Heroien
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1. Ritabhari Chakraborty
Actress | Shesh Theke Shuru
Ritabhari Chakraborty was born on June 26, 1992 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. She is an actress and writer, known for Shesh Theke Shuru (2019), Fool For Love (2018) and Naked (2017).
2. Edwige Fenech
Actress | Hostel: Part II
Edwige Fenech was born Edwige Sfenek on December 24, 1948, in Bone, Constantine, France, to a Maltese father and an Italian mother. She began her show-business career as a participant in beauty contests (she won the title of "Miss Mannequin de la Cote d'Azur" at age 16 and even won a Miss France ...
3. Maitê Proença
Actress | A Hora Mágica
Maitê Proença was born on January 28, 1958 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for A Hora Mágica (1999), 16060 (1995) and Jogo da Vida (1981).
4. Susan George
Actress | Straw Dogs
Susan George was born on July 26, 1950 in Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Straw Dogs (1971), Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) and Mandingo (1975). She was previously married to Simon MacCorkindale.
5. Alexandra Daddario
Actress | Baywatch
Alexandra Anna Daddario was born on March 16, 1986 in New York City, New York, to Christina, a lawyer, and Richard Daddario, a prosecutor. Her brother is actor Matthew Daddario, her sister is actor Catharine Daddario, and her grandfather was congressman Emilio Daddario (Emilio Q. Daddario), of ...
6. Angie Everhart
Actress | Last Action Hero
Angie Everhart was born on September 7, 1969 in Akron, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Last Action Hero (1993), Take Me Home Tonight (2011) and Bandido (2004). She has been married to Carl Ferro since December 6, 2014. She was previously married to Ashley Hamilton.
7. Laura Linney
Actress | The Big C
Laura Leggett Linney was born in New York City on February 5, 1964, into a theatre family. Her father was prominent playwright Romulus Linney, whose own great-grandfather was a congressman from North Carolina. Her mother, Miriam Anderson (Leggett), is a nurse. Although she did not live in her ...
8. 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 ...
9. Elizabeth Olsen
Actress | Martha Marcy May Marlene
Elizabeth Chase "Lizzie" Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films Silent House (2011), Liberal Arts (2012), Godzilla (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and Captain America: Civil War (2016). For her role in the critically-acclaimed Martha ...
10. Nicole Kidman
Actress | Moulin Rouge!
Elegant Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, while her Australian parents were there on educational visas.
Kidman is the daughter of Janelle Ann (Glenny), a nursing instructor, and Antony David Kidman, a biochemist and clinical ...
11. Jessica Alba
Actress | Fantastic Four
Jessica Marie Alba was born on April 28, 1981, in Pomona, CA, to Catherine (Jensen) and Mark David Alba, who served in the US Air Force. Her father is of Mexican descent (including Spanish and Indigenous Mexican roots), and her mother has Danish, Welsh, English, and French ancestry. Her family ...
12. Tuba Büyüküstün
Actress | Kara Para Ask
Born on July 5 in Istanbul, Tuba majored in Costume & Design at the Mimar Sinan University of the Fine Arts from where she graduated in the year of 2004. This year also brought along her first acting gig as she starred in the successful TV show, 'Cemberimde Gül Oya', portraying the character of '...
13. Damla Sönmez
Actress | Sibel
Damla Sonmez was born in Istanbul, Turkey. Her maternal family is Abkhazian immigrants. Her paternal grandmother is of Circassian descent who immigrated to Diyarbakir from Syria. Her native language is Turkish and is fluent in English and French. Cinema has been her greatest passion since she was ...
14. Jennifer Love Hewitt
Actress | I Know What You Did Last Summer
Jennifer Love Hewitt was born in Waco, Texas, to Patricia Mae (Shipp), a speech-language pathologist, and Herbert Daniel Hewitt, a medical technician. She has English, Italian, French, Scottish, and German ancestry. She got her first name from her older brother Todd Daniel Hewitt (b. November 8, ...
15. Cristina Brondo
Actress | L'auberge espagnole
Cristina Brondo was born on January 16, 1977 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for The Spanish Apartment (2002), Lola vende cá (2002) and Russian Dolls (2005). She has been married to Diego Yaker since April 13, 2007. They have two children.
16. Krista Allen
Actress | The Bold and the Beautiful
Krista Allen hails from Texas and made her mark on Hollywood after just landing in LA with a excellent timing as she starred alongside comedy legend Jim Carrey in the hit film Liar Liar, portraying the unforgettable Elevator Girl. This iconic scene became an instant classic, showcasing Krista's ...
18. 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 ...
