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by splatted | created - 11 Feb 2012 | updated - 11 Jun 2014 | Public1-100 UK 101 - 130 AUS 131 - 164 CAN 164 - 379 USA & WORLD
1. Emma Watson
Actress | The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Paris, France, to British parents, Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both lawyers. She moved to Oxfordshire when she was five, where she attended the Dragon School. From the age of six, Emma knew that she wanted to be an actress and, for a number of years,...
2. Kate Beckinsale
Actress | Underworld: Evolution
Kate Beckinsale was born on 26 July 1973 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England, and has resided in London for most of her life. Her mother is Judy Loe, who has appeared in a number of British dramas and sitcoms and continues to work as an actress, predominantly in British television productions. Her ...
3. 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 ...
4. Pixie Lott
Soundtrack | Beastly
Pixie Lott was born on January 12, 1991 in Bromley, London, England, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Beastly (2011), The Inbetweeners (2011) and Fred: The Movie (2010). She has been married to Oliver Cheshire since June 6, 2022. They have one child.
5. Victoria Beckham
Actress | Spice World
Victoria Beckham was born Victoria Caroline Adams on 17 April 1974 in Harlow, Essex, England, to Jacqueline Doreen (Cannon), an insurance clerk and hairdresser, and Anthony William Adams, an electronics engineer. She does not like being called Vicky. Instead, call her Posh, which stands for the ...
6. Louise Redknapp
Actress | The Hot Potato
Louise was born on 4 November 1974 in Lewisham, London. Her full name is Louise Elizabeth Nurding but, after marrying long-time friend and football star Jamie Redknapp, she took his surname.
Louise started her music career very early after studying at the Italia Conti Stage School. While she was ...
7. Hannah Spearritt
Actress | Seed of Chucky
Hannah was born on 1 April 1981 at Great Yarmouth, England. At the age of 3 she modelled in a Mothercare catalogue. At school she liked sports but at 12 she decided she wanted to be a performer. She landed a part in a local production of Annie. Hannah enjoyed it so much she decided to join the ...
8. 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 ...
9. Sophie Winkleman
Actress | Wonka
Sophie Winkleman was born on August 5, 1980 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Wonka (2023), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) and Peep Show (2003). She has been married to Lord Frederick Windsor since September 12, 2009. They have ...
10. Katherine Jenkins
Actress | Minamata
Welsh Superstar Mezzo Soprano Katherine Jenkins OBE officially became the world's most successful classical singer after she was crowned 'The Biggest Selling Classical Artist of the Century' by Classic FM. She further cemented her title by gaining her 13th Number 1 Album - smashing the record books...
11. Cheryl
Actress | What to Expect When You're Expecting
Born in 1983, British singer Cheryl Cole studied dance, modeled and appeared in advertisements as a child. Her crowd-pleasing performances on Popstars: The Rivals (2002) won her membership to the pop group Girls Aloud and vaulted her into music stardom, virtually overnight. Cole has also enjoyed ...
12. Karen Gillan
Actress | Selfie
Karen Sheila Gillan was born and raised in Inverness, Scotland, as the only child of Marie Paterson and husband John Gillan, who is a singer and recording artist. She developed a love for acting very early on, attending several youth theatre groups and taking part in a wide range of productions at ...
13. Ola Jordan
Self | The Funny Thing About...
Ola Jordan was born on September 30, 1982 in Poland. She has been married to James Jordan since October 12, 2003.
14. Shona McGarty
Actress | EastEnders
Shona McGarty was born on October 14, 1991 in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford (2010) and Neighbours 30th Anniversary Tribute: Ramsay Square (2015).
15. Ashley Roberts
Actress | Make It Happen
Ashley is another Doll who hails from Phoenix, Arizona. She started dancing at 3 and singing at 8, and both have remained her strongest passions in life. Two years ago during auditions for the infamous Roxy shows, Ashley found her home with the Dolls. Being able to support being a confident and ...
