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1. Kristen Stewart

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 ...

2. Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Actress | Belle

Gugu Mbatha-Raw was born Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England. Her father, Patrick Mbatha, is a Black South African doctor, and her mother, Anne Raw, is a Caucasian English nurse. Her parents separated when she was a year old, and she was brought up by her mother ...

3. Maria Howell

The Color Purple

Maria Howell was born in Gaston, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Color Purple (1985), Christmas in the Friendly Skies and The Resident (2018).

4. Lauren LaStrada

Actress | No Sudden Move

Lauren LaStrada is an Actress, Singer and Published Author. She is originally from Detroit, MI. Lauren studied acting at The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and trained in classical piano at The Center For Creative Studies. She is a graduate of The Detroit School of Arts, where she studied french ...

5. Tray Chaney

Actor | We Need to Talk

Tray Chaney, the highly celebrated up and coming actor, is best known for his role as "Poot" on the HBO's Original hit series "The Wire". The strikingly handsome young man of many talents began his career as a performer at the early age of four years old. After graduating from high school, Tray ...

6. Tamala Jones

Actress | Blue Streak

Tamala Jones was born on November 12, 1974 in Pasadena, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Blue Streak (1999), Can't Hardly Wait (1998) and Booty Call (1997).

7. Ambre Anderson

Actress | Gotham

Ambre Anderson was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She is the daughter of Dr. Marcia Henson-Coakley (Dentist, Singer, Pianist) and Curt Anderson (News Anchor, Attorney, State Delegate) and has three younger brothers. She graduated with a BFA from Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she won a ...

8. Idella Johnson

Actress | Blood Runs Down

Idella Johnson was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She studied theater at Delgado Community College, and later went on to receive a degree in Music from Loyola University in New Orleans. She began her career as a professional actor starring in plays and musicals in and around the city of...

9. D. Woods

Actress | Stuck with You

Wanita Woodgett, better known as "D. Woods," grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts where she discovered her love for performing at an early age. Relocating to Atlanta, Ga. as a teen, she honed her craft in the Arts at Tri-Cities High School for Visual and Performing Arts, and the Freddie Hendricks ...

10. Nikki Jane

Actress | Blackbird

Nikki Jane is known for Blackbird (2014).

11. Nimi Adokiye

Actress | Bob Hearts Abishola

Nimi Adokiye has emerged as a standout talent in Hollywood, recognized for her captivating performances across notable TV series. Her exceptional skills were honored with the Best Emerging Actress award at the World Entertainment Awards, underscoring her significant impact as a rising star in the ...

12. Ntozake Shange

Writer | Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Ntozake Shange was born on October 18, 1948 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002), American Playhouse (1980) and Whitewash (1994). She was married to David Murray and McArthur Binion. She died on October 27, 2018 in Bowie, ...

13. 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.

14. Gary Clark Jr.

Soundtrack | Deepwater Horizon

Gary Lee Clark Jr. (born February 15, 1984) is an American musician from Austin, Texas. He is known for his fusion of blues, rock and soul music with elements of hip hop. In 2011, Clark signed with Warner Bros Records and released The Bright Lights EP. It was followed by the albums Blak and Blu (...

15. Tyrone Dangerfield

Producer | The Broken Rose

Tyrone J. Dangerfield is a multi-talented writer, producer, and filmmaker, whose life and work have been influenced by both sides of the law. Born and raised in Oakland, California, he has witnessed firsthand the stark contrast between his grandfather's role as a historic police figure and his ...

16. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Actress | King Richard

Aunjanue Ellis was born in San Francisco, California. She graduated from the Brown University, and later attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

During her career, Ellis performed on Off-Broadway theater, appeared in many film, and had roles on television. In film, she is best known...

17. Nona Gaye

Actress | Crash

It was inevitable that Nona Gaye would become a singer - she is the granddaughter of Cuban jazz great Slim Gaillard, the niece of R&B singer/songwriter Frankie Gaye and the daughter of soul legend Marvin Gaye. Signed to Third/Stone Atlantic at 14, Nona released "Love for the Future" in 1992, which ...

18. Victoria Baldesarra

Actress | Dying to Sleep

Victoria Baldesarra is an actress and based out of Los Angeles, California and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Toronto-native began her dance career at the age of 3 years old and grew up dancing in the North American competitive dance circuit. Having been trained at one of the most prestige dance ...

