American actresses of French descent

The list American actresses of French descent includes Minka Kelly, Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway, Dove Cameron and Melissa Benoist. The list consists of 44 members.

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Minka Kelly

American actress (born 1980)

Overview: Minka Kelly (born Minka Dumont Dufay; June 24, 1980) is an American actress and model. Her first starring role was in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights (2006–2009) and she has also appeared on the ...

Date of birth: 24 June 1980

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Dan Reynolds (Dating)

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Actresses of Irish descent 597T

Actors from Albuquerque, New Mexico 32T

Actresses from Albuquerque, New Mexico 20T
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Charlize Theron

South African actress (born 1975)

Overview: Charlize Theron ( shar-LEEZ THERR-ən; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, in ...

Date of birth: 7 August 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: South African

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Alex Dimitrijevic (Dating)

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United Service Organizations entertainers 148T

Naturalized citizens of the United States 889T

Charlize Theron 2T
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Anne Hathaway

American actress (born 1982)

Overview: Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. She is the recipient of many awards, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. She was one ...

Date of birth: 12 November 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Adam Shulman (Married)

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Actresses of Irish descent 598T

Millburn High School alumni 25T

21st-century American women singers 3,017T
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Dove Cameron

American actress and singer (born 1996)

Overview: Dove Olivia Cameron (born Chloe Celeste Hosterman; January 15, 1996) is an American singer and actress. She gained recognition for her dual role of the eponymous characters in the Disney Channel comedy ...

Date of birth: 15 January 1996

Age: 29

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Damiano David (Dating)

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MTV Video Music Award winners 222T

American queer actresses 33T

Queer actresses 61T
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Melissa Benoist

American actress and singer

Overview: Melissa Marie Benoist (born October 4, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She has performed on stage and in television and film. She is known for her portrayal of the titular character in the CBS/CW ...

Date of birth: 4 October 1988

Age: 36

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Chris Wood (Married)

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21st-century American women singers 3,151T

21st-century women singers 8,561T

Victims of domestic abuse 132T
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Yvette Mimieux

American actress (1942–2022)

Overview: Yvette Carmen Mimieux (January 8, 1942 – January 18, 2022) was an American film and television actress. Her breakout role was in The Time Machine (1960). She was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards ...

Date of birth: 8 January 1942

Date of death: 18 January 2022

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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2022 deaths 8,443T

21st-century American women 6,741T

American actresses of Mexican descent 212T
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Zooey Deschanel

American actress and musician (born 1980)

Overview: Zooey Claire Deschanel ( ZO-ee day-shə-NEL; born January 17, 1980) is an American actress and musician. She made her film debut in Mumford (1999) and had a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film Almost ...

Date of birth: 17 January 1980

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Jonathan Silver Scott (Engaged)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,654T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,272T

21st-century converts to Judaism 14T
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Michelle Pfeiffer

American actress (born 1958)

Overview: Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (born April 29, 1958) is an American actress, producer, and businesswoman. Pfeiffer's performances in a variety of film genres have consistently earned acclaim and several accolades ...

Date of birth: 29 April 1958

Age: 67

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: David E. Kelley (Married)

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Fountain Valley High School alumni 11T

Actresses of Irish descent 597T

Golden West College alumni 5T
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Farrah Fawcett

American actress (1947–2009)

Overview: Farrah Leni Fawcett (born Ferrah Leni Fawcett; February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) was an American actress, fashion model and artist. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award ...

Date of birth: 2 February 1947

Date of death: 25 June 2009

Age: 62 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Actresses of Irish descent 597T

University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts alumni 53T

Catholics from Texas 167T
10.

Nia Peeples

American singer, actress, and television host

Overview: Virenia "Nia" Peeples (born December 10, 1961) is an American R&B and dance music singer and actress. Peeples is known for playing Nicole Chapman on the hit TV series Fame; Pam Fields on the drama Pretty ...

Date of birth: 10 December 1961

Age: 63

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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The Young Americans members 19T

Actresses of Irish descent 598T

21st-century American women singers 3,175T
11.

