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The following American film actresses are listed alphabetically. It contains both actresses born American and those who acquired American nationality later.
Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the 
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: a range is ''birth''–''death'' years
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list of American television actresses
This is an alphabetical list of American television actresses who have articles on Wikipedia.
Some actors who are well-known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American film actresses.
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: ''Nationality''-born: this person acquired American citizenship later in life
: a range is ''birth''–''death'' years
: if year of death only is known, that is stated explicitly
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* Beverly Aadland 1942–2010 *Mariann Aalda
Mariann Aalda is an American television, stage, film actress, performance artist, and stand-up comic.
Career
Aalda is best known for her work in television as one of the first African-American daytime soap opera heroines, playing DiDi Bannis ...
born
*Caroline Aaron
Caroline Sidney Aaron (née Abady; born ) is an American actress.
She is known for her performances in films like Mike Nichols' ''Heartburn'' (1986) and ''Primary Colors'' (1998), as well as Woody Allen's '' Crimes and Misdemeanors'' (1989), ' ...
born
* Diahnne Abbott born
* Rose Abdoo born
* Paula Abdul born
* Donzaleigh Abernathy born
*Whitney Able
Whitney Nees Able (born June 2, 1982) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles in ''All the Boys Love Mandy Lane'' (2006) and ''Monsters'' (2010), and has been featured in ''Maxim'' magazine.
Early life
Whitney Able was ...
born
*Candice Accola
Candice René King ( Accola; born May 13, 1987) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Caroline Forbes in The CW supernatural drama series ''The Vampire Diaries'' and her recurring role as the same character on the ...
born
* Amy Acker born
*Jean Acker
Jean Acker (born Harriet Ackers; October 23, 1892 – August 16, 1978) was an American actress with a career dating from the silent film era through the 1950s. She was perhaps best known as the estranged wife of silent film star Rudolph Valenti ...
1893–1978
* Bettye Ackerman 1924–2006
*Amy Adams
Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress. Known for both her comedic and dramatic roles, she has been featured three times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses. She has received various accolades, incl ...
born (born in Italy)
* Brooke Adams born
*Edie Adams
Edie Adams (born Edith Elizabeth Enke; April 16, 1927 – October 15, 2008) was an American comedian, actress, singer and businesswoman. She earned the Tony Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award.
Adams was well known for her impersonations ...
1927–2008
* Jane Adams born
* Joey Lauren Adams born
* Julie Adams 1926–2019
* Lillian Adams 1922–2011
* Mary Kay Adams born
* Nancy Addison 1946–2002
* Shohreh Aghdashloo born (Iranian-born)
*Dianna Agron
Dianna Elise Agron ( ; born April 30, 1986) is an American actress and singer. After primarily dancing and starring in small musical theater productions in her youth, Agron made her screen debut in 2006, and in 2007, she played recurring charac ...
born
*Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...
born
*Lexi Ainsworth
Alexandra Danielle Ainsworth (born October 28, 1992) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress. She is recognized for her roles as Kristina Davis on ''General Hospital'', Amber from '' Shameless'', and Jessica Burns in the 2015 film '' A Girl L ...
born
*Malin Åkerman
Malin Maria Åkerman (born 12 May 1978) is a Swedish actress. In the early 2000s, she had several small television and film parts in both Canadian and American productions, including '' The Utopian Society'' (2003) and ''Harold & Kumar Go to Wh ...
born (Swedish-born)
*Jessica Alba
Jessica Marie Alba ( ; born April 28, 1981) is an American actress and businesswoman. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in '' Camp Nowhere'' and '' The Secret World of Alex Mack'' (1994), and rose to prominence at age 19 ...
born
*Lola Albright
Lola Jean Albright (July 20, 1924 – March 23, 2017) was an American singer and actress, best known for playing the sultry singer Edie Hart, the girlfriend of private eye Peter Gunn, on all three seasons of the TV series ''Peter Gunn''.
Early ...
