Famous Lesbians and Bisexual Women

1. Cara Delevingne

Cara Jocelyn Delevingne was born in London, England, to Pandora Anne (Stevens) and Charles Hamar Delevingne, a property developer. Her parents are both from prominent upper-class families, with her ancestors including Viscounts (Greenwood), Baronets (Hulton, Faudel-Phillips), Majors and Lord Mayors...

English actress and model who won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2012 and 2014; also known for the movies "Suicide Squad" and "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets"

Has dated several well-known women including singers Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Minke and St. Vincent; actors Ashley Benson, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sienna Miller; also male singers Harry Styles and Jake Bugg

2. Anna Akana

Actress | Jupiter's Legacy

Anna Akana was born on August 18, 1989 in Monterey, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Jupiter's Legacy (2021), Let It Snow (2019) and Ant-Man (2015).

Came out as bisexual in 2018, after having a threesome with two women

In an interview with My Pink News, she said that prior to that, "I never felt like I could fully own my label as a bisexual for a bunch of reasons."

3. Andy Allo

Actress | Upload

Andy Allo is a Cameroon born singer and actress starring as the lead female, 'Nora', in Amazon Prime's critically acclaimed original series "Upload", opposite Robbie Amell. With the global love and praise from critics and fans, Greg Daniels' (The Office) series quickly got renewed for more seasons.

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Actress and singer who is a former girlfriend and protege of Prince; he purportedly broke up with her when she told him she was bisexual, which was against his Jehovah's Witness religion

4. Stephanie Allynne

Actress | In a World...

Stephanie Allynne was born on September 19, 1985 in Claremont, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for In a World... (2013), One Mississippi (2015) and Twin Peaks (2017). She has been married to Tig Notaro since October 24, 2015. They have two children.

5. Gillian Anderson

Actress | The X Files

Gillian Anderson was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Rosemary Alyce (Lane), a computer analyst, and Homer Edward Anderson III, who owned a film post-production company. Gillian started her career as a member of an amateur actor group while at high school. In 1987, her love of the theatre took her to ...

In 2012 she acknowledged that she is bisexual. In a 2015 interview with The Guardian, she said:

"To me a relationship is about loving another human being; their gender is irrelevant"

6. Morningstar Angeline

Actress | Echo

Morningstar Angeline (she, they), born as Morningstar Angeline Wilson-Chippewa, is a queer Navajo, Chippewa, Blackfeet, Shoshone, and Latinx actor and filmmaker. She was born in Santa Fe, NM, to Rita Rose Wilson and Ethan Shawn Chippewa. They were later adopted by Daniel Harold Freeland and raised ...

Is an actor, director, producer, and musician best known for the indie films "The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw," "Outer Range," and "Drunktown's Finest"; she identifies as queer

7. Aurora

Soundtrack | Frozen II

Aurora Aksnes (born 15 June 1996), known mononymously as Aurora (stylised as Aurora), is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer. Her debut EP Running with the Wolves was released through Decca Records in May 2015, receiving widespread approval from online music blogs and national press. Later ...

Norwegian singer-songwriter who identifies as bisexual

8. Mel B

Actress | Spice World

Born on May 29, 1975 in Leeds, England, Melanie Brown became a member of Spice Girls in 1994. Their three albums sold more than 40 million copies worldwide and they had nine singles at number 1 in the UK.

"Hot" was her first solo album, released on 9th October 2000. It entered the UK charts at #28. ...

Singer-songwriter best known as Scary Spice from the singing group, The Spice Girls

Was in a five-year relationship with movie producer Christine Crokos; also had a brief relationship with fellow Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, aka Ginger Spice

9. Jamie Babbit

Director | But I'm a Cheerleader

Jamie Babbit was born on November 16, 1970 in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA. She is a director and producer, known for But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), Silicon Valley (2014) and Girls (2012). She was previously married to Karey Dornetto.

10. 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).

In a 2021 interview with Glamour magazine, she said:

"Pansexuality makes the most sense for how I feel...and how I feel is I want to choose somebody based on a soul connection... somebody I really connect with – it didn’t really matter any other details beyond that"

11. Josephine Baker

Soundtrack | Zouzou

Josephine Baker was born Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, MO, in 1906 to Carrie McDonald, a laundress, and Eddie Carson, a musician. Her early life hinted at her future career. She first danced for the public on the streets of St. Louis for nickels and dimes. Later she became a chorus girl on...

Actress, singer, and dancer who was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 silent film "Siren of the Tropics;" was a headliner with the Folies Bergère in Paris

She aided the French Resistance during World War II, and was awarded several medals by the French government. She is the only American-born woman to receive full French military honors at her funeral, which was attended by 20,000 people

Was married 4 times, but had several relationships with women

DIED APRIL 12, 1975, age 68, of a cerebral hemorrhage

12. Ireland Baldwin

Actress | Grudge Match

Ireland Baldwin was born on October 23, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Grudge Match (2013), Goofy Chefs and A Dark Foe (2020).

