1. The 101 Most Beautiful Actresses Alive
by NoodlesPupkin created 15 Jun 2011 | last updated - 1 month ago
• It's more or less in order. It can change from day to day.
• "Good" acting is not a main focus on this list, obviously. Sometimes it can affect
the overall ranking.
• It's a personal list, made only by me and no other members.
• I have one rule. I have to have seen the actress in a movie or TV-series.
• This is not a complete list. It's 101, not 1001.
• If the picture is a bad choice, it is not my fault. I decide through watching movies
and TV-series, not from IMDb pictures or still pictures.
1.
Natalie Portman
Actress, V for Vendetta
Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem, the only child of a doctor father (from
Israel) and an artist mother (from Cincinnati, Ohio), who also acts as Natalie's
agent. She left Israel for Washington, D.C., when she was still very young. After a
few more moves, her family finally settled in New York, where she still lives to
this day...

2. 2.
Evangeline Lilly
Actress, The Hurt Locker
Evangeline Lilly, born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta in 1979, was discovered on
the streets of Kelowna, British Columbia by the famous Ford modeling agency.
Although she initially decided to pass on a modeling career, she went ahead and
signed with Ford anyway, to help pay for her University of British Columbia
tuition and expenses.
3.
Kate Beckinsale
Actress, Underworld
Kate Beckinsale was born on 26 July 1973 in England, and has resided in London
for most of her life. Her mother is Judy Loe, who has appeared in a number of
British dramas and sitcoms and continues to work as an actress, predominantly in
British television productions. Her father was Richard Beckinsale...

3. 4.
Keira Knightley
Actress, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The daughter of actor Will Knightley and playwright Sharman Macdonald. After
she requested an agent at the age of three, her parents allowed her to work on
productions in her summer holidays. Her first role was at the age of 9, in Moira
Armstrong'sA Village Affair. However, Knightley's first high profile role came in
1999...
5.
Zoe Saldana
Actress, Avatar
Zoe Saldana was born in New Jersey and raised in Queens, New York. When she
was 10 years old, she and her family moved to the Dominican Republic where they

4. would live for the next 7 years. While living in the Dominican Republic, Zoe
discovered a keen interest in performance dance and began her training...
6.
Olivia Wilde
Actress, TRON: Legacy
Olivia Wilde was born Olivia Jane Cockburn in New York City. She was raised in
Washington, D.C. and went to school there, as well as in Andover, Massachusetts,
where she graduated in 2002. Her father, Andrew Cockburn, is Irish, giving her
dual American and Irish nationality and facilitating her brief study at the Gaiety
School of Acting in Dublin...
7.
Katie Cassidy
Actress, Taken

5. Katie Cassidy was born Katherine Evelyn Cassidy on November 25, 1986, in Los
Angeles, California. Her father, David Cassidy, was a pop star in the 1970s. Her
mother, Sherry Williams, was a high fashion model in the early 1970's. Sherry left
her career to concentrate on raising her 3 daughters, with husband...
8.
Mila Kunis
Actress, Black Swan
The talented Milena "Mila" Markovna Kunis was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine,
USSR (now independent Ukraine), to a Jewish family. Her mother, Elvira, is a
physics teacher, her father, Mark Kunis, is a mechanical engineer, and she has an
older brother named Michael. After attending one semester of college between
gigs...
“ Her voice! ” - NoodlesPupkin

6. 9.
Kristen Bell
Actress, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Kristen graduated from New York University's prestigious Tisch School of the
Arts, where she studied musical theater. She made her Broadway debut in 2001,
originating the role of Becky Thatcher in the short-lived "The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer." In 2002, she was in the revival of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" on
Broadway, starring Laura Linney and Liam Neeson.
10.
Christina Hendricks
Actress, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Hendricks was born in Knoxville, Tennessee but grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho. Her
father, Robert, worked for the forestry department and came originally from
England and her mother, Jackie, was a psychologist. The family moved to Fairfax,
Virginia when she was 13. She began acting at school and went into modeling at
the age of 18...

