Favourite Actresses from the Millenium

1. Marina Golbahari

Actress | Osama

A lovely young actress who was discovered by director Sadiq Barmak. At the time she was 13, working the Afghani streets of Kabul as a beggar to help feed the family. The director hired her to play the nameless girl turned boy "Osama" in the film Osama (2003). She used her earnings to shelter her ...

(Afghanistan)

2. Gol-Ghotai

Actress | Sag-haye velgard

Gol-Ghotai is known for Stray Dogs (2004), Two-Legged Horse (2008) and The Soldier's Star (2006).

(Afghanistan)

3. Luiza Xhuvani

Actress | Slogans

Luiza Xhuvani was born on March 26, 1964 in Sarandë, Albania. She is an actress, known for Slogans (2001), Fjalë pa fund (1986) and Rrethi i kujtesës (1987). She was previously married to Gjergj Xhuvani.

(Albania)

4. Dolores Fonzi

Actress | Truman

Born in July 19th, 1978, Dolores María Fonzi is the eldest sister of the Fonzi family. She started working as a model in lots of agencies and was the face of lots of pictures. In 1998 she officially started her acting career in Verano del '98 (1998), as Clara Vázquez, with her own brother Tomás ...

(Argentina)

5. Soledad Villamil

Actress | El secreto de sus ojos

Soledad Villamil was born on June 19, 1969 in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an actress, known for The Secret in Their Eyes (2009), The Same Love, the Same Rain (1999) and No sos vos, soy yo (2004). She has been married to Federico Olivera since February 2021. They have two children.

(Argentina)

6. Cate Blanchett

Actress | Carol

Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to June (Gamble), an Australian teacher and property developer, and Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., an American advertising executive, originally from Texas. She has an older brother and a younger sister. When she was ten ...

(Australia)

7. 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 ...

(Australia)

8. Toni Collette

Actress | The Sixth Sense

Toni Collette is an Academy Award-nominated Australian actress, best known for her roles in The Sixth Sense (1999) and Little Miss Sunshine (2006).

Collette was born Toni Collett (she later added an "e") on November 1, 1972, in Blacktown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is the first of three...

(Australia)

9. 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: ...

(Australia)

10. Isla Fisher

Actress | Wedding Crashers

Isla Lang Fisher was born on February 3, 1976 in Muscat, Oman, to Scottish parents Elspeth Reid and Brian Fisher, who worked as a banker for the U.N. She spent her early childhood in Bathgate, Scotland, before moving to Perth, Australia with her family in the early 1980s. From a young age, Isla ...

(Australia)

11. Radha Mitchell

Actress | Pitch Black

Radha Mitchell (born 12 November 1973) is an Australian actress. She started her career acting in various Australian TV series and movies, and later became known for her appearance in Hollywood films. Mitchell, a native of Melbourne, began acting when she was still in high school and had her ...

(Australia)

12. Rachael Taylor

Actress | Transformers

Rachael Taylor grew up in Tasmania, Australia, with her parents Nigel and Christine Taylor. She began modelling during her teens, working for the Skye-Jilly International agency. She competed for Miss Teen Tasmania, as well as the Miss Universe/Miss World state finals. She moved to Sydney to ...

(Australia)

13. Peta Wilson

Actress | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

With her distinctive voice, ultra-intense eyes and statuesque frame, Peta Wilson probably could have carried her breakout television show, "La Femme Nikita," on looks alone. Such was television in 1997. But when viewers realized that this killer- with-a-killer body could actually act, the show ...

(Australia)

14. Cécile de France

Actress | L'auberge espagnole

Cecile de France was born in Namur in Belgium in 1975 and discovered her vocation at the early age of six. As soon as she was seventeen, she was off to Paris with the ambition of beginning a career on the stage. She studied drama with Jean-Paul Denizon, actor and assistant to Peter Brook, before ...

(Belgium)

15. Ivana Milicevic

Actress | Just Like Heaven

Ivana Milicevic (pronounced Ee-vah-nah Mee-lee-cheh-veech) was born on April 26, 1974, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (part of Yugoslavia at the time), into a Croat family. She is the daughter of Tonka and Damir Milicevic, and has a younger brother, Tomo. The family emigrated to the United ...