Is bisexual; dated rapper Angel Haze, but is currently in a relationship with a man

Daughter of actors Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger

13. Tammy Baldwin

Self | The Robert MacNeil Report

Tammy Baldwin was born on February 11, 1962 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

American attorney and politician who is the first openly LGBT woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and to the U.S. Senate in 1999 and 2013, respectively

14. Jodi Balfour

Actress | The Crown

Born and raised in South Africa, Jodi Balfour spent her early youth working in Cape Town's theatre and television industry. She graduated with a BA (hons) in Theatre & Performance from The University of Cape Town and, after her family moved to the west coast of Canada, began working internationally...

Is engaged to actress and comedian Abbi Jacobson

15. Lisa Banes

Actress | Gone Girl

Lisa Lou Banes was an American actress known for more than 80 film and television roles, as well as stage appearances on Broadway and elsewhere.

She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 1984 for Isn't it Romantic? and won a 1981 Theatre World Award for her ...

Was married to her partner, Kathryn Kranhold at the time of her death

DIED JUNE 14, 2021, age 65, 10 days after being struck by a motor scooter

16. Ariela Barer

Actress | How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Ariela Barer was born on October 14, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022), Runaways (2017) and Oddities (2023).

Came out as lesbian on Twitter in 2016

17. Drew Barrymore

Producer | Charlie's Angels

Since melting audiences' hearts at the age of just six in E.T. (1982), Drew Barrymore has emerged as one of the most beloved and singularly gifted actresses of her generation. Born in Culver City, California to John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore, the clutches of fame were near inescapable for ...

In a 2003 interview with Contact magazine she said:

"Do I like women sexually? Yeah, I do. Totally. I have always considered myself bisexual...When I was younger I used to go with lots of women. Totally – I love it.”

Daughter of actor John Drew Barrymore

18. Meredith Baxter

Actress | All the President's Men

Meredith Baxter is an American actress from California, better known for television roles. Her most famous roles include Catholic teacher Bridget Fitzgerald in the sitcom "Bridget Loves Bernie" (1972-1973), divorced mother Nancy Lawrence in the family-themed drama "Family" (1976-1980), and ...

Came out as a lesbian in 2009 at age 62; has been married 3 times to men, including actor David Birney; married partner Nancy Locke in 2013

19. Amanda Bearse

Actress | Fright Night

Amanda Bearse was born on August 9, 1958 in Winter Park, Florida, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Fright Night (1985), Married... with Children (1987) and Bros (2022). She has been married to Carrie Schenken since 2010. They have two children.

20. Stephanie Beatriz

Actress | Encanto

Stephanie Beatriz was born on February 10, 1981 in Neuquén, Argentina. She is an actress and director, known for Encanto (2021), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) and Short Term 12 (2013). She has been married to Brad Hoss since October 6, 2018. They have one child.

In a 2018 essay in GQ magazine she said:

"In October, I will marry a heterosexual man..but I’ll be bi till the day I die, baby, and I vow to myself to always sing that truth.”

21. Kimia Behpoornia

Actress | Atypical

Kimia Behpoornia was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Atypical (2017), Hacks (2021) and Abbott Elementary (2021).

Iranian-American actress and writer; has been married to Hailey Chavez since May 2022

22. Maria Bello

Actress | A History of Violence

Maria Bello was born on 18 April, 1967 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, to Kathy, a nurse and teacher, and Joe Bello, a contractor. She is of Italian and Polish descent. Maria went to Villanova University, majoring in political science. She had every intention of becoming a lawyer, but she took an ...

Actress best known for the movies "Coyote Ugly," "The Cooler," and "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor"

Also known for the TV shows "ER," "Goliath," and "NCIS"

Is engaged to French chef Dominique Crenn

23. Jill Bennett

Actress | And Then Came Lola

Jill Bennett is an award-winning Los Angeles producer/writer/actor dedicated to creating opportunities for underrepresented filmmakers.

She began her career in Los Angeles at The Sacred Fools Theatre playing Apemantus, in their award-winning production of Timon of Athens alongside Jon Hamm.

Her viral...

Actress and producer best known for the movie "And Then Came Lola" and the TV series "We Have to Stop Now"

Is married to actress Lauren Neal; was formerly in a relationship with actress Cathy DeBuono

24. Ashley Benson

Actress | Spring Breakers

Ashley Victoria Benson was born on December 18, 1989 in Anaheim Hills, California, to Shannon (Harte) and Jeff Benson. She has Irish, English, and German ancestry. She has been dancing competitively since she was 2 with hip hop, jazz, ballet, tap and lyrical. She has been singing since she was ...