7. 11.
Nicole Kidman
Actress, Moulin Rouge!
Elegant redhead Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian
imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Australian parents Anthony (a
biochemist and clinical psychologist) and Janelle (a nursing instructor) Kidman.
The family moved almost immediately to Washington, DC, where Nicole's father
pursued his research on breast cancer...
12.
Michelle Pfeiffer
Actress, Scarface
Michelle Pfeiffer was born in Santa Ana, California to Dick and Donna Pfeiffer.
She has an older brother and two younger sisters - Dedee Pfeiffer, and Lori
Pfeiffer, who both dabbled in acting and modeling but decided against making it
their lives' work. She graduated from Fountain Valley High School in 1976...

8. 13.
Emmanuelle Vaugier
Actress, Saw II
14.
Rosario Dawson
Actress, Sin City
This exotically stunning actress, who has a built in resourcefulness to her, has been
primarily a film player thus far. Only recently has she been opening herself up
more to doing TV (the series Gemini Division, which she executive-produced), and
animated voiceovers. Rosario Dawson obviously acquired the best-looking genes
from her multi-ethnic heritage...

9. 15.
Vera Farmiga
Actress, The Departed
Vera Farmiga is a Ukrainian-American actress who received an Academy Award
nomination for best performance in her supporting role, opposite George Clooney,
in Up in the Air. She was born Vera Ann Farmiga, second of seven children, on
August 6, 1973, in Passaic County, New Jersey, USA. She did not speak English
until the age of six...
16.
Angelina Jolie
Actress, Changeling
Growing up in Los Angeles, California, Angelina Jolie was no stranger to the film
industry, being the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight. She
later trained and performed at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, where she was
seen in several stage productions. She worked as a professional model in London...

10. 17.
Monica Bellucci
Actress, Irreversible
Born in 1964 in the Italian village of Città di Castello, Umbria, Bellucci originally
pursued a career in the legal profession. While attending the University of Perugia,
she modeled on the side to earn money for school, and this led to her modeling
career. In 1988, she moved to one of Europe's fashion centers...
18.
Cobie Smulders
Actress, The Avengers
Amazingly, newcomer Cobie Smulders never gave much thought to acting. Born
on April 3, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia. As a girl, Cobie had set her
sights on becoming a doctor or a marine biologist. In fact, it wasn't until high

11. school that Cobie started to explore acting after appearing in several school
productions...
19.
Carly Pope
Actress, Young People Fucking
Carly graduated from high school in Vancouver in 1998. She made her American
screen debut in I've Been Waiting for You. Her most noticeable roles to date are
"Molly White" in Trapped in a Purple Haze, and "Sam McPherson" in
TV's Popular. She auditioned for roles on Roswell before she landed the role of
"Sam McPherson".
20.
Cate Blanchett
Actress, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

12. Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Australia to an American father and
an Australian mother. She has an older brother and an younger sister. When she
was ten years old, her 40-year old father died of a sudden heart attack. Her mother
never remarried, and her grandmother moved in to help her mother...
21.
Morena Baccarin
Actress, Serenity
Although she was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Baccarin moved to New York at
the age of 10 when her father, the Italian journalist Fernando Baccarin, was
transferred there. She attended the LaGuardia High School of Music and
Performing Arts and then the Juilliard School. Staying in New York she, worked in
the theater...
22.

13. Liv Tyler
Actress, The Incredible Hulk
Daughter of Steven Tyler of the band Aerosmith and Bebe Buell, former model
(and Playboy Playmate of the Month) and stalwart of the backstage rock scene of
the 1970s, Liv grew up thinking that rock star Todd Rundgren was her father. But
as she was growing up, Tyler began dropping by to visit...
23.
Charlize Theron
Actress, The Italian Job
Charlize Theron grew up on a farm outside Benoni, South Africa, as the only child.
She got an education as a ballet dancer and has danced both the "Swan Lake" and
"The Nutcracker". There wasn't much for a young actress or dancer to do in South
Africa, so she soon traveled to Europe and United States of America...

