Female leads
by imuda1 | created - 22 Sep 2018 | updated - 06 May 2020 | Public
1. Melanie Scrofano
Actress | Ready or Not
Melanie Neige Scrofano is a Canadian actress. She is known for playing Mrs. McMurray on the Crave comedy series Letterkenny, Rebecca on the CBC comedy-drama series Being Erica, October on the Showcase mockumentary series Pure Pwnage, and Tia on the CTV fantasy-drama series The Listener. From 2016 ...
2. Dominique Provost-Chalkley
Actor | Avengers: Age of Ultron
Dom P-C is a British-French Canadian activist, environmentalist, philanthropist, musician, singer, song writer, dancer, and an actor, best known for their role as Waverly Earp on the critically acclaimed television series Wynonna Earp (2016-2021). They were born in Bristol, England. They are also ...
3. Katherine Barrell
Actress | Wynonna Earp
Katherine (Kat) Barrell is best known for her work as Officer Nicole Haught on Wynonna Earp (2016) (Syfy) and Alicia Rutherford on Workin' Moms (2017) (Netflix/CBC). Most recently she joined the series cast of Good Witch (2015) (Hallmark) and played the notorious Stella Grimes on Star Trek: ...
4. Natalie Krill
Actress | Below Her Mouth
Born and raised in small town Saskatchewan, Natalie's desire for the arts was evident from a very early age and encouraged by her mother Rose. While performing dances and plays in the family living room was Natalie's first foray into the performing arts, it wasn't long before she started to shine ...
5. Carla Gugino
Actress | Watchmen
Carla Gugino was born in Sarasota, Florida, to Carl Gugino, an orthodontist. She is of Italian (father) and English-Irish (mother) ancestry. Gugino moved with her mother to Paradise, California, when Carla was just five years old. During her childhood, they moved many times within the state. But ...
6. Victoria Pedretti
Actress | Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood
Victoria Pedretti (born March 23, 1995) is an American actress of film and television, who is known for her roles as the adult Eleanor "Nell" Crain Vance on the Netflix horror series The Haunting of Hill House, Danielle "Dani" Clayton on its follow-up The Haunting of Bly Manor, and Love Quinn on ...
7. Elizabeth Reaser
Actress | Twilight
Elizabeth Ann Reaser was born July 2, 1975 in Bloomfield, Michigan, to Karen (Weidman) and John Reaser. As the middle child in a trio of sisters, she grew up in rural Milford, MI. Her mother, a homemaker, and her father, an attorney turned restaurateur turned substitute teacher, divorced, and her ...
8. Kate Siegel
Actress | Hush
Kate Siegel (born August 9, 1982) is an American actress and screenwriter. She is known for her collaborations with her husband Mike Flanagan, appearing in the acclaimed horror films Oculus (2013), Hush (2016), which she also co-wrote, Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), and Gerald's Game (2017). Siegel ...
9. Carrie Coon
Actress | Gone Girl
Originally from Copley, OH, Carrie Coon is a Chicago-based theatre, television and film actress. She received a BA in English and Spanish from the University of Mount Union, followed by her MFA in Acting at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Coon was nominated for a Tony Award in the Best ...
10. Bryce Dallas Howard
Actress | Jurassic World Dominion
Bryce Dallas Howard was born on March 2, 1981, in Los Angeles, California. She was conceived in Dallas, Texas (the reason for her middle name). Her father, Ron Howard, is a former actor turned Oscar-winning director. Her mother is actress and writer Cheryl Howard (née Alley). Her famous relatives ...
11. Judy Greer
Actress | 13 Going on 30
Judy Greer was born and raised outside of Detroit, Michigan, as Judith Therese Evans. She is the daughter of Mollie Ann (née Greer), a hospital administrator and former nun, and Richard Evans, a mechanical engineer. She has German, Irish, English, Welsh, and Scottish ancestry. After training for ...
12. Emily Blunt
Actress | Edge of Tomorrow
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt is a British actress known for her roles in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), The Young Victoria (2009), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and The Girl on the Train (2016), among many others.
Blunt was born on February 23, 1983, in Roehampton, South West London, England, the second of ...
13. Amy Louise Pemberton
Actress | Legends of Tomorrow
Amy Louise Pemberton was born in East Of England, United Kingdom. She is an actress and director, known for DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016), Fortnite (2017) and Scorpion (2014).
14. Maisie Richardson-Sellers
Actress | The Kissing Booth 2
Maisie Richardson-Sellers is an English actress. She is known for her role as Amaya Jiwe / Charlie on the series DC's Legends of Tomorrow, as well as Rebekah Mikaelson / Eva Sinclair on The CW series The Originals, and also as her starring role as King Saul of Israel's daughter Michal in the ABC ...
15. Tala Ashe
Actress | Legends of Tomorrow
Tala Ashe stars as Zari Adrianna Tomaz in The CW series "DC's Legends of Tomorrow." Ashe is an Iranian-American actress who speaks fluent Farsi and received a BFA in Acting from Boston University, with training from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and UCB theater. She was recently ...
16. Jes Macallan
Actress | Legends of Tomorrow
Jes Macallan's acting career is extensive, including upwards of 130 episodes as a lead in different episodic series and films. Before her series regular role in the Arrowverse dramedy superhero show, DC's Legends of Tomorrow (Netflix), which ran for seven seasons, Macallan starred in ABC's hit ...