16. Katie McGrath
Actress | Jurassic World
Irish actress Katie McGrath did not intend to make a career for herself in the acting profession. Upon graduating from Trinity College in Dublin she became interested in fashion journalism and worked for lifestyle and fashion magazine, Image. She left after a while, as it was not her calling. After...
17. Kimberley Walsh
Actress | I Used to Be Famous
Kimberley Walsh was born on November 20, 1981 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for I Used to Be Famous (2022), Dream (2001) and Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011). She has been married to Justin Scott since January 30, 2016. They have three children.
18. Dervla Kirwan
Actress | Ondine
Dervla (meaning "Daughter of a poet") Kirwan was born in October 1971 in Churchtown, Dublin. Her father worked in insurance and her mother was a French and English teacher. She has two older sisters. She was just 15 when she landed her first role in the BBC Drama Troubles (1988) and a year later ...
19. Parminder Nagra
Actress | Bend It Like Beckham
Parminder Nagra was born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Bend It Like Beckham (2002), ER (1994) and The Blacklist (2013). She was previously married to James Stenson.
20. Joss Stone
Actress | Eragon
Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), better known by her stage name Joss Stone, is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions, which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist. Her second album, the similarly ...
21. Michelle Ryan
Actress | Bionic Woman
Michelle Ryan was born on April 22nd, 1984 in Enfield, Middlesex, England.
She started her career performing in a Dance Gala at The London Palladium with "Wayne Sleep" (1998), with her first television role being "Dolores" in the children's program, The Worst Witch: Fair Is Foul and Fouls Are Fair (...
22. Amanda Tapping
Actress | Stargate SG-1
Born In England, raised in Canada. BFA Acting University of Windsor. Amanda spent 12 seasons on Stargate SG-1 (1997) and its spin-offs, Stargate: Atlantis (2004) and Stargate Universe (2009), as "Samantha Carter". She then took on the lead role of "Dr. Helen Magnus" on the television series ...
23. Emma Willis
Actress | EastEnders
Emma Willis was born on March 20, 1976 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), The Keith and Paddy Picture Show (2017) and Emma Willis: Delivering Babies (2018). She has been married to Matt Willis since July 5, 2008. They have three children.
24. Emma Bunton
Actress | Spice World
Emma Lee Bunton was born on the 21st January 1976 in Finchley, North London to parents Pauline, a karate instructor, and Trevor, a milkman. They split up when Emma was 11, and she stayed with her mum. She also has a younger brother, P.J. (Paul) who she is very close to. Emma's career began at an ...
25. Gemma Atkinson
Actress | Hollyoaks
Gemma Atkinson was born on November 16, 1984 in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Hollyoaks (1995), Devil's Pass (2013) and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008).
26. Jennifer Ellison
Actress | The Phantom of the Opera
Jennifer Ellison was born on May 30, 1983 in Liverpool, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Phantom of the Opera (2004), The Cottage (2008) and Hotel Babylon (2006). She has been married to Rob Tickle since October 10, 2009. They have three children.
27. Davina McCall
Actress | Dead Set
Davina McCall was born on October 16, 1967 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Dead Set (2008), Doctor Who (2005) and A Bear's Christmas Tail (2004). She was previously married to Matthew Robertson and Andrew Leggett.
28. Aliona Vilani
Self | The People's Strictly for Comic Relief
Aliona Vilani was born on May 1, 1984 in Kazakhstan. She has been married to Vincent Kavanagh since April 7, 2014. They have one child.
29. Sonya Walger
Actress | The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Sonya Walger is a British actress who also holds American citizenship. She had starring roles in the short-lived sitcoms The Mind of the Married Man (2001-2002) and Coupling (2003) before landing her role as Penny Widmore in the ABC drama series Lost (2006-2010). Walger later starred on Tell Me You...
