List of female movie actors (A-K)

This is an alphabetical list of notable female movie actors.

A certain number of actors of this list are also well-known because of their roles in television films and series, and are therefore included in both, this list and the list of television actors.

See also:  Actors,  List of male movie actors,  List of male television actors  and  List of female television actors .

Note: In current English usage, the word actress has been labelled by some as pejorative. Actor or female actor is often used in its place.

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A

Aa-Ai - Al - Am - An - Ar-Az

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Aa-Ai

• Aaliyah (1979-2001)
• Amy Acker (born 1976)
• Sharon Acker (born 1935)
• Brooke Adams (born 1949)
• Edie Adams (born 1929)
• Julie Adams (born 1926)
• Maude Adams (born 1945)
• Mary Kay Adams (born 1962)
• Dawn Addams (1930-1985)
• Isabelle Adjani (born 1955)
• Renée Adorée (1898-1933)
• Iris Adrian (1912-1994)
• Shohreh Aghdashloo (born 1953)
• Jenny Agutter (born 1952)
• Anouk Aimée (born 1932)

Al

• Jessica Marie Alba (born 1981)
• Anna Maria Alberghetti (born 1936)
• Lola Albright (born 1925)
• Mari Aldon (born 1927)
• Jane Alexander (born 1939)
• Katherine Alexander (1901-1981)
• Khandi Alexander (born 1957)
• Sasha Alexander (born 1975)
• Tatyana Ali (born 1979)
• Dorothy Alison (1925-1992)
• Elizabeth Allan (1908-1990)
• Beth Allen (born 1984)
• Louise Allbritton (1920-1979)
• Debbie Allen (born 1950)
• Ginger Lynn Allen (born 1962)
• Gracie Allen (1902-1964)
• Joan Allen (born 1956)
• Karen Allen (born 1951)
• Nancy Allen (born 1950)
• Kirstie Alley (born 1951)
• Sara Allgood (1883-1950)
• Fran Allison (died 1989)
• June Allyson (born 1917)
• Maria Conchita Alonso (born 1957)

Am

• Adrienne Ames (1907-1947)
• Suzy Amis (born 1961)

An

• Susan Anbeh (born 1970)
• Merry Anders (born 1932)
• Barbara Anderson (born 1945)
• Gillian Anderson (born 1968)
• Judith Anderson (1898-1992)
• Laurie Anderson (born 1947)
• Loni Anderson (born 1946)
• Pamela Anderson (born 1967)
• Rona Anderson (born 1926)
• Bibi Andersson (born 1935)
• Harriet Andersson (born 1932)
• Gwili Andre (1908-1959)
• Lona Andre (1915-1992)
• Ursula Andress (born 1936)
• Julie Andrews (born 1935)
• Heather Angel (1909-1986)
• Pier Angeli (1932-1971)
• Evelyn Ankers (1918-1985)
• Jennifer Aniston (born 1969)
• Annabella (1909-1996)
• Francesca Annis (born 1944)
• Ann-Margret (born 1941)
• Susan Anspach (born 1939)
• Lysette Anthony (born 1963)
• Laura Antonelli (born 1941)
• Gabrielle Anwar (born 1970)

Ar-Az

• Anne Archer (born 1947)
• Fanny Ardant (born 1949)
• Eve Arden (1908-1990)
• Asia Argento (born 1975)
• Arletty (1898-1992)
• Lee Armstrong (born 1970)
• Yvonne Arnaud (born 1890)
• Patricia Arquette (born 1968)
• Rosanna Arquette (born 1959)
• Bea Arthur (born 1923)
• Jean Arthur (1900-1991)
• Linda Arvidsson
• Dame Peggy Ashcroft (1907-1991)
• Jane Asher (born 1946
• Elizabeth Ashley (born 1939)
• Junie Astor (1912-1967)
• Mary Astor (1906-1987)
• Jeanne Aubert (1906-1988)
• Stephane Audran (born 1932)
• Pernilla August (born 1958)
• Agnes Ayres (1896-1940)
• Shabana Azmi (born 1952)

B

Ba

Bac-Ban

• Lauren Bacall (born 1924)
• Barbara Bach (born 1947)
• Olga Baclanova (1899-1974)
• Hermione Baddeley (1906-1986)
• Pearl Bailey (1918-1990)
• Barbara Bain (born 1931)
• Fay Bainter (1891-1968)
• Carroll Baker (born 1931)
• Diane Baker (born 1938)
• Kathy Baker (born 1947)
• Fairuza Balk (born 1974)
• Betty Balfour (1903-1978)
• Lucille Ball (1911-1989)
• Anne Bancroft (born 1931)
• Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968)
• Vilma Banky (1898-1992)
• Josette Banzet

Bar-Bax

• Theda Bara (1890-1955)
• Brigitte Bardot (born 1934)
• Lynn Bari (1913-1989)
• Ellen Barkin (born 1954)
• Binnie Barnes (1903-1998)
• Marie-Christine Barrault, (born 1944)
• Majel Barrett (born 1936)
• Mona Barrie (1909-1964)
• Wendy Barrie (1912-1978)
• Drew Barrymore (born 1975)
• Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
• Eva Bartok (1927-1998)
• Kim Basinger (born 1953)
• Angela Bassett (born 1958)
• Florence Bates (1888-1954)
• Kathy Bates (born 1948)
• Frances Bavier (1902-1989)
• Anne Baxter (1923-1985)
• Jane Baxter (1909-1986)

Be

Bea-Ben

• Jennifer Beals (born 1963)
• Emmanuelle Béart (born 1965)
• Louise Beavers (1898-1962)
• Kimberly Beck (born 1956)
• Kate Beckinsale (born 1973)
• Bonnie Bedelia (born 1946)
• Barbara Bel Geddes (born 1922)
• Madge Bellamy (1899-1990)
• Kathleen Beller (born 1956)
• Agostina Belli (born 1949)
• Alma Beltran (born 1927)
• Bea Benaderet (1906-1968)
• Annette Bening (born 1958)
• Constance Bennett (1904-1965)
• Jill Bennett (1929-1990)
• Joan Bennett (1910-1990)

Ber-Bes

• Marisa Berenson (born 1947)
• Gertrude Berg (1899-1966)
• Candice Bergen (born 1946)
• Polly Bergen (born 1929)
• Senta Berger (born 1941)
• Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982)
• Elisabeth Bergner (1897-1986)
• Brigid Berlin (born 1937)
• Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923)
• Halle Berry (born 1966)
• Laura Bertram (born 1978)
• Edna Best (1900-1974)

Bi

• Suzanne Bianchetti (1889-1936)
• Barbara Billingsley (born 1922)
• Juliette Binoche (born 1964)
• Jane Birkin (born 1946)
• Julie Bishop (1914-2001)
• Jacqueline Bisset (born 1944)

Bl

• Claudia Black (born 1972)
• Karen Black (born 1942)
• Honor Blackman (born 1927)
• Vivian Blaine (1921-1995)
• Betsy Blair (born 1923)
• Janet Blair (born 1921)
• Linda Blair (born 1959)
• Amanda Blake (1929-1989)
• Susan Blakely (born 1952)
• Jolene Blalock (born 1975)
• Mari Blanchard (1927-1970)
• Cate Blanchett (born 1969)
• Clara Blandick (1880-1962)
• Sally Blane (1910-1997)
• Tempestt Bledsoe (born 1973)
• Yasmine Bleeth (born 1968)
• Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
• Giselle Blondet (born 1966)
• Claire Bloom (born 1931)
• Ann Blyth (born 1928)

Bo

• Eleanor Boardman (1898-1991)
• Mary Boland (1880-1965)
• Beulah Bondi (1888-1981)
• Lisa Bonet (born 1967)
• Helena Bonham Carter (born 1966)
• Sandrine Bonnaire (born 1967)
• Shirley Booth (1898-1992)
• Olive Borden (1908-1947)
• Veda Ann Borg (1915-1973)
• Chili Bouchier (1909-1999)
• Carole Bouquet (born 1957)
• Clara Bow (1905-1965)
• Lara Flynn Boyle (born 1970)

Br

• Lorraine Bracco (born 1955)
• Alice Brady (1892-1939)
• Sonia Braga (born 1950)
• Eileen Brennan (born 1935)
• Evelyn Brent (1899-1975)
• Mary Brian (1906-2002)
• Fanny Brice (1891-1951)
• Ashley Brillault (born 1987)
• May Britt (born 1933)
• Barbara Britton (1919-1980)
• Gladys Brockwell (1893-1929)
• Lesley Brook (born 1916)
• Hillary Brooke (1914-1999)
• Geraldine Brooks (1925-1977)
• Leslie Brooks (born 1922)
• Louise Brooks (1906-1985)
• Mary Brough (1863-1934)
• Vanessa Brown (1928-1999)
• Emily Browning (born 1988)
• Brenda Bruce (1918-1996)
• Virginia Bruce (1910-1982)
• Dora Bryan (born 1924)

Bu-By

• Metka Bucar (born 1903)
• Betty Buckley (born 1947)
• Genevieve Bujold (born 1942)
• Sandra Bullock (born 1964)
• Billie Burke (1885-1970)
• Delta Burke (born 1956)
• Kathy Burke (born 1964)
• Carol Burnett (born 1933)
• Hedy Burress (born 1973)
• Ellen Burstyn (born 1932)
• Mae Busch (1897-1946)
• Spring Byington (1884-1971)
• Amanda Bynes (born 1986)
• Kathleen Byron (born 1923)

