African-American Actresses you probably don't know... but soon will.

Megalyn has what it takes to become a major star in Hollywood, hands down. She has beauty, talent, and does a great job choosing dramatic, multi-layered roles. Believe me when I say, Megalyn is definitely one to watch.

CSI: Miami, NCIS: Los Angeles, Criminal Minds, Dark Blue, Lie to Me... Meta has been on them all. After conquering the small screen, she is now moving onto bigger and better things. Namely, a small upcoming film by the name of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Homefront and Misfits star Antonia Thomas is quietly making her name in Hollywood with her insane beauty and dramatically-rich performances. She is definitely one to keep an eye out for.

Since her buzz-worthy performance as Faith Evans in Notorious, Antonique hasn't been in anything note-worthy other than box-office DOA Abduction which is criminal. Her agent needs to be fired, ASAP!

Sci-fi nerds might remember Kandyse from her Battlestar Galatica days as Anastasia Dualla. Since then, Kandyse has been in quality fare such as Mother's Day (it was good, give it a chance) and Alphas.

Easy on the eyes, and pretty good at delivering her lines, Denise is probably known from her time on the daytime soaps, but she's starting to branch out into more mainstream fare -- Magic Mike, and VH1's Single Ladies.

The gorgeous April has been in The Ugly Truth and Chuck, to name a few, but it hasn't put a dent in Hollywood's name recognition category. Hopefully, her new film, The Runner, will do the trick.

Beyond the hypnotic dance sequences, critically-panned Step-Up: Revolution was good for only one other thing: Cleopatra Coleman.

Don't know much about Sherial other than the fact she was in a couple of "beneath the radar" stuff like "He's on my Mind" and "Crazy Love" Thought she was good in He's on my Mind, which makes her good enough for this list.

Azur-De Johnson had the dishonor of being involved in that god-awful Chris Stokes abomination, Somebody to Help Me 2. Her performance wasn't Oscar-worthy, but it was leaps and bounds better than everyone involved... but that's not saying much when your co-star is Roger from Sister, Sister. In any event, Azur-De performance was good, and hopefully she'll be in much better stuff in the near future.

Amber has been on the Hollywood acting scene for some time now, but honestly, I haven't even heard of her until I saw her performance as Ashley Howard on Greek. Amber has also had roles in How I Met Your Mother and Amazing Spider-Man. She is as talented in her craft as she is beautiful, and a deserving 11th entry on my list.

Jessica's star is on the rise with her performances in 50/50 and In Time, though most may vividly remember her as Melissa from very good (but regrettably cancelled) The Secret Circle. That hasn't stopped Jessica from securing a reoccurring role in 90210, and a new movie in 2013 called The Nearlyweds.

This Days of Our Lives star is starting to hit her acting stride with roles in Prom and The Sitter. Look for Kylie sometime next year in the TV movie, Socio.

Catherine had an early start in daytime soaps such as As The World Turns, All My Children and Guiding Light. With a small role in 30 Rock, and the a short-lived television series out of her system (Are We There Yet?) hopefully Catherine can focus on bigger and better things -- she has the talent to do it.

I've been a huge fan of Bianca since her days on Buffy. And even though she's been in a variety of movies and TV shows, somehow she's not as A-list-y as I thought she would, or could have been. Still she gets steady work on high-profile shows (Teen Wolf and Pretty Little Liars), and that's what it's all about it. Though I'm hoping she becomes apart of something that makes her into a breakout star.

Lauren is, without a doubt, the epitome of Drop-dead gorgeous, and she has some serious acting chops to boot -- she was great in ATL and This Christmas. And though she's had roles in middle-of-the-road fare like Next Day Air, Madea's Big Happy Family, and I love you, Beth Cooper (which I actually liked), Lauren has yet to break through that Hollywood stardom ceiling.

This Bedlam and Secret Diary of a Call Girl star is coming into her own as television actress. Look for her every Sunday as Destiny on Revenge.

Vanessa has built herself a pretty impressive resume with roles in Greek Charming, A.N.T. Farm, and a role on My Babysitter's a Vampire. Hopefully this role will lead to something on the big screen, but she is surely one to watch out for.

Coming from a talented family (Master P's her dad), Cymphonique was sure to find success on screen or in music. With her first sitcom coming to a close after only one season, don't expect that to be the last of Cymphonique. I'm pretty sure she'll be involved in something in the near future.

Hayley's been in Hancock, Norbit and BET's The Game. Look for her next in Rodeo Drive Diva... boy, I hope it's better than the title indicates.