Actresses I Want To Cast.. (not in order)
by richardacha | created - 07 Aug 2015 | updated - 13 Dec 2015 | PublicActresses I have seen some impressive performances from, or have shown great potential..
One day, we shall work together.. By God's grace, one day soon..
1. Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Actress | Belle
Gugu Mbatha-Raw was born Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England. Her father, Patrick Mbatha, is a Black South African doctor, and her mother, Anne Raw, is a Caucasian English nurse. Her parents separated when she was a year old, and she was brought up by her mother ...
Saw her in Beyond the Lights..
2. Paula Patton
Actress | Precious
Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American and her mother, who is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing up and she was a ...
Saw her in Deja Vu..
3. Gabrielle Union
Actress | Bring It On
Gabrielle Union was born on October 29, 1972, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Theresa (Glass), who managed a phone company, and Sylvester E. Union, a military sergeant and business executive. When she was eight, her family moved to Pleasanton, California, where she grew up and attended high school. There, ...
Saw her in Bring It On, Bad Boys 2, Breakin' All The Rules & Meet Dave..
4. Thandiwe Newton
Actress | Crash
Thandiwe Newton was born in London. She is the daughter of Zimbabwean mother Nyasha, a health-care worker from the Shona tribe, and British father Nick Newton, who worked as a lab technician. She lived in Zambia until political unrest caused her family to move back to the UK, where she lived in ...
Saw her in Crash, For Colored Girls & Seven Pounds..
5. Cynthia Erivo
Actress | Harriet
Cynthia Erivo is an English actress, singer, and songwriter. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild ...
Saw her at IndigO2..
6. Jennifer Hudson
Soundtrack | Dreamgirls
Jennifer Kate Hudson was born on September 12, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois to Darnell Donerson (née Hudson) & Samuel Simpson. She is an Academy Award-winning actress, Grammy Award-winning recording artist and best-selling author. This bright, beautiful and booming-voiced talent is a perfect example ...
Saw her on Empire..
7. Angela Bassett
Actress | Strange Days
Captivating, gifted, and sensational, Angela Bassett's presence has been felt in theaters and on stages and television screens throughout the world. Angela Evelyn Bassett was born on August 16, 1958 in New York City, to Betty Jane (Gilbert), a social worker, and Daniel Benjamin Bassett, a ...
Saw her in Akeelah & the Bee..
8. Erica Hubbard
Actress | Chicago Med
Erica Hubbard started her career in 1988 doing voice-overs and starring in commercials such as: McDonald's, MCI, Reebok and Sears. She has worked in many markets, including Chicago, New York and California.
Ms. Hubbard has performed in feature films distributed by Paramount, 20th Century Fox and ...
Saw her in Akeelah & the Bee..
9. Lauryn Hill
Soundtrack | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Lauryn Hill, a native of South Orange, New Jersey, first came to attention with the multi-talented Fugees. Their first album, "Blunted On Reality", went virtually unnoticed by the public; their real breakthrough came with the sophomore album, "The Score", which featured "Killing Me Softly". That ...
Saw her in Sister Act 2..
10. Keri Russell
Actress | Mission: Impossible III
Most recently, Keri can be seen starring in "The Diplomat" for Netflix in which Keri plays the titular role of an American Diplomat in London. She also stars in an episode of the limited anthology series "Extrapolations" created by Scott Burns. She also recently starred in "Cocaine Bear" for ...
Saw her in Honey I Shrunk The Kids & August Rush..
11. Jordin Sparks
Actress | Sparkle
Jordin Brianna Sparks was born on December 22, 1989 in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Glendale, Arizona & Ridgewood, New Jersey. She was born to Jodi Beth Wiedmann & Phillippi Sparks. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the sixth season of American Idol at age 17, becoming the youngest winner in...
Saw her in Sparkle..
12. Julia Roberts
Actress | Pretty Woman
Julia Fiona Roberts never dreamed she would become the most popular actress in America. She was born in Smyrna, Georgia, to Betty Lou (Bredemus) and Walter Grady Roberts, one-time actors and playwrights, and is of English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, German, and Swedish descent. As a child, due to her ...
Saw her in Pretty Woman..