C

Ca

Cab-Cap

• Susan Cabot (1927-1986)
• Jean Cadell (1884-1967)
• Zoe Caldwell (born 1933)
• Kay Callard (born 1923)
• Rebecca Callard (born 1975)
• Phyllis Calvert (1915-2002)
• Corinne Calvet (1925-2001)
• Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865-1940)
• Naomi Campbell (born 1970)
• Neve Campbell (born 1973)
• Colleen Camp (born 1953)
• Dyan Cannon (born 1937)
• Esma Cannon (1896-1972)
• Judy Canova (1913-1983)
• Kate Capshaw (born 1953)
• Capucine (1931-1990)
• Kelly Campbell (born May 1970)

Car

• Irene Cara (born 1964)
• Claudia Cardinale (born 1938)
• Joyce Carey (1898-1993)
• Mary Carlisle (born 1912)
• Sue Carol (1908-1982)
• Martine Carol (1921-1967)
• Leslie Caron (born 1931)
• Charisma Carpenter (born 1970)
• Barbara Carrera (born 1951)
• Tia Carrere (born 1967)
• Martine Carol (1922-1967)
• Diahann Carroll (born 1935)
• Madeleine Carroll (1906-1987)
• Nancy Carroll (1903-1965)
• Jeannie Carson (born 1928)
• Lina Carstens (1892-1978)
• Janis Carter (1917-1994)
• Lynda Carter (born 1951)
• Nell Carter (1948-2003)
• Katrin Cartlidge (1961-2002)
• Nancy Cartwright (born 1957)
• Veronica Cartwright (born 1949)

Cas-Cau

• Maria Casares (1922-1996)
• Joanna Cassidy (born 1944)
• Peggy Cass (1924-1999)
• Kate del Castillo (born 1972)
• Peggie Castle (1926-1973)
• Keisha Castle-Hughes (born 1990)
• Veronica Castro (born 1952)
• Phoebe Cates (born 1963)
• Kim Cattrall (born 1956)
• Joan Caulfield (1922-1991)

Ce-Ci

• Kate Ceberano (born 1966)
• Marge Champion (born 1921)
• Helen Chandler (1906-1965)
• Carol Channing (born 1921)
• Stockard Channing (born 1944)
• Geraldine Chaplin (born 1944)
• Marguerite Chapman (1918-1999)
• Cyd Charisse (born 1921)
• Daveigh Chase (born 1990)
• Ilke Chase (1905-1978)
• Ruth Chatterton, (1893-1961)
• Joan Chen (born 1960)
• Lynette Chico
• Cher (born 1946)
• Virginia Cherrill (1908-1996)
• Rae Dawn Chong (born 1960)
• Mady Christians (1900-1951)
• Julie Christie (born 1941)
• Virginia Christine (1920-1996)
• Diana Churchill (1913-1994)
• Marguerite Churchill (1909-2000)
• Diane Cilento (born 1933)

Cl

• Petula Clark (born 1932)
• Susan Clark (born 1940)
• Caitlin Clarke (born 1952)

)

• Patricia Clarkson (born 1959)
• Jill Clayburgh (born 1944)
• Aurore Clément (born 1945)
• Glenn Close (born 1947)

Co

• Imogene Coca (1908-2001)
• Claudette Colbert (1903-1996)
• Nancy Coleman (1912-2000)
• Toni Collette (born 1972)
• Constance Collier (1875-1955)
• Joan Collins (born 1933)
• Margaret Colin (born 1957)
• Holly Marie Combs (born 1973)
• Dorothy Comingore (1913-1971)
• Betty Compson, (1897-1974)
• Fay Compton (1894-1978)
• Joyce Compton (1907-1997)
• Jennifer Connelly (born 1970)
• A.J. Cook (born 1978)
• Barbara Cook (born 1927)
• Rachael Leigh Cook (born 1979)
• Gladys Cooper (1888-1971)
• Ellen Corby (1911-1999)
• Mara Corday (born 1932)
• Adrienne Corri (born 1933)
• Valentina Cortese (born 1924)
• Dolores Costello (1905-1979)
• Marisa Coughlan
• Hazel Court (born 1926)
• Cicely Courtneidge (1893-1980)
• Christina Cox
• Courteney Cox (born 1964)

Cr-Cu

• Jeanne Crain (1925-2003)
• Anne Crawford (1920-1956)
• Joan Crawford (c. 1904-1977)
• Laura Hope Crews (1880-1942)
• Rosalie Crutchley (1920-1997)
• Constance Cummings (born 1910)
• Peggy Cummins (born 1925)
• Penelope Cruz (born 1974)
• Jamie Lee Curtis (born 1958)
• Melinda Culea (born 1955)
• Cecil Cunningham (1888-1959)
• Joan Cusack (born 1962)
• Sinéad Cusack (born 1948)

D

Da

Dag-Dau

• Lil Dagover (1897-1980)
• Arlene Dahl (born 1924)
• Elizabeth Daily (born 1962)
• Patricia Dainton (born 1930)
• Amy Dalby (1888-1969)
• Esther Dale (1885-1961)
• Tyne Daly (born 1946)
• Lili Damita (1901-1994)
• Viola Dana (1897-1987)
• Dorothy Dandridge (1922-1965)
• Claire Danes (born 1979)
• Beverly D'Angelo (born 1953)
• Bebe Daniels (1901-1971)
• Avgusta Danilova (1869-1958)
• Blythe Danner (born 1943)
• Sybil Danning (born 1950)
• Jacqueline Danno (born 1936)
• Linda Darnell (1923-1965)
• Danielle Darrieux (born 1917)
• Bella Darvi (1927-1971)
• Jane Darwell (1879-1967)
• Sophie Daumier (born 1936)

Dav-Day

• Elyssa Davalos
• Lolita Davidovich (born 1961)
• Betty Ann Davies (1909-1955)
• Marion Davies (1897-1961)
• Ann B. Davis (born 1926)
• Bette Davis (1908-1989)
• Gail Davis (1925-1997)
• Geena Davis (born 1956)
• Joan Davis (1907-1961)
• Judy Davis (born 1955)
• Rosario Dawson (born 1979)
• Doris Day (born 1924)
• Frances Day (1907-1984)
• Laraine Day (born 1917)

De

• Brenda De Banzie (1915-1981)
• Rosemary DeCamp (1910-2001)
• Yvonne De Carlo (born 1922)
• Jeanne De Casalis (1896-1966)
• Ellen DeGeneres (born 1958)
• Frances Dee (1907-2004)
• Ruby Dee (born 1924)
• Sandra Dee (born 1942)
• Gloria De Haven (born 1924)
• Olivia de Havilland (born 1916)
• Kim Delaney (born 1961)
• Dana Delany (born 1956)
• Dorothy Dell (1915-1934)
• Julie Delpy (born 1969)
• Evelyn Del Rio (1931-1998)
• Dolores Del Rio (1905-1983)
• Rebecca De Mornay (born 1962)
• Catherine Deneuve (born 1943)
• Judi Dench (born 1934)
• Sandy Dennis (1937-1992)
• Lya De Putti (1899-1931)
• Bo Derek (born 1956)
• Laura Dern (born 1967)
• Colleen Dewhurst (1924-1991)
• Susan Dey (born 1952)

Dh-Di

• Amita Dhiri (born 1968)
• Cameron Diaz (born 1972)
• Angie Dickinson (born 1931)
• Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992)
• Phyllis Diller (born 1917)
• Melinda Dillon (born 1939)
• Madhuri Dixit (born 1967), Hindi films

Do

• Claire Dodd (1908-1973)
• Shannen Doherty (born 1971)
• Lexa Doig (born 1973)
• Fifi D'Orsay (1904-1983)
• Carmen Dominicci (born 1966)
• Faith Domergue (1924-1999)
• Elinor Donahue (born 1937)
• Yolanda Donlan (born 1920)
• Jeff Donnell (1921-1988)
• Ruth Donnelly (1896-1982)
• Amanda Donohoe (born 1965)
• Ann Doran (1911-2000)
• Françoise Dorléac (1942-1967)
• Sandra Dorne (1925-1992)
• Diana Dors (1931-1984)
• Kathe Dorsch (1890-1957)
• Gabrielle Dorziat (1889-1970)
• Donna Douglas (born 1933)
• Billie Dove (1903-1997)
• Peggy Dow (born 1928)
• Joan Dowling (1928-1954)
• Lesley Ann Down (born 1954)
• Cathy Downs (1924-1976)

Dr

• Frances Drake (1908-2000)
• Fran Drescher (born 1957)
• Sonia Dresdel (1909-1976)
• Louise Dresser (1878-1965)
• Marie Dressler (1868-1934)
• Ellen Drew (1915-2003)
• Minnie Driver (born 1970)
• Stefka Drolc (born 1923)
• Joanne Dru (1922-1996)

