Actresses 1996

1. Zendaya

Zendaya (which means "to give thanks" in the language of Shona) is an American actress and singer born in Oakland, California. She began her career appearing as a child model working for Macy's, Mervyns and Old Navy. She was a backup dancer before gaining prominence for her role as Rocky Blue on ...

2. Anya Taylor-Joy

Actress | The Queen's Gambit

Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (born 16 April 1996) is a British-American actress. She is best known for her roles as Beth Harmon in The Queen's Gambit (2020), Thomasin in the period horror film The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015), as Casey Cooke in the horror-thriller Split (2016), and as ...

3. Hailee Steinfeld

Actress | True Grit

Hailee Steinfeld was born on December 11, 1996 in Tarzana, California, to Cheri (Domasin), an interior designer, and Peter Steinfeld, a personal fitness trainer. She has a brother, Griffin. Her uncle is Jake Steinfeld, a fitness trainer, and her great-uncle is actor Larry Domasin. Her father is of ...

4. Florence Pugh

Actress | The Falling

Florence Pugh is an English actress. She is known for Midsommar (2019), Little Women (2019), her MCU debut Black Widow (2021), and Fighting with My Family (2019).

Pugh made her film debut in The Falling (2014). She also appears in Lady Macbeth (2016), Outlaw King (2018), Malevolent (2018), and the ...

5. Ella Purnell

Actress | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Ella Purnell was born in London, U.K. She is best known for her roles in Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children (2016), in BBC One's Ordeal By Innocence (2017) and Starz' Sweetbitter (2017), in which she plays the series lead role of Tess in the adaptation of Stephanie Danler's ...

6. Kaitlyn Dever

Actress | Booksmart

Having been named one of Variety's 10 Actors to Watch, Kaitlyn Dever has become one of Hollywood's top emerging young actresses.

Dever has showcased her versatility, appearing in movies such as Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar (2011), James Ponsoldt's The Spectacular Now (2013), Destin Daniel Cretton's ...

7. Tati Gabrielle

Actress | Uncharted

Tati Gabrielle, also known as Tatiana Gabrielle Hobson, was born in the Bay Area of California. She was raised by her Korean mother and African-American father.

Tati's acting and performing talents were recognized by the third grade when she starred in her first show, playing the role of Lemony ...

8. Abigail Breslin

Actress | Little Miss Sunshine

Academy Award-nominated actress Abigail Breslin is one of the most sought-after actors of her generation. Her unique and charismatic talents have contributed to her versatile roles in both comedy and drama.

Recently, Breslin headlined the first season of the horror-comedy series, Scream Queens (2015)...

9. Annalisa Cochrane

Actress | Cobra Kai

Annalisa Cochrane was born on June 21, 1996 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Cobra Kai (2018), Into the Dark (2018) and The Young and the Restless (1973).

10. Sophie Turner

Actress | Game of Thrones

Sophie Belinda Jonas (née Turner; born February 21, 1996) is an English actress. Turner made her professional acting debut as Sansa Stark on the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011) (2011-2019), which brought her international recognition and critical praise. For her performance, ...

11. Dove Cameron

Actress | Schmigadoon!

Dove Olivia Cameron was born Chloe Celeste Hosterman on January 15, 1996 in Bainbridge Island, Washington to Bonnie J. Wallace, an acting coach & Philip Alan Hosterman, a chief executive officer/founder of Kandahar Trading Company. She's known for playing a dual role as the eponymous characters in ...

12. Courtney Eaton

Actress | Mad Max: Fury Road

Courtney Eaton is an Australian Actress and Model. She is known for her supporting roles as Cheedo the Fragile in the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road, and as Zaya in the 2016 film Gods of Egypt. Eaton was born in Bunbury, Western Australia. She studied at Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School. Her father, ...

13. Brianna Hildebrand

Actress | Deadpool

Brianna Caitlin Hildebrand is an American actress from Texas widely known for portraying Negasonic Teenage Warhead, an X-Man with the best name ever from the Deadpool film series alongside Ryan Reynolds. She also played Aurora Decker-Morningstar in the Netflix series Lucifer, Sadie Cunningham from ...

14. Katherine Langford

Actress | Knives Out

Katherine Langford (born 29 April 1996) is an Australian actress. She is known for starring as Hannah Baker in the 2017 Netflix series 13 Reasons Why (2017), based on the novel of the same name, for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination. In 2018, she appeared as Leah Burke in the ...

