Top 200 Most Alluring Potentials
by IMDBmurphy | created - 23 Nov 2017 | updated - 2 weeks ago | PublicPotential additions to make the Top 100 most attractive and adorable leading girls of all time (currently split into the Top 50 Most Alluring Actresses and the Top 50 Most Alluring Runners-up) a Top 200 at some point.
1. Grace Kelly
Actress | Dial M for Murder
On November 12, 1929, Grace Patricia Kelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to wealthy parents. Her girlhood was uneventful for the most part, but one of the things she desired was to become an actress which she had decided on at an early age. After her high school graduation in 1947, Grace ...
1951-1956 (*1929)
2. Brigitte Bardot
Actress | Le mépris
Brigitte Bardot was born on September 28, 1934 in Paris, France. Her father had an engineering degree and worked with his father in the family business. Brigitte's mother encouraged her daughter to take up music and dance, and she proved to be very adept at it. By the time she was 15, Brigitte was ...
3. Jane Fonda
Actress | Klute
Born in New York City to legendary screen star Henry Fonda and Ontario-born New York socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw, Jane Seymour Fonda was destined early to an uncommon and influential life in the limelight. Although she initially showed little inclination to follow her father's trade, she was ...
1960-1968 (*1937)
4. Britt Ekland
Actress | The Man with the Golden Gun
Britt Ekland was born in Sweden and grew up to be the poster girl for beautiful, big-eyed Scandinavian blondes. She attended a drama school and then joined a traveling theater group. With her looks as her passport, Britt entered films and became a star in Italy. When Peter Sellers met her in a ...
1957-1975 (*1942)
5. Lori Singer
Actress | Footloose
Lori is a Golden Globe winning actress for her role as cast member in Robert Altman's " Shortcuts". She won 'ShoWest Newcomer of the Year' for her role as Ariel Moore in the film "Footloose", and was nominated for best supporting actress for an Indie Spirit Award for "Trouble in Mind." Lori 's ...
1982-1993 (*1957)
6. Rebecca De Mornay
Actress | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Rebecca De Mornay was born 1959 as Rebecca Jane Pearch, in Santa Rosa, CA, to Wally George and Julie Eager. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother moved to Pasadena and married Richard De Mornay, who adopted her. After her stepfather's untimely death in 1962, Rebecca's mother moved...
1983-1997 (*1959)
7. Linda Fiorentino
Actress | The Last Seduction
Linda Fiorentino is an American actress. She has starred in the films Vision Quest (1985), Gotcha! (1985), After Hours (1985), Jade (1995), Men in Black (1997) and Dogma (1999). For her performance in The Last Seduction (1994), she won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, the ...
1985-2002 (*1960)
8. Elisabeth Shue
Actress | Leaving Las Vegas
Elisabeth Shue was born in Wilmington, Delaware, to Anne Brewster (Wells), who worked for the Chemical Banking Corporation, and James William Shue, a lawyer and real estate developer. She is of German and English ancestry, including descent from Mayflower passengers. Shue's parents divorced while ...
1984-1997 (1963)
9. Marisa Tomei
Actress | My Cousin Vinny
Marisa Tomei was born on December 4, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York, to Patricia "Addie" (Bianchi), a teacher of English, and Gary Tomei, a lawyer, both of Italian descent. Marisa has a brother, actor Adam Tomei. As a child, Marisa's mother frequently corrected her speech as to eliminate her heavy ...
1990-2019 (*1964)
10. Tia Carrere
Actress | Wayne's World
Tia Carrere, born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, was discovered in a grocery store and landed the female lead in the film Aloha Summer. She then moved to Los Angeles and continued her ascent in the acting world as a series regular on General Hospital as well as a string of guest starring roles on ...
1985-1997 (*1967)
11. Mia Sara
Actress | Timecop
Mia Sara is an American actress. She is best known for Legend (1985) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).
She also had minor roles in A Stranger Among Us (1992) and Timecop (1994).
In 1996, she married Jason Connery, son of Sean Connery, with whom she performed in Bullet to Beijing (1995). In June ...
