Black Actresses

1. Tika Sumpter

Tika Sumpter was born in New York and graduated from Marymount Manhattan College. Sumpter began her career as model, before she landed the role of "Layla Williamson" in ABC's daytime soap opera, One Life to Live (1968) (2005-2010, 2011).

After she left the soap, Sumpter won a recurring role in the ...

2. Aisha Tyler

Actress | Archer

Aisha Tyler is an award-winning director, actor, comedian, New York Times bestselling author, podcaster and activist. She is an Emmy-winning television host and multiple award-winning voice actor for Archer (2009).

Aisha's feature directorial debut, Axis (2017), was shot in just seven days on ...

3. Aisha Hinds

Actress | The Next Three Days

When Aisha Hinds' junior high school tap dance instructor observed that she needed an outlet for expression that surpassed her tap shoes, she was guided to the High School of Performing Arts in New York - where her formal acting training began.

Hinds' numerous television credits include a supporting...

4. N'Bushe Wright

Actress | Blade

Beautiful N'Bushe Wright started out as a dancer, trained at the prestigious Alvin Ailey Dance Center and the Martha Graham School of Dance, but then switched to acting, enrolling at Stella Adler's studio. Within a year, Wright was starring in Anthony Drazan's Zebrahead (1992). That year, she won ...

5. Christine Adams

Actress | Batman Begins

Film and television actress Christine Adams was born in London, United Kingdom.

She starred on several British and American films and television series since early 2000s.

On television, she is known for roles as "Katherine Williams Osgood" on the British miniseries, NY-LON (2004); "Simone Hundin" on ...

6. Karan Kendrick

Actress | Just Mercy

Karan Kendrick was born in Fort Valley, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Just Mercy (2019), The Hunger Games (2012) and The Hate U Give (2018).

7. Danièle Watts

Actress | Django Unchained

Danièle Watts is best known for her role in the critically acclaimed Academy Award winning blockbuster hit Django Unchained (2012), acting alongside Academy Award nominated actors, Christoph Waltz, Jamie Foxx, and Leonardo DiCaprio as "Coco." On TV, she is known as "Angela Mullen" - love interest ...

8. Kimberly Elise

Actress | Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Kimberly Elise was born on April 17, 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress and executive, known for Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005), The Manchurian Candidate (2004) and John Q (2002). She was previously married to Maurice Oldham.

9. Toccara Jones

Actress | Are We There Yet?

Toccara Jones was born on March 13, 1981 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Are We There Yet? (2010), Married, for Real?! (2014) and Just a Friend (2019).

10. LeToya Luckett

Actress | Killers

LeToya Nicole Luckett-Walker (née Luckett; born March 11, 1981) is a two-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer-songwriter and entrepreneur. She is an original member of the R&B group, Destiny's Child, and has since pursued a successful solo career, topped the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart...

11. Crystal Fox

Actress | Driving Miss Daisy

Crystal Fox was born in Tryon, North Carolina, and began her professional acting career in the late 1970s. She is best-known for her role as Police Officer Luann Corbin in the series In the Heat of the Night (1988). She has also appeared in several theatrical productions, including "For Colored ...

12. Vivica A. Fox

Actress | Independence Day

Vivica A. Fox was born in South Bend, Indiana, on July 30, 1964, and is the daughter of Everlyena, a pharmaceutical technician, and William Fox, a private school administrator. She is of Native American and African-American descent and is proud of her heritage. She is a graduate of Arlington High ...

13. Angela Robinson

Actress | The Haves and the Have Nots

Angela Robinson was born on the historic East Side of Jacksonville, Florida and is a proud third-generation Florida A&M University alumna. Before moving to New York, she sang at supper clubs (Ponte Vedra Beach) and the USO (three tours: Far East, Middle East, and the Mediterranean). In New York, ...

14. Antoinette Robertson

Actress | The Blackening

Antoinette Robertson is known for The Blackening (2022) and Dear White People (2017).

15. Danielle Deadwyler

Actress | Station Eleven

Danielle Deadwyler was born on May 3, 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Station Eleven (2021), The Harder They Fall (2021) and Till (2022).

