Favourite Actresses
by Lna_mLro | created - 07 Sep 2015 | updated - 3 months ago | Public1. Amy Adams
Actress | Arrival
Amy Lou Adams was born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy, to American parents, Kathryn (Hicken) and Richard Kent Adams, a U.S. serviceman who was stationed at Caserma Ederle in Italy at the time. She was raised in a Mormon family of seven children in Castle Rock, Colorado, and has English, as well as ...
Vice (2018)
Arrival (2016)
American Hustle (2013)
Her (2013)
Man of Steel (2013)
The Fighter (2010)
Julie & Julia (2009)
Doubt (2008)
Enchanted (2007)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Oscar Nominations: 6 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 6 (2009, 2011, 2013-2015, 2017)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 9 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013-2015, 2017, 2 in 2019)
GG Wins: 2 (Comedy/Musical Lead for "American Hustle" and "Big Eyes")
Emmy Nominations: 1 (2019)
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
2. Christine Baranski
Actress | Mamma Mia!
Christine Baranski is an American actress from Buffalo, New York. She has had a relatively lengthy career in both film and television. She has been nominated for 15 Emmy Awards, winning once. One of her most popular roles was that of neuroscientist Dr. Beverly Hofstadter in the sitcom " The Big ...
The Good Fight (2017-)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
The Good Wife (2009-2016)
Into the Woods (2014)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Oscar Nominations: 0
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 2 (1996, 1997)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 15 (1995-1999,2009,2 in 2010,2011-2014, 2 in 2015, 2016)
Emmy Wins: 1 (Comedy Supporting for "Cybill" in 1995)
Tony Nominations: 2 (1984, 1989)
Tony Wins: 2 (Featured-Play for "The Real Thing" and "Rumors")
3. Helena Bonham Carter
Actress | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Helena Bonham Carter is an actress of great versatility, one of the UK's finest and most successful.
Bonham Carter was born May 26, 1966 in Golders Green, London, England, the youngest of three children of Elena (née Propper de Callejón), a psychotherapist, and Raymond Bonham Carter, a merchant ...
Born in London (England)
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The Crown (2019-2020)
Enola Holmes (2020)
Ocean's Eight (2018)
Suffragette (2015)
Cinderella (2015)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2010)
The King's Speech (2010)
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
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Oscar Nominations: 2 (1998, 2011)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 5 (1993, 1998, 2010, 2011, 2014)
BAFTA Wins: 1 (Supporting for "The King's Speech")
GG Nominations: 9 (1994, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2020, 2021)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 3 (1998, 2003, 2014
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
SAG Individual Nominations: 4 (1998, 2011, 2014, 2020)
SAG Individual Wins: 0
4. Rose Byrne
Actress | Spy
Rose Byrne was born in Balmain, Sydney, Australia. She is the daughter of Jane, a primary school administrator, and Robin Byrne, a semi-retired statistician and market researcher.
She landed her first role in a movie, Dallas Doll (1994), when she was 15 years old.
Since then, Rose has appeared in a ...
Mrs. America (2020)
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
The Meddler (2015)
Spy (2015)
Neighbors (2014)
Bridesmaids (2011)
Oscar Nominations: 0
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 2 (2008, 2010)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 2 (2009, 2010)
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
5. Cate Blanchett
Actress | Carol
Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to June (Gamble), an Australian teacher and property developer, and Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., an American advertising executive, originally from Texas. She has an older brother and a younger sister. When she was ten ...
Don't Look Up (2021)
Mrs. America (2020)
Ocean's Eight (2018)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Cinderella (2015)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, voice)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
Blue Jasmine (2013)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2012)
Hanna (2011)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Babel (2006)
The Aviator (2004)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Oscar Nominations: 8 (1999, 2005, 2007, 2 in 2008, 2014, 2016, 2023)
Oscar Wins: 2 (Supporting for "The Aviator", Lead for "Blue Jasmine")
BAFTA Nominations: 8 (1999, 2000, 2005, 2 in 2008, 2014, 2016, 2023)
BAFTA Wins: 4 (Lead for "Elizabeth", "Blue Jasmine" and "Tar", Supporting for "The Aviator")
GG Nominations: 12 (1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2 in 2008, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021)
GG Wins: 4 (Drama Lead for "Elizabeth", "Blue Jasmine" and "Tar", Supporting for "I'm Not There")
Emmy Nominations: 1 (2020)
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 1 (2017)
Tony Wins: 0
6. Emily Blunt
Actress | Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt is a British actress known for her roles in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), The Young Victoria (2009), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and The Girl on the Train (2016), among many others.
Blunt was born on February 23, 1983, in Roehampton, South West London, England, the second of ...
Oppenheimer (2023)
Jungle Cruise (2021)
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
A Quiet Place (2018)
The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
Sicario (2015)
Into the Woods (2014)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Oscar Nominations: 0
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 3 (2 in 2007, 2017)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 6 (2 in 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2019)
GG Wins: 1 (TV Supporting for "Gideon's Daughter")
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
7. Sandra Bullock
Producer | The Proposal
Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Arlington, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. Her mother, Helga Bullock (née Helga Mathilde Meyer), was a German opera singer. Her father, John W. Bullock, was an American voice teacher, who was born in Alabama, of German descent. Sandra grew up on the road ...
