Top 10 Greatest Black Actresses
Talented, beautiful and all too often overlooked, these are the very best black actresses. Hopefully some of the recent accolades directed towards these women will bring them even more prominent and important roles in films to come.
Halle Maria Berry is an American actress. Berry won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama Monster's Ball. As of 2018, she is the only black woman to have won the award. Of course I have to go with my girl Halle Berry! I've always been a fan & extremely impressed with her acting skills from the beginning! I do have many others that I also admire & consider to be great actresses as well but we can only choose one! Halle is not alone as a great black female actress! She is no doubt a great/amazing actress!
I have been one of her fans for a long run! I've seen almost all her movies! I am so glad she made oscar history by being the first black woman to win best actress for her wonderful performance in Monster's Ball!
One of the most beautiful women Hollywood has ever produced and continues amaze me. Her beautiy is truely ageless. Of course she also happens to be one very talented lady. This combination of beauty and talent has made her one of Hollywoods most desired leading ladies.
I love this actress. Her skills shows in everything she does. I have been a fan for over 10 years. I will continue to show my support. I am waiting to see more things from her in the future
Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress and activist. She is best known for her biographical film roles, most notably her performance as Tina Turner in the biopic What's Love Got to Do with It, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won a corresponding Golden Globe Award. The most graceful, beautiful, talented, and passionate actresses to ever take the screen. Very selective about her roles. Doesn't take any film JUST for the money or the costar list. Beautiful and poised. She is my acting role model and I want to be just like her!
I like Angela Bassett because she is talented, and she can make even a bad film tolerable. I have seen in various films and television shows, that showed off her talent, and I think that what makes a part of this top ten.
I love Angela Bassett. I think she's beautiful and graceful. She sets a perfect example for actresses like myself. I had the pleasure of meeting her once and she told me to be persistent. I will always remember and forver be greatful for that encounter.
Tiara Williams
Angela Bassett has remained true to who she is. She is a great role model for young girls of color. She is beautiful and gracious and talented. She is definitely one of the best.
Caryn Elaine Johnson, known professionally by her stage name Whoopi Goldberg, is an American actress, comedian, and television host. I love whoopi so much the fact that she is a Egot. She has a emmy, Grammy, oscar, and a tony award. When will she get the respect and notoriety that she has been deserving of. Whoopi should be in at least two movies a year whats the problem. Discrimination...
She's believable, versatile, talented, endearing and in possession of brilliant comedic timing.
So awesome so talented! Why the heck not choose her?
She is the most succesful black actress according to box office and the oscars.
Dana Elaine Owens, known professionally by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, model, television producer, record producer, comedian, and talk show host. Queen Latifah is the sweetest black woman I can ever adore. She kind of looks like a hottie version of Ice Cube. Really! She does. She might be thick and big boned, but she still got a sexy body, I like the way that God created her, and she still a fine sweet honey. I hope people aren't judging her about her size, because that was unacceptable, very inappropriate, and it's gotten way out of hand. But she's alright. I just had a little crush on Queen Latifah, that's all.
Queen Latifah is indeed the prettiest black actress I ever seen. She should be in 1st place because she is the most prettiest singer and actress in the universe.
She looks good and I love hearing her voice very soothing! Can relax when ever a queen latifah movie is on! Very good actress
The Queen has so many talents it's hard to talk about all of then at once, but all in all she's amazing.
Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman, sometimes credited as Raven, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, television personality, and producer. Raven-Symone is Voted the best Black Actress of all-Time because she Truly is. She is not Overrated like Halle Berry because her Ethnicity she can actually Act, and is Kind to everyone she meets. Raven also can Sing, Rap, Act, and Produce.
Raven-symone is quickly leaving a legacy behind as she continues to be A Force in the entertainment world. She is A Former Childstar that is showing no signs of stopping. She is Talented in Music, Producing, and Cooking as well as Acting.