13. Sandra Bullock
Producer | The Proposal
Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Arlington, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. Her mother, Helga Bullock (née Helga Mathilde Meyer), was a German opera singer. Her father, John W. Bullock, was an American voice teacher, who was born in Alabama, of German descent. Sandra grew up on the road ...
Saw her in Blind Side & Ocean's Eleven..
14. Tamela J. Mann
Actress | Madea Goes to Jail
Tamela J. Mann was born on June 9, 1966 in Limestone County, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Madea Goes to Jail (2009), Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) and Meet the Browns (2008). She has been married to David Mann since June 9, 1988. They have four children.
Saw her in Sparkle..
15. CeCe Winans
Soundtrack | White Men Can't Jump
CeCe Winans was born on October 8, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for White Men Can't Jump (1992), CeCe Winans: Believe for It (2021) and Waiting to Exhale (1995). She has been married to Alvin Love II since June 23, 1984. They have two children.
Saw her at Wembley Arena.. lol
16. Wendy Raquel Robinson
Actress | The Game
Wendy Raquel Robinson was born July 25, 1967, in Los Angeles, California. She is of African-American and Native American descent. Robinson is a cum laude graduate of Howard University of the School of Fine Arts and received her B.F.A. in drama. She's appeared in several plays, such as "The Vagina ...
17. Nia Long
Actress | The Best Man
Stunning pop culture icon, Hollywood leading lady and three-time NAACP award winner Nia Long returns to the big screen this fall in the highly anticipated Universal Pictures sequel The Best Man Holiday (in theaters November 15th) where she reunites with original castmates Taye Diggs ("Private ...
18. Michelle Williams
Actress | Revival!
Tenitra Michelle Williams was born on July 23, 1979 in Rockford, Illinois. When she was a child, she never imagined being in one of the most successful female groups in the country. When she was 17, she had a friend who was playing the keyboard for famous R&B star: Monica so, of course, she told ...
19. Anna Popplewell
Actress | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Anna Popplewell was born on December 16, 1988 in London, England as Anna Katherine Popplewell. She is an actress, known for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) and Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (2012). She is also known ...
Saw her in Narnia..
20. Alina Foley
Actress | The Spy Next Door
Alina Foley was born on April 16, 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and director, known for The Spy Next Door (2010), Days of Our Lives (1965) and The League (2009). She was previously married to Rio Caster.
21. Eva Mendes
Actress | The Other Guys
Eva Mendes is an American actress, model and businesswoman. She began acting in the late 1990s. After a series of roles in B movies such as Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) and Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000), she made a career-changing appearance in Training Day (2001). Since then, ...
Saw her in Hitch..
22. Faith Evans
Soundtrack | Girls Trip
Faith Evans was born on June 10, 1973 in Lakeland, Florida, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for Girls Trip (2017), Puff Daddy Feat. Faith Evans & 112: I'll Be Missing You (1997) and The Fast and the Furious (2001). She has been married to Stevie J since July 17, 2018. She was ...
23. Mary J. Blige
Soundtrack | Mudbound
Mary J. Blige was born on January 11, 1971 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for Mudbound (2017), Rock of Ages (2012) and The Help (2011). She was previously married to Kendu Isaacs.
24. Genevieve Nnaji
Actress | Road to Yesterday
Genevieve Nnaji started her acting career as a child actress in the then-popular television soap opera "Ripples" at the age of 8. She was also featured in several commercials, some of which included Pronto beverage and Omo detergent. In 1998, at the age of 19, she made her debut in the growing ...
Saw her in Mirror Boy..
25. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
Actress | Alter Ego
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (born February 7, 1978) is an actress, singer, and philanthropist from Lagos, Nigeria. Since her Nollywood film debut in 1995, she has appeared in an astounding 300 films, selling millions of video copies. After receiving numerous high-profile awards, launching a music career...
26. Tichina Arnold
Actress | Little Shop of Horrors
Tichina Arnold was born on June 28, 1969 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Everybody Hates Chris (2005) and Martin (1992). She was previously married to Rico Hines and Lamon Brewster.
Saw her in Everybody Hates Chris..
27. Famke Janssen
Actress | X-Men: The Last Stand
Famke Janssen was born November 5, 1964, in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, and has two other siblings. Moving to America in the 1980s, she modeled for Chanel in New York. Later, taking a break from modeling, she attended Columbia University, majoring in literature.
This model-turned-actress broke into...
