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21st-century African-American actresses (902 P) B. Halle Berry (8 P) C. African-American child actresses (114 P) Pages in category "African-American actresses"
Helena Howard ,actress (African-American father) Paige Hurd,actress (African-American father) Paris Jackson,actress Trevor Jackson (performer),actor Sarah Jeffery,actress (African-American father) Nadji Jeter,actor Malcolm David Kelley,actor Jak Knight, actor,writer and comedian d.2022 Jacob Latimore,actor Kiana Ledé,actress and singer
First time multiple African-American actresses received Best Actress nominations. Cicely Tyson: Sounder: Rebecca Morgan Nominated First film to feature African-American nominees for both Best Actor and Best Actress. First time multiple African-American actresses received Best Actress nominations. 1974: Diahann Carroll: Claudine: Claudine ...
Two years after McDaniel's historic win at the Oscars, Lena Horne, singer, actress, dancer and activist was the first Black actress to sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio (MGM).
Dascha Polanco, a Dominican-born actress, dazzled as Daya Diaz in “Orange is the New Black” from 2013 to 2019. In 2021, she was tapped to play Cuca, one of the salon ladies in the screen ...
The up-and-coming African-American actor voiced young Simba in the live-action “The Lion King” (2019) and even lent his voice to a track on co-star Childish Gambino’s album “Awaken, My ...
Although African Americans were rarely employed in the film industry as actors and actresses, there were some films from Old Hollywood with a more progressive cast. The first film to have African American representation was a recently discovered film from 1898 named Something Good – Negro Kiss , which is a short film depicting an African ...
Best Supporting Actress: Orange Is the New Black: Nominated 2016 Viola Davis: Best Actress – Drama Series: How to Get Away with Murder: Nominated Taraji P. Henson: Empire: Won Queen Latifah: Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film: Bessie: Nominated Uzo Aduba: Best Supporting Actress: Orange Is the New Black: Nominated Regina King ...