Bullet Train (2022)
The Lost City (2022)
Bird Box (2018)
Ocean's Eight (2018)
Gravity (2013)
The Heat (2013)
The Blind Side (2009)
The Proposal (2009)
Two Weeks Notice (2002)
Oscar Nominations: 2 (2010, 2014)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Lead for "The Blind Side")
BAFTA Nominations: 1 (2014)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 5 (1996, 2001, 2 in 2010, 2014)
GG Wins: 1 (Drama Lead for "The Blind Side")
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
8. Jessica Chastain
Actress | Zero Dark Thirty
Jessica Michelle Chastain was born in Sacramento, California, and was raised in a middle-class household in a Northern California suburb. Her mother, Jerri Chastain, is a vegan chef whose family is originally from Kansas, and her stepfather is a fireman. She discovered dance at the age of nine and ...
Molly's Game (2017)
The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
The Martian (2015)
Interstellar (2014)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
The Help (2011)
Take Shelter (2011)
Oscar Nominations: 3 (2012, 2013, 2022)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 2 (2012, 2013)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 5 (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018)
GG Wins: 1 (Drama Lead for "Zero Dark Thirty")
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
9. Hong Chau
Actress | The Whale
Hong Chau was born on June 25, 1979 in Thailand. She is an actress and writer, known for The Whale (2022), Downsizing (2017) and The Menu (2022).
The Menu (2022)
The Whale (2022)
Watchmen (2019)
Homecoming (2018-)
Downsizing (2017)
Big Little Lies (2017)
Oscar Nominations: 1 (2023)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1 (2023)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 1 (2018)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
10. Olivia Colman
Actress | The Favourite
Olivia Colman was born on January 30, 1974 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for The Favourite (2018), Tyrannosaur (2011) and The Lost Daughter (2021). She has been married to Ed Sinclair since August 2001. They have three children.
Heartstopper (2022-2023)
The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021, voice)
The Crown (2019-2020)
Fleabag (2016-2019)
The Favourite (2018)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
The Lobster (2015)
The Iron Lady (2011)
Oscar Nominations: 3 (2019, 2021, 2022)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Lead for "The Favourite")
BAFTA Nominations: 7 (2012, 2 in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019)
BAFTA Wins: 4
GG Nominations: 6 (2017, 2019, 2020, 2 in 2021, 2022)
GG Wins: 3 (Drama Lead for "The Favourite")
Emmy Nominations: 4 (2016, 2019-2021)
Emmy Wins: 1 (Drama Lead for "The Crown")
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
11. Jodie Comer
Actress | The Last Duel
Jodie Comer is a British actress from Liverpool, England. She is known for playing Rey's mother in Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, Villanelle in Killing Eve, Marguerite de Carrouges in The Last Duel, Kate Parks from Doctor Foster, Millie Rusk in Free Guy and Chloe Gemell from My Mad ...
The Last Duel (2021) Free Guy (2021) Killing Eve (2018-) Emmy Nominations: 2 (2019, 2020) Emmy Wins: 1 (Drama Lead for "Killing Eve")
12. Marion Cotillard
Actress | La Môme
Academy Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard was born on September 30, 1975 in Paris. Cotillard is the daughter of Jean-Claude Cotillard, an actor, playwright and director, and Niseema Theillaud, an actress and drama teacher. Her father's family is from Brittany.
Raised in Orléans, France, she ...
Deux jours, une nuit (2014)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
De rouille et d'os (2012)
Contagion (2011)
Midnight in Paris (2011)
Inception (2010)
Jeux d'enfants (2003)
Oscar Nominations: 2 (2008, 2015)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Lead for "La môme")
BAFTA Nominations: 2 (2008, 2013)
BAFTA Wins: 1 (Lead for "La môme")
GG Nominations: 3 (2008, 2010, 2013)
GG Wins: 1 (Comedy/Musical Lead for "La môme")
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
13. Viola Davis
Actress | Fences
Viola Davis is a critically revered actress of film, television, and theater and has won rave reviews for her multitude of substantial and intriguingly diverse roles. Audiences across the United States and internationally have admired her for her work- including her celebrated, Oscar-nominated ...
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
Widows (2018)
Fences (2016)
How to Get Away with Murder (2014-, TV Series)
Prisoners (2013)
The Help (2011)
Doubt (2008)
Oscar Nominations: 4 (2009, 2012, 2017, 2021)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Supporting for "Fences")
BAFTA Nominations: 3 (2012, 2017, 2019)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 6 (2009, 2012, 2015-2017, 2021)
GG Wins: 1 (Supporting for "Fences")
Emmy Nominations: 5 (2015-2019)
Emmy Wins: 1 (Drama Lead for "How to Get Away with Murder")
Tony Nominations: 3 (1996, 2001, 2010)
Tony Wins: 2 (Lead-Play for "Fences", Featured-Play for "King Hedley II")
14. 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 ...
Unbelievable (2019) Booksmart (2019) Detroit (2017) Short Term 12 (2013) Bad Teacher (2011)
15. Elle Fanning
Actress | Super 8
Mary Elle Fanning was born on the 9th of April 1998 in Conyers, Georgia, USA, to Heather Joy (Arrington) and Steven J. Fanning. Her mother played professional tennis, and her father, now an electronics salesman, played minor league baseball. She is of German, Irish, English, French, and Channel ...
The Great (2020) The Beguiled (2017) 20th Century Women (2016) Maleficent (2014) Babel (2006) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2006)
16. Sally Field
Actress | Forrest Gump
Sally Margaret Field was born November 6, 1946 in Pasadena, California, to actress Margaret Field (née Morlan) and salesman Richard Dryden Field. Her parents divorced in 1950 and her mother then married stuntman Jock Mahoney, and they had a daughter, Princess O'Mahoney. She also has a brother, ...