14. 24.
Eva Green
Actress, Casino Royale
Eva Green was born Eva Gaëlle Green on July 5, 1980, in Paris, France. She has a
non-identical twin sister. Her father, named Walter Green, is a Swedish dentist
who once appeared in the 1966 film Au Hasard Balthazar. Her mother,
named Marlène Jobert, is an Algerian-born (during the time Algeria was part of
France) French actress who retired from acting and became a writer of children's
books...
25.
January Jones
Actress, The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
January Jones was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, but was raised in a small
town of some 400 souls in the Mount Rushmore State for the first decade of her
life. January is her real name, as she was named after "January Wayne", a character
inJacqueline Susann's potboiler Once Is Not Enough. She worked at the All-
American job of counter girl at Dairy Queen after school...

15. 26.
Lena Headey
Actress, 300
Lena Headey is a British actress who is best known for her appearances in The
Brothers Grimm, Possession, and The Remains of the Day. Headey stars as Queen
Gorgo, a heroic Spartan woman in the period film 300, by director Zack Snyder.
She was born in Bermuda, where her father, a Yorkshire police cadet...
27.
Bérénice Bejo
Actress, The Artist
Actress Bérénice Bejo was born in Buenos Aires, the daughter of Argentinian
filmmaker Miguel Bejo. When she was age 3, Bejo's family relocated to Paris,
France. She embarked on a successful acting career in the 1990s, with various roles
in French television and film productions. She made her American film debut as
Christiana in A Knight's Tale...

16. 28.
Yvonne Strahovski
Actress, Killer Elite
Yvonne was born and raised in Australia. Her parents were Polish immigrants. She
attended the Santa Sabina College for her high school education. She then went on
to study Performance at the University of Western Sydney's School of
Contemporary Arts, graduating in 2003. Shortly afterwards, she landed her first
role on television in an episode of Fear Factory...
29.
Aarti Mann
Actress, The Prestidigitation Approximation

17. 30.
Amber Heard
Actress, Zombieland
Amber Laura Heard was born in Austin, Texas on 22 April 1986. Her mother,
Paige, worked for the state government and her father, David, was a successful
commercial contractor. She dropped out of high school at the age of 17 and moved
to New York work as a model, but finding modeling unrewarding she moved
again, this time to Los Angeles, to pursue a career in acting...
31.
Jessica Biel
Actress, The Illusionist
Jessica Biel, with her striking good looks and wide range of talent, has become one
of Hollywood's most sought-out actresses. Her television series acting debut on the
WB's #1-rated show, 7th Heaven, has helped her emerge as a breakout star. As a
child Jessica initially pursued a career as a vocalist...

18. 32.
Scarlett Johansson
Actress, Lost in Translation
Scarlett Johansson was born in New York City to an Ashkenazi Jewish
mother, Melanie Sloan and a Danish father, Karsten Johansson. Scarlett showed a
passion for acting at a young age and starred in many plays. She has a sister
named Vanessa Johansson, a brother named Adrian, and a twin brother
namedHunter Johansson born three minutes after her...
33.
Connie Nielsen
Actress, Gladiator
Danish beauty Connie Nielsen consistently lights up the screen with an eclectic
bevy of film roles. However, it was her portrayal of "Princess Lucilla",

19. opposite Russell Crowe's Maximus in Ridley Scott's Academy Award-
winning Gladiator, which first garnered a mass appeal. She most recently...
34.
Halle Berry
Actress, X-Men: The Last Stand
Halle Berry was born in Cleveland, Ohio to U.S. African father Jerome Berry, a
former hospital attendant, and U.S. European mother Judith Berry, a retired
psychiatric nurse. Halle also has an older sister named Heidi Berry. Halle first
came into the spotlight at seventeen years when she won the Miss Teen All-
American Pageant...
35.
Laura Harring
Actress, Mulholland Dr.