Du-Dw

• Penelope Dudley-Ward (1914-1982)
• Haylie Duff (born 1985)
• Hilary Duff (born 1987)
• Olympia Dukakis (born 1931)
• Patty Duke (born 1946)
• Margaret Dumont (1889-1965)
• Steffi Duna (1910-1992)
• Faye Dunaway (born 1941)
• Josephine Dunn (1906-1983)
• Irene Dunne (1898-1990)
• Mildred Dunnock (1900-1991)
• Kirsten Dunst (born 1982)
• June Duprez (1918-1984)
• Deanna Durbin (born 1921)
• Shevonne Durkin
• Eliza Dushku (born 1980)
• Shelley Duvall (born 1949)
• Ann Dvorak (1911-1979)
• Karyn Dwyer

E

• Jeanne Eagels (1894-1929)
• Shirley Eaton (born 1937)
• Lydia Echevarria
• Lee Eddy (born 1978)
• Barbara Eden (born 1934)
• Paddi Edwards (born 1931)
• Penny Edwards (1928-1998)
• Susan Egan (born 1970)
• Julie Ege (born 1943)
• Samantha Eggar (born 1933)
• Ida Ehre (1900-1989)
• Sally Eilers (1908-1978)
• Hallie Kate Eisenberg (born 1992)
• Anita Ekberg (born 1931)
• Britt Ekland (born 1942)
• Florence Eldridge (1901-1988)
• Carmen Electra (born 1972)
• Shannon Elizabeth (born 1976)
• Isobel Elsom (1893-1981)
• Faye Emerson (1917-1983)
• Hope Emerson (1898-1960)
• Peg Entwistle (1908-1932)
• Jill Esmond (1908-1990)
• Dale Evans (1912-2001)
• Edith Evans (1888-1976)
• Linda Evans (born 1942)
• Madge Evans (1909-1981)
• Peggy Evans (born 1925)
• Barbara Everest (1890-1968)
• Angie Everhart (born 1969)

F

Fa-Fe

• Shelley Fabares (born 1944)
• Sydney Fairbrother (1872-1941)
• Morgan Fairchild (born 1950)
• Edie Falco (born 1963)
• Rose Falcon (born 1983)
• Jinx Falkenburg (1919-2003)
• Dakota Fanning (born 1994)
• Frances Farmer (1913-1970)
• Felicia Farr (born 1932)
• Bita Farrahi
• Glenda Farrell (1904-1971)
• Mia Farrow (born 1945)
• Farrah Fawcet (born 1947)
• Alice Faye (1915-1998)
• Louise Fazenda (1895-1962)
• Andrea Feldman (1948-1972)
• Maria Felix (1914-2002)
• Edwige Fenech (born 1948)
• Hilda Fenemore (1919-2004)
• Elsie Ferguson (1883-1961)
• Edwige Feuillère (1907-1998)
• Elsie Ferguson (1883-1961)

Fi-Fl

• Betty Field (1918-1973)
• Sally Field (born 1946)
• Shirley Anne Field (born 1936)
• Virginia Field (1917-1992)
• Fenella Fielding (born 1930)
• Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
• Linda Fiorentino (born 1960)
• Danielle Fischel (born 1981)
• Carrie Fisher (born 1956)
• Geraldine Fitzgerald (born 1913)
• Fannie Flagg (born 1944)
• Rhonda Fleming (born 1923)
• Louise Fletcher (born 1934)
• Elisabeth Flickenschildt (1905-1977)
• Calista Flockhart (born 1964)
• Ann Flood (born 1930)
• Sheila Florance (1916-1991)
• Lola Flores (1923-1995)

Fo

• Nina Foch (born 1924)
• Bridget Fonda (born 1974)
• Jane Fonda (born 1937)
• Joan Fontaine (born 1917)
• Lynn Fontanne (1887-1983)
• June Foray (born 1917)
• Claire Forlani (born 1972)
• Sally Forrest (born 1928)
• Rosemary Forsyth (born 1944)
• Brigitte Fossey (born 1946)
• Dianne Foster (born 1928)
• Jodie Foster (born 1962)
• Julia Foster (born 1941)
• Meg Foster (born 1948)
• Susanna Foster (born 1924)
• Sidney Fox (1910-1942)

Fr-Fu

• Mary Frances (born 1959)
• Anne Francis (born 1930)
• Kay Francis (1903-1968)
• Bonnie Franklin (born 1944)
• Pamela Franklin (born 1949)
• Mary Frann (1943-1998)
• Liz Fraser (born 1933
• Jane Frazee (1918-1985)
• Pauline Frederick (1883-1938)
• Kathleen Freeman (1920-2001)
• Mona Freeman (born 1926)
• Fréhel (1891-1951)
• Brenda Fricker (born 1947)
• Lindsay Frost (born 1962)
• Soleil Moon Frye (born 1976)
• Annette Funicello (born 1952)
• Yvonne Furneaux (born 1928)
• Betty Furness (1916-1994)
• Judith Furse (1912-1974)

G

Ga

• Eva Gabor, (1919-1995)
• Zsa Zsa Gabor (born 1917)
• Metka Gabrijelcic , (born 1934)
• Helen Gahagan (1900-1980)
• Charlotte Gainsbourg
• Rita Gam (born 1928)
• Greta Garbo (1905-1990)
• Ava Gardner (1922-1990)
• Beverly Garland (born 1926)
• Judy Garland (1922-1969)
• Jennifer Garner (born 1972)
• Peggy Ann Garner (1932-1984)
• Teri Garr (born 1949)
• Betty Garrett (born 1919)
• Greer Garson (1904-1996)
• Anita Garvin (1906-1994)
• Lisa Gastoni (born 1935)
• Nancy Gates (born 1926)
• Marjorie Gateson (1900-1977)
• Rebecca Gayheart (born 1972)
• Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
• Mitzi Gaynor (born 1930)

Ge

• Judy Geeson (born 1948)
• Sarah Michelle Gellar (born 1977)
• Gladys George (1900-1954)
• Linda Day George (born 1944)
• Muriel George (1883-1965)
• Susan George (born 1950)
• Gina Gershon (born 1962)
• Jamie Gertz (born 1965)
• Estelle Getty (born 1923)

Gi-Gl

• Marla Gibbs (born 1931)
• Wynne Gibson (1899-1987)
• Therese Giehse (1898-1975)
• Frances Gifford (1920-1994)
• Melissa Gilbert (born 1964)
• Connie Gilchrist (1901-1985)
• Virginia Gilmore (1919-1986)
• Susana Gimenez (born 1945)
• Hermione Gingold (1897-1987)
• Annie Girardot (born 1931)
• Dorothy Gish (1898-1968)
• Lillian Gish (1893-1993)
• Robin Givens (born 1964)
• Louise Glaum (1894-1970)
• Sharon Gless (born 1943)

Go

• Paulette Goddard (1910-1990)
• Judith Godrèche (born 1972)
• Marina Golbahari (born 1989)
• Whoopi Goldberg (born 1949)
• Valeria Golino (born 1966)
• Minna Gombell (1892-1973)
• Laurel Goodwin (born 1942)
• Googoosh (born 1951)
• Mary Gordon (1882-1963)
• Nora Gordon (1894-1970)
• Ruth Gordon (1896-1985)
• Helen Goss (born 1903)
• Jetta Goudal (1898-1985)

Gr

Gra

• Betty Grable (1916-1973)
• Elizabeth Gracen (born 1960)
• Heather Graham (born 1970)
• Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
• Margot Grahame (1911-1982)
• Kathryn Grant (born 1933)
• Lee Grant (born 1927)
• Bonita Granville (1923-1988)
• Coleen Gray (born 1922)
• Dulcie Gray (born 1919)
• Eve Gray (1900-1983)
• Nadia Gray (1923-1994)
• Sally Gray (born 1916)
• Kathryn Grayson (born 1922)

Gre-Gri

• Juliette Greco (born 1926)
• Eva Green (born 1980)
• Mitzi Green (1920-1969)
• Charlotte Greenwood (1890-1978)
• Joan Greenwood (1921-1987)
• Jane Greer (1924-2001)
• Everley Gregg (1888-1959)
• Joyce Grenfell (1910-1979)
• Anne Grey (born 1907)
• Jennifer Grey (born 1960)
• Nan Grey (1918-1993)
• Virginia Grey (1917-2004)
• Zena Grey (born 1988)
• Ethel Griffies (1878-1975)
• Corinne Griffith (1894-1979)
• Melanie Griffith (born 1957)

Gu-Gy

• Texas Guinan (1884-1933)
• Anne Gwynne (1918-2003)
• Nell Gwynne (1650-1687)
• Greta Gynt (1916-2000)

H

Ha

Hac-Han

• Joan Hackett (1934-1983)
• Sara Haden (1897-1981)
• Jean Hagen (1923-1977)
• Uta Hagen (1919-2004)
• Julie Hagerty (born 1955)
• Liane Haid (1895-2000)
• Barbara Hale (born 1921)
• Georgia Hale (1905-1985)
• Louise Closser Hale (1872-1933)
• Deidre Hall (born 1947)
• Jerry Hall (born 1956)
• Linda Hamilton (born 1956)
• Lois Hamilton, (1943-1999)
• Margaret Hamilton (1902-1985)
• Kay Hammond (1909-1980)
• Susan Hampshire (born 1938)
• Irene Handl (1901-1987)
• Daryl Hannah (born 1960)
• Alyson Hannigan (born 1974)

