Favourite Actresses from the 2020's (rising stars)
This 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.
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- Paula Galinelli Hertzog is known for The Prize (2011), Ciencias naturales (2014) and Siete perros (2021).(Argentina)
- 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 Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She is also known for Upright (2019), for which she was nominated for Best Comedy Performer at the 10th AACTA Awards. She's appeared in TV shows Janet King (2017), A Place to Call Home (2018), Pine Gap (2018), Fighting Season (2018), Les Norton (2019), Reckoning (2019), and The Gloaming (2020).(Australia)
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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 Ladies in Black, directed by Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Mao's Last Dancer), for which Angourie won the Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts (AACTA) and the Film Critics Circle of Australia awards for best actress.
Other recent features include Spider-Man: Homecoming and Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled, alongside Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Kristen Dunst and Elle Fanning. She played a leading role in the feature adaptation of Jasper Jones, directed by Rachel Perkins, and starred in The Nice Guys opposite Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe - from director Shane Black and producer Joel Silver - for which she received uniformly glowing reviews.
Australian film work includes Zak Hilditch's These Final Hours, and Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows from David Caesar. Angourie's small screen credits include Mako Mermaids, The Dr Blake Mysteries and The Worst Year of My Life Again.
From a creative family, Angourie began her career in Perth, Western Australia with several short films and national television commercials. She first came to industry attention at just eleven years old with her lead role in Zak Hilditch's short Transmission for which she won a Best Actress award at St Kilda Film Festival.(Australia)- Fantine Harduin was born on 23 January 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)
- Bruna Carvalho was born on 16 April 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)
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Larissa Manoela was born on 28 December 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 17 December 2023. She was previously married to Leo Cidade, Thomaz Costa and João Guilherme.(Brazil)- Peyton Kennedy was born on 4 January 2004 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Grey's Anatomy (2005), Everything Sucks! (2018) and Borrasca (2020).(Canada)
- 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 Genie and a Jutra award for Best Supporting Actress. Sophie then went on to play a role in Luc Picard's 2012 feature Esimésac before being asked to audition for the lead role of a German girl in the English-language feature film The Book Thief. She landed the part and starred alongside Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson. In 2019, she had the lead in the sequel thriller 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019).
When not working, Sophie enjoys gymnastic classes. Her younger sister, Isabelle Nélisse, is also an actress, who, among other credits, played a lead role in the 2013 horror movie Mama.(Canada) - Actress
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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. Immediately following she made an appearance on the hit series "Supernatural". She subsequently played several leads in some challenging independent films before making her big screen debut in Twentieth Century Fox's "Percy Jackson - Sea of Monsters" starring Alexandra Daddario and Logan Lerman.
Alisha is best known for her lead role as Georgie on the hit CBC television series, "Heartland", which is viewed in 119 countries worldwide. She joined the cast at the age of 10 and has grown up on screen. During the four month hiatus when "Heartland" is not filming, Alisha takes on other interesting acting projects. She can be seen in the TV movie, "The Tree That Saved Christmas", the TV series "When Calls The Heart", a lead role in a horror for SyFy called "The Hollow", and in the action/sci-fi feature, "Scorched Earth". Alisha was honored to present live on CBC at the "Canadian Country Music Awards" at only 15 years of age, making her one of the youngest presenters ever at the event.
A talent described as natural, intuitive and professional, Alisha is well respected for her strong and compelling performances and displays impressive vulnerability and range. She is intrigued by flawed and damaged characters and enjoys the intense challenges that these roles present. She has starred in a variety of diverse roles and has been acknowledged and honored with several nominations and awards.
Alisha continues to fuel her passion for horses in her spare time. She is an accomplished rider and is focused on jumping and training her two horses. When the filming schedule allows she competes in show jumping events in Canada and the USA.(Canada)- Wei Chai was born on 7 December 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)
- Zifeng Zhang was born on 27 August 2001 in Sanmenxia, Henan, China. She is an actress, known for Sister (2021), Aftershock (2010) and Upcoming (2021).(China)
- Amelie Pokorná was born on 8 November 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)
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Rebecca Emilie Sattrup was born on 29 November 2001 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is an actress, known for The Shamer's Daughter (2015), Ragnarok (2020) and The Shamer's Daughter 2: The Serpent Gift (2019).(Denmark)- Actress
Noée Abita was born on 18 March 1999 in Aix-en-Provence, France. She is an actress, known for Slalom (2020), Sink or Swim (2018) and Ava (2017).(France)- 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)
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Zsófia Bujáki was born on 3 April 2001 in Budapest, Hungary. She is an actress and director, known for The Callback (2022), Frequency (2023) and X - The eXploited (2018).(Hungary)- Actress
Zaira Wasim was born on 23 October 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)- Carmel Laniado was born on 19 October 2004 in Israel. She is an actress, known for Dolittle (2020), The Witcher (2019) and A Christmas Carol (2019).(Israel)
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Maria Chiara Giannetta was born on 20 May 1992 in Foggia, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Memory Pain, Don Matteo (2000) and Ricordi? (2018).(Italy)- 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 performance (opposite Rhea Perlman) in Kate Tsang's directorial debut. Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Cech was raised in Northern California with her 3 siblings. Print modeling as a toddler led to an interest in television and film and she landed her first guest star role at age 8 playing Young Kono Kalakaua (Actress Grace Park's character) on the hit CBS series, Hawaii Five-0. In 2018, she starred alongside Amandla Stenberg and Harris Dickinson as fan favorite, "Zu" in Fox's "The Darkest Minds", a film adaptation of the #1 New York Times Best Selling book series of the same title, written by Alexandra Bracken. Since then, Miya has had recurring roles on hit shows such as "American Horror Story" and "American Housewife", where she played Ali Wong's Doris' precocious youngest daughter, Marigold. In 2019, she starred in two of Netflix's most popular original films, as Young Sasha in "Always Be My Maybe" and as "Zhen Zhen" in "Rim of the World", directed by McG. In addition, Miya has led several popular kids/teens series, as Akiko Yamato in Nickelodeon's re-imagined "Are You Afraid of the Dark" in 2019 and in Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment's "The Astronauts" in 2020 as the lead character, Samy Sawyer-Wei. An Asian American adoptee, Miya is very passionate about representation and telling authentic stories through her work. She also enjoys art, cooking and gardening in her free time.(Japan)
- Minami Hamabe was born on 29 August 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)
- Aiko Beemsterboer was born on 8 February 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)
- 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 brother and a younger sister, actress Davida McKenzie. She completed her secondary education at Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in 2018. After a good role in The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies, she rose to critical prominence with the lead role in Debra Granik's 2018 drama film Leave No Trace. After supporting roles in the 2019 films The King, Jojo Rabbit, and True History of the Kelly Gang, as well as the 2021 thriller Old, she played the lead role as Eloise, a wide-eyed woman from Cornwall in Edgar Wright's psychological horror film Last Night in Soho.(New Zealand)
- 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)