19. Tameka Amar

Actor | Darkest Before Dawn

Tameka Amar is known for Darkest Before Dawn (2012) and Dark Hearts (2015).

20. Alvin J. Frazier II

Actor | A Murder in the Park

Singer, songwriter, musician, producer, composer & actor. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Alvin has been singing since the age of two and pecking at the keys since the age of three.

A self-taught musician, Alvin would teach himself to play 4 instruments; piano, guitar, bass & drums. Growing up ...

21. Brandon Willis

Composer | Sleep to Dream

Brandon Willis is known for Sleep to Dream (2007) and A Murder in the Park (2014).

22. Gloria Reuben

Actress | Lincoln

Gloria Reuben is an actress, singer and published author whose impressive credentials in television, film, theater and music include portraying the HIV+ physician assistant Jeanie Boulet on the hit NBC series ER (a role that garnered her two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nomination) and many ...

23. Kathryn Morris

Actress | Minority Report

Kathryn Morris was born on January 28, 1969 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for Minority Report (2002), Mindhunters (2004) and Cold Case (2003).

24. Tiffany Hines

Actress | Magnum P.I.

Tiffany Hines was born on September 2, 1983 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for Magnum P.I. (2018), 24: Legacy (2016) and Bones (2005).

25. Dana Davis

Actress | Prom Night

Dana Davis was born on October 4, 1978 in Davenport, Iowa, USA. She is an actress, known for Prom Night (2008), Raise Your Voice (2004) and 10 Things I Hate About You (2009).

26. Regina Belle

Soundtrack | Aladdin

Regina Belle was born on July 17, 1963 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Aladdin (1992), Exit Wounds (2001) and The Swan Princess (1994). She has been married to John S. Battle since 1991. They have five children.

27. Deborah Joy Winans

Actress | Greenleaf

Deborah Joy Winans was born on September 6, 1983 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Greenleaf (2016), The Final Say (2023) and Don't Waste Your Pretty (2021). She has been married to Terrence Willams since 2013. They have one child.

28. Ruth Negga

Actress | Loving

Ruth Negga was born on May 4, 1981 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She is an actress and producer, known for Loving (2016), Passing (2021) and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013).

29. Aaron O'Connell

Actor | The Haves and the Have Nots

Aaron O'Connell's Biography (2021)

Aaron John O'Connell was born April 8th, 1986 in Dayton, Ohio. In 2013, Aaron was casted in the first television drama ever created by Tyler Perry, The Haves and The Have Nots (2013-2020). Due to the growing popularity of OWN's first scripted drama series, Aaron ...

30. Ama K. Abebrese

Actress | Beasts of No Nation

Ama K. Abebrese was born on May 3, 1980 in Kumasi, Ghana. She is an actress and producer, known for Beasts of No Nation (2015), Double-Cross (2014) and Sinking Sands (2010).

31. Tammy Townsend

Actress | Sherri

Tammy Townsend is a veteran performer with remarkable versatility and range whose acting and musical talents are showcased in a variety of notable projects.

She is a series regular on the seventh and final season of OWN's acclaimed drama series, "Queen Sugar," from Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker...

32. Ikennia Cross

Actress | BMF: Black Mafia Family

Ikennia Cross is an American Singer and Actress born and raised in Atlanta, GA. Her passion for singing was ignited at a very early age of 4. She sang "Go Tell It On The Mountain" as a soloist in the dramatic stage play "King Of Glory". She has traveled all over the world from Florida, Arizona, ...

33. Galley Molina

Producer | Get Back

With over 35 years in the Film & Music industry it's safe to say that Galley is a real seasoned veteran in the world of Entertainment. At the early age of 19 he toured the world with a chart-topping artist and later went on to write & produce songs for Him and other artists. Shortly after He wrote ...

34. Neisha Neshae

Soundtrack | Coffee & Kareem

Neisha Neshae is known for Coffee & Kareem (2020), The Detroit Cable Connection (2022) and Turn of the Cheek (2020).

35. Icewear Vezzo

Actor | Buffed Up!: The Movie

Icewear Vezzo is known for Buffed Up!: The Movie (2019), Price of Love (2020) and Playing for Keeps (2021).

