Best European Born Actresses

The Top Ten
1 Milla Jovovich Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich, known professionally as Milla Jovovich, is an American actress, model and musician.

Gorgeous Ukrainian actress, probably the greatest female action star. Resident Evil franchise and "The Fifth Element" made her a superstar

2 Sophie Marceau Sophie Marceau, born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu (17 November 1966) is a French actress, director, screenwriter, and author. As a teenager, Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films La Boum (1980) and La Boum 2 (1982), receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress. She became a film star in Europe with a string of successful films, including L'Étudiante (1988), Pacific Palisades (1990), Fanfan (1993), and Revenge of the Musketeers (1994). Marceau became an international film star with her performances in Braveheart (1995), Firelight (1997), and the 19th James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999).

Talented and versatile, doing dramatic, action, comedic roles looking so natural, and a stunning beauty with the best smile anywhere.

Amazingly stunning and talented French actress. Acted in "Braveheart", "Anna Karenina", "The World Is Not Enough", "Anthony Zimmer" etc

3 Nastassja Kinski Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model who has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States. She is the daughter of the actor Klaus Kinski. She enjoyed her worldwide breakthrough with Stay As You Are (1978), then came to global prominence with her Golden Globe Award-winning performance as the title character in the Roman Polanski–directed film Tess (1979). Other notable films in which she acted include the erotic horror Cat People (1982), two Wim Wenders dramas; Paris, Texas (1984) and Faraway, So Close! (1993), and An American Rhapsody (2001).

Maybe not one of the best actresses of the world but she's certainly one of the hottest import.

4 Kelly Brook Kelly Brook is an English model, actress and television presenter best known for her roles in the 2010 horror comedy remake Piranha 3D and in the NBC sitcom One Big Happy.

Another beautiful but very overlooked actress

5 Olga Kurylenko Ólga Konstantínovna Kurylénko, born Ólha Konstantýnivna Kurylénko, is a French actress and model of Ukrainian origin.

This charming Ukrainian Diva became popular after Hitman and Quantum of Solace. I hope she will get more great roles in the future

6 Sophia Loren Sophia Loren is an Italian former film actress and singer. Encouraged to enroll in acting lessons after entering a beauty pageant, Loren began her film career in 1950 at age 15. She appeared in several bit parts and minor roles in the early part of the decade, until her five-picture contract with Paramount in 1956 launched her international career... read more

There are no words to describe how great and beautiful this woman is. True Legend of Cinematography

7 Famke Janssen Famke Beumer Janssen is a Dutch actress, director, screenwriter and former fashion model. She played Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye, Jean Grey / Phoenix in the X-Men film series, Ava Moore on Nip/Tuck and Lenore Mills in the Taken film trilogy.

Wonderful actress. She was very believable in GoldenEye and X-Men trilogy

8 Monica Bellucci Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (born 30 September 1964) is an Italian actress and fashion model. Bellucci began her career as a model and made a transition to Italian films. She played the role of Persephone in the 2003 science-fiction films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, Mary Magdalene in the 2004 biblical drama The Passion of the Christ, Malèna Scordia in the 2000 film Malèna and Alex in the controversial art film Irréversible. At age 51, Bellucci played the role of a Bond girl in the 2015 James Bond film Spectre. She is often considered among the most beautiful women in the world.

Who doesn't like well-known Beauty of Italian women? Monica is charming, beautiful, criminally sexy...

9 Mila Kunis Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis is an American actress. In 1991, at the age of seven, she moved from the Ukrainian SSR to Los Angeles with her family.

Another superstar from Ukraine. Great actress but she needs more serious roles

10 Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve (born 22 October 1943) is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model and producer. She gained recognition for her portrayal of aloof, mysterious beauties for various directors, including Luis Buñuel, Francois Truffaut and Roman Polanski.

I can tell that this French beauty deserves more than Sophie Marceau to be number one.

The Contenders
11 Ursula Andress Ursula Andress is a Swiss actress, former model and sex symbol who has appeared in American, British and Italian films.
12 Joanna Pacula
13 Juliette Binoche
14 Ornella Muti

Another wonderfully beautiful and talented actress. She made many great films of different genres. Ornella deserves a big Respect!

15 Michele Mercier

The role of Angelique in "The Marquise of the Angels" and its countless "sequels" made her a huge star. Also, this beautiful actress appeared in Black Sabbath, Shoot the Piano Player! Etc

16 Rosamund Pike Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike is an English actress. She began her acting career by appearing in stage productions such as Romeo and Juliet and Skylight.
17 Kate Winslet Kate Elizabeth Winslet, is an English actress and singer. She is the recipient of an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, and three BAFTA Awards.
18 Kate Beckinsale Kathrin Romary "Kate" Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is a British actress. After some minor television roles, she made her film debut in Much Ado About Nothing (1993) while still a student at the University of Oxford. She then appeared in British costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland (1994), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), Emma (1996), and The Golden Bowl (2000), in addition to various stage and radio productions. She began to seek film work in the United States in the late 1990s and, after appearing in small-scale dramas The Last Days of Disco (1998) and Brokedown Palace (1999), she had a break-out year in 2001 with starring roles in the war drama Pearl Harbor and the romantic comedy Serendipity. ...read more.

Move her up. She's a better actress than the annoying Mila Kunis who's got a higher rank in this list. VOTE FOR HER. Thank you.

19 Melanie Laurent
20 Judi Dench Dame Judith Olivia “Judi” Dench is an English actress. Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years, she performed in several of Shakespeare's plays, in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth.
21 Greta Garbo Greta Garbo, born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson (18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990), was a Swedish-born American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. ...read more.
22 Asta Nielsen
23 Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn, born Audrey Kathleen Ruston (4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognized as a film and fashion icon, Hepburn was active during Hollywood's Golden Age. She was ranked by the American Film Institute as the 3rd greatest female screen legend in American ...read more.
24 Angela Lansbury Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury was an Irish-British and American actress and singer whose career spanned 8 decades.
25 Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is a French former actress, singer and fashion model, who later became an animal rights activist.
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