Young Black Actresses
by anphrony-44126 | created - 18 Mar 2021 | updated - 23 Jan 2023 | Public
1. Samantha Logan
Actress | All American
Samantha Logan was born on October 27, 1996 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for All American (2018), 13 Reasons Why (2017) and The Empty Man (2020).
2. Lovie Simone
Actress | The Craft: Legacy
Lovie Simone is having a very busy 2021/2022, positioning herself as One To Watch - as highlighted for the 2nd time in the prestigious Variety Power of Young Hollywood report 2020. It was recently announced she will be joining the cast in the Apple TV+ limited series Manhunt from Monica Beletsky ...
3. Alycia Pascual-Pena
Actress | Moxie
Alycia Pascual-Peña is a New York native and Spanish bilingual who began her entertainment career at the young age of three years old. After performing in SHINE's acting, dancing, modeling, and singing showcases, Alycia instantly became a successful quadruple threat. She began modeling for brands ...
4. Whitney Peak
Actress | Molly's Game
Whitney Peak is known from Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut film "Molly's Game." She is also known for The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - Part 3 and 4 as well as the Apple TV Plus series, Home Before Dark. She was born in Kampala, Uganda, where she lived until age 10 when the family moved to Port...
5. Bukky Bakray
Actress | Rocks
Bukky Bakray is known for Rocks (2019), The Strays (2023) and Self-Charm.
6. Ryan Destiny
Actress | Star
Ryan Destiny was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and set decorator, known for Star (2016), The Lower Bottoms (2021) and Doja Cat: Need to Know (2021).
7. 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).
8. 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).
9. Laura Kariuki
Actress | Black Lightning
Laura Kariuki was born on June 21, 1998 in Lenexa, Johnson County, Kansas, USA. She is an actress, known for Black Lightning (2018), Along for the Ride (2022) and American Horror Stories (2021).
10. Imani Lewis
Actress | Eighth Grade
Imani Lewis was born on April 12, 1999 in New York City. She is an actress, known for Eighth Grade (2018), First Kill (2022) and Among the Beasts (2023).
11. Myha'la
Actress | Industry
Myha'la was born on April 6, 1996 in California, USA. She is an actress, known for Industry (2020), Modern Love (2019) and Premature (2019).
12. Yasmin Finney
Actress | Heartstopper
Yasmin Finney was born on August 30, 2003 in Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Heartstopper (2022), Life Hack 2024 and Mars (2022).
13. Hailey Kilgore
Actress | Respect
Hailey Kilgore is an American actress born in Humble, Texas and raised by her adoptive parents in Oregon. She started singing and performing at an early age. At the age of 9, she began singing the National Anthem for sporting events in the Portland area, including the Trailblazers, Winterhawks, and...
14. Chandler Kinney
Actress | Lethal Weapon
Chandler Kinney was born in Sacramento, California, USA, and raised in southern California. She is an actress, singer, and producer, best known for her work in Disney's Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2 (2020), Lethal Weapon (2016-2019), and K.C. Undercover (2017). Chandler is set to appear in two highly anticipated...
15. Riele Downs
Actress | Darby and the Dead
Riele Downs booked her first feature film role in the late John Singleton's Four Brothers (2005), opposite Mark Wahlberg and Terrence Howard. Riele went on to book multiple film roles including The Best Man Holiday (2013) and The Gabby Douglas Story (2014). Riele stars as Charlotte, the no-nonsense...
16. Reiya Downs
Actress | Degrassi: Next Class
Reiya Downs is known for Degrassi: Next Class (2016) and Four Brothers (2005).
17. Savannah Lee Smith
Actress | Murder at the Murder Mystery Party
Savannah Lee Smith is known for Murder at the Murder Mystery Party (2023), Gossip Girl (2021) and Something Here.
18. Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut
Actress | Star Trek: Picard
Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut was born in Gainesville, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for Star Trek: Picard (2020), Cruel Summer (2021) and The Good Fight (2017).
19. Simone Joy Jones
Actress | The Son of No One
Simone Joy Jones is known for The Son of No One (2011), Bel-Air (2022) and Anything's Possible (2022).
20. Courtnee Carter
Actress | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Courtnee Carter was born in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. She is known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Anything's Possible (2022) and Harlem (2021).
21. Eva Reign
Actress | Anything's Possible
Eva Reign is a Brooklyn-based actress, writer and artist from St. Louis, Missouri. She makes her feature film debut as the star of Billy Porter's directorial debut "Anything's Possible" from Amazon Studios and MGM's Orion Pictures. She is also known for her work as a correspondent on the Vice show ...
22. Zuri Reed
Actress | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Zuri Reed was born on February 15, 1996 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), National Treasure: Edge of History (2022) and The Get Down (2016).
23. Rachel Hilson
Actress | This Is Us
Rachel Hilson was born on October 30, 1995 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for This Is Us (2016), Love, Victor (2020) and The Americans (2013).
24. Alana Bright
Actress | Wine West
Born in San Antonio, TX, and raised in Houston, TX, Alana Bright is an actress, singer, and performer most known for her role as Nikki Vaughn in Fox's "Our Kind of People." She is now based in Los Angeles, CA and can now be seen in various TV shows such as "All American: Homecoming."
25. GeffriMaya
Actress | Private Practice
GeffriMaya is known for Private Practice (2007), WTF, Baron Davis (2019) and Loco (2020).
26. Renee Harrison
Actress | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Renee Harrison is an actress. Credits include Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah's To The Girl That Looks Like Me, Lady in Orange in Ntozake Shange's "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow is Enuf" and her role as Elissa Miles in "Dust to Dust" which she co-wrote and presented at The ...
27. Iyana Halley
Actress | This Is Us
Brooklyn native, Iyana Halley, always knew she wanted to live and work in the entertainment world and decided that acting was her calling. With her drive, passion, impressively beautiful personality, hard work and of course consistency, she knew in due time her dreams would become a reality.
After ...
28. Monique A. Green
Actress | I Am the Night
Monique A. Green is known for I Am the Night (2019), Criminal Minds (2005) and This Is Us (2016).
29. Lyric Ross
Actress | This Is Us
Lyric Ross was born on September 30, 2003 in Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for This Is Us (2016), Wendell & Wild (2022) and Ironheart (2024).
30. Grace Duah
Actress | Creepy Crawlers
Grace Duah is known for Creepy Crawlers, Want This (2020) and Memoirs of a Bruised Mind (2023).
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