20. Ever since astounding audiences and critics alike with her breakthrough
performance in David Lynch's award-winningMulholland Dr. for which she
received an Alma Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, Laura
Harring has been one of Hollywood¹s hottest rising stars. The International...
36.
Violante Placido
Actress, The American
Italian actress/singer/songwriter Violante Placido was born in Rome. She made her
on-screen debut in Quattro bravi ragazzialongside her father Michele Placido. In
1996 she starred in Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo which became quite
successful in Italy. Her first major role was in Sergio Rubini's Soul Mate (Soul
Mate). In 2006 she released her debut album Don't Be Shy...
37.

21. Kate Winslet
Actress, Titanic
Ask Kate Winslet what she liked about any of her characters, and the word "ballsy"
is bound to pop up at least once. The British actress has made a point of eschewing
straightforward pretty-girl parts in favor of more devilish damsels; as a result, she's
built an eclectic resume; that runs the gamut from Shakespearean tragedy to
modern-day mysticism and erotica...
38.
Elizabeth Mitchell
Actress, Frequency
Elizabeth Mitchell was born in Los Angeles in 1970. Shortly after her birth, her
parents moved to Dallas, Texas. She was graduated from Booker T.
Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts located in the Arts
District of downtown Dallas. Later, she earned a BFA degree in acting from
Stephens College and also studied at the British American Drama Academy...

22. 39.
Freida Pinto
Actress, Slumdog Millionaire
Freida Pinto traversed the modeling circuit in Mumbai [represented by Elite Model
Management India] for two years before gaining her big break when
director Danny Boyle picked her out in the audition process to play the female
lead, Latika, for his project Slumdog Millionaire. In a promo interview, Boyle
likened spotting her to his discovery of Kelly Macdonald for Trainspotting...
40.
Emily Blunt
Actress, The Adjustment Bureau
Emily Blunt is a British actress best known for her roles in The Young
Victoria and The Devil Wears Prada. She was born on February 23, 1983, in
Roehampton, South West London, England, the second of four children in the
family of a teacher mother and barrister father. She received a rigorous education
at Ibstock Place School...

23. 41.
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Actress, You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Emmanuelle Chriqui was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Moroccan immigrants. Her
family moved to Toronto when she was 2 years old. At the age of 10, Chriqui
appeared in a McDonald's commercial. She moved to Vancouver guest-starring in
series such as Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Forever Knight, Once a Thief, and PSI
Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal...
42.
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Actress, Dark Ride
Jamie-Lynn Sigler has been acting and singing since the age of 7. She got her start
in New York regional theater, and has since starred in over two dozen theatrical

24. productions including "Annie," "The Wizard of Oz," "The Sound of Music," "The
Wiz," and "Gypsy." In the summer of 2001, she starred in...
43.
Amanda Seyfried
Actress, In Time
Amanda Seyfried grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and began modeling when
she was 11-years-old. She acted in high school productions as well as taking
singing lessons, and landed a recurring role in the long-running US soap, As the
World Turns, when she was just age 15. More soap work followed as she...
44.
Hannah Spearritt
Actress, Seed of Chucky

25. Hannah was born on 1 April 1981 at Great Yarmouth, England. At the age of 3 she
modelled in a Mothercare catalogue. At school she liked sports but at 12 she
decided she wanted to be a performer. She landed a part in a local production of
Annie. Hannah enjoyed it so much she decided to join the National Youth Music
Theatre production of Pendragon where she met S Club 7 member Paul...
45.
Elena Satine
Actress, Just Go with It
Elena Satine received a Diploma of Specialist in Acting Art from the legendary
Moscow Art Theater School, founded byKonstantin Stanislavski. She was born in
Tbilisi, Georgia (former USSR), and raised on the Black Sea coast of the "Russian
Riviera" (Sochi). She began her professional career at the tender age of 6 when she
appeared on the popular childrens variety show "Utrennaya Zvezda" ("Morning
Star")...

