, California, the daughter of a retired baseball player. Her father is African-American and her mother is of Russian, German, and distant Dutch, descent. On her mother's side, Hayley is the ...
57. Simone Missick
Actress | All Rise
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Simone always knew she was meant to perform. Growing up, Simone spent years playing the violin, singing, and playing sports before she decided to focus on acting. While in her first year as an English major at Howard University, she decided to take a theatre for ...
58. Candice Marie Flournoy
Actress | Redemption, Inc
Candice Marie Flournoy is known for Redemption, Inc (2011), Bite Me (2010) and Hott Damned (2011).
59. Aja Naomi King
Actress | The Birth of a Nation
King appeared in several short films before landing guest roles on the CBS procedurals Blue Bloods and Person of Interest. Her big break came in 2012 when she was cast as new surgical intern Cassandra Kopelson on the CW drama Emily Owens, M.D. The series was canceled after a single season in 2013. ...
61. Esther Baxter
Actress | Interludes
With her exotic beauty, on-screen charisma, and business savvy, the multi-racial Miami native of African America, Indian, Cuban, Norwegian, Italian and Puerto Rican descent Esther Baxter reigned queen of the urban model scene as one of the industry's most sought-after "Video Vixens" and has ...
62. Erykah Badu
Actress | The Cider House Rules
Erykah Badu was born on February 26, 1971 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for The Cider House Rules (1999), Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) and What Men Want (2019).
63. Dalia Phillips
Actress | S.W.A.T.
Dalia Phillips is known for S.W.A.T. (2017), American Horror Story (2011) and Akeelah and the Bee (2006).
64. Phire Dawson
Visual_effects | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Phire Dawson was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in the suburbs of southern Connecticut. She is one of six children and began performing as a dancer and cheerleader at age eight. Phire attended Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. While in Atlanta, Phire went on to cheer and dance for the ...
65. Cari Champion
Actress | The Bling Ring
Cari Champion was born on June 1, 1975 in Pasadena, California, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for The Bling Ring (2013), CSI: Miami (2002) and Eleventh Hour (2008).
66. Ronda Louis-Jeune
Actress | February
Ronda Louis-Jeune was born on December 26, 1987 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015), Cyber Bully (2011) and The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021).
67. Maya Washington
Actress | Tooth Fairy
Maya Washington is known for Tooth Fairy (2010), Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009) and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010).
68. Shadia Taylor
Actress | Resurrection
Shadia Taylor is known for Resurrection, Bubblegum & Broken Fingers (2011) and The Gentleman (2013).
69. Nydia McFadden
Actress | Funny People
Nydia McFadden was born in New York City and raised in Brooklyn by an artistic family, German-Jewish grandparents and mother, African-American father and his extended clan. At an early age, Nydia was plucked from public school by Eliot Feld's Ballet Tech to be a part of their school and company. ...
70. Bridgette Morgan
Actress | A Real Black Horror
Bridgette Morgan is known for A Real Black Horror (2012), Way Down in Chinatown (2014) and The Catalyst (2005).
71. Lorene Chesley
Actress | Shameless
Lorene Chesley is known for Shameless (2011), The Fosters (2013) and Perception (2012).
72. Zee James
Actress | Snowfall
Zee James is a Screen Actors Guild Award Winning Actress and professional stuntwoman.
Recently, Zee appeared in the categories "The Physics of Taekwondo" and "Taekwondo" during this 36th and 37th seasons of Jeopardy!. In 2021, Zee can be seen in the new season of Selena: The Series, playing the role...
73. T. Lynn Eanes
Actor | All My Children
T. Lynn Eanes was born on September 14, 1978 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for All My Children (1970), How I Met Your Mother (2005) and Cryptogram (2013).
74. Sonequa Martin-Green
Actress | Star Trek: Discovery
Sonequa Martin-Green (born March 21, 1985) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her television role as Sasha Williams on The Walking Dead, a role she played from 2012 to 2017. Before that, she had starred in several independent films before gaining her first recurring role as ...
75. Robin Thede
Writer | A Black Lady Sketch Show
Robin Thede is a comedy writer, sketch/improvisational comedian and actress. She attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, earning a B.S.J. degree in Broadcast Journalism and African-American Studies. After college, Robin studied improvisation, sketch and comedy writing at The Second ...
76. Katlynn Simone
Actress | Empire
Katlynn Simone is an actress and singer born and raised in Houston Texas. Her first major role was on bet's the game playing Brittany Pitts she was on the show from 2011 to 2015. In 2017 Katlynn joined bet's the quad and it ended in 2018. In July 2018 Katlynn joined fox's empire playing treasure a ...
77. Chastity Dotson
Actress | Veronica Mars
Chastity Dotson has written and performed seven one-woman shows and was previously invited to perform her solo piece "Little Book of Battles" for Danny Hoch's Hip Hop Theater Festival at The Public Theater in New York City.
After studying at University of Southern California's BFA acting program, ...
78. Genevieve Nnaji
Actress | Road to Yesterday
Genevieve Nnaji started her acting career as a child actress in the then-popular television soap opera "Ripples" at the age of 8. She was also featured in several commercials, some of which included Pronto beverage and Omo detergent. In 1998, at the age of 19, she made her debut in the growing ...
79. Elle Young
Actress | Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
Elle Young is known for Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022), Black-ish (2014) and Wrong Number.
80. Aeriél Miranda
Actress | Straight Outta Compton
Aeriél Miranda (better known as "ARI" - a name of endearment given to her by friends, followers and industry professionals) is a Dallas, Texas native, born and raised, having seasonally lived in Boston and New Orleans. Brought up by youthful parents, her mother is an African American woman hailing ...
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