1985-1997 (*1967)
12. Ami Dolenz
Actress | Can't Buy Me Love
Ami Dolenz was born on January 8, 1969 in Burbank, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Can't Buy Me Love (1987), Rescue Me (1992) and Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1993). She has been married to Jerry Trimble since August 10, 2002.
13. Hudson Leick
Actress | Chill Factor
Heidi Hudson Leick, upon graduating high school, got a modeling gig in Japan; this was perfect because she loves traveling and modeling. When she returned to New York, her dream was to be an international model and then go into acting. One day, she quit modeling while in France, and pursued a TV ...
14. Carla Gugino
Actress | Watchmen
Carla Gugino was born in Sarasota, Florida, to Carl Gugino, an orthodontist. She is of Italian (father) and English-Irish (mother) ancestry. Gugino moved with her mother to Paradise, California, when Carla was just five years old. During her childhood, they moved many times within the state. But ...
15. Marley Shelton
Actress | Planet Terror
Marley Eve Shelton was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Eagle Rock, CA. She is the daughter of Carol (Stromme), a teacher and singer, and Christopher Shelton, who worked as a director and producer. She has three sisters: Koren Shelton, Erin Shelton and Samantha Shelton. Both of her ...
16. A.J. Langer
Actress | My So-Called Life
Allison Joy Langer was born in Columbus, Ohio. At age 5, her family moved to the San Fernando Valley, just outside of Los Angeles, where she attended Granada Hills High School. She first began using her initials to join an all-boys baseball team, and the nickname stuck. She was introduced to Ernie ...
1990-1996 (*1974)
17. Sunny Mabrey
Actress | Hillbilly Elegy
Sunny Mabrey is an actress, writer, and comedian who hails from Rainbow City, Alabama. After traveling the world on the modeling circuit for a year following high school, Sunny went on to graduate with a B.A. in Theatre from University of Mobile, a small liberal arts school where she discovered her...
18. Anna Faris
Actress | The House Bunny
Anna Kay Faris was born on November 29, 1976 in Baltimore, Maryland, to Karen (Bathurst), a special education teacher, and Jack Faris, a sociologist. She was raised in Edmonds, Washington. Her ancestry includes English, German, Scottish, French, Dutch, Irish, and Welsh. Anna started acting very ...
19. Lake Bell
Actress | In a World...
Lake Siegel Bell is an American actress, screenwriter and director. She has starred in various television series, including Boston Legal (2004-2006), Surface (2005-2006), How to Make It in America (2010-2011), Childrens Hospital (2008-2016), and Bless This Mess (2019-2020) and in films including ...
20. Rosario Dawson
Actress | Rent
This stunning and resourceful actress has been primarily a film player thus far. Only recently has she been opening herself up more to doing television (the series Gemini Division (2008), which she executive-produced), and animated voice-overs. Dawson's powerhouse talent stands out the most in edgy...
21. Carly Craig
Actress | Role Models
Born and raised in San Diego, California, Carly comes from a large Italian-Irish family that includes two professional baseball players: her father, Rocky Craig, and little brother, Casey Craig. She has one sister and two brothers.
Carly is well known on the internet for her hilarious and ...
22. Jessica Simpson
Actress | The Dukes of Hazzard
A talented artist with universal appeal, Jessica Simpson is an international star and media darling who has taken the music, fashion and entertainment industries by storm. Jessica burst on to the scene with her unmistakable voice and has since released 8 hit-producing albums. She has starred on the...
23. Karis Paige Bryant
Actress | Universal Soldier: The Return
Karis Paige Bryant was born on June 16, 1985, in Texas. Acting since the age of 5. She has appeared in many films, her first role was in the TV movie A Killing in a Small Town (1990). She landed a role on Charmed (1998) in 1999, plus roles in the feature film Universal Soldier: The Return (1999). ...
1996-1999 (*1985)
24. 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 ...
25. Danielle Panabaker
Actress | The Flash
Danielle Nicole Panabaker was born in Augusta, Georgia. Her younger sister, actress Kay Panabaker, starred in the TV series Summerland (2004)(WB, 2004-05). Panabaker started acting at a summer camp before joining community theater productions when she was 10 years old. Panabaker moved to Naperville...