1924–2017
*Denise Alexander
Denise Alexander is an American actress, best known for her role as Lesley Webber on ''General Hospital'', a role she originally played from 1973 to 1984 (contract), 1996 to 2009, and a guest stint in 2013, in honor of the show's 50th anniversa ...
born
*Erika Alexander
Erika Rose Alexander (born November 19, 1969) is an American actress, writer, producer, entrepreneur and activist best known for her roles as Pam Tucker on the NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show'' (1990–1992), and Maxine Shaw on the FOX sitcom ''Livi ...
born
* Jaimie Alexander born
*Jane Alexander
Jane Alexander (née Quigley; born October 28, 1939) is an American actress and author. She is the recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and nominations for four Academy Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. From 1993 to 19 ...
born
*Khandi Alexander
Harriet Rene "Khandi" Alexander (born September 4, 1957) is an American dancer, choreographer, and actress. She began her career as a dancer in the 1980s and was a choreographer for Whitney Houston's world tours from 1988 to 1992.
During the 199 ...
born
* Sasha Alexander born
*Kristian Alfonso
Kristian-Joy Alfonso (born September 5, 1963) is an American actress, former figure skater and fashion model. She is recognized for her portrayal of Hope Williams Brady on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''.
Early life
Alfonso was bo ...
born
* Tatyana Ali born
*Mary Alice
Mary Alice Smith (December 3, 1936 – July 27, 2022), known professionally as Mary Alice, was an American television, film, and stage actress. Alice was known for her roles as Leticia "Lettie" Bostic on the sitcom ''A Different World'' (1987 ...
born
* Ana Alicia born (born in Mexico)
* Christa B. Allen born
* Debbie Allen born
* Elizabeth Allen 1929–2006
*Joan Allen
Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American actress. She began her career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1977, won the 1984 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for '' And a Nightingale Sang'', and won the 1988 Tony Aw ...
born
* Jonelle Allen born
*Karen Allen
Karen Jane Allen (born October 5, 1951) is an American film and stage actress. After making her film debut in ''Animal House'' (1978), she portrayed Marion Ravenwood opposite Harrison Ford in '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981), a role she la ...
born
* Krista Allen born or 1971
*Laura Allen
Laura Allen (born March 21, 1974) is an American actress. She starred as Lily Tyler during the first two seasons of the USA Network television series ''The 4400''.
Personal life
Allen was born in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of Julie and Da ...
born
* Nancy Allen born
* Rosalind Allen born (born in New Zealand)
* Kirstie Alley born
* Jamie Anne Allman born
* June Allyson 1917–2006
*Daniella Alonso
Daniella Alonso is an American actress and former fashion model. She has appeared in a number of horror films, including '' The Hills Have Eyes 2'' and '' Wrong Turn 2: Dead End''. Alonso was a regular cast member in the NBC post-apocalyptic ser ...
born
* María Conchita Alonso born
*Trini Alvarado
Trinidad "Trini" Alvarado (born January 10, 1967) is an American actress best known for her performances as Margaret "Meg" March in the 1994 film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel ''Little Women'' and Lucy Lynskey in the comedy/horror fi ...
born
*Lauren Ambrose
Lauren Anne D'Ambruoso (born February 20, 1978), known professionally as Lauren Ambrose, is an American actress and singer. She performs in television, film, and on Broadway.
Ambrose had television roles as Claire Fisher in ''Six Feet Under'' ...
born
*Mädchen Amick
Mädchen Elaina Amick ( ; born December 12, 1970) is an American actress and television director. She is known for her starring role as Shelly Johnson on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991), its prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire ...
born
* Suzy Amis born
* Eva Amurri born
* Kristina Anapau born
*Andrea Anders
Andrea Anders (born May 10, 1975) is an American actress. She is best known for her work on television, notably through her main roles on five anticipated but short-lived sitcoms, ''Joey'', '' The Class'', ''Better Off Ted'', '' Mr. Sunshine'' and ...
born
*Gillian Anderson
Gillian Leigh Anderson ( ; born August 9, 1968) is an American actress. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the series ''The X-Files'', ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies's film '' The House of Mirt ...
born
*Loni Anderson
Loni Kaye Anderson (born August 5, 1945) is an American actress who played receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on the CBS sitcom ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' (1978–1982), which earned her three Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Award nominations.
