She has been married to Glenn Braggs since June 1993. Aaliyah was Aasha Davis was born in Alexandria, VA and grew up in several different areas around the world. Then she started guest-starring on series like The Parent 'Hood (1995), Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. From 2006 to 2012 she starred in the TBS sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne. Katie Amis, Television commercial actress and writer known for Otezla psoriasis medication (she is an Absolute Darling) early 2019, Leverage (2018), Gluten Free America (2015) and Lovin' Chaos. Married, 2 children, 5 grandchildren. She is known for her roles in Moesha, Osmosis Jones and Cinderella. Her name is pronounced "Add-eh-pair-o Oh-due-yay. In her biography she stated that, on the day she was born, her father was in the midst of a card game trying to get money to pay the hospital costs. Whoopi's recent ancestors were from Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. She was previously married to Rico Hines and Lamon Brewster. Smollett's performance was lauded by industry insiders and critics alike. She was an actress, known for Cleopatra Jones (1973), Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975) and Chained Heat (1983). Her father is of African-American descent and her mother is of Afro-Caribbean ancestry (from Barbados and Sanaa Lathan, the daughter of Actress Eleanor McCoy and Director Stan Lathan, was raised in both New York City and Los Angeles. She has been married to Tariq Walker since January 2020. She is an actress and director, known for Degrassi High (1987), Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001) and On Their Knees (2001). She was previously married Born in Los Angeles in 1964, Theresa Randle began her performing career by studying dance (traditional, modern, jazz) and comedy. She is an actress, director, writer, model and musician. Exiled from Haiti in the 1960s for publishing Andy Allo is a Cameroon born singer and actress starring as the lead female, 'Nora', in Amazon Prime's critically acclaimed original series "Upload", opposite Robbie Amell. Moving from Orangeburg, South Carolina to the states capital, Columbia at the age of 2, Angell Conwell began her journey in entertainment at a very young age. Joy was also blessed with brains as well beauty and remained an excellent student throughout her Kimberly Elise was born on April 17, 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. "Born in Gary Indiana, Jennia studied filmmaking at Columbia University & Art at the Art Institute in Chicago. She has been married to Alan Ferguson since November 16, 2014. As a child actress, she worked for Walt Disney Family in "She Stood Alone", and starred on CBS's series "Bagdad Caf", "Getting Straight" and "Taking a Stand", ABC's "Where I Live", "The Ditchdigger's Daughter", and "The Ernest Green Story". -Crash The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Ariel was awarded the Hollywood Discovery Award at the Hollywood Film Awards in 2010. She has been married to Howard Cunnell since March 2001. Her mother (once linked to Actress | While they lived there, Raven signed with the Ford Modeling Agency, who sent her out on an audition for a movie called Gloria Reuben is an actress, singer and published author whose impressive credentials in television, film, theater and music include portraying the HIV+ physician assistant Jeanie Boulet on the hit NBC series ER (a role that garnered her two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nomination) and many LisaRaye McCoy-Misick was born September 23, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. This is the top 50 Black Actresses of All Time. She was a singer and dancer before turning to acting and finding fame in her groundbreaking role of Lt. Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek (1966) series.As long as she could remember, Rae Dawn Chong was born February 28, 1961 in Edmonton, Canada. -Down In the Delta Her father left his family when Robin was a young girl, and she seldom saw him after that. Whoopi Goldberg. Her mother left later in order Michael is the eldest of two daughters. Palmer showed vocal promise as a five-year-old, when she belted out "Jesus Loves Me" in her church choir. In New York, Angela Robinson was born on February 14, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Before moving to New York, she sang at supper clubs (Ponte Vedra Beach) and the USO (three tours: Far East, Middle East, and the Mediterranean). Her father is African-American and her mother, who is Caucasian, is of Italian and English/Irish/Scottish ancestry. Born Columbus, Ohio. She is an Emmy-winning television host and multiple award-winning voice actor for Archer (2009).Aisha's feature directorial debut, Axis (2017), was shot in just seven days on Best known as the the lead singer of the popular 1960s singing group The Supremes, Diana Ernestine Earle Ross was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan, the second of six children of African-American parents Ernestine Lillian (Moten), a schoolteacher, and Fred Earl Ross, who served in the Raven-Symon Christina Pearman was born on December 10, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Ossining, New York to Lydia Louise Pearman (ne Gaulden) & Christopher Blaize Pearman. -Night Catches Us, Notable Film Roles:-The Secret Life of Bees Who is the hot girl in the Humira commercial? That year, she won Robinne Lee (born July 16, 1974) is an American actress and author. Her father was African-American and her mother is of mostly English and German descent. She is the daughter of Rita (Bray), a teacher, and Lancelot Owens Sr. She came from a police family-both her father and her older brother were Eve was born on November 10, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is known as "The Vocal Bible". Beharie also played Ernie Davis' girlfriend in the movie The Express (2008). Phylicia Rashad was born in Houston, Texas to African-American parents Vivian Elizabeth (Ayers), a poet and art director, and Andrew Arthur Allen, an orthodontist. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in Baby Boy (2001). She walked the runway at New York Fashion Week for "Celestino". Her mom, Tina Knowles-Lawson designs their glittering costumes & her dad, Mathew Knowles manages Destiny's Child. She is an actress, known for Video Girl (2011), Before I Self Destruct (2009) and Ragneron (2019). They divorced after only a few months of marriage. She went to boarding school in Barbados when she was 7 years-old until she left several years later to attend school in Montreal, Canada. At 21 she made her feature film debut in Enemy Often considered hip-hop's first lady, the woman behind the moniker Queen Latifah was born Dana Elaine Owens on March 18, 1970, in East Orange, New Jersey. She was discovered by a fashion editor at Ebony magazine and Actress | Webseries written and starring Taylor Eden with Cayla Komarow. She was previously married to John Langs. She began her career in the television show 227 (1985), followed by a role in Boyz n the Hood (1991). Jasmine starred on Broadway in the original productions of Beehive and Leader of the Pack, and reprised hit Paulette Braxton was born on January 31, 1965 in Houston, Texas, USA. Juanita Jennings is known for What Women Want (2000), Basic Instinct (1992) and Runaway Jury (2003). She dances with her big sister during Vivica A. The Chicago-born entertainer and one-time secretary was raised in Racine Actress | She has been married to Maximillion Cooper since June 14, 2014. An ever-growing list of black actresses. Immediately following her graduation, she went on to star opposite Tim Roth for three seasons in "Lie to Me." Vanessa sang and danced in Vanessa Estelle Williams (Actress, Singer, Writer, Director) born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, is a talented force that came to Hollywood in the 90's with passion purpose and staying power. Her television career began in the United Kingdom in the early 1990s, where she presented the children's series Saturday Disney (1990). She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in Baby Boy (2001). Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing up and she was a Ja'Net DuBois was a multi-talented and diverse performer. Ananda Lewis was born on March 21, 1973 in San Diego, California, USA. There, Popular African-American vocalist and entertainer Barbara McNair dazzled audiences with her singing prowess and exceptional beauty for well over four decades until her death on February 4, 2007 of throat cancer in Los Angeles. Smollett's performance was lauded by industry insiders and critics alike. Moniz Her Broadway debut was in 2007 as Toby in "Coram Boy". -Monster's Ball She played Angie Baxter. In the 1970s she was the personification of black beauty. Taraji Penda Henson is an American actress and singer. Her father was Dominican and her mother is Puerto Rican. -Ghost (Academy-Award Winning Performance) From her roles as "Carol" on Fox's hit drama Empire, "Brenda" in Netflix's Running Out Of Time, to her critically-acclaimed portrayal of Malinda Williams was born on September 24, 1970 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. Halle British actress Naomie Harris was born in London, England, the only child of television scriptwriter Lisselle Kayla. She was previously married to Daniel Actress | Her father is African-American and her mother, who is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch ancestry. In my opinion -- and in no special order-- the following are some of sexiest and most beautiful black women ever to appear on screen.Taral Hicks, Nancy Wilson, Jayne Kennedy and Paula Kelly definitely would've made this list, unfortunately there are no photos of them on their IMDb pages. Amanda Warren is known for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Dickinson (2019) and The Leftovers (2014). -The Manchurian Candidate, Actress | Kitt's mother was a sharecropper of African-American and Cherokee Native American descent. 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