26. Emily Tennant
Actress | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Emily Tennant is a Canadian actress from Vancouver. She became known for playing school reporter Ivy Young, one of the main characters in the teen sitcom "Mr. Young" (2011-2013). She later had a recurring role in the romantic drama "Cedar Cove" (2013-2015). She played Cecilia Rendall, an old friend...
2002-2010 (*1990)
27. Emily Osment
Actress | Hannah Montana: The Movie
Emily Jordan Osment was born on March 10, 1992 in Los Angeles. She is the younger sister of The Sixth Sense star, Haley Joel Osment. Her father Eugene is also an actor of some renown. Following in their footsteps, Emily started her acting career performing in several commercials, including a radio ...
28. Ariana Grande
Soundtrack | Don't Look Up
Ariana Grande was born Ariana Grande-Butera on June 26, 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida to Joan Grande, a chief executive officer for Hose-McCann Communications & Edward Butera, a graphic designer, photographer, artist and Ibi Designs Inc. owner/founder. She starred in the 2008 musical, 13 before ...
29. Claire Julien
Actress | The Bling Ring
Claire Julien was born on January 11, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Bling Ring (2013), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Phoenix: Chloroform (2013).
2012-2013 (*1995)
30. Caroline Sunshine
Actress | Shake It Up
Tenacious, intelligent, and a triple threat talent, actress Caroline Sunshine has quickly become "one to watch" in the entertainment industry over the years from the captivating characters she has brought to life on screen. In 2015 Caroline can be seen starring as "Emily Jordan" in the "The ...
31. Lia Marie Johnson
Actress | American Wrestler: The Wizard
Lia was born in Wahiawa, Hawaii. She is part of a military family and has lived all over the United States including Florida and California. She has four younger sisters and a younger brother. Now that she is permanently located in Southern California she is excited to continue pursuing her acting ...
2009-2016 (*1996)
32. Danielle Rose Russell
Actress | Aloha
Danielle Rose Russell was born October 31, 1999, in New Jersey. Danielle fell in love with acting through regional theater originally, but after doing many commercials and print, she decided to pursue film and television. After doing her first film, A Walk Among the Tombstones, at the young age of ...
2014-2017 (*1999)
33. Brighton Sharbino
Actress | Miracles from Heaven
Some dreams never come true, but with perseverance and passion, they can become reality. That could be said for young actress Brighton Sharbino, who at just six years of age was already starring in commercials and landing roles in television shows. Born and raised in Texas, Brighton comes from a ...
2013-2016 (*2002-08-19)
34. Olivia Munn
Actress | The Newsroom
Lisa Olivia Munn was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her mother, Kimberly Schmid, lived in Vietnam, and is of Chinese ancestry, while her father, Winston Barrett Munn, is from a family with deep roots in the American South. Olivia's parents divorced when she was two years old, and she was raised ...
35. Sarah Gadon
Actress | Cosmopolis
Sarah Gadon was born in a quiet residential area in Toronto, Ontario, to a teacher mother and a psychologist father. She grew up with the support and encouragement of her parents and older brother, James, and with this was inspired to go headlong into acting and dance alike. Sarah spent much of her...
2000-2014 (*1987)
36. Melia Kreiling
Actress | Guardians of the Galaxy
Melia studied contemporary dance, and drama in the UK. Soon after her drama studies she landed her first role in the Neil Jordan-created TV series The Borgias (Showtime) as Bianca Gonzaga, playing alongside Jeremy Irons. She went on to work in television hits such as The Bible (History) and ...
37. Peyton List
Actress | The Tomorrow People
Peyton List was born on August 8, 1986, in Boston, Massachusetts. She grew up with her older sister Brittany, who works as a model in Germany, and her parents Sherri Anderson and Douglas "Doug" List. Peyton studied at the School of American Ballet in New York City and also played there on stage.
She...
38. Carly Schroeder
Actress | Mean Creek
Carly Brook Schroeder is an actress, animal rights activist, environmentalist, and nutritional advocate, known for Gracie (2007), the Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire (2001), and General Hospital (1963).