Har-Haw

• Marcia Gay Harden (born 1959)
• Ann Harding (1901-1981)
• Jean Harlow (1911-1937)
• Angie Harmon (born 1972)
• Valerie Harper (born 1940)
• Barbara Harris (born 1935)
• Danielle Harris (born 1978)
• Julie Harris (born 1925)
• Kathleen Harrison (1892-1995)
• Dolores Hart (born 1938)
• Elizabeth Hartman (1943-1987)
• Melissa Joan Hart (born 1976)
• Lillian Harvey (1907-1968)
• Reika Hashimoto (born 1980)
• Signe Hasso (1910-2002)
• Teri Hatcher (born 1964)
• Anne Hathaway (born 1982)
• June Haver (born 1925)
• Phyllis Haver (1899-1960)
• June Havoc (born 1916)
• Goldie Hawn (born 1945)

Hay-Haz

• Salma Hayek (born 1966)
• Allison Hayes (1930-1977)
• Helen Hayes (1900-1993)
• Patricia Hayes (1909-1998)
• Susan Hayward (1917-1975)
• Rita Hayworth (1918-1987)
• Hy Hazell (1920-1970)

He-Hi

• Eileen Heckart (1919-2001)
• Tippi Hedren (born 1931)
• Tricia Helfer (born 1974)
• Anne Helm (born 1938)
• Brigitte Helm (1908-1996)
• Mariel Hemingway (born 1961)
• Florence Henderson (born 1934)
• Wanda Hendrix (1928-1981)
• Sonja Henie (1910-1969)
• Gladys Henson (1897-1983)
• Natasha Henstridge (born 1974)
• Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993)
• Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003)
• Eileen Herlie (born 1920)
• Barbara Hershey (born 1947)
• Jennifer Love Hewitt (born 1979)
• Virginia Hewitt (1925-1986)
• Anne Heywood (born 1930)
• Joan Hickson (1906-1998)
• Rumi Hiiragi (born 1987)
• Hildegarde (born 1906)
• Wendy Hiller (1912-2003)
• Daisy and Violet Hilton (1908-1969)
• Thora Hird (1911-2003)

Ho

• Rose Hobart (1906-2000)
• Valerie Hobson (1917-1998)
• Jutta Hoffmann (born 1941)
• Fay Holden (1895-1973)
• Gloria Holden (1908-1991)
• Judy Holliday (1921-1965)
• Lauren Holly (born 1963)
• Celeste Holm (born 1919)
• Katie Holmes (born 1978)
• Jennifer Holt (1920-1997)
• Darla Hood (1931-1979)
• Vida Hope (1918-1962)
• Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
• Marianne Hoppe (born 1911)
• Hedda Hopper (1890-1966)
• Lena Horne (born 1917)
• Brigitte Horney (1911-1988)
• Jane Horrocks (born 1964)
• Whitney Houston (born 1963)
• Sally Ann Howes (born 1930)

Hu

• Kelly Hu (born 1968)
• Kate Hudson (born 1979)
• Rochelle Hudson (1914-1972)
• Felicity Huffman (born 1962)
• Mary Beth Hughes (1919-1995)
• Josephine Hull (1884-1957)
• Benita Hume (1906-1967)
• Gayle Hunnicut (born 1942)
• Helen Hunt (born 1963)
• Linda Hunt (born 1945)
• Marsha Hunt (born 1917)
• Martita Hunt (1900-1969)
• Holly Hunter (born 1958)
• Kim Hunter (1922-2002)
• Isabelle Huppert (born 1955)
• Elizabeth Hurley (born 1965)
• Veronica Hurst (1931-1994)
• Olivia Hussey (born 1951)
• Ruth Hussey (born 1914)
• Anjelica Huston (born 1951)
• Betty Hutton (born 1921)
• Lauren Hutton (born 1943)

Hy

• Leila Hyams (1905-1977)
• Martha Hyer (born 1924)
• Jane Hylton (1927-1979)

I

• Frieda Inescort (1900-1976)
• May Irwin (1862-1938)
• Jill Ireland (1936-1990)
• Amy Irving (born 1953)
• Rosalind Ivan (1881-1959)

J

This is an alphabetical list of notable female movie actors.

A certain number of actors of this list are also well-known because of their roles in television films and series, and are therefore included in both, this list and the list of television actors.

See also:  Actors,  List of male movie actors,  List of male television actors  and  List of female television actors .

Note: In current English usage, the word actress has been labelled by some as pejorative. Actor or female actor is often used in its place.

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - Z

A

Aa-Ai - Al - Am - An - Ar-Az

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Aa-Ai

• Aaliyah (1979-2001)
• Amy Acker (born 1976)
• Sharon Acker (born 1935)
• Brooke Adams (born 1949)
• Edie Adams (born 1929)
• Julie Adams (born 1926)
• Maude Adams (born 1945)
• Mary Kay Adams (born 1962)
• Dawn Addams (1930-1985)
• Isabelle Adjani (born 1955)
• Renée Adorée (1898-1933)
• Iris Adrian (1912-1994)
• Shohreh Aghdashloo (born 1953)
• Jenny Agutter (born 1952)
• Anouk Aimée (born 1932)

Al

• Jessica Marie Alba (born 1981)
• Anna Maria Alberghetti (born 1936)
• Lola Albright (born 1924)
• Mari Aldon (born 1927)
• Jane Alexander (born 1939)
• Katherine Alexander (1901-1981)
• Khandi Alexander (born 1957)
• Sasha Alexander (born 1975)
• Tatyana Ali (born 1979)
• Dorothy Alison (1925-1992)
• Elizabeth Allan (1908-1990)
• Beth Allen (born 1984)
• Louise Allbritton (1920-1979)
• Debbie Allen (born 1950)
• Ginger Lynn Allen (born 1962)
• Gracie Allen (1902-1964)
• Joan Allen (born 1956)
• Karen Allen (born 1951)
• Nancy Allen (born 1950)
• Kirstie Alley (born 1951)
• Sara Allgood (1883-1950)
• Fran Allison (died 1989)
• June Allyson (born 1917)
• Maria Conchita Alonso (born 1957)

Am

• Adrienne Ames (1907-1947)
• Suzy Amis (born 1961)

An

• Merry Anders (born 1932)
• Barbara Anderson (born 1945)
• Gillian Anderson (born 1968)
• Judith Anderson (1898-1992)
• Laurie Anderson (born 1947)
• Loni Anderson (born 1946)
• Pamela Anderson (born 1967)
• Rona Anderson (born 1926)
• Bibi Andersson (born 1935)
• Harriet Andersson (born 1932)
• Gwili Andre (1908-1959)
• Lona Andre (1915-1992)
• Ursula Andress (born 1936)
• Julie Andrews (born 1935)
• Heather Angel (1909-1986)
• Pier Angeli (1932-1971)
• Evelyn Ankers (1918-1985)
• Jennifer Aniston (born 1969)
• Annabella (1909-1996)
• Francesca Annis (born 1944)
• Ann-Margret (born 1941)
• Susan Anspach (born 1939)
• Lysette Anthony (born 1963)
• Laura Antonelli (born 1941)
• Gabrielle Anwar (born 1970)

Ar-Az

• Anne Archer (born 1947)
• Fanny Ardant (born 1949)
• Eve Arden (1908-1990)
• Asia Argento (born 1975)
• Arletty (1898-1992)
• Lee Armstrong (born 1970)
• Yvonne Arnaud (born 1890)
• Patricia Arquette (born 1968)
• Rosanna Arquette (born 1959)
• Bea Arthur (born 1923)
• Jean Arthur (1900-1991)
• Linda Arvidsson
• Dame Peggy Ashcroft (1907-1991)
• Jane Asher (born 1946
• Elizabeth Ashley (born 1939)
• Junie Astor (1912-1967)
• Mary Astor (1906-1987)
• Jeanne Aubert (1906-1988)
• Stephane Audran (born 1932)
• Pernilla August (born 1958)
• Agnes Ayres (1896-1940)
• Shabana Azmi (born 1952)

B

Ba

Bac-Ban

• Lauren Bacall (born 1924)
• Barbara Bach (born 1947)
• Olga Baclanova (1899-1974)
• Hermione Baddeley (1906-1986)
• Pearl Bailey (1918-1990)
• Barbara Bain (born 1931)
• Fay Bainter (1891-1968)
• Carroll Baker (born 1931)
• Diane Baker (born 1938)
• Kathy Baker (born 1947)
• Fairuza Balk (born 1974)
• Betty Balfour (1903-1978)
• Lucille Ball (1911-1989)
• Anne Bancroft (born 1931)
• Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968)
• Vilma Banky (1898-1992)
• Josette Banzet

Bar-Bax

• Theda Bara (1890-1955)
• Brigitte Bardot (born 1934)
• Lynn Bari (1913-1989)
• Ellen Barkin (born 1954)
• Binnie Barnes (1903-1998)
• Marie-Christine Barrault, (born 1944)
• Majel Barrett (born 1936)
• Mona Barrie (1909-1964)
• Wendy Barrie (1912-1978)
• Drew Barrymore (born 1975)
• Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
• Eva Bartok (1927-1998)
• Kim Basinger (born 1953)
• Angela Bassett (born 1958)
• Florence Bates (1888-1954)
• Kathy Bates (born 1948)
• Frances Bavier (1902-1989)
• Anne Baxter (1923-1985)
• Jane Baxter (1909-1986)

