My 25 Greatest Female Actresses
by jolou-616-936103 | created - 27 Apr 2013 | updated - 27 Apr 2013 | PublicFemale Actresses 25.
1. Ariana Grande
Soundtrack | Don't Look Up
Ariana Grande was born Ariana Grande-Butera on June 26, 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida to Joan Grande, a chief executive officer for Hose-McCann Communications & Edward Butera, a graphic designer, photographer, artist and Ibi Designs Inc. owner/founder. She starred in the 2008 musical, 13 before ...
I know her from Victorious and Sam&Cat (as Cat Valentine).
2. Angelina Jolie
Actress | Maleficent
Angelina Jolie is an Academy Award-winning actress who rose to fame after her role in Girl, Interrupted (1999), playing the title role in the "Lara Croft" blockbuster movies, as well as Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Salt (2010) and Maleficent (2014). Off-screen, Jolie has become ...
I know her from Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (as Lara Croft), Shark Tale (as Lola), Mrs&Mrs Smith (as Jane Smith), Salt (as Evelyn Salt) and The Tourist (as Elise Clifton-Ward).
3. Kristen Stewart
Actress | Snow White and the Huntsman
Though most famous for her role as Isabella "Bella" Swan in The Twilight (2008) Saga, Kristen Stewart has been a working actor since her early years in Los Angeles, California. Her parents, John Stewart and Jules Stewart, both work in film and television. The family includes three boys, Kristen's ...
I know her from Twilight (as Bella Swan) and Snow White and the Huntsman (as Snow White).
4. Bonnie Wright
Actress | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Bonnie Francesca Wright was born on February 17, 1991 to jewelers Gary Wright and Sheila Teague. Her debut performance was in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) as Ron Weasley's little sister Ginny Weasley. Bonnie tried out for the film due to her older brother Lewis mentioning she ...
I know her from Harry Potter (as Ginny Weasley).
5. Evanna Lynch
Actress | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Evanna Patricia Lynch is an Irish actress. Born in the town of Termonfeckin in Ireland, she is one of four children to Donal and Marguerite Lynch. Her acting career began in 2007 when she competed in an open audition against nearly 15,000 girls, and won the coveted role of Luna Lovegood in the "...
I know her from Harry Potter (as Luna Lovegood).
6. Emma Watson
Actress | The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Paris, France, to British parents, Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both lawyers. She moved to Oxfordshire when she was five, where she attended the Dragon School. From the age of six, Emma knew that she wanted to be an actress and, for a number of years,...
I know her from Harry Potter (as Hermione Granger) and the Perks of being a Wallflower (as Sam).
7. Anne Hathaway
Actress | Les Misérables
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Kate McCauley Hathaway, an actress, and Gerald T. Hathaway, a lawyer, both originally from Philadelphia. She is of mostly Irish descent, along with English, German, and French. Her first major role came in the short-lived television series ...
I know her from Les Miserables (as Fantine), the Devil Wears Prada (as Andrea Sachs), the Prrincess Diaries (as Mia Thermopolis) and Alice in Wonderland (as the White witch).
8. Maggie Smith
Actress | Gosford Park
One of the world's most famous and distinguished actresses, Dame Maggie Smith was born Margaret Natalie Smith in Essex. Her Scottish mother, Margaret (Hutton), worked as a secretary, and her English father, Nathaniel Smith, was a teacher at Oxford University. Smith has been married twice: to actor ...
I know her from Harry Potter (as Minerva McGonagall), Downton Abbey (as Violet Crawley), Quarter (as Jean Horton) and the Secret Garden (as Mrs. Medlock).
9. Charlize Theron
Producer | Monster
Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, a city in the greater Johannesburg area, in South Africa, the only child of Gerda Theron (née Maritz) and Charles Theron. She was raised on a farm outside the city. Theron is of Afrikaner (Dutch, with some French Huguenot and German) descent, and Afrikaner ...
I know her from Snow White and the Huntsman (as Ravenna) and Prometheus (as Meredith Vickers).
10. Jennifer Aniston
Actress | Friends
Jennifer Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California, to actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow. Her father was Greek, and her mother was of English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian descent. Jennifer spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family. Her family then relocated to New York City...
I know her from Friends (as Rachel Green).
11. Chloë Grace Moretz
Actress | Kick-Ass
Moretz is best known for her work in the sci-fi thriller series The Peripheral, created by Scott B. Smith; the Mattson Tomlin-directed sci-fi thriller Mother/Android; Neil Jordan's thriller Greta; Roseanne Liang's Shadow in the Cloud, which claimed the Midnight Madness People's Choice Award at the ...
I know her from Big Momma's House 2 (as Carrie Fuller), Hugo (as Isabelle) and Dark Shadows (as Carolyn Stoddard).
12. Christie Burke
Actress | Maid
Christie Burke is known for Maid (2021), The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012).