Schroeder was born on October 18, 1990, in Valparaiso, Indiana. She began doing print work at the...
39. Piper Perabo
Actress | Coyote Ugly
Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated film, stage and TV actor. Born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in New Jersey, she graduated summa cum Laude from Ohio University. In 2000 she was cast in a breakout role in Coyote Ugly. Since then she has been seen in such films as Christopher Nolan's "The ...
40. Izabella Miko
Actress | Coyote Ugly
Born in Poland to accomplished thespian parents, Grazyna Dylag and Aleksander Mikolajczak, Izabella Miko could dance before she could walk. She began to pursue her dream career as a ballerina as soon as the opportunity was available to her at the age of 10. Izabella was accepted at the National ...
41. Maria Bello
Actress | A History of Violence
Maria Bello was born on 18 April, 1967 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, to Kathy, a nurse and teacher, and Joe Bello, a contractor. She is of Italian and Polish descent. Maria went to Villanova University, majoring in political science. She had every intention of becoming a lawyer, but she took an ...
42. 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), ...
43. Angela Sarafyan
Actress | The Immigrant
Angela Sarafyan is an Armenian American actress. She has appeared as a guest-star in several television series such as Judging Amy (1999) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).
Sarafyan has acted in the feature films: On the Doll (2007), Kabluey (2007), The Informers (2008), A Beautiful Life (2008), ...
44. Alexa PenaVega
Actress | Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
Alexa Ellesse PenaVega was born Alexa Ellesse Vega on August 27, 1988 in Ocala, Florida and raised in Los Angeles, California to Gina Denise Rue, a former model & Baruch Jairo Vega, a photographer. She is known for her role as Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids series and Shilo Wallace in the film Repo!...
45. Krizia Vega
Producer | Hotel Bed: Chelsea Collins (Feat. Swae Lee)
An award winning Colombian/American director, writer and producer Krizia Vega grew up immersed in the world of film along side her actress sisters Alexa Penavega and Makenzie Vega.
Krizia has produced and directed on projects for major label recording artists such as: Swae Lee, Lindsey Stirling, ...
46. Makenzie Vega
Actress | The Good Wife
Makenzie Jade Vega Norfolk (née Vega; born February 10, 1994) is an American actress. She's known for her role as Grace Florrick on The Good Wife and as the 11-year-old counterpart of Nancy Callahan in Sin City. Makenzie was born in Los Angeles, California. Her mom, Gina Denise Rue is an American ...
47. Kelsey Asbille
Actress | Fargo
Kelsey Asbille Chow is the oldest of three siblings, a younger brother and younger sister. At a young age she studied dance, and grew to love performing. School plays led to community theater, then she was member of the Hammond Select Ensemble, which she has performed with in Italy and other places...
48. Catherine Mary Stewart
Actress | The Last Starfighter
Catherine Mary Stewart's career has spanned more than 30 years and over 50 different productions, from film to television to theater, in England, Canada and the United States. She was living in London studying dance, acting and singing when she was cast in her first professional acting role as the ...
49. 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...
50. Gemma Chan
Actress | The Creator
Gemma Chan (born 29 November 1982) is a British film, television, and theatre actress and former fashion model. She played Charlotte in season four of the Showtime and ITV2 series Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007); Ruth in Channel 4's Fresh Meat (2011); Mia Bennett in Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars...
51. Janel Parrish
Actress | Pretty Little Liars
Janel Parrish is an American actress and singer who portrayed Mona Vanderwaal in Pretty Little Liars (2010).
She was born Janel Meilani Parrish on October 30, 1988 in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, to parents Joanne (Mew) and Mark Phillip Parrish. Her mother is of Chinese descent and her father is ...
1999-2010 (*1988)
52. Genevieve Hannelius
Actress | Super Buddies
Genevieve Hannelius is an actress, singer, and entrepreneur. She was most recently seen starring in Netflix's original series "American Vandal." She is perhaps best known for starring on the three-time Emmy-nominated Disney Channel series, Dog with a Blog, which premiered in October 2012, and was ...