Be

Bea-Ben

• Jennifer Beals (born 1963)
• Emmanuelle Béart (born 1965)
• Louise Beavers (1898-1962)
• Kimberly Beck (born 1956)
• Kate Beckinsale (born 1973)
• Bonnie Bedelia (born 1946)
• Barbara Bel Geddes (born 1922)
• Madge Bellamy (1899-1990)
• Kathleen Beller (born 1956)
• Agostina Belli (born 1949)
• Alma Beltran (born 1927)
• Bea Benaderet (1906-1968)
• Annette Bening (born 1958)
• Constance Bennett (1904-1965)
• Jill Bennett (1929-1990)
• Joan Bennett (1910-1990)

Ber-Bes

• Marisa Berenson (born 1947)
• Gertrude Berg (1899-1966)
• Candice Bergen (born 1946)
• Polly Bergen (born 1929)
• Senta Berger (born 1941)
• Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982)
• Elisabeth Bergner (1897-1986)
• Brigid Berlin (born 1937)
• Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923)
• Halle Berry (born 1966)
• Laura Bertram (born 1978)
• Edna Best (1900-1974)

Bi

• Suzanne Bianchetti (1889-1936)
• Barbara Billingsley (born 1922)
• Juliette Binoche (born 1964)
• Jane Birkin (born 1946)
• Julie Bishop (1914-2001)
• Jacqueline Bisset (born 1944)

Bl

• Claudia Black (born 1972)
• Karen Black (born 1942)
• Honor Blackman (born 1927)
• Vivian Blaine (1921-1995)
• Betsy Blair (born 1923)
• Janet Blair (born 1921)
• Linda Blair (born 1959)
• Amanda Blake (1929-1989)
• Susan Blakely (born 1952)
• Jolene Blalock (born 1975)
• Mari Blanchard (1927-1970)
• Cate Blanchett (born 1969)
• Clara Blandick (1880-1962)
• Sally Blane (1910-1997)
• Tempestt Bledsoe (born 1973)
• Yasmine Bleeth (born 1968)
• Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
• Giselle Blondet (born 1966)
• Claire Bloom (born 1931)
• Ann Blyth (born 1928)

Bo

• Eleanor Boardman (1898-1991)
• Mary Boland (1880-1965)
• Beulah Bondi (1888-1981)
• Lisa Bonet (born 1967)
• Helena Bonham Carter (born 1966)
• Sandrine Bonnaire (born 1967)
• Shirley Booth (1898-1992)
• Olive Borden (1908-1947)
• Veda Ann Borg (1915-1973)
• Chili Bouchier (1909-1999)
• Carole Bouquet (born 1957)
• Clara Bow (1905-1965)
• Lara Flynn Boyle (born 1970)

Br

• Lorraine Bracco (born 1955)
• Alice Brady (1892-1939)
• Sonia Braga (born 1950)
• Eileen Brennan (born 1935)
• Evelyn Brent (1899-1975)
• Mary Brian (1906-2002)
• Fanny Brice (1891-1951)
• Ashley Brillault (born 1987)
• May Britt (born 1933)
• Barbara Britton (1919-1980)
• Gladys Brockwell (1893-1929)
• Lesley Brook (born 1916)
• Hillary Brooke (1914-1999)
• Geraldine Brooks (1925-1977)
• Leslie Brooks (born 1922)
• Louise Brooks (1906-1985)
• Mary Brough (1863-1934)
• Vanessa Brown (1928-1999)
• Emily Browning (born 1988)
• Brenda Bruce (1918-1996)
• Virginia Bruce (1910-1982)
• Dora Bryan (born 1924)

Bu-By

• Metka Bucar (born 1903)
• Betty Buckley (born 1947)
• Genevieve Bujold (born 1942)
• Sandra Bullock (born 1964)
• Billie Burke (1885-1970)
• Delta Burke (born 1956)
• Kathy Burke (born 1964)
• Carol Burnett (born 1933)
• Hedy Burress (born 1973)
• Ellen Burstyn (born 1932)
• Mae Busch (1897-1946)
• Spring Byington (1884-1971)
• Amanda Bynes (born 1986)
• Kathleen Byron (born 1923)

C

Ca

Cab-Cap

• Susan Cabot (1927-1986)
• Jean Cadell (1884-1967)
• Zoe Caldwell (born 1933)
• Kay Callard (born 1923)
• Rebecca Callard (born 1975)
• Phyllis Calvert (1915-2002)
• Corinne Calvet (1925-2001)
• Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865-1940)
• Naomi Campbell (born 1970)
• Neve Campbell (born 1973)
• Colleen Camp (born 1953)
• Dyan Cannon (born 1937)
• Esma Cannon (1896-1972)
• Judy Canova (1913-1983)
• Kate Capshaw (born 1953)
• Capucine (1931-1990)
• Kelly Campbell (born May 1970)

Car

• Irene Cara (born 1964)
• Claudia Cardinale (born 1938)
• Joyce Carey (1898-1993)
• Mary Carlisle (born 1912)
• Sue Carol (1908-1982)
• Martine Carol (1921-1967)
• Leslie Caron (born 1931)
• Charisma Carpenter (born 1970)
• Barbara Carrera (born 1951)
• Tia Carrere (born 1967)
• Martine Carol (1922-1967)
• Diahann Carroll (born 1935)
• Madeleine Carroll (1906-1987)
• Nancy Carroll (1903-1965)
• Jeannie Carson (born 1928)
• Lina Carstens (1892-1978)
• Janis Carter (1917-1994)
• Lynda Carter (born 1951)
• Nell Carter (1948-2003)
• Katrin Cartlidge (1961-2002)
• Nancy Cartwright (born 1957)
• Veronica Cartwright (born 1949)

Cas-Cau

• Maria Casares (1922-1996)
• Joanna Cassidy (born 1944)
• Peggy Cass (1924-1999)
• Kate del Castillo (born 1972)
• Peggie Castle (1926-1973)
• Keisha Castle-Hughes (born 1990)
• Veronica Castro (born 1952)
• Phoebe Cates (born 1963)
• Kim Cattrall (born 1956)
• Joan Caulfield (1922-1991)

Ce-Ci

• Kate Ceberano (born 1966)
• Marge Champion (born 1921)
• Helen Chandler (1906-1965)
• Carol Channing (born 1921)
• Stockard Channing (born 1944)
• Geraldine Chaplin (born 1944)
• Marguerite Chapman (1918-1999)
• Cyd Charisse (born 1921)
• Daveigh Chase (born 1990)
• Ilke Chase (1905-1978)
• Ruth Chatterton, (1893-1961)
• Joan Chen (born 1960)
• Lynette Chico
• Cher (born 1946)
• Virginia Cherrill (1908-1996)
• Rae Dawn Chong (born 1960)
• Mady Christians (1900-1951)
• Julie Christie (born 1941)
• Virginia Christine (1920-1996)
• Diana Churchill (1913-1994)
• Marguerite Churchill (1909-2000)
• Diane Cilento (born 1933)

Cl

• Mary Clare (1894-1970)
• Petula Clark (born 1932)
• Susan Clark (born 1940)
• Caitlin Clarke (born 1952)
• Mae Clarke (1907-1992)
• Lana Clarkson (1962-2003)
• Patricia Clarkson (born 1959)
• Jill Clayburgh (born 1944)
• Aurore Clément (born 1945)
• Glenn Close (born 1947)
• June Clyde (1909-1987)

Co

• Imogene Coca (1908-2001)
• Claudette Colbert (1903-1996)
• Nancy Coleman (1912-2000)
• Toni Collette (born 1972)
• Constance Collier (1875-1955)
• Joan Collins (born 1933)
• Margaret Colin (born 1957)
• Holly Marie Combs (born 1973)
• Dorothy Comingore (1913-1971)
• Betty Compson, (1897-1974)
• Fay Compton (1894-1978)
• Joyce Compton (1907-1997)
• Jennifer Connelly (born 1970)
• A.J. Cook (born 1978)
• Barbara Cook (born 1927)
• Rachael Leigh Cook (born 1979)
• Gladys Cooper (1888-1971)
• Ellen Corby (1911-1999)
• Mara Corday (born 1932)
• Adrienne Corri (born 1933)
• Valentina Cortese (born 1924)
• Dolores Costello (1905-1979)
• Marisa Coughlan
• Hazel Court (born 1926)
• Cicely Courtneidge (1893-1980)
• Christina Cox
• Courteney Cox (born 1964)

Cr-Cu

• Jeanne Crain (1925-2003)
• Anne Crawford (1920-1956)
• Joan Crawford (c. 1904-1977)
• Laura Hope Crews (1880-1942)
• Rosalie Crutchley (1920-1997)
• Constance Cummings (born 1910)
• Peggy Cummins (born 1925)
• Penelope Cruz (born 1974)
• Jamie Lee Curtis (born 1958)
• Melinda Culea (born 1955)
• Cecil Cunningham (1888-1959)
• Joan Cusack (born 1962)
• Sinéad Cusack (born 1948)

