My Most Favorite Actors and Actresses
by darkhearts-info | created - 06 Sep 2012 | updated - 19 Aug 2015 | PublicIn no specific order, these ladies and gentlemen are my most favorite actors.
If they're on this list, I'd watch anything with them in it.
Comment your thoughts and your favorite actors and actresses. :)
1. Ben Whishaw
Actor | Skyfall
Proclaimed by many critics as one of the best young actors of his generation, Benjamin John Whishaw was born in Clifton, Bedfordshire, to Linda (Hope), who works in cosmetics, and Jose Whishaw, who works in information technology. He has a twin brother, James. He is of French, German, Russian (...
Ben is a marvel in everything that I have seen him in. He has this adorable charm that makes you like his characters, wether they be murderers with a keen sense of smell, sad men who've just lost the loves of their lives or a newspaper guy who always seeks out the details. Ben's talent is extraordinary and it has led me on a magical trail of films and various TV shows that have had him in them, adding new titles to my ever-growing list of favorites. I hope to always see him in something. He really is a gem. My most favorite male actor is Benjamin John Whishaw! :) <3
2. Juno Temple
Actress | Atonement
Juno Violet Temple was born in London, England, into a showbiz family, the daughter of producer Amanda Temple and film director Julien Temple. She was named 'Juno' after her parents took a visit to the Grand Canyon during pregnancy and found they were standing on a butte of Cape Final known as Juno...
Juno brings such a different quality to the roles she plays. I even find her enjoyable in movies that I didn't think did so well, such as Magic Magic. She was brilliant in that movie. She is hilarious while staying as serious as she can be in the Brass Teapot. It was a nice surprise to see her in The Dark Knight Rises, though her part was short. She's fantastic, cool, pretty and talented. I can't wait to see what roles the future holds for her.
3. Dania Ramirez
Actress | X-Men: The Last Stand
Dania is a Latin American actress born in the Dominican Republic. She grew up, living with her grandmother, in a poor household. Her parents left for the United States, when she was 6-months old, and she finally joined them in New York when she was age 10.
She knew from a young age that she wanted ...
Dania Ramirez is one of my very most favorite actresses. She's gorgeous and talented. In fact, I only watch Devious Maids because of her. I've seen everything that I've access to with Dania in it. She's great.
4. Melissa McCarthy
Actress | The Heat
Melissa McCarthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois, to Sandra and Michael McCarthy, and was raised on her family's corn and soybean farm. She began her performing career as a stand-up comedian in New York where she appeared at the famous clubs, Stand Up New York and The Improv. She worked on her ...
She's so hilarious, even in interviews. She's really one of my top faves.
5. Gabourey Sidibe
Actress | Precious
Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe, the star of Precious (2009), was born in the Bedford-Stuyvesant community in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother, Alice Tan Ridley, is a former special education teacher who gave up her career and became a street performer/singer, while her father, Ibnou Sidibe, is a cab driver....
Love her. Can't wait for her to be in more stuff, prominently.
She's talented and confident!
So far, my favorite role of Gabourey's was Queenie in American Horror Story: Coven.
6. Gael García Bernal
Actor | Mozart in the Jungle
Gael García Bernal was born in Guadalajara to Patricia Bernal, an actress/model & José Ángel García, an actor/director. His stepfather's cinematographer Sergio Yazbek. He began his acting career as a child, working w/ his parents in a variety of plays. At 14, he starred in a soap opera called El ...
Gael is gorgeous and a real talent. I first saw him in Babel and then went on to find and watch other things he's been in! He's fantastic, brilliant, etc. :3
7. Brittany Murphy
Actress | Clueless
Brittany Murphy was born Brittany Anne Bertolotti on November 10, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, to Sharon Kathleen Murphy and Angelo Joseph Bertolotti. Her father's ancestry is Italian, and her mother is of Irish and Slovak descent. Her father moved the family back to Edison, New Jersey as a native New...
Brittany Murphy was a fantastic actress who I thought had a future ahead of her. She had a spark to her that no one else had. Her characters were brough to life with her signature brand of acting that was hers and hers alone. I hate that she died. :( RIP, hon! You were a real talent! OH! She also sang, too and her singing was great! Look it up on youtube.
My favorite role of Brittany's was her role as the main character in The Ramen Girl. She was charming in that.
8. Ziyi Zhang
Actress | Yi dai zong shi
Ziyi Zhang is a Chinese actress and model. She is best known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004), and Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).
She made her feature film debut in The Road Home (1999).
For her work in Memoirs of a Geisha she was...
Another person I have spoken about multiple times. If you know me, then you know how much I love her and her work! :D
9. Gong Li
Actress | Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia
Born in Shenyang, grew up in Jinan, the daughter of an economics professor. Loved music from childhood, and dreamed of a singing career. After failing to gain entrance to China's top music school in 1985, applied for and was admitted to the Central Drama Academy in Beijing, from which she graduated...
Another person I have spoken about multiple times. If you know me, then you know how much I love her and her work, just like Ziyi Zhang!
10. Kirsten Dunst
Actress | Spider-Man
Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, who also holds German citizenship. She was born on April 30, 1982 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to parents Inez (née Rupprecht), who owned an art gallery, and Klaus Dunst, a medical services executive. She has a younger brother named Christian Dunst, ...
