List of female movie actors (L-Z)

This is an alphabetical list of notable female movie actors.

A certain number of actors of this list are also well-known because of their roles in television films and series, and are therefore included in both, this list and the list of television actors.

A – K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

L

La

Florence La Badie (1888–1917)
Diane Ladd (born 1932)
Jocelyne LaGarde (1924–1979)
Christine Lahti (born 1950)
Ricki Lake (born 1968)
Veronica Lake (1919–1973)
Hedy Lamarr (1913–2000)
Barbara La Marr (1896–1926)
Molly Lamont (1910–2001)
Dorothy Lamour (1914–1996)
Elsa Lanchester (1902–1986)
Elissa Landi (1904–1948)
Carole Landis (1919–1948)
Jessie Royce Landis (1904–1972)
Abbe Lane (born 1932)
Diane Lane (born 1965)
Jocelyn Lane (born 1937)
Lola Lane (1906–1981)
Priscilla Lane (1917–1995)
Rosemary Lane (1914–1974)
June Lang (born 1915)
Hope Lange (1931–2003)
Jessica Lange (born 1949)
Frances Langford (born 1914)
Lillie Langtry (1853–1929)
Angela Lansbury (born 1925)
Joi Lansing (1928–1972)
Laura La Plante (1904–1996)
Piper Laurie (born 1932)
Daliah Lavi (born 1940)
Lucy Lawless (born 1968)
Carol Lawrence (born 1934)
Delphi Lawrence (born 1926)
Florence Lawrence (1886–1938)
Gertrude Lawrence (1898–1952)
Sarah Lawson (born 1928)
Evelyn Laye (1900–1996)

Le-Li

Cloris Leachman (born 1926)
Zarah Leander (1907–1981)
Anna Lee (1913–2004)
Belinda Lee (1935–1961)
Lila Lee (1905–1973)
Peggy Lee (1920–2002)
Gypsy Rose Lee (1913–1970)
Andrea Leeds (1914–1984)
Janet Leigh (1927–2004)
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born 1962)
Suzanna Leigh (born 1945)
Vivien Leigh (1913–1967)
Laura Leighton (born 1968)
Margaret Leighton (1922–1976)
Lotte Lenya (1898–1981)
Kay Lenz (born 1953)
Carole Lesley (1935–1974)
Joan Leslie (born 1925)
Ruth Leuwerik (born 1926)
Diana Lewis (1919–1997)
Fiona Lewis (born 1946)
Juliette Lewis (born 1973)
Beatrice Lillie (1894–1989)
Viveca Lindfors (1920–1995)
Audra Lindley (1918–1997)
Margaret Lindsay (1910–1981)
Laura Linney (born 1964)
Peggy Lipton (born 1947)
Virna Lisi (born 1937)
Moira Lister (born 1923)
Lucy Liu (born 1968)
Margaret Livingston (1900–1984)
Doris Lloyd (1899–1968)
Emily Lloyd (born 1970)
Sabrina Lloyd (born 1970)

Lo

Sondra Locke (born 1947)
Tembi Locke
June Lockhart (born 1925)
Heather Locklear (born 1961)
Margaret Lockwood (1916–1990)
Jacqueline Logan (1901–1983)
Barbara Loden (born 1932)
Lindsay Lohan (born 1986)
Kristanna Loken (born 1979)
Gina Lollobrigida (born 1927)
Carole Lombard (1908–1942)
Julie London (1926–2000)
Audrey Long (born 1922)
Shelley Long (born 1949)
Adamari Lopez (born 1973)
Jennifer Lopez (born 1970)
Sylvia Lopez (1931–1959)
Marjorie Lord (born 1918)
Traci Lords (born 1968)
Sophia Loren (born 1934)
Trinity Loren (1964–1998)
Joan Lorring (born 1926)
Dorothy Loudon (1933–2003)
Anita Louise (1915–1970)
Tina Louise (born 1934)
Bessie Love (1898–1986)
Linda Lovelace (1949–2002)
Myrna Loy (1905–1993)

Lu-Ly

Susan Lucci (born 1946)
Daniela Lujan (born 1988)
Joanna Lumley (born 1946)
Jamie Luner (born-1971)
Ida Lupino (1914–1995)
Carol Lynley (born 1942)
Ann Lynn (born 1937)
Diana Lynn (1924–1971)