30. Jameela Jamil
Actress | DC League of Super-Pets
Jameela Alia Jamil was born on February 25, 1986 in Hampstead, London, England. She was discovered at 22 years old when she was teaching English in London, UK. Her first job in media was a main host on T4, the UK's leading youth entertainment show where she made a name for herself interviewing ...
31. India de Beaufort
Actress | Run Fatboy Run
India de Beaufort was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Run Fatboy Run (2007), Slumberland (2022) and Kimi (2022). She has been married to Todd Grinnell since August 29, 2015. They have one child.
32. Catherine Zeta-Jones
Actress | Chicago
Catherine Zeta-Jones was born September 25, 1969 in Swansea, Wales (and raised in the nearby town of Mumbles), the only daughter of Patricia (nee Fair) and David James "Dai" Jones, who formerly owned a sweet factory. She attended Dumbarton House School (Swansea). Her father (the son of Bertram (...
33. Indira Varma
Actress | Bride & Prejudice
Indira Anne Varma (born 27 September 1973) is a British actress. Her film debut and first major role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. She has gone on to appear in the television series The Canterbury Tales, Rome, Luther, Human Target, and Game of Thrones (as Ellaria Sand). In September 2016, she ...
34. Suranne Jones
Actress | Doctor Foster
Suranne Jones was born on August 27, 1978 in Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Doctor Foster: A Woman Scorned (2015), Scott & Bailey (2011) and Coronation Street (1960). She has been married to Laurence Akers since August 4, 2015. They have one child.
35. Angela Griffin
Actress | Waterloo Road
Angela Griffin was born on July 19, 1976 in Cottingley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Waterloo Road (2006), Help (2021) and Crime (2021). She has been married to Jason Milligan since July 27, 2006. They have two children.
36. Jemima Rooper
Actress | Lost in Austen
She passed her 9 GCSEs with A* and A grades in between working for several terms away from school on the Famous Five. From there she went to 6th form college where she got 3 grade A levels and an academic prize in the Arts. Her parents are both freelance broadcasters and she has two cousins who are...
37. 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 ...
38. Naomi Scott
Actress | Aladdin
Naomi Scott is a multi-talented actor, singer, and songwriter. She stars as "Jasmine" in Disney's blockbuster live-action remake Aladdin (2019), alongside Mena Massoud and Will Smith, directed by Guy Ritchie. Disney released the film in May 2019, and it became one of the biggest films of the year.
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39. Rhona Mitra
Actress | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Mitra was born in Paddington, London, England, the daughter of Nora Downey and Anthony Mitra, a cosmetic surgeon. She has an older and a younger brother. Her father is of Bengali Indian and English descent, and her mother is Irish. In 1984, when Mitra was eight, her parents divorced, and she was ...
40. Lena Headey
Actress | 300
Lena Headey is a Bermudian-British actress. Headey is best known for her role as "Cersei Lannister" in Game of Thrones (2011) (2011-2019) and The Brothers Grimm (2005), Possession (2002), and The Remains of the Day (1993). Headey stars as "Queen Gorgo", a heroic Spartan woman in the period film, 300...
41. Emma Pierson
Actress | Absolutely Anything
Emma Pierson was born on April 30, 1981 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Absolutely Anything (2015), Guest House Paradiso (1999) and The Last King (2003).
42. Sheridan Smith
Actress | Cilla
Sheridan Smith was born on 25 June 1981 and grew up in Epworth. While Sheridan was growing up, her parents, Colin and Marilyn, performed as a Country and Western duo called The Daltons and it wasn't long before Sheridan got into it. She was dancing from the age of 4 and singing with her parents ...
43. Lacey Turner
Actress | EastEnders
Lacey Turner was born on March 28, 1988 in Hendon, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), Our Girl (2013) and Our Girl (2013). She has been married to Matt Kay since September 2, 2017. They have two children.
