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 list of American television actresses.
Key to entries: born in Nation: this person was born abroad but was American by birth 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 born Caroline Aaron born Diahnne Abbott born Rose Abdoo born Paula Abdul born Donzaleigh Abernathy born Whitney Able born Candice Accola born Amy Acker born Jean Acker 1893–1978 Bettye Ackerman 1924–2006 Isabella Acres born Amy Adams born (born in Italy) Brooke Adams born Edie Adams 1927–2008 Jane Adams 1918–2014 Jane Adams born Joey Lauren Adams born Julie Adams 1926–2019 Lillian Adams 1922–2011 Marla Adams 1938–2024 Mary Kay Adams born Nancy Addison 1946–2002 Uzo Aduba born Shohreh Aghdashloo born (Iranian-born) Dianna Agron born Christina Aguilera born Lexi Ainsworth born Malin Akerman born (Swedish-born) Jessica Alba born Lola Albright 1924–2017 Denise Alexander 1939–2025 Erika Alexander born Jaimie Alexander born Jane Alexander born Khandi Alexander born Sasha Alexander born Kristian Alfonso born Tatyana Ali born Mary Alice 1936–2022 Ana Alicia born (born in Mexico) Christa B. Allen born Debbie Allen born Elizabeth Allen 1929–2006 Joan Allen born Jonelle Allen born Karen Allen born Krista Allen born Laura Allen born Nancy Allen born Rosalind Allen born (born in New Zealand) Kirstie Alley 1951–2022 Jamie Anne Allman born June Allyson 1917–2006 Daniella Alonso born María Conchita Alonso born Trini Alvarado born Izabella Alvarez born Lauren Ambrose born Mädchen Amick born Suzy Amis born Eva Amurri born Kristina Anapau born Andrea Anders born Gillian Anderson born Loni Anderson 1945–2025 Mary Anderson 1918–2014 Melissa Sue Anderson born (American-Canadian) Melody Anderson born Nicole Gale Anderson born Jennifer Aniston born Odette Annable born Susan Anton born Shiri Appleby born Christina Applegate born Anne Archer born Beverly Archer born Leila Arcieri born Eve Arden 1908–1990 Ashley Argota born Jillian Armenante born Bess Armstrong born Ryan Kiera Armstrong born Samaire Armstrong born (born in Japan) Alexis Arquette 1969–2016 Patricia Arquette born Rosanna Arquette born Bea Arthur 1922–2009 Jean Arthur 1900–1991 Katie Aselton born Erica Ash 1977–2024 Ashanti born Elizabeth Ashley born Mary Astor 1906–1987 Hayley Atwell born (British-American) Margaret Avery born Nicki Aycox 1975–2022 Rochelle Aytes born Candice Azzara born
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Lauren Bacall 1924–2014 Barbara Bach born Catherine Bach born Mary Badham born Jane Badler born Erykah Badu born Katherine Bailess born Laura Bailey born Pearl Bailey 1918–1990 Barbara Bain born Fay Bainter 1893–1968 Diora Baird born Blanche Baker born Carroll Baker born Diane Baker born Kathy Baker born Leigh-Allyn Baker born Brenda Bakke born Fairuza Balk born Lucille Ball 1911–1989 Kaye Ballard 1925–2019 Talia Balsam born Anne Bancroft 1931–2005 Lisa Banes 1955–2021 Tallulah Bankhead 1902–1968 Elizabeth Banks born Tyra Banks born Theda Bara 1885–1955 Christine Baranski born Adrienne Barbeau born Ellen Barkin born Joanna Barnes 1934–2022 Priscilla Barnes born Claudia Barrett 1929–2021 Majel Barrett 1932–2008 Barbara Barrie born Dana Barron born Drew Barrymore born Ethel Barrymore 1879–1959 Roseanne Barr born Bonnie Bartlett born Mischa Barton born Ella Jay Basco born Kim Basinger born Angela Bassett born Justine Bateman born Florence Bates 1888–1954 Kathy Bates born Cyia Batten born Frances Bavier 1902–1989 Barbara Baxley 1923–1990 Anne Baxter 1923–1985 Meredith Baxter born Jennifer Beals born Amanda Bearse born Madisen Beaty born Louise