16. Porsha Ferguson

Actress | Closet Space: The Movie

Growing up in Memphis, TN, Porsha was raised by a single mother. She grew a passion for acting at Wooddale High performing on stage during school events. At an early age, she always knew the stage life was for her. Porsha's resume goes on with training under Thomas Vasiliades at The Juilliard ...

17. Kwajalyn Brown

Actress | Black Bird

Kwajalyn Brown is an American actress of stage, film and television. Her most notable work is as recurring character Sheila, on "Cobra Kai", recurring character Judge Tara Flint on "Drop Dead Diva", and lead character April in "Honey: Rise Up and Dance". Prior to acting, Kwajalyn was a singer who ...

18. Jannette Sepwa

Actress | American Auto

Jannette Sepwa is known for American Auto (2021), Genius (2017) and Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020).

19. Christine Horn

Actress | Triple 9

Born in New York City and raised in the Bronx and later (during high school) Atlanta, Christine Horn knew from a young age that she was destined for a creative career. Inspired by her early visits to Broadway shows she started to perform professionally at the age of 16 and made her theatrical debut...

20. 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 ...

21. Tasia Grant

Actress | Revolution

Tasia's love for acting started at age 7 with the Children's Urban-Arts Ensemble community theatre group. In 2005, Tasia returned to her passion by getting back into class, returning to the stage and beginning work in the film and television industries.

She is known for her performances on stage in ...

22. Jwaundace Candece

Actress | Loki

Jwaundace started acting in stage plays in middle school. She leaned toward characters that were edgy, different and physical. She craved to portray characters outside of the "normal" type being that she was did not grow up in a normal environment. Abandoned by her divorced parents at a young age, ...

23. Keshia Knight Pulliam

Actress | The Cosby Show

Keshia Knight Pulliam was born on April 9, 1979 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and director, known for The Cosby Show (1984), House of Payne (2006) and Madea Goes to Jail (2009). She has been married to Brad James since September 25, 2021. They have one child. She was previously ...

24. Nia Long

Actress | The Best Man

Stunning pop culture icon, Hollywood leading lady and three-time NAACP award winner Nia Long returns to the big screen this fall in the highly anticipated Universal Pictures sequel The Best Man Holiday (in theaters November 15th) where she reunites with original castmates Taye Diggs ("Private ...

25. Andrea Laing

Actress | Richard Jewell

Andrea Laing is a film, television and theatre actor of Jamaican descent. She is known for her work on NCIS, Richard Jewell and Brockmire. Laing is an avid harmonica player and has an appreciation for working on projects internationally. She attended private school most of her life where she took ...

26. Sommore

Actress | Friday After Next

She is the half sister of Nia Long who played in the first Friday. She and Long share the same father and have never been in the same movie. She attended Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia (where movies like Drumline and Stomp the Yard were filmed). Sommore appeared with Monique in the ...

27. Kron Moore

Actress | The Oval

Kron Moore grew up on the west side of Detroit. She has always been interested in the arts, particularly music. She began her performing career in grade school musicals and plays. In her teenage years, she was a member of several R&B/Soul groups before she branched out as an R&B/Pop soloist. She ...

28. Diandra Lyle

Actress | Bel-Air

Diandra Lyle is known for Bel-Air (2022), Secrets of Sulphur Springs (2021) and American Woman (2018).

29. Candice Kimbrough

The Taking

Candice Kimbrough is known for The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014), Max (2015) and Banshee (2013).

30. Kenesha Bolton

Actress | Falaq

Kenesha Bolton was born and raise in Monroe, LA. Best know for Castle Ridge and Hugs Are Better than......Started her career off doing extra work on the Tyler Perry show and Vampire Diaries. She has two College degrees, one in IT Techincal Support and the other in Criminal Justice. Continue to work...

31. Cocoa Brown

Actress | Ted 2

COCOA BROWN is undeniably one of the most talented performers of this era. The Newport News, Virginia native, born Farah Brown, assails her craft with such passion and soul searching veracity, when she claims the stage the ensuing act is nothing short of a force of nature. COCOA BROWN audaciously ...