44. Daniela Denby-Ashe
Actress | North & South
Daniela Denby-Ashe was born on August 9, 1978 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for North & South (2004), My Family (2000) and Waterloo Road (2006).
45. Marsha Thomason
Actress | White Collar
Marsha Thomason is a British television and film actress who is known for playing Sara Evers in Disney's The Haunted Mansion, Naomi Dorrit on the ABC series Lost, FBI agent Diana Berrigan on the USA Network series White Collar, Francine Bridge on Sky's Cobra and DS Jenn Townsend in ITV crime series...
46. 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 ...
47. Jenna Coleman
Actress | Victoria
Jenna Coleman is best known for her BAFTA-nominated performance as Clara in 'Doctor Who' and for playing the title role in ITV's Emmy-nominated series 'Victoria'. She was most recently seen in a lead role as Marie-Andrée Leclerc in the dark crime drama 'The Serpent' for BBC and Netflix opposite ...
48. Billie Piper
Actress | Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Billie Piper studied at the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School. She caught the eyes of record producers who were interested in signing a young vocalist when she was the poster girl for the ad campaign of a British pop music magazine, "Smash Hits". She released her first single, "Because We ...
49. Michelle Keegan
Actress | Coronation Street
Michelle Keegan was born on June 3, 1987 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), Our Girl (2013) and Drunk History: UK (2015). She has been married to Mark Wright since May 24, 2015.
50. Kara Tointon
Actress | EastEnders
Standing at an average 5ft 5in, with a cheeky glint in her deep brown eyes we have Kara Tointon - a girl who is anything but average. She was brought into the world on August 5th 1983 in a large Essex town called Southend-On-Sea.. Ambitious and confident from an early age, Kara often made up her ...
51. Sarah-Jane Potts
Actress | The Magician.
Sarah-Jane Potts was born on August 30, 1976 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for The Magician. (2022), Kinky Boots (2005) and Sugar Rush (2005). She has been married to Joseph Millson since December 31, 2013. She was previously married to Tony Denman.
52. Alison King
Actress | Coronation Street
Alison King was born on March 3, 1973 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. at Leicester Royal Infirmary to Alex and June King, who were both nurses at the hospital. She was their fifth child and third daughter. She went to Markfield Mercenfeld Primary School and South Charnwood High School, where...
53. Claire Forlani
Actress | Meet Joe Black
Claire Forlani was born in the United Kingdom and grew up in London. Educated at Arts Educational School, she moved to the United States with her parents Pier Luigi and Barbara Forlani when she was 19 and began starring in films.
Claire has had leading roles in such films as Meet Joe Black (1998), ...
54. Natalie Casey
Actress | Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Natalie Casey was born on April 15, 1980 in Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001), Hollyoaks (1995) and Things I Know to Be True (2017).
55. Scarlett Alice Johnson
Actress | The Good Karma Hospital
Scarlett Alice Johnson was born on April 7, 1985 in Stroud Green, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Good Karma Hospital (2017), Pramface (2012) and Bruno (2019).
56. Louisa Lytton
Actress | EastEnders
Since a young age, Louisa has had a love of performing, having been a pupil at London's iconic Sylvia Young Theatre School. Here, she learnt from some of the best tutors, and was able to develop her skills as both an actress, and an all-round performer. It was this platform that led to Louisa ...
57. Marina Sirtis
Actress | Star Trek: Generations
Marina Sirtis was born in London, England, to Greek parents, Despina (Yianniri), a tailor's assistant, and John Sirtis. Her parents did not want her to become an actress. As soon as Marina completed high school, she secretly applied to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. After her graduation, ...
58. Myleene Klass
Actress | Igor
Myleene Klass was born on April 6, 1978 in Norfolk, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Igor (2008), My Family (2000) and Killing Clovis Dardentor. She was previously married to Graham Quinn.
