Sexiest Women Of Color
by SteelKeez | created - 15 Apr 2011 | updated - 06 Apr 2014 | Publicblack latin middle eastern indian asian honeys ya dig
1. Bianca Lawson
Actress | Save the Last Dance
Bianca Lawson was born on March 20, 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Save the Last Dance (2001), The Feast of All Saints (2001) and Rogue (2013).
2. Laytrel McMullen
Actress | Repo Men
Laytrel McMullen is an actor. She is a current member of the NBA Raptors Junior Dance Pak, enjoying many live performances, but she has also filmed a half dozen television commercials. Laytrel transitioned easily into the world of television and film, enjoying first a small role on the feature film...
3. Ariel Meredith
Self | Kitten Bowl
Ariel Meredith was born on July 21, 1986 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
4. Antonia Thomas
Actress | The Good Doctor
Antonia Thomas is an English actress. She is best known for her work in the TV series Misfits, Lovesick and the The Good Doctor.
She studied for a Bachelor of Arts in acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 2009, and then joined the National Youth Theatre.
Her acting debut was in ...
5. Taja V. Simpson
Actress | The Oval
Taja V. Simpson is a Louisiana native of West African and European decent and her colorful background allows her to constantly bring new characters to life. She fell in love with acting when she was seven years old when she and her cousins would 'play pretend'. They would watch movies, learn all ...
6. Pilar Sanders
Actress | The Mod Squad
Pilar Sanders is known for The Mod Squad (1999), Streets of Blood (2009) and Percentage (2014). She was previously married to Deion Sanders.
7. Faune Chambers Watkins
Actress | Epic Movie
Faune Chambers Watkins was born on September 23, 1976 in Florida, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Epic Movie (2007), White Chicks (2004) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). She has been married to Fonzworth Bentley since July 10, 2010. They have two children.
8. Zoe Saldana
Actress | Guardians of the Galaxy
Zoe Saldana was born on June 19, 1978 in Passaic, New Jersey, to Asalia Nazario and Aridio Saldaña. Her father was Dominican and her mother is Puerto Rican. She was raised in Queens, New York. When she was 10 years old, she and her family moved to the Dominican Republic, where they would live for ...
9. Claudia Jordan
Actress | Middle Men
Claudia's parents met when her father was in the Air Force, stationed at Brindisi, Italy where he met her mother, an Italian native. She was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island where as an East Providence High School student, she was selected for the All State Track and Field team. She ...
10. Roselyn Sanchez
Actress | Act of Valor
Roselyn Milagros Sánchez Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, producer, and writer. On television, she is best known for her roles as Elena Delgado on the CBS police procedural Without a Trace (2005-09), as Carmen Luna on the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids (...
11. Joyful Drake
Actress | Unthinkably Good Things
Joyful Drake was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her love for performing began at a young age, earning her two State Speech Performance Titles for reciting and delivering a re-enactment of Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have A Dream" speech and President Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address."...
12. Atheana Ritchie
Writer | Keeping It 100
Atheana Ritchie was born in East Los Angeles, California. This L.A. native knew she was destined to be in the entertainment industry from the young age of 5 often performing sketches for her biggest fan, her grandfather, Ted Edmond Ritchie, who worked under Howard Hughes. She has since conquered ...
13. Mari Morrow
Actress | Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Morrow grew up in Miami, Florida. She made her television debut appearance in 1992 as Wendy Mallow on the popular television program, Baywatch. From 1995 to 1996, she portrayed Rachel Gannon on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Morrow also had a recurring appearance on the sitcom, Family Matters...
14. Nicole Ari Parker
Actress | Boogie Nights
Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe is an American actress and model. She made her screen debut with a leading role in the critically acclaimed independent film The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995) and went on to appear in Boogie Nights (1997), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Parker has...
15. Tracey E. Edmonds
Producer | End of the Road
Tracey Edmonds has created and produced groundbreaking projects for television, film, music, and digital media. She served as co-host of Extra TV alongside Mario Lopez and Charissa Thompson for 3 years, where she earned an Emmy Award. Edmonds currently serves as CEO and President of Edmonds ...