32. Tasha Smith

Actress | The Whole Ten Yards

Tasha Smith is a multifaceted actress and director whose work brings style and intensity to the projects she works on, whether in front of or behind the camera. From her roles as "Carol" on Fox's hit drama Empire, "Brenda" in Netflix's Running Out Of Time, to her critically-acclaimed portrayal of ...

33. Crystle Stewart

Actress | For Better or Worse

Crystle Stewart was born on September 20, 1981 in Houston, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for For Better or Worse (2011), Acrimony (2018) and Good Deeds (2012). She has been married to Max Sebrechts since August 9, 2014.

34. Kiki Haynes

Actress | All the Queen's Men

Kiki Haynes was born on December 17, 1976 in East Orange, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for All the Queen's Men (2021), For Better or Worse (2011) and A Wesley Christmas (2022).

35. Yvette Nicole Brown

Actress | Community

Yvette Nicole Brown is an Emmy-nominated actress, writer, producer and host best known for her series-regular and Special Guest Star* roles on the television shows: "Community", "The Mayor", "Drake and Josh", "The Odd Couple", Disney Plus' "Big Shot" and "Act Your Age"* on Bounce TV.

And films as ...

36. Kym Whitley

Actress | Rango

Kym Whitley was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Khartoum, Sudan (Africa). Kym knew she was blessed with the gift to make people laugh, after a chance encounter with Redd Foxx, who told her "she had the Comedic Goods". Kym began living her dream as a stand up comedian in Hollywood. Kym Whitley...

37. Rhyon Nicole Brown

Actress | Empire

As a bona fide star on the rise, Rhyon Nicole Brown is becoming well known in the entertainment industry as a triple threat; bringing complex, powerful characters to life on screen while also writing, recording, and performing her own original music. After a stellar performance as Maya throughout ...

38. 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).

39. Cindy L. Jefferson

Actress | Queen Sugar

Cindy L. Jefferson was born February 9, 1963 in Harlem, NY. In 8th grade, while attending The Lenox School, Cindy decided she wanted to be an actress. Although it was a deep passion of hers, she didn't fully start pursuing her dreams until later on in life.

So years later, after both children had ...

40. Wadette Bradford

Actress | Project Almanac

Wadette Bradford was born on July 24th at John Andrews Hospital in Tuskegee, Alabama. She is the daughter of Wade Bradford, a World War II Veteran admitted into the first class of veterinary medicine at Tuskegee Institute and Donna Bradford, a neurodiagnostic technologist. As a teen in high school ...

41. Cynthia E. Jenkins

Actress | Too Many Cooks

Cynthia E. Jenkins is a Newnan, Georgia native who started acting after fulfilling a "bucket list" item. Jenkins' first role was on Tyler Perry's "For Better or Worse" as salon patron Samantha in Season 3 episode 10: The Kiss. The next year she portrayed Linda Cook in the award -winning television ...

42. Rachelle Neal

Actress | The Business

Rachelle Neal is known for The Business (2022), Socially Distanced and Vampire's House of Cain.

43. Onira Tares

Actress | Ant-Man

Onira Tares was born on May 21, 1981 in Santa Clara County, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Ant-Man (2015), Project Almanac (2015) and ATL (2006). She has been married to Neko Parham since April 19, 2014.

44. Phylicia Rashad

Actress | The Cosby Show

Phylicia Rashad was born in Houston, Texas to African-American parents Vivian Elizabeth (Ayers), a poet and art director, and Andrew Arthur Allen, an orthodontist. As a child, Phylicia, her older brother Andrew (called Tex), and younger sister, dancer and actress Debbie Allen, lived in Mexico. She ...

45. Shay Mack

Actress | The Hate U Give

Classically trained, Shay Mack is an actress, director, and acting coach based in Atlanta, Ga. She received a BA in theatre from Spelman College. Her training has involved numerous classes and workshops with Atlanta and L.A. coaches. Shay is a recurring actress in DC Comics "Doom Patrol" she can ...

46. Kimberly Elise

Actress | Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Kimberly Elise was born on April 17, 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress and executive, known for Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005), The Manchurian Candidate (2004) and John Q (2002). She was previously married to Maurice Oldham.