15. Mary Mouser

Actress | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Mary Mouser was born on May 9, 1996 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA. She is an actress, known for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014), Son of the Mask (2005) and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005).

16. Fivel Stewart

Actress | Atypical

Fivel Stewart was born on November 4, 1996 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Atypical (2017), Roar (2022) and Umma (2022).

17. Lili Reinhart

Actress | Riverdale

Lili Reinhart was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and at an early age, developed a passion for the performing arts. Lili took dance classes for 10 years and also performed in many local musicals before she signed with her first agency in Cleveland when she was 11. She traveled from Ohio to New ...

18. Madison Davenport

Actress | Sharp Objects

Madison Danielle Davenport was born in San Antonio, Texas. She started her career in 2005 when she had a small role in Conversations with Other Women (2005). Soon after she appeared in the television series Numb3rs (2005), Close to Home (2005), CSI: NY (2004), and Hot Properties (2005). In 2006, ...

19. Grace Van Patten

Actress | Under the Silver Lake

Grace Van Patten was born on November 21, 1996 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Under the Silver Lake (2018), Mayday (2021) and The Meyerowitz Stories (2017).

20. Kelli Berglund

Actress | Heels

This summer Kelli Berglund will star in the highly-anticipated, STARZ drama "Heels," alongside Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig and Alison Luff. Written by Michael Waldron and directed by Peter Segal, "Heels" is set in a close-knit Georgia community and follows a family-owned wrestling promotion, as...

21. Sasha Pieterse

Actress | Pretty Little Liars

Sasha Pieterse was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She immigrated over to the United States with her professional dancer parents in 2000. She started acting at the age of four in modeling and commercials and moved to theatrical work starring as "Buffy" in her first TV show, Family Affair (2002)...

22. Madeline Carroll

Actress | Flipped

Madeline was born March 18, 1996 and raised in Los Angeles, California. She began modeling when she was 3 years old, soon after she was discovered by her Theatrical agent "Wendy" in a nail shop in Sherman Oaks and began her theatrical acting career. She has performed in around 60 principal role/...

23. Ella Balinska

Actress | Charlie's Angels

Actress Ella Balinska, known for her leading roles in Charlie's Angels (2019), Run Sweetheart Run (2020) and Resident Evil (2022), was born in London, UK and lives in Los Angeles, USA. Balinska trained and graduated at the Guildford School of Acting with honors, and acquired her combat skills at ...

24. Sami Gayle

Actress | Vampire Academy

Actress Sami Gayle stars as "Nicky Reagan-Boyle" on CBS' cop drama Blue Bloods.

Gayle began her acting career as Baby June in the off-Broadway production of "Gypsy," starring Patti LuPone. She then reprised her role when the production transferred to Broadway shortly thereafter. Gayle later ...

25. Stefanie Scott

Actress | Insidious: Chapter 3

Nurturing an impressive body of work that encompasses film and television, award-winning actor, writer, and producer Stefanie Scott is one of Hollywood's most promising young talents. This year Stefanie will star in Peacock's upcoming thriller/supernatural series "Girl in the Woods." Set in the ...

26. 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).

27. Sarah Jeffery

Actress | Across the Line

Sarah Jeffery is an actress who has quietly amassed a body of work that encompasses both television and film. Growing up in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sarah has been performing on stage in musicals and theater productions since the age of three, but it was when she became a teen that she decided ...

28. Grace Caroline Currey

Actress | Fall

Grace Caroline Currey was born on July 17, 1996 in the USA. She is an actress and director, known for Fall (2022), Shazam! (2019) and Annabelle: Creation (2017). She has been married to Branden Currey since June 26, 2022.

29. Brittany O'Grady

Actress | Star

Brittany O'Grady has been performing professionally since the age of 4. Most recently, Brittany appeared as Paula in 'The White Lotus', Mike White's dark comedy mini-series for HBO. Brittany also starred in 'Little Voice' on Apple TV+, in which she portrayed Bess King, a young aspiring ...

30. Claudia Lee

Actress | Kick-Ass 2

Claudia Lee was born in West Lafayette, Indiana. As a little girl watching TV and film, she dreamed of being an actress, and loved performing. She began acting as a child in minor stage productions, as well studying dance. Lee also speaks Polish. Growing up listening to her father and her older ...

31. Grace Van Dien

Actress | Stranger Things

Grace Van Dien is an American actress and director, best known for "Stranger Things" (2016), "The Village" (2019), "Charlie Says" (2018), and the remake of "Sleeping Beauty" (2014). She also starred in many independent films and projects, such as "The Bad Twin" and acted in shows like "Greenhouse ...