16. Meagan Good
Actress | Think Like a Man
Meagan Monique Good was born on 8 August 1981 in Panorama City, California, USA, to Tyra Wardlow-Doyle, who worked as her manager, and Leondis "Leon" Good, an LAPD officer. She began appearing on commercials at the age of four. Then she started guest-starring on series like The Parent 'Hood (1995), ...
17. Samantha Esteban
Actress | Harsh Times
Born in North Carolina, Samantha found her way to Hollywood via San Diego, California, via Bangor, Maine. At an early age, she found discipline in martial arts, and the love of performing in dance and theatre. Acting on television and in movies came to follow. She played the role of 'Stacy' in the ...
18. Laila Ali
Actress | Falcon Rising
LAILA ALI TV Personality, Wellness & Fitness Expert, Cooking Enthusiast Four-Time Undefeated Boxing Champion, Beauty & Lifestyle Brand CEO, Best-Selling Author, Inspirational Speaker, Podcast Host, Actress, Mom & Wife
Laila Ali is a world-class athlete, fitness & wellness expert, TV host, cooking ...
19. Dorothy Dandridge
Actress | Carmen Jones
Dorothy Jean Dandridge was born on November 9, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Ruby Dandridge (née Ruby Jean Butler), an entertainer, and Cyril H. Dandridge, a cabinet maker and minister. Under the prodding of her mother, Dorothy and her sister Vivian Dandridge began performing publicly, usually in ...
20. Mya
Actress | Chicago
Mya Marie Harrison was born on October 10, 1979 in Washington D.C. She's an American R&B/pop singer, entertainer, philanthropist & actress known professionally as Mýa. She started taking ballet lessons at 2, adding jazz & tap dancing lessons 2 years later. As a teen, she began to shift her focus to...
21. Lisa Wu
Actress | Professor Mack
Lisa started in this industry as A backup dancer that toured and opened shows for artists such as Public Enemy, Candy Man, Epmd and many others. She became a rap artist herself in a group called 19 after several studio sessions and meetings with label executives "19" was on their way. They were ...
22. Alexis Jordan
Soundtrack | Abduction
Alexis Jordan was born in Columbia, South Carolina on April 7, 1992 to an African American mother, Native American and European descent and a Puerto Rican father. She rose to fame as a contestant on the first season of America's Got Talent in 2006. After being eliminated from the show, she began to...
23. Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Actress | Belle
Gugu Mbatha-Raw was born Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England. Her father, Patrick Mbatha, is a Black South African doctor, and her mother, Anne Raw, is a Caucasian English nurse. Her parents separated when she was a year old, and she was brought up by her mother ...
24. Hayley Marie Norman
Actress | Kenan
Hayley Marie Norman is an American film and television actress.
Hayley was born and raised in Thousand Oaks, California, the daughter of a retired baseball player. Her father is African-American and her mother is of Russian, German, and distant Dutch, descent. On her mother's side, Hayley is the ...
25. Janina Gavankar
Actress | Borderlands
Janina Zione Gavankar (born November 29, 1980) is an American actress and musician. Gavankar is also trained as a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist. She majored in Theatre Performance at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Gavankar's roles include Papi, a lesbian lothario in The L ...
26. Eva Mendes
Actress | The Other Guys
Eva Mendes is an American actress, model and businesswoman. She began acting in the late 1990s. After a series of roles in B movies such as Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) and Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000), she made a career-changing appearance in Training Day (2001). Since then, ...
27. Tammy Townsend
Actress | Sherri
Tammy Townsend is a veteran performer with remarkable versatility and range whose acting and musical talents are showcased in a variety of notable projects.
She is a series regular on the seventh and final season of OWN's acclaimed drama series, "Queen Sugar," from Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker...
28. LisaRaye McCoy
Actress | The Players Club
LisaRaye McCoy-Misick was born September 23, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. She is of African American and Native American descent and is proud of her heritage. She later attended Eastern Illinois University but she never really took the idea of a career in acting seriously until persuaded by an ...