D

Da

Dag-Dau

• Lil Dagover (1897-1980)
• Arlene Dahl (born 1924)
• Elizabeth Daily (born 1962)
• Patricia Dainton (born 1930)
• Amy Dalby (1888-1969)
• Esther Dale (1885-1961)
• Tyne Daly (born 1946)
• Lili Damita (1901-1994)
• Viola Dana (1897-1987)
• Dorothy Dandridge (1922-1965)
• Claire Danes (born 1979)
• Beverly D'Angelo (born 1953)
• Bebe Daniels (1901-1971)
• Avgusta Danilova (1869-1958)
• Blythe Danner (born 1943)
• Sybil Danning (born 1950)
• Jacqueline Danno (born 1936)
• Linda Darnell (1923-1965)
• Danielle Darrieux (born 1917)
• Bella Darvi (1927-1971)
• Jane Darwell (1879-1967)
• Sophie Daumier (born 1936)

Dav-Day

• Elyssa Davalos
• Lolita Davidovich (born 1961)
• Betty Ann Davies (1909-1955)
• Marion Davies (1897-1961)
• Ann B. Davis (born 1926)
• Bette Davis (1908-1989)
• Geena Davis (born 1956)
• Joan Davis (1907-1961)
• Judy Davis (born 1955)
• Rosario Dawson (born 1979)
• Doris Day (born 1924)
• Frances Day (1907-1984)
• Laraine Day (born 1917)

De

• Brenda De Banzie (1915-1981)
• Rosemary DeCamp (1910-2001)
• Yvonne De Carlo (born 1922)
• Jeanne De Casalis (1896-1966)
• Ellen DeGeneres (born 1958)
• Frances Dee (1907-2004)
• Ruby Dee (born 1924)
• Sandra Dee (born 1942)
• Gloria De Haven (born 1924)
• Olivia de Havilland (born 1916)
• Kim Delaney (born 1961)
• Dana Delany (born 1956)
• Dorothy Dell (1915-1934)
• Julie Delpy (born 1969)
• Evelyn Del Rio (1931-1998)
• Dolores Del Rio (1905-1983)
• Rebecca De Mornay (born 1962)
• Catherine Deneuve (born 1943)
• Judi Dench (born 1934)
• Sandy Dennis (1937-1992)
• Lya De Putti (1899-1931)
• Bo Derek (born 1956)
• Laura Dern (born 1967)
• Colleen Dewhurst (1924-1991)
• Susan Dey (born 1952)

Dh-Di

• Amita Dhiri (born 1968)
• Cameron Diaz (born 1972)
• Angie Dickinson (born 1931)
• Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992)
• Phyllis Diller (born 1917)
• Melinda Dillon (born 1939)
• Madhuri Dixit (born 1967), Hindi films

Do

• Claire Dodd (1908-1973)
• Shannen Doherty (born 1971)
• Lexa Doig (born 1973)
• Fifi D'Orsay (1904-1983)
• Carmen Dominicci (born 1966)
• Faith Domergue (1924-1999)
• Yolanda Donlan (born 1920)
• Jeff Donnell (1921-1988)
• Ruth Donnelly (1896-1982)
• Amanda Donohoe (born 1965)
• Ann Doran (1911-2000)
• Françoise Dorléac (1942-1967)
• Sandra Dorne (1925-1992)
• Diana Dors (1931-1984)
• Kathe Dorsch (1890-1957)
• Gabrielle Dorziat (1889-1970)
• Donna Douglas (born 1933)
• Billie Dove (1903-1997)
• Peggy Dow (born 1928)
• Joan Dowling (1928-1954)
• Lesley Ann Down (born 1954)
• Cathy Downs (1924-1976)

Dr

• Frances Drake (1908-2000)
• Fran Drescher (born 1957)
• Sonia Dresdel (1909-1976)
• Louise Dresser (1878-1965)
• Marie Dressler (1868-1934)
• Ellen Drew (1915-2003)
• Minnie Driver (born 1970)
• Stefka Drolc (born 1923)
• Joanne Dru (1922-1996)

Du-Dw

• Penelope Dudley-Ward (1914-1982)
• Haylie Duff (born 1985)
• Hilary Duff (born 1987)
• Olympia Dukakis (born 1931)
• Patty Duke (born 1946)
• Margaret Dumont (1889-1965)
• Steffi Duna (1910-1992)
• Faye Dunaway (born 1941)
• Josephine Dunn (1906-1983)
• Irene Dunne (1898-1990)
• Mildred Dunnock (1900-1991)
• Kirsten Dunst (born 1982)
• June Duprez (1918-1984)
• Deanna Durbin (born 1921)
• Shevonne Durkin
• Eliza Dushku (born 1980)
• Shelley Duvall (born 1949)
• Ann Dvorak (1911-1979)
• Karyn Dwyer

E

• Jeanne Eagels (1894-1929)
• Shirley Eaton (born 1937)
• Lydia Echevarria
• Barbara Eden (born 1934)
• Penny Edwards (1928-1998)
• Susan Egan (born 1970)
• Julie Ege (born 1943)
• Samantha Eggar (born 1933)
• Ida Ehre (1900-1989)
• Sally Eilers (1908-1978)
• Hallie Kate Eisenberg (born 1992)
• Anita Ekberg (born 1931)
• Britt Ekland (born 1942)
• Florence Eldridge (1901-1988)
• Carmen Electra (born 1972)
• Shannon Elizabeth (born 1976)
• Isobel Elsom (1893-1981)
• Faye Emerson (1917-1983)
• Hope Emerson (1898-1960)
• Peg Entwistle (1908-1932)
• Jill Esmond (1908-1990)
• Dale Evans (1912-2001)
• Edith Evans (1888-1976)
• Linda Evans (born 1942)
• Madge Evans (1909-1981)
• Peggy Evans (born 1925)
• Barbara Everest (1890-1968)
• Angie Everhart (born 1969)

F

Fa-Fe

• Shelley Fabares (born 1944)
• Sydney Fairbrother (1872-1941)
• Morgan Fairchild (born 1950)
• Edie Falco (born 1963)
• Rose Falcon (born 1983)
• Jinx Falkenburg (1919-2003)
• Dakota Fanning (born 1994)
• Frances Farmer (1913-1970)
• Felicia Farr (born 1932)
• Bita Farrahi
• Glenda Farrell (1904-1971)
• Mia Farrow (born 1945)
• Farrah Fawcet (born 1947)
• Alice Faye (1915-1998)
• Louise Fazenda (1895-1962)
• Andrea Feldman (1948-1972)
• Maria Felix (1914-2002)
• Edwige Fenech (born 1948)
• Hilda Fenemore (1919-2004)
• Elsie Ferguson (1883-1961)
• Edwige Feuillère (1907-1998)
• Elsie Ferguson (1883-1961)

Fi-Fl

• Betty Field (1918-1973)
• Sally Field (born 1946)
• Shirley Anne Field (born 1936)
• Virginia Field (1917-1992)
• Fenella Fielding (born 1930)
• Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
• Linda Fiorentino (born 1960)
• Danielle Fischel (born 1981)
• Carrie Fisher (born 1956)
• Geraldine Fitzgerald (born 1913)
• Fannie Flagg (born 1944)
• Rhonda Fleming (born 1923)
• Louise Fletcher (born 1934)
• Elisabeth Flickenschildt (1905-1977)
• Calista Flockhart (born 1964)
• Ann Flood (born 1930)
• Sheila Florance (1916-1991)
• Lola Flores (1923-1995)

Fo

• Nina Foch (born 1924)
• Bridget Fonda (born 1974)
• Jane Fonda (born 1937)
• Joan Fontaine (born 1917)
• Lynn Fontanne (1887-1983)
• June Foray (born 1917)
• Claire Forlani (born 1972)
• Sally Forrest (born 1928)
• Rosemary Forsyth (born 1944)
• Brigitte Fossey (born 1946)
• Dianne Foster (born 1928)
• Jodie Foster (born 1962)
• Julia Foster (born 1941)
• Meg Foster (born 1948)
• Susanna Foster (born 1924)
• Sidney Fox (1910-1942)

Fr-Fu

• Mary Frances (born 1959)
• Anne Francis (born 1930)
• Kay Francis (1903-1968)
• Bonnie Franklin (born 1944)
• Pamela Franklin (born 1949)
• Mary Frann (1943-1998)
• Liz Fraser (born 1933
• Jane Frazee (1918-1985)
• Pauline Frederick (1883-1938)
• Kathleen Freeman (1920-2001)
• Mona Freeman (born 1926)
• Fréhel (1891-1951)
• Brenda Fricker (born 1947)
• Lindsay Frost (born 1962)
• Soleil Moon Frye (born 1976)
• Annette Funicello (born 1952)
• Yvonne Furneaux (born 1928)
• Betty Furness (1916-1994)
• Judith Furse (1912-1974)

G

Ga

• Eva Gabor, (1919-1995)
• Zsa Zsa Gabor (born 1917)
• Metka Gabrijelcic , (born 1934)
• Helen Gahagan (1900-1980)
• Charlotte Gainsbourg
• Rita Gam (born 1928)
• Greta Garbo (1905-1990)
• Ava Gardner (1922-1990)
• Beverly Garland (born 1926)
• Judy Garland (1922-1969)
• Jennifer Garner (born 1972)
• Peggy Ann Garner (1932-1984)
• Teri Garr (born 1949)
• Betty Garrett (born 1919)
• Greer Garson (1904-1996)
• Anita Garvin (1906-1994)
• Lisa Gastoni (born 1935)
• Nancy Gates (born 1926)
• Marjorie Gateson (1900-1977)
• Rebecca Gayheart (born 1972)
• Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
• Mitzi Gaynor (born 1930)