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015) The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) Steel Magnolias (1989) Oscar Nominations: 3 (1980, 1985, 2013) Oscar Wins: 2 (Lead for "Norma Rae" and for "Places in the Heart")
17. Jane Fonda
Actress | Klute
Born in New York City to legendary screen star Henry Fonda and Ontario-born New York socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw, Jane Seymour Fonda was destined early to an uncommon and influential life in the limelight. Although she initially showed little inclination to follow her father's trade, she was ...
Grace and Frankie (2015-2021)
Book Club (2018)
Oscar Nominations: 7 (1970, 1972, 1978-1980, 1982, 1987)
Oscar Wins: 2 (Lead for "Klute" and for "Coming Home")
BAFTA Nominations: 6 (1967, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1983)
BAFTA Wins: 2 (Lead for "Julia" and for "Coming Home")
GG Nominations: 12 (1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1978-1980, 1982, 1985, 2016)
GG Wins: 4 (Most Promising Newcomer for "Tall Story", Drama Lead for "Klute", "Julia" and "Coming Home")
Emmy Nominations: 5 (1984, 1995, 2013, 2014, 2017)
Emmy Wins: 1 (Limited Series Lead for "The Dollmaker")
Tony Nominations: 2 (1960, 2009)
Tony Wins: 0
18. Claire Foy
Actress | First Man
Claire Elizabeth Foy (born 16 April 1984) is an English actress. She studied acting at the Liverpool John Moores University and the Oxford School of Drama and made her screen debut in the pilot of the supernatural comedy series Being Human, in 2008. Following her professional stage debut at the ...
First Man (2018)
The Crown (2016-2017)
Oscar Nominations: 0
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 4 (2016-2019)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 3 (2017-2019)
GG Wins: 1 (TV Drama Lead for "The Crown")
Emmy Nominations: 2 (2017,2018)
Emmy Wins: 1 (Drama Lead for "The Crown")
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
19. Julia Garner
Actress | The Assistant
Julia Garner is an American actress and model. She has appeared in the films Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014), and played leading roles in Electrick Children (2012), We Are What We Are (2013) and Grandma (2015). She also ...
Ozark (2017-)
Modern Love (2019)
Grandma (2015)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
Oscar Nominations: 0
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 1 (2021)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 2 (2019, 2020)
Emmy Wins: 2 (2x Drama Supporting for Ozark)
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
20. Rebecca Hall
Actress | Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Rebecca Hall was born in London, England, the daughter of Peter Hall, a stage director and founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Maria Ewing, an opera singer. Her father was English. Her mother, who is American, is of Dutch and African-American origin. Her parents separated when she was ...
Iron Man 3 (2013) Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
21. Anne Hathaway
Actress | Les Misérables
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Kate McCauley Hathaway, an actress, and Gerald T. Hathaway, a lawyer, both originally from Philadelphia. She is of mostly Irish descent, along with English, German, and French. Her first major role came in the short-lived television series ...
Armageddon Time (2022)
Dark Waters (2019)
Modern Love (2019, TV Series)
Ocean's Eight (2018)
Colossal (2016)
The Intern (2015)
Interstellar (2014)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Rio (2011, voice)
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Valentine's Day (2010)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Oscar Nominations: 2 (2009, 2013)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Supporting for "Les Misérables")
BAFTA Nominations: 1 (2013)
BAFTA Wins: 1 (Supporting for "Les Misérables")
GG Nominations: 3 (2008, 2011, 2013)
GG Wins: 1 (Supporting for "Les Misérables")
Emmy Nominations: 2 (2010, 2011)
Emmy Wins: 1 (Voice-Over for "The Simpsons")
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
22. Allison Janney
Actress | The Help
Allison Janney is an award-winning actress who has earned a solid reputation in stage productions and in many supporting roles on screen, and who more recently has become prominent by portraying one of the major characters in the popular TV series The West Wing (1999).
Entertainment Weekly magazine ...
Bombshell (2019)
I, Tonya (2017)
Finding Dory (2016, voice)
Spy (2015)
The Help (2011)
Juno (2007)
Finding Nemo (2003, voice)
American Beauty (1999)
Oscar Nominations: 1 (2018)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Supporting for "I, Tonya")
BAFTA Nominations: 1 (2018)
BAFTA Wins: 1 (Supporting for "I, Tonya")
GG Nominations: 6 (2001-2004, 2015, 2018)
GG Wins: 1 (Supporting for "I, Tonya")
Emmy Nominations: 16 (2000-2004, 2006, 2x in 2014-2016, 2017, 2018)
Emmy Wins: 7 (2x Drama Supporting for "The West Wing", 2x Drama Lead for "The West Wing", )
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
23. Scarlett Johansson
Actress | Her
Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born on November 22, 1984 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Her mother, Melanie Sloan is from a Jewish family from the Bronx and her father, Karsten Johansson is a Danish-born architect from Copenhagen. She has a sister, Vanessa Johansson, who is also an actress, ...
Black Widow (2021)
Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Marriage Story (2019)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Isle of Dogs (2018, voice)
Sing (2016, voice)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
The Jungle Book (2016, voice)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Her (2013)
The Avengers (2012)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Oscar Nominations: 2 (2 in 2020)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 2 (2 in 2004)
BAFTA Wins: 1 (Lead for "Lost in Translation")
GG Nominations: 5 (2 in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2020)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 1 (2010)
Tony Wins: 1 (Featured-Play for "A View from the Bridge")
SAG Individual Nominations: 2 (2 in 2020)
SAG Individual Wins: 0
24. Felicity Jones
Actress | Rogue One
Felicity Rose Hadley Jones is an English actress and producer. Jones started her professional acting career as a child, appearing at age 12 in The Treasure Seekers (1996). She went on to play Ethel Hallow for one series in the television show The Worst Witch and its sequel Weirdsister College. ...