M

Ma

Mac-Man

Jeanette MacDonald (1903–1965)
Andie MacDowell (born 1958)
Ali MacGraw (born 1938)
Allison Mack (born 1982)
Helen Mack (1913–1986)
Dorothy Mackaye (1899–1940)
Shirley MacLaine (born 1934)
Aline MacMahon (1899–1991)
Norma Macmillan (1921–2001)
Sheila MacRae (born 1924)
Madhubala
Amy Madigan (born 1950)
Madonna (born 1958)
Virginia Madsen (born 1963)
Anna Magnani (1908–1973)
Jacqueline Maillan (born 1923)
Marjorie Main (1890–1975)
Hema Malini (born 1948)
Dorothy Malone (born 1925)
Jena Malone (born 1984)
Barbara Mandrell (born 1948)
Silvana Mangano (1930–1989)
Camryn Manheim (born 1961)
Jayne Mansfield (1933–1967)
Jerri Manthey (born 1970)

Mar-May

Adele Mara (born 1923)
Sophie Marceau (born 1966)
Nancy Marchand (1928–2000)
Margo (1917–1985)
June Marlowe (1903–1984)
Andrea Marcovicci (born 1948)
Janet Margolin (1943–1993)
Miriam Margolyes (born 1941)
Ann-Margret (born 1941)
Julianna Margulies (born 1966)
Rose Marie (born 1923)
Mona Maris (1903–1991)
Joan Marsh (1913–2000)
Mae Marsh (1895–1968)
Marian Marsh (born 1913)
Brenda Marshall (1915–1992)
Penny Marshall (born 1942)
Zena Marshall (born 1927)
Jean Marsh (born 1934)
Mary Martin (1913–1990)
Marion Martin (1916–1985)
Millicent Martin (born 1934)
Elsa Martinelli (born 1932)
Giuletta Masina (1921–1994)
Marsha Mason (born 1942)
Lea Massari (born 1933)
Anna Massey (born 1937)
Ilona Massey (1910–1974)
Chase Masterson (born 1963)
Mary Stuart Masterson (born 1966)
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (born 1958)
Heather Matarazzo (born 1982)
Carole Mathews (born 1920)
Marlee Matlin (born 1965)
Jessie Matthews (1907–1981)
Nicole Maurey (born 1925)
Lois Maxwell (born 1927)
Marilyn Maxwell (1921–1972)
Virginia Mayo (born 1920)

Mc-Me

Rachel McAdams (born 1986)
May McAvoy (1901–1984)
Mercedes McCambridge (1918–2004)
Jenny McCarthy (born 1972)
Heather McComb (born 1977)
Patty McCormack (born 1945)
Hattie McDaniel (1895–1952)
Frances McDormand (born 1957)
Kelly McGillis (born 1957)
Elizabeth McGovern (born 1961)
Dorothy McGuire (1919–2001)
Crystal McKellar (born 1976)
Danica McKellar (born 1975)
Virginia McKenna (born 1931)
Siobhan McKenna (1923–1986)
Jacqueline McKenzie (born 1967)
Julia McKenzie (born 1941)
Maggie McNamara (1928–1978)
Kristy McNichol (born 1962)
Butterfly McQueen (1911–1995)
Jayne Meadows (born 1920)
Anne Meara (born 1929)
Patricia Medina (born 1920)
Eva Mendes (born 1974)
Lucia Mendez (born 1955)
Beryl Mercer (1882–1939)
Vivien Merchant (1929–1983)
Melina Mercouri (1920–1994)
Una Merkel (1903–1986)
Ethel Merman (1908–1984)
Dina Merrill (born 1925)
Dina Meyer (born 1968)
Inge Meysel (born 1910)