26. 46.
Marisa Tomei
Actress, The Wrestler
Marisa Tomei was born on December 4, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York to mother
Patricia "Addie" Tomei, an English teacher, and father Gary Tomei, a lawyer.
Marisa also has a brother, actorAdam Tomei. As a child, Marisa's mother
frequently corrected her speech so as to eliminate her heavy Brooklyn accent...
47.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Actress, Se7en
The daughter of noted producer Bruce Paltrow and Tony award-winning
actress Blythe Danner, Gwyneth Paltrow was born in 1972 in Los Angeles. When
Gwyneth was 11, the family moved to Massachusetts where her father began
working in summer stock productions in the Berkshires. It was here that she
received her early acting training under the tutelage of her parents...

27. 48.
Noomi Rapace
Actress, Prometheus
Swedish actress Noomi Rapace is the daughter of actress Nina Norén and Spanish
Flamenco singer Rogelio Durán. Her parents did not stay together, and when
Rapace was five she moved to Iceland with her mother and stepfather, where she
lived for three years. When she was eight, she was cast in a small role in the
Icelandic film...
49.
Naomi Watts
Actress, King Kong
Naomi Watts was born in Shoreham, England on September 28, 1968 to Peter and
Miv Watts. Peter Watts, the road manager toPink Floyd, died when Naomi was
seven and she began to follow her mother and her brother around England until
they settled in Australia when she was fourteen. She coaxed her mother into letting
her take acting class when they arrived...

28. 50.
Audrey Tautou
Actress, Amélie
Born on August 9, 1976 in Beaumont, France, Audrey showed an interest for
comedy at an early age and started her acting lessons at `Cours Florent'. In 1998
she won the best young actress award in the ninth `Jeune Comedien de Cinema
Festival' in Bezier. Then, she came to the attention of Tonie Marshallwho gave her
a role in her film Venus Beauty Institute for which she won a Best New Actress
Cesar...
51.
Jacqueline McKenzie
Actress, Deep Blue Sea

29. 52.
Maggie Q
Actress, Live Free or Die Hard
Maggie Denise Quigley was born to a Polish-Irish American father (originally
based in New York) and a Vietnamese mother. Her father met her mother during
the Vietnam War. Maggie has two older half-siblings from her mother's previous
marriage, and two older sisters. The family moved to Hawaii and settled in
Mililani...
53.
Jennifer Morrison
Actress, Warrior
Jennifer Marie Morrison is the oldest child of teachers David and Judy Morrison.
She was raised in Arlington Heights, Illinois with a younger sister and brother. She
attended the same school her parents taught at, Prospect High School. As a child,
she did some work as a model. After graduating from high school...

30. 54.
Lisa Edelstein
Actress, What Women Want
Lisa Edelstein began her professional acting career while studying theater at
N.Y.U.'s Tisch School of the Arts. After performing in a wide range of productions
off and on Broadway, authored and performed the AIDS-related musical "Positive
Me" at Ellen Stuart's La Mama, in Manhattan. It was one one of the earliest AIDS-
related theater productions...
55.
Natalie Dormer
Actress, Captain America: The First Avenger

31. 56.
Amy Adams
Actress, Enchanted
Amy Adams was born in Italy to American parents Kathryn and Richard Adams,
while her father was a U.S. serviceman. She was raised in a Mormon family of
seven children in Castle Rock, Colorado. Adams sang in the school choir at
Douglas County High School and was an apprentice dancer at a local dance
company...
57.
Amber Stevens
Actress, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

32. 58.
Carla Gugino
Actress, Night at the Museum
Carla was born in Sarasota, Florida. Moved with her mother to Paradise,
California, when Carla was just five years old. During her childhood, they moved
many times within the state. But she remained a straight-A student throughout high
school and graduated as valedictorian. A major modeling agency discovered Carla
in San Diego and sent her to New York to begin a new career when she was 15...
59.
Jaime King
Actress, Sin City

33. 60.
Lucy Liu
Actress, Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Born to immigrants in Queens, New York, Lucy Liu has always tried to balance an
interest in her cultural heritage with a desire to move beyond a strictly Asian-
American experience. Lucy's mother is from Beijing, and her father is from
Shanghai. Once relegated to "ethnic" parts, the energetic actress is finally earning
her stripes as an across-the-board leading lady...
61.
Natalie Zea
Actress, The Other Guys