19. Jhanvi Rawat
Actress | Mumbai Diaries
Jhanvi Rawat was born in New Delhi, India. She is known for Mumbai Diaries (2021), College Romance (2018) and I Am Alone, So Are You... (2019).
20. Emmanuelle Chriqui
Actress | Wrong Turn
Emmanuelle Chriqui was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Moroccan Jewish immigrants, Liliane (Benisty) and Albert Chriqui. Her family moved to Toronto when she was two years old. At the age of 10, Chriqui appeared in a McDonald's commercial. She moved to Vancouver, guest-starring in series such as Are ...
21. Janet Montgomery
Actress | Black Swan
A native of Bournemouth in the UK, Janet Montgomery moved to London when she received a scholarship at a dance school. One of her first acting jobs was a guest star role on the critically-acclaimed UK teen drama series, Skins (2007), as Nicholas Hoult's love interest.
Upon moving to Los Angeles, ...
22. Jenny Pudavick
Actress | Mohawk Girls
With over 20 years of on camera experience in film and television across Canada and the United States, Jenny's most recent television credits include a recurring role on CBC's new comedy Workin' Moms, a lead role in APTN's Mohawk Girls, and a recurring role in The Pinkerton's. Watch for Jenny is ...
23. Kaitlyn Leeb
Actress | Total Recall
Kaitlyn is an actress for film and television with a degree from York University in Psychology.
Kaitlyn first started out in the industry as a print model in ad campaigns and billboards for companies such as Virgin Mobile, Dentyne Ice, FUZE fruit drinks, and RBC for the 2010 TIFF before starting her ...
24. Emma Rigby
Actress | Prisoners Wives
Emma Rigby (@emmarealrigby) is an award-winning actress who rose to prominence in Hollyoaks. She has since starred in popular television series both sides of the pond including 'Prisoners Wives' for BBC One, and 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland' for the US network ABC. Her filmography includes 'The ...
25. Darcie Rose
Actress | Son of God
Darcie Rose was born in Brighton, England, UK. She is known for Son of God (2014), The Bible (2013) and Never Let Go (2015).
26. Sadie Sink
Actress | Stranger Things
Sadie Sink is an American actress. She started her career in the theater, and rose to prominence for her roles as Max in Netflix's science fiction drama series Stranger Things (2016) and Ziggy Berman in the horror films Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021) and Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021).
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27. Emmy James
Actress | Dear Zoe
Emmy James is an actress, comedian, and writer originally from Detroit. She trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) in NYC, and with teachers such as Anthony Abeson, Elizabeth Greer, Bob Krakower, Lesly Kahn, among others. Emmy has worked opposite a variety of accomplished actors, ...
28. Aggy K. Adams
Actress | Oh, Ramona!
Aggy K. Adams was born on May 19, 1995 in Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for Oh, Ramona! (2019), World War Z (2013) and Undercover Hooligan (2016).
29. Caitlin Thompson
Actress | This Is Us
Caitlin Thompson was born on July 1, 1987 in Avon Lake, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for This Is Us (2016), Christmas Perfection (2018) and 90210 (2008). She has been married to Dan Fogelman since June 13, 2015. They have one child.
30. Mackenzie Aladjem
Actress | Nurse Jackie
Mackenzie has recently returned to performing after taking time off to concentrate on her education. Mackenzie has been performing since age four. She appeared in television shows including Nurse Jackie (6 years-series regular), Hawaii Five-O, Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, Parenthood, About A Boy...
31. Megan Fox
Actress | Transformers
Megan Denise Fox was born on May 16, 1986 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and raised in Rockwood, Tennessee to Gloria Darlene Tonachio (née Cisson), a real estate manager & Franklin Thomas Fox, a parole officer. She began her drama and dance training at age 5 and at age 10, she moved to Port St. Lucie, ...
32. Iris Apatow
Actress | Funny People
Iris Apatow was born on October 12, 2002 in Los Banos, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012) and Knocked Up (2007).
33. Maude Apatow
Actress | This Is 40
Maude Apatow is an American actress. She is the eldest daughter of director Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann, and is possibly best known for her very popular Twitter page. After minor roles in Knocked Up (2007) and Funny People (2009), as the daughter of Leslie Mann's characters, she had a ...
34. Leslie Mann
Actress | Knocked Up
Leslie Jean Mann was born in San Francisco, California. She was raised in Newport Beach, California by her mother, Janet Ann Ayres. At the age of seventeen, she launched her career, appearing in various TV commercials.
Her screen break came when she was cast as Nurse Mary in the short-lived Birdland...
35. Suzanne Lenz
Actress | Silicon Valley
Suzanne Lenz is known for Silicon Valley (2014), Obvious Child (2014) and The Desiring (2024).