36. Rotimi

Actor | Divergent

Rotimi was born on November 30, 1988 in East Orange, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Divergent (2014), Power (2014) and Coming 2 America (2021).

37. Chantel Riley

Actress | Colorblind

Chantel Riley was born on June 27, 1986 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for Colorblind (2023), Race (2016) and Assassin's Creed: Origins (2017).

38. Ta'Rhonda Jones

Actress | The Perfect Christmas Present

Ta'Rhonda is a rapper from the Southside of Chicago, who is well known for her first role on Empire. She is also a fashion designer and designs all of her own red carpet looks. Ta'Rhonda is a philanthropist and is an active member of The Brady Campaign, which helps to prevent gun violence. She is ...

39. Stephanie Sigman

Actress | Miss Bala

Stephanie Sigman is a Mexican actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 2011 crime drama film Miss Bala. She has gone on to appear in Pioneer (2013), Spectre (2015), Going Under (2016), and Annabelle: Creation (2017). On television, Sigman starred as Valeria Vélez in the first and second seasons of...

40. Olunike Adeliyi

Actress | Saw 3D

Olunike Adeliyi was born in Toronto, Canada to Sunday Adeliyi, a Nigerian computer scientist and Roxiana Bell Adeliyi, a Jamaican nurse. Raised in both Jamaica and Canada, Olunike ultimately earned a place at the highly coveted American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. After graduating ...

41. Mesha Millington

Actress | New Amsterdam

Mesha Millington is known for New Amsterdam (2018), Dope King and The Redeemables Part 2.

42. Amerrah Garrison

Actress | The Dark Side of Beautiful

Detroit Native Amerrah Garrison also known as AG _ the actress , is a powerhouse creative destined to make her mark! Actress, model, writer, and singer she does it all! As an inducted member of The International Thespian society , Former regional champion of the M.I.F.A. Forensic theatre league; ...

43. DeJuan Ford

Producer | Birth of a Savage

DeJuan Ford is known for Birth of a Savage, A Lonely Place to Die (2024) and First Lady 3 (2021).

44. Christina Vidal

Actress | See No Evil

Christina Vidal was born on November 18, 1981 in Whitestone, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for See No Evil (2006), The Guilty (2021) and Life with Mikey (1993). She has been married to Marcus Mitchell since September 25, 2016. They have two children.

45. Justin Cornwell

Actor | The Umbrella Academy

Justin Michael Cornwell began his professional acting career at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater after studying theater at the University Of Louisville . Growing up in his grandmother's video store Justin started acting at a young age when he was cast as the lead in a middle school play. He took ...

46. Eunice Wilson

Actress | No Time for Romance

Eunice Wilson was one of the top entertainers of the 1930s of Black Entertainment. She was called the best. An exceptional song and dance girl she was, her dancing reminds you of Michael Jackson. She was an example of what hot/swing dancing was all about added with class. She was the definition of ...

47. Cleo Herndon

Actress | Dark Manhattan

Cleo Herndon was born on June 29, 1908 in Falls County, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Dark Manhattan (1937). She was married to Fred Pleasant. She died on June 2, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

48. Lucy Barrett

Actress | Bloom

Lucy Barrett is an Australian actress on the rise who is best known for her role as the middle sister of the Charmed Ones, Mikaela Danso in the reboot of the hit series, Charmed. She is also known for her main roles as Isabella Webb in Bloom and Vita in Co-Ed. Lucy has had prominent supporting ...

49. María Velasco

Writer | Mapa de recuerdos de Madrid

María Velasco is known for Mapa de recuerdos de Madrid (2014), All Night Long (1962) and Comando M-5 (2002).

50. Charles Mingus

Soundtrack | Jerry Maguire

Charles Mingus is an American jazz double bassist, pianist, composer and bandleader.

A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz legends such...

51. Dolores Mantez

Actress | UFO

Dolores Mantez was born on October 17, 1936 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. She was an actress, known for UFO (1970), UFO: Distruggete Base Luna (1971) and UFO: Prendeteli vivi. (1974). She was married to Robert Harding. She died on November 30, 2012 in Sydenham, London, England, UK.

