Favourite Actresses from the 2020's (rising stars)
by Virtuosya | created - 01 Dec 2019 | updated - 2 months ago | PublicThis list includes young actresses "to-watch" who are rising to prominence nowadays. What's important is to give a picture that is consistent with what our contemporary cinema looks like. We are only at the beginning of that decade, this is bound to evolve. Of course, just because an actress is in this list does not mean that her career stops there. Some actresses will have a long career span and will illuminate our screens with their talent and beauty over several decades.
1. Paula Galinelli Hertzog
Actress | El premio
Paula Galinelli Hertzog is known for The Prize (2011), Ciencias naturales (2014) and Siete perros (2021).
(Argentina)
2. Milly Alcock
Actress | Upright
Milly Alcock is an Australian actress who catapulted to global fame after starring as young Rhaenyra Targaryen in the first season of the HBO television series House of the Dragon (2022), a prequel to HBO's Game of Thrones (2011). For the role, Alcock received a nomination for Critics' Choice ...
(Australia)
3. Angourie Rice
Actress | The Nice Guys
Angourie Rice is an Australian actress with international credits including Spider-Man: Far From Home and Black Mirror: Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too.
In 2018 she starred in Every Day from director Michael Sucsy (The Vow, Grey Gardens), adapted from the YA novel by David Levithan, and period drama ...
(Australia)
4. Fantine Harduin
Actress | Happy End
Fantine Harduin was born on January 23, 2005 in Mouscron, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Happy End (2017), Fanny's Journey (2016) and The New Adventures of Aladdin (2015).
(Belgium)
5. Bruna Carvalho
Actress | O Menino que Matou Meus Pais
Bruna Carvalho was born on April 16, 2000 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for The Boy Who Killed My Parents (2021), The Girl Who Killed Her Parents (2021) and Amor e Revolução (2011).
(Brazil)
6. Larissa Manoela
Actress | Carrossel
Larissa Manoela was born on December 28, 2000 in Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Carrossel (2012), Patrulha Salvadora (2014) and Airplane Mode (2020). She has been married to André Luiz Frambach since December 17, 2023. She was previously married to Leo Cidade, Thomaz Costa...
(Brazil)
7. Peyton Kennedy
Actress | Grey's Anatomy
Peyton Kennedy was born on January 4, 2004 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Grey's Anatomy (2005), Everything Sucks! (2018) and Borrasca (2020).
(Canada)
8. Sophie Nélisse
Actress | The Book Thief
Sophie Nélisse was born in Windsor, Ontario, but moved to Montréal with her family when she was just age four.
She began her career at the age of seven in commercials, then made her movie debut at age 10 in the 2012 French-Canadian film Monsieur Lazhar. For her performance in the film, she won a ...
(Canada)
9. Alisha Newton
Actress | My Life with the Walter Boys
Born and raised in Vancouver Canada, Alisha Newton has been appearing in TV and film for over a decade and has been seen in well over 100 hours of prime time television. Her first big role came as a series regular for "The Wyoming Story", an Amy Sherman-Palladino pilot for CW/WarnerBros. ...
(Canada)
10. Wei Chai
Actress | Guang Yuan
Wei Chai was born on December 7, 2002 in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for Justice in the Dark (2023), The Witness (2015) and Love in the 1980s (2015).
(China)
11. Zifeng Zhang
Actress | Wo de jie jie
Zifeng Zhang was born on August 27, 2001 in Sanmenxia, Henan, China. She is an actress, known for Sister (2021), Aftershock (2010) and Upcoming (2021).
(China)
12. Amelie Pokorná
Actress | Sestricky Modrý kód
Amelie Pokorná was born on November 8, 2004 in the Czech Republic. She is an actress, known for Sestricky Modrý kód (2020), The Magical Duvet (2011) and All or Nothing (2017).
(Czech Republic)
13. Rebecca Emilie Sattrup
Rebecca Emilie Sattrup was born on November 29, 2001 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is an actress, known for Ragnarok (2020), The Shamer's Daughter (2015) and The Shamer's Daughter 2: The Serpent Gift (2019).
(Denmark)
14. Noée Abita
Actress | Slalom
Noée Abita was born on March 18, 1999 in Aix-en-Provence, France. She is an actress, known for Slalom (2020), Sink or Swim (2018) and Ava (2017).
(France)
15. Flora Li Thiemann
Actress | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Flora Li Thiemann was born in 2002 in Berlin. She is an actress, known for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), Nelly's Adventure (2016) and Sputnik (2013).
(Germany)
16. Zsófia Bujáki
Director | The Callback
Zsófia Bujáki was born on April 3, 2001 in Budapest, Hungary. She is an actress and director, known for The Callback (2022), Frequency (2023) and X - The eXploited (2018).