Was in a two-year relationship with actress and model Cara DeLavigne; also dated rapper G-Eazy

25. Sandra Bernhard

Actress | The King of Comedy

Performer, actress, singer and author Sandra Bernhard appeared as a series regular in season three of the immensely popular FX Television/Ryan Murphy show "POSE" reprising her role as brassy but caring Nurse Judy Kubrack, who works with H.I.V. / AIDS patients, following a memorable season one guest...

Has been with her partner, Sara Switzer, for over 20 years

26. Sue Bird

Producer | Summer of Gold

Sue Bird was born on October 16, 1980 in Syosset, New York, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Summer of Gold (2021), Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) and AT&T - Fan the Flames (2021).

Is a former professional basketball player, and the only WNBA player to win titles in three different decades

Came out as a lesbian in 2017; is engaged to professional soccer player Megan Rapinoe

27. Rebecca Black

Soundtrack | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Rebecca Black is best known for her song "Friday" which became an Internet sensation in March 2011. According to Billboard.com, she is just one of the pop stars coming from a production company called Ark Music Factory.

Came out as queer in 2020 on the podcast Dating Straight

28. Rowan Blanchard

Actress | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World

Rowan Blanchard is an American actress best known for her role as Riley in Girl Meets World (2014) which earned her Young Artist Award nominations. She has since had roles as Jackie Geary on the ABC Sitcom The Goldbergs (2013) and Alexandra Cavill in the TNT Series Snowpiercer (2020). Rowan's other...

Identifies as queer

29. Nikki Blonsky

Actress | Hairspray

Nicole Blonsky (born November 9, 1988) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and Internet personality, who is best known for her breakthrough role as Tracy Turnblad in the film Hairspray (2007), for which she won a Critics' Choice Award and received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award and a ...

Came out as lesbian in 2020; is engaged to her partner Hailey Jo Jenson

30. Da Brat

Soundtrack | Wasabi

Da Brat was born on April 14, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Wasabi (2001), Bad Boys (1995) and Big Momma's House (2000). She has been married to Jesseca Dupart since 2022.

31. Carrie Brownstein

Writer | Portlandia

Carrie Brownstein was born on September 27, 1974 in Seattle, Washington, USA. She is a founding member of the rock band Sleater-Kinney, and was formerly in the band Excuse 17. Alongside Fred Armisen, she is the writer, actress and co-developer of the sketch comedy show Portlandia (2011) on IFC TV.

Identifies as bisexual; dated singer St. Vincent

32. Tammy Bruce

Actress | 2081

Tammy Bruce was born on August 19, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for 2081 (2009), Get Tammy Bruce (2019) and Women of the Bible Speak (2021).

Is a radio host and political commentator

Identifies as lesbian; formerly in a relationship with actress Brenda Benet

33. Kaylee Kaneshiro

Actress | Legacies

Kaylee Marie Kaneshiro (formerly known by her stage name 'Kaylee Bryant') was born on November 1, 1997 in Florida, USA. Kaylee is an Actor who starred as the titular character in the 2014 indie thriller film Mary Loss of Soul (2014). They began acting at the age of 8. She had previously been ...

Publicly came out as queer in 2021

34. Carlease Burke

Actress | Child's Play

When Carlease Burke rented John Travolta "The Cadillac of Mini Vans" in the film Get Shorty (1995), she wondered if her unusual name would land her the high octane jobs in Hollywood. Director Barry Sonnenfeld said it did and there have been other high beams in her film acting career: In Her Shoes (...

Came out at age 40

35. Anne Burrell

Self | Secrets of a Restaurant Chef

Favorite local food treat: "Coconut Layer Cake" at "Smith & Wollensky" in New York City.

American chef best known as the host of the Food Network show "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef" and co-host of "Worst Cooks in America;" is also an "Iron Chef"

In 2012 she released a statement that she had been in a relationship with her girlfriend for 2 years; in 2012 she tweeted that they were engaged. However, in 2021 she married her current husband, Stuart Claxton

36. Saffron Burrows

Actress | You

Saffron Burrows, known for her work in critically acclaimed films, this fall reprises her role in the hit Netflix show YOU, season 3. Burrows previously starred in the Golden Globe winning Amazon series Mozart in the Jungle. In 2019 Burrows directed the short films: Michael & Indigo, starring Jason...

English actress and model best known for the movies "Troy," and "Deep Blue Sea" and the TV series "Mozart in the Jungle," "Boston Legal," and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"

Identifies as bisexual; formerly engaged to actor Alan Cumming, who is also bisexual; was also in a relationship with actress Fiona Shaw

Married writer Alison Bailian in 2013; they are currently separated

37. Sophia Bush

Actress | John Tucker Must Die

Sophia Bush has captured film and television audiences with her range of roles and diverse characters She was born on July 8, 1982, in Pasadena, California, and is an only child. Her father, Charles William Bush, is a renowned advertising and celebrity photographer, and her mother, Maureen E. (...