34. 62.
Dania Ramirez
Actress, X-Men: The Last Stand
Dania is a Latin American actress born in the Dominican Republic. She grew up
living with her grandmother in a poor household. Her parents left for the United
States when she was 6-months old, and she finally joined them in New York when
she was age 10. She knew from a young age that she wanted to act...
63.
Marion Cotillard
Actress, Inception
Marion Cotillard, who won the Best Actress Academy Award for her role as Édith
Piaf in La vie en rose (retitled "La Vie en Rose" in the United States), is the second
actress to win an acting Oscar performing in a language other than English next
toSophia Loren who won for Two Women....

35. 64.
Li Gong
Actress, 2046
Born in Shenyang, grew up in Jinan, the daughter of an economics professor.
Loved music from childhood, and dreamed of a singing career. After failing to gain
entrance to China's top music school in 1985, applied for and was admitted to the
Central Drama Academy in Beijing, from which she graduated in 1989...
65.
Winona Ryder
Actress, Black Swan
Winona Ryder was born Winona Laura Horowitz and named after the town in
which she was born, Winona, Minnesota. She grew up in a ranch commune in
Northern California which had no electricity. She is the goddaughter of Timothy
Leary. Her parents were friends of Beat poet Allen Ginsberg and once edited a
book called "Shaman Woman Mainline Lady"...

36. 66.
Rachel Weisz
Actress, The Mummy
Rachel Weisz was born on 7th March 1970, in London, England, to Edith, an
Austrian psychoanalyst, and George Weisz, a Hungarian inventor. Rachel was a
model when she was 14 and began acting during her studies at Cambridge
University. While there, she formed a theater company named "Talking
Tongues"...
67.
Julianne Moore
Actress, Magnolia
The daughter of a military judge and a Scottish social worker, Julianne Moore was
born in Fayetteville, North Carolina on December 3, 1960. She spent the early

37. years of her life in over two dozen locations around the world with her parents
before she finally found her place at Boston University, where...
68.
Sarah Shahi
Actress, Old School
Sarah Shahi was born Aahoo Jahansouz in Euless, Texas, to an Iranian father and
Mexican mother. She is a former National Football League cheerleader and a
great-great-granddaughter of the 19th-century Persian Shah Fath Ali Shah Qajar by
Begom Khanom (daughter of Hossein Qoli Khan Afshar, niece of Begom
Khanom...
69.
Ziyi Zhang
Actress, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

38. 70.
Rebecca Romijn
Actress, X2
Rebecca Romijn was born on November 6, 1972, in Berkeley, California. Her
father was Dutch-born and worked as a custom-furniture maker; her mother was
American-born, of Dutch descent, and was an English teacher. Rebecca attended
Berkeley High School where her nickname was the "Jolly Blond Giant", then she
attended the University of California at Santa Cruz where she majored in Music...
71.
Alexa Davalos
Actress, Clash of the Titans
After a quintessentially bohemian childhood that found her straddling New York,
Paris, Italy and Los Angeles (with a photographer father and actress mom), Alexa

39. Davalos headed to Manhattan. In the Big Apple, she instantly snagged lucrative
assignments as a photographer's model for the likes of Peter Lindbergh...
72.
Julie Benz
Actress, Dexter
Born in Pennsylvania, Julie Benz's father is a Pittsburgh surgeon and her mother is
a figure ice skater. The family settled in nearby Murrysville, when Julie was two,
and she started ice skating at age three. She competed in the 1988 U.S.
Championships in junior ice dancing with her partner David Schilling...
73.
Nazanin Boniadi
Actress, Iron Man

40. Nazanin Boniadi is rapidly making her mark in both film and television. She was
handpicked by industry icon and Academy Award-winning director, Mike Nichols,
for a part in the 2007 feature film Charlie Wilson's War, starring Tom Hanks and
Julia Roberts. She appeared as reporter Amira Ahmed in the 2008 Marvel
blockbuster Iron Man...
74.
Gillian Jacobs
Actress, The Box
75.
Olga Kurylenko
Actress, Quantum of Solace
Olga Kurylenko, a Ukrainian-born actress and model, went from sharing a
cramped flat with her aunt, uncle, grandparents and cousin to starring as a Bond
girl opposite Daniel Craig. She was born Olga Konstantinovna Kurylenko on