I know her from Twilight (as Renesmee Cullen).
13. Nikki Reed
Actress | Thirteen
Actress and screenwriter Nicole Houston Reed was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Cheryl Houston, a hairdresser and beautician, and Seth Reed, a set designer. She has two brothers. Her ancestry includes Ashkenazi Jewish, German, British Isles, and one eighth Italian. Reed's ...
I know her from Twilight (as Rosalie Hale).
14. Victoria Justice
Actress | Victorious
Victoria Justice is an American actress and singer. She was born on February 19, 1993 in Hollywood, Florida, USA. She is the daughter of Serene Reed and Zack Justice. Her mother has Puerto Rican ancestry, while her father is of English, German, and Irish descent. She has a younger half-sister, ...
I know her from Victorious (as Tori Vega).
15. Selena Gomez
Actress | Spring Breakers
Actress and singer Selena Gomez was born on July 22, 1992 in Grand Prairie, Texas. She is the daughter of Mandy Teefey and Ricardo Gomez. Her mother is of part Italian ancestry, and her father is of Mexican descent. She was named after Tejano singer Selena, who died in 1995.
Her first acting role ...
I know her from Wizards of Waverly Place (as Alex Russo).
16. Elizabeth Gillies
Actress | Dynasty
Elizabeth Gillies (born July 26, 1993) is an American actress and singer. Shortly after her Broadway debut in the musical "13", she landed the role of Jade West in the hit Nickelodeon series, Victorious (2010). She soon started appearing on other Nickelodeon shows, most notably as the voice of ...
I know her from Victorious (as Jade West).
17. Jennette McCurdy
Actress | iCarly
Jennette McCurdy is a writer/director who specializes in character-driven pieces that explore serious subject matter in a funny, offbeat way. Her favorite themes to explore are family dysfunction, childhood, and disillusionment. She has directed several short films which has been recognized by ...
I know her from iCarly and Victorious and Sam&Cat (as Sam Puckett).
18. Georgia May Foote
Actress | Coronation Street
Georgia May Foote was born on February 11, 1991 in Bury, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), Conviction (2004) and Emmerdale Farm (1972).
I know her from Coronation Street (as Katy Armstrong).
19. Vanessa Hudgens
Actress | High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Vanessa Anne Hudgens was born in Salinas, California. Her family moved to San Diego, California, while she was still a toddler. She has a younger sister, Stella Hudgens, who is also an actress. Her mother, Gina Hudgens (née Guangco), an office worker, is from the Philippines. Her father, Greg ...
I know her from High School Musical 1, 2&3 (as Gabriella Montez).
20. Katie McGrath
Actress | Jurassic World
Irish actress Katie McGrath did not intend to make a career for herself in the acting profession. Upon graduating from Trinity College in Dublin she became interested in fashion journalism and worked for lifestyle and fashion magazine, Image. She left after a while, as it was not her calling. After...
I know her from Merlic BBC (as Morgana Pendragon).
21. Emilia Fox
Actress | The Pianist
Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox is an English actress and presenter whose film debut was in Roman Polanski's film The Pianist. Her other films include the Italian-French-British romance-drama film The Soul Keeper (2002), for which she won the Flaiano Film Award for Best Actress; the drama film The ...
I know her from Merlin BBC (as Morgause).
22. Laura Brent
Actress | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Laura Brent is an Australian actress. She was born in Melbourne but then moved to U.S. at the age of 5 with her mother. She has appeared in Australian T.V. Series: Chandon Pictures (2009), Legend of the Seeker (2010) and Rescue: Special Ops(2010).
I know her from the Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawntreader (as Lilliandil).
23. Kaley Cuoco
Actress | The Big Bang Theory
Kaley Christine Cuoco was born in Camarillo, California, to Layne Ann (Wingate) and Gary Carmine Cuoco, a realtor. She is of Italian (father) and German and English (mother) descent. A model and commercial actress from the age of 6, Cuoco's first major role was in the TV movie Quicksand: No Escape ...
I know her from the Big Bang Theory (as Penny).
24. Keira Knightley
Actress | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Keira Christina Knightley was born March 26, 1985 in the South West Greater London suburb of Richmond. She is the daughter of actor Will Knightley and actress turned playwright Sharman Macdonald. An older brother, Caleb Knightley, was born in 1979. Her father is English, while her Scottish-born ...
I know her from the Pirates of the Caribbean (as Elizabeth Turner/Swan) and P.S. I Love You (as Juliet).
25. Lisa Kudrow
Actress | Friends
Hardly the dumb blonde of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Lisa was born in Encino, California on July 30, 1963. Her mother, Nedra S. (Stern), worked as a travel agent, and her father, Lee N. Kudrow, is a physician. Her parents are both from Jewish families (from Belarus, Russia, and ...
I know her from Friends (as Phoebe Buffay) and P.S. I Love You (as Denise).
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