Kiele Sanchez

American, Actress

Overview: Kiele Sanchez (KEE-lee; born October 13, 1977) is an American actress who starred in the A&E Network drama The Glades. Previously, she had starred as Anne Sorelli in The WB comedy-drama Related and as ...

Date of birth: 13 October 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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American actresses of Puerto Rican descent 89T

21st-century American actresses 6,696T

Actresses from Chicago, Illinois 442T
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Emily Deschanel

American actress

Overview: Emily Erin Deschanel (born October 11, 1976) is an American actress. She portrayed Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan in the FOX crime procedural series Bones (2005–2017).

Date of birth: 11 October 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: David Hornsby (Married)

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American women television producers 787T

Actresses of Irish descent 598T

Actresses of Dutch descent 51T
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Brie Larson

American actress (born 1989)

Overview: Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers (born October 1, 1989), known professionally as Brie Larson, is an American actress. Known for her supporting roles in comedies as a teenager, she has since expanded to leading ...

Date of birth: 1 October 1989

Age: 35

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Benjamin Styer (Dating)

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Singer-songwriters from California 1,005T

Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients 194T

American Conservatory Theater alumni 44T
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Shannyn Sossamon

American actress (born 1978)

Overview: Shannon Marie Kahololani "Shannyn" Sossamon (born October 3, 1978) is an American actress. She has appeared in the films A Knight's Tale (2001), 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), The Rules of Attraction (2002) ...

Date of birth: 3 October 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Actresses from Reno, Nevada 6T

Actresses of Irish descent 598T

20th-century American women musicians 951T
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Emilie de Ravin

Australian actress

Overview: Emilie de Ravin (born 27 December 1981) is an Australian actress. She starred as Tess Harding on Roswell (2000–2002), Claire Littleton on the ABC drama Lost (2004–2008, 2010), and as Belle on the ABC drama ...

Date of birth: 27 December 1981

Age: 43

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Eric Bilitch (Engaged)

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People from Mount Eliza, Victoria 12T

People with acquired American citizenship 1,016T

National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni 186T
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Lily-Rose Depp

French-American actress (born 1999)

Overview: Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born May 27, 1999) is a French-American actress and model, born to parents Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis. Depp began her acting career with a small role in Tusk (2014), and went ...

Date of birth: 27 May 1999

Age: 25

Nationality: French

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: 070 Shake (Dating)

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Actresses from Neuilly-sur-Seine 25T

Actresses from Île-de-France 147T

Actors from Neuilly-sur-Seine 34T
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Emma Greenwell

American actress

Overview: Emma Greenwell (born January 14, 1989) is an American-born English actress. She made her acting debut as Mandy Milkovich in the second season of the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless (2012–2016), appearing ...

Date of birth: 14 January 1989

Age: 36

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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American emigrants to England 337T

Actresses from New York 471T

Actresses from London 1,257T
18.

Anna Akana

American, Actress

Overview: Anna Kay Napualani Akana (born August 18, 1989) is an American actress, comedian, filmmaker, musician, and YouTuber. She has appeared in TV series, films, and music videos that include Awkward (2011) ...

Date of birth: 18 August 1989

Age: 35

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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American bisexual actresses 154T

American bisexual women 289T

American LGBT actresses 100T
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Raven De La Croix

American, Actress

Overview: Raven De La Croix (born Lynn Christie Martin; August 24, 1947) is an American actress and stripper known for her lead role in the 1976 Russ Meyer film Up!. When Meyer first discovered her at Joe Allen's ...

Date of birth: 24 August 1947

Age: 77

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Michael Ziton (Married)

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American people who self-identify as being of Comanche descent 15T

Actresses from Manhattan 345T

21st-century American women 17,252T
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Liana Liberato

American actress (born 1995)

Overview: Liana Daine Liberato (born August 20, 1995) is an American actress. She played the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film The Best of Me and starred in the 2010 films, Trust and The Last Sin ...

Date of birth: 20 August 1995

Age: 29

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Tommy O'Brien (Engaged)

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Actresses of Irish descent 598T

Actresses of British descent 497T

Actresses of Italian descent 659T