English Actress
1. Joan Sims (1930)
English Actress
British actress who appeared in As Time Goes By from 1992 to 2005 and On the Up On the Up from 1990 to 1992. She also played memorable roles in...
2. Clare Buckfield (1976)
English Actress
English actress who played Jenny Porter in the television series 2point4 children.
3. Scarlett Byrne (1990)
English Actress
British actress who became known for her role as Pansy Parkinson in the Harry Potter film franchise.
4. Angel Coulby (1980)
English Actress
Played maidservant-turned-queen Guinevere "Gwen" Pendragon on the BBC fantasy series Merlin. She also appeared on the series Vincent.
5. Naomie Harris (1976)
English Actress
Earned an Academy Award nomination for her role in the hit 2016 film Moonlight. She played the role of Tia in the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean films...
6. Nadine Lewington (1980)
English Actress
Movie and television actress who rose to fame playing Maggie Young in the BBC medical drama Holby City. She went on to star as Suzy in the CW series Containment.
7. Natalie Casey (1980)
English Actress
English actress who portrayed the characters Carol Groves and Donna Henshaw collectively for approximately 15 years on shows Hollyoaks and Two Pints of Lager, respectively.
8. Lara Pulver (1980)
English Actress
Actress who played Erin Watts in the popular BBC spy drama Spooks.
9. Sophia Myles (1980)
English Actress
English born movie actress who played major roles in films such as Underworld and Tristan & Isolde. She also had supporting roles in the films Mansfield Park and Transformers: Age of Extinction.
10. Amanda Holden (1971)
English Actress
Actress who was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for her roles on the shows Big Top and Wild at Heart. On stage, she portrayed Princess Fiona in Shrek The...
11. Gretchen Franklin (1911)
English Actress
English actress who played the role of Ethel Skinner in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
12. Betty Astell (1912)
English Actress
English actress who appeared on The Cyril Fletcher Show and experimental 30-line BBC shows.
13. Penelope Dudley-Ward (1914)
English Actress
Daughter of King Edward VIII's mistress who acted in several movies during the '30s and '40s, including the 1942 film In Which We Serve.
14. Elisabeth Sladen (1946)
English Actress
Actress who played investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith on the series Doctor Who.
15. Annette Kerr (1920)
English Actress
Scottish actress who appeared in such films as Prudence and the Pill (in 1968) and Doppelganger (in 1969).
16. Keeley Hawes (1976)
English Actress
Actress best known for her long career in television appearing in shows such as Ashes to Ashes, Spooks and Line of Duty.
17. Edna Doré (1921)
English Actress
Remembered best for her role as Mo Butcher on the popular British soap opera EastEnders, Dore also appeared in the 1988 movie High Hopes and in episodes of Casualty, Holby...
18. Emily Blunt (1983)
English Actress
English actress who became known for her roles in such films as Looper, Edge of Tomorrow, The Adjustment Bureau, and Into the Woods. She received eight award nominations for her portrayal of Queen Victoria...
19. Naomi Watts (1968)
English Actress
Starred in the 2005 blockbuster King Kong and received Academy Award nominations for her performances in 21 Grams and The Impossible. She is also known for her roles in the films Mulholland Drive, I Heart Huckabees, Birdman, and The...
20. Miriam Karlin (1925)
English Actress
British actress who became known for her role as Paddy in the television series The Rag Trade.
21. Ashley Slanina-Davies (1989)
English Actress
Best known for her role as Amy Barnes on the British soap opera Hollyoaks, she appeared on the popular teen series from 2005 until 2013. In 2008, she joined the...
22. Jean Alexander (1926)
English Actress
Played Hilda Ogden on British soap Coronation Street for 23 years.
23. June Brown (1927)
English Actress
British actress who first played Dot Cotton on the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 1985.
24. Rebecca Brewer (1989)
English Actress
Theater performer known for her roles in English stage productions of The Homecoming, Marat/Sade, and Far From the Madding Crowd. Also a voice-over artist, she created an audiobook version of...
25. Dani Harmer (1989)
English Actress
Actress who stars as Tracy Beaker on the CBBC series The Story of Tracy Beaker, Tracy Beaker Returns, My Mum Tracy Beaker, and Tracy Beaker Survival Files. She is also known for her lead...