Came out as queer in 2024 in an essay in Glamour magazine; is in a relationship with retired pro soccer player Ashlyn Harris

38. 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 ...

Is an Emmy Award-winning actress best known for the TV show "Liv and Maddie" and the films "Vengeance" and "Descendants"

Identifies as queer

39. Gia Carangi

Actress | Blondie: Atomic

Gia Carangi was born on January 29, 1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Blondie: Atomic (1980). She died on November 18, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

One of the world's first supermodels. Identified as lesbian. Her life was portrayed in the HBO movie, "Gia," starring Angelina Jolie

DIED NOVEMBER 18, 1986, age 26, of AIDS

40. Brandi Carlile

Soundtrack | Onward

Brandi Carlile was born on June 1, 1981 in Ravensdale, Washington, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for Onward (2020), A Star Is Born (2018) and Safe Haven (2013). She has been married to Catherine Shepherd since September 15, 2012. They have two children.

41. Vanessa Carlton

Soundtrack | The Fate of the Furious

Vanessa Carlton was born on August 16, 1980, the first of two children (she has a sister and a brother) born to Ed and Heidi Carlton. Raised in Milford, Pennsylvania, her mother was a piano teacher, and exposed Vanessa to classical music from a young age. By age two, she began playing the piano, ...

In 2010 she came out as bisexual while performing at Nashville Pride. She said to the audience, "I've never said this before, but I am a proud bisexual woman."

Is currently married to John McCauley of the band Deer Tick, with whom she has one child

42. Judy Carne

Actress | Laugh-In

Trained in music and dance, tiny-framed, pixie-like Judy Carne was born Joyce Botterill in Northampton, England on April 27, 1939, the daughter of a grocer. Trained in dance, she appeared in music revues as a teenager and changed her name at the advice of a dance teacher.

Slowly building up a career...

Actress whose autobiography, "Laughing on the Outside, Crying on the Inside: The Bittersweet Saga of the Sock-It-To-Me Girl," discussed her bisexuality and her marriage to actor Burt Reynolds

DIED SEPTEMER 3, 2015, age 76, of pneumonia

43. Doja Cat

Actress | Doja Cat feat. SZA: Kiss Me More

Doja Cat was born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini on October 21, 1995 in Los Angeles, California to Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer, a painter & Dumisani Dlamini, an actor. She began making and releasing music on SoundCloud as a teenager. Her song, So High caught the attention of Kemosabe and RCA Records ...

Identifies as sexually fluid. In an Instagram Live in 2019, she said, "I like both. I like d**ks, and I also like, um, I like people I can have sex with. You can kind of have sex with anyone, right?"

Was in a relationship with British singer Bree Runway

44. Megan Cavanagh

Actress | Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Megan Cavanagh is a Chicago native, most recognized as Marla Hooch, from the Penny Marshall movie A League of Their Own. Other film credits include: Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Dracula: Dead and Loving It. She starred with Tim Allen and Kirstie Ally in For Richer or Poorer (Levinia ...

Is openly lesbian. Has been married to filmmaker Anne Chamberlain since 2008

45. Tracy Chapman

Soundtrack | One Day

Tracy Chapman was born on March 30, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for One Day (2011), A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) and House of Gucci (2021).

Four-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter

Was formerly in a relationship with writer Alice Walker

46. Margaret Cho

Producer | Margaret Cho: PsyCHO

Margaret Cho was born on December 5, 1968 in San Francisco. Her grandfather was a Methodist minister who ran an orphanage in Seoul during the Korean War. Ignoring the traditions of her patriarchal culture, her mother bravely resisted an arranged marriage in Korea & married Margaret's father, who ...

Stand-up comedian and actress best known for the TV shows "All-American Girl," and "Drop Dead Diva," and the films "Face/Off" and "Fire Island"

Has won awards for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of women, Asian Americans, and the LGBT community

In a 2018 Huffington Post interview, she discussed how she identified sexually:

"I've been with people all across the spectrum of gender and who have all kinds of different expressions of gender, so it's so hard to say. Maybe 'pansexual' is technically the more correct term but I like 'bisexual' because it's kind of '70s."

47. Brandy Clark

Soundtrack | Happiest Season

Brandy Clark is known for Happiest Season (2020), Shucked and The Academy of Country Music - ACM Sessions (2016).

In a 2021 article in Metro Weekly she said, “I’m one-hundred percent a lesbian. There’s no gray area."

48. Jessica Clark

Actress | Pocket Listing

Jessica Clark was born in 1985 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Pocket Listing (2015), True Blood (2008) and Chemistry (2011). She was previously married to Lacey Stone.