(Bosnia and Herzegovina)

16. Morena Baccarin

Actress | Deadpool

Morena Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to actress Vera Setta and journalist Fernando Baccarin. Her uncle was actor Ivan Setta. She is of Italian as well as Lebanese and Portuguese/Brazilian descent. She moved to New York at the age of ten, when her father was transferred there. She ...

(Brazil)

17. Alice Braga

Actress | I Am Legend

Alice Braga Moraes born April 15, 1983 is a Brazilian actress. She has appeared in several Brazilian films, most notably as Angélica in 2002's highly acclaimed City of God and as Karina in 2005's Lower City. She came to international prominence after appearing opposite Will Smith in I Am Legend (...

(Brazil)

18. Rosanne Mulholland

Actress | Carrossel

Rosanne Mulholland was born on December 31, 1980 in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Carrossel (2012), Falsa Loura (2007) and Astral City: A Spiritual Journey (2010).

(Brazil)

19. Alessandra Negrini

Actress | Cleópatra

Alessandra Negrini was born on August 29, 1970 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Cleópatra (2007), Tropical Paradise (2007) and Two Rabbits (2012). She was previously married to Otto Maximiliano Pereira de Cordeiro Ferreira and Murilo Benício.

(Brazil)

20. Marie-Josée Croze

Actress | Les invasions barbares

Marie-Josée Croze first studied fine arts before opting for the stage at La Veillée-Prospero Theatre workshop in Montreal. In 1993 she got her first movie part in La Florida (1993) and started working for numerous Canadian TV series and movies.

In 2000, with her performance in Denis Villeneuve's ...

(Canada)

21. Elisha Cuthbert

Actress | The Girl Next Door

Elisha Ann Cuthbert (born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress and model. She became internationally known for playing Kim Bauer in the series 24 (2001); Danielle in the teen comedy film The Girl Next Door (2004) and Carly Jones in the horror remake House of Wax (2005). She was voted the ...

(Canada)

22. Mia Kirshner

Actress | Not Another Teen Movie

Mia Kirshner was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Etti, a teacher, and Sheldon Kirshner, a journalist. Her father is of Polish Jewish descent and her mother is a Bulgarian Jewish immigrant. Mia had a middle class upbringing and graduated from McGill University with a degree in English Literature. She ...

(Canada)

23. Rachel McAdams

Actress | The Notebook

Rachel Anne McAdams was born on November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada, to Sandra Kay (Gale), a nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, a truck driver and furniture mover. She is of English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish descent. Rachel became involved with acting as a teenager and by the age of 13 ...

(Canada)

24. Sarah Polley

Actress | My Life Without Me

Sarah Polley is an actress and director renowned in her native Canada for her political activism. Blessed with an extremely expressive face that enables directors to minimize dialog due to her uncanny ability to suggest a character's thoughts, Polley has become a favorite of critics for her ...

(Canada)

25. Leonor Varela

Actress | Blade II

Leonor Varela was born on December 29, 1972 in Santiago de Chile, Chile, the daughter of Leonor Palma, a massage therapist, and Francisco Varela (Francisco Javier Varela Garcia), a biologist, neuroscientist, and philosopher. Her family fled to Costa Rica, leaving behind the dictatorship of Augusto ...

(Chile)

26. Xiaolu Li

Actress | Push

Xiaolu Li was born on September 30, 1981 in Beijing, China. She is an actress, known for Push (2009), Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) and Shou hu li ren (2017). She was previously married to Nailiang Jia.

(China)

27. Nan Yu

Actress | The Expendables 2

Nan Yu was born on September 5, 1978 in Dalian, Liaoning, China. She is an actress, known for The Expendables 2 (2012), Tuya's Marriage (2006) and Speed Racer (2008).

(China)

28. Ziyi Zhang

Actress | Yi dai zong shi

Ziyi Zhang is a Chinese actress and model. She is best known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004), and Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).

She made her feature film debut in The Road Home (1999).

For her work in Memoirs of a Geisha she was...

(China)

29. Klára Issová

Actress | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Klára Issová is a Czech actress with Syrian roots. She has starred in more then 80 films and TV series. Her biggest international role was in the Fox/TNT series "Legends" playing the lead love interest opposite Sean Bean and in the National Geographic drama series "Genius: Einstein" where she ...

