Top Ten Underrated Actors/Actresses

The Top Ten
1 Shelley Hennig Shelley Catherine Hennig is an American model and actress. She is also a beauty pageant titleholder who held the Miss Teen USA 2004 title.

Known for the " Teenwolf " T.V.-series but underrated as a big screen actress. She's actually a very talented actress.

2 Jeff Goldblum Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of his era, Jurassic Park and Independence Day, as well as their respective sequels, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and Independence Day: Resurgence.

Very good; under appreciated

3 Kay Francis Kay Francis was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star at the Warner Brothers studio and the highest-paid American film actress.
4 Amanda Seyfried Amanda Michelle Seyfried is an American actress, model, and singer. She has appeared in movies such as Mean Girls, Mamma Mia!, and Les Misérables. Her work on TV includes CSI Las Vegas, Veronica Mars, and As The World Turns.
5 Clark Gable William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hollywood" or just simply as "The King". Gable is considered one of the most consistent box-office performers in history, appearing on Quigley Publishing's annual Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll 16 times. He was named the 7th greatest male star of classic American cinema by the American Film Institute. Gable won an Academy Award for Best Actor for It Happened One Night (1934), and was nominated for leading roles in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and for his arguably best-known role as Rhett Butler in the epic Gone with the Wind (1939).

I don't think he is that much of underrated

6 Martin Short
7 Robert Pattinson Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson is an English actor, producer, model, and musician. He started his film career by playing Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, a 2005 fantasy film.
8 Tim Curry Timothy James "Tim" Curry is an English actor, voice actor and singer, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film and television productions, often portraying villainous roles or character parts.

He's great as the Lord of Darkness in 'Legend'. But he's great in many other movies too. I also liked him in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Great actor but not enough credit.

This guy, so far, is the only movie star I've heard of that's on this list. (Comment posted June 6th, 2015)

Fact is, he's in a lot of things, but somehow goes unnoticed.

9 Jenny Boyd
10 Eva Gabor
The Contenders
11 Fay Wray Vina Fay Wray (September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian/American actress most noted for playing the female lead in the first version of King Kong, in 1933. Through an acting career that spanned 57 years, Wray attained international renown as an actress in horror movie roles. She was one ...read more.
12 Dove Cameron Dove Cameron is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing a dual role as both title characters in the Disney Channel teen sitcom Liv and Maddie, which ran from 2013 - 2017.

She stars in my favorite show! How difficult do you think it has to be to play TWO main characters in one show? In the show she has play both Liv AND Maddie! You might think, "Oh, but it's not like they're ever together at the same time" but they often are! It's my favorite show! In a lot of shows the characters don't have chemistry but Dove gives BOTH her parts LOTS of chemistry! I enjoy how much Liv and Maddie are best friends despite being different. It makes it like The Fox and the Hound (which is the best movie ever! ) Also, I want her to sing my favorite song, Once Upon a Time in New York City from another one of my favorite Disney movies, Oliver & Company.

13 Malcolm McDowell
14 Kristen Bell Kristen Anne Bell is an American actress and singer. She began her acting career starring in stage productions and attended the Tisch School of Arts in New York. She played the lead role in Frozen.
15 Rachel McAdams Rachel Anne McAdams is a Canadian actress. After graduating from a four-year theatre program at York University in 2001, she initially worked in Canadian television and film productions such as the drama film Perfect Pie, the comedy film My Name Is Tanino, and the comedy miniseries Slings and Arrows.

Very very talented and very very underrated!

16 Sam Rockwell Sam Rockwell is an American actor who became known for his leading roles in Lawn Dogs, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Matchstick Men, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Moon, G-Force, and Seven Psychopaths.

Such brilliance but not in enough movies.

17 Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the silent era. He is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry.

He's really underrated because of how popular and most unforgettable comedians in history of film making. Other underrated comedians like Jaques Tati, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and rubber-toothed face Fernandle. Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) was slightly overrated most of the years (in animation) but live-action was better. Some overrated comedians like Adam Sandlers was just really bad. It's sad of how comedy gets down to the drain nowadays but this little Tramp will never be forgetten in History Books.

Underrated? He's like one of the greatest icons in history of comedy movies.

18 William H. Macy
19 William Powell William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the popular Thin Man series based on the Nick and Nora Charles characters created by Dashiell Hammett. Powell was nominated for the ...read more.
20 Crystal Reed Crystal Marie Reed is an American actress and model. She was born on February 6, 1985 in Detroit, Michigan. She is best known for her role as Allison Argent in MTV's supernatural drama series Teen Wolf and as Sofia Falcone in the superhero television series Gotham.
21 Dick van Dyke Richard Wayne Van Dyke, born on December 13, 1925, is an American actor and comedian. His career has spanned over seven decades in film, television, and stage.

Van Dyke is the recipient of several awards, including a Golden Globe, a Tony, a Grammy, a Daytime Emmy, and four Primetime Emmys. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012.

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Excellent comedic timing, pratfalls, facial expressions, reactions... And a Fine dramatic actor as well

22 Ashley Benson Ashley Victoria Benson is an American actress, dancer and model, known for her role as Hanna Marin on the mystery-thriller television series Pretty Little Liars.
23 Helen Vinson
24 Ben Lewis
25 Leah Pipes
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