Favorite foreign actress

1. Najwa Nimri

Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea is a Spanish actress and singer of Navarrese and Jordanian descent.

Nimri's mother is Navarrese and her father is Jordanian; his name is Karam Nimri. She has a brother named Karim Nimri, a half-brother named Andre Nimri and two half-sisters named Sara and Nadia Nimri. Najwa...

2. Iina Kuustonen

Actress | Helsingin herra

Iina Kuustonen was born in 1984. She is an actress and writer, known for Helsingin herra (2012), Putous (2010) and Syke (2014).

3. Hanna Ardéhn

Actress | Quicksand

She grew up in the northern suburbs of Stockholm, Sweden and at a young age she became interested in movies and acting. She started acting in a small theatre group for children when she was six years old and continued until she was 18 years old. At 2010 her she got her first film role in the movie ...

4. Alba August

Actress | Unga Astrid

Alba Adéle August (born 6 June 1993) is a Danish-Swedish actress.

She is the daughter of Danish director Bille August and Swedish actress and director Pernilla August.

August started as a child actor and debuted in a minor role in her father's film A Song for Martin (2001). In 2017, August was cast ...

5. Jördis Triebel

Actress | Westen

Jördis Triebel was born on October 30, 1977 in East-Berlin, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for West (2013), Emma's Bliss (2006) and One Breath (2015).

6. Antje Traue

Actress | Man of Steel

With a strong body of work in her native Germany, Antje broke out into the international marketplace in Zack Snyder's Superman retelling, "Man of Steel" as the villainess, "Faora". Other credits include Renny Harlin's "5 Days of August", Warner Brothers' "The Seventh Son", Simon Curtis's "The Woman...

7. Natalia Tena

Actress | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Natalia Tena was born on November 1, 1984 in London, England as Natalia Gastiain Tena. She is an actress, known for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009).

8. Emma Booth

Actress | Hounds of Love

Emma Booth was born in 1982 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. She is an actress and producer, known for Hounds of Love (2016), Introducing the Dwights (2007) and Parker (2013). She has been married to Dominick Joseph Luna since 2013.

9. Irene Arcos

Actress | El embarcadero

Irene Arcos is an actress and writer, known for The Pier (2019), Hispania, la leyenda (2010) and The Scar (2012).

10. Marta Milans

Actress | Shazam!

A charismatic and multi-lingual actress, Marta Milans has appeared across all genres in television, film and theater. She is most notably known for her role in the Warner Brothers/DC film "Shazam!," where she portrayed Rosa Vasquez, the foster mother of the title character. Milans stars in ...

11. Theresa Frostad Eggesbø

Actress | Ragnarok

Theresa Frostad Eggesbø is an actress, known for Ragnarok (2020), Skam (2015) and November (2018).

12. Synnøve Macody Lund

Actress | Hodejegerne

Synnøve Macody Lund was born on May 24, 1976 in Stord, Norway. She is an actress and director, known for Jo Nesbø's Headhunters (2011), Ragnarok (2020) and Riviera (2017).

13. Helena Zengel

Actress | News of the World

Helena Zengel was born on June 10, 2008 in Berlin, Germany. She is an actress, known for News of the World (2020), System Crasher (2019) and Dark Blue Girl (2017).

14. Matleena Kuusniemi

Actress | Koukussa

Matleena Kuusniemi was born on September 24, 1973 in Espoo, Finland. She is known for her work on Hooked (2015), Frozen Land (2005) and Above Dark Waters (2013).

15. Emily Kusche

Actress | Das kleine Gespenst

Emily Kusche was born on January 15, 2002 in Berlin, Germany. She is an actress, known for The Little Ghost (2013), Dogs of Berlin (2018) and Cortex (2020).

16. Alba Flores

Actress | La casa de papel

Alba Flores was born in Madrid, Spain in 1986. From an early age it was clear that Alba would be an actress. She never contemplated another career and started studying drama and music at the age of 13. Aware of the enormous importance of preparation, Alba dedicated six years to training before ...

17. Inma Cuevas

Actress | Mientras dure la guerra

Inma Cuevas was born in 1978 in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain as Inmaculada Cuevas Aragón. She is an actress, known for While at War (2019), Vis a vis (2015) and Toc Toc (2017).

18. Maggie Civantos

Actress | Vis a vis

Maggie Civantos (born Málaga, Andalusia, Spain) is a Spanish actress, best known for her starring role of Macarena Ferreiro in the Antena 3 woman's prison series Vis a vis. The series airs in Britain as Locked Up, the first Spanish-produced television drama to air on that country's airwaves.

For the...

19. Marta Aledo

Actress | Los abrazos rotos

Marta Aledo was born in 1978 in Madrid, Spain as Marta González de Aledo. She is an actress, known for Broken Embraces (2009), Seattle (2018) and Vis a vis (2015).

20. Benedetta Porcaroli

Actress | Tutte le mie notti

Benedetta Porcaroli was born on June 11, 1998 in Roma, Italy. She is an actress, known for Tutte le mie notti (2018), Perfect Strangers (2016) and 18 Presents (2020).

21. Alice Pagani

Actress | Il permesso - 48 ore fuori

Alice Pagani was born on February 19, 1998 in Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy. She is an actress, known for Il permesso - 48 ore fuori (2017), Ricordi? (2018) and Classe Z (2017).