2010-2015 (*1998)
53. Rachel Blanchard
Actress | The Summer I Turned Pretty
Rachel attended Havergal College, an all girls school in Toronto. After high school she went on to attend Queens university in Kingston, Ontario Canada. To prepare for her role as Cher in the Clueless (1996) TV series, Rachel actually did go to some high schools in L.A. where she was surprised to ...
54. Anna Hutchison
Actress | Robert the Bruce
Anna Hutchison was born on February 8, 1986 in New Zealand. Anna is an actor and producer, known for Robert the Bruce (2019), Encounter (2018) and Vengeance: A Love Story (2017). Anna has been married to Mike Gillespie since December 2018. They have two children.
55. Leven Rambin
Actress | The Hunger Games
Leven Alice Rambin is an American actress. She is known for playing look-alike half-sisters Lily Montgomery and Ava Benton on All My Children and her recurring roles in Grey's Anatomy and Gone, as well Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, One Tree Hill, Wizards of Waverly Place, and CSI: Miami....
56. Jennifer Connelly
Actress | A Beautiful Mind
Jennifer Connelly was born in the Catskill Mountains, New York, to Ilene (Schuman), a dealer of antiques, and Gerard Connelly, a clothing manufacturer. Her father had Irish and Norwegian ancestry, and her mother was from a Jewish immigrant family. Jennifer grew up in Brooklyn Heights, just across ...
1984-2003 (*1970)
57. Sonia Ammar
Actress | Scream
Sonia Ammar (born 19 February 1999) is a French-Tunisian actress, singer and model. Since early childhood, she studied dance, singing, piano and theater. She was only 8 years old when she voiced the role of Fairy in the movie Winx Club, and she never looked back. She continued her professional ...
58. Christina Applegate
Actress | Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Christina Applegate was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, to record producer/executive Robert Applegate and singer-actress Nancy Priddy. Her parents split-up shortly after her birth. She has two half-siblings from her father's re-marriage - Alisa (b. October 10, 1977) and Kyle (b. July 15...
59. Jessica Bowman
Actress | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Jessica Bowman was born on November 26, 1980 in Walnut Creek, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), Joy Ride (2001) and Derailed (2002).
1993-1999 (*1980)
60. Alisha Boe
Actress | Do Revenge
Alisha Ilhaan Bo (born March 6, 1997), known professionally as Alisha Boe, is a Norwegian and American actress. She is known for portraying Jessica Davis in the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why.
Boe was born in Oslo, Norway, to a Somali father and a Norwegian mother, from Trondheim. She and ...
61. Megalyn Echikunwoke
Actress | Night School
Ebubennem Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke was born May 28, in Spokane, Washington. Her father was Nigerian and her mother is of English and Scots-Irish descent. Her last name, "Echikunwoke", means "leader of men" and Megalyn is the granddaughter of a Nigerian tribal leader of the Igbo, which technically ...
62. Margot Robbie
Actress | Suicide Squad
Margot Elise Robbie was born on July 2, 1990 in Dalby, Queensland, Australia to Scottish parents. Her mother, Sarie Kessler, is a physiotherapist, and her father, is Doug Robbie. She comes from a family of four children, having two brothers and one sister. She graduated from Somerset College in ...
63. Danube Hermosillo
Actress | Everything, Everything
Danube Hermosillo is a television, feature film, commercial, and voice-over actress based in Los Angeles, CA. She has booked a variety of leading and supporting roles in network television, studio feature films, and more. Notable highlights of her career include a memorable guest appearance on the ...
64. Skyler Samuels
Actress | The Gifted
TV viewers first caught notice of Skyler Samuels when she became a junior correspondent at just 8 years old and went on to be a Disney Channel regular on shows like "Wizards of Waverly Place," "The Suite Life," and "That's So Raven." By age 16, Skyler was the title character of ABCFamily's "The ...
65. Gizem Emre
Actress | Fack ju Göhte
Gizem Emre was born on April 19, 1995 in Berlin, Germany. She is an actress and publicist, known for Suck Me Shakespeer (2013), Suck Me Shakespeer 2 (2015) and Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996).
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