47. Tamara Taylor

Actress | Bones

Tamara Taylor's career took off when she landed a series regular role on Fox's Party of Five (1994). Since then she has appeared in Steven Bochco's City of Angels (2000), Hidden Hills (2002), Lost (2004), Numb3rs (2005), CSI: Miami (2002), NCIS (2003), and Fox's hit Bones (2005). She also had a ...

48. Cicely Tyson

Actress | The Help

Cicely Tyson was born in Harlem, New York City, where she was raised by her devoutly religious parents, who had come from the Caribbean island of Nevis. Her mother Theodosia was a domestic worker and her her father William was a carpenter and painter. Tyson was discovered by a fashion editor at ...

49. Tiffany Evans

Actress | Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Tiffany Evans was born on August 4, 1992 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Brother's Grim. She was previously married to Lorenzo Henderson.

50. Pam Grier

Actress | Jackie Brown

Pam Grier was born in Winston-Salem, NC, one of four children of Gwendolyn Sylvia (Samuels), a nurse, and Clarence Ransom Grier Jr., an Air Force mechanic. Pam has been a major African-American star from the early 1970s. Her career started in 1971, when Roger Corman of New World Pictures launched ...

51. Chandra Currelley-Young

Actress | Madea Gets a Job

Chandra Currelley-Young is known for Madea Gets a Job (2013), For Better or Worse (2011) and Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005).

52. Jackée Harry

Actress | 227

Jackée Harry was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and reared from the age of nine in Harlem, New York, by her mother, Flossie. At the tender age of fourteen, Jackée landed the lead role of the King in her school's production of The King and I. Upon graduation from New York City's High School ...

53. Tamela J. Mann

Actress | Madea Goes to Jail

Tamela J. Mann was born on June 9, 1966 in Limestone County, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Madea Goes to Jail (2009), Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) and Meet the Browns (2008). She has been married to David Mann since June 9, 1988. They have four children.

54. 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).

55. Crystal Porter Bazemore

Actress | Bridesman

Crystal Porter-Bazemore is an award-winning Actress and Producer from Atlanta, Georgia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Hampton University. Porter-Bazemore is best known for her outstanding performance as the lead actress and producer in the critically acclaimed independent film...

56. Nicky Buggs

Actress | The Secret Life of Bees

Nicky Buggs was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Powers (2015) and Playing for Keeps (2012).

57. Alexis J. Smith

Actress | Beacon Hill

Alexis J. Smith is known for Beacon Hill (2014), Anacostia (2009) and Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005).

58. Patrice Lovely

Actress | Boo! A Madea Halloween

Patrice Lovely is known for Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016), Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017) and Tyler Perry's a Madea Family Funeral (2019).

59. Loretta Devine

Actress | Crash

Equally at home on stage and on screen, award-winning actress Loretta Devine has created some of the most memorable roles in theatre, film and television.

Devine first captured national attention in the role of Lorrell, one of the three original "Dreamgirls" in Michael Bennett's classic ...

60. Cassi Davis

Actress | A Madea Family Funeral

Cassi Davis was born on July 31, 1964 in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA. She is an actress, known for Tyler Perry's a Madea Family Funeral (2019), Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) and Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017). She has been married to Kerry Patton since 2017.

61. Shannon Kane

Actress | Brooklyn's Finest

Shannon Kane was born on September 14, 1986 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Brooklyn's Finest (2009), The Collection (2012) and Blood and Bone (2009).

62. Natalie Desselle Reid

Actress | B*A*P*S

Actress Natalie Desselle Reid hailed from Alexandria, Louisiana. She graduated from Peabody Magnet High School and attended Grambling State University for 2 1/2 years. The acting bug bit her after a starring role in Grambling's production of "Bubbling Brown Sugar." After several productions as a ...

63. Eve

Actress | Barbershop

Eve was born on November 10, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Barbershop (2002), xXx (2002) and Whip It (2009). She has been married to Maximillion Cooper since June 14, 2014. They have one child.

64. Teyana Taylor

Actress | A Thousand and One

Teyana Taylor is an American singer, actress, dancer, choreographer, director, and model. In 2005, Taylor signed a record deal with American musician Pharrell Williams' Star Trak Entertainment imprint, before making her first national appearance on MTV's My Super Sweet 16. In 2012, she signed to Ye...