29. Erica Tazel
Actress | Justified
Erica Tazel was born on March 31, 1977 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Justified (2010), Roots (2016) and Mafia III (2016).
30. Nadine Ellis
Actress | Hairspray
Nadine Ellis was born in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Hairspray (2007), Live Free or Die Hard (2007) and Tropic Thunder (2008).
31. Mallika Sherawat
Actress | Murder
Mallika Sherawat is an Indian actress who mainly works in the Hindi film industry. She was named Reema Lamba at birth but later took up Mallika Sherawat as her screen name.
Sherawat did her schooling at Delhi Public School, Mathura Road. She earned her degree in philosophy from Miranda House at ...
32. K.D. Aubert
Actress | Friday After Next
Model & Actress KD Aubert started her modeling career with LA Models in 2001. As a runway model working overseas, she soon ventured into print modeling with Elite models (LA) where she was thrust into major campaigns. Soon after KD entered into the world of commercials where again, she was lucky ...
33. Elena Diaz
Actress | Time Trap
Of Salvadoran and Spanish descent, Elena Diaz was raised in El Salvador by her father and grandmother, a strict disciplinarian. When she was nine years old her family moved to Southern California. In high school Elena was an honor-roll student, with a passion for the performing arts. She took ...
34. Tatyana Ali
Actress | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Tatyana Marisol Ali was born on January 24, 1979, in North Bellmore, New York, to Sonia, a nurse from Panama, and Sheriff Ali, a retired police officer from Trinidad. At the age of four, she started singing and got a taste of fame when she begged her mother to take her to an audition for Sesame ...
35. Lauren London
Actress | ATL
Lauren London first appeared in the film, ATL, opposite actor and recording artist, Tip "TI" Harris. Due to London's breakout success in ATL, she received an offer to star in the film, This Christmas, with Loretta Devine, Idris Elba and Regina King. Her next film role was in the teen romantic ...
36. Halle Berry
Actress | Catwoman
Halle Maria Berry was born Maria Halle Berry on August 14, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Oakwood, Ohio to Judith Ann Berry (née Hawkins), a psychiatric nurse & Jerome Jesse Berry, a hospital attendant. Her father was African-American and her mother is of mostly English and German descent. ...
37. Nia Fairweather
Actress | Four Seasons
Nia Fairweather is an award-winning Actress (A New York Christmas Wedding, The Roe Effect, Paralysis) and Writer (Four Seasons, OORDEEL) known for the emotional range, authenticity and unique perspective she brings to each story.
When Nia is not on set or at her desk penning new worlds, she can be ...
38. Shannon Kane
Actress | Brooklyn's Finest
Shannon Kane was born on September 14, 1986 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Brooklyn's Finest (2009), The Collection (2012) and Blood and Bone (2009).
39. Vida Guerra
Actress | CHIPS
Vida Guerra was born on March 19, 1974 in Havana, Cuba. She is an actress, known for CHIPS (2017), Mercy for Angels (2015) and Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006).
40. Kent King
Actress | Knots Landing
Kent Masters King joined the cast of ABC's daytime drama Port Charles (1997) in June of 2003, just a few months after ABC Daytime President Brian Frons announced it was being canceled. Kent was born in Los Angeles, California, on August 5, 1974. She played Julie Williams in the long-running ...
41. Naturi Naughton
Actress | Notorious
Naturi Naughton is an American Actress/Singer best known for her performance as "Tasha St. Patrick" in the hit show "Power" on the Starz Network. She has won 2 NAACP Image Awards for her performance in this role. Many also remember her thrilling portrayal of "Lil Kim" in Fox Searchlight's film "...
42. Regina Hall
Actress | Girls Trip
Regina Hall was born December 12, 1970 in Washington, D.C., to Ruby, a teacher, and Odie Hall, a contractor. She graduated from Fordham University in 1992, and went on to earn a master's degree in journalism from New York University before shifting to an acting career. In 1997 at age 26, she began ...
