List of American actresses

This is an alphabetical list of notable American movie actresses.

A certain number of actors of this list are also well-known because of their roles in television films and series, and are therefore included in both, this list and the list of television actresses.

A

*Amy Adams
*Jane Adams
*Jessica Alba
*Joan Allen
*Karen Allen
*Laura Allen
*Trini Alvarado
*Lauren Ambrose
*Gillian Anderson
*Maya Angelou
*Jennifer Aniston
*Christina Applegate
*Anne Archer
*Beverly Archer
*Jillian Armenante
*Bess Armstrong
*Candice Azzara

B

*Lauren Bacall
*Amita Balla
*Anne Bancroft
*Tyra Banks
*Christine Baranski
*Drew Barrymore
*Jennifer Beals
*Kathy Bates
*Amanda Bearse
*Kristen Bell
*Camilla Belle
*Maria Bello
*Elizabeth Berkley
*Halle Berry
*Angela Bettis
*Leslie Bibb
*Jessica Biel
*Rachel Bilson
*Summer Bishil
*Selma Blair
*Shirley Booth
*Rachel Boston
*Kate Bosworth
*Alexandra Breckenridge
*Eileen Brennan
*Amy Brenneman
*Abigail Breslin
*Jayne Brook
*Louise Brooks
*Sandra Bullock
*Carol Burnett
*Ellen Burstyn
*Hilarie Burton
*Sophia Bush
*Brett Butler
*Amanda Bynes

C

*Lizzy Caplan
*Kate Capshaw
*Linda Cardellini
*Jennifer Carpenter
*Joanna Cassidy
*Jessica Cauffiel
*Lacey Chabert
*Sarah Chalke
*Stockard Channing
*Vanessa Lee Chester
*Patricia Clarkson
*Kim Coles
*Lynn Collins
*Jennifer Coolidge
*Courtney Cox
*Jeanne Crain
*Joan Crawford
*Suzanne Cryer
*Jamie Lee Curtis

D

*Claire Danes
*Erin Daniels
*Lisa Darr
*Bette Davis
*Kristin Davis
*Adria Dawn
*Priscilla Dean
*Diane Delano
*Bo Derek
*Zooey Deschanel
*Emily Deschanel
*Cameron Diaz
*Sammantha- Jolie DiMaggio
*Ellen Drew
*Malaya Rivera Drew
*Shannen Doherty
*Elisa Donovan
*Ashanti Douglas
*Billie Dove
*Fran Drescher
*Alice Drummond
*Faye Dunaway
*Kirsten Dunst
*Clea DuVall

E

*Megalyn Echikunwoke
*Shannon Elizabeth

F

*Tina Fey
*Sally Field
*Schuyler Fisk
*Louise Fletcher
*Bridget Fonda
*Jane Fonda
*Joan Fontaine
*Jodie Foster
*Megan Fox
*Kate French
*Lindsay Frost

G

*Bethany Joy Galeotti
*Ava Gardner
*Judy Garland
*Jennifer Garner
*Teri Garr
*Ana Gasteyer
*Janina Gavankar
*Rebecca Gayheart
*Janet Gaynor
*Sarah Michelle Gellar
*Gina Gershon
*Laura San Giacomo
*Melissa Gilbert
*Sara Gilbert
*Peri Gilpin
*Lillian Gish
*Whoopi Goldberg
*Selena Gomez
*Ginnifer Goodwin
*Jennifer Grey
*Pam Grier
*Kathy Griffin
*Leslie Grossman
*Carla Gugino
*Maggie Gyllenhaal

H

*Linda Hamilton
*Marcia Gay Harden
*Jean Harlow
*Danielle Harris
*Harriet Sansom Harris
*Goldie Hawn
*Helen Hayes
*Susan Hayward
*Rita Hayworth
*Patricia Heaton
*Marg Helgenberger
*Katharine Hepburn
*Jennifer Love Hewitt
*Nichole Hiltz
*Cheryl Hines
*Judy Holliday
*Laurel Holloman
*Katie Holmes
*Kate Hudson
*Felicity Huffman
*Helen Hunt
*Holly Hunter
*Anjelica Huston

I

*Amy Irving
*Dana Ivey

J

*Allison Janney
*Scarlett Johansson
*Angelina Jolie
*Jennifer Jones

K

*Jane Kaczmarek
*Melina Kanakaredes
*Diane Keaton
*Arielle Kebbel
*Catherine Keener
*Grace Kelly
*Moira Kelly
*Jean Louisa Kelly
*Nicole Kidman
*Laura Kightlinger
*Regina King
*Lisa Kudrow
*Swoosie Kurtz