Mi

Gertrude Michael (1911–1964)
Karla Michelle (born 1985)
Bette Midler (born 1945)
Alyssa Milano (born 1972)
Sarah Miles (born 1941)
Vera Miles (born 1929)
Ann Miller (1919–2004)
Mandy Miller (born 1944)
Marilyn Miller (1898–1936)
Patsy Ruth Miller (1904–1995)
Penelope Ann Miller (born 1964)
Hayley Mills (born 1946)
Juliet Mills (born 1941)
Yvette Mimieux (born 1939)
Ming-Na (born 1963)
Liza Minnelli (born 1946)
Kylie Minogue (born 1968)
Mary Miles Minter (1902–1984)
Carmen Miranda (1914–1955)
Isa Miranda (1909–1982)
Lalaine Miranda (born 1987)
Helen Mirren (born 1945)
Yvonne Mitchell (1925–1979)

Mo

Alfonsina Molinary
Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962)
Meredith Monroe (born 1976 or 1977)
Pilar Montenegro
Maria Montez (1912–1951)
Elizabeth Montgomery (1933–1995)
Cleo Moore (1928–1973)
Colleen Moore (1900–1988)
Demi Moore (born 1962)
Grace Moore (1898–1947)
Julianne Moore (born 1960)
Mary Tyler Moore (born 1936)
Melba Moore (born 1945)
Terry Moore (born 1929)
Agnes Moorehead (1900–1974)
Polly Moran (1884–1952)
Jeanne Moreau (born 1928)
Rita Moreno (born 1931)
Helen Morgan (1900–1941)
Michèle Morgan (born 1920)
Cathy Moriarty (born 1960)
Patricia Morison (born 1915)
Karen Morley (1905–2003)
Anita Morris (1943–1994)
Lana Morris (1930–1998)
Mary Morris (1915–1988)
Carrie-Anne Moss (born 1967)
Peggy Mount (1916–2001)
Tia and Tamera Mowry (born 1978)
Bridget Moynahan (born 1972)

Mu

Rani Mukherjee (born 1978)
Diana Muldaur (born 1938)
Kate Mulgrew (born 1955)
Barbara Mullen (1914–1979)
Renate Müller (1906–1937)
Liliana Mumy (born 1995)
Caroline Munro (born 1948)
Janet Munro (1934–1972)
Ona Munson (1906–1955)
Brittany Murphy (born 1977)
Mary Murphy (born 1931)
Barbara Murray (born 1929)
Mae Murray (1885–1965)
Ornella Muti (born 1955)
Carmel Myers (1901–1980)

N

Kathy Najimy (born 1957)
Mary Nash (1884–1976)
Mildred Natwick (1905–1994)
Alla Nazimova (1879–1945)
Anne Neagle (1912–1966)
Anna Neagle (1904–1986)
Patricia Neal (born 1926)
Pola Negri (1897–1987)
Kate Nelligan (born 1950)
Tracy Nelson (born 1963)
Francesca Neri (born 1964)
Evelyn Nesbit (1884–1967)
Cathleen Nesbitt (1889–1982)
Lois Nettleton (born 1929)
Nanette Newman (born 1932)
Julie Newmar (born 1933)
Thandie Newton (born 1972)
Olivia Newton-John (born 1948)
Barbara Nichols (1929–1976)
Dandy Nichols (1907–1986)
Brigitte Nielsen (born 1963)
Jane Nigh (1925–1993)
Anna Q. Nilsson (died 1974)
Jeanette Nolan (1911–1998)
Gena Lee Nolin (born 1971)
Christine Norden (1924–1988)
Mabel Normand (1892–1930)
Sheree North (born 1933)
Kim Novak (born 1933)
Nutan (1936–1991)
France Nuyen (born 1939)

O

Merle Oberon (1911–1979)
Margaret O'Brien (born 1937)
Virginia O'Brien (1921–2001)
Una O'Connor (1880–1959)
Cathy O'Donnell (1923–1970)
Bulle Ogier (born 1939)
Pascale Ogier (1958–1984)
Maureen O'Hara (born 1920)
Lena Olin (born 1955)
Edna Mae Oliver (1883–1942)
Susan Oliver (1932–1990)
Nancy Olson (born 1928)
Anny Ondra (1903–1987)
Tatum O'Neal (born 1962)
Maureen O'Sullivan (1911–1998)
Renée O'Connor (born 1971)
Rosie O'Donnell (born 1962)
Lena Olin (born 1956)
Barbara O'Neil (1903–1980)
Sally O'Neil (1908–1968)
Jennifer O'Neill (born 1948)
Julia Ormond (born 1965)
Heather O'Rourke (1975–1988)
Marie Osmond (born 1959)
Rafaela Ottiano (1887–1942)
Annette O'Toole (born 1954)
Miranda Otto (born 1967)
Maria Ouspenskaya (1876–1949)
Kati Outinen (born 1961)
Catherine Dale Owen (1903–1965)
Patricia Owens (1925–2000)