Beavers 1902–1962 Kimberly Beck born Irene Bedard born Bonnie Bedelia born Nicole Beharie born Beth Behrs born Doris Belack 1926–2011 Ashley Bell born Catherine Bell born (born in England) Jillian Bell born Kristen Bell born Lake Bell born Camilla Belle born Kathleen Beller born Troian Bellisario born Maria Bello born Bea Benaderet 1906–1968 Andrea Bendewald born Annette Bening born Constance Bennett 1904–1965 Haley Bennett born Joan Bennett 1910–1990 Melissa Benoist born Amber Benson born Ashley Benson born Jodi Benson born Julie Benz born Candice Bergen born Polly Bergen 1930–2014 Elizabeth Berkley born Jeannie Berlin born Emma Berman born Crystal Bernard born Sandra Bernhard born Halle Berry born Valerie Bertinelli born Angela Bettis born Troy Beyer born Mayim Bialik born Leslie Bibb born Jessica Biel born Barbara Billingsley 1915–2010 Rachel Bilson born Traci Bingham born Thora Birch born Kerry Bishé born (born in New Zealand) Summer Bishil born Julie Bishop 1914–2001 Danielle Bisutti born Karen Black 1939–2013 Sofia Black-D'Elia born Joan Blackman 1938–2026 Betsy Blair 1923–2009 Linda Blair born Patricia Blair 1933–2013 Selma Blair born Vivien Lyra Blair born Amanda Blake 1929–1989 Susan Blakely born Ronee Blakley born Jolene Blalock born Rowan Blanchard born Tammy Blanchard born Cate Blanchett born (born in Australia) Sally Blane 1910–1997 Alexis Bledel born Yasmine Bleeth born Mary J. Blige born Trinity Bliss born Joan Blondell 1906–1979 Nikki Blonsky born Moon Bloodgood born Lindsay Bloom born Verna Bloom 1938–2019 Emily Blunt born (British-born) Ann Blyth 1927–2026 Eleanor Boardman 1898–1991 Corinne Bohrer born 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 (born in Germany) Julie Bovasso 1930–1991 Clara Bow 1905–1965 Katrina Bowden born Lilan Bowden born Andrea Bowen born Julie Bowen born Eileen Bowman 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 Pyper Braun born 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 (born in Panama) Paget Brewster born Chloe Bridges born Alison Brie born Connie Britton born Pamela Britton 1923–1974 Beth Broderick born Jayne Brook born Geraldine Brooks 1925–1977 Louise Brooks 1906–1985 Blair Brown born 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 1888-1955 Tara Buck born Kira Buckland born Betty Buckley born Sandra Bullock born Cara Buono born Candace Cameron Bure born Billie Burke 1884–1970 Delta Burke born Marylouise Burke born Carol Burnett born Brooke Burns born Catherine Burns 1945-2019 Heather Burns born Ellen Burstyn born Hilarie Burton born Kate Burton born Sophia Bush born Michelle Buteau born Brett Butler born Yancy Butler born Julia Butters born Ruth Buzzi 1936–2025 Spring Byington 1886–1971 Amanda Bynes born Marion Byron 1911–1985
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Shirley Caesar born Jeanne Cagney 1919–1984 Erin Cahill born L. Scott Caldwell born Alice Calhoun 1900–1966 Monica Calhoun born K Callan born Sarah Wayne Callies born Vanessa Bell Calloway born Anna Camp born Colleen Camp born Christa Campbell born Danielle Campbell born Maia Campbell born Tisha Campbell born Maria Canals-Barrera born Dyan Cannon born Judy Canova 1913–1983 Kylie Cantrall born Francesca Capaldi born Lizzy Caplan born Jessica Capshaw born Kate Capshaw born Irene Cara 1959–2022 Gina Carano born Kathryn Card 1892–1964 Linda Cardellini born Clare Carey born (born in Rhodesia) Mariah Carey born Lynn Carlin born Kitty Carlisle 1910–2007 Amy Carlson born Kelly Carlson born Jeanne Carmen 1930–2007 Julie Carmen born Sue Carol 1906–1982 Charisma Carpenter born Jennifer Carpenter