(Czech Republic)

30. Trine Dyrholm

Actress | Dronningen

Trine Dyrholm was born on April 15, 1972 in Odense, Denmark. She is an actress and director, known for Queen of Hearts (2019), Love Is All You Need (2012) and In a Better World (2010).

(Denmark)

31. Connie Nielsen

Actress | Gladiator

Connie Nielsen is set to begin production on Ridley Scott's "Gladiator 2," where she will star alongside Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington, reprising her iconic role of 'Lucilla' from the Academy Award-winning film "Gladiator." She appears in Ava Duvernay's feature, "Origin," based on the book by ...

(Denmark)

32. Stine Stengade

Actress | Flammen & Citronen

Stine Stengade was born on June 1, 1972 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is an actress, known for Flame & Citron (2008), Kira's Reason: A Love Story (2001) and Den du frygter (2008).

(Denmark)

33. Blandine Bury

Actress | Killers

Blandine Bury was born on April 13, 1980. She is an actress, known for Killers (2010), Fanfan (2003) and The Successor (2023).

(France)

34. Marion Cotillard

Actress | La Môme

Academy Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard was born on September 30, 1975 in Paris. Cotillard is the daughter of Jean-Claude Cotillard, an actor, playwright and director, and Niseema Theillaud, an actress and drama teacher. Her father's family is from Brittany.

Raised in Orléans, France, she ...

(France)

35. Emma de Caunes

Actress | Mr. Bean's Holiday

Emma de Caunes was born on September 9, 1976 in Paris, France. She is an actress and director, known for Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) and A Brother... (1997). She has been married to Jamie Hewlett since September 10, 2011. She was previously married to Sinclair...

(France)

36. Julie Depardieu

Actress | Un long dimanche de fiançailles

Julie Depardieu was born on June 18, 1973 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is an actress and director, known for A Very Long Engagement (2004), Rush Hour 3 (2007) and La petite Lili (2003).

(France)

37. Mélanie Doutey

Actress | Post partum

Mélanie Doutey was born on November 22, 1978 in Paris, France. She is an actress and director, known for Post partum (2013), Il ne faut jurer... de rien! (2005) and Le frère du guerrier (2002).

(France)

38. Zoé Félix

Actress | Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis

Zoé Félix was born on May 7, 1976 in Paris, France. She is an actress, known for Welcome to the Sticks (2008), Captifs (2010) and Le coeur des hommes (2003).

(France)

39. Audrey Fleurot

Actress | Intouchables

Audrey Fleurot was born on July 6, 1977 in Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines, France. She is an actress, known for The Intouchables (2011), Spiral (2005) and Un village français (2009).

(France)

40. Vahina Giocante

Actress | Lila dit ça

Vahina Giocante was born on June 30, 1981 in Orléans, Loiret, France. She is an actress, known for Lila dit ça (2004), Trader Games (2010) and 99 Francs (2007).

(France)

41. Eva Green

Actress | Casino Royale

French actress and model Eva Gaëlle Green was born on July 6, 1980, in Paris, France. Her father, Walter Green, is a dentist who appeared in the 1966 film Au hasard Balthazar (1966). Her mother, Marlène Jobert, is an actress turned children's book writer. Eva's mother was born in Algeria, of French...

(France)

42. Mélanie Laurent

Actress | Inglourious Basterds

Mélanie Laurent was born in Paris, France. She is the daughter of Annick, a ballet teacher, and Pierre, a voice actor, who is most recognized for the French version of The Simpsons (1989). She has a younger brother, Mathieu, and has both Sephardi Jewish (from Tunisia) and Ashkenazi Jewish (from ...

(France)

43. Anne Marivin

Actress | Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis

Anne Marivin was born on January 23, 1974 in Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France. She is an actress, known for Welcome to the Sticks (2008), Tell No One (2006) and Little White Lies (2010).

(France)

44. Roxane Mesquida

Actress | À ma soeur!

French/US actress, Roxane Mesquida grew up in Le Pradet, a little town in the South of France. At the age of 11, while walking with her mother, writer Francoise Mesquida, she was spotted by director Manuel Pradal who cast her in Mary from the Bay of Angels (Marie Baie de Anges). In 1998, she played...