P

Pa

Gale Page (1918–1983)
Geneviève Page (born 1930)
Geraldine Page (1924–1987)
Debra Paget (born 1933)
Janis Paige (born 1922)
Mabel Paige (1880–1953)
Betsy Palmer (born 1929)
Lilli Palmer (1914–1986)
Gwyneth Paltrow (born 1972)
Silvana Pampanini (born 1925)
Irene Papas (born 1929)
Anna Paquin (born 1982)
Cecilia Parker (1905–1993)
Eleanor Parker (born 1922)
Jean Parker (born 1915)
Mary-Louise Parker (born 1964)
Molly Parker (born 1972)
Sarah Jessica Parker (born 1965)
Suzy Parker (1932–2003)
Dita Parlo (1906–1971)
Julie Parrish (1940–2003)
Leslie Parrish (born 1935)
Natasha Parry (born 1930)
Estelle Parsons (born 1927)
Dolly Parton (born 1945)
Christine Pascale (1953–1996)
Gail Patrick (1911–1980)
Lee Patrick (1901–1982)
Elizabeth Patterson (1874–1966)
Muriel Pavlow (born 1921)
Katina Paxinou (1900–1973)
Barbara Payton (1927–1967)

Pe-Pi

Alice Pearce (1913–1966)
Virginia Pearson (1886–1958)
Elizabeth Pena (born 1959)
Piper Perabo
Rosie Pérez (born 1964)
Elizabeth Perkins (born 1960)
Millie Perkins (born 1938)
Gigi Perreau (born 1941)
Valerie Perrine (born 1943)
Bernadette Peters (born 1948)
Jean Peters (1926–2000)
Susan Peters (1921–1952)
Amanda Peterson (born 1971)
Cassandra Peterson (born 1951)
Dorothy Peterson (1901–1979)
Olga Petrova (1884–1977)
Joanna Pettet (born 1944)
Michelle Pfeiffer (born 1957)
Michelle Phillips (born 1944)
Peg Phillips (born 1918)
Sian Phillips (born 1934)
Mary Pickford (1892–1979)
Molly Picon (1898–1992)
Rebecca Pidgeon (born 1963)
Rosamund Pike (born 1979)
Nova Pilbeam (born 1919)
Marie-France Pisier (born 1944)
Ingrid Pitt (born 1937)
Zazu Pitts (1894–1963)

Pl-Pu

Dana Plato (1964–1999)
Suzanne Pleshette (born 1937)
Joan Plowright (born 1929)
Erika Pluhar (born 1939)
Martha Plimpton (born 1970)
Joan Plowright (born 1929)
Amanda Plummer (born 1957)
Dusa Pockaj (1924–1982)
Sarah Polley (born 1979)
Henny Porten (1890–1960)
Natalie Portman (born 1981)
Parker Posey (born 1968)
Majda Potokar (1930–2001)
Mabel Poulton (1901–1994)
Eleanor Powell (1912–1982)
Jane Powell (born 1928)
Mala Powers (born 1931)
Stefanie Powers (born 1942)
Pérette Pradier (born 1938)
Kyla Pratt (born 1986)
Paula Prentiss (born 1939)
Micheline Presle (born 1922)
Priscilla Presley (born 1945)
Jaime Pressly (born 1977)
Kelly Preston (born 1962)
Marie Prevost (1898–1937)
Alice Prin (1901–1953)
Victoria Principal (born 1945)
Yvonne Printemps (1895–1977)
Aileen Pringle (1895–1989)
Zhanna Prokhorenko (born 1940)
Dorothy Provine (born 1937)
Juliet Prowse (1936–1996)
Edna Purviance (1895–1958)

Q

Mae Questel (1908–1998)
Kathleen Quinlan (born 1954)