L

*Diane Lane
*Jessica Lange
*Cheryl Sarkisian LaPiere
*Ali Larter
*Vicki Lawrence
*Gwen Lee
*Janet Leigh
*Jennifer Jason Leigh
*Laura Linney
*Lindsay Lohan
*Kristanna Loken
*Carole Lombard
*Shelley Long
*Jennifer Lopez
*Bessie Love
*Myrna Loy
*Dorothy Lyman
*Jane Lynch
*Kelly Lynch
*Meredith Scott Lynn

M

*Shirley MacLaine
*Virginia Madsen
*Tina Majorino
*Wendie Malick
*Paula Marshall
*Marsha Mason
*Mary Stuart Masterson
*Samantha Mathis
*Debra Messing
*Marlee Matlin
*Jenny McCarthy
*Rue McClanahan
*Shatoya Maxie McClintock
*Mary McCormack
*Kimberly McCullough
*Frances McDormand
*Kathryn McGuire
*Tamara Mello
*Tammy Lynn Michaels
*Bette Midler
*Penelope Milford
*Liza Minnelli
*Katherine Moennig
*Gretchen Mol
*Michelle Monaghan
*Marilyn Monroe
*Julianne Moore
*Shelley Morrison
*Elisabeth Moss
*Bridget Moynahan
*Megan Mullally
*Brittany Murphy

N

*Nita Naldi
*Patricia Neal
*Bebe Neuwirth
*Julie Newmar
*Cynthia Nixon

O

*Rosie O'Donnell
*Larisa Oleynik
*Ana Ortiz
*Cheri Oteri
*Dana Owens

P

*Geraldine Page
*Gwyneth Paltrow
*Hayden Panettiere
*Sarah Jessica Parker
*Estelle Parsons
*Karyn Parsons
*Amanda Peet
*Elizabeth Peña
*Robin Wright Penn
*Piper Perabo
*Rosie Perez
*Pauley Perrette
*Busy Philipps
*Cindy Pickett
*Alice Playten
*Martha Plimpton
*Amy Poehler
*Alisan Porter
*Natalie Portman
*Annie Potts
*Jane Powell
*Carrie Preston
*Kelly Preston

Q

*Kathleen Quinlan

R

*Mary Lynn Rajskub
*Elizabeth Reaser
*Tara Reid
*Judy Reyes
*Debbie Reynolds
*Gigi Rice
*Christina Ricci
*Patricia Richardson
*Emma Roberts
*Julia Roberts
*Sarah Roemer
*Ginger Rogers
*Rose Rollins
*Rebecca Romijn
*Sara Rue
*Mercedes Ruehl
*Jane Russell
*Keri Russell
*Amy Ryan
*Eileen Ryan
*Meg Ryan
*Winona Ryder

S

*Katey Sagal
*Scott Sprenger
*Susan Sarandon
*Kiyana Scott
*Marian Seldes
*Amanda Seyfried
*Sarah Shahi
*Molly Shannon
*Adrienne Shelly
*Cybill Shepherd
*Lisa Sheridan
*Elisabeth Shue
*Molly Sims
*Azura Skye
*Jean Smart
*Lois Smith
*Brittany Snow
*Liza Snyder
*Rena Sofer
*Mira Sorvino
*Shannyn Sossamon
*Sissy Spacek
*Mary Steenburgen
*Julia Stiles
*Meryl Streep
*Barbra Streisand
*Hilary Swank
*Julia Sweeney

T

*Amanda Tapping
*Holland Taylor
*Shirley Temple
*Tiffani Thiessen
*Marlo Thomas
*Tessa Thompson
*Uma Thurman
*Maura Tierney
*Jennifer Tilly
*Lily Tomlin
*Michelle Trachtenberg
*Jeanne Tripplehorn
*Kathleen Turner
*Lana Turner
*Aisha Tyler
*Liv Tyler

U

*Alanna Ubach
*Gabrielle Union

V

W

*Lesley Ann Warren
*Sigourney Weaver
*Raquel Welch
*Mae West
*Betty White
*Mae Whitman
*Dianne Wiest
*JoBeth Williams
*Michelle Williams
*Ruth Williamson
*Rita Wilson
*Shelley Winters
*Reese Witherspoon
*Alicia Witt
*Alfre Woodard
*Joanne Woodward
*Jane Wyman

X

Y

*Loretta Young

Z

*Renée Zellweger