59. Shelley Conn
Actress | Gen V
Shelley Conn is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Dean Indira Shetty in Amazon's No.1 show, Gen V (2023), as Beelzebub in Good Omens 2 (2023), and as Lady Mary Sharma in the hugely successful Netflix series, Bridgerton (2022). Other notable appearances include Isabella ...
60. Rita Simons
Actress | EastEnders
Rita Simons was born on March 10, 1977 in Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), The Krays: Dead Man Walking (2018) and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2016). She was previously married to Theo Silveston.
61. Sarah Cawood
Actress | Velvet Goldmine
Sarah Cawood was born on August 7, 1972 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Velvet Goldmine (1998), Fat Slags (2004) and The Basil Brush Show (2002).
62. Nikki Sanderson
Actress | Hollyoaks
Nikki Sanderson was born on March 28, 1984 in Bury, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Hollyoaks (1995), Coronation Street (1960) and Heartbeat (1992).
63. Jane Leeves
Actress | Frasier
Jane Leeves has made her mark in the entertainment world, acting in television, theater, and film over the past 20 years.
She is most famous for her role as "Daphne" in the award-winning show Frasier (1993). Leeves played one of the five main characters of the sitcom, a live-in physical therapist ...
64. Dani Harmer
Actress | Tracy Beaker's 'The Movie of Me'
Dani Harmer is an actress famous for her lead role as Tracey Beaker in its various incarnations and Dani's House for BBC. She has been nominated for a BAFTA for her role as Tracey Beaker and nominated for a Welsh BAFTA for Best Actress in Tracey Beaker's Movie of Me. When Tracey Beaker was first ...
65. Roxanne Carrion
Actress | Emmerdale Farm
Roxanne Carrion (née Pallett) is an English actress, best known and loved for playing Jo Stiles (Sugden) in ITV's 'Emmerdale' (2005-2008). With mocha brown skin and almond eyes from her Persian and Italian descent, she is an exotic mix of ethnicity which sets her apart from other actresses in the ...
66. Catherine Bell
Actress | Bruce Almighty
Catherine was born in London, but she moved to California with her Iranian mother at the age of two. Her mother still acts as her personal assistant. As a girl, she acted in various TV advertisements. She went to UCLA to study biology/ pre-medicine, but she dropped out to become a model in Japan. ...
67. Charlie Brooks
Actress | EastEnders
Charlie Brooks was born on 3 May 1981 as Charlene Brooks in Hertfordshire, England and raised in Barmouth, Wales. All her life she had dreamed of becoming an actress and at the age of 13, she traveled without her parents to London to fulfill her dreams of a career in acting. After finding work ...
68. Alex Kingston
Actress | ER
Alex Kingston was born on March 11, 1963 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for ER (1994), Doctor Who (2005) and Alpha Dog (2006). She has been married to Jonathan Stamp since July 18, 2015. She was previously married to Florian Haertel and Ralph Fiennes.
69. Davinia Taylor
Actress | Hollyoaks
Davinia Taylor was born on November 11, 1977 in Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Hollyoaks (1995), St George's Day (2012) and Dark Realm (2000). She was previously married to Dave Gardner.
70. Laila Rouass
Actress | Conan the Barbarian
Laila Rouass was born in London to Moroccan/Indian parents. Laila studied in Britain but decided to drop her studies and travel in India for a few months. A few months turned into six years. Whilst living in Bombay, she worked for MTV, BBC, and TNT. Her step into movies came when she was spotted by...
71. Kym Marsh
Actress | Coronation Street
Kym Marsh was born on June 13, 1976 in Whiston, Merseyside, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), Downboy Cartoon and Waterloo Road (2006). She was previously married to Scott Ratcliff, Jamie Lomas and Jack Ryder.
72. Jayne Middlemiss
Self | Robot Wars
Jayne Middlemiss was born on January 5, 1971 in Northumberland, England, UK.