17. Courtney Ford
Actress | Legends of Tomorrow
Shining equally bright in both comedic and dramatic roles, Courtney Ford's ability to take on diverse projects has set her career in motion. After a memorable arc on Showtime's Dexter, Ford was named one of the "Top Ten Faces to Watch on Television" by Variety. She was most recently a series ...
18. Ciara Renée
Actress | Legends of Tomorrow
Ciara Renee (born 19 October 1990), is a NYC actress, model, singer and dancer. Renée replaced Patina Miller in the Tony-Award winning Broadway revival of Pippin as Leading Player. She also appeared in Big Fish on Broadway, as The Witch, as well as regional productions of The Hunchback of Notre ...
19. Tracy Ifeachor
Actress | Showtrial
Tracy Ifeachor was born and raised in the sea-side city of Plymouth in Devonshire, England. After being crowned Senior Verse Speaking Champion of the South-West at the age of 15, Tracy was keen to go to drama school to study acting but her father, a Professor of Electronic engineering, an ...
20. Christina Brucato
Actress | The Menu
Christina Brucato was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Christina is an actor and producer, known for The Menu (2022), Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Friends from College (2017).
21. Ramona Young
Actress | Never Have I Ever
Ramona Young was born on May 23, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Never Have I Ever (2020), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016) and Santa Clarita Diet (2017).
22. Emily Bett Rickards
Actress | Arrow
Canadian actress Emily Bett Rickards was born on July 24, 1991. She attended film school after graduating high school, and also attended Alida Vocal Studio. She played "Felicity Smoak" on the CW network's Arrow (2012) and The Flash (2014), and appears in the upcoming, acclaimed feature film, ...
23. Sarah Grey
Actress | Power Rangers
Sarah Grey is a Canadian actress. Grey was born in British Columbia, Canada. Grey has appeared on shows such as Almost Human (2013), and Bates Motel (2013) playing young Norma Bates. Her first film role came in 2013, when she landed the part of Jennifer Beals' daughter Julia, in the film ...
24. Alex Duncan
Actress | I Love You So Much It's Killing Them
Alex Duncan is known for I Love You So Much It's Killing Them (2016), An Army of Hearts (2017) and Killing Gunther (2017).
25. Isabella Hofmann
Actress | Burlesque
Isabella Hofmann was born on December 11, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Burlesque (2010), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and Firefly (2002). She was previously married to Steven Memel.
26. Melissa Benoist
Actress | Supergirl
Melissa Marie Benoist is an American actress, singer and dancer. She was raised in Littleton, Colorado , the daughter of Julie and Jim Benoist, a physician. She is of French, German, English, and Scottish descent. She started dance classes at the age of three and when she was four years old her ...
27. Rose Byrne
Actress | Spy
Rose Byrne was born in Balmain, Sydney, Australia. She is the daughter of Jane, a primary school administrator, and Robin Byrne, a semi-retired statistician and market researcher.
She landed her first role in a movie, Dallas Doll (1994), when she was 15 years old.
Since then, Rose has appeared in a ...
28. Andrea Riseborough
Actress | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Andrea Louise Riseborough is an English actress and producer. She made her film debut with a small part in Venus (2006), and has since appeared in more prominent roles in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Never Let Me Go, Brighton Rock, Made in Dagenham (all 2010), W.E. (2011), Shadow Dancer, Disconnect (both...
29. Rebecca Hall
Actress | Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Rebecca Hall was born in London, England, the daughter of Peter Hall, a stage director and founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Maria Ewing, an opera singer. Her father was English. Her mother, who is American, is of Dutch and African-American origin. Her parents separated when she was ...
30. Alexandra Daddario
Actress | Baywatch
Alexandra Anna Daddario was born on March 16, 1986 in New York City, New York, to Christina, a lawyer, and Richard Daddario, a prosecutor. Her brother is actor Matthew Daddario, her sister is actor Catharine Daddario, and her grandfather was congressman Emilio Daddario (Emilio Q. Daddario), of ...
31. Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Actress | Barfi!
Priyanka Chopra Jonas (née Chopra) was born on July 18, 1982 in Jamshedpur, India, to the family of Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra and Dr. Madhu Chopra, both Indian Army physicians. She had a very varied upbringing. She started her education at La Martinière Girls College in Lucknow as a resident student; ...
32. Kelly Rohrbach
Actress | Baywatch
Kelly Rohrbach is a New York born actress. After graduating from Georgetown University in 2012, where she was recruited to play Division One Women's Golf, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her passion for acting. Kelly majored in theater at Georgetown, as well as attending the London Academy of ...
33. Rosamund Pike
Actress | Gone Girl
Born in 1979 in London, England, actress Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike is the only child of a classical violinist mother, Caroline (Friend), and an opera singer father, Julian Pike. Due to her parents' work, she spent her early childhood traveling around Europe. Pike attended Badminton School in ...
34. Esther Smith
Actress | Cuckoo
Esther Smith grew up in the town of Stourbridge, in the West Midlands of England, UK. Her parents are both teachers and she has a sister, Rachel. Esther describes herself as a "proud Black Country girl", the name given to that part of the West Midlands which was once one of the most industrialised ...
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