The Midnight Sky (2020)
The Aeronauts (2019)
On the Basis of Sex (2018)
Rogue One (2016)
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Oscar Nominations: 1 (2015)
25. Zoe Kazan
Actress | Ruby Sparks
Zoe Swicord Kazan was born in Los Angeles, California, to screenwriters Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord. She is the granddaughter of director Elia Kazan. She is of Greek (from her paternal grandfather), English, and German descent.
Kazan received her BA in Theater from Yale University. In the fall ...
The Big Sick (2018)
Happythankyoumoreplease (2010)
It's Complicated (2009)
Oscar Nominations: 0
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 0
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 1 (2015)
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
26. Anna Kendrick
Actress | Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick was born in Portland, Maine, to Janice (Cooke), an accountant, and William Kendrick, a teacher. She has an older brother, Michael Cooke Kendrick, who has also acted. She is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent.
For her role as "Dinah" in "High Society" on Broadway, Anna Kendrick was...
A Simple Favor (2018)
Table 19 (2017)
Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
Into the Woods (2014)
Pitch Perfect (2012)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
50/50 (2011)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
Up in the Air (2009)
Twilight (2008)
Oscar Nominations: 1 (2010)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1 (2010)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 1 (2010)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 1 (1998)
Tony Wins: 0
27. Keira Knightley
Actress | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Keira Christina Knightley was born March 26, 1985 in the South West Greater London suburb of Richmond. She is the daughter of actor Will Knightley and actress turned playwright Sharman Macdonald. An older brother, Caleb Knightley, was born in 1979. Her father is English, while her Scottish-born ...
Misbehaviour (2020)
Official Secrets (2019)
Everest (2015)
The Imitation Game (2014)
Begin Again (2013)
Anna Karenina (2012)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
Atonement (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Love Actually (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Oscar Nominations: 2 (2006, 2015)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 2 (2006, 2015)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 3 (2006, 2008, 2015)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 1 (1998)
Tony Wins: 0
28. Jennifer Lawrence
Actress | The Hunger Games
As the highest-paid actress in the world in 2015 and 2016, and with her films grossing over $5.5 billion worldwide, Jennifer Lawrence is often cited as the most successful actress of her generation. She is also the first person born in the 1990s to have won an acting Oscar.
Jennifer Shrader Lawrence...
No Hard Feelings (2023)
Don't Look Up (2021)
Red Sparrow (2018)
Passengers (2016)
Joy (2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
American Hustle (2013)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
The Hunger Games (2012)
Winter's Bone (2010)
Oscar Nominations: 4 (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Lead for "Silver Linings Playbook")
BAFTA Nominations: 2 (2013, 2014)
BAFTA Wins: 1 (Supporting for "American Hustle")
GG Nominations: 4 (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016)
GG Wins: 3 (Comedy/Musical Lead for "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Joy", Supporting for "American Hustle")
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
29. Laura Linney
Actress | The Big C
Laura Leggett Linney was born in New York City on February 5, 1964, into a theatre family. Her father was prominent playwright Romulus Linney, whose own great-grandfather was a congressman from North Carolina. Her mother, Miriam Anderson (Leggett), is a nurse. Although she did not live in her ...
Ozark (2017-)
Sully (2016)
Love Actually (2003)
Mystic River (2003)
Primal Fear (1996)
Oscar Nominations: 3 (2001, 2005, 2008)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1 (2004)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 7 (2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2021)
GG Wins: 2 (TV-Miniseries Lead for "John Adams" and TV-Comedy Lead for "The Big C")
Emmy Nominations: 7 (2002, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2020)
Emmy Wins: 4 (Miniseries Lead for "Wild Iris", "John Adams" and "The Big C", Comedy Guest for "Frasier")
Tony Nominations: 4 (2002, 2005, 2010, 2017)
Tony Wins: 0
30. Jane Lynch
Actress | Wreck-It Ralph
Jane Marie Lynch is an American actress, comedian and author. She is known for starring as Sue Sylvester in the musical comedy series Glee (2009-2015), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. Lynch also gained recognition for her roles in Christopher Guest's mockumentary films, such as Best in ...
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017-2019)
The Good Fight (2017-2018)
Glee (2009-2015)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012, voice)
Rio (2011, voice)
Julie & Julia (2009)
Oscar Nominations: 0
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 2 (2010, 2011)
GG Wins: 1 ((TV Supporting for "Glee"))
Emmy Nominations: 12 (2 in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2 in 2014, 2015-2017, 2 in 2018, 2019)
Emmy Wins: 4 (Comedy Supporting for "Glee", 2x Reality Host for "Hollywood Game Night", Short Form Actress for "Dropping the Soap")
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
31. Rooney Mara
Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Actress and philanthropist Rooney Mara was born on April 17, 1985 in Bedford, New York. She made her screen debut in the slasher film Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005), went on to have a supporting role in the independent coming-of-age drama Tanner Hall (2009), and has since starred in the horror ...
Lion (2016)
Her (2013)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
The Social Network (2010)
Oscar Nominations: 2 (2012, 2016)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1 (2016)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 2 (2012, 2016)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
32. Julianna Margulies
Actress | ER
Julianna Margulies was born on June 8, 1966 in Spring Valley (near New York City), as the youngest of three daughters of Francesca (Goldberg), a teacher and dancer in American Ballet, and Paul Margulies, an advertising writer and philosopher. She is of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage (from Romania, ...