Saw her in The Wolverine..
28. Anika Noni Rose
Actress | The Princess and the Frog
Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose recently finished filming the lead role of the pilot episode Beast Mode (TBS / Macro), which is based on life of legendary boxing trainer Ann Wolfe. Anika is also serving as Co-Executive Producer.
In 2018, Anika starred in the title role of 'Carmen Jones' in John ...
29. K.D. Aubert
Actress | Friday After Next
Model & Actress KD Aubert started her modeling career with LA Models in 2001. As a runway model working overseas, she soon ventured into print modeling with Elite models (LA) where she was thrust into major campaigns. Soon after KD entered into the world of commercials where again, she was lucky ...
Saw her in Soul Plane..
30. Nile Taylor
Actress | We Need 2 Talk
Nile Taylor is known for We Need 2 Talk (2010), Vanished (2006) and Double Negative (2013).
31. Amber Rose Revah
Actress | The Punisher
Amber Rose Revah is an British actress of Kenyan-Indian and European (Polish, Italian & Spanish decent) heritage. Amber Rose started her film career in the award-winning LGBT film 'I Can't Think Straight' whilst finishing her Bachelor of Arts at University. Amber Rose was then offered a role ...
Saw her in the Bible miniseries & Silent Witness..
32. Lanisha Cole
Actress | Soul Plane
Lanisha Cole is known as "the model photographer." Lanisha is both an accomplished, world-renown model as well as an active, professional photographer of models, famous faces, and iconic places. Lanisha is of Panamanian descent and as a darker woman of color, she works tirelessly to end ...
33. Jennifer Freeman
Actress | You Got Served
Jennifer Freeman was born on October 20, 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for You Got Served (2004), My Wife and Kids (2000) and Johnson Family Vacation (2004). She was previously married to Earl Watson.
Saw her in My Wife & Kids..
34. Adelayo Adedayo
Actress | Some Girls
Adelayo Adedayo was born on December 18, 1988 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Some Girls (2012), Timewasters (2017) and Origin (2018).
Saw her in Gone Too Far..
35. Jessie J
Soundtrack | Ice Age: Collision Course
Jessie J (Jessica Ellen Cornish) was born in Redbridge, London on March 27, 1988. She went to Colins Performing Arts School as a child and when she was 11 she was cast in Andrew Lloyd Weber's musica "Whistle Down the Wind". When she was 17 she joined a girl group and soon after was signed as a solo...
36. Pooja Shah
Actress | Bend It Like Beckham
Pooja Shah was born on 8th August 1979 in North London in a Kenyan-Asian family. Grandparents migrated to Kenya from Gujarat in Western India and so the ancestral roots are there.
After studying at local Nursery, Infants and Junior school, she did GCSE at a Girls Grammar School. Took a year out from...
Saw her in Eastenders & Gone Too Far..
37. Tisha Martin
Actress | Kerching!
Tisha Martin is known for Kerching! (2003), Doctors (2000) and The Basil Brush Show (2002).
Saw her in Kerching..
38. Vanessa Vanderpuye
Actress | A Song from the Dark
Vanessa Vanderpuye is known for A Song from the Dark (2023), Bulletproof (2018) and Dreaming Whilst Black (2018).
39. Shavani Cameron
Actress | Homeland
Shavani Cameron is known for Homeland (2011), The Tunnel (2013) and The State (2017).
Saw her in Youngers..
40. Laurie Brett
Actress | EastEnders
Laurie Brett was born and raised in Hamilton, Scotland on 28 March 1969. She toured with a travelling circus in Mexico and Central America with Circo Magico and studied at the London Studio Centre. She starred in fringe productions and made her television debut in "London's Burning" (as an office ...
41. Angela Griffin
Actress | Waterloo Road
Angela Griffin was born on July 19, 1976 in Cottingley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Waterloo Road (2006), Help (2021) and Crime (2021). She has been married to Jason Milligan since July 27, 2006. They have two children.
Saw her in Breeders..
42. Amanda Mealing
Actress | Four Weddings and a Funeral
Amanda Mealing was born on April 22, 1967 in Dulwich, London, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Casualty (1986) and Holby City (1999). She has been married to Richard Sainsbury since July 2, 1998. They have two children.