R

Ra-Re

Frances Rafferty (1922–2004)
Deborah Raffin (born 1953)
Aishwarya Rai (born 1973)
Luise Rainer (born 1910)
Ella Raines (1921–1988)
Jessie Ralph (1864–1944)
Esther Ralston (1902–1994)
Jobyna Ralston (1901–1967)
Vera Ralston (1921–2003)
Marjorie Rambeau (1889–1970)
Charlotte Rampling (born 1945)
Anne Ramsey (1929–1988)
Raven-Symoné (born 1985)
René Ray (1911–1993)
Martha Raye (1916–1994)
Paula Raymond (1923–2003)
Vanessa Redgrave (born 1937)
Lynn Redgrave (born 1943)
Donna Reed (1921–1986)
Maricarmen Regueiro (born 1965)
Beryl Reid (1920–1996)
Ann Reinking (born 1949)
Lee Remick (1935–1991)
Anne Revere (1903–1990)
Debbie Reynolds (born 1932)
Marjorie Reynolds (1917–1997)

Ri

Christina Ricci (born 1980)
Florence Rice (1911–1974)
Joan Rice (1930–1997)
Irene Rich (1891–1988)
Ann Richards (1918–1982)
Beah Richards (1920–2000)
Denise Richards (born 1972)
Joely Richardson (born 1965)
Miranda Richardson (born 1958)
Natasha Richardson (born 1963)
Cathy Rigby (born 1952)
Diana Rigg (born 1938)
Ita Rina (1907–1979)
Molly Ringwald (born 1968)
Kelly Ripa (born 1970)
Fay Ripley (born 1968)
Elizabeth Risdon (1887–1958)
Ilse Ritter (born 1941)
Thelma Ritter (1905–1969)
Chita Rivera (born 1933)

Ro

Lyda Roberti (1906–1938)
Doris Roberts (born 1929)
Julia Roberts (born 1967)
Kathleen Robertson (born 1973)
Lynne Roberts (1919–1978)
Rachel Roberts (1927–1980)
Tanya Roberts (born 1954)
Dany Robin (1927–1995)
Eva Robins (born 1958)
Holly Robinson (born 1964)
Flora Robson (1902–1984)
May Robson (1858–1942)
Patricia Roc (1915–2003)
Gladys Rodriguez
Michelle Rodriguez (born 1978)
Ginger Rogers (1911–1995)
Jean Rogers (1916–1991)
Mimi Rogers (born 1956)
Esther Rolle (1920–1998)
Yvonne Romaine (born 1938)
Ruth Roman (1922–1999)
Viviane Romance (1912–1991)
Christy Romano (born 1984)
Johanna Rosaly (born 1948)
Sydne Rome (born 1946)
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos (born 1972)
Francoise Rosay (1891–1974)
Jamie Rose (born 1959)
Katherine Ross (born 1942)
Diana Ross (born 1944)
Isabella Rossellini (born 1952)
Marion Ross (born 1928)
Portia de Rossi (born 1973)
Lillian Roth (1911–1980)
Patricia Routledge (born 1929)
Gena Rowlands (born 1930)
Selena Royle (1904–1983)

Ru-Ry

Alma Rubens (1897–1931)
Janice Rule (1931–2003)
Barbara Rush (born 1927)
Gail Russell (1924–1961)
Jane Russell (born 1921)
Lillian Russell (1860–1922)
Rosalind Russell (1907–1976)
Theresa Russell (born 1957)
Rene Russo (born 1954)
Ann Rutherford (born 1917)
Margaret Rutherford (1892–1972)
Irene Ryan (1902–1973)
Kathleen Ryan (1922–1985)
Meg Ryan (born 1961)
Peggy Ryan (born 1924)
Sheila Ryan (1921–1975)
Lisa Ryder (born 1970)
Winona Ryder (born 1971)

