VOL.XXI:YOUNG GIFTED & BLACK

1. Amandla Stenberg

Named for the Zulu and Xhosa word for "power," Amandla was born in Los Angeles, California, to Karen Brailsford, a writer, and Tom Stenberg, a businessman. Her mother is African-American and her father is Danish (and of part Inuit-Greenlandic ancestry).

In the summer and fall of 2010, she shot her ...

2. Tasie Lawrence

Actress | House of Anubis

Anastasia "Tasie" Katya Breezy Dhanraj was born in Brighton, East Sussex, England to Derek Dhanraj and Rebecca Sinnatt.

She has a younger sister named Tasha and is of Indian and English decent.

She is a singer/songwriter and is former member of a dark pop rock band called the "WooWoos". Though she ...

3. Brittany O'Grady

Actress | Star

Brittany O'Grady has been performing professionally since the age of 4. Most recently, Brittany appeared as Paula in 'The White Lotus', Mike White's dark comedy mini-series for HBO. Brittany also starred in 'Little Voice' on Apple TV+, in which she portrayed Bess King, a young aspiring ...

4. Jessica Sula

Actress | Split

Jessica Sula (born 3 May 1994)[1] is a British actress known for playing the character Grace Blood in the third generation of the British television series Skins and for her role in the M. Night Shyamalan-directed horror film Split (2016).

Sula was born in Swansea to Trinidadian mother Shurla Blades...

5. Alexandra Metz

Actress | Frequency

Alexandra Metz is known for Frequency (2016), Blue Bloods (2010) and Once Upon a Time (2011).

6. 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 ...

7. Kiersey Clemons

Actress | Dope

Kiersey Clemons was born December 17 in Pensacola, Florida. She grew up in a military family traveling the U.S before settling in Southern California with her parents and three sisters. Always having a love for theatre and performance, the actor/musician has quickly become known for the diverse and...

8. Madeleine Mantock

Actress | Charmed

Madeleine Mantock is a British actress. She is known for her television work on the AMC series Into the Badlands and The CW revival of The Tomorrow People, as well as her film work on Edge of Tomorrow. Madeleine attended Arts Educational Schools, London where she obtained her BA in Musical Theater.

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9. Jasmin Savoy Brown

Actress | Scream VI

Jasmin Savoy Brown stars as a lead in the new Shonda Rhimes ABC drama series, 'For The People' with Britt Robertson, Wesam Keesh, and Ben Rappaport. Jasmin also recurred on the Judd Apatow Netflix series 'Love.' She is best known as "Evie Murphy" in the critically acclaimed HBO's drama series 'The ...

10. Taylor Russell

Actress | Bones and All

Taylor Russell was born on July 18, 1994 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress and director, known for Bones and All (2022), Waves (2019) and The Heart Still Hums (2020).

11. Naomi Scott

Actress | Aladdin

Naomi Scott is a multi-talented actor, singer, and songwriter. She stars as "Jasmine" in Disney's blockbuster live-action remake Aladdin (2019), alongside Mena Massoud and Will Smith, directed by Guy Ritchie. Disney released the film in May 2019, and it became one of the biggest films of the year.

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12. Jaz Sinclair

Actress | Gen V

Jaz Sinclair was born on July 22, 1994 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Gen V (2023), Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018) and Easy (2016).

13. Lexie Stevenson

Actress | Katie's Mom

Lexie Stevenson was born in the town of Brunswick - a vibrant, small town in southeastern Maine and home to Bowdoin College and the Maine State Music Theatre.

At the young age of 5, Lexie told her parents that she wanted to be an actress and a singer and they enrolled her in voice and acting lessons...

Young Actress Portrays Neil Winter's Granddaughter on the Young & the Restless

14. Lex Scott Davis

Actress | The First Purge

Alexis "Lex Scott" Davis was born February 26, 1991. She is an actress from Baltimore, Maryland and has been dancing and acting since she was 3 years old. Davis attended Drexel University as a Dance Physical Therapy major before she moved to New York City in 2013. She continued her studies at the ...