The Morning Show (2021-2023)
The Good Wife (2009-2016, TV Series)
Oscar Nominations: 0
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 12 (1996, 1998-2000, 2002, 2005, 2010-2015)
GG Wins: 1 (TV Drama Lead for "The Good Wife")
Emmy Nominations: 10 (1995-2000, 2010-2012, 2014)
Emmy Wins: 3 (Drama Supporting for "ER", 2 Drama Lead for "The Good Wife")
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
33. Rachel McAdams
Actress | The Notebook
Rachel Anne McAdams was born on November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada, to Sandra Kay (Gale), a nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, a truck driver and furniture mover. She is of English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish descent. Rachel became involved with acting as a teenager and by the age of 13 ...
Game Night (2018)
Doctor Strange (2016)
Spotlight (2015)
Southpaw (2015)
A Most Wanted Man (2014)
About Time" (2013)
Midnight in Paris (2011)
The Familiy Stone (2005)
The Notebook (2004)
Oscar Nominations: 1 (2016)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1 (2006)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 0
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
34. Melissa McCarthy
Actress | The Heat
Melissa McCarthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois, to Sandra and Michael McCarthy, and was raised on her family's corn and soybean farm. She began her performing career as a stand-up comedian in New York where she appeared at the famous clubs, Stand Up New York and The Improv. She worked on her ...
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Life of the Party (2018)
Ghostbusters (2016)
The Boss (2016)
Spy (2015)
The Heat (2013)
Bridesmaids (2011)
Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)
Oscar Nominations: 2 (2012, 2019)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1 (2012)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 2 (2015, 2019)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 8 (2011, 2 in 2012, 2013, 2 in 2014, 2016, 2017)
Emmy Wins: 2 (Comedy Lead for "Mike & Molly", Comedy Guest for "Saturday Night Live")
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
35. Julianne Moore
Actress | Far from Heaven
Julianne Moore was born Julie Anne Smith in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on December 3, 1960, the daughter of Anne (Love), a social worker, and Peter Moore Smith, a paratrooper, colonel, and later military judge. Her mother moved to the U.S. in 1951, from Greenock, Scotland. Her father, from ...
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Wonderstruck (2017)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
Still Alice (2014)
Maps to the Stars (2014)
non-stop (2014)
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Children of Men (2006)
Oscar Nominations: 5 (1998, 2000, 2 in 2003, 2015)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Lead for "Still Alice")
BAFTA Nominations: 4 (2000, 2003, 2011, 2015)
BAFTA Wins: 1 (Lead for "Still Alice")
GG Nominations: 10 (1994, 1998, 2 in 2000, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2 in 2015)
GG Wins: 3 (Lead for "Still Alice", TV-Miniseries Lead for "Game Change", Ensemble for "Short Cuts")
Emmy Nominations: 1 (2012)
Emmy Wins: 1 (TV-Miniseries Lead for "Game Change")
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
36. Elisabeth Moss
Actress | The Invisible Man
Elisabeth Moss is an American actress. She is best known for the AMC series Mad Men (2007), Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale (2017) and the films The One I Love (2014) and The Invisible Man (2020).
Initially, Moss had aspirations of becoming a professional dancer. In her adolescence, she traveled to ...
The Handmaid's Tale (2017-)
Us (2019)
Oscar Nominations: 0
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 4 (2011, 2014, 2018, 2019)
GG Wins: 2 (TV-Miniseries Lead for "Top of the Lake", TV-Drama Lead for "The Hnadmaid's Tale")
Emmy Nominations: 9 (2009-2012, 2 in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018)
Emmy Wins: 1 (Drama Lead for "The Handmaid's Tale")
Tony Nominations: 1 (2015)
Tony Wins: 0
37. Carey Mulligan
Actress | Never Let Me Go
Carey Hannah Mulligan is a British actress. She was born May 28, 1985, in Westminster, London, England, to Nano (Booth), a university lecturer, and Stephen Mulligan, a hotel manager. Her mother is from Llandeilo, Wales, and Carey also has Irish and English ancestry.
Her first major appearance was ...
She Said (2022)
Promising Young Woman (2020)
Collateral (2018)
Mudbound (2017)
Suffragette (2015)
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Shame (2011)
Drive (2011)
Brothers (2009)
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Oscar Nominations: 2 (2021)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 2 (2010, 2012)
BAFTA Wins: 1 (Lead for "An Education")
GG Nominations: 2 (2010, 2021)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 1 (2015)
Tony Wins: 0
38. Lupita Nyong'o
Actress | 12 Years a Slave
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o was born March 1, 1983 in Mexico City, Mexico, to Kenyan parents, Dorothy Ogada Buyu and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o. Her father, a senator, was then a visiting lecturer in political science. She was raised in Kenya. At age 16, her parents sent her back to Mexico for seven months to...
Us (2019)
Black Panther (2018)
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017, voice)
The Jungle Book (2016, voice)
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, voice)
Non-Stop (2014)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Oscar Nominations: 1 (2014)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Supporting for "12 Years a Slave")
BAFTA Nominations: 1 (2014)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 1 (2014)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 1 (2016)
Tony Wins: 0
SAG Individual Nominations: 2 (2014, 2020)
SAG Individual Wins: 1 (Supporting for "12 Years a Slave")
39. Sandra Oh
Actress | Killing Eve
Sandra Oh was born to Korean parents in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, Ontario, Canada. Her father, Oh Junsu, a businessman, and her mother, Oh Young-Nam, a biochemist, were married in Seoul, Korea. They both attended graduate school at the University of Toronto. Sandra began her career as a ballet ...
