Favorite Actresses
by Jalen | created - 11 Feb 2011 | updated - 09 Feb 2023 | PublicMy ever-changing list of Favorite Actresses--based on everything as a whole; Talent, beauty, filmography.. how fun they are to watch.. you name it! I will probably add more as the list grows: But away we go...
1. Elliot Page
Actor | Juno
Elliot Page was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Martha Philpotts, a teacher, and Dennis Page, a graphic designer. Page wanted to start acting at an early age and attended the Neptune Theater School. They began their career at the age of 10 on the award-winning television series Pit Pony (1999), for...
Simply the Best!!
2. Emily Blunt
Actress | Edge of Tomorrow
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt is a British actress known for her roles in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), The Young Victoria (2009), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and The Girl on the Train (2016), among many others.
Blunt was born on February 23, 1983, in Roehampton, South West London, England, the second of ...
Exquisite Beauty of Dan in Real Life, The Devil Wears Prada.. and Sunshine Cleaning, among my faves;
3. Emma Stone
Actress | La La Land
Emily Jean "Emma" Stone was born on November 6, 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona to Krista Jean Stone (née Yeager), a homemaker & Jeffrey Charles "Jeff" Stone, a contracting company founder and CEO. She is of Swedish, German & British Isles descent. Stone began acting as a child as a member of the ...
Always liked her in Superbad, and the show, Drive. No surprise that "Easy A" has put her on the map: It was only a matter of time.
4. Rashida Jones
Actress | Parks and Recreation
Rashida Jones was born in Los Angeles, California, the younger daughter of media mogul, producer, and musician Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton. She has an older sister, Kidada Jones, and five half-siblings by her father's other relationships. Her father is African-American and her mother is ...
Gorgeous. My age! Yeah, baby! From way back on Boston Public.. to The Office, Parks & Rec. to 'I Love You, Man' and The Social Network.
5. Kristen Stewart
Actress | Snow White and the Huntsman
Though most famous for her role as Isabella "Bella" Swan in The Twilight (2008) Saga, Kristen Stewart has been a working actor since her early years in Los Angeles, California. Her parents, John Stewart and Jules Stewart, both work in film and television. The family includes three boys, Kristen's ...
Always plays dead-on daughters to excellent parents; Jodie Foster, Meg Ryan, Dylan McDermott. Her shyness and awkwardness on-screen translates to real life.. and is so refreshing! :D
6. Amanda Seyfried
Actress | Les Misérables
Amanda Seyfried was born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Ann (Sander), an occupational therapist, and Jack Seyfried, a pharmacist. She is of German, and some English and Scottish, ancestry. She began modeling when she was eleven, and acted in high school productions as well as taking ...
One of the hottest, right now, "IT" girls! Mean Girls was only a springboard. With the soon-to-be mentioned Megan Fox, and written by Juno's Diablo Cody.. JENNIFER'S BODY is an underrated gem of a movie!
7. Amy Adams
Actress | Arrival
Amy Lou Adams was born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy, to American parents, Kathryn (Hicken) and Richard Kent Adams, a U.S. serviceman who was stationed at Caserma Ederle in Italy at the time. She was raised in a Mormon family of seven children in Castle Rock, Colorado, and has English, as well as ...
Alongside Emily Blunt in Sunshine Cleaning.. she is equally astonishing in looks and talented!
8. Madeline Carroll
Actress | Flipped
Madeline was born March 18, 1996 and raised in Los Angeles, California. She began modeling when she was 3 years old, soon after she was discovered by her Theatrical agent "Wendy" in a nail shop in Sherman Oaks and began her theatrical acting career. She has performed in around 60 principal role/...
What an up-and-comer. WE call her Baby Ellen Page. So, so good in Flipped.. but loved her before then.. in Swing Vote and television appearences!