32. Sarah Grey

Actress | Power Rangers

Sarah Grey is a Canadian actress. Grey was born in British Columbia, Canada. Grey has appeared on shows such as Almost Human (2013), and Bates Motel (2013) playing young Norma Bates. Her first film role came in 2013, when she landed the part of Jennifer Beals' daughter Julia, in the film ...

33. Violett Beane

Actress | Death and Other Details

Violett Beane was born on May 18, 1996 in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Death and Other Details (2024), The Flash (2014) and Truth or Dare (2018).

34. Leah Lewis

Actress | The Half of It

Adopted from a Chinese orphanage as an infant, American actress Leah Lewis is poised to emigrate into living rooms everywhere with her triple talent as an actress, singer, and dancer. She was raised in Windermere, FL and in Los Angeles, CA.

Leah Lewis is known for her breakout performance in the ...

35. Kennedy McMann

Actress | Nancy Drew

Kennedy McMann is an American actor and singer born in Holland, MI with training from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama (BFA Acting). With appearances in "Law & Order SVU" and "Gone," Kennedy is best known for her work on television as the titular character of the CW's "Nancy Drew" opposite Scott...

36. Miranda May

Actress | Bunk'd

Miranda May, originally from Ohio, began acting at the age of 8. Soon after moving to Los Angeles at the age of 10, she was cast in "The Heartbreak Kid" starring Ben Stiller. She would follow this impressive debut with the film "Lower Learning" starring Eva Longoria and Jason Biggs. Her first ...

37. Tavi Gevinson

Actress | Enough Said

Tavi Gevinson was born on April 21, 1996 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Enough Said (2013), Person to Person (2017) and Scream Queens (2015).

38. Audrey Whitby

Actress | The Thundermans

Audrey Grey Whitby was born in Tennessee and raised in Northern Indiana. She's best known for So Random, The Thundermans and Awesomeness TV's Terry The Tomboy and Betch! Audrey started acting when she was six in community theatre and started auditioning in Chicago when she was eight. Audrey moved ...

39. Jacqueline Byers

Actress | Roadies

Actress Jacqueline Byers grew up outside of Toronto in Mississauga and received her B.A. in Acting from Queen's University in Ontario, Canada.

On stage, she has performed in "Here" at Toronto Fringe Festival, "Spelling Bee" for Collective Productions, "Chess" at Theater Aquarius, and both "Annie" ...

40. Ajiona Alexus

Actress | 13 Reasons Why

Ajiona Alexus was born on March 16, 1996 in Tuskegee, Alabama, USA. She is an actress, known for 13 Reasons Why (2017), Real Love (2023) and BMF (2021).

41. Aleyse Shannon

Actress | Black Christmas

Aleyse Shannon was born on May 16, 1996. She is an actress, known for Black Christmas (2019), Leverage: Redemption (2021) and Decibel.

42. Meg DeLacy

Actress | F*&% the Prom

Meg DeLacy was born on July 9, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for F*&% the Prom (2017), Scars (2020) and Stargirl (2020).

43. Victoria Moroles

Actress | Teen Wolf

Born in Corpus Christi, TX, Moroles spent her childhood in Rockport, TX and most days in the art studio of Jesus Moroles, her uncle. In the midst of being surrounded by the family art business, she fell in love with dance which lead to a realization that performing anywhere felt like home. There ...

44. Chelsea Zhang

Actress | Daybreak

Chelsea Zhang was born on November 4, 1996 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Daybreak (2019), Titans (2018) and Andi Mack (2017).

45. Teala Dunn

Actress | Are We There Yet?

Teala Banieca Dunn was born on December 8, 1996 in New Jersey, USA. She is actress, and YouTube content creator with over three million subscribers where she does videos about beauty and style tips, travel videos, and talks directly to her subscribers. Teala was a series regular on the TBS series ...

46. Casimere Jollette

Actress | Tiny Pretty Things

Tiny Pretty Things (2020), Netflix's original YA drama series stars Casimere, as Bette, a ruthlessly perfect, supremely confident, ambitious "music box ballerina." Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Casimere started dancing at the age of three and modeling with Ford Models at the age of seven. ...

47. Sarah Gilman

Actress | Last Man Standing

Sarah Gilman was born on January 18, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Last Man Standing (2011), CSI: Vegas (2021) and Daphne & Velma (2018).