Early ...
born or 1945
* Mary Anderson, 1918–2014
* Melody Anderson born
*Nicole Gale Anderson
Nicole Gale Anderson (born August 29, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Heather Chandler on The CW series ''Beauty & the Beast''. She is also known for her roles as Macy Misa in the Disney Channel series ''Jonas'' ...
born
* Jennifer Aniston born
* Odette Annable born
*Susan Anton
Susan Ellen Anton is an American actress and singer.
Early life
Anton attended Yucaipa High School in Yucaipa, California, and graduated in 1968. After high school, Anton attended San Bernardino Valley College. She first experienced fame ...
born
* Shiri Appleby born
*Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate (born November 25, 1971) is an American actress. As a child actress, she gained recognition for starring as Kelly Bundy in the Fox sitcom '' Married... with Children'' (1987–1997). Applegate established a successful film a ...
born
* Anne Archer born
*Beverly Archer
Beverly Archer is an American actress who is perhaps best known for her television roles as Iola Boylen on '' Mama's Family'' and as Gunnery Sgt. Alva Bricker on ''Major Dad''.
Career
In addition to her roles as a regular member of the cas ...
born
* Leila Arcieri born
* Eve Arden 1908–1990
* Ashley Argota born
* Jillian Armenante born
*Bess Armstrong
Elizabeth Key "Bess" Armstrong (born December 11, 1953) is an American film, stage and television actress. She is best known for her roles in films '' The Four Seasons'' (1981), '' High Road to China'' (1983), ''Jaws 3-D'' (1983), and ''Nothing i ...
born
*Samaire Armstrong
Samaire Rhys Armstrong ( ) is an American actress and fashion designer. She is known for her roles in '' Stay Alive'', '' The O.C.'', ''It's a Boy Girl Thing'', and as Juliet Darling in the ABC television series, ''Dirty Sexy Money''. She has ap ...
born (born in Japan)
*Alexis Arquette
Alexis Arquette (born Robert Arquette; July 28, 1969 – September 11, 2016) was an American actress.
Early life
Arquette was born in Los Angeles, the fourth of five children of Lewis Arquette, an actor and director, and Brenda Olivia "Mardi ...
1969–2016
* Patricia Arquette born
* Rosanna Arquette born
*Bea Arthur
Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel; May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress and comedian. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, Arthur began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving ...
1922–2009
*Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene; October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American Broadway and film actress whose career began in silent films in the early 1920s and lasted until the early 1950s.
Arthur had feature roles in three F ...
1900–1991
*Katie Aselton
Kathryn Aselton (born October 1, 1978) is an American actress, film director and producer. She directed and co-starred in '' The Freebie'', which was shown in the non-competition "Next" category at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. She also st ...
born
* Ashanti born
*Elizabeth Ashley
Elizabeth Ann Cole, known professionally as Elizabeth Ashley (born August 30, 1939) is an American actress of theatre, film, and television. She has been nominated for three Tony Awards, winning once in 1962 for '' Take Her, She's Mine''. Ashle ...
born
*Mary Astor
Mary Astor (born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke; May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American actress. Although her career spanned several decades, she may be best remembered for her performance as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in '' The Maltese ...
1906–1987
* Margaret Avery born
*Awkwafina
Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, rapper, and comedian who rose to prominence in 2012 when her rap song "My Vag" became popular on YouTube. She then released her debut album, ''Yellow Ra ...
born
* Nicki Aycox born
* Rochelle Aytes born
* Candice Azzara born
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* Lauren Bacall 1924–2014 *Barbara Bach
Barbara Bach, Lady Starkey (born Barbara Goldbach in 1947) is an American actress and model. She played the Bond girl Anya Amasova in ''The Spy Who Loved Me''. She is married to former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr.