43. Courtney Reed
Actress | Endings, Beginnings
Courtney Reed was born in Elgin, Illinois, USA. She is known for Endings, Beginnings (2019), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and The Affair (2014).
44. Daphne Duplaix
Actress | One Life to Live
Daphne Duplaix was born on August 18, 1976 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for One Life to Live (1968), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) and Lost & Found (1999). She has been married to Grady Heiberg since June 28, 2014. They have one child. She was previously ...
45. Kellita Smith
Actress | The Bernie Mac Show
Kellita Smith was born January 15, 1969 as Kellita A. Smith in Chicago, Illinois. She is an actress who has appeared on House Party 3 (1994), The Bernie Mac Show (2001-2006), Sister, Sister (1994-1999), Moesha (1996-2001), In Living Color (1990-1994), Living Single (1993-1998), and The First Family...
46. Farrah Franklin
Actress | Single Black Female
Franklin joined the multi-platinum singing group Destiny's Child after co-founding members LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson were fired by manager Matthew Knowles (father of lead singer Beyoncé Knowles). She was unceremoniously dismissed in the same manner after only five months.
47. Kirby Griffin
Actress | Perfect
After attending the University of Wisconsin for a year Kirby Griffin became a high fashion model who started her career after being discovered on Spring Break. Since, she has and continues to work frequently in Los Angeles, NYC, and Europe. Georgia born, Wisconsin raised, Kirby now splits her time ...
48. Kashmira Shah
Actress | Jungle
A former model and beauty queen (both as Miss University World and Miss India talent winner), Shah has acted on the big screen and on stage for over eight years, fast becoming a household name in India. She is best known for her roles in such hits as Yes Boss and Jungle, as well as for her ...
49. Gabrielle Union
Actress | Bring It On
Gabrielle Union was born on October 29, 1972, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Theresa (Glass), who managed a phone company, and Sylvester E. Union, a military sergeant and business executive. When she was eight, her family moved to Pleasanton, California, where she grew up and attended high school. There, ...
50. Jill Marie Jones
Actress | Girlfriends
Jill Marie Jones was born on January 4, 1975 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Girlfriends (2000), Drool (2009) and Sleepy Hollow (2013).
51. Amber Stevens West
Actress | 22 Jump Street
Stevens was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actor and radio announcer Shadoe Stevens, and former model Beverly Cunningham. She has a younger sister named Chyna Stevens (Chyna Rose Stevens). She is a graduate of Beverly Hills High School. Her father is Caucasian (of Norwegian...
52. Janel Parrish
Actress | Pretty Little Liars
Janel Parrish is an American actress and singer who portrayed Mona Vanderwaal in Pretty Little Liars (2010).
She was born Janel Meilani Parrish on October 30, 1988 in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, to parents Joanne (Mew) and Mark Phillip Parrish. Her mother is of Chinese descent and her father is ...
53. Michelle Van Der Water
Actress | Minotaur
Michelle Van Der Water is a South African native born in Cape Town. Her parents moved the family to Australia soon after Michelle's birth. The family settled in a small town just an hour outside of Sydney. Michelle attended and graduated from Inaburra High School in the Sutherland Shire before ...
54. BernNadette Stanis
Actress | Good Times
BernNadette Stanis is best known as Thelma from Good Times (1974), but there's much more to her than that. In the 1970s she was the personification of black beauty. As sophisticated and graceful as she was, she still became TV's first black sex symbol or "It" girl. Thelma/BernNadette and the Evans ...
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55. Amber Rose
Actress | School Dance
In September 2009, Rose announced plans to launch her own line of eye wear. She walked the runway at New York Fashion Week for "Celestino." She has said that being with Wiz Khalifa was the best decision she made after going through a rough relationship with ex-boyfriend Kanye West because he was ...
56. Thandiwe Newton
Actress | Crash
Thandiwe Newton was born in London. She is the daughter of Zimbabwean mother Nyasha, a health-care worker from the Shona tribe, and British father Nick Newton, who worked as a lab technician. She lived in Zambia until political unrest caused her family to move back to the UK, where she lived in ...