(Hungary)
17. Zaira Wasim
Actress | Dangal
Zaira Wasim was born on October 23, 2000 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. She is an actress, known for Dangal (2016), Secret Superstar (2017) and The Sky Is Pink (2019).
(India)
18. Carmel Laniado
Actress | Dolittle
Carmel Laniado was born on October 19, 2004 in Israel. She is an actress, known for Dolittle (2020), The Witcher (2019) and A Christmas Carol (2019).
(Israel)
19. Maria Chiara Giannetta
Actress | Memory Pain
Maria Chiara Giannetta was born on May 20, 1992 in Foggia, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Memory Pain, Don Matteo (2000) and Ricordi? (2018).
(Italy)
20. Miya Cech
Actress | American Girl: Corinne Tan
Recently named by Refinery 29 as an "Unforgettable Breakout Star" of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival for her role as Sammy Ko in "Marvelous and the Black Hole", actress Miya Cech is described as "a revelation" and "enthralling to watch". Critics call her "A standout" and "perfectly cast" in her ...
(Japan)
21. Minami Hamabe
Actress | Gojira -1.0
Minami Hamabe was born on August 29, 2000 in Ishikawa, Japan. She is an actress, known for Godzilla Minus One (2023), Shin Kamen Rider (2023) and Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (2017).
(Japan)
22. Aiko Beemsterboer
Actress | Mijn beste vriendin Anne Frank
Aiko Beemsterboer was born on February 8, 2003 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. She is an actress, known for My Best Friend Anne Frank (2021), So What Is Love (2019) and Shit Happens (2019).
(The Netherlands)
23. Thomasin McKenzie
Actress | Leave No Trace
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to actress Miranda Harcourt and director Stuart McKenzie. She is the granddaughter of actress Dame Kate Harcourt and Peter Harcourt. Peter's family founded the real estate company Harcourts International in Wellington. She has an elder...
(New Zealand)
24. Mina Dale
Actress | Fuckings Bygda
Mina Dale was born in Fredrikstad, Norway. She is an actress, known for Fuckings Bygda (2023), Heirs of the Night (2019) and Alt du elsker (2022).
(Norway)
25. Kyline Alcantara
Actress | Kambal, karibal
Kyline Alcantara was born on September 3, 2002 in Ocampo, Camarines Sur, Philippines. She is an actress, known for Kambal, karibal (2017), Maalaala Mo Kaya (1991) and Wildflower (2017).
(Philippines)
26. Ayeesha Cervantes
Actress | TODA One I Love
Ayeesha Cervantes was born on November 22, 2000 in the Philippines. She is an actress, known for TODA One I Love (2019), My Fantastic Pag-ibig (2021) and Wagas (2013).
(Philippines)
27. Julia Kostow
Actress | W lesie dzis nie zasnie nikt
Julia Kostow was born on May 15, 2009 in Poland. She is an actress, known for Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight (2020), Serce do walki (2019) and Planet Single (2016).
(Poland)
28. Beatriz Leonardo
Actress | Florbela
Beatriz Leonardo was born on December 3, 2000 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is an actress, known for Florbela (2012), Massa Fresca (2016) and Gelo (2016).
(Portugal)
29. Priscilla Delgado
Actress | Julieta
Priscilla Delgado was born on March 31, 2002 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is an actress, known for Julieta (2016), La chica de ayer (2009) and Killer Book Club (2023).
(Puerto Rico)
30. Vitaliya Kornienko
Actress | Sputnik
Vitaliya Kornienko was born on May 18, 2010 in Moscow, Russia. She is an actress, known for Sputnik (2020), Better Than Us (2018) and Kukolnik (2023).
(Russia)
31. Marta Kessler
Actress | The Mysterious Benedict Society
Marta Kessler was born on August 8, 2009 in Moscow, Russia. She is an actress, known for The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021), Cosmoball (2020) and Union of Salvation (2019).
(Russia)
32. Han Seo-jin
Actress | Jakeun Shinui Aideul
Han Seo-jin was born on November 1, 2008 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for Children of a Lesser God (2018), Just Between Lovers (2017) and Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016).
(South Korea)
33. Jo Eun-hyung
Actress | Ah-ga-ssi
Jo Eun-hyung was born on March 27, 2005 in Dangjin, South Chungcheong, South Korea. She is an actress, known for The Handmaiden (2016), The Divine Fury (2019) and A Day (2017).
(South Korea)
34. Berta Castañé
Actress | Bienvenidos a Edén
Berta Castañé was born on November 5, 2002 in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for Welcome to Eden (2022), Todos mienten (2022) and La Moderna (2023).
