20th-century British actresses

British actress (1929–1993)

British actress

Naomi Ellen Watts is a British actress. Known for her work predominantly in independent films, she has received various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.

Dame Emma Thompson is a British actress and screenwriter. Her work spans over four decades of screen and stage, and her accolades include two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2018, she was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to drama.

British actress (1916–2020)

British actress (1917–2013)

Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike is an English actress and producer. Known for her portrayals of complex and morally ambiguous women in independent cinema and psychological thrillers, her accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and two British Academy Awards.

Lena Kathren Headey is a British actress. She gained international recognition and acclaim for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received five Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination. She was nominated for a Saturn Award for her portrayal of Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, in 300 (2006).

English actress

German-born actress (1910–2014)

British actress (1909–1994)

British-American actress (1929–2010)

English actress

Hong Kong actress

British actress (born 1956)

British actress

Australian stage and screen actress (1897–1992)

British actress and former model

British-American actress, comedian, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer and director

British actress (born 1968)

British actress (born 1976)

British actress, comedian and writer (born 1957)

British actress

British actress

Austrian-German actress (1897–1986)

British actress

British-American actress

actress (1931–2011)

British actress

Scottish actress

English-born American actress (1903-1990)

British actress (1917–1998)

British actress (1853-1929)

British actress

French actress (1926–2024)

Hungarian–British actress

Hungarian-British actress (1927–1998)

British actress (1930-2016)

actress (1918–1985)

Canadian-born British actress (1894–1989)

British actress

British actress

British actress (1934–2015)

British actress and singer

British actor and film director (born 1969)

Dancer, actress (1936–1996)

British actress (1917–1992)

British actress (1935–2017)

Nigerian-Born British writer

Guyanese-British model and actress

British-American actress, screenwriter and playwright (1884–1977)

New Zealand actress

American actress and model

British actress and singer

British actress (1944–2024)

Filipino actress

British actress (1931–1990)

British actress (1891-1992)

British actress

British-Nigerian actor and singer