9. Maggie Lawson
Actress | Gamer
Maggie Lawson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. When she was eight, she began appearing in local community and dinner theater productions, and at 10, she earned an on-air commercial gig at a Louisville TV station, which soon led to a steady six-year role as a TV personality who filed ...
Drop dead on psych. Had some hilarious, though short-lived tv series'; It's All Relative, for sure. psych was finally one that stuck.
10. Jessica Stroup
Actress | The Hills Have Eyes II
Jessica Stroup was born October 23rd 1986, in Anderson, South Carolina, USA. At the age of 17, she received a scholarship to attend the University of Georgia, but turned it down to pursue acting. At only 17, she moved to Los Angeles and immediately took acting classes and received both modeling and...
Like Maggie Lawson above.. her eyes have it. No questions asked.
11. Amber Heard
Actress | Aquaman
Amber Laura Heard was born in Austin, Texas, to Patricia Paige Heard (née Parsons), an internet researcher, and David C. Heard (David Clinton Heard), a contractor. She has English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Welsh ancestry.
Heard appeared in the Academy Award-nominated film, North Country (2005), ...
A new fan of Amber's, I am. Excited to watch "The Stepfather" re-make all the way through. Cannot wait for the fast car movie with Nicolas Cage.. and even moreso, "The Ward" from John Carpenter. Heard can do suspense.. and now horror!!
12. Ashley Greene
Actress | Twilight
Ashley Michele Greene was born in Jacksonville, Florida to parents Michele (Tatum), an insurance broker, and Joseph Lacy Greene, US Marine who runs a concrete business. A self-confessed tomboy and "daredevil", Ashley loved to try to keep up with her older brother Joe, taking on activities such as ...
New fan of hers, also. Absolutely Slammin'. Must check out the remainder of the Twilight films {I've seen the original}.. and her other projects.
13. Rosemarie DeWitt
Actress | Rachel Getting Married
Rosemarie Braddock DeWitt, who is also known as Rosemarie DeWitt, is one of the most popular American actresses. She was born on October 26, 1971 in Flushing, Queens that lies in New York, USA. Her parents are Rosemarie Baddock and Kenny DeWitt. She has been featured in various roles in a number of...
Holds her own with Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married [as title character].. more sister issues with Toni Collette in United States of Tara.
14. Daryl Hannah
Actress | Wall Street
Daryl Christine Hannah was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She is the daughter of Susan Jeanne (Metzger), a schoolteacher and later a producer, and Donald Christian Hannah, who owned a tugboat/barge company. Her stepfather was music journalist/promoter Jerrold Wexler. Her siblings are Page ...
Legen-- wait for it...dary; Kicked some @$# in the Kill Bills.. especially Vol. II vs. Uma. Always good in 80's flicks like Splash.
15. Julianne Moore
Actress | Far from Heaven
Julianne Moore was born Julie Anne Smith in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on December 3, 1960, the daughter of Anne (Love), a social worker, and Peter Moore Smith, a paratrooper, colonel, and later military judge. Her mother moved to the U.S. in 1951, from Greenock, Scotland. Her father, from ...
Another legend. Brokethrough yet again in The Kids are All Right. The Boogie Nights Queen.. you know what you're going to get. It's gonna be outstanding. Needed some experience on my last with these last two.
16. 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, ...
'Nuff said. Put the "Jennifer" in Jennifer's Body!! x)
17. Kristen Bell
Actress | Frozen
Kristen Anne Bell (born 1980) is an American actress and singer. She was born and raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan, and is the daughter of Lorelei (Frygier), a nurse, and Tom Bell, a television news director. Her ancestry is Polish (mother) and German, English, Irish, and Scottish (father). ...
Detroit's Own. Huntington Woods native. Veronica Mars on the small-screen.. to (Forgetting) Sarah Marshall on the big. Sky is the limit!
