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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American actresses. It includes actresses that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories ...
Most nominated African-American actress, with four nominations. First Black actress to receive two nominations for Best Actress. Third film to feature African-American nominees for both Best Actor and Best Actress. Second time multiple African-American actresses received Best Actress nominations. Andra Day: The United States vs. Billie Holiday
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 ...
NEW YORK – JUNE 6: (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) Actress Phylicia Rashad, winner “Best Performance By A Leading Actress In A Play” for “Raisin In The Sun” on stage during the “58th Annual ...
Ruby Dee was a Black actress, writer and activist who stepped into the limelight just as Hollywood began allowing Black actors to portray substantial, non-stereotypical characters. Though her ...
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).
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:21st-century American actresses. It includes 21st-century American actresses that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Angela Bassett celebrated her honorary Oscar win by thanking the Black actresses whose footsteps she followed. “When acting took hold of my heart, there was not a ...