Turning Red (2021, voice)
Killing Eve (2018-2022)
The Chair (2021)
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021, voice)
Catfight (2016)
Grey's Anatomy (2005-2014)
Sideways (2004)
Oscar Nominations: 0
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 2 (2006,2019)
GG Wins: 1 (TV Supporting for "Grey's Anatomy")
Emmy Nominations: 9 (2005-2009, 2018, 2 in 2019, 2020)
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
40. Teyonah Parris
Actress | Dear White People
Teyonah Parris was born on September 22, 1987 in Hopkins, South Carolina, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Dear White People (2014), Chi-Raq (2015) and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). She is married to James Parris.
WandaVision (2021) If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
41. 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 ...
Oppenheimer (2023)
Hawkeye (2021)
Black Widow (2021)
Little Women (2019)
Fighting With My Family (2019)
Oscar Nominations: 1 (2020)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1 (2020)
42. Julia Roberts
Actress | Pretty Woman
Julia Fiona Roberts never dreamed she would become the most popular actress in America. She was born in Smyrna, Georgia, to Betty Lou (Bredemus) and Walter Grady Roberts, one-time actors and playwrights, and is of English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, German, and Swedish descent. As a child, due to her ...
Ticket to Paradise (2022)
Homecoming (2018, TV-Miniseries)
Wonder (2017)
Money Monster (2016)
Mirror Mirror (2012)
Valentine's Day (2010)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Notting Hill (1999)
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
Oscar Nominations: 4 (1990, 1991, 2001, 2014)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Lead for "Erin Brockovich")
BAFTA Nominations: 3 (1991, 2001, 2014)
BAFTA Wins: 1 (Lead for "Erin Brockovich")
GG Nominations: 9 (2006,2019)
GG Wins: 3 (Supporting for "Steel Magnolias", Comedy Lead for "Pretty Woman" and Drama Lead for "Erin Brockovich")
Emmy Nominations: 2 (1999, 2014)
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
SAG Individual Nominations: 3 (2001, 2014, 2015)
SAG Individual Wins: 1 (2001)
43. Saoirse Ronan
Actress | Hanna
Saoirse Una Ronan was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, to Irish parents, Monica Ronan (née Brennan) and Paul Ronan, an actor. When Saoirse was three, the family moved back to Dublin, Ireland. Saoirse grew up in Dublin and briefly in Co. Carlow before moving back to Dublin ...
Ammonite (2020)
Little Women (2019)
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Lady Bird (2017)
Brooklyn (2015)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Hanna (2011)
Atonement (2007)
Oscar Nominations: 4 (2008, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 4 (2008, 2010, 2016, 2018)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 4 (2008,2016,2018, 2020)
GG Wins: 1 (Lead for "Lady Bird")
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
44. Maya Rudolph
Actress | Bridesmaids
Maya Rudolph was born on July 27, 1972 in Gainesville, Florida, to Richard Rudolph, a music producer, and soul singer Minnie Riperton. Her mother was African-American and her father is Ashkenazi Jewish (from a family from Lithuania, Russia, Germany, and Hungary). In 1973, Maya, her parents, and her...
Luca (2021, voice)
The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021, voice)
Life of the Party (2018)
Bridesmaids (2011)
50 First Dates (2004)
Oscar Nominations: 0
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 0
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 7 (2012, 2018, 2019, 2 in 2020, 2 in 2021)
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
45. Fiona Shaw
Actress | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
Shaw was already an accomplished theater actress when director Jim Sheridan awarded her a role in his film, My Left Foot (1989). The film is a telling of Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis), an Irishman disgruntled with his confinement to a body horribly crippled by cerebral palsy but who found ...
Killing Eve (2018-) Enola Holmes (2020) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
46. Octavia Spencer
Actress | Hidden Figures
Spencer is a native of Montgomery, Alabama, which she claims is the proverbial buckle of the Bible belt. She's the sixth of seven siblings and holds a BS in Liberal Arts from Auburn University. A "closet" lover of acting, this practical Alabamian knew that she'd someday work in the film industry, ...
Self Made (2020, TV Mini-Series)
The Shape of Water (2017)
Hidden Figures (2016)
Zootopia (2016, voice)
Snowpiercer (2013)
Fruitvale Station (2013)
The Help (2011)
Oscar Nominations: 3 (2012, 2017, 2018)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Supporting for "The Help")
BAFTA Nominations: 2 (2012, 2018)
BAFTA Wins: 1 (Supporting for "The Help")
GG Nominations: 3 (2012, 2017, 2018)
GG Wins: 1 (Supporting for "The Help")
Emmy Nominations: 1 (2020)
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
47. Emma Stone
Actress | La La Land
Emily Jean "Emma" Stone was born on November 6, 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona to Krista Jean Stone (née Yeager), a homemaker & Jeffrey Charles "Jeff" Stone, a contracting company founder and CEO. She is of Swedish, German & British Isles descent. Stone began acting as a child as a member of the ...