22. Ester Expósito

Actress | Tu hijo

Ester Expósito was born on January 26, 2000 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress, known for Tu hijo (2018), When Angels Sleep (2018) and Elite (2018).

23. Manuela Velasco

Actress | [Rec]

Manuela Velasco is a Spanish TV hostess and actress. Velasco is best known for starred in the Spanish horror films REC (2007), REC 2 (2009), REC 4: Apocalypse (2014), and the Spanish television series Velvet.

She make her film debut in Pedro Almodovar's Law of Desire (1987).

In 2007, she won the Goya...

24. Leticia Dolera

Actress | [Rec]³: Génesis

Leticia Dolera was born on October 23, 1981 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress and writer, known for [REC] 3: Genesis (2012), Vida perfecta (2019) and Requirements to Be a Normal Person (2015).

25. Ingrid García Jonsson

Actress | Hermosa juventud

Ingrid García Jonsson was born in Skelleftea, Sweden and raised in Spain. She started working as an actress at a very young age but became known for the movie "Hermosa Juventud" (2014) for which she won and was nominated for several awards internationally. Since then she has been working in both ...

26. Macarena Gómez

Actress | Dagon

Macarena Gómez Traseira (born 2 February 1978) is a Spanish actress, known for her role of Lola in the current television series La que se avecina, aired on Telecinco. She is also known for her portrayal of mermaid-like priestess Uxía Cambarro in the 2001 horror movie Dagon and for her starring ...

27. Jeanne Goursaud

Actress | Barbarians

Jeanne Goursaud was born on April 4, 1996. She is an actress, known for Barbarians (2020), The 15:17 to Paris (2018) and Bullyparade: The Movie (2017).

28. Fiona Shaw

Actress | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Shaw was already an accomplished theater actress when director Jim Sheridan awarded her a role in his film, My Left Foot (1989). The film is a telling of Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis), an Irishman disgruntled with his confinement to a body horribly crippled by cerebral palsy but who found ...

29. Eleonora Wexler

Actress | Valientes

Eleonora Wexler was born on April 2, 1974 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. She is an actress, known for Valientes (2009), Los vecinos en guerra (2013) and Omission (2013). She was previously married to Leonardo Wassington.

30. Suliane Brahim

Actress | Zone Blanche

Suliane Brahim was born on April 1, 1978 in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, France. She is an actress, known for Black Spot (2017), The Swarm (2020) and Just Love! (2013).

31. Camille Aguilar

Actress | Meurtres à Toulouse

Camille Aguilar is an actress, known for Murders in Toulouse (2020), Heaven Will Wait (2016) and Profilage (2009).

32. Tiphaine Daviot

Actress | Une Belle histoire

Tiphaine Daviot is an actress, known for Une Belle histoire (2019), HP (2018) and Girls with Balls (2018).

33. Brigitte Sy

Actress | L'astragale

Brigitte Sy is an actress and director, known for Astragal (2015), Ogres (2015) and Déluge (2006).

34. Bárbara Lennie

Actress | Magical Girl

Bárbara Lennie was born on April 20, 1984 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain as Bárbara Lennie Holguín. She is an actress and writer, known for Magical Girl (2014), Everybody Knows (2018) and El nino (2014).

35. Elena Seijo

Actress | A esmorga

Elena Seijo was born in Ourense, Galicia, Spain. She is known for her work on A esmorga (1997), Vis a vis (2015) and The Mess You Leave Behind (2020).

36. Karina Testa

Actress | Frontière(s)

Karina Testa was born on August 5, 1981 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is an actress, known for Frontier(s) (2007), Dolls and Angels (2008) and Odysseus (2013).

37. Carolina Bang

Actress | Balada triste de trompeta

Carolina Bang was born on September 21, 1985 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain as Carolina Herrera Bang. She is an actress and producer, known for The Last Circus (2010), Witching and Bitching (2013) and Plutón B.R.B. Nero (2008). She has been married ...

38. Victoire Du Bois

Actress | Call Me by Your Name

Victoire Du Bois (born 1988/89) is a French actress who made her film debut in Calm at Sea (2011), and is best known for playing Jeannie in From the Land of the Moon (2016), Chiara in Call Me by Your Name (2017), and for her leading role as Emma Larsimon on the Netflix show Marianne (2019). She was...

39. Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir

Actress | Fangar

Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir was born on February 25, 1974 in Reykjavik, Iceland. She is an actress and writer, known for Fangar (2017), Children (2006) and King's Road (2010). She is married to Gísli Örn Garðarsson. They have two children.

40. Melika Foroutan

Actress | Mediterráneo

Melika Foroutan was born in 1976 in Teheran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Mediterráneo (2021), Tribes of Europa (2021) and Pari (2020).

41. Claudia Riera

Actress | L'ofrena

Claudia Riera is an actress, known for The Offering (2020), The Boarding School: Las Cumbres (2021) and The Hockey Girls (2019).

42. Mina El Hammani

Actress | El Príncipe

Mina El Hammani is an actress, known for El Príncipe (2014), Elite (2018) and Servir y proteger (2017).

43. Manuela Vellés

Actress | La chica de ayer

Manuela Vellés was born on January 16, 1987 in Madrid, Spain as Manuela Vellés Casariego. She is an actress, known for La chica de ayer (2009), Secuestrados (2010) and Lobos sucios (2015).