26. Fenella Fielding (1927)
English Actress
Popular film actress from the 1950s and 1960s who was known as England's first lady of the double entendre. She starred in The Old Dark House and appeared in two...
27. Jacqueline Hill (1929)
English Actress
British television actress best known for playing Barbara Wright on the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who.
28. Vivien Merchant (1929)
English Actress
Stage and screen actress who married playwright Harold Pinter and starred in many of his productions, including The Room, The Lover, and The Homecoming. She also received an Oscar nomination for her...
29. Millicent Martin (1934)
English Actress
Tony Award-nominated English actress who became known for her work as the singer on the British television comedy That Was The Week That Was.
30. Jean Marsh (1934)
English Actress
Actress who played Rose, the maid, on Upstairs Downstairs. She also appeared in Willow in 1988 and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in...
31. Sylvia Syms (1934)
English Actress
Longtime English actress who earned BAFTA Best Actress nominations for her role in the 1957 film Women in a Dressing Gown.
32. Belinda Lee (1935)
English Actress
One of the most popular English screen actresses of the 1950s, she is remembered for co-starring with Benny Hill in the 1956 comedy Who Done It? and for sharing the...
33. Anne Reid (1935)
English Actress
Veteran English actress who became recognized for her long run as Valerie Barlow on Coronation Street.
34. Wanda Ventham (1935)
English Actress
British screen actress who played the role of Colonel Virginia Lake in a 1970s television series called UFO. She later appeared as Pamela Parry in the late 1980s and early...
35. Samantha Bond (1961)
English Actress
English actress who became known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in several James Bond films. These include the classics Goldeneye, Die Another Day, and Tomorrow Never Dies.
36. Nikki Runeckles (1991)
English Actress
British actress best known for her portrayal of seductive student Chantelle in the sitcom Bad Education, awe well as its film spinoff.
37. Lynda Baron (1939)
English Actress
British actress who played the role of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in the BBC comedy Open All Hours from 1976 to 1985. She amassed over 70 credits in her lengthy career....
38. Pauline Collins (1940)
English Actress
English thespian who earned a 1990 Oscar nomination for her leading role in Shirley Valentine. From 1971 to 1975, she also appeared in the series Upstairs, Downstairs.
39. Anneke Wills (1941)
English Actress
British actress who played the Doctor Who companion Polly in the wildly popular sci-fi series Doctor Who from 1966 to 1967.
40. Emily Beecham (1984)
English Actress
Actress known for her starring role in the film Little Joe, for which she won the Best Actress award at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. She is also known for...
41. Sue Nicholls (1943)
English Actress
English actress who originated the role of Audrey Roberts on British soap opera Coronation Street in 1979.
42. Mandy Miller (1944)
English Actress
'50s actress who earned a BAFTA Film Award nomination for her role in 1952's Crash of Silence.
43. Jade Ramsey (1988)
English Actress
Actress who played Patricia Williamson on House of Anubis from 2011 to 2013 and appeared in the UK special Touchstone of Ra.
44. Natasha Richardson (1963)
English Actress
Actress who won a Tony Award for her role in the 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret and played the sweet mother, Elizabeth James, in the 1998 film The Parent Trap. She...
45. Lesley Joseph (1945)
English Actress
English actress and television broadcaster best known for playing the role of Dorien Green on the sitcom Birds of a Feather. She has also appeared on the ITV soap opera Night...
46. Kate Winslet (1975)
English Actress
Best known for playing Rose DeWitt Bukater in the 1997 classic Titanic. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 2008 film The Reader and also received Academy...
47. Penelope Wilton (1946)
English Actress
English actress who has appeared in the television shows Ever Decreasing Circles and Doctor Who. She began playing Isobel Crawley in Downton Abbey in 2010.
48. Hayley Mills (1946)
English Actress
British actress who played teen twins in The Parent Trap. She received a BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance in the 1959 film Tiger Bay.
49. Anna Friel (1976)
English Actress
UK-born actress who played Charlotte in Pushing Daisies, a series that ran from 2007 to 2009. Her film credits also include The Look of Love, Land of the Lost and...
50. Georgia Moffett (1984)
English Actress
Actress who became recognized for her recurring role in White Van Man. She also played Abigail, Nixon's daughter, in The Bill.