Cruella (2021)
The Favourite (2018)
Battle of the Sexes (2017)
La La Land (2016)
Birdman (2014)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
The Help (2011)
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
Easy A (2010)
Zombieland (2009)
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
Oscar Nominations: 3 (2015, 2017, 2019)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Lead for "La La Land")
BAFTA Nominations: 3 (2011, 2015, 2017)
BAFTA Wins: 1 (Lead for "La La Land")
GG Nominations: 5 (2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019)
GG Wins: 1 (Comedy/Musical Lead for "La La Land")
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
48. Meryl Streep
Actress | Out of Africa
Considered by many critics to be the greatest living actress, Meryl Streep has been nominated for the Academy Award an astonishing 21 times, and has won it three times. Meryl was born Mary Louise Streep in 1949 in Summit, New Jersey, to Mary Wolf (Wilkinson), a commercial artist, and Harry William ...
Only Murders in the Building (2023)
Don't Look Up (2021)
The Prom (2020)
Little Women (2019)
The Laundromat (2019)
Big Little Lies (2019)
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
The Post (2017)
Suffragette (2015)
Ricki an the Flash (2015)
Into the Woods (2014)
The Iron Lady (2011)
It's Complicated (2009)
Julie & Julia (2009)
Doubt (2008)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
The Devil Wears Prada (2004)
Oscar Nominations: 21 (1979-2018)
Oscar Wins: 3 (Supporting for "Kramer vs. Kramer", Lead for "Sophie's Choice", Lead for "The Iron Lady")
BAFTA Nominations: 15 (1980-2017)
BAFTA Wins: 2 (Lead for "The French Lieutenant's Woman" and "The Iron Lady")
GG Nominations: 32 (1979-2018, 2020)
GG Wins: 8 (Supporting for "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Adaptation.", Drama Lead for "The French Lieutenant's Woman", "Sophie's Choice" and "The Iron Lady", TV-Miniseries Lead for "Angels in America", Comedy/Musical Lead for "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Julie & Julia")
Emmy Nominations: 5 (1978,1997,2004,2017, 2020)
Emmy Wins: 3 (Limited Series Lead for "Holocoust", TV-Miniseries Lead for "Angels in America", Narrator for "Five Came Back")
Tony Nominations: 1 (1976)
Tony Wins: 0
49. Tilda Swinton
Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin
The iconoclastic gifts of the highly striking and ferociously talented actress Tilda Swinton have been appreciated by art house crowds and international audiences alike. After her stunning Oscar-winning turn as a high-powered corporate attorney in the George Clooney starring and critically-lauded ...
The Killer (2023)
Okja (2017)
Doctor Strange (2016)
Trainwreck (2015)
Snowpiercer (2013)
Oscar Nominations: 1 (2008)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Supporting for "Michael Clayton")
BAFTA Nominations: 3 (2008, 2009, 2012)
BAFTA Wins: 1 (Supporting for "Michael Clayton")
GG Nominations: 3 (2002, 2008, 2012)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
50. 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 ...
The Queen's Gambit (2020) Split (2016)
51. Charlize Theron
Producer | Monster
Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, a city in the greater Johannesburg area, in South Africa, the only child of Gerda Theron (née Maritz) and Charles Theron. She was raised on a farm outside the city. Theron is of Afrikaner (Dutch, with some French Huguenot and German) descent, and Afrikaner ...
The Old Guard (2020)
Bombshell (2019)
Long Shot (2019)
The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Young Adult (2011)
Monster (2003)
Sweet November (2001)
The Cider House Rules (1999)
Oscar Nominations: 3 (2004, 2006, 2020)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Lead for "Monster")
BAFTA Nominations: 2 (2005, 2006)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 6 (2004-2006, 2012, 2019, 2020)
GG Wins: 1 (Drama Lead for "Monster")
Emmy Nominations: 1 (2005)
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
SAG Individual Nominations: 4 (2004-2006, 2020)
SAG Individual Wins: 1 (Lead for "Monster")
52. Emma Thompson
Actress | Sense and Sensibility
Emma Thompson was born on April 15, 1959 in Paddington, London, into a family of actors - father Eric Thompson and mother Phyllida Law, who has co-starred with Thompson in several films. Her sister, Sophie Thompson, is an actor as well. Her father was English-born and her mother is Scottish-born. ...
Born in Paddington (England)
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Cruella (2021)
Late Night (2019)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
A Walk in the Woods (2015)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Brave (2012, voice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
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Oscar Nominations: 5 (1993, 2 in 1994, 2 in 1996)
Oscar Wins: 2 (Lead for "Howards End", Adapted Screenplay for "Sense and Sensibility")
BAFTA Nominations: 7 (1988, 1993, 1994, 2 in 1996, 2004, 2014)
BAFTA Wins: 3 (TV Lead for "Tutti Frutti" and "Fortunes of War", Lead for "Howards End", Adapted Screenplay for "Sense and Sensibility")
GG Nominations: 10 (1993, 2 in 1994, 1995, 2 in 1996, 2002, 2009, 2014, 2020)
GG Wins: 2 (Lead for "Howards End", Adapted Screenplay for "Sense and Sensibility")
Emmy Nominations: 7 (1998, 2 in 2001, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2019)
Emmy Wins: 1 (Comedy Guest for "Ellen")
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
SAG Individual Nominations: 4 (1996, 2002, 2004, 2014)
SAG Individual Wins: 0
53. Lily Tomlin
Actress | Nashville
Lily Tomlin was born September 1, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, to Lillie Mae (Ford) and Guy Tomlin, who moved to Michigan from Paducah, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Her mother was a nurse's aide and her father was a factory worker. She graduated from Cass Technical High School in 1957, and ...