73. Minnie Driver
Actress | Circle of Friends
Minnie Driver was born January 31, 1970 in London and raised in Barbados until she was seven. Her mother, Gaynor Churchward, was a designer and former couture model. Her father, Charles Ronald "Ronnie" Driver, was a businessman. Minnie's mother was her father's mistress while he was still married ...
74. Jane Danson
Actress | Coronation Street
Jane Danson was born on November 8, 1978 in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), G.B.H. (1991) and In Suspicious Circumstances (1991). She has been married to Robert Beck since December 10, 2005. They have two children.
75. Jenny Powell
Actress | Lemon La Vida Loca
Jenny Powell was born on April 8, 1968 in Ilford, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Lemon La Vida Loca (2012), No Limits (1985) and Stars in Their Eyes (1990). She was previously married to Toby Baxendale.
76. Gabrielle Anwar
Actress | The Three Musketeers
Her father is Tariq Anwar and her mother is Shireen Anwar. Anwar attended Laleham Church of England Primary and Middle School from 1975 to 1982. Trinian's sketch in the school concert of 1982 gave an early indication of her theatrical leanings. She studied at the London drama and dance school, "...
77. Elize du Toit
Actress | Skyfall
Elize du Toit was born on February 21, 1980 in Grahamstown, South Africa. She is an actress and director, known for Skyfall (2012), Doctor Who (2005) and The Line of Beauty (2006). She has been married to Rafe Spall since August 14, 2010. They have three children.
78. Camilla Luddington
Actress | Tomb Raider
Camilla Luddington was born in Ascot, Berkshire, England. She has traveled to the U.S. as a teenager and has lived in Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, and California.
She was educated at an all-girls school in Ascot, Berkshire, later attending the American School in England at Thorpe in Surrey. She ...
79. Madeline Duggan
Actress | EastEnders
Madeline Duggan has been acting from a very early age. In 2003, at the age of 9, she secured her first acting role, playing young Cosette in Les Miserables at the Palace Theatre, London. In 2004, she played lead role Amanda in the short film Between Us and in 2005 took on another lead role in a ...
80. Sarah Alexander
Actress | Stardust
Sarah Alexander was born on January 3, 1971 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Stardust (2007), Green Wing (2004) and Coupling (2000). She is married to Peter Serafinowicz. They have two children.
81. Anna Friel
Actress | Land of the Lost
Anna Friel is an English actress, born in Rochdale. She has been acting since the age of 13, appearing in a number of British television programmes. She made her West End stage debut in London in 2001, and has subsequently appeared on stage in several productions, including an adaptation of ...
82. Catherine Zeta-Jones
Actress | Chicago
Catherine Zeta-Jones was born September 25, 1969 in Swansea, Wales (and raised in the nearby town of Mumbles), the only daughter of Patricia (nee Fair) and David James "Dai" Jones, who formerly owned a sweet factory. She attended Dumbarton House School (Swansea). Her father (the son of Bertram (...
83. Emilia Clarke
Actress | Game of Thrones
British actress Emilia Clarke was born in London and grew up in Oxfordshire, England. Her father was a theatre sound engineer and her mother is a businesswoman. Her father was working on a theatre production of "Show Boat" and her mother took her along to the performance. This is when, at the age ...
84. Amanda Holden
Actress | Wild at Heart
Amanda Holden was born on February 16, 1971 in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Wild at Heart (2006), Marple (2004) and Jonathan Creek (1997). She has been married to Chris Hughes since December 10, 2008. They have three children. She was previously ...
85. Katherine Jenkins
Actress | Minamata
Welsh Superstar Mezzo Soprano Katherine Jenkins OBE officially became the world's most successful classical singer after she was crowned 'The Biggest Selling Classical Artist of the Century' by Classic FM. She further cemented her title by gaining her 13th Number 1 Album - smashing the record books...
86. Denise Van Outen
Actress | Run for Your Wife
Denise Van Outen was born on May 27, 1974 in Basildon, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Run for Your Wife (2012), Crossbow (1987) and Gloves Off (2017). She was previously married to Lee Mead.