(France)

45. Isabelle Nanty

Actress | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

Isabelle Nanty was born on January 21, 1962 in Verdun, Meuse, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Amélie (2001), Le bison (et sa voisine Dorine) (2003) and Not on the Lips (2003).

(France)

46. Barbara Schulz

Actress | French Kiss

Barbara Schulz was born on March 15, 1972 in Talence, Gironde, France. She is an actress and director, known for French Kiss (1995), The Longest Week (2014) and La dilettante (1999).

(France)

47. Mathilde Seigner

Actress | Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien

Mathilde Seigner was born on January 17, 1968 in Paris, France. She is an actress, known for With a Friend Like Harry... (2000), Alias Betty (2001) and The Girl from Paris (2001).

(France)

48. Alice Taglioni

Actress | The Pink Panther

Alice began by studying piano at the Music Conservatory of Paris. Taking theater courses to overcome shyness, she quickly caught the drama bug.

She begins her film career in 2001 in the La bande du drugstore (2002) and Quatre copains (2001). She obtains one of the principal roles of Brocé...

(France)

49. Audrey Tautou

Actress | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

Audrey Justine Tautou was born on August 9, 1976 in Beaumont, France, to Evelyne Marie Laure (Nuret), a teacher, and Bernard Tautou, a dental surgeon. Audrey showed an interest for comedy at an early age and started her acting lessons at 'Cours Florent'. In 1998 she won the best young actress award...

(France)

50. Mélanie Thierry

Actress | The Zero Theorem

Mélanie Thierry was born on July 17, 1981 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France. She is an actress and director, known for The Zero Theorem (2013), Da 5 Bloods (2020) and Babylon A.D. (2008).

(France)

51. Diane Kruger

Actress | Inglourious Basterds

Diane Kruger was born Diane Heidkrüger in Algermissen, near Hildesheim, Germany, to Maria-Theresa, a bank employee, and Hans-Heinrich Heidkrüger, a computer specialist. She studied ballet with the Royal Ballet in London before an injury ended her career. She returned to Germany and became a top ...

(Germany)

52. Elisabeth Röhm

Actress | American Hustle

Elisabeth Rohm will next be seen in the Roger Ailes biopic FAIR AND BALANCED for Lionsgate and director Jay Roach, portraying Fox News host Martha MacCallum, as well as Ted Melfi's THE STARLING opposite Melissa McCarthy.

Elisabeth recently wrapped production on the Lifetime feature FAMILY PICTURES ...

(Germany)

53. Zita Görög

Actress | Underworld

Zita was born on September 27, 1979 in a small village, Pásztó, in Hungary. She attended a class specializing in drama at the Bródy Imre Grammar School in Budapest. It was during this time that she started photo shoots. Her first job was the Agnes B. fashion-show in Paris with Letitia Casta. As a ...

(Hungary)

54. Mallika Sherawat

Actress | Murder

Mallika Sherawat is an Indian actress who mainly works in the Hindi film industry. She was named Reema Lamba at birth but later took up Mallika Sherawat as her screen name.

Sherawat did her schooling at Delhi Public School, Mathura Road. She earned her degree in philosophy from Miranda House at ...

(India)

55. Fiona Shaw

Actress | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1

Shaw was already an accomplished theater actress when director Jim Sheridan awarded her a role in his film, My Left Foot (1989). The film is a telling of Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis), an Irishman disgruntled with his confinement to a body horribly crippled by cerebral palsy but who found ...

(Ireland)

56. Ayelet Zurer

Actress | Man of Steel

Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most acclaimed actresses. She was born in Tel Aviv, and first garnered the attention of Hollywood when she was cast by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking role, as Eric Bana's character's wife in the Oscar® nominated film Munich (2005). Since arriving in ...

(Israel)

57. Monica Bellucci

Actress | Malèna

Monica Anna Maria Bellucci was born on September 30, 1964 in the Italian village of Città di Castello, Umbria, the only child of Brunella Briganti and Pasquale Bellucci. She originally pursued a career in the legal profession. While attending the University of Perugia, she modeled on the side to ...

(Italy)

58. Loredana Cannata

Actress | Youth

Loredana Cannata was born on July 14, 1975 in Giarratana, Sicily, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for Youth (2015), Romanzo siciliano (2016) and È stato un piacere (2016).

