21st-century British actresses

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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 (1981-present)

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.

Sienna Rose Diana Miller is an American-British actress. Born in New York City and raised in London, she began her career as a model, appearing in the pages of Italian Vogue and for the 2003 Pirelli Calendar. Her acting breakthrough came in the 2004 films Layer Cake and Alfie. She portrayed socialite Edie Sedgwick in Factory Girl (2006) and author Caitlin Macnamara in The Edge of Love (2008), and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2008. Her role as The Baroness in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) was followed by a brief sabbatical from the screen amid increased tabloid scrutiny.

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).

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British-American actress (1929–2010)

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Hong Kong actress

British actress (born 1956)

British-American musician

British-French actress and model

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British−American Bollywood actress (1988–2013)

British actress and former model

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

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Oluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku, known professionally as Wunmi Mosaku, is a Nigerian and British actress. She rose to prominence for her roles as Joy in the BBC Two miniseries Moses Jones (2009) and Holly Lawson in the ITV series Vera (2011–2012). She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Gloria Taylor in the TV film Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016). In 2019, she appeared in the fifth season of Luther, followed by her role as Ruby Baptiste in HBO's Lovecraft Country (2020). She portrayed the character Hunter B-15 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Disney+ series Loki (2021–2023) and reprised the role in the film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).

British actress (born 1968)

British actress (born 1976)

British-Iranian actress

British actress, comedian and writer (born 1957)

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Japanese actress

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Danish-Greek princess (born 1983)

Swedish actress

British-American actress

British film actress

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British-American artist and actress

American child actress

Hungarian–British actress

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Zimbabwean actress

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Belgian actress

Nell Fisher is a British and New Zealand actress. She is known for her roles in the horror film Evil Dead Rise (2023) and the comedy Bookworm (2024). In 2025, she portrayed Holly Wheeler in Stranger Things season 5.

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Scottish actress

British actress and singer

Nigerian actress

British actress (1935–2017)

New Zealand actress

British actress and singer

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Chinese-British actress

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Filipino actress

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British actress (1944–2024)

British comedian

Nepali actress

Dutch-British actress

British actress and singer in India