A Short-list of Modern White Actresses

1. Ellie Bamber

Born Eleanor Elizabeth Bamber in the South of England, UK, Bamber has a younger brother, Lucas. She acted on stage from an early age - becoming the youngest ever member of The London Player's Theatre, before playing Young Jenny in Sir Trevor Nunn's "Aspects of Love" at The Menier Chocolate Factory,...

2. Georgina Haig

Actress | Once Upon a Time

Georgina Haig is an Australian performer known for her extensive work across varied genres and her portrayal of iconic characters, including Queen Elsa in Once Upon a Time, Paula Yates in INXS: Never Tear Us Apart and Olivia Cotterill in Secret Bridesmaids Business. After graduating from the ...

3. Gracie Dzienny

Actress | First Kill

Gracie Dzienny was born on August 26, 1995 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for First Kill (2022), Jupiter's Legacy (2021) and Bumblebee (2018).

4. Karis Cameron

Actress | Cheer Squad Secrets

Karis Cameron was born on January 15, 1996 in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress, known for Cheer Squad Secrets (2020), Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2013) and R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour (2010).

5. Amiah Miller

Actress | War for the Planet of the Apes

Amiah Miller was born on July 16, 2004 in the USA. She is an actress, known for War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), My Best Friend's Exorcism (2022) and The Water Man (2020).

6. Daisy Ridley

Actress | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley is an English actress. She is best known for her breakthrough role as "Rey" in the 2015 film, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). Daisy was born in Westminster, London, on April 10, 1992. She is the daughter of Louise Fawkner-Corbett and Chris Ridley. Her ...

7. Jasmine Clark

Actress | Wonder Woman 1984

Jasmine Clark was born in Cambridge, England. At eighteen she pursued her career in modelling and went on to work with a number of commercial and fashion brands. In her early twenties, she started training as an actor and attended the Drama School Identity School of Acting. Her ancestry is English,...

8. Thea Sofie Loch Næss

Actress | The Last Kingdom

Thea Sofie Loch Næss is a Norwegian actress.She started acting at the age of eight. She played a leading role in Eirik Svensson's coming-of-age film 'One Night in Oslo' in 2013, which premiered in April 2014. In 2014 Næss was studying drama at the Hartvig Nissens school in Oslo. She played the role...

9. Holly Earl

Actress | Humans

Holly Earl was born on August 31, 1992 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Humans (2015), Erica (2019) and Loving Vincent (2017).

10. Margot Robbie

Actress | Suicide Squad

Margot Elise Robbie was born on July 2, 1990 in Dalby, Queensland, Australia to Scottish parents. Her mother, Sarie Kessler, is a physiotherapist, and her father, is Doug Robbie. She comes from a family of four children, having two brothers and one sister. She graduated from Somerset College in ...

11. Toni Garrn

Actress | Spider-Man: Far from Home

Antonia "Toni" Garrn is a German fashion model, actress and humanitarian. She got her big break in the fashion industry after signing an exclusive contract with Calvin Klein in 2008. Garrn debuted on the runway at age 15 as an exclusive for the Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2008 runway show in New ...

12. Liana Cornell

Actress | Britannia

Liana Cornell is a 2012 NIDA Acting Graduate. She is the daughter of Director/Actor/Writer John Cornell and Actress Delvene Delaney. She was born in Mullumbimby and grew up in Byron Bay. She is also known for her theatre work, most recently her work for the Bell Shakespeare Company's, "The Winter's...

13. Melissa Sagemiller

Actress | The Guardian

Born into a political family, Melissa Sagemiller started her path to the performing arts at a very young age. At age three, she began to study dance - tap, ballet, jazz and modern. After responding to an ad in the Washington Post, she made her stage debut at 9 as "Dill" in "To Kill a Mockingbird". ...

14. Lily Sullivan

Actress | Mental

Lily Sullivan is one of Australia's rising stars of the screen. Lily at the age of 17 made her feature film debut in 2012 in PJ Hogan's MENTAL, opposite Toni Collette and Liev Schreiber. Her role as 'Coral Moochmore' earned her an AACTA Award nomination for Best Young Actor and a Film Critics ...

15. Belle Shouse

Actress | Queen America

Belle Shouse is an actress and writer, known for Queen America (2018) and Secrets and Lies (2015).