I used to watch That's so Raven ALL THE TIME and I still love her! She is the best there is! (especially since all these new Disney shows came out... They're not even good)
This is one of the only 10 actresses in the WORLD that can really ACT. She's has natural talent and she's amazingly funny. The show 'That's So Raven' was the best!
Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade is an American actress. She began her career in 1990s, appearing on television sitcoms, before landing supporting roles in teen comedy films She's All That and 10 Things I Hate About You. I love her though. Stunningly gorgeous and seems like she is an all around positive person to be around on and off screen. I watched a documentary about her visiting China to take part first hand bringing awareness to young girls and education. It was beautiful.
The only woman to leave me speachless just looking at her. She can pull off any look, bedroom temptress, sexy evening dress; heck, she would look good in a potato sack. The only question is does the personality match her looks?
Just love her! Very Good actress, I know for a fact she is one of the best ones out there, I think so anyway..
She looks and acts like the perfect angel. Gorgeous, sexy and very talented.
Thandie newton is a class act, an excellent pure talented actor, all her roles are extrememy box office material; Perfect personality, more beautiiful then all the 10 actress listed, her private life is private and thandie is always in a perfect performance I reiterate the perfect actor, lady, human eing
Should be listed among the top ten actresses, period.
I agree with all
Nia Long is a powerful, black actress.She brings so much force and intensity to a movie "The Best Man" she gave an outstanding performance and have a unique beauty I wish we seen her more often.
I can really relate to Nia Long in the documentary Behind the Color Line.
She has great potential. I love her.
Viola Davis is an American actress and producer. After graduating from the Juilliard School in 1993, Davis began her career on stage and won an Obie Award in 1999 for her performance as Ruby McCollum in Everybody's Ruby. It's ridiculous that she isn't at LEAST in the top 5. Not only is she one of the best black actresses working today, she's one of the best actresses working PERIOD. I don't know if everyone here hasn't seen Doubt, The Help, or Fences but by seeing her so far on this list I'm just gonna assume that no one has. Viola Davis is one of the best actresses working today.
How to Get Away with Murder, Widows, The Help, Fences some of the amazing movies and T.V. shows Viola Davis has made in her long acting career yet she is still terribly underrated. She is a very versatile actress and puts a lot of effort in making her characters both realistic and expressive.
Viola Davis truly deserves more respect and recognition!
Viola Davis is one of the most talented, versatile, believable and passionate actresses I have ever seen. She is simply outstanding, and really deserves to be number one.
Sho deserves to be #1,she is a fabulous actress and one of the bests of the period! can't really understand what is exactly great about halle berry to be the best!
Right up there with Emma Stone as one of the greatest actresses of this current generation.
I loved her performance in 12 Years a Slave and although I haven't seen Us, it looks promising.
She rocks, it doesn't get better than this. The darker the berry the sweeter the juice.
If Lupita Nyong'o ISN'T the next narrator of Epcot's Spaceship Earth, I am going to be greatly disappointed.
Pamela Suzette Grier is an American actress. Grier became known in the early 1970s for starring in a string of 1970s women in prison and blaxploitation films such as The Big Bird Cage, Coffy, Foxy Brown, and Sheba, Baby. Best Actress bar none! Black, White, Red, Orange,
Her Courage and Fire! O Lord, can someone please
Dig up the movies from the '70s
Featuring Pam Grier! Halle Berry tried to bring it
In Monsters Ball, and was rewarded with an Oscar!
None like her today. No comparison... Awesome Awemsome... Unbelievable is I can say... Endless love for this lady... Utmost quality... Epitome of talent beauty and brains... All rolled into one... What more can one ask for
Beautiful, sexy and used the camera to her benefit. Not many new stars can
Measure up to her.
Grew up watching her
Kellie Shanygne Williams is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Laura Lee Winslow, the middle child of Carl and Harriette Winslow, as well as the object of Steve Urkle's affection on the ABC/CBS television series Family Matters which ran from 1989–1998.