Early life
Bach is a nati ...
born
*Catherine Bach
Catherine Bach (born Catherine Bachman; March 1, 1954) is an American actress. She is known for playing Daisy Duke in the television series ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' and Margo Dutton in ''African Skies''. In 2012, she joined the cast of the CBS ...
born
*Mary Badham
Mary Badham (born October 7, 1952) is an American actress who portrayed Jean Louise "Scout" Finch in ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (1962), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. At the time, Badham (aged 10) w ...
born
*Jane Badler
Jane Badler (born December 31, 1953) is an American-Australian actress and singer. She is known for her role as Diana, the main antagonist in NBC's science fiction series '' V'' between 1983 and 1985. Badler also appeared in ABC's version of '' ...
born
*Erykah Badu
Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), known professionally as Erykah Badu (), is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Influenced by R&B, soul, and hip hop, Badu rose to prominence in the late 1990s when her debut al ...
born
* Katherine Bailess born
*Laura Bailey
Laura Bailey is an American voice actress. She made her anime debut as Kid Trunks in the Funimation dub of ''Dragon Ball Z''. Her other anime credits include Emily / Glitter Lucky in ''Glitter Force'', Tohru Honda in ''Fruits Basket'', Lust in ...
* Pearl Bailey 1918–1990
* Barbara Bain born
* Fay Bainter 1893–1968
* Diora Baird born
*Blanche Baker
Blanche Baker (born December 20, 1956) is an American actress and filmmaker. She won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the television mini-series ''Holocaust''. Baker is known for her role as Ginny Baker in ''Sixteen Can ...
born
*Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker (born May 28, 1931) is an American former actress. After studying under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, Baker began performing on Broadway in 1954. From there, she was recruited by director Elia Kazan to play the lead in t ...
born
* Diane Baker born
*Kathy Baker
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Katherine Whitton Baker (born June 8, 1950) is an American actress. Baker began her career in theater and made her screen debut in the 1983 drama film '' The Right Stuff''. She received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Suppor ...
born
* Leigh-Allyn Baker born
* Brenda Bakke born
*Fairuza Balk
Fairuza Balk (born May 21, 1974) is an American actress, musician, and visual artist. Influential in popular culture, Balk is known for her portrayals of distinctive " goth-girl" characters, often with a dark edge. She has appeared in numerous i ...
born
* Lucille Ball 1911–1989
*Kaye Ballard
Kaye Ballard (November 20, 1925 – January 21, 2019) was an American actress, comedian, and singer.
Early life
Ballard was born Catherine Gloria Balotta in Cleveland, Ohio, one of four children born to Italian immigrant parents, Lena (née Nac ...
1925–2019
*Talia Balsam
Talia Balsam (born March 5, 1959) is an American television and film actress.
Early life
Balsam was born in New York City on March 5, 1959, to actors Martin Balsam and Joyce Van Patten. Her ancestry is Russian Jewish (father) and Italian, Dutch, ...
born
*Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two ...
1931–2005
*Lisa Banes
Lisa Lou Banes (July 9, 1955 – June 14, 2021) was an American actress known for more than 80 film and television roles, as well as stage appearances on Broadway and elsewhere.
Banes won a 1981 Theatre World Award for her performance as Aliso ...
1955-2021
*Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American actress. Primarily an actress of the stage, Bankhead also appeared in several prominent films including an award-winning performance in Alfred Hitchcock's '' L ...
1902–1968
*Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in ''The Hunger Games'' film series (2012–2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the ''Pitch Perf ...
born
*Tyra Banks
Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973), also known as BanX, is an American television personality, model, producer, writer, and actress. Born in Inglewood, California, she began her career as a model at the age of 15, and was the first Africa ...
born
*Theda Bara
Theda Bara ( ; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress.
Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatal ...
1885–1955
* Christine Baranski born
*Adrienne Barbeau
Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress, singer and the author of three books. Barbeau came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Rizzo in the musical '' Grease'', and as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter o ...
born
* Ellen Barkin born
* Joanna Barnes 1934–2022
*Priscilla Barnes
Priscilla Anne Barnes (born December 7, 1952) is an American actress."Priscilla Barnes"
AllMovie.com; retr ...
born
*AllMovie.com; retr ...
Majel Barrett
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (; born Majel Leigh Hudec;
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Barbara Barrie
Barbara Barrie (born Barbara Ann Berman; May 23, 1931) is an American actress and author.