(Italy)

59. Ryôko Hirosue

Actress | Okuribito

Kochi on the island of Shikoku was bombed from the air and razed to the ground by the USA during 1945, but Kochi castle still stands as a historical point of interest. More recently the city has acted as the birth place of short-haired tomboyish singer and actress Hirosue Ryoko. She signed up for ...

(Japan)

60. Rinko Kikuchi

Actress | Babel

Rinko was born Kikuchi Yuriko in Hadano just south of Tokyo. The town is known mainly for its green tea and public baths. She is the youngest of three siblings. After being scouted on the street, she began modeling in her hometown and subsequently began acting under her birth name before switching ...

(Japan)

61. Kyôko Koizumi

Actress | Tokyo Sonata

One goes to Atsugi to see the American war machine at work or see where one of Japan's leading pop singers was born. Born in Kanagawa just south of Tokyo in 1966, Koizumi Kyoko participated in and won the Staa Tanjo! ('A Star Is Born') television talent program in 1981 and subsequently released her...

(Japan)

62. Aoi Miyazaki

Actress | Ôkami kodomo no Ame to Yuki

Aoi Miyazaki's a former child actor whose professional career started at 4 in ads, commercials & as an extra. She was born in Tokyo in 1985. Her TV show & film debut came in 1999. She starred in the film debut Ano Natsu No Hi & the show Genroku Ryoran. She began winning prizes 2 years later w/ a ...

(Japan)

63. Kô Shibasaki

Actress | Batoru rowaiaru

Ko Shibasaki was born on August 5, 1981 in Tokyo. Her real name is Yukie Yamamura (Ko Shibasaki is a main character of her favorite manga). She started her career at 14 when her talent was discovered by a star agent. She has worked in many TV shows and commercials, starting to become more famous ...

(Japan)

64. Elizabeth Cervantes

Actress | Más que a nada en el mundo

Elizabeth Cervantes was born on August 1, 1973 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Más que a nada en el mundo (2006), Borderland (2007) and Hell (2010).

(Mexico)

65. Carice van Houten

Actress | Game of Thrones

One of Europe's most celebrated actresses, Carice van Houten is perhaps best known as 'Melisandre' in the iconic TV show Game of Thrones, a performance for which she has been recognized with an Emmy Award nomination in 2019. Other projects include Paul Verhoeven's award-winning Black Book and Bryan...

(Netherlands (The))

66. Famke Janssen

Actress | X-Men: The Last Stand

Famke Janssen was born November 5, 1964, in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, and has two other siblings. Moving to America in the 1980s, she modeled for Chanel in New York. Later, taking a break from modeling, she attended Columbia University, majoring in literature.

This model-turned-actress broke into...

(Netherlands (The))

67. Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Actress | Hercules

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal started studying music and singing in high school and after graduating she continued her music education at the University of Trondheim (NTNU), studying jazz singing and improvisation for two years. She moved to Oslo and was accepted at Oslo National Academy of Dramatic Arts (...

(Norway)

68. Lori Heuring

Actress | Mulholland Dr.

The confidence and fresh energy of Lori Heuring shines through both on and off-screen. This Texan spit-fire studied rigorously in college, resulting in a Finance degree. She then changed her focus and made her way out to Los Angeles, setting her sights on an acting career. With an ever-growing ...

(Panama)

69. Nathalie Kelley

Actress | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Nathalie Kelley is an actress of Indigenous Quechua descent, most recently starring in the hit series Dynasty and The Baker and the Beauty, which is now on Netflix. With a background in social science and policy, Nathalie strives to use her gifts as a storyteller to tell stories that educate and ...

(Peru)

70. Magdalena Boczarska

Actress | Sztuka kochania. Historia Michaliny Wislockiej

Magdalena Boczarska is a Polish film and television actress. She was born in Krakow on the 12th of December 1978. Her debut was at the New Theatre in Lodzi, she was playing the title role in the arts Moorhen directed by Lukasz Kos. Since 2003 she works on the boards of the National Theatre in ...

(Poland)

71. Agnieszka Wlodarczyk

Actress | Nigdy w zyciu!

Born in Slawno, Poland. Her first steps as an actress were supervised by Janusz Józefowicz in Buffo Theatre in Warsaw, Poland. In 1996, she was chosen for the role of Sara (1997) among over one hundred candidates. The Director Maciej Slesicki said that she had a natural talent.