born Sabrina Carpenter born Charmian Carr 1942-2016 Ever Carradine born Barbara Carrera born or 1944, or 1946, or 1951 (born in Nicaragua) Tia Carrere born Diahann Carroll 1935–2019 Madeline Carroll born Nancy Carroll 1903–1965 Pat Carroll 1927–2022 Blue Ivy Carter born Dixie Carter 1939–2010 Lynda Carter born Gabrielle Carteris born Angela Cartwright born (English-born) Veronica Cartwright born (British-born) Adriana Caselotti 1916-1997 Rosalind Cash 1938–1995 Peggy Cass 1924–1999 Joanna Cassidy born Katie Cassidy born Peggie Castle 1927–1973 Shanley Caswell born Phoebe Cates born Kim Cattrall born (British-born) Jessica Cauffiel born Emma Caulfield born Joan Caulfield 1922–1991 Kristin Cavallari born Eva Ceja born Lacey Chabert born Faune Chambers born Carol Channing 1921–2019 Stockard Channing born Rosalind Chao born Cyd Charisse 1922–2008 Annette Charles 1948–2011 Daveigh Chase 1990–2026 Jessica Chastain born Ruth Chatterton 1892–1961 Molly Cheek born Kristin Chenoweth born Cher born Vanessa Lee Chester born Lois Chiles born Anna Chlumsky born Margaret Cho born Erika Christensen born Claudia Christian born Jamie Chung born Marguerite Churchill 1910–2000 Ciara born Candy Clark born Judy Clark 1924–2002 Melinda Clarke born Sarah Clarke born Patricia Clarkson born Jill Clayburgh 1944–2010 Kiersey Clemons born Colleen Clinkenbeard born Rosemary Clooney 1928–2002 Glenn Close born Imogene Coca 1908–2001 Annalisa Cochrane born Lauren Cohan born (British-born) Lynn Cohen 1933–2020 Mindy Cohn born Claudette Colbert 1903–1996 Taylor Cole born Tina Cole born Chloe Coleman born Holliston Coleman born Monique Coleman born Kim Coles born Patricia Collinge 1892–1974 Lily Collins born (British-American) Lynn Collins born Holly Marie Combs born Anjanette Comer 1939–2026 Dorothy Comingore 1913–1971 Betty Compson 1897–1974 Mattea Conforti born Michaela Conlin born Jennifer Connelly born Kristen Connolly born Carole Cook 1924–2023 Rachael Leigh Cook born Jennifer Coolidge born Calico Cooper born Ellen Corby 1911–1999 Mara Corday 1930-2025 Didi Conn born Maddie Corman born Carrie Coon born Miranda Cosgrove born Mary Costa born Dolores Costello 1903–1979 Stephanie Courtney born Jane Cowl 1883–1950 Courteney Cox born Laverne Cox born Nikki Cox born Carolyn Craig 1934–1970 Yvonne Craig 1937–2015 Jeanne Crain 1925–2003 Barbara Crampton born Norma Crane 1928–1973 Joan Crawford c. 1904–1977 Cathy Lee Crosby born Denise Crosby born Mary Crosby born Marcia Cross born Lindsay Crouse born Gia Crovatin born Suzanne Cryer born Olivia Culpo born Constance Cummings 1910–2005 Erin Cummings born Quinn Cummings born Kaley Cuoco born Jane Curtin born Jamie Lee Curtis born Ann Cusack born Joan Cusack born Tawny Cypress born Miley Cyrus born
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Caroline D'Amore born Beverly D'Angelo born Patti D'Arbanville born Donna D'Errico born Shae D'lyn born Yaya DaCosta born Alexandra Daddario born Arlene Dahl 1925–2021 Irene Dailey 1920–2008 E. G. Daily born Nadia Dajani born Abby Dalton 1932–2020 Tyne Daly born Gwen Van Dam 1928–2024 Dorothy Dandridge 1922–1965 Claire Danes born Shera Danese born Brittany Daniel born Bebe Daniels 1901–1971 Erin Daniels born Sarah E. Daniels born Blythe Danner born Candy Darling 1944–1974 Linda Darnell 1923–1965 Lisa Darr born Jane Darwell 1879–1967 Stacey Dash born Alexa Davalos born Amy Davidson born Ann B. Davis 1926–2014 Bette Davis 1908–1989 Carole Davis born Dana Davis born Geena Davis born Hope Davis born Josie Davis born Kristin Davis born Phyllis Davis 1940–2013 Viola Davis born Embeth Davidtz born