87. Claire Sweeney
Actress | The All Star Impressions Show
Claire comes from a small family and was brought up in Liverpool by her mother, Kathleen, and butcher father, Ken along with her brother, Shaun She found school work a little difficult particularly Math but did well in singing and acting. Her first job had nothing to do with acting though as she ...
88. Dawn O'Porter
Actress | Torn
Dawn O'Porter was born on January 23, 1979 in Scotland, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Torn (2010), Skins (2007) and Will Sliney's Storytellers (2021). She has been married to Chris O'Dowd since August 26, 2012. They have two children.
89. Caroline Flack
Actress | Bo' Selecta!
Caroline Flack was born on November 9, 1979 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Bo' Selecta! (2002), Love Advent (2011) and Is Harry on the Boat? (2001). She died on February 15, 2020 in London, England, UK.
90. Cat Deeley
Self | So You Think You Can Dance
Cat Deeley was born on October 23, 1976 in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for So You Think You Can Dance (2005), Deadbeat (2014) and Life's Too Short (2011). She has been married to Patrick Kielty since September 30, 2012. They have two children. ...
91. Elizabeth Hurley
Actress | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Elizabeth Jane Hurley was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, to Angela Mary (Titt), a teacher, and Roy Leonard Hurley, an army major. Wanting to be a dancer, Hurley went to ballet boarding school at 12, but soon returned home. When it came time to go to college, Hurley won a scholarship to the London ...
92. 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...
93. Julia Sawalha
Actress | Lark Rise to Candleford
Julia Sawalha was born in London. She has received due honor for her acting talents. Starring as Lynda Day in Press Gang winning the BAFTA award for Best Drama series. She played the role of Saffy in [Absolutely Fabulous 1992-2016], for which she won the RTS award for Best Actress, Lydia Bennett in...
94. Rachel Stevens
Actress | S Club Seeing Double
Rachel was born 9 April 1978 in London. Rachel started drama school at the age of 5. At age 15, she was picked from 5000 people to win a modelling competition organised by "Just 17" magazine. She did some modelling work and she then went to the London School of Fashion to study the fashion business...
95. Madeline Duggan
Actress | EastEnders
Madeline Duggan has been acting from a very early age. In 2003, at the age of 9, she secured her first acting role, playing young Cosette in Les Miserables at the Palace Theatre, London. In 2004, she played lead role Amanda in the short film Between Us and in 2005 took on another lead role in a ...
96. Freema Agyeman
Actress | Doctor Who
Freema Agyeman is a British actress who is known for playing Martha Jones in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2007-2010), Alesha Phillips in crime procedural drama Law & Order: UK (2009-2011), Amanita Caplan in the Netflix science fiction drama Sense8 (2015-2018), and Dr. Helen Sharpe in ...
97. Kelly Adams
Actress | Bronson
Kelly Adams was born on October 16, 1979 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Bronson (2008), Hustle (2004) and Holby City (1999). She has been married to Chris Kennedy since February 2011.
98. Erin Richards
Actress | Gotham
Erin Richards was born on May 17, 1986 in Penarth, Wales, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Gotham (2014), The Crown (2016) and Breaking In (2011).
99. Georgia Tennant
Actress | Staged
Georgia Tennant was born on December 25, 1984 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Staged (2020), Bonkers (2007) and Doctor Who (2005). She has been married to David Tennant since December 30, 2011. They have five children.
100. Martine McCutcheon
Actress | Love Actually
Martine McCutcheon was born Martine Kimberley Sherri Ponting on the 14th of May 1976 in Hackney, East London, to Jenny Tomlin (née Jeanette Lilian Ponting) and Thomas Hemmings. She has a younger brother called L.J.
She studied at the renowned Italia Conti stage school in London from the age of 10. ...
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