(Poland)

72. Roselyn Sanchez

Actress | Act of Valor

Roselyn Milagros Sánchez Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, producer, and writer. On television, she is best known for her roles as Elena Delgado on the CBS police procedural Without a Trace (2005-09), as Carmen Luna on the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids (...

(Puerto Rico)

73. Alexandra Maria Lara

Actress | Der Untergang

Born on 12 November 1978 in Bucharest, Romania, Alexandra Maria Lara fled to Germany with her parents when she was four and half years old. After graduating at the French High School, she studied acting at the Theaterwerkstatt Charlottenburg from 1997 and 2000, but had already played leading ...

(Romania)

74. Anamaria Marinca

Actress | 4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile

Anamaria Marinca was born on April 1, 1978 in Iasi, Romania. She is an actress, known for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007), Europa Report (2013) and Fury (2014).

(Romania)

75. Irina Rakhmanova

Actress | 9 rota

Irina Rakhmanova was born on August 6, 1981 in the USSR. She is an actress, known for 9th Company (2005), Battalion (2015) and Brat 2 (2000).

(Russia)

76. Olga Sutulova

Actress | The Arena

Olga Sutulova was born on May 4, 1980 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. She is an actress, known for The Arena (2001), Trotsky (2017) and Leningrad (2007). She has been married to Evgeniy Stychkin since July 20, 2012.

(Russia)

77. Yuliya Vysotskaya

Actress | Ray

Julia Vysotskaya was born in Novcherkassk on August 16, 1973. She studied in the drama department of the Belorussian Academy of Arts (graduating in 1995) and then at the London Academy of Music and Fine Arts (graduating in 1998). She has worked in the Belorussian National Academic Yanka Kupala ...

(Russia)

78. Charlize Theron

Producer | Monster

Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, a city in the greater Johannesburg area, in South Africa, the only child of Gerda Theron (née Maritz) and Charles Theron. She was raised on a farm outside the city. Theron is of Afrikaner (Dutch, with some French Huguenot and German) descent, and Afrikaner ...

(South Africa)

79. Justine Waddell

Actress | Mishen

Justine Waddell was born on November 4, 1975 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is an actress and producer, known for Target (2011), The Fall (2006) and Chaos (2005).

(South Africa)

80. Moon Geun-young

Actress | Janghwa, Hongryeon

Moon Geun-Young was born on May 6, 1987 in Gwangju, South Korea. Her immediate family consists of parents and one younger sister. Moon Geun-Young began her acting career from a young age as a child actor. During the third grade of her elementary school, Moon Geun-Young performed in her school's ...

(South Korea)

81. Kim Ha-neul

Actress | Beul-la-in-deu

Kim Ha-neul was born on February 21, 1978 in Seoul, South Korea. She is an actress, known for Blind (2011), My Tutor Friend (2003) and Too Beautiful to Lie (2004).

(South Korea)

82. Kang Hye-jeong

Actress | Oldeuboi

Kang Hye-jeong was born on January 4, 1982 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for Oldboy (2003), Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005) and The Butterfly (2001). She has been married to Tablo since October 26, 2009. They have one child.

(South Korea)

83. Song Hye-kyo

Actress | Yi dai zong shi

In addition to dominating her own country, Song Hye-Kyo has left a lasting impression on the global scene thanks to her stunning beauty, extraordinary acting abilities, and captivating presence. As a model who transitioned into acting, Song has become one of Asia's most well-known and significant ...

(South Korea)

84. Kim Hye-su

Actress | Eolguleobtneun minyeo

Kim Hye-Soo is a South Korean actress and one of the most popular teen stars of the 1980s and 1990s. She is known for her headstrong independence and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women. During the height of her fame, Kim was referred to as the "Pencil Board Star" of the 1980s due ...

(South Korea)

85. Da-bin Jeong

Actress | Nonseutob

Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Jeong Da-bin, whose real name is Jung Hye-sun, was mostly known for playing ever cheerful and effervescent every girl roles. Known primarily for playing schoolgirl types, she gained quite a popular following in Taiwan as well particularly for her roles in ...