Her film breakthrough came in 1964 with her performance as Julie in the landmark film ''One Potato, Two Potato'', for which she won the Best Actress Awar ...
born
* Dana Barron born
*Drew Barrymore
Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, director, producer, talk show host and author. A member of the Barrymore family of actors, she is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a ...
born
* Ethel Barrymore 1879–1959
* Roseanne Barr born
*Bonnie Bartlett
Bonnie Bartlett (born June 20, 1929) is an American actress. Her career spans seven decades, with her first major role being on a 1950s daytime drama, ''Love of Life''. Bartlett is known for her role as Grace Snider Edwards on the Michael Land ...
born
* Mischa Barton born
* Ella Jay Basco born
* Kim Basinger born
* Angela Bassett born
*Justine Bateman
Justine Tanya Bateman (born February 19, 1966) is an American writer, director and producer. Her former acting work includes ''Family Ties'', '' Satisfaction'', '' Men Behaving Badly'', ''The TV Set'', ''Desperate Housewives'', and '' Californ ...
born
*Florence Bates
Florence Bates ( Rabe; April 15, 1888 - January 31, 1954), was an American film and stage character actress who often played grande dame characters in supporting roles.
Life and career
Bates was the second child born to Jewish immigrant par ...
1888–1954
*Kathy Bates
Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actor and director. Known for her roles in comedic and dramatic films and television programs, she has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, includ ...
born
* Cyia Batten born
* Frances Bavier 1902–1989
*Barbara Baxley
Barbara Angie Rose Baxley (January 1, 1923 – June 7, 1990) was an American actress and singer.
Early life
Barbara Baxley was born on January 1, 1923, in Porterville, California, the daughter of Emma (née Tyler) and Bert Baxley and sister to H ...
1923-1990
* Anne Baxter 1923–1985
*Meredith Baxter
Meredith Ann Baxter (born June 21, 1947) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her roles on the CBS sitcom '' Bridget Loves Bernie'' (1972–73), ABC drama series ''Family'' (1976–80) and the NBC sitcom ''Family Ties'' (1982 ...
born
*Jennifer Beals
Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American actress and former teen model. She made her film debut in '' My Bodyguard'' (1980), before receiving critical acclaim for her role in ''Flashdance'' (1983), for which she won NAACP Image A ...
born
*Amanda Bearse
Amanda Bearse (born August 9, 1958) is an American actress, comedian and director. She starred in the 1985 supernatural horror film ''Fright Night'', and later starred as Marcy Rhoades D'Arcy in the Fox sitcom '' Married... with Children'' (1987- ...
born
* Madisen Beaty born
*Louise Beavers
Louise Beavers (March 8, 1902 – October 26, 1962) was an American film and television actress. From the 1920s until 1960, she appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows. She was most often cast in the roles of a maid, servant ...
1902–1962
*Kimberly Beck
Kimberly Beck (born January 9, 1956) is a former American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Trish Jarvis in Joseph Zito's '' Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter'' (1984). Her other film roles include Alfred Hitchcock's ''Marni ...
born
*Bonnie Bedelia
Bonnie Bedelia Culkin (born ) is an American actress. After beginning her career in theatre in the 1960s, Bedelia starred in the CBS daytime soap opera '' Love of Life'' and made her film debut in '' The Gypsy Moths''. Bedelia subsequently appea ...
born
* Nicole Beharie born
* Beth Behrs born
*Doris Belack
Doris Belack (February 26, 1926 – October 4, 2011) was an American character actress of stage, film and television.
Life and career
Belack was born in 1926 in New York City, the younger daughter of Isaac and Bertha Belack, Jewish immigrants ...
1926–2011
* Ashley Bell born
* Catherine Bell born
* Jillian Bell born
*Kristen Bell
Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress. Beginning her acting career by starring in stage productions while attending the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, she made her Broadway stage debut as Becky That ...
born
*Lake Bell
Lake Siegel Bell (born March 24, 1979) 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'' (2010–2 ...
born
* Camilla Belle born
* Kathleen Beller born
* Troian Bellisario born
* Maria Bello born
* Bea Benaderet 1906–1968
*Andrea Bendewald
Andrea R. Bendewald (born March 4, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Maddy Piper on '' Suddenly Susan''.