49. Sharon D Clarke

Actress | Rocketman

Sharon D Clarke was born on August 12, 1966 in England, UK. She is an actress, known for Rocketman (2019), Tau (2018) and Holby City (1999). She has been married to Susie McKenna since June 15, 2008.

50. Kiersey Clemons

Actress | Dope

Kiersey Clemons was born December 17 in Pensacola, Florida. She grew up in a military family traveling the U.S before settling in Southern California with her parents and three sisters. Always having a love for theatre and performance, the actor/musician has quickly become known for the diverse and...

Best known for the films "Zack Snyder's Justice League," "Flatliners," and "Dope"

Identifies as queer or gay. Was previously in relationships with Dove Cameron and Ellen Page (now Elliot Page); is currently in a relationship with her former stunt double, Ebony De La Haye

51. Lily Cole

Actress | Snow White and the Huntsman

Lily began working as an actress when she was 6 years old, then returned to film when she was 16 in Marilyn Manson's adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. In 2009 she played the female lead in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus. Since then she has made over fifteen films with esteemed ...

Came out as queer in 2021 during an interview with The Sunday Times Style magazine

52. Cat Cora

Actress | Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine

Cat Cora was raised in a small Greek community in Jackson, Mississippi, by a family who held strongly to their Greek and Southern heritage. Both her grandfather, father, and godfather were restaurateurs and, by the time she was fifteen, she had already presented a business plan to them for her very...

Professional chef and cookbook author best known as an "Iron Chef" on "Iron Chef America" and as co-host of the TV show "Around the World in 80 Plates"

Came out as lesbian at age 19. Was married to a woman for 3 years; they divorced in 2021

53. Patricia Cornwell

Writer | Kay Scarpetta

Patricia Cornwell was born on June 9, 1956 in Miami, Florida, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Kay Scarpetta, The Front (2010) and Untitled Kay Scarpetta Project. She has been married to Staci Gruber since February 24, 2005. She was previously married to Charles L. Cornwell.

Crime writer who has sold over 100 million books

In 2006 she married Harvard University professor, Staci Gruber

54. Emma Corrin

Actress | Lady Chatterley's Lover

Emma Corrin was born on December 13, 1995 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK. Emma is an actor, known for Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022), My Policeman (2022) and The Crown (2016).

Came out as queer in 2021; now identifies as non-binary

55. Catherine Corsini

Director | La fracture

Catherine Corsini was born on May 18, 1956 in Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, France. She is a director and writer, known for The Divide (2021), Summertime (2015) and Three Worlds (2012).

Cesar Award-winning French director and screenwriter

Her partner is film producer Elisabeth Perez

56. Cheryl Crane

Self | Lana Turner, l'indétrônable

Cheryl Crane was born on July 25, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Author and retired real estate broker; only child of actress Lana Turner

Came out as a lesbian to her parents at age 13. She and her partner Joyce LeRoy have been together for over 50 years. They married in 2014

57. Auli'i Cravalho

Actress | Moana

Aulii Cravalho is an American actress and singer who made her acting debut as the voice of the titular character in the 2016 Disney 3D computer-animated musical feature film Moana. She went on to star in the NBC drama series Rise (2018), the Netflix drama film All Together Now (2020) and the Hulu ...

Came out as bisexual in 2020

58. Dominique Crenn

The Menu

Dominique Crenn is known for The Menu (2022), Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend (2022) and MasterChef Australia (2009).

French chef who is the only woman in the U.S. to have a restaurant with 3 Michelin stars, Atelier Crenn in San Francisco

Is engaged to actress Maria Bello

59. Wendy Crewson

Actress | Air Force One

Wendy Jane Crewson is a Canadian actress and producer. She began her career appearing on Canadian television, before her breakthrough role in 1991 dramatic film The Doctor. Crewson has appeared in many Hollywood films, including The Good Son (1993), The Santa Clause (1994) and its sequels The Santa...

Publicly came out as a lesbian in 2014

60. Julie Cypher

Director | Teresa's Tattoo

Julie attended Bates Elementary School in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1974-1976 (4th -6th grade). She took dance lessons and initiated violin lessons during these years. She also participated in Girl Scouts where she attended Camp Scott and Tiawah Hills Ranch.

Film director formerly married to actor Lou Diamond Phillips; formerly in a relationship with singer Melissa Etheridge, during which she had two children

61. Miley Cyrus

Soundtrack | Hannah Montana

Miley Ray Cyrus was born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992 in Franklin, Tennessee and raised in Thompson's Station, Tennessee to Tish Cyrus & Billy Ray Cyrus. She has five siblings - two half-brothers, a half-sister, and a younger brother and sister. Her parents named her because they hoped ...

Daughter of singer Billy Ray Cyrus; was briefly married to actor Liam Hemsworth

62. Sharice Davids

Self | The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart

Sharice Davids was born on May 22, 1980 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany.

