Black British actresses

The list Black British actresses includes Angel Coulby, Rebecca Hall, Thandiwe Newton, Naomie Harris and Nathalie Emmanuel. The list consists of 278 members.

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Naomi Campbell

English model (born 1970)

Overview: Naomi Elaine Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is an English model. She began her career at the age of 15, and established herself amongst the most recognisable and in-demand models of the past four decades ...

Date of birth: 22 May 1970

Age: 54

Nationality: British

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Angel Coulby

English actress

Overview: Angel Leonie Coulby (born 30 August 1980) is an English actress in film, television, and theatre. She is best known for portraying the character Gwen (Guinevere) in the BBC fantasy series Merlin.

Date of birth: 30 August 1980

Age: 44

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Bradley James (Long-Term)

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Nathalie Emmanuel

British, Actress

Overview: Nathalie Joanne Emmanuel (born 2 March 1989) is a British actress. Emmanuel began her acting career appearing in theatre in the late 1990s, acquiring roles in various West End productions such as the ...

Date of birth: 2 March 1989

Age: 35

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Alex Lanipekun (Dating)

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Rebecca Hall

English actress

Overview: Rebecca Maria Hall (born 3 May 1982) is an English actress who made her first onscreen appearance at age 10 in the 1992 television adaptation of The Camomile Lawn, directed by her father Peter Hall. Her ...

Date of birth: 19 May 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Morgan Spector (Married)

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Thandiwe Newton

English actress

Overview: Melanie Thandiwe Newton OBE ( TAN-dee-way; born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton ( TAN-dee), is a British actress.

Date of birth: 6 November 1972

Age: 51

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Ol Parker (Married)

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Naomie Harris

English actress

Overview: Naomie Melanie Harris OBE (born 6 September 1976) is an English actress. She started her career as a child, appearing in the television series Simon and the Witch in 1987. She portrayed Selena in the zombie ...

Date of birth: 6 September 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Peter Legler (Long-Term)

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Mel B

British singer and TV personality

Overview: Melanie Janine Brown MBE (born 29 May 1975), commonly known as Melanie B or Mel B, is an English singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the girl group ...

Date of birth: 29 May 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Rory McPhee (Married)

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Zawe Ashton

British actress (born 1984)

Overview: Zawedde Emma Ashton FRSL (born 25 July 1984) is a British actress, playwright and narrator. She is best known for her roles in the comedy dramas Fresh Meat and Not Safe for Work, the Netflix horror thriller ...

Date of birth: 25 July 1984

Age: 40

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Tom Hiddleston (Engaged)

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Ashley Madekwe

English actress (born 1983)

Overview: Ashley Madekwe (born 6 December 1983) is a British actress. She is known for her roles as call girl Bambi in the ITV2 series Secret Diary of a Call Girl, social climber Ashley Davenport on the ABC drama ...

Date of birth: 6 December 1981

Age: 42

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Iddo Goldberg (Married)

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Jessica Clark

British actress

Overview: Jessica Clark (born 21 April 1985) is a British actress of Irish, Indian, and Nigerian descent.

Date of birth: 21 April 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Ruby Croak (Dating)

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw

British actress (born 1983)

Overview: Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw MBE (born 21 April 1983) is a British actress who is known for her performances on stage and screen. In 2017 she was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) ...

Date of birth: 21 April 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Lenora Crichlow

British actress

Overview: Lenora Isabella Crichlow (born 4 January 1985) is a British actress. She became known for her starring roles as Maria "Sugar" Sweet in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Sugar Rush, Annie Sawyer in the ...

Date of birth: 4 January 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Marsha Thomason

English actress

Overview: Marsha Lisa Thomason (born 19 January 1976) is an English television and film actress who is best known for playing Sarah Evers in Disney's the Haunted Mansion, Nessa Holt in the first two seasons of the ...

Date of birth: 19 January 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Craig Sykes (Married)

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Freema Agyeman

British, Actress

Overview: Freema Agyeman (born Frema Agyeman; 20 March 1979) is an English actress. She rose to fame with her role as the Doctor's companion Martha Jones in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2007–2010) ...

Date of birth: 20 March 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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Jodie Turner-Smith

British actress, model (b. 1986)

Overview: Jodie Turner-Smith (born 7 September 1986) is a British actress and model. She made her feature film debut in The Neon Demon (2016) and has since acted in Queen & Slim (2019), After Yang (2022), and White ...

Date of birth: 7 September 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: Jamaican

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Madeleine Mantock

British, Actress

Overview: Madeleine Mantock (born 26 May 1990) is a British actress. She is known for her main role television work on the series Into the Badlands and a remake of the series The Tomorrow People. She played one ...

Date of birth: 26 May 1990

Age: 34

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Hannah John-Kamen

British actress

Overview: Hannah Dominique E. John-Kamen (born 7 September 1989) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Yalena "Dutch" Yardeen in the Syfy television series Killjoys (2015–2019), F'Nale Zandor in Steven ...

Date of birth: 6 September 1989

Age: 35

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Letitia Wright

Guyanese-British actress (born 1993)

Overview: Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a Guyanese-British actress. She began her career with guest roles in the television series Top Boy, Coming Up, Chasing Shadows, Humans, Doctor Who, and ...

Date of birth: 31 October 1993

Age: 30

Nationality: Guyanese

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Antonia Thomas

British actress

Overview: Antonia Laura Thomas (born 3 November 1986) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles as Alisha Daniels in the E4 comedy-drama series Misfits, Evie Douglas in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series ...

Date of birth: 3 November 1986

Age: 37

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

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Jade Ewen

British singer and actress

Overview: Jade Louise Ewen (born 24 January 1988) is a British singer, songwriter, actress and a former member of the girl group Sugababes. Ewen began her singing career in a girl group named Trinity Stone, which ...

Date of birth: 24 January 1988

Age: 36

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Daniel DeBourg (Engaged)

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