S

Sa-Sc

Sabrina (born 1936)
Roselyn Sanchez (born 1970)
Dominique Sanda (born 1952)
Laura Sadler (1980–2003)
Marianne Sägebrecht (born 1945)
Eva Marie Saint (born 1924)
Susan Saint James (born 1946)
Emma Samms (born 1960)
Laura San Giacomo (born 1962)
Dominique Sanda (born 1948)
Stefania Sandrelli (born 1946)
Cristina Saralegui (born 1948)
Susan Sarandon (born 1946)
Greta Scacchi (born 1960)
Delia Scala (1929–2004)
Natalie Schafer (1900–1991)
Gia Scala (1934–1972)
Prunella Scales (born 1932)
Maria Schell (born 1926)
Romy Schneider (1938–1982)
Carly Schroeder (born 1990)
Katja Schuurman (born 1975)
Hanna Schygulla (born 1943)
Annabella Sciorra (born 1964)
Janette Scott (born 1938)
Lizabeth Scott (born 1922)
Martha Scott (1912–2003)
Kristin Scott Thomas (born 1960)

Se-Sh

Jean Seberg (1938–1979)
Edie Sedgwick (1943–1971)
Kyra Sedgwick (born 1965)
Emmanuelle Seigner (born 1966)
Elizabeth Sellars (born 1923)
Chloë Sevigny (born 1974)
Jane Seymour (born 1951)
Delphine Seyrig (1932–1990)
Fiona Shaw (born 1958)
Susan Shaw (1929–1978)
Victoria Shaw (1935–1988)
Alia Shawkat (born 1989)
Athole Shearer (1900–1985)
Moira Shearer (born 1926)
Norma Shearer (1902–1983)
Ally Sheedy (born 1962)
Barbara Shelley (born 1933)
Deborah Shelton (born 1952)
Joy Shelton (1922–2000)
Cybill Shepherd (born 1950)
Ann Sheridan (1915–1967)
Dinah Sheridan (born 1920)
Kô Shibasaki (born 1981)
Brooke Shields (born 1965)
Nell Shipman (1892–1970)
Talia Shire (born 1946)
Anne Shirley (1918–1993)
Dinah Shore (1917–1994)
Elisabeth Shue (born 1963)

Si-Sn

Jane Sibbett (born 1961)
Sarah Siddons (1755–1831)
Sylvia Sidney (1910–1999)
Simone Signoret (1921–1985)
Alicia Silverstone (born 1976)
Jean Simmons (born 1929)
Simone Simon (born 1910)
Joan Sims (1930–2001)
Penny Singleton (1908–2003)
Lilia Skala (1896–1994)
Alison Skipworth (1863–1952)
Erika Slezak (born 1946)
Alexis Smith (1921–1993)
Constance Smith (1928–2003)
Jaclyn Smith (born 1947)
Jada Pinkett Smith (born 1971)
Maggie Smith (born 1934)
Jan Smithers (born 1955)
Sonya Smith (born 1971)
Carrie Snodgress (1946–2004)

So-Sp

Leelee Sobieski (born 1982)
Kristina Söderbaum (1912–2001)
Suzanne Somers (born 1946)
Elke Sommer (born 1940)
Gale Sondergaard (1899–1985)
Mira Sorvino (born 1967)
Ann Sothern (1909–2001)
Soundarya (died 2004)
Catherine Spaak (born 1945)
Sissy Spacek (born 1949)
Tori Spelling (born 1973)
Georgina Spelvin (born 1936)

St

Sta-Sto

Enid Stamp-Taylor (1904–1946)
Kim Stanley (1925–2001)
Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990)
Jean Stapleton (born 1923)
Maureen Stapleton (born 1925)
Koo Stark (born 1956)
Barbara Steele (born 1937)
Mary Steenburgen (born 1953)
Anna Sten (1908–1993)
Susan Stephen (1931–2000)
Jan Sterling (1921–2004)
Frances Sternhagen (born 1930)
Connie Stevens (born 1938)
Inger Stevens (1934–1970)
Stella Stevens (born 1936)
Juliet Stevenson (born 1956)
Alexandra Stewart (born 1939)
Jill St. John (born 1940)
Betty Stockfeld (1905–1966)
Sharon Stone (born 1958)
Gale Storm (born 1922)
Kirsten Storm (born 1984)
Madeleine Stowe (born 1958)

Str-Stu

Beatrice Straight (1914–2001)
Susan Strasberg (1938–1999)
Marcia Strassman (born 1948)
Dorothy Stratten (1960–1980)
Meryl Streep (born 1949)
Barbra Streisand (born 1942)
Melissa Stribling (1927–1992)
Elaine Stritch (born 1925)
Gloria Stuart (born 1910)
Jeanne Stuart (1908–2003)
Imogen Stubbs (born 1961)