(Spain)
35. Sandra Escacena
Actress | Verónica
Sandra Escacena is a Spanish actress. She is known for Veronica (2017) and the Short film The Same (2018).
Escacena studied theater at the School S.V. Performing Productions of Villaviciosa de Odón and in the Municipal School of Dramatic Art of Madrid.
In December of 2017 she was nominated for the ...
(Spain)
36. Francisca Aronsson
Actress | HIT
Francisca Anette Aronsson Grande (Sweden June 12, 2006), commonly known as Francisca Aronsson, is a Swedish/Peruvian actress, dancer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Francisca's reverence for arts, especially for acting, made her join performing arts workshops at the early age of 7 years. After ...
(Sweden)
37. Vicky Chen
Actress | Jia nian hua
Vicky Chen was born on August 10, 2003 in Taiwan. She is an actress and director, known for Angels Wear White (2017), The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful (2017) and Ta Wen (2023).
(Taiwan)
38. Na-Na OuYang
Actress | Ji qi zhi xue
Na-Na OuYang was born on June 15, 2000 in Taipei, Taiwan. She is an actress, known for Bleeding Steel (2017), To the Fore (2015) and The Great Ruler (2020).
(Taiwan)
39. Praewa Suthamphong
Actress | Faces of Anne
Praewa Suthamphong was born on February 24, 2001 in Bangkok, Thailand. She is an actress, known for Faces of Anne (2022), Haunted Universities 2nd Semester (2022) and Terror Tuesday: Extreme.
(Thailand)
40. Çagla Simsek
Actress | Tozluyaka
Çagla Simsek was born on August 1, 2002 in Istanbul. She is an actress, known for Tozluyaka (2022), Ferhat ile Sirin (2019) and Elif (2014).
(Turkey)
41. Eva Shevchenko-Holovko
Actress | Prostir
Eva Shevchenko-Holovko was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. She is an actress, known for Space (2021), Tayemnytsi (2019) and 11 ditey z Morshyna (2018).
(Ukraine)
42. Millie Bobby Brown
Actress | Enola Holmes
Millie Bobby Brown (born 19 February 2004) is an English actress and model. She rose to prominence for her role as Eleven in the Netflix science fiction drama series Stranger Things (2016), for which she earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ...
(United Kingdom)
43. Hattie Gotobed
Actress | Game of Thrones
Hattie known for playing Ghita in Game of Thrones Season 5 and Jade in BAFTA winning Beast, has been named one of Britain's female rising stars by IMDB and Screen Terrier for 2016. She can currently been seen in a leading role of Maggie in A Kind Of Spark and also recently filmed as guest lead ...
(United Kingdom)
44. Imogen Gurney
Actress | Safe
Imogen Rose Gurney is a British Actress. Born May 25th 2000. She is best known for her role as Tilly Chahal in Netflix's 'Safe' and her role as Lara in 'Back to Life' which premiered on Showtime (US) & BBC1. The show was nominated for an International Emmy Award in 2020.
She started dance lessons at...
(United Kingdom)
45. Emilia Jones
Actress | CODA
Emilia Jones was recently named one of Variety's 10 Actors to Watch.
She is best known for playing the lead role of Ruby Rossi in CODA which won the Best Picture Oscar in 2022. Her performance garnered her 13 wins and 25 nominations including a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
For...
(United Kingdom)
46. Mya-Lecia Naylor
Actress | Cloud Atlas
Mya-Lecia Naylor was born on November 6, 2002 in Warwickshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Cloud Atlas (2012), Code Red (2013) and Cartoonito Tales (2011). She died on April 7, 2019 in London, England, UK.
(United Kingdom)
47. Bella Ramsey
Actress | Game of Thrones
Bella Ramsey made their professional acting debut as fierce young noblewoman Lyanna Mormont in Season 6 of HBO's 'Game of Thrones', a role that quickly became a fan favorite and saw Bella return for the next 2 seasons. Bella will be returning to HBO as the leading role of 'Ellie Williams' in their ...
(United Kingdom)
48. Ever Anderson
Actress | Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Ever Gabo Anderson is an American actress and model. She is known for portraying a young Natasha Romanoff in the 2021 film Black Widow and will star as Wendy Darling in the 2022 film Peter Pan & Wendy. Her mother is actress Milla Jovovich and her father is director Paul W. S. Anderson. She has two ...
(USA)
49. Lucy Boynton
Actress | Sing Street
Lucy Boynton (born 17 January 1994) is an American-English actress. She made her film debut with a leading role in Miss Potter (2006). Boynton's credits include Copperhead (2013), Sing Street (2016), Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
Boynton was born in New York City ...