16. Kaley Ronayne

Actress | The Right Stuff

Kaley Ronayne is known for The Right Stuff (2020), Gotham (2014) and Quarry (2016).

17. Gillian Jacobs

Actress | Community

Gillian Jacobs was born on October 19, 1982 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. Her father, William F. Jacobs Jr., was an investment banker and her mother, Martina Magenau Jacobs, was an alumni relations officer at Carnegie Mellon University.

Gillian is an alumnus of Mt. Lebanon High School, ...

18. Amber Anderson

Actress | Your Highness

Amber Anderson is a British actress and pianist who grew up in the Highlands of Scotland. On screen, she's known for portraying the villainous Lady Diana Mitford in 'Peaky Blinders', Ciara Porter in BBC crime drama 'Strike', as well as her work on 'Black Mirror' and 'Maigret's Dead Man', alongside ...

19. Violet Brinson

Actress | Sharp Objects

Violet Brinson was born on February 27, 2002 in Austin, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Sharp Objects (2018), The Comey Rule (2020) and Walker (2021).

20. Ana Mulvoy Ten

Actress | American Crime

Ana was born in London but she grew up in Spain and England. Her mother is Spanish and her father is English and she was raised bilingually.

Ana's first lead role was on a Spanish TV show shot in Madrid. She then went on to star on American boarding school drama House of Anubis.

She was nominated for...

21. April Bowlby

Actress | The Slammin' Salmon

April Michelle Bowlby was born on 30 July 1980 in Vallejo, California, USA. She and her family moved to Manteca, California, when she was a small child. She studied ballet, French, and marine biology at Moorpark College, before deciding to pursue an acting career. She studied drama with Ivana ...

22. Madison Wolfe

Actress | The Conjuring 2

Madison Wolfe was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She began acting at the age of seven, and made her debut alongside Kristen Stewart and Amy Adams in "On The Road." In the years following, Wolfe landed many roles in various critically acclaimed films and television shows such as Jessica Brady in "...

23. Amelia Gething

Actress | Emily

Amelia Gething was born on January 24, 1999 in Redbridge, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Emily (2022), Hogwarts Legacy (2023) and Mary & George (2024).

24. Petra Silander

Actress | I Will Crush You and Go to Hell

Petra Silander was born on January 12, 1988 in Sweden. She is an actress, known for I Will Crush You and Go to Hell (2016), 2047: Virtual Revolution (2016) and Dark Web (2016).

25. Marisha Shine

Entourage

Marisha Shine was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. She is known for Entourage (2015), Teeth and Blood (2015) and Moon Crash (2022).

26. Holly Deveaux

Actress | Polarized

Holly Deveaux (born in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress with documentary film-maker parents. She was determined to be an actor since a very young age, and at thirteen finally began auditioning and securing roles. Throughout high school, Deveaux worked on a series of projects. 'Victoria Day' ...

27. Hadley Robinson

Actress | Little Women

Hadley Robinson was born on December 5, 1995 in Vermont, Montpelier, United States. She is an actress and producer, known for Little Women (2019), Moxie (2021) and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020).

28. Hannah New

Actress | Maleficent

Born in London, England, Hannah insisted at age 4 to attend ballet school, setting her on a performing path in life. She later turned her focus to acting and joined The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. Her interest in other cultures led her to travel around the world, including Bolivia ...

29. Devon Barnes

Actress | Something Safe

Devon Barnes is known for Something Safe (2020), We Are Your Friends (2015) and Del Playa (2017).

30. Emma Watson

Actress | The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Paris, France, to British parents, Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both lawyers. She moved to Oxfordshire when she was five, where she attended the Dragon School. From the age of six, Emma knew that she wanted to be an actress and, for a number of years,...

31. Candace Moon

Actress | Cobra Kai

Candace Moon is known for Cobra Kai (2018), How I Met Your Mother (2005) and Bigger (2019).

32. Chandler Lovelle

Actress | The Fabelmans

Chandler is a versatile actor and singer. Her extensive acting training launched her into the professional film/TV industry, where she excelled across various mediums, collaborating with directors such as Steven Spielberg and Michael Showalter. Based in Los Angeles, Chandler embraces her ...

33. Yasmeene Ball

Actress | Supernatural

Yasmeene Ball was born in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Yasmeene is an avid reader and she believes strongly in giving back to the community and offers ongoing support to Animal Rescues and BC Children's Hospital.