Su-Sz

Barbara Sukowa (born 1950)
Margaret Sullavan (1911–1960)
Susan Sullivan (born 1944)
Suraiya (1929–2004)
Valeska Suratt (1882–1962)
Mena Suvari (born 1979)
Janet Suzman (born 1939)
Hilary Swank (born 1974)
Gloria Swanson (1897–1983)
Kristy Swanson (born 1970)
Blanche Sweet (1895–1986)
Jodie Sweetin (born 1982)
Nora Swinburne (1902–2000)
Loretta Swit (born 1937)
Jennifer Syme (1972–2001)
Sylvia Syms (born 1934)
Grazyna Szapolowska (born 1953)
Magda Szubanski (born 1961)

T

Ta-Th

Gloria Talbott (1931–2000)
Constance Talmadge (1897–1973)
Norma Talmadge (1893–1957)
Jessica Tandy (1909–1994)
Yoko Tani (1932–1999)
Lilyan Tashman (1899–1934)
Sharon Tate (1943–1969)
Audrey Tautou (born 1978)
Alma Taylor (1895–1974)
Elizabeth Taylor (born 1932)
Estelle Taylor (1894–1958)
Jeannine Taylor
Lili Taylor (born 1967)
Lyle Tayo (1889–1971)
Shirley Temple (born 1928)
Fay Templeton (1865–1939)
Victoria Tennant (born 1950)
Alice Terry (1899–1987)
Ellen Terry (1848–1928)
Phyllis Thaxter (born 1921)
Charlize Theron (born 1975)
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen (born 1974)
Marlo Thomas (born 1938)
Olive Thomas (1894–1920)
Emma Thompson (born 1959)
Lea Thompson (born 1961)
Sada Thompson (born 1929)
June Thorburn (1931–1967)
Sybil Thorndike (1882–1976)
Courtney Thorne-Smith (born 1967)
Ingrid Thulin (1926–2004)
Uma Thurman (born 1970)

Ti-Ty

Gene Tierney (1920–1991)
Maura Tierney (born 1965)
Nadja Tiller (born 1929)
Jennifer Tilly (born 1958)
Genevieve Tobin (1901–1995)
Ann Todd (1909–1993)
Thelma Todd (1905–1935)
Marisa Tomei (born 1964)
Lily Tomlin (born 1939)
Marta Toren (1925–1957)
Audrey Totter (born 1918)
Michelle Trachtenberg (born 1985)
Linden Travers (1913–2001)
Nancy Travis (born 1961)
Gloria Trevi (born 1970)
Claire Trevor (1908–2000)
Marie Trintignant (1962–2003)
Jeanne Tripplehorn (born 1963)
Rachel True (born 1966)
Olga Tschechowa (1897–1980)
Robin Tunney (born 1972)
Florence Turner (1885–1946)
Guinevere Turner (born 1968)
Janine Turner (born 1962)
Kathleen Turner (born 1954)
Lana Turner (1920–1995)
Rita Tushingham (born 1940)
Shannon Tweed (born 1959)
Helen Twelvetrees (1908–1958)
Twiggy (born 1949)
Judy Tyler (1933–1957)
Liv Tyler (born 1977)
Cicely Tyson (born 1933)

U

Liv Ullmann (born 1938)
Lenore Ulric (1892–1970)
Mary Ure (1933–1975)

V

Brenda Vaccaro (born 1939)
Caterina Valente (born 1931)
Alida Valli (born 1921)
Virginia Valli (1898–1968)
Vampira (born 1921)
Vivian Vance (1909–1979)
Trish Van Devere (born 1944)
Mamie Van Doren (born 1931)
Jo Van Fleet (1914–1996)
Norma Varden (1898–1989)
Nia Vardalos (born 1962)
Diane Varsi (1937–1992)
Isidra Vega (born 1979)
Patricia Velasquez (born 1971)
Jaci Velazquez (born 1979)
Lupe Velez (1906–1942)
Evelyn Venable (1913–1993)
Vera-Ellen (1921–1981)
Gwen Verdon (1925–2000)
Odile Versois (1930–1980)
Martha Vickers (1925–1971)
Christina Vidal (born 1984)
Louise Leveque de Vilmorin (1902–1969)
Helen Vinson (1907–1999)
Monica Vitti (born 1931)
Marina Vlady (born 1938)
Thea von Harbou (1888–1954)
Lark Voorhies (born 1974)

