The Most Beautiful Black Actresses in Hollywood!
16. Gabrielle Union Born in 1972, Gabrielle
Monique Union is an American actress best known for her roles in movies like Bring It On,
10 Things I Hate About You, Think Like a Man, and most recently the T.V series, LA’s Finest,
where she co-stars with Jessica Alba. Despite how good she is at the craft, however, acting wasn’t
Gabrielle’s first choice in career. Initially, the Omaha, Nebraska native wanted to be a lawyer,
but after a brief modeling internship, a passion for acting ignited within her
and hasn’t wavered since. Besides acting, she’s also published a personal memoir called, We’re
Going to Need More Wine which has since taken a place on the New York Times’s best-seller list!
15. Meagan Good
Meagan Good is a stunning actress who got her claim to fame from roles in Think Like a Man
(alongside Gabrielle Union), the superhero comedy Shazam, and T.V series Minority Report. An actress
at heart, Meagan Good recounts that she’s been acting as long as she can remember—even before
she got paid for it. When she was a little girl, she would roleplay as a terrified woman running
from a killer. She began acting in commercials at the age of four. One of her early roles was
as one of the neighborhood kids in Ice Cube's 1995 movie Friday. An interesting fact about Meagan is
that in 2018 she got an eyebrow transplant due to having overplucked them in the past.
14. Sharon Leal
Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married actress Sharon Leal grew up as a military brat
from Tuscon Arizona. After moving around several times during the first few years of her life,
her parents finally settled in the Philippines, where her mother is from, until she was six years
old. She then moved back to Fresno, California where she received the rest of her education.
Her career started with a role in the soap opera Guiding Light
and she has since featured in movies including This Christmas and Dreamgirls.
13. Ryan Destiny
Ryan Destiny is a singer, songwriter, and actress who takes great pride in her performances.
Best known for her role in the musical drama "Star", this stunning actress has music running
through her veins. Her father was part of an R&B group in the early 90’s called “Guesss.”
Regardless of her stunning looks, though, Destiny was once insecure about the color of her skin.
She’s stated that because so many people throughout her family were different colors,
color was all she saw. Since then, however, she’s learned to love her dark skin
and now uses it to be the media representation for other little girls that she never had.
12. Keke Palmer
Best known for her role in Scream Queens and Hustlers,
Keke Palmer is an insanely talented American actress. A woman in a league of her own,
this gorgeous girl started her acting career early with role in Barbershop 2 at 9 years old.
She then starred in Nickelodeon’s True Jackson as the title character. She made history with the
debut of her show Just Keke, becoming the world’s youngest-ever talk show host at the ripe young age
of 20. So, what is Keke up to these days? In 2021, she won an Emmy for her role in Turnt Up
With The Taylors which is satirical take on reality TV where she plays all 5 characters.
11. Nafessa Williams
Most known for her breakout role as Nicole Gordon in the hit film Streets,
Nefessa Williams had a difficult time breaking into the industry. In fact, she’s stated that,
if she hadn’t seen success when she did, she may have stopped acting and pursued a different path.
However, Nafessa did see success and a lot of it. After starring in Streets,
she quickly recovered another major role in the T.V series Code Black.
10. Rochelle Aytes
Rochelle Aytes is sure to be a face that just about anyone could recognize considering how
long her track record is. Best known for her major role in the hit comedy “White Chicks,”
Miss Aytes has starred in no less than 44 different movies, television series,
and video games since the beginning of her career in 2003. One thing you might not know about this
New York native is that she has a BA in dance from SUNY Conservatory of Dance. Surprisingly
this beauty has a modest social media following at a little over 80 thousand instagram followers.
9. Ashleigh Murray
This actress has become a rising star on our radar ever since her role in the television
series Riverdale. Despite playing a highschooler on TV, however, Asleigh Murray is anything but.