18. Abbie Cornish
Actress | Bright Star
Abbie Cornish, also known by her rap name Dusk, is an Australian actress and rapper. Following her lead performance in 2004's Somersault, Cornish is best-known for her film roles as the titular heroin addict in the drama Candy (2006), courtier Bess Throckmorton in the historical drama Elizabeth: ...
How gorgeous is she! From Michigan to Australia.. doesn't get much far apart. As Heath Ledger's partner in Candy.. to "Stoploss" and the upcoming "Sucker Punch". Wow! Quite the versatility!
19. Kate Mara
Actress | Fantastic Four
Kate Mara is an American actress. She starred in the Netflix political drama House of Cards (2013) as Zoe Barnes and appeared in the Fox TV series 24 (2001) as computer analyst Shari Rothenberg. She appeared in Brokeback Mountain (2005), We Are Marshall (2006), Shooter (2007), Transsiberian (2008), ...
More aged, slightly, than Rooney. Incredible in the superb film.. 'Transsiberian'. Surely, she's a good character in that...right? :o 127 Hours.. soon to be seen, by me. *fingers crossed* [I have since seen 127 and Kate rocked. I was quite pleased with her screen time as well]
20. Rooney Mara
Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Actress and philanthropist Rooney Mara was born on April 17, 1985 in Bedford, New York. She made her screen debut in the slasher film Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005), went on to have a supporting role in the independent coming-of-age drama Tanner Hall (2009), and has since starred in the horror ...
Younger Sister of Kate, above. Fearless in Nightmare on Elm Street re-do style! Excellent scene with Jesse Eisenberg in the opening of The Social Network. RE-DO's? Let's see her as "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo..." in Stockholm, Sweden-style!
21. Mia Wasikowska
Actress | Alice in Wonderland
Mia is an Australian actress, born and raised in the country's capital, Canberra. She is the daughter of photographers Marzena Wasikowska and John Reid. Her mother is Polish and her father is an Australian of British ancestry. She has an older sister, Jess, and a younger brother, Kai. At age eight,...
Ever-changing hairstyles. Purrr-fect smile. Not many can do drama as heartfelt as Mia. The EXCELLENT 'Sophie' on In Treatment.. to Alice in Wonderland and The Kids are All Right; With an interesting period piece upcoming. Had to make the list longer!
22. Rose Byrne
Actress | Spy
Rose Byrne was born in Balmain, Sydney, Australia. She is the daughter of Jane, a primary school administrator, and Robin Byrne, a semi-retired statistician and market researcher.
She landed her first role in a movie, Dallas Doll (1994), when she was 15 years old.
Since then, Rose has appeared in a ...
Even longer.. for Puppy-dawg eyes. So innocent, such facial expressions of pain and emotion in "The Dead Girl" and ADAM! :o
23. Alyson Hannigan
Actress | Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Alyson Hannigan was born in Washington, D.C. to Emilie (Posner), a real estate agent, and Al Hannigan, a truck driver. She began her acting career in Atlanta at the young age of 4 in commercials sponsoring such companies as McDonald's, Six Flags, and Oreos. She is a seasoned television actress, ...
Needed t.v. actress: And why not the hilarious Lily on one of the best shows.. How I Met Your Mother. Alyson's Awes!
24. Jennifer Jason Leigh
Actress | The Hateful Eight
Jennifer Jason Leigh was born Jennifer Lee Morrow in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of writer Barbara Turner and actor Vic Morrow. Her father was of Russian Jewish descent and her mother was of Austrian Jewish ancestry. She is the sister of Carrie Ann Morrow and half-sister of actress Mina ...
Classic!! So many good movies, she hasnt been around that much lately, however the body of work she has will always stand the test of time.
25. Regina King
Actress | Ray
Regina King was born in Los Angeles, California, to Gloria, a special education teacher, and Thomas King, an electrician. She began her career in the television show 227 (1985), followed by a role in Boyz n the Hood (1991). She began to be recognized by a mainstream audience after her role as Cuba ...