15. Chloe Mondesir

Actress | Jacks

Chloe Mondesir is known for Jacks (2018), #IMBAE (2020) and Jeremy (2023).

16. Shaunette Renée Wilson

Actress | Black Panther

Shaunette Renée Wilson was born on January 19, 1990 in Linden, Guyana. She is an actress and writer, known for Black Panther (2018), The Resident (2018) and Billions (2016).

17. Jordyn Woods

Actress | Trigger

Jordyn Woods was born on September 23, 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Trigger (2020), Grown-ish (2018) and Gunna: Baby Birkin (2019).

Model for Khloe Kardashisian Fashion Line

18. Stormi Maya

Actress | Hustlers

Stormi Maya is a professional actress based in Nyc. She started her career by performing in theater and then transitioned to film and television . She is also a filmmaker and writer that produces independent films . Stormi Maya is playing the role of Yennifer Clemente on Spike Lee's Netflix show, ...

19. Diamond White

Actress | The Lion Guard

Diamond White was born on January 1, 1999 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for The Lion Guard (2015), Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023).

20. Chloe Bailey

Actress | Last Holiday

Chloe Bailey was born on July 1, 1998 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Last Holiday (2006), Praise This (2023) and A Wrinkle in Time (2018).

21. Halle Bailey

Actress | The Little Mermaid

Halle Bailey was born on March 27, 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for The Little Mermaid (2023), The Color Purple (2023) and Last Holiday (2006).

22. Kiana Ledé

Actress | Scream

Kiana Ledé was born on April 3, 1997 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Scream: The TV Series (2015), Charlie's Angels (2019) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018).

23. Jasmine Mathews

Actress | The Tomorrow War

Jasmine Mathews was born on February 9, 1991. She is an actress, known for The Tomorrow War (2021), The Man from Toronto (2022) and All the Lost Ones.

7 February 1991 Born in Houston, Texas

24. Taylor Simone

Actress | Flick's Chicks

Taylor Simone is known for Flick's Chicks (2010).

31 August 1990-Her Last Name is Ledward-Chadwick Boseman's Girlfriend

25. Georgina Campbell

Actress | Barbarian

Georgina Campbell was born in Maidstone, Kent, England. Georgina is an actor and producer, known for Barbarian (2022), Black Mirror (2011) and Bird Box: Barcelona (2023).

12 June 1992 Born in Maidstone UK Appears in "His Dark Matters" as a Reporter

26. Zazie Beetz

Actress | Atlanta

Zazie Beetz (born c. 1991) is a German-American actress known for the role of Vanessa on Atlanta (2016), as well as for starring in Deadpool 2 (2018), Joker (2019), and Nine Days (2020).

Born in Berlin to a German father and an African-American mother, Beetz was raised in New York speaking both ...

27. Adria Arjona

Actress | Father of the Bride

Accustomed to airplanes and distant countries since she could recall, Adria Arjona was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Mexico City. Falling asleep in Guatemala and waking up in Argentina was not out of norm for her. She is the daughter of a Puerto Rican mother, Leslie, and a Guatemalan father, ...

28. Bethany Brown

Actress | The 100

In 2023 Bethany was nominated for two Leo Awards, one for Best Supporting Actor for her work in A Christmas to Savour, and the other for Best Performance in an Animation Series for her work in Peacock's animated series The Supernatural Academy. She was also asked to co-host the event. In 2022 ...

29. Aisha Dee

Actress | The Bold Type

Aisha Dee was born to a biracial family in Gold Coast, Australia. Her career began in 2008 when she got the role of Desi Biggins during Season 3 of "The Saddle Club". She is best friends with her former "Saddle Club" co-stars Victoria Campbell, Lauren Dixon, Ariel Kaplan, Connor Jessup, and Marny ...

30. Jourdan Dunn

Actress | Zoolander 2

Jourdan Dunn is an English fashion model. She was born in the West London suburb of Greenford, where she grew up with her mother, a receptionist of Jamaican heritage, and two younger brothers. She was discovered in Hammersmith Primark, at the age of 16 and signed to Storm Model Management. In ...