She is phenomenal. Love her in Virgin Suicides, Melancholia and Marie Antoinette. She's one of those who's name would be enough to pique my interest in a film.
11. Lucy Liu
Actress | Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Born to immigrants in New York City, Lucy Liu has always tried to balance an interest in her cultural heritage with a desire to move beyond a strictly Asian-American experience. Her mother, Cecilia, a biochemist, is from Beijing & her father, Tom Liu, a civil engineer, is from Shanghai. Once ...
Lucy is amazing. I first saw her in Ally McBeal and then, followed her career until current times. She's been good in everything I've seen her in, such as a kickass chick in Charlie's Angels, a respectable and deadly assassin in Kill Bill and a female Watson in that new adaptation of Sherlock Holmes.
12. Uma Thurman
Actress | Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Uma Karuna Thurman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, into a highly unorthodox and internationally-minded family. She is the daughter of Nena Thurman (née Birgitte Caroline von Schlebrügge), a fashion model and socialite who now runs a mountain retreat, and of Robert Thurman (Robert Alexander ...
When I was younger, Uma was my most favorite actress. I still really like her. She's been good in everything that I've ever seen her in, such as Batman and Robin, The Truth about Cats and Dogs, Kill Bill, etc. Uma rocks! :D
13. Vivica A. Fox
Actress | Independence Day
Vivica A. Fox was born in South Bend, Indiana, on July 30, 1964, and is the daughter of Everlyena, a pharmaceutical technician, and William Fox, a private school administrator. She is of Native American and African-American descent and is proud of her heritage. She is a graduate of Arlington High ...
I remember seeing Vivica in stuff as a kid and I've always liked her. She's one of those few people that I wish would do more stuff. She was fantastic in Kill Bill and Independence Day! Come back to the big screen, Vivica! :)
14. Jennifer Coolidge
Actress | A Mighty Wind
Jennifer Coolidge is a versatile character actress and experimental comedienne, best known for playing Stifler's mom in American Pie (1999).
She was born on August 28, 1961, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, to Gretchen (Knauff) and Paul Constant Coolidge, a plastics manufacturer. Young Coolidge was ...
I love this crazy broad! She's hilarious as Stifler's mom, she's funny as heck in her guest role on The Closer and back when their was that Cencus commercial with her in it, she was like a Swedish barber or something! HAHAH! I once had a dream that I ate Chinese food with Jennifer and thn we wntto hang out at hert house. She's awesome! I love her work a lot. She's so weird/funny. :)
15. Adrien Brody
Actor | The Pianist
Adrien Nicholas Brody was born in Woodhaven, Queens, New York, the only child of retired history professor Elliot Brody and Hungarian-born photographer Sylvia Plachy. He accompanied his mother on assignments for the Village Voice, and credits her with making him feel comfortable in front of the ...
I've watched movies simply for the fact that he was in them. I don't do that with everyone. He's talented and delivers strong performances.
16. Carol Kane
Actress | The Princess Bride
American stage, screen and television actress, and comedian Carol Kane (b. Carolyn Laurie Kane, June 18, 1952, in Cleveland, Ohio), was born to Elaine Joy (née Fetterman), a jazz singer and pianist, and Michael Myron Kane, an architect. Her family is Jewish (from Russia, Poland, and Austria). Due ...
I love Carol Kane! She's so awesome. Unique voice, great acting! She's strange in most of her roles but charming. Love her!
17. Susan Sarandon
Actress | Thelma & Louise
It was after the 1968 Democratic convention and there was a casting call for a film with several roles for the kind of young people who had disrupted the convention. Two recent graduates of Catholic University in Washington DC, went to the audition in New York for Joe (1970). Chris Sarandon, who ...
Another fave that I've grown up watching. Susan never gets old for me. :3
18. Whoopi Goldberg
Actress | Ghost
Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in the Chelsea section of Manhattan on November 13, 1955. Her mother, Emma (Harris), was a teacher and a nurse, and her father, Robert James Johnson, Jr., was a clergyman. Whoopi's recent ancestors were from Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. She worked in...
Who doesn't love Whoopi? She's always been a fantastic actress in stuff like Ghost, Star Trek and Sister Act! She's one of those people that I wish would come back to TV or movies, other than the View that she's on... I mean for her to do some acting! She's marvelous!
19. Catherine O'Hara
Actress | A Mighty Wind
Canadian actress, writer, and comedian, Catherine O'Hara gained recognition as one of the original cast members on the Canadian television sketch comedy show SCTV (1976). On the series, she impersonated the likes of Lucille Ball, Tammy Faye Bakker, Gilda Radner, Katharine Hepburn, and Brooke Shields...
Everything that I have ever seen (or heard) her in, she was fabulous. She's hilarious and bitchy in Beetlejuice. In Penelope, you want to slap her until she gets her just desserts at the end of the film and in the Nightmare Before Christmas, you feel for her as Sally. :)
20. Pam Grier
Actress | Jackie Brown
Pam Grier was born in Winston-Salem, NC, one of four children of Gwendolyn Sylvia (Samuels), a nurse, and Clarence Ransom Grier Jr., an Air Force mechanic. Pam has been a major African-American star from the early 1970s. Her career started in 1971, when Roger Corman of New World Pictures launched ...
I love Pam in every role I've seen her in. To me, she's a classic! :)
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