Meagan Monique Good-Franklin is an American actress. Beginning her career in 1985 at the age of four, Good has appeared in numerous television shows, films, and music videos. She's the impossible, the hope of all, beautiful, cute, sexy, sweet, (I hope), loveable, adorable, inspirational... Hot, edgy, street, fun, hood, suburbia, and all of the above... MY WIFE...! Soon to be my life...
I don't like married women because they're extremely unlucky for me. That's no good.
She is hot women
All I cn say is she deserve to at the top list oh god she is so fine
She is funny pretty too
Overshadowed by Bill Cosby and the small children on the Cosby Show she is under appreciated and overlooked for her talents. Watching her guest star in various roles on other series allows one to truly see the pure talent and ability she has to hold her own and even rise above the talent around her. She makes others look even better.
One of the most beautiful and convincing T.V. actresses!
My idol since a teen
Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. Oprah Winfrey is an amazing actress and she does not suck. The triumphant role that she played as Annie Lee Cooper in Selma was phenomenal, she was also wonderful in The Butler. She deserve to be on the actual list. It's a disgrace that she is not above 19th place. She is an actress that makes me dumbfounded.
This women should be way up that list people need to realize the influential roles that she has chosen to do and do well.
She sucks. Can't stand her All ego. Little else.
What is she doing so high in rank on this list?
Zoë Yadira Saldaña Nazario (born June 19, 1978) is an American actress and dancer. Following her performances with the theater group Faces, Saldana made her screen debut in a 1999 episode of Law & Order. She's played in Crossroads, and although maybe over-acted a little, she seems funny. And she was great in the small part of Anamarie in Pirates 1.
She's my favorite black actress when she kicks ass in two Star Trek movies, Losers, Avatar and Columbiana. You rock, Zoe!
The lady can dance, act and she is not only beautiful but has personality to go with that.
Definitely a star on the rise! Love everything she has done the last few years.
Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American actress, singer, and fashion designer. Williams initially gained recognition as the first African-American recipient of the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984 in September 1983. However, a few weeks prior to the end of her reign, she learned that Penthouse magazine would be publishing nude photographs of her in an upcoming issue. Very versatile and talented actress/singer. Not to mention Underrated and overlooked!
Jada Koren Pinkett Smith is an American actress, dancer, singer-songwriter, and businesswoman. She began her career with a guest appearance on the short-lived sitcom True Colors in 1990. Chris Rock still owes her an apology for that one tasteless joke he just recently made about her at the Oscars.
Jada Pinkett plays good in all her roles. She's very beautiful and she knows how to act.
I like how she voices Gloria from all of the Madagascar movies.
She's the best actress remember the set it off movies she is so greater
Honestly, this woman is severely underrated.. I wish I could see more from her, she can play any part, she is not the most beautiful but surely the most dedicated. Kimberly elise has to be the only actress I see to come on looking horrible and acting broken. Then totally switch to a role of strong and radiantly gorgeous character
Easily one of the best young actress around. A true scene stealer in just about everything she does. Commands attention on screen without having to remove her clothes. Top shelf.
Someone must have been napping, this fine actress belongs in the top 10. Let's put it this way, she will be the next black actress to win an Oscar, wait and see.
She is one of the best and is fully under rated. She always get the job done she is just amazing I wish people could see that
Octavia Lenora Spencer is an American actress and author. She is best known for her role as Minny Jackson in the 2011 film The Help, for which she won the BAFTA, Golden Globe, SAG, Critics' Choice, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Oh my gosh, I love this woman...great actress! If she is in a movie, I will be watching it!
Octavia Spencer is an amazing actress. I loved her in The Help, she was hilarious!
Love her acting wish she had gotten the role in the Butler!
How is it that she is not among the top 5?!
She is an impeccable actress
I loved her in Love and Basketball. I know that movie is loved by everyone because of her perfomace with Omar Epps. They both did the damn thing! I give her props for that one. And also for Brown Sugar and AVP.
Love Sanaa! Would love to see her in more movies, series.. Whatever. She rocks! She should be in top 5... No doubt! Gorgeous too!
Single, beautiful, talented... Sweet Brown Sugar! None better!
This generation lady is very talented.