57. Katie Cockrell
Actress | Star Trek Into Darkness
Katie Cockrell is an American actress, dancer, and performer. She grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah and started dancing at the age of 5. She's of mixed ethnic background, her mother is Chinese and her father is English and Irish. Katie has an identical twin sister, Kellie, who is also an actress. ...
58. Kandi Burruss
Soundtrack | The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Kandi is best known as one of the lead vocalists in the hugely successful 1990s R&B vocal group, Xscape. Burrus sang lead on hits such as "My Little Secret", "Just Kickin' It" and "Who Can I Run To", as well as wrote their early hits, including "Feel So Good" and "Can't Hang". Kandi is also known ...
59. Nia Long
Actress | The Best Man
Stunning pop culture icon, Hollywood leading lady and three-time NAACP award winner Nia Long returns to the big screen this fall in the highly anticipated Universal Pictures sequel The Best Man Holiday (in theaters November 15th) where she reunites with original castmates Taye Diggs ("Private ...
60. Paula Patton
Actress | Precious
Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American and her mother, who is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing up and she was a ...
61. Lauren Sanchez
Actress | Hollywood Homicide
Lauren Sanchez was born on December 19, 1969 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. She is an actress, known for Hollywood Homicide (2003), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and We Bought a Zoo (2011). She was previously married to Patrick Whitesell.
62. Jessica Alba
Actress | Fantastic Four
Jessica Marie Alba was born on April 28, 1981, in Pomona, CA, to Catherine (Jensen) and Mark David Alba, who served in the US Air Force. Her father is of Mexican descent (including Spanish and Indigenous Mexican roots), and her mother has Danish, Welsh, English, and French ancestry. Her family ...
63. Dominique DuVernay
Actress | Bullet to the Head
Dominique DuVernay was born on "4/20" in New Orleans, La. She is most noted for her role as Brittany on the Emmy nominated ALLBLK series "A House Divided." In 2020 she won a HAPA award for best supporting actress in a digital series for this role.
One of the biggest questions that are always raised ...
64. Tiffany Hines
Actress | Magnum P.I.
Tiffany Hines was born on September 2, 1983 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for Magnum P.I. (2018), 24: Legacy (2016) and Bones (2005).
65. N'Bushe Wright
Actress | Blade
Beautiful N'Bushe Wright started out as a dancer, trained at the prestigious Alvin Ailey Dance Center and the Martha Graham School of Dance, but then switched to acting, enrolling at Stella Adler's studio. Within a year, Wright was starring in Anthony Drazan's Zebrahead (1992). That year, she won ...
66. Kim Porter
Actress | The Brothers
Kim Porter is from Columbus, Georgia. She started out as a blushing model from the small town area. After her graduation from Columbus High School in 1988, she moved to Atlanta to pursue a bigger dream. She was in a relationship with singer Al B. Sure! and in 1991, they had a son Quincy Brown who ...
67. Leila Lopes
Actress | HeartBeat
Leila Lopes was born on February 26, 1986 in Benguela, Angola. She is an actress, known for HeartBeat, Elite Model Look South Africa (2013) and Criança Esperança (1985). She has been married to Osi Umenyiora since May 30, 2015.
68. Bárbara Mori
Actress | Rubí
Barbara Mori began her career in television where she starred in telenovelas for more than 10 years. The most notable of those was "Rubí" which garnered her international recognition globally.
Through this notoriety she has had the opportunity to work in such countries such as Chile, The United ...
69. Paulette Braxton
Actress | A Night at the Roxbury
Paulette Braxton was born on January 31, 1965 in Houston, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Homeboys in Outer Space (1996) and CSI: Miami (2002).
70. Candace Smith
Actress | End of Watch
Candace Smith was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio where she began performing at a young age at the Dayton Playhouse. She is an actress known for My Father Die (2016), End of Watch (2012) and Gimme Shelter (2013).
Throughout high school and college, she participated in Drama as well as athletics. ...