From Boyz in da' Hood, Higher Learning, to her awesome work in southLAnd. Always a treat to watch.
26. Katrina Bowden
Actress | Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Katrina Bowden (born September 19, 1988) was raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey. She attended the now-defunct Saint Thomas More School in Midland Park, New Jersey, for her grammar and middle school education. She later attended Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington Township, New Jersey.
In 2006, Bowden ...
Of course. :p So delightful on 30 Rock--"She just changed her relationship status to 'weirdsies'..."; Fun to watch! More scenes, please.
27. Krysten Ritter
Actress | Jessica Jones
Krysten Ritter stars as Jessica Jones in the Peabody, Hugo, and Emmy Award-winning Netflix original series, Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015). Her performance, which earned her a prestigious Critics Choice nomination, a Saturn nomination, a Webby Award and a Glamour Best International TV Actress Award,...
So, so funny as typically a supporting role--in such films as Confessions of a Shopaholic and 'She's Out of my League"; Which her co-stars may appear on here soon! x)
28. Hayden Panettiere
Actress | Heroes
Hayden Lesley Panettiere was born on August 21, 1989 in Palisades, New York, to actress Lesley Vogel and fire department captain Skip Panettiere. Her younger brother was actor Jansen Panettiere (1994-2023). Her parents are both of half Italian descent, along with German and English. Her mother got ...
From just a cute kid in Remember the Titans.. to her lead role in the hilarious, underrated "I Love You, Beth Cooper"! Excited to see her in Scream 4 among other awesome actors/actresses!!
29. Alice Eve
Actress | Before We Go
Alice Sophia Eve was born in London, England. Her father is Trevor Eve and her mother is Sharon Maughan, both fellow actors. She is the eldest of three children. Eve has English, Irish and Welsh ancestry. Her family moved to Los Angeles, California when she was young as her father tried to crack ...
She's deff. out of my league also. (Ya think?) *HAHA. It might even be worth checking out Sex & the City 2 because of that funny, "Erin Go Bra{ugh}-less" line. Out of Jay Baruchel's League, who I've liked since Knocked Up. Good stuff.
30. Emma Roberts
Actress | We're the Millers
Emma Roberts was born in Rhinebeck, New York. She was a baby when her parents separated, and she grew up living with her mother, Kelly Cunningham. She was educated at Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles, California.
Emma is the daughter of Oscar-nominated actor Eric Roberts, and the niece of ...
Another Scre4m queen. Looks tremendous in It's Kind of a funny Story. Just the tip of the iceberg with her.. the future's so bright, I gotta wear shades! ;D
31. Brie Larson
Actress | Room
Brie Larson has built an impressive career as an acclaimed television actress, rising feature film star and emerging recording artist. A native of Sacramento, Brie started studying drama at the early age of 6, as the youngest student ever to attend the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco...
Blondes (mostly) have more fun. A scene-stealer in United States of Tara and Greenberg [whom I'm neglected to include Greta Garwig on here, suspiciously.. so far]!!
32. Mariel Molino
Actress | The Watchful Eye
Mariel Molino is a dynamic actress with a diverse range of experience in both film and television, spanning across the US and Latin America. Her most recent work includes lead roles in Freeform's The Watchful Eye and the upcoming feature film The Shade. Mariel developed a passion for acting at a ...
brand new! Promise Land (ABC to Hulu .. we have that now, to new on Freeform!). Hi to Jos, Daisy and Killer's Bs of AK Luv LOVE xo
33. Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz
Actress | Revenge
Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz was born in Milan, Italy to two former fashion models and until the age of five, grew up in the little country town of Gudo Visconti. Her American father, Elliston, became a famed fashion photographer, while her mother, Maria, went on to do PR for a fashion press office.
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Rings on KY spectrum cable; the cutest smile! Sitting against fence w lunch & coke zero. texting. Hi to dougby bear, Doug/cheff70 n all my cats, etc. xo
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