65. 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 ...

66. Yakini Horn

Actress | Homeland

Yakini Horn is known for Homeland (2011), Freedom Hair (2024) and Bloated Minds (2014).

67. Dequina Moore

Actress | Ghost Town

Dequina Moore is known for Ghost Town (2008), Rachel Getting Married (2008) and Camp (2003).

68. Shellita Boxie

Stunts | The Color Purple

Shellita (Frank) Boxie of Louisiana, was raised in Opelousas by her parents Edith Frank Gray;the woman who gave her fire and Edward Fredrick Gray, her biggest fan. She knew early in life being inside the television box was where she belonged and was determined to make it happen. She attended the ...

69. Cheryl Pepsii Riley

Actress | Why Did I Get Married?

Before Cheryl Pepsii Riley got her start in the music industry, she was a regular woman working the typical 9-5. She was an LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) working with handicapped children. She received her nursing license from Clara Barton High School. While working, Cheryl was in a local group ...

70. Kerry Washington

Actress | Scandal

Kerry Washington is an African-American actress, television show producer and film director who is known for her roles in Scandal, Ray, the Tim Story Fantastic Four film series, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Confirmation, Django Unchained, Little Fires Everywhere, Cars 3 and The Last King of Scotland. She ...

71. 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. ...

72. Vanessa Williams

Actress | Ugly Betty

Vanessa Lynne Williams was born on March 18, 1963 in Tarrytown, Greenburgh, New York and raised in Millwood, New Castle, New York to Helen Williams & Milton Williams, both music teachers. Vanessa and her brother grew up in suburban New York in comfortable surroundings. Vanessa sang and danced in ...

73. Vanessa Williams

Actress | Candyman

Vanessa Estelle Williams (Actress, Singer, Writer, Director) born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, is a talented force that came to Hollywood in the 90's with passion purpose and staying power. This highly sought-after creative artist wrapped "A Rich Christmas" a feature film for BET this past December ...

74. Ella Joyce

Actress | Set It Off

Ella Joyce was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Set It Off (1996), Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013) and Bubba Ho-Tep (2002). She has been married to Dan Martin since June 22, 1989.

75. S. Epatha Merkerson

Actress | Law & Order

A native of Michigan, S. Epatha Merkerson earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Wayne State University. In 1978, she moved to New York City to apply her craft on stage. Although best known since 1993 as the smart and shrewd Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the long-running TV crime drama Law &...

76. Brandy Norwood

Actress | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

Brandy Norwood is an African-American singer-songwriter and actress from McComb, Mississippi. She is known for her roles in Moesha, Osmosis Jones and Cinderella. She has released many R&B albums and singles since the 1990s. She is known as "The Vocal Bible". She gave birth to a daughter named ...

77. Candice Coke

Actress | The Algerian

Hails from New York, where she studied Educational Theater at NYU while on a scholarship for spring board diving. She started her career dancing for icons like Michael Jackson, Prince, and many others in the States and internationally. Eventually she made the transition to Los Angeles where she has...

78. Angela Bassett

Actress | Strange Days

Captivating, gifted, and sensational, Angela Bassett's presence has been felt in theaters and on stages and television screens throughout the world. Angela Evelyn Bassett was born on August 16, 1958 in New York City, to Betty Jane (Gilbert), a social worker, and Daniel Benjamin Bassett, a ...

79. 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 ...

80. Naturi Naughton

Actress | Notorious

Naturi Naughton is an American Actress/Singer best known for her performance as "Tasha St. Patrick" in the hit show "Power" on the Starz Network. She has won 2 NAACP Image Awards for her performance in this role. Many also remember her thrilling portrayal of "Lil Kim" in Fox Searchlight's film "...

81. Janet Jackson

Soundtrack | Poetic Justice

Janet Damita Jo Jackson was born on May 16, 1966 in Gary, Indiana, to Katherine Jackson (née Katherine Esther Scruse) and Joe Jackson, a musician. She is the youngest of ten children. Before her birth, her brothers formed a band later called The Jackson 5. She lived at home with her sisters, while ...