Early life and education
Born in New York City, Bendewald is the daughter of Judith and Mervin Bendewald, a cl ...
born
*Annette Bening
Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. She has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including a British Academy Film Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominati ...
born
* Constance Bennett 1904–1965
*Haley Bennett
Haley Loraine Keeling (born January 7, 1988), known professionally as Haley Bennett, is an American actress. She made her film debut in the romantic comedy ''Music and Lyrics'' (2007) and has since appeared in films such as '' The Equalizer'' (2 ...
born
* Joan Bennett 1910–1990
*Melissa Benoist
Melissa Marie Benoist ( ; born October 4, 1988) is an American actress, singer and producer. Her first major role was Marley Rose on the Fox musical comedy drama '' Glee'' (2012–2014), where she was a series regular during the fifth season. ...
born
*Amber Benson
Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, singer, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1999–2002), and has also directed, produced ...
born
* Ashley Benson born
*Jodi Benson
Jodi Marie Benson (née Marzorati; born October 10, 1961) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for providing the voice of Ariel in Disney's 1989 animated film '' The Little Mermaid'' and throughout other films, including its seq ...
born
*Julie Benz
Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972) l is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Darla on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on ''Dexter'' (2006–2010), for which she won the 2006 Satellite Award ...
born
*Candice Bergen
Candice Patricia Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an American actress. She won five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal of the title character on the CBS sitcom ''Murphy Brown'' (1988–1998, 2018). She is also kno ...
born
* Polly Bergen 1930–2014
* Elizabeth Berkley born
* Jeannie Berlin born
*Crystal Bernard
Crystal Lynn Bernard (born September 30, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for her roles as Helen Chappel-Hackett on the sitcom ''Wings'' (1990-1997), Amy on ''It's a Living'' (1985–1989), and K.C. Cunningham on ' ...
born
* Sandra Bernhard born
* Halle Berry born
* Valerie Bertinelli born
* Angela Bettis born
* Troy Beyer born
* Mayim Bialik born
*Leslie Bibb
Leslie Louise Bibb (born November 17, 1974) is an American actress and model. Bibb first appeared on television in 1996 with minor roles in a few series, and on film in 1997 with a small role in '' Private Parts''. Her first recurring TV role wa ...
born or 1973
* Jessica Biel born
*Barbara Billingsley
Barbara Billingsley (born Barbara Lillian Combes; December 22, 1915 – October 16, 2010) was an American actress. She began her career with uncredited roles in ''Three Guys Named Mike'' (1951), '' The Bad and the Beautiful'' (1952), and '' Inv ...
1915–2010
*Rachel Bilson
Rachel Sarah Bilson (born August 25, 1981) is an American actress. Born to a Californian show-business family, Bilson made her television debut in 2003, and then landed the role of Summer Roberts on the prime-time drama series '' The O.C.'' B ...
born or 1982
*Traci Bingham
Traci A. Bingham is an American actress, model, and television personality. Beginning her professional career in the early 1990s, Bingham is best known for her role as Jordan Tate on the NBC action drama television series ''Baywatch'' (1996–19 ...
born
*Thora Birch
Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress and producer. She made her feature film debut in 1988 with a starring role in ''Purple People Eater'', for which she received a Young Artist Award for "Best Young Actress Under Nine Years ...
born
*Kerry Bishé
Kerry Lynne Bishé (born May 1, 1984) is a New Zealand-born American actress, known for her lead role as Donna Clark in the AMC television series '' Halt and Catch Fire''. Bishé played the lead/narrator role in the final season of the ABC medi ...
born
* Summer Bishil born
* Julie Bishop 1914–2001
*Danielle Bisutti
Danielle Nicole Bisutti (born October 1, 1976) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Amanda Cantwell on the Nickelodeon television series '' True Jackson, VP'' and the Norse goddess Freya in the 2018 video game, ' ...
born
* Karen Black 1939–2013
* Sofia Black-D'Elia born
* Joan Blackman born
*Betsy Blair
Betsy Blair (born Elizabeth Winifred Boger; December 11, 1923March 13, 2009) was an American actress of film and stage, long based in London.
Blair pursued a career in entertainment from the age of eight, and as a child worked as an amateur danc ...