Ge

• Judy Geeson (born 1948)
• Sarah Michelle Gellar (born 1977)
• Gladys George (1900-1954)
• Linda Day George (born 1944)
• Muriel George (1883-1965)
• Susan George (born 1950)
• Gina Gershon (born 1962)
• Jamie Gertz (born 1965)
• Estelle Getty (born 1923)

Gi-Gl

• Marla Gibbs (born 1931)
• Wynne Gibson (1899-1987)
• Therese Giehse (1898-1975)
• Frances Gifford (1920-1994)
• Melissa Gilbert (born 1964)
• Connie Gilchrist (1901-1985)
• Virginia Gilmore (1919-1986)
• Susana Gimenez (born 1945)
• Hermione Gingold (1897-1987)
• Annie Girardot (born 1931)
• Dorothy Gish (1898-1968)
• Lillian Gish (1893-1993)
• Robin Givens (born 1964)
• Louise Glaum (1894-1970)
• Sharon Gless (born 1943)

Go

• Paulette Goddard (1910-1990)
• Judith Godrèche (born 1972)
• Marina Golbahari (born 1989)
• Whoopi Goldberg (born 1949)
• Valeria Golino (born 1966)
• Minna Gombell (1892-1973)
• Googoosh (born 1951)
• Mary Gordon (1882-1963)
• Nora Gordon (1894-1970)
• Ruth Gordon (1896-1985)
• Helen Goss (born 1903)
• Jetta Goudal (1898-1985)

Gr

Gra

• Betty Grable (1916-1973)
• Elizabeth Gracen (born 1960)
• Heather Graham (born 1970)
• Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
• Margot Grahame (1911-1982)
• Kathryn Grant (born 1933)
• Lee Grant (born 1927)
• Bonita Granville (1923-1988)
• Coleen Gray (born 1922)
• Dulcie Gray (born 1919)
• Eve Gray (1900-1983)
• Nadia Gray (1923-1994)
• Sally Gray (born 1916)
• Kathryn Grayson (born 1922)

Gre-Gri

• Juliette Greco (born 1926)
• Eva Green (born 1980)
• Mitzi Green (1920-1969)
• Charlotte Greenwood (1890-1978)
• Joan Greenwood (1921-1987)
• Jane Greer (1924-2001)
• Everley Gregg (1888-1959)
• Joyce Grenfell (1910-1979)
• Anne Grey (born 1907)
• Jennifer Grey (born 1960)
• Nan Grey (1918-1993)
• Virginia Grey (1917-2004)
• Zena Grey (born 1988)
• Ethel Griffies (1878-1975)
• Corinne Griffith (1894-1979)
• Melanie Griffith (born 1957)

Gu-Gy

• Texas Guinan (1884-1933)
• Anne Gwynne (1918-2003)
• Nell Gwynne (1650-1687)
• Greta Gynt (1916-2000)

H

Ha

Hac-Han

• Joan Hackett (1934-1983)
• Sara Haden (1897-1981)
• Jean Hagen (1923-1977)
• Uta Hagen (1919-2004)
• Julie Hagerty (born 1955)
• Liane Haid (1895-2000)
• Barbara Hale (born 1921)
• Georgia Hale (1905-1985)
• Louise Closser Hale (1872-1933)
• Deidre Hall (born 1947)
• Jerry Hall (born 1956)
• Linda Hamilton (born 1956)
• Lois Hamilton, (1943-1999)
• Margaret Hamilton (1902-1985)
• Kay Hammond (1909-1980)
• Susan Hampshire (born 1938)
• Irene Handl (1901-1987)
• Daryl Hannah (born 1960)
• Alyson Hannigan (born 1974)

Har-Haw

• Marcia Gay Harden (born 1959)
• Ann Harding (1901-1981)
• Jean Harlow (1911-1937)
• Angie Harmon (born 1972)
• Valerie Harper (born 1940)
• Barbara Harris (born 1935)
• Danielle Harris (born 1978)
• Julie Harris (born 1925)
• Kathleen Harrison (1892-1995)
• Dolores Hart (born 1938)
• Elizabeth Hartman (1943-1987)
• Melissa Joan Hart (born 1976)
• Lillian Harvey (1907-1968)
• Reika Hashimoto (born 1980)
• Signe Hasso (1910-2002)
• Teri Hatcher (born 1964)
• Anne Hathaway (born 1982)
• June Haver (born 1925)
• Phyllis Haver (1899-1960)
• June Havoc (born 1916)
• Goldie Hawn (born 1945)

Hay-Haz

• Salma Hayek (born 1966)
• Allison Hayes (1930-1977)
• Helen Hayes (1900-1993)
• Patricia Hayes (1909-1998)
• Susan Hayward (1917-1975)
• Rita Hayworth (1918-1987)
• Hy Hazell (1920-1970)

He-Hi

• Eileen Heckart (1919-2001)
• Tippi Hedren (born 1931)
• Tricia Helfer (born 1974)
• Brigitte Helm (1908-1996)
• Mariel Hemingway (born 1961)
• Florence Henderson (born 1934)
• Wanda Hendrix (1928-1981)
• Sonja Henie (1910-1969)
• Gladys Henson (1897-1983)
• Natasha Henstridge (born 1974)
• Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993)
• Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003)
• Eileen Herlie (born 1920)
• Barbara Hershey (born 1947)
• Jennifer Love Hewitt (born 1979)
• Virginia Hewitt (1925-1986)
• Anne Heywood (born 1930)
• Joan Hickson (1906-1998)
• Rumi Hiiragi (born 1987)
• Hildegarde (born 1906)
• Wendy Hiller (1912-2003)
• Daisy and Violet Hilton (1908-1969)
• Thora Hird (1911-2003)

Ho

• Rose Hobart (1906-2000)
• Valerie Hobson (1917-1998)
• Jutta Hoffmann (born 1941)
• Fay Holden (1895-1973)
• Gloria Holden (1908-1991)
• Judy Holliday (1921-1965)
• Lauren Holly (born 1963)
• Celeste Holm (born 1919)
• Katie Holmes (born 1978)
• Jennifer Holt (1920-1997)
• Darla Hood (1931-1979)
• Vida Hope (1918-1962)
• Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
• Marianne Hoppe (born 1911)
• Hedda Hopper (1890-1966)
• Lena Horne (born 1917)
• Brigitte Horney (1911-1988)
• Jane Horrocks (born 1964)
• Whitney Houston (born 1963)
• Sally Ann Howes (born 1930)

Hu

• Kelly Hu (born 1968)
• Kate Hudson (born 1979)
• Rochelle Hudson (1914-1972)
• Felicity Huffman (born 1962)
• Mary Beth Hughes (1919-1995)
• Josephine Hull (1884-1957)
• Benita Hume (1906-1967)
• Gayle Hunnicut (born 1942)
• Helen Hunt (born 1963)
• Linda Hunt (born 1945)
• Marsha Hunt (born 1917)
• Martita Hunt (1900-1969)
• Holly Hunter (born 1958)
• Kim Hunter (1922-2002)
• Isabelle Huppert (born 1955)
• Elizabeth Hurley (born 1965)
• Veronica Hurst (1931-1994)
• Olivia Hussey (born 1951)
• Ruth Hussey (born 1914)
• Anjelica Huston (born 1951)
• Betty Hutton (born 1921)
• Lauren Hutton (born 1943)

Hy

• Leila Hyams (1905-1977)
• Martha Hyer (born 1924)
• Jane Hylton (1927-1979)

I

• Frieda Inescort (1900-1976)
• May Irwin (1862-1938)
• Jill Ireland (1936-1990)
• Amy Irving (born 1953)
• Rosalind Ivan (1881-1959)

J

Ja-Je

• Anne Jackson (born 1926)
• Freda Jackson (1908-1990)
• Glenda Jackson (born 1936)
• Kate Jackson (born 1948)
• Irene Jacob (born 1966)
• Ulla Jacobsson (1929-1982)
• Hattie Jacques (1924-1980)
• Claude Jade (born 1948)
• Madhur Jaffrey (born 1933)
• Jenna Jameson
• Joyce Jameso (1932-1987)
• Jenna Jameson
• Allison Janney (born 1960)
• Jennifer Jayne (born 1932)
• Gloria Jean (born 1926)
• Anne Jeffreys (born 1923)
• Megs Jenkins (1917-1998)
• Adele Jergens (1917-2002)
• Isabel Jewell (1909-1972)

Jo-Ju

• Marlène Jobert (born 1943)
• Rosamund John (1913-1998)
• Glynis Johns (born 1923)
• Celia Johnson (1908-1982)
• Katie Johnson (1878-1957)
• Kay Johnson (1904-1975)
• Rita Johnson (1912-1965)
• Angelina Jolie (born 1975)
• Carolyn Jones (1929-1983)
• Grace Jones (born 1948)
• Jennifer Jones (born 1919)
• Shirley Jones (born 1934)
• Dorothy Jordan (1906-1988)
• Milla Jovovich (born 1975)
• Leatrice Joy (1897-1985)
• Alice Joyce , (1890-1955)
• Brenda Joyce (born 1917)
• Yootha Joyce (1927-1980)
• Ashley Judd (born 1968)
• Arline Judge (1912-1974)
• Katy Jurado (1924-2002)