Is the first openly LGBT Native American elected to the U.S. Congress, and one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress

63. Angela Davis

Writer | Untitled Angela Davis Project

Angela Davis was born on January 26, 1944, in Birmingham, Alabama. Her both parents were college graduates and worked as school teachers. Her brother, named Ben Davis, played for the Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions in the 60s and 70s. Young Angela chose to attend a small private school known as ...

Political activist, college professor, and author; came out in 1997; lives with her partner, author and professor Gina Dent

64. Cathy DeBuono

Actress | And Then Came Lola

Cathy DeBuono was born on March 20, 1970 in Yonkers, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for And Then Came Lola (2009), Along Came Wanda (2021) and How 'Bout a Cuppa Tea (2020).

Formerly engaged to actress Jill Bennett

65. Ellen DeGeneres

Producer | Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Emmy-winning talk show host Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born in Metairie, Louisiana, a New Orleans suburb. She is the daughter of Betty DeGeneres (née Elizabeth Jane Pfeffer), a speech therapist, and Elliott Everett DeGeneres, Jr., an insurance agent. Her brother is musician and producer Vance DeGeneres...

Actor, comedian, and talk show host who hosted The Ellen DeGeneres Show for 19 years; was formerly in a relationship with actress Anne Heche

She and actress Portia de Rossi have been married since 2008

66. Lea DeLaria

Actress | Orange Is the New Black

Lea DeLaria was born on May 23, 1958 in Belleville, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Orange Is the New Black (2013), Cars 3 (2017) and Edge of Seventeen (1998).

Prefers to be called a dyke; was formerly engaged to fashion editor Chelsea Fairless

67. Lily-Rose Depp

Actress | Tusk

Lily-Rose Melody Depp was born on May 27, 1999 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France to Vanessa Paradis & Johnny Depp. Her little brother, Jack Depp joined the clan in 2002. During Lily-Rose's early years, the Depp-Paradis family divided their time between their homes in France and LA, and ...

Daughter of actor Johnny Depp and actress-singer Vanessa Paradis

68. Portia de Rossi

Actress | Arrested Development

Portia de Rossi was born and raised in Geelong, Australia. Originally born Amanda Rogers, at 15 she changed her name to Portia, saying that it was the most daring thing she had ever done up until that point. After graduating from high school, she attended the University of Melbourne, and studied ...

Has been married to actress and former talk show host Ellen Degeneres since 2008

69. Marlene Dietrich

Soundtrack | Witness for the Prosecution

Her father was a police lieutenant and imbued in her a military attitude to life. Marlene was known in school for her "bedroom eyes" and her first affairs were at this stage in her life - a professor at the school was terminated. She entered the cabaret scene in 1920s Germany, first as a spectator ...

DIED MAY 6, 1992, AGE 90, of kidney failure

70. Asia Kate Dillon

Actor | John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

Asia Kate Dillon was born on November 15, 1984 in Ithaca, New York, USA. They are known for playing Brandy Epps in Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Taylor Mason in Billions (2016). Their role on Billions is the first gender non-binary character shown on American television. Dillon is also the ...

71. Beth Ditto

Actress | Nocturnal Animals

Beth Ditto was born on February 19, 1981 in Searcy, Arkansas, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Nocturnal Animals (2016), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018) and On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019). She was previously married to Kristin Ogata.

72. Deidre Downs

Self | Open Access

Deidre Downs was born on July 7, 1980 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. She has been married to Abbott Jones since April 14, 2018. She was previously married to Andrew Gunn.

Former Miss America; married her partner, attorney and writer Abbott Jones, in 2018

73. DreamDoll

Actress | Black Heat

DreamDoll is known for Black Heat (2024), Lola 2 (2022) and Bid for Love 2.

Came out as bisexual in an Instagram post in 2021 on June 1, the first day of Pride month

74. Rain Dove Dubilewski

Actress | Madness

Vogue, Buzzfeed, Elle, Marie Claire, Cosmo, Harper's Bazaar, Mashable, People.com and many more have all featured Rain Dove. The androgynous model/actor/speaker. She is known for for TED talk about identity, controversial films, and several viral campaigns including a lingerie shoot challenging ...

Androgynous fashion model who identifies as a gender capitalist; has been in relationships with actresses Rose McGowan and Kelsey Ellison

She said:

"Gender Capitalism is both Feminist and Masculinist... It's the recognition that I, as an organism, am treated differently based on my perceived genitalia and the identity surrounding that relationship."

75. Isadora Duncan

Writer | Isadora

Isadora Duncan was an American dancer and innovative educator known for interdisciplinary and cross-cultural projects, and a hectic marriage to the famous Russian poet Sergei Esenin.

She was born Isador 'Dora' Angela Duncan on May 26, 1877, in San Francisco, California. Her father, Joseph Duncan, ...

