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Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry, she is an influential figure in popular music. With estimated sales of 124 million records, she is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Publications such as Billboard and Rolling Stone have ranked her among the greatest artists in history.

Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Queen of Pop", she is known for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, and visual presentation. Her works incorporate social, political, sexual, and religious themes and have generated both controversy and critical acclaim. Madonna has had a significant socio-cultural impact across both the 20th and 21st centuries and is often deemed one of the greatest musicians of all time.

Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Ingrid Johansson is an American actress. Her films as a leading actress have grossed over $15.4 billion worldwide, making her the second highest-grossing actor in history. Johansson's various accolades include a British Academy Film Award and Tony Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.

Sigourney Weaver
Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver is an American actress. Prolific in film since the late 1970s, she is known for her pioneering portrayals of action heroines in blockbusters and for her various roles in independent films. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award.

Jane Fonda
Jane Seymour Fonda is an American actress and activist. Fonda's work spans several genres and over seven decades of film and television. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, eight Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and two Tony Awards. Fonda is also the recipient of various honorary awards including the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2007, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2014, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2017, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2021, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2025.

Emma Stone
Emily Jean "Emma" Stone is an American actress and film producer. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Volpi Cup. In 2017, she was the world's highest-paid actress and named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Anne Hathaway
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Her films have grossed over $6.8 billion worldwide. She was among the world's highest-paid actresses in 2015.
Nancy Reagan
First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989
Julianne Moore
British-American actress and author
Whoopi Goldberg
American actress, comedian, author and television personality
Lauren Bacall
American actress (1924–2014)

Alicia Keys
American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1981)

Rachel Weisz
Rachel Hannah Weisz is a British actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, she has received several awards, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award. Films in which she has appeared have grossed over $3.5 billion worldwide.

Claudette Colbert
American actress (1903–1996)

Cardi B
Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper. Born and raised in New York City, she is known for her energetic rap flow and outspoken lyrics. Since launching her music career in 2016 and releasing her two mixtapes, Cardi B has been cited for her part in helping elevate the relevance of female rappers in popular music.

Glenn Close
Glenn Close is an American actress. In a career spanning five decades on screen and stage, she has received numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for eight Academy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards. She was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.

Liv Tyler
American actress (born 1977)

Sarah Jessica Parker
American actress (born 1965)
Eartha Kitt
American singer and actress (1927–2008)
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde, is an American actress and filmmaker. She played Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series House (2007–2012), and appeared in the action films Tron: Legacy (2010) and Cowboys & Aliens (2011), the romantic drama film Her (2013), the comedy film The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), and the horror film The Lazarus Effect (2015). She made her Broadway debut playing Julia in 1984 (2017).

Angela Lansbury
Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury was a British-American-Irish actress and singer. In a career spanning 80 years, she played various roles across film, stage, and television. Although based for much of her life in the United States, her work attracted international attention.
Brooke Shields
American actress

Claire Danes
Claire Catherine Danes is an American actress. Prolific in film and television since her teens, she is the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. In 2012 and 2026, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Amanda Peet
Amanda Peet is an American actress. She began her career with small parts on television before making her feature film debut in Animal Room (1995). Her portrayal of Jill St. Claire in The Whole Nine Yards (2000) brought her wider recognition. Since then, she has appeared in Saving Silverman (2001), High Crimes, Changing Lanes, Igby Goes Down, Something's Gotta Give, Identity, Melinda and Melinda (2004), A Lot like Love, Syriana, The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008), 2012 (2009), Gulliver's Travels (2010), Identity Thief, The Way, Way Back, and other films.

Melanie Griffith
American actress
Alexandra Daddario
American actress (born 1986)
Dorothy Parker
American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist (1893-1967)

Maggie Gyllenhaal
Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal Sarsgaard is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards.

Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sarah Michelle Prinze is an American actress. She is known for portraying strong female characters in film and television, and is regarded as a scream queen for her work in the horror genre.

Mira Sorvino
American actress

Angela Bassett
American actress (born 1958)
Diane Lane
American actress

Melissa Leo
American actress

Julia Stiles
American actress
Carole King
American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1942)
Geraldine Page
American actress (1924-1987)
Abigail Breslin
American actress

Patty Duke
American actress (1946–2016)
Teresa Wright
American actress (1918–2005)
Estelle Harris
American actress (1928–2022)

Laura Linney
Laura Leggett Linney is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of several awards, including four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, five Tony Awards, and a BAFTA.

Cicely Tyson
American actress (1924–2021)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
American actress
Idina Menzel
American actress and singer
Olympia Dukakis
American actress (1931-2021)

Morena Baccarin
Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin is a Brazilian and American actress. Known for her lead role as Mickey Fox in the CBS television series Sheriff Country since 2025, Baccarin has played multiple television and film roles. She portrayed Adria in season 10 of the TV series Stargate SG-1, Inara Serra in the sci-fi television series Firefly (2002–2003) and its follow-up film Serenity (2005), Vanessa in the superhero comedy films Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Jessica Brody in the thriller series Homeland (2011–2013), and Leslie Thompkins in the superhero series Gotham (2015–2019). For Homeland, Baccarin was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013. Born in Brazil, she immigrated to the United States as a child.
Jordana Brewster
American actress

Lee Grant
American actress

Téa Leoni
American actress and film producer

Rosario Dawson
American actress (born 1979)
Gabourey Sidibe
American actress (born 1983)

Ruth Gordon
American actress and writer (1896–1985)
Tanya Roberts
American actress (1949–2021)

Celeste Holm
American actress (1917–2012)
Cynthia Nixon
American actress and politician

Sara Bareilles
American recording artist; pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist

Parker Posey
American actress
Sarah Hyland
American actress and singer

Julie Harris
American actress (1925–2013)

Amy Schumer
American comedian and actress (born 1981)