43. Chloe Howman
Actress | Holby Blue
Chloe Howman was born in 1978 in Bexley, Kent, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Holby Blue (2007), Casualty (1986) and Sparkling Cyanide (2003).
Saw her in Casualty..
44. Amanda Henderson
Actress | Les Misérables
Amanda Henderson is known for Les Misérables (2012), Casualty (1986) and Wild Bill (2011).
45. Jane Hazlegrove
Actress | Heidi
Jane Hazlegrove was born on July 17, 1968 in Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Heidi (1993), Casualty (1986) and Without Motive (2000). She has been married to Isobel Middleton since 2015.
46. Catherine Russell
Actress | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Catherine Russell was born on May 17, 1965 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991) and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001). She has been married to Richard Holmes since September 5, 1988. They ...
47. Chanel Cali
Actress | Adulthood
Chanel Cali was born in London, England, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Adulthood (2008), Kidulthood (2006) and Dirty God (2019).
48. Teyonah Parris
Actress | Dear White People
Teyonah Parris was born on September 22, 1987 in Hopkins, South Carolina, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Dear White People (2014), Chi-Raq (2015) and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). She is married to James Parris.
Saw her in Dear White People..
49. Shari Headley
Actress | Coming to America
Shari Headley was born on July 15, 1964 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Coming to America (1988), Coming 2 America (2021) and Towelhead (2007). She was previously married to Christopher Martin.
50. Tracy Ifeachor
Actress | Showtrial
Tracy Ifeachor was born and raised in the sea-side city of Plymouth in Devonshire, England. After being crowned Senior Verse Speaking Champion of the South-West at the age of 15, Tracy was keen to go to drama school to study acting but her father, a Professor of Electronic engineering, an ...
Possibly for FSS project. Hmm. Need to see more though.
52. Amanda Righetti
Actress | Captain America: The First Avenger
Amanda Elizabeth Righetti is a Utah-born, Nevada-raised actor/producer and Best Actress Award winner by the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. Righetti began her career at 14, as a young model, but made waves as the trust-fund squandering, world-traveling black sheep, "Hailey...
53. Shona McGarty
Actress | EastEnders
Shona McGarty was born on October 14, 1991 in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford (2010) and Neighbours 30th Anniversary Tribute: Ramsay Square (2015).
Saw her in Eastenders..
54. Louisa Lytton
Actress | EastEnders
Since a young age, Louisa has had a love of performing, having been a pupil at London's iconic Sylvia Young Theatre School. Here, she learnt from some of the best tutors, and was able to develop her skills as both an actress, and an all-round performer. It was this platform that led to Louisa ...
Saw her in Eastenders & the Bill..
55. Lacey Turner
Actress | EastEnders
Lacey Turner was born on March 28, 1988 in Hendon, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), Our Girl (2013) and Our Girl (2013). She has been married to Matt Kay since September 2, 2017. They have two children.
Saw her in Eastenders..
56. Keke Palmer
Actress | Nope
Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer was born on August 26, 1993 in Harvey, Illinois and raised in Robbins, Illinois to Sharon and Larry Palmer, both former actors. Palmer showed vocal promise as a five-year-old, when she belted out "Jesus Loves Me" in her church choir. A year later the singer-actress had a...
Loved Akeelah & the Bee. Hope she's still got it.
57. Keira Knightley
Actress | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Keira Christina Knightley was born March 26, 1985 in the South West Greater London suburb of Richmond. She is the daughter of actor Will Knightley and actress turned playwright Sharman Macdonald. An older brother, Caleb Knightley, was born in 1979. Her father is English, while her Scottish-born ...
Seen her in many films before, but just seen the Duchess & she was great..
58. Hayley Atwell
Actress | Captain America: The First Avenger
Born in London, England, Hayley Elizabeth Atwell has dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and the United States. An only child, Hayley was named after actress Hayley Mills. Her parents, Alison (Cain) and Grant Atwell, both motivational speakers, met at a London workshop of Dale Carnegie's ...
Saw her in the Duchess..
59. Mina Anwar
Actress | The Thin Blue Line
Mina Anwar was born on September 20, 1969 in Church, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for The Thin Blue Line (1995), House of Anubis (2011) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007).
Saw her in Sleeping Lions..