Had several relationships with men, but also with women, including poet and playwright Mercedes de Acosta

DIED SEPTEMBER 14, 1927, age 50, after her long scarf became entangled in the wheels of a convertible, strangling her to death

76. Cheryl Dunye

Director | The Watermelon Woman

Cheryl Dunye was born on May 13, 1966 in Liberia. She is a director and producer, known for The Watermelon Woman (1996), The Owls (2010) and Mommy Is Coming (2012).

First openly gay Black woman to direct a feature film, "The Watermelon Woman"

77. Clea DuVall

Actress | The Faculty

Clea DuVall was born in Los Angeles on September 25, 1977, to Rosemary (Hatch) and actor Steph DuVall. DuVall's teenage years presented her with many challenges. Her parents divorced when she was twelve, and, when her mother remarried, DuVall moved out because she did not feel at home in the ...

Came out as lesbian in 2016 during a panel discussion at the Sundance Film Festival; is married to producer Mia Weirer

78. 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...

In a 2022 interview in Variety magazine she said, “I’m very clear about being bisexual. I have a sweatshirt that says ‘Girl Bi’ that I wear everywhere.”

79. Megan Ellison

Producer | Her

Megan Ellison was born on January 31, 1986 in Santa Clara County, California, USA. She is a producer, known for Her (2013), Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).

Is a producer and director and the founder of Annapurna pictures; received a Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer of "A Strange Loop;" has also received 4 Academy Award nominations

Is the daughter of billionaire Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle

80. Cynthia Erivo

Actress | Harriet

Cynthia Erivo is an English actress, singer, and songwriter. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild ...

English actress and singer who has received Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards; also 2 Academy Award nominations and 2 Golden Globe nominations

She identifies as queer and bisexual

81. Melissa Etheridge

Soundtrack | An Inconvenient Truth

Melissa Etheridge was born on May 29, 1961 in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for An Inconvenient Truth (2006), Money Train (1995) and The Devil's Own (1997). She has been married to Linda Wallem since May 31, 2014.

Came out as lesbian in 1993

Was in a long-term relationship with actress Julie Cypher, with whom she had two children with the assistance of musician David Crosby. Was also in a relationship with actress Tammy Michaels, with whom they share 2 children

Married her current partner Linda Wallem in 2014

82. Lillian Faderman

Writer | Harvey Milk's radical vision of equality

Lillian Faderman is known for Harvey Milk's radical vision of equality (2019), The Lavender Scare (2017) and L.A.: A Queer History (2021).

Author, historian, and educator

83. Beanie Feldstein

Actress | Booksmart

Elizabeth Greer "Beanie" Feldstein is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her starring roles in the comedy film Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), the comedy-drama film Lady Bird (2017), and the coming-of-age comedy film Booksmart (2019), the latter of which earned her a ...

Married film producer Bonnie Chance-Roberts in May 2023

Is the sister of actor Jonah Hill

84. Fergie

Soundtrack | Nine

Fergie was born Stacy Ann Ferguson on March 27, 1975 in Hacienda Heights, California, to Theresa Ann "Terri" (Gore) and John Patrick Ferguson, both schoolteachers. Her ancestry includes German, English, Irish, Scottish, Swedish, and Luxembourgish. When she was a teenager, her parents divorced, ...

Identifies as bisexual

Lead singer of the group The Black-Eyed Peas

85. Barbie Ferreira

Actress | Nope

Barbara Linhares Ferreira is an American model and actress. She has earned attention and acclaim for her career as well as for being an outspoken supporter of the body positivity movement.

Ferreira was born in Queens, New York, but later moved to Maywood, New Jersey and attended Hackensack High ...

Came out as queer in an interview in Out magazine in 2019

86. Fannie Flagg

Writer | Fried Green Tomatoes

Fannie Flagg was born on September 21, 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Grease (1978) and Five Easy Pieces (1970).

Former partner of author Rita Mae Brown and actress Susan Flannery

87. Clementine Ford

Actress | Cherry Falls

Clementine Ford was born to actress Cybill Shepherd and her first husband, David Ford, in Memphis, Tennessee in 1979. Her parents divorced when she was still a baby, and Cybill went back to California to restart her acting career, becoming a celebrated television star on Moonlighting (1985). She ...

In March 2009 she revealed that she is bisexual in an interview with Diva magazine; formerly in a relationship with musician and record producer Linda Perry

Has been married to actor Cyrus Cox since April 2013

Daughter of actress-model Cybill Shepherd

88. Jodie Foster

Actress | The Silence of the Lambs

Jodie Foster started her career at the age of two. For four years she made commercials and finally gave her debut as an actress in the TV series Mayberry R.F.D. (1968). In 1975 Jodie was offered the role of prostitute Iris Steensma in the movie Taxi Driver (1976). This role, for which she received ...