36. Natalia Dyer
Actress | Stranger Things
Natalia Dyer is an American actress known primarily for her role as Nancy Wheeler in the Netflix science-fiction drama series Stranger Things (2016). Her career began around the age of 12 in 2009 in the family comedic drama Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), starring Miley Cyrus. It was not until ...
37. Hannah New
Actress | Maleficent
Born in London, England, Hannah insisted at age 4 to attend ballet school, setting her on a performing path in life. She later turned her focus to acting and joined The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. Her interest in other cultures led her to travel around the world, including Bolivia ...
38. Cherilyn Wilson
Actress | Mad Men
Cherilyn Rae Wilson is a film and television actress known for Mad Men, The Social Network and True Blood. Based in Los Angeles, CA, Cherilyn studied Acting at Playhouse West in Hollywood as well having graduated with Honors from California State University Northridge in Political Science and ...
39. Caylee Cowan
Actress | Sunrise in Heaven
Caylee Cowan (born Catherine Caylee Cowan) is an American film actress born on March 19, 1998 in Los Angeles, California. She began her on screen acting career after starring in the feature film Sunrise in Heaven (2020). She is known for portraying Penelope in Frank and Penelope (2022), acting ...
40. Elizabeth Debicki
Actress | The Great Gatsby
Debicki was born in Paris to a Polish father and an Australian mother of Irish descent who were both dancers. When she was five, the family moved to Melbourne, where she grew up with two younger siblings. She became interested in ballet at an early age and trained as a dancer until deciding to ...
41. Claire Foy
Actress | First Man
Claire Elizabeth Foy (born 16 April 1984) is an English actress. She studied acting at the Liverpool John Moores University and the Oxford School of Drama and made her screen debut in the pilot of the supernatural comedy series Being Human, in 2008. Following her professional stage debut at the ...
42. Nupur Sanon
Actress | Tiger Nageswara Rao
Nupur Sanon is a trained singer and actress in the Hindi film industry. After graduating in commerce from Kirori Mal College in North Campus, Delhi University, Sanon shifted to Mumbai to follow in her elder sister Kriti Sanon's footsteps and join the film industry.
Sanon got her first break in the ...
43. Julia Bol
Actress | A Classic Horror Story
Julia Bol was born on October 18, 1995 in Nikolaev, Ukraine. She is an actress and writer, known for A Classic Horror Story (2021), Tokyo Blackout and FBI: International (2021).
44. Aditi Rao Hydari
Actress | Padmaavat
Aditi Rao Hydari was born in 1986 in Hyderabad, from two royal lineages, that of Sir Akbar Hydari and J. Rameshwar Rao the erstwhile Raja of Wanaparthy.
A classical Bharatanatyam dancer, she made her acting debut with Sharada Ramanathan's acclaimed film Sringaram and rose to fame after her ...
45. Sophie Rundle
Actress | Peaky Blinders
Sophie Rundle is an English actress. Born on April 21, 1988 to Fiona and Michael Rundle, she has two brothers James and Henry. She attended the Bournemouth School for Girls before going on to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she graduated in 2011 with a BA in Acting.
Upon graduation, she ...
46. Sophia Bush
Actress | John Tucker Must Die
Sophia Bush has captured film and television audiences with her range of roles and diverse characters She was born on July 8, 1982, in Pasadena, California, and is an only child. Her father, Charles William Bush, is a renowned advertising and celebrity photographer, and her mother, Maureen E. (...
47. Angelina Jolie
Actress | Maleficent
Angelina Jolie is an Academy Award-winning actress who rose to fame after her role in Girl, Interrupted (1999), playing the title role in the "Lara Croft" blockbuster movies, as well as Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Salt (2010) and Maleficent (2014). Off-screen, Jolie has become ...
48. Grace Van Dien
Actress | Stranger Things
Grace Van Dien is an American actress and director, best known for "Stranger Things" (2016), "The Village" (2019), "Charlie Says" (2018), and the remake of "Sleeping Beauty" (2014). She also starred in many independent films and projects, such as "The Bad Twin" and acted in shows like "Greenhouse ...
49. Saiee Manjrekar
Actress | Major
Saiee Manjrekar is an Indian actress who primarily works in the Hindi, Marathi, and Telegu film industries. She is the daughter of Mahesh Manjrekar, a well-known actor, director, and producer, and Medha Manjrekar, who is also an actress and producer.
As a child, Manjrekar developed a keen interest ...
50. Blanca Blanco
Actress | Betrayed
Blanca Blanco, is a multiple award-winning and nominated American-Mexican actress, and bestselling author. Blanca is known for her iconic beauty, talent, style, and authentic charisma.
Blanca has played a wide range of roles in film and television. Her work as an actress has been recognized at the ...
51. 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 ...
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