Yasmeene is represented by KC Talent in Vancouver; and Primary Wave Entertainment in Los ...

34. Jennifer Decker

Actress | Flyboys

Beautiful French actress Jennifer Decker started out as a theatrical actress. Her first role was at age 18 as Juliet in William Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet", directed by Irina Brook. The play was very successful and toured throughout France, as well as abroad, for many months. Afterward, she ...

35. Rainey Qualley

Actress | Delilah

Rainsford Dubose Qualley, better known as Rainey Qualley was born in New York City, but spent most of her childhood in Asheville, North Carolina. Rainey is an actress and a singer. Rainey began her dancing career at the age of two. She was Miss Golden Globe in 2012. In 2015, Rainey made her musical...

36. Gabrielle Haugh

Actress | Jeepers Creepers 3

Gabrielle Haugh was born on July 1, 1996 in Sacramento, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Jeepers Creepers III (2017), Monsters of California (2023) and Days of Our Lives (1965).

37. Chloe Rose Robertson

Actress | Wildflower

Chloe Rose Robertson is an American actress and singer. She is known for her portrayal of Luna Briggs in the Paramount Plus series 'Wolf Pack' (2023), sharing the screen with the acclaimed Sarah Michelle Gellar and Rodrigo Santoro. Additionally, Chloe is also known for her performance as Esther ...

38. Caitlin Thompson

Actress | This Is Us

Caitlin Thompson was born on July 1, 1987 in Avon Lake, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for This Is Us (2016), Christmas Perfection (2018) and 90210 (2008). She has been married to Dan Fogelman since June 13, 2015. They have one child.

39. Paige Shaw

Actress | It Lives Inside

Paige Shaw is known for It Lives Inside (2023), Supernatural (2005) and Motive (2013).

40. Katelyn MacMullen

Actress | General Hospital

Katelyn MacMullen is an American actress best known for her role as Willow Tait on ABC's General Hospital. MacMullen's portrayal of Willow Tait landed her two consecutive Daytime Emmy nominations in 2020 and 2021 for "Outstanding Young Performer in a Drama Series." Leading up to this role, ...

41. Natalie Hauck

Actress | Tales of Halloween

Natalie Hauck was born on October 22, 1991 in Orange County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Tales of Halloween (2015), Starry Eyes (2014) and Battered (2014). She has been married to Alex Hauck since November 3, 2021.

42. Cece Paige

Actress | Modern Family

Cece Paige is known for Modern Family (2009), I Am the Night (2019) and Grey's Anatomy (2005).

43. Kristine Froseth

Actress | Apostle

Kristine Frøseth is a Norwegian actress and model. Frøseth was born to Norwegian parents and her early life was spent travelling back and forth between the United States and Norway due to her father's work.

Frøseth was scouted at a mall fashion show in Norway by local agency Heartbreak. She has ...

44. Teresa Palmer

Actress | Warm Bodies

Actress and model Teresa Palmer has gathered some impressive film credits. She was born in Adelaide, South Australia, to Kevin Palmer, an investor, and Paula Sanders, a former missionary and nurse. She completed high school at Mercedes College in 2003, where she was a popular student who was ...

45. Sienna Guillory

Actress | Love Actually

Sienna Guillory is the daughter of American folk guitarist Isaac Guillory and Tina Thompson, an English model. Guillory's parents encouraged her to express herself artistically as she was growing up and this led to her decision to become an actor. She was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk...

46. Joanna Vanderham

Actress | Warrior

Joanna grew up in Scotland. She trained at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. It was here she was 'spotted' by casting director Emma Style, which led to her first professional role as 'Cathy' in The Runaway (2010) together with Keith Allen, Ken Stott, Alan Cumming and Jack O'Connell . The ...

47. Jayne Wisener

Actress | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Jayne Wisener was born on May 19, 1987 in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, UK. She is an actress, known for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Jane Eyre (2011) and Misfits (2009). She has been married to Wayne Austin since July 6, 2012. They have two children.

48. Kate Bosworth

Actress | Superman Returns

Kate Bosworth was born in Los Angeles, California, to Patricia (Potter), a homemaker, and Harold Bosworth, who was an executive for Talbots. Unlike the characters Bosworth has portrayed in television and in film, which are known as "townies", Kate spent most of her childhood in different cities and...