52. Monique Nikkole Banks-Barr

Actress | Deeper Than Law

Monique Nikkole Banks-Barr is known for Deeper Than Law (2023) and Squid Game: The Challenge (2023).

53. Diana Dors

Actress | The Long Haul

Diana Dors was born Diana Mary Fluck on October 23, 1931 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. She and her mother both nearly died from the traumatic birth. Because of the trauma, her mother lavished on Diana anything and everything she wanted--clothes, toys and dance lessons were the order of the day. ...

54. Theresa Harris

Actress | I Walked with a Zombie

Theresa Harris appeared with more stars of the Golden Era of Hollywood than anyone else. She sang, she danced, she appeared in movies and TV. She graced the screen with her magnetic presence and most times stole scenes from the top stars of the day every chance she got and made a lot of dull films ...

55. Jayne Mansfield

Actress | The Girl Can't Help It

One of the leading sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s, film actress Jayne Mansfield was born Vera Jayne Palmer on April 19, 1933 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, the only child of Vera J. (nee Palmer; later Peers) and Herbert W. Palmer. Her parents were well-to-do, with her father a successful attorney ...

56. Hattie Noel

Actress | King for a Day

Hattie Noel was born on February 2, 1893 in Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for King for a Day (1934), Cracked Nuts (1941) and I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (1940). She was married to Antina Parker. She died on November 13, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

57. Eva Marie Saint

Actress | On the Waterfront

Actress and producer Eva Marie Saint was born on July 4, 1924 on Newark, New Jersey. She is known for starring in Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront (1954), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959). Her film career also includes ...

58. Valerie Bettis

Actress | Affair in Trinidad

Valerie Bettis was born on December 20, 1919 in Houston, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Affair in Trinidad (1952), Producers' Showcase (1954) and Playwrights '56 (1955). She was married to Arthur A. Schmidt and Bernardo Segall. She died on September 26, 1982 in New York City, New York, ...

59. Asia Holiday

Actress | Rock the Boat

Asia is a captivating vocalist, but that's not where her talent stops. At just 7 years old, she had her first movie experience in James Brown's biographical drama "Get on Up" staring Chadwick Bozeman and Jill Scott. This experience solidified her hunger to be on set for the rest of her life. Since ...

60. Clarence Muse

Actor | Shadow of a Doubt

Clarence Muse was born on October 14, 1889 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA as Clarence Edouard Muse. He was an actor, known for Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and The Black Stallion (1979). He was married to Irene Ena Kellman, Willabelle Burch West and Ophelia Belle Labertier. He died on October 13, 1979 in ...

61. Sam McDaniel

Actor | The Great Lie

Sam McDaniel was born on January 28, 1886 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Great Lie (1941), I Was Framed (1942) and Captains Courageous (1937). He died on September 24, 1962 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

62. Roxanne Arlen

Actress | The Loved One

A former "Miss Detroit" and WAMPAS Baby Star of 1956, pouty chemist's daughter Roxanne Arlen (born Roxanne Giles) popped up on 1950's and 60's screens as sexy second leads in B-movies and TV episodes. She began her acting training in her teens, taking nightly drama classes at Wayne University. ...

63. Mary Beth Hughes

Actress | The Great Flamarion

Mary Beth Hughes' parents separated while she was still a baby. She was brought up by a grandmother whose dearest wish was to make her an actress. As a result, she started her career at an early age while still a high school student. She starred in the stage version of "Alice in Wonderland" then ...

64. Louise Franklin

Actress | Strange Journey

Louise Franklin was a gorgeous, winsome lady full of sex appeal and charm who graced the movie screen and stages from the 1930s to the 1950s. She was a popular California chorus girl, dancer, and actress who appeared in popular nightclubs, soundies, race films, and black musical numbers featured in...

65. Mildred Washington

Actress | Torch Singer

The name Mildred Washington isn't remembered but she appeared in under 15 films in small parts but her presence, finesse, beauty and vivacious personality wasn't small. Mildred was a beautiful, curvaceous, popular Black actress and dancer in the 1920s and 1930s. She started on the stage appearing ...

66. Edna Mae Harris

Actress | The Green Pastures

Edna Mae Harris was one of the best actresses of the Black race in the 1930s and 1940s. She starred in some of the best all black cast independently produced movies in the 1930s and 1940s. An attractive woman who had a soulful voice, personality, sex appeal, she was a triple threat to show business...