82. Oprah Winfrey

Producer | The Oprah Winfrey Show

Oprah Gail Winfrey , often known simply as Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and ...

83. 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).

84. Paige Nicollette

Casting_department | A Bad Moms Christmas

Paige Nicollette is known for A Bad Moms Christmas (2017) and Almost Christmas (2016).

85. Tamyra Gray

Soundtrack | Rachel Getting Married

Tamyra Gray was born on July 26, 1979 in Takoma Park, Maryland, USA. She is an actress, known for Rachel Getting Married (2008), Boston Public (2000) and Obsessed (2009). She has been married to Sam Watters since September 2, 2006. They have one child.

86. Storm Bell

Actress | Heart of Memories

Storm Bell is known for Heart of Memories (2023), A Bloody Invite (2023) and Clown Fear (2020).

87. Treasure White

Actress | Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word

Treasure White is known for Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word (2016) and Remember Sunday (2013).

88. 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 ...

89. Uzo Aduba

Actress | Orange Is the New Black

Aduba began earning recognition for her work in 2003, with a performance in "Translations of Xhosa" at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that won her a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Play. Her Broadway debut was in 2007 as Toby in "Coram Boy". She was...

90. Danielle Brooks

Actress | Peacemaker

Danielle Brooks was born on September 17, 1989 in Augusta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Peacemaker (2022), Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021). She has been married to Dennis Gelin since January 13, 2022. They have one child.

91. Adrienne C. Moore

Actress | Orange Is the New Black

Adrienne C. Moore was born on August 14, 1980 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She is an actress, known for Orange Is the New Black (2013), Shaft (2019) and Pretty Hard Cases (2021).

92. Vicky Jeudy

Actress | Orange Is the New Black

Award-winning actress, Vicky Jeudy is best known for her breakout role on the American comedy-drama hit series, Orange is the New Black. Vicky plays Janae Watson, a former high school track star, who after one wrong turn becomes an inmate at Litchfield Penitentiary. In 2015, Vicky and the entire ...

93. Samira Wiley

Actress | Orange Is the New Black

Samira Wiley was born on April 15, 1987 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Orange Is the New Black (2013), The Sitter (2011) and The Handmaid's Tale (2017). She has been married to Lauren Morelli since March 25, 2017.

94. Marsha Stephanie Blake

Actress | Orange Is the New Black

Marsha Stephanie Blake was born on May 3, 1974 in Jamaica. She is an actress, known for Orange Is the New Black (2013), When They See Us (2019) and The Laundromat (2019).

95. Mugga

Actress | The First Purge

Mugga, a Brooklyn native, is known for bringing a great sense of comedy to her dramatic roles. Her journey began at a young age where she studied acting with such instructors as Tracey Moore, Joanna Beckson, Paul Calderon, and more.

On a dare, she tried her hand at stand-up comedy. It didn't take ...

96. Jennifer Brito

Actress | Luke Cage

With her outgoing, boss girl personality and positive mindset- Jennifer Brito handles every task with confidence, passion and determination.. And kills it every time! Jennifer has experience in Theatre, TV, Film and been in the business for 10 years. Her Netflix debut was a recurring role on the ...

97. Amelia Fowler

Actress | Compliance

Amelia Fowler is known for Compliance (2012), The Many Saints of Newark (2021) and Monica Z (2013).

98. Natalie Carter

Actress | Orange Is the New Black

Natalie Carter Actress & Neo-Ethnic Soul/Jazz Vocalist performs Jazz, Blues, Gospel and Brazilian Jazz Internationally and Nationally. Studied at Carnegie-Mellon University obtaining her B.F.A in Drama. A versatile performer, Ms. Carter-Prince has been seen on International stages featured as ...

99. Ito Aghayere

Actress | Star Trek: Picard

Ito Aghayere is a Nigerian, Canadian, American born in Alberta, Canada. She is an actress, known for Star Trek: Picard (2022), Carol's Second Act (2019) and Logan Lucky (2017). She graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and received her Master of Fine Arts ...

100. Darlene Dues

Actress | Equal Standard

Darlene Dues is known for Equal Standard (2020), 79 Parts: Director's Cut (2019) and The Path (2016).