Grace and Frankie (2015-2021)
Grandma (2015)
Oscar Nominations: 1 (1976)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 2 (1976, 1978)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 7 (1972, 2 in 1976, 1978, 1985, 2 in 2016)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 25 (1971-1976, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2 in 1993, 2 in 1994, 2 in 1996, 2010, 2013, 2014-2018)
Emmy Wins: 5 (3 non-acting wins, Drama Guest for "Damages", Voice-Over Performance for "An Apology to Elephants")
Tony Nominations: 1 (1986)
Tony Wins: 1 (Lead-Play for "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe")
54. Alicia Vikander
Actress | Ex Machina
Alicia Vikander is a Swedish actress, dancer and producer. She was born and raised in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, to Maria Fahl, an actress of stage and screen, and Svante Vikander, a psychiatrist. Through her mother, she is one quarter Finnish, and had a maternal great aunt who moved...
Jason Bourne (2016)
The Danish Girl (2015)
Ex Machina (2014)
Anna Karenina (2012)
Oscar Nominations: 1 (2016)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Supporting for "The Danish Girl")
BAFTA Nominations: 2 (2x in 2016)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 2 (2x in 2016)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
55. Reese Witherspoon
Producer | Wild
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was born on March 22, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Betty Witherspoon, a registered nurse & John Draper Witherspoon, a military surgeon. Reese spent the first 4 years of her life in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, where her father served as a lieutenant colonel in the ...
The Morning Show (2019-2023) Little Fires Everywhere (2020) Big Little Lies (2017-2019) Sing (2016, voice) Wild (2014) Walk the Line (2005) Legally Blonde (2001)
56. Kristen Wiig
Actress | Bridesmaids
Kristen Carroll Wiig was born on August 22, 1973 in Canandaigua, New York, to Laurie J. (Johnston), an artist, and Jon J. Wiig, a lake marina manager. She is of Norwegian (from her paternal grandfather), Irish, English, and Scottish descent. The family moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, before ...
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019, voice)
Downsizing (2017)
Ghostbusters (2016)
Sausage Party (2016, voice)
The Martian (2015)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, voice)
Her (2013, voice)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Despicable Me 2 (2013, voice)
Bridesmaids (2011)
Despicable Me (2010, voice)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010, voice)
Adventureland (2009)
Oscar Nominations: 1 (2012)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1 (2012)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 1 (2012)
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 8 (2009-2017,2 in 2012)
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
57. Michelle Williams
Actress | My Week with Marilyn
A small-town girl born and raised in rural Kalispell, Montana, Michelle Ingrid Williams is the daughter of Carla Ingrid (Swenson), a homemaker, and Larry Richard Williams, a commodity trader and author. Her ancestry is Norwegian, as well as German, British Isles, and other Scandinavian. She was ...
Fosse/Verdon (2019)
The Greatest Showman (2017)
All the Money in the World (2017)
Wonderstruck (2017)
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
My Week With Marilyn (2011)
Shutter Island (2010)
Blue Valentine (2010)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Oscar Nominations: 4 (2006, 2011, 2012, 2017)
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 4 (2 in 2006, 2012, 2017)
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 6 (2006, 2011, 2012, 2017,2018, 2020)
GG Wins: 2 (Comedy/Musical Lead for "My Week with Marilyn", TV-Miniseries Lead for "Fosse/Verdon")
Emmy Nominations: 1 (2019)
Emmy Wins: 1 (Limited Series Lead for "Fosse/Verdon")
Tony Nominations: 1 (2016)
Tony Wins: 0
SAG Individual Nominations: 4 (2006, 2012, 2017, 2020)
SAG Individual Wins: 0
58. Kate Winslet
Actress | Titanic
Ask Kate Winslet what she likes about any of her characters, and the word "ballsy" is bound to pop up at least once. The British actress has made a point of eschewing straightforward pretty-girl parts in favor of more devilish damsels; as a result, she's built an eclectic resume that runs the gamut...
Mare of Easttown (2021)
Ammonite (2020)
The Dressmaker (2015)
Steve Jobs (2015)
Contagion (2011)
The Reader (2008)
The Holiday (2006)
Little Children (2006)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Titanic (1997)
Oscar Nominations: 7 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2016)
Oscar Wins: 1 (Lead for "The Reader")
BAFTA Nominations: 8 (1996, 2002, 2 in 2005, 2007, 2 in 2009, 2016)
BAFTA Wins: 3 (Supporting for "Sense and Sensibility" and "Steve Jobs", Lead for "The Reader")
GG Nominations: 11 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2 in 2009, 2 in 2012, 2014, 2016)
GG Wins: 4 (Supporting for "The Reader" and "Steve Jobs", Drama Lead for "Revolutionary Road", TV-Miniseries Lead for "Mildred Pierce")
Emmy Nominations: 3 (2006, 2012, 2021)
Emmy Wins: 1 (TV-Miniseries Lead for "Mildred Pierce")
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
59. Letitia Wright
Actress | Black Panther
With a career spanning over a decade, Emmy-nominated Letitia Wright has cemented her position as one of the industry's most captivating young actresses. From her breakout role as ambitious Summerhouse resident Chantelle in Top Boy, to her critically acclaimed performance as Nish in Black Mirror, ...
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Black Panther (2018)
Oscar Nominations: 0
Oscar Wins: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
BAFTA Wins: 0
GG Nominations: 0
GG Wins: 0
Emmy Nominations: 0
Emmy Wins: 0
Tony Nominations: 0
Tony Wins: 0
60. Zendaya
Actress | Spider-Man: Homecoming
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 ...
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Malcolm & Marie (2021) Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) The Greatest Showman (2017) Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
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