71. Lena Horne
Soundtrack | Cabin in the Sky
Lena Calhoun Horne was born June 30, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York. In her biography she stated that, on the day she was born, her father was in the midst of a card game trying to get money to pay the hospital costs. Her parents divorced while she was still a toddler. Her mother left later in order ...
72. Annie Ilonzeh
Actress | Peppermint
Annie Ilonzeh was born on August 23, 1983 in Grapevine, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Peppermint (2018), Person of Interest (2011) and He's Just Not That Into You (2009).
73. Sanaa Lathan
Actress | AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Sanaa Lathan is an actor, director, producer, and activist, well-known for starring in such hit films as LOVE & BASKETBALL, THE BEST MAN and BEST MAN HOLIDAY, BROWN SUGAR, ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, and NAPPILY EVER AFTER.
She recently made her feature directorial debut for Paramount Pictures' ON THE COME ...
74. Dawn Jackson
Actress | The Dictator
Dawn Jackson was born on August 17, 1981. She is an actress, known for The Dictator (2012), The Daily Show (1996) and Harlem Heights (2009). She has been married to Jibril Hassan Jackson since June 18, 2011.
75. Aaliyah
Soundtrack | Romeo Must Die
Talented. Beautiful. Modest. These three words described R&B singer-turned-actress Aaliyah perfectly.
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Diane (Hankerson) and Michael Haughton. Her uncle was music manager Barry Hankerson and her brother is director Rashad Haughton. Aaliyah was ...
76. Cleopatra Coleman
Actress | Infinity Pool
Cleopatra Coleman is an Australian film and television actor and former contemporary and ballet dancer. With a career shifting between many genres she is known for playing complex and bold characters and prides herself on showcasing challenging female characters and subculture. Cleo was raised in ...
77. Tara Wilson
Actress | Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Tara Wilson was born on August 18, 1979 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress, known for Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), Piñero (2001) and Frame of Mind (2009). She has been married to Chris Noth since April 6, 2012. They have two children.
78. Erica Hubbard
Actress | Chicago Med
Erica Hubbard started her career in 1988 doing voice-overs and starring in commercials such as: McDonald's, MCI, Reebok and Sears. She has worked in many markets, including Chicago, New York and California.
Ms. Hubbard has performed in feature films distributed by Paramount, 20th Century Fox and ...
79. Vanity
Actress | Action Jackson
Vanity was a glamorous Canadian model and lead singer of the all-girl group "Vanity 6." She specialized in playing sultry female characters often in trouble with the law.
Vanity was born Denise Katherine Matthews in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Helga Senyk and James Levia Matthews...
80. Simone Battle
Actress | Zoey 101
Simone Battle was born on June 17, 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Zoey 101 (2005), What We Need (2014) and Meanamorphosis (2012). She died on September 5, 2014 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
81. Shakara Ledard
Actress | Raising Helen
Shakara Ledard was born in 1979 in Nassau, Bahamas. She is an actress, known for Raising Helen (2004), After the Sunset (2004) and The Defender (2004).
82. Helena-Alexis Seymour
Actress | Chronicles of Jessica Wu
Helena-Alexis is an Award-Winning actress born in Canada, known for her exceptional talent and screen presence. She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Jessica Wu in the Chronicles of Jessica Wu, earning her a two-time Best Actress Award at the Vegas Movie Awards in 2023 and 2020, and ...
83. Delilah Cotto
Actress | Empire
Early life Cotto was born and raised in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York to Puerto Rican-American parents. She studied drama at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. She trained at the William Esper Studio and studied dance.
Career After studying dance, she was given a ...
84. Anabelle Acosta
Actress | Kill Chain
Anabelle Acosta is an American film and television actress. She was born in Havana, Cuba to Cuban-American parents and has a younger brother named Jason Acosta. Anabelle is both a Meisner and Method trained actress. Her extensive training also includes dance and stage. She started her early acting ...
85. Kerry Washington
Actress | Scandal
Kerry Washington is an African-American actress, television show producer and film director who is known for her roles in Scandal, Ray, the Tim Story Fantastic Four film series, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Confirmation, Django Unchained, Little Fires Everywhere, Cars 3 and The Last King of Scotland. She ...