60. Zoe Saldana
Actress | Avatar
Zoe Saldana was born on June 19, 1978 in Passaic, New Jersey, to Asalia Nazario and Aridio Saldaña. Her father was Dominican and her mother is Puerto Rican. She was raised in Queens, New York. When she was 10 years old, she and her family moved to the Dominican Republic, where they would live for ...
61. Sanaa Lathan
Actress | AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Sanaa Lathan is an actor, director, producer, and activist, well-known for starring in such hit films as LOVE & BASKETBALL, THE BEST MAN and BEST MAN HOLIDAY, BROWN SUGAR, ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, and NAPPILY EVER AFTER.
She recently made her feature directorial debut for Paramount Pictures' ON THE COME ...
62. Nicky Buggs
Actress | The Secret Life of Bees
Nicky Buggs was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Powers (2015) and Playing for Keeps (2012).
Saw her in Playing For Keeps..
63. Tanda Kerín
Actress | Forgiving Chris Brown
Tanda Kerín was born on December 30, 1980 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Forgiving Chris Brown (2015) and Succeeding at Life (2016).
64. Nadine Marshall
Actress | The Smoking Room
Nadine Marshall was born on September 30, 1972 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Smoking Room (2004), A Street Cat Named Bob (2016) and Paddington 2 (2017).
65. Jessica Sula
Actress | Split
Jessica Sula (born 3 May 1994)[1] is a British actress known for playing the character Grace Blood in the third generation of the British television series Skins and for her role in the M. Night Shyamalan-directed horror film Split (2016).
Sula was born in Swansea to Trinidadian mother Shurla Blades...
Saw her in Honeytrap..
66. Brandy Norwood
Actress | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Brandy Norwood is an African-American singer-songwriter and actress from McComb, Mississippi. She is known for her roles in Moesha, Osmosis Jones and Cinderella. She has released many R&B albums and singles since the 1990s. She is known as "The Vocal Bible". She gave birth to a daughter named ...
67. Ellen Thomas
Actress | EastEnders
Ellen Thomas was born on February 3, 1964 in Sierra Leone. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) and Moses Jones (2009).
68. Amandla Stenberg
Actress | The Hunger Games
Named for the Zulu and Xhosa word for "power," Amandla was born in Los Angeles, California, to Karen Brailsford, a writer, and Tom Stenberg, a businessman. Her mother is African-American and her father is Danish (and of part Inuit-Greenlandic ancestry).
In the summer and fall of 2010, she shot her ...
69. Anniwaa Buachie
Actress | Archer
Anniwaa Buachie is an award-winning actress, filmmaker and writer, shifting sands in the entertainment industry, globally. Known for her portrayal of "Eka" a Nigerian mother battling with issues concerning FGM in the TV series Survivor's Remorse STARZ, opposite the renowned Tichina Arnold, Teyonah ...
70. Lynnette Holmes
Actress | In Cannes
Lynnette Holmes is known for In Cannes (2016), In the Hour of Chaos (2016) and Gamble and Huff: The Sound of Philadelphia (2015).
71. Robinne Lee
Actress | National Security
Robinne Lee (born July 16, 1974) is an American actress and author. She made her screen debut in the 1997 independent film Hav Plenty, and later has appeared in films National Security (2003), Deliver Us from Eva (2003), Hitch (2005), Seven Pounds (2008), Fifty Shades Darker (2017), and Fifty ...
Saw her in Seven Pounds..
72. Reagan Gomez-Preston
Actress | Jerry Maguire
Reagan Gomez-Preston was born on April 24, 1980 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Jerry Maguire (1996), Surviving... (2015) and Almost Home (2013). She has been married to DeWayne Turrentine Jr. since November 10, 1999. They have two children.
73. Hilary Swank
Actress | Million Dollar Baby
Hilary was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Judith Kay (Clough), a secretary, and Stephen Michael Swank, who served in the National Guard and was also a traveling salesman. Her maternal grandmother, Frances Martha Dominguez, was of Mexican descent, and her other roots include German, English, and ...
Saw her in Conviction..
74. Kara Tointon
Actress | EastEnders
Standing at an average 5ft 5in, with a cheeky glint in her deep brown eyes we have Kara Tointon - a girl who is anything but average. She was brought into the world on August 5th 1983 in a large Essex town called Southend-On-Sea.. Ambitious and confident from an early age, Kara often made up her ...
Saw her in Eastenders..
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