1923–2009
* Linda Blair born
* Patricia Blair 1933–2013
*Selma Blair
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*Amanda Blake 1929–1989
*Susan Blakely born
*Ronee Blakley born
*Jolene Blalock born
*Rowan Blanchard born
*Tammy Blanchard born
*Sally Blane 1910–1997
*Alexis Bledel born
*Yasmine Bleeth born
*Mary J. Blige born
*Joan Blondell 1906–1979
*Nikki Blonsky born
*Moon Bloodgood born
*Lindsay Bloom born
*Verna Bloom 1938–2019
*Emily Blunt born
*Ann Blyth born
*Eleanor Boardman 1898–1991
*Mary Boland 1880–1965
*Melissa Bolona born
*Beulah Bondi 1889–1981
*Lisa Bonet born
*Shirley Booth 1898–1992
*Olive Borden 1906–1947
*Alex Borstein born
*Michelle Borth born
*Samantha Boscarino born
*Rachel Boston born
*Kate Bosworth born
*Barbara Bouchet born or 1943 (born in Germany)
*Julie Bovasso 1930–1991
*Clara Bow 1905–1965
*Katrina Bowden born
*Lilan Bowden born
*Andrea Bowen born
*Julie Bowen born
*Jessica Bowman born
*Jenna Boyd born
*Anise Boyer 1914–2008
*Lara Flynn Boyle born
*Lucy Boynton born
*Lorraine Bracco born
*Alice Brady 1892–1939
*Alexandra Breckenridge born
*Tracey E. Bregman born (born in Germany)
*Lucille Bremer 1917–1996
*Eileen Brennan 1932–2013
*Amy Brenneman born
*Abigail Breslin born
*Jordana Brewster born
*Paget Brewster born
*Chloe Bridges born
*Alison Brie born
*Connie Britton born
*Pamela Britton 1923-1974
*Beth Broderick born
*Jayne Brook born
*Geraldine Brooks (actress), Geraldine Brooks 1925–1977
*Louise Brooks 1906–1985
*Blair Brown born or 1947
*Chelsea Brown 1942–2017
*Kimberlin Brown born
*Kimberly J. Brown born
*Olivia Brown born
*Pat Crawford Brown 1925–2019
*Vanessa Brown 1928–1999
*Yvette Nicole Brown born
*Leslie Browne born
*Logan Browning born
*Sabrina Bryan born
*Joy Bryant born
*Nana Bryant born
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*Kira Buckland born
*Betty Buckley born
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*Billie Burke 1884–1970
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*Carol Burnett born
*Brooke Burns born
*Catherine Burns born
*Heather Burns born
*Ellen Burstyn born
*Hilarie Burton born
*Kate Burton (actress), Kate Burton born
*Sophia Bush born
*Brett Butler (actress), Brett Butler born
*Yancy Butler born
*Ruth Buzzi born
*Spring Byington 1886–1971
*Amanda Bynes born
*Marion Byron 1911–1985
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*Caitlin Wachs born *Lindsay Wagner born *Natasha Gregson Wagner born *Janet Waldo 1920–2016 *Shawna Waldron born *Abby Walker born *Ally Walker born *Arnetia Walker born *Bree Walker born *Dreama Walker born *Kathryn Walker born *Nancy Walker 1922–1992 *Dee Wallace born *Marcia Wallace 1942–2013 *Quvenzhané Wallis born *Kate Walsh (actress), Kate Walsh born *Maiara Walsh born *Jessica Walter 1941–2021 *Lisa Ann Walter born *Laurie Walters born *Melora Walters born or 1968, or 1959 *Nancy Walters 1933–2009 *Susan Walters born *Peggy Walton-Walker born or 1948 *Zoë Wanamaker born *B. J. Ward (actress), B. J. Ward born *Maitland Ward born *Megan Ward born *Rachel Ward born (British-American born) *Sela Ward born *Susan Ward born *Emily Warfield born *Marlene Warfield born *Marsha Warfield born *Dawn Rochelle Warner born *Julie Warner born *Estella Warren born *Jennifer Warren born *Karle Warren born *Kiersten Warren born *Lesley Ann Warren born *Ruth Warrick 1916–2005 *Fredi Washington 1903–1994 *Kerry