86. Cara Santana
Actress | Vida
Cara Santana was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. After developing a love for the creative arts and theater, she left Texas at 15 to pursue a career as an actress. She enrolled at the prestigious Idyllwild Arts Academy, where she trained and studied the Meisner method, Stanislavsky and Uta Hagen ...
87. Robin Givens
Actress | Boomerang
Robin Simone Givens was born on November 27, 1964 in New York City, to Ruth (Newby) and Reuben Givens. Her father left his family when Robin was a young girl, and she seldom saw him after that. Robin's mother raised her and her younger sister in Westchester, Connecticut. Her mother (once linked to ...
88. Ananda Lewis
Actress | On the Line
Ananda Lewis was born on March 21, 1973 in San Diego, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for On the Line (2001), Method & Red (2004) and Nora's Hair Salon II (2008).
89. Angelle Brooks
Actress | The Brothers
Angelle Brooks was born on August 11, 1967 in Miami, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for The Brothers (2001), V.I.P. (1998) and Spider-Man (2003).
90. Charli Baltimore
Soundtrack | Fish Tank
Born to a German father and an African-American mother, Charli was raised mainly by her elder half-sister, Yolanda. After graduating Pierce College and having two daughters, she met the Notorious B.I.G. at a concert in the summer of 1995. He supported her in her rap ambitions, but after his death ...
91. Beyoncé
Soundtrack | Dreamgirls
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas. Her mom, Tina Knowles designs their glittering costumes & her dad, Mathew Knowles manages Destiny's Child. Solange, her sister (they're 4 years apart) has released her debut album. She dances with her big sister during DC-3 ...
92. Marisa Lauren
Actress | Superhero Movie
Marisa Lauren was born in Florida, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Superhero Movie (2008), Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (2008) and 90210 (2008).
93. Rihanna
Actress | Battleship
Rihanna was born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988 in Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados to Monica Braithwaite, an accountant & Ronald Fenty, a warehouse supervisor. Her mother is Afro-Guyanese and her father is of Afro-Barbadian and British Isles ancestry. Rihanna lived the life of a normal ...
94. Tatum Miranda
Actress | Toxic Temptation
Tatum Miranda later known as Tatum Jimenez, worked as an American actress, swimwear model and vocalist. She was born on a US Air Force base in Belgium to an American father and British mother then grew up traveling. Tatum's nationality is of mixed decent, mostly Portuguese, Jamaican and British. ...
95. Melyssa Ford
Actress | Think Like a Man
Melyssa Ford was born on November 7, 1976 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and director, known for Think Like a Man (2012), Three Can Play That Game (2007) and Entourage (2004).
96. Foxy Brown
Soundtrack | Cradle 2 the Grave
Foxy Brown, a Brooklyn native, never thought she would be in the rap industry, much less in films. Even though she received a lot of skepticism from critics because of her raunchy lyrics and sexual appeal in music videos, Foxy still managed to stay on top. With a platinum album under her belt, and ...
97. Kat Graham
Actress | How It Ends
Kat Graham is an actress, singer, dancer and producer. Working across a variety of genres in film, television and music, she is one of most accomplished and versatile young talents working today.
Graham was recently seen in the 70s period crime thriller "The Poison Rose" opposite Morgan Freeman and ...
98. Rosie Perez
Actress | White Men Can't Jump
Rosie Perez was born in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, to Lydia Perez and Ismael Serrano, a merchant marine. She is of Puerto Rican descent. Rosie attended Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, and later enrolled at Los Angeles City College in Los Angeles, California. ...
99. Oya Thomas
Actress | Kingston High
Oya Thomas is known for Kingston High (2002), The Therapist (2011) and Black Boots (2013).
100. Jennifer K. Lee
Actress | Criminal Minds
Jennifer Lee is a native of Southern California. Her love of acting began at an early age. Her first production was at the tender age of 10 where she played Tilly Tulip in Alice and Wonderland. From there she has gone on to perform in various television shows, commercials, stage productions and web...
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