K

Ka

• Olga Kacjan (born 1952)
• Madeline Kahn (1942-1999)
• Kajol (born 1975), Indian films
• Kavya Madhavan (born 1984), Indian films
• Ida Kaminska (1899-1980)
• Carol Kane (born 1952)
• Anna Karina (born 1940)
• Miriam Karlin (born 1925)

Ke-Kh

• Diane Keaton (born 1946)
• Lila Kedrova (1918-2000)
• Ruby Keeler (1910-1993)
• Penelope Keith (born 1930)
• Marthe Keller (born 1945)
• Sally Kellerman (born 1936)
• Grace Kelly (1929-1982)
• Judy Kelly (1913-199)
• Nancy Kelly (1921-1995)
• Patsy Kelly (1910-1981)
• Fanny Kemble (born 1809)
• Felicity Kendal (born 1946)
• Kay Kendall (1926-1959)
• Suzy Kendall (born 1944)
• Jayne Kennedy (born 1951)
• Merna Kennedy (1909-1944)
• Patsy Kensit (born 1968)
• Barbara Kent (born 1906)
• Jean Kent (born 1921)
• Brooke Kerr (born 1973)
• Deborah Kerr (born 1921)
• Evelyn Keyes (born 1919)
• Leleti Khumalo (born 1970)

Ki-Kr

• Margot Kidder (born 1948)
• Nicole Kidman (born 1967)
• Nastassja Kinski (born 1960)
• Phyllis Kirk (born 1929)
• Sally Kirkland (born 1944)
• Patricia Kirkwood (born 1922)
• Mia Kirshner (born 1976)
• Eartha Kitt (born 1928)
• Hildegard Knef (1925-2002)
• Shirley Knight (born 1937)
• Keira Knightley (born 1985)
• Elyse Knox (born 1917)
• Marianne Koch (born 1930)
• Manisha Koirala (born 1970), Indian films
• Véra Korène (1901-1996)
• Sylvia Koscina (1933-1994)
• Koyuki (born 1976)
• Hilde Krahl (1917-1999)
• Kristin Kreuk (born 1982)
• Sylvia Kristel (born 1952)
• Alma Kruger (1872-1960)

Ku-Kw

• Lisa Kudrow (born 1963)
• Meena Kumari (1933-1972), Hindi films
• Karyn Kupcinet (1941-1963)
• Swoosie Kurtz (born 1944)
• Nancy Kwan (born 1939)

Jo-Ju

• Marlène Jobert (born 1943)
• Rosamund John (1913-1998)
• Glynis Johns (born 1923)
• Celia Johnson (1908-1982)
• Katie Johnson (1878-1957)
• Kay Johnson (1904-1975)
• Rita Johnson (1912-1965)
• Angelina Jolie (born 1975)
• Carolyn Jones (1929-1983)
• Grace Jones (born 1948)
• Jennifer Jones (born 1919)
• Shirley Jones (born 1934)
• Dorothy Jordan (1906-1988)
• Milla Jovovich (born 1975)
• Leatrice Joy (1897-1985)
• Alice Joyce , (1890-1955)
• Brenda Joyce (born 1917)
• Yootha Joyce (1927-1980)
• Ashley Judd (born 1968)
• Arline Judge (1912-1974)
• Katy Jurado (1924-2002)

K

Ka

• Olga Kacjan (born 1952)
• Madeline Kahn (1942-1999)
• Kajol (born 1975), Indian films
• Kavya Madhavan (born 1984), Indian films
• Ida Kaminska (1899-1980)
• Carol Kane (born 1952)
• Anna Karina (born 1940)
• Miriam Karlin (born 1925)

Ke-Kh

• Diane Keaton (born 1946)
• Lila Kedrova (1918-2000)
• Ruby Keeler (1910-1993)
• Penelope Keith (born 1930)
• Marthe Keller (born 1945)
• Sally Kellerman (born 1936)
• Grace Kelly (1929-1982)
• Judy Kelly (1913-199)
• Nancy Kelly (1921-1995)
• Patsy Kelly (1910-1981)
• Fanny Kemble (born 1809)
• Felicity Kendal (born 1946)
• Kay Kendall (1926-1959)
• Suzy Kendall (born 1944)
• Jayne Kennedy (born 1951)
• Merna Kennedy (1909-1944)
• Patsy Kensit (born 1968)
• Barbara Kent (born 1906)
• Jean Kent (born 1921)
• Brooke Kerr (born 1973)
• Deborah Kerr (born 1921)
• Evelyn Keyes (born 1919)
• Leleti Khumalo (born 1970)

Ki-Kr

• Margot Kidder (born 1948)
• Nicole Kidman (born 1967)
• Nastassja Kinski (born 1960)
• Phyllis Kirk (born 1929)
• Sally Kirkland (born 1944)
• Patricia Kirkwood (born 1922)
• Mia Kirshner (born 1976)
• Eartha Kitt (born 1928)
• Hildegard Knef (1925-2002)
• Shirley Knight (born 1937)
• Keira Knightley (born 1985)
• Elyse Knox (born 1917)
• Marianne Koch (born 1930)
• Manisha Koirala (born 1970), Indian films
• Véra Korène (1901-1996)
• Sylvia Koscina (1933-1994)
• Koyuki (born 1976)
• Hilde Krahl (1917-1999)
• Kristin Kreuk (born 1982)
• Sylvia Kristel (born 1952)
• Alma Kruger (1872-1960)

Ku-Kw

• Lisa Kudrow (born 1963)
• Meena Kumari (1933-1972), Hindi films
• Karyn Kupcinet (1941-1963)
• Swoosie Kurtz (born 1944)
• Nancy Kwan (born 1939)

Jo-Ju

• Marlène Jobert (born 1943)
• Rosamund John (1913-1998)
• Glynis Johns (born 1923)
• Celia Johnson (1908-1982)
• Katie Johnson (1878-1957)
• Kay Johnson (1904-1975)
• Rita Johnson (1912-1965)
• Angelina Jolie (born 1975)
• Carolyn Jones (1929-1983)
• Grace Jones (born 1948)
• Jennifer Jones (born 1919)
• Shirley Jones (born 1934)
• Dorothy Jordan (1906-1988)
• Milla Jovovich (born 1975)
• Leatrice Joy (1897-1985)
• Alice Joyce , (1890-1955)
• Brenda Joyce (born 1917)
• Yootha Joyce (1927-1980)
• Ashley Judd (born 1968)
• Arline Judge (1912-1974)
• Katy Jurado (1924-2002)

K

Ka

• Olga Kacjan (born 1952)
• Madeline Kahn (1942-1999)
• Kajol (born 1975), Indian films
• Kavya Madhavan (born 1984), Indian films
• Ida Kaminska (1899-1980)
• Carol Kane (born 1952)
• Anna Karina (born 1940)
• Miriam Karlin (born 1925)

Ke-Kh

• Diane Keaton (born 1946)
• Lila Kedrova (1918-2000)
• Ruby Keeler (1910-1993)
• Penelope Keith (born 1930)
• Marthe Keller (born 1945)
• Sally Kellerman (born 1936)
• Grace Kelly (1929-1982)
• Judy Kelly (1913-199)
• Nancy Kelly (1921-1995)
• Patsy Kelly (1910-1981)
• Fanny Kemble (born 1809)
• Felicity Kendal (born 1946)
• Kay Kendall (1926-1959)
• Suzy Kendall (born 1944)
• Jayne Kennedy (born 1951)
• Merna Kennedy (1909-1944)
• Patsy Kensit (born 1968)
• Barbara Kent (born 1906)
• Jean Kent (born 1921)
• Brooke Kerr (born 1973)
• Deborah Kerr (born 1921)
• Evelyn Keyes (born 1919)
• Leleti Khumalo (born 1970)

Ki-Kr

• Margot Kidder (born 1948)
• Nicole Kidman (born 1967)
• Nastassja Kinski (born 1960)
• Phyllis Kirk (born 1929)
• Sally Kirkland (born 1944)
• Patricia Kirkwood (born 1922)
• Mia Kirshner (born 1976)
• Eartha Kitt (born 1928)
• Hildegard Knef (1925-2002)
• Shirley Knight (born 1937)
• Keira Knightley (born 1985)
• Elyse Knox (born 1917)
• Marianne Koch (born 1930)
• Manisha Koirala (born 1970), Indian films
• Véra Korène (1901-1996)
• Sylvia Koscina (1933-1994)
• Koyuki (born 1976)
• Hilde Krahl (1917-1999)
• Kristin Kreuk (born 1982)
• Sylvia Kristel (born 1952)
• Alma Kruger (1872-1960)

Ku-Kw

• Lisa Kudrow (born 1963)
• Meena Kumari (1933-1972), Hindi films
• Karyn Kupcinet (1941-1963)
• Swoosie Kurtz (born 1944)
• Nancy Kwan (born 1939)