48. Laine MacNeil

Actress | Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Laine MacNeil was born on October 28, 1996 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress and director, known for Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010), Horns (2013) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012).

49. Kylee Russell

Actress | Zombies

Kylee Russell was born on October 8, 1996 in Panorama City, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Zombies (2018), Mississippi Damned (2009) and Virtual High (2016). She is married to Gavvin Schmidt. They have one child.

50. Ana Golja

Actress | The Fanatic

Ana was born in Toronto, Canada on January 31st 1996. At the age of 5, Ana started to dance, and her love for performing grew stronger as she grew older. She began acting at the age of 9, and landed her first audition by playing Lucy in "1-800 Missing". From there, Ana went on to play a variety of ...

51. Gabrielle Elyse

Actress | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn

Over the last few years actress Gabrielle Elyse has quickly become known for her natural talent, charm, beauty, and passion for her craft, positioning her as "one to watch" in the entertainment business. In 2017 she can be seen starring as Hayley Chamberlain (lead) in the horror-comedy series "...

52. 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).

53. Grace Hogg-Robinson

Actress | The Coroner

Grace Hogg-Robinson was born in England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Coroner (2015), Flesh and Blood (2020) and Cobra (2020).

54. Georgie Flores

Actress | Dumplin'

Georgie Flores was born on October 15, 1996 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Dumplin' (2018), Famous in Love (2017) and CSI: NY (2004).

55. Pia Mia

Actress | After

Pia Mia began her career in musical theatre at the age of eight and was classically trained in vocals by the university musical director who saw a rare gift in her. The multi-talented Pacific Islander was born and raised on the tropical island of Guam in the West Pacific (she is of mixed ethnicity)...

56. Frances Sholto-Douglas

Actress | Fatal Seduction

Frances Sholto-Douglas is a South African actress born in Cape Town. She trained in acting and musical theatre at the Cape Academy of Performing Arts before attending the University of Cape Town, where she procured an Honours Degree cum laude in Theatre and Performance. She has gained traction ...

57. Victoria Staley

Actress | Being Mary Jane

Victoria Staley was born in Cartersville, Georgia, USA. She is an actress, known for Being Mary Jane (2013), I'm Not Ashamed (2016) and Prisoners (2013).

58. Kansas Bowling

Actress | Cuddly Toys

Kansas Bowling directed her first feature film "B.C. Butcher" starring Kato Kaelin when she was 17-years-old. She shot it on 16mm in her dad's backyard with money she raised bussing tables. It was released by Troma Entertainment when she was 19-years-old. Since then, Kansas has directed over 30 ...

59. Tessa Albertson

Actress | Younger

Tessa Albertson (born August 13, 1996) is an American actress. She plays Caitlin Miller on the television series Younger.

Albertson was born in New York City. After high school graduation, she took time off for her acting career before attending Princeton University.

In 2008, Albertson got the role ...

60. Brittany Adebumola

Actress | The Other Black Girl

Brittany Adebumola is known for The Other Black Girl (2023), 4400 (2021) and Grand Army (2020).

61. GeffriMaya

Actress | Private Practice

GeffriMaya is known for Private Practice (2007), WTF, Baron Davis (2019) and All American: Homecoming (2022).

62. Netta Walker

Actress | All American: Homecoming

Netta Walker has taken the world by storm with her electrifying portrayal of Keisha McCalla on The CW's smash-hit series, "All American: Homecoming." Crossing over between the mainstay series "All American" and its juicy spinoff, Walker radiates as Keisha, the life of the party and the unofficial ...

63. Hannah Masi

Actress | Gala & Godfrey

Hannah Masi is known for Gala & Godfrey (2016), The Change-Up Kid and The Illegal (2021).

64. Kayla Heller

Actress | There's Someone Inside Your House

Kayla Heller is known for There's Someone Inside Your House (2021), Superman & Lois (2021) and My Life with the Walter Boys (2023).

65. Alexis Louder

Actress | Copshop

Alexis Louder is a beautiful and skilled actress from the United States. She is well known for her roles in Hollywood films and television shows. As we all know, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; similarly, she began her playing career in the entertainment industry with minor...

66. Asiatu Koroma

Actress | Krypton

Asiatu Koroma is known for Krypton (2018), Doctor Who (2005) and Hollyoaks (1995).

67. India Mullen

Actress | Normal People

India Mullen was born on November 5, 1993 in Sandycove, Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress, known for Normal People (2020).