(South Korea)

86. Jun Ji-hyun

Actress | Yeopgijeogin geunyeo

Versatile and Charismatic, Jun Ji-Hyun is one of the most loved and respected actresses in her homeland of South Korea. She has won numerous accolades, including two Grand Bell Awards for Best Actress and a Baeksang Art Awards Daesang (Grand Prize) for Television. Jun Ji-Hyun's success in film and ...

(South Korea)

87. Ha Ji-Won

Actress | Hwang Jin Yi

South Korean fresh face Ha Ji-won is a very talented actress. She first came to theater in 2000 and won an award for best new actress. Her big break was "Sex is zero" and "True or Dare". In 2003, she was cast as Chae-oak in the famous Korean TV drama "Damo" and was stated as South Korean's most ...

(South Korea)

88. Kim Sa-rang

Actress | Sa-rang-ha-neun eun-dong-ah

Kim Sa-rang was born on January 12, 1978 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for My Love Eun Dong (2015), Namja taeunada (2002) and Hot for Teacher (2006).

(South Korea)

89. Kang Seong-yeon

Actress | Wang-ui namja

Kang Seong-yeon was born on July 21, 1976 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for The King and the Clown (2005), Tazza (2008) and Soo (2007).

(South Korea)

90. Soo Ae

Actress | Gajok

Soo Ae was born on July 25, 1981 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for A Family (2004), Nim-eun-meon-go-sae (2008) and Midnight FM (2010).

(South Korea)

91. Lim Soo-jung

Actress | Janghwa, Hongryeon

Lim Soo-jung was born on July 11, 1980 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006) and All About My Wife (2012).

(South Korea)

92. Lee Yeong-ae

Actress | Chinjeolhan geumjassi

Lee Yeong-ae was born on January 31, 1971 in Seoul, South Korea. She is an actress, known for Lady Vengeance (2005), Joint Security Area (2000) and Bring Me Home (2019). She has been married to Jeong Ho-young since August 24, 2009. They have two children.

(South Korea)

93. Yoon Jin-seo

Actress | Oldeuboi

Yoon Jin-seo was born on August 5, 1983 in Seoul, South Korea. She is an actress and producer, known for Oldboy (2003), Lady Vengeance (2005) and Biseuti boijeu (2008).

(South Korea)

94. Elena Anaya

Actress | La piel que habito

Spanish actress Elena Anaya impressed the critics with her performance in Sex and Lucía (2001).

Elena was born in Palencia, Spain, on July 17th, 1975. An active child, she excelled in karate and mountain climbing. By the time she was 17 Elena knew that she wanted to channel her energy into ...

(Spain)

95. Penélope Cruz

Actress | Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Known outside her native country as the "Spanish enchantress," Penélope Cruz Sánchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser. As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to ...

(Spain)

96. Mónica López

Actress | En la ciudad

Mónica López was born on May 30, 1969 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. She is an actress, known for En la ciudad (2003), Rapa (2022) and The Uninvited Guest (2004).

(Spain)

97. Najwa Nimri

Actress | Abre los ojos

Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea is a Spanish actress and singer of Navarrese and Jordanian descent.

Nimri's mother is Navarrese and her father is Jordanian; his name is Karam Nimri. She has a brother named Karim Nimri, a half-brother named Andre Nimri and two half-sisters named Sara and Nadia Nimri. Najwa...

(Spain)

98. Elsa Pataky

Actress | Furious 6

Elsa Pataky was born Elsa Lafuente Medianu in Madrid, Spain. Her mother, Cristina Pataky Medianu, is a publicist of Romanian and Hungarian ancestry, and her father, José Francisco Lafuente, is a Spanish biochemist. She attended the Universidad de San Pablo CEU where she studied journalism and began...

(Spain)

99. Belén Rueda

Actress | El orfanato

María Belén Rueda García-Porrero (born March 16, 1965) is a Spanish actress. She is best known for her roles as Lucía in the TV series Los Serrano (2003); as Julia in The Sea Inside (2004), for which she won a Goya Award; and as Laura in The Orphanage (2007), for which she received another Goya ...

(Spain)

100. Paz Vega

Actress | Spanglish

Paz Vega

A renowned international actress who has captivated audiences in Europe, North America, and Latin America with her talent and versatility in acting. After starting her career on the successful sitcom "Siete vidas", the Sevillian actress made the jump to the big screen with Julio Medem's "...

(Spain)