Recitatif
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1. Sasha Lane
Actress | American Honey
Sasha Bianca Lane is an American actress. She made her film debut in American Honey (2016) directed by Andrea Arnold.
Lane was born in Houston, Texas and grew up in Dallas, Texas. Her father is African-American, and her mother, who is from New Zealand, is of European and Maori descent. After her ...
2. Ashley Madekwe
Actress | County Lines
Ashley Madekwe (born 6 December 1981) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as call girl Bambi in the ITV2 series Secret Diary of a Call Girl, social climber Ashley Davenport on the ABC drama series Revenge and the witch Tituba in the WGN America series Salem.
Madekwe was born in South ...
3. Maria Almeida
Actress | The Strays
Maria Almeida is known for The Strays (2023), Fifteen-Love (2023) and Pretty Red Dress (2022).
4. Nathalie Emmanuel
Actress | Fast & Furious 7
Nathalie Emmanuel is an English actress, known for her role as Missandei on the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011) and Ramsey in Furious 7 (2015).
Nathalie was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, to a father of Saint Lucian and English descent and a mother of Dominican origin. Nathalie ...
5. Daelyanna Kelly Benson
Actress | Hostile Territory
Daelyanna Kelly Benson is known for Hostile Territory (2022), Separate and Raising A Fucking Star (2022).
6. Jurnee Smollett
Actress | The Burial
Jurnee Smollett is an award-winning actress and activist of rare talent and conviction. In the fall of 2020, she starred in J.J. Abrams, Jordan Peele and Misha Green's critically acclaimed drama for HBO, "Lovecraft Country." Smollett's performance was lauded by industry insiders and critics alike. ...
7. Brandi Alexander
Actress | Fifty Shades of Grey
Brandi Alexander (born March 28, 1984) is a Canadian Actress of mixed Filipino, European and African heritage. Her love for acting started at an early age and has developed with her rigorous training in theatre. Over the years Brandi has worked to gain an impressive resume, working on many popular ...
8. Madison Bailey
Actress | Outer Banks
Madison Bailey was born on January 29, 1999 in North Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for Outer Banks (2020), Black Lightning (2018) and Creepshow (2019).
9. Grace Byers
Actress | The Blackening
Grace Byers (born Grace Lillis Gealey) was born in Butler, PA and moved to the Cayman Islands at Age 2. She moved back to America to attend the University of South Florida in Tampa, where she received a B.A. in Theater Arts. Upon graduating from college, Byers was accepted into the University of ...
10. Nico Parker
Actress | Dumbo
Nico Parker was born on December 9, 2004. She is an actress, known for Dumbo (2019), The Last of Us (2023) and Reminiscence (2021).
11. Sonequa Martin-Green
Actress | Star Trek: Discovery
Sonequa Martin-Green (born March 21, 1985) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her television role as Sasha Williams on The Walking Dead, a role she played from 2012 to 2017. Before that, she had starred in several independent films before gaining her first recurring role as ...
12. Niecy Nash
Actress | Reno 911!
Niecy Nash was born on February 23, 1970 in Palmdale, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Reno 911! (2003), Guess Who (2005) and Claws (2017). She has been married to Jessica Betts since August 29, 2020. She was previously married to Jay Tucker and Don Nash.
13. Elizabeth Banks
Actress | The Hunger Games
Elizabeth Banks was born Elizabeth Mitchell in Pittsfield, a small city in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts near the New York border, on February 10, 1974. She is the daughter of Anne Marie (Wallace), who worked in a bank, and Mark Phineas Mitchell, a factory worker. Elizabeth describes ...
14. 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...
15. 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 ...
16. Heidi Gardner
Actress | Hustle
Heidi Gardner is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She has been a cast member on Saturday Night Live since 2017, beginning in season 43. Gardner was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She grew up with an older brother, Justin. Growing up, Gardner worked part-time at the Tivoli ...
17. Alison Brie
Actress | GLOW
Alison Brie was born in Hollywood, California, to Joanne (Brenner), who worked at a non-profit child care agency, and Charles Terry Schermerhorn, a musician and entertainment reporter. Her mother is Jewish and her father has Scottish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry. Brie grew up in ...
18. Nafessa Williams
Actress | Black and Blue
Nafessa Williams was born on December 4, 1989 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Black and Blue (2019), Black Lightning (2018) and A Holiday Chance (2021).
19. Ayoola Smart
Actress | Juliet, Naked
Ayoola Smart was born on March 19, 1994 in Schull, County Cork, Ireland. She is an actress, known for Juliet, Naked (2018), Cocaine Bear (2023) and Killing Eve (2018).
20. Juliana Harkavy
Actress | Last Shift
Juliana Harkavy is an American actress of Dominican, African, Chinese, Ukrainian, and Hungarian descent. Born on New Years Day in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, Harkavy has been appearing in theater, film, and television since the age of nine. Juliana was born to mother Berta Carela, an ...
21. Rashida Jones
Actress | Parks and Recreation
Rashida Jones was born in Los Angeles, California, the younger daughter of media mogul, producer, and musician Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton. She has an older sister, Kidada Jones, and five half-siblings by her father's other relationships. Her father is African-American and her mother is ...
22. Roma Maffia
Actress | Disclosure
From a hit television drama to a medley of feature films, Roma Maffia graces the entertainment mediums with her trademark sophistication and charismatic appeal.
Roma portrays the smart, no-nonsense anesthesiologist, 'Dr. Liz Cruz,' on the hit FX drama, "Nip/Tuck." 'Liz' has earned the respect of her ...
23. Madison Pettis
Actress | The Game Plan
Madison Pettis got her big break at 8 years old with her very first film, playing the daughter of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Disney's hit family comedy, "The Game Plan". Now all grown up, Madison has an extensive list of acting credits and over 20 million followers on social media. Soon she can ...
24. 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...
25. Jennifer Beals
Actress | Flashdance
Jennifer Beals is an internationally renowned actress who has over 90 credits to her name, including critically acclaimed feature films and some of the highest rated television series to date. Beals is currently executive producing and returning as a lead cast member in the revival of her hit ...
26. Storm Reid
Actress | A Wrinkle in Time
Storm Reid is an Emmy-nominated actress, producer, and current student at USC. With numerous credits to her name, Reid has emerged as one of Hollywood's most sought-after young actors. She recently earned her first Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series" for her work as ...
27. Mykal-Michelle Harris
Actress | Cheaper by the Dozen
Mykal-Michelle Harris was born on March 6, 2012 in Delran, Burlington County, New Jersey. She is an actress, known for Cheaper by the Dozen (2022), Mixed-ish (2019) and Big Little Lies (2017).
28. Malia Baker
Actress | The Baby-Sitters Club
Botswana-born and Canadian-raised, Malia Baker became most recognizable for her standout performance as Mary Anne Spier in Netflix's award-winning series, The Baby-Sitter's Club, which debuted in 2020 and earned her a Family Emmy nomination for Best Youth Performance. Baker has also starred in ...
29. Rutina Wesley
Actress | True Blood
Rutina Wesley is known for the character Tara Thorton, on the gritty Southern vampire drama, True Blood (2008). She was born in the city most renowned for glitz and glamour, Las Vegas, Nevada and was exposed to the arts at a very early age; in fact entertainment runs through her veins. Her father, ...
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