67. Amanda Randolph

Actress | The Amos 'n Andy Show

Amanda Randolph was born on September 2, 1896 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress, known for The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951), The Danny Thomas Hour (1967) and The Danny Thomas Show (1953). She was married to Harry Hansberry. She died on August 24, 1967 in Duarte, California, USA.

68. Joanne Dru

Actress | Red River

The daughter of a West Virginia druggist, Joanne Dru came to New York in 1940. In New York she worked as a model and was cast by Al Jolson as one of the showgirls in his Broadway play "Hold Onto Your Hats." When the show closed in 1941, she married popular singer Dick Haymes and went with him to ...

69. Marilyn Maxwell

Actress | 3 Men in White

The less famous, but still undeniably talented, of the "Marilyn" sex symbols of the 1940s/'50s was born Marvel Marilyn Maxwell in Clarinda, Iowa on August 3, 1920 (she later began using her middle name professionally at the suggestion of Louis B. Mayer). As a teenager, she worked as an usher at the...

70. Richard Conte

Actor | The Godfather

Richard Conte was born Nicholas Richard Conte on March 24, 1910, in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of an Italian-American barber. He held a variety of jobs before becoming a professional actor, including truck driver, Wall Street clerk and singing waiter at a Connecticut resort. The gig as a ...

71. Rhona Bennett

Actress | Malibu's Most Wanted

Rhona Bennett was born on May 10, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Malibu's Most Wanted (2003), Coming 2 America (2021) and Homeboys in Outer Space (1996).

72. Jason Weaver

Actor | The Jacksons: An American Dream

Born on July 18, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois, Jason Weaver has always been surrounded by the world of entertainment. His mother Kitty Haywood, a legendary studio singer, was a staple in his young life and encouraged his pursuit of singing as well as acting. In being surrounded by the some of the best...

73. Kim Hamilton

Actress | The Guiding Light

Kim Hamilton was born on September 12, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Guiding Light (1952), Body and Soul (1981) and Checkmate (1960). She was married to Werner Klemperer and Robert Henry Hamilton. She died on September 16, 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

74. Susan Kohner

Actress | Imitation of Life

Susan Kohner was born on November 11, 1936 in Los Angeles, California. Her Mexican mother was actress Lupita Tovar, a successful performer from the 1930s and it was only natural that for Susan to gravitate toward acting. Her first role was in To Hell and Back (1955) in 1955. One more film in 1956 ...

75. Hadda Brooks

Actress | In a Lonely Place

Hadda Brooks was born on October 29, 1916 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for In a Lonely Place (1950), The Thirteenth Floor (1999) and The Crossing Guard (1995). She was married to Earl Morrison. She died on November 21, 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

76. Cheri Amor

Actor | My Crazy Seven

Cheri Amor is known for My Crazy Seven, Who Ya Wit (2022) and Birth of a Savage.

77. Cherine Anderson

Actress | One Love

Cherine Anderson was born on September 25, 1982 in Kingston, Jamaica. She is an actress, known for One Love (2003), Dancehall Queen (1997) and Sextuplets (2019).

78. Ky-Mani Marley

Soundtrack | Money Talks

With his third untitled album near completion, Ky-mani Marley is definitely a star in his own right. On February 26, 1976 Ky-mani was born to the legendary Robert Nesta Marley and Jamaican table tennis champion, Anita Belnavis, in Falmouth, Jamaica. Ky-mani is an East African term meaning ...

79. Baby Norman

Actress | Pitch Perfect 3

Baby was born in Oklahoma City, OK. but she has lived all over the United States. As a teenager she moved to Atlanta, Georgia which she still calls home. She was raised in a musical family and she caught the performing bug at an early age. She was named after her father's rock n' roll band, "Baby". ...

80. Gloria Prince

Actress | Armstrong

Gloria Prince is known for Armstrong (2022), Masquerade (2023) and Ebony Hustle 2: Ballistic Protection (2024).

81. Veronika Bozeman

Actress | Armed

Veronika Bozeman was born on January 9, 1983 in South Central, Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Armed (2018), Karen (2021) and Snatched (2024).