Washington born *Ethel Waters 1896–1977 *Katherine Waterston born (English-born) *Carlene Watkins born *Michaela Watkins born *Cynthia Watros born *Vernee Watson-Johnson born *Rolonda Watts born *Kim Wayans born *Carol Wayne 1942–1985 *Shawn Weatherly born *Sigourney Weaver born *Bresha Webb born *Chloe Webb born *Haley Webb born *Jane Webb 1925–2010 *Veronica Webb born *Ann Wedgeworth 1934–2017 *Virginia Weidler 1927–1968 *Liza Weil born *Rachel Weisz born *Raquel Welch born *Savannah Welch born *Tahnee Welch born *Tuesday Weld born *Gwen Welles 1951–1993 *Rebecca Wells 1928–2017 *Dawn Wells 1938–2020 *Mae West 1893–1980 *Celia Weston born *Patricia Wettig born *Dana Wheeler-Nicholson born *Jill Whelan born *Lisa Whelchel born *Shannon Whirry born *Betty White 1922-2021 *Carole Ita White born *Julie White born *Karen Malina White born *Michole Briana White born *Persia White born *Ruth White (actress), Ruth White 1914–1969 *Lynn Whitfield born *Mae Whitman born *Kym Whitley born *Grace Lee Whitney 1930–2015 *Mary Wickes 1910–1995 *Dianne Wiest born *Laura Slade Wiggins born *Kristen Wiig born *Collin Wilcox (actress), Collin Wilcox 1935–2009 *Lisa Wilcox born *Abby Wilde born *Olivia Wilde born *Samira Wiley born *Kathleen Wilhoite born *Adrienne Wilkinson born *Allison Williams (actress), Allison Williams born *Cara Williams born *Cindy Williams born *Esther Williams 1921–2013 *JoBeth Williams born *Kelli Williams born *Kiely Williams born *Kimberly Williams-Paisley born *Kimberly Kevon Williams born *Malinda Williams born *Michelle Williams (actress), Michelle Williams born *Michelle Williams (singer) born *Natashia Williams born *Vanessa Williams born *Vanessa Estelle Williams born *Vesta Williams 1957–2011 *Wendy Williams born *Zelda Williams born *Afton Williamson born *Kate Williamson 1931–2013 *Kenya D. Williamson born *Alicia Leigh Willis born *Katherine Willis born *Rumer Willis born *Beverly Wills 1933–1963 *Bridgette Wilson born *Casey Wilson born *Chandra Wilson born *Debra Wilson born *Elizabeth Wilson 1921–2015 *Kristen Wilson born *Mara Wilson born *Mary Louise Wilson born *Rita Wilson born *Sheree J. Wilson born *Camille Winbush born *Oprah Winfrey born *Debra Winger born *Mare Winningham born *Mary Elizabeth Winstead born *Ariel Winter born *Shelley Winters 1920–2006 *Jane Withers 1926–2021 *Reese Witherspoon born *Alicia Witt born *Collette Wolfe born *Fryda Wolff born *Deborah Ann Woll born *Evan Rachel Wood born *Lana Wood born *Natalie Wood 1938–1981 *Alfre Woodard born *Pat Woodell 1944–2015 *Shailene Woodley born *Joanne Woodward born *Shannon Woodward born *Fay Wray 1907–2004 *N'Bushe Wright born *Robin Wright born *Teresa Wright 1918–2005 *Kari Wuhrer born *Jane Wyman 1917–2007 *Jane Wyatt 1910–2006Y
*Celeste Yarnall 1944–2018 *Deborah Yates born *Amy Yasbeck born *Morgan York born *Evelyn Young 1915–1983 *Loretta Young 1913–2000 *Sean Young born *Barrie Youngfellow bornZ
*Grace Zabriskie born *Pia Zadora born or 1954 *Lisa Zane born *Carmen Zapata 1927–2014 *Natalie Zea born *Nora Zehetner born *Renée Zellweger born *Zendaya born *Madeline Zima born *Vanessa Zima born *Yvonne Zima born *Stephanie Zimbalist born *Constance Zimmer born *Charlotte Zucker 1921–2007 *Daphne Zuniga born See #key, key to entries above.See also
* Lists of AmericansReferences
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