Was partners with producer Cydney Bernard for 15 years, with whom she had two sons. Married actress Alexandra Hedison in 2014

89. Jorja Fox

Actress | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Jorja Fox has become a familiar face by playing major roles in three of the most successful television dramas in history: ER (1994), The West Wing (1999) and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000).

As a teenager, Fox had a career as a fashion model. She then turned to formal study of the acting craft...

Formerly in a 10-year relationship with actress Lelah Foster

90. Megan Fox

Actress | Transformers

Megan Denise Fox was born on May 16, 1986 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and raised in Rockwood, Tennessee to Gloria Darlene Tonachio (née Cisson), a real estate manager and Franklin Thomas Fox, a parole officer. She began her drama and dance training at age 5 and at age 10, she moved to Port St. Lucie, ...

Identifies as bisexual

91. Samantha Fox

Soundtrack | A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

Samantha Karen Fox was born on 15 April 1966 in Mile End, East London, UK. Her parents were Carole Fox and Patrick Fox and she's got a little sister named Vanessa Lai Fox.

She started out as a nude model for "Page 3" of British tabloids when she was still 16, and in 1983 Sam was said to have her ...

Came out as lesbian in 2003; was in a relationship with her manager Myra Stratton for over a decade, until Stratton's death in 2015; married her tour manager Linda Birgitte Olsen in 2022

92. Hannah Gadsby

Writer | Hannah Gadsby: Douglas

Hannah Gadsby was born on January 12, 1978 in Smithton, Tasmania, Australia. Hannah is a writer and actor, known for Hannah Gadsby: Douglas (2020), Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018) and Please Like Me (2013). Hannah has been married to Jenney Shamash since January 2021.

93. Lady Gaga

Soundtrack | A Star Is Born

Lady Gaga, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, is an American songwriter, singer, actress, philanthropist, dancer and fashion designer.

Gaga was born on March 28, 1986 in Manhattan, New York City, to Cynthia Louise (Bissett), a philanthropist and business executive, and Joseph Anthony ...

Identifies as bisexual

94. Greta Garbo

Actress | Ninotchka

Greta Garbo was born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson on September 18, 1905, in Stockholm, Sweden, to Anna Lovisa (Johansdotter), who worked at a jam factory, and Karl Alfred Gustafsson, a laborer. She was fourteen when her father died, which left the family destitute. Greta was forced to leave school and ...

Was bisexual

DIED APRIL 15, 1990, age 84, of renal failure and pneumonia

95. Alicia Garza

Self | Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement

Came out as queer in 2004; was married to a transgender man for 13 years, but is now divorced

Civil rights activist and writer known for co-founding the international Black Lives Matter movement

96. Roxane Gay

Producer | Untitled TKO Studios/Macro Project

Roxane Gay is known for Untitled TKO Studios/Macro Project, Queer as Folk (2022) and An Untamed State.

Writer and professor who won a Lambda award for Bisexual Nonfiction for her memoir "Hunger;" is also the author of The New York Times best-selling essay collection "Bad Feminist"

Is married to artist and writer Debbie Millman

97. Elizabeth Gilbert

Writer | Eat Pray Love

Elizabeth Gilbert was born on July 18, 1969 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Eat Pray Love (2010), City of Girls and Live and Let Die (2015). She has been married to Jose Nunes since January 2007. She was previously married to Michael Cooper.

In 2016 she posted on Facebook that she was in a relationship with her female best friend, Rayya Elias. They had a commitment ceremony in 2017. Sadly, Rayya died in 2018

Was married to 2 different men; both ended in divorce, the second one in 2016

98. Sara Gilbert

Actress | Poison Ivy

Sara Gilbert was born on January 29, 1975, as Sara Rebecca Abeles at St. John's Hospital and Health Center in Santa Monica, California, to Barbara Cowan and Harold Abeles. Barbara was previously married to the late Paul Gilbert. At the age of six, when Sara saw her sister Melissa Gilbert get a star...

Actress best known for the TV shows "Roseanne," "The Big Bang Theory," and the talk show "The Talk"

99. Thea Gill

Actress | Queer as Folk

Thea Gill is best known for her portrayal of Lindsay Peterson on the landmark Showtime series QUEER AS FOLK (ACTRA Award nomination, Outstanding Performance by a Female). Other credits include, Annapurna Pictures' 20th CENTURY WOMEN, Lifetime's 10 YEAR REUNION, THE BOY SHE MET ONLINE and MY ...

Has been with her partner, author Gina Glass, since 2013

100. Judy Gold

Actress | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

Two-time 'Emmy Award' winner Judy Gold is a veteran of stand-up comedy, known for her edgy wit, sharp timing, and infamous crowd work. Consistently appealing to all generations and backgrounds, Judy can be found throughout most mediums of entertainment: TV; Film; Web-Series'; Stage; Storytelling; ...

Was in a relationship with her former partner, Sharon Callahan, for nearly 20 years