W

Wa-We

Caitlin Wachs (born 1989)
Julie Wagner
Nancy Walker (1922–1992)
Dee Wallace Stone (born 1948)
Jean Wallace (1923–1990)
Kay Walsh (born 1914)
Jessica Walter (born 1940)
Julie Walters (born 1950)
Amy Walz
Zoe Wanamaker (born 1949)
Rachel Ward (born 1957)
Lesley Ann Warren (born 1946)
Ruth Warrick (born 1915)
Mona Washbourne (1903–1988)
Ethel Waters (1896–1977)
Emily Watson (born 1967)
Emma Watson (born 1990)
Lucile Watson (1879–1962)
Naomi Watts (born 1968)
Marjorie Weaver (1913–1994)
Sigourney Weaver (born 1949)
Fay Webb (1907–1936)
Virginia Weidler (1927–1968)
Helene Weigel (1900–1971)
Grethe Weiser (1903–1970)
Rachel Weisz (born 1971)
Raquel Welch (born 1940)
Tuesday Weld (born 1943)
Ilse Werner (born 1921)
Mae West (1893–1980)
Nydia Westman (1902–1970)
Winifred Westover

Wh-Wi

Joanne Whalley-Kilmer (born 1964)
Arlene Whelan (1914–1993)
Alice White (1904–1983)
Betty White (born 1922)
Carol White (1941–1991)
Chrissie White (1894–1989)
Pearl White (1889–1938)
Billie Whitelaw (born 1932)
June Whitfield (born 1925)
Mae Whitman (born 1988)
May Whitty (1865–1948)
Mary Wickes (1910–1995)
Dianne Wiest (born 1948)
Cindy Williams (born 1947)
Cynda Williams (born 1966)
Esther Williams (born 1921)
JoBeth Williams (born 1948)
Kimberly Williams (born 1971)
Stacey Williams (born 1969)
Lois Wilson (1896–1988)
Marie Wilson (1916–1972)
Nancy Wilson (born 1937)
Peta Wilson (born 1970)
Rita Wilson (born 1958)
Barbara Windsor (born 1937)
Claire Windsor (1898–1972)
Marie Windsor (1919–2000)
Oprah Winfrey (born 1954)
Debra Winger (born 1955)
Mare Winningham (born 1959)
Kate Winslet (born 1975)
Shelley Winters (born 1922)
Estelle Winwood (1882–1984)
Googie Withers (born 1917)
Jane Withers (born 1926)
Cora Witherspoon (1890–1957)
Reese Witherspoon (born 1976)
Alicia Witt (born 1975)

Wo-Wy

Ewelyne Wohlfeiler (born 1951)
Anna May Wong (1907–1961)
Alfre Woodard (born 1953)
Natalie Wood (1938–1981)
Victoria Wood (born 1953)
Alfre Woodard (born 1953)
Joanne Woodward (born 1930)
Irene Worth (born 1916)
Fay Wray (1907–2004)
Amy Wright (born 1950)
Robin Wright-Penn (born 1966)
Teresa Wright (born 1918)
Kari Wuhrer (born 1967)
Jane Wyatt (born 1911)
Margaret Wycherly (1881–1956)
Jane Wyman (born 1914)
Dana Wynter (born 1930)
Diana Wynyard (1906–1964)

X

Y

Michelle Yeoh (born 1962)
Susannah York (born 1941)
Clara Kimball Young (1890–1960)
Karen Young (born 1958)
Loretta Young (1913–2000)
Sean Young (born 1959)
Blanche Yurka (1887–1974)

Z

Pia Zadora (born 1954)
Moon Unit Zappa (born 1967)
Renée Zellweger (born 1969)
Catherine Zeta-Jones (born 1969)
Mai Zetterling (1925–1994)
Sonja Ziemann (born 1925)
Preity Zinta (born 1974)
Zhang Ziyi (born 1980)
Vera Zorina (1917–2003)

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