Actresses from Detroit

Diana Ross is an American singer and actress. Known as the "Queen of Motown", she was the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. They remain the best-charting female group in history, with a total of 12 number-one pop singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Aaliyah Dana Haughton (; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. Known as the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop", she is credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop, and hip hop. Aaliyah's accolades include three American Music Awards and two MTV VMAs, along with five Grammy Award nominations.

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American actress, comedian and writer

American actress (1932–2023)

American actress (born 1972)

Tara Kristen Lipinski is an American sports commentator and former competitive figure skater. A former competitor in women's singles, she was the 1997 U.S. national champion and world champion, a two-time Champions Series Final champion (1997–1998), and the 1998 Olympic champion. She is the youngest single skater Olympic champion and World champion ever, and until 2019 was the youngest to win the U.S. Nationals. She was the first woman to complete a triple loop–triple loop combination, which became her signature jump element, in competition.

American actress (1922-2002)

Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo (), is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas, with her family at the age of 10. After college, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she began her recording career in hip-hop. Lizzo released two studio albums, Lizzobangers (2013) and Big Grrrl Small World (2015), before signing with Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Records. Her first major-label extended play (EP), Coconut Oil, was released in 2016.

American actress and author

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Bosnian actress

American actress (born 1971)

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American actress and comedian (1946–1989)

Megan Martha White is an American musician who was the drummer and occasional vocalist of the rock duo the White Stripes. She was a key artist of the 2000s indie and garage rock movements, noted for her minimalist drumming style and reserved public persona. The White Stripes split up in 2011 after which she ceased performing. Her last media appearance was in 2009, and she has not been active in the music industry since.

American actress (1925-2015)

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American actress and singer

American actress and singer in film, television, and the theatre (1925–2014)

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American actress, producer, and social activist

American actress and singer (1931-2017)

American actress (born 1963)

actress, entertainer, singer, writer, and producer (born 1931)

American pornographic actress (1984–2016)

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American actress, model, author, and entrepreneur

American singer and actress

American actress, film director and choreographer

American singer and actress (born 1942)

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American actress and comedian

American fashion model

American actress, comedian, screenwriter and producer

American model, actress, writer, and television personality

Sreeleela (born June 14, 2001) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu cinema, with appearances in other languages. She began her career as a child artist, before making her lead debut in the 2019 film Kiss. She then starred in Pelli SandaD (2021), Dhamaka (2022), and Bhagavanth Kesari (2023), Guntur Kaaram (2024), and Mass Jathara (2025). She has won three South Indian International Movie Awards.

American actress (1924–2024)

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American actress of film, stage and television (1923–2004)

American-born Canadian actress (1938–2021)

American actress and model

American model and actress (1945-1979)

American actress, director and screenwriter, model

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American singer, rapper, songwriter actress

actress (1891-1964)

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American actress (1925-1990)

American actress (1893-1975)

American actress (1929–2002)

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American actress, director and producer

American voice actress

American actress (1942–2016)

American actress (1909–1990)

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