41. November 14, 1979, in Berdyansk, Ukraine, Soviet Union. Her mother, Marina
Alyabysheva...
76.
Ali Larter
Actress, Final Destination
A native of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Ali began modeling at age 13 and traveled the
world before moving to Los Angeles to study acting. Her first professional acting
job was a role on the television series Chicago Sons. She received her
breakthrough in the high school football drama Varsity Blues which included her
infamous whipped cream bikini scene...
77.
Dawn Olivieri
Actress, Hydra

42. 78.
Mena Suvari
Actress, American Beauty
Mena Alexandra Suvari was born in Newport, Rhode Island. Her first name comes
from her British aunt, named after the Mena House Oberoi (at the base of the
pyramids in Egypt); her last name is Estonian. Mena started modeling for
Wilhelmina at the age of 12 and her acting career began when she did a Rice-A-
Roni commercial at the age of 13...
79.
Penélope Cruz
Actress, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Known outside her native country as the "Spanish enchantress", Penélope Cruz
Sánchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo (a retailer) and Encarna (a hairdresser). As

43. a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials
for her family's amusement, but she decided to focus her energies on dance...
80.
Milla Jovovich
Actress, Resident Evil
Milla Jovovich was born in 1975 in Kiev, Ukraine, to a Serbian pediatrician and a
renowned Russian actress. Her family moved to the U.S. in 1981 and she began her
remarkable modeling career at age nine. At age 12, she was chosen by legendary
photographer Richard Avedon as one of Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in
the World" and has since appeared on over 150 magazine covers around the
world...
81.
Kelly Hu

44. Actress, X2
On February 13th, 1968, a girl of Chinese, English, and Hawaiian ancestry was
born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father, Herbert, was a salesman and her mother,
Juanita, worked many odd jobs to help support the family. She has one older
brother, Glenn. She is a former Miss Teen USA, and modeled in Japan and Italy
for several months before deciding to relocate to L.A...
82.
Meta Golding
Actress, Loving
Meta Golding is of Haitian descent but was raised in the United States, India,
France and Italy as well as Haiti itself. She competed on ice as an Italian national
figure skater, but when an injury ended her skating career she started acting in
Italian theatre. Later she returned to the USA to attend Cornell University where
she earned degrees in Theatre Arts and International Relations...

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Alison Brie
Actress, The Five-Year Engagement
Alison Brie was born in Hollywood, California and grew up in the Los Angeles
suburb of South Pasadena. Interested in acting at an early age, she began her career
performing in community theater shows at the Jewish Community Center in Los
Feliz. Her very first role was "Toto" in the Wizard of Oz. After...
84.
Anna Friel
Actress, Limitless
85.
Bryce Dallas Howard
Actress, The Village

46. Bryce Dallas Howard was born on March 2, 1981, in Los Angeles, California. She
was conceived in Dallas, Texas (the reason for her middle name). Her father,
named Ron Howard, is a former actor turned Oscar-winning director. Her mother
is actress and writer Cheryl Howard (nee Alley). Her famous relatives include her
uncle...
86.
Famke Janssen
Actress, X-Men
Famke Janssen was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and has two other siblings.
She studied economics for a year at the University of Amsterdam, which she has
called "the stupidest idea I ever had." Moving to America in 1984, Famke modeled
for Chanel in New York. Later, taking a break from modeling, she majored in
writing and literature at Columbia University and studied acting with Harold
Guskin...

