Black Actresses

The list Black Actresses includes Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, Zendaya and Serena Williams. The list consists of 97 members.

1.

Rihanna

Barbadian, Singer

Overview: Robyn Rihanna Fenty NH (born February 20, 1988) ( ree-AN-ə) is a Barbadian singer, actress, fashion designer, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna was d ...

Date of birth: 20 February 1988

Age: 35

Nationality: Barbadian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: A$AP Rocky (Dating)

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National Heroes of Barbados 11T

Barbadian women ambassadors 8T

Women hip hop singers 9T
2.

Nicki Minaj

American rapper and songwriter

Overview: Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj (), is a Trinidadian-born American rapper, singer, and songwriter. She is noted for her versatility as an artist, her ...

Date of birth: 8 December 1982

Age: 40

Nationality: Trinidadian, Tobagonian

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Kenneth Petty (Married)

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Judges in American reality television series 3T

Businesspeople from Queens, New York 45T

21st-century Trinidad and Tobago women singers 16T
3.

Beyoncé

American, Singer

Overview: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( bee-YON-say; née Knowles; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, actress and record producer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various ...

Date of birth: 4 September 1981

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Jay-Z (Married)

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American women hip hop singers 63T

20th-century American businesswomen 505T

MTV Europe Music Award winners 370T
4.

Zendaya

American, Actress

Overview: Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman ( zən-DAY-ə; born September 1, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award. Time magazine named her one ...

Date of birth: 1 September 1996

Age: 26

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Tom Holland (Dating)

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Barbie Sheroes 15T

21st-century African-American women singers 575T

Shorty Award winners 216T
5.

Serena Williams

American multi-champion tennis player

Overview: Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player and former world No. 1 in women's single tennis. She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player ...

Date of birth: 26 September 1981

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Tennis

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Alexis Ohanian (Married)

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Williams family (tennis) 6T

Isenberg School of Management alumni 37T

Angel City FC owners 11T
6.

Kelly Rowland

Singer, songwriter, actress

Overview: Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's ...

Date of birth: 11 February 1981

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Tim Witherspoon Jr (Fighter) (Married)

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American female hip hop singers 44T

Universal Motown Records artists 76T

American women in electronic music 347T
7.

Taraji P. Henson

American, Actress

Overview: Taraji Penda Henson ( tə-RAH-jee; born September 11, 1970) is an American actress and singer. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest roles on several television ...

Date of birth: 11 September 1970

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Shorty Award winners 216T

20th-century African-American women 4,054T

21st-century African-American women 3,682T
8.

Whitney Houston

American, Singer

Overview: Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. She was cited as the most awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World Records and is one of the ...

Date of birth: 9 August 1963

Date of death: 11 February 2012

Age: 48 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Deaths from coronary artery disease 61T

New Jersey Hall of Fame inductees 30T

Deaths by drowning in California 45T
9.

Tyra Banks

American, TV Personality

Overview: Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973), also known as BanX, is an American television personality, model, producer, writer, and actress. Born in Inglewood, California, she began her career as a model ...

Date of birth: 4 December 1973

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: TV Personality

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Women civil rights activists 606T

American women television producers 822T

20th-century African-American women 4,055T
10.

Stacey Dash

American actress

Overview: Stacey Lauretta Dash (born January 20, 1966 or 1967) is an American actress and former talk show host. Dash played Dionne Marie Davenport in the 1995 feature film Clueless and its television series of ...

Date of birth: 20 January 1967

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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American women memoirists 620T

American conservative people 1,080T

Black conservatism in the United States 51T
11.

Sanaa Lathan

American, Actress

Overview: Sanaa McCoy Lathan (born September 19, 1971) is an American actress. She is the daughter of actress Eleanor McCoy and film director Stan Lathan. Her career began after she appeared in the shows In the ...

Date of birth: 19 September 1971

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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20th-century African-American women singers 839T

20th-century African-American women 4,054T

21st-century African-American women 3,682T
12.

Meagan Good

American, Actress

Overview: Meagan Monique Good is an American actress. She first gained critical attention for her role in the film Eve's Bayou (1997), prior to landing the role of Nina in the Nickelodeon sitcom Cousin Skeeter ...

Date of birth: 8 August 1981

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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20th-century African-American women 4,051T

21st-century African-American women 3,678T

People from Canyon Country, Santa Clarita, California 8T
13.

Halle Berry

American actress

Overview: Halle Maria Berry (born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress. Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama film Monster's Ball (2001), b ...

Date of birth: 14 August 1966

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Van Hunt (Dating)

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Baseball players' wives and girlfriends 6T

Golden Raspberry Award winners 272T

American women television producers 831T
14.

Ciara

Singer–songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, model, music video director

Overview: Ciara Princess Wilson ( see-ERR-ə, like Sierra; née Harris, born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and model. Born in Austin, Texas, she traveled around the world during ...

Date of birth: 25 October 1985

Age: 37

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Russell Wilson (Married)

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American footballers' wives and girlfriends 4T

Electropop musicians 34T

American female hip hop musicians 67T
15.

Blac Chyna

American, Personality

Overview: Angela Renée White (born May 11, 1988), known professionally as Blac Chyna, is an American model, socialite and entrepreneur. Originally rising to prominence in 2010 as the stunt double for Nicki Minaj ...

Date of birth: 11 May 1988

Age: 34

Nationality: American

Occupation: Reality TV

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Lil Twin (Dating)

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21st-century American businesswomen 467T

Female models from Washington, D.C. 17T

Female models from Maryland 19T
16.

Lauren London

American, Actress

Overview: Lauren Nicole London is an American actress, model, and television personality. Beginning her career in music videos and later moving into film and television acting, London earned recognition and rose ...

Date of birth: 5 December 1984

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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American Ashkenazi Jews 181T

20th-century African-American women 3,954T

21st-century African-American women 3,579T
17.

Kenya Moore

American, Actress

Overview: Kenya Summer Moore (born January 24, 1971) is an American actress, model, producer, author, television personality, and entrepreneur. She is best known for winning the Miss USA pageant in 1993 and being ...

Date of birth: 24 January 1971

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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20th-century African-American women 4,067T

21st-century African-American women 3,728T

African-American beauty pageant winners 58T
18.

Keke Palmer

American, Actress

Overview: Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (born August 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer, and television personality. Palmer made her acting debut in the film Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), and soon ...

Date of birth: 26 August 1993

Age: 29

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Darius Daulton (Dating)

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Singer-songwriters from Illinois 251T

21st-century African-American women singers 572T

21st-century African-American women 3,688T
19.

Ashanti

American, Singer

Overview: Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. She was first discovered as a teenager and later signed to Murder Inc. in 2002 ...

Date of birth: 13 October 1980

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Nelly (Dating)

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American female hip hop singers 63T

Universal Motown Records artists 77T

American female hip hop musicians 69T
20.

Aaliyah

American, Singer

Overview: Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), known mononymously as Aaliyah, was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. She has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary ...

Date of birth: 16 January 1979

Date of death: 25 August 2001

Age: 22 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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21st-century African-American women singers 572T

20th-century African-American women singers 839T

Musicians killed in aviation accidents or incidents 30T