This 33 year old actress desperately needed to book Riverdale to keep her career in the green,
though, so she had no qualms about aging herself down a bit. Regardless of her film history or age,
however, one thing's for sure: Miss Murray’s looks are nearly unparalleled.
8. Keesha Sharp
Lethal Weapon TV actress Keesha Sharp has become well known as playing the “better half” on many
popular television shows and movies. Miss Sharp appears to also play that role off screen,
however, as the wife of Bradford Sharp and mother of her young son.
Recently she was in several episodes of Empire. She loves heels and says it's rare
you'll catch her in flats outside of her home and one of her favorite things to do is go to
breakfast with her husband. This amazing woman is truly gorgeous inside and out.
7. Vanessa Morgan
From her breakout role as Beatrix “Bird” Castro in MTV's Finding Carter to her reprisal as Toni Topaz
in Riverdale, Canadian Actress Vanessa Morgan has lived virtually her entire life on the screen.
In fact, the only thing she loves more than her acting are dogs!
She’s stated in numerous interviews that she’s a dog person all the way,
with her favorite two breeds being chihuahuas and German Shepherds.
6. Zendaya
Zendaya, whose name means “to give thanks” in the African Language of Shona is a popular ex-Disney
actress who’s rise to fame began with the Disney channel show “Shake it Up.” Since then, she made
her feature film debut in the movie Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2017 and she’s gone on to roles
in The Greatest Showman and Dune in addition to becoming a major feminist icon who never ceases
to amaze. From her interest in the Harry Potter series to her celebrity crush on Channing Tatum,
to her giant Schnauzer named Midnight, everything about Zendaya is so expectedly unexpected.
5. Lupita Nyong'o
Born in Mexico in 1983 and raised in Kenya, Lupita Nyong’o has become a household name thanks to her
role in the Marvel Superhero franchise Black Panther and her role in 12 Years a Slave for
which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This actress has more to her than acting
chops however, she can also speak several different languages! These include English,
Spanish, which she learned in Mexico, as well as Swahili and Luo, her mother tongues. Additionally,
Lupita also scored her first major television role while studying to get her master’s degree
in film and theater at the Yale School of Drama. Now that’s what we call amazing!
4. Zoe Kravitz
Born in 1988, daughter of musician Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet of The Cosby Show fame,
Zoe Kravitz was perhaps destined for the limelight. While she was still in high school,
she landed her first film role in 2007's "No Reservations" with Catherine Zeta-Jones.
From there she went on to have roles in several other films including "X-Men: First Class"
and "Mad Max: Fury Road". Now she's ready to catapult into even further into stardom with
her role in The Batman movie with Robert Pattinson where she plays The Catwoman.
3. Janelle Monae
Janelle Monae is an American singer, rapper and actress best known for her role in
Hidden Figures and Moonlight as well as Rio 2. Before she had made it big on the big screen,
however, the Kansas native paid her bills by maintaining a regular job at Office Depot.
She was then let go from that job after receiving an email from a fan
and responding to it from a company computer. Her music career began
in earnest when she signed to Sean Combs's Bad Boy records in 2006 and she has also appeared
in many music videos. Her top viewed video is Yoga with over 60 million views to-date.
2. Ella Balinska
Born in London England in 1996, Ella Balinska is an actress most well-known for her role in the
2019 film Charlie’s Angels. At 5' 11" she towered over her co-stars Kristin Stewart and Naomi Scott,
and it's no surprise she started off her career as a model. Unlike many other actresses and actors in
the industry, Ella takes pride in being able to do her own stunts and perform her own fights.
In fact, she’s qualified for no less than twelve types of stage combat!
1. Aja Naomi King
How to Get Away with Murder star Aja Naomi King is no stranger to the big screen. At 36 years old,
this gorgeous gal has already been in 28 television series and movies.
That’s not all, though; Miss King is also in possession of several acting awards,
as well as the coveted Master’s Degree. She received this degree from Yale University’s
School of Drama after several years of hard work. Who knows—maybe she saw Lupita Nyong’o there!
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