47. 87.
Rachel McAdams
Actress, Sherlock Holmes
Rachel McAdams was raised in St. Thomas, Ontario. Starting at the age of four,
she competed in figure skating. By the age of 13, she was performing in
Shakespearean productions in summer theater camp. In high school, McAdams
intended to apply to college to study cultural studies, because studying theater
would be "a bit of a joke"...
88.
Melissa George
Actress, 30 Days of Night
The second of four children, Australian native Melissa George was born in Perth,
Western Australia in 1976. The daughter of a nurse and a construction worker,
George initially expressed interest in various forms of dance rather than acting.
During her childhood, George studied tap, ballet, and jazz, later transitioning into
professional rollerskating - similar to figure skating on ice...

48. 89.
Rose McGowan
Actress, Planet Terror
American actor, known for her sex-appeal and contribution to independent cinema.
Born September 5, 1973, to Terri andDaniel McGowan (of French and Irish origin,
respectively), Rose Arianna McGowan is the second eldest of six siblings. She was
raised within the Italian chapter of the Children of God; an extremist Christian
cult...
90.
Rooney Mara
Actress, The Social Network
Rooney Mara was born in Bedford, New York in 1985. Christened Patricia Rooney
Mara when she made her debut on the world stage, she is one of four children of
NFL football team New York Giants executive Timothy Christopher Mara and
Kathleen McNulty, the granddaughter of Art Rooney, Sr., the founder of the
Pittsburgh Steelers football franchise...

49. 91.
Gianna Jun
Actress, My Sassy Girl
Jeon Ji-hyun (born 30 October 1981) is a South Korean actress and model famous
for her role in My Sassy Girl. Jeon was born in Seoul, and studied in the
Department of Theater and Film at Dongguk University. She began her career as a
model in 1997, and after appearing in a number of TV sitcoms, her movie debut
came in White Valentine (1999)...
92.
Jessica Chastain
Actress, The Tree of Life
Jessica Chastain was raised in a middle-class family in a northern California
suburb. She discovered dance at the age of nine. By the age of 13, she was in a
dance troupe. She took her mother's maiden name and began performing in

50. Shakespearean productions all over the Bay area. An actor in a production of
"Romeo & Juliet" encouraged her to audition for Juilliard as a drama major...
93.
Rose Byrne
Actress, X-Men: First Class
Rose was born in Sydney, Australia. She landed her first role in a movie, Dallas
Doll, when she was 15 years old. Since then, Rose has appeared in a variety of
Australian televisions shows including Heartbreak High, Echo Point, and the
film Two Handsalongside Heath Ledger. After this...
94.
Kerry Washington
Actress, Ray

51. 95.
Salma Hayek
Actress, Frida
The amazing Salma Hayek was born on September 2, 1966, in the oil boomtown of
Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Hayek has freely admitted that she and her brother, Sami,
were spoiled rotten by her well-to-do Lebanese-Mexican businessman father and
her Mexican-born opera-singing mother. After having seen Willy Wonka & the
Chocolate Factory in a local movie theatre...
96.
Eliza Dushku
Actress, True Lies
Eliza Dushku was discovered at the end of a five-month search throughout the
United States for the perfect girl to play the lead role of Alice opposite Juliette
Lewis in the film That Night. Since then, she has been in several films and has
worked with actors such as Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin...

52. 97.
Paz Vega
Actress, Sex and Lucia
98.
Marsha Thomason
Actress, Black Knight
Marsha Thomason was born and raised in Manchester, England. Her love for
acting began after watching the musical "Bugsy Malone". Soon after, aged 12, she
joined Oldham Theatre Workshop, where she performed many diverse stage plays,
including "Our Day Out" by Willy Russell and "Peace" byAristophanes...

53. 99.
Kat Dennings
Actress, Thor
Kat Dennings was born Katherine Litwack in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, near
Philadelphia, to Gerald and Ellen Litwack. She is the youngest of five children.
Kat was predominantly home-schooled, graduating at the age of 14. Her family
subsequently moved to Los Angeles, California to support Kat acting full-time...
100.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Actress, Final Destination 3
Mary Elizabeth Winstead was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. She grew up
in Salt Lake City and North Carolina many years of her life and actually had an
ambition to become a ballerina, for which she attended Joffrey Ballet School in
Chicago at the age of 11 and started taking acting lessons too...