(USA)
50. Julia Butters
Actress | Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood
Julia Butters is an American child actress. She received critical acclaim for her role as Trudi Frazer in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. From 2016 to 2020, she starred as Anna-Kat Otto on ABC's sitcom American Housewife. Butters was born in Los Angeles, California, to Darrin ...
(USA)
51. Madelyn Cline
Actress | Glass Onion
Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, Madelyn spent her summers in New York working on TV commercials and print ads for clients such as Next, T-mobile and Sunny D.
Madelyn is known for her leading and supporting roles such as Chloe in Boy Erased and Taylor Watts in HBO's Vice Principals.
(USA)
52. Auli'i Cravalho
Actress | Moana
Aulii Cravalho is an American actress and singer who made her acting debut as the voice of the titular character in the 2016 Disney 3D computer-animated musical feature film Moana. She went on to star in the NBC drama series Rise (2018), the Netflix drama film All Together Now (2020) and the Hulu ...
(USA)
53. Mackenzie Foy
Actress | Interstellar
Mackenzie Christine Foy was born 10 November 2000. She began her career as a child model in 2004, working for Garnet Hill, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Guess Kids. She has also modelled in print ads for companies such as Rubbermaid, Jones Apparel Group, The Walt Disney Company, Mattel, Target Corporation...
(USA)
54. Mckenna Grace
Actress | Gifted
Mckenna Grace is an American actress and singer from Grapevine, Texas who is known for playing Phoebe Spengler from Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Jasmine from Crash & Bernstein, Faith Newman from The Young and the Restless and Mary Adler from Gifted. She also acted in I, Tonya, Amityville: The Awakening...
(USA)
55. Maya Hawke
Actress | Do Revenge
Maya Ray Thurman Hawke (born July 8, 1998) is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. She made her acting debut as Jo March in the 2017 BBC adaptation of Little Women (2017) and starred as Robin in the Netflix series Stranger Things (2016) since its...
(USA)
56. Sophia Lillis
Actress | It
Sophia Lillis was born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. She started her acting career at the age of seven, when her stepfather encouraged her to take acting classes at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Manhattan. While studying there, a teacher recommended her for a role in an NYU student film...
(USA)
57. Emily Alyn Lind
Actress | Revenge
Emily Alyn Lind's body of work would be impressive for any Hollywood actress, but for a rising star of such a young age, it is quite remarkable. Emily will next star alongside Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson in the Warner Bros. film Doctor Sleep (2019). Based on the popular Stephen King novel, ...
(USA)
58. Janelle Monáe
Soundtrack | Hidden Figures
Janelle Monáe is an American musical recording artist, actress and model signed to their own imprint, Wondaland Arts Society, and Atlantic Records.
They were born in Kansas City, Kansas, to Janet, a janitor, and Michael Robinson Summers, a truck driver. In 2010, Monáe released her first full-length ...
(USA)
59. Isabela Merced
Actress | Transformers: The Last Knight
Isabela Yolanda Moner, now officially Isabela Merced, is an American actress, voice actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and ukulele player. She is known for Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), Instant Family (2018), and the title role in Dora and the Lost City...
(USA)
60. Jenna Ortega
Actress | Scream
Jenna Marie Ortega was born on September 27, 2002 in Coachella Valley, California. She began acting at age 9 and has portrayed Harley, a creative-engineering prodigy navigating life as the middle child in a family of 7 children in "Stuck in the Middle," a Disney Channel series told from Harley's ...
(USA)
61. Jade Pettyjohn
Actress | Destroyer
Jade Pettyjohn was born in Los Angeles, California. She graduated high school with honors in 2018. Her early work consisted of guest-starring roles in one hour dramatic episodic as well as independent feature films alongside award-winning actors such as Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Tony Collette, ...
(USA)
62. Margaret Qualley
Actress | Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood
Margaret Qualley was born on October 23, 1994 in Kalispell, Montana, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019), Fosse/Verdon (2019) and Kenzo World (2016). She has been married to Jack Antonoff since August 19, 2023.
(USA)
63. Izabela Vidovic
Actress | Wonder
Izabela Vidovic is an American actress. She is known for Homefront (2013), Wonder (2017), iZombie (2015) and in the Freeform television series, The Fosters (2013). Izabela is the daughter of Mario Vidovic and actress Elizabeta Vidovic. She performed in stage productions by the time she was seven, ...
(USA)
64. Lilimar
Actress | Bella and the Bulldogs
Lili Mar is a Venezuelan-born American actress, Voice actress and Model. She was born on June 2nd, 2000. Since a very young age she was inclined towards the artistic world. In 2006 she moved to Miami, Florida where she studied modeling at John Casablancas Modeling & Career Center. She then also ...
(Venezuela)
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