31. Gaia Scodellaro

Actress | The Equalizer 3

Gaia Scodellaro was born in Naples, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Equalizer 3 (2023), That Dirty Black Bag (2022) and You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015).

32. Natalie Becker

Actress | The World Unseen

Natalie Bridgette Becker is a South African actress (of Cape Coloured descent) born in George, Western Cape province and raised in Cape Town. Considered one of her country's top actresses, Natalie started her career as an announcer on Good Hope FM, a regional radio station affiliated with the South...

33. Alexandra Miller

Actress | The Carrie Diaries

Alexandra Miller is known for The Carrie Diaries (2013), Sand Dunes (2017) and This Is You and Me (2016).

34. Taylor Russell

Actress | Bones and All

Taylor Russell was born on July 18, 1994 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress and director, known for Bones and All (2022), Waves (2019) and The Heart Still Hums (2020).

35. Sibley Scoles

Actress | Stalk Her

Sibley Scoles is known for Stalk Her, EW/Road to Ether (2015) and Access Hollywood (1996).

36. Alexandra Shipp

Actress | X-Men: Apocalypse

Alexandra Shipp is known for her role as the iconic mohawked super heroine 'Storm' in Twentieth Century Fox's X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), directed by Bryan Singer. Shipp plays a younger version of 'Storm' (originally played by Halle Berry). Determined to make the mutant character her own, she ...

37. Kiah McKirnan

Actress | Night Sky

Kiah McKirnan is known for Night Sky (2022), Mare of Easttown (2021) and The Adults (2023).

38. Zendaya

Actress | Spider-Man: Homecoming

Zendaya (which means "to give thanks" in the language of Shona) is an American actress and singer born in Oakland, California. She began her career appearing as a child model working for Macy's, Mervyns and Old Navy. She was a backup dancer before gaining prominence for her role as Rocky Blue on ...

39. Teyana Taylor

Actress | A Thousand and One

Teyana Taylor was born on December 10, 1990 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for A Thousand and One (2023), Coming 2 America (2021) and Kanye West: Fade (2016). She has been married to Iman Shumpert since October 1, 2016. They have two children.

40. LaToya Tonodeo

Actress | Power Book II: Ghost

LaToya Tonodeo is quickly making a name for herself in the entertainment industry, proving that she is "one to watch" and is definitely a "rising star".

LaToya is captivating audiences worldwide in Starz' highly anticipated, hit series, "Power Book Il: Ghost." Created and executive produced by show ...

41. Psalms

Actress | P-Valley

Psalms Renay Lynn Carroll-Salazar was born in Texas, the third youngest of six children. Her father is African American, and her mother is of Puerto Rican/Native American descent. She was raised in the small town of Orange Texas, near the Louisiana border. Her desire to become an actress formed at ...

Portrays "Whisper" on P-Valley Series. She is of Black-Latina & Indian Heritage. Born in Texas on 23 Dec,1996. 1 of 6 Siblings

42. Frankie Adams

Actress | The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

Frankie Adams is a New Zealand-Samoan actress, Best known for playing fan favorite "Bobbie Draper" in the Amazon series The Expanse, Frankie can also be seen in the limited series The Flowers of Alice Hart opposite Sigourney Weaver for Amazon as well as Taika Waititi's Next Goal Wins. Her credits ...

43. Ella Myers

Producer | Faith Heist

Ella Myers is known for Faith Heist (2021), Don't Hang Up (2022) and The Guardians (2018).

Beautiful Brown-skin Tanned Swimmer for Univ of Texas with the body of a Goddess

44. Karla-Simone Spence

Actress | The Confessions of Frannie Langton

Karla-Simone Spence is a British Actress, Born and raised in London. In 2018, she was cast to play a series regular in BBC show 'Wannabe' and in 2019, 'Golddigger'. That same year, she made her film debut as the leading lady in Paramount Picture's critically acclaimed 'Blue Story'.

Spence stars in ...

Appears in Brit Box Series

45. Sonita Henry

Actress | Black Cake

Sonita Henry was born in